ninar oy'wiiiuJmmE, uuw, obboon, monbat, may io, in.
THE CAPITAL JOURNAL
E. HOFSH, lMUer a4 Proprietor
i
Independent Newpper Porotcd to American Prlnclploe and
tbs I'rogroMMiad DeTelopemcnt of All Oregon.
Fubliehod Krerr Broiling Boapt Sunday, galea, Ore.
qUBSOKIITION RATJW.
(Inyarlablr In Advance.
Dftllr. by carrier, per yet. .....-W.OO Per month.....eOo
Dellr, by mult, per year ......-..... 4.00 Per moath..........Mo
Wceklj, by mall, por year................ 1.00 Blx monthe ......Wo
r
jtjasmSi
IT JUST
t RAINED
1 DOLLARS
And Everywhere the Farmers
Wear a Broad Smile.
To estimate the amount of money
eared or gained as tbo rcatilt of tho
one-Inch of rnln which fell In this Tl
eliilty yesterday and nearly all lait
Bight weM bo Impossible, but It Ib
an Miwseal fact that spring wheat,
trhfck vapid hnvo boon hardly suit
ivllir. In tho condition It was
gi i n lieiiijkforo this ceason, and
whlck wmli not haro been high
enough wUlkcd. to bo cut with the
reaper, will grow to full harvesting
alio, row, and a fair, It not a bumper
crop, Is predicted Tho ground was
becoming so dried out and hard, the
tender sprout worn practically stunt
ed. Nit, thanks to tho rain, It will
mako a surprisingly good showing
now. In connection with this sum
mary, given by sovoral Marlon coun
ty farmers, thnro la still further
causo for tho tiller of tho soil to bo
Jubilant. Up to tho present tlmo ono
half of tho spring sown wheat had
failed to sprout, duo to tho drouth,
Ily noxt Wednesday at tho longest,
Mr. Fnrmor will vlow his fields Is
which tho smothcrod wheat la plant
ed, and will soo It peeping abovo tho
ground, whoro, on tho other iwwsd,
had It not been for this rainfall, ho
would, harp boon a loser of half his
crop,
Bvory fartmr, whothor ho bo a gar
eft truck si as or a bull supporter
!fl the grain market, has a simto oh
that will not come off. Patten, the
wheat king, bulling again, the mer
Miry dropping to 67 degrees 1b Nor
folk, Nebraskp, and the present quo
tatltmo on wheat sacked and deliv
ered ions In SzIctt. $1.15, would
make moat any man smile who pos
sessed feMi covered with spring
wheat growing so fast one can almost
MOTHERS
WHO HAVE
DAOflHTERS
Find Help In Lydta E. Pink
imm's Vegetable Compound
U'ltixtinaloi- Tml. ' Vnnr iluotnrs
told mo tlmt tlioy cuiihl never nmkij
niu rvguuir, nun
that I would event.
willy have dropsy.
i wotuu mom, una
I Hiifrnrfronilioarliii!-
(lowtiiv(liis,oriunis
uiul elillU. mul I
could not Bleep
nights. My mother
wrntx t(l lrit. Pink.
Immforndvlee.tuul
1 IIORAII 10 IHKO
LvdliWU'inKiiamB
Vucrntnliln ('dill.
- T n'.'- - --
HJinut After taklnR ono ami one.
.. i.ntti r Mia I'niiituMitiil. I nin all
rlBht again, anil I recommend It to
Bvory Binienng woinmi.--' a
Ukau Winchester, IL
Hundreds of such lcttera from girls
and motltoro expressing their gratitude,
for what Lydto K, I'liiklmm'a Yep
table, Pojniwund has accomplished for
them have been received hyTho Lydlu
K. VJuklinmilcdlcluQ Company, Lynn,
(llrla who are troubled with painful
cr Irregular periods, backache, head
iwlitt, dragglng-tlown sensations, falnt
liw flails or mdlnvstlon. should tako
Immediate action to ward off the. serl
out consequences and be restored to
health by l.vdla 15, l'lnkham'a Vege
tfill Compound Thousands have boen
reatorml to health by Its use,
Jf yu would UkeHeUl rAvIco
ntmut vour chso write cenHdon.
t ul Irrior to Mrs. IMHkham, ut
1 in. Ui!. Her udvl U free,
t ,.. uluvjakulyl"wl.
gfSltdevgM
m .'l
set) it crawling out of tho ground.
Tho garden mnn Is also In clovor, or
rather In a gardon patch with truck
ollmlino- tin nn nil HldPft nf him. That
largo spring wagon will bo put In
shapo for tho morning visits to tho
city; tho ever aoponaauio noo win
ntMul n tllflA ehnrnftnlnff nn on ac
count of tho busy weeds, and thon
tho real work win Dcgin. Tno suour
banlto could bo scon early this morn
ing out vlowlng his back lot gardon
with prld.o, after making a flro with
tho garden map.
It Ib probabfo spring plowing will
contlnuo now that tho ground has
bcon softened tup sufficiently. In sov
oral localities flolds which woro
formerly worked up In a week's tlmo
orn atlll unflnlnhml thin nnrlDE. dUO to
tho ground being oxtromoly hard.
Local wcatuor conaittons point ia
vorably to more rain, and tho proba
bility ot further frost Is banished &s
tho result of tho warm rain.
THE FIRST FISHING
PARTY OF SEASON
Thn flrjt hi ir flahlnr tinrtv left this
city last Saturday night for tho Dig
Ncotucco, rlvpr, near Iloavor, and will
bo go'no throo or four days, Thoy
woro tho Hauier Droc, In their
spopdy Chalmors-Dotrolt auto, with
W S. "Walton and D. B. Drokbank
and Qcorgo Q. Dlngham In his Dulck
car, nccompunlod by Bhorlff Harry
Mlnto, Kboc Laroro and James Cul
ver. Tho party loft this city In n
clorfd of dust, and as tho last whiff,
whiff of their buzz wagons was ffchrd
going out of tho city, sovoral sports
men aho woro In attendance Io speed
them on their way and spit on their
Imnka nrwl whn wlahnil Ifnrrv Mlnto
all succoss poiilblo, but wished that
no would rail in mo uig inobuicca
about 'stccn times, mado long faces
when they reallrod tho tlmo that tho
party would really havo whllo play
ing tag with tho spockled bcautlos ot
tho mountain streams, and watching
tho buttorflcs and doing justice to
tho crisp bacon with fish on tho sldo,
while these poor, untortunato busy
business mon will bo compelled to
All up tho frlondly Jtu on a Sunday
afternoon, dljr soso yollow worms
out of tho garden (suckers won't
tuko salmon osg bait) and, with a
two-fcr stuck botweon his tooth, sit
on tho hanks of tho Wlllamotto and
fl)i nml aliwin. mnallv uloon. Hlich Is
thn lirA nt thn nnirlnr whn taken Ills
vacation during tho lattor part ot tho
season.
THE BUS HIT A
BIG AUTOMOBILE
Pntnltimn. C.n.. MlV 10. GCOTEO
Guernsey, a bus driver, Is nt a local
hospital In a serious oonuuion, nnu
four others uro sufforlng with minor
Injuries as tho result of n collision
between tho Continental bus and nn
automobllo driven by Dr. dcorgo W.
r.rnk. nt Run Vranelseo. The lalured
aro Frederick Keller, proprietor ot
the Continental Hetel: Captain O. II.
wconcrn, or uaaiana; uoionoi u, n.
Rmlth nf Ran PrnnrlufQ. and Dr.
Joseph Uutlor, ot San Rafael.
Tno acciaoni ocaurea ob osa ot
thn nrlnclnnl streets ot this city at
an early hour yesterday. Leek aad
nis party were returning ironi mu
roo carnival at Sonta Barbara, and
wnro unlil tn hnvo houil (lrlvltlR at a
speed of 50 miles an hour. It was
stated today that auernsoy couia
not live.
o
liuilwjuakc Illta Italy.
Naples, May 8. Two strong oarth
quake shocks ot slight duration were
felt at Mana today, and tho popu
lation of tho city Is floelng In terror.
Hut meagro reports of tLo oarth
quako aro obtainable, and the extent
of the dnmago has not been learned.
o -
Do It Now.
Now Is tho time to got rid ot your
rSnnmnllim Vnu run tin BO bv an-
plying Chamberlain's Liniment. Nino
CAPITAL NATIONAL BANK
WWsWBJSSllalSBBlBBBBlaWBBjliSSaBsBBBBWSBWBBSn
J, H. Albert, Pres,
E, M, Crolsan, Vice Pres,
Jos, H, Albert, Cashlor
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
Pays Inbrtst on $vkw
IfalMsllfrtaT
cases out of ton aro simply muscular
rhoumatlsm due to cold or damp, or
rdmnln rhntimatlam. nmt vleld to
tho vigorous application of this lin
iment. Try it. xou are coriam io
bo tloiltmtoil witft tno quick rouor
wn en it anoras. uom oy an gooa
druggists.
HERVE HAS CHANCE
FOR HIS LIFE
A dispatch from Albany ln?t night
saying that William Horvo may re
cover from tho wound ho received in
a pistol duel at Gates Friday, In
which ho shot Honry Sulltvaa and
caused his death. Tho threo phyul
clnns who aro attpndlng him stated
today for tho first tlmo that there
wus a chanco for him to live.
Hervo'u condition is much bettor
today and tho physicians stated ho
would probably livo a weok and
might possibly recovor ultimately. D.
H, Chapman, of Portland, a friend of
Horvo, went to Gates today to bring
blm to St. Mnry's hospital In Albany,
but It wob declared Impossible to
move him today. This will bo dono
as soon as possible, howovor.
801110 of Horvo's rolatlves from San
FranclBCO aro expected to reach Al
bany tonight or oarly tomorrow morn
Inc. and will tako tho train for
Gates tomorrow,
Doctors in attendance havo de
cided to try to bring Horvo to tho
Albany hospital tomorrow, it Bhorlff
Mlnto, of Marlon county, will pormlt.
If Horvo stands tho trip successfully
an oporatlon will bo porformod here.
Aa tho train has left Gates ho can
not reach horo until tomorrow ovon
lug. 0
Tho Solls-Floto circus Is slated
for Oregon in a couplo of weeks.
This noto is for tho kids, or tho old
mnn who loves to tako thorn to tho
show.
ST
MOLE-PROOF HOSE
Disease Germs
Cannot harm healthy human
bodies. Wei cannot have healthy
bodies unless we have pure blood,
-the kind ef blood that Hood's
Sarsaparllla makes.
Tliis great modlcino has an un
equalled, unanproached record for puri
fying and enriching tho blood.
It cures scrofula, cczoma, eruptions,
catarrh, rheumatism, anomla, nervous
ness, that tired feeling, dyspepsia, loss
of anpctilo. general debility, and builds
up tho whole system.
Ott It todir la lb naval llqald fonn or la
ebocolaM. UbUV lua eaUd OanaUba,
Have You Tried Them?
Six Pairs Sold With a Guarantee for
SIX MONTHS. The Guarantee Reads
"If any or all of these hose come to holes with
in SIX MONTHS from date of sale .they will be
replaced FREE, with express charges prepaid."
G. W. JOHNSON & COMP'Y
141 N. Commercial Street
SALEM
i i J""L. -1
T.min nnekB ot indlgCBtlon aro
what bring on other ailments, such
as acuto Indlgostlon, chronic dys-
popsla, and evpn moo.cr.uu. ..
Lnimt illness. Kodol Is guarati-
ia tr rivn relief. Try It today.
Sold by all druggists.
SYNOPSIS OF THE ANNUAL STATEMENT OF
OltEGON L.1FE INSURANCE COMPANY of Portland In tho Stato of Ore
gon, on tho 31st day of Decomuor, l!U8, mauo 10 mo ihbu,u.u ...
mlsslonor of tho Stnto of Oregon, pursuant to law:
naiinr,r,
Amount of capital paid up 100,000.00
INCOME. AB .
Premiums received during tho year 8X'X2, ' ,
Interest received during year -
Incomo from othor sources received aunngcar
7,087.34
100. GO
01,219.24
7,407.03
7,000.00
20,764.11
1.G82.U5
Totnl Incomo ...!
niHMUHHKMKNTB.
Paid to policy holdoru during tho year "
Dividends paid during tho year on capital stock
Commissions and salaries paid during tho year
W" . l!.......... .h.I stn iinLl fluvlni. tfm VftnF ........
Amount of nil othor oxpondlturcs u.uu.io
Total oxpondltures G0,CnG.27
AKSKTH nn? aq
Mnrkot vniuo of bonds owned 7430o!oO
1WU44UU uu uayu i t ..'. r
Cosh In hanks and on hand i'liiik
.'.t nnlltul nml flnfnrreil nroniluniB J.VM.io
Other nssots (net) .' 3'885,80
Totul udralttod nssot . 150,643.12
MAHIMTIKH.
Mnl rnnnrvn oa,ii.v
All othor liabilities
1,239.09
T-l1 llnkllltlna X 63,412.90
Total Insurance In forco December 31, 1908 $2,202,307.00
IIUHINKHS IN OltKdON' FOK THE YRAK.
Total risks written during tho yoar 1,02i'n'"4
Gross premiums received during tho year "J1"0"';!
Premiums returnod during tho year ,- r'nnnnft
..ossei paid during tho your r'SSn no
LoHses Incurrod during tho yoar... b.uuu.oo
Total amount of risks outstanding In Oregon December
" 1908 onmuvKiskvnimY
Ily a; L. Mills, Pi;e6ldent.
United State Hrauch Statement.
SYNOPSIS OF ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE
I.1VEHPOOL & LONDON & GLOnElNSUItANCK COMPANY of Liverpool
England, on tho 3lBt day of December, 1908, made to the Insurance
Coiiimlssloner of tho Stato of Orejon, pursuant to law:
CAPITAL.
Amount ot capital paid up In cosh None In
INCOME.
Premiums received during tho year In cash $
IntdruBt. dividends and rqnta received during tho yoar
IneoniQ from other sources recelvod during tho year. . .
United States
7,430,393.70
370,861.73
187,874.97
Total Incomo
DISIJUIWEMENTS.
LaaseH paid durlug tho yoar . . .
Dividends paid during tho year on capital stock...
Commissions, and salaries paid during tho year . .
Taxes, licenses and roes paia uunng mo jeur
Amount of all other expenditures
Hciulttcd to head office
7,989,129.40
3,908,788.16
None in U. S.
1,404,646.46
266,903.85
1,071.807.39
1,171,604.56
KUktJ by Nci)oten.
Vr.l.ploVliiirir nhln MtV 10.
Two mon wcro killed and threo prob-
aoiy iniauy nun louay oy hu wiuu
slon ot dynamite near here today.
Tho dynamite waa in a snaniy at mo
moMth ot a coal mine, and It Is sup
poed that It exploded while tho men
wero trying to thaw It out,
U '
CtMRNo of 8tre4 Oradoa.
Notlco Is hereby glvea that the
common council of tha city ot Baleas,
Oregon, deems It expodteat to change
and proposes to change the grade on
Saglaaw street at the Intersection ot
Miller street, and the grade e Com
mercial street at the UtersctnH ot
M'tler street, aad tho grade ea High
street at the lateneettea of Miller
street, In accordance with the re
port of the elty's eeglaeer, IM la
the oMe ot the city rssenler the 34
day ot May, 189.
mte ot tho trst nubltcattoa e this
notice May 4, 1919. By orer e ttae
comraoa ecaaew.
W. A. KGOKM.
l-4-llt Cltr
Total oxpondltures
ASSETS.
Value of real estate owned
Value of stocks and bonds owned
l-onus on mortgages and collateral, etc
Cash In bunks and on hand ." .........
Premiums In course of collection and In transmission.
7,903,750.32
1,848,416.87
4,970,497.01
3,314,950.00
1,438,566.25
1,545,991.17
Total admitted nssots.
13.118.421.30
LiAhlLlYlKsT
Gross claims for lossoa unpaid T. . . "Qa--
Amount of unearned premiums on all outstanding risks
Duo for commission and brokerage
AH other liabilities
651,338.30
7.143,654.12
Jono
443.8X08
Total liabilities 8,238,870.50
Total Insuronco In forco December 31, 1908 1. 187.661. 939J0O
BUSINESS IN OUKGON IXIt THE YEAU.
Total risks written during tb year. 6'f InH?2
Gross premiums received during tho year S'i.on
Prenllums returnod during tho year Ivlll ,
luissea paid during tho year m'SjIj-
Losses Incurred during tho year 66.78. o
To'nl amount ot risks outstanding in Oregon December
31. 1908 6.351.413.00
THE LIVERPOOL A LONDON & OLODB INS. CO.
Chariot D. Haven, Resident Secretary
Statutory resident goueral agent and attorney In fact: Walter II.
Raymond, Portland, Or.
Noto Special deposlta not held for the protecuon of all the policy
holder of tho company cannot be admitted aa an asset end Included In
tho published aUteaieat except the deposit with the State Treasurer for
tho protection ot Oregon policy holder oaly.
W H. UURUIIARDT, JrH 8al Agont, 838 N. Commercial StroeL
Chiunbcrlnln's Liniment.
ThlB Ib a now preparation and 11
good ono It Is especially valuablo
as a euro or chronic and muscular
rhoumatlBtn, and for tho relief from
nnln which It nfforda In acuta In
flammatory rheumatism. Thoso
who .iavo UBOd It havo invariably
spoken of It In tho highest terms
ot pralso. Latno back, lamo shoul
dor nnu stiff nock aro duo to rhou
matlsm of tho muscles, usually
brought on by oxposuro to cold or
damp, and aro quickly cured by ap
nlvlnir thin llnlninnt frnnlv nml mm.
saglng tho nlTccted parts. Soronoss
ot too muscles, wnotuor inuuecu oy
vioiont oxorciBo or injury, is nuayoa
by this liniment. For salo by nil
good druggists.
Clean up Salem for Momorlal Day.
o
Iloartburn, sour risings, bolchlng,
dull, heavy fooling and such thing
arc all caused by indigestion. Ko
dol stops them by digesting all tho
food you cat Sold by all druggists.
UIOs for Wood.
Scaled bids will be rocelved br
tho directors of School District No
24, of Salem, Oregon, at tho office
ot tho district olork, In tho Murphy
block, until tho ICth day of May,.
1909, at 6 p. m.
Bids to bo opened at rogular moot
ing of board at tho high school build'
Ing at 7:3 p. m. of -said dato, for
cord wood for tho dlfforont schoel:
buildings, as follews:
Eaot school 90 cords secend:
growth fir, 10 nsh.
Park 60 cords second-growth fir,.
10 cords ash.
Lincoln 60 cords second-growth
fir, 10 cords ash.
High 80 cords second-growth" flr
Grant 60 cordn second-growth
fir, 10 cords ash.
Now school 40 cords scoond
growth fir.
Ton por cont cortlflcd chock to ac
company all bills.
Board rcnorveo tho right to reject
any or all bids.
H. A. JOHNSON, JR.,
5-C-Ctd District Clerk-
SYNOPSIS OF THE ANNUAL STATEMENT OF
Tho OREOON MERCHANTS MUTUAL FIRE A8SURANCE ASSOCIA
TION, a mutual flro lnsuranco association ot Dayton, In tho Stnto of
Oregon, on tho 31st day ot Docomuor, 1908, mndo to tlio lnsuranco com
missioner of tho stato of Oregon pursunnt to law:
ASSETS.
Cash on hand nnd In banks S 4,449,95-
Premiums in courso ot collection 4,457.03-
Amount of all othor assots (except tho roservo In hands of
tnombors, $6,923.26) 562. 83"-
Total admitted assoto S 9,406.98-
LIAI1IL1TIES.
Gross amount ot Iomos roportod and unpaid S 2,026i00
(Proof of loss not comploted.)
Amount of nil othor liabilities None-
Total liabilities I 2,926.00-
INCOME.
Amount of cash received with applications for lnsuranco dur
ing tho year . . . .- $ 10,164.29
Amount ot cash received from ausessmenU 1,969.52
Amount of cash from all othor sources None-
Total Incomo $ 18,123.81
EPKNDITUItliS.
Amount paid for losses during tho ycur' a $ 8,990.10-
Amount paid officers, directors nnd offlco help 2,779.75-
Amount of nil other expenditures 5,229.2$
Total oxpondltures $ 16,999,01
IJUSINES8 IN OREGON, FOR THE YEAR.
Amount ot property at risk Dec 31st, 1907 $584,136.00
Amount of risks added during the yoar 883,686.00'
Amount of risks cancelled, withdrawn or terminated during
tho year 484.145.00-
Not umount of risk by tho company Dec. 31st, 1908 963,676.00
argost amount of lnsuranco carried on any ono risk 2,000.00
OREaOjs MERCHANTS MUTUAL FIRE ASSURANCE ASS'N.
O. B. Rlppoy. Prosldont.
B. L. Barry, Secretary.
-Bt4lt-)e)te)te)t-4eiti8iani-i-)lltM
tm a ar
; ; Mechanics' Tools, Sharpies Separators; ! I;
;; Heath and Milligan Paints, Ornwood "f
; Spray, FiiclfcnleEs Metal, Builders r
Hardware o
Salem Hardware Co i
1 .
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DISCOHOL
CURES LIQUOR HABIT
Ntr Bfdlcal preparation Id liquid aad powder forma. TB aoij known remnlj
for Alcohol dlataaea. Can b eUen with coUm, ua, coeoa or mil without patlenfa
knowleixe.
pppp SUCCESS ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED FPFF
w kA 8IJu't '' dUeoTered a new aadlctn tor th core ot tha drink
haWt. Do.iou Uh a nackant If 70a hare. In your Ullr a UtIb huabaud.
father, brother or on. who U drln you trouble, or making lle mtoerabla ror yuu.
and whom yuu wUh u U cured tro thU dlaaaaa. do not beattate a saoment. but
act at one. Alcohol has thla rlctlm In hU dutchea and tha uafortunata on la
STiL,--,.0cfpi1,?- .WWWIOU has cured tbouaanda and will cura any one
belonting to you. Write to ua at once, before It la too late. It to guaranteed harm
leea and Ha effect rj poalUre. If jon with free treatment anf further luatruc
tlima. fill out cur betuw and mall to ua. Don't healtate. aa the 500 packairre
will aoon be sUefi .? and each further package will coat SI. NOW jou can
aecure one FHEC. Cut Ofc thU Coupon. Send It today. Rent In plain wrapp-r
Coeaon (or free Drluk-Uablt CKrr.
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