DAILY CAPfC Mt JQUnWAC, SALEM, OKBGON, TUESDAY, DKCKMJtEU fel), 1008.
Z
MOKING JACKETS
nFbath robes
educed OneFourth
75 values reduced to $2.81
,25 values reduced to : $3.20
1,50 values reduced to- r--v i $3.38
3,00 values reduced to i... $3.75
5,75 values reduced to I $4.30
1,00 values reduced to : $4.50
,50 values reduced to $4.88
PORTIERES AND STAND COVERS
1,75 values reduced to $3.50
7,50 values reduced to $5.00
515,00 values reduced to $11.00
J18.00 values reduced to $10.00
516,50 values reduced to $12.50
idies Suits, Coats and Skirts Reduced 25 per Ct.
THOUSANDS KILLED
(Continued From Page 1.)
1 i Increasing hourly. The people ire
pnnlc-strickon and insane with roar.
Tlioso oiu'vlvoro who-havo reached
points to which communication hu'i
boon established nro able to give but
ui agio recounts of what happeujd.
Most- of thorn are dazed and tell
ma Inly of tl most In gnUlrntit In
cident, w'th which tholr minds wore
Imprerscd.
THE WHITE CORNER
rOCKS OPEN
STRONG AND STEADY
N'ew York, Doc. 29. Stocks
ened trong and a good fraction
kher Southern Pacific llftod Us
rmer high price record immodluto-
aflr tlio llrHt llguros. After tho
adranco yesterday, tho market
Kilned Its coinpoHiiro today and
Inclined to dozo, tho liolldny
feling alreadv pervading. Although
krations were conductod on n
irr heavy scale, no Impression wna
kit on prices. For four out of
stive trading hours of tho boshIoii.
eh market leaders us Union Pacl-
boutliern Puclflc. and St. Paul
M Nortlrrn Pacific hold within
le extreme!) narro wllmlt of ono
W During the final hour tho
p made a qukk raid on American
er Tho Pouting supply of this
as largo and It was thrown
i the market In largo blocks, thoro
' preclnltatlnir a dnciinn nr twn
Jtoti Tho g noral list followed
no losses from a lame fraction to
;r a nin Union Pacific closed
'. SoUtlirril I'nnlfln 1911.
lorthern Pnclfk 113; St. Paul'.
w Snippfr vjj
ICE SOCIAL POINTS
AMONG THE BRUISERS
raited Prr , Leased Wire.)
D I tjh Ih.p ' Innb T.1...
8 B1U-' b" .,r,-, t,..i ;. .i. i
...I,. "-fvu u iiiu uutivy
SV rh.inu....n .!. .
"""i'"" ui iu worm, ac-
o-der of ,he , , .' "Tl5 "" "'
rommv nr" Jrcliirc'l that, although
VWiX t' t If UllOII thn l,at inn..
itatt-f u ?Ml Johll80 1B proved
n rnl "' tno honor.
"urns novpv .., i . ' .. .
iri nn ;;' "" umuiipiun, ae-SrK'ii.'.'onlfJamds
Umn An Hlve lum tno "tie-. A
"sipion cannot iiv ,.-
e Cffi for U the S:
Srke3 mother chamnloa in hi
greatest man tho ring over saw, nnd
It Is a shamo ho cannot bo talked In
to meeting Johnson, as ho would beac
him easily, I am sure. Out Jeffrloc
told mo only .last week that ho would
never train again, and I don't thin);
ho will.
"Now tho only 'thing for tho pub
lic to do Is to accept tho host man
that Is in tho ring today, and Johnson
hm proved by beating Durns enslly
that ho lo tho champion of tho world
today. It is hard to accopt a black
man as the champion, but what are
you going to do If you want to bo fair
and honest?
"I it m trying to flguro out who wo
have good onourjh to got this cham
pionship, hut outsldo of Al, Kauf
man I can't seo anyone, nnd ho will
have to get much fastor to have n
look-'n with Johnson. Dut ho h
yoking, and might como through,"
Cnutnuai-o Suircm.
Cftntnuznio, Italy, Dec. 29. Re
ports Into thlB afternoon Indlcato
tint eight per cent of the city's 25,
000 people- nro either dond or wound
ed na tho result of the earthquake
Martini laws prevails nnd everything
posslblo Is bclntl dono to rellovo tho
suffering, though comparatively lit
tle can bo done. Food Is In grent
demand. All supplies have been
seized by tho soldiers and aro being
given out to tho sufferers, In tho
best manner posslblo. Most of tho
survivors aro camping In tho opon
country about tho town and hun
dreds of persons, severely womulod
have received no medical attention
whatever.
The destruction of Messina was
more the result of tho tldnl wavo
than or tho earthquake, according to
the testimony of a train load of ref
ugees who havo arrived at Catania
from Messina.
They say tho dead officially re
ported at MeHstun numbered 1800,
but assorted that UiIb would fall far
bolow tho correct estimate which
thfcy suid should bo at least 12,000,
Tho hotol Trlnuorln, In which
wore 90 guests, whb destroyed by tho
quake and later burned. None of
tho occupants Is bcNvcd to have cs
enped.
The telegraph ofllcos, the postot
flco and tho barracks wore destroyed.
EACH GETS A THIRD OF
THE SPRECKELS' SUGAR
(United Press Lcnsed WIro.)
San Pranelcoo, Dec 29. Tho will
of tho lato Clans Spreckola wna filed
today. Clans A. and Rudolph Spreck
dls nro mado executors and tmiBtee3
of tho cotnt3, to sorve without bondi..
Tho income of tho entire 03tato la,
to be paid do Anna Chrlotlnii Sprock-'
cln, tho widow, during, her lifetime
Upon hor dof.th It shnll be divided
'nto three equal part', CInus A. and
Rudolph Sprcckols each receiving a
third, the Income from the rnlnln
third to go to Mrs. Emma C. Ferris,
of Klngowood, England, tho only
daughtor.
In caso of her dcalh without an
heir, hor sharo shall bo divided
equally between Claus A. and Ru
dolph. Tho will states that John D. and
Adolph C , two othor sons, havo al
ready boon provided ior. In thud
potltlon to tho court tho executors
doclaro tho 03tato Is worth "over
$10,000 and will probably oxcood
$10,000,000." It Is, genorally be
llovod tho CBtnto is worth $50,000,-000.
tiiitiiiiiiiaiiiiiMinMiiaia
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No Imaginary Reductions From
FICTICIOUS VALUES AT OUR GREAT !
20k
5
Mount Aetna May Erupt.
Catania, Sicily, Dec. 29. Signs of
volcanic nctlvlty woro noticed today
nt Mount Aetna and It Is feared that
an eruption Is imminent.
Dotouatlons, indicating un unus
ual disturbance can bo heard plainly
n fow miles from tho volcano.
It Is feared that tho volcanic for
mations disturbed by tho earthquake
havo been thrown Into action that
may result In an eruption at any
time.
!a.
Jeffries i
In
my opinion, tha
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wa ge
Hurry!
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h 'd I
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po
filo
Mir
n-i
mT, ror that weak
-' lier Your coiull.
nil the tlrao and
" - i:m bo saved by
HOVTFTTER'S
STOMA TH DITTrnn
W v" Oil ICKS
!,, "'Mte. aid dicros-
2. 1" .. .. "vspcitsia. lioifii.
!? i oi,i i t : !,lt,)"'. oostivo-
VhiLi., ' . l ami r:iw.n.i
uC,u;,n Illustrated AI
14 ,on Get n conv.
FOR OLD TIMES' SAKE
TRIES TO AID FRIEND
San Frnnclcco, Dec, 29. Tondr
momorioe of long ngo havo cause!
Mrs. VIoIot Wobor, wlfo of ono of tho
loading attornoyi or Kuelivlllo, Tonn.
to loavo her South" rn homo nnd com )
W'oet, nnd today Is planning to pi nd
tho can e of Robert V. Grallln, nctor,
sol Per and n felon In Btrlpoii. who is
Udivliig out n Hontouce of one year
In San Queutln for blKamy.
Mrs. Wobber, who wns at one time
ono of 'tho most popular act reeves in
tho South, litis como to San FrancUco
seeking a pardon for Grlfllu. The
two woro singj companions and dear
frlonds yoprs ago. It was bocaux
of tho friendship of ether dnys thit
tho Southern wokipii mndo tho trip
across tho continent, nnd is here
working for tho roloa o of hor formes
chum.
Mra. Wobber onllstod the aid of
Lloutonr.nt-Governor Wnrron R. Port
T and Intorostod the Thontricnl Mo
chanlca' Asocclntlon, tho Musicians'
Union and locnl theatrical men. She
will potltlon tho governor for clem
ency for Griffin. Mrs. Wobbor wvj
formorly Miss Vlc'ott Hoggin. Sho
h tho nicco of D. E. Evans, a multi
millionaire, and is rotated 'to the
Tovla fr-mlly of Tonnessea and tho
Crokrr fpmily of Now Pork.
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To Examine Canal Zone.
Washlncton. Dec. 29. To famlar
Ize themsolves with conditions undoi
the present form of govornmont hi
the Pnmimn canal zone. 12 members
of t!o Ioii.ie committee on forolgn
and Jntorstato commerce left veator
day for Colon It Is not thought any
measure having for its object a
ohango In tho form of civil govern
ment for tho zono "111 ho eomldoreJ. j
TJhero has boen some dlsousslon of l
tho advisability of rtt hlng Oie)
zquo to ono of ithn fiout'crn HrclPa
of tho federal court In order to over
come criticism of tho prevailing Ju
diciary system,
SAN FRANCISCO
WILL SEND AID
Srn Fraii'.Isco, Dec. 29. Roused
by tho increasing d 'nth roll repoi-lq 1
from tho Italian and Sicilian clttt3
shnkon by tho grct cnrthqMako pf
Monday, and Hvopt by a tldaj wav,o,
prominent tuon of San Frnnchco in
day arc planning the lentinnco of i:
rppoal tli lo nftornoou for contrlbu
tlos to aid tho victims of tho dlcns
tor. Tho knowclgo of tho Bufferings
that tho Italian rofugocu must undor
go has developed a doop desire on
the part of tho San Franciscans to
aid In tho work, and tho contribution
rolls will open this nftornoou.
Masi m otlngo aro holng planned
for tho purposo of recording oxpros
slons of sympathy for tho vIctiniD,
and public oxprosslon of condolonro
will bo mndo probably 'tomorrow.
Roaring in mind tho contributions
that poured inlo strlckon San Fran
cisco in 190G, particularly tho prompt
nld Hont from Italy, tho citizens hero
nro plannlnc to ralso a groat fund.
Mayor Taylor said today that ho
would announco plr.ns for rollovlug
tho sufferers as soon as ponslblo.
Sbu'boro, president of tho Itallan
Amerlcnn bf.nk, nnd head of tho local
Italian colony, conferred during tho
morning with tho Italian consul horo
rud n iihscrlptlon list In tho Italian
quarter wes opuuea imuieuinioi,
Purw' Strings An Opened.
Rome, Dec. 29. Pope Plus X to
day gnvo $200,000 and King Victor
Emmanuel gnvo $100,000 to start
tho relief fund fo rtho earthquake
victims.
Public organizations nnd munici
palities throughout Italy aro making
enormous contributions.
Othor countries have notified Italy
of similar movements.
Hlg Area Was Shaken.
Portland. Or.. Dec. 29.--"Something
like 6000 square inllew of tho
Italian mainland was affected by
yostorday's oarthqunke," said Chns.
F. CandlnnH, Italian consul in Port
land, "and on tho Island of Sicily
the tremblor damaged an area fully
us largo. Tho .damaged mainland
doos not oxtond furthor north than
the northorn boundnryof tho prov
lnco of Calabrlan and involves about
the same territory that was damaged
throo yours ago. '
"The damaged Sicilian torrltory
embrncos n strip on tho onstorn shore
125 miles long nnd extending Into
the intorlor from .10 to 10 miles.
The dumnged portions of Sicily con
tain some of tho fairest cities on the
Island, among tho number holng Mos
slna, a beautiful placo occupying n
point on tho northeastoru corner of
tho Island."
o
The llulldiug Collapsed.
Baltimore. Doc 29. Over 50 por
tions wore Injured, some of thorn se
riously today by tho collapsing of a
floor In the building at Elllcott City
during. Uiq trial or William II. At
wood, negro, on tho charge of having
assaulted C. R. Hill.
Tho prisoner. Mrs. Hill, and tho
Judge are among those sej'lously
hurt. The case had causod high feel
in the community aud the crowd that
gathered to hear the teetimony over
taxed the opaclt) of tha HtrucUire.
a
It tost $4 ono to bun the late
emperor of China And there isn't a
first class nu'ck raker in the whole
kingdom
FIGHTING POSTAL
SAVINGS BANK BILL
Chlcngo, Doc. 29. In a special
nows arttclo undor n Washington
dato, the Recprd-Horald yesterday
snyn:
Groat prcssuro is being brought to
bonr upon sonntors and Roprcson
tntlvca In favor of tho passago of tho
postal savings bank bill. Most of
this pressure conies from tho Missis
sippi valley, whore public opinion In
favor of tho postal bank Is vory
strong. Sonator Aldrlch and tho
othor leaders of tho uppor branch
havo already dccldod that tho pond
ing bill cannot pnss at this session,
nnd It Is probable they will havo
their way.
Tho nhin Is to hold un tho nostal
bank bill until tho comprohonslvo
flnnnclnl plan? tho reorganization of
our whole banking nnd curroncy Bys-
tom which tho Nrlonnl Monotnryi
commission is now preparing, mny bo
rondy fop tho consideration of con
gress. Tills does not suit tho Wostorn or
progressive Republicans. They do not
want to wnit, nnd bo ono ronson why
thoro should bo so much dolny. Thoy
take tho vlow hold by Judgo Taft
that tho Republican party, having
plodgcd Itself to tho postal savings
bank plan, ho valid argument can
bo brought forward In dofenso of In
definite postponement of carrying
out tho promlso.
Discount Sale i
Our snlo mny lnck somo of tho sensational melhods employed jr
by others, but wo won't disappoint you whon ydu como to trndo
with us, by informing you that tho discount refers toimoBt every
thing olso bat what you want to buy.
Positively Everything In Our Store f
Goes at 20 per cent Discount
With tho single exception of rubbers nnd rubber boots. Evory Z
nrtlclo Is marked In plain figures and you can flguro tho 20 por
cont discount yoursolf. '
A BIG BLAZE IN
SILVER CITY, IDAHO
Dolco. Idnl-o. Doc. 29. FlnmoH
that doalroyod olcht buildings, on-
inning a total ions or $ro,ooo, and
thrcatcnod to wlpo out of oxlstonco
Sliver City, tho big mining camp In
Owyhee co-'Hty., raged for fomr hours
onrly today, and thoir progross wus
only checkod by tho llboral uso of
dynnmlto f
Tho uso of oxploslven In othor
buildings sived tho big War Englo
Hotol and othor ctructuros In tho
path of tho II'. mos. Tho gonoral store
i
One lady wanted to know if we i:
. i
really sell Buster Brown Blue Ribbon
Shoes at 20 per cent discount ::
Of courao wo do. Whon wo any ovorythlng uxcoptlng rubbers,
wo mean JuBt what wo nay. '.
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RUEF GETS SENTENCE
THIS AFTERNOON
(United PreBH Loused WIro.)
San Francisco, Dec. 29. Suporlor
Judgo Lnwlor today postponed tho
. ...... w viiu ii .iiivo, 1 liu (JUIIU1UI W51UIU OUI11UIIU1I1H Ul iVUO IVUU1 CUI1VIUIUU Ol
of Chnrloo Coldwoll and two ndjoin-' ofToring a bribo until 4:30 this nftor-
Inr ltall4f.,. .... . .. i 1 . .. l-.l... -I a! a
mi, KuiiuniBrt woro umuiig inor.rt noun. uxieiiHiou ui uinu was gramep.
blown UP. Armed Riinrdn surround
od tho good) romovod from tho otoi03
Sovotnl Chlnnnon, caught in tho net
or looting woro driven hack by nlx
shootern. Throo hundred minora bnt
tlod with t:-o lIamQ- until thoy woro
extinguished.
Tho blnzo Btnrted In n Chlnoso ros
taurant nnd iipiw.d to r?p!dly that It
was aoon beyond tho control of tho
fire flghtoro.
LOWEST RAiLROAD
In order to allow cmmsnl fnr llili rln
fonoo nn opportunity to submit af
fidavits In rebuttal of a dozen such
documents presented by Asslstnnt
DlBtrlct Attorney O'Gnra. Tho nf
lldavltu Introduced by O'Gnra tonded
to show that tho Jury which convict
ed Ruof wns not guilty or miscon
duct or Intlmldntod into rendering
tho vordlct It did.
Attorney Dozlor, for tho dofenso,
rend nn nflldavlt by tho dofondnnt
containing tho charge that Aloxnndor
lionci ana w. J. o'L,onry, jurors who
DATrc iim tuc imnin'TOtfll for conviction hnd prior to
HA I to IN I lit WORLD .tholr accoptnnco as Jurymen, do-
(Unltod Press LonHQd WIro.) Iclured tholr hollof thnt Ruof was
Santa Ur.rbanr, Cul., Doc. 29. "If BUllty of all ho was nccusod of. Bend,
thoro Ih a pooplo on tho fnco or tho according to tho nllldavlt, mndo n
globo vhlch nhould hnvo no co.n- Btatomont to ono Honry McNovln,
plaint to mnko It Is tho pooplo or tho that if ho got on tho Jury ho would
Pacific coaRt," declared E. P. Illplov, voto to convict Ruof.
proaldont or tho Santn Fo railroad An unsuccessful attempt was
In an Intorvlow glvon out on tho cvo mndo by Dozlor to havo McNovln
or tho proposed mnt meetings to ho testify regarding tho conversation
hold. throughout Cnllfcrnln tomorrow ,n auostlon. Judgo Lnwlor finally
to protest nf.lnnt hlghorfrolght rate3,con8onted to allow counsol for tho
sohodulcd to go Into offoot January
i.
"All th'o talk about rates Is fool
hh." declnrod tho magnnto.
"Tho rat o hetwoon tho Pnolflo
coast nnd tho East nr tho Iowot
railroad raifja in ho vorld. Thoy nrp
dofonBo rour hours in whlcli to se
cure un nllldavlt from McNovln
-c .
DhitIu Will IIcoIrii.
(Unltod PrcsB Leased WIro.)
Flushing, III., Doc. 29. "I am no
man to nccopit; $100 a day ,to help
sond a man to his death," doolarod
District Attomoy Dnrrlu today bo
roro the beginning or tho day's sos
olon or tho trial or Thornton Jonklui
Halire, ror nllogod pnrtlclpatloir In
tho Bhootlng of William 13. Annlo.
Darrlu hud provIoiiBly cnld thatam
1ob lio wna poromptorlly ordorod hy
tho court to continue In tho Halnn'
trlnls nftor tho expiration of lila torm
on Jnnurry 1, ho would rotiro at thnt
time.
"Should I romaln," ho concludod,
"I will rofueo ovory cont or compen
sation." O m
Kxpect Him Up Soon.
Tnmpa, Fin., Doc. 29. Tho ro
rnalnB or Dr. Cyrua Tool woro ihlor
red nt Eotro In n vault oapocfally
projiarod ror thf.t piirp!o, according
to a tolotrram rrom Victoria Gratia,
hln succoa or, Ma followoru givlnc up
liopo or hla linmodlato rcaurTectlon.
Dovout rollowors now bollovo tlmt
on tho Bovonth day ho will again no
animated. Groat roasting and o-)lo-brntlons
will bo held Wednosdny.
Mlno l'nys Dividends.
(United ProsB Leased Wire.)
Novnda Cltv. Gal.. Don. 20 Tha
..... r." . v....'. "
"" miu miiii. uiuy arp txiriu oiar .miuoq company, or Uraas
eonitnntly. coniplrlnod ol hy nhlppoi-a Valley, today paid a December dlvl-1
111 tlllt llllf r'nr n Imltlr- lnn 1..... l .I.....1 .. ..r. rnn . .... '
... wo .uvi 1:111 ; iinincioo low, and 1 auna or $187,600, equal to 7 Vis nor
dlscr Im natlnc nrmlnat tUnm rk.. .. t .i. ,...!... i ... .. . . -A I
. . " " . ..v... will . k.iv ui mo l..lliuil BlUUIt ui iu.MUU.
' rt n .... - . . - ,
only dofonB hw boon tfir.t they Avoro
mndo neooH r.rv iiv wntm- nnnmoii.
tlon. th:t thoro vwj llttlo profit In
mem, although such rrtns applied to
all tho buslnofu of tho roods, would
apeodlly brnkuipt them.
"Tho jKiopIo of title coast nro a
peclally favored clatw. Thoy got
nbnorraolly lov rales becauso of tholr
locatien: they would not have n log
to stand on In r court bororo uny
tribunal, oil hor ror low rates or to
provent nn -dvnco. Thoy have been
)ollnd by . r-illrord eorvlco thnt In
its effort, o build up tho rrBouroas
of tho country h: rondorcd a rorvlco
out of all propoit'on to tho amount
nald ror it. and unrqu'lod Jn choap
noss on tho raco of tho globo."
000. Tho enmnnnv doclp.rns ithn Mm
North Star is tho deepest and rlchoRt
mlno In California.
o .
Nlco Winter .Iiiuket.
Washington, Dec. 29. Presldont
Roosovolt today Invited u number or
engineers to accompany Presldont
oloct Taft on his trip to Panumn this
winter. James Dix Schuylor or Los
Angeles aud Arthur P. Dlvles, tho
ehler engineer or tho reclamation
Borvlco, Washington, aro among
those honored by Roosovolt.
Weak on UpHi Register.
(United Press Leased WIro.)
Loa Angoloa, Cnl., Doc. 29. Har
raod by financial dimcultles, George
T. Exton. n local inilRln don Inr alinf
Too Mneli n,tu ntwl 11111,1 1,I.,. . .i ..,'.. .
ail I'mnOlSfO. Df 2fl T.-,un..ilr.liml(l tv 1-nvr. . nm.il,. nf .n.lli I..
gns caused tho doath or Otto Will- San Francisco.
nn.iTvnW .!r f 8nrnto8a h". Upoiv his arrival at hla storo today'
1 ro toVinv wTi ii.. woncor. I"""! grooioa uio ompioyw wUi n
onrt ,, w' fflV,,,7,or wn." 'onnd ehoorrul "Good morning." Imm1i-
waH pouilng rrom nn unllghted Jot. moiil or hlj oatubllehmont nnd bI.oi
Carlson was nsphyxlatod In 1,1b room 1 himself. 3lue'el a rtol
whlo Hitting nt a hpntor. from1 n
Which II pIllO had limlr.in nl1r.,.,in,. i Wn llri, i., 1 ........... .. .
HUH in nunnnn """"'"s " "'J IHU rilUllipg 11 111 On
Mis to escape Binwror Wlllliini whon tlioy won't
ti 7Z T ' ovon lot h,m ta,k Jnto h Plionograph
Has not tho Standard Oil troubles o -
enough without having to nnswor ' Tho advantage of a olf cabinet
ror tho dissemination of. chowing ovor a tennis cabinet ia that fat men
eu,n? nro eligible for uctlvo mombenhlp.
Style !n Spectacle
. Frames
Is very, tTjuch a matter of
taste, .;:t is important,
though,. that they set prop
erly on the nose and at the
right distance from the
Eyes''Tf(f that the lenses
he held perfectly centered
before, the" eyes, How are
you to know when some one
is guessing, WE NEVER
GUESS,
"Glasses Right,
Good Sight."
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Jewelers
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