Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919, December 21, 1908, FIRST EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text&$ .m DITION 3 P. M. SECOND EDITION 4 P. M, I f wraal '. mi SAIjEM, OREGON MOD, Dl'CKMHKK HI, 100H. NO. Stl. t .3 A E !0M INDIA NLCRO RACE iTERIORATING bcr, B, C, Doer 21, In n cllcvo part of tno congos- lla a woll organized move- foot to start nit mlliix of mi. nrlnclnnlly Sikhs, dl- thelr natlvo laud to LouIbI- rk upon thesugar nnd rlco in that state. Tito Ural jm India will tako with It llkhs, who mo claimed hv (tern of tho schomo to lo best classes of ngrlcrjltui- icnn bo secur9d. The un it of this project was maun a by 1 C. Crawford, n in, who reglBter'U nt t;i eouvor, from London, 13nr- intlnued on Pnco 6.) oes for PIMCK CUTTING. H PTansl Hl flS7S Liia ;;fT?Vj.rai rrr. " J" IRM. UUJ13V.i. Bt.w a . ' mrriu m.. 'IS I fill 'IIIV1 m wrn DAY'S EM TO HAVE PURE WATER FROM CASCADE MOUNTAINS MPORT IMOUNTAIN USANDS i WATER COMMITTK HAS ITS REPORTS READY Tho stih-cnnimltteOR of tho irnnornl i !.... ...7 J il. uuiiiiiiiiiuu un iiiuiiiuiiin wmur lur vnu city mid stnto liiBtltutioiiB will m-ot Tuesday nnd iMihmit roports to tho wholo body of 15 members. Estimates on tho cost ofn moun tain wator supply, mid estimates on tho value of tho oily plant have buun mndo and are newly completed. Tho Snloin Wntor Co. linK also had an 1 outside (MiKlneer ho re innVJng up an Inventor) of their proporty, to unb uilt to the Mountain Wntor Hoard. Itls expected that nil the aub-con-' mlttccB Mill bo reiiih to submit ti'. I ports and get them acted upon, and have the whole matter completed b- i (Contlnuod from pngo 5.) uick Sellings All Our Christmas Goods Ire will be no mercy shown Mo goods or prices until Xmiu. Out cnslvo alterations In our store after Xmns anil no don't want to DRESS GOOD. Trr CI 1 Sh--)Ssu. " Women's, Misses' and Children's Suits and Coats We are now offering Uio Greatest Values lo tho history of our store In Ladles,' Misses' and Children's Suits and Coats. After Xinas is over they will be only In our way m out they must go. Don't all until they are all gone. Children's Coats from S'-W ul Ladles' Coat from $3.75 up Ladies' Skirts from W-OO "P Underkirts and Sweaters nt the same low prices. y-v It will pay I Worry Mm) tf I t inas r M M Mf fZ m, WT " M"11 I ICKNESS COST EDITOR ADMIRED ITSBEAUTY BUT ADMITS HE HAD NEVER SEEN IT (United Prose Loaned Wlro.) Washington, Dec. 21. Uoth sldu In the battle over tho Hotch Ilutchy rotiolutlou, giving Sun Francisco the right to build a reservoir fox hor flfty-mllllon-dollnr municipal wntor Bysteni In tho Sierra vnlloy, today bo- Kan a sharp light to win nn ndvnntugo In tho struggle during the holiday recess of corigrcs. Preldcnt William II. Hournt nnd Utorney 12 J, McCutcheon, of tho 8UIub Vnlloy W'ntei Company, are now pullliiK wires In Vv York, con ducting r quiet light to defeat the meant e throurh Wall Btreot Inll'i- onco It Is reared by friends or tno I inensure that tho water compnny of ficiate mny bo Influence tho changing Prices they mustigo Im (hero nro going ' havo Uio goods in our wny. mo 1 DRESS GOODS AND SILK Now wiling nt Unrguln Prices. The Hlggcot and Ilewt Valuett lluw wuh ever olterwl In Haleni. Iti-member when you buy your goods nt the CHICAGO HTOItK you get the Ilent und Xcwefct floods sliown. Coino mid get our price nnd mhs for your wlve.. W mean buslnVtt. Drwss floods nnd Silks, yard 25c, 8Sc, 40c, Oflc und up. Bargains In the following goods:. !ollsf To s, flames, Kid Gloves, Hosiery, Underwear, Table Llaeiw, Napkins, Fancy Linens, Umbrellas, Silk and Linen Handkerchiefs, Woman's and Children's Shoes, Slipper, 1ace. Millions, Fancy Lace, Neckwear, Aprons, Men's Goves and Neckties. While Hed Spreads, Leather floods, Silk Hosiery, Bilk Hom Supiortersf Silk Waists, Fine Furs, Dressing Snqu Klmonas, Mj-n's and lUiyn' Clothing, Fancy Suspenders, Com forts und Hlunkct. CHILDREN STARVED TODEATH WHILE PARENTS TALKED LAND TAX t (United Press LoaBod "Wlro.) Pnsadotin, Dec. 21. Ono child Is doud, filiysloliinB aro llRhtinK for tho llfo or, n second and u third Is critic ally III hero riom starvation and pto inulno; poisoning In tho family of Warren Kdwln llrooknway, onco oil ltor of tho Slnglo Tax Curler nt St. LouIh, an Intimate iiBHoclato of Henry George, and itecrotnry of tho Single. Tax conference In 1803 In Chicago Urookuwny admitted today that uiiiiii ii. mnl his wife have busied thomsulves writing bool8 and trout les on "balanced land tonuro" that the children went hungry. Leonard, aged 8 yenrfl. tho llttlo follow who died, had not tasted food tor threo 1iik bofoio IiIh lire light lllckored out and to rthreo wooKh had boon given llttlo nourishment. Ilrocgawiiy'B two duughtqrB nro In a precurloiiB condition. Vaughn, aged 12 yours Is nmir doath today nnd tiiu condition of Inez, ngod 10, is critical. .v , Adinlttlng'tholr torrlblo plight, Ilrocluiw inuijio the tollowlng Btato meiit l ' We got dhwn to tho laKt droga or poverty In un uttempt to work our theory of "Ilnluncod Land Tonuro." Wo hnvo had)lttlu food. Had we had food tjio losl week our child would bo allvo now, I am unnblo to Ioavo my wife alone with the uhlldron so thut I could -sock employment. 81io Is dear und cannot care tor the chlW droti. Wo have ltvod for thoj past tnreo years on nn Inconio or 300 n year and Itnvu puld out or that In come $100 Interest on niortgugcu. Other tocponhes have cut our fit nd for tood Biipplleu down to f 126 u year Severul days ago wo ute somo llgs we picked from n tree In the yurd The children wore nil tnkun 111 nnd my wife also bucunio sick but I felt no III effocts All had Intestine troublo." The Hrockaw children woro roared In u llttlo world all their own. Tho yurd wuh onUlosed by a high board fonco and they were not allowed to nttond the public schools. Their pnrents giving them their education. Hrockuw doclnrod today thut ho had tried to rnlso his children ' pure " He said ho did not llove childhood hnd sex, that he dressed his children all alike in boy's clothes and taught thorn to use the i neuter gender, word "It" In conver sation whouVrorrlng to each other. i Mrs. Hrockuw wus formerly Miss Kstella Hacknian, lender lit the Women's Slriglo Tax Propngundn In tho Hast or the measure us to practically kill City Knglneer Marsdon Manscn aud Supervisor J II, Ojanlnnj, qt Sap Francisco, r.re working hard to bring about a rovljlon or the resolution, which will bo acceptable to the o op ponents ot tho meaiur. They are fighting adverse nation which htlght Invalidate the bond Jwiuo. Mansen said today I have been working ton years iot Mils If tho' resolution Is amended' mi that It Is Invalidated I hllv4 I would rather kill myjeU than be gin alt lover again T shall keep at this thing right here until wo win. II kp looo out in the present cou sresfl I slmlr try the noxt oougrosj, and th- next, and Mm next until San Franclsen getB pure water." One MUKiahg feature of the fight again l the Ilctch Hotchy resolutlor. is th revelation, made today, that Dr Kubert Underwood Johnson, ns. -ioria'e -dliir of th Century Maga zine who a'lfieard before the uh f r,nnitti -jt t'e hout.e romnlttee on ...... .- I... U......I... .. I jiiiun' minis iui ranuiiiBj utt . fluke agaliHt tho tranaformatlon ofi the valley Into a resirvor, deficriuing tho tcenlc beauty or the ct-h Hctrby had never beds there He made tjhjs wfalii.jU5.J( A & $100,000,000 CARNEGIE STANDS BY STATEMENT GARY IS "A CAT AFTER CHESTNUTS" (United Press Lonsod Wlro.) Washington, Dec. 21. Hocauso Androw Carnoglo hud been quoted In u recent imiguclno nitlclo n saying that the tariff on stool wuh not nocos Bury, tho elocl magnate wr.a Invltod today to UaWry botoro tho Iiouho committee, (in wayit nnd moans In tho tnrirr housing. When Carnoglo up poured tltlA morning ho wuh appar ently willing to loll everything pos nllilit ll initliflnd uitdur outh. Chnlrnmn 'Soronci B. Piiyno. of tho wus and mentis cunimltteo, llrst ex plained lo Carnoglo thut tho iiiaga iliwi mtliilii hnd iiroiiintud the com mlttoo to Invito him to testify. Tho steel king nodded assent and thou pounced Inlo IiIh story. He mild that Qavy iind roprosentntlvoH of tho steel coiporntlon lind already tostl flocl to tho sumo oKcct-nnd so ho con sldured his stutumunt u tho maga zine article confirmed. Ho declared that hu did not bulluve It would bo neeessnry In go Into details to Justi fy tho statement. "Thoro nro,H ho'nnld, "moT6wnyfl of figuring tho cost of production than there ufo waVn of killing u cat. One thing is certain, however, a tun or steel now can bo mado choapor In American than in foreign countries. Tho stCol corporations puys 20 o-uta royulty n ton on Itu oro' Piiyno Interrupted Carnegie at this point and reminded hi in that Gary had niIU that tho steel corpor ation puld the groat Northorii com imflylBS cents n ton royalty. Carne gUvrenllOd: "Tlio cor'iiorotlon has not smelted tho fron from tho Groat, Northorn ;o're. Tony have $ho right to cancel tnoir conruci in lun yenrn. ii in niw illation In pre. My point Is thut the cost of pro duction if phenper here than abroad, that no (urirr Is needed and that It Is Impossible tor torelgnorH to com pote uuccensfully with home maiiii fucturers. "Gary Is n very able num. Ho known tho oteol business. He combs hero and toils you how his groat con rern does not need the tnrirr but that tho othoru do. Ills considera tion and sympathy tor his competi tors or those who should be his com petitors Is somothlug sublime. It reminds mo or (he monkey getting tho cat to pull the chest'uita nut ot tho rire." 4 , Payn quoted teh representative or tlio I'onnsylvonltt Htoel company as saying that tho cost or making rails won $26. GO u ton. Carnegie replled: "I spy t'tr.t ir he mado rails at 120 60 ho sold thorn In Canada nt a loss. Tlio otock of that company wouldn't be above par. The Penii) I vanln. oomwny wjilch ovns the plant would won get a now manogomomy JAMMED REVOLVER IN WITNESS' FACE (UnTLcd Press Leatod Wlro.) ui...i,i f. I nun 21. -As the dlatrlct attorn, y.' Durrl;i. at the re- ...mntion of the trial of Thornton Jenkins Ilalns. aociisod Jolntl with bit brothor Cuptnlu Peter C. Ilalns. or murdering William Annls. nu uounewl toduy that he would remain in otllco aftor the exjilratlon of h's term on January 1, to tlnlsh the pres ent ease Th first wltHe-a called at the b -ginning ot the hearing was Charles it Jtobert. a member of the Hayslde Yucht Oluu. where the spooling took ntace HoborU was an eyewitness m the shooting He said that the defendant Jammed" a revolver Into hl fae bI ic Keep oh keep off or 111 kill you " A , Hoberts then related how Anni was taken rrom the water desporaUir FfttwAyH' a4lPt- -Wiir-iwHvir KNOCKED BOTTOM OUT OF MARKETS t HARRiMAN SICK, STOCKS' TUMBLE (United ProsH Lonnod Wlro.) ' Now York, Doc. 21. Mr. E, It. Itarrliunn'o recent slight Illness cost Amorlcau necurltlo"fully 1100,000 In tho Now York ntock mnrkot tottay. Ot this amount Union Pacific loit rttllv $13,000,000 In vnluo whllo Sot)thurn Paclllo was down almost mi equal amount during cmo porlod or tho ntook market ooaslon today. Throrotoro tho lllnoss of tho ratl roud king cent hlmooir and lnvfmto-o In his two pet securities Hilly ?2(1, 000,000, und tliu dortor'fl hill has not yet been counted. Publication or the report that Kd wnrd U. Harrlmnn wan unit 111, al though nothing norluus wuh antici pated, tunnd tho usual holiday qulot of tho stock niarkot Into n raging turmoil with snored upcculntorH nnd Invontoro Inking tho first opportuni ty to unload While lltirrlinun lutorostn gavo Union Pacific very strong ntiiiport nt tho opening of tho mnrket this morn ing mid put thdtprlca a full point higher than 4ho previous closing prlco soon bogan to molt and tho bottom vnluo for tho day was reached t round 174 U, of 3 jiolntii under tho provlotts day From this low llRiro thoro w.ug somo recovery later In tho day. Tho snmo Bort of affair was shown by Southern 'Proirlo, which opened -point hlghur with tho strong support but hoavy nnd porslrtent soiling brought about n reaction which carried the security down to 115, of 2W points i4or Satur day. Llko Union Paclfl6thore' wsra, rocovory rrom tho low point J uii pre vious to tho closing hut this Is M to have con rroti the Harrlraan crowd. l Tho rest of Uio pmrkot wasr bad ly affoctcd and heavy declines ve,Yo sliowii in tho prlco, , , OPERATORS ROB THE TELEGRAPH COMPANY Poitland, Or., Dee. 21. Wholo anlo nrrjtstH following the discovery of nil alleged conspiracy on the part of railroad operators to defraud the Western Union Telegraph company are today promised by the detectives who have been gathering -evidence, ' The first arrest was made when the operutor at Itltsvllte, Wash., was taken Into custody. Ho Is "aid to have made a clean breast ot the con spiracy, Implicating operntors em ployed botwovn Helena, Mont., and Sun Hruiiolsco While oniclals o'.jtht Western Union say tho amounts ac cepted by the operutors front the public for Bending messages between stations und not turned In Is not an enormous sum, the general Oe'llef among tho detectives working ob t,he case Is that tho stealings will f mr gate hundreds of dollars. ' It. T Held, northwestern BUprhw tondont or tho Western Union, said today that tjio thefts were conlfed, prlnqlpully to tho lines of (he North ern PueUlo railroad. It Is said? thut In koiiiu Instances tho practice of fill llni' Jo chunk tin on niessiiufa Hunt J nnd received has Jioon going gn Blnco t' WK lolegrapher's strike -2o- TIIOW'.V TIIHOUGH ' ' ltel OAK WINDOW Io Angeles. Cnl Dec 21 - Ji. rome L. Harvey, an uged tarmor rrom IHin, Iowa, Is near death at the P- eiilvliltf Hoinltal trulav. nftor tmintr ; struck by a street car last night. . unrvey uuiigeu nu niiiomouiie ami wan hit by the car HI bod vn hur'ed from the fonder through tho window In front ot thowototorman'u fate then dropped barf Into the fender lust an tho rar camo to a standstill The Injured man's wife and his oji Harry D Harvey. arellBg aa- n-iiBer agent for tK Maaltou ft Pike'- Peak railroad, ari her to- $&