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SALEM, OREGON ttKXB8AV, XOVEMIIKK 1H, UHI8.
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APITAL WATER COMMITTEE ORGANIZED
mM I I Ml m am WUSPck. j 0toZ&
, S. ADVISED TO SPEND $50,
000
000
ML OF
GRAFTER
RESUMED
!Y DISREGARDS
SHOOTING
United I'rMi Ifticd Wlr.)
In Frnnclsco, Nov. 18. Fewer
Ji about the court building tlinn
been stationed there nlncc tlio
npt to kill Francis J. Henoy Inst
ay appeared tit Cnrpontor' Hall
morning whon tlio trial of Abrn-
i Ruef, ex-boss of Ban Francisco,
resumed nt tlmt place, whore it
Interrupted by Hans' nttompt on
vi'B life
udge Lnwlcr bus Issuod ordors
, any of Uucf's frionds who wish
(Continued on Pace 5.)
PRINCESS
DE SAGAN
UNHAPPY
ONCE AGAIN AFTER
DIVORGE
(United Press tinned Wire.)
PnriB, Franco, Nov. 18. Annn
Gould's martini troubles are not ovor
yet and If tlio statement!) made In
court today aro truo, sho uvon now le
planning to sue for dlvorco from tho
Prlnco do Sngnn, to marry whom sho
travullod about tho world -In ono of
tho most remarkable courtships on
record.
It waB Mnltro Ilonnet, counsol for
Count Ilonl do Castollnno, former
husband of Anna, who mado tlio son-
(Continuod on pago 4.)
ON RIVERS AND FORTS
big SUM FOR
IMPROVING
WATERWAYS
t
SUGGESTS EXPEND
ING MILLIONS
Malted I'rew Tinted Wire.)
Washington, D. C, Nov. 18. Fifty
million dollars Is tho aggregnto of
tho appropriation suggestod to Jio
rnlBed by Urlgndlor Oenornl William
L. Marshall, chief of engineers, U. 8.
army, for work on rivers, harbors and
fortincatlons for tho coming flscnl
year, in his nnnunl report submitted
to Seciotury of War Lupko Wright to
day.
Approximately $20,000,000 Ib
rocommonded Tor application on ex-
(Continued on page 8.)
G0MPERST0
DINE WITH
ROOSEVELT
IS SENT A SPECIAL
INVITATION
(Uulted Press Leased Wlro.)
Denver, Colo., Nov. 18. A ro
port was circulated here todny that
Prealdont Hoo3ovelt will send n spo
clnl invitation to Samuol Comport)
and tho members of tho executive
council of tho Amorlcau Federation
of Labor to dlno with him and dis
cuss mnttcrs relating to labor logla-
lnlon betnro ho soiuU his moHsngo
mwf if imtg iiiiei !! frniiiiitmiiif iiiiiait
We do the
Business.
,We can af
ford to sell
our .goods
at small
prices
If you want';;
to get the ! i
best fiootfctf
at the lowest ; :
prices come ; ;
to the Chi- ;;
cago Store. '
iALEM'S GREATEST BOOSTER
Is The Chicago Store
We omplo) tho pooplo. Pay them god wages. Wo drnw trado from all ovor tho states of Oregon, No- T
psda and Idaho and Southern Washington. Wo do tho volume of bus ncss that Is tho ronson wo can afford
k boost the fellow that does tin business is tho chnp that can boost your tewn: ho puts life nnd ciiorio
Into It
nH
K.n
Do Your
Trading
COMMENTS
ON HIS OWN
DOWNFALL
INTERESTING DIARY
Of SWINDLER
(United PresB Leased Wire.).
Chicago, Nov. 18. A remarkable
commentary, which must apply to
his own enrcor, was found In tho ef
fects of Poter Van VlUaongor, tho
confessed forger of doeds amounting
to nearly a million ddllars, oday.
In a book was written a comment
on tho case of Paul O. Stonsland, th
Chicago bank wrecker, who fled to
The price of stock of the Free-
land Consolidated Mining Co
will be raised to 20 cents on
November 19, 1908. : : : :
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SOMf IMPORTANT EVENTS
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V4.
Kaiser Wllhelm Iiiih complied with tho wishes of tho people nnd
will hereafter obey tho constitution.
Mrs. Mlly Craig Chadbourne, Hocloty loader of Chicago will proba
bly lose two art painting, valued at $70. 1 G3, for smuggling In koiiiu
O dutiable goods for Mrs. "Jack" Gardner, also of tho upper clioles.
O Senator Elklns is planning tho removal of the federal employee O
O who gave out the Information that tho ruby Ncnt by Duke d'AbruzzI O
O to Catherine Elklns had been seized nnd would bo held until $1800 O
1(0 duty had been paid.
O President Hoosovelt, nt his dinner to tho labor lenders last night,
O mado many Inquiries and Is said to bo planning better labor logls-
At Snlom's Live Store Tliut Does
tho Business.
I
f
Ladies' Coats
worth $8 to $10 now $4.95 i
Ladies' fine
Tailored Coats
Silk Lined Worth
$15 to $18, now $8.90
and $11.90
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TABLE LINENS
g In Salem. Yard 25c 35c. 49c and wJ
r - w -
& of Money-savinr Bargains aN over the Store
oeeing m BeJievMig
Ladies'
Tailored Suits.
Silk Lined and tho Latost Materials ..
1 1
$8.50, $9.90, $1 1.90, $12.50 jj
and up
Silk Petticoats
Tho Greatest $7.50 Silk .Petticoat
shown Special Price
O latlon.
for the
0 Bryan announces that conditions may forco him to run
0 Presidency again.
O Tart, it is said, will change his entlro cabluot on tho ndvlcj of O
O Koosovolt. , 0
0000000000000000 0 O 0
RAISE IN PRIGE
Not I co Is hereby glvon that the price of Stock in the Gold Creek
Mining & Milling company will bo .. , , ,
FIFTEEN CENTS A SHAKE ' -"J
FHOM NOVEMDER 19, 1908.
' J. F. Koarns will have ohargo of ouV stock sales this wook. Offlce
In Gray block.
OTTO IIANHE.V, I'n-ildent W. I. HTALKV ftrrcfitry
$3.90
Great Millinery Bargains
This Week
on labor to cougreis. The Invita
tion, If one has beeu sent, has not
reached Donver.
The morning proceedings of the
convention today were given over
chiefly to jurisdictional squabbled.
An acrimonious debato was precipi
tated by the report of the commit
tee on adjustment which wiggested
that the disputo between the inter
national association of machinists
and tho elevator construction work-
lora be referred to tho exeoutlvo
board for final adjustment.
Delegate Fcenoy bitterly protested
agalnHi this octlon and James O'Con
noll, piosldent of the machinists re
plied with the declaration that lie
had been charged by his own asso
ciation with "laying down" whorea
he had really done his. best to pre
vent the bringing into the conven
tion of the dispute.
"nut If these people want trouble,
we are here to give it to them," ho
shouted.
Resolutions urging every labor
union In the United States to hold a
special celebration In kor of the
Lincoln centennial la 1969 was
adopted .by a auaktoiM ,
Morocco, where he was captured.
Stonsluud is now In prison. Van
Vllusongor wrote:
"It is not to bo supposod 4 hat
StenJaud deliberately resolved to
rob tho poor pooplo who trusted him.
Such Is wt the history of the de
faulter. Ills downfall begins with
a trivial Irrogmlarlty. Again you
'yield to temptntlou and And that
you huve done nobody harm that
Is nobody except yourself You go
on nnd finally you are forctd to
choose between forgery and the
wrerk of your hope..
"Tho tlmo comes whon hopo of
restitution is gone and Mio defaulter
faces conviction as a common felon
Groping down In the bedrock of his
character, ho choose whether he will
pass the remainder of his Ilfo as a
fugltlvo from Justlco or will mako v
clean breatt of it and serve the Just
ly earned sentence "
Receiver Nlblack said today that
ho will not leveal the names of Van
Vlls- nier' victims unless l"
forM to do so. They are listed In
a recret card Index, kept by the fori
ger, which Is being guarded by the
COMMITTEE
HOLDS A
SESSION
AND ORGANIZES FOR
BUSINESS
At-u meeting of the Salem Joist
wnter commlttoos hold this morning
nt the state houso thorn woio pres
ent ton out of tho flftoou mombors,
and u preliminary orgunlxntlon was
effected. Governor Geo. K. Chnmhor
Inln was elected chairman and A. V
llofor seorotary. Upon motion tho or
ganization was glvon tho title Of
"Capital Wator CommlUon."
The dlscuHslou was general, nnd nil
present soomed to unite upon tho sub
ject of securing mountain wator tor
tho cify and ntato. Gov. Chumbor
lain said tho state was In a position
whjth required prompt uctlou to ho
euro a bettor wnter system of Itu In
stitutions, and 'hoped n plan rould
bo evolved whereby tho city and tho
state could Join In bringing In tho
bent of wator from the mountain for
both, und' thus avoid tho uocwHltjMm
lltu part of the stalir-fop iniiHl ringing
a now Histonlff VtB oVn.
Upon motion an executho commit
tee composed of tho president and
secretary and three oilior monition
was authorized to formiiiats plana
mid name standing commlt'oes. Tho
chair named as hiicIi rommlltoo Atig.
Iliuikestolnfl II. W. Moyors and Judge
Ilushey.
Tho following pormanoiit oflleoni
wore elected: Prosldont, (lovornor
Geo. E. Chamberlalu: vice piealdont,
Hon. T. II. Kny; sttarolnry, A. V.
Ho for.
The oxccutlvo committor will meet
tomorrow und announco tho standing
committees.
THREE
DEAD IN
WRECK
.1
Vancouver, . C, Nov. 18
Three deaths Indirectly duo to th
floods caused by recont hoavy ralnv
occurred hore whon threo cars and
the englno of a freight train. CAUgbt
In a washout, rolled down a 40-foot
embankment.
Tho nroiiian. englnoer and brake-
man wore carried to tho foot of ho
bluff and Grushod to death In thf
wreckage. Owing to tho automatlo
action of the air brakes, the re
mainder or tho rn!n was held on
tho rallu through the breaking of
tho couplings forward.
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JACK GOODE'S
HOME BURNED
The homo of Jack Goode in Nortlt
Salem was burned to tho ground to
day about noon, the orig'u of tho de
structive blaze not being exactly
known although n defective tluo In
sold to have been tho cause. Llttlo
of the furnishings went damaged, and
no ono was injured Tin llro depart
ment was called In dm tlm to oe
the dwelling had tboro boon water In
any reubonnblo dlstuno, but, km no
water was avallablo, the llro fighting
crew were kelpie in any attempt to
squelck tke Idhm, The Iom of the
i anv, which was tho property of
Jack Goode's father, Couni:llKtn J.
r, GooU, amoHMts tnakaut f 190, Im
surauce ceyirs tke Iom;
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