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Newspaper Page TextDAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON. TUESDAY, JULY 14, 1008 y jy J TRIES OLD -"GAG"',0N RODGERS Mayor Rodgers has received the following self-explanatory letter from Bnrcolona, Spain, signed by one Luis Ramos, who claims to bo a relative of tho mayor. This letter 13 an old "gng" which was tried up on a Salem resident several years ago. So far no one has succeeded In discovering tho Spanish persons who are using tho mnlls for fraudulent purposes. Tho letter, dated June 17, Is as follews: "Barcelona, June 17, 1908. Mr. Oeorgo F. Rodgers, dear sir: Al though I am only acquainted with you by tho references that my dear wife, a rolattivo of yours, always gavo mo when remembering tho members of her family Bho mentioned tho honesty and good feelings that dis tinguished you I address myself to you for tho first and porhaps tho last time, because tho gravoness of my health compels mo to mako you know my real situation and beg your holp and protection for my only daughter, Mary, a young girl 14 years old, who is now at a pension house. I will Inform you that mv deceased wlfo was Miss Ellzaboth Rodgers. "As I want you to mako use of great prudence, I must pray you to keep a wholo discretion and to trust not any body with tho least particu lar of this letter. 'Doing tho private secrotary and treasurer of Oonoral Martinez Cam- J pos In tho Inst Cuban war and en-; Joying of all his confidence, I search ed to mako a good position for my daughtor and by transactions with tho public funds I saw my fortune J incrcaso ovory day, although with tho sorrow of being so far from my dear family, I would havo succoedel In all my wishes should my protec tor havo followed In his placo tljl tho end of war, but Goneral Woyler camo to tako tho commandment of nil tho army and as I could not ac company him to Spain nor would I remain at tho orders of a political adversary, I dosortod to tho army of republic, whore tho greatest treason compolled mo to omlgrato to. Eng land with nil my stock, worth 37, 000. "Whon I was living somo tlmo In London, I rocolvod tho Kid nowa that my wlfo suddenly died, leaving my poor Mary in despair and wlth-f out any holp. This mlsfortuno de-1 elded mo to como back to Spain,' stato as follews: take my dnughtor and bring hor to Portland Riding Acadomy; prlncl Amorlca, but thinking how Impru-, pal offlco, Portland, Orogon; capl dent It wns to carry with mo so im- tal stock, $2000; incorporators, liar portant an amount, I placed It In ' ry Korron, Charles Hoy and Jnmos a suro English bank undor a private Nlcol. contract nnd only as a deposit, as! Crescent Light and Powor com U appears from tho receipt payablo pany; principal offlco, Crescent, to bearor that bank gavo mo as a Klamath county, Orogon; . capital guarantee, and thnt I kept into a so- stock, $5000; incorporators, Charlos cet drawer of my oportmanteau that Graves, Sr., Jo3. L. Rlngo, Mnudo C. the keenest eye cannot discover. Rlngo nnd Charlos Gr'aves.'Jr, yL ss JMt L .H m,' M H V JHA H Vlio Kind Yor Have Always in use for ovor SO years, and has uconniauownder. his por-,ly-TjZ- gonal supervision since Its Infancy. K&cc4ti Allow no ono to deceive you in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations find" Jnat-as-good'Hre hut Experiments that trifle with and endanger tho health of Infants nnd Children Experience saln8t Experiment. What is CASTORIA Castorla is n harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare goric, Drops nnd Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morpliln nor other Narcotio Kubstanco. Its ago is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Eovorishuess. It cures Diarrhoea and "Wind Colic. It rellovos Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates tho Food, regulates the Stomach and Dowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. Tho Children's Panacea Tho Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Beard the C&i7jcuc4. The Kind You to Always Bought In Use For Over 50v Year. TNC CtDYAUn MVNIIti T "Then wholly satisfied that my money was In surety, I embarked for Spain but on my nrrlval here I was recognized, arrested and brought before the military author Ules that by my desertion to the 9nomy and forgetting my ancient i service, condemned mo to 16 years of penal sorvltude that I am suffer ing In this fortress whore It Is for bidden to mo all communication out side oven with my daughter. "When I was aontonced all my luggage remained soized, at the dis posal of that military tribunal so as to respond to all the charges of my process. I am only visited horo by the kind chaplain of this castle, who is become my only friend and protector and It is thanks to him that I am able to wrlto to you but I am awa.ro of tho gravenoss of my disease and as I forseo a vory near and fatal end for me, trusting on your discretion, I daro beg you your protection, praying you to bo good enough to bo my daughter to sup port and make her happy, as I fear that I shall novor seo her again. "My luggage Is still seized and kept by tho military authorities but only you nro Informed of tho exis tence of tho secret drawer. If you aro so kind as to bocomo my daugh ter's protector and ndvanco tho amount that I want to rescue my luggage, bo pleased to let It known to mo by cablo and then, on receiv ing your holp, I shall send tho good chaplain and my daughter to your houso with all my luggago and I Bhall also send you my last will, by which I shall bequeath to your profit tho fourth part of nil my stock as a reward to your bounty and protection. "Meantime and trusting to your discretion all my daughter's future, I remain, dear sir, faithfully yours, "LUIS RAMOS." 'P. S. As you can easily undor- stand I cannot receive your roply dl rectly, but to win tlmo I bog you if country, nnd thoy mako It roprcsont J' accept my prayer to wire mo as ( interests nnd not men. Thoy mnko follews: 'Ioro Rauvlets, Carrotorat tako tho buslnoss, not tho human do Mntaro 2G1, Barcelona, Spain point of viow." 'Ready, holp. RODGERS.' TEA We couldn't moneyback tea, if our tea weren't bet ter than tea as you know it. Your urocer rMurn tour moner II rou don'l Ilk Scbllllnv'i Best: we pay bira 1 o New Corporations. Articles of incorporation woro "led I" tho olllco of tho secrotary of Bought, nnd which Iin3 beon lias born tho signature ot? Signature of vHjMrim MW w Business, Pleasure or anything that excites and exhausts the brain nerves, causes headache. Some persons cannot even attend church, tliea. ters, ride on cars, or on the water, or go whoro there is the least excite ment without an attack. Dr. Miles' Anti-Pain Pills, taken as directed will stop the pain. To avoid suffering take one as soon as you feel an attack coming on. Your druggist can tell you of many who would not be without them. "1 have been troubled with severs hoadachea for many years. I boron to use Dr. Miles' Anti-Pain Pill. It I tha only remedy that haa J Ivan me or my family any relief. I o not now have such spells, becaua when X feol on coming on I Imme diately take one of tho tablets, never more than one Is required, they are so effective, and I npprecltat them so thoroughly I nlwnys have them with me. My wife and family always use them, cannot do without them." S. A. GARDNER. Janesvllle. Wis. . Dr. Miles' Antl-Paln Pills are sold by your druggist, who will guarantee that the first package will benefit. If It falls, he will return your money. S3 doses, S3 cents. Never sold In bulk. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind misrerresentative Government- Our Present System Ilns No Sem blance of Representing Anything Rut the Moneyed Interests It MnlntnliiH. "Our government roprosonts "the men who won tho resources of tho That was tho big idea in tho mind of William Jonnlngs Bryan. "Tho pcoplo must earn and pay C por cont on .$12,000,000 In vested in railroads. Thoy can. Tho country Is rich. But tho people are n't gottlng rlchor. Thoy aro gottlng pooror. Now, tho chargos woro high, at tho start, per capita, but nobodly cared; everybody had enough. But as tho population in creased, tho values did not go down, por capita. Wo each pay about tho same por capita, you understand. For, as the population Incronsos, tho capitalization incroases, and only tho allotments of lnnd diminish. Thorois competition in farming; tho railroads aro beating competition. "Tho fnrmors earn los3 and loss; tho railroads earn more nnd moro. They pay always about tho samo dividends." Ho looked at mo to seo If I un derstood, thon ho oxplnlned further: "Tho peoplo compcto with ono another. Monopolies railroads, land companies, mines, public ser vlco corporations, nnd trusts thoy don't compoto. Nothing can check them but tho govornmont, nnd tho govornmont roprosonts thorn." That was porfoctly clear, but what of lt "Tho monopolies nro combining. Railroads and banks, trusts and banks and railroads. All powor, po litical and commercial, is centraliz ing, and it Is getting moro and moro of the wealth of the country. Tho workers ns a mass got moro, but as Individual ever less nnd less. "We have classes," ho continued. "Wo hayo thoso who control politi cal power and natural rosourcos, and wo have tho peasant class. Do you know what that means? You havo beon to Europe? Do you know what peasants are? Tho first Amorlcan farmer, ho who found tho land and worked It first, ho made his money Ho was a farmer; now ho Is a capi talist He Is moving Into town. Ho ronts his land, he, tho small squire, to the peasant, who works It for a living wage. The condition will soon bo deplorablo;' not in our day. It will come so gradually that wo shall get used to It, wo and the peasants." Lincoln Steffens, In tho July Ever body's. , , Q. Absent-Minded Benevolence. A believer in organized charity cites the following as an example of mlsdlrocted tender-heartedness: A very benevolent but absent minded old gentleman, riding In his carriage one hqt July day, noticed a toad In tho dusty road gasping with the heat. In tho kindness of hi heart he climbed down, tenderly moved the poor toad Into the shado of his carriage, and then, thoroughly satisfied with his good deed, climbed up again and drove on. Every body's Magazine. , o i Uso DeWltt'a Little Early Risers, pleasant little pills that are easy ifl take. Sold br all druggists. m?nmjiM.,iw WANT ADS-QUICK MMimmwwwwwwwwwMiii FOR SALE For Sale Horso and Buggy; home stead relinquishment closo to railroad; small tracts on. Install ments; houso and ono aero $850. 470 Court st. 713-3t - . Short Time Only $750 now 5 room houso, 2 lots, good well, garden, on car lino. 1416 N. 17th St. 7-1 0-1 vf For Sale Good, almost new hay baler1'. Can bo seen at Capital Soap Works, 1230 Ferry street, will very 'cheap. 6-18-lmo Automobile For Sale First class, 35-horse power, 5 passengor Stod-dard-Dayton touring car for Bale cheap. Owner will guarantee car. Enqulro at Journal office. For Sale First-class cariwt" naner at this offlco, 25c for a big roll. For Sale New G-room houso on Market and Thirteenth . All con veniences. Will soli cheap. Ad dross C. H., Journal offlco. For Sale Ono model B Ramblor runabout. Warranted first class condition. Soo Wilson & Mauror 6-18-lmo For Snlo or Trade For Salem property, ono -half section of land In Klamath county. Sea I. Baum- gartnor, Fairgrounds, Or. Phono 102.. . ,7-13-3t FOR SALE. -18 35-100 Acres Locatod 1 mllo from station, mllo to school. Placo Is all undor cultivation, ex cept 10 ncrcs in pasture AH foncoj and no wnsto land on placo. Throo aero orchard consisting of apploB, cherries, prunos nnd walnuts. ' Plenty of tlmbor for fuel. Spring wator In every flold. A good 0 room houso, hot and cold wator, bath, tollot and lavatory; good barn, granary, carriage and shod nnd chlckon Iioubo. Prico $4050. Will trado for Salem resldonpo property not to oxcood $1500. 8 Acres Located 2 miles from cen ter of Salem. Throo acros under cultivation, nil rest of fruit, such as apples, pears, chorrios, qulncos and English walnuts; 5 acros in paBturd, modern 2-Btory houso, K rooms, hard finished, septic tank, wind mill and towor. Prlco $4000, ensy forms. -18 Acres Located 2 miles from town, nil undor cultivation; a good R-room hoiiBB, barn nncl wngon shed, Woll wator at houso nnd al so at barn; good young orchard, consisting of apples, pears, prunes, cho8le8 and small fruit, such as blackberrlos, goosoborrles, cur rants and strawberries. Prlco $3000. $300. SALEM INVESTMENT CO. 1.12 Statu Street. FOR SALE , Away Under Vnlim I offor for salo my S-room houso, 2 story, with nico porches, lawn, flowors, different vnrloty of boat ing fruit trees, borrios, good barn, 2 largo lots, on n cornor only 7 blocks to buslnoss section; will sacrlflco if sold at once. Seo mv agents, Betchcl & Schtilz. $2100 will buy this beautiful homo. It 13 worth n good deal moro. $000 Wo havo a largo list of house, $600 and up, vacant lots $50 and up. Beautiful lot on Fourteenth be twoon Court nnd State streots, only $800. FARMS Wo havo for salo somo of tho very host farms In tho WHIamotto val ley. FIno stock and dairy farms, $10 por aero, grain farms $50 por acre. Wo can give you any nurn bor of acros to 1000 acros. Noa Salom. EXCHANGES Wo save many exchanges for propor ty here California, Orogon, Wash lngton nnd 'other states. No mat tor where your property Is wo can give you an exchange. List with us. RECHTEL & SCHULZ .171 State St. Phono 1H2 PLUMBERS Theo. M. Barr Plumbing, hot water and ateam heating and tinning. 164 Commerrlal street. Phoaa Mala 192. , 9-1-lyr H. J. Petrel Plumbing, steam and gas fitting SucceMor to Knox A Murphy, 226 Commercial etrett, 'Prose Mala 17. DRAYMEN. '.Cammlne Broe.' Transfer Cewpany All kinds of. transfer work doae, Furniture aid pianos boxed ready for tklpmeat. Prompt ierrle ft our motto. BUad aad oSee at 25S Soutk CemmertUl ttreet Pheae tl. IUe(dBe Pkoae i8 MISCELLANEOUS Tho Social Announced two weeks ago to bo hold at Mr. Lantr.' for tho benefit of tho school district, will bo postponed on account of tho Cherry Fair. 7-13-t Found North of Salem on tho rlvor road, tlmo book and two check books. Owner can havo samo by calling at this offlco and paying for thia ad. 7-13-3t Wcngor & Cherrlngton Pianos and Organs solu on easy terms; tele phono 1187; 247 Commercial Street, Salem, Oregon. ' tf Salem Oaah Market I buy for cash and all kinds of meats kept. My phono, 370; 173 Commercial St. P. W. Royolts, Prop.' C-29-tf. Help Furnished Free of Charge By Salem Employment Company, 478 State streot,- phone No. 149. Par ties wanting holp please call at offlco or phono us. Also have cows for aalo. 1- Concrete Work Get my prices on sidewalks, curbs, septlo 'tanks and comont work of any kind. All work guaranteed first-claw. M Ward, 2378 Maple Avo Highland. Phono 1569, July24-tf Vogct Lumber and Fact Co. Lum ber .shingles, building material, wood and coal. Low prices aifd prompt dollvorlr. One block east t of S. P. passenger depot Phone J198. . 7-2-tf Rutte A Wcnderoth Fine wines, liquors and cigars. We handle the celebrated Kellog gand Castle whiskies. Cool and refreshing beer constantly oj- draught. South Commercial street. 9-8-lyr Enlarged Our moat markot on Eiwt Stato Btroot has been doubled In slzo and wo aro hotter proparod than ovor to sorvu customers. Prompt sorvlco and tho host of moats our motto. Call or phone 199. B. E. Edwardt Moat Co. Slmond Lcmltcn tho boatman. Launches and r'J kinds of boats for ront. Excursionists taken to any pnrt of tho bay. Will meet trains at nnv tlmo at Ynquina on request. Ratos rcasonnblo. New port, Oro. BUTTERNUT BREAD. It is worth more than any other rend yet the price Is no higher ?or said at your grocers'. CALIFORNIA BAKERY, Thoma & Cooloy, Props. LODGES. Carpenters Union No. lOOO Loc Union No. 1065 of Carponters aue Jolrors of Amorlca moot even Saturday ovoning at 8:00 p. m. la Hearst hall, 420 State St. A. W Donnls, Roc. Seo. Foresters of America Court Sher wood Forestors, No. 19. Meeti Saturday night in Ilolman ball, State Btroot Waldo Mlllor, O. R.: J, C. Perry, financial socretary. Central Lodgo No. 18, K. of P. Castle Hall in Holraan block, cor nor State and Liberty street Tuesday of each week at 7:'0 t m. Oscar Johnson, O. C,; E. H Anderson, K. of R. and S. Modern Woodmen of America Or gon Cedar Camp No, 6246, Meeti overy Thursday evening at t o'clock In Holraan hall. W. W Hill, V. 0.; F. A Turner, clerk A'oodmcn of World Meet every Fr day night at 7:30, In Holman hall O. L. Darling, C. 0.; P. L. Frax ir, Clerk. Lincoln Annuity Union. Sick, aeel dent and pension Insurance; $2, 000,000 pledged) every claim pall Oood agent wanted. J. H. C Mongomery, supreme organizer Box432 Salem, Oregon. R. K Ryan, secretary 546 State stre' SASH AND DOOR FACTORIES Frank M. Brown. Manufacturer of saib, doors, mouldings. All klndi of bouse finish and bard wood work. Front street, between Stat and Court. Malta all complaint! at th omen. WANTED Wanti-d at Once From $100 to $500, the best of collateral secur ity to oiler. Address Q 10, Jour nal office. 0-11-tf Wanted A second hand binder. Routo .7, box 56, Salem, Or, Live on Nebr. Evo 21st, Engelwood ad dition. 7-10-iw WantcdV-To buy 100 stock hogs. En quire Hop Leo Laundry, Salem, Or., 192 Commercial St. 7-10-tf. Wanted Man and wife, without family, to work on ranch. Ad dress "B. C," care Journal oflUce 7-9-lw WiSsfaslssliHinpii WiiysiSiMMiWssssii RETURNS REAL ESTATE FOR BAMB Something Worth Investigating r 00 ACRES 5 Miles from Salem 40 acre cloared, 8 acros fruit, 5 room house, good barn, spring water la house and barn. All -good fruit land. .Only $3,300. 80 'ACRES 5 Miles from Salem 7 rooat house, barn 40x60, family or chard, stock and Implements la eluded Price $3500. Wo Iiavo Improved and unim proved city property for sale. It you can not pay cash buy u city lot.ou the installment plaa. Salem City property a good In vestment. Look ovor our Hat of Farm.prerer,ty. OUSTED. LAND CO. Salem Branch Yorox Broe. 0, 878 STATE STREET. LIVERY AND FEED STABLH0 Livery and Feed Stables Old Poet offlco Stables, at 264 Ferry street, between commercial and Froat streets. Telephone 188. Some of tho finest liveries in tne city a bo found here. Dick Westaeott, oroprlPtor 10-l-lyr FOR RENT For Ront Nicely furnished room centrally located with all conra loncos for ono or two gontlemca. Call at 477 Contor St., or phone 1040. 6-6-tf . ii iiiiwir. mtu HOTELS AND RESTAURANT. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 ii ft The I White House Restaurant For a Regular 25c Dinner at 20c 1 They can't be beat i 'i McGilchrist & Son Proprietors. 4IM IHH? I M Mil IIIMM r """"""""y"q! Call and try Umhr. MeV 16c. Board per week $3.7Et also furnished reosu very f reasonable. AT TTIM Salem Restaurant MEALS 15c miimiiniHiMiniinli HOTEL OREGON ! Cor Seventh and Stark St. Portland's New and Modern Hotel. Rates $ I per day and f up. European plan. Free Bus. WRIGIIMHGKINSON HOTEL CO, Proprietors iMiMimmmnniiiH O C. T Co. Stoamors Pomona and Orogona loavo for Portland dally oxcopt Sun day and Wednesday at 6 a, m. For Corvallls Tuesday and Saturday about 7 p. ni. M. I BALDWIN, AeHt. Salem Fence Works Headquarters for Woven Wire Fencing. Poultry Netting, Pickets, Qatee, Malthoid Roofing, P, & D. Ready Roofing, Screen Doors and Ad justable Wltdow Screens, CIIAS. D. MULLIGAN H Successor WALTER MORLEY. 2rt0 Court St. Salem, Or. I II II H0UI8TErVS Rocky Mountain Tea Nuggitt k ot Hllftln Ut Busy Posl. Brlsg GoUB 3ltb ad But?4 7lfor, A kmcIBo forContlpttllin. Iri'W?Ht!on. .1 tu) KMoy Trouble, 1'impUi. Kcumv luipuw JMooJ. tUtl Breath, AIukvUIi KosU. Ililc tad fcujkMlw It' Rocky Monntalu Ta la ti let torm. COt a bgr MnulMmai4 ty KotxiitsR Pace Cuurxvr, XJIw. WU, IMLBEN H'JSQIT FU SAUOW H9HM