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rGK FOCB DAILY CAPITAL JOCRNAXj, SALEM, OREGON, THCRSDAT, OCTOBER 19. THE P. E. & E. RY., THE 0. E. RY. AND S. P. RY. BATTLING FOR RIGHTS OX FRONT STREET DIG CONFER ENCE HEM IN THIS CITY A I.I. DAY WEDNESDAY. An Important conference was held yesterday at the office of Alderman Eldridge in which Mayor I.arhmtind, Judge Carey for the 0. E. Co., Geo. B. Bingham for the S. P. Co., and T. W. Slater for the P. E. & E. Co. took prominent parts in trying to settle the- franchise privileges on Front street. An ordinance is pending in the city council to fix the rights of the respective railroad companies to the use of tracks, sidetracks, and in dustrial tracks on Front street under the common user clause in existing franchises. The ordinance was drawn up by City Attorney Corby and the counsel for corporations interested. It pro vides a franchise for three sidings and on the east side of Front street for the P. E. & E. Ry. and the right to use similar sidings on the west side of the street to be built by the O. E. Ry. A similar ordinance conferring the same rights on the O. E. Ry.. to use the sidings and industrial tracks built by the P. E. & E. Ry. on the east side of the street was to be In troduced and passed at the same time. The 0. E. Co. objects to the ( pending ordinance. They say it con fers on the 8. P. Co. the right to switch cars on Front street with steam power. They object to allow ing the S. P. any rights on the West side of the street on the O. E. tracks. They say the P. E. & E., by entering Into an agreement with the S. P. to switch their cars with steam power, 1 guilty of a violation of the P. E. & E. franchise. P. E. & E. counsel contends that the 0. E. has no interest on the east side of the street under their fran chise, and therefore have no right to object to the P. E. & E. making any agreement with the S. P. they see fit about switching S. P. cars, and that the O. E. has no right to object if the city even grants the S. P. a right to operate on the West side of the street on the P. E. & E. tracks. The whole question comes to the Issue that the 0. E. wishes to limit the right of common user on its sid ings and industrial lines to the P. E. & E. line and its own cars, and in sists that the 0. & E, shall not switch S. " cars on to the west side of the street. The P. E. & E. insists that its rights and .those of the 8. P. have been settled by decree entered in the case which the city brought to for feit the P. E. & E. franchises. That decree was drawn up by the city attorney and assented to by the P. E. & E. Co., by which all its fran chises on the streets not yet occu pied were forfeited. But by the terms of that 'decree the franchise of the P. E. & E. on the east side of Front street was permitted to stand with the right to maintain and operate sidings and industrial tracks. By previous action of the city council the industrial tracks are subject to common user by other railroads. So it appears that the P. E. & E., by a decree of Judge Galloway's court, on stipulation entered Into by the city, and ratified by resolution of the city council. Is allowed to switch The Old Car vs. New It sometimes occurs to the Flit ST ITHCHASER of an Automobile that he will buy a second-hand car CHEAP, which he will use while learning to drive, etc. Then later on will buy a good car. He has probably only three to six hundred dollars which he wishes to invest In a car, and figures this second-hand car will do the business, and with his three to six hundred dollars, all thnt will be required until he can buy a new and bet ter car. Never was a greater mistake made. Ask any of your friends who' have gone through this second hand car experience and he will tell you XEVEIt AUAIX. At the end of one year you find" that not only has your old car cost you all that a new car would cost, but that it has been out of commission and in the shop more than half the time. You have been walking, your wife, cross, your neighbors smiling as you pass by, and that amiable disposition ruined. Now you can go to THE E-.M-F MOTOR SALES CO, 246 South Commercial Street, Salem, Ore., and there you can buy an up-to-date 1912 Model Foredoor, flve passenger, four-cylinder, fully equipped Flanders "20" Automobile for $975 Carrying with it a HON DEI) fil'AH ANTEE of THE STUREBAKER COItl'OltATlOX for one year, under whose nuthority we are here with a fully equipped shop and expert mechanics to look after nnd care for eneh nnd every car sold, and to carry out to the letter the full protection of that gunrantee. This Is food for thought. You are going to buy an automobile this fall, winter or Rprlng. Come and see us at our new sales rooms; let us show and demonstrate to ynu this won derful little car, what It HAM done, and IS doing and CAN do. E. M. F. Motor Sales Co. C. L. ROSE, Manager. 246 South Commercial Street, Salem, Oregon Next door to Marion Motel. the S. P. cars with steam power. To this the O. E. at first objected, but at the conclusion of yesterday's confer ence Judge Carey admitted they had no right to maintain su,eb objection. The pending ordinance alms to carry out the terms of the decree. The mayor and some of the council are objecting to the ordinance" on the grounds that It indirectly grants i a franchise to the S. P. Co. on the I east side of Front street for 25 years, with the right to switch cars pn the P. E. & E. sidings and industrial tracks, the latter tracks being subject to the common user clause. The P. E. & E. in answer say It does not in fact do that, but only permits It to switch cars off the S. P. Co. during the ppriod, but in case the P. E. & E. should abandon the opera tion of Its lines at any time, then the P. E. & E. may switch its own cars. In any event It only includes such rights as are given In the decree au thorized by Judge Galloway and by the terms of which the city Is al ready bound. The 0. E. contends, and seems to be right In this contention, that it will not allow the S. P. switch en gines to come upon its tracks, as its franchise limits it to the use of elec tric power. But the O. E. seems to be wrong In objecting to the P. E. & E. switching S. P. cars. The 0. E.. under its contracts, receives and switches cars, of all other lines, and there seems to be no good reason why the P. E. & E. should not re ceive and switch cars from the S. P. line, if there Is to be competitive ser vice on Front street. The importance of this will be seen when It is con sidered that the P. E. & E. is still planning to extend its line to Stay ton and other points in the Willam ette Valley. After the conference, It was decid ed to have a further conference at Portland between representatives of the three companies and draft anew ordinance fully protecting their rights on Front street and that Is probably what will be done. Dr. M. ? Mendelsohn LITTLE GIRL RUNS AWAY WALKS TO TOWN Arising before her foster parents were awake, little 11-year-old Lola Howard this morning ran away from her home, with Salem as her destin ation and reached here about 0 j o'clock after traveling a distance of nine miles. The little girl's parents are dead, and she was orglnally adopted with her sister. !na Howard by Mr. and Mrs. Z. T. Keyes. Afterwards Mr. and Mrs. Simmons, living on a ranch south of the city, adopted Lola and she has been living with them for three years. Several times she has attempted to run away, but was apprehended; but ! this morning she made good her es jcape. She Is now with her sister at i the Keyes' home. .Neighbors tele i phoned the Keyes' family this morn ! Ing, saying that her foster parents i had not Just treated her right and j thnt this was the cause for her leav ing, but this may be only nelghbor : hood gossp. I o INSTITUTE IS PROVING INTERESTING E. HOFER & SONS Investments, Loans, Real Estate INSURANCE We write Fire. Life, Accident, Liability, Automobile, Bonds and All Branches of Insurance. 213 S. Commercial St Phone 82 THE HELP COLUMNS "Help Wanted" and "Situations Wanted" are columns of great usefulness to the masses of the people. On account of the wide circulation of the "Journal" its want ads attract greater atten tion and bring more results than its contemporaries. . It will pay you to remember to place your help ads in the "Journal". SubHtltiilng for he subject origi nally assigned her on the program the topic, "A trip through England j nnd Germany," Montana Hastings, assistant professor of education In the University of Oregon, delivered a most Interesting and instructive ad- ' dress to the teachers a the teachers' ! Institute tills morning at its opening session. After her address came the regular department sessions and which were participated In by Ruby E. Shearer Jennie Cameron. Professor 11. A ; Adrian, nnd Montana Hastings. In the absence of State Superln ! tendent of Public Instruction Alder I man, Professor Adrian took his ! place on the program and delivered i an address on the subject. "Great 1 Stories and Great Story Tellers". ! This evening Professor Calvin C. j Thonmson. correspondent for the Portland Journal, will deliver an il lustrated lecture In the high school building. o Popular Mechanics Magazine for Jinvfmbor. The monthly grist of Popular Me chanics Magazine in the November number amounts to 302 arttcles and 2S5 Illustrations. Science, discovery, invention and disaster are forces ceaselessly at work. Tireless eyes have watched their activities and trained minds have sifted the results and wrestled with the problems they Introduce. Uisasters always leave a question if not several questions In the public mind and on the con sciences of experts, and again and again reveal the presence of an un known quantity an unconsidered element. H. II. Windsor's editorial on the destruction of the "Liberie" deals strongly with this phase of modern development. Other acci dents are discussed in the November number: The Pennsylvania flood Is graphically portrayed by 11 unusual illustrations: a page view shows the ramming of the Olympic" by the British cruiser "Hawke" and the 16 aviation fatalities of the month are described. The yellow Jackets in Rogue river valley are eating the grapes, and the rancher are sotMtig out ripe wit(.r. melons as an extra attractive course. It Is better to be a yellow Jacket than a hobo. o The Weyerhausrrs own 167,000 acres of timber land In Klamath county. So much that they feci en tirely unable to pay taxes on It, es pecially If It Is taxed at anything like the value the company places on It. o Getting one's rights Is sometimes costly business. V Overs'tocke vVith too mai v New Suits and Coats. We bought heavily to make provisions in vanes of the railroad strike, now we find we have too many suits and Coats, We decided to take no chances on this big stock, so out they must go, profits not considt Suits and coats worth SI 5, SI 8 and $25. sold while they last at only $9.50. d lave 'red, Doctor of Optics PERMANENTLY Located in United State3 National Hank building, rooms 210-211. Office hours from 9 n. ni. to i :!10 p. ni. FOR YOUR EYES In a state of eyestrain, there is no safer or more sure remedy than cor rectly fitted glasses, because they are the means of restoring the weakened and irritated eye muscles and nerves to a strong and natural action. But the glasses must be Just that kind which your eye troubles need; nothing else will do. My experience In eye-testing and examinations for eyestrain now ex tends to 30 years. I am fully qualified by 30 years' experience in actual eye-testing and spectacle and eye-glass making In all their forms. Vacant Lot Snap Fine lot close In, only $600, street and sewer assements paid, sidewalk and a large barn on lot. This property is well worth $1000. Five Acre Snap Five acres all under cultivation, black loam soil, as good as any in the valley, close in, and on easy terms. Farm Snap 96 acres, all under cultivation, and 45 acres Italian prunes, and upTto date 7-room house, bath, toilet, septic sewer, gas plant, good barn; place well fenced, two miles from town, good road, rural route; toam, wagon aJ Implements, barn full of hay. Price only $85 per acre. Strictly Modern House We have Just listed the finest home In the city, eight rooms, strictly mod ern and up-to-date In every way, with two large lots, on a corner, both streets hard paving, near the state house. Price away below Its value, only $6700. Terms. Would be a bargain at $10,000- For bargains 306 UKCHTEL & BYXOX,- 34 7 State- Street.- i I : 0 ; ( all for Rids. I Notice is hereby given that the un-1 dersigned will receive bids up to 5 1 o'clock p. m. on Monday, October the 23rd. 1011, for the improvement of; alley in block 40, from Commercial! street to Front street, with concrete pavement, according to the plans and ; specifications adopted for said im provement. The council reserves the right to reject any or all bids, and waive any ' and all Irregularities In the manner of submitting bids in the interest of i the city. CHAS. F. ELGIN, I 10-18-3t Recorder ; I Clin-! 1 1 I I r i; SACRIFICE PRICES ON New Fall Tailored Suits and Coats We bought too heavily now they must go regardless of cost; mountains of them here for you to make your selection from, stvlish suits and .coats up to the hour in style, Just like the pictures, made of the latest Scotch Tweeds, Broad cloths, Serges, etc., handsome ly trimmed and tailored, Every suit and coat in this great stock, valued at $15, $18 and $25.00 WILL BE SOLD REGARDLESS OF COST AT Only $9.50 We do the business and sellthe goods. Come in and see the values we are offering in Millinery, Dress Goods, Silks, Men's. Women's and Children's Winter Underwear, Blankets, Flannels, Outing Flannel Gowns from 49c up, Fleece Lined Hosiery from 1 2 1 -2c up, Women's heavy Winter Un derwear from 18c up, Children's Winter Underwear from 15c up. Your money has the greatest buying power here. I The f I 'Greater s CAG0 STORE "The Store That Saves You Money" Salem Oregon Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that Contain Mercury. The sins of ommlssion write as j black a record on the pages of life I as those of commission. . o Take Your Common Colds Seriously. : Common colds, severe and fre- ! quent, lay the foundation of chronic diseased conditions of the nose and throat, and may develop into bron chitis, pneumonia, and consumption. For all coughs and colds in children and in grown persons, take Foley's Honey nnd Tar Compound promptly. After exposure, and when you feel a cold coming on, take Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. It checks and relieves. I'se no substitute. The genuine In a yellow package always. Red Cress Pharmacy, (H. Jerman.) . o A Doctors' Trust. Tacoma,, Oct. IS. Physicians who want to keep in good standing In the County Medical Association hereafter will have to turn down offers to look after all the sick and Injured mem bers of any lodge on a contract basis. The County Medical Association went on record against it last night. o Foley's Kidney Remedy ts. a Hope, less Case. Hon. Ark. J. E. Freeman says: "I had a severe case of kidney trouble nnd could not work and my case seemed hopeless. I used several well known kidney remedies, and had the services of a doctor, all of which gave me no relief. One large bottle of Foley's Kidney Remedy cured me and I have never been bothered sluce. I have also recommended it to my friends who all received the same good results." j Health is the product of right liv ing plus common sense plus ..inherited vigor of body. as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely de range the whole system when enter ing through the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used except on prescriptions from reputa ble physicians, as the damage they will do is ten fold to the good you can possibly derive from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O., contains no mercury, and Is taken in ternally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous suriaces of the system. In buying Hall's Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine. It is taken internally and made in To ledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free. Sold by Druggists. Price, 75c per bottle. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. Saved His Mother's Life. "Four doctors had given me up," writes Mrs. Laura Gaines, of Avoca, La., "and my children and all my friends were looking for me to die, when my son insisted that I use Electric Bitters. I did so, and they have done me a world of good. I will always praise them." Electric Bitters is a priceless blessing to wo men with fainting and dizzy spells, backache, headache, weakness, debil ity, constipation or kidney disorders. Use them and gain new health, strength and vigor. They're guaran papnnjaj Xeuom jo .iisiius oj paaj Only 50 cents at J. C. Perry's. o Many a bad actor is a good actor, and that's how he manages to fool the public. A Household Medicine that Cites Conflience. Is Foley's Honey &nd Tar Compound. Mrs. T. J. Adams, 522 No. Kansas Ave., Columbus, Kas., writes: "For a number of years my children have been subject to coughs and cold3. I got some of Foley's Honey and Tar Compound and have found tuat It cured their coughs and colds In a very short time, so I keep it in the' house all the time." Red Cross Pharmacy, (H. Jerman.) o Some things come to those who wait but opportunity is not anion? the comers. The deepest mudhole and steepest hill measure the real distance to market. If you have young cnildren, you have perhaps noticed that disorders of the stomach are their most com mon ailment. To correct this you will find Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets excellent. Tliey are easy and pleasant to take, and mild and gentle in effect. For sale by all dealers. o Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S C ASTO R I A Kicked by n Mad Horse. Samuel Birch, of Beetown, Wis., had a most narrow escape from los ing his leg, as no doctor could heal the frightful sore that developed, but at last Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured it completely. Its the greatest heal er" of ulcers, burns, bolls, eczema, scalds, cuts. corns, cold-sores, bruises and piles on earth. Try It; 25 cents at J. C. Perry's. m FRENCH FEMALE PILLS. A ??, CiKT.tn Riuif for Suvpumip Mittmctfioie. NEVE I N0WM TO till. Safe! Sinl tWdr I s.tl.. Ui-in o (iuarkuterd it MtmeT R-fnndiil. eVtti freia.id for II .00 per hoi. Will pnd tbem on trial, to l i.b1 ffir when inhered. 8mr.',i Kre. If jour tlruf gUt due. Dot bT tb-n nod your order, to Um ' I MMITtaMtllOt CO., JOK T. IjtNcaiTOI. . Soli In Sjem by Or. e. c, 5on J. AV. Copeland, of Dayton, Ohio purchased a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for his boy who had a cold, and before the bottle was all used, the boy's cold was gone. Is that not better than to pay a five dollar doctor's bill? For sals by all dealers. I Gold Dust Hour Made by the SIDNEY POWER COMPANY, Sydney, Oregon. Made for Family Cse. Ask your grocer for It Bran and Shorts always on band. P. B. WALLACE, Agt. lMO OVER 6S YEARS' . ... V EXPERIENCE Traoc Marks rrt. t.vJ designs '"'i' Copvnr VI1IGHTS etC Anan w m.litf a akeTrh and i!t ecrintt.trt m tjnlffclT ui-prtnm our oitiu fro wh.'tlior an Intention if pn.rtrU'if peuotttjit !. (VninumirTw tiiiinlnctl.'"iitt,t,utul. HAhOBC'OH on i'ntrcu .Mil frvrt. ll.t..t arancr tor a ttrtiic ixtfonts. 1-fttfUits taken t!muirb Muitn & Co. nclT ivrtai notici, wllrtoatcliiirvei. In the. Scientific American. ruUium of iit iioientitlc KmrumU 'IVrnit, $ a itr: f mr months, $U iM4 bj au! TiawtlMl.rtu f.!Ur N S Co.3eit"-- Nsw Ycri w ifructt oac s& f tit. Wubuuioo. D.C. I Always in the Lead The Leader Shoe Store When you think of Shoes think of the Leader Shoe Store, where you can always get a bargain in all kinds of Shoes Ladies, your attention is called to our Tan Shoes. We have four more new styles h ten shoes that will arrive Friday morning. Come, in and select your shoes while we have a'l sizes in Them. We have the high top 16-button tan with cuff. It is a snappy one, For men who work we have the famous Battreall Viscolized boot with two double rows of stitphes and two full soles and in four heights, the 6-inch top, 12-inch top, 14-inch top ith two buckles and the 16-inch top, and a number of different styles in loggers and nigh-cut shoes, You will find the right price on each and every pair. We also carry a full line in Rubber Goods, in the Boston Rnntc .boots and Rubbers at all prices. We have them in all different styles and sizes, Now is the time to buy your Winter Shoes and save doctor bills A. C DeVoe, "SfigsSL"- M MM sc.!".". v-