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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 9, 1911)
street Zfd ' t:5R - Y - Yvflffiv 0- fl '.f lc Frcn Newsbys ArYvv'Y.. I It Ml ! I! U MM I M M I VOL. XXL 1 1 vV?y- ' TOO tH SCHOOL HOUSES OH BUILT IH REPORT OF BOARD ADOPTED TAXPAYERS RAISE THE LEVY ADDING ORE Conservatives Were Out-Voted at the Annual Taxpayers' Meeting and Insist on Having More Buildings and'Main taining High Character of Salem's SchoolsTax Levies of the Past Six Years, Since the High Valuation of Prop erty Was Adopted Have Increased Nearly 200 Per Cent Deficits Not All Provided For. Salem' School District Tax Levies. 4 Mills. 1906 3.00 1903 3.50 1908 4.00 1909 4,oo 1910 ' 4.75 1911 '. s trt j. (The tax levy recammended by the board of directors was 5.90 mlllB for general expenses and 1.50 mills for deficit and buildings. This was change to 5.90 mills for support and 3 mills for new buildings. None of this, latter special tax ran be used to pay. debts. The DiNciiNNton. -. Clerk Burghardt read the annual report.'', ; ; .' Objection wan made to paying $250 for taking census. Inquiry wa .mkdfr, asto $12,900 demand notes at Ladd & Bush bank. Mr; Lrfifky explained that last year -.Hie deficit J?00'. ' Tills year U , i nftn- " V , (if -. EARLY XMAS SHOPPING We will give you special advertised prices on the following goods: Ladies' and children's Cloaks and Suits, Furs, Millinery, Dress Goods and Silks, . Remember, when we say spe cial advertised prices we mean bargains, and much lower prices than you can get else--, where. OUR PRICES AND GOODS WILL PROVE IT, The Chicago Store Is headquarters for fine woolen Dress Goods If vou'want qua'-y, s,y!o aai Iow Prlef' in fla" looTen dress goods, come here, we show the mo. ssnu rem- B7"fa"Vxd" z domestic wooKn dress goods all shades street or evening wear. Special pnees. . - OCi AQr. 7hC UO i Yara . . - ,, '. '. ' ' I TlieOiIra- I All Goods Sold Exactly as Advert'sed Mil SKI THE MILL AIID A HALF fair price for the block f ground in Richmond addition. Were any other blocks sold for that. Thai Moores Bald the action wn-s taken hv the whole board. R. K. Page asked about the report. Earl Race asked by whom he was employed? He said he was a taxpayer and represented taxpayers. He showed that the total debt of the district was $161,000 and $45',000 more was asked for two new school houses. He said there were four pay rolls to meet of about $7500, or additional floating debt of $30,000, or total debt of $236,000 at end of year. He said it was un wise to build two new school houses of 16 rooms. . Mr. Lafky, as chairman of the finance committee, explained several Items in the report. He dmitted that the district . was ' running on credit, and would have to borrow for the next four -rntmthi. Wm. Brown moved that the report of. the board of directors be adopted.- 1 Mr .Vincent moved to amend the levy from-l..wHJs to 3 mills tor new bnMteg... :' - Mn-rrtfsge -showed -that'Svimllls Special low advertised prices, on the following goods STYLISH CLOAKS, SUITS, PURS, MILLINERY To encourage early Xmas shop ping, we promise our numerous friends and customers to. give them prices on whatever goods they now pick out prices that will not be obtainabel as we get nearer Christmas, Buy now as the stocks are all fresh and new, 300 Fur Muffs, Stoles and fan .cy scarfs at about half price, $15, $18 and $25 Stylish Suits now only $5,90, $9,90, $12,50 $10, $15, $20 Stylish Coats now only $4.90- $7,90, $9,90 . Yard . . -THE STORE THAT SAVES YOU MONET MltlG YEAR . Will Kscape Rork Pile. " . Portland, Ore., Dec. 8. Rev. L. C. Elliott will not be- forced to serve 30 days on the rock pile. The charge against him was dismissed In the circuit court today, on account of the disappearance of Miss Martha Papples, a young woman with whom the minister was arrested In a rooming house. A sentence of 30 days was given Elliott in the municipal court, from which he appealed. The hearing in the higher court was set for today. Miss Papples was allowed to go to her home at Astoria, prom- Islng to appear when the case came on for trial. Her story was to the effect that Rev. Elliott had Induced her to go to the rooming house, would not complete the buildings. The motion to ' amend the total levy of 7.4 mills to 8.9 mills, made by Mr. Vincent, was voted on and carried. Mr. Lee asked if the $12,000 de ficlt covered all the debts of the school board? Would It pay for the new sites bought? Mr. Lafkey said they bought a lot for $3300 to store fuel on. Mr. Lee said $45,000 would not build two eight-room buildings. There would be another larger de ficit next year. The extra mill and a half woudl not go far. Earl Race asked what was the levy for general support. Mr. Moores said it was 5.9 mills. The 1.5 mills would raise only $18 -000. - B. L. Steeves saw no objection to the motion for an additional mill and a half, or three mills for new school house. Mr. Stolz said' we must avoid an unreasonable tax. There was a coun ty, a city, a state and state school tax besides the school district debt. (Continued on age t.) X SUGGESTIONS Buy now when you get the best selections and the benefits of our special advertised prices Fine Silk Hosiery Fancy Neckwear Dresden Ribbons Ruff Neck Sweaters Silk Petticoats Fine Fox Furs Silk Umbrellas. Long Willow Plumes Fine Silk Waists Fine Table Linens Turkish Portieres Men's Silk Suspenders Special low advertised prices on all the above goods. MAS Salem's Silk House is the Chicago Store Fine Dress and ; Washing Silks Now on sale. The biggest assortment, the lowest prices and the best values ever offered. AH colors sliowu. Special prices. 25c, 35c, 49c, 69c up Salem, go Store all the time the bent value. Ore. 8AJLEM. OREGOX. 8ATVHUAV, DKCF.MKKIt . 111. 4 Mia LJVr Threw Him. Portland. Me., Dee. 9. Re- fusing to accept the services of 4 a lawyer, and declaring that the Lord would nrotect him 4 Elijah" Frank Sanford, com- 4 niander of the yacht Coronet. owned by the "Holy Ghost nd 4 Us" sect, was convicted today on six counts of a charge of 4 manslaughter. In connection 4 with the death of his crew from . starvation, . .. 4 Indianapolis Expects Sensa ' tional Developments in the Dynamiitng Cases, Follow ing Visit of Attorney Miller. ONE OF "INSIDE CIRCLE" Kemi-Ofriclul Announcement la Made That Another Implicate In lyna- mltln Caw I-; Now ITeparlm, ' HI rniifiwalim, and That It Will ' lie Made if He In Olven Immunity Attorneys ' DIxcnXKlng Tills i Itia.se. , (dhitbb ruaa uuaaa wis.. Indlanapoll, Ind., Dec. 9. Sensa tional development are expected In the Investigation Into the W.N'amara and other dynamiting outrages by the United Stilus government, follow ing a- ., Baml-otflcial aanounseraent made here todar'4kat one reputed to belong to the "inside circle'' of the International Association of Bridge Structural Iron Workers la prepar ing a confession, In the hope of ob taining immunity. -A'..' It is asserted that the United States officials held several confer ences regarding the acceptance of the confession, on the basis that the confessor be Immune from prosecu tion. It Is believed that the visit of United States District Attorney Mil ler to Washington wag planned with a view to discussing the acceptance of the confession with government officials there. Miller is expected to arrive in Indianapolis tonight , The man who Is alleged to be pre paring the confession Is reputed to have details of the activities of the McNamara brothers and to be able to give details regarding the complicity of the reputed "higher ups." - It is rumored that Mary Dye, for merly private secretary to John J. McNamara, has been located In Chi cago, and will be brought here to tes tify before the United States grand jury. o - MAJORS TOOK fALOWKL IX ATTEMPTING Mlll'IDEi Did you ever hear of a person at tempting to commit suicide by iwal lowtng 50 grains of calomel? I That Is the question which at taches of the sheriff office of Dallas aaked citizens of the city recently when they brought John Majors, the negro who was sentenced to a term In the penitentiary for two assaults with attempt to commit rape on two white women last summer, to the city. All to whom it was propounded freely admitted that this was a nw route to the vast unknown which they had not considered but unani mously agreed that If death were possible by It, that it would have been a most appropriate one for the person attempting it Majors the rapist. Suffered, Rut Not Death. The story leaked out after Majors had been sentenced to 10 years In the penitentiary. Just shortly before his trial. Jt seems that he grew restleHS. He had manufactured a saw out of a clock spring and by the use of It had sawed off two iron bars In the jail window before his attempt to escape Iwas told the officers by a fellow prisoner. A few days afterwards the. j Jailer gave the five prisoners In jail 10 grains of calomel each. Majors, thinkine that if he could take them all at one dose he might And death : In them, prevailed upon the prison ers to give them to hint. In this. however, he waa mistaken, and evi dently deciding that fate was sgalnt 'him when arraigned he changed hi j plea of not guilty to guilty and what 1 is left of him Is now Incarcerated in jthe state penitentiary. I o i Artists l Entertain , Tuesday, Dwember 12, 8 o'clock, M. E. church. Benefit of Prlsclliaa ;Mrs. Gladys Henderson, reader; Mrs IE. F Blddle. accompanist; Prof. Hobb I Walsh, singer. Mrs. Henderson has studied in Paris and America sod Lit i reader of unusual ability. Mrs Biddle graduate of N. w. U. school of music, is a finished musician. Prof. Walsh received training In iter lln. Admission 2j cents. mm LEfJERI Wm TEiiRiFic eaosioi: se 4- nought liy the Sunset. Tacomi, Dec. 9. The Home 4 Telephone company, operating 4 plunta at Tacoma and Bulling- 4 ham, was sold to the Sunset 4 company, the local Bell tele- 4 4 phone company, , by Maxtor 4 4 Commissioner Sam Bridges for 4 $550.00 this morning. 4 The rival concern was the 4 only bidder. ... 4 4 Tacoma wanted the plant for 4 4 4 municipal enterprise, but 4 Mayor Seymour fell down In 4 his efforts to form a holding 4 company, that course being ncc- 4 essary as the state Jaw at pres- 4 4 ent doen not permit cities to 4 4 own aud operate telephone bust- 4 ness. 4 4 The home plant will le 4 4 merged with the local Bell 4 lines. 4 4 4 4444444 444 SAMlAJf BRIPflE MIST WAIT A1YHHE Assigning as - their reason that taxes are already high a.nd conditions do not warrant a bridge across the Santiam River "at West Btayton at present, the mftnibera of the board of county commissioner yesterday af ternoon declined to make an appro priation. The proportion was presented to t V. a Hatft Kv b il ii 1 1 or nlli.n frvxiii Watit Mwnberl of the board of county commissioner of I.lnn coun ty were also present. The plan was to have the bridge built jointly by the two countlea and Its cost was es timated at $60,OU0. The board of this county took the view that the demand for a bridge. Is aot at the present great enough, and In view of this and the. high taxes decided to not make an appropriation. Evidence waa also taken in the Claggett road controversy and this af ternoon arguments Vers made. . o ' . SAY IU OBTAINED money. FpAmmmr J.-H: Reid bound, over by. the mag istrate -.8tayton on the charge of obtaining money under J false pre' tenoes was brought to the city yes terday..' by Deputy Sheriff Henry Smith and la now confined In the ootinty Jail. ". . . -t Reid was formerly a hotel man In Stayton loaning; a hostelry ! there. He Is charged with representing to Mrs. O. E. Moore that he owned a half Interest In it. and finally prevailed upon her to purchase It. He was arrested at Portland and his bond was fixed at $300. t Attending School Convention State Superintendent of Public In struction Alderman went to Dallas . today, where he will deliver an ad dress before the convention of school officers for Polk, county. . The officers during their stay In the Polk county capital are the guests of the Com mercial club. o i To Kxtend Trojecl , Settlers Interested In the west Umatilla project will hold a meeting at Pendleton Tuesday for the pur pose of considering the extenslou of the project State Engineer l-ewls has received an Invitation to attend, but Is unable to do so. He Is in favor of an extension of the project and has prepared a .letter setting forth his reason for this attitude which will be read at the meeting. o U. S. NATIONAL HANDSOMEST 3 AUK III STATE Ralem Is fast asserting herself as one of the rout ending cities of the Northwest. Sh has as fine a hotel aH ony of them and the com,l:;.;u of the work in the I' ,fl. Nat'onal bunk room, nlvt Sale'm a bank room that would be hard to duplicate, even In Portland or any, other city along the c0at. When the bank was opened, the plaster had not sufficiently dried so ttint work could be done upon It which would corre)ond with the splendid arch compositions, the marble didos, the tile floors and I-h,i tlful colored mahogany wood work si-en throughout the room. For the coloring of the walls, the most perfect Of basea were secured, and the most careful workmanh'i was required In order to bring out a line piece of color harmony. The en terprising bank officials consulted Trunk VVIIlinan. who has done most of the state houtw work, and who this summer worked over th- State Nor mal school. Mr. Wlllman finally con sented to do this piece of work for them, and has aucre!dd to such a dfgree that many who have not'cid the prfe-t piece of color harmony state that a more. consistently beau tiful bank room cunnot be found any where In the Wi St. Mr. WMImsn received a teVgram from h's.old trle-nd. Henry Krelss. of San ' Francisco, ytsterday. and , will leave for th California city thl tnl. v ' 150 ' MINERS ARE A!1D 110 DOUDT MINE IS A Men if Not Dead, Are Imprisoned Behind Thousands of Tons of Rock, and. Two Miles From the Entrance of the Tunnel Only Hope is That the Fal ling Debris May Shut Gasses Off From Men, But This is Faint Hundreds of Women and Children Gathered at Mouth of Mine Make Pitiful Scene. ' (UNITED MISS LCtSSD WIRS.J Middlesboro,. Ky., Dec. 9. More than 150 miners were entombed lu the mine of the Knoxvllle Coal com pany, at Brycevlilo, Tenn., today, and all are belloved to have perished. An explosion of gas Is believed to have been the cause of the disaster, as gas Is still escaping from the mouth of the mine, and. preventing the entrance of rescuers. A rescue car has boeu dispatched from Knox vllle to the scene of the disaster. Ilnckcri the Krth for Miles. . The explosion, whKh meant death to the Imprisoned miners, rocked the earth for miles, The victims are Im prisoned beneath thousands of tons of earth aud rock iwo mllos from the entrance of the mine,-.'.. The bant occurred at 7:30 this morning, Just after the day shift had gone to work, volumes of smoke t noon were still laming from the ntrance. of the mine, .which Is be lieved to lie a muss of flames In Its Inner working. Only 13 Shopping The only Baking Powder l; made from If'' y Royal Grape Cream oi Tarter Ear Saves Batter, Hour, s : vf 1 1 H . ' EflQS, and makes Jy-'.. ' j : borne baking easy L ., ', . jjr fe Sio Mum Ho Uisio Phcsphzto W" .WITH A SMILE ON HIS FACE When he exclaims on Christmas morn, "It's Just What I Wanted," We've a store full of useful gifts that any practical man will appre ciate, Come, see for yourself. Do a little "eye shopping" no harm done, YOU SHOULDNT WORRY If unable (a decide what to give, a Gift Bond will enablp-hlm to do his own choosing can be filled in , for any amount you wish to give, redeemabe;by recipient in goods of his own selection. Salem Woolen Mill Store I For Good Things, NO. 2.1. in coal m LIKE EMMIE EflTOUDEO" ALL KILLED RAGIIIG FUR1CE rttlful Scene at Mine. Hundreds of women and children gathered at the mouth of the pit at Brycovllle, and many of them tried to hurl themselves into the mine, despairing of ever again seeing their loved ones who are shut beneath. The only hope for the cntombr , men Is that a portion of the wall and roof of the mine have collapsed. shutting off the dealy gnaes, which otherwise will kill every man en tombed, . riewuers Driven Hack. The flrat rescuers to attempt to en ter the pit were driven back by the smoke and lire whlca raged In the lower workings. It will be hours be fore the flames can be subdued, and until they are controlled nothing ran be done toward a rescue. The -explosion occurred when 2Q0 men were In the mine, most of them working deep In Its recesses near where the explosion occurred. The t Continued on paga i.) 7, A Y Days Left 'till Christmas. ...1 See Our Windows. A. t t