The Capital Journal from Salem, Oregon • Page 1

SECOND EDrriOH4 fc M. mt 3 at In ilnd I lattmal DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL BALBM. QRgGOW, MONDAY, BL1ROH 1. 1909. NO.

60. THREE GOVERNORS IN THREE DAYS w' fnavL 111 HH MHO OUOf BEIBiPlflllnln IIpIU ffiON HOLDS THE WORLD'S RECORD FOR CHANGING RULERS If BALDWIN GOES OVER THE GREAT DIVIDE HATED AT ALL THE 6AMES AND ITU IS THE ONLY ONE THAT EVER IT HIM ttm VtutA Wlre.J fcfaieH March 1. B. J. htivln.

the noted turf- tti it hlj home At Arcadia, titer 7 o'clock this morning. i itrleken with pneumonia his lifo was tttt that tlmo. Ho ral- ivutafe to mako ono mora Ik famous Santa Mt fcsck. The exertion (H jt fer him, and ho auf- HnfcfM frsa which ho failed to rccovor. For the past five daya ho was kopt alivo only by tho uao of oxygon.

Dorn on a farm about 20 mllea from Hamilton, Ohio, November 2, 1828, tho car oo of Ellas J. (Lucky) Baldwin, was a spectacular one. Ills youth was spent on the farm whoro ho was born, but when a young man he wont to Racine, and remained there until the winter of 1853, when a friend, Wt H. Mc- Henry, suggested that they seek tkie WHIUlltllllltlllllWlltll11 Grand Exhibition Of 1909 Newest Merchandise feousands of yards of Embroideries, Laces, Fancy Dress mings, New Belts, New Leather Bags, New Dress New Silks, New Shirtwaists Wash Goods, I few Notions, New Suits, New Millinery, New I Sifc New Silk Petticoats, New Flowers, New Ostrich toes, New Gloves, New Hosiery, New Shoes, Wb Goods, New Muslin Underwear, and all the rest, Were and get up to date merchandise at prices that back, and all your friends, TWAINS IN EYERY DEPARTMENT I New Arrivals in SPRING SUITS AND MILLINERY Shrewd buvlncr In Maw Vnrlr on nblea us to soil suits and millinery at much lower prices than our competitors. Seeing la believing.

912.00 Sulla now only $.0.90 Suit now only 9 8.B0 $35.00 Suits, now only $18.90 Conio and soo tho values. fortunes la California. Baldwin was willing, and wont to New Yark, whero ho purchasod a supply 'ef whl8koy, brandy and callc. With this supply the pair startad ncross tho continent, trading "the goods to tho Indiana, until they roachod Ogden, where BrlglUm Young's brother purchased the 8toK they had loft. They then went lo Carson City, Novada, and, after stay of some length, continued thr journey to San Francisco.

The Baldwin's first vonturo was the of the Paalflo Temperanaa Houso, which he sold 30 days laVw at a profit of $5000. This money he Invested in a brick making plant, tad wae made government brick insppnt-or, which' position notted him froui $1000 to $1400 a month. Lator ho ongaged In the livery business, dealing in real estate and mining stocks as a stldo line. Tho sldo lino beenmo so proEtable that ho dovotod tho greater part et "hi time to It, and became one of the shrewdest mining stock speculators on tho Pacific coast H's rlvalf.Watted against him and formed rings, to beat him. hut he de feated them all every tarn, tm4 earned the sobriquet "J-meky' which ho boro throughout the remainder of his life.

ins mine speculations made aim a multl-milllonalre. The big mines of the Comstock Lode, Crown Point, Consolidated Virginia, California, Ophlr, Savage, all contrlbnted to his wealth. Ho made $5,000,000 on Ophlr alone, and It wsb said that ho might have had $18,000,000 If he had boon willing to preclpltato a panic. Ono of his latest nchlovomonts In San Francisco was tho erection of tho Baldwin Hotel and thcatro, at Hlll-i, Market and Powell Btreets. Ovor 35 years ago Baldwin wns looking ovor Bomo mining proporty in Southern California, when bo saw what Is now tho Baldwin ranch.

Some tlmo later ho purchased 10,000 acres nt $20 nh ncrb. When Santa Anita Park was sold to the Los Angeles Racing Association two years ago It brought $1000 an aero. Tho early dayc at tho ranch were exciting Squatters disputed nls rlht to It, and guns, knives "nnd chloroform flgurod In tho atetmpts to) drlvo him off. Thoro' was also iafcsults galore. Btut ho hold on, having all tho tlmo tho vision or tho city Iter wnB to found.

By Importing "Cholos" (Mexican laborers onto his ranch ho obtained enough population to obtain a char-tor for hlo city, Arcadia. Then ho ex. ported most of tho cholos, and mado thta city tho homo of sport tho kind of sport whoroln one can tempt dame fortlino In moro ways than ono. Arcadia was Lucky Baldwin's city, and Lttcky Baldwin was tho law. What ho Bald wont.

iNo ono knows Just what tho Baldwin Mtalo 1b worth today, but It Is onormouB. Tho Santa Anita or Baldwin ranch, which now comprises 8000 acres, Is ofltlmatcd as bolng worth, with its many Improvomonts. more thfin $50,000,000. Thon thero are rich mining claims In Death Valloy; mining claims In AlaBka, an immense ranch In Boar Valloy with 400,000,000 foot of tlmbor on the stump, 5000 acres at Lake Tahoo, with much more limber; a hotel at Lake Tahoo, and other property at various othor placos, Slnco 1878 Baldwin has been prom Incnt on tho turf. His first famous horse was Loxlngton, who became blind after winning a seven-mile race at Now Orleans In 19 minutes, 19 ft aeaonaa.

Baldwin's henes also won tkA'darbJes in Kansas City and La- tonta In 1888; the American derby a. Chicago In 1888, and the same raci In 1S86; tho Chicago derby in 1885; the American derby In 1894, the Brooklyn doby In 1888, and many othor notable races'. Lucky Baldwin was twice married. His first wifo accompanied him across tho contlnont. Sho died sovcral years ago.

Ills second vdfo Is now In Los Angolos, having Boparatod from him. Ho leavos two daughtors, Mrs. Hall McLaughroy, of San Francisco, and Mrs. Clara Harold, of Arcadia. His death will undoubtedly mark tho beginning of scores of lawsuit, no thore are many porsons who claim to havo an interest in his vast -tato, and havo boon waiting for years for an.

opportunity to test the validity of their claims. F.W. BENSON BECAME OREGON'S GOVERNOR THIS MORNING GOVERNOR SHELT0N TURNS OVER THE MANAGEMENT Of THE STATE TO A REPUBLICAN WANT THE GOVERNOR TO CALL EXTRA1 SESSION Secretary of Btnto Bonson Is today tho third governor that Orogon has had in tho last throo days. Ohnm-borlaln hold tho offlco up to about 0 o'clock Saturday morning at which tlmo Mrs. C.

B. Shelton boenmo "gov-ornoBs" of tho groat and only stnto that ovor had that kind of a rulor. "Governor Shelton" hold down the position until 10:10 this morning, when Socrotary of Stato F. W. Bonson, accompnnlod by tho officials of tho Bocrotary's offlco walked Into the big room across tho hall from his former location and took tho oath of office as governor oMho stato.

Chief Justice Mooro of tho supreme court officiated, and overy official aud em ploye at thnjUuto ino now fsovurnor wicMonui as though It tigreod with him, and received tho congratulations of prosont, and none woro Warmer of moro heartily silicon, thnn those of tho rstlrlng governor, Mrs. C. Shelton. Governor Benson sooinod In excol-lont hoalth nnd thoro is no shudow of doubt but that ho will fill out tho term nnd put In many years horo bo- low, nftor It, as tho stories of his Ill-health nro largoly hot nlr. Gov ernor Bonson is In bottor honlth thnn ho has onjoyod for years.

Iio wore pleasant smllo besides his clothes and official tltlo nnd Boomed Just as much at homo In tho governor's offlco an ho was In that of tho socrotary of stato. It la stated that "Pat" MoArthur is to be his prlvnto Bocretary, which nil of Pat's friends hopo to see true, but thoro is a llttlo hiatus in affairs that provents McArthur's appoint-mont. Undor tho constitution Mo-Arthur cannot hold two offices eC emolument. If he was vmade private secreUry it would require special election to namo his and." on "top" of this U.wo'uld repair -twenty days notice fer sailing the -special seeakm. In taai inoanwhllej while -hr mar 'H aatiajf prlvnto secrtitnry, 'cannot' draw salary as sucjj, Howover, It Is not worth whllo going Into those dotnlln, for with Ore gon coming to tho front with the la-Itlutlyo and referendum, with tho primary laws, tho election of Unltod States Bonatoru by tho people; Stato-mont 1, and all that sort of thing, and topping tho Btronuo'us situation off with having throo governors In GO hours, those small sldo Idous lose significance i CALIF0RNIANS FLY PRETTY HIGH United rrcs Iid Wlre.l Borkoloy, March 1.

Following tho succoBsful aortal balloon voyago of mombors of tho San Frna-Cisco Aoro Club yesterday, members I Ralph Hoyt, cashier of tho Merchants' National Bank, of Portland, was In tho city today on buslnost. Ho incidentally called to congratulate Governor Bonson upon his inaug-ntlon, and prod let 9 for himself a successful career as chief oxocutlw. Thoy aro old friends, and had a very cordial chat. Mr. Hoyt unquallfledlr 2 favors calling an extra session to clear up the unfortunate legislation.

Ho told the governor that tho no is $5.00 Now Spring Hata only a0 $8.50 Now 8pring Hata only $1.80 Lots of others at lowor prices. SPECIALS FOR THIS SALE I diikb, yara, io and up; calicoes, yard, 4c; outing flannels, yard, 4c; 15c dress ginghams, yard, 9o; India llnons, yard 8 l-3c; 85c dress goods, 49c, and so along the lino with all the rest. count of tho ovorBlght of tho logisla turo, and that tho public sorvlco do-mands that tho matter should bo righted at once. Ho does not believe that' the members, whon called to- gethor, will override tho purposes of tho call. George Thomas, a prominent cltl zon of Portland, wub In the city today and called upon the governor.

He feels esp clally solicitous that an ex tra session should bot called to put tho stato Instltniuons upon a proper of tho organisation today are plan ning to Invito brtlloonlsts and other IntoroBtod In aeronautics on tho Pa cific coast to attend further asceu-slons and experiments In tho interest of the sport on the coast. A successful ascent was mado yes terday by Professor Vau Tassell and C. O. Bradley, who wero hauled through tho air by a balloon containing 60,000 cubio feet of gas, carry ing a car in which woro tho two bal- loonlsts and tho Instruments. The bag reached an altltudo of 15,000 foot, and landod'JO miles from where tliu ascent was mado.

mon choson from loading vralka of lifo woro exanllnod exhaustively today by tho nttomoys for tho proBe-qution nnd defense of Patrick Calhoun, president of tKp Unltod Railroads, chargod with offering a bribe, nud none was accepted as tho eleventh temporary Juror. Under tho questioning Prose ctitor Francis Honoy and Attorney hnrl Rogers for tho defonso, the vonlromon oxprossed prejudice against olthor tlo prosecution or the dofondant and all woro oxcusod by Judgo Lnwlor. Additional vortlros will bo drawn during tho coming woolc Id an on--donvor to fill the Jury box. Whon tontatlvo Jury. Is selected, and ovory poHHlblo chnllongo for causu boon Jovolod, tho poromptory challenges will begin.

of the stato shoufd not suffer on footing. iV nmmmm SENATE GIVES THE U. A JOB United PreM Leased Wire.) Washington, March 1. Prosecut ing his endeavor to uphold tho right of the United States Bonate to obtain any Information it desires from the legislative committees of the government, Senator Bal.oy today on tho floor of the senate, said that bo had received denials of requests for such Information. Saitey declared that many of the reepofceea to requests for Information denied the right or the senate to call lor data Iron executive departments NnMirly.aH tfeftcomniuulcationx said that the refusal fw Vat the direction of the preIdet-'' geaator Bailey then offered a reH of tho treasury dated April 13, 1908, In answer to a senate resolution of February 18, bo returned by the secretary of tho senate with a statoment that no communication would bo received by tho senate which by implication Indicates that the senato has so right to domaud paper or documents from any executive department.

The resolution was referred to the Judiciary committee. SAME OLD STORY OF SALACIOUSNESS All Jtfefc, fUaKed Pr Li Wire.) F. assistant treastr of the dtfnnct A. Booth CaBy, indicted -Saturday on a chart eeaplraK ta daraud, surrender WmK to tka'aiaiM attorney today. He was released oa (United I'rctu leased Wire.

Munich, March 1. -Alois Burgetal lor, tho tenor, who recently eallol from Now York, with Mrs. Philip Hexamor, wlfo of a Hobokon million alro, today signed a contract to sing tho part of Parsifal at tho coming Bayreutb festival, under tho management of Frau Coslma Wagner, widow of Richard Wagner. It is Intimated that as soon as Mrs. JJexamer is able to secure a 01- Yorco she and the taaor will wed.

Burgstaller has boon divorced years. It Is ald that he has take tip a residence imt tha vMaaf Hexataer, and yayfaf har eeMrt, "i i i -t SEATTLE MAN IS A THOUSAND YEARS OLD THIS OLD FAKE OF MR. HENEYIS San Frasctecev WarckM. FlrlHt'n (Unltod Press Leased Wire.) March 1. According to tho registration books nt tho city hull, Tacoma has citizen wUo holds tho world's record for ugo.

Ho is Just an ovon 1QQ0 yours old. 8. O. Hitchcock of 811 South Sov-onth street, a workman by vocation, declares hu has renchod t)io 1000 year mark. When ho told agu to tho registrar tho latter demurred but Hitchcock Inslstod it was all right.

"Where woro born?" asked tho registrar "I was born in Iowa tho last Mid, Hitchcock -J- Tere to no way of rqfuslajr to ac-cojii the atatomeata ef. tae'yitor to 'hi ae, and, aiiaouW Wtakcock did not look ovor CO, was' pit on the book He- to bollever In the doctrine of rolacar a.atf-' 4 s'.