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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-01-02
MITCHELL
AND HER
MANN REPLY
And Deny That THEY Did Any Wrong
In Connection With the Public Land
Fraud Administration

with, or received any benefit there
from.D
Binger Hermann Says Indictment Is
Result Of Malicious Prosecution
Representative Bingcr Hermann, who
left for Washington today, issued the
following written statement:
''Thc Indictment returned against
me is the result Of the basest Of con
spiracics and malicious persecution. (
came here upon the advice and urgent
suggestion of my friends two weeks
ago, as ! had been Informed by them
that efforts were being made to impli-
cate me and Senator Mitchell in Orc
gon land frauds, which have been un-
der investigation and trial, which
frauds, it was minated, I had know.
ingly aided and advanced during my
service as commissioner of the general
land. office.
'I knew that I was free from any
imputation Of wrong.doing, and that
no honest witness could involve me in
that charge.
Several inspections were made as
to these land entries. They passed the
approval Of the local land office. They
had been under the careful scrutiny Oe
the assistant commissioner, whose tes.
timony in the late trials in this city
was to the effect that he had found tho
evidence satisfactory. l believed the
law had been complied with. l had no
acquaintance with the lands, no init
macy of association with any Of those
to be benefited, no interest in tho
transactions, direct or Indirect, and had
no promise, no consideration, no induce
ment, and | scorn any suggestion that
| ever hesitated to stand by my sworn
duty in this or in any other trust im-
posed upon me.
81 have been a resident of Oregon
since boyhood and have been intrusted
with many transactions affecting the
public interests and my fellow-meD,
and in them all my single endeavor has
been to discharge my duties and pre-
serve my honor. Mistakes may have
sometimes been made, and | may have
been imposed upon, but ! am not colt
scious of having violated my obligR.
tions as an officer, or as a private citi-
zen.
eff frauds were practiced upon the
office, the imposition was rs grossly per
petrated upon mt as commissioner as
upon others in the office.
elm view of these conditions, / ann
amazed at the action of the grand jury
and realize my disadvantage in not
knowing who the witnesses were who
testified against me, or what their
statements We're, to all Of which l had
nc opportunity to cross-eXamine or ex-
plain.
81 rely upon my vindication before
a trial jury, before which, as a citizen.
| shall be protected against mere in
base persecution and preiu-
testimony.
"Having remained here expecting to
be recalled before the grand jury for
an opportunity Of answering any accu-
sation which might have been made
my appearance before that body,
but which courtesy was not afforded
me, and an indictment having now been
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-01-02
sure cure for Piles,

itching piles produce moisture and
itching, this form, as we'll as
Bling, Bleeding or Protruding Piles
are cured by DR.. Bo-san-ko's Pile
Remedy Stops itching and bleeding.
Absorbs tumors- SOC a jar at drug.
gist, or sent by mail. Treaties free.
Write me about your case. DR.. Bo-
sanko, Phila., Pa.
Fore sale by DR.. 8. c, Stone, druggist.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-01-02
Does advertising pay?


II you doubt 1t, examine the remark.
able record Of the Chamberlin- Johnson.
DuBose company OF this city. In n
unique presentation in the columns of
the Constitution that enterprising firm
has made a comparative statement of
it's business In 1896 and 1903.
In the former year 1t employed for
ty-eight helpers, its storehouse occu-
pied $4,000 square feet Of floor space
and Its sales amounted to S225, 900.
Seven years later it employs 215 help
ers, its storehouse occupies $4,000
square feet floor space and its sales
were 1884,, 679.17.
More remarkable still is the record
OF the FIRMS March business for this
year over that Of n year ago, the
increase for the month being almost
$4,000, or nearly $1,000 per day over
the same month a year ago.
AS everybody knows, this great re-
tail dry goods emporium sets the pace
for the south in the use OF printers
ink.-Atlanta Constitution.
~successfuI merchants everywhere
are those who advertise. Tho sue
cesAfuI merchants of this town ad-
vertine I'm our columns
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-01-02
Happy NeWYear''

Is II very familiar greeting, but can
one be happy without hcaIth' Nor
Then our greeting is twice welcome
because we also offer You a medicine
that will positively restore you to
health and happiness, namely, Hostel.
.ter's Stomach Bitters, 1t never fails in
cases Of Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Flatu-
lency, Heartburn, Insomnia, chills or
Colds. Try a bottle; also get a free
copy of our 1905 Almanac from your
druggist,
HncTETTEnyC
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-01-02

Harmony agrees with all sides for
fear of a row.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-12-14
RUGS OF Pc, CAT SKINS.
Peks Of Dead Felines May Be Used
to Make Handsome Or
naments.

Devoted feminine owners Of "the
loveliest cat you ever saw" need not
utterly despair when, In course OF
time or accident. the last Of this cat'a
lives is yielded. They may, II so dis
posed, at once remember poor pussy az
fectionately and add to their own choice
possessions by following the example
of London woman who has loved and
lost many fine felines.
This woman is the sadly proud own
er of handsome rug made from the
skins of her departed darlings. All OF
the ii skins that compose this rug are
of a single color. black, the one-time
mistress of the vanished cats being par
tial to pets of inky shade and keeping
no others. On the reverse side Of each
skin is an inscription recording the
name of its original owner and the Pc
riod during which she gladdened the
heart of the woman before whose hearth
her fur still reposes. Thus, one inscrip-
ton reads: Fairy, 1924" and an
other: Beauty, 1905"
Owners of fine cats might do worse
than follow similar plan when death
removes any of their feline treasures.
Cat fur usually is fine and handsome,
and poor pussy might as well be re-
membered in this way as by the cat por-
traits that now hang on many wall.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-12-14
FINE FEATHERS ON HIRE.
Coster Girls of London Can't Afford
to Buy Them, But Must
Wear Them.

Ostrich plumes are as much of a
necessity TO the London cos.er girl
ON her outings as are the pesrl but
tons TO her masculine companion. and
.he big trimmed hats with their droop-
ing feathers are familiar In all gath
erings of this class.
Many of the girls cannot afford to
keep their money tied up IN useless
plumes, and there thrives a brisk in
dustry In the hiring Of these feathers.
The loan of single plume for a day
costs but shilling, or for four
shillings a gorgeous trio may be had
for outing. to be returned promptly
abe next morning
Weather conditions determine the
FERNS somewhat, 81. wet or foggy
day will take the curl out of the
feathers and make recurring neces-
sary, for which 'Arriet" has to pay
an extra shilling.
On q bank holiday some shops rent
out several hundred plumes. while on
other occasions there is a steady trade
with young women who wish to adoru
, themselves for an outing.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-12-14
NOT WHAT LAWYER WANTED
Got Good Motherly Advice Where
He Was Looking for Treas
ury Notes.

Lawyers have some queer expe-
riences," said the judge. 'One of them
was telling OF a, case heard before me.
A young man had been arrested for
larceny and he sent for this lawyer.
The young fellow told the attorney
that he was innocent, but that he had
no friends in the city, and no money.
His mother, however, was in fair cir
cumstances, and he knew that she would
help him. What he wanted the lawyer
to do was to defend him, and also send
telegram to his mother telling Of his
fix, and asking for aid. The lawyer
agreed to this, and made such a good
defense that the young man was &C.
quilted.
HE and the attorney went direct to
the telegraph office to which the mes
sage had been ordered sent, and found
1t. The young man was so grateful to
the lawyer that he handed him the un.
opened envelope, telling him that he
must take all the money that his moth.
er had telegraphed him. The law.
yer tore open the yellow cover, and his
eyes were greeted with these words:
Put your trust In. God. am praying
for you. Mother"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-12-14
EUROPE SELLS TO MEXICO.
Machinery Is Better Suited to Un-
skilled Handlers Than Amer
lean Make.

John Bulls island and the kaiser's
fatheriand are where the Mexican ma
ehinery mainly comes from. not on &C.
count OF superior workmanship or
cheapness. but apparently because Eu-
ropean manufacturers are disposed 20
conform to the requirements Of the IA
OOU. OOU Mexicans who have occasion 10
use machinery. Besides, the Europeans
extend long credits. which permit the
buyers TO proceed in conformity with
the slow processes in vogue every
where in Mexico.
American machinery is admitted TO
be excellent. but it is rot suited to
the rough handling OF the Indians and
half-breeds, who perform most of the
Mexican labor BY the majority Of
this machinery is made /, perform its
duty I, sardless of any deiects which
may eAiS;, due 10 faulty installation or
other causes. The laborers do not
stop to take this into consideration.
Nor can they appreciate the fine work
Ing parts of complicated machinery
nor the careful handling it requires.
European machinery is fully one-halt
to one-fourth heavier than American
machinery of the same power, and hence
stands much rougher treatment.
American machinery, 1t is said, Is
shipped carelessly, so that It arrives in
bad condition, requiring the missing
parts to be replaced by native me.
chanics, who thereby jeopardize the
working of the machines, The European
products are shipped In faultless
manner.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-12-14
JOHN SEEKS EDUCATION.
Chinaman Offers TO Teach Colds to
Cook Chop Suey for
Tuition.

A knowledge of oriental cuisine, the
art Of dishing up a delectable bird q
aest, or of making toothsome yocums,
is not sufficient foundation for a
student who wishes to try for a high
college degree, says the Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Al least, this is what Willie Woo, a
Monaghan chop suey chef, who has a
restaurant at $500 Lake avenue, learned
st the University of Chicago recently.
Willie wants to become a college man,
and has taken a notion that he would
like to have an A. B. or Phi. b. writ
ten after his name.
He went to see one of Dr. Harper's
deans and endcavored to argue the
Midway pedagogue into letting him
register in the department Of house
mold science"
The dean cross-questioned him on
his preparatory school work in China,
and found that the celestial had special
lied In the alphabet too little and
had spent too much of his time In the
xitchen.
Willie offered to teach goods how to
make chop suey for his tuition. and
when the dean refused him admission
he was very much disappointed.
Willie says he went to school all his
life In China, and that he would have
gone to college in his native land had
ne not taken advantage of reduced
rates and come to this country
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-12-14
HAILSTONES AND EGGS.
The Comparison Between Them Is
Something Impossible
to Dodge.

There Is some strange relation be-
tween hailstorms and poultry. or be-
tween hailstones and eggs, that fas-
cinates mankind. The haiistone may
be lodged. the egg should be lodged,
but the comparison between hailstones
and eggs never can be lodged, says the
Washington Star II is impossible 10
get away from it. Whenever there is
hailstorm, when tender plants are
cut to death and window glass Is shiv-
cred. the hailstones are always the
size of hens eggs. Nobody ever heard
Of a hailstone the size of baseballs, wal
nuts or potatoes, or the size of macadam
rock, golf balls. tomatoes or the fist,
but ever and always the size Of eggs
Yet eggs vary in size
No chicken fancier would think OF
pointing to cackling hen and saying:
"She lays eggs as big as hailstones."
There really should be no comparison
between hailstones and eggs. A show
er Of hailstones is work of nature.
while q shower Of eggs Is apt to be a
work of Miniature A shower Of hail
stones may be destructive. but a show
er Of eggs is positively insanitary
The longer a hailstore stays on earth
the more inconspicuous it becomes.
while the longer an egg stays on earth
the more convinced We are that II
Is here.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-12-14
nIS0K NEWS ITEMS.

Paul Meurice, the author and drama
list and literary executor Of Victor
Hugo. died in Paris Monday.
Rear Admiral Abraham Bruynn Has
brouck Little. U. S. NJ. retired. died at
his home in New York Monday.
Another railroad rate bill was intro
duced in congress Monday by Repre-
sentative Adamson of Georgia.
Dan Hamer, OF the law firm Of
Hamer & Hamer, dropped dead in his
cf'ice at Emporis, Kan, Monday night.
Two bills for the restriction of the
liquor traffic were introduced in con,
gress Monday by Representative Bowie
OF Alabama.
A formal protest from the emperor
of Korea against the japanese protec.
torate has been delivered to President
Roosevelt
A mother and her FIVE children were
burned to death in fire in five-story
apartment house in New York Monday
night. Two Others were injured.
A manuscript of Pope Pious VII in
Guiding a record CT his Imprisonment
at Fontainableau is reported to have
been stolen from the Vatican library.
lie is reported that a shipment 81
$4,000 in gold which was in the re-
cent wreck of the Overland limited al
Rock Springs. Wyo,, has disappeared.
A bill appropriating $4,000. for g
federal building at Muskogee, |. T.
was introduced in the house Monday
by Representative Murphy of Missouri
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-12-14
FOREIGN TRAINING SCHOOL
Prejudice Against Medical Institu-
tons In Asia Gradually
Disappearing.

Missionaries, religious. medical and
otherwise, are steadily overcoming the
opposition Of peoples who through is-
norance or prejudice or botA have pre-
vented the adoption OF humane and
scientific methods Of caring for their
sick. Hospitals are not unknown IN
many OF these countries. but as in some
instances they are maintained In spite
Of marked indifference by many classes
OF people. their existence does not SO
much indicate a change in public opin-
ion as does the demand for trained
nurses. This, says American Medicine,
surely means the recognition Of modern
methods of combating disease and It's
importance 10 the Inhabitants. espe-
cially the women, can hardly be estl-
mated. II is with satisfaction we note
that efforts are being made to establish
a training school In Asia Minor, and
another in. Turkey. The former is as
sured, being in connection with the
Syrian Protestant college at Beirut,
where there has been a medical school
since 1867; Miss Van Zandt, Of New
York, has sailed to take charge OF the
new school. The other is TO be part Of
the American hospital and training
school for nurses. which will be estab-
lished In ConsIantinople by DR.. T, S,
Darlington. who for some years has
maintained small hospital at Marso-
van. DR.. Darlington is now in this
country to raise funds for the institu-
ton. The demand for nurses, even In
Turkey. appears to insure the success
Of the school II Il be started. The
need for medical enlightenment In these
countries scarcely needs mention, a
recent instance of Arabian native prac'
tice being the dosing Of patients with
American newspapers soaked in oil
Were emesis alone required. we are con-
strained to believe the guileless Arab
obtained wonderful results from the ju'
dicious employment Of certain OF our
noted dailies.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-12-14
THE SCHOOLS OF POLAND.
Country in Which the Per Cent. of
Illiterate People Is Very
Large.

In the kingdom of Poland, with its
$4,000 square kilometers, somewhat
less thickly settled than Galicia, 1t is
true, having only 70 inhabitants per
square kilometer, there are less than
1900 common schools, writes David
Bell Mcgowan. In THE future Of Po-
land" Fifty per cent. of the adult
population Of Warsaw ia illiterate.
With a school population of ITO, 900 be-
tween and IA, this city has a total
primary school accommodation for
not more than 10000. The public
schools, conducted In an alien Ian
gusge (Russian), have a capacity for
only $4,000; an equal number are &C.
commodated in the Jewish schools,
which teach Yiddish and Hebrew, while
private enterprise gives facilities for
10000 or 10000. The first common
school building eyer erected in War.
saw was opened in 1903. All the Others
are housed in second-class private
lodgings. Lemberg, Galicia, with only
10000 inhabitants, has 80 handsome
schoolhouses.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-12-14
WOMAN AND THE ARTISTS.
Modern Culture Resulting in Over
development of the Fem
mime Head.

A certain artist. who, being wiser than
his kind. has concealed his name, says
that he can no longer get suitable mod
els for the female figure. because all
OF the women of to-day have heads too
large for their bodies. He lives In
hope, states the New York Sun,
that the increasing popularity OF
athletics will develop the bodies till the
Old-fashioned proportions admired by
the sculptors OF Greece shall be re-
stored. He believes that the override
velopment of the feminine head is due
10 modern culture.
He is brave man indeed who dares to
accuse the women of to-day of h2yips
by reason of their learning developed
swelled heads. But his view o. the
entire matter is askew, The Greek
woman's head was too small; that is
the real state of the case She was,
as atype, ignorant, uplearned, unframed
In the use of the brain. One small head
could easily carry all she knew, with
room to spare.
What this artist and all the rest of
ais kind should do is to remodel their
sdeas about models. Let them stop
worrying about the Greeks aud carve
IN immortal marble the genius of Amer
team womanhood. There is nothing
whatsoever the matter with the woman
Of to-day, She is most particularly
and generally all right, She is the very
best that ever was.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-12-14
Remarkable Postscript.

Miss Carey Thomas, the president of
Bryn Mawr college, talked at luncheon
about the righteousness of children.
"A friend of mime she said, "once
showed me letter that her little son
had written her from .Andover. The
letter ian like this: ...
Dear Mother: l am we'll and
hope you are well. Will you please
send me 81? | know the last did not
last long, but 1t Is all spent now. and
need 81 badly. hope you are well.
: am well. Please do not forget g.
Then there was this postscript:
h was ashamed to ask for money
% soon after the last you sent that
sent after the postman to get this let
ter back, but 1t was too late he had
gone. San Antonio Express
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-12-14
Pygmy Maria ges,

Some hitherto unpublished facts
about the habits Of the African pyg-
lines are contained in a pamphlet Just
published by Col. Harrison, who
brought from central Africa the party
Of little people now In London. The
pygmies generally marry at the age
Of eight or nine, and the men buy
the wives with three or four spears
and ten to fifteen arrows. according to
the market value Of the lady. They
pay by installments, and mot until the
last arrow is handed over is the lover
allowed to take his bride. A man
may have as many wives a. he can
afford to buy.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-12-14
Hindoo Bathing Festival.

Says . newspaper published In In
dia: "The Mahavarni, the great bath.
ing festival Of the Hindoos, was OBJ
served on the night of the LIST of May.
Immense crowds from all parts of the
country repaired to Hardwar to battle
in the Ganges on the occasion. The
giving away to. Brahmans of rice,
sweets, clothes and utensils on the
occasion is considered meritorious.
and the festival must have proved t.
windfall to the priestly class. In La.
bore the festival as celebrated in q
BETTING manner. The road between
the city and the Raw was instinct
with life throughout the night"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-12-14
Cost of Census Increases.

Washington, Dec. 12.-The report OF
the director of the census Office, made
public Monday, calls attention to the
great progressive increase in the cost
of the work. the per capita cost hav'
ing risen from nine cents in 1870 tc
q cents in 1900, The time seems to
have arrived, he says. when in plan
ming the next decennial census the
aim must be to reduce rather than tc
extend the minutiae of detail present.
ed
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-12-14
burbank In Trouble Again.

TT. Leavenworth, Kan, Dec, H.
Advices received here Tuesday are to
the effect that First Lieut.. Sidney s.
Burbank and First Lieut.. David A,
Snyder both members of the Sixth, in
fantry, have been placed in Jail in the
Philippines. 1t is stated that the
charges against the officers was that
of conduct unbecoming officers of the
United States army, but the exact
nature of the charges is not known
here. Both are well known officers.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-12-14
MARKET REPORTS.
Kansas city Live stock.

Kansas City, Dec. l2.-Cattle-Receipts
1900 market steady; native steers $500
6.25; southern steers s250li50: southern
cows s200n3.25; native cows and hefers
$2D0a5.lO; stockers and feeders s25odi so;
bulls s20Oa4 400; calves s3.00d615; western
steers s3.25d4.S0: western cows 2.o0d35o.
Hogs-Receipts 1900; market steady to
weak; bulk of sales s4.S0a4.95; heavy $3.50
m5.O0; packers s4S@i.97h; pigs and lights
$i.G0li495
Sheep-Receipts 5000; market steady;
muttons s45Od6 10: lambs s5.I5d7,50 range
wethers $5.50a65O; fed ewes s4.5045,35.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-12-14
UNPRECEDENTED.

Were there any unusual or curious
features connected with your escape
from drowning?" inquired the report
or, whipping out his notebook.
Yes, SIR" said the young woman
II was not sinking for the third tims
when was draggsd out q the watsr
That I think. ID absolutely unique
never heard Of anything ike Il hap
peniug before. Chicago Tribune.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-12-14
Valuable Canine.

Henry" said Mrs. Peck. Mr..
Smiths dog came very near biting me
this afternoon. was awfully fright
eued, and it's up to you to do some
thing about It."
Il will, my dear" replied Peck. I'll
gee Smith the first thing in the morn
ing, and IL he doesn't ask too much for
the dog I'll buy im."-Chicago Daily
News
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-12-14
Showed Il.

Friend-I suppose the baby 10 fond
q you?
Papa-Fond Of met Why, he sleeps
an day when I'm not at home and
stays up all night Just. to enjoy ny 90
-A4styi Town and Country.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-12-14
st. Louis Cash GRAIN.

st. Louis. Dec. 12.-Close-Wheat-Lo
No. red cash elevator 9O@93; track 94@
s4h: No. 2 hard s3@ssh; May s7K@s7M:
July S1%. Corn-Lower; No. cash 80;
track $685.; December Nv; May 421t.
Oats-Lower;. No. cash e; track Szih@33;
December 81: May 81; No white "a.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-12-14
Light Drau1ht.

A young subaltern, fresh from the
Soudan. was explaining to large par
ty the excellent construction CT q
stern-wheel steamer that allows of 1t
being nayigated In the shallowest wa
terB.
Precious smart, guess" said SOL
emn Yankee beside him; but just be-
fore left New York they mad
launched . river boat with such Z
shallow draught that 1t would sail any
where where It was damp."-Tit-Bits
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-12-14

Chicago, Dec. 12--Cash-Wheat-No
red S9h, No. red S7A9sS; No. 2 hard
S6AdS7%; No. hard SO@S5: No. northern
1AQSs1.; No. 2 northern s5AQS7%; No.
spring s3ds7st. oats-No Q, 31@311s; No,
SOs&lSl.
Futures-Close-Whe s6A
May SSN. Corn December M; old 45at
May 44AQ44&. Oats.-December 30R; May
32A.