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SALEM, OREGON. TCKSD Y, RITKMHKR 10, H07.
NO. 2H2.
AUTOMATIC SWITC1IK8.
iRocw Not
Make Mistakes or
Saloons.
Visit
iH IS PRESENT
kl' MAKES OPENING STATU
ANI) HAYS PETTIHONH
IB GREATEST CHI MIX AT;
UK IXT.
ted PresB Leased WIro.)
t', Idaho, Doc, 10. That Goo.
(United Pross Leased WIro.)
Chicago, Dec. 10. The Lackwan
na I no and othor big systems have
decided to do away with switchmen
In the freight yardB of tholr lines,
and In their stead will Install towers
In which electric buttons, releasing
comprosBcd air, will do tho work
formerly dono by Bwltchmen.
In tho Hoboken yards of tho Lack
awannn, which consists of 20 miles
of track, controlled lv 131 nwitnh.
cs, tho old Btylo switchman has been
I wholly done away with, and consc
jqucntly death and accident by tho
Bwitcnlng or cars has been almost
ontlroly eliminated. Othor largo
systems are preparing to Install the
now ynrd system of switching.
By tho now aystom, once a track Is
opened It Is automatically and elec
trically locked, so that, until tho
completion of that particular switch
lug oporatlon, It Is impossible to
chnngo tho route or throw anothor
Bwltch. Tho automatic Hwltch doos
ACCUSE
RUSSIAN
MINISTRY
DlETtiCORRUPTiON
not got broken or get confused or
one was tho most Important ,oso 'J8, 1,ond In a crisis, and It doos
tho conspiracy which re- ,,ul V,8IC nuignuormg sniouns.
In tho murder of Frank A.
berg, wni tho charge mndo
is 11. Hawley in his opening
it for tho prosecution in tho
trial this morning.
lirfcndnnt," said tho proBGcu-
tlio partner of Harry Or
b's crimes. Ho was tho pay-
k tho Western Federation of
in the commission of tho
kd wbb the mediator betweon
circle and the men who
ird.r a trado, and assasslnn-
means of a livelihood. Wo
that Pottlbono's store In
kh tho fedorntlon arsenal,
tho defendants made a l.til
ganufacturlng bombs and un
compound known as "Petti-
a, which wore used in do-
thoso who dnrcd to stand in
:of tho Western .Federation
PREAGHER
PLANNED
HOLD UP
ItUSSIAN GENERALS SAY FORT
RESS WAH SO POORLY KQUII'
FED IT WAS INCAPAHLE OF
1IKING DEFENDED.
reviewed nt length tho
With Mlko CmhhIIs, a Tough, Wim to
Pick Out Prosperous Looking Pus-
Mongers tin They Left tho Train
and Follow Them.
(United Pross Loasod WIro.)
St. Petersburg, Doc. 10. Gonor
alB Stoossol, Fock and Rolss, under
court-mnrtlal, chargod with troason
and cowardlco In connection with tho
surrender of Port Arthur, turnod
against tholr accusers todny and
mado a furious attack upon tho war
mlnlBtry. Thoy denied tholr guilt,
nnd declared that tho fortress was so
ill oqulppod that efTectlvo dofonso
was Impossible. Thoy doclarod that
this condition was duo inoro to cor
ruption than Incompotoncy.
W occupied a seat at
;tho prosecution,
(United Pross Leasod WIro.)
Dolllnghnm. Wash.. Doc. 10. Ono
which tho stato will Intro- tho, coolest and boldest highway
tho concluolon of tho stato- J " ihwu hi many nomni
nv nnnnnnoi.,1 , Mi ,1a. In tills Citl Was tl!l)Cd III tllO blld
u'd resorve Its, statement ,a8t u,Bt with tho nrrest of Rov.
concluolon of tho stato'd nines vunuiio, u nug.-o pruuenur,
nator Borah arrived lant Por 01 mo ,incnu moinouist
(j10 episcopal cnurcn ut mis cur. uonui
.lo plannod with Mlko Cassllls, well
known in this city, to pick out ono
or two prosoporous-looklng mon an
thoy got off tho N. P. truln at 10:20
last night and rob them of their
wealth. With this money Coaullo
plannod to loavo tho city without
Ifurthor dolny. At pollco hoadquar
jtors Coaullo ndmlttod ho had soon
uassius anu uau ongngcu mm in con-
IMI IDHPD vorsntlon. Ho Insisted, however,
tIU1LI t,mt Casillls, and not he, had pro-
jiunua uiu iiiivuuuw iuuuviji wioonu
cou hi not no rounu. anu as
ROPER
rtland Bank May Pay All Creditors in Full
TIBONE
TRIAL IS
OPENED
ATTEMPT TO RURN PLANT.
Sntut-ntcd Lumber nnd Shingles With
Conl OH, ltut Wore Discovered.
Bolllngham, Wash., Dec. 10.
Goaded to desperation by tho thought
that they had boon (unjustly dealt
with by their former omployor, two
mon whose names havo' not yet been
learned, made nn attempt to burn
tho $250,000 plant of tho Morrison
Mill Company Saturday night. Tho
mo"h, supposed to bo disgruntled ha
couec of . cut of 2- nMitB a day In
wages, poured flvo gallons of oil
over ton carloads of dressed lumber
and dry shluglcs. In another min
ute thoy would have touched a match
to the pile, Ik it were discovered by
tho nightwatchmnu, nnd run off In
tho darknoss. Tho mill Is now
oloscJ.
u
Seattle SivrorH llolil Services.
(United PresB LePBed Wiro.)
.Soattlo, Wnsh., Doc. 10. Swedish
rosldonts of Soattlo and vicinity will
unlto in honoring tho memory 'of
their dead king, Oscar 11. A moot
ing of representative mombors of
tho race In Soattlo wb hold yester
day uftornoon at tho olllco of Carl
J. Smith, nnd a committee appointed
BETTER
THAN WAS
EXPECTED
TRAMPS TAKE TRAINS.
CM I fern la's Delightful Winter Cll-
liuito CntclwM lliiikelRum
Artists, Too.
BANK MAY PAY OUT
TITLE GUARANTEE- & TIIU8T CO.
HAH 9;i,0(!I,. ASSETS ANI)
MAY PAY DEPOSITOHS AND
CHEDITOHS Ity FULL.
(United PrcBb Leasod WIro.)
Portland, Doc. 10. In tho roport
submitted by Hocolvor George II.
Hill, of tho Tltlo Guarantco & Trust
Company, to tho United Stato circuit
court today It Is shown that tho
bank's liabilities to depositors ag
gregate $1.273,0117. Receiver Hill
to arrange for the momorlal service, 'shows a total asnetn of $3,001,403.
Andrew Chllborg, vloo-cocinsol for, Tho bills pnynblo contain two largo
Swodon. was chairman of tho moot-1 Items, unmuly $000,000 duo Lndd &
lpg. A telegram of condolonco wnsjTIlton, and tho $390,000 that will bo
fiont to tno new King and Qiieon nticiaimo.i uy mo American surety
Stockholm. Tho dato of tho momor- (Company ns the rosult of Kit Bottling
inl Borvlce haR not boon llxed. Tho tho bond of 8tnto Tronsuror Btoolo
commltteo on nrrnugemoms will I for tho stato' deposit In tho bank,
meet nt 8:30 tonight to mnko prep-1 It Is said that the court may rule
nrntlotiB. Tho sorvJcos will bo hold. tho doposltorn must bo paid first out
in this church. Tho program will .of tho oBtrdo of tho Minpondod com
conslst of momorlal music, and nd- nnnv. Should thU bo dono, tho ro
dresses on tho .history and achlovo- colvor Bays thoro is n practical cor?(
ments of tho dead king. Itnisuy tiiat th dupoBltoru wnl no paid
' o .. . dollar for dollar Kvon should tho
doposltorn bo paid first it Is said thoro
Is a good ahniiro for tho othor erodl-
JVarlxrs Mont Pay License.
(United Pross Leased Wiro.)
Seattle, Wu'lu, Dec. 10. Wrir-
Vanl.(-wlIlbo uworn'out within n tow
dayB for unlicensed barbora In Soat
tlo, and the Stato Hoard of Barber
tors to got what Is duo them.
o-
' charges wore filed against Conulle,
p. Tncn.i wi,a ,o wo roleaod temporarily. Tho
Pre3 Leased Wire.) !, , tiiio uv Knvamhnr
natu, Wash., Dec. 10. A 14 fr0m Bvorott, whoro ho says ho
acveiopod in tho Watts poached only four days. Ho oamo
ial this morning, whon S. m thn Sound from Colorado.
a tacmber of the Snlvatlon
r need on tho witnoss
rwore that Harry Watti
N3cJ to him that tho hand-
ro-nd In tho mouth of Ad-
tc:or.gfd to Watts.
Jandkcrchlef In Addle Rop-
r. mine, ' is tho statoment
Who to havo boon made
J. PIERPONT MORGAN.
Tliln lu frnin n r.w.inf iluilrilTlinti fit
?P the famous nnnncler who enmo to the
rescue of the doubled trust companies
in New York. An nil night session of
capitalists held In his art gallery In
Mudlson avenue, New York, brought
together probably the most powerful
array of Jlnunelors evor gnthored Ja
America.
HI h went to Watt's coll
fo him about the Roner
paring the conversation ho
na Watts he should load a
After talking In that im-
tram for a while Wilo said
ei If his life had beon bet
REFORM
METHOD A
SUCGESS
WoInIi Hcoreti a Point.
(United Press Lentwd WIro.)
" -- n ioTlm trlnl of
Commissioners will prosecute thorn Banker .lolin n Wntih wnn resinned
for vlolntlng tho llcenso law This todnv. nftor a dolnv of n week, duo to
action follows tho recent decision of 1 tho sickness of Juror Wntklns. Tho
tho stato nupremo court alllrmlngp0vrnmont wob prcvontod from In-
tho constitutionality of tho barber -vi,.pi,,r vldonc showing thnt
I'll'.'-. lH J -,.,.-.-..- - tvnloli liml loanod hlmsolf money an
(United Press Leased WIro.)
Los Angeles, Cnl., Dec. 10. A
spoclnl from Yuma, ArU., says tho
tramp evil was never no sorlous as
now, and tho assistance of tho nu
tlopal gunrd may bo needed to pre
serve order. Tho days of Coxoy's
nrmy aro being roneated, and gangd
of rufrianB torroruo tho couutry,
B0I20 nnd rob freight trains, hold tip
section houooa and rob all who cross
their path.
With rovolvorn In evidence 40 ablo
bodied hobt3 hold up a freight train
a few miles west of Yuma tho othor
day, and asked tho train crow what
It wna going to do about It. Tho
lattor had to lot tho mon host tho
trnin, nnd thought themselves lucky
that tho tramps did not domnnd tho
cabooBo. Tho captors loft tho train
at Gila Bend.
YMtua Ib almost nR had nn Lot An
goloo has boon for holdups. Tho
rnllwaw omdnls are at tholr wits'
ends to combat tho toughs. Ordorfl
hnvo boon Insuod that horonftor no
paiongers ho taken on frolght
trnins In Arizona oxcopt omployoa
nnd (olograph linemen.
0 '
MILLS REDUCE WAGES.
And Sevcnty-Flvo Moil Walk OHt of
KflNO, WuMi., Hhlnglo Mm.
tMlHlIIIIM!fIKIElMlIBMlllK
A SPLENDID SHOWING.
JAPANESE STORE
Cxstios and Fancy Goods
III Court St root. Yokohnnui PresHlng I'nrlom, Phono 11(11
Capital National Hank Statement
Shown Ideal ConilltloiiH,
A REAL
(Unltod Pro Leased Wire.)
Seattle. Wash.. Dee. 10. A Jap-
fc t 55" 5 t. "JTJlfi?7i?!R
$ fc handkerchief used as noon at Fourth and Jackson streets
n rrnnarK DV a COUlHryniaH, an liiwc u fw"
Jwi'vLik .. .
H
POLITE
BURGLAR
r the handkerchief. ?,rf1I,bI,' 11SJJrtvJn,,ur?"l dl
'.. att. remarked- JIu jIUu ho on Nakanu a a dl-
Took FlveDollar Clearlnj; House Cer
tificate ami a Cui of Collo, Hut
RofiiMtl tho IjuJyV Hraclet,
(United Press Leased Wire.)
Seattle, Wsstt.. Dec. 10. A Ave
dollar clearing house certlfleeto and
Attontlon Ib called lo tho excep
tionally strong financial statement
of the Capital National Hank, which
Is published In another column.
It 1 h Anin t ia r r ft x w aa alt t
11 ilium nil iiiiiwiiiiv ui vbii wii 1
hand nnd In bank of $233,1 S3. 11 to
mwt individual demand deposits of
$341,898.2-1.
In addition It has on hnud $168,
7 16. SO in othor bonds and securltl,
and loans of $310,361.34. The total
reourooB aro $818, 787.60, which le
about $800,000 more than a year
ago.
In addition to the cash on liami,
as shown above, there Is in transit.
and expected to arrive dally, $60,000
in new currency.
n
JURIES SAY NO.
stocks that woro considered worth
ies by tho Now Vork stock oxchango
by a ruling of tho court Tho gov
ernment had hroughout witnesses
from Now York to show that Walsh
had asked tho New York stock ex
change to list certain stocks, but
that the oxchango had refused to
pass on thorn, as thoy woro couild
ored vnluoless.
Ik rfhiff ia a tva awav " mlnutlve fellow not over four reet a cup of coffee were all the tokens a
c rd Wat U told him in Ull and weighing lew than 100 masked robber took away with him
to l ni,ir?i !rf Addle pounds. He turned him around and 'after a very friendly visit at Dr. I.
i r-i?.nitlhlr" fhot him twice in the back. Nak?-'A. Parry's sanltorlum at Halliard
r -aMon of Wile failed mura fell dead and Mori calmly last night about 9 o'clock when he
'" - imony.
Q- M
LEET
IS READY
u-aiu-a.i tn the notice station, giving hold un Mrs. Pauline Hubbell. h
1 himself up. Some mystery fcjr-:por!ntewdent. He refused to take
rounds the esse, Mori charging that her gold bracelet, saying he needed
INakamura had brought fallea wo- only the money.
1 men to this country, and that hoi Mrs. Hubbell was preparing to
'tried to reform bin. but could not, lunch in her apartments when the
'so killed Mm. Nakaraura was well robber entered and covered her
I known to Immigration officers as a with his revolver. He then asked
.mambsRi havlnc received $3000 rhor for her money and she laugh
twnrth nf Oriental kocmIs on the Toa;incly handed over the certlfleaU
TOClll 'a few days. He himself returned on and pointed out the hraeeiet. She
ltll the Toea from a huslnoe trip Japan. 'thought she recognized the man's
'- accompanied by his mother, one of voice as that of a former patient and
his children and a Japanese woman tried to draV him into conversation
" Iwhora he claimed to be their ser-1 inviting him to take a ep of coffee
Pros, t .j Ttrt.A i ' ,.o frs Nakamura remained iwhlh ho did.
t tw ia ,n i f hero' while her husband went to the "it's a shame to take your rnon-
a, Dec 10. All 16 Of erew""ra . , t,i0 niv Thev'" w Gn,i i.. rr Parrv has
i. are here and ready to unsw, --""- Mnnr.i r.il "Z.tT 'm. ,', .' hM
rifl. n,. mimi were openjos . - 1 !& - v . - z::
Hold That Kceplui; Tlmators Open
Doom Not Violate Sunday Law.
(United Press Leased Wire.)
Senttlo. Wash.. Dec. 10. C. D
BELLE
WAYMIRE
AGAIN
(United Press Leased Wire.)
Portland, Dec. 10 Whether or
not Mro. Helle Waymlre and ID. H.
Rnddlng aro to be hold lu the clroult
court for trial on the charge of at
tm?itin' i hlnckuiHlI Mr.yor Lne
And ruin his porsonnl roputation will
he detormlnoj tomorrow morning nt
Raid, manager of the Grand Opera j,;30 vhltx h0 d8murror In the ease
House and Duncan Invorar ty, man- wll ' -rg,a i.-rorw jtidxe Cleland
ar o. me I.UIWVUHI iHNw, wr nurliiK fh- long holidays tho case
found not guilty of violating the amliM Mr-. wymlr and Raiding
Sunday Hoeing law by keeping their ,H, hMn njoWtM, to rmi ,(,,., of
theater opon on Sunday a week. The th inMutilty of the prosocutlon to
juries in oach case wer put only ,,rJnff tne trtel tf) ,,ar
five minutes. Chief of Police Wap-. Al tllw ,,rwwnt time, however, an
nensteln announced this noon that If Qu.,.l i..u i.. ni intn i.-
another manager was found not gull- t70,n District Attorney.Mannlng and
w ruH,u ... w .. .,.. . il w (muuuiKu. uuurnvn ior nm
. MTnltod Pro8o Lonaod WIro.)
KoIbo, WnBh., Dee. 10. Sovonty
flvo shlnglo i weavers In tho employ
of tho Metcnlr Shlnglo Company's
mill nt this piano wont on a strlku
this morning on nccount of tho re
duction in wngos which took effect
last Thursday.
Tho reduction In wAgon affects all
departments and amounts to from 1
cent to 1 Mi cent per thousand
shingles handled, monnlnir n dlffor
enco of from 75 contH to $1 on a
day's labor. Tho company sent to
Tncoinn for a non-uiflon crutf.
. ii ii i i
To Ruftil Ahiiknn RnadN.
(Unltod Pross LonBed WIro.)
Washington, Doc. 10. Ronit
building lu Alaska on n larger
Bcalo than over will bo undortakon
noxt yonr, If tho war department Is
able to Induco congress to mnko a
soocinl appropriation of $400,000
for tho purpouo. An ostlmnto for
thnt amount was submitted to con
gress today by tho acting secretary
of war.
Major Hlohurdson, president of
Mio Alaska road commission, Is now
In Washington, and has boon In
ponffironfo with ofllolals of tho wnr
department lu regard to tho nro-
posed appropriation.
n
Can't Haul Dofrctlvo Carn.
(United Pross Leased WIro.)
Olympla, Wash., Doc. 10. Tho
Northurn Paclilo has filed unswors In
the local suporlor court to two
oases brought by the Stnto Railroad
Commission. Ono suit wan to pun
ish tho road, under a now law, for
hauling u trnlnlond of dofectlvo enru
from Seattle to Taoomn July 4, 1007
iiu uuaui ui in in aui, 1(10 com-
iulalon Ii HiicceHHful, will bo tho
road will practically havo to estab
lish carshntM ut Seattle, ami nt nit
division terminals. The other enso
Is to collect demurrago heonuso but
ono of live cars was furnlNhod Sunt
orvlllo Hros., of Napavlno, for Bhlp-
tlllltlta In Walla MTnlln
menu to
Walla Wnlln.
.6
e Pacific Rear-Admiral
ana iy inspected the fleet avenue.
review of tho fleet Dy
Ut and Secretary Metcalf.
wi i anchor at Trini-rls'mas
-o .
of the ordinary diseases
Chamberlain's Salve is
llt not only allays the
Rate Cost Money. 1
(United Press Leased WiW.)
Seattle, Wash.. Dec, 10 Propri
etors of two taeat markets have been
the first to be arrested for a viola
tion of tho rat ordlnanoo. Each faces
n fine of $100. In spite of insiruc-
Would you give 25 cents io stop
your cough? Then bet a bottle of
KemD's Balsam and you will have
Itions the two made 8"B,Pt,, P"J enough for the whole family. It
and I Jast wanted a chance to Uet
oven."
This is the second time the place
has been robbed la the last three
months..,
o
tDSrt in .ff. nrl ' uuu" . . j thai. rl9lMI nf
" VUV CUCUUI IA VM. .. TllKfin UUII LUVII l.. - .
I Dr Etone'a drug "tore, business are alive with the rodents, costs za cents
To Invvstigato Killing.
(United Press Loaaei Wire.)
Denver, Colo., Dec. 10. Seventy to be arguel at onco.
state, and Meyor Lane on ono hand,
and W. It. McGarry and Senaea
F(jita. attorneys for Mrs. Waymlro
and Raddlng. by which tho demurrer
witnesses woro brought from uenver o m
today from Durango Colo., to testify I)lrH From nxlHun..
In the Investigation Into the kllllus; nremerton. Wash.. Dee. 10.
of Secrot S-rvle Agent Walker at soarchora have found tho body of
the UdeporuH mine reoenUy. rhW Arthur Walker, a riveter at tho
are hero upon the order of Chief WII-. Imvy yard , ,,,e woodg back (lf
kle. who had the Investigation trans- Manotte Waiker, wMj,, dollrlom.
ferrftd to th efederal court because
of his belief that an Impartial Inves
tigation at Durango was an lm pos
sibility.
wandered away a woek ago, and ev
idently died from exposure.
TIms Salary Culls Mm.
Sacramento, Cal., Dec. 10. Dr.
W. II. G. Temple, formerly pastor
of the First Cougregatlonal church,
Seattle, was unanimously called to
the pastorate of the Copgregatlonal.of tho 1907 tUto fajr' given. It Is
Routt! of Agriculture Will Meet.
Tho regukir annual meeting of thn
State Hoard of Agriculturo will be
held in room No. 6, in tho stato
houso, Docembor 17. at 1 p. in.
At this time officers for tho ensu
ing yoar will bo elected, and a report
church here last night, at a salary ,)r0bable that tho matter of holdlu
of $3500. tho. largest ever paid n ton-day' fair will come un for dls-
r- , .. .--
minister in this cPy
cusslon
Will Import Men.
Spokane. Wnh., Dee. 10. -Jay P.
Graves, gen-rr.1 manager of the
Clrnnby minus and smoker In the
Houudary, H. C. dlstrlot, lu an of
ficial staumunt. fays that owlncr to
tho promUe of many of the em
ployee to work for the same wngea
prevailing at Rowland. Ilntt mid
elsewhere, they opened tho minus
ami atnttjtoni. The employon re
fusadri, however, to return to work
at those wage. Men will be Im
ported If they refuse after a fow
days to roturn.
-o ...i w
ArnhM Want Vmvjn.
(United Press Loasod Wire.)
Oran Algeria. Dee. 10 Hmlwar
lea from the rebellious Houzin N'asan
trlbo aro oonforrlng with (loneral
Leltuty, eouimundlng the French,
looking towards cessation of hostili
ties. Arab aro much alarmed at tho
defeat of Morahout, who proclaimed
a holy war.
" n I...
All Quiet at (Joldflold.
(United Prow Leased WIro.)
Ooldfleld. Nov. Dee 10. Althnnirli
tho formal roopenlng of tho mlnou
oiwratwl In this district by tho Mlno
Owners' Aseoolatlon Is not scheduled
to tnko plaoo until Thursday, thoro
was consiaerauio activity about sev
eral of the properties today. Under
ino uireotion or tho tntno owners, a
fow non-union men commonced work
opening tho shafts and cleaning ma
chinery that had boon Idle for
months. Tho guards watching tho
mines are to bo Increased by Thurs
day morning