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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-11-30

a. railroad, to cost FIVE to seven mil
lion dollars.
On Mr.. Carson's presentation Of the
matter Judge Wickersham ruled in
favor Of the Salem lawyer throughout.
and gave him a decision on the merits
Saturday, in spite Of the prominent
counsel, who we're supposed to hold
the court in line more on account of
their political prestige, than from any
familiarity with the testimony. In
fact their presentation showed they
were not familiar with the record.
The case will probably be appealed
to the United States circuit court of
appeals at San Francisco. of which
Judge Gilbert. Of Oregon, is a mem.
Der. Here again Messrs Carson &
Adams will probably be asked to care
for their clients, and their familiarity
with the Oregon court decisions will
be Of great advantage to them.
1t cannot be learned what fees the
Salem lawyers will get out Of this
case, but they are certain to be large
probably the largest ever earned by
a Salem law firm-and their friends
will not begrudge them their good for
tune. Owing to the fact that the Alas.
ka code is copied from the Oregon
statutes, and Oregon laws and court
decisions have always been followed
in that territory. Oregon lawyers have
a great advantage in trying such
cases.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-11-30
HOBOS ARE
PLENTIFUL
In ALBANY
II Requires Constant Vigilance
on Part of Police TO Keep
Them From Causing
Trouble

Herald. Nov. Goth: Hobos are un.
usually plentiful in Albany now, and
are becoming very troublesome. Hun.
dreds of these human parasites pass
through the city every week, and try
to beg throughout the residence part
of the town, but the local police pass
chem on as rapidly as possible. They
sometimes stop over night on the out.
skirts of the town, and their camp
fires may be seer along the railroad
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-11-30
Trial Of Mrs. MoKnlobt

Cadillac, Mich, Nov. SO.+The Wex
ford county circuit court was throng
ed today when the ease Of Mrs. Nc
Knight, the Kalkaska woman charged
with poisoning her husband and chill
dren' was called for trial. An extra
panel OF talasmen was on hand and
the work Of selecting a jury was com.
meneed. The trial promises to be
one OF the most sensational that has
ever been held in Michigan.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-11-30
BAKER CITY POLICE CHIEF.
Fatally Injured by an insane Prisoner
In His Custody.

"
Baker City, Or, Nov. 30.-Chief of
Police Kilbourne was assaulted by
James WEIGH Sunday morning at 9
O'Clock and fatally injured. Xii.
bourne arrested WEIGH for being
drunk and ~disorderly on the streets,
and took him to Jail.
While searching him Welch sudden.
ly turned on Kilbourn who is an old
man. past Go years Of age, knocked
him down, jumped on him. breaking
three ribs and kicking out all his
teeth.
Two men CHANGED to pass the Jail
and, hearing the disturbance, rushed
10 the chiefs assistance, else he would
have been killed outright. The men
succeeded in overpowering WEIGH.
and they held him until Deputy Sheriff
Snow arrived and took him to the
county Jail.
Kilbourn vas taken to the hospital
and later taken home. The latest
news from Mr.. Kilbourn's residence
is that death IS fast approaching.
There is intense feeling among the
citizens, and If the chief dies before
morning, 1t will be hard to restrain
the people and save welch from mob
violence.
WEIGH seems to realize what he has
done, and says hat he was crazy. He
says that he vas at the insane asylum
for several months for insanity some
years ago Welch is from Joseph,
Wallowa county.
Chief Of Police w. II. Kilbourn. who
was assaulted and fatally injured this
morning, is an old resident of this
county. He served two terms as sher.
III Of the county, and has been chief
police of this city for the past three
years. He is very popular in the
and city.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-11-30

for Instance, T, T. Geer. who was
formerly governor OF Oregon. No an.
thems Of praise are forthcoming from
the lips OF this tall bard Of the San.
tam, and there is blood in his eye.
For someone stole his o%yercoat.
When the former governor was in
town the other day he left his over.
eoat In his room at the Imperial no.
tel. He returned 10 Portland last
Thursday and found that his gar,
ment had disappeared.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-11-30
WHY EX-GOY. GEER
ISN'T GIVING THANKS

Hon. T. T. Geer, OF Marion county,
lost the goyernorship. lost the sena.
torshlp, and now he has lost his over.
ooat-although there Is no evidence
that IL was a Republican party who
stole the latter. The Portland Jour
nal has this account Of IN last rob.
berry;
Although last Thursday was
Thanksgiving day, several people
omitted 10 give thanks. There was.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-11-30
Annual Bazaar.

The ladies Of the Methodist church
will hold their annual bazaar Tuesday
afternoon and evening. December LIST.
In the Sunday School rooms. Many
beautiful and useful articles will be
on sale. Refreshments and home
made candies win be scld
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-11-30

Just call around at the Fair s,or
and look owe u holiday stock. W,
have the largest stock Of TOYS ana
holiday goods in Salem, and at price,
that will astonish you. The IA,
Store, PA Commercial street. nt.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-11-30

II your watch needs repairing bring
It to W. calvet, 1853 State street, prAc-
teal matchmaker, who will repair it in
an artistic name cod
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-11-30
Wanted.

A girl for general housework a,
good wages to right party. Small
family. Apply at 1S9 Court street or
call up Main 1891. 1i,ala
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1903-11-30

Byron P. Cardwell, a Portland ! ion.
Ger and former public Official. is dead
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-12-11

rotary and Busbey consented. It. is 4
happy arrangement all around. Mr..
Busbey knows the house Of represent
tatives like book. He is familiar
with the records and characteristics of
all the old members and from numerous
political trips through the country he
knows something about most Of the new
members. I. -. . ...z,es@s; -
There is probably no other man in
Washington whose relations have been
so close with SO many politicians of
high and low degree. He was warm
friend Of Speaker Reed and he was
Intimate with President Mckinley,
with whom he had travelled thousands
OF miles during the latter's campaigns
as congressman and governor. He
has been regarded always as one in
whom 1t was safe to put absolute
trust; and there was general feeling
OF satisfaction when it was announced
that he was to continue in an Official
capacity the confidential relations he
had always maintained toward i the
speaker :z: 90, .e:zs 1855. ~,
The speakers secretary has It in his
power to influence legislation and
shape careers If he pleases. and mem-
bers Of the house entertain for him q
wholesome respect. ~ j,
Busbey is very close to the men who
control republican politics. He was
associated last year with the republican
congressional committee, and prepared
the republican campaign book for
1902. He is hard student, an effec-
tive writer, a man of sound judgment
and honest to the core. :,~
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-12-11

The other men,
bers Of the house haven't quite begun
to appreciate the fact that the speaker
is still as democratically inclined as
ever, and they approach him in present
ing their requests for positions with
certain amount of awe.
A day or two ago the Michigan dele
cation made formal call on the speaker
to tell him what places their state would
like to have. Headed by William Alden
Smith, they filed solemnly in, attired in
silk hats and frock coats. The II stood
in line while Smith, as spokesman, de-
tailed at length with ceremonial en-
phasis what was in their minds. As he
came to close Speaker Cannon bowed
low. He began to reply with equal for
mality. He said he was aware of the
important business interests of Mich
igan and realized that those interests
should be fully protected In the assign
ment Of committee places. E He was
about to proceed. in the same stilted
fashion, when suddenly he paused. &:
"Oh, boys" he blurted out, after q
moment, II can't go on with this nm
glad to see you. know all of you older
men. I'll try to keep from getting the
names of the younger ones mixed. IL I
fall, Just remind me, and remember
that 1t Is due to the old mans senility. =
The Michigan men were better
pleased than If he had talked compli-
ments to them for an hour. IS s
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-12-11

Nine. Takahira, wife of the Japan.
csc minister to the United States, pre-
fers American costumes to those of
her sisters in the East. Madame is
the only Oriental woman presiding
over q legation at Washington. She is
a dainty little lady, with the exquisite
ly delicate molding of the Japanese.
She is scarcely Ave feet high, but
graceful in her carriage and move.
ments. She has learned to speak Eng.
lish fluently since her arrival in this
country three years ago.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-12-11

Not counting the navies the worlds
ships are 29,943 steam vessels and H.
1872 sailing craft. Boys Of 81 can re-
member when sails outnumbered
steamers 100 to l. The familiar ex-
preston "a fleet of forty SALT will
have to walk the plank pretty soon.
It may be a fleet Of forty screws or
"a fleet of forty apropellers." Eng
lands part in the tonnage Is over 1e,-
5O00,0 900 and ours is 3,611,956. Ger.
many comes next, with 3,2S3,247, then
Norway, strange to tell, with 1858, TAO.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-12-11

There is one feature in the work Of
the Carnegie institution which is of
widespread Importance, and that is
the selection of rs research assist
ants to each Of whom is given sum
of $1,000 or $1,000. These research
assistants" are, for the most part,
young persons who have already been
we'll trained and are prepared to prose-
cute definite lines of investigation I'M
der the guidance of older. higher quail.
fed leaders,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-12-11

ly way and leading "the boys" through
the gentle art of being one Of them.
1t has not spoiled him to give him the
added dignity Of his new position. He
will not follow in the steps Of some Of
his predecessors, whose transformation
from the floor to the chair was as strik-
Ing as that Of Prince Hal to Henry W
without Prince Halls excuse.
There is nothing Of the humbug about
Uncle joe" He never shows a false
front. Right at the beginning of his
career as speaker he showed that he
could not be. anything but himself.
After the republican caucus had nom
mated him unanimously and he had
been led in to accept the nomination, he
stood up with q manuscript carefully
spread before him on the desk and pro-
ceeded~ to read his speech. He foun-
dered through it, fumbled the sheets,
adjusted his glasses, took them of,
changed them, and finally managed to
stumble to the end. Then with char
acteristfc gesture of impatience' he
threw the manuscript down on the desk
"They told me-" he said, slowly, look
ing round over the house, that my
speech tonight would be sent out by the
Associated Press, and that ought to
be careful of what said. So they ad-
vised me to write it out and read it.
Well, there 1t is; and now I'm going to
talk to you"
Then he gave a straight out old-fash-
Toned talk. such as the republicans Of
the house have been in the habit of
listening to for years.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-12-11
Female Weakness IS Pelvic
: 81. r; Catarrh. ..:= e E.
Always Half Sick are the Women
Who Have Pelvic Catarrh.

Catarrh Of, any organ. II allowed to
progress, will affect the whole body.
Catarrh without nervousness Is very
rare, but pelvic catarrh and nervousness
20 hand in hand. ~ z $s5
What is SO distressing sight as a poor
half-sfck, nervous woman, suffering
from, the many almost unbearable symp-
toms of pelvic catarrh? She does not
consider herself i'll enough to go to bed,
but she is far from being able to do her
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-12-11
Cannon's Private Secretary.
The speaker, has been lucky enough
% find q private secretary who supple

menus MS ADMIR-
ably. L. W. Bus
hey, who for many
years has been
t h e Washington
correspondent Of
the Chicago Inter
Ocean, has long
been Mr.. Cannon's
closest friend, his
confdant and adj.
wiser. When Can
non be c a nj, e.
speaker he natur-.
ally asked Busbey
to become his sec
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-12-11

Recent excavations on the site of an.
cient Naucratis, on the delta of the
Nile, have brought to light, among
other things, possible relic of Herd
dotus, to whose description of the luxu-
rious Greek settlement we owe much
of our knowledge Of it. He visited the
city in the latter part of the fifth CEN
fury b. G. The relic in question is
the base Of a painted vase inscribed
"Herodotou." This vase was found
within the Hellenic precinct.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-12-11

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work without the greatest exhaustion.
This Is very common sight and is al
most. always due to pelvic catarrh.
It Is worse than foolish for. so many
women to suffer year after year with q
disease that can 10 permanentlycu cured.
Peruna cures catarrh permanently. II
cures old chronic cases as well asa slight,
attack, the only difference being IN the
length OF time that It should be taken
to effect cure. s - IS
Il You do not derive prompt and satis-
factory results from the use Of Peruna,
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving q.
full statement Of your case, and he will
be pleased to give you bis valuable adj
vice gratis. ;s.*z..
Address DR.. Hartman, President Of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus.
Ohio. 5ls s4*l ss . s..
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-12-11

Paris has revised a new mode Of
dueling for young women whose feel
ings have been ruff1ed. Two such re-
Gently decided that their honor de-
manded duel. Having no weapons
conveniently at hand, ingenuity came
to the rescue. Each took off a stock
ing and filled it with sand. At last &C.
counts the vanquished was reported in
a hospital probably dying. -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-12-11

~ as II ne had
been welding the
gavel all his life.
It hasn't changed
him q bit to be-
come the second
m 0st important.
official Of the gov
eminent. He Is
ju s t the s a m e
'.Uncle joe who
for 30 years has hi
been talking COM
mon sense,on the
floor Of the house,
uttering homely
tr,Yfha IN . homo.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-12-11

Prof. Albert Gutenberg, the we'll
known German neurologist, agrees
with Dr. May Schiller's physician, that
actors are more nervous than women.
He thinks that the plays of Ibsen,
Hauptmann and Bjornson are particu.
larly injurious to them, and mentions
the case of one actor who was utterly
wrecked by one of the modern realist-
ic plays.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-12-11

Agricultural scientists are unquali-
f1edly enthusiastic over the future of
the Cashew nut, which grows in Porto
Rico on tree which attains a height
of 40 feet. Roasted, no other nut can
compare with it in delicious flavor in
the opinion of David G.. Fairchild, az
ricultural explorer for the United
States. Burnt Almonds" said Mr..
Fairchild, "are fiat in comparison"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-12-11

he eStaDl1shed q
new precedent and
saved himself a
lot Of trouble by
turning over to
t he democratic
leader, Williams,
the task of pick
ing out the demo-
cratic members Of
committees; but
even with the
democratic prob
lem eliminated he
is ept bus y
enough.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-12-11

democratic minor
ity has been equal
~ fortunate in
choosing a leader.
John Sharpe Will.
hans, Of Missis-
sippi, is easily the
best man on the
democratic side
: for that respon-
sible position, as
he is showing al
most daily by his
conduct on til Z
floor. =.
-. It is a long time
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-12-11

A discovery of large coal bed has
been made in the mountains of the de.
partment of Yoro, in Honduras. The
prospective coal field has been named
lei Porvenir." Expert examination
and test of several samples of the coal
taken from or near the surface estab.
lish the claim that it cokes with excel.
lent result.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-12-11

0A1CO IA0[ u0luO.
Gratis in the house had leader who was
at all effective. Crisp was the last one
who had the faculty Of uniting the party,
and he has been dead now for several
years. Bailey was antagonized because
he was young and because he stood in
the way Of others ambitions. Rich
ardson did not undertake aggressive
leadership at all, but contented himself
with seeing that the roll was properly
called and that the party occasionally
placed itself on record. ..s..: .:s
Williams has set out to formulate
policies and to cut out a programme for
the minority with an Intelligent view to
the future. ssssS z.s5. d
Williams has the fighting edge, and he
likes q scrap. He is q clever debater and
is witty in retort. He is likable person
ally and has the knack Of getting his
political associates to do what he sug-
gests. Williams Is H somewha Of "a
rhymester. In almost every important
speech he has made II the house he has
introduced doggerel Of his own, some
times with telling effect. Physically he
Is not imposing, but mentally he seems
to be all right He is one Of the schol-
ars Of congress. He was graduated 1t
( Held lberg, afterEcompleting the course
ct 9 southern university, and he Is some-
thing more than q perfunctory student.
/ He will play the democratic minority
this session Tor al sc Is worth
OUTS 2 C1OITT1sng S.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-12-11

All business or nearly all in New
South Wales is conducted through
trade industrial unions" Up to
March, 1908, 108 unions of employees
and 81 unions of employers had been
registered in the arbitration court.
When a union has been duly registered
It becomes amenable to the arbitration
lawo
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-12-11
! lES()
Ciooo Cal.

Bapmgartner met with a e1t:
pensive and dangerous accident on LII
way to Le Sueur. He was riding on
&c load Of hay and on passing over the
remains of what he supposed to be
burned out bonfire IN the road TIE
horses feet started the smoid eringl ma
terial into 9 blaze, with the result that
the load OF hay caught fire at the rear
end. Springing from the load, Baum-
gardner sought to unhitch the horses,
hut the cracking Of the flames made
the animals 90 nervous that he vas
unable to do so. 81
Realizing that the team would be
burned to deaf has soon as the flames
reached the front end of the load un-
less something was done, Baumgart-
ner, with rare presence Of mind,
sprang onto one Of the horses and
whipped the team INTO run at .
terrible pace along the road. TheEe-
sllting rush Of the hay through the
air SO famed the flames backward
that, before they were hot enough IN
front to injure the horses, they burn
er the reach in two adm dropped the
blazing hay, rack and rear wheels In
the road. The .two-mile run was made
in eight minutes * # S. s..sss
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-12-11

The flag of the new republic of Pan
anna Is cXsctly square and divided in-
to four parts. The first upper square,
to the left, is blue. the first lower
square to the left Is. white, with blue
star in it's center; the second upper
square is white, with a red star in It's
center, and the second lower square is
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-12-11

The commercial relations between
France and the United States continue
to be thoroughly unsatisfactory, and
must so continue as long as imports
from the United States are dutiable,
with few exceptions, at the maxi
mum rate of the tariff, while competing
nations without important exception
secure the minimum rate.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-12-11
synonym,,

- - ION IL
Being g sprinter. Nj. Dash, :, said the
hotel proprietor, maybe you can sad-
Wise me. want to get sign painted:s
.Writing-room free e our patrons. or
something like that 4. I, ss5s ssE;'
don't like patrons, 8. said M.
Dash.
70? l1aybe that doesn't sound iust
right yvhat would ron suggest S
ssssss Tins, i1adelphia I.edEe IS
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-12-11

Several members of congress smoke
pipes, but only one has nerve enough
to do so in public. The exception Is
Senator William J. Stone, of Missouri,
who rode down Pennsylvania avenue
on a trolley car the other day smok.
Ing short, black brier. and evidently
getting great deal of comfort out Of
his pipe,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-12-11
Vinegar Improves.

The ctate dairy and food depart
ment has just finished an analysis Of
4 1000 samples of vinegar received
since Jan. 1, 1903, and of this mum
Der only 2o9 were illegal. OF 1000
samples Analysed last year, $40 were
Illegal so that there is gain in legal
vinegar Of 16 per cent. PC - - W.
Of the 200 illegal samples, ia were
cider vinegar IS were white wine vine
gar ard 10 were malt. The results
last years were, cider, illegal, $40;
white wine, 49,. s.,,,:.=: 2. -: 81.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-12-11
Plenty Of Money.

slbSsssy VI SvlVO0ys
The annual report Of the state sup
erintendent of public instruction, in
process Of compilation, will show that
the public school system Of Mime
sofa is in excellent financial condi-
ton. The receipts Of the common
school and Independent districts for
the year ending July 81, 1908, exceed
ed those Of the previous year by $685..
200.16, and the districts have $2,434,-
547.60 cash on hand. The number Of
districts increased from 1923 to p
OILS. @ 1sy, y - .>. r y -. IT, IN. So 1,
Teachers and principals have shared
in this prosperity. They received in
wages $4,379,137, which is $780,
360.05 more than in 1901 and $31,7s3.-
% more than in 1902. OF this sum ST.
235,os1.22 was paid by independent
and special districts and $2,144, 065.50
by common districts. ;. ~
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-12-11
''UhCLJ0E CANNON
Personality Of the Man Who Yields
the Congressional Gavel.
THIRTY I YEARS J {: IN i he HOUSE


Washington. Uncle joe Cannon
works into the speakership as natural
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-12-11
!. The Democratic Leader.

If the republican majority has been
fortunate in selecting a speaker the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-12-11

The Speakers Room, II Z. XII IN
The speakers room Is about the most
democratic place about the capitol: *
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-12-11
Appointing Committees

Just at present the; speaker is en-
gagged in figuring out his committees.