VOL. XX
tfo. 67.
Peter Weast, the Peoria Bank
er, Says' Will Spend His
Entire Forv0 if Necessary
in Her Defend-
WEAST SUPPORT SAYLER
1 Latter Was Supposed to He Iticli, Hut
Was Rcnlly a liankrupt AVcast
Furnished Him Money to Straight
en Out ills Deficits nt the Bank,
and Virtually Supported Jllm for
' . Years.
Watseka, 111., March 19. Peter
nWeast, the, Peoria millionaire, brother-in-law
of Mrs. Sayler, accused of
murdering her husband, J. B. Sayler,
a banker, created a sensation here to
day by declaring that he would spend
his entire fortune In Mrs. Sayler's de
fense. Weast and his wife are regarded as
important witnesses for tho defense.
Weast recently was reported to be in
California, and the defense desired
to have him returned before the trial
of Mrs. Sayler, her -father, John
Grunden and Dr. William Miller, who
are also charged with Sayler's mur
der. Tho defense sought a postpone
ment, but the prosecution charged
that Weast had disappeared for tho
purposeof causing a delay.
Weast's reappearance was sudden
and created surprise. He was expect
ed to testify that, although Sayler
was supposedly rich, he (Weast kept
him from insolvency for years, and
practically supported the family,
Woast's gifts to Mrs. Sayler
amounted to thousands, it is claimed.
Besides a valuable riding horse, he is i
Salem's
Store
Is the Chicago Store, because we do the greatest volume of busi
ness. Why do we do the greatest volumo of business? Because. wo
have the new, seasonable goods the people want, all the time, at the
fight prices.' .
New Spring
Dress Goods
Why Is It that the Chicago
Store does such a great Dross
Goods business? Because we
only show the latest and new
est goods at prices that are In
everybody's reach 20,000 yards
of this season's newest Dress
Goods to choose from, of tho
latest and newest fabrics; yard
26c, 35c. 49 75c and up.
CHICAGO STORE
SALEM, OREGON
The Store That Saves You Money
said to have given her a fine tract of
land near Peoria, nrid to have taken
her to Franco to the exposition at
Paris.
This was all done with the knowl
edge and consent of Sayler, the de
fense claims, and Sayler asked his
wife t6 endeavor to get money from
Weast with which to straighten out
his deficit at the barik.
Four men of the jury, which was
reported completed yesterday, were
dismissed today, leaving eight perma
nent Jurymen in the box.' Talesmen
to fill the four vacancies aro being
examined.
S.tyler belonged to many secret or
ganizations and lodges, and venire
men are being closely questioned
along these lines.
lie Had Only Followed Custom.
r UNITED PRESS I-IAKKD WIWS.l
Madison, Wis., March 19. The
charge that United States Senator
Isaac Stephenson secured his nom
ination for office through fraudulent
use of money was not sustained In
the majority report filed this after
noon by the legislative Investigating
committee.
The report, however, recommends
that hereafter the excessive use of
money in congress should be avoid
ed. Bills to prevent the distribution
of money were suggested by the in
vestigators. The minority of the committee
does not concur in the report and it
is expected that it will make a
scathing report later.
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Disastrous Fire in Yokolinma.
Yokohama Japanr -March 19.
Seven bodies of persons burned in a
disastrous Are hero yesterday have
been recovered, and search is being
made for more today among the ruins
of 500 structures, which were totally
destroyed In the conflagration.
Greatest
Wonderful Values in
New Tailored Suits,
One-piece Suits and
Millinery
The rapid buying In these depart-
monts by close intelligent buyers will
N
show you In a minute the store that
is entitled to your patronage. We
are selling tho gcods, and lots of
them, and that Is the proof that the
stylos and prices aro right.
Stylish Silks For
Suits and Waists
We are selling more silks right
hero in Salem than in big city
stores. Send to Portland for
samples, then como hare and we
will beat tho price you can
get. Remembor we nre experts
in the silk business, and wo
stand Uack of every piece of silk
we soil for wear and guaran
teed low prliea. 10,000 yards
to select from, and any price
you wish, from 25c up.
SALEM FRUIT UNION
TO ERECT FINE BUILDING.
The board Of directors of the Sa
lem Fruit Union .held a meeting a:
the Fruit Union building this fore
noon at which It was decided that
the new packing plant which they
have had under consideration for
some time is to be erected at onoo
A canvass of the subscriptions of
stock for the structure showed that
$12,500 had been ubecrlbed. This
will easily cover the cost of construc
tlon of the building and the manage
ment has been Instructed to secure
plans and as soon as they have been
obtained, a call meeting of the board
will be held a plan selected and
bids advertised for.
Hide Meet August 13.
Sacramento, Calif., March 19.
Notice that the National Rifle meet
of the Nationnl Guard will b'e held
at' Camp Porry, Ohio, beginning Au
gust 13 wns received from the war
department at Adjutant-GenerM
Lauck's ofllce today. A ser'es of
competitive rifle matches will bo
held among the regiments of tin
state to select a team of 15 compe
titors, 12 active "members and threo
alternatives being allowed. Last
year California stood fifteenth
among 46 competing teams.
K) :
NO HOTE
While from fme to time there has
been a rumor current to tho effect
that Mrs. Francis Hubbard is lo
lease her -property on the corner of
Highland 'State street to Saattle .par
ties, they who will erect upon It a
90 room hotel, nothing definite
along that direction had today been
accomplished, despite an announce
ment to the contrary. '
The rumor that has been preva
lent that there have been negotia
tions along that line seems to havo
more or less of a foundation, but as
to whethor those negotiations will
develop into a lease of the property
for a period of years, and the con
struction upon it of a modern hotel
romninH yet to be seen. Just who
the pariies are If any, who hivo
been or are now negotiating alonj;
those lines could not be learned "n
fact nothing authentic could le
learned other than that negotiations
had been under way and that so far
thoy had not been consumated ami
that It Is a matter of uncertainty as
to whether they would be.
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1'fTITKO I'DKSS LEASED WIIUS.l
Pittsburg, Pa., March 19. -I'ul ow
ing u hurried recalling of grrnd
jury this afternoon,. It was an.i'juiiced
on good authority that 3,'parvisur
John F. Klein, under prison sotitfnc,-
of thw and one-half yenru f i f, ail
ing, had confessed grafts and In.pll-
otited 00 former counellnx-n.
Klain'K confession was miuo to
Detective Robert Wilson, of tue
Voters' League. It Is report id that
Klein furnished .the detectivo with a
list of men whom ho implicated in
municipal graft.
The Hst is said to have ahnvu
smountiof money eaoh man rechod.
Some of the councilman o! them
selves for as small a sum as 71 St!,
according to th nlloird nuta.M-jn-dum.
Four other confession a.vj part
ed to have been obtained, but pros
ecuting offlela'lfi hav leellntu to
mako public any of the njtm-s.
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MuMcal Recital.
The usuul spring recital of the
College of Music under the direc
tion of Dean Mandenhall will take
placo noxt Wednesday evening,
March 33, In the chapel. The musl
cal public is Invited to be present, as
on uxciillont program of standard
and classical selections has been ar
ranged. A violin solo will be given
and the male Quartet will sing.
HoKmograph jVvlln of Qiutku.
Cleveland. O., Marsh IS. The
aeiawograph hare show a record t
three arthquRke shock occurring
between G:2J and 6:35 o'clock las'
Right. The dkrtkrbawa probably
i iu Hejtlco or South America.
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IN SIGHT
JUST NOW
INSURANCE
AFTERS
EXPOSED
C. L. C,ase, Chairman of the
Laws ; Committee of the
Board of Underwriters Tells
Sensational Story.
HE PAID THE LAWMAKERS
E. H. Kennedy Turned Over $:000 to
Republican State Committee, But
Has u-Loss of Memory as to What
Became of the Balance of $t:!,:!ll
He Admits Handling Says "I Do
Not Know." '
New York. March 19. G. L. Case,
former chairman of' the Laws com
mittee of tho New York Board of
Underwriters, gave some sensational
testimony as to expenditures today,
when superintendent of Insurance
Hotchkiss resumed the Inquiry into
the dealings of various life insur
ance compan'cs with tho New York
state legislators to influence legisla
tion in their favor.
Case declared that certain firms
of lawyers were employed by the
New York underwriters to examine
a'l pending legislation in connection
with Insurance matters.
. According to Case, attorneys
Sherman and Sterling, of Now York
city, presented a bill of $17,500 for
such work. The bill was paid. This
was in J 905, case explained. Hi
stated furthor that the attorneys ra
ported on every bill, affecting tho
insurance companies which came be
fore tho legislature that year.
One of tho bills, Case said, wis
endorsed and paid on tho ropresoh
tatlon that tho sum was expended in
'opposing inimical Insurance legis
lation, and for work dorio by 'legis
lative committees."
Case failed to explain why monoy
should be paid for tho work of legis
lative committees.
Case suffered a suddon lapse of
memory when superintendent Hotch-
lilss expressed a wish to learn whv
tho same attorneys received $15,000
for work dono In 19QG along tho
same lines. Ho said that ho could
not recollect what tho work was.
Tho bill in question was offered as
evidence, but It shed no more light
on the question as It was not Horn'
lzed.
After Case was excused, E. II
Kennedy was recalled to tho stand.
Kennedy Identified tho original of
a bill Introduced In the leglslaturo
by E. M. Lewis, during tho session
nt 1901, for removing tho tax from
ho reinsurance reserve.
Tho bill contained corrections
made by Kennedy. These corro-!
tions were Incorporated in tho bill
which was Anally passed and became
a law.
Taking up tho matter of an ex
penditure of $13,311 by Konnody In
1001, Superintendent Hotchkiss
asked Kennedy what ho did with the
remainder after ho had turned over
$G,000 to tho Republican stato com
mittee.
Kennedy flushed and said: "I do
riot recollect."
"Doesn't it strike you as strange
:hnt you cannot recall to whom you
paid money since you testified pre
viously that this was tho only tran
saction of this character in whicn
yo wero Involved?" asked Hotch
kiss. "Why, no, It does not seem at all1
strange to mo," replied Konnodv
steadily.
He then continued by saying Unit
he had refroshod ' his memory over
night and now recalled that ho had
paid CI cor go W. Aldrldgo a thousand
dollars instead of $500 as ho had
stated yesterday, when the Investi
gation started.
Other than this correction, Ken
nedy's memory was poor, and he an
sorted that ho could not recollect
tho names of others whom ha paid
out of the sum.
Hotchkiss then read a message
from -Aldrldgo to Kennedy which
hud boon sent from Albany in 1901
The message read: "187 stricken
out- Think you will bo perfectly
aatlafied with the bill as intra-
dewd." 1
WbvR asktgl what "187" stood
jr iA.. i.nojy pjali.lv showed sign o
ambarrassment. Finally ho said: "J
do not know."
Big Scandal Predicted.
Now York, March 19. Mon who
nre responsible for tho present In
vestigation concerning the expendi
tures of the New York insurance
underwriters nt Albany to Influence
legislation favorablo to tho Insur
ance corporations, deolnred today
that there soon will bo revelntlona-
of wholesale bribery, and corruption,
which will mako previous disclos
ures appear as mero "flea bites."
Thoy assert that the disclosures
will be made beforo the Investiga
tion now under wny has advanced
much farther.
William H. Hotchkiss, Superinten
dent of the State Inauraico Depart
ment, said that ho expects to prov
that the Are Insurance companies fn
Now York state have been bled for
yenrs by corrupt legislators.
Ho said that th'a practice was fol
lowed not only In New York but in
other stato legislatures as well.
Hotchkiss stated that the usual
way to compel tho insurance com
panies to pay for protection from
the "yellow pup" lund, was lo intro
duce "strike" bills against them,
and I hen compol tho payment of
vast sums to prevent their passage.
He said that men prominent In
stato and national politics had know
ledge of this.
"If they did not assist, at least
they refrained from interfering,"
said Hotchkiss. . -
INCENDIARIES CAUSE HEATH OF
HELPLESS WOMAN AND DE
STHOV 8200,000 WORTH OF
PROPERTY.
t UNITED l'HESR MUSED Winn.
Huntingdon, Pa., March 19. Mrs
James Miller Is dead from burns,
tho First Methodist church, two plan
ing mills, severa lresldences aro In
ruins, and two men aro In jail today
charged with arson as a result of a
series of destructive ilres yestorday,
There Is no doubt but that each 11 ro
was of Incendiary origin. They Vere
started almost simultaneously In va
rious sections of tho city, making It
impossible for the fire department to
cope with tho situation,
Mrs. James Millor was an invalid
She was unable to leave her burning
home, and she was only rescued nftur
she had sustained burns which caused
her death later.
Shortly after tho fires wore discov
ered, the police arrested Adolph and
John Earl on suspicion of being Im
plicated in starting the wholesale
conflagrations.
Vho property damage Is estimated
at 1200,000.
Public feoling against tho mon un
der nrrest is intense, although it is
not known whether they aro respon
sible for tho flros.
TAFT GET!
IN MIDDLE
.MEETS EARL GREY, GOVERNOR
OF CANADA, AND WILL DI8-
l CUSS WITH HIM THE TARIFF
AH IT APPLIES TO CANADA.
l-SITKD rilKKH I.EAStD WlnJC.J
Rochester, N. Y., March 19.
President Taft today assumed a
middle of tho road - position" re
garding the fight in tho houso to
oust Cannon from tho speakership
nnd '(amend the rulos of tho lower
body.
Taft had recolved . a number of
telegrams from leaders oft tho Insur-
gonts and tho regulars in- tho repub
lican ranks of the- house. Ho an
swered them today briefly stating
thiit the light was nono of his buB
ness.
The president left for Albany this
morning. He arrived there this f-
trnoen and will cpnfer with Cana
dian and state department ofllolals
on the Canadian tariff tonight.
Th prealdent realizes the serloua-
INVALID
WOMAN IS
CREMATED
TH
ness of tho tariff issuo between the
United States nnd Canada.
Negotiations will be carried on to
decldo whether the maximum pro
vision of tho Payno tnrlff bill shall
be applied to Canada after March 31,
Tho cabinet recently loft tho mat
tor In tho hands of the president,
who with Senator Aldrlch and tlii,
tnrlff .board will conduct the United.
States end of tho negotiations.
Meets Karl Grey.
Albany, N. Y., March 19. Albany
welcomed both President Tatt nnd
Earl Groy, governor of Canadn1, to
day. Tho city was gay with bunting,
and British and American flags were
displayed on every side.
The Taft party arrived at 2:30 this
afternoon, and wero met by Governor
Hughes and Mayor McEwnn, Taft'a
classmate at Yale.
Taft was escorted to the executive
mansion of tho governor by troop E
of tho national guard.
Shortly after 4 o'clock tho president,-
tho governor and other notables
left the executive mansion In automo
biles for HarmanuB-Bleecker hall to
attend the stato tuberculosis congress
At 5 o'clock tho party were sched
uled to visit tho Waterylalet arsenal.
Tonight Taft will address members
of tho University club at a dinner.
Earl Grey arrived here this aftor
noon and attended a luncheon tit the
University club. He was then escort
ed to the Ton Eycke hotel by a bat
talion of tho Tenth regiment.
r UNITED rEEBS LBASKD WIRE.
London, March 19. Lloutonant
Shackloton, the English oftlcor who
holds tho record for tho "farthest
south, sailed for tho United States
today.
Lloutonant Shackolton Is planning
to mako another dash for tho south
polo In 1911.
According to tho tentative arrango
monts which Shackloton has under
consideration, his main object will be
to gather sclontlflc dntn, and tho
dash to tho polo will be a secondary
consideration. '
Shackloton proposes to uso two
ships nt Adair and Adella land as
supply bases,
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Speuker Cannon to Resign.
Washington, March 19. Speak-
er Cannon announced at 4:30
o'clock this afternoon that ho
wus now ready to resign. Ho
said:
"Actions nnd not words dotor-
mine the conduct of men In the
affairs of llfo. This Is a govorn-
mont of tjio majority, and tint
of men.
"In tho houso of roprosonta-
tlves, tho majority should have "
full power".
"The country believes that
, the Republican party hns a ma-
Jorlty of 44 In the houso. At
tho present time such Is not tho
case. Up to this tlmo the Re-
publican party has had it small
majority, but this fallod when
tho tost came. But tho assault
on tho srienkqr hy tho minority,
aided by tho so-called Insur-
gents, showed that tho Republl- v
can party was in tho minority "
and tho Insurgents aro in tho "
majority."
. Cannon then said that the "
majority should rulo and that
be would at any tlmo entortaln '
a motion for tho election of a
now speakor.
Tho announcement of Cannon
that ho was ready to vacate tho
chain created tho greatest ex-
cltomept. Tho opponents of
tho "fallen czar" sot up a great
cheer, In which tho galleries "
joined. Supporters of Cannon '
hissed tho outburst of their trl
umphant opponents.
' For Bovernl minutes pnndo-
monlum reigned and It ap-
peared as though the session
would have to be adjourned.
WILL MAKE
SOUTH POLE
Opposing Forces Hold Confer
ence This Morning, But Can
Reach no Agreement Dead
lock Seems Permanent.
THE INSURGENTS ARE FIRM
Aro Determined to Hove the Speak
er's Scalp and Will Accept no Com
promise Tlint Docs Not Provldo for
Removing lilru From the Coaunit
tco on Rules in the House Tho
Basis of the Fight.
What Insurgents, Won.
The general scopo of tho Nor-
ris resolution, adopted by tho
house, Is as follows.
Thero shall bp a commltteo
. on rules, elected by tho houso,
consisting of ten members; six
members from the majority par-
ty nnd four from tho minority.
"Tho speakor shall not bo a
mombor of tho committee and
committee shall select tho chair-
man from Its own mombOmhlp.
"Within ton days after tho
adoption of the resolution thero
shall bo an election of this
committee, nnd, upon election of
new committee, tho present com-
mltteo on rules shall bo dls-
solved." -
Washington," D.-CV, Mtfrch 17.
Tho victory of tho allied Insurgent
Republicans nnd Democrats of tho
houso of representatives' over Speaker
Joseph G. Cannon, wob made com
plete lato this afternoon by the.adop
tion of tho Norrls resolution, ,
Tho discussion carried by a vote of
192 ayes to 153 noes.
Many Republican regulars, fore
seeing tho defeat of tho Cannon
forces,, and seeking to climb aboard
tho insurgent band wagon, voted to
ovorthrow tholr speaker.
The resolution provides for tho re
appointment of an onlnrged rulos com
mltteo, of which tho speaker shall not
bo a momber.
Tho rolgn of Cannonlsm Id over,
Tho Ironclad rule olj the house czar,
which began several, years ago, ia
broken.
Thrco preliminary, successive roll
calls showed increasing strength for
tho insurgents and weakness in tho
ranks of the .organization forces. Tho
final crtlical vote was in tho'naturo
of a landslide for Cannon's, oppo
nents. Many near-insurgents, who had
heretofore succeeded In dodging tho
Issue, wero compelled to tako a posi
tive stund today.
The passage of tho Norrls resolu
tion also foreshadows radical changes
in tho rules of tho houBo. Thlti was
Indicated by E. A, Hayes, of Califor
nia, ono of tho leading insurgent con
gressmen. Hayes said:
"Tho speakor wo have nt-w is not
the product, of the constitution, but
of evolution In lawmaking. We lodge
too much power In the speakor. I
believe that all Republicans should
hnvo equal rights in tho House Of
representatives."
Hayes explained his voto for the In
surgents by saying that ho was guid
ed by tho principles at Issuo. and not
by personal considerations.
Tho Story of the I'lght,
Woshlngton, March 19. As tho
hour for reconvening of tho houso
drew near, after the exqltlpg dead
lock of yestorday gn tho Norrls reso
lution, It was announced today that
the conference of tho allies and reg
ulars over a compromise measure
had broken up without an agree
ment being reached,
Tho conferbneo began laot night
betweon tho allied Insurgent republl.
cans on ono sldo and tho "regular
republicans on tho other. Further
conroronccs woro bold this mornlns
but no peace measure could 'be de
cided upon and when tho house re
assembled tho light wa-j on.
The Cannon nupportors appeared
more heartened by the temporary
delay they had gained when the con
sideration of tho Norrls resolution
was postponed until today. They
had rwotvwl additional treBh fey
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