D&lltf OAl'I VXL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON. FRIDAY, MAY --, 100B
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ARE TAR :
SUITABLE
. h: DANCERS
(United Press Lonscd Wire.)
Honolulu, May 22. Society hero
la divided' against Itself today otMha
quos'tlon of wliother Mr. Jack Tar
of the Atlantic flcot of the American
navy Is a suitable dancing partner
ford ho ladles of the uppor cnust.
The trouble has grown out Of tho
plans for a big ball for all tho sail
ore of the fleet, which tho ioadors of
society wore expected to come and
welcome tho blue jackets with open
arms.
"Tho aocloty women .of Honolulu
will novor.. attend a ball at which
they aro expected to dance wUh the
Bailors," said (Jeorge W. Smith. "It
would bo bettor to glvo a ball to tho
offlcora." ' i
This suggestion caused a storm of
protest at tho aucgestlon of drawing
lines because of. the consequent diffi
culty in determining Just whatunom
bors of Honolulu socloty would bo
ollgblo to otttond siuch n function.
Sonio of tho women of society,
MINISTER
USED BRASS
KNUCKLES
(United l'res Loosed Wire.)
'Entorprho, Or., May 22. Tho
Rev. Henry Moore, of Wallowa, ap
peared before Judg6 Crawford In tho
circuit court today and ploadcd
guilty to an indlctmont charging him
with fighting with brass knuckles.
Ho waB fined $10 and released.
Mooro bocamo involved In a con
troversy with 0. Withorall, of Wal
lowa, ovor tho liquor question and
tho fight and indictment resulted.
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LADD IS
A VICTIM
- OF SHARP
Bui'dlng Operations In the United.
States
Tho totnl cost of tho buildings
erected In tho principal cities of tho
United States in 1907 was $001,
070(28C, according to Jefferson
Mlddloton of tho United States Ge
ological Survoy, who collected sta
tistics on this subjoct in connection
with his work "on the clay-working
Industries.
Compared with tho cost of build
ings in itho samo cities in 1900, theso
figures show a not doorcase of $17-
G34-G38, or 2. CO per cent. Thoy are,
howovorK 2.55 per cont In excess of
tho figures of 1005, and 40.06 per
qeht groator than, in 1004.
Although tho total cost of bttild
lngo in tho 49 cltios roported was do
er eased, tho mimbor of permits in
creased Irom 18,174 in 100C t6 184-,
,055 in 1907. In Bomo cltios moro
than ono building was orected under
It is probable that moBt of tho de
creases woro duo to tho financial dis
turbance during tho lattor part of
tho year, although tho docroano in
Los Angoles, which has shown ro-
nmrknblo lncreasos. in paBt years, ap
pears to havo boon duo rnthor to
scarcity and high cost of matorlal
than to tho business doprosslon.
Twonly-flVo cities reported an In
crease in cost of building operations
In San Francisco, owing to local con
ditions following tho flro, tho ln
crcaso was $50,74,844, tho total
amount bolng nearly 102 por cont In
excess of tho coat for 1906. Tho
total numbor of pormlts Issued In
1907 for buildings was $91,502,240.
In 1906, tho yoar prior to tho flro,
struqturos was -but $1 54,005,826, or
-f.asi por cont or the total. Tho
average coat of. brick or stono build
ings In 190J was $9490; that of
wqod-n buildings was but $2294,
Philadelphia shows tho groatost
number of brick or' stone buildings
erected, and, with tho exception of
Reading, whore no wooden buildings
wOr'j erected, tho smallest number
of" woodon buildlhsfs: Tho. .average
cost, of tho formal woo '$3221 and
of the lattor $1800. In Now York
the', avorago cost of brick or stone
busings waB $40,693. No wooden
buildings wero erected In tho bor
ough of Manhattan, thoBO reported
being in tho Bronx. Next to Now
York, Brooklyn roports tho groatost
cost of brick or stono buildings. In
Its building operations cost $182K-
268,753. In Cambridge Mbm., vov York tho avoraso cost of i,hm.
which, Tvlth tho oxcoptlon of San or stono buildings was $49,693. No
Francisco, showed tho largest pro- wooden buildings woro erected In
portlonato gain, tho erection of sov-.tho borough of Manhattan, tho r.
(United Press Leased Wire.)
Portlnnd, Or., May 22. That J.
Wesley Ladd, a local millionaire, wa3
Tiowovor, say they would bo dollght- one of tho victims of the samp raro ion nntJ Brooklyn also showed do
creases In 1907, although Brooklyn
nir.ll uuu uuiiuitiH Yiua uivuvu iimuh " '
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ono pormlt, but' as a rulo a permit .rai inrBu muiuuiiuiv uuiiuiuKa ported bolng in tho Bronx. Next to
was Issued for each building. bwo1 led tho total. Cleveland's build- Now York, Brooklyn roports tho
Tho city showing tho groatost do- 'ns industries soom not to havo been greatest cp3t of brick 6r stono build
qroaao in coot of buildings is Now affected by tho financial doprcBdion, ngd( although tho avorngo was com
York, tho value of whoso operations , showing an Incroaso of $2,915,433, parntlvoly Bmnll boing'but $0310'.
fell off $41,591,982, or 2C.84 por.ro 22.47 por cont, ovor tho figures ( Chicago nlso tho nvoTago 'cost of
cont. St. "Louis Bhowcd tho next larg- for, 190C. Tho reports for Mllwau- brick or stono buldlnga. was low
keo show an Incroaso of moro than$01(jlt Tho flUb3tnntlal charactor of
a million uoimrs, uuo to itno m-.tho but dlnim oroctod in Rnn Pmn.
fedt decroa80, $8,045,526, or 26.87
per cent. Next la Chicago, which re
ported a falling off of $5,616,526, or
8.68 por cont. Philadelphia, Bos
d to moot "Mr. Tar." Mrs. George edition book ngont swindler, who It
It. Carter, wlfo of tho ox-govornor, Is announced recently hoodwlnkod
today eald: Mrs. John A. Patten, wlfo of the
noarly hold Ito own, tho decrcaso bo
Ing only $149,304, or 0.21 per cont,
"I should havo no hesitancy In nt- grain, king, out of $55,000 In Evans- n i,ottor Bn0wlng than that of any
tending tho ball. The Araorlcan Ba'l- ton, Ills,, Is bolloved by tho Portland
or Is good enough for any socloty In police.
any country in tho world."
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Tho same tactics that woro work-
othor of tho vory largo cltios In
which normal conditions prevailed.
In Bnltlmoro, whoro largo gains had
crcaso in tho numbor of flroproof or
flro-reolstlng buildings oroctcd.
cIbco is shown by tho fnct ithrtt tho
avorago coat of' 1100 brick or stono
Vjl 0r I
thu i.:: F.? hr
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"Win. iJ,S3ftin
?8lrt, arT.'iHi
MlhTanoll. v"".
ehKZlN
Detailed UtUt J,. 1
operation. i .0,iy
1907, tabul .?
tho0 6f r6,fl. :-ri
Prepared by Mr yffiH
"Mineral . ""
lbereadyior
coro ol a aonfuTT'H
-- vi m
I'lfs Fro u -1
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San Frnnrl J.1)
,.. w'"nui
(Ualted rWl
Tho charactor of the buildings ( buildings was $43,638. In Cam
erected was roportod by 44 of tho 40 brldco the avorago cost 'for flro-ro-
od so successfully In tho book loving 1)0on roportod In 1904 and 19Q5, as
LARGE
POWER
PLANT
circles of Evanston woro used on
Ladd, Tho ngont represented him
solf to bo connected with a respon
sible publishing hou8o of Interna
tional reputation which wns dispos
ing of n special lino of edition A
luxe. Tho books wero vory rnro and
costly. In ordor to get them to Port
land, notes nmountlng to a consldor-
ablo sum would havo to bo signed.
deal Theso wero to bo deposited ns secur-
tho result of tho fire in 1904, tho
cost of bull llnr; operations nlso de
creased, though it was moro than
twlco an groat in 1907 na In 1903,
when tho coit wns but $3,327,22'.
cltios. From theso roports It np
pears that 00.88" por cont of tho por
mlt8 Issued wero for wooden build
ings and 39.12 por cont for flro-re-slstlng
buildings, ,thu Indicating
that oven in tho lnrgor cities of tho
country tho woodon buildings still
greatly outnumbor thoso mndo of
flrc-rcslstlng mntorlals. As might bo
expected, howovor, tho cost of tho
njoro permanent structures Is much
groator, whllo that of tho wooden
slstlng buildings .was $46,000 and in
Lowell $40,854. Tho highest avor
ago cost In tho cltios roportlng, how
ovoi4, was $60,099, In Sonttlo.
flan Francisco roports tho largosl
numbor of woodon buildings, 7453,
costing ?32,n70',3iJj', nn-nverago of
$4371. Tho only bthor city report
ing wooden buildings ovor $10,000.
000 was Chicago, whoso 2310 build
ing of this charactor woro oroctcd at
a cost of $15,702,000, or an nvoraqo
JnnjesKelljr
noljWin.men.iir 4ta. !
Injuries' sustain b ,&J
department P I
ny at Wuhloglot al
uuuuiB. iae man tu
mm uarcijr ailrt. h
savlnjrhlsWeheuHUinJ,
nun, wnero ne die os tiMM
tuble. It wai thoatatalH
uenin was tamed br 1 b
but examination nntiV
tno head thai wu mIW
pt a blackjack. Detstlm
lng to learn lomelktofttat
movementa Thnriiij ifa
CA.JHVORIA;1
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(United Press Leased Wire.)
San Francisco, Mny22. A
which will ultimately rovolutlonlzo ity for the Bamo roturn of tho rnro
tho prlco of electricity throughout volumes. As soon ns tho Bharpor got
tho Btato of California will soon bo control of tho notes ho forcod his vie-
cOnoummated in the Investment of tlm to pny him a largo percontngo of
nn additional $25,000,000 In tho their vnluo to got thorn back. It is
$12,000,000 power houso that la said that Ladd and othor local book
nearlng completion on tho north fork lovers, woro Equoczed for sovornl
of tho Amorlcnn river. Tho plant thousands in. this manner,
will bo ready for operation In Octo- f, 1
ber, but In tho menntltno enstern
capitalists aro making n'rrangomontc
to advahcc4tliQ, enormous, amount o
capital with which tho plant enn be
onlargod.
Colonol II. Ray, director of tho
Amorlcan Tobacco company, and
chlof'backor of tho Western Powoi
company, nnd II. P. Wilson, ropro-
sontlng tho firm of Brown nnd WIN
son, flnnnclal agents nro making a (.United Press r.eiwed Wlre.l
tour of Inspection of tho Kroat West, Now York, Mny 22. "I'll rot
orn power company's plant, which lo flrst," shrlofled Mao Wood today In
Alio ono bolng constructed on tho hor prison coll when aho was asked
American rlvor. Colonel Rny says if sho would plead guilty to ths
nil tho power that can bo furnished charge of porjury on which sho wia
by this power houso has nlrondy boon arrostod as tho result of her dlvorco
contracted for, and thnt when tho nult ngalnst Sonntor Tom Piatt.
MAE WOOD
TO KEEP
UP FIGHT
t
THE 11UHKN & HAMILTON CREDIT SERVICE IS PLAN.NEI) ESPECIALLY TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF TJIOSK MHO Wi
FURNISH THE HOME AXI) PAY IX A GRADUAL, EASY AND CONVENIENT WAY. BY OUR lilllKKAh, GKMHIOl'S CftEDlt PU11
CAN BUY WHAT YOU NEED, AT THE .MOMENT YOU NEED IT, AND PAY A LITTLE AT A TIME JUST W1IK.V CPNVKXIEXT, .
CREDIT SERVICE IS FREE TO ALL, AND FROM THE STANDPOINT OF CONVENIENCE, OUR LITTLE AT A TUIE1MS50I
WE DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO MAKE TRADING HERE A REAL PLEASURE AND EXTEND A WKLCOMti TO ALL TO YlSIfl
STORE.
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plant Is enlarged It will bo cnpnblo
of furnishing powor in tvory part of
tho state. Th lato Colonol Frnnit
MeLnmghlln waB tho original pro.
"Out of rcspoct for his advanced
ngo," alio doclarod, "wo loft tho
strongest points out of our enso, but
tho next - time everything will como
motor of tho achoiho, ns ho was flr.t out all right. Sonntor Piatt throat
to rocognlzo tho possibilities for fur- onod my llfo on four different occa
nlshlng powor from tho Amorlcan Blons if I breathed a word about his
rlvor.
NEVADA'S
GOVERNOR
IS DEAD
(Uultcl J'eeia Leased Wire.)
Rono, Nov'May 22. Qovornor
John Spark, -nftor an Illness of flvo
months, died at S:30 this morning.
Nouralgla of tho haart was tho lm
nudlato causo of his death;- ' ,
Lieutenant Governor Dons Dlckor
son auccetsla to the governorship.
Dlclcorcoit la-34 years ohl bolng tho n
youngest governor Nevada ovor had. i tho
marrlago to mo. Ho Is a big poll
! tlclnn and has lots of money. Thn
Is why 1 am horo. I haven't got any
money, so that If I win ultimate vic
tory will mean everything to mo."
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SUES FOR
RETURN i
. ' OF BRIDE
Jreif liii
Draperies and Curtains
High art curtains and draperies.
Wo woro novor bo thoroughly pre
pared to meet ovory domnnd for
curtains, draporlos nnd upholstory
fabrics as now. Our assortment
was novor so broadly comprohon
slvo, patterns uo ' nttrnctlvo -.or
prices so reasonable. Stop in nnd
lot us provo pur ability to ploaso
you.
PICTURE FRAMING
Is ono of our specialties. Out
skill In this Un is tho iwjlt of
'oxparlence and study nnd Is re
sponsible for tho suporlor quali
ties of our vork. Wo also carry
a plonslng lino of ready made
frames for onlargod photographs
from $1.'25 up.
!55rf
(United Press Leased Wire.)
San Francisco, May 22. Suit for
the restitution of tho $200,000 brlbo
hind alleged to havo boon paid by
ofttclnls of tho United Railways
Govornor Sparks, wns 05 years old , to Abe Ruef with which to secure
and ono of tho
mon
state's wealthiest
tho passago by tho boodlo board 'of
supervisors of tho overhead trolley
franchise, was Instituted today by
Joseph A. Sullivan, a retlrod capltal
and stockholder in tho United RaP-
Tn-sUtl Ofllrial Emlwzzles,
Lansing, Mich., May 22.-J-A(tor
holding tho position of aicretnry ( ways' Investment company, tho hold
tho Unlvorslty of Michigan for 25 lng company of tho United Ra
ears, Jamoa II. Wado la confrontod
by a chnrgo of having ombezzled bo
tweon $5000 and $10,000 of tho
funds of tho instltnitton.
Further disgrace la said to bo in
storo for him, for Attorney General
Bird will domand that tho unlvorslty
regonts dismiss him and will insist
upon the aocretary reimbursing tho
atnto In full. In addition to this the
attorney general will lay what facts
ho has gnthorod In his Investigation
' before tho Washtenaw county prose
cuting attorney fqr actio-. It Is aaldj
that WadojracUcally admits that ho
has beon grafting for many years.
On account of tho thefts having been
so fUgr-ut it is bollevod that no Im
munity will be granted Wado.
GO CARTS
,Buy the baby n go-cart I ley
wood lino nro tho host. Wo hnvo
Just received a now conslgnpiout
of theso goods in that soft picas,
lng shada of brown, a treat for
the eyo to rest uppn. Evory stylo
of Heywood vehicle comblnos tho
strength, charactor, easy running
anil snfoty point that mako tho
name Heywood .famous tho world
ovor. Soa this fine showing of
go-carts and wo shall both b3
pleased with the nrults.
wall nm
Hoiort rour wll M!"!
r.l..ln Is at II' "
O...V. ni-A romoW '
t. .mhroVen. WfT"?
paper department tWJ.
delays iamsVIns
dersjiboke WTO
car"' r:. !
vou,!.f. r.wkl'
on the wall P"3
this lrl"?-
PA I
roads. Tho defendants named are
Abrahnm Ruef, tho United Railroads
of San Frnnolfco nnd tho United
Railways Investment company of
Now Jorsoy. It Is contended that tho
directors wero authorized to do all
legal things to further tho purposes
of tho company and that tho alleged
payment of bribes doea not fall with
iu tho scope of their authority.
Ono Killed Tvycnty-Fivc Hurt.
Oklahoma' City, Okla., May 22.
Conductor Allon was killed and 20
pnssongers woro injured toda,y when
a special train bearing 500 students
of an agricultural college to the stato
field moot collided with another near
Ripley.
Notice to Ad Clippers
Llttlo girls, don't forget that the ad.-cllpplng contest closes
Any
at f
srf-
nvf Sntnrrfntr ovonlnff Mnv 23. at 6 O'clock sha. ' l,Ut"'
..w.v .... -.- , . it,-'r. fO l"
l"'bi ," --I .. ., .. in IL.3 '
cr that tlmo will not bo counted n tho contest, and that no Buck trade marks will appear in The Journal for tnai-a . t9u
a ai i . - . ...... . .. . i.a nvpillUK. "
iu iomi uumur 01 aiu. cupped by each little girl and award tho prizes maw -
uuioa to count m
ads. in by 6 p. m.
KMld