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New-York tribune., 1908-02-09
KANSAS DEmURRAeE LAW UPHELD.

Topeka Kan, Feb. Sin the OF ". VI. Pat
terson against the Missouri Pacific Railway tho
Supreme Court OF Kansas TO-DAY reversed the
decision Of the lower court and sustained the Kan
sas freight deulurrage Law of lsD5 This imposes
penalty Of q day each car for delay in
furnishing freight cars ordered.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-09

Gses 1910 sr
New-York tribune., 1908-02-09

Totals average .-.-.--.-.-.. ;
Actual figures Saturday morning. February s-.-..l
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-19
A HARD STRUGGLE
Many a Astorian Citizen Finds the
Struggle Hard.

With a back constantly aching,
With distressing urinary disorders,
Daily existence is but a struggle.
No need to keep it up.
Doan's Kidney Pills will cure you.
Theodore Huerth, living on Park
Place, about two miles from Oregon
City, Ore, says;
81 found Doan's Kidney Pills do
just what is claimed for them. For
a long time ] suffered from a lame
ness and aching over the kidneys and
an irregularity of the action of the
kidneys. The trouble was not severe
enough to lay me up but was very an
noying and made it difficult without
my back paining me. ! was induced
to try Doan's Kidney Pills from the
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-19

recommendation Of a friend, and pro-
cured box. Their use absolutely re.
moved the trouble with the kidneys,
strength ened my back and in every
way proved your remedy to be worthy
Of the greatest confidence.
Plenty more proof like this from
Astoria people. Call at Charles
Rogers drug store and ask what Gus
tomeers report
For sale by all dealers. Price SC
cents. Milburn Co., Buffalo
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-19
WhOI Sh0N We Hove FOI Dessert?

Try JELL-O, the dainty, appetiz-
ing economical dessert. Can be pre-
pared instantly-simply add boiling
water and serve when cool. Favored
just right; sweetened just right; per-
feet in every way. A l0c. package
makes enough dessert for a large
family. All grocers sell it. Don't ac-
cept substitutes. JELL-O complies
with all Pure Food Laws. Seven
favors Lemon, Orange, Raspberry,
Strawberry, Chocolate, Cherry, Peach.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-19

Irritation Of the throat and hoarse-
ness are relieved Immediately by two
or three little swallows of Kemp's
Balsam, the best cough cure. Grip
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-19

Subscribe for the Morning Astorian,
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the news in the local field.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-29
QUIET NOW At
THE CAPITAL
After Holidays Will Come the
Clash Between Congress
and President.
By Ernest G.. Walker.

Mail Special to the Advertiser.)
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 1.-THE
national capital is recovering from the
effects of a strenuous week-the most
strenuous week it has had for long,
long time-and looking forward with
feeling of some relief toward Christ
mas and the long holiday recess. For
Congress will last hardly more than a
week longer before the recess into a
new year, made almost imperative from
long custom, will be taken.
While there was no one event of
transcendent Importance during the first
six DAYS of the session of Congress,
there were numerous happenings in con-
junction during that period which gave
the city a busy week indeed. The Con-
servation Congress has been here, as
has the Rivers and Harbors Congress,
with it's influential members agitating
for a bond issue of $50O,000,000 for in
ternal improvements. The President
tlCNI IdS bttU III IONI duu NCNLti LOAO
and members have been occupied in
getting talks with him and reaching
understandings. They have thronged
the parlors of the residence of w J.
Boardman, on Dupont Circle, every day
during the hours when Mr.. Taft was not
presiding over the Red Cross convention
or filling other engagements. All these
occurrences have attracted many promi-
nent people from different parts of the
country to Washington. There have
been numerous social events and the
city has assumed an activity and a gay
ETY. that will not be equalled again in
all probability till Inauguration comes
in early March.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-29
Watch for SYMPTOMS of Group.

Do not allow Group TO develop. Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy will prevent
the attack. Watch for the first symp-
tom, which is usually hoarseness and
give this remedy freely. It should al
ways be kept in the home where there
are young children. For sale by all
lealers. Benson, Smith & Co., agents
for Hawaii.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-29
Search After Banquet Orator.

Along with the sessions of numerous
civic bodies there have been many eff
forts to engage attractive speakers for
the winter banquets of many varieties
in the big cities of the land. Scores
of presidents of boards of trade, cham
beers of commerce, dry goods associa-
tions and other organizations, have can
vassed not only the membership of Con-
gress but the ranks of the visiting
governors and other celebrities for ora
tOrical talent. Some have come with
delegations and nearly all have gone
to the Capitol to enlist the aid of their
home Congressman to persuade such
orators and public men, who would be
drawing card at the banquet tables
to make the trip and get better &C
quainted with the people of given
localities.
Then to enhance the popular interest
in Washington at such busy time came
the offensive paragraph in the Presi-
dent s message about the prohibition
of transfers of Secret Service men to
detective work in other departments.
Visitors always like to throng the Cap
itOl to see the Senate and House at
work but it has been an extra treat to
follow the proceedings by which special
committees, authorized by Republicans,
are directed to investigate the truth of
statements by a President of the same
party. The possibility of a breach be-
tween the President and the Congress
and also of a high old row have added
zest to the rapid panorama, spread be-
fore such an eager and cosmopolitan
multitude
The remarkable week was brought to
a climax with the annual fall dinner of
the Gridiron Club, all of whose dinners
have come to be notable events in the
life of a Washington winter. Nearly
all the prominent figures in the weeks
doings were invited guests at that ban
quet. The President and Vice Presi-
dent of the United States were present,
as were the President-elect and the
Vice Presidentelect. Hon. w. F. Frear
of Honolulu, figured among the guber-
Material guests and occupied seat at
the head table.
1t was a night of wit and fun-making,
in which all the dignitaries unbended
and met on a plane of equality with the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-29

Plate glass, colored glass, and ordi-
nary glass for windows, greenhouses
and fancy effects. We have the larg-
est and finest stock in the Territory.
Levers & Cooke, Ltd, III S. King
street; phone 775.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-29

| forty-odd Washington newspaper cor
respondents comprising the membership
| of that club. Cabinet officials, natlona
chairmen, and Senators and Representa-
tives galore were among the banqueters
Iabout the gridiron shaped table and did
rnot adjourn till midnight, when the i'm
'pressive rendering by tenor soloist
of t'The Song That Reached Ny
Heart, was completed.
"Take-offs'' on Public Officials.
The veil is drawn aside only little,
so that the general public catches but
a glimpse of those dinners, but there
were bright speeches by the President
and the President elect and by numer-
Gus other notables. These speeches were
sandwiched in between the Fstunts -
that are always "take-offs" on con
spicuous developments in political and
governmental affairs.
But, now the days seem tame by COM
parison, for this week many of the
notables have departed and there is
little left except Congress and the Gus
tomary activities that attend it's ses-
sions. Mr.. Taft has gone away to
New York and will soon be away to the
South to spend the next two months
resting and making ready for his ad-
;c+r h. of
the United States. The Rivers and
HarbOrs Congress, the Red Cross Con-
vention, the Conservation Congress and
the Southern Commercial Congress have
all adjourned, and most of the members
of those various organizations have dis
persed to their homes. They have had
a rare view of Washington, such a view
as could hardly happen at the begin
ming of a session of the Federal Con-
gress more than once in four years and
possibly not oftener than once in a
decade or a quarter of century.
President Roosevelt has yet to settle
his troubles with the offended Senate
and House, but that is One-ring cir
Gus as compared to the many-ring per-
Torrance that has been in progress.
And the days will rapidly slip away to
the Christmas holidays, when once more
Washington, with its many kaleido-
scopic changes, will become as quiet,
for a season, as country village.
After the Calm, the Fight.
Following the reassembling of Con-
gress, of course, will come on the little
affair of the President and Congress
in the matter of the Secret Service
clause of the Message. The President
intends to fight the matter to a finish,
and the Congressman are only planning
on what they can do to rebuke the
Executive for the insinuations made by
him that the Congressman have any
thing to fear from Secret Service in
vest iuatjOn
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-29
Stearns' Wine of Cod Liver Extract


providing condi
be
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-29
Business Care Brings Nervous Wear

life strength this
of
trifng
thought conditions of perfect health
either usually ouished
relief by the OF
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-03

TINS charge. as compared with 40 in
Massachusetts.
The ten states or territories of the
union which have the highest ratios
or convicts held for murder or man
slaughter, leaving out OF consideration
the state of Kansas. where outside
criminals are incarcerated, and where
the death penalty has NOT been in oper-
alton for quarter of a century, are
as follows: Arizona. with 59.1 per one
hundred thousand OF Inhabitants; Flor
Ida. with $40; Nevada. 4s.s; New Mex
leo, $40; Wyoming. 39.1: Louisiana,
363; Monta.-a. s4.S; Georgia. ga; Ala
bama. 32.1: Texas. 29.4. per one hun
dred thousand of inhabitants. Then
follow Mississippi, West Virginia, Cal
ffornia and Kentucky. That California
has higher ratio OF such prisoners
than has the state made famous by
incessant feuds Is due to the fact that
there Is twice as large a proportion of
murderers hanged in Kentucky as
there is in the land of golden poppfes.
while there are hundred and forty
lynehings in tie Blue Grass state to
thirty-one in California.
Fourth in the rank of murder states
In 1889, California now stands twelfth,
with steady decrease I'm the proper
ton or homicides In proportion to to-
tai population Thirty states show an
increase in homicides. the greatest In
creases being in the southern states.
The general increase OF homicides In
the United States has been from 81 per
one hundred thousand of population in
1860 to Sc In 1870. falling In 1880 to
the low ratio OF 30. only to rise in 1880
to 6-S. then to los In 1900. and to 11.e
In 1905. In only about twelve states is
there marked tendency to diminution
OF homicide. while among those wherein
crimes OF violence are most infrequent
are the four states IN which capital
has been legally abolished
for many years, namely: Maine. Michf-
gan, Rhode Island and wisconsin.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-03
By Fred Vincent

TIT n old swindle and successful
one. too, goes under the name of
n the violin sale" The game. is
worked in such a manner as to
arouse the. victims cupidity by max
ing him believe he has sure thing in
which he VIII be able to net neat
little sum by playing wise"
The swindler has need Of con-
federate. who has the appearance of a
solid businessman, while he plays the
role Of poor musician, lily clad and
fed. and innocent of the .wiles of the
wicked world. A cheap violin. worked
I'D to appear very old, and $50 bill
are all the accessories needed.
The proprietor or clerk Of a music
store or pawnshop is chosen by the
swindlers for victim" as a general
thing.
Operations are begun by the ''musi-
clan" dropping into the store in the
evening with the violin carefully
covered in wooden clothes and iac ssed
in an old case, 50 IS TO amply protect
II from the elements. Appearing z 10 be
very I'll at ease. he shambles up to the
picked man and begs to be. alloe ed to
leave his violin in his care over night.
This Is generally granted and the
musician takes his leave after adnion-
ishing the clerk to be careful. as the
fiddle is very old and valuable Next
day he turns up. receives the instru-
ment, and the next night he once more
returns and leaves it, and vice versa.
Incidentally he gets better acquainted
with the prospective" in whom he con-
ldes the reason for his giving the
violin over 70 the clerks care. Usually
ne AYERS that he does so for fear OF
robbery as he lives in the poor quar-
ter OF the city. making il dangerous TO
carry 50 valuable an instrument.
Meanwhile. the musicians con-
federate IS getting busy. Il a quest
for old vioiins TO satisfy a hobby cur
well nourished businessman finds him.
self in this particular place of business.
lie is shown everything in the house.
Nothing meets with his approval
What he wants is a very old violin.
weil seasoned by long usage, etc. Price,
he af1irms with much vehemence, is not
worthy OF a moments notice If he gets
what he desires. Leaving an address
at fashionable hotel or apartment
house. the lobbyist instructs Z. z. to
mail him card if he happens To get
onto" anything. He also mentions
casually that he viii drop around in
a day or two. and that he is a visitor
10 the city and viii soon dspart Tor
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-03
THE WCKEDEsT STATE IN THE UNONOUT WEST OF COIPsE

and Georgia by ls.a per 100000 oe popu-
lation. That Nevada now stands as
the wickedest state in the union is not
because of any increase in the ratio Of
her own prison population. but owing
to the great decrease of 1873 prisoners
per 100000 of Inhabitants in Arizona.
while the decrease in the Sagebrush
state was but e7.5 for the same number
or inhabitants. Californians are improv-
ing at the rate of I'll per 100, 800 of
inhabitants, The dinlinution in pris-
oners held for homicide in the Golden
state is particularly worthy OF re-
mark. the ratio OF convicts held for
murder or manslaugilter having fallen
from 34.4 in 1890 to 25.3 In 1904, the
year of the latest census enumeration.
judged by the proportion OF prison
ers to total population. the 10 most
iawless communities In the unien are.
i'm the order Of progressive crim:nality.
Washington containing A federal
prison.. Colorado. Massachusetts, Kan
sas. Montana. California FLORIDA. wyo-
ming. Arizona and Nevada. the latter
leading with maximum ratio Of 3o4.7
prisoners per 100000 OF inhabitants. as
compared. say, with Washington's rec-
ord OF 156 for the same number OF resi-
dents.
That such states as Georgia. Louis
lana, Texas and Kentucky show lower
ratios of persons enjoying the hos
pitality Of the state government than
are similarly accommodated in such
progressive commemorative as AIassa-
chusetts. Kansas. Washington and Cali
foraia by no means proves that there
is greater wickedness in the latter
communities than in the states of the
sunny south. No one would doubt for
example, that the people of Maine, New
Hampshire or Connecticut as also the
nhabitants of the Bay state. are less
given to crime than are the natives
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-03
SOME OF THE LITTLE SWINDLES THAT ARE WORKED IN A

his home. CThis to keep the clerk from
making inquiries.D
The victim, knowing the big price
paid Tor some violins, naturally begins
10 figure some. When the musician
again turns up he carefully sounds the
old fellow in an effort to ascertain the
price for which he would part with his
"lddle"
The old man seems beaftbroken at
hfst at even the idea of selling. then
getting more amenable to reason he
sets the value at s175. and is not sure
that he will part with his beloved in
strument at that price.
E. u. has now found something that
might suit the lobbyist, and forthwith
he communicates with his hotel and
tells the gentleman OF his discovery
Yes, he can see the rare bargain
il he will call tomorrow"
Next morning, true to his promise,
the businessman shows up, and. after
carefully testing the tone and exam
ining the violin inside and out goes
into raptures. 1t is the pest one he
has seen for years and he has paid
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-03

dler refuses TO do business. explaining
that he needs the money for another
business venture or that II is necessary
for him to leave the country. which is
generally the truth. as the sucker bites
and the fisher for the con must leave
for parts unknown before his bogus
boarders leave the shelter 50 kindly
provided for them BY the obliging host.
the swindler.
There are many swindles carried on
by mail orders. These range from. buy
ing house and lot TO a PAPER of pips.
The big lines are not, as a general
thing. very safe. as 1t takes much out
side advertising. and the government
officials are very sharp. The little ones
carried on by Judicious placing of small
ads in cheap papers go on lor years
sometimes before the government puts
its foot down on their swindles. a
good example of this class Is the one
who advertises some useful article IL
you will mail dollar or two to such and
such an address. The ad never makes
a definite promise OF delivering any
ity or value OF the article is never
specifically stated This makes it hard
to prosecute such cases. as the victim
takes his chances when he sends. the
money.
Several years ago small al ap-
peared in papers all over the country
promising 10 send several useful house.
hold articles IL. the subscriber would
send so cents Before a certain date.
The limitation put upon it by the date
was simply TO whet their desire to
chance buying something that might
be worth more than the price paid.
After a week or two the victim would
receive a small, neatly packed package
from the advertiser. Ills surprise can
we'll be imagined when after unwrap-
ping folds and folds Of tissue to find
seven steel needles OF assorted sizes
for which he had paid so cents In a
case of this kind believe the victim
is usually amply repaid by the added
experience gained.
Not many years ago the south was
afflicted by an overwhelming deluge OF
potato bugs, which all but destroyed
its crops. Naturally. when a terse
little adj stating that a sure kin for
potato bugs was to be had IL SO were
sent to pay for the same appeared
many a good dollar vas taken from
the hidden sock and sent posthaste to
the address of the ADVERTISE.
In due time the guaranteed killers
arrived. and II was lucky that the
father OF the little swindls was not to
be reached when they were received by
the expectant farmers
When the boxes were opened each
potato raiser found he was the proud
possessor OF two pine board paddles.
somewhat like an oar. except that thew
were grooved on one side and fitted In
a six inch box On the smooth side or
one OF them was pasted the followine
First catch your potato
bug. then lay him on his back on the
grooved side OF paddle No. I. I.ift nad1
die No with the hand hieh above
the head and bring it down smartlv ~,
paddle No. /. thereby crushing the brg
II the operation does not succeed ~
first time repeat until life is extinct z
Then catch another bug"
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-03

5000 and 5000 for several. too. He
must have this rarity al any price, etc.
Then his business sense comes TO his
rescue and, with an appearance of cum
ming. he questions the clerk about the
price the ''old codger" wants for his
violin. f. u. already begins to see
a snug little sum over and above his
commission and consequently answers
Slibly enough that he thinks IL will
be possible to procure the instrument
for maybe $3.50. This is where / get
in strong, is generally his mental note
when the busine ssman joyfully gives
him leave to bid that, and 5000 il
necessary. The clerk, however. prom
ises to- do the best he can to get II
at lower price. This pleases the
lobbyist and to cinch the bargain he
pcels eff a $50 bill from fat appear
ing roll and gives 1t to the nibbling
victim as evidence OF good faith and
a part payment TO the musician.
When the musician calls again the
clerk begins to bargain. The old fell
low, however. is not very anxious to
part with his pet and interposes all
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-03

place of such an arrangement he prom
ises to get the musician to reconsider
his action and then hustles out to
raise the necessary 500 so he can gain
possession and resell IL at 5000.
The musician is seen and the deal put
through. the clerk getting the violin
and the swindler the $3.50. Then the
E. T. Mark waits In vain for the pur-
chaser to come and claim his rare bar
gain. Needless to say he never does.
He and the musician are through and
have departed for new fields
Another we'll known and highly sue
cessful swindie is the sale of lodging
house. Here the victim is not worked
by rousing his cupidity but rather in.
making him think he has q mighty
good business proposition which will
pay him to invest in.
The first requisite for the operator
Is the house. He either buys the place
outright or gets long lease on the
property. II Is an easy thing to get
boarders to flll the rooms. A little ex-
cursion along the water front and in
the tenderlotn and the swindler has as
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-03

many roomers as he has need OF. as
there are many unfortunate men wait
ing for the cnance 10 occupy warm
bed and a comfortable room for moth
ing but to keep their mouths shut.
The swindler hustles and when the
"cohne on" makes his appearance the
"swindler host" welcomes him in
dignified manner and shows him about
the premises, explaining meanwhile
how simple 1t is to run lodging house
and the certainty of a profit accruing
on the credit side of the ledger. Enor-
nous profits are not promised, how
ever. 1t is simply Legitimate bust
ness proposition in which from 30 TO
80 per cent will be realized IL the house
is kept full. and II am sure you will be
able to do so II / can," etc. thus by
cajoiing and pounding the fact that 1t
is a no loss. but instead a sure and
steady gain, the swindler. three out OF
i've times, lands his man. When the
question of payment is broached the
payee's note is accepted IL negotiable
at the bank. or cash is demanded. II
the money cannot be raised the swim