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1 THE MORNING O REG ONI AN, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1903. WATER PURE? Mr. Albert Says Salem Supply Is 0. K. GREAT CARE IN FILTERING ''Vast Mass of Sand and Gravel About Intake Pipe. WHATARESOURCES 0FD1SEASE? Kay Be 3111k, or May Be Contamina tion From State Institutions, Says the Capital City Champion. y SALEM, Or., Oct 10. (To the Editor.) Apropos , of Salem'a water supply, not withstanding my vlsorousdlsclalmer, you still accuse "mo of hostility to the State Board of Health. Now, unless Dr. "Woods Hutchinson is authorized by his col leagues in the Board of Health to pro claim of It as "Le Grand Monarch" did of France, "I am the board," then he la not the board. I understand there has been no deter mination of this matter by the board. There appears to be no report or other record in the premises, and I am reli ably informed that the water company has not been advised of any action of the board, the only notice received by it be ing from Dr. Hutchinson and Dr. Pierce to the effect that the board had caused to "be made both chemical and bacteriologi cal examinations and found "no colon or "typhoid bacilli, nothing the matter with the water." President Andrew Smith's statement re ported in your paper of the 6th, viz: "My only regret is that we gave the matter premature publicity. My idea was that we should complete our evidence be fore giving it publicity," is a merited re buke to the indiscretion of the garrulous secretary, who should be held personally responsible for his unsupported asser tions. Alleges Suppression of Fact. His first interview, stripped of its pad fling and your glaring headlines, charges positively that Salem's public water sup ply is the cause of two-thirds of the Jases of typhoid fever occurring here tvithln the last three or four months, be cause the victims are supposed to have drank of the water, but surnresses the .fact that the board had 'procured the Labove mentioned series of both chemical malyses and bacteriological examinations, ill of them refuting the charge, and showing "nothing the matter with the water." He further suppresses the fact that he had directed the severest of tests to be applied to the suction pipe which crosses the slough, to ascertain if it be imper vious, viz: The application by a member of the boardt throughout its whole length, of menthol blue, with the result that it was fMmd . perfectly tight Indeed his statement in jour paper of October 4, viz: the board Is Informed that the pipe leaks and admits the water of the slough, but It has no reliable evidence to this effect" was made only four days after the test was made and after it had been reported to the board, by a member there of, attesting the perfect condition of the suction pipe. Again, Dr. Hutchinson -suppressed the fact that he had visited the Alter crib and found that not one drop of river water could enter it without having first passed through over 70 feet of solidly packed sand and gravel. Source ol Salem's "Water. I present herewith a plan showing the filter crib, 20x60 feet divided into 12 In dividual cribs, each ten feet square,. and a section of the intake or suction pipe. It will be seen from this plan that the crib 1b sunk in a solid bed of gravel and at a depth that brings the top of the crib twb feet below the low water line, and the bottom of the crib below the bottom cf the river bed. The top of the crib is perfectly tight, consisting of six layers of" two-Inch plank. The sides of the crib down to the river bed are encased, water tight thus forcing all the water that enters the crib to go in below the bottom of the river, the bed of the crib not being enclosed. Below are abowt eight feet of the crib below the river bed line for fil tering purposes. The intake pipe enters the .crib at a point seven feet below low water line and extends downward into the crib nine feet making the point of Intake 16 feet below low water line and below the bottom of the river bed. The whole Is completely covered with 11 feet of gravel, leaving the gravel bar in Its natural condition. The water thus tlrawn from beneath the bedrock below the bed of the river is conducted from the crib through the 24-inch intake or suction pipe to supply the large pump3 which force it through the maliis to the consum ers. The nearest point from which water can be drawn from the river into the filter crib is at the intersection of the surface of the gravel bar with the water line which at this stage of the river is at or near low-water mark, which Is 77 feet from the east end of the filter crib. TVhen the water in the river Is over the filter crib, it must pass down through 16 feet of sand and gravel before it can enter the crib. From the point in this plan reached by the suction, it passes easterly through the Island, then through the slough, which lies east of the island, thence to the works. Whence Infection' Comes. Nv, the only reasonable theory which, Will account for the spread of the dis ease from Its original source, viz: Mill Creek and the wells infected by its water, is that the dejecta from the intestines of its victims have entered the Intestines of others, and, granted the Impervlousncss of the water company's suction, the loca tion of the intake being beyond the island and above the city makes infection from that source a physical Impossibility. This fact too, was suppressed, by Dr. Hutch inson. Typhoid fever's prevalence in Salem, originating beyond question at the -state institutions and reaching the city through them. Indicates that the cause of Its continuance should be sought within the range of possible contamination. . But the secretary of the board seemed to be vainly looking for germs from the upper river, ignoring the fact now being heralded by current medical Journals (see Medical Journal's comment on present Philadelphia epidemic) that there are other more, dangerous media for carrying the infection than water. "That typhoid is presumably a milk-borne disease, fur ther that it proliferates in milk, which it does not in potable water. That bacterio logists find in milk a splendid culture for bacteria. That this is especially true of the germs of erysipelas, pneumonia, typhoid fever, etc, und in a more re stricted sense also of cholera." Millc a Source of Infection. "Senate Document 441" of 57th Con gress, entitled "Milk in Relation to Pub lic Health" gives a tabulated history of 195 milk epidemics of typhoid Involving over 8000 cases and causing 691 deaths, from which report I quote: "In 148 of these epidemics there la evi dence of the disease having prevailed at the farm or dairy. -In 67 Instances It is probable that the infection Teached the milk by soakagc of tho germs Into the well water with which ttie utensils were washed, and in 16 Instances the Inten tional dilution with .polluted water is a matter of evidence. "In No. 1E4 the bacteria coll commune was demonstrated In the wash water. In Nos. 149 and 1S8 it Is claimed that the specific germ of typhoid fever was isolated in tho water supply, and In No. 1S9 sewage bacteria were found in icecream sold by street venders. In seven instances the infection Is attributed to the cows drinking or wading In sewage-polluted wa ter and meadows. In four .Instances the Infection was spread in ice cream prepared in infected premises. In seven instances the infection was spread through milk delivered at creameries. In 24 instances the dairy employees also acted as nurses. In ten instances the patients, rehlle suf fering from a mild attack of enteric fever or during the first week or ten days of their illness., continued, at work, and those who are familiar with the per sonal habits of the average dairy boy will have no difficulty In surmising the man ner of direct digital infection. In one instance the health officer believed the milk was Infected by absorbing exhala tions from the dejecta of the patient while belog carried down the'stalrs." This recalls the recent typhoid epi demic at Stanford,- resulting In. an un usual number of fatalities. The water supply was first suspected, but chemical and bacteriological exam inations proved it to be Innocuous, but an examination of the milk supply dis closed the cause, and its contamination was traced to the water in which the utensils were washed, the new milk be ing a splendid culture for colonies of the bacteria. Now, it is known that in the family ' ' lVATESl. Z-A .ifaft- 9 Ft. PLAN OF FILTER CRIB AT of the proprietor of one of the dairies supplying Salem with milk there has been a case of typhoid fever, now con valescent and I know of an instance where milk was furnished by one family in which was a case of the fever, which resulted within the period of Incubation in a case of typhoid fever In the family supplied. If tho secretary would drop his micro scope and stop talking long enough to do or have done a little detective work at Salem, he might be better qualified to account for the spread of the disease Be yond Its original bounds, than by look ing for microbes at long range through a mlsroscope or telescope. Water as Pure as Bull. Run. In view of all these facts, viz., the isolation of the water supply and the ease with which the disease may he spread through other media, I can as confidently say of Salem's public supply as Dr. Hutchinson does on the same grounds of Bull Run, that "never has there been a well-authenticated case of typhoid fever from Its use." Had President Smith's policy prevailed, It would manifestly be unfair to make public any of the evidence taken until the determination of the Investigation, but inasmuch as the indiscretion of the secretary In prematurely slopping over has distorted the situation and misled the public, it Is but Just to ask that the Je suits of the chemical and bacteriological examination bo published. I, therefore, ask that, as a matter of justice to our people you procure and publish the chemists' certificates of analyses of the water all of them and tho reports of the bacteriological examinations; also, for the purpose of comparison, an analy sis of the normal water of the district or, in lieu of that one of Bull Run water as fairly representing it Says Dr. Smith Hedges. That President Smith, after hlstrebuke of the 'secretary's indiscretion, x should come to his defense I think is due to his sympathetic nature, sec onded by professional esprit de corps. His statement that "At this time, after the heavy rains, the manifes tations of typhoid are not so plain as they have been. Tho polluted areas have been washed off and the difficulty of bacterio logical examinations is thereby increased. I suspect that the water company at Salem 'has improved its pipe line under the slough so as to prevent the admit tance of typhoid germs from that pol luted water. If the reform has been made, we shall be glad to know it and if wo find no further traces of disease breeding germs, we shall bo pleased again," I regard as a politic effort to hedge In his former reckless statement in regard to the water, based upon the secretary's misrepresentations. The sub joined expression from the secretary only two days before, would indicate that "doctors disagree," even though they be long to the same board. "At this season of the year exists the greatest danger of typhoid, when surface drainage begins to flow. The Board of Health will continue the hacterlologlcal and chemical tests." The doctor should know that no change in the suction pipe line has been made It is a 24-inch steel pipe and lle3 In ex actly tho same position as when placed there five years ago. It is periodically examined for the water company by a diver, but no leaks or other defects have been discovered, and when Dr. Smith made this statement he knew of the result of the color test made by direction of the secretary, proving it to be tight Before 'the board began its investiga tions, tho Salem papers announced that the owners of the plant proposed to pay the expense of a diver from Portland In order to have the suction pipe examined by them, but the board apparently deemed this unnecessary, and have relied upon the stated tCSt ab0V noted' trith 1110 resul Dr. Hutchinson's assertion in one of his characteristic Interviews that "Mr. Albert may yet have an opportunity to give the 00 to Salem Hospital," suggests the thought that all uncertainty as to the hospital receiving fSOO on the result of this controversy can be dispelled if the doctor will evince the same .confidence in his opinion that I have In mine. MiKht Use Shorter Word Apropos of this statement: " 'Some per sons,' he remarked, 'Imagine' that typhoid bacilli, In order to work damage, have to be so numerous that a fine comb will rake them out " If the doctor really sees myriads of bacteria In Salem water, it must bo due to tho reflex- action of the optic nerve. Referring to the doctor's amusement caused by the big words in my -telegram of the Sth, permit me to say there is a vigorous Saxon monosyllable sometimes used to express an extreme act of dislngenuousness, which r might have used, but the big word In the tele gram went at the same price, and amuses him. My challenge resenting the unfounded charges-of Dr. Woods Hutchinson seems to have nettled the president of the board. He called It a "bluff." Now I do not fra ternize with the "perfeshun" to whoso yo- cabulary this phrase belongs, hence do not know its precise technical meaning. If it implies that I am not sincere or not In earnest In this matter, I will try to con vince him to the contrary. Perhaps the doctor is provoked at the compromising situation in which he is placdd by the babblings of his secretary. Then, doctors are not accustomed to be ing questioned, nor are they usually re quired to give a reason for what they do. They do not divulge their diagnoses; they write their prescriptions In a dead lan guage, and their gravest mistakes are buried under six feet of earth, but when they step outsiae of their legitimate pro fessional duties, they should expect to be held accountable for their acts, Ju?t like common people, and cannot expect to evade responsibility for defamatory pub 'Hc utterances by skulking behind an offi cial title, any more than a Judge should expect to be protected by his ermine should he step down from the bench and malign his neighbor. That Secretary Hutchinson's part in this matter has been a persecution rather than an investigation is patent What ulterior object he may have I cannot conceive, but his Initial Interview, Judging It by the light of subsequent disclosures, did not tell the whole truth. It is unfortunate that public confidence In the board should be shaken In its first undertaking by the Indiscreet action of its loquacious secretary, because there is much legitimate work to be done through its secretary whlch must be honestly done. I reiterate I have no Interest Jn the water company, although by virtue of my past relations with It I am conversant with the situation, but I am deeply Interested in Salem, and when you strike Salem, you hit me. J. H. ALBERT. STATE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION'. Good Attendance at Opening: Session at Oregon City. OREGON CITY, Oct 12. (Special.) INTAKE OF SALEM'S PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY, SHOWING ALSO THAT PART OF THE SUCTION PIPE LYING The annual meeting of the Oregon State Baptist association was convened at the First Baptist Church in this city this evening. After the praise service, led by Rev. W. B. Clifton, the Association pres ident, Rev. A. S. Coats, D.D., of New York, delivered the inaugural sermon, the subject being "So Great Salvation." The Association will not conclude its ses sions until Friday evening. There will be about 150 delegates In attendance at the meetings. The programme for Tues day is as follows: 9 a. m., praise service, led by Rev. A. S. Allen, Monmouth; 9:30, election of officers; 9:45, addresses, "Spontaneous Re vivals," Rev. J. W. Mount Heppner; "Revivals as a Result of Specific Ef forts," Rev. Arthur B. Waltz; "Continu ous Growth in the. Church Considered as a Revival," Rev. G. A. Learn, Monta vllla; 11, "Lessons From the History of Revivals," Rev. Myron Cooley, editor of Pacific Baptist; discussion, r WILL PUSH OREGON CITY. Board of Trade Reorganizes for Ac tive Work. OREGON CITY, Or., Oct 12. (Special.) The Oregon City Board of Trade has been reorganized for active work In the Interest of this city and Clackamas- County. Arti cles o( incorporation have been signed by the following named representative busi ness men: George A. Harding, W. A. Huntley, Frank Busch, EL EL Charman, D. C. Latourette, E. G. Caufleld. G.. B. Dimlck, Franklin T. Griffith and C H. Dye. The board is incorporated with a capital stock of $3000. of shares of the value of $30 each. By the terms of the articles of incorpo ration. $5 per share Is to be paid at once, giving the organization a fund of $500 with, which to inaugurate its work. The balance of the capital stock Is made payable In monthly Installments of XI each, which will give the body a fund of $100 per month with which to prosecute its labors in behalf of this section. TRAMP FATALLY INJURED. Goes to Sleep on Top of a Train and Falls Off. ALBANY, Or., Oct 12. (Special.) Frank Marchant a tramp, was probably fatally Injured while stealing a ride on the local train from Portland to Albany. When the train was near Mlllersburg, a station two miles below Albany, Marchant fell from the train suffering a dislocation of both hips and Internal Injuries. The Injured man said he was riding on top of the,' train when he went to sleep and fell off. He was brought to Albany and placed in the local hospital as a county charge. He claims to have people living in lone, Cal., and said he was cndeavprlng to get to them when the accident happened. Receives Santiago Battle Medal. OREGON CITY, Or., Oct 12. (Special.) Fred Nelson, of this city, who served as trainer on the battleship Oregon during the Spanish-American War, today received the medal to which all of the active par ticipants In the naval engagements of that campaign are entitled. The medals are made of the cannon that were captured at the battle of Santiago. The souvenirs are circular In form about the size of a dollar and are suspended from a bar on which is Inscribed the name of tho battle ship on which the wearer served. On one side of the medal appears the profile of Admiral Sampson about which Is the In scription: "United States Naval Campaign, West Indies, 189S." On the reverse side appears the inscription: "Santiago do Cuba," beneath which is pictured a gun crew In action with an officer in charge-, To Ratify Street Contracts. ASTORIA. Or., Oct 12. (Special.) A spe cial meeting of the City Council has been called for tomorrow afternoon to ratify the action of the street committee In let ting contracts, and especially the one for the improvement of Sixteenth street over which a' suit is now awaiting the decision of the Circuit Court The remarks of Judge McBrlde at the hearing of the suit In which he said he doubted If tho Council had the right to delegate to a committee tho power of making contracts, is re sponsible for the proposed action of the Council. President of Astoria National. ASTORIA, Or.. Oct 12. (Special.) At a meeting of the directors of the Astoria National Bank, held this afternoon. George H. George, secretary of the Co lumbia River Packers' Association, was elected president to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the late Daniel K. War ren. George W. Warren was elected to succeed Mr. George as vice-president First-Class Gunners' Badges. ASTORIA. Or., Oct 12. (Special.) First class gunners' badges have been awarded to ten gunners stationed at Fort Columbia. Those receiving the badges are Sergeants DePrles, Clancy, Johnston, Guffey, Dob son, Duncan, and Corporals Edoff, Grif fith, Crawford and McComber. TO TEAGH FARMING A New Study for Common School Course Proposed. SL'PT. ACKERMAN FAVORS IT Would JteqHir'e Teachers to Pass Examination 1h Elements of Ag rlcHltare Education Should Be More Practical. SALEM. Oct 12. (Special.) The teach ing of the elements of - agriculture In the common schools of Oregon is advocated by Superintendent of Public Instruction J. H. Ackerman. The purpose of the in troduction of this study would not be to teach the children the- technical side of scientific farming, but rather to give them an understanding of such elementary faxits and principles aB every person who resides In an agricultural country should know. Superintendent Ackerman believes that at some future time such a study should be placed in the common school course, and that before the teaching of this branch Is commenced time should be given for the teachers to prepare for the work they will be required to do. He would have every applicant for a teach- er's certificate take an examination in the subject of elements of agriculture. "The tendency of our educational system has been to educate the children away from the- work by which a large major ity mugt earn their living." said Superin tendent Ackerman this morning, when he was asked to suggest an Improvement In the common school system. "Tho pur pose should be to educate the children along the line of their work to fit them for the environment In which they will soon find themselves. I do not mean by this that all .children should become farm ers or that they should be taught that they ought to become farmers, nor that they should be discouraged In an ambition to fit themselves for any other occupation to which their talents may lead them. What I mean to say Is that since the greater portion of the people of this coun try must make their living by farming or other occupations that require a knowl edge of the elements of agriculture, the public schools should Instruct the chil dren upon this BUbject Education Should Be Practical. "Too often we see educated men giving boys the Idea that they should aspire to something higher than farming. If a stu dent In one of our colleges should tell his Instructor that he intended to become a farmer, I venture to say that in nine cases out of ten the professor would set that students down as lacking in ambition. This would probably not occur at the Ag--ricultural College, but there. Is in almost all educational circles a feeling that an education shbuld lead a boy or girl away from the occupations usually called the humbler walks of life. In my opinion this Is not a proper view of the purpose of an education, but the effort should be to combine with 'culture a practical knowl edge of affairs with which the child Is most likely to be engaged when he has left school and engaged In his life work. "Instruction Jn tho elements of agricul ture will tend to make children take a more wholesome view of farming as an occupation. It will lead quite easily to a course In the Agricultural College, where tho technical side of the subject can be pursued. It will make better farmers of those who get no more than a common school education, and will be a valuable acquisition for those who follow other occupations than the tilling of the soli. Every lawyer, preacher, newspaper writer, railroad official, merchant and banker should understand the elements of agri culture. Men In all of these occupations must deal with farmers, and If knowledge of agriculture Is not a necessity to them it serves at least to bring them into closer touch and sympathy with the class of people with whom they transact busi ness. Tenchers Should Study Agriculture. "Every school teacher should be familiar with this subject, for he or she exerts a powerful influence in shaping the ideals; o the children of the public schools. Let us say, for illustration, that a young lady has gone out from the city to teach In a country school. She knows nothing of farming and therefore cares nothing for it Out of school hours she converses with the children and tells them of the things she knows the m03t about All that Is bright pleasant and worthy of aspiration Is In the city. She unconscious ly creates in the minds of the pupils a dissatisfaction with the country and a de sire for life In the city. If, on the other hand, the teacher were familiar with top ics In which the country people are Inter ested, and were interested in them herself, she would make them the subjects of con versation with profit to herself and her pupils. Too often teachers are in almost complete ignorance of practical agricul ture, and, I am sorry to say, some of them are not ashamed of their ignorance. I believe that a young man or woman who has worked on a farm or at any other useful manual labor Is a better feacher, other things being equal, than one who has not the knowledge that can be thus acquired. The teacher Is, or should be, a leader In his community, and In order to be In closer touch with the people of his district he must know something of the every-day affairs In which they are concerned. "I would not turn the common school Into an agricultural school. In order to impart some knowledge of the elements of agriculture. This subject could take the place of our 'Nature Study,' and. If necessary, we could abbreviate our arith metic and geography. I think we speid time on some phases of these two subjects .hat could better be devoted to something else. Instruction In the elements of agri culture should be largely by actual experi ment and observation. Each school, whether In the city or country, should have Its garden of flowers, and vege tables. In sufficient variety to aid In the teaching of the desired lessons. The ger mination of seeds may be watched and studied from seeds planted In boxes. The results obtained from the use of different kinds of soli, the effect of the different conditions of heat and moisture, the structure of seeds, roots, stalks and all parts of a plant, the different kinds of weeds, insect pests, birds, cultivation, drainage, . fertilization, rotation of crops and numerous other subjects closely re lated may be studied without attempting a technical study of agriculture. "Pupils who give a few moments each day to the consideration of some subject of this kind will return to their books with refreshed minds and renewed inter est I know of a few schools In the state where the children have extensive flower gardens, and I am informed that the work they do in taking care of their gardens helps to keep up tho Interest In their school work and makes them more vigor-' ous In their studies. Professor Finn, In charge of tho public schools at Burns, has a garden on a hill that was formerly covered with sagebrush. He irrigates it with water pumped from a well by a windmill, and his efforts have been en tirely successful. He Is raising many things that the people of that part of the country thought could not be grown tlere. and in this way he has taught the farmers themselves things they did not know. Professor Finn comes from Wis consin, where the teachers are required to pass an examination in the elements of agriculture, and he Is doing valuable work at Burns. "I would not advocate the Immediate introduction of he elements of agricul ture into our course of study,- but at such time as may be convenient, after teachers have had-time to prepare themselves to give Instruction in this subject, I believe it should be given a place in the "work of our common schools. The good to be accomplished by the introduction of this study would not be fully realized at once, but in the future, when the children of to day have become men and women, I be lieve the value of this work would be realized. TWO PLACES ARE OPEN. Recommendations for Places on State Board of Agriculture. SALEM, Or., Oct 12, (Special.)-Gov- ernor Chamberlain is receiving recom mendations of residents of this state for places on the State Board of Agriculture to succeed W. H. Wehrung and J. H. Settlemeler, who have resigned. As the resignations do not take effect until Janu ary 1; there is no probability of their suc cessors being appointed at once. Weh rung's term of office will expire In March, 1907, and his successor will be appoint ed for that period. The term of J. H. Settlemeler will end In March, 1905. TheJ other members of the board are: George Chandler, of Baker City, '04; G. A. West gate, of Albany, '05, and Jasper Wllklns, of Coburg, '07. Mr. Wehrung was president of the board : of Agriculture during the entire four years of his Incumbency. This position ; Is filled by a vote of the board, so It Is j not certain that his successor will fill I that office. The president of the State Board of Agriculture Is by virtue of his office a member of the Domestic Anl-fl mal Commission. The members of the board draw no salaries, but receive- the amount of their expenses- while attending to business connected with the State Fair. READY TO DO BUSINESS. Corporations File Articles With Sec retary of State. SALEM, Or., Oct 12. (Special.) Ar ticles of incorporation were filed In the office of Secretary of State Dunbar last week as follows: Oregon & Kentucky Coal Company, Portland; $1,000,000; P. J. Jennings, R. J. Jennings, J. C. Veazle. Myrtle Point Mill Company, Myrtle Point; $25,000; P. I. Phelan, F. N. He Clean, W. E. Pike. Home Real Estate Company, Baker City: $4500; H. W. Estes, R. D. Carter, J. W. Wisdom. Monarch Consolidated Gold Mining Com pany. Portland; $5,000,000; Andrew C. Smith, W. G. McPherson, L. H. Ham ilton. Norman Towing Company, Portland; $10,000; W. S. Copeland, O. A. Peterson, S. L. Woodward. Herald Publishing & Engraving Com pany, Baker City; $10,000; "Letson Balllet. Charles W. Hill, L. Bush Livermoxe, W. M. Moore. Schallock & Daggett Company, Klam ath Falls; $15,000; C. H. Daggett H. Fred Schallock, Fred I. Houston. Northwest Drug Company, Portland; $175,000; O. F. Paxton, J. V. Beach, N. D. Simon. f Ford's Business Chances, Portland; $3600; Joseph Ford, Ida C. Scott Frances Moody. Sucker Creek Mining Company, Hol land. Josephine County; $150,000; R. W. Wilbur. L. L. Langley, May Kelly. Eastern Oregon Mining, Milling, Trans portation, Smelting & Generating Com pany, North Powder, Union County; $5,000,000; H. O. Gorham, W. H. Gorham, George H. Downs. CI rcnlt Court at Snlcci. SALEM, Or., Oct 12.-(Speclal.)-Judge Burnett opened the regular October term of court this morning with a light docket before him. No trials were had today. Ed McClanahan, of Portland, was ar raigned on a charge of malicious mis chief, and pleaded not guilty. He will be tried In January. McClanahan Is the automoblllst "who Is charged with scar ing a horse to death last July. George F. Witting was Indicted on a charge of gambling and will enter his plea tomorrow. Charles Hammond plead ed guilty to a charge of petty larceny and was sentenced to three months in the county jail. George Appleyard plead ed guilty to assault and was fined $10. Governor Invited to Spcnk, SALEM, Or.. Oct 12. (Special.) Bishop Charles J. O'Reilly, of Baker City, has In vited Governor Chamberlain to be pres ent and deliver an address at the formal dedication of a new hospital which has been erected at Pendleton at a cost of $40, 000. The hospital will be conducted by the Sisters of St Francis. As the Gov ernor has gone to Washington, D. C, and will not return until about November 1, It Is doubtful whether he can accept the invitation. Date of Irrigation Convention. SAEM. Or., Oct 12. (Special.) The annual session of the Oregon Irrigation Association will be held at Pendleton, November S. Governor Chamberlain has been Invited to be present and deliver an address. It is expected the Governors of Washington and Idaho will be In at tendance and will deliver addresses. Tttjo Added to Prison RolL, SALEM, Or., Oct 12. (Special.) Two prisoners were received at the penitentiary today from Malheur County. They are. Peter Smlthf.sentenced to one year for larceny by bailee and W. J. SIgmore, sen tenced to one year for- horse steallng. LET WARDEN f IX DATES JUDGE 31'BniDETS PLAN FOR REG ULATING SALMON SEASON. Sturgeon Cases Settled by Schmidt and LindenberKer? Cold-Storage Men, Pleading: Guilty. ASTORIA. Or.. Oct 12. Circuit Judge McBrlde todny offered an excellent sug gestion with reference to the manner in wnlch the closed fishing season should be regulated. Of Tate there has been much agicallotf for an extended season, because of the fact that the season usually ter minates during the height of the run of hatchery salmon. The 1003 season closed at such a time, whereas had it been ex tended for two or three weeks fully 51.000, 000 worth of fish additionally might have been packed, without damage to the qual ity of the Chinook output Judge McBride's suggestion is that the TpirislatHrp pnact a law elothlnir the fish wnT-itan vMth nuthnritv to decree bv rroc- JjSmation, the dates for the opening and closing of the season. A law of this kind would, In the opinion of Judge McBrlde. make available for packing punrposes the Immense runs of hatchery salmon that an nually enter the Columbia River. Under a law' of this kind, the fish warden coukl declare the season closed, at such time as the quality of fish was seen to deteri orate. Owing td the fact that the time of the entrance into the river of the hatchery runs varies as much as three weeks. It Is impossible to prescribe by statute the du ration of a season that would enable packers to reap the benefit of the wonder ful results which are being attained at the WEST OF MINTO'S ISLAND. state hatcheries, and a law such as is sug gested by Judge McBrlde would settle sat isfactorily an agitation that has attracted widespread interest In the Circuit Court today the famous sturgeon cases were settled. S. Schmidt and J. LIndenberger, cold-storage men, were arrested for having sturgeon unlaw fully in their possession. The law pro vides that for each fish thus unlawfully found In the possession of any person, a fine of J20 shall be imposed. The lecal technicality arose as to whether or not a separate complaint was required for each nsn found. On the recommendation of Fish Warden Van Dusen, District Attor ney Allen settled the case by the de fendants pleading guilty to having five sturgeon In their possession, and each was fined ?100. I bjlit iron. TnmiT witswrvn I , Salmon Cnnght at Oregon City Merc- v ly for Their Eggs. y OREGON CITY, Oct 12. (Special.) Complaint is made by local fishermen that salmon are being caught in the Willam ette at this point regardless of the fish laws of the state. It Is represented that salmon arc being caught and the" eggs taken merely for the purpose of supplying bait for trout fishing. This practice Is apparently being carried on In open viola tion of the law, and fishermen who are ob serving the statutes regulating the catch ing of salmon desire to call the attention of the State Fish Warden to the Infringe ment of the .law in order that the law breakers may be prevented from following their illegal practices. Where Feed Is Plentiful. ASTORIA, Or., Oct 12. Colonel Judson, agricultural agent for the O. R. & N., predicts a hard winter for cattlemen, be cause of the scarcity of hay, due to the llrs in Southern Oregon and the short age in Eastern Oregon. Colonel Judson says utilization of pasture lands of the Lower Columbia district will be neces sary In consequence. In accordance with his view, Colonel Judson has undertaken to secure the shipment to Clatsop and Columbia counties of bands of cattle from the regions where the hay shortage Is so pronounced. Fntnlly Kicked by Horse. COLFAX. Wash., Oct 12 (Special.) Willie Davis, the 16-year-old son of W. A. Davis, of Steptoe. died today from the effects of a kick on tho temple by a horse Saturday. His. skull was frightfully crushed. He never regained oonsclous ness after being kicked. Lounsucrry's Successor. ASTORIA. Or.. Oct 12. (Special.) George W Roberts, formerly of the O. R. & N. Co.'s general office in Portland, ar rived here today to fill the vacancy as commercial agent of the company in this city, caused by the resignation of G. W. Lounsbury. (describes the luxurious Fall Suits and Waistcoats bearing! this famous mark ! enjamins0 MAKERS NEWyoRK BENJAMIN FallSuifsincheviots, jj cassimeres, serges, thibets, g H vicunas, unfinished worsteds: jj 4-button, single-breasted, nar-jj grow lapels; 3-button, double-g jj breasted, wide lapels. BEN-J j JAM IN White and Fancy Waist-1 jj coats; single-breasted, t h eg 1 6-button, with or without col-g 1 Iar; double-breasted, 4-button, jj Iwith large collar. 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