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VOL. XIX
E i
BOOSTING
J.
OF CENTRAL AMER
ICAN STATES WITH
STRONGER GOV-
1NMENT. : ;
Toledo, O., Dec. 18. Plans' for the
confederation of Costa. Rica, Salva
dore, . Guatemala ; and Nicaragua are
being discussed here today, following
the' outlining of the plan for the
creation of one government in Cen
tral America, by John Barrett, a di
rector of the Bureau of American
Republics.
Barrett In an address last evening,
declared that the formation of a Cen
tral American court of justice to set
tle the disputes that will arise In the
future between the republics of Cen
tral America would be a long step In
tho direction of forming one govern
ment. Both former Mexican Ambas
sador Creel, who Is now in Washing
ton to discus's the Niciraguan situa
tion, and Senor Elihuo Root. of New
York, are sa'd to look favorably on 1
BjteBEsgaKSCTig
The choicest lines of Xmas Qooils at Sale Prices to insure
quick selling. Don't wait until next1 week to do your-
Xraias shopping, for
fMiltV TT III I llia4 M-a K-l 1 1 I.
,lw ; "
Half
.1
Silk Underskirts
5000 Yardslof
I FINE DRESS GOODS
Now on Sale
e reanzo tnat me nonaajB is
elling Dross goods and Dress
narked them at prices that will
ing. "Wo show tho most complete linos or tnesa
'Vfeoods in Salem; all spick and span new goods.
Drss Goods, yard ....25c, 35c, 49c, 7c and Uft
Lpreas Silks, yard 25c. 35c, 49e.ijd up -
c il, ft'
S'moking Mcn!s
m
Jacket .
;$5.00 values
gowfor$3.90
1
the-.
tor confederation. Thi3
tt stated, proves Its worth
nsideratlon.
alone, 1
of serin.
Central Confederacy Is Possible Re
sult. Blueflelds, Nicaragua v Dec. 18."
Bliieflolds will no,t be. made a battle
ground. Tho United States is deter
mined to protect tho lives .and prop-,
erty of Americans hero, and has ..Is
sued a proclamation throuch Rear-.
Admiral Kimball, in command of the;
American forces now in Nlcaraguu.j
notifying Provisional Secretary or
State Adolf Diaz, of Washington's!
wishes: .. . ' " . f Wttvai
General Estrada, commanding JheJ
revolutionists, ana uenerai vasquez,
Zelaya's military head, will both, re
ceive copies of the proclamation , to-'
day, and will both bo held for obedi
ence to instructions.
' From .Washington a rumor has
reached 'this city that the consumma
UpntlQa of the plans for a Central
American federation' of states, . advo
cated by Mexico and' reported to be
ravorabie td the. United Stated, Is
near at hand.
Another report that is. being freely
discussed on the streets today is that
Zelaya has instructed the national
assembjy to cast their presidential
votes for Irias, who, with Madrls, Is
regarded here as Zelaya's honchmon,
The change of front of the retiring
president, while It has caused no
surprise those In a position to know
declare that, with Irias as president,
Zelaya will continue in power.
o
Divorce Suit Begun
Elya M. Payne has started divorce,
proceedings in the circuit court
against M. H. Payne. In tho com:
plaint flled today cruel and inhuman
treatment is the grounds upon which j
me soparatlpn is nskod. Attorney a.
u. conuu appears as counsel
plaintiff. ''
there is sure to be
rr 744i-
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B II III III II .-..' Ill Hllfl
fnrtftliftfcArhtfhifiiaK
Price -on Ladies1
COATS and SUITS
At the Chicago Store you will find tho greatest stock
of up-to-date" coats and suits in Salem. ItEMEMBKK wo
are not looking fof .prflfltsl now. It is a matter of dis
posing of the tetqclcbpforo Xmas. Rlghafter the holf
days we begin taking slock, consequently , wq want all
our cloaks and suits closed out, at flar Price and less
Here Is a chance to buy this season's Jigwje3t coats and
..,its at-nrlcosf that weriv novor mfotfirt hpforivln Rnlnm
$10.00r $12.50 and $15;Co3rriow
$4.50, $6.50, ' $7.50
$15, $18 and $20 Suits, Now
$7.50, $8.90, $9,90
and Furs
i 1
at Reduced Prices.
TSSSS"
and SILKS"
v iolisjM'oys Games, Drams, Airships, Books,
u uuuu muu im
Umbrellas now
Silks. We have
induce quick sell
k $7.50 Dress Silk
SAlj6M, QREG0N
'Tho Store That finvea You Money"
"Li
SALEM, OKKt.ON,
RAILROAD WRECK
WITH MANY KILLED
!
i UNITED PltERS LEASED wntH.
Cleveland, O., Dec. 1 8. Five oeo-
,nle.,werfi.4tllled and more than. a. score
were Injured early today when the
Lalto Shore . passenger train No, 1.
bound "west, collided with a switch
engine at tho foot of East Twenty
Sixth street. .
The accident occurred at 1:65 a.
m., just five minutes before the
train was duo to arrive at this sta
tion, When the crash came, the Lake
Shoro train was traveling at a high
rate of speed. Engines and cars were
piled up, shattered masses of debris.
The body of the engineer of the
passenger train could not be found.
It is believed ho Is dead beneath tho
wreckage. Tho fireman was pulled
out of the cab dead, as was tho en
gineer of the switch engine. None
of the passengers were killed. Many
of them were Injured, however, sev
eral seriously.
H. L. Adams, passenger engineer;
Al. G. Burns, engineer swltcll en
gine, '' ; John Swales, switchman. -j
George. Frank, Switch man. .. "
Edwarilti Basch'or, -switchman.
FataliHlnjured:
Jacob Carrier, passenger. ' .
Jacob Dnrry, Buffalo,- scalded.
L,eroy MlelusA 1 Pullman porter.
0 scramble.
Ml AkMA I IT
D.VB.I VIIOIB'..
J '
in HOLIDAY COODS
'W wv H . .stAvnn5WYit'flrtmvri. rv. Y.
11
I I B f II I I
Guns, Wagons, Mechanical Toys and hundreds of
others. ,
Ladies' Shopping Bags, Kid Gloves and
Silk
on sale. at very, hjw nrlcos.
Walsti, how,
. .$3.90
..$3.90
lags, now'. , f 5Bc
0.ttly. . . . $3.90
.65c
Men's 45c
v ' All Silk
NECKTIES
now only 25c
SATURDAY, DBCEMDBR 18, 1000.
AND MORE INJURED
N. F. Smith, Lackawanna, Pa.
When tho locomotives crashed to
gotther with the Pullmans left the
track. Tho first one, filled With
sleeping passengers, was badly
wrecked. Tho intense cold added to
tho sufferings of tho injured, and
made tho work of the rescuers doubly
hard.
A few minutes after the collision
doctors and nurses wore rushed to
the scene; .
Tho passenger train consisted of
sovori Pullmans and one day coach.
It was bound west from Now York to
Chicago.
Both firemen' were badly burned.
Tho three switchmen who wore
killed were riding on tho switch en
gine at the:tlmo of the collision.
THE PYTHIAN
EXALTED DEGREE
4
The degre team of Abd Uhl Atof,
Temnle of tho Knlehts of Khorassan
of Portland, wfli' introduce Vo'thrHot
sands a class of 15 at tho hall, of
UBiunu louge, ino; 1 i'spiv. or trr, io-
njght. Many prominent membersi
from different partSjOf thovStato; will!
attend, and thd bvonli promisbs to" hd!
oho 01 more man usual interest, ioj
local Pythlans. Tho banquet will bo,
under the supervision of, "Wm. Mci
r H .1 rt it. tti i w j . .
uycurisi, oi uio wniie mouso. resinu
rant.
RUNAWAY. TEAM '
CAUSED EXCITEMENT
, ii
A team hitched tq a city cab, car
rying severa people, oecamo frjight-
.oned this afternoon about 12:30,,
and, getting beyond tho control of
thoir driver, ran at break-nock speed
from tho top of tho hill near tho
South Commercial street church down,
to Mission street before thoy could'
uo pulled up. South Salem residents
stood on tho curbs with batod breath
witnessing the mad gallop, and
thought every mlnuto something
would occur that would result disas
trously, but tho driver showed his
horsemanship, and .mastered tho run
away horses, and pulled them up to
a walk after sovoral blocks had boon
run. No damage was dono to either
thp rig or its occupauts. although
the people worq badly frightened.
Mrman; laborer
HAS HARD FALLL
Rawing himself off a treo
and
lupjbllng 20 feet to-tho.Kround belt
low
wt'O itpdtJChponsant exp6rJefof
njnry riuuuuranu, a uorman g un-
nor, Friday afternoon. .
HUdebrand was at work removing
Porno jlinbg, Jromji, trga, Iik u oatUartlat location as an ovhlenco of tho
&1eiiiWf'f!IOaffria't u0 "oW" " Baloux property. IJo
view, and whon ud nt a height of 2 J
foot, ho unthinkingly cllmbod -ot on
a largo branch, turped about faj,l'ig
itllo tr6fl. ntid 1uti?An in i!nu Thnrn
as the usuaf 'snapping pf sllver
twnon ine sa perrormod naif or jta
work but Mrt HUdebrand was at loss
yfd undorstand Ubo ' queer sohsatlonn
aocompanying tho breaking limb un
iij ho was sent shooting downward.
.HUdebrand was astride of tho limb
fond lip strucl? tho bround standing
uo, which probably saved him from
surious injury.
Tho workman did not go back to
rprk.
HIGHER PRICES
f 5i t i !.QN?PR.QPUCJS!
Panning products, in tUo way of
wheat and oats, ore beginning tp
prppare tax anothor soar in'thtf mar
ket, Bluostom wheat laid dpw in this
Pity brings fl.lo por bushol. and
valoly wh(at is boing sought after byj
tli a mii3dle'mn aadT. nlllora ut tho
Nilinif Mlt nf 1 V,n I
considered Tory rftaablo foday, and '
Judges Who Will Award tlie Contest Prizes.
The Capital Journal Contest prizes will bo awarded to the
candidates receiving tho highest number of votes, the Capital
prlzo going to tho highest over all, on Mondny aftornoon at 1:30
at Yo Liberty Thentro. Tho prizes will be awarded by the fol
lowing committee:
C. L. Starr, Socretary of State Tax Commission.
Jos. H. Albert of the Capihal National Bank, Salem.
Hon. P. H. D'Arcy, member of tho bar, Salem. ,
Davfil Eyre"; Cashier United Stntos Natlonn Bank( Salem.
E. J.tLallyacVibunfant POrtlan'd' Railway, Light and Power
Co. Salem, v : '
Messra. Eyre and Lally Will each operate counting ma-.
chines, as. the Votes will run up Into the thousands. The oh-
tiro count will be mado in public. Candidates and frlonds in
vited to bo present
from all Indications throughout both
the valley and tho United States In
genorai, the crimp m tuo mancot win
continue indefinitely. - t
Duo to the -wheat market Becoming
uneasy, tho flour market Is also show
jng n tendency to soar. At whole
sale prices val,loy flour Ib belug put
up to the consumer In Salom at from
$5.40 to 5B.80. It was generally be-
Jioved' a fow weeks prior to this flur
ry that flour would bo down to a
lower basis bofore long, but the mar
ket has gone up Instead of downward
and there Is great probability of tho
staff of llfo coining Btill dearer.
Milk, beef, pork, and, In fact, all
grain-fed products consumed by Sa
lom people, will undoubtedly take )v
jump In tho market after tho first of
tho year
Mlll feed Is np to a high
price and is holding firm. Bran Is
selling at $28 per ton and shorts 1b
going at $30 per ton, whilo oats,
very seldom calling for a price over
40 cents, are quoted now at 50 cq.n,ts
per bushol. High-priced feod rendors
stock feeding high-priced, hence tho
high values on products.
ROUTlCAL JOB AGAINST
4 DOC GIBSON
"This fight that certain parties
have started against mo," said Chief
of Police Gibson today, "is nothing
more than a job;; job from tho very
first, . Somo of my., political opposi
tion frlonds aro doing this. Thoy
fought mo during election, and hnv?
been framing up over since with dif
ferent things,
"Any citizen' can dome right ovor
to. ray ofllco at any time ho desires
and examine overy blessed ,thAng in
thero. I havo nothing to hldo from
anyone, and am at a loss to nndor
stand .why theso people aro buBylng
thomselves with my business, and
that of others, when there Is no ne
cessity of Jt, unless, as I Baid be
fore, that my old political onomlea
aro framing up anothor far-fetched
Job.
"Howovor, I will submit to a thor
ough investigation, and wjll glvo all
tho assistance I can toward arriving
at a conclusion, whether or pot tho
charged contained In tho complaint
are truo.
PROPERTY ADVANCING
i AT SALEM
rf ' mi . '
John M. McNarv has nurchasod the
'Cottld-Parkhurst building on Com-1
irijQrcial street, paying therefor
,$19,000. This Is an excollont crite
rion oi me vaiues oi ttaiom real es-
tntn In tlint nopHrrn Tho llllllrllnp.
Tb two stories in height and has a
rontage of 94 foot, stretching 165
ootitQ .tho roar. The sale was made
y tho real estate firm of Derby &
.Vinson,
The building contains tho stires of
Iulo, Wing Satyr, Co.. Dumpn's gro
ory store, the market of Georgo
i'endrlqU and theiNtoro of ,C. B. Moa-
r. m the, upper floor is 11 rooming
house.
Dtfstrlo't Attorney McNary states
Mhnt no Improvements ar9 contom-
iuxuiuu, ui jm uhuiil uv iu.ihi, an uiv
ratructuro Is practically new and ho
Evas satisfied to pay the price for
has mado other down town roalty in
veutmonts wJUiln, the past, sovoral
months. '
"Salem property noycr lpolfcd ho
good as it docs fit, tho pr.csen tlmft.
says Mr. Mcary.. "In, ovory way de
velopment is fondlng tp, glvo tap
Capital city a moco sijbptanMal plaop
nmpng tho JOwps of tho valley. Tho
coming' year will sop an jjijiproco.
dohtcd growth hero. Not fbat Sa
lom -win onjoy this nonO. Eyory
town from Portland to tho editor-'
nit' line will crow by loans ami
bounds, but Salem Is logically ulU
uaica so ii.'ai uio ouiiDOtt or tuo U
turo is oxcoedingly bright. This pur
ohaso moroly Hhows my faith Jn tho
olty."
o i I. ,
Tut Itacolvodr-
A largo uhlpmont of Mohair chairs
in sovoral . doslgnsi guaranteed oak
an4 mlalon finlab. , L, U. . Joaaa,
Court nxoot. , ,
Now Is tlio Tinio ,
To got a Morris chair. A largo
shipment Juat received. Thoy will,
go at low prices. L. U. Josso, .Court
8ire(Jl-
NO. SOP.
BIG LOCAL
OPTION SUIT
YAMHILL
(Special, to Capital Journal.)
McMinnvillo, Or., Dec. 18. Tho
caso'Of State vb. C- P- Fuchs, for vio
lation of the. local option law is. bo-
I lng trlod bofore Justice of tho Peaco
Honflold yostorday and today. Dep
uty District Attorney R. L. Connor, Is
handling tho stato's case, and Xnn
Murphy, of Portland and McCain &
Vinton and Mnp W. Pearce, of jthls
city, aro attoriloys for tho defend
ant. " ' '
Tho latter-part of last Sopt6mbor
Constablo Arthur and. a spottor hired
by the church pooplo horo raided tho
dofondnnL's. plapo of -business, and
secured jkmo of tho lfquor known as
"Nymplts;" which was analyzed by ft
local chomlst, tho professor of chem
istry of McMinnvillo Colloge, who
found it slight) abovq tho porcont
ngvj pormltted by tho ln. Martin,
tho bartontler, was Immedlatb'ly in
dicted and sentenced by Judge Bur
nett to servo 10 days- In 'tho ciounty
Jail. As yet tho outcome of tho trial
is very doubtful, but by tho majority
of thoao:hoarlng tho evidorice It is ox
pectod thajt, If any, a very light Bon
tonco will bo given tho defendant. It
is considered that tho dofenso has
doflnltoly proven that If any boor was
sold by Mr. Fuohs, that ho Is only
technically guilty; and will bo glvou
tho minimum sontonco. Tho dofenso
has 47 witnesses subpoonned, but
worn only allowed by tho court to uso
17. At 10:30 today Fuchs. was son
toncod to 10 days In tho county Jail,
nnd pay $100. Appeal was IramodN
atoly taken, and Fuchs was allowed
his liberty on $100 cash bipnda,
q-Ts r- '
W ILL A M ETT,E
UNIVERSITY
1 Two games of haskotball wero
played In tho gymnasium Friday ov
onlng. Tho first game, botwoen the
first nnd third year props, requited
in a scoro of 28 to" t In favor of tho
tlilrd yoars. Tho gnmo was one
sided, as Indicated by tho Bcoro. Tho
third years played fust ball, and at
tjmos showed good team work. Km
rael won tho most points, scoring flyo.'
gtrnlB from field; Joyry carao socond
with four goals. No goals from tho
foul lino woro scored. .
Tlo,gan)oa botweoa the sophs and
frcflh.lea. was also ono-Bldod, the
scoro being 3.8 to (5 In favor of tho
spphfj. Tho froshmon floored ono field
gonl.npd four goals from tho foul lino
by Wlnslow. Tho gamo was fast and
interesting, a1nd,,(;flmparaUYoly froo
from roughness. Team wprk waa not
8p much in ovldonco, but this was
duo to tho lack of practlco. Zlmmor
nirfn was th&stai point winner, tnroiv
nig seven oaskotfl; low got off second
with flvo baskets. 'Rus'ty" Schramm
wno In tho gamo every mlnuto, mak
ing threo Hold goals, and twp .from
qui lino. Coach SwOotlapd Watchod
tljo gamos with his Weather oyo" out
fan. tho good lilayors. Walter Wlns- .
low aotc'd'as roforbo. Following was
tlio llnoup and bnskota mado by each:!
8ophs-F. Schranv 3 (2), Low 5,
,0. Zimmerman 7 Mlnton 1, O.' Mc
In tyro 2,
FreshIo F. Kobs, Crawford 1. O.
Cummins, wesloy, O. Winslow- i.
0
' I'oi-tlaud Labor Press:
Colcinol Hqfor In his, Salem Capi
tal Journal point out that tho stato
Bhonld gonstruct eomo maQaUaroJiod
highways, 'and that tho JandB along
side would undoubtedly Increase in
vaiuo from $100 to $300 per aero.
Tho- Colonel hits the nail on tho
hoad and drlyea it in below tho
level. Why should not tho land,
thus Increased in vnluo, pay .some of
tho, expenses with a special tax lev
ied on land values, aft ,1s dono in
New Zealand and othor parts of the
worjd?
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