OIIEOOX. 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.
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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."
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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
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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.
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This Sale Positively Closes Saturday, Dec. 3, at 9 p. m.
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Phone 616
326 State St.
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