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onmal VOL. XIX DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM. OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 10, 1000. NO. 158. HEAT KILL JAPANES jOLDIERS Terrific Heat Wave Makes Japs Swelter and Officers Try the "Toughening Process." THIRTY -TWO DEAD Till-: TROOPS AltH FORCER TO (iO THROl'OH MANEUVERS IX HUN, TEMPEIIA1 UHE AT J!15 IIL'X DHEDS DROP OUT OK ItANKS victims or sunstroke. United I'nvsi I.mum Wlre.l Toklo, July 19. Eight soldlors nre dH(l. 32 are dying and 115 nro In a serious condition today as tho result of n terrllllc hcnt wnvo which has swept ovor Jnpan during tho past few (lays. Public sontimont 1h nroused over tho action of tho mili tary nuthorltlos In compolllng the men to drill In tho swoltorlng boat, the theory being that It would "con- dltlon" them, and n court martial hag boen dotnadcd. At TakniMkl six soldlors nro dead and 23 dying from sunstroko as tho result of being compollod to partic ipate In battalion Inspection whun ":e thermometer stood nt 13C de grees In the sun. The mon dropped nut of tho ranks Ilko flies, but tho olllcors woiv unmoved nnd compollod the bnttnllou to go through all of the maneuvers as planned nt the msxm&saxsasxBwszBszza 0IIR fiREAT -ANNUAL PMCE-Cf n ijw siAKia rxjis. LtntL iijiin The pihes on nil cln-e.s of goods throughout UiN big departiiient store will be Mlced away down. Every di pnitiueiit limxt be cleared to iiuil.e room ior our Full stock. G All Silk Ribbons, all colors, i inches wide, now only No. 5 All Silk Ribbons, all colors, now only, yard Ladles' AV HOSE SUPPORTERS now pair I IOC rrrrrrTZnAUUANVVUMf 25C 1 I . . ,, E start. Twenty-nine men foil from the ranks while tho troops were n the field and a numbor of others wero on vorgo of collapse. At the hospital six of the soldlors died and ' thore Is little, hope for tho recovery I of qny of tho othors. Hundreds of men In tho Osaka regiment suffered Eitinstoko during a two days' forcod , inarch, ordered by the commanding lOfllcers during tho endurance of the troops in hot weather. Two mom- Ibors of this regiment died, nlno are in a critical condition and havo but slight cbanco of recovery, 80 aro in a sorlouB condition and tho rest aro suffering Intensely. At Haroamatsu similar conditions prevail. For flvo hours Saturday tho regiments stationed thoro wero com pelled to manouvcr In the Hold. Tho heat was Intenso and the nearly exhausted mon wero ovcr como. Of these mon, 35 aro in a sorlous condition, many of whom will not recover. .Tho heat Is most intenso In Jnpan. Mon and cnttlo have been ovorcomo and many deaths among civilians throughout tho omplro. Tho suffer ing of tho civilians, howovor, has not been so great as among tho sold lors, becnuso of tho plolcy of "tough onlng" thorn by exposure cither to heat or cold, which has boon adopted by tho authorities.. Public Indignation Is heightened by tho fnct that this Is not tho first time deaths havo occurred in the army as tho rosult of what Is con-, slderod neodloes exposure. A num bor of private soldiers wero killed by the cold last winter when thoy were ordered Into tho Hold for a forced mnrch through tho moun tains. Los Angeles. July 19. Discussing the action of military officer In , placing the live of their men In jeopardy to exposure to a sweltering i sun while on drill, a military expert hero today said: i "The drilling of troops during the i mo, unfavorable 'vwhr Is In con-j formlty with the established principle j of Ju Jnpipen general staff Hi -Mlm-Innte weaklings from the fighting! line nnd to hnvo only 'he mos n'lii-d. ' troops iiiiinlii In th' organizations! (Continued on Page 5.) . I'eszsxsa Advance Styles In Fall Suits $16.50 Suits $20.00 Suits $27.50 Suits $8.90 $12.50 $14.90 To Introduco this department to the pooplo of Salem and tho surrounding vicinity we hnvo socured through our buyer in Npw York a swell line of ad vance stylos In early Pall suits and to still Introduce it more tiioroughly we place them on sale at price far below their regular values. These are high claw worsted garments In self stripe, all the latest shades. Extra long coat and full flare skirts handsomely tailored, silk lined and finished through out. They are the host valuta that were ever offerd In Salem. $8.1)0, $IU'..(. $11.00 and up. $2.00 Lingerie Shirt Waists 98c Beautiful Shirt Waists, linifdioiiu'ly trimmed. , QQq imM&O, Sf&fc aa. -- zs: .. jf THE GREAT TUNNEL IS FINISHED Jersey City Is Now in Close Touch With New York. ' Ferry Boats Back Numbers. COST $70,000,000 VIKhT T1U1X PASSED TllltOl OK TUNNEL THIS AFTERNOON AC it O'CLOCK A CHEAT CROWD GATHERED AND MANY AD DRESSES MADE. (United vttM l.mnl Wlre.l Now York, July 19. "Three min utes from Ilrondway" was the cheer that marked the departure of tho tlrst regular trains through the McAdno tunnels from Jersey City for Man hattan today, marking the Inaugura tion of traffic through the sovonty million dollnr sub-river passage. Jersey City Is closer to lower Man hattan than Hnrloin or the Bronx now. ns far iih transportation Is con cerned, and tho Jersey commuter who bus been submitted to taunts and Jeers for many long and weary years now limy oat his soit-bolled eggs in the early morning with some degree of comfort. The main exercises wire held nt the city hall In .lev v CM whr-re th .iddrcssc scii in.i'I l Governor (Continued on prtgo i.) ITTINfi SALE Kjr juli JULY PRICE-CUTTING SALE Heforo you buy, go to the other stores nnd got their prices, then como hero and seo tho money we can save you. 7 V3C fancy Lawns, yard 3 Vjc G5c full size Red Sheets 39c $1.25 whlto Tied Sproads 75c 0c Percnlos, now yard Co 85c wool Dross Goods, 40 Inches wide, In all the latest shades and solf-strlpo designs, now yd.... 49c SOc wnsh India Silk, in every new shade, now yard 35o Ladies' $3.00 Oxford Ties no $1.95 Ladles' JS.00 White Canvas Ox fords now . .' 75c iteinnants of Draw Goods Half Price e Valenciennes Iaee. yard 2c Men's 05c Working ohlrta now.. 39c Men's 39c Summer Underwear. .23r Men's SOc Leather doves '.'5c i.adlas' Hoslory and Underwear all .reduced. Ladles' 1.00 Corsets now 19c Grant bargains now In our Millinery Department. 8 Tic Lace Curtains, pair 49c Prices cut away down on Blankets. Pair 49o, 75c, 9Sc and tin 10c 3c 15c CORSET COVEIIS liandtomi'ly triimut'd with luce, ribbon unu embroider' SALEM DAY ATTRACTS BIB CROWD Hundreds of Salemites Are Celebrating at Big Fair Salem Women Aret Hostesses. CHERRIES ARETHERE FOUR JUSTICES OK WASHINGTON SUPREME COURT, ALL AT ONE TIME RESIDENTS OK SALEM, IN ATTENDANCE RECEPTION IN OREGON RU1LRIXG. (United I'ren t.eaicd Wire.) Soattlo, Wash., July 19. Today is Salem day nt the exposition, and In honor of the event, four of tho nlno Justices of tho Washington stato su preme court, all four of whom woro former residents of Oregon's capital city, havo boon invited to moot their old nolghbors as guosts of honor. The four Justlcos who nro formor 8a lomltOB nro Mosars. Mount, Dunbar, Fullorton nnd Chadwlck. It had boon planned to hold Salem day tomorrow, simultaneously with Portland day, but It waB lator de cided to soparato tho two ovonts. John II. Albert, prosldont of tho Cap ital National bank, or Salem, Is In chnrgo of tho nrrnngomontB Mr. Albert says there nro nl ready scores of Salem pooplo in Scattlo. nnd ho ox pocts not loss than 200 from Salem alono to be prosont nt today's coro mnnles, Tho Lnmbort cherry Is to bo a con tra! flguro at tho celebration. At 11 o'clock, whon tho Snlomltos and tholr friends meet In a rounlon, nt the Oro gon building, thore will bo an exhi bition of th oeo chorrlos. From 3 o'clock to flvo this after noon thoro will bo a rocoptlon to tho public at tho Orogon building. Tho hostesses will bo the Hnloin Woman's Club, -o - Will VMt St. Louis. Wfinltltlvlnli .full Ifl PiMMlrlfilll Tnft today promised to visit St. Louis during the first week In Novembor. Ho will tieu go down the Mississippi to New Orleans, where he will attend tho convent Ion of the Deep Waterway congress, IT MAY PAY DEPOSITORS IN FULL United l'r Lratril Wlr 1 San Francisco. July 19. Tho min ute book of the Union Stato bank up on the contents of whlcli hlngea tho detormlnatioii of .whether tho Institu tion will be In it position u meet its obligations wns today producod by Attorney Charles Adams for W. C. Hayos, who carried that important volume away with him when he was ousted ns cashier of the hank. Hunk Superintendent Allen Anderson sunt word to Adams early today that If the book was not produced ho would sond an officer after It. Ills an nouncement bad tho' desired effect and the book was promptly pro duced. Hank Exumlner S. P. Young is now deep at work on tho new volume, which Is expected to throw light on tho muthods of tho officials of the bank, but ns yet has not gone far enough Into the book to bo able to tell anything. Tho shortago of tho bank ns un earthed so fur amounts to 11500. The bunk was beselged this morn ing by an army of poor peoplo, all small depositors, who domandod to know what tholr chances of getting their money woro and whon thoy would got It. To all too officials of tbo bank who tended the door an nounced that tho Institution was perfectly solvent and would meet all obligations." Something of the bank's condition should bo known tomorrow when tho officials have had tlmo to got through from tho minute book. Superintendent of Panks Anderson said this morning that he would put Public Accountant A. Wenzelburgor In charge or the oxperting of tho books .as ho needed his deputies for other urgent work. 'tr n vnn Mverlnrk was burieu yesterday at Lifrkspur GINGLES CASE IN HANDS OF THE JURY tUn.ted Press Lcaied Wire. Chicago. July 19. Tho caso of Ella Qlngles, tho girl lnco-mnkor, charged with stealing loco, whoso 8en sntlonnl testimony shockod tho on tiro country, wns given to tho Jury this nftornoon, Tho state asked for conviction on tho claim that tho story of nbuso and Inhuman ttreatment told by tbo girl was a fabrication Invented by nor. Counsel for thy girl contendod to tho last that tho story was tnuo, and maintained that sho was tho victim of a "whlto Blavo" plot, nnd that sho was subjected to Indignities seldom It over beforo detailed In a public court room. RED-HOT NEWS FROM ' AFRICAN JUNGLES (Uy Wnvtington Dawson, Staff Cor respondent of tho United PrcBS.) Nalvasha, nrltlsh ast Africa', July 19. Lvsllo Tnrlton, a member of tho pnrty guiding tho Roooovolt ex pedition, reportod horo today that Colonol ItooMovolt will encounter n gront number of lions. Tnrlton makes this report, after spondlng much tlmo in searching water Holes nnd locating suitable places where tho hiuiHors can camp. Ho says the huntoro will soon find theniHolves in tho prosonce of plonty of big blnck-manod lions, MACKIE ROBBED WIFE AND HER MOTHER Columbus. O.. July 19 John II. Mnckle, nported under arroat nt Loh AngoloB, Cnl.. departed from lioro ro contly In tho company, it is allogod, of Miss Luclllo Durton, n manicur ist, whom ho Is snld to havo intro duced ns his wlfo. Ho took with him hi 10-yoar-old son. Warrant for IiIb arrost wns Hworn to by his wlfo, who is a resident of Mndismivlllo. Mrs, Mnclclo allogos that her husband ombozzlod 100 shtires of stock In tho Victor Tool Works and $t ' in cash holotiglug to her mother. An I'nliii'lcy Number. ('oiiHtuntliioplo. July 111.- Thlrtoeti iHi'tloiiiiiiU In iIih iiiutlnlert of last April, who U'-re couvletett by eourt mnrllnl. w-rr liaiiged here today. TRIAL OF CALHOUN BEGINS It Probably Take Longer Than at First Trial to Secure Jury to Hear the Case. United Vtt I.tanr.l Wire. San Francisco, July 19. Loss than ton spectators woro prosont In Car pontor's hall this morning nt tho be ginning of tho sorond trinl of Pat rick Calhoun, president of tho United Itallronds, on n chargo of attempting brlbory of n supervisor Thooctual beginning of the second trial enmo ns n surprise, more dolny on technical questions having beon anticipated. Today's proceedings wero dovoted to the examination of tnlesinun, nnd It is expected that the work of securing a Jury will occupy moro tlmo thnn wns taken in the trolley magnate's first trial. Their application for n change of vonue, and tholr protest against Su perior Judge William P. Lnwlor hav ing boon denied, tho attornoys -for Calhoun answered, "Itondy" whon the second trial of the trolloy mag nnto was called today. Tho specific charge upon which Catillioun Is being tried Is tho nllogod giving of n brlbo to formor Super visor John J. Ftiroy to scctiro his vote on an overhead tralley fran chise, fought by tho United Itall roads, of which the defondant Is prosldont. Immediately after the earthquake and fire of April 18, 1900 Owing to tho absonco In Alaska of Special Prosecutor Francis J. Honoy, who acted for the stato in tho first trial of Calhoun, In which tho Jury disagree, District Attornoy William II. Langdon, appeared today for tho prosecution. Assistant District Attornoy John O'Oara. Honey's chief aid in tho formor trial, found it necossary to attend the supremo court sessions to day, and Langdon alono was opposed to Calhoun's galaxy of legal lumin aries, which Included A. A. Moore. Stanley Moore, John J. Harrott and formor District At(,omoy Louis J. Dylngton. The names of SO talesmen woro posted this morning, and an addi tional half hundred will be named tomorrow. INQUIRY AS TO DEATH OF SUTTON Began this Afternoon Mrs. Sutton's Attorneys to Cross-Examine the Witnesses. SUTTON WAS UGLY FOUGHT FUtST WITH OSTK1WCAN AND TinSN WTHI ADAS3 SHOT AT ADAMS THREE TIMES WOUNDED ROELKER THEN SHOT HIMSELF. UnltFd Pro t.caud Wire. Annapolis, Mil., July 19. Tito in quiry Into too donth of Lloutennnt .InmoB Sutton of Oregon, who was killed by u pistol shot horo more than a year ago, begun this afternoon nt tho Auditorium. Tho Inquiry was to havo been hold this afternoon In tho board room, but It proved too small mid tho proceed ings were adjourned t for several hours. Mrs. Sutton, mother of the dead lieutenant of murines, was pres ent at tho healing and took deep lif terest lit all of tho proceedings. Tho first witness this nfternoou was Llciutonaut Adams, who recited tho Incidents of tho night tho trage dy occurred. Ho told of bolus at tho Carvel Hotel on tho night of Oc tobor 19, 1907, with Sutton, Lieu tenant Ostorman and Lieutenant Utloy. Tho four rotumed to tho naval ncn(oiliy In Sutton's automobllo. All oralis wuro out nnor nours, aim uiioy suggastud that wo got out and walk to avoid detection. I suggested tho sniiiu thing, and Sutton cnllod mo a dninnod coward. Ho ropentod tho statemont, and wo all Jumped out of the, automobile I bogau to romoro my cont. " 'What nre you doing?' asked Sutton. 'You nro tho man that is doing tho talking,' I ropllod, "Horo Utloy Intorforrod, saying We'll fight this out in tho morning boforo revlllo.' "Thou wo started towards camp Tho other olllcors woro trying to quiet Sutton, who cursed OBtormnn, nnd struck him, Ostcrman struck back. Sutton roolcd. Sutton had snld boforo thnt ho would kill mo. "Ostorman and Sutton continued to fight, and Ostorman got him down, I Milled htm off. "I suggested that wo get rifles and rovolvors and defend ourselves, but found they wore In camp. Then we started to hunt up tho officer of the dny. Ku route wo woro stopped b Utloy. who said: 'You go down where tho fight was and see If you can Mud any olothes.' "I started down that way and something whlto, which moved then iosh. It was Sutton, who said, ' Your, that damned Adams.' "I told him that I was going to get my riot lies and he replied. Like hell you are. I'm going to kill jutt ' "Then he shot at inn Ihrm tltii.M I grappled with him and as he swung around I saw ltoolker. I threw Hut ton to his' face on tho ground. "Sutton fell with his right arm under him, and his left up. I wai trying to prevent him from using a pistol. Snmeono Jumpod on his left arm. I don't know who. Tho next thing I remember I was standing back of him then. I saw Roelkor vlng -n tho ground, apparently doad, 'My (JodV I said, 'bo's killed Hoelkor Then I saw Sutton, still lying tin ralso hit arm and turn his head. "Thoro was a flash of n pistol and tho llame Jumped threo or four Inches No one was on Sutton nt the time tho shot was (I rod. I became so ilazed I hardly know wbttl hape'-ued ' Adams donlml that ho drank more than one glass of beer that night He declared that Sutton wa. nasty at all times, but that he knew but little about his dlsposllon when drunk. Tn the course of his ntma tlvo .Adams used vile oaths he de clared wero used "by Sutton on tho night of his death. Stilton's mithor nnd sister paled when thoy heard this language, but gazed stoadlly nt the witness. Adams den'ed that ho took a re volver from Sutton or that ho had ono that night On cross-examination ho admitted that he had puBhed Sutton's head Into tho dirt. After tho court olllcors had been sworn Major Harry Leonard, Judge-advpcate-genoral, announced that tho war department would permit Mrs, Sutton's attorneys to croia oxamlao the witnesses, and that tho samo prlv (Continued on Page 6.)