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SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY", MARCH 31, 1011.
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PEACE NEGOTIATIONS ARE HELD UP
BADEN FAMILY THE WHOLE CHEESE
PREMATURE PUBLICATION
THAT DIAZ HAD ACCEPTED
MADE THE LATTER SIDESTEP
Francisco Madero Wants Peace Because He Wants to Save
His Property His Bank at Monterey Is Suffering and
His Big Department Store in the Same Place Has Been
Closed by the Government--Ricardo Magon, of the Hot
Air Department, Says "All Demands Must Be Granted."
UNITED I'BEBS LEASED WIRE.
San Antonio, Tex., March 31. Pre
mature publication of reports that
President Diaz has agreed to treat
with the Mexican insurgents is be
lieved h're today to be responsible
for the delay in the peace negotiations
As Diaz refuses to negotiate pub- j
Ilcly with "the outlaws" It is be- (
lieved all future moves will be secret,
but that the president will send en
voys to Chihuahua to present propo
sals to Madero. There is no conceal
ment here that there Is friction
among the members of the Madero
family. Francisco Madero Sr. is anx
ious to save his property. His Nuevo
Leon bank at Monterey Is suffering
through the Insurrection and his de
partment store In the same city has
been closed by the government. The
elder Madero is unpopular with the
rebels, who assert that he Is but
lukewarm in their cause.
To add to the difficulties of those
who seek peace, It Is said to be un
certain that Magon, the leader of the
Easter Is Near
And we are ready to show you the most complete line of Fashionable Merchandise in Sa
lem, Every article in our store sparkles with newness for our spring business. Come and
look through and get an idea of styles and fashions, and as always our low prices.
20,000 yards of fine imported Dress Goods and Silks now on sale at prices that are moving them out quick.
NEW SPRING SILKS AND DRESS GOODS
Now opened up and ready for your inspection. Don't buy until you look through this mammoth stock of
fashionable Silks and Dress Goods.
Price per Yard, 25c, 35c, 49c, 65c, 75c and Up
The") fO
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rebels In Lower California, will be
willing to negotiate.
Gustavo Madero denied today a re
port that Draulio Hernandez, who is
bearing peace proposals to Francisco
Madero, has been captured by the fed
erals.
Mugou Against Pence.
Los Angeles, Calif., March 31.
Ricardo Magon, head of the revolu
tlouary junta la Los Angeles, when
told of United Press despatches from
San Antonio, Texas, to the effect that
he was against pending peace nego
tiations, said today:
"While I have not been officially
approached on the subject, you may
say for me that I will oppose any
overtures for peace that do not recog
nize the demands of the Insurrection
In full."
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ARRANGING FOR VISIT
OF BIG ADVERTISERS
Phil Bates, of the Pacific North
west magazine of Portland, Is In the
The Chicago Store is the store
where you can save money buying
pour
NEW SPRING
MILLINERY
Pretty hats like the picture and
Hundreds of others now on sale at
small prices.
$2.50, $3.50
$4.50 and Up
The Chicago Store is headquarters
New Spring Suits
Come and see for yourselves. We are doing the business In suits and
coats and If the styles and prices were not right we could not do the
humming business we are doing. $18, $20, $25 and $30 suits
Now on Sale for
$7.50, $8.50, $10.50, $12.50 and $14.90
CAG0 ST0R
Wappjr Arrested Again.
Seattle, Wash., March 31.
Arrested for the third time on 4
the charge of having received a
bribe, former Chfef of Police 4
Wappensteln today Is at liberty 4
under $65,000 bonds. , 4
Wappensteln was arrested 4
yesterday afternoon on the 4
charge of asking and receiv
ing a bribe of $1100 on July 5,
1910, from Gideon Tupper and
Clarence Gerald In return for an
alleged promise not ta interfere 4
with the operations of the Paris 4
and Midway, two dlsonflei'ly 4
houses. He was placed under 4
$15,000 additional bonds. 4
city conferring with, the board of
trade relative to the making of ar
rangements for the reception of those
entering Into the composition of the
"Sunset list Excursion."
The excursionists are composed of
members of the leading advertising
firms in the middle western states
and the party will leave Chicago on
May 29,' in a special car. Arrange
ments have been made for the party
to visit places of Interest in the
northwest and If possible it Is de
sired to fix upon June 8, as the time
for the visit of the party to this city.
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WOMEN SUFFRAGE
PASSES IX WISCONSIN
f UNITED P2ESS LKASiD Will.
Madison, Wis., March 31. By a
vote of 16 to four the state senate
passed today the bill giving women
the right of suffrage in state elec
tions., ... i . ,.
for the best bargains in Salem in
at Hand
E Salem
Oregon
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4 Roosevelt's Seattle Stunt. 4
4 Seattle, Wash., March 31. : 4
4 Seattle is agog over the coming 4
4 of Roosevelt on April 6. They 4
4 have qhapiged the sailing time 4
4 of the Tacoma boats so that the 4
4 colonel can get a chance to eat 4
4 and sit down before he arrives 4
4 In Seattle. After that It will 4
4 be all work. 4
4 Landing at 3 o'clock, he will 4
4 whirl through a parade, tear 4
4 out to the university, speak, 4
4 return to the Hotel Washington, 4
4 eat and speak without chang- 4
4 ing from his frock coat, hasten 4
4 to Dreamland Rink and throw 4
4 confusion into the trusts, shake 4
4 hands with 1500 persons, then 4
4 over to the Press club until 4
4 midnight, then he will go off to 4
4 bed, and to Spokane next morn- 4
4 Ing. 4
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GIIILDEOS
PLUNGED
TO DEATH
With Two Companions Was
Working on Wire Cable 90
Feet Above the River When
the Shore Line Pulled Loose
THE OTHER TWO ESCAPED
Chllders Jumped From tlio Flimsy
Frame on Which the Three Were
Standing Isefore lb Iieached the
Water and Was Drowned H in
Companions Heard Him Calliiifr
for Help, But Were Vnablo to
Aid Him.
DNITBD PBK8S LEASED WIDE.
Estacada, Or., March 31. From a i
point 90 feet above the Clackamas j
river, near here, where they were .
swinging in a flimsy frame attached
to a wire cable Wilbur Chllders, of
St. Johns, Oregon, Ray Marrs and
John Baker fell into the river last
night, the shore line of the cable
pulling loose, according to word
reaching here today.
Chllders Jumped from the frame
before it reached the water and was
drowned. Marrs and Baker clung to
the frame and reached the bank. In
the gathering darkness they saw
Chllders floating down the Current,
heard him call for help but could not
aid him.
Chllders, Marrs and Baker were
members of a drilling crew employed
by the Portland Railway, Light and
Power company on what is known as
the "upper dam site."
F. A. ELLIOTT
SELECTED
FORESTER
'
HAS HAD 30 YEAH8' EXPERT-
ENC'E IX THE TIMJJF.lt A.I
WAN FOll HOME TIME IN
CHARGE OF SIMILAU WOItK
FOll THE 8. 1
ine state uoara or forestry met
yesterday afternoon in the oflU of
Governor West and elected F. A. El-
Iiott, who la identified with the
Spauldlng Logging Company, as state
forester. The place was contested
for by S. C. Bartrum, of Roseburg,
but Elliott won over him easily.
Mr. Elliott is excellently qualified
for the pr8ltlon, having had over 30
years' experience ln the timber busi
ness. He has been in the employ of
the Spaulding Logging Company for
a number of years, and at one time
was at the head of the forest fire
fighting force of the Oregon & Cali
fornia Railroad Company.
To Appoint Deputy.
The office carries with It a salary
TWO YEAR OLD CHILD IS Id
RETURNED Oil PAYMENT
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An Aviator Killed.
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4 Baltimore, Md., March 31. 4
4 While testing an aeroplane In- 4
4 vention here today, Clarence 4
4 R. Radaslll sustained injuries 4
4 which probably will result in 4
4 his death. 4
Radaslll's Invention is a par-
4 achute, with which it Is said, 4
4 aeroplanlng could be made com-
4 paratlvely free from danger. 4
4 To prove the value of his inven- 4
4 tlon Radaslll jumped from the 4
4 top of a Baltimore & Ohio 4
4 freight elevator. The parachute 4
4 opened, but the force of the 4
4 wind blew Radaslll against a 4
4 wooden wharf with terrlffic 4
4 force. 4
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of $3000 a year and the appointment
of a deputy at a salary of $1800 a
year. Mr. Elliott has not yet ap
pointed a deputy, but when the board
meets again, In lu days, for the pur
pose of outlining Its policy, he will
probably then announce his appoint
ment. Mr. Elliott will maintain offices at
the state capltol.
$00,000 Appropriated.
The act creating the office of state
forester was passed at the session of
the last legislature, and it carries
an appropriation of $60,000, to be
used In the protection of forests from
flra. The act also prescribe the
duties of the forester and places un
der his supervision all forest fire
fighting associations In the state.
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MANAGER OF .
THE STREET
CAR SYSTEM
HAYS HE IS. READY TO POT ON
THE STREET CAH SERVICE TO
THE SOUTH TAST MOUNTAIN
VIEW ADDITION.
General Manager Rollln K. Page
says he is prepared to put in the car
service to the Salem Heights. He
has the tracks In order and all the
passing switches put in, and has the
cars, and he has notified Traffic Man
ager Fuller, of the Portland Railway,
Light & Power Company, and ex
pects the service ordered put on any
day. That will give a car seirvlce as
uJ- aa lae Ba,"IU bu
cn' nouse ana me rocs, quarr.es,
on the. Liberty road, and will bring
the Mountain View properties with
in ten minutes' ride of the center of
the city. When It Is understood
that the greater part of Portland's
suburban property Is half an hour to
an hour's ride out of the city, this
service will be appreciated.
Ileautiful Home Sites.
Ail the Mountain View property
gives the purchaser a beautiful Home
site, with a panoramic view of the
whole city and the Cascade moun
tains and the grand snow peaks. On
a clear day five grand, everlasting
snow mountains are In full sight of
at home in this tract, and will have
an increasing value as the homes of
the business and professional men,
who want something beautiful in the
'way of scenery and to take their
minds off their cares and business.
Fine Fruit on Ixits.
Each lot Is planted to full bearing
fruit trees of all kinds, anil the drier
on the property will make all this
fruit valuable, and will more than
pay taxes and Interest on the Invest-
ment Ttipn you wm j,, a p(.e of
prope,rty that will Increase Bteadlly
ln value as the c.ry Krw. This
property ia,yg rght, has a perfect
slope, is outside the oily, and where
taxes will be light for many years.
The owners do not sell on a monthly
Installment plan, but are making very
easy terms on contracts that enables
anyone having a small rmount of
ready money to get one of these
tra'ts. If you have n rt been out,
prepare to take the excursion Sunday
afternoon on the ' free automobile
truck that will take you to the tops
of the highest ground.
He who laughs at his own Jokes
scoffs at others.
BABY TAKEN FROM MOTHER
BY FOUR MASKED ARMED MEN.
CHILD HIDDEN If CANYON
Kidnaping Occurred at Las Vegas Wednesday Night When
the Four Men Appeared at the Home of Attorney A. F.
Rogers, and at the Point of a Revolver Made the Mother
Dress the Child and Deliver It to Them Before Leaving.
They Gave Mother a Letter Telling How the Child Could
Be Recovered.
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Albuquerque, N. M., March 31.
Details of a coup by which four
masked kidnapers stole the grand
child of Judge H. L. Waldo, general
counsel for the Santa Fe railroad, how to find the child. Rogers com
and returned him only after a ran- j piled to the letter and found the child
som of $12,000 had been paid were ; asleep in an arroyo in the mountains.
revealed here today with the begin- j
nlng of a hunt for the criminals.
The kidnaping occurred at East
Las Vegas and the baby victim was
the two-year-old son of Attorney A.
T. Rogers.
On Wedensday night at midnight.
while Rogers was away from his
home, four masked men appeared at i
the Rogers villa, covered Mrs. Rogers
with a revolver and ordered her to
take her child from its crib, dress four have made good their escape,
him and deliver him to them. One of the kidnapers is said to
Frenzied with apprehension for her i have been partially identified as Den
baby, Mrs. Rogers offered the kidnap- nis Hart, bank robber and escaped
era all her jewels and silver If they j convict, who recently escaped from
would spare the child. Her pleas Jail In Albuquerque.
were curtly refused and the kidnap
ers handed her a typewritten letter
demanding $12,000' In bills of no'
greater denomination than $10 by at
least midnight of Thursday. Falling
payment, they said, the child would,
be killed.
Mrs. Rogers was told to display a
red light from the rear of her house
at 11 o'clock Thursday night if It
was decided to pay the ransom.
All day Thursday the mother of the
kidnaped child endured the killing
suspense and at the appointed hour
that night the red light flamed from
the designated window.
According to instruction, William
Rogers, the child's uncle, then left In
an automobile for Onama, IS miles
east of Las Vegas, where he had
been Instructed to pay over the
money. When Rogers arrived at the
designated spot the four masked men
stepped out of their concealment and
ordered him to keep his hands on the
steering wheel of his machine. Then
they . searched his pockets, got the
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ICVER mind definitions.
But if you're looking
for real style in clothes, let
us show you our new
Bishop's Ready
Tailored Suits
$10.00 to $35.00
SALEM
Woolen Mill
Store
OWED
OF $12,000
$12,000 In cash and the letter of in
struction they had left.
Rogers was Instructed to go to
Kearney's Gap. ' 15 miles In an
other direction, where he was told
The baby had been carefully covered
with a blanket and. screened from
the chilly winds, was sleeping sound-
ly.
Putting on all speed, Rogers at
once returned to East Las Vegas and
delivered the baby to his mother. He
(then gave the alarm and within an
hour the hunt was on for the kid-
napers, No trace, however, was
found and today It Is believed the
THE TEAM HAN AWAY
.-. .BUT 8HOVEl HOUSE SENSE
A team attached to a supply
wagion belonging to the Pacific States
Telephone & Telegraph Company be
came frightened while at the corner
of Liberty, and. State Btreets about 3
o'clock yesterday afternoon, and
made ai round about circuit to Che
meketa street before being captured.
Dragging a portion of the harness
with them, they turned south 'on
Commercial street, crossed the rail
road tracks and then headed toward
the' river. Possessed of plenty of
horse sense, however, the animals
did not care: for river water, and
made another turn upon reaching
the west end of the S. P. freight
sheds, and went north on Front to
Chemeketa, wheTe they finally stop
ped. Despite the crowded streets,
the horses managed to steer clear
of all vehicles, and no damage was
done. 1
K. CUAXAirni. .
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