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SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1911.
NO. 201.
SEATTLE WOULD IMPEACH
PETITIONS TfiFT FOR HIS
i
PRESIDENT ASKED TO TRY
THE INDIVIDUAL RECALL Ofl
JUDGES If WASHINGTON
Indignant Over Injunctions Issued by Federal Judge Hanford
in What They Consider a Purely Local Matter, and Claim
ing His Injunction is Against the Public in Its Fight for
Fair Treatment by a Local Street Car Company, Thousands
Sign Petitions Asking That He Be Removed.
Seattle, Wash., Aug. 23. A move-,
nient was started today by the peo
ple of Rainier Valley, near this city,
to Impeach Federal Judge C. H. Han
ford and remove htm from the bench.
Action Is being taken because of
his stand in the fight between the
people and the Seattle, Renton and
Southern Interurban system. Judge
Hanford issued a temporary injunc
tion Monday restraining the city and
people from interfering with the
operation of the line and from ask
ing for transfers to the Seattle Elec
tric system. The people Ignored this
yesterday and In a contest with the
company's conductors stopped the
whole system from running, because
of their insistence for a single In
stead of double fare, and transfer
from one line to another.
INCREASES
ITS CAPITAL
ONE MILLION
!vs:;i:d ieess ieasf-d wir.E.
Los Angeles, Cal., Aug. 23. The
board of directors, it was announced
Way, has completed plans to in
crease the capitalization of the Atchi
son, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad
company by $100,000,000, thus rais
in? the total capital to $3.10,000,000.
According to present plans, some
thing like $1,000,000 is to be spent
for the erection of a modern railway
station for the Western terminus of
the road, Los Angeles.
The proposed increase in capital is
said to have been arranged for in
Preparation for an active period of
construction, double tracking and
general betterments, which President
E. P. Ripley has urged for many
jears.
THE SENATE FAILED
TO CONFIRM THESE
IS1TED 1HF.SS LEASED WIRE.
Washington, Aug. 23. Among the
nominations made by President Taft
'hieh failed of confirmation by the
senate before adjournment were the
following:
Leslie M. Scott, of Portland, to be
lilted States marshal of Oregon.
Charles Johnson, to be merchan
dise appraiser of Portland district.
Clyde Brandenburg, to be post
master at Klamath Falls.
Mysterious Suicide.
San Francisco, Aug. 23. Mystery
surrounds the suicide here today of
Mis Edna Story, a pretty nurse, 22
ears old. by morphine. Nothing Is
nown of her history or' relatives,
wwpt that she has. been in training
nine months at the St. Thomas
Wool for nurses.
SAYS OREGON
HOPS WILL BE
FIFTY CENTS
That Oregon hops will soar up to
we oO-cent mark is the prediction
made by Ray Rose, a hop grower of
York, In a letter to his broth
r ueorge Rose, an independent grow
r of this city. ,
nn I' Ro;!e DasPs his prediction up
the failure of the hop crop in New
e describes the- crop as
nrt Iirt5'- lousv and mouldy,"
J flecares that, in addition to the
?or CP. the growers have failed to
wat tare of it. He savs that this
'J", for the first time in the history
r nop ralslng in that state, the
IZ 3 have found it necesoary to
con,mence picking the hops in Au-fu-
in order to save them.
'y cents, he Btates. Is now be
e offered in New York toT nops.
"ly Broke the Brick.
UNITED HESS LEASED WIBE.l
Struct Aaeles- Cal.,- Aug. 23.
brick f0?, the tQp of the 8kuU by a
St- n a"ing four stories. Thomas
Dear? 7' a Besro, was "feeling pretty
neL k ay- exceP for " slight sore
st out the neck." Skinner's
wu aa not fractured.
Yesterday afternoon the Renton
line Asked fnr nnrt trnt nnnthop nrHar
from Handford commanding the Ren
ton system to issue receipts for the
extra fare and also to issue trans
fers on the receipt of three cents
above the five-cent fare.
The state spreme court ordered the
issuance of these transfers.' Pending
an appeal to the United States court,
the Renton line has been refusing to
give transfers. Today the passen
gers again refused to recognize the
court orders. The cars carried most
of them In and out of the city free,
the company not resisting as it did
yesterday. " "
Petitions are being circulated ask
ing President Taft to remove Judge
Hanford, and it is being largely
signed.
LOADED WITH
SILVER AND
MISSIONARIES
Vancouver, B. C, Aug. 23. With
silver bullion reported to be worth
niearly one million dollars, and with
75 per cent of her passengers mis
sionaries, the C. P. R. Oriental lin
er Empress of Japan cleared for Chi
na and Japan this morning.
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Lawyer Dies Suddenly.
Vancouver, B. C, Aug. 23. Stag
gering into his friend's office in the
Dominion Trust building, A. L. Bel
yea, one of the most prominent law
yers of British Columbia and a King's
counsel, asked his friend to get a
doctor. By the time the friend re
turned the attorney was dead. Hem
orrhages caused the sudden death.
Hp Dnth Explain Too Much.
Vancouver, B. C, Aug. 23.
"Theres nothing wrong with the
railroads or their men," said Presi
dent James McCrea, of the Pennsyl
vania lines, this morning when asked
If there was any significance In the
reported reduction of working staffs.
"Some seasons of the year even the
large department stores lay off help,"
he added. McCrea arrived here on
his way from Alaska and will leave
thiB afternoon for his home in Phila
delphia. Will Welcome Compels.
Tacoma, Wash., Aug. 23. Labor
union men are today perfecting ar
rangements for the reception and en
tertainment of President Samuel
Gompers, of the American Federa
tion of Labor, who will arrive here
! August 40.- He will be met by a del
egation of labor leaders and escorted
to the Carlton Hotel. In the evening
Gompers will address a gathering of
union men in Germanla hall.
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TO LOOK INTO
CHARGES OF
RAILROADS
1 Believing that grounds exist for an
investigation as to the reasonable,
ness of the class, commodity and dis
tance rates of the Oregon-Washington
Railroad & Navigation company,
the Oregon & California Railroad
company and the Oregon Short Line,
the State Railroad Commission yes
terday afternoon, on its onw motion,
prepared complaints against the
three,, and set the dates for three
hearings.
The Oregon Shor' Line Is Included
in the investigation, as it operates a
line of road b tween Blakes and
Homestead, ant the hearing on the
complaint preferred against it has
been set at Baker on September -The
hearings on the complaint pre
ferred against the Southern Pacific
will be held at the office of the com
mission on the forenoon of Septem
ber 29. The Investigation is one of
the most Important ever made by
the commission, and it is sending out
notices to the commercial clubs
throughout the state advising them
of the date of the hearings, so that
they may. if they desire, pesent
facts material to the issues involved.
WORD
A Sensation Promised.
New York, Aug. 24 Be-
cause of the nature of the tes-
I timony expected to be developed
I the court which is trying Paul
Geidel, the 17-year-old bellboy
r accused of having murdered
Millionaire William H. Jackson,
today ordered the room cleared
of all spectators.
Geidel probably will take the
stand, and the attorneys for the
defense have indicated that
they will introduce testimony
of a most sensational nature,
involving several persons prom-
inent in the public eye, as well
as numerous shining lights of
the Great White Way.
Geidel's mother was not al-
lowed to take her place at the
prisoner's side, but was permit-
ted to occupy a small room
opening off from the rear of the
court room.
CLUSTER
LIGHTING
i
COMMITTEE AT WOUK OX COM
MERCIAL AND THE PROFOSI-'
TIOX IS HEARTILY INDORSED !
LIGHTS FROM TRADE TO CHE-'
MEKETA ABOUT ARRANGED
FOR.
The board of trade committee hav
ing in charge the work of soliciting ,
signers for cluster street lighting is :
on the streets today devoting most '
of its time to Commercial street
which it is proposed to finish before
beginning work upon the adjoining
avenues which are In the general
scheme of illumination. Commer
cial street is to be illuminated from
Trade to Chemeketa. It will take 36
to cover this area and have the prop
er distribution as provided in the
proposed city ordinance. Posts are
to be established every 112 feet, with
the corners provided with two lights
five feet from the property lines.
The committee feels very much
encouraged from the reception that
they, were accorded yesterday and to
day. The Breyman estate and the
Bush interests have expressed them
selves as in favor of the movement
for a better lighted city and believe
that if the merchants are desirous of
having It, to encourage and develop
their business, that it is a move in
the right direction. Mayor Lach
mund Is one of the enthusiastic
boosters for the proposition and is
lending all the help necessary to
bring about the successful accom
plishment of the scheme so that Sa
lem may have the posts in time for
the epenlng of the Btate fair.
The U. S. National Bank officers
have signed un for their corner and
two posts will be placed by them.
Adolph & Wolfe have signed for their
corner and the Bush properties are
to be lighted thus, making the four
corners on State and Commercial
provided for, the remaining corner
being leased by the P. R. L. & p, '
company, the property owner having
agreed to put in the posts. The
Breyman estate has Indicated Its in
tention of putting in the posts In
front of their property, providing
the tenants will maintain the cost of.
lighting from month to month until '
the city authorities take the matter
over, as they have declared their In
tention to do when the new budget
Is made up. The Marlon hotel and
the' Salem brewery will come in for
their share and have so indicated. !
This leaves but a small portion ofl
the street to be signed up today and
has caused the committee to believe '
that It is only a question of a few j
days before it will be able to an-
uuuuic mai ujc niirci is iiumueij ana (
order the electric lighting company
to begin the work of Installation.
Merchants; such., as the Chicago
store. Commercial Book store. J. U
Stockton. Claude S. Belle, and Watt
Shlpp. on " Commercial street, have
already signed for the maintenance
of the lights in front of their places,
all agreeing that it Is not only a
good thing but will add much to the
heauty and striking appearance of
the street.
County Judge Bushey, as a mem
ber of the board of county commis
sioners has Informed the committee
that the county would in all llkli
hood take care of its share of the
project of making Salem a well
lighted town. He felt that the other
members of the board of county com
missioners held views similar to his
own, in that it was quite necessary
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POPDLAR
Incorporate to Irrigate.
The provisions of a law
passed by the last legislature,
providing that owners of land
might incorporate to Irrigate
their land, were invoked for the
first time since the passage of
the law today, when the Crystal
District Improvement company
filed articles of incorporation
with the secretary of state.
j The law provides that three
jY ui uiuiu jtiuu uwueis may in- T
, corporate for the purpose of
I putting water on their land, but
l that the number must not be
1 less than three.
The corporation nnng articles
today 13 composed of six land
owners, who own 910 acres of
I land in Malheur couuty. The
j principal office of the company
1 will be located at Mosquiti.
STRIKE IS
IfJ THE AIR
Action of the Southern Pacific
in Barricading Its Snaps and
Exuberance of Protestations
All Point to Expected Strike.
WILL APPEAL TO L0VETT
Trouble Will Probably Start When
Krut'sclmitt Refuses to Recognize
the Committee From the Collective
Labor OiRani.utioiis They Will
Take the Matctr up to Lovet, and,
as Krutsclinltt Will Act I'nder His
Instructions, Lovett Will Stand
Put.
f UNITED TRESS LEASED" WIHE.1
Chicago, Aug. 23. What Is re
garded as a preliminary step in the
threatened strike of the union em
ployes of the Southern Pacific and
Union Pacific railroads, under the
new Bystem federation plan, probably
will be taken here when the commit
tees representing the federation seek
a conference with General Manager
Julius Kruttschnitt.
It is reported that Kruttschnitt
wll lagree to receive representatives
of some of the individual unions, but
will refuse to confer wit a hcommit
tee from the collective labor organ
ization. If Kruttschnitt takes the
expected course, an appeal to Robert
S. Lovett, chairman of the board of
directors, will be made at once.
Failure to receive recognition of
their demands from Lovett will en
tall voting on the question of calling
a strike, with A B. Lowe, secretary
of the railroad branch of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor having the
deciding voice. Lowe Is said to be
the best Informed general strike
leader in the country, and hfs Judg
ment undoubtedly w(ll have great
influence on the action taken by the
railroad employes.
Meanwhile the system federation
idea continues to grow. It was
learned today that 6000 union em
ployes of the Illinois Central rail
road are voting whether to affiliate
with the new organization, and It is
reported that junction will be fa
vored by an 80 per cent vote.
Clerks, stenographers and office
employes in the Galewood yards of
the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
railroad have organized a union, and
today presented demands for shorter
hours and increased pay.
Saving; KxpenwH.
San Francisco, Aug. 23 F. G.
Atherton, head of the department of
economics of the Southern Pacific
company, today said that by tonight
about 500 of the 3400 office epmolyes
here will have been laid off, in line
with the general order to reduce ex
penses. All over the Pacific division the
office force will be reduced from 10
to 12 per cent.
Atherton declared that shop em
ployes here will not be laid off,' but
the S'ime percentage will be saved
by the decrease In hours already in
effect. No trains are to be disturbed
as far as known at the present
time, and there will be no. reduction
says ;Atherton, in employment of
trainmen and switchmen along the
lines.
Atherton protests vigorously that
the reduct'on has nothing to do with
threatened labor troubles.
Will Discharge Hut Few.
Portland, Or., Aug. 23. Only a few
of the 750 shopmen employed by the
Harrlman lines here will be laid off,
according to company officials today.
The company probably will lay off
men, but to keep from throwing
more out of employment, will reduce
working hours for all.
It was officially stated that slack
business is responsible for the re
duction of shop employes.
RAILROAD
V RELIEVE
MflY WILL
Scott Will Take Office.
Portland, Or., Aug. 23.
Acting on advice of Attorney-
General Wickersham, Leslie M.
' Scott, nominated as United
States marshal for Oregon
stated today that he will file
his bond of $30,000 this af
ternoon, and take the oath of
office. Elmer Colwell will im
mediately retire from the posi
tion. Scott will hold the office as
a recess appointee of President
Taft, because the senate failed
to confirm the nomination be
fore adjournment.
I shall qualify and take the
office,' said Scott, "and I do
not intended to worry about the
future."
It is generally believed here
that Scott's nomination will be
opposed by Senator Bourne and
Senator' Chamberlain. Scott's
name was suggested by Repre
sentatives Hawley and Laffer-
ty.
SEATTLE
IGNORES
PAY NO ATTENTION TO JUDGE'S
INJUNCTION, BUT PUT UP
A FIGHT AGAINST BEING
CHARGED A DOUBLE FARE,
WHICH THEY WILL NOT PAY,
EVEN ON JUDGE'S ORDERS.
Seattle, Wash., Aug. 23. Whole
sale defiance of a federal court or
I der is being witnessed in Seattle.
I Citizens of Rainier valley, who are
I served by the Seattle, Renton &
Southern; railway, a street car cor
' poratton, yesterday and today de-
fled the Injunction issued by District
Judge C. H. Hanford laBt Monday
evening. The court enjoined the
people and the city from interfering
with the company in Its attempt to
collect a double fare within the
city limits, and asking for transfers
i to the other street car lines.
I When the passengers refused to
! pay the second fare, and refused to
j pay any fare whatever, when trans
fers were refused them, the entire
line was tied up for more than five
hours. The climax was reached when
Continued on page two.
INTRODUCING
DRIFTED SNOW
BRAND OF FLOUR
SI'ERRY FLOUR CO. HEfilXS VIG
OROUS CAMI'AKiX AM) EVERY
HOUSEWIFE WILL RECEIVE
SAMPLE OF SI'LEXDID FLOUR.
Every housekeeper Is Interested in
the art of good bread making. To ob
tain this most Important article, be
careful to select the best flour. The
Drifted Snow brand of flour has been
on the market for over 25 years.
This brand is peculiarly suited for
family use, being especially manu
factured for the purpose of good
bread making. It contains the-largest
per cent of gluten and phos
phates, the very properties the body
needs to make it perfect. it is
milled from choicest Washington
wheats carefully blended in a scien
tific, manner. We have our own lab
oratory for testing wheats and also
our own bakery where we make
numerous daily baking tests or the
day's run. This Insures uniformity
In quality. 1
The sample of "Drifted Snow" we
are handing you If carefully used,
will prove to you the claims we make
for our flour. It is stronger bodied
than other flours, and for this rea
son remember to use more water
than In making up ordinary flours,
and knead well.
Drifted Snow flour has been used
In California and Washington for
many years and we are now making
an exhaustive campaign to introduce
it into Oregon. Every bag is guar
anteed and you can make no mis
take in trying It.
' C. 11. Smyser, advance distributor
for the Sperry Flour Co., is going to
see that every house has a sample of
this flour, and make a complete cam
paign before leaving Salem.
H. S. Glle Grocery Co. Is distribut
ing agent for Salem and vicinity.
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HA FORD
SHOAF WAS
SDSPECT BURNS' CROWD
nil'S PROSECUTORS
ONLY PERSONS INTERESTED
IN HAVING HIM DISAPPEAR
Nothing so Far Connects Burn s' Outfit With His Disappear
ance, But the General Publi c's Love for Detectives in Gen
eral Will Cause Many to Suspect Them With Knowledge of
Shoaf's Dropping Out A Rigid Investigation by His
Friends Sheds No Light on t he Mystery, and They Are
Forced to Believe Him Dead.
UNITED mESS LEASED WIDE.
Los Angeles, Cal., Aug. 23. That
George F. Shoaf, the Socialist writ
er, who disappeared mysteriously on
the night of August 13, is dead, hav
ing been made away with by some
one who knew his business well, and
carefully covered all evidence that
might lead to the detection of the
crime, is now the opinion of Shoaf's
friends here, and private detectives
who have been working on the case.
Every possible clew In support of
the theory that he disappeared of
his own accord has been run down,
say those in charge of the investiga
tion into the matter, and every.
WISE ONES
PREDICT A
BIG STRIKE
UNITED l'REHS LEASED WIRE.
Los Angeles, Cal., Aug. 23 Gen
eral Superintendent H. V. Piatt, of
the Southern Pacific railroad, today
refused either to confirm or deny
rumors that the reduction of the
working week schedule of the com
pany to five days, effective last Mon
day, is but the preliminary steps to
laying off 12 per cent of local em
ployes. Labor leaders here predict that if
the working force is reduced It will
precipitate a strike in the shops here
and on the road.
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Hcrlng Wilis It.
UNITKD I'RBHS I.KAUHD WIItR.
San Francisco, Aug. 23. J. J. Cu
sack, of Sun Francisco, withdrawing,
Frank E. llerlng, of South Bend, In
diana, was today the only nominee
for grand president of the Fraternal
Order of Eagles before its convention
here. W. J, Brennen, of Pittsburg,
was the only nominee for vice presi
dent. The report of the committee on
grievances and appeals was presented
by FVl Rogers, an dadopted. Only
minor matters were disposed of in
the report.
The expulsion ,of Delegate Mono
ghnn, of Philadelphia, who was bar
red rom the St. Louis convention
last year, was finally concurred In
by a unanimous vote of the dele
gates. R. L. Armstrong presented the
reKirt of the finance committee,
which was adopted without, change.
The committee's work received a
vote of praise.
25o Discount
Bishops Ready
Tailored Clothes
200 Suits, broken sizes,
values to $22.50, to
close them out
$6.00
Salem Woolen Mill Store
Must Right Shoes", Fall Styles.
MURDERED
thing points to the conclusion that
he has been killed.
It was learned that Shoaf's fath
er, George C. Shoaf, who is captain
of detectives of San Antonio, Tex.,
has gone to Glrard, Kan., where he
will confer with his son's employers,
before coming to Los Angeles to start
his investigation.
A pathetto telegram from the
mother of Shoaf was received 7
Shoaf's friends here. It reads.
"What are you Socialists doing to
find G. F. Shoaf, my sonT , Oh, if
you only knew the anxiety of a
mother's- heart, you would leave
nothing undone you would search
everywhere, even to the bottom of
the ocean. Answer la haste. Mrs.
C. B. Shoaf."
MR. HAWLEY
IS HANDED
SOME TAFFY
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE.
Washington, Aug. 23. President
Taft promised Representative Haw
ley yesterday that he would make a
brief stop at Salem on his Coast
trip, and also at Eugene, if pos
sible, to arrange it.
Mr. Hawley called on the president
while he was at the senate just be
fore his closing hours of congress.
"I like those Oregon folks," Presi
dent Taft said to Mr. Hawley, "and
want to see more of them."
Mr. and Mrs. Hawley will leave to
morrow night, going over the Great
Northern and through Portland to
Salem.
MOTHER AXI DAUGHTER
DIE TOGETHER
Los Angela, Cal., Aug. 23. Mrs.
Lydlu Garber, 62, and her daughter,
Claudlo, 42, ended their lives In
their cottage here some time Tues
day. The two bodies were found
this afternoon In the bathroom of
their home by Mi's. Garber's broth
er, Thomas Charles White.
DISFIGURED FOR LIFE
BY CARBOLIC ACID
Goldfleld, New, Aug. 23,--Sitsan
Chllds, a pretty domestic, aged 21, '
is Buffering from severe burns on
the face and breast tQday, sustained :
when an unidentified woman, be.
lleved to have been prompted by
Jealousy, hurled' a ouantlfy of car
bolic acid at her head. Miss Chlldg.
who bears an excellent reputation,
will bo disfigured for life.
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