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RAffiOADS. fOL. XXL SALEM. OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 20, 1911. NO. 127. AMERICAN TOBACCO GO. IS AN AWFI1I TO SI 11 J I 1 I J II W M M I El J II II V THREE BURNED TO DEATH PROPERTYMRTII $300,000 BUMS THINK TWO MORE ARE DEAD CHUTES PAVILION BURNED SAY FIRE WAS INCENDIARY More Than a Score Were Injured, Some of Them Probably Fatally Most of the Injured Received Their Hurts in Jumping From the Third Story Windows Several Small Stores on Fillmore Street were Destroyed and Also Several Lodging Houses But Few Animals Were in the Pavilion, and These Were Rescued. united i-bkss leased wirb. i San Francisco, May 29. Charred I toa crisp, the bodies of three adults lie in the morgue Here today, several persons ar emlsslng, and a score are seriously, some fatally Injured as the result of a fire at the Chutes amuse ment pavilion, which caused a loss of more $250,000, and which the police believe was the work of an Incendi ary. Only one of the three bodies re covered' from he fire ruins at noon had been identified. It was that of John Boettinger, a chauffeur, whose Identity was discovered from a ring which still clung to his charred .hand. The other two bodies were so bady burned that even thlr sex cannot be WILL TRY TO REMOVE THE PLANT SECRETARY OLCOTT COMPLET. IXG ARRANGEMENTS (TO BE. GIN PROCEEDINGS AGAINST BUXIWAY TO REMOVE PRINT IXG OFFICE PLANT FROM CAPITOL. Action is to be begun today in the great struggle to oust the state print ing office from the state capitol build ing. Following special appears into day's Oregonian: "War on Dunlwny Near. "While Secretary Olcott refuses to make any statements as to what will be done, It Is understood that some time this week he will start an ac tion toward compelling the state printing plant to vacate its rooms in the capitol. It is probable that Attorney-General Crawford, District At torney McNary and W. C. Bristol, of Portland, will be the counsel retained by Olcott. "Whether an action of forcible en try and detainer, or ejectment pro ceedings will be started has not been decided. "It is also equally certain that the action will be contested by the state printer and much interest Is center ing about the proposed fight at the capitol, as it may possibly presage otlier changes, should Secretary Ol cott prove successful in his effort." Stiit Press Unfriendly. (Editorial in Eugene Daily Guard.) "In view of the big profits made by he state printer, Secretary of State Olcott is absolutely right in asking Mr. Dunlway to move his plant out of he state house so as to provide need ed room for officials,' says the Daily Pendleton East Oregonian. "At this time the office of the state printer is a private snap and a pro fitable one. The plant in use is pri vately owned by Mr. Dunlway and tinder the circumstances he may well afford to obtain quarters outside the state house and bo relieve the con gestion in that building. "Further sympathy for Secretary Olcott in this fight should come be cause of State Printer Duniway's op position to the enactment of the flat "alary bill by the legislature. Two years ago he opposed the passage of s"ch a bill by the legislature and it was killed. This year he also op Posed the measure ana It would have been lost again had not Governor West taken a firm stand for the re form and literally forced the legisla ture to enact a flat salary law which, (Continued from Page 5.) without a closer exam- 'nation. A trail of anxious mothers, fathers. husbands, wives, sisters and broth ers passed through the morgue today seeKing to identify, if possible, the charred remains of the two unnamed bodies occupying slabs in the death room. One corpse Is believed to be that of John Walker, though this tderntiflca tion Is not positive. The third corpse Is believed to be that of a child. Think More Are Dead. Officials remain at the scene of the holocaust, directing the search of the ruins for any of the lodgers who were unable to escape. It is believed that at least two more went to their death in the fire, and the embers of the amusement place are being raked carefully by volunteers and attaches of the morgue in an effort' to find their remains, determined The folllowlng patients are at the,Mo h. .Into., n,0 nrnnertv nn. Central Emergency hospital. B. Butler, fireman, painful I lacera- tions left hand received while fight- ing the fire. I Miss Delle Alviso, 19, bruised on body and lacerations on scalp; leaped ! !l"'hLr.d.ir 10 flrSt fl00r' and Joseph J. Fiest. tailor; dislocation lrr:gwUow,e: jUmPe1 frm ttlil .timr tt. wo'rr the nouse. i. $19 000i and, as it Is figured Think lire Incendiary. !that the future will create a demand Close questioning by the police of for tne entlre block, they desire also persons who had lived in the Chutes tne nortn half. There was $150,000 lodging house., revealed the story that appropriated by the last legislature the fire started in at least four places for the purchase of a site and the simultaneously. Some former ten-; erection of a building upon it, and ants of the building declared they had lt js figured that the building cannot moved out because of a fear that the be erected for less than $100,000. place would be burned. No definite That would leave $50,000 for a site, statement on the matter has yet been and after the purchase of the south made by the police, but detective are halt of the block for a little over running down a score of clues, and it $19,000, the board is not in a posl is expected! that arrests will be made tion to offer m0re than $30,000 for before long. the north half, and it has made that Besides the Chutes building itself, oftei. t0 the owners. structures im the) vicinity, pnm; mu, stores on the other sides of Fillmore street, were destroyed. It is not be lieved however, tnat any uvea wk.c lost in any other structure than the h San ' Francisco, May 29. The fire started in the Chinese restaurant in the southwest section of the Chutes property about 1 o'clock The flimsy construction of the building and the hieh wind caused the flames to spread rapidly and the lodging houses on either side of the burning struc tures were soon also ln flames, as were the places across the street. Fortunately there were very few animals in the zoo. the greater pa t nf them having been removed to BiU ?sh Column la when the Chutes me nagerie dosed recently. The few mon keys and a cub bear tha remained nnnllir rACPllfirl. Serge n M. T Oooney and Hose Undauractbythesc hrMrwaythrough .fcl flnmea and! carried sevei - onfptV. The property loss was hoavv- thn star, sides me .. "-" ; " nh eai. theatre, the fonoiu v,l"l"".; 'nnh heatre and several other places oi , lnl,lZ . totally destroyed. n u a I ii c.-o - . 11 . w nr lndzers were serious- hv i umning from windows. J!! Alviso 3T8P recced a fare- 1v Z il Tn a ie'ap from the second tnrv of her lodging, and Josepu J. meat and William Williams were &yrdWtl.. names spread thgh the7 flimsy structures about the Chutes building that or a time ne efforts the flrement to check it were in vain, and only after the use o? dynamite to blast a J"" about the flaming mass was it at last SUInUaeil', the loss on the Chutes and the other structures destroyed will reach close to $300,000. lil FRISCO Made Great Flight. Eureka, Cal., May 28, 1911. Watt Shipp, Salem, Ore.: Have you all arrangements completed for aviation meet? If there is anythng else we can do wire me at San Francisco. Ely made wonderful nights here yesterday and today. In a gale of wind yesterd'ay he flew ovr the breakers of the ocean; mail Ing Eureka papers. Your post- ers should be there tomorrow. NORMAN DE VAUX, Curtiss Exhibition Co. SECURING A SITE FOR ADDITION BOARD HAS VIRTUALLY PUR CHASED HALF A BLOCK BUT MAY BE FORCED TO BRING CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS TO SECURE THE OTHER HALF. After holding several conferences with the owners of the north half of the block lying just east of the capi tol grounds, and which the state de sires to .acquire. in conjunction with the south half for the additional cap- Itnl hnlMlno Mia ctflFA hnnrH has de- e,. ,n the near future, decide to sell th property to the state for. what the board considerg a reasonable'prlce, to commence condemnation proceedings ingt u and acquire jt ln that manner The last meeting held between the board and the property owners was SHEARS HIS SHEEP BY AUTOMOBILE Charley Durbin, one of the best known ranchers of the Antelope country, is noted for the facility with which he surmounts difficulties, and gave another demonstration of it the other day. When the engine operating the shearing plant at his place went "on the bum," Mr. Durbin hooked on his automoinle engine, and the wooly crop rolled off just the same. Shan ito Star. K USER'S SON HURT h.usf.it s SHAM BATTLE rnviTnn tbfss uusun wibk. Berlin, May 29. During a sham battle drill today Prince Joachim, youngest son of the Kaiser, was ser iously injured ln the foot. The young prince was recently made an officer of the guard brigade. The kaiser wan nersonallv in command of the maneuvers, Tt. is feared the prince's foot was broken. n Will Not Investigate. Washington. May 29. The house rules committee oidcd to not report th tions of Congressman house rules committee today de- e resoiu- Berger, ,ml.Hinf an investigation oi the arrest of John D. McNamara o TnrilatiRDolis. They concluded khot inasmuch as the resolution of Congressman Korbly provided for an amendment of the extra- ditlon laws, which would pre- a renetition of thei McNa- mara incident an investigation was unnecessary. Bereer Issued a statement de- monrtine a recommendation of his resolution. Dynamitd His House. Oakland, Cal., May 29. Just as constables, bent on eviction, broke the door of Charles H. Picard's little home at 1920 Fiftieth avenue, this afternoon, an explosion of dynamite blew out the front wall and burled) the officers Into the street. Constable Morris Klne is be- lleved to have been fatally In- jured and was hurried to the Receiving hospital. Deputy Sheriff a Riley and McDonald were also injured. Two more explosions followed the first, and completed the destruction of the home. . . Pickard's wife had recently been granted a divorce, and the property imd been awarded to her by the court. A TRUST IN RESTRAIN OF TRADE United Sates Supreme Court Holds American Tobacco Co. Is a Trust Existing in Defiance of the Sherman Law. ITS CAPITAL : $400,000,00 It Was Charged That rfie $400,000,. .000 Company by Buccaneering Exploits Had Stifled Competition and Defied Independent Dealers- Court Holds Company Is Unlawful and Reverses Lower Court Send. inn Decision Back for Modifica tion. Washington, May 29. The United States supremo court today decide! that the American Tobacco company (the tobacco trust) was a monopoly in restraint of trade, and existed ln defiance of the Sherman anti-trust law. Chief Justice White read the de cision of the court. Justice Harlan dissented. This was the decision of the United States supreme court In . effect, al though the case was reversed and re manded to the lower court to secure a modification of the decision. The case which today's decision of the supreme court settles had Its in ception in a bill of complaint filed on July 10, 1907, before the United States circuit court for the southern district of New York. It was charged that the $400,000,000 American To bacco company had gradually ac quired a monopoly of the tobacco bus iness In the United States by a series of bold buccaneering exploits, had stifled competition, and defied Inde pendent dealers through a network of subsldrary companies, operuuiis Mndonendent dealers. Tt. was in 1 85 tnat tne government claims the lda of controlling the to bacco Interests originated wltn tno heads of several big manufacturing companies lames B. and Benjamin N. Duke. Thomas F. Ryan. Pierre Lorillard, K. L. Patterson, r. a. a. Wiedner and other and me Ameri can Tobacco company was snm uy thereafter organized, tne stocn ocms rtlvided among the magnates. From time to time the parent company - sorbedl scores or otner rami'""s firms, new subsidiary corpora were formed, and the octopus tight ened its hold. In November. 1901. a Mail outlet for the "trust" pro duct was secured through the absorp tion of the United uigar toi All througT this penon ui Bi.jw.. unfair mp-Utive metnous ai -ii tn have been emnloyed. I c counts which the government mad include the marketing or in.ti im ,,,.. under the guise of "Independ ent eoods: Imltationi of standard in onnlient brantis m;niiu',ui'm of markets to suit their own purpose . nurrhasln of trademarks and cheap ening of brand? and other forms of rheat'ng t ic public. It wan also charged that the com bine organi"d corporations l'nr the manufacture of tinfoil, boxes, paper, licorice, further to tighten its gi 'P on the tobacco business. Summing up the decision of 'he court. Chief Justice White said: "Under the circumstances, and and taking in mind the complexities of the situation In all Its as-! and giving weight to the many sided con siderations which must control our Judgment, we think, so far as the (Continued on page elgnt. i . TEH ARE HILLED If TRAIN WRECK MANY COOKED BY ESCAPING STEAL! . Supreme Court Upholds It. Washington, May 29. The United States Bupreme court Judged constitutional the "hours of service" law regulating the hours of employment of railroad dispatchers, engineers, firemen, conductors and brakemen. It also ruled that the com- merce commission bad the right to require monthly reports from railroads showing where em- ployea had worked longer hours than those specified by law. GERMANS TO ADVERTISE OLD OREGON COMMITTEE TODAY WILL CON FEB WITH RAILROAD OFFI CIALS AND WILL PERFECT ARRANGEMENTS FOR REACH ING GERMANS BOTH HEBE AND IN GERMANY. The Salem German Society went out in a body yesterday to look over several park sites, and decided on a location south of the city. They will get a piece of property and sMI'oTT enough lots to clear them a park and home for the Blngtng socloty. The Gesang Vereln has received the music selected for the great North western Saouperbund, to be held in Seattle August 17, and Salem will be represented at that gathering. Promotion of Immigration. The State Verband of German Speaking Societies has taken up the matter of systematic advertising of Oregon to secure a larger share of German Immigration. A committee composed of Col. E. Hofer, of Salem; State Treasurer Henry Breltbart, with the Flelschner, Meier Company, of Portland, and State Secretary Ed gar Winter, of the Nachrichten, hold a conference today with prominent railroad officials and officers of the State Development League. The plan worked out is to publish a pamphlet In German, setting forth the oppor tunities and resources of the state, and) advertise in every German news paper ln the United States and In some ln the larger centers of Immi gration of Europe The local socie ties are to be used' to find locations for the Germans coming to the state. The Oregonian today has the follow ing statement: Germans Help Oregon. To launch a campaign to Induce German citizens to come to Oregon, a meeting will be held at the Portland Commercial club this afternoon, when details of the movement will bo worked out. The plan was initiated by the German-speaking societies of Oregon, and will be Indorsed by the Portland Commercial club nnd busi ness interests of Oregon. Tim renresentative association in Orpgon is the German Htaats ver bund. with an executive committee composed of O. C. Bortsmeler, W. A. Mall, P. A. Freeman. J. O. t;iron anu T. N. Stoppenbach. Charles H. Carey, who Is Interested In the movement to bring Industrious Germans and other foreigners of Northern Europe to Oregon, will speak at today's meeting One of the Important Industries of the Willamette valley that. Is not being developed as rapidly as it should be Is dairying, is the belief of Mr. Carey. He said that on account nf the nature of th work and the lnne hours It was difficult to secure I the best kind of employes for the dairies. "We must look to the dairying countries of Europe to supply us with thn vin "f b'bor that will aid us In olving the- problem here," said Mr. Carey. The German-speaking socie ties will co-operate with the Portland Commercial c'ul) Rlid otner organiza tions in bringing .hern the class of Europeans needed to work in the ("airi'-s. More workers and more In tensive farming are needed for the development of the Willamette val ley." DISMISSED CASKS AGAINST THE I MON Los Angeles, Cal., May 2'.). On mo Hm nf Denutv District Attorney Nlm- mo, the cases against 28 union work men chanted with misdemeanor con spiracy growing out of picketing cases were dismissed today by Judge Cham bers. Nlmmo stated that there was not enoueh evidence against the ac cused men to warrant the expense and worry of a second trial. BASEBALL TEAMS III WRECK ONE PLAYER FATALLY HURT TWENTY Engineer Disobeyed Orders to Take Siding, and Engines Met Under Full Speed Many Passengers Were Caught Among the Twisted Irons and Broken Timbers and Slowly Cooked to Death Engineers, Firem en and Express Messengers on Both Trains Were Killed Accident Happens on Burlington Road Near Indianola. UNITED PRESS UUam WIBI.) Indianola, Neb., May 29. At least eight persons were killed early to day In a head-on collision west of here between two Burlington flyers, No. 9, eastbound, and No. 12, west bound, express trains. The engineers on both trains are dead,, and many passengers of both trains are injured, 'some fatally. Breaking steam pipes scalded many of the Injured, who slowly cooked as they were held screaming ln the twisted timbers and metals of the wreck. .' , The wreck was caused when the engineer of No. 12 disobeyed his or ders to take a switch at Red Willow, six miles west of here. Both engines were reduced to scrap Iron, when they mat,, and five cars of the west bound flyer were derailed. ' The bag gage car and Bmoker of the east- bound train also were smashed. Both the Omaha and Denver base ball clubs of the Western league were on the Westbound train, en route to Denver. Several of the Denver play ers were Injured, and one fatally. Relief trains, with surgeons and nurses, are en route to the scone of the wreck. Twenty.Three Injured. Omaha, Neb.. May 29. G. W. Holderldge, general manager of the Burlington railroad, ln a statement Issued this afternoon, gave the names A SMALL BLAZE YESTERDAY AFTERSOON Yesterday afternoon, about 4 o'clock the alarm of fire called out the department, which responded promptly, and made a good run. The fire was ln the residence of Wm. Armstrong, 1009 Saginaw street, and started probably from a defective flue It burned slowly, and most of the fur niture, etc., was carried out before the department arrived. The chom ical got there first, and soon had the fire under control, though lt burned stubbornly. No water was used other than that supplied by a garden hose. There was some trouble with the hy drant where the fire hose was first coupled on, although lt had been flushed but a few days before. The valve seemed to have caught in some manner. Fortunately, the water was not needed. The damage Is estimated I at $250 to $300; Insurance $600. You should examine critically the workmanship and materials when you buy a suit of clothes. Bishop's Ready Tailored Suits will stand the closest inspection. Besides every garment is guaranteed. Prices $10 to $35 Salem Woolen Mill Store THREE I0J0H r of ten persons killed In the wreck at Indianola, aa follows: Engineers Leahy and Hyder. Firemen Olson and Dameron. Extra Fireman Dowers. Express Messengers Friar and Fnu tier. Robert Shepherd, Holderldge, Neb., passenger. C. A. HlUsback, Holderldge, Neb. One unidentified passenger. The three forward oars of. train No. 12 the baggage, smoking and chair cars were wrecked. Twenty-three passengers, accord Ing to Holderldge's statement,, were Injured. These Include Pitcher Kln sella, Inflelder Lloyd and President McQIll, of the Denver baseball club, and Inflelder Lelly, of the. ,Omaha club. . ',' 0 . WILD BOB BURMAN WENT UTILE IX 85.85 SECONDS OB A LITTLE BETTER THAN ONE HUNDRED TH1I.FS w HIHIK. Indianapolis, Ind., May 29. Dis tancing all past performances, "Wild Bob" Burman made new automobile records here today ln tha preliminary events to the 600-mile sweepstakes which Is to be run tomorrow. Bur- ham hung up new marks for the mile, quarter-nille, half-mile and the kilo meter making an average speed of 100 miles an hour. The times and the distances were: Mile 33 and 35-100 seconds; quarter-mile, 8.16; half, 16.83; kilometer, 21.40 seconds. As Burman finished his burst of (Continued on Pag 6.) ' BROKE ALL TIIEAuTO RECORDS 1