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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-05
Tho Truth Breaks Out.

"Now, Of course, doctOr.'' said the
man upon whose eye the operation had
been performed. at respect your skin
highly and all that, but doesn't II
seem. even to you, little too much to
charge 800 for bit Of work that occu.
pied you but about five minutesf"
"My good sir" said the great ocu-
list, fastening to the defense Of him.
self and his profession, "yOu don Z
realize that in acquiring the skIll to
perform snuch an operation in Ave min
utes have spoiled perhaps two bush
els Of eye quite as valuable as yoursP'
New York Times
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-05

For sale.--New light and heavy spring
wagons, carriages, carts, new and old
buggies, buckboards and one deliv'
cry wagon, at the Salem Carriage and
Wagon Factory. w. Fennel, prop.
sol to sos, North Liberty street.
4.9-1m
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-05

The above 10 the usuai verdict Of
the traveller using the Missouri Pacific
railway between the Pacific coast and
the east, and We believe that the ssrv'
lee and accommodations given merit
this statement. Prom Denver, COlora'
do Springs and Denver there are two
through trains daily to Kansas City
and st. Louis, carrying PullmAA's lat
sss standard eleetrie-hghtsd sleSpias
ears, chair cars and upto-dats dining
ears The same excellent service 10
operated from Kansas City and 80.
Louis to Memphis, Little Rock and Hot
springA II you are going sas. or
south, write for particulars and fun In
formation
w. @ MBRIDE, GsA- Aga,
ia Third g.. Portland. Ora
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-05

up the assets of the company at a
forced sale. The new owners mapped
out bigger things for the company and
capitalized it at a large amount. Since
the Morris interests acquired the o. W,
P. the lines have been improved and
extended in many directions. A new
electric power plant has been begun at
Cazadero, which. when completed, will
grind out thousands of horsepower and
will prove a powerful factor in supply
ing "juice" for the many activities of
the new consolidation.
Plant at Salem.
The Citizens Light & Traction com.
pany. of Salem, owns and operates an
electric lighting system, a street rail
way and gas.light plant. The com
pany supplies Salem and vicinity with
these three utilities.
The Vancouver Light & Power com
pany, of Vancouver, Wash, has q
steam electric light and power plant
that supplies the city with electric en-,
ergy of all kinds. The growing impor-
tance of Vancouver as the result of
the building of the Portland & Seattle
railway makes it valuable territory for
the new alliance of interests.
The Union Light & Power company
supplies electric light to Silverton, Mt.
Angel and Woodburn. 1t also owns
and operates water plants at Silverton
and Woodburn.
Details of organizing the immense
interests represented in the consolida-
tion into a vast machine with one
management remain TO be worked out.
The benefits of great trolley and light
ing systems being the manufacturers
of their own power are apparent. Great
economics will be effected and reduc'
tions in fixed charges can be put into
improvements and extensions.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-05
Anniversary of pOland's Constitution.

Houghton, Mich, May 5.-The Polish
". stanislaus society Of this city will
celebrate the anniversary Of the adop'
tion Of Poland's constitution with a
large meeting in the Italian hall this
evening. An interesting program IN
eluding music and patriotic speeches,
has been prepared for the occasion
This morning the members Of the so
eiety paraded through the streets.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-05
Notice to Bond Holders.

Notice is hereby given to parties
holding bonds 1, ., 3, and 4, issued by
school district No. 6, of Clatsop county,
Oregon, that the same have been called
in, and will be paid within thirty days
of this date, at the office of the county
treasurer, 559-565 Commercial street,
Astoria, Oregon.
Dated Astoria, Oregon, this 1st day
of May, 1906.
CHAS. A. HEILBORN,
County Treasurer, Clatsop County
5-2.30t
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-05

1915, 100000; Oregon Water Power &
Railway company, s5,0Oo,00o; Citizens
Light & Traction company, 100000;
Vancouver Light & Power company;
company, 100000, and the Union
Light & Power company, 100000.
The interests which have been con.
solidate6 have owned the major part
of the properties that havejust become
affiliated. The action just taken as
sures that the investments here will be
permanent. The owners are practical
and conservative men, but their con
conservatism does not hinder improve
ments wherever possible.
The Portland General Electric com.
pany was organized in 1892, when the
Willamette Falls Electric company
was consolidated with the Willamette
Transportation & Locks company. under
the new title. II. w. Goode became
general manager with the formation of
the new company, and continued in that
position until four years ago, when he
became president.
The Portland General owns the entire
electric power and electric lighting
system of Portland and vicinity. The
water power at Oregon City is owned
by the company, as well as the locks
in the Willamette river at that point.
The huge power plant of the company
at the crest of the Willamette falls at
Oregon City generates $4,000 horse
power, which is transmitted to Port
land to light streets and speed street
cars. Additional light and power is
used in Oregon City and tributary
country, while the company sells water
power at the falls to local manufactur.
ing concerns amounting to $4,000 horse.
lpower. The principal steam plant OF
the company is located on Sherlock av.
enue and Nicolai street, Portland, and
has a capacity of $4,000 horsepower.
The Portland Railway company was
organized in October, 1905, and was
the successor to the Portland Consoli.
dated Railway company, which then
passed to the control of the Clarks. of
Philadelphia. The Portland Consolidat.
ed was the result of the merging of
the old City & Suburban Railway com.
pany and the Portland Railway com
pany, which was accomplished in the
summer of 1905. These two companies
were the important street car interests
of Portland for years. The Portland
Railway company was the older of the
two and occupied Washington street,
operated a cable line to Portland
Heights and line to Vancouver.
The City & Suburban operated a
number of city lines and was owned by
the Corbett interests. Consolidation OF
the two companies was attempted sew
eral times but without success until
1905, when almost as soon as merged
the properties were purchased by E
w. Clark & Co.
The Oregon Water Power & Railway
company had its beginning in the
East Side Railway company, which
built and operated a line from Port
land to Oregon City along the East
Side. The line underwent many vieissi
tudes, and the builders, which wer'
George A. Steel and a few others, los
all they had put into it. Control Of the
property was gained by Morris Bros.
bankers of Philadelphia, who snappe,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-05
.N TIE
WILLAMETTE
1 VALLEY
Far as Electric Light Power
and Transportation Is
Concerned

BY deal involving $30,000,00O, ev.
erc nleetric light, power and traction
company in the lower Willamette val
1ey, Including Portland, has been
merged into one vast consolidation of
Interests. Every mile of electric rail
way and every horsepower of electric
energy generated within a radius of
fifty miles of Portland have been
brought under the same ownership and
will be operated by one management.
The consolidation of all the various
interests in the lower valley were
merged by fnanciers in New York yes
ter.1sy kilograms telling Of the trans
action reached Portland and were con
frmed BY HI. w. Goode, president of
the Portland General Electric company
and the. Oregon Water Power & Rail.
way company; and by o. F. Paxton,
counsel for the Portland General Rail-
way company. The owners of the afil'
lated interests are Z. W. Clark & Co.,
Philadhlphia bankers; j.. &. W. Selig-
man, bankers of New York City, and
Charles Pratt & Co., also New York
bankers.
The properties that will be merged
and operated under one management
are the Portland General Electric com
pany, the, Portland Railway company.
the Oregon Water Power s. Railway
company, the Citizens Light & Trac'
tion company of Salem, the Vancouver
Light 4 Power company of Vancouver,
Wash, and the Union Light & Power
company, Silverton, Woodburn and
Mount Angel
The transaction just effected is per-
haps the largest consolidation ever eff
fected on the Pacific coast and is GER
taiply the greatest attraction in north
west history. 1t will mean greater ia
cility and economy of operation, com
bined with added efficiency. The mold
ibg OF all electric power, light and
traction interests into one great ma
chine will give increased service at a
minimum of cost.
Details of consolidation and opera
tion remain to be worked out. What
name the huge company will operate
under, or what men will officer it can
not yet be known. The changes that
win be made in the present systems of
managing the affairs of the various
companies interested are only now
guessed at 1t is definitely known that
the head offices of the concern will be
located in Portland.
Representing as it does an immense
investment of eastern capital, the
move means great development along
all lines. The pouring of more millions
into the country selected by the New
Yozk and Philadelphia capitalists fol
inyestment is quite probable. 1t proves
that the millionaire hackers of the
concern are satisfied with their pre-
yions investments here and that they
have great confidence in the future Of
Portland. 1t signifies that the present
holaers of the allied properties are
here for good. Their past record in ef
fecting improvements presages better
service and greater things for Portland
in the future.
The value of the various properties
merged is estimated as follows; Port
land General Electric company, s10,
f.14t HIA. patluvaxr
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-05
Notice

Notice is hereby given that /, ]. b.
Dudley, County Treasurer Of Coos Coun-
ty, Oregon, win redeem on May !, 1905,
at the bank Of the New York Security 4
Trust Company, New York City, N. Y,
bonds No. -Four. Five and Six a, 5 and
81 Of School District No. 0. Of Coos
County, Oregon.
No interest win be allowed after May
!, 1900. J, b. DULLEY.
Coos County Treasurer.
Dated April s, 1905. coquiIls City,
oregoH. es'st
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-05
NEW LANGt HOTEL

When you visit Portland, Ore, be
sure you stop at The New Tango Hotel,
next door 10 the Imperial. Rates, 500.
75c. and si.oo per day. Electric lightn
call bells. elevator, steam heat, free
bath aud free bua All out side rooms
with running water. T 49, li
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-05

For Sale or Trade-Two lots and barn,
toilet, woodshed, chicken house, good
well, 1000 feet Of lumber; all in gar
den and crop. Inquire at Jack
Darr's blacksmith shop. Price se25.
5-1.1wks
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-05
LIVERY AND SALE STABLES.

Feed Barn.-Speeial attention to traS
sient teams. Farmers patronage 90.
iicited. Waiting rooms for ladies'
We also carry a full line Of feed.
Located at Club Stables, corner Lib
erty and Ferry streets Phone Main
Z. Prunk q Darby. 12-14-6m
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-05
CLASSIFIEEa
FOR SALE.

For Sale.--One team Of work horses
for sale. Can be found at the Farm
ers' feed yard on Saturday, the 5tf
of May. 5-S-3t'
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-05

Farm for sale--s3 acres of the best land
in Marion county, III miles from sa.
lem, 80 acres in cultivation, acre in
strawberries; large new house AMI
barn. A bargain at $50 per acre.
Inquire at this office. 4.1s-tf
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-05
WANTED.

Wanted.-Agents for book on San
Francisco disaster. Tremendous de.
mand. Everybody buys. Big book
800 pages. Hundreds Of photo
tographs. Stories by survivors. Fifty
per cent. Premium extra. Credit
given. Outfit free. Write today.
Drop everything and make $500 next
80 days. Standard Co., 325 Dearborn
street. Chicago. 5-1.l2t'
New-York tribune., 1906-04-01

and Tudor times. It's watch tower looks out to
sea whereon pirates, smugglers and wrecks
were in the olden days worth watching by the
people of the castle.
A story runs that one of these sea robbers whose
trade took in the chances of the capture and ran
som Of local magnates their relatives, lucky
enough to secure the person of the lord of St.
Donats himself and carried him down the channel
ull the promise OF a round sum with proper Sc
but many years after by an irony fate this
morgan coast was caught in a storm and dashed
upon the rocks the very scene of his former
ness the lord Of the manor and his people were
On hand to look after their interests, and the
once outraged Stradlng drew a big haul this time
in the dTenched but LIVING, person Of his ancient
short shrift 10 an oak in the park.
Another crenellated structure which is still
quite perfect is Stokesay Castle which is in
reality not a castle but a fortified manor-house.
It is a remarkable relic of the thirteenth OF
fourteenth century-a building which the au-
thor pronounces quite unique in his experience.
One Of the most interesting survivals in the
architecture of Wales is the beautiful inner
gateway dated 1900. of the fortress of Beau
pre- Cnow "Bewper'0. This was constructed by
a young Welsh architect who, being disappoint-
ed in love, sought surcease Of sorrow in Italy.
where he evidently fell under Renaissance in
huence. The scheme Of the gateway is Italian
and it bears a singular resemblance to the
work of a French Renaissance student OF the
time-it might have been adapted, indeed, from
the chapel front of the Chateau d'Arnet, which
Philibert de TOrme built for Diana de Poitiers.
We have given the reader only a glimpse Of
the mass of entertaining detail to be found in
this volume. 1t may be warmly recommended
to the many who in these days take particular
interest in such piquant records Of travel in
regions filed with dramatic historical associa-
tiOnS.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-01

sake of another resurrection, in which he may,
II occasion arises be made to figure as the CONS
mander OF piratical airship
Ihat prolific writer, Fergus Hume in his latest
novel, Lady Jim of Curzon Street" has en-
deavored to portray the career of a recklessly
eXtraVagant couple in the smart set of Lon
DON The story is sordid in its motive offensiv,
IN It's details and repulsive in it's denouement
Inc author has apparently endeavored to writs
a tale that would be more than a mere inge-
iiiousIy constructed story of crime and mystery,
Such as most of his previous books have been;
one tnat would show up the rottenness of a cer-
tam class of English society and would convey
moral lesson. He may deserve credit for his ef-
lort' but he has found difficulty in escaping from
his familiar methods and the rottenness ie ,,or,
apparent than the lesson
New-York tribune., 1906-04-01

-"eS piunuered IN true wildwood fashion and
"orsted every troop the angry King sc,,t
against them. They even caught him twice and
mace nm swear to pardon them The second
oath he kept and Fulke restored to his es-
'ates' became a bulwark of the throne
Colty is another Welsh castle whose ruina5
towers attract the traveller Here while q
price was on his head. the famous Oz,,op
GIyndwe stayed several days in disguise with its
norman owner, only revealing his identity when
ne took his leave. The Norman is said to ho,,o
lost his speech from that moment so oraot
we suppose, was his astonfshment II uss
great enough, at any rate. to permit Glvndva
10 get away unscathed If there was buroor in
u-ls situation there was none in the end of ,r,s
lord or Colty Sir Lawrence BerlroIIes Nc
'iiua' MS Wife poisoned him. and for her crime
She was buried alive by order of the T4iob Count
oi 'IlahInorgan, In this long record of ruined
N''SIeS II is pleasant to come upon a structure
"hch is IN fine state of preservation con-
tanning much Of the original building ~ ,bo
norman conquerors. This is ST. Donat,s which
MI. bradley tells us has been continuo1,s,,, M
cupled for more than seven centuries and &c the
most complete baronial castle In Wales From,
iS portculis gateway steps into medieaval
New-York tribune., 1906-04-01

Union detachments, the destruction of harvests
the driving off OF cattle, the desperate make
SHIFTS, the capture and escape of the husband,
are brought in, not much for the sake of Civ
ing action TO the narrative for the purpose
of showing their effect upon the life and char
acter of the young wife and mother The
story reads, indeed more like a narrative of per
sonal experiences than a work of fiction. and is
interesting a subjective study rather than as
a record of events. 1t is written with much
charm and insight, and without partisan yio-
lence
1t would be difficult to write a tale of greater
contrast to the foregoing than is presented in
George Horizons ION the Edge of Hazard" a
story also Of war times, but relating the ad-
ventures Of an American in Japan, Siberia and
Russia at the breaking out OF the Russo-Jap-
anese War. 1t is story of melodramatic ad-
venture, in which a Russian princess and a Jap
anese graduate of Vassar. acting as a secret
service spy, take leading parts in swaying the
destinies Of the hero. The atmosphere and ac-
ton are alike uncOnvincing Neither this book
nor the two which follow seem worthy of the
setting which they have received at the hands
Of their respective publishers. Cheap in subject
they would have been more appropriately is
sued in paper covers at a low price than digni-
ed with cloth binding and placed on a par, so
with books of literary value
The fatal temptation to write sequel to a
successful story has been too strong for Mr.
PatcrHoster to resist, and the result is as disap-
pointing as such ventures usually are. In THE
Motor Pirate" the author hit upon an original
idea, which he elaborated with considerable vi
yacity not unmiXed with humOr, and with some
appreciation of human motives and more than
a touch of romance, bringing the tale to a close
with the total destruction of the chauffeur high
wayman and his piraticaI automobile. In the
present volume he has violently resurrected the
villain for the sake of having him repeat his
adventures afloat in an auto-boat of marvellous
powers, in which he holds up ocean liners for
tribute, captures the Prince of Monaco for ran
som, and for brief period cuts a swath of
rapne and murder through the commerce of the
high seas. He is finally run down, cornered and
apparently obliterated by the same persons who
accomplished his undong in the previous story
But as 10 trace of him can be found, the pOssi-
bility OF his escape is left open. perhaps for the
New-York tribune., 1906-04-01
TALES OF CONFLICT.
II CsuI Var Story, and Trio of
Cheap Romances.

Aii1i-tSD ii I'D TO THE FIELD. A Story of Virginia
in 10 aie 1lVli War. BY Lucy Meacham Thurston
A@lno' PIP X, $40. Little, Brown & Co
THE EDGE OF HAZARD R,, cooo 11
nm i 100 SIX I'll hllnStrations by c. NJ. Relyea Emo
PIP ~ The Bobbs- Merrill Company '
THE CRUISE OF THE CONO1rERoR r,oi,,, ~,
Gi5r GGiIrther Adventures of the Motor Pirate Rv c;
- Tungy iateTnoster. With frontspiece by Frank
L Merrhl- Emo, PIP. vi, 81. L. c. Page & Co
LADY JIM OF CURZON STREET r 1,or,,,,,
pany. " 'sii''iA Coil-
The heroine of Called to the Field" is a Young
sIl OF virginia who had been married at the
outbreak OF the Civil War. The story is without
plot' ana Is intended as an impression or inter-
pretation OF Southern woman's feelings during
the dark and exciting days of conflict It tells
of the going of the husband the coming of the
baby, and of how the strength of love and
patriotic fervor sustained a typical woman of
the Confederacy through those trying years.
The various incidents, such as the visits of
New-York tribune., 1906-04-01
THE IDEALIsTIC PUBLISHERS.
From The London Academy.

x
We believe that there is no class Of business
men nowadays so just, 50 cOnsiderate and so
ideaIistic as the publishers. Harassed by com
petition that grows stronger every day, worried
by swarm Of authors and robbed of much of
their profits by chaotic law Of copyright they
rrpserve (most Of them) their patience and their
sense of humor II cannot be the nature OF their
business that softens the asperities. No position
not even that of an editor-can be more full
of anxiety and disappointment. And the modern
writer is certainly not helpless. AS TO his being
winning that is a personal matter; there can be
no question that the publisher is too often losing
New-York tribune., 1906-04-01

There is to be a biography of one who has
@ Deeh calied the greatest of woman traveliers'
hIs. lSaDella Bird Bishop. 1t is the work of her
longtine friend, Anna Stoddart, the biographeI
of Professor Blackie
New-York tribune., 1906-04-01

The story of Sir Walter Scott and the King'I
gift is retold in a biography just coming out in
London. Here it is:
When Scott's boat drew up alongside the royal
yacht the King exclaimed Sir Walter Scott, me
man in Scotland l most wish to see" When he
land Whiskey, drank his health. and Sr2ciouSly
commanded him to drink in return. Scott's request
iHaI ne HnSht keep the glass when ms majesty Id
used was granted; but II was not fated to form one
of his treasures for on his return to his house in
rth Castle street the arrival Of an unexpected
guest put everything else out of his head, and,
alas! Sir Walter sat down upon il.
Major Martin Hume is, IL not the most popyI-
lar historian of the day. one who is widely read.
Those acquainted with his new book. The
Wives of Henry VIII" know that it's scholarly
accuracy is not its only virtue-it is as fascinat-
the author of a clever book on The Spanish
People" is highly regarded by them. 1t
only the other day that in the Cortes the Prime
Minister declared that Hume is one of the
who best know and understand Spain.
Elizabeth Carter, the lady Of whom her friend,
DR.. Johnson, said that she could make pud-
ding as well translate Epictotus from the
Greek. is to be the subject of a careful biog-
raphy. Mrs. Carter died just hundred years
ago, and is remembered to-day more for her
markable learning than for her cookery. 1t is
day. keeping herself awake by chewing green
tea Greek, Latin, Hebrew, Italian, Spanish,
French, Portuguese German and Arabic were
among her acquisitions. The biography is
presumably based on tie Memoirs which her
nephew published two years after her death.
Trollope's novel "Orley Farm" which has just
been reprinted of ali his books the favorite
of Cardinal Newman-and to read TrollOpe's
stories the Cardinals bet relaxatinn
New-York tribune., 1906-04-01
BORDER TRAGEDY.
associations of the March and From
tier of WaIes.

IN THE MARCH AND BORDERLAND OF
WALES BY a. G. Bradley. with Sketches of
Jhe Country by w NJ. Meredith. Svo pp. 49,
HoUghton, Mfiin & Co