'", I '. , jj DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, BALKM, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1007. 5 FIGHT TEACHES STUDY OF THE SKY STOCKTON WITH OCTOPUS I L" The Old White Cone OVER $25,000 WORTH OF NEW GOODS 0(i store alterations are abotit complete and out stock will be better arranged and better kept than ever before. The new lines comprise New Ribbons Handket chiefs, all new ideas v Outing Flannels and Flannellettes Buttons, the largest stock in Salem Shoes from ten different factories Ladies' waists and petticoats U's Famous Dress Goods fluid GoflStawe & w j & Armstrong's Black Silks mt Black Sdks Hitiftfi Imported Trimmings Laces THE FAMOUS STAR SKIRTS "LA VOGUE" SUITS AND WRAPS . SO JUSTLY POPULAR 4 t rtiAt c a. n a "' j.. lea s and .Doys vdouung; oeparaie jrams, vvercoats ana - Rain Coats WE ARE THE ONLY FIRM IN SALEM THAT EVER SHOWED A COMPLE TE LINE OF JANE HOPKINS CLOTHES FOR BOYS H NEVER QUITS Vim from St. Pptorslinrir. " "' i card has como which Bin romnrVnliln tiifinnnt 5fl but vlndlcitlvo man- tuui ItVIVI (lUlllllia il fswonco Incurred tho dls- Ulie Czar's nolleo in cot iHbol their survellnnpfl. HWinrd was written In iwfor tlrco dnvg It lav lfte letter box at the stn- Ks i translator wns socureJ 'iitlttald IJtjWM TranALm. l.- ii... 'uiuuimi wuo uvos l"lWuhlngton street, under r-Aniiur d. Wlldo Is n ui told and dnngorous L He formerly lived in T.nn Jfo. 210 South Grand yt tie namo of Louis ""iteachanKeshlannmn" rSUlttlMt yvbn. u. .... .. ..Mvm ui puia't) rtirnM i. i.ii.... n 1, uuuru. W1IU0, K' trusted eraployo of tho L:WMWJpt Portland, a now serving tlmo In --' penitentiary, wildo '"aetmoneywhlchhohcd "' B" employers on ac W0mitiBP n i. .... . EldA , ' " ,s Baia. to Hinu " " was 1'scov- KtJoar,moath8 as h0 tS?. he Los An- WL,?AmoofSmlth htim w' lv'uo miles dl3- f -fT city. Detective Hollyer brought Wilde bnclc to Port land. Wlldo plended guilty before Judge Frnzor nnd wns given nn Indotorml nnto sontenco of from ono to ton years, which ho is now serving. IIo Is n fluo looking man, possesses n I good education nnd speaks English with but a trnco of nn nccont. Tho pollco woro nlmost certain thnt Wldlo hnd nn Interesting past, hut what It was thoy could not dis cover. Tho post card from fnr Rua sln clears tho mystory. Wlldo hns boon In America nearly ton yonra, hut In nil thnt time, ' though ho . tvlco clmngod his nnmo, nnd took Iroildonco in different cities, ho nov , or succocdod In hiding hlmsolf from tho Bplos of Russlnn secret Borvlco. Astorlnn. i KTCH AND ?EAT EED . Wl.. Transfers Heal Instate. Tho followlnu -deods hnvo been i placed on recerd: PetorAndorson to Mnry Andor- aoii, lots 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, nnd 11, subdivision block 27, Un Ivorslty addition, Salem, w d $1500 'Albany Browing Co. to J. II. Powell, n , lot 8, block 37, Gorvals, w d L. and A. A. Ulvln to A. nnd D. Huddleston, 29-100 of an acre, t6s.rlw.wd Nicholas Miller to Henry Rn vet, 211. GO ncres, t G s, r 2 w, w d 13751 J. M. Wadsworth et ux to O. E. Karney, 14,000 square feet, t 9 s, r 3 e, w d .... J. W. Baur ot nl to O. Glls- dorf, 15.59 ncres Waldo hills fruit farm No. 3. w d .... J W. Baur et al to O. Glls dorf, 15.59 acres Waldo hills fruit farm No. 3, d 700 2500 1000 50 2300 r"ilaitM, . : - -uvuni or each i W Sot ewal tho do- Co. 4J.,. ,Of. TO ILVGIXE THAT EPPLY'S PEHFECTION BAKING POWDER IS NO BETTER THAN OTHERS. MANUFACTURED BY OTHERS. THERE'S A BIG DD7FERENCE IN OUR FAVOR AND WE WANT TO FROVE IT. THE ONLY WAY TO I0 Tins IS BY YOUR GIVING IT A TRIAL. FOR SALE BY ALL LEAD ING GROCERS. Marlon News Items. Born, on August 25, to Mr. nnd Mrs. C. A. George, a daughter. Tho rain hns dolnyed tho thresh ing tfomowhnt In this vicinity. Mrs. August Mltzncr nnd fnmily nnd Miss Emma Gulllvan loft Mon day morning tor Jormnn's hop yard, noar Sllverton." Mrs, Augusta Petorson Is quite sick. Mr. C. B. Bouck will hnvo n Balo of dnlry stock September 2d. .A school meeting was called for Tuosday nftornoon to' dccldo If- tho tonth grade- should bo kept or not. It wns decided to retnln It. A minister from Albany filled tho pulpit In tho ProBbytorlnn church Sunday nftornoon, In tho plnco of Row Alox. Smith. Invltntlons hnvo boon issued to tho 25th woddlng nnnlvorsary of Mr. and Mrs. Wm, Hnll, on August 31st. Quito a numbor attended tho show nt Salem from horo. Among tho numbor wns Mr. and Mrs. Patton, Mr. nnd Mrs. Charles Roberts, Mrs. Doorfler and family, Mrs. Burnett and sons, Eva Burnett, Gladys Bar ber, Mrs. Palmer and Holon, Mrs. Russell nnd Hal, Grovor and Winnie Stephens Edith Ashby, Luther Bar bor, Cora Wobb, Will Small, Ada Whitehead, Mrs. Myers nnd Lu verno nnd Mrs. C. W. Russell and children. Maplo Camp, consisting of Mr. nnd Mrs. T. E. Cornollus and .laugh tors, Mrs. Black and Miss Fisher, havo returned to their homo in Sa lem. Mr. Eplor has gono to Salem. Ho helped to move somo of tho house hold goods of Maplo Camp. ANSWERS TO COMPLAINTS. Portland Hallway .Si Power Company Claim That Its Hates Arc Not Excessive. Is always seasonable, but surely never quite so thoroughly appreciated as duilng tho hot summer weather. Our Ico Cream and Water Ices are finely flavored and carefully mado of tho CHOICEST AND PUREST materials. It will cost you but llttia to pleaao the whole by treating to Ice Cream today. THE SPA Tho Northwest Log & Lumber compnny nnd Portlnnd Light & Power company hnvo filed an answor In tho ofllco of tho rnllwny commis sion to tho complaint of C. R. Ayls- worth nnd F. C. Esponholm, Jr., nd mlttlng all tho allegoatlon of para graphs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, C, 8, 12 and 13 of tho Bn1d complnlnt, but pnrngrnphs 10, 11 nnd 11 nro donlod. This complnlnt wns Instituted ngalnst tho dofondnnts In ordor that cortaln frolght rotos between Cnza doro nnd Portlnnd and also to Doop Crock junction, should bo reduced. Tho spur lino from Deep Crook Junc tion oxtonds northerly about threo miles and tho plaintiffs claim that tho rates for hauling wood from points nlong this lino nro oxccbbIvo Tho Portland Rnllwny, Vlght & Powor company claim that It does noes not own tho spur other thnn tho steel rails and that tho said spur Is oporated by steam by tho North west Log & Lumber company. Tho ratos as set forth In tho an swer from Deep river to Portland Is 85 conts por cord which Is claimed to not bo excessive As tho two linos aro soparato it Is claimed that a Joint rate reducing tho present scale would bo unfair. Tho Portland Railway, Light & Powor company answers tho com plaint of tho town of Mllwaukio by stating thnt it has no knowledge or Information sufficient to form a be lief as to whother an ndequato or any freight service or a freight depot at Mllwaukio would bonoflt tho citi zens of tho said place, or whother tho city would permit tho erection of a thed or frolght dopot, It Is sot forth that tho gross receipts on tho frolght business amounts to less than $3.30 por day on less than carload lots nnd that tho profit thereon Is not more than 20 conts por day and that tho dofondnnt Is not Justified in em ploying an agent nt Mllwaukio. To Much for Him. A noted gourmand undertook to eat 12 railway buns for a wager, and set to work. Tho first half dozen dis appeared with wondorous ease and colerity, hut tho paco slackened l.n increasing degree as Nos. 7, 8 nnd 9 were dealt with, Getting rid of No. 10 proved a great taBk, and No. 11 was only disposed of with tho utmost difficulty, but the last one was utter ly unattomptablo, and as the glut ton contemplated It, with sorrowful visage, he said: "If I bad known what trouble you would have been to me, I would have eaten you first." Philadelphia Inquirer. C. C. Morgan Has to fight For Life With Big Dcvli Fish Seized around tho legs by a devil fish, C. C. Morgan, a camper at Alkl Point, had to fight for his lifo in tho wator a hundred feet from Bhoro last evening. Port ot tho time tho fight with tho vicious fish was carried on under wator. Had ho not beon an excep tional largo and powerful man. Morgan would "havo lost tho fight and havo been dragged down. As it was, his logs wero badly bruised and lacerated bolow tho knees, and ho was exhausted when ho reacho.l safety. Morgan, who was formerly pro prietor of a hotel nt the Great North ern docks, recently sold out and has slnco camped at Alkl Point. Ho to a man about six feet two Inches in height and weighs about 2-10 pouuds. To his size, wolght, and strength ho owes his life, nccordlng to his story of tho Btrugglo. Morgan wns bathing about 0:30 last night. Ho swam out somo 300 foot and thon Btnrted for Bhoro. When In about five foot of wator something grnbbod his lug. Think ing thnt It wns moroly seaweed, JOIIX J. PURSUING. v Brigadier general, United Stntca army, promoted from captaincy for distinguished jBoryiflOj Morgan kicked looso and lot his fcot sink to .tho bottom, Intending to wndo In. In a moment Morgan was solzed by both logs bolow tho knoos, nnd discovered thnt ho was In tho grasp of a dovllflsh, Ho struggled to koep his footing nnd shouted for ltolp, but was dragged under wntor. Dig ging his fingers Into tho sand, Mor gnn tried to provont tho devilfish from pulling him out of his dopth. Tho AbIj, howovor, was strongor than ho, and was towing htm Into doop wator, when, by tho oxorclso of all his strength, ho spread his legs and broko tho hold. Desporatoly Morgan struggled to ward Bhoro and managed to gnln sovornl yards boforo tho dovllflsh again reached him. Tho colling ton tncles grasped his logs, but by powerful struggling Morgan broko away each tlmo and fought his way nearer tho shore. As tho wator be came shallower tho powor of tho dovllflsh scorned to lesson, and in threo foot of water tho fish aban doned tho fight. Morgan's wlfo and somo of tho other campers at tho bench saw Mor gan's struggles but wero unnblo to help him. When ho first called for help thoy thought fio had beon taken with cramps. No boat was nvallablo and tho strugglo wns. over boforo anyone hnd done anything to aid Morgan. A doctor who was camping near tho boacn nttonded Morgan last night and ho Is resting enslly today. Both logs nro badly swollen, pre sumably being poisoned by contact with the tentacles of tho fish. "If you do not think it was a devilfish, look at these," Bald Mor gan, as ho uncovered his legs. From tho knees down thoy woro bandaged,' and pushing acido tho bandages Morgan showed the swoolon wolta which tho gripping tentacles had left on his logs. The marks woro unmistakable tho skin be'lng broken in many places by tho crushing force of the coils, "During ray strugglo under wator I lost two diamond rings from my fingers. I presume whllo I was try ing to get a hold in the sand tp save J myself." Seattle Star. Washington Astronomer Retired But Will Continue Star-Gazing Washington, Aug. 29. Undo Sam in to loso ono of his most 'famous star-gazers. Becauso ho hns reached tho ago limit Professor Aaron, N. Skinner, United States navy, has withdrawn from tho sorvlco, al though ho will romalrl "on the. Job" a few weeks longer to, c6mplotd ft series of important astronomical cal culations. Ills going cnlls for real rogrot. Ho has not kept his oyo gluod to the small oponlng of a tolo scopo to tho oxcluslon of tho prac tical end that could bo derived from his observations, but he has appllod to tho uses of tho navy tho discov eries ho has made. His place will bo woll filled, how over. Assistant ABtronomor Herbert L. Rice of Illinois will bo appointed to tho position. Ho was nppolntod assistant in tho nautical nlmannc, United States observatory In 1892, nnd assistant obsorvor in tho obser vatory two years later. If thoro'fl ony Btnr-gnzlng thnt will nld In navi gation or in advancing tho causo of scionco, Mr. Rice Is ontlroly cnpablo of undorstnndlng tho contract. Incldontnlly, Prof. Rice has boon Instrumental in training up a corps of recruits for tho sorvlco In his ca pacity as instructor nnd professor of nstro-phyBlcs In tho Gcorgo Wash ington university. Ifo has hold n professorship In thnt Institution for n numbor of yenrs, nnd, In fact, ho received his cducatlonnl dogroos nt thnt Institution. Whllo Professor Rice wll. continue to tench tho students of tho George Washington university to turn their eyes nnd thoughts townrd tho henv ens, ho hns n numbor ot follow scien tists In tho govornmont to aid him In his inlBBionnrjo work. In this spo clnl dopntmont of tho unlvorslty a lnrgo numbor of fcdornl exports nro to bo found. Llko a numbor of other departments,- tho wonthor buronu nnd tho navy look to tho local unl vorslty ttH a recruiting ground for Us skilled holp. Among tho govornmont scientists teaching tho mystory or tho winds nnd tldos nnd stars aro Cleveland Abbo nnd Frank II. Blgolow, both ot tho wonthor buronu. Tho former Is professor of motcorology, whllo tho Inst namod expounds tho Intrlcnclo of astro-physics, in addition, tho nnvnl obsorvatory contributes Its rop rosontntlvo In tho porson of Aanph Hnll, Jr., who tonchos nHtronomy, whllo tho Smithsonian Instltuto Is roprosontod on tho faculty by F. E. Fowlor, Jr., as profoasor of astro physics, , Tho Importnnco of tho work bolng dono by those scientists Is not gonor nlly appreciated. Thoy havo ovolved a systom whoroby, through tho as sistance of tho wlroloss tolograph, ships hundrods ot mlloa nt son can bo odvlfiod, In tlmo to Insuro tholr Bnfoty, of tho nppronch of hurrlcnnea nnd dnngorous storms nnd fog. Thero Is no doubt thnt this has ron- dorod "thoso who go down to tho sea In ships" much moro attractlvo risks in tho lifo Insurance companies than over has boon tho case boforo In tho history of tho world. A notablo dlscovory that thoso scientists hnvo mado Is tho systom recently ndoptod for signalling nt soa. It always has been understood that wat6r offored ono of tho best known conductors of sound, but with vory fow exceptions hns It boon Utlllzod. Realizing tho vnat bonoflt to shipping such n utilization would provo, tho scientists recently turnod their nttontlon to experimenting with this element. Tho ronults havo boon everything that could bo expected. Now It Is posslblo to advlsoovory vossol equipped with apparatus (and ovory ship soon will bo equlppod) ot tho oxlstonco of shonls and dnn gorous roofs. Tho Blgnnls nro sent undor-son from Bhoro, nnd nro re ceived abroad. Soon ship cnptalns will not havo to roly upon tho moan ing of a wnrnlng for horn or tho muflled clangor of a boll-buoy. Hash Girl. "Really," said Edith, "I don't caro what sort of a husband I got." "Why, Edith," exclaimed her mother, "I'm surprised at you." "No," continued tho dear girl, "so long as he's rich and handsomo and kind to mo I don't care, so thoro nowl" Phlladophla Press. Bun lb AT iMu MB "T" "" TIT. Tl .-j m