Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-10-08
NEW YORK NEWS LETTER

fin the price of frst-class hair of from
30 to so per cent. within the last three
months. The present indications are,
Judging from the size Of the crop be
ing imported, that there will be still
further advance in prices during the
winter months. One dealer said this
week that it is almost impossible &c
supply the demand for first class gray
hair. A wig Of gray human hair Of
fine quality is worth its weight in sill
yer, or perhaps even in gold.
Former Senator Hills political
methods may be open to criticism, but
he must be given credit for patience
and good nature, in view Of the lack
of resentment he shows for the numer-
Gus baseless stories that have been pub
lished about him Of late. Not long
ago Mr.. Hill had the misfortune of
having an entire speech written for
him by an upstate reporter, in which
he was represented as having called
President Roosevelt a fraud. The
speech and the sentiment attributed to
Mr.. Hill were both fabrications. Not
long ago a letter TO an organization of
commercial travellers, purporting to
come from Mr.. Hill, was published.
This letter misrcpreesnted Mr.. Hill
attitude, and he wasicompelled TO deny
It. Then came the story that he was
to wed Miss May Irwin, the actress,
and a few days later the papers came
out with an illustrated story that Mr..
Hill had been annoyed the previous
evening while attending the theater
by a woman with a "theater hat, -
who sat in front of him and obstructed
his view Of the stage. He said there
was no truth in the report. He does
not betray any resentment against the
authors or the papers which have been
imposed upon, but he is surprised at
the number of inventions and the fer
tility of the inventors.
The race meeting now in progress
is perhaps the last to he held at the
famous Morris Park course, The work
on Belmont Park is progressing rapid.
ly, and il is positively stated that this
new and magnificent race course, the
finest in the world, will be ready for a
spring meeting next year. When the
dates are allotted, the'Jockey club will,
it is said, give Belmont Park an as.
signment that will be as large, if not
larger, than the one usually enjoyed
by the Westchester track. With this
fact assured, naturally the question
arises, "Win Morris Park receive
dates from the Jockey club for the
usual spring and fall meetings7"
New York Druggists are saying un.
kind things about local magistrate
who decided that Third avenue phar.
macist had no right to charge 81 for
his trouble in arising from his bed in
the middle Of the night and supplying
customer with cents worth OF
mustard and the use of the telephone
pay station. II is argued that if ply
sicians charge higher rates for after.
bedtime service druggists should have
the same right,
The Army and Navy club has bought
two plots of ground on West Forty.
third street as n site for a new club
house When the new building is fin
ished the club viii have structure
containing twenty-five Of thirty sleep
ing rooms, a large cafe, living room,
billiard room aud bowling alleys. This
will ho the fourth move made neees-
sary by the increasing membership Of
this organization during it's IS years
of existence.