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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 26, 1912)
PROWLER IS SHOT AT If EUGENE Eugene, Or., Aug. 28. An unidenti fied man attempting to enter D. M. I'urkerson'i home 'on West Sixth street at 3 o'clock Saturday morning, was allot at by Mr. I'urkcrson, but escaped In the darknom. Shortly after 2 o'clock the Misses Huttlo and Lily Purkorson, who occu py a room In the front part of tho house, heard Borne one tip-too up to the front door nnd try It. Later ho went away and the girls after telling their parents, went hack to bed. Throe quarters of an hour Inter they again heard the innii come to the front of the house and begin tearing at the window scroen. The girls screamed and the man stepped bark behind a small bimh. When Purkorson appeared at the win dow with a gun the man skipped, and a falling curtain spoiled the elm. The Purkorson residence Is but a block from the Grwn home, and thin nttempt to cntor the house, together with other like attempts, leads to tho belief that Mildred Groen wns killed by some demented person living In that part of the city. Tho prosecuting attorney's office declined to oxpresB a belief that there was tiny connection between tho .events. ration, at the bane of Waterman mountain In the east end of tho can yon. The area devastated Is botwecn three and four square miles but the water supply of the section will not be arfected so seriously as would have been the case If the flames had spread Into the wost fork of the San Gabriel. There were no lives; lost so far as known and there were no summer hmncs In the burned area, America's Jtm Production. Washington, Aug. 26. American output of precious gems, though small Is Increasing every year and the total for 1011 showed a goodly Increase over that of 1910, according to a bul letin Just Issuod by tho U. 8. Geologi cal siirvoy. Tho yield In 1!H1 showed $2,750 worth of diamonds, $11,500 worth of emeralds, $215,313 worth of sap phires and $44,715 of turquoise. ' Promising finds of emeralds have been made In North Carolina, some of 1 lie gems running as high as $100 to $200 a carat Tho largest emorald found has boon amout one Inch by throe-quartorB by one-half, Most Am erlcun diamonds como from California and Arkansas. Danger From Fire Over. CNITUD ruins lmsiid wins Pasadena, Cal., Aug. 20. All danger from the great forent fire which has tmn rnglug since Friday In Devil's Cimyon, has now passed and this morning It was apparent that the ar my of fire fighters had succeeded In staying the progress of the conflag- Paiiiphlets Jiearly Iteady. The first of tho completed Initiative and referendum pamphlets has reach ed the secretary of state's office and by the middle of this week the work of mulling these pamphlets will 'begin. Although printed on paper considera bly thinner than that of the pamphlet of two years ago, the pamphlet this year Is a trifle thicker. The pamphlet this year contains 38 measures, com pared with 32 In tho pamphlet two years ago. Only 37 of these measures are to bu voted on this year, however, Inasmuch as the referendum measures on the Monmouth Normal school ap propriation will not go on the ballot. This Is Included In tho pamphlet be cause Secretary Olcolt decided to withhold It from the ballot after the copy for the pamphlet had reached the printer. The pamphlet contains 252 pages of reading matter. After Their Senators. DNIT1D fRESS MiftlD WlHl Washington, Aug. 20. A memorial signed by Governor Glasscock, of West Virginia and numerous citizens of that state, domandlng an Investigation of the election of United States Senators Chilton and Watson was read today In the United Slates senate. "An unholy alllanco," the memorial recites, "existed between this man Watson and this man Chilton. As they sleep In tho same bed, as a reasonable belief t follows that thoy think to gether." The memorial also nlleged that the Improper use of money was employed In the election of both Chilton and Wntson. Only 30 member were pres ent when the document was read In the senate. The memorial finally was referred to the committee on privi leges and elections. XO JlAMiEK NOW FItOJf FOItEST FIRES Stato Forostor Elliot and wife re turned today from a 2000-mlle tour of the state, and during It the state for ester visited most of the state's tim ber tracts, nnd also consulted with the bead forest wardens. From here his route was south to Medford, and then easterly as fnr .is Wallowa county. Ho found conditions In the forest Ideal, and says he does not expect that the stae will have trouble from any bad forest flrei this year, aa the fall li now creeping on, and the rains will soon set In. Suve In May the timber has suffered from no fires so far this season, and thosi ere practically Inconsequential. Last year the damage by fire to the timber coun try was great DAILI CAPITAL JODRHAL, SALEM, OBEGOH, MOXPAY, AUGUST gfl, 1912. TWENTY WOMEN ARE KILLED IN A NICARAGUA FIGHT cnitxd mess liid wibs Washington, Aug. 2(1. Aiding government forces at Managua Hfiicy In California. tUNITXD racss UtAlUCD Willi. 1 San Francisco, Aug. 28. Francis J. llomiv fniiiori Run PrHnclHCO irraft . prosecutor, whom Colonel Roosevelt preserving orner agmusi ... designated as "one of America's best 2 wlen were Bllot down durlnB the citizens," left today to campaign for recent four-days' bombardment of the Judge Robert M. Clark, progressive town, according to delayed advices candidate for congress from the eighth received here today by the state de district. Henev suoke this afternoon ! partment from U. S. Minister George at Pacific Grove, and tonight speaks. T. Weltzel, stationed at Managua. The at Monterey. ,IIe will deliver an ad dress In San Jose tomorrow night. A Forestry Exhibit Secretary Meredith of the Oregon State Fair association, announces that he has made arrangements with the II. 8. Forest Service for exhibition nt Salem this fall of a large quantity of tcaye news further states that 120 non-combatants also were killed. The navy department's plnn of con? centratlng the bulk of the Pacific fleet at Corlnto has already begun, nnd the cruiser Colorado, under command of Captain William A. GUI, will leave the Bremerton navy yard as soon as prac- inaterlal which has been collected for such purposes, Rebels are reported to be making their appearance at CoTlnto, where -M-WI It consists of enlorged photographic th9 government )g ,lang every effort reproductions of forest Bcenes depict Ing stands of virgin northwestern tim ber, logging activities, devastation by fire, grazing, etc. A number of these reproductions are on large section of glass through which electric light Is projected from the rear producing a very striking effect. Others are bro mides finished In colors. Posldes the various pictures there will be specimens of seeds, cones, nur sery stock and Insect Infested timber. Statistical data will be exhibited and bulletins containing valuable Informa tion will be free to all desiring them. to check trouble, which would threat en the lives of Americans and foreign ers there. General Dlonlslo Gulterrez, ex-vlce-presldent of Honduras, and six others, engaged In stirring up strife In Nica ragua, have been captured by the fed eral forces, according to advices re ceived by the state department today. ' Killed by Holdups fOHITlD rSERS UltlSln Win!. Calgary, Alberto, Aug. 26. .lohn Dalynccho Is dying as the result of an encounter with holdups, which oe- W'AJiT THE COMPANY curred about midnight. Dalynccho TO ltl'H.D CROSSINGS and John Dargo were walking along - Third avenue when four men stepped Declaring that because of the Ore- out of an alley nnd commanded them gon-Wahlngton Railroad company Is to throw up their hands. Dalynecho falling to provide crossing along Its was Btruck on the head with a revol- rlght of way on the Columbia river bo ver and knocked down, the blow crush that stock may reach the stream that Ing his skull. It is having a disastrous effect on , clock raising; stock men have filed a complaint with the railroad commls- j hIoii. Meat Famine Threatened. nviTBn piifss lsarkd wiss.i San, Francisco, Aug. 20. With a meat famine threatening, here, as else where throughout the country, and prices soaring fnr nbove former high water mark, Robert N. Wels, secretary of the San Francisco Retnll Butchers' association, declnred today, after an exhaustive Investigation of the situa tion, that the only remedy, If America is to remain a beef-eating nation, Is to remove the present prohibitive tariff on foreign meats, and to allow South American and .Australian cattle tn come on the hoof, Some men are so weak spirited that "Meat here Is 15 to 20 per cent they will even pay the taxes on their higher than it was a year ago, and. will wives 'poodles. go another 20 per cent higher over the The crossings, they Bay, arc fow and where there are any, stock is often killed In crossing them, It Is alleged. With these conditions existing, It Is dcc'nred, stockmen are discouraged and are getting out of the buslnoss. They desire to have the commission iBSue an order directing the company to build plenty of crossing and to make them underground, bo that all danger of Block being killed will be ollmlnnted, Third Annual Fall Opening AUGUST 26 TO 31 ...in i 1 chn hniri mU thirH flnnn.nl Fall Ooenina. I have collected me iinesi assori-. I mcnt of woolens ever brought to the Capital City for this event-more than 350 suit pat- ! terns and no two alike: These comprise the latest colorings and weaves in Tweeds, Home i :: spuns, Serges, Cheviots, Worsted and uassimereb. My ability to make high-class, perfect fitting garments that contain all the ear-marks of ZwXStofan fully established. I have been conduc ing ; a tailoring busmess fsL.L' tl hi' KhebesTiail- ors in the land, and as I have established this custom, and shall continue to follow it, :: the following prices will prevail, $S5 and MO Suits for Men and Women $50.00 $40 and $42,50 Suits $37.50 I $50 and $52,50 Suits for Men and Women $47.50 w.ou bui s ww t t snH i7.fin Suit? fnr UP.n and Women ....$42.50 $35,00 Suits 32.50 No Ladies' Suite for Less than $40 i: A "few very desirable patterns to close at $27.50 and $30.00 that sold as high as ; $40,00, Uregon wooiens auring xne saie a.i me oyeuui mio i,v, . sold elsewhere, STORE OPEN EVENINGS ALL WEEK A special invitation extended to all to .call and see my display of goods, even though you have no need of a suit, f a w m -m r .4-. 456 COURT ST. T--r f ... . a.p ore MERCnINT TAILlw MM M MM present mark by mid-winter," declared WelRS. "The wholesalers are raising the prices on practically all meat on the retailers from half a cent to three, quarters at regular two-week Inter vals. At that, they say, they are los ing money. , In my estimation and I have given the subject deep thought the only salvation is to remove the duty on South American and Australian cattle, and let them come In on the hoof." STOP HAVING INDIGESTION AND ENJOY WHAT YOU EAT 'o Closed Season, (mi insvsi ssanM aouiNa New Westminster, B. C, Aug. 2fl. Telegraphic Instructions were receiv ed at the local fisheries from Ottawa late Saturday night, abrogating the closed Beoson fishing law effective from August 25 to September 15. This order will permit Fraser river can neries to operate through the period when usually they have been Idle. To enjoy food and at the same time derive proper benefit therefrom, your stomach must be In a healthy condition. If your stomach 1b upset and out of order half of the time, choice foods -will fall to tempt you. A bad, out-of-order stomach Is a forerunner of many serious diseases. When you feel run-down and half sick, have bad tjsto ' In the mouth, coated tongue; when you are droopy, nervous, feel bloated after eating, and your food lies like a heavy lump In your Ftomaeh, you can make up your mind that at tho bottom of all this there Is one cause fermentation of undigested food. Prove to yourBclf after taking a lit tle Cooper's New Discovery, that your stomach Is' as good as any and that there Is nothing wrong with It. Stop this fermentation of food and begin eating what you want without fear of Indigestion. Cooper's New Discov ery tones up the system, -iiutii the di gestive organB in a healthy condition, helps the liver and kidneys and mokes life worth living. You can get a bottle today at J. C. Perry's store. Jl ooi AT BARR'S v7 4 EKDiMinni (Bim WATCH THE WINDOWS It means money to you We are going to advertise our store in a new and novel way All you have to do is to use good judgment Here's Our Plan : We are going to fill our windows with various articles. Watches, Jewelry, Clocks, Thermos Bottles and Cut Glass will be there Here's the Good Judgment Part Some of these articles will be marked at a ridiculously low figure, some at liberal reductions, and some at regular retail prices. It's up to you to pick out the articles marked way below cost, and the ones at a liberal reduction. The first person picking out the Good Judgment article gets it at the marked ridiculous price. It may be a $20.00 Watch marked at $10.00. It may be a $5.00 Cut Glasss Vase marked at $2.00. All you have to do is look for the best value in the window at the lowest price. That's where the Good Judgment comes in. We will gladly describe the quality of any of the articles in the windows. Just step into the store and ask us. You don't have to buy a thing. But if you do pick one of the Good Judgment articles, you're a big winner ii ii IRE State and Liberty Streets . ... ...... ........ ...-.- -.............. .. . . . .,. .aa m , o ffff k' m ... i--. --. . . .