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WISHED
lllowny, In delivering n
opinion on tho Claggctt
yesterday aitoruoon, at-
rnoys had argued tho mat
houra, said:
that tho dofonuant was
to a doer oo undor his
claiming a dlvorco on tho
cnuol and inhuman troat-
oxtr&vaganco on tho part
Intifr, Mrs. Glaggott, from
jny introduced it was ovi-
mlnd of tho court that, as
harmony and affection bo-
plaintiff end tho dofond-
jgravatcd by tho Intorvon-
oldor children or tuc
Is tho opinion of tho court
Ulnucd on page 8.)
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ILWAY ROBBERY
MOORES SCARES BURGLARS AWAY WITH BASE
RUSSIA IS
READY FOR
FINLAND
TRAINS GUNS
CAPITAL
ON
(United Press Leasod Wlro.)
Helstngfors, Doc. 18. Ktissla
has trained cannon from Sveaborg
fortross upon tho city of Ilolslngfora,
tho capital of Finland. Tho fortifi
cation Btnnds on nn Islnnd at tho
ontrnnco to tho gulf of Finland, a
quarter of a mllo from tho town.
Hlthorto tho guns hnvo pointed out
to sea. Now thoy command tho
uhorowurd sides. Tho nrtlllerytnon
havo divided tho city Into quarters'
for purposes of bombardmont. With
in tho fortross walls accommoda
tions hnvo boon prepared for uso on
short notlco by Governor General
Uockmnnn, nBslstaut Oovernor Gon-
(Contlnuod on pitgo 4.)
uick Selling
All Our Christmas Goods
v will bo no mercy shown Jo goods or prices until Xnuu. Out
iteimlvo alterations In our store nfJer Xmiis and wo don't want to
DRES$
GOOD.
VTH
2!su
Women's, Misses'
and Children's
Suits and Coats
Wo are now offering tho Greatest
Values in tho history of our store
in Ladles,' Misses' and Children's
Suits aud Coat After Xmas Is
over they will be only In our way so
out they must go. Don't wait until
they are all gone.
Children's Coats from 8I.t 1
Ladles' Couts from $i.75 up
Ladies' Skirts from $3- l
1'nden.klrJs and Sweater, at the
same low prices.
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SALEM, OHKOON FUIDAV, DKCIUIIiKU 18, U)08.
IROOSEVELT
PREPARING
INFORMATION
ON SCCRET SIRVICE
FOR CONGRESS
(United Press Leased Wlro.) ,"
Washington, Dec. 18. President
Roosovolt's reply to congress, giving
his reasons for his utterance regard
ing aocrot service, contained In 'his
moBongo to congress, will bo ready
for presentation shortly aftor tho
holidays. Glorkn oro now engaged lit
tabulating tho Information contained
In tho prospective communication,
o
Students Oct Vacation
flu nf Inwn Hli-di'iUy aio lcavlAcr
todiy for 'heir homoj to upend their
holiday v..cnt!on, which onds tho -4 1 !i
of January, Mi tlo iww year. Tho
high hc'ioo! .i.'d tho public selioola
cIcko tho 23d or December, and opon
again on Monfl y. January 4th.
Prices
they must go as thero lire going m
have tho goods in our way. S
DRESS GOODS
AND SILK
Now M'lllng t Harguln Prices. The
Dlggetft and Host Values thin was
over offered In Halem. Hemeiubcr
when you buy your goods at the
CHICAGO 8TOIIK you get tho lle"t
and Newest Good shown. Conui
and get our prices and ee for your
selves.. Vfv mean .business. Dress
Good and Hllks, yard
S3c, 35c, 4C, 08o and up.
Bargains
In tho following goeds: . l)olU
Toys, Games, Kid Gloves, Hosiery,
Underwear, Table Linens, .Napkins,
Fancy Linens, Umbrellas, Hllk and
Linen Handkerchiefs, Woman's and
Children's Shoes, Slippers, litres,
Itlhbons, Fnuoy Lace, Neckwear,
Aprons, Men's Glove and Neckties.
White Hed Spreads, Leather Goods,
Silk Hosier', Silk Homi Supporters,
Silk Wulsts, Fine Fur, Dressing
Huques, Klmniuis, Men's and Hoys'
Clothing. Fuiiey- SusjM'itders, Com
forts aud Itluukets.
It will puy
you well
to look through
Ol'U GOODS
aud get
Ol'll 1MMGKH.
SUSPECTS CAUGHT
ATTEMPT TO
ROB HOME
OF MOORES
BURGLARS CUT HOLE
. INDOOR
An attempt was mndo last night by
burglars to break Into tho houso ot
A. N. Moores at Summer and Che
niokcta itroots. Tho thugs had cut
a panol out of a oido deor, prepara
tory to reaching In and Unlocking It,
and wero only frightened away when
Moores, who had boon awakened by
tho noise, dropped a basefcall bat.
which he had hastily Ml4 as a
weapon, as ho was coming down
stairs
Tho work was so cleverly done thut
It Is tho opinion that thero aro ex
pert 4iouoo breaker In the city. This
class of work, however, is usually em
ployed by the higher clawt ot burg
liirn, who break Into Jiuslaoss houses
and stores for tho purpoo of robbing
cash roglstora and tills The police
will bo notified and donor watch kept
horoaftor on all auspicious charac
ters. Tim Mooros homo In ono ot the
. inoflt beautiful In tho city, and was
Jlobably aolectod by tho thjove n
1uie' from which a "good tiauIi-enuM
no giummou."
FIGHJERS ARGUE
0VER WEIGHTS
(United Proas Lonsod Wire.)
Han Francisco, Dec. lfi. At 'tho
conclusion of tholr training (for (f
lor todpy, Knm Iaugford aud Jim
riynn will ontiago ii'o inoro In gruoll
lug toll) tho Hoiiton black and tho
Pueblo flrcmr.n madu things u bit
llvoly in indulging In a Uttlo long
(Piitnncn nruumont ovor tlinlr rosnoe-
tlvo wolrhta,
Bum my elalma to scale exactly
157 pounds. Flyun dcclnros that tho
"flghtlug smolto" In Juggling tho
Jriilh, o .1 that If Longford wolgha
a pound, ho wolgluv 102.
J J in my snyo that ho (Flynn)
weight 1C7 pounds, fangford takes
exception, to tliln and wa so far as
tont(mrto that tho Italian! with tho
Irish namo Is cheating tho scalett out
of iomo eight or nlnu pounds,
jLooUlng tho scrappers over, it
would neom that thoy arc both
stretching the facta regarding tholr
avoirdupois, Lnngford certainly np-
Inoara to ro ovor tho 100-pound mark
whjlo Flynn can surely go him ton
pounds bettor. The latter, howovor,
ls.wllllng t.o vagcr a few that wlnn
thw time oomos for tlie big dolnga
noxt Monday night, ho will not havo
an advantage of better than tlvo
pounds over his; ppponont
.'cither of Uio.hUsklcs will put In
afpnlon vorklng day tomorrow.
Flynn will content blmcolf with a
few short dashes on tho road, pass
ing; up tho aftornoo.il labor. Lang
ford'a handlers plan a complete day
r-fc8t for him.
u the hotting Iangford Is a 4 to
10 favorite, with hut a ocant fow nlt
bllng at tho Flynn ond. Kvon money
la offered on Flynn'a ability to last
15 rounds.
USES HATPIN ON
NEGRO ROBBER
(United Press Loaned Wlro,)
Los Angelos. Dc. 18. Dotectlvos
today aro aeeklng a negro bearing
wounds madu by a hat pin In the
hunds of Miss Mho LofTler, a pretty
girl, who was henton nnd robbed by
a colored footpad lust night.
Mlsa Mlllor was accosted by tho
negro while sho was on hor way to
the county hospital to visit hor
brother who Is sorlously 111 thtiro.
Iteallrlng her danger the girl drew a
hatpin and succeeded lu wouudlng
her assailant several times boforo
ahe waa rendered unconscious by a
blow from hla fist.
The robber .w-ourcd $8 In cash, lie
, ulso wrenched a ring from tho girl's
finger but this was found In the
street near the scene of the assault.
SUGGESTS
UNIFORMS
FOR POLICE
TO BE APPROVED
BY GOUNCIL
Tho commlttoo on pollco, appoint
ed by tho city council nt tho Inst reg
ular mooting, has framed up Its ro
port which will bo Introduced nt tho
rogulnr meeting noxt Monday night.
Tho bill for nn ordlnnnco govornlug
tho uniforming ot pollco calls for
tho regulation form of pollco officer
suits; the cloth to bo bluo in color,
coat cuVsquaro nt tho bottom and
extending- to the knees ot tho wearor.
A regulation policeman's club la do-
BcrlDed an a part of tho uniform In
eluding a rovolver to rsolf protoc
tlon. Tho customary badgu Is to bd
worn on tho breast In plain view,
Tho pollco. when tlttod out in tho
mnnnur auggestod by tho bill, will
rcflomhto the modern metropolitan
otflcor.
Protect Flower.
Tho city park board hau also
drawn np n bill for an ordlnnnco cov
ering tho regulations and rcatric
tlonu of thn city pnrkH and highways.
Tho moat. Important ltom lu thn bill
1h for tho prosorvatlou of trees
shrubs, flowura nud plants. Tho .bill
rends that no corporation or parties
or employes of corporations shall
cut or dig up or In any wny muti
late any ot tho forognlug pluntH or
troos bolonglug to a resident wltn
out permission, and that In order to
cut. break or destroy troca nnd
shrubs belonging to tho city, tho
permission must bo glvou by tho
Pnrk Uoiinl. It puluta out that n
lino will bo placed upon anyone us
ing tho public highway, parks or nl-
leys for tho purposo or soiling ro
froshmeuts or wares without tho ro
iu I rod permission from tho Park
board. Tho flno In this cuso its pro
scribed by tho bill In not loss than
$10 nor more than $100.
Theso bills will bo proHontoil to
tho council fortholr uppruval on noxt
Monday night, and It Is gonorally
predicted by those who havu tnyostl
gatud them that thoy will bo record
ed on tho books as additional laws
covering tho clty'u Interests In re
gard to parks and pollco.
CROWDED FERRY
HAS NARROW ESCARE
(United Pross Mused Wire.)
Ban Franclaco, Dee. 18. Laden
with sovoral hundred passengers and
helplest In tho grip o' a powerful ebb
tldo, tho Southern Pacific ferry boat
Newark today narrowly escaped de
struction on the treacherous shore
of Golden Gate.
The Newark was making her usual
trlu between th'n city nnd Oakland,
when an accident In tho engine room
left tho big boat at the mercy ot tho
waves and wind
Whllo tho men In the engine room
wore endeavoring to ropalr a break
In tho paddles of the machinery tho
craft began to race toward the
straits.
Tho naosoneers became alarmed
laud, although deck hand1 aimirdd
them tlmro was no danger, their ex
nltoment wna not allayed until tho
red A'arks of thn tugs Sea Queen und
Bra Iark. responding to tho BlgnnW
for aattstancu, made fast llnoj and
took the forry boat In tow.
Tho break In the onglno room Is
serious, and tho vessel will bo laid up
for repalra until the engine room has
been overhauled
OLD WKATIIKH WAH
OOD FOIt OIJANOIW
(United Press Mused Wire.)
Fresno. Cal . Dee. IK- Instead of
being Injured by tho cold woather
ih oranges In tho foothill district
actually havo beeu Improved, and thu
fott'l giving them flno color.' Two
thirds ot tho 00 o has been iihlnped.
While tho shipments aro yelow the
averago In number, tho oranKes are
larger and better ln,quaU?y than ov
er before, and are commanding big
prices In Iho Kat,
NO. 49.
BALL BAT
HOLD UP
AND ROB
EXPRESS
asj
NEAR PORTLAND
LAST NIGHT
(United PreM Leased Wife.)
Portland, Or., Doc. 18. Two men,
me of them armed, and both eald to
arnwor tho description ot tho men
who hold ii p and dynamited tho Chi
cago express on tho Oregea Rail
road ft Navigation Oo. railroad, at
meal within the city limits ot Port
bind last night, wore arrested at
noon today by deputy sheriffs, aad
will be brought to Portland. thM af
ternoon for Identification.
No Information concerning the sus
pects, othor than hey were found at
daybreak this morning neat1 Fair-
view, has been rocclfed by sneriir
SleviMia
Stephen Vandorhoof, the tramp,
who was riding on tho baggage par
or the train that was held up, aad
who was taken Into custody last
night, Is ponltlYO that ho will be able
to Identify tho train robbers If they
aro captured.
According- to the oHklal ttpmt
mn.de b le Pacific Kxprow Ca
pany, whole car was hrkew to
with 'iltro-ulycorlno, the total amount
secure I b"tlio train robbers' wlHtbe
about $100.
Tho la i nest Item In thls bill was n
pncltage of diamond consigned (o
tho Itomlngton Liquor Company,' val
mod at V00. Nino puckngoa In the
oxproH rnr woro broken opon and a
portion of (heir routonta tnkou. One
pnehngi (M'litnlnod onio gold chains
and smnll Items of Jowolory valiiod
at iiboul $100. Tho othors woro
111 led with articles of ohoap Jowolry,
foui.iiiln tens nnd Chrlstmnji preaents
for Portland pniplo,
"I Knew It was n hold up," naia
MrsHougor O. II. Hurt, of tho looted
oxprow rnr, "ns soon ns 1 heard tho
nliots, nnd wan aware that tho cara
wero being uucopled. My first
thought wns to save tho money and
valuable luickngoa that woro )n ,tho
snfo. jfl opened tho car door and
looked out, but ono of tho jobbers
took a shot at mo, and, -I hastily
closed' tho door again. I oponed the'
safe? grabbed tho packagos of money
and valuable and hid thorn binder a
pllo of trunks,
"I heard two flxploalono and roar
door of tho car was blown open.
Then tho jobber ssprang Into the ear
1-waa In, shouting that thoy woull
kill mo If I made Any resjstanco "
WANT TARIFF LOWER
TO FIGHT CALIFORNIA
(Unltod Press Leased Wlro.)
Washington, D. C., Pec, 18 - Kast
ern Importors of currants, datos, flgn
and nqts today aro proparlng to lu
trodiico ovldonco boforo tho rongroi
slnnnl vnyo and means commlttoo
conducting tho tariff Inquiry to show
that tho tariff ahould bo .reduced on -Ihoso
oomiiiodlt'os, to enable them to '
coni)ete with California proiVicers
of theso urllrkM.
(Jrowora nnd Importors from Vir
ginia. Florida and othor nMi In tho.
wnrm Indt, doclaro that many nf
their product crnuot be murkete-1
bnrause nf tho blgh protective tariff
allowed California growers. Tho tar
iff on poanutB. for Instance, grown 'u
th Hast, ctmnot compcto with tho
California product.
California!! In Washington ar
prepnrlng to combat theiio claims. In
the IhP of preventing any reduction
on Imports similar to California pro
ducts.
o
HteieiiV Hlayer.
fUnttod Press Masod Wlro.)
Han Francisco, Doc IK -Tho trlat
of I. W. Chang, tho Korean, who la
charged with tho murder of Durham
White Btovens, the Oriental diplo
mat, will probably bo concluded to
morrow attornoon. when tho cao will
ho Bubmlfted to tho Jury. Tho de
fn;o fs expected to place Chang him
self on the staud In order to strouth
on lts' c"ORlenUou Unit the young
Korean made the attack nn Sloven
In a fit ot "patriotic Insanity." k
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