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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 4, 1909)
DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OMBGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1069. i '1 6REATEST CORN CROP EVER GROWN Seml-contonnlnl contrast of tho corn crops of 1900 nnd of 1859 hns been znndo by Chicago statisticians, the present unpnrnlleled yield of threo billion bushels with n fnrm value of 12,310,000.000 being the mark to which tho crop has grown from the S31.451.707 bushols thnt wore produced In 1850. Tho com missioner of arlculturo In his first published report. Issued In 1862, cites tho 1869 crop of "Indlnn corn as nn increaso of over -10 per cent over the previous yenr. Drill plant ing, tho horso hoe, and Improved Ih'i.mh have groatly reduced tho amount of ninnunl labor," ho said, "and tho Increased facilities for transportation to market liavo en hanced Its vnliw." Tho estlmnted 1009 crop will amount to 80 per cent of tho vnluoa of Imports and exports of tho entire world. Yet this magnificent wealth of grain nnd gold Is threatened by nrrnlcs of brown rnts, ono of tho not yet mitigated Import pests of tho nn tlon. These rodents, nccordlng to a bulletin of tho department or agri culture, Immigrated In a flood tldo from abroad nnd hnvo waged con tinued warfare on tho farmers' crops. Carefully compiled tnbles show that n slnglo pair of theso common brown rats. If Allowed to breed un interruptedly for nlno gonorntlons, rf period of less thnn threo years, will produce 20.155,392 brown rntB. Tho loss caused by ono rnt nt tho lowest flguiv and even allowing thnt half Ita food Is waste, Is 25 per cont per year. Tho nntlonnl loss from rnts thoroforo Is calculated at $20,000, 000 annually In tho cltlos ntono whllo tho crop waste Is proportionately larger. A farinor nenr Croon Hlvor, lown, oomplnlnod to tho department of ngrlculiuro that In threo cribs rnts nnd destroyed corn enough to hnvo paid tnxos on 400 ncres of Intnl. Thoy nro ruthless In tho floldH. boBlnnlng with digging tho seed out of thn ground, nipping tho tender sprouts whon thoy appear, destroying tho growing grnln In tho milk, nnd strip ping clenti cob nftor cob whon tho grain has readied maturity. A rat will cousuiuo nl least two ounces of grnln per dlom. Thoy hnvo boon known to destroy throo-fourths of tho crop on areas as large as 13 noros before posting on to another spot. On farms of 2000 acres a indent papulation of rtn.oon brown rum Ik tint unusual WILL HAVE GREATEST OF ALL ZOOS BRADBURY SURRENDERS TO SHERIFF (United Press Leaacfl Wlre.1 San Rafael, Cal., Aug. 4. Aftor bolng declared a fugitive from Jus- Zoological gardens to replace tho cramped quartors for tho 1,300 growling, saueallng, nattering, pant ing, squnwklng, squeaking nnd roar- tlco by District Attorney Thomas J. Ing Lincoln park exhibits to which Boyd of Marin county, William Brad half million men, womon and children bury, th o aged millionaire under throng every week of tho year scera ' Bontonco to serve ono year In San likely to bo tho Chicago solution of Quontln for perjury, came to San tho wave of protost against caged i Rafael later today and surrendered live animals In favor of stuffed ones. I to Sheriff Tnylor, who had sought Tho display of olephnnts, giraffes nnd 'or him nil night Braybury was Immediately placed In a coll in the county Jail. Yoster dny the district attorney decided that riold muBfnim. A zoo of llvo ones Bradbury was In tho custody of tho that will outdo tho Bronx of Now , sheriff, notwithstanding n reprieve bonconstrlctorB realistically dlsplny cd in mimic Jungles browsing as In their natlvo lairs will bo loft to tho York and Rock Crook park of Wash ington Is proposed to replace tho 14 acres now sot aside for the en tiro exhibit. Philadelphia's long lead on snakes and saurlans shall be effaced, declare tho park commis sioners.. Now Chicago ranks with Cincinnati and Washington in it zoological show, surpassed by Phil adelphia's reptile collection and of course ccllpsod by the Bplondld ag gregation In tho Bronx. But tho zoo In Lincoln park bolng frco nnd the Philadelphia gardens of CO acres not so, tho Quaker city has only half a million visitors during a whole year. Tho decision Involves a bus! of thirty days granted htm by tho governor. The sheriff loft for Cortw Madora to take charge of the capital ist, but ho could not be found last night. . Bradbury sa!d that ho mado no at tempt to eludo tho sheriff and In point of fact did not know that he was being sought, Ho said that ho spent tho night with his brother-in-law, George- Marsh, in San Prnncl co, whore ho had been since lat yestorday nftomoon. "It is ridiculous of anyono o thing thnt I would attompt to es cape," said tho millionaire, "for I am too old and too well known to TEACHERS' EXAMINATIONS. Notlco is hereby given that tho County Superintendent of Marlon County will hold the regular exami nation of apllcants for state and county papers at th First Mothodlst church, Salem. Oregon, aB follews: For Stte Papers. Commencing Wednesday, August Hi 1909, at 9 o'clock a. m., and con tinuing until Saturday, August 14, at 4 p. m. Wednesday Penmanship, History Spelling, Physical Geography, Read ing, Psychology. Thursday Written Arithmetic, Theory of Teaching, Grammar, Book keeping, Physics, Civil Government. Friday Physiology, Geography, Composition, Algebra, English Liter ature, School Law. Saturday Botany, Plane Geome try, Gonornl HlBtory. For County Papers, Commencing Wednesday, August 11, 1909, at 9 o'clock a. m., and continuing until Friday, August 13, at 4 p. m. Wednesday Penmanship, His tory, Spelling, Reading, Physical Geography. Thursday Written Arithmetic, Theory of Teaching, Grammar, Phy siology. Friday Geography, School Law, Civil Government, Engllh Litera ture. W. M. SMITH, County School Superintendent. 7-31-9t. n Notice of Street AsxcNNincnt. Notice of Intention to Improve n Por tion of State Street. Notice Is hereby given that the common council of the city of Salem, Oregon, deems it expedient to im prove and proposes to Improve nt the expense of nbutting and adjacont property, State street, in said city, .rom the east line of Twoltth street to the west line of North Mill creek by moving out and establishing the curb lines bo the roadway of said portion of State street will bo 40 feet in width from curb to curb nnd by paving the roadway of said portion Notlco, to Contractors. Notice Is hereby given that sealed bids will be opened nt a meeting of the common council of Snlom, Ore gon, to be held on the 9th day of August, 1909. for the Improvement of Miller street with grnvol botween the west line of Commercial street and n point 274 feet west of tho west line of Rock street In said city, In accordance with the plans and speci fications adopted by tho common counc. for said Improvement nnd now on file in the office of" tho city recorder. Bids will bo received on proposals submitted by tho city at torney nnd must be In accordnnce with the specifications. Date of the first publication-of this of said State streot full width from notice, the 3rd dny of August, 1909 noss problom in park manngomont; tot awny" tho boat and stand concessions In Lincoln park aro 30,000 n year and payroll and food bills do not exceed $20,000 nnnuolly From Lin coln park's head of 31 bison, inter nationally famous, three woro ship ped Inst wcok to Oklahoma. Tho oldest lioness In tho zoo in Blind Nril- llo, who has boon in tho park 10 years, and is tho mother of 34 and tho grandmother of 21 whelps. Cy Do Vry, keeper of anlmnls, has re fused extravagant prices for Nellie, declaring thnt her sorvlcos In prop agating lions for tho park hnvo earned her a homo in hor old ngo. GRAVEL THE ROAD TO KEEP DOWN DUST Chamberlain's Colic, Cliolom nnd Dlnrrhom Remedy Never Kimmi to Fnll. "I havo usod Ohnmborlaln'B Colic, Cholora and Diarrhoea Remedy slnco It wob first Introduced to tho public in 1872 and hnvo nevor found one hutnnco whoro a turo wn not speed ily offocted by Its us9. I havo boon a commerc'nl trnvolor for olghtoen years and novor start out on n trip without this, my fnlthful frlond," ny II. 8. Nichols, tot Oaklnnd, Ind T.r For sale by all good druggists. m ""' " " To keep down tho dtist botweon Pendleton nnd Umntllla a blanket of grnvol Is now being plnced on tho track nnd sub-grado. A steam shov ol Is nt work at tho Umatilla gravel pit loading cars with grnvol for this purpmo. Special gravel trains am used to convey tho grovel to IN doB- tlnatlon along tho track. This Is tho Inrgost ploco of bal lasting done by tho O R. & N. In tlit vicinity for somo t!mo nnd whon completed will bo a great Improve ment nnd will cortnlnly bo appre ciated by the travoliug public. An ithor groat improvement on botterment Just mado by this com pany was the rolnylng of the fifteen mllo of track botween Umntllla and Coyote with 75-pound common slnn dard steel rnlls. Tho work haB Just been completed. Huie Wing Sang Co. BIG STOCK OF FANCY GOODS We have made up w new line of Whtto Undorwoar. Skirts. Waists. Wrnppors and Klmnnas We hav Gems' and Ladles' Fiu nlshlng Goods. Dress Goods. Silks, Kmbroldary and Lace SuIIm. Pant. Uom. shoe. CIUiihwhi Mattings. Trunks, etc. 12 50 3 2ti Corns 86c r $1.75 12 2n 3 00 76c V 3 60 18c n Pants. sale- $ 1.7.1 Pants, sale . . . . $::,;w Overalls. . . .,nte and up ndurshlrtH. salt i5i Comforts. aaU, . , .SLIM KlmniiHB. sale . , . .91,110 Klmoimi sale . . $a.ua rappers, sale ,inc fancy Wrap porn .,$2.25 an Dress Goods. , , 12c 70c a yrd Dress Goods I.V $2.10 Waists, sale tft.75 7lo a yard Silks, sale 50c 2.00 lllaok XVnlflts. sale $1.25 15c a pair Hoso. sale IOe 65c a pair How, salo . l"o 3 at s yard Mattings, sale . . IHc 10c HuiuiKorehlefs, alo. . ,5c Hlg Srtlo of White I'mlerwi'iir 325 N. Commercial St, Salem, Oregon BSSSSSSSSSBSBSSSsWlsfBUvCf ' SflESf TJSSlllaiMtl yBHHEBH iBBBBBBBBm BSSSSSSSSSM HsssshC' nssssssssssssssssssssssssfl J. A. Cooper Mrs. Bradbury sat In tho sheriff's office by tho side of her husband. Mcanwhllo Attornoy Fnlrall, who represented tho prisoner, chalmod thnt hlo cllont had been taken from custody illegally and mado strong efforts to provo his point, o Wlwt Ailetl Dapscy Marine. Daysoy Maymo Apleton was read ing a nowepapor last night, whon suddenly alio gavo n scream and foil to tho floor in a doad faint. Now, according to tho books and tradi tion, Daysoy Mnymo fainted bocauso she read tho announcement of nn old sweetheart's mnrrlngo or death (nnd nccordlng shrdlu shrdlnotaol (nnd It would turn- out nftorward according to tho book nnd tradition, that It was n cousin of her old sweet monrt by tho samo nnrao). But"rcdl llfo Is so unllko tho books and tra dition. Upon bolng rovtved she. Dnysey .Mnymo, rolntcd that she saw hosiery advertised for 27 conts that sho had paid 36 cents for the dny before. Atchison Globe - n August 1, S. B Young & Albany wore In buslnosB continually Trial bottle free for 43 years, la. Perry. Notlco Is horeby given thnt tho common council of tho city of Salem, Orocon. will nt nr nlinnf ft nVlmil p. m. on tho 9th dny of August, 1909, ' nt tno common council chambers of said city proceed to assess upon each lot or parcel of land liable. Itfl pro portlonnto share of tho deficit on account of tho Improvement of Win ter street from a point 1 feet south of tho south rail of tho railroad track of tho Southern Pacific company w..ero It crosses said Winter street nt tho Intersection of Winter nnd Trade streets, to the north curb line of Mill Btreet In snld city. Date of tho first publication of this notice, tho 3rd dny of August, 1909. By ordor of tho common council, W. A. MOORES. 8-3-3t City Recorder. o Soldier llaikt Dentil Plot, , It seemed to J. A. Stono, a civil war vetornn, of Kemp, Tex., that a plot oxlstcd botweon a dosporato lung troublo nnd tho gravo to cnuBo his death. "I contracted a stuborn cold," ho writes, "that dovolopod n cough that stuck to mo in splto of all romodlos for years. My wolght ran down to 130 pounds to ubo Dr. curb to curb; provided, however that thoso portions of said State street which are intersected by other streets shall be paved for a width of 60 feet along the center of said portions of said State street. Thcro is excepted, however, from the proposed Improve ment a strip seven fcot In width ex tending tho full length of tho pro posed improvement along tho conter thereof which is to rocoivo tho street railway track of the Portland Rail way, Light & Power Company, and to be improved at the expense of said company. Attention Is called to tho plans and specifications ndoptcd by tho com mon councll'and on fllo in tho offlco of tho city recordor, which shall gov ern as to tho making of Bald Improve ment. Remonstrances may bo filed ngnlnst said Improvomont in tho man ner and within tho tlmo providod In tho chnrtor of said city. Dnto of tho first publication of this notice, tho 27th day of July, 1909. By order of the common council, W. A. MOORES, 7-2 7-1 It ' City Recorder. Notice to Contractor. Notlco Is hereby given thnt tho common council of tho city of Salem, Oregon, will nt a meeting to be hold on-the 9th dny of August, 1909, open bids for tho construction of n con creto culvert 12 foot in width for a tributary of Mill creek which crows Wlntor street botween Trade strool nnd Mill street; snld culvert to bo constructed In nccordnnco with the plans and specifications adopted by the common council on (bo 2nd dny of August, 1909. Dnte of the first publication of this notice, the 3rd dny of August, 1909. By ordor of the common cuni H, W. A. MOORES. S-3-31 City Recorder. .Votlce of Street Assessment. Notice Is horeby given thnt tho common council of tho city of Salem, uregon, win nt or nnout S o clock By order of the common council. W. A. MOORES. S-3-5t City Recorder, o PROPOSALS INVITED. , Proposals for Central Agricultural lliilldlng ntul Green Hoiirch. Sealed proposals, plainly marked' on tho outsldo of tho onvolopo, "Pro posals for the Agricultural building, and nlso for tho Green Houses, for the Oregon Agricultural College Cor vallls, Or.," rind nddressod to the becrctnry of tho Board of Regents, E. E. Wilson, at tho collcgo office, until 2 o'clock p. m. of August 14, 1909, for the construction of a four story agricultural building, nnd for tho construction of green houses, at Corvuiils, Or., In strict accordnnce with tho plnnB, specifications nnd In structions to bidders which may be examined nt the offlco of tho secre tary, at tho college, and nt tho office of tho architects, Bonnes, Hendricks & Thompson, 07 Lnbbo Bldg., Port land, Or. 7-2C-8-14-eod. o Notice of Intention to Improvo Lib erty Street. Notlco is hereby given that the common council of tho city of Salem, Oregon, deems It expedient to Im prove, and proposes to improve, at tho exponso of abutting and adpacont property, Ltborty rtroet, In said city, from tho south lino of Stato stroet to the south curb lino of Ferry street, by establishing curb linos and wid ening tho sidewalks so the roadwny of Bald Llborty street will bo 69 foot In width from curb to curb, and by paving the road way of said portion of Bald Llborty street, Including its Intersection with Ferry streot, in ac cordance with tho plans nnd specifi cations adopted by tho common, council on tho 20th day of July, 1909, and now on fllo in tho offlco of tho city recordor, and by doing all things required in said plans nnd specifications. Remonstrances may bo filed against said Improvomont in tho mannor and within tho time provided in tho char ter of said city. Dnto of tho first publication ot. p. in. on the 9th dny of August. 1909. nt the common council chnmbors ot , raid city proceed to nssoss uniiii each thla notlco. thn 'JTth ,inv nt Inlr &. w0,P-t ran lot or parcel of land llablo. Its pro-Hong Thon I began ,ortlonntP Bimro of tne aoflclt on " ...... King's Now Discovery, I account of the Improvement of Win- uy oraor 0I ine comnnn council. which restored my health comnlotely f street from the north curb lino ofi v. A MOORES, I now weigh 178 pounds." For ; JUSiTmIU cUy"0"11 UU ' 0aIM7-27-"t City Recorder. vero colds, ob-tlnato coughs, homor-j Date of tho first publication of I ...."" Z irhngos. nsthmn and to prevent pneu-thls notice, tne 3rd day of August j innarn cry Son of niohln It's unrivaled 60c and i:19iu ,,,.,. ' FOR FLETCHER'S , ii:m.i.. ...,,. . . . I By order of the common cQtim.il. i " OASTO RIA Guaranteed by J 8-3-3t W A MOORES City Recorder. Boys' . Knee Pant Suits SPECIAL THIS :r. PRACTICAL AVCTIONKKR. Farm nnd stock sales solicited, territory un limited. Experienced in making clean-up sales. Woll posted on values of all kinds ot stouk nod farm Im plements. It you are contemplating making u sate, do not fnll to suo mo bufuro maklug data. WEEK ... AH of our Boys' Clothing, from ages of 3 to 16 years, will be placed on sale this week at 20 to 50 per cent reduction It will pay you to fit the boy out now for his winter clothes, as we will show heavy weights as well as light weights Don't fail to call and see these bargains The greatest ever offered in Children's Clothing iHt Salem Woolen Mill Store t Phone Muln 1. 457 Stato SU '