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ft II -'. A A. M W -XV LE' l:S'i"ilUl t VOI, XXII. SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1912. NO.. 131. iMftflRl r 1 1 i f 51 iMii if r vr a, v y v va v 1 u t - ALBANY III add imco DECORATIONS BEAUTIFUL WEATHER SIMPLY PERFECT NINE TRAINS OVER JEW ROAD Salem Sends 3000 in Neighborly Visit to Celebrate Opening of' the Extension Big Parade. a Feature of the Day, Took Half an Hour to Pass Thousands of Oregon's Beautiful Women Gave Charm to the Scene Event one of Which Albany May Justly Feel Proud, and Which all Will Remem ber With Pleasure. At a low estimate 20,01)0 people were at Albany on July Fourth, the day set apart for the celebration of the completion of the Oregon Klectrlc railroad Into Albany, and the city ful ly maintained Its reputation for enter prise and ability to entertan visitors. Albany ranks with F.ugeno and Sa lem as one of the three most beauti ful cities In the Interior of Western Oregon. It Is spread over a large area, hag fairly wide streets, and open space around the court bouse and oili er public buildings, fine holelH, a pulf-lic-splrited citizenship. The decora tions of the street were very elabor ateone blaze of the national colors, and then some. It Was u Hon uty Show. The day was iiorfeet, neither hot nor cool, a veil of clouds over the sky, the ladles could wear light dress es, and had nor, to carry sunshades, inakjiig the passing throngs one con tinuous beauty show of Linn's fairest, with brilliant contributions from Ma lon, Denton and Lane counties. Port land people attended, Beveral thousand of them. The private residences and rVOULD STOP BOSS RULE -If! POLITICS ONWtESSMAN MHIR1S, OF NE. IIRASKA, PROPOSES A FLAN FOR A NATIONAL FRESIDEN TIAL PRIMARY TO STOP ROSS KILL'. cxmcD I'licns mjied wnii.l Washington, July 5. A nation wide presidential primary plan was propound to the house today by Rep resentative Norrls, of Nebraska, as an antidote for "boss rule'' In poll ties. The measure seeks to avoid conflict with the constitution by re quiring that the stale legislatures must, adopt Its provisions as the state laws and that the plan Is null unless ratified by 20 slates. The bill provides primaries to be hold on the first Tuesday In May In election years, and a national con vention on the fourth Monday In June. At the primaries the voters will be called on to express a first and sec ond choice for president and to choose delegates. If It appears that one candidate lias a majority In the convention by reason of his victories In the Mates that candidate becomes the choice of bin party without action by the con tention. If not, the convention so lects one, names a vice-president, and adopts a platform. "I think recent events," Norrls Bald, "have clearly demonstrated how It Is possible for a well regulated and a well oiled political niachinoto trample under foot fhe wishes of the rank and file of any political party, nnd there Is no way now In exist ence that we can control them. This law would enable voters 'to nominate their candidates by direct vote, or, at least, as near to such nomination as Is possible under constitutional lim itations. The conventions that are provided for In the bill will be much matler than In tho past, the repre sentations will be based on the strength of the different political parties In the different UI." Ot I lEIi GOOD CLOTHES ill) 20,000 VISITORS grounds of the Albany people were gorgeously and some even profusely decorated. The city was radiantly pretty, and made a very favorable Im pression on the crowds of visitors. There was the best of good feeling, and Salem motor cars were plentiful In the parade. A Fine Parade. The parade took place between 12 and 1 o'clock, and took half an hour to pass a given point. It started In with a lnrge line of decorated motor cars, some of them very pretty, fol lowed by a band, the Albany militia and Indian War Veterans and Grand Army men, floats from the lodges, In dustrial floats, a brigade of street cleaners in white, the children's play ground on a float. In between these were two bands, Including the Salem Military band, then came the Albany fire department, the broncho busters, male and female, the. Linn county pioneers In vehicles, the work hoiBe parade, the fourth band, the street paving plant, labeled ''Our Btreets are paved with Rltullthlc," and comic fea tures. A Thoiixilild Automobiles. There were probably a thousand au tomobiles In the city during the day. The Oregon Klectrjc upheld Its repu tation for doing good transportation work, and the delay at the Santlam bridge was due to an unseen Inter ruption on the part of the bridge con tractors. Uesldes five regular trains between Salem and Albany, four ex cursion trains of six coaches each were taken up from Portland and way stations, handling Jiv all about 2000 passengers without an accident. Trains on the Albany, Salem and Portland run are on regular schedule today. The celebration program . at Albany consisted of addresses of felicitation by the principal officials of the Ore gon Electric. Luncheon Served. A fine luncheon was served to about 200 Invited guests by the ladles of Al bany at 1 o'cllck, before the speaking on Bryant's Island. It was a very ap prizing spread of home cooking, served by the first ladles of the city, and participated In by the officials of the Oregon Klectric and their ladles, and officials of the S. P. company, slate officials and newspaper men and their ladles. This was a fitting cli max to the whole proceedugs, and showed Albany's hospitality In a very Impressive manner. COMMITTEE WILL TELL MX ABOUT IT lOXITRP MUCUS MMKCD Willi. 1 Sea Girt N. J., July 6 Governor Wilson was up early today expecting to receive at the "Little White Mouse" Ollle James, of Kentucky, permanent chairman of the Balti more convention and Senator O'Gor man, of New York. James sent word t.) tho governor that he would come here today to make final arrange ments for the visit of official notifi cation committee. The governor km Id that he had decided not to Issue any formal letter of acceptance, but lo make his speech to the commit tee In such a way that It would fully cover the situation. With the selection of the Congress hotel, Chicago, as the place, and July 5. as the time, for the official meet ing of the national committee to plan the campaign, the visiting com mittee nien have departed for their homes, but early today the leaden began to arrive for conferences. All brought requests for Governor Wil son to make speeches la their states. 3n far he has accepted none of then Invitation. Nearly a Race Blot. St. Louis, Mo., July G. A sar- castle reference to Pugilist Jim Flynn started a near Tace riot here todav "and resulted In one of the negro participants being allot, probably fatally, by a pa- trolman. - Several negroes and whites wore In a free for all Aunt erow- lng out of an argument of yes- terday'o fight. One negro had been badly slashed when the patrolman arrived and George Mitchell was shot when he fired at tho officer. , TALKS LIKE CASE HAD 10 MERIT UISCHLTES L A Ml ( 0. PRESI. It EXT IS EITHER TOO PEPPERY Olt THE CONTENTION OF THE COMPANY HAS LITTLE .ME KIT HE DOTH TALK TOO MICH. "That the honorable commissioner, when he without solicitation suggests any means to defraud company or to deprive It of Its rights under Its shows himself dishonest and corrupt, and the tool possibly of an autocratic Imperious, unbalanced and untruthful governor of tho state of Oregon, and his acts In this matter deserves, and so far as this company shall show It self able to present the facts to be calledo the attention of congress. "That the state of Oregon so far as its contract with this company Is con cerned is demanding and receiving everything which it is entitled to and to give this company anything less lu unlawful and shamefully dishonest and if tolerated will hasten the time when the revolutionary flag will wave over Its national buildings." The foregoing are the sensational declarations contained In an appeal which tho Deschutes Iand company to the secretary of the Interior from (he decision of the commissioner of the general land office suspending the company's application for a right If way to store the waters of Crescent lake pending a settlement of Its dif ficulties with tho State Desert Land board. Because of difficulties experienced with the company In making it live up to Ita contract with the desert land board Governor West In January wrote the commissioner and asked that, the company he denied the use of the malls.. The commissioner Is prose cuting an Investgatlon along that line, and also rendered a decision that until It is completed, and the company has settled Ha troubles with the des ert land hoard, the application shall be suspended. I'pon receiving this decision the governor was jubilant, declaring that he would now be able to coined the company to enter Intp a now contract with the board, but It seems that J. K. Morson, Its president, ha not yet given up the fight, for he Is appealing to 'the secretary of the Interior, and incidentally Intends to make the ac tion of the commissioner the basis of a congressional Investigation. In a letter to the hoard he advises it that the company will begin work on tho reservoir this Inonth, and that If he falls to get Justice In the general land office that he will enter the courts. Operation Performed, (ennui) rums i.mmto wmif Ban Francisco, July 5. Mrs. Sarah Decker, the noted Colorado suffra gist and reform leader, who has been III here with Intestinal trouble since Monday, was put under the knife at 10 o'clock this morning. The oper ation whs performed by Dr. Thomas Huntington, of San Francisco, as sisted by Dr. Herbert Moffltt, of this city and Dr. Cornelius De Bey, of Chicago. Tillamook la to bar a shingle mill, with a capacity of 150,000 a day. To Make a Republic. Sophia, Bulgaria, July 5. A conspiracy today Is alleged to have been discovered among Turkish officers at . Adrianople, looking to the transformation of European Turkey into a re- public. It was asserted that the Turkish officers held a meet- lng to establish a military dicta- torshlp and proclaim the repub- lie. ' IALE1 IS Cherry Fair, Which Begins Next Thursday, Will Be the Great est Ever Held Here, and That Means the Best Held Any where. . NEARLY $4000 IN PRIZES Exhibit Will He Itcvchitlon, (he Finest Showing of Perfect Fruit Ever Made Three Hays' Program Cavers Every .Minute ot the Time With Something Doing to Please, Inter est or Amuse Will He a Record Ilreaker. The Fourth of July Is over,, the con ventions are past, the Oregon Elec tric la open to Albany, and the Salem Cherry Fair is the next great event in the Willamette valley. The big gun-' spots on the sun are fading, the weather Is clearing, the cherries were ne.ver in finer condition for a success ful show. The country roads are perfect for traveling, and, the hay crop is not ripe enough to cut, grain 1b not ready, and the Indications are that Salem will have a Cherry Fair that will put all past performances In the shades of oblivion. Nearly 81000 In Prizes. The automoblla prizes, prizes for Bports, for cherries, for floats will aggregate nearly four thousand dol lars, to say nothing of the prizes of fered for the baby show, In charge of Will McGllchrli.t. The display of fu ture citizens will l e larger than ever before. Moth-rs wishing to take part In the contests foi supremacy will please report at tho Imperial furniture store, where special help has been de tailed to make the entries. The pa rade will be at 10 a. m. Saturday, and the prizes will be awarded and babies Judged at the armory. Hands and Programs. j'he Salem band, the Chemawa Indi an school band and the Victor .Point band will play on the streets and In the parades. There will bo a fine pro gram each evening at the armory, where a local sixiaker and a prominent Citizen of Portland will Seak for the Cherry Fair and the Home Manufac turers' exhibit. There will he a solo ist, songs by the quartet and other musical feu (u res. The evenings will be given over lo fun making, and the talks will be short and spicy. The Cherry Exhibit. Iteeldes the big county exhibits there will be 400 crales of cherries by tho Individual growers, put up In the field. W. T. Slolz, chairman of the ex hibit committee, says that the exhibit of cherries will be far ahead of that of any previous year. Four hundred boxes of the best cherries to be had have been pledged, and the committee, In its efforts to outdo nil former dis plays of Salem's famous fruit, Is al lowing the farmers $1 a box, Instead of Til) cents a box as formerly. All fear that the fruit would spill loo badly ns aresult of the rains to make a good display have been dispelled, since a very small portion of the ripe fruit has cracked, while the cherries that have not yet ripened, but which will be exactly the right stage of ripe ness by fair time, will not be Injured In the least degree. Flouts Will He Numerom. Dr. II. C. Kpley, chairman on the committee on entertainments and pa (Contlsued on Put I.) DIB EVEBT mm $ THE LAW l A How In Panama. Panama, July 5. The United States legation today ordered a drastic Investigation of a Fourth of July fight last night between Panama police and marines, In which civilians aud members of the Tenth infantry Joined. R. W. Davis, an American, was killed outright, and two marines and six members of the Tenth, as well as two Amer- lean civilian employes of the zone, were wounded. . POTS BLAME ALL Of) THE engineer .ACKA WANNA RAILWAY COM PANY MAKES INVESTIGATION AMI SAYS ENGINEER IGNORED Olt DISOBEYED ALL SIGNALS. UNITED rillBS LEARKD Willi.) New York, July 5. The Lacka wanna railway gave out today a sup plementary statement on yesterday's filial wreck at Corning, N. Y., In which It again declared that neglect on the part of the engineer, who dis regarded danger signals, was the sole cause. The statement says: "Engineer William Schrocder, of Klinlra, who was the engineer of the express train, was 50 years old and had been on thlB run ever since It was established, 24 years ago, and had a most excellent record. 'At the time of (he accident lie bad been on duty only about one hour. The road Is fully equipped with the latest and most complete automatic, block signals which pro vide two warning signals; the first being a milo to the rear. Tho dis tant signal notifies any approaching engineer to reduce his speed and hold his train under control, while tho am oml signal, Immediately In the rear of tho forward train, notifies the engineer to bring his train to a complete slop. "An official Investigation of the gtnund disclosed that Engineer Schroeder of the express train which ran Into train No. 9, passed signal 2773, which stood at 'caution', Indl cotlng clearly that train No. 0 was In the next block ahead and requir ing him to reduce speed and hold his train under control. This he did not do, but he ran through the block at full speed and ran by the home sig nal which stood at 'danger' 4500 feet beyond the . first signal. Train No. 9 was standing 450 feet beyond the danger signal, which was disregard ed. "In addition, Engineer Schroeder ran by tho flagman on train No. 9, who was standing midway between the cautionary and danger signals and who had, as an extra precau tion, .owing to the fog, lighted a fu see which was burning In full view as the engineer passed. "A thorough Insect Ion df the block signals developes that they were In perfect condition." INDEPENDENCE DAY MADE HIM WANT FREEDOM Evidently deciding that Independ ence Day was a good time to assert his rights for freedom, Karl Blair, a '.rusty at the penitentiary, yesterday afternoon effected his escape. He was sentenced to the penitenti ary from t ' ii Ion county for a period of 20 mouths for forgery, and had served all but two months when he fled. Guns Ileal Four Ares, Hun Francisco, July fi. Three ormed and masked robbers entered the Southern club, an Incorporated poker club, here early today and robbed keepers and guests of $800. No trace has been found of the men. Chrlstofferson, who attempted to fly at Tillamook on the Fourth, failed on account of the high winds. mm has IDS .BASF FOR SE1 FORMA L CHARGES ARE FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE SELLING POST ANSWER TIE He Has Already Filed Statement of Expenditures as Being Less Than $1000 His Friends Also Filed Statement as to Amount Spent by Them The Specific Charge is That Selling Spent $10,000 for Postage Stamps and for Printing and Distributing Matter, Showing Why He, and Not Jona than Bourne Should Be Sent to Washington. Declaring that lien Selling, candi date on the Republican ticket for I'nlted States senator,, expended dur ing his campaign, thousands of dol lars which were never Included In his expense statement filed with Sec retary or State Olcott, Arnold Kel ler, of Portland, today preferred for mal charges against him with the secretary of state, and It will now be Incumbent upon that official to take action wllh relation to the sub ject. After reading tho charges, Secre tary of State Olcott stated that the law provided that the first Btep un der he law would be to notify Sell ing, and give him a chance to cor rect tho statement. Should he fall to do no, then the charge, and all evidence will be turned over to the district attorney, who, under the law, If he considers tho evidence suf ficient, will bring either civil or criminal proceedings. Should Soil ing file a stntement showing he had vitiated tho corrupt practice act, the matter would then be directly under tho Jurisdiction of the district attor ney and it is Incumbent upon him to prosecute. The Formal Charges., The formal statement is as fol lcws: "I hereby complain nnd aver that the statement of campaign expenses heretofore filed In your office by the Honorable I ten Selling purporting to set forth the expenses In his cam paign fur the Republican nomination for tho office of I'nlted States senu toi, docs not conform to law or to the truth. 1 allege the facta to be that the said lien Selling spent large sums of money, to-wlt: About. $10, 0(10 during the months of January and February, 1012, for letters nnd TA FT PLAYS (101, K WITH St ill II HAMMOND UKiTtn rnKHS l.mD wins 1 Ileverley, Mass., July 5. Ilrlgbt and early todny President Taft was on the golf links for an 18-liole contest with his friend, John Hayes Hammond, lie fore going to the links President Taft had an hour's session with his stenog rapher, and then motored to the My epla club. Sometime this after noon, after luncheon at home and a nap, the president will take an auto mobile rldo along the North Shore. Yesferduy he motored to Hamilton to vslt Secretary of the Navy Meyer, who is recuperating from an nttack of ty phoid, lie spent the evening wllh his family on the front porch of Paramat ta cotlage, viewing the fireworks. Secretary llillea will not Join the president at Ileverley on this trip, lie Ii at his summer home on Ing Island and will meet the president Monday In Washington at the conference of the Republican national committee. LAFOLLETTE STILL A FT E It ROOSEVELT fUNITSD MENS I.StHKD WIHS Madison, Wis., July ft. A renewed demand that Colonel Roosevelt pub lish Ills expense account, or tnako a statement as to why he will not, was made by Senator La Folletle In his magazine today, li Folletle declares that Roosevelt, has had the backing of t he "harvester I rust," the "steel trust'' and ' Perkins, lliinna and Mou sey," and that his campaign has been characterized by a "riotous ex penditure of money." m Follette says that, as special privilege puts money Into politics ns an Investment only, Roosevelt should at once tell the American people how and for what h and his- managers spent their cash. mum I Of"!. postage and return postage and oth er ways, setting forth to the Repub lican voters of Oregon the reasons why Jonathan Bourne, Jr., should not be nominated for that office, and reasons why ho, the said Soiling, should be so nominated, That none of said sums were Included In said lii n Selling's statement of expendi tures. "And also further that large sums wero spent In newspaper advertising during tho same period, and other sums for personal canvassing In the Interest of said Ren Selling, and against said Jonathan Bourne, Jr., which sums were not accounted for In said statements filed In your of fice." "(Signed) ARNOLD KELLER." According to his statement on filo with tivi secretary of slato, Selling expended $784.10, nnd his friends spent In his behalf, $9,941.70. Under Urn lnw he Is allowed to spend per sonally $1.12.1, nnd In the event that the Keller chargo should prove true, he will have violated the corrupt . practice act. CONTEST WILL END VO'ITNU FOR OI'EEN OF THE CHERRY FAIR WAS LKiHT Y ES TER OA Y, (MVINO TO STORES RE IN O CLOSER-WILL RE RE1I HOT FROM SOW L'NTIL THE CLOSE. Owing to the fact tliat yesterday was the nation's birthday, the voting In the queon contest was very light. The stores were all closed, and the cvodus to nearby towns left no ono but the stay-nt-homo class In Salem, hut today everyone Is back In town, and us today and tomorrow are tho Inst two days of the contest thero will be things doing by the candidate andjtbelr supiiortors. The fact that the ipieen's entertainment this year is to be brimful of new features, and will far excel that provided her pre decessors, Is arousing a correspond ing degree of Interest among the can didates, and It will be a fortunate young lady lo whom Is accorded the honor of wearing the title of "Queen Anne VII." The end of the contest Is near, and those who are supporting candidates are urged to redouble their efforts for there Is no doubt that the final count tomorrow night will disclose some startling surprises. Following la the present standing of the candi dates, as shown by the last count: Clarissa PearmliiH 4O."0 Jessie P. Keeton .'1079 Mary Kckerlcn 25117 ' Kindly Nerod , 2007 Ruth Ketchnm . 1 173 V Audrey Dovls l:i:i.'l . ,. Nellie Schwab 1241 j J. A. Hill Resigns. New York, July Ii. J. .1. Hill today resigned as vlce-preeldent of the (ireat Northern railway company, and W. 8. ('lough was announced ns his successor. No reason was as signed for the retirement of Hill, but It was said at his office that he In tended to spend the next few months In travel. At leant 1500 men are now at work on the Natron extension. TOMORROW