Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919, September 17, 1908, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextJi arl Me '"?? ' i4fc 'II i .,:;. t 0umal J T" I " ' ' "" " ' ' ' - , - . . .Till" rokJVffl, iRTY BALKM. OREGON. THURSDAY, SElTEMUldt 17, 1008. NO. SUM. let SAN THOUSAND AT THE FAIR TODAY ., , . ' ANCISCO ATTORNEYS FOR ATTEMPTED BRIBERY FR KILLED AND SIX INJURED IN CHICAGO tCiltW 1'rtJ law! Wire tWo, Sept. 17 The heavy -o h lungs orer tn 3 cuy iouay u iHMtsHble tor twti collloloiu on KLu ikllfoad lines, untu killed and six injured jn wteeks, both of which were collisions, tho forward i kvtag flowed down or stopped idm. DRUNKEN MAN HEATS 11KAINS OUT nutte, Mont., Sept. 17. Sherman Branter, of Clinton, Missouri, son of William Branter, a pollco Judge lu -that city, killed himself In Jail here early today by battering his liond against tho side of his cell, during a drunken fnonzy. o Domocrats havo proposed a Joint debato botweon Taft and Bryan. CHICAGO PEOPLES BARGAIN HbUSE STOI PALL OPENING rilE LATEST AND NEWEST MERCHANDISE. WOMEN'S, MISSES' CHILDREN'S COATS ANI) SUITS, MILLINERY AND FANCY , SILKS, DRESS GOODS, HOSIERY, UMBRELLAS, LEATHER , REMKMHKH WE ARE MAKERS OF LOW PRICES. ' i L liH r,; SJI La dies' V -I ATHLETfS ARE GIVEN THUNDEROUS OVATION AT THE FAIR GROUNDS ffdSSsL Emm Hr4wmu Erj'iff Mr, -i xgggggm ik mutf i fB iff Will Mm it bfU'M.mmmm 'v,t fu mm &M un wmbMBMmxiUM wW IsfiRpifflgWM yrl 4 ' nil -"-'iBllF Tho crowds at tho state fair today promlso to totally ccllspso even the rocord-breaklng attendance of yes torday. Today Is "Portland Day," usually tho biggest day In point of numbors, and throughout tho morn ing and early afternoon dozens of ovor-loadod excursion trains from Portland and elsowhero havo been unloading their human cargo at the grounds. Prom tho admissions rog istorod up until noon It is estimate! tho attondanco today will total at lonst 30,000. Tho grand fcaturo of tho morning program was tho stock parado. Stockmon and farmors from all parts of tho northwest were unanimous In tho opinion that tho stock, parado this morning was tho greatest, tho most extensive, and represented tho largest outlay of monoy, of' any similar pa rado or nhow over scou in th west. Salem Day." When tho gates closed at 11 o'clock last night tho greatest day In tho his- iory-of tho utalo -fair was recorded' Tho vast crowds yostorday being sur passed only by tho record-breaking nttendnnco todny. Rotweon 20,000 f nnd 25,000 penplo pntsod through tho turnntyles at tho mnin ontrnnce. nnd nt loast 10,000 ndmlsslons to tho grandstand woro registered. No such mtiltltudos woro over seen ho foro nt Lono Oak track. Boforo the first race was flnlshod. stnndlng room was at a premium, nnd the tlokot sollors nt the traok gates refused to laiuo any. unstoboards to tho lata comors. Thoro was eomothlng doing ovory ml nu to. As onrly as 7:30 the crowds began nourlng Into the fair ground, nnd from that time all was luBtlo and excitement. Tho holdors of tho various concessions did a record breaking business. Tho pavilion, stock barns, and all tho other build ings woro Jammed with peoplo from J tho grandstand went wild nt tho flight of tho Oregon heroes, tho big ovation lasting sovoral minutes. The trio will return to Portland Into thU ovonlng. Orderly CromK Novor boforo has thoro been so orderly n crowd at tho fair. Outsldo of a fow ordinary drunks, thero hat not boon a slnglo arrest olnco tho air oponed. Tho McElroy Grand Military banJ, which Is tho beat gathering of good musicians ovory brought together from dlfforcnt parts of tho Btato In Salem, havo added a specialty to tholr program In tho ploco "Tltl Soronado," rondercd by Slgnor Atncdco ntan cono, flutist, and Charles Walrath, both Portland musicians. DEATH IN PATH OF --'. - STORM (t'nltfil I'rens Loimcd Wire. Oklnliomn City, Okla., Sept. 17. 'Ono porMii Is roportod to havo boon killed and ton sorlously lwirt by light ning during a storm which destroyed 12 raaldonros nt MeAlcstor lnst night. Itoports rocolvod horo say that the storm was ono of the most vlolbnt ever known In this soctlon nnd that tho olectrlcnl dhplay was far greator than any ovor seen boforo. Tho storm was nccompanled by terrific claps of thunder nnd tho on tlro population spent a night of hor ror, fonrlng ovory minute ho wholo town would bo wiped out. Tho wires nro In bad condition nnd reports Incomplete TAMPERED WITH GRAFT JURYMAN AND ARE FORMALLY AGCUSED early morning until tho conclusion of tho high dive at night. Nolcs on the Fair, Tho flower show this year was high in quality but poorly organized. Tho largest and best flowor growers did not exhibit, and many of tho prizes wont without competition. Tho flowor product that Oregon Is capable of was not thoro. A single green- THOUSANDS COMING TO PACIFIC COAST (United Treat Leaied Wire.) Snn Francisco, Cal., Sopt. 17. It Is announced nt tho headquarters of tho Southern Pacific company today that during tho first 13 days that the California colonist ratos havo been In effect on tho Marrlman linos, 400u settlors have boen brought Into this house man In this city could have , state over thoso llnoa, an nvorago of put up a bigger display of asters than j more than 300 a day. i ".." i all there was thoro nnd tho showing of sweet pears was very small for a real flowor city. Stork Growers Banquet. ' Tho livestock men gave a feed last night at Watson's restaurant. Following the banquet and the speeches the meotlng went Into exec utive session and elected tho fallow ing efficers: President Tt. Scott, Mllwaukle, Or Tho settlers all purchased ono way tickets although round trip fares Mould have boen cheaper and this h taken by the railroad to mean that they will all stay on this coast. O" .... (United I'reirf l.enscd Wire.) Snn Francisco, Sopt. 17, Francis J. Murphy nnd Adolph S. Nuwburgh, who havo boon associated with Honry Ach as counsel for Ex-Doss Abraham Ruof", woro Indicted by tho grand Jury todny on the chnrgo of attempting to brlbo John M. Kelly, a vonlromnn in tho Ituof enso. Kelly crpntod a son sntlon two weeks ngo ,by declaring In court that Exaxs Ulako,- a contrac tor, had offered him $10p0 to gat, on the Jury nnd voto for Rjiet'a acquits tal and Dlako was Indicted shortly aftorward, Within an hour nftor tho Indict mentfl woro returned, Attornoy Now- hyrgjhad nppearod boforo tho COUrJ, mm uujiuimi-u ?uvvu en a a nan, Tho Indictments woro returned bo foro Prcildlng Judgo StUrtovnnt nnd ho Issued warrants which roro turn ed over to tho sheriff to Horvo. Attorney Now burgh hns boon ox poctlng to bo Indicted for throo ilnyn, ever olnco tho grand Jury bognn Its InvostlRntlon of tho alleged nttompt to brlbo tho Ituof Jurors nnd hns car ried $5000 in gronnbnckB plnnod lu his pocket so that ho woud hnvo ball monoy nt a momontn notice. Attorney Murphy wns auhpoonnod by tho grand Jury last night to testi fy nnd It was expected that his story would ho llHtoned to boforo nny notion wns taken. Ho wns classified a a fugltlvo from Justlco by Dotoc tlvo Burns and when ho lonrnod th.it tho grand Jury wns nftor him, ho cnlUd up tho process sorvers and atkod to bo sorved with tho sum irons. Murphy doclnrod thnt ho wns n'lt hiding and oxprossod willingness to go before tho Judge. Ho wns greatly Bhockod whon ho Innrnnri (nlnv Mint Mm irrnn.l ..-. hn,i ,nn .mi r.Mm,i m, i,iif aiitliorltloi are trying to hush up tho monts artor n deliberation of but 16 J0""1'; !!,Bft1y"' ...i..i. El Dlnrla YOUNG GIRL IS MISSING FR0MH0ME BELIEVED TO HAVE ELOPED Clara Potoraon, 1G years of age, who llvoa on tho Collins place at Haysvlllo, two mllos north ot thU city, has olopod according to the be llof of her parents, with Edgar Hud noil, ngod 22, also of Haysvllle, and tho anxious fsihor and mother of the girl havo boon searching for her eiaee 8:30 o'clock last ovenlng. Although thero Is no doflnlta clue to tho whorcabQUts of tho couple, it Is bollovod that thoy havo gone north in a buggy. The caso has been ha'a ti ed ovor to tho sheriff, who la doing his beat to locato tho girl. Mlse Peter eon is doacrlbed as having a "V" ahapodBcar near tho corner of the loft eye. Sho weighs 115 pounds, has light hair and comploxlon, and la-C fcet-fl- Inches In height," When last soon alio was with IIudn611 at their fair grouudH, nnd was wearing n brown dre trlmmod with darjt brown ribbon. . .-.o ' SOLDIERS FACE SERIOUS CHARGE fl'nlted J'rrttH I.eM Wlr Unvnnn, Cubn, Sopt. 17. Charges of a particularly revolting naturo against 30 nrtlllery soldiers of Em molt Crawford camp, In this city, aro bolng Investigated by tho military authnrltloH todAy. It Is claimed by sovoral Cuban pa pern that tho accused inon attacked a woman rcro.-itly nnd nftor boating her escort Into InRonslblllty, brutally maltreated hor. According to "La Nuava Aurora," of Matanzns, 20 soldlors woro nr reHtod and n military guard thrown around lo provnnt a lynching. Tho minutes, It Is rumored thnt Attornoy Now burgh, who Is accused of having car rlod on tho negotiations with Con tractor E. A. S. Dlake, tho man in dicted last week for attempting to bribe Kelly, broke down boforo tho grand Jury yesterday afternoon and mado a confession. Nowburgh refuses to talk about the case. Ho was boforo the grand do La Marina" given the story credit and holds thnt It is not to bo wondered nt, considering thu cocQitt acquittal of Corporal Cooper and Prlvnto Owlnnell, charged with murdering two Cuban fishermen. While the military authorities hold that tho affair Is greatly exaggerated, a. thorough Investigation Is promised. tTHrii.'vna rH'JT. rn ' AOr'lKG COLLEGE PRESIDENT I ?' 1 ';?"' San Joso, Cal., 8opt. 17. Through rnnn, . .nnha. Umn nn. ... Tho Indictments of the attorneys has created another sonsntton in tho Ruef cases and the wholo city Is ox a feeling of the students of the Uiu verslty of tho Pacific, against the pro posed action of the board of trustees Vice presldent-Georgo Chandler.! in doplaclng Acting President M. S. i poctng further action along tho same Secetary N. C. Marls, Portland. Crosaby Dr, W. W Guth of CB;nenMiaecito,wthlIwIlu,ltra now on. Treasurer Charles Cleveland. unage, MaBS., a waiKoui oi many or . . . LI. ' tlm nt Jn nlnilAnta In 4tsaAarkrlAr1 4 A The meeting was very snw.i-ji umr . . .caw.. .- 0fT1ccr woro sent out with a war and succcisful In every way. .day. If the Methodist conference at J Murnhv. It Is said that he 35c 211. up STORE, Salem, Oeoi The feature of the day at the Ore-, Pacific Grove which controls the col gon state fair was the appearance of , lege, votes to make the change. the celebrated Oregon athletos, ; o Smlthson. Kelley and Gilbert The WYOMING STRIKERS trfo arrived in Salem at noon today ' RETURN TO WORK nnd were met at the depot by Clar-1 Dntte, Mont., Sept. 17. The strike ence Bishop. After a hurried lunch , of the United Mine Workers of Wy at the Willamette hotel they were, omlng practically collapsed today taken to the fair grounds, where, Mluers in the northern part of tho they were received by the state offl- state are returalnr to work today dais aad the wombers of the fair pending a further dlctton of the board. The; athletes were escorted wage ' It ' thought that be te the Jadgee etaad acro the track ' fore the ead of the week, every stlaer froaa te gramdstaad. where .they wit- that walked oat te weeks ago, tyias e4 the ay' . Mre th P ewy If f fffmft. will bf t0.0 ppl that were crowded ialback at work. will bo arrested late this afternoon. SERIOUS OUTBREAKS IN AUSTRIA (lnltlWw Ued Wire.) Vienna. Sopt. 17. Driven to des peration by crop failures, tho peasan try In provinces of Gallcla and Ru kowlna. are engaging in serioufr tip rlsingB, according to reports received today. One of the mot serious out breaks reported la that which oc curred on the estate of Prlace Lubo Ueh reewlted rTthei-O ethe prince NEWS FROM HERE, THERE AND KVERVWIIERR At the recent colebratlon of tha golden wedding of W. If. Singer, Pittsburg stool magnato and million aire, his four children, his only guests, found a tidy llttlo "favor"' of 14,000,000 In bonds nnd stockti next to their plates. A collie dog In Seattlo fed Its mate, which had fallen Into a well for over 24 days by bringing food to the odgo of the well and dropping It in. Mrs. Anna Cunningham, a pennt less old woman, walked 2S0 miles to see her husband's gravo In Chicago, She came from Rod Wing, Minn., and wheruho arrived at -the grave, fa'nt ed from weariness and emotion Orvllle Wright iHjtiml. Washington, D.fC, SepX 17. Or yllle Wright, tho great aviator, and Lieutenant Selffldge, of the aignal corps, were both hadjy Injured (1)1 1 evening when the Wright aoroplane lu wb:h they were waking a WgU,j fell, t the gNin..