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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING. JULY M. 1904. GAMBLING EXPENSES WERE VERY HEAVY . ' t - "' ' .I " - ,1" Daily Account , of the Six Local Houses Was i $2,165 Games; Often Lost Big Sums Be- ' , ' sides Local Play Was Light' DOUBLE DAILY TRAIN SERVICE 'i . , ," . - TO TXB BBAOTZTTb TWIB CXTIX8 ",': MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL AND THE EAST , . 20 0 Prior to the action taken by Sheriff Word In closing the six local gambling establishments they were collectively at an expense of about 12.115 a day. Tliu flaurea are secured from authen tic sources. Of this amount the Port land club was at a daily expense of nhout $1S; Kugene Blaster and August Krlrkson. 1600 each; Fred Frits and Jack Blaster, 13(0 each, and the Mase cafe 1200. . - , s Jn order to stand, auch an outlay II la evident that the Income of the gamh ling, houses must have been large.- This la true, when averages were taken at the end of a year and ultimate winnings , considered, but during- the dull season , several of the houses- barely pad ex , penaea and one or two are said to have ' run at an -actual loss, it is ciaimeo. moreover, and the tabs kept on file are produced to prove the statement, that fmtn (0 to SO per cent of the money made hy the gambling bouses was what a termed "transient coin," that la, waa won , from men traveling through the . city, Koasy la Transient nay. ' "If we bad depended on local play for our money," said Nate Solomon, "we would have been forced out of business In a week. It la principally the. men traveling through the city that frequent gambling houses;' and It la seldom thst a 'local player la. what la known as a ; "plunger.' There are a few of them. -but-hcy-ars the exception xathef,than the rule. . ,- -- - Clonaklerable mystery-attaches to a gambling house In the minds of moat people. Msny . look on all gambling -Tgamea as-"trre-thlngaffsjTS; and are lof the opinion that to go Into one of them means nothing but "dropping a wad of money." - That the percentage la always In favor of . the establishment, except on what are called "case cards' at faro. Is true. The proprietors of the ''houses admit frankly that otherwise they would not be ."In the business." But they are frequently bit good and . ihard by some lucky player and soroe tlmea play in poor luck for an extended period. i .. The Portland club employed 107 men. including at the bar. Their wages ranged from $10 to 13 a day, and It -' waa about the average amount paid each man. This makes the neat amount . of ttSi expended dally. -When lines at the rate of $660 a month, rent lights, free drinks dispensed players and em t ployes. and "other Items" are taken Into consideration, the- total dally expense v of -the Portland, club footed up about fill a day.. ;. Club Loses at aro. For the last three months before the place was closed, it Is said, the club made little money. The two faro games ran behind f 1,000 In that period. What ' are known as "Ride games" roulette, blackjack (or "SI"), craps, and other forms of play made the usual win. rings. ' But the play wss very light; ao much so in fact, that It was common talk among the players that soms of them might And themselves out of a Job by what la known aa the "graveyard ehtft" being taken off in the case of the roulette wheel and craps. The club men state, however, that they never bad any intention of cutting these games out on the ahlft, which la : from t to 10 o'clock In the morning. At Erickson's a few devices not em ployed, by the Portland club were In use, Including the weeel-of fortune. These wheels are placed on the wall and are ODOROUS LAUNDRY HAS A HISTORY The Chinese laundry at tit Sixth street which baa been placed temporarily out ef commission by Charles E. Runyon securing a restraining order in the cir cuit court, is a concern with a history For years efforts have ' been made to close the place on account of the noi some and health-menactng odors orig inating there, and It was only after such gentle persuaders as dynamite bomb WAS JUDGE AND CULPRIT AT ONCE OOVOB OIILIT RIU or M WAS A co- sxsarxo nisona on bat abb xbstsctob or txb rasov tsb nxf Tzxaxg or patriots. Crowded into the life of Conor O' Kelly member of tha British parlia ment who addressed an audiencs at the Columbia theatre laat Sunday night, are many strange and amusing Incidents. , And no one enjoys telling the funny ex periences that have happened to him as much ss he himself. While in Portland he wss Industri ously1 employed by snthuslastlc admirers recounting stories and Incidents that have occurred on bla road to fame. He always complied with the requeata One of the most interesting waa told to James Hen nessy Murphy. Jadge Bis Owa Case. ' - The lot of an Irish patriot Is not a . tisppy one, but It has Its humorous ss well ss Its serious side," he said, "In my country every chairman of a county hoard la ex-ofncio a Justice of the peace or a realdent magistrate, who sits - In the court of petty sessions as presiding magistrate once a week. To this posi tion I hava been-elected ' alk different times. Under the .crimes act, -which Is .stIU in force In Ireland, two 'castle mag tartrates,' appointed by and removsble st ths will of the 'castle government.' that Is to say, the law officers of Dublin castle, who are appointed by the govern ment In power, are sent to different dis tricts at certain times to .try special ruses, partlculsrly those known as sedi tious speeches sgslnst big majesty, etc, who while la the district also sit on the bench of petty sessions. Three years ago, whll I wss a presiding judge of the petty sessions, X was haled into my own court at Csstlebsr. charged with de livering a speech st rtallyglaas sgslnst the peace and dignity of the king. I was - or) trial before , Caatle Magistrate! Uarkey and BelL My counsel asked for spun round by tha dealer, a bit of card board or other material operating to causa them gradually to . decraaaa In speed and finally stop. Chips or money are placed on numbers or colors. The percentage in auch gamea la greatly against tha player. Erlckaon'a expense jf 1500 a day Included hia concert. and three bare. , Other Devices employed. .. Still, another device Is employed at Frits'. It Is composed of several large dice In a wire frame, which is Swung round and stopped quickly by the deal er. Betting la on numbers and on com bine t tone. The percentage la 'largely against the player In thla game. " The wheel Of fortune was also used at Eu gene Blaxler's. "' . At all the houses poker wss played In side. rooms. Poker") is largely a game 0 skill a well aa luck, and when a square gams la .dealt, the player waa only sure of being out the Takeoff ' While the wheel percentage ' Is heavily In favor of the house, as the game Is usually played, roulette la on of the few gambling devlcea that cannot be "fixed." The odds against tne pisyer on colors, odds and evena and the flirt or tha second It numbers are slightly more than fivo per cent. They mount upward, varying with the form -of play. The wheel .Is looked on as a good money ranker," as are craps snd black- lack. Faro might be cut out If there was not a demand for the game. One interesting point not commonly recognised, - which - stands gambling houses wsll in band from A financial standpoint, is that Bo matter how much most men win they keep on playing un til In time the percentage agalnat them tells and they lose all their .winnings snd a great deal more besides. On the other hand, when most players lose at tha start, they keep on playing In the hope of redeeming their lossss until they "go broke. -Many times local houses would have "been in the bole,1 to use language commonly employed, had players quit when their winnings were large Cola fcefaaded Tamlllea. X No complaints have been registered In Portland for a long time about games being run "crooked." It Is also a markable fact that tha moat of the trouble has been with out-of-town play' era or their families. Several women have come to tha city from other places and demanded money back which their husbands had loat It is said that In numerous instances demands . ward mads for money that had not been loat, husbands going on sprees, spending their money and then claiming to have lost it In tha card rooms. Usually money lost wss refunded to families when It was shown that they would otherwise be left without means of sup port. -, So much trouble wss had by the houses, over men losing money not be longing to them that a "tab system wss employed, and where anybody played regularly, his habits and in come were learned, if possible. Con trary to general opinion, gambling houses do not litis to have their -oern men play back a part, of their wages. A player who "goes against tha game" himself in It rases out of 10 drlnka to exceas and Is - regarded as unreliable. Managers . and floor walkers are as a rule selected from the ranks of those who neither drink - nor gamble. The twin evils, drinking and gambling, It is claimed, usually go together. were found ineffective that the courts were applied to for relief . - Fifteen years ago a- dy nam Its . bomb wss exploded under the building and a half dosen Chinese were hurled heaven ward. All were seriously Injured but none fatally. The police failed to dis cover the perpetrators of the deed. . A local attorney ssys that boys living in the neighborhood were suspected of tak ing so draatlo, a method of riding the residents of a nuisance. . . . a postponement.' which wss granted. This court adjourned and at once ths court of petty aesslona opened, when I left the dock as a prisoner and ascended the bench end sst as presiding Judge of the petty sessions with Resident Magis trate Heriity, and Caatle Magiatrates Btarkey and Bell composing ths court. "The first esse called wss that of two of my constituents, who had to answer for .too lustily cheering' my Ballyglass speech and resenting the interference thereof on the pert of ths constabulsry. Tha majority of ths court being against the prisoners, all I could do was to vigorously dissent, and you may rest assured I paid my respects to coercion government ,',"'",' Sixty Days la Jail. "The next day I entered my court again as a prisoner and . wss tried be fore the csstle magistrates and was sen tenced to 10 days In Jail on breed and gunnyssck cocoa. Upon entering the prison the first to greet ma were two swindlers whom I had sentenced to six months a few days before and who kindly informed that they were-willing to remain in Jail six months longer, pro vided they had my company. . While In Jail I waa aubjected to the usual indigni ties inflicted upon politics! prisoners, but took my medicine and did not com plsliv "I was released at o'clock In the morning as a prisoner, and at 10. o'clock the ssme morning I returned to the ssme prison as Inspector of prisons by virtue of my position as chairman of the county board. The tiaughty mien of the- governor of the prison and the supercilious leer on the faces of hia guards had passed away as they stood sttention .and saluted the honorable in spector, whom a few hours ago was a common criminal. . ...... "Qood morning, gentlemen.' said L It's my turn now.' Tou may rest ss sured If ever a prison was Inspected thst one waa, and If ever an Inapector In sisted upon his full mead of salutes and standing attention,' this one did. When the cell .wss opened in which I had been confined I ' had several pertinent questions to ask and suggestions to offer which wero rsspectfulry noted. "It being within . the scops of my authority I ordered a good dinner for one week for all political prisoners and left tha prison before the mandate from Dublin arrived removing me from of fice on the grounds of being a eonvicted criminal, but Inv three months I waa re- eiectea again." i the OLD RELIABE CAR LINE IKE ONLY DIEECT LINE TO THE FAMOUS YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK 5ALVATI0N ARMY PIONEER COMING inuiraUi wru bbutbb SBTBBAXi ABBBBSSBS BTTBXBw TBB WXBB: ABB VBTTB TWO KXB BEBS Or TXB Z.OCAXi OOBS XM KABBXAOB. '-; ":' Local members of tha Salvation Array-) are deeply Interested In the visit to this city of Mrs. Brigadier Btillwell, pioneer officer of tha army .work in Oregon and Washington. Brigadier Btillwell Js ex pected to arrive here during tha coming week and will deliver several addresses while in the city. The first meeting will be held at the Salvation hall, 265 Davis street, August 4. She will also be at the hail on the following evening and will untte two sol dlers of that corps In marriage. The corps is in charge of Ensign Blgney and Captain Holeton. Next Saturday night Mrs. Btillwell will speak at - the head quarters of Corps No. 4. lit First strreL Sunday, morning shs will deliver an address at the - Mlspah - Presbyterian church, Powell and Twelfth streets, and In the evening at Grace uethodlat church, Taylor and Twelfth streets. On her trip to Portland she will be accom panied by Adjt EL C. Organ, matron of the Rescue home in this city, Ensign Mary Parker and othera Tha Salvation Army Northern Paclflo ataff brass band will furnish music at all tha meetings. The Sunday-meetings will not Interfere with the regular services at headquar tera, which will be held as usual. On Monday night the last of the series of meetings conducted by Mrs. Still well In this city will be held at 1 21 First street Mra Brigadier Btillwell Is now secre tary for the rescue and slum work on the Paciflo coast, and her visit to Port land will be primarily In the Interest of theae branches of the service. It is II years since the work was begun in this city. Ths first corps wsg ststloned on Burn side street between Fourth and Fifth. Shortly after a second corps wss estab lished on the east Bids on Union avenue. The two corps were under separate ad ministrations. The Introduction of the Salvationists to Portland wan not deep ly appreciated by the city, especially on the east side. The few comrades who had the temerity to march along the streets were often pelted with rotten eggs, decayed vegetables and similar missiles. , Finally a number of the army were arrested and thrown In ths East Port land Jail. Among the number that were iniprlsoned was Maj. J. N. Parker,, who was an adjutant at that time, and Is now In charge of the work In Oregon and Washington. The major's slater, En sign Mary Parker, Is now secretary to Major and Mrs. Dubbin, divisional offi cers for Oregon and Washington. Judge Williams, the present mayor of the city. defended the Salvationists and succseded In securing their liberty. P. FISHER DIES ATH'MIJiNVIllE P. Fisher, a son-in-law f Alfred Allen, who lives on the east side, died yeaterday at the Hotel McMInnvllle of congestion of the brain. He waa con-flned-to his room Thursday morning by an acute attack of chronic kidney 'trou ble, and at 4 o'clock that afternoon was found delirious by the proprietor of the hotel. A physician was summoned and re mained In attendance until Fisher's death. Mr. Allen reached McMInnvllle last night and returned with the body today. Mr. Fisher formerly owned the Chicago store at McMInnvllle, and at the time Chls death wss manager of the clotblngjftore of R. Jacobaon of that place, I rata 'oxstbots babb. (HperUl Mspatrta to The Joorsal.) Iwlstnn, Idaho, July SO. Fire de stroyed the barn of M. P. Hurlbut which waa filled with hay. The loss was $500. f - if 11,. 3TOO Copyright y M. Wletr, Portltnil.- The NORTH COAST LIMITED; -THJJt FINJtST TRAIN ON EAS.TU1XCCTR.IC LICHTED, STEAM HEATED a ' ' SOUD VESTIBULXDAN-Uf-TO-DATE TR.A1N TR.Y IT ' '. . ' - . - . A. . CXABXTOB, Assistant Oanaral Vassanga Ageat. - ' ' ' ;. - SS5 BtorrUoa Straet, Ooraag Third, Bortlaao, Or.', x ' 'I CONGRESS rscxax ' BABBBS BBXTXOBS Or TBABB WZU BB Z88TBB TO TBXA TXB BTIBXBCr woblo or I, ABBTAXi BEEETXBQr, ABB -XBCX- BBBTAZ.X.T ABOUT BOBTXaABB. Different periodicals throughout the country and especially mining journals are manifesting much Interest in ths coming session of tha American mining congress. Many of them are preparing to issus special editions. Secretary Mahon of the congress is In receipt of a letter from the editor of the DSnver Dally Mining Record stating that a special Mining Congress edition of 25. 000 will be .published before tha con gress convenes. This will contain in teresting Information on the resources and advantages of Oregon and will be elaborately illustrated. - ' Secretary Mahon has been busy dur ing the past two or three weeks fur nlshlng material, both photographs and information, of - Interesting parts of Oregon ana especially of tha mineral producing sections of this state, to those periodicals which' are going to is sue specials. Ex -Governor Henry T. Oage of lios Angeles, cal., has consented to appear on the program and will address ths congress on some subject not yet chosen, ss will also Judge .James A. Gibson of the same city. J. J. Green theroldt "of California will deliver an address on "Radium." Preparations are being made for re moving the headquarters of the secre tary from ths city hall to the armory wners the congress will oonyeve, ' In all probability the change will take place In about a week, or as soon as arrangements are made for the mining exhibits which are Tg(jlng to be gent to the congress. Appointments of the following addi tional . delegates have been . received at headquarters: ; . . Charles N. Herreld, governor of South Dakota, has appointed: El wood C Perisho, Vermillion; C. " C 0"Hara, Rapid City; J. M. Lawson, Aberdeen; S. O. Russell, W. S. Elder and Harris Franklin, Dead wood; Jonathan Wright. Custer; Fred Cross, W. 8. O'Brien, T. H. Ooodmsn and A. I Reed, Lead: F. R. Baldwin. Maltland;- C B. Amsden, Roubalx; John Bla tch ford, Terry, ami John Gray, Terravllle.. Q. R. Chrlaman, mayor of the city of Eugene, Or., " has appointed: . Otto Glut on, Will -O. Gllstrap and A. W. Walker. .-. ' - George P. Wrights mayor of the city of Tacoma,- Wash., has appointed: A, F. McClalne. Peter Daily, Forest Mc- Conlhe, Henry Hewitt and Ira H. Chaso. James H. Hawley, . mayor . of; Boise. Idaho, has appointed: Col. M. W. Wood. Hon. AVoyne Darlington and D. W. Koss. Alex T, Connell, mayor of the city of Bcranton, Pa., has appointed: - W, L. Connell, R. O. Brooks and James 8. MacAnulty. Georae F. Wolsl mavor nf the eifv of f Fremont, Neb baa appointed: i H. C. Krnnner, Thomae -Carroll and Robert Bridge. W. F. Nichols, acting- governor of Arlsons. has appointed:, John H. Page, Grandvlew; Walter Douglas. Bisbee; W. K. Defty and U K. Hewins, Pheonlx; Col.-Thomas Ewimx. ' Lou- Angeles, Oai; F.. A. Hagrelt, Mayer; A. D. Barnhart. Prescott; O. R.-Mtlls. Morenclr Howard W. Kemper, Kingman; Thomas Hughes, Tucson; Frederlo J. Martin. Fortune. N. O. Bertay. Globe; R. R. Richardson. Patngonla and. W. F, Staunton, Tomb stone. Commissioners of the District ofCo lumbls. Washington, . D.- C, have, ap pointed: 8. F. Kmmona, J. S.-DUler and F. Lk Ranaome. ' k Taking; a Bisk. ' From the Cleveland Plain Dealer "Siueexem la a mean man." ' ' "What mnkea you think soT" "I saw him put a lead quarter la blind man's hat this morning." .... "IJow. did, you know it was leaT' "1 passed It on him yesterda.',' V', r. Oregon, VISITING PAUPERS ARE BURDENSOME oovbtt 'OrrxoxAxa object to XBOXOBBT ROrU InO UTB IB BTCXTBOBCAX IBSTITOTIOBS AT TXB BEXBQr SBXTFED OUT BT TXBXB BOMB COUBTT. : Repeated violations of tha law pro hibiting the authorities of ona county sending paupers Into another to become public charges have aroused tha Indig nation oi county Judge Webster and County Commissioners Barnes and Light ner. A warning will be sent of fenders, snd it the practice is continued prosecutions will follow. -.... In the case of Mrs. Telltha Dykstra of uauas tne Polk county officials.,. In Stead of reimbursing Multnomah for taking car of her for two months, sent In a bill Friday asking that this county bear tha expense of providing for her since , she returned- home, though Mrs. Dykstra has been a resi dent of Polk county for 27 years, by her own admission. She Is the women who a few days sent a pitiful protest to Judge Webster against being forced to come here and enter the county boa- puai. - . , . n Mlks Cuddy arrived in the city yes teroay from Davenport, Wash., and ap plied to Dudley Evans, superintendent of tha county board of relief, for a per mit to enter the poor farm. ."The mat ter waa drawn to the attention of Judge Webater, who decided immediately to send tne man pack to Davenport. Another man who recently cams to the city from Waahlngton Is being taken car or at tp Grand Army barracks. He came here to receive treatment at the county hospital. . He admitted hav ing been shipped to Portland by the King county officials, having made his home until he became paralysed and a recipient of county aid at Seattle. At. tha present time there are 200 in mates of the poor farm and county hos pltal. - The officials . declare the ex penne of the county- looking after Its own . charges Is heavy, without . these Institutions being made a dumping ground' for other counties of the state and for. Seattle. It - was only three months sgo that an. afflicted man hud to be aent back to Seattle, the authori ties there having shipped him here to get rid of him. ' . ' In answer to the notification of the Polk county officials that they, would expect to be reimbursed for taking care Lef Mrs. Dykstra. Judge Webster mailed a letter yesterday . stating . that the woman, oy ner own aamiasion, : ja a resident of that : county and' had been one for 2T years. ' She was in this city only five weeks, 'not long v enough to gain a- realdence, but was csred for at the county hospital during that time. - From let tera received here since she went to your county," writes' Judge Webster, "we are convinced, that she be longs there and has relatives with whom she could stay or who should look af ter her." '.' -., . , ' FLOTO WANTS - GREEN HORSES Otto Floto, who Is busy just now getting up novelties for his circus, which ts to be doubled In sice st ths opening of next sesson, Is exulting In the thought of being able to secure the greatest novelty In horses eve seen on ths rosd. He Is enthusiastic over hia new acquisition, the order for which he sent by telegrsph. Floto wrote to a dealer In horses, ask ing for 20 large, white draught horses. The desler wrote bark that although he had several hundred horses ta select from, white horses were hard to pro cure. Would not fine blacks or sorrels dot Floto wrote bark that what he wanted wss novelty In the horse line, snd white was the thing to have. The dealer re plied: "I can't get white jioraea for you out of those I have .on hand, but I have s new consignment of 500 or 100 green PACirjC NGRTI1H . INU oATIOrACTUKiL T y "THE PACIFIC tiORTHWEST oregon's great illustrated 'a: monthly S:':'''a::': v- Is buying space in Eastern publications ag-. gregating 10,000,000 circulation, in whicl to advertise a magazine at 25 cents a year de- ' ....... i . .... senptive "of the Pacific Northwest. , . , -.. Results .are beyond expectations. Sub scriptions are pouring iruu THE 'PACIFIC-; NORTH WEST will have the biggest East ern circulation of aH Oregon publications combined. - It already has a larger than any one. Send it to your friends. J" ' VV. " ' JOHN E. LATHROP, Manager. ' " o Irfitf cu UJ ) t5 PRO BONO PUBLICO IN OREGON l . ' '.' orses coming on In a fsw dsya and I may be able to select you some, and they can be broken In to pull." Floto Jumped at the chance. , - "That would be better than white ones," he wired, : "Send, me 40 of ths green ones." . .- - - . Floto la waiting for the horses,' but Is a littls nervous over the m altar, fearing the desler may turn tha bargain over to aome rival clreus man. ' Some of Floto's. friends- have sug gested that a barn should be prepared with strawberry v colored . walls - and pigeon-egg blue, roof, . and that the horses be fed on buff-colored straw and sea-green alfalfa. .To leaaen the ex pense of feeding them this winter It Is suggested that they be. leased to the Denver ft Rio- Grande railroad for the purpose of testing, color blindness l:i engineers, "... - Vf ; . .On, Sexlnc ..Pills. ijt you have any doubt about Sexlne PUls being the greatest tbnio on earth. Jtist give them to a man or woman who has been sick and is week and see how quickly they will- build them up.-. They win cure any form of weakneas. Price tl, or six boxes for U. Address or call J. A. Clemenaon. druggist, corner Sec ond and Yamhill streets, Portland, Or. Try the Trolley to Estacada. The Foresters' band of 22 pieces wl1 furnish the -muslo tomorrow at the hotel and pavilion on the bsnks of the Clackamas. 'Rate for 72-mile ride, to cents. . - -:', -'-. - ! 11 is 319 Chamber of Commerce. Brarch Office, Tremont, Mt. Scott Car Una Progressive advertising is whst brings result k If you have property to ell it will pay you to see us. If you are in the market to buy, wt have the .bargalne, and they are going fast. 1 . J EXCELLENT THROUGH CAR SERVICE TO MINNEAPOLIS ST. PAUL' ST. JOSEPH KANSAS CITY AND " . ST. LOUIS ' VBIOB DBPOT - OOBBBOTZOBS AT ' -sr. rAinvrr. j.oxns OB OBXOAOO, 1 lOl AU BOOTS.. - BAST ' ' : ABB SOVTXBAST. i ' ;. , EST PLAN 'WORK C3 C .3" O Q a 53 o - 3 ' mm m -rV c TODAY'S PROGRAM FOR PARK-CONCERT, A popular program . will be rendered by Brown's band at theclty park thla afternoon at 2:10 o'clock. - Drlsooll's cornet solo snd the- trombone quartet by Brown, Miller, Wahn and Wannes trom are expected to be the star num bers. There will also be the selection -from "Ca Valeria Ruatlcana." ' The pro gram follows: March aessr Triumphal" Mitchell . Waltses "Jolly Girls" Vol Is ted t Overture "The Mill on the Cliff"... Relsslger . B. F. Drlscoll. Selection from the musical comedy, S "Prince of Pllsen" Luders , INTERMISSION. " Grand ' selection "Ca Valeria Ruatl csna" .................... Mascagnl Quartet for trombones. .Selected Messrs. Brosn, Miller, Wahn and, . Wenneretrom, .. Medley of popular songs. ..... .De Witt Morcesn Characteristic "The Dawn .' of Love" Bendlx Excerpts from "Robin Hood". .DeKoven .Charles I. Brown, conductor. . - ' Suggestion. From the Denver Republican. u . 'Texas .. hss been heretofore and Is now currying too much pistol," says the Oslveston News. Maybe a bowle knife on the . hip wouldn't .drag so ' much. ' .'..- I SNAP 7 acres, with 6 room house, barn, all kinds ol fruit, running water on place, $1,500. Easy term. '. 'hi- t - t 1 J i I.