Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919, November 21, 1910, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextOIIEOOX. MOXDAI", NOVEMBER 21, 1910. MASONIC -HALL HAS CLOSE CALL FIIIE STARTED FROM ELECTRIC WIRES IN SOME MANNER NOT T.X PLAINER QUICK DISOOV .FRY AND PROMPT ACTION PRE- VENTED SERIOUS LOWV ; A fire original! g from a derange- went of electric wires, due to the ( storm which awept over the dry last evening, broke out In the banquet room of the Masonic hall at about 0 n'Mnrk lnt evening:, and before It ronld be extinguished burned a large hole la the ceiling of the room. Sim ultaneously another fire, originating from the same cause, broke out In the vacant room situated on the west third floor of the building, and burn ing lta way through the floor Ignited the rear stairway of the Imperial Fur niture store, damaging goods to the extent of $300. The lire wa discovered In the Ma sonic building by a traveling. sales man, who happened to be crossing along the street. Through the win dows be saw the interior of the hall ablaze, and he Immediately reported It to the fire department. The fire de partment made an Immediate re sponse, and then It was discovered that there was also a Are la the va cant room, and that the stairway In the Imperial Furniture store was on fire. The store was provided, with Are extinguisher, which were put Into ervlce, The fire department brought Its chemical extinguishers In to effective use, and the Are waa soon tinder1 control and extinguished. None of the ottier stores or offices In . the building suffered any damages. : t - MEXICAN TROOPS FIRE. .. ' (Cob tinned from rage 1.) and making Incendiary speeches skulked about the secluded places in Zacatecas today, according to ad- tli that has reached El Paso. The. bodies of those who were killed by the soldiers when they fired on the speech makers are being burled In trenches just outside the city. An al leged order that their graves shall remain unmarked la reported to have been Inspired by government offi cials. Owing to, a Btrlct censorship of news, tHe exact number of dead Is not known. All reports, however. agree that at least 100 were slain. Some sources declare that: 600. fell, while other estimate vary between 200 and 300. Dead Are In All Street, Many Private dispatches, that evi dently slipped by, the censor, have been received by El Paso people. These messages declared that the sol diers fired volley after volley at the retreating revolutionists, and that af ter half an hour's firing there were dead on every street of Zacatecaa. Many wounded were carried from the streets, and are now being cared for by friends. "" ' . Rumors of rioting at Atnleze, an In terior Mexican town, reached here at, noon, According to the meagre de tails, several persons were killed and the revolutionists were driven from the town. Efforts to confirm the report of a battle at De Rio, between Americans, up to noon today,' ,ha4 been unsuc cessful. It was learned, however, that the Mexican government Is send ing troops to the border to assist the American rangers in patrolling the Rio Grande, and Is keeping down law less bands of armed Mexicans who have been crossing and recrosslng the river and raiding ranches. Ctovornment Massing Troops, Other Mexican troops are massing In the states where the revolution Is Incipient. The small town Of Guerre ro, southwest of Chihuahua, Is under martial law. Francisco Madero, the revolutionary. , loader, formerly had hi headquartrs at GueVrro. Made ro is now a fugitive In the marshes surrounding that town, .and Is being sought by Mexican cavalry. . Madero la surrounded by a few of his chosen lieutenant, and U expected to give battle before he surrenders. Among those welt Informed on Mexican polities', It is believed that General Bernardo Reyes, who was ex iled by President pias, has returned from Europe, and Is secretly directing the movements of the Insurrection ists. ; Cross Into Mexico. Laredo, Tex.; Nov. 21. Three hundred armed Mexjcans crossed the Rio Grande from the American side early today and are marching toward San Carlos, where the revolutionary forces are reported to be mobilizing 5000 strong. The Insurrectionists plan to attack Chthauhau and make that city their capital In an Insurrection against the power of President Diaz. It is estimated that during the nlJht and this forenoon 2000 Mexi cans had crossed from the United States rtito Mexico. They are under regular formatlpn, marshalled by of fleers, and are hastening toward .the Absolutely Puro The only baking powtlor mado from Royal Orapo Cream of Tartar EoWssi, Ko Lints Phssphsb towns of Aldama, Javall and San Carlos, from which points they will march In thre divisions to the neigh borhood of Chthauhau City, where tbey will unite In the attack. The revolution are said to be, many of them, old soldiers and to be march ing In military fashion. Many ranch men and cowboys' are believed to be among their number. WANTS SOCIALIST. VOTES ALL COUNTED Declaring It t be hi belief that certain votes at the last election were not counted for the socialist candidates, C. W. Brasee, secretary of the state socialist central com mttee, has filed a written communi cation with the secretary of state, asking that a correction be made In. the final count. B razee In his communication says that he bases this belief on the fact that votes cast for candidates at the last election were not counted, be cause the name of N. H. Marks' was written on the ballot. ' He state that the party does nqt desire to have its candidates Ignored In this manner and wants a correction mnd. on the Anal count. He maintains that he was Instructed by the secre tary of state that It was legal to write this name on the ballot, and that It wa Illegal under law to not count the ballot having the nnmo written upon them. IN THE CENSUS ORCHARD. CASES OF PACKERS JUDGE LAN DIM REFUSED TO SEND CASES TO FEDERAL CIRCUIT COURT, BUT TRANSFERRED THEM TO UNITED 'STATES DIS TRICT COURT. Gaoh.ll in Kansas City Star. Loose boards about the barn-yard frequently mean a horse or cow fu neral, i 1 COLLEGES GRADUATING IIISURGEIltS UNITED mil MMSSD W1RB.) Boston, Mass., Nov. 21. The West Is graduating 2000 or .3000 collegia men, creating a orand of red hot pro gressive and Insurgents, according to President David Starr Jordan, of Ice land Stanford, J., University, Cal who Is here today. - "The West I graduating tho'usanls of young men from the universities annually who are Insurgents," said President Jordan. 'They believe a mistake has been 'made in deciding that corporations are artificial per sons, and franchises are property. They believe thai persons have cer tain higher rights than corporations, and that franchises involve obligations." RAILROADS COULD SAVE MILLIONS , Minding one's own business Is' the busiest Job In the world. The more We know, the less sure we are of what 'we know. Washington, Nov. 2t. As a repre sentative of vast Eastern freight in terests, Louis R. Glavls, In the Bal-llnger-Plnchot Investigation, protest ed to the Interstate Commerce Com mission today against increases In freight rates proposed by Eastern railroads. - "Even if the railroads need the ad ditional Income," he said, "no evi dence has been adduced to show that these particular increases are Just or ' reasonable. I propose to show that there Is a huge field for the applies tlon of s'ientlflc management la American railway operations. It is fraught with opportunities for eco nomics and Improved service, which tmay be expected as a result of eco nomic) management. These economics would save an average of $1,000,000 dally.' ' Boosting beats boasting. tJKITSD FKBSS tSASSO Wilts. Chicago. Nov. 21. United States Judge K. M. Landls this afternoon re fused to transfer the government cases against certain Chicago packers to the federal circuit court, but trans ferred them to another department of the United States district court, pre sided over by Judge Carpenter. The attorneys for the packers recently protested against him having the cases transferred to the district court, when Judge Landls Intimated that such was his intention. ' Landls' action today followed a ruling 1 blm that -he was disquali fied to act as trial Judge, because of the fact that In 1895 he acted as a government attorney In proseoutlng the same defendant. '' WOMAN HAD HER "SHADOW" ARRESTED MRS. WALKER OBJECTS TO DE TECTIVE FOLLOWING HER AND HAS HIM PULLED SLEUTH SPENDS THE NIGHT IN PORTLAND JAIL, Waiker-I tha widow of the late Da vid F. Walker, of San Maeto, Cali fornia, and Salt Lake City; ' Stoddard declares that hU arrest was made on a "trumped up" charge because Mrs. Walker did not want him to shadow her a the fed eral court at Salt Lake City Is seek ing her on a charge of alleged con tempt because she is said to have left the city with $1,000,000 worth of securities belonging to her de ceased kusband's estate. She had been ordered to appear In court and show, cause why she should not turn over the securities, there being sev eral heirs to the estate. Mr. Walker and her son. Clarence H. Walker, arrived Sunday morn ing from Seattle. Stoddard, the de tective,, was bn 4he same train". Stoddard alleges that as soon as they discovered that he was shadowing them, they conspired with a thirl person, believed to be. a Portland at torney, to rid themselves of his espi onage. The warrant was Issued by Judg Tazwell early Sunday' but Stoddard could not be found until late In the evening. Stoddard admitted that he was In the employ of the heirs of the Walk er estate, who are contesting the will made In .favor of Mrs. Walker, who Is the second wife of the millionaire. Mrs. Walker and her son, Clar ence, left Salt Lake thre weeks agf. with the alleged Intent of dodging the court' order requiring their nreaence In court relative to litiga tion, in the contest of the will of D. F. Walker, late husband of Mrs. Al- thea Walker. . Mrs. Walke'r recently wa arrested In Seattle on a bench warrant charg ing conteraDt'of the federal court In falling to observe the restraining or der. Mrs. Walker has denied re moving the securities and has been released from custody on her prom ise to return to Salt Lake not later than; November 26. Neither Mrs. Walker nor her son could be located this afternoon. fUNITKD PUBIS U1SCD WIS!. Portlaud, Ore., Nov. 21. L.Stod dard, a Seattle detective, is at liberty today on ball of $500 after having spent the greater part of Sunday in Jail on a charge of "grossly injuring Mrs. Althea Walker and her proper ty." The warrant was Bworn to by her son, Clarence H. Walker, Mrs. Lion Fondle a Child. In Pittsburg a savage lion fondled the hand that a child thrust Into hi cage. Danger to a child la sometimes great when least regarded. Often It come through colds .croup and whooping cough. They alay thou sands that Dr. King' New Discovery could have saved. "A few dose cured our baby," write Mr. George B. Davis, of Flat Rock, N. C. "Wa always give It to him when be takes cold. It Is a wonderful medicine for babies." Best for coughs, colds, la grippe, asthma, hemorrhages, weak lungs. 60c, $1.00 Trial bottle tree. Guaranteed by J. C. Perry. Try a Journal "Want Ad." oft Maawiaawauaawaaamaaaawa A i1' "A v .Ay Commencing Tuesday, Nov. 22, 1910 at 8 a. m., closing Saturday, Dec. 3, 1910 at 9 p. m. Eight hundred and twelve pairs of shoes will be here next week and we have no place to put them. The room is worth more to us than the profit on the shoes in stock. The prices quoted below on well known lines we sell will speak for themselves. No goods marked up for this sale. Every item just as advertised. Not a store full of old shoes, almost every pair bought for Fall 1910. Men's Department 217 pair Strong and Garfield's $6.00 values for $4.95 These are new stylos just received. 87 pair Howard & Foster's ,$5.0 Ovalues, for $3.95 147 pair Howard & Foster's and matchless $4.00 values, for :. $2.95 Several hundred pair of $3.50.00 values for $3.95 Children's Department All children's shoes,' sizes 5 to 8 values up to $1.75 for$1.00 All children's shoes, sizes 8 to 11, values to $1.85 for $1.35 All misses shoes, sizes 11 to 2, values up to $3.00 for ..$1.65 , Women's Department 35 pairs women's shoes ,$7.00 values, for ..$5.25 85 pairs women's shoes, $5.00 values, for $3.95 235 pairs women's shoes, $4.00 values, for $2.95 157 pairs women's shoes, $3.50 values, for $2.35 156 pairs women's shoes, $3.00 values for $1.95 , L :! Boys $3.00 shoes for $2.35 75 pairs at $1.00 per pair 150 pairs men's shoes, values up to $5 for $1.95 135 pairs women's shoes, values up to $3.00 for $1.45 Bring this bill to our store and buy your shoes just as we advertise. A L M i X " This Sale Positively Closes Saturday, Dec. 3, at 9 p. m. YF Li i mmA BOOT SHOP Phone 616 326 State St. SUCCESSORS TO SALEM SHOE STORE If vet '"W 1 "11aW "