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The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-25

the ScOtChnan went in. to SIT.
glum and irrcsponSivc. across
the board from his partner.
partaking of the fried chick
rn with as little spirit or
relish as though II had been
the dcspiscd beans and beet.
Johnny eyed him furtivcly.
and sighed. his own high
spirits had been tagging
since he found there was no
letter for him.
Never YOU mind Steve.
he began finally maybe
old Santa Claus'll come right
down the chimney of this
cabin and put something in
your sock that'll cheer YOU
up some.
oh. that. said Stevenson.
ungraciouslv. Haven't YOU
given up that crazy notion
vct,," as he saw the other
laving out a pair of gorgeous
golf stockings. long since
thrown aside from the
SCutchman' : kit.
The ungraciouSncSS seemed
/" Toe lost upon Johnny. who
WAS Suspcnding the capacious
hose from the rough board
above the fireplace. Now
this here right hand ones
yours; left. mine, " he
commented as he tackled
them up. Gosh. Minds
Inr OF when was a little kid
al home. and mother used
TO tell that bad boy would
think his stocking was empty
Christmas morning. till he
looked down in it and found
a switch. That there hosiery
would sure hold right Siz-
able stick. " he ruminated. as
he stepped back to survey
his handiwork. Mind YOU
look IN yours. in the morn
ing. Steve. he cautioned. as
he made his preparations for
bed You may think It's
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-25

Snow had indeed fallen during the pascs the wind
that night. Iohn Crag looked ont mnon fantastic
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-07-23
a STRANGE SPEECH TO CHEER.

UFrom ~ Y American, DEM
Captain Richmond p. Hobson. IN ad.
dressing the Democratic national con.
Nenlion made these observations.
When We face the great Internal
problems with combinations affecting
vast numbers OF workingmen and cor.
..porations ~aggregating great quantities
OF capital taeir Interests seeming an
parently 90 conflict when local peare
rs sometimes affected. it Is OF the M.
most Importance that our public ser.
wants should legisla,e wisely and
justly 80 that no lawful person or
combination OF persons may be inter.
Tered With. Aye there should be
neither intimidation nor menace from
labor o bribery or undue influence
'rom capital Aye and when the laws
are enacted there must be no wayeripr
tn their execution, They should be ex.
.eea'ed impsgtially and ~foarlessly. And
yet IN The fact OF this situation We
ma lae party In power afraid really
70 take hold OF the questions OF labor
Ten me what President has ever been
brave enough to enforce the law
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-07-23

against a labor union violator? 1t was
a Democratic President"
It is natural, perhaps that Captain
Hobson, educated to the profession oil
of arms. should sympathize with the
quick and ruthless employment OF
force as a solvent of the labor prob
lem. but it Is remarkable that mis-
praise of Cleveland for invading a
sovereign state, despite the protest 81
its governor, in order to aid capital
against labor, should be applauded by
a national gathering Of Democrats.
The Publishers Press News associa'
ton says:
"Hobson was loudly cheered when
he said It was a Democratic President
who alone had been brave enough to
enforce the laws against labor unions.
The one feature of President Roose-
velt's administration which most de-
serves the approval of men of neart'
Judgment and patriotism was his set.
tlement of the coal strike by consulta-
ton. Cancellation and arbitration. That
act shines out nobly in contrast with
Cleveland's military raid into Chicago
against the railroad strikers. A feat
for which he won the lasting graft
tude of every trust in the country.
In charity it must be supposed that
the st. Louis convention did not hear
exactly what Captain Hobson was say
ing. As for that heroic young man
himself, 1t is to be regretted that he
abandoned the fighters trade.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-07-23
permanent Postal Experts.

FGFFldTClA TNSN0N
one of the obvious lessons deduced
BY thinking men from the overhaul
ing which the ~postoflce department
has received during the past year is
that the time has arrived when some
of the embalming fluids should be
drained out of the postal system. Our
mail service, Notwithstanding Its
seeming efficiency, has long been
merely drifting with the tide.
The work of the system is managed
by a department in Washington with
a few responsible heads and a great
army of assistants. 1t has been ad'
ministered under laws that have
grown up stone by stone as the build
ers have seen fit to put them in, al
most wholly by irregular legislation
attached to appropriation bills. For
20 years, the Sentry believes, there
has scarcely been passed a WELDON
sidered and systematic postal law.
yet within that period the number OF
functions has perhaps been doubled
and the volume of transactions has
increased MANIFOLD. Each Of these
new features has come in by a single
clause or proviso or prohibition in on
appropriation bill directly contrary to
the rules of congress itself, which
forbids new legislation in such enact
ments.
The result is that certain features
have been added illogically; they have
not been properly legislated about,
and the hands Of the department are
tied by other provisions added from
time to time at random, so that, to a
great extent they are conflicting and
imperative.
The system has been built up by
fits and starts and spurts on the part of
departmental divisions and bureaus
in Washington, and the whole depart
ment is %subdivided into sections, each
in charge of a man who is interested
solely in exploiting and developing
his specially. This would be meri.
torious energy If all subordinates
were equally energetic and Jealous in
the performance Of their duties. But
as it is, the energetic ones secure ad.
vantages while the inert ones sit still
and do not grow. Thus some branches
push ahead of others; the least meri.
%torious, perhaps, getting advantages,
while others more important are neg.
lected.
Thus it has come about that this
greatest business enterprise in the
world, a function greater in magnitude
of transactions and number of en-
ployes than all the other branches of
the government combined. has no sys-
tematic, coherent, intelligent organiza.
ton. 1t is a bundle of ~haphazard in.
constituencies, needing at many points
a master mind with a free hand to
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-07-23
mold it into proper form.

AACAA
PROMPT and decisive action the
Sentry believes. is needed to remedy
this fatal defect. A shotgun policy
in politics yields scattering DIVIDENDS
TO q few cemetery stockholders-ou'
Is otherwise improbable. A eating
uun campaign against postal corrup'
tions and abuses will have to be maze
before congress and the people VIII
he aroused to the importance oil COT
recting the many evils hidden from
general observation, but well known
to experts in practical administration
The investigation recently maze
has attracted public attention to some
defects of the service, but it has only
touched a small part Of the four great
bureaus of the department, and mas
ACCOMPLISHED little or nothing in the
way of remedial legislation. 1t is 10
be hoped that at an early date a joint
committee of the senate and house or
representatives will take into consid-
Grafton the reorganization of the
whole system and make an attempt
to nut it on a rational, scientific basis.
1t will take a long time and require
the highest wisdom of the best men
in congress. They will need much
outside help from persons familiar
with the details of postal affairs, but
there are plenty of good men in the
departments and in the postoftices OF
the country who can be called upon
for assistance.
One practical .postmaster-general a
few years since publicly stated that
If he were running this service as he
would his own business he would have
a board of three of the best men he
could get in the United States at a
salary of $40 900 a year or more each.
They would be "actuaries" with the
duty of understanding and compre'
hending all the details, having a per-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-07-23

manent tenure of Office and o..
their whole time and their best Tho.
to it's correct administration. =
board would act as referee in en-
portant matters, give advice as IA
Inauguration of new features
ture legislation, reorganize an
duce all bureaus and divisions "a
form and consistent operation.
They would, in other words. b. \
expert, reliable advisers of the Z
master general. How utterly inn,
sible it is for him to learn all tbs
tails of all the work for which M
responsible a be readily gatb,,
from the fact that the average IA.
of that office has been less than IN.
years, and that three-quarters Of n
time is absorbed in questions Of NJ,
ties and patronage having no rehB.
to his real administrative duties. \
railroad or other business corporaH,
could be managed successfully on 4.
such basis.
The postofice department pn
transacts business aggregating nr
than one thousand million dollars a.
unally. 1t must he put on a systems
ic business basis or it will be eva
more fruitful in the future than +
the past in revelations of scandal A,
corruption. Remedies a only be A
piled by the lawmaking power, and
would seem to the Sentry that COZ
gress a have no more pressing duv
on its hands than to take up and vts
ly mature adequate Legislation on IF,
subject. THE SENTRY.
Note-Responsibility for the Opt
ions and u~tterances of "the sentv
is assumed by the Sentry Box bura.
of 1926 Vermont avenue, Washing@
D. C. EDITOR
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-07-23
Band Concert Last Night.

Marion square was the scene of mer
~ festivities last evening. The la
dies of the Marion Square Improve
ment League gave an ice cream sup
per. while the Salem band discoursed
delightful music all evening, inter
spersed by a number of selections
from the Stalwart Quartet, Messrs
Wenger. Eppley, Turner and Zercher,
which was very much appreciated by
the large number of people in attend.
ance.
The program rendered by the band
was exceptionally good, and several
new pieces were rendered.
Tables were placed near the band
stand, and a dozen young ladies'
served the the delicious ices in a
charming manner. The proceeds Of
the social amounted to over $50, and
will be applied to the growing i'm
provement fund. Those who assisted
in the serving were: The Misses
Bella Morrison, Marie Stone,
Delphine Cornoyer, Jennie Fry, Zoe
Stockton, Lena Clark, Kittie Har.
board. Babcock, Bertha and Myrtle
Duncan, Eunane Craig, Creighton,
Thompson and Mrs. Jeffry and Mrs.
Next week the band will give two
concerts, Tuesday evening at Wilson
avenue, and Friday evening at Marion
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-07-23
Cardinal Gibbons, Birthday.

Baltimore, Md, July 23.-This was
Cardinal Gibbons 10th birthday and
in the course of the day he received
a basketful Of congratulatory tele.
grams from archbishops bishops and
prominent members of the clergy in
all parts Of the country. The cardinal
is In good health and spirits and shows
few signs Of his increasing years.
Cardinal Gibbons was born in this
city July 23, 1S4S. After spending a
part OF his early youth in Ireland be
returned to Maryland and was gradu.
ated from ST. Charles college in 1861.
In 1868 he a c%onsecrated bisaop and
vicar apostolic Of North Carolina and
four years later was transferred to
Richmond, Va. In 1877 he succeeded
TO the e Of Baltimore and 10 a
he was elevated to the cardinal.
ate.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-07-23
TO weIeOme American souadroO,.

fnume Hungary July s8.-Eabor.
ate arrangements are being made 10
welcome the American squadron which
Is expected TO arrive here next Mon.
day Timehonored custom forbids
so many ships OF any one foreign
power visiting this port at once but
on the initiative Of the imperial an.
'hodues at Vienna this regulation has
been waived In favor Of the American
ships and they viii be warmly web
coined The governor Baron Erwin
Roszner win given an evening re.
'ep'lon In honor Of the American
naval officers, ana a number OF other
social functions are being arranged 10
their honor
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-07-23
HAIR TELLS CHARACTER.
Color OF Hair Said TO Indicate a Per.
sons Temperament.

Many people believe that blonde. or
light hair denotes affection and dark
hair constancy. A person without hair
is not devoid Of character; far from IL.
The disposition Of the average bald
headed man is to show such sollcitude
for the welfare OF others, that he neg
lects himself. A germ causes badness
frot' ~Sabouraud. OF Paris. France. in
hoecuIated a rabbit with Dandrun germs
causing It 70 become totally bald In five
weeks time. To rid the scalp of these
Ssngerous germs It is necessary to apply
Newbro's Herpiclde. 'PP'
destroy the cause-you remove the
sold by leading druggists. Send lOc In
Detroit, Mich. W.
Daniel ]. Fry, Special Agent.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-07-23
Things is Lookln' Bully.

All years is good years,
There's never need to whine,
But some Of them is better,
And this ones extra fine.
Rains come when they orter,
Early ones and late,
and things is looldn' bully
Out in the webfoot state.
The meadow lark at evenin'
Is pipin' you goodnight,
And the Knockers song is ringin'
With the poop o. mornln' light;
The peoples aud the roses
And the grain Is CROWN great,
And things Is looldn' bully
Out In the Webfoot state. S. NJ
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-07-23
TIE FUTURE or THE WAR Re.
PORTER.

whatever may De said OF the pres.
eat Hast Asian war and whateye,
may DO its result says the New York
Tribune d has thus Tar been an nm.
preceden'ly bad one Tor the speelal
~@F correspondent Never before. per
maps VAS there 30 prompt and ma.
neFo1s a gathering OF those adyenur
Gus souoe& or SO earnest am enort
GA laeir part 10 set to the forefront
a thrill the world With news sent
NOM amid the crash Of sho, and shell
NeseF before oertalnly were enten
pnslns iRientions 80 completely
hailed
Haas aud jap 10 bitterly opposed
IN most other things asreel Ia SAY.
anS to The eorresRoadents Thus far
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-07-23
Minnesota Epworth Leanu..

Minneapolis, Mimi, July 2S.-The
Epworth Leaguers of Minnesota began
their first state convention today at
the Methodist assembly grounds at
Lake Minnetonka, The gathering will
continue ten days. No pains have
been spared TO secure notable speak,
ers and the program sets a high stand.
ard To-day was given v e to recrea.
lion and the reception of the visitors
who arrived from every quarter OF the
state Rev. f. NJ. Randall. d. D.. who
succeeds Joseph r. Berry as general
secretary OF the league, will preach
tomorrow morning and evening. Morn.
ing watch and devotional services will
be observed during the coming week.
H. practical league subjects will be
presented and discussed each dav
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-07-23

The advance agents OF the loca.
option league are already in the field
An the interest Of their organization
says the Baker City Herald.
DR.. @ L. Tufts. superintendent,
and Capt. l.. d. Malone held a meet.
ang Saturday evening at the town OF
Durkee and Sunday evening they adj
dressed the citizens Of Huntington.
The league is determined that Ore
% shall soone or later become a
Prohibition state, and II is astonish-
sing with what vigor they are thus early
~ssnsering the campaign. Their met
@nSering the campaign. Their mcth.
IN be TO win over the outlying and
soSanty precincts, and TO marshal their
forces with such strength that on
election day the cities will be unable
TO overcome the outside vote. and in
this way they hope to carry not only
the outside and county precincts. but
also the entire county for Prohibition.
OF course. at this time. their object
may be simply to determine their
strength and consider whether II will
DO advisable to circulate a petition
that will effect the entire county In
uhe event that the county goes Prohl.
hiEion.
However that may be. they have
opened the campaign and with what
results time alone will tell.
They hope TO win over the voter
with catchy arguments on Protection
o the Boys" Shall the Majority
Govern. (They base this argument
on the result Of the last el%ection),
"christiou citizenship" Personal
Liberty" and Home Rule"
When the time comes that the youth
of our land must be protected from
the evils Of the liquor habit through
The aid OF Prohibition. then It is high
time for God in his INFINITE wisdom
q omnipotenoe to put an end to the
proposition OF the human species.
The only safe and sure protection
Tor the boys Is In the care. control
and education bestowed upon them
In the homes.
The mothers and fathers OF this
land make their sons and daughters
IN nine cases out OF ten wat they are.
n what they afterwards grow into
a. time, in IT, sweeping flight. runs ON.
The old saying, Tell me the com.
pany you keep, and I'm tell you what
you are IL applicable to the parents.
and their children, aud while they may
say that they are unable to govern
their orapring, they are nevertheless
held responsible for taeir sons and
daughters brought up under their pa.
rental care.
Taking this view OF the matter. II
minds OF the fathers and mothers Of
local option TO lnculcate into the
minds OF the fathers aud omthers OF
THIS state that their duty Is to SO rear
"Roir children 50 that they may be-
prepared to resist the temptation Of
the world and especially the LIQUOR
habit, rather than to go about preach
Ing that the force OF the lay must he
eh'oked TO protect ,ae morality of
youth aud thus, at once. admit
mar the fathers and mothers OF this
state arr unable 10 carr for and edu
cate their offspring
To the boy who determines 10 make
a mar OF himself, an the saloons and
the temptations of the world. mel
ne-h and the devil are but spurs IN /
afse him ON 10 the victory that was
ms ere Mes htnl fever arst BEGAN ,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-07-23
Chittim Bark
Highest Price paid at Fry's
DRUG Store. Salem. Oreaon.

Drug Store, Salem, oregon. :
Parties desiring to hold their
bark for higher prices, will be Civ.
en- Free Storage at our warehouse.
We are the largest buyers Of
Chittim Bark, Oregon Grape Root,
Oregon Balsam Of Fir and Bees
Wax. We will buy for cash, sell on
commission, or give you free stor.
age. Write or call upon us before
you sell. DANIEL J. FRY, Whole
sale and Retail Druggist, Salem,
Oregon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-24
Trouble Between Southern Lines.

Notice has been given TO the roads in
what is called the Alright Alliance, which
includes the Illinois Central, the Louis
Vile & Nashville and the Louisville, Hen
derson & St Louis TO keep out of the lower
Ohio territory and not undertake to carry
tobacco therefrom for export shipment.
For fear that this notice may be disre-
garded. and to shut competitors out effectu-
ally and prevent competition for the traffic.
the close alliance has recently been re-
newed- A further object is TO insure
the expectation of tobacco through New
Orleans and Pensacola. 1t is understood
that the Interstate Commission will have
its attention called to this proposition, and
ii may be worthy of notice as attempted
discrimina ton against the north Atlantic
ports, especially in view Of the attitude of
Louisville interests on the question of port
by the commission. The amount of ton
mage involved in this controversy is fully
twenty thousand hogsheads, which is
ported during May, June, July and August,
and there has always been lively competi
ton for the business. The only explana-
ton offered for the alliance of the three
railroads is the accusation that agents of
the fast freight lines are in the habit of
going into the territories of tobacco grow
ers and cutting rates in a way that demon
allies export shipments.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-24

Eta Duhamunett. twenty-one. City Hospital
typhoid fever
onita Carnes. ten months. Perry township,
commissions.
Mary Noble. Madison road. forty-one. Bright's
disease.
Plus Hamilton. sixty-seven. 62s Blaekford'
peritonitis.
Jenny Chambers sixteen. lsO9 Olive street.
consumption
George A Richards. forty-four. s4 North Sen
ate avenue.
Stella Bowers. fourteen. 1892 Lee street. con-
gestion of the Kidneys.
Eliza Jane Gibbs. sixty-hve. AIS Walden street,
senility.
Fred Feagler. twenty-three, III MeCiain
street. tuberculosis.
Minerva Knox seventy. 1415 Martindale ave-
nue.. congestion OF lungs.
Squire Noble. sixty-six, City Hospital as
thens.
Frank B. Lewis two months. Malott Park.
congestion of bowels.
Elmer voideraur. twenty-five. Deaconess Hos
pital, typhoid.
Matte L. Goodnight. thirty-seven. 52s Mus
kingum street. abscess.
Louis Enders, seventeen. 1911 Barth street.
asthma.
Sarah Cory. twenty-three 1912 Virginia ave-
nue.. tuberculosis.
James Woodhead. thirty-one, 33i North Della
ware street. railway accident.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-24
ROUTINE WORK Takes
UP Works BOARD TIME

Aside from the awarding of contracts for
improvements little business was before the
Board of Public Works yesterday morning.
But two members were present, Mr.. Woess-
ner being absent on account of the death
of his daughter Saturday.
Previous action in rejecting the contract
awarded the indianapolis Construction
Company for the Improvement of Sherman
drive from Washington street to Michigan
street was rescinded by the board yesterday
and the company given the contract at
65ll cents per lineal foot.
The board took final action on the i'm
provement of Arlington avenue in Irving
ton from Washington street to the Penn
sylvania Railroad, with cement sidewalks
and graded roadway The board also de-
cided upon cement walks for Webster ave-
nue., Irvington, and Prospect street, from
New Jersey TO High street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-24

Cattle-Although less than half as large
as week ago. the receipts OF cattle to-day
We're fair average for a Monday market,
and Indicate a little improvement over a
year ago. AS usual at this time in the
week there were not a great many different
grades represented, and il was impossible
10 establish the true condition OF the mar
ket for all kinds by actual sales. In SYM
pathy with reports from other places SELL
ers were asked a good advance in prices
over the close Of last week, but IL was evil
dent from the start the buyers did not in
tend to grant any great improvement. "A
very large percentage of the offerings were
steers, and they were finally sold at strong
20 a shade higher prices than the close of
last week, but dealers generally would not
admit that there was to exceed 10c gain in
any instance, and it the opinion OF
most traders that the market could not
consistently be quoted any more than strong
as compared with last weeks closing prices.
There were hardly enough female butcher
cattle to establish a market for any
grade, but such as were here sold at
the way equal kinds sold at the close of last
week. There was a fair run of calves to-
day and they sold usually at last week s
closing prices. Aside from one steer at So,
the top price to-day was $3.50 for 1,242-lb cat
tie and a string of I. 146-lb dstillery-fed
steers also sold at $3.50. Other sales included
1155-lb steers at $3.50. Heifers sold at s4a425;
cows at 81. 501425, and calves at $3.50Q6. Quo
tations:
Steers