East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-02-08
NEW YORK LETTER

New York, Feb. S.-The tax board
has just issued its report dealing with
the assessment valuation of the land
of New York city, and so astounding
are the figures they almost take
ones breath away. The valuation of
the city now reaches the enormous sum
of $500. 100000 1t is equal to all
the wealth of continental Australia,
of Belgium, or of scattered Canada,
which spreads, as the Canadians
proudly boast, from the Atlantic to
the Pacific. 1t is 25 per cent more
than the entire wealth of Holland, or
OF Spain, or of Sweden and Norway
combined, and double that of Switz-
erland, or is one-third that of Italy,
one-fourth ethat of Austro-Hungary,
one-fifth that of Russia. one and one
tenth that of Great Britain and Ire
land, one-seventh that of Germany.
Wonderful city; and improving.
Will Sell His Flesh ana Blood.
! Alois Hoffman, a baker, who lives
in cellar in east SSth street, having
travelled all over the city looking for
work, and being unsuccessful, could
not see his wife and children starve
before his eyes. At his wits end to get
them food he put the following ad-
vertisement in New York paper.
Starving family wish any work to
do for winter; clothing and shoes
wanted; landlord will put them on the
street; will give my skin and blood
before they go homeless. Janitress,
112 East SSth street"
He declares that as a last resort he
will sell his skin for grating pur-
poses, and his life's blood for the pur-
pose of experiment, for money to keep
his wife and children alive. Surely
such sacrifice deserves success.
Some Effects OF Policy Gambling.
During the trial of a police captain
for falling to suppress policy and
handbook gambling. some remarkable
evidence was given in Jersey City a
few days ago, showing the evils of
gambling among the poorer classes.
For the defense of the captain a
grocer was called and swore that very
few bets were made in the district
charged, because he had very few bad
debts during the year. Questioned by
the prosecuting attorney as to what
bad debts had to do with gambling,
the witness said: "Why, I guess none
of my customers played the races, so
| they had money to spend"
A pawnbroker for the defense, made
the following statement: II can tell
by the falling off of my business that
there is no betting. When there is
gambling on horses in the neighbor-
hood, business is good. When there
isn't people don't pawn so many things
and business is bad"
$1,000 to 100000 Dope Fiends.
The campaign against cocoaine and
other pernicious drugs has not COM
menced one minute too soon, for 1t is
calculated that there are no less than
s5, 900 to 100000 "fiends" in this city
The new law providing penalties in
cases where the drug is sold by any
person without the prescription of a
physician is not in the least drastic,
for the traffic in the drug is so profit
able, and such an enormous quantity
of 1t is sold, that the average drug
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to be fined a small sum occasionally.
Organized labor has rallied to the
aid of the fight against the drug and
rs, 900 laboring men have endorsed
the bill and will have a delegation at
Albany on Thursday next when a bill
will come before the house. There is
no doubt but the druggists who sell
cocaine and morphine to young per-
sons are more vicious than the worst
type Of criminal but the question is,
has the habit taken too deep a hold
Suffering OF Fallen Horses.
Under the eyes of the policemen In
this city some of the most revolving
cases of cruelty to horses are daily
witnessed on the street. During the
present immensely cold weather,
when the roads are in a very slippery
condition It is no uncommon sight to
see in all, IL down in the space Of 200
yards. There Is no compassion for
them whatever and the moment they
fall they are numerically beaten until
they get on their feet again. 1t is
plain that very few of the drivers
know their business for IL they did
they would never start on their jour
ney without some loose straw, or bet
ter still, some cinders on their bricks.
Then when the horse goes down moth
ing is simpler than to spread some of
the straw or cinders under his fore
legs and he will rise with alacrity. |
But to belabor the unfortunate ami
NAL for no fault Of his own should |
not for one moment be tolerated by |
the police. or the agents Of the s. p. |
c. A., who look on unconcernedly.
Refrigerator Car Service.
Effective at once the o. r. & NJ |
company will inauRurate weakly