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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 12, 1901. WORKING FOR CONVENTION MORGAN TRYING TO BRING LABOR MEETING HERE IN 1005. The Committee or Trade Ato bo ray Will Report to the Federation. Friday or Saturday. SCRANTON. Pa.. Dec. 11. The mem bers of the convention were entertained with a banquet last evening by the labor organizations here in the city. The con vention was engaged for the most part this forenoon In routine business and ad journed early this afternoon to give the committees an opportunity for work. I have a resolution in the hands of ono of the committee asking that the convention of 1905 shall be held In Portland, but I can give no assurances of Its being adopt ed by a very heavy majority. J. T. MORGAN. PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENTION. Committee on Trade Autonomy "Will Report Friday or Saturday. SCRANTON, Pa., Dec .11. Business closely relating to the organization of labor in those fields where there is no union and strengthening of the hands of those who have embraced unionism took vp most of the time of today's sessions of the American Federation of Labor, which is now in convention in this city. The great question of trade autonomy Is now in the hands of the special com mittee appointed to consider the subject. The personnel of the committee was named at the morning session, and all resolutions and other documents relat ing to trade or Industrial autonomy were referred to it. The committee has al ready started work and will report prob ably Friday or Saturday. The members of this little body, on which rests the responsibility of solving the intricate subject, are: President Gompers, First Vice-President James Duncan, Second Vice-President John Mitchell. John Mul liolland. president of the International Association of Metal Mechanics, and C. N. Hughes, of San Antonio, Tex. Among the resolutions adopted were these: Requesting Terra Cotta Pressers' and Finishers Unions to affiliate with the International Brick, Tile and Terra Cotta "Workers Alliance, or have their charters revoked by the Federation: recommending that the Federation make an effort dur ing the coming year to organize the school teachers of this country: author izing the Federation to send representa tives to National and International organ izations, particularly those of railway employes: endorsing the label of the In ternational Wood-Carvers Association, and Instructing the executive council to use every effort to secure the passage of a National law protecting and legal izing union labor labels. The reading of the report of the execu tive council took up more than an hour of the convention's time during the morn ing session. When the first vice-president finished reading it the report was sent to a committee for consideration. In the report the Shaffer-Gompers-MIt-chell controversy, growing out of the recent steel strike. Is not mentioned. The report eulogizes the late President Mc Klnley and recommends that the Federa tion made a direct appropriation to the McKInley fund. There were 91G charters granted to unions by the Federation dur ing the year and the council advocates the passage by Congress of anti-Injunction and Chinese exclusion laws. The coun cil regrets the effort made In certain parts of the West to divide and injure the labor movement and recommends that members of the council be sent to the convention of the Western Federation of Miners with the object of bringing about harmony. Revision of the "Don't Pat Tonize" list is recommended, as it Is too long and many firms are out of exist ence. A proposition to organize female core makers employed in foundries was de feated. The resolution was Introduced by the Coremakers International Union. GROWERS MUST ORGANIZE. Only "Way to Market Oregon Prunes In the East. UTICA. N. Y Dee. 9. (To the Editor.) A note which I wrote you some weeks ago concerning the high price of prunes in the Eastern markets and It seems that you printed the letter has brought mo correspondence from all parts of Oregon and Washington where prunes are grown, and as It Is not pos sible for me to write letters to each of the Inquirers. I am compelled to ask you to give me space to more fully explain the situation. I am not in the business, nor do I know anything about it except as to the conditions as they present themselves. It appears that certain portions of the two states mentioned produce great quantities of prunes, and I am told that most of the fruit is of a superior quality. The price at the orchards of the producers Is low, and some of the correspondents write me that they have tons of the fruit on hand which they cannot sell at anything like a reasonable price, and that they are contemplating the digging up of their trees. They say they are told by the speculators that there is little market for the fruit In the East. Well, why isn't there a market? Simply because the price In the retail stores of the East Is so high that only those who have fat sal aries can afford to buy the goods. I find that in the grocery stores in this city there are practically three grades of prunes on sale. The lowest grade sell for 10 cents a pound, or three pounds for a quarter. They are small, hard, dry and woody and are by no means the best of eating, even when carefully cooked. They are what might be called "clingstones." for it is almost Impossible to separate the meat from the pits. The next grade Is sold for 20 cents a pound. These are called "French prunes," by the grocers, and are said to come from Cali fornia. This Is excellent stock, although the skin is a bit tough. The best grade sells at 25 cents per pound, and these prunes are called the "Italians." I think most of those sold here are raised in California, though some of the dealers here say that they have Oregon stock on the way. I ought to say possibly, that in some of the smallest stores on the outskirts of the city can be found so-called prunes that come in barrels. They are very small, exceedingly hard and are either of a dull color or are covered with some . """V ouuowutc Ul CJLUUUUUI1 lllill IHilKeS "ii"' 'uun. u uiuukii iney naa oeen sifted over with flour. These sell for E and 6 cents a pound, but they are simply out of the question. I have never seen any of them cooked, but they look as though they would be about as palatable as a chunk of rubber soaked in glue and rolled In the dust. Some of your people ask me what I would advise. I don't know what to reply. The East can never raise this fruit, but if the product could be sold In the East at a reasonable profit which would cut retail prices here about in two there would be a great increase in the consumption. The raising of fruits oth er than berries in the East Is an uncer tain matter. We moat.lv donon imnr V finrtlfia fry rir ctinla .l- !.... t n past five years we have had but one good apple crop, and this year we have prac tically none. Apples are selling here now at ?2 per bushel, and they are scarce and not very good at that. It appears to me that something could be done, and It seems as though the men who have made Oregon and Washington what they are could solve the question. It might take some money and some pa tience, but in the end It would be worth the effort and the outlay. An association might be formed, or a commission estab lished that would handle the prune prod uct In the East without the employment of so many middlemen and speculators. I have an idea that this could bo done, and that men could be secured who would give it their time and attention for a fair salary or portion of the profits. I un derstand that In Florida they have such an association to handle their pineapples and that it has been successful. It is certainly a matter that is worth looking' up, and if there is no organization to take It In hand, it might not be a bad plan for the state Itself to carry on an Inquiry. If one of the great industries of the state Is In danger, why has not the state at large an Interest in taking steps to pro tect it? W. W. CANFIELD. MAY BUILD ROAD, TOO. Possible Field of Operation for New Electric Company. The Green from whom F. S. Morris, of the Oregon General Electric Company, purchased a considerable tract of land in Clackamas County is not the Green who wishes a franchise from the City Council wrrjijtfD rsaVjassF jT LAfacfs&vy oX l y C- Genernl Route of trolley line In Clacknmns County said to be contempl Electric Company. of Portland. The Clackamas Green Is further designated by the Christian name of Joseph. The Green who wishes the right to conduct electricity through the streets of Portland Is R. Green. The one is a horny-handed farmer; thj other seeks a franchise. This explanation Is made because some have supposed the two Greens were one and the same person, which supposition led to the assumption that the Oregon General Electric Com pany was playing a game, dealing open ly with Mr. Green on the one hand, and on the other hand denying any connection with Mr. Green. But the facts turn out to be that the Clackimas Mr. Green Is not the Mr. Green who is asking favors of the Portland Council, and there is no connec tion between the two. Mr. Morris notes that somebody has Jumped to the conclusion that the Oregon General Electric Company will go ex tensively into the business of building and operating trolley lines In Clackamas County. He does not deny that the com pany may do all this, but he says that the project has not yet assumed such shape that there Is any assurance that any trolley line will be made. "We have made no surveys, have select ed no routes," said h'e to a reporter yes terday. "We have seen that those back districts of Clackamas County are very productive and would be greatly benefited by better transportation facilities than they now enjoy, but we have not de termined to supply those facilities. Elec tric light and power are what we are after now. It will take some time to get that business In operation. We may take up the trolley line extensions, but I am free to say that the attitude of "the people Is likely to determine very largely our action In that matter. We certainly cannot condemn and buy rights of way. If the landowners should give us right of way for a line out through Clackamas County, it Is possible that we might build. We shall be in favorable position for such operations. We are looking about a little for good roads to reach our power site on the Clackamas River, but that does not mean that we are locating a line for any sort of a railroad." The Clackamas County report has It that the Oregon General Electric Com pany will build a trolley, line from Lents, to which point It now runs cars, out through Damascus. Eagle Creek, Spring water, Molalla, Macksburg and to a Junc tion with the present Oregon City trolley line at Canemah. That would penetrate a rich country and at reasonable rates would handle a large volume of traffic. SIx-Day Bicycle Race. NEW YORK, Dec. 12. The score at 2 o'clock this morning In the six-day bi cycle race was: Miles. Laps. McEachern and Walthour 1422 I Maya and Wilson 1422 S Newklrk and Munro 1422 C Butler and McLean 1422 5 Fischer and Chevalier 1422 5 Babcock and Turville 1422 4 Lawson and Julius 1422 S King and Samuelson 1422 3 Fredericks and Jaak 1422 1 Hall and McLaren 1422 l The riders were 30 miles and six laps behind the record. Howard Freeman, of l Portland, Or., and Owen S. Kimble, of Louisville, rode mile heats, best two in three, and Freeman won each time in 2:32 2-5 and 2:45 4-5. The Bnrns-Doyle Suit. COUNCIL BLUFFS, la.. Dec. 11. Jerry J. O'Drlscoll, one of the men who was associated with Burns, Doyle and O'Haire In their first ventures ln the Cripple Creek region, was called to the stand by ex-Governor Thomas this morning, and was under examination all day. O'Drlscoll betrayed his nationality in an unmistak able way,- ar.d caused a ripple of merri ment In answering the first question put to him: "What was the first thing you did after arriving at Cripple Creek?" "Stopped my horse," replied O'Drlscoll, promptly. SIx-Dny "Walk. ROCHESTER. N. Y.. Dec. 11. The score In the six-day go-as-you please walking match tonight was: Miles.' Miles. P olden lS3Moore 333 ahey 176.IcGraw us Hart lTOJGuerrero 117 Herty 164,Hegolman 79 Cartwrlght 153Martin &4 Unknown 151 Clark 74 Loeslin 147Cooper S2 MURDERS OF KAFFIRS KITCHENER SPECIFIES THIRTY SEVEN INSTANCES. Blacks "Were Killed la Cold Blood to Hide the Movements of Boer Commandoes. LONDON. Dec. 1L Lord Kitchener's premised report specifying 37 instances in Rh.ch natives have been hot by Boers, end which Involve the loss nf SI lives, was issued by the War Office tonight. In siine of the ca-jss mentioned, the blacks were shot after an Informal -curt-martli-l, or upon being accused of spying, but In numerous instances which Lord Kitchener indicated the natives were shot in cold blood in order to hide the traces of the movements of the Boer commandoes. The fr7?i&0? period covered by Lord Kitchener's state' nient Is ever a year. Speaking at Glasgow tonight, Mr. Brod nek, the Secretary of State for War, re ferred to Lord Kitchener's report. Mr. Brodrlck said that tMs report marie It perfectly clear that these murders were not committed in moments of passion, but were ii.t of an organized tystem to cover the tracks of the enemy and prevent pos sible Information of their whereabouts. Dealing wJth the present aspect of the war, Mr. Brodrlck said Boers have ac cepted a parole and broken it, but there would be no repetition of such actions. Within recent weeks Boer commanders had shown less regard for the laws of war than previously, and these bandits would before long reach a crisis whtn they could nn longer be treated as belligerents. The speaker said that the government was for no half-measures for securing a set tlement, and that any fresh negotiations must emanate from the Boers. Referring critically to the dissensions In the Liberal party, Mr. Brodrlck cre ated amusement by declaring that hart Lord Rosebery been Premier the Liberals would have had a right to his counsel, since the captain could not withdraw and sulk in his cabin during rough weather, especially if the first mate had turned pirate and was engaged in looting the cargo. Mr. Brodrlck confirmed the govern ment's dt-clon to break up the unhealthy concentration camps and remove the over flow of concentradoes to the.coasts, where attempts would be made to "provide them ! with more permanent shelters. Captured a Boer Command. LONDON. Dec. 1L Lord Kitchener, in a dispatch from Standerton, Transvaal, dated Tuesday, December 10, announces that General Bruce Hamilton, after a night march, surprised and captured prac tically the whole of the Boer Bethel com mand at Trichardsfonteln early that morning. Seven Boers were killed and 131 were made prisoners. Kitchener Takes the Field. LONDON Dec 12. "Now that General Ian Hamilton Is here," the Pretoria cor respondent of the Daily Telegraph cables, "Lord Kitchener has personally taken the field and Is directing the movements of the troops." BRITISH ARE APPREHENSIVE. Views of Shipowners on the Ameri can Subsidy BUI. LONDON, Dec. 11. The Dally Telegraph publishes an article this morning in which the views of a number of British shipown ers on the subsidy bill are reported. The article says the general effect of the pro- vuinn ? ivZ MiT . ii -." pr. i In JaPan- T " occurred In the early riinr "St Sre d,5.c0crUnf ln morning, and a number of guests escaped IT r n uFl ewhat depressed wlth nothlng but their pajamas. One Jap phase of British shipping. Some shipown. , anese nurs s vlirnp ' Aoath ers estimate that the subsidies will amount to nearly 15 per cent per annum on the cost of destruction. Brit ish owners keenly resent the restric tion of trading between American ports to American vessels, as this might cover, for Instance, the journey from New York around Cape Horn to San Francisco. This restriction is regarded as even more se rious than the subsidies, which are ad mitted to be only temporary measures. The bill Is regarded with great disfavor by all Liverpool shipowners who are in terested In the Atlantic trade and with ap prehension by the others. It is generally felt that the British au thorities might make some representation aimed at securing amendments to some features of the bill. Robert William Hanbury, president of the Board of Agriculture, be wailed the misfortune of the Brit ish farmer ln a speech before the Farmers' Club ln London last night. He contrasted the position of the British farmer with that of the farmer ln tne United States, where he said the Govern ment assisted agricultural Interests, real izing that the greatness of the Nation de pended upon the material prosperity of the country. Mr. Hanbury said he considered that agriculture of Great Britain had been deliberately sacrificed, 50 years ago, to the building up of the manufacturing indus tries of the country, and that the antic ipated result, namely that Great Britain would manufacture for the whole world, had not been realized. Sir Christopher Furness, the English shipowner and steel master, who has just returned from an extended tour of the United States, said In an interview published this morning that during this visit he had been forcibly struck by the great Improvements in American railways. He said that since his last visit to the United States In 1S32, there had been wonderful development there. American trade was busy and Im proving In all directions. British masters must get their backs to the wall in order to meet this serious competition. THE- REICHSTAG DEBATE. Agrarian Speaker Fears the Pre dominance of Americans. BERLIN, Dec. 11. Continuing the tariff debate In the Reichstag today, Count von Kanltz, the agrarian leader, declared that "the shaping of Germany's commercial re lations with America will be the most Im portant task before the country for the 'Kanltz, the Agrarian leader, declared that the United States. Great Britain and France were by no means convinced of the expediency of concluding commercial treaties of long duration. Germany must not repeat the mistake of not denouncmg In time the existing commercial and most favored nation treaties. It would be quite wrong. Count von Kanltz declared, to ated by the new Oregon General abolish or reduce the duties on Iron, and he Intended to propose the establishment of ad valorem duties against countries imposing ad valorem duties. "The American predominance In com- ! merce," said the Agrarian leader, "Is a danger to Europe and It Is quite possible thnt a few American millionaires may buy our commercial fleet. In that case Ger man captains and seamen would be in the pay of the United States. A tariff war with this country would be Impossible be cause the United States sells us far more than she buys from us." The remarks of Herr Singer enlivened the debate considerably. He quoted tig urea showing the great profits derived by German Princes from the grain duties. He was called to order for introducing the name of Emperor William Into the debate. The Minister of Agriculture, General von Podblelski, took strong exception to Herr Singer's language. He declared that the Social Democrats were trying to under mine the government, asserted that the government had done Its best to arrange an equitable tariff schedule, and said that it intended to arrive at a decision In the course it had mapped out. Miss East-rrlck'n Case. WASHINGTON, Dec. 11. The applica tion for clemency in the case of Miss Eastwlck, the American girl confined in prison In London for "raising" a railroad bond, has been forwarded to the United States Embassy at London, and Mr. WhIte' Bccretar' ln charge, will do all In hIs Pwer to ameliorate the condition of me prisoner, ine unusn uovernment nas. It Is said, been very indulgent In this case, and there Is every reason to expect that. It will continue to be so. Bad Chinaman Honored. PEKIN, Dec. 11. An edict has appeared which bestows honors upon the late U Hung Chang and upon Prince Chlng and other olnclalfi, for their participation in the peace negotiations. A most remark able clause awards Yung Lu the two eyed peacock feather, for having protect ed foreigners against the Boxers. (General Yung Lu was the real author of the antl-forelgn outbreaks In Pekln and Tien Tsin. His rapid rise to power Is un precedented In Chinese history. In four years he roso from a small military com mand to the most Important Vlceroyship and highest military command In the Empire.) Yokohama Hotel Burned. VICTORIA. B. C,. Dec. 11. News Is giv en in advices from Japan of the destruc tion of the Oriental Hotel at Yokohama. The hotel was accounted the handsomest The funeral of the late Princess Yama shlna took place at Toklo November tl. AH Princes and Prlncerees of the blood were present. A telegram from Sendal says that an American missionary named Snyder has been arrested for assaulting a Japanese boy by striking him with a Bible. Battle In a Theater. NEW YORK, Dec. 11. The first produc tion of SIgnor Gabrlele d'AnnunzIo's new I Play, "Francesca da Rimini," at the Cos- tanza Theater here, gave rise to an ex traordinary scene, says the Rome corre spondent of the Herald. A stupid cabal created a demonstration, and the audience was divided Into two camps. Blows wer exchanged and many were wounded. The majority applauded frantically. The thea ter was turned into a sort of battle-field, and the commotion wns Indescribable. Anti-British Mass .Meeting. BERLIN. Dec. 11. An anti-British mass meeting at Munich today was attended by several thousand people. Including a num ber of Bavarian Deputies. Violent ad dresses were made denouncing Mr. Cham berlain, and a resolution was adopted call ing on the Reichstag and the government to take the Initiative In an effort to termi nate the war In South Africa. New Brewery Structure. Emll Schacht, the architect, has Just completed plans for the new building of the Star Brewery Company, of Vancouver, Wash. The structure will be framed and will be constructed in the most thorough man- Desperate Gas f Piles G?jre- Mrs. William Kenmore, South Omaha, writes: "I suffered many, many years with protruding piles, and dared not risk an operation. My case became desperate. I took Pyramid Pile Cure, and In a short time was entirely cured, with no return of the trouble." Sold by all druggists, 50 cents a box. Book, "Piles, Causes and Cure," mailed free. Pyramid Drug Com pany, Marshall, Mich. ner possible. The building will be five stories in height, with a 90-foot brew tower. It will have a frontage of SO feet, and will be 42 feet wide. The brewing machinery will be new and the plant will have a capacity of 140 barrelB of beer per day. Mr. Schacht stated yester day that the building would be ready for use early ln May. CATHOLIC SOCIETIES. Constitution Adopted by the New Federation. CINCINNATI. Dec? 11. The American Federation of Catholic Societies, suggest ed at a conference last Winter, temporar ily organized at Long Branch last Sum mer and permanently established here this week, will hold Its first regular Na tional convention in Chicago, July 15, 1SKW. In addition to a membership of over 500.000 of the laity represented here this week, this federation has received the indorse ment of the pope, the American cardinal, the archbishop of this province, a half dozen bishops who have been present and of a great many ln the priesthood. It Is, however, an organization of laity. AH tho officers are laymen and its objects are for work distinctive from that of the hier archy. The only question regarding mem bership was that of the admission of women, but after a long and animated dis cussion It was decided to admit them. The federation has had a provisional constitution the past year, and with It as a basis the leaders of the federation com piled the constitution which was adopted today, which provides more fully for a working centralized power without inter fering with the autonomy of any societies that affiliate with It. The basis of rep resentation Is two delegates from each local society and the same ratio carried on up from parish to county and from county to state and from state to Nation al organization. The objects of the fed eration are stated to be "the cementing nf tht honcls of fraternal union nmonc 'the Catholic laity and Catholic societies of the United States: the fostering and protecting of Catholic interests and works of religion, piety, education and charity: the study of conditions in our social life and the dissemination of the truth." During the evening session the following cablegram was received with three cheers, followed by continuous demonstrations: "Rome. Dec. 11. His holiness most lov ingly grants his apostolic benediction to the American Federation of Catholic So cieties assembled In National convention in Cincinnati. "CARDINAL RAMPOLLA." A number of addresses followed the reading of the cablegram from the pope, the most prominent being by Father Mack ey on "Socialism." He maintained that all anarchists were first socialists. The committee on nominations reported among others the following nominations: Presi dent, D. B. Mlnahan, Ohio; secretary, Nicholas Gonner. Dubuque, la.; treas urere, J. P. Frlese, Pennsylvania; mar shal, J. J. O'Rourke, Pennsylvania. More Trouble for KUpatrlck. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 11. Another crime has been laid at the door of Ben Kllpntrick, the alleged train robber. George S. Nix on, president of a bank at Wlnnemucca, Tex., positively Identified KUpatrlck as one of the three men who. on September 19, 1900. entered the bank and forced him to hand over $32,340 cash. The Texas au thorities will. In all probability, take no action In the case until the Federal au thorities have settled the case pending against KUpatrlck In their court. Took Prices at International Show. NORTH YAKIMA. Wash.. Dec, 11. Coffin Bros,, of North Yakima, have re ceived notification that their carload of 200 Cotswold lambs took the first and sec ond premiums at the International Stock Show ln Chicago. Eastern Star Election. Martha Washington Chapter. No. 14. Order Eastern Star, has elected the fol lowlng officers: Worthy matron, Mr?. fm Catarrh has become such a common disease that a person entirely free from this disgusting complaint is seldom met with. It is customary to speak of Catarrh as nothing more serious than a bad cold, a simple inflammation of the nose and throat. It is, in fact, a complicated and very dangerous disease ; if not at first, jt very soon Ijccomes so. The blood is quickly contaminated by the foul secretions, and the poison through the general circulation is carried to all parts of the system. Salves, washes and sprays are unsatis factory and disappointing, because they do not reach the seat of the trouble. S. S. S. does. It cleanses the blood of the poison and eliminates from the system all catar rhal secretions, and thus cures thoroughly and permanently the worst cases. Mr. T. A. Williams, a leadtntr drv-zoods mer chant of Spartanburg, S. C, wntesi " I'oryear a naa a severe case or nasal Catarrh, with all the disagreeable effects which belong to that disease, and which make life painful and unendurable. I used medicines prescribed by leading physicians and 8ujyjeted by numbers of friends, but without getting any better. I then began to take S. S. S. It had the desired effect, and cured ine after talcing eirhteen bottles. la my opinion S. S. S. is the only medi cine now hi use that will effect a permanent cure of Catarrh." is the only purely veg etable blood purifier known, and the great est of all blood medi cines and tonics. If you have Catarrh don't wait until it becomes deep-seated and chronic, but be gin at once the use of S. S. S., and send for our book on Blood and Skin Diseases aad write our physicians about your case. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA, fiut' m mm Throngs of Patients Teach the Lesson Not the Uniform $5 Rate Generously Givsn for All Diseases, but the Skill and Faith and Fame of th2 Copeland Practice Account for the Large Attendance and the Genera! Interest. It would be a very simple-minded per son who would attempt to account by the $3 rate ln and of Itself for the crowds thronging the Copeland offices, for th public Interest, for the general gratitude and for the very avalanche of letters from sick people. The fact that an Institution was giving medical treatment for $5 a month would certainly account for none of these things. Of course, sick people like to feel that they are receiving medical care at a small cost, but that Is only a minor con sideration. What sick people want to feel and know, what their loving and anxious families and friends want to feel and know. Is that they are receiving the very best medical treatment that can be obtained. If the Copeiand practire were a mere money-making venture, instead of being a public blessing, an offer of 5 a month or an offer of "free treatment," for that matter would be received with indiffer ence. Bad treatment and bad teaching are bad, even If "given fre." inn oUFCLAND IKfcAlMfcNl I HEARTILY COMMENDED BY POLICE OFFICER E. T. CAFFEE There In no better knoTrn mnn In the district bounded by Taylor and Mar ket streets, from the river to West Park. than Police Officer E. T. Caffee. Officer ' Caffee has been on the police force for i about four years, and resides at 294 Jef- J Police Officer E. T. CnlTee, 204 Jeffer son ntreet, Portlnnd. ferson street. He was a sufferer from Catarrh for many years, from which ho found relief at the Copeland Institute. Referring to his trouble he said: "Yes, I have been under treatment at the Copeland Institute for a serious ca tarrhal trouble, from which I suffered for about 15 years My head was always more or less stopped up, and I had difficulty ln breathing through the nostrils. My Throat AVn Very Sore, So bad at times that I could scarcely cat. Even a swallow of water would cause me great pain. "I suffered continually, and this told on my general health. My appetite was ctiaxiKCUuie, aim x nun uui nine rni;n for food. I lacked strength and felt mis erable. "Like many others I had heard a great deal about the Copeland treatment, and decided to give it a trial. The result has been Beyond Mr Expectation. It has brought me renewed health and vigor, and freed me from a trouble which had made life a burden, for 15 years." Too mnch cannot be nld In prnlac of thin treatment. The low rates charged place the treatment within the reach of nil,- and the methods employed are no thorough and scien tific that they cure where every thing? clie linn failed. Thin hnx been attested to by hundreds -who have tried thl treatment. Susie Crlstman; worthy Datron. Georg V. Stapleton. assistant matron, Mrs. W. J. Sally; secretary, Mrs. Skidmore: treas urer, Mrs. H. H. Kewhali; conductress. Mrs. H. Beckwlth; assistant conductress, Mrs. Ada Ball. Disappearance of American Game. Review of Reviews. Over vast sections of our land game of many kinds has been altogether extermi nated or sadly decimated. Yet it Is sur prising to note the tenacity with which the beasts and birds still linger about the spots which were their favorite haunts before the white man came to disturb them. When John Smith made his map of Virginia in 1607, he ornament ed it with deer on the south side of the James River, about where the Counties of Surrey and Sussex are now situated, and with turkeys on the peninsula be tween the James and the York "Rivers, to show where these were most abundant. Three hundred years have passed since then, and a great many people have set tled there, but deer and turkey most abound ln Virginia still at the places des ignated by John Smith as their favorite haunts in his day. The Great South Bay and Barnegat were famous ducking grounds of old. One would think that the millions of people now collected about them would have frightened the wild fowl away. But with half a chance they still assemble there ln spite of the thou sand lalls that disturb them and the never-ending fusillade of the gunners. When 0 9 e I ""Eft. V eea9 i,e eii(ctietsct9iogieseaesott m SPS nammaiory processes in tne .Prostate tiiand (so-caned neck or blawder) caused by contracted disorders and too often repeated and too long contin ued excitement. Under our local plan of treatment, directed toward reducing the enlarged and swollen Prostate, Immediate results, as indicated by in creased circulation and renewed strength, are observed. Our colored chart of the organs, which we send free on application. Is interesting to any ono wishing to study the anatomy of the mnle. Portland Office, 250 Alder St., cor. Third SAX FRANCISCCO OFFICE 07 MARKET STREET. 'fl999ttftt9(999t9e9e9 N, the throngs of patients, the Inter J est and the gratitude are accounted for ' not by the $5 rate, but by the fact that all Ir-cse people know that under thi3 rate they are being admitted to the bene fits of a practice that has commanded for years the respect of the profession and tne public. j They know that under this fee. low as i It seems, they are obtaining care and J treatment that they could not obtain any i where else for any fee. high or low. They know that under this opportun ity they may be relieved of diseases which no other method of treatment has ever been able to benefit. They know that under this opportunity they obtain the best treatment and the best professional skill. They know that under this opportunity they are troinc to be cured. I And It Is this that accounts for the throngs of people, the interest and the gratitude and the avalanche of lettcre, and (what is of more importance than anything else) for the warm and hearty commendation of right-thinking people. CATARRH CURED, HEAD NOISES CURED. HEARING RESTORED. Mr. T. J. McClnre. Mosler. Wnieo County, Oregon, was badly afllicted with catarrh for a number of years, the result of which was to destroy his hearing. He was greatly worried over his condition, aa he feared his case was a hopeless one. In speaking of the result of his treat ment at the Copeland Institute he said: "The outcome of my treatment at the Copeland Institute Is very gratifying to me. I suffered with catarrh of head and throat for several years. I had AH the Symptoms which are so generally complained of by those afllicted with this disas-e stopping up of the nostrils, dropping of mucus, tick ling ln throat, hacking cough, etc. Every change in the weather gave me cold, ac companied by ringing and buzzing In. the ears, and I would be unable to hear dis tinctly. Gradually these noises became more constant and annoying, often chang ing to a roaring and popping, and my hearing became impaired. It was very difficult for me to distinguish sounds cr conversation. It grew worse right along, and I feared I would soon be Entirely Deaf. "Upon the advice of a friend ln The Dalles, I began treatment at the Core land Institute. I Improved from the start, and now, after a few months' treatment, I am Thoroughly Cnred. "I hear as well as I ever did, the catarrh has been cured and the head noises re Ik d. "I can heartily recommend the Cope land treatment to all sufferers, and wil gladly answer any letters or Inquiries." HOME TREATMENT.- Yon can be cured hy the Copclnnrt Phy.ilclnnn right In your own home under their perfect KyMteui of mall treatment. "Write for Information and H'.me Treatment Symptom BlunkM. COXSUI.TATIOX FREH. Dr. Copelnnd'n Book Free to All. The Copeland Medical Institute The Dikam. Thiri ani Washingtoi W. 11. COPELAND, 31. Ii. J. II. 3IONTG03IEUY, 31. U. OFFICE HOURS From O A. 31. to Ii 31.: from 1 to 5 V. 31. EVEMXKS-Tuetdajn and Fridays. SUNDAY From lO A. 31. to 1U 31. ' Dwinlr n...v.. n. .n.n .1.. 1X'irn1rN "Woodlands were the home of the ruffed grouse and the woodcock. Today, not withstanding the Oranges and Montclair and Tuxedo, and many other thickly pop ulated communities that hsvc sprung up In the territory, population has not alto gether driven away the ancient occu- j pants, and a few still linger, reluctant to nuuiiuuii nidi lentil 1111115 uuiuiui ui&ui- tat. How Ivlllers Uhc Revolvers. Munsey's. I was present at a trial where a man with a split-second watch timed a very ordinary denizen of the border, who drew his six-shooter and emptied It In a second and a quarter. It takes a tyro that long to pull the trigger once when he Is alt ready. The experts do not pull the trig ger at all. Long ago It was demonstrated that It wa vastly quicker to Hie off tne pawl that locks a gun and trust to "fan ning" the hammer, than It was to shoot even the easiest of double-action revolv ers in the ordinary way. This explains how it was possible for the famous man killers to accomplish marvels against other and equally desperate men as well armed as themselves. The American Clffnr. Good as the name. Buy the best. Suit the people, because they are tired of bitter doses, with the pain and griping J that u&ually follow. Carter's Little Llvei X 1119. V11U fill 41. UUSV. se e 0 c e Dr. Tafcott & Co. STRICTLY RELIABLE The Only Specialist on the Pacific Cou.st Cnrlnpr Every Form of "Weakness and Private Diseases of Men Only A Damaged Prostate Gland By far the greater number of patients seeking relief for so-called weakness are strong, robust men in every other respect. Loss of vitality, prematureness. tc., arc not weaknesses, but the svmntoms of ;n- e e 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 e e