I Jmtraal
OLXVm.
SALEM, OREGON, EIUDA, APRIL 17, 1008
NO. J
he Big Financial Graf t Bill Killed
ew Catholic Marriage Laws Arc Promulgated
ICCT
jLOl
ACCUSED
OF CRIME
M1LY POISONING
e IAIWK HOIS KltOM JUS
lUtOXS AND GAVE A VALKT
f
vrv TiiorsAXi) dollars
ESII MO.N'IA'.
sited Pre s Leased Wlro.)
ce April 17. The story of n
flib.e crime comos from Nu
ll priest being accused of tho
kf cf tho Duke Dl Montfort,
life and tho lnttor's Gormnn
duke, who wos the honcl of
I! the chl'f Italian families, nt
ICcBtmuca on page five.)
BRYAN
GETS A
COFFIN
BUT NO NOMINATION
FOUR RLOWS OX HIS POLITICAL
SOLAU PLEXUS INSIDE OK A
WEEK GItEAT COMMONER
OO IM DOWN TUB SLIDE.
(United ProflB Loasod Wlro.)
Chicago, April 17. -Hob William
Jointings Drynn trlppod In his aapl
rations for tho Domocrutlc nomina
tion for tho prosldonoy and Is ho now
gliding down tho swift Inclino of tho
political clnito that leads directly to
tho pit dug for thoo due for n doath
In the "down nnd ottta"? At tho
(Continued on pago Ave.)
GREAT
BANKS
UNITE
IN NEW VORK CITV
WITH A JOINT CAPITAL OK KIK
TV MILLIONS GREAT HOCKIC
KKLLER OOTOPIS IS TO HE
REORGANIZED.
mmrsm
PEOPLES BARGAIN HOUSE
tf
Our Easter
Exhibition
Hlonab'o Merchandise Is tho Grandest and Groatost we ever
Rf"J KiV d partment is comploto with tho nowost and latost
R Wo offer ewry article in our store at prices that you will
P'SVv hari to beat. Dross Goods. Silks. .Millinery, Ladles'
I LaJ .s silt -, Pine Shoos, Long Glovos, Bwuutlful Ribbons.
t. Em' r Jeiie. Hosiery, Fnnoy Goods and ovorythlnc olso
t.u n,r ptore. -.
t'if neweit Dross
a " (..',. at vanJ .Mi
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samo low
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- my Dross Silk.
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silks are the
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l"c yard.
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S.lks. they are
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f beautiful Pr-
If yard.
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New York, April 17. Among
banking mon of promlnonco the chief
topic of conversation today wa tho
report of tho contemplated purehnso
of the National Dank of Commorco
by tho Nntlonal City bank.
Pohslblo consolidation of tho two
mammoth Institutions, each with a
capital Block issuo of $25,000,000,
tho combined capital and surplus ho
lug $89,813,200 nnd tho nggrogato
doposits $320,071,200, was sumclont
to mako banking intorcsls gasp. The
acquisition of tho National Ilnnk of
Commorco by the Nntlonal City bank
has huon rumored In Innor down
town banking circles lnte yosterday
and It Is the belief of thoo host In
formed that tho doal Is practically
certain to bo consummated.
EASTER
MARRIAGE
DECREE
OF ROMAN CHURCH
AIMED AT SECRET MAHHIAGKS
AND ENGAGEMENTS - CAUSE
OK DIV.ORCU EVIL LIES IN
IRUEGVLAR MATCHES.
t United Press Loased Wlro.)
San Francisco, April 17. In . nil
tho Cntllic churchos of world will
be rand on Hauler morning tho do
croe of tho congregation of tho coun
cil affecting the mnrrlago laws. The
docroQj which wn Issued by order of
tho pope, Is capeclnlly aimed nt
"so'crol mnrrlagOB" and "socrot
espousals." In the matter of secret
ospousals the decree says:
"Exporlonco has sufllclently shown
tho in mi y' dnugors of such uspousnls
In thnjithey aro In lnoltemont to hIu
nndir causos of misleading -Inox
porloncod girls bosldoa Involving
KMbsoquont dissensions nnd oihIIosb
dlBputos,"
Thnt portion of tho docroo relat
Ing to murrlnges is as follews:
Rvory priest having faculties
enn vnlld'y nsslst nt mnrrlago with
BASKETBALL
SALEM HIGH SCHOOL vs. SEATTLE HIGH SCHOOL
Friday, Apr. 17. 7:30. Willamette Gym. Admission 25c
.
Reorganize Standard OH.
Now York, April .17. The note
worthy strength of Standard Oil
stock wh! oh roso to &(i0 on tho curb
markot this morning was accom
panied by woll defined rumors that
thore will bo a re-adjMstmont of tho
company's organization nnd capitali
zation soon, and also of its subsi
diary companies for tho purpose of
avoiding n furthor nllegod violation
In the limits of his own pariah or
mission, and can validly marry,
within tho limits of his own parish
or mission, not only his own parish
Innor?, hut ulso pooplo from othor
pUrlshoa nnd othor dloooaes, provid
ing there bo no Jlroment Impedi
ment. "A murrjngo ovon of hie own
subjects porformod by a priest
(without proper delogatlon nutslda
ALDRICH
BANKING
MEASURE
KILLED IN HOUSE
DENOUNCED AS A VICIOUS AVALL
STREET GRAFT HV A STUDENT
OK HIGH KINANCE TAKT
WILL NOT LEAVE OAHINET.
of the law and to end porhapB. some tho limits of his own pnrlsh la null
of the suits against the company
Some npparont corroboration of
this waa found in tho news from
Pennsylvania that several of the sub-
bld'ary gas companies in that elate
had Just Inereaved their capital
stock.
On the faee of it, this lookod a lit
tle like distributing of aecurttiee in
subsidiary cempanioe, and an effort
to get at their exact value througk
stock capitalization. According to
dispatches today from Pltteburg, thlg
tlitory Is accepted la certain quar
ters there.
Standard Oil stoek has slowly but
teaillJy riten on the ettrb ala.Od the
panic of last October, with vory
small set backs, as a rule. Today's
price was the highest of tl yer anil
represents an ad vane of 22 points
over last wook..
o- . -
NAVAL SQUADRON
GOIiS TO SANTA CHIW
Store That Saves You Money
Washington. April 17. Secretary
of the Nary M'tcalf again changed
tue itinerary of the battleship ilaet
today and aeeompanled the ohasgs f,jv eomtnsiBi in the present of
and void
"To forestall doubts or dlMoultlati
as to tho validity of tho murrlaga
eervinony all assistant priests, ad
ministrators and aupstltutoe, who
shall be appointed by tho ordinary
(archbishop or vicar general) shall
he vested with full unil absolute
power and authority to assist, at tin
valid eelehratlon of marriage with
in the limits of the parishes or mis
sions to which they shall he as
signed. "No marriage Is valid unless there
are at least two witnesses pseiaes
that of the ujnolstlng priest. A
minor who has reached the years of
discretion or a non-Catholic rosy be
a witness.
There are two exceptional eases.
In which the presence of the ordi
nary or pastor, or delegated priest,
Is, not required;
"is) When there is danger of
death and, the jwrtles desire, for
nose or esussieaos, to contract mar
rlss". providing thnt neither the
ordinary nor the pastor nor a duly
de'tgatetf priest wh be hnj In time.
(United Press I.tuisod Wlro.)
Washington, April' 17. Tho Aid
rich llnnuclnl hill, passed by tho son-
ate on March 27, was practically
killed today ns fnr ns tho house of
representatives is concornod.
Tho monsure, which has boon
e
more snvagoly attacked by both
hruuehos of congress than nny othor
pleoo of legislation that has been
Introduced rocontly, was laid on tho
tnhlo today by tho housa committee
on hanking. Tlioro ItVlll die unloRB
tho lower branch 'adopts n rosolu
Hon- dlieotlng ihut It- brought OMt of'
tho committee.
Tho ( of Inylug pn the tnblo nt
tho conclusion of the hearing before
tho rommlttoo followed n vicious nt
tack mndo agnlust It by Alfred Cm-
zlor, a studont of nnnncial condi
tions, who inndu tho charge that
members of tho American Hanking
association, after opposing the muns
tiro, had boon von ovor to tho side
of Wall street, which favors tljo
measure, it was npparont from tho
start that tho houso commlttoo on
banking would not favorably on tho
hill, which It has been charged by
Hovorul mouthers of both branches,
of congress In ringing spofohos, wns
framed for the rolo bonoflt of the
Wall street monoy ring.
Tuft Will Not Resign.
Sscretnry Tnft himself Is author
ity for tho stntomeut thnt ho will
not resign from tho cabinet to carry
on the p roll miliary part of his cam
paign, hut adds that ho will stop
down and out If he Is nominated in
Juno.
The secretary mads this denial be
causa a new story Is In circulation 4o
tho effect that ho will withdraw
from the cnblnot within n few days
to glvo nil his time to his campaign,
it Is pointed out, however, thnt his
only reason for not resigning at this
time Is his desire to sso certain
measures nffsctlng the Philippines
and Insu'ar possession enacted Into
law.
-o
BRIDEGROOM
ARRESTED
FOR BIGAMY
SAN PEDRO
SUNDAY
PARADE
ON EASTER SUNDAY
VIGOROUS PROTEST OK THE
MINISTERIAL UNION AGAINST
RKSSK.CHATION OK A HOLY
CITY DAY IS OVERRULED 1IY
THE NAVY DEPARTMENT.
Sft Jos. Cal.. April 17.- Iteptit,
Sheriff 9ttUn left San Jose to
day tor 146 Angeles to bring back
A. L. OIUsflH. arrosUti there in the
with the announcement that tho pro- aB) prleat. and two witnesses.
eram as now irranKou win noi urn ..... ... ..
" , " I ti ir is sny pmce iiHring hi
altered under any dreurostanc. Hy I r, tfc w Mmot pr0
thlfc change the wish of Santa Cruz. ...M...u , ,i. n. ,
Cal l granted, In ikytt he uilr
lieet will go there D- the w
tary's order to Rear Admiral Thomas
presence of his brIUe, on a ehargv
the msrricco can be onl'idly and law- lr bigamy.
Ulbson married Mrs. sugenie
Shervlne, of Watsnnvllle, In 1903.
ami has one child four ymn old A
month ago. It is said, he persuaded
her to visit relative In Oregon and
wtr married (iracu Murray, IS
yoars old, daughter of Q. A. Murray,
a San Joso oontraotor. Gibson said
ho had reoslved a dispatch from the
rur- the pree.-uee of tho ordinary or
b i.Mrfor or a dnly dologated prlot.
tht- iuarriM,g o&n pa validly and law.
fin 'n ported sy tne nnrtlas do
the fleet will arrive at Monkey on ' b f ho had rftOfllrsd a dlspstclj from tho
May 1. QH Ma 2. one MJro.l,;r' ' "T1 MM"t Wan attorney rwraHntlns; his first wlfo.
will bo ts Santa Cruz, to be itiin.J." saying that she hud seourod a dU
" 111 &W V Met v e M Jfft'Vw jir ,- ai -i JnJ-rwi irViA "Wi ""rfnor "1 -! f
b the second squadron on May 1. t (Continued on dgo eight.)
, saying that she hud seourod a
vorce.
(United Press Loasod Wlro.)
Loh Angeles, April 17 -The light
that hits boon waged with vigor nnd
tho exchange of much red-hot crit
icism between tho local (loot commit
tee nnd tho ministerial union over
tho proposition to have tho battle
ship duet engago in n parndn on East
or Sunday, linn boon definitely sot
tlod by tho navy dopnrmont, accord
ing to -a tolegrum received hero to
day from Senator Flint.
Tho contention of the Heot com
mlttoo that tho pooplo bu given an
opportunity to visit tho Hoot ns n
who'o on Bundny, and to wltnosH tho
projected illumination In San Pedro
harbor tomorrow night, hits boon
sustained by Secretary Motcnlf, who
today niMructod Admiral Thomas,
In command of the (loot, to carry out
tho original program and not din
pirse In squadrons until early Hun
day morning. .
Whou it was mndo known, tHut it
pnrndo wns contemplated' for Easier
Sunday tho ministerial union pro
tested jiEaiust what Ittormod tho
desecration of 'the Sabbath nnd sc
oured from Admiral Evans a prqrn
Iso that only "noQOsslty movements"
would be permltod on that day. Tho
(hot commlttoo then gave up tho pa
rade Idea, but such pressure waa
brought nt Washington that the Or
iginal plan was restored.
Minister Commits Sulehlf.
Woodbury, N. J., April 17.
Rather than face nu exposure of his
relations with a woman whose iinmo
Is not known, Rev. George W.
Thompson, aged -18, for ten years
pastor of the I'lrst Presbyterian
church, one of tho wonlthlest In this
city, committed sulolde in a lnoal
hotel today by shooting himself
through the head. Rev. Thompson
was engaged to Mrs. Kunuls R. Kn
worthy, a wealthy widow and n
member of his church. At the in
quest It was revealed that another
woman had a storm Intervlow with
Thompson soon aftor his engage
ment, U) Mrs. ICsuiwoithy was an
nounced. She alleged that Thomp
son owed her nil tho love and duty
awing n wjfe and that hn would not
stbinlt tamely to his desertion of
her. It is further alleged that she
had threatened to publish the story
if Thompson persisted in marrying
the widow. Worry oyr this threat
i supposed to have driven Thompson
to suicide.
A Pnrln Trngudy,
Paris. April 17. MensI Uevsl
brought his bride of a few bsairs, in
n flower laden carriage, to their now
home. The couple were siuglng ns
they ontored tho house arm In arm.
Suddenly a cry of palu was heard
nnd the noxt moment tho bridegroom
fell dead in the passago with a knlfo
sticking In his back. In the dark
noes a young woman, who made tho
fatal thrust, escaped, hut subse
quent she was arn&tod. Bb bprned
opt to bo a former sweethVurt of the
bridegroom.