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"T. '?"'"' 'V' - " - - 1 1 1 mmMimMm ilMMMNWMilmSISS DAILY OATITAL JOURNAL, BALBM, ORBGON, MONDAY, JULY 20, 1000. MsHMHMNHHHM ai V I t Ut.V M A': V t 4-. 4 TO CREATE COUNTY OF SIUSLAW Would Take all the Sea Coast of Both Lane and Doug las Counties . The Sluslaw IUvor Improvement Club hold n mooting at Florence last week nnd nt once took steps toward tho securing of n now county of wnlch Florence Is to bo tho county coat. Their purpose In to Initiate n Dill to form a new county and to havo It voted on nt the noxt rcgulnr Atato election. Tho county thoy pro jioso to organize will tnko nil tho sen const of both Lnno nnd Douglas, which will be -18 mllea In length from north nnd south nnd lot It run In land nbout 30 miles, following the summit of tho Const rango ns nearly ns posslblo as a natural boundary and loavlng Dlachly and Lornno In this county nnd Elkton still In Douglas. Tho lino proposed will run between Mound nnd Lornno,' crossing tho Umpqun Just west of Elkton to tho south lino of DquglnB nnd following said south lino to tho const, Including tho lower part of tho Sluslnw nnd Umpqun rlvors. Tho name of tho proposed now county Is Sluslnw and it will tako nbout $3,000,000 of taxnblo property from Lane nnd nbout $2,500,000 from Douglas. This would glvo tho now county quite a start and mnko a county whoso Interest for nnturnl boundaries nro identical. It would not hnvo tho effect of hurting tho chnnccs of tho proposed now county of Nesmlth. As tho enstorn boundnry fixed by tho Florence pcoplo Is practically tho exnet lino fixed by the Cottngo Grove Comtnorclnl Club ns the western boundnry of Nesmlth county, tho pro moters of tho two now county pro jects should nnd will work In hnr uiony for tho success of tholr re spective causes. It would bo money In Lime nnd Douglas county's pocket to hnvo thd new county formod nnd got rid of tho outlay over Income. Tho lowor Sluslnw pcoplo nro In dead enrnost In tho mutter and will try to get tho nutttor moving nt onco. Cottngo grovo Leader, -o WHEAT PRICES ARE ON THE TOBOGGAN Vnlted rrcw 11 Wire. Chicago, July 26. Armour put an other kink In tho tall of tho wheat bulls today by selling wheat, thereby forcing tho July back 1 cents un der Saturday's prices, whllo other de liveries lost from & to 1 cents a bushel. The start of tho wheat mnr kot was extremely weak with July of n cent lower at $1.07; Soptembor of a cent nt $1.04; December cent nt $1.03, and May cent nt $1.00. Foreign bears lost tholr norvo at the opening of tho market nnd nt Liverpool there wnB an Initial decline of ld. whllo tho closing wns to Id below Snturday'B final figures. MRS. TAFT'S FATHER IS DANGEROUSLY ILL TORE DOWN THREE MILES OF FENCE Stockman Mistook Insurance Man for U. S. Attorney and Got Suddenly Busy. The Dnkor City Herald tells tho following stery: It. R. Roycr, mnnnger of tho Amer ican Life and Accident Company of this city, through n case of mistaken Identity, was responsible for'the de struction of thrco . miles of fencing which wns being maintained unlaw fully by a prominent eastern Oregon stockman living In the vicinity of Durns, Harney county. Tho Instance which goes to provo that tho caso of mistaken Identity can bo attended by Its ndvnntagcs an woll as tho usual Inconvenience nnd cmbnraBsmcnt wns related to Walter H. Evan, assistant United States attorney, who roturnod yesterdny from Burns, where ho hnd been tnklng testimony In n number of equity cases, pending In tho fed eral court, in which the government moment. BAD CAR WRECK AT PASADENA TELLS OF CROSSING (Continued from Page 1.) United Press Leased Wire. Beverley, Mass., July 26. Word of tho sorloUB illness of hor father, John W. Horror, caused Mrs. Tuft, wife of the president, to prepare for n Journey to Cincinnati, whero tho president's father-in-law Is Buffering from a stroke of paralysis. Horror Is S2 years old and this fnct is taken ns nn additional obstnelo In tho wny of his recovery. Ho Is at tho homo of another son-in-law, Charles Anderson Jr., nt 2420 Qrandln road. The slci; man passed nn uneasy Sunday, nccordlng to his physlclnns, nnd Mrs. Tnft was notiflcd to bo in ? t0 B0 t0 hor fathor nl ay I Is Interested. I Air. Itoycr had preceded Mr. Evans Into tho interior of tho state whore, because of a slight resemblance to tho government's nsslstnnt prosecutor ho was mistaken for Evans by an om Sloyo of tho Btockman, who somo tlma eforo hnd been notiflcd by tho United Stnto's attorney's offlco to ro movo his unlawful lnclostjro of public land. Tho stockman's hired man nt onco Informed tho stockman of tho nppenrnnco of tho supposed assistant United States attorney. Hurriedly nssombllng n Inrgo forco of mon tho stockmnn, whoso nnmo Is withhold for the present, In less thnn 24 hours destroyed tho fonco for a dlstnnco of three in II os. It Is not probnblo that tho man will bo prosecuted for his former offense, but ho mny expect to become entnngled with the govern ment If ho undertakes to restore tho fonco or make any nddltlonnl inclos ures of tho public domain. USE LIMA BEANS FOR STICK PINS t United l'rrti LeniM Wlre.1 Pasadena, Col., July 26, D. H. Pores, motorman of a Monrovia cur, which Inst night crashed Into n Pas ndenn short lino enr near tho city limits, causing the death of ono pas senger nnd tho Injury of 22 othors, mny not recover from tho Injuries from which ho Is suffering todny. His skull nnd Jnwbono wore broken nnd he has slight concussion of tho brnln. Five other victims of tho wreck tiro at a local hospital and will recover. A peculiar feature of tho accident wns brought to light todny when tho body of Fred Kcttelor was removed from tho wreck by rescuorfl who thought tmit ho wns merely stunned by the collision, nnd a clgnr in hlu mouth misled the rencuers. It wns seen thnt ho wns dead, nlthough his body was not bruised. -At 4:30 wo could sec nil nround. AWARDFD MFDAI S Daylight hnd come. Lo nianc on-MVVHnucu ''"-UH1-' TO HIGH FLYERS denvored to get n gllmnso of tho const of England but could not. There wns a slight breeze from tho south west nnd tho nlr was clear. Every thing was proparcd. I woro n khaki Jacked lined with wool for warmth, over my tweed clothes nnd boneath my suit of blue cotton overalls. "My thoughts were on the flight nnd my determination wns to accom plish. Finally nil wns ready. Lo Ulnnc gave the signal. At nn Instant I inn In tho nlr. my engine making 1700 revolutions, almost Its highest ppeed. In order thHt I may get quickly over tho telegraph wires along the edgo of the cliff. "I begin my flight steady and start toward the coast of England. I have no apprehensions, no sensations nt nn. The Kseopette lms seen me nnd slit) Is driving ahead at full peed, bho in a Utt 42 kilometers an hour. What matters, as 1 sin making nt least 08 kilometers. Hapldly I over take her, traveling at a height of 80 motors (about 2B0 feet). I drive on. Ton minutes have gone nnd I have passed the deet rover. I turn my bond to see whether 1 am proceeding I in tho rlgm direction. I am nmnzod as there Is nothing to be scon, neither tho torpedo destroyer nor Franco nor England. I am alone. I can see nothing nt nil. ' ' "For ten mlnutoe 1 am lot. it Is a strange position lo be alone and UUKUlded. without coinpase. In Hie nlr over the mlddlo of tho channel. 1 touch nothing, my hands and feet rest lightly on the levers 1 let tho aeroplane tnko Its own course. I care not whethor It goo here or there. For ten minute 1 continue, neither rising or falling, nor turning. Then 80 minutes later I see tho white cliffs of Dover, England. "Now it is time to attend to steer lug. 1 pros tne lovor with my foot and turn tmlly toward the west, re versing tho direction hi which I am tmvollng. "I fly westward, hoping to uross the harbor and reach Shakespeare Cliff. Again the wind blows. I see nn opening In tho cliffs. Although I am conscious I can continue for nn hour and n half, thnt I might, in deed, return to Calais. I cannot resist tho opportunity to make u landing 'upon this green spot. Onco more I turn my aeroplane, nnd In describ ing a half elrelo I enter the opening and find myself again over dry laud. Avoiding building nt my right I at tempt n lauding, but the wind catches mo and whirls mo around two or three times. I stop my motor. In stantly my machine descends straight upon the laud from a height of 20 meters. In two or three seconds I mil safo upon English shores. "Soldiers run up nnd embrace mo. Two of my compatriots are on tbo snot. They kiss my cheeks. "Tho flight could be easily done uua n. Shu I I do it? I tninu not I huvo promised my wife that after tho raco for which I have entered, i will fly no moro." o Wlioiv Did It Como From? Tho finding of a' coin of tho enrly Cnrlstlnn era In a field near Forest Grove has caused no little specula tion bb to now it cniua mere. An tiquarian finds in Oregon nro not common. Tho coin has beou Jdentl flod us tho period of Emperor So verus. who ruled Rome from 146 to ail A. D. The coin Is n rare one. but few being known to bo lu existence t United Tre-M I.eaie! WlreJ Paris, July 26. Thrco famous aviators woro today awarded medals Dt tho Legion of Honor. Thoy aro Orvllle and Wilbur Wright and Honri Farman. Hart O'Borg, European business manngor for the Wrights and Santos Dumont woro also honored by tho Legion of Honor, by bolng promoted to officers. o l 11. IMiiitro o Sllverton. F. II. Deflulre. a pioneer aged 91 yearn, died Nt Sllverton Thursday night. July 2S. Ho went to Califor nia In IMP. out returned to hla na tive Htnte. but again crossed the plains to California In 1854. With his family he cme to Oregon, set tling at St. Paul In 185(1 nnd throe years later moved to Sllverton, where he resided up to tho time of his death. M years. He was hurled in the Mtllor eemotory nt Sllverton Sat urday afternoon. -o- HoMi'l Complaint In Children. . . When six months old tho little dnughtor of E. N. Dewey, a woll known morchnnt of Agnowvlllo, Vn., had an nttnek of cholera lntnntum. Chamdorlnln's. Colic. Cholera nnd Diarrhoea Romedy was glvon and of fectod n comploto cure. This rem edy hns proven very successful in oases of bowel complaint In children and when given nccordlng to the plain printed directions can bo ro lled upon with porfect confidence. When r'ducod with wntor and sweet ened it U pleasant to tnko, which Is of groat importance whon a medicine must bo given to smnll cniidron For sale by all good druggists. SAME OLD STORY OF MURDER AND SUICIDE UJntt'd I'mi twined vir.l nutte. Mont July 26. Phillip Con noil killed his wife nnd hlmsolf yea torday. In an attempt to exterminate his family. After murdering his wife, Connell fired two shots nt Mrs. Orell Foun tain, hls mothor-ln-law, but missed hor. Then ho took his own life. No cause for tho tragedy has been discovered o Nojlco to Contractors. Notlco Is hereby, given that sealed bids will be opened at n meeting of the common council of Salem. Ore gon, to bo held on tho 26th day of July. 1900, for the Improvement of Kearney street with gravel, between tho east line of Commercial street and tho west line of High street, 'n accordance with the plans and speci fications adopted by tho common council for said Improvement, and now ou file In tho olnco of the city re corder Bids will bo received on proposals submitted by the city at-j torney, and must be In accordance with the specifications. ! Date of the first publication of this notlco tho 20th day of July. 1909. By order of the common council. I W. A. MOORES. 7-20-Bt City Recorder, o Kotchel and Papko aro matched to fight 45 rounds at Colma. Cal., Sep tember 9, ' Admission Day," Senttlo, Wash., July 26. Stick, pins mnde of lima beans, advertising tho city of Ventura, Cal., wero tho novel souvonlrs given away at tho Callfomln bnlldlm? on thn axnosltlon grounds todny, by O. M. Shorldan, ! r" ff h'lo and free lonther or elso HE WENT FISHING FOR BIG RATTLER One day last week Mrs. 1. S. Geer, In passing around tholr house, on tho farm south west of town, cam very near stopping on a hugo rattlesnake that had como out from under the house to get a drink and was re turning to his chosen lair, whore ho was an unwelcome visitor. Mrs. Gcor wns scared nnd called her two sons and tho hired man, and tho lat ter, armed with a hoo, nallod Mr. Rattler on tho tnll with tho blndo of the gardon tool, but, Instead of pull ing, his snakeshlp back, ho succeed ed only In getting tho tall, rattles and all. And now tho dilemma was worse than ever. Relieved of his alarm clock, tho snako undor tho house was more unwelcome and dangero-n than beforo. How to got him out from thcro was tho question, but tho first thing dono was to soal him up, and tako time to concost n BChomo, bo the houso was tightly bankod at the only opening undor It. Later a boy's Pioa u s i joj uo)uiub otn lout i!.w day whon n snako or any other ser pent enn get tho best of a live Ore gon boy. Henry, the young son of Mr. and Mrs. Geer, took a box, covering tho top with a wire netting nnd cut a holo In tho bottom. Insldo ho placed a chunk of bcof fastened on a stout hook securely tied. Thon ho mndo n hole In tho banking under tho house, placing the "holey" side of tho box tight up against it, nnd biding his rmo, For nearly two days his vigil around tho box was unrowardod, and then, as ho had about loBt faith la his plan, ho heard a nolso In Tils "fishing trap," nnd thoro was tho de tailed rattler with tho beef and hook stowed nway insldo of his Jaws, safe ly landed and unablo to holp himself. Henry Quickly dlsnntchcd tho "nun" with a rlflo and found it measured 3 foot long, being as largo around as o mnn's wrist. Tho family has slept with loss nervousness elnce. Harney County Nowb. TAFT STANDS SOLID FOR FREE HIDES It'nlted I'roM I.cuno.1 Wlir.l Washington, July 20. Prosldont Taft stands for frco hides. Ho is determined to fight for this point, nnd not to bo shnkon from tho posi tion ho hns nssumod. "Thoro Is no chnngo In tho tariff sltuntlon," declared Senntor Bristow, of Kansas today. "Tho Prosldont Is whoro ho waB yesterday." This brief remark Bums up tho wholo situation. At n meeting held lu tho offices of Senntor Clark of Wyoming this afternoon n number of western son- ntors decided to ngreo to tho demand BROUGHT THE BODY ASHORE John Flynn Goes Boat Riding With Girl and Brings Body Home in Boat. r United 1'rees Leased Wlre.l Tncomo, Jiuly 26. The body of Miss Clara Cuvroan, 1 years old, lies nt an establishment hero todny, and John Flynn, who was her companion at tho time her death occurred. Is hold at tho city police Btntlon, whllo tho circumstances leading up to tho drowning aro bolng Investigated, Tho girl was drowned when tho boat In which sha and Flynn woro rowing capsized In tho bay last ovon lng. Flynn brought tho body to the shoro In tho boat, saying ho had made n desperate effort to save hor. Dotcctlves woro dotallod on tho case, and they brought Flynn o tho police station at noon today. Ho ap peared to bo very worried over tho sad occurronco, but maintains that ho Is In no way to blamo for tho girl's death. UNCLE SAM HAS SEVEN MORE. SUBMARINES THE TOWN THAT PUSH BUILT VI. The Keen Clothing Dealer- of Ventura It was Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Luis Obispo and Paso Robles dny at tho fair, and a largo numbor of visitors from California cities rcglstorod at tho California stato building. C. M, Morrltt, representing Santa Barbara, distributed walnuts to tho enthusiastic visitors nt tho building. Tomorrow will be San Francisco day, nnd tho commissioner will keep opon houso all day. o A gntit man neve.- h time to wnlt for nn needs to. iidknce. nud he never equable cutting of rntos on hides and lenther. Tho mooting wns attendod by Senators Wnrron. Clnrk, Carter, aimieriaiKi nnd uornn. Tho reduction on hides ngroed to by the senators will not be below 7 14 per cent. Senators Gamble and Nixon ap peared at the moetlng and assured tholr follow Bonators that they would assoclnto themselves with the move ment. o With the tariff on the way to settlement, the general fall business will be the best wo linte hnd In years THIS is tho clothing dealar who. went To the hardware store and freely spent Cn advortlcod bargslnt the very bill He ct fiom the furniture dealer's till,. Whero It went when tho dry Qoodt. merchant bought And paid with the bill that the buteher got From the grocer who had settlement made With tho money tho honcit workman paid. P. 5.-- The total dealer who' up to tnuff I inii always advertise his stuff. THINKS HE HAS CLARKSON'S BODY United l'rtii Leased Wire. Chlcngo, July 26. J. II. O'Brien, nn undertaker at Lnmont, Ills., oday roporcd ha ho has a body found In a dralnago canal a Willows, Ills., which he believes to bo that of Judge Clarkson, of Kenosha, Wis. Judge Clarkson, who Is prominent, disap peared moro than a week ago. CASHIER SKIPS AND BANK CLOSES DOORS Seven Uttlo vessels, unheralded by newspapers, and undamponcd by the splash of tho chrlstonlng bottle of champagne, havo slipped down tho ways Into tho sea to becomo u part of tho Amorlcnn navy within tho last week or two. Thoy aro tho Stingray Tarpon, Bonlta, Snapper, Narwhal, Grayling and Salmon, tbo latest additions to tho submarine fleet. When tho machlnory is In stalled and tuned up, tho Bonrd of Inspection nnd Survey of tho navy department will tnko them In hand and put them through tho paces. They will then bo commissioned tc tnko their plncos with tho 12 subma rines now in sorvlce. Besides these, nine moro vessels hnvo been con-1 trnctod for. When nil aro comploted tho navy will have a submhnrlno fleet I tlTu.ttd rrein t.eea WIm.1 of 28 vessels, enough to bo a sourcol Tlpton Ind July 26. Tho First of anxiety to any hostile forco that) Natlona, Dank horo temporarily might be sent to attack tho Atlanlc C,08C( ltB door8 t0(lay pcnang an 6calon investigation of the nccounta of Noah B. Marker, assistant cashlor, who has S,()00 RAINBOW TROUT disappeared. Officials say that tho FOR OREGON STREAMS bnnk'8 accounts aro short $60,000. -o- Upon recommendation of Senator Hourno, tho bureau of fisheries bos directed that rainbow trout bo plant ed In tho following Oregon Btroams. Four thousand In Cruso crcok, noar Hood Rlvor; Uttlo Butte croek, Med ford; North Fork Roguo rlvor, Mod ford; Pnrrott creok, Now Era. Flvo thousand In Cow creek, Glendale, and Beaver creek, New Era; 300 In Butte creok, Mcdford. o Of all promise.! the worst BIG ALFALFA MILL AT TEHAMA IS BURNED (United I'reu Leaied Wire. Sacramento, July 26. Tho largost alfalfa mill on tho const is roduced to nshos and the loss, la estimated at $300,000. The mill bolongod to W. E. Gerber and E. Clemons Horst nnd was situated at Tehama. Fire was discovered ;ieHterday aftornoon but t0 ( owing to the extreme combustibility oi me mntonaiB in ino uig structure beak Is the ones we mnko to our-.tne effom Q ,ne fremo t0 oxtn oiu. igulsh tho fire were unsuccessful I3XQZSI fesnsHOi "f r "irWMM .4 rv .'7 j . Young Men's Suits Thisjweek!will be the Young Man's oppor tunityto ?f it himself out for the rear of the summer or for fall nwmwm ALL YOUNG MEN'S LONG PANTS SUITS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS SALE L Extra Special Reduction Will Be Made for This Week 20 to 50 per cent saved in buying now Don't Let This Opportunity Slip By Salem Woolen Mill Store 'SESFSm A .--.M.-aMMBMlllllMIIIlltCTIMlWiany''!rlilI