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VOL. XX. SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 37, 1010. No. 100. Believed That Democratic State Convention Tonight Will De velop Into Test of Strength Between Thomas Taggart and Governor Marshall. FiGHT OVER ENDORSEMENT TngRitt and Lnmb Koth Candidates for the United States Senate Taggart Delegates Incensed at Change of Regular Order of Pro cedure. UNITED rEESB LEASED WIRB. Indianapolis, Ind., April 27. With most of the delegates on the ground today, the skirmish before the stato Democratic convention which opens tonight is becoming hotter. That tho convention will develop In to a test of strength between Thos. Taggart, former chairman of tho na tional Democratic committee, and Governor Thomas R. Marshall, backed by John E. Lamb, vice-chairman of tho national commitee, seems certain. Senator Benjamin P. Shlveley, first Tlml PTfl M r con nfnr It TnfUonn n numbor of years, is here and is try ing to bring about a compromise, but it la not believed that his peace ef forts will result in a .settlement, and the question of endorsing a candl- 32 PEOPLE EMPLOYED ALL LAST WEEK And we could not take care of the crowds. We broke all previous records, and no 20 per cent. Get wise and do your trading at the store that gives Rock Bottom Prices WEMAKETHE PRICES FOR SAJ.EM THE OTHERS FOLOW. 85oand $1 Dress Silk Yard 39c 7 1-2c Persian Challies, yard -.4c 75c and 85c Wool Dress Goods, all colors- 35c The Great date for tbo senate will doubtless be fought out on the floor of the con vention. Lamb and Taggart are both can didates for senator. Lamb Is back ing Marshall's proposition that the convention choose n candidate. Tag gart is fighting it, but has an nounced that he will go beforo the convention for endorsement, If the plan Is adopted. Marshall and his forces believe this will be the opening skirmish. It has been agreed that the report of the cominlteo on rules and order of business shall not bo presented until Marshall takes charge as temporary chairman, Instead of being present ed when State Chairman Stokes Jack son takes the chair to call 'the con vention to order. Taggart delegates are Incensed at this change in the regular order of procedure. Senator Shlvoly has given no indi cation of his attitude on the sena torship proposition, other than that he favors a compromise, if one can be brought about. Indlannpolis, Ind., April 27. Ad mirers of Governor Thorns R. Mar shall today reluctantly predicted that Thomas Taggart and his delegates would carry their point In the con vention tonight, and that tho party will not endorse a candidate for the United States senatorship. The Marshall men will not admit that Taggart Is in control of the con vention, but they say he will-be able personally to dominate affairs suffi ciently to defeat tho endorsement plan. The Marshall men have not quit fighting yet, and it is still believed that the whole matter will go before the convention, and be fought out on the floor. SUBSCRIBERS. If you get your paper by mall kindly watch the tag and see, When the time is up, and remit promptly, or notify us, to stop the paper? otherwise bill will be made" for the time the paper comes after explra- tlon of last payment. 1 1L ILd I FASHIONABLY M Hats, Flowers, Feathers and shapes of all classes and kinds you can find here. Also materials for trimming up your own hats at prices far below our J1 -0 competitors. We , do wholesale and retail mil llnery business. Girls' trimmed hats 25c, 35c 49c, 75c and up. Misses' trimmed hats, 49c, 75c, 98c and up. Ladies' trimmed hats, $1.49, ?1.98, $2.55 and up. Ladies' Tailored Suits The greatest showing in Salem and at prices that are creating a sen sation. The suits we show are lul j newest and latest creations. Chicago Store Hold Mass Meeting To night and Offer Reward for Pahlis, Murderer of Greek Cafe .Owner Was Shot in the Back. FOUR DEATHS LAST NIGHT One Drowns While . Dozens f Companions Look on nnd Laugh, One Drops Done In Doctor's Oflice, and Third Found Floating in "Water of Lake. Seattle, Wash.. April 27. The local Greek colony is aroused today over the killing of Louis Zahariadis, owner of the Main Cafe. A mass meeting of the Greeks of the city has been called for tonight to offer a re ward for the arrest of George Pahilis, charged with the crime. Nursing, an old grudge, Pahilis, former partner in the cafe, entered the restaurant last night,, and, ac cording to witnesses, emptied the magazines of two revolvers at Zaharladis, killing him Instantly. The killing was evidently careful ly plnnned. Last October Pahilis and the dead man. quarreled and broke up their partnership. Phailis went to Spokane. Three weeks ago he" returned, and since then he has been a. frequent visitor at the restau rant. TRIMMED jLs itHa JT. JL PRICES THAT TALK , 12 1-2c Fine India Unons, yard J 1-2c Muslin an! Sheeting at Mill Prices 25c Duck suitings, all colors, 36 inches, yard 15c Children's 35c rompers, now 19c ALL GOODS .SOLD AS ADVERTISED. Salem, Or. Last night ho came In, ordered a steak, and as Zabariadis turned to put tho meat on tho stove, drow two revolvers and began pouring a lead en stream, into his former partner's back at close range. Two Greek dish' washers were tho only witnesses of the shooting. As Zahahladls fell, Pahilis turned and threatened to kill the two men if they moved. Ho thon disappeared In tho darkness. This was tho fourth violent death in Seattlo last night. Victor Aborly, 22 years old, drowned In eight feet of water in the Luna park natatorlum, while a dozen companions looked on and laughed, undor tho impression that ho was pretending to bo In distress. Glenn Gregoryj an engraver, drop ped dead in a doctor's office. He had just come from an operation in which chloroform had been used. The body of an unknown man was found floating In the waters of -Lake Washington, at the foot of Thirty third street. He had probably com mitted suicide. Royal Welcome for Weston. I united riiEss LEiain wins. J Now York, April 27. Edward Peyson Weston will be given a royal welcome when he arrives here next Saturday. 'tho voteran pedestrian who Is hiking from Los Angeles tn New York, is duo to arrive here at noon. If he arrives hero Saturday he will have, walked tho distanco in 75 days and will have heached hore 15 days ahead of his schedule. DKUGGIST ON STAND TESTIFIES THAT, DR. HYDE PURCHASED CYANIDE OF POTASSIUM said he was Going to poi son some dogs. united rnssa leased wnra. Kansas City, April 27. That Dr. B. C. Hyde purchased cyanide of po tassium, a, poison never used by doc tors for medical purposes, en Sep tember 13, December 4 and Decem ber 9, was tho testimony of Hugh Brecklein, a druggist. Dreckleln said he told Dr. Hyde that tho drug was poisonous, end that Dr. Hydo re plied that he knew it, and was going to use it In poisoning somo dogs. Brecklein produced some capsules containing digestive powder identical In appearance with tho cyanide cap sules. Glazier .Williams, Brecklein's clerk, took Dr. Hyde's prescription for cyanide in five-grain capsules. He testified today that ho referred the prescription to Brecklein, who had told him to call Dr. Hydo by tel ephone, and ask if a mistake had not been made. Dr. Hyde said, according to Wil liams, that the prescription was cor rect, and that ho wanted the drug with which to kill dogs. That state ment he later repeated to Brecklein. Another important feature was tho testimony of Dr. B. L. Stowart, a i bacteriologist, from whom Hyde la j alleged to have bought largo quanti ties of bacteria for experimentation. ANOTHER POISON CALL IT Department of Justice Issues Statement With Regard to Investigation of Cotton Pools for Benefit of Cotton Ex changes of Country. NOT TO ATTACK EXCHANGES Brokers Say" It Is Plan of Govern ment to Put Cotton Hxclmngo Out of Business, and Thnt Movement Is Political Pure and Simple. united miss lured wiius. Washington, April ,27. Tho do partment of Justlco issued tho fol lowing announcement today: "Tho actlpn of tho government In instituting the Now York Investiga tion of the alleged cotton pool, should not bo construed as a legiti mate Attack on tho operations of any cotton or produce exchanges throughout tho country. "The proceedings, being before tho grand jury, cannot be discussed now.". Tho' federal grand jury nt Now York has been investigating charges against the so-called cotton pool and dozens of witnesses havo been exam ined by the government attorneys. Books and papers of investors have boon examined and there havo been rumors that 'the grand Jury will call the directors of the cotton exchange There was a genoral feeling on tho cotton exchange that while tho witnesses havo beon called "to testi fy in the inquiry of tho government against William P, Brown, F. B. Hayno, of New Orleans, James A. Patten, of Chicago, and Eugene P. Scales of Texas, on a charge of "al leged conspiracy to advanco tho price of cotton futures in violation of tho law," the real plan of tho government is to put tho cotton ex change out of business. It has beon charged by brokers that the present action of tho gov ernment Is political, pure and Dim ple: that tho cotton Inquiry la to bo made the butt because It lies In the south. A prominent brokor.sald: "The administration in Washing ton Is republican, tho south is demo cratic. There has boen much Bald lately against the high cost of living but tho grain and flour corner has beon immuno from legal Investiga tions. "Tn middle West whore the grain and flour Inquiry is strongest, Is republican. So tho hands of tha administration are tied thoro." It is believed thbt the Issuance of tho statement by tho department of Justice will allay tho alarm of the members of tho cotton and produce exchanges. GOLD BRICK. At'l""";A i - i - Donnall In St. Louli Qleba-Di mocrtU EIGHTEEN COLLEGE GIKLS SUFFERING FROM ITOMAINE t UNITED IT-ESS XJU8BD WISE. San Jose, Cal., April 27. Eighteen girl members of tho freshman class ot the stato normal school are suf fering today from ptomaine poison ing, said to have been caused by eat ing baked beans at a class picnic, While somo of tho young Women are In a serious condition, it is be lieved all will recover. The picnic was given by Prof. Henry Ncabo Bland, ono of tho In structors, at Alum Rock, just outside tho city limits. Two Butto Boys Electrocuted. Butte, Mont., April 27. While swinging at tho end of a section of baling wlro which had boen thrown over a heavy pewer lino belonging to the Rarus mine, last night, Frank Barry, 13 years old, was electrocut ed. His companion, Pery Honey church, aged 15, attempted to rescue him, and he, too, was killed by tho current when he placed his hands on tho prostrate form of the Barry boy. Before three other youths could at tompt to drag the bodies ot their electrocuted playmates away from tho doadly wire, several minors ran to tho scene, and saved them from a similar fate. Tho bodies of tho dead boys wore fearfully burned, tho power wlro car rying 2400 volts. DECLARES THAT HE IS INNOCENT REGISTER OF BOISE LAND BOARD SAYS HE IS BEING MADE A SCAPEGOAT, ' AND ACCUSES "HIGHER UPS" LAND SGAN DAL GROWING. Boise, Idaho,' April 27. ChargG's anu counter-cnarges are passing do tweon members of tho Stato Land Board and other state officials as a result of disclosures followingtho resignation of M. I. Church, register of the land board. Church Is now on routo to Boise from Couor d'AIono, where ho has beon slnco his reslgna tion was tendered, and declares that kho proposes to show that ho is being made a scapegoat, while "higher ups" aro tho real guilty ones. He has asked Govornor Brady to hold up his resignation, pending further de velopment. Governor Brady has announced that no special session of tho legls- ' laturo will bo called, but he will rec ommend an investigation of tho whalo affair by tho next legislature, if ho is still govornor. The torms of mom bors pt the land board will havo ox plred by that time. Tho latest development Is tho dis covery that affidavits of appraise ment of lands purchased by tho Pay otto Lumbor Company from the state nr'o missing from tho flies, Norman Bolchor, former state land selector, charges that ho was, instructed by Attornoy-General McDougal, In tho presenco of Sccrotary f Stato Lans don, both members of tho land board to apprulse 9060 acres of land de sired by the Payotto company to 10 an aero, and that he did so without seeing the land. Both McDougal and Lansdon dony tho charge. Well Known Politician Dead. Seattle, Wash., April 27. John Y. Terry, domocrntlo natlonul com mitteeman nnd ono of tho best known mon In political llfo of tho state, Is duud today at his homo here of rheumatism of tho heart. Up to tho tlmu of his death Terry was apparently In good health. Yes terday ho felt 111 and remained In bod. Doath camo suddenly. No democrat In tho stato played a more prominent part in tho man agement of tho party than Terry. During tho Clovelund administration ho was recolvor of tho Jocul?? 7 ??' Pay your Life Insurance Premi ums to OrcgonfjfCy Oregon's great est Success in Life Insurance. RES T FOR OR Home OfEce, Corbett BUg., Fifth and Morrison, Pwllaad , A. L Mills L Samuel Resident A,aenU ' PRESIDENT OEM. MANAGER SALEM, OREGON. Room 210 U. S. National Bank Building. Turkish Government Mobilizing 60,000 Troops for Albania Rebellion Is Threatening Stability of Present Regime. 500 ALBANIANS ARE KILLED Wcro Mostly Women nnd Children Herded Victims Into City of Godantz, and Then Bombarded . It J UNITED WE33 WIBIlJ - Constantinople, via Phillpopolls, April 27. Tho government today Is mobilizing 00,000 troops -to rush to Albania to suppress tho rebellion which has assumed such proportions as to seriously menaco tho stability of tho prosont reglmo. Tho efforts of tho Turks to Btay tho progress of tho revolutionists has boon unsuccessful, although more than 30,000 loyal troops aro la tho field. . In tho battlo at Stlmja, both sides lost hoavlly in tho two-day conflict. It is reported that more than a thousand men wero killed. 200 wero killed at Tohornalova Pass, In theso two engagements alano, several thousand combatants ' wore wounded, nnd a largo numbor takon prisoners. Nolthor tho' rebels nor tho regu lars aro prepared to caro for tb.9 wounded and;- hundreds . aro said' to tio dying. A Choftelc Pasha, who is in com mand of the Turkish, army in the Albanian region, is being blamed bv government loaders for the failure of tho loyalists to suppress tho re bellion. .The people aro demanding his re moval as minister of war. It was rumored today that Abdul Hamld, whom tho rebels hope to seat on tho Turkish throne, from which ho was deposed, Is suffering from an attack of npoploxy. It Is reported that his condition is ser ious. 4 ; : J Salonika, Turkey, April 2,7. Five hundred Albanians, mostly wo men and children, wero klllod by the Turkish troops who first horded thoir victims into tno city of Go lantz and thon bombarded it. accord ing to dispatches received horo to day. ' Tho town was practically de stroyed by tho missies hurled by tha big guns. London, April 27, A dispatch, re eelved by Reu tors' agency today from Albania, says that tho Alban ians ropulsed tho Turkish army twlco In tho battle at Kachanlk Pass, whero thoy havo been fighting tor 33 hours, Routers' correspondent also' re ported that tho capturo of tho robel who aro holding Prlshtlna and PrU rand, aro in imminent danger ot being dofcatod and znado prisoners by a largo forco ot loyalists, who Surrounded tho two cities. Prlsrand is ono ot tho most im portant cities in tho provluco of Al bania. Lord Mncaulay predicted that the time would como in America, "when multitudes o( peoplo,.non of whont, has had moro than half a breakfast, or oxpects to havo moro than halt u dlnnor, will chooso a legislature," EGONIANS