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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (April 30, 1909)
liauraal VOI. XIX. UAI'jY OAPITAI, .11)1 ItWU SAI.KM, OltWlOX FRIDAY, Al'ltir, ,10, 1000. SO. 80. ft EXPRESS RATES ARE CUT ONE FOURTH BY THE COMMISSION WOULD EASILY STAND ANOTHER CHOPPING IN TWO IN THE MIDDLE AND THEN LEAVE BIG MAR GIN OF PROFITS One of the most Important nnd fnrrcachlng nets of the railroad com mission was taken today when It having taken up the mutter of tho Pacific Express Compiinj's rntes, inudo a sweeping reduction in two classes; that 1b merchandise nnd what is known as general special, the latter being based on general rates will bo reduced proportionately The reduc tion Is sweeping, amounting to an nveraKO of 2G per cent. The follow Ing taken at random gives an Idea llluntlngton 4.00 of tho chango In morchandlso rates In cents por 100 peunds: uotwoon I'ortianu and Old. Pendleton $3.00 Condon 2.50 Iloppner 2.75 Elgin 4.00 Shanlko 2.60 Milton 3.25 La Grande 3.50 Ilnkor City 3.25 New. $2.25 2.00 2.10 2.70 1.S5 2.35 2.55 2.80 3.00 WILLIS BRITT HAS NERVOUS COLLAPSE Unltr,! ITch tanned Wlre.l New York. Alirll 30 Willis llritt, who wa.B found lyjng In a semi-conscious condition In a doorway last night, Is reported to be out of dan- gor today. ( Physicians nt the hospital whoro Brltt is being cared f.ir reftiso to ' say that he U not in a serious con dition, nnd "Is doing as well as could bo expected. BANK PRESIDENT NOW BREAKING ROCK BASEBALL FANS 'PAID THE PENALTY ' GUESSING TODAY FOR FIENDISH CRIME United Press Lcnseil Wire. San Francisco. April 30 Today bolng tho last dny of graco for na tional agreement baseball playors wl- Jumped to outlaw organizations, r ten al leaping back Into tho or ganized ranks wns anticipated, but President Herman, of tho California state league, declares that ho had not henrd of any natlonaf agrocmrWfolny crs now with the teams In his loaguo desortlng. On the contrnrv. dhnnn clnlms that. In addition 'itcher Egan nnd Catcher Le o aro coming from tho V i .stato Icagjo tcnniB, afli j.nstot "iltch- or will soon bo out horo tv. ' Join FtT'llO. Trlppol, tho San Joeo pttchor, who wnB reported to havo Jumped to Los Angeles, has decided to remain with the Plum Pickers. The now national agreemont rule, which goes Into offoct tomorrow morn Ing, provldoB. that any national agreement player who falls to report to or leaves a club having tltlo to hln services, nnd Joins outlaw organlza tlons, will bo Ineligible for reinstate ment for n pcrlo' of thrco years. Any national agreement playor Jump ing to tho" outlaws nftor May 1 Trill not be ellglblo for rolnstntomont for flvo yenrs, WELLS FARG0 ALSO UP FOR REDUCTION The hearing of tho Wells Fargo & Co8 rate case, which wnB Instigat ed through a genoral complalut to the tnllrond CommluBlon, lias been Hot for further hearing on Juno lt, In the olll co of tho commlFslon nt 11 a. m. At tho InBt hearing tho express people had n motion wns Introduced to dismiss tho complaint, which mo tion wan overruled by tho commission Tho complaint against tho Wolls-Fnr- ( United rreia Leased Wire.) San Quentln, April 30. Dalzeli Drown, formor prosldont of tho Cali fornia Safo Deposit Company, today l brenking rocks with n gang of con victs of divers colors and national!-; go Company aro general, bolng mudo tlos. nrown was transferred to tho I by tho public and patrons of all Its rock pllo becauso his oyes woro fall- linos In Oregon. Ing (under the strain of tho work In ' A hearing In the matter of n tho Juto mill, whoro ho was em-1 double-deck chute for the loading of ployed. It la fonred that his sight Is stock has been postponed from Mny mpnlrcd permanently. . I 11th to May 13, at 10 o'clock p. m. - - ' " - i , . i ll'nlteil l'tH I.rnacHt Wlro.l Sacramento. April 30. With a smite on it la lips, remising to talk, and disdaining the nttoiulaiico of a priest, Antonio Clppoln, a Swiss, waB hanged this morning at tho Folsom prison for tho murder of Joseph PI t aluo. "It's all right, boys." were tho last words ho uttered as tho black cap was adjusted and ho wns dropped through tho trap Into oterntty. Tho trnp was sprung nt 15 seconds after 10 o'clock nnd In 13 minutes nnd 40 seconds ho wnB pronounced doad by tho attending phystclntiB, Dr D. Gladding, Dr. St. John Healoy of Fresno anu Prison Physician In gersoll. Ho has refused to talk for tho past few dayB and no confession could be Mccurcd from him. This morning ho ate n hearty breakfast and wnlkod coolly to tho gallowB without a tromor. Tho crlmo for which Clppoln paid tho .icath penalty today wan one of tho moat flondlsh In tho criminal records of this section. Plrnlno wnu a frlond and room mate Plrnlno had bupportcd him whllo ho was out of work, but Clppoln was anxious for tho little money Plrnlno had saved up. With two companions, who havo never been captured, nor their Iden tity lonrncd, Clppoln lured his friend to a river bank two miles nbovo this city nnd proceeded to rob him of his little storo of gold. Plrnlno fought and while tho otuer two men hold hlni, Clppola carved tho man to pieces with a sharp knife. Then they throw t.io supposedly llfolcsH man In tho rlvor nnd ran. Tho cold water revived Plrnlno nnd ho draggod himself ashore nnd hailed a passing rlvor bout nnd was brought to this city, whoro ho dlod 24 hours later, in tho meanttmo, however, tho police had captured Clppola who was found In his room with the damaging evidence of mud nnd blood stained clothing, his mustache JiiBt shaved off and money hidden in his shoes. Ho was hurriedly taken boforo his victim i who Identified him nnd cried out; TERRIFIC STORM VISITS THE MIDDLE WESTERN STATES MANY KILLED AND THOOSANDS INJURED WHILE PROPERTY LOSS WILL AMOUNT TO MANY MILLIONS- STORM HAD WIDE AREA United I'reM I,oiet Wire. J Chicago, April 30. Two persons nro dead and 50 Injured, boiuo of them fatally, na a roqult of tho storm which struck Chicago hint flight. Wires aro down In ovory direction nnd communication with outsldo points Is interrupted. Considerable dnmago was dono In Chicago and throughout Illinois nnd Northern Indiana. Owing to tho poor wiro communication, but fow dotalli Imvn boon roculvod. It Is foarod that when communication with tho Inte rior is ro-cstnbllnhod thnt tho donth list will bo greatly Incroaaod. Two bovs. tho son of J. 8. Dyors, of this city, woro roportod missing todny, nnd tho pollco nro searching for them. It Is feared, they wero killed during tho ntorm. Tho Btorm was fronltlsh. It swept cortnlu sections of tho city, nnd loft otltors untouched. Twonty-flvo Jioubos woro wreckod durlmr tho night nnd n mimbor ot others woro Mnroofod. Others woro burnod to tho ground attor belnj struck by lightning, At noon todny tho nuthorltlos esti mated that tho ton! toss In Chicago The Store That Makes the Prices and sells the goods is out this week with the biggest bunch of bargains we ever offered sSlsKr SBBBacBBBBBBBMfx'Jbr cm ffifM 1 1 iiiBSffl a ft S iiiiiB jlsssssssssW sbssbskS. bL4 n ilH LV KF "9Sm Hi- a HI LiiiiiiiK jHissiK iKftB tB a iHJ LsssssssR sliiiiiiiiiiW bbHH1& Sills bUiiiS sliiiiiiiiiBL BjBBBSBP BBiiBB SPECIAL BARGAINS 15c Checked White Gooda, yd 9c Standard Cali coes, yd. 12 Wc Fine India Llnons, now yd. 71-2c f f m nn t ! ftjiiiriif fmiiii, Notice to Subscribers! j 12 He Dross Ginghams, yd. k Heat Indian Head Dress Goods, yd. 121-Zc Br I 9c Dleached Muslin, yd. WOMKV.S AM) .MIKSFN1 HIITS 1909 newest styles In Long Coats and Sheath SH'U s . lined and handsome!) trimmed Special sale price $8.50. $11.90. $14.90 and up 5c Sheets, 29c. Pillow Cases MILLINERY 1909 Newest Models at now prices, Come here and get your hats at about half what you have to pay elsewhere, 98c, $1.49, $1.98, $2.50 axi ri Beginning on the first of May the carrier boys will collect for all papers sont out by carrier, Each boy will collect his own route and will recolvo as wages a proportion of each subscription ho collects, Tho boys will collect only for ono month, In other words, if your time expired April 15, tho carrlor will colloct to May 15, and so on, If a subscriber Is bohind, say form Jan, 1, the carrier will collect no back subscrip tions, but will colloct from April 1 to May 1, or what ever tho date might be, A collector will bo around to collect for the subscription In arroars, The subscription price for the month is only 50c, and we particularly request that our subscribers havo the money on hand when tho boys como around with the receipts, This is a now system in Salem and wo ask our subscribers to co-operate with us in establishing it, becauso wo think It will bo much more satisfactory lo thorn. Each carrier will glvo a receipt for money collected and tho time for which it pays, MNiiiiiiiMini.t.-irlmiil)ii(ifeiJtu and thnt (our porsonn lost their Htm, whllo n Nooro woro lnjurod. Flvo porsona woro killed at Youur's crosslnff Tonn., and m estlnmto ot tho Injured has beea nmdo Tho proporty Iosb Is vory heavy, nnd will mount high Into the thousands ot dollars. Ucglnn, Tonn., roporta two killed nnd n dnten hurt, nnd Looke, Tobb., hna heen ontlroly obliterated by the rtorm. No llvoa woro lost nt Looke, ho far ns can ho learnod, but a asm her of persons woro lnjurod. MessnRca rocotvod horo today state that n doton tMitldltiK woro doraol Ished at RnlolKh, Tonn., last nlgkt, and that tho proporty Iosb Is heavy. At Henderson, Tonn., throe win wero killed, nnd West Marlon, Ark., and Whentloy, Ark., each report aae ilead. Hovoro damao reunited at all throe placet. Kentucky reports Indlcato that It escnped tho worst of tho Btorm. Twenty TIioiikiuuI Injuird, Memphis, Tonn., April 30 Twenty thousand persona wero Injured nnd a Krent many kilted by tho storm which Hwept win lowi-i Mississippi alley last nlitht, acdinlliiK to reports re ceived hole lnle today. Hcoren of towns till ArltiuiHiiB and Tennessee aro loportiHl to have been devastated by oycUua and It Is eerialii that tho list of known dead will be Kiontb In croiiHwl .when more detailed repoilu nro icv I vud. Ileatli ami llcsiriicllon Kterytvlieit1. Ht. 1 oiiIh. Mo.. April R0. IteportH this ufloriiiMin from Teiincm,e. r IdiiiHiiH and MlHBlsslppI Indicate that tho HtoiniM that swept ihnse states last nlKht and today caused oiioiiiioiih propel i j loss, and It appear certain thnt Iho death list will bo Kreatly Increased. It Is estimated that !!0 perHonu woro kllluiUlu tins section alono nnd six nro known to lie dead in Arkan sas. Tho town of Horn Laku In Do soto county Is roportod to hnvo boon totally destroyed but tho number of deaths there Ih not known. At Gnddo Gap ono man and two children wore killed and 20 persons Injured, Twenty Killcl nt Puliukl. Pulaski. Tonn., April 30. Twenty persons are dead nnd 10 Injured lit Uee Bprlugu, n town In the cyclone bolt, nccnrdlnR to advices recolvod hero this afternoon. The wire are workliiK badly and but little nows eoncornliiK tho amount of tlnmngo done by the storm ha roaoliod here. 81-3 100 yds. Dest Spool 811k, spool 5c Dress Skirts and Shirt Waists The blKget biti-KnhiH jruu -vrr haw SWRT WAISTS 39cf 49cf 75cf d8c and up DRESS SKIRTS 9Sc,$f.50, $2.50anrfop We ae ho-e j i)000 pnccs uii v , ., j . i j . -- jir U18 lime .' ii " ' w'iiwrTay-,,gr 'gaBMaMaMMBjMaMajay'ag"rfByajaaaBBaiiaB We allow no store to under sell us 'Oh. Tony, how could you do it? How could you kill your frlond?" Clppola stoutly protested his In no conca throughout tho trial and up peal nnd Hover revonled tho names of hlri accomplice's, i i i CAPTIN ROBIrVON TOOK SHORT CUT OUT San PrancUc6, April 30. The i steamer Peru, bearing the body of I Cupula J. V. Itobinaon, of tho I wrecked Paclflc Mall steamer Indiana, wno commmea auiciae in m cabin aboard the ship, Is due her Sunday morning. It la thought that the wreck of bla vessel, followed by dlfflculty with the members of tho frow, who wro com pelled to remain aboard the vessel at MUKdatena liar, was the reason tor , itoblnaon'e act Andtber possible cause, which la rumored here today. Is tho alleged fact that Robinson did not stand In I the Kood graces of the officers ot the I Pacific Mall Company, It Is ald i that revelations alleged to have been made by Hoolnion while master of the steamer City of Peking to Com" misiioner or immigration Frank Sar gent, cognizance or wlilcn bad reaped It P Sherwin and other comninv of- tlaU, reiultcil In the promotion of many Junior officers over bU head. Robinson bad been In the service of the company since 1892, and bad an unviable record He wa 67 years old rosullne from tho storm would amount to botweon 11,000,000 and $2,000,000. Heporls receMd horo this uftornoon state that a bllxiard la raging in Wisconsin and Minnesota, TmH Olty Dentroytil HarrUburK. III.. Anrll an Th. town of Texas City, 10 miles north of hero, was completely destroyed and 12 persons wero killed by last n'ght'a storm, according to advleos received hero today. Ono man was killed and 16 In Jured at Wasson, when a boarding nous,! was aemoiiinoa uy the tornado. Other houses thero were wrecked, but It cannot bo learned whether any moro Uvea Were lost, becauso of the poor wire service here today A relief (rain baa boon sent to Texas City (A aid the persona Injured and loTt homeless by tho storm. MIiNjpjti Valkyr Hlornvflwept. Memphis, Tenn., April 30. Yor tho sixth time in a year tbe cyclone belt of Tennessee, Mhsourl, Arkan sas, Mifslppl and the adjacent states bavt been swept by A series of ator" laving tour perom dead, hundreds Injured, six hamlets destroyed and a proporty iota amounting to millions of dollars. At Golden, Mo., four persons wero Kiuea, anu ai least 13 ser'ously hurt. Kvery building In (he town was lev eled by the storm, and the property loss la Immense Heports from Horn Lake. Mda., state that the tows iu Wee rased Ilm-c Track llulldliigN Wrecked. -HlQiiln, Ky April 30. Lotoiilit rnoe trnok wnu badly damaged by Hie otorm Inst night. Kdtlhlutos today place tho ditmagu nt $10,000. oa a number of stabios nnd portions of the gruiulstniid were wruokod. Wrw Than HciiorttMl. Harrlsburg. III. April 30. LqtMt roporta from Texas Olty say that tli town was totally doatroyed and 10 porsona killed Wlro communication is cut orr ami no details are obtain able. rWeiiteen Out of Fifty, ionett. Mo.. April 30. iive per sons wero killed and 12 fatally hurt last night when the vlllagu of (lolden wna deatroyed by a cyclone. Golden wus u hamlet of but (SO Inhabitants o . THE BURNS GRAFT GETS A BIG JOLT United I'reM Until Wlra.) 8a u Francisco, April 30. Slouths employed under William J. Hums, by the graft pronscutlou, were un able to draw their pay today be cauuo of a temporary Injunction granted by Judge Sturtovant, re straining tbe city treasurer and au ditor from meeting that payroll. The Injunction was made returnable Sat urday, (t was Issued at the Instance of Campbell, Matson and Drew, at torneys for the United Itallrooda. who allege that thore Is no prov'aion In tne city charter which provide for the bring of such secret agonU, and that Hum's inon aro performing work that lies within the provluco ot tbe regular police. The auditor will appear tomorrow and show cause why tho Injunction should not bo made permanent.