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The daily Alaskan., 1905-06-23

The news dispatches say W. B. Hog gait, of Juneau, will be a candidate for appointment as governor of Alaska, should Gov. Brady be removed from Ot- fee, and that he will have strong en- dorsements for the position. While the fight for a Givorce from the Brady incumbus must not be burdened with a contest among rivals for gubernatorial honorS, 1t probably is not out of place to say that the candidacy for public office of such men as Mir. HoGgatt can not but be welcomed. He is yours man, possessing breadth of mind and that kind of aggressive integrity that goes we'll with official responsibilities
The daily Alaskan., 1905-06-23

The old populist political party, which onee was so strong throughout the west and south, has about gone cut of business. A convention of that par " was called recently to nominate 8 congressman in Nebraska and when the time for the convention arrived there was not delegate to be found, The people had not responded. Yet at one timl Nebraska vas a stronghold of populism.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-06-23
S MPlfS OF 1906
 CALENDARS HIRE

The Daily Alaskan has recelved a full line Of samples of 1906 calendars from the famous J. W. Butler Paper company, of Chicago, They include the latest designs many of which are works Of art.
 Bnsiuess men Of Sksgway and Haines, who desire calanders for next year are invited to call and make selections.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-06-23
whoopipr 0o7gs in Jamaica

MT. ]. Riley Bennett, a Chemist oi Browns Town, Jsmsics, West India Islands. writes: "I cannot speak too highly of otChsmoerlain's Cough Remedy. It has proved i,selt to be the best rem edy for whoOplng cough, which IS prev ,lgnt on this end ot the globe. It has never failed to relieve in any case where have recommended 1t; and gratefu mothers, after using il, are daily thank c. g me fo, advising them.' This remedy is for sale by Kelly Drug Co.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-06-23
Cures old Sores

westmorelsud, Ksns., May 5, Ieo2. Ballard Snow Eminent Co Your Lin iment cured an old sore on the side oi my chin that was supposed to be can cer. The sore was stubborn aud would not yield to trestmeu, until tried Snow Liuiment, which did the work in sho,t order. My sister, Mrs. Sophia l, Car son, Allensville, Mifhu O., Pa, has a sore and mjstTusls that 1t is a cancer. Please send her soc bottle, Sold by Kelly Drug Company.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-06-23
Modern Repair Shop for SkagwAy

c. H. Turner, an expert machinist, has opened a repair shop in the ouil5- ing at the corner of Fourth avenue and Broadway, opposite F. H. Claysou X Co. He will repair music boxes, phor- ographs, cash registers, typewriters, sita machines and bicycles. Satistac- ton guaranteed, Try him. 65u
The daily Alaskan., 1905-06-23

There should be some way to reduce the number ot railroad disasters in the United States. There arc few weeks in which two or three trsinloads of passengers are not killed.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-06-23
LEUTER LIST
Unealled for Letters Remaining In
 SkaEway Postofioo June p

Persons calling for this unclaimed matter will please say advertised. Bowden. Harry Henderson, John Churchill, Frank Hull, w Debney X Foot Jones, C W Desmond John Lawer, W D Edmlnds. Ur II W Lear, Mrs Sarah Groth. W NJ Lint, E. O, HartiuCSeu, II NCColl, Wm n Hood, JeT Stric, A Gepdizin, Felix Smart, Mrs Annie Geriaca. l. A NerbauwheSe, F
 WN. B. SAMPSON, r. NJ.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-06-23
Capt, Sp.r,y Wants Job

Capt John l.. Sperry, formerly ot Sksgway, is an applicant for the posi- tion of chief of police at Portland, un- der the new administration,
The daily Alaskan., 1905-06-23

The action of the So edish parliament In recognizing the independence Of Norway was due to the people of Sweden. They have oppose the re- tention of the Norsemen without their consent.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-06-23
Hot Luuchss Every Evening

Hot luuches-the best in town-are served every evening at e,Totem.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-06-23

Ifyou are out ot kindling see 2 McC weste. have it by the sacN or cord. Phones % SA u
The daily Alaskan., 1905-06-23
rr,,b O aur. C,a.r., sarir.

Delicious fresh orange cider Is placed on tap daily at Muir's next to the post office. Try iL
The daily Alaskan., 1905-06-23
RaiBier Besrs

Rainier bears by the dozen bottles, S2 90, at the Mascot saloon.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-06-23

Ice cream, Ice cream, Ice cream, at the NJ. E. church tonight.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-06-23
Cook VI ntsd

Lady cook wanted at once. Apply at .hiS office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-05

ness anyway. However, 1t was time
for the tide was setting another way
and, besides, the gangs were beginning
to get bitten by the terrible poison
tooth of graft
That's something the real old gangs
never were-grafters. If we kept them
pretty freely supplied with bum liquor
through the year and extra we'll sup
piled a few weeks before election, the
most they would expect beyond that
might be a couple of dollars or so on
election day itself. You never had
them coming to you with demands for
bundle so that they could keep their
crowd solid or buy votes NO, sir.
They rounded up their votes and drove
them in on the hOof.
Carrying the Vote.
Many and many a time I've seen
them carrying a bloody Objector in be-
tween them to vote right They were
useful in all kinds of ways. They not
emily terrified all the buns along the
river front into voting over and over
again, but they set good example
themselves by voting every time they
saw d polling booth. In districts where
the reformers had poisoned the minds
of too many unthlnklng citizens, they
crowded around the booths and al
lowed no one to get in till he had been
cross-examined and found true.
looked at those district captains in
their evening clothes the other night,
and wondered what they would have
done on one of our old-time election
days, when I've seen doubtful districts
SO we'll patrOlled by drunken, shouting
Short Tails or Whyos that hundreds
of timid voters who knew that we
knew which way they were going to
vote didn't dare venture out. They
had the nerve not to vote our way,
but you bet they didn't have the nerve
! to cast the vote against US.
es it was really an adventure in
some of our districts for man to go
out to the polling place if people knew
that he was going to vote the wrong
way I remember that just before I
came of age my father, who was
most Objectionable and red-hot re-
former all the time, started to vote
one day when there was a particularly
savage campaign; and my mother
/ hung around his neck crying and beg
ging him not to go out
Dad was an old fire-eater, and he
went forth snortiRg and glaring. He
came back triumphant. Nobody had
lnterfered with him. Not much! But
the truth was that the old ward leader
who liked him. had passed the word
around that the old gentleman should
be permitted to vote and talk as he
pleased.
That night he was taken down bit
in his pride, for the Swords" having
magnanimously permitted him to
vote, thought that they ought to do
something to him. So they dropped
around after the polls closed and tore
down our whole wooden front stoop
and the fence, made a great pile in
front of the house and had a bonfire.
They danced around it, hooting, shoot
ing, drinking out of bottles and fight
ing till the small hours, when the fire
had burned itself out. I know that
was reading Dickens Tale of Two
/ Cities then, and the scene was Won
derfully like a scene in the Terror.
saw another stoop-tearing episode.
There was a house with an enormous
/ " high stoop. In it were seven or eight
residents who had planned to vote
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-05

wrong. Appeals and threats had no
influence on them, and the other side
had raised money enough that year to
hire a big lot of rufians of their own
to protect their voters So when kind
ness failed the Short Tails visited the
house early in the morning before the
people were up and took the stoop
away and all that day there wasn't a
man neryy enough to carry ladder to
/ the marooned voters. The first men
I who tried it got something that did
them no good.
The police saw their duty and did it.
They posted a cop in front of the
! house to make certain that nothing
/ else happened. Clearly it was no part
of the cops duty to help those men
to get out to vote, and he didn't.
a Typical Tenement House Leader.
That old ward leader who so kindly
permitted dad to vote was a simple
soul [ got my first lessons in practi-
cal politics from him in the back room
of his whisky mergue-one Of those
| places on the river front where the
barrels at prices to suit all purses.
He used to show US the best way to
butt man in the face while speak
ing to him innocently- 1t was great
trick You took hold of your party
nicely and confidentially by the lapels
of the coat. spoke to him in a low, gen
tie voice that led him to bring his
/ face near yours and then, biff! you
IlulllEQ the lolJ u tOuA AA~eNA A+leN Ills
countenance with all the might of
your neck and back. Then the other
party went out and made no more
trouble that day
There was another way. GU
suddenly pulled him forward and
downward by the lapels. and at the
same moment bent your leg and
brought your knee into his face or
stomach, whichever was most conVen-
lent; only you ran a risk in that, be-
/ Loo. ~ va f.fyy quick he
could and often did get his knee into
your abdomen first, and then you did
not feel so well.
The old man always warned US
against the straight kick, Tor, ne SAID,
the other party can lift his leg and
hold his foot out so that he meets
your shin with it, and then you break
your own leg with your own kick, and
that's poor policy.
He used to do all the real voting in
that back room of his on the night be-
fore election. Many and many time
I've sat there and seen MIN molsten
a stub of a lead pencil while he scrawl-
ed on scrap of paper fguFlng out
the vote that he was going to cast, ana
how much it cost
I remember one night an old bum
looked through the little hole that
opened from the barroom into the
snuggery and told the old CHAP that
he had raised his price for the COM
| ing election from ST to 81 for his vote.
The old man said not a word. He
seized a bung-starter, and then and
there reduced the price to the old
basis; and the other buns stood
around wagging their heads solemn
" and advising the rebel that it served
him right, and he ought to make up
his mind never to go back on his pro
tector and friend. Mr.. - knows
what's right said they He plays
fair and square"
on election morning the old man
used to appear on the open street with
great roll Of dollar bills in his hand
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-05
PIPE SMOKING RECORD.
A Champion Smoker Keeps Pipe Going
Three Hours.
copyright, 1905. by Central News and
Press EXCHANGED

copyright, 1905. by Central News and
Press Exchanged
Brussels. Nov. 4.-The pipe smoking
competition organized by the
"VIamsche Pifpenrookers'' at Laeken
has been won by NJ. Kos, whose per
Torrance, says the Petit Blue, cOnsti-
tutes a record. He succeeded in keep
ing alight his pipe, with four grammes
of tobacco, for three hours and seven
minutes. One of the champion smOk-
ers. interviewed as to the object of the
competition, said it was held in order
to combat the use of tobacco.
by smoking slowly" he added, 1--WE
get all the pleasure that tobacco can
give. Besides, we do not absorb the
nicotine, which has time to get lodged
in the pores of the pipe before arriv-
ing at our lips" There is in Belgium a
federation of smoking societies. The
Laeken society numbers hundreds of
members, but the strongest societies
are at Bruges and the Louviere. A
contest will shortly take place between
three smokers from the Laekeu and
three from the Bruges society.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-05

and a gun in his pocket It isn't
against the law even now to stand
around on election day with money in
your hand if you want to, you know.
But nowadays if there was trouble af-
terWard and a jury heard that you did
it, you would have some trouble in
convincing them that it was only your
way of carrying your money.
In those days the jury was yet to
be born that would have objected to a
man carrying his mOny any old way,
and the district attorney was yet to
come who would have been impOlite
enough to mention the thing If there
had been a jury.
So the old chap stood year after
year, his notified red fist full of money,
and stretching away from him a long
line of buns. All they were after, of
course, was ballots, which an assistant
district captain had in a big canvas
bag. The fact that the roll got less
and less as the line dwindled was a
coincidence, and nothing more.
And, mind YOU this was done in the
open street. Once when there was a
particularly bad outbreak of reform
the leader bowed enough to popular
clamor to carry on his operations in
a more secluded place. The secluded
place that he selected was my own
dads back yard, where he fed out bal
lots and dollars to the independent
voter, While poor old dad, who was the
reform leader, was sweating and talk
y
voters to his side at the painful rate
of about one and a half votes in ten
hours.
Well, it's different now. Instead of
merely keeping the machine creased
and oiled and trusting to it to drag
in the voters on election day, the dis
trict captain has to work away person
ally at every voter. In my day I've
known captains who didn't know half
their voters. They spent all their time
in their little back room Club" and
kept the tough men happy, and the
tough men had to deliver the goods.
But now a captain has to talk with
every resident in his district person
ally. He has to convince him. He has
to keep after the organization men as
we'll as the opposition, for even the
regular organiza ton man is altogether
too much concerned now in municipal
problems to be left alone through
campaign. They all read too much
and talk too much, and you can never
tell which way a man is going to
think when he begins to think at all.
They talk about the "cut and dried
vote that both Democratic and Repub-
licans can always depend upon. wish
the reformers could see the way the
captains sweat and toll the year round
over cutting and drying that vote.
It's all day long and all the year,
and even then we're not sure. We
can't count the vote the night before
any more. It's true that we usually
know whole days before election pretty
well where We're at, but that's merely
a matter of estimate, and it isn't
cinch, and estimates didn't play much
part in Copyright, 1905, by Nc
Clure, Phillips & Coz
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-05

Australians Determined to Stop Sale
of Cigarettes.
Copyright 1906 by Central News and
Press Exchanged

Copyright, 1905 by Central News and
Press Exchanged
Melbourne, Nov. 4-The efforts that
are being made in various states to
stem the widespread cigarette smok-
ing evil have been attracting much at
tention lately in consequence of the in
PRODUCTION by c. Tucker, NJ. P. in the
South Australian House of Assem- bly,,
of bill to prevent the sale and manu-
facture after July /. 1906, of "cigar-
cites, cigarette tobacco, or cigarette
paper within the states of South Aus
tralia." The principal clauses of the
bill are simple, drastic and few in
number. They are:
ANY police officer authorized by a
warrant, signed by justice of the
peace, may enter any premises which
it is suspected are used for the making
or manufacture of cigarettes or cigar
cites or cigarette tobacco; and may
upon such entry seize and detain any
cigarettes, cigarette tobacco or cigar
cite paper found upon such premises.
Upon the hearing of any infOrma-
ton in respect of such an offence COM
mitted against the provisions of this
act, the aYerment of the prosecutor or
plaintiff in such Information shall be
deemed to be proved in the absence Of
proof to the contrary.
ANY person who commits a breach
of this act shall be liable in event of q
first offence to a penalty of not ex-
ceeding 500, and in event of any sub
seduent offence a penalty of not less
than $100 and not exceeding $500.
It is doubtful whether the bill VIII
pass. Nevertheless, public opinion is
beginning to take such alarm at the
spread of the cigarette evil that some
heroic experiment of this kind is quite
within the list of practical possibilities
within the next few years. Boys of nine
and ten openly smoke cigarettes with
evident gusto in ali the cities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-05
smokers for Women.

Berlin, Nov TN interesting re-
quest has just been made to the admin
istration of the state railways. It
seems that many women smoke in rail-
way compartments. Those who do not
smoke have requested that smoking be
forbidden in compartments reserved
for women. The feminine smokers
have now replied by demanding com
partments for themselves-"s smoking
compartments for ladies'" The deci-
sion of the management is awaited
with interest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-05
Priest Accused of Murder.

Rome, Nov. 4.=In a street of Fog
gia, the body of Signor Michel de San
Marco, a wealthy landowner, was
found yesterday. He had been shot
His wife was subjected to an examina-
tions according to which it is assumed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-05

that the murderer is a young priest
1t is alleged. that the priest had been
the wife's lover for several months.
He has disappeared.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-28
MARK TWAIN CALLS TREATY
CONSPICUOUS DISASTER.

Mark Twain thinks the Russo Jap,
anese peace treaty was the most con.
spicuous disaster of modern politica
history.
The following syndicate article
while very brief, expresses his view
of the treaty very emphatically:
l hope that I am mistaken, yet in
all sincerity | believe that the Russo
Japanese peace is entitled to rank as
the most conspicuous disaster in polit-
ioal history
During the war Russia was ON the
highroad to emancipation from an in
sane and intolerable slavery, was
hoping there would be no peace until
Russian liberty was safe.
think that this was holy war In
the best and noblest sense of that
abused term and that no war was ever
charged with a higher mission
| think there can be no doubt that
that mission is now defeated and
Russias chains riveted, this time to
stay,
| think the czZar will now withdraw
the small humanities that have been
forced from him and resume his me-
diaeval barbarisms with relieved
spirit and an unreasonable joy,
l think Russian liberty has had its
last chance and has lost it,
think nothing has been gained by
the peace that is remotely compare
BILE to what has been sacrificed by It.
One more battle would have abolish
ed the waiting chains of billions upon
billions of unborn Russians, and I
wish it could have been fought.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-28
\ BEAUTIFUL DISPLAY OF TALK.
ING MACHINES.
j. A. Owenhouse, Distributor OF Talk
Ing Machines, Has as Fine Line of
Machines as Are Shown I'm Portland
or Spokane.

Quite an addition to Eiler's new
piano store, on Main street, is the
beautiful line of talking and singing
machines carried by ]. A. Owenhouse
In addition to the Victor, a fine line
Of Columbia disc and cylinder ma
chimes and records have been added.
This new line affords a machine from
SO up and records at the extremely
low price of 25c each and each record
comes guaranteed to be perfect. In
the expensive and art designed ma
chimes the Columbia cylinder machine.
with the magnificent flower horn.
the Columbia Disc machine, with the
solid mahogany case and silver horn,
and the Victor the VI. with the gold
cound box and gold plate rigid arm
Will be sold at $125 each. In medi-
um grade Victors and Columbias the
prices range from SIS to $50 and for
the next 80 days these machines, sold
at one price the world over, will be
sold to all the reliable people of PEN
dleton and Umatilla county for 81
each, the balance can be paid at 81
each week and after buying the ma
chimes all records can be exchanged
as often as desired. exchanging one
old record evenly for one new one of
the same class and price. This will
afford people of moderate means and
circumstances opportunity to listen
and enjoy the greatest talent the
world affords every evening in their
own home at practically no EXPENSE.
Anyone who has never heard one of
these new style talking machines will
be surprised to see what a wonderful
change has been accomplished in the
way of overcoming all harshness and
grating buzzes which characterized
the talking machine of six months
ago, as the new ones produce bands
and singers with all the expression
and genuineness of the original.
For the next 80 days recitals will he
sNcn every afternoon and evenir g,
free of charge, at Ellers Piano
House. next to the Boston Store, Main
street.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-28
THE ovERWoRKED MILLS.

American railroads have already
ordered 100000 tons of steel rails to
be delivered in 1906 and it is believed
that contracts yet to be placed will
bring the total up to 100000 tons.
This would make a record year. as
the largest production was in 1908.
when the output exceeded 1900. .OOO
tons. In addition, the mills have to
make 100000 tons contracted for de-
livery this year but ordered so late
that they will not be ready when
promised.
Mills manufacturing structural steel
have been receiving contracts at the
rate of nearly 200 tons a day since
building trade is unusually active. The
almost unprecedented demand for
steel is a guarantee that the wave of
prosperity has not yet begun to re-
cede
One of the happiest phases of this
Industrial activity is the stimulation of
southern industry. Iron and steel
mills in the south are working as never
before and the awakening of this great
industry in Alabama, Georgia, the
kCarolinas and Mississippi has given
employment to thousands of idle men,
thus furnishing labor and at the same
time reducing the dangers of the race
question.
Where negroes are at work they are
less dangerous to southern communi-
ties and this seems to be one of the
| certain methods of solving this great
question.
Aside from the spirited industrial
awakening the extension of the mills
and employment Of idle labor has re-
moved large class of idle men from
every community thus safeguarding
society while building up healthy
home life for people who have hereto
fore been homeless for nine months
out of each year.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-28

Mars, Jove, Jupiter, Ceres, Pomona,
Venus, Mercury and all the adored
gods and goddesses of the old religion,
for one unseen and unknown God?
The Athenians wavered before ac-
cepting the religion OF Paul, with its
one God, which meant the destruction
OF all the images on Mars Hill. De-
metrius had made good plea and
would have been victorious had not a
group of Athenians overheard him
talking to a barbarian sculptor in his
employ, one day
saying: What care l for Diana, Apol-
10, Venus Mars or Mercury? They
are all so much cold marble. But l
am an image maker. and If Pauls re-
ligion with one unseen God is accept
ed by the Athenians, will it not ruin
my business? Therefore let us talk
about Diana. Apollo, Venus, Mars and
Mercury and arouse the weak Atheni-
ans against the destruction of these
gods. otherwise we shall quit making
images and our trade will be de-
stroyed"
The saloon man is the Demetrius of
modern times. He stands on the street
corner talking about the money which
his business circulates, and how much
business the presence of horde OF
gamblers creates in the community.
He tells how much taxes his busl-
ness pays and appeals to business men
on this ground. While all the time
he is corrupting morals and under
mining society and defying laws.
He appeals to the prejudices of
business men to strive against their
own interests, for the more gambling
and unrestricted saloons the greater
the disorder i'm the community and the
heavier the expenses of government.
Demetrius appeals solely to prejudice
to hide his real motive.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-28

You can always see good bargains
when you are broke.