rllER: FAIR TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
1
AIL Y CAPITAL JOURNAL.
SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1007.
NO. 122.
UNI II MAKES
NEW PAVING
ORDINANCES
For About Twenty Blocks of BitufctWc and to Finish North Com
mercial Street Bridge
L r'tv council broke tho record
night by ordorlng about iO
b of bltulltulc pavement put
on Court and Stato streets.
I final report was Bccured from
nmmlttee on bridges, fixing up
S'orth Commerclnl street brldgo
sltlon, and providing for tho
in of tho approaches.
he council sustained tho action
be mayor In holding up tho flro
!blll against tho city for $1101,
It Is stated that tho bill was run
out a contract, nnd without nd
ine tho cxpondlturo.
ho city council did a large
unt of business, and with ono or
exceptions tho members In-
icd In no long apcoches.
' T.lnia of Twelfth Street.
Merman tlnnB got' through a res-
Ion for establishing tho property
I on Twelfth Btrect. Somo of tho
rtr owners nro out In tho street
la places tho street Ib only half
lull width at othor plncos.
Made Neat Speech.
kjerman Walt Low mndo n neat
ch In tendering the resignation
lark Savago as flro chlof, speak-
of his services In high terms, and
i paying a lino trlbuto to tho cm
ley of Mr. Darr, tho now chief.
bo city council "hold a spirited bos
list nlcht nnd business was
led through with a nontness and
stch that would hnv6 dono credit
Cwr Reed or Jos. Cannon.
Ordinance for Minors.
It, Grccnbaum, of committee on
icanccs, reported n bill to pro-
L minors frequenting saloohH. It
brides that no minors bo allowed
tag around or vlBlt or have any
icess about nny liquor house, or
known as a Baloon, or place
ffe liquor Is sold at wbolosalo or
ill. Passed,
CADET
FOR THE
NAVY
Public Examination For Position At
Annapolis
Ordinances.
Ir Frascr Introduced a bill rogu-
s the laving of water- and gni
s and Btrvlco pipes. Read twlco
, referred to committee.
WaiiIh to Ttent Stable.
ommltrc on public buildings ro
sed tha eoiuo ono wnnted to ront
' old t'nVp or Bhed back of tho
ding twnrd by tho city on Stnt
t Haas wlBhed that doforred
ll next wctk, until commlttoo on
Rth and police could Investigate
ttary conditions of same. Tho
Imltto wcro authorized to ront
If sanitary regulations allowed
to
To FlnUh North Hrldge.
ommrro on bridges reported
srably ci bid of Capital Improve.
tt Co to mako nil on North Com-
clal s Tct bridge. City recorder
d ' draw contract.
uo r rrted plan for strengthen-
Ncrth C mmerclal street brldgo
preset mntractors, tho Genoral
htraM -B Co , without further ox-
to c'tv River gravel to bo
In r i of crushed rock In ad-
onal r tr cte work. If put more
i In' t' rp deep concreto work
ter VI for at $10 a yard; $250
tVE g channel of creek
ongh u-drr arch, satlsfactojy to
K f-rtrattee.
h Ja thought a nlno Inch wall
P" -g - stand such heavy pres-
T' o water In North Mill creek
my cwift and cut out banks very
ft and 'f-'ro was always danger
nndc" - rir T Hid not seem
ltcac-aT v right. Report adopt-
lVkijt(.lk M m. f
""union ut titiiutiunn.
' Haas reported that committer
' f r sidewalk on west side
rios -j" the sanitary condition
CfcSzv a wished two weeks fur-
to c--r, Pitt t-Annrt ftrantcd.
P'alk on Seventeenth Street.
' ntaura reported favoraDiy
t" "3 f:r sidewalk on west side
StTeeenth street, reported
- i i;r a nvo-root wane. r
Pk"l xacved to amend to build
IP.frLA. . . tm
- vbik Mr r.KwnhBiim taiu
ujcrlty cf tho peoplo who were
w Pay for thenwanted a flve
lk. Mr Jacob sld ft four
lk as aa advertisement of
poverty. Mr. Gcsnor made a pathetic
plea for a four-foot walk but the
amendment wnB lost and Green
baum's report was adopted.
Street committee reported favor
ably on petition for sldownlk on
north Bldo of Court street from
Eighteenth to Twenty-first. Report
adopted.
Dlscuwdou of nills.
Mr. Churchill submitted report of
commlttco on accounts ami current
expenses. Mr. Rndcllff objoctcd to
tho bills being reported and ordered
pntd without being rend.
It scorns bills hnvo been passed up
and allowed without coming beforo
tho whole committee, nnd Mr. Rnd
cllff thought this .was not business'
like. Rills wont back to commlttco.
Moro Street Paving.
Commlttco on streets rcportod
favorably and submitted specifica
tions for bttullthlc pavemont of
Stato strcot, from Church to Twelfth
street. Specifications rend.
Mr. Frasor objectod to the torm
"artlflclnl Portland cement." It
proved to bo tho usual torm em
ployed. Specifications adopted.
Also specifications and cstlmntos
for improvement of Court strcot from
Commercial trect to Church street.
ndoptcd.
Also resolution ndoptcd ordorlng
Improvement of States Btrect from
Church strcot to Twelfth street.
Also resolution adopted for Im
provement of Court Btreot with
bltullthlc payemont.
"" Plfe" Alarm "System.
Tho veto of mayor of bill Tor In
stallation of automatic fire alarm
system to cost $1104 wns rend. Mr.
Rndcllff moved that hnlf tho bill bo
i paid, ned rest not pnld until satis
factory to tho city.
It developed that thero was no
contract drawn with tho city.
Mr. Groenbaum objoctcd to pay
ing out any money until It was mado
a good systom.
Mr. Downing objected to paying
anything. Tho flro boll did not ro
j Bpond to tho alnrm. If tho bull did
not ring, how could peoplo turning
u iho alarm know that tho alarm
had boon received. Ho was opposed
to paying a dollar.
Mr. llayno movod reference to a
special commlttoo to luqulro Into tho
contract with tho flro alarm peoplo.
Carried.
Sunday Drug Store.
Mr. Grccnbaum offered a resolu
tion asking tho city marshal to en
force Sunday liquor laws against
drug storos. Mayor ruled out of
order
South Commercial Street.
City Attorney Condlt roportod that
certain citizens had paid, othars had
offorod to bond, some had not paid.
Ho aBkod that warrants ba Iseuod
and served according to law.
The Fountain Light.
Sovoral communications relative
to lighting fountain was referred to
committoe on lights.
Sidewalk Ideas,
flltv Attorney Condlt submitted ro-
port In favor of collootlng all sums
due for constructing oi iuui,
and that wnrranta bo Issued to col
lect all sidewalk Hens by law.
New Fire Chief,
xfnrv Snvnco tendered bis resigna
tion as chief of flro department. Ap-
I . wt. .l Mflll
plication or Jonn uarr woo rcu ..
Mr. Downing moved that ho be
unanimously elected. Carried, and
Mr. Darr declared oleotcd.
Several Other Matter.
Mr. Fraser asked that a license bo
transferred from Patton & Co. to
Nusbaum Bros. Allowed.
J. 8. Pratt and Tillson & Co.
granted permit to build corrugated
iron buildings.
General Elecrric Co.
- PrniAr moved that whea coun
cil adjourn It bo to Monday night
next to giro tho Goneral Electric Co.
an oppoitunlty to have a bearing on
State street Improvement. Mr.
U... ).imM tn ihMe nrlvlltrgea
being extended to corporations that
were not glren to private eiUien.
Mr Frajwr's motion w adopted.
Thoro will bo hold In tho public
library, In Portland on Juno 0,
1907, n competitive cxnminntton for
tho nppolntment of a midshipman to
tho Annapolis Naval Academy by
Sonator Uourne. This examination
will bo conducted by Dr. C. II. Chnp
man, of tho Orcgonlnn staff, and
will embrnco a list of applicants' at
tainments In rending, writing, spoil
ing, puntuntlon nnd capitalization,
grammar, geography, United Stntos
history, world's history, arithmetic,
algebra and geometry. Tho appli
cants will bo required to bIiow what
would constltuio about 9G per cent
STEAMER
BURNS IN
MID-LAKE
BETWEEN MILWAUKEE - MICHIGAN
GaJlant Captain the Last Man to
Leave Wilh Burning Ciothes
Milwaukee Wis., May 21. Tho
passenger Btvnmcr Naomi, plying be
tween this city nnd Grnnd Huvon,
Michigan, burned In mld-lnko nt 1
o'clock this morning. Four deck
hnnds wcro burned to death and sov
oral passengers Injured. Tho steam
er Kansas took tho survivors. In nil
GO passengers wcro listed.
None wero loBt by tho Naomi flro.
Tho steamers Kerr nnd KanBns res
cued nil. Thoro wero a fow burns,
minor Injuries and a 'panic,
currcd 35 miles oft Grand
Lobb, $200,000.
AMERICAN
SHOES WIN
THE WORLD
Immense Increase In Product Due to
Advertising
It'ocf
Haven
Dlt. ALLAN M'LAXE HAMIL
TON. Ornndson of Alcxamlor Ilniml
ton, nlienist nnd export in nervous
disonscs. Couspiouotis tit tho Thuw
snd Guitonu murder trial.
grades In tho grammar nnd high
school studies in this list, nnd will
hnvo to bo of good, sound constitu
tion, In porfect hoalth, each of tho
flvo sonsos unlmpnlrod and from 10
to 20 years of ago. Thoso or 1C
years shall bo not loss than C foot,
2 lnchoH In holght nnd nt least 10C
pounds weight; nnd nt least C foot,
4 Inchos nnd not Iobb than 12ft
noundB weight of 20 yonrs old. Tho
nnnlicants will havu to boar their
own cxponsos of both oxnmtnntlons,
Including railroad fares, and bo pro
nnred to Incur an additional oxponso
of about $205 for tho roqulrod outtlt
of pcrsonnl offocts In cbbo tho Port
land examination Is passod, and in
nppolntmont rocelvod. Ono candi
date and three altornatos will bo cer
tified by Dr. Chapman to tho exam
ining board, in tho ordor of tholr
roBpectlvo standings In tho examina
tion. Sonator Dourno will appoint
the highest man to tho position of
midshipman, and if ho sliau tan io
pass the physical or mental examina
tion, to bo hold at Annapolis on
Juna 18th, then the appointment
will fall to tho noxt highest man. and
so on until ono Is found or all fall.
This examination is opon to evory
boy in Oregon who can afford to tako
it, and tho first nppolntmont will s?o
to him who shall provo to be the bet
equipped physically and mentally, a
position of final distinction In the
United States navy. It Is to bo bopl
our high schools and colleges may
prove tbomsolves worthy of the mon
ey tho taxpayers aro spending on
them by showing that thoie aro nu
merous young Oregonlans qualified
to pass tbo examinations.
Cauzht x IilK Fih.
New York, May 21. -Tbo grand
Jury this afternoon returned ten in
dictments against John R. Hegetnan,
president of tho Metropolitan Life.
Three charges of perjury and seven
of forgery In tho third degree. The
indictment grew out of a "year
end" transaction It Is being al
leged that false statements were
made to tb state superintendent of
Insurance.
Woodwork AboHt Coaspieel
Tbe new woodwork In the railroad
commission oces U almost com
pleted, and when finished tho rooms
will prewat a Ine appearaace.
Ono Man Succumbs.
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Grand Hnpldn, Mloh., May 21. J.
M. RhondeB. of Detroit, a victim of
tho Naomi flro, wbb brought to a
hospital In thta city, nnd died this
morning. Arthur Jones,, a Detroit
lawyer, rescued from tho Naomi,
wired his family that Bovornl pnH-
nongora wore drowned nnd, four dock
bands burned to death. Captain
ThoinaR Trnll watt tho last man to
loavo tho ship. His clothing wns al
most burned from him.
Washington, D. C, May 21.A cen
sus bulletin today shows $320,170,
000 worth of shoes manufactured
last year, an incrcnao of 21 per cent.'
Tho report says tho tnerenso was duo
to advertising.
ESTIMATES
ON FRUIT
PRODUCTS
V C. Tillson returned this morn-
PETITIONS
TO REFER
POUR IN
All the Efforts to Secure Rcferenca
of Largo Approfrlatkis Succeed.
VICTIMS
OF UNJUST
RATES
www -
Chnrlcs E. Sponco, of Roavor
Creek, a member of tho cxccuUvo
commlttco of tho Stato Grange, is la
Salem, whoro ho will look after th
filing of tho petitions Inviting a ref
erendum voto on tho compulsory
pass Inw and tho armory ap
propriation bill. Tho Stato Oran
hnB obtained a sufficient number ot
signatures to exorcise tho refereu
dum on those measures,
Hugeno Palmer, of AHmny, who I
back ot the movement to submit tk
Unlvorslty of Oregon appropriation
bill to tho peoplo, wan In Orgon
City gathering up hla petltlosa for
filing nt Salem before next Tkura-
Wnshington, Mny 21. -To secure
folr piny from rallronds In competi
tion with tho Standard Oil Com
pnny, tho National Potroloum Asbo
clatlon today produced wltnosseR and
exhibits ut u public hearing of tho
Interstate commerce commission
thnt provoJ thnt they wero tho vic
tims of unjust rates and other forms
of discrimination.
Oregon Divinity Kehool,
Eugene, May 20. Lnst night at
tho Christian church tho graduating
oxorclsos of tho Oregon Divinity
school wns held. Tho addross of tho
occasion waB delivered by Rev. W. A.
Moore, of Tacomn, ono of tho promi
nent ministers of tho denomination.
Ho Is nn oloauent speakor. ProsI
-:xW9t-u.
Al.nEUT .1 B15VKU1DOK.
Tndinim Honiitor who onajjod Jn
M iiiMKHitif duhHtc on nutioiiul is-
Huuti with William L Hryau. -
ing from a tour 6f over two weoks ill
California nnd Oregon fruit districts,
and reports that tho formor stato
will nut hnvo over half a prune crop,
hut that thoy will bo of largo slt.
Oregon, ho says, will bavo ii largo
crop of over avorago sire. Tho fru'l
will bo Jnrgor and bettor than Init
year, and moro will bo saved. Tho
California aprlitot crop Is a failure,
but peaches will turn out well. Ow
ing to heavy rains tholr orchards ur
not In good condition. Southern Or
egon has a light crop, but thulr fruit
Ih all In good condition. In nil his
travels ho saw nothing to equal this
vulloy -nnd right hero Mr. Tlllflon
grows eloquent. In Oregon North
western Oregon, especially, thoro is
n rlnhnuss. fiilluOss. variety and
,.., , -.. - . ... A. A
drrt P. I. Campbell, of tho Oregon uplondur or production uiui is iimm
Stato University, also spoko. Aftorlpasswl nnywhoro In tho most favored
iin .honvintf tinnn RnnJnruoii iirc-l Rardoii spots of tlio world. Ho says
sontcd dlplomaa and conforred
tho dogreos upon tho graduates,
who are aa follews: Karl Horg.
Mm. Ella M. Humbort, George Roaoh
Whipple, Frederic M. Ilrooko and
Lulu Kolloms, tho last named being
n grnduato of tho department of oj
nlorj ontv.
In FrtiirlMl M-VIm-o.
San Francisco, May 21. Ruof Is!
again to appear beforo tho grand
jury this afternoon and testify ns
to tbo bribery of tho supervisors by
tho San Francisco Gas Company.
An organ'xatlon known as the
Calhoun Prosecution and Union Do
fenno League was launched, with ft
staff of attorney ongaged lor tho
avowed purposo of prosecuting aPt-
rick Calhoun on a chargo of consplr
unities will certainly bavo tholr In
nings for sevoral years to como, and
our prune men will be strictly in It.
ii i Q.i
Itrlef Telegrams.
At Winnebago City. Neb., the bank
was blown opon this morning. Tho
robbers oscaped with $2000 In cash.
Mrs. Ralph Orthwelu today filed
suit for dlvflrce against Ralph Orth
weln, the St. Louis millionaire.
Another venire exhausted and re
cobs taken In tho Haywood trial at
llolso. No new developments.
Tho Irish nationalist convention
today rejected the Hlrrells home rule
bill offered by tho Ilrltish oablurl,
and adopted Redmond' plan.
At Concord, N. II.. In a hospital to
day Judge HarnoH directed that court
bo adjourned until after Thursday,
tho Eddy caso bolng coutlntiod with
Tie
nv i, rAinmll inirilor. bfl thb result
lriiiir.tf nt r miin in tho street car tho remainder of tho docket.
riot. It Is expected that overy union1 Judge i III, but It Is thought that
In tho city will bo represented. Tho'hu will bo better soon.
.v..., i. wii limit a narallel In Tho trial of Fredorlck A. Hum-
the history of organlxcd labor In this ham, prosldont of tho Now York Mu
country.
Floods In Utah.
Salt Lake, May 21-A warm spell
is causing tbo snowa In tho moun
tains to raHt rapidly, transforming
the mountain streams Into torrent.
Payso nClty Is Inundated aud crops
for miles aro flooded by breaking
dams of Irrlgatloa reservoirs In tho
canyon. In Bait Lake 2000 wen aro
working to kep tbe waters out of
homes on the west sldo. Slmllwr re
ports come fro to all over the state.
tual Reservo Insurance company,
was continued indefinitely today on
account of Hurnbam suffering from
diabetes.
Judso Dunne denied tho motion
for a change of venue In tho SchralU
OEOKQK B. CORTELYOU.
Scoiotnry of tlio troiiBiiry, who
has boon secretary of comtnoveo
and labor and notinnntor goneral.
.lay. Ho states that ho will bavo ttar
loqulred mimbor of signatures, wltk
I ono to spare. Ho said:
"Personally, I wld have hwm
vnt willing to glvo the Utatn UMlver.
sltyv $200,000 thin year, If Mil
amount in necessary for IwpreV
mcnls, but I am opposed to such h
largo continual appropriation, ad r
believe tho peoplo should rcbuko tk?
luglslnturu for not providing (4 metK
od for raising reveuuo with which to
pny tho appropriation, other thaa
direct tax on the people. Whllo I
am entirely friendly to the causo ot
education I bellovo that tho stato
should lutvu ono board of rcgont
for tho University of Oregon, thor
Statu Agricultural Colloga nnd Our
norma! schoohl. Two nornwl schools,
ono In tho southern nnd ono In tho
northern portion of the state would
be qulto sufficient."
Mr. Palmur expressed a frlondly
feeling for tho Stato Agricultural
Collogo by saying thut tho Uulyorsl"
ty had duplicated somo of the courntj
of Corvnllls. Ho wus asked If h be
lieved tho defeat of tho University
appropriation bill would result In in
oreasod support til public schools,
and ho rupllod In tho affirmative, hut
did not stato wby. Ho favor raft
Ing the standard of tho publtu
schools all ovor tho stato to Includo
tho ninth and tenth grades, that aru
now Included In high sobool course.
Petitions Not Defective.
Thomus Poison wns In Balem yes
terday, with two complete referen
dum petitions ready for filing on b
half of tho Hlato Orange. Ono de:
mntids tho referendum on tho com
pulsory law, and tho other on Him
$100,000 armory appropriation bill.
Tho patulous have plenty of signa
tures, but they do not rontaln tho
warning clause against Illegal sign
ing. The nltornoy-genoffil has bold thnt
It is not n fatal defect, however, am!
the secretary of stnto will not reject
tho petitions on that account.
Mr. Poison nnd Jacob Voorhooa will
go over the compulsory pass aud ar
mory potltlons tomorrow, and then
offer them for filing. These aro the
ouly referendum potltlous backed by
tho Orange,
o-
Cfcfce Market.
Chicago. May 21- Wheat
47tt47K.
960
oats
HoMlern Will !
fToninanv "M" will give a dtBClfMt
case, after llsteulng to tho reading party at tbo armory FrlAay eveulHg,
of affidavits submitted by tho defense May 24. A general UvlUtloa kaa
and stato this morning. Th work been extended to friend, aad the aa
of calling tho Jurors waa thea began, nouncement that tko 8lw Military
Tbe Seattle federal grand Jury to band will furnlsk tk munfei lot th
investigate land frauds today rV occasion Is suMclent gwraate tkat
turned nlno indictments. Tho names tho ball will bo well atteed. Tk
are withheld. company boys ara werklag hard tu
Tho tolepbone HaoMen at Salt mako thla one of tke Vrlgktest oef1
Lake ara all out on atrlko today.
They wk tor B0 caU wor pay r
day. OwUldo points are aotlied tkat
tbo strike will V general by te!ht.
events of tbe aeasos.
Mr. L. K. Itlae 4litr,
MIm Akrm, are vUHN la TrtlUMl,