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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-11-22

Bargains in Footwear |
At the beginning OF stormy weather just when yO n
stout and servceabe footwear come forward via 4
economy event-Your opportunity to buy goods eheapy
LADIES' SHoES-our reg liar stock $500 values and I, n
few broken lines in $3.50 yalues-NOyeubF sal ~
PINGREEE SHoES-Brokn lines in $3.50 and $500 ~
values-November Sale ..................,,'..''e W
MEMS sHOES-Regular $3.50 values in broken e,a
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28
THE BRITISH UMBRELLA

London tradesmen are bemoaning the
fact that the habit Of carrying an UNI
brella is no longer so general in England
as in former years. Both manufacturers
and shopkeepers feel the shrinkage in
their sales. They lay their troubles 10
the popularity of the hardy derby which
is displacing the tender high silk hat in
daily use. Naturally no, man In RAINY
England can don a silk hat without
thoughts of what will happen to 1t IN
case of a downpour. So an umbrella goes
with it as one glove goes with another.
It Is sad to think of the gradual decline
of the silk hat in England's capital. The
correct London clerk in topper" ard
long black coat has been an impressive
spectacle. He was a standing announce
ment to the world that he had proper
sense of the dignity of his social station.
In this way he was as much of national
institution as the British matron and her
bevy of daughters, all capped with what
Ruskin called "pork-pie" hats.
AS for the women in London, they are
said to be using fewer umbrellas because,
to save their finery, they can always run
into teashops, omnibuses and underground
railways At the same time the Ameri-
can traveller finds the average women in
London when outdoors dressed with far
more regard for bad weather and dirty
streets than New York women, In spite
of the tyrannical DEGREES of fashion cli-
mate will not be denied In prescribing the
style of costume.-New York World.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28
AROuT THE ONION

The onion need have no fears. It's po-
sition is secure. Born of the lily FAMILY
nrobably in Asia in the far off centuries,
II grows all over the world 1t was wen
known to the ancient Greeks and Ro-
mans. 1t is mentioned in ancient Egyp-
tian writings and in the Pentateuch.
When the Israelites in the wilderness
grew weary of mama they sighed for the
good things they had left behind, and
they distressed Moses when they ltted
their voices In weeping and cried: we
remember the fish, which we did eat III
Egypt freely; the cucumbers ana tne
melons, and the leeks and the onions anu
the garlic; but now our soul is dieu
away; there is nothing at all pesiuee
this mama, before our eyes. IL was
not so much the feshpots of Egypt that
they siged for as the succulent ieek' III uhe
pungent onion, the odorous garlic Inc
onion is the Welsh national emblem. IN
Spain and Italy garlic, which is merely
a condensed onion, enters into nearly an
dishes of both the rich and poor. me
onion thrives in Siberia and IN fton-
duras. 1t flourishes on the Nlle anu on
the mississippi 1t was a favorlte WIN
the Ptolemies of Ancient Egypt ana IL
Ands favor with the highest ana tne
lowest in Macon and Charlotte. Ihe
Lady of Shalott died of broken neart
because she had to give up either onions
N, her lover. Her lover was one or those
finniclxv fellows who objected to the odor
of onions. and she would not give up the
shalott. The onion is all right. 1t never
seeks to conceal itself 1t Is about the
onlv thing In hash in which one can
have confdence.--Nashville American.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28
THE "THIRD DEGREE"

The torture of prisoners to eXtort
confessions is a device of the dark
ages of barbarism which the enlight-
ened public opinion of the twentieth
century disavows. 1t is contrary to
the spirit of the law, which holds an
accused person innocent until he is
proved guilty, and which expressly eX-
empts witnesses from the necessity of
answering questions when the an
swers would involve self-incrimina-
ton. More than that, it is in conflict
with the promptings of humanity and
the conclusions of common sense.
Everyone conversant with the weak
mess of poor human nature under the
ordeal of physical pain knows that
there are thousands of people so con-
stituted that the stress of anguish or
fear renders them rresponsible-forces
them into a state of mind in which
they will say anything that their tor
mentors desire them to say, oblivious
of future consequences and regardless
of truth.
Despite this general sentiment, and
despite the status of the law on the
subject, dark whisperings and some-
times loud complaints are heard to the
effect that police officials in various
cities of the United States frequently
put suspected persons to physical tor
ture to extort confessions. The pro-
cess is referred to as the third de-
gree" A few years ago it was as
serted that a suspected man had been
| hung up by the thumbs by the police
in a city of the middle west to get
him to say that he had committed a
crime of which he was accused. For
long time rumors have been rife OF
the practice of the third degree" by
the police department of Chicago
| Whether these rumors are true OF
false they have impressed the Illinois
| house of representatives to such an
extent that that body has passed by
| vote of 126 to a bill which, if en-
acted into law, will provide for send
extort a fession-Milwaukee Wis.
consin.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28
WORLDS RICHEST CITY

The increase in the city assessment
for this year, as compared with last
year. approximates $50, ,OOO 900. The
total figure, after all the pruning by
the board of equalization, is about $685.
900, 900. The aggregate of deductions by
the board is unexpectedly small, being
less than $7,OOO,OOO
These figures indicate that Los An
geles is the richest large city in the
world, per capita. The total assessment
is equal to nearly $1,000 for every in
habitant, or nearly $4,000 for every
family. But that relates to assessed
valuation, which averages about one
half the market value. The actual
wealth of the city, per capita, therefore,
is nearly $4,000, or $4,000 per family.
And the total wealth largely exceeds
half billion dollars.
The great increase in the assessed
valuation for the present year does not
mean imitation in the assessment. It
means, simply. that assessments of
many corporations and other heavily
capitalized concerns have heretofore
been entirely too low. For the first
time in many years, at least, the assess
ments just passed upon by the board of
equalization were made without fear
or favor"
The splendid result achieved, as II
will show in the greatly increased city
revenue, is highly creditable to the
energy and determination of the city
assessor The maintenance of the
assessors figures by the board, to the
extent indicated by the relatively
meager cut, also is commendable. The
corporate influence and political pull
that hitherto have been potential in
wholesale reduction of assessments was
not in evidence in the work of the
board this year.
The net result of the final work OF
assessment equalization will be an ad-
dition of more than half million dol.
lars to the revenue of the city for the
current year, as compared with the
revenue of last year That will be d
material help in the urgent financia
requirements that confront US.
And thus the capsheaf of this city''
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28
THE EINTRoDUcTIoN PEST

You're sitting on trolley car,
Entirely inoffensive;
You're not disturbing anyone
In fact, you're feeling pensive,
Wheh someone you don't recognize
Breaks in and makes you "huffy''
Ry saving: Brown, l want you to
Shake hands with Mr.. Guffey."
Next day when going out to lunch
Whom should you meet but Guffey;
You try TO pass him by, but he
Insists you should know Duffy;
And though your manner to them both
Is pretty close to zero,
- There's no escape and you become
luncheon host and hero.
And next day Duffy ''just drops in
To see you at the office;
He greets you like a college chum
And asks you how your cough is;
He saws that you remind him Of
His brother Mike, hackdriver.
And then he asks you. as friend,
To lend him just 'hver."
Gun toting wouldn't be so bad
If one would use the weapon
JJpon these people whom 1t seems
impossible to step on.
And we believe the courts should hold
Quite justified all ''ructions''
Raised by the frenzied victims of
Annoying introductions.
Kansas City Times
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28

The billboard firm which goes to court
to oppose tax against it's deformities
forgets that they are just as atrocious
without advertisements as they are
when their surfaces are painted. 1t is
abe billboard itself that is the nuisance.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28

points of excellence among the large
cities of the world is put in place by
the assessment figures for the year as
they have just been confirmed-Los
Angeles, per capita, is the richest city
on earth.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28

The largest drydock in the United
States is to be built on the Pacific
coast. This would indicate that the
navy's largest vessels are to stay in
these waters for some time.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28

In revising the city charter especial
effort should be made to retain it's good
features. Greatly as it is in need OF
overhauling, it has in many respects
served the city WELL
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28

Taxes that he considers unjust have
decided H E. Huntington not to build
any more trolley lines in Pasadena.
There is sometimes danger of OVERRIDING
even a good thing.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28
CAUSE OF GRAFT EVILS


Those persons and newspapers who
have been so clamorously accusins
Messrs. Spreckels. Langdon, Heney AND
the whole graft-prosecuting organiza.
tion of San Francisco of endeavoring tc
take advantage of their power over the
boodling officials Of that city to dc
politics and build up a personal ma.
chine, appear to have received very
little encouragement from the recent
acts of the graft prosecutors in rehabil-
cisco and endeavoring to provide for
that city respectable administration
by respectable men.
The first act of the prosecutors which
refuted the charges of their critics was
the appointment of DR.. Taylor. citizen
qualified for the place, to succeed as
mayor the convicted Schmitz. Now
comes the announcement of the selec-
ton by DR.. Taylor of a list of repre-
sentative citizens of high standing and
reputation for probity and ability to
boodlers of the board of supervisors.
The names selected not only do not
indicate any desire on the part of the
prosecutors to build up for themselves
any sort of political machine, or to
develop any personal political power
from the situation but, on the con-
trary, show the entire absence Of any
such scheme or intention upon their
part, and that they are acting with
remarkable singleness of purpose for
the best interests of their city.
The men selected are not only not ma
chine politicians, but they are in no
sense representatives of any personal
or party machine or organization.
1t would appear that apologies are in
order from those who made sucn haste
to attribute Interior and unworthy mo-
tives to Messrs. Spreckels, Langdon,
Heney and their friends.
While such apologies have so far not
been rendered, the manner In which
these appointments have been received
by the accusing journals admits, by
implication at least, that the actions of
the bribe prosecutors are honest and
right.
There still, however. appears to be a
failure on the part of some
Of these journals to appreciate, or
acknowledge, the fundamental cause
If the evils from which San Francisco |
IS suffering. Many of these papers per-
,istaptlv hold I'm the nolitical condition |
If San Francisco as result of "class
and insist on ascribing it
% the sole fact that organized
abor of San Francisco succeeded in OBJ
aiming control of the government of
hat city by electing candidates chosen
~ it to the various offices.
A little conscientious and unpreju-
iced effort to arrive at the truth ought
o show these newspapers that "class
in San Francisco was not
unate occasion, of the evils from
which that city has recently suffered.
If the history of San Francisco in re-
alton to the results upon its govern
nent of the various political organiza-
ions that at different times have dom
mated that unfortunate city was any
different there might be some point to
the claim so strenuously made by cer-
tain journals that what they denom
mate "class government" is solely and
entirely responsible for the conditions
recently existing in that city.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28

Between lowering over The Hague,
spreading it's wings above Korea and
fiuttering about in Central America,
the peace dove is having a rather
strenuous summer of it.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28

Mr. r. NJ. Yost, who for the past three
years has been managing editor of The
Herald, and in that capacity has rem
dered most valuable service to this
paper, has resigned the position of
managing editor in order to accept a
place offered to him on another news
paper
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28
Population of Los Angeles. 100000
s**~*****~*******.
ANNOUNCEMENT

: All the capital stock of The
: Herald company. the corporation
: which owns and publishes The Los
. Angeles Daily Herald, has recent
; ly been purchased from the former
owners by parties who have no
. connection with any other news
. paper in Los Angeles, and who
; have taken over and own and
. control ABSOLUTELY and IN .
. DIVIDUALLY, and NOT AS :
. TRUSTEES, every share of the :
. issued and outstanding capital .
. stock of the corporation. .
-
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28

Hartman is coming here to push
things along. Items derogatory to the
magnate will be held in suspense till
the success of his push is demonstrated.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28

1t is to be hoped that both the Hay
wood and the Glass juries will have
reported so that the members may
spend quiet Sunday with their
families.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28

The Philippines are about to elect a
congress If it is anything like ours,
why elect? Just tell the vested in
terests to send in the names of their
friends.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28

Korea's army is to be disbanded. AS
few knew that Korea had an army,
and as the organization has never
given a hint that it is on earth, it will
not be seriously missed.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28

Newport has a Swedish prince as a
visitor. and all the Swede servants are
swelling up like pizened pups" just
now.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28

One Chicago man asked another for
$1,OOO,0OO and was arrested for it. The
only holdups in Chicago not subject to
arrest are done by highwaymen.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28

Nebraska has found that its law re-
ducing express rates % per cent is
legal. Now let the other states get
busy along similar lines.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28

The move for new charter affords
excellent opportunity for consolidating
city and county on the borough system,
and should not be neglected.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28

Newport has real prince visiting it,
and monkey dinners are passe, as his
princelets affords all the necessary ex-
citement.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28

The emperor of Korea is doing little
but weep. The Japs have left him moth
ing else to do.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28

War in Korea seems to have broken
out Will the peace conference kindly
take notice?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28

Just now there seems to be a brown
mans burden, and the Japs' backs are
bending under it.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28

Lumber, say the dealers, is now at
fits lowest price. Better build that
home now.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28

And when the Haywood trial is off
the map there is still the Thaw trial
hanging as a menace oyer the land.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28

Writing run again" postcards to
Teddy is all right, but counting the
votes is what settles an election.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28

1t is reported that Richard Harding
Davis is journeying posthaste to Korea.
Must be signs of a real war there.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28

Teddy begs that he be sent no more
dogs. Send them to the pound if you
don't want the ours.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28

The rush for small dwellings is
swamping the realty dealers. Looks as
if Los Angeles were still growing.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28

city charter for the present day
Los Angeles, adopted in 1889, is like
clothing a full grown man in pinafore.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28

San Francisco wishes that it could
dispose of its ex-emperor as easily as
Korea did.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28

Small houses are in great demand
here, and the low price of lumber ought
to induce their building.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28

Henry, what's this dark hair doing on
your coat?"
II haven't worn that coat since last
month"; dear You were a brunette them
"Oh, yes. "-Pittsburg Post.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28

in Central America with which the
peace conference might get busy.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28

A congress is to be elected by the
Filipinos. They have our sympathy.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28

What North Carolina needs is visit
from the peace dove.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28

Everything you want you will find in the
classified page; One cent word.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28

People who are acquainted with the
politics of that ciay during the past
twenty years, and dating from the
time when the Buckley and Rainey
machine, under the guise of a Demo-
cratic organization, and the Higgins
machine under the guise of a Republi-
can organization, dominated the poll
tics of that city-continuing down
through the administrations of Fritz,
Mannix and Brady as Democratic
bosses, and Shute, Cannon, Kelly and
Crimmins as Republican bosses, and to
the time when the Republican machine
came under the control of Col. Dan
Burns, and was subsequently taken pos
session of and run by Ruef and Schmitz
by virtue of their control of labor or
ganizations, know that back of all these
bosses and machines as their respon-
sible controller-as the boss of the
bosses-stands the power which since
it first came into existence has system
atically and continuously corrupted
not only the politics of San Francisco,
but of the state.
And that power is the political bureau
maintained by the Southern Pacific
Railroad company and the public SER
vice interests with which it has CO.
operated and which it has at all times
represented.
It has been the custom of the South
ern Pacific political bureau to ally it.
self with every boss who has arisen and
secured some power in San Francisco
whether that boss is Democratic or
in the acquisition of power to control
and govern the machine which he
created.
1t would hardly be necessary to en-
force the truth of this statement by
adverting to the comparatively recent
offer of the Southern Pacific political
bureau to discharge it's obliga ton to
one of the most powerful of these ma
chimes by electing it's head, Col. Dan
Burns, as a senator of the United States
from the state of California.
The political bureau of the Southern
Pacific has always used the various
political machines which have dom
mated the government of San Fran
cisco for the double purpose, first, OF
controlling through these machines the
votes of delegates sent from San Fran.
cisco to the state conventions of each
party, and, second, for controlling the
members of the state legislature elected
by San Francisco to both houses Of thai
body.
1t is we'll known fact that as soor
as Messrs Ruef and Schmitz began tC
assume political Importance in Sar
Francisco, by virtue of their relation:
to organized labor in that city, they i'm.
mediately became the objects of atten,
ton to the Southern Pacific bureau
and the history of the past twenty
years was repeated by the formation
of an alliance between that bureau an(
the machine dominated by Ruef anC
Schmitz.
one of many proofs of this allianc,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-28

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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-04-26

Be sure your ideals are worthy.
then go ahead
Be not wasteful with time It is
valuable article.
Be not afraid to work, or your
work will be afraid of you.
Be willing to be tried by fire. The
best swords are beaten most.
Be sincere in your work, and your
work will be friendly to you.
Be wise enough to know that crit
icism is the friend of success.
Be sure that your work is as val
liable as you imagine it to be.
Be not afraid of strict boss. You
will learn nothing from an easy one.
Be careful in small things, and the
DlS IUlHSS Will take care VI Lu0Ul-
selves.
Be true to your fellow workmen,
for their failures are not your sue
cesses.
Be always on deck, you can never
tell when your services will be
needed.
Be not afraid of failure. They are
the rounds of the ladder that makes
success.
Be willing to work for more than
you are paid for. It's credit to your
account.
Be the first to confess your faults.
It is only the fool who never makes
mistakes.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-04-26

Leave Charlottesville as follows
| No,9. daily. IL .33 a. m. Local for Danv1lle
| an0 way stations.
Florida Limited. Through coaches and
sleeper to Columbia, Savannah and Jackson
Vile; dining car service.
No.35. ddatly, 2.O7 p. m. o. s. Fast Mail,
first class coaches and drawing room Sleep
| er to New Orleans; dining car service.
No. 80, daily, 1918 p. m. NEW YORK and
| ATLANTA EXPRESS. First-class coach to
| Atlanta; sleeper to Columbus, Ca, Sunset
Route: Tourist Sleeper from Washington
/ to san Francisco, Mondays, W ednesdays and
Fridays.
No. 81, week days. sos p. m. "Southern's
| Palm Limited" solid Pullman train to Co.
| lumbia, Aiken, Augusta Savannah, Jack
sonville and 81, Augustine, Fla. Sleeper
Charleston, S G. southern Ry. dining car.
| No.33, daily, 1.C2 a. m. NEW YORK AND
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Sleeper to New Orleans. Dining car service
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Trains leave Harrisonburg for Washing
ton 6:1O a. m. week days, and 3:05 pm. daily;
arrive Washington 1l:55 a. m. and 900 p. M,
respectively. Trains leave Washington for
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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-04-26
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