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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-28
An Important Measure.

"a very important bill approved by the
Commissioners and passed by Congress is
that to regulate electrical wiring, which
will enable the Commissioners to deal ade-
ouately with this important subject and SO
decrease the danger from fire. In some re-
spects and, especially In it's far-reaching
effects. this is one of the most important
bills passed rs sir
among the District bills that passed one
or the other house and are in favorable
position for action at the next session are
that for the condemnation of insanitary
buildings: that for the better abatement
of nuisanees, especially on property belong
ing to nonresident owners. that to improve
the safeguards around assessment life in
surance companies and bring them under
the supervision of the superintendent of
insurance. and that to enable the Western
Union Telegraph Company to put its over
head wires in underground conduits."
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BILLS THAT PASSED
ENUMERATION OF BENEFITS
CONFERRED BY CONGRESS.
The Legislation Secured Of Interest TO
District-Mr. Macfar-
lands Statement.

The District Commissioners all express
themselves as highly pleased over the DC
ton of Congress at this session on iarse
number of bills affecting the District and
outside of the regular appropriation Dill.
They consider that the District has fareo
better at the hands of Congress during the
fifty-eighth session than at any other time
previously and they are much grained at
the interest taken In the affairs or the Lbs
trict by the members Of both houses OF Con-.
gress This interest has been manifest III
the intelligent and comprehensive discus-
sion of District matters both on the hoor
and in the committee rooms, and 1t Is De-
Eeved that the day is not far distant when
several important items of legislation wnlcn
have been desired, but denied, for seVerai
wears. will be acted upon favorably by the
national legislators.
In speaking today of the legislative mat
tiers affecting the District which have re-
ceived favorable consideration from Con-
eress Commissioner Mcfarland said:
1.-The Commissioners have been fortunate
in the action of Congress at this session on
the bills submitted by them to 1t, as wen
az in the action upon their estimates TOT
appropriations The Commissioners recon-
mended larger number of measures than
usual, some of the most important nave
been passed, and others are In favorable
condition for action at the short session.
Considerate Attention Given.
chairman Gallinger and the Senate COM
mittee on the District Of Columbia ana
Chairman Babcock and the House commit
tee on the District of Columbia gave the
most consderate attention to the Commits
sioners' bills, as they did to all District leg
islation, and our formal and informal con-
ferences with them were fruitful The
knowledge and interest of the mem
bers of the committees and especially
their chairmen, now so familiar with
our affairs, are of the greatest value
to the District The clerks of the commit
tees, Mr. John H. Walker In the Senate, and
Mr. H. w. Barney in the House, have also
been of the greatest service to the District:
Among the Commissioners bills passed
Is that to provide for the payment of dam
ages on account of the change of grade
due to construction of the union station;
that providing needed amendments for the
Improvement of the personal tax law; that
proyidinR a complete and improved system
for the apprehension and detention of in,
sane persons in the District of Columbia:
that to amend the act to regulate the height
of buildings; that authorizing the Commls-
sioners to name streets. avenues &C., out
side of the city of Washington; that to
authorize the resubdivision of lots or
blocks; that authorizing the laying of water
mains and surface sewers under new plan
OF assessment: that in relation to business
streets; that transferring control over the
reservation in front of the new District
building site to the Commissioners; that
regulating the issuing of licenses for bath
establishments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-28

The new styles are very
pretty and chic; sure the
colors are fast and will
wash; light or dark styles
on barg a n
s iss's not Sc over Tl $3.50.
yards for. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-28
UNDERW EAR.

Soiled and mussed Cor
set Covers, worth 39c. to
CSC. each; made of fine
cambria, muslin and long
cloth; finest lace
aad em nh s trim: DC
for.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-28
EMBROTDERHES

Remnants wide and mar
row embroideries and in
settings; Hamburg. Swiss
and Nainsook; fine pat
terms In new effects suit
able for underwear or
dress trimmings;
worth 15c.. 25c- nn1
and Soc. per II w.
yard, choice. 49,.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-28

About 600 yards in waist or skirt
lengths; also a few larger pieces;
they are values at 49c. to Soc. per
yd. A great chance for a waist.
petticoat or shirt waist suit. Fou-
lards, Pongee. Fancy Taffeta in
all colors, while they last, per yd.,
for 25c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-28

Remnants Of Ladies' fine
French Kid Gloves; all
colors and sizes; you must
) hurry; they will sell fast,
for the values Mn
are 75c. and 81. ZVC.
, for, pair. ........
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-28

All kinds of Lace Insert
ings, Medallions. edgings,
ETC., In white, ecru, linen
color or black, worth 10c.
to 19c. per
yard; 2 to 20
yard lengths. n H.
Remnant To-MlAs
price. 4 u :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-28

For ladies or children, tan
stockings to match the
new shade of tan shoes;
all sizes In best
25c. value, for Md
this sale only, Il nC.
per pair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-28

Remnant lot Of Corsets
for 15c. each; also a lot of
STANDARD" corsets In all
sizes; white, pink, blue
and drab; one to NJ
a customer. FRI ZSC.
day for.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-28

About 1000 yards of SILK, worth
&c. to $1.OO yard. Your chance to
get shirt waist suit or dress for
less than half; also plain silks and
fancies, such as Taffetas, Louis
ines, Peau de Sole, eros Grain,
Peau de Levant and Duchess Silks
in plain colors and black, 69c. to
500 value, per yard, 3Sc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-28

LlNlfNUo.
Remnants Of Fine Black
Mercerized Sateen; also
fine Percaline, Near Silk,
Tico Silk; in all colors;
s e. e; s s e, s.@ t. 6c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-28

About 900 yards of the seasons
choicest Silks, Checks, Fancies,
Dots and Plains: all the new swell
fabrics are in this lot; very desir-
able, as the only fault is that they
are remnants; all go for SOC. I'd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-28

All linen, Embroidered
and Lace Handkerchiefs,
worth 25c., for 121zc.; also
200 dozen fine White Hem
s II: . a. T.: 1Bc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-28

SHOPPING BAGS
And JEwELRY SALE.
See the WINDOW dis
play.
Net Shopping Bags and
pearl, silver and brass
shirt waist sets, hat pins.
blu les and 1n
brooches. 25c. to II w.
Doc. values for.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-28
Kir11oras.

A lot Of Fine Lawn Kimonas, m;
with the new sleeves; pretty patter
IT. all colors: sizes are 81 to Ns
46; they are great SOC. value; ZS(
one to a customer. for..........
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-07-30
DEMOCRATIC EDITORIALS.
Which Frightened Judge Parker Into
Sending His Dispatch.
tFrom the N. Y Times (Dem.) Satur.
day, July 81

tFrom the N, Y. Times (Dem.) Satur
day, July 81
On Bryaas platform Judge Parker
will never be elected. He must make
his own, and he must make II prompt
ly IL he would stay the tide OF defec
tion The convention expressly re-
fused to declare for gold thereby con
Tossing that the Democracy Is not
cured OF the free-sIver craze. BY
casting out the platform declaration
recognizing the gold standard as es.
tablished permanently and beyond
question. the Democrats at St. Louis
have In effect reaffirmed the platforms
OF Chicago and Kansas City-at least
sound-money Democrats win so con.
strue their amazing action. The blund.
or can be amended. so far as Il Is
amendable at all, only by the candl.
date-and at this hour OF writing. be.
fore the taking Of ballot, we are as.
suming the nomination OF Judge Park.
.er He must at once declare. sound.
money Democrats will demand that he
declare that the gold money standard.
as now established by law. Is perma.
nent and no longer open to question.
We do not say that by such dec.
laration Judge Parker can avert de.
feat; We fear Il Is too late for that.
But he will put the Democratic party
tn a sound position so far as It's can.
didate is concerned. and he will save
his personal reputation
The Times for one would DO the
utmost that lay in its power TO make
the defeat exemplary ami memorable.
. 'Better another term OF Roose
welt, better Roosevelt indefinitely.
than one term OF a president capable
OF yielding in the slightest degree 10
the dangerous demands OF a party
which still confesses itself to be sull
insane and unsafe"
tFOm tae n, y World (Deml. satur.
day July 9tal
Have the managers OF the 81.
Louis convention lost their sonsess DO
they want to give Mr., Roosevelt a
walkoyer In the oleotioug"
tFrom the ~ Y. sun lDeml. satur
day, July 9th)
The Republican platform Is rleht
and Judge Parker knows il. He knows
also that the Democratic platform Is
wrong dangerously wrong not mere
'l In a negauyo way by sin OF omis
sion, but by the positive aud aggres
slve and striking significant eanoella,
sion OF even an evaslve plank tinted
With tho sound doctrine On the money
question WIN Judge Parker aeeep,
lac nemocratic nomination unde,
ihese eonditionsg Can he consent 70 |
stand oa such a PLATFORM
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-07-30
Modern business Yamplrss

When shall we begin to consider
the real importance OF dealing ylgor
ously through tae criminal courts with
the modern business vampire? BIZ
what process OF reasoning can We
make a moral distinction between the
larceny OF the despised greengoods
or sold-brick swlndler and the equally
neal larceny accomplished. for ex,
ample, by che rich and quasl.respect.
able promoters OF the American Ship
Building company, that bubble of
fraud concerning which the public
press has had 80 much to say recent.
~ The trustees who hazards the
tunds OF his trust estate In Wall
street gambling, and loses. speedily
learns TO ais sorrow that his oifense
Is embezllement and his punishment
severe. How do We distinguish be-
tween the conduct which places him
behind the bars OF a prison and that.
Tor example. OF the president and al,
rec'ors OF the Trust company so close.
g associated with the ship building
swindle, upon whioh the financial M
port of the New York state bank ex.
aminer has recently been made pub.
ucs
That report shows that these direct,
ors made Illegal aud practically unse.
cured loans OF enormous amounts
and permitted their president to use
his osheial position and the money OF
stockholders and depositors TO gamb-
le In hoating a so-called trust of the
most nasrantly fraudulent character
Illegal loans 70 this president were
made to ten times the amount whlca
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-07-30
REcREATioN.MAp GENERATION

We livo--to sum up the situation
In a generation that has gone recrea
uon-mad. Outdoor sports and indoor
sports an up our leisure moments. or
an some eases. all our moments. Ath.
leilcs, golf, tennis, games OF all man.
ners and lacking manners, rise. Hour.
tsh. decay The race horse. the bl.
cycle, and the automobile pursue each
other acroas the stage OF action. We
play at being intellectual, we play at
being religious We play at being
Tough, and all three are merged aud
Included In being men aud women "of
The world, The instrument OF an
occasional hilarity has an unfortunate
tendency To develop into the minister
10 n Queachless thirst Mrs. Martha
haker Dunn, In the August Atlantic
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-07-30
Good Spirits.

Good spirits don't all come from
Kentucky. Their main source is the
liver-and all the fine spirits ever
made in the Blue Grass state could
not remedy a bad liver or The hundred
and one i'll effects It produces. You
can't have good spirits and a bad
liver at the same time. Your liver
must be In fine condition II you would
feel buoyant, happy and hopeful,
bright OF eye, light Of step, vigorous
and successful in your pursuits. You
can put your liver in fine condition by
using Green's August Flower-the
greatest Of all medicines for the liver
and stomach and certain cure for
dyspepsia or Indigestion. It has been
a favorite household remedy for over
thlrty-hve years. August Flower viii
make your liver healthy and active
and thus insure you a liberal supply
OF good spirits" Trial size, csc;
regular bottles. 75c. At all druggists.
At DR.. Stones drug stores
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-07-30
X-RADIUMS

The improvements that do most for
the town cost the least, as witness
the State street cleanup.
The war dispatches from Port Ar.
thur, Toxic, Esopus and Oyster Bay
are often confusing in their similarity.
with State and Court streets
cleaned up and that fountain i'm
provement completed Salem will look
pretty good to state fair visitors this
fall.
OF course, the good people of Lib
erty and Rosedale want that electric
road, and they will be ready with their
share of the dough when the time
comes.
Hurrah for the Holy Rollers. They
are subject to abuse, without means
Of redress, and that seems to be what
most newspapers are looking for these
pious days.
"Our words have wings, but fly not
where we would" This was written
before you we're born; but it true to.
day of advertising which is placed in
a poor medium.
"The creation of a thousand forests
Is in one acorn and the 'big stores"
of ten years hence are probably the
little shops" of today. But the little
shops Of today whose owners are not
good advertisers will still be the little
shops ten years from now.
The newspaper which is "edited .
with pitchfork" is read with but nalf
an eye, and less than half mind
Store advertising in a newspaper
which is only casually read is scarce
Iy glanced at. In newspaper which
serious attention, advertis-
ing receives serious attention.
When the car company gets its
headquarters across the street from
The Journal office the mud will surely
lave to be kept off the street or the
<-Ray man will meet ais doom next
die in the attempt.
II that Portlani and Eastern syndi.
ate wants to build a mile-a-minute
Dad to Salem they will do 1t with or
Without the consent of other nations,
'ut II we want that buslness-producing
Dad into the rich prune belt we shall
'e obliged to dig up something more
han hot air, and verify 1t Is worth the
rice.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-07-30
Republican National Ticket
PRESIDENT AND THE STRIKES.

The resumption Of the packers
StrikB will renew the suspicion that
there Is politics In It. It is easy to
believe the Washington report that
President Roosevelt was working
Nnistly to bring about a settlement OF
she recent strike by the same persons
The President Hike all other good clti-
szens, would like TO avert labor contro.
Vstsies. He used his influence with
both sides TO the coal strike of 1902
70 bring a cessation of the contest.
He would be glad to see this renewed
'strtke come 10 an end as quickly as
sossible. lie will probably use his
ssO0A Offices again to bring peace.
But the President must bear in
'nina that many attempts, for partl.
'ssn purposes. will be made to foment
'teAsr troubles this year. Democratic
4iapers freely charged that there was
uelitlcs In the packers strike that was
temporarily ended a few days ago.
Probably there Is also In the present
zone. The packers were angry at the
administration for invoking tne law
against the beef trust, and thought
Nhat a strike among their employees
would give the trust a chance to assail
Nhe President The beef magnates
Anow that the Homestead strike in
1892 contributed toward EIarrlson's de-
isat and Cleveland's victory. They
~Onid be glad TO see labor contests
uhiS year as q means OF embarrassing
1r. Roosevelt.
This strike dodge however, is well
understood. The country will be veny
suspicious of any labor disturbance
which takes place between this time
and November 8, 1904. There will be
a strong reason to believe that politics
viii inspire any strike which occurs
In the next four months. The general
business situation throughout the |
country IL favorable. Labor Is EN-
ployed at good wages. The outlook is
brignt, for the chances for a brilliant
Republican victory are exceedingly |
good But the Democratic campaign
managers would be glad to lnclte
series OF labor disturbances The more
harm these would innlct on the coun.
try the better the Democratic leaders
would be pleased for they would see
votes for Parker In all such dlsa iters.
This Is a fact which the country must
Keep In mind. The desperate and un.
acupulous, The party watch con.
eocted the Morey forged the letter OF
iSSs against Garfield would be cap
able of perpetrating any sort OF an
atrooity ON the country with the hope
ot gaining votes for Parker.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-07-30

eye? Do they belong to the beautl
ful sex? Too many OF them seem tC
think they do not, and in despair try
TO become strong Nike men. They viii
make a great mistake. They can still
belong to the beautiful SET, though
their faces and figures be not beauti
full to the eye. Just as some men, fol
the very reason that they are physic
ally weak, become the stronger men
tally (genius has has often dwelt In
a weak mans body, so women who
Lack physical charms may, by cultlvat
ing spiritual beauty, excel their more
favored sisters in the art of fasclnat
ing men.
Spiritual beauty follows the same
lines as bodily beauty. Shakespear
sums It up in four lines, when he
makes woman say;
Why are our bodies soft and weak and
smooth,
Unapt TO toll and trouble in the world,
But that our soft conditions and our
hearts
Should we agree with our external
parts?
in pose womens minds, like their
bodies, should be soft, smooth, deli.
cate, never angular, hard, robust, stur.
dy like those of men. The charm
which comes from mental beauty is
much more alluring and lasting than
pretty face. Some Of the most fas-
women known to history had
but little or no physical beauty. Civ.
en- two women, one of whom is plain.
featured, but gentle, tender, sympa-
thetic, soft-volced, patient, sweet,
kind modest. cheerful, devoted, vi.
vacious, In word wlnsome, the other
to the eyes, but without the
mental beauties just named, and very
few men would find the second as
captivating as the first. There is deep
in Goldsmith's maxim,
Handsome is that Handsome does.
1T Is Of the utmost importance that
women should understand clearly that
hey were predestined to be the beau
iful sex, and not to compete with men
n trials Of strength, for which they
IRE weighted unfairly by nature. They
hould remember that mere strength
3 not the highest criterion of nobill.
"
But modern man has sense OF
eauty and 1t Is there that he is weak
nj vulnerable aad easy to enslave.
ience, wise women will cultivate their
harms, physical and mental, above
II things, and avoid work that devel.
ps strength at the cost Of beauty"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-07-30
chrIstlan culture AssembIv

LaPorte, Ind, July 3O.-The Pin.
Lake chautauqua or Indiana Baptls
Christian Culture assembly being N
annual session at Pine Lake tomo,
row and many visitors are on aand /
take part. The opening sermon wifi
be preached by DR.. A. P. Hite, pres,
dent of the Chicago Bible institup
The assembly will continue for On.
week. The speakers will includ,
President W. T. stott of Franklin CO.
lege, Professor Ira M. Price of II,
University of Chicago and a numbe
of other prominent divines and educa
tors Of Indiana, Michigan and neigh
boring states.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-07-30

no,,ooratie Leaders 5oth Birthday
Washington, D. c., July SO-some,
one about the capitol today recalleu
the fact that this was the 5Oth birth
dav Of Congressman John Sharp WIZ
liams the minority leader In tne
bouse and temporary chairman OF the
recent Democratic national conyen'
tion The word was passed along the
line and the result was that seYeral
messages of congratulation were dis
matched to Mr.. Williams from Demo
cratic leaders who for one reason or
another have been kept in Washing'
ton during the dog days.
Mr.. Williams is considerably young
er than the majority Of those OF equal
prominence in public life and his
friends are confident that ne is des-
tined for higher honors than any yet
bestowed upon him. His leadership
of the Democratic minority and the
prominent part he took in the st. Louis
convention have made MIR. Williams
so we'll known from one end Of the
country to the other that it is difficult
to realize that his public career began
but little over decade ago. Yet such
is the fact, his election to congress
in 1892 having been his first public
office
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-07-30
Canadian Pacific Plans.

Toronto, Ont, July 3O.-It is re.
ported on good authority that the
Canadian Pacific is about to begin the
construction of a new line from Sud.
bury to this city at cost of $S,00O,'
600. The construction of this line,
together with the purchase of local
lines near Tilsonburg, Ontario, and
the probable installation of a ferry
service across Lake Erie is expected
to bring the cost up to some $12,00O,.
OOO This, it is believed, is the founda.
tion for the recent report that the com
pany would issue $2O,OOOOOO of new
stock.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-07-30
APPEARING OLD

Acts as a Bar to Profitable Employ.
ment.
You cannot AFFORD to grow old
In these days Of strenuous competition
II is necessary to maintain, as long as
possible ones youthful appearance.
It Is impossible to do this without re-
tanning a luxurious growth Of hair.
The presence OF Dandrufr indicates the
presence OF a burrowing germ which
lives and thrives on the roots of the
hair until It causes total badness
Newbro's Herpicide is the only known
destroyer of this pest. and 1t Is as etfec-
tive as II is delightful to use
Herpiclde makes an elegant hair Dress
ing as we'll as Dandruff cure.
Accept no substltute-there Is none.
Sold by leading druggists Send 10c. in
stamps for sample to The Herpiclde Co.,
Detroit, Mich.
Daniel J. Fry, Special Agent.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-07-30
Flanagan and Kelly to Meet.

New York, July 30.-The athletic
tournament to be held at Celtic parR
tomorrow under the auspices of the
United Irish-American eociedes OF
New York unless all signs fail, will
be one of the most notable seen in the
metropolitan section this season. Sew
eral world champions and record-hold'
ers will take part. Thomas F. Kelly
the worlds champion in all around
athletics, will be on hand, as will al.
so John Flanagan, the worlds cham
pion in weight throwing, who will &C
against his own record of 40 feet 2
inches with the 56-pound weight.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-07-30

Daniel ]. Fry, Special Agent.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-07-30

was authorized by the banking law
and the Trust company preserved lts
solvency only by cutting its capital
in half. ITS losses wiped out its en-
tire surplus and necessitated the sacrl-
fee by stockholders of over one han
their holdings. over a million OF dol
lars was charged to profit and loss.
George w. Alger, in the August At
lantic.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-07-30

Twelve to thirteen teams hauling
We are bringing in our wood from the
timber We have big fir, second
growth fir and ash coming in. Now Il
the time to buy your wood, and have
It hauled direct from the timber.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT co.
7.29tf 319 Front Street