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SALEM, OREGON. SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 1010.
No. 127.
VOL. XX.
Railroads Backed "anufac
turers of Railroad 'uip
ment Assemble to b. 's
Plans of Whipping the b. . ,
Government.
WILL PUT SCREWS ON TAFT
Chambers of Commerce In the Larger
Cities Aro Continuing to Fignt
Against the Roads Tutting Into.
Effect the Proposed Increased
Rates The Railroad's Principal
Fight Just now Is to Get Attorncy
- General Wlckershnm to Withdraw
tlio .Injunction Suits Already Up
gun. New York, June 4. The freight
rate Increase fight between tho at
torneys for the government and
those of tho leading railroads of the
United States is becoming titanic.
Great Interests in all lines of trade
and commerce are lining up on each
side and the effect on the country at
large is problematical.
The first big meeting of the rail
road interests is scheduled to be
held at the Hotel Belmont next
Wcdonsdny when the railway busi
ness association meets. The meet
ing will represent the deliberations
of .manufacturers of .railway equlp-
mentin 25 states to consider plana
THE
GREATER
We are ready to show you the greatest line of Summer Goods suitable for the hot days of Juno and July
ever shown in the Willamette Valley. Summer Silk, Summer Wnsh Goods, Summer Suite, Summer
Waists, Summer Underwear and all kinds of Summer Goods suitable for the hot days. We are big buy
ers and big sellers therefore we can give you closer prices than our competitors Our competitors' 20 per
cent hook still hangs out, BUT THE BAIT IS GETTING STALE.
Prices now so low on ladies'
fashionable suits in wool, linen
and pongee that no lady wanting
a stylish garment can afford to
pas3 up.
Linen Suits ....$2.45 and ?3,E0
Pongee Suits. . .?4. 95 and 7.6b
$18 and $20 Wool Suits
now $7.50, $8.50, $10.50
Wonderful values in Ladles' Misses' and
Children's
SHOES
5000 pairs of ahoeo now
on sale. Children's shoes
25c, 35c, 49o and up.
Mlssee' $2.35 patent leather
shoes now -$1.35. Ladles'
$3.50 patent leather show
$2.26.
for aiding tho railroads In order to
prevent cancellation of orders for
equipment.
The railway officials declare that
they cannot operate the roads at pro
fit it the freight raes are not in
creased to meeting certain condi
tions. They have announced that
either the rates must bo increased or
their orders for additional equip
ment must be cancelled and ex
penses in all departments curtailed,
thereby causing the discharge of
hundreds of employes in all depart
ments of the service.
The action of the railway busi
ness association is awaited with in
terest for it is belioved that on its
action depends the decisions of num
bers of organizations whose Inter
ests are allied with the railroad busi
ness. The gathering of tho forces of
the railroads Is believed to foresha
dow a concerted movement to exert
pressure upon President Taft o
compel Attorney-General Wicker
sham to withdraw the Hannibal,
Mo., suit for Injunction which at
present prevents 25 western rail
roads from enforcing an Increased
rate.
In the meantime the chambers of
commerce in tho cities within a ra
dius of 75 miles of New York are
combining to fight the Increase of
transportation rates on commutation
tickets.
Will Talk to Tnft.
Detroit, Mich., June 4. It was
reported here today that President
Taft has consented to confer with
the presidents of several Western
railroads affected by the Injunction
recently Issued at Hannibal, Mo.,
preventing the Immediate affectlvo
nes eof freight rate Increases. The
railroad men are said to be desirous
of discussing personally with the
president the government's move
against tho roads.
Tho conference probably will "oe
held next Alan.day upon the presi
dent's return to Washington.
For Rest Quality
Of groceries at lowest prices, see
J. M. Lawrence, corner Ferry ,and
Comemnclal- Phone 311,
CHICAGO STORE oregS
How does our competitors' 20
per cent look when you compare
them with the
FOLLOWING
PRICES
9c Bleached Muslin, yd Ijc
7 l-2c Fancy Lawns, yd 4 c
15c Chambreys, all colors,
. yard 8 l-3c
12 l-2c India Llnon, yd . .7 l-2c
10c White Outing Flannel,
yard 7 l-2c
500Q yards of White Wool Dress
goods, White Silks and White
Silk Mulls, sultablo for grad
uation suits; wonderful val
ues; now.. -yard 25c, 35c, 4Dc
25c Dutch Collars, now ....10c
10c and 15c Ruchlngs, all
new, now yard 5c
$1.00 Soiled Shirt Waists now
only 25 c
85c and $1.00 handsome Em
broidered Shlr Waists, now
only ..: 43c
A luck buy in
KID ,
GLOVES
Leaves prices very
email. 45c and 50c
Silk Lisle Gloves,
all colors, now 25c,
75-cent GhamoUe
gloves now 39c;
$1.60 French Kid
Gloves, all colors,
now 98e.
"oFWHITES
A Great Uprising and on a
Larger Scale Than the Fa
mous "Boxer" Rebellion
Threaten China Lives of
Foreigners Are in Danger.
EUROPEANS TOLD TO FLEE
The Feeling Agninst Foreigners Is
Most Bitter at Nanking, AVherc an
Exhibition Displaying the Pro
ducts of China, Is to Bo .Opened
Tomorrow This Hnfe Drawn n
Great Crowd of Foreigners, and It
Is Feared These May Bo Butch
ered by Fanatic Mobs.
united pbess leased wiiuo.
Peking, June 4. Strong detach
ments of loyal Chinese troops are be
ing rushed from Shanghai to Nan
king today by the government, In
anticipation of an outbreak at Nan
king. Reports from several of the
interior provinces Indicate that a
g)jeat uprising on a larger scale than
the famous boxer' war is imminent.
Starting in Hu-Nan, the revolt Is
spreading rapidly through Kiangau
and Che-Ll. Revolutionary organi
zations, supplied with arras and mon
ey are enlisting thousands of natives
and urging them to rise against tho
Manchu.
Foreigners are fleeing .from, tho
N
Now is tho time for bargains in
MILLINERY
Wo havo at your disposal the
most complete line of fashlonablo
mllllnory in Salem, also- all kinds
of trimmings, flowers and feath
ers, so you can trim your own
hat. We do the volume of busi
ness, and can afford to give you
Inside prlceF.
Misses' Trimmed Hats 49c, 75c
and 98c.
Ladles' Trimmed Hats, $1,49,
$1.95 up.
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interior for their lives, and so great
is tho danger that foreign residents
of seaport towns have been warned
to prepare for embarking aboard
vessels at a moment's notice1. A serious-
aspect Is given to the rebellion
because of its changing character
from ono of attack upon the Man
chu dynasty, to a concentrated effort
to drlvo all foreigners from China.
Prince Chun, regent of China, and
father of tho emperor, has called 'the
Imperial council Into session to con
sider tho prbblom of checking thei
uprising. The regent realizes that
the government is menaced by a
grave crisis, and that if the revolu
tlon is not checked before it spreads
much further, foreign intervention
will bo necessary. Prlnco Chung is
doing all In his power to prevent the
powers again occupying the cities of
the Flowery Kingdom, and tho, gates
of tho Forbidden City.
Foreign consuls throughout the
empire have been notified that pro
tection will bo granted them at the
consulate, and they have been urged
to issue notice warning foreigners to
leave Chinese soil immediately.
American Minister Calhoun frankly
expressed his alarm today at tho slt
uatibn. Tho .feeling against foreign
ers is most bitter at Nanking, where
an outbreak is , possible at any mo-,
ment. The government fears the
agents of the "Trind," the coalesced
revolutionary party, will take ad
vantage of the opening of the Nankin
exposition tomorrow tp begin an at
tack. Tho exposition, which displays tho
products and resources of the 18
provinces of China, and contains a
few foreign exhibits, is drawing hun
dreds of foreigners to tho city. The
government fears that these visitors
may be marked for massacre, and is
taking precautions to protect them.
The Peking authorities today
learned that foreign nations aro rush
ing warships to Chinese waters for
the purpose of affording protection
to foreigners. Tho Ipgatlons havo
been in formed that an additional
fleet of warships will bo sent to sea-i
ports of China.
Ono qf tho causes of tho revolt in
Hu-Nan province Is 'tho prospect of
financing the Hankow.Sze Chuon rail
road by foreign capital. The revolu
tionists aro claiming that the rail
roads should be financed by Chinese
capital, and that the government Is
selling tho rights of the Chinese to
tho "foreign devils."
Scurrilous cartoons ridiculing the
Manchus, and calling them "cousins
in blood" to the "forolgn dovlls," ap
pear on dead walls of the principal
cities. Even the great wall is not
free from the placards, although tho
authorities aro doing everything In
their power to prevent the posting of
the cards, and to learn tho identity
of those who aro spreading hte In
flaramatory propaganda.
FORESTERS HAVE
GREAT REUNION
Tho Foresters' hall was crowded
to overflowing last evening wh.dn the
"Hoboes" Reunion was given under
the auspices of the Fqrestors nt
America, and from evory point of
vIqw It was ono of tho most success
ful -and pleasant social event In
lodge circles that has been held In
tho city for many a day.
Plans had been under way for
some time and all arrangements ne
cessary for the success of the ovont
had been mado by thoso In charge,
and tho affair last ovenlng exceeded
the expectations of the most opt!,
mlstic of the members of tho order.
The general public had been Invited
and a patrol .wagon had been ar
ranged for and pollcomen appointed
to arrest and bring before the high
hobo court of the reunion all mom
bora who failed to present their ap
pearance, and also friends who had
failed to oboy the summons to at
tend. That oxalted position In life
made no difference with tho officers,
nor tho high court in imposing a
fine was evidenced by the arrest and
fining of two of Salem's most popu
lar policemen.
The order can boast of a large
membership, and of being In a most
prosperous state.
o
IOWA FRUIT CROP
KILLED BY FROST
Dee Moines, Iowa. June 4. Ninety-five
per cent of the fruit crop of
Iowa was destroyed by the lute kill
ing froets, according to a report I-
ned by Wttlfv Greene, pwrntiry of
the tate liort'euUural department-
Third Annual Picnic and Fra
ternal Gathering Brings a
Large Number of Members
From All Parts of the Valley
to the City.
FINE PARADE IS A FEATURE
Beautiful Floats, Decorated Autos,
tho Firo Department Glvo Color
and Life- to the Parade, and tho
Scotts Mills "Bond" Added Con
siderably to the Variety, But Not
to tho Class of Music Interesting
Contests This Afternoon.
Woodmen from all portibns of tho
county, and from many quarters of
tho state, assembled in the city to
day to attend and participate In tho
hlrd annual picnic, which was given
by he Modern Woodmen Picnic As
soclatlon, under tho auspices of tho
Modern Woodmen and the Royal
Neighbors of America here today.
The feature of tho celebration was
a mammoth parade during the fore
noon, a program of music and song
and addresses at Marlon square, and
a game of baseball and sport evonts
during the afternoon. The picnic is
an annual affair with the association
and theicelebratlon this year' eclipsed
all previous ones. The crowd began
to arrive early, and by tho tlinp, tjhat
tho day had Its Journey well under
way tho main thoroughfares of the
city wore black with .people.. Tho
citizens, and business men had pre
pared for the event, and had becom
ingly decorated their places of bus!
ness in honor of the occasion, and
tho city Itself was in gala attire.
Sllverton deserves special mention
as that enterprising city camo over
bodily, having a special train char
tered. Pnrado AVns Splendid.
Tho parade was ono of the finest
over held in tho city. It was led by
'the Salem Military Band, and, be
sides being participated in by tho
fraternal organization, it was com
posed of many-.handsomo floats. It
formed at Front and Marion streets,
and then wound Us way on Marlon
to Commercial; then on that street
south to Trado, north on tho samo
street to State, cast on State to
Cottage and norh o nit to Court. It
then proceeded west on Court to
Commercial, south to.Trado and thon
countermarching went .north to
Marlon squaro, whore the exer
cises were held.
Program nt Park.
The program at Marion squaro
oponed with a selection by the
band, and following It came an
addross of wolcomo by Mayor
Rodgors. The audience listoned to
a pleasing solo by Mrs. W. Carlton
Smith, and then camo a response to
the address of welcome by J. W. Sim
mons, on behalf of tho Modern
Woodmon. Tho noxt number on the
program was a reading by Clark R.
Bolknap, and following It came an
address by (1 orge M. Hyland, Ore
gon state locturer, M. W. A. Miss
Audrey Davis thon rendered a solo,
and the program was closed by a se
lection by tho band.
Many Interesting Contests.
During tho aftornoon tho crowd as
sembled at 1 o'clock on Marlon Htroot
west of Commercial to witness the
Jog rolling and log chopping contests
and a tug of war. It then proceeded
,to tho University Field, where a gamo
of ball was held botweon tho Salem
League toajn and the DJIIworth Der
bies,
This afternoon thoro will bo hold
a competitive drill by tho dogree
toamB of tho M. W. A. lodgos of tho
county on Court street, oast of High;
a competitive drill ny tho degrea
teams of the R. N. A. lodges; Wood
men relay race; 100-yard dash; fat
mans race, ladies raeo. egg race, 50
yard dah for beys, 60-ya.rd daBh for
girls -nd the grand plug-ugly parade.
Th evening there will be a class
adoption nnil banquet A the Wood
IBM hall.
Beaten to Pnth by Thugs
ttlHlTED mtSR LEASED WIBB.
San Francisco, Juno 4.- Mrs. Jo
hanna Maun is dying today from in
juries Inflicted by a thug, wbo'beat
her into unconsciousness at Fifteonth
and Folsoiri- streets' last night, and
then robbed lier of Jewelry and $10
in money. She was left lying on the
sidewalk, whero she was found half
an hour later, still unconscious, by
a policeman, who r shed her to a re
ceiving hospital
Mrs. Maunja body was bruised in
mariy places, and her skull was frac
tured. Th erbbber used a heavy
club. When tho victim recovered
consciousness she told the poltco
what she rcmombored of tho attack.
It was at first though' that she lrad
been struck by a streot car.
- Mrs. Malum is proprietress of the
Columbia Dairy, San Jose.but resides
at 57 Chattanooga streot, San Fran
cisco. V
Nevada Xowa I Wlnpod Out.
Reno, Nev., Juno 4. A woman's
carolcss action In flicking a lighted
cigarette Into sawdust resulted in a
flro which left the town of Chafoy in
ruins today. Nono of tho burned
buildings of tho town was insured.
The fire Btarted In a danc ehal. A
number 'of Eastern visitors wore
"seeing tho sights" of tho mining
camp, and while in the danco hall
ono of tho women throw a lighted
cigarette on tho floor. The sawdust
ignited and flames quickly envoloped
tho building. The Are could not bo
controlled and wlpod out tho Chafoy
hotel, five saloons, and tho two
stores.
SCORES OF - .ROUSES i IN RUINtf
AND THE STREETS FILLED
WITH DEBRIS TWO KILLED
BY FALLING WALLS. '
,j UNITED mESS LEASED WllUt.
Santiago Do Cuba, June 4.
Scores of houses aro In ruins today
and dobrl3, fills tho streets following
an earthquake hero late last nlgljt.
Two persons woro killed and sev
eral Injured by falling masonrs
Many of tho woalthlor families are
leaving today for Havana owing to
conditions here.
Tho amount of damage dono by
tho temblor cannot bo estimated ac
curately at this time. Many business
houses and residences were de
stroyed and other buildings twisted
on their foundations so 'that thoy
probably must bo torn down.
THE METAL TRADES
BACK LOS ANGELES
SAN FRANCISCO AND OTHER
CITIES WILL AJD THE LOS AN
GELES MACHINISTS IN STRIKE
FOR HIGHER WAGES.
UNITED I'ltEBS USA BED WIBB.l
San Francisco, Juno 4. Tho San
Franolsco labor council and affilia
ted unions will support tho metal
tradoe unionists of Ijob Angeles In
thotr fight for, tho eight-hour day
and tho $4 minimum wago. On mo
tion of Dologate John I. Nolan, tho
council last night unanimously In
dorsed the notion .of tho strikers
and instructed tho secretary to com
municate with affiliated unions urg
ing them to be gonorou in contrib
uting financial support to them.
Beorotary Andrew J. Gallagher
advised the Iron trades dolegatos In
tho hull to havo tho iron trades
council of tlihi olty appoint a large
coinmlttoo for tho purpose of visit
ing tho unions of San Francisco and
vicinity and urging them to levy an
assessment on tho ihombershlp. Ho
declared that tho back of tho mer
chants and manufacturers' - associa
tion of Los Angolos must bo brokou
If trados unionism Is to prosper In
this country and pointed out that
tho fight of tho Los Angeleu union
ists Is the fight of evory union man
in the country.
The situation there, ho said, I
similar to the San Francisco situa
tion in 1001, the year of the olty
front federation strike. The win
ning of that struggle marked the b
inning of the labor movement of
in KihiicIbco, today the most un'
lied and sueeeaeful In the world.
A TEMBLOR
SANTIAGO
BILL WILL
BE CHANGED
BUT LITTLE
The Railroad Bill, .as Passed
by Each House of Congress,
Is So Similar in General De
tails That Radical Changes
Are Not Likely.
MAY AGREE VERY QUICKLY
Senator La Folletto Mado Groat
Speech Ho' Analyzed tho Bill anil
Showed What tho Bill Would
Have Dono if It Had Been Left
Unamended Declared tho Modi
fications Were Mado by Progrcs
sivo Republicans and Democrats
Alone.
UNITED T-KBBB UM8XD .WISE.
Washington, Juno 4. The number
of Identical provisions of the admin
istration railroad bill in both;, house
and sonata drafts of tho administra
tion railroad bill makes It probablo
that tho bill will bo altered but lit
tle by tho Joint conference commit-'
too, to which it will be submitted.
Both bills permit the railroads to
Issue passes to the families of train
accident victims Both provide that.
If tho railroads lower the rates to
kill competition by water,' they" can
not be raised without the consent oC
tho Interstate Commission,
Both -bills provide for a Commerce,
.court, and that shippers' may. ijo rep
resented In tho commerce court or
nppoallng from decisions of the In
terstate Commerce Commission.
Other Identical provisional are that
tho railroads cannot make a through,
rato that Hhall be -greater than tho
nggregate of local rates; a heavy
penalty to provent railroad employes'
from falsifying to shippers nsklng
rates; in caso of compotitlvo routes
shippers may dictate the route over
Which hid goods aro to bo sent.
.Tho Interstate Commerce Comr-"
mission Is given wider general au
thority and Is jBinpowerod tosusjiend.1
new rates This provision is. in bbtlj.
bills, the senato making tho suspen
sion period ten months and the house;
four months. The commission may
establish through rates, Joint classi
fication and Joint rates. .,
La Follcto's Great Speech,
Washington, June 4,. Politicians
horo today consider thatv Senator La
Follotte's speech on tho 'administra
tion rnllroad bill probably was the
best of any spoken last night Ihtna
senato during the dobate prior to Its
passage.
La Folletto arjtfyzod tho original
bill and undertook to show what tho
original bill would have done "for
tho public and tor tho railroads." had '.-f
It been loft unamended.
He said that tho four public bono-
fits contained in tho original mens-,
uro woro the control of classifica
tions, tho authority to establish
through rates, tho requirement nt
written staotnonts of rates nnd tho
authority to suspend now rateB.
Tho railroad provisions, he said,
woro thoso that had been dlscussodj
during tho dobato, including capital
Izatlon, morgor ' and traffic agree
ment arrangements which has been
eliminated.
Ho declared that tho modifications
woro mado by tho progressive R$
publicans nnd Democrats again tlip,
combined opposition of the adminlsr
tratlon and the railroads.
Bull's Eyo Evory Time.
I united rncsB leahed vtibb.i f V
San Francisco, Juno 4.- Military
oflloors nt tho Presidio aro pleased
today with tho results of the target
practice by tho Twenty-ninth com
pany, Coast ArtlJlory, at Fort Baker
yesterday aftornon. Using for the
first time tho now Improvised rangn
getting dovlco Invented by LleujL
Harry A. Schwabe, the men made
three straight bullseyes out of four
shots from the 12-lnch barbette
guns at a distance of 4,000 yards,
moving target was used.
.(ml riM-tiidB havo been made hy
all the companies of the coat artil
lery this spring. .