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The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-09-28
EGGED
ELDER
WILSON
An Affair Not at all Credit
able TO Greater Salem

Elder A. Wilson, who has been one
of the elders of the Church OF God,
was assaulted Sunday night on his
way home from church in North Sa.
lem. II is claimed that eggs we're
thrown. There has been some friction
between him and some OF the neigh.
bors, that resulted in the attack. He
is a man OF prominence in the society,
being appointed TO preach the sermon
at the conference OF elders at Fir
Grove church, Washington county,
September 30th.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-09-28
PERSONALS.

Prof z. M. Parvin went to Albany
this morning.
Miss Cecella Haines is visiting
friends in Portland.
Mrs. r. d. Gilbert spent the past
thre edays In Portland
Jesse Looney, Of Jefferson, was in
the city today on business.
A. j. Garland went TO Portland this
morning for brief business visit.
w. M Bushey went to Portland this
morning for a brief business visit.
Squire Farrar returned this morning
from Portland, where he went on bust
ness.
County Superintendent Moore has
returned from a few days visit to Sill
verton.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Basey have gone
10 Harrisburg for a short visit with
friends.
Harry Roland came down from JEFF
ferson this morning, where he spent
Sunday.
A. McGn the nurseryman, re-
turned this morning from short visit
to Portland.
Henry wiprut left last evening for
a weeks visit to Portland and Puget
Sound points.
e. f. Mckinney, the whitefaced
Hereford cattle king, OF Turner, was
in town today.
Miss Bessie Nlckell, OF Jacksonville,
Is In the city, Visiting at the home OF
her uncle, Henry Pape.
w. ]. Culver was a passenger for
Aurora this morning, where he has
some surveying work to do,
Governor Chamberlain returned
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-09-28

umns Of flames leaplng more than 100
feet into the air. and streams OF burn
ing turpentine lowing through the
streets, The loss iA a quarter Of a
million. .,..,s -.
Edward Rose, the boolxkeeper and
two girls are believed to. have lost
their lives in the nre. Five firemen
were severely burned, and one had an
arm broken. A string Of freight cars
was ignited by the burning turpentine
The Rock Island road got tied MP, a
string Of excursion trains. coming into
the city to the jubilee celebration,
we're tied up until there was a solid
chain two miles in length.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-09-28
Will Get
Together

The connection link between Spring.
field and Henderson station seems now
only a question OF the time necessary
In which 10 do the construction work.
For several months agents OF the s.
p. have been negotiating with proper
~ owners along the proposed route for
right OF way privileges, and these were
all adjusted. except In two or three
cases. where terms could not be agreed
upon.
Last Wednesday II. ]. Wilson, right
OF way agent OF the s. p. came up from
San Francisco and secured options on
the additional right OF way through his
assistant. W. W. Blanchard. These
options. which apply ON property TO bo
trayersed the entire route. hold good
until October 3ist. giving Mr.. Wilson
time to present the matter 10 the exec.
utlye board at San francisco. II these
options are acceptable to the board.
the amounts agreed upon will be paid
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-09-28

over TO each property holder along the
route. and the work Of conatructips the
cut-or will begin at the earliest ccn-
venience,
The reaiit Of this propqsed improve
ment win be highly beneficial to the
eastern end Of the county. and viii IA
cilitate the marketing OF the immense
output OF lumber from the Booth-Kelly
Company mills at Vending. Coburs
and Springfield. all Of which goes East
by the Southern route, and which.
heretofore, has been hauled around by
Albany. 100 miles out Of the way for
lack Of a mile OF road to connect the
woodburn and Vending branches
with the main llne.-Eugene Register
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-09-28
Made settIement Quickly.

Mrs. C. w. Knox this morning re-
ceived from the Endowment Rank of
the Knights OF Pythias $4,000. the
amount of the policy held by her hus-
band, C. w. Knox, in that order. The
proofs Of loss were made out and sent
in only 20 days ago. and already the
policy has been paid. This is one OF
the Quickest settlements of a frater-
nal insurance policy on record in this
city.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-09-28
Mrs. vandsrbIlts Flowers.
CNew York Presa)

NNNN ARAh
One OF Mrs. Alfred Gwynne Van
derbilt's most admirable traits 10
her sincere love OF flowers Many
women with every opportunity never
think OF wearing a flower and prefer
by far the CLINT OF the diamond but
not so Mrs Alfred Winter and
summer she Is seldom without low
ers. Nor does she wear small
bouquet, She goes In for huge clus-
ters, and in the dead OF winter she
may be seen with masses OF purple
violets. At Newport this summer
her conseryatorles yield any number
OF flowers. and at tho Casino In the
morning she wears new effects with
great regularity. With a heliotrope
gown the other day Mrs. Vanderbilt
wore fiv> big purple nag lilies. They
were fastened In her belt, and she
and Miss Natica Riyea had a furious
argument regarding the name OF the
flowers. Mrs. Vanderbilt called them
flags and Miss Riyes insisted they
were crises" Then Harry Lehr
came along and said they looked like
geraniums Whereupon the Casino
was convulsed with laughter
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-09-28
SALEM
SCHOOLS
T OPEN
Youngsters Came up
Smiling After Their
Vacation
Teachers Find so Many New
Pupils They Need Some
One 10 introduce
Them

The public schools of Salem opened
this morning for the years work with
the brightest of prospects. At all OF
the school buildings there were busy
times, bright-faced children coming
trooping in with their books under
their arms, apparently glad that vaca.
tion time was over, and they were re-
ceived with warm greetings by the
several teachers. They were assigned
to their respective rooms and those
changing grades and books we're given
lists of the books required, and this
afternoon the book stores are being
besieged by the little ones--and the
big ones-who are equipplng them
selves with the necessary books for
their work.
During the vacation the school build.
ings have been overhauled under the
direction of City Superintendent Trav.
er, and they are in excellent condi.
tion for the years work that is before
the schools. New blackboards have
been placed in all of the buildings,
and the school rooms otherwise i'm.
proved, until they scarcely resemble
the old rooms known In the past.
Superintendent Traver was early at
HIS post in the East school, overlook.
Ing the work of the opening OF the
schools, and advising the teachers.
where advice was needed. He has
made his assignment of teachers for
the year to the several buildings as
follows:
City superintendent II. Traver,
ONCE In the East school.
East school-B w. Emmett, princl-
pal; Maude Davis, Ethel M. Fletcher,
II. N. Goode, LILLIAN Harwood. Miriam
Hicox. Clara b. Carpenter. Lena Still.
we'll Emma Kramer, Pearl l.. Apple
gate. Allena Mellen. Margaret Cosper
North SCHOOL,. s. Graham. princl
pal; Annie NJ. Gordon. Annie w. Bles
son, Ida Miller. Myrtle Davis. Nellie r.
Starr, Olive NJ. Misamore. Carrie NJ
ogle.
Park school-W. NJ. Smith, prlncl
pal; Minnetta Magers. Lena Miller. Err
mine e. Bushnell. Halle @ Thomas
Bertha Ketchum.
Lincoln SCHOOL,. II. Baker, prin
cipRl; Ella l.. welch, Bessie Smith
Grace Belllnger, Maude Myers, Or
Willie Ballou.
Central schools-Alice H. Dodd
principal; Bertha C. Byrd, Anna
Fischer, Maria F. Darcy.
The public school libraries are as
follows:
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-09-28
Chicago
Has a Fire

Chicago. Sept. 2s.--A hre caused by
the accidental ignition Of a huge tank
OF varnish almost totally destroyed
the Standard Varnish company's plant
this morning Explosions Of a barrel
OF turpentino and shellae varniAh i'm
Deriled the fremen. a number Of whom
had narrow escapes. The lre was the
most spectacular In years. huge col
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-09-28
Hearst and
the Railroads

New York. Sept 2s.-Hearlng Of the
charges brought by Hearst against the
Philadelphia & Reading officers was
continued today before the interstate
commerce committee. after an inter
val OF several months. The charges
are that they control the coal mines,
and arbitrarily ix prices.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-09-28
Gard OF Thanks.

The mother, sisters and brothers OF
the late Bert Magers take this means
Of thanking their many friends for
their help and sympathy on the occa.
sion OF the death and funeral OF their
loved one. Especially thankful are
they 10 the woodmen. who took
charge OF the funeral services. Mrs.
Mary ]. Magers and family.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-09-28
Meeting With Teachers.

This afternoon the teachers Of the
schools are in session with the mem.
bers Of the school board, discussing
the grade work. and arranging for the
years labors, Members OF the board
viii make short addresses TO the as
sembled teachers. and the best inter
ests OF the schools will be discussed
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-09-28
!: Es::!. Es::! :. Social Realm4
Some Coming Events.

Photographers Association of Pa.
cinc Northwest, September 1926.
Second Southern Oregon District
Fair, Eugene. September 20 October 3.
klamath county fair. klamath Falls,
October SO.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-09-28
The Sole Survivor.

Mrs J. b. McLane, Of this city. Is
lying dangerously m at the home OF
her daughter. Mrs. j. II, Mccormick
ON Church street Mrs. Mcclane is
the last survivor OF the misslohary
party OF 1889. that came to Oregon in
the ship Lausanne
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-09-28
Military
ManeuVerS

West Point KY. Sept. 2s.--Twenty.
seven hundred regulars began man,
euvers here this morning and will oc-
eupy the time until Joined by 10000
militlamen Thursday. when the larger
war game begins.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-09-28
Company N. o. N. g. Attention.

Regular quarterly inspection will
be held at the ArmOry Tuesday even
ing at O'Clock. Company drll this
Monday evening. BY order
CHAs. A. MURPHY. Captain.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-09-28
ChicagO'S
Celebration

Chicago, Sept. 2s.-Three hundred
thousand are visiting the celebration,
and there is the greatest crowd on the
streets since the Worlds Fair.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-09-28
Blessed Be the Tie That Binds.

Fred de Vries and Miss Mary Gerig
were this morning granted a marriage
license by the county clerk, upon the
application and affidavit of jacob
Stouffer.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-09-28
Butchers on
a Strike

Kansas City, Mo-. Sept 2s.-seven
thousand members of the amalgamat
ed meat cutters and butchers union
meet tonight TO decide whether to
strike. in case their demand for an
increase is refused. The packers dc.
cline to make any settlement. except
to say that the settlement must come
from Chicago.
st. Joseph. No.. Sept. 2s,-Three
thousand butchers met today 10 dis.
cuss the strike.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-09-28

A vein has been struck IN the l. X.
L. mine. Greenhorn district, that 10
said 10 produce ore that assays 800
20 the pound. II is being carefully
gathered and sacked.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-09-28
VloIlns Ind MandoIlns.

Geo. c. VIII received last week a
Inns. Mr.. VIII has As large a stock Of
well-selected violins as can be found
in any Willamette valley store. both
in the cheap and high-prIeed instru-
ments. and finds the trade IN this line
fine this year.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-09-28

The books are nearly all new, ex.
cept at the Lincoln school.
School EnroIIment.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-09-28

Following is the enrolment on tn
first day Of the year for two years;
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-16

pend upon fte number of EsAHlos
shall be able 10 get to 90 with LIE s.
the base that is to be established on
Grant Land.
@The only man know positively viii
be III tie last dash VIII be Mathew
Hansen. the colofed man who has beea
with me on former expeditions would
not think ii goilfg without him. He Il
now til New York serving as q valet,
but he viii 90 with me whenever ! am
ready. / have three Eskimos in mind
who viii go with me.
Dogs only will be used IN dragging
the sleds across the ice between Grant
Land and the pole. They are better
than men in every respect. They travel
faster and are more faithful workers.
They require less food. and IN case of
dire necessity they can be used IS food
for the members of the party
II feel more confident of success than
before any OF the other trips ] have
undertaken"
IT il altogether probable the explorer
viii buy an ocean going tug that has q
wooden huh in q good state Of preser-
vation. This he will have braeed 50 the
maximum OF resistance to Ice pressure
| viii be produced. into this hull power
lful engines will be placed.
A supply of fuel win have 70 be tax
en north In tender and perhaps trans
ported to Grant Land by tho most labo.
/ 80, ~ Ia 10
| 10 return. ii she gets that far north
with the least possible delay after the
dash to the pole has been made.
The money for the enterprise has no
been raised, but President Roosevelt
and Acting Secretary Darling are sucl
good friends Of the project that theil
influence will be put back Of the efforts
the explorer intends making TO procur'
the necessary funds.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-16

Explorers Plans For Finding
the North Pole.
STEAM TO BE oHIBF MOTIVE POWER

Powerful Engines Are to nc Placed
In stanSh HuII OF wooden vessel
"a Withstand the Ice--FueI Win ne
Taken In Tender Negro Body
servant to Accompany Him on Last
Dash.
The expedition In quest of the north
mole which Lieutenant Peary Is to con,
dnct next year win he unlike any Of its
predecessors, says d Washington spe
ctal 10 the New York World. Instead
If depending upon sails as the chief
mart Il the motive power the explorer
win depend almost entirely upon steam.
sans If used, viii be the auxiliary
power
Acting Secretary Darling who i one
IL the heartiest supporters the explorer
has said tile other afternoon that the
nentenants idea was to use stanch
wooden hulled craft Of not over 400 Or
5oo tons. but to have in that hull as
Y1nVYeTTUl EBaNltiNA9 a. - $3.50
The vessel will be named after Mr.
Darling
peary's plan is to make bis base on
Grant Land and winter at Cape Co
lnmbia OF some point farther west
from that point be will have bis Eski'
mos transport his party across the hum
mockv ice that exists between the
einbty.third and eighty-siNth degrees
~ latitude. The men who are to makt
tba dash are not to engage ~ any q
tba toll Of getting across the Ice mum
Knocks but are to preserve their ener
gies for the last stage Of the Journey
which win be a little more than So'
mites long. The Eskimos are eXpecte'
Il transport this party about l0o miles
u have not determined the numbe
81 men who will accompany me in ~
y,,n Far tie pole, said Lieutenant Pea
j. III win not, however, consist Q
much more than twenty-five men, prot
ahlv not more than twenty { vii g
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-16

cadets call Colonel Mills, has always
been popular with the corps, but now
all hands are singing his praises.
While it has been noticed that the
sudden freedom has caused an undue
amount OF smoking at first, the army
officers ut the post are confident the
final result win be good. Colonel Mills
hopes to lessen cigarette smoking by
allowing pipes, for with the latter easy
to get and the former only TO be OBJ
tanned with great difficulty It Is argued
that the smokers Of the corps will grow
fond OF pipes. Neither cigarettes nor
cigars are to be sold at the store.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-16
A SOFT JOB


Eorisinal.l
Two 'pais' were sitting over their
grog in cheap gin shop.
"Hev y tried anythin' lately Nv
ansl' asked one.
''Wen. yes. / tried so'thin' last
week"
Make a haulg'
well, I'll give y the yarn, and y
can make up yer own moind as to that.
was readin' In the papers about the
sweIls that was Twin In the thousand
acre shootin' places on Long Island,
and / says to meself, says /, Evans,
me boy, If y kin git in with the serv-
ants o. one O. them country places y
might do a fine stroke O business So
/ fixes meself up ia store clothes, puts
some bills In me pockets fur treatin's
to 60 with the blarney, and takes the
train to -. One morntn' goes TO
the big iron gate q q fine place and
keeps me eyes open till l sees the
porter leayin' the lodge with some
tools over bis shoulder. Then I walks
in as though / belonged to the place.
It wasn't long before / sees young
woman come tearin' along on a mettle-
some cob, ana It was plain she couldn't
manage i'm. When she KEN up, sees
that she was frightened and jumps
for the nag's head and grabs i'm. She
had on black dress, with a white col.
lar. The black dress and collar looked
s,.4ss4,&-y Fgfrg 1. naF-4yeyak
"'Yer horse is mighty springy,'
says.
"Much obliged for stcppln' 'im,' she
says. 'Rldin among the trees Is dan.
gerous. I might have had me head
taken OFF by low branch
fright Y are says /. 'Ye're a fine
horsewoman. don't wonder yer mis-
tress has y break In her cobs.
ashe looked at me Gurus ioike AM
says:
"what re y dom IN hereT
az list walked IN to see the place,
saws /. and fine one 1t IS
ado y know any OF the serYantsf
aNo, | don't, but I'm hken 70 max
their acquaintance
aYvhat forT she asked, gtvtn' me
sly look.
aTm a sociabIe man and likes {
spend me money in good company.
"'Y' mean ye're In the perfession an
wants to Git a chance to crack u
crib
asY' do nae great injustice, Pc
tested, reproachful loike.
a's'posin' gives r. a chance, wh'
Is there In It for meP
.fY' could ha' knocked me down vii
q feather. I'D come all the way
meet suthin loike this, expectin' to DC
to WORK me way steaithy, and here
was thruwed right In me face.
"Tve money In me pocket To-
her. T'll pay down $50 and II y
meet me in the city after the job !
give = a share O. the proat.
aT'n not trust y for the profit 81
saws, Make it hundred and I'll p
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-16
The Tines Daily Short Story.


= on the track o. as fine haul as 3
ever made In yer life
aI give her the hundred and she told
me when the night come to climb the
trellls at the back O. the house, first
maxim sure the lights was out and the
house quiet-after 2 o'clock In the
mornin', for the quality sets up late
and after erossIn' the roof o the porch
I'd find a winder unlocked. ] was to
git in and go down the hall two doors
10 the right, and I'd find the silver
stored away in q closet
SHOW VIII I git out O. the place with
the high wall and the gate IockedY
"Tll speak to the porter she says.
I He's one Of us. Be off now; 1t won't
do for us to be seen talzin' here. "a
/ lose me place for that alone.
"With that she spoke to her cob and
rode away.
/ II goes OF half mile or SO in the
woods and wanders about till tie mid
die O. the night, then creeps up to the
crib. waitin' two hours longer for the
last light to 60 out and an hour more
to make sure all was asleep. Then ]
goes to the back o. the house, and
sure enough, there was the porch and
the lattice, with no trouble at ell to
climb to the roof. 1t was but three
steps to the window, and when tries
/ it 1t slides up as If It had been creased
II gifts into the winder and fesls me
way along the wall till comes to the
second door. 1t was gtandin open, and
1 blessed the girl for maxim it SO easy
for me. When + got into the room,
shet it and, first maxim sure the cur
tains was down, tux out me bullseye
Openin' a closet, / see a heap oil rolled
up in a sheet and, feelin' Of It, knows
by the heft that It was the silver.
"Well. / didn't grudge the hundred
I'd give the girl. for know'd there
was mighty lot Of it and even meltet
down there'd be ten times what *
paid for it.
"'Come out O. that says a man.
voice behind me, and, turnin', the lee
tries went up all over the house q
onct, and a cop had me covered
aWeH, they TUX me downstairs, an
there, in fine toggery, stood the gi1
that done me, a-givin' orders TO To
servants, and It was plain enough SD
was the mistress o. the house.
> MADAM says the p'liceman, y,
have to appear ag'in I'm in the morn
In
aTn do no such thing she say
naughty like. He saved me from has
FIJI me head taken of by the limb Of
tree when me horse was unmanage'
: Bile. Let him 60
'They TUX me away, and the ne1
! mornin', as no one appeared ag'in me
they creased the cop, reckon-h
p Judge give me thirty fur me eharacte
Q and SO I got of mighty easy. I read
y account O. the affair In paper, WI
lt ten UP by the funny man, ! recko
and it said the lady was daughter
q one O. them silver kings IN the we
u that had married d New York swe
y she was the best horsewoman, the be
tennis player. the best shot, on Loi
e Island"
It THOMAS EASTMAN WREN
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-16

King Alfonso had little adventure.
rather unusual with sovereignss the
other day. His majesty was walking
III the Prado when bullock broke
from herd that was being driven
ana. tearing away at full gallop, show
"a every disposition to use its horns
among the pedestrians and eduipages.
There was d regular stampede, but the
king showed his spirit and, drawing 9
revolver. brought the beast down With
two or three swiftly delivered shots.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-16
MAY SMOKE PIPES.
west Pointers Can Indulge In the
Weed From Now ON.

Weed From NOW On.
The cadets Of the United States Mill
tary academy are no longer prohibited
from smoking, says the New York
Times. AS the parade the other even
ing was about to end and just as the
adjutant was preparing to read the
"skin list the officer in charge handed
him an order to read. 1t said that pipes
and tobacco would be procurable in fu-
ture at the cadet store and that smok-
ing would be allowed in quarters dur
ing recreation hours as well as III the
outdoor court included by the quadran-
gular barracks. Superintendent Mills
made the change after obtaining the
consent Of Secretary Of War Root sew.
eral weeks ago The ~supe" as the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-16
mi1itnrv Wnteh.logs.

The military posts at the German
naval port Of Wilhelmshayen are fitted
out with watchdogs. Each sentry hss
one dog BY the leash and lets II loose
when suspicious people refuse to stop
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-16
The Full Dinner Pail

Of most Of the highest type Of workingmen
contains liberal supply Of bread made
from Pillsbury's Best Flour.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-26

fession, who sued the village Of New
GAINESVILLE for two months salary. It
was refused on the ground that she was
not qualified to teach, her certificate hav-
ing been issued under law since re-
pealed. The supreme court holds that
the certificate remains good until it is
revoked, and that the school board is
bound by its contract. The syllabus is as
follows:
Lille @. Smell, respondent, vs.. James Glasgow.
as president Of the Board Of Education Of New
GAINESVILLE, appellant.
A county superintendent of schools at the re.
qeust of the board of education Of an indie.
pendent school district, made under section 8 S1O
G. S., 1914, examined plaintiff as to her. com.
potency to teach In the public schools and issued
to her proper certificate Of qualification. Held.
that such certificate was issued to her by the
county superintendent in virtue of his office
and duly qualified plaintiff to teach in the schools
of the county, until revoked; and even tho sec.
tion $50, under which the board Of education
requested him to make such examination may
have been repealed prior to the issuance Of the
certificate, or subsequently thereto the con.
tract entered into by plaintiff with such board
Of education, based upon such certificate, was
val1d and binding. Affirmed. Brown, J.
Other decision were filed to-day as follows: