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Pages 1 to 8 " 1 . . . .,. VOIi. XX. SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 1010. No. 130. ofCD Ten His Trip From the Steamship to the Battery Was Accom panied by a Continuous Pan demonium of Mingled Noises "AH I'M GLAD TO BE HOME" Tills Was Ono of Roosevelt's First Remarks ns tho Battleships Brolco Forth in Thunderous Salutes In His Speech Ho Said "I am Deeply Moved. No Man Could . Receive i 'bnch u Greeting and Not Feci Veiy Proud ' and Very Humble". New York, Juno 18. The steam snip itaiserln Augusto s Victoria, bearing Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, reached Ambrose channel at 7:05 o'clock this morning and anchored off Quarantine at 7:45. As the huge liner passed Ambrose light the warships in the lower bay began to firo the first presidential salute of twenty-qne guns the high est honor ever accorded a private citizen of tho United States. When tho South Carolina began saluting", Roosevelt clapped his hands for joy and cried: "Look at them! Aren't they won derful and beautiful? Can you blame me for wanting" that kind of a navy? This is worth coming all the way from Khartoum to see. This is great and worth while. "Ah, I'm glad to bo home". There To the Selling Power of the Chicago Store And our competitors may as well find It out soon as late that they have no small fish to play with when they are trying to bring the Chicago Store into line to do business like themselves. No 20 per cent schemes go here. Wo rely on up-to-date merchandise and rock bottom prices all tho time. See the Prices 9c Bleached Muslins, yard 5c 8 l-3c Fancy Persian Challles, yard ;..4c $1.00 Embroidered Swiss, dress ginghams, yd' 8 1-3 $4.50 Wash Suite, slightly soiled 98c The Greater Roosevelt boarded a rovenuo cut tor at 5:20 o'clock i and i-was taken ashore. , i Roosevelt's trip from the steam ship to the Battery was'necompanied by a continual uproar from river craft and factories. When he step ped out into tho .open' in Battery Park the thousands who had massed In lower Manhattan to bid" him wel come set up. a great shout and con tinued cheering for many minutes. The former president was official ly welcomed homo by Mayor Gaynor. Replying to Gaynor's speech", Roose velt said: "I wish to thank you and your committee, and through them the American people, for thesq greetings. I need not say that I am deeply moved, No man could receive such a greeting and not feel very proud and very humble. - "I have been away a year and a' quarter, 1 have thoroughly enjoyed myself and ,nbw I am back in my own country, among the people I lve, and am ready and eager to do my part in helping to solve the problems that muse be solved If the greatest of democratic republics is to see its destiny rise to tho highest level of hopes and opportunities. This is the duty of every citizen, and particular ly my duty. ' "Any man ever honored by the presidency Is forever rendered the people's debtor, and bound through out life to remember this as a prime obligation, so that the people may never regret that they qnco had placed him at their head." Newspaper Comment. New York, June 18. The New York World today in a 2,000 'word editorial says that the people's ef forts to " 'deify' Roosevelt are not from political prejudice, but from reaction." The writer adds. "What every thoughtful American has reason to be concerned about are not the plans and purpose of Roose velt, but tho average citizen's atti tude toward democratic instincts as revealed by Ills attitude ' 'toward Roosevelt." The New York American says: "Coincidences will never cease. (Continued on page eight. Millinery y u i u u a . a Ail v-vj uu i. y i u $3.90 Trimmed Hats now 1,95 $5.00 Trimmed Hats now $3.39 $10 Trimmed Hats now $4,95 $15 Trimmed Hats now 7.50 $18 Ostrich Plumes now $9.50 50o bunches of flowers now 25c $1.00 bunches of flowers . .49c Untrimmed shapes 39c, 49c up We show tho greatest line of Millinery in Salem and at tho lowest prices. Wonderful Values in Suits $ 7. 0 Suits now only $8.50 Suits now only $p 1 S.OO Wool Suits now $18-00 Wool Suits now $20.00 Wool Suits now NOTHING BUT 1 9 lO CHICAGO STORE The Action of the Governor in Calling Out the Militia Causes Blot the Fight Pro moter to Make a Change in Plans. IS POSTPONED ONE WEEK Chief of Police Notified Riot that He Would Arrest tho Boxers the Mo ment , They Entered tho Ring so There Was No Chance to Put tho Fight On Blot Will Put On n Contest However Tonight so ns to Have a Chanco to Give tho Law a Test. San Francisco, Juno 18.- Tho Kaufman-Langford prize fight was called off at 11 o'clock this morning by Promoter Louis Blot. Blot issued a statement from the office of Cleveland Dam, his attor ney, In which he said that he had been Informed by Adjutant-General Lauck and Chief of Police Martin that, tho fight would be forcibly stopped. Blot conferred with his attorney for fully an hour before making the announcement that the fight would not bo held. Blot stated that it was his desire to obey the law In all re spects. Tho statement follows; "After a'liumber ' of conferences Limit only only only $3.50 $4.50 $7.50 $10.50 $12.50 NEWEST STYLES 10c Bleached Outing Flannel, yard 6 '4 c 50c Chamois Gloves now 25c $2.00 White Duck Dross Skirts 98c 12c Best Sllkallncs, yard 8 l-3c Misses $4.50 White India Llnon Dresses, slight ly soiled, now ' 98c The best prlco you get elsewhere wo will boat. Salem Oregon between the officers of tho Metropol itan club and the attorneys for tho said club, tho club has determined to postpone tho boxing exhibition batween Kaufman and Langford, which boxing exhibition was sched uled to tako place this afternoon. "Mr. Louis Blot, representing tho Metropolitan club, and Messrs. Cleveland Dam and George Appel, his attorneys,' were informed last night by Adjutant-General Laud: that ho had been instructed by Gov ernor Glllott to prevent tho boxing exhibition between Kaufman and Langford if the Metropolitan club should attempt to. stage tho same. "Tho chief of police has also ad vised Mr. Blot that he would not permit the boxing exhibition to -tako place, and that should tho boxers en ter the ring ho would Immediately arrest them. "It is the deslfo of Mr. Blot to obey tho law In all respects and, whilo he feels that tho view of Gov ernor Glllett is erroneous, ho cannot as a law abiding citizen, defy the mandate of the governor and tho chief of police. "Mr. Blot does not wish to be a party to an act that would causothn governor to bring militia intOs.San Franclsco at this Umo, and further desires to protect the good namo of his city from any such act on tho part of tho governor. "Mr. Blot alsq desires to protect those who have purchased tickets for the boxing exhibition and to thoso who have purchased tickets, th9 money- will bo cheerfully refunded at some future day. "Within the next few days Mr. Blot win test the right of tho gover nor to order troops 'into San Fran cisco to prevent a boxing exhibition, which is lawful In the state of Cali fornia. "In view of the foregoing the box ing exhibition between Kaufman arid Langford is postponed for one week." To Test the Law. San Francisco, June 18. Louis Blot announced today that ho would put on a card at his arena Monday afternoon to -tesJjffcv power of .the authorities to interfere with a box ing contest which In all respects will be similar to tho Kaufman-Langford fight as planned. Dlot said that ho would undergo arrest and prosecution to bring about a decision in tho matter arid that every effort would bo made to got a, quick decision. o THE CHERRY FAIR TO BE HELD JULY 7 TO 9 DISPLAY WILL BE MADE AT THE SAME PLACE AS LAST YEAR ON WEST SIDE OF THE COURT HOUSE LAWN. July 7, 8 and 9 wero definitely de cided upon last evening at a meeting of tho general committee of the Cherry Fair as the time for holding the fair In tho city. It was also decided to havo thd cherry exhibit this year at tho same place whore it was hold last year on tho west sldo of tho court house yard. It will bo sheltered by a tent. Advices wero received at the meet ing that tho Willamette Apple Grow ers will meet In tho city during tho fair July 8. This day has also been declared as Albany day. Each of tho committees reported oxcellent progress and everything points towards a fair which will sur pass In overy respect those of prev ious yoars. o MADE UP WITH HER JAP HUSBAND i united rnrs leaked wise. Carson City, Nev., Juno 18. Gunjiro Aokl and his Amorlcan wife, Helen Emery Aokl, havo left their temporary homo hero and aro enrouto to San rauclsco today with Mrs. Aoki'a mother, Mrs, Emory. and tholr infant daughter. They are going to tho homo of Mrs. Ao kl's father, Archdeacon Emery, at Corto Madera, Marin county, Cali fornia. Mrs. Aokl camo to Carson City six weeks ago with the Inten tion of gaining a residence and get ting a divorce from hor Nlppontw husband. Soon at tar she filed the complaint, Aokl arrived from Seattle and a raoonoiliatJon followed. BILLETT EXPLAI NS Says the Papers Have Not Cor rectly Reported Him, and that His Delay in Stopping the Fight Was Caused by Beihg Out. of State. ACTION HAS'BEEN PROMPT Ho Said: Men Havo No Right to Como Into Tills Stato and Deliber ately Advertise to the World that They Proposo to Openly Break Its Laws, and if They Aro Prevented Doing So TJicy Have No ltlght to Complain that They Will Lose Their Money. UNITED MESS LBASED WIEE. Sacramento, Calif,, June 18. "I notic6 that District Attornoy Fickort in his reported interviews complains about stopping tho fight at this late hour, and others, too, aro making tho same criticism," said Governor Glllott In a formal statement today. "In reply to all theso complaints I wish to say that tho press of this country has not reported mo correct ly. For instance ono of tho Chicago papers published an Interview with me which never took place wherein I was made to say that tho fight would bo a big thing for San Fran cisco; that it would bring many peo- p'e yie.ra.wlio woulrtispen(Umfech' money. . "In this way I havo been wrong fully made an advocate of that in which I do not believe. Before leav ing for tho East May l', to assist San Francisco in securing recogni tion from congress ror Its Papana Paclflc oxposltion the Jeffries-Johnson fight was scheduled to take place In Alameda county. I learned that the lpcal authorities wero In vestigating it and I thon said that tho stato ought not to do police duty in a municipality so long as tho local authorities wero discharging their duty and wero ablo to copo with tho situation. I "I understood that tho promoters of tho fight wero told that they could not hold it In Alameda county, be causo It would bo a violation 'of tho law. and tho fight was then trans-, ferred to San Francisco. It was then up to tho district attornoy of San Francisco to m(ike tho samo investi gation that was made by tho attor ney of Alameda county and ho was requested to do. so, I am informed. I was in tho East, returning homo June 0. On June 9 I was advised that DlBtrlct Attornoy Fickort had declined to tako any steps to stop tho fight. I immediately proceeded to investigate tho law and to securo ovidenco. " "In two or three days thoroaf tor. "NEXT!" Thousands Dead. Berlin, Juno 18. Thousands of Hungarians, 300 Servians, 300 Gnrmans, 200 .Swlsa and 100 Auatrlans wore drowned in Ko flodds that swept central Europe during tho last fow days, according to reports re- colved here. Lists of dead aro being com- piled but as yet aro incomplete. Hundreds of persons In lower Gcrmariy, Switzerland, Austria and Servia, aro marooned and suffering from hunger and ex- posuro. Soldiers aro burning tho dead to prevent contagion. I called up District Attorney Flckert and ho told me that ho would not do anything to stop it. Tho local au thorities of San Francisco refusing to tako any action, It thon became my duty ns governor to do so, and Insldo of 24 hours I prepared my letter to tho attorney-general and In structed him to tako tho necessary steps to stop tho fight. "I consider that there was no de lay but prompt action after I learned that tho district attorney of San Francisco had refused to do his duty. t "But It is no excuse for the com mission of a crime that tho officers of the law wore slow to stop It. Mon have no right to como into this stato and deliberately advertise to world that they propose to openly break Its laws and l they are pre vented from doing so thoy havo no right to complain that they havo spent money which thoy will lose in thoir endeavor' to do so. (SIgnod) -J. N. GILLETT." UNITED MESS LEASED WHtO.1 Now York, Juno 18. Tho body of Moses Sacks, a jowolry salesman was found In a trunk In tho hallway of an East Sldo tenement houso to day. Tho trunk was left 4.horo by an expressman yesterday. The pollco bollovo Sacks was robbed and murdered. Soveral emp ty Jowelry cases wero In tho trunk with tho body. A Janltress opened tho trunk to day and discovered tho body, which was so cramped that the lid flew open whon she turned tho lock. THINK CHARLTON IS A MURDERER Como, Italy, Juno 18. DIvors to day ended tholr search of Lako Co mo for tho body of Portor Charlton, missing husband of Mary Scott Cos tlo Charlton, whoso body was found In a trunk In tho lake. Tho pollco bellovo that Charlton murdored his wife and fled. Ho la being sought by tho Como author! ties. res? -Harding In Brooklyn, Eagle. Statehood Bill Passed by Both Houses Admitting ; Arizona and New MexicoPresident Favors it and Will Sign the Bill. THE VOTE WAS UNANIMOUS Undo Sam Generously Presented! Each of His Newly Born Children with a Million oj Acres of Land to Begin Business on and ' to Educate Their Children The Houso Educational Liniitatiorirbf tho Right of Franchise Was Eliminated. I Washington, June 18. The houso today adoptod tho senate statehood bill providing for tho admission of Arizona and Now Mexico as states. Tho houso had previously adopted a statehood bill. When this measuro was reported to tho senate tho son. ato bill was substituted for it and passod. The houso adopted tho sen ate substitute, thus nvoldlng tho necessity for sending tho measure to conference. Houso members de clared that if tho hill went to con ference it would bo emasculated. President Taft strongly favored tho senate bill nnd urged leaders ,1a tho' house to secure its adoption. Therefore It li expected thnt his Bignaturo will I soon be attached. Tho veto on tho measure. In tho houBO was unanimous. It provides for tho admission of Arizona and New Mexico as soparato states. The stato constitutions must be approved' by congress and the president. A million acres of land aro set aside as public domain In each state to provide for tho paying of out standing county bonds. Tho house educational limitation of tbje right of franchise was not in tho sonata bill as finally adoptod. o ARRANGEMENTS BEING MADK FOR HAVING THE DIG MILL IN RENO AS ALL HOPES OF PULL 'I NO IT OFF IN CALIFORNIA, ARE DEAD Rowardonnan, Calif., Juno 18. Jeff will break camp hero Monday, leaving Monday night for Moana, Springs, Novada. Ho wllf leave to night for Snntn Crus to give an ex hibition, returnlug later In An even ing, packing is under way. San Francisco, Juno 1. It hoa been practically decided to holdthp big fight at Rono, Novada. Sam Borger, Jeff's manager, said lato today that Jack Gloason had In formed htm that arrangements Jjasl virtually boon completed for holding the fight In tho Novada metropolis. Jolt's camp' will bo moved Monday to Moana Hot Springs, Just outslda Reno, and Jack Johnson will go to ..aughtoas Hot Springs some Umo Monday. A doflnlto announcomont of tho promoters Is expected within a few hours. Storm Follows Ceremonies, DNITtD PBESS LBASBD WIBE.l New York, Juno 18. Just after tho parade ondad today a severe wind and rain Btorm, tho worst of tho year, ewept New York. Flag poles wero shattered, signs blown down and other damage done. The groat throngs in the streets were dreneliad. V