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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 13, 1909)
DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, BALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10. 1909. THE CAPITAL JOURNAL E. HOFn;r Editor And Proprietor Independent Nenapapor Doyoted to American rrlnclplei and Iho Progrca and Oerelopement of All Oregon. rubllihod Bvorjr Urealng Except Sunday, subscription rates. (invariably In Adranco.) Daily, by carrier, per year 14.00 Per month .too Dally, by mall, per year. 4.00 Per month 3Sc Woekly, by mall, per yenr..... -..'.00 Six monthi -..too UNIONgpC X"-3Eprf-' ANCIENT GRAFTING . COMBINE IS AT WORK Same Gang Composed of Republicans and Democrats Has Bled the State for Twenty Years Why Taxes Are High People Demand Clean-up. MONEY IS SPENT LAVISHLY AT SEATTLE FuHdn for Oregon Commission nt A. V. 1. Arc Twit Dclng Exhausted Liberal with Expenses There Will Ho Illg Deficit for Leglslnturc Stenographer's Snlnry In Doubled nnd Members of Hoard Live nt High Priced Hotels While in Service of tho State. A Snloni special: Judging from tho rnto nt which tho Oregon com missioners nt tho A. Y. P. exposition nro sponillng tho state's money appro priated for tho exhibit nt tho Soattlo fuir, thero will bo n deficit when tho exposition closes. Tho 1007 law croatlng tho commis sion appropriated $100,000 for tho purpose of carrying tho net Into ef fect. Tho 1007 legislature appro priate $25,000 more. Up to date tbo commission hns oxhaustod tho appropriation of $100,000 nnd hns used $10,801.27 of tho $25,000 ap propriation. Tho law under which tho commis sion oporntcs is very broad In Us , scopo .prnctlcally giving tho commis sion a froo hand to spend money as it plonscu, and for that reason thoi nttornoy gonorni nns givon ii ns ins pinion thnt tho socrotnry of stato's offlco Is limited in Its authority to BiiporviBo tho vouchors of tho com mission. Money Spent LnvMily. An oxnminntton of tho claims on f llo In tho secretary's offlco indicates, howovor, that tho Btnto'B money has boon spont with a lavish hand. Hun dreds of dollars hnvo been spent for ruga, curtains, carpets, mirrors nnd expensive furnishing materials. That nothing Is too small and nothing too largo to churgo to tiio state Is shown by tho inclusion In the bills of suoh Horns us atrcot car tickets and bus faro. Three dollars for room Is not unusual nnd not ono of tho com missioners npponrs to havo eaten u meal In tho past year ami n half that cost less thnn CO contB nnd from that up to $l.G0. Tho bill far printing booklets Ib $2,000.07. OhU, Wormian & King wore paid $6-8 tor pillows, carpets, otc, V. P. Fuller ft Co., Boottlo, ro coivod $001.83 for furnishing of va rious kinds. Miss Elizabeth O'Keono, who started In nfter tho appointment of the commission ns "steuogrnphor to tho president (W, II. Wohrung) nt a salary of $60, was rntsed to $100 In April. 1900. At about this timo sho was allowed aiso $23 far board for ono month Tho next month this was rnlHcd to $30, and since June, Coffee Always uniform our best product sold In 1 lb., 2 lb., 2$ lb. and 5 lb. cans. Your grocer will grind it bolter U ground at home not too tlno. . j IDLE MONEY I! ! j will earn interest in our j Savings Department and ; ; ! ! is available when wanted, j j A good place for trust i j ; ; funds in the hands of Ad- ! ! ;; ministrators, Executors, ;j Trustees and Guardians. ;; jj SAVINGS DEPARTMENT!! i: Capital National Bank I; galcm, Ore. ,VV nnd including thnt month, Miss O'Kceno hns boon drnwlng from tbo state ..ensury $150 every month, which Includes an ullownnco of $50 n month for board. Benson Draws Loss Salary. Tho othor employes, including sons of stnto senntors ns woll as engineer nnd othor important functionaries, nro nllowcd only $2G a month for bonrd nnd most of thorn nro drnwlng conBldornbly less salary than Miss O'Keono. Tho contract tor lighting tho Ore gon building calls for four paymontn of $500 each, only ono of which has been pnld. Tho balance $1500, must como from tho $8000 or tno remain ing $25,000. Commissioner Wohrung's account for tho month of August, 1900, wus $357.45, including $300 salary. Tho expense accounts of tho othor com missioners do not vary materially, ex cept that tho Into M. D. Wisdom ap pears to have been moro careful in tho oxpondlturo of stnto money thnn Bomo of tho othors. Tho commission is composed of W. II. Wohrung. presldont; E. W. Rowo, W. T. Wright nnd J. O. Hooth. M. D. Wisdom, who wns n momher oi the commission, wns nlso Its secretary. WILL MAKE A DASH FOR THE SOUTH POLE (VKITHtl I'ltERS XXXKT.yt WIBE. London, Sent. 13. Captain It. P. Scott today wild that ho will hoad n British oxpcdltion to attempt tho discovery of tho south polo noxt yonr Captain Scott wns In oommnnd of the Discovery expedition In 1901, when nn unsuccessful dnsh wns mode for the Antarctic polo. Scott said that tho main reason for tho dash next year Is to secure tho honor of tho discovery to Oroat Brit ain. Three methods to reach tbo south onnost oxtromlty of tho globe will bo employed ponies and dogs, Bledges and motor Bledges. London, 8opt. 13. Within several hours nfter ho had announced that ho would dUcovor tho south polo, It it certain nmount of money was ratal d to outfit nn expedition, $200, 000 had been subscribed by Eugllsh lii ( n nnd turned (Ivor to Captain Robert Scott today. Th llritMi pooplo who subscriber tn )1 amount gave liberally because tl'i fiared that if the expedition did rot haw in a hurry that Dr. Clmr i t u Frenchman, who is now in tho Vnii'mctli- teglo would nnnounce tl-i dt-iovery of the pole. Captain Scott will start July 1. aivl will have two supply base. In addition to ufinlos, Captain Sott will use motor sledges nnd d gs JAILBIRDS TOLD ON GIRL WHO HELPED THEM (l NITU I'HIiMH UUMEI) WUK. Nevudii, Mo., Sept. 13. After be ing betrayed by two men sho at tempted to aid n jail escape, Anna DePrntt, a domestic, today Is In se rious condition from a gunshot wound which sho inflicted upon hor- eit in an attempt to commit sui cide. Tho girl worked In a house adjoin lug tho county Jail, whero Joseph Carry and Jumes Dow aro Impris oned, accused of robbery. Yesterday tho men prevailed on tho young woman to pass them a tile. At the risk of hor liberty she com piled nnd the men had nil but sawed their way out when a passer- uy saw thorn nt work, and notified tho sheriff. The men. foiled In tholr plans, told the sheriff who gave thorn tho file. The girl was informed that she nrob- ubly would bo arrostud, and shortly atterwards she shot herself through tho breast. o Italian Social Function. Ii'mtmi run uuked wiacl Plttburg. Sept. 13. As tho rosult f u riot last night following a drink ing Pout. Mary M o6l a and Tony Curco rv dead today, nnd a doteu other Kalians are wounded. Little Soldiers In your blood aro tho millions of corpuscles that dofond you against dlsoaso. To mako and keep these littlo soldiers bcaltlly and strong, la simply to mnko and keep tho blood of t bo -right quality and quantity. This is just what Hood's Sarsaparilla docs it helps tho littlo soldiers in your blood to light disease for you. It cures scrofula, eczema, eruptions, catarrh, rheumatism, anemia, nervous ness, dyspepsia, general debility, and builds up tho wholo system. JOHNNY WHALEN ALSO DISCOVERS THE POLE (r sited rosss leased wise. San Francisco, Sept. 13. Pretend ing that ho was Dr. Cook, and that an unoccupied cottago on tho summit of a hill at Utah and Nineteenth Btreet wns tho north nolo, 10-yenr- old John Whalen mado a bold dash from civilization, namely a lamp post, and after successfully negotiat ing tho ico fields reached tbo boreal center. Thoro, overcomo by tho cold nnd oxhniiBtlon tho bravo discoverer started a fire In tho basement of the pole, planted a small American flag, which he had carried, and returnod to his baso of supplies, tho lamp post, once more. Tho firemen nrrlved too lato to save the cottage, for the north polo was wrapped In flames, and Is re duced to ashes. Tho origin of tho Are remained a mystery until Flro Captain Charles Cullen today announced that young Whalen was nn explorer bold, and tho flro wns built to warm his frozen nose. Uopplty nop. Aro you Junt barely gottlng around by tho aid of cnutchos or a caneT Unless you hnvo lost a limb or havo n deformity If your troublo is rhoumntlsm, lumbago, sprain, stiff Joints, or nnythlng of llko nnturo uso Dallard's Snow Liniment, and in no time you can throw away your crutches and bo as woll as anyone Prlco 25c, 50c nnd $1.00 Sold by nil dealers. LOST HIS LIFEfTN THE NEVADA DESERTS I UNITED rilESH LEASED WIItE. Tonopah, Sept. 13. Searching par ties nro now scouring tho desert for n trnco of Davo Eldrldgc. a son of a well-known sowing machine, manu facturer, who left urconwntor August 2-1, for his mining claim in tho Pan nmlnt rnnge, hnvo thus far boon un successful In their hunt for tho man. nollcf that Eldrldgo has mot a horrlblo death from thirst 1b gnlnlng stronger credence with each succeed ing hour. No part of the desert between Dentil Valley, Junction and Green water will bo left unexplored by tho pnrtles now looking for tho wealthy Easterner. BAD FOREST FIRES IN CALIFORNIA (UNITED MUSK LEASED WIBE.l Sonoma, Cal., Sept. 13. Today a gray pall of heavy smoko from tho foroflt fir os In the mountains north nnd oast of horo nil but obscures the sun. The flames nro making rapid pro gress along tho rldgos toward WIN letts, fanned by n strong north ward breezo. Everything Is dry and only the shifting of tho wind or a heavy rain storm can snvo tho forests now In the pathway of n long lino of fire. Fire lighters nro helpless In the faco of tho conflagration. AFTER Cured by Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound JUAW.TOX, - A VVl lllill.JUjUinA. Plnkhnm'R YVcetnblu Comnotliul illlS . . i ,.( il.t f ,lr. "TS given liio uon mv I suffered lor ten years with seriout female troubles, in. tlnmmntian, ulcer, ntion, indigestion, nervousness, ana could not sleep. Doctors gave me up, as they said my troubles were chronic. I was in despair, and did not rnrn whether I lived or died, when 1 read about Lydia L. Pinkham'a Vegetable Compound ; so I began to take it, and am well again and relieved of all my Buffering.'1 Mrs. Gk.ohok Johdy.Box 40, Marlton, XJ. Lydia 32. rinkham's Vegetable Com pound, made from native roots and herbs, contains no narcotics or harm ful drugs, and to-day holds the record for tho largest number of actual cures of female diseases wo know of, and thousand8ofToluntarytestimonlalsaro on tile in tho Pinkhara laboratory at Lynn, Mass., from women who have been cured from almost every form of female complaints, inflammation, ul ceration, displacements, fibroid tumors, irregularities, perlodio pains, backache, Indigestion nnd nervous prostration. Every BUfforlnjr woman owes it to her self to give Lydia E. Pinkhain's "Vege table Compound a trial. If you avouM HUo special ml vice about your ciuw w rlto u conlltlcu tlul letter to Mrs. lMnkluun, nt Lynn, Mass. Her mlvico is free, nud nlwujs helpful. SBFFERING TEN YEARS B E. CLEMEN& HOHhx CO. IJUVH MAN HOI'S Tnrotigii James Hayes of Eugene nt Nineteen Cents.- Eugene, Sept. 13 (Special.) James Hayes, hop buyer for tho Clemens Horst Company, reports tho purchnso of tho following lots of hops for his company; .The Ed Ayers lot of 22 bales; W. D. Perkins, eight bales; Lee Bros., 35 bales; Linn Doggs, eight bales; John Dosser, 30 bales. All those bought wore near Hnrrlsburg nnd Junction. He nlso purchased the II. V. Hammttt lot of 41 bales and L. h. Jsievons lot of 29 bales, near Eugene. Tho prico paid for all was 19 cents. Mr. Hayes reports the crop this year not moro than half the usual production of tho yards and Bays the hops are quite light Ho ascribes tho short crop to tho neavy frosts last winter and lato Bpring, cold nights during the summer and lndlffcronco In cultivation on the part of tho growers as the reasons. o Good for nilloasnoss. "I took two of Chamberlain's Btom ech and Llvor Tablets last night, and I fool fifty por cont bettor than I havo for wooks," Bays J. J. Fire stone, of Allogan, Mich. "They are certainly a flno artlclo for bilious ness." For salo by all good drug gists. Samples tree. HAVE NARROW ESCAPE FROM BURNING HOTEL UNITED l'RESS LEAKED WIRH, Now Yor:;, Sept. 13. Sixty guests narrowly escaped death early today when tho fashionable Holmcshurst Inn, at Edgcmorc, Long Island, was completely dostroyed by flro. Whllo it Is bollovcd that all of tho guests escaped, flrcmon say that thoy saw two women return to tho burn ing building for their Jowolry. Thoso women havo not booon seen since and a search of tho ruins is bolng mado today. Tho Holtneshurot Inn was a four-story building. o It Saved Ills Leg. "All thought I'd loso my losj." writes J. A. Swonson, Watortown, Wis. "Ton ycats of eczema, that 15 doctors could not euro, had at last laid mo up. Thon Hucklon's Arnica Salvo cured It sound and woll." In fallible for skin eruptions, eexoms, salt rboum, boils, fovor sores, burns, scalds, cuts and piles, 25c at J, O. rerry s. . - o Xotlco to Contractors. Notice Is horoby given that scaled bids will bo oponcd nt a mooting of tho common council of Snlem, Oro go n, to bo hold on tho 20th day of September, 1909, for tho improve ment of Stnto Btrcot in tho city of Salem, Oregon, from tho east lino of Twelfth street to tho west lino of North Mill creek In Bald city. Said Improvement shall bo mado with Warren Brothers' Dltullthlc Water proof Pavement in accordance with tho plans nnd specifications ndoptcd by tho common council for snld Im provement nnd now on fllo In tho office oi the city recorder. Dlds will bo received on proposals submittod by the city nttornoy nnd must bo in uccordanco with tho specifications. Dnto of tho first publication of this notice, tho 11th dity of Soptombor, 1909. By order of tho common council, W. A. MOORES, 9-ll-5t City Itecordor. Xotlco to Contractor. Notlco is horoby given that sealed bids will bo opened nt a meeting of tho common council of Salem, Ore gon, to bo hold on tho 20th of Sep tember, 1909, for tho Improvement of r rout stroet In the city of Snlom, Ore gon, from a point 300 feot south of the south lino of Market street to the north city limits. Snld Improve ment shnll bo mado with gravel In accordance with the plnns inl speci fications adoptod by the common council for said Improvement and now on file In the offic of the city re corder. Bids will bo rocelvod on proposals submitted by tho cltv at torney and must be In accordance with the specifications. Date of the first publication of this notice, the 10th day of September, 1909. By order of the common council, W. A. MOORES, 9-10-5t City Recorder. n Notice of Street AsesMiient, Notlco is horoby given that the common council of tho city of Salem, Oregon, will at or about S o'clock p. ra. on the 20th day of September, 1909, at the common council cham bers of said city, proceed to assess upon each lot or parcel of land liable, its proportionate share of the deficit on account of tho Improvement of Market street in tho city of Salem, Oregon, trom tho east line of Liberty street to the west lino of Broadway street and from the east line of Broadway street to tho west line of Sixth street In said city. Date of tho first publication of this notice, tho 10th day of September. 1909. By order of the common council, W. A. MOORES. 9-10-31 City Recorder. o GHIIlrrt Cry FOR FLETCHER'S O ASTO R 1 A sfiffi .$30 - ---la&Si a ALCOHOL 3 PLIt CENT AVegclablePiTMral!onbrAs- slmilallngilicFooiIaraJRcduli llngUicSiomacftsMilDowker iseg !oO- m mm Promolcs Diesl!onhterfd- '3i'e ncss una iKSMomainsnauvr Opium.Morphiac norMiacraL OTI'IARCOTIC. 323' iry tife?Jik$Z!zrnttni IhifAa Srtf" JxStaza AxtStrl "'H',1. ret. lot rS-i,i iMnjwft tkmr. Apcrfect flemedy for Omistlpfi-i ms non , aour aiouuMiiuiiuiiwa ;bnns.ConTilsior.s.FotrtsIi- n'.ssMulL0SS0FSuiEP. ar;u FacSiailc Signature or NEW YORK. w& JJg2' PR Ii JunrantccdunSrthcroodori Exact Copy of Wrapper. WELL DESERVED. Tho Praise That Comes From Tlutnk ful Snlem People. Ono kldnoy romedy novcr falls. Salem peoplo roly upon It. Tho romedy Is Doon's Kldnoy Pills. Snlem testimony proves It always reliable. P. W. Brown, 374 Summer stroot, Salem, Ore., says: "Thrco years ot millwright work In n sulphur fac tory, when It wns necessary to per form repairs in poisonous gases and to work In cramped position, and sometimes wet to tho skin, caused my kldnoy troublo. I suffered from A. M. CL0UGH UNDERTAKER Graduate Embalmer 113 COURT ST. Coroner of Marion County Salem, Oregon Offlco Phono ISO Main Residence I Main ftAUl&U&l&l it EftSfill 9r.UV !!! iiiiiii(HiifiKm)fiiiaii8) i ELITE Bst Services in the City The Popular Resort Lunch Counter W. A. IRVIN, Prop, f ''flt'f''''ftf""'''l"'HMr.r Miimiuimnuuiunnnnnnmsuiuia r Salem Feed Barn ! BAYNE & SMITH, Proprietors Capacity for 300 horses. Waiting rooms open day and night. All Modern Equipments. SOUTH END BIG BRIDGE ON S. COMMERCIAL ST. r. ..i r--j r ...... .: t r i t f ... nuyuiar rtjeu Dctui pnues own feed. Best feed furnished at reasonahlp. nrines J Electric Lighted Barn opens Monday, aniiaitiBii)iaiaiiif nitnojei,,,!; CASTORIA For Infar.ts and Children. Tiie Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the A, Signature of In Usa For Over Thirty Years CASTORIA a lameness nnd soreness across the small of my back, and about two months ngo, whon In this condition my attention was called to Doan's ; Kldnoy Pills. I wont to Dr. Stono's drug store, nnd procured a box ana soon tho backacho and soreness across tho loins entirely disappeared, ns also did tho other symptoms ot my troublo. Doan's Kldnoy Pills nro worthy of n trial by anyono annoyed with bnckacho or kldnoy complaint." For salo by all dealers. Price 50 conts. Fostor-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, Now York, solo agents for tho United States. Romembnr the namo Doan's and tako no other. LiAAAAAAAL BUCKINGHAM'S PALACE OF SWEETS (Red Cross Pharmacy) Ice Creams, Ices and x Confectionery. FAMILIES SUPPLIED. I -)-- CAFE Open All Night l tr iu ana IOC, Wlin your t and City Water . September 13th. a s . w i T M r 4a
