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SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1008.
NO. 28.
AS ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHT YEARS OLD
American Ship Is Wrecked in ,MidOcean by Terrific Storm
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SMALL CYCLONE :
VISITS LONG BEACH
cks a Barn, Frolics With Several Roofs and Gives
l n Ciwu flio Timo nf Hpr lifo
a WUIl mv Aimv u wi wv
imr Reach. Cal . Jan. 28. At 3
Kl this morning a cyclone swept
from the ocean, ana, tupping uown
First BDd DCflcauso streets,
Med on Harry Joining s nam,
lUrld It round and round, carried
ISO fete and broke it to pieces, in
jilld tarter It struck and damaged
i rHldence of M. 13. HUH.
f ji m belonging to George Roaoen
borger, was torn loose from a post to
which It was tied and carried, bel
lowing with fonr, for half a block.
Tho cyclone then turned In an
easterly direction, and, veering up
ward, ripped shingles from tho roofa
of Bovcral Iioubob. When tho wind
Bwopt In from tho ocean It brought
In waves of unusual height.
I1DEST WHITE WOMAN
IN OREGON DIES
Perfectly Well Until She Was One Hundred and
Eijht Years of AgeWhen She Fell Asleep
V At th rcMenee, live miles
wrth of Salem In Polk county,
Jttdijr January 26, 1908, Grnnd
m Bran, aged 108 years,
far little could bo loarned of
Benni history Sha wns born
Ctrciny and camo to Salem from
iwta about sevon years ago.
wand a daughter has been llv-
il'h m on tlio farm near this
The son Is nan olghty years
U while tho daughter Is said to
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it luntral services will bo con.
'fd from the homo Wednesday
plug. Interment In tho Zena com-
The nbovo slmplo notlto nnnouncos
tho passing of tho oldest known
white porson living in the state.
Frederlka Bonn enjoyed good health
until Saturday night, when she wont
to bad jib usual, but when tho family
called her Sunday morning sho had
peacefully fallen aaloop. Up to hor
last aho waa nctivo too active, for
tho family had to wntch her. Sho
was somewhat childlBh and inclined
to wander away from tho house at
times, Irit romalnod in tho full ps
Besalon of her faculties until the last
day of hor life. Her funeral was
preached by -tho Gorman Lutheran
pastor of thia oity, Rev. EngeK
PLUNGES ,
AND GOES
TO BOTTOM
"ST
BRYAN
WILL BE
'THE MAN
THE SHIP ECLIPSE.OPPONENT.S QUIT
CREW IN SMALL HOAT SEVEN
TEEN DAYS, TOSSED 1IY TER
RIFIC STORMS ANI THREE DIE
FROMCOLD AND E.YIOHUHE
REACH ISLAND OF MAUI.
San Francisco, Jan. 28. A tele
gram from Honolulu says that 17
days ago tho American ship Ecllpso,
sailing from Now Cnstlo, oncountcrod
groat galos In mid-Pacific, and while
Cnptnin Larson and Mb crew of 13
tnon took to tho bouts In tho terrific
waves tho ship plunged mid sank
DELEGATION OF CLEVELAND
PARKER DELEGATES CAM ON
NERRASKAN TO PROVE TO HIM
HE WAS NOT THE RIGHT .LVN,
RUT FklL.
Washington, Jan. 28. Tho end of
tho fight against the nomination of
Bryan by tho Democrats reprosont
ing tho old Cleveland-Parker wing of
tho party is generally tuippoBOd to
havo betjn removed yostordny when
tho delegation of Domocrats, hendod
by ColonH Harvey, editor of Harpor'a
from sight, 900 miles almost duo i magazine, came to Washington to
north of Honolulu. The telegram confer with him In regard to his
also reports tho arrival on the Island withdrawing from the raco. Thoy
of Maui of Captain Lnrson nnd ten ! failed & convince tho Nebraska!!
members of tho crow of the Eclipse, that ho was not tho most avalablo
three of tho mon having died of ox- timber irt tho imrty. Following tho
posuro at sea aftor tho wreck was' meeting Colonel Harvey admitted de
abandoned. Full detallB of the foun- feat.
tiering of tho ship wero not given, "Wo, lost out," ho said, "Bryan is
but tho death of several mon in small , certain .be nominated-.. Tho pro
boats during tho trying trip to Maul ,ject advanced by the Now York Dom
indicates tho horror through which ocrats for a now man hns fallen
all hands passed. .flat."
For 17 dayB thoy Btood away from
tho sceno of the wreck on a south
erly course, mlBsIng Honolulu, but
fortunately making tho island of
Maui.
Tho Ecllpso was ownod by Esohop
& Minor, of tills city. Sho was built1
at Bath, Maine, In 1878. Her vnlue
was abof.it $30,000. Sho was laden
with coal from Now Castle, Australia.
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CENSOR ALL
LITERATURE
N'sron, Jan 28. An attomnt
M; W4e to clothe the nostofllca
Mwmmth the authority of ab
f MlU9rhip over the liurnturo
?K5jtry Th.- publication ra-
pf hooks, that have called
f Wl8in5 crittcUras u to the
" (t" teach la re!MiBBllil fn-
1 'l'r movement
;aJ he department can ex
;ro the mal'a. and thus stamp
c d'wpproval, vary "pb
l i kiIoui book, pam-:-Pe-or
letter." hut ih. n,..
".""J" t0 tW uVpart-
. aiUiorit ovr euM. iit.
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te Moiuton, of Ttnisae.
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17 IWten Twice.
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24 n"tt rac l0 h,s hau-
vvvunn u tb toav
CHEER NAME
OF MORGAN
BECAUSE HE
LOVED HER
New York, Jan, 2S. Hailed as tho
"unorownod king of finance, J. P.
Morgan rocolved ponderous ap
plauso last night at tho annual ban
quet of tho bankers of tho olty of
Now York at tho Waldorf-Astoria.
Morgan sat unmoved during tho
oheorlng which greeted the montiou
of his unmo by Albert Gilbert, chair
man of tho clearing house commit
tee, who.proeldod.
In marked contrast to the ovation
for Morgan was tho silence In which
tho toast to Presldont RoosevoU was
recolved. In opening1, Chairman
uuuurc sum; irolnir
uBuuvuivii, mi ;uui hw " , me
drink the first toast of the evening
to the President of UnltO'l
States." while tho orchoetra played
"Tho Star Spanglod Bonner," the
bankers arose. There was not a
sound or a cheer, and as tho last
strain died away evorybody sat
down in silence.
Oakland, Cal., Jan. 28. Whllo on
her way homo, at tho corner of Put
nam and Wheeler Btreets, In Fruit
vale, last night, In company with hor
two young sons, Frederick and Theo
dore, Mrs. Frederick Kosch, aged 32,
was allot down', and, It Is thought,
A LEAP YEAR
PROPOSAL
Des Moines, la., Jan. 28 Exns
poratod over having lost in n contost
for tho county printing, simply bo
oauso sho was a woman, Ellzaboth
Sohom, editor of tho Storm Lake VI
dotto, aseortod her loap yonr prerog
ative and In tho curront issuo of hor
papor makos tho following pro pre pro
eosal: "A constant fight for what right
fully bolongs to hor Is a woar and
tear on the norvous system of any
women, and wo havo como to tho bo
liof that, In ordor to stay In nows
papor work and maintain our health,
wo will havo to marry somo prlntor
who en do tho fighting and swearing
for us.
"This is loap year, and this may
WITNESSES DECLARE
. THAW APPEARED SANE
Many of Them Saw Him Only a Few Minutes More the
Tragedy and He Acted Rationally
fatally wounded by Louis Machalla,
a Hungarian housesmlth. who was . ' Bldera(i' 8' .nfonosal by any
infatuatod with ino woman. ,Qno whQ wou(1 bo quaUno,, to nn
tiwuu ouuva viv. mm, uy ", ..nmnrv n tho V ilottO 01 CO."
bullots strlklnc Mrs. Kosch in tho
has of tho skull, midway between
tho loft oar and tho middle line of
tho hond. Aftor the shooting Ma
challa fled In tho darkness
G. A. Craig, tho unchoior editor ot
tho Slytton Stnr, wroto an accept
ance, conditional upon tho ability of
MUo Schem to "make pan cakos, fry
ham and oggs nnd distil good conoe
New York, Jan. 28. R. E. Ling- thnt tho futo of Harry Thaw will bo
lo, a public accountant, who was In ) tho hands of tho Jury tomorrow
u, rf,..iiD.. c.,.. .TnJ.in.. .. i,n "iKht. Tho Btnto haa practically com-
tiho Madison Square gnrdon on tho 1)lot0(l ,u cnH0 on JoXmiMt 4 ,t
night Harry Thaw shot and killed now H00mu COrtaln that tho uummlng
Stanford Whlto, was tho first witness ,, 0f tho attomoyB will bogln tomor-
In robuttnl to take tho stand In tho row morning at 10 o'clook.
Thaw mctrdor trial this morning. The Tho dofoimo rested at 3:15 o'clock,
gist of his toBtimony wns to tho of- 0
tlo'naV'to 1hnl,0f0IIdnnt n)0aro,1 rft. AlMiut Mayor Kclunlti.
Mayo? Cohen, manager of a music trSiSSSS0oSSo wlF Jot lumly
In tho gnrdon that night. He also , f ,,' ' nmi0fti n ,w0no H.
tctinod that, in his opinion, Thaw fcfmlt " In which tho J.Sont of
wn.H, , , , it w. tho lower court wnB reversed and
II. F. Blnesom, a music publlshor; qVhmltz nnd Ruof thorobv oxonorat-
Paul Druno. city fireman, and War- S SiS PrJnch rS iuroS caSs.
nor Paxton, an onglnoor wl nessod Tomorrow j8 tho ,Mt ny tt,lowod ,y
tho tragedy and tost fled today that , , , ,, , u dolrct nttor.
tho defendant showed no slgiw of In- J" J ()fflcJl may mnko ft inoton for n
Wl ?; 4 m r. i i !-... rohoarlng, but District Attornoy
Pollcomon Anthony Dobs ami Don- innRdoKoolnr0ll thin afternoon .that
nlH Wrght both declared on tho , d lntonllon of mnitln such
Htnnd that whllo Thaw was In tholr ., ' "tTon whether or not ho will
custody on tho night of the hooting J thoS e" t fl tho
ho appeared rational. Doha placed UoilBlon or tho appellate Jurists ho
Thaw under arrest and Wrlgh,t took f t 0 ,, aJov0l ,lftyil
h,,Dr:FraScU? GuS'lhe Tombs "? " t0 X houW
physlolfm, wnfi not porpiltted to. ten- n0 f demroi t
tlfy, as Llttloton Invoked tho boc-
tlon of tho codo which prohibits n onirrm EntcrtnliHMl.
physician from testifying ns to In- Buenoa Ayros, Jan. 28. Ofilcortt
formation obtained whllo acting In of tho Amorlcnn torpodo floot woro-
a luofosulonnl capacity. warmly received today by Prooldont
District Attornoy Joromo has do- Alcorta, MlnlBtor of War Frnga, Mm-
cldod not to call any modlcal exports Istor nf Marino Botbeder and For-
In rebuttal. During tho noon rocosa olgn Mlnlitor of Affnlra ZnballoH.
ho stated that lio me.roly doslrod to Tho closing of congroBH by tho gov-
dl8)oso of tho Hummel mntter be- ornmont hnB not croatod tho great
fore closlug tho rebuttal. political trouble prodlctcd by ao
Abraham Snydockor, who, ns many.
clork for Attornoy Abo Hummel, -r
wltnoflsod Evelyn Thaw's signature Jdscph Munlcy Dontl.
to tho affidavits detailing Thaw'B ul- San Francisco. Jan. 28. J. F.
Jogod cruolty, told of going to Miuiloy, for 25 yoarH clork In tho
Whlto'o apartmontB in tho MndlBon United Stntos district court, undor
Squnro towor on Octobor 27, 1902, Judgo Dellavon, dlod at his resldonco
whoro ho found Whlto nnd Evelyn In hero oarly this morning, of lioart
"veiling dretw. Sho had In hor pos- dlsoa'O.
session the affidavit, which sho signed Tho docedont wns a brother of
Whon ho wnB shown a nlitvogrnpli Josonh II. Man oy. who wn closoly
copy of tho affidavit today ho could associated with Mark Unnna during
not ldontlfy it. tho McKlnloy campaign, and wlio
Tho stute rostod its case at 3 was chairman of tho Republican im-
o'clock this afitornoon. tlonal committoo during tho oam-
Thoro has boon no chango today palgn. Manly lenvos a widow and
in tho prediction matlo yostorday two sons.
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Frlonds of Machalla say that ho. " Jflmuo of tho Vldotto tli
has throatoned repeatedly -to com- f j e(jr0, wjU a8auro Craig of her
mil sulcldo and frequently would ab,y to dollvor Uio goods, and aU
remark. "When I decide to go 1 am nowsJ,aJ,eniom ,8 preparing to extend
going to take somebody else wltb-4,n ' ,Mllon.
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OREGON ELECTRIC RAILWAY COMPANY
"WILLAMETTE ROUTC"
"THE ROAD OF COURTESY AND SERVICE"
COULD NOT RE A
CASE OF SUICIDE.
Seattle, Wash.. Jan 2S. That
Conrad Stehl, whose body was found
on tho university campus Sunday
morning with a bullet Hi hi head,
was murdered Is believed by Coro
ner F. M. Carroll. A post mortem
examination of tho body was held
yesterday by Dr. Oil turnings and It
was shown that the bullet had enter
ed from the forehead and had struck
VAULTS IN BAD
CONDITION
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Death must have
said Dr Carroll
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r oc .jB .. . Hw "' n.n , - ni.1 ri f.or11
IJuff!im Smi.k..... .! mn.-Tt TO., ),,. ). Imnnialhle for
m ret,w1 tlm9 b t tJjMr. Stehl to have taken more than
"1U Oi.9. 11 13 41IJ MW..W. -
theory of suicide or that death was
caused by a stray bullet cannot be
entertained. On Mr. Steal's rac
were powder marks which Indicate
that the shot had been nreu itohi
olose range. The inability or uie
police to find the revolver which
caused his death and the apparen'
tends to
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STANFORD TO
PLAY BALL
4W10." "-piajw for a
-uL01" Ohio la
to - -r toieattiai ftf r
..OtWe Vttftrv In
. ull!e fff T... .,'. il,.k - ..!.. f. ciilnlila tnn.ls
8 wr.ousiy consId-l8UPPrt the belief that murder wi
committed."
Tho workmen who are wiring tho
court house found yestorday that the
steol vaults wore only protected by
a layer of brick about a foot thick,
and were merly laid over the oval
frame of the vault, with no other
support. It Is asserted that should
HtaastrniiB fire occur any timber
atrfklnc the brick would smash
through the thin steel lining of the
vault, and would expose tho con
tents to the flame. This Is a mat
ter of vital Importance, which should
command immediate attention The
vaults of both tho oounty clerk anrt
the county recorder adjoin each oth
er, and are said to bae the same In
adequate protection.
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Cardinal Ricliard Dead.
Paris. Jan. 28. Cardinal Richard,
arohblshop of Paris, one of the boat
Stanford Unlvorslty, Cal., Jan. 2S.
The unlverelty diamond will this
afternoon be tho soeno of tho sea
son's first baseball game botwen
tho SJi Franolsoo Independents and
the Stanford 'varsity toam. Tho
'Yaraity has been training faithful
ly since last Monday, and will be In
fair condition for the Initial match.
a T. flood el . of Portland, will aselst
WKmer ad Thell In the box; Mitch
ell, Los Angeles, catcher; McGregor,
HgbIcU, Cal.. first base; Bell. Stan
ford University, second base; Samp
ton. Stockton, shortstop; Fenton,
Port'and. third base; Owon. Pasa
dena, left field; Wlrst. Santa Roea.
center fleld; Scott. Alameda, right
field F. L. Stanton, of Spokane, has
been added to the 'varsity squad.
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A Sovcro Cure.
.Tarkson. MIsa.. Jan. 28. A9 a
ouro for lynching, tho bouse yostor-
OPEN FOR BUSINESS
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known clergymen in tho world. Is ouro for omening, iuo uu. -dead
the victim of congeetlon of the day unanimously passed a bIH Im- H
S at the age of 89. He bad been posing the death Penalty for even at-JB
a cardinal Blnco 1889. .temptoa uun u wuuu.
WITH
2 DAILY TRAINS
BETWEEN PORTLAND AND SALEM
STOPPING AT ALL INTERMEDIATE STATIONS. TRAINS
FROM BOTH PORTLAND AND KALEM. LEAVE AT 8 O'CLOCK
A. M. AND ii O'CLOCK I. M. AM) ARRIVE AT 11 O'CLOCK A.
M. AND O O'CLOCK I. M. FROSI TE.MPORARY STATIONS COR.
NER OF FRONT AND JEFFERSON STREETS IN PORTI4ANI),
AND 11IOH AND STATE STREETS IN SALEM. TICKETS FOR
BALE ON TRAINS OR AT THH UNDERSIGNED OFFICES OF
THIS COMPANY, AT THE FOLYX)WJNCI
REDUCED RAjTES
RETWEEN RORTLANR AND SALEMs
SINGLE TRIP , 9 1.J50
ROUND TRIP a.7
SATURDAY TO MONDAY (.1 tlays) 13.00
8S.RIDB PASIILY COM3IUTATION (Rook) 20.00
Slnglo nnd round trip and 25 ride family (lokots aro on tmlo dally
Roturn portion of round trip tickota aro good for 30 days and 25
rldo book Is good for threo months from dato of Sale. Saturday to
Monday tickets on salo for train leaving at 2 p. m. Saturdays or
eny Sunday train; good returning on any train of Sunday or Mon
day following dato of salo. For further Information apply to
V, J. SWAYNB, Ticket Agent. GEO. I NEVIN8,
Salem (Office Capital Drug Store) Traflle Manager.
Liberty and Stato Street. Portland,
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