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Evening journal., 1908-09-12
HOW THEY BOOM
CITIES OUT WEST
William J. Hoffman Tells Of
the Boosters" Of Port
land. Oregon

William ]. Hoffman. formerly OF this
city. now advertising manager of the
Portland, Oregonian, who IS visiting
Wilmington. describes interestingly
the methods used to boom Portland,
which might be applied to Wilmington.
Speaking OF the splendid work of the
Commercial Club Of Portland. which
has focused fits efforts TO making
Portland the metropolis Of the Pacific
coast States. Mr.. Hoffman says;
1.-THE Commercial Club believes in
publicity and e pays its publicity man,
ager, Thomas Richardson, who is
known almost throughout the country,
$500 a year. He is admitted 10 be
the best boomer in the country. He is
allowed an assistant who is paid $4,000
a year and he is given $500 a year to
spend for other office expenses.
In addition TO this there Is a fund
raised by the business men and the
bankers amounting to 100000 and $780,
600 a year for the express purpose OF
booming the State Of oregon. No one
person is permitted to give more than
500 month. or $1,000 a year Portland
has II or Is banks and each bank gives
800 a month to the fund. The prirci-
pal department stores and Wholesale
men give 500 a month. Those whf
cannot afford the 500 a month give 81
a month. Others give $50 a month
and the subscriptions dwindle down &c
$40 a month. The sum is secured
solely by popular subscription but
only from the club members.
\
pervision Of the executive COMMITTEES
composed OF nine Of the NEST Influential
and progressive men In the city. This
fund and it's expenditure is kept en-
tirely separate and apart from any
other fLnds necessary for the main
tenance of the club or It's headquarters
and none Of this money can be deviatec
into channels. whereby It would go C
defraying club expenses of any kind
The money is expended IN booming th'
State for in so doing the men believ'
they are not only benehting the State
but the city as well.
"Tho Commercial Club is governe,
by board Of governors and 20 SHOW
the interest they take in the welfare o
the club and the advancement Of tn
city, It is only necessary TO say tina
this board meets for luncheon ever
Monday at noon. and there are invarl
ably ten of the twelve members in at
tendance.
Portland has a population of 225.n0
II is considered the most progressiy
city on the Pacific coast. The recen
financial depression hit ms very lighili
There is more wholesale business don
in Portland than in any other cit
along the coast. except one. In Port
land there have just been finished si
immense slSyscrapers; rour more ar
about half finished and foundations fo
four more have been Installed"
Evening journal., 1908-09-12
TOSSED AWAY
STOLEN RING
Jacob BarkOff Held for the
Upper Court on Charge
Of Larceny

Claiming he was a cousin OF his"
Jacob Barkon. a young Hebrew, came
to Michael Browns home a few days
ago. He introduced himself, and Brown
though he had not met Mr. Barkoff be-
fore, sympathized with him and took
him in. Barkoff said he had come from
Philadelphia to olok for work.
For a while Mr.. Barkoff will probably
find plenty Of work to do making big
stones into little ones while he awaits
the session of the upper court. Ho
was held in $500 bail by Judge Coch-
ran this morning in city Court on tho
charge OF larceny Soon after Mr..
Brown had taken Mr.. Barkoh into his
house he missed a valuable diamond
ring and circumstantial evidence was
very much against Mr.. Barkon.
Yesterday morning Mr.. Brown rose
and dressed at the usual time. intend
ing TO go TO Philadelphia. When he
came down TO breakfast his wife asked
him about his ring. She went to where
it was kept and found it gone. Mr.
Barkoff but a few minutes before had
said that he was going out TO look foi
work He had been the only one IL
the house besides Mr. and Mrs. Browi
and when the ring could not be foun,
Mr. Brown notified the police Tn
latter got on the job and Barkon wa
soon found and placed under arrest.
Barkoff told his story through an i'm
terpreter. He said he had taken th'
ring but finding he could not sell it h'
started back to the house to return IL
Then becoming scared he thought h
would throw IL away. The police
searched the place where It was sup.
posed TO have been thrown but coulC
not find it. The ring was valued al
about $50.
Evening journal., 1908-09-12
CENTRAL LABOR UNION
TO MEET TONIGHT

The Central Labor Union viii meet to-
night. instead OF September Is, the date
for the regular meeting. The time Of the
meeting was changed because William J..
Bryan originally was expected TO visit
Wilmington on next Tuesday and the dele
gates wished TO hear him. Since then,
however. the date Of the Bryan meeting
has been changed to September Il.
The meeting will be Of more than usual
interest. It is expected. as it is reported
that the Brewery Workers delegates. fol-
lowing the lead OF the Machinists' dele
gates. may withdraw.
Evening journal., 1908-09-12
Radae For 4. M. Perkins.

Henry W Perkins. who was nOminat-
ed last week by tho Republicans for
the Levy Court from the Eastern dis
trict Of Wilmington, is an active mem-
Der Of the Grand Army, but was un-
able to attend the recent national en-
campment in Toledo. He was not for
gotten. however, and has been pre-
sented with a handsome badge by
some of his friends. Mr.. Perkins is a
mast commander Of the Grand Army
and he appreciates the thoughtfulness
of his comrades who remembered him,
Evening journal., 1908-09-12
URGE MATRIMONY
COURSE IN SCHOOLS

TOPEKA. Kan, Sept. i2.-"The time is
coming when a course preparatory to
natrimony will be offered IN our public
schools In which young men and women
will be taught some important matters
relative TO marriage"
Professor f. II, Biackmar. OF tho de-
partment OF sociology al tho University
OF Kansas. made this statement In an ad-
dress before the superintendent OF Kan
sas charitable institutions. lie believes
such course would 60 far toward I'm
proving Americans as nation. and he
believes II the most cxpcdient remedy for
unhappy marriages.
Evening journal., 1908-09-12
INTERNAL MACHINE
SENT GOVERNOR FORT

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 12-An at
tempt to assassinate Governor Fort, Of
New Jersey. thought to have grown
out Of his persistency in closing saloons
in Atlantic City on Sunday, was foiled
here to-day by the ocal postoftce
authorities when an internal machine
addressed to the governor, was inter-
cepted at the local postoffice.
A suspicious package, weighty and
OF peculiar shape, attracted the atteu-
ton of the postal clerks. who caused
Evening journal., 1908-09-12
TALLEY'S VICTIMS
STILL IMPROVING

The condition OF the three victims Of
Pearson Talley. who are az the homeo-
pathio Hospital. was reported favorable
today. and there is now chance for the
recovery Of all three.
Talley was brought into city Court
again this morning before Judge Coch-
ran and on request Of his attorney. J..
Frank Ball his hearing was continued
for two weeks, tho e6th.
Talley was self composed and appeared
20 look much better than he did at the
time Of his arrest
Evening journal., 1908-09-12

it to be referred to the superintendent.
The postal authorities decided finally
to open it. After the usual precautions
necessary to the examination OF
suspected internal machines had been
observed it was found that the package
was a bomb that would have exploded
and killed the man who opened It.
It was constructed of powder. nails
and bullets. with matches so arranged
that the unwrapipng would have fired
it.
Evening journal., 1908-09-12
WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Sept. f2.-Ths West
Indian hurricane continues TO move in
= northwardIy direction and Is central
( is morning over the Eastern 6aham as.
Conditions in the Bahamas and of the
South Atlantic coast are such as to
indicate danuer TO vessels in these
waters during the next two days.
Forecast till 8 p. m. Sunday;
For DeIsware-Fair tonight and Sun
day; light variable winds, mostly
northerly.
Evening journal., 1908-09-12
MOTOR CARS ARE
in MAD RACE
Wild Bursts Of Speed With
Milford and Cobb
in the Lead
BY United Press Leased Special Wire.


NEW YORK, Sept 12.-whirling
around the Brighton Beach race track
at a speed which is eclipsing all worlds
records, the contest being intermingled
with terrific bursts of speed In the ef-
fort of the contestants TO secure the
lead. eight cars are being madly driven
by their drivers in the 24-hour race,
which will terminate at $50 o'clock to-
night at the end of the twelfth hour
today, when the race was half over,
the Lozier car. driven by Afulford and
Cobe, had wrested the lead from the
Allen Kingston car, and at that hour
had covered SIS miles, twelve miles
better than any previous record.
II was by series of desperate
sprints that Mulford and Cobe secured
the lead. At the beginning Of the elev-
enth hour they We're % miles behind
DePaliner i'm his Allen Kingston, and
while the latter was forced to leave the
track, Mulford and Cobe, together with
Parker and Copra in the Fiat and
Michener and Lynch in another Lozier
began riding their cars as never be-
fore witnessed in an automobile race.
soon Mulford and Cobe secured the
lead. but they were being pushed by
che other contestants and the race has
developed into wild bursts Of Speed and
the drivers are circling the track in a
manner bordering on recklessness.
THE attendance at the track surpassed
ali records for an automobile race. Both
stands at the course were packed while
the lawns in front of the grand stands and
the club house were filled with masse
of humanity. At the twelfth hour the
score was:
I.ozier. Mulford and Cobe................56
Fiat. Parker and Copra.... ..........-. SO
Iozier. Michener and Lynch ........ --5S
Allen-Kingston, DePalma and Rippi-
gill .......... ................-. .'..-.'.-.o-
stearns. Laurent and Marquis ..........52
Thomas. Roberts and Martin ............47
Acme. Strang and Rodgers ............-.46
/ Simplex. Robertson and LeSault.......-46
/ Spo. Kjeldsen and Juhaze ................2a
Il Is said that all participants in the
race would be disqualified from entering
the Vanderbilt cup race unless the race
ing board Of the A. a. A. should rescind
It's ruling, because they are participating
lin an unsanctioned meet.
The drivers still continue their mad
whirl and at the end Of the fourteenth
hour. the I.ozier car was still leading
with esi miles, Fourteen miles ahead OF
the worlds record. The other cars fol-
low: Fiat. $50 miles; Lozier eis; stearns
$50: Allen Kingston, go; Thomas, Dol
Acme. 557; Simplex, bSs; spo, AL
Evening journal., 1908-09-12
DESIGNS New BRYAN Badqe.

Alfred collins Of this city has de-
signed a new Bryan campaign but
ton that had won teh approval of Ma
tiOnal Chairman Mack and other big
men of the party. Mr.. Collins de-
sign is that Of picture of Bryan's
face printed in black. surrounded by
an interrogation point. printed in blue
on tho question MARI is the inscrip-
tion shall the people rule?" Mr.. Col
lins already is receiving orders for big
quantities Of the new button.
Evening journal., 1908-09-12
IdIs Hour cIuh ovstor Roast.

Full preparation has been made for
an interesting fall season by the Idle
Hour Club at Binstead The large oven
has been rebuilt for the oyster roasts.
the first of which viii be held tomor-
row. Two barrels az prime Chinco-
teauge plants will arrive direct from
the grounds where they are grown
Evening journal., 1908-09-12

Prosperity is coming BACK HOME
Be ready TO meet If this Fall.
Get your Ads. ready. The Journal
will do the rest with its large
home and rural circulation.
1T LEADS
The Holly chieftain., 1908-04-24
WE CARRY A STOCK OF
Flour, Feed and Seeds
which we sell at lowest market price

A pessimist is n man who looks
for worms p-his beethoven apple.
An optimist is man who shuts
his eyes, eats worms and all and
never kicks at the stomach ache. A
pessimist is wart on the neck of
progress that can't be used as
collar button. An optimist is a Joy
forever and a favorite with the first
row in the balcony. A pessimist
clings to the rheumatism as an ex-
cuse for grumbling, while an opti-
mist loves pretty girl for the hug
ging there is IN her, You can't lose
a pessimist. and as for the optimist,
none Of the girls in my set wants
to-so says a La Junta fair dam
sci.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-04-24
Majestics Are Best
The Merry Widow

| would like to see the budding
and the blooming Of the trees, |
would like to watch the birdlets as
they float adown the breeze; |
would like to see the sunlight on
the KIN Ills and on the flats, but the
girls obstruct my vision with their
Merry Widow hats. When girl
would cross door way people view
her with alarm, for she has to GO
in sideways, with her head beneath
her arm; when two maidens take
a ramble. one on either side the
street, they are widely separated,
but their merry hats will meet.
All, the sorrows of the husband
who would kiss his only own! For
he has to do his kissing by long
distance telephone. In the church
the merry women with their Merry
Widow tiles, drive their melan-
choly husbands to the middle OF the
aisles; in the home the weeping
father seeks the cellars quiet gloom,
for upstairs the Merry Widow
headgear takes up all the room;
there he's joined by all his neigh
bors who unite in crying "Ratsv
when the conversation touches on
those Merry Widow hats Emporia
Gazette.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-04-24
J. P. SAVER.
Notice For Publication
Land Office at Lamar. Colo.
NIL "a 1O02

March "a. 1908.
Notice is hereby given that Joseph H. Snyder.
Of Holly. Colorado. has filed notice Of his in
tenton to make final Communication proof in support
Of his claim. viz: Homestead Entry No. 5766
made Feb. 81. 1905. for the North half Of the
North East quarter. South East quarter Of the
North East quarter. North East quarter Of the
South East quarter. Of Section % Twp. 23 S.
Range AZ W. 9th P NJ. and that said proof
will be made before the Register and Rsceiver'
at Lamar Colo. on May Is. 1908.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon. and cnltvaiont
nf. the land. viz:
LIE. Ford. o. N. Ford. W. R. Pratt. Ed Wise
all OF Holly. Colorado.
JOHN A. WILLIAMS.
REGISTER
The Holly chieftain., 1908-04-24
Handsome Line Of Writing Paper

The Chieftain has just Nreceived
a handsome line Of Stationery and
Envelopes, which we now offer for
sale ata very reasonable price. You
can have your name and address
printed on it for about the same
price you are now paying for the
blank paper. Come in and see.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-04-24
Ny 17Oo-Ib. Stallion

And Black Prince and Jack now
at your service. $500 to insure foal
At my ranch, three miles east Of
Holly.
J. P. SAVER.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-04-24
Notice For Publication
Land O&ce .t Lamar. Colorado.
March "a, 1908

March "a. 1908
Notice is hereby given that Andrew J.
Miller, Of Holly. Colorado. has fled notice 4
! is intention to make final communication proof
in support Of bis claim. viz: Homestead Entry
No. 7474 made March s. 1907. for the South
west quarter Of Section 2. Twp. Is S. r. 42
W. P. NJ. and that said proof will be made
bsfore the Register and Receiver, a, Lamar.
Colo. on May 7. 1908.
He names the following witnesses to prov.
his continuous residence upon and suItivatisa
Of. the land. viz:
Elton Reagan. o. E. May6eId, o. N. Ford
and Alfred Vincenz. all Of Holly. Colos.do.
JOHN A. WILLIAMS,
Register
The Holly chieftain., 1908-04-24
Coolidge Grows

Our base ball team went to Holly
Sunday and played the Hollyites.
This was the first game Of the sea-
son. The score stood four to twenty
in our favor. | don't know what
Holly was doing. They must have
gone to sleep. Our boys played SO
fast it knocked them silly Thst's
right give it to them boys. A lot of
our young folks accompanied our
team to Holly Sunday as rooters
and they must have filled the bill
to perfection, from all accounts.
Hurrah for our side. Coolidge
scribe, Syracuse Republican.
He that whoopeth up his own
business in the newspaper shall
reap bountiful harvest in golden
shekels. He that readeth the ad-
vertisements and pro6teth shall
have abundance Of this worlds
goods for little money. He that
chooseth not to subscribe for his
home paper shall wonder at the
intellect Of his neighbor. He that
advertiseth literally getteth the
cream Of the trade. Old fogies get
the SKINNED milk.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-04-24
Honeseekers' Rates South.

One fare plus $2.oo to certain
and return; liberal limits; stopo"ers;
via Colorado & Southern. Full in
formation on application.
T. E. FISHER,
General Passenger Agent.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-04-24
We have full line of kalsomine in
all the popular shades.
R. w. English Lumber Co.
Delights of the Sea.

The Colorado & Southern's low
rates and splendid service places the
Mexican Gulf within only a few
hours distance. Let us tell you OF
the splendid attractions.
T. E. FISHER,
General Passenger Agent, Denver.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-04-24
Flat Reduction of 25c per Gallon

Now is the timeo secure good paint at bargain.
Call early and make your selection while there choice of coors.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-09

work Of a Gilbert Stuart. But Nature
as the sculptress, using as her tools
the tapping waves of ages, has set up
this monument to the greatest Ameri-
can in honor of the country, and the
state which bears his name.
Had the international boundary line
been moved five miles to the east
ward, as it passes among the islands
that form the archipelago lying be.
tween Vancouver island and the main
land, this statue of Washington would
have been on British soil. But evil
IDENTIFY nature had the boundary dis.
pute between Great Britain and Ameri.
ca settled long before the question
nearly involved the two nations in
war half century ago. Washington
rock lies at the waters edge on Wal
dron island, the most northwesterly
of the San Juan group Of islands to
the northward of Puget sound.
British forces tried to hold all these
islands, but they were routed by the
American troops. Crumbling forts and
ancient blockhouses to-day remain to
remind the people Of the struggles Of
early days that now have been almost
forgotten.
Not far from Waldron island Nature
has become a shiDbuilder and has
raised an island out Of the water that
looks SO like a modern battle ship.
even to the fighting tops, that passing
vessels, not knowing it to be of earth
and rock, have been known to salute
with their whistles what they SUP.
posed was a majestic representative Of
the American navy. Battleship island.
or as it is sometimes called. More's
island, is located at the entrance of
the Strait de Hara, the main channel
between Vancouver island and the
San Juan group.
The tides have performed another
queer feat in converting an immense
boulder on the beach of Sueia island
into the likeness of a Chinese. with a
grass hat like an immense rice bowl
over his head. The size of THE
Chink," as the rock is called. may be
realized by comparing it with the
sheep that stand beside it, and which
look little larger than rats.
The island in front of the little
summer resort on East sound looks as
II it might have been brought across
the Pacific from a Japanese lake. It's
stunted trees are oriental, its build.
ings look lige pagodas, and It seems to
rest in a summer sea for all the world
like the fiowery kingdom. Between
the island and the beach is the favo-
rite resort Of bathers.
These islands of San Juan are be-
coming known far and wide for their
beauty, and each year more and more
people visit their summer resorts or
run their yachts into the sheltered
harbors and covers that are almost
as numerous as the pebbles upon the
beach. Many strange characters of
days gone by still remain upon the
islands and tell of the troublous times
Of the long ago.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-09
THREE TOED GOATS

have existed here at a period ante
dating that Of the Spanish explorers.
This fact would account for the sew
eral distinct species now found on the
island
A recent classification divides them
into two main groups The most COM
mon, the Capa montes, closely re-
semble the mountain goat Of northern
Spain. It is slightly larger than the
ordinary sheep, the legs being longer
and more slender. A shaggy coat Of
coarse black and white hair falls al
most to the ground, surmounted by
long, slightly spiral horns, with a
spread in some specimens Of three
feet.
The other and much scarcer species
Is In some ways very like our Rocky
mountain goat, having the same long
white hair and small black pointed
nose. The horns are large and quite
fat, tiltlng sharply backward from
the head, attaining a length of 2S to
30 inches This variety is usually
found only in the more inaccessible
portions Of the island
lnterbreedlng with the island sheep
has produced several singular types,
the most interesting being a breed
called antelope goat In shape it is
very like the Indian antelope, its long,
slender legs and dun color deceiving
even experienced hunters.
A feature peculiar to all varieties
and one that places the Catalina goat
in a unique class is its third toe. This
is placed just back of the usual two,
forming a triangular hoof. Probably
this was acquired as an extra aid to
overcome the difficulties due to the
crumbling formation Of the mountains
and cliffs Of the interior. Goats of
other lands have only two toes.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-09
TWO DISTINCT GROUPS OF AMI.
MAILS ON CATALINA ISLAND.
Origin Of Herd Is a Mystery-Flrst
Family Believed by Some 70
Have Been Brought by Span
ish Soldiers.
Copyright by waldon f'awcett-


Avalon, Catalina Island Cal-Two
remarkable discoveries have been
made recently regarding the wild
goats Of Catalina. One is that there
are. in reality, two great families Of
goats on the island, and the other is
that the goats of the interior Catalina
have three toes instead Of the two
common to all the goats known to
naturalists in other lands,
Aside from this the origin Of the
animals has been determined with
reasonable accuracy.
Theories differ In accounting for the
mysterious origin Of the wild goats
The most widely accepted explanation,
however, is that they were brought to
the island by the early Spanish nayi-
gators. Driven by the western gales
their clumsy galleons were often
forced to seek refuge here, and the
goats were intended for a food supply
in these times Of stress.
Father Sebastian Anselmo, a Fran
ciscan priest, on the occasion Of his
visit here in 1928, records a native
feast at which wild goat was served.
This was roasted whole and seems to
have been a favorite delicacy Of the
aborigines. The bones were also
fashioned into flutes, pipestems, dag
gers, forks. etc. Many specimens Of
this work have been found in the
buried mounds of the island. From
this fact many believe that goats may
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-09
RATS MADE OF CHINESE HAIR.
Ton Of Pigtails Of Deceased Mandarins
Received by Boston Dealer.

Boston.-A side light on what wo-
men wear in their hair when it comes
to dressing It a la mode for the Mer-
ry Widow" hat came out here when
the steamer Seneca, from China,
steamed into port In the cargo was
ton Of Chinamen's plgtails. 1t was
consigned to prominent Boston hair
dealer, who will use it in making
rats and switches and puffs.
According to the steamer officials.
the importation Of human hair from
China is a thriving industry. No good
Chinaman win part with his pigtail in
life but when he is dead it is differ.
ent. He usually has a good supply,
and his relatives viii let 1t 20 cheap
Hair from dead people does not make
up into extra fine switches, but it will
do In the cheaper grade.
There is nothing better than the
heavy, coarse, strong, straight hair OF
the Chinaman, dead or alive, for styl-
ish puffs and rats. It never loses its
shape, 1t stands all sorts Of knocking
about. and as long as the girl does not
know what she Is wearing there Is no
trouble.