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VOL. XIX
SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMHER .1, 1000.
No. 108.
DENMARK HIVES COOK A ROYAL WELCOME
GOVERNMENT YACHT BURIED IN AMERICAN AND DANISH FLAGS MEETS DR. COOK
TOSTATION
TROOPS AT
PRESIDIO
General Bell Says Twenty Com
panies of Artillery and
Other Troops Will Be
Sent There.
ALSO AT HONOLULU
THE OHOWINO TRADE OK THE
' PACIFIC AND EVER INCREAS-
iXCl AMIIITIO.V OF J A FAX
MAKES THIS A.V ABSOLUTELY
XECESSAHV FltECAUTIOX.
a largo number of troops at tbo Pro
sldlo as soon as suclomnt water sup
ply Is obtntnod for the station, ac
cording to an Interview given out by
Mnjor-Goneral Franklin Bell, chief
of staff of tho United States army,
now In .San Francisco on bis annual
tour nf the posts of inspection.
Tbo troops will bo garrisoned hore
so as to bo ready for quick trans
portation to tbo Philippines, in case
of urgent need in tho islands.
It has not been glvon out whether
or not a brlgadlor-goneral will bo
placed in charge with tho arrival of
additional troons.
"An long as we are as short of
gonernls as wo aro at present, It will
bo Impossible to place ono nt tho
Presidio," said Doll today.
According to tho plans 20 compan
ies of const artlllory, qno squadron
of cavalry and additional Infantry
men will bo plnced nt tho Presidio,
The rtntlnnlnp of additional troops
at Honolulu Is also contomplnted.
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Dentil of Well Known Railroad Mun. I
Seattle, Wnsh., Sopt. 3. Qoorgo
DEATH LIST
GROWING
STEADILY
Rains Continue and the River
Keeps Rising Many
Villages Have Been
Ruined.
DR. COOK
REACHES
DENMARK
Flag He Planted at the End of
the Earth Flies From
Masthead of the
Steamer.
BAR AT LA BARRA
flood doixo its greatest
damage ox the mexican
sum:, max small towns
having iteex swept a wav
wokke than reported.
United l'rut I.taied Wlre.1
1
W. Dickinson, ono of tho best known
rnllrond men in tho United States 20
i vnnra mm. ntwl wlin hna nalrlarl li
San Francisco. Sept. 3 -It Is plan-iScnUIo 8nc(J im b (,em, herfl Qf
ned by the war depnrtmont to stntloa ' pnoumon'n
t
..Salem's Big Store
With the big stock of the newest merchandise shown on
the Pacific Coast. The only thing that you will find
small in this establishment is the price. The goods, style
and the quality can not be surpassed. The Chicago
Store always leads in progressive merchandising.
Mrs?'
SCmLiB l II MIM
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mlV i Pb I tftvV
NEW
FALL
STYLES
IN
LADIES'
SUITS
Wo nre now showing the grandest
assortment that was over shown in
this part of tho world. Come hero
and look through and see what style
and quality means at the Chicago
Store. It means that you can buy
beautiful s-rmentsnt about half what
you have u pa) elsewhere.
$18.00 Suits now $10.90
$22.00 Suits now $12.50
$27.50 Suits now $14.50
Theso prlss are just for a short
time to Introduce these beautiful up-to-date
garments.
Dress Goods
and Silks
Tho big stores of Portland
cannot show you any grandor or
finer stock of dress goods and
silks than we can, and we can
beat their prices 25 per cent
less. Como here and get sam
ples, then send to Portland or
any other big city, comparo
prices, stylos and quality, and
whon you got through if you
study tho iutorost of your pock
etbook you will buy' from the
Chicago Storo. The reason Is
this: Wo Know where to buy.
how to buy nud to got prices
that will stand competition with
nny house In America.,
1000 yards of the new Ottoman
Kallo Silk in all colors. 85c
quality. Introduction price,
yard , nc
SILKS SILKS SILKS
If you wnnt style, quality and
a grand variety, come here.
DRESS GOODS
DRESS GOODS
If you want to take a look
.through the greatest stock of
up-to-the-minute dress goods,
come to the Chicago Store. Wo
ask small prices.
Yard 25cf 35c, 49c, 65c
75c, 85c and up.
United Press I.eaed Wlre.l
Monterey. Mox., Sopt. 3. Nows
from tho Hooded districts today indi
cate that the property loss will great
ly exceed tho ourly eitlmatos. 1
Hoports from Tnmplco and tho
surrounding oo tin try say that the
conditions there aro much worso than
I hnvo been reported. A suburb of
; La Dnrrn has been almost complete
ly wiped out, and n numbor of peo
ple aro missing
A bar has formed across tho lrur
bor ontranco, and a numbor of boats
on tho outsldo aro unablo to ontor
nud dlscbnrge tholr cargoes.. The
towns on the Mexican side of tho Rio
Grande nre today feeling the full
brunt of tho Hood.
Arguellc, Saynosa, Coralcs, Cam-
nrlc and San Miguel are today com
pletely Inundated, whllo sevoral oth
er towns aro practically destroyed.
Tho Mazas river Is overflowing It
banks, and a wide strip of fertile
valley Is completely under water.
Lerada, Gomez, Palacio and Mats.
moras and several other smaller
places nre threatened with destruc
tion. Tho lower part of Terreon In
directly In tho path of the flood. The
city of Tula, a city of 9000 Inhabi
tants, in the state of Tamalpals, has
boen destroyed
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CAUGHT A
" WOMAN ON
HIS HOOK
MET BY U.S. CONSUL
THE DANISH (.OVEItXMEXT WILL
(JIVE HiM WELCOME AS WA11M
AS IK IT HAD I1EEX HEIt OWX
SOX WHO SOLVED RAFFLING
PUZZLE OF AltCTIO SEAS.
Copenhagen, Sept. :i,
1,1th.- thl afternoon Dr. Mau
rice Frauci Egan, American
niliilMei- nt Copenhagen, on
board .thi yacht Xew Vorket'
uii't tin Meanier Hans Kgede
mill with n wave of Ills hut
gave tin first greeting from
the American people to Dr.
Kriilcrlrk A. Cook, discoverer
of the north pole, who was
Mantling on the deck of the
steainer. The yacht flew the
flag of the American ivpuhlle
Milled Cook planted at the
northern-most point. of tho
globe, and .i twiv ti welcome,
sight to the eyes of the ex
plorer nfter his long and per
ilous trip through tho deso
late regions of Ice,
In reference to tho' wishes
ot the Danlsii govcriimeBlt,
which has' requests! thut Dr.
Cook he allowed to land un
der the Danish colors flying
from the masthead' of the
Hans Egede, Dr. Egnu iiban
tloiied Ills tentative plan to
transfer Cook to the yacht ho
iliat he mlglit aml under the
stars ami stilpes.
S3 degrees centlgrado. This is 117
degrees bolow zoro Fahronhoit.' "
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Copennagon, Sept. 3 Dollghted nt
having tho first opportunity to do
honor to Dr. Frederick A. Cook, the
courageous American who succeeded
In ronchlug tho north polo where
hundreds of others had foiled, tho
Danish government is planning a
royal wolcomo for tho hnrdy ex
ploror when ho roaches here tonight.
Completely ontwlncd in American
itntl Danish flags the torpedo boat
Jutland left hero this morning tu
meet the Kgcdo and will escort tho
vessel to Elslnorc.
On tho Itoynl Geographical Socl
ety'H boat will bo Dr. Egan, a fa
mous scientist, and M. G. Molchlon,
who will wolcomo Dr. Cook to Danish
soil on behnlf of tho government.
Tho oxnet hour of tho arrival of
the explorer hero tu not known but
ho Is oxpoctcd to roach hero some
time tonight. Tomorrow morning ho
will bo presented to tho queen and
King Frederick, and tomorrow night
ho will bo tendered n monster ban
quet which will bo attended by the
high officials ot tho govornmont.
There Is no skepticism hero regard
ing tho authenticity of Dr. Cook's,
discovery.
Captain Hanson, n wealthy export
of tho motcornloglcnl Institute, who
nns lived in tlio Arctlo Bans tliu year
PREACHER
LOST HIS
TEMPER
Christian K. Mentor Reminds
Parson of Unchristian
Conduct in Playing
Croquet.
HIS SKULL BROKEN
SO HE SAYS, IIV HEW CHAXDLElt
A. IIEHZOG MEXTOU SAYS
HEHZOG IS MAX OF "FIUM AND
PHOFOl'ND CONVICTIONS," AXD
HE EVIDENTLY IS.
I United TrtM LetweJ Wlre.1
Sonttlo, Sopt. 3. Deputy shorlffs
are today looking for Itov. Chandler
A. Ilorzog of tho United church of
Anthrax, Ohio, to sorvo n summons
ouTTltu ' damage suit for 12600
round making observiftlous. declared5
today thnt his obEorvntlous.colncldodrv,1,oh h"8 " AM by Chris
exnetly vlth thoso of Dr. Cook's re
garding tho weather, Ice and trnlls.
CHICAGO STORE
SALEM, OREGON.
T',(j Store That Saves You Money.
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Alamltos Day, Cal., Sept. 3.
Fished out of tho swiftly running cur
rent .of Almltos channel, at the end
of a heavy shark line, Mlas Itoso
Qulnn, a comely maiden of Naples,
Cal.. today owes her llfo to the cast
ing ability of W. R. Phillips, a Jogal
disciple of I. Walton.
Ph'lllps Journeyed to Pier No. 2
late yesterday, armed with a heavy
1'ne, a great shark hook and a half
dozen surf fish for bait. About thn
same time Miss Qulnn entered the
water 100 feet above the pier for her
afternoon swim. Miss Qulnn Is an
accomplished swimmer, but she had
fall d mj notice that tho tids was
ru.hlng sw'ftly seaward through the
,nairows at the mouth of the little
' bay
I After uaeoU'ag his heavy line.
1 Phillips was prepared to Impale .a
i Mlppery surf flahon the hook when
was 'arMd to hear a cry for help
'CnT!aued on page 8 )
Copenhagen. Sept. 3. Dr. Fred-
i erlck A. Cook, the American explorer.
I was interviewed late this afternoon
I on board the Huns Kgedo by a re
porter of the National Tidendo, who
I boarded the vessel nt Skuggornok.
The correspondent sent the following
wireless inew to his paper:
"Dr. Cook bus positive proof of his
claim that he bus discovered the
north pole, according to his statement
made to me. He said:
" 'I do not consider my- planting
the flag at tho pole my greatest
achievement. The greatest act that
I performed was to discover the 30,
000 square miles of land which will
open up an entirely new field of ex
ploration research.'
"Pressed for data concerning his
two days stay at the pole and im
pressed wit lithe fact that some proof
of his statement was needed the ex
plorer said: '
" 'I recieked the pale shortly be
(jre 7 o'cloek on (ho morning of
April 21. With me were only two
Etwlino companions, and we had
huen makleg daily observations for
two weeks and knew accurately our
position.
'It did not detract from the thrill
hot we experienced when the sextant
revealed tha we were standing In
latitude 90.
Th- low-sr temperature encoun---rtd
b ru! jiarty at auy time was
Praises Little Eskimos,
Now York, Sept. 3. That tho dis
covery of tho north pole and tho
probablo dtscovory of the south pole
In thu near future will rosult In n
grout stimulus to Arctlo oxplorntnlon
and a rush of studonts and scientists
to tho polnr regions, Is tho firm be
lief today of Evelyn D. Baldwin, tho
colobrnted explorer and meteoro
logist.
In an intorvlew today w'th tho
I'nlted Press, Mr Unhlwln said
"Dr. Cook'n i.rhi.iement is si u ilv
ordorful. Ifo wna extremity fnr
linwito in find'tg u eunln of Is uuds
whore game w.n pl'ifllful. in 1 nlso
to encounter such n smooth surface
within five degrees of. tho polo,
"Tho tissistance of the bravo little
Eskimos was also of groat valuo to
Dr. Cook, and they cannot he given
too much cerdlt.
"Tho skepticism bolng manifested
regarding Dr. Cook's wonderful foul
of traveling 500 iuIIoh In 36 days Is
not woll foundod. as It not only w,is
possible but was vory probitbto undtr
favorable clrcuuiHinnaoH."
"I think tho finding or the south
pole." continued Dr. Baldwin, "will
bo much oaslur because thero Is con
tinent mound thuru and the loe
therefore will be stntlonnry. while
tho Arotlo loe Ih continually shifting
and breaking.
"I am now getting up an expedi
tion which Is to cross thu Arctlo
rogloh nnd we oxpect to start vory
soon. Wo will have a strong vessel
and hopo to drift completely through
the northern ocean, como out some
where on the northeast coast of
Greenland and Spltzborgen and mako
side trips In dirigible balloons.
"Wo will seek speolmeus and rec
ords for meteorological observations,
and we expect to find laud west of
Crocker Land. Unless I am badly
mistaken we soon will be hailed ns
the first expedition to cross the
northern ocvun."
ttaudC. Mentor of Anabel avenue, who
alleges that tho dlvluo fractured his
skull with a croquet mallet.
In his complaint tho smitten ono
Htiittm thnt Itov. Ilurzog, who Is de
scribed as n mun of "firm nnd pro
found convictions," hud been his
guost for several djiys and thnt on
Monday Inst thu two former Ohio
friends engaged in u gamo of croquet
"The trouble began," said Mentor
today, "whon Ilorzog brought his ball
on tho ground through tho wrong
wicket. I resented his action nnd we
had a heated discussion. Ho denied
his guilt nnd when I insisted, ho re
plied not n word, but Uftod-'hls mal
let and bounced It off my head. I
remember no more until tho hired
girl told me was 'hotter now.' I
nave nil regard .for the dqtlos and
obligations of u host, but I cannot
stand for this work with tho mallet
I nm going to see If u Judgment can
not bo colleoted."
The itev. tlerzog cannot bo found
nnd it Is suspected ho has gouo bnck
to Ohio.
THEY PUT UP JOB
ON THE PRESIDENT
fulfil Was Perfect.
Nowork, Sgpt. 3.John Hradley.
ho financed the expedition of Dr.
PrederloK A. Cook, which resulted In
the stars and s.rljiea being planted
it trie rorth pole, today denied that
(Continued on Page 4.)
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"Mony may make the mare go,"
a'd 1'ncle Eben "but r don't bop as
'' much of a guarantee agalmt
klcklu' ''
lievorley, Mass., Sept. 3. What Is
supposed by frlonds of President Taft
to have been an nttempt to drag him
into au exceedingly unpleasant pollt
cal position was made public to
day by tho repudiation by the Pres
ident of a peculiar tologram pur
porting Co have been sent to a St
Paul paper Thu messagu assured
the peoplo of Mluitosota of the chief
executive's iiympathy with plans un
der way In thut state to accord n
public celebration to tbo Minnesota
congressmen who votod against the
Payuo tariff bill.
The pupor Is said to have publish -d
the following messuge over Taft's
signature:'
"I ub uro you of my complete sym
pathy with thu plan to honbr the
Minnesota congressional delegation
by a public ratification meeting."
Immediately upon the discovery
of the m'stake. Secretary Carpenter
Issued the following flat denial of
tho genuineness of thu message:
"Tho Prui'deut r quests tho presj
associations to announce that no suh
telegram was seat by him to the St
Paul paper or anybody else."
The "entire Mluuo&sta delegation
In congresa. with tho oxoeptlon of
Iteprasoutatlve Tawny, voted against
the tariff bill. The plain for the
celebration included a public meet
ing for the rut'lUatlon of their action