DAILY OAmL JomXAL, SALBM. OnGON, .MONDAY, NOVJMBR M. 19m.
C. T. GO., REDUCES
FARES ON ITS BOATS
, Traveling on Willamette -Oregon City Transportation
jompany Makes a Drastic Cut -New Rates Meet Car
loniDetition - Seventy-Three-Mile Ride to Salem Is
3ffered for 50 Cents, Said to Be the Lowest Passenger
rare Ever Named on the Upper Willamette.
Ilaml special:
Lik1 It dJUbiy nurncuvo uv-
L- the water route on mo up-
hl!..inctte. Mio Orogon City
Urt-tlon company, wnicn opor-
" '. ... Dnmnnn nnil Orf
Kwcc'n hero and Corvallls. put
frX in half to all
pahn J the lino, oxeeptlntf Now-
b which pmcu it ..
C" . or na nltliotiirh Can-
Ernlrni, manager of tho com-
by8 they wiii u ''--- "
ne hl&u stanumu o uu.w. ...
kecut. . .. ., .
fccullnr cou.rui m was n.-- nu.
b new :nro card wn.s ni i.'.o ef-
. today wl'li tno resu m (." "
..r.mn in'iwcn I'oruiiiM una
4Ir this morUm Tltc I'oi'iona.
. .. rr,..lnM otrnnf iiflplf lit ti 4 tl
nrnlng. 'i3 I uon nnnblc to pet
r than nin im ,...
ie of tho law water In tho up-
rctChCS til MM iviiHWii'juBi uiit,
ftVV rall'.H Jl M18 ttC'HK viuut.ni.
V .. ....... 1 . iluli ttwi
i through to tho old terminal or
he, .......
new tariff was jntrouucou
. ... ..k...ntllsn f-tu Mia
f to meet coiiii'uni
I eiftuiv: iMniw..M, ...... -
Wo tin passenger buslnosa, nnil
r. all. 1 ,! .( 1 1m
vlng a iiuonu ruuiiuuui.
oat company expgcia w num
moat of tho old patronngo an well an
ennturo consldernblo now biislucis,
bnsln this one tho hope that tho
choapor rates will lnduco a greater
amount of traveling.
"Wo hnvo decided to glvo tho peo
ple tho cheapest transportation ever
in effect between this city and points
on tho upper Willamette," said Cap
tain Graham this morning, "and to
mnko tho trip still more attractive
HO-cont meals will ho served for 35
cents. Tho faro from Portland to
Corvallls or Albany has been cut from
51.75 to an oven $1; tho faro from
hero to Independence has been re
duced from $1.50 to 75 cents; to Sa
lom from $1 to 50 cents, and to Now-
berg from 50 cents to 35 cents. Out
of this tho company hns to pay 10
enntn lnnlr Inlt en It Innvna nnlt- n I
small margin, but I think tho prlco
will stlmulato trafllc and thus ovon
matters up to a certain extent. Tho
50-cent faro to Salem Is tho lowest
over made on tho upper Wlllametto
nriil la tnrtinlrn11r tnur nttiAn It r tnV.
an Into consideration that tho dis
tance by river is 73 miles. A long
rido for tho money."
This Is tho second tlmo tho com
pany has hnd to mako a drastic cut
In Its passongor rates to meet elec
tric railroad competition, tho flrot In
stanco being when the road was com
plotod botwoon Portland and Oregon
City.
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Let Wintry Winds Blow
While You Blow Yourself for Comforts at Wednesday's Special
$1.50 Comforts at .. $1.10 $2.25 Comfortc at . . $1.55
$2.00 Comforts at . . $1.32 $3.00 Comforts at . . $2.15
$4.00 Comforts at . . . $2.98
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Finest cotton and wool blankets at same reductions. Remember the date,
Wednesday, the 25th. See samples in window
The House Furnishing Company
177 LIBERTY STREET.
SALEM, OREGON.
MTOR BOURNE
SECURES ACTION
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Locks and Canal at Oregon City Being Pushed by the
Senator Before Congress Convenes.
Hen s ;.uor nourao wns in on
and Cn.l!.s on his recent trip
ho allc his aid was solicited
cure action on tho nassago of an
Dprl turn for tho purchaso of tho
and cjs ' ' Oregon uuy. no
frill, t l wi A ono of his socro-
a W.-fihlngton as to tho statua
lei:. i una i.iiormou uiai
Mo'atl a Introduced by Sonator
on a li list ropsIoii of congress
lltfi utrrcd to tho committee
Dinar c of tho Unltod Statos
ite .a. i !. a never ueon roporiou
; from th u commlttoe That roao-
h wai p t pared after consulta-
l.wlh h drlogatlon and It wa
cd th u ! was necossary to so-
a r -Mmato of tho cost or
ding thr locks at prosout ns a
for ra .umronriatlon. lint tho
Ration w is left sleeping In tho
mlttcc probably through no
of the Oregon delegation. But
Itor Uotirnc immediately got busy
tho war department and asked
: action bo had In advnnco of tho
Mng of congress, and thus hnvo
bill re.i'U for action when con-
mcf '8 in Deccmbor.
fnv IMInmtf Oi'dored SIiulo.
the following lottor printed
Bay at Portland it will bo soon
tho Oregon senator has got ac
id ng the lino ho started on.
was necessary becnuso tho old
uate ws mado In 1900 imdor
srrssr.un Tongue, nnd since then
n.s h i quite a marked chaugo
on of 1 ur and material.
phn v iin nrlvnte secrotary
UitiriK'. writes to the
pad J 'i.nul as follews:
our rJHorlnl comments last
ft on M.' decision of tho supreme
Ft In w iidlnir the Oreuon City
acd in lut relation calling for
lopr-nn- nf tho rivor to freo navl-
an i u purchaso by tho statu
ef' r U ou say:
"(he r, hsllillltv fur succotw
fnm i
fir- nn
r 1
ill, .
fe s
f-
N as
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d.;,,
Ere-M
n h
: and ,.
M r.,l,l
river) now llos with
rf the Orogon dolega-
i- a responsibility thy
' I m meet.'
is call for some olu-
' Inurest of fair play.
f tho looks, or tho
"i in on the oast side,
d on by oar diUga-
- tor years, and flnal-
nt englnoer In oharga
' was Instructed to
-' o' a now flight on
' "f the falls. In 100
was reiartod to oon-
' " Than the logal
rhed we.o roferrad to
ff Jiutlce for consld-
'f and in due course
mfurmod that the gov-
' - weri niramount to
uate i ghts; that the
(QiuUmued aud pur-
r x k lock could be oon-
n 1 ' perat d regardleas of
i.rif- 1Vi.u:- )v.or8. N-
'tf purchase of the
t- 1. rnd the Wll-
'' erests. wirh n v-
of expediting things, luducod tho leg
isiaiure 10 maae a coiimuoiitu uiijiki
prlntloii to the mnxlmum of 300,000,
to eovor ono-lmlf of tho purchaso
prlco, provided the govornmont would
cover tho other lialf within three
yoarn from tho dato of tho passage
of tho stato law. !
"In tho numutlmo years wero con
sumed In thuso rod tnpo windings,
nnd tho prlcos of labor aud mntorlal
going Into the construction of a now
rilght of locks advanced to points
where tho cost of construction of n
new flight, nnd thoroforo tho prlco of
tlv old locks, ndvancod 50 or CO por
cont over the original ostlmato of
1 onn uinl iwuirlv iwn v(urn nf tho
tlmo limit of tho stato appropriation
hnvo explrod.
Tho jjovernmont ouglneors In
charge have at all tlmoa favored tho
purchnso but havo had no authority
to rovlsu tho ostlmato of cost under
tho changed conditions tncldont to
tho dolay In laying tho ground work
for tho purchase. And for this roa
son the recommendation of the pur
chaso wns omitted from Mio report
of tho onglncor that furulslios tho
basis of tho rivers and harbors ap
propriation bill to bo submitted to
congross this sosslon. l)y tho terms
of onch rlvors and harbors law no
Horn can bo nddfd to ,i Kiicceodlng
bill If not recommended by tho board
of onglneors, oxcopt on a concurrent
resolution of tho Bonato and houso
of representatives, and audi concur
rent resolution Is very difficult to he
euro. In ordor to got such n resolu
tion considered and passod through
both houses now, a rovlsed ostlmato
of tho cost of tho locks is nocessnry
for submission to tho committee
through tho chief of engineers.
"This wns tho status of tho case
threo woeks ago. At that time Sen
ator nourno-wrote Ooneral Marshall,
chlof onglnoor United States army,
asking that a re-esilinMe of Hie cost
of the looks be made by Malor Mc
indoo. chief engLir In elm. h
a b-isls to support h' nerwiry cn
ourrent resolution upon which alone
tho Item can lie gotten Into the rlvors
nnd hnrbors bill this year. Within
tho past fow days this request has
been made by Gonoral .Marshall and
I am Inforiuod that tho r'-i-stlniat
will be In tho hands of benat
bourn, with the p:ob.ibK- Indin
ineut of the board of engineers, '-'
tho tlmo congress convenes.
"But thero Is no absolute assi1
anco of final success this yoar. There
are poworful conflicting Interes's
that the delegation ma not le ..' o
iu h floor or In committee to bet
"o far as Sentaor Hourno Is concern
jj he Is leaving no stone unturned
and will do his host to get the Hern
into the piesent rivers and harbor
bill. Meanwhile those who are n -U
il i. i..i amt nf the ma'
should secure leglfclitlve action th .
winter extending tne tune nmu
the state's appropriation an addi
tional two years, to meet any i-
nie emergen "
CONGRESSMAN ATTACKED
BY BLOOD POISONING
(United Press Leased Wlro.)
Portland, Oi , Nov. 23. Tho con
dition of Congressman William Lor
Imor, of Chicago, who Is suffering
from blood poisoning, was so greatlv
Improved enrly today aftor a rost
fMl nM't tat his -on nnnounc2'l
that they expected to lenvo for As
torla tonight.
However, Dr. Ettleston, tho nt
tcndlng physician, declared that
while tho case was not at all sorlons,
ho had advised hi distinguished pa
tlont to remain In his npnrtmonts at
the Portland hotel for threo or four
dnvs. The congressman romnlneel In
bed until a Into hour this morning.
He announced through William Lor
Imer, Jr.. that he was feollng a'l
right, but feared that his friends and
rolatlvos In Chicago nro unnecessnil-
t. glnrmtil ntnp lila rnmlttloil.
The blood pohonlng resulted from
n wound sustained In n tunnel on tho
St. Pnul railroad near EllonHburg
Wash., throe week-! ago. With h's
son ho was walking through tho tun
nol whoro ho slipped nnd foil. Ho
sufferod nn abrasion on tho nrm to
which he paid no attention nt tho
time. Lnst Wednesday, howevr,
the wound bogan to Incroase In pnla.
A i a mombor of tho fiver nud
hnrbors commlttoe, Congrossnnn
Lbrlmer Is touring tho Pnclf'c
coast to inspoot tho various wator
ways of tho coast.
Grand Opera House
Jno. F. Conlmjr, Mgr.
ONE WEEK
Starting Monday, Nov. 23
OMVKIt J. KGKHAHDT,
Presents
"Eckhardt's Ideals"
In a Itepertolre of flood Plays
Memmy: "The Vlllnge School
Master."
phicics Tioc, sc, ir.c, inc.
Soat salo at box olllco Monday 0 A. M.
WIRE FENCING, BUILDERS' HARDWARE,
PAINT AND OIL
Get t of Salem Hardware Co.
120 COMMERCIAL ST.
PHONE 172
TEA
Linger longer over it; let
it be steaming hot from
the earthen pot; and the
loveliest woman VJl,r
Vpur ror irlurnt i 'H mflhfr il foa don't
Sit bilitilinir -i tr him
DATKS OF COMI.Vd KVK.VTS.
Tho Orogon Stato Dairy Associa
tion reots nt Salem Decombor 10
and 111. . .
Stato convention of Y. M. C. A. nt
McMlnnvIllo Docombor 4-C
National Wool Growors' Associa
tion nt Pocatello January H-10.
Nntlonal Livestock Association. Los
Angeles January 2 0-2 Si.
Plnnsnnt Riiro. Ofisv. safe lltt'e
llvor Pills, are De-Witt's Uttle Bsrly
Risers. For sale all druggists.
Tho Portland Hallway. Light and
Power Co. will help the Hose IVsM
val with $7r),r,oo and slxtin fl".t-
JEWELERS
50c to
$10
Hocognlzlng the fact that so
many people place a limit of $10
on any single Christmas purchase,
wo place particular emphasis on
our showing of Jewelry and nov
oltloa within the nbewe range of
prices.
And H'h a collodion as a
whole that Is Indeed satisfying.
Confidentially we're doing a
good IhibIiiobh. Thrifty people
are making selections. Thuy
loso the panic fooling tho moment
thoy enter tho portals and pro
coed poacofully under the propi
tiating Influuuco of harmony and
prospurlty.
The vory air throbs
ChrlHtmns vibrations.
with
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READY TAILORED CLOTHES
FOR WELL DRESSED
MEN.
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price range:
20 TO 40
Htltlllls1llllllltl--MIHH-fr-i-sfs1
A LARGE STOCK
OP UUII1IKK flOODS AND HHOI'S AT fXlWlWT P1IIOIM. A
fiOOl) UNI? OF IIKAVV WIN'TKK KHOIvH. CALL AND 8KI0 MIS
IlliPOHK YOU I1UV KliHKWIIKIlK.
JACOB VOGT, & state street
tiias)iiiiaisiiHHHHif iiai8iiiiiitiw
TIIK IIKAUTY OK MU8IO
depepd largely on tho charactor of
the Instrument which producos, It.
Trained musicians always coma horo
for their Instriimentk because thuy
know that ovon our most Inexpen
sive havo a sweetness nnd mellow
nes of tone that only good Instru
ments porous, if you play or nro
learning you can do no hotter than
foMow their example
Ask about our music school.
L. P. 8AVAOK,
"17 Commercial Htrcct, Hulcm, Or.
rcfflfnni
JHnd Your lluslnefMt!
ra '-r t nobody wIP. It Is,
-Mnes tn Von .. .n t, I
r ' tcj ra and vivi mn imi win
' e n.l K 1 . l.l I
til fill, r .. "" """"' iruuuic
ie " K nir s Xew lA(e pw''' !
Ml-eou' . ,"neH- niaiarta ana
CASTOR I A
tcr Infants and Children.
to Kinu Ytu Hava Always Bwgbt
Beara tno f JS?--
Coffee
The sroms-llght can protects
it igslnst Impurities ana deteri
orationnever sold in bulk.
Your grocer will grind It
better ff ground at home not
too fice.
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HAVE YOU
A cough or a cold? If so
try some of our Cough
and Cold Syrup. We use
perfectly harmless ingre
dients and you can cure
yourself in 24 hours.
Red Cross Pharmacy
Corner Ktate uiitl Commit c'ul
Htri'i'ts
Wc Launder Ladies' Shirt Waists and While
Skirts Just Right.
We guarantee to. All of our shirtwaists are cart
ful') washod with a special neutral soap, starched Juit
where they should bo staiched and Ironed by exports
who hs'e made uli'rtwnht Ironing a speolal sUidy.
We nro pittH-l'iit the inont rnredil dreifers in the rlty with oir
hlrtwuist work and are sure we run ploase you. Mu we have a
trio
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SALEM
Tel 26
LAUNDRY
COMPANY
13B-1RP 8 Liberty Bt
CANDIDATES' CARDS.
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The undersigned hereby nn
no ii noes himself as an Indopondont
candidate for the olllco of City Mar
shal at tho coining olsoilou.
J. L; HKIPTON.
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OAP1TALHAKIMIY
430 Court street, Newklrk Uros.
Props. Dread, Cakos, Plos tr.d - !l
kinds of Pastries. Cookies, etc Watch
f. r o.ir wagon Phono 3-9 S eclal
orders dollvered on short notice
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