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SALEM. OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1008.
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afl-iAAIlalJiUulJtaJ ggjjag? WMJbJI iJj.Lt JfcTT'
merican Autoist Gets the Cup
levcloprrient League Discusses Coos Bay Railroad
:SULTS
OF STRAW
BALLOTS
lAfT EASV
WINNER
i ( United Press Leased Wire.)
! Chicago, Oct. 24. A BUtntnary of
It results of tho Btraw bnllatB tnk-
ibr Chicago, Cincinnati, Now York
1:1 St, Louis nowBpapors compiled
lert today indlcato that Tnft will
krrr Ohh by 80,000; Knninii by
and that he will oarry Mary-
Lcd by n clone margin, bosldoB nl
it Xew England states.
I The voto shows that Bryan will
urt Oklnhoma by 25,000. Tho poll
t the southern sotcB lndlcatca that
I Democrats havo slightly reduced
(Continued on Tago J2.1
NINE ARE
MURDERED
IBYJOROS
WHO SWOOP DOWN
ON WORKMEN
(United Press Leased WIro.)
Manila, Oct. 24. Nino Filipino
laborers and their American super
intendent wero klllod In a dosporate
fight with a band of Moros on tho
Shophcrs Saigar Plantation near I!
Igun on the Island of Mindanao last
wcok, according to news that
rpached horo today from tho Island.
Tho men woro working on tho
plantation at tho timo of tho attack
and wero taken off tholr guard by
tho Moro warriors, who Bwoopod
down upon thorn unnoticed.
Contlnued on pago 12.)
NATIONS'
INTERESTS
IDENTICAL
STATES MP PRIME
MINISTER
NEEDS OF STATES SHOWN
AT OREGON AND IDAHO
DEVELOPMENT CONGRESS
(Unltod Press Leased Wire.)
(By II. Loo Cloth worthy, staff cor
respondent of tho Unltod Press
Association on bonrd tho U. S. S.
'Ooorgla.)
Toklo, Japan, Oct. 24.. Marquis
Katsura, prlmo minister of Japan,
todny gavo mo a private audlonco
and officially gavo mo for distribu
tion to tho pooplo of tho Unltod
Stntoa through tho Unltod Prcsu as
sociation, tho warmest expression of
good will nnd tho most doflnlto and
explanatory statement of Japan's
policy that haa boon mndo by any
Till: fT')HK
WITH TIIK
IjOWFST PIHCK
ron tiik
do yoto
TIlAIlIXa AT
SALEM'S
FASTEST
GROWING
STORE.
SALEM'S BUSIEST STORE OFFERS THE GREATEST VALUES
'NT'll FOLLOWING NEW IHV li3j LADIES' SUITS, LADIES' COATS, DRESS SKIRTS, SILK
lIH 1 tMllTS. 1 "INK MILLINERY. FINE SILKS AND itKKSS (.;jil , KID GLOVES, HUCIIINGS, FANCY
M'K l I.FVrilKIl GOODS. LADIES' BELTS AND PIECE GOODS OF ALL KINDS: ALSO I1LAN-
KFTS D 1LANNELS.
Women's
New Suits
Priced at Smell
Pricos.
$7.50, $8.50.
$10.50, $12.50
and up
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nosebUrg, Oct. 24. (Special.)
Hon Dexter Rice, president of the
Commercial club, delivered tho ad
droH of welcome at the Oregon-Idaho
Dovolopment coagre. He spoke
In a very follolto.ua mancer of the
pleaauro which It gavo the people
of R'oaeburg to welcome the Oregon
and Idaho congreee. He eulogized
tho city of roses, the city of pure
mountain water, and a climate of
purest Italian strain. They had a
lino soil to produce crops but too
much of It was on their strcoU'
whero it wns not Heeded. But thoy
had lot contracts for 23 blocks of
bltullthlo pavement. ,
Judge Francis II, Clark, of tho
Marshflold Chamber of Commorce,
presented tho claims of Coos Bay
harbor Inah oloquent ami convinc
ing manner. Ho hold tha closest at
tention by his mntchloBs presenta
tion of a dcop soa harbor on the
west coast.
Glasgow, Scotland, and Manches
ter, England, had each spout ovor
$200,000,000 to build n harbor
Toklo, Japan, had a harbor that cos,
$18,000,000. Boston harbor cost
$8,000,000. Such a harbbr In tho
closo vicinity of Roseburg 40 mllos
In a dlroct lino would connoct
with Coos Bay. Ho showed that n
million dollars n yonr in rcducod
frolght rates would result to tho In
terior towns of Wostorn Orogon. Ho
pload for a hlghor dovelopmont for
Westorn Oregon through bettor har
bors, Chairman Hofor nnnouncod fol
lowing standing cemmluVcs:
On' resolutions -Francis II Clark
of Marshflold, F. B. Watte of Role
burg, Q. A. Hurley of vale.
On rocommondatlons for Good
Roads Legislation Atadrew O.
Smith of Portland, Morris Webber of
Roseburg, M. R. Ryan of. Drain.
Afternoon SeB4oH,
Francln Cla.'ke completed his ad
dress on bohalf of Coos Bay tills at-
tornoon. Dr. Androw C. Smith do
Itvorod nn eloquent address on tho
Inflfuonco of tho automobile In se
curing bettor publlo highways.
In tho ovontng ProBldont Camp
boll of the Stato University ad-
drosasod tho congress on "Higher
Standards in Publlo Education." He
showed tho growing demand for
moro offlclont teaehera and the In
terest the state had In giving higher
tralnlng-to these who taught the
young.
Promlnont delegates present at
tho congross nre:
J. D. Zurchor, assistant secretary
Roseburg Commercial club; H.
liofor, prosldorit Wlllamotto Valloy
Dovolopmont loacwe: Francis II.
Clark, MarahfloId'Chnmbor of Com
morco; G. A. Ilurloy, secretary of
Commercial cinb, Vale, Mnlhour
countyj Dr. B. B. Plckoll, Medford
mombor Stato Board of Hoalth; Dr.
H, A. Pearco, Portland, Stato Board
of Health; A. C. Hough, Grants Pass
Commorclal dumb; Dr. R. C. Yon
noy, Stato Bonrd of Health, Port
nnld; Androw C. Smith, Portland,
president Stato Board of ILmlth; P.
L. Campholl, Kugono, prosldont
State Unlvornlty; Chns. F. Johnson,
Roseburg: F. I). Watte. Uosolnirg,
Co'iuiiorrlnl club. .
AUTOS IN
FAST RAGE
FOR CUP
MANY ACCIDENTS
INTERFERE
Women's and
Misses' Coats
At Special Sale
Prices.
$1.50, $6.50
$8.50, $10.50
and up
Silks and
Dress Goods
Prlcod awny down
We are showing the
Latest Novelties
Yard
24c, 35c, -19c
65c
and up
If you want the
Beit values in Sa
lem in Outing Flan
nels, ftlaakeU and
Co hi for U cone to
Ttw Chicago Store.
SOME IMPORTANT EVENTS
"Doubtful" Indiana turned out tho monster nudlcnco of the son
son at Indianapolis yesterday to listen to Taft.
Jamos Hmtton, wife, daughter and nlno-tnonths-old baby, had u
narrow escape yostorday at Olondnlo, Ore, from ptomuln'o poisoning
brought on by warmlng-ovor moat. ' .
f tho Brynn campaign committee doos not pay a.blll for $1,004 to
tho Chicago musicians who havo been plrtylng at ralllos, tho Stnt'o
Federation may make Itself obnoxious to tho Commonor.
All members of the cabinet will tnko the stump for Taft next week
An ovation was given tho American floot oftlcors on tholr depart
ure from Toklo yostorday.
Bryan spoke to good-sized crowdB In Now Jorsoy yostorday.
The W. C. T. U. convention ipenod In Donvor yesterday,
Tho comptroller of the treasury warned the directors of tho de
funct National Bank of America that thoy had too much money
loaned out fqr the vnluo of tho securities hold.
Sonator Elklns persists In donylng any knowledge of an ongogo
mont betweon his daughter and the Duke d'Abruzsl.
ono In authority during the visit to
the Mikado's country.
"Tho intorost of Japan and
America in tho Far East are Identi
cal. Both countrlo saro soeklng to
advanco civilization and improve tho
condition of the peoples.
"I most heartily endoro the
speech of Viscount Knneko yester
day, In which ho aa'd that Japan
welcomes an Vlmorlcan floct in the
Pacific ocean, because' It VIII be a
greatt powor for peace and will re
lieve' Japan of the arduous and ex
pensive burden of maintaining a
i fleet great enough to patrol the
wAters and assure the contlnuanco
of Pacific relations,
"Tho preservation of the Jntegrltv
or China is the aim of bo'h the
Ualte4 States ami Japan," continued
the Maruta. "This will he easily
Motltfc4 by the eratl of
the two coMtrle, without putting
any bur4 o Rhr. . K
ALIIANV NOTES.
Albany, Or., "Oct, 23. (Special.)
-r-Mr. A. L. Wett, of Salem, spout
Thursday aftornoon In Albany. .
Tho Southern Pacific company ,
and Oregon Agricultural college4 nro
going to send out a train that will
demonstrate Oregon farming. The
demoustrators will be, principally, a i
large number of O. A. C. Instructor.
The train conflating of seven oachet,
will reach Albany Wednosday No
vember the seventh and w'H be open I
to Inspection from 8:30 till 11:00 j
o'c'ock.
Sonator Jonathan Bourne and I
private eocrotary arrived this noon !
on4 aiA.a ASinifA1 in lUa Rt rflinrlA '
hotel by his brother-in-law, Mr, J
R. Wyatt aad a committee of prom
inent Albany cUlsens. Jn the after
koos he wm showa the etty aad
RumerotM high water views. At 8
o'clock he was t4r4 a trig reeop
tloa at th' Al dub. '
(Unltod Press Leased Wire.)
Motor Parway, Long Inlas4, Oct.
24. After flvo big machlaes bail
boon smashed In the terriflo speed
contest and Robertson, drlylag a
Locomobile had finished first, aad
Lytle, In a Isotta car, had crossed
secoad, In the great Vanderbllt cup
race today, tho crowd surged out
on the'1 track and the officials de
elaretTtbe race finished, stopping the
othor,cars. The finish of Robertsoa,
aftor running oft the track aad get
ting his machine back In the course,
covering approximately 2S0 mllw in
"four Vours and 48 seconds, was, one
b'C'th'e m'bst' remarkable -in' the 1il
tory of auto racing, Lytle, the sec
ond to flnldh, made tho distance In
four hours, two minutes and 86 2-5
seconds. A drlKzlIng rain made It
practically Impossible to break any
speed reco-'ds though the time was
a surprise
WJicn tho eleventh nnd last lap
wns renchod tho frantic crowd la
tho grandstand saw Robertson la
tho Locomobtlo pubH bin way
through tho cloud of 'dust at tho old
Wostbury turn, apparently a sure
winner.
Tho choor that nroso was chokod
by a gasp of horror as thoy saw tho
speeding enr sworvo, nnd lenplng
from tho road plow nt'n terrific rato
along a ditch nt tho roadside.
Back nt tho turn tlio .Ioottn, drlv
on by Lytlo, the ftnllan veteran, who
was picked for tho winner, whirled
Into tho vlow of thoso wjtb Held
glnsscs.
Robertson was goon tro bo ntlonlpt
Ing dospenitely to put, .bin .car hack
on tho roadway. Thou tho forward
wUeols gained u hold nnd tha profit
car picking P sjioed nt every r"0vo
lutlon of Its whoo)s began to
length'on fho difltanco between t
and tho approaching Tsotta, wlillo
tho crowd went wild with applause.
Across tho finish lint sped tha
Locomobile with the Isotta follow
ing two minutes lator.
Breaking tho rulos the crowd
surged onto tho track In tho path of
tho othor machines,- Apparently
dhregnrdloss of their danger ther
lironsod )rwanl to congratulate th
winner.
Tho drlvors of the loalag machine?
had tho alternative of plowlag
through tho mass of humaplty or
loavlng tho track, Thoy steered to
tho sides of tho roadway, Jumped
out of theTcars and ran protesting to
tho Judges.
Tho time for the 258.00 miles was
4 hours 2 minutes 36.25 seconds.
The first accldpnt of tho day .hap
poned to tho Matheion car with.
Chovrolot ,at tho wheel- On the
socond lap a c Under of tho ma
chine rrneked and Uiq car wan com
pound to leuvo the race. It 1 be
Uov$l that tho hith practlco spoort
mndo by tho car yesterday affoctod
tho machinery.
In thethird lap. tho Hotchkfs
car, drlvpu by Knuatrtak. was force!
In Retire owing to a clutch break-
lK
abortly nf'erward the Acme with
Patcfcek at the wheel, broke a ihaft
aad the RoiMtHlt drlvea hy JkrnK
sasaohed. a clatch aud oth retired
Frow jhe fqwrth lay pa thjjray-o,
tooatiavod on 'im otvofc), "