TdE MORNING .OR.EGONIAN, TUESDAY, jtiNE 25, 1901. CERTAIN FORHRST PRIZE oregon aprles at the buffalo exposition. Commissioner Dosch Tells Hott They Attract Attention Stra-rr- berrles 'and Salmon. Commissioner H. E. Dosch -writes from the Buffalo Exposition tsr George Lam jberson under date of' June 20 as follows: "The ilnt lot of strawberries arrived al moldy, but the secon;flot came In perfect order and kept fiod for three days on exhibition, even In this beastly climate, where it is cold in' the morning, rqd hot at noon and overcoat weather at sight. Today It Is raining, thundering like fun and hot. sticky weather. It is simply beastly. The grounds" are covered T.lth half an inch of water. We will soon lave to get boats. " "Our apples are holding -out wonder fully. You know I had ohly.iZ) boxes In ell. half of which arc on exhibition, the otheri still in cold storage. As soon as come of them show decay -we, take them off and put others In their place, for J have to -stretch them out a' long ways, even longer than a daschhund. You, have seen the one Slchel, the'cigrar man, has. It is wonderful how ' they keep. Some of them have been on the table for pix: weeks, .being polished every, day, and arc yet firm, especially some."Newtown pippins from Mr. E. L. Smith, and some Genet apples grown by "William Ehrck, fit -Hood Hlver, near the snow line, which undoubtedly will get the gold, jpedal, as Professor "Van Deman, the Juge, told me they were the finest Genet he had ever ceen, and, he knows. Although our apple exhibit Is small only 100 plates, while such states as Illinois and New York have over 1000 each it attracts mo-re at tention, and it is difficult to convince people that they are not out of Jvax, on account of their perfect shape and beau tiful color and the high polish they take. Often to establish my point for truth I have to cut one to pieces and hand them around to eat, when they exclaim, 'Oh, such fine flavor, etc. But we -ar used to '-that. Colnpllments have been "-showered on us sd that our heads cannowell any more. "The strawberries we distributed and you ought to have heard the praise. I would hand, one lo.a lady and she would takeablte, have her hubby take ablte end, divide the rest among the children. They almost fought to get Just one "berry, grille those berries of Missouri ancTjJjTew York measly sour things remained un touched. We have to stand guard with a club of course, and then every once in a while someone will make a grab f or one, H "Now In regard to the apples sent! by Mr.- W. S. Miller, of Clatskanie. I -entered them, of course, though I was sat isfied they were Ben Davis grown under peculiar conditions, and to settle the question I called the Jury, with Van Deman at the head, and all pronounced them" Ben. Davis. We cut some of them open and they hav the same delightful sawdust taste and flavor of the original Ben Davis? They are a beautiful applefl to look at and tvIH sell well, as people! buy by the eye. They are hard. firm. J dry as a powderhorn and may be good for pies and applesauce when no other ap-" pies are to be had, "but to eat no thanks I prefer, sawdust or bran and shorts. "The other day a gentleman was pre sented to me, or rather Introduced hy the manager of California's fruit exhibits. He said that he was just going to visit Mr. J. D". Rockefeller, the oil magnate, and was a friend of his, and as Mr. R. was very fond of apples, he wanted a few to take with him, and saw nothing so fine as the Oregon apples in the build ing. I said, while I had no objection to presenting a few apples to Mr. Rocke feller, what was the matter with my California friend's boasted fine apples, and he admitted then and there that their apples were not good enough to send to Mr. Rockefeller, hence he brought his friend to me for Oregon apples as the only ones fit to send in the entire build ing. Peg another one for Oregon. But T am afraid they will do with them as they did with the fruit I loaned them for Paris present them as California apples. You see I am beginning to get suspicious at last. "Just received some fine royal Chinook salmon, 56, 66 and 70 pounds respectively, and are 4 feet 3 Inches. 4 feet 5 Inches and 4 feet 7 inches long. My, what a show they make. Some time ago I wrote to Mr. Tifft for them and also for rain bow, Dolly "Varden and other trout. Mr. J. Llndenberger, of Astoria, sent the sal mon express prepaid what do you think of that for patriotism? Oregon could stand a good many more Lindenbergers for her good. I put two In formaldehyde and thej- are getting good and hard to keep for ever, and one I gave away for an advertisement, and I think I made a hit "The New York State Bankers Asso ciation holds Its eighth annual convention here today, tomorrow and Saturday. To morrow (Friday) -evening is the banquet fro the 400 delegates and invited t guests. Ex-Senator Bissell, president"" of the People's Bank, is chairman, and I offered gratis one of the salmon and he was delighted with it. It will be boiled whole and served whole. What a sight it will be and what an "ad it will be to those epi cures. It will figure on the menu as royal chlnook salmon, from Columbia River, Oregon, sauce Hollandaise. I think this was the best use I could make of one of them. EASTERN MULTNOMAH. Immensity of Worlc at Beaver Creek To Clean Pipe Line. GRESHAM. Or.. June 24. Work on the Beaver Creek hill is progressing very rapidly, and It will be by far the most Important piece of road building In this section during the year. The cut at the top of the hill will give' sufficient ma terial for the fill at the foot. The cut will be about 25 feet deep, and the fill about 20. Sliding .scrapers are being used to load the wagons, which expedites the wprk. and allows a larger force to oper ate thn. If the wagons were loaded by hand. As the roadway is. narrow . where it approaches the old bridge, and there is considerable travel. It was necessary to operate on but one-half of the road at a- time. One side is now about done, ex cept the leveling, which must wait until both sides are completed. A temporary bridge has been built across one arm of Beaver Creek, which will be usea until the new structure can be put in Mace of the old one which will be torn away as soon as the cut and fill are done. Deputy Surveyor Lewis and his crew set the final stakes last week for the, grades, and the work will be pushed to an early completion. Roadmaster Steele was out hefe one day last week and expressed himself aa helng satisfied with the prog ress of the Improvement. It Is now being considered whether -a concrete arch would not'ibe better than a bridge across the creek, as the plans for the latter call for embankments on each side about 100 feet both above and below, which, will have to rlprapped. It, will take as much rock to do this as to make an arched viaduct, and the cost is estimated to be less. The total cost of the work will run close to $3500, as the plans have been enlarged sjnee the work was undertaken, but the gradewill be reduced fully 50 per cent. VTo Clean Water Pipe. The Portland Water Company has had men at work along the pipe line attach ing ventilators to the check-valves at each manhole, for the purpose of ad mitting air to the water pipe. An an nual cleaning out of the pipe will take place soon, and it is necessary that the pipe should be drained quickly when the water is shut off. Drainage will , be facilitated by the admission of air, hence the ventilators. When everything Is ready and, the reservoirs have been filled so as to give the city a supply of water for a few days, the water will be turned off at the headworks, and a crew of men will start through the pipe, cleaning its entire distance in a short time. Con siderable sediment gathers, which It is necessary to remove, and the work is done every Summer. The men take little carts and scrapers, and In that manner clean from one manhole to another. Price of Batter Fat. The creameries and cheese factories are now paying 22& cents a pound for butter fat, which is a slight drop from former prices. It Is a great deal more, how ever, than dairy butter is bringing, and the farmer Is not m it it he does his own churning. As a consequence it Is very hard to find dairy butter around here, and most of the farmers who have plenty of milk are buying butter for their own use. The supply of milk keeps up remarkably well, owing to improved methods of feeding, and the clover crop being exceptionally fine this season. Brief Notes. Construction of the Columbia's tele phone extension is under way to Rock wood. Post holes are being dug, and the line will be up as far as that place In about two weeks. A young man named Percy Martin fell from a log chute on the Bridal Veil Moun tain last Friday, and broke two ribs, besides sustaining other Injuries. He will recover in a few weeks. Excavating for the concrete foundation of Gresham's new schoolhouse will begin today, the old building having been moved to its new location last week, where it is being fitted up for a Grange hall. T E. Clark, a former resident of these parts, but .now a contractor In Sacra mento, is here accompanied by his fam ily. They will remain several weeks, during which time Mr. Clark will im prove his farm east of this place. Max Reuhl, of Rockwood, had a fine flocks of ducks and geese la3t week 19 In all but a stray dog got among them and killed them all. Mr. Reuhl got a shot at the dog, and future flocks are safe, but that hardly pays for his loss. While on a river excursion from Trout dale yesterday, a passenger named Mershon was assaulted by a deckhand and one ear of Mershon's was bitten. The row is said to have begun by the deckhand Insulting some girls. The mat ter will probahly be settled in the Jus tice Court. PROHIBITIONIST SPEAKS. John G. Woolley Addresses a Bis Aadtence on the Old Issues. John G. Woolley addressed a crowded house at the Metropolitan Theater last evening on the subject of suppressing the liquor traffic by political methods. He seemed not at all dismayed by the "mere handful of votes," as he called them, which he obtained while running for Presi dent In 1900, but prophesied that a Pro hibition Governor would yet grace the state Capitol of Oregon, and a Prohibition President would some day occupy the White House. He scored the Christian voters, however, who sing such hymns as "Stand Up for Jesus" in great crowds at such gatherings as those of the Epworth League, and then on election day vote the Republican ox Democratic ticket and he told of good men who call on him at the close of his address and say: "You are all right, Mr, Wooley. I agree with you, heart and Soul." Mr. Woolley asks such a man how he votes, and if ite In the North the man says: "I'm a Republican"; if in the South, "I'm a Democrat." But voting the Re publican or Democratic tickets will never put down the liquor traffic. "The American. Government' is not pow erless In this matter," he said, "and this Nation can do what It ought to do with the. liquor traffic I do not say that ail the. members of tfie old parties are in favor of the saloon. There are many voters opposed to It, and there are many others willing to be fooled Into voting for it. ' He considered anti-saloon leagues and "such local movements worthless in suppressing the saloon, though the mo tives of the promoters might be honest, and he referred to the recent coalition of the Democrats who controlled New York City pjolltlcs with the Republicans, who are dominant In the state. He called the New York City government a cesspool of corruption, and the state government an organisation that is no better. Yet these powers combined for the suppression of the saloon, like the prairie dog. the owl and the rattlesnake, tfhat got along well together in one hole. The jackal at Al bany went Into partnership with the tiger in Greater Isew York. The Seth Low movement was low In conception, as well as In name. He regarded It as a hopeful sign to see the Albany jackal again mak ing propositions to the prairie dog and owl in te metropolis, and the latter showing good sense In repelling all prop ositions. "The voters who battled over the money standard in 1896 might have been honest so far as Troy weight or mint weight go, but were rascals according to the stand ard of Jesds Christ." He likened the voter who put aside the main question of prohibition for the money question to the juryman, who, in trying a murderer, agreed to a verdict of petty larceny because the other 11 insisted on It; and he said the average Christian will go back on his church just to get his party into power. He spoke of the press of the country as having exerted Itself to circulate false hoods regarding the abolition of the can teen at Army posts. He said the report that the W. C. T. U. had formed a com pact with the liquor-sellers to abolish the canteen was a falsehood, that every pub lisher In flie country knew to be so when he helped circulate It. Another story of the action of the National convention of physicians he. also dubbed as false; that of their recommending the restoration of the canteen. It was true that a small coterie of red-nosed physicians, numbering 25, had passed such resolutions but the main convention, numbering 1500 delegates, de cided "to postpone a vote on the question until the next annual meeting, when re ports could be heard, from the various posts as to the actual effects. He denied the reports that the abolition of the canteen had already caused gin mills to multiply in the, vicinity of army posts, and cited several instances where doing away with the canteen had accom plished good. He considered this move ment on the part of -the Government the most magnificent in the history of recent legislation, on the liquor traffic, as U was done by the power of the temperance sen timent of the country. I. H. Amos, chairman of the State Pro hibition party, occupied a seat on the plat form, and had the honor of introducing the speaker, after a fervent prayer for the success of prohibition on the part of Rev. George W. Gue. An announcement was made that Rev. Ray Palmer. who.Kad fprfelted his position as pastor of a Port land church on account of being stead fast to prohibition, would address the ,peor pie of the city at Metropolitan Theater on July 14. ' FOR THE SEA COAST. O R. & N Cos new steamer Hassalo leaves Ash-street Hock, Portland, dally except Sunday at 8 P. M. (Saturday 10 P. M.), connecting following morning at As toria for all beach points. Tickets and berth reservations at city ticket office, Third and Washington, or at Ash-street dock. BUSINESS ITEMS. If Baby Is CHttlapc Teeth, Be rare and use that old and well-tried remtdr. Mix. WJnslow Soothing Syrup, for ch'ldrea teething. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all jala, curt wis colic a&d il&rrbota. INLAND EMPIRE PROTESTS STRONG FEELING OVER ABANDON MENT OF CELIO TRIP. Cities, of Columbia River Valley Want the Rivers and Harbors Committee to Come. From every commercial organization of the great Inland Empire are coming to the Portland Chamber of Commerce pro tests at the abandonment of the trip of the Congressional rivers and harbors com mittee to Celilo. The feeling of regret that the Itinerary of the committee was ndt arranged to include the Upper Co lumbia Is felt in an equal degree by the members of the Portland Chamber of Commerce, whose officers and trustees made strenuous efforts to impress upon the visitors by telegrams and correspond ence the importance of spending three days in Oregon, so as to visit both the Upper and the Lower Columbia. This the committee has not done, and, although three days have been devoted to this sec tion, one of them is Sunday, 'on which the members do not travel. As adopted by the committee, the party will take In the Willamette Valley and the Lower Co lumbia, and Chairman Burton and a num ber of members of the committee will return in July to visit and inspect the Upper Columbia and its tributaries. Following Is a letter received from E. H. Libby in his official capacity as pres ident of thu Lewlston, Idaho, Chamber of Commerce: Lewlston, June 20. Mr. Henry Hahn, Pres ident Chamber of Commerce, Portland Dear Sir: Yesterday we telegraphed you as follows: "Omission of Celilo from programme of Con gressional committee endangers support of Astoria, of Idaho, Washington and Eastern Oregon for deepening lower rler. You know thc3e regions only need open river to Astoria. Much prefer united effort for all these in terests. If Celilo is dropped, Interior is aa tagonlzed." Perhaps the newspaper accounts of the con templated action of Portland in possibly omit ting Celilo from the programme for the visit ing Congressmen misled us. We cannot con ceive for a moment how anything except the "moulb-of-the-rlver" interests can be compared with the Dalles-Celllo canal. You are certain of the Willamette Valley. At best, it Is, per haps, one-twentieth the commercial import ance of the Columbia, River basin east of the Cascades. Under the conditions of an open river, the commerce of the Inland Empire will be increased tenfold or more. The chief gain er by the construction of The Dalles-Celllo canal will be Portland, Each section of the interior will gain, but Portland will gain by the advance of each and every one of these Interior points. Over a year ago there was an informal agreement entered into during a meeting of the directors of the Portland Cham ber of Commerce, by which I agreed for the Lewlston Chamber of Commerce to use our utmost efforts to secure an appropriation for the "mouth-of the-rlver" improvements. We promptly took up the matter with the Idaho delegation, and they promptly seconded and fulfilled our promises. I went to Walla Walla in person, and later by correspondence with President Payne, of the Walla Walla Com mercial Club, so presented the matter to him that through his efforts and through our own direct efforts, in. part,, at least, the Washing ton delegation were brought to support all the Columbia River projects. We have fulfilled our promises in every particular. Under the circumstances, even a suggestion to permit the rlvera and harbors committee to think for a moment that The Dalles-Celllo canal Is not one of the most" Important fea tures of the improvement of the Columbia River, and that Portland Is ready to sidetrack it for the Willamette Valley, Is so weakening to the cause itself that it would not be a bit surprising If the influence of the interior coun try would not be aroused to the point of exhibition of an antagonistic spirit. Such an tagonism between Portland and the Interior is bound to work harm to both projects. Tor the sake of all this wbrk, we trust that the talk against the Celilo trip will be promptly smotherec, and that so far as the rivers and harbors committee and the outside world is concerned, there may be every appearance of harmony and united effort in favor of the deepening or the mouth of the river, and also the removal of obstructions at Celilo, as being part ard parcel of the same great project of an open river to the sea. Yours truly, E. H. LIBBY, President By order of the governing board. Adrian Sweet, Secretary. Additional letters have been received in the same tenor from the following bodies: Moscow (Idaho) Commercial Club, by the president, H. C. Shaver; ' Grangevllle (Idaho) Board of Trade, by the secretary, J. A. Wilkinson; Clarkston (Wash.) Busi ness Men's Club, by L. A. Woodward, secretary; Colfax (Wash.) Chamber of Commerce, by'G. W. H. Lennox, secre tary. Spokane Chamber of Commerce, by R. H. Greely, secretary; Baker City Chamber of Commerce, by O. L. Miller, secretary. These letters will be taken ud and an. swered officially at the rrieeting of the trustees of the Chamber of Commerce. Nothing could have been more remote in the Intentions of the committees on entertainment than to have offended the commercial bodies of the Inland Em pire, with whom the Portland Chamber of Commerce has worked In harmony, by such action as suggested In the letters of deliberately cutting out the Celilo trip. All the correspondence of the Portland Chamber of Commerce shows that Its com. mlttees have been urgent In their at tempts to include the Celilo trip in the itinerary. In this they were not success ful, and the regret Is felt as keenly by the Portland Chamber of Commerce as by the allied bodies. ARGUING THE PRIMARY LAW Counsel Finish, the "Worlc of In structing the Judses. The arguments concerning the consti tutionality of the primary laws passed by the 1901 Legislature were concluded yes terday before Judges Cleland, George and Sears. Ten days' time was allowed for counsel to file briefs. E. W. Bingham closed his argument at the morning session against the acts, con tending that they are repugnant to each other inoperative and both contrary to the constitution. Mr. Bingham, who fa vors a direct primary law, applicable to the whole state, urged that both of these acts are unconstitutional, for the reason that they are local In their application, referring only to the City of Portland and Multnomah County. He asserted that their operation would impose an unwar ranted expense on the taxpayers, and made many other strong points in opposi tion to the acts. Charles E. Lockwood followed with an address In support of Senate bill 191, which has been generally referred to in court as the Lockwood bill. He took no part In the t controversy concerning the Morgan bill, but only advocated the constitution ality of the act which he is credited with having been Instrumental In putting through the Legislature. He spoke strong ly in favor of the measure, and reviewed a decision of the California Supreme Court relative to a direct primary law, which was frequently referred to by the other side. Mr. Lockwood said the decision of the California Supreme Court can have no application to Senate bill No. 191, but only to the Morgan law, and he read a portion of the decision which he said was the main feature of It, to sustain his contention, as follows: The provision requiring the primary elections of all political parties to be held at the same time, and under the control of the County Board of Election Commissioners, and provid ing for the use pf but one ticket at such an election, which Is received by the intending voter without question as to his political af filiations, and taken Into the privacy of the booth, where he may name such delegates as he desires to the political convention of one or another of the political parties, whether he Is a member of that party or not. Is an unwar ranted invasion of the rights of political par ties, and an innovation of the rights reserved to the people by article 1 of the constitution, providing that the rights enumerated In the constitution shall not be construed to impair or deny others retained by the people. Charles H. Carey conceded that the Morgan act is not constitutional, and his speech was directed only in defense of the Lockwood law. Mr. Carey acknowl edged that he had taken considerable part In politics, but said he was not a faction Ist, and desired honest primaries, and that the majority should rule. Referring to the question whether a law is local and contrary to the constitution which de. clares that special laws shall not be passed' by the Legislature In certain enu merated cases, he stated that, regarding acts framed to pertain to cities of 50,000 or more inhabitants, of which there is only one Portland the Supreme Court has three times held such a law within the prohibition of the constitution, but did not say in either case whether the law was local or special. The Lockwood bill was for cities of 10,000 or more inhabi tants. Counsel said it Is not required that laws shair be uniform for all parts of the state, but that their operation shall be the same in all parts of the state under the same circumstances and conditions, to operate uniformly In all parts of the state under like facts. He. read a decis ion where the court held that a law for cities of 100,000 inhabitants or more, where there Is only one such city In the state, where it is so framed as to operate in all such cities when they have reached such population. Is general. Continuing, counsel said: "There is very good reason why the Legislature should make such a law for cities of this size. Wo all know there is more danger for the perpetration of fraud and corrup tion In cities than may be found In smaller communities, where such acts may be more easily detected and pun ished." Mr. Carey referred to the pri mary act of 1S91, which he stated was the same on this point. Such a provision, he asserted, Is flexible and movable. There is a considerable amount of changing. As cities grow they become applicable to the law. If the State of Washington had passed such a law, some years ago there would have been only one such city, and now there are at least three such cities In that state. There Is no question but there will be a number of cities in Oregon that will exceed 10,000 population in a few years. Further along in his argument counsel took up the point made by the opposing counsel that certain political parties, the Prohibition party among them, are shut out by the Lockwood law. Mr. Carey, discussing it, said: "If Mr. McKercher belongs to a party that Is not entitled to make nominations. It is under the Australian ballot law. This law does not make It so. -It Is the Australian ballot law that makes it so. If his party has not cast the percentage of votes at the last general election provided by the Austral Ian ballot law, Mr. McKercher may bring his convention nominations to the County Cleric and he will be told that he is not entitled to flic his ticket." A decision was read that conventions of parties that did not cast a certain, percentage of votes at the last election are not entitled to file a ticket. Counsel said: "As I understand It, the Lockwood act does not change this method. He is entitled to assemble an as sembly of electors under this law, or he may file Independent nominations, or may belong to a minor party that is not af fected by this law at all." Mr. Carey read a decision of the Cali fornia Supreme Court where a law was declared unconstitutional because it de prived a large number of persons from voting, and commenting on it said: "There is nothing af that kind in this act, any person entitled to vote under the registry law is entitled to vote under this act." Counsel next discussed the point made by the plaintiff, that the Lockwood law "saddled on the county the expense of a primary election for the city." "Just why this is a matter the city Is concerned In and not the county," he said, "I cannot see." The Supreme Court, he said. In the suit of Simon vs. North Up, regarding the placing of the bridges In control of the county, held that so milch of the .act as placed the debt of th city Incurred in the purchase of the bridges on the county was Invalid, and It was imposing a debt of the city on the county, but that so much of the act as placed tho. expense of the maintenance andoperaton of the bridges on the county was valid. Counsel said Senate bill 191 Imposes no debt on the county, no debt, haying been created. The city charter Imposed the expense of printing ballots and city elec tions on the county, and he had heard no one say that was unconstitutional. Attention was also called to the fact that the Supreme Court decided that the Port of Portland Commission might be em powered to carry on improvements cov ering a large portion of territory outside of the city limits, and the commission, it was stated, did expend money improv ing the Columbia River on both sides lying between two states. Judge 'Carey covered other points very fully, and among other things said if the law providing for direct nominations is constitutional and in force, then by Its express terms the Lockwood act does not take effect at all, but If there Is no direct primary act or that act is unconstitu tional, then the Lockwood act is in full force. Counsel concluded with an appeal for honest primaries, that there will be an honest expression of opinion by the majority of the party which this act would give. The expense, he asserted, was a necessary evil which no good cit izen will object to. Charles M. Morgan argued in support of his direct primary act, but could not cover the ground fully for lack of time. He promised to cover the case fully in a brief. Court Notes. Ruth M. NIssonger has sued A. E. Nis songer for a divorce because of deser tion. Clara B. Hanson has filed suit for a di vorce from Hans O. Hanson on account of desertion in 1894. They were married at Oswego, Or., in 1876. The Ames Mercantile Company yester day filed an attachment suit against J. E. Clark and Ruhl to recover $800 on a claim assigned by E. H. Moorehouse. The Sheriff attached a wait paper and paint store at 16S Second street. H. P. Smart, charged with obtaining money under false pretences in falsely representing himself to be an agent for Collier's Weekly, was arranged In the State Circuit Court yesterday on an In formation filed by the District Attorney, and was given time to plead. Minnie T. Fraley, guardian of Estello Stewart, a minor, has sued Robert Craig et al. in the State Circuit Court to fore close a mortgage for $500 on lot 11, block 4, Albina, and lot 4, block 6, Paradise Springs tract, executed to John P. Stew art. The Oregon Live Stock Company has filed suit against Edward Keyt and Mark Holmes to recover TiOO, and caused the Sheriff to attach 10 horses. The complaint recites that the defendant subscribed for four shares of stock in the plaintiff com pany in March, 1901, and neglected to pay for it when assessed on June 13. Cases were set for trial yesterday by Judge Frazer as follows: Gaston vs. City of Portland, Portland General Electric Company vs. City of Portland, June 26: Henry Neiger vs. Annie Nelgerr Maffett vs. Maffett, June 27; Marshall Field et al. vs.' R L. Sabln, September 9; Cyrus D. Noble vs. Gus Ruths, September 10; D. W. "Ward vs. A. J. Knott. September U. F. X. BJianchett, John Helhrlch and Charles Metayer filed their final report as executors of the will of W. H. Gross, de ceased. In the County Court yesterday A statement of the, final distribution shows the payment of 5100 each to ' Sis ters of the Precious Blood, St- Joseph's Ecclesiastical Society and Mount Angel College, and $1187 to St. Mary's Home at Beaverton. The will of John Geyer, deceased, was admitted to probate yesterday by Judge Cake. There are various bequests of Jew elry to friends and relatives and a lot In Clatsop Grove is devised to J. P. Schade. To Charlotte Geyer, a niece, $500 Is be queathed, and the remainder of the estate goes to Charlotte Geyer, mother of the deceased, HVlng In Germany. "W. J. Van Schuyver and A. D. Sanborn are named as executors. Short Llne-CIarlc Case on Trial. CARSON, June 24. The Oregon Short Line vs. the forces of Senator Clark Is j ri)""tS5U v'l ' Cor(4Kr ' - None Better.... For Choice, Fresh and Pure, Sweet Ask your Grocer for HAZELWOOD Both Phone 1S4. on trial today before Judge Hawley on the Injunction granted in May restrain ing Senator Clark from building a road through Lincoln County. It Is seldom that such an array of -counsel has been pitted against each other in Nevada's his tory. California;, Utah, New York and Nevada are represented. CRICKETERS IN TRIM. First Practice Game to Take Place Tomorrow Night. The opening -game of the Portland cricket season will take place on the Portland baseball grounds. Twenty-fourth and Vaughn streets, Saturday afternoon at 2:30, between the married and single members of the Portland Cricket Club. C. "W. Lawrence will be captain of the married men and E. A. Cawston captain of the bachelors. The teams will be very evenly matched, and a good game may be looked for. The board of management met last night, and decided to challenge the Vancouver B. C. club to play a cham pionship game here September 14 or 21 and also sent a challenge to Tacoma to play here July 27. Portland will play Tacoma and Seattle at those places while the Elks' carnival Is In progress In August. The Portland team will commence prac tice games on the Portland baseball grounds tomorrow ("Wednesday) at 6 o'clock. All cricketers are requested to be present and get Into good form as soon as possible. New material, in the shape of bx;st bats and balls have been tele graphed for, and it will not be long be fore the cricket sphere Is flying through DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND, June 24.-8 P. M. Maximum temperature, 60; minimum temperature, 48; vr wnrtinir at 11 A. M.. 14.5 feet: change in the past 24 hours, 0.1 foot; total precipita tion, 5 P. M. to 5 P. M.. 0.10 inch; total pre cipitation since Sept. 1. 1000, 42.27 Inches; normal precipitation since Sept. 1, 1000. 45.43 inches; deficiency, 3.16 Inches; total sunshine June 23, 5:21; possible sunshine June &. io.o. S Wind. Mi s 8 "II : 3 3 . STATIONS. Astoria Baker City ... Blamarck Boise Eureka Helena Neah Bay Pocatello Portland Red Bluff Roseburg . . . Sacramento . . . Salt Lake .... San Francisco Spokane Seattle Walla Walla , 16010.12 NW NV NW NW NW SW SW w w SE N SW NW W Cloudy Cloudy Clear Cloudy Clear " Cloudy Raining Cloudy Raining Clear Pt. cloudy Clear Cloudy Clear Pt. cloudy Pt. cloudy 6U 0.00 o.oo opo 0.00 0.22 0 00 0.18 0.00 0 00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 NW o.oo; SW Pt. cloudy Light. Trace. WEATHER CONDITIONS. Light rain has fallen during" the last 24 hours In Western Oregon and Western Washington, while fair weather has prevailed elsewhere west of the Rocky Mountains. The temperatures continue from 10 degrees to 15 degrees below normal In the North Pa cific States, and. thoy are also slightly below normal In California. The Indications are for showers Tuesday' In Northwestern Oregon and Western Washing ton, and generally fair weather In the remain ing portions of the district. WEATHER FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Tuesday, partly cloudy, with prohably an occasional light shower. Warmer. Westerly winds. Western Oregon Tuesday, fair south, show ers north portion; warmer, except near coast. Westerly winds. Western Washington Tuesday, showers, with westerly winds. , Eastern Oregon Tuesday, fair and wanner. Westerly winds. Eastern Washington and Idaho Tuesday, fair. Southwest to northwest wlndv EDWARD A. BEALS. Forecast Official. I Eyes Feed the Brain... Parents who neglect their children 5 eyes can. only ex pect one res ultpoor health and defective vision, often resulting in' the eyes turning in like this By the proper application of glasses much "future mis ery can be avoided, and the wearing of the proper glasses will bring- squinting eyes straight. DALLAS OPTICAL PARLORS ' 218-19 Failing Building COR. THIRD an WASHINGTON. .Trie Devitor) V House Wiring LIGHTS, BELLS AND TELEPHONES In a scientific and expert manner at reasonable rales. Call on us or tele phone for estimates. Full line of sup-plies. Western Electric Works 3054 Washington St Portland. Or. Churned Butter Cream... ,....j (( Hazclwood 5J CREAM CO., 3S2 WASHINGTON STREET. the air. Some big scores are expected, and although at first there may be a few duck eggs, records are sure to be broken. At present Captain Lawrence holds the bat ting record for Oregon, 103 not out, but there are some fine batsmen among the new blood, and Captain Lawrence will have to play In his "best form to keep his laurels. Wants Thnt Frog; Mnuleil. PORTLAND, June 24. (To the Editor.) Since the "museum frog" has develoved cannibal propensities, and eaten his com panion, twice his slje though It was, one becomes alarmed for Mr. Hawkins, and I suggest a subscription to buy a muzzle for that frog. One cent herewith contributed. W. W. ''THE AQfrtinAilu; ur OtMiolb. "I have been using Sozodont over twenty-fivQ years. My teeth are the ad miration of all dentists, reafcect- f E ing tho quality of the enamel f and the soundness of them." V U i Scicdont By mall: V. "- r. "-1' AtttwVM. N.Y.City. AMUSEMENTS. CORDRAY'S THEATER One week, commenclns SUNDAY NIGHT. JUNE 2J. USUAL SATURDAY MATINEE. Return engagement of the CUMMINGS STOCK COMPANY, CUMMINGS STOCK COMPANY, CUMMINGS STOCK COMPANY. Presenting " A LADY OF QUALITY." " A LADY OF QUALITY." " A LADY OF QUALITY." USUAL PRICES. FREDERICKSBURG MUSIC HALL Seventh and Alder streets. SISTERS PRINCE, the Clever Little Spanish Bong and Dance Artists. FERITONIA, Europe's Famous Acrobatic Clown. LILLIAN HOWE. America's Representative Descriptive Song Illustrator. RICHARDS AND RELYEA the World-Famous Acrobats. MDLLE. JEANETTE. with her Wonderful Trained Troupe of Cockatoos. NEW TODAY. $500.00 to $50,000.00 For loans on most favorable terms. Municipal and school bonds purchased. W. II. Fear, 306-7 Falling building. MORTGAGE LOANS On Improved city and farm property, at lowest current rates. Building loans. Installment loans. MacMaster & Blrrell. nil Worcester blV. Webfoot Hard Wheat Flour Because It takes up more moisture, makes a greater amount of bread than do soft flours. And It's stronger, too. FOR TODAY. Good old potatoes, Vc lb.; new, 2c lb.f fetrlng beans, Be lb.; sweet peas, 10 lbs., 23c; now Is the season for apricot. 00c four bas kets; new red apples, 6c lb.; the belt Valley flour on the market, only 70c sack. Oregon Cash Grocery, 232 North 14th. FIVE PER CENT PER MONTH Can be guaranteed as Increase In value of the following choice property In GOLDSMITH'S ADDITION SIKfin Lots 6, 7 and 10. block 1. north sld piuuw or Lovejoy St.. between 23d and 21th sts. Three lota only at this Drlce. WAKEFIELD. FRIES & CO.. 220 Stark at. Frank Hacheney. ( Eugene D. White. EUGENE D. WHITE & CO., General Fire Ins. Agts. TRADERS of Chicago: Assets $2,435,571.28. GERMAN ALLIANCE -"" of New York; Assets $9,601,017.45. NEW ZEALAND of New Zaaland; Capital $5,000,000. 314-315 COMMERCIAL BLOCK; HANDSOME GOLDEN OAK DINING ROOM FURNITURE; ORGAN; PARLOR FURNITURE: FOLDING BEDS; IRON BED STEADS; J3EDROOM SETS; HAIR AND SILK FLOSS alATTHESSES; LACE CURTAINS; LARGE RUGS; BRUSSELS CARPETS, ETC., Today, Tuesday, June 25, " at 10 A. M. We have- received a consignment of first class household furnishings, etc, to be sold by public auction at the Ceritral' Auction Rooms CORNER ALDER AND PARK STS., com prising: FINE PARLOR ORGAN, wltli couplers and knee swells; handsome inlaid center tables;- golden oak combination book case, costly jrockers. In quartered oak and In laid backs; spring-edge couch. In velour cov erings; lady's parlor desk; oil paintings and engravings; Nottingham lace curtains; Smyr- na rugs, 0x12; four Brussels carpets velour bed lounge: with clipper edge; VERY HAND SOME DINING-ROOM SET, In well-seleeted quarter-jsawed . oak, viz., round-end dining table (8rft. long), sideboard (with-swell froi.t, colonial- DlUars" and French plate), aet heavy box-seat chairs: also carver's chair; quadruple plate silver tea s:t; cobbler-seat and Boston rockers; umbrella stand; bamboo plant stand, oak folding bed. In first-class condition, with mirror; brass and Iron bedsteads; modern bed room ets with- large French bevel mirrors and neat carvings; white maple dressers, with French plate mirrors: oak chiffoniers; best cable springs; CURLED HORSE-HAIR AND SILK FLOSS .'MATTRESSES; prime feather pillows; eiderdown quilts; walnut bedsteads; w oven-wire cots; No. 8 range, with over shelf; household treasure; culinary utensils; refrigerator, with water tank, and other mis cellaneous effects. Sale Tuesday' at 10 A. M. GEO. BAKER & CO., Auctioneers. AUCTION SALE REGULAR- WEElCLY SALE OF HOUSE HOLD FURNITURE. ON Thursday Next, June 27, AT CENTRAL AUCTION ROOMS, cor. Alder and Park. Sale at' 10 A. M. GEO. BAKER & CO., Auctioneers. k6. .Baker & Co; AUCTION SALES TODAY. At Central Auction Rooms, cor. Alder and Park. Sale at 10. A. M. Geo. Baker & Co., auctioneers. At Oilman's auction rooms. 411 Washington St.. at 10 o'clock A. M. S. L. N. Gllman,. auctioneer. MEETING NOTICES. WILLAMETTE TRIBE. NO. 0. IMP'D OR DER OF RED MEN. Members are requested to meet at their wigwam Thursday, June 27. at 1 o'clock P. M. sharp, to attend the funeral of our late esteemed brother. Past Sachem Zuch. Zimmerman. Sister tribes are frater nally invited to attend. Interment at Lone Fir cemetery EMIL LIE3E. Sachem. Attest: J. V. LANKIN. Ch. of R. MULTNOMAH COUNCIL. NO. 1481. ROYAL ARCANUM. 23th anniversary entertainment takes place this (Tuesday) evening, at Auditorium Hall, at S o'clock. All members cordially Invited. H. C. ROBERTSON. Sec. DIED. MURPHY At Santa Clara. Cat.. Saturday, June 22. 1001. Miss Myrtle Murphy, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. MUrphy. for merly of this city. DLY"In thls c,tJ' June 24. Annie Daly. aged 88: a resident of Portland since 13(53, FUNERAL NOTICE. C5TIn tnls cU" at tne family residence. -00 Grand ave. north. Sanford Murray? son of Mr. and Mrs Edward J. Carr. aged 3 jears, 2 months and 17 days. The funeral service y5J5. -- be ne,l at the residence today at .,? . M" w,n be Private. The Interment will take place at Lone Fir cemetery at 10 A. M. PHILLIPPI-June 21. at his late residence. 11 North Fifth st.. Fred Phllllppl. beloved hus band of Annie Phllllppl. Funeral win take place from Trinity church. Sixth and Oak sts., Wednesday mornng at 10:30 o'clock. Friends and acquaintances are respectfully Invited to attend. ' . . J EDWARD HOLMAN. Undertnker.4th and Yamhill sts. Ren Stlnaon. ladr assistant. Botli phones No. 007. Flnley. Kimball Co.. Undertakers. Lady assistant. 275 Third st. Tel. J. F. S. Dunnlntc, Undertaker. 414 East Alder. Lndy assistant. Both phones. NEW TODAY. FOR RENT COMMODIOUS 12-ROOMED house 163 N. 16th St., cor. Irving St., can be rented for a term of jeara to responsible tenant only. WAKEFIELD. FRIES & CO. 229 Stark sL . rOR SALE-BEST BUY IN PORTLAND; 7 room modern house. East Side, near car line furnace, electric lights, etc.; furnished or unfurnished. 724 Ellsworth st. SHEEHY BROS., 10S SIXTH ST.. CARRY A select line of wall papers. See them about painting, kalsomlnln and papering. Mortgage Loans On improved city and farm property. R. LIVINGSTONE 224 Stark st. MORTGAGE LOANS On Portland real citato at lowest rati. Titles Insured. Abstracts furnished. Title Guarantee & Trust Co. 7 Chair.txr of Commerce. FOR SALE REAL ESTATE. CHEAP HOMES. A new modern 8-toom house, close In. with full lot. east frontage: $.)&uO. 100x100, nicely located. O-room cottage, sew. ered; Holladay's Addition, $.1150. 50x100. with neat 5-room cottage, centrally situated. Holladav's, $2100. .Modern cottage and tull lot on .Northup st.. Nob Hill: SJ250. Corner lot. east front, large, well-built ami substantial S-room house: $J500. An S-room houv and full lot on ISth st. north, surrounded by tine homes; $4000. Modern 8-room house, lot 33 l-3xW!',4;. closa In. on Jefferson st: $1000. 50x100. corner, on Everett st.. East Front; choicely. located; $33Xr . 35x100. with good U-roqm cottage, on, 5th St., $2500. "' ' 63x100 0(1 5th St.. a corner; 6-room. cot tage; $2500. 50x100, with 4 houses, a corner; rented for $46 per month; only $4250. A splendid in come Investment. DAVID S. STEARNS. 219 Washington Street. $1650 BEAUTIFUL 6-ROOM HOUSE, WOOD lawn Heights. Installments. $1500 Beautiful o-room house and two lots, aSellwood. Installments. $050 3-room house on Union avenue. In stallments, To loan, at 6 pjr cent. $1000. No commis sion. SNELUNG & BLOOMFIELD. 007 Commercial block. NE HOUSE FOR SALE Full lot and handsome now 8-room houso on-Kearney St., near 2uth st.; concrete slde wa., paths and steps;, street newly im proved Price $5250. v RUSSELL & BLYTH. S2& Third, cqr. Oak. CHOICE PROPERTY. KNOWN AS HOWE'S Addition, In lots or acreaje. cor 41st and East Division, oppolte Richmond car line; must sell dirt chea,p, perfect title assured. Apply on premises to Mrs. Carrie Howe. Telephone White 778. $25 LOTS ON THE ST JOHNS CAR LINE; cleared. level, streets graded. The building of the great R. R. brldce across the Colum bia River will quadruple all values on tSja. Peninsula Brown. 302 WabhinKton street. CHEAP LOT FOR SALE FULL LOT ON 25th 'between Northrop and Overton, only 140O; small cash payment, and will advance money for a house If wished. Russell & Blyth. b'Vi Third st.. cor. Oak FOR SALE FINE SUBURBAN HOME; ELE gant ground: at Mount Tabor: lw-inlnute car service: will take mortgage and trade for balance; house furnished or unfurnished. C. H. Thompson. 12b Third st. A SURE PROPOSITION BUY SELLWOOD lots an J certainly yoa will double your money In a short time. If you wish bargains, for cash cr on oasy Installments, call on T. A. Wood. 111 First st. WILL BUY YOU A LOT AND BUILD A hodse to suit In any part of the city . small cash payment: balance monthly. Dammclcr, 503-4 Marquam bulldlnir. 20 BEAUTIFUL. SIGHTLY LOTS ON ST. Johns car line (now being electrified), faclnif boulevard, for only $35 each. Brown. 3U2 Washington st- FOR SALE CHE P; A GOOD 7 - ROOM house In Montavllla; or will exchange for partly Improved ranch. J 11, care Orego nlan. FOR SALE S-ROOM RESIDENCE. LOT 50x 100. West Side. For particulars call on Par rloh. Watklna & Co.. 250 Alder st. FOR SALE. CHEAP. OR TO RENT-5-ACRB tract on Sandy road, mile north of Mouut Tabor. K 10.. OregonUin. $550--ROOM HOUSE: $100 CASH. BEAU tlfuj 7-room house, Cloverdale, bargain. 612 Commercial building. IRV1NGTON BEST LOT ON TILLAMOOK, near .JOth, JG75. S-o qwner. C20 Marquam W. WANTED REAL ESTATE. WANTED TO BUY A NEAT 5 OR' C-P.0OM cottage, with lot or fractional lot; state terms and exact, location, or no notice, taken.. Address E 8. ctre Orcgonlan. SMALL LOT. WITH 8 TO 12-ROOM HOUSE", close In.. West Side; $1200 to $1400 cash. Ad dress R 4, care Oregonlan. KQR SALE FARMS. FOR SALE STOCK FARM. 496 ACRES; 80n acres In cultivation, with house, barn, etc.; well watered: land rolling, yet could all bo cultivated; splendid soll: sltustea between." Newberg and La Fajette. In Ya-mhlll County, Oregon; offered at the low price of $10.50 par acre. J. w. Ogllbee.- room 11, U3& First it., Portland, Or. STOCK AND TRUIT RANCH OF 879 ACRES for sale; well watered; .good soil; 30 acres bearing orchard; only two miles from Oak land, Douglas-County, Or.; low price and easy -terms. Apply directly to W. A. Jenkins, Jtw Montgomery St.. room 12. San Francldco. Cal. IMPROVED FARMS FOR SALE IN ALL parts of Oregon and Washington; pay menu made to suit purchasers. For tull particulars as to various properties apply to MacMaster Blrrell. 311 Worcester block. FOR SALE 500-ACRE STOCK. GRAIN OR dairy farm, well Improved, and the best 6C water; 8 miles from Salem, In Polk Co. "For full description and price call on or addreu J. H. Robblns. McCoy. Or. 27 AND 30 ACRES. ALMOST ADJOINING; 3000 bearing prune trees. Italian Petite ar.d a few Mlver; house, etc.; In Marlon County; $2900. H. W. Kirkp-atrlck. 335 N. 17lh st. Portland. lfr y