MONDAY'S PAPER WILL
VOL. XJX Vg SALKM, OUKOOX, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1009. . . .
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WEST IN
Entire Valley of the Missouri
Swept" by Heavy Storm of
Sleet and Snow.
MANY LIVES REPORTED
LOST IN' STORM BELT
Worst Sleet Storm in Years Pre
vails in Nebraska and Severe
Damage Is Inlictcil Upon Railroad
and Other Properties Two Hund
red Lives Lost Along the Azores.
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE.
Kansas City, Kan., Nov. 29. Two
thousand telegraph poles on the trans
continental line of the Atchison, To
peka & Santa Fe railroad, between
Newton and Dodge City, Kansas.,
been blown down, according to re
ports issued from the local office of
tho Santa Fe today. The storm,
which is accompanied by a driving
sleet, is prevalent throughout the
Middle West. Railroad traffic is de
I salem's !reatest Store!
That sells the goods and does th business offers several lines of goods
this sale. Ladies' Coats, Suits, Millinery, One-pleco Suits.Sweaters, Furs,
a room-making sale to make place for our Xmas goods.
Now
Great Bargains in Fine
We shaw the most complete
wo soil Dross Goods and Silks
choapor than any other store
500 umbrellas
now on sale.
Co
Dress Goods
and Silks
CONTAIN A VERY PLEASANT SURPRISE FOR HUSTLING CANDIDATSE IN THE JOURNAL'S BIG
layed and telegraphic communication
disrupted.
Reports from tho Texas Pan Han
dle and Southwestern Oklahoma state
that a blizzard is raging in that sec
tion. Strikes Nebraska First.
Lincoln, Neb., Lincoln and South
eastern Nebraska is experiencing its
worst sleet storm for years. Tho
storm has worked havoc with the tel
ephone and telegraph wires', and an
traffic practically is at a standstill.
All trains entering the city are from
two to ten hours late.
Fierce Storm Rages Abroad.
Lisbon, Nov. 29. Nearly 200 per
sons are dead and several ships are
wrecked along the shores of the
Azores, as the result of heavy
storms Saturday and Sunday, accord
ing to advices received here today.
The hurricane, which swept the
Azores Saturday night, extended to
the Portugese coast, causing heavy
property damage. More than a hun
dred buildings are reported to have
been wrecked, and the streets of sev
eral coast villages are flooded.
RECEDING FLOOD WRECKS
FLOURING MILL FLUME
About the only damage resulting
from the swiftly-receding water af
ter the big rise in the Willamptte at
this point, was the demolishing of
about 60 feet .of the. flume in South
Mill creek, which carries water from
the ditch near the Salem water works
to the Salem flouring mill. The high
water undermined the flume, thus
weakening tho supports, and when
the water fell below tho main body
of the flume, the extra weight crum
bled the posts. The big flume is ly
ing in the creek under the South
Commercial street bridge, a hopeless
wreck, today.
Now is your time if you
want bargains.
WONDERFUL
Bargains
and
mssmtSRrmai:)
We are just as
busy ns bees In
this dept. sell
ing Beautiful
Selling at
Ladies
Suits
Half Price
?15.00 Suits, . .now$7,50
$18.00 Suits, now. ,?9.00
$25.00 Suits, now, $12.50
and s.0 along tho line.
$10.00 Coats, now $4.95
$15.00 Coats, now $7.50
We are now giving In
this department the grant
ost values in up-to-date
THIS
We
Kid
Suits and Coats that was
over offered In Salem.
Woolen
We carry the
lino in Salem aiyl
at 25 par cant
in this town.
bo safe. jr
Sale Prides
Chicago Store
The Store that Saves You Money
SALEM, OREGON
AMEND ITS PRESIDENT
Imperial Laws to Be Changed
to Permit Aliens to Own
Property.
JAPANESE EDITOR IS
CERTAIN OF CHANGE
He Relieves, However, That Treaties
Covering the Ownership of Prop
erty for Agricultural and Other
Purposes Between Countries Will
be Necessary Before Enactment.
San Francisco, Nov. 29. Radical
changes in the Japanese Imperial
laws, which will permit aliens to hold
in fee simple property for agricultui
al and other purposes, are likely to
be made, according to M. Zumoto.
proprietor of the Japanese Times, of
'loKio, who is In San Francisco to
day, with the Japanese commercial
commission.
In view of tho attempt at the last
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at greatly reduced prices during
Dress Goods and Silks, etc. This is
Ostrich Plumes, Fancy Wings, Silk and Velvet
untrlmmed Hats and findings of all sorts. Wo
sell this class of goods Just as cheap as you can
buy them at wholesale prices.
$5Trimmed Hats, now $2.50
IS THE STORE FOR
s
Not Only Recommend
Glove
KID GLOVES
But agree to keep them pressed,
shapely and mended forever
FREE OF CHARGE
ASK US ABOUT IT
greatest assortment in this town.
Bvory pair guaranteed and fitted perfectly to I
your hand. Seo In (ho cut what tho Importers say ?
about tho Simmon's Kid Glovee. Buy haro and $
,9 So, $1.26 and up
5Q0 Blanket
and comforts
now on sal .
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Arrives in 'Frisco Harbor With
Hatches Torn Away and
Forecastel Shattered.
PASSENGERS FLEE TO
STATEROOMS IN TERROR
Precaution of Captain Thomas, in
Fastening Life Nets About tho
Decks, Saves the Life of Careless
Passenger from Seattle -Steward
ess Also Has Close Call.
UNITED 1'ItnSS LEASED W1RD.
San Francisco, Nov. 29. Hatches
torn away, and her forecastle shat
tered, the steamer President, tho
swift passenger vessel of the Pacific
Coast Steamship Line, entered this
harbor early today, 20 hours lato on
her run from Seattle. For a night
and a day the President was tossed
and battered by a terrific southeast
gale, encountered off Capo Flattery.
Her deck and hatches wero swept by
waves that washed tho ship from
bow to stern, poured Into tho com
panlonways, and caused 300 fright
ened passengers to take rofugo in
their staterooms.
But for the fact that . Captain
"Thomas immediately ordered tho- life
nettings fastened about the decks,
Clyde McCoy, of Seattle, a first cabin
passenger, might have lost his life.
McCoy ventured from his stateroom,
and was caught by a heavy wavo that
rushed across tho decks, hurling him
into the protecting life not.
Shortly after McCoy's experience,
a stewardess attempted to cross tho
deck, and was thrown down heavily.
Sho was so badly brulsod that she
; was confined to her berth for sovoral
hours.
The President, In command of Cap
tain Thomas, left Seattle Friday
morning at 10 o'clock. Although tho
sky was overcast and threatening,
only moderately heavy seas wero en
countered as sho passed up tho
Sound and through tho Straits of
San Juan de Fuca. Immediately af
ter rounding Cape Flattery and turn
ing into the open sea, enormous
ground swells began to roll tho shin.
and within threo hours she was plung
ing in tno teeth or a torrlfic galo.
Hour after hour, according to tho
President's passengers, enormous
waves swept tho full length of tho
decks. Tho covering of tho fore
castle companlonway was torn away
nnu piled in a heap of wreckage on
tho forward decks. Doors wore
wrenched from staterooms and shat
tored to splinters against tho masts
Several staterooms wero flooded, and
their seasick occupants drenched by
tno enm water.
Throughout tho day, and woll Into
baturday night, the storm gained in
violence. Threo times It was neces
sary to stop tho engines to oaso the
rending vibration of tho nronollor as
it raced high above tho wator. Dur
ing the night hours tho galo lastod
tho ship made but four knots.
Time Card Went Into Effect
Sunday that All People
Should Preserve.
TIv following Southorn Pacific
time table baoamo effective Sunday,
November 28. 1009, at 12:01 a. m.:
Northbound. i
No. 1C Oregon Passenger.. 5: 15a.m.
No. IS Portland T'noHtinirnr R-irm in
No. 20 Portland Pasaenger 3:04p.m.
iso. iz tjnaata Llmltod 7:43p.m.
Southbound.
No. 13 San Francisco Ex. . 3:31a.m.
No. 19 Ashland Pflsaenger.il: Ola. ni.
No. 17 Rogeburg Passenger 7.04p.m.
No. 15 California Express. 0:56p.m.
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No. 11 Shasta Limited. . . . 7:45p.m.
Northbound.
No. 220 Way Freight 9:50a.m.
No .222 Portland Fast Frt. 10: 45p.m.
Southbound.
No. 225 Way Freight . . , .12:30p.ra.
No. 221 Portland Fast Frt. 2:43a.m.
Attention is called to thn following
changos. Trains 21 and 22, Silver-
ton iocats, navo been aduou.
Cottage Grovo locals, 17 arid IS,
run through to Rosoburg. Tho num
ber of train 20 has been changed to
18 botweon Ashland and Rosoburg.
Fraternal Union of America.
A thrivinir littla.lodtra of 70 mnm.
bors mot in their rogular session laBt
Saturday ovonlng, and elected now
officers for tho year 1910:
Fraternal Master Arthur D.
Welch.
Justices Olaf A. Olson.
Secrotary Url J, Lehman.
Treasuror J. Rercy Road. ,
Mercy Elizabeth Hoopko.
Truth Clara 13. Olson.
Guard O. L. Davis.
Sentinel Anna S. Miller.
Stoward Rose W. Babcock.
Representative to convention An
na S. Miller.
Alternate Helen M. Soutlnvlck.
UNITED MESS LEASED WIItB.
. Carson, Nov., Nov, 29. Sage
brush, heretofore looked upon as val
ueless, may provo to bo ono of tho
I3ltr crons of tho Wost. if thn flornrfis
given to tho state publicity and in
dustrial commission of Nevada by
Chicago "chemists proves t5TJo cor
rect. According to the roport of Profes
sor Sylvester Sparling, of Chicago,
4000 pounds of sago brush produced
220 gallons of distillate, and further
yielded 350 pounds of charcoal. Tho
distillate contained tar, wood alco
hol, acetic acid and sovoral other
products.
Tho figures given Indicate that tho
thousands of acres of sago brush land
In tho wost can bo mado to produco
millions of dollars in products yearly
If tho distilling process now bolng
perfected by tho chomlsta Is em
ployed. Special
NEW USE
THE
ASSOCIATION
The Dalles, Oregon, December 2 and 3, 1909
One and One-third Fare on the
Certificate Plan
Will bo mado from all points on tho Southorn Paolflo (lines In Ore
gon, to Tho Dalles and return Tickots on salo November 20. 30.
Doconihor 1, 2 and 3 Final return limit Docombor C "!
IMPORTANT ADDRESSES ,
will bo mndo by representative of the U. S. Department of Agricul
ture, Department of Good RoadBi Prof. Philip S, Ron', ,Aladlaon,
Wis.; B. B. Clark, editor American Throshermnn; lion. Lionel R.
Webster, Portland, Orogon, and others, on aubjoota of importance.
$200.00 IN GOLD
will bo glvon as prizes for the bot whoat raised In Oregon.
SILVER CUP
for 'outfit threshing $100.00 prlsse bushol of grain.
for further Information call on any S. P. agent or write to
Wm. McMurray,
General Passenger Agont,
PORTLAND - OREQON
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Labor Leaders Confer With
President. Taft the Need
, of Labor Legislation.
TAFT NOT IN FAVOR OF
.; AMENDING SHERMAN ACT
Gompcrs nnd Others Urged Need of
Modification of Towers of Federal
Judges In Injunction Cases and
Amendment of Eight Hour and
Other Laws Effecting Labor.
united muss leased wikb.1
Washington, D. C, Nov. 29. Tho
legislative requirements of tho la
boring people, as viewed by the
American Federation of Labor, wore
prosontod to President Taft today at
a long conforonco at tho Whltw
House, attended by Samuel Gomp
crs, president; John Mitchell, second
vice-president; James O'ConnelU
third vloo-presldont, and Frank Mor
rison, secretary of the Amoricnn Fed
oration,
Tho main topic of tho conference
was tho injunction law, and' in this
connootlon Gompers argued 'that a
modification of tho powers" of the
federal. Judges .lanoedoja, especially
in cases where personal liberty Is at
stake.
Tho labor leaders also asked the
presldont to recommend an amend
ment of tho eight-hour law, making
it apply to contractors and sub-contractors
for public works.
They urgod tho nccosslty of an
amondment of tho Shorman anti-trust
law preventing ltB application to la
bor unions.
It was requested also that tho em
ployers' liability act bo amended so
as to ollmlnnto tho "fellow servant"
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