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HILL IS
BEHIND
THE ROAD
Porter Brothers, the Local Con
tractors, Make This Ad
mission in Portland
Today.
FIGHT TO A FINISH
IIKTWKEX THE 11ICI OXKS II I Mi
J15VIHEXTLV IXTHXDS TO IX-
VADK IIAHItlMAX'8 TERRITORY
AND CAPTURE a ART OK CAM.
VOIIXIA AXI) KHISCO TRADE.
(United I'rcn Leased Wire.)
Portland, Aug. 1C. Whnt is deem
ed by rullruad officials hero to bo tho
first gun In a fight botwoon Harrl
nuin and Hill for control of central
Oregon and nu outlet to California
and Snu Francisco, was tired today
when Portor Brothers, local contract
ors, nnnnunced that tho now Dos
chutes canyon road, which Is build
ing, has the backing of James J. Hill.
Tho Porter Oros. outfit has been
working In the Deschutes canyon re
putably In the Interest of tho Oregon
Trunk line It has boon donled fro
quentlj that ihe Northern Pacific
magnato was backing tho lino.
The announcement that Hill Is be-
f
SALEM'S BIG:
DEPARTMENT STORE
Is out with the biggest line of bargains we ever offered
for this sale. 'Ask for tho goods advertised. We have them
here ready to hand out to you at tho advertised prices. If
you want bargains come to the Chicago Store
EARLY FALL
STYLES
In
Swell New Suits
Like These 'Cuts
$120 values now $12.30
$2.1 values now $11.00
Those suits ore the
latest New York pro
ductions. Loner coats
nnd plaited skim, p.lll;
lined nnd handmuoly
trimmed; ma'ounls
the latest In worsteds
'nnd cheviots. 0her
suits at less money
SEE OUR MONEY SAYING
BARGAINS
WHERE CAX YOU HEAT OUR
PRICES?
Ladles f 1.50 and 2 Shirt WaUtd.
slightly soiled, now ,:i3c
7 He Dimities, Challles, Lawns
and Calcoes, now yard,... 3 Ho
Misses' 25c fine ribbed tan Hos
iery, now pair 12Jc
Children's .oc-black Hose IXI fine
ribbed, pair Oc
69c bleached Sneets, full size, for
the double beds 30t
35c Dressing Sacques now...iyc
CHICAGO STORE
SALEM, OREGON
"The Store That Saves You Money."
hind tho road presages a fight for
tho control of tho Deschutes canyon,
iho Pitt River canyon Into California,
and rivalry in tho Sacramonto valloy.
It is intimated that tho outlot of tho
now road la to ho farm Francisco.
BEING UNDER 18
. MAY ESCAPE PEN
f United Pre Leaied Wire.
Santa Clara, Cal Aug. 16. Jos.
Wlllots nnd Fred Carr, the two boys
who robbed tho Santa Clara Valley
bank last Friday, sworo In court to-1
day that nolthor was eighteen years
of ago. Each swore that Ijo was
sovontcen.
tVuon this contradiction was niado
It was Impossible to proceed further
with tholr cases and tho two prison
ers were remanded to tho Juvenile
court to dotormlno tholr ago. Tf
tho court finds that they aro eigh
teen or ovor they will be sont back
to the criminal courts.
If tho youthful robbers convince
tho court that they are not eighteen
thoy will bo dsntt with as Juvenile
prisoners nnd will get off with much
lighter treatment In ease of convic
tion than would be possible other
wise.
RAIN AT ST. LOUIS
BREAKS HOT SPELL
rnltml l'r I.WiH Wlr I
St. Louis, Aug. 10. Tho first
heavy rain this city has scon In a
month foil today and gnvo graat ro
Hof after tho torlflc spell of heat.
Four deaths and thirteen prostra
tions woro reportod yesterday,
o .
Drink and tho world drinks with
you but you sottlo tho bill alone.
A fool can do moro damage In a
mlauto than a wlso man can undo
In a yoar.
A GREAT DROP IN
PRICES
85o Satin Messallno Ottoman
Silks, in all the very latest shades.
To introduce these beautiful silks
we offer them for this sale at,
yard SOc.
We show tho greatest stock of
pleco goods that was ever openel
up in Salem in all classes of hi,
wool, linen and cotton.
DKODIXG DEPARTMENT.
We show a wonderful stock of
bedding in blankets, comforts,
lace curtains and all the rest at
prices guaranteed to bo the lowest.
Jjjgr
1 11 mil 111 c
las I Ili3 1 9K lilL
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DRIVEN
INSANE
BY HEAT
Six Murders Are Directly
Traceable to Heat, Which
Caused Temporary
Insanity.
AND SEVEN SUICIDE
HUMIDITY IS LESS IX CHICAGO
TODAY AXD THE UK AT XOT SO
IXTEXSE, THOUGH THK11MOM
ETER STIMi HOVERS AROUND
THK XIXKTY MARK.
Unlt1 I'rM Liuri Wlw.l
Chicago, Aug. 16- Six person
sons huvo Icon murdered, soren
hnvo committed suicldo, and tho hoi
,l'nls ,iro crowd with heat vic
tims an a rw. of tho hot wive
tun has en7etonl Chicago tc thp
last 30 hours.
Tho extreme heat, the pollco say,
Is directly responsible for tho crlmo
wave from which Chicngo Is now
mifforing. With tho morcury hovor
tng near 8G dogroes, scores of boat
prostrations, In addition to numer
ous cases of suicides and murdors,
have boon roportod.
Pollco and hospital ambulances
havo boon kopt bucy answering calls.
Tho Hufforlng has boen lntonse in
tho ti-noment district, whoro most
of tho suicided havo occurred. Al
though tho thormometor today Is
still closoly pressing tho 90 mark,
tho humidity is lost, and tho heat
not so Intonso.
Within 30 hours an expert Chi
cago accountant, after murdorlng
Ms wlfo and sou,- blow out his
brains. A mother driven insane by
tro oxtromo boat, killed her throe
yoaingost ohlldron, aftor sho had at
tempted to wlpo out tho ontlro fam
ily. Sho thou committed suicide by
rsphyxoatlon.
Theso cnios, according to tho po
llco, wore caused by Insanity, supor
Induced by tho oxcoeelro heat.
St Louis In Sweltering. .
St. Louis, Aug. 10. Sovon deaths
and 13 prostrations Is tho toll exacted
by the Intense heat which prevailed
In this section during the past 48
hours.
Despite thf heavy rain which fell
early this morning, the first of u
month, three moro deaths are report
ed. Following the rain tho thermom
otor dropped froin 94 to 83, but roso
rnpldly again this afternoon.
Two physicians at U10 olty hospital
woro overcome while working over
heat patients.
Mrs. Nancy Kook. crazed by tho
heat, attacked another woman In the
shopping district thte afternoon. She
was overpowered nnd taken to n hos
pital. Twelve Dead in Oninna.
Omaha. Aug. 16 Two deaths from
the heat this ufte'ruoon, with two fa
talities this morning, make the total
in this city during tho last 48 hours
twelve. The heat wave this afternoon
snows no signs of relaxation. Pros
trations are reported hourly.
SEISMOGRAPHS TELL
OFSEVERE.EARTHQUAKE
United rrru Rai1 Wire. I
Washington, Aug. 16. The seis
mograph here registered an earth
quake which Is supposed to have oc
curred In California or on the Pact
n- coat o Moxlca at 1 o'clock this
morning. The shake lasted over an
hours.
Ann Arbor, Mich., Aug. 16. Tho
seismograph at the University of
M chlgan registered an earthquake
shock early this morning which
la9ted ne hours and forty-seven
minutes
I niver Ity sc'entlsts believe tho
eake ccu'red somewhere In the
Wen Indle3
MAZAMAS
PERISH IN
CREVASSE
Two Men Who. Started to Ex -
plore Mt. Tacoma Get Lost
in Blizzard and Are
Probably Dead
SEARCH IS IN VAIN
TRACKS AHK FOUND LEADIXO UP
TO I)KK1 CREVASSE AXI) THK
UUIDES AUK CURTAIN' HODIES
ARE LV1XH IX THK DEPTHS OK
THK GLACIER.
(United l'reu I.eaic) Wire.
Tacoma, Aug. 1(5. T. F. Cnllag
Uan of West Sonttlo and Jamoa W.
Stevens of Tronton, N. J., aro prob
ably lying mangled nnd dead at tho
foot of one of tho Mount Tacoma
crovassos, whilo a searching party
under tho leadership of Jules Stam
pllor Is vainly searching for tho mon,
vlth llttlo hope- of tholr efforts bo
lug crowned with succoss.
Tho lost men mado wp a party of
threo that started out Friday morn
ing at 9 o'clock to cxploro tho moun
tain, tho third membor bolng J. P.
Sturley. Sturley wont with thom as
far as Qllraltai Hock. A blizzard
had come up whon thoy roachod tho
rock and Sturloy returned to camp
at Paradlso Valloy, ronchlng thoro
Saturday. The othors kopt on. No
guldo accompanied thorn.
Aftor tho nows wao brought to
camp Joo Stampflor, ono of tho nionn
tnln guides, started out to soarch
for tho missing mon. Ho was ua
mompnnlod by four mon. Tho par
ty signalled- from McClure Rock
yostorday that they wero unsuccess
ful In tho soarch.
This morning E. I. Phillips nnd A
H. Swartz, mountain guides, came
Into camp and sold that thoy had
found a crcvasso with tracks load
ing up to tho brink, indicating that
tho men had fallen Into Ua dopths.
A short tlmo aftor Joo Stampflor
came Into camp completely worn out
and reported that tho packs and Al
plu stocks used by tho mon had boon
found ten feet from tho crator
Shortly aftor Joo Stampflor camo In
Julius Stampflor eCarted out with
another party of coarchers and at
noon today thoy signalled that they
had not mot with any success.
Tho blizzard raged In tho moan
tains all day Saturday and Saturday
night and it ugay bo that the men
lost their way and finally wandered
Into name sholtcred placo, but tho
guides entertain llttlo hop of find
ing them allvo.
WILLIAM
GRILLS
IS DEAD
The wlros brought tho sad news but
a few moments before press time of
tho death of William drills at his
homo In Kose City Park, Portland, at
2 o'clock this afternoon. His death
U tinged with more than usual sad
ness, for the gates of life had only
fairly opened to him, and all the fu
ture seemed fair and beautiful. Only
a short time ago May 11 he was
married to Miss .N'ellle Patterson of
this city and it soems the congratula
tions and gpod wishes are yet fresh
when the same friends who shared in
the happiness of the young couple are
called upon to mourn with those who
mourn. Mrs. Grills had many friends
here, wnero for a long while she was
one of tho popular employes in the
music store of Geo C Will and later
of the telephone company
The smputh c - u h n if frl".i.l
goos out to Mrs. Grills so short a
tltno ago a laughing bride; so soon a
, widow In hor groat bereavement.
1 SPANIARDS PUTTING
i UP A GOOD FIGHT
(United l'rcii Lucd Wire.
Madrid, Aug. 16. Fighting bo-
tweon tho Mors and Spaniards was
resumed today at Molllla.
i
Aftor a disastrous weolc for tho
l forces Hinder Gonoral Marina during
iwh'cu tlmo th0 Moore haT0 kont th0
garrison of 38,000 mon 0I0SOI7 hug
ging tho walls of tho olty whilo they
poured ahots Into tho fortifications
from tho mountnlnsldo, Marina
moved aggressively against tho
trlbormon today. Tho Spanish gen
eral haa boon handicapped for come
tlmo from tho lack of supplies. The
expected munitions arrived several
days ago and in splto of tho Moon'
efforts to prevent a lnndtng a uum
bor of Fronch, Hold cannon havo
reachod Marina.
'0
CANADA WILL HAVE
BIG WHEAT CROP
T United 1'reut I.ed Wlre.t
Winnipeg, Mnn., Aug. 1G. Tho
grain crop of Manitoba nnd surround
ing provtncoa of Canada is expected
to produce 11 supply exceeding that
of any yield horotoforo recorded, no
cording to exports hero today. It Is
OHtlmntod that tho crops of this prov
Inco, Alberta nnd Saskatchewan nlonu
will 'give enough gnlu to supply the
wholo of Croat Urltaln for many
months.
A report that 30,000 mon would
be needed to gather tho crop Is, how
ovor, an exaggeration, nnd although
thoro will bo work for many laborers
no such wholosalo demand for holp
will bo forthcoming, according to of
ficials of tho agricultural department.
SALElT
WOMAN
IS HURT
Mrs. J.p. Emmet's Arm Broken
In Auto Accident in Which
Her Grandson Is
Killed.
r United Prtu t.taied rflr.
Chohalla, Wash., Aug. 10. Tho 7-
year-old son of Mr. and. Mrs. J. P.
Emiuott of Adrian, Wash.,, was killed
six miles west of Chehalla laio yes
terday whon tho automobile driven
by hla father becamo unmanageable
and plungod from a brldgo Into a
crockbod. The boy wan plnnod un
dor tho heavy machine and crushed
to death. In tho machlno at tho
tlmo of tho accident besldo Kmmeti
nnd his run woro Mrs. Kmmett, he-r
llttlo daughter. Kmmett's mother,
Mrs. J p. Kmmott of Salem, Or., and
II. P. Parnsworth. with whom tho
party was visiting.
Mrs. J. P. Kmmett sustained n frac
turod arm, butt tho other ocoupantb
of tho automobile escaped Injury.
Mr. Kmmett and IiIh wlfo left last
night with tho body of the boy. who
will bo burled at Amity,
NO BEER, NO WORK,
SAY GARY STRIKERS
United Prraa UuH Wlr.J
Gary, Ind., Aug. 16, "Unless we
can have our-beor we positively re-
fuso to work."
. This, ultimatum handed recontly to
officials of the Unltod States Steel
Corporation was carried out today
when 600 skilled workers threw down
their tools and quit work.
Several months ago prohibition wus
agitated by church workers. Loca,l
officials of the company were in fa
vor of it. Company officials were
told by tho employes that with tho
closing of the saloons work ut the
plant would stop. When the saloons
closed today 600 employes made good
their threat.
Although a number of foreigners
aro working today they, too. are pro
testing against tho closing of tho sa
loons, and it is expected that the
strike will spread to all parts of the
iU plant
THE STRIKE
SITUATION
SERIOUS
The Company Imports Several
Thousand Workmen to
Take the Place of
Strikers.
HAVE GATLING GUNS
STHIKKHB KinU OX 8TKAIUOAT
CAKRYIXG STUIKK UltKAKKKS,
AXI) IX PITCHKI) UATTLU WITH
KTATK TltOOPS AHK KOfiCKl)
INTO ItlVKIt XOXK KILTiHD.
United l'reu I.eatcd Wire.
Pittsburg, Aug. 1C. Catling guns
mounted on river boats to protect
sovornl thousand workmen that the
locnl car company's havo brought in
to tuko tho plncoa of tholr striking
employes aro hold lit readiness to
day to resist any attack upon tho
works. A pitched battlo botwvon
mounted state constabulary and the
strikers occurred last night and tho
rioting ceiiHcd only when n nu rubor
ot'strlkorn woro drlvou into tho Ohio
rlvor by thi troops.
' Tho attack started whon a force
of strikers II red. 01 a steamboat car
rying otrlko-brenkers Into tho Pros
sod Steel Cnr mopnny'n works. Tho
boat was forced back from tho land
ing, which wn crowded with a masa
of strikers. TbcCconstnbulary wore
ordored to clear tho plor and tho
ahnrgo followed. Hovolvors wore
llrod on both sldos, but no ono was
Injured by bulloto.
Whon tho mob was dlspersod 280
non-unionists wero taken Into Um
plant. Rumor that 1000 moro would
bo brought In todny lod to tho pre
diction that a serious daah would
occur and tho precaution of mount
ing tlif machlno guns by tho Ute
troopn waa taken.
SESSION
MOST END
FRIDAY
Olympla. Aug. 16. Blevon sena
tors, by absenting thonuolvoa today,
m-o bringing about a situation that
will probably force Governor Hay to
call another special session of tho
this morning ruled that undor tho
In wthos MoIal soelon must end
sixty days from June 12, whon H
wnB called. In other words, the
session may last but Ave days more,
Including today. With tho Scnlvuly
charge shot to pUces by rccont at
tacks ami amended charges to 1m
brought today. It la practically Im
posstblu to complote the Si-hlv !
trlnl In live days.
It Is claimed that under the rule
when a session of the leglsluturd
onds, nil unfinished business die,
theroforo it will be uecessury for the
governor to call a special session for
noxt week and that now Impeuchmenc
charges might be mado In the house
und tho whole procedure started over
again.
Tho attorney genorul also ruled
that legislators cannot draw per diem
for long recesses, but may draw mile
age' for coming back the last week.
Under the latter decision Auditor
ClauBen will Issue mlleuge warrants
which he bus held up.
Tho senate this morning met at 9
o'clock but tho roil call showed Cox,
Davis, Fatlnnd, Craves, Hutchinson.
McGowau, Nichols, Roberts, Itydater
Smlthson and Stewart absent. After
a loug debate, Including a call of the
senate fo rtho arrest of ubseutees. It
was Anally decidod to take a recall
till 1 o'clock tills afternoon t) jlv?
thi- nbseateees i clnn o put In 11
(ipoenrir'