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SAL1SM, OllEQON TIIl'HSDW. IlKCRMnKil 10, 1D0S.
NO. S42.
EF JURY STILL OUT UNABLE TO AGREE
TEJAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION IN ANNUAL CONVENTION
DAIRY
IVENTION
SUCCESS
IAMS AND BIG
IECEPTION
ry couvcntlon has a largo
at Yo Llborty theatre,
ilng and afternoon pro
kg carried out according to
rlth addrossos and papers
ent dairyman. The largo
m, over tho Salem Hard
psny's storo, la beautifully
th flairs nnd bunting, and
dairy Implements and
lucts. In the contcr aro
tho six big sliver cups of
rlzcs for exhibits, Thoro If
exhibit of Schublngnr
WILL IGNORE BRITISH
Atlnucd on prtgo 4.)
REQUEST OF
ROOSEVELT
WILEY TO DISCUSS
SULPHURING
(United Pros Leasod Wire.)
"Washington, D. C, Dec. 10. By
his announcement, that, whethor he
is dismissed from his position or not,
ho will Ignoro tho President's re
quest to refrain from discussing sul
phured fruits until f tor tho board
had paseod upon tho merits of the
question, Dr. Harvey W. Wlloy, chief
chomlnt of the department of agri
culture, has placed Roosovolt In th?
peculiar position of declaring against
puro food and freedom of Bpcoch, If
tho President heeds the domands of
(Contlnuod on Page 5.)
GOING AWAY
FROMJNDIA
BRIEVE UPRISING
IMMINENT
(United Pross Leasod WIro.)
Calcutta, Dec. 10. Secretary of
Btato for India Lord Morloy'B
scheme for liberalization of the co
lonial govornmont hero, to bo an
nounccd next Monday, Is not ex
pected to do much toward allaying
natlvo discontent.
Anglo-Indians bullovo sodltlon
will ultimately have to bo crushod
by military strength. They want
h'asto, too. Reports from nil over
tho country Indlcato frightfully rap-
C. E. DAVIS
ACQUITTED
OFMURDER
OF DR. FREDERICK
RUSTIN
(Continued from Page 6.)
CHANCES OF
CONVICTION
ARUMALL
BURNS LOOKS FOR
BRIBERY
hristmas Is Near
AT HAND AND WE ARE READY
pw you the flmitcht Display of McivIiuixIIm l our history. Kverythliig New from the Hoop In the
k $."50,000 worth of tho Latest (JooiIh to M'li'ft from In Staph', I-apcy and Novelty Christmas
Ladies'
Suits
Wo are now offering Suit Values
that will appeal to tho keen and
thrifty buyers. They aro tho New
est Goods offored at prices that soil
thorn quick. Empty sholvos is what
wo want by tho first of tho year. Wo
will tell you tho reason later on.
Sale Prices
$ 5.90, $ 8.90,
$10.50, $12.50
and up
FINE DRESS
SILKS
Thoro is no Btoilj in Salem that
can show you a More Comploto Stock
of Dress and Walstlng Silks than wo
can In all tho Latest Novoltles and
Staple Goods; nlso In a Great As
Bortmont of tho Dest Black Silks.
Wo aro hero with tho goods; tho
Dost Values on tho Pacific const.
Yard
25c, 35c, 49c, 65c,
75c and up
ess Goods
Iob recognized storo for the
Stjies in Dress Goods and
"itest variety to select from,
y to offer to our patrons Val
l' arc hard to beat nnvwhoro.
broadcloths. $1.35 values,
on sale, ner vnivl oc.
' ouu
ir adcloths, all colors, 56-
Special Price M OR
I 75c Dress Goods, now
35c and 40c
all our
tr n 'ho
ll r-r e r 8
larger
He than
Itores on
to under-
competl
FUR PRESENTS
Slaughter Prices on Furs, as wo
carry no goods ovor from ono soa
son to nnothor. We are now ready
to give you prices on Purs that will
show you in a minute that this Is
the place to buy your Purs. We
carry the Best, but out they must
go at Small Prices. Each
95c, $1 .25, $2.50
$3.00 and up
raoB-iBaiH-ara-araaHHHBflBHKMHBHHHHHMi
Wo do the vol
umo of business
there ore we
can afford to sell
at Small Prices,
i
(United Press Leasod Wlro.)
Omaha, Nob. Doc. 10. Charles
E. DaviB was acqulttod today of tho
charge ot" murdor in connection
with tho famous trlplo donth pact.
It was. alleged that ho shot and
killed Dr. Frederick Hustin under
an agreement by which ho and Mrs
Abblo Ttlco wore to commit sulcldo
as soon, ds thoy learned that Rub
tin was dead. Tho Jury had been
out slnco 5:20 o'clock last nl&ht.
u It was loarnod today that ono
Juror hold out for manslaughter
and that 19 ballots weru taken bo-
foro n vordlct was reached. Tho
defendant, with his attorney!! nnd
tils brother, Fred tavlH, hear I tho
verdict. Tho released prisoner
thanked each Juror poiHonullv, Tho
Btato was not represented and only
it Hinnll crowd was on hand when
tho vordlct wuh announced.'
When Mrs. Abblo Itlco, tho Htur
wIIiiomh for the proHecullou, heard
that Davis wiih acqulttud, who
rlappod hor hnnds and erled:
"I'm so glad! I'm bo glnd."
Thou hIio added'
"I did not wnnt to huo him pun
ched Thoro war nlwaVH doubt In
ii. y mind whothor he ronll) hIii( D.1
"'.ii t Merely told thi. story :i
Dr. 11 istiu told I' to mo. I wan try
ing to 8olvo tho mystery of his
donth. I tio not bollevo li'i Hhot him
self, but 1 known nothing more of
I'"
.Mrs. Rice Bold sho will go ti l)os
Mr'ucH htf soon as sho is innually re
Ini mil by tho court. If ') husband
sonds for her to go to him In
i Youngstown, O., she says sho will go
t thero nnd roforui
CANNON
AGAIN IN
THE WAY
AGAINST WATERWAY
IMPROVEMENT
AWFUL STRAIN ON
BICYCLE RACERS
(United Press Leasod Wlro.)
Now York, Dee. 10. With sovon
tonniH left In tho running, ono In
such a condition that It may rotlro
' any momont, tho "stloulant" porlod
In tho six-day bicycle race at Madl-
! son Square Garden was reached to
;day.
Because of tho sovero strain the
i men are railing behind the-record of
i previous contests. All nrobglng sup
plied with poworful stimulants.
iNO SHIPS FOR
CARRYING TROOPS
1 Washington, Dec. 10, r Lack of
nocesuary vessels for the purposo of
I transporting troops and supplies lit
, caso of war Is ono of tho most serious
probloms facing the country, accord
ing to tho report of General Ayl
shlre, quartermaster-general of the
army, made public loday. '
Tho report proposes somo form of
I subsidy to encourage the building of
ships as a toluMon.
(United Proas Leased Wlro.)
San Franctoco, Dee. 10. With ov
ory prospect of a disagreement of
tho Jury In tho lluof case, Detective
William Duma this morning began
preparations for an Investigation of
tho Jurors who aro holding out for
ncqultal.
It Is understood that tho failure
of tho Jury to report by noon led tho
prosecution almost to abandon hope
of a conviction.
Dissatisfaction exists between the
counsol for tho prosecution, It Is
understood that Attornoys Johnson,
Sullivan nnd Dwyor.who volunteered
tholr servlcoa nftor Francis X, Ilonoy
was shot, nro dlnsktlsflod with tho
manner In which Amtlstnnt District
Attorney John O'Gnfu conducted tho
caso. Whlio tho three volunluo-tf
did most of the talking, O'Gnra was
recognized olllclully by tho court. It
Is assorted that O'Oura was not ag
gressive enough to suit his nwwcl
ntos. Abo Huef wns all hiiiIIos this af
ternoon. Whllo ho refused to com
mont on the probable outcomo of the
enso, ho said:
"Tho npoech mndo by Attorney
Johnson yosterdny wns tho kind of a
sjteoch that would ninko a woak man
voto for n conviction, when his hon
est opinion favored an acquittal, f
havo a pretty strong will myself, bn'
I think I would havo boon Influenced
against my own Judgment by such a
speech. At tho same tlmo, on somo
men, U mlfjht havo tho roYcrw of.
feet
"Thoro ate now moro than 20
ngonts for the prosecution stationed
nbout tho room ready to mako a dem
onstratlon In caso a vordlct' Is ro
turned."
"Hiram Johnson's speech yost
day should not bo miuundorstood,"
satd Assistant District Attorney
O'Gara today. "Johnson wnn dlrocu
Ing his remarks nt mon who ho was
led to bollevo woro contemplating ig
noring their oath aa Jurors. Ho had
hia mind on those mon, not on tho
wholo Jury.
"Tho jvosocutlon Is not proparod
at this tlnie... with Insufficient evi
dence In Its possession, to mnko any
charges of Jury tampering. Thoo
may como lator. There may, low
evor, bo no nood of such ehargos,- wo
aro still hopeful for a conviction.
Tho situation Ib still far from discouraging."
I DISAPPEARS WITH
INDEPENDENTS' MONEY
Toledo. O.. Dec. 10. John Mul
holland and all the state funds of
I Independence Leaguo aro reported
; missing today. Mulholland was tho
i national committeeman for tho
' Hearst purty in Ohio and had In his
keeping not only the records of tho
I organization in that state but all
; the money us well.
CASTRO LANDS
AT BORDEAU
llordot'ux, France, Doc 10 -Prov
idont Castro, of Venezuela, landed
this afternoon from tho steamship
Guadeloupe, without any opposition
being Intorposed by tho French nil.
thorltles,
After disembarking he and his par
ty ontored carriages and wore driven
to a hot).
The landing of Castro was mod's
at Paulllac In order to escapo pew
pajtr men who had gathered here to
met him. He entered; thla olty by
rail from Paulllac, arriving at 10:30
thl morning.
He rccolvod a delegation from t'x
Frrnch fo-elgn ofDcci at hla hotel
d'Jrlng th? day. .
(Ualtsd PrM Lmm4 Wire.)
Washlkgton, D. C, De, 10.
"Undo Joo" Caanou tkrsw eeU
water oa the rivers aad barbers o
gross here today by protaklag to os
poso tho plans of the orgaMlsatioW,
and by Insisting that "talk 1 efeeap,
but action Is another thlag."
Tho speaker, without wkHM nii.
thoro Is little hope of galalag the
appropriations desired, went far to
ward damponlng tho ardor of the h
thualastlc members of the ogrc.
Ho took exactly tho opposite position
to that of Prosldont Roosevelt, who
declured: "If wo haven't the fuads
to moot uxpoiiso, lot's issuo boRds."
Tho grizzled veteran walked to
the front of tho platform, and said:
"It Is pretty hard to look Into the
faces of thuse delogatos and not say
nomuthlng ugreunhlo. In view of my
action In tho next two and a JinVf
months, I wouldn't be truo to mynclt
or truu to you, If I wore hot candid
with you In ho fnr as my voto is
concerned.
"If wo ontor upon politico fastor
than wo aro ready for thorn, I would
like for somo of you gontlomon to
come to my dlstriot and stump for mo
for my next election.
"I nit row that tho rivers nnd har
bors should bo sulllcluntly Improvod,
but let's bo practical. Talk U chtmp,
but action Is nnothor thing.
"If, porohnnco, It wore poislblo,
and It Is not possible, (hat the river
and harbors committee reported a
bill providing for lisulug for tho ton
years, year by year, to moot the eg
ponsos of wutorwayn improvement
to tho ajnouut of ono hundred mil
lions oj dollars' worth of botvdo, I.
would hot voto for It. , ' '
"It would bo committing tho coun
try to, a policy of putting a groat
lutltyKof 111-advlscd projects be
foro congresii,
"Did It ovor occur to you gover
nors how much oaHlor It Is to sup
port an appropriation ffnm the nu
tlonal tronwiry than from your owa
stato treasuries?
"I bollevo In conserving He na
tional resources," ho exclaimed, turtt
Ing toward Secretary of tho Interior
Onrflold, and centinued:
"(larflold. tho forest aiorvica"' esr
ponded four million dollars last year
and I soe that thoy want almost six
millions this yoar"
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THIRTY HURT IN
DAKOTA WREGK
(United Pross Loosed Wlro.)
Fargo, N. D. Doc 10. Thirty
paBougors nro saidto have been in
Jund and ono man Is reported t
havo bled to death as tho result of
tho wreck on tjio North Coast limited
on tho Northern Pacific railroad, ono
in llo oast of McKonzle. and 200 mlloi
east of her, last night.
Six coaohm overturned when tho
train was going at n rate of 35 mlli
an hour. Most of the injured were
cut by broken glas. Tho wreok wa-
caused by spreading rails. Relief has
boon sent from here. ItoporU ro-
' nilvmi hv lli railroad corn nan v say
that tho Injured aro In a serious on-dltlpn,,
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