I 1
&ittanmmnnw - m '
Journal
SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1008.
NO. (18.
s "
AC INC COAST WANTS TAFT
il -
ion May Battle With Pry
NSON
SHIES HIS
CASTOR IN THE RING
ifcdare His Views on National Questions Which
iMHiffl in Line for the Democratic Norn.-
nation for the Presidency.
I frets Leased Wire.)
Ytb, 7 Governor John
cf Minnesota, will Issue
lUteaeat Monday or Tuea-
hrticb ho will declaro hli
L'n utlonal questions, nnd
iTSlbcof such a naturo as to
ia u available cnndldnto for
itlc presidential nomlnn-
the Denver convention.
information to this offoct
gx to Chicago today from
(il4riwc4t personal frlonds of
r JAnwn, and a member of
ioU into administration
:403of the leading Dom-
(CMcign. The understand-
Iing among aomo of tho Illinois mon,
who nro playing the nntlonnl game,
Is that a Johnnton movement will bo
launched In a majority of tho states,
coincident with tno oxpcctoa aecin ra
tion from tho Minnesota executive.
BROWNSVILLE INCIDENT
IS ABOUT CLOSKD.
(Unltod Press Leased Wire.)
Washington, Fob. 7. Tho final
stngo of tho Brownsvlllo shooting nf
fnlr, over which President UoobovoU
and Senator Fornkor havo had many
vorhal rlnshes, will bo roachod tho
Imlddlo of ithls month.
1ICAG0 STORE;!
DrrtDi cc dadpaiu unnec
iii-uo unnuHm nvwet
NLOADING SALE
ONLY THIS WEEK
ttTHISGltEAT UNLOADING SALE THE PRICES WILL RE
MIHE QUICK, WKWANT THE ROOM FOR OUR SPRING
IP YOU WANT GOOD, HONEST BARGAINS AT SLLL
WW IX THE TIME TO 1IUY.
SCHOONER
HAS ROUGH
VOYAGE
NEVADA
SHED ALL HER RA6S
POLITICIANS
SOAKED
neaitly a year coming from
nrw york lost her sails,
sprung a Leak and put in.
to pitcairn island for
fresh provisions.
rSs Just Arrived
kted at Sale Price
6BHnM Stock of Dress
'"ainePricw.
''wdiof dainty Bro-
loioc at the same
' from... 4c Yd. vp
Bwestics
I Cattee Dffiifl iwi.
Huhv- Ifln
It ' '"'u 1UW
wr r
lRki,. . .
P")-ard OHC
r c
,U nu at Mill
PttClD
Garments
AW.Y DOWN.
j Ladles' $18.00 Suits a n ri
1 Now . . . . . u 0.317
U.Df
1
MTki.-.. w"
" auua Sklru . I Ladles' $S2.fl Suits
vdc: no
PUktu Ladlag I1S.II Goats n en
&50 sow i.dw
.-. i Ladles' SI 8.00 Goats v
' " $2.95! " '"
t ikA o I Bter Suits at the Same Low
uw prIe08
That
Ladies' Shirt Waists Half Price.
Saves You Money
(United Press Lonsod Wire.)
San FranclBco, Feb. 7. Pumpkins
at $1 aplcco, purchased at Pltcairn
Islands from tho descendants of tho
Bounty mutineers, Is all that saved
tho crew of tho American schooner
William Nottingham from having
tho horrors of scurvy added to their
already, heavy weight of woo. Tho
William Nottingham, out noarly a
year from Now York, leaking and
abort of provisions, quotid for roln-
stjraucq at 50 per cent, given up by
many as lost, put In hero Thundav
in dlstross. Tho Nottingham's des
tination Is Sonttlo, and this Is tho
schooner's third Btopplng plnco slnco
passing out through IIoll Gate.
Tho Nottingham left Now York
March 3, with 1612 tons of anthra
cite coal for Seattle Tho schooner
sailed In a snow Btorm. During tho
heavy weather, which lasted until
tho end of tho month, tho Iron bands
on tho foremast wero carried away,
and tho rudder bond, smashed, The
Nottingham went Into Bermuda April
G for repairs, and sailod again April
v.
After loavlng Bermuda tho Not
tingham began to shod fc sails. The
ship loft a trail of rags from Bermu
da to .tho Capo of Good Hope, and
August 29 put Into Molbpumo for
new sails, provisions and repairs.
Tho voyngo was rosumod Ootobor
8, and tho noxt day In a southwost
er tho YG8sl was struck on tho star
board quarter by a sea which started
the schooner leaking at tho rate of
four Inches an hour. For two hours
out of every four from that tJmo un
til the Nottingham entered the Gold
en Gate the Bohoonor's pump waB
kept going. Foul of bottom, the
vessol made slow progress, and tho
froeh food petered out. to rove
hlB crew from scurvy captain iow-
ory called at Pftcalrn Island, where
be bought a supply of fresh fruit aivd
vogetablei. ito bough In addition
to more perishable stuff 16 pump
kins at 1 apiece. By oaroful use
they lastod until a few days ago, and
saved all hand from the dlioase
sailors most drbad.
CAUGHT IN STOCKS
t.
NISVADA LEGISLATORS THINK
1NG THiVr GOLDFIELD STOCKS
WOULlfGO UP ON SETTLEMENT
OF LuUVOR TROUBLES, BOUGHT
ON MAHGIN AND GOT BADLY
PINCHED, .
3
(United ProsB Leased Wlro.)
Reno, nV.. Feb. 7. In an attempt
j to profit by manipulating Ooldflold
Consolidated mining stock last weeic
several members of tho Novada leg
islature nnd other prominent poli
ticians nroLBitld to havo lost botwoon
thoj'n M0H00.
Thinking, th'nt tho passing of the
polJco bin? by tho leglslnturo would
havothTct of boosting Goldflold
Consolidated,' tho politicians poolod
holr rendy monoy nnd bought n
block of 15,000 shares on a margin
when It wan soiling nt $G. On Sat
urday thoy woro called for a margin
and on that day tho stock droppod
to $15.00. Tho brokers sold them out
nt $5.20. It is said thnt pno of tho
politicians In ho pool lost noarly nil
of a life time's savings.
TAFT, HAS 80 PER CENT
HUGHES THE OTHER 20
Balance of the Also Rans Hardly MentionedClose Can
vass of the Coast By Portland Journal Gives
v the Above Results
(United ProBs Loasod Wlro.)
Portland, Or., Fob. 7. Ropnihllcnn
Buntimont on tho Pacific const lu al
most ovorwholmlngly in fnvor of tho
nomination of William Howard Taft
for the Republican nomlnoo for Pres
ident. A ennvatw of tho entire Pa
Iflo const undortakon by tho Port
land Journal, doniontrnton .this fact
In a most convincing mannor.
Tho lump result of tho investiga
tion would about naaay In this fash
ion. Taft 80 per cent, Hughos 20
por cent, LaFolletto trnco. Speaker
Cannon, Vice-President Fairbanks,
Senator Forakor and Secretary Cor
tolyou aro not mentioned. It In re
corded thnt there 1ft ono man In Ida
ho, Senntor Hoyburn, wlio'vVtnil.lje'
glnd to sco tho band wagon, con-
f
tho stiitos of 'Washington nnd Ore
gon. In Washington tho Htorni cantor
of the Hughes boom Ifl about Bol
llnghnm. At Tncomn tho govornor
of Now York Is picked nn tho Btato'a
second choice At Walla Walla ho
occuploB tho snmo place. S'eattlo
plokH Taft, with LaFolletto a a sec
ond choice. Spokane Is roglKterod
for Taft. In Washington tho La
Follotto strength nrlBes naturally as
a roBiilt of tho existing war botwoon
tho lumbormon and tho Hill and Hnr
rlmnn railroad Tho LaFollettp
nontlmont In Orogon Is confined to
Union and Baker counties, nnd finds
Uh source In tho snmo spring hatred
jfor Harrlmnn. Somewhat peculiar'
jy xai ouoio nas uceu soiiiiM upon in
thcBo Btrongly antl-rnllrohd contorn
n the Ropubllrn wlo can carrytho-
ducted undor tho manngomoht o
tho frlonds of PhllanderKnox$ comgfcbt agalnat tho rOada to IU moPt
u.mui iiiu wu niui IV, n,jinuuyiiu. HyQCUBUIUI eOMCIUHIOH, HOU 111 IB,
lond, but evon he wlllnot opposo
Taft In tho stnto convention,
despite tho fagl that neither Hughes
nor Taft havo ovor boon" ncausod of
A MAN WHO PARTS HIS NAME
ON THE SIDE GIVES ADVICE.
(United Prees Leased Wire.)
New York. Feb. 7 J. P. Mor
gan, ta. noted financier, baa been
proposal for President of the United
Statee by F. Carroll Brewster, a
Pennsylvania lawyer of some promi
nence. Brewster argtJes that Morgan, be
ing an employer of much labor, and
a nnanolal wizard, eould restore con
fidence and bring back the conditions
that the country enjoyed before tho
money panic. He suggaata that the
Democrats aud Republicans be drop
ped and a new party started with
Morgan at the head. Brewster seeks
to warn everybody that unconstitu
tional robbery in congress will surelv
happen if something '8 not done at
once
MYSTERY OP
AGENT LIST0N
California's 20 dologntOH and thr any particular fondnoaa for tho trna-
six dologntos from Idaho will be for Hon ningnntes or their molhodB. Ap
Taft, barring always the 'provorblal paronlly, tho LnFollotto boom is lo
polltlcal hoodoo, "the unexpected." (cnl in each oaso although thoro wero''
Tho battle ground, If thoro is ro-' minora of tho organization of a La-
lug to bo "any bnttlo ground, will bo Follotto buronu in Soattlo some tlmo
oonftnod within tho boundaries of ngo.
TIMMIMBlIMllI M
(Unltd Press Leased Wire.)
Tacoma, Wash., Fob. 7. C. L
Davis, supervisor in tho government
Ind'an sfrvico, comploted his Invoetl
gation of the affairs of formor Supor
Intondont of Indian agonoloa Harry
F. Liaton yoetorday, and failed to
find an instance where suspicion
could attach of sbortago, or whoro a
single penny hnd been wrongfully
used of tho publio famds to his crodlt
which amounted to several thotiaand
dollars.
Mr. Lleton was granted leavo of
absonoe January C, upon which dat
he departed for Sullivan, Indiana,,
the home of hla fathor, but left thoro
the morning following hla arrival
wltnotu partaking of breakfaet or
algRifylna; where he wn going. Slnoe
th -n nothing has ben heor.1 from
him. aud friends of the inlawing an
pertntendent fear mental derange
went, wnUh Is sufllelent eauae for
the belief that Llston haa deatroyed
UJmafelf. or Is wandering the eown-
try Iktle knowing hlmioif of what
he la dolm;.
BASKET BALL TONIGHT f
g Y. M. C. A. vh. WILLAMPrrE INIVKRHITY. CAPITAL lll'HI- fi
NESS COLLEGE vs. W. I. HE 'OND TEAM, III til,. Y. 31. C. A.
S Gym, at 8: in oVbH-k.. Admits. m 'Jtn rriitM. jlj
MHllIllKfHSKaIlllltltMMMlaIMIKlitl
CZARINA IS A
NERVOUS WRECK
Hc
MUST HANG FOR
KILLING- HIS WIPE
(United Prew Lfttued Wire.)
ChetalU. Waah., Feb. 7. Frank
O. I) rid a nam must bang for the mur
der of hla wife at Napavlne In Nov.
2, if th1 verdlot of ibe Jury which
reported at C:20 last night la permit
td to ad by the Supreme Court
of Washington. The defense waa in
sanity. On the first ballot nine' woro
for conviction of murdqr In the flm
degree and three for second degrev
Two more ballots were takoir before
a verdict waa reaohed.
The more elothes a woman has thf
lose is she apt to have a thing fit to
wear when a time for making a dis
play cornea
(United Press Leased Wire.)
St. Petersburg, Feb. 7. It Ib
feared that tho Czarina may love her
reason as tho result of 4 he ahook oc
casioned by the news of the assassin
ation of King Carlos and the Crown
Prlnoe.
In rooont months she lias Ixcn
eonstmiUy worrying and living In
fear that the Ozar will yut fall n vic
tim of hQinh-lhrawore. These fears
have been grer.tly Inereased since the
King of Portugal and his son wre
killed. She Is a nervous wreck, and
k Is feared in court circle that If she
does not cease worrying her )lfewll!
be very abort. Physicians have told
WANT THE BODY
OF JOHN DfS DAD
(United Pross Loasod Wlro.) ,
Frooport, 111., Fob. 7. Thnt all
attempt to rob the Bravo of William
A. Rockefeller, known as Dr. William
Lovlngaton, father of the oil king, is
being consider! by ghouls, lu the
opinion of Sexton 1'iitor Htpll. of
Oakland emotory, wtyoro tho body la
burled. t
Stoll was aeorotly notlad that
ghouls were planning to desecrate
Lh grave, and he hat since plttoed a
watch over It. A New York pnper
printed a sensational article the oth
er day to tho effeot that Dr. Levlng-
aton and William A. Rockefeller,
the Czar that he must take the Czar-.futhr of Joh" Dl werp th mtm' l
Ina away from Russia to underso though for 35 years he wiu kaawn
soase. xo l ' ,eon,e or re.epori uy tne rer-
treatment for her nervous disease.
aNDIDACV FOR ELECTOR
CANNOT BE FILKD.
Acting upon the potltlon which
mef name.
County Court hkIimjw,
The following docket oitrIji were
has been filed with the secretary of made In probato court todays
state by J. D. Ie. of Portland, fori In tho matter of tho application of
tho nomination of presidential else- tho Gorvallls Flouring Mills Com
tor, Attorney-Gonoral Crawford to-'pany for warehouie MeontHJ, ?ond
day rendered a decision that the pe- fixed at $10,000.
tltlon was void Inasmuch as the dl-j In the matter of the petition 'of A
rect primary law, seotion 2. except,1. A. Jetto for liquor license, petition
presidential
It
provides disallowed; district attorney to no-
i ,
olectors.
for tho nomination only of officers to jtlfy petitioner (hat tho petition we
be elected at the next ensuing eleo. disallowed.
tlon As -the presidential elections) In the matter of the petition of
are held in November, and tho next Lyle G. Smith, et al., for petition
election it in Juue the petition would for county road, continued to March
not be legal terra.
iffl
!3