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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (June 18, 1909)
"4 'l I launwil VOL. XIX. l.l'A' CAPITAL I'.l'ltiAI.. k.ILEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUN13 18, 1000. NO. 1C8. CThr iJ ai In ,-feMa VETERANS ARE PUT ON SHORT RATIONS AT SOLDIERS HOME THERE WILL BE PLENTY AFTER JULY FIRST BUT IN MEANWHILE THE GOVERNMENTS WARDS ARE SUBJECTS OF PRIVATE CHARITY B&rdlers' Home, Sawtollo, Cal., Juno 18. Becauso congress failed to tako tho Increased cost of food stuffs into consideration, In making tho cur ront ycar'a oxponsos, tho veterans In tho national homes throughout the country havo bcon forced to livo on short rations for tho past month, which will bo reduced to almost star vation faro during tho rost of this month. That this condition exists In tho Pacific branch, locatod noar Sawtollo, l admitted by tho officers in chargo, and that tho samo condition exists in tho other homes throughout tho country Is shown by tho reports re coived from them dally by tho local ofllcors. It bocanio apparent that this food sliortago would occur at tho last of tho ft cal year somo months ago, and Govornor T. J. Cochrano applied to congress for an additional 18000 to tldo him over. This amount was cut to C000 by congross, and tho vet orans quartered at tho homo must do without tho food that might have bcon purchased with tho extra 12000. According to tho bill of faro Is 7 . -.; I 8iHHf riiinniiiif ni amiiiteifeiiimf lei I THE CHICAGO STORE ! ! Ih the place far good goods nnd low prices nil tho time. Como to Sulcm'tt gifiitcst growing store mid mo J tho Values w can give you, Wo employ !f- nulespeople anil keep them luny nil the lime Helling goods. LADIES' SUITS Sale Prices $3.50, $4.95 $7.50 and up BEAUTIFUL SUMMER WASH SUITS, WOOIi SUITS and SILK SUITS Now on salo. If you want to boo a grand variety, tho latest styles nnd tho -lowest prlcos In this parr of the world, come to our now Suit Department and tako n look through. . . . j2- II ' ' . . ;; Men's Goods Ladies' ii Take a look at our show window and seo tho Hicrfl nnd ILLHLttV grand display of Men's Furnishings now ou ex- B hibltton. Quality, stylo and prices you cannot beat LOW SlIOCS " Emm G5 Working Kow on ga,e W(J HK l W Shirts now., 39c I can show you a Mk ? Z TLv Mens 75c Dress I grand stock of high HPIW 3 ?uL Shirts now.. 49c claB8 footwear at JBLfeL $& I ylllilil Men's 15c Fine very small pries, HPi Y T U luillilEvs. Hoso 9o Two sample Prices; KTRkB JA j I (IHsSS "Men's 11.50 Pen- . high -hoea, 1HA' - t jL'A WSZ! eefl.Sh!rt...8. 0W li W!1A. X 2$MW7Jl3-- 3.00 Oxford Ties. 1. v ni.' Av-'-1! T I UvpmIIb nil nHiuw Hfe. I I 4 V:i '-jIi' 1 AJ " '.. - T L iJCr-'t - "" . in au me new m, , wm"- from 39c and ud' sw T shades. .. .1.95 1 I - " ': j; thorn, now only fg f JM " "( JF now, yard ;; $3.75 grmKnMM AQr :i tcn-o-f-aa-HBs sued by Govornor Cochrane, tho mon will rccclvo moat twlco a day. during tho romatnlng days of tho fiscal year, but a look at the tablos today mado it plain that, although meat and oth er foods mentioned on tho bill wore served, thoro was far from onough to feed a man of normal appotlto. Undor tho system in voguo In tho dining room, 14 mon cat at each tablo, and two platos of each varlo ty of food aro placed on each tablo, with tho Intention of supplying soven men from each plato. Tho total amount of food that was placed on ono pf these tablos for din ncr for II mon today was as follews: Thirty slices of broad, 14 bowls of soup, 14 bowls of coftoo, two dlshos of rice, 1G hnlvoi of potatoes and boiled beef with horso radish. Thoro was about enough meat for seven men with normal appetltos. Breakfast on Thursday consisted of stow, In which tho meat and vog ctablos woro to scarco that It as sumed tho consistency of soup, broaa and coffee. Supper Is tho shortest meal of all, consisting principally of bread and ifc j i i LADIES' KID Wo havo a vory strong lino of Gloves in kid nnd silk, in all colors. Wo know our prices aro right on ac count of tho big business wo do In this department. ICc Llslo Glovos, now 25c 75c Silk Gloves, now 49c 11.45 Kid Glovos. now 98c While ton, with Bmall portions of fruit and cake. Eggs aro-a rarity, and, although called for oa tho bill of faro, havo not been served this week, nor will they during the rest of tho month. Tho bill of faro shows that oloomar garlno Is sonod Instead Pf butter, and tlio men say thnt ovon tho "olo" h seldom put on tho tablo. Tho bill of faro for next week shows that supper will bo a shorter meal than ovor, and will consist of nothing but mush, milk nnd tea. According to the cook at tho homo, tho coffoo used a. tho prosent tlmo Is about tho poorest that can bo bought. A committee of veterans met Thursday night and drew up somo pretty strong resolutions which thoy will sont to tho sonuto, tho house of ropresonUitlvcs and President Tart, but thoso will avail nothing in re lieving tho presont situation, be causo nothing can bo done in the fow days botwoon now and July 1, tho beginning of tho next fiscal year. In tho moantlmo tho national boI- dlers' homo for veteran soldiers is In tho humiliating position of neodlng donation? from charity to koop the old follows from going to bed hungry ovory night botwoon now and July 1. After that dato the appro priations for uoxt year, which aro said to bo oufllclont, may bo spent, and thoro will bo food In pionty. Roused to sympathy for tho plight of tho old follows, tho Woman's Ro- Ilof Corps horo Is collecting grocorlos nnd vogotables with which to re- llovo tho dlstross. FROM MEDF0RD TO ' ASHLAND IN 100 AUTOS Medford, Or., Juno 18 A tolo gram was received by tho prosldent of tho Commercial Club this morn ing from (ho California excursionists, now visiting In Sonttlo, nccoptlyg nn invitation for an auto rldo about tho Roguo river valley, upon their ar rival In thh city next Saturday. Tho party will bo mot nt tho train by ovor 100 autos, and taken to Ashland, whero thoy will again board tholr train Elr.borato preparations aro being made for their ontortalnmont. 0 8S. They Last We Offer t ''r.' y s 500 yards Standard 7 1 -2c Fancy Lawns for only, yard ; ; 3k o H4-&HM-8fe -T .. AUTO DITCHED PARTY ON WAY TO RACES ft'nltiMl Pre I.eKl Wire. Crown Point, Ind., Juno 18. Adolph Magnus, grandson of Adel- phus Uusch, ho multt-mllllonalro brewer of St. Louis and Pasadena, Miss Florence Packard and Miss Har-' rlott Darnes, nil of Chicago, wore Injured todny when tholr automobile turned turtlo whllo thoy woro on route to tho Crown Polnt-LOwoll race course. Magnus nnd Miss Packard wero seriously Injured nnd MIbs Barnes wn8 severely bruised. Thoy woro taken to tho military hospital In tho grandstand nnd cared for by tho army surgeons, who accompanied tho mllltla horo. Miss. Darnes was soon nblo to bo about but her companions rotnnlued at tho hospital. It is not known whothor tholr Injuries nro Unblo to provo fatal. , iho nccldont occurred when Mag nus machine ran Into a ditch. CALIF0RNIANS ARE ON THEIR WAY HOME (United 1'rtii I.tifd Wlr. Tacoma, Juno 18. Aftor remain ing In Tacoma flvo hours, tho pala tial special train of tho California Promotion Commlttco pulled out for Portland promptly nt 11 o'clock this morning. For nioro than two hours tho 100 mombors of tho commlttoo woro entertained by a lnrgo commit- too of Tacoma business mon nnd woro shown about tho city. Tho special arrived at 5:30 o'olook. this morning, coming directly from uio exposition grounds nt Soattle, whero the 'Cnllfornlnns havo spent tho past throe-days. At 9:30 n. in thoy wero met by a delegation of tho utrcot nnd fought to gnln entrance. Commercial Club nnd Chnmbor of Tho pollco regulations this morning Commcreo nnd piloted about tho city woro moro atrlct than thoso of yos In spoclul enrs. torday, and fowor pooplo woro a!- Tho visitors mado tho city strcoU iowoa to forco tholr way into tho cu ring with their famous booster yoll trnnco of tho court room, nnd tho California songs. Evory h0 op0nod with a rovlqw of toatt mombor of tho party Was decorated mony tnklng up In dotail and brand wlth tho California poppy nnd woro ng aa fai80 tno ropooted nccufntions a Tacoma boostor bnilgo and n spoon thnt Rudolph Sproclrolo and James mnde from Washington copper nnd D, Ph.lnn had covetous eyes on tho presented by tho Tacoma nowspnper men. NORDSTROM EXECUTED AT PEN THIS MORNING auoii isorusirom was nnngou in , Had each paid tholr brlbos, and up to ho oxocutlon chnmbers nt 11:27 this, March 13, 1900, when Calhoun re mornlng nnd nftor n Inpso of 10 mln- turned from tho East, tho Unltod utoa was pronounced dond by tho HallnwVi had not mndo a slnglo stop physlclnns. Mo get an ovorhoad trolley franchise. Nordstrom's norvo did not fall him . "u a important for you to koon in ... ... ... ...'. nt any tlmo. Ho walked upon tho mind tho fact that this conforonco scaffold firmly nnd bognn his spooch, botwoon Sprockols. Pholan and my wltlch lasod ono mlnuto. Ho first 8olf, who haw boon -nccusod of con asked tho spectators If thoy know Upirlng to got tho stroot railway bual- Why ho WHS UP thoro. nnd nftOr a nntm of finn Frnnrlsrn. Innk nlnpo I.a. a fow seconds proceeded to toll why no was io uo iiiuibou, mm mm u it'nny montloa of an ovorhoad trolloy. nnd not been for liquor ho would Thoro la not n yinabio in evidence iiil i iiiii ii imn . iiii iinniTii iiviii tr ono to forglvo him, shook hands with Sheriff Crnnshnw of Tillamook, stop ped back on ho trap and nt 27 min utes nftor 11 tno trnp was sprung. o REVIVAL MEETINGS PDnVA IM IMTCBCQT UKUW IIM IIMItKbbl . TMrt HAifln I tnftnMnifo m MnMntnnl ly growing inlntoroit, and largo crowds greet Dr. Me Inturff ovory night. - Tho street mooting last night was good, as usual. Speeches woro mado by Rov. Pontius, Dr. Comer and Dr. 1 Mclnturff. In tho cormon last night Dr. Mo. Inturff gavo sir reasons why a man . should como to Christ. First Sin produces fear: fear i producos a dcslro to dlsbollef, and thbr deslro to dlsbollef produces ua- bellof. Socond An Independent plrlt, &: deslro to havo one's own way, an I unwllllugneus to yield to anyone, even God. Third Tho simplicity of tho plan of salvation. Man wants to do somo groat things. Naaman thought It was too simple to go down in tho river and wash. Fourth Tho dovll'a churches: nnv i cuurcn tnat harpa on ono part of thp niblo Is of tho devil. All of faith. the wholo Dtblo, a full and complete goapelj a broad, onobllng gospel, worthy of God Is what mankind needs. It must not limit God In any way or tako from his word ono lot Or tittle. Where" is tho church covering up and apologizing for sin la oursolvc, our church and in others; Sin must die. It shall not havo dominion. Sin alwayj ruins, sin always kills, Sixth Lack of power in the church. First It take tho nower of iue iioiy unosl to start a. revival. Then yon koon out of God's wnv nnrf let him run It. KEPT THE TARIFF ON ALL KINDS OF PAPER ffnltKl Prtca lej wtre.1 Washington. Juno 18. Despite tho sturdy fight put up by Senator Brown, of Nebraska, bis amendment to Iho tariff bill to put print paper on tho frco lUt was defeated by a vpto Of 52 to 28 Ju tho senate today. Bailey was tho only Democrat vot ing against tho amendment, and Beverldge, Brinow and Burkett, the jiuiiuuiiwtus voung tor u. COURT ROOM JAMMED BY CROWD EA6ER TO HEAR HENEY'S ADDRESS i BITTERLY ARRAIGNS CALHOUN, AND RID ICULES POSITION TAKEN BY ATTORNEYS. CASE WILL NOT GO TO JURY BEFORE SATURDAY NOON United rms LeAied Wlre-1 8an Franclcco, Juno 18. Declar ing that tho attltudo of -tho dofenso In tho trial of cPtrick Calhoun, ac cused of brlbory, in connection with tho local overhead trolloy franchUo. la an Insult to the 'honosty of tho Jury, Frauds J. Honey created a sen rntlon in court today. "Tho oounsol for thd dofenso stood horo," Honoy. cried, "with an audac- Ity born of confidence in somothlng which wo know nothing about, and advancod arguments that wero In- suits to your honesty." Honoy began tho second day of his argumont in a court room crowd od to tho doora with an lntorostcd throng. Hundreds Jammed the system of tho United Railways Ho Bald: "In January and Feb ruary, 1900, corruption was rlfo amonc tho supervisors, r "Tho fl;ht trust deal had boon put through tho fas caso brlbory hnd bcon dono. tho tolonhono comnnnlos - . . - . ? - : 7 f0r0 tho Unltod Itallroifds had mado to show that Sprockols ovor attomot cd to got a stroot railway system of his own, or got possession of tho United Ratlroada "Why didn't Calhoun," continued Honoy, "coma forward .and holp trap tho boodlor board of supervisors and A" iloul nnu ocnmiu itu ccwia havo dono that In the latter part of 1905, and saved hlrasolf all this ii IfJO'rnfVk CI n t fl fall nt n .fr 1 a h. Abo Itouf nnd SchmltT He ccmld forrod to como in horo and 'fabricated oviuonco and mono false charges, which show nbsoluto guilt on his Part. "Imomdlatoly nftor March 13, 100C, on Jils return from tho East, Calhoun started to gt an ovorhoad trolloy franchlso on Suttor street. SpreckelV testimony was introduced hero, not to show which was tho bettor systom. but to show tho mo. t'vo for Calhoun's frenzied attempts to get nn ovorhoad trolloy franchise, Tho motive Is vory apparent. The testimony showod It. "Calhoun bolleved thnt ho could Blvo greater troot car facilities, ho said, with tho ovorhoad trolloy sys torn. Creator facllltloj means great er trafllc, and greater tralllc moans more profit. Thoro you havo It "That Soreckols. when ho consult. od with Calhoun on tho feasibility of tho conduit system did not think nt l""- "mo or sinning a street car sys torn of his own, Is borno out by his siaioment to Calhoun. Ho said: 'Now, Mr. Calhoun, if you think that (no length of tho franchise proposed for tho underground systom not long enough to allow you to get hack tho amount of your Investment, I stand ready at auy tlmo to assist you to securo an extonslon of tlmo for fifty years.' Dooa that show Bpreck oli wanted a stroot car system him. solfT Ne: It shows that ho wanted the UMt car sorvlco possible for tho city. "I maintain that Calhoun came horo in 1900 to got tho overhead trolley system nnd to got it through Abo Ruof. Tho people couldn't glvo It to him. Tho adornment commit. too couldn't L'lVO It to him Tim mtlv ones who could give it to him wero Abo Ruof and tho board of super visors", and tho way tho caso has been conducted and from tho rpeechea of counsel, Ruof waa then tho friend of Calhoun and still Is. "Isn't It a fair Instance that if in the Ruef trial the Jury convicted on testimony of Gallanhor. Corrm. Furey and Wilson that they wore telllm? the truth? now, li tnero any rea on that the testimony can't be as good in tula ca"e, Insofar as it goos to show that Gallaghor made an otfor to tho supervisors and that Gallagher paid thorn T "Tho records ohow you horo that Abo Ruot was convicted of otforlng a bribo in tho trolley mattor. Now. you havo no right to say 'I'll ac quit Mr. Calhoun bocausu thoy have n't brought any wltnoea horo to tes tify that ho saw Tlroy L. Ford pay tho brtbo to Abo Ruef, or that ho hoard Patrick Calhoun nuthorlie Ford to pay tho brlbo to Abo Ruef.' Whon tho murdoror who knocked bis victim on tho hood whon no ono else was In tho room, was convicted you didn't nocd any man to witness that crlmo to provo tho man guilty. The clrcumstnnccs provo him guilty. "Circumstantial ovtdonco In this caso points with such an unorrng hand thnt you don't havoto havo auy wltues'o corns horo who saw Tlory L. Ford pay Ruof tho brlbo monoy." Honoy then rotnrnod to tho Sut tor stroot trolloy frnnchlso squabble again. Ho condomnod Calhoun's of for to loavo tho mattor to tho poople aa to whothor thoy wanted a conduit systom or tho overhead trolley, aa mado la bad faith. Ho referred to Qoorgo Keano, ex-oocrotary of the board of suporvlvors, as tho man who got tho rest of tho monoy In ques tion nftor the 189.000 woro paid to Rea and Gallagher, and said that It wasn't likely that Qoorgo Keano. who had boon of such corvlco to Huof ami Schmltz In tho French restaurant ex tortion casos, had boon ovorlookod In tho payment. Ills mention of tho Schmltz oxtoo Hon cao brought a storm of protest from tho attornoys for Calhoun, and thoy called upon tho court to ordor tho Jury to dlsrogard tho statoraont Tho court ruled that tho Jury was tho solo Judgo of tho ovldonce, and that It had a right to draw auy In foroncos It might. Continuing, tho speclnl prosecutor snld: . "Calhoun wanted Cornelius of tho carmen's union to whip his organiza tion Into lino bohlnd tho ovorhoad trolloy mntter. so thnt Ruef could put through his crookod donl with out losing his political prustlgo or tako n ohnnco of killing tho gooso that was laying tho golden brlbo eggs. A. A. Mooro told you that Cal. houn was not held up. so that his Ji"!"!!""!,, ,wou,d, "" published and rcad by Ruof out nt tho rmmiv inii Thoy did not daro to uccuso Abraham Ruof for four that ha inluhf tub., nn. other motion to offer testimony for n consideration. "Publlo service corporations aro not llko tho patriots of old. who spent millions for defonso but not one cont for tribute. "Whon Calhoun spoko of 'the poo pie in his lottora to tho adornmont committee, ho mount tho boodllng board of supervisors. Thoy woro tho roprosontnltvos of 'Hie peoplu.' "You might as well talk of Horn Twood of Now York, lloss Buolor of bt. Louis, and Uossos Rnllnoy, Crlm nilns nnd nucklpy of San Francisco as tho 'ropresontatlves of tho peo- Sau Francisco. Juno 18. Heuey anuouncod that It Is Improbable that ho will comploto his addrois today. In that ovont tho case will not go to the Jury beforo tomorrow noon, and a verdict h not expected this woek. JAPAN WILL NOT" """ INTERFERE IN STRIKE United I're leJ Wirt.1 Honolulu. June 18. Consul-Qan-ornl Uyono announced today that tho Japanoso government would not at tempt to Intorforo In tho affairs of tho strike on tho sugar plantations hore. Ho denied that ho had advised tho planters not to yield, and that ho had reported to his government that tho striker i woro anarchists, but said that tho situation was not one In which Jauan could tako a hand. TJw leaders of tho striking Japanese Plantation laborers, who wero ar- rostod a fow days ago, wero arraigned today, aud released on ball. The 'rlkers: remain confident that they will win, and tho planters aro equal- ly confident that thoy can break the str'Ite. From prosent Indications tho fight will bo a long and stubborn one. ' ...,.... o ' , . ... , A SNA!', 5-room houso and two lots on 17th street. This week, I960 Owner nurt cell Phone 1413. 6-H-3t.