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JAPANESE WOMEN IN WAR.
How Almond-Eyed Maids and Matrons
Work for the Fighting Men.

Marchioness Oyama, in Golfers.
ci,oa the outbreak of the war l have
hardly had time even to look after my
household so occupied has been my tlhle'
in connection with many societies ana Or
sanizations directly concerned with this
war. OF course, the foremost among them
is the Red Cross Society. In connection
with this is the Ladies' Volunteer Nursing
Association, of which l am director. Inc
object of the society is implied IN It's name,
but aside from that we make bandases anu
the FIRST aids after the most approved
methods. We have made tens of thousands
of rolled bandages, and $1,000 OF the nrst
aids. and we are still making them. The
society includes the ladies of our highest
class doWnward-the imperial processes
the women of our nobility, etc.
You cannot realize how earnest the iadies
of our upper classes are unless you know
their life intimately. They who never
dressed themselves without maids waiting
ON them, they who never held in their
hands anything heavier than their hand.
kerchiefs, they who never went outside OF
their houses without two or three attend
ants. all come alone to the hospital, with
their little lunch baskets and their bundles
containing their nurses uniforms. MY
daughter was on the committee to get up
New Year presents for the soldiers at the
front.
OF course 1t was impossible to send them
to all. but it was better that even few
should have their hearts gladdened than
none at all when they were doing so much
for their country. The young peoples plan
was quite novel one. They made bags of
strong mulberry paper, about six inches
wide and twelve inches long, in which they
asked people to put in anything they liked
anything they thought soldiers would like.
For instance, in one bag 1 put a pair of
wooden socks, piece of Japanese towel, a
cake of soap, toothbrush and tooth pow
der; in another pair of warm gloves, a
package of cigarettes and handkerchief;
in another a package of silk wadding, pos
tai cards, pencil, etc. When my daughter
has time she sews on the little dresses for
the children of the destitute families of SOL
diers.
All the girls schools offered to make SOL
diers' Undertaking during the hours of
their sewing lesson, which is always a part
of the regular curriculum for girls schools
The offer was accepted by the war depart
ment, and even the youngest ones have
been made happy, thinking they were doing
something for the country.
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The Gentle Art Of Counterfeiting

It has long been a wejl-known fact that
families are small in France. 1t is also
well-known fact thatsuntif one gets out
into the country among the peasant classes
ebb. The French behave In living merry
lives and short ones. DR.. Duplessy be-
lieyes the welfare of the people is endan-
gered by the use of intoxicants. The rec
ords justify his belief. And what is true
of the dangers of drink in France Is equally
true of it's dangers all over the world.
Nobody recognizes this fact more keenly
than the men who make living out OF the
sale of intoxicants. The time has come
when the wholesale whisky houses do lot
employ statesmen who drink. They are eX-
tremely DESTROYS of selling the poison 10
the employees of others, but theirsown en-
ployes must refrain from using 1t. Inc
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tin and antimony, the latter to make the
coin hard and stiff The Italian counter
feiter will put thin plate of nitrate OF
silver or something else over the com anu
coming black. The American makes the
plating much thicker and it stays prlgnt
much longer. The American counterfeit
costs more than the Italian
1.-The American cOunterfeiter has few peo-
pie in with him in his plans. He generally
forms partnership with two or three other
fellows. They make up lots of coin or turn
out many notes. They then go out through
the country distributing them among the
people, stopping only,a short time in each
place, and going to another as fast as pos
sible. We follow them from city to city.
The Italian gang generally stays IN lne
same city and works off good deal OF the
money before they are detected. NO, 1t is
by no means easy to impose counterfeitS on
ignorant Italians. They know the genuine
too we'll, and the counterfeiters cannot get
the best of their own people: Fruit peddlers
in every city know a good piece of silver
money when they see it and turn down the
counterfeit quickly.
The Aristocracy of Criminals.
"The counterfeiter of whatever nationality
he may be regards himself as an aristo-
crat. He is specialist, and is not identi-
fed with criminals In other lines. Men who
are otherwise honest will go into counter
feiting, and will disdain to speak to or be
seen in the company of an ordinary Grim
inal When we are looking for counter
feiters we never think of going into the
usual haunts of criminals. They don't mix
and don't like each other at ALL A con-
firmed thief or pickpocket cannot be induced
to handle a counterfeit or connect himself
with a counterfeiter. He has a wholesome
fear of the United States government and
it's rigid enforcement of laws. He will take
chances against state laws and state Off
Gals but no rubbing against the federal
government for him. He hates a counter
feiter because he fears that if he should
come into possession of counterfeit and
should be found with it he would at once
be arrested and charged with passing cOun-
terfeit money. We get valuable tips from
crooks in other lines of business who hap
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counterfelting case. He confessed afterward
that he had been impressed most by the
testimony of the secret service agent, who
told all about how the work was done The
man afterward read in some newspapers
about first ,Class coin being made and he
went into the business.
1--WE were compelled to discontinue the
museum we ran in connection with this
Office a number OF years ago because we
found that it was a small-sized kindergar-
ten for furnishing IDEAS TO crimiualiy IN
Clined persons This museum was part of
the interesting things to be seen in the
Treasury Department. We soon found that
men would give more time to this exhibit
than to anything else in the building, ana
by watching the visitors we found that
occasionally men would draw copies OF
the couuterfeiting implements placed in the
case. One or two cases were traced to
thoughts infused into heads while looking
into this case.
Once Counterfeiter Then Always.
ave do all we can to suppress informa-
ton as 10 details of counterfeit work, as
there is a world of truth in the adage that
Once counterfeiler always a counter
feiler' II Is so true that it often goes
through generation after generation of the
same family. We have cases here of the
convictions of every male member of
family from grandfather to grandson, the
convictions covering periods of sixty years.
The record IS curious one, but 1t is not
unusual. The chief reason is that men who
have been caught and punished have diff
Guilty in getting into legitimate work after
they have served their sentences. They
make good resolutions, but when poverty
begins TO pinch they conclude they will
take Just one more chance and agree In
their own minds that they won't turn out
much stuff They are soon landed again.
Our files show that a number of men have
been convicted from five to fifteen times
and that they may be reasonably expected
to go back into the business as soon as
they are released Our agents get to know
the handiwork of the men and trace them
up by the appearance of the money they
have turned out. The work of men of the
same family is similar in many respects
and has characteristics about II that are
not hard to recognize. The men of some
families are trained as counterfeiters and
carefully taught for years. They are edu-
Gated for the business, bat there is not
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Small Hats in the Theaters.

From the Boston Transcript
1t is perfectly natural that trouble bor-
rowers should already begin to ask If the
small hats our women are affecting will
not lead to repeal of all the laws which
request and require ladies to remove their
hats in the theater. Going back a bit and
reviewing the rise and fall of the hat
nuisance in theaters, it will be found that
no complaints against the head covering
worn By women were made until 1T as
sumed such proportions that no one in the
house could tell from his own observation
what was going on upon the stage. The
circumstances began to arrive and as a
result there came the present convenient
relation between the hat and the theatef.
But now that hats are no longer to re-
semble screens, will their owners reason
that they may remain on their heads in
stead of reposing IN their laps during
performance? And If they so reason, who
is to show them the error of their ways?
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but for the fact that one of the letters, sent
to an italian In a Canadian city. was re-
turned to the dead letter Office here, where
the facts were revealed.
Few Silver Coins.
1.-THE italian counterfeiter makes pretty
deceptive stuff, but the American counter
feter takes more pain with his product.
There are occasionally cases where the
counterfeit coins are made of silver, but
this is not often. Coins out of genuine sill
yer are quite expensive in the way of me-
chanical contrivances. Genuine silver has
to be struck with die, and requires a
machine, while the base metal coin, which
is SO prevalent among counterfeiters, is
simply molten metal poured into plaster
mold. There is no silver in the mixture at
all, the composition most of the time being
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pen to get information as to counterfeiting
outfits.
"a counterfeiter seems to feel that to beat
the government is fair game, and he pro-
ceeds upon that line He would not like to
be accused of picking a pocket, and yet he
forgets that it is the individual man who
loses the money. The laws against coun-
of citizens. The interest of the government
is in maintaining the integrity of it's money,
but it does not lose a cent by all the coun-
instance where the United States treasury
has accepted spurious stuff. If the govern
ment should not strictly enforce the coun-
terfeit laws suspicion would sooner or later
attach to all money, and that would cause
trouble In actual dollars and cents,
though, the government does not lose a
thing at any time"
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INToXICANTS IN FRANCE.
The Healthiest, Happiest, Best Paid
Man is the Abstainer.

From the Salt Lake Herald.
DR.. Poitou Duplessy, an eminent French
scientist. made some striking statements
the other day in an address in Paris on
the drink evil. After speaking Of the
great increase in the consumption of In
toxicants In France DR.. Duplessy said that
the gradual disappearance of the family
in that country could be attributed directly
to 1t. He declared that degeneracy would
be sure to follow unless some check for
the drink habit could be found.
The doctor said, further, that drink is a
prime factor in causing tuberculosis, mad.
ness, misery and crime. Now there is moth
ing particularly new in DR.. Duplessy's
position. The surprising thing is that he
had the courage of his convictions. Franco
Is not a nation of drunkards, but statistics
show that the people there drink almost
as rule. That is, there are fewer total
ahetainers in France, In proportion to pop
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viridescent Dream of Spring.
From the st. James Gazette.

From the St james Gazette.
Here is an Ideally green-clad young man
for the season, according to the predictions
of the tailors: Olive green Trilby hat Lin
coin green flannel suit Qike Robin Hoods
archers) with sea green stripes, emerald
green tie, pea green striped flannel shirt
with collar to match, and sage green socks
relieved with pale green spots. The boots
would be left to the taste of the wearer,
but green whangee cane would be effec-
tive.
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"Counterfeiting Is on the decline in This
country especially the making and passing
of counterfeit notes" answered John Z.
Wiikie, chief of the secret service, in talk
ing most interestingly and entertainingly of
the business that he knows as much about
as any other man on earth.
"This statement does not apply as fully
to counterfeiters of coin as to others he
went on but there is a decrease in the
quantity and amount of spurious money of
all kinds 1t has been especially marked
in the last five or six years. The reason?
Well | consider that prosperous conditions
is the best reason of all. Men with the tall
ents to make good counterfeits ought to be
able to make good salaries in business
lines, and some of them do so. Prosperity
undoubtedly has much TO do with reducing
the crime of counterfeting just as it has
a great influence in suppressing crimes of
other kinds When hard times come, men
turn to almost anything to supply them
selves and their families with bread If
they can't make an honest living, they
turn to whatever else appears to hold out
a prospect, and there Is something allurinS
to many men in the making of spurious
bills and coins Yes naturally the close
watch we keep in all directions has some
thing to do with holding down the members
of the counterfeiting profession. have
always regarded the moral effect of our
as splendid among men and women having
a tendency toward making money in this
manner. You will remember that the four
men engaged in this Case-Taylor, Bredell.
Jacobs and Kendig-turned out the most
dangerous counterfeit of modern times II
was counterfeit of the 500 Monroe GER
tiiCate and was accepted everywhere by
banks and business men as genuine. 1t was
not until one of these notes reached the
treasury in Washington that its genuine
ness was doubted and consultation among
officials revealed the truth. The prompt
detection and conviction of every man in
terested in that celebrated case nipped in
the bud many of the embryo plans of
various would-be violators of the laws we
are paid to enforce.
Influenced by Newspaper Stories.
Newspaper publications have a wide in
nuence in our business. We have many
records of formerly honest men who were
induced to turn counterfeiters by the pub
lication of accounts of successes of coun-
terfeiters and their processes of making
counterfeits. For that reason 1 would not
give out the methods of Counterfeiters. Of
course it is a weak man who will give way
to an influence of this kind, but we must
remember that it is the weak mem who
commit the crime and sins of the world.
There is comparatively recent instance
of a member of a grand jury in certain
state who turned counterfeiter after listen
ing to the testimony before the jury in
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the fraud. 1t went on good many years.
and the holiness of 1t shows how thor
oughly the Italians stick together and how
clannish they are. The wholesalers of the
money were so bold that they sent samples
through the mails of the United States, just
Ike business man of any kind sends sam
pies to his customers. How long the thing
would have gone on 1t Is impossible to say,
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Dispatches from Russia say that Russia
will increase her revenue by raising taxes
per pood.p Isn't that terrible?--IIous:on
Post.
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had cases where SIS and 50 notes of this
country were imported from Italy.
The printing of the note was done in that
country and they were sent here along with
Shipments of olive oil. The money was
placed in empty cans that had another can
inside, oil being placed in between the two
so that customs officials could not detect
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OF all Leopold's interests, however, none
is so near his heart as the Belgian colony
of the Congo Free State. It is Belgian,
since Belgian money has developed it..
Belgian officials govern it, while the
kingdom will eventually control it abso-
lutefy under the terms of the will which
Leopold drew on the I'd of August, 1889;
yet strictly speaking, Leopold himself is
the Congo land. He braved the derision
of all Europe in beginning work there, he
has faced down alI-but-endIess obstacles
in conquering the physical difficulties OPP
posed to any advance there toward civil
lization, he himself has been its board of
directors and financial agent and general
manager, and the result today is a terri
tory measuring some 100000 square miles,
with population approximating 10000
900, producing in immensely valuable
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nsar so much of that now as in other
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-10-26

being held In this city Last March. The
two days session devoted 10 discuss
sions and papers relating 10 the inter
ests Of wctcru Oregon were brought
60 a happy conclusion by a banquet 60
all our visitors that has oomonted the
friehdahip Of all tho Western Oregon
towns and made our city strong In
esteem and good will Of the interior Of
tho state. Two spcooaaful conventions
were also hold at Independence and
Eugene, where tho interests Of West
ern Oregon wcre further promoted.
The altuation has been mot and our
Organization recognized In tho proper
sort OF way by tho Harrlmah system
or transportation lines who are spend.
ing millions mor> than over before IN
tho development Of Western Oregon
and have practically under way tho
construction Of a branch line from
Drain 70 Marhaeld on Coos Bay
which win give tho Willamette Val,
10y producer a second outlet 90 tho
markets OF tho world. A fourth con
ysniion Of tho Western oregon com
mereiai bodies viii be held at Albany
In January and several county deyel,
opmsnt conventions arc planned 10
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-10-26
Scandinavian COMMITTEES.

A letter vas read from Hans c.
Wahlberg, Of Portland, offering to come
to Salem and establish a bureau for
encouragement Of scandinavian immi-
grafton to this part Of Oregon. Re
marks were made on the desirable
character OF this kind of immigrants,
and on motion a committee was ap-
pointed, +. N. Derby, Frank Davey
aud Roy Bishop 70 confer with Mr..
Wahlberg, and make a report at some
future meeting Of the club.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-10-26

posed of Geo. p. Rodgers. y L. Irwin
and NJ o. Buren. A copy Of tho letter
foilowui
"At a special meeting Of the board
of directors u tho stayton Mutual
Telephone Company. a motion was
passed that wo present a petition 20
you asking your oo-opcratioh In build.
Ing an independent telephone line from
Ralom 10 connect with tho Turner line,
aud % establish aud maintain a central
In Salem, allowing ne FREQ use Of your
part Of liBo aud central In exchange for
tho uso of our lines aud centrals.
'Tho Turner, Marion, Aumsyille aud
stayton central are connected with
limo having only osatrai phones on H.
Prom stayton we have farmers
lines 20 scio, Jordan and Lyons, aud
another running west Tor somo distance
There arc a few more lines 10 be built
In hero from tho east and northeast,
which will connect with our central.
1--WE feel that a line connecting us
with Salem viii b. a great benefit 20
us and also 10 Salem, a. Il win put you
Ia touch with tho entire country
around here"
Election OF ohieera.
President y. Hofer next called on
tho club 10 elect officers, and declined
10 serve farther lie was reelected,
but declined again, thanking the club.
Several nominations were made, but an
refused 10 accept the honor A motion
was adopted that tho election 60 over
until the January, 1900, meeting
when full board of new officers win
b. chosen.
Resolutions complimentary 10 the
gentlemen who have served the club a.
officers the past two years were adopt
ed, aud the club adjourned.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-10-26

the metropolis Of the Northwest On
behalf Of the city Of Salem we wish to
congratulate the people Of Portland
on the magnificent success which they
have achieved for themselves and in
directly for the whole state in making
a great industrial and financial sue.
cess Of the exposition, which has
placed Oregon on the map Of the world
and made our state the center Of an
immigration movement that will ex-
tend over a period Of many years TO
come.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-10-26
SALEM
COMMERCIAL
CLUB
Appoints Several Committees
and Refuses TO Elect
New Officers

There was a large attendance Of rep
yesentativo business men at the meetin,
Of the Greater Salem Commercial clul
last night. Letters were read from
all parts Of the East, showing that IN,
advertising Of the club has brought
this city 10 the attention Of many hom,
seekers and intending investors. Sew
eral write that they desire to come Ia
Salem and establish industries.
Tho annual report Of the president
was read and unanimously adopted by
a vote Of the club. 1t is as follows,
Annual Report Of President.
To the Officers and Members Of the
Greater Salem Commercial Club. sa.
lem, Oregoni
In submitting this, my second, annu.
al report az president, I wish TO con.
gratulato tho club on having at the
close Of the fourth year Of its labors
cash balance in the treasury Of
siO314, with practically no outstand.
ing obligations. When the present
administration began its work there
was an Indebtedness for salary Of sec.
relary and printing bills Of nearly
1900. all Of which has been paid. Tho
present good showing has become pos.
siblo by dispensing with the services
Of a saiaricd secretary and the work
Of correspondence and collecting dues
has been carried on as cheaply ne pos.
sible. I cannot recommend tho contin.
uanco Of this plan, as II requires more
Of a sacrifice Of time from tho president
than should be asked or accepted Of
any ono citiEon. no matter how much
inclined 10 be public spirited. But I
leave tho proper disposition Of this
matter 90 my successors In Office Tho
club has i63 members In good stand.
lag, and Tho retiring president wishes
10 thank them ono and all for their
loyal support Of tho organization.
While tho officers have donated their
time, tho members deserve credit ~
patriotic eitiEons for contributing their
means 10 tho good Of tho community
md for carrying on tho work Of devei.
,pmeht Of oFegoh Tho report Of tho
treasurer viii show the total amount
collected and disbuTsed by tho club IN
he past two years
Greater Salem a Fact,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-10-26

Tho Eugene high school has organ.
lEed a hne CLEO club, with 30 voices, and
tho following onieeTs were sleetedi
President, NJ q. HurdI secretary
treasure Austin Farringtoni Manager,
Sidney Smith.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-10-26
oAPrrAL NORMAL SCHOOL
salem, Oregon

Normal, Academic, business, roleg.
raphy, Civil Service and Music.
We are fortunate In securing Tho
services Of DR.. Parvin for this depart.
mont We have also arranged for d
Primary Dopaartment aud shall have
CLASSES In all grades from tho hrs, 90
tho twelfth.
Address,
J. ,. KRAPPA
Salem, Oregon.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-10-26

new charter Of the city, secured from
the Legislature against great opposi
ton from the ultra conservative Gle.
ments OF the community. But the
charter Of Greater Salem is an estab.
lished fact, and while two lawsuits are
still pending attacking the validity Of
the charter, with funds contributed
from unknown sources, it is not expect.
ed that the courts will seek to over.
throw and demoralize the whole citv
government and its finances to gratifv
che desire Of anyone to escape paying
the just burdens Of carrying on a dc.
cent public administration of a capital
city that should be a just source Of
pride to every inhabitant and a credit
to the whole state.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-10-26
Valley Development work.

The Willamette Valley Development
League was organized under the aus
pices Of this club, the first convention