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1 1w - rtl ' ' - TEN DAILY CAlITALJOURNAL, 8ALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 1804. i49U - --" Stockton & Co. New Today FILL KNOX PLACE i Tho greatest solo of Girdle Corsets wmmmmmammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmammmmmmmmammm Ever Held in the Northwest. There la always something doing at this busy store of ours. Today we Mart a sale of ribbon girdles never equaled In the history of Oregon. 8ILK SATIN GIRDLES IN THE WHITE, BLUE AND PINK. 18 TO 24. Special 6SC Eact SIZES Don't fall to see them, they are positively the greatest value you ever saw. You would pay a dollar Just as quick and bo satisfied. Stockton & Co., at the Old White Cone. President Favors Embassador Choate for the Secre tary Ship Gas Exploded In Sewer. ' Chicago, Juno 11. An ox plosion' of gas at tho Bower on JKUotoad and 39th street this morning caused1 the death of Quy Milt inoro, John) Wrenn, Matthew. Miller, and George Cunningham, and' possibly. Injury to many others. Fifty men were at work 30 foot below the sur face whoni tho accident occurred. REAL ESTATE Call and leave a list of your city Property and farm lands which you wish to put on the market with DEMOREST & HANNING. HiMltHMlMig(f if P. J. MOORE 1 JMKes Ml Autos repaired, bought art solo. Superior work our etto. 109 Court St. Money to Loan THOMAS K. FORD, Over Ladd & Bush's Dank, Salem, Or. READ DAILY EVENTS Washington, June 11. -Joseph H. Choate, ambassador to Great Britain, is President Roosevelt's first cholco as attorney-general to succeed Mr. Knox. Tho President suggested Mr. Chcato nam at tho cabinet meeting today, faying the ambassador was the Ideal selection, and expressing the belief that ho would accept. Ho said Mr. Choate was tho equal of Mr. Knox In legal ability, and, having been abroad five years, was free from all corrup tion Influences. Ho thought Mr. Choate would bo willing to round out his career by a full term In the cabinet. Secretary Hay and other members of tho cabinet discouraged' the Presi dent by declaring Mr. Choate would not accept the position, but did not succeed In affecting tho President's optimism. The President declared that the attorney-generalship must be filled from New York, as that state now has no representative In the cabinet. Passengers on An Ocean At lantic Liner Kept Posted by Wireless Tele' graph Now York, Juno 11. Tho pas senger steamer of tho Cunard lino, "Campania," arriving this morning, was enable to read the news bulletins of tho world's events' each day be fore breakfast on. the voyago, through the agency of the Marconi wireless system. Marconi was a passengor, and directed) tho operations. The communication with Cornwall waa maintained for 2300 miles, when Capo Breton was picked up. New Governor-General. , London, Juno 11. It ia announced that Earl Grey, lord-lieutenant of Nor thumberland, will succeed Earl MInto as governor-general of Canada. We Would Like Co do you blcyclo repairing. Wo know with our five experienced repair men wo can give- you tho best' of attention. Then With our comploto stock Hattlotd, G. & J. and M. & W . Titeso Annd rims of ovory description wo know wo can pleaso you, no mattor what Is the matter with your blcyclo, wo can repair It. Wheels called for and dollverod. Pbono Rod 2151. Baseball Watt Shippi Supplies The Bicycle Man. j iniiMninittiiiiimmiMiiMiii 1 r i p tit p i I i i uoaiui nig, railing qt;aigiii g wmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmwMmmMMmmmmmmmmmmm Is our business, Wo havo hundreds of customers who aro testimo nials, who sing our praises, for tho reason of having received por feet satisfaction. Kyoslgut mado as good as It evor was, Wo aro progTosslvo opticians, and latoly havo nddod the exclusive agency for tho groatost optical Invention over Invented. The Invisible Bifocal Lenses With a pair of thoso you ovorcomo all tho old drawbacks of seeing tho seams, going up or down stairs, In fact thoy aro perfect Wo aleo fit them, Torlk, depressed and round segment Bifocals. Como in and ro eolvo the advantage of skill and Improved Instruments. Our chargos aro reasonable. VtfiUcl'S JFlitlCS? Pioneer Optlolart. 88 State Street, Next door to Ladd 0k Bush Bank MM HTmk Government Graft A Remedy Sug gested The national government Is re quired by tho necessities of good ser vice to keep abreast of the times In recognizing and adopting valuable now mechanical devices. In war and in peace,' In public as well as In pri vate life, competition obliges the use of tho best facilities. This is especially true In the postal service, a purely business institution, availing Itself of Innumerable me chanical contrivances to expedite Its work. Tho head of this department must not be of the class who would slaughtor a novel suggestion with the bludgeon of conservatism or dismiss an independent thought as pernicious activity. If the postal service is to comply with tho public demand for celerity and efficiency, it must use the latest Inventions and Improve ments applicable to Its varied activ ities. It can only do this by promptly utilizing patented articles and, there fore, under present conditions, finds Itself, to a certain extent, at tho mercy of patentees and manufactur ers. It is, the Sentry believes, a signifi cant fact that in nearly every case jtho alleged criminal practices in the post office department, for which many Indictments have been found and some convictions had, occur In tho purchaso of articles covered by patents, to which the general princi ple of purchasing government sup plies on competitive bids, cannot bo applied, since thero can bo no com petition. Tho corruption largely con sisted In paying exorbitant prices to (ho manufacturers of these necessary patented dovices through collusion with subordinate officials of tho de part who, It 1b alleged, were Induced to pay theso oxtravagant prices by heavy bribes. The law requires ordinary supplies and commodities used by tho depart ments to bo purchased on contracts With tho lowest bidder after competi tion open to all who mnke or sell these artlclos. But as only ono concern can mnke or sell a patented device, the Comptroller of tho treasury was forced to decide as early as 1896 that the revised statutes do not require tho advertising for proposals of tho making of contracts for the purchase of patented or copyrighted articles whero tho benefit of competition can not bo secured. Among tho certifi cates for expenditures of money speci fically referred to In tho decision and especially covered thereby, aer postal straps for tho uso of loiter carriers; ttmo clocks; attachments for street letter boxes, and time cards for street letter boxes. Strangely enough each one of theso enumerated devices was tho subject of a soparato and special scandal developed in tho postal Inves tigation of 1903. AH such purchases aro of an emer gonpy character. , There can be no bids on contracts, 'and tho post office authorities are the sole Judges of prices to bo paid and quantities ob tained. This fact throws an enormous responsibility on several subordinate employees of the department and opens a wide field of temptation and opportunity fpr collusion with unscru pulous patentees for mutual profit. In practical operation It is found that this condition has opened the door for alarming instances of bribery and cor ruption, Ono remedy which haa been sought by tho department and authorized by congress to take effect July 1, 1904, Is tho employment of a high salaried purchasing agent for tho entire ser vice, who shall givo heavy bonds and be responsible directly to the Post mnster General. Another remedy which occurs to tho Sentry, and which would apply equally to all other de partments of the government, to tho great relief of each and with doubt less an enormous aggregate saving in money each year, ia this: Amend the patent laws so as to pro vide, when any branch of the govern ment departments desires to use a patented article in the public service, some just method of deciding on the vnluo thereof, based on tho cost of manufacture, a reasonable profit or a fair reyalty: then fix that as the price to be paid therefor. The manu facturers would, doubtless in all cases bo willing to accept tho price thus established. They would havo no mo tive for offering bribes to any official for approving or buying and the sev eral dopartmens would secure the de sired lmprovemerfls at a minimum cost. The whole value of an invention to an Inventor consists In the mon opoly given him by the government through its patent laws. It is surely permlssable, the Sentry believes, that the nation should protect itself against, extortion under cover of its own benefactions. If the manufactur er should refuse to accept the prlco thus established, provision could then be made for Invalidating the patent as to articles required for the govern ment use and thoy could bo contracted fpr In the open market without re gard to the patent i There would s,eem to be In this suggestion an Inviting field for inves tigation and action by some practical congressman anxious to do something for tho public good. Some preten tious statesman of past eras arc now memorable only as Industrious con tributors io committee-room pigeon holes. Thto field of practical utility is respectfully commended by the Sen try to such public servants as desire to avoid that kind of distinction. THE SENTRY. I June White j Sale KILLED LARGE COUGAR Lane County Men Have Thrill ing Experience With Vicious Animal High Grade If you are in neod of dentistry como in and see ub. We 3o painless work at prices cheaper than others charge for tho painful kind. Tho $150 diamond ring which wo give away October 1st is on display In Thompson & Go's. Window, State St. Crowns $5 Plates $5 Fillings 50c Dr. B. E.Wright ysteusloff Building, Court Street Heurs: 8 a m. to C p. no., 7 p. m, to 8 p. m ; Sundays 10 a. m. to 12 m. PHOrlE MAIN 2591, On last Thursday night, Mrs. Will Jones, who reside on a Jiome- .stead near eGorge Down's nome, on upper Mosby creek, was startled by a commotion in the calf pen. near tho house, in which a young calf was kept. Mr. Jones being absent from home, Mrs. Jones took a lantern and proceeded to Investigate tho cause of tho disturbance. On nearlng the calf pen, she heard tho crackling of the un derbrush nearby as If some large an imal wa3 beating ohasty retreat. Tho calf was found lying dead with a crushed and bleeding skull, indicat ing that it had been attacked and killed' by a bear or cougar. Having no dog or gun the lady returned to Uio house and resolved to notify tho neighbors of the occurrence the next morning. On tho dawn of the follow ing day It was discovered that tho varmint had returned' and dragged tho calf far up on the mountain side and not until Friday evening wasi Mr. Jones, who returned home that day, successful In getting on tho trail of tho cougar. Ho was In company with Andrew Downs, and having only two small dogs, tho big cat came to bay J several times and made vicious at tacks upon the dogs, both of which were badly wounded. Darkness final ly ensued, but the two hunters kept up tho pursuit of tho big gamo by lantern light and. several times came near getting Into a hand-to-hand struggle with tho cougar In tho moun tain jungles. The little dogs finally harrassed tho big cat to such an ex tent that It went up a large tree and could only bo located by the glare of Its eyes as It watched the move ments of tho lantern in the -hands of lt3 pursuers. Finally tho lantern waa placed on tho head' of young Downs, who thus attracted the attention of tho cougar, aimed his rifle at the two shining eyes, but his aim proved a little low, the ball striking the cou gar in tho throat, coming out at the point of tho shoulders. The beast, with a cry of pain, came crashing through tho boughs' to tho ground and I died almost without a struggle. There ' aro few hunters who care to pursuol a mountain lion or cougar through an Oregon forest at night Mr. Jones Is a young school teacher who came here from tho East some months ago and this hunting experience was naturally a UiTllHng and novel ono for him. Cottage Grove Leader. The reason why Wc are selling more white goods than other stores is because we are giving the Biggest Bargains. Oar stock is more com plete than other stores. Great bargains in muslin underwear. Don't miss oar great sale of Ladies' suits. Every garment in the auit JUep't at great duction. re- crix4, ! A6 m " iiw m j-i- 4ssSfSZj "The Style Store." HOTELS The Willamette. LeRoy Wagner, Cincinnati. A. B. Lathrop, San Francisco. H. S. Mason, Portland, M. Hanllne, Baltimore, Md. Manager Geo. Dorcas, Salem. Julo Pincus, Sclo. It. E. Walsh, Chicago. J. H. Moore, Portland. Frank B. Ally, Roseburg. B. H. Collls, Portland. Chas. H. Hillard, Denver. C. B. Dalrymple, Minneapolis. H. B. Duncan, San Francisco. Mrs. H. S. Root, Portland. B. S. Olenger, Hood River. 9Wm99Wm999B9mM A Rogue River Qouvenir. W, R Anderson has just received a splendid bottle of nuggets from South ern Oregon. They were taken from a tributary of the Rogue river, and were sent to him by an old miner, whom he boarded' for the winter. Tho value of these nuggets will reach over $300, a pretty good return for an act of charity. Bill wants his friends to see them, and will keep tho souvenir, as evidence that there Is at least orie honest man In tho world. Gold Dttst Float -''-'-'- " II I. m Mado by THE SIDNEY POW- ER COMPANY, Sidney, gon. Mado for family use. your grocer for It Bhorts always on hand. A. T. WALN AGENT Ore- J J Ask ! Bran and ' i 1 1 1 1 1 1 NEW TODAY The Best Opportunity In Existence For the Investment of small and large sums of idle money, where It will produce a largo and steady monthly revenue without risk c& loss. Principal back on demaoi For particulars, address W. H. Lati mer, 413 Walnut street, Philadel phia, Pa. 6-11-tt fmcAGoSjmE WK-MMV JRBOJPXES BAnGAINlHOUS e Ft iday and Saturday Bargain Days Greater and greater grows the trade at the Chicago Store day after day. Something must bo winning over tho friendship of the people. We will keep the good work up and will leave no stone unturned in giv ing the peoplo the best goods that money can buy, at prices that will ! ways stand the test. We expect a large crowd for Friday and Satur day's sale. Ladles 35c colored lace .lisle Children's double kneo, fast gloves . . ,-.19c black stockings, pair c Ladles' 45c black French lisle 10c stock foundatlona 5 Gloves 29c 39c Arabian tab collars 25c Ladles 90c white lace gloves, ,29c 35c cream all-over lace, yard. .23c Ladles' $1 silk lace gloves, 75c girdle corsets, all colors .l8c black and white best goods Ribbons, all kinds at little Per pair 69c prices. Ladies' dress 6kirts, 15c white summer vests, price 9c at small prices. 25c fancy lace trimmed vostsi ,.19c "We are equipped In tho follow 65c silk summer Tests, price .. 39c Ing .- goods Ladles' shirt 35c black ripple lace llslo stock- waists, cape, lace collars, irigs, very handsome, price. .18c lacos and v embroideries ' 20c fast black stockings, pr...lOc small priqes. I-- TB$ CHEAPEST STORE IN TEE NORTHWEST M'EYoyBrotkrsXourt St.,Saleffl