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Ii0nraal
8ALKM, OIIEGON THURSDAY, DKCKMlllClt 21, 1008.
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MOBCONTROLS STREETS OF CARACAS
USANDS OF TELEGRAMS TO ROOSEVELT AND GOMPERS
,GAS' STREETS ARE LlEFFRIES
i
FILLED WITH RIOTERS
wes Castro and Wrecks His Home Armed Onlv
Rones It Clashes with Remnant of Castro's Armv.
kTwo More than a Hundred Injured.
Dec. 24. Two anti-
vero killed and a hundred
lured In tho course of a
afternoon betweon sup-
1 Gomez nnd tho remnant
party. A demonstration
I'of CnHtro wan In progress,
notiBnnds of people pnrtic-
(ile of CnrnciiH commenced
In the public squares sur-
fctho government buildings
hour. Many pcoplo from
districts, augmented tho
Id by noon a tromondous
'racing up and down the
wllng dorlslon at tho men-
'their formor president's
Sporty of Castro's aides njid
of the formor president
py dnmnged by tho mob.
The romnants of Castro's nrmy In
this vicinity gnthcred in a remote
portion of the ulty and tried to stnrt
a counter demonstration In favor of
the deposed president.
This was tho slgnnl for a wild
outburst of frenzy on tho part of
Gomez sympathizers nnd a pitched
battlo resulted. The Cnstro support
ors for the most part were armed
with revolvors and rlflos, while tho
Gomez party for the most part had
to resort to the use of stones and
clubs. It was In this clash that the
two nutl-Cnstrolsts wore killed.
The few regularly organized
troops of Persldunt (joinoz wore
called into action, but It was some
time before any soinblanco of order
waH restored. Tho-olty is compnra-
( Continued on pngo 4.)
TO MEET B
WINNER
FAMOUS SLUGS R R
TO FIGHT AGAIN
(Continued from pngo 1)
Los Angeles, Cnl., Dec. 24, Antic
Ipatlng a rumor that James J. Jeff
rlos, retired champion heavyweight
llghtor of the world, would re-enter
tho roped nronn, Jeffs-leu declared
lat night that ho would moot tho
wlnnor of tho Johnson-Hums light,
which Is scheduled to occur in Aus
tralia soon. Ho Bald thnt ho rentlzed
that there would bo a tromondous de
mand for suoli a match, especially
should tho negro cojno out- of tho
fight victorious.
Whon n.kod If ho would meet
n-Hnnnf mioif hhh ieii 4-4fo4i ' !
ONLY TODAY
DO YOUR XMAS SHOPPING
J I eliminate all trnco of their piirtlelpu
T lion in mo griming.
I 12 very effort will hu mado to glvo
J! the nine defendants an airly trial. It
lit bollovod that District Attorney
-t- Hlakoly will proiunt the oases to tho
? grand Jury early next month.
b are now doing the biggest business in the history of our store, Tho banner day
ie Chicago Store will be tomorrow, as we have put the p'rigos.on'all our Xmas
Is that will move them quick, No reserve on Xmas goods; out they must go,
below cost,. Later on we will let you know -the reason vhy we are offering
Igoods at such small prices, l
ices Sliced Away Down On
the Following Goods
Nies,' Misses nad Children's Coats and Suits, Ladies Misses and Children's Fine
; Dolls, Toys, Games, Books, etc, All our fancy hosiery and Glove, Ladies'
lev Neckwear, Handkerchiefs, hemstitched from 2c up, Fine Dress Goods from
f-tre yard and up, Dress and Waistlng Silks from 25c yard nnd up, $1,50 Silk
Irellas now 95c; Better Silk Umbrellas, all rrmrksd out on sale .Men's Furnish-
aid Clothing, all markecj down, Ladles' and Men's Slippers and Shoes going at
rir,i prices, Muslins at mill prices, Full-sized sheets for double beds, only 35c.
Iw Cases only 9c, and so along the line,
COME EARLY
Johnson In en ho ho defeated all com
ers, Jeffries hesitated a momoiit and
roplled:
'I "I might. If Johnson cornea
!, round looking for trouble ho will
J bo accommodated In short ordor "
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I'm You.
PITTSBURG
6RAFTERS
INDICTED
'FRISCO MUST SING
SMALL
(United Press Leased Wlro.)
I'llsburg, Pa., Doc 21. Humors of
wholesnlo arrests to bo mado in tho
Hruft case, In which soven council
men and two formei bankers htivo
aVoady boon arrested, and arranged
In coitw aro iniront today. r
! Olio report, which cannot bo con
llrmod. In that tho Voters' Louguo
bus preparing 22 warrants, and Hint
they will affect many business men
who aro wild to havo ugocyUioJr lullu
nco lucorruptlng tho city couuoL
One of tho probers nunounced today
that quick work in gutting to tho
bottom of tho scandal must bo done,
as there are Indications thnt somo of
tho guilty oites aro endeavoring to
LABOR OFFERS SUPPORT
DENOUNGES DEOISION
Thousands of telegrams from All Parts of tho Country Cheer
Gompers; White House Also Flooded with Dispatches Pro
testing Against Judge Wright's Ruling Mass Meeting to
Bo Held Sunday,
WOULD. KEEP OFFICERS
WITH THEIR COMMANDS
! (United Press Leased Wlro.)
Wellington, Dec. 24. Tho mot
I urgent uoeds of the United States
i army nt present lu an adequuto reme
dyX for tho ovIIh resulting from do
taolnd sorvlco of olueors. says Major
Cwiornl J. Franklin Hull, chief of
staff, lu his annual report, made pub
lic today. He nlso says that tho time
bus nralvod whon the United States
run no longer afford to iniilntalii an
Inadequate army for peace nods,
nor nji army with an autlquatod.or
Kitniiation. HEIRS ASK DIVISION OF
LINN COUNTY ESTATE
5 Albany, Or., Doc. 24. One of tho
J largest w.ilts on record in Linn oounty
was brought in last evening when
puptfru asking for the division of tho
largo Ilaokluman estate wore (lied by
T I Winona Joiephluo Wnlloma and hutv-
f I band, I'uullno Price and husband, T.
P. Maeklemait nnd wife and Frank
ilacklomaii and wife.
Tho suit Involve 12 full I)1ockh
and 41 lots In Albany. 160 aoros in
the suburbs of Albany. 400 acrfm two
miles from tho city, 240 acres at Try
station, over 000 ncros In all, of th
value of ovor $100,000. Haoh of tha
five heln will reoolvo nt least $20,
000 worth of projxirty.
Tri-d to Kill liuhy.
Qhloago, Dee. 24. Afttvr hUernpt
ItiK to kill her 1 1-m jriths-old lbjr
toy with poison, Mrs. Joyh JCrntx
ner. wife or an artist ltvlg n tho
Florence Hotel. foshloHsUle apart-
2 nint liou. swallowed corrfxi'v m,.
S Hriio'o It- I, r roi.m rx!.v Hnth h-
mother ' child ar ih ii.,r of
dtah
Mflancholla is tho inly caus tho
woman's huband and ho mtln-r who
In vlttlflnv tifr im niiulirn trw tfiu i
- pe ( v
(United I'rca Leased Wlro.)
Vnahlngton, Dec. 24. Bamuol
aompers, president of tho American
Federation or Labor, who, with Johu
Mitchell and Frank Morrison, war
seuteced to Jail for violating an in
junction, did not appear at his oflU'J
early today to rend tho thouunndu
of telogrnum thnt arrived over night
from all parts or tho country. All of
tho moBsugcH offered Biippurt, and de
nounced In mild terms tho decision
of Juotlco Wright ordering the labor
leadors to Jail.
Tho Whlto Iloniso la also Hooded to
day with telegrams of protest" from
tho loading labor unions In ' the
United States. No ou familiar with
tho attitude of tho oillclals or tha
Duck Stove ft lluugo Company, which
secured the Injunction, which wnJ
said to havo boon violated, doubts
but that the caw will ovontually
roach tho United States supremo
e'ourX for final decision. Presldout
Oompem and his colleagues oxprcxs
conlldouco thnt tho court of nppoals
will rovorso Justlco Wright's decision
Many mus meotlrigs to formally
protest against the decision aro plan
ned for Sunday lu nil the big eltlei.
Deliver, Dee. 24.W. D. Hay
wood, formor secretary of tho West
ern Federation of Minors, in dis
cussing Justlco Wrlght'B decision
yesterday Imprisoning Gompers,
Morrison nnd Mitchell for tho al
leged violation of an injunction In
boycotting tho Hack Stove und
Hun go company, snld:
"Tho decision or Justlco Wright
will bo ono of tho greatest factors
lu tho history of this country In
nmnlgntnntlng tho forces of organ
ised labor."
President Uoosovolt wns notified
today that Attorney-General llona
pnrto has oxpresaod u desire to re
view with him tho proceedings lu
tho contempt case. Ponding tho con-fortuii-u
tho president will not dis
cuss any phaso of tho matter. H
Pronlucnt labor loaders today da
clared that they, believed If tho do
clslon waa-upheld President Uooso
volt would pardon tho defendants.
They itolutod to tho political ad- -vnntagi
of this action. It is nlno
statod tluu Taft would pardon tho
dofondnntn if tho rnso la brought be
fore him.
PACKING COMPANY
MUST DIG UP BOOKS
Chicago, Dec. 24. United States
District Attorney Sims today demand
ed that tho Nelson-Morris Packing
Company be compelled to produce
curtain private hooks and other doc
uments nueded as evidence to pre
sent to the grand jury In oonueotloii
with rebating cases. The company
has steadfastly refused to allow this
uvldencu to leave their possession,
on advice or oounsel.
Sims Issued an ultimatum this
morning that If thu books and other
documents wore not produued by
noon that summary action would fol
low, but at that hour the packing
company hud mado no effort to com
ply with his demands.
STOCK GAMBLERS TO
TAKE TWO DAYS' REST
New York. Dee. 24. Tho stock
inarkei opoued btendr around ytetter
riay's cloeliiK quotation. While trad
ing was fairly animated, the mar
ket praotloally from start to flnfah
was profcwwtoHttl, the commission
huiisiw and the sp.oulitflvo publte
being merely onlookers. Bvonlng
up of iwofeMlonul bheote over tho
holidays oaused much Irregularity
and meaningless fluctuations.
The closQ was Irregular, some Is
me i showing small gulns other
fraotlosal deollnos from yesterday's
close.
Union doted I SI, Bout hern Paci
fic 110. Northern Paslflo, 141
8U Patil 148. Iteadiug 139?d,
Copper 141 4. HiiittHor 81. Th
ttak oxshango will he alosod both
Friday tho 21th and Saturday tbe
26th.
. o
Klllcl by IIxploMoii.
Seattle. Deq. 24 Tjiwrenco Car
roll, Injured yesterday by an ox plo
sion whkh blew to Atoms evon thing
in the office of the Montana Tab &
Carriage Co s stables, died lost nigh'
at the hospital without regaining cm
Bclousncss The ouku of tho exnl ,
INHERITS A FORTUNE
BUT GOES TO GALLOWS
Portland, Or., Dec. 24. Frank
linrkar, who Is awaiting tho death
Noutonco lu tho county jntl hero or
tho murder of Ira Messlngor at Mod
leal lalte, Waah., last July, luu bean
It ft a largo fortune by tho doath nf
his father lu Illinois. Ilnrkar was
convicted a woek ago of murder lu
tho llrst degree.
Ho beat .Mosoluger'H head to a
pulp with an Iron pipe, near thu shoro
of Mtdlonl lnko, bucauso Mosslngor
chlded him fo. annoying a young
lady, llarkar had just denortod from
Fort aeorgo Wright, at Spokane, nnd
was In uniform at tho time of tho
crime. .MooHlngor was uu old man
with a dependent family.
NW4 or the father's death reached
the profceuiitlug attorney 4oday In n
letter from Ilarkar's grandfather,
(loorge Craig, Stono Fort, Illinois.
It Is expected that Ilnrkar will ho
soutesced to the gallows today.
Hho Found tin llrothi-r,
tlpoknuo, Wash., Dee. 24. After
wmr ehlng for Abiur Kdor, alias J. D
Hanks, her deceased husband's broth
er, Mrs. Xora W. Kder. Knst 1400
Sixth Avenue, Topeka, Kails., locMcxt
Kdor hero today thereby fulfilling the
promlso mado to her h unburn! on th
Utter's deathbed.
Abner Kiler's whereabouts woro uu
known to his relatives for 20 years.
Just before his death, several months
ago, at Toptka. (leorgo lMor exacted
the promise from Ills wife to find his
brother, Abner.
The woman has sought all ovor tho
extant usd Middle West.
'flUookum Cllllrk.,,
Two Indian boys from the Glioma
vm Indian Training School were tak
en from tho city jail by Chemnwa of
tlelaU th'a aftiriifioii back to th
school After being permitted by tho
ofllfois of tho lwol o come to this
s-'rrday flft'rnooo to look uU
'-ri'i rhrlsttuai clipping tho two
It'ltanj proceeded to flit up on flro
wtn'-r. rMiiMlntj lu thi?!