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NO. 158.
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EPUBLICANS
US SCHRIEBHt ACQUITTED OF SEUINQ LIQUOR TO MINORS
" i , . ' ' rTT in - t -rr-rTnTirHBnri-iT
QUESTIONS
FOR POWERS
T0DECIDE
ifllZZLING WORLD'S
DIPLOMATS
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Londou, Oct. 15. Just what.pro
tlilons will bo dlscuBBod at th ap
woitblng conforonco of tho troaty
l. tf,ifntn tnfnri1lnr fill
tlinjej to bo mndo In tho Borlln
irir is tho nuoatlon that Is today
Eiwrmoit In tho minds of tho Eng-
M dplomnts. Primarily tho ques
tloa of opening tho Dlnck Son to tho
tr i of other powers la one Hint has
diilded cplnlon at tho British qapl
ti A ! apntch from Pnrla has been
re s'red -ssortlng that Croat Britain
li lnM"ftcd alio ready to have tho
niManelVs opened, provided that
Torker 1' ncqtilescont. Tho foreign
See wilt not conllrm this, but nd-
(Contlnuod on pngo 4.)
PUBLISHING
FUNDS OF
DEMOCRATS
CONTRIBUTIONS ARE
ANNOUNCED
(United I'rcii I.cniod Wire.)
Now York, Octobor 15. ZETAO
Now York, Oct. 15. Tho nnnounco
mont of contributors to tho Demo
cratic national campaign fund, is
sued today ovor tho signatures of Na
tional Chairman Norman E. Mack
and National Treasurer Hornian Rld
der, bIiows thnt $1248,567.55 had boon
received on Octobor 9. Tho total
contributions amounting to $100 or
moro is $90,712,33. Tho amount left
ovor from tho convention fund was
$42,500. In all thero woro 50,000
contributors. An appqal Is mado for
nn additional $100,000, mndo neces
sary by tho need of supplies, tho cir
culation of literature, headquarters
(Continued on pngo 4.)
INVESTIGATE
NAVY YARDS
0FPACIFIG
FOLLOWING APPEAL
OF COAST
EMPLOYEE
HELD TO BE
GUILTY ONE
SALOON OWNER IS
EXONERATED
A Powerful Inducement
If you wnnt
In iho Onlck Rolllm? of inorelmndlso IS LOW PRICES,
the heat Bargains In Salem In Ladles' COATS, SUITS, DRESS GOODS, K
SILKS, MILLINERY, HOSIERY, UNDERWEAR and All Kinds ofjf
FaM Wearing p.irel, como to tho CHICAGO STORE. Tho Btoro with
ti' up'to-dntp goods nt tho lowest pricot.
A GRAND SHOWING
Of tho In'cst Drosa Goods. Fine
Orcss n'r. 1 Wolatlng Silks the as
ortment Is great. Chooalng will
ke easy for you nnd tho prices
e 'ho towo-t quoted
tr-'o
by any
Yard 12.V, .l."5c, IOc, 05c niul up.
of Yards of Outing
TviL-a"d3
F bi '' at Snoclnl Prlcoa.
Vard lc, 8c, M r, h i.oc mid up.
Pnerg nn niankota and Comforts
away down. Pair aoc, IOc,
i OKc and up.
The CHICAGO STORE for Honest
Gools t Low Prices.
WV ARRIVALS IX
' Suits and Coats
AT IUWJAIX PRICES
SoMhem cheap for Spot Cash.
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OREGON
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Washington, D. C, Oct. 15. The
fato of th"(juvy yards of tho Pacific
coast is nawin tho hnnda of a spoclal
board or engineers, which Ib to con
sider tho noods of tho Pacific const,
and tho appoal that has boon recent'
ly mndo for moro naval facilities on
tho const by tho cliambor of com
morco. Tho bonrd will oxamlno tho
roport of tho englnoors that woro ap
pointed to survey tho approaches to
tho Mnro Island navy yard, and con
gross will bo naked to net on tho ro
port. In a letter to.tho commercial bodies
of tho Pnclflc coast Sccrotary of tho
Navy Motcalf oxplnlns tho Bltuntlon.
Tho lottor says:
"Gentlemen: Tho dopnrtmont Is
In receipt of your Joint communica
tion dated Septombor 25, 1908, relat
ing to certain mnttors under cognl
znnco of tho navy department nt tho
navv ynrd. Mnro Inland, Cnl.
"Tho dopnrtmont appreciates tho
1'itr est that your rospectlvo organ
izations illjv'nycd In tho Improve
ment of tho fncllltica for tnklng enro
of vjsp' of tho nnvy In tho vicinity
of San Frnuclsco, and notes your
VnrlOllfl SUKCCStlOnH nn to limv thn rtn.
'trod end may ho nttlncd. Thej5'rank Moore.
iimuuennnco or tno, chnnnoi or Mare
Wnnd HiUIlcient to enrry nnval vos
sols of tho greatest draft must bo nd
mntted to bo pro-requlslto to tho ox
tonsivo Improvement of tho Mare
Island navy yard. Tho roport of tho
noani appointed ,ly tho ProMdont to
thoroughly InvostlgAto tho questlou
of tho hydraulics of Mnro Islnnd
strnits and tho approaches thoroto Is
now uejn coiiBldored by tho dopnrt
mont, and estimates will bo submitted
n cotiRrpiB In nccordonco with thn
lUBtructloni in tho roport.
"A contract has boon awarded for
n w dock at Dremorton largo
onnugh to dock tho largest battle
slil'ia. Tho now dock.nt Mnro Island,
It is expected, will bo flnlahod In tho
rourso of a fow months. Coneroa
last year npproprl'atod $1,000,000 to
wnM tho establishment or a nnval
ha o at Ponr Harbor. Hawnlln. nmonp
tho Items being a dry dock to cost
$2,000,000, for which $300,000 wns
appropriated, nnd additional appro
priations will bo nsked this year.
"Maro Island nnvy ynrd standi
third nmong tho nnvy yards of tho
United States In tho amount of work
done, nnd tho valuo of the ropalrs.
The problem of navy ynrd develop
ment Is holng worked out by thoao
rejrilarly charged with those dutleo,
nud congress will bo Informed In tho
regular course of conditions as tlioy
exist, nnd tho views of tho dopnrt
ment with roforonce to future Im
provements. It will then bo for con-
I grp8s to Bay what action fhnll bo
tnKon, and to provide tho necessnry
fund to carry Into offoet any projoct
It tr-ay decldo to bo undertaken."
The lottor of the secretory states
that consideration Is being given to
a need of establ'shlng n navy yard nt
San Diego, which Is 451 .tnllos by
wntor from Sari Frnnclico.
Ill'XTINO WITH
l IlRAIt HOUNDS
With three famous Harrlman bear
hounds pulling hard on their leashca,
O-. E. Mlngus started for the Ten
Mile country, from Mnrshfleld Sat
urday, determined to land tho first
big game tho canlnos trail In Coos
Qua Schrolbor was acquitted yes
torday on tho chnrgo of soiling liquor
to minors. Tho Jury dollborntcd on
tho cnao two hours and thirty mln
Ut08 boforo tho verdict wns handod
In.
Excollont nrgumonte wns dollvored
by Attorneys Kalser.nnd Pogftio for
tho defendant nnd Walter Wlnalow,
npponrlng for tho stato. Sovoral
cnsoB in tho liquor law Violation
woro introduced by tub attorneys for
Schrolbor, In order to oatabllah tho
fct that the employe wnB tho porBon
who mndo tho snlo or tho liquor, In
vlolntlon of tho law, at hh own porll,
whon advised by bin omployer plnlnly
nnd In duo tlmo not to do so. Attor
ney Kalflor Introducd nn Instnuco in
Albany, which porlhlnod directly to
sponsible cobo, rognrding tho ro
s)on Ibl'y pnrtv n tbo cnSo whore nn
unlawful snlo or llflu lmn .boon
mndo. Alftn nnvnrnl SI line rfcuna lunrn
rrororred to bv Schrdliior'ti roiinnnl.
r, .. .. ". -T r -it .
i tiio nctmg juror.s in this proceed
ing wnre: Joseph Ashhyk H. J. Koll,
J. F. Janes, Knuto Grcgersoh', Gcorgo
Vnn Hntton, - Lnfo Cavanagh. John
Marthalor, Phillip Reoio, Grant Tcot-
cr, c. v, Lang, John pousmoro nnd
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TUCKER 15
IN DYING
CONDITION
Chlcngo, Oct. IS. It dovoloped
hero today that Colonol William F.
Tucker, whqpo wlfo Is suing h'm for
uosortion, nns neon sent to tho government-
hospitnl at Hot Sprlngu for
trontmont, nt tho roquost of Mrs.
John A. Ixjgnn, his mothdr-ln-law. It
1h stnted that Soorotary or War
Wright was importraned by Mrs. Lo
gan to romovo Colonol Tucker from
tho Influonco of Mrs. Myrtlo L. Piatt,
who la acctiFod by M,rfl. Tuckor of
stealing her hiiBbnnd's nffcctlons, nnd
that whon tho nrmy ofllcor arrives nt
Hot Sprlngo today, hft will not bd al
lowed to retain Mrj. Piatt as a com
panion. Word from St. Louis today states
that Colonol Tuckor loft thero Inst
night for Hot Springs, nttondqd by
n nurso nnd several others. Dr. L. If.
Behrons said, whon the army mnn
left, thnt ho would not he sin prised
to henr of his dying beroro ho roachod
tho hospital.
EXCraENTON
COMMERCIAL ST.
BALLOON
PLUNGES
INTO SEA
PILOTS RESCUED
NICK OF TIME
Work sort or came to n sfand-stH!
on Commercial ttreet at 11;.10
o'eloek this morning, at lonst th
male olomont didn't keep tholr oyos
(United Prcm Lcnned Wire.)
Borlln, Oct. 15. With almost no
clothing, nnd numb from tho cold, Dr.
Niomoyer.nnd Hans Heldonmann, tho
pilots of tho Gormnn bnlloon Busloy,
In tho International rnco for tho Bon
nott cup, woro rescued from tho top
of tholrbnlloon In tho North Son to
day by tho steamer Prlnco Wllholm.
They woro nearly dond whon picked
up.
Tho bnlloon foil Into tho North Sea
after tho pilots had mado n dpspcrato
effort to cros to Englnnd, and had
thrown away nil their unllast and
tholr clothos. Thoy had traveled
about 400 miles.
The jnon woro tnkon to Lolth-, Scot
land, whero thev wore glvon medical
nttentlon, nnd wired tho news to tho
International committee hero.
All tho enntontnnta to tjio Bonnott
cup rnco hnve boon accounted for, nl
though tho Hcgersoll nnd Plauen, Oer
man ontrnnts In tho omUiranco rnco,
havo not yet boon hoard fro'ifij'.
Nlomoyer rolntod tho story 'of his
flight after ho hnd been rescued from
the sen today. Ho sntd that ho passed
ovor Hamburg at d o'clock Wodno
dny morning, going northwest, Ho
saw tho North 8oa, but had 17 sackH
or ballast and had'lont but Ilttlo gnst
and was suro ho could cross tho not
and roach Englnnd. , ,
Aftor Ba'llng 100 mll09 ovor thtf
ocenn, tno wind veorod to tno north
west, throntonlng to carry him to the
Arctlo ocean, and ho thought ho was
doomed.
Flnnlly ho alghtod tho Prlnco Wll
holm nnd put out Biennis or dlstross.
Tho cnptaln snw his slgnnlsf nud ho
opened his vnlves and roll Into tho
sen noar tho atcumor.
Tho IliiBloy Is dlsnunlined from
sharing In tho inonov, ns tho torms of
tho rnco domnnd thnt tho bnlloon
llF't nn Innd.
Tho International commltteo dls-
cM'-red Mils afternoon thnt tho Hel
vetia, which had boon nnnnunced ns
tho wlnnor of tho International race,
had boon towed n mllo to tho shore,
aftor allKhtl"g In the North Sea near
Moldo, Norwny,
Tho Holvetla was disqualified, nnd
tho prlzo money nwarded to tho Ban
shoo.. , -o
PROMINENT MINISTER
TO PREACH HEME
Tho peoplo of Salem will bo af
forded tho rnro opportunity, on Tues
day and Wodnomlay nights, Oct. 20
and 21, of hearing, nt tho Unitarian
church of this city, lootures by tho
Rev. Brndford Lonvltt, mlnlator of
he First Unitarian church of San
Francisco. Those lecturoH nro pro
vided ror by an ondowmont fund, nud
are stylod tho "Billings Lectured,"
from tho donor of the fund, and
which Is expondod under tho direction
of tho Amerionu Unitarian As-ocln-Hon.
whOBf n'm It Ib to Hcruro Its
ablest ministers and cloarost think-
org to deliver Jocturon, and In this in
stance they havo boon peculiarly for
tunate, as Mr. LoaVltt Is not only nn
OREGON
WILL GO
F0RJAFT
SAV LEADERS OF
PARTY
(United rrew Lefti4 WlrM
Chicago, Oct. 15. That Taft will
carry Oregon, Washington, Idaho,
Utah nnd Colorado Is the statement
mndo today at a conforonco between
Speaker Cannon, Senator William E.
Borah of Idaho, Senator Joseph U.
Nixon of Montana, Elmer Dover
former Eocrotnry of tho Republican
nntlonnl committee, and Secretary
William Haywood of tho Republican
national committed,
Sonntor Borah has chnrgo of the
campaign In tho West, and said that
ho is nt rest as rogardB tho result of
tho oloctlou In tho West, and that ha
doca not caro particularly whother
Roosovolt takoa tho BtAimp or not.
CANDIDATE ADDRESSES
LARGE AUDIENOH
Huntington, w. Vn., Oct. 15.
William 11, Tnft addressed n crowd of.
7000 porous at 8 o'clock this piorn
Ing, He doclnred thnt tho protective
tariff mndo West Virginia aafoly Re
publican lllto Ponuavivnnla d that
it will romnln so. Taft Invaded Ken
tucky today and tomorrow and Satur
day ho will speak In Virginia and
Tennessee.
FOREIGNERS
MAY COME
TO OREGON
Lnhor CommlBslonor Hoff has re
colvod n lottor rrom Plorwsky Gal
icyjakl, a labor official of Dom did.
Zoliuun, Au'trln, nckuowlcdglnr the
receipt or Commissioner Hopf's ro
port, nud Inquiring tho opportunities,
for Polish nnd Rnthanlan emigrants
In Oregon.
Hopf has ropllod that any oml
grnuts must havo some funds to start
with.
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SAYS HE BIT IN
SELF DEFENSE
nliln mnn nrwl ilnni flilnlni 1tt Iia la
on what they wore doing as well asjouo of tho most eloquent pulpit orn
thoy should. Forty-olght chorus tnra of tho iftCflc Northwest Ho
girls walked up our main atroot from
tho special oar of tho "Knight ror u
Day" company and It was raining.
Well, tho mou didn't exactly look,
but, like tho roportor, obsorved o
closely, without moaning to, that he
know tho number that passed. Just
'..iir.'y. Col. ww. Grimo; expected auoui mai timo i a, wano, manngor
io ' tod-v, hot wae unavoidably do- (and part ownor of the aompnny, who
ninmt .nnii win im tin.'iiiln tn nut awav chanoron'iiK the vouni' ladlos at a re-
jHt SI0K THAT SAVES Y(HJ MONEY
i before -morrow Ten, h" and J
Mbert 5'at on and oihes will Joir.
Dr. Mlnuus In the Ton TMIo country,
and If thero are any boars or other
varmints left In that country, It wil'
bo because they can outrun bullets an
well as tho dogs.
It !s claimed thnt tho dogs will
not pay any heed to a deer trail,
merely following bear and "var
mints." This is probably well as.
If the dogs should unexpectedly get
after a fine buck and chase him with
in a few yards of the hunters, the
temptation to shoot would be so
strong well tho Oregon law prohib
iting or deer run by dogs would be la
danger of being violated.
spcctfiil distance, was somewhat an
noyed nt tho attention being paid his
protogos, and asked tho roportor, who
was standing near, If thoy didn't hnve
any protty girls In this town, that
thoy had to staro at his. When tho
reporter hotly put the Irate manager
rlKht about the nrotUest girls In the
world b!ng right in th'i towi?, ho
cooled down and said If they were
so anxious to watch his young ladlec
so closely, they should do so when
thoy were ready to be obsorved at tho
Grand opera house tonight. At that
time, ho said, they would be at their
best, and not embarrassed by the ad
miring glance of tho young, unmar
ried wen of the towa.
now occupies, and fills ncceptably,
tho pulpit onco occupied by thnt
brilliant young orator and preacher
or rlghtoousnogs, who left his pulpit
whon tronson flourished Its bnunors
In this fair Innd nnd wont forth to
battle iiiccofsfully for tho Union, one
and undivlsnblo the Rov. T. Starr
King. Tronson no longor monnccs
tho Pacific coast, but tho ungodly
nnd tho unrightoous nro In tho Innd,
and tbla young nnd talonted minister
left his desk for a tlmo. and Is do
voting his energies, tho llboral relig
ions movement of which he Is ono of
the leading exponents.
All who ntotnd thoo lectures may
rely noon hearing something worthy
of their earnest consideration. Mr.
Loavltt will alto preac bin the samo
church on Sunday night, tho 25th of
October.
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Land fraud cases, Involving several
Lo Angeles wealthy men and their
dealings lnOurry county, began be
fore the federal court la Portland
today.
E. E. JaokHon, of Stayton, charged
with mayhom, la appearing boforo tho
circuit court todny In a trial contin
ued from yoatorday aftornoon. Ho In
nMogud to havo sorlously lacerated
tho thumb of Oeorgo F. Davoy, a 8tay
ton mnn, In a streot fight with his
tooth. Jackson Htrongly denlod tlij
chnrgo thin morning when examined
by O. L. McNnry, for tho slnto, say
ing ho did not touch Dnvoy'a finger
with his toeth, when Davoy Btrucl:
him in tho mouth. Jnrrlnt: n tooth
looso. Tho Boir-dofen'o plea wa
bright to bear this morning by At
tornoyH Kalsor and Holmes, roprosont
Ing Jackson on tho grounds that
Dnvey approached Jackson on thd
street In Stayton tu u threatening
manner, which rosultod la tho fight
The allegation brought forth In thn
complaint rognrding tho bitten thumb
of tho plaintiff Is also being strongly
eontortod to tho contrary by tho at
tornovH for tho dofondunK
A bonoh wnrrnut wna IsHiiod yea-
torday aftornoon for Dr. H. R. Kauff
man, of Stnyton, who failed tn apnear
at tho tlmo sot. nnd Shor'ff Mlnto
hailed him Into court this morning.
BRYAN TOURING!
FIRST CAMPAIGN GROUND
H'lilieU I'lroH i.fi -r lrr
Wymoro. Nob.. Oct, 15. William
J. Bryan today is touilng th dltr''t
wh're ho mudo his political debut 18
years ago. Ho Is being greeted by old
friends nnd admirers a,t every stop,
and is conducting a series of rallies,
at which tremendous enthusiasm h
pelng displayed. This day Is one of
the best of thecampalgn, In point of
perwaal deweastratloas b honor t
the candidate.
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