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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-19

Representative Mellette's bill for
all time protection of antelope passed
the senate Saturday and on receiving
the governor signature will become
a law.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-19

Senator Young of Iowa is urging
his friends in the Hawkeye state to
adopt the Oregon primary law. Sen
ator Cummins has also endorsed this
law. But Young does it in. order to
"protect the people from free trade
and Cummins does it to protect them
from tariff eXtortionS.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-19

Senator Roskie of Brookings, will
introduce a bin for a state printery
in the capitol building.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-19

The list of soters ia Adams e;st;i4tty,
Ohio, who confess to the sale of their
votes has now reached 1928, and is
still growing. This is the most stu
pendous shame ever furnished by a
single county.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-19

Six United States senators have
died in the past six months They
were Elkins of West Virginia, Daniels
of Virginia, Dolliyer of Iowa, McEn-
cry of Louisiana, Brownard of Flori-
Ga and Clay of Georgia.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-19

At the press meeting closing the
session, after an address by Governor
Vessey, the newspaper men adopted
a resolution, endorsing the calling of
a constitutional convention, and one
for the creation of a state department.
of immigration and publicity They
believe in making such department
an effective one and that it be given
not less than s25,O00 year as q
working fund for the proper adver-
tising of the state.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-19

l was bound to come-the question
of who owns the air. 1t has been dis
cussed by the American Economic
association without solution. Sup
pose the courts will have to decide it
in the end. Wouldn't it be awful if
they should say that it is unconstitu-
tional to breathe?
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-19

Senator Candy has a bill which will
be of mere than passing interest to
all cities which own their municipal
systems. he provides that all water
rentals shall be against the property
instead of the individual. This would
mean that the property owner must
look after collection from his tenants
and there will be no loss of rentals by
the tenant moving out and refusing to
pay for water he used while such
tenant.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-19
FAMOUS EcoNoMlzERs
President Taft, Hetty Green.
SATURDAY DolNGs

Carl Sherwood of Clark, before
leaving the city, let it be known that
he would ba a candidate for the
United States senate to succeed
Gamble.
Thomas Sterling, John Hantte;,
and I'll. *. Warren, the commission
appointed by the governor to frame
revenue bill, have reported to the
governor and recommend a state tax
commission OF three members with
slx-year terms and salaries of 81 800
year, with full powers over tax
matters for the state.
The Soldiers Home investigating
committee met this morning and or.
ganized by selection of Wyman as
chairman and Cranston as Secretary.
They will go to Hot Springs on Thurs-
day of next week.
A house bill this afternoon will ask
that the Office of state surveyor be
abolished.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-19

South Dakota has almost City mil
lion acres of land. Any advanced
agricultural process which will add
an average of bushel of wheat to
the acre, or its equivalent in other
crops means stupendous addition to
the state s annual wealth. 1t H. w we can
scarcely pay too high a price for edu-
cation that will produce such result,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-19

The United States supreme court in
a unanimous decision ruled that the
government could not maintain the
se-called Panama libel suit'' and
therefore, dismissed the Roosevelt
case against the New York World
and tho Indianapsin Nowa1A
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-19
When are the purchasers of those
Ohio votes to be indicted? Are they
too high up?
SETTLING THE LAST WEST

On January l., AS years after the
discovery OF America by Columbus,
thousands of settlers started from
Edison, Alberta, to begin the conquest
of the Peace river country. 1t is the
last large unbroken tract left for
settlement on the North American
continent and will accommodate 20
600 homesteads of 100 acres each.
What a wonderful story it has been
the occupation of the continent by
white men and it's gradual subjuga-
tion to the uses of civiiization Back
of the impulse which sent millions
into the wilderness was the over
mastering desire for home or indie
pendence.
Has the desire been satisfied?
Millions have acquired land, built
homes, and assisted in the growth
Of towns. cities and states. And yet
the question of freedom alike for the
individual and for society is still
unanswered.
Edwin Markham has said.
Man is the conquest of an endless quest.
long divine adventure without rest:
Each hard earned freedom withers to bond
Freedom forever is beyond beyond
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-19

There are more promising indica-
tions than for some time past of a
great revival of the mining industry
in the Northern Hills. The contin-
ued good reports from Carbonate and
the opening of big shoots of ore on
the old Deadwood-Delaware ground
are very encouraging. These two
districts represent the south and
north ends Of the known silicious ore
deposits, and as a result of the recent
important developments there will
be increased interest in prospecting
throughout the great intervening
country.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-19

Good reports continue to come from
the Iron Hill in Carbonate district.
With thorough development the
mountain containing the Iron Hill,
Seabury, Rattler and other properties
is certain to become great producer.
One great drawback to the develop
ment has been the fact that the
ground has been held in separate
groups, each of small area If the
live mining men of the Northern Hills
had combined their energies to con
solidate and develop those. properties
years ago the mining industry of the
Hills would be in far better condition
today.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-19

RI : I & ~ I
Dick Richards asks members OF the
Legislature and state officers to send
letters to the president protesting
against the appointment of Elliott as
federal judge. Ike Webb, Of Dead
wood, has another plan, which he
thinks will aid him (the president)
in reaching decision that will be
satisfactory to the people of South
Dakota. Webb's proposed plan is;
something new and is worthy of pub
lication for it's novelty at least. With
the aid of the two gentlemen named
and the Thousand and one others anx-
ious to help him in arriving e 8 de-
cision. surely President Taft should
easily settla ths qpasttan
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-18

There have been several confersn-
ceB since yesterday between the State
Asylum Board and the experts hired
to examine the site of the Eastern
Oregon asylum, at Pendleton. Sena-
tor Bowerman went before the board
and had some plain talk, and both
West and Kay assured him that there
was no desire, on their part to reflect
on him in any act in connection with
the selection of the site. The experts
all agree that the matter can be east
ly and adjust by buying another tract
of land adjoining, on which it is stat
ed the parties have already given the
state an option, where there are suit
| able building grounds, and the whole
matter has been a tempest in a tea
pot. Senator Bowerman, holdover
declared all had been done in good
faith by himself, and he was not will
| ing to be paraded as fool before the
people, but would get out his snick-
/ ersnee, and do business on his own
account, even to demanding am ex-
animation of the present asylum man
, agement. He put one of the experts
on asylum sites through a severe grill
ing, and made him admit that there
was plenty of good building sites all
around the land selected, and it was
only a matter of buying little more
land which the state really needed,
, and the indications are that the whole
matter will be adjusted harmoniously
The only falling-off place now is the
selection of the legislative joint COM
mittee to act with the committee pro-
posed by the asylum board, and they
will probably bring in two reports,
and the whole matter will be put up
to the legislature. A lot more ex'
perts, medical men and clerks will
get junkets and jobs and good time
at the states expense. One thing has
developed, and that is Bowerman will
fight, and his lunges are of the John
son-Jeffries class, and produce dis
may in certain quarters. Efforts tC
discredit him for political effect are
not as successful as was expected.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-18
WHOLE VALLEY is A FLOOD
BRIDGES CARRIED AWAY
ALL TRAFFIC IS STOPPED
Many Bridges Have Gone Out and Many More Will Base.
mens All Over the City Are Flooded A Greeks Are Riv
E and Sweep Everything Before Them Damage in Sa-
lem Will Run Far Into the Thousands.

The bridge at Thrner went out last
night, and all wires went down to the
south at noon today, indicating the
carrying away of one or more railroad
bridges.
From indications the damage will
be immense, and it is not improbable
that a new high water record may be
made for all Western Oregon.
The damage done to Salem and
vicinity cannot be estimated at the
present time. The following bridges
in the city have been washed out.
The Fourteenth street bridge near
the Falls City Lumber company; the
Thirteenth street bridge on the Prin-
gle Road; the South High street
bridge; the Mission street bridge near
Twelfth; the Twelfth street bridge at
Helms; the foot bridge ON North
Seventeenth; the culvert on Twelfth
near Waller street. The Southern
Pacific bridge just South of the pas
senger depot is going rapidly, num-
ber of piles having gone from under
1t and 1t is sagging to the west; the
Winter street bridge at Bellevue is
completely submerged and probably
taken away; the concrete bridge on
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-18
CIRCLED AROUND VESSELS
SWOOPED DOWN ON CRUISER
AND FLUTTERED TO DECK
Eugene Ely in CurSS BpIane, Makes Spectacular Flight
at San Francisco Sailing Out Over the Bay CCng Around
Ships and Finally Landing on the Big Cruiser PennsyNa-
MIA Without Any Mshap- -AirShps May Become Part Of
War Vessels Complement.

Ely again climbed into the saddle OF
his aeroplane, the engines whirred,
and the machine, rising lightly, skim
med over the edge of the platform.
For moment 1t seemed as though
the daring aviator was due for a
plunge in the bay for, before his en-
gines had developed their full speed, 4,
his aeroplane dipped down and only
stopped its glide when within six feet
of the water.
Then, gathering headway it
SCARED aloft, Ely, to give a parting
salute to his wife and others on the
ship, circled once around the cruisers
and then SKINNED swiftly down the
bay. He reached Selfridge field in
about 20 minutes, and, landing easily,
completed without mishap the fight
that Is hailed as a new mark In the
history of aerial navigation.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-18

The storm, beginning yesterday
morning early, and which is still at
tending strictly to business, is one Of
the hardest and most steady down.
vours ever experienced in the William
cite valley. The terrific increasing
dOwnpOur made every little stream a
raging torrent, and every big one an
irresistible food. The fact that
there has been no real high water for
several years, has permitteS/the ac-
emulation of much dead timber and
trash-ahd the shdden flood has sent
this down in tremendous quantities,
piling 1t against fences and small
bridges, causing them to be swept
out TO add to the sea of debris. This
fOtSam gathered at the bridges on
the larger streams and damming the
foods, soon caused a wash that tore
everything out in front of it. Each
bridge, in turn, added to the danger
Of those below, as it swept along on
the resistless current.
The wires are down in all direc-
tons, SO that the story of the flood
IN general cannot be told, but 1t can
be guessed at from the effects at
points in and near Salem.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-18
ruslrnp rnrss trAsru MIRu.l

San Francisco, Jan. tS.-SweepjDg
like a giant bird up from the south
through San Francisco bay, Eugene
Ely, in a Curtiss biplane. today made
the first landing any airman has ever
accomplished on the deck of war
ship.
At high rate of speed, Ely swept
over the water amid the cheers of
thousands who lined the shores and
swarmed on the masts oil the ships in
the harbor. Just as his machine
neared the cruiser Pennsylvania, Ely
slowed down, hovered for moment
and then settled down on the deck of
the vessel as easily as a bird, He
stopped with 20 feet to spare from
the edge Of the platform built to re-
ceive his craft.
Ely's wife was the first to greet the
daring aviator. She was aboard the
Pennsylvania, and after rushing up
to her husband, threw her arms about
his neck and kissed him. She pinned
big bunch of violets on the bi-
plane which had borne him aboard
The officers of the warship hOisted
the aviator. on their shoulders and
carried him into the cabin, where they
congratulated him.
When Ely landed he greeted the
newspaper men with smile.
Boys, it was easy" he said. 81
can do it every day. I'm going to dc
it again before the meet is over"
When Ely came up the bay he cir
cled around the transport Buford
which was lying near the Pennsyl
vania, and then swooped over to the
cruiser He circled about the war
ship again like a big hawk, and, final
ly, getting his desired direction ant
angle, allghted with no more Difficult
ty than he would have experienced or
wide plane.
All along the harbor, when the
landing was made vessels turned loose
their sirens, and the big crowd which
lined the banks and the anchored
vessels shouted themselves hoarse.
After remaining on the cruiser
about an hour, during the greater
part of which the was kept busy an.
swering questions of the naval men
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-18

East State street and Nineteenth is
in a very serious condition and may
go at any minute; the bridge across
Chemeketa and Eighteenth is float
ing; the small bridge at the corner of
Mill and Church is floating.
The plant of the Perfection Sewing
Cabinet company, of this city, which
was being erected on Fourteenth
street near the Falls City Lumber
company is practically demolished
The water is very high all around the
fair grounds. The local street cars
run north only as far as Gains ave-
nue. Hood street at this place being
flooded with two feet of water to the
fair grounds. The old car barn on
East State street near Nineteenth is
in a dangerous condition. The cars
go south only as far as Lincoln
street, as the water here washes the
rock on the tracks so fast that it
cannot be kept clean. t....,.,..
The plant of the Portland Railway
Light and Power company at Silver
(Continued nm mage eight.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-18
++++++++++++++
Scientists Are Safe.

+ Winnipeg, Man, Jan. 1S.- +
+ Professor j. NJ. Macon and Is +
+ scientists, who have been on a +
+ geological survey in the Hud- I.
+ son Bay country, are here to- +
+ day, after a trip of extreme +
+ hardship. They walked 100 +
+ miles with the temperature so +
+ degrees below zero Captain +
+ Harold Bartlett, of the wrecked :
+ schooner Jeanie, brother of =
+ the commander of the steamer =
+ Roosevelt, of the Peary polar ex- +
r petition, and his crew, accom- =
+ panied the party here. :
r Their vessel was dashed to =
+ pieces on the rocks in Hudson =
+ Bay last September in a violent =
+ storm. The party, for whom :
= grave fears had been entertained =
+ for several months, reached =
+ Churchill about December 1. =
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-18
SYSTEM IS
DEBATED
AT LENGTH
SENATOR ABRAHAMS REFUSES TO
INDORSE THE OREGON SYSTEM
UNTIL 1T GETS BEYOND EXPER.
MENTAL STAGE.

Charging that the attempt of the in
surgent element of the senate to pass
resolution declaring Oregon's gov
ernment the best in the world and the
legislatures confidence in the initia-
tive, referendum, corrupt practice
act, the direct primary law and the
recall, and commencing them to the
consideration of other states was the
Haunting of the red flag and that he
did not propose to make fool of
himself by voting for the resolution
when that government was but in an
experimental stage, and when he was
unacquainted with the government of
other states, Senator Abraham, of
Douglas county, this morning opened
the fight on behalf of the stand-pat
element against the passage Of the
resolution.
The resolution came back from the
resolution committee with a majority
report adverse to it and aminority re-
port in favor of it. Senator Kellahar,
its author, moved to substitute the
minority report for the majority, and
incidentally threw down the gauntlet,
when smarting under the criticism
which had been made against the bill,
he stated that he understood that
there was some oratory to be loosed
against it and that he desired to put
that element on record as to their
views of the states government.
Government Experimental.
1t looked for awhile as though the
challenge was going to go unaccepted
but it finally brought Senator Abra-
ham to his feet with the statement
that while he believed in upholding
the government and had taken an
oath to that effect that he had not
taken an oath to lie about it. He
maintained that he did not know, nor
did any OF the other senator's, any
thing about the government of other
states and that he therefore could not
commend the Oregon government to
it, and especially when 1t was in an
experimental stage and that it was
now on the threshold of great dan
gers. He had confidence in the judg-
ment Of the people-in their ability to
vote intelligently but he called atten-
.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-18
Lippitt Succeeds AIdIich.

Providence, R. l.. Jan. 1S.-Hen-
ry R. Lippitt, a former governor OF
Rhode Island, was today elected in
joint session of the legislature here
to succeed Nelson W. Aldrich as
United States senator, Lippitts
chief opponent for the honor was Col
onel Samuel PomeToy Colt, a Newport
millionaire. -
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-18

Theatre, New York, ranks as one of
the strongest and most enjoyable Of
ferings of the year. Miss Crothers'
insight and sympathy into feminine
nature has made it possible for her
to give Miss Mannering a role that
reveals the secrets of woman's nature
She has shpwn a great aptitude to de-
lineate novel characters, and power
to depict scenes of dramatic power
Prices soc, $1.OO, s1.5O, $500.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-18
No Election in Iowa.
[uNlrnp Fasss LnAAHD VIM. |

[uNITAD PRESS LEASED wIRl.l
Des Moines, Ia, Jan. 1S.--The first
joint ballot of the legislature for the
election of a United States senator
was taken here today The Repub-
licans were divided. The vote Por-
ter, Democrat, 5S;9 Young S2; Funk.
21; Kenyon, 90; Byers, IA; Garst.
6; Feeley, 4 Frank, 2.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-18
MARY MANNERING
TO BE HERE SATURDAY

Mary Mannering, who is now star
ring in her greatest success "a Mans
World" by Rachel Crothers, author
of "The Three of U.s." will come to
the Grand opera house Saturday
January 21. This play, which ran
for nearly an entire season. when it
was first produced at the Comedy
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-18
AVIATOR LANDS ON BIG BATTLESH|P
GIVEN AN OVATION BY THE OFFICERS
Some Prehistoric Bones.

= Stockton, CAL, Jan. 49, :
+ The discovery of portiPns of =
= skeleton of prehistoric beast, :
+ lifted from the bed of the San I
+ Joaquin river by the bucket 4
= dredger, prompted search for Z
+ the remaining parts of the skel- 4
eton. Today the dredge will I
= cut the bed of the stream deep I
+ er. C. H. Brandt, who found I
= the bones, will send them to 4
= the University of California. 4
= The bones are on exhibition 4
+ here. Z
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-18
TERRIFIC AND STEADY RAINFALL
MAKES STREAMS RAGING TORRENTS
Hens Make IA Record.

: Walla Walla, Wash, Jan. IS. .
= The hans of Petaluma, CAL, .
, will have to look to their records :
= Balancing his books for the year .
+ today, c. c. Parker, a rancher, :
+ found that the 200 hens had :
= paid all the expenses of operat- :
, ing his 400-acre wheat ranch, :
+ and had; in addition, cleared :
= $SS by their indcstry.
? According to Parker, the eggs :
: laid by the chickens paid for all
= the fuel, meat and even for the
+ threshing of 200 acres which
? had been sown to wheat.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-18
I.oindexter Elected.

Olympia, Wash, Jan. IS. Con
gresham Miles Poindexter was unan
imously elected to the United States
senate by the legislature today. Poin
dexter is one of the leading progres
sive Republicans of the West.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-18
Reed From Missouri.

Jeqerson City, Mo, Jan. 1S.-Jas.
Reed was today elected United States
senator for Missouri, receiving ma
jority of 32 on a joint ballot In the
legislature.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-18
Mclean from Connecticut

Hartford, Jan. 1S,-George Nc
Lean was today elected United States
senator to succeed Morgan C. Buck
lev.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-18
NATTER OF
ASYLUM IS
SETTLED
Bowerman Refuses to Be SCape
goat and lntimateS He Might
Call for Investigation of the
Asylum Here.
PLENTY OF BUILDING SITES

Grounds Selected, 1t Is Agreed, Has
Plenty of Building Sites, Especial
ly If Some More Ground Is
BOught-EXperts Admit This When
Questioned by Observation-Disclosures
Delegation Will Visit the Grounds.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-18

tconuAued on Page 81
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-18

CONTINUED on page eight.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-18

= ++++++++++++++ =
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1911-07-15
THE END OF LICENSED
MURDER.

Murder of government license
has, ended. The Bureau of Agri-
culture has made a clean sweep
of poisoners of babies and manu-
facturers Of habit-forming, death
dealing drug preparations. This
is work which can only be truly
estimated by another generation.
The inaccessibility Of dangerous
stimulants and narcotics to mil
lions who have formerly relied
upon drugs instead Of their will
power. will force these mem and
women to foster their natural re-
sistance. War never laid as hea-
w a hand upon civilization as
have cocaine, opium and their
ilk. The drug habitue is unfit to
perpetuate a race. He wills to
his descendants pulpy bodies and
degenerate brains. We have not
vet appreciated to what extent
few fearless and intelligent pub
lie servants have blessed their
time by extirpating the source OF
a viciousness which had begun to
;mperil the destiny of our race
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