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?.v FIRST EDITION 13 pIm: 'J i .'?: ?i .' I J 4 , r?,r i'Ui I lauraal VOL. XVIII SALEM, OREGON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 0, JIJ08. NO. 210. gBky LILIIIII jHHInHIlEll II t3WTT,""i1WTf " rt I Tx J H sTSriji JBUbafnflR. w OMPERS fSTA VAN VLAGK HAD HAM TIME SATTLED WORLD ALL 6V HLRSELE Hirdwork and a lonely, nilscrablo life were tho causoa which load up to the elopomont and . subsequent Bfiih of llttlo 15-yoar-old Vesta Vnn Hick, according to n letter written it tho girl to her father, F. Van i'lifk of this city, In which alio Im- jiiorci his porml'slon to marry Jam-' llioa, who Is now under u.vc !:i Eia F-anc ico In connection wl.i un rfd 'lr:l o"nrnMon. which iraui"J her death. A Hlmllur letter from Gibson to tho girl's fnthcr ihowg hlj good Intentions nnd a de- (Continued on Page 5.) THE WEAPON WE FIGHT WITH IS LOW FItlCES 1PJE01 gHHi jBsf HKvPvKB .ik wdHBtfflBssstf MmmmkJumBkml 1 ' II IlB Tfc f J mm YORK WINS FIGHT FOR LABOR FEDERATION PRESIDENCY MYSTERY SURROUNDS SHOOTING OF E. M. MORGAN BY STENOGRAPHER (United rrc3 fanned Wire.) Now York, Nov. 9. Ed. M. Mor gan, postmnBtor of Now York city, wns shot down nnd fatally woundod by an assassin who accosted him as ho was leaving IiIb homo near 140th Btreot nnd Broadway todny. Tho man turned tho rovovler on himaolf and blow out his own bruins. Tho as sassin woh afterwards Identified ns Eric II. Macltay a stenographer em ployed by tho law firm of Hill, Hunt & Botts. Mnclaiy approached Morgan, who was accompanied by his 12-yonr-old I (Continued on pugt flvo.i w&w wj?njdtffls ;&jb Salem's Greatest Store l FOR THE QUICK SELLING OF MERCHANDISE 7 OFKEIN DURING THIS WEEK'S SALE UP-TO-DATE NEW GOODS AT PRICES THAT WILL MAKE A I MVKI.Y PACE FOR Ol'R COMPETITORS. REMEMBER, WE ARE H8T RKCEIYKD BY EXPRESS, THE LATEST IN THE FOLLOWING: Women's Suits and Coats, Dress Skirts, Furs, Silk Petti coats, Children's Coats, Sweaters, New Waisting Silks, New Dress Goods, Millinery, Kid Gloves, Ruching Etc. : i CITY T- TARS NOT ALLOWED TO LAND MANILA MERCHANTS COMPLAIN (United PrMi Turned Wire.) (By H. Leo Clotworthy, staff corros- pondont United Press aboard U. S. 8. Georgia, Manila. P. I.) Al though no new enses of cholera hnvo beon reported for two days, Admiral Spurry refuses to allow any of tho men to go ashoro to partici pate in tho celebration that has boon planned for tho fleet's reception theso many months nnd which ha been twice dolnyod by fear of chol era. Tho citizens of Manlal rosont this (Continued on pago 4.) -ji 3 WE SELL MARSHALL FIELD'S O V CHICAGO. THE BEST IN AMERICA VR5 LEADERS, NOT FOLLOWER.0. p 1 00 New Suits Just recelvod. Thoy are beaiitlfu'. Tho latest modified Dlrestolre and Sheath effect, Matorlnl the latent. We ask Small Prices. $8.50, $10.50 $12.50 and up 17.50 Black Silk Petticoat-, while thoy last for .$.'M.1 Ladies' Coats In Black and Colors; the very latest. Price $4.95, $6.90 $8.90 and up Dress Goods and Silks The greatest otoek in 8al;m. Price, yard . 23c,' e; -19c, 5c and up i ' Chicago Stare i- eiiFu hMrtMi " . .5 u'- 'Mn--r"r5rw-,rT wjti -'p POSTMASTER TO RELIEVE CONGESTION Of SCHOOLS i RUSIfWORKONNEW Building Tho school board hold n mooting Saturday ovonlng-nnd n largo bulk of Important school issues woro tak en up an'd transacted by tho board Including' tho rogulur routluu m Hi rers such at allowing bills and hear ing tho reports of teachorB from tho dlfforcnt schools. Tho hoard is taking Immediate stops toward mnking tho building of tho now school for which a site has boon lately purchased, and owing to the n.tni'obi of pupils roglB'ori' I dally in this city, tho officials of tho city schools will bo compelled to rush this work; along an rapidly aa possl- blo In order to uccommodato them. An additional room is now holng finished on tho "un:ior floor of tho South Lincoln school to tuko care of tho nttondnnco. Tho registration In this district has been bo largo this Boason that many of tho chlldron SOME IMPORTANT EVENTS Samuol Gompors la making tho fight of his llfo to hold his position nt tho head of tho American Federation of Labor. Ruth Bryan Leavltt, daughter of William Jennings Bryan, will not uo for a divorce. It bolug tihhorront to her family, but will ask n legal separation. Ton glass plants havo resumod operations and several other big omployors of luOor havo ro-oponod slnco tho olootlpu of Taft. Nat. C. Goodwin married Actress Ednu Goodrich at tho Goodwin homo in Boston. VIctorlon Sardou, groat French dramatist, died In Paris yostorday at tho ago of 72. Tho undergraduates of tho Stanford Unlvpndty aro up In nrnm against Prosldent Jordan; this tlmo for tho suspension of tho sovuh mombors of tho "Plug Ugly Goramlttco," n fun organisation, Tho ftvo members of tho family of Chorlos B. Tuyntor, n wealthy w grnnlto dealer in Now York, woro held up by burglar's In their homo and 110,000 In Jowolry taken. uro compelled to attend schools In othor districts. Tho board uro de termined to remody thin difficulty and aro putting imth'every effof. io ran go matters as. soon as possible. During tho meeting tho board was given a cordial invitation to attend the banquet, which was being hold at the hlgli school by the Ku gono and Salem footboll toams, but as tho business, which tho board had on hand was eoiiextonBlve, thoy were unable to join tho happy crowd. iTnwnvnr. Prof, i Powers was dis patched to tho banquet room and In addressing tho Btudenta Informed thorn thut tha d!roJUr v' Io busy making room for tho enormous number of puplU now arriving dally to attend tho high school." City Superintendent J. M, Powers submitted a uiguwitlvo repor. U tho board who took consideration of Bame and adopted it, Tho report followH on pago 1 ut this iwuu, : i, ' -Amujwjiu," Uoltrii'rrM lil Wire.) Wpllal Wallft. Wpsh., Nov. 9. W. T. Bunell, a laborer. lfe lead at tho murguo horo today, having commit ted suicide ye'erday ITy lying dovyn in front of a fast train or tho Oro- p ",rj a Navigation company i r i. ; oujn qj this city. After UMi-i a f Wl hat the failures ho .... ! dnritiir fils life had fllb- c .raj'u uim o- ' 1 Jn unknown, hjrJbo jIldeM In ' shed, while, iwxa.g, at a;eudai Qr. S GOMPERS ELECTION CONCEDED LABOR CONVENTION OPENING (United Press Lcaod Wire.) Denvor, Colo., Nov. 0. Tho ro oloctlon of Samuel Gompors ab pres ident of the American Federation of Labor was practically conceded when tho twenty-eighth annual conven tion wns called to order at 10 o'clock horo today, Opposition to Gompors, bnsod up on his ospousal of tho cause of Wil liam J. Bryan In tho rocont cam paign, has fnllod to crystallzo as his onomlcs hoped it would. Thoro la n strong Bontlmont In favor of James M. Lynch of tho Typographical union and John Mitchell of. tho coal miners, for tho presidency but the Indications are that tlierwlll be llttlo real opposition to Gompors when it conies to an uctual volo. Tho convention wnh opened by ad dro3seB of welcome by Governor BuchtPl, Mayor Spoor and tho state and local labor leaders. Tho bc alotiH will continue for two weeks and much Important buvlnesa Is to bo transacted. Tho real work will begin to morrow and It Is statod by a number of loaders that thero will ho no bitter fights, In splto of per slstont reports to the contrary. Among the principal questions to bo considered will be: Tho restric tion of child labor; government pon mIoiih for supornnuated workors; a postal saving' bank; tho antl-lnjunc lion plank and Asiatic labor. It H stated that the anti-Injunction planl will bo enthusiastically endorsed and that Ablatio labor and Immigration will bo denounced. Soorotary Morrison last night re colvod tho credentials of John M1tch ell, allowing tho former loader of tho minors to lt in tho convention Prosldont Lewis of tho Unltod Mljj" Workers of America, had Intended to wlthold Mltcholl's crcdontlals hut so much pressuro was brought to bear iipon him that ho mado out tho orodontlalB at tho eleventh hour. It Is statod today, that tho faction of tho mlno workers, which, havo boon at .war during tho pat voir, will make charges nnd counter charges -when Mitchell takes hli seat. Prrtddent Lewis and a delegation of miners will make a bitter fight afeatnst Mitchell and demand an ex-, olanatlon of his preiont position a chairman of 4he National Clvlo Fed eration. T: CNltl44 b f i SHOT THEATRE CONDITIONS CHANGING MAY DO WITHOUT OPERA HOUSE With 17 first class attractions that draw big houses In other cities, the Grand opera houso Is not patronised by the people of Salem. It in not pay ing Manager Cordrny, and henco in pot paying tho Odd Follows lodge of this city who uro tho owners, and it Ib only n question of time unless the house can bo flllod up when It will bo changed into nu oltlce building, With good imifilo and good plays Sa lem does not support It us a city of 17,000 people should do. The own era asd leeee nay ask tlMttty t ooademn It and olose It up, SAtEM AT THE APPLE FAIR The Salem bmjuow pcoplo pro poso to go to tho Alb.uiy Apple Fair right, or know tho reason whyv Bright nnd curly this morning, the commltteor. wont to work selllHic tickets, nnd full nrrangomonts wilt bo made for n spoclal train, la order to sociiro this, It will be ueconsary to soil 250 tickets, and thoy will 11R7. doubted ly ho forthcoming. A baud will probably bo engaged, nnd tho Salem hooetors vlllKotip (n Linn rount's capital with a whirl. Marlon county will havo an exhibit of a flrvt-olaeu character, as It is in charge of a comm'ttoo 0f our best apple growers. B. C. ArmHtrong, tho county fruit Insopctor, wont up Sat urday evening with mojt of the fruit, mid. by thlH tlmo, It; Is all In position, .ready to tnka tltat blue ribbon. It Is only fnlr to say, how evor, thut tho commlttoo did not Htnrt out with the expectation or taking tho ribbon. Their chief ab ject U to treat Albany with tho ut most courtesy, nnd help to mako th apple fair a success, Tho Linn coun ty growers always help out our Ohorry fair, ns woll n our Hqrs Show and Btato Ealr. Hence, fialom Is determined to do her part for Al bany's Applo Fair. It will bo a great show of Willamette valley apples, and should bo vlBlted by every man, woman and child who oan possibly get away. Tho committees nro selling cardt which aro" good at the pawuinger de pot, for n railroad ticket. nibbOHa and Winners will bo In existence, and n splendid day Is in storo for all who attend, W1HEIEBH MEHHAGE8 AM? HUNT LONG 1MHTAXCH '"nlffrt PrM l(l Win-1 Souttlo. Wash.. Nov. J). Tho wlrq- loss oporators nt Tatoosh Islands, slnco tho recont njcord-bronklni? long dlstanro mossago from Ixjwor Cnllfornla to tho Farallones aro en deavoring today to roach tho 2SO0 mllo record reached by on.o of (how 'Satifrdny night. A wlroless operator heard the northwest station soad an ordor lrom the arworcd crutoor West Vir ginia of tho Vacfllo fleet for lumlUr -with which to 'construct targ)u' The measafo came overbad a ;rt or part of the dlsiaaco and Oils, la considered tho unusual part of the perof rwanco. - lmmmfr-l - 1 fwW
