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SALEM. OREGON, UltSUAY, AUGUST 20, 180S
NO. 9K)0
SALEM P. 0. LEADS II PERCENTAGE GAIN
LINN
COUNTY DEMANDS
ALBANY
SOOSTS FOR
PROGRESS
AMERICAN
TARS ARE
TO PARADE
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FRf LOCKS AND GOOD ROADS
NAMES COOS BAYJROUBLE AVOIDED
DELEGATE
IN N: S. W.
In the ho midsummer vncutlon
Itlae, wlicn half tho poqplo nro away!
Ilrom town, the boosters or Albnnv
turned out n " nudlonco Woduos
jiiy night to grc .he valley develop- (
iDentrampnlgn. I
VIm Prcident Lnngdon presided
the courthouse.
Endorse I-Vee Locks.
Resolutions woro adopted lnBtruct-
bj tho Oregon delegation to mnko
It locks and cnnu'l at tho falls of
tie Willamette tho-foromost Itom In
tnt and harbor Imnrovemontu.
(Cpntlnuort on past five.)
(United Prois Lt'ared Wire.)
.Sydney, N. S. W., Aug. 20 (lVy
II. Loo ClOtworthy, Staff Correspond
ent of tho United Press, with tho At
Inntlo fleet.) Tho nowspnpora horo
today contain tho editorials fnvorlng
an Anglo-American nlllanco for tho
control of the Pacific, following up
in strongest terms the migrations
made at Auckland. Tho expressions
of kinship and blood relationship nro
made frequently and tho reception of
tho Americans here has boon of tho
hcartlOBt, most cordial nature
(Continued on Page G,)
ASK THAT
PEARCE BE
APPOINTED
GUARDIAN OF JOS.
MEVERS
. Outwitted by the tenacity of tholr
aged fnthor and by tho qlovornoBS of
Ihe old gontlomnn's attorney In tho
matter of matrimony, tho sons of
Joseph Meyers have resorted to nn
othor nnd equally as drastic means
of curbing tho dogged will of tho
oldor Meyers. Tho latORt sonsntlon
In tho controversy occurred this
morning whon Milton nnd Honry
Meyers filed a petition In tho coun
ty court, declaring that Joseph Moy-
CREASE
jLARGEST IN
i NORTHWEST
j
ROSTAl RECEIPTS
RAISE .33
Jfealom IcadB ovory other first class
postofllco In tho norlhwost In tho
gain per cent In postal receipts dur
ing tho past year. This fact, 'which
'will bo received with applause by ov
ory loyal Salomttc, has Just been an
nounced by tho local pnntdillco au
thorities, nftor having received tho
reports from nil tho postolllces In
Oregon, Washington, Idaho and
Montana. '
Not only Is Salem In tho lend, but
CHICAGO 61M
PEOPLES BARGAIN HOUSE
FIVJE DAYS' SALE
OF TERRIFIC PRICE CUTTING
SOW IS YOnt TI.MK TO OKT HAItGAIXS. WK ARE SLAUGHTKIt-
ixa riticKs iuoiit and left all ovkh tub stows iikad on
Hundreds of yards of Protty
ChallUv, Lawns nnd Dlnjltles
Now jard
3ls, 4K$ AND 5
1SV and 15c Dross Gingham,
WwonnV at, yard
8 Kty, i)i AND 10
100 dan Laflloa Fuat Colored
ilr mw on salo at, pair
iof laviAxi) is
Odd gizes in Liiif a,,mmn
tsderweav at Small Prices. Yacii
8S 10, 12S 15
Mu.ln Under .-mi. i ..,..
ZH at "ALP iPK. Sklrtc,
cnai Gowns.
25. 39, 49i, G5
AM) vp
100 1n,a , -.
Trim- , males' Fanc7
P' e Cort CoTer8i now
osr
era wns Incnpnblo of conducting hl.4 ( sho Is so far ahead of her compotl
own business on account of mental tors that sho Booms to be In a class
unsoundness, and asking that Lot L.J by horsolf. Salem's gain por cent
Pcnrcc of this city bo appointed Is moro than twice ns largo as tho
guardian of tho person and cut&to of; mnjorlty of other first clnss ofllccs In
the -merchant. ' rthlir dlHtrlcJ, Tho. tables ara rfmdu
Tho potltlon Blntcs that Joseph out fdr tho year ending Juno 30, and
Meyors Is Hablo, on nccount of Ins tho Salem postal rcccplts for tho year
montal Impairment to becomo tho ending Juno 20, 1908, show nn In
victim of his own folly or of tho cronno of 33.8 per cent ovor thoso of
fraud of othon, and It fijrthor do j tho preceding yonr.
Clares that ho Is especially plloblo In Tho lrst class offlcos In tho north
tbo hnnds of designing persons. Tho west nre: Dolse, IlllllngH, Dutto,
application, which Is signed by tho Holenn, MlBsouln, Portland, Boiling
CHILDREN
BURNED IN
FARM HOUSE
SIX DEAD AND TWO
ARE DYING
vSSk vvvlviTfJ0!! . Jr
myM. I
two oldor Meyers brothers Is In part
ns follews:
'Your petitioners ronpoctfully
show nnd roprosont that Joseph Moy
ors Is n resident of tho city of Sa-
lom, county of Marlon, stnto of Ore-
'gon, nnd of tho ago of 71 years, and
thnt your potltlonors nro tho sons of
ago of 21 years respectfully, and
residents of snld city, county nnd
state.
"That said Joseph Meyers owns
ronl nnd nersonnl nronorty of tho
Itirnlinliln vnlnn nf 1ff1 ftflfl. (lift Tllfl -
I in- nn.ilmi nf onl1 irntmrv lining
'situated In Marlon county, Orogon,
'and which property needB tho enre
'and nttontlon of n guardian."
I Thnt Lot L. Pearco of Snlom,
Marlon comity, Orogon, Is a suitable
1 and proper porion to net as guardian
I of Joseph Meyers, nn Incotnpotont
person.
NEW SUITS
Now on exhibition, Come and
Bee the Low Prices wo can glvo
you on them,
Prices Slaughtered on Ladles'
Fancy Lawn Shirt Waists.
$1.00 Waists
Now 49$
$2.Q0 Waists
Now 98
Prices cut Away Down on tho
following goeds: Muslins and
Sheetings, Table Linens, MeR's
Furnishings, Clothing, Shoes,
Corsets, Gloves, Parasols, Furs,
Silk Petticoats, Notions, Laces,
Ribbon, Embroideries and Fancy
Handkerchiefs.
k Store That Saves You Money
TRY TO
BURN DIG
GANNERY
bain, Evorott, Salem, Soattlo, Spo-
knno nnd Tacomn. Thoso Include
throe stnto capitals, Salem, Bolso nnd
Helena. Tho postofllco at Olympla
tho Washington capital Is In tho
second clnss. Salem's gain Is nonrly
ton tlmca thnt of noise, tho Idaho
capital, and olght times bigger thnn
thnt of Holenn, tho capital of Mon
tana. Tho rocoplts of tho Snlom of
fice In 1007 woro $32,789 nnd In
1908, $43,900, nn Increaso of $11,
102, Tho comploto roports Bhow tho
gnln por cent of tho 12 first clnsa
ofllcors, ns follews: IIoIbo, 3.3 per
cent; Hillings, 17.4 por cent: Butto,
1.4 per cent docroaso; Holenn, 4.9
por cent; Missoula, 27 por cent;
Portland, 13.8 por cent; Ilolllnghnm
9.7 por cont; Kvorotto, 17.4 por
cant;' Seattle, 14.0 por cent: Spoknno
17.9 por cont; Tncoma, 14.1 por cont;
Snlom, 33.8 por cont.
t o
OLD 'FIHSCO SIM JUT
is iu?rimxrN'(J
(United ProiH Lonsed Wlro.)
Spokane, Aug. 20,Slx smnll
children nro dond, two aro dying nnd
tho protty fnrm homo of W. II.
Schultz, two mllos west of Pnlouso Is
In nshos todny ns the result of n lira
which attacked It Inst bight whtlo
eight' ohlldrun, four of- tho SchulU
family and four of W. W, Fix, brother-in-law
of SchulU, woro Bleeping
alone In tho homo.
Awnkoned by tho ronr of flnmoi, tho
oldest 8chultz girl sprang from bod,
groped hor way through tho amoko
flllod room to tho bedroom occupied
by Ivor next oldest alstor and cried
loudly for hor to help In tho work
of rescuing the" hIx smallor children,
who wore" Blodplng soundly. UtiAblo
to uroiiBo them from their Blutnbor,
tho two Schuttz girls nolzed them
ono by ono nnd started to ntruggla
through tho Btnoku under tholr
wolght.
In the meantlmo IlniitbB woro
Hwooplng through tho lower rooms of
tho house.. Tho two' SchulU girls
staggered through tho Btnoko, oach
dragging throe babies, until they lost
tholr way nnd finally woro compelled
to drop tho llttlo onea nnd floo for
their llvos. Almost choked to death
by the amoko, they finally found n
window In tho kltchon and crnwlod
through It, fnlllng to tho ground In
a Boinl-coiiHcloiifl condition,
Tho oldest girl, nlthough painfully
burned, ran hnlf n mllo ncroaa n
Hold to tho home of a nolghbor for
holp but wlion sho ronehod hor des
tination tho four Fix chlldron nnd
hor two youngOBt Blstors had porUh
ed In tho flnmos. Tho flro occurrod
nbount 11 o'clook nnd nn hour Inter
Mrs. Schultz nnd Mrs. Fix, tho two
mothers returned from Pnlouse,
whore they had uttondod n show, to
find tholr homo burned to tho ground
and six of tholr chlldron dead, Phy
Blolans who oxnjnlnod tho two glrU
who mndo suoh n bravo attempt to
save tho little ones, declared today
that thoy could not live. Thoy woro
NATIONAL
COMMITTEE
E0R HUGHES
ANNOUNCEMENT
SURPRISE
IS
(United Press Lonsed Wlro.)
Oyator Hay., L. l Aug. 20. After
u conference horo today between
President Roosevelt, Jnmes S. Sher
man and Frank II. Hitchcock, It wan
announced unolllclully thnt Governor
Ohnrlou I-, HughoH will bo nominated
to Hiiccoed hlmsolf by tho Hopubllcan
Btnto convention, It Ih reported that
Hitchcock will Inane Instructions to
tho Btnto loaders tonight that tho
nomination of Hughon Is desired by
tho national organization.
This decision came as R.Biirprlse tp
Bomo who be) loved tho Uoosovelt ln
terostB .would" continue to oppona
Hughes. Jt Is supposed, however,
that tho national lcadora came to
tho conclhBlon that Hughes Ih the
atrongcBt man tho Republicans can
put before tho gtntq nnd will bo of
greatest bonoflt o tho national tick
et. Hughes haatiovor been on good
terms with tho organisation-but hl
victory In panting tho anti-race track
bills tnnde hint tho dominant flguro
In tho arty of Wio stato.
San Prnnolsco, Aug. 20. San . frightfully burned. It Is supposed
San Francisco, Aug. 20. Detec
tives aro today trying to locate a
gang of IncendlarlOB who have been
terrorizing the Potrero for weeks by
starting fires.
A note recolved last night by Pres
ident Isldor Jacobs of the California
Canneries company as follews:
"You think you raised hell lock
ing up Innocent boys but you alnt
got the right one yet. Your old
place will go up In smoke before an
other month.
"Youra truly, W. N."
The California Cartnertes com
pany's big warehouse In the Potrero
has twice been sot ane during tho
past few weeks and extra watchmen
have been employed to look out for
Ares.
The arrests referred to in the Jet
ter are the arresta of Fred Dunacdm
onH Thomas Normllo. each 17 years
old, who were accused of having Kimball, L. M, Gilbert "and Enos
something to do wfth' the ires. They Frwaall and others have bought out
were released for rack of evidence. me uawiie sroi. at AiuaBjr.
Francisco todny grootod with picas
tiro tho announcement that tho Co
lumbia theater, ono of the most pop
ular play houses boforo the fire of
Anrll. 190C. Is about to bogln tho
construction of a magnificent now
theater In tho downtown district.
Tho fact that tho theaters havo bo
gun the march to tho old business
section of the city Is regarded as a
sure sign of tho returning of tho
spirit that once made the city fam
dus. Tho now structure will bo orected
at the corner of Geary and Mason
streets In what was
heart of tho business district. It
will coBt between $2G0,000 and
$300,000.
Tho terms of the agreement allow
Scolder to finish tho season with tho
Seals and give Long tho right to state
-what kind of playors he wants, when
the time for delivery rolls around
next spring.
o " '
KAL1IM MUX 11UY
AUIAXY FItUlT PLANT
Tie Northwest Fruit company that
was incorporated at Salem by S. P.
that tho flro was started from a plp
that connected with tho kitchen Btovo
nnd run through tho roof. Tho two
father of the children loft homo yoH
torday on a trip with a threshing
crew. Tho two mothorB of tho chil
dren are prostrated and thoy have
not left tho bedsldo of tho two dying
girls since they returned from Pa
louso. .1 . 0 M
DISTItlCT NO, 138
HAS FLAG HAIH1NO
Tho now $4000 school house at
formerly tho,8aoni Heights, which is to be com
pleted by October, was dedicated last
evening by a bo)l raising and u flag
raising. The $50 bell was presented
by tho Ladles' Uell liaising society,
and the beautiful sdlk flag was do
nated by Hal D. Patton.
The evont was celebrated by an
elaborate and Interesting program.
Those participating In the speech
making wore Hal Patton, County
Superintendent Smith and C. L.
Starr, Tho flag was accepted on bo
half of District No. 128 by F. A.
Sutton, In the evening a bountiful
repast prepared by the ladles of tho
district wafb served In the school
house.
Hrymi Chance Bettor.
Now York, Atig. 20. Sonntor
ThomnB Colllor Plntt, doposod boss,
whoso word ouco wd law In tho
rnnka of tho Republican m'nchlno of
the stnto, broke his long allonco on
innttorH political today, to any;
"I do not) bollovo thnt Governor
Hughon enn bo ro-oloctcd. If tho no
publican convention makes tho m In
take or nominating him for reelec
tion Hrynn'g chances for carrying
Now York will bo greatly Improved "
Piatt has been a blttor ononiy of
Hughes. It la reported that tho agod
and docroplt Bonntor will do ovory-
thing In his power townrd prevent
ing tho nomination of tho governor,
but his powor now Is ho limited thnt
tho lenders pny llttlo nttontlon to
hlin. , -..-,, 0
Johnson ArrcplH,
Mlnnoopollw, Minn., Aug. 20.
Governor John A. Johnson todny do
elded to accept the nomination for
ro-oleotlon unanimously tondorod
him by the stnto convention Inst
evening. Thin decision rovoraoi his
statements thnt ho could not accopt
tho nomination nnd It In understood
that ho has decldod to cast aside nil
personal Interests. He will Issuo n
Btntomout later.
Governor Johnson thltt afternoon
gave out tho following Btatomont;
"I have decided to accopt the nom
ination and mnko the race for gov
ernor, I did not want the nomina
tion nnd I gavo tho convention fair
notlco. If thoy had notified mo bo
tore adjourning, ahould havo declin
ed and sent thorn back to nomlnato
another candidate, In view of tho
circumstances, the convention having'
dlttbanded and left tho party In tho
position it li In, I havo decided to
eot nsldo all personal Interests nnd
hacrlflco my personal wish to tho wel
fare of tho party, as it appeared to
the delegates In tho convention.""
i i n- '
Mrs. Wurdel, the opor who canoed
considerable excitement by remain
ing with bur affected husband unlJJ
she caught tho disease, has oluded
her guards in Arizona and gone to
California, where she asserts sho wilt
meet hor huband, who ahe refuses
to believe Is dead.