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SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1008.
NO. 41.
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ILL MAKE SALEM HUM LIKE A BEE HIVE
alif ornia Has No Use for People of Other States
BOOSTERS
CAPTURE
THE CITY
IE? AT
CALLAO
THURSDAY
isur TEN DAVS
IWILbHAVnTRN DAYS'
leavk sii:ni OP
WILLDKINCKILISKOSO
S 10 REACH MAHDALE.VA OV
IBM Press Leased Wire.)
Stjtoa, Feb, 18. Roor-Ad-
commander-in-chief of
States Atlantic fleet, will
(deipced ot tho battleships
itha 11 knots nfter the Hoot
Mm la order to reach Mng-
lUjMirchU, Tho ten-daya
tat it Callao will not bo ro-
Uthwe Is any possible way
!.
. of the navy department
' tie Beet can easily make
i HknoU without difTlcul-
Ilweoal to spare.
Ittetti are undor way to
01 eml Inipectors to wit-
Mawtpraotlco In Mngdnlonn
IVtlao which tho fleet will
tict has not been dellnltoly
im wet will arrlvo at Cal-
20
CUT OUT
ATTORNEY
GENERAL
ORDER S. P. SUED
RUSSIA
PURCHASES
SUPPLIES
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COM
MISSION TELLS ATTORNEYS TO
llltlXG SUITS AGAINST SOUTH
ERN PACIFIC, WITHOUT CON
SU11ING DEPARTMENT OF
JUSTICE.
BT FIRE
THE WORLD
MPj$ Lmd Wire.)
!' V nl. . . .
- cu i Tftt highest
ItMing n the world no.
J li fortieth floor of tho
"ildinc, Just irur tiiA
!r quit for the day yos-
(United Pre88 Leased Wire.)
Wnohlngton, Fob. 18. Tho sur
prising fact developed today that,
although directions have boon for
warded by tho Interstate Conuuorco
CommlBslon to district nttorneyi
throughout California nnJ other
Western states to instltuto criminal
proceedings ngnlnst otndnls of tho
Southern Pacific railroad for alleged
rebating, tho department of Jnstlcc
claims to be ignornnt-of such n move.
In qiilry nt tho department today
revonled tho fact that nelthor Attor-ney-Goneral
Bonnpnrto nor any of
his assistants havo been officially
notified that these suits nro to bo
started. It was learned, however.
that tho Southern Pacific road Is ac-
cuscd of granting rebates to tho ex
tent of millions of dollars since the
San Francisco flro and enrtbquako
Tho road Is said to havo continued
BIG LOT 0rFL0UR
11UY8 no.ooo barrels in pout
LAND ANI .10,000 AT SOUND
TOUTS, RUSH ORDER FOR RE
LIVERY MADE ON ACCOUNT OF
THOUIJLE WITH TURKEY.
(United Press L&aBod Wire.)
PortlaVid, Or., Feb. 18. Russia
hni ordered r0,000 bnrrols of flour
from tho Portland Milling Company,
of this city, for rush dollvery at
Vladivostok, Siberia. Tho order
comes nn n direct rosult of tho men
nco of war with Turkey on tho Cau
casian frontier.
Thirty thousand more barrels of
flour havo been ordered for rush do
llvery to Vladivostok from millers on
tho Sound ports. This la tho first
largo order that has been received
from that port by local exporters
slnco tho closo of tho Jnpanoso war.
Tho order was placed by a well
known Russian provision firm, which
hnndlco a largo amount of business
for tho Czar's government. So In
sistent wero tho purchasers for quick
delivery thnt arrangements woro at
onco mado with tho ngonta of the
big Gorman steamer Numantla to
carry .tho cargo to Vladivostok when
MUST BE
BORN IN
THE STATE
OR.TOUARENOG0OD
CALIFORNIA COMMITTEE DE
CIDES ONLY THOSE HORN IN
CALIFORNIA CAN TAKE PART
JN&'ARADE THINK THEY OWN
THE WHOLE FLEET.
' as an unimportant
' Pot om in a f8w mIl.
a rted. It wa n .i-m
UlRlased. aad caused
Km? t0 C0Bfl'4de tbat th
." at last a boHm.
"w alarm of fir hin
K truck and a water
'ttw "r.1-"?. 3
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iter 'K. anl
xunguiaiters.
MINERS
ARE RESCUED
htt a! Wlr
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, y -w. res
ruZ?1
K (V. S Mbno
T M k,Ml -ndar
u... ' we Htb- .,.
IT lUtiim- . & "W4
ho grant ng of these rebates up to naa Qn
tho very day that tho robato hearing nrnt t. ... t. VlimnnMn nvnt.
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iiftuiimi iiiu curpuruuon ucgnu in oau
Francisco last October,,
texasoad"
snowbound
(United Press Leased Wire.)
AuBtln, Texas, Feb. IS. Tho
Rook Island railroad la snowbound
for 12 miles between Alan-Reed and
Jorloho, In Gray county, Tho rail
road commission has received tele
graphic complaints from -tho snow
bound passengers, and tho matter
was Immediately taken up with Su
perintendent Robblns, of the Rook
Island, who wired tho commission
that everything possible was being
dono to clear tho traffic, and that
pessongor .traffic was being handled
as woll as possible under tho condi
tions. Passongors charged that the train
rrow had removed the onglne and
there was no way to hoat the cars
The commission telegraphed the rail
road officials ordorlng thorn to fur
nish Immediate relief.
MUSICIAN GOES
SUDDENLY LNSANE.
Included tho northorn port in Its
route, and th ship's officers mako
no secret of the fact that It was only
ordered after strong Inducements
had been presentod by tho export
ers. Tho order Is ono of the Jnrget ev
er recolvQd on tho Pacific coast and
tho Portland mills will 'bo run to
tholr full capacity until the entire or
der Is ground. Tho slzo of tho ordor
caused a sharp advance of ono cent
u busliol in tho prico of whont in the
local inarkot, notwithstanding that
tho price was off in Chicago and Liv
erpool . r
ROCKEFELLER
NOT BROKE YET
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San Francisco, Feb. 18, Native
daughters of California will bo tho
only -women to tnko part In the big
parado to honor Admiral Evans and
tho.mon of tho battleship lleot when
they Innd hero next May. And nt
tho Baino time Native Sons will bo
tho ony non-mllltnry organization
of men allowed In the procosston.
That much has beon settled for good
by if fi committee on fleet reception
and parade.
Gowned all In whlto, and carrying
bouquets of tho moBt fragrant Call
fornla flowers, tho native daughters
will bo assigned to a fitting placo of
honor in tho oscort of Admiral Ev
ans himself, whllo opposito thorn
will march tho Nntlvo Sons.
BOOST FOR
UNCLE JOE
CANNON
MADE IN CONGRESS
CONGRESSMAN ROUTELLE CAUS
ES A GREAT DEMONSTRATION
UPON THE OCCASION OF THE
THIRTY - FOURTH ANN1VER
SARY OF UNCLE JOE'S FIRST
SPEECH IN CONGRESS.
MAKE THINGS HUM
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Washington, Feb. 18. Ono ot tho
most drnmatlc scoiicb over witnessed
In tho hoitso of representatives oc
curred today, when Congressman
Doutolle, of Illinois, precipitated n
remarkable demonstration by deliv
ering a touching speech, urging tho
nomination of "Undo Joo" Cannpn,
speaker of tho houso, for tho presl.
doncy.
This being tho 3-1 th anniversary of
Speaker Cannon's first Bpcech In tho
houso, ConsroHsmnn Doutcllo choBO
this occasion on whloh to laud th.)
Illinois Btatosman. In tho courso of
his romarkn Doutollo recalled tho
fact that when Cannon mado his
first speech In congress como ono
suggested that tho oats might bo
I found In his pooket. Then ho quoted
THE ASHMAN'S
NOT DROWNED.
(United Press Loased Wire.)
Bolllnghnm', Wash., Feb. 18, Mr. from Cannon's Bpeech, which anked
The RogersGrilley Recital
First Christian Church, Feb. 19"GeneraI Admission 50c
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44 V8
(United Press Leasod Wire.)
Santa Barbara, Cal., Feb. 18.
Schuman Johnston, an accomplished
violinist, with a class of students
htre and a homo in Tacoraa, Wash ,
went suddenly insane whllo on a visit
at Santa Ynez. He ran full speed
down the road to Los Olivos, discard
ing his clothing, and was finally las
soed by a couple of vaqueros and
shut up In the town jail.
Later he kicked tho calaboose
down and took to the hills, where he
was again captured by men on
horseback and brought to Chla city
tot examination.
(United Pross Leased Wire.)
New York, Fob. IS. John D.
Rookofeller will on March 1-1 tuok
away to his credit $3,760,000 in
Standard Oil dividends, which will
bring the amount he has reielvod in
six months up to $0,260,000. The
total amount that will be paid on
March 14, at tho rate of $16 a share,
will bo $14,760,000.
Rookofeller control 26 per cent
of the oil stock. The directors havo
-deciarod a quarterly dividend of $16
a share. In the past ten years 16
men have reco!ved dividends of
$289,000,000. and of this amount
Rockefeller has been given $117.-
000.000.
o
Putnous Editor Dying.
(United Pres Loased Wire.)
Los AnglftB, Cal., Feb. 18. No
ohango Is apparent la the conditio u
of Crosby S. Noyes, the veteran edi
tor of the Washington Star, who Is
critically ill at Pasadeaa His son,
Theodore, is expected to arrive from
Chicago tonight or tomorrow morn-
and .Mr Ashman, who wero roportod
drownod last wli r in an open boat
in the Euclntaw rapiJs, off Vancouv
er Inland, are safe. They wr sub
sequently found on a small Is', aid In
the rapids. Their Coluro' river
fish boat ran ashore on t land
and they were forced to remain there
two days bofore a rcllof pnrty ar
rived. News of their rosoue waj
brought to Vancouver by tho steam
ship CftMair.
ing.
ARRESTED ON
CHARGE OF LIREL.
(United Prow Leased Wire.),
Sn Jose. Cal., Feb. 18. W. t
Herron, who won fame as tho writer
of "Bttthsheba, whloh was published
In the Stanford Unlvoralty Sequoia,
and was suspendod from tho cd I tor-
ship of the Sequoia, is arrested on a
chargf of criminal libel, preforrod
agaJiut nim by Hmll P. Mayer, who
is manager of the State League base
ball team. Mayer claims he was li
beled la the San Jose "Town Crier,"
of wblcb Herron Is editor.
- -o-
ORANGK CROP
HADLY INJURED.
(United Press Leased Wire.)
Los Aageleg. Ptb. 18. Blighted
hsP came with blighted celerity to
oraAge growers of Southern Califor
nia. The recent rain spoiled 700 car
loads and considerably damaged the
batanco of the orop. The monetary
loac Ic eatimated at $160,000, the
heaviest ever suffered In this section.
Last year 2700 cars were shipped
East. wwHe up to the present time
this season only 1700 carloads havo
been sent out, and there are not moro
than 75 or 100 yet to go forward.
for tho froo distribution of soeds
through tho malls.
In reply to this nuggostlon about
oats in his pockets 34 years ngo, Can
non on that occasion replied. "Yos,
I have oats In my pooket and hay
seed In my hair. Wostorn peoplo gen
erally aro affected that way, but we
oxpoct that, the seed being good, will
yield good crops.
After BoutQllo had quoted this
pnrt of tho old speeoh a scono that
touohod tho heart of tho rugged old
legislator from Illinois followed.
Cheors rang from ovory part of the
house, and the applause, which last
od for sovoral minutes, was deufon-Ing.
FIRST ARRIVALS CAME FROM
PORTLAND THIS MORNING AND
A RIG CROWD CAME IN FROM
THE SOUTH ON 2:15 TRAIN
RECEIVED RY COMMITTEE.
Willi two rpeclnl trnlnB ovor tho
Orogon Electric, wlih n special of
Pullman sleepers to' tnko homo tho
Portlnnd busluous men, with tralttn
both ways on tho Soulhorn Pacific
bringing In delegations, with trolley
cars to tnko tho guests about tho
city, with a big dinner at 'tho Wll
lnmotto, with a lunch nnd smoker nt
tho Elks' hull, with ganorul hand
shaking at tho Hlihco club, with or
choitrn and land, Salem will bo the
center of a humming crowd of Ore
gon boosters tonight until midnight.
This work tins all been dono and
carrlod out with elaboration and de
tail by tho Snlom commercial organi
zations, undor tho leadership and di
rection of tho Board of Trade, whoso
officers wero genoral overseers of the
grand affair that nitB Salem on tho
nin as tho leading wldo-uwako city
of Western Oregon. Tho Board of
Trade ofllola'u who deserve credit
for thli organized effort to boost tho.'
Capital City Into promlnenco are:.
Frank O. Deckebaoh, president. '
Audrow F. Hofor, secretary, tJ
John H. Albert, treasurer.
F. N. Dorby, Hul D. Patton, A.
Huokt'Steln, F. W. Power nnd James
M. Lawrence, oxeoutlvo commlttoo.
To August Huokostoln, presldont
of tho Buslnoss Men's League, ami
Chwrlmt Lnwronce McNary, president
or tho Boosters' Club, bolongs also
nu equal sharo of the. credit, as tho
heads of the nthor two llvo bodies of
promo tors.
Whon tho encoring ubsldod Con
gressman Boutelle, still standing
sheuted: "And the oats he sowed
34 years ago woron't wild oats. They
have yielded generous returns.
Three times has 'Undo Joe Cannon
been elected spoaker of tho houso of
ropreeoniaiivc-8, ana now giatuy
within tho next few months will tho
farmers and other workers pf the
country Join with his district In con
ferring upon him the nation's great-
out honor."
Morn Honda Not Guilty.
(United Press Leased Wire.)
New York. Feb. 18. Charles W.
Morse, the discredited financier,
pleaded not guilty today to an In
dictment charging him with perjury.
This was his second appearance be
fore Judge Dowllng since he returned
from Europe His hearing waa set
for next week, and he waa released
on $10,000 bond
Wiih Hlgly Oi'gnulrd.
Tho following committee nppolntod
by the Board of Trade, will show
with what detail all tho foaturos of
tho smokor tonight wore worked out,
and what a splendid aggregation, of
workers has been sat up undor the
able leadership of the senior com-
merclnl organization of this elty:
Arrangomonts Goo. F. Rodgors,
chairman; J. ii. Alhart, C. L. Ma-
Nary, C. K. Bpauldlng. C. M. Bishop
F. W. Waters, II. W. Mtyors, A,,.
Bush, J. P. Rogers.
Invitations C. H. HIngo, chair
man; D. J. Fry, F. Morodlth. A. A.
Leo. I. Groonbaum, H. G. Meyor,
Thoo. Roth.
Program J. H. Boott, ehalrman:
T. B. Kay, H. B. Thlelsen, II. 8. Glle,
R. B. Houston.
Orohostra W. II. Eldridge, II. B.
Fleming, Al. Stelner, M. O. Huron, R.
Catlln.
Lunoh, Menu Cards and Helpers
II. II. Ollnger. F. W. Durbln, II. W.
Moir.
Champagne I'unoh and Cigars F.
W. Steusloff, Geo. L. Rose.
Chairs and Seating Arrangement
D. It. Yantls, Curtis Crow, Frank
Meyor, Watt Shlpp, W. II. Danoy.
Rntortalnment Homor II. 8mlth.
chairman; P. V. Durbln. W. II. Eld
ridge, P. W. Btousloff, H. H. Ollngor,
R. Catlln, M. O. Buron, D. R. Yantlo.
Geo. Rose, W II. Dancy. Ourtli
Cross, H W Molr. Watt Shipp, P