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4 THE MORNING OREQONIAN, WEDNESDAY, APRIIi 15, 1903. AFTER ROYAL FISH Season Opens on the Colum bia River. VERY HEAVY RUN IS EXPECTED Seventeen Canneries and Ten "Cold Storage Plants llave Freparedyto Take Care of Catch Price Same as Last Year. ASTORIA. Or.. April 1L Speclal. The royal Chinook Spring salmon Is again the legal Drey of net, seines, traps, wheels and wires. The far-famed Columbia Is known to have been well stocked with goodly early run of salmon during the toast month. More fishermen started ont last evening to lav out their nets than have been known to commence with the opening of the season for years. The early run has stimulated prepara tions In all departments of the Industry, so that the canneries and cold-storages are now ready to .handle all the fish of fered. Thus the season Is open, and fish ing has begun. The following 17 can neries Mil be operated on the Columbia River during this season: P. J. McGowan & Sons' three plants at McGowan!. Ilwaco and Cascades Union Fishermen's Co-Opera tlve Packing Company. Tallant-Grant Packing Com pany, Sanbom-Cuttlng Packing Company and A. Booth Packing Company, at As toria. Scaborg. at Hume Station; Megler, at Brookfleld; Harrington, at Harrington; Point Seufert. at The Dalles; Warren, two plants, Cathlamet and Warrendale; Co lumbia River Packers' Association, two plants, the Elmore and Kinney canneries. at Astoria; the Eureka cannery and the one at Rooster Rock. There will be at least ten cold-storage plants operated, as follows; Tallant Grant, S. Scmldt & Co.. Union Fisher. men's. J, Llndenberger; Vendsyssel, War ren; A. Booth, Columbia River Packers, Martin Booth and the Portland Cold-Stor age & Packing Company. These plants are now all in readiness or nearly so, except the cold-storage plant of the Tallant-Grant Packing Company and the Ilwaco cannery of McGowan & Sons, which latter Is Intended for use later In the season. Prices for fish will be the same as last season 5 cents for cannery fish and t cents for cold-storage or fish weighing over 25 pounds. The opinion is expressed by some that most of the early run of salmon has al ready passed Astoria, and that but few fish will be taken until another run makes its appearance. This has usually been the experience In former years, and hence Is not unexpected. Should they continue to be as plentiful as they have appeared to be during the past month, both fish, ermen and packers will be most happy, though an unusually large pack would have a tendency to reduce prices. The nonappearance of Unplate Is now by far the most serious problem before the canners. The American tlnplate trust Is being soundly berated up and down the river for failing to ship tlnplate ordered months ago. In time to arrive here be fore the season opened. Should a heavy run of fish continue, there might be some Interesting damage suits filed on account ot the shortage of tlnplate for cans. Opening prices for Columbia River Spring salmon are: Flats. 11.43; tails, JL35; halves, S3 cents per dozen. SHOOT TO SAVE SALMON. Fisherman Aearly Murdered by Fire From Ambush. OREGON CITT. Or.. April lC-SpeclaL) The close season for salmon fishing on the Clackamas and Willamette Rivers closed today, bringing relief to the hearts of the water DalllRs, who hall with' de light the open season. Bailiffs W. W. Smith and O. F. Jones have been hunting all day yesterday and today for salmon which were supposed to be concealed, and although they looked on every Island from the mouth of the Clackamas to the hatchery, they found no fish. The work of the officers has resulted In more catches this year than In any previous season, but they have been handicapped by the existing laws to a great extent. Bailiff Smith said today that the laws should be changed to make It a misde meanor for a fisherman to be on the river with his boat and net during the close season. It Is difficult for the bailiffs to catch a man In the act of fishing, though many ot them are seen with gear, and it is a sure shot they have been fish ing. Another change In the laws advo cated by Mr. Smith Is one making It criminal for boats and nets to be hauled up the banks ot the Clackamas and placed In the riven It la Impossible, on account of the rapid water In the Clackamas, to tow boats up that stream, and they ere hauled 10 miles up from the mouth, and the fishermen then drift down the river. Proper amendments to the laws would put a stop to fishing In the close season. Last night Ed Hlmler, one of the best known fishermen on the Clackamas, was fired at by unknown persona- Three shots were fired, one of them penetrating the boat close to the thwart where be was pulling. Hlmler was a badly frightened man. It Is supposed that the bullets came from a gun In the hands of fishermen who had salmon hidden away on the banks -ot the Clackamas, and who thought Hlm ler was In search of them. There has been more or less stealing of salmon go ing on while the close season has been In force. A great many men catch fish unlawfully and then steal from one an other. The shooting occurred Just below the Erlckson place, about & mile above the spot -where the water bailiffs captured over 100 Chinook salmon last Friday night. Night before last there was a reg ular fusillade of shots all night long, and these shots were known to have been nred by a man who had ealmon hidden. Threats have been made against the bailiffs, and some of those men who have been found to have Indulged In unlawful fishing have been heard to say that as soon as the bailiffs remove their stars there will be something doing. But the officers are not at all alarmed. Ther have collected licenses from 17 fishermen, which includes most of the fishermen around Oregon City and Park Place. Next week they will go to Mllwaukle and collect the licenses there. Found Contraband Salmon. ST. HELENS. Or.. April 11 Special.) .Deputies Webster, Talbert and Marshal seized 1500 pounds ot fresh salmon piled up on a lower dock at Rainier at an early hour yeoterday morning. They also seized two fish nets, one of them brand new. The Deputy Wardens took thelr catch to Mayger. reaching there about daylight. The fish were shipped to Tlsh naraen van Dusen at Astoria. Bailiff Marshall Is Busy Xow. ASTORIA. Or.. April llw Speclal. Fish Warden Van Dusen .has taken no official action so far against Water Bailiff Mar shall, who Is charged with having used his position td grant fishermen the priv ilege of fishing during the closed season for SS each. Mr. Van Dusen says that Marshall Is with Deputy Warden Webster at some point along the river, and he has been unable to locate him since the charges were preferred against htm. As soon as he can be found, he will be ques tioned about the charges. Nearly 400 Gill net Licenses. ASTORIA. Or- April 14- (Special.) The gillnet licenses Issued from the Fish War- den's offlee In this city up- to and Includ ing today number S3, which Is a larger number than was Issued on the day be; fore the opening of the fishing season last year. "WORKED TEARS FOR NAUGHT. Woman Who Saed for Services to Brother Loses. OLYMPIA, Wash-. April It The Su preme Court has affirmed the Superior Court of Spokane County In the case of Alice McBride, appellant, vs. John 11c Glnley, respondent. The parties to the cult are sister and brother. On the death of her husband In Phila delphia in ISM Mrs. McBride and her daughter, Alice, came out West to keep bouse for McGInley, who has a ranch at Fain-lew. Mrs. McBride shared the work of the farm for nine years, her brother supplying her needs and her daughter's needs. At the end of that time a dis agreement seems to have arisen, and Mc GInley gave his sister 1200 and asked her to find a home elsewhere. She brought suit for COW In return for her nine years' service. The failure to sustain her allegation that there had been an agreement be tween them that she was to receive fair compensation in addition to her living was the reason of McGlnley's victory In the lower court, which decision Is now sustained by the Supreme Court. CURE FOR LUMPY JAW. Cattleman Telia of Ills Experience With Such Cases. PILOT ROCK. Or.. April H.-SpeciaI.) An experienced cattleman, who had read The Oregonlan. of Thursday last, in con versation with your correspondent, com mented xm the published statemtau from Baker City, relative' to actinomycosis, or lumpy Jaw. the well-known disease among cattle, and said: Twenty years ago, when I waa ex tensively engaged In the cattle business In this part of Oregon, we had many more cases of lumpy Jaw than at present. Of course, there were a good many more cattle at that time than there are now In Eastern Oregon, but we did not mind the disease, as we soon learned how to cure It. If taken In time It Is easily cured. My plan was to lance the swelling, after which I applied pulverized vitriol. It was always a sure curt. No. I never heard of lumpy Jaw among human beings. In all cases where we could not effect a cure we usually killed the animal, but never sold It to whites or the Indians." AORTHWEST DEAD. Washington Pioneer Utes. OLTMPIA, Wash.. April 14. A. B. Langworthy. a well-known pioneer of the Michigan HU1 district. In the southwest part of the county, is dead at the age ot 63 years. Congestion of the lungs, com ing at a rime when his system was broken down, was the cause of death. He has lived In this county a number of years. He was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, "having served throughout the Civil War with a Michigan regiment, was In a number of Important engage ments, and participated In Sherman's march to the sea. Mr. Langworthy has been prominent in the affairs of his dis trict. Tnle of Sea Serpent. VICTORIA, B. a. April H. Officers of the cable station at Bamfield Creek are sponsors for a story that a sea serpent from 40 to CO feet long, and with a head like a horse, has been seen off the sta tion. The cable operators say In letters to the local newspapers that Indians bad been telling of the existence of a sea ser pent, but the stories were not credited. David Osborn, one ot the officials, says that a week ago the animal was seen from the cable station to raise a big horselike head and swim out from the mouth of Bamfield Creek Into Barley Sound.. Mr. Godson, of the cable staff, says that when he first saw the animal It looked like a massive ses weed, but presently be saw the head elevated, and the big ser pent moved off toward the sea. Mr. God son says It moved oft with the speed of torpedo-boat. On April 10 an Indian saw the thing, and was so frightened that he ran his canoe Into the breakers, left It and fled along the beach to the cable station. The Indian said the thing had a head shaped like a horse, and Its bod)', ten feet ot which was lifted, was the size of a barrel. The Indians In the neighbor hod are terrified. Cause of Action Was JV'ot Given. OLTMPIA, Wash.. April 14. Special) For the failure of the complaint to state cause ot action the Judgment of the lower court of Kittitas ounty Is re versed by the Supreme Court In the case ot J. P. Lacaff, respondent, vs. Dutch Miller Mining & Smelting Company, appellant. The. case is remanded with permission to amend the complaint within 30 days to conform to the ruling of the court. J. P. Lacaff bought 16,066 2-3 shares of stock In the defendant company from Marcus Bertram. Bertram had paid tor the stock, but the certificates had not yet been Issued to him. This action was to have Lacaff declared the owner of the stock he had purchased and to com pel the company to Issue the certificates. Mr. Lacaff won his suit In the lower court, but the failure to show the trans fer of the stock or the duty ot the com pany to do it leads the Supreme Court to reverse the decision as stated above. Demand for Men at Pilot Roclc PILOT ROCK. Or., April lt.-Speclal.) -There Is a big demand here for boys and men. Every day sheepmen are com ing to town looking for help. Men are receiving ICS and J-W per month, and boys 75 cents per day during the lambing sea son, which will last from 40 to 60 days. Sbeepherders are also reported scarce. In fact, any one In search of employment can find strady work at good wages In this section. Special Venire In Benson Trial. OLTMPIA. Wash.. AjJrll H- Special.) The Spring term of the Superior Court opened today with the trial of Christ Ben son, charged witn me muroer or jailer Dave Morrelu The Jury was only partial ly secured when the pa-net was exhausted. Adjournment was taken until the return of a special venire irom me country dis tricts, where the crime has not been so fully exploited. Spokane Democratic City Ticket. SPOKANE, Wash, April 14. The Dem ocratic City Convention tonight nominat ed State Senator Huber Rasher tor Mayor, Floyd Daggett for Controller and M. IL Eggleston for Treasurer. Dargett and Eggleston are the present Incumbents. The convention also nominated a com plete Council ticket. Mayor'P. S. Byrne was a candidate lor renominatlon. Die Increase In Sheep. PILOT ROCK. Or April 14. SpeciaL Charles Cunningham, known as the sheep king ot Eastern Oregon, reports 101 per cent in a S-year-old and of ewes. Taken as a whole the increase this year is prov ing very satisfactory to the sheepmen. Grass continues to grow rapidly, and there is an abundance of feed everywhere. Received 33,000 Volts ot Electricity. RED LANDS, CaL. April It Tom Logan, a lineman for the Edison Compiny. was electrocuted this afternoon, 23.0DO volts passing through his body while he was working on the power-transmission line. Another lineman named Dunn was badly burned. Survey of Spokane's Reservation, OLTMPIA. Wash, April It. Special.) The office of the United States Surveyor- General has received Instructions to sur vey the Spokane Indian reservation. This reservation is located In the southwestern corner ot Stephens County, along and di rectly north of the Spokaa, Hlvsr. SMALLPOX SCARE OVER HEALTH OFFICIALS HAVE THE DIS EASE TJMJER CO.VTROL. Prompt Action of the- Authorities Averts an Epidemic In East ern Oregon. PRDTEVILLE, Or.. April H. (Special.) While a number of cases of smallpox have developed In Eastern Oregon, toe health officials are doing good work and eeera to have the disease under control. It Is thought that an epidemic will be averted. From one man who was exposed to the disease in Pennsylvania the disease has spread to its present confines. About four weeks ago a-young man from Penn sylvania, named Baseblnder. passed through Shaniko, and later Prinevllle. on his way to a timber claim 'ji the moun tains. Before leaving Petnsylvanla he had been exposed to smallpox, and in fected one of toe hotels here. About two weeks later a boarder In the hotel, a little girl resident, a waitress and a carpenter who had stopped there developed the dls- PROMINENT OREGON PHOENIX, Charles A. Redmond, of SIcMInnvlIle. ease. They -sere promptly Isolated, and on the arrival of the State Health Officer one Mr. Dillon was found In a critical stage with a confluent form of smallpox. The carpenter has a moderately severe at tack ot the confluent farm; little Miss Boyd and Miss Claypool have a mild type ot the disease. Mr. Smith Is rapidly re covering from a very mild attack. The accessories for the- complete and thorough disinfection ot the hotel were Immediately set on foot. Vaccination of school children Is ar ranged for tomorrow, and a general vac cination ordered within three days. At the present time Howard Dillon Is in a very critical condition. No further devel opments ot the disease has been found within the last is hours, ana it is now hoped that the disease is entirely under control, and unless new cases develop that the disease will be entirely eradicated. At Antelope. The citizens of Antelope were startled Monday upon discovering a well-developed case of smallpox In their midst, says the Antelope Herald. Lee Baker, who has been driving stage for Gus Hlxson. Is the unfortunate victim. As soon as the dis ease was discovered here, the city au thorities took hold ot the matter, and every precaution Is being taken to pre vent any spread of It. All who are known to have come in contact with the disease have been quarantined, and, while there may possibly be a few cases among these, being In quarantine, there will be little danger of further contagion of others. The city authorities are taxing every sanitary precaution, and have erected a cesthouse on the fair grounds, where all smallpox patients will be kept until dan ger of contagion has passed. The citizens of the town are lending every assistance, and fumigation, vaccination, sanitation and preventives have been the order ot the week. Precautions at Fossil. Smallpox Is prevalent in various parts of Eastern Oregon, cases being reported from Shaniko and Antelope, says the Fos sil Journal. One man died from the dis ease at Shaniko. Judge Bradshaw, Dis trict Attorney Mcnefee and Attorney IL S. Wilson, of The Dalles, were exposed to the disease at Condon without knowing It, and have since bad themselves vacci nated. It Is possible that, on account ot Mrs. Hannah Palmer. the smallpox along the road, the Judge may dispense with the Spring term of Circuit Court In Fossil. There Is no smallpox in Condon, the report to that effect having grown from the fact that O. KInersly. who was at Shaniko when the disease broke out, was at Condon during Circuit Court, felt him self taking sick, and struck out for his home In The Dalles, where he Is now 111 with smallpox. At Cleveland, Wash. CLEVELAND. Wash, April 14. (Spe cial.) Several new cases ot smallpox have developed here during the present -week, and It Is feared several more cases may appear before It can be en tirely suppressed by strict quarantine reg ulations. Life Lost In Mine Fire. RENO. Nrv, April It A fire destroyed the ehafthouse of the Pyramid Lake Min ing & Milling Company's property at Pyramid last night, resulting In the loss ssssaaaaaBB' 'ssSll -iaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaflr'BV Lr fi PeW :rf 't3 of one life, and probably two. and dam age to toe compiny of about S18&X The cause of the catastrophe la as yet un known. Two workmen named Johnson and Short are missing, and the charred and unrec ognizable remains of one man hare been found. SCHOOL LAAO SELLS HIGH. Sealed Bids ProveTa Good Thing for the State. SALEM. April lt-Special.)-The high est price) ever paid for school land In Ore gon was paid today, when W. J, and Tlnlay Morrison paid Jlt-17 11-K per acre for 0 acres in township IS south, range 3 east. In Linn County. This land was" sold to the highest bidder, all bids, being sub mitted under seal and accompanied by a check for one-fifth ot the purchase price. The ordinary price for school land Is JL3 per acre. but. under a rule jot the board, all newly surveyed sections In Western Oregon are sold to the highest bidder. The school fund profited to the amount ot over til an acre by the method of mak ing the sale. The total amount paid -was JtiffLSO. At the usual price, the land would have brought but JSSQ. so that the gain was tTTffUa, The cost of advertising was less than MO. Quite a crowd of Umber land agents STUDENT DIES AT ARIZ. PHOEX1X. Aril.. April 14. Spe cUL) Charles A Redmond, profes sor of economies and history at the Aihland, Or, Normal School, died here this morning of tubercu losis, lit had betn in for fire months, and was brought her early in March. In the hope that the cbanre would benefit him. The re mains will t cocrered to McMlnn vllle. Or, for burial. (Charles A. Redmond was one of the best-known rounc men In Ore gon, and leaves a wide circle of friends to mourn his loss. He was born In Yamhill County, July SI. 167a. and was a son ef John Red mond, a prominent dtlien of Me. MinnvllVe. After a court at Pa cific Collere. Mr. Redmond entered trie University of Oregon, from which Institution he was graduat ed with hi chest honors last year. He was a leader In athletics and other student enterprises; and bis classroom work waa of a hlrh or der. Soon after his graduation, he was elected to the chair ot eco nomics and hlitory at the Ashland Normal School, but owing to 111 health, discontinued his work shortly after Thaaksrtvtnc. His brother. Captain-William Redmond, resides In this city.) were gathered In the Governor's consulta tion-room today when the Land Board met to open the bids. The land had been cruised by many, and probably all of them, and they knew- the land had a good stand of timber. It Is located In the southern part of Linn County, near the headwaters of the Callapoota River. That the blddlnir was genuine, and that one bidder had not bought oft the others, waa evident from the disappointment pictured on the faces of those whose bids were too low. The bids ran from S3 an acre to the price at which the land was sold. One ot the best-known timber, men In the state says the land Is now worth In the market about t) an acre, but he thinks the buyer has a good Investment even at the high price paid. The second highest bid was made by a representative of H. G. McKlnley. at 1151. His company owns 15,000 acres of land. In that vicinity. The board also sold three-quarters of section 38. In the same township. J. W. Shumate bought the north halt at JiK per acre, and M. Stenshausen bought the north half of the south halt at ILSO per acre. There were no bids for the south halt of the south half of the section. On the 160 acres sold to Btenshsusen. the board realized an advance ot 5 cents per acre, ana, wim me u) acres sola to Shu mate, the advance was $130 above the usual price. This Is the second time the State Land Board has sold school land to the highest bidder, after advertisement, and In both Instances a good profit has been made by that mode of procedure. Next week bids will be opened for the purchase of an other tract of newly surveyed land. The state has made, a claim to some 50,000 acres of what is alleged lo be swamp land in the vleltilty of Klamath Lake, and. If UMs should finally be se cured. It Is probable that the Statei Land Board will sell It to the highest bidder, as Jn the case of the newly surveyed school land. It Is said that some ot the swamp land Is -worth from 15 to 110 and even more per acre. Fight on Union Label on Text-Books. HELENA, Mont., April li. The first victory has been won by the Eastern book-publishing firms who are trying to knock out the union label on the text books printed for use In this state. In toe CELEBRATED HER 89TH BIRTHDAY. LA GRANDE. Or.. April IS. (Spe cial.) Mrs. Hannah Talmer cele brated her E9th birthday In this city today. Sb met her friends at the home of her dans hter, Mrs. W. B. Gracdr. and many callers came la during the day to tender congratulations and good wtshes. Mrs. Tatmer was born in. Dela ware County, .She married' R. II. Palmer at tbe age ot 20 and In 1S they crossed' the plains to Oreson. They settled In Grand Ronde Valley and haT lived hers ever since. Mr. and Mrs. Palmer lived 63 years in wedlock. Mr. Palmer dying two years since. Mrs. Palmer has many unique memories, among them being a rids on the first train of cars In the United Statu and ot shaking hands with LaFarette. Mrs. 'Palmer re tains all her faculties, sot being obliged' to use- glasses. ' Supreme Court this morning- the applica tion made yesterday to have declared un constitutional that part of the law calling for the union label, on the books was heard and an order was made directing the members of the text-book committee to show cause April 3 why' it should not be enjoined from opening bids on the third Monday in June, as it -has been expecting to do. -The point Is made br the annlieant for the Injunction that all printers are not given a lair show If the- label part of the w noias. So Jury Tet In Kelley Trial. BUTTE. Mont, April It The case of J. W. Kelley, charged with the murder of Dr. Henry Cayley. went to trial In judge McClernan s court this morning, opened a little after 10 o'clock, and H30 the regular Jury panel was exhausted and the trial was -continued to 10 o'clock next. Friday morauu. Judra McClernan Issued a new -venire for 30 Jurymen, re- tsroaoie at 125 time uameu. GRANGE WORK IN YAMHILL SATIOXAL MASTER JOlfES ASSISTS EC ORGAXIZATIOX. Spends a Weelc In This County- Other FolntaVlslted and to Be Visited on the Coast. . M'MINNVILLE. Or.. April lt-A -week's work In old Tamhlll by Hon. Aaron Jones. National master; B. Q. Leedy. state mas ter, and In -which I had a pleasant part. aas given the Grange work a wonderful impetus. The evening of Tuesday, me iia lnst. the National master addressed the citizens of this city. Wednesday evening, the Sth lnst, he met the people of Day ton and vicinity, and after his address a Grange of nearly 40 members was organ ized, the first In this country la many years. Thursday, the 8th lnst- he dellvt ered an address at North Tamhlll: then Friday night, the 1-Kh lnst. at Newburg. and Saturday- evening, the 11th lnst- or ganized a Grange at that place- that has a list of 33 charter members. From this point State Master Leedy re turned nome. Last evening we met with Dayton Grange to complete the charter list, that closed with 101 members, made up ot the most Influential and progressive farmers In that section, with their fami lies and friends. McMlhnville Grange, No. SI, one that has stood alone in this county tor so long. Is awakcnelng to new life and earnestness, and expects ooon to nave a large accession to Its -membership. Other leadlntr points In the county are to be reached as- soon as possible, and Sranges will no doubt be organized. Sucn thriving localities, of which Amity. Balls ton, Sheridan. North Tamhlll and other towns are the center, are yet to take their rightful place In our grand Orange col umn. ' We are apt to forget the mistakes and failures ot the past, and in this new cen tury. Drofltlnc by oast experiences, make an advance that will sweep Oregon and all the Union from ocean to ocean. Let It once be fully known that we purpose not to antagonize any legitimate dusi- nees. but desire to advance toe common weal, desiring to .secure, .a profitable return for our products, and having- them reach consumers at the lowest possible eostUo them, and prosperity will surely sweep In as never before. The work In Oregon Is to "be vigorously pushed. National Master Jones today pro ceeded by' rail to. Eugene, where a Grange- Is to be organized tomorrow, ana men tne day following the National master will go on to California. In which zu aays are to be spent. Tamhlll County was highly honored by having a man of such Nation-wide repu tation as Hon. Aaron Jones take a week off from his National work to assist in organizing .subordinate Granges. The week's work will be extensively adver tised all over the United States, each Grange organized being specially men tioned, as well as others that will be or ganized, and all will redound to the glory and upbuilding of our state ana mis county In particular. CYRUS H. WALKER, State Deputy. WOMEVS CLUB AT JACKSONVILLE. Will Aid In Promotlnc the Lewis and Clark Fair. JACKSONVILLE. Or.. April It Spe cial.) Mrs. Judge Galloway, representa tive of the special committee of -woman's work of the, Lewis and Clark- Fair, met with the women of Jacksonville here last night in Native sons" nail, ior me pur ncee of organizing a club to act In concert with the central committee In furthering the Interests of the Fair. On account of previously arranged society meetings the attendance cwas not isrge, uiougn mutn Interest was manifested. Mrs. Galloway made an instructive ana entertaining address, setting forth the alms and objects ot organization through out the state and the great benefits to be derived from a successful Fair. She be lieves the people ot Oregon cannot afford to fall n this their first effort to enter tain the public ana mrougn a matcnieis exhibit, which they are abundantly cap able of making, advertise tne wealth and resources ot the state. She said mutual and adjvo. co-operation of all in terests ana industries was necessary to make a showing as would be creditable to the state and leave a lasting Impres sion on the minds of visitors of the great state "where rolls the Oregon.',' The following ladles were appointed I committee to perfect tha organization and enroll memoers: Misses Frankle Barnes. OUIe Huffer, Ethel Barber. Mrs. C K. Williamson, Mrs. Sophia Eckelson. Mrs. MolIIe Cameron, Mrs. Elizabeth Briggs. From the strong and influential personality of the com mittee good, effective work may be ex pee ted. EXHIBIT FROM MISSOUni. Ex-Governor Geer Says It Will Be a Good One. SALEM, Or.. April lt-tSpecIaL)-Ex- Governor T. T. Geer returned today from his trip to St. Louis and other Mississippi Valley cities. He returned to Oregon last Thursday, but spent a few days in As toria, where Mrs. Geer Is attending at tha bedside of her sick mother. He will re turn to Astoria tomorrow. In speaking today, of his trip. Governor Geer said that be is confident mat Mis souri will have a splendid exhibit at the Lewis and Clark Fair an exhibit that will be all that Oregonlans would desire. Al ready a collection of material Is being made for the Missouri State exhibit at me Louisiana Purchase Exposition In 1304, and the greater part of the same exhibit will be brought to Oregon In isou. Governor Geer says that he found great interest In Oregon, and everywhere be went people were eager tor Information regarding this country. Many told him that they had long a desire to see mis state and that they would try to make the Lewis and Clark Exposition the oc casion of a visit to this part of the conn- try. He believes that the attendance at the Fair from the Eastern Sates will be large for the reason that so. many people want to nee this state anyway ana win come at that time on account of the add ed attraction. ODER PROMISE OF MARRIAGE. Orphan la Seduced by a Married Man. PENDLETON. Or.. April 14-SpeciaL W. W. Gardner was today bound over to the Circuit Court in the enim of COO bonds on the charge of seduction, the complain ing witness being Amy Hollett, a girl 17 years of age, who became. a mother on the 12th of last March. She was not 17 years of age until February this year. Gardner gives his age as 27 ye are. He Is a married man and has a wife and two children, the eldest a boy of 11 years. He does not deny the charge and his only de fense Is that he thought the girl was more than 17 years old. The girl la an orphan, her parents having died several years ago, since which time she has lived with a married sister, Mrs. Mae Montgomery, the wife of a prominent rancher of the Cold Springs country. The man In his testimony said that he had been engaged to the girl for a year before committing the act and that he had never told her be -was a married .man. Since the child was born Gardner has filed a suit for a divorce trom his wife, but the petition has not as yet been granted. He attempted to buy the girl with money, which was refused: The pen itentiary stares Gardener In the face, ao he could not marry the girl until six months after a divorce bad been granted from his present wife. Improvement of Engene PostofHee. EUGENE. Or, April 14. (Special.) The matter of Improvements In the Eugene PostofCce Is now the occasion ot much interest to the people of Eugene. A postal Inspector .has been through here and has reported that, the oM beetes and furniture, although Ik fairly sjqod condition, are not In keestag 'wHh. the twn and the business of the Eke, and that something better must he-provided. Bids were presented a short time ago for leasing premises equipped in first-class style, and this wfU Include an Investment trf several thousand dollars by the owners of the property In fittings. Erection ot Large Shingle' Mill. ST. HELENS, Or.. April It (Special ) Flahrer Bros., shingle manufacturers at Mayger, are erecting a new mill at that place on the water front- Jt will, hare a capacity of 50,000 feet per day. The Fluhrers have made a specialty of red cedar shingles for many years past, and received diplomas and first awards at the Trans-Mis-issippi and International Expo sition, tha Pan-American and Charleston ExpoeiUons. William IL Fluhrer, who Is superintend ent at Eccles & Col's large shingle mill at Ingles, stated that he was across the river In Cowlitz County looking for shlngleweavereu hut found that they were all on a strike. To Increase University Library. UNIVERSITY OF. OREGON. Eugene, April It (Special.) At a meeting of the Junior class, held this morning, a stu dent loan fund of HOu was established. The interest received from this loan fund will be used to collect Oregon liter ature and history, and the collection Is to be dedicated to the university library in memory of the class of '0t The University library has also recently received as a gift trom John S. Person, ot New York. 34 recently Duhllshed books of travel, biography- and history, chosen lor meir connection with foreign missions. domination Certificate Filed. SALEM. Or.. April It (SpeciaU-Sec- retary of State Dunbar has received and filed the certificates ot nomination of two candidates for' Congress. They are the certificates of W. P. Elmore, the Prohibi tion nominee, and A. E. Reames, the Democratlcnominee. Certificates may be filed' at any time up to ten days prior to election, but. In order to facilitate the printing ot ballots, they sh8uld be filed at once. Settlers for Wnllovra County. LA GRANDE. Or.. April It A party of Immigrants, numbering GO men, women and children, arrived Saturday night from riiaton. w. vs., and will locate In this vi cinity. Many will go to Elgin and per haps to Wallowa County, where already many from their state are located. They are all In search of Government ltnd that can be homesteaded. Walla Walla Land Receipts. WALLA WALLA. Wash.. April It The report of the United States Land Office In Walla, Walla for the quarter ended. March 31. 1903. Just made public shows .that T9,&s.S3 acres pt land of all descriptions were filed upon In Wain Walla District. Total receipts for the quarter were $32,3S8.63- Ootlnjc of Mammas. EUGENE, Or.. April IL (Special.) The plan for the outing ot the Mazamas from. Eugene to the Three Sisters during the coming Summer seems to have received a check on account of the cost of transpor tation by wagon from this point as shown by bids received, but It Is believed that arrangements can be made that will be satisfactory to the society. Idaho Men Looking for Farms. M'MINNVILLE, Or.. April H.-SpeciaL) Messrs. Ireton and Marsh, of Boise, are visiting Mrs. B. F. Puller, of. this place. These gentlemen have Just sold a TOO-acre farm on tho Peet River for 145.000, and are now looking for a place to locate. They are looking over-some of the large farms here. At l'reeslnc Xear Noon Time. PILOT ROCK. Or.. April l7.-(SpcciaJ.)-Orchardlsts fear a total loss of fruit In ihts section, due to a heavy frost which visited this part of the county on Sat urday night last At 11 o'clock Sunday the thermometer stood at freezing under a cloudless sky and a bright sunshine. Lnmbtr Dropped Into the Tiny. TILLAMOOK, Or.. April 14. (.Special.) Part ot the dock of the Truckee Lumber Company's sawmill at Hobsonvllle col lapsed and 69,000 feet of dressed lumber went Into the bay with It. A gang of men were put to work and saved the lumber. Relics Owned br Elms Citizens. ELMA, Wash.. April lt-SpeclaL)W111. lam Booth has in his possession a tiny wooden cup carved from the historic Charter Oak. This tree blew down In 1K3. and was cut Into small cups and sold as souvenirs. Charles McDonald has a powder-horn picked up by bis great grandfather on the fleld of Waterloo. STATE MEDICALINSTITUTE Specialists for Men's Diseases They have the Isrzest and Dett.eqni2pea mecicsi insti tution sea th most ex- teolTS practice In the C cited State. Vli!hllhd In 1860. TK . enn loet Strettlth and weakness which accota- canles 11; aim npecia ou TZZmm vKrtrala- stricture. , blood potson. Slf esses of the kltcers. t!aer. ete. Unfortunate men who cannot can writs for advies sad ptivste twk ALL FKtic. Thousands cured t nom- 1 Centlal. Ho caarg ior 701 Slrst Ave- Seattle. Wash. Badwar'sKeadr Relief Is a. cur for every pain. toothache, neacacoe, necruxia. reiuutu. f Evaporated bearictr the shore cap label, flows fm from the can rich in every tnzrsdiest whitntsrsiruobodTbuildiag. jH Economy I M Brand m Sj carries our euanntse as to Its HI careful preparation, richness and Hf purity. It is different trom the watery brands and adds a rich- NB nessto your food- Try tt and you wDl be conrinced It is tha best, fm Look lor our cap label. HELVETIA WTif't! COHDEHSHIG CO. SB 1 Miss Alice Bailey, of r Atlanta, Ga., tells how she was permanently cared of inflamma tion of the ovaries, escaped sur geon's knife, by taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. " I had suffered for three years with terrible- pains at the time of men struation, and did not know what the trouble -was -until the doctor pro nounced it inflammation of the ovaries, and proposed an operation. " I felt so weak and sick that I felt awe that I could not snrriro the or deal. The following; week I read an advertisement in the paper ol XiYtlla E. Pinkham's Vcgetahle Com pound in such an emergency, and so I decided to try it. Great was my Joy to find that I actually improved after taking two bottles, and: in the end I wrvi cured by it. I had gained eighteen pounds ana was in excellent heal Uu" Miss Alice Bailbt, 60 North Boule vard, Atlanta, Gt. fSOOO forftlttt origin! of abort Ittttr prtxiny ftnutmms cannot t prv cue. The BvmDtoms of inflammation and disease of the ovaries are a dull throbbing pain, accom panied hy a sense of tenderness and heat low down in tho side, with occasional shooting? pains. The region of pain sometimes snows some swelling. Death of Mrs. llahnla Mckelsen. INDEPENDENCE. Or.. April 11. Fri- day evening at 9 o'clock. Mrs. Mahala Nlckslsorr, a pioneer woman of 'Si, ex pired as a result of a severe attack of la grippe and heart trouble, aged S3 years. : months and 23 days- She bad been mar ried three times, and was the mother of 11 children, three of whom are living, for 10 years her home had been in this vicinity, Funeral services wero conduct ed at the residence by Rev. W. R. Brls- cow, and Interment made in the Rlckreall cemetery. Prevented Jnil Delivery. GREAT FALLS. Mont.. April 14. The authorities today frustrated an attempt made at a general delivery of prisoners. The ringleaders In the attempt wero Smith and Vain, arrested a few days ago on a charge of burglary. They had laid the plans to free all of the prisoners in the place, and kill a guard or two. If necessary. In order to get away, but at the last minute the officers became aware of the plot and locked the men In separata cells, where they were unable to make a move. ears Only those who use it know the luxury of at. Pears' is the purest and best toilet soap in .all the world. Established over 100 Tears. HAND SAPOLIO Is esDeciallv valimnle Summer season, when outdoor oc cupations ana sports are most in order. GRASS STAINS, MUD STAINS and CALLOUS SPOTS yield to it, and it is particularly sittuuic wucu uocu m lac Dam after violent exercise. ALL GROCERS AND DRUGGISTS A CLEANLY AGE. Twentieth Century Ideas Incline To ward Sanitation and Preventives. Nowadays scientists believe that In cleanliness lies the secret ot prevention of diseases. To prevent a disease, remove the cause. Just as unclean habits breed many dis eases, so careless habits will breed dan druff. Improper use of another's brushes, combs, eta, -will surely cause dandruff, and. In time, will Just as surely cause bildness. It's mlcroblc Infection, nothing more nor less. Newbro's Herplclde kills the dandruff germ, and causes hair to grow luxuriant ly. Herplclde Is absolutely free from grease or other Injurious substances. 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