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UUT COtlGRATULATlANS -FINIIISH
RUIIIIER PRAISED
In the Great 8000-Meter Cross Country Race H. Kolehmain
en, the Great Finnish Racer, Was Easily First, With Ander
son, of Sweden Second, and the Americans Not in it for a
- Place The Pace Was Terrific and All That Finished Were
Completely Exhausted Americans Second in Swimming
, Race, Australia Wining It, England Third.
T SITED PRESS LEASED WIRE.
Stockholm, July 15. In the pres
ence of the greatest crowd of the
Olympic games, the king this evening
began in person the distribution of the
ccveted prizes won during the long
drawn out meeting. James Thorpe,
the leader in the pentathlon, and con
sidered certain to win It, was the most
popular of tho Americans, although
nil were warmly applauded. The
great Finnish runner, Kolehmainen,
and McArthur, the South African
marathon winner, were personally
congratulated by his majesty, in giv
ing them the trophies.
Stockholm, July 15. With the Am
ericans In first place, the Olympic
SUBSIDY
FOR STOVE
FACTORY
I KTTER WITHDRAWING CAM
PAKJN FltOM BOARD OF TRADE
AND PLACING IT BEFORE THE
ENTIRE COMMUNITY WORK TO
BEC.IN WITH BIG COMMITTEE
TUESDAY.
The campnlgn to raiHe a subsidy for
the Northwestern Stove Works has
not been abandoned and now that tho
Cherry Faid, the Elks' convention, and
the Chautaunuas are over with, the
work of raising the additional three
thousand dollars will be resumed.
Messrs. I.ewenberg and Stelner bid
In the plant at the sale held In Port
land last week, and are now the own
ers. e
They have sent the following letter
to the Salem Board of Trade, and this
means that the campaign will be re
sumed Independent of any organiza
tion: ,
Leltcr to Board of Trade.
v July 9th, 1912.
Executive Committee, Salem Board of
Trade, Salem, Oregon.
Gentlemen: As the members ap
l elnted by the Board of Trade to act
r.s a committee to solicit subscriptions
to a bonus, for the Stove Foundry
which we contemplate establishing
here In Salem, have been unable to
make satisfactory progress, owing, no
doubt, to the fact that much of thelir
,,tiine Is being taken up by other bust
ness of n public character, we there
fore withdraw our proposition mad?
to the Salem Board of Trade, to raise
said bonus, In order to place the mat
ter directly before the citizens of Sa
lem.
Thanking you for the effort put
forth by your organization In-our be
half, we beg to remain,
Yours truly,
LOKWK.NGEKG & STEIXER,
Props.
Securing this Industry means the
most for Salem In an Industrial way
that has been accomplished this year.
The payrolls that will be added to this
city are the best advertisement the
town can have, and there is no way to
help advertise Salem so effective as
to get such Industries located here.
The work through a larger com
mittee Is to be taken up Tuesday and
pushed to a finish. Everybody will be
Invited to help and the sum ot five
thousand dollars should be easily
raised.
games will officially end tonight,
when prizes won will be distributed
in the stadium In the presence of the
king of Sweden and, royal family. The
games have been successful from ev
erything but a financial standpoint
end there Is nothing but congratula
tions for the management,
First honors go to the United States
although the total points will not be
eomploto until tonight. But the Am
erican margin, especially insofar as
the real athletic events the track and
held contests are concerned, la bo
gieat that everyone connected with
the team Is being showered with con-
gratulations. America scored In only
one of the big running events today,
the 1600-meter team race, where the
American runners made a show of
their field. The visitors from over
seas foiled to show at all In the 8000
ii'eter cross-country race, where they
hud hoped to have a man "Inside the
money." As was expected, H. Koleh
mainen, the great Finnish runner,
who plans to turn professional this
fall, was first. Anderson, of 8weden,
was second, and Eke, of Sweden, third
H. Helawell proved the best of tho
Americans In the race but the best he
could do was to land twelfth place
The pace wag terrific and many of
the 'contestants were overcome while
all that finished were completely ex
hausted.
In the 800-meter team swimming
event, America finished second to
Australia, with England third. In the
high diving event Sweden was first
and third, with Germany second.
MARION COUNTY
POULTRY SHOW
The board of directors of the Ma
rlon County Poultry 'association was
in session In Salem yesterday. On ac
count of Salem possessing such ex
cellent accommodations for housing
the show, Jn the new armory building,
It was decided to have the next show
In Salem January 13-18, Judge Dixon
of Oregon City was chosen to Judge
the show. An organized effort will be
made to secure the $25 cash preml
um given by the state board to the
county making the best exhibit at the
state fair poultry show this fall. Mrs,
Ella Plank, of Woodburn, secretary
of the Marion county jhow, would like
to secure the names of those In the
county who have new or uncommon
breeds. All communications regard
lug the 'Marlon county exhibit at the
state fair should be addressed to Mrs,
Ella Plank, Woodburn.
PLACE RESPONSIBILITY
WHERE IT BELONGS
When the city council convenes
this evening there will likely he pre
sented to it an ordinance mnking It
unlawful for mlnois or persons black
listed from entering saloons and rep
resenting themselves to be entitled t
Indulge In the liquid that cheerB.
The ordinance is tho result of
charges being made that saloons
violating the law on the subject. The
saloon men take the position that
they do not personally know all those
who have been placed on the Mack
list, and that it is difficult at time
to tell whether a person has arrived
at the legal age, and that a law
should be passed which would be ap
plicable to them, as well as the sa
loon men.
Despite that the measure seems
fair, some opposition has already de-
t veloped to It, but not sufficient. It Is
believed, to prevent It from passing
I the council.
THE PRIZES
Fear Diiin .Mil j' llrcnk.
Denver, Colo., July 15 At
noon today 'Mayor Arnold was
notified that the waters of Cas-
tlewood lakes, Impounded by Cas-
tlewood dam, 80 miles north of
here are rising rapidly and that
tho dam threatens to go out at
any moment. If the dam should
collapse, It would sweep a tor-
rent of water down upon Denver,
far greater than that which
Btruck the city Sunday. This
would create enormous damage.
The dam Is one of the largest In
the world.
THE CITY IS
FIGHTING THE
ICE TRUST
SOCIALIST ADMINISTRATION OF A
NEW YORK CITY IS ENJOINED
BY A TRUST, WHEN IT TRIES TO
FURNISH CHEAP ICE TO THE
POOR.
Schenectady, N. July 15. "Cheap
ice for the poor," became the war cry
of the Socialist administration of
Schenectady today, and the whole city
is stirred by the attempt of the organ
ized dealers to prevent Mayor Lunn
and his officers from carrying out
their plans. The administration stored
lot of Ice last winter as part of its
promise to help the people, and start
ed to sell ice at 25 cents this summer
while the dealers put the price at 40
cents.
Mayor Lund told his side of the sto
ry today In a manner which showed
ho had not given up his plan.
"They got a local dealer to enjoin
ub from selling ice to the people,
ho said, "and that Injunction cannot
be argued until July 23. They went
at It as you might expect them to.
They don't cite any law as being vio
lated by our efforts to help out the
poor people In this hot weather by
Belling them Ice at a reasonable rate,
but they Just alleged that we haven't
the right to do It. They tied us up on
July 3 and on July 4 we had fully 10,-
000 people who needed our Ice badly.
So we tried to do our work by taking
the ice over from the city as Indl-
duals, and In this way letting tho
people have the benefit. Justice Whit-
myer has ordered the Ice we have left,
about 15,000 tons, sold at public auc
tion and this will be done today. Ap
parently the trust things it will get
our ice, and if It does, It will pay well
for It." '
When asked If he feared any further
legal action, Mayor Lunn snld:
"They have already tried to hamper
our work here by asking to have the
injunction modified so as to prevent
us from using the telephone In the
oily departments and using one of the
city offices as an ice bureau. They
don't want to let the people cull us up
to get cheap Ice, and they don't want
un to have any place where we can
meet them to tell them about It.
"Hut there Is a storm brewing. Sat
in day night we had a big mass meet
ing and there were thousands present
who will hoi ji us In our fight to give
the people this necessity at a price
within their means. Of course, we
will have to wait to untie the tangle
until the court acts, but we are In this
I itit to the finish."
Apologize to Burglar.
San Francisco, July 15. "Just be
cause I fell asleep your bartender
usedn't lock me up over night," said
an Indignant stranger, greeting Thom
as Uiwmin, as he opened up his saloon
lor the day. !.awnon apologized and
the stranger departed. Then I-aw-scn
found his safe was Just $200 shy.
He Cot Off ( heap.
San Francisco, July 15 George
Gregg, millionaire rancher from Okla
homa, Is looking for a gay widow who
showed him the town, promised to
marry him and then disappeared with
12000 ot his money.
Herkeley Professor Drowned.
Berkeley, Cal-, July 15. Dr. C.
F. Nash, president of the Pacific
Theological seminary, is today on
his way to Kelseyvllle, Lake
county, to bring back the body of
Dr. George Caster, a professor in
tho seminary, who was drowned
yesterday noar there. No details
of the drowning were given.
Ten Inches of Rain Fell During
Storm and More Than Three
Inches of This Fell in Half
an Hour.
FOUR DROWNED AT ALTON
Streets Were Streams of Water Three
Feet Dwp and In Many Parts of the
City Buildings Were Flooded, the
Occupants Being Taken Out in
Bouts Dumoge From Wind uud
Rain Is About $1,000,000.
St. Louis, July 15. Estimates today
place the damage in St Louis and vl
clnlty at $1,000,000 as the result of the
rain and wind storm yesterday. Four
persons were drowned near Alton, 111
when the waters swept through two
homes.
Mrs. Frances McGuire, her 3-year-
old son, Archie Boise, 30 years, and
Esther Moss, aged 35, were swept
through the windows of the houses
and drowned. In St. Louis 3.16 Inches
of rain fell In half an hour. Streets
in many parts of the city were flooded
At Alton the gas plant was put out
of commission and the city was In
daftness last night. A11 streets were
flooded, and William Nacey swam
from house to house, smashing in
windows and warning the Inmates to
flee for their lives. Women and chll
dren were carried from houses by men
and placed In boats, while a wave of
water three feet high was racing
through the town.
Granite City, Edwardsvllle and oth
er points near St. Louis were also af
fected. It Is estimated that more than
10 Inches of rain fell at these points
WILSON
PICKS OUT
MANAGERS
Chicago, July 15. When the demo
initio national committee met here
today In the St. Francis room of the
Congress hotel, It was evident, that the
will of Governor Woodrow Wilson,
presidential nominee, would be re
garded as supreme. If the entire Wil
son program Is curried out by the
committee and It was generally un
derstood toduy that It would be the
old national committee will bo prac
tically out of buslneM.
The committee which, it was under
stood, Wilson desired should direct
his ciiinpulgn, Is to be headed by Wil
liam F. McCombs, as chairman, and
the following: William McAdoo, New
jersey; Joseph K. Davles, Wlucniisln;
Stnators O Gorman, New York, and
Thomas- I', due, Oklahoma; Con
gressmen liurleson and Henry of
Texas; Committeemen Robert Huds
peth, NVw Jersey, Joseph Daniel,
North Carolina; A. Mitchell Palmer,
I'ennsyvanlu, and William SauHbury,
Delaware.
Tho desires of Governor Wilson
were delivered by Committeeman
Hudspeth who arrived Just before the
opening session of the committee.
South Salem gels Its lights Just as
It got the noise of the celebration Hat
mday nlghtby reflection, and over
the long distance route.
TERRIFIC
STORM AT
ST. LOUIS
TEHuhDA
ALL 60 OVER FOR ANOTHER YEA!
The Tennis T imminent.
Portland, Or., July 15. With a
largo list of entries, the Oregon
state championship tennis tourna-
nient was begun here today on
the Multnomah courts. A num.-
ber of clever racquet wtelders
from outside the state will con-
tend with Oregonlans for honors.
E. Fottrell, a San Francisco star
was scheduled to meet GUI, of the x
Multnomah club this afternoon.
Another San Franciscan, William
Johnson, will be seen In action
later, as will E. McCormick, of
Long Beach, Cal. L. R. Richard-
son Is entered from Seattle.
KILLER HIS
BABIES AtlO
TURNED ON THE (IAS AND SIT.
TING DOWN NOTED THE EF
FECTS AS DEATH CAME TO HIS
CHILDREN AND HIMSELF.
UNITED PRISS MOiBin WIIti. '
Chicago, July 15. That Rudolph
Uhtman, a Bohemian inventor, killed
himself and his two children, Rudolph
Jr., four years old, and Julia, aged 3,
because they were victims of epilepsy,
waB the opinion of the police today af
ter questioning neighbors, who, at
tracted by the odor of gas, discovered
the bodies In the Inventor's Oak Park
home lato yesterday. Mrs. Uhlman,
who was away from homo at the time,
is still under the doctor's care today
end unable to add any details.
The authorities made public today
a letter left by Uhlman, in which he
described his sensations as he began
to succumb to the gas. The man's
body was found sitting upright at a
table, his children lying at his feet as
If asleep. The letter follows:
"11:45 a. in. I turned on the gas In
the bedroom. Last regards to all my
friends.
"1:40 p. m. Rudolph l getting
weak. He Is sobbing. Julia Is crying
lor mamma. I am getting weak also.
My strength falls rapidly. My God,
what can 1 do now, The two children
are motionless on the bed. My mind
frlls to work properly. I no longer
know what I am writing.
"2:25 p. in. The pencil slips from
my hand. I grope for It. I seem to
hear the children breathing heavily.
It cannot be they are dead by this
time. All Is over. Forgive and "
The record of the approach of death
was lying before the dead man.
Knowledge
norance.
Is the discovery of Ig-
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Salem Woolen Mills Store
EKTEHSIOnS
EMERGENCY CLAUSE Hi THE
STREET CAR FRANCHISE IS
CAUSING MUCH DISCUSSIOn
Alderman Rigdon Replies to Threat of Municipal League to
Employ Recall Battle Royal Expected in the City Council
Tonight Managers of the Opposition Will Be Out in Full
Strength to Fight the Charter Jones and Harris Want
the Referendum and Will Probably Make an Attempt to
Get It. .
The city council will take up to
night the eaactraent ot the amended
street car franchise. The corporation
already has a 35-year franchise, and
the committee, which has gone all
over the city with the construction
company, has decided that It cannot
take that away, and do not want part
of tho same system on a 25-year limit,
and the rest on 35 years. The new
franchise will pay the city about
25,000 cash, and asks no additional
trackage rights, but such as are nec
essary to connect up with a union sta
tion In the business part of the city,
and to connoct with proposed Inter
urban extensions. The charge that
this Is going to be part of the South
ern Paclflo Interurban system In the
Wlllamotte valley Is not cutting much
ice, as most people who have ever
been In Southern California are say
ing that Is Just what the city needs to
make It a place of 60,000 In the next
10 years.
Extension Asked For.
. The franchise provides trackage
rights necessary to connect with the
state fair grounds in several ways,
and, instead of one street car line to
that great state Institution, there will
be at least three lines to the fair
grounds, and direct connections with
five streets. There will be an Inter
urban north on Twelfth street, par
alleling the S. P. steam track. There
will also be lines out of the city to
the feeble minded Institute, to Rose
dale and Liberty on the south, and
Mission Bottom on the north. There
will also be a belt line across from
the state prison to the asylum. The
Oregon Electric and the Falls City &
Western franchises had emergency
clauses, and the Intelligence of the
people was not Insulted, and the pro
gress of the city was not Interrupted.
Will Lose a Year.
To get signatures to his movement
for the referendum of the franchise,
Mr. Harris represents that It will only
hold up the franchise for .10 days.
That Is tho time allowed to get up the
petitions. Then the petitions have to
be acted on by the city council, a so
cial election ordered and advertised,
or vote on the matter under the luw
at the regular city election In Decern,
ber, and thus ull work would be held
up until the winter was over. The
city would lose a year of development
WEAR AT THE
Pure Wool
Shaker Knit
Sweater Coats
For Ladies and Gentlemen
$5.00 to $8.50
We have a complete line of
Clothing, Shoes and Furnishings
for your holiday trips
TRUNKS BAGS
liT
and progress, coming from the exten
sion of the interurban system. Mr.
Harris, who la also a lender of the
Municipal league, has had the follow
ing sent to each alderman:
The League Resolutions.
Municipal Improvement League of Sa
lem, Oregon, Salem, July 12, 1912.
Resolved, That we, the executive
board of the Municipal Improvement
league ot Salem, hereby condemn the
use of the emergency clause In any
all acts of the city council, when no
emergency exists.
Resolved, That we endorse the pro
test of cltlzeuB against the passage
of a railroad franchise containing the
emergency clause, and pledge our ef
forts with them to Invoke the recall
on any and all councllmen who vote
for the measure, If the emergency
clause Is not withdrawn.
Resolved, That we urge the citizen
of Salem to be present at council
meeting next Monday evening, In an
ticipation of action on the franchise
under discussion, and at all council
meetings when possible, In order that
they may be better Informed on the
work of that body. (Signed),
W. H. Trlndle, Secretary
W. T. Jenks, Chairman
E. C. Mlnton
H. C. Eppley
R. A. Harris
B. U Steevea
Executive board.
One Alderman Replies
Salem, Oregon,' July 14, 1912.
Mr. W. T. Jenks, Et a!.,
My Dear Sirs:
I am In receipt of yours of the 12th
containing three resolutions which no
doubt were Intended well on your
part, but they, have the ear-marks
of a busy-body and trouble-maker,
and I am very sorry that the munic
ipal league has given ear to one who
Is not In this mutter for anything nlno
than notoriety. I know you well
enough to know If you were man
aging this matter you would havo
been gentlemanly enough to have loft
out that Insulting threat until I had
at least dissented from your views,
and I have the some opinion of the
sense of propriety possessed by at
least three more of your committee.
Hut to my mind the man who con-
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