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VOL XM.
SALEM, OREGON, SATVItDAY, JANUARY 14, 1911.
No. 12.
STILL RAGES It HATOBA
r
MERCURY DROPS TO 5? BELOW ZERO
STORM
GETS WARMER IN MONTANA
SHOW BOUND TRAINS MOVE
SOUTHERN PACIFIC OPEN
Intense Cold Prevailed Through out Manitoba and Alberta
Northern Pacific and Other Snow Bound Trains Are Freed
-Many Engines Fighting Snow Died and Are Being
"Towed Into Port" TodaySnow in Some Places in Mon
tana Was Piled Higher Than the House Tops by Fierce Gale
imitu riucss uuscif" wm.l
Winnipeg, Man., Jan. 14. Intense
cold from the Great Lakes to the
Rocky Mountains prevailed again yes
terday and last night, and to sunny
AHfii again falls the record of the
roldt temperature. According to
today's dispatches at Edmonton, It
was 53 below zero on official regis
tration, which has never ben equaled
since Christmas evening, 1879.
Prlncs Albert registered 50 below
lero.
The snow storm which has raged
In tie Crows Nest Pass for the last
lour days continues unabated . and
trains are st'll tied up- The storm Is
the worst in the history of the pees,
lad the temperature is 20 below zero.
Mlef parties are leaving Kernie to
tarry assistance to any one who may
wed it.
falling, the thermometer rose rapidly,
and the wind, which has piled snow
higher than the house tops in some
plaices, gradually died down. It was
predicted that train, service would be
resumed by nightfall, and the stalled
trains on the Great Northern and
other roads probably will get through
tomorrow.
Owing to the intense cold, several
engines have "died" while shoving
snow plows and relief trains to get
them out of the way were sent out
today. The side tracks at Essex are
rilled with these engines and trains.
Oollpwd in Jail.
Albany, N. Y., Jan. 14. Mrs.
Edith Melber, confessed mur-
dress of her son, George, 4, col-
lapsed In the jail at Rochester
today, when officers called for
her to bring her to Albany. The
womwi, overcome by grief and
remorse, became hysterical, and
it was found impossible to re-
move her, as had been planned.
She was placed under the care
of physicians and the Jail
matron. She will be brought
to Albany tonight, if her condi-
tlon la such that she may be
moved.
Groat Northern has been opened for
service for the first time since Sun
day None of the passengers suffered'
injury from the cold, railroad otll-
clals say.
AVaHlilntcton (W ."Kreakjr."
Olympla, Wash., Jan. 14.
"Washington will push the com-
mission plan of government one
step farther it a bill, Introduced
yesterday in the legislature by
Representative E. J. Wright,
of Seattle, 1b passid- Wright's
bill puts the counties of the
state under commission govern-
ment. Five comjraJssioners,
elected at lrrge, and all subject
to recall, will take the place, of
sheriff, auditor, ' treasurer and
all other county officers, accord-
ing to the bill.
GREATEST
17AR SHIP
i
Storm Over in Montana.
. Killspel, Mont., Jan. 14. After
oeartjaweek the blizzard which has
tljni of breaking today. Snow ceased
Marooned Passengers Rescued.
Spokane, Wash., Jan. 14. At the
office of General Superintendent
Brown, of the Great Northern rail-
' road, it Is announced that through
! passenger , trainB Nos. 3 and 27,
stalled in a snow bank at High Gate,
Mont., since last Sunday, were re
lieved this morning and will arrive at
Spokane at 1 ti'clocTt this afternoon.'
Weather'7 conditions In Montana had
moderated, and the main line of the
Trains on S. P. Are Free.
San Francisco, Jan. 14. Trans
continental trains, stalled in the Hier
m Nevada mountains by the stonr of
the last few days, have been released,
according to officials of the trans
continental lines affected, and will
reach San Francisco late today or to
morrow. Eastbound trains are. leav
ing San Francisco on schedule. Storm
conditions in the mountains have im
proved, the railroad officials repori,
and It. is believed that trains can now
be run without interruption. The
track, banked with snow and blocked
by the collapse of snowsheda,. has
been cleared, It Is said. Six trains
on "the Southern Facilte and one on
LAUIIIEB
Uncle Sam Floated Today the
Biggest and Most Powerful
Battleship Ever Launched by
.... Any Nation. :
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CLEAMMG SALE)
No discount given at the Chicago Store, Come here and get our rock
bottom prices and see who is entitled to your patronage. No schemes
or misrepresentation here, but honest, reliable merchandise offered
at prices that no house on Pacific Coast can beat.
Clearing Prices
on
LADIES'
COATS,
SUITS
and CAPES
It is not profit we
are looking for now
but selling. Don't buy
a suit or coat in Salem
until you get. our prices.
All this season's new
est garments, highly
finished and tailored.
$8.00 Capes now $3.50
and $4.90; $10, $12.50
and $18.00 Coats now
$4.50; $5.90 and
$8.90; $18.20 and $25
Suits now $7.50,
$8.50, $9.90 .and
$12.50.
DRESS GOODS AND
SILKS
IteSf1?-' : stlowin9 in Sa'em and at the
WsshnL mhm but the newest
Dr&?Jlks. Hd 25c, 35c, 49c up.
Clearing Prices On
Ladies , Misses and
' Children's Coats
and Sweaters )
What we are after nowW
n: i x:i. I
is selling, nui piuius
1000 Sweaters now or
sale.
Children's $1 Sweaters
now 49c.
Misses' $2.50 Sweaters
now $1.49.
Lad es' $2.50, $3.50
and $4.00 Sweaters now
$1.25, $1.49, $1..98 and
$2.50
Clearing Prices on Sheets,
Blankets, Pillow Cases, Com
forts, Towels, Crashes Nap
kins and Lace Curtains
Blankets pair 39c, 49c, 75c, 98c and up.
Comforts 69c, 75c, 98c and up.
Sheets from 49c up.
Pillow Cases from 8 1-3 cents up.
rw am h
IS CHRISTENED "ARKANSAS"
She Is 602 Pert Long, Beam at Water
Lino When Loaded 1)3 Feet, ninth
en 20,000 Took, Has Six Turrets
and Carries Twelve 12-Inch Guns
and 25 -1-Inch . llifles She Must
Show a Sperd of 30 Knot I'udeir
the Contract.
dmitid nma ltjsbd wiu.
Camden, N. J., Jan. 14. The battle
ship Arkansas, the largest Dread
naught afloat,1 was launched from the
ways of the New York Shipbuilding
company at noon today.
Without a tremor, the giant vessel
slid from its rack whc-i the ways
were dropped. It settled easily into
the water.
Secretary of the Navy Meyer, As
sistant Secretary ...Winthrop and a
delegation of Arkansas congressmen
attended the launching. The Arkan
sas was christened by Miss Mary Ma
con, daughter of Congressman Macon.
The battleship Wyoming, a sister
ship, will be launched' soon. The
Arkansas is the first 26,000 ton battle
ship authorized by congress and ex
ceeds in size any other battleship
ever built. It will be surpassed,
I however, by other dreadnaughts now
being built. According to specifica
tions. It must make 20 knots an
hour.
The Arkansas is 562 feet long over
all; Its beam is 93 feet at water line
under load. ' It was built to develop
28,000 horsepower In Its engine room.
Turbine engines were Installed.
The ship will carry an armament of
12 12-inch guns, mounted in six tur
rets. Except for the torpedo tubes,
these big rifles constitute the entire
armament. It will be provided with
' 25 1-inch rifles to be uss-l in repelling
torpedo attacks.
The contract called for the com
pletion of the Arkansas by May 2". -
GAVE HER BOY CARBOLIC ACID
LEFT HIS BODY LYING IF THE
To Make Governor "It."
,
Olympla, Wash., Jan. 14.
Washington will have the short-
est state ballot of any state in
the United States If a bill Intro-
duced by Representative Wright,
of Seattle, is enacted Into law.
Wright would have only the
governor and supreme court
judges elected by the people, all
other state officials to be np-
pointed by the governor. The
governor will be subject to re-
call, his bill reads. This bill
follows the suggestions made In
his annual message by Governor
Hay.
scrap over the election of speaker,
and is trying to make up his commit
tees just as nothing had happened.
He will give chairmanships to some
of his principal opponents just a
few and will give places on promi
nent committers to opponents not
too many, but some. Rusk will uot
play baby politics, but will try to be
something besides a small politic'.m
His friends believe he has It in hln.
and. all the hollering will not aflect
him very much. If he finds a man
Is unfit for a place he will not ep
point him, even though he was '.villi
him.
The Eaton proposition to take the
naming of the committees awmy from
tho cpeaker was not made an issu j in
the election of speaker, and members
who voted for the proposition, on Its
merits will not Vote fort Mbndtiy as
an anti-Rusk dose. '.That js the alti.a
tlon today, but before Mondav j;iie
dove of peace may desewnd, the inwfi
ent leaders get what they claimor foi,
and all be satisfied. The charge that
Thompson and-Husk made a deal has
foundation, , but no more than the
chaise that Reynolds entered Into a
deal with Eaton. Abrams aiid Rey
nolds did try to transfer all the
Votes cf their, frit nds to Eaton, ind
some refused to go oyer as Ubiiy
and Steelhammer. The speakership
election always Involves trades, anil
only a political prude will pMend
otherwise. Eaton is too able a m:in
to lead a hopeless fightj unlms he is
contending for a reform principle, nnd
In that event he will get credit for I 'ie
sincerity and purity of purynso ti
v.i'fch he is entitled.
riAn. bSV, OclV. tSt uu.
J Per yd 25c, 35c, 49c, and up..
The
ktater
Clearing Prices on Domestics
If you want to see the greatest stock of
high-class domestics priced at the lowest
prices in Sa!em. pome here. 1 0,000 yards
of percales, prints, chali'es and outing
flannels now 5c yard. 15c double width
percales now 8 1 -3c yard.
CHICAGO STORE
Salem
Oregon
INSURGENTS
' MAY: MAKE
LAST STAND
BL'T HUSK STANDS l'AT AM)
READY TO COVXT NOKKN HE
WILL RECOGNIZE OPPONENTS
AND WILL NOT I'LAV PERSON
AL lOLITICS.
GAVE HIM POISONED WATER
WHEN HE ASKED FOR A DRINK
HE DIED LYING IN HER ARMS
"Unable to Find a Home for llim," She Said, "I Determined to
Kill Him When He Asked for a Drink I Gave Him the Acid
and He Drank It Because He Had Faith in Me He Choked
a Little as He Drank, But I Held Him in My Arms, Then He
Slipped to the Ground, Lying as Though He Was Asleep."
President Selling and Speaker
committer Monday. It is expected
that the Eaton followers will try to
carry a resolution to take away from
the speaker the appointment of the
committee. This plan will be voted
down, and then tho committees. will
be named just the same. Speaker
Rusk is not afraid to connt noses, and
bis followers are standing Arm. He
sayit he has forgotten all about the
THE SALEM
FIRE BOYS
DANDIES
DEPARTMENT, IN SPITE OE HAN
DICAPPING CONDITIONS, III I)
SPLENDID WORK IN COXTKOLL
ING EARLY MORNING KIRK.
The Capital Journal wIhIiih to say
a word of commendation In behalf of
the boys of the Salem fire department
for the way they extinguished the fire
last night in the feed store building
of Mr. Thielsen. The bulldliiK was a
laxge frame building, dry as tinder,
and the fire had been burning briskly
for somer time before the alarm was
turned in at 2 o'clock thin morning.
Fire hydrants were frozen and pave
ments were like glass with ice nnd
snow. In spite of this tho men were
at the scene a few minutes after the
alarm wus turned In, raid, hard
work, they got the frozen flr hy
drants in working order, and com
pletely extinguished tho flrn, although
it had been burning fiercely for about
an hour in a building full of hay and
feed. If It had not been for their
prompt and efficient work tho large
garage adjoining this bulld'ng, and
separated by only a foot of space,
would undoubtedly have taken fire.
As it was they kept the water playing
on It and saved It.
Salem people read about fire de
partments In other cities, but few of
them realize that Salem has one of the
best fire departments of any city In
the United States.
i
' tyOTlD Mill LIABIO WIU.
Albany, N. Y Jan. . 14. Prostrated
with grief and remorse, Mrs. Edith
Melber, confessed murderess of her
son "George, four, 1b in the care of the
matron of the jail here, The woman
was brought today from Rochester,
where she was arrested and where,
the police allege, she told of having
compelled her son to drink from a
bottle of carbolic acid. District At-
torney Sanford will urge that the case
be tried speedily and the grand judy
was asked today to Investigate the
boy's death at once and return a mur
der indictment against the woman.
The boy's body was found In a
swamp near Schenectady. There,
Mrs. Melber told the police, after a
struggle to find a home for the lad
she gave him the poison. The boy
was tired and thirsty and asked for
water. His mother told him the bottle
contained water and he drank It
.. When she could. And to hdtne'ifof
her baby. Mrs.-Melber sobblngly told
the .police today, she decided to kill
him.
- "I bought carbolie acid at the Lewis
drug store, and then went to the
swamp," she said. "My mind was In
atwhlrl. I did not knoW what I was
doing. I wanted my boy to be happy.
I did not see how it was possible to
make him so. Everybody seemed
against me. I thought If Oeorgle
were dead be would be better off. I
did not take time to consider the
matter twice. If I had I couldn't have
done such a terrible thing.
"When he asked for a drink of wa
ter I decided it should be given then.
I knew death could end his suferlng.
I ' gave htm the acid, He choked a
little as he drank, but I held him in
my arms. Then he slipped to the
ground, lying as though he were
asleep. He looked so peaceful. At
first I did not think I had done such
a terrible thing. Now the inhumanity
and unnaturalness of my act crushes
me. .
"Why did I do it!" ..
Mrs. Melber said that after ahe bad
killed her baby ahe went back to
Schenectady and resumed work 'In
the home of Mrs, J. F. Bartlett She
told evasive stories tg relatives In ex
plaining the . disappearance of th
baby. After she -was arrested Bhe
told the police that she had sent. the.
boy to George .Teller a cousin who
lived in Cleveland. .
She dented that she killed the child . .
so. that she could marry again.
Mrs. Bartlett says that the woman
showed no affection for the child, .lte-1
often whipped Georgle Mrs. Bartlett ''
said,' and declared ! the baby Inter- .
fered with' her life. ? ; . ,
LACDF1D CLOSES AND
OH LID
"Take me soniewhore's east of Suez
where the best Is like the worst;
Where there ain't no ten command
ments and a man can get a
thirst."
So sang Kipling on one occasion
and so far as the sentiment expressed
is concerned so .sing the card sharp
ers and the men with the aggressive
thirst in the city today. They may
not couch (heir sentiments in as ex
pressive language may not frame
them into verse for thoy do not feel
poetical but they are there Just the
samo for the lid is on In Salem today
and standing on It with the avowed
Intention of keeping it down are May
or l.Hchmuml nnd Chief of Police
Hamilton. It probably 1b not on as
tight yet as thoiie officials would Ifke.
From beneath It from time to tlmo
there will probably bob up the head
of some offender but when It does
there will come down upon It the
strong arm of tho law nnd before
many days pass by It will be ham
mered down tight.
Table Deserted.
It was nut until last night that the
curd sharpers attached any slgnlft-
( Continued on Pago 4.)
KNEE PANT
SUITS
The value of traffic on thi Columbia
river Increased $3,200,000 (n 1910
over tbv same period of 1,90 9. .
Heavyweight all wool, sizes 9 to 16 years, Regular
vta $4,50 to $7,50,
NOW $1.50
Don't let your boy go without warm clothing, when
you have such an opportunity as this,
Boys' Overcoats One-Half Price
Salem Woolen
Mill Store