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8 THE MOKSIMlr OKISUOJMAJM. Mill! AY, SEPTEMBEK 6, 1J07. SUBSCRIPTION KATES. . INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE.. (By Mali.) Tatly. Sunday Included, one year 8'29. lally. Sunday Included, fix month 4.25 Dally, Sunday Included, three month. . Z.Jo Daily, Sunday Included, on month .7S Dally, without Sunday, one year n.w Dally, without Sunday, six month 3 Dally, without Sunday, three month... ITS Dally, without Sunday, one month . Funday, one year J-JJJ Weekly, one rear flsued Thursday)... 1-QJJ Sunday and Weekly, one year 3.50 BY CARRIER. Dally. Pundav Included, one year 80 Dally, Sunday Included, one month o HOW TO REMIT Send postoffice money erdfr, express ordr or personal check on Sour local bank. Stamp, coin or currency are at the sender's rlk. Give postoffice ad dress In full, Including county and state. POSTAGE RATES. Entered it Portland. Oregon. Postoffice s Second-Class Matter. 30 to 14 Panes lllZi. JH to 118 Pane 0 to 44 Page. ? I 4li to 00 Pages cnt" IMPORTANT The postal law are trlct. KenHpaper on which postag-e is not fully prepaid are not forwarded to fleatlnatlon- EASTKRN BVS1NESS OFFICE. The 8. C. Be-kwlth Special Aneocy New York, room 48-50 Tribune building- cni cago. room B10-J12 Tribune bulldln;. KEPT ON SALE. Chicago Auditorium Annex. Fottofflc New Co.. 178 Dearborn at. 6t. Paul. Minn. N. St. Marie. Commercial Etatlon. Denver Hamilton A Kendrlck. 906-012 Seventeenth atreet; PrattBook Store. 1214 Fifteenth atreet; H. P- Hansen. 8. Rice. Kansas Chy. Mo. Rlckecker Cigar Co.. Nlntn and Walnut; Toma New Co. Minneapolis M. J. Cavanaugh. B0 South unira. Clrreland. O. Jame puenaw. oui su perior a'reet. Washington. I. C Ebbltt House. Penn svlvanta avenue. . Philadelphia, Pm. Ryan' Theater Ticket efflce; Penn New Co. New York City L Jone Co.. Astor House; Broadway Theater New Stand: Ar thur Hotallng Wagon. Atlantic City. N. J. Ell Taylor. Ogden D U Boyle. W. G. Kind. 11 Twenty-fifth street. Oniahi Barkalow Bros., Union Station; Magcath Stationery Co. Ie Molnen, la. Moe Jacob. Sacramento. Cal. Sacramento New 'Co.. i 439 K street; Amos New Co. OHII ume itiuuu JJ" . ' ' Itosenfeld ft Hansen. l.os Angeles B. E. Amo. manager even treei wagons. San Dlfgo B. E. Amos. . Lon Beach, Cal. B. E. Amo. San Jose, C'al. St. Jame Hotel New i tUand. El Paso, Tex. Plaza Book and New Stand. Forth Worth, Tex. F. Robinson. Amarillo, Tex. Amarlllo Hotel New , stand. , Son Frandico Foter Crear; Ferry . New Stand; Hotel St. Francis News Stand; L. Parent; X. Wheatley; Falrmount Hotel - . i . . . . . iTni-i Mews - Agents, n Vi Eddy etreet. ' Oakland, Cal. W. H. Johnson. Fourteenth J and Franklin streets; N. Wheatley: Oak- land News Stand; Hale New Co. (iolclfleld, Ner. Louie Follln; C E. ' Hunter. ; Eureka. Cal. Call-Chronicle Agency. Norfolk. Va. American Newa Co. : Pine Beach. Vs. W. A. Cosgrove. PORTLAND, FRIDAY, SEPT. 6, 1907. ' TIMBER AND LANDS. It is probable that the standing tim J ber of the United States, at the pres s, ent rate of consumption, . would be ex " hausted within twenty-five years. But the present rate of consumption will not continue, to the point of exhaustion, because higher prices will check It. Something, moreover, will be added to the supply by natural growth, within .? Of the lumber producing states v : . ... l. ,uA 1 1 t K,.t at fv aniiiiJBhuu ni ikuuo n.tr not., u the present rate of cutting which "probably has not yet reached Its maxi mum the supply will soon begin to fall off; and Oregon will succeed to the fore most pla :e, because the greatest body of timber remaining in any state Is in Oregon. The quantity is nearly twice as large as that even In Washington. Singularly enough as some may think the state that holds second place In production of lumber Is Louisiana. Ar kansas and Mississippi also are well up in' the list. It is solely owing to the shorter haul that the South supplies more lumber than our Far West. Yet if is to be observed that this enforced conservation of our Western forests is aiding- Immense sums to their value every year. , iln pioneer times much of the timber of our Eastern and Mississippi Valley States was destroyed by the settlers, to make way for necessary crops. All the early settlements were made in the tCmbcr. The great prairies of the Mis sissippi Valley were unavailable, since few persons had means to break the sod. With the resources then at hand it' was easier to destroy the timber, so that necessary foodstuffs could be -grown. In consequence there was im- "mense destruction of finest walnut, oak, hickory, maple and other timber. Farms In the early time were fenced of the best varieties were cut, rolled Into log neaps and burned, in the Ore gon country not much work like this ' has been done, because the incoming population has not been rapid or nu , merous enough to press upon the lands; ' and rise in the value of timber will now "tend to its conservation. Fifty years ago niost persons would "have declared It impossible that the timber in the region of the Upper Great Lakes should ever be exhausted. Yet now 1t is practically gone, as the tim jber of New England and New York ,went before it. In 1850 New York led ":ill the states in the production of lum Jcr. Pennsylvania was second. Trees ? in those states are now objects of spe cial care, but growth there is slow, in f'comparlson with growth of our forests c-in the Pacific States. Fir trees here Swill reach a height of one hundred feet fand a diameter of three feet in fifty g years; not in all situations, but In . many. But growth of timber is so slow that its destruction in order to prepare ?-the land for cultivation or grass, ex- Jcept in necessary cases, is a mistake Jthat not a few persons In the Oregon 'Country already have realized. Yet ; there are situations in which it will pay ".well now to clear the land for cultlva tlon. since the timber may now be marketed, and there are large districts wnere the timber has been so scorched by fire that further growth for the '"present is at an end. There are plenty i of such places for clearing to proceed, :, as fast as labor can be had; but those ' who wish to make homes must do the ' clearing for themselves, since hired la !? bor, for such purpose, at presenf . ' wages, Is practically Impossible. But it ' Is not good for the country that most of : i the best timber has passed Into the !j hands of large owners and syndicates, ;who will hold it for further advance in 'Svalues. They will protect the timWer. jit Is true, for it will greatly enrich ithem; but it Is not apparent that an additional number of swollen fortunes Uv,t out of the bounty of Nature here. 1 which should have been shared more ' .n,,nl., .111 1 a .1 A ciiuuu, win ue ul aervite w iina iuuh try In the long run. CLIMATE AND DIGESTION. When Mr. Harrlman reached Port land from his celebrated tour of per sonal Inspection through Central Ore gon he complained that he was sated with information about that great ter ritory. "I am somewhat overfed," he said, "and I must have a little time "to' digest what I have absorbed." But there were some features about Central Oregon on which Mr. Harriman was ready to stamp his unqualified ap proval. The climate, for example. "Oregon will some day be the pleasure ground of America," he said. ."The cli mate Is simply delightful, and with good roads through the country there would be plenty of "tourists from all over the United States." It was something to feel that Mr. Harrlman liked our climate. We had begun to suspect that it was on ac count of the climate; or for some other equally powerful reason, that he failed to redeem his promises to build into Central Oregon. Now we' know it isn't the climate, thank heaven. What can It be? But stay. Down at Sacramento last Wednes day Mr. Harriman' appeared con strained to qualify his enthusiastic commendation of our climate toy call ing attention to the fact that "shovel ing snow would be required for several months out or the year." This was given as one drawback to successful railroad operation In Oregon. . Then it Is the climate, after all. In an interview witli Mr. Harriman at Sacramento he is also quoted as say ing: "It Is a fine country, but I doubt if we shall be building east of the moun tains for a while. It is not a profitable district to operate a railroaS through on account of the scattered communities and limited seasons for moving crops." Our last hope Is Mr. Harrlman's diges tive apparatus. In spite of appear ances,, let us hope and pray that it Is In good order. (LEAN MILK. Quite likely there is not a great deal of perfectly clean milk sold or con sumed in Portland. The belief that our milk' supply is perfect Is one of those comfortable delusions with , which we shelter ourselves from unpleasant facts and put off the necessity for difficult action. ' Unclean milk is disgusting and dan gerous, but clean milk ia so difficult to obtain that most people never see a drop of it from babyhood to old age. The Federal Milk Commission, com posed of thirty-seven eminent special ists, lays down the following rules for securing it.- The dairies must be in spected regularly and the product fre quently analyzed. The cows must be fed and watered by scientific process. Their stables must be kept absolutely clean and the milk must not be drawn In the stall where the cow has lain. The milkers are to be disinfected and all vessels chemically clean, nor should the temperature before delivery ever rise above 50 degrees. How many of these rules are observed by the dairies which provide us with milk? Do we know that any of them are observed? Have we any means of knowing? Do we really know anything whatever about the actual condition of our milk supply? It Is certainly time that vague guesses and flattering as surances upon this subject were super seded by competent Inspection' and ex act knowledge. The change would pro-; mote cleanliness, which is next to god liness, and it would prevent disease. To be sure, it would raise the cost of milk and make trouble for dairymen, but these are perhaps minor evils com pared with an Inflated death rate. IS IT FAIR? What fairness Is there in our Judicial procedure? The United States fines the Standard OH Company some $30,000,000 for accepting rebates and grants Im munity to the Alton Railroad for al lowing them. Is it not Just as bad to give a rebate as to receive one Why punish one partner in guilt, and let the other escape? These questions arise in the mind on reading Mr. Bonaparte's statement that Judge Landis is no to be permit ted to proceed against the Alton road. They are natural questions, but not particularly wise ones. It would be satisfying to the soul to see all the guilty punished alike, but it is seldom practicable. Before the Government can punish anybody it must convict him; and it cannot convict without evidence. As a rule the only way to secure . evidence against powerful and astute criminals Is' to Induce their accomplices to "peach." This was Mr. Burns' course In working up the cases against Mitch ell, Hermann, Benson and the rest of the land grafters. He and Mr. Heney have had to resort to the same practice to secure evidence against the San Francisco crooks. It has been adopted by all prosecutors everywhere and al ways. . Without bribing some rascals by the promise of immunity, justice is powerless against all of them. The Government's only choice is between letting some go free and letting all go free. Which is the wiser course does not really seem doubtful. Hence, while we fervently pray that Mr. Bonaparte may not feel bound in the end to abide by his promise to the Alton rogues, yet if he does we ought not to repine. A promise to a rascal is still a promise, and, if he does his part, faith must be kept with him. WINE AND PROSPERITY. Few activities are more closely iden tified with the movement and temper of the times, says the New York Com mercial, than those peculiar to the wine business, adding: "As a barometer for measuring the prosperity of a country the wine importation and consumption have long supplied reliable data." Ac cording to consular reports from Rhelms, a place famous as the center of a great champagne district, the United States bought during the year ending June 30 over half a million dol lars' worth more champagne than In any previous year of the history of the consulate, taking about one-sixth of the year's exports. For about five years, as shown by this report, we have been taking about one-seventh of all the champagne exported from the entire district. - Indications of the relative prosperity of the United States as compared with conditions prevailing in other countries are shown in the decreased demand for champagne in Russia and -the greater consumption of Japan and China. It Is asserted, so reliable is this test, that the champagne producers of France are able to judge with accuracy from the special source of their orders in the United States which sections are the most prosperous. A year ago the or ders from Nevada were especially, note- worthy; Just now the Mississippi Val ley and the coal regions of Pennsyl vania are taking especially large quan tities. The larger Importations of wine, how ever, but partiolly represent the in creased use of a luxury which Is neces sarily associated with increase of pur chasing power. This, country has de veloped an immense wine Industry of its own, especially in the last five years. These native wines are not so largely substituted for the French product, however, as for the adulterated Ger man wines. Concluding its comments upon this report, the journal above quoted says: When this country shall have attained to the higher general standards of wlne-drlnk-lng found abroad, and wine production shall receive more expert and artistic care and less purely commercial attention, when proper time shall be allowed for the ripen ing of our best American product, then will American consumption of the best native wines become as important a barometer of National prosperity as our Importations of the delightful products-ox French vineyards are today. MR. TAFT. The common saying that great, men are products of the age they live in involves both fact and fallacy. It is at least as near the truth to say that an age is the product of its great men. Such phrases as "spirit of the times," "tendency of a generation," and the like, are often used In a .vag-ue way, almost without meaning. If the "spirit of the time" signifies anything at all, It Is the thought and feeling of human beings upon social, moral and political problems. This thought and feeling does not arise without cause. If we look at graft, corporation greed, and the iniqui ties of special privilege, differently from the men of twenty years ago, there is a reason for it. Very likely there are many reasons. But the prin cipal one is that our views have been rectified, our eyes opened and our con sciences awakened by the teaching and example of men like Roosevelt and Taft. We have not made them what they are. On the contrary, they have made us. In a large and true sense this generation of American citizens is the product of the tremendous person ality of Mr. Roosevelt working through a group of men of whom Mr. Taft is perhaps the most capable and energetic. Consider, for example, the change which these men have wrought In our concept of the Ideal United States Sen ator. The wily, insidious type, craftily betraying the public welfare in the in terest of his own pocket and to en hance the power of syndicated greed no longer wins applause. The great Senator of our day Is not a Depew, an Aldrlch dr a Bailey. He Is a man of Ideas Instead of appetites; of principles Instead of compliance; of courage inr stead of craft. Or, again, compare our present ideal of commercial, or "busi ness," success with that of a few years back. Then the imagination was over whelmed and the conscience stupefied by the magic of accumulated millions. No matter how they were obtained; whether gathered by rebates, by tariff privileges, by rascally competition, by poisoning the bodies or debauching the morals of the people made no differ ence. Honor and glory went with the money and we all fell down and wor shiped it. Mr. Taft Is one, and pre-eminently one, of the men who have taught us that success means something other and better than heaping up tainted mil lions. In his ambition and the course of his career he has exemplified the su preme value of fidelity to duty, of loyal service to his country, of courageous obedience to high principle. He has sought power, but never by subterfuge; and he has used It, not for private gain. but Invariably for the public good. In the Philippines, in Cuba, at Washing ton and in his native state of Ohio, whenever he has spoken it has been with courageous frankness; whatever he has done has been for- the public advantage, and not for his own. At a critical moment in the last political campaign in Ohio he startled the time serving partisans by declaring boldly that he preferred honest government to party success. By his speech he helped to defeat the Republican candidate for Governor; tout he purified his party and heartened everywhere the champions of sound politics. He was willing to pur chase a great future for his party by submitting to a temporary reverse. Mr. Taft's administration In the Phil ippines was conducted with absolute reference to the welfare of the Island ers. His plans, conceived on a great scale with vast intelligence, sought to achieve commercial prosperity and sta ble government by educating the peo ple. In his opinion National success must rest upon character, and he was right. The American people have discerned the futility and danger of the old, time-serving, spineless type of politi cian. . They demand for their leaders men of courage, conviction and Intel lectual power. Mr. Taft is such a man. More conspicuously, perhaps, than any other he stands before the country as the representative of the Roosevelt spirit and policy. He can do more than croak the . one word "prosperity" as Poe's raven croaked its "nevermore." He does not find the sole salvation of the country in standing, pat, hugging to our bosoms good and evil alike as equally precious. He does not haunt religious conventions to purchase polit ical favor with fugitive simulations of piety. Mr. Taft has a brain to think with and the courage to express his thoughts. He sees the great present of America broadening into a greater fu ture, and few men have done more than he to establish that future upon the secure foundation of sound character and righteous law. THE SCLPHCR SCARE. . California fruitgrowers ar& more scared than hurt by the ruling of the Department of Agriculture which for bids the use of sulphur In bleaching dried fruit. If that were an order which- affected California alone, the people of that state might well fear an Injury to their trade, for there is no doubt that bleached fruit presents a much more attractive appearance and se'ls more readily In the market. But the order has general application, un der the National pure food law, and use of sulphur in bleaching must be discontinued everywhere. Then there will be no bleached fruit upon the mar ket and since the buyer cannot choose he. must take the unbleached. As soon as he becomes accustomed to the color he will not know the difference and will buy dark colored fruit as readily as he has purchased the light.. Oregon has no immediate interest in this subject, but. undoubtedly has a fu ture Interest. At present all our fruit, except .prunes, is sold in the fresh state or in cans. Prunes alone are cured and these are not bleached. But with the growth of the frui growing Indus try the time mMst eventually come when we shall dry apples, pears, peaches and perhaps other fruits. The best of our fruit will always ' be sold fresh, but, even when fruitgrowing is conducted along the most approved lines and the greatest care is taken, there will be a certain .proportion of the' fruit of an inferior quality and when the industry has reached large propor tions this will furnish materal for the packer of dried as well as canned f Aiit. The wormy apple or pear can be cut up, the worm taken out and the good part of the fruit cured. "When the fruit Industry in Oregon attains the propor tions it has In California, we shall have a large annual output of cured fruits other than prunes. And If the rules regarding bleaching apply to all states we shall have no reason to complain. It is not yet known whether or not a faiforing wind has permitted Walter Wellman to set sail In his airship, America, for the North Pole. A private message was received from Hammer fest via Trondhjem, August 28, In which It was stated that, although ready to start, favorable winds were still await ed. Mr. Wellman was quoted In- this dispatch as having said that no start will be possible this year after Sep tember 6. That date having arrived, we may suppose that the balloon is now either "winnowing the buxom air" of the Arctic zone or that it has again gone into Winter quarters. The bal loon dash to the pole will be made some time, without doubt. The world awaits the result with curiosity and a degree of interest, but not with impatience; It has become used to baffled effort and hope deferred in the way of fruitless polar expeditions. The years that have passed since Sir John Franklin's expe dition was lost in the white silence of the implacable northland have taught patience as regards polar achievement, without, however, causing all hope of success In reaching the pole to vanish. Public Interest now centers and rests in the hope that Wellman and his air ship will escape the fate of Andre and his balloon, to the extent 'at least of being able to report success or failure of the bold and hazardous enterprise. John F.' Gaynor, the New York con tractor who was convicted several years ago, with Benjamin Green and Captain Carter, of defrauding the Gov ernment out of $6,000,000 In the Savan nah harbor contracts, is a living proof of the declaration that the way of the transgressor is hard. He Is a sufferer from locomotor ataxia and has long been 'confined in the Macon County (Georgia) Jail, pending an appeal to the United States Supreme Court. He is. almost entirely helpleBS physically, and lately, in charge of a Deputy United States Marshal, a physician and a valet, he was removed to Atlanta for the .purpose of securing more com fortable quarters. A physical wreck, humiliated and held in durance. Colonel Gaynor is said to be spending $300 a week of his fraudulently gotten wealth in the vain attempt to make existence tolerable. There Is little probability that he will be able to evade sentence, though he Is not likely to live to suffer it, beyond the humiliation, disgrace and long term In Jail which he has already suffered. Selection of a site for a new garbage crematory is an important matter. . It needs no argument to show that this much-needed plant should not be estab lished In or Immediately contiguous to any residence district, whether on the East or West Side. The vile and fetid odors that have arisen from time to time from the present crematory to the disgust and nausea of citizens who live within the wind of these emanations have long ago proven that a site well beyond the city-limits should be chosen for the new plant. In any event, It should be located where there are no residences at present. If people build homes in its vicinity they will only have themselves to blame' when the stench of the gathered and imperfectly Incinerated offal of the city becomes offensive to the nostrils and ,a menace to health. The Atlantic City magistrate who wept when he sent his brother to jail for being a hold-up man probably shed the tears over his inability to hang him. His 'counterpart at The Dalles some time ago was of different fiber. "What's your name?" he asked a hor rible specimen of hobo haled before him. "FIHoon, your honor." "You're a liar!" blazed the Judge. "None of that name was ever like you! Ninety' days-" In telling of some apples on exhibit in a local store the Ashland Tidings says they "average about thirteen inches in diameter and one picked out the box at random weighed twenty-two ounces." They should be skinned and mounted and sent' to the ends of the earth, for the like In size were never before seen. But possibly the Tidings meant to say "circumference," which is mighty different. It is not easy to see how either Sena tor Fulton or District Attorney Bristol is to be blamed for abandonmfent, of the prosecution of land frauds in Ore gon, inasmuch as it has not been aban doned and Is not to be abandoned. Mr. Harriman's record-breaking trip through Central Oregon gives rise to reflection on the influence automobiles would have had in thB settlement of Oregon if they had been invented sixty years ago. When he lectures on our possible war with Japan, Rev. Mr. Vrooman will be doing the country a service If he re frain from inciting the little brown men Into action. Tacoma has begun to cat down un sightly billboards. Any one will be a public benefactor who can devise a practical plan to cut down board bills. Mr. Bryan announces a speechmak ing tour of New York. Has he or the Empire State so changed that invasion of the "enemy's country" is advisable? Among the active industries of this state that Tom Richardson doesn't ad vertise is the Oregon City divorce mill. The output shows no falling off. ' The Record-Herald conveys the in formation that "Bryan may refuse to run." My! what an imagination the writer of that story must have.. Managers of the Seattle racecourse have been culpably careless In the per sonnel of those chosen to fleece a con fiding public. Seven men arrested in Astoria while sitting at a poker table. Is that old game still being played in Oregon? Tom" Richardson reports himself 50 years old, looks 40, and. feels 30. CASfXOT FORGET HIS OREGON. Rev. C. E. C'Hne Remains Faithful Amid Minnesota Blaadlshmeats. T. PAUL, Minn., Oct. 1. I have just come through the Saskatchewan Valley, North Dakota, and Northwest Minne sota, the world's bread-basket. Along the Canadian Pacific wheat, oats and barley are Just cleverly headed out green and rank with too much rain. Farmers are shaking in their 'boots for fear of killing frost. In North Dakota the fields, begin to show some streaks of yellow. If nothing happens the reapers will In a few days begin to sing. In Minnesota grain is cut and shocked with much of it in the stack. Quite a revolu tion, however, has taken place among the farmers in Minnesota. When I lived here some years ago everything was wheat, wheat, eternally wheat. This one crop process bid fair to impoverish the state. Now more corn and hay are seen with numerous herds of shorthorn cat tle and hogs. The change from raising grain, I am told, to dairying and stock raising is making the farmers rich; evi dence of which Is seen everywhere in big red barns, commodious residences, good fences and gates, wlth thrifty-looking people getting on and off the trains. Native fruits are not on the Minnesota bill of fare, as an Oregonlan countB fruit. Currants, gooseberries and some varieties of apples are grown, the latter so sour that one good bite screws a fel low's mouth up awfully. And that reminds me. On a fruit stand near the depot some fine, familiar looking peaches were seen. I inquired of the vendor where they were from? "Cal ifornia," he said. But one of the big Crawfords winked at me, saying in an undertone. "Don't you know us? We are from Ashland, Oregon, - and we feel in dignant at such misrepresentation!" I protested to the fruit seller, but he only growled. (Tomorrow I am to attend the Minne sota State Fair here, and see the great Dan Patch, the greatest horse in the world, trot a mile in 1:86. or at least he did that a few days ago at Galesburg. Illinois. Why is it that all rightly pro portioned men (and women) like to see a good horserace? Is it because we are so wicked? Thursday we have a reunion in the capital building here of the First Minne sota Heavy Artillery, the first since be ing mustered out at Chattanooga, Tenn., July. 1865 2 years ago. Captain Collins, of Hillsboro, Or., and the writer are about the only surviving commissioned officers of that famous command. A good constitution, the practice of the vir tues and yellow-legged chickens are con ducive to lpng life and comfort. I forgot to say. however, that this Eastern cli mate makes a man from Oregon "pant like a hzard." More anon. C. E. CLINE. WANTS BETTER THEATER MVSIl A Non-Realdrnt SuKKeats Increase of Orchestra Plnyera. PORTLAND, Sept. 5. To the Editor.) Permit me, a non-resident of Portland, to call attention to the theater orches tras of this city. They are like that mysterious something in the good State of Denmark to which Shakespeare refers that does not smell very pleausant. So far as the musicians themselves are concerned, they are all right, but the economical policy of the theater managers seems to be to keep the orchestras below the point of efficiency. In the first place, every theater orchestra In Portland has a piano, and a piano is considered by all musicians as a non-orchestral Instrument and to be as unmanageable and obstinate as a church organ would be In the same placd. The theater managers only employ from three to five men besides the piano player, whereas an orchestra should at least consist of 12 men. It is safe to say that from 40 to 50 per cent of the pat ronage of the Portland theaters comes from the outside. When people visit Port land and go to the theater, they expect something besides ragtime and two-steps, which Is almost Invariably the case at the present time. Attending a leading theater In Port land, I recently noticed the following In struments in the orchestra: Piano, violin, cornet, trombone, clarinet and drum. An other theater In the city enjoying excel lent patronage has an orchestra consist ing of a piano, violin and cornet. There is no excuse for the extreme economy practiced 'by theater, managers In Port land. The same conditions existed in New York years ago, and continued un til the managers were "roasted" by the newspapers. Tnen the public took up the matter and forced the theater man agers to enlarge their orchestras. A good theater orchestra should con slst of first and second violin, cello, double bass, clarinet, trombone, traps and drum To make It better, to play Wagner's com positions and other first-class music, add viola, flute and second clarinet. Ever' theater manager In Portland could afford an orchestra of this size, and pay union prices, which are not excessive. By so doing, they would greatly please their patrons, who . go to the theater to hear good music as well as to see a good play X hope thtft this letter may be of service in a good cause. And not wishing to be considered an Interested party musically in the matter. I sign myself, F. W. VANDYKE, M. D. PRESERVATION OF OREGON ELKS, Open Season for SlauKliter Belna September IB For a Month. NEWPORT, Or.. Sept. 4. (To the Editor.) A number of persons are now camped near Table Mountain, Lincoln County, waiting for the law to expire protecting elk In this state, which will be September 15, 1907. A line herd of elk ranges about Table Mountain, Crabapple Swamp and the headwaters of me Aisea River. This Is a wild, uninhabitable, mount ainous section, adapted especially as a home for the elk. deer, bear and other wild animals. These hunters I have mentioned, to the number of 15, are already on the ground, studying the trails, habits and location of the elk so that these anlmnls can be more easily killed before they have a chance to scatter and get away. This herd of elk, since it was pro tected, has increased from 16 to 43, and I am reliably Informed that only five or six old males are left, and they are certain to be killed for their horns; so the herd will soon be exter minated. The last Legislature passed a law protecting the elk In this state until 1912, "'but Governor Chamberlain vetoed the bill, thinking there was one already covering the subject. As the cise now stands, there will be no law In this state protecting the elk from September 15 to October 15, 190?. When these hunters open Are on this herd of elk they will recklessly shrfot with long-range repeating rifles. Many of the elk wounded will perish In the woods and do no one any good. These elk range in Lane and Lincoln Counties, and the citizens take great interest In these animals' preservation. Camnof something be done to pre vent the elk from being exterminated? I am told by old hunters that If some one would go into these hunting grounds with a pack of dogs and turn them loose .after the elk the latter would scatter so that no one could find them. I hope someone with au thority will attend to this. F. M. CORTER. "Streets to the Sweet." Athena Press. , Two thousand half-gallon jars o' fruit have bee.n put up at the girls dormitory of the Weston Normal School. Strawberries, respberries and cherries were the principal varieties of fruit used. RETS BY LILIAN TINGLE. The oyster season is well on now. You may have Blue Points, 35 cents to 40 cents per dozen; Toke Points. 30 cents to 35 cents per dozen; Shoal-water- Bay or Olympla oysters, 35 cents per pint or 65 cents per quart; j and canned Eastern oysters at 75 cents for a can of three dozen. Experience has shown that It is- well for the con scientious housekeeper to interest her self In the "when, where and how" of the oysters she buys, and their open ing. In some cases Investigation has suppressed for a time the taste for these delicacies, but has possibly saved attack of Illness. Another point for the conscientious housekeeper it s no use talking to the others, though apparently they are In the majority is that In the absence of an ordinance dealing with the exposure of food ma terials, especially fruits, to street dust. flies and passing dogs, it rests with her to be an ordinance In herself by showing her dealer, tactfully but de cidedly, her opinion In this mattent and so very materially aiding the work of the market Inspector. In many places food Is unnecessarily exposed, and open boxes are placed on the ground. A word or two from a large number of important customers would convince the most thoughtless of dealers. The market inspector is a busy woman, but she Is not Sir Boyle Roche's fa mous Irish bird, "to be In two places at once." and, after all, the final re sponsibility always rests with the housekeeper. To return to the fish market: Shrimps are very fine just now and about as low In price as they ever get 15 cents per pound. Those who enjoy shrimp salads and savories, "shrimp wiggles," and other chafing-dish concoctions, may find it worth while to can some shrimps for future use. These home canned shrimps are always more en joyed thnn the ordinary canned kind, and are convenient for "emergency rations." A short time ago there were some particularly large shrimps on the market, running not more than a dozen or so to the pound. Such shrimps are easy picking. Crabs are plentiful again 10 to 20 cents each. Frogs' legs are to be had at 40 cents per dozen pair. Salmon from the Sound, salmon trout, black and striped bass, sole, cattish, silver smelt, razor clams and hard clams are all to be seen. There is some very nice pork, and I noticed' particularly attractive "Windsor roasts" of veal so easy for the unskillful carver and some fine rib roasts of beef, crying aloud for the new horseradish which is just coming into the market. As for poul try, hens are scarce and cost 18 to 20 cents. Spring chickens sell for 17 or 18 cents per pound; broilers are 30 and 3J cents each; young ducks cost 18 to 20 cents, young geese IZhi: squabs were 65 and 75 cents per pair, and old pigeons (how good Is an old-fashioned pigeon pie!) 20 and 25 cents each. There were both Eastern and Oregon turkey for sale, -the latter costing 25 to 28 cents per pound. Concord grapes are just coming In; at present they cost 25 and 60 cents per basket. The first quinces are shown at 5 cents each. Late Crawford peaches are plentiful, 75 cents to $1.25 per box. Bartlett pears cost 75 cents to $1 per box and from 10 to 35 cents per dozen. Among the . melons, cassavas are good at 25 cents and Oregon canta loupes 5 and 10 cents. Citrons, for preserving, are making their appear ance, and watermelons are to be seen In quantities on every sidewalk. Italian prunes are offered at 3 cents per pound and damson plums for o cents. There were fine egg plums for 35 cents per basket and Hungarian prunes for 25. I saw a few mountain strawberries at 35 cents per basket. There are quantities of good tomatoes and corn Is still good eating. Cucum bers, side by side with bunches of dill for pickles, were $1 to $1.25 per sack. I don't know why more people don't cook cucumbers instead of invariably serving them raw. Savory cabbage is .low to be had In addition to the other kind. Different sorts of squash, beans, peas and root vegetables com plete the list. Railroad Hih Finance. New York World. When Mr. Harriman engineers large Issues of Union Pacific bonds in order to buy stocks of other roads, which rapidly depreciate In market value, the Union Pacific actually suffers heavy losses. The railroads of the United States own $2,354,368,852 in other stocks and bonds. To a certain extent this represents double capitalization, and it Is on their capitalization, honest and fraudulent, that the railroads claim the right to earn dividends when they are confronted with the question of rate regulation. If they are to be left free to fix their own rates they must stop watering securities. Any other policy would be to put a premium on financial fraud. IN THE MAGAZINE SECTION OF THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN TAKING GOOD CARE OF HER DOLLY Full-page illustration in col ors of an Oregon photograph presenting a domestic scene. BASEBALL FANS AT CRITICAL FOINTS A page of pit' hires showing facial expressions in the crowd which sees the games at the Vaughn-street grounds on Sun days. They ninke a tine study. HOW SWINDLERS DODGE THE LAW' Following Secretary Cortel you's expose, Edwin W. Sims, United States District Attor ney, tells the shrewd methods of promoters of "get-rich-quiek" schemes to evade pun ishment. HARNESSING A RIVER TO A RAILROAD ' rians of the Milwaukee line for operating trains by electric ity over the Bitter Root Moun tains in Idaho. IN THE MAW OF A MOUNTAIN LION Genuine story no nature faking here of a terrible ad venture in the Coast Range Mountains of Oregon. OLD CAIRO GROWING LIKE A WEED Frank G. Carpenter writes o the big eity at the head of the Nile Delta, which now has a million population. ONE TRUST ALWAYS IN ONE FAMILY Powder monopoly, which the Government will try to smash, lias been in the Dn Pont con trol for more than 100 years. BEST ASTRONOMERS ARE AMERICANS Dexter Marshall sketches men who, according to British ex pert authority, have achieved the biggest things in that won derful science. ' GRAZING SHEEP ON MOUNTAIN SIDES Life of hardy herders at tim ber line, with snow on midsum mer days and ice at night in August. HOUSEKEEPING SCHOOL FOR BRIDES A fashionable' yet useful new fad whose announced purpose is "how to make men happy." ORDER FROM YOUR NEWS DEALER TODAY Did Johnny Wlnf Boston Record. A little boy whose Interest in religion had waned somewhat was met on the street one day by his pastor. "Johnny, why haven't I seen you at church lately?'' asked the ml.ilater. "I I don't like to go now. You swear too much in the pulpit." "Why, Johnny," gasped the surprised churchman, "you are mistaken. I never swear." "Oh. yes, you do," persisted the lad. "Well, my young friend, suppose we put it to the test. Now you come to church next Sunday and If you hear me swear I'll give you an apple pie; and if you don't hear me. you are to give me one and come to church regularly after ward." To this Johnny agreed. When the next Lord's day came John ny was on hand, way down in front. The sermon was about half through, and th good clergyman had committed no of fense until, unsuspectingly, he uttered the words, "And it is by God. we live, and by God we die," whereupon Johnny, jumping to his feet cried out, "Tuere's where you lose your apple pie! MoKHbacWery. Eugene Guard. The decision of the Oregon Supreme Court is that any old kind of a peti tion goes when it comes to holding up for a vote of the people the most Important of legislation. Oregon is cursed with too much politics, and the loose-jointed referendum system gives the little minds too much power. Government was made necessary Just to keep such elements in check, and the ref erendum turns things topsy-turvy by giv ing them actual control. The Governor educates his family at the University of an older.richer state, and plays politics by vetoing an appropriation for a Bimilar in stitution in this state "in the interest of the taxpayers," at the same time lam basting the Southern Pacific Railroad for retarding the development of a state that, according to his own acts, does not want to be 'developed. This is not a shining example of consistency but it may be good politics. -From the . Washington . Herald.