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SALEM. OREGON, MONDAY, JUL 17. 1911.
NO. 109.
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WATER
IS FAILING -
IT WILL TAKE SIXTY DAYS TO
COMPLETE WELL AT PRISON,
RESULT OF MQSSBACK1SM
All the State Institutions Are Shy on Water, Except the State
Prison, Which Has Its Own Pumping PlantIts Up to Sa
lem to Furnish an Abundant Supply of Mountain Water
tor Her Own People, and Also lo Supply the State Institu
tions "If the Mountain Water Will Wot Come to Mahomet,
Mahomet May Go to the Mountain."
Superintendent Stelner reports the
most dangerous. crisis in the supply
cf witter at the state Insane asylum
that lias ever existed in the history
of that institution. The supply of
water at the big well Is gradually
failing, and, instead of having about
60.000 gallons per Cay for drinking
and culinary purposes,, they are get
ting along with about one-half of
what they require. The long, hot
dry spell is affecting the supply, and.
ofter bringing the matter before the
board this morning, Superintendent
Steiner bought. 20 tanks to Install
vater for drinking on the wards that
cannot be supplied from the well.
The state has some money and will
dig :i well at once at the state prls
en to supply more for the asylum.
But that will take 60 days or more,
and no one. can tell how short the
supply will be before the summer Is
rm. 1 oil Ih. lH-
uvei. lilt? luuv 19 ail liic Diaio insti
tutions, except the state prison,
which has a water power pumping
plant, are short on their supply of
drinking water. They have wells and
springs that are failing and nothing .
mountain stream will ever give them
an adequate supply. This has been
known for years, relief has been de
manded by the legislature, and " the
city has failed to act. Representa-
MAY FORFEIT
THE WELCH
FRANCHISE
When the city council convenes
this evening it is likely that the war
being waged on the Welch Electric
lines In the city will be renewed and
that that body will re-Instruct the
city attorney to bring a suit in the
circuit court having for Its object the
forfeiture of the company's fran
chise. , The city attorney as Instructed to
bring such an action some time ago
but In view of the fact that the com
pany gave evidences of complying
with the requirements of the charter
It was never instituted. The com
pany promised to lay its track on
Front street and also a track of cer
tain prescribed sized rails on Sum
mer street. It 'was the understand
In? that the company was to take
over the Southern Pacific track on
Front but Instead of doing that. It Is
now laying Its track on the side of
the street where a franchise has
been granted to the Oregon Electric.
The rails being laid on Summer
street are said to fall short of the
size prescribed, and this Is another
grievance which will be urged
against the company at tonight's
meeting of the council.
HARRY MUNSON
FOUND DRUWIIED
IN NEW ORLEANS
Mrs. Jennie L. Munson this morn
ing received a telegram from New
Orleans conveying the sad intelli
gence of the drowning of her son at
"'at place, and she lies prostrated
'th grief at her home at 1149 Mill
street.
The telegram read: "Harry Mun
son found drowned this morning;
'ire what disposition to make of the
body. Crescent City Auto Company,"
and beyond this meager message she
has been furnished, no Information
concerning his death.
Harrv MnnaAti Tf a a wall lrnAtrn
i ' umduu " uu "til AUUn u
Dftf, and has many friends here who
? grieve when they learn of his
eath. About two years ago he went
io New Orleans, and at the time of
n's death was in the. employ of the
descent City Auto company. He
- a years of age.
ne leaves to survive him, besides
L.I uioiner, two sisters Miss Mar-
riV. ana ,Ml88 Mau Munson, both
-".u.u8 wun their mother.
SUPPLY AT INSANE
ONLY HALF ENOUGH
tlve BrownhlU'$ resolutions were
smothered in the last session, when
they onJy recited the cold, frozen
truth, and nothing but a great calam
ity will ever arouse the mossbacks
ana obstructionists from their dan-
gerous and criminal somnolence on
the subject of a suitable water sup
ply for the state capital and state in
stitutions. The increase of the pure water
supply, so that it may be extended to
the penitentiary, and also to the state
fair grounds, is the plan of the state
board, and the members held a
meeting this afternoon to devise ways
and means to carry it into execution,
and also discussed with representa-
tlves of two . filtering systems the
merits and the price of each.
The water used at the asylum and
the penitentiary for domestic pur-
M ' nnApr
!", UHUei
the present plan, Is
Dumned from wells, and that used
for other nurnoses is obtained bv
means of a power system from Mill
creek. Recognizing the inadequacy
nf tha Rnnlnv nf nnrA wntpr f-hft last.
,pglslature appropriated $10,000
O 1
bo used in digging more wells, and
the Installation of a water and Alter- a milk famine, gin rtckeys and ab
ing system. . sinthe frappes have supplanted milk
The plan of the board Is to dig Punches and all drinks of which milk
enough wells so that the asylum and ; is a component.
penitentiary will not only be sup- 0
plied, but also the fair ground3. The
water used at the fair grounds now
comes from Mill creek, and, because
of its impurity, It is feared that It
will spread disease, and that is the
reason the board desires to supply
that Institution from the same source 1
as the other.
A representative of the filtering !
system used in Oregon City appeared
before the board, and the othe rep
resentative represented a system now
used In Chicago.
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FUNERAL OF LATE
MRS. W
C. TILLSON
. ,
Tha funeral of Mrs. W. C. Tlllson, '
who died Friday night at 11:20
(July 14,) was held Sunday at 3 p.
m. from the St. Paul's Episcopal
church, Rev. Barr G. Lee conducting
the service. The remains were burled
at City View cemetery, and the grave
was literally covered witn flowers,
many beautiful tokens in the form
of flower pieces being Bent by friends.
Mrs. Tlllson was 66 years old, and
was one of the most beloved women
In this community, where she has re
sided since 1895. Her maiden name
was Nellie L. Tillotson, and she was
marrled to W. C. Tlllson at the home
of her parents, Marshall, Mich, June
14, 1865, and went to New York
City to live. The family then moved
to Illinois, Wisconsin and Nebraska,
before coming West. Her whole
llfe has been one of devotion to her
family, living for her children and
giving only secondary consideration
to the social Interests of the com-
munity.
Besides her husband, she leaves I
two sons and three daughters, an or
whom were present at her final ill
ness. Her sufferings extended over
about six months, and she sperut a
month in California in hopes of bet
tering herself. Her sons are L. A.
Tlllson, of Salem, and E. W. Tlllson,
of Portland. The daughters are Mrs.
C. E. Freeland, of Salem; Miss Susie
B. Tlllson, of Salem, and Mrs. Clyde
Spooner, of Portland. There Is also
one grandson by Mrs. Freeland. The
Tillson family have the sincere sym
pathy of the whole community In this
their deep bereavement.
HftT WAVE HITS
THE SOUM) (OINTRY
Seattle. Wash.. July 17. Sunday
was the hottest July day for Seattle
since 1906. A maximum temperature
of 92 degrees was recorded. Al
though a high fog obscured the sun
today the temperature probably will
be high again according to the wea
ther office. No heat prostrations
have been reported.
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San Diego Celebrates.
San Diego, Cal.. July 17. Al
though San Diego's ground-breaking
celebration does not open until Wed
nesday, hundreds of visitors are al
ready In the city, and throngs are ar
riving on every train. Four steam
ers will arrive tomorrow from San
Francisco, Los Angeles and other
coast cities, and a record-breaking
crowd Is expected for the four days
carnival.
ASYLUM
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That Contempt Case.
Washington, D. C, July 17.
Whether Samuel Goniper pres
ident of the American Federa
tion of Labor; John Mitchell,
Its vice-president, and Frank
Morrison, Its secretary, will go
to jail for contempt of the
court of Justice Wright, of the
supreme bench of the District
of Columbia, probably will not
be decided until October.
The three labor leaders were
present in Wright's court today
when their attorney, Alton B.
Parker, argued that his clients
were not punishable for con
tempt. At the conclusion of
Parker's argument Justice
Wright took the whole matter
under advisement.
ORDER OF OWLS
HAVE A TICXIC
The Owls and the lady owls and
lttla nurlpfa were nitt In force for
their antumi picnic at Ahler's park
yesterday afternoon. The shade was
fine and the cool breezes blew over
the hill just east of the Catholic cem
etery, and the crowd enjoyed every )
minute of the time. The lunch put
un and selected and delivered by
Master Commissary Pete Reyelts was
a credit to his ability as a picnic ca
terer, and showed the resources of
the Independent Market proprietor,
One of the attractions of the picnic
were the Buhlte twins. If Mrs. Bu-
hite had been In the city when the
Cherry Fair was held she would have
taken all the prizes In that class.
Tnenmonlu Got Him.
New York, July 17. Following an
attack of pneumonia
Thomas T.
known as
Hayden. actor, widely
"Blind Tom", is dead In Brooklyn.
-U1IK MipjMy BIHiru
-'Newport, R. I July 17. uwmg to
COUNCIL WILL
NOT PASS THE
ORDINANCE
After a thorough consideration of
an ordinance having for its object
the prescribng of the distance at
which barns, poultry yards and pig
pens might be built from a residence
it was decided to not frame and pre-
sent it to the council this evening,
and unless It is decided that the city
has reached the stage where barns
and poultry yards and pig pens can
be abolished entirely from the resi-
dence district, no ordinance will be
presented at any future meeting on
he subject.
! The plan under the ordinance
which was under consideration was
to limit the distance at which barns,
poultry yards and pig pens might be
built from a residence. The reason
for desiring to bring it into exlst-
ence was the fact that where III feel-
lngs existed between neighbors In
many cases, the one would take ad-
vantage of the other by erecting a
barn or a pen near the other's resl-
dence. After the subject had been
thoroughly thrashed out It as de-
elded that such an ordinance would
be impracticable from the point of
enforcement, and that If the problem
i3 to be solved at all that a general
ordinance forbidding barn?, poultry
yards, and pig pens within the resl-
dence district must be enacted.
JURY SAYS HE
IS ESTOPPED
BY HIS ACTS
The case of Alfred Sparrow
against Chief of Police Hamilton was
heard Saturday afternoon In Justice
Webster's court, and the Jury re
turned a verdict in favor of the
plaintiff.
This suit was Drougnt to replevin
a horse which was in the possession
of the chief. Sparrow, it seems, had
purchased the animal, and the chief
upon being advised by the owner
that It was stolen, toon it into cus
todv. He had purchased It from an
employee of the owner, and his at
torneys contended tnat tne owner
had allowed his employee to so han
dle the horse that the purchaser had
every reason to believe that he was
the owner, and that because of this
the owner was now estopped from
bringing an action to take the ani
mal from Sparrow. The Jury held
their contention and returned a ver-
dlct directing the chief of police to
turn the horse over to Sparrow.
The law firm of Kaiser & Pogue rep
resented the plaintiff.
Jewel Thieves Caught.
St. Louis, Mo., July 17.
Chas. Connors and Daniel Cal
lahan, who are wanted here and
lni Chicago on charges of rob
bery, were today arrested In
London. It is declared that the
pair, with others, were the men
who held up the Edward Al-
berts Jewelry company in Chi-
cago in April, and escaped In
an automobile with $30,000
worth of plunder.
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SEATTLE'S
POTLATCII
IS
Today Was Given Over to the
Autoists, 2000 From Seattle
and 400 from Outside Tak
ing Part in the Parade.
CLOSES SATURDAY NIGHT
The WiiHlup Will He a Muskers'
Kvent Similar to the Mimli Gras
f Xew Oilcans The l'otlutch Is
to Celebrate the Arrival of the
Steamer Portland Willi the l'irs
Gold from Alaska In 181)7 The
Big Feature, the Arrival of the
Ship Will Take l'lnce Wednesday.
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE.
Seattle, Wash., July 17. Seattle's
'first canival Golden Potlatch, '97,
commemorating the trrlval of the
steamer Portland In 1897 with the
first precious cargo of gold dust from
the Klondike, opened today.
The opening day is given over to
the automoblllsts with 2000 local en
thusiasts and 400 out of town motor
car owners participating in a hill
climbing contest.
This afternon the carnival king,
Edgar D'Orr, and Queen Daphne
will receive the automobile men.
A varied program has been ar
raneed for each day. On Wednesday
the treasure ship Portland, coming
from the vaguely described land of
nowhere, is due to arrive with, the
king and queen and royal court on
board. A great historic pageant will
follow the landing of the royalty.
Tha celebration closes next Satur
urdav nleht wKh a maskers'march,
an event fashioned after the mardl
eras, of New Orleans, uapiain a.
H. toddard.t he carnival master, who
stages the mardi gras show every
year, and who had charge of the pa
eeantrv at the Hudson-Fulton centen
nary In New York, Is in charge of the
historical pageant nere.
YESTERDAY.
HOTTEST OF
THE SEASON
HOT WAVE SWEPT OVER COAST,
BEGINNING LAST WEDNESDAY,
itKACHED 'HIGH MARK YES
TERDAY ADN IS NOW RECED
ING. The heat wave that swept over the
country for the past four or five days
is passing away, the mercury falling
from 102 vesterday the hottest day
of them all to 90 today.
The wave of hot weather was ush
ered in Wednesday and the mercury
hovered about the 90 mark. Thurs
day it climbed up several degrees
and when Friday came it stood about
the same, varying a degree or so.
Saturday it leaped to 9" degrees and
yesterday it soared upwards until at
the Adolph cigar store the thermom
eter registered 102 the hottest day
of all.
Several Suffer from Heat.
Coming on suddenly the people In
the city .in general suffered much
from the heat. Saturday Frank
Beckman. a teamster at the asylum
farm became insane because of the
Intense heat and fled. A search for
him followed with the result that
yesterday morning he was located at
Pratum, and brought back. He had
been an Inmate of the asylum, but
some time ago was released, and
since then had served in the capac
ity of a teamster at the farm.
Overcome by the heat yesterday,
John Gray, an aged man, toppled
over at Center street He was taken
to his home, medical attention se
cured, and physicians worked over
him half an hour before he revived.
He Is resting easy today.
John Houck, a wood hauler, while
OPENED
tf.ilC OF
YORK
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Republicans in Illinois. Split 1
Springfield, 111., July 17.
Defeated In their aim to make
Prof. Charles E. Merriam, of
Chicago, mayor of that city, at
the recent election, which Car
ter Harrison won, the progres
sives of Illinois will hold a con
ference here tomorrow at
which the educator probably
will be boomed as their candi
date for governor of Illinois.
The conference will make a
declaration of principles and
will authorize the opening' of a
state campaign for control of
the national delegation and the
Republican state and congres
sional tickets.
driving to the city with a load of
wood, succumbed to the terrible heat
of yesterday afternoon, and fell from
his wagon on Commercial street. He
revived soon however, and was none
the worse for his experience.
Hot In Portlnnd.
The Oregonlan this morning says:
"Losing all regard for public com
fort and showing his utter contempt
for the weather mans promise of
cooler weather, the sun came out In
all Us glory and sent sweltering
Portland gasping for shelter outside
the city.
"From 3 o clock until 5, the officlnl
government thermometer stood at
97. The period from last Wednesday
to yesterday, Mr. Beals says, has
been hotter than any other five days
since 1888, and was only a trifle cool
er than anf like period since 1875.
The hot days of 1888 came between
July 17 and 21, when the following
maximum temperatures were record
ed: July 17, 97 degrees; July 18, 9G
degrees; July 19, 93 degrees; July
21, 94 degrees. The record for the
present hot spell has been: July 12,
91 degrees; July 13, 97 degrees; July
14, 92 degrees; July 15, 94 degrees;
July 16, 9J7 degrees. The , highest
temperature on record In Portland Is
102 degrees, which was attained July
30, 1907, and again July 23, 1891."
FOREST FIRE
BULLETIN TO
BE PUBLISHED
Portland, Ore., July 17. Forest
fire fighters representing state, gov-
ernment and private Interests will,
It Is announced today, co-operate in
publishing a bulletin of Northwest
conditions during the forest fire sea
son. The result of this dally gather
ing of fotest fire Information is ex
pected to be a union of the Are fight
ing forces that will control the situ
atlon and prevent fires, as was not
possible during the last year's disas
trous season.
E. T. Allen manager of the West
ern Forestry and Conversation asso-
elation, reports that all the timber
owners' associations are making
their patrols more efficient than ever
before.
The forest service also has devoted
much effort during the winter to per
fecting Its patrol and fire fighting ar
rangements and will work In close
co-operation with the state and pri
vate owners.
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Didn't Make Good.
Portland, Or., July 17. Pitcher
Snooks and Outfielder Carrlgan
picked up by Manager McCredie on a
recent southern trip, were released
today, and will return to Sacramento.
The Callfornlans were tried out, but
failed to measure up to the Beaver
standard of ability.
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MANNING
OVERHAULED
BIG BRIDGE
Alderman Sain Manning as chair
man of the bridge committee de
serves a credit mark for having the
ble stet-1 bridge looked aft'! in so
thoroughgoing a manner'; i 'Under
the direction of Paul Leahy who has
become a permanent resident of the
city, me long riCKKiy wruriiiro nun
oeen iignieneu up u iiiul it uun uui
vibrate and swing In the breezes.
The approaches are being looked af
ter and will be made more passable.
The wooden approach from this side
will be cut off about 50 feet and the
whole filled in. and covered with
concrete. Mr. Manning voted against
the proposed charter amendment to
allow the city council to Issue bridge
bonds. He Is of the opinion the . com
mittee should go ahead and spend
the money now on hand making per
manent piers, then put on steel gird
ers and flor them with concrete.
That Is the best and cheapest struc
ture that can be built as It leaves the
largest opening for high water.
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CHOLERA THREATENS
Al OTHER COAST CITIES
nip np
V U I L III
LANDED
OTHER
Governor Dix Alarmed at Situation, and May Close the Port to
Vessels From the Mediterranean Surgeon-General Wy
man, of the Health and Marine Hospital Service, Says:
"We Are Doing Everything in Our Power, But There is a
Chance That the Disease May Spread in Spite of Our Ef
forts'The Situation Is Grave.
UNITED PRESS LEAKKP WIHB.1
New York, July 17. Terrified by
the possibility that an epidemic of
cholera may sweep New York, Gov
ernor John A. Dlx today telegraphed
Dr. Alvah Doty, health officer of the
port, and Judge Charles Bulger per
emptorily demanding a complete re
port on the hold the disease already
has secured.
The governor, aroused by the be
lief that the city is in serious dan
ger, n'inced no words In his tele
grams but Insisted on a full and
complete explanation. Ills action
was taken as the result of the deaths
of six cholera victims from the liner
Moltkle which arrived from Mediter
ranean ports, and the report that of
nearly a score of others confined on
Swinburne Island, several will surely
Qie. Aoout zoo others are held for
Investigation.
Should the reports of Dr. Doty and
DIG TRACT OF LAND
OPENED IN LAKE COUNTY
UMITIO PKEXS UAKIO WIRI.
Lakevlew, Ore., July 17. Twen
ty-three thousand acres of fine agri
cultural lands have Just beeu opened
to entry In Lake county, comprising
part of one of the beet townships,
whicu recently was surveyed and the
plats filed with the government land
officers here. The district Is la one
of the artesian well basins that the
United States geological survey savs
will produce a strong flow of water, If
it is round that irrigation Is neces
sary to insure crops.
LA GRANDE WON THE
EASTERN OREGON PENNANT
and desolation on all sides, the Al-
La Grande, Or., July 17. La banian insurrection Is spreading rap
Grande won the pennant In the East- idly, 6000 insurgents today being la
ern Oregon baseball league, after 12 the field and 200,000 of their coua
weeks of exciting bnll. Elgin, with trymen preparing to take up tha
"Mysterious" Mitchell on the mound, struggle against the pitiless domana-
nmsnea m cecond place, winning two
games less than La Grande. The sea
son was exceptionally successful In
every respect.
Union finished last In the league,
while Baker was a close second to
Elgin. ,
The Rent Reason.
Sacramento, Cal., July 17. Pitcher
Lloyd Snook and Outfielder Carrlgan
are returning to Sacramento because turning to their native land to take
the Portland management wanted to up the fight, and that local commlt
send them to the Northwest league, tees throughout America are doing
They signed contracts to play with everything In their power to lend as
the Portland roasters next season. ' slstance.
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Sacrifice Sale
Bishop's Ready Tailored Clothes
Nows your chance to get
good clothes for little prices.
We're making room for our
Fall Goods. That we're
paying the cost of quick
disposal will be proven by
the price reductions we are
making.
Suits, Regular Prices $10 to $35,
Now Selling for $6 to $25
A few more of ,the youths $9 to
$15 Suits for
$5.00
Get your vacation goods now
Salem Woolen Mill Store
CHOLERA WHO
FROM BIG LINER
DEATHS CERTAIfl
Judge Bulger show that the situation
Is as serious as Is feared, It Is
thought Governor Dlx will, on his
own initiative, close the port of New
York to all ships from the cholera
infested Italian ports and possibly to
all vessels clearing from the Medi
terranean. May Become Epidemic.
Washington, July 17. "I am not
an alarmist, but I cannot den that
there is imminent danger," said
Surgeon-General Walter Wyman,
head of the Public Health and Mar
ine hospital service, when asked to
day If he believed there was a proba
bility of cholera getting a foothold la
the United States. "We are doing
everything In our power, but there la
a chance that the disease may spread
in spite of our efforts."
A number of Marine Hospital ex
perts were sent to New Y'ork today
to help fight the cholera.
f nttle Die ol Thirst.
UNITED PKCSg LEASED WIRE.
Galveston, Tex... July-17. Thou
sands of head of cattle have died of
thirst on the ranges In western Tex
as owing to the four months drought
The losses are estimated at $750,000.
ALBANIANS
ARE AGAIN
IN REVOLT
i Vienna, July 17. With death
tlon of the Turks.
American (aid Is the Albanians'
only hope of freedom, according to
Ismail Kernel Bey, chief of tha Al
banian "freedom or death." commit
tee, who Is now In Vienna on the first
lap of a Journey through Europe to
endeavor to arouse public sentiment
against the Turkish outrages.
It Is said that 40,000 Albanian set
tlers In the United States are- re-