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SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 27, 1008
HO. 152.
YOR RODGERS ON RESIDENCE STREET
S
irved His Way to Freedom From Prison Walls
MINA
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LIBELS
limit COURT
IttWHKRKTHKRK WAS
ox r.rmiu ajie ruef
IIOT-WATKR SCANDAL
! THE COURTS, AXI)
tum METHODS ARE
I STOWED.
IPrets Leased Wire.)
o, Feb, 27. TIjo stu-
ifctool (1,000,000 was of-
Rf by William Tcvls,
r of tho Bay Cities Wator
itoMcure the purclinso by
nti ob iwro four..)
HE WANTS
RIVERS
OPENED
THE STATE WltL AID
CHINESE
DEPORTEES
ESCAPED
NOW IN CUSTODY
GOVEHXOR GILLETTE appears official is a brother of sen-
before rivers and harbors
committed and says state
axi) nation will have to
unite in saving waterWAYS.
(United Prcsa Leased Who.)
Washington, Fob. 27. Promising
that his Bchomo would settle tho rail
road rata question In California,
Govomor Gillette, of that atnto, to
day nppoarod bsforo tho rivers and
hnrbora committee 4o as.c for n Joint
ATOR FORAKER OF OHIO, WHO
MAY HAVE TO DO SOME EX-
t
PLAINING TO THE PRESIDENT
HE LOVES SO WELL AND HAS
OPPOSED SO MUCH.
HICAG0ST0BE
PEOPLES BARGAIN HOUSE
New
Dress Goods
JIOrWAXTTO 8KKTHE SWELLEST LINE OF NEW
IfiOOWTHAT WAS EVER OPENED UP IN SALEM COME
P CHICAGO STOItR. THEY ARE HERE NOW AND READY
tWCR K8PBCTIOX. THEY COMPRISE ALL THE LATEST
MS KXOWX TO EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN .MANU-
OUR BUYERS. IX NEW YORK HAVE MADE A
KUXTIOX. WE CAN PLEASE ANY CUSTOMER. NO
WAT PRICE, DESIGN, SHADE OR COLOR YOU 3IAY
THE PRICKS RUN FROM 25o YARD UP TO 2.00 YARD
Yards '
"UTttTL WXEX FIN.'
fUS IX PREnT J,
8 8TVLKS, FAST
ARb
fc
btiful
Silks
"WXDltEnsop
FROM IX
LlTD?r SHtnuo
ssntoH
imc
w t -- ri
ME THAT
pj
Ladles' $18.00 Silk Coats, S10.BO
and $12.30.
Ladles' $15.00 Suits now. .f 0.50
Indies' $20.00 Suits now..$12JH)
We have Bargains for you In La
dles' Suits and Coats.
SAVES YOU MONEY
(United FrcsB Leased Wire.)
San Francisco, Fob. 27. Is Sena
tor Joseph Benton Fornkor's brother
a Taft man, or Is tho President less
black than Senator Forakqr, presi
dential nsplrant, has painted him?
Tho escapo at Third and Townsond
streot Tuesday of oovon Chlncso who
woro being brought hero from Texas
for deportation throws the search
light of publicity upon a political lu
.congrulty, Tho United Statoa mar
shaj forlVxqs, who wus In charge of
tho Chinese, Is Crolghton M. ForaU-
or, brothor of tho senator who tins
"opposed Roosovolt's nominees for thj
'office of United States marshal In
Ohio, Now York and othor states on
tho ground that tho President hnb
an allogod bad habit of appointing
nono but Taft men to office.
Tho President must have ovor
looked his hand In Texas, for It Is
not supposablo that Marshal Foraker
Is a traitor to Senator Foraker, tho
latter having obtained the appoint
ment for tho former. But, anyway,
tho Chlneso escaped, and tho marshal
I may have to do some explaining tu
tho Presldont. Will he engage his
brother oh an emls'sry?
Tbero wore 26 Chinese In the
party, and they wore slated to go
back to China on the Korea, having
I been caught trying to sneak ov y
the Mexican border.
Tho Southern Pacific Is under
$500 bonds for the safe delivery of
eaoh Chinaman. While the prison
ers were being taken from a ear In
. the dark at tho Third and Townsond
j street depot, seven of them, under
tba personal charge of Foraker.
made a break for liberty.
Threo woro recaptured, but th'e
federal authorities have been unable
to Jocato tho others.
appropriation from California and
the federal government for1he Im
provement of the Saoramonto and
San Joaquin rivers.
Governor Gillette declared that
the rivers, which were useful before
hydraulic mining was done near thorn
are now worse than useless, for, he
explained, that the water overflows j
tholr banks' and floods farm lands.,
He asserted that Sacramento and
Stockton was justified In asking
for a waor outlet for the proditot
collected and produced there.
GOULD
LINE GETS
RECEIVER
MONEY IS SGARGE
SAWED
OFF THE
STEEL
BARS OF HIS CELL
TO SAVE THE PROPERTY AND INVITED FIVE OTHER PRISON .MAYOR RODGERS TELLS SOME
DEMANDS
BETTER
STREETS
IN RESIDENCE PARTS
CARRY IT ON AGAINST A RAIL
ROAD COMMISSION'S ORDERS
IT IS THROWN INTO A FEDER-
I
-AIi COURT
TERED.
TO RE ADMINIS.
(United Pros j Loused Wire.)
Dal'Ins, Texas, Fob. 27. On ap-
ERS TO JOIN HIM IN HIS ES.
CAPE, RUT NONE OF THEM
'WOULD JOIN MA UK- A RE
MARKABLE
FREEDOM.
RACE FOR HIS
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Sun Franclcco, Feb. 27. J. W.
plication mado on behalf of tho .Mot-1 Wellington, allnn Elmer Harrloon,
ropolltan Trust Company of Now under eight charg03 of forgory and
York, before Judge Meoke, of the ' other felonlcB this morning cut hi
federal court for tho northern dls-' way out of a coll In be Interior of
trlot of Texas, alleging default of the tho city prisoner, worked- hla wuy to
Interest on u bond Issue of 1892, T. a collar opening nt tho front of tho
J. Freeman, of Now Orleans, was prison nnd oicapcd. In tho opon
named receiver for tho International coll thM Wellington loft woro flv
PLAIN TRUTHS HAYS THE
CITY CANNOT AFFORD TO AS
SUME BURDEN OF MAKING
NEEDED REPAIRS.
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SIX-DAY RACE
Tonight at 9 O'Clock
AUDITORIUM RINK
Skates, 25c, Skaters' admUsIon, 10c,
25c. Skating beforo and after tho rnco.
Spectators'- admission,
& Great Northern railroad. Freomon
Is general solicitor for the Texas &
Pacific railroad and high In tho couu
ells of tho Gould lines. Ho explains
the receivership as follews:
"The owners of the road and Hi
stock, after consultation recontly,
decided a receiver was necessary and
agreed upon myself for tho position.
Tho company owes a large debt,
much of it past due, and, becausot
other prlsonero, oharged with corl
our crimes, but whllo theso aided
tho escaped man In cutting his way
o Ilborty, nono took ndvantago of
tho opportunity to got free. Dotoc
tlvea nro Bcc.irlng tho city for Wel
lington, whllo nt- Point Richmond
city dotectlvos nro looking for hlx
wife, who Ib believed to have aldod In
tho osoapo.
At tho time of the broak Polio
of the financial troublos. It has boon Sorgoant Anderson was In ohargo of
Impossible to Bwuro tho nocessary , the prison, whllo Peter Fanning
monoy.
"An Incident In the troubles was
an order of the state railroad com
mission for the company to make
formerly bodyguard for Mayor
Bchmltz In tho Ruof day, "was tho
Inside floorman. Early In the even
ing tho occupant of Wellington'
oxtenslvo and expensive Improve- coll, which la No. 3, In the felony
morHs. This could not be done un- row, and abuts tho former corridor
der existing flnanolal conditions, and that led to tho contral station, were
Jn order to proteot tho property and admonished by Fanning to make loss
gave Its revenyoB a rcoelvorshlp hud noise. During this time Wellington,
to be resorted to." I with a keon-edged haoksaw, believed
Tho International & Groat North-' to have boon given him by his wife,
er operates 1168 miles of road ln)WnH working on tho top bar of his
Texas. George J. Gould Js president
of the oompany.
cell. Tho steel was an Inch thick,
and, without Interruption, could havo
beon sawod through In twenty min
utes. In tho coll during tho hour or
more that Wellington was sawing
Chicago Grain Markets,
(United Press Leased Wire.)
Chicago, Feb. 27. May wheat,
opened 95c; highest 98 o"; lowest.
95c; closed, 9Sc.
May corn, opened G0of highest
62c; lowest 60 ; closed" 61 c
May oats, opened 53c; hfghost.
53c; lowest, S2c; olosed,3&
DIVORCH AFTER ONLY
FIVE DAYS MARRIED.
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San Jose, Cal., Feb. 27 Richard wore Dave Robinson, charged wim
II McDonald, of San Franolsoo. son burglary; Poccl Wreoz BIgmund,
of "Dick" McDonald, former prosl-' graml larceny; Charloa Martlnolli,
dnt of tho Pacific bank, has been, felony embe?!omont, and two prJs
sued for a dlvoros by Viola Sadler;. oners charged, with mlsdomoauor.
McDonald. She alleges oruelty and, Those men acted as lookouts for Wol
dewtlon. Thu couple jived together llugton and provided tho i,iulsitt
only five days. Mrs. McDonald asks "oIbq to drown tho screech of the
for $280 a month a'lmony and $100 haoksaw.
Alter sevoring wie iop oar wi
Upgton drew himself up through
..l A....t..l em ti st w Stf llfct All
KENTUCKY RAIDKRS u"u U,UMU"V" w". "'" "" " ".
BURN OUT PARMEIL wD,on ,8 " ,eei U'V t cum"f "l
..,.,..... t... r ot xj.i. the city prison. Had ho stoppod he
raiders early this morning flred tbe:r'd 1ZJL?T1XL
prison. "Wellington Invked the oth
ers to Join him, but they refused
Had thoy taken advantago of the op
counsel fees.
Indications favor a good pack of
residence of Bruce Gregory, a farm
er living west of this olty. Grogory.
his wife and baby barely escaped
alive. The raiders flred at Mrs. Ore
gory as she was telephoning for aid.
A oompany of militia is pursuing
the raiders, who have recently caused
simitar trouble In the tobacco war.
In an Interview Mayor Rodgors
exprostod hlniHolf us follows on tho
Bitbjuct of straots In tho suburbs:
"In my 15 ycnrB' restdonco In S
lorn I havo nover soon tho troot3 ol
tho city generally In hucIi doplorablo
condition uh ut present. Tlioro Is
Bcarcely a street In tho reslduncu dis
trict that la not n discredit to ho
city. Many strcota bearing heavy
truffle havo not ovon boon graded,
and uro vorllnblo mud and wntor
bogs In tho rainy soasun. Our gruv
ulod streetH uro out of repair, full of
'raWr wucl without' propcr-ilralnage."
"Mjf)ij" ireop1e?i;eem tv hounder
the Imprslon thut it Is tho busliuias
of the oily to keop up old and worn
out titroots; thut an long an thoy liftVA
onco boen gravolod, however thinly
contud or Imperfootly dnno, It Is ovor-
after Incumbent upon tho oily tu
keep thorn In repair. Property own
era must get suoh notions out of
tholr bond. Tho city Is willing to.
kotip Improvod streets In reasonublo
ropalr at tho exponso of the olty, but
when an Improvement Iihh practlcuU
ly sorved Its time of usefulnoss, it Id
up to tho property owncrn to put In
nnothur one. If tho olty pursued tho
policy of keeping up bad utreots at
Its own oxponse, and did. tho work
consistently, wo would havo no
money loft for othor purposes.
"Property ownors need to wake up
to tho necessities of tho ottso, and
tnko some pride n their strootx. The
council and the muyor aro their ser
vants, and are willing and anxious tu
provide tho uecoiBary legal1 prpoud
uro for he Improvement of our res
idence atrots. Without tho co-oper-utlon
of tho proporty ownorn, w if nro
proceeding In tho dark. During tho
last, year we huvo provided for tho
Improvement of a number of resi
dence street, only to find that at thu
end of our labors an array of pro
tost from abutting owners.
"Wo huvo an nbundauo of gooj
paving material all about us, and
for rosldonoo work I beljovo our rlv
or, crok or bank gravel l the most
iIoHlrnble, boeauue It In oh oh p, unrt
at the sumo time serviceable. Our
buslnoss Ktroets, although now cov
erod with mud, aro oxampjos of what
u fairly well gravolod Htreot, will do.
Soruo section were put down A0
yearg ago, with very llttjo repair
work since.
"Our qunrrJon are at present
owned or controlled by tho paving
trust and wo onn't get crushed rook,
if wo want it. It is a shnmo that
those natural bonoflfs should be de
nied tho olty. Sulom hould own Km
own quarry, wo have to pay such
heavy price. for cruhoj rook (when
we can got it) that thl mntrrlal is
ontlrely out of ' tho quostlon, but
good gravel we have In abundance,
and experience h& shown us tJi
splendid Korvlca It will give when
proporly applied,. I bono nronerty
portunlty It would have been tho owners will got In lino with uu for
greatest Jail d&llvery fn tho history . better Greets, and at thfl same tlmo
t i!? Jff.... -u.u UVI ni1l, n ,-,.n ,-,,- .-.n -x.y ttPPreolat bat " Kd highways are
(CoBttsuea on foariB psge.) J wanted they must looen up.
J salmon o n the Columbia.