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MORNING OREGONIAN. FRIDAY, JUL 25, 1902.
GAN3ALTTRUSTWIN
Small Chance to Whip Job
bers Into Line.
PRICE SURE TO STAY DOWN
Strong Effort Will Be Ttfnde to Get
Oat From Under Domination of
Octopus Secret Mcctins
Held,
There were no new developments In
the local salt -war yesterday. Portland
Importers who are responsible for break
ing the monopoly of the salt trust de
cline to discuss their plans. They state
that the publicity given the matter ha3
damaged them quite materially, as it has
caused buyers to hold oft in the belief
that still lower prices will follow. The
sympathies of the retailers seem to be
with the local jobbers who had the nerve
to combat the trust, and it is the general
opinion that the trust will be forced to
keep the price of salt down for an In
definite period, with but small chance for
whipping the jobbers into submission.
The trust, aided by the' tariff, may be
enabled to put prices so low that impor
tation will cease, but as soon as an at
tempt at restoration of rates beyond a
reasonable figure is made, it will begin
again. The Jobbers held a meeting yes
terday, but refused to disclose the pro
ceedings. It is reported, however, that
the general sentiment of the meeting
was in favor of making a strong and
united effort to get out from under the
domination cf the trust, which has been
carrying things with a high hand ever
since the monopoly was effected. That
the jobbers are In a position to give the
trust a touch of high life is pretty cer
tain, lor it is on them that the trust de
pends for distributing the product. The
grasping tendencies of the trust with re
gard to commissions, etc. have not cre
ated the most friendly feelings In the
world between that corporation and the
Jobbers, and tills latest attempt to cinch
the lattter at a time when they were help
ing the consumer has not increased the
friendship. The jobbers thus far havve
paid no attention to the cut made by the
salt company, and they will1 probably use
their best efforts to curtail the demand
for Federal salt and increase the demand
for the Imported article. In this, as be
fore stated, they will have the sympathy
of the consumers, and will either hold
the trade for themselves or force the
trust to sell salt at pretty low figures.
Jfo matter how the fight ends, the con
sumer will profit. as the prospect for the
extreme figures at which salt was sold
before the Portland jobbers broke the
monopoly again coming Into effect are
very remote. ..
THE GREAT SALT TRUST.
Sketch of Its Organization, Acquisi
tion! and Capital.
The International Salt Company, which
Is the great salt trust, was incorporated
tinder the laws of New Jersey last Aug
ust, in pursuance of a plan to unite the
ownership of the stocks of the National
Salt Company and the Retsof Mining
Company. The former controlled about
94 per cent of the evaporated salt pro
duction east of the Rocky Mountains,
and the latter controlled the salt-mine
production of New York State. The cap
ital stock of the National Salt Company
was $12,000,000 and It had no bonded debt.
The Retsof had 53.600.000 of stock and
$2,500,000 of 5 per cent oonds outstanding.
The Crystal Salt Company, of Salt Lake
City, and the Federal Salt Company, of
California, are controlled by the Interna
tional Salt Company, though working
under separate corporate names. Both
handle evaporated salt only.
The National Salt Company started in
March, 1899, with the business of the Na
tional Salt Company, of "West Virginia,
which controlled the output of 13 com
panies in New York State. In October
of that year the new National Salt Com
pany acquired the most desirable salt
producing plants of Ohio, and later the
leading salt concerns of Michigan, and
contracted for the product of the other
plants in those states, thereby control
ling about 94 per cent of the evaporated
salt product of the United States east of
the Rockies, and increasing its annual
output from -6,300,000 to about 10,000,000
barrels. April 4, 1900, the Spanish-Amer
ican Salt Company was incorporated In
New Jersey in the Interest of the Na
tional Salt Company, with a capital of
$3,500,000. Through the formation of this
company the business of the Sallnera-Es-panola
Company was acquired, control
ling practically the entire evaporated salt
output of Spain and Italy. The Spanish
salt is particularly adapated to curing
fish, and, as it comes in free of duty.
Importations by the canning companies
-are verj' large. The output of the Salln-era-Espanola
had previously 'been sold
largely in Newfoundland, where It con
trolled the trade, as it also did that of
British Columbia and Buenos Ayres,
where the salmon industry is important.
Fine Liverpool salt, most of which is the
product of salt mines in this country
(not evaporated salt), is used In the Co
lumbia River canning industry.
The International Salt Company has an
authorized capital of $30,000,000, of which
only $18,750,000 Jias been Issued. It has
a. bonded debt pf $7,500,000, bearing 5 per
cent interest. The $11,250,000 of stock
and $4,500,000 of bonds remaining In the
treasury are for the purpose of acquir
ing additional salt properties in this or
foreign countries. The main office is in
Scranton, Pa., and E. L. Fuller, of that
lty. Is president of the corporation.
BUFFALO BILL'S CAR BURNS
Twenty-Six of His Employes Are
Left Clothesless Sear Arlington.
Twenty-six men in the employ of Buf
falo Bill's Wild West ehow were de
prived of their clothes as suddenly yes
terday morning as their great 6tar was
of a horse or two In his campaigns
against the wild Indians of the plains.
The two events, pioneer and present,
hear a sort of a similarity, for the sharp
shooting William, could no more afford
the less of his animals with mounted
redskins circling around 'him than his
advance men could stand the chilly morn
ing air of Eastern Oregon without their
ordinary wearing appareL
The whole trouble was caused in Wis
way: A train bearing the advertising car
was coming West, and four miles east ot
Arlington the car was discovered to be
on Are. F. J. O'Donnell. general press
agent, was asleep in an upper berth, and
beneath him was IL C. Hedges, the man
ager of the car. O'Donnell was awak
ened by a sudden Jerk from beldw, and
he tumbled out of his berth at once, for
he smelt smoke. He found himself fac
ing Hedges, who said the car was on fire
and that the train should be stopped.
Within a few minutes the train came to
a halt, and all the sleeping Inmates of
the car "were awakened and told to get
out as quickly as they could. None re
fused to answer the summons, and the
majority were so anxious to get out that
they gave no thought to their ward
robe. A few saved some goods, and
they were able to stand the dew. The
others were contented with overalls and
such other garments as could be pro-
vided, and they arrived in Portland in
that shape. Here allowances for their
losses were made by the manager, and
they all made a rush for the nearest
clothing store.
In speaking of the fire last night. Mr.
O'Donnell said that some watches, jewel
ry and 40 cults of clothes had been lost
by the men. Advertising matter and the
boiler used for cooking paste had been
destroyed, but that would cause no delay
to the work of the men in Portland. He
knew nothing of the origin of the tire,
but thought It was due to sparks from
the locomotive. There was no fire In the
car, he said, and the only lamp in It
was 50 feet from where the fire started.
The seres after the fire, would, he said,
have been amusing but for their serlous-nes-fi.
The men who were well-clothed
esconced themselves on the banks while
the others had to leap around to keep
from being chilled, and had to stand the
Jibing of the comfortable ones. How
ever, all were glad to get back into the
cars, and at daylight to watch the re
moval of the wheels of their wrecked
oach from the track.
TO QUIET "WHITMAN MYTH
Professor Marshall, of Chicago, Pur
uueu Studies In Portland.
Professor William I. Marshall, a well
known historian and lecturer of Chicago,
is In the city for the purpose of collecting
data for the publication of a book on Ore
gon and the Whitman controversy. Pro
fessor Marshall Is one of those who be
lieves that Dr. Marcus Whitman did not
save Oregon, and is prepared to back his
belief with the strongest kind of argu
ments. For more than 20 years Profes
sor Marshall has interested himself in the
Whitman controversy, and after years of
tireless research has concluded that the
credit of saving Oregon does not belong
to the martyred missionary. When seen
last evening at the Perkins Hotel, Pro
fessor Marshall eaid:
"The idea that Dr. Marcus Whitman
saved this Northwest country Is absurd.
Long before he reached the East Amer
ica's greatest statesmen had cxpreesed
themselves as anxious to hold the Ore
gon' country, and whatever Whitman may
have done accomplished nothing for the
Northwest terrltary. I have been ex
amining the books of the Oregon His
torical Society, and what I found there
only confirmed the opinions long ago
formed. From here I shall got to Puget
Sound, whore I hope to obtain informa
tion that will prove of great value to me
for my publication. 1 believe that I can
get evidence that will silence forever the
cries of those who contend that Whit
man saved Oregon."
Professor Marshall is principal of the
Gladstone School, Chicago, and Is a
writer of fomc note. He prepared a pa
per on "Marcus Whitman," which was
printed in the proceedings of the Amer
ican Historical Association last year. Em
bodied in the article is a portion of a
letter from the famous historian, the late
John FIske, which reads as follows:
"I have read the greater part of your
manuscripts with care, and it eeems to
me that you have completely proved your
case. You have entirely demolished the
Whitman delusion, and by so doing have
made yourself a public benefactor. I am
sorry to say that I was taken In by Bar
rows and Gray, and supposed what they
said about Whitman to be true. In 1S92
I was Invited to deliver the centennial
oration at Astoria In commemoration of
the discovery of the Columbia River. My
acquaintance with the history of Oregon
was then but slight. I was familiar with
the history of American discovery along
our Northwest coast, having studied that
subject in the original sources, so that
part of my oration was all right; but
when I came to the events of 50 years
ago, having no first-hand acquaintance
with the sources, I trusted to Barrows
and Gray, and accordingly gave my aud
ience a dose of Whitman. Among my aud
ience was Judge Deady, who afterwards
informed me that all that I said about
Whitman was wrong. There were others
who contradicted the Judge and main
tained that I was right. I now see, how
ever, that the Judge was right. I feel
personally grateful to you for the light
you have thrown upon the subject, and I
am very glad that I never printed any
thing about the Whitman business. That,
however, I should not have Deen likely to
do without further examination of sources.
You have done your work so thoroughly
that it will not need to be done again."
TO MUCH WATER -IN MILK
Henry "Westermnn and Three Others
Charged With Violating; Lair.
A case which will prove a test of the
power of the Food and Dairy Commis
sioners to prevent the watering of milk in
Portland was run down yesterday by the
Deputy Commissioner. F. G. Cutllp, and
warrants were sworn out for the arrest
of Henry Westerman, a milkman, and
the proprietors of three Japanese restau
rants, known as the Montana, the Ca
mella and the City Restaurant. The war
rants have been served on the three restaurant-keepers,
and they have been
released upon the payment of $50 ball to
appear before Municipal Judge Hogue to
answer for the offense.
But a short time ago Henry Westerman
was convicted of selling adulterated milk
and fined $75. He still persists in his prac
tice, however, but has adopted a method
which he expects to protect him in It.
Upon the advice of his counsel he has
attached to some of his cans a tag on
which is printed, "This is not pure milk."
His tag falls to state to what extent the
milk is adulterated, however, and the
Commissioner thinks that this will be of
no protection to him.
Deputy Cutllp has suspected for some
time that the milk that Westerman was
selling was not pure, and yesterday de
termined to make an Investigation. At 2
o'clock in the morning he was up and
ready for the first delivery. Going to the
Montana Restaurant he waited until the
milkman arrived, and demanded to test
the milk. There was some objection, but
he insisted and took a sample from a can
that was In the wagon and upon which
was the tag, and also one from a can that
was left in the restaurant and upon which
the milkman had not put the tag. He
then followed him to the other two res
taurants, and at each place demanded to
sample the milk. Of all of the cans that
he sampled only one that left at the Ca
mella Restaurant had the tag, and in no
case was it more completely labeled than
to state that the milk was not pure. Every
can when tested was found to be adulter
ated and the percentage of water added
was found to be from 24 per cent to 33 per
cent. He at once took steps to punish the
offenders, and swore out warrants for
their arrest. He says that there Is no no-
tlce on any of the bills of fare of the
restaurants that the mUk thoy are sell
ing is impure, and that there Is no ground
upon which they can evade the fine. He
thinks that the tag that the milkman had
on his milk will be of no protection to
him.
Pontoons for Ross Island.
PORTLAND, July 24. (To the Editor.)
The owner of Ross Island, offering his
property for the 1905 fair, recommends
the building of a substatlal bridge to
make connection with East and West
Portland. I would, for many reasons, at
present, not recommend such a bridge,
but suggest instead of that pontoons in
case Ross Island should be selected for
the 1905 fair. The building of pontoons
would give engineers a fine opportunity
to make use of their Inventive faculty.
Pontoons, resting on strongly built barges,
and adorned with ornamental rails, would
be something new and attractive. Pon
toons could be so constructed to serve
on different places as landings for pleas
ure boats and bathhouses. Pontoons can
be built strong enough to admit the cross
ing of heavy teams. The material for
pontoons, etc., would be, of course, Ore
gon and Washington timber excellent'
wood and by Itself a part of the .show.
CITIZEN.
t
The weak and tired organs of the body
are built up by Hood's Sarsaparilla, the
great blood tonic.
TO REBUILD ROADWAY
WORK OX APPROACH TO MADISON
STREET BRIDtSE IS BEGUN.
Team Traffic Will Be "Resumed In 10
TJaysf-CoInmbla University Lets
Big Grading Contract.
Work was started yesterday on ,the
six-foot extensions on both sides of the
lS-foot roadway built by the Oregon Rail
way & Water Power Company, on Haw
thorne avenue, between East First street
and the Madison bridge approach, so
that teams may use the bridge. The
Board of Public Works was authorized
to build these temporary extensions, and
an appropriation of $GG0 was made for
the purpose. This will provide a 30-foot
roadvay for teams and street-car traffic
for the two blocks until a permanent fill
is made or an elevated roadway shall
have been built.
On the trestle the deck Is being com
pleted, but it will still be some time be
fore the planks are all laid. The top
course is now being put down. The
strain on the Morrison bridge will be re
lieved, when teams can again cross on
Madison bridge, as the former bridge Is
crowded with vehicles every minute of
the day. The deck Is rapidly wearing
out under the heavy grind of this ex
traordinary traffic
It will probably take about 10 days to
complete the extensions so that teams
may cross the Madison bridge. Mudsills
will be laid and bents put In.
BIG GRADING CONTRACT.
.17,000 Cubic Yards of Dirt to Be
Moved for Columbia University.
A contrapt to move about 17.000 cubic
yards of dirt on the grounds of the Co
lumbia University, at University Park,
has been let, and the work will be start
ed at once. There are some 20 acres of
land between the university building and
the Willamette boulevard, and It is the
Intention of the management of the In
stitution to grade this ground for campus
and lawn. All stumps will be removed
and the tract will be graded from the
bluff overlooking the Willamette River
to the- boulevard.
It Is expected that the erection of the
big gymnasium will also be started the
first of the month. It will be the largest
gymnasium of any college on this Coast.
The floor space will be 2001.120 for Indoor
sports during the Winter and rainy
weather. Rev. Father A. M. Qulnlan.
the new president of Columbia Unlver
rlty. Is a strong "believer In amateur ath
letics, as one of the means of holding
the Interest of the students. He does not
believe In the students devoting too much
Attention to athletics, but thinks there
should be sufficient to develop body and
mind together. The gymnasium will be
the only building erected this year, as
the present brick structure will be suffi
cient for the coming year. However,
following the gymnasium, will come the
erection of a dormitory. There will be
other buildings put up as the institution
may need them.
CAPTURED AX ORCHARD.
Sunnyslde Bojs Brigade Ate Green
Apples With Direful Results.
Word was received yesterday that the
Sunnyslde Boys' Brigade, while on the
-way to Trout Lake on their annual out
ing, stopped over at Hood River and
there made an attack on an orchard in
which the trees were loaded with green
apples,, with most disastrous results.
After moving on the orchard by the left
flank, the boys made a most masterly at
tack. Under tho circumstances they felt
perfectly justified In confiscating the ap
ples, but they will never do so again.
They ate from eight to ten green apples
each, and In due course of time nearly
the whole camp was turned into a hos
pital, filled with groaning, moaning boys.
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Nlsley were In
charge of the boys. They put a kettle of
ginger on the fire, then dosed the writh
ing boys until they were relieved of their
pains. Finally all recovered. They will
be sure to avoid all orchards of green
apples hereafter. After all had recov
ered they proceeded on their Journey, and
are doubtless enjoying a fine outing, not
withstanding their unpleasant experi
ence. NECK MAY BE SHORTENED.
"Shorty" Aycrs, a Carpenter, Meets
"With a Singular Accident.
W. B. ("Shorty") Ayers, a carpenter,
employed by Stokes & Zcllar, met with a
peculiar accident yesterday while fixing
weights In a house elevator. He raised
the weight by his head. It weighed 103
pounds. He felt no discomfort at first,
-until It' seemed as if his nock settled
down and had been shortened by the
pressure of the weight. Still, there was
no particular pain, but soon afterward
his neck became stiff and he could move
his head only with difficulty. He said he
felt discomfort in his spine and chest,
as if there were a weight pressing down.
He was unable to work for the rest of
the day. and went to his home. It Is not
thought he Is seriously injured. Mr.
Ayers is very anxious to know whether
his neck has been shortened or not, as
he says that he has none to spare.
BROOKLYN SCHOOLHOUSE).
Addition "Will Be Built Next Year to
Meet Increased Attendance.
It Is not the Intention of the Board of
Education to make general repairs to
the Brooklyn Schoolhouse this year be
yond rebuilding the sidewalks and such
other work as absolutely must be done.
As an addition to the building will have
to be built next year, very extensive re
pairs row would be a waste of money.
The building has not been painted for
several years, and the paint has nearly
worn, off, but to repaint this season
would be so much money thrown away.
Brooklyn Schoolhouse Is next in line for
an addition. As it is, the rooms will be
overcrowded this year, but owing to the
expense 'Incurred on the Sunnyslde, Sell
wood and Woodlawn buildings, this can
not be avoided.
F. S. White's Residence. Robbed.
The residence of F. S. White, at 599
Mllwaukle street, corner of Powell, was
robbed Wednesday night. It was dis
covered yesterday morning that the house
had been entered. The family "Is at the
seaside. A neighbor Informed the police
of the robbery. One ofthe windows of
the house was found open yesterday
morning, and on further Investigation It
was seen that the house had been ran
sacked, but just how much has been
taken is not known. Mr. White was no
tified by telegraph of, the robbery of his
home, and he is expected home today.
Burglars seem on the look-out for houses
temporarily vacated for the Summersea
son. Ask for Cycle Path.
A petition is being circulated by W. G.
Steel. N. C. Merges. M. IJ. Godfrey, E.
B. Holmes and William C. North, for a
bicycle path, beginning at McMHlen and
Crosby streets, and thence to Cherry and
cast to and on Vancouver avenue, north
to the city limits. The proposed path
will connect with the Vancouver path at
the northwest corner of the Piedmont
tract. Vancouver avenue is soon to be
improved, and it is desired that this path
should be built at the same time. Con
struction will be cheaper.
Sellwood Board of Trade.
The Sellwood Board of Trade has ad
journed for the Summer months, but will
again become active in the Fall. The
work this organization has accomplished
for that suburb 'is far-reaching. It was
one of the first of the neighborhood
boards to be started, and its first and
most important achievement was the lo
cation of the Portland Woolen Mill on
Johnson Creek. Its work is far-reaching,
for the reason that this Industry has
proved a great success, and its managers
are figuring on enlarging Its capacity to
meet demands. If the Sellwood Board of
Trade accomplished nothing more than
locating tho woolen mill at Sellwood, all
its efforts would have been morb than
repaid, but the board has done other
things. It will become active again and
do more for that locality.
East Side Notes.
J. M. Merchant has commenced the
erection of a $1700 dwelling in Sellwood.
Mrs. E. A. Hammond, wife of the civil
engineer of the Columbia Southern, has
arrived from Shanlko for a short visit.
Preparations are being made to move
the Sellwood School to the east side of
the schoolgrounds, to make room for the
four-room addition to be erected at once.
Six assembles of the United Artisans
will hold a big reunion on the G, A. R.
campground at Pleasant Home tomorrow.
There will be addresses and a general
programme. A large attendance Is ex
pected. The funeral of Charles P. StahU who
was drowned while bathing at Seaside
last Sunday, was held yesterday morning
from his home, 429 Eugene street, Al
blna. Services were held under the au
spices of Multnomah Camp, No. 77, Wood
men of the World. Lone Fir cemetery
was the place of Interment.
Owing to breakdown in the Piedmont
water works, thero has been a. shortage
of water at Piedmont, and a consider
able district is dependent on this plant
for a supply. It will he several days be
fore repairs can be made, and meanwhile
residents are supplied by a sprinkling
cart. The result of the accident will
likely be a demand for Bull Run. water.
The Ladles Guild of St. Paul's Church.
Chicago Station, on the Mount Scott road,
gave an ice cream social in the grove
near Fremont Station, beginning at 4
o'clock this afternoon and continuing
through the evening. The Woodstock
band will be present and enliven the oc
casion. The grounds will be decorated
with Chinese lanterns and there will be
swings for children.
At the closing of the Young People's
Alliance. Evangelical Association, held at
Mllwaukle. Rev. N. Shupp was elected
superintendent of the state normal de
partment. Rev. P. J. Green was elected
superintendent of the north district
(north of Canby) and Rev. E. J. Jone3
superintendent of the. south district.
These are the two districts established
by ythe convention.
'SICKNESS FROM BAD MEAT
Authorities Find It Necessary to In
spect Local Markets.
Much of the sickness of the Summer,
according to sanitary authorities, comes
from the use of meat, which has either
not been properly treated or which has
come' from diseased animals. In the
Summer months especially this trouble
seems to occur, and most often In the
meat that has been kitted In the coun
try, where the proper facilities have not
been at hand for the chilling and curing
of the meat. Within the past few months
Dr. Blcredorf and his deputies have
found it necessary to seize and condemn
meat that has been on the market, and
there has been a considerable amount of
disease that can be directly attributed to
the use of bad meat. The main trouble
In the hogs is the cholera, or, as it is
more frequently known, the "swine
plague." With the calves some are seized
for having been killed before they were
mature, and others were found to have
a septic or pus-forming disease. Yester
day a calf wag found in a market on
Sixth street that was offered for sale, and
was In such a state of putrefaction as to
make It very dangerous food.
The health officers are very zealous In
their work, and condemn .such meat when
they can find it. There are. surely many
cases, however, that they miss, and the
people generally wish to know some way
in which they may tell what sort of meat
they are getting. The quettlon Is becom
ing one In which the public generally Is
taking an Interest.
Dr. E. N. Hutchinson, when Inter
viewed last night, said:
"The oft-occurring cases of poisoning
by meat, (sepsis Intestlnalls, Infectious
enteritis) have drawn upon themselves
the attention of physicians for many
years. Especially have many eminent
German physicians, notably Bollinger and
Gerlach, urged upon sanitarians the great
significance which meatpolsonlng has for
the question of human hygiene.
"The pyaemlcand septlcaemlc, or more
plainly speaking, the blood-poison dis
eases of our domestic animals are. from
the standpoint qf the meat-inspection
question, of far more importance than
some of the well-known animal diseases
like tuberculosis or actinomycosis, be
cause in these first-named conditions, the
poisons circulating in the system of the
animal cannot be destroyed by cooking
while In the latter cases, where the dis
ease Is due to living parasitic organisms,
cooking does in a great measure remove
the danger Incident to using the flesh as
food.
"In one Instqfico reported from a town
in Switzerland 27, persons were made sick
from eating the ffesh of a five-day old
calf afflicted with pyaemia. The princi
pal symptoms In the people wh had
eaten of this flesh were vomiting of thin
watery, greenish-colored masses, dtar
rhoelc discharges and igreat prostration.
Many suffered with chills and fever,
others with- stupor or delirium and light
headaches, 'associated with dizziness. Re
covery was slow; In 12 Individuals the
sickness was prolonged from two to four
weeks, and one death was reported.
"Another instance Is reported In which
51 persons became violently '111, 11 to 4S
hours after eating the meat and soup
made from the flesh of a cow which had
been compulsorlly slaughtered because of
septic metritis, following difficult parturi
tion. In these cases sickness was mani
fested by watery greenish discharges
from the bowels, vomiting, headaches,
dizziness and weakness. In the more
severe cases, vomiting, with colicky
pains. Inability to stand, moist skin and
weak pulse went to make up the clinical
picture. In these cases the dlarrhoei
lasted for 14 days, and the weakness and
prostration from two to three weeks,
though no fatalities were reported.
"Twenty-two persons became seriously
sick with collcHy pains and mental dis
turbances lasting over a period of from
two to three weeks, as a result of eat
ing roasts and cooked sausages made
from the flesh of a cow which had suf
fered with a suppurative metritis.
"Gerlach reports a case of a whole
family becoming dangerously 111 from
eating the flesh of a cow which had been
slaughtered because of a malignant
wound on the udder. Bollinger reports
another Instance in which 17 persons
were affected with. headaches, vomiting
and chills. 4S hours after eating flesh of
a cow which had a degeneration of the
liver, and suppurative peritonitis. Four
hundred people were, made sick, of whom
one died, from eating the meat of a cow
which had been killed because of an lll
smelllng diarrhoea. Two hundred and six
men, women and children were made vio
lently 111 from eating the flesh of a cow
which had suffered for 10 weeks with an
Inflamed -udder, and partial lumbar par
alysis.
"It Is beyond the power of the ordinary
head .of a family to guard against plac
ing on his table, similarly unfit and dan
gerous meats, as this meat In the market
may show all the physical characteris
tics of the really wholesome article; to
discover Its unwholesome character re
quires special educational equipment and
often particular appliances for the tech
nical manipulation of the suspected
pieces, It would seem, therefore, a bene
ficent function of government to provide
the educated man and tho necessary ap
paratus and, laws for the protection of
the whole body of meat consumers from
so real and withal so readily avoidable
danger."
IRELAND IS BACKED UP
FATHER DE ROO SAYS THE ARCH
BISHOP IS RIGHT.
American Government In, Its Phil
ippine Administration Has Not
Been 'Hostile to the Vatican.
Some of the Catholic faith in .the
country are not pleased- with the re
mirks of Archbishop Ireland, as printed
In Wednesday's Oregonlan. and some
have gone so far as openly to pass
resolutions censuring him. The arch
bishop, after reviewing the condition of
the negotiations between the Vatican
and Governor Taft, took to task certain
Catholic Institutions that have assumed
to question the course taken by the Fed
eral Government regarding the papal
matters in the Philippines. He also
stated that he was entirely satisfied with
the results of the conference, and ap
plauded the stand taken by the pope
and by the American Administration.
These remarks Irritated many Catholics,
among them those of the Denver diocese,
which passed resolutions at the annual
retreat, that take views regarding the
school and friar question differing from
those of Ireland. The resolutions favor
the establishment of a department of
public Instruction In the Islands, in so
far as religious Instruction Is permitted
at certain times, but declare that the
Encllsh denominational system should
have been established. They ask that the
Government endeavor to stamp out
proselyting by teachers, and that the
friars be retained. It was thought that
this dissension had also made its ap
Dearance in Portlind. and Inquiries were
yesterday made among the prominent
Catholics, but with the result that the
archbishop's views arc in favor locally.
Father De Roo, of this city, who has
written a very valuable addition to
North American historical literature
in the shape of a history of the continent
before the voyages of Columbus.made the
following statement to an Oregonlan re
porter at his residence, on Fifteenth
street, yesterday:
"What do I think of the stand taken by
the Catholics of Denver against Arch
bishop Ireland? Well. I think It Is un
justified, and that the archbishop Is
right. Nobody in the world knows more
than the Vatican about the subject, and
their position In the matter Is the one
taken by Ireland; so I don't think he has
placed himself in a position that Is open
to criticism. I myself have not studied
the matter to any great depth, but from
what I can gither from the articles In
The Oregonlan. the Catholic press, and
many of the Eastern papers. I think my
views correspond with those attributed
to the Vatican and to Ireland, and also
to the Federal Administration. Only
those who have spent much time In look
ing up the details of the whole question
should state any opinions regarding It.
and as I have been busy with my liter
ary work, I have not had much time to
read what has been written by authori
ties, and so I don't think that what 1
have to say should bear any great weight,
but the very fact that Governor Taft
and the Pope parted, on the best of terms
should be clear enough to most of us
that the position taken by the American
Government is a position entirely
friendly to the Catholic faith, and I. for
one, Intend to stand by what Is done at
Rome.
"The matter of 'proselytes' is also very
vexatious, but the incidents regarding
it are greatly exaggerated. As far as
I know, I don't think that there is any
proof that the practice has been en
gaged In. and that all the stories In cir
culation about It are merely rumors to
which no importance should be attached.
The proper time to make inquiries Into
the matter Is when unimpeachable proof
Is produced that the teachers have been
making converts. Then Is the time to
bring up the matter, not now, for we
know Tiothlng definite of It as yet."
Archbishop Christie Is In Minneapolis.
CARE OF THE LAWN.
l How to
Make the Most
Shnrc.
of Your
"Washington Star.
If you have a lawn In these days when
everyone aspires to own a few blades of
grass, you desire, of course, to make
the most of It.
There is no greater comfort on a warm
day than a patch of grass, looking green
and cool, though the temperature may be
100 In tho shade.
In caring for the little plot beware of
weeds. They are the most deceptive
things Imaginable. A weed may be only
a tiny, little golden-headed plant one
week, but In the course of l month the
gold will rout the green. Dandelions are
great enemies of lawn graj-s, and their In
roads are most Insidious. No one knows
exactly how the first pretty little flower
obtains a foothold on the sward, and It
seems so bright and cheery that the
owner of the lawn says Indulgently:
"Only one little dandelion! It looks so
gay and so harmless that I shall not
Interfere with It!" By and by she be
holds only a plot of saucy flowers; grass
is as rare as roses In December. Then the
Indignant gardener gets out her working
gloves and a trowel and undertakes to
dig the offenders out root and branch,
but a week cr so later she has the annoy
ance of seeing them almost as thick as
before.
What she should have done when the
first darling dandelion made Its appear
ance was to go out, cut off the top of the
plant and Insert In tho hole thus made
as much common salt as possible. This
kills the deep roots and prevents the
foliage from growing up again. Plantains
are objectionable lawn tenants and may
be destroyed in the same way as the dan
delions. Indeed, the treatment will prove
efficacious with any weeds. The In
truding plants must be attended to before
the flowers have gone to seed, otherwise
scores of new ones will take the places
of the eradicated vagrants. Weeds are
apt to starve the grass, and the excuse
that they are decorative Is foolish In the
extreme. Were the weeds removed grass
would spring up in their place.
Weak turf may he strengthened by
sprinkling it with fertilizing material
fine enough to pass tnrougn a coarse
sieve. Soot Is said to enrich grass. This
should be put overvthe sward before a
shower. The rain will carry It -to the
roots of the plants and encourage rapid
growth.
The lawn should bo gone over with a
mower once a week at least. The best
time for cutting Is the evening, when
the tender blades are not expanded to the
direct rays of the sun.
When a terrace Is to be clipped, the
simple expedient of attaching a rope to
pne end ofthe cutter will hold the In
strument in position while a second oper
ator guides It over the slope In lines
parallel to the top.
If tffter the grass has been trimmed
there Is a refreshing fall of rain. It will
take on a prettier green and flourish
with double vigor. An artificial shower
may be substituted for rain.
Some of the sprinklers are mounted on
high stands, and others are merely
raised a little from the earth. Even
the small revolvipg sprays cover an
area 30 feet In diameter, while the large
ones take In a space 4S feet in diameter.
Those mounted upon stands vary from
two feet to three feet In height. They
are supplied with one to four arms per
forated with tiny holes. A hose Is at
tached to a water faucet at one end and
to the sprinkler at the other. When the
water is turned on, the arms begin to
revolve, and the spray bursts through
the little perforations and Is scattered
far and wide over the grass.
In the evening whem the sun has set
and the family Is gathered upon the
veranda the sprinkler In active opera-
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May cause you much discomfort unless
you have one of our Sun Umbrellas or
latest style Parasols.
JOHN ALLESINA
TWO STORES:
236 Washington St. 309 Morrison St..
Near Woodtrd, Clarke
tlon affords the same satisfaction as a
fountain. It Is not only a picturesque
adjunct to the lawn, but a comfort to
the suburban family to which sea and
mountain breezes are denied. The cost
of a fountain Is prohibitive, but a first
class lawn sprinkler may be bought for
from $2 to $3. The hose, of course. Is ex
tra, but. most (amllles nowadays own a
length of this.
General Compnon to Lecture.
General H. B. Compson has accented
nn invitntlnn tn hr nrfnr nt th CZ A
R. reunion at Pleasant Home next month
and deliver a lecture on the "Great Bat-
ties of the War." that were fouKht by
the Army of the Potomac and the Army
of the Shenandoah Valley, together with
his personal reminiscences of the Civil
War. The date of his lecture has not
yet been fixed. It will be one of the fea
tures of the reunion:
These who wish to practice economy
jthould buy Carter's Little Liver Pills.
FortyNpIlls In a vial: only one pill a dose.
DAli.Y METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
PORTLAND, July 24. 8 P. M. Maximum
temrerature. 83; minimum temperature. CO;
rlrer reading at 11 A. M.. 12.5 feet; change In
the past 24 hours, 0.3 foot; total precipita
tion, 3 P. M. to 5 P. M., 0.00; total precipita
tion since Sept. 1, 1001, 40.85 Inches; normal
precipitation elnce Sept. 1. 1001. 48.21 Inches;
deficiency. 5.SC Inches; total sunshine July 23,
15:12; possible sunshine July 23. 15:12.
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
The hot weather continues In the great val
leys of California. The maximum tempera
ture today at Red BlufC was 110 degrees, and
at Sacramento 10S degrees. In the North Pa
cific States the temperatures are but sllghtly
above the normal, and generally range be
tween SO and 00 degrees.
The Indications arc for continued fair weath
er, with moderately mild temperatures. In this
'district Friday.
WEATHER FORECASTS.
Forecasts'made at Portland for the 23 hours
ending at midnight Friday. July 25:
Portland and vicinity Fair and continued
warm; northerly winds.
Oregon Fair and continued warm; northerly
tv Into.
Washington Fair; probably slightly wanner
Brewed from Bohemian Hops.
Fleckenstein Mayer Company
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Near Meier & Frank Co.
In Sound country, continued warm In east
portion; northerly winds.
Idaho Fair: continued warm.
PACIFIC COAST WEATHER.
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EDWARD A. BEALS. Forecast Official.
AMUSEMENTS.
SHIELDS' PARK (13th and Washington)
EDWARD SHIELDS. Proprietor.
Performance every night. No liquors sold.
European manipulators. O'LEARY AND FAT.
A singer who can ting. MLLE. ELLIOTT.
ILLIE SMITH, "the Silly Kid."
POLTSCOPE. new moving pictures.
HELEN LAMAR. "Blair the Regular."
DALTON AND LEWIS, a brand-new act.
JOSEPH THOMPSON, new Illustrated songs.
SHIELDS' ORCHESTRA. Sam Drlscoll. Leader
All for 10c Come earlr.
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