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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-10-17
EVERYONE WANTS TO KNOW
ABOUT OREGON SYSTEM

That some ambitious young man
should undertake the proposition of
publishing pamphlet giving com
plete information on the Oregon Sys-
TEN in general, is the opinion Of
Secretary Of State Olcott after hay-
ing had the experience OF answering
hundreds OF letters asking for in
formation in regard to the subject.
He sent out this morning all mat
ter available on the initiative and
referendum to the American Bureau
of Political Research He still has
many more demands on the subject,
and so great has become the demand
for information along that line that
1t has become burden on the office
Of the secretary.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-10-17
Raise Half Million.

San Francisco, Oct 17.-Recrults
for the Chinese revolution are enlist
ing here today at the offices of the
Chinese National association in the
Chinese Masonic building. DR.. Sun
Vat Sen, leader OF the revolution,
heads the association with Ia COM
patriots, all of whom are expected to
SAIL for China soon to direct the
movement.
Disaffection is said to be spread
ing rapidly among the imperial
troops, according to reports received
here, one private cable giving the
Information that one body of 4O,-
900 imperial soldiers were showing
signs Of detection.
Another report gives a thrilling
account of the sinking Of three gov
ernment gunboats by the rebels at
WI Chang, on the Yang Use Klang.
Transportation across the great
Hoang Ho river, In Huana Is by bota
only today, because of the destruc-
ton by the rebels of the steel can
tileyer bridge, which had been used
by tens of thousands daily. The reb-
els have taken position near the
bridge, where they will meet the Inn
perlal army from Peking. The po-
sltlon Is said to be ideal for the reb-
els
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FORGERS
MAKE FINE
CLEANUP
UNITED PRESS LEASED w1RE.I

Portland, Ore, Oct. 17.-Apparent-
ly thousands of dollars have been
cleaned up by gang of forgers with
in the last "a hours by cashing ficti-
tious pay checks of the Oregon Wash
ington Railroad & Navigation COM
pany. The headquarters of the gang
presumably is Seattle as a number of
checks arrived in Portland from Seat
tie today, and more are being re-
celyed this afternoon.
1t is believed that Spokane has
been worked and it will not be possi-
bic to ascertain the extent OF the
gangs operations for a day or so.
The first of the forgeries was dis
covered by a clerk in the United
states Bank here.
The forgers printed their checks
from a plate and filled out the num-
oers of the pay checks in regular
manner. The worthless checks re-
eeiyed thus far have been made out
either to John Connors or VIM. Stew
ems.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-10-17

is MAKING
fine FLIGHT

Minneapolis Oct II. 49, Aviator
Harry Robinson ascended here today
at 9:10 o'clock, passed Hastings, 30
miles away, at 9:4O and landed at
Lake City at 1915 He re-ascended
at 1925 and started for Lacrosse, SO
miles away
Lacrosse Wis, Oct 17.-Aviator
Robinson landed In the water of the
Mississippi river at Minnesota, MINI.
He re-ascended at Hap o'lock and
again started west
Robinson landed at Whitman, 12
miles north of here, at 12:15 o'clock
to replenlsh his supply of gasoline.
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MAY WRANGLE
over EXPENSES
OF TAFT VISIT

When the Salem Business Mems
League holds its regular monthly
meeting this evening at the Board of
Trade rooms, there is apt to be pre-
cipitated an all around row over the
action Of the board of directors in
turning down the share of the ex-
penses of the association for the en-
tertainment of President Taft when
he visited the city last week
There seems to have been o plan
on foot that the board or trade was
to pay half of the expenses and the
Business Mems League half. When
the board Of directors of the latter
association met, they decided that 1t
was not Just for the association to
bear any Of the expenses, and op-
posed the plan Business men be-
longing to the organization are said
to be lrate over the action of the
board and 1t is said that there will
be a genuine wrangle tonight on the
subject,
Also Elect Officers.
Besides a consideration of this
question, the league will also elect
officers, and the committee on the
charter for commission form of
government submit its report. After
this committee submits its report,
general discussion of the charter will
follow
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BIG BATTLE IS imminent IN CHINA
REBELS RUSH TO MEET REGULARS
.++++++++++++
La Toilette for President.

, Chicago. Oct. 17.-Senator .
: Robert NJ. La Folette will be the .
, choice of the progressive Re- :
? publicans for the nomination :
, for president of the United .
, states, according to the definite .
? stand taken at the conference :
= here today. The progressives :
: are planning to carry their
, fight for La Toilette to the ma .
; tional Republican convention :
, The declaration of principles !
: issued by the conference does
; not specify the exact reforms ad- .
+ vocated, merely speaking of the
: lodgment of greater control in
= government affairs by the peo-
pie. l
? There is no formal session of
+ the convention today, the del
: egates remaining to discuss the 1
+ situation generally. Tonight |
+ there will be mass meeting, 1
! which will be addressed by Sena- 4
: tors Clapp and Crawford, Ames 1
Pinchot and George Record.
I 4 = = 4 = = . = l. 4 a. L L I
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A Grandstand Play.

Bowie, Ariz., Oct 17.-Oillng
wheels of cars an dtapping for flaws
Is the occupation here today of j..
kruttschnitt, Jr, son Of the vice.
president and director Of mainte-
nance and operation Of all the Harri-
man lines
Julius Jr, wears the regulation
oyeralls and carries a long necked
"tallow pot, and tests every train.
accompanied by yard crew and un-
der the protection of a guard armed
with six shooter.
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MUST STATE
THE NATURE
OF THE WORK
UNITED PRESS LEASED wrnr.1

San Francisco, Oct. l7.-State La
Dor Commissioner Mclaughlin said
today that he would Immediately
warn a number of employment agen-
cies here that they must cease to ad-
vertise for shopmen for the South
ern Pacific railroad unless they state
in their printed advertisements that
the men are wanted to take the place
of the strikers.
The police will tomorrow inspect
the sanitary conditions in the round
houses of the company here. The
car shops were inspected Sunday but
no report was made.
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PHILADELPHIA WINS IN eleventh
. BAKER Observation-Disclosures RUN
: + + - + + + = =
First Woman to Register.

+ San Francisco, Oct. H. 1
+ Mrs. Emma Harrington, cash. 1
+ Ter in the justice courts, and
= wife of Registrar H. c. Harring- 4
: ton, was the first woman to reg
+ lister as a voter in San Francis
: co. She claimed affiliation with 4
: the Union Labor party, when
: she signed the registration affi- 4
+ davit today, five minutes after I
: the election committee, on spe- !
: cial call, rescinded its action of I
+ yesterday, and adopted a reso- !
Z luton for the acknowledging !
+ the right of women to enroll !
I their names as voters. !
? The women cannot yet have :
: their names placed on the pre- :
, cint registers, as the law pro- :
? vides that all applicants shall :
; be segregated and kept apart :
+ from the regular registration :
= and not entered until the Off =
, cial statement of the adoption I
+ of the suffrage amendment has :
+ been filed. Z
, + - + + - + - + r + =
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LA TOILETTE WOULD
NOT TALK ABOUT 1T
[uNITnD rREss LEAsEp wmn. |

Washington. Oct. Senator La
Toilette today declined to comment
on the endorsement for the presl-
dental nomination rendered by the
Congress OF Progressive in Chicago
1t Is doubted whether he will have
time for an adequate campaign be-
fore congress meets.
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Hottest Dan of Yenr.

San Francisco, Oct 17-Cltlzens
here breathed sighs of relief here to-
day after "a hours of wilted collars
and long drinks caused by the hot
test day of the year In San Fran
cisco, The thermometer reached
S12, and the heat lasted until far
into the night, with beaches, parks
and doorsteps lined with sweltering
humanity.
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Insane for a Minute.

Tacoma, Oct. III was insane
at the moment | shot Mrs. Vivian Ir-
vine. at Eatonville, and sane again
the next minute"
This was the defense offered by
Frank Calvin in court today, after
pleading not guilty to the charge Of
shooting with attempt to kill. :
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Are Tonr Counters.

Redwood City Cal, Oct. 17.-Hllls-
borough's millionaire voters cannot
count well in small denominations.
IN counting the Al votes which they
cast at the recent election, they
counted fye too many.
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One Lorimer Vote.

Chicago, Oct. 1.-THE dying
request of Sheriff Thomas Bar
rett, of Crook county, Illinois, Z.
was the reason for the support :
offended William Lorimer. the !
Chicago boss, by Representative |
Wilson, of the Illinois legisla- |
! ture. So Wilson testified today 1
! before the senatorial committee 4
which is investigating tie
i charges that Loriper's election |
to the United States senate was 4
illegal. 4
) Wilson said he voted for Lor- 1
inner because Sheriff Barrett. 4
, on his death bed, asked him to 1
favor the blonde boss" when /
! voting "Lorimer is good man 4
and had a fine family. He stood 4
well with the Irish" said Bar 4
: rett on his death bed, accord 4
ing to the witness.
. Wilson denied having asked 4
; any other member of the legis- 1
. lature to vote for LOrimer.
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He Saw The Shark.

San Francisco. Oct. 17.-Some
strangers wanted to show Carl John
son, butcher, a 40 foot shark. They
led him to secluded place and
robbed him. Johnson is satisfied he
saw a shark
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Died With shoes OF.

Cleveland, O., Oct. 17.-Holding
crowd of more TINA 100 at bay today
after having fatally shot his wife,
George Hermle, aged As, wealthy
real estate dealer of Euclid su-
burb, calmly removed his shoes,
turned his weapon on himself, and,
pulling the trigger with his toe, in
stantly killed himself.
No motive was given for the
double tragedy.
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SIXTY THOUSAND IN ARMY s-...
TO MEET IMPERIAL TROOPS
REBELS HAVE STRONG PLACE

Three Government GunboaS Sunk by Rebels and Great Steel
Bridge Across the Hoang HO Is Desroyed-Rebes Have
Taken Strong Position Near the Bridge to Await the Com
ing of the mperlaSChneSe in San Francisco Raise Half
Million Dollars to Aid Rebels, and Many Will Join the Rebel
Army.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-10-17

The consolidated school depends
Tor its success upon good teachers
and the consolidated support of the
community.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-10-17

revolution was declared. The major
portion of this fund was contributed
by Chinese in San Francisco and Call
ifornia, although donations have
been received from Chinese in all
parts of the United States.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-10-17
QUAKERS GET ONE In NINTH
MAKING A TIE AND CAPTURE
TWO AND GAME. IN ELEVENTH

Baker, VINO Bated Home Run for the PhIeS Yesterday
Does Again Ioday-New York Makes One in the 'Eev-
enh, But the Billy Penns Win by Score of to 2-Game
Was Played in Light Mist on Slippery Ground But Was
Great Even-AtendanCe Was Up to Capacity of Grounds
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IN FAVOR or
The CHARTER
MEMS CLUB OF THE METHODIST
CHURCH DISCUSS CHARTER
AND EX-MAYOR RODGERS EX-
PLAINS IT'S PROVISIONS.

The mems club of the First Meth
odist church held a meeting last
night to discuss the proposed COM
mission charter They served a din
ner and usually are in session from
600 to 500, but last night sat until
1000 p. m.
Following prominent citizens were
on the platform and participated in
the discussion: Max Buren,, Gideon
Stolz, A. F. Hofer, Assistant Attor-
ney-General |. H. Van Wrinkle, Theo-
dore Roth Geo. F. Rodgers, DR.. B. L.
Sleeves, DR. E. H. Todd and DR.. Da-
Wis Errett
Rodgers Leads.
After the dinner ex-Mayor George
F. Rodgers spoke in favor of the
proposed new charter. His explana-
tions were very clear He undoubt-
edly did much to increase interest
and friendship for commission form
of government, and said in part:
THE American system of govern
ment is not success. We have been
compelled to wash our linen before
the world and to expose all of the
rottenness, graft and corruption we
can conceive Of"
He told of the accidental organiza-
tion of the commission form at Gal
weston, following the destruction of
that city, when the old council proved
entirely inadequate to handle the sit
uation, and the people asked and re-
ceived permission to conduct the Of
fees of the city through a commits
sion of five men. 1t was so remark
ably successful that other cities rap
idly followed its lead. Des Moines
was the most signally successful.
raising the credit of the city from so
cents to $1.00, cleaned up the city,
closed every saloon, paved 10 miles
from current revenues, built parks
and retired 100000 of public bonds,
all the first year, at the same time
reducing taxation.
Was n Hot Time.
Justice Burnett of the supreme
court, first attacked the Direct Pri-
mary law and then attacked the
charter for not having the provisions
of the Direct Primary He also at
tackled the recall of judges and said
if three gentlemen on the platform
could be secured for commissioners,
Messrs. Stolz Rodgers and Buren, he
would favor the adoption of this
charter.
In spirited replies, Messrs. Rod
gers and Homan showed the incon-
sistency of his posltion-opposing the
Direct Primary law and also oppos-
ing the charter because 1t did not
comply with the Direct Primary law.
HOman Takes Hand.
President Homan of Willamette
University made a good argument for
the commission, form of government
He ridiculed Justice Burnett for say
ing that under this commission char
ter the rabble and the rOughnecks
and the tough element would be in
control of the city. President Homan
intimated that those elements were
always in evidence in city politics
and would be no more so under
commission form of government than
anywhere. He was strongly in favor
of the proposed change to a commits
sion form of city administration.
Dr. Patterson Of Willamette Uni
yersity, made a clear statement OF
an ideal city government with
mayor and cabinet form Of admins
tration He proposed a one man
government instead OF three-men
government as proposed in this char
ter
John H. Albert said the issue at
CONTINUED on Page 2.)
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Now long pull, strong pull, and
a pull all together and down the
tariff wall will come, to the destruc-
tion of monopoly.
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Continued on page two.
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VIGOROUS woRx REQUIRED.

The report that there has been an outbreak of bubonic plague in Seattle. though not absolutely confirmed, is of such dread import that the most urg- ent measures to combat the possible danger should be instituted at once The Pacific ports are the points by which the Asiatic plague may be ex- pected to invade the United States and, therefore, at which any outbreak resembling that disease should be met with the most radical preventive work
 San Francisco has shown that this disease can be conquered, but it has also shown that any negligence or laxity in dealing with the primary cases wiu multiply the difficulties of suppression by a high factor. There fore. the nation at large has the right to call for promptitude and thorough ness at the first appearance of the pestilence
 While this is demanded by the situa- tion 1t is worth bearing in mind that the country at large can protect itself from its advance. It is we'll estab- lshed that the rats are the principal vehicle by which this disease is spread. Any district that goes unitedly at work to exterminate the rodents, which are a pest al the best, will have the best safeguard against a visitation from this plague.-Cordova Alaskan.
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OFFICIAL PAPER.
NOME, ALASKA, MAY IF, 1911.
EENcoURAGING OUTLOOK.

The action of the stockholders of the Fairbanks Quartz Development Com pany last evening in deciding to accept the proposition of the F. r. Mining Company and to begin work immcdi- ateiy in the further development oi that property will materially help to restore the confidence of the people ir his camp. says the Fairbanks Times re- cent date. Not that there Is not ,Sht at this moment 90 lot of work being done out in the hills which should be sufficient to convince the people that they are living in live community with a bright future ahead of it. but few. comparatively. know the extent of the work that has been done and. not being directly interested in any of the operations. they are not in posi- tion to keep in touch with the rapid progress that k being made. With the Quartz Development Company. it is different This concern is 8 public institution. Nearly everyone in the camp has taken some of the stock. and each one uf the stockholders will take an active interest in every hoist of the bucket once the work of develop ment Is fully started.
 In the minds of thos, who are at work on the numerous quartz lodges. doubt no longer exists as to the possi- bilities of the camp as a quartz pro- dueer Without exception, the quartz of men; but without that intimate knowledge of what has been done. the public has been slow to become enthus- ed. There Is also the feeling that the quartz development is not progressing in a way that will determine the perm onency of the camp with the least pos sible delay, because of the reason that nearly all of the properties are being made to pay for their development as they progress For this reason there win be an added interest in the deveI- opment of the E. r. ledge, inasmuch as il is the intention of fhe directors to determine the extent downward. of the gold bearing rock bcfore inevsti- gating lateraily.
 The fact that the development com pany has selected the poperty upon which the money of the people will be expended. undoubtedly Will make the work of securing the further necessary funds, ,an easy task. any Of those who have not yet subscribed for stock have been waiting for the directors to make their selection Of properties. and when the actual work of development has be- gun, stlll others win be found willing 10 help along the commendable under
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TOLL OF TIE TAIL TIMBER.

In view of he fact that Oregon has more standing timber than any other state, it is easy to understand that lumber manufacturing is the leading industry.
 The lumber output of the state brings in an annual revenue of over thirty million dollars. Sawed lumber, of course, forms the principal item of this revenue, the other income produc- ing forest products consisting of poles. piling. ties, cordwood, wood pulp and shingles. Probably seventy i've per cent of this thirty million dollars of annual revenue from our forest pro ducts is spent for labor and supplies used in converting the living tree into the finished product
 Portland has the distinction of being the largest lumber cutting city in the world. Seven hundred million feet of lumber was cut by the Portland saw mills during 1910. Some idea of the size of the industry may he secured by realizing that PortIand's sawmins during the past year paid out for wages and supplies over six million dollars Fred Lockley. in April Pacific Monthly.
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Hotel Northern,
 BATTLE.

For many years the acknowiedg- ed headquarters for Alaslana. wishes to announce the addition ct twenty five rooms. Hot and eela running water and private baths have been installed. new furniture added and the building modernised- Our new free hue swsll meet all AL asks boats. No raise in rates son account of these Improvements ,'s
 RALPH -6oxkeH, Proprsssrs
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Now that the Standard oil Company has been dissolved We can expect to hear of other radical steps taken by the government. The Standard Oil Company was the largest stumbling block in the way Of the courts and now that il has been renewed. a clean sweep is anticipated.
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PHONE: MAIN NO. 4s.

Copy for regular advertisements must be in by 10 o'clock on the day of publication.
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WEATHER RECORD
MAY is, 1911.

MAY is, 1911. mperature-Maximum 42 above; minimum 2s above. Barometer-29.5O inches. Weather-Clear. WInd-N.. light breeze.
 ARTHUR GIBSON,
 Observer.
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"Out Of the frying pan into the fire" is what seems to be in store for Mexico. no sooner does one faction get the better of another than they turn on one another in the division of the spells.
 Until the country is taken under the protecting wing of Uncle Sam We can always expect to read about insurrec- : tions taking place down there It is born in the people, they cannot escape from it. It is one of those inborn traits that will never be stamped out as long as the present Latin race Is in power, or their heirs and children go to make up the country.
 Any other nation could go into Mex leo and make that vast wilderness. or desert bloom with cultivated products, much the same as the state of Califor- mia has been made to do, through the thrift and industry of the American people combined with the richness of soil and climate. as well as through tue hitAfSS bI ftclanlatlOn.
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 No Resting Place-Harper's Round Table professes to have found in some cook book a receipt at the end of which, after directions for compromising and baking the cook Is bidden to "stir on the front of the stove and stir con stantly, "the final clause. if not tauto- logical, is at least unnecessary
 When grocerymen advertise cooking eggs and cooking butter" 1t is a case of thrift. thrift oratio," But the pure food law may call it a case of theft, theft, O Groceryman," StnI when cooking eggs and cooking butter are advertised every house wife knows what they are going up against and i, cannot be called case of buying a pig in the poke. People no doubt will be glad to get hold of a few pounds of cooking butter before the boats ar rive and what care we for the strong. strong eggs? And what care we for the butter that will walk" It won't be the first time that a butter was strong enough to knock fellow down q &
 We will all be receiving a bunch oi hae letters and bundles of old, stale n-~spaLers upon the arrival of the Co .- wia Too bad the rTre DC law cou'd n2' get after this brain tod of our, for it is so old much of it has whiskers on 1t by the time il reaches us for consumption
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INFORMATION WANTED.

Any one knowing anything about Win Reif. Whether dead or alive or any information. in regards to him. Please write his brother. Last heard from at the Treadwcli mines in 1905.
 J. q. REEF, 1918 Market St.
 Oakland, Cal. Other papers please copy.
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taking which has for its one object the t'neiiting of the entire community.