v t VOL. XX. SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 1010. MR MEET IIU MULL I Scarcity of Beef on the Ranges Cause for High Prices of Meat. NO COMBINE IN EXISTENCE Owing to Keen Competition Between "Wholesale Butchers Meat Is Two and a Half Cents Cheaper in San Francisco Than Other Coast Cities San Francisco, Jan. 22. Declar ing that the price of meat in San Francisco is no higher today than at corresponding dates for years past, Jefferson G. James, a whole sale meat dealer, today asserted that there is no meat trust in Cali fornia, and on the other hand, keen competition exists among the whole salers. The advance in prices noted at this season of the year, he said, is duo only to the scarcity of beef on the rangea, and. not a premedi tated attempt on the part of the ' dealers to hold up the figures. Leroy Hough, vice president of the Western Meat company, corro borated James statements. He de clared that prices in the city have not lexceeded a normal figure, more than in any otheV Pacific Coast city. "The people of the city are to be "ugratulated that they are not be- charged exhorbitant prices for x" Hough said. "The reason -'are not is because there Is no combination here among the whole salers. Because of the existing keen competition, meat costs 2c per pound less here, on an average than it does in Los Angeles, Tacoma, San Diego, Portland or Seattle. "Thlere is a marked scarcity of livestock on the Const this year, and many smaller cities have secured portions of the supply that should go to the larger centers. Expense of feeding cattlb at this time of year is high, and that contributes to the generally advanced prices in many cities. San Francisco has not suf fered from these conditions, how ever, nor have other coast cities to any appreciable extent." Committee Organizing. Washington, D. C, Jan. 22. The first step toward activity on the part of the Ballinger-Pinchot investiga tion committee of congress was tak en today when Senator Nelson was elected chairman of the committee and Senator McCall secretary. The committee will meet again next Tuesday. I Until You Get Our Prices We are giving the values and the best bargains in Sa lem, We are busy every clay and the reason is we have the right goods at the right prices, PRICE And Less Come to the Chicago Store If you want the best values in Salem In Ladies' Cloaks and Suits It is a matter of selling during this month and not profits. $15.90 Suits now $20.00 Suits now and so with all the rest along the line. Remem ber these suits are this season's newest garments long coats and plaited skirts at Half Price. $7.50 $9.50 Clearing Prices Dress Goods, Silks, Hosiery, Gloves, Men's and La dies' Underwear, Blankets, Comforts, Shoes, Outing Flannels, Shirt Waists, Dress Skirts, Petticoats, Furs, Embroidery, Wool Waistings, Sweaters, Men's Clothing, Girls' Coats, We make prices to suit all pocketbooks, Two Coaches Filled With Passengers and a Dining Car Plunge Into River After Crashing Down the Embankment Many of the Injured Will Die. Sault Ste Mari.e Ont., Jan. 22. At three o'clock this afternoon Can adian Pacific officials said that thirty-seven persons were known to bo dead in the wreck of the Montreal Minneapolis express. From the number of missing, it is estimated that the death list may iteach as high as sixty-seven. Thirty-seven passengers were in jured. Several or them are expected to die. Ten bodies have been recovered. Divers are at work on the sub merged cars. Sault Ste. Mario, Ont., Jan. 22. Following a more thorough search of the wreck of the Canadian Pa cific's Montreal-Minneapolis express which plunged over an embankment into the Spanish river 35 miles west of Sudbury, Ont., It was estimated this afternoon that between 35 and 10 persons lost their lives. The records show that when the train left Sudbury, there were abou'P 100 persons on board. Of this number 22 were seriously injured, while practically none escaped un harmed. Many of the injured aro in a pre carious condition. It was predicted by physicians who aro attending them that the death list probably will reach fifty. Three of the cars that were hurled over the embankment wore submerged in the waters of the Spanish river which is filled with ioe. Divers were sent to the scene of the wreck. They will explore the sunken coaches but It is not proba ble that they can complete their work before at least three days. Until then the number of dead can not be correctly stated. The train was composed of one mail, ono baggage and one express car, a second class car, a colonist coach, a standard Pullman, a first class coach, and a dining car. While the train was crossing the steel bridge over the Spanish river, the second class coach left the rails and was cut in two when it was hurled against the bridge abutt mont. Half of this car with the col lonlst coach, the first class coach and the dining car, were plunged through the ice into the river after crashing down the embankment. The heavy Pullman sleeper broks away from the rest and toppled over on one side, lodging on the shore of the stream. Following are the known dead: Georgo McGllhenny, fireman, of North Bay. Will Lavary, fireman, of Ontario. Mrs. C. Houdie, Ontario. John Kesbrook, fireman, North 'Bay. , An unidentified priest. Among the injured aro the fol lowing: , G. A. Martin, drummer, Wator-58$.- ' - George B. Locke, Erie Itlvor, Mich. J. D. Pierce, Toronto. ,W. J. Bell, (dying) Sudbury, Ont. P. J. O'Brien, Randall, Man. Mr. and Mrs. Brown, London, Ont. Nathan Johnson, Belleville. W. Mansfield, Montreal. w! H. Wllmot, Montreal. Judge D. M. Brodlo, Sudbury. Thomas Parish, a t Pullman wait or, St. Paul. Sam Bollard, St. Paul. , B. S. Smith, Ontario. . J. D. Wade, Sudbury. Mrs. John Dlerman, Bozeman, Mont. Alphonso Rolfo and child, .Soo. A. L. McDonald, Minneapolis. Arthur Irwin, Minneapolis. Hans Edeman, a Norwoglan. Mike Nikolsi, Max, N. D. Mrs. Lindell and Harry Llndell, Winnipeg, Man. ACCIDENTLY GOVERNMENT SHOT BY HIS TO PROSECUTE PLAY MATE "B Bright Young Salem Lad In stantly Killed by Bullet From 22-Rifle. SON OF LEE W. ACHES0N Carlton Eugene Aclicson Accident ally Shot Through the Hcnd by Hermann Viosko, Jl Yqars Old, Whllo Target PniQtlcIng on Mlnto Island. IEEF TRUST" Criminal Prosecution Will Be Commenced in Chicago Next Monday. SCORES OF WITNESSES CHICAGO STORE SALEM, OREGON The Store That Saves You Money Carlton Eugone Aoheson, the 12 year son of Mr. and Mrs. L, W. Aoheson lies cold In death on a slab In the mo.gue of the undertaking parlors of A. M. dough & Company this afternoon as a result of a bul let wound reoalved in the head from a 22 calibre rifle whloh w aijajdnt aljy discharged while Ul'hndif of Herman VIesko, tit 11 yar old (Continued on'Paeo 5.) Second IJIg Buttle Against llio Al legcd Combination of the Packers to Maintain High Prices for Mwtt$ Government Will Try to Avoid Mistakes Mndo in Former Trial. Chicago, Jan. 22. With loading attorneys or the Ghlongo meat packers hurrying toward tills olty or already here, the federal grand jury Is making preparations today to meet n$ct Monday for the Initial movement in the government! its ond blje fight to broak an afleged combination of the packers to main tain high prleee for meats. United States Dlstrlot Attorney Sims will open a criminal prosecu tion of (ho packers with thte presen tation of a long account of data gathered by hlmsolf and his assist ants. That tho govornmont intends a vigorous and hard fought cam paign Js bollovcd to bo shown by tho fact that civil procaeduro has for tho tlmo boon mndo secondary to tho criminal. t Sims has scores of witnesses; ho has been working secretly for months, and it is upon tholr testi mony that Sims expects to secure Indictments of tho leading packers. Swift & Company, Armour & Company, Nelson, Morris & Co., names standing for nearly everything in the packing world aro designated as concerns -which must undergo a federal probing Tho National Packing company, re puted to bo tho incorporated nnmo for tho "beef trust," will" also bo In- vestigattod. Tho meat barons connected with tho foregoing companies will bo re quired to show tho connection, if any, of their companies with the Na tional Packing company and also bo required to show' wnother or not any combination has been formed among themselves for tho purpose of maintaining, extortionate prices. Prosecutor Sims promises that prosocutions will movo forward rap Idly. It is intimated that tho gov ornmont will profit by mistakes made during the former campaign against tho packers, when many of them escaped through Immunity. That time many wore haled bo fore tho inquisitorial body and questioned closely regarding tholr reported connection with a so-called "meat' trust." Later at their trials many claimed " Immunity on tho ground that they had been forced In tho grand jury rooms to testify themselves. To avoid this, it is said that tho govornmont will disclose only enough of its caso to tho grand jury to warrant tho bringing of Indict ments. Heavy broadsides of evl- donco will bo reserved for tho trials proper that aro oxpoctcd to follow tho grand jury's action. Secondar ily, it is probable that tho govern ment will begin Bults for dissolu tion of tho National Packing com pany. This action, It Is Intimated, may not wait upon tho outcome of tho criminal prosecution, but may be takou after tho criminal proced ure Is woll under way. o Hov. Moon; improved Itov. A. Moore, who has not filled his pulpit at St. Joseph's, but been confined to a hospital at Portland since tho wook before Christmas, is very much improved, and oxpects to bo homo about Pobruary 1. HYPNOTISED FY TWENTY- Worked Two Days and Thought He Never Would Wake Up. WILL TAKE THE REST CURE The Very idea of Work Had a Dc prcssig Effect and lie Became Strangely Stiff Every Tlmo ' the Subject Came Up Failed 'to Sup port His Family. united rnnsa leased wiia. Seattle, Wash., Jan. 2,Pjyhic waves which stiffened Martin Han nou, so that ho was obliged to oschdw all manual labor resulted in his com mittment in Stelllacoom Insane asy lum, and ho was taken to tho sani tarium today to bo troatod for hia peculiar malady. Hannon was halod Into Judge Ora tor's court -yostorday on .tlio(c6a'rg& of falling to support his family. It developed from tho court's question ing that active exertion had a very depressing effect upon Hannoii,. which was aggravated by tho psy chic waves which, various unknown persons had projected toward him. Mrs. Hnnnon as in court, and sho told Judge Frater that sho took no Btock In tho psychic phenomena, but though It was undeniable that her husband became strangely stiff every tlmo tho subject of work enmo up. " "What I want him to do is to go to' work," sho said, "ad quit talking' so much. Ills tonguo never gets so Btlff he cannot use It." "Wlfnt Is tho cause of your trouble?" asked tho court of Hanc non. "I don't know," ropllod tho rqpalcl--trant husband. I have boen hypno tised by persons in this country and Canada for 25 yoars, and if I wor,k a day I am fastoned to tho straw tho next morning. Onco I worked tjv.o days, and I thought I never would wako up." Tl'io lunacy commission was then called, 'and decided to give Hannon tho "rest euro" at StoIUac,ppm, KNOX'S NEUTRALIZATION i r Y BREED TROUBLE PLAN MA Looks Like Realignment of Powers In Oriental Which All of the Powers Will Take a Hand. Affairs, in UNITED MKHB tBABBD WIB0.1 Washington, Jan. 22.1- Almost simultaneously with tho rejection by Japan and ItusHln of Soorotary Knox's plan for the neutralization of tho Mnnohurlan Hallway, the Chinese govornmont Isttuod an ln- prelal ordor granting permission for the construction of an .American British Railroad from Chlon Poo to tho port of Algun. It was learned to day, according to a despatch from Hfiiiry P. Fletcher, soqrotary of tho American legation at Pokln. t The granting ' this omolnl por mission is said to bo tho result uf much diplomatic Interchange be tween China and the United States Tlu roajl pKilwlUy will bjfc offeotlvo n seeurfnK praoUpal mmfaallzaUon df railway in Mnnqliitrla, Although Knox's 'proposals were rejected by Kusala and Japan, and furnish the opportunity for a commercial foot hold in Manchuria which was con sidered ono of tho principal objeotb of tho neutralization plan. Tho now road, it was stated, will bo built with British and Amqrlcan capital, but in vlow of tho admlnjjjs tratloiiB commlttmont to railway neutralization, It is thought nil othor powors will bo offered an op portunity to subscribe to tho neces sary honds. 'Cllna' notion 'in Issuing the Im perial rescript may change tho sta tus of hor relntlons with Japan bo- cause sho has become dangerously near ovorstopplng the terms of hor treaty of September 21, 1004, with Japan, In which it was provided that she must consult Japan when- over she proposed making a railway or mining concession In Manchuria. It Is predicted that litr action niay result In a realignment of power In Oriental affairs, with the United States, Or oat Britain, Germany and China on one sldo, with Japan, Rus sia, and Prance on the other.