HEH: FAIR TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.
AILY CAPITAL JOURNAL
SALEM, OREGON. FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1007.
NO. 125.
ELS
THE GOULD
FAMILY
SKELETON
MAKING
CAPTAIN
TAGGART
STANDARD
AND OTHER
COMPANIES
TO INDICT
THOSEpGH
IN OFFICE
STIR UP
PERSIA
HASTE
SLOWLY
AGAIN
SUPPORTERS PANICKY TAKES A PEEP OUT OF THE CLOSET
other Leads Fifteen Thousand Race Track Followers Are Mixed Up
Troops Against Him
keron, Persia, May 24. The
t supporters aro panicky over
. thnt hln brother. Snlnr
I una atnrtod n revolution, and
I, with his 15,000 followers,
I Xavalienu, nnu wore mnrcmng
smden. Troops havo been dls-
ed to quell tho usurper.
o
iPEGT
YOUTH OE
MURDER
Dhurst. L. I., May 24. Henry
br a youth wns nrrcsted hero
IJay, He Is Biispoctod with tho
er of Amelia Staffeld, nged 15,
body was found In a corn
Julia Lovowltz, aged bovcii,
Elizabeth Laub, 11, told their
this morning. Thoy saw
stabbed by a bicyclist who
picking flowers. Dockor nn-
tho description of tlio nssall-
He admits ho washed his
near tho sceno of the assault.
nhurst, L. I., May 24. Ross
back, brother-in-law of Amolla
ktdt, declared that tho girl was
to hide nnothor crlnio, that
knew sho would tell, and do
to kill her.
In Alleged Conspiracy
Now York, May 24. If tho exam
ining physicians And Captain Mc
Laughlin BUfforlng from chronic bron
chitis. Commissioner Dlnghnm- must
retire him. The postponement of
tno sensational nllcgedr Gould con
spiracy is likely. Frank Penbody is
reported to havo mado a partial con
fession Involving Edward Snowies, a
raco track follower. It Is expected
that Snowies will tell tho full Btory
within 24 hours. It is understood
tho subpoenas prepared for Howard
Gould, Mrs. Gould and other witness
es nro not llkoly to be served It Mc
Laughlin is retired.
GRAND JURY
INVESTIGATE
THE SANTA FE
Los Angclos, May 21. Despite
tho futuro hearing buforo tho Intor
stnto commission of charges of dis
crimination proforrcd against the
Southern Pnclflu In Itn mothods of
furnishing fruit cars to citrus fruit
packers, the fodoral grand Jury to
day began tho examination of wit
nesses on chnrgos of trafllc discrim
ination on tho pnrt of the Santa Fo.
Scores of subpoenaB woro sorved up
on fruit growers and railroad olll-clnls.
1CAG0 STORE
PEOPLES BARGAIN HOUSE
FOR THE PAST
THREE MONTHS
It MYERS HAVE BEEN IlUSV IN NEW YORK AND CHICAGO
nXfl SUMMER GOODS AND SHIPPING THEM TO US SO WE
DULII 11 VVE THEM READY FOR OUR SUMMER HU8I.NESS.
IKY H VVE DONE THEIR WORK WELL; TI1BY HAVE SUP-
IED IS THE CHOICEST WARM WEATHER GOODS TO HE
lM ANYWHERE ON THE PACIFIC COAST. WE OFFER THEM
W AT QUICK SELLING PRICES. READ ON.
utlful new summor goods now
oa aalo at rock bottom prices.
b Summer Silks.
tnt weight summer dross goods.
bite Wool Drea Goods.
bite Linen dresa gooda,
Letted Swlssoe.
w Frrg'an Lawns.
falt Dirk Suiting.
c 8, k Mulls.
InJIa Linens.
wt.fal Embrolderlea.
' White India Lawns.
JU Waists.
fcte China Sllkn.
Waists.
lt:tai Parasols.
& Cantos Shoes.
UW "White Suits In Duck.
B: and India Silk.
White OlOTes.
Tho low prices wo nro now
selling fine millinery. Ladlos'
Suits, Ladle' Jaokota, and Dress
Skirts, at Is surprising everybody.
Wo aro doing tho business and
wo can afford to sell our goods at
low prloos and always havo them
for you new and fresh.
Pretty Street Hats, OOc, 16c, Mtc,
$123, I1J50.
Dress Hats, $1.5, 2JH, $3.00
Mlssc Dress Hats fl.49
aULXM'8 FASTEST GROWING BTOKK.
McEVOY BROS.
COMMnciAXi AND COURT 8THJUBT. BALM. OR.
SELECTING THE JURY IS TIRESOME
Chief of Police Jacks Up Men Who
Arc Posing As Bod Ons
REWARD OFfERED FOR THE WIDOW
She Disappeared Willi Her Children
When Divorce Was Granted
Ilolso, Idaho, May 21. War has
been deolnred botweon Chlof of Po-
llco Francis and certain professional
mon who havo drifted Into Ilolsc,
and arc now posing ns witnesses or
detectives nt the trial of Haywood.
Thcso mon strut about tho streots os
tentatiously packing firearms. Doth
sides of the caso disclaim responsi
bility for their presence. Frnncis
sont for thrco men early today. Thoy
aro ox-deputlcs from Tollurldo and
Crlpplo Creek, and hnvo been Bwag
goring about town declaring that
newspaper men connected with East
ern publication would "get out of
town boforo Sundny." Frnncis told
them If thoy mndo tho slightest movo
during tholr brlof stny to Intorforo
with anybody on olthor Bldo thoy
would bo handled without glovcB.
Court convoned onrly today, tho
Judgo having decided that until tho
Jury Is solactod to hold loug bos- i
slons. Tho oxumlnntion of vonlro-'
mon la o.xnsporntlngly slow, us tho
lnwyors clash froquontly.
Oranha, Nob., May 24. -William
Taggart, cousin of Captain Tnggart,
now here, offers u $1000 reward to
find Graco Taggart nnd her two chil
dren, the wife bolng divorced from
tho captain In WooBtor, Ohio. Ho
snya tho captain Is sorlously III In
San Frnnctaco. Mrs. Taggart and
tho children completely disappeared
nftcr the divorce.
IIIIIIIIIIIHmilllllll
t HER CONDITION IMPROVED
Itotse, May S I. Tho six mom
bora of tho panel woro noted upon,
nnd tho panol exhausted during tho
first hour. Henry Curtis, who de
clared ho had boon n student nil his
life, although ho had been a fnrmor
and railroad laboror, wau provision
ally accepted. John Whltlock was
finally accepted. Tho prosecution
poremptorily challenged Isaao 11 o
doll, being tho Bovcnth chnllengo It
wbb compelled tq Invoke, '
Dotso, May 24. Tho fooling bp
tweou Hnwloy nnd Harrow- again
cropped out today. Hnwloy de
clared tho opposition's efforts to
ellmlnnto tho entlro panel woro Im
proper nnd unprofessional, nnd ho
roglstered his objections. Hnwloy
was bitter In his remarks, but was
overruled by tho court. Tho do.
fenso scored tho first important point
Just boforo tho noon rccoss, whon
Judgo Wood sustained n challongo for
bins against John Hoory. Hnwloy
made a strenuous effort to qualify
Doory, who mndo conflicting an
swers. o
JOKES A ROUT IIIH PROSPECTS.
Mrs. MoKlitlcy, May Llvo for n
Kuw Days.
Canton, 0., May 24, Mrs.
McKlnley's condition Is soinu
what Improved. Dr. Portmnnn
snld this morning that her
heart was stronger, nnd thoro
wns no Immedlnto danger of
death. Sho may survlvo n
week. Strychnlno Is given nor
every fow hours. Dr. Rlxey ar
rives this morning, when a
consultation will bo held by
Dr. Rlxey. Portmnnn nnd My-man.
HIIHIIIIIIIlllllllllllK
Drs. Portmnu? Eymnn nnd Rlxey
at noon mado a statomont that lior
condition was Improving, but Ih still
sorlouB. There Is a decided Improve
mout In tho parnlysls, which In lim
ited to ono arm. Tho patient Is tin-
ablo to swallow, having loHt tho uso
of her tongue.
feTrioNS
ARE HELD
FAULTY
HAYING TROUBLES OF THEIR OWN
Preliminary Skirmishes Are Fought
and Real Dallies Aro to Dcqln
Joffeorson City, Mo., May 24.
Judgo Anthony, special commission
er, nppolnted to tnko testimony In
tho Standard ouster proceedings has
upheld tho chnrgo of lladloy in nn
exhaustive report, claiming tho trust
wns n combination, with a mental
understanding, nnd n ccmsijlrncy wns
formed by tho threo companies to
provont competition In 1001, It Is
stated tho defendants fixed and reg
ulated prices, driving competition
out of tho stnto, Tho report will bo
rovlowod by tho auprcmo court. It
Involves tho Wators-Plerco nnd Re
public oil companies. If nillrtncd thu
upper court can deprive tho Wators
Plerco of Its franchise rights, and
enncol tho license of tho other two
companies to do business In Missouri,
or It may Imposo fluos.
St. Paul, May 24. Judgo John
son, of Philadelphia, nrguod In be
half of tho bill of exceptions, tolling
tio court that It must tlnd nn Ille
gal combination. Conspiracy and
past wrongdoings of thu octopiiB had
nothing to do with tho prosont. Kel
logg, for tho government, oxorlntod
tho trust, stating It uood not continue
Its fltnpB to control tho onrth, as that
was already practically done,
o
.STANDARD OIL SQUIRMS.
LEADING MEN ARE IMPLICATED
All Kinds of Timber and Land Frauds
Unearthed
ltmltttH That I(n Crime Reform IHIH
Cannot Ho Examined.
Chicago, May 24. A dispatch to
tho Trlbuno from Washington, D.
C, says:
"A mating revelations of a conspir
acy to defraud tho United Stntoa of
millions of dollars worth of minora!
nnd tlmbor lands will bo laid boforo
tho grand juries of half b dozon
states within n fow days. The fraud,
It la alleged, will Involvo In criminal
charges tho names of men high in
buslnoss and political circles. They
Inolude:
"Ono United Stntcs senator, on
ox-Unltod States senator, a man ro
puted to ho ono of tho wealthiest mon
In tho world; a rnllrond man known
from tho Atlnntlo to tho Pnclflc; tw
of 'ho wealthiest lumber baronn In
tho United States; mi morons amallor
fy, Including rnllrond ofllclnlB, coal
oporatorn nnd mon at tho head of
fuel compnnleB."
Thoso mon, whoto nnmsn cannot
bo mndo public boforo thu grand jury
net, It la declarod hero, will Buroly ho
Indicted by tho ovldonco which Is now
In tho hands of tho United Stntoa
district nttoruoyn In half a dojion
Wostorn states.
These frnuds, It was declared yos
tordny In an ofnclnl uunrtor, extend
Into a number of ntntes, Including
Cntlfornln, Colorado, Washington,
Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Minnesota
and tho Dnkotnn,
Much of tho ovldonco In thom
frauds was obtained by Detective
Rums, who Is engaged In tho munic
ipal graft prosecution In San FrM-
cluco, and by Francos Honcy, .who
I St. Paul, May 24. Tho first gov
I eminent Btilt ngaltiHt tho Standard
(jueilon nt issue Uwliothor tho kov-P" I'roBOcutlng tho iwfwio h FranU-
.,,.,,... mn Irivmllffntn Mm wwuii?' CO grftftOrB. Upon UlO COnclllllOII OC
dulni' of tli( cictopuB oArller than' iolr work In San Francisco, Mr
18U0. Judgo Johnson, of Phllndol- and Mr. Hurnu nro oxpcoteiH
phla, nnd Judgo Mllburn, of Now, to return to the government orvlc.
York, attorneys for tho Standard, do-, for tho prosecution of tho timber
olarod tho Standnrd'H history wuh1"'"' mlncrnl land tlilavw. Bomo ot
other than Bpcctncular. Thero was tho gniftem In San Francisco aro al.
jllllliniHIIIIIIIIHIH!
Camion Dt-nlcs RuiuorH and Evade)
Talk AlMtit Pnwidfiioy.
Washington, May 24. Speaker
Cannon, on having his attontlon ,
called to a report whloh has gained
circulation that ho Is out for tariff
reform as a presidential candidate
and has abandonod tho ataud-pattors,
ytMtorday said:
"I do not know where tho grape
vine originated. Thu only knowl
edge I havo In tho matter Is tho re
ports." In a Jocular voln, he roplled to
questions affecting his own presiden
tial prospeats. Ons of his oUarva
tlons In reply to tho suggestion that
Senator Cullum had said ho would
be tho party's oholoo, was to tho ef
fect that ho would rather tho peoplt
had It In their power to rnnko him
President than to bo proldont.
Attoruoy-Qenurnl Crawford,
who has been examining Into
tho matter of tho sufficiency of
tho petitions filed nsklng tho
referendum on tho U. of 0. ap
propriations, gavo out an opin
ion this afternoon. IIo holds
that tho potltlons aro faulty
and Insufficient, becauso they
did not contain tho title of tho
bill making tho appropriation,
nnd upon which tho referen
dum is asked. It now remains
for tho matter to bo takon In
to tho courts, or for nn entlroly
new set of potltlons to be submitted.
Illillllllllllllitllllllll
prejudice ngnlust It borauso tho pros
onl cnupnny wns organized In 1809.
Tho government Is represented by
said to be Implicated lu tho frauds,
The frauds havo been under Inven
llgntlon by tho secret agt'nts of thv
Alllton b. Purdv. of WaMhlnelon. and Interior dopnrtmont far more than
V. II Kellogg nnd C. II. Morrison, of , l ynr"- 'rht'0 nKnt" "
St. I'nul. Thoy will opposo any wnmrHicil startling ovldonco. nhow
.hango In tho government's hill filed "K t tho public domain 1ms lltor
In 1000 nt St. I.OHU, Insisting that hcen looted by corporatloriB who
tho Stnudard'H operations slnco 1870. 'v uo Irolotoi1 and aided lu
nro r.eoosinry to establish a consplr- their operntlona by United Htatoa sen
nrv in rotrnliit of trndo. when tho ctom nnd federal oftlcorir. Most of
,.,,.. ... ,1.1.1 . t,i,in ,ui,r Dm tho land aauulrcd by tho o-cnllod
w .. .-..-
Kcw Jomoy laws.
!
-o-
TJII? EDDY SUIT.
Day Dcvottil Hntlrtdy to ArguutmlN
Ily CotuiM'l.
-o-
K-rlouN Error.
MUs Augusta Klshor, of San Fran-
Conoord, N. II., May 24. Oonornl
Strootttr, counsel for tho threo trus
tees of Mrs. Mary linker Eddy, In
Hm nitrlitlim ftiolnnna anil, rnmtildt.
...- w...... ..-.... ...., ............ .
ed tholr argument In favor of that , ge areas or xoresv innu, -i
. . . ' u'tilnd tma l,i,n In Mm linnrtM nf turn
Much
conspirator were tlmbor tracts lu
thu West, of which hundreds of thou
sands of acres hnvo been taken from
tho public domain In omo Instances
"dummy" ontrymen woro usod for
tho purposo. In others tho title wau
obtained through the uxo of lieu land
sorlp.
r. obtaining the conviction nf tho
mon said to bo Involve!, tho i?ovorn
mont oxpeots to regain possesion Of
.. AHEr.ur, u. a --"r" ."-",": " :.",""" ibo .ustalned ' '' ' hwn la tho hands of Mm
dsoo. now of Coqullle, waa In Wed- motion mat tno irusioos oo sustained ,.,. fnr lftnv l,flr- m110v
....... ....' rnr )w. "ni.Ti frimi iii tiinintifts. r tporators for many yearn, muoi
irUUrnSW7 r T Th d.y' nrodfloi Inn wero iovotod "f "it land. It la understood, hn noe
tho county esat, whore alio wont on a The day proflflooingn wero uovouw
!..... . ii.... In thu nrninnlntlnn nf thitaldnnf tho yt llUOII Otll OVr.
Plinil May Ito Caught.
Los Angeles, May 24. The sher
iff announced today that the man who
wrecked the Southern Pacific train
near Glendale would bo In custody
boforo night. vldonco unearthed
since the wreck Indicates thnt the i
wrecker started for Los Angeles lm- J
mediately after tho deed. Offlcars
or bis trail say they have an excel
lent description of him.
o
A Wild RHQior.
Washington, May 24. Cbalnnsn (
Knapp, of the commerce commission,'
iUted that the statomoni io mo
Mimmlulnn innerflted Harrimsn
mm utterly groundless. a4 tho com-
ralMion had hardly beun tho ouster
case.
rather peculiar errand. According i prosonmwon ot uio smo oi mo
to her story, for many yearn her , nwt friends' opposing tho trusteoi.
mothor was the owner of a timber Council Howo for "the next Friends"
claim In Curry county, and began his arguments nummnrUlug
year promptly paid tho taxes levied trusteo had detormlnod tho onto lu
against her proporty. Some time no advance That Mrs. Eddy's sonhv
she learned that tho samo plee of business had dotormlned the enso In
property sho hud been paying taxes advanco. That Mrs. Eddy's son, (Jeo.
on all thoso years had been sold for Glover, took tho action for lovo of
delinquent taxes by ofllcors of this hor, that trusts like hers wero mudo
county, and that Mr. Dlake. who to meet exlgenolw, nnd tho trustee
lives In the vicinity of tho"twlso-as-' disappeared when tho oxlxoncles did.
seiHwd property, was tho purchaser. Ex-Senator Chandler follows Howo
Tho mother wrote to Mr. It. D. j and Streotor will probably make tho
Hume, who Immediately called tho concluding argument today,
attention of tho officers to tho error. O'
It U admitted by certain omolals
that In a number of Instance Ike of
fenders will be Immune from rrltu
Inal prosecution, uwlng to the fact
that tho statuto of limitation will
apply, but In nil mioh oast the tltta
to the land will rovert to tho government.
KCJIMITZ TRIAL MOVING.
flan Francisco, May 24. Consid
erable pr gross was made this morn
ing toward soourlng tho BchmlU
jury. Uoforo thu noon adjournment
three wero temporarily passed by
both side. Interest. Is Increasing mt
tho completion of tho jury approach
es, and a number of women wore lu
Chlrago Marfcr(.
Chicago, May 24. Wheat S
994, com S:tt5I.
Recently tho mother died, and the, G-n-rl AsM-mbly CIom's.
young lady was forced to como heroj Columbus, O., May 24. The gen
to get the matter settled up. Wo oral assembly of Presbyterian will
on.i.n n it.A nny.niiifv nt a. eloia tndkv. The reeular temner-
double aasesamont creeping Into a anco report was adopt! without do- court today. Although only four jur
tax record, but to allow it to run bate. Rev. Worrell stated It was " wn v- , u( mu,
through a tax sale and for some tltno frenxled financial foolishness to aup- they expect to comploto tho Jury by
thereafter give, the case an ugly as-lpoo ono can hurt saloons by taxing Monday morning, nt which time tho
,.,i M, .!,.. t ii,r.TOMMire.l them. Kansas Cltr was chosen for vrltnossea havo been notified to ap-
letsnw. laraentablolncompteuoyor,the 1908 assembly, tho Methodist pear. Schmlts U gaining confidence,
collusion. oburch helng oaereu ror tue mecung. m -i. - 'vi"
Dr. J. F. COOK
THH WOTAXIOAI VOOTOK
movw) to i unnwtr wmmmt
fOK AXY IMftKAJtH OAIL OK Ml.
COOK. CONKnUTATtOK VftMat
I'AfMk'a Answer.
Maude When you refused him
my hand, papa, did be get down on
bts kne?
PaterWell, I didn't notlco Just
where be foil! UluUraUd IilU.
XmhsRVM lt lU'lpe.
London. Mar 2 4 , Richard Mans
field baa suffered a rUpd lce ar
riving and will be moved to Brigh
ton, on the seashore, as toon as his
condition will permit.