THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1903.
Sophomore at Corvallis Falls
on Upturned Hurdles,
WAS A NOVICE AT THE SPORT
Operation. Has Been. Performed, tut
Physicians Exprcs lilt tie Hope
. lor the Youth's Ultimate
Recovery. ,
CORVALLIS, Or., April 30. A false step
while hardline late last evening on the
athletic field at the college put Earl Haw
son, a sophomore from the vicinity of
Vancouver, under the surgeon's knife In a
desperate operation at noon today. The
boy was a novice at the work, having
been a participant in the outdoor sports
but once before. As a diversion he started
to run the nigh hurdles. In passing it he
tipped over one of the burdles and Its leg
stood upright. On it he was impaled.
The first examination of the physicians
did not seem to indicate that the wound
was more than slight. This morning,
however, very alarming symptoms devel
oped. A consultation of physicians was
held, and at 12 o'clock the operation was
performed. The operation was under
taken under Instructions from the father,
who was at Olympla this morning.
If Rawson had been accustomed to
hurdling the accident could not have hap
pened. As he rose to go over the hurdle
he threw his left foot forward instead of
his body. His heel tipped the hurdle over,
elevating its leg just in time to catch the
boy as he came down. He fell astride the
upturned leg. At a depth of four Inches
from the opening, the leg, which was
half an inch by an Inch In size, perforated
the rectum and also passed through the
peritoneum into and among the bowels.
Rawson removed the stick with his own
hand before the other boys in the imme
diate vicinity could reach him. He was
carried at. once to the rubbing-room in the
armory and a physician summoned. Later
he was carried on a litter to Cauthorn
Hall, where he boarded.
The absence of blood on the end of the
hurdle leg misled the physicians at first,
though the symptoms were such when Dr.
Cathey called at 11 last night that he re
mained with the boy until morning. When
Rawson was placed on the operating table
at 12 o'clock his pulse was ISO and could
only be detected In the neck. The opera
tion lasted two hours. During the after
noon the boy came out from under the in
fluence of the anesthetics, and tonight his
pulse is 180.
At this hour 9 o'clock he has full pos
session of all his faculties, and when per
mitted to do so chats with his hallmates.
He understands his condition, and with
great determination is making a desperate
light for life, though his physicians have
no hope that he. will recover! His com
plete collapse is expected at any time.
His stepmother arrived ajt the bedside
at 9 o'clock tonight.
VALUATION' TO BE RAISED.
Sentiment of Assessors of Columbia
Valley Counties.
ARLINGTON, Or., April 30. (Special.)
A meeting of the Assessors of Multnomah,
"Wasco, Gilliam, Morrow, Baker and Union
Counties was held here this afternoon
and evening. George "W. Jett, of Baker
Count, was chosen chairman. The mat
ter of the assessment of telephone, tele-
graph and railroad lines was pretty thor
oughly discussed, as well as the general
question of the valuation of all property
with a view to securing uniform assess
ments in the various counties, and while
nothing definite was formally decided yet
it seemed to be the sentiment of the As
sessors present that valuations would be
raised.
Agriculture and grazing lands have been
assessed much higher in this section of
the state than last year and It is not un
likely that the valuations placed upon
other property will be correspondingly In
creased. Owing to -the fact that hundreds
of homestead claimants In Eastern Ore
gon have made proof during the past
year in support of their claims the tax
rolls of the Eastern Oregon counties
would be, even at the valuation of pre
vious years, much greater than hereto
fore and with an increase In the valuation
per acre the total assessable property
in Eastern Oregon ought to be from 50
to 100 "per cent greater than previous
years.
The meeting adjourned at a late hour.
AH of the Assessors present expressed
themselves well pleased with their trip
to Gilliam County,
MAXY SAILORS DESERT.
Say They Are Not Well Feil Denied
at Washington.
VALLEJO, Cal., April 30. There has
been an epidemic of desertions from the
Navy on this Coast some months past,
but this month's report beats the record.
It is said that 106 men have failed to re
turn to the receiving ship Independence
slnco the last pay day. When the enlisted
men aro questioned for a cause all claim
that it is because of the poor and scanty
fare..
Sailors Are Well Fed.
WASHINGTON, April 30. "Investigation
of the conditions aboard the training
ships of tho Navy, and especially the In
dependence, will show that many of the
men fare better than when ashore. In ad
dition the department has testimonials to
this effect from many of the men them
selves." This statement was made by the acting
chief of the Bureau of Navigation today
on request for information regarding re
ports of dissatisfaction among sailors now
aboard training ships of the Navy. Fol
lowing is a typical week-day naval menu
for sailors:
Breakfast Fresh beef stew, bread, but
ter and coffee; dinner baked fish, toma
to sauce, boiled potatoes, bread and coffee;
supper macaroni and cheese, fried pota
toes, tinned meat, bread, butter and tea.
The Sunday menu has some extras. That
reports regarding desertions have been
exaggerated is evidenced by the following
figures for April:
Pensacola, ; Independence. 27; Alba
tross, 6; Wyoming, 1G; Wisconsin, 13;
Alert, S; Adams, 2.
WEDDED
PASADENA.
"XIm Ada Storey Becomes Mr. Robert
H. Ripley.
JASADENA. Cal.. April 30. Miss Ada
Storey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hamp
ton L. Storey, was married this evening
to Bobert Harris Ripley, son of President
E. P. Ripley, of the Santa Fe Railroad.
The ceremony was performed at the resi
dence of tho bride's parents at Altadena,
where a large number of prominent so
ciety .people of Southern California and
Chicago had gathered.
Rev. W. A. McConnack, rector of All
Saints' Episcopal Church, Pasadena, offi
ciated. President Ripley and Mrs. Ripley
parents of the groom, were present, as
were many other prominent Santa Fe
officials. The bridal couple left tonight
for Chicago, where Mr. Ripley is connect
ed with the law department of the Santa
Fe.
Good Roads Club Organized.
SALEM, Or., April 30. (Special.) Pres
ident John H. Scott, of the Oregon Good
Roads Association, and Henry B. Tbiel
sen, vice-president for Marion County, ad
dressed a mass meeting of citizens at St.
- Paul last evening on the subject of road
it
its
vement. A large crowd of residents
of, that neighborhood was In attendance.
A temporary organization of a local good
roads league was effected and a permanent
organization will be formed next Wednes
day evening. Great interest in the sub
ject of good roads was manifested.
Improreacati at Baker City;
BAKER CITY, Or., April 30. (Special.)
This is to be a great year for municipal
improvement in this city, if the plans
of tho city authorities do not miscarry in
any particular. Bonds to the amount of
$58,000 have been voted, for the erection of
a new City Hall and the construction of
a sewerage system, and the sale is fixed
for May 2.
In addition to these Improvements the
city has purchased a rock crusher and a
20-ton steam street roller, which will soon
be put In commission and the work of
macadamizing tho streets will continue
until Winter sets in. Eventually every
street in the city will be covered with U
inches of crushed rock thoroughly
packed down.
The company that owns the franchise
for an electric street railroad is ready to
begin the construction of tho street-car
line as soon as the material arrives.
Fifth Mill JTear Rainier.
RAINIER, Or., April 30. (Special) -The
machinery for a new sawmill to be
started out back of Rainier arrived here
yesterday and is being hauled out. This
Is the fifth mill to be put in the timber
near Rainier.
Henry Do an, of Portland, and other par
ties are preparing to put in a large lath
plant about five miles back of Rainier.
From present-indications It would appear
that It will be but a few years until all
the timber available will be cut Into lum
ber, lath and shingles.
Condition .of Salem's River Bank.
SALEM, Or., April 30. Special.) David
B. Ogden, an engineer, of the river and
harbor bureau at Portland, was in Salem
this morning on his way to Portland. Ho
says that the recent soundings in the Wil
lamette River in front of Salem show that
the gravel bar has extended down the
river some 500 feet In the last seven years,
and that the water has cut into the west
bank of the river about 100 feet. He
thinks,, however, that there is no present
danger of tho City of Salem losing its
water front.
Priest Sues Railroad Company.
BAKER CITY, Or., April 30. (Special.)
A suit has been filed in the Circuit Court
by A. B. Winflll, attorney for Rev. Father
Joseph Schell, of Sumpter. against H. H.
Hallock, asent of the O. R. & N., of this
city.
Mr. Schell wants his valise which is
held for demurrage by the railroad com
panyor $120, the value of its contents
and $50 damages because he has been de
prived of the use of his robes of office
contained therein,, and consequently could
not celebrate mass.
Purchase of & Mill Site.
SOUTH BEND; Wash., April 30. (Spe
cial.) N. J. Blagen, of Portland, yester
day purchased from George Foster a good
mill site just east of South Bend, between
the Willapa River and the Northern Pa
cific Railroad. Mr. Blagen is a practical
sawmill man, and It Is generally supposed
he will build a new mill.
The sawmill employes here ar.e talking
of unionizing the mills, but have not yet
organized.
June Commencement at Monmouth.
MONMOUTH, Or., April 30. (Special.)
Tne class graduating In June at the State
Normal will consist of 20 members. E. S.
Evenden, of Yamhill County, will de
liver the valedictory and Miss Martha
Whealdon, of The Dalles, the salutatory.
Miss Annie Overholtzer, Miss Beatrice
Anderson, and Miss Clara Carpenter will
each deliver an oration.
Signatures to Referendum Petitions.
ALBANY, Or., April 30. (Special.) C.
L. Shaw, who Is looking after the circu
lation of petitions to Invoke the referen
dum on the Lewis and Clark Fair and
the portage railway bills, reports that
about 400 names have been secured for
the same. But few In this section are
signing the petition to refer the corpora
tion tax bill.
Arthur Frazler to Give Concert.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene,
Or., April 30. (Special.) Arthur Frazler,
who Is well known as ono of Oregon's
great pianists, leaves Eugene tonight for
Roeeburg where he will give a concert
Saturday evening. Mr. Frazler will be
assisted by Miss Templeton, who will ap
pear as the vocal soloist.
Grand Army Committee Named.
SALEM, Or., April 30. (Special) The
members of the Salem G. A. R. are pre
paring for the observation of Memorial
Day in the usual manner. A general com
mittee on arrangements has been appoint
ed consisting of R. A. Crossan, C. L.
Briggs, James Fisher, J. Q. Barnes and
Joshua Smith.
Orange at Deer Island.
RAINIER, Or.. April 30. (Special.) S."
G. Schoonover, state organizer for the
Patrons of Husbandry, organized a
Grange at Deer Island, In this county,
last evening, with 27 charter members.
J. H. Holiday was elected master, and
Mrs. M. M. English secretary.
Wife-Murderer to Be Hanged.
RIVERSIDE, Cal., April 30. Frederick
C Fischer, who confessed to burning his
wife to death last week, was today sen
tenced to be hanged July 1. He pleaded
guilty and waived all preliminaries. Fisch
er also confessed to an extensive criminal
career in the East.
State Land Office Receipts.
SALEM, Or., April 30. (Special.) The
receipts of the State Land Office for the
month of April aggregated ?46,650. With
the exception of the receipts for July and
December, 1902, this month's business has
been the largest in many years.
Appointed Cannery Superintendent.
ASTORIA. Or., April 30. (Speclal.)
Knute Sater, of this city, has been ap
pointed superintendent of the Pacific
Packing & Navigation Company's can
nery at Falrhaven, the largest salmon
cannery in the world.
Expect Commercial Bowling- Team.
ASTORIA. Or., April 30. (Special.)
A bowling team from the Commercial
Club of Portland is expected here on next
Saturday evening to play a series of
games with a team from the Commercial
Club of this city.
Gypsies Ordered to Move On.
SALEM, Or., April 30. (Special.) The
band of gypsies which arrived at this city
day before yesterday was today ordered
by Chief of Police Gibson to "move -on."
The gypsies crossed the bridge Into Polk
County.
Dea2 of Henry Vandomelln.
FOREST GROVE. Or., April 30. (Spe
cial.) Henry Vandomelln, aged 60 years,
who died at Greenville Tuesday, was
buried in the Vcrboort Catholic cemetery
today. A wife and family survive him.
Coast Telegraphic Notes.
Rose Coghlan, the actress, is suing for
a divorce at Helena, Mont.
The limit of women students at Stan
ford University has been reached. No
more will be allowed to register as special
students.
Twenty-five miles of the railroad pro
posed between Valdes and Eagle City, on
the Yukon, will be constructed before an
other Winter sets in.
William O. Filer, assistant cashier in
the Northern Pacific freight department
of tho Northern Pacific at Seattle, Is
said to be short in his account?
HiSTORICTREESCUTDOWN
SALE3C IMPROVEMENTS MAKE
AWAY WITH LANDMARKS.
University Students Make Bonfire of
Trees Planted by Missionaries In
the Days of Lobs' Ago.
SALEM, Or., April 30. (Special) The
progress of improvements to public and
private property in Salem Is removing
numerous old landmarks, which has -in
years past been a source of more or less
pride. Instances of this are noted in the
cutting down of trees. A few days ago
the students at Willamette University be
gan grading the ground for their new
athletic field and In order to do this they
were compelled first to remove a number
of old apple trees which were planted a
half century ago by the pioneer Methodist
missionaries, who founded the school at
this place. In the early days these apple
trees bore good fruit and hundreds of men
and women In Oregon will remember to
have enjoyed eating apples from these
trees while they were students at Wil
lamette. In recent years the trees have
not been cultivated or pruned and the
apples have become small and sour. The
Miss Cora B. Carter.
trees were probably too old, also, to bear
palatable fruit.
Last night a crowd of students gathered
on the university campus and built a big
bonfire, using the old apple trees as fuel.
Some of the pieces of tree trunks will
be made Into canes or gavels as souve
nirs. The Improvement of Church street be
tween State and Trade streets has made
it necessary to dig out three-great locust
trees which stand just eouth of State
street These trees were planted'a half
century ago by Hon. Joseph Holman, who
owned the first house built in that vicin
ity. The trees were so located that when
the sidewalk was built they were nearly
In the center of the walk. Nevertheless
they were left standing. Many of the peo
ple of the younger generation have urged
that the trees be cut down so as to remove
the obstruction from the sidewalk, but
sentiment has prevailed against this de
mand until now when the street must be
graded. The trees will bo dug out In a
few days. Two large maple trees, which
have long added beauty to the First
Methodist Episcopal Church building, will
also be cut down.
The public Improvements now being
made In Salem surpass those of any pre
vious year. In all parts of the city wooden
sidewalks are being replaced with cement
walks and streets are being gravelled and
brought to a uniform grade.
STANFORD TEAM MAY COME NORTH
Would Try Conclusions With North
ern Collegians and Multnomah.
STANFORD UNTVpRSITY, Cal., April
30. (Special. It seems fairly certain that
Stanford's track team, victorious over the
Stato University for the first time In H
years, will go North to try conclusions
with the strong teams of the two other
State Universities and with the Mult
nomah Athletic Club of Portland. Nego
tiations are In progress with the trio and
a favorable answer has already come
from the University of Oregon. Washing
ton and Multnomah have not yet replied,
and until they do the project hangs fire.
The trip would occupy about a week.
The time of leaving the university will
come up for discussion later, as there Is
OXB MORE CHANCE FOR
MARTHA.
To the Editor: It not too late.
I would bid for Miss Martha Wil
son. I am a soldier, 87 years old,
5 feet, CM Inches; a lovely blonde; at
present married, hut I can easily set
her ofC my hands. I separated from
my wife six weeks after marrlatre, as
I found I could do better In the mar-
rlage lottery. If agreeablo I will send
my portrait. X am a gentleman to the
ladles at all times.
ALBERT HERMAN,
Company G. Seventeenth Infantry, Van
couver, Wash.
I can take her to the Philippine
Islands; or, if not her, some other.
some difference of pplnlon as to whether
It shall be before or after commence
ment. University work stops May 2L and
commencement occurs on May 27. En
thusiasm among the students Is strong
and the expense would be guaranteed.
OYSTERS FROM MASSACHUSETTS.
Shipment of Seed Bivalves on the
.Way to Portland.
.WAREHAM, Mass., April 30. (Special.)
A new Industry Is developing rapidly
here in connection with the oyster In
dustry, that of shipping seed oysters to
tho Pacific Coast for planting. A cargo
worth $3000 has Just been shipped by ex
press freight to Portland, Or., and sev
eral other cargoes are being prepared.
The shipments, aggregating over $10,000
in value.
Other orders have been received from
California and Washington oystergrowers
for Wareham seed oysters, the local bi
valve being far superior In size and
quality to the Pacific variety.
Sam White at the Helm.
EUGENE, Or., April 30. (Special)
Captain Sam White, chairman of the
Democratic Central Committee, arrived
here this afternoon and assumed personal
charge of the Democratic campaign head
quarters. May Be Ballt at Mare IsIanO.
VALLEJO, Cal., April 30. Rear-Admiral
Miller has received official intima
tion at Mare Island that one of the $460,
000 training ships provided by the last
Congress would bo built at this. navy
yard. Goes te Newport for Rest.
SALEM, Or., April 30. (Special.) Hon.
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Claud Gatch, cashier in the Ladd & Bush
Bank, went to Newport today for a two
weeks vacation. Close confinement in the
bank and the strain of the campaign for
the Congressional nomlpation were too
wearing upon his strength and upon the
peremptory order of his physician he was
compelled to abandon all work until he
regains his health.
NO RELIEF FROM. COURTS
Disfranchised Negroes Are Referred
to Government.
WASHINGTON, April 30. The text of
the opinion of the United States Supreme
Court in the case of Jackson Giles, of
Montgomery County, Alabama, vs. the
Board of Registration of- that county,
which was delivered -by Justice Holmes
last Monday, was made public today. The
opinion says that Giles, a negro male
adult, on behalf of himself and 5000 others
similarly situated, sought by bills in
equity to secure registration as voters of
Montgomery County, which had been re
fused, and thus test the validity of the
suffrage provisions of the new constitu
tion of Alabama. Justice Holmes says it
was alleged by Giles "that the refusal
to register blacks was part of a general
scheme to disfranchise them," and the
Federal Circuit Court for the Middle Dis
trict of Alabama dismissed the bill for
want of jurisdiction. Justice Holmes an
nounces tho Impossibility of granting the
GENTLE RULER
OF A DAY.
ASHLAND, Or., April SO. (Spe
cial.) Miss Cora B. Carter, of tha
junior class of tho Normal School,
baa been almost unanimously elected
May Queen by the student body.
QJlss Carter, -whose home la near
Xerby, Josephine County, Is ono of
the most popular young: ladles of
the school. She has chosen as her
attendants: MIfaes Leatho. Tyler,
Floy McNeil, Leta NIckerson, Lelah
O'Harra, Seralce Angle, Eva Storey,
and the pages selected are: Merle
Slncleton and James Bakln.
relief sought because of lack of jurisdic
tion. The decision says further:
"The plaintiff alleges that the whole
registration scheme of the Alabama con
stitution is a fraud upon the Constitution
of the United States, and asks us to de
clare It void. But, of course, he could not
maintain a bill for a mere declaration In
the air. He does not try to do so, but
asks to be registered as a party under the
void instrument. If, then, we accept the
conclusion which it is the chief purpose
of the bill to maintain, how can we make
the court a party to the unlawful scheme
by accepting it and adding another vote
to Its fraudulent lists?
"In determining whether a court of
equity can take jurisdiction, one of the
first questions was. Can it enforce any
order that It may make? This is alleged
to be a conspiracy of the state, although
tho state Is not and could not be made a
party to the bllL The Circuit Court has
no constitutional power to control Its ac
tion by any direct means, and If we leave
the state out of consideration, tho court
has as little power to. deal with the people
of the state In a body. The bill imports
that the great mass of the population In
tended to keep tho blacks from voting.
To meet such Intent, something more than
ordering the plaintiffs name inscribed
upon the lists of 1902 will be needed. If
the conspiracy and the Intent exist, a
name on a piece of paper will not deleat
them.
"Unless we aro prepared to supervise
the voting in that state by officers of the
court, it seems to us that all that the
plaintiff could get from equity would be
an empty form. Apart from the damages
to tho Individual, relief from a great po
litical wrong, If done, as alleged, by the
people of a state and the stato itself,
must be given them by the legislative and
political department of the Government
of the United States."
ENLARGE THE FORTS.
Wa Secretary Orders Erection of
Many Nevr Buildings.
WASHINGTON, April 30. Before leav
ing for the West, Secretary Root ap
proved the recommendations of the War
College Board for the construction of va
slous buildings at Army posts throughout
the United States. Following is some of
the construction demanded:
Fort Duchesne, Utah, enlargement of ex
isting barracks.
Fort Harrison, Mont., enlargement of
existing barracks.
Fort Huachuaca, Ariz., construction of
new stables, noncommissioned officers'
quarters and shops.
Fort Keogh, Mont, cavalry stables.
Vancouver barracks. Wash., gun sheds,
guard rooms and shops for field artillery,
barracks for two companies of infantry,
guard house and enlargement of depart
ment headquarters officers building.
The allotments for Coast Artillery in
clude: Fort Baker, Cal., officers' quarters, in
creasing storage facilities and the bar
racks. Fort Flagler, Wash., quarters for" tho
commissioned officers, bachelor ' officers,
noncommissioned staff officers, and .bar
racks for one band and one company.
Fort Riley, Cal., officers' quarters and
one barrack.
Presidio, San Francisco, bachelor offi
cers' quarters.
Fort Stephens, Or., officers' quarters and
enlargement of guard house. ,
Fort Columbia, Wash., officers and non
commissioned staff officers' quarters.
Fort Rosecrans, Cal., officers and non
commissioned staff officers and one bar
rack. SAILORS KILLED IN RIOT
Crevr of British Warship. Pallas Suf
fers at Port- of Spain.
HALIFAX. N. S.,April 30. It is report
ed here tonight that 15 of the crew of the
British second-class cruiser Pallas were
killed and a number injured daring the
rioting. at Port of Spain, Trinidad, on
Tuesday. The officials et the Admiralty
refuse to confirm or deny the reports.
Old BUIs Are Infected.
CHICAGO, April 30. A dispatch to the
Tribune from Holyoke, Mass., says:
Owing to the prevalence of smallpox
here recently the Home National Bank
will make an entirely new lssue'of $1 and
$2 bills, to lessen the danger of contagion.
The bank officers say the money probably
is as dangerous to the community from
a sanitary point of view as any other
means of contagion. The money has
passed from smallpox quarantined blocks
for tho purchase of supplies, notwith
standing the danger of spreading tho dis
ease. An effort will be made to get the
other banks to furnish new money.
SlaHghter-Honse Burned at Boston.
BOSTON, April 30. A large wooden
building at the Brighton abattoir, used
as' a slaughter-house and butterlne fac
tory, was destroyed by fire today. Loss
$150;000. Four firemen and a number of
other persons engaged in trying to save
property were injured, none fatally.
REAPING THE HARVEST
HARRIMAN LINES GARNER WHERE
OTHER RAIL O ADS SOWED.
Advertising of State of Washington
Done hy Great Nerrthera Is ta
Oregon's Advantage.
"For ten years the Northern Pacific and
Great Northern have been advertising
Washington." chuckled G. M. McKinney,
immigration agent for tho Harrlman lines,
with headquarters at Chicago, yesterday,
"while Oregon," he continued, "was prac
tically neglected. When we began work
a year ago we Immediately took advan
tage of the fact that Washington had
been so thoroughly advertised, and we
showed the people that Oregon was a sisr
ter state. They could see it on the maps.
And then we told them that Oregon had
twice the agricultural lands that Wash
ington contained; that its forestry offered
twice the opportunities, and so on. The
work that had been done for Washington
counted immediately for us. The people
took our literature; they investigated our
statements, and they 'have been coming
to Oregon; the state has gained 44,(00 in
population during the year ending March
31. And yet our bureau 13 only a year-old-
"That Is rather a remarkable record,
for It Is the experience of all advertisers,
that It requires fully a1 year of advertising
to Introduce a new article. Yet we began
to show big results within three months
of the time we began work, and we are
continuing, with one of the most com
plete organizations ever perfected, to ac
complish great things for Oregon."
Mr. McHlnney's title ought to be "pro
moter of Oregon immigration" fully as
much as Immigration agent for the Har
rlman lines. To be sure, he handles the
Immigration work of the Union Pacific
and Southern Pacific systems, but hls
more effective work Is on behalf of this"
state. ThB department that Is attending
to Oregon's interests is one of the best
equipped and most successful branches of
Mr. McKInney's big Chicago headquarters.
Tho exhibit of Oregon's resources made
at this office is probably the most com
plete shown In any part of the country,
and Its effectiveness Is demonstrated by
the fact that it attracts general atten
lon from business men and others who
have no particular Intention of coming
West, but who desire to know of the
country.
"It is the Information and the printed
matter placed at our disposal by the local
committees and business men's organiza
tions that Is particularly effective," Mr.
McKinney explained. "The ordinary man
who picks up a piece of railroad literature
Is skeptical. J He sniffs and declares that
the railroads have got out tins material
for the purpose of selling tickets. But
even if he does read and believe, tho
railroad publications are unable to tell In
detail of the resources of various sections
of the state.
"A year ago I went over the lines of
the Southern Pacific and O. R. &. N. in
Oregon, visiting every town on the two
lines. We stirred up the people and
formed immigration or promotion socie
ties. We obtained lists of thoroughly re
liable real estate men to whom newcom
ers could be sent. We Induced every com
munity to prepare brief statements of
their resources and to have these pub
lications signed by their most responsible
citizens. This printed matter we supple
mented by our own special publications.
The Issue known as "The Resources of
Oregon" was one of the most effective
and attractive publications we had at our
disposal. ?
"What was done with this can be
shown by the fact that during the past
year we sent out 1,230,000 pieces of lit
erature. And, by the way, we Issued
400.0CO folders giving rates and general
information regarding the O. R. & N.,
which were inserted in our other publica
tions. Each of those 6. R. & N. rate
sheets bore In big type the line, Remem
ber the Lewis and Clark Exposition Will
Be Held at Portland In 1905. In other
words, the attention of 400,000 persons
was attracted to the Lewis and Clark Fair
and their curiosity aroused. If the Fair
people will only let us, we will continue
to advertise their Fair; we will send out
their literature with no greater cost to
them than the printing.
"On my present trip I am going over
the lines of the Southern Pacific and O.
R. & N. with General Passenger Agents
Coman and Craig to visit some of the
more Important towns. I am here to
urge the people to Issue more advertis
ing matter, for the people of the East are
eager to learn of Oregon. We will cheer
fully distribute their literature if the peo
ple will supply us with It. This Is a
gratuitous offer on the -part of the immi
gration bureau to advertise the Oregon
country, not a solicitation for aldi.
"I believe we have the right system. It
was pioneer work when we took it up, but
it has proved so successful that other
lines are following the same plan. Wo
selected six competent men, placed them
in charge of certain districts one man in
Michigan, another In Iowa, Southern Min
nesota and Dakota, a third In Indiana and
Wisconsin, and so on. These men are all
thoroughly familiar with the Oregon
country. They are all supplied with hun
dreds of slides for stereoptlcon lectures.
They are all men deeply Interested in
their work and fluent as well as mag
netic speakers. They can talk to a Scan
dinavian or a German In his own tongue.
"Each of these six deputies or assist
ants Is kept constantly moving. He vis
Its the sections of the country where he
knows there. are people anxious to go to
a new country, and interests them In
Oregon.- Possibly he delivers a stere
optlcon lecture, or he may meet the In
tending settlers in person.
"These assistants or Immigration agents
have authority to appoint local agents.
Wherever It is found there is. a commu
nity in which .a number of people are
thinking of moving westward, a local
agent Is employed. He Is given a con
, tract whereby we guarantee him for each
party of five a .round-trip ticket to the
Coast. At the different towns in Oregon
our arrangements provide that ho shall be
put in touch with local real estate men,
and the man coming with his party can
immediately Introduce to the agent cus
tomers who will pay hlnu commissions of
hundreds of dollars. The result is that
our local agents are continually receiving
commissions from the sale of Oregon
lands, and In addition have an enjoyable
trip to the Coast.
"Oregon Is becoming well known to the
people of the East, and self-interest de
mands that full Information be given re
garding this country's resources. We
bope to' have the full co-operation of the
people of this state In our work."
Strike Affects Railroads.
Representatives of lines east of St. Paul
are beginning to complain that the strikes
in Portland are affecting their business.
Not that the railroads really need the
traffic in order to keep up a prosperous
showing, for all the lines are rushed with
orders for cars, but the cancelation of
orders makes It somewhat confusing.
It was explained yesterday by local rep
resentatives of tho Eastern lines that a
large amount of building material orders
had been placed In the East, and several
carloads were due to start during the
present week. The orders for these cars'
have been canceled by telegraph and
Eastern houses ordered to hold tho cars
pending further orders.
Machinery for Alaslca.
Railroads aro feeling the effect of the
early Alaskan movement more particu
larly in freight than passenger traffic.
Though the Ice will not be out of the
Alaska rivers for some time and naviga
tion will be closed so far as it affects
Nome for a month longer, .shippers are
beginning to -send their consignments
from Eastern houses.
A significant feature of the freight
movement is the large amount of ma
chinery that is coming West for trans-
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shipment. The prediction has been made
during the past season or two that min
ing operations in the north would be
transacted more generally by the aid of
machinery this season than ever before.
That this prediction was well founded Is
Illustrated by the fact that the great bulk
of Eastern shipments is of this char
acter. The amount of mining machinery
or different kinds going into Alaska Is re
markable. Nctt Railroad Offices.
- The Astoria & Columbia River Hallroad
Is expected to open Its new offices on
Alder street, below Third, about the first
of the month. It has been the announced
intention of the company to center all
Its freight and passenger business at
these headquarters, and the agreement
with the Northern Pacific whereby pas
senger traffic was handled from the
Northern's offices will be dropped. The
arrangement will be more satisfactory to
both systems.
The local line Is to have the offices now
occupied by the Omaha. The Omaha line
Is to move Into new quarters on Third
street, adjoining the Milwaukee. In the
same row Is located the new office of the
New Tork Central and other Vanderbllt
systems.. These new offices will be ready
for occupancy about the first of the
month.
FILIPINOS ARE LIARS.
Major Waller Thinks Miles SttrI
lOTred Their Bis Stories.
NEW TORK, April 30. Major Little
ton "Waller, of the United States Marine
Corps, who was brought before a court
martial on the charge of cruelty to the
Filipinos, has made a comprehensive
statement of his side of the case, says a
Philadelphia dispatch to the Press.
"I am not In a position to deny the
atrocities mentioned In General Miles' re
port," says the Major, "for the reason
that It would be impossible for me to.
speak for all the officers In the Philippine
service. I can only say that none of
these things occurred in the district under
command to my knowledge.
"Inasmuch as Major Glenn was repre
senting me when I was being tried for
cruelty, it 13 certainly reasonable to be
lieve that he would have mentioned to
me in a conversational way some of his
own exploits in that line. But never from
his own mouth or from the Hps of any
body else have I had the slightest Inkling
that Major Glenn was doing or ever did
any of the things accredited to him.
"Concerning the bayonettlng of seven
prisoners by Lieutenant Faulfleld's scouts,
and the burning .of the old man Lola,
what I might say would be merely my
own opinion, for I did not know either of
the officers concerned. I may say, how
ever, that if those charges are substan
tiated, it will be a complete surprise to
me.
"There Is another thought I would like
to suggest while we are on this subject
of torture. It Is a well-known fact that
a "Filipino native had no conscientious
scruples about lying out of a predicament.
I never used p. Filipino scout but once,
and then the officers were equally wary
of them."
Major "Waller then went on to speak
about his own. experience. '
"In the District of Samar, where I held
sway, "the natives call me 'Father. The
one atrocity which I committed in Samar
was the execution of 11 thieves., who tried
to . kill my men, and who did kill some of
them by stealth.
"It. may be interesting to know that the
natives under my charge were the ones
who Informed of the plot. I caught the
culprits, called them at a drumhead court
martial, and ordered them shot. The sen
tence met with, the approval of the na
tives, for they suffered from the ladrones
more than did my own men.
"As to the charges that I shot women
and children, they are false; they are
lies."
TOWN OF MARIQTJINA BURNED;
Insurgent Bands Destroy Thousand
Houses, Xreave People Homeless.
MANILA, April 30. The town of Marl
quina. Province of Manila, has been de
stroyed by fire. A thousand houses were
burned, and the inhabitants are in much
distress. The people of Manila are reliev
ing the sufferers. The fire is believed to
have been of incendiary origin. Members
of scattered Insurgent bands are suspected
of setting fire to the place.
Soldiers and Coin fonPhillppInes.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 30. The trans
port Thomas will sail tomorrow for the
Philippines, taking the Twenty-third In
fantry and Twelfth Cavalry. The trans
port also will have on board considerable
treasure, consisting of L200.000 silver coins,
weighing- about 40 tons, and valued at
$600,000.
Philippine Reveane Grows.
"WASHINGTON, April 30. The Bureau
of Insular Affairs of the War Department
has prepared a comprehensive statement
showing that during tho month of Jan
uary, 1908, the customs revenues in the
Philippine Archipelago were 5S06.9S1. For
the same month In 1903 they were $706,663.
Here Silver far Philippines.
"WASHINGTON, April 30. Director
Roberts, of the Mint, today purchased
Waists
Clothier
50,000 ounces of silver on account of tha
Philippine coinage, at 53 cents an ounce,
delivered In San. Francisco. The amount
offered today was 565,000 ounces, ranging:
in price from 53 cents to 51 9-20 cents an'
ounce.
BLIZZARD IN INTERIOR.
Deep Snow and Severe Frost Destroy
Fruit Cropn.
MARQUETTE, Mich, April 30. A fierce
blizzard Is raging In Upper Michigan. The
temperature has fallen 55 degrees In two
days. "Vegetation and fruit trees have
suffered severely.
HOUGHTON, Mich., April 30. Over a
foot of snow has fallen In the copper
country during the last 24 hours. Tha
storm is continuing with midwinter se
verity. Sleighing -is In full swing.
LA CROSSE, Wis., April 30. A regular
midwinter blizzard Is raging in this vi
cinity. Three inches of snow has fallen
during the night and the temperature has
dropped 40 degrees. A large part of tha
crops m tms vicinity will have to he re
planted. Kaiser Starts for Rome.
BUCKELBURG, SCHAUMBURG-L1P-
srsu, April 3U. .Emperor William left hex
ioTKome at 11 o'clock tonight.
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are almost Invariably Induced or main
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