Land Sale
Starts Big
Law Suit
An answer In the case of Francis
Feller nnil wile (iKiiIiiHt II. II. lloff
tiiiiii and n. M. Garrett, members of
the Armstrong Towiislto Co., County
Recorder K. Kugcno Aufriinco and
Itollln Catighcy, In which t ho defend
ant corporation nppoalB to tho court
to Hot naldo the coiiiilalnt. brought by
Feller and wife lo enjoin tlio filing of
certain pints and deeds nod awarding
It $10,000.
This suit Involves 200 acres of land
Hour Woodburn belonging to Francis
Feller and wife, iiion which tho Arm
Hlrong Townsllo company contraeled
to eHtalillah n town. In tho complaint
filed recently by Feller, It. Is aliened
that, tho townslte company contracted
to plat and lay out a townslto on the
200 acres, and dispose of the lots at
.i0 per lot, and act. iih agents for Mr.
Feller. It. Ih also alleged that after ar
ranging the contract, tho (efindantH
contracted to erect a $:MO,000 factory
building on tho premlHes In oneHtlon,
tind which would he sufficiently law!
to employ 2."U men. The , coinphilnt
further avers that the ilefeiidanlH have
lieKlcc'teil to erect the building, and ln
teiiil to lay out a network of alleys
nnd streets over tho property, which
would render It, valueless for agricul
tural purpoHcs, and that they have
1 n attempting lo Hell tho property
on the aliened fraudulent and false
advertising that, the $:in,tmn building
was to he erected, which, II. Is aliened,
lias not hecn started, ti.:t w It IihI utiiltiiH
the expiration of Iho !)0 days given.
Feller was granted an order enjoining
the defendant!) fi'om filing the street
nnd alley plats. Ah further reasons
for wishing the conlruel annulled, and
the retraining order, the plaintiff al
leged thai If the defendants arc not
estopped from proceeding with the
fnls advcrllHlng as aliened and the
Helling of the lands, lie (Feller) will
lie Hiihjected to lawsuits In lame nuni
liers by innocent parlies purchasing
the lands on the strength of Ih'' stalo
meiitH concerning tho factory,
The defendants, In their answer on
file, nver that, the contracts are bona
fide, and In full force, and that they
have nut had sullleleiit. tlnm In which
to fulfill them. They ask that the or
der of Injunction bo quashed, nnd that
they be awarded ihinianes In tho mini
of $10,0110. on tho grounds that Ihey
have not been perinllted t'l carry out
the agreement, resulting In their dam
age to this extent.
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tho aoiitnl rcnsoti tho Salem Water
company linn for mortgaging Its entlro
plant to effect extensions nnd Im
provements alone. So fur nB can be
learned, no additional real estate fins
lieeu negotiated for by the company
nod, owing to tho unusual amount of
improvements and extensions to Its
water mains being made last spring,
such tit) enormous amount of money
borrowed cannot bo fully accounted
for Insofar lis bellnrmenlB nlono are
concerned, which Is the only reasons
cited In Iho deed for contracting such
n loan.
Commenting upon tlio relative valu
ntlon of the property as set forth in
the deed now on file with that do
liuinib'd by thn company when the city
of Salem was negotiating for Its par
chase, Mayor l.ouls ln liintind had
this to say this morning:
Sets l'erj body (incising.
"When tho board of arlilt rators
three years ago undertook to ap
praise tho plant they came l:i the con
clusion In the nil ii of an award that
the property was worth $IlTi,0OO, In
which (lie Htato engineer gave his
O. IC.
The instlor came up before the city
council, and after the negotiations the
Salem wulcr company voluntarily re
duced tho price fls.oou, thus hrluglnc
the price down to f :!7 l..".0O. The bill
was passed by llijj council at his
price, and was vetoed by the mayor on
the grounds that the price was $ 1 00,
000 In exooHH of the plant's true valu
ation. "Now then. If tho plant Is sold to the
Continental ami Comuierclnl Trust and
Savings Hank three years after It was
offered to tho city of Salem, ami the
purchase price Is only $ ::' O.OOit, during
vhlclt time they claimed they Installed
nil electric engine and a Mist ii:ionnl
of betterments In the shape of eteu
hIoiih and enlargements of water
mains, then It U very apparent that
the price asked y the water company
was far In evens of lln true value,
when originally offered to the city of
Saliiii.
"Therefore. Iho attitude of the ma
or In vetoing Iho bill was more than
Justified, nnd tho position which the
council took In supporting the veto
carried with It nn absolute conviction
that the veto should bo unstained."
Mayer's Acf Sustained.
At the time Mayor Ijicbtnund vetoed
the promised bill for the purchase of
tho Salem water plant. he was subject
to much adverse criticism by many
who were favorably Inclined to take
over the plant, Irrespective of Us ac
tual worth, but his veto wag sustained
by the council by a majority which
showed him to be perfectly in the
right. Rumors wild and varied Tow
for a time after the mayor abolished
the measure, but facts nnd figures
were soon In somewhat wider circula
ting, nnd the public, or a goodly por
tion of It, through the columns of the
press, and on the BtreetB, congratulat
ed Salem's chief executive for- the
fearless manner In which he stood by
1Mb convictions.
What Iliirbln Says.
Frank W. Durhln, who was a mem
ber of the special commltteo appoint
ed by Mayor Lnehmund to make furth
er negotiations with tho Salem Water
company, declared that two years
ago the company was offered JMO.OOO
for thn plant, and nt tho samo time a
bonus of between $30,000 nnd $75,000
over and above tho actual worth of the
plant to cover the amount of Improve
ments nnd extensions made In the past
yonr by the firm. Mr. Durhln, hb the
figures will show on tho report filed
nt the city hall, Hint the special com
mittee was correct In Its estimation of
the value of the properly, and that If
the deed now on file at the court bouse
enn be construed as a Hale, tlio city
offered the company more than the
plant Is actually worth. Other mem
bers of this special committee were
councilman I.nfky nnd rennebaker.
"I am In favor of purchasing the
Salem water plant at Its true value,"
said Mr. Durhln, "but. In the event
cannot be bought for such a figure, the
city should take stepR to compel the
present owners to abide by the fran
chise given tho company by the city of
Salem, namely: Furnish to the people
of Salem a pure, wholesome and
abundant supply of water. Insofar as
tho water company's franchise Is con
cerned, It Ih not worth a dollar unless
the holders are compelled to live up to
Iho provisions contained therein."
Wallace Makes Statement.
I'niil Wallace, vice-president of the
Salem Water company, when seen this
morning concerning the transaction,
declared that It. was Just, an ordinary
business transaction, and not. at. all
mysterious notwithstanding rumors
lo thn contrary. He said that tho loan
was made in order to enable the com
pany lo Issue more bonds, nnd It was
no unusual thing for the firm to mort
gage the entire plant." Mr. Wallace
slatcH that Iho entire plant. Iiiih been
mortgaged prior to the present deed,
and that It. was done for the same pur
pose, lie says the money borrowed Is
used for refunding, covering general
expenses nnd making Improvements.
(TNI) SF.NDS MKYKKS
HACK TO THfc 1'ltlSON
A pretty romance was nipped In th1?
hud at the asylum farm yesterday
when (leorgo Meyers, nn "lion r r an"
was Kent back to tho Htato prison with
bis privileges taken nwny fmin h'm,
iiiid a woman employe at the asylum
farm was dismissed from the service
of the slate.
Meyers is serving time nt. the state
prison for killing Thomas Fckbart, n
Salem policeman for which ho was
convicted of manslaughter. Meyers
had been u well-behaved prisoner and
11 Is alleged that his chances were
gixid for a parole In the near future,
lie Ih a man of Homo wealth, Inherit
ed from his father, nnd it. Is said that
he Iiiih planned to provide for the edu
cation of the children of the man be
killed by donatlnn $1000 tj the lU
bart family.
For some time the actions of Meyers
and the woman have caused tin odl
clali lo suspect that the two were be
coming too fatnlllar. Tho result was
that, they were warned and both prom
ised that their future conduct would
he such that no fault might be found
with them by the authorities.
While a picture show glv-ui for the
benctlt of tho Inmates of the asylum
farm was In progress Meyers who
with other honor men had the pilvl
lego of attending, left tlio hall ouietiy.
Ills absence, however was noted, and
later ho was found in one of the build
ings with the young woman employe.
The case ,if Meyers Is the second In
which an honor man has been return
ee to l lie prison tor nocoinlng taiiilll.ir
with female employes.
Itcport of Suunishle School.
District No. !'t', for mouth ending
November 11!", 1!HL
Nn. days taught 1 i '4.
Whole number days attendance 313
Whole number days absent V.',
Whole number of times late 4.
No. pupils neither absent or tardy 13
Average number of pupils belong
lug L'i.3.
Average dally attendance "1.5.
I'er cent of attendance 9G.4.
No. of visits by parents 1.
Names of pupils neither absent or
tardy:
Marjory Alexander, Carl Kriiuse,
Harry Urause, Cecil l'earson, Gertn
I'carsiui, Charles Koynolds. Henry
Stapleton, Herbert Staplcton, Solomon
Tailor, Charles Taylor. Stella Wlsner.
I'earl Wcutherlll, Clifford Weatherlll
llespectfully submitted,
W. 1'. Kill ; Kits, Teacher,
ltouio No. L'. Turner, Oregon
Tho coroner's Jury at Port land Sat
urday found that Mathllde Schmld
iiiuie to her death from suicide snd
tier sw eetheart, Jose Carrara, w ho had
been held on suspicion, won dis
charged.
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DAILY CAP!
Ox Teams For Army Wagons
And Army Peddlers In Turkey
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Fhotos by American Press Association.
IN Turkey they do things differently. They're about a million years behind
the times there as viewed by our Impatient eyes Take their army trans
portation, for Instance. The Turks employ ox teams to curt tiielr army
supplies on the slow but safe basis. No autos for them Then, too, their
soldiers complete their outfits by buying from peddlers In the streets. Sucb
odd but Interesting scenes as these are
1 in: i.aiiii s ;i:t hi sy a votk.
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cast her ballot shortly nfter 8 o'clock
and Is thought to be a good contestant
with Mrs. Davidson of tho seventh
viird for being the first womnn to cast
a vote In Salem.
The woman vote Is about equal In
numbers lo that of the men In Ward
No. 2. liraco Kdiiiundsen cast the
Mrst ballot. Voting by both men and
women was strong this afternoon.
In Ward 4, Mrs. G. G. Cans was the
first lady to establish woman's right
in that ward. She cast her vote short
ly after tho polls were opened, Innne-
llately followed by many women. Vot
ing In this ward Is fast this afternoon.
in Ward 5 much Interest Is being
Curious Results of Awful
Train Wreck In the South
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Phote by American lrs Association.
TIIKSK pictures illustrate curious results of the wreck of An excursion
train nt Monu. l. In which nearly .core lost their lire, and as
many men. were hurt. The upper picture slunvs the debris of a burned
car ami the crossbars of a telegraph pole h.itiKliiK In the air by tin
wires after the pole had been burned swajr. At the bottom notice the peculiar
way lu which nearly half the aid of iiuih.r . ... .... ..
eugeit ImiIui mow ihl down by the scythe of deutU.
JOOE.AI, SALES,
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common.
taken In the election. The booths
v.ero crowded with women this nfter
noon nnd a large vote la expected to be
polled by them. The men are also vot
ing as fast ns possible and the clerks
and Judges are kept busy all the time
As far ns can be Judged so fnr, the
, first woman to cast a vote In this city
lays between Mrs. Davidson of the
seventh ward nnd Mrs. Welch of the
! sixth. It Is almost difficult to Judge,
' however, as there are other Indies who
were nt the polls bright nnd early.
Some newspapers arul people seem
to expect that the tariff Is going to be
fully and finally settled next year.
But the tariff will probably be an is
sue In 2012.
It's surprising how fat a fat woman
Is.
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HOLDEN LEAVES
lOWAJLLEGE
The "Corn Man" Joins I H C
Service Bureau.
TO HELP PUSH WORK FORWARD
Co-Operatlon Movement for Larger
Crops, Better Roads, More Pros
perous People and a
Better Nation.
This marks the' beginning of a new
and greater business service, It is a
co-operative movement for lnrgcr
crops, better roads, happier homes,
more prosperous people, and a richer
and better nation. That Is to say,
the I II C Service Bureau proposes to
help do for all the states nnd for Can
ada what Holden has done for Iowa,
After considering many offers, and
after an Investigation of the company
and its works, Professor Perry G.
Holden has entered the service of the
I H C Service Bureau at Chicago.
Professor Holden is known wher
ever renl agriculture Is known. Ills
whole life is one of service. He orig
inated the Idea of carrying Informa
tion direct to farmers. lie is the fa
ther of the demonstration train, short
school courses, the corn show, county
PROF. PERRY G. HOLDEN.
demonstration farms, and the National
Corn Exposition. As head of the ex
tension department of Iowa State Col
lege of Agriculture he did a work
which, Senator Cummins says, up to
the present time haB Increased the
wealth of Iowa $30,000,000.
Tho object of the I H C Service Bu.
reau Is the promotion of agricultural
education, and a co-operation which
will tend to raise the whole tone of
commercial, industrial and farm life.
Since agriculture Is the basis of pros
perity and progress, naturally farm
problems claim first attention. The aim
is nigner etllclency, both on and off
the farm.
To do a big work a big organization
Is necessary. Not only the bigness,
but the perfection of the International
organization as well appealed to Pro
fessor Holden. The big general agen
cies, scattered all ovpr tim tinitod
States and Canada; the salesmen,
travelers and expert machine men;
the 40,000 dealers every one, so far
as possible, is to be made an apostle
of better farming.
For years the International Har
vester Company has realized the Im
portance of service. It has spent mil
lions of dollars In the perfection of labor-saving
machines, and now the
company is polng In for direct service
direct to the farmers, and direct to
the farmers' children, that the men
and women of tomorrow may be more
capable and po more prosperous than
the men and women of today.
It Is no longer a theory tiint If we
are to get the most out of life we
must raise more per acre. "Inten
sive farming" Is In the air. It is the
battle cry of pence nnd plenty, nut
raising more is the result of mind,
not muscle. We must know. And
not only that, we must Know we
know, nnd know why we know, We
must know pond seed from bad, right
cultivation from wrong, and the whys
nnd wherefors of climates, soils,
fruits, cattle, horses, poultry, and so
forth.
For these things the bureau was
established, tint the bureau and
Professor Holden see more than an
average Increase of a few bushels.
They see a time coming when farmers
will raise twice as many bushels of
corn, wheat and oats to the acre
nnd like yields of all other kinds of
farm products. They see a time when
farmers nnd farmers' wives and their
children will think more and work
less. Every bushel raised means just
that much prelit. and the profits of
the farm promote commerce and In
dustry. After a peril d of good work In M!dv
Isan agricultural college, better work
at Illinois, and a great work at Iowa
Professor Holden now enters upon a
world's work. While fUlrp ,,T0.
fessor Holden will designate Chicago
as home, he b.ijs he Is not leaving iowa
he Is merely carrying Iowa to the
rest of the world.
After all. the old maid suffragists
"ke Miss Addams and Miss Harper
may know pretty well what Is good
and right for children.
She Is a wise woman who laughs
only at the right time.
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FEEL FINE! LIVER RIGHT, STOMACH
SWEET, HEADACHE G 0 HE "CASCARETS"
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LUSCillcun imnw v. - - ""CVICQ
the stomach, remove the sour, undigested and fermenting food and foui
gases; take the excess bile from tho liver and carry off tho constipated
waste matter and poison from the bowels.
A Cascnret tonight will straighten you one Dy morning a 10-cent box
, .i,.,,o-iu win Ween vour Btomnch regulated, head clear nnd n,
iroill tiej' ui"bb'"v " - ---
and bowels in a splendid condition for
10 CenfS.
"CASCARETS WORK WHILE YOU SLEEP."
Organize
Oratorio
Society
It may not be fully understood by
the public generally that Salem has In
Its midst the nucleus of an organiza
tion which has long been needed In
the city. Tor several weeks past Mr.
It. II. Carson, of Portland, has been di
recting a number of singers nt CIO
State street in "The Rose Maiden," a
cantata of great beauty and worth.
Tlio object of this work is that Salem
may havo some organization In which
the singers of this community may be
brought together, and already 31 sing
ers have enrolled as members. It is
likely that the society will be prepared
to present the "Hose Maiden" some
time In January, and, If the members
so elect, tho proceeds from their con
cert will bo devoted to some one of
Salem's deserving Institutions.
The armory, "V. M. C. A. library or
other Institutions could be helped In
this way, and the music of this city
likewise elevated. There will be a re
hearsal this evening at (MO State street
at 8 o'clock, and It is desired that all
nttend who are Interestiil in the pro
ject. Steps will be taken tonight to ef
fect a permanent organization, nnd all
who sing and would like to Join the
Oratorio society are cordially Invited
to come out, '
Get Your Auto Licenses.
The secretary of state is sending
out blank application forms for owners
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PROGRAM FOR TODAY
Gold and Glitter Bio
Saved by Fire Selig
The Saphis Fiances
Dankas Chiefs Reception Pathe
Una of the Sieras Vita
GEORGE B. ELWOOD
TENOR
Return Engagement, will Sing Tonight
"MY LOVE IS GREATER THAN THE WORLD"
Hubbard Building
A DIAMOND
Is always acceptable as a Christmas Gift
We hnve a large assortment of the past two years' buys. You get
the benefit.
Rll,88 from jio.00 to f00
Scarf Pins from $ 7.50 to $100
Brooches from $ioo o $100
Karrings from . .' $0.00 to $t!50
Diamond watches from $35.00 to $10
Every article a bargain. Come early.
CHAS. H. HINGES
JEWELER AND OPTICIAN
123 North Commercial Street. Next Door to.U. S. Bankk
Immediately cleanse unit
nur
mouths. Don't forgot the children.
Never gripe or sicken.
of motor vehicles to facilitate the pro
curing of licenses for 1913, and also
to chauffeurs who wish to be licensed.
There are about 10,875 motor vehicles
In the state and 1800 licensed chauf
feurs. j The office of the secretary of state
Will not depart from its rule to assign
license numbers la the order in which
they are applied for. The office had
jno authority bo grant licenses to au
I tomobile dealers for special demon.
' strntlon purposes.
Archduke and Holr-apparent Ferdi
nand of Austria-Hungary looms a
lnrge and Important figure on the per.
turbed European field.
Artistic Pictures for
CHRISTMAS
at
Porter's
455 Court Street
A visit to this Store
will solve many vex
ing gift problems
10c to $20
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