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ILYOAPITAL JOURNAL. VOL. XIII. SALEM, OHEQON. SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 28, 1903. FIGHT NO. Z14, PORTAGE RAILWAY CORPORATION rovernor Chamberlain Takes a Stand Against he Scheme to Side-track the Portage-Oregonian Now Charges Tactics anl cays i ney Unly Want to Charge The Law a Little So They Can Buy the Right pi Way. . . representative Ginn of Wasco County Makes An Unanswerable Argcrment Against Repealing Or Changing the State Portage Law-He Says If the Inland Emptre Gets Any Re- iiuvwiuig mc jl iwcui vreusirtUUUW TTUUiOUCUy iV OliMC JTUCiagC (Tho Dalles Dally Chronicle, Republican, Novombor 25.) The Salem Journal cays that on pretense that the federal oovernment till build a canal twelve miles long and costing H500.000 and relieve the Krmers of the great Columbia basin, the state Is asked to abandon its fertage railroad and leave the producers and shippers to the tender mer les of tho Harrlman syndicate until they get ready to complete the 12 Bile rock canal. The people should fight this scheme because the pre ipse of saving money for the taxpayers Is a fraud. The pretense that he farmers do not need the portage road because there will be a aoverrv recnt canal built Is a fraud. The business men and farmers of the Co- Bmbla basin should unite to fight the repeal of the portage road bill. 5-epare to fight the men who will lobby the legislature to repeal the por. Sage railroad appropriation. fort to Repeal Will Fall Through. Koseburg , Review, Domocratlo, No vember 25.) fho Salem Journal Is opposing tho Bpeal of tho appropriation of $105,000 Uon la opposition to building tho pro posed road In support of Its claim the facts are cited that the proposed government canal, to cost $4,500,000. has beon agitated for tho past 15 br a portage railway, claiming the (years, and nothing moro than su-voys R. & N. Co. ta backing tho sglta- have yet beon mado. That nt least five years will bo required In which to build that canal. That the poitogo railway , built at tho Cascades djirlng tho Pennoyor administration, at a cost of $05,000, saved to tho pro ducers of Eastern Oregon tho full amount of Its cost tho first year of Its operation and hastened tho con struction of tho canal and locks thoro by taking away tho lncontlvo for opposing legislation therefor and tho bribing of contractors to delay the work. As tho special sowlon of the loglslnturo Is called only to iomo dy the defoctlvo tax law, nil discus sion of tho portago railway matter, either pro or con, will llkoly prove frmtless. Governor Chamberlain Opposes Re peal. (Oregonian. Novombor 27.) Governor Chamberlain ovlderftly does not believe that the state should give up the portage project. "Tho national government," mid ho last night, "has novor done cny thing townrd opening tho Upper Co lumbia until hls stato inndo Improve mont3 tmneceswiry." Hts Excellency explained by oiling that tho national government billed to open tho CnBcndos until that ob struction wan reduced by n portage railroad. Ho remarked that the na tional government would bo Just ns slow about Colllo Falls until that ob struction wan likewise surmounted by a portage road, and added: "It's easier for tho railroads to do font tho Improvement In congress than In the Oregon legislature. Re peal of tho poftane lnw would ilolny the Improvement." Only Want the Law Changed. Tho schema to get rid of tho Btnto portage railroad at The Dalhu is not mow to repeal tho bill passtd by tho last legislature creating tho portafco commission and appropriating $165, 000 to build tho portage nt once. Tho cry Is raised In tho Orogontnn, and It emanates from tho engineer Ing department at Washington, (hat tho stato appropriation tshalt bo used to buy tho federal govornmont tho right of way so that tho govornmont can build the canal. If that scheme Is carried through tho Ilarrlmnn syndicate will got tho greator bulk of tho $105,000 and will still bo tn control tit tho situation t.nd ahlo to dolay the building of tho oa'nal forover nnd a day. Will any legislator bo caught by that kind of badinage? Tho Orcontnn cunningly Intimates that the Portland board of trado may advocato changing the law so ns lo allow tho appropriation to be used to buy tho right of wny for Uncle Sam. . What would not tho Portland graft got In clean cash If they could forco tho stato to buy tho 5. Ik Jl N". right of wny nnd then beat tho port tago by land or wator olthcrT Fifty thousand n year to tho gang would ba cheap nnd easy for tho double scr vlco to tho corporation. Can't Build Portage, 8ay Harvey Scott All tho uncertainty which confronts? tli luglBlaturo convofl from quo singlo question: Will tho national govern ment continue construction wKlioUt stop when It seta nbout tho workf It so. tho legislature will doubtless provldo mentis for securing groumf for the canal. Otherwise It 'will go nheml with tho portago; at least any attempt to glvo up tho portago will' meet wtrong resistance. About (M4,- ( Continued on page seven., 'RAIN ROBBER REWARD Bs Claimed By a Port land Warrant Broker Should go to the Express Messenger Whose Good Marksmanship Brought the Man to Ground lbert Salmon yesterday filed In o ofllco of tho secretary of stato al aim for $3uu, "tor mo arrosi jam ipturo of Hay Harshman (alias Jack illlamp) for attempting to hold up to O. It. & in. train at uoruott sia- ?n." This" roward Is claimed under iio smtuto providing ror "a sinnuing bward of $300 for the arrest of each Orson who shall nlaco or attempt to pace any obstruction en any railroad ick, or who shall mlsplaco any vltch on any such roaa, whereby tho luo of any pi-rson parsing ovor said and may be tndangored, and for the arrest of each such person engaged tho robbing or attempting to rob any person upon or hnving In charge, In wholo or In part, any stngo coach, wagon, rnllroad train, or othor con vojanco, engaged In carrying pas songors, or any prlvnto conveyance within tho stato; tholr roward to-bo paid to tho paiBon making such, arrest immediately upon tho conviction of tho person so arrostcd; but no rorard shnll bo paid except after such con viction." Salmon Is said to bo a warrant broker, making his headquarters In nnd about tho court houso In Multno mah county. It does not appear whether ho captured tho robbor Mm oolf, or whether ho claims tho reward for hlmsolf or for some ono olso. This Is the robbor who was shot nt the re cent hold-up on tho O. R. & N , and it seems if any ono is entitled to the ro ward It would be tho mossonger who find tho shot that laid tho follow low, and enabled tho officers to secure htm. Two Federal Appointments Washington, Nov. 28. E. Lawrence, of Vermont, has been nppointed to succood Assistant Attorn oy Cbtistl nncy, resigned, and R, W. Webster, of Kentucky, to succeed Daniel Miller, recently tried for postal fraud. LEONARD WOOD'S ADVANCE Depends on Testimony of a Newspaper Syn dicate Rustler The Accused Official Explains How He Incurred Large Expenditures In Cuba Advlcos are to tho effect that ev erything Is quiet at San Domingo. rO-t-e4048tHOIr04tatCiaiOaif IC-I A Cash Store Charges You Only for the Goods You Get AfYAdit QtnrA charges you for iru goods VJCUU OlUlC you get and tor things your neighbor got and failed to pay for. Then you hive to pay for all of the extra expense connected with the credit bus iness. Try a Cash Store- Once SiMST. there. That's been the experience of thousands of cus tomers who deal with Washington, Nov. ?8. Ray Stan- nurd JJaker, who procured tho publi cation of tho Huncle article In tho North Amerlcnn Review, denouncing General Drooko, will bs summoned by the Mnate committee on military af fairs. On hla testimony will largely hang the decision as to Woods' eligi bility for higher office. Col Wood's answer to Itathbone's charges was mado public today. It contains OS closely typo-wrltton pages, onch of which bears Wood's signature. He denies all charges of unfairness, also denies positively that ho Influ enced the article against II rook o. Re ferring to expenses, he says every cent Is accounted for by vouchors, which the committee are at liberty to examine. He says expenses wore necessarily high, on Hccount of his position, which compelled him, as American representative, to entertain foreign representative He could - have charged tho expenses to hid own . . salary oceount, ns he was perfectly J I1 entitled to do, thus Increasing his .'salary, but preferred the government should know exactly how he oxpond- tho latter promised to glvo him threo million tlollan, which he had collect ed for charltyv EMPEROR OF GERMANY. Offers a Cup In a Race, In Which It Is Hoped He May Participate. Now York, Nov. 28. A Ilerlln dis patch today says, becauso of lll-houlth, tho kaiser has withdrawn tho offor of a cup in tho trans-Atlantic yacht raco of IOOjL Instead ho substituted an of fer ot aVup"to bo" raced Tor In J 805. The dispatch caused general rogrot among yachtsmen. Holding Train Men Responsible. Indianapolis, Now 28. Conductor Hastings ot tho Ulg Four work train, which collldod with a freight, killing 16 nnd Injuring 14 others, was nrrcBt cd nt his homo hero this morning, nnd takon to Pekln, Ulluols. Dispatches say tha engineer will also bo nrrcbted, nnd both tried for responsibility for the wretk. Made Today Chocolato Cararaols, Chocolate Chews, Chocolato Wafer, Popper- mints, Chocolato Wator Wlntorrrecms,. Walnut Top Chocolato Croawa, Jig center Chocolato Crews, Peppermint Wafers, Wlntwgroen Wafcra, UjK1 Cabin Creams, nt Z inn's 1 104 BUte Bt Phone 1871 Main. M Goo Is V M MIlMIKfJl jmWaaBm ilSlMrKtf HUf '$L Honest fate Sensational Sale of Ladies Suiis and Jackets Monoy saving opportunities galore during this salo. No firm can hIiow you tho styloa or anvo you tho raonov wo cnn. A romarkablo ualo of Ltidioa Rondy-To-Woar apparol is in progress lioro this week. All tho newest nnd most stylish garments shown this eoason, tho pricing tho greatest econ omy ovont of iho year. " Ladies Suits 437 4 Formerly $8.75 Ladies Suits 35 i sia iy mm mum ' newspaper men on various work was ' neceeeary and that many article Il'were published which were for the ! benefit of Cuba. l it ls-rperted that Roosevelt has as- i i ' eured Hanna that be would withdraw ; J the Woods noceinatlen, if it oouW he j preved that he was reaponelbie for )Uie attack on Hrooke in tit magasine. ! ! Reticle, although retired, can be Hirt- jsartialetl. Salem's Cheapest One Price Cash Store. Rubbers,' Rubber Boots, Duck Coats, ;; Slickers, Rubber coats, uvercoaTsuom- ; ; ing, Umbrellas, Shoes. Our Dry Goods Department has be4.n the talk of the town this year. We have the right goods. We cut the "reeular store" profits in two. E. T. BARNES, Proprietor f MiieiaiaittttwM'fftt' ed it. He says the employment of SEVERAL CRANKS AT LARGE. One Insane Man at St, Paul, Who Has Escaped. St. 1111. Nov. JgvI'eier BlltoU, Ih Mne. whe attempted to nseaalt Presi dent Rooeevelt a meet bane, eeogpttl from the state ieeene aahias yeeter day. The poNae believe he la In Min neapolis. Washlagtoa. Nev. M. Rev. Father Wattete. ekUmiag to bs asef riant pas tor of 8C Jean's Cathedral at Altoona, PeaJL. waa arreeted this roorBlnB by detectives, aad taken to a hoseJtaL The erteet aaMmaeed that tie turno to meet Preeldeat Roosevelt, because, Formerly $27 50 Ladies Skirts $00 Konnprly $4.fi0 Ladies Skirts Only a Few Left of tlioso protty bnakots which wo aro soiling nt One Half tholr marked price. This is nnothor grent monoy saving opportunily woll worth your timo to invostignto na it on utiles you to Hoouro a nioo hiiekot fur just half whut you would ordfnurily pay. Formerly $26 LadiesWatets 73c Formerly 85c Ladies Waists S035 i W TaaV Formerly $12.50 Ana so ob tbroorb our entire stock of ready -to wear nnueois. luvts tirate m Grand Orchestral Concert Tonignt From 7 p. m. to 0:80 p. in. Couionnt onjoy youreolvos thin ovening and bring your friends with you. AM Invited J LlfT itT; HiitSttttirMf ( Mtrx lltodTlkloftd On Wednesday l)ea 2 wo will conduct our i 52 Wednesday Surprise Safe by offering you high grade, blaok mercerized lustrnl pet ticoats with the colobrated McGkk Adjuotaulk Yokk of rogular $1.75 valuos for $JJ8 Wednesday Only wr4M Hit it H bUlHi tlm The Cfothes Game Any body can play tho clothe gnmo, and wo aro a "n in nor nt it, too. These Hart Sohuffner & Marx suits are tho clothes for it, nuoh ob you aro glad to bo seen in. No matter what your clothes need may bo wo have tho right things to supply thousand to sat isfy your taste and your pocket. $0 to $25 II j i