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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-04-05
Te the Public.

You are respectfully requested to
call on the undersigned and satisfy
yourselves that tho wines, liquors, ei.
EArs, etc. at eel Commercial street are
the hest In the city. New patrons, as
weil as old, viii receive the best atten.
tioa. RALPH SwARPS.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-04-05

Fire at Beuna Vista recently de
sfTOyed the hall used by the Odd Eel.
Asws, Rebckahs, Woodmen aud Circle
lsdw,S All the paraphernalia Of the
srdcrs was lost.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-04-05

A wonderful spring tonic, Drives out
All winter impurities, gives you strength
health and happiness, That what IIol-
Iister's Rocky Mountain Tea will do. %
srntS Tea or Tablets, Stone Drug
Store
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-04-05
CHILDREN CRY FOR
FLEToHER's CAsToRIA.
Guardian Appointed.

T. A. Ratelif was yesterday ap.
pointed guardian Of Joseph S. Max
We soludged insane, His bond was
fvei a, $suo
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-04-05
THE ITCHING WAS TERRlRlr

EscoNDIDo, San Diego Co, Cal a.
DEAR SIRs--My body broke out ~
rash or eruption. The itching, espec;siia sit
night, was simply terrible; it would als,.
disappear at times, only to return worse s' n
ever. I had tried many preparations me- ,.!.s y
out benefit, and hearing of S. S, S. dsts,.U
ed to give it a fair trial; few bottles o.l
me entirely, removing every blemisb y.
pimple from my body. MApso
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-04-05
BAD FORM Of TETrra

For three years had letter on nv b.ua
which caused them to swell to twice E n.
natural size. Part of the time the d.
was in the form of running sores verv Ts =.
full, and causing me much discomfort FF,'
doctors said the letter had progressed \
far to be cured, and they could Do noth;1
for me. Itook only three bottles of s 81
and was completely cured. This was fit,'
years ago, and have never since seen \
sign of my old trouble.
MRS. L. B. JACKSON,
837 st. Paul St, Kansas City, Kan
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-04-05
TORMENrING ECZEMA.
KANSAS Cry, Mo-, May, 1898

KANSAS CRY, Mo-, May, 1898.
In 1896 experienced at times
patches on the inside of my hands that
itched and burned, causing much dis
comfort. AS time went by it grew
worse. / had read medicine in my
carly twenties (now so years of agel
and was convinced that was afflicted
with type of Eczema. 1 consulted
several physicians and a number of
specialists, and used several external
applications, one of which was claim
ed to be certain specific. confess,
however, I had but little faith in
external applications, yet used them,
receiving but slight temporary relief.
In February I decided to try S. S. S.,
and in less than a month I experienced
a change for the better, and by May
of that year all symptoms had dis
appeared, and 1 found myself entirely
cured, and have had no return of the
disease since. W, u p,u,r
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-04-05

and blisterS like liquid hre.
To the skin disease sufferer,
summer time brings no joy,
but is a season of unrest, sleep
less nights and incessant pain,
resulting in shattered nerves,
physical exhaustion and gen
eral arrangement of all the
vital forces. Scratching is a
pleasant recreation to one tor
mented and almost distracted
by byanaggravating an itching skin
eruption. Some find tempor-
ary relief in bathing and the
application of lotions and
salves. A few hours respite is
gained by such methods, but
nothing applied externally can
alter the condition of the blood
-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-04-05
Station A, Kansas City, Mo.

or check the outflow of the
constitutional treatment can
the eruption, must be attack
rites and restored to a heal
cure be effected, and for ii
contains all requirements f
and toning up the system.
of poison, thus effectually
Cases that have resist
effects of S S S nnon the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-07

ST. LOUIS, Mo, June when
Judge Edward Maginn tolls the bell
at the historic fair grounds track at
the conclusion of the sixth race June
IL he will sound the knell of tho rae
ing game In Missouri.
Upon that day the Breeders law,
under which betting on the races has
been legally conducted in Missouri
since 1897, will become a dead letter,
and the statute passed by the last
legislature. making race track gam
bling a felony, will go into effect.
Not only viii It he Illegal for Mis-
sourians to bet upon races run with
tn the state. but it will be a peni-
Tertiary offense for them TO make
wagers on races run outside Of the
state.
The effect of the new law can best
be judged when II is stated that over
$14,G00,00 was wagered at the four
st. Louis tracks during the racing
season of 1901. OF this vast sum,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-07
ENGINEERS IN SESSION

SCRANTON, Pa, June 6.-Promi-
nent mechanical engineers from many
parts of this country and Canada,
members of the American Society or
Mechanical Engineers, are gathered
in Scranton for the fifty-first meet.
ing of the society. The Y. M. C. A.
auditorium will be the scene of the
formal opening this evening, when
William F. Mates, chairman of the
local committee, will deliver an adj
dress of welcome and President John
r. Freeman of the society will re-
spond. The business sessions of the
convention will continue until Friday
and will be devoted to the reading and
discussion of technical papers. They
will be interspersed by visits Of in
spection to numerous industrial
plants in Scranton and neighbprins
cities and towns.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-07
HOW THE GREAT CITY WAS TO BE ROBBED OF
ITS PUBLIC UTILITIES AND THE MEN OF
HIGH RANK WHO WERE IN THE SCHEME
WILL PHILADELPHIA COMPLETE THE GOOD
WORK 1T HAS COMMENCED?

putations of their morality, integrity
! or patriotism
Following the gas graft the gang
intended TO pilfer the great s25. OOO,-
600 city filtration plant, now under
course of construction. Jim Nc
Nichol. one of Durham's chief lieu
| tenants, is the contractor in charge
of this big work
Then was to come a merger of the
Philadelphia Electric, which has a
monopoly of street lighting, with the
keystone Telephone company and
the United Gas Improvement com
pany.
When the United Gas Improvement
company got control with its present
lease of the city's magnificent mu-
niclpallv built gas works. there was
no dissatisfaction upon the part of
the well-deluded public. The lease
was given to expire in 1908. The
gas plant was so grossly mismanag-
ed while it was under the control of
the city that the various plants were
out of repair, with no money in the
treasury with which to improve
them. and the leasing proposition of
the United Gas Improvement COM
pany was hailed with delight by the
disgruntled citizens.
1t is now known that the gang and
the gas company were leagued in a
plot at that time to have the city
plant so mismanaged that the dis
gusted citizens would give no opposi-
ton 10 the lease when proposed.
Remembering this victory of Chi
canery, the promoters of the munich
pal trust proposed to repeat the OPP
Grafton to gain control of the tiltra-
ton plants With the city sorely in
need of funds, they proposed to take
advantage of the fact that the filtra-
tion plants are now defective, and on
pain of an advanced tax rate bid in
the water works at their own price.
BY forcing through blanket fran
chises street railway privileges were
to be gained in every desirable thor
oughfare With control of the gas
and water works Philadelphia would
have been left threadbare.
The chief financial members of
this remarkable Public SCI vice Cor
poration scheme rank now among the
wealthiest, and most aristocratic, if
such a term could be applied, of the
Quaker city.
Thomas Dolan, for instance, is the
president or director of several of
the most important enterprises of
the state. member of the national
committee to promote the University
of the United States. and is one of
the trustees of the Mckinley Ma
tional Monument association. He is
noted as a philanthropist and pro-
moter of educational enterprises.
Peter A. Brown Widener is one of
the wealthiest of Philadelphia capt.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-07

The man who distinguished himself
by running a $50 bill up to $1,000
600 in the betting ring.
er, probably the best known turfman
in the west, owes his fortune to the
st. Louis tracks. He has the dis
tinction of having run a $50 bill up
to 100000 in the betting ring.
In 1855 Schneider was driving a
grocery wagon in South st. Louis
and was getting $40 a month for his
work. He was an unsophisticated
boy, and when the Electric Light"
track was started was a cinch for the
touts. Before making the killing
which made him famous, Barney was
the victim of some ludicrous jokes.
Upon his first visit to the races, a
tout advised Schneider to play a GER
tain horse both ways" The tout
stood beside Schneider when the bar
rier flew up. Frightened by the flap
ping net. the horse, carrying Barney's
money. wheeled and bolted in the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-07

other with frill upon frill of valen-
ciennes lace.
The next day they came out in
much palmer costumes, though they
We're still marvels of Wilderness. One
wore a white wool coat with skirt
to match. The other an almost Sc
verely plain white linen suit, which
had tailormade air about it,
Along with the little people an Ill
ira swell woman passed my way. She
wore a lavender silk suit. 1t was
one of the most extravagantly hand
some things I ever saw. 1t was
trimmed with real lace. The whole
outfit didn't cost cent less than
$500. The skirt was full, but care
fully so, for the woman was stout.
The fullness was confined in plaits
until well below the hips, then it
fluffed out about the feet. The coat
was short, with real lace. Over the
shoulders, in cape effect, were silk
caps trimmed with real lace. Her
hat was of lavender straw with a
shaded lavender plume.
And as an example of how care
lessly some of the rich people are
dressed, that woman, with all her
beautiful toggery, had on a white
petticoat that was a shade too long
for her dress. And that little edge
of white embroidery where it didn't
belong did much to spoil the whole
effect.
Half the beauty of swell clothes
lies in putting them on straight.
Yours faithfully, LII.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-07

NEWPORT, r. l., June dear
Cousin: Summer finery fairly takes
ones breath. 1t is so breezy, fluffy,
lacey and wholly exquisite. I have
never seen SO many frills. And this
is no more true of grown ups than
of children, who are a mass of ruffies
from the crown of their heads to
their knees, where the white stock
ings begin.
Everything is lingerie now "a days
and it is absolutely necessary to
know how to pronounce it, and
about one woman out of a hundred
knows how. 1t is pronounced as if
it were spelled lan-zhe-re. The first
"a is as a in man. the first 'e''
is like e in fern and the last "e"
is like e in "episcopal," while the
accept comes on the last syllable,
re"
1t seems to me that little girls
hair is more fluffy than it was last
year, for every little head looks as
if it just came from a brisk sham
poo, so light and flying is the hair.
Once in while, when the sun strikes
a particularly pretty little head, it
reminds one of nest of golden cob
webs.
Two sister, neither more than 8
years Old kept me interested for two
hours. They looked like dolls so
carefully and exquisitely were they
fixed up.
Their hats were of finest white
lawn. One was trimmed with a great
bow of soft white silk ribbon, and the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-07
PHIL DELPHIA'S BIG b00DLERS
AND THEIR DARING PROJECT

talists, and has long been prominent
in republican politics. He acted as
, city treasurer of Philadelphia in
1874. He is the street railway
magnate. and is interested in many
other important corporations. He
presented the building for the free
public library in Philadelphia.
Randall Morgan, George Elkins
and w. w. Gibbs. the remaining
financial members, are all wealthy
men who have exhibited private char
liable and philanthropic dispositions,
and are all identified with Philadel-
phias most important commercial
and financial institutions.
Israel w. Durham, United States
Senator BOes Penrose and Jim"
McNichol were to be the political
members of the Public Service Cor
poration. while David II. Lane, an
ofiiceholder with corporate interests,
was to he the connecting link.
Philadelphia's reform party, head
ed by Mayor Weaver and his friends,
are going to battle to regain the
citys utilities which have already
passed into control Of those who
would perfect the city trust. The
fact that Durham has laid down in
the fight does not signify that all is
to be smooth sailing. Durham has
been sick man for some time, and
has been anxious to sever his politi-
cal affiliations. In the face of the
city trust enterprise, however, he had
stuck to his post. The old machine
will not be without leader to con-
test for a new grip on the rich pat
ronage of the city, and the fight
will unquestionably ultimately reach
the legislature.
An effort will be made to reestab-
lish, in 1907, municipal mana cement
OF the citys gas plant.
An attempt will soon be made to
raise funds for the establishment of
municipal lighting plants to furnish
all the city's lighting, which is now
in the hands of the Philadelphia com
pany, s25,000,000 capital, and prod
uct of the gang.
Investigators contend that the
franchises held by the Rapid Transit
company, which are supposedly
granted in perpetuity, are Nalueless,
in that they contain a clause which
provides that the city can take over
the lines at any time. If this does
not prove to be so, it is proposed to
take over the lines for municipal
ownership under the common law of
eminent domain.
So Philadelphia, instead of being
a municipal trust. may be among
the first American cities to practi-
cally adopt ownership of its utilities.
The great question is: Will the
ardor and public spirit of the real re-
formers in Philadelphia endure and
successfully compete in the long
fight that is to follow the elements
whose contest will be based upon
grounds of mercenary greed? When
public interest dies the power of the
crooked commercial boodler will
again move in the ascendant. Phila-
delphia will at least bear watching
by every thoughtful and patriotic
American, who has seen the sign of
the times.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-07
BY Marlen e. Pew.

Staff Correspondence to the News
paper Enterprise Association.
PHILADELPHIA, June THE
villainy of the occasional hankwreck-
er, the flendish design of the common
incendiary, the crimes of Wall street
modern high finance, the iuiquity of
the usual forms of political grating
all these combined and added to
the ancient and honorable methods
of Coptain Kidd and Robin Hood now
fade into thin insignificance. They
are trivial as compared with what
turns out to be the abominahle polit-
zeal and commercial corruptionists
who are now held under arrest by an
outraged public.
The peanut methods of the dis
rupted gang have been shown, to
preface this account of the great
conspiracy which was forestalled
only by the action of Mayor Weaver
and those associated with him in the
present moral revolution.
The ultimate object of the gang
and its respectable employers was
to force into bankruptcy the city of
Philadelphia by prodigal public ex-
penditures. that her valuable munich
pal utilities and franchises might be
plundered.
The plot of the conspirators was
to seize control of the city's streets,
lighting rights, filtration and water
system, telephone franchises--in
fact every valuable city asset. All
these We're to be combined In one
great municipal trust. 1t was to be
called "The Public Service Corpora
ton" To affect this Boss Durham
and his party of boodlers were in
combination with the heads of the
United Gas Improvement company,
the Rapid Transit company, the
Philadelphia company and the Key
stone Telephone company. When
Mayor Weaver vetoed the bill to ex-
tend the lease of the city's gas plant
to the United Gas & Improvement
company for IS years. he not only
nipped in the bud an individual plan
to loot the city treasury of $780,
00O. 600, but he Instituted an inyesti
cation which now reveals the as
founding truth that this steal was
merely incidental to the vast ana
almost inconceivable plan TO make of
Philadelphia a municipal trust oper-
ated for the benefit of a few of her
most greedy captains of finance-men
who would Indignantly repudiate i'm
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-07


millions as a track owner.
ley" which was permitted to run
Louis business district in the early
'9Os.
Public sentiment finally became so
strong, however, that the police were
forced 10 raid the place. 1t was then
that Celia became interested in the
old south side Electric Light" track.
where races were run at night. Later
he associated with Adler and TITLES,
and when midnight racing was forced
out of business, they secured the
passage of the Breeders law.
Under this protection, from 1897
until 1904, the big Three had a mo-
nopoly on St Louis racing. Then
Patrick Carmody built the Union
track and declared war upon the
Western Jockey club. The venture
was a failure. and the plant went
into the hands of a receiver at the
close of the first season.
This spring the property was sold
at auction. and was bought in by
Carmody. who was backed by Ed
Corrigan. owner of Hawthorne track
at Chicago and the new Panama track
at New Orleans.
The track has been operated this
season In opposition to the Western
Jockey club, and as result both
places have maintained free gates.
Like Louis Celia, barney Schreib-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-07
INTERNATIONAL GOLF

LONDON, June 1.-THE British
open golf championship began aus
piciously on the ST. Andrews links
today in the presence of devotees of
the game from all parts Of the Brit
ish isles. The presence of Willie An
derson, open champion of the United
States. and Alex Smith, former hold
er of the Pacific coast and western
championships, has resulted in a
keener Interest being taken in the
tournament this year than ever be-
fore.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-07

Who built Union race track to buck
the big Three" and went broke.
He was Corrigan's agent in the
fight on the Western Jockey club
this year at St. Louis.
statistics show that fully onc-half
went into the pockets of the book
makers and track owners.
In st. Louis, Celia. TITLES and Ad-
Ter. known as the big Three" who
control the Delmar. Fair Grounds
ana kinloch trads. have become
muiti-miliionaires within a few years.
Ten years ago Louis Celia. known
then as the Dago Saloonkeeper."
was q Poor man. Today his wealth
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-07

Il don't see how" replied Schreib-
er, didn't ! play him both ways?"
While the St Louis tracks have
made few wealthy, the police rec
ords show that a large percentage of
the crimes and suicides in this city
are directly attributable to money
lost in the betting ring.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-07
THE SPOHAHE PRESS

wrong direction. The tout started to-
console Schneider on his hard luck,
when he was dumfounded to see his
victim dancing around in delight.
What's the matter, are you
crazy" demanded the tout. Don't
you know you have lost your
money!"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-07
LAST DAYS RACING
IN OLD MISSOURI
JUNE 16 MARKS CLOSING OF FOUR TRACKS AS
THE RESULT OF LEGISLATIVE ACT MAKING
RACE TRACK GAMBLING FELONY.

is estimated at 100000. Ben Adler
and C. \. Titles, his partners, are
equally rich.
From a salOonist, Celia became a
bookmaker in the notorious pool al
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-07
EXAMINE A
HYDE SUPPORTER
(Scripps News lion. J

NEW YORK, June 6.-Superintend-
ent of Insurance Hendricks today ex-
amined William H. Mcintyre, fourth
vice president of the Equitable. Nc
Intyre is Hyde supporter.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-07
CHAPTER II.

(This is the second and concluding
article by Marlen E. Pew on the cor
rupt gang that ruled Philadelphia.
The first article dealt with the pea
nut" section of the commercial hood
lers. This article tells of the big
jobberS.-Editor.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-07
BREVITIES

Carriage Co. Tel. 4s7. Fares. Csc
Ladies' play billiards and pool
every day and evenings at Pfister
billiard parlor.
For president of the Equitable
Life: Pat Grove.
Free instructions to ladies everv
morning on bowling by experienced
lady instructor at Pfister bowling
parlors.
Why should I carry bank account
with the Spokane & Eastern Trust
company?
Because a sound financial institu-
ton is responsible for my surplus
money.
Whats the matter with Pauline?"
asked the leader Of the march of the
roses
ooh, her absent mindedness has
caused her more trouble" replied the
girl with the gilded spear. you
know, she has two automobiles, and
she can't think where she left either
one"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-07
BREWERS IN
ANNUAL SESSION

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., June T.
The United States Brewers associa-
ton began it's annual convention
here today with headquarters at the
Royal Palace hotel. Upwards of 800
members are in attendance. The SEES
sions are to last three days and will
be devoted to the consideration of
many important matters relating to
the brewing industry in this country.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-07

II see John l.. Sullivan and Charley
Mitchell have signed articles"
You don't say so. What newspaper
is so foolish as to have anything to
do with those two old dubs?"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-07

One of Cellas partners, who made
millions as a track owner.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-06-06

If you anticipate erecting a monu
ment on your cemetery plot, or in need
of markers or posts, send word to T. Y.
Ward & Co. Their work recommends
itself. Prices will surprise you Our
business card will be found on this
page.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-06-06
PERSONAL ITEMS.


John Jardine expects, to sail for
Europe on June II.
Thomas +. Flynn and B. w. Clifford
started on Thursday on trip to the
Pacific coast.
Rev. S. G.. Ayers, librarian of Drew
Seminary library, will start on June
10 on trip to Ohio.
Charles e. Rosevear and Miss Edith
d. Doremus, of Montclair, were mar
ried at that place last Thursday even
ing.
The Misses Lavina and Grace Miller,
Of Jersey City, have been visiting at
the home of A. C. Pierson, Western
avenue.
Former Freeholder Andrew G. Orr
started on Thursday on a trip to the
west. His first stop will be Lincoln,
Nebraska.
About twenty lady friends of Mrs.
George Mcintyre gave her a surprise
party at her home in the McAlpin
block on Friday evening
Albert Tamblyn, who has been in
charge of the Collinsyille chapel work
will take charge of a chapel in the
Adirondacks for the summer.
+. A. Trowbridge will represent the
local conclave of Heptasophs at the
general meeting at Milwaukee. He
starts for that city on June 10.
Cards are out for the wedding cere-
mony of A. Vance Pierson and Miss
Grace Pierson on Wednesday evening,
June 14th, at the residence of the
brides father, Mr., Alpheus E. Pierson,
on Western avenue.
Madame Hurting has engaged the
suite Of rooms on west side Of top floor
IN Charles M. brakes building at II
structed as rapidly as possible on new
and greatly improved lines.