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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-12-06
ON THE FOLLY OF CRIME

The other day we took a brief
look at the inside of the Kansas
penitcntiary. We saw the convicts
filing in to their silent meal where
thsy were watched by armed guards
We saw them 60 to their unrecom-
pensed toll under the watchful eyes
OF armed guards and we were i'm
pressed with the folly Of crime.
We only know Of the circum-
stances that led up to the convic-
of one or two of these men. 1t may
be, possibly that there are some
there who are not guilty OF the
crimes charged against them, but
they ate the rare exceptions. In
these days when the law throws
about the accused every prssum
ptioa of innocence and requires the
state to prove everything and the
accused to prove nothing, there,
Is aot much chance for an innocent
man to be convicted. 1t is quite
possible too that there are men in
side the prison walls who are a good
deal more deserving of liberty than
many men who arc on the outside.
I'm fact with the presumptions OF
innocence all on the side of the aC-
4 cused, and with all the burden OF
4 proof resting on the state it would
be strange indeed il fthere were no,
many a rascal1 who escapes tn.
| consequences of his crimes.
The young fellow and most OF
the men in the penitentiary aie
" oung fellows, may start out with
the erroneous idea that the criminal
has an easy life, that he who "
| by his wits, who gets living with
! out rendering an equivalent in the
| way of service, has the best time in
lite. 1t seems pretty tough and slow
to have to work SIX days in the week
! and from eight to tens hours every
day while some dude goes aboul
\ we'll dressed and idle. He may
| conclude that he will live by his
wits, that he Will beat his way
through the wsrld and get a living
by dishonest means. He finds oul
when 1t is too lat that Setti1g q liv
ing that way is really the hardest
kind of a job in most cases that he
could strike. There ntv.r was a
truer saying than that the way of
the trsnsgressor is hard.
The average criminal has no
money and no peace OF mind. He
kaows, even if he manages TO es-
cape detection AZ the time Of com
mitting the crime that he is always
in dsngersnd that he is liable to be
fun down at any moment. The
msA who Is just plodding long Il
ordinary day wages, Gaming enough
to keep him in humble sort Of
way has an easier lime by far than
the ordinary criminal who has the
fear of the law before him by day
sAd who dreams Of the pentitenti-
tary by night.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-12-06

honesty ;njurIously effected, by IN
temptation to get-iich quick at tAe
race track. When commercial bed
les get together to make war o.
gambling at the race tracks, II IS
evidently q serious matter. But ID.
is not exaggerating the case to S"
that where Que man puts his mon"
on horseraces ten men gamble in
stocks, for the race tracks are open
part of the year, but the stock ex
changes are never closed. Shor'
selling on these exchanges doe
more to corrupt the sense OF The
value of time and money than all
other gambling games together.
The main objection to this game
however, is that it will continue, as
it has just done, to bring financial
crises and panics ON the whole land
in time Of genuine prosperity. Stock
gambling especially flourishes when
tipes are good 'd men have funds
to gamble with. But for stock
gambling the country would not to-
day be going through financial
crisis. And but for stock gambling
the money OF the West would not
now be tied up in New York gamo
ling banks and trust companies.
The service which banks render &c
he community is in foaning funds
IN commercial paper, floating tbs
legitimate business Of the codntry.
But what is to be said of banking in
New York when, as appeared last
month when the panic occurred,
more than half of the bank fuI ds OF
that city were loaned out on Atscks'
and only about one-third on Gem
msrcial papera Legitimate business
had suffered for months and was
obliged to retrench because bank
ing funds had been diverted to the
support of short selling on the stock
exchange. The gambling experts
employ short selling as tho readiest
and ia fact almost the only means
of converting other peoples proper
ty to their own pockets by manipu-
lation, combination and rigging th'
market, but even this evil is not s.
serious as diverting banking funds
from legitimate business 10 gamb-
ling.
It was speculation that brought
on the financial crisis, stock specu
lation chief of all. MlllisRs o.
Western money gravttating to New
York capitalized this gamblingtgam'
Does anybody suppose that it 'thes'
funds bad been used for Legitimate
purposes, as quick loans on com
mercial paper, New York banks ano
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-12-06
WHEN DO We STOP TO
THINK
From the Chicago Inter Ocean.

From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
An incident which has just o. /.
CURED at New Brighton, Pa, may
not be regarded as a serious matter
in itself, but 1t serves to illustrate
what might happen If We all should
become SO blindly over-wrought as
to form erroneous impressions with
regard to the, things We see around
us.
In this case, Of course. theper.
son who was deceive while uAder q
tension was woman Of foreign
birth, who unfortunately, was moi,
familiar with the language of the
country. She saw sign erected
in the neishborhoed of one of the
great financial institutions of New
Brighton which read, "Do not
dump garbage on the bank"
The only word in the notice
which she understood the meaniuP
Of was +bank." 1t occurred to her
that something must be wrong
with the financial institutin close by
so she spread rumoT among her
country people that the bank was
ia trouble and the result was a run
spon it which came near wreckine
he concern.
No doubt il will be said that thi.
could not have happened If the
woman in question were not igno
ant Of our language. Very true.
| Nearly everything of this kind hap
pens because somebody is ignoraat
# something. The people whe
stegt runs on banks a rule-in this
coantry-nay not be ignorant oI
ur language, but they would moi
start the runs, it is safe to say, un
ti they were deasely ignorant d
90 nething equally important.
Confidence is not undermined al
ways by people who can not read
correctly, but it is undermined fire..
qsently by people credited with
scholarship, who, from false in
pres,ions, jump at conclusions quite
as wild as that reached by this
" man of foreign birth who did not
ua c stand our language.
Not only does this little incident
serve to illustrate what might hap
pen everywhere it we should all be-
come overweight, and what does
actually happen when some of us
become overweight, but il should
serve 10 fix our serious, attention
olc. more upon the all important
fact that those Of US who are native
born, or those OF US, at least, who
understand the language Of the
out y, how it should be used ,At
what It means when used, should be
very careful where, when aud how
we use it.-Kansas City Journal.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-12-06

The navy Is better man than
te army as determined by the
Thanksgiving game of foot ball.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-12-06

Mrs. Bradley, the slayer of for
mer U S. Senator Brown of Utah
has been cleared of the charge of
murder, after a lsng and hard
fought trial.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-12-06

Wichita at special election has
turned down the government by com
mission plan.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-12-06

Mr.. Cannon of Illinois was elec
ted speaker of the house by the
Republican caucus. The old man
and seems to shine as speaker.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-12-06

Kansas City will entertain the
next Republican national conven.
tion.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-12-06

Taft is nOW doing Russia.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-02-18
Vetoed by Governor.

$. II. 20. Beach. Juvenile court.
Veto not sustained.
s. u. 1866. creaing additional sher-
IN Of Morrow county
II. b. 81, State University apppro-
priation s250.OOO.
II. u. 241. compulsory pass bin for
officials.
II. u. so, raising salary county
auditor OF Multnomah county.
The Agricultural College bill had
not yet reached the governor.
The governors vetoes have been
made a special order for Tuesday at
2 O'Clock. The University people will
try TO pass their bill over his head
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-02-18
Educational NIlsnomcrs.

The statement of Portland mem
Der of the legislature. that Dan Kel-
lys breaking the worlds record as
"A sprlnter was worth the whole
$150.000 year that the State Uni
versity was asking for, shows the la
mentable condition of the so-called
higher education. II Is all athletics.
Pick up a newspaper and read any
thing about our institutions OF high
er education. and what is It? A lot
of attenuated rot about the new
coach, the new captain OF the foot
ball team, or the new hair-puller on
the basketball team. Now, we are
fond OF athletics. and believe in them
as a wholesome tendency In educa-
, tlonal affairs. But we like once In
while TO hear OF literary achieve
ments, OF oratory, of culture, besides
of the muscles. There Is still such
a thing as brains in the world, and
the demand for them in the world is
greater than ever. In our high
schools and colleges the literary So
cieties and the debates and writing
and higher culture is little empha-
sized compared TO mere exhibitions
of athletic prowess. The acquisition
of sweater or a letter IS" is made
more OF than any amount OF intel
loctuaI ability Vet A "a on their
mentality that men and women are
going to be rated and will have to
make their living, while breaking a
record in any department of athlet-
les almost takes the youth so unfor-
tunate out OF the field of useful clti-
zenship. Let those in positions OF
higher educational trust think on
these things"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-02-18

II. b. ss7 Barrett, Purdy and New
ell, salary OF school superintendent
OF Washington county.
s. b. 80, Bingham. providing cler-
ical assistance for school superln-
tendent of Lane county.
s. b. 81. Kay, approprlating $30,-
900 for additional capitol grounds.
s. b. 1874. Smith. OF Marion, bin
for two normal schools.
S. b. OF. Laughery, fixing salary
of Polk county judge.
S. h. 210, Johnson, compensation
of Benton county officers.
s. b. 221. Hodson, confirming civil
service appointments.
s. b. 225. Miller survey of line be-
tween Linn and Lane.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-02-18
REAL
ESTATE
SALES
Free Buying BY Many Salem
Property Owners

Considerable real estate activity
has been manifested in Salem the
past few weeks, and one firm last
week sold FIVE pieces of property in
one day, aggregating $17,5OO. Derby
6 Wilson made the following sales
on Wednesday last
The I. L. Patterson and Wood
worth houses in South Salem to w.
p. Babcock for s45QO.
Jeff Myers residence on Chemeke-
ia street (the old Blosser place.
$4,000. )
Leda VanBuren-Reeve to Epley
g. olinger, residence on high street,
s25O0.
J. w. Armstrong to J. l.. Morse. of
Main, residence in University addi-
tion, $500.
Derby & Steiner to Lachmund &
Pincus, AZ acres on Kaiser Bottom,
I $4,000.
A total of $17,500.
In addition to this several other
pieces have been sold Among them
the o. Il. Krausse residence on Court
street to r. b. Fleming for $6250.
Also the Chas Gray cottage on State
street near Winter. to John ]. Rob
erts for $4,000. Some other impor-
tant deals are reported pending. and
the activity all seems to be of a nor
ma character.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-02-18
TREASURY DEPARTMENT. once

TREASURY DEPARTMENT. once
of the Supervising Architect, Wash
ington, d. c., February s, 1907.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be re-
celved at this Office until o'clock
p. m. on the 18th day OF March,
1907, and then opened, for the Con-
struction OF approaches and Improv-
ing the Grounds at the U. s. Post
office, at Salem, Oregon, in accord
ance with drawing and specification,
copies OF which may be had at this
ofice or at the Office OF the Custo-
dian at Salem, oregon, at the dlscre-
tlon OF the Supervising Architect.
James Knox Taylor. Supervising
Architect. 2-16-6t-eod
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-02-18
Don't Put on

Until tomorrow what you can do to-
day. II you are suffering from a
torpid liver. OF constipation. don't
wait until tomorrow to get help.
Buy a bottle OF Herbine and get
that liver working right. Prompt
ness about health saves many sick
spells. Mrs. Ida Gresham. Point.
Tex. writes; used Herbine in my
family for ak years. and find II does
al II claims to do. Sold by d. J. Fry.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-02-18
D-nM q Line.

Draw a line through the railroad
pass boys in the legislature. Make
separate list of them for the en-
lightenment of voters for the next
primary election. That will be sufFl-
cient to defeat Woodburn
Independent.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-02-18
No Threatening, Please.

\ The state senate, representing the
Portland sportsmen, killed the bill
abolishing hunters license. There is
more than one way. in which our
country lads can get even without
having recourse to the initiative
Woodburn Independent
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-02-18
MOSTLY
SALARY
BILLS
Have Passed at This Session
of the Legislature

II. Is. z, Cnapln, rallfOau commis-
sion.
II. b. 3, Settlemier, liquor license.
H. b. 81, Eaton, appropriation for
state University.
II. B, 81, Jones. Polk and Till
nook, providing convention Of dis
trict school boards.
II. b. SO, Barrett. Umatilla, driv-
ing animals on sidewalks.
II. B. 7S, Perkins, false labelling of
fruit and vegetables.
II. b. rs, McCue, providing clerk
for master fish warden.
II. b. so. Driscoll. relating to au-
dtor of Multnomah county.
II. b. SO, Steen, fixing salary of
school superintendent of Umatilla
county.
II. B. 81, steen, displaying flags
on public schools.
II. b. 1O1. McCue, relating to fish
ing industry.
II. B. 115, slusher, fees of sheriff
in Morrow county.
II. b. t41. Beals. protecting sal
mon in Tillamook
II. b. 142, Gray, board of trustees
for Burbank trust fund.
H. b. 154. McCue. to better pro-
tect fish.
II. b. 161, Newell. creating state
library commission.
H. b. 1856, King, fixing salaries OF
officers in Malheur county.
II. b. 200. Chase, relating to pro-
lection OF crabs in Coos county.
II. b. 204, special committee, pro-
tecting China pheasants In Jackson
county.
II. b. 200, Moore, travelling ex-
penses of school superintendent of
Baker county.
II. b. 212, Merryman, fixing salary
OF school superintendent of Klam-
ath county.
II. h. 214. vawter. Kubll and Per-
kins, creating Office OF deputy county
recorder I'm Jackson county.
II. d. 241. Freeman. appropriatlne
lands for corporate purposes.
II. b. 243, Driscoll. providing for
control OF prisoners in county jail.
II. u. 274, McCue, compensation
Of justice of the peace of Astoria.
II. b. 259. Belknap. salary OF
school superintendent OF Crook coun'
ty.
II. d. 262, King. fixing salary OF
TIarney county sheriff.
IL. b. 273, Barrett. washington
regulating salary of Washington
county Judge,
II. b. 2S4, Appropriation bill.
II. b. 295, Jackson. protection OF
trout.
II. b. SOL. Belknap, providing for
appointment Of deputy county clerk
and deputy sheriff of Crook county
II. d. sos. Belknap, fixing salary
of assessor OF Crook county.
III. B. 314, Driscoll, payment OF de-
flciencies.
II. b. S17, Pike. creating twelfth
judicial district.
H. b. 32S, Merryman, providing
appointment OF deputy assessor OF
klamath county.
II. b. 329. Perkins, declaring II
unlawful TO sell trees not true to
name.
II. b. $50, Merryman, providing
deputy clerks for klamath county.
II. b. s56. Bones. fixing compensa-
tion OF Yamhill county treasurer.
II. b. S5s. Merryman, salary OF
Klamath county treasurer.
II. b. $40, McCallon. fees of Polk
county sherin.
II. b. 376. Upmier, fixing salary
OF Linn county treasurer.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-02-18
Senators

Before going home, why not let me
1T you with a pair of good glasses.
which will be comfort and pleasure
10 you? We can fit the most COM
plicated eyes; nearly 80 years ex-
perienee. We do our own grinding.
and lenses duplicated on short no
tice.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-02-18
|HRENOLOGY
JEAN MORRIS
ELLIS
III n AT
Il06A HALL
TONIGHT
FREE LECTURE


A's 70 Reach the Top Rung
B lAitsr"
ne Of lecture tonight Mrs.
'lanins two ladies' and
''1 and explain what
''sppaiion nature Intend
~ 'Aould follow.
t. Chronological examIpa.
hn. - " . D. mp
''.laaiions are given YER
/ /, ,,.'. !. ssar's with an the can
-, ,a'slness OF confidential
1 = sa.''. In every examina-
~ Ay J, Of the brain. the
- =. '0asiltution. natural
- ~ - capabilities will be
-. ~ , fun description of
y. ,'.,'ss, ,.,',., 'anpsramsnt. height ~
's'ea Of face ana shas - !, :
- 1 ~as Or gentleman best
f. s...' ss.'.i.ss to the person nsa,
~--......lsa Of children. S''s"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-02-18

Is1'.'EScr ~ STAGE.
49, ,'.''' Leaves VIII
.a .. s'l.a !, az, M. con.
{ =. ..''' for Monmouth ana
aa.a Leaves hide
@'.'a BuDLoSo.
Manager.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-02-18
CHAS. II. HINGES

Expert matchmaker and graduate
opticlan. i23 Commercial street.
Easy TO find. next door to Capital
bank.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-28
DEAN HENRY RESIGNS.

Dean w. A. Henry of the college
of agriculture of the University of
Wisconsin has resigned on account
of i'll health, after twenty-seven
years of service. during which the
college has attained phenomenal
growth. The president and regents
of the university have expressed
deep regret at his loss, and have
made him professor emeritus, so
that he will return, after a rest, and
do what work his health will permit.
Under Dean Henry's direction the
college of agriculture has increased
in enrolment from to 1921. The
four years course in agriculture has
grown from students to 1856. The
short course began with a registra-
ton of Is twenty years ago, and
this year has 327. The dairy course,
beginning in 1890 with 2 students,
last year reached a total enrolment
of 1863. In the three years since its
inception the ten days farmers
course has increased in attendance
from us TO 6O7.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-28
Services in Houses During
Lent.

During Lent there will be services
every Wednesday and Friday until
Holy week, when special services
will be held every day.
The following are the homes and
hours for the services:
Third week.-Wednesday, (Feb.
27)-Mr. M. C. Pierce's, 7:30 p. m.
Friday, March 1)-Mrs. A. w.
Kalar's, 7:30 p. m.
Fourth Week.-(March 6. prof.
F. M. Jacks, 1880 p. m.
Mrs. F. w. Firms, March 81
1880 p. m
Fifth week will be announced in
next issue of this paper.
A general invitation is extended
to these services. They consist of
appropriate prayers, Bible, and
meditation.
The Rey. E. I. Gilmore will have
charge of the most of these services.
Some help from outside clergy is
expected.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-28
Industrial Blood Suckers

The following is clipped from the
Emporia (Kan.) Gazette:
"The man who buys his goods of
a mail order house and expects his
neighbors in Emporia to buy goods
of him, or buy labor of him, or to buy
professional service of him is eco
nomically leech. He is sucking in
dustrial blood out of the town and
gives none back. He sends his pro-
fits out of town like a Chinaman
and has no more right to standing
in the community than a foreigner.
We are all neighbors industrially in
this town, and the man who sends
away for his goods is not one of us.
He is of another industrial system
and deserves no mans support in
Emporia. 1.-The fact that this is
economically wrong is recognized
by the mail order houses themselves.
l. ICY P1OLOCI LAOlI GuSlOl11C1O CD
thieves by offering to keep people
from knowing where the goods were
purchased by having no tags" on
them. They say in their catalogue
that no one knows where they were
bought. If it is proper to hide the
place of perchase of an article it is
wrong to buy the article at that
place. Only a man who steals is a
man who is ashamed to say where
he got any thing he has. There is
such a thing as tainted" drygoods,
tainted furniture. All of such
articles that are not purchased at
home, of men who befriended you,
of men to whom you owe your living
are tainted" because they come
unfairly. If you want the support
of your fellow townsmen, and want
to accept it without blush buy at
home whenever possible.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-28
10. G. T. District Convention.

T he district convention of the In
dependent Order of Good Temp1ars
was held in this city Friday, Satur-
day and Sunday. At the meeting
in the M. E. church Friday evening
addresses were made by Rev. w. A.
Ward of this city and H. A. Larson
Of Waupaca, Grand Chief Templar.
Closed sessions were held on
Saturday with reports of the impor-
tant work done and the planning of
work for the coming year. The re-
port of the district secretary shows
an increase of membership in the
district during the year. Eleven
new members took the district, the
most sublime of the four degrees in
Good Templary.
officers were elected for the year
with practical unanimity, the work
each candidate had done for the
order the past year being guaranty
of his qualification for the duties
that will devo1ve upon him in the
capacity he assumes. Following
are the officers elected:
Dist. Chief Templar, w. E. Hodge.
Dist. Vice Templar, Mrs. G. D.
Hawn.
Past Dist. Chief Templar, Cassius
Hawn.
Dist. Secretary, Dorothy Rogers.
Dist. Counselor, Henry Richards.
Dist. Chancellor, Mrs. w. c. Tay-
Tor.
Dist. Treasurer, Maggie Taylor.
Dist. E. S., G. A. Barrett.
Home talent appropriated the ses-
sion Saturday evening and made it
very interesting. The readings of
Mrs. Truesdell and Miss Kellogg
were very fine. Miss Jones in a
solo, with Prof. Hoag and Miss
Eaton as accompanies, was at her
best. The piano solo by Miss Con-
stance Norseng was enjoyed by all.
At the close Of these exercises Mr..
Larson made a strong address.
Sunday services were a morning
convention sermon by Rev. F, w.
Harris in the M. E. church. His
sermon made a profound impress
sion.
A union meeting of the churches
was held in the evening in the Con-
gregationa1 church. The church
was crowded. The choir sang
some fine music and a solo by Miss
Eva Henderson delighted the audi
ence. Mr.. Larson gave the princi-
pal address. He is a pleasing
speaker, fearless and forceful, and
he held the rapt attention of his
hearers, proving his points conclu-
sively.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-28
Dress Goods

Several pieces gray mixed 34-inch
suitings, excellent val. per I'd 25c
52-in. Panama and nuns yelling at
the extremely low price of SOC yd.
A splendid range of Atwood 38in.
suitings in gray and tans at SOC
We are still showing an all-wool Sc
in. batiste in the best colors at SOC
Tamasette, a new 48-in. cloth, a
trihe heavier than nuns yelling
but softer than Panama at $1.20
Tropical and chiffon Panamas at
$I.0O, SIPS, $1.35 and $3.50
Excellent values in fancy spring
suitings in the new soft standings of
gray and tans.
1t is easy to select dress pattern
from our stock.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-28

c. H. Clark of Alton, who was
before the municipal court at Still
water couple of weeks ago on a
charge of bigany, a charge which
the prosecution failed TO establish,
and who was afterward arrested on
a charge of criminal assault, was
last Friday adjudged insane and
sent to the asylum at Rochester.
He had been in the insane asylum
twice before, we believe.