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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-02-13

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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-02-13
CHANGE OF OFFICE.
J. H. Haas Becomes a Member Of a
Big Insurance Firm.

The old-time insurance firm OF ]. @.
Wright & Co., representing the Fire
mans Fund and the Connecticut Fn
Insurance Co., has moved its office In
to the J. II. Haas place of business.
Mr. Haas has purchased the interests
OF Mr.. Wolf In the company, and will
conduct the affairs at his Office at 2li
Commercial street, where persons
wishing insurance can be served.
2-12-1w
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-02-13
(From the Statesman, Feb 11th)
FROM MR.. HoFER.
He Hss Something TO Say About That
Balance and other Matters.

Editor Statesman:
Since you have seen fit to admit to
your columns an anonymous item
signed orphan" concerning the Gil.
bert bank receivershp, trust you will
give space to this reply The writer
says that am owing that concern a
balance, which is a fact. but he for
gets TO state that the claims have
against the bank are fully four times
as much as my overdraft. No effort
has ever been made on the part OF Re.
ceiver Catch or any one else, to col.
lect this ovedraft OF about $40, neith-
or in person nor by letter, nor by for.
NAL notice OF any kind. have twice
received notice Of small dividend
from the receiver and confidently be-
lieye that II half as much diligence
we're given the subject OF collecting
claims. the unfortunate deposltors
would have received more dividends
before now Furthermore, how die
orphan learn about this particular
case? These claims have never been
published, and the only conclusion Is
J that he is an officer OF the court, or
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-02-13
Notice

how close these tracts are to the
city limits. Also the proposed belt
IN the street railway lines. The
electric railway which Is to be
built OUt to Liberty Fruit Farms
passes these tracts as shown on the
plat. These tracts are under col
tivatiOn and are selling at SIS a
month. Can You afford to lose
this opportunity of investing IN a
sure and safe prOpOsitiOnP You
can boy from one to five of these
tracts at SIS a month, without IN
terest.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-02-13
CSalem Statesman. Feb. 12th)
SOME SAGE ADVICE.

A Friend Of His Takes the Receiver
OF the Gilbert Bros. Bank Into
His Confidence.
Salem, Or, Feb. II, 1904.
Editor Statesman:
Mr.. A. F. Hofer, Jr., in his commu.
nication in this mornings Statesman
says that he confidently believes, etc,
etc. Now. Mr. Receiver Of Gilbert
Bros. listen to the voice OF "experi.
ence," notice the word believes.
Why don't you give Mr. whofer (eith-
er one Of the brothers) $40, then they
will believe the other way; why, at
times even one dollar will do il.
BEEN THERE.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-02-13
Interesting BankChap-
terS From the
ReceiYerShip
A Poem Found Pasted over
the JOnrnal Diamond by
aWeIl Known Liter
ary Man
(Salem Statesman, Feb. 10thD
A QUESTION.
A Demand That One Who owes the
Gilbert Bank Shall Pay Up.
Editor Statesman: :

Editor Statesman:
see by the Gilbert receivers re
port on file at the court house that A.
f. Hofer, Jr., owes the estate Why
don't the receiver do his duty and
make him pay? Or II Mr. Hofer is 50
Interested in the depositiors getting
their money. why don't he pay with
out being forced to? ORPHAN.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-02-13

on the inside somewhere. ] would like
also to know whether the Orphan
holds collateral for his claims, or is a
common victim, or one Of the gang
that is getting fat out of this dis
graceful embrogllo in our city
Yours truly.
A. F. HOFER, JR.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-02-13
Extra Cars to Asylum.

The Citizens Light & Traction Co.
will run extra cars TO the asylum fol.
lowing the 8 and $3.50 p. m. cars Sat.
urday evening. Cars will also be In
waiting after the reception. q
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-02-13
The Wonderful Poem Referred To.
HoFER for Doodle
HoFER the ass
HoFER the CRATER
HoFER for cash.

1.-THE above is the language OF
welLlnown literary gentleman, and
was pasted up on a window adjoining
the Ladd q Bush bank. at about 10
o'clock at night. The original is at
The Journal Office, and can be seen
by anyone.-Ed. Journal
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-02-13
Jimmy Hleks

II you want nice crab salad, deyiled
crabs, wild ducks, come TO the Mode
restaurant on Court street, near opera
house. Wed-Sat
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-02-13

Something new" The very latest
invention OF the confectioners art,
and II hasn't been named, at the Spa
Try II. 2-11.3t
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-02-13
(Salem Statesman, Feb. 18Th
WHAT WAS IT9
An Anxious inquirer Wants to Know
What Was Referred to So Mys-
teriously.

Editor Statesman:
The Evening For Sale a day or two
ago made mention in that peculiarly
mysterious manner in which the col.
onel breaches the proposition that you
had better give me an "ad" or ---S
$ that piece Of poetry had
been written and pasted upon some
window. Now what was the piece Of
poetry, and was It glued right over the
paste diamond game the Whofers are
running? CURIOUS.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-02-04
Ex-MAYoR AMEs IS FREE.
Supreme Court Of Minnesota ouashes
the Indictment.


st Paul, Mimi, Jan. 30.--The SUI
preme court yesterday Quashed the
indictment against Former Mayor
Ames of Minneapolis, and the entire
court held that the indictment was
faulty. Judges Start, Collins and
Lewis concurred in the majority opin.
Jon that the offense was not proven
yshile Judges Lovely and Brown dis
agree with that part Of the opinion
of the majority. DR.. Ames was charg.
ed and convicted In the district court
of Hennepin county of receiving money
illegally as mayor of Minneapolis from
women.
He was indicted for that offense
February 4, 1908, and after trial Of
several weeks, during which much
sensational testimony was introduced,
was found guilty May Z and was sem
fenced to term Of prison OF six years.
An appeal was taken to the supreme
court in December on the ground that
the indictment was not properly
drawn, in that 1t was omnibus in char
acter, charging, in fact, more than
one crime. This connection was sus-
tanned by the supreme court yester.
udy. LII. AulSS Wd5 mayor
apolis four times.
The majority opinion Of the court
written by Judge Lewis and concurred
in by Chief Justice Start and Justice
Collins was surprise to the defense
as well as to the state.
The court says the indictment was
valid and charged but one offense.
but declares that the state did not
prove the offense charged. After re-
citing the charge in the indictment,
namely, the receiving Of money, $500,
from certain persons that they might
be protected from criminal prosecu.
ton, the syllabus says: Held: The
Indictment stated one offense, 1t be-
ing inferred that the money was a
fund contributed by the persons nam
ed pursuant to a joint or common I'M
derstanding that such contributors
should be paid.
"The undisputed evidence Ia that
detectives and police officers accept
ed money from the women specified
In the Indictment and others, in
amounts ranging from SIS to $25, In
consideration Of which each was
promised police protection; that the
ucIcCJIfCS pOllCo VIM IcCclNcu Luc
money were agents of defendant and
not Of those making payments, that
there was no joint agreement or I'M
destanding between those paying the
money; that the $500 paid over to
the defendant by his agent In one
sum after 1t was paid to him by wo-
men individually, was now general
fund, contributed with the understand
ing that those participating should be
paid. Held that there was failure Of
proof to sustain the offense charged.
Judgment reversed"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-02-04
The River Qxus.

Few features of the strange lands Of
Central Asia are stranger or more cele-
brated than the great ANU Daria, the
ancient Oxus, which has been attempt
ing once more to change it's bed. For
more than two and q half centuries
this river has flowed into the Aral
sea, but for 400 years before that, ac-
cording to ancient records, its destina-
ton was the Caspin, while 1t has
changed it's whole course in the same
way yet once again within the period
of which there are records remaining
in the latter classical authors. At the
beginning of last month, for the first
time In several generations, the ANU
Daria began to break new ground
again. Swollen by unusual floods, it
began to drive channel In the direc-
ton Of prosperous town which has
sprung up of recent years in the neigh
borhood of great bridge on the
Trans-C Caspian railway line. A thou
sand men have been engaged day and
night for weeks past constructing
dams to protect this town and keep
back the river In its old bed and the
cost of the work has already amounted
to many thousands of dollars.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-02-04
MRS. MAVERICK IS AT LIBERTY.
Said to Have Left Female Convict
Prison About a Week Ago.

London. Feb. 1.--Loyd's Weekly
Newspaper says that Mrs. Florence
MAVERICK, the American woman VINO
was serving a life sentence for having
poisoned her husband, was releaed
from the Aylebury female convict pris.
on at GAS o'clock on the morning OF
January rs on special license. Her
mother, the paper says. had visited
her Saturday, January %, and EVIDENT
ly was the bearer Of important news.
The governor Of the prison on Sunday
conferred with the prison officials
with a view to arranging for the de-
parture OF the prisoner, which was car
ried out very quietly.
Mrs. Maybrick accompanied by ono
Of the prison matrons. entered a
closed carriage and drove to Alesbury
station, where she took train for Lon
don. She drove from Euston station
and from there went to private
house not far from the metropolis. She
will remain there for short period In
order to recuperate and to await the
completion of certain formalities
which will give her q freedom OF move
ment not allowed to persons on ordin-
airy ticket-of-leave.
Mrs. Maybrick, the paper concludes.
during the last few months In prison
was employed in the lightest work as
a reward for good conduct.
The Associated Press has, as yet
been unable to confirm the reported
release Of Mrs. Maybrick.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-02-04
DELAY IN RUSSIAN REPLY.
Europe Must Wait In Suspense for a
Few Days Longer.

Paris, Feb. Another delay has
occurred in framing and forwarding
the Russian answer to the latest Jap.
anese note, and this will result in fur
Their averting the elimination OF the
crisis until the middle or the latter
part of this week.
The official advices received here
from st. Petersburg, although some
what negative, gave definite details of
the status Of the note and the pro-
gramme 1t was intended to follow.
Count Lamsdorr, the Russian foreign
minister, had expected that the ex-
changes going on would have permit
ted the final drafting of the answer so
that IL could have been presented to
the car yesterday for his approval,
but the expectation was not realized.
and, as a matter of fact, the answer
has not yet been finally drafted. 1t
was therefore determined to defer its
submission to the czar until next
Tuesday or Wednesday. Efforts are
still being made to shape this answer
as to prevent rupture.
ms new uelty Is lHlSTDT6Ieu us
slightly improving the situation, as it
indicates that Russia Is making eX-
treme efforts to bring the answer with
In limits acceptable to Japan.
Owing to the fact that the Russian
answer Is not completed, 1t Is pointed
out that the reports concerning its
general terms must be taken with al
lowance, as the delay indicates that
some of the points which presented
the most serious difficulties may yet
be reconciled.
Throughout the past week the au-
thorities here have been kept fully ad-
vised of the general tendencies of Rus.
STA, but they have not known whether
or not these tendencies would be In
corporated in the answer by which
Russia would irrevocably abide.
1t Is understood that the empress OF
Russia has an affection OF the ear
which may necessitate an operation.
This fact is considered as having
some bearing upon the time when the
answer will be submitted to the car
or approval. In any event, ofhcials
here are confident that definite results
will be known next Thursday.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-02-04
LAKE MICHIGAN FROZEN.
First Time In Years that Ice Blocks
Navigation.


Chicago, Jan. 30.--Lake navigation
this winter has fitted the crews OF the
steamers in service for dash for the
pole, for IL combines all the exper-
fences of Arctic navigation. Lake
Michigan has at last frozen over, the
cold spell for the last few days filing
up the widely scattered spots Of open
water between the ice foes. General
iy there is a wide stretch of open
water in midlake At many points
along the west shore the ice "a
piled up solid until It reaches from
the bottom forty feet deep to an
equal distance above the water line.
At the cribs the ice Ia piled up until
1t Is higher than the structures. The
icebergs are OF great size and how
they came to be formed Is regarded as
a great mystery by winter nayigators
as the thickest chunks OF ice they
have seen are not over eighteen or
twenty inches through. II Is consider
ed by steamboat men that there Is not
half the danger In winter navigation
with the lake frozen over as there
is when there are vast moving fields
OF ice to catch the steamer and crush
them. In the past a number Of val.
liable steamers have been crushed
by the foes and lost. The average
temperature for December was s de-
grees below normal and thus far In
January 1t has been degrees. This
average has been excelled but once.
and that was during the winter OF 1875.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-02-04
HINGES ON TWO WORDS.
Russia VIII Not Agree to Japanese
Demand Regarding China.

Demand Regarding China.
London, Jan. 29.-The Daily Graph
ic claims to be able to affirm that Rus
sia's draft of her reply has not yet
been officially presented to Japan, but
that II has been communicated to tho
Japanese minister at St. Petersburg,
who has transmitted the contents to
Toxic, where II will be conveyed to
the friendly powers. The Russian
reply Is courteous, the Daily Graphic
continues, but refuses In uncomprom-
Using terms to permit reinsertion OF
the draft OF the treaty Of the two
words guaranteeing the integrity and
independence of China upon which
Japan insisted In her last note.
The clause proposed by japan was
that Russia and Japan should mutual.
ly agree to respect the integrity and
Independence of China and Korea"
Russia has now stricken out twice tho
words China and" and II is under
stood that this will close the negotia-
lions.
1t is probable, the Daily Graphic
goes on, that when this note has been
presented Japan will notify Baron do
Rosen, the Russian minister at Toxic,
that she has no alternative but to
take up arms In defense of her inter-
ests, and that Nj. Kurno will be In
structed to demand his passports. In
the meanwhile instructions have been
sent to the two Japanese cruisers now
at Colombo to proceed to Singapore,
where in the event Of war being de.
clared, their crews will be paid OF
and the vessels laid up.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-02-04
Best In the World.

Baskerville, Ia, Feb. Ist.--Mr.
George J. Barber OF this place says:
'Dodd's Kidney Pills are the best
medicine In the world. There is moth
Ing as good. had been sick for over
i5 years with Kidney Disease which
finally turned into Bright's Disease. I
was treated by Doctors In Chicago but
they didn't do me any good. The best
Doctor in Baskerville treated me for
five years with no better success.
heard of Dodd's Kidney Pills and
made up my mind to give them trial.
Il am very thankful to be able to
say that they cured me completely
and think they are the best medicine
In the world"
The honest, earnest, straightfor.
ward experiences OF real living men
and women are tho only material used
in advertising Dodd's Kidney Pills.
One such testimony is worth more
than n thousand unsupported claims.
The people who have used Dodd's
Kidney Pills are those whose evi.
dence Is worth consideration and
surely nothing can be more convinc.
ing than q statement like Mr.. Bar.
ber's. There are thousands Of others
just as strong.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-02-04
THE "LITTLE FATHERS" WORK.
Youngsters Tender Solieitude for His
Baby Brother

pdpy oTotnCT.
''You see and hear a lot about child
mothers in the tenement house dis
tricts," said gas collector yesterday,
"but nobody seems to notice the child
fathers There may not be so many
of them, but there are some, and they
should get due credit.
Il saw one coming down town in a
Sixth avenue - car the other day.
There was a woman, foreigner I
suppose. for she wore no hat-one of
those pale, half-fed looking women
who had with her fat babe-in-arms
and this boy, this child father He
was black-eyed little chap of nine or
ten years, and the interest he took in
everything around him was in strong
contract to the lifeless look and man
ner of the woman. Every once In a
while he would look to see how the
baby was getting along. 1t was
sleeping, and he seemed satisfied. The
woman appeared anxious about her
station, and with few words the boy
Gained her. Then, before the train
got to Blocker street, it stopped, and
she, apparently thinking it was at the
station, started to leave her seat. The
boy laid his hand on her arm and she
sank back. Then, when they came to
the station, he spoke to her and they
left the car, he seeing that she got out
without being jostled. On the plat
form he put up his hands, took the
baby and started away, the pale WON.
an following.
IF you ever saw any child mother
more solicitous for baby and q wom-
an than that boy was, I'd like to know
it.-New York Press.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-02-04
-----l-----1ll-l--l1-1ls--
JAPAN IS IN A HURRY.
Systematically Intimates to Russia
That Waiting 10 Tedious.

Toxic, Jan. 2S.--The Japanese gov.
crnment has automatically intimated
to Baron de Rosen. the Russian min
lister, that an early response Is de-
sired to Japans note 10 Russia. 1t
Is calculated here that the Japanese
note reached the Russian cabinet on
the afternoon OF January 16, and 1t Is
felt that sufficient time has elapsed
for its consideration. and the prepa-
ration of response. The Japanese
government Is conscious Of the pos
sible necessities of the military and
naval situation, and Is unwilling to
permit evasions and delays which
are designed to gain time.
The future course OF tho Japanese
government Is carefully guarded
secret. The length of time that Japan
Is prepared to await the pleasure OF
Russia Ia unknown. It seems prob
able that It has been determined to
act decisiyely within few days. The
popular temper has long opposed fur
Their delay. While many objected to
Japan taking the initiative, a majority
would now welcome the issuance OF q
brief ultimatum and a declaration OF
war II that should prove ineffective.
Some outside opinion here inclines to
the belief that the activity of the
Japanese will be limited to the seiz-
ure of Korea, which enterprise 1t IL
thought Russia would not oppose. The
Japanese government proceeds with
absolute secrecy and the people OF
Japan are even not Informed OF the
exact nature Of the demands made
on Russia.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-02-04
CHAPTER Discontinued.

CHAPTER discontinued.
well, you see another town goin'
up below here about twenty mile-old
man Plum's town, Plum Centre. run
the mail an carry folk acrost from
Ellisville to that place. This here is,
Just about half way acrost. Ell!syille's
about twenty or twenty-five mile north
Of here"
The tall man on the wagon seat
turned his face slowly back toward
the Interior of the wagon.
What do you think, Lizzie?" he
asked.
Dear ne, William" came reply
from the darkness in somewhat COM
planning voice, "how can / tell? 1t
all seems alike to me. You can
Judge better than l."
what do you say, niece?"
The person last addressed rested
hand upon the questioner's shoulder
and lightly climbed out upon the seat
by his side, STOPPING as she passed
under the low bow of the cover frame.
Her presence caused Sam to instinct
lively straighten up and tug at his
open coat. He took off his hat with a
memory of other days, and said his
Good norma" as the schoolboy does
to his teacher--superior, reyered and
awesome.
Yet this new character upon this
bare little scene was not of a sort to
te-rify. Tall she was and shapely,
comely with all the grace of youth
and health, not yet tanned too brown
by the soaring prairie winds, and show
ing still the faint purity of the COM
piexion of the South. To Sam it was
instantaneousiy evident that here was
a new species of being, one of which
he had but the yaguest notions
through any experiences of his own.
His chief impression was that he was
at once grown small, dusty and much
unshaven. He flushed as he shifted
and twisted on the blackboard seat.
The girl looked about her for mo.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-02-04
CHAPTER x.
The chaa..

The cha5c.
The summer famed up into sudden
heat, and scared all the grasses, and
cut down the timid flowers. Then
gradually there came the time of
shorter days and cooler nights. Obvi-
ously all the earth was preparing for
the winter time.
1t become not less needful for man
kind to take thought for the morrow.
Winter on the plains was season Of
severity for the early settlers, whose
resources alike in fuel and food were
not too extensive. Franklin's fore.
thought had provided the houses OF
himself and Battersleigh with proper
fuel, and he was quite ready to listen
to Curly when the latter suggested
that it might be a good thing for
them to follow the usual custom and
go out on hunt for the buffalo herd,
in order to supply themselves with
their winters meat.
Franklin, Battersleigh and Curly set
out. These three had a wagon and
riding horses, and they were accom-
panied by second wagon, owned by
sam, the llveryman, who took with
him Curly's mozo the giant Mexican.
Juan. The latter drove the team, a
task which Curly scornfally refused
when it was offered him, his cowboy
creed rating any conveyance other
than the saddle as tar beneath his
station. .I
At night they slept beneath the
stars, uncovered by any tent, and
saluted constantly by the whining coy.
otes, whose vocalization was betimes
broken by the hoarser, roaring note
of the great gray buffalo wolf AT
morn they awoke to an air surcharged
with some keen elixir which gave de.
light in sense of living. All around
lay a new world, a wild world, a virgin
sphere not yet acquaint with man.
Early on the morning Of the fourth
day of their journey the travellers
noted that the plain began to rise
and sink in longer waves. Presently
tnCy found themselves approaching a
series of rude and Withholding hills
o. sand. For many miles they travel.
ed through this difficult and cherries
region. the horses soon showing signs
of distress and all the party feeling
need of water, of which the supply
nau been exhausted. They pushed on
in silence. intent upon what might be
ahead, so that when there came an
exclamation from the half-witted
Mexican. whose stolid silence under
most circumstances had become a
proverb among them, each face was
at once turned toward him.
"Eh, what's that, Juan?" said Curly
Say, boys, he says we're about. out of
the sand hills. Prairie pretty soon
now, he says"
ITO be continued.) @