Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919, October 21, 1909, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextREMEMBER THE DATE OF THE "CHARITY BALL" OCTOBER 29 AT THE AUDITORIUM RINK. THIS IS A WORTHY CAUSE AND SHOULD BE HELPED ALONG BY EVERYONE I I aumal VOL. XIX SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1000. XO. 230. f mii-i- Inl Inllnllnllnllnf tHf Bfrilinliniini fnl iqmCs- WAS BURNED TO DEATH D I rltNlIu His Clothes Saturated with Oil From a Lantern He Car ried Are Set on Fire by Cruel Devils. WAS A LIVING TORCH SCREAMING IN AGONY, TWELVE-YEAH-OLR BOY, 1I1S CLOTHES SOAKED WITH OIL, BURNS IN SIGHT OK HUNDREDS IN SOUTH DAKOTA TOWN. t UNITED MESS LEASED WIM. Anotn, S. D., Oct. 21.--Ltttlo Ken neth McKonzIo, 12 yoara old, Is dy ing In n Faifco hospital today, fol lowing his encounter last night with two men suppposcd to bo enemies of nla father, Simon McKcnzIo, n butch er, who has bcon actlvoly engaged In loading a crusnrto agalntat nlluKCd "boot-loggers." Konnoth Btartod out Inst night to dollver meat to soveral customers, carrying n lantern to light him on.hls way. Ho had hard ly gotton two blocks boforo ho wan nold up by tw nion. tho boy's clothing with tho oil which It contained. Thon tho two men ignited tho ooy's clothing and disappeared. Srcamlng for help, the lad, now n living, blazing ball of fire, rolled in a nearby plot of grass, in an effort to extinguish tho flames. His efforts, howovor, woro unsuccessful, and bo foro tho flamts woro later extin guished by pedestrians, tho lad had neon horribly burned from head to foot. Although his cnBO apparently was holplcss, and suffering cxcrutlntlng agony, Konnoth was hurried to tho hospital at Fargo, whoro, It wns said, that his burns most probably would provo fatal. Konnoth was ono of tho most pop- ular boys In Anotn, aud tho myste rlous onomlcs of McKcnzIo sought ro ven go through tho son has aroused the town to a great pi' of excltomont, and It tho child's as sailants nro found they nro almost cortaln to bo summarily dealt with. BANK OF ENGLAND Raises Its Rate of Discount from 4 to 5 Per Cent. Third Raise Since October 7. THE PORTOLA CELEBRATION IS A WONDER GENERAL OTIS DIED IN NEW YORK Rochester, N. Y Oct. 21. MnJ. Gen. Elwoll Stephen Otis, retired, died today at his homo at Tho antes, near horo, o flienrt trouble Gon. Otis, who was born in Fred crick, Maryland, March 2G, 1838, was widely known as an Ildlan fighter, an dalso has an excellent record for duty In tho Philippines. o Cl'velnnd Notes Another Qimkt. Cleveland, O., Oct. 21. Tho seis mograph record hero shows two dis tinct oarthquako shocks havo oc curred about 5000 miles from hero. Ono is reported to havo occurred Tho larger of tho two hold tho boy, whllo tho other took his Inn-jnt C:30 o'clock this morning, nnd torn away fiora him and Bnturntcd'MhG nthor nt 7:30 p. in. hrst nigh. I DOES IT MEAN PANIC ENGLISH HANKERS SAY IT ONLY MEANS AN EFFOltT TO RETAIN AS MUCH GOLD AS POSSIBLE IN ENGLAND AND TO CHECK SPECULATION. UNITED DiESS LURED WIRE. J London, Oct. 2l. Tho Bank of England todny announced an Incrcaso in Its discount rato of from 4 to 0 per cent, as wns predicted yesterday by the United Press. This Is tho third Increase since Octobor 7, tho f-ratc having been doublod within "w fortnight. Tho banks of Germany and Bol glum also hnve Increased their dis count rates. It is Intimated that thcro Is nn un derstanding between tho foreign bnnkers to keep up tho rato In order to check a wave of speculation which (Continued on pago 8.) ! Sweeping Reductions;! IN THE FOLLOWING DEPARTMENTS jj Ladies' Coats, Suits, Millinery, Hosiery, Underwear, Dress Goods, Silks, Blankets, Com- " m""r ,,"vo bM """ wuinm. T was comnoniMl of 14 divisions nnnh I tnrtlrs Ciiii'itin Etnnnnr Mnn'o fiiwrlo Cllioolorf Cliirt Afoicto Etn Dpinnn Put Afnii rinnm V ii . -. . .. ... X iui io, uuuny i luiiucio, iiiuii o wwua, oinuaiwa, omii i iiaioio, iiu. i i iuco uui av vuwn iwtwtiiniiiiiiiwuituniwiimininnt ' ' I! 1 1 Salem Cloak and Suit Store Is certainly giving tho values In Lndlos, Misuos nnd Children's Cloaks and Suits. Como to our storo and sco tho rush of buslnoss in this de partment. Wo nro crowd ed eory day; tho pooplo know gonulno values when thoy seo them. Spe cial Salo Prices now on. Great Millinery Bargains Just Received z Silk Hats and Indian Blankets, Sombrero and Umbrella, Ancient and Modern, All Mixed Up. EVERY BODY THERE GHANDEE OF ANCIENT MEXICO AND MILLIONAIHE OF RECENT DATE, HIGH, LOW, RICH AND POOR, ALL TUKN OUT TO CEt.1t. URATE 'FRISCO'S DIG DAY foSnn Francisco, Oct. 21. With al most ovory nation or tho world rep resented In costumes varying from tho frock coat and silk hat, to tho Indian blnnlsot, from tho flowing plumes of tho Spanish grandco to tho gorgeous gowns of tho Chlncso mandarin; from tho kilts of Donnlo Scotland to tho silken robes of Nip pon ombraclng in 200 floats, horse men and men on foot, practically ev ery branch of Industrial, frnlorn.il and commercial llfo, tho great Por tola parndo passed up Mnrkot street today botweon solid wnlls of sp?i'ta tors, who havo como from nli parts of tho const to participate If tho thrco remaining days of th.i colohrn- tlon of Snn Francisco's rc.iiibtruc- tlon. It was tho greatest ami most brilliant street parado over seen in tho West. Don Gaspar do Portola and Queen Vlrgllla occupied mngnlflcent lloa's, nnd each was guarded by tho Pot tola dragoons In their brilliant colors and glistening armor. Tho pageant today, howovor. ccti.d IjulkV $15 Suits now 8 7.00 Ladles' 818 Suits now ,810.00 Ladle' 825 Suits now 814,00 Wo aro giving tho greatest values wo over of fered In Millinery. New, up-to-dateTrlnimed Hats Ostrich Plumes, Wings and Fancy Foathors sell ing at about half millinery store prices. Tho Chi cago Storo Is th eplace to buy your supplies to make your own hats from. $4.50 Handsome Trimmed Hats now$2.50 I $6.50 Handsome Trimmed Hats now $2.90 Z Wonderful Values in Up-to-Date Dress Goods and Silks ':: Every lady in Salem and the surrounding country knows that the Chicago Store Is tho !! ;; pace to buy Dress Good$ and Silks, Here you can. fin dthe newest, and you have moun- iiiNew York' and wns to san ;; iamb ui mem iu mane yuui sbibuuuii irom, every coion snaae ana weave isnereioryou !! ;; iu uuyuui ujiuu&mg num. ncmumutJi, wo aie we uiUKurs oi low prices v i Dress Goods, yard 19c, 25c, 35c, 49c, 65c, 75c and up Dress Silks, yard 25c, 35c, 49c, 65c, 75c and up elaborato nnd arranged after weoks of careful preparation. There woro 10 brass bands In tho lino of inarch, which oxtended from tho ferry building through tho length of Mnrkot street to Vnloncln stroot nnd almost ta tho Mission Dolores, whoro an emblematic ceremony wns hold. Moro than 20,000 persons partic ipated In tho parade, and it wob wit nessed and cheered by hundreds of thousands. Tho offlclnl representatives of all tho nations woro given promtuonco, and a sootlon was set aside for tho army nnd navy officers, Tho frator pal ardors woro presont with .floats, and ninny with drill corps. The Elks' whlto squadron, from f.os Angeles, was given an ovation, along tho lino. The Hednun and tho Eagles woro represented with big dologatlons, In full rogalla. The Knights of Pythlns; tho Woodmen of tho World; the Knlghta of tho Maocaboou; tho Itoyal Arcanum; the Modern Woodmen, and many others woro In lino. Tho Sons nnd Daugh ters of tho Golden West appeared In elaborato floats. Ono fcaturo which won great np plauso was a detachment of Spanish war veterans under tho command of Drlgadlor-Qonkral James F. Smith, who recently returned to this city, after having served as governor-gen eral of tho Philippines. The voter ana carried the largest American flag over seon. This flag was displayed In tho Fulton-Hudson celebration in !!(5000 Yards ;J?izc dark ; ; and light colored Out- ing Flannel z Yard 4c Chicago Store Salem, Oregon THE STORE THAT SAVES YOU MONEY 1,000 Yards best stand- ' apron Ging- ;; ham Yard 5c iiif -if mim-twninnw t wf iaatf wmiM Francisco to be carried In tho pa rade today. Tho foreign delegations were piobably the moat interesting of all to most of the visitors. The Ghlneso colony was represented by a dolegn tion of about 2000 Celestials In gay native costume. Three hundred Chinese, in two shifts, carried tho largest Chinese dragou that was ever Imported to this country. It spouted flame and smoke all along tho lino of march, and presented a sight such as Occi dental eyes have seldom looked up on Tho Spanish societies worte promt- Jnont, ns tho flostn, In fact, Is n Spnnlsh celebration In honor of Por- tola, tho Spanish soldlor. Spain was j ropreaontod especially by Marquis I do Vlllalobar, tho minister . pf t Spain to tho . Unltod States, who brought tho grcctlngn nnd congrat ulations of King Alphonso. ' Tho JnpaneBo colony was repre sented with a brilliant and olaborato display. Tho Scottish, tho Greek, tho Swedish and tho Italian socie ties woro all represented by floats and men In gay costumes, accom panied by musicians of their ollvo typo. Aside from all tho special fea tures, tho parado included all tho foaturos usually soon in a street pageant, nnd altogothor composed tho greatest display of th" kind over scon in tho West. With tho termination of tho mon ster historical and electrical carnival pageant Saturday evening, tho last night of tho Portola festival, Snn Francisco will resolve Itself Into a monBtcr Mnrdi Oras, In which thous ands of Don Caspar do Portoln's subjocta will revel with abandonment throughout tho night In n mannor that will go down In iho annals of tho city's merry-making ns a dis tinct triumph. Thcro will bo soven of tho largest Moats over constructed, located onH Market street at tho various intor Heeling thoroughfares, which will oach havo n band or orehostru. Spnco will bo cleared off nt oach of thoso floats and music will bo fur nished nil night for tho gay dancors, Besides tho million or moro Incan descent lights which will bo omploy od In tho resplendent Illuminations each of thoso floats will bo decorated with 10,000 lights. Tho srono Mar ket strcot will prosont with its red nnd yollow colors of tho Portola and Its. veritable innro of electric Illumi nation will bo ono 'of mngnlflcont glamor, surpassing In Hplondor nny effects over nttemptod In tho fun loving city of tho Ooldon Onto. Uononth this bower of daxzllng col or and light, and casting nsldo dull caro and worry, tho morrymnkors will abandon themselves to tho spirit of revolry. Thoro will bo piquant grlsottos In gorgeous nnd striking costumes, clowns, buffoons, and other horribles, Thcro will bo fantlstlo and grotesque masks of bararro nnd original design by tho thousands. Trumpets will blnro In continuous and discordant mannor and ovory- whoro thoro will bo nolso, and moro nolso, and a cffnstnnt warfaro of con fottl will bo waged. Tho night will bo ono of tho gayest that gay Snn Francisco has over known. Around tho monster electrical floats tho frolicking subjects of Portola will dnnco to tho entrancing molodlca of tho orchestras. Evorywhoro thoro will bo color and life, Tho rod and yellow colors of Por tola will predominate In tho motloy crowd. Thoro will bo rod nnd yel low hats and costumos, and rod and yellow stockings will movo grnro fully to aud fro, tnnolng In rhythmic regularity to tho soduutlvu strains of muslo. Tho spirit of rivalry will reign auproino and San Franolsro will add a new pago to Itu famo ns u placo of nmuuomont. Funmaklug and i0" rlmant will continue until Halloty shall como stalking along, and thon Don Caspar do Portola, bidding adieu to his loyal subjects will ascond in his spoctacular aerial flight over Iho festive city. Probably ono of tho most Import ant events scheduled for tho week of fostlvities is tho official Portola masquerade ball which will occur on Thursday evening, Octobor 21. Ecrv one who joins In tho donee will bo required to appear In costume, an 1 $2,000 wortth of prizes will bo award ed to those attired in tho mot beau tiful, blzarro and picturesque ros tumes. Twenty thousand tlrkots havo been issued and It Is botlfvod that It will provo ono of tho most successful affairs of Its klrd ovor witnessed In San Francisco, EVA BOOTH TALKS ON SUFFRAGE I DrttimiAn tAfnmnn CtiAi A lftlf UUIICVUO VVUIIICII OIIUUIW VUIV But Deprecates the Means Employed by Them in England. IS ALL UNWOMANLY WILL MAKE THE TO UK OF TUB UNITED STATES A NO 8Y8 THAT 1IEKE INSTEAD OF IN ENGLAND THE SUFFIIAdirrTES MUST WIN T1IE1K VlfTOItY. UNiTro rRrns leased iriu. Los Angeles, Col., Oct. 21. Wo men should havo tho prlvllcgo of tho polls, but many of thorn, particular ly tho militant suffragettes of Eng land, nro conducting their campaign for tho ballot upon ridiculous lines, according to Commander Eva Booth of tho Salvation Army, who Is la Los Angolcs today. Miss Booth reached this city lat last night from Denver, nnd, accom panied by soveral mombers of hor staff, hurried to n local hotol, whoro npartmcntB havo been rosorvod. Tho commander lo making a tour of Inspection of tho West, and plans to visit nil tho larger coast cities. . "Most Assuredly I think women should volo," was Miss Booth's re ply to n direct question, "but I grlovo to seo them doing things that might bo termed unwomanly. Wo men In Englnnd havo boon doing outlandish things to sccuro suffrage thoy havo dono things that appeared to bo hysterical nnd Billy, and snch radical measures havo gained them Ultlo sympthy. "I bollovo that men wero intend ed to benr tho hardest burdons of llfo to breast tho heaviest waves nnd women should da nothing to subtract from tho gentleness with which sho han been endowed. Bat It must no remombcred, she pays tnxos on tho property sh'o'holds, and should, for that reason, .hlvo soma volco In tho government of hor coun try." Miss Booth will spend soveral days visiting tho Southern Califor nia cities in which tho army has posts. KILLED HER BABY WITH HAMMER Frank Ahby Instantly Killed. A wire was received this morning that Frank Ashby, a young man who Is engineer on tho O. II. & N., and who is a son of Boyd Ashy, residing on tho Rickey placo. near this city, was caught In n landslide some place near Hood River ycstMrday and Instantly killed. Tho body will ar rivo hero at 018 this evening, and tho funeral will probably be held tomorrow UMTKD rnCHS LE1SEO WI1IB. Portland. Oro.. Oct. 21. After beating her 3-year-old child to death with a sledgo hammer, Mrs. Rotfa Ilelnoy. 28 years of age, living near ari-shnm, throw horsolf In front of a northbound Estacada car today, and was Instantly killed. N. Young er, tho motorinnn in charge of the car, saw tho woman sevoral hun dred yards beforo ho reached her. Sho had btn walking botwoen the rrlls, but, as tho car approached, bhppcd to tho side, and walkul to '.ho odge of tho track. When tho car wan within 10 feet of her. she nade u lwip for tlje center of tho tiack and foil with her head over tho cross tics. That tho act was carefully plan nod and tho sulcldo contemplated is shown by the way tho woman grasped the rolls and held herself to tho track. Ono nrm was entirely under tho stool rail. With her oth er hand sho reached over her head and clasped tho rail and held on with n doathllko grip. Tho child's death was not learned of until tho pollco ofllcers wont to tho woman's house to Invvstlgata the sulcldo.