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DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL.
VOL. XVII.
SALEM. OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1007.
NO. 4.
ALEM ALDERMEN HOLD CAUCUS
N INVESTIGATION OF HARREVLAN MERGER
1 l'JltmtW1tf'
IARRIMAN
MERGERS
TESTED
Great Investigation
Has Been Started
fo Inquire Into Consolidation
of Three Billions of
Capital
Now York, Jan. 4. Commission-
ers Knnpp nnd Lane today began in
vcstlgatlon of alleged violations of
ftho intcrstnto commerco law by tho
lllarrlmnn lines. Tho commissioners
hcsltnto to let tho Ilarriman Inter-
iest8 know oxnetly what lino thoy will
i pursue. Tho plans will probably not
develop In full until tho commission
F sits in Chlcnso January 8th, or por
:imps later in San Francisco. Com-
jiniBslon scoks to detormlno whether
f joint ownership of Southern Pacific
und Union Pacific amounts to a con-
1 splracy in rcstrnint of trndo In vio
lation of tho Shormnn net.
' Cnlnl ,n FTlin 1r.ttli1 T..M..nl
VOivi;mi iu x iiu vjti.iiiui ouuimu,;
Now York, Jan. 4. Tho federnl in
Evcstlgation of tho Harriman systom
f railroads, which was postponed
from December 28 to accommodate
Him
PEOPLES BARGAIN HOUSE
A GREAT
CLEAN-UP SALE!
IN EVERY DEPARTMENT.
PRICES SLAUGHTERED
12.00 Fur Nock Scarfs, price, ,89c
$3.50 Fur Neck Scarfs, prlco.11.60
f 8.00 Long Furs, prlco $4.95
$12.00 Fox Furs, prlco $6.90
Ladies' $13.90 Long Coats,
price $8.90
Ladies' $16,00 Long Coats,
prlco .'.$9.90
$20.00 Long Coats, prlco. .$12.50
$8.00 Silk Petticoats, price. $4. 50
$2.00 Satoon Petticoats, price.. 9Sc
$5,90 Silk Waists, prlco. . . .$3.75
All Trimmed Hats Half Price.
$35.00 Waterproof Rubber
Lined Sik Coats, price. .$18.90
45c Colored Silks, yard 25c
75c Colored Silks, yard ...,49c
$1.50 Silks, yard
75c, 85o and 98c
Silk Umbrellas, Half Price.
50c Dreas Goods, yard 25c
85c Dress Goods, yard 49c
$1.65 Fancy Panama Dress
Goods, 54 Inches, yard 98c
Silk Waistlngs All Reduced.
Ladles' $2.25 DresB Shoes.. $1.49
Slippers, Half Price.
SALEM'S FASTEST GROWING STORK.
MCEYOY BROS.
Mr. Harriman, was opened horo to
dny. The proceedings will bo of the
greatest Importance as the investiga
tion is aimed to determine whothor.
broadly, a single railroad interest Is
likely to come into domination of
tho transportation systom of the
country in the near future, as it Is
now asserted that tho rapid growth
of tho Ilarriman linos will causo in
quiry as to whothor tho Stnndard
Oil croup, which Is nssumod to back
Ilarriman, is in tho way of securing
control of tho railway Interests of
tho country. It Is known to tho
members of tho Intoratnto commorco
commission, who aro conducting tho
Investigation, nnd to Attorneys Kel
logg and Sovornnco, who will handle
tho points of law nt Issuo, that tho
administration considers this the
most Important step it has as yet
taken against any railroad combina
tion. Tho government wnn aroused by
tho wonderful strides of Harriman
and Attorney Kellogg today an
nounced that every power will bo ex
hausted to hroak'tho great Harriman
merger and chock Its march towards
centralization. Hnrrlman, however,
realizes that ho has aroused tho en
orglos of tho administration nnd Is
about to flaht a political battlo as
well as a financial one.
Special Attorneys Kellogg nnd
Sovornnco have, it is stntcd, collect
ed evidonco to show that tho Harri
man mergers woro combination
formed to stlflo competition, nnd it is
also stated that Mr. Stuyvcsant Fish,
tho deposed presldont of tho Illinois
Contral road, control of which wnB'
purchasod bv tho Harriman Interests,
(Continued on pngo five.)
CiOSTO
Wh S'n I
8c II. S. Ladles' Handkerchiefs,
prlco 3c
5c Handkerchiefs, price. ..... .lc
Men's 10c Handkerchiefs 4c
Ladles 10c Handkorchlefs. , . ,4c
Flno Linen Handkerchiefs
Reduced.
All
Mufflers, from 25c up.
Ladlos' 50c Hand Dags 25c
Ladlos' 50c Silk Belts, price.. 2 5c
Men's 65o Underwear, price.. 39c
$1.00 Dressing Sacques, prico..45c
1,000 yds, 8 1-3 Embroidery,
yard 3c
76c Velveteens, all colors, yd.. 3 9c
1,000 yds. Outing Flannels,
yard , 4 c
Dest Spool Silk spool 3c
Best Darning Cotton, ball lc
Best Sams Silk, ball 2c
25c Toys, price 10c
50c Toys, price 25c
10c Frilled Garter Elastic, yd. ,5c
Beat Safety Pins, per doz 2c
Ladles' Hose. . . .10c. 15c and 26c
$2.00 Silk Hose, pair $1-25
dfllaSl (Wstrwts
THE OWL
TRAIN
WRECKED
No
One But Brake Beam
Travellers taught
Stockton, Cal., Jan. 4. Southern
PacIIlc northbound "Owl" was
wrecked at Mantren at 7 o'clock this
morning. Tho engine, mnll car, bag
gage and two slcopors nnd day conch
wont Into tho ditch and woro badly
wrecked. Only seriously Injured
was tho tramp passongors. Tho
sleepers woro pinned . under tho
wreckage. Rosldonts of Mnntroa
chopped them out with axes and
nono were seriously Injured. Pas
songors were tnkon to Lathrop on n
special trnln.
o
Fell Seventy Feet.
Senttlo, Jan. 4. William Murray.
Bteol worker on tho now Mclhom
building under courso of construc
tion on Second nvonuo, between Mar
ion and Columbia streets, fell from
tho fourth story to tho basement at
11 o'clock, dropping a distance of 70
feet, and escaped injury except for a
deep gash In his left hip. Ho will
bo out ngain in a fow days, tho at
tending surgeon said.
Murray owes his llfo to a pjlo of
ashes on which ho alighted. Murray
was walking on ono of the steel gird
ers when his foot slipped and ho
dropped off. His body shot down
foot first; missing tho third nnd' "sec
ond story girders. Tho first story
girder wns directly In tho downward
path and Murray's loft hip struck
this. Tho thin cdzo'of tho girder
ripped open tho flesh. Tho Biiddon
contact throw Murray's body out of
tho direct lino of descent and ho
thoroby missed another iron beam
that, had ho struck It, would prob
ably havo killed him Instantly.
Murray struck In a hemp of ashes
and to tho astonishment of dozens of
persons who stood with abated breath
as tho body shot through tho nlr,
Murray jumped up and walked away.
It was a minute nftorwnrd that ho
discovered that ho had been hurt.
Workmen holpcd him into a carriage
and ho was sent to his homo nt 153
SIxtconth avenue.
To Succeed Williamson.
Washington, Jan. 4. Engglo
bright, California's now momber of
tho houso wns named as momber of
tho committee on mines nnd mining
to succeed Williamson, of Oregon,
who was announced by tho speaker
as "not attending this session."
Williamson convicted connection of
land frauds, in connection with Dr.
Gosner, a brother of tho Salem alder
man. o
Examined for a Year.
Chicago, Jan. 4. Bank Examiner
Moxoy spent tho day boforo tho fed
eral grand jury explaining results of
an examination extending over near
ly a year of tho Chicago National
.bank, which failed Decembor, 1905,
of which John R. Walsh was presi
dent.
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Chicago Markets.
Chicago, Jan. 4. Cash wheat
75H,corn4343, oats 36 30.
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Tho Joy.
Of living Is to havo good hoalth
Ubo Herblno and you will havo bush
elB of joy. You need not bo blue,
fretful and bavo that bad tasto In
your mouth. Try a bottle of Her
blne, a positive euro for all liver
complaints. E. Harrell, Austin, Tex ,
writes: "I havo used Herblno for
over a year, and find it a flno regula
tor, I gladly recommend It as a fine
medicine for Dyspepsia." Sold by
D. J, Fry.
Dr. J. E. COOK
MOVED TO S4 LIBERTY STREET,
WHERE HE WILL MEET ALL OLD
AND NEW PATIENT!. FOR ANY
DISEASE CALL ON DM. COOK.
CONSULT A WON
PAVING
FORTY
BLOCKS
Eugene City Council Takes
Definite Action
Eugene, Jnn. 4. At a special
meeting of tho city council cnllcd by
Mayor Wllklns for tho purposo of
discussing tho street paving ques
tion, n resolution wns adopted de
daring it was tho senso of tho meet
ing that pavemont should bo laid on
Willnmotto stroot to Thirteenth,
Eleventh to Unlvorslty, Fifth, Sixth
and Seventh, ono block ench way
from Wlllnmetto; Eighth and Ninth,
two blocks ench way from Wlllnm
etto. Ork, from Sovonth to Ninth.
Olive, from Sovonth to Ninth.
Tho total numbor of blocks to bo
paved is 41.
City Attorney Bonn wns Instructed
to look up tho law bb to tho proporty
procedure in tho mnttor and tho
stroot commlttoo wns instructed to
communlcnto with tho ofllclnls of tho
cities of Portland. Tncoma and Se
nttlo In regard to tho cost of pave
ments nnd ns to tho best material to
bo used. A report will bo mado nt
a called meetins of tho council.
FLOODS
I ON THE
WABASH
Carml, 111., Jun. 4. Tho Wabash
rlvor Is rising four feet nn hour. All
tho crocks are flooded and enormous
dnmago is bolnc dono. A dozon
fnmlllos havo bson driven out this
morning from Enst Carml. Tho
Wabash nnd Ohio rlvors nro rising.
Tho weather is remarkably warm
for tho season, and honvy rains con
tinue. HnllronilH Facing StilkcH.
Chicago, Jan. 4, Chlofs of tho or
ganized tralnmon. ofllclnls of tho
trnlnmon nnd ofllclnls of tho rail
roads of tho country havo a decision
regnrdlng threatened broneh and n
strlko exceeding that of 1894 facos
tho companies, unloss thoy mnko sub
stantial concessions, Leading traln
mon at tho conferenco this morning
doclded to press their demands, At
tho conferenco woro presont Grand
Chief Knnnnhan, of tho Brothorhood
of Firemon nnd Englnomen, Grand
Chlof Morrlssoy, of Railway Train
men, Grand Chlof Garrotson, of tho
conductors, and representative of
tho Bwltchmens and other organiza
tions affiliated with largo unions.
ti
Forty Towns Coallcfls.
Minneapolis, Jan. 4. Forty sta
tions along tho Great Northern Rail
way in North Dakota aro almost
without coal. A great storm would
causo untold suffering. Farmers are
burning hay, straw and preparing to
throw themselves upon tho morcy of
tho towns which aro unablo to fur
nish fuel to thoir residents oven
now. Tho Interstato commerco com
mission is considering sending an
agent to securo relief.
o
Bridge Washed Out.
The bridge near Oak street on tho
little car lino in Yew Park has been
closed to traffic, owing to its being
undermined by tho high water. Tho
north approach was washed out leav
ing a space of fully flvo feet to tho
bridge.
o
In Hands of Printer.
Superintendent Calbreath's official
roport for tho past year has boon re
ceived by tho state asylum board and
Is In tho bands of tho printers.
o
Tcami toe Sal
A good work team, weight 1250
each, with harness. A bargain. Call
on F, A. Kurtz. 227 North Commer
cial street. l-4-3t.
Floods In Northwest.
Portland, Jnn. 4. A heavy down
pour of rain nnd strong winds con
tinuo today and all rlvors in wost
orn Oregon and Washington nro
brlmfull nnd out of thoir banks.
Tho worst floods of tho season nro
In prospect. Tho Willnmotto is at
highest Bingo now and at tho danger
lino. , Traffic on Southern Pacific and
O. R, & N, Is complotoly blocked by
slides and washouts. About 200
passengers marooned on tho O. R. &
N. nt Bonovlllo yostordny woro
brought to Portland this morning by
steamer. Many sections roport worst
storm of season.
O-
In .Southern Oregon.
Roseburg, Or., Jan. 4. Tho Ump
qua river Is 23 foot abovo low walor
and still rising. Tho railroad brldgo
at Rlddlo was carried out and traf
fic Is tied up.
o
German Social News.
Charley Wolz, Wurst-Fabrlkant
zmn Doutschon Kntsor, has begun
tho manufneturo of his old-time do
Uclous Wlonors.
Gldoon Stolz lint sich In tho Stndt
Polltlk hlnoingolnBSon, but his fac
tory tuniB out tho snmo brand of
Sauerkraut.
Die Ehcfrau unseros Nnchhars.
Horr Krumstlofol, mnoht slch rocht
schoon und wordon Zwllllngo nugogo
bon In dom GohurtsroglBtcr.
Horo Is a pointer for somo of tho
local politicians from tho standpoint
of Hor PnBtor Mcssorchlolgcr, and
ho means ovory word of It: "Jo ober
flacchllchor und nufgohlasonor eln
polltlkor 1st dosto grocssor slono
populnrltaet untdr dem undenkonden
Tholl dor Bovoolkorung. Jo gowls
BortlbBOr, vulgnror, und burschkoop
flger eln Domngogo 1st, desto slchcror
1st soln nugonbllckllchor Erfolg."
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Two llitNlu'tlmll OatneH.
Two bnBketball games will be
played In tho Y. M. C. A. gymnnslum
Saturday night, both of which nre
going to bo Interesting, There will
bo a preliminary game botweon the
tonms of tho high school and tho
Cnpltal Business collozo of this city,
Following this will bo tho snmo be
tween tho Snlom nnd Portland Y. M.
C. A. toattiB, ono of tho scheduln In
torstato Ioaguo contents. From tho
showing so far thoso two toams aro
about oqual In strongth nnd It will
bo a hard battlo for supromacy to
morrow night whon thoy get on tho
floor togothor.
Funeral Tomorrow.
Tho funarnl of tho Into Forrout
Prosnnll, who was killed yostorday
will bo hold at tho Frlouds church In
North Salem Saturday January 5, at
1 o'clock p. m. Tho body will bo
burlod in tho City Vlow comotory.
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How to Cure Chilblains.
"To enjoy freedom from chil
blains," writes John Kemp, East
Otlsllold, Mo., "I apply Bucklon's Ar
nica Salvo. Havo also used it for
salt rheum with excellent results."
Guaranteed to euro fovor sores, lndo-
lont ulcors, piles, burns, wounds. t
frost bites nnd ekln diseases; 25c ati
J. O. Perry's drug Btoro.
THE LUCKY NUMBER
1395
WINS THE
IF THE COUPON IS NOT PRESENTED IN ONE WEEK A NEW
NUMBER WILL BE DRAWN. SO DON'T DESTROY YOUR COU
PONS. SOMEBODY WILL GET IT IF IT REQUIRES A DOZEN OR
MORE DRAWING.
THANKING YOU FOR YOUR LIBERAL PATRONAGE IN THE
PAST, I WISH YOU ALL A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR
Dr. B. C. Wright. " pm Denfct
ptowloff BJdg., Oemrt teH.. Xeurs:
UmUft: 18 a. m. U 12 s.
COUNCIL
FORCED
HARMONY
Chief Gibson Names
His Own Men
Gesner-Croisan Combination
Machine Was Knocked
Out
Now City Ofllcers.
Firo Chlor Mark O. Savago.
Enginoor E. C. Churchill.
Englno Drlvor Poter Phillips.
IIoso Truck Drlvor J. Town-
BQIld.
Stroot Commissioner Jnmos
Martin.
Police Ofllcori L. R. Murphy.
Pollco Ofllcer J. A. Foland.
City Attorney A. O. Condlt.
:ionlth Olflcor Dr. W. C. Smith.
Park Commissioner Mrs. D.
J. Fry.
Tho only contest of any signifi
cance which took plnco In tho caucus
of tho now mombors of tho city coun
cil, which was hold In tho pollco
court room last ovcnlntr, to decldo
upon nominees for tho complement
of city, ofllcers. wns upon tho cholco
of two pollco captains to succeed Of
ficers' Ktiugcor and Iluslck, tho rosult
of which was a comploto break of tho
Gosnor-CroUnn combination, nnd tho
solectlon of L. R. Murphy nnd J. A.
Folnnd, both of which nominations
aro porfoctly satisfactory to Chlof D
W. Gibson.
Mnchlno Shite Broken.
Tho Gosnor combination, na lined
up on tho official nominations, was
composed of Aldermon Gcsnor,
Bnyno (Dom.), Low, HnnB and
nnd Jacobs, who stood togothor
practically throughout tho voting,
but when tho cholco of nlsht pollco
mon enmo up thoro woro flvo nomi
nees, nnd tho combination broko up
on tho first ballot, Murphy having
rocolved tho support of two of tho
flvo stalwarts, and only lacked throo
votos of bolng tho unanimous choice,
Gosnor, Ilnyno nnd Hans having
Btood by their colors. Longcor and
Foland woro a tlo for tho second
plnco on tho bnll t, nnd, nftor Bovor
al ballots, tho tlo broko In favor of
Foland, with tho flvo mombors stand
ing togothor for Longcor, and tho
balance, nine votes, going to Foland.
Gt'HiuT for Longcor.
Somewhat of a dlsciiBBlon upon
tho cholco of night pollcomon wns
precipitated by Aldorman Oanor,
who advocated tho retention of tho
presont mombors of tho forco, Long
cor nnd Buslck, and contended that
tho council should not pormlt itself
to bo dlctatod to by tho city mnrshnl
upon tho Question of who h juld
(Continued on Pngo 5.)
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