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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-02-16
WILL
GRIND
AGAIN
Special Committee on State
Prison Investigation

Senator Rand's joint committee on
investigation of state prison investiga-
tion heard testimony Wednesday night,
and will grind again this evening. The
testimony taken will cost the state, in
the opinion of VIM. H. Holmes, chief
counsel for the administration, at least
$500 to $4,000.
Ex-Governor Lord testified principal
ly on points Of law. Warden Nc
Pherson and wife testified that merit
was not sufficiently regarded in making
appointments. but too many plans were
made for Baker county people.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-02-16

REVISE
JOURNAL
Five Persons Delegated to
Prepare Copy for Printer

Kay reported resolution to employ
house desk clerks 20 days at salary Of
chief clerk to revise journals, and one
member, to be named by speaker.
Smith, of Josephine, objected on
ground that minority party was entitled
to one man on such an important COM
mittee. He said it was customary to
give the opposition party an opportuni-
ty to consider the records made ready
for tho printer. He wanted one of the
minority to have this chance to draw
$l60. Kay's resolution passed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-02-16
PERSONALS

Louis Allenholf, Of Portland, is in the
city today.
DR.. f. A. Pierce is in Portland today
on business.
Miss Emma Thie, Of Yoncalla, is
visiting in this city.
Geo. W. swartz, of Astoria, is in the
city for few days.
Rev. B. f. Rowland, of Eugene, is
in the city for few days.
Judge Burnett went to Albany this
morning on legal business.
w. b. Lawler, the mining man, is in
the city visiting relatives.
Miss Catherine Meiring, of Gervais,
is in the city visiting friends
Claud Moran, of Brownsville, is
spending few days in the city.
Attorney N. NJ. Newport, of Albany,
is in the city on legal business.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. l.. Allen, of the Gold
Hill News, were Salem visitors today.
j. V. Smith has returned to his home
at Lebanon, after short visit here.
Editor Walter Lyons, of Independ-
ence, is in the city today on business.
+, Hon. and Mrs. Jefferson Myers, Of
Portland, are spending few days in
this city.
Mrs. Anna Parmenter, of Portland,
is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
G. NJ Parmenter
Mrs. l. l.. Patterson, of Portland, ar
rived in the city this morning for a
visit with friends.
Miss Mabel Jones, of "Labish Mead
ows," is in the city for few days,
the guest of friends.
0. X. Wolf, of the varsity, who has
been i'll at the hospital for some time,
is improving rapidly.
Fred Randall, of Mason City. Iowa,
is visiting his friends, Charles and Jack
Tucker, of 4l5 Capital street.
Ex-senator Dawson, of Albany, is in
the city, attending the last days of the
twenty-third legislative assembly.
Mrs. Mary Haines, of Portland, ar
rived in the city today, and will spend
few days on business in this city.
Miss Bertha Elliott has returned
from an extended visit with her sister,
Mrs. Elsie Elliott-Lewis, of Ogden,
Utah
Mrs. Peter Francis and Mrs. Minnie
Stevens left today for San Francisco,
here they will spend several months
visiting relatives.
Mrs. w. C. Kantner and little daugh-
ter, Constance, left today for Grants
Pass, whore they will visit Mrs. Kant
g daughter, Mrs. Owen Thomas.
Misses Gladys and Winnie Seward, of
the Willamette University, who spent
the past week with friends in Spring
Valley, Polk county, are at school again.
Mr.. Al. Jerman and wife, Mrs. Fran
els and Mrs. Stevens left today for
San Francisco and other California
points, where they will visit relatives
and enjoy California for few months.
Miss Carrie Hartwick, of Portland,
is visiting friends in this city, and
leaves tonight for San Francisco, where
she will reside with her parents, who
went there few weeks ago. Miss Hart
wick formerly resided in this city.
Oscar LAGRANGE returned to Everett,
Wash, today, after a visit at the home
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. W. La
Grange, in this city. He was accom-
panied as far as Portland by his sister,
Dorothy LaGrange, who spent the day
there.
Judge s. A. Lowell is in Salem, to
represent the Little Walla Walla Irri-
cation District in their remonstrance
against the bill incorporating the dis
trict by an act the legislature.-East
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-02-16
MUTE
SCHOOL
REMOVAL
Ways and Means Committee
Bill Favored in Senate

Representative Graham has canvassed
the senate as to the chances of the bill
to remove the deaf mute school to this
city, and finds the sentiment very ia
vorable.
He secured pledges from % senators
to vote for the bill, and this insures it's
passage through that body. 1t is one
of the most just and humane measures
of this session, and appropriates $1,000.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-02-16
Fiendish Suffering

is often caused by sores, ulcers and
cancers, that eat away your skin. VIM.
Bedell, of Flat Rock, Mich, says; ~
have used Bucklen's Arnica SalVe for
Ulcers, Sores and Cancers. 1t is the
best healing dressing ever found. "
Soothes and heals cuts, burns and
scalds. 25e at j. c. Perry's drug
store; guaranteed,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-02-16
CLEAN UP
- BEING
PUSHED
nt ~
Salem TO Be Purged of LeWd
Class Without Limit.

Never was there piece of work un.
dcrtaken by the Salem police that met
with more general approval than the
effort now being made to rid our town
ot questionable characters, both as TO
men and women. The start is being
made in n class of rooming houses
which has long been held to be dis.
grace to our town. They are called
lodging or rooming houses, but the city
authorities are convinced that they are
nothing more nor less than assignation
houses, and the purpose to follow up
the work until the places are either
purified or wiped out of existence.
The first step in this line was the
effort to rid the town of macaues or
pmps, which has 80 far been very sue
Scssful, and it is claimed that the run
ming out Of n number of this class has
already broken up two disreputable
houses, which verged onto the more re.
spectacle quarters Of the city. The
men are gone, the women have left
town and the dives are closed up.
SO far, so good. Now there are other
phases of the work to be done, and the
better class of our people propose to
stand by our efficient police depart
ment and see the town rid of these
clements as far as possible. Let tho
good work 20 on.
Yesterday a climax was reached in
the arrest of young man who has
heretofore borne the finest kind of
reputation, and it now looks as though
he might be made a victim in the full
fllment of the law. Ho was charged
with statutory rape, and upon being
Informed of the seriousness of the
charge, practically pleaded guilty and
was placed under $4,000 bonds to ap-
pear before the circuit court.
The next step being taken is to rid
the town Of the kindergarten class Of
street walkers. This is undoubtedly
the worst feature of the whole business
and will be pushed with vigor.
Chief Cornelius, continuing along this
policy of ridding the city Of the pest
Of streetwalkers who have been over
running it of last, yesterday summoned
TWO more of this class into the court
room, whore they were notified that the
Salem climate would not be agreeable
10 their health, and the advise was
given them that they leave this morn
ing, which advice they promptly acted
upon, going to Portland on the local,
This pretty pinbhaired pair who
have been dubbed the "Heavenly
Twins, " like many others of this class,
mad rooms in Matte Hutchins' house,
and it is rumored that more that one
Of the Solons have been led astray by
their seraphic charms
In one case it is rumored they sue
ceeded in selling one of their victims
quantities of water slightly colored,
for which he, being slightly befuddled,
paid one 800, thinking it was cham
pagne Still unsatis6ed they proceeded
to "pull his leg" for the rest of his
"roll" which, rumor states, was no
small amount.
Their favorite hunting ground ap-
pears to have been the lobby of the
capitol, where, dressed in charming
blue suits and cowboy hats, they would
lie in wait for the unsuspecting solon
or clerk.
The authorities state that their or
ders in regard to the moral cleanliness
of the city will be enforced to the full !
est extent.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-02-16
Sears Appointed.

w. Ear! Sears, of the McMinnville
high school has been chosen by Cover
nor Chamberlain to represent the Ore.
gon high schools in the inaugural parade
at Washington, March 4th.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-02-16

Dan Shockey, an employe of the tel
ephone company, Of Pendleton, received
bad shock yesterday, which resulted
m his face being badly burned.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-02-16
YeW Park. Fire.

The vacant house belonging to Joseph
Vincent in Yew Park was destroyed by
fire early this morning. The alarm was
turned in about 1:2O and although the
department made splendid run, they
were unable to save the building which
burned to the ground.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-02-16
A Pleasant WAY to Travel.

The above is the usual verdict of
the traveller using the Missouri Pacific
railway between the Pacific coast and
the east, and we believe that the serv-
ice and accommodations given merit
this statement. From Denver, Colora.
do Springs and Denver there are two
through trains daily to Kansas City
and st. Louis, carrying Pullman's lat
est standard electric-lighted sleeping
cars, chair cars and up-to-date dining
cars. The same excellent service is
operated from Kansas City and st.
Louis to Memphis, Little Rock and Hot
Springs. If you are going east or
south, write for particulars and full in.
formation.
W. c. M'BRIDE, Gen. Agt.,
124 Third st., Portland, Ore.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-02-16
SENATE
MAY KILL
JAYNE BILL

The senate opened with prayer by
Rev. Knox, of Albany.
Malarkey moved that Jayne bill be
withdrawn from committee on educa.
tion, and sent to Judiciary committee
Booth moved a substitute that com.
mittee on education report at 2 o clock.
Carried.
The opponents of the Jayne bill to
amend the local option bill considered
this q victory. Mr. U Rem says the bill
will be indefinitely postponed.
The committee on education in the
senate this afternoon submitted an
entirely new bill as a substitute to the
Jayne bill, and the senate is spending
the afternoon discussing it.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-02-16

An investment last winter and spring
Of S7S in advertising space in two agri'
cultural publications put $2,4O0 in a
farm boy's pocket. He advertised seed
corn. 1t was the first publicity pur-
chasing he ever did, and naturally he
went about 1t in that dlffident, incred'
ulous manner which is Of considerable
assistance to the NEW man" in killing
trade. Still he made money and, what
is more important when philosophical
ly considered, learned to appreciate the
value of printers ink.-Agricultural Ad-
vertising.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-02-16

H. B. l27, Griffin, to amend code re
lating to fling liens. Failed to pass
8 to II.
II. B. 165, Huntley, to amend code re
lating to the sale of poisons. Passed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-02-16

j. j. Ryan, of Butteville, was Sa
lem visitor today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-02-16

III there are any doubling ThOmases
among our merchants, they should
advertise in this paper. IL reaches
the buyers in town and the adjacent
territory.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-02-16
Insane.

Miss Iva Bird, of Clatsop county. was
Yesterday committed to the asylum.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-22
They Worked the Fraternity.

The Grand Regent of the Royal Ar
canum, of the District of Columbia,
tells story on himself, how after pa
tiently urging, persuading and nagging,
he managed to get fellow acquaint-
ance to join his order. This new men,
ber.-say Mr.. Smith-after joining was
ut first delinquent in paying his dues,
and the great mogul of the fraternity
had much trouble in getting him to pay
up. After n time, much to his surprise,
Mr.. Smith sent his money in promptly
on the day it was due; then he sent in
his money two months in advance. A
short time after, Mrs. Smith came into
the Grand Regents place OF business
and said, won't you please come
around to see Mr.. Smith, he is very ILL.,"
or course the kind-hearted Regent
went. He found Smith very ILL., indeed,
so sick that the physician had told
lin his time on earth was limited, and
Smith took occasion to thank the Re
gent for getting him to join the order
so that he might not pass away leav-
ing his family unprovided for. Smith
died. His widow then beseeched the
Regent to try to get her some work to
do so that she might support her
family. The Grand Regent was again
obliging, and by hard work and an un-
limited amount of red tape, got her
through the civil service examination
and she obtained n position in one of
the Government Departments. Just be-
fore receiving her notice to go to work
(about six months after her husbands
demisel she appeared again at the
Grand Regents Office and said:
II want to thank you for what you
have done for me. I have just re-
ceived my appointment, but I don't
think will take the place; have
something better. 1 want to ask one
more favor, won't you please recon-
mend this party's admission to your
order"
Regent, "that is something I can't do
without knowing the applicant"
"Oh. he is all right, I can assure
you" she replied, "he's my husband"
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-22

you strike my father" Captain Dick
stared in stupid amazement. "Why,
you young fool clear out of my way.
I've half mind TO double you up and
drop you overheard, before l do the
old man; get out of my way" he
thundered.
The pupils of Seats" eyes mar
rowed, as do those or his feline pro-
totype when cornered by some big
dog, but he stood still, seemingly un-
cornered and looking as ungainly and
awkward as If at n school examina-
tion. The captain started towards
him, with his arm raised and his
powerful fist clenched, and old Enoch
hastily grabbed club that lay on the
wharf. But "Scat'' said softly:
Never mind, Pap-just you watch
me-" Stepping rapidly backward, as
the captain continued to advance, he
deftly calculated the distance, and as
quick as lightning threw 4 hand
spring. Instead of landing on his
feet, he shot out those immense hob
nailed shoes with fearful force, land
ing them both full in the captains
face. cutting it to the bone in n
dozen places. Captain Dick dropped
as if hit by a cannon ball, without
even a groan.
A week later, when he slowly
dragged himself from his bed. and
got the first view of his swollen eyes,
his broken nose, and his generally
cut up and distorted features, he NUT
tered, "What a whale of squall
must have struck u.s." Then opened
his cabin door, walked out, and the
good people of the village saw him
no more.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-22

meet them" Captain Enoch's eyes
ilashed-for he himself had been n IA
nous fighter in his day, and no man
had ever doubted hIs courase-but he
answered qdietly. tut, tut, Captain
Dick, were too old friends to quarrel
about nothing, and anyway you know
my fighting days are over" Yes,
damn you. didn't 1 say you We're a
sneaking old hypocrite, and only fit to
sail n lot of dudes and school girls ?"
well. I'm going to slap that griz-
zled old face of yours, and then per-
haps you'll get up spunk enough to
strike back, SO I can have an excuse
to throw you overheard" Cries OF
"shame, shame" We're heard from the
loungers near, for everyone loved Cap
tain Enoch-and were beginning to
hate Captain Dick-and two of the
bright college boys that composed the
late sailing party hastened back to do
what they could to prevent the threat
from being put into execution.
Suddenly n sort of purring sound
was heard behind them, as "Scat's"
long body pushed them aside. and in
his slow. hesitating. almost girl-liie
voice, he said: Captain Dick, don't
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-22
New Walk For Women.

From London comes startling re-
ports Of a new figure and a new pose
which have been called into existence
by the winter fashions. Women who
have for the last year been lightly
tripping in the short "trottoir" skirt
have found that they must adapt
their style of walking to the new or
der of thhings. A slow, languorous
movement of the limbs is therefore
cultivated, as being more conductive
to grace when wearing the long red
ingote'' coat and the newly intro
duced princess styles.
The new walk is just little sug-
gestive Of the "Gibson GIRL" but in i
modified form. The figure is held up
right at the shoulders. with the
slightest forward bend at the waist,
the head is erect, the chin in and the
legs swing from the hips. The cor
rect poise is not attained all at once
according to the London Express-and
at the physical culture schools, where
society is now graduating in the ar
of how to walk in "redingote," some
very drastic orders are given. The
practice of sleeping on the back or
one side is fatal to the new poise.
If the woman of fashion would look
tall and stately she must sleep face
downward. with a pillow tightly
wedged under her chin in order to
avoid Suffocation.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-22
Old Enoch GRAY lived in the now

Old Enoch Gray lived in the now
almost forgotten town of Castaway,
on the coast of Maine. and his son
"Scat" lived with him.
Old Lnoch was a grizzled veteran
OF over seventy years, a relic of the
civil war, in which he had done good
service as pilot in the fleets of Du-
pont and Porter. but was now badly
crippled by rheumatism, and the re-
suits of his fifty years exposure to
the wind and weather in all quarters
of the globe.
He had long been n widower, and
the only one left of his numerous
children was this son. christened
Samuel Carter, now twenty-five years
Of age, and as long and Iank and
homely as could be found on the en-
tire coast. Because Samuel Carter
had kind of feline expression and
from his earliest babyhood could climb
like cat, anything from the old lib
erty pole on shore to the mast Of
vessel at sea when the winds were
blowing great guns. and because he
had habit of making a sort of pur-
ring sound, when about to speak.
the children had first nicknamed him
PUSSY and then someone said
Scat" and "Scat' it was thenceforth.
Old Enoch was the captain of one
of the many pleasure boats and now
the most sought for, when the sum
mer boarders wanted man in whose
knowledge of seamanship they had
the most implicit confidence. and
whose prophecies of the winds and all
possible storms We're SO much more to
be relied upon than "Old Improba-
bilities," as they called the Weather
Bureau at Washington. If the party
was to be large and the trip was to be
to one of the many islands and in
cluded a clam-bake and chowdcr din
ner, Scat" generally accompanied his
father. and many stories were told of
his great strength and remarka BILE
agility. and jokes We're made at the
size Of his immense feet 1t was said
his shoes were made on n special
'last." and he always insisted on
having the so1es filled with great
brass-headed nails.
Castaway was in those days, and
may be yet, the home of many sa-
looms and drinking places, and the
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-22

street bordering on the wharves was
lined with them, wnere Jack when
ashore was wont to leave not only all
his hard-earned dollars but his manli-
ness and happy disposition, and to be
transformed into a fighting and quar-
relsome brute.
Late on an afternoon, as Captain
Gray and Scat were nearing their
landing place, with n party of young
people, Captain Dick Hardaker, full
of bad gin and worse temper stag
gered down to the wharf, and with
deep-muttered curses watched them
as they prepared to disembark. Years
before Captain Dick had been one of
the towns best-trusted sailing mas
ters and most-respected representa-
tatives but on an unfortunate voyage
had run his ship on the rocks and
lost crew and cargo. In spite of his
personal bravery and proof that the
accident was unavoidable and
through no fault of his, the Scotch
verdict of mot proven" mad been
given, and he had failed to get anoth-
er ship. This and the mishap itself
had soured his disposition and
changed him from a bluff-hearty sail
OF. into drunken, quarrelsome loafer.
ut WIS Il Illuu Ol powerful lluHle,
standing six feet two inches in his
stocking feet, and was given a wide
berth by all his quondam friends and
shipmates. especially when, as was
most generally the case, he was under
the influence of bad liquor. The two
captains had been old friends, and had
weathered many n gale together, but
now seldom spoke. That morning
Captain Dick had met the pleasure
party and offered his boat and SER
vices, but his habits were well known,
and his blood-shot eyes bore proof.
only too plainly, of the last nights
potations, which the many morning
drams had failed to rectify. When
ten minutes later the party engaged
old Enoch, and one of the boys flip
PANTY remarked, mo Scotch verdict
or bad whiskey for u.s." Captain Dick
turned away with an angry oath and
muttered that he would take his re-
yenge later.
After the boat was tied up and
Enoch and his son We're leaving the
wharf, preceded by his party, Cap
tain Dick strobe over, planted himself
directly in front of the old man. and
calling him a vile name, added:
"Don't you know I always want to
kill snakes and sneaks, whenever 1
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-22

Returns from California show that
the value OF the orange crop shipped
out of that State last season was $685.
$4,000. OF this sum the growers re-
ceived $14,5O0,OOO and the railroad and
refrigerator lines s9,425,Ooo.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-22
Climate in The Philippines.

Major General Leonard Wood in a
report to the War Department says
that in his opinion there is no subject
upon which more nonsense has been
written than that of the bad effects of
the Philippine climate on the health of
officers and soldiers.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-22

The average number of hairs which
grow on the head of red-haired
man is a little over 10000 hairs. Dark
hair is three times as fine and the av-
erage crop is about 100000, while a
fair-haired man or woman averages
from $50 to 115 thousand hairs.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-22

There is one pawnshop in Paris op-
Grated by the government, where the
average number of watches pawned n
day is one thousand, and where on an
average one thousand wedding rings
are pawned each week.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-22

At Rajputna. India, is one of the
largest artificial lakes or reservoirs in
the world. This reservoir. covering an
area of 81 square miles, known as
the Great Tank of Dhebar, is used for
irrigating purposes,
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-22

One ounce of radium contains pow
err enough, if it could be utilized. to
lift ten thousand tons one mile high.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-22

The Arabs claim that Ewes grave
is in cemetery at Jeddah winch was
closed for interments over thou
sand years ago.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-22
Briefs from Everywhere.

No intoxicants We're allowed Rus
sian prisoners in Japan.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-22

a carved war god supposed to be
over n thousand years old has been
found in cave in Colorado.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-12-22

The Denver and Rio Grande Rail-
road is employing Navajo Indians as
section hands, finding them better
workmen than South Europe laborers.