Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-05-18
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replacing the one that was destroyed
in the fire that burned the Police
Gazette building, at the, Brooklyn
bridge, and which stood out In full
view of every passenger who came
lover the bridge, gave every passen-
ger his first view of New York. For
a score of years commuters from the
Villages across the East river have
lgone to work and gone home again
lby this clock. II was on the land
marks of the city, and when 1t disap-
Ipeared the commuters felt lost. Long
Island went into mourning on the
day that the people thereof came
lover and found that the clock had
been reduced to ashes. AS soon as
a new clock was commenced, thou
sands began to watch the work, and
when the big hands began to move
the behest of the $4,000 machinery
the crowds cheered as they passed,
and went in good humor all the while
they spent in the cars on the way
lhomeward.
Much to the disgust of the beef"
and refreshment dispensaries. the
prices of beans has been raised so
per cent in the metropolis. There
are rumors OF a bean trust, but no
one seems to know anything about
It. The girl cashier in the bean belt
restaurants demands an extra nickel
for an erstwhile ten cent order, but
she doesn't know why, except that
at Is orders" John Meehan, who
has met the President at dinner, and
whose beef an" parlor is world
famous, announced that he would
not join the general advance in
prices. He at least, will defy the
bean trust.
New Workers are not as dishonest
as some people make them out to be.
This Is illustrated by the little ad-
ventures that befell Mrs. Catherine
Mace, an elderly woman of Canarsle,
who sold bit of property, and start
ed to bank $4,000 which she had
received for the land in bank bills.
AS she was crossing the street, which
Is torn up for tunnel, she stumbled
and fell. and the precious satchel
burst open. The rolls of bills chased
each other down the embankment.
Many OF them broke open, and the
wind that plays pranks about the
Brooklyn Borough caught up the
bills and scattered them to the four |
winds. Laborers, newsboys and pass
ers-by scrambled and fought with |
each other for the possession of the |
cash. Mrs. Mace had sprained her |
ankle, and when she tried to rise she
fell back. She called for help. cry
ing to the struggling crowd to give
her back her money Patrolman
oReilly saved the day. He sprang
into the crowd and ordered every
person who had any money to deliver
II. Strange to say, not bill was
lost o'Reilly helped the rufied
Mrs. Mace count the money, and not
a dollar was missing. She was placed
In a cab and driven TO her bank.
where the teller waited upon her
from the sidewalk as she was unable
TO walk.
New punishment is to be meted II
out to pickpockets hereafter, This
fraternity and small thieves are to II
be soundly thrashed or kicked at
sight and told to clear out, When
seen entering cars detectives go for
them at once, and II possible grab
them before they have had a chance
to get in among the passengers. The
are more afraid OF the Il
blow or kick than of being hauled up
In court, with which he is familiar, II
and It has lost its old terrors for him.
Captain McCafferty is the officer who
discovered the virtue of a sound
smack across the face and that it
was dreaded punishment for a pick
pocket, and that II drove him on a
keen run from the field of opera
tions. "lt's BETTER" said McCaffer-
ty. "for these rogues to get good
beating than to be locked up and
let OF with a reprimand the next
morning. They are afraid of physi-
cal pain. I've told men that when
they see well-known crooks waiting
for a car to grab them and kick them
arorad uitil they're glad to run. OF
course, they could bring some sort OF
legal action against us for assault Il
but they don't care 10. Since We
started this game there's been a de- II
crease In piekpooket cases. There {
were only nine this week. as against v
10 last week, and 80 the week be-
tore that.
An automobile runabout. with IL