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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-12-21
BONDING FOR CURRENT EXPENSES.

bad precedent being followed by the Salem City Council
seeking get the people to authorize bond issue for current
expenses.
In the first place deficits have been created by ignoring
provision of the city charter says that aldermen shall not
create deficits.
The specifically provides that when aldermen dburse
money Of the budget appropriation for particular
purpose they shall be liable personally.
The city itself with $4,000 to $4,000 deficit at the end
Of years progressive administration and is proposed
to resort to bond issue
course the people down bond issue warrants viii
probably discount and the old conditions before the
Hayseed administration will recur.
Then drew six cent interest and sold at dis
count each there greater deficit piled up against
the city, and finally bonds had to be issued
popularity of the proposition might with
for other purposes but the people will bitterly OPP
pose issuing bonds for current expenses
Haverhl, Mass Commission government was installed
year ago. and from deficit of $37 900 the Commission comes
out with surplus Of $4,000
Allowing good intentions part Of the and coun-
Gil warrant in the present charter and the deficit
is clearly without warrant Of law
Alderman Iachmund Carson Hill went record against
bond issue for deficit for expenses and Aldermen
Hatch, Mofett and Low absent
There still opportunity to keep the city cash basis and
engage the hazardous trick bonding for current
penses by ordering levy to pay the bills
There not much forsuing bonds for the Armory
whatever for bond issue for current
Unless this stopped there will be bond issue proposed fol-
lowing the wndup of each years business
The people will absolutely refuse bonds for deficit for
current expenses. sz
if necessary, spread the deficit levy two years
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-12-21
BROWNS
IN TOWN.
TONIGHT
HE WILL BE AT THE GRAND
AND WILL CELEBRATE HIS
VISIT BY DISTRIBUTING A LOT
OF HANDSOME PRESENTS TO
THOSE WHO GO TO SEE HIM.

Browns in Town." or will he
and will have his headquarters at
the Grand Opera House at 500 in
the evening when, the curtain goes
up. The Columbia Grand Stock COM
pany will present this genuine laugh
producer tonight. 1t is an old play
but a good one. brimming over with
fun, filled with comical situations,
and eminently suited to make you
remember the occasion of Mr.
Browns visit. Besides. 1t will take
your mind OF Its job of thinking
abeht your Christmas stocking or
someone's else. and give you a cou-
pie of hours OF genuine enjoyment.
The Columbia Grand Stock COM
pany is making good with the accent
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-12-21
PROGRESS AT BAKER CITY.

The metropolis Of Baker county adopted the Commission
form Of city government.
Mayor and two Commissioners elected by the city at
large, and salary.
The ward system of representation done away with and
there is no city legislature Nff
The Mayor receives $4,000 the Commissioners
receive $4,000 each per year.
They put in all their time Mayor executive head
the city, with veto power.
The people have the of Direct Legislation and the
power Of the recall and referendum.
One of the commissioners head of the water and sanitary
department including fire service.
The other commissioner is at the head of the street depart
ment including sewers, bridges and sidewalks
policy Of the city.
Other cities in Oregon preparing install the Commission
iyatem
n three the county why can't three the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-12-21

A simple Safeguard for Mothers
Mrs. ID. Gilkeson. 2s Ingles Ave.
youngstown. Ohio. gained wisdom
BY experience, my little girl had
a severe cold and cougAed almost
continuously. My sister recommend
ed Foiey's Honey and Tar. The
first dose l gave her relieved the In
iiammstion in her throat and afto'
using only one bottle, he'
throat and lungs were entirely fre'
from Inflammation. Since then
always keep a bottle Of Foley''
Honey and Tar in the house a.
know 1t Is a sure cure for coughs
and colds" Red Cross Pharmacy.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-12-21

The peculiar properties OF Cham
beriain's Cough Remedy have been
thoroughly tested during epidemics
Of lnfiuensa. and when II was taken
In time We have not heard OF a ssr-
gle case OF pneumonia. Sold by all
dealers.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-12-21
ORGANIZE WITHOUT FACTIONS.

The attempt inject factona fight the organization Of
the legislature is political mistake.
The selection of Ben Selling for president of the senate and
Henry Mckinney speaker of would be fair and right
and would eliminate any factonal fight
Mr. Selling leader of the progressive policies naugurated
by the people of Oegothe Direct Primary and the Direct
election of u S. senators.
Mr. Mckinney Assent nominee in his county, but is
clean anti Machine young Republican who off the farm
honest living, and not out of politics.
The time has for the professionals to let go and allow
who willing to recogni of the people to
determine matters and who will play politics squarey
The Capital Journal believes that organization of the legs
ate with such presiding both houses would the
taxpayers half million dollars.
Those who imagine they canplay politics the old lines
mistaken just they mistaken in putting the party the
attitude OF opposing popular reforms
An old-fashion grating legislature is abomnation
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-12-21

Many persons find themselves af'
fected with persistent cough after
an attack OF Influenza. AS thii
cough can be promptly cured by the
use OF Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy, Il should not be allowed to run
on until Il becomes Troublesome
Sold by ais dsaiers.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-12-21
Proposals for Hard Surface Pave
ment, Salem. Oregon.

mVhtt ooaoahhf O'Ne~"
On January 16. 1911. at 8 O'Clock
p. M, the common council OF the
city OF Salem, Oregon, will receive
proposals for paving t75,oo0, more
or less. square yards of street sur
face with hard surface pavement
Proposals must be accompanied BY
specifications and must state price
per square yard of pavement Pro
posais for any kind OF hard surface
pavement will be received and upon
opening said proposals. the city coun'
oil win proceed to adopt such speci
fications as It may deem for the bes'
interest OF the city.
w. A. MooREs.
City Recorder.
1a-2o-6t-dl,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-12-21
THE DEMAND FOR ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

The amendment adopted by the people, if it anything
to give courts rights they did possess before
there persons lying in jail
to whom no court viii give consideration.
The right to habeas corpus practically suspended be-
cause 1t takes months and years to get an appeal
Men lie jail voidable judgment but cannot get their
rights heard, and this is outrage on justice
amounts TO practical suspension of the right to trial and to
speedy Justice in all kinds of criminal cases.
The opinion Of Justice King that under the new amend
ment the court required to take original jurisdiction
This applies to such prisoners lying In jail
and cannot get appeal and give for trial
There Is something radically wrong with social system
where only poor men get into JAIL and then cannot have trial
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-24
Slap! Slap!

Slap Slap
The sound was heard distinctly over the catter
of dishes In the noisy dining room. All eyes were
turned toward the central table. They saw the
gigantic form of Tower loom up above the seated
Fox, they saw him give two powerful Bullets with
his open hand first with the right. then with the
not sec the Bullets saw the crimson marks the
face of the who attacked. And those at
the same table also Tower moving his hand
toward pocket as If to draw weapon They
started up in alarm to flee.
But they were not quick enough. No one of
them succeeded in doing more than rising when
the small man at the left OF Fox rose and shouted
loudly:
Stop
For the first time Tower took his eyes off Fox
and glared at the small
Stop! / officer! Stop
When Tower saw that the man who thus COM
manded him the deputy marshal who had
wrested his knife from him in the courtroom his
eyes blazed. Like bull in the ring with two
assailarts he hesitated for moment, but only
for moment. Again he turned toward Fox and
reached for his bowie knife.
Hawke holding his pistol concealed at
his side in his left hand. He grasped the barrel
Tower.
Two loud reports rang out.
Tower threw up his right arm. his right leg
doubled under him and he quickly sank to the
One of the travellers seated at Foxs table was
elderly Engiishnan. whose paid face was
slowly assuming its normal hue To the sheriff
he said:
I beg your pardon. but who was hc:'' point
ing to the body
The sheriff 5 eyes followed his glance Judge
Tower. He was chief justice Of the supreme court
of this state
And who is hc:9 inquired the Engishman
In low tone, pointing to Fox.
That is Judge Fox, associate justice of the
United States supreme court.
My wordI exclaimed the Englishman How
very remarkable!
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-24
CERTAIN OMISSIONS

If | may venture suggestion | think Mr. Hart
might have omitted with advantage his Mexican
bandits, his mountain vigilantes, his honest dis
honest miners, his pinto girl and other superhuous
women, in fact, the customary furniture of the
border drama, and devoted the space they occupy
to certain other stirring episodes OF California poll
tics If memory serves, the story when published
in serial form contained much about Duke Gwin
and his way of doing politics. All this has been
excised from the book Then there was the angry
campaign the ratification OF the state constitu-
ton in 1870 In that campaign Judge Terry was
the most important figure, and he, than any
other man, was responsible for our present consti-
tuition, which at the time of adoption regarded
the most radical instrument of the sort in the
United States.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-24
BY Edward F. Cahill

Eyes, sub, once saw him
in such an affair; but his
quarrel was not with the
Judge, suh,' replied Ruffle,
with a suspicion of a twinkle
in his eye. "A defeated OPP
ponent in court. somewhat
heated with anger and drink,
approached him and leveled
a cooked pistol at his breast.
Tower did not waver or finch.
Extending his hand, he said
in even tones, Give me that
gun unlocked it and put it
in his own pocket.
"Have | not heard of some
extraordinary duel on an
island in the Mississippi in
which he was a principal
queried Fox
"Oh, yes, there was little
affair of that description, re-
piled the colonel. nom
chalantly; but it could by no
means be called a regular
affair of honor. 1t was. in
fact, dcplorably irregular
However, it turned out all
right.
What was the result"
Tower killed his man.. re
Piled the colonel, laconically.
Fox lifted his eyebrows.
What were the particulars,
colonel" he inquired.
Il have forgotten the cause
of quarrel responded Ruffe,
but no reconciliation or ar
rangcment was possible. 1t
was agreed, as you say. that
the duel should be fought on
an island in the Mississippi,
the principals to be left
there all night. AT dark the
seconds brought their prin-
cipals to the island from
opposite banks of the
river, coming in skiffs with
t111uffpd oars 50 that the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-24

place of debarkation would not be betrayed by
any sound. Each armed with bowie
seconds returned to the island There they found
Towers opponent stark and stiff, with many wounds
upon him, each death stab, while Tower
calm
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-24
HAVE WE IMPROVED?

Has our politics improved since that blood
stained period? Politics. Yes; perhaps but the
administration of the law and justice? No; the his
tory of the graft prosecutions answers that question
When Jerome Cox followed Charles Mclaughlin
into his office in California street and shot him down
at his desk jury found that it served him right"
Why: Because Nc Laughlin had held Cox in court
over lawsuit for twenty-six years, and finally the
desperate took the law into his own hands
The men who are most interested in the preser-
walton OF law and order, the big property owners
are frequently the offenders in breaking down
respect for the courts.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-24

and sordId war are dying away,
but still there are sore places
that will not heal.
EARLY DAY JOURNALISM
The names in the books are, of
course, fictitious, but the disguise
is transparent and easily pene-
trated. There, for instance, is
an amusing story telling how
Nugent, editor of the Herald,
described to Judge Field and
Senator Broderick the way in
which the vigilantes of SO ruined
his paper and founded the pros
perity of his rival, the Alta:
He held up to them dim
inutive sheet; 1t was all that
remained of his sometime
mammoth folio.
What is that, Mr.. New
ton" Fox inquired
That" said Newton, dra-
matically, chat, judge, is the
Clarion" And he spread out
the sheet and glared at it.
What" exclaimed Burke,
in surprise is that the
Clarion? Why. what has hap
pcned to your newspaper, Mr..
Newton?"
Newton shook his head.
That said he, mournfully,
is all that is left of the once
prosperous Clarion. That is
the work of the vigilantes.
How can that be-" asked
Fox Il confess | do not I'M
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-24

5ROME HART, it seems to
me, has uncorked a bottle OF
wrath. Under the harmless
and rather absurd title. "a Girl
Vigilante,' he tells the story
of that implacable vendetta of
which David S. Terry and Ste
pnen ]. Field were, if not the
heroes. at least the Drotaqonists.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-24
A FAILURE IN ART

While all this adds immensely to the interest of
the book for old San Francscans, it makes failure
III art. Mr.. Hart gives a series Of unrelated
genre pictures that distract attention from
the great central theme of the vendetta whose prog
ress and intensity should not be interrupted for
minute But here we have irrelevant bandits,
immaterial squatters wars and inconsequential
descriptions of life at General Suffers hacienda
Historically all these details may be and are inter
esting but chiefly they offend by delaying the mex
orable march and unity of a portentous tragedy
Mr. Hart holds the balance even. In telling the
history of feud that divided the whole in rival
factions, animated by bitter hate and thirstng for
each others blood he sides neither with the Chiv-
airy nor the Shovelry. The echoes of that bloody
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-24
ANOTHER SAN FRANCISCO STORY

The late John F. Swift raised tempest about
his ears by writing novel of San Francisco and
Virginia City life in the roaring Comstock days
He put everybody OF any Importance in San Fran
cisco in the book under fictitious names that scarcely
constituted disguise. He bitterly satirzed the
local society of those days and the book as whole
was warmly resented Afterward he acquired
political aspirations and in the second edition the
personal matter excised so that the book
became conventional story of gamblers miners,
stage drivers Indians and such
Mr.. Swifts book had the further disadvantage
that the leading characters in its pages were all
alive when it was published.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-24

Within the covers OF book, on whose back we find
the picture of purple girl mounted on pink horse,
We read the history of that tremendous tragedy that
began with the fatal duel between Senator Broderck
and Judge Terry and ended with the killing of Terry
in the eating house at Lathrop by Dave Maggie, body
guard for Judge Field The bloody tale of the vigi-
lanes OF So the squald politics Of early day, the
miserable and corrupt intrgues of the Sharon case,
the life OF the old devimay-care San Francisco and
the final tragedy are told with the intensity and
memorable nemesis OF Greek drama 1t is story
OF blood and sin and shame and blasted regulations
that might rival the horrors of Edipus the king or
Aledea the poisoner.
SOME OLD SORES
l offer little story in point: Early this year
the Chronicle began printing series under the
standing head, California twenty-five Years Ago
Today" Now the important news OF San Francisco
in 1885 was almost exclusively concerned with the
Sharon case. SO for while and from day to day
the Chronicle would come out with jolt for the
dry bones of that CHASTITY skeleton. Suddenly it
stopped and for months the series has not had
word about that litigation which never let week
pass without some damaging exposures. 1t may be
that the Chronicle in its capacity of organ of the
famous Bury the Past club of San Francisco thought
it might be delicate attention to give the neighbor
hoods old sores a chance to heal Noblesse oblge.
Or, It might be that the Chronicle got a bunch
from somebody. At any rate this is the sort OF
drivel that we now get by way of California news
for April 1885:
The Chronicle dramatic writer gave an account
The Mkado which had just appeared in
London and made its remarkable
a oommotion caused Marc island by
the discharge OF several craftsmen and the re-
duction OF the pay of the captain of the watch
and the gate keeper of the yard.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-24
A GALLERY OF PORTRAITS

If you want to know what happening in
San Francisco about that time you can read Mr..
Harris book, where you will find that and great
deal more. In fact, Mr. Harris canvas is too much
of old Marchands; Phoebe, the banker; General
Suffer, Calhoun Benham Ned MCGOWAN, Senator
Broderick; assorted bandits, composite picture of
Joaquin Murietta and Tburcio Vasquez; General
w. II. L. Barnes, George w. Tyler. Nanny
Pleasant, Senator Sharon; Eugene Dewey, the
transplanted boulevardier; the unhappy Sarah Al
thea Hill. besides the two leading figures of Terry
and Field 1t is notable gallery of San Francisco
portraits.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-24

Gentlemen began the editor, when the
dcplorablc events which arc now affecting our
them the Clarion did not hesitate to express its
honest and unprejudiced views. We stated then,
as we state now that every community should be
ruled by the duly elected and constituted author
tiles"
Newton looked at his afflicted newspaper and
shook his head.
What has been the result of that dcclara-
ton. gentlemen" acclaimed Newton, in measured
tones How has this community rewarded the
Clarion for its advocacy of ideas that arc abso-
lutely rudimentary in their honesty and truth
Look gentlemen" said the aggrieved editor,
holding up another newspaper, look at that.
Do you recognize that sheet!
"It resembles the Argus, replied Burke al
though I must confess it looks much larger than
the Argus"
at is the Argus, gentlemen" solemnly asserted
Newton, "puffed up, crammed and stuffed with
vgilante pap And the reason OF its bloated and
dropsical appearance is because the Argus IS
battening on advertising unJustly taken from the
Clarion.
What brought about this extraordinary change
in the two newspapers? asked Burke
Editor Newton gazed with mournful eye on his
diminutive journal
Gentlemen" said he, "t all happened because
[ took the side of the law against the present
mob calling themselves the vigilance committee
This gave offense to a number of merchants.
They at once agreed to stop advertising and sub
scribing with this journal and to transfer their
patronage to my rival, the Argus
How did the Argus treat the vlg1lantes after
the merchants attacked your inquired Fox
with fulsome fattery," replied Newton The
paper was so inundated with advertising that they
were obliged to increase its size. Look at it
see what gigantic sheet they have.
They were lucky from business point of
view in deciding they did" remarked Fox
yet up to half an hour before going to press
they did not know which side to take" hissed
Newton AT last they settled the thing, and
how do you think they did it?"
mo idea' said Burke.
ba1f doIfo dc
uttered Newton in low and cutting tones Heads
or tails-that is the way the policy of that 1oath-
some sheet is formulated. They might as we'll
my word of honor, gentlemen they are running
this morning fifty-scven columns of advertising
when last week they had only nineteen
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-24
THE STOCKTON CONVENTION

Mr.. Hart tells us nothing about the famous
Stockton convention where Judge Terry's friends
being in control, read Judge Field out of the demo-
cratic party. This was most important event in
the history of this implacable feud. Field was at
the time justice of the federal supreme court and
he aspired to be the democratic nominee for presi-
dent. That his state should read him out of
the party was mortal blow to his aspirations
When Cleveland was elected president Field, being
close to the throne evened things up by taking care
that of ''the dogs of the Stockton convention
had any share of the federal patronage.
A RASCAL ROUT
1t is too early yet to make up the verdict of
history the men Of that period, but what rascal
rout 1t is that goes trooplng and yelling, cheating
and stabbing adown the page, squalid procession
of rogues and rufans with thin veneer of civiliza-
ton, carrying suggestion of the social fabric in
medieval Italy when prisoners and philtermongers
swashbuckers and cheats went in silk attire and
filled the seats of the mighty
The book is frankly immoral and indeed makes
no pretensc in this relation. 1t shows the final
triumph of craft over brute force and gives us an
other chapter of the ancient and never ended war
between the Mollycoddles and the Redbloods. But
Gallery"
THE FINAL SCENE
This remorseess vendetta, waged for nearly 90
years, was ended i'll the railway eating house at
Lathrop:
Tower reached the table where Fox was seated
He did pause First he passed by Hawke. So
cool was his deneanor that the guards suspicious
half allayed. Tower almost passed by Fox.
For moment it seemed if he did not his
enemy. who was still unconscious of his presence
Then like flash Tower wheeled and leaned over
the unsuspecng
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-24
THE SHARON CASE


Mr. Hart does not go extensively into the history
of the Sharon case and only records one or two cpl
sodes of that sensational litigation. I suspect he
was little tender in this spot and would have us
believe that his account is composite picture of
the Sharon case and the Fair will contest. But
the incidents that he records belong wholly to the
Sharon case, and Mrs Nettie Craven could never be
made to look like Sarah Althea Hill.
HISTORY OF A DESPERATE
Judge Terry was a Texan. Some particulars of
his early life as related by of the chivalry to
Judge Field, are given in the book. Colonel Rufae
speaks:
He has ungoyernable temper when aroused,
and that does in way unfit him for the bench.
But strangely enough, his temper does not disturb
his Judgment in the ordinary affairs of life, such
as ddes shooting scrapes, courtroom ARRAYS and
the like. He is quite calm in of peril
and danger only to set his all the
more firmly
did you him in a courtroom afray?'
asked Fox with appearance of interest