Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919, June 30, 1908, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textadvertise that property-just, to mm thai yojj mtM EARNEST, about selling it,,trohuournal lllcnu,W . - W , ' V V 'Sr VOL. XVIII. FORMER MAYOR M GERUNGER FALLS TO HIS DEATH FROM WINDOW SILL MILLIONAIRE JOHN LINSTHOM PLUNGES HEADLONG FROM FOURTH STORY OP WlfcLAM ETTE HOTEL. John LIndstrom, former mayor of Aberdeen, Washington, and million aire shipbuilder of Aberdeen and Eureka, either by deliberately cdni 'mlttlng suicide, or by accident, camo to his death at 2 o'clock this morn- lag by falling from the fourth story I'nf tViH Wlllnmnttn ttntnt TJiulntprim btruck the pavement below crushing, his skull nnd breaking both leg.. Death was InstnntancoiiR. Coroner Clough wai at once summoned, and the mangled rctnnlns were removed !to the coroner's ofllco on Court Btrect. . '" - Upon examining the- body the coro ner found a check for $700 drawn on the San Frnnclsco National bank by Charles Hlggcnc, a card showing llfo fmemuersnip in me eiks iougo at Aberdeen, nnd n membership card lirom the Knight Templar lodge or iTacotna. LIndstrom also wore n Knight Templar watch charm. Two telegrams wore found In tho dead man's pockets, oho from C.-R. Green of Aberdeen, which read "Cannot accomplish anything with ;out you. Hagen' advises return nt snee and commence action for black Small," and another from tho Ben- llxen Shipbuilding company of En reka, addressed to LIndstrom at tho )regon hoto . Portland, which read 'One week's not'eo roaulred. Will tail meetlnK July 0. unless this wire lis Intercepted." John Llndetrom, one of the larg est shipbuilders and tlmberlnud owners on the const, came down from Portland Inst evening In com pany w th J, H. Peterson of that n'y, Peterson is n nromlnent capl tallst of Portland, and lives at 389 tNorth N'lneteenth street, When reen this morning Peterson "ld. .Air, Llnstrom camo down from Port'anl with me in mv machine lat alght He was staying at the Hotel Oregon, and we had arrnuged-to go o Eureka next Thursday on tha ioancke We left the Oregon hotel t 6 45 'at evening. We had din ger n Oregon City, and expected to aaice a quick run to Salem. But ' had tire troubles on tho way, nd we did not reach here until 11 clock." ' After renchlnir this cltv we went pto one of the snloons and refreshed pure ves, Wo remained only a few ainutes Mr LIndstrom waB anxious go retire after the hard (rip In the famine, and I was in n hurry to pch my 'arm that evening W- ku to the hotel about half past IV L ndstrom registered at the Wil- mett hotel I went with him fjnd told the clerk to give him tho M-t rcom in the house. I then went utn my chaffeur. Walker Simpson, Fo my ranch 11 mlle3 southeast of eaiem Peterson said that he was unable la Ejve any causo of Llnditrom's fenln. nnd that he did not knOW k"Cthcr it was tmlHrtn nr accident. Rd he knew nothing about tho two rvBrams Peterson has known ynosrm for the wast fifteen years. e tn d that LIndstrom bad purchase W COntrolllnir lntro.:f In th Riirefca d been completed for a visit to the na lornla town, on which he, Peter on. was to accompany hlra. Llnd ;'onj leaves a wife and family, but person did not know whether they W The dead man has for years en an Influential citizen of Aber en having been elected mayor "out four years ago, and, according - ierton, navtng built more snips an any other firm in that section. reterson rnmo In from hln fnrm as BOn a kl knn.J il. , tile I'nng to various cities on the coat. u enaeavor to locate his friends d family. voroner Clouch will hold an In- AND SOLDIERS RIOT IN i WASHINGTON! FIGHT WITH POUCEMD ANNUAL MfOTTV-TWO STORIES V.-tfk KE8ENT STORY MOI1 NEWSPA OFFICE HEAT, POIYM TOWNSKND POLICE CHIEF" IlESEHVE TltOOI9 CALLED. (United I'rM Und Wire.) Port Townsond. Wash.. June 30. Rcicntlng a published newspap" j:i story that was taken to soldiers to criticise for act of vandalism, mem bera of tho artillery garrison from Fort Worden camo to Port Town send last night and started a demon stratlon of complaint that grew Into n!rlot. Tho gins front of the offices of the Evening Call was broken In by irilssllcB thrown by persons who have not been apprehended. A dozen' of he bolder, who appeared to be, iUorhlnttenccoffclead.r,"tenjJi.atti,4danc. -doveroiAljaiBbt5 gaged a battle w'th Chief of PoII:o' IJarcJay and his force of three men. T,he chief was severely beaten. 'A report of the trouble which w? rapidly assuming more serious pro portions v;n made to Colonel Cum m'lns, commanding the fort, who re sponded to an appeal for help with provost guards that Included every nvnllable jnan from Fort Worden, Every soldier found' was placed un der arrest and taken to the fort. The newspaper story that was to the offenlve was published during tho time they were restricted to enmps about the b!g guns of the fortifications of lower Puget Sound. tempt will be mado to ascertain tho causo of Llnditrom's death. This occii'onco remlndB Snlemlte's of tho accident to Oscar Taylor, the bricklayer, who, while at work on the top of tho Willamette hotel 15 years ago fell to the ground, but was only lald-up In bed three days. Known In Sun Francisco. M'nttnl I'rwst l.U'd WlrM San Franclico, June 30. At tho office of Char'os H. Hlgglns, of this city; t was 6a!d today that John LIndstrom was a prominent, wealthy and substantial ship builder of Eu reka. Cnl., Hnd Aberdeen. Wash. He had buslnoss deallngi with Hlgglns, who e engaged In the ship store linsinais. Thl nccounts for tne checks for 5700 signed by Hlggln,to be handled by Billy Roche's Col which Llndntrorn had In bis pocke'. ma club and Admiral Sperry has dl- No pos4ble rl?w to the mystery could be supgwieu ny mi xiisgiu '" snrwMiiHHT ' ." !. Eureka, Cal., LIndstrom. who June 30. Jonn.ant weaver, airecjor oi ayiiviics u lumped to nis MDutiruui. " , - ''-j ." fi. nPiin thr nvv IjoUb and wll dsatb fram "M l n,em' Sai'jL i th.ra f nt thV cone uslon if tn today was well known here. " i tnem nt Ul oonc U8,on 0I ,n l ,JMdnt of the Bendlxen Ship Ti.,iiH-n- of thtt city: a wan ot wealth and no ltlon. Nothing could be imed bre of any blackanll against him ad ofiicers of the Ann . i-.i . har nt hi deatn. Thev could SlVe no polble eatplMB- V they WW- nl j nmTflv -iii-sT FIGHT ORhGON !''-.,.. 7j,-H.,s w.ihtneton June 30. Now that 2,Xf in Hvde-nemon land ?..erudirt Ln reached. Oregon i. the fraud ha- been reached. Oregon 1 r:r U thi return of HO max iiiba 'b "".': -vj ... t.arinf'. Utn p Young : clerk of the -t.te John P. "ni'nw received !f rtJeTfor rtS ftlt JSinToPPO- IlSlTt deve'oi.ed. AWory wj-v --. Frederick A. Hyde declare they wIM Huh" the motion on grounds that Shout the paper, they cannot make a nroper presentation of their client case in case- of an appeal- raw for the arrast or unanei Jims. Henrt Fought In Vain. U "divine honler," on a charge of B. McCJellan was tpdey dedared b .Vnd that a third child Supreme Court Ju,"li8S;Sor,S5s (critically III with the same dls haye been pronerb eleted W,jAVe9a?5.r,UNothlng of the death waJ NeV York over Wi lam Ranuopn ease fcomo WhtX ir SALEM. dltEGOtf,, J t, r r-x- ii'j.. .& 1!' NORMAL REGENTS HEAlt HEPOHTS OP HEADS OP INSTITUTION'S A VACANCY TJjjj ( HE PILLED LV THE ASHLA'JW hWIIUOJ- KJMi HIIOWING. . 4 The Etnto boned of recentK of Orl gSn normal Bchools are in tcsslon to?T( day atv.tlmsato ,hauje, Jt Iff annual meetlnK of the board to b the reports of the presidents oft four schools whoaro' la' the city' an' nppcnrcu ueioroune'uonru at 19'. m. .'WW. D. Ayor of Portland. C. i Mofer of Tho Dalles.jCounty Supl E, E. uragg of La Grande, C. Bpencer of tho state grrt4eecut cdmmltteo, County Mude Jewell Jeaonhlno rountv ami Ti. ITofor nrl lain, State Sunt. Ackermnn and 8ec retary of Stato Denton nro cx-ofllclo members of tho board. 'N. D. Cool, George Bnesctt nnd W. O. Edward of Drain' ar$ 'at tho.' sessions-of the hoard1 looHlng nftcr their school, Secrctnry Staar'shbriltted" his an nual report and showed that till the schools had been conducted within their means, and hnd earned about $10,000 fees to tho state. After hearing tho delegation from nrlsn It wardeclded by the board n,gB, it was ueciueu oy m uonru Drain, and tho report of President to accept their oner or runus to car-1 ry on the school until March next. TO DECIDE THE NAVY CHAMPIONS j- - (United l're.i LeavH Wlre.i Run Pmnniuro .innp 30. Bnort fans here are anticipating with " --- -w ,..--- - - s , nleasuro a series' of threo bouts that are to he pulled off tomorrow night at tho Colma pavilion for the heavy, light and feather wolghl champion ships of tho nnvy. Tho fights nre flye hours' ehoroloavo In order that thev mav see the battles Lleuten tlp Atianuc pect nas ue.en m cunrne fights Thfl main event will bs a 20-roun! fight between Henry Sch:osbQrg, if th Now Jersey, and Mike Neoley, of thj Ohio, for tho heavyweight cham- ianhlp Schlossuerg is regarei n- th5 best flghUr In the United State JJm Freiorcl8i 0f the IlllnoU, and Petor Dnn'els, of the Ohio, will settle tho featherweight champion- ship of the navy and Frank Metert. of the Ohio, and George Geron. of the New Jeney, will fight for the lightweight boll. Thee two boutj lo'B -phedu ed at 10 rounu' miner to navy bouts have been limited to six rounds and tomorrow night's M . oxn.cted to bring out . cars will carrv ,h. offloers of the fleet to tho pavll'on. o " ruxur.R 'DIVINE HEALER" I WITH JIA.VPIAUOIITHn j ' (Palt4 I'r lmwl W'lre.i I Salt Lake, Utah. Juno 30. A war- ;?S?woehn ,. threaf of j TUESDAY, JUNE JtO, 1008 S DEATH IN LROAD GRADING IS AN THE LOFTIEST BUILDING YORK INSURANCE COM- INY WILL ERECT GIANT ritUCTURE AT COST OP TEN ILLION. i Colt) I'rm Unn) WlnO ew York, June- 30. Details of truct'on of the loUlest building iio world, nr'e being arranged to tby tho architects acting for tho! liable Life . Assurance society. r BMtl tritr'fiirA''Tilnnu nt ulilr)i M fcW hlrendy heftn flled with tlia .timing junerlntcndtnt here, will. -jnciuuing tno?tPer, os stories Will cost SI 0,000.000. ThOi ling will be. P09 eet nbovo tho. i&vv leet nigner man me .mci Itnn tower with Its 4C stories. o ' MURDERER MAY LOSE ' HIS REASON (Pnltfi! I'rtM I."ikI Wlr.) St. Louis, Mo., June 30. Fcnr l "presFed today that Julius Turner, ,h wni.,,v nPmnr who aimt nm the wenlthy 'armer who shot and killed hit young wife and perhaps fatally wounded his lD-year-old son, mistaking the latter for his rival, will loio his reason through, worry over the tragedy. The old mrtn says he does not regret tho death of his wife, but Inments Hie shooting of his son Although he has not been living with his wlfo for four yenrs, Turner wns intnneiy jealous or nor She attended n coclal'ln .a church at L.fillni. tTn.tMi.i. tfnmln.i nl..1i. AHil t.n.l I ounur pv i'lKS .iuitwi liibv Him uu'i arranged with her son to accompany 'her home, without Turner's know!- edtc. As she emerged from tho, church Turner fired frOm behind n , .I bush The first Bhot killed tho worn an, and mistaking his ton for th" man who ho thought had called to nke his wife home, fired n second hot. When he discovered that h had shot his own son, Turner was frnntlo with grief, but he expressed no sorrow over killing his wife. H Is bogging constantly for a chanco to k'll himself. He threaten to slowly rtaryo blmeolf to death. Q Slflto I SniiihlH-! Jo. Women. Boston. Jirno 30 "The roguiars- w. defeated today In the election of ottlcor. for the Federation of Women's clubs, which Is In blennldi toaeion here. Mrs. Philllu N. Moore of St Louis dtfeatod Mrs. May Alden Ward of Boston for the presidency by a vote of 61( to 390, This was the only contest and feeling ran high among the delegate. Mrs Moore was supported by the weetern olub women. Her opponent Mrs. Ward, was the choice of tho nominating committee, and Mrs. Moore's adherents carried the fight to the floor of the convention and nominated her there without the recommendation of the nornJnatlnK roraxnlttae. The fight for tho presidency w& one of the hottest In the history of the organization. Mrs. Ward U ' well known authoress of Boston nnd bid ben the support of the entlro Mew Bagland delegation. The bal loting uesaa at 2:30 o'clock yetr 4&y afternoon, but the final rosult wa not known until this morning. Mr. JosJah E. Cowjfts of Los An gelet. Cal.. first vice preid-nt; Mrs. Belle King of Illinois, second vice president: Mrs. William Johnson Kansas board of directors; Mr Frederick X. Sbleck, Wheatland. Wyo.. corresponding secretary. , . o PERSIAN COUNCILORS ARE PUT TO DEATH St Petor.burg. June 30. Accord ing to a U'spatch received from Tahornn oriflv the 12 members or courtmartla, h.e been executed by . ''?..... DEMOCRATS WILL HAVE ' HOT FIGHT IN THt -. PARKER ON SCENEGRAY CKN TER OF CONSERVATIVES JOHNSON MEN ARRIVE HHYAN WILL DICTATE. (United I'rm Lratttl Wire.) (By John E. Nevlnt.) Denver, Colo., Juno 30. With tho nrrlvol tomorrow of Alton D, Parker of New York, conservative of con servatives, oacked by the big eastern contingent, tho wnr on "radicalism" In tho Democratic national conven tion will be on. Every prorpect points to an old tlmo Democratic flgtt to n finish and the prospect teems to be pleasing to the leaders. The main battle will contor around the Hntl-lnjunctlon plank. Parker, n Judgo and a law yer, will op riot 'bitterly a'aiell that might ho construed as an "at tack on tho courts." Tho conservatives plan to mnko a not campaign nil along the lino and even talk about beating Dryan for tho nomination, which appears to he Impossible. Tho mnnngers of tho cninpnlgn of Judge Q ray, of Delnwaro, will open headquarters tomorrow. He Is the conservatives nnd they will rail around his sultu In th? Hntol Savoy. Tho main body of tho supporters of Governor Johnson of Minnesota, tiro oxpectcd to arrive this evening. Tho Drynn men are confident that they will be able to control tho fo. mallon of the platform and predict that It will be the kind of platform that Drynn desires. Hrymiltc" CotifloVnf, Lincoln. Neb., June 30. The nry nUe. announced today that they aru not In tlm lnnt frluhtpiioil nt tho minims or Juduo nrav'a rrlonds that . ho wl.l be a factor In the convention, They declared that, Gray's only pos slblo hope Is for second place on tho ticket. Arrnngomonts already have been made for notifying Dry an of hU nomination at Kalrvlew farm. o Mol)JHr Navy of Jiimih'm MlulttJ J'r. Lfiiiifil Wlr. Toklo, Juno 30 It wns nu. nminrtnit trwlnv ttiiii thn prfiml Tim inouvera will begin Ootober in nnl cguiiuuu iinui ijui uiiiniMii a hvuviui review of the fleet In the latter part of November. ' San Francisco, June 30 Tho nn- nouncement of the Japanoee fleet wa received with mnrkod interest when transmitted to offloers of th American fleet In this harbor. Tho American ships are dee, according to the sohedule. to arrive at Yoko- hama on October 17. The not result Is that navies of America and Japan w'll he in active 'trim, ready for n "frolle" at tho name time In the water of Japan Tho Amorlcnn fleet will be at haltlo practice In Manila bay at the time of the general review by the emperoi, whyn the whole .laiianese navy Is ox- cocted to be mobilized at Yokohama Most po-itive ueniajs nro row that thorn is anything extraordinary In tho announcement of Japan's na- val plans. It Is said that the review" and maneuvers are regular set per- formancos and it l explained that nu nniv natural that the Japunoso should want their ships to be In fine trim and make a good suowiug wnen tho Americana visit their shore. , o ! I J2. ? "r "T-r'S. her' Prlwfightir KllmliMile H-nlnir. I joen. nor BattUng Nelson did 5Sr wa. on he' road "Sirtv tW mornlnJln tho fog and after bis cui o?nar5 run did I Ittlo gymnasium lomary run, mu "',, htt S" "om "rosV"" Jt won't do me any gooa o vu. said Gans, "If I wanted to put on the J glovo to prepare for this fight ' would have to knock out a sparring partner several tlmee a day You can't box Nelson, you have to fight hln So I am saving my hands" CONVENTION xo.im ir n i hw-wmss"!-"' i iiim i iiiw n SALEM TO BEGIN St.-"- SALEM FALLS CITY GRADING TO BEGIN WILL SOON HE THROWING DIRT COMPLETING HUJIVKY AND SECURING THE HA LANCE OV IHG11T OF WAY TO DALLAS. Surveyors nro nt work completing the cross-sectioning and location oC the Salem, Dallat and Fall City rail road between Snlotn and Pallas. Somo of the right of way has not been procured, hut as soon a-s that l obtnlned work will begin on con structlou. Manager Spauldlng, of the BimuM Ing Lumber company, whq Is on of the owners of the line, was nsn th I Afternoon, and said they wer pot ready to nlve out W details or mnko any rath prowkes as to hftw toon the rtmd. would he running, hut that Ktmie icradlNK wihiM b dtHM hietween Salem and DallH within a. few days. More than this Vih whM not tayi There is great artlvlty R the Salem, DalWi and Falh City mil road and 9lem bootni ar wHek elated at the activity, THOUSANDS RETURNING , TO WORK (Uuit.a Vtttt i.f-ii wii. i Chicago, Juno 30. ThoiiManda, of. men who will return to work tomor row after months of enforced Idlo ness arc celebrating tho happy occa sion today. Happy famlllea are to be oen In all tho parks and htm drods of llttlo parties went or ex cur.lons. Practically every rnllrond man m the United Statin will ho at work to morrow, which has been termed "re employment day," but tho onthui lasts who are organls'ng a local branch of the National Prosperity league, similar to the one formed at St. Louis. The Illlnoh Central which will bo among the InrgoU corpora tlons to re-ojnploy men tomorrow, win I'Ut ooou rniiroBuem in ineir oiu ,. . .... .... ...-.. --- ness. " - '" ' ' " ' '" EpIolon Muffle 1'ollrc, Snn Frunctsco, Juno 30. Duloc tlvos nnd police are baffled today Id their efforts to explain tho explosion which destroyed two buildings and cost the lives of fivo persons ye terriny and. though they aru unablo to subutantlote It, they still cling to the accident theory. The belief rhnt tho oxploslon wus the work of dynamite, howevor, H strongest among thote who hnvo Been the ruin. iivewtlKnllori howrt that Thomas J. Gallagher, to whom tht property wrs leased, Is a half brother to Samuel Johnson who con ducteii a saloon on tile Wo which was uesiroyeu. n i i" r.i.nn i tho Thomas J Gnllaghor, who Is tho brother of Former Huperviwir "H'g j(m" Gallagher, who ha- been tho object of repeated dynamiting ou ragwi. Members of tho graft prose, putlou believe, neiferthylw, that tho Uiugs who blew up "Illg JimV property were misie i oy w "" helng identical. Having found all of Gallagher's party carefully guard a ., & . ll.....l S,A.a XAHS IttlAM tllA . ' . - " "" VoVd ." In he recoVdor's oineo and h.tupon J. Propejy .. an oppor ' iifth death wa. added to ho list at midnight when Mrs. May Die. rower succumbed to tho Injuries h ...Imintd. Fred Sweeney, who le W&&Stf l""""' , , , , , kv. S. U'Ren was appointed a not- ary public yesterday. , At last they all admlf Bryan will te nominated, but predict fight over prrdcncy v'e vi "" J DALLAS I 1.1 s V ! i'. flgbM9r th mayoralty of New xprB .. V. sometime today, when an at- ft.