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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 25, 1894)
iprtsrv r IUP?2l3 19 Pi T ! iVIj m cirrnii jihiriul. TOBUXUXJJ DAILY, EXCEPT BUWUAl, BTTHJC Capital Journal Publishing Companj Portoffloe Black. Oommrrdkl PtreM. HOf ER bROTHEfiS. - Editorr. Dally, by carrier, per month,. ). imjiy, DT UJ1U1, (r J""- iOP West SHT.l ,i page, per yean. TUESDAY, BEPr. 25. 1894. BOOK TRUST SCORED. Portland Taxpayers Show Up lis Rascalify. BRIBERY IIS STRONGEST ADVOCATE. Its Rottea Xetke& land Books Exposed. Poor The committee of one bundled of Portland beld a meeting Saturday afternoon, when tbe committee on tin acbool book trust made ita report. Tbf following matter of history pertainln$ to tbls infamous combination is glvei, from this report, which was publ sh- d in tbe Sunday Oregenlan: "Tbe curious combination known at the American Book Company was if -corporated January 9, 1690, and its principal place of business is given in it certificate of organization as Jeryei City, county of Hudson. The total amount of its capital stock.ls 000, and tbe amount with which it commenced business is fixed at flGOO. Inform, it was a email and barmlce9 affair. "Am a matter of fact, under this very modest organization was bidden one ol tbe greatest monopolies ever known in this country. Its center was tbe pub lishing house of Van Antwerp, Bragg A Co., of Cincinnati, and thus its first legal organization Included tbe school book departments of D. Appleton & Co, A. 8. Barnes & Co., Harps & Brothers and Ivlson, Blake & Co., of New York. Although tbis combina tion had practically been in existence for over 10 years prior to Its legal in corporation, tbe fact that tbe great publishing house of Harper fc Bros, was still outside held it in check, Every pressure possible was brought to bear upon Harper & Bros., and, shortly before the Incorporation referred to, it also succumbed, and tbe organization felt Itself powerful enough to put itself in legal form and to attempt tbe control of the market, and every effort was made to finally crush competing bouses aid destroy all legitimate competition. This efiort, as it was carried on, makes a dark chapter In tbe history of the organization, but with it this committee has not very largely concerned Iter. Its inquiries were more largely directed to tbe lelattous of tbe American Book Coflapany with tbe public. 'Other states. In other states this company, to far as we can learn, has, In Its effort to obtain a complete monopoly, resorted to tbe most flagrant bribery and corruption of public official; and accounts of this have been published in the Chicago Inter Ocean of April 18, 1693, and from time to time in many other prominent papers, where full particulars are given. On February 17, 1891, one of its agents, while tbe school-book question was before tbe bouse of delegates of West Virginia, attempted to bribe ono of tbe delegates, but being caught In the act, was pub licly reprimanded befcre the bar of tbe bouse and compelled to take back bis money. 'In tbe state of Washington, J. W. Womack and J. L. Edwards, agents of tbe combination, were with M. C. Sul livan and O. O. Eames, on August 1, 1S90, indicted for attempting to bribe one L. H. Zeaob, a member of the state board ef cduoition. Tbe bribe In this c&M paid to Mr. Leach beiug 5,000, was" equal to the entire nominal capital stock of the company, and a check for tbls amount was actually given to Mr. Leach. The late M. O. Sullivan, tuo detective, was employed by the com pany, and was to be also paid, and a alglit draft on tbe oompauy Itself, signed by It, L. Kd wards, Its agent, appeared In the transaction. The In Indictment was afterward smothered and dtanlmd without trial, but this owmlttee has examined Into tbe mat lr awfully, and can not avoid tbe cou- JttioM that (hl was a deliberate at- fcttttpt 4 bribery, Is California, as ap by In published affidavits of an U IvtaoH, Illakswai), Taylor it its,, law mm oonWnUw, except Appbttmi A Co, and Harpers, who at tiutt Urn N4 Jrt l4wf N lt,furH Wh) le H (, o w pM to Members of Mm ffiMMitm U)4 education, Law iMMU mm at Hl.tfieXIf. htuL Ism Wssssla eaiss u i aujk -"- Ija .mauitAAUrf. ajLrntlM (Uiu If dastf TUsastaV corrupt, and leads this committee to tbe almost Irresistible conclusion that this is a well defined policy of the com pany itself In the eeUdfou .f M'liieof its agents aud iugtrutnentaiitlr. Whtn tbe fact is considered that bribes are carefully offered and snccnrlfol bribery is always secret, and Ibat for one at tempteiposed ma y more are success ful, tbe demoral z!ng and corrupting nature of tbis company In its dealings wltb public agentsand o Ulcere must be universally concded." Then follow a revlewof the methods of tbe trust in Portland and how man; of tbe local professors" are its secret emissaries to rob the unemptctlng school patrons. In regard to it opera tions In our state at large, tbe report centinues: "In Oregon tbe Influence of-the American Book Company and rf the combination which it represent (fur it must be borne In mind tbst thta com bination, at least in part, exitted fur many year before tbe incorporation already described) is very early mani fest. The combination was from tbe very beginning represented by its at torney as a member of tbe bouse, and tbe law and rules and regulations for the selection of reboot boofcp, when analyzed, show plainly tbst they were framed in tbe Interests of tbe combi nation, and tar lis earmnrkf, aud every attempt at legislation (, for In stance, the bttempt to obtain the right of local se'eotion of puMic school book?), thought inimical to (he interests of tbis company, have been promptly sup pressed." It shows that all the books used in 'be Oregon public schools except lhre unimportant ones are bought under ,ur law from the American Book com pany, and that at extortionate price. In regard to the "cinch" in Portland the report goes on to say: "I i no place in the state is the bold of tbe company firmer ur more com plete than in the city of Portland, aud, In fact from Portland it rules tbe en tire state. A majority of our board of school directors eeem! subservient to its Interest?, and it may be reasonably inspected that tbe book company con trolling our school organization and perverting It to its own purposes has dictated to a large extent tbe election of several directions. The interests of this book company and tbe subser viency of our school board explain as nothing else can tbe late slaughter of teachers in this district. R.L. Edwards, who was one of tbe parties Indicted for bribery in Washington, Is and has been for some time tbe agent for the company in Oregon. Proflbssor Frank It gler is his close personal friend, and although not in name interested in tbe American Book company, has often caused remark in teachers' meetings by bis familiarity with tbe company's plans and prices. Professor F. G. Young; a perfectly satisfactory teacher, against whom no just complaint bos been displayed, is displaced from tbe high school and Professor Bigler put in bis place. "The selection of books for tbe high school, unlike the other schools, Is in tbe board of school directors of tbis district, and in making a selection they naturally are oomr "-lied to follow tho lead of the principal elected by them. This secures tbe high school for tbe company." Befiid'i showing up that county Su perintendent Ackerman, of Portland, who, by tbe way, also holds tbe posi tion of principal of the Harrison Street sebcol, is too clciely identified with tbe book trust, tbe report conclude?: "Tbe effect of this monopoly is disastrous to our public school system, and Is largely reeponslblo for Its unsatisfactory results in tbis state and city. Tbe yery poor est books of a concern directly inter ested in selling Its pooreit works are put in the bands of tbe children at prices far above their real value. Re spectable publishing houses, that sell upon tbe ground of merit only, unable and unwilling to compete against such unscrupulous practices, retire to more enlightened states, and our entire school system, a veritable school ma chines put into tho hands of a foreign corporation for tbe furtherance of its own Interests and tbe perpetuation of Its own power." if as tbe above roport shows, bribery is commonly resorted to by tbls blood sucking corporation, it is but natural to infer that some of Its money has been pent here In Oregon. No ono would undertake to prove tbls, but tbero are b it few thinking people who do not be lieve It to be tho cie. On the face of it our school book law is Is mude in the Interest of this trust. It is a fact of common notoriety that the trust exist to extort double price from all school patrons for Its poor books. The law and the trust should both be stamped out of existence. Good Appetite Always accompanies good health, and an absence or appetite Is an Indi cation of something wrong. The uni versal f Mtlmony given by those who have uaed Hood's Barsanarllls. as to Its HMrita In restoring the appetite, aud as anureflerofthebTood. constituted tho strongest recommendation that can be urg4 for auy medicine, I food's nllls cure all liver Ills, bilious? ROM, )WUCS, JUQIgdei), sick jiyftq. Who, 95n, BrvlclH:!4aUI;y, W. 0, A, hall Aby Vsrtiopew (o M4e ftuuday,' PERSONAL GOSSIP. Tbe pope's annual income is $1,430, 000. Mary E. Wiltins stories baTS been translated into French. 3Iis Margaret Benson has won dis tinction as the only doctor of science in botany at the University of London thij year. The smallest officer in point of stature in the navy is said to bo Lieutenant N. T. L. Hatpin of the receiving ship Wa bash. Abner Dorsett, a negro living in Hickory Mountain township, K, C, has a bead which measures S2 inches in cir cumference. Lord Brassey, Idng of yachtsmen, was the first yachtsman to obtain a board of trade certificate of competency to manage as master. Sir John Lubbock is tbe only living man who has won distinction as a man of business, a politician, a man of science and of letters. Mrs. Humphry Ward's son Arnold it tho clever son of a clever mother. He has just won a scholarship which giTcs him $300 a year during his university career. Goethe's "Sorrows of Wcrther" has been translated into classic Japanese and has excited extraordinary interest in tho literary circles of the most high ly cultivated of oriental empires. Henry B. Fonlke, tho theosophisi high priest, claims the gift of prophecy. He predicted earthquakes and disturb ances in Greece and now prophesies seismio upheavals and war in this coun try. George Meredith, the author, is a man of medium height He has a thin, delicate figure, a large, noble head, a short, crisp, well shaped white beard, soft, blue gray eyes and a slightly re trousse nose. Cuvier, the great naturalist, used to make for his schoolfellows the tiniest but most perfect maps of bits of colored cloth or paper pasted on a sheet and then drawn over with dots and lines to represent mountains, rivers, towns, eta Tho little daughter of Archduke Ste phen of Austria was christened Maria Immaculate Caroline Margarothe Blanca Leopoldine Beatrix Aim Joscfine Rafaela Michacla Stanislausa Ignaz Hieronymous Camiro Eatharina Petra Camellia. STAGE GLINTS. J. Aldrich Libbey has signed for the Pauline Hall Opera company. Gladys Wallis, who has played juve nile and ingenue parts, will enter comic opera. John A. Forepaugb, tho manager, it a candidate for the mayoralty nomina tion of Philadelphia. Jock Webster, son of John Webster and Nellie McHenry, has adopted the stage and will bo a member of Stuart Robson's company. Brentou Thorpo has been signed by Rose Coghlan to play Gerald Arbuthnot in "A Woman of No Importance" and Algio Fairfax in "Diplomacy." Ada Gray and her hnsband, Charles F. Tiugay, havo returned from England nf ter a tour of that country. Miss Gray is booked to play 10 weeks in England next season. Edward J. Ratal iffe, who was for several seasons a member of tho New York Lyceum stock company, was mar ried recently to Alice de Lacey, daugh ter of Peter de Lacey. Stuart Robson'B repertory will in clude "Leap Year, or the Ladies' Privi lege," "Tho Henrietta" and "She Stoops to Conquer. " Later in the sea son he will produco a new play. Sadie Martiuot and her husband, Max Figman, havo returned to New York from Europo and will soon begin their joints starring tour in Yordly and Ste phenson's comedy, "Tho Passport" It is said that W. A. Brady will make an almost exact reproduction of Henry Irving's "Faust, " and that Henry Irv ing, Jr., will play Mephistopholes and Marlon Terry, sister of Ellen, Marguer ite. THE FASHION PLATE. Tho strugglo to niako panniers a suc cess still continues. Tho bourdon laces for this season are in deep vnndyko designs. New crapo finished wools are import ed for autumn aud winter tailor gowns, Thcro ar any number of new fancy velvets in watered, checked and miroir effects to bo used for trimming or parts of the skirt and bodice Fiuo gold gimp that is warranted not to tarnish, plain or mixed with one dark color, will be a fashionablo trim ming for smooth surfaced cloth gowus for drossy wear. Jot black quill foathors covered with jet powdor and black lace fan plaitlngs ana loops glittering with jet spangles are styles of trimming much used on toques and turbans for the fall. Skirts of striped or small Cgured black satin made up in bell or seven gored shape will bo worn all the scwoa wim ranoy waisu oc taseta orepoa or shot surah in autumn color molmget. Blouse waists of accordion plHd chiffon over taffeta or shot surah silk are offered, by the importer. Tsey an uittdo with full elbow sJaerM mi have City Ult aooessorlM of watered rib- Velvets, say returnod itnporttrs, are sure of a tremendous saooeM for tbe autumn and winter aeaoowi for po jumos, wrapa, ffwoyaokete, thrw-e, Fr "(k" coaU, veAtwgotw, gowUh Mom, wJIUfter,p.--Ww York ?4t.i TODAY'S MAXKETB- Prices Cnrrest by Tekgraph Local a lu, Portland Quotations. BaLKM, Sept 3). 4 p. in. Offlo Daily Capita i. Juuk.vai. Quota tions, for day and up to hour of going V pieea were as follews: HAjJOl PROLiUCKMAKKKT. BOTCHKK STOCK. Veals dreswd 4 eta. Hoga dressed 6. Live cattle 11C Sbeep alive $1.25. XtlLO. VKICES. Salem Milling Co. quetes: In wholesale lots !2L35. Ht-tall Flour life Binn S13 bulk. 814 racked. SborUilO 17 Chop feed (1-1 and $15. WMKAT. 34 cents ir bu.hL HAY AHU GRAIN. Oate 2225c Hay Bated, old iSGtlO: new cheat $7; new timothy tS 60 FAKM rKUlllCTS. Wool Best, 10c Hops Small Bale. 8 U Inc. Eggs In trade, 18c Butter Best dairy, 1618: fano.- creamery, 25c. unete w to 15 cu. Farm smoked rueatr Bacon 11 bams, 12; shoulders. 9. Potatoes New, 25c Onions 3 ceuta FRUITS. Apples 30c Lu. Peaches 80c box. LTVE POniVTBY. roUitrv Hens. 6c: roosters not wanted; old ducks not wanted; young ulKi.h; young cnickeus, tic PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Grain, Feed, etc Flour Portland. $2.40; Walla Walla $285; graham, 12.16; superfine, $2.00 per uarrel. Oats Whlte,30c;grey, 2528c, rolled, in bags, 5.756.00; barrel, $6.00 6.25; cases, 13.75. Hay Best, S10ll per ton. Wool valley, 810c Mllktuffs Bran, $13; shorts, $13; chop feed, $15 per ton; middlings, bicken wheat G065o per cental. Hops Marset is lifeless. Impossible to give quotations. Hides green, salted, 60 lbs. 8Jc un der 60 lbs., 23c; sheep pelts, 1060c BAIBY PRODUCE. Butter Oregon fancy creamery, 25 27c; fancy dairy,2022c; fair to good, I517te; common, 12 J c Cneese Oregon 810c per pound; Young American, 10llc; Swiss Imp., 3032c; Dom.,1415c Kgga Oregon, 20o perdozn. Poultry chlckeus, old $360 per doz n;youngl$1.603.00;)ucksl$23;geese, 4.50$5 00; turkey, 15c. Beer Topsteers, 212c per lb; fair m good steers, 2ac; vowd, ljc2c; lreseed btef.3J5c Mutton Beet eleej$l 7-52; clioae ewes, $1.601.G5. Hogs- Choice, heavy, $4.254..0, light and feedbrs,$4: dressed, 6Jc per lb. Veal Small, choice, 6c; large, 34c per pound. SAN FRANCISCO MARKET. Woel: Oregon Eastern choice, 8 10c; do inferior, 5Cc; do valley, 10 12c Hops Old. 45c: new, 8c Potatoes Early Rose, 2530c in sacks; B urban be, 3050c per sack. uats Milling, 5i.iu(oji.io. $100 .Reward $100 The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all Its stages and tbat is catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive enre now known to tbe medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires a con stitutional treatment Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying tbe foundation of tbe disease, and giving the patient strength by building up tbe constitution and assisting nature In doing its work. Tbe proprietors baye to much faith in its curative powers, that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any cases that It -falls to euro. Send for list of testimonials. Address. F. J. CHENEY, & CO. Toledo. O. 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