Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-04-12


Club, the W. C. T. U. and wound up
Saturday with dinner at the Union
League Club. will not try to enumer-
ate the theatres, some of which are con.
tinuous day and night. 1t all means
life at tremendous pressure, and one
day at Chicago wears like a month at
Salem.
We mad cards, through a friend, to
the Chicago Athletic Club, which occu.
pies a whole sky-scraper on Michigan
avenue. The big Chicago business man
plunges into business from or 10 to 12
or o'clock, then goes to his club, plays
racquet, ten pins, handball or squash.
ball until he is in perspiration, takes
a plunge bath, steam bath or Turkish
bath, goes to lunch, has a smoke and by
. o'clock is back at his business. The
newest club is the Illinois, that is 10
open all its privileges to women, in.
cluding plunge baths on certain days.
The Athletic is open to women only one
day of the week, as visitors. Mayor
Dunno belongs to the new Illinois.
A Chicago visit without theatres
would be mistake. We saw John
Drew in Killicraukie He is draw.
ing crowded houses for two weeks. We
saw another one of the sights the Iro-
qouise theatre, where 600 people were
burned About 100000 has been spent
on its restoration, and light musical
comedies are presented there. The en-.
trance and foyer are done in white mar
Bile, and the whole impression is IA.
vorable one. The late scene Of the dis.
aster is almost completely eifaced by
bright lights and cheerful plays
There is a marked tendency toward
Socialism in Chicago. Like the growth
Of the referendum in Oregon, 1t was
the leading feature of the platforms Of
all parties, and the Socialist party vote
increased. The management Of the
street car lines has supplied the strong
est argument for municipal ownership.
The service is inferior 10 Portland or
Los Angeles, and Frisco has infinite
ly better street ears. Just how public
ownership is coming about no one seems
TO know, but that il will come is as
certain as that the sun will rise. The
effect Of the Chicago election will be
very far-reaehing in promoting public
ownership in other cities.
Friday evening we took a cab drive
from 9 to 10 O'Clock on North Clark
street, and for miles there are saloons
with dance halls on both sides of the
street, with indescribable uproar, glare
Of lights, crashing Of ears, endless mu.
sic aud dissipation Of men and women.
There is probably not a wickeder street
in the city, nor In the world. The cleo
lion Of Judge Dunno was gratifying TO
The gambling and sporting element. IL
means the restoration Of race track
and sporting interests in gen
srak To hear his supporters talk, Chi
sago has been on the verge Of ruin from
100 much restriction Of vice. The city
Is rather quieter than Il was two years
ago when was here.
We expect 10 leave here Sunday night
Tor day at Des Moines, thsnee via
Omaha 10 Ogden, over the Union Pa.
life, through the Lueien eut-oh across
Salt Lake, and home via Sacramento.
That win take US through a new route,
md reveal the wonders OF tho greatest
enterprise in the West
'edueiRg tho distance TO Califoruia by
. railroad straight across the Great
Salt Lake. When you get this We will
10 half way home. DAD.