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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 4, 1908)
i rntffivi"' .'' 8ALBM. OHHOOW.r jjPlUDAY, SE1TKMHK1I I, 11)08 NO. !18 WfflAlCOMlNftlfiAT SALEM WANTS HUNDRED DIE VIEWED BY HELPLESS KINSMEN HALF -5 GOVERNOR HANLY starts factional fight in Indiana CALLS MIDAMPAIGN SESSION OF LEG ISLATURE-REVENGE FOR INSULT ! Cn!M Vnii fnid Wlrr.) ' IndUsspollt Ind- Sont 'Gov.' Funk Hnnly cnuBod thu greatest political sensation In Indiana In years it aoon today by unexpectedly call Uj an extra session of tho leglsln (irttg assomblo hero Sept. 17 lu tho Btdtt of the presidential campaign. tu Jieiornw. inly'i (brni oxpLroB tho first of ear and he hai remnndod many ttforsW which ho ha9 not boon able to tnftfee, Recently tho frlonds of Awtt K. Watsdo, tho Ropubllcan gbUdiie o.,8uccd Hnnly, promised fc iQYwnor that they would carry bit pkfts If ho would stump tho t forWataoa. Haniy agreed to - -, this and It was announced that ho woqld not try further to enforce his reform legislation. Later the governor heard that Watson's frlonds wero laughing at tho promises behind his back and the result was his mob3hcll let loose today in the form of the call for tho oxtra isesMon. Tho governor's notion means tho precipitation of n. torrlfic battle within tho party ranks thin fall and thero is great excitement a. Republican headquarters. Hanly's step is tnkan to mean that ho will not support Watson unless tho legislature quickly submits to his (Continued on orrm Jour.) ww i'- nfc" CHICAGO STORE drownIR SIGHT OF ! , FAMILIES' . . 1 UNABLE TO ' ANV AID GIVE (United Press T.cnucd Wire.) Lisbon, Sopt. 4. -Within sight o their families on the shore, less than 100 yards awav. 50 mumhcrR of the .. . crow oi mo I'ornigueso sieamor Lulza woro drowned by tho Btrnnd, ing of tho vessel on tho rpeks at tho llttlo town of Badajos on tho coast of Portugal today. Tho ship was driven by a heav: storm and tho winds lashed tho so Into such wild commotion that it wu ltnpoBslblo for tho boats to go t ENJOINS OREGON . ELECTRIC FROM LOWERING BRIDGE Tho Salem Flouring Mills com pany, owners of tho North Mill ditch, which for tho prist 10 years hns been pul to practical uso has filed n com plaint In tho circuit court asking for nn Injunction restraining tho Ore- gonSloctrlo company from lowering Its railroad brldgo which crosses tho hitch on High strcot. Tho lowering of tho brldgo to con form to tho established grndo, which tho rescue of tho mon, though thelrUwas ordered by tho city council re plight, whs clearly soon and tho vcB-flcontly, will, tho complaint aTlegfyi, sol was rocognlzcd before nl)0 wa'a4 obstruct tho flow of wator s NEW FALL MERCHANDISE ARRIVING DAILY L1DIES SUITS. LAWKS' COATS. SILK 1M3TTICOATS. FUHS, SILK WAISTS, DIULSS GOODS, PIXK SILKS, LKATIIKK GOODS, I'M- HIIKLUS, KU.INGS, KID GLOVES, J'LAN.NKLS, J1LAXKCTS,: wkaitkr n.AXNi:Lirrri:s. outixo flaxxkls. ittc. we Cl'MUXTKK dl'R PItlOILS TO 111! THK LOWHST. torn to pieces.- Tho women mid children of Uho families of tho sailors lined tho bench nnd tho men of tho town could do nothing to combat the fury of the son. It wns Impossible for the crew to got away In life boats nnd it Is ho llo ved .that most of thorn lost In mnklng nttompts nt cscnpo in that ; Btithkjtib HandlKojor should .JUfclalntlff .will be, uuablo to 1.' .. .. .. -r..f j n tno ovont inat mo nuns s ovor rcsumo operations. Tho mills In question are tho ouoj on North Front street, which woro partly burned about four years ago, and completely burned tho yenr fol lowing. Tho Salem Flouring Mills corn- way. Tho Lralzn was onrouto from Brazil. Tho vossol was doomed from tho moment sho struck tho rocks. pany claim that they will bo damngod to tho extent of $10,000 If tho Ore gon Electric brldgo Is lowered, MOO yard of Calicos, Ghellles. J1 Lawns, now on anlo nt 4c. t and 3c por yard. 00 jardaof Dark and Light red Outing Flannols. A 'good 'He quality at 4 4c a yard. Tlklsa and Huck Towels all 'tc ac. r i.n- U4n. 10c, 12)4 v " II SO Heavy Percale ?pen now on sale for 98e. ct& Hop Giovoi, a pair, 3c. IGo v .. omi, now on Mla J e handsome garments, - nun lllng prIce3 w WMtlne . ... rea ir v wKinB to " u Kant pretty Suit ":, and get the beet - muu ,. ' " nil, ii jk vn ..-.w, jjii;.ou m H. HCAGO STOKE. New Fall Milinery Now on oxlildltlon. If yp'J wast Swell Hata at Small Prlrea, come to thfi CHICAGO STORK. . ;.iii 1 1 1 1 1 1 ii 1 1 ii 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ii i ii 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 n 1 1 i ' TIIK CAPITAL CITY'S NKKDS AT TIIK UAXDS OK HAKIUMA.V BIGGEST LAND SUIT IN OREGON ATTACKS GRANTS TO RAILROADS ' Whntovor commltteo of ropresontatlvo oltlzons Is solootod to ! meot E. H, Hnrrlman on tho occasion of his stop at tho Capital City ; of Oregon should Impress upon him tho necessity ef: ; I. A more adequate pnssenger station nnd grounds thnt look ' less llko tho back yard of desolation. ' When I&igone has a $50,000 station, nnd Albany dedicates n ! Similar ono Nov. - , Salem Is entitled to moro than Its present shack. That tho station grounds bo docontly watorod nnd Improved nt least In keeping with tho civic prldo manlfosted by some of tho humbler citizens. II. A freight depot that will at loast bo largo euough to handlo tho Incoming freight, to ay nothing of being tho largest hop shipping station In tho world. III. A railroad connection across tho valloy from Staytou to Dniina so that neoplo will not have to travel to Portland or At- I bany to como to tho Btato capital, Tho peoplo of Salem aro moro Interested In these llttlo mat ters than in any largo transcontinental projects, and securing h slnglo ono of those three ltoms would mean a great deal to this city. Let the commltteo consider this and do something for tho city thatj will be appreciated by all tho people whon thoy have tho ear of tho great Harrlman who holds us In tho palm of his hand. Tho Doard of Trade and tho Business Men'B league hold a spe cial meeting yesterday afternoon, and appointod a committee to take charge of the entertainment of E. H. Harrlman when ho ar rives in this city It is not definitely known as yet when Mr Harrlman leave Pelican Bay, or whether ho Intends to stop off at Salem on his way north If ho comes, however, and lets us know In time that he Is coming, a good time will be awaiting him. II llll Mil I II II II HUM 111 IIIHIt 1H Mill II IN Mil 4 OPENING DANCE OF THE SEASON v ' AT THE ARMORY Toflilit-Peerless Orchestra "Tales the Searchlight Told" AT THC tTDBONJA TOfWGHT DONT m$S T WQBTH A DOLLAR (United Proas Lcnicd Wire.) Portland, Or., Sept. !. A suit In equity Involving the possession of millions of acres of land In'tjio'shito of Oregon worth ovor $40,00, o'oo, and sums of mono running tup into tho millions, nnd In which tho United States of America Id complainant and tho Southern Pacific company nnd tho Harrlman system, together with 4!) other corporations anil In dividuals aro dofondantB was today filed In tho United Status circuit court for tho district of Oregon. The notion was sturted by John McCourt, United States attorney for tho dis trict of Oregon, Trncoy O. Becker and U. 1. Townsuud,... acting ufor. United States, Attorney CharlwftT. Boftaiuirto, , - -"-'V This suit, probably tho mo3tlm nortnnt nnd far reaching civil 'pro ceeding ovor commenced In tho Pa cific northwest, Is tho result of ox tonslvo Investigations which have oc cupied Mr. Townsond for tho punt Ltwo years. Tho bill of complaint wnn prepared by htm. This suit tho government Books to wrest from tho Southern Pacific tho ownership and control of tho Im- inonso tracts of forost land lying botwoen Portland nnd tho stuto Hue held uudor tho laud, grnnts of con gress onncted July 2G, 1813G, and May 1, 1870, and to make It pay for such of the lauds as hnvo been un lawfully disposed of since tho grant was m n do, Tho Southoru Pacific, ns tho suc cessor of tho various companies that procodod It, hold, under tho congres sional grants, 20 sections f land per mllo for 3G8 miles or thereabouts betweou Portland tho slate 1 1 up south, and u slmllnr amount per mile nlong the lino of tho road on tho west side of tho Wlllamotto to Mo Mlnuvillo. Tho plaintiff . contends that tho terms and conditions under which tho grants woro niiido havo boon violated in many wayu and that the grants should 4horeforo bo abro gated. Of those lands a lurgo amount has boon sold, goperally, it Is alleged, In tracts larger than u quotgfof a section ono tract bolnj; abou8,000 and for prices greatly In excoss of $2. 60 an ncro, which U the maximum prlco fixed by congress at which such lands should bo sold. The prlco, It Is claimed, has been from 5 to 4 an aero. TO DECIDE RATE ON FREItilT R. R. G0MMISSI0N HEARING Aftor having spont throo wookg In Investigating tho O. U. & N. Co.'s frotght rates ou grain, nnd hstving becomo convinced that sufficient grounds oxlst to warrant r hearing to detormlno whothor or not tho rates aro unreasonable, tho railroad commluiton this morning Issued an order for u hearing at Pendleton on Soptembar 28, und at Wasco on Sep tember 22, nt which tho railroad company and tho shippers wilt ba roprcsonted, nnd tho mattor threshed out. Junumornblo complaints from ev ory point on tho O. K. & N. eom pany's linen have lAd un o the ac- ftiimioCtlie TftllrfM m1rtkftr.tt' tho past two yttmi HuW)erSihftY been claiming ftHat-'Che Kw&P wore exorbitant, hut' althadghJPrMiva protesed ninny times to the railroad company they havo received no rJ dross from thplr alleged grievance. Tho ratos to bo boUIimI cover all tlfo klutd oif tho'O. R.v N. linos'ln Orogon, with tho exception of thtf Heppner nnd tho Condbn branches, whleh will bo tnkon up lator by the cominlslnu. Tho conuiJhuton will bo nsHlstod In tho hearing by tho An trlct attornoy or Umatilla count.v, and tho bulk of tho ovldanco will bt furnished by tho Ornln Orowors' nsso elation of Pondlutou. A slmllnr hearing was called by the Washington commission in east ern Washington last March, and all tho ovldonco In tho enso was takon Tho decision, howovor, v'nt withhold ponding tho decision of tho federal court on tho right of tho Wnshlng. ton cnmm'sslon to innko rates This ciiKo will bo ono of (ho most Im portant and extensive ever hold by tho railroad commission. fu! GOUIirai'ON'DKXT SCHOOL AGENT DISAPPEAHH A local representative of a corre spondence school Is being sought by tho police department and tho sher iff 'a o 111 co ou a warrant charging him with larcony by bailee for disposing of niortgaged proporty The com plaint was sworn to last oveniog bo fore Judge Moores by a real estate man. who had advanced money on tho property. It 1 stated the young inan disap peared from his olllco on Liberty street near Stato about a week ago, removing all tho property, desks, furniture aud fixtures, w.hloh Iia1 been mortgaged' at the tlmo, 0 ' OoHfHHm of Date The opening dance at tho 'Audi ttorlum rlk, will be given tomorrow (Saturd-y) night NOT TONIGHT. Harrlimtii Program, Mayor Hodgers received tho lowing telegram this merning: "From present outlook Pdosldont Hurrlman'H special will arrive In Bu lom about 1:4K tomorrow afternoon ir thuro is any chango In program will ndvlso you lator. "(Signed.) J. P. O'lUUKN." Tho Informal program for the en tortnlnmont of Mr. Harrlman Is as follows; Tno railroad magnet will H met at the train by Governor Chamborlalu, Mayor Hodgers and the exociitivo committees from the Board of Trndo and the limine Mon'w league. Mr, T'arrlman will perhaps makv a briof talk at the depot. Ho will then bu oscorted lo automobiles through tho city, after which he will bo driven to the hill opposite tho Wallace fruit farm whore ono of tho finest views In tk?, yalloy In to bo obtained, From thero ho will be brought back to the cllr and taken to tho Bonrd of Trad rooms whero a public reception wlU bo hold. When thl Is over the party will drive to tho fruit raising dl griefs at Itosedale, Liberty and PruM land. ), Harrlman w'll remain lu ne city threo or four hours, and during tkl. tlmo as much of (he country and the, city a4 possible will be shown him . ,, Tho religion of today Imtf a kuiat (erlng of modern business about it, , At tlni It Vt wasfy to io a wll to do mn,