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SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, lf08.
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ANGELES WOMAN SHOT AND KILLED
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iman's Union Pacific Stocks Hammered Down $4 a Share
IRA
i DELAY
CHARGE
BEARS
RUN THE
MARKET
DIG STOCKS DOWN
)MiS.LDl CHIEF OP
JKUIXBT FORMER
SIBSON WANTS TO
M STATE CASE WITH
OF DU'RISOSMBXT.
Mm, who wng arrested
hiltt (or being a habitue
;ou Ferry street, hui
ulrtet reiplto before bo-
IVtrnl. Alter a confer-
Wday afternoon bo-
DOSS HAHRIMAN LOSES FOUP.
DOLLARS A SHAKE ON UNION
PACIFIC STOCKS CHICAGO
GRAIN MARKET GOES HIGHER
AS VALUES OF 1IYP0TIIECA
TIONS DECLINE UNDER THE
GOVERNMENT HAMMER.
(United Press Leased 'WIro.)
Now York, Fob. 29. The 10 n. m.
gong rang up the curtain on a prom
WEALTHY
BOSTON
TOURIST
SHOT AND KILLED
THREW SULPHURIC ACID AT A
.MINING ENGINEER WHO STRUG
GLED WITH HER AND FINALLY
SHOT IN SELF-DEFENSE WAS
A VICTIM OF RACE TRACK
GAMIILING.
(United Pros j Leased WIro.)
Los Angeles, Cnl., Feb. 29. fMrs.
Charlotto L. Noyos, a wealthy tourist
from Boston, and promlneut mombvr
!!lJ$!iI3!" lpnt ?pqrt and his group of trained pf t0 EnBtorn Btar, wnB ihot and
on pago fire.)
(Contlnuod on pago flvo.)
Instantly killod this morning In hur
RAILROAD
LANDS TO
SETTLERS
THAT IS THE FIGHT
CRIMINAL
LIBEL
CASES
RDEF WAS INVOLED
LEGAL DEPARTMENT ON TRACK SHORTH1HGE FIGHTINGTOQUASH
OFiHTEALEItS OF MILLIONS OF
i
AGRKSr-OREGON AND CALI
FORNIA LAND GRANT MANAG.
w
EHRV COULD NOT LAND THEIR
MAN FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
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'(United Press Leased Wire)
Los Arigolos, Cnl., Fob. 29. J
lew Loa Angelos men wanted for nl
Jegcd land fraudB, and fighting extra
, dltlon to 'Oregon Is very small gamo
CAGO STORE
PEOPLES BARGAIN HOUSE -
lew Dress Goods
WANT TO 8F.E THE SWELLKST rflNE OF NEW
l0M THAT WAS EVER OPENED UP IN SALEM COME
tCWCAGO stow:, they are here now and ready
INSPECTION. Til BY COMPRISE ALL THE LATEST
KNOWN' TO KUHOPEAN AND AMERICAN MANU-
OCU BUYERS IN NEW YORK HAVE MADE A
FaiOX. WE CAN PLEASE ANY CUSTOMER, NO
ATPmCE, DESIGN, SHADE OR COLOR YOU MAY
THE PRICES RP.v FROM 23o YARD UP TO $2.50 YARD
luxurious anartmonts at 01,7 South )'or Assistant Attoraey-aonoral Tracy
Llttlo street, by W. P. McComns. . 0. Becker, of Washington city, no
Yards
"TO. LINEN PIX,
SCALES IS PRETTY
P tt STILUS. RST
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Nutiful
iwoll-known local mining engineer
anil Shrlaer ?''f
j A .low minutes nfjer flrlug. the
f shots, McComns, with (dee and hand?
blistered by -vltrol, walked Into the
,bfcll room at tho Hotel Popper, ono
block distant, whero n fashionable
ball was In progress, announced to
tlio gucbta that ho hud killed Mrs.
NoycB, and gave himself Into thcs
tody of Deptuy Sheriff Carrlo.
In custody of tho officer McComas
led tho way to Mrs. Noyos' apart
ments, whoro tho body of tho woman
was found on tho dining room floor, J
two bullet wounds snowing in
breast. Ono of tho mlssHs
1b looking for bigger gamo, whp, ho
RRIIIERY INDICTMENTS RE-
FUNCT SAFETY DEPOSIT OF-
FICIALS MUST STAND TRIAL
SCIIMITZ GASES AGAIN CON-
TINUED.
PORTLAND
BOOSTING
HUGHES
REPUBLICANS MEET
(United ProsB Lonsod WIro.)
Snn Francisco, Fob. -29 Tho son
Bntlonal letter written by II. L. Pack:
nrd to Attorney-General Webb, In
which District Attprncy Lnngdon Is
openly charged with conniving with
tho attorneys for R. A. Cruthors and
Fremont Older, on trial on a charge
of libel, preferred by WUllnin Tovls,
to .force Abe Ruef to mako a slgnod
SIX-DAY RACE
Tonight at 9 O'Cfock
AUDITORIUM RINK
Spectators' admission,
Skates, 25c. Skaters' admission, 10c.
25c. Skating beforo and after the rnco.
nor Bays, aro the stealers of millions of
liad acres. Ho is after a railroad that is
plercod her heart and douth canto In
stantly. McComns told the police officers
ho shot tho woman because she- mndo
an attack upon him wl(h sulphuric
part of 4ho great Ilarrlman system,
and ho Is likely to be, backed by it
bill now In congress that will allow
tho government, on proof of fraud, to
absolutely confiscate the lands one
acid, and that, In self-defense, he entrusted to tho rnlirond'a care, nut
scuttled with her. drawing his revolv-j which tho latter, contrary to w, "has
or. and firing n shot to frighten her. kept from- public use, nnd refused
"Then,' 'said McComns, "sho ran.'o the Eastern settler.
statemont In support of tho churgos
on which tho libel suit is bated, had
not reached tho attorney-general Oil
morning, and until it does he will not
dlsouBs his probable notion in ho
matter.
That the letter should have been
made public by Packard before its
receipt by the attornoy-genoral has
r.nued inn ah comment.
Laugdon, apparently, Is not taking
GRIFFIN DEFEATS FREEMAN
FOR CHAIRMAN .IS PLEDGED
TO KTATMENT NO. 1, WHICH IT
IS RELIEVED THE PLATFORM
WILL NOT CONDEMN FOR HAKI1
.$! HARMONY.
Bicker is hero presumably . to tho matter seriously, and beyond an
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toward me, aud I fired again, the
bullet striking her, and sho fell at.proieoute tho effort to oxtradjto to omphatlo donlal, has nothing further
'my feet." Oregon several Los Angoles men who to gay
shot tho woman, are alloged, who members of tho
Asked why ho
McComas said:
, Paolflo Lumber Company, to have
In his communication the Packard
lotter calls upon the attornoy-goncral
(Unltod PrcsH Leased Vlro.)
Portland, dr.,' Fob. stf.Vhdn U.'
0. Grillln declared tlat ho bolicvod
Governor Chnrles D. Hughes woiild'
bo tho noxt President of the United.
States, in hl speech of acceptance aC
tho ompdrary chairmanship of tha
Multnomah Ropuhllcan county con
vention today, tho delegates dis
played such onthuslaifm thnt "troJ
spenkerwns forced to pfntiaa for fully
two mlnutoj. This action on tho part'
of tho dologntos Is probably the, cloa
oift tho convention will como to for
mally ondorstng any qf tho rival Re
publicans for tho presidential nomi
nation. This cheering Ih 'significant
in tho.llght of tho fact that tho TafC
bobmora In Washington announced!
In this morning's du?patcho that Oro
gon was hard and fast li the Taft
bund wagon.
Tho Multnomah county convention
was cnllpd by tho Republicans to for-
mulnto a platform upon which they
will mnk their primary light. M.
O. Grlffln dofoated F. V. Freeman for
temporary chairmanship, after n
sharp strugglo. It Ih believed that
nil roferonco to Statement No. 1 will
bo left out of tho platform for tho
sake of harmony. Should it becomo
an Issue, however, Griffin Ik pledge!
to support tho statement.
"I have known her for flvoyoarji, violated the land laws. But that is for an investigation Into tho meth
and sho has boon bofhoring rat. I a side Issue. EffortB to name South- oda of tho dlsrlot attorney' ofllco.
could not stand It any longer and so orn Paolflc men as foderal prosocu- 'charging that Langdon Jolnod In n
put nnd end to it." tor nave lanea, movemont with Detectlvo William J.
A thorough search of the rooms "Wo have a large cae In prpara- Burns Id coorco Ruef into making
by detect ivea failed to reveal any (ion that monns tho release of mil- an affidavit favorablo to Orotbers and
trace of the boUlo that contained uons of aoros to settlers who are Older, by representing to him tho
the noid. waiting the opportunity to flock to fulfillment of his immunity contract
During tlio last row weeKS, .mc- tn(, wst," h says. "This cas is .depended upon It,
Comas stated, he and Mrs. Noyos had agnlnst tho Oregon & California
spunt oaoh afternoon at tho race railroad, which corporation now hns
traok at Arcadia. Rnco traok oards vjrt aero that It refuges to part
and a column of flguras show that Wth. The government IntendB to don oxtendod tho tlmo in which Ruajt
tho couple had won a great doal f take that- land away from tho rail-! could remain rway from the county
Paokard declared that only a for
days beforo the- Immunity contrast
was declared annullod District Lang-
Ladls" $18.00 Silk Coats, $10JO
and $12.50.
Ladlas is.oo Suits now. ,$OJiO
Ladtea' J20.00 Sulta now. .$12.50
We have Bargains for you la La
dles' Suits and Coats.
SAVES YOU MONEY
money, but during iho
weeks their losses had
$5000. j
Th figures wore appropriated hyi
tho polio, and It Is suggested that a
financial difference might havo pre-
laat two roads, if it is possible to do so."
exceed wl ,
o
Holn4) May T'JI ScrtH.
(United Prestt Louiod Wire.)
Bo4as. Mass.. Fab. 29. F. Au-
clpltated the quarrel which brought ,. . , t h . t
on tho Bhootlng. , ,..,, n.
Th mi.rd.Md woman was '-. lan8 with his compliments
years of age. handsome, oultured and to 8ntlmen who rwrganlzeJ
rrflnad. McComas Is about 40. and . tho MorcantUe JS'atloital bank
Jail, so that tin could prepare tho
affidavit wanted Uy Older and Grotb
rs.
8utnuol Shortrldgo, rcproBontIH,
James W. Coffroth, WIIIuh Brjtt, Ed-
d.'e Grnney and Eugene 13. SchmlU,
this morning argued hl motion to
quash tho Indictments roturnatf
against his clients for bribing tho
ftiipervlsors to grant them tho ojtclu
olvo privilege of holding prfco
fights In San Francisco.
It was the main aontontlon or
Shortrldgo that the Indictment had
boon returned by an Illegal gruntf
Jux owing to the fact that at thw
time tho Indictments wro returned
the grand Jury had bon in session
for ovor ono year. Judge Dunne wilt
rule on the motion uaxt Saturday.
fHttuurm (hrvmiled.
The domurrors to the Indlotments
agulnst J. Dalioll Brown, Wnlter J
Bartnett and Jnmejj W. Troadwell. of
the defunct California Safe Dpoeit &
Trust oompany wore overruled this
morning by Judge Dunne, and the
ease continued until Monday to
pos esses considerable wealth.
An autopsy on tbq body of
Paokard change that Langdon had
a conversation over the telephone
with Ruef, during which specific men
tlon was made of the affidavit, and .
that ho told the lattor that he desired .plead.
him to prepare It. The Sohmltz uxlortlon case wero
The activity of Doteotlve Burns la also continued for one week for trial
Iu. emphasized in the communication of by Judgo Dunne.
Packard, who represents hlrn as! --n
swearinc ovor tho telephone at Ruef SHORT L1LIHED
New York.
Mra. -The entire Insldo hlsiory of this
Novo was performed this afternoon Mercantile National bank affair has for rofuslng to sign an affidavit pr
and the fact was disclosed that the never been published, and It Is quite j pared by the attorneys of Crotbors
woman also bad been badly burned poulble that It never will be. But ( aud Older,
by the acid. i an say this much: There has been I peckard claims that Ruof refuted
The only person whose testimony 0 whole lot of things done that had t
mlKht lend colpr to the theory of the f0r their Inspiration something ba
polico that continual quarreling sfdan the protecUpn of deponHofi
caused the tragedy. Is Nat C. Green. laad shareholders, aad, If tho truth
According to Green, he was walking f ever known, the whole world will
In West Lake Par k sever at WJW- be startled, and some of our leading
"(lLHUnuedvfroranpalaeTP" financial lights may go to Jail '
WIRE 'TELEGRAMS.
Tho heavy snow storm In tho Slop
ras counties. Snow plows busy.
Tho Mexlca ngovernment doollnea
o sign this affidavit becauve he be , to lei American marine engage In
lleved H was untrue, and that It wa small arms practice In Lower Cn'f
wblle he was correcting It that hv.foraia.
was allowed to prolong his absence. Matthew Astor Wilkes den foe hf
from the county jail by Langdon j engagement to a daughter of Uot'y
To QbjmIi ItiMctavatH, , Green Hetty does not like his but
San Francisco, Feb. 29 Attorney terty habits