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VOL. XX.
SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 1010.
No. 14.
CONSERVATIVES ACCUSED OF
TAPPIN6 W 000,000 BARREL
TO CARR THE ELECTION
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The Election Being Held in Sixl ne Constituencies Today
Will Decide Beyond All Doubt Control of the Next English
Parliament Liberals Expecteu to Win a Majority of the
Representatives, while the Conservatives Will Poll a Majori
ty of the Votes.
London, Jan. 17. That $15,000,
OOO is being used in the interests of
Conservative victory in the parlia
mentary elections now taking place,
was the grave allegation made to
day by members of the Liberal par
ty. It was further declared that this
fund had been collected from wide
ly different sources, including or
ganizations that would be benefited
by a protective tariff
The Liberals are up in arms over
the reported discovery of fraudulent
mothos of vote getting. They de
clare that wholesale corruption of
voters is going on.
Seven Irish Nationalists, includ
ing John Redmond, were nominated
today without opposition, and de
clared elected.
London, Jan. 17 . With the
knowledge that today's voting in 15
London constituencies and 49 prov
incial constituencies, entitled to a
total representation of 104 mem
bers, would decide beyond all doubt
the control of the next parliament,
the Conservatives and the Liberals
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resumed their campaigning today
the moment the polls were opened.
Present indications are that the
Liberals will win a majority of the
representatives, while the Conserva
tives will poll a majority of the pop
ular vote. This peculiar division is
easily possible beeaustfof the exist
ing English system of opportionment
of constituencies.
Calculating the results of .the elec
tion to date it was estimated today
that, the Conservatives will have to
gain 153 seats to eb assured of a
majority in the next parliament.
Even though they realized this in
crease, their majority would bo but
one member.
A recapitulation of the balloting
and results of last Friday and Satur
day indicates to those who are con
versant with the situation that the
losses t sustained by tho Liberals
were caused In a great degree by the
antl House of Lords plank of their
platform.
In the 74 x constituencies voting
last Saturday the- Liberals lost If.
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Ladies' $7.90 Coats. :$3.90
Ladies' 15.00 Coats, $7.50
Ladies' 15.00 Suits.... $7.50
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Lades' 20.00 Suits.... $9.50 I
Calicoes, yard 5c
Outing Flannel, yard.. 4c
Apron Gingham, yarc.5c
9c Bleached Musliis.5c
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AUTOMOBILE CASE IS
DECIDED FOR JOURNAL
Jury of Business Men Was Out
Exonerated from Charge
The case of tho State versus E.
Hofer, proprietor of 'tho Capital Jour
nal, was called at 10 a. m.
Mel. Baldwin, Alex. Daue, George
E. Waters, W. T. Stolz, F N. Derby
and C W,. Scott were the jury.
The spectators were "Moley" Mey
ers and "Preacher" Robinson.
Before the trial started a wall map
of Oregon fell on Alex. Daue, and
covered him up, amid a great deal of
laughter?
Justice Daniel Webster sat upon
his throne and Ira Hamilton, who
swore out tho complaint, was the ef-
llclent officer of the court.
Tho charge was driving an auto
mobile without a state license.
Walter Wlnslow, deputy district
attorney read the law requiring
owners of automouiles to take out a
state license, and register as owner
of same.
Mr. Carson stated the case for the
defendant. He showed that the owii'
er of an auto, not the driver or one
in whose Care it happened to be,
Wad to take out the license. Mr.
Hofer was not the owner or in con
trol of the machine. It was tho first
prize, in a circulation contest put by
C. B. Holils'ter. Tho person getting
tho highest number of votes was the
real owner. If it had been burned
up he would have had to buy a new
one, as it was not his machine.
Ira Hamilton was sworn as private
prosecutor. He said that Decem
ber 18 he arrested Mr. r Hofer for
running 'tho machine. Ho rode to
the postofflce with Mr. Priehs and
some ladies Policeman Burkhart
saw the machine with same parties
in it on tho same day
Citizens of South Salem Heights
Up in Arms Over Lack of
Passenger Service.
WANT THE TRACK REMOVED
As a ltcsult of a Conference With
tho County Court tho Matter Will
Ho Taken Up With the Head Oillcc
of the Company in Portland by
Judge Ilushoy.
Salem Heights people had a fine
meetirig Saturday night at their
school house, and about 75 people
attended. Thero was discussion of
the subject of incorporation, street
car sorvlce, and n stock company to
put on an automobile line. Tho lat
ter was not favored. A committee
was appointed to consult with the
county court, and boo what could bo
done to get street car sorvlco. The
committee, consisting of Fred Thomp
son, E. T. Lance and H. Q. Smith
called on tho county court of Marion
county this morning and submitted
tho mattor at 10 o'clock.
STREET GAR
EXTENSION
TO SOUTH
Siibui'lMiiitos Angry
"Wo have uxnaustcd ovary effort
toward socuring an oxtonslon of. tho
Portland Railway Light & Power
road to Salom Hoights" said Mr.
Thompson a mombor of tho commit
tee, and tho railroad company must
either givo us a possongor sorvico or
we will tako stops to liavo tho track
romovod, which is now laid out to
tho rock qirarry."
Judge Dushoy was asked if the
court had tho power to have the
track taken up, and ha said It did,
but that to remove the line would
deprive tho county and city of a
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But a Few Minutes Editor
of Violating State Law.
Mr. Priehs is manager of the Sa
lem garage. Machine was turned
over to him by It. M. Hofer and O. B.
Hollister, and ho operated tho. ma
chine at his orders.
, Qol. Hofer testified that ho
bought tho auto and other prizes and
turned them over to C. B. Hollister,
who conducted the voting contest and
had control of tho machine for pur
poses of conducting a voting contest.
Tho machine, for 'tho period of tho
contest, had no owner. It was up in
the air. Mr. Hollister turned it over
to Miss Lilly Stego lol. Hofer said
he could not turn it over to any one.
Ho offered to produce his contract
with Mr. Holflstor, who was conduct
Ing a similar contest at Eugene.
Mr. Winslow addressed tho Jurors
with considerable force, to show that
the state law had been violated, and
all law violators must be treatod
alike. Ho took tho position that all
persons who showed oft machines
at Salem had to be licensed. All ma
chines to bo demonstrated, oven for
sale, had to have a license.
Mr. Carson showed to the Jury
that, under tho state law, Mr. Hofer.
could not have taken out a licenso
Ho could not swear he was tho owner,
when It was hung up in a voitng coiv
test, liablo to go to any one who was
a contestant.
Mr. Winslow concluded tho caso to
tho Jury, and showed that there wore
over 50 contestants who had a vested
"interest in the machine. Tho defend
ant furnished the prizes, and tho
contest was on tho square.
The Jury retired at 11:10 a. m.,
atl in a few minutes returned a vor
diet of not guilty.
LEY'S
VIDENCE
Judge Wolverton Makes Impor
tant Ruling in Binger Her
mann Case.
R0SECUTI0N SCORES POINT
First Attempt of Ilency to Link .v
Commissioner of tho General Lund
oflfcc'With tho Transactions of
May and Jones in an Illegal Man
ncr.
UNITED ritEBg LEASED Wind.
Portland, Oro., Jan. 17, -Judge
Wolverton In tho United States
court today gnvu tho prosecution In
tho Dinger Hermann caso tho right
to Introduco tho ovldonco of Dan
Tarpley. George Soronson, and Hor
ace G. McKlnloy, which will be to
tho offoot that F. P. Mays told then
ho needed money to pay two mon in
Washington, and thus bringing Her
mann more direotly into tho further
ance of tho Blue Mountain conspir
acy. This decision of tho court mater
ially strengthens tho position of. tho
prosecution, up to this time no ovl
donco having bqon lntroducod by
Prosecutor F. J. Honoy to link thj
ex-commissioner of tho general laud
ofllco with tho transaction of Mays
and Jones In an illegal manner.
Whon court oponod Attorney
Worthington, for Hormann, com
pleted his argument against tho in
troduction of tho ovldonco. At tho
conclusion of his argument the
court ruled against him.
In deciding tho question Judge
Wolverton said that there were two
(juoetiouH Involved In the argument,
one whether or not Uxstlmony of th
transaction between Tarpley and
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TARP
ADMISSABL
BANK WRECKER WALSH
ON WAY TO PRISON TO
SERVE FIVE YEARS TERM
Supreme Court of the United States Denies a Writ of Certior
ari After One of the Greatest Battles in the History of Amer
ica to Keep a Convicted Man Out of Prison Comes to an End
Misappropriated $1,00,000 of Bank Funds.
Chicago, Jan. 17. Broken in
heart and body, but with tho satis
faction that ho has mot his financial
obligations, John R. Walsh, former
money king, must start tonight to
Login tho payment of his moral
dobts with a five ytear term in the
fedoral prison at Fort Leavenworth,
Kan.
Whon tho doors ar.o closed upon
him tomorrow, exactly two years
will have passed sinco a jury ro-
turned a verdict brandlngHilm guil
ty of manipulating for his personal
benefit, funds placed In his hands by
depositors.
Whon tho supremo court of the
Unitod ISates today doniecd Walsh's
petition for a writ of certiorari, one
of tho greatest battles in tho history
of American jurisprudence to keen
a convicted man out of prison enmo
to an end. It marked tho defeat of
John S. Miller, tho famous "immun
ity bat" attorney and othor counsel
noted In the defense of corporations
and persons charged with violating
federal laws.
Walsh was convicted in January
mns. tho counts of tho Indictment
against hhn involving ulno distllfc?
sorlcs of transactions, which pro
ceded tho collapse of his great fl
nanclal structure They consisted
of tho loaning of bank money on
memorandum notos, and tho pur
chase of bonds of tho Illinois South
em and tho Wisconsin and Michigan
railroads. Tho jury decldod whon
Its verdict was handed down that
Walsh had misappropriated $1,000,'
000. Tho full lndictraont charged
tho dlvorslon of $7,000,000.
It was on December 18, 1905, thnt
tho doors of tho threo Walsh lnstl
tutlons, tho Chicago National Bnnk,
tho Homo SaMngs Bank, and the
Equitable Trust Company, closed
their doors. Tho action was taken
after a simultaneous inquiry mado
regarding the bank's conditions by
C. II. Bosworth, national bank ex
aminer, and C. C. Jones, state bank
examiner. When tho excitement
subsided and the depositors wore
EPISCOPALIAN MINISTER
TALKS OUT IN MEETING
Favors Poker Playing, Race Track Betting and Theater- Go
ingDeclares the World is a Chance, and the Fact Must
Be Accepted.
San Francisco, Jan. 17. Tho Hov.
Flotcher Cook, assooiato postor of
Trinity Episcopal church, of 'this city,
is on record today as favoring, to a
certain oxtont, pokor plnying, raco
track hotting, and othor actlvltlos
that fall under tho doctrinal ban of
many churches. In Ills sorinou lust
ovonlng Dr. Cook mado assertions, ex
plaining his position upon cortaln
mooted subjects, that astoundod his
hoarors.
"Thero Is no wrong in taking aj
chanco on a thing," Dr. Cook do-1
clarod. "Our wholo Hfo Is n chanco,!
and wo must accopt tho fact. !
SUPERINTENDENT OF
ALBANY SCHOOL DIES
Albany, Oro.. Jan. J 7. Tho ro
mnliiH of Profossor Saunders, super
intendent of the Albany public
boIiooIb, who dlod Into Friday night,
woro shlppod to Rosalwrg today for
burial. Prof. Sanders dlod from
pneumonia, after an Illness of but a
few days. He was a neJtlvo Oregon
lan. being born In 18G8 in Yamhill
county.
The Albany public schools. In los
ing Prof. Sanders, have lost one of
paid off, tho long negotiations con.
corning tho building of tho Walsh
railroads, particularly tho Chicago
Southern, into' Chicago, wero taken
up. Most of tho readily salable as
sets of thoso roads wero disposed of
by clearing houso bankors. For
many years previous to tho fall of
his banks, John It. Walsh had boon
recognized as ono of tho typical
"self mado" men of tho country. Ho
was a man of many friends and
many foes.
Ho has been a fighter all his life.
His temper has boon violent at
times, but his frlonds say that ho
can bo as gentlo as n child, and the
romarkablo career which finds Its
climax In tho final decision of tho
courts today, Is with but fow equals
In tho hiBtory of America.
Probably tho most extraordinary
featuro of his caso was th)o manner
in which ho plunged into tho mazes
of tho financial situation after, hts
apparent ruin, and with tho keen
forsolght thnt brought him his ori
ginal success, Btralghtoncd out hli'
tangled affairs.
Thin remarkable labor, has
'Vrbugliihuhi-'groat satisfaction in his
lasf'Says of freedom. Until tho last
fow months ho has maintained an
appearance of cheerfulness and hope
fulness, nlthough long ago his most
Intlmato frlonds consldorcd nny eva
sion of tho prison sontenco Impossi
ble. His caso has been through ovory
possible phase of modern criminal
litigation, and It roprosonts that
class of modorn court p1coduro
that led Presldont Taft tq make his
recommendations' for simplifications
of tho laws In a messngio to con
gress. Tho original verdict of tho Jury
In his caso carried with it a possible
nggrogato penalty of 540 years In
tho fedoral prispn at Fort Leaven
worth. Evor slnco It was handed,
down on January, 1908, tho bitter
fight to kcop tho fallen banker out
of prison has boon waged in ovory
posslblo mnnnor.
"Why, whun I wont to college I
played poker. Further, I. hftyt) gono
to 'tho rape track with mombors of
my congregation, and wo all havo
chipped in to make a pool to play on
a cortaln horso to win.
"I go to tho theater ovory wook.
If moro olorgymon went to tho thea
ter, and sat In tho front row, It would
chock those playora who show a ton
donoy to bo suggestive"
Dr, Cook announced that next Sun
day ho will discuss "gambling" from
tho pulpit. His parishioners bollovo
ho will further explain tho unusual
position ho nHHu mod last cvonlng.
Orogon's bost oducntors, nnd, for tho
present, are In a crippled condition.
Mr. Sanders loaves a widow and
two sons.
Forges Check and Sklna Out.
Sheriff Mtnto rtucolvod a circular
postor this morning from Pomaroy,
Wash., stating that II. O. Skinner
was badly wantod In Washington to
answer for, tho enrao of forgery, it
is alloged that Skinner forging n
check, took tho mouoy and eloped
with another woman, leaving his
wife and infant child In Pomeroy.
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