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DITION 3 P. M.
SECOND EDITION 4 P. M,
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SAIjEM, OREGON MOD, Dl'CKMHKK HI, 100H.
NO. Stl.
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!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.
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PTansl
Hl
flS7S
Liia ;;fT?Vj.rai rrr. "
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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-
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