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THE MORNING OREGONIAN. THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1907. TEACHERS' VOTES ADOPT CHARTER One Voice Raised in Protest Charges Leaders of Collu sion With Trus E. F. COOLEY IS PRESIDENT After Naming Ticket With Chicago Man at Head, National Kduca tional Association Listens to a Series of Addresses. LOS ANGELES, July 10. The National Educational Association conduced today the Important executive work ot Its ses sions by electing Edwin G. Cooley, super intendent of Chicago City Schools, pres ident of the association, together with other officers, and adopted by a unani mous vote the new charter and bylaws . provided by act of Congress. All was harmony In the nominating com mittee when it convened at o'clock. John D. Shoop, of Illinois, nominated E. F. Cooley, of Chicago, for president of the association. No other names were presented, and Mr. Cooley was declared the choice of the committee by acclama tion. Arthur M. Chamberlain, dean of the Throop Polytechnic Institute, was then named as the candidate for treas urer by a unanimous vote. The ticket was completed &n follows: First vlce-presidnt, Nathan C. Schaef fer, Harrisburg, Pa.; second vice-president, W. H. Elson, Cleveland, O.; third vice-president, C. H. Judd, of Tale, Conn.; fourth vice-president, R. A. Aus trede, Pierre, S. D. ; fifth vice-president, J. F. Etilwell, Phoenix, Ariz.; sixth vice president, J. H. Hill, Emporia, ' Kas.; seventh vice-president, ,V. A. Clark, Kearney, Neb.; eighth vice-president, W. M. Kern, Ellendale, N. D. ; ninth vice president, W. F. Gordy, Springfield, Mass.; tenth vice-president, J. F. Kings bury, Salt Lake, Utah; eleventh vice presldent, B. E. Roby, Kokomo, Ind.; twelfth vice-president, J. H. Baker, Boulder. Colo. Among the directors are: California James E. Barr; Colorado Charles E. Chadsey: Idaho S. E. Cham berlain; Montana Dr. Oscar J. Craig; Nevada-J. I. Stubbs; North Dakota N. C. MacDonald; Oregon B. J. Ackerman; South Dakota M. A. Lange; Utah Will iam Allison; Washington Edward T. Mathes. Teachers Denounce Leaders. Miss Elizabeth Shirley, a teacher in the Los Angeles schools made a spirited speech before the convention in opposi tion to the proposed charter. Miss Shir ley's language was bitter In reference to some of the leaders of the associations whom she did not name, and whopi she charged Incidentally with collusion with the school book trust. The Association also voted today to ap point a committee of three members to work for a National university to be es tablished and maintained by the Federal Government at Washington, D. C. Con gress will be petitioned to establish such an institution. Three thousand people packed the au ditorium tonight and listened to the pro gramme. E. C. Cooley, the newly elect-' ed president spoke upon the subject, "S'.iall Teachers' Salaries Be Graded on Merit, or by the Clock." He said: "A teacher in a good school may in crease In efficiency for four or five years, even If she relies' exclusively upon her school-room experience for information and Inspiration, but, unless the teacher Is induced In some manner to study, the chances are that before the end of the first decade a decline In efficiency will set in, which will proceed steadily as the years go by. A schedule of salaries, then, should include a lower group, making provision for yearly advances for y four or five years. At the end of this period, if a teacher does not give evidence of Increase in efficiency. In professional seal and In student-like habits, she should be stopped. No teacher should be allowed to advance In salary after she has ceased to advance In efficiency." Should Pension Teachers. Charles H. Keyes, supervisor of South Districts schools, Hartford, Qonn., ad dressed the convention upon "The Teach ers' Pensions and Annuities." He ad vanced five cogent reasons why pensions should be provided to teachers. George E. Nash, president of the State Normal and Industrial school, Aberdeen, 9. D., spoke upon. "Other Forms of Compensation for Teachers." Ha said: "Sordid gold is the lowest and mean est measure of success. If gold be the standard, then the teacher's profes sion Is meaner than the ditch digger's. But gold never was the standard of the measure of compensation In any exhalted vocation for longer than a brief period. Who would ask how much money Socrates earned, of what were the wages of Plutarch, Plato, Caesar, Cromwell, Washington, Grant, or Lincoln? No one has ever been so worldly as to think of these great char acters In connection with money mak ing. No one associated the "success of any teacher with the sum of money he has earned. The most, exhalted, the most highly respected name In history Is that of the Great Teacher who had not where to lay his head, yet who would exchange the undying fame of the Nazarene for the gold of a Rock efeller?" Before the department of special ed ucation N. M. Mclvor, superintendent of city schools of Oshkosh, Wis., de livered an address on Introductory re marks. Before the department of sec ondary education W. F. Wegener, prin cipal of the Tacoma, Wash., high school, read a paper on microscopic work in high schools. I. Miller, professor of history in the State Normal School of Chicago, de livered an address on the place of mod ern history in the high school curri culum. A new and unexpected feature was In jected into the convention today when it was announced that six of the largest women's organizations In the world will ask for the creation of a department In the association, so unifying the work of those Institutions. The organizations that will ask to be allowed to affiliate with the National Educational Assocla- tlon are: General Federation of Women's i Clubs, Women's Christian Temperance Union, Daughter of the American Revolution-, the National Congress of Mothers, the National Council of Jewish Women, the Association of Collegiate Alumnae and the Southern Association of College Women. Row in Amateur Press Convention. CHICAGO, July la The convention of the National Amateur Press Association broke up in a row yesterday. The heated debate for recognition of the Kansas City faction precipitated the trouble, which resulted In a bolt by the Milwaukee de!egatI6n, headed by Edward D. F. Aas. The convention of the Kansas City fac- tion Is being held at Seattle, Wah. Both (actions claim to be the "regular" or ganization. The Milwaukee faction, which bolted, sympathized with the fac tion now holding Its seats at the con vention, i BLOW AWAY. WAR-CLOUD (Continued from First Page.) country to answer and not for us to ex press an opinion. America Is a country which has been very friendly to us for years; In fact, the treaty between this country and Japan was made at the time I was born. It Is an old feeling ot friend ship which I do not think a passing storm can Interfere with, but It depends upon the pens of the press to smooth the storm. Admiral Yamamoto ' seemed to regard as a Joke the report from Toklo that on his return Count Okuma would ask him to take up the leadership of the Progres sive party, with a view to overthrowing the Saionji Ministry, and after a hearty laugh, he said: Warns Press to Be Careful. "I have already accepted one Cabinet position In my country and am quite tired out. My business is my sword by my side. Political parties have ho inter est for me." The Admiral said that much depended upon the attitude taken by the press upon the present situation. "Too much care cannot be taken by the press," continued the Admiral, "for a few careless wor8s will do more harm than good. There are many sensational ACADEMY OF THE 4 .1 IHBBBBBpjffllfl HI TTrmrTfrrrrrr I Plans havebeen prepared for enlarging and remodeling the Academy of Holy Names, on Cast Oak and East Twelfth streets. In St. Francis Church parish. The cost of the work will be above $7000. The capacity of the build ins; wilt "be doubled according to the plans. It will have a frontage of over 100 feet on East Oak. The new Cathedral Church, will stand on East Pine street on the north side of the block. The atte ndance at the academy the past few years has Increased so rapidly that .the addition became necessary. Work will start on the building so It will be com pleted for the opening In September. papers, both here and in Japan, and I ask the editors to make a thorough study of the situation before writing theic views." The Admiral may make an Informal call on the President at Oyster Bay after he has received the official visits of Ad miral Evans, commanding the Atlantic fleet, and Admiral Goodrich, command ing the New York Navy-yard. STRIXG OP CONTRADICTIONS State Department and Aoki Say The Hague Story Is False. WASHINGTON, July lO.-From the State Department nd from the Japanese embassy here came swift and conclusive denials today of the accuracy of the statement cabled from The Hasue to the London Daily Telegraph and re-printed m this country to the effect that Japan has made categorical demands upon the Uni ted States for satisfaction In connection with the treatment of Japanese in Cali fornia and has served notice ot her in tention to deal with the Callfornians her self if the National Government fails to do so. At the State Department, It is said, the American public is fully aware of the na ture of all the exchanges that have taken place on this subject; that there has been no correspondence of recent date and that there are no negotiations in progress between the two governments. This statement Is fully confirmed at the Japanese embassy where, moreover, it is positively stated that Ambassador Aoki is not going to Japan next Fall, as was reported In a Japanese newspaper. The Japanese Ambassador and his staff deprecate recent newspaper publications as Inaccurate or misleading about the relations between the United States and Japan, having patiently denied dally stories calculated to unfavorably affect the friendly relations between the two countries. This statement from The Hague, where there is no reason to sup pose that information exlBts that Is not known in Washington or Toklo, is re garded as particularly lacking in founda tion. The story of the Ambassador's return to his own country is regarded as an other example of careless and inconsider ate publication. Viscount Aoki, when his attention was called today to the latter report said? "I have not been summoned to Toklo, and I have no intention of going. I want to say, as I have- said time and again, there is no situation; there are no 'strained relations' between the United States and Japan. As I have said be fore, all this talk of suph a condition of affairs Is newspaper talk." Mr. Aoki declined to discuss matters pending between the two governments, but said The Hague story was too ridic ulous to talk about. The Ambassador declared the Japanese diplomats are a carefully trained body of men, not going around talking indiscrim inately. Viscount Aokl's attention was called to the statement that the mission of Director Ishii, of the commercial bu reau of the Japanese Foreign Office, was necessitated by the Ambassador's unsat isfactory and meager reports regarding the Japanese conditions in the United States. He denied this report with great deliberation and said r.o complaints had been entered at the embassy of the char acter indicate'!. The Ambassador confirmed what Mr. MIyakoa, the counsellor of the embassy, said yesterday that the director's com ing trip to the United States is to be taken because he had a vacation and wanted to visit the United States. The embassy, Mr. Aoki said, has not received any information of his contemplated visit. The Ambassador's acquaintance with Mr. Ishli dates back for a very long time, when the latter served the former In the capacity of secretary. The Ambassador then told him that he ought to visit the United States and that it would be very interesting and there were things here showing the Industrial development of the United States which the Japanese ought to know. Mr. Ishii, the Ambassador thought, probably would go to Vancou ver, Seattle and San Franclsc BLOCKS EVERY STEP Delmas Obstructs Prosecution of Louis Glass. BOXTON IS CHIEF WITNESS Temporary Major Called to Tell How He Was Bribed to Kill Home Telephone Franchise by Pacific States. SAN FRANCISCO, July 10. Very tittle was accomplished today in the trial of Louis Glass. Assistant District Attorney Heney made to the Jury the opening statement for the prosecution, in which he outlined the steps by which the state expects to prove that the president of the Pacific States Tele phone Company paid Supervisor Charles Boxton, now temporary Mayer of San Francisco, a $5000 bribe to vote against the Home Telephone Company's appli cation for a rival franchise. Then Dr. HOLY NAMES WILL BE REMODELED Boxton was called to the stand. Though he Is to be the star witness for the people, his Inquisition today was so skilfully and frequently interrupted by D. M. Delmas for the defense that when shortly before noon recess he gave way temporarily to Mr. Ryan, clerk of the Board of Supervisors, noth- , ing of vital importance had been elicited The examination of Mr. Ryan, who has served since 1883, was directed by the prosecution to establish the identi ty of the application submitted by the Home Telephone Company and was momentarily interrupted by Mr. Delmas, whose views of what Mr. Heney might and might not ask under the law were as variance with the Assistant District Attorney's. Minutes of the board were under examination for introduction in proof of the making of that application and the subsequent awarding of the franchise to the Home Telephone Com pany when the forenoon session was adjourned. It is expected that Boxton will to morrow go on the witness stand and tell the story of his own disgrace. Records Los In Fire. "Dr. Boxton." asked Mr. Heney, "were you a member of the Board of Super visors in 1906?" Dr. Boxton said he was a member of the Board of Supervisors during 1905 and 1906 and until yesterday, when he resigned In order to succeed Schmlta temporarily as Mayor at the behest of the prosecu tion. Each question put by Mr. Heney was objected to by Mr. Delmas on technical grounds and nearly every objection so made was overruled. When Mr. Heney asked Boxton if he participated In the proceedings relative to the sale of the telephone franchise to the Home Com pany, 'Jr. Delmas objected on the ground that the minutes of the Board were the best evidence. "What became of these records?" Mr. Heney asked. "They were) destroyed in the fire." re plied Boxton. The witness testified, over the objection of the defense, that he was a member of the public utilities committee when the Home Telephone Company's application was before that branch of the Board. He said that his application also was de stroyed in the fire. Argument Takes Much Time.' Questions by Mr. Heney as to the gen eral contents of this application and as to when he had first met Halsey pro voked an objection from Mr. Delmas. Mr. Heney supported the competency of the question by explaining that he wanted to show that Halsey in all of his acts ap pertaining to the bribery of Boxton was acting as the subordinate and under the direct orders of Glass. When adjourn ment was taken, the argument between Mr. Heney and Mr. Delmas as to the admissibility of this and similar evidence was still in progress. SCHMITZ IS REFUSED BAIL -Appeal Court Orders Dunne to Act on Exceptions. SAN FRANCISCO, July 10. The attor neys for Mayor Schmlti appeared before Judge Dunne today and renewed their application for ball pending the appeal to the higher courts. Judge Dunne denied the application and a warm colloquy fol lowed, in which Charles H. Fairall, one of Schmlts's attorneys, narrowly escaped be ing sent to Jail for contempt of court. Ho made the remark to the court that the Judge "Intended to deny the applica tion any way." and Judge Dunne Informed him that repetition of such offensive re marks would lead to his being sent to prison. Judge Dunne directed the Dis trict Attorney that, if application should be made in any other department of the court, he (the District Attorney) should oppose It as a species of fraud. The District Court of Appeals this after noon granted a writ of mandamus against Adge Dunne commanding him immedi ately to fix a date for settlement and to settle the bills of exceptions in the Schmltz case or to show cause why he has not done bo. The writ Is returnable on July 12. Langdon Promises No Dictation. SAN FRANCISCO, July 10. (District Attorney Langdon in his letter calling a convention to elect a Mayor to 'serve out Schmltz' term reviewed the present situation in San Francisco and the condi tions leading up to It. explained why the District Attorney's office had to take the Initiative, expressed the desire to keep politics out of the reign of the city gov ernment, stated that the selection of a Supervisor such as Boxton by the Board of Supervisors yesterday as acting Mayor was merely temporary, asked that all political and factional differences be laid aside in the selection of a Mayor and de clared that the graft prosecution would refrain from participation after the con vention has assembled. A reply is asked for within five days. Boxton was sworn in as Mayor last night. It was announced that he would be permitted to make no appointments. SLAIN FOR HER INFIDELITY Tacoma Man Shoots Woman Dead and Wounds Her Companion. TACOMA, July 11. Driven to desp'era-' tlon by the false promises of the woman he loved, Frank Harvey, at an early hour this morning shot and killed Mrs. Gertrude Hall, a former denizen "of the restricted district, and seriously. If not fatally, wounded Sherman Blanchard, whom he found in the room with her. AT COST OF $7000. The shooting occurred in the bedroom occupied by Mrs. Hall at her home at 417 Thirteenth street. Harvey, who is about 50 years of age, had secured a promise from the woman that she would reform, but, doubting her fidelity, lay in wait for her. He entered the house by way of a rear window shortly after mid night and made his way to her bedroom. In the room with her at the time was Blanchard, a barn boss for the Far West Lumber Company, a man about 40 years of age and the father of a family. Harvey aroused the sleeping Inmates of the room and Mrs. Hall raised herself on her elbow. At this instant the as sailant fired at her with a 32-caliber re volver. The ball took effect In her left temple. She sprang out of the bed and ran across the room, falling with her head in a slopjar. Death was almost in Btantaneous. Harvey then turned the gun on Blan- chard, shooting him twice. Blanchard made his escape, however, to a saloon six blocks away. The murderer took a car to go to police headquarters to give him self up. In his pocket was found a note stating that he wished his money to go to the murdered woman In case of acci dent. SANTA FE POAD INDICTED Accused of Granting Rebates to Sugar Beet Company. CHICAGO, July 10 An indictment charg ing the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroads with granting rebates amount ing to $12,000 to the United States Sugar Beet Company, of Garden City, Kas., was returned today by the Grand Jury in the District Court. The indictment contains 65 counts, each one relating to an alleged Infringement of the law and the company if convicted, is subject to a maximum fine of $1,300,000, or a minimum fine of $65,000. The rebates are said to have - been granted by the Santa Fe Railroad while the sugar- refinery was being erected at Garden City in 1905 and 1906. on ship ments of building material, the freight on which amounted to $100,000. It is al leged that the railroad had agreed to return $35,000 oftthe $100,000.' but that only $12,000 had been paid, when complaints were heard from other shippers and the Government - commenced an investiga tion. It is alleged by the Government off! cials that the officers of the railroad have admitted that $12,000 was paid, but it is maintained by the railroad that the money constituted a bonus to encourage the building of the refinery on a site ad- Joining the railroad and was not given as a rebate nor as a discrimination against other shippers. KING EDWARD IN IRELAND Hearty Reception Given Royal Cou ple at Dublin. DUBLIN, July 10. The first day of the visit to Ireland of King Edward and Queen Alexandra was a greaC success. The weather was fine and the city gave the sovereigns a royal reception. Both wore the national color of Ireland. His majesty delivered brief speeches at various functions of the day. They then went on board the royal yacht Vic toria and Albert in Kingstown at 6:30 P. M. The warships and shipping in the bay were beautifully Illuminated tonight. A rumor is current here tonight to the effect that the portion of the state re galia valued at $250,000 which was stolen from Dublin castle recently and for the return of which the government has of fered a reward of $5000, was removed by an Important official of the order of St, Patrick, who has disappeared. Marksmen Shoot Girl. SEASIDE, Or.. July'lO. Jennie Sigar. of Portland, was shot just below the temple late yesterday afternoon by boys who were practicing near by at a target. The bullet was removed. Miss Sigar will recover. ARE IN CONVENTION (Continued from First Page.) Clark, president of the United Society of Christian Endeavor, tonight called the twenty-third International convention to order. A chorus of 1000 voices swelled the welcoming ode. The convention was called to order in the presence of the Governor of the state. United States Senators and representatives, city, coun ty and state officials and a distinguished gathering 'of clergy and laity from the four corners of the earth. Seated in the tent in which the meeting was held were delegates from Alaska, two full blood Indians, a large delegation from Japan, and delegates from the dark con tinent and from every European coun try. Preceding the meeting the corporation officers and trustees met for the trans action of business. Belated trains de layed the meeting and it was after 4 o'clock when It was called to order. Dr. Clark, of Boston, was unanimously re elected president of the United Society of Christian Endeavor; Hiram N. La throp, of Boston, treasurer; George B. Graff, Boston, clerk of the corporation, and Fred H. Kidder. Boston, auditor, a position newly created by the board. Trustees Elected. Denominational trustees .were elected as follows: For four-year terms, C. C. Brown, D. D., Flndlay, O., (Church of God); Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman, D. D., Winona Lake, Ind., (Presbyterian); Rev. A. C. Crews. Toronto, Ont., (Methodist Church of Canada.); Rev. Alexander Gll ray, Toronto, Ont., (Presbyterian Church of Canada); Rev. N. E. Grubb, D. D., Philadelphia, Pa., (Mennonite); William Phillips Hall, New York City (Methodist Episcopal); Rev. W. T. Johnson, D. D., Richmond, Va. (African BaptisCT; Rev. Samuel McNaugher, Boston, Mass. (Re formed Presbyterian); Rev. Robert E. Pretlow, Brooklyn, N. Y. (Friends Church); Rev. James H. Straugher, West Lafayette, O. (Methodist Protestant); Rev. Hugh K. Walker. D. D., Los An geles (Presbyterian); Herbert L. Wllllett, D. D., Dean of the Divinity School. Uni versity of Chicago (Disciples of Christ); Rev. C. F. Yoder, Ashland, O. One year-term Henry Churchill King, Oberlln, O., to fill the unexpired term of Rev. c. A. Dickinson. Re-elected as Trustee. F. Edgar Earth, representing the Washington State Christian Endeavor Union on the board of trustees, was unanimously re-elected. Mr. Barth Is chairman of the' 1907 international con vention committee. The Rev. W. T. Johnson, of Richmond, Va., Is a colored man. The new members of the board are: Rev. Alex Gilray, Toronto, Can.; William Phillips Hall, New York, known through out the East as the "business man evan gelist," member of the Methodist Epis copal denomination; and Rev. Robert E. Pretlow, Brooklyn, in. x. Henry Churchill King, of Oberlin, O., was elected a member of the board to fill the unexpired term of Rev. C. A. Dickin son. The board of trustees, after the corpo ration meeting, elected William Shaw, of Boston, secretary. William Phillips Hall Is president of the American Tract Society and American Bible League. St. Paul, Atlantic City and Kansas City are in the race for 1909 concention seat Secretary's Report. Secretary Shaw, among other statistics in his report, gave out the following in formation: "I shall not trouble you with a state ment of the thousands of miles traveled by your secretary, the tens of thousands of patient hearers addressed, the scores Of thousands of letters and circulars mailed, and the millions of cages of printed matter circulated alnoe our last convention. "My loved and honored predecessor as general secretary, Mr. Von Ogden Vogt, retiorted at the Baltimore convention 66,- 772 societies In . all the world. It la my privilege to report the present net enroll ment of 69,138 societies, a net gain of 2366 societies. Of these. 47.761 are Young People's. 2265 are intermediates,-18,947 are Juniors, and the rest are floating societies and other classes, with a total member ship of 3,456.900. . "From reports received from the soci eties in this country we learn that 167,508 members have united with the churches during the past year. A reasonable esti mate fpr all the societies for the two years would be 446,688, ort an average of 223.344 for each year. "The gifts for missions and other be nevolences, largely local church work, ag gregate $4,378,930 for the two years -since the last report, or an average of $2,189,460 for each year. "A long list of junior and intermediate societies report gifts of over $100 each and a still longer list of Young People's Societies report contributions ranging from $150 to $1050 each." Delayed by Trains. SEATTLE, Wash., July 10. Demor alization of the railroads has delayed the delegates of the International Chris tian Endeavor Convention, which opens this evening, from 24 to 40 hours, but most of them will be in the city in time for the first day of real busi ness, Thursday. The contingents from New York, Illinois, Ohio, the District of Columbia and New England arrived this afternoon. Automobiles were pro Let the diet consist of foods that are nutritious. WHEAT FLAKE CELERY is made by a physician and chem ist and leader of the world in pure food products." Its daily use helps to regulate the bowels For sale by al! Grocers u AT REED-FRENCH'S, From the 10th to the 21st. you can get a piano way below factory prices, pay ing only K5 or W a month. Sixth and Burnside. ffiippli jSC, ID;- Pure, Healthful, Refreshing Apolli "The Queen of Table Waters" Bottlcdonly atthc Spring, Ncuenahr, Germany, and Only with its Own Natural Gas. IDEAL AND PERFECT. vlded for the Boston party, which was the only one so honored. The convention will cover a period of five days. Besides the regular routine matter and Interchange of ideas and methods of conducting the model Chris tian Endeavor Society, it Is said that sev eral commercial and political questions will be considered. A decisive stand will be taken in favor of better governmental conditions, in accord with a recommen dation from President Roosevelt Vice-President Fairbanks is due here tomorrow afternoon at 2:30, but It is thought he will be several hours late. Only a few of the big speakers have arrived. The city Is elaborately dee orated In red and white, the Society colors, and green and white, the colors of the State of Washington. Financial difficulties have been overcome and the city Is doing well in the entertainment of the many visitors. Married, at Convention. SEATTLE; Wash., July 10. Standing under a banner bearing these words: "Welcome to C. E.," Robert Thompson, of Orovllle, Wash., and Miss Bessie Mc intosh, of Toronto, Ont., were married yesterday afternoon in the auditorium of the United Presbyterian Church. It was distinctively a Christian Endeavor cere mony, and probably the first wedding ever solemnized under Christian Endeavor aus pices. The church", which Is official headquar ters for delegates from Canada, Miss Mcintosh's home, is prettily decorated In Christian Endeavor and National colors. The wedding was a quiet one, neither principal having acquaintances In this city. For seven years they have not seen each other until yesterday, when they met in this city at the Hotel Seattle. DYNAMITE IN TRANSVAAL Strike of White Miners Caused by Destructive Explosions. JOHANNESBURG, July 10. A series of dynamite outrages occurred last night In the vicinity of mines In which the white workmen are on strike. The Crown Ho tel, at Boksburg, and the water main supplying the Simmer and Jack mines were destroyed by explosions, which did much damage and injured several per sons. At about the same time attempts were made, without success, to destroy the shaft and engine-house of the Gasson .mine and the shaft of the Modderfonteln mine. A feeling of anxiety prevails throughout the district. A o Even if mercury and potash could cure Contagious Blood Poison the condition in which these strong minerals leave the system -would make the "cure worse than the disease." But they cannot cure the vile disorder; they can only cover Tip the symptoms for awhile or mask the disease in the system, but as soon as the treatment is left off the hideous symptoms return. Mercury and potash eat out the delicate lining of the stomach and bowels, produce chronic dyspepsia by drying tip the gastric juices, cause the teeth to decay, and often completely break down the constitution, and where they are used in large quantities, the bones become affected, while the disease for which one ha3 so long taken this destructive treatment has not been cured. Contagious Blood Poison Is a disease it will not do to trifle with. It is a vile, dangerous and destructive disorder. When the blood becomes infected with its virus the mouth and throat ulcerate, hair and eye brows come out, glands In the neck and groin swell, copper-colored spots appear on the flesh, and in severe cases sores break out on the body, the finger, nails drop off and the sufferer is diseased from head to foot. S. S. 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St. Johns saloons have reinstated thelf slbt machines, and Deputy Penumbra Kelly has been sent by Sheriff Stevens to Investigate. Only & few months ago Sheriff Stevens made a trip to St. Johns and ordered the slot machines out, but saloon men there have decided to make up. If possible, the losses they art sus taining by the enforcement of the Sunday closing law, and to this end have resorted to the "nickel-eaters." The slot machines were put In opera tion again last Monday. Sheriff Stevens said yesterday that It la probable the sa loon men of St. Johns will attempt to evade the law on the plea that no money Is being used in the devices. The Sheriff did not say what action will be taken by his office. It Is a matter of common knowledge that the enforcement of the Sunday law has hit the six St. Johns saloons hard. They pay a license of $1000 each, and Sunday has always been their best day. Some of them. It Is said, formerly took in between $200 and $300 on the first day of the week. They have all ceased to sub scribe for the maintenance of the St. Johns baseball club, giving as a reason that the games are always played on Sunday and at that time the saloons, being closed, derive no benefit. One or two of the saloons will probably be compelled to go out of business, and It is hinted that another will be- com pelled. Instead of selling liquor over the bar, to sell It In packages only, for which the license is but S-KO. Corrallls Postal Receipts Grow. CORVALLIS. July U. (Special.) The postal receipts at the Corvalljs office showed an increase of 13V per cent for the quarter ending June 3) over the same quarter the year pre ceding. The growth is about an aver age of that steadily maintained for two or three years past. CERTAIN SAFE TREATMENT Tn Sfir.nrfi a or VIOLIN Boom 200. Oregonian Building. (Phona Main 7070.)