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31 TICKET IN GHEHALiS day. Tho next rousing time win bo at IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT SMARTLY DRESSED MEN WILL WEAR THIS SEASON Centralla. when either W. L. Jones or A. E. Mead will speak. X Perry .Democratic Ticket. REPUBLIC WnsVi Rpnt 17 ffiTwxtft.1 The Ferry County Democratic convention ASK BEN SELLING ABOUT IT Named in Harmonious Con vention at Hoquiam, toaay maae too following nominations: ReDresentatlve J. T.. TTnroer: Auditor. Thomas F. Barrett; Sheriff, W. J. Hall; Treasurer. J. E. Hitter; Clerk. J. A Bauer; Attorney, Charles H. Bennett; As sessor, j. w. jjicuooi; surveyor, j. i. Fortman; School Superintendent, Mrs. J. M. Stinson; Coroner, Charles Webb; Com CANDIDATES PLEDGED TO TOIL missioners, u. a. Johnson and J. is. Ingram. THE SUNDAY OBEGONIAt PORTLAND, SEPTESBSP. 18, i0 r Platform Has Strong Plank Crying Out Against the Practice of Lur " Ing Deputies to Do Work Principals Should Do. HOQUIAM, "Wash., Sept. 17. (Special .p The Republican Convention for Chehalls County met In this, city this evening-, ana, as was predicted, the entire slate named by the Bean-Brewer lactlon Monday went through, every nomination for the offices being made toy acclamation. This ends one of the most peaceful and harmonious conventions ever held in the county, also one of the greatest fights and political vic tories in its history- E. B. Benn, of Aber deen, first won over J. A. Liewls in Aber deen, and later by combination with Elma, Montesano and Hoquiam, named the offi cers of the county. The slate named by the victors was a. good one, and was indorsed, by the entire convention. The Hoquiam Theater "v?as decorated in National colors, while each aisle held placards showing the seating of each precinct The convention was called to order at 5 P. M. by Chairman Blrdwell, with A. Mac Mariana, of Aberdeen, nominated chair man, and E. S. Avey, of Elma, secretary. The following committees were named: Resolution-and platform, R. L. Phllbrick, J. R. O'Donnell, George McDonald, W. H. Bush, E. B. Benn. Rules and order of business. M. R. Sherwood, G. W. Nlne roler, George H. Emerson, Ed May, J. H. Rutherford. Credentials, F. Byles, S. Hoover, W. Anstl, G. Hamilton, W. C Blrdwell. The convention then adjourned until 7 o'clock. The convention was called to order in the evening and reports of the committees were adopted and the platform read. The following ticket was named, and not an opposition was made to a name: Judge, Mason Irwin, of Montesano; Treasurer. John Taylor, Montesano; Au ditor, Duncan Campbell, of Summit; Pros ecuting Attorney, E. E. Boner, of Aber deen; Clerk, E. A Phllbrick, of Hoquiam; Assessor, P. R. Archer, of Westport; Su perintendent, Professor "Walton, of Elma; Sheriff, Joe Graham, of Aberdeen; Sur veyor, H. S. Shorey, of Montesano; Cor oner, Horace Campbell, of Hoquiam; Com missioner First District, Charles Arland, of Montesano; Commissioner Second Dis trict, M. R. Sherwood, of Aberdeen; Rep resentatives, George L. Davis of Hoquiam, E. B. Benn of Aberdeen and E. T. Mlnard, of Elma; Wreckmaster, O. P. Burrows; Justice of the Peace, Seth Warren; Con stable, I. B. Cooper. It took only 30 minutes to nominate the entire ticket, every one being nominated by acclamation. Congressman Cushman was then presented to the delegation and addressed the large crowd, holding their attention until a late hour. Following is the platform: "We, the Republicans of Chehalls County, assembled, duly recognizing the important part taken by the Republican party in every movement for the progress of our people and the recognition of our common country abroad, offering unre servedly the past history of our party for the critical survey of our citizens and looking hopefully forward to a continu ance of this glorious history, do. present the following for the consideration of the Republicans of Chehalls County: "We unequivocally Indorse the National and state platforms of our party -promulgated by our wise and patriotic leaders in National and state conventions. "We offer with the utmost confidence for the approval of our citizens the splen did records of Theodore Roosevelt und Governor Henry McBride, whose conduct of National and state affairs, respective ly, stand as models for good, conservative government, and we contend that the clean, splendid personalities of these men are of untold value as examples of our American manhood. "We heartily Indorse the splendid rec ords of all the members of Congress from our state. , "The increasing commerce of the Paclfla Coast and the portion of that commerce which applies to Gray's Harbor la a mat ter of pride to our citizens. "The fostering care of the Republican party in building up a merchant marine is entitled to the support of every citizen of our seaboard. "The universal care for the welfare of all classes of citizens by the Republican party Is shown In the homestead laws, the Irrigation acts and other measures by which wide areas of arid soil have been reclaimed and made Into prosperous homes for our people. "We pledge our representatives in the State Legislature to enact a law restrict ing the abuse of the employment-agency system, and making It a crime to employ men under false representations. "We favor the opening of the Quinault Indian reservation for homesteads. "We favor the immediate elimination of all agricultural lands from the Olympic forest reserve. "We favor the establishment of a light house and life-station near Point Gran ville, and request our members of Con gress to use their utmost endeavors to ac complish these results. "We favor the extension of good roads work, and are heartily in favor of dis trict autonomy so far as possible. "Believing that the laws contemplate justice and equity, we demand that any person occupying any county office shall devote his entire time towards the duties of the office, and that Incumbents of all county offices are in justice and fair ness to their contltuents bound to per form the duties of the office with the least expense to taxpayers compatible with the proper performance of those duties, and believing that whenever any person shall accept a nomination for a county office he In effect binds himself to sacrifice all his private business if necessary; rather than to neglect any of the duties of his office or to entail additional expense to the county, we, the Republicans of Che halls County, Washington, in convention assembled, do hereby bind each and every one of the officers who may be nominated by this convention to. If necessary, deVote their entire time to tho exclusion of their private interests to the duties of their office, and not in any case ask for al lowance from the county for salaries for deputies or clerks, and we do further bind the Board of County Commissioners of Chehalls County, whenever said board shall be composed of Republicans, to re fuse to allow salaries for deputies or clerks for any office when the duties for such office can be performed by the prin cipals. "Wo heartily Indorse the administra tion of the present state and county offi cials, and take pride In offering their rec ords for public examination. "To our state Gubernatorial candidate, Hon. A E. Mead, and other nominees of our party for state offices, we tender our hearty support and co-operation and as sure them that the ideas of the November election will bring a solid phalanx of the Republican party to their support." Cushman to Speak at Chehalls. CENTRAL.IA, Wash., Sept- 17. Con gressman Francis W. Cushman will speak at Chehalls Monday evening, and a. special train has been chartered for the trip from Centralla to Chehalls to welcome him. The Centralla Band has been en cashed and torches will be the order of the FIRE ALONG THE CHEHALIS. - Rain Alone Can Prevent Immense Damage to Timber. MONTESANO, Wash., Sept. 17. (Spe cial.) The hot weather and brisk winds of the past three days have started up the forest fires in this section again, and there 1b great danger of their causing heavy damage If there is not a change very soon. Yesterday heavy fires could be seen in almost any direction, and with the heavy weet wind blowing they were traveling fast and spreading over a large scope. On the south side of the Chehalls River a heavy fire is burning which started in the .old works of the J. C Blle3 logging camp and is traveling toward a large body of fine timber, some of the finest in the state. A continuation of the weat wind and dry weather for a few days more will cause a loas of timber reaching way up Into the tens of millios from this one fire. The dry weather has con tinued bo long that the fires sweep through country where. In ordinary years, they would not burn at all. Fires Aro Approaching Seattle. SEATTLE, Wash., Sept, 17. Fierce forest fires are raging at the head' of Lake Washington within eight miles of Seattle, Fire Warden Rlef, who, with 60 men, Is fighting the flames, says he estimates that 700 acres of land has been burned by the fires Jind 2,000,000 feet of fallen timber destroyed. Unless the fire fighters have better luck than they have had bo far, Mr. Rlef says that only a heavy rain will check the blaze from spreading to the Lake Shore addition, recently laid out into town lots. Fined for Firing Slashing. . SOUTH BEND, Wash., Sept. 17. (Spe pial.) John Knltsch was brought in from Frances last evening, charged with hav ing set fire to slashings unlawfully, the fire spreading to adjoining property.. He pleaded guilty this morning and was fined, the costs and fine amounting to $15, which he paid. ENTERS THE OLDEST COLLEGE H. B. Densmore is Assigned to Uni versity College, Oxford. EUGENE, Or., Sept, 17. (Special.) Har vey B. Densmore, who was awarded the Rhodes scholarship from Oregon, is now visiting1 in tho Bast, and September 27 will sail from Boston with the other delegates from the United States to take up his studies at Oxford. Mr. Densmore grad uated from tbe University of Oregon in 1903, and during the past year took post graduate work and assisted Professor Dunn in the department of Latin. Owing to his excellent scholarship and pleasing personality he made many stanch friends among the students and faculty, who will watch with great interest his advance-Ti ment under his present excellent advan tages. Mr. DenBmore's friends in Oregon who are acquainted with tho colleges at Ox ford, which are 22 in number, were desir ous of seeing him secure a place in one of the four leading colleges, viz., Balllol, Magdalen, University or "New, and were pleased, when he was assigned to Univer sity College. This is the oldest college In England and claims to have been founded by King Alfred. It was incor porated in 1280, and represents the earliest scholastic endowment at Oxford. The buildings uato from 1834-74, while the lat est were erected in 1SC0. Among the names of distinguished men on the records of this college are those of i Lord Chancellor Eldon; Saber, tho hymri writer; Dr. Radcllffe, the poet Shelley, Dean Stanley and William Pitt. In the garden adjoining tho college a most beau tiful structure has been erected to con tain a statue of Shelley. Under the provisions of the Rhodes scholarship Mr. Densmore will take a three years course at University College, the scholarship carrying with It an allow ance of $1500 a year. He will spend six months of each year in college and the remaining six months in traveling through the various countries of Europe. At the end of his three years' course at Oxford he expects to go to Lelpslc and spend one year, and take his Ph. D. degree. SALOON FIGHT MOVES SLOWLY Clackamas Prohibitionists Object to Plan of State Alliance. OREGON CITY, Or., Sept 17. (Special.) The proposed fight against the saloon in Clackamas County by the Prohibition Al liance under the local-option measure Is not progressing very rapidly. Another chango In sentiment has been experienced and it is understood tho move to make the coun ty the unit In the fight ha3 been aban doned. Few if any petitions are receiving circulation in the county, where the ques tion will be considered entirely by pre cinct, if at all, at the election In Novem ber. Efforts will be made to eliminate tho saloon from certain country and town pre cincts in which resorts are now conducted and at the same time prevent o-ther dis tricts going "wet," and thereby adding to the number of saloons In the county. Under the law the petitions asking for a vote on tho question must be filed with the County .Clerk at least 30 days and not more than 90 days before the time of elec tion. In the absence of expected activity on the part of the anti-saloon people here it id expected the fight will bo dropped so faris Clackamas County Is concerned. The lack of activity of the Prohibition workers In this county Is not surprising. When it was first proposed to introduce the local-option measure In Clackamas County, the anti-saloon people Intended to make the precinct the unit In the fight and educate the people to the advantages of the legislation. But tho Prohibition Alliance of Portland proceeded to forward petitions for circulation, making the coun ty tho unit. This plan was not consid ered feasible by the local anti-saloon workers, and a failure to compromise matters has resulted in great disinterest among those who. otherwise, would have vigorously carried the contest into a num ber of the precincts of the county. COIN COUNTERFEITERS CAUGHT Secret Service Captain Comes Upon Four Men In the Act. TACOMA Wash., Sept. 17. Four men, Ed. Stickney, Charles Harmon, N. P. An derson and A F. Brown, were surprised in their quarters, near Fifteenth and C streets, today, in the act of making coun terfelt 25-cent and 5?cent pieces, but made smooth on one side to play not machines. They were caught in the act of making the coins, and one of the men showed fight with a gun, but was quickly disarmed. The capture was made by Captain B. W. Bell,, of the secret service, and Deputy United States Marshals Crosby and Davis- son. The men were taken before United States Commissioner Bridges and bound over for trial in the sum of $1000 each. Simpson Mill Started Up. SOUTH BEND, Wash.. Sept 17. (Spe cial.) The Simpson mill, which has been shut- down a great deal during- the pres ent dry spell. Is once more running and Is not dependent on the city water service, having Installed a nlpe line to a oprlng on lis own property. WINDINGS OF THE COOS TRAVELER CONFUSED ON POINTS OF THE COMPASS. Border of Stream Is Lined With Shade Trees That Sweep Water's Edge at High Tide. K MARSHFIELD. Or.. Sept,. 17. (Spe cial.) It was decided to charter a ves sel and go Ashing. To the surprise of everybody the sun that morning at -Allegany on the North Coos River rose In the "West There could be no doubt about It; there was the west and there was the sun; and It could hardly have been left hanging there from the night before. There aro times when men see the sun In the west when they arise from sleep, but that Is different Later it was found that the sun was all right and that It was the river that had, during the night, turned around. Upon further investigation the river also accommodated Itself to reason. At that pqlnt is makes a bend and Is really flowing east One can stand on the ridge and look down Into the witer on either side while the river circles around for two miles. But the illusion for the time had been" perfect It has been said that water will not run up hilL But this is a fallacy. For six hours the Coos River flows one way and then for six hours the other. To your great surprise you will see a log floating up stream. When water has the tide back of it it will Tun up hilL The tide at Allegany Is from five to nine feet They do catch fine fish out of the Coos. If you don't believe it they will take you out and show you tho river. This sally Is not original with the writer, but is borrowed from a friend who probably read It somewhere in the newspapers. This acknowledgement is made for tho reason that it is just as great a crime to steal a man's thought as It Iff to steal his wife, and maybe more. Mired Mare Is Recovered. The first thing on the programme was to recover an old mare that in the night had waded Into a swale by the river and mired down. It was fortunate she got in after the tldo went down, or. sire would have been drowned. The cap tain of the mailboat called out "all hands and the cook,' and the man who was going fishing was there to help. They tied a rope arounds the animal's neck and eight or ten men heaved on It till the mare was once more on dry ground. She essayed to stand on her feet but age was telling on the poor brute and sho fell to earth again. All that day the owner, a tender hearted girl, watched over her charge. Bhe brought down hay in a bag, corn husks from the garden, carried water from the river, put a quilt over the old mare3 back to make her warm, held an umbrella over her head to keep the sun off, and tears stood in the girl's eyes, Twenty-four hours later the mare had again struggled into the mud and was breathing her last There was no time toEnke her out and it would have" been too sad to stay and seo the sorrow of the girL It -was after lunch before the fishing partj' got away on the gasoline launch Marguerite. That girl of 9 Summers- and the wonderful eyes was forgiven for that out-curve with the lemon tho night before and Invited to go along. Her father, brother and little sister. and tho fisherman made up the rest of the party. It Is a mistake to say that Wonderful Eye3 was forgiven. That im plies a wrong. It -was she who forgave the Imputation that she had misbehaved and consented to be one of the party. It was thU3 they compromised, and the fisherman threw in sweetmeats to make matters even. Tcu can compromise any woman with a pound of candy. Commanded Dy. Wonderful Eyes. It wa"s charming to see the way that Wonderful Byes commanded the ship, STORE EN She was holding the trolling line and every now and then she -would feel a false alarm on the hook end and stop the boatThen sho would command, "Go ahead," with the assurance of an old salt If It had been the fisherman who was doing the fishing he would prob ably have said: "Will you please go ahead again?" It Is the child who Is your true phil osopher. The man becomes self-conscious. Tho child knows no prince nor pauper. It is a sad awakening when It comes to the inequalities In tho social plane. , It was but a minute or two after starting till one fine brook trout im paled himself on the hooks behind tho glittering spoons and was landed on deck. He was put Into an apple box and it looked then as if the box would be filled yet that afternoon. n. But there-were too many false alarms. They did draw In once a bunch of moss which provod the announcement that there was something on the hook. Tho biggest catch that day was a sawlog four feet through and 60 feet long. It was de clared to be a menace to navigation, was roped, towed down the river and tied up to a maple tree. One Trout for Trophy. That one trout was alL The boat was going too slow with the troll lino out and so It was brought in. But there was fish ing enough to understand why the Sago of Princeton finds such amusement in the sport; it requires no brain effort And having seen tho river, you can well be lieve tho people when they tell you they catch fish there. In fact it is one of tho finest fishing streams on the Coast. Next day, when the mall boat came down, a man got on board with a 30-pound salmon. But It Is the sight of that river alone that was well worth the trip. Tho day was calm and the hills on either side were mirrored in the glassy surface of tho water. One looked down and saw the tall trees a thousand feet away standing In the water with inverted tops. The river winds in graceful curves along the forest's edge or between the meadow banks. The mass of verdure everywhere Is green ex cept the turning maple leaves. The maple leaves at this season are most beautiful. The country everywhere is beautiful as Nature left It It Is only man that has made it hideous in spots. One sad re minder of the ruin ho has wrought is seen In the tall steeples of forest trunks, left from the. fire years ago that swept this country i5 miles broad. They stand now amidst the new growth of green like white monuments In a cemetery. Trees Line River Banks. The river is wide, but tho limbs of the trees on either side often hang out 20 feet over the water and narrow up the view. These limbs when the tide Is up touch the 'water. When the tide 13 out there is a bare spot on the bank of several feet, and the overhanging limbs are cut. along the water line as evenly as a hedge. In some places the bank Is rock and cut by the water into rounded columns. The bare spots along the way are rare, and then the flood tide returns and everything Is green again, even the water. By the riverside are built the houses of the dairymen, and the home is a gar den of flowers. The honcysucxlo cllmns to the roof. The hawthorn with its branches of red berries grows along the fence. The hydrangea gives the land scape a cast of pale blue. The sweet-pea is everywhere. Flowers grow here In the open that are found in an Eastern clime only in conservatories. But the finest of all Is the aroma ex haled from the myrtle leaves. The Coos River bottoms at ono time were all cov ered with myrtle, and It was a difficult task to root them out The myrtle tree Is a hard one to kill. Even now young trees aro growing up from the stumps "along the hillsides. They make a gracefully-rounded bush and the color Is deep green. The air everywhere Is pervaded by the perfume from the leaves. Short Visits on the Way. Landings were made at some of the houses. At ono place the party drank cider fresh, from the press. Then they went out Into the orchard and gathered the large, luscious apples. Tho blackberry-patch was visited. This Is the Australian-evergreen, and. the vine bears until late November. The berry la sweet and WILL BE CLOSED ALL MONDAY. TUESDAY we will show our complete FALL stock of MEN'S SUITS, TOPCOATS, OVERCOATS and RA8N '. COATS. The finest it has ever been your privilege to examine - MADE RIGHT FIT RIGHT PRICED RIGHT SF LEADING CLOTHIER fine to tho taste. This berry, like all oth ers, soon grows wild here. A stop was made at the stone quarry where the Government got its stone for the jetties, but now all has an air of abandon. The stone was loaded from the quarry right Into the boats. Amidst this scene of beauty the launch plied Its way. Here is the place to let the boat drift and yourself dream the hours away. The air is so soothing to the nerves, the landscape so restful to the eyes. Ono feels a delicious languor steal ing over him. The speed of the boat with its regular rhythm is timed exactly with his nerves. Later the boat picks up a breeze from the ocean and you sniff the salt air with the fragrance of tho myrtle leaves. Tho sunlight is softened by the haze in tho atmosphere till you can look Old Sol squarely In the eye and hardly blink. Is the day warm or cool? You hardly know. Tou are comfortable either in an overcoat or your shirtsleeves. The thermometer at Alleghany at noon stood at 90 in the shade. Tho only thing to mar the harmony 13 the ihard thud of the engine and tho dis agreeable odor from the gasoline. Some say this smell comes from the Standard OH Company. When tho boats are run with sodium electric batteries this un pleasant feature will be done .away with. Myrtle Bank's Schoolteacher. Myrtle Bank was the first school dls-" trlct organized In the county. It still has its grove of myrtle trees. The regular mall boat was late, and tho fishing party made a landing and took on board the school children and their teacher to dis tribute them at their respective homes. The- fisherman was introduced to the teacher, and he felt a guilty flush for the way he had used tho young lady the day before to make "copy" out of when he way a passenger, compliment though' It was. This young lady proved as charming to talk to as she had been good to look at She Is a full-blooded Oregonlan and proud of her profession. The charm of Western womenlles in their entire want of af fectation, It takes education to be an actress. But education Is not intelligence. The artificial atmosphere of the drawing room Is most depressing to the poet There aro few who can suffer education and preserve their naturalness. Simplicity is the hall mark of greatness, and sincerity Is the first of virtues. The Western wo man lives close to Nature's heart. She is sincere. A stream cannot rise higher than its source. And so man can not elevate him self higher than the stream In which he moves, the society of women. He honors himself when he honors woman. This is why tho bllgbf placed on womanhood in a sister state I3 the concern of all. They boast here of the tall trees and great coal mines, but tho glory of tho Coos Bay country Is Its splendid womanhood. Here in this soft climate will be the homes of the queens of America. They live here today. These are the net results of the fishing trip; one trOut but think what fun there was picking blackberries. GREEK PLAY AT BERKELEY. Sophocles' "AJax" Will Be Given With Spectacular Effects. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA. Berk eley, Sept 17. (Special.) A constantly In creasing Interest is -being taken In the forthcoming production of Sophocles' Greek tragedy, "AJax," which is being prepared under the supervision of Miss Mabel Hay Barrows, of New York, and will be the first performance of its kind to be given In the University Greek The ater. Last year California students gave "Birds," a comedy by Aristophanes, and the production was received with such favor that a Greek tragedy was decided on this year, with tho result that "Ajax" was selected. In addition to the tragic scenes enacted on the stage, there will be a spectacular prelude to the play In tho shapo of a sacred processional of men, women and children of Athens, clad in classic Greek costumes. With wreaths and offerings. Instruments and singing, these will come winding Into the circular orchestra, where the opening ceremonies will be performed before the altar. The priests of Apollo and his assistants will perform the usual rites, and a chorus of maidens will sing the beautiful hymn of Apollo, which was written yearly 300 yeara before Christ At the close of this ceremony the Athenians will be seated in picturesque groups on the lower steps in a great circle, wnere they will remain throughout the play as a characteristic foreground of the tragedy. Of tho play itself, one of the striking featured will be a choru3 of 15 sailors, with their plaintive and joyous odes and their quaint dances about the altar. Stu dents are taking a great Interest in the preliminary work of the play, which prom ises to be most' successful. COURT REFUSES REDUCTION. O. R. & N. Assessment in Umatilla Remains at S12,000 a Mile. PENDLETON, Or., Sept. 17. (Special.) The County Court today denied the peti tion of the O. R. & N. Co. to reduce the assessment of Its property from $12,000 to $5500 a mile. Assessor Strain's assessment was considered equitable. Last year's assessment. Identical with the 1S04 tax, is still pending In the Circuit Court. Men Are Fighting Flame's. SOUTH BEND, Wash., Sept 17. (Spe cial.) Forest fires have devastated some fine timber claims on Mill Creek and also wrought damage to timber In the Forks Creek district Yesterday and today vast columns of smoke were seen rising from the vicinity of Bone River, which Is west of here, and, though many men are out fighting the fires, unless rairi comes soon there will be a great loss of valuable tim ber, besides logging plants and homes of settlers. Sugar Factory Strike Ended. BLACKFOOT, Idaho, Sept 17. The strike among laborers at the sugar fac tory is quieting down. The demand of tho men for an Increase of 5 cents per hour was refused. The company promptly paid off all the strikers, and they wore leaving town as rapidly as possible. Tho number of men Involved proved to be but 40 out of 375. There is no prospects of a sympa thetic strike, and work will proceed as usual. Crown Paper Company's Leases, t OREGON CITY, Or., Sept 17. (Special.) A EO-year lease from the Portland Gen eral Electric Company to the Crown Paper Company, granting to the grantee water power and rights to the canal and in the bases, was filed In the City Recorder's Court here today. Tho Crown Company pays $2000 quarterly foe the privileges en Joyed under the lease. Indicted for Importing Vomen. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 17. Lee Toy, president of a company which holds a Chinese concession at the St. Louis Ex position, has been indicted by the Federal grand- Jury on the charge of importing Chinese slave women. Lee Toy is said to be connected with a large Oriental goods Arm of Philadelphia. Sandbagged, but Not Robbed; SALEM, Or., Sept 17. (Special.) D. P. McCarthy, a Salem hopbuyer, today re ported to the police that he was sand bagged last night while walking on Twelfth street near the fruit cannery. He was not robbed, though he had a consider able sum of money in his pockets. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND. Sept. IT. Maximum tempera ture. 07 deg.; minimum, 51. River reading at 11 A. M., 3.2 feet; change In 24 hours, none. Total precipitation, 5 P. M. to 6 P. M., none; total from September 1, 1004, to date, trace; normal. 0.76 Inch; deficiency, 0.70. Total sun shine September 16, 1004, 5 hours; possible, 12 hours and 30 minutes. Barometer (reduced to. ee level), at 5 P. M., 20.04. WEATHER CONDITIONS. Thunder storms occurred this afternoon la Northern Nevada and Northern Utah, tho amount of rain in both Instances helne too small to measure. A light trace oi rain also occurred at San" Francisco. Elsewhere In the Hooky Mountain and the Pacific Coast States fair weather continues. It is cooler this evening- In the "Willamette Valley, the Sound country and In Eastern Ore gon, Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho. The Indications are for continued fair weather In this district Sunday, with but little chansa in temperature. WEATHER FORECASTS. Forecasts made at Portland at 8 P. M. for 28 hours ending at midnight. September IS: Portland and vicinity Fair weather; winds mostly northerly. Oregon and Washington Fair; west to north winds. Idaho Fair- PACIFIC COAST WEATHER. 3 Wind. STATION. 9 Baker City . Bismarck Boise Eureka Helena Kamloopa, B. C... North Head Pocatello Portland .. Red Bluff . Roseburg- ......... Sacramento Salt Lake City...., San Francisco ..... Spokane Seattle Tatoo9h Island Walla Walla 8010.00 01NW 50 0.00 6N 84 0.00 tNW 50 0.00 W TOfo.OOMiW Clear Clear Clear Cloudr ICloudy 7410.00 SB Oofo.00 10.MW ft. cloudr Clear 800.0014 S trrln nrtt c'vrtr Clear Smoky 80o;0OlOjSB 76 0.00 O'N ic!n YVfntc2 Clear Smoky Clear 't I RIO Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Clear 00 T 8W I760.00?10:SW 64 o.oo! ;sw bs'o.00 6 W 82J0.00 SW (Cloudy Clear 1 Light. T. trace. A. B. WOLLABBR, Actin District Forecaster. In the fall of 1895 contracted that fean ful disease, Blood Poison. It gained sue! headway that I was forced to resign mj position and seek relief at Hot Springs After spending all the means I had I wen! to Memphis. In less than three weeks J was in a hospital, and after nine weeks d suffering I was discharged as cured. Is less than a month every Done in my bodj seemed to be affected and felt as if the would break at the least exertion. Agai? I was compelled to resign, and I returnee to the hospital for a seven weeks stay, When I came out I was advised to trj farming. When I first went on the farm 1 prevailed on the only firm who handle drugs to get me one dozen bottles of S. S S. At that time both of my hands wen broken out with blisters and I was coverec with boils and sores. In the meantime nrj druggist had gotten two dozen bottles o! S. S. S. for me and I began its nse, anc after taking the thirteenth bottle not 1 sore or boil wa3 visible. R. B. Powell East 9th St., Little Rock, Ark. Of all human diseases, Contagions Blooc Poison is the most hideous and hateful The victim is tortured with eating ulcers sores and abscesses, nnsightly blotches eruptions and other symptoms of the mis erable disease. S. S. S. has been nsci successfully for nearly fifty years foi Contagious moot Poison. It con tains no mercury; potash or othei mineral. Ourhom treatment booi gives all the symp terms of this dis ease. Medical ad vice free. The Swift Spscifio Company, AUuta, &4