FUlt T0X1GHT, TUESDAY MR AND WARMER.
1AILY CAPITAL J OURNAL
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SALEM, OREGON. MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 1007.
NO. 10.
jfcxrn.
ORRIBLE CRIME OP A TRAMP
F. Scars Dies From a Stroke of Apoplexy
Ifred
ORM
PROVED
GENERAL
S 5L0WN DOWN
Hailstones Fell In Umatilla
iiv Ruining Much Wheat-
b Reservoir Goes Out and
Iroad Track Swept Away By
burst
itorm Friday night did con-
ible damage between horo nnd
tad. The Journal correspond
ed Aurora, writing Saturday
Ptevere electrical storm accom-
by heavy rain struck this
, about 5 o'clock this morning
otlnued for about three qunr-
If an hour. Lightning Btruck
paten different places, nnd the
ame down In sheets.
d Yergen'a hop houso was
and burned to the ground.
lotuo contained his 1900 crop
of hops nnd n quantity of farming
implements.
"G. W. Scrnmlln's barn at Macks
burg was struck and destroyed, to
gether with a quantity of liny.
"Mftny of the wlro hopynrds In this
vicinity wcro laid flat on the ground,
but tho polo yards escaped with little
or no damage. It was tho hardest
electrical storm ever known here,
Bay tho old pioneers who have been
hero slnco 1855.
"In 1894 thero waB n severe storm
but not to compare with the one thl3
morning. Tho Bky was n continual
flash of lightning, and thunderbolts
wero striking every few minutes.
After tho electrical storm pnssed to
tho west rain continued to fall all tho
forenoon."
A Terrific Hailstorm.
A dispatch from Pendleton Satur
day evening says:
Probably tho hardest hailstorm
that over occurred In Orogon nnd ulso
a cloudburBt visited two different Sec
tions of Umatilla county almost
simultaneous this aftornoon, causing
many thousands of dollars' damage.
Hundreds of acres of the finest wheat
wbb boaton Into tho ground by tho
hall until It Is Impossible to toll
what part of tho field haB been
threshed and which hns not, whllo
tho cloudburst wnshed away bridges,
chlckon-houses, woodsheds, farm ma
chinery, chickens, pigs, nt least ono
cow, nnd destroyed many acres of
alfalfa hay.
(Continued on page four.)
STORY
WITH A
MORAL
IIICAGO STORE
PEOPLES BARGAIN HOUSE
;
he Outlet Sale is
Continued
i THIS WCKIC. ALL GOODS SOLD AT MANUFACTURERS'
LOOK FOR THE YELLOW TICKETS WHICH MEANS
-FOURTH AND ONE. HALF OF A SAVING ON GOOD TUR-
GES. THE DIG BOOM STILL . CONTINUES THE PEOPLE
1W THE STORE THAT GIVES THEM TnE REST VALUES.
YARDS OF 8c AND 10c
HXQ FUNNEL, OUTLET
I--E PRICE, YARD Be.
PAIIl HIST 10c HOP
OVES, OUTLET SALE
. PAIR Oc.
FTAIXS OF NEW GOODS
VF.U THE STORE AT
NFACrntERS' PRICES.
PAIRS BLANKETS, OUT-
' S-LE PRICE, PAIR 80c.
FACY PLAIn DRESS
JD3. OUTLET SALE TRICE
' 10c.
BOO 23c SUN BONNETS, OUT
LET SALE PRICE Oc.
HUNDREDS OF LADIES' NEW
COATS, SUITS AND DRESS
SKIRTS, NOW ON SALE AT
.MANUFACTURERS' PRICES.
WE ARE OFFERING SWELL
NEW SILKS AND DRESS
GOODS AT 3IAUNFACTUR
ERS' PRICES.
THOUSANDS OF ARTICLES ALL
OVER THE STORE GOING AT
THE SAME LOW CUT PRICES
THE MANUFACTURERS' OUT
LET SALE STILL CONTINUES
BAIEM'S FASTEST GROWING STORK.
McEVOY BROS.
CWftOCLU1
AND COURT STRBBTg.
gAJJEM, OR.
GRAB JUST TO SELL
Tf,
io Moral Is the Cities Are Suckers-
They Grant Franchises to Peopto
Who Put Them In Their Pockets
and Wait For a Chance to Get Rich
By Their Sale
Hero is a little Btory from tho
San Francisco Chronicle, a story
with a moral that is not hard to find.
It sIiowb that In securing franchises
from tho cities those seeking them al
ways attompt to rob tho city by
getting something for practically
nothing. In tho enso In point It will
bo scon that tho grnfter who got
tho franchlso, know tho other grnftor
had to como through. So ho bent tho
city by paying much loss than ho
know tho franchlso was worth, nnd
thus forcing tho other would-bo-rob-bor
to dig up for him $40,000, that
was ovor and nbovo what ho paid tho
city. It Is a pretty good story for
tho councilman of Oregon's cities to
profit by:
'Vhnt Colonel Forbos did to But
ters of tho Northern Electric was
plonty and some besides," remarked
n leisurely lounger In a lenther
cushioned chair In tho St. FrnnclB
lobby.
"This mnn Forbos belongs up nt
MnryBvIlIo, owns about all tho nows
papors and all tho street railroads In
tho Sacramento valloy. lias to havo
buckskin pockets in his suits to hold
his money. Got n qulot tip which
way tho Northern Electric was going
to run Its road; made n quick move,
and bought a dinky mulo car lino
that wnndors around Mnrysvlllo, and
loses itsolf ovor In Yuba City. Good
franchlso; thought tho Northern
Eloctflc'd want it. Paid $15,000 for
It. Pretty soon saw Butters had
stolen a march on him by applying
for nnothor franchlso across tho river
that would bottle him up. Paid no
attention until tho aftornoon when
tho bids wore to closo. Drovo In
closed buggy up bnck Btreet nt 2:59
o'clock; slipped Into tho court houso,
by tho council that body will seo that
tho people lose nothing In tho grnnt.
, "Attorney Mottcr appeared for tho
people who are conducting the mar
ket place on the city market block
nnd suggested a willingness to enter
into an agreement with the- cty to
pay a higher rental for, tho place
provided his clients wero permitted
to continue thlr buBlnesB for tho
next Blx years, tho time of tho ex
piration of the franchise.
"Ho said that while tho terms of
tho orlglunl franchise had not boon
carried out In every detail It was duo
to the fact thnt tho markot placo ho"
changed hands nnd was operating
under nn amended franchise. Tho
question then nrose that an amended
franchise was Invalid and tho coun
cil felt that It could do nothing bot
tor than rebuke tho permit.
' Traction Company Delinquent.
"Tho Oregon Traction company
has not done tho work In laying
tracks required by tho ordinance, In
tho opinion of the street committee,
and its franchise was.. also recom
mended for revocation.
"Councilman Kellahor thought bo
foro the franchises should ho for
feited tho representatives of tho trac"
tlon company should bo given a henr"
Ing. Ho snid that somo of tho work
hnd hocn done and perhaps tho com
pany could glvo Bomo valid excuso
for Its delay. Howover, lifs sugges
tion was given llttlo consideration.
Concnnnon holding thnt the street car
pcoplo had not shown good fnlth In
following out tho terms of tho fran
chlso. "When tho Portlnnd General Elec
tric compnny's franchlso enmo up for
resclndment, Councilman Wallace de
murred to tho proceedings on tho
ground ihtyt'tho company had nctod
In good faith In trying Ub best to
got tho material on hand for Institu
ting work nnd hnd nlready Installed
n portion or tho equlpmont. Ho said
that ninny of the owners of buildings
wero dopondlng on tho electric com
pnny to furnish bent this winter, nnd
Buffering might result If tho fran
chlso was revoked.
Councllmen Back Up Mayor.
"Vaughn wns ono of tho foremost
expononts of revocation. Ho enld:
"When people ncqulro n frnnchlso
from this council thoy ngroo to do
certnln things nnd pledgo themsolvoB
to this end. Not n Blnglo ono of Uicbo
franchises has been lived up to, nnd
It Is our duty to rovoko thorn.'
"A number of councllmon not
mombors of tho street committee
wero presont nt tho meeting, Includ
ing Baker, who urged that tho fran
chises bo revoked. 'Wo cannot mnko
flBh of ono nnd flesh of nnothor,' said
Baker, In discussing tho frnnchlso
forfeiture.
JUDGE
SEARS
DEAD
EXPIRED ON SUNDAY
Was Ono of Portland's Leading Law
yers, But Had Been on tho Bench
for Eleven Years-Thomas O'Day
Appointed as His Successor
HHM(IHMMtMltMIM
Life of Judge Sears.
Born nt Concorn, N. C, Sep
tember 2, 1852, and educated
nt Philips Extor Academy,
Dartmouth Collogo, Harvard
and Boston University of Law.
Mnrrlod In 1870 at Brldgo
wator, Miss., to MIbb Ellen P.
Cnrver, who survives him.
Camo to Orogon In 1879 and
sorved nB presldont of tho Port
land 'council from 1882 to
1884.
Elected to tho circuit bonch
In 189G, which position ho
filled to tho time of his denth.
Has been president of Ore
gon Bar Association, was nc
tlvo In work of .PrUonorB' Aid
Society, prominent In Masonic
clrclcB, president of Orogon
IIuMnno-BOclQt aud profesBor
In Oregon Law School,
i
i
wwwWHI
nut In n ennd bid. When Buttors
luriuiiutu.
"Members of tho council bollovo
enmu uuwii nu uruiiu wm uiiiumouiiu tnt8 action will havo a salutary of-
Bpeed limit hunting Forbos; camo foct on otnor persons or corporation"
through with $40,000 bonus for tho wn0 ho(l franChses, but who havo
new franchJao; had to have Itl" shown llttlo disposition so for to
And here Is another llttlo tnlo told cnrry out tne)r provisions, Tho tcm-
by the Portland Journal Saturday, i per o tll0 committee wnB tostod yes
concerning francniso grabbers ami
brekers:
"Three Important franchlsos, tho
Portland General Electric company's
heat franchise, tho Oregon Traction
company's streetcnr franchlso and
tho markot block franchlso, wero yos
torday recommended for annulment
by tho street committee of tho city
council.
"In ovory Instance tho grounds
wero tho same, failure to comply with
tho terms of tho ordinance granting
tbo franchlso. In all present fran
chises and in all future franchlsos to
be granted, especially during tho llfo
of tho present council, tho guarantors
will bo compelled to live up to the
full terms of tho franchise.
"By their action yesterday aftor
noon in holding tho three franchUes
for forfeiture, the councllmen went
on record as backing up Mayor Lane
and tho executive board in an effort
to safeguard tho city's Interests.
"In addition to not living up to tbo
rules of tho franchises, the mayor and
executive board found tho permits
bo loose that tho three corporation
holding them might do a number of
things to tho detriment of tho peo
ple. Make Short Work of Grants.
"8hould other franchises bo given
tordny, and practically ovc-y ono
favors stringent treatment of de
linquent grnntees."
o
Royti to Re Be'Mirted.
Chicago, Aug. 2C. Hundreds of
Greek boys, brought to Chicago and
other cities by padronos and held In
virtual slavery, working in boot
blacking establishments nnd fruit
storos, are to be deported by tho
government as fast as ovldenco can
bo collected showing that they wero
brought hero by padronos.
Tho steamship lines bringing them
over will bo required to roturn them
to tho towns from which thoy camo.
Tho peonage system has reached
enormous proportions and Investiga
tions in this city havo uncovered
enough evidence to warrant thJ gov
ernment In an actlvo crusade.
Q
Burned in Hotel.
Dolse, Idaho, Aug. 20. Ono dead,
one missing and four injured as tho
result of n flro which destroyed tho
Commerce hotef at Caldwell thl
morning. R. N. Jenkins, of Rock
vllle, Idaho, was burned to death In
bis room. Many guests jumped from
the second story window,, clad In
their night clotkei.
Judgo AlfroJ F. Sears, Jr., of tho
stato circuit court, ono of tho fore
most Jurists of Orogon, died of apo
plexy nt his residence, 590 East Mad
leon street, Portland, shortly beforo
4 o'clock yesterday morning. Denth
was altogether unexpected, for not
tho slightest warning to members of
tho family foretold tho cud. Tho fu
neral will bo held Tuesday.
Judgo Sears was In IiIb usual
health Saturday. Ho was about tho
city, and to many of his friends nnd
associates scomod In tho host of spir
its. Ho retired nbout 10 o'clock Sat
urday night, rntlior oarllor than usu
al, nnd It wns not until Mrs, Soars
stopped Into his room nt 4 o'clock to
boo If ho wbb Bleoplng well, thnt it
wbb known ho hnd paused awny.
Dr. A. J, Giosy was Immcdlntolv
called, but tho Judgo was paBt all
medical aid. Ho had ceased broath
Ing when found by Mrs. Scars, and
tho opinion of tho physician Is thnt
ho had died but n short tlrno boforo.
No sound wns hoard from his room,
nnd this lends to tho bellof that tho
ond was poncoful nnd painless.
Retired Early Saturday.
Of Into Judgo Soars had been
troubled with Insomnia, and It had
boon his wont to spond much of tho
night rending, which was his favorlto
pastime. Thnt ho rotlrad oarllor
than was his custom Is tho only un
uptinl circumstanco noticed by tho
family. f
Saturday afternoon Judgo Sears
called on Judge Gnntonbeln and spent
nearly -two hours In his chambers.
Ho discussed n flairs genornlly, and
wns particularly anxious that tho law
department' of tho Stato UnlYorslty,
of which Judgo Gnntonbeln la dean,
allow him moro lectures In tho
courso In equity. At his homo ho
seemed all right up to tho hour of
retiring.
News of Judgo Sonra' death spread
rapidly, and many expressions of re
gret wore heard on every sldo. Dur
ing his long careor In Portlnnd ho
had earned high standing with tho
bench nnd bar of tho stato. Ho won
a scholarly man, nnd his reading cov
ered a wldo rango of subjects. Ho
was always prominent In public af
fairs, and did not ceaso his activities
In matters of a non-political naturo
after his election to tho bench 11
years ago.
Actlvo in Many Movements.
Aside from his Judicial station,
Judgo Sears was prominent in Ma
sonic circles; had been president oC
tho Oregon Stato Bar Association?
was actlvo In tho work of tho Prison
ora Aid Society; wnB president oi
tho Orogon Humane Society, nnd pro
fessor of equity In tho law depart
ment of the University of Oregon.
Judgo Alfred FrnnclB Scars, Jr..
wnB born nt Concord, North Carolina.
Septombor 4, 1852. Ills pnrontsk
Mnjor Alfred F. Soars, 0. 13.. and
Mrs. Augusta Bassott Soars, aro stllli
living In this city. Following his;
earlier education ho prepared for
collogo nt Philips Extor Acndomjv
Leaving thins Institution in his fresh,
man year, ho entered Dartmouth'
Collogo, whero ho recolvod tho de-.
grco of A. B. In 1875. Ho attended:
Hnrvnrd for n year and studied law'
at tho Boston University of Law,
from which ho graduated with tho
dogroo of LL. B. in 1877. IIo con-,
tinned tho Btudy of his choson pro
fession In tho ofllco of Uosn King
man, nt Brldgowntor, Mass., and was
admitted to tho bar at Plymouth In
1878. IIo than camo to Oregon, ar
riving hero In 1879, nnd began the
practlco of law.
In his profession Judgo Sonra
formod sovoral partnership associa
tions. Ills first connection wns with;
Gcorgo G. Gammons, now tho law
partnor of Dnn J. Mnlnrkoy, Later
ho was nssociatod with Henry E, Mc
Ginn and N. D. Simon, Just prior to
his election to tho circuit bonch ha
was a. member of tho firm of Parton.
Soars, Bench & Simon,
ThoinuH O'Day Anointed,
Governor Chnmborlnln haB ap-.
pointed Hon, Thomas O'Day to tho
vacancy on tho circuit bonch of Mult
nomah county, cniiHcd by tho death of
Judgo A, F. ScarB In Rortjnud yes.
terdny.- In''nnironnclnfc:' tho appoint-'-'
nofl,t, tho governor wldthat.po,iro--jV.
prlotlcs of tho enso might havo mada
dclay advisable but ns n rchhIou of
tho circuit court commences nojet
Monday ho wished to glvo tho ap
polntco n certain amount of notice,
so ho would bo enabled to nrrnngO'
his biiBlnosB propnratory to taking:
IiIh placo on tho bench nt tho oponluff
of the session.
TRAMP
KILLED
GHILD
Chicago, Aug. 20. An unidentified
7-yonr-old girl wus attacked and so.
sovoroly injured by n trnmp nt Gary,.
Indlnnn, this mo.nlng thnt sho died
a fow minutes lator, gasping out hoi
story to u party of mon who found
her lying In tho road. Tho girl until
tho tramp nttnckod her,, placed hla
hand ovor hor mouth nnd carried hor
Into tho bushos. Lonxlng his victim
tho tramp fled, and tho child crawled
back to tho road, whero tho mon
found hor, picked hor up and Htartod
for tho doctor'" oltlco, but hIio died
in tho arms of tho man carrying hor.
A pnsso with doss is on tho trnll ot
tho murderer.
o
Hank at (lie Dork.
San Francisco, Aug. 2C Tho Pa
cific Mall steamer Acapulco, duo to,
sail for Panama this aftornoon, filled
nnd Hank off tho Mail dock at noon
today. Tho pnsHengoru and crow es
caped safely. Tho portH wore loft
open and tho boat went undor In tea
minutes.
Lynched Murderer.
Bancroft, Neb., Aug. 20. Dorrto
Hlgglns, tho alleged murderer of W,
L, Copplo, a farmor and hla wlfo,
near Rosallo, Nebraska, was taken
from tho sheriff hero this morning
and lynched. Tho double murdor
occurred May 12th.
Dr. J. P. COOK
Tn BOTANICAL DOCTOR,
MOVED TO 4 LHIKRTY BTKBITX
FOR ANY DWHAIJC OALli OK DK.
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