Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919, March 21, 1907, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextTWr ,k up, not down; look out, not in; forward, not back; move ahead 5ILY CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAUCll 21, 1007. NO. 70. LEW BOARD OF TRADE rts permanent Hcadquar- sand Assists i" uiu River Campaign onco to Director Dovors. Ho Bhowea that part of the work of the Nation al Congress In the future was to se curer tho oponlng of tho locks and ca nal at Oregon City, for which the state had already appropriated $300, 000, and that this could be accom plished Inside of (wo years by ac tive work, backed by tho whole state. Tho pnssago of a bill by Sonn tor Fulton nnd Congressman Hnwle, assisted by the rost of tho delegation, was a foregone conclusion. As a ro- isult of the Oregon delegation at I tending that congress in December l this state had secured all approprla .,.. Thidscn announced the jona nsked for, nnd tho same result ' nt of John 11. Albert and , would bo accomplished noxt Decom . k who with tho pros- ber. Tho appropriation of $00,000 XctornatK, . fo the u Wlllametto nlono would rin b( roemue ra vi Aq mQrQ fQr thj reguInUon of rntc3 darter commission. Western Orecon than nil other In fluence. Tho program of the Na tional Rivers and Hnrbors Congress wns to secure at least $50,000,00 per annum for rivers nnd hnrbors, In was to sccurcat least $50,000,000 per annum, the uvcrngo for tho past 20 years. Mayor Rodgors expressed himself strongly in favor of doing nil that was possible- to secure open riv ers, niul thought this city would get back ono hundred fold what is spent for nny such purpose. . .rodent announces uuu mu .m tonunlttee had closed nr- .! for the lease of a Btoro LtbeMurphyblocknt$40pcr ii in which to Install a permn- jlMt ol Marlon county pro- .u.. .hnniii tin kmit onen fcj,ja wav """" " M public The commiuco w Mied to employ an assumm iry o tavo charge or mo h K jw were changed to glvo It'iHi? change in namo of tho jwBvard of Trade, nnd tho old ml Club Is no more ns a br cf record. irvst'utlon was adopted asking 5 Woman s Club to innguraio a luup Day," nnd pledging tho co- tlon of the Board of Trade. Opoi Illtcr Campaign. U E Hofer rend lettors irom , Devon, director of tho North- eel tb National Rivers nnd Hnr- i OErrest, and from Hon. J. N. , of the Portland Chamber of csrce, Hiking co-oporntlon in I utter of raising a fund of III to aulit In defraying tho cx- lw cf the national campaign for Liua naruors. Tno assessment iiton u only $50, and Colonel is u led that this sum be sont at Onload of Horses. Win. Sklpton nnd Tom Cornollus roturned today with n cnrlond of flno young work horsos from Mny vlllo country, in Wheeler nnd Slior man counties. They shipped from Condon Tuesday morning, nnd un loaded to feed at tho Portland stock yards, whoro thoy sold threo to Dill Fruslor. Thoy wolgh from 1200 to 1000 pounds, nnd nro for snlo at tho Sklpton barn on South Commer cial street. PRACTICAL PRESIDENT WANTED Grange Demands a Leader Connected With Agriculture Wires Reported Down. Portland, Mnrch 21. Telegraph wires nro down cast of Holcnn, and nil south of Pocatello, Idaho, and Dunlsmulr, California. I1ICAG0 STOE PEOPLES BARGAIN HOUSE Beatrtiftd New Spring Goods,, On Sale in Every Department GRAND OPENING fine Millinery, Ladies' Coats, La- jatKKts, spring auits, :iik waists, Waists, Silk Petticoats, Dress GRAND OPENING New Spring Dress Goods, Fine h!cvv ""krofrteries, New Laces, Dress Trimmings, Fancy Braids, wws, All Over Laces, Waisting fine Hosiery, Summer. Under- Ribbons. GRAND OPENING ti Oxford Shoes, White Goods, umghams, Spring Calicoes, WC.SS Gftftffc I runce fllfvrc Cn jKlin, Underwear and Waistings E THP llT7o m, r rr.T ' ""iiuivvj jv ijtt srjsjjct WtOWDMI MKNUL Portland, March 21. Pomona Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, cn tortnlncd by HubsoIIvIUo Ornnge, wont on record unanimously as be lieving that tho man selected as the next president of the Oregon Agri cultural collego should bo u mnn of nntlonnl reputation, and spcclnlly fit ted to head nn agricultural school. Thomas Paulson, mombor of tho stnto oxccutlvo committee, submit ted tho following resolution, which was adopted without oxtonded dis dis cusseon: "Whereas, Thoro Is nt prosont n vncancy in tho olllco of president of tho Agricultural College, and "Whorens, Tho olllco will be filled In tho near futuro by tho rogonts of said college, thoroforo bo It "Resolved, That wo, tho mombors of tho Pomona Orango, of Multno mah county, domnml that whoovor Is appointed to this offlco shall bo a man thoroughly compotont by nctu al cxporlonco In tho work of educa tion as It pertains to agriculture and n mnn of national roputntlon, if pos sible." Mrs. CInrn II. Waldo, mombor of the board of regents, was present and said that tho regents woro looking for Just such a mnn und expressed satisfaction with tho Indorsement. Slio said that tho president of tho Oregon Agricultural Collego had been receiving $3000 a year, but ex pressed tho opinion that a much larg er salary would havo to bo pnid In futuro for tho right man. Sovornl men wcro umlcr consideration, alio snld, ono of whom is now bolng paid $4500 a year. Mrs. Waldo said that next yenr 1200 students nro expected to attend tho school. Features of Old Ago Annuities 11111. Ottown, Ont., March 21. Tho prin cipal fcaturos of tho bill submitted by Sir Richard Cnrtwrlght pro viding for tho establishment of a syBtom of government nuuuttles are as follews: A govornmont nnnulty shall not bo nindo In favor of any porson othof than to ncutnl annuit ant, nor for any larger amount than $400 a year; tho total amount pny ablo by way of govornmont annuity or government nnnultlos to nny nn nultnnt shall not oxclod tho sum of $400 a year, nor shall any govern ment annuity bo paid or paid to any nunultnnt until and unless thnt an nuitant has reached tho ngo of GO years. Tho minister may refiiBO to contract for any government annuity In any caso whoro ho is of opinion that there are sufficient reasons for refusing so to do. Tho proporty nnd Interest of nny nunultnnt In nny con tract for a govornmont nnnulty shall, not be trniiBfcrrnblo, cither at law or equity, and tho minister Bhnll not receive or be nffected by notlco, how ovor given, or nny trust In nny way affecting nny government annuity. Tho interest In an annuity Is ex empt from any bankruptcy proceed Ings, nnd ennnot bo seized or levied upon. In caso of tho death of any annuitant beforo tho tlmo nt which a government nnnulty becomos pny able to htm, all moneys paid by htm In consideration of such nnnulty ahnll bo paid to hls.holrs or logal ropro sontntive8 with Intorost nt 3 por cont. MILLION DOLLAR GRAND JURY MEETS A Struggle With Dominant Powers of Graft at 'Frisco FIRE Many Faithful Flame Fighters Injured by Oil j Philadelphia, Mnrch 21. A mil lion dollars' worth of proporty of tho Amorlcnn refining works nt Point Ilreezo was destroyed by flro tlilrf morning, explosions following each It was tho opinion of sovoral who otlor Jn rnpd succession during the snoko on tho subject thnt a suitable prosldont could not bo secured for loss than $5000. Mrs. Waldo Introduced rosolutlonB Indorsing tho action of tho Stato Qrango oxecutlvo commlttoo In pro posing tho referendum on tho com pulsory pass'law, which failed nt tho last session of tho legislature, and also to repeal tho Inw appropriat ing $100,000 to build eight armorlos In different towns In Orogon. W BROS. Ctnwr if CM&JM4 Cwrt Mviitt TRUSTS CHURCHES BREWERIES File Article of Incorporation With Secretary of State The American Brewery and Ico Co., of Spokane and Wilbur, Wash ington; stock $7C,000; Incorporates with principal offlco at Baker City. Leo Investment and Trust Co., Port land; stock $5000, by M. K. Leo. Geo. C. Johnson, J. II. Middleton. Rogers, Hart & Gibson Co., Port land; $4500; Insurance brokers. Sclo Stock and Agricultural Fair, by A, O. Prill, M. C. dalnes, Leo Bll yeu, J. A. Rllyeu., John Wesley, Carl Mlddlestsdt, A. E. Randall. Tho Alblna Creamery Co., $5000 stock, Portland, by J. Hand, L. J Doherty, X. F. 8. Jackson, Michael Fitzgerald. W. H. Judson Co., logging machin ery and englneerlngf stock $2500, by W. H. Judson, Mao Wilson and G. F. Martin. Churche Incorporated. Tho Branson Memorial Methodist church of Highland, Clackamas 'county; $600. Tho Clarkes Methodist Episcopal church, Clarkes, Clackamas county; $500. Tho Hawthorne Park f!rebyterlan church, Portland; $15,080. Trinity Fret&yttrrlaa church, or Portland; $2569. X4)e4lt tyiacopil church, of MoMla; $2fM. conflagration, throwing burning oil over tho firemen and employes, and Injuring many. o Tho Old Tlmo Circus Ih Here. Now York, March 21. -This Is spring, according to tho nlmnnuc, no body has believed it until tho circus enmo, nnd thnt happened today when tho largest ever, Barnum & Bailey's oponed this nftornoou nt Madison Squnro Gnrdon. Tho circus toel: possession of the huge gnrdon today and after tho animals wcro stored away In tho bnsemont the nro mi was glvon over to tho hundreds of per formers. Thoro nro a groat mnny now fontureB, but tho old features dour to tho heart of tho old-tlmo cir cus goor, aro not forgotten or laid asldo. This circus will not do much in tho big thriller, but has a full program of tho best of fonts, nnd olo gnuco of tho performers is of a re- marknblo dogreo In ovory not. Tho managers bellovo tho public has been satisfied by tho extraordinary per formances and that a circus along tho old lines VUI now nppoal to tho pub lic tnsto, and has kept this thought uppermost In mind In preparing tho program for this season. There Is nnot an entire absence of big features but those to bo submitted will not bo of an unpleasantly grewtome char acter. Tho&o to bo submitted will not bo of an unpleasantly grow- Bomo charcater. Tho "Dip of Death" will bo given, and another thriller will bo announced later, but It It promised that It will bo along new and -original lines, without a sug gestion- of repulslvencss that has marVd thrillers that havo gono be- fpro. J. II. Married. Jubb and Mlsa Roso KHU were married near Brooks on Wed nesdayevenlng. Both aro well known there and havo many friends in Salem. Dr. J. F. COOK TMK VOTAVfOAXi BOOTQ, MOTflB TO S4 XJMNMY ttttUHrT POK kWK WWII CA1X, OK Ml cook, comcfer atkhc num. Son Francisco, March 21. Pro pared for almost anything ns a re sult of tho graft developments the past threo days, Snn Francisco wns compolled to gasp with, astonishment when it had laid before It this morn ing tho tnbulatcl dishonesty of Its supervisors, ns revealed by tho In dtctmonts reported against Ruof and Theodoro Hnlxoy. It wos given add ed stock when In tho list of Impeach ment of Inwmnkors was found tho namo- of tho prosldont of tho board of works, Duffoy, who, Blnco ho hnB loft tho supervisors, has brcomo n publlo Idol, becuuso of tho grout en ergy displayed by him In bringing tho city out of n stnto of chnos. Lnngxlon's Btntomont thnt inou of the highest business nnd soclnl standing, pillars of the church nnd of soctoty had been caught In tho not and would bo prosocutod without meroy, croatcd n sonsntlon almost ns grout ns tho announcement of tho super visors confosslou. If all Lnngdon says Is truo, nnd thoro Is ovory reason to bollovo It Is, In tho light of whnt Lnngdon and Houoy hnvo already done, thon n condition In tho munlcl pal affairs of San Francisco since Ruef beenmo tho dnmlnnnt power ox ccodu tho rottenness und combined knavery of tho Tweed gnng, the Chi cago "gray wolvon" and tho gjuig of looters unonrthed nnd sont to Prison by Folk. Reports thnt tho rescuo of Ruof by his frlonds has more or loss col or, nevertheless ovory precaution Ib oxerclsed by tho elisor and,iloputleB. Ono report hnd It nil well donned thnt tho plan, was to forcibly release Ruof from custody. , Thin renchod tho oars of Blggy, and tho lnttor Im modintoly Issued an order to his dep uties to shoot nnd kill tho prisoner If nn nttompt was mado to aid him In oscnplng. This Is emphatically de nied. Long boforo tho hour sot for roconvonlng tho grand Jury, tho N'n tlvo Sons' hall, in which tho inquU Itorlal body moots, was surroundod by a tromondous crowd. In tho crowd woro mnny of tho henchmen of Ruof nnd tho administration, and they Joined In tho general denuncia tion of tho Biiporvlsors and tho con demnation of th proposition to per mit thorn to contlnuo In olllco. Sen tlmunt In this rognrd Is crystnllzlng In tho ranks of tho foo us well an frlonds. Schmltz's absence from homo Inst night canned tho circula tion of more rumors of his (light, but tho mayor wns bo olosely wutchod that It would have boon Imposslblo. Ho roturuod homo soon after mid night. Where ho had boon nolthur ho nor thoso who shadowed him would divulge. Coincidental with tho mayor's long nbaonco enmo tho authoritative annoumiomnnt thut Honey hnd promlsod him Immunity If ho would tell all ho knows. This announcement wont so far as to say tho proposition had already beon laid boforo tho mayor. Tho Jury convened promptly at 10 o'clock fqr an all-day sosHlon. It Is not likely tnat moro Indictments will bo rotujood until lalo this nftrnoon, and poss(biy not until tomorrow. - ' m , I., . Argun Clinngu of Viiiik. Kolio, Idaho, March 21. John F. Nugent mado nn argument on behalf of tho defense on tho motion for n chango of venue In tho Morer-Hay-wood caso, and J. II. Hawley spoke for tho state. Tho argument was closed today by H. F. Richardson, for tho defense. Tho latter Juit bo foro court adjourned last night Indi cated ho might with to apply for counter aflldavlta and okcd If time would bo granted. Judgo Wood In dicated that this point should come up after tho main argument. Mr. Nugent Bald that approximate ly 5300 votes woro cast for Governor at tho last general election, and that It would bo vafo to presume that 1000 of thoso were women, leaving 4300 voters from persona qualified as jurors. Ho aald the defendant bad AleU 600 aMdavlts, among them proUbly 60 women. That Would leave 259 m. . STOCKTON BECOMES DRIER Floods in California Hayc Done Immense Damage Stookton, March 21. Tho city la dry today, but further tloods nro fuared. A number of reclaimed iRlandB nnd trucks nro submerged. Tho loss will bo honvy. Tho dnmngo horo Is nbout $200,000. Tho condi tions at OrovIUo nro bnck to normal. Demand Moro liy. Wlnnlpog, Mnrch 21. Railroad employes aro restless. Kvcry organ isation from tho hend of tho lakes to tho Pnclflo along tho Canndinn Pa cific nro represented at a couforouco horo with tho udlclnlB nbout lu crensod pay, THAW" SANITY TRIAL It is Going On With Delinas' Left Out Now York, March 21. It Ib ro- portod that Thaw Is preparing n story of tho caso, as It appeared to him, for BUbinlsslon to Fitzgerald, as showing thnt ho understood nil tho proceedings, and Is nblo to ndvUo tho couukoI. Tho attorneys decided not to nllow the Btntomont to loavo Thaw's hands. Dolmns did not up penr when tho sanity proceedings nnunml tmlnv. fllnnnoii wnn In rlmruo OASIH WAIlDKNH WAXTKI). IKmiijiikI of Angler (o Iluvit Law for Protection of Trout Kuforccd. The anglers uro beginning to got tholr tnuklo down nnd nvorhnul It In j anticipation of tho sport thuy expect I to hnvo whon tho trout4BoiiHon opoun on April 1st. Some, however, aro looking for thlH'weathor to olour up nnd oxpocl to got out nnd do a llttlo whlpplug nil end of tho season, this Is espeolnlly so among somo of tho younger generation of anglers, who' hnvo been In tho habit In provloua years of snaking out many of tho larger bounties boforo thoso who waited for tho mmson got n chanco Thoro has boon a movement on foot, however, this yonr to put n stop to this unscrupulous fishing, and, If not already out, thoro will bo depu ties sent to patrol the various oreeku around hero, who will tnuko It tholr duly to iiutko any early nnglers pay dour for thulr sport. Thero uro sovoral smalt creeks In and around Salem that afford fairly good trout wuturs during the months of April und Mny, and, If tie gnmo laws woro properly observed, would contlnuo to bo so, but, with fishing suoh as has boon going on tho last few years, thoso streams wll( soon be cleared of llth. Tho fish laws should bo moro strictly enforced, and from tho looks of things this year thoy aro going to be. Smuggled Liquor ta Student. Corvnllla Times: Charlos Wllklna, steward on tho slcuuior Pomona, had a trial aud was fined $60 In Jus tlco Holgate'a court Monday. Tho charge against him was violation of tho locul option law. Tho evidence showed that a student applied to him on a Sunday for Intoxicants. Ho said ho didn't havo any liquors with him, but that ho could bring it from Port land. Then tho student paid him u dollar and a half for beer atul whin key that ho was to bring, and tbo ar rangement was that It should be loft with tho steamboat agent at tho docks, where tho student could got It tho following Wednesday, Tho arrangement was carried out, and on Wednesday tbo liquor waa delivered by tho agont to tho atudent. Tho facta were discovered by tho author ities, and tho arrest and trial re sulted. Tho defendant waa ronro- Bnted by W. If. Holmes, of Salem, and tbo caso waa appealed to tbe circuit court, m &