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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-08-02

j. Wenger places good orders for
Christpan, Pease and other pianos
while IN New York-The inventor Of
an Improvement on music rolls.
Among the trade visitors to New
York this week was j. Wenger oe
Wenger & Cherrington, Salem, Ore,
He placed large orders with Christ
man Sons, the Pease Piano company,
the American Piano company and
other well known concerns for
pianos and players. Mr. Wenger is a
fine type of the aggressive piano man
of the northwest, who has built up a
splendid business by selling instru-
ments of quality in his territory. He
is quite enthusiastic about the gen
eral outlook in his section and is dem
onstrating his faith in the future by
placing big orders for instruments.
Mr.. Wenger is personally very
much interested in the player piano,
and is keenly interested in its devel-
opment He has a patent pending in
Washington on a very important inn
provement effecting the music roll
which Will undoubtedly do much to
popularize the piano-player in the
home, and particularly with those
who desire to accompany the voice or
solo Instruments. During his trip east
he visited Washington for the eX-
press purpose of hurrying up action
In his patent
The above press report speaks for
itself
MIR, Wenger had the privilege OF
getting inside information of all the
latest inventions of the age concern
ing plano players. Mr.. William White
editor of the Player Monthly, also Of
the technical department of the Music
Trade Review, was good enough to
devote two days of his time in show
ing Mr.. Wenger the latest and best.
As a result Salem will within the
next two weeks have the very latest
echo of an that's newest for the
piano player. He has purchased for
the company three carloads of pianos
and I'm remodelling their store, COM
menclng with tomorrow, We will have
one of the most up-tO-date music
stores of the Willamette valley,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-08-02
SALEM MAN
BACK HOME
FROM EAST
j. WENGER, OF FIRM OF WENGER
~ CHERRINGTON, RETURNED
FROM VERY PLEASANT AND
PROFITABLE BUSINESS JOUR-
NEY TO CHICAGO AND NEW
YORK.

J. Wenger of Wenger e Cherring-
ton has returned from the east, where
he has been in the interests of his
firm. Mr.. Wenger was enthused with
his eastern trip. Chicago and New
York look good to him so far as siren
uous commercial life is concerned,
but Oregon is the state in the Union
that appeals best to him. The east
ern extremes in temperature alone
are severely trying in comparison
with our more equable climate. From
commercial standpoint Wenger's S
trip was highly successful. The fol-
lowing quotation from the THE
Trade Review" of July 9th published
in New York will prove of local inter
est:
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-08-02

J. HANSEN, Proprietor
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-08-02

Cut the last available ton of hay.
The entire Northwest is short, and
that ensures fair prices before next
spring.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-08-02
AUTOMOBILE TURNS TURTLE
ALL OCCUPANTS INJURED

Dillon Mont, Aug. 2,-While bowl
ing along at a 2O-mile an hour clip
last night, an automobile belonging
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-03-23
DOLE REVERSED
BY ROBERTSON
Second Judge Rules Wife May
Not Testify Against
Husband.

Judge Robertson. second Judge of the
United States district court, yesterday
reversed a ruling of Judge Dole, first
Judge Of the court, in an Edmunds act
case.
This unusual proceeding took place
in the case Of Tsuguo kawaI, on trial
for violation of the Utah act, which is
being applied to Hawai-. Judge Dole,
in a former case of this kind. once ruled
that wife could testify against her
husband. This ruling was not in ac-
cordance with the common law, but it
has stood in the federal court of Hawaii
for a long time, and many wives have
been called upon to give testimony
against the husbands whom they once
promised to love, honor and obey.
But when the point was raised yester-
day before Judge Robertson he could
not see it that way and ruled that the
wife Of the defendant should not be
allowed to testify against him.
This ruling may have had something
to do with the verdict of the jury, rem
dered late yesterday afternoon, which
was that TSuguo Hawai- was not guilty.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-03-23

hail from SearSp0rt. J. seems that in
$50 records showed that one-teuth of
jHe sbIpmasters in American sailing YES
~eIs We're Nearsport products, there be
ing l+9 Of them.
The following from the Belfast (Me.)
Republican Journal VIII be read with
interest IN this connecticut:
In 1850 the following interesting
statistics were com piled by Judge
Black: In Searsport there were 2323
inhabitants, of which 1853 were male
and 1850 female. There are probably
less than 2000 inhabitants 4ow,) There
We're 437 homes, 495 families. Twenty
eight people were found living who had
been born at sea; 53 persons had died
during the wear and % We're born.
There were Ill people living who We're
over - years old and 80 over 50 years
old. The number of surnames in the
town was 26S. There were lOl by the
name of Nichols or Nickels; 5S Carvers,
53 PendletouS and 53 Parks. There
were 115 farms, the largest of which
contained 100 acres. The town had
twelve schoolhouseS and five churches.
In the good old days Of sailing ships
Searspor- was a busy shipbuilding cen
ter. Situated on the PenobscOt river
| convenient for this industry, some of
the best ships that sailed the ocean
were put overheard here. The art is
practically a lost one now, and, like
/ Belfast and CastIne, the sound of the
ak, adj, whipsaw and caIling mallet
| is never heard. and As consequence
the population of Searsport. at least,
| has practicauv decreased, as the figures
j above show. but there are still a few
/ left who deerly denlore the conditions
winch brOnght It about.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-03-23

largest ever constructed. IS TO be fitted
VI h sixteen sets OF the new daTItS
which are designated as ''1ouble act,
ing. " and can launch one boat after
another with facility.
The japanese on their recent vessels
have installed davItS of 4 similar type.
Turning crank i the principal opera
! ton in swinging the boats outward with
the new davir, and, it IS claimed, It can
be operated whether or not the boats
are filled and regardless of the ship
having a list. 1t is the invention OF
Axel WeIin. A. I. \. A, NJ. f., of Lon,
don. The steamers Bear and Beaver,
lately constructed for the San Francisco
and Portland Steamship Company at
Newport News and recently in this port,
are equipped with the new davlts.
Private Lighthouses.
| Uncle Sam has put his foot down on
private lighthouses, beacons, etc. unless
, they have received permission from the
lighthouse board to maintain them. An
order issued by Secretary Nagel of the
department Of commerce and labor
with reference to the matter IS as fol
lows:
Section 3 Of the act of congress ap-
proved June %. 1906, entitled An act
To authorize additional aids 70 nayIga-
/ tion in the lighthouse establishment,
| leads a. follows:
! Sec. 8 That after the first day Of
+ January, nineteen hundred and seven,
/ it shall be unlawful for any person,
! oo,,rory- narrorq+rnu ar r,1uuicir,a II Y
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-03-23
Freighters With Wireless.

ssaiually the freighters which are
sg Honolulu frequently are being
sred with wireless, in contrast to
/ q passenger liners, particularly of
shifc Mail line, the Korea of that
ka,r being the only vessel as yet
d . equipped. The Matson steam
j ID asarly all the oil cargo steamers
| WIRELESS, and even the freighter
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-03-23
hama HAS ROOM
FOR ABOUT TWENTY

b. & Co.. agents for the Cana
/, ,,.tralian steamship line, have
I, ,Iyised by cable from Suva that
tsanship Mariana VIII have room
,bect twenty frst-class passengers
he same number steerag =. There
/ ) no room in the second cabin for
sselesrs from Honolulu. The Mariana
here on March %.
sgsg the through passengers on the
i i General Lord Kitchener of
ssran and South African fame, who
I p1te to England TO assume charge
/. Mediterranean division of the
i 4 army.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-03-23
Korea on the Way.

The Pacific Man Steamship Korea
left San Francisco yesterday for Homo
lulu ara VIII be due eff port early Mon
Jay morning. Queen LlliuoIlalani is a
passenGe on her way home from Wash
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-03-23

Hvaaas, recently purchased by the Mat
son company, mas a plant The Hvades
wirele>sed in several days ago. and on
Monday night announced that she ex-
pee-el 20 be of port last night and
would come into tie harbor this morn
ing. The Hvades IS n route from Seat
tie and Tacoma.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-03-23

WM. B. STOCKMAN,
Section Director.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-18
UNMASKING A MEDIUM
How Sir Hiram Maxim Solved Mystery that Vexed Credu
ouS BritShers.
I0uS BrltlSherS.

Sir Hiram Maxim has given an expla-
nation of how Mrs. Tomson, the mate
rialiZing medium. was unmasked during
a rigid test OF her so-called powers at
the inventors laboratory, writes Lon
don correspondent Of the Boston Herald.
The woman's husband, in a letter 10 the
press. had declared the test complete
victory for Mrs. TOmson.
Sir Hiram Maxim. in his statement Of
the affair, says;
Mrs Tomson was at the Alhambra
Music Hall seventeen weeks, during
which time she materialized out Of the
air or her own body about 800 pounds OF
material. and still she had not lost one
ounce of weight Had she kept all the
livestock thus produced she would have
had a fair-sized menagerie.
1.-The success of the Tomson mystery
depends altogether upon Mrs. Tomson
not being really searched before she en-
tiers the cabinet. II is an easy matter
to make a cabinet and be sure that it is
empty. II Mrs. Tomson took the goods
into the cabinet on the outside OF her
clothing. it would be apparent; therefore,
the goods must be concealed under her
clothing.
Seeing that anything like thorough
search was absolutely impossible, l de-
termined on another course altogether
Given Special Clothes.
when the Tomsons arrived at my lab
oratory l handed to Mrs. Tomson some
black tights that had been specially
made for her, and she was shown into a
small room, and the door was then
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-18

closed. l had told her that she could
take off as much or as little as she liked,
so long as she put on the tights
when she passed from this room and
entered a second dressing room she was
put into a specially made combination
suit, which enveloped her from head to
foot, the headpiece being made of chif-
fon and sewed on the body OF the combi-
nation suit she was not examined at
all when disroblng and preparing for the
test. Before entering the cabinet she was
weighed on some accurate and sensitive
scales. She remained no fewer than
fifty-five minutes IN the cabinet, during
which time she was laboring and strug-
Cling sufficiently TO cause a good deal
of commotion, which was plainly per-
ceptible
Upon drawing back the curtain she
was apparently in a state of collapse.
The inside of the cabinet was strewn
with small fragments of flowers; there
was also a snake over three feet long in
the cabinet. The chiffon headpiece had
been ripped from the combination suit
in front and numerous small bits of
flowers were strewn about inside of the
headpiece, where she had torn them to
bits in extracting them about her neck.
Flowers Are Secreted.
Upon being weighed she was found 10
be two and three-quarter pounds lighter
than when she went into the cabinet, and
the snake and fragments of flowers
weighed slightly over two pounds.
Upon re-entering the dressing-room
the ladies assisted her to remove the
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-18

combination. and they found that she had
only succeeded in extracting about two
thirds of the flowers; the rest were stin
secreted in her bosom and inside of the
tights
She requested the ladies 10 put the
flowers out of sight as quickly as possi-
BILE. and they hid them under a mat
Mrs. Tomsnn admitted that she had
been caught fairly. but she said il was
the first time. and that the test was al
together too severe. She had done her
best and failed. She said that she had
the snake concealed under her arm and
that she thought it had paralyzed her
arm
"All the above is, however, unneces-
sary in testing materializing mediums.
No search is necessary, IL is only neces-
sary 10 weigh them when they so in and
when they come out of the cabinet
so long as their assistants are kept
away there is no chance OF cheating the
scales. They are without fal'h and al
ways tell the truth. There s no patent
on this system of testing mediums; any
one may use it,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-18
KING OF FREIGHT RUSTLERS
Rough but Picturesque Phase Descriptive of John c. Stubbs
One of Biggest Business Geters in America.

California as traffic officer OF the Cen
trail Pacific. taking me along as head
clerk. When Smith returned 10 the East
he said: You are to> be the acting as
sistant general freight agent until they
ind an cider man ] was twenty-four
years of age. and they didn't ind an
Older. man. but 1 worked on a clerks pay
for some time. / kept stepping along
until 1884, when I became general traffic
manager, at $4,000 year l am now
vice president and director OF traffic for
the Union Pacific. the Southern Pacific.
the Oregon Short Line. the Oregon and
Washington. and the Oregon Railroad
and Navigation Company
you made the acquaintance OF Coils
p. Huntington. suppose, in California ?"
Huntington an Able Man.
Yes: after l had grown to be big
enough for his personal observation. In
some particulars he was the ablest man
have ever known. Certainly he was
our greatest railroad builder. His indus
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-18

tages Of New York and San Francisco.
They were on the water. on a right Of
way made by the Creator. and were
given the wind for motive power. which
was also a free gift from heaven. There
were no tracks TO lay and no coal was
burned on sailing vessels. Manifestly.
we had 20 meet the prices established
by water competition. The natural ad-
vantages OF locations have caused end
less arguments and countless strained
efforts toward equalization.
An inland town is without the reg
ulatory influence OF steamboats, and sail
ing ships, and the railroads are charged
with unfairEess and greediness. whereas
the accusation properly belongs against
the Maker of the universe. Years ago,
heard the members OF the Interstate
Commerce Commission say. while we
were all playing whist at a hotel in DEN
yer. that every little city IN the country
wanted 10 be jobbing center and was
clamoring for lower rates than were
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-18
Golf Defined.

From the Louisville Times.
On the terrace of a country club, over
looking a green dotted with sheep. a
group Of nongolfers were taking tea.
A male nongolfer who took his tea
through a straw, said thoughtfully:
Golf might be defined as billiards
gone TO grass
Spleen on the green, I'd call 1t" said
female nongolfer.
''Or the last flicker of the dying fire OF
athletics sneered a young football
player.
THE Misuse OF land and language,
suggested a tennis champion.
mo. no, you're all wrong said a IA
nous angler. Golf is simply q game
wherein the ball lies badly and the play
er we'll"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-18
Teaching n Girl to Swim.

From Cosmopolitan Magazine.
F. HOpkinson Smith. painter. author,
engineer. and professional optimist, tells
a story showing that Boston boys Of the
street are like all others. He overheard
a conversation between two youngsters
selling newspapers.
Say. Harry, watts de best way to
teach a girl how 70 SWIM asked the
younger one.
Oats a cinch First of you puts yer
left arm under her waist and you gently
takes her left hand"
Come off, she's me sister"
Jaw, push her of de dock"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-18
Too Much for Him.

Prom the Buffalo Express.
Willard Fillmore once slept in the bed
you were IN last night" said the hotel
clerk
That's more than / could do" an
swered the guest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-04

umpires for next season. There isn't
a club owner in the league who is sat
isfied with the work of O'NeilPs indi-
Gator handlers and all will be ready
to voice a kick. John Mullen, the only
man on the staff who got away around
the circuit, will not be here next sea-
son, as he has been signed by Ban
Johnson to officiate in the American
league. Perhaps Prexy Tip has been
unable to find umpires, just as a man
ager is sometimes unable to pick up
players when needed. However, there
is such a thing is scouting for them, at
least. st. Joseph fans have had several
unpleasant experiences this season and
yesterday they were forced to stand
for raw work. Hurlburt may or may
not be Intentionally partial. But that
is neither here nor there. His work
has been of a poor quality, especially so
in the Denver series. Wen probably
have to stand for him the rest of the
season, but that will be but three days,
thank goodness.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-04
RAILROAD NEWS.
Santa Fe "POlIywOg" May Be
Electrified by Mckinley.
Connect st. Joseph, AtchisOn,
LeaYenWOrth and Topeka.
ALL THROUGH KANSAS
Syndicate May Make Topeka Big
Trolley Center.
Other Items of General Inter-
est in Traffic World.

Congressman Mckinley of Illinois and
the capitalists associated with him are
preparing to build a network of cleo
trio lines in Kansas. Already the Nc
Kinley syndicate owns the street car
systems of Topeka, Atchison and Wich-
ita, and the plans, as outlined, contem-
plate interurban lines which will con-
meet all these cities with the smaller
towns intervening.
The Mckinley syndicate will begin at
once the construction of a line between
Atchison and st. Joseph, and following
this a line is to connect Atchison with
IeavenwOrth. Negotiations are pending,
rumor says, with the Santa Fe for its
branch line between those cities. This
line is known as the ''Pollywog," and
it runs through the hill country back
from the Missouri river, some 10 or II
miles. It has never been a paying line,
and only a mixed train operates daily.
From Lawrence, where a connection
is to be built from LeaVenWOrth, the
ley to Topeka and then southwesterly
through Usage City, Emporia, Strong
City, Peabody and Newton to Wichita,
a distance of more than 200 miles from
this city.
1t is predicted that the great wheat
and corn belt of eastern and central
Kansas is to be threaded with electric
lines within the next five years. Al
ready several lines are being surveyed
through the central section north from
Wichita, and one from Salina south to
Newton is under construction. 1t is the
plan Of the Mckinley syndicate to con-
meet with these lines and thus provide
electric service for the people 250 miles
west from Missouri river points.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-04
BRIDGE THE MISSISSIPPI.
Two New Structures at Memphis and
Helena Are Planned.

Railroads are doing their part in the
development of the West and South
and each week is recorded new evil
dence of progress. Two new bridges
are now promised to cross the Missis-
sippi river-bands of steel binding
closer the East and West in the bonds
of trade and commerce. A new bridge
at Memphis, Tenn, is the proposed
enterprise of the Rock Island railroad.
EIngin GERS have been in Memphis look
ing for a connecting point with Rock
Island lines west of Hopef1eld, Ark,
to a point in Memphis, north of the
mouth of Wolf river. This bridge, it
is estimated, will cost more than
100000. The big yards at Hulburt,
Ark, will be retained for making up
and handling general freight business.
1t is said the Cotton Belt and possibly
the Iron Mountain & Southern will
use this bridge after it's completion,
and that the Cotton Belt will build the
freight yards jointly with the Rock
Island.
The other proposed bridge is to be at
Helena. Ark Chester A. Bond, presi-
dent of the Memphis & Pensacola rail-
road, has written to President E. c.
Hornor of the Helena Business Mems
league, stating that it is the company's
intention to build northward from
Meridian Miss, to two northern ter
rninals, Memphis and Helena, and that
work on those lines will begin soon.
Mr.. Hornor stated that with the Mis-
souri, & North Arkansas, the Memphis,
Dallas & Gulf and the Memphis &
Pensacola roads entering Helena, he
thought there would be no difficulty
in building a fine bridge over the Mis-
sissippi river at that point.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-04
LIQUID CURES ECZEMA
WHERE SALVES FAIL

In regard to skin diseases, medical
authorities are now agreed on this:
Don't imprison the disease germs in
your skin by the use of greasy saIves,
and thus encourage them to multiply.
A true cure of all eczematous diseases
can be brought abont only by using
the healing agents in the form of a
liquid.
WASH THE GERMS OUT
A simple wash A compound of Oil
of Wintergreen, Thymol, and other in
gradients as combined in the D. D. D.
Prescription. This penetrates to the
disease germs and destroys them, then
soothes and heals the skin as nothing
else has ever done.
A 25 cent trial bottle will start the
cure, and give you instant relief.
Geo. w. Stansfield, druggist, 632
Kansas ave-, Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-04
Papes Diuretic makes your
Kidneys act fine.

If your kidneys are disordered or
you suffer with backache or bladder
misery a few doses of Pape's Diuretic
now will effect a cure.
Put an end to kidney trouble while
it is only trouble-before it develops
into Dropsy, Diabetes, Gravel or
Bright's disease.
The moment you suspect any kid
ney, bladder or urinary disorder, or
feel a dull, constant Backache, or the
urine is thick, cloudy, offensive or full
of sediment, irregular of passage or
attended by a scalding sensation, begin
taking Pape's Diuretic as directed
with the knowledge that there is no
other medicine, at any price, made
anywhere else in the world, which is
so harmless or will effect SO thorough
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-04
BACK HOME FOR CENTS a MILE
Western Lines Retain Popular Move
ment This Year.

Chicago, Ill, Oct. Am indication
of the growing popularity of home Wis
itors' week is contained in the recon-
mendation made for the first time this
year to western lines that they author
ize rate of two cents per mile each
way from points in the Central West
to the eastern gateways of their ter
ritory, such as Chicago and st. Louis,
added to fares from there to points
in Central Passenger association ter
ritory, for home visitors excursions.
Owing to various complications in the
situation regarding rates, however,
there has been a dissemination on the
part of some of the western lines to
enter into arrangements and the prop
osition for the present at least is in
allegiance.