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SECOND EDITION 4 P. M.
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VOL. XIX.
DAILY CAPITAIi JOUKNATj, SALEM, OREGON, TIUKSDAY, JANTAUV 21, 1001).
NO. 1H.
MAN
JAP MUST
RULE
NATION MUST PROTECT COAST OR IT MUST PROTECT ITSELF
CALIFORNIA SOUNDS
NOTE OF WARNING
fnltcil Press Lcnsctl Wire
Washlngon, Jan. 21. "It Japan
doilrcd to do so she could descend
upon our shores of tho Pnclfl. ocean
and do gcoat InJifflTboforo wo could
rotnllate," today declared former
Mnyor Phelan, ot San Francisco,
who la hero In the Intorcst of logls
latlon affecting tho Pacific coast.
Tho prominent San Franciscan
take n pessimistic view of condttloua
o far as fortifications nro concerned
Ho declare that San Francisco ro
qulrod the Prosldont last Btiinmor to
keep the Atlnntlc fleet In tho Pacific
ocean, hut that his roply was that
the original program would bo car
tied otn
"That left our'const fimprotoctod,"
ail Mr. Pholrtli. "You will rcmoni
Iher that Japan struck Hitusln wlie'i
tho Russians lonRt expected It, nnd
attniked Port Arthur while Russia
was Mming. Jnpan would do tho
midst, llawntl is even worso off
than California.
Speaking of Prcsdont Roosevelt's
intorfcrenco to prevent tho enact
ment ot antl-Japanoio legislation In
tho Cnllfornla legislature, tho former
mnyor declared tho Prosldont took
tho right course.
"Tho Prosldont probably knows
moro about tho Jnpanoso qttostlon
thnu tho public," ho rontlnuod. "For
tho prosont, nt loast, California
should entrust tho quostlon to tho
nation's chief oxcculve. I nm forced
to say tho tlmo hns come whon Cali
fornia Is compollod to act. I quostlon
whothor Callfomln will contlnuo to
bo n whlto man's country, or whothcr
It will holong to Japan. Tho Jnpan
oso nro driving tho whlto mnn to the
wall, and tho Inttor hnr boguu to
fight.
Shall wo mnlntn'n our standard, ur
shall wo lovor'ourselvoa to tho busl-
samo thing to tho Uultod States, Jf now level of tho Jrpnno p?.
nblo agreement ha3 been reached
whereby Immigration will bo re
stricted ho has grounds for mnklng
such a statement. I think ie state
legislature should allow amplo tlmo
for tho fulfillment of this policy."
"Mr. Phelan ndded that ho knows
tho Japanese are clover and danger
ous, becnuso they nro clever. He
says they aro progressing beyond nil
bounds In California; that they aro
a gravo menace; that thoro In no
hopo tlmt they will over become
Amorlcnns nt heart.
"Thoy lowor tho standard of our
life," ho said. "They support lioltti
or church, school, thontro nor fam
ily, In nn Amorlcnn boiiso."
Mr. Phelan concluded his Intorvlew
by doclnrlng that tho Japanese would
never blond with our people
Midi a tiling Happened wo would have rnltli in president uooiovoit The Prosldont
have thousands of onomlcs In our Wo believe whon ho says an ami:- concerned ovor
The PivsldciK'N Opinion.
Washington, D. C, Jan. 21. Nev
or hoforo since tho trouble botweon
the people of Sim Francisco nnd tho
Jnpnnosu residents or that city aroso
ovor tho school question, has tho
rupture point botweon Amorlca and
tho Jnpnnosu government been so
near as It Is nt prosont.
That tills Is the view taken of tho
situation by President Hoosevolt bo-
W"" . onmo known today In ofllclal circles.
President Roosevelt Intlmntos that
It might iib well bo known now for
tho boucflt of those In the California
legislature who nro crying for iy
Jnpanoso laws tlmt all this war talk
Is not mere Jingo talk. This ex
pression Is regarded fiero as an ac
curate representation of tho adminis
tration's view ot the situation.
CeM-4-M-W-4--HI'-I
LTERATION
SALE
event that tho California loglsluturofof tho dial today Premier Kubtiru In
Is actually gravoly
the mator. Ho no
longer conceals his feelings. It Is
now known that ho foruseos in tho
What lfcnrst Hays.
San Frnnclsco, Jan. 21. In an ed
itorial appearing In tho Hearst nows
papers this morning, It Is stated that
nn ncuto sltfiintlou Is developing
with regardn to Japnn, which may
Levontunlly result In wnr. Tho edi
torial 'iya In part:
"It should bo Intolllgotitly noted by
tho Prosldont of the United States
nnd tho citizens ot the Uultod States
that the condition which Is threshing
Jnpnn into frothing fits ot warlike
fury aro somo trhlnl porfonnniicM
by somo cttlzotia of California or
merely contemplated nets by legisla
tors of Calfornln, coupled with tho
absenco of the American battleships
from tho Pacific const."
Hoars t furthor declares that Roots
volt Is not n strategist, and that the
host thing ho cnu do now Is to cor
root tho obvious mistake, nnd return
tho battleship Hoot to tho Pacific
coast, whoro It s badly uoedod.
FLOODS SIDE-TRAGK
PU6ET SOUND CITIES
on acts nntl-JupnuoBO loglslntlon, tho
gravest Kind of consoquouces.
Ho expressed tho hopo today that
the legislators would live up to tholr
promise to take no action In the noar
future concerning measures ngnlnst
1 Min Mlhmln'u cnililnpfu.
REMEMBER COST CUTS NO;
FIGURE
DURING THIS SALE THERE IS NO USE TRYING TO;
BEAT OUR PRICES. THE SHELVES HAVE TO BE:
CLEARED TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE BRICKLAYERS,"
MASONS AND PLASTERERS. THIS IS A PROPOSITION!
OF HAVING TO DO IT, SO IF YOU WANT PRICES NOW IS;
your time. . , r -::
The Following Goods Must Be;
Sold Out Regardless of Cost;
DRESS GOODS, SILKS, BLANKETS, COMFORTS, WOM-
tNS AND CHILDREN'S SHOES. LADIES' COATS AND:
I SUITS, MILLINERY AND FEATHERS, MUSLIN UNDER
1 WEAR, BLACK AND COLORED SILK AND SATEEN PETTI-
h 1 5, UINGHAMS, CALICOES AND MUSLINS, WOM
EN'S UNDERWEAR, UMBRELLAS, COTTON BATTS, LA-!!
"Its' AND CHILDREN'S HOSIERY, BELTS AND GLOVES! i
MEN'S FURNISHINGS AND CLOTHING, CORSETS, EM-!!
BROIDERIES, LACES AND RIBBON. NO RESERVE
EVERY ARTICLE IN THE STORE HAS TO GET A MOVEj;
UN-OUT -THEY GO.
Soaftlo, Wash., Jan. 21. No
trains loft tho Union depot hero to
day until noon, when one Great
Northern train pulled out tentatively
for St. Paul with tho chniico ot got
tlng nn far as tho east slopo ot tho
Cascades If good luck Is oncountored.
Another v.U leave at 0 o'clock this
evontng If previous Information does
not render such action Impossible.
Tho flood situation Is more gravo to
day as evory rond Is nt Inst forced to
admit. Tho Inst Knslorii train to
leavo tho depot yesterday was No. 11,
tho through Knnsus Oily train on thu
Northorn Pacific, llntwoon Sonttlo
nnd Kvoiott on tho Qrotit Northern
there Is a slide two nillos In length.
Tho Great Northern coastwise trulns
aro using the Northern Pacific tracks
via Snohomish. llutwuou Kverett
and Dolllughuni both tho Northern
Pacific, nnd Groat Northorn nro
crippled by wnBliouts. No Knstorn or
Soiithoru mulls havu been received
since 10 o' clock last night.
untitled an account ot diphtheria, tho
water hns risen so high thnt thu
hoiiRo In which they nro secluded Is
kept from Hunting nwny with diffi
culty. Tho water In now up to tho
door knobs of tho houso nnd tho fltqlc
occupants have been removed to tho
upper floor.
lap Talks .Smoothly.
Toklo, Jan. 21. At tho opening
u speech In the upper house ex
pressed deop appreciation of-the re
cent Qxchnugo of notes with America,
saying thnt It would romuvo n source
of mutual misunderstanding with
Amorlca, and would loeult In the sot
tlliiR of nil Orient! questions.
PORT Bill HITS
AN OBSTRUCTION
TO NAVIGATION
PORTLAND FEARED ASTORIA WOULD BE
ADVANCED
CnlfiiY Marooned.
Colfax, Wash., Jan. 21. This .
(own is still mnronnod by the flood
and dynamite- Is bolng sent In on
horsobnek to blow up tho loo Jnyis,
which aro holding tho wntur hack. It
Is feared that If this in not dono, tho
jams may broak up and an Immqiujo
amount of water would ho rationed,
which would do a groat amount ot
damage.
.Situation In Idaho.
Lowlston, Ida., Jan. 21. Thla city
has boon without olectrlo lights and
power for two "night h nn eucftiiut of
tho refuse caused by tho, high wntur
cIokkIhk the Inlet pipe to thu power
plant. Tho IiIkIi water Is filling Hie
cellars In thu lower part of town,
nnd Is doing a tcreut deal of damage.
Tho Spokane river -Is rising rapidly
and Is causing considerable damage
In the oNstoru part of the city.
On the north sidy of the Spoknno
rlvor, whoro u family has been qunr-
Spoknuo Has It.
Spoknnu, Wash., Jnu. 21. AJ1
trains, except those on tho Wnllago
hranuh ot tho Orogon llnllroad &
Navigation, havo boon blocked by sp
rloim wnsliouln on tho Uparl-Spohaiio
division.
High water at Odessa, Wash,, ban
washed out the Groat Northorn
'tracks and lAtd fot nearly a half inllo
and all roadbeds In JCaslorii WaJjj
Ington nro In hnd shnpe. Trains nro
ni n n I n ic far behind scheduled time.
Train Horvlco wont of thin point Is
practcally suspended. Tho Northorn
Pacific tracks havo boon washed out
at Spraxtto, Wash., and all t radio
from Spoknno woat has boon hlookoil,
Oitly a few trains from tho Hast havo
arrived during the. lat few hours,
Tho Ilonn bill, to Allow each har
bor to orgr.nlze a general port com
mission, was hold up by Campbell,
when It came up on special order.
more by congrosa. Why delay It,
n-ked Iloan. Why not allow tho poo-
pie to assist In oponlng this harbor,
and all the harbors? The house went
, Into eomniltte.. nf tlia wlmln m,i t
j If this bill passed the Slu.lnw harbor the b 01It of the 1ole Jt (,n
people propositi to blow thomsolvm ( considered by i,ectfon wltli Premier
rfor a, cool 1100.000 toward as muchj CcmpheJl in the chair.
SHEEPHERDER HAS
FEARFUL EXPERIENCE
v viw - i A
MHEE I
1 1 nil ! I'rt-w I.VSM41 Vlr.l
Doue, Idaho. Jan. 21. Pour days
and n'ghts alone In tU desert, with
out food or water, with his leg shat
tered by tjo accldontnl dhehnrgo of
his rhotgun, was the terrible oxporl
onco of Conrad Undace, a SpanUu
sli'ep border, near Hugerman. Ha
was fa.ind late yesterday by a search
lug party, lying with his face down
ward in the sand and unoouteloiia.
The man was hunting when the
accdont happened which renderod
him helpksa. Hit life was saved by
his two doge, who lay close to their
master's body, aad prevented hlw
from freeeing to death. Tk doo
did not leave hlw until they heard
the crlit of the oearchers. and then
they led tho wemhen of Uie party to
the unfortunAte man.
of the act of July 2. 1S9Q. by which
the American Sugar Itefiulng Com
pany Is reported to have made a
loan to the Pennsylvania Hellnng
Company.
It Is alleged that the loan was
made with the understanding thnt
tho Pennsylvania Heflnlng Company
would withdraw from busluow.
BILL TO CREATE
NESMITH COUNTY
JSJNTKODiJCED
HISTORICAL MEASURE CHAMPIONED BY
SENATOR SELLIN6
Ai-k Impertinent QiiuhtlHat.
(United Praw I.eaaed Wire,)
Wft hlngtoB. Jan. l.9mtnuT
Culberson today Introduced resolu
tions r equtsdng Attorne)-GeBrjl
Dunap:'fti to pruduco u!l torri'ioar
one- riling to the all'gfd vlohUun
MAH0NE STANDS BY
MARRIAGE BILL
The house tills morning voted In
doflnlto postponement of hh pot bill
to require better authority and more
complete recording of marriage,
and regulation of authority to aol
emaU. if they waaUwl u, throw
the hook4 Into iiloi all right. Iiu
ho would not take defeat without p
pecl. He was opposed to Holy Hollers,
TCHisiiunivo na uinrit'iamtj or
thunh number v. ho inc nu miais
tr, h r.- the !dor. tr't turns u
Tho bill to create Neemlth county,
over which there promisee to be a
rudhol light, n It proposoa to take
away h slice of the sacred domain of
I.ano and Doiirlas. both historical
territories big na tho statu ot Maine,
was Introduced this morning in the
senute by Hon Hon Selling ThW
bill could not havo had
oarable parentage, its th
lug tnan of Portland la a liMdev in
Just busliuNHj propositions anil tho
Solong of Unit mul DoiikIm will havo
to hustle to keep this hill from get
ting n dangerous following. Tlw cr
iitlon of such a county would ha n
long dofurrud trlhulo to u of thu
greatrnt men produced in twrUot-lal
iiy wan
lUllli.
h ioro fav- days whon the Oregon conn
e bltr dot h- bigger thuu nil Oreat IlilUUii
JONES BATTIES
TO REIMBURSE
INDIAN FIGHTERS
CLAIMS THE VETERANS DEFENDED THEIR
LOG CABINS
The Hon. H. P. Jonea. of the com- the- proktru genirnlion pcy what tlwy
ralltee oh military affairs, made a owe fie valient pioneers who savi
a I nor it r reoort on hla bill w rlm. ithu nuiiairr i. n,..i ,i... ..,.. . .
fllliiiK th. pu.pt. a.-i man) people i,r,.. HuHau War Veteran for lomimhni th Riaa4ah war votomiw '..
.. u,.JU. ,,w uimj niM, w.-jof cayusoa and per diem.
inoiiy lofTiuoo, and not prforme! '
I the atatoinont Oners. Mr. Jones w.ll
HsttfburK made malorltv renort lw fnuit.i rt ihn i... ., t .....
lllil'rj rlminit. Ii l.v -11.1 . . . .. ... .... "" "" ,,,UIUJ.
- -' " "..ui K"t'i cgauisc uie un. Tiie minority r- when it Is made
"'""" iport I,, an eloquent aigumeut that I whin ti
a spwal order at 2
oratory will flow.
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