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SALEM, OREGON SATURDAY, NOVKMHKIt 28, U)08.
NO. aSU.
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10 MEN BUR
XTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR IMPROVED 'PHONE SYSTEM
ALIVE IN
COAL
MINE
HIVE OF
CARNEGIE
EXPOSED
llfF REDUCTION
0 AID TRUST
York, Nov. 28. Androw
tie has opened iho way for tho
atlon cf an International Btcol
hj retiring from tho protcc-
ollcy which brought him his
ds, according to tho 'statement
red C. Crozlor, of Wilmington,
n answer to Chairman Payno
ways and means cqmmltto-1
house of representatives nt
Inaton today. Crozlor Is ihi
of Bovcral books on Industrial
and Is ono of the lenders In
est against Wall Street gamb-
i Continued on page 7.)
FIRST WORK
OF EDITOR
ROOSEVELT
"THE AWAKENINGOF
CHINA"
(United Press Lcnsod Wire.)
Now York, Nov. 28. Presldont
Roosovolt's contribution to the Out
look Binco it wns announced that ho
had boon mndo ono of tho associate
editors, was published today in tho
December number, the topic of tho
nrticlo being "Tho Awakening of
China," Tho Presldont regards this
movoment as "ono of tho grout
ovonts of our ago" and ho cautions
tho American pcoplo to nvort "peril,"
commercial or mllltury, by behaving
righteously toward tho Chinese pco-
(Continued on pago 13.)
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TO SPEND
BIG SUMS
(MINES
PLANS Of PACIFIC
COMPANY
Another ovidonco that tho tuoa
oyod interests and corporations havo
groat faith in tho growth of Salem Is
tho' announcement mado today by
tho Pacific Tolophono and Tolcgrapu
company that $16,000 is to bo spent
Immediately on Improving 1U system
in 4hls city. Supcrintondont of
plants David 'S. Murray and Chlof
Engineer C. W. Durkott woro horo
yesterday making an investigation
preparatory to start tho improvement
work going. It Is predicted that
Murrny's visit nnd InBopctton will
result,
an 811k Hall Ue
l-yd Spool of.
otton lie
00-yd Best
Spool siik.no
hoe I.nc s
i J for . le
earl DuttoiiR
Doien ...ilv
mmeoSEP
Mn.usTTTi&mtflMW
Chlldron's 15.00
Coats, now $2.05
DreHS Skirts
from $2.50 l.
11, GO Good Urn
brelliiH D5e.
Woman's $7. GO
Rnln Conts now
$:l.05.
CAVE-IN IS
CAUSED BY
EXPLOSION
RESCUERS AT WORK
IN SHAFT
(United Press Leased Wire.)
Pittsburg, Nov. 28. Two nun
droll men aro oatocubod in tho coal
mino 6t tho Pittsburg and Buffalo
compaky at Mariana this afternoon
as the, rosult of an oxplosioa and It
is feared that tho timbers in the
workings wUl catch a fire which
started' in the main shaft whore tho
framework was wrecked.
It Is Impossible to Bend a cago
down tho shaft ns tho ono way of
reaching tho entombed mon Is
through, tho nlrshaftH or by working
through underground from n noai
by mine.
Rescuers stnrted from a number
of dlfruilbnt -points, through tho. air
Hhnfts but thoy huvo n Ion gwny to
go nlul It Is believed thokr progro-ts
will be dltlicuH on account of tho
debris.
Crowds of women nnd children
ITINERARY
ANNOUNCED
F0RJLEET
TO SPLIT IN TWOS
AND THREES
(United Press Leased Wlro.)
Washington, D. C, Nov. 28. Tho
Itinerary of tho Atlantic (loot on Its
homoward voyago from Mnnlln to
Hampton roads was announced to
day by tho navy department. Ac
cording to tho schedule, tho battlo
shins wlU sail from tho Philipplno
capital on noxt Tuesday nnd will ar
rive at Colombo, Ceylon, on Docom
bor 14, After coaling at this port,
tho vessels will proceed dlrootly tq.
Suoz, whoro thoy aro duo on Jnnu
ury G. This moans that tho olllcors
nnd mon will spond both Christinas
nnd Now Yonr's day nllout, but it will
not bo u grout hardship us tho wur
ahlp6 havo boon well stocked with
holiday doltcncles for tho two hlg
feats.
After tho (lent has coaled at Port
Said, it will divide, and tho ships, in
twos and tin eon will visit different
OOOOOOOOO OO OOOOOO 0 00
SOME IMPORTANT EVENTS. -'
o o
o
o
The People's Choice
fl"& 3k fl-5re-tfk Qf-V And they have made the Rest Choke
1.1 JtV M.M.a.CZJ KJ9JM. t? In Knleni when it comes to Honest
ods, Unv Price mul Square Dealing l'Vom !' '" ' iln goods lov we have grown to our pit's, n
It piojioitleiu In a few years. You cannot stop the People's Choice they are with u.
DRES
GOOD
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9U H.W..
iki. v rk
T 'A.j
ress Goods and Silks
'lms SMk and Dress Goods Store can show you Wonderful Bar-
in those Hmitirininni. ti, ....,, onH ihn hoat in horo nnd
bit0tite,n for you mke yur cholco from. Prices the Lowest.
P 1Hc 5c, 40c, ac, 75c and up.
Mi
Mr
Milk
Women's Suits
and Coats
We are here with the Dost and
Newest in tho market and the Low
est Prices you can get anywhere.
The Suits aro long Juckets and
sheath skirts trimmed with Bilk
bands and largo buttons.
SUITS
$6.SO, $8.SO, $10.50
$12.SOandup
COATS
$4.95, $7.50, $9.SO
and up
Table Linens
The Groatost ViiIiich In Salem
nnd tho Lowest Prices. Yard
25c, 35c, 49c and up
Net Waists
WE JUST RECEIVED a Beau
tiful Line of Ecru nud Black Net
Waists handsomely trimmed with
Silk Galoons and Medallions.
Prices Small.
$3.45, $3.95, UM and up
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O It is said to como from a rolinblo sourco that tho United States 0
O has entered Into nn ngrcumont with Japan donning tho Pacific 0
O oconu policy to be maintained by each. O
O' Samuel Gompors roponts' that ho Is prepared to go to Jail rathor O
0 than uso tho Amorlcan Federation of Labor's money to pay litn O
0 flno for contompt of court In doclalrlng cortnln flrniB "unfair." 0
0 Goldmnn Anthony, a 10-yoarold Bukor City boy, hns. sot .three O
0 Incendlnry llres In his homo city, which represent a loss of ovor O
O J100.000. o
O FranclB J. Heney Is out of bod; ho wnlked from tho nopal till to a O
o slroot nnr nnd afterwards took n nutomobllo rldo. O
iO Tnft hns appointed Hitchcock to bo postmastor-gonoral, O
'o Mra. Elonnor M. Cowpur, platwrlght and nuthoroBs, attomptod O
0 sulcldo in Now York City yestordny by shooting horself. 0
OOOOOOOOOOO 00 00000000000
500 Doien Boya' nnd Girls'
Double Thread Armor Plate Hose
now on sale. This is tho Best 25c
Hebo you havo seeu for a long
time. All black In all sizes. Our
Price will bo only
I
ISc
300 Extra Largo Cut Corner
White Bed Spreads for Iron beds.
Rogular J?.00 values. Our Price
$1.95
relatives of tho entombed miner:
gathered at tho mouth of tho shaft
soon after the oxploslon. Many of
tho womon have hystorlcs and have
to bo restrained by mon to provent
thorn from hurling themselves into
tho burning shaft.
It Is foarod that thoso who wero
not killed by tho explosion will b
overcome by gas- or suffocated by
smoko from tho fire.
Officers of tho compan yare rush
ing a crow of rescuers, equipped with
tho necossary tools, to tho sceno.
At first It was reported that SOO
men woro burled, but the company
this afternoon announced that not
more than 200 men woro In tho shaft
at tho timo of tho accident.
Tho officials of -tho mine late this
afternoon admitted that In nil prob
ability the two hundred entombed
men were dead.
Inspector LouthlU mado nn ex
amination of tho mino Just two
hours before the accident nnd io
nortcd that It was In excellent con
dition. Tho mine was ono of tho largest
.i tho soft coal floldb. It had mod-
i ern equipment and machinery of tho
latest style and was supposed to lie
protected against any accident.
Tho explosion carried a heavy
rage out of the ihaft. The momen
tum was so great that tho cage wan
We show the Best Values In
Salem in Blanket, Comfort.
Towels, Sheets and Pillowcases.
Mediterranean ports during January.
Tho Connecticut and Vermont will
arrlvo at Vlllu Fraucheou January
14th and will leavo on January 27th.
Tho Minnesota and tho Kimsua will
arrlvo at Marseilles on January 14th
and will leavo on January 27th.
Tho Georgia, Nohrnaku and Ken
tucky will arrive nt Genoa on Janu
ary 15th nnd will leave on January
27th.
The Rhodo Island and New Jersey
will arrlvo at Leghorn on lanuary
16th and will leave on January 27th.
Tho Loulslann and Virginia will
arrlvo at Malta on January ICth nnd
will leave on January 19th, arriving
at Alglerea on January 2 2nd and
leaving on January 30th.
Tho Ohio and Missouri wll larrlve
at Athons on January 13th nnd will
leavo an January 2Gth,
Tho Wisconsin,' Illinois and ICenr
sargo will arrlvo nt Naples on Janu
ary 17th and will leavo Jnnuary 27th.
Aftor these Individual visit. th
tleot will reform, tho ilrst division
consisting of the Coneotlout, Kansas
nnd Vermont nud Minnesota arriving
together at Negro Buy on January
31 and departing on Februury 3rd
aftor taking on coal. The second,
third and fourth divisions will nrrlve
at Negro Bay on February 1st nnd
aftor coaling will leave on Februur)
Oth to Join tho first division at 01-
Wirleit hlch into the a r and fe.l ' oruuar
-,nn rM ,v from tho mouth of The fleot'thon will steam to Hump
the shaft.
Two men who were standing near
Mie mouth of the shaft were killed
n'antly and the fan houa was pa
slble to continue -the operation oi
the ventilating machjey... ,
ton Roads, where It is duo to arrlvo
on February 21st.
Many wives of naval officers will
meet; the battleships In tho Mwlilur
dlly wrecked so that It w&i Impos-I rauean In addition to those who wi)I
follow the fleet home from tin O;!-
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J. A. FINCH
MURDERS
ATTORNEY
EX-SALEMITE UNDER
ARREST
(United Pross Leased Wlro.)
""Vortlnnd, Or., Nov. 28. Jnmos A.
Finch, a young Portland nttornoy
recently suspended by the Oregon
Bar association forono.yoar, shot And
Instnntly killed Ralph B. Fisher,
prosecutor for the bar association,
this aftornon in tho latter'a office,
Flshor had conducted tho pret
ention which resulted In tho suspen
sion of Finch nnd tho latter had been
dosperatoly nngry at him ever since.
While Flshor wns sitting In his offlco,
tho only other occupant of tho room
being Vornn Burkhnrdt, tho steno
gruphor, Finch quietly opened tho
door and displayed n revolver.
MIbh Durkhitrdt shrieked When slfo
saw tho weapon hut before Fisher
could turn around tho llullnt that
Instantly snuffed out his life had
been II rod. Tip) ball entered tho
back o( hla head nt tho Iiiiho of tho
brain.
Flshor without uttering a sound
fell from his olinli in n heap on tho
floor.
Finch quickly replaced tho pistol'
in his pocket nnd rushed nwuy, but
boforo ho had proceeded far liu wan
captured by Attorney Chester V.
Dulph, who was attracted by tho
soroamH of Miss Iltirkhardt. At first
It was thought that Finch hud at
tomptod to kill tho young woman.
Well Known In Kalem.
Jus. A. Finch wns woll known In
Salem, whore ho road law and work
ed on The Capital Journal a short
time. Ilo Involved this, paper in u
libel suit with Chlufof Police Gibson,
and soon after left town. Ho has
been a vlctluiof nleoholltiiti for mnuy
yearn and much of tho time since
living In Portland not In a montal
condition fit to Iw at large.
Mr. Flshor, tho man killed, wns
married to Miss Bortlm Kay of this
city In January, 1006.
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EMBEZZLER MONTGOMERY
IS GIVEN 15 YEARS
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(United Prein Leased Wire.)
Pittsburg. Nov. 28.--William
Montgomery, formor cashier pf A!
loghaney National bank, who looted
the Institution of one million do).
Jarg, was seutenced today o serve lb
yvar In the westorn Pennsylvania
ponltontlnry. His defalcation wnu
ono of the most sensational In tho
hiitory of American banking frnuds.
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WEST POINTS WINS
FROM ANNAPOLIS
flln'fftd Press Leased Wlro.)
Phlladeplhla, Nov. 28. In one of
thq most closoly contested of thu
series of annual games between
West Point and Annapolis, the army
wns vlctorloui today by the sco-.
of G to4 thu difference between a
touch-down followed by a succesful
try at goal by thu army and a beau
tiful goal from placement by the
navy.
Both scores were made In tho flnl
half. (
The second half endfd with bull
on tho army's southern lyarjl Hue.
While the middles lost, their sup
"ports,, claimed 4hot they outplays J,
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