SATURDAY'S JOURNAL FULL OF GOOD THINGS ABOUT SALEM AND ORGEON GOES TO ALL BOARD OF TRADE INQUIRIES. SPLENDID CIRCULATION FOR ADVERTISERS
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VOL. XIX.
DAPjY OAPITAIj .lOlltW!., MliKM, OIIKUOV, TIIUltSDAY, MAY 0, 1909.
NO. 01.
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FIRST MODERN STEEL
BUILDING WILL BE
ERECTED IN SALEM
GONTRACT CLOSED TODAY BY UNITED
STATES NATIONAL BANK FOR FIVE
STORY BUSINESS BLQCK AT
CORNER OF STATE AND
COM. STREETS.
Tho Capital Journal Is able to giro
tbo first r.uthorlzod unnouncomont
that tbo United States National
Bank of this city has decided to oroct
an 1100,000 modern stool flvo-etory
banking and ofllco building on tho
corner of Stato and Commercial
otroots. Tho miccosaful bidders nro
tbo Northwestern Bridge Company.
Portland, which Is putting up somo of
tho finest stool structures in that city
Tho building will bo flvo stories, C5x
100 foot 05 foot on Commercial
street, with tho bank on tho corner,
and a vory flno storo room noxt to
it. Tho four uppor Btorles will bo
all modern ofllco rooms, with
doublo olovntors, steam heat and hot
and cold wator, and a first-class fire
proof building of steel, brick and con
croto Tho plans adopted wore pre
pared by Architect Prod R. Lcgg. of
this city This will bo Salem's flrBt
modorn building, nnd, whllo not a
Pky-scrnpor, It will bo tho first stop
toward converting this city Into a
metropolitan community. Stato
strcot will havo bltullthlc pavomont,
nnd tho proporty will bo tho flnost
A
Price-Cutting Sale
In now in full blast at the Chicago Store for
the next ten days only
Before we start moving Into our new store. Money Is easier to move than goods, so
herds a chance for you to buy this season's newest and latest merchandise at
SACRIFICE PRICES
The prices on the following goods will be whittled down to the lowest possible notch.
Remember all goods shown are 1909 latest and best.
Dress Goods and Dress Silks, Ladies' Suits and Coats, Duck Suits, Princess Silk Suits,
Millinery, Shirt Waists, Wash Dress Goods, Hosiery and Underwear, Lace Cyrtains, Hand
Bags, Kid Gloves, Shoes, Parasols, Embroideries. Ribbons and Laces, Muslin Underwear,
Bed Spreads, Tapestry, and hundreds of other articles.
Remember Ten Days of the Greatest Bargain-Giving
Salem Ever Witnessed
We Now
Do the
Biggest
Dry Goods
Business
In Salem
je,'
e;
business property In tho city. This
step of enterprise on tho part of tho
United Stntes National will bo thor
oughly nppreclatod by tho pcoplo of
tho Capital City, nnd will bo a Bourco
of great prldo to tho city, And will
ooost all values of business propor
ty. Construction Is to commonCo Im
niodlatcly.
A CHICAGO MAN
DOES SHOOTING
Voru Cruz. Mexico, May C. Hnrold
Sanborn or Chicago, who participated
In n fight yesterday In wnlch six mon
nnd one women were' killed on tho
Ln Tlendn plantation, is In tho hos
pital nt Acnyun dangerously wound
ed. During tho fight Sanborn was
shot through tho neck.
According to reports of tho fight,
It Is Haiti that tho woman who wnH
....led, Rtnbbod Vlnconto tisplnosn; u
prominent cnttlo man, nnd that as
Ksplnona fell Sanborn Bhot tho girl.
Tho others killed met death in n
molco that followed.
Powerful
ua&fMJwl-t-
MM I
OPIUM SMUGGLING
ON A LARGE SCALE
(United Tress Lcmx-tt Wlra.l
San Frnnclsco, May G. Plain
clothos men and offlcora of tho secret
Borvlco today nro following every
avallablo clow in nn effort to round
up local representatives of an inter
national gang of opium smugglers,
whoso proposed oxtonslvo oporattons
wore mndo known to tho officials by
Chlneso merchants of this city. Lion
tenants J. C. Stono, 11. O. Hush and
V. A. Hnrrlgan nro In command of a
forco of officers who aro patrollng tho
water front with ordors to solzo the
contraband shipments that nro ex
pected to nrrlvo.
Whon tho law prohibiting tho Im
portation of opium for smoking be
enmo off .ctlvo jn April, It was known
thnt 400,000 worth of tho poppy
product had boon stored by Chlnoio
brokors. VTlh this largo quantity In
tho city, It Is thought that tho smug
glers expected to cntch tho customs
otllcors unawares and solro tho op
l.ortun'ty to bundlo largo shipments
Into tho city Illegally. Their planB
nrro wild to havo boon divulged by
Chlnoso merchants, who feared that
tho wholosnlo entry would bo effec
tive In lower tho value of tho opium
In their poBsosslon.
It is thought by tho officers thnt
the gang of smugglers had Its hoad
quartor In China, and Is roprosontod
by agents fii this city nnd ln tho
Eastern states. Colloctor of tho Port
Fred S. Stratton, Survoyor Elmor F.
Woodward and tho othor government
olllclals at this port aro determined
to apprehend tho oporators horo, and
have Inld tholr plans carefully. With
tho load furnished them by tho mer
chants, tho ofllcorB aro of tho opinion
thnt, In nddltlon to stopping tho in
tondod Influx of tho contraband pro
duct, thoy will bo successful In run
n'ng to onrth tho Individuals connect
ed with tho plot In this city nnd In
the East.
WaNliiiigton Kdllor Decline.
Washington, May C K. C. Hughes
whom tuo president offered tho fod
prnl Judgoshlp of tho westorn district
of Washington, today declined the
position.
Wo are hero to
show .you and to
prove to you
tuat we can give
you values that
will tnako you
and all your
friends solid cus
to in era of our
store Watch us
grow
FIGHTING TO
BREAK RACE LAWS
l United I'rcss Leased Wl'e.1
Sun Frnnclsco, May C. Tho llttlo
town of Madorn In tho San Joaquin
valley Is to bo tho scono of tho at
tempt of tho rnco track followers to
I secure a test of tho OtlB-Walkor nntl
, betting law passed by tho Into state
I legislature, according to persistent
I rumors here today. Thnt the famutiH
I coursing park nt Madura ngnln will
j bo filled with devotees of tho chase,
I nnd thnt if n test caso follows, tho
' racing lrntornlty will flock to tho
attack of tho now statute, Ib tho word
that Iwh beou passed about by those
who nro supposed to ho on tho limldo
of the confidential clrclo.
Soon after tho pnssngo of tho antl
gambllng bill It was planned to re
open the lugleslde coursing park in
this city. This plan camo to naught,
as did several othor bc nemos to bo
euro a test It Is said today thnt
plans to open the Madera park aro
almost perferted. It Is rumored that
former Judge Carroll Cook, with
Homy Ach, lias been retained by
those concerned to care for tho lognl
ond of any proceedings arising from
the proposed attempt.
HE FLEW THROUGH
THE AIR WITH THE
GREATEST OF EASE
(United Press Leased Wire.
Home, May 5. Llcmtcnant Cnldor
nra, ouu of Wilbur Wright's aeron
autic pupils, had both shouldors dis
located hero today whon ho foil, with
his Instructor's onroplnno, from n
height of 100 fcot. Ho was rou
dorod. unconscfllous by tho fall, and
WM renin vod to n hospital.
' Cnlderara was making a flight in
Wilbur Wrlght'H macblno whon tho
accident occurred. Whon ho had ut
talned n height of 100 fcot tho motor
ntopped, and beforo ho could got It
Btorted a caln. tho noroplane fell.
Aftor Ire rognlnod consciousness
nt tho hospital. Caldorarn stated thnt
he had n suddon nttack of vertigo,
and Instluctlvoly clutched tho lovor.
Ho rcm?mbors nothing of his torrlblo
drop to tho earth. According to phy
slclaihj In charge, ho ntnnds nn ex
cellent chnnco of recovory. Caldor
arn assumed nil responsibility of tho
nee'ddnt, nnd claims that tho mech
anism of the aoroplane was not at
fault.
.WITNESSES TELL
ABOUT KIDNAPING
0FJDIT0R OLDER
San Francisco. Ma U. Fremont
Olilor. mlltor of tlin RviiiiIiil' IlullnMii
j was placed on the witness stand to
, dny In tho trial of Luther Urown,
wiiu'i ui uiu uuiau iiiuinuya uuiuui-
Ivo bureau, who Is accused of kid
naping him.
Older told tho story of tho nllegod
kidnaping. lie said that ho was ar
rested by Drown, Potter Asho and
two constables from Los AngeloH,
who had a warrant, Issued In that
clt). charging him with criminal li
bel. Ills efforts to got tho constables to
take him beforo a court where ho
could bo admitted to ball, ho said,
woro futllo nnd ho was placed in an
automobile and taken to Itedwood
City against his will. Ho chnrgod
that one of tho ronstuhloe, whoso
nnmo ho did not know, placed a re
volver at Ills sldu ami thnmtimml t
shoot if he mndo an outcry.
Attorney Hurt SchleiMilnger .repro
sentlng tho defense, incurred tho dls
plensuio of the court this morning
b Interrupting Assistant District At
torney Wllllum Hoff Cook whllo ho
was mulling his opening statement.
Judge Mnhon took hchlosslngor to
tusk and ordered him to bo silent.
Cook win reviewing the Inoldouts
of tho niiegcd kidnaping and told of
the journey made from Itedwood City
SOUth toward I.OM AtlL'iiliiK Until,. a.
singer objected on tho ground that
Homing or mis trip wns mentioned
in iii0 inmcimom
DEFENSE IN THE
CAPTAIN HAINS TRIAL
Flushing. I. I . May .- -Tho de
fense in tho trial o Captain Peter C.
Ilalns ucoused of the murder of Wil
liam K Annlu. rnxtitil nt I -in nVli.fb-
tlllS afternoon fiftor liitrniliinlfiir .-
pert testimony to prove that tho de
fendant wm Insane at the time of
the killing.
Dr Maiison. Mho testified yester
day that llains was insane when ho
killed Annls, was cross-examined by
tho prosecution today His testi
mony remained unshaken.
Dr. Arthur C. IJrush. qualifying as
an export, corroborated Malison's te.
tlinony At th conclusion of his
cross-examination recess was taken.
Dr Jarrett was first witness for tho
state in rebuttal
-o-
i ttojtl on Kill Inland.
I Vancouver, w C. May C Now
brought by the steamship Marama,
which arrived hero today, of mining
excitement over rich gold and copper
lodo mines discovered in tho FIJI
group, where a number of mining
engineers were awaiting tho Issuance
of a proclamation openlnr tke dis
trict to mining right.
STATE STOVE WORKS
WILL HAVE TO
BE REBUILT
THAT IS THE ONLY THING TO BE DONE
UNDER STATE LAWS- HAVE NO
AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH
ANY OTHER INDUSTRY
What will tho board of public
building commissioners do with tho
burned plant at tho otaUi prlsonT
This Is n quoBtlon which tho board
itself has not nnsworod, nnd that may
cause tho monition) considerable worry
boforo thif do anwor It. Tho ilrst
question Ib "does tho Btato want to
coutlnuo tho stove foundry, or put
up a plant to carry on tho foundry
buslncBdT" Tho second quostlon
nrlsos, "can tho stato bonrd, under
tho law, do nuythlng oxcopt robulld
tho foundry?" Tho burning of tho
plant has loft nearly 300 of tho pris
oners out of n Job. Temporarily,
they will bo employed in donning up
the debris, tho aftermath of tho fire.
Aftor that, what?
The board has not mot yot, but,
whon It doos, whnt cau it do?
Tho direction of tho law Is plain.
It can rebuild, but can It do anything
else? Plainly not,
Tho followUig Is n reminio of tho
law under which tho bonrd acts, and
Ib solf-oxplannlory:
The. general laws of tho Btato for
1003 makos tho following provisions
for the "repairing or replacement of
public buildings dostroyod by firo."
ROBBERS TUNNEL
UNDER BAY CITY
San Francisco, May C. Discovery
of a. network of tunnels loading from
a vanoant store bulldlpg at 1070
D'Farrell struot today rovoalod n (dot
to loot tho vaults of tho Swiss Amorl
onn Ilnnk. tho Faro Jewelry Com
pany nnd the Orent Western Loan
Company.
Tho tunnels woro found after n
watchman had d'scovored n pllo ot
sand In tho rear room of tho vacnnt
storo. A hole had boon nut through
Mio Moor and a main tunnel run with
in ten feet of the bank's vaults.
Hrauch tunnels led to tho buildings
occupied by tho Jewelry and loan
companion.
Work on Uio tunnels had ovidontly
boon nbandnnod for lovoral day,
from tho appoarnnco of tho oarth
takou from them. Tho watchmnu
who mndo tho dlscovory wns put on
duty In tho vicinity of tho bank nbout
n week ago, and It Is belloved that
notion led the rnbbors to bollovo tholr
plot hud been discovered, mid to tnkq
Illght.
PAINT UP OR ELSE
C0NFESST0 WRINKLES
The .jiileui Mhne store on State
street bait Immii for two days painting
up Its front, in order to do so. it
hud to put up notices marked
"Paint " Now there uro many build
ings along Couimernlal and somu of
the olh&T liuslnewt streets that need
painting Nn one appreciates UiIh as
uiticli as a woman, because a blumud
fool limn doer not reallzu that ho Is
In new I of reialrs, while a woman
does. Now the city needs paint. Hu
lom cannot afford to drift into the
obiR of the old abandoned unsturn
towns. Wih must keep In stylo or
go out of It It's up to you gentle
men who own the buildings Paint
up of stand for the wrinkle
KILLED PARAMOUR
AT WIFE'S HASHERY
Oakland. On I . May 0 -Harry it.
Shattuok was shot and sorlously
wounded by August Couisans early
today. CouuaiiB uccurcd Shattuck
of breaking up his home. Knrly to
day he went to his wife's restaurant,
the "Sllvor Moon," and lay In wait
for his Intended victim Boon after
ward Bhattuck appeared, and Cous
tuns 'tired twice, both bullet pene
trating his broast.
Cousins was arrested and is held
"n det'nue pending the outcome ot
Bhattuck's injuries.
o- -
SAW.MM.I, UUKNK ,
VV AT VANCOUVKH
Vancouver. II C Mn.v 6 --The
North Paeiru Lumber Company's
mill at llariutl. eight miles from
Vancouver, Is a mass of ruins today
ts the result of a fire which broke
jut shortly before mldulgktand was
icon beyond control A Canadian
Pftcillc tralo consisting of 11 cars,
caught tiro wnd only re wore saved
"Section 1. In enso o loss or dam
ago to any public building of this
Btato, or nny of tho lnttltutloM
thereof; educational or othorwlso, by
lire, or in ens? of tho loss or dam-
ago by flro of apparatus, fixtures, ap
pllnuco or furnlturo of any such build
lug tho Uoard of Public Uulldlng
Commissioners, consisting of tho gov
ernor, socrotni) of stato nnd stats
treasurer, is hereby authorized and
empower. h1, upon tho application of
tho proper authorities in chnrgo ot
Biich building, etc., allowing tho na
ture character and amount of loss,
to authorlro tho immediate recon
struction, rebuilding, repairing or
replacing of Biieh building, apparatus,
otc. Vml tho socrctnry ot Btato is au
thorized to draw cortlllcatos of in
debtedness In any sum jiot greater
than (ho nmount allowed by Mid
board, which shall bear lognl Inter
est, but no nmount greater than tho
actual loss shall. bo allowed."
It wlll'bo noon from this that tke
bonrd Is tup against it It must eith
er robulld tho foundry, or do noth
In, uiiloss tho legal branch ot the
government can find a loophole for
dodging tho statute
It Is believed five enra woro loaded
with general freight. Tho dry kilns
were saved us well aa tho lumber
yard, but tho damage amounts to
nbout 125,000.
Tho mill wns quo of tho largest on
the const and hud u dnlly cut of
100.000 feet.
Tho telephone and telegraph wires
)woro burned down but tho great
glare or the sky warned tho Vancou
ver brigade nnd apparatus wan sunt
out early till mnornlng on flatcars
MORE MOURNERS
AT PORTLAND FOR
MRSJWEL M00RE
lUnltrd l'rrw Ust Wlre.1
Portland . May 0. Mrs. Hazel
Monro, Inamorata of OrtlB Hamilton,
deposed adjutant general of Wash
ington, patron of tho guy life against
whom his downfall Is charged, spout
several da)H In Portland In February
mid cut quite u swath In certain
circles.
More than one muuihor of the guy
sot of Portland remembers the visit
of Mrs. Moore to tho city, und there
aro many to testify to tho lure of her
brown tinted eyes.
Bho on in o at a time who nthe snow
lay deo pupou the ground und oil
gaged for horseif n handsome suite
of rooms at the Hotel Oregon.
Pretty of face, handsome of figure
witty of tongue, beautifully gowned,
slio soon cuptlvated ell the I in pros
Mlmmble men with whom she ouino
In contact and sent Into the hearts
of tne women h dtcidd flutter of
(invy. During the few days which
Mrs. Mooru runmlnwl In Portland, tdio
gave horseif up entirely to pleasure
Mrs. Moore had several women
friends In Portland, one' of whom Is
now in ln AiigtiJetj. and to ilium she
seemed the personification of till that
was to be envied To those women
who did not know her well she was
u young widow, very wealthy and
glftud Ith beauty and all tho urls and
tnlontu. All this was whllo she was
at tho Motel Oregon under the name
of Mrs. Huzel Moore, hut those who
nay thoy knew her. failed to learn
that from the Oregon she moved to
the Imperial hotel, there to register
live and grow moro populur uudci
the name of Mrs. Ortls Hamilton.
Hut (o the few women and men
who knew hor well, Mrs. Moore didn't
attempt to assuiuu the pose of the
wealthy widow. To them the storj
of hor life was known, thoy were
acquainted with no facts of her mar
rlago at H. and how somu years lator
she became a victim of tho paoo that
Kins.
Bho fraiialy told people she was
going to carry Hamilton, that he was
a "good .fellow" as good fellows go
-uo mudo no secret fit the elroum
stances surrounding the meeting or
of the, fact that he had a wife. Ills
position was imurlng to hor, for she
bad' social asp. lutu of the most
pronounced character Bho told sev
eral jteople In Portland that murrlagu
wiwi oil" wouiu nveuru lur iiur iiiu
position she wanted In society
And upou the subject of her brown
oye there are numbers of gay young
renown to testify It wa stlie subtle
wystery of those flashing orbs that
drew them to her as It did Hamilton