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HAS DIAMOND CONTRACT xow kaser wants to more: about it. KXOW 31 an Who Bought Tontine Contracts Claims He Is Victim of Misrep resentation by Agent. W. "R. Kaser yesterday commenced suit in the State Circuit Court against the Pacific Mercantile Company and John F Olscn, Its manager, asking that an in spection of the books may be had; that the company be restrained from making any disbursements to patrons until this case is disposed of, and for the appoint ment of a receiver. Judge Scars set the matter for hearinrr October 13. According to the complaint filed by Kaser the Pacific Mercantile Company la a tontine diamond Investment company A shareholder pays 51 S3 per -week for .6 weeks,, and at the end of that period Is entitled to receive a diamond -worth Jlw). This means that you receive 5160 for 5100. If you are behind with a payment for over a -week the contract -Is forfeited and declared void. It is these lapses that make up the profits of the concern to a considerable extent, and speculation fn diamonds is also supposed to be Indulged in. Kaser avers that he was a subscriber for five shares in the Tontine Savings As Bociation. of Minnesota, of which Olsen was formerly the General agent. The charter of this company was annuled- by the courts March 21, 1902. Kaoer asserts further in his complaint that the stock holders of the Minnesota company formed a partnership to take up and make good the old contracts, and about the same time Olsen caused the Pacific Mercantile Company to be formed. Kaser states that Olsen came to him and wrongfully in formed him that his contracts in the Minnesota Tontine Company were worth less, and that he (Kaser), not knowing that the stockholders had agreed to pay them, agreed to a proposal made by Olsen to transfer his Minnesota contracts to the Pacific Mercantile Company. He alleges that Olsen asked him to assign his con tracts, and said that he (Olsen) would issue to him in lieu of them new con tracts. He states that he accepted the proposal and thereafter paid on the new contracts $71, and had previously paid on the old ones $78. Kaser avers that he has ascertained that the Pacific Mercantile Company Is giving credit to others who hold old Minnesota tontine contracts, without requiring them to pay any money therefor, with the re sult that the plaintiff and others slml larly situated are placed on a gross in equality with these other old contract- holders. This latter appears to be. the principal ground of Kaser's complaint. He asks that his contracts be redeliv ered and for the other relief mentioned. A copy of the contract signed by H. P. Nadeau, secretary, and Fred Calne. presi dent. Is made a part of the complaint. Pipes & Tlfft appear as attorneys for the plaintiff. Indications are that Kaser 13 not' the only person interested in the suit. WOULD OUST DIRECTORS. Stockholders In Sterling; Coal Com pany Declare Election-Void. In the suit -of the State of Oregon' ori" the relation of W. Fleming against' F. D. Chamberlain, K. L. Sabln and Everett Smith, to have the defendants ousted as directors of the Sterling Coal Company, a demurrer to the complaint was argued be fore Judge Frazer yesterday, and was taken under advisement. According to a Dtatement made by J. P. Bronaush, at torney for Fleming, 515.000 to 530,000 has been expended on the mine, which is valuable, and the present dilute is the result of conflicting Interests. Tho complaint recites that Chamberlain, Smith and Sabln were elected directors at an adjourned meeting of the stockholders held on January 22. "1002. The date of the regular annual meeting is January 15. Fleming says he is a shareholder, and avers that he was entitled to 15 days no tice of the annual meeting, but was not notified at alL He alleges that the elec tion of the defendants as directors was void, because a majority of the stock was not represented, and he asks the court to declare the election illegal and void and to oust Sabln. Chamberlain and Smith. F. D. Chamberlain, as attorney for the defendants, made a long speech to the court in support of the demurrer, on the ground that the complaint does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action, and should be dismissed. He argued among other things that, zonceding some matters contended b'y plaintiff, the election was not absolutely void, but vlodable. It was not void as to persons taking part in the election, "while it might be as to persons who were not there, which was not admitted. If there was any remedy for plaintiffs, it was Jn a court of equity, and even in a court of equity there was no remedy, tak ing the Issues presented. Every stock holder, he said, was bound to take notice of the annual election If It was described In the by-laws. Counsel asserted there was no bond filed, as required by lav.'. At torney Chamberlain further argued that there Is no allegation in the complaint that Fleming was not present at the meet ing, and no allegation that If he had been present he would have voted against Chamberlain, Smith and Sabln as a board of directors: there was no allegation that hlo vote would have changed the result, and no allegation that these directors did not constitute the fdrmer board and held over. Counsel said a court of equity would throw the case out In a minute. J.P- Bronaugh, counsel for the plain tiff, , said .the opposing, counsel . had stated facts. Which, do not exist There- were large," property interests Involved. The board of directors had been Illegally elected- and had no power to act. There were negotiations pending-, and If the board 'of directors could transfer - large interests it -was a very serious matter if thev were not. legally elected. The attorney dis cussed the legal points Involved at length. Judge Frazer alluded to the fact that there was nothing to show if these direc tors had succeeded themselves. The- court said if th last election was void, and these men were holding over there would be, no authority to oust them. The court could not put them out of office if there were" ncvsaccessors. elected. Mr. Brouaugh said they were pretend ing to act and hold unUer a certain elec tion, and they had no right to sit if not legally elected, the court thought the at torney for the -plaintiff ought to show that tho defendants had no right to act ac directors under any circumstances. Mr. Bronaugh discussed the case for a. long time, and" when he hat! concluded Mr. ;Chamberlain .replied that there was nothing to show that these same dire"c"fcrc would not be elected at a future election If one was held, or that Fleming has been injured any way. ''SENDS TO SALEM FOR PAPERS. Court SM11 Undecided on Hansen t Habtai Corpus Case. The habeas corpus petition of Eari Hansen, the young man who Is under ar rest on a charge of horse stealing at North Yakima, is still hanging fire in the State Circuit Court The attorneys for the. prisoner contend that he cannot be taken back to "Washington on a warrant Issued by Governor Geer. based on an in formation signed by a District Attorney in cshington. They argue that the war S"1,' Governor Geer only permits the Sheriff of Washington to take Hansen away from the State of Oregon, and if the warrant is Issued without proper au thority. It is void. It is asserted that a warrant by the Governor can only be is sued. -on an indictment by a errand -tnrv Th?-ule- """a continued -.by. Judge Searsrl j-pp..,uuu- -morning, to give time for the original papers in the case to arrive from Ealem and be presented to the court. It can then be seen ; on what authority Governor Geer has acted. Dis trict Attorney Chamberlain telephoned to Secretary of State Dunbar to send of bring the papers here. Hansen is an Ore gon boy, and Is attended Iri court by his father and sister. The father and son have recently lived at Prosser, Wash. AO ACTION ON GAMBLING. Probable That Grand Jury Will Do Nothing About It. The grand jury has adjourned until Monday. No business- has been transacted by the grand jury since its members in vestigated a number of criminal cases and returned several indictments. Thl3 was several days ago. -Tho gambling question has not been taken up by the grand Jury, and probably will not be. Claim Damages for Right of Way. Andrew J. Stout and Martha Stout have filed answers in the State Circuit Court to three right-of-way suits filed against them by the Oregon "Water Power & Rail way Company for its Gresham-Lents line. In one case they dtmand $200 damages, in another S5900. and a third, in which Andrew TV. Williamson is also a defend ant, 53600. In the cases in which large damages are demanded the defendants aver that Tvater courses will be Interfered with by the railroad, fences and roads, and their lands made inaccessible, etc. Snes for Balance on Mining Deal. D. TV. "Ward has commenced suit in the State Circuit Court against G. D. Dun ning to recover payments due at the rate of 550 per month, amounting to $400 on the purchase price of an undivided half interest "n the Genevieve, Safety, Inde pendence, Copper Queen, George Washing- ton, Alice and Denver claims. The com Jilaint recites that Dunning purchased the nterest for 52970 and has paid 5930. It is alleged that Dunning had defaulted in payments amounting to 5450. Accounts of Lonis Fleischner Estate The ninth account of Sol Hlrach, I. N. Fleischner and .Marcus Fleischner. execu tors of the will of the iate JLouis Fleisch ner, was filed in the County Court yes terday, showing 532,134 received and 531, 937 disbursed. The period covered Is from June 1, 1901, to August 31, 1902. The re ceipts are principally from rents, and the disbursements Include payment of taxes, repairs, allowances; etc Witnesses for White Murder Case. Deputy District Attorney Spencer yes terday handed the Sheriff 15 subpenas. for witnesses in the Andrew White murder case, to be served at once. The trial is set for Monday. White is accused of the murder of Peter Beauchene, a blacksmith. Conrt Notes. The Inventory of the estate of, Carsten Hansen, deceased, was riled yesterday, showing property valued at 54100.. Alice J. Brice was granted a divorce from George D. Brice by Judge George yesterday on the ground of desertion. The divorce suit of.M. J. Rust against Newton Rust was dismissed in the State Circuit Court yesterday on motion of plaintiff's attorney. The inventory and appraisement of the estate of William Lewis, deceaeed, was filed In the County Court yesterday. The property is valued-at 5156L I. O: Ralston yesterday filed an at tachment suit In the State Circuit Court against the-5PacIfic"Electrlc Company and Joseph E. Ralston, to 'recover 5690 on a note executed at Olex In May, 1902. BOATMEN CENSURED. Commissioner of Immigration Finds They Are Transporting; Panpers. NEW YORK. Oct. 3. William wnilnm the new Commissioner of Immigration at this port, has addressed a letter rn th Commissioner-General of Immigration, containing severe strictures on certain steamship lines. The letter concerns a Roumanian family of father, mother and five children who were brought to this country in tne steerage. The father Is crippled and unable, to earn a living, and the entire family is destitute. I find upon personally examining these anens, sam tne Commissioner, "that- iney are typical of the class of Rou manians to which the State Department has recenty expressed its objections in strong terms, and they are in effect nau- .r v. ,t . . - icio. j. iie j win oe oraerea aeported. Company Will Heed Warning. PARIS, Oct. 3. The correspondent of the Associated Press saw the secretary of the French Transatlantic Line today regard ing immigrant commissioner "-Williams recent strictures at New York of the com pany s methods. He expressed surprise at Mr. Williams' statements, and said: "We carry out the American immigra tion regulations to tho letter, and our agents nave instructions to take nil nn slble precautions to exclude indigent per sons. Our emigrants come from the same ciass as inose transported by the English companies, and are chiefly from Eastern -curope. Among tne thousands we trans port Sweekly, It is possible occasionally that a pauper may elude our surveillance However, in view of Mr. Williams' criti cisms, I shall issue new instructions to our agents to exercise the closest surveil lance. Why Toilers Do Not Go to Church. CHICAGO. Oct. 3. The reasons whv worklngmen do not belong to the church were related in a symposium of letters sent from members of Chicago labor unions and read by the Rev. Roy b. Guild at a meeting of the Federated Churches of the West Side laBt night. The opinions of theunion men were class ified by Mr. Guild into 17 heads, ranging from, criticisms on the alleged prevailing atmosphere rb' be found "Iri the hbuie ot worship to the personal deBlre of the worklngmen to spend the day in their ow manner. The Rev. Mr. Guild found, however, that the nonattendance of the workmen as a general thing is not from absence of Teligious feeling. In his letter of in quiry he asked the writer's opinion ot Jesus Christ and the majority of the re plies Indicated a deep spirit of rev erence. Only one answer contained any sign of disrespect, and many eald that Christ represented a ivjre type of union man. Several criticised the modern ser mon, and eald that the gospel was pre sented In an undlgestible manner: Iveene Lenses Queen's Birthplace. uNEWl P,,RK 0ct 3.-Foxhall Keene,. the noted American sportsman and polo player, has just leased from the Marquis of Lothian Bllckllng Hall, the famous Jacobin manor house near Aylaham. Nor folkshlre. cables the London correspond ent of the New York American. Bllck llng Hall is one of the show places ot England. It was erected in 162S by Sir Henry Hobart, on the site of the house In which Anne Boleyn, second Queen of Henry VIII, was born. Freedom for Slayer of "Rob"" Ford CANYON CITY, Colo., Oct. 3.-Ed O'Kelly. slayer of "Bob" Ford, who be trayed and murdered Jesse James the no torious Missouri outlaw, was released from the penitentiary today, his term of 20 years having expired at midnight. O'Kelly shot and killed Ford in a dance hall in 1S91. To Paint Portrait-of Roosevelt. NEW YORK. Oct. 3.-It is announced that John S. Sargent, the famous 'portrait painter, now In England, will sail late in the Autumn to fulfill, his engagement to paint , a portrait of President Roosevelt. His coming visit, the first In a long period, has aroused much Interest in art circles. Revolutionary Movement Frustrated LIMA, Peru, Oct 3. Advices received here fiom Bolivia say that a revolutionary movemenfr.in favor- of, the- First Vice-President- of. that- republic; Luico Percs velasco, has been frustrated. THE MORNING WILL DO THEIR SHARE (Continued from First Page.) to Washington County was 526,933 50. To raise this sum of money required a rate of 8 mills. The $26,939 50 was.net. Tho 8 mills raised a little more, so as to allow for delinquents, of whom there are always some. To the 8 mills was added another mill for scalp bounty fund, making 9 mills. The tax levied last year for state purposes was 5895,000. Suppose 5500.000 is added. It is almost 5-9 of what was le-vied last year, and our share would be5-9great-er than last year, or 14 mills. If you know our people as well as we know ourselves, you can realize the squealing. A state tax of 14 mills Is something over the average. But suppose it is spread over two years; that would still make Washington Coun ty's rate .11 mills. How would such a state levy strike the possible immigrant? The very end we seek to promote would most likely be defeated. I know of tOWTlH whose tax rate for all purposes Is 40 mills. They do not grow much. Then, there 4s more. An appropriation for the St Louis Exposition will be de manded "Make it liberal, so wc can get liberal treatment from the Mlssourlans." Then the Japan Fair "We must bellberal, because the Orientals must be induced to come to Portland." The people of the state must promote the Lewis and Clark -Exposition, but they must make up their minds to deny themselves In other direc tions. D. M. C. GAULT. Representative from Washington County. LET THE PEOPLE DECIDE. Bilyeu Recommends Submitting: the Question at a Special Election. ALBANY, Oct. 3. (To the Editor.) I quite agree with you in the idea "that the seniiment of Oregon at large should be ascertained" in regard to this impor tant matter. The amount of money, 5500,000. recently mentioned In your paper and some others as tho proper amount to be given for the filr Is a very large sum of money and would be quite a heavy burden on the taxpayers of the state. But if the people are willing to. havo this large sum levied upon them for this purpose, no one can complain. If the Legislature should pass a bill raising the amount above mentioned, It Is quite probable that the people would file a petition demanding a reference thereof to themselves. This would, in all probability, result in the defeat of the measure entirely. The safer and better plan, in my Judgment, would be for the Legislature, in one bill, to order three or four propositions as to the amount to be raised for the fair to be submitted to the people at a special election to be held soon after the adjournment of the next session, and the amount receiving a majority of all the votes cast, as pro vided in the late constitutional amend ment, would, of course, be the amount to be raised. I am satisfied the people aro willing to give a reasonable sum of money to aid this enterprise, but whit this amount is ought to be left to the people themselves. If the Legislature should appropriate an amount for the fair far in excess of what the people should think just under the circumstmces, they would In all proba bility, by a petition, demand the referen dum on tho matter and defeat the appro prlatlon of any amount -whatever. So I believe it much better and safer to sub mit tho whole matter to the people to be gin with. I am well aware that there will bo some expense attached to the holding of a special election, but the people are willing to bear that, I believe, and will be very apt to demand It, anyway. I confidently believe that If the sum of 5500,000 should be appropriated by the Legislature for the fair, without referring thp mitter to the people, they would com pel It to be referred to them, and that would hold the matter up till the bien nial election In June, 1904, as there can be no special election in such matters under the late nmendment to the consti tution unless the Legislature orders it. These are my present views on this matter, without having rnore thoroughly considered it; I am not clear as to what amount should be given In aid of this very laud able enterprise, as the people of my coun ty (Linn), I do not think, have formed a definite opinion yet in regard to it when the Legislature meets and the matter comes up for definite and final consideration, I shall, to the best of my judgment, try to. carry out what I be lieve to be the wish of the people and taxpayers of my county In regard to this Important matter W. R. BILYEU, Representative from Linn County. EVERY DOLLAR WOULD RETURN. Shelley Says Fair Is Good Investment for People of Oregon. EUGENE, Or., Oct 2. (To the Editor.) That a liberal appropriation should be made at the next session of the Legis lature every fair-minded person, be he or she ever so large a taxpayer, will doubt less admit though not every one Is pre pared to say, without further investiga tion, Just what the amountshouldbe. That advertising pays, whether applied to pri vate or public enterprises, will no doubt also be conceded; and surely there is no better way by which the varied resources of our own beloved commonwealth can be heralded abroad than by and through a well-organized and well-managed fair or exposition. Thus will our population and wealth be Increased to that extent that our pockets and treasury will. In a very short time, be recouped for every dollar of our expenditures; besides, these additions will remain with us as per manent factors In sharing the burdeti of taxation. While the personnel of the Fair Board and the good name of Oregon are, or should be, a sufficient guarantee to all( that no matter what amount of money may be subscribed by individuals or ap propriated by the state, every dollar wili be Judiciously expended and properly ac counted for. It cannot be denied that the tendency of the times along these lines is to extravagance; and this point should be cldsely watched and carefully safe-guarded, "so that our liberality docs not run into prodigality. The plan of the Fair Board for provid ing the means by levying a special tax to run . through two years is certainly to be commended; but when It comes to nam ing, the amount to bo raised, there are two important features of the matter that must be carefully considered before ny judgment can be rendered, to-wit . '.e wishes of my constituents! and tho cj.r.t or scope of the Fair to each of isrhlcfy my attention will doubtless be called through the columns of the press or other wise before it is too late. J. M. SHELLEY. Representative from Lane County. INFORMATION 'IS WANTED. Plan Suggested by Senator Kuylcen dall to Secure Appropriation. EUGENE, Oct 3. (To the Editor.) For obvious reasons a member of the Legislature docs not feel as free to ex press opinions on such subjects as the average citizen. Opinions expressed, on half information have an unpleasant way of bobbing up at unseemly times, to vex the soul of the unwary Legislator. This Is a large, question, and the facts are net all before us. What is Portland going to do about It? Will she rlEe to the. situation, plan wisely, pay largely and Invest broadly for the future? What is to be the scope of the fair? Is It to be simply a big local fair, to gather in the people and the shekels from the outlying pans or our own state, with a few vis itors from other Coast States, or Is'it to be so managed and present such at tractions as will bring thousands of oros- pectlve inyestprs and s.ettlers from other states or the union,., and. turn the- eyw. of the world to "where rolls the Oregon"?' OftEGONrAN; SATHRTJiAt; ' The answer to these and other like "ques tions ought to be at least foreshadowed before final action -Is taken by the Legis lature. A .favorable answer to these questions must be rendered probable by the energy, enthusiasm and unanimity with which Portland takes hold of the problem, before the Legislature is asked to appropriate state funds. I believe In the value of great indus trial expositions. The Lewis and Clark Fair may be made by far the greatest advertiser of our state and its resources that we have ever undertaken. It may be made of tremendous value to the whole state, not to Portland alone,. If this Is done, the whole state ought to help pay for it If there Is reasonable promise that this will be done, ;Ibelleve the peo ple will be willing to help pay for It, First, you of the city must clearly dem onstrate that It is to be a great state af-. fair, not a Portland Institution, then we of the country must join heart and hand to make it go. We must effectually crush out that petty anti-Portland sentiment which seems to spring up on the slightest provocation. Here Is the opportunity of a century for Oregon. An opportunity to not only show the world our resources, but what is bet ter, to demonstrate the public spirit, the enterprise and loyalty to, our state of the whole people. The fair will need money, vast sums of money, from many sources, but its great est need, its basic need, Is a hearty, state wide sentiment back of it, a state-wide loyalty "to It as an Oregon institution. Men, not money, will make the Lewis and Clark Fair a splendid success. With this kind of a sentiment back of the movement . I believe there will not be any difficulty in securing from the Legislature any aid that- might legiti mately be considered as due from the state. W. KUYKENDALL, . Senator from Lane County. SENATOR WEHRUNG TALKS. Care Should Be Made in Making; the Appropriation. HILLSBORO. Oct 3. (To the Editor.) I am In favor of the state making an appropriation to the Lewis and Clark Fair of 1905. As a resident of Washington County, an adjoining county to Multno mah, I am proportionately- Interested In the success of this enterprise, being con scious of the direct beneficial results to my own county. Nevertheless it cannot be local in its effect, but will be beneficial to the whole stats. At this time, liow--ever, I am not prepared to say what the amount of the appropriation ought to be. Generally speaking. I am of the opinion and In favor of the state making an ade quate appropriation to Insure a creditable fair. I feel with reference to this appro priation, a3 in all other appropriations, great care should be taken not to be over indulgent and as a result thereof lead to extravagance. TV. H. WEHRUNG, Senator from Washington and Colum bla Counties. FAVORS REASONABLE AMOUNT. - Representative Purdy's Opinion of Benefit to Washington, County.- . GASTON, Or., Oct S. (To the Editor.) I am personally In favor of an appropria tion by the state for the aid of the Lewis and Clark Fair- in a sufficient amount fully to present to the world the varied' resources or tne Jfaclflc Coast. What we need Is mare manufactories, to use up our nw material. The object of the fair should bo to Induce Immigration that will lane noia or our neglected opportunities. The scope and extent of the fair should be great enough fully to represent what it is a general and complete- exhibit of the resources of the Northwest. I be lieve the pebple of Washington County who are taxpayers are in favor of an ap propriation to a reasonable amount, as they are so located that the benefits to be derived would be greater than any other county outside of Multnomah. T TP TT7TJTYV Representative from 'Wa&filh'gtbn County'" -'- ' ' T " EaUAL TO PORTLAND GIFT. Should Be State Appropriation, Soya Kramer, of Douglas. MYRTLE CREEK, Oct. 1. To the Ed itor.) I can favor an appropriation for the Lewis and Clark Fair "of 1D05 to the amount of 5360,000, or' an amount equal to that raised by subscription ' In "Portland and Multnomah County. In my opinion Portland and bordering country will be more than doublv benefited bv tho-' reairfts than the distant counties, therefore I I i-uiiuul wvur more man a l-miu nx ror ' the state to appropriate. The taxes in I many counties are burdensome now. WILLIS KRAMER, Representative fr.om Douglas County, j AMOUNT SHOULD BE LIBERAL., I Hudson Says Board of Directors ot Fair Should Name It. ST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL. Portland, Oct. 2. (To the Editor.W am in-, the hospital, where I have-been for tlje last 10 days. I think the .Legislature should be liberal and set an example that sister gj y ( Do' you know- how man'7 delicious ways there - ' 5B8Ill 'Bk arV prcpare H-0 delicious because H-O? You jjjPjjjl F ?rd OWDBfeK ' .4,' J9Qii states may follow. The figures should be named by the Lewl3 and Clark bo'ard. W. R. HUDSON. Representative frcm Multnomah County. FAIR. FUND $722 AHEAD. First National Bank Pays Interest to Exposition. The Lewis and Clark fund Is jugt 5722 SO ahead. This sum is already accumulate from interest in collections fronvFalr sub scriptions. The interest has been award ed by the First National Dank. In this institution the money of the) Fair corpora tion Is on deposit This bank does not allow interest on deposits, but H. W. Cor bett president of the institution, and also of the Fair, has made the Exposition mon ey a preferred exception. A large part of the money has been accumulating Interest since early in June. Tho First National Bank now has funds of the Fair amounting to about 578.800. Collections from stock subscriptions have reached the total of about $78,100. The stockholders who areNlellnquent are most ly those who made small subscriptions. -Renewed effort will be made to collect these amounts next week. President Corbett has received a letter from Mr. Harriman, who says that he will give his personal' attention to the matter of a donation to the Fair. Mr. Harriman has been asked to contribute as head of the railroad system which ter minates Jn Portland in the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific. It Is proposed that the directors ask the St. Louis Fair of 1904 to set apart May 4 as Lewis and Clark day. This day will be the centennial anniversary of the departure of the explorers from St. Louis up the Missouri. In August, 1805, the next year, Louis and Clark reached tho Oregon country. The centennial anniversary of this event will be marked by the Exposi tion at Portland In 1905, the year after, the Exposition at St. Louis. The man agers of the St. Louis Fair will doubtless promptly fall In with the suggestion. Engineers aro laying out a route for the proposed railroad spur to the Fair site, from the Northern Pacific tracks. The spur can follow any one of three or four routes. It will be about 2000 feet long, and the rallrpad company will probably build It. The life .of the franchise will last until the end of the Exposition. Stockholders -will meet Monday -to elect 10 more directors. This meeting will be an important event. At least five of the new directors will be residents of parts j of Oregon outside of Multnomah County. The letter to tho directors of Professor F. G. Young, secretary .of the Oregon His torical Society, has caused wide comment. I Professor Young- advised immediate action toward enlisting the Interest of President i Roosevelt and Congress In the Fair. He has been mentioned as a desirable man to elect to the board of directors. - WHAT MR. LITT HEARD IN EAST. People Are. Beglnnintr to Know About the '05 Fair. "Do Eastern people know about the Leyls- and Clark Filr?" responded H. B. Lltt, yesterday. "Yes, sir; .& surprising number, of them do." Mr. Lltt has lust returned from a visit to the cities of the ! Atlantic seaboard. "Business men back there have heard more about the 1905 fair that you would think they have. It's an eyeopener and a great source of pleas- j ure to a Portlander. The East is turn- ing its eyes to the West as never before. J A vJsltor back there sees that a great tide of people and Industry Is about xto sweep this way. Many business men said to ' rafe 'Yes, we're going to the Coast. We j want to see your great country out there.' I; must have met 300 or 400 men who had ! heard of the 1805 fair. The name of H. W. Corbett at the head has given the Ex position a standing and a reputation. Mr. Corbett is widely known in financial cir cles in the East. Many men in Wall street know of the fair through him. One of them eald he had been acquainted w;ith Mr. Corbett 35 years, and was com ing to tne "fair" justiJbecartasc"Mr. Corbett was the leading project: "At one of the New York clubs I met between 15 and" 20 men every night who were looking toward this Coast The fair is a sura go, "and the more a Port lander gets outsidt;, the -mote confident he is of if." j a ' PERSONAL MENTION. AT B. Steinbach has1 returned from his European and 'Eastern trip. W. B. Stewart returned from Nome yes terday, and Is at the Imperial. Charles B; Trescott, the. salmon mer chant, of New York. Is at the Portland Hotel. " ' ' Clyde E. Sabln returned yesterday morn ing from Albany, Or., where he spent the Summer. F. TV. Wakefield, of Hilo. Hawaii, ar rived in town yesterday, .and Is at- the Portland. ' . . Edmund Rice, an-official of the North ern Pacific Company, at Olympia, Is . at the Imperial. - ... Paul Pferdner has-gone on an extend'ed trip East He "will atgnd the G. A. R. He says he wants some morel BAKER O T IN NSW RECIPE BOOK er l aker Established 1780 Practice DISORDERS OF ME CONTRACTED DISORDERS Lpcn the establishment of the Irrigation treatment for contracted disorders the time necessary to cure was reduced to two weks. Our electric rotary-yumD method, for wlilch we claim the entire credit, that uses enormous quantities of Jfce Irrigation fluid at each treatment, requires Iera than or.e week. Devoting our entire time to disorders of the male exclusively and with an ev'er-lncrealn? ex- ' peiience, we are naturally in a. position to guarantee quick arid effective results. Many Men Treated for a Weakness Which Never Existed In the largest proportion, of cases of l?t vitality, prematureness and the train or symptoms known as "weakness." certain .morbid conditions o the. urethra, and. prostate .gland, damaged by early dissipation, too-often-repcated and tqo-loag-con-tinued excitement so react on the organs that a condition of dlriiinlshed vital ity and function Is Induced. Our knowltdge of the morbid changes in the organs themselves Is culte clear and full but how these changes operate on the nerves and fjlnal cord center are mysteries to th-s medical profession. Whatever the moroid change may be. however, the effects are apparent to the embarrassed' sufferer; those trouble being symptomatic or' the above-mentioned and well-de- flncd morbid conditions, it eeems that evert the unprofessional patient must un derstand that stomach drugging will not cure, but efforts directed toward repair Ing the dnmaced tract will restore. In practice such Is tho case, aa the treat ment on these lines never falla to accomplish the desired result. Colored chart' of the organa sent on application. 250K ALDER STREET, PORTLAND, OR. e eeteefiaoeei(oe(a(OM 9 ej m , q. encampment at, "Washington, D. C. and visit all the. Eastern States. He will re turn In about six weeks. Ex-Governor. F- Moody came .down Trom The Dalles yesterday and. Is at the Imperial. . Captain L. Goodale, the artillery oSicer at-Fort Stevens, came, to town yesterday, and Is at tho Imperial.' Governor T. T. Geer came down from Salem yesterday on his way to The Dalles and 'met his friends at the Perkins. Mrs." Arrios J. Cummlngrs, wife of the late '"Congressman, Is at the Imperial, on a trip through the "West in search of health. The. Portland delegates to the Irrigation Congress at Colorado Springs, October S to. D, have started on their mission. D. Mi Dunne. James M. Moore and A. King Wil son left on Friday morning, and D. M. Drake on Thursday evening. Represent-atlve--elect Williamson Is also a delegate. Frank Hellen. the well-known snorting 11 JQ I- j Jj j jj " THE WO (80 Pages) SENT FREE It DORCHESTER, MASS. STRICTLY RELIABLE Dr.Talcott & Co. i Confined to Contracted and Punctional e . e o 9 e a 9 - 9. man. has sold out his Interests in Port-: land, and will leave In a day or two for California. Thence he will fo to Hot Springs. Ark., In quest of health. If he la not satisfied with results at Hot Springs, it is prpbablo that Mr. Hellen will go abroad, and try some of the Continental health r.esorts. It is problematical when, he will return to Portland. 1C ever. At present he contemplates, ultimate location at Pittsburg. Pa., near which, place .he has an interest in a coal property. NEW YORK. Oct. (Special.) Norths western people registered at New- "York, hotels toda'y as follows: '' From Portland W. Er Hurd.' at the Im perial; E. Cooklngham. at the Albemarle From TacomaS. H- "Walker,- t-the Grand Union. From Seattle Mrs. TY. A. Shannon, at the Grand Union: F. Waterhouse. L. Wil son, at the Netherland: J. B. McDougalJ and wife, at the Holland. - c