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SATTLED WORLD ALL
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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-
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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
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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.
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CITY
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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
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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
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POSTMASTER
TO RELIEVE
CONGESTION
Of SCHOOLS
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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,
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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.
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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:
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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.
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