THE 36lNINa OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 14 OLD RATE RESTORED SpencerCompany Puts Up the Freight Tariff. ; TOO MUCH BUSINESS OFFERING Mc-tlnko Talcen Off the- Upper Run Road Snpervliior Tears Down Barbed Wire Fence -it Iiyle Los Raft Ashore. The Dalles Transportation Company better known as the Spencer line has re stored freight rates between The Dalles and Portland to their former figure. This Is the first move made since the rate war began on the Upper Columbia. "When the Regulator Company reduced the passen ger rate to 25 cents it did not touch the freight tariff. Captain Spencer cut the passenger fare on his boat to 60 cents", and also lowered the freight rate down stream, making a flat rate of $1 a ton, without classification, against the former rate of J1.6Q. The result has been to throw more freight business to his line than he can handle. Just as the Bailey Gatzert, of the Regulator Line, is overcrowded with pas senger travel. Captain Spencer has been trying for sev eral days to get another boat for his line so he can devote the steamer Charles R. Spencer solely to the passenger trade, but has not succeeded yet. Therefore, to re lievo the freight congestion he has put up the rate to the old figure. Another development in the steamboat war -was the withdrawal yesterday of the Regulator steamer iletlako, which has heen running between The Dalles and Cascades. The boat was "brought down to this city and tied up at the boneyard. 'General manager Campbell, of the Regu lator Ldne, says the "boat was put on the run for the benefit of the people of The Dalles, but as they gave their patronage to the opposition boat, the Metlako "wag withdrawn. This the Spencer people deny, saying the Metlako was only put on to run off a new boat, the Stranger, which it evidently succeeded In doing, for the Stranger has been tied up here at the city levee. On the Spencer's trip down yesterday Captain Johnson was warned not to land at the Government wharf at Vancouver. Jacob Kamm's agent appeared on the dock and ordered the boat away, but it pullejcup alongside nevertheless and land ed anumber of passengers, but no freight. At Lyle another interesting scene was cre ated by the Road Supervisor there. The Regulator Company, which owns the waterfront, had Inclosed Its property with a barbed-wire fence, which, It is said, ex tended across the county road. "While the Spencer -was making a landing there the Supervisor appeared on the scene armed with a spade and a pair of nippers and proceeded to open a passage way, encour aged by cheers from the passengers on the boat. The Common Council of The Dalles has also taken in hand the matter of public landings, by a resolution declaring that the steamboat dock Jn that city is com mon property. The cut rates have greatly stimulated passenger travel on the river, and the business is bound to continue large at learst until the carnival is over. The, Bailey Gatzert yesterday brought down 340 passengers, according to Regulator officials, while Captain Spencer said 1S3 fares were collected on his boat. It Is understood that the O. R. '& XI Co. Is becoming anxious over the amount of business diverted to the water lines, and may take some steps toward settling the controversy. R. B. Miller, general freight agent of the company, was at The Dalles yesterday, lor the-purpose, it is said, of looking into the matter. CASCARA BARIC SHIPMENTS. About 40,000 Pound Will Go From "Will up a Harbor to San Francisco. SOUTH BEND, Wash., Sept. (Spe cial.) S. ST. Ellsworth today shipped 11,329 pounds of cascara bark to San Fran cisco. "During the year he will have shipped 40,000, pounds, -which he has gath ered himself or purchased from others. At the ruling price of 10 cents per pound, bark .gatherers can make $S per day, and since the rise in the price, there has been quite a stampede for the brush 'on the part of the farmers in the Willapa val ley. The best peeling season is in June, July and August. It is very plentiful In this section and in the past has had no particular value. Last year but cents per pound was paid, and only about 7000 pounds of bark shipped. If the present price holds up until next year, the output irom here will bo enormous. LOG; RAFT ADRIFT. Goes Ashore on the Jetty Sands, but Remains Intaot. ' ASTORIA. Or., Sept. IL (Special.) The Hammond log raft broke loose from her moorings at Flavel this afternoon.. The wire from the steamer Francis Leggett broke and it went with the tide on the Jetty sands below Fort Stevens. Tonight the raft is intact and it is expected that tomorrow, with the assistance of a bar tug, it can bo taken off the sands to a safe anchorage. Blythsvrood Off for the Cape. The British ship Blythswood left down the river yesterday afternoon in tow of the steamer Harvest Queen. She is. bound for Cape Town and carries 1,300,427 feet of lumber valued at $20,043. Balfour, Guthrie & Company dispatch the vessel A large crowd of friends of the officers and crew were at the Eastern Lumber Company's mill to see the vessel's de parture, and they gave her a send-off more enthusiastic than that given the warships. Captain Prltchard did not go with his ship, but will join her at As toria, Berlin "Will Be Laid Up. ASTORIA, Or., Sept. 11. (Speclal.)The American ship Berlin has finished dis charging her cargo of canned Alaska salmon and in a couple of days will be taken up to Clifton, where she will be laid up for the Winter. Inverness Can Discharge More CoaL ASTORIA, Or., Sept. TL (Special.) The British bark County of Inverness has re ceived a permit from the custom-house to "discharge 200 tons of coal here in ad- Ution to the o50 tons already discharged Marine Notes. Captain Aiden, formerly pilot of the Bailey Gatzert, has accepted a position as captain of the lone. Local United States Inspectors Edwards and Fuller are off on another trip to Coos Bay, the third this season. They will Inspect the steamers Liberty and Dispatch atCoquIllo City and will return home Monday. Nothing further has been learned of the charter of the Windsor Park. There no doubt that the vessel has been fixed for the Cape and it Is likely that the Portland Flouring Mills will furnish her a cargo. , Domestic and Foreign . Ports. ASTORIA. Or., Sept. 11. Arrived down at 10 A. II. and sailed at 1:30 P. M. Steamer Alliance, for San Francisco and way points. Condition of the bar at 4 P. M., rough; wind southeast: wt-athcr rainy Baja. -Francisco, Sopt. 11. Arrived Schooner Bella, from Sluslaw; schooner Emma Utter, from Coos Bay; 'schooner Jasnes H. Bruce, from Gray's Harbor; schooner Mary Etta, from Slus. law; schooner Mildred, from. Whatcom. Sailed Schooner Jessie 'Myer. for Coos Bay; ochooa er Mlndora, for Port Blakeley. Tacoma, Sept. 11. Arrived German steam ship Luxor, from Hamburg'. Seattle, Sept. 11. Arrived Steamer City of Seattle, from Skagway; steamer Umatilla, from San Francisco. Sailed Steamer City of Puebla, for San Francisco; steamer Humboldt, for Ska sway. 1 Plymouth, Sept. 11. Arrived Moltke, from New York. Southampton, Sept. 11. Sailed Auguste Vic toria, from. Hamburg, for New York, via Cherbourg. Isle of "Wight, Sept. 11. Passed Rotterdam, from New York, for Boulogne and Rotterdam. Browhead, Sept. 11. Passed Lucania, from New York, for Liverpool. Movllle, Sept. 11. Sailed Astoria, from Glas gow, for New York. Naples. Sept. 11. Arrived Hchenxollern, from New York, for Genoa, and proceeded. Liverpool. Sept. 11. Arrived Cevic, from New York. . . , New York, Sept. 11. Sailed Cendrlc, for Liverpool. Hoqulam, "Wash. Arrived Sept. 10. Schooner Charles E. Falk, from San Pedro, for Aber deen. Bar buoys were replaced yesterday by lighthouse-tender Manzanito. 7 Queenstown, Sept. 11. Arrived Lucania, irom Aew lorx, ror Liverpool, and proceed ea. Liverpool, Sept. 11. Sailed Cymric, for New York; Devonian, for Boston; Victorian, for New York. SALMON AGAIN IN MARKET Few Chlnooks Are Cnncrht Great Scarcity of Catfish. The Pall season for fishing for salmon opened Thursday, and fish dealers here were rejoicing yesterday over the number of salmon sent in as the result of the first day's catch by gill nets and the few traps in operation. The run was fairly up to expectations. The fish received were mostly sllversides. the chinook. which were in the river when the season closed, having nearly all gone up to or be yond The Dalles and the seaspn for steel heads has not arrived yet. They will be the principal catch later and will last all through the Winter till the seaspn closes in March. The few chlnooks which were caught are very fine and the sllversides are a fresh run and of excellent quality, and. will doubtless be plentiful ' enough to put an end to importing salmon from the outside. Fish dealers are troubled on account of the short supply of catfish, as the little bullheads or horned pouts are called here, They are the only species of catfish found Oregon waters and were introduced some 15 years ago and had become very numerous and were in great demand. Of late they have become scarce, and now not one-fourth enough can be obtained to supply the demand. Many have been shipped to Puget Sound, but now dealers nave een notilied not to send any more there at present, for the laws of Washing ton forbid them being sold at this season. Perhaps some such law in this state Is needed, but some think that there are plenty of' bullheads In sloughs, lakes and bayous on Sauvles Island, where they have not been fished out. Just what has caused their scarcity outside of constant fishing is not known, but some Imagine the carp have been preying on them or their spawn. The leathery hides and sharp horns of the bullheads should render them rather a tough and indigestible morsel and difficult for even a carp to swallow. There is a variety of the bullheads or some small "cat"' in the Sacramento, which grows to a weight of from one to two pounds, and there Is talk of Importing lot of them to plant here. As there Is such a demand for catfish here, It might be advisable to plant the blue or channel cat of the Western States here, but the matter will be well considered first, for fear that they should prove as bad as the carp. bturgeon will be In moderate supply In a few years, and will fill a vacancy In the market. Meanwhile with salmon and trout and smelt and shad in season, and such salt water fish as come In, the pub lic will not suffer for fish food. WEDDERBURN, Where Is Located R. D. Hume's Farm of J0,000 Acres, and "Which Pays One-Seventh the Taxes of Curry County. WEDDERBURN. Or., Aug. 31. (Special correspondence.) Curry County extends along the shore of the Pacific Ocean from near Langlols on the north to Chetco on the south, and about midway Rogue River empties Into the ocean, and on the north bank Is located Wedderburn( and on the south bank, directly opposite, is Gold Beach, the county seat of Curry County. Mr. R D. Hume owns all the town of Wedderburn and all the land along the banks of Rogue River for several miles up that stream on both sides. He has large salmon cannery, and also cans green peas. The reason why for 30 years Mr. Hume has been buying all the lands touching Rogue River is that hemay con trol, by owning all the water front, all the fishing Interests, which are very val uable. Mr. Hume is one of the pioneer salmon canners of the Pacific Coast, hav lng been among the first to engage In the business extensively, both In California and In Oregon. When he first came to Rogue River the run of salmon was very heavy, and as a consequence he made money. But it was the case on Rogue River as it had been on other fish streams that, without artificial propagation, the run of salmon became each year less and less, until It seemed that all the fish had been caught out. Mr. Hume, at his own expense, established salmon hatcheries on Rogue River, which the Government has since operated, and gradually the supply of fish has Increased. But the business of salmon) fishing was too profitable to be In the hands of one man, so others fished on the river, and in order 'to do so became in many instances trespassers on the lands now owned by Mr. Hume, and as a consequence lawsuits have fol lowed one another, in some of which Mr. Hume has been victorious and in others not. A rival company Is now fishlijg on the river and succeeds in doing a profita ble business. Mr. Hume informed me he had spent many thousands of dollars ($40,000 he said) in stocking the river with salmon, and he considers it very unjust that others should be able to profit from his investments along that line. Stocked the River With Fish. Mr. Hume, whom I met for the first time on this visit to Wedderburn, Im pressed me as a very keen and aggressive business man, and one who by his lndi vidual efforts has added to the wealth of Curry County In the development of her natural resources. . Mr. Hume pays one- seventh of the taxes of Curry County. and has given employment for many years to a large number of men. Had Mr. Hume not had the foresight to stock Rogue River with salmon, there Is no doubt but that the fishing Interests In the river would be as valueless as those in Smith River, California, where in years gone by the run of salmon was very large, but is now practically ex hausted. Mr. Hume has enjoyed a very profitable return from having kept np the run of salmon, as his annual catch has kept his cannery supplied, and he Is re puted to have made large sums of money. In addition to canning salmon, he has a vegetable cannery, and during the past few years has raised peas and other vege tables and canned them for the market. He Owns the Land. My newspaper experience has taught me that a writer can best keep out of trouble by leaving unsaid certain things, and in my expressions of opinion regarding .the state of affairs at and near Wedderburn I do not wish to take sides in the con troversy, either for or against either par ty. This is Mr. Hume's private business, since he owns all the lands along the river, and in a certain .sense he is king of this vast domain. But in writing my impressions of persons and things as I see them, I am Interested In also dis cussing them, and so are the readers of tills paper in hearing them' discussed. WORK ON BAR SLOW Chamber of Commerce to In- vestigate Delay. WINTER SHIPPING HAMPERED Alfred Tucker Insists That Protest Should Be Made at Slorr Progress on Columbia RiVer Improvements. The Portland Chamber of Commerce Is to investigate the progress of work on the bar at the mouth of the Columbia River, and, if possible, to secure action by Federal officials which will result in hastening the completion of the Improve ments. The navigation committee was In structed yesterday to take up the matter and to make a showing of the work al ready done and the necessity for hasten ing the undertaking. The insistence of Alfred Tucker that the Improvements were not being com pleted as rapidly as Columbia River com merce demanded resulted. In the -Chamber of Commerce taking action. Mr. Tucker insisted that the channel at the bar should have been greatly improved for this Win ter's commerce, but he expressed a doubt as to whether any work would be. ac complished. "We expected," Mr. Tucker said yester day, "that the dredge would be at work on August 1. The Government originally planned to have the transport Grant transformed Into a deep-sea dredge, the work to be done by contract. The figures submitted for the work were unsatis factory to the engineers, and they decided the Government 'itself should make the changes. The boat was sent to Mare Isl-. and and a contract was made with an Eastern firm for the pumps. I understand the boat is ready but the pumps are not yet In place, though the undertaking was planned last Winter. "It is now asserted that the dredge will be completed and ready for work by October 1. While this may be possible, we want to know what has been done and Is heing done. I very much doubt whether any work will be completed this Fall.! "The work on the south jetty is not progressing as rapidly as we hoped it would .be pushed. I have been informed that some of the contractors are delin quent. I do not want to make this as an assertion, but I have heard that it Is true. The enclneers tell us now that we can not expect any results from the Jetty un der two years. "The bar pilots declare at low tide that there Is not more than 2t feet of water on the bar. The engineers say there is over 22 feet. I am inclined to believe the depth of water Is somewhere In the. neighborhood of 22 feet. At high tide this means an average depth of 29 feet, and in a rough sea it would not be safo to take vessels over drawing more than 23 feet "The delay In the improvement work at the mouth of the Columbia is a. matter in sWhich we are seriously interested. In the midst of the shipping season we do not want vessels to be compelled to He to for a week or four weeks, as the case may be, waiting for a chance to get over the bar. It Is a shame that Columbia River traffic must bear this handicap. "If there has been any delay that coujd be avoided, or if there is a tendency now to delay the Improvement, I think we have a right to enter a protest. A well grounded protest never lost anyone any- OREGON As to Mr. Hume's legal rights In this mat ter, I am not competent to Judge, and the courts are the ones to decide it. When I was at North Bend, and Mr. D. T. Simpson told me he would donate a manu facturing site to anyone who would agree to erect a factory to employ 50 or more hands, I said: ""Would you donate a site for a sawmill?" In which business he him self is engaged, and he said: "Yes, under certain conditions." Might It not be better for Mr. Hume to grant pnv.ueges to individuals and cor porations on his lands and the water, front and make conditions that would return him a profit than to try and prevent anyone doing business, and be In law suits which are generally expensive even when you win them? Mr. Hume is a man of superior attainments and ability, and has twice been elected from Curry County to the Oregon Legislature.' A Ferry In Xceded. If you wish to take a team from Wed derburn to Gold Beach, it is now necessary to KO four miles and more un Rosrue River and down again on the other side to Gold Beach. This road is one of the worst-kept pieces of road in Curry County. If there were a ferry boat from Wedderburn across to Gold Beach the distance would be only about half a mile, and the expense to the county of keeping up that nine miles of county road would be avoided. If it were known to a certainty that a ferry boat would cross the river at a suitable hour each morning and each evening the travel ing public would even accommodate itself to these times of crossing In preference to going so far around. I was told that the ferry would not pay expenses to run, as steam power would have to bo used. Mr. Hume offers to furnish a good ferry in complete working order, to any person who will furnish bonds to operate it throughout the year, for one-half the in come. This is a business opening for some one. Canning Pens. Two'years ago the experiment was made of growing" peas for canning, and the vines were pulled up and threshed, thus avoid ing the expense of picking, but the canned product was not a success as some of the peas were too old and some too young, and the yield per acre was small and the sea son short. This year the green peas are being picked, by hand, and shelled and graded by machinery, but the scarcity of pickers has been a drawback, although one cent a pound Is being paid for picking, and In good vines 250 pounds can be gath ered in a day. I am told that on the Hume tract are at least 1000 acres of land suit able for growing peas. Mr. Graves, the superintendent, informed me 600 pounds could be grown to the acre when carefully cultivated. That would make 6,000,000 pounds on the tract of 1000 acres. The pea picking season lasts about 40 days. family of four could pick about 40,000 pounds during the season, which would amount, at 1 cent a pound, to $100. If this 1000 acres were leased out to Individuals, giving VJi acres to a person, on an aver age, GOO persons could each earn $100 dur ing the picking season. These same peas, when canned, would sell for at least 5 cents a pound net, leaving a handsome profit for the cannery each season. The great difficulty In making a success of this enterprise is getting enough persons to take care of and be on hand to pick the peas. Mr. Hume is to be commended for his enterprise in experiencing along this line, and It Is to be hoped he will make It a success. The canning of 6,000,000 pounds of peas on Rogue River each year would mean a large payroll and add to the wealth of Curry County. The pea season at Wedderburn should be made as' much of a "gala" day as the hop season is In the Willamette Walley. I - E. C. PENTLAND. thin, and if we are riitit In this matter we can undoubtedly secure haste in the work at the mouth of the Columbia. "This matter will have to be taken up at Washington with the proper officials and the aid we seek obtained. I have no doubt we can accomplish a great deal for the bar by investigating and insisting upon more rapid progress, and It is time, to act." A general sentiment existed among trustees of the chamber that the work should be pushed more rapidly, and tie committee -on navigation was instructed to make i its Investigation and report at once. ' - SYMPOSIUM OX SHIPPING. Portland Chamber of Commerce Asked to Adopt Resolution. The Portland Chamber of Commerce has been asked by a special committee repre senting the New York Board of Trade and Transportation, of which Aaron Van derbllt Is chairman, to adopt resolutions showing the sentiment of the Chamber on the question of restoring American deep sea shipbuilding and shlpowning. The question has been referred to the commit tee on navigation, which Is expected to report resolutions embodying the Ideas of Portland men familiar with the question. The New York organization is Inviting arguments bearing upon all phases of the question. In a circular sent out by the committee In charge of the matter, stress In InM unnn th ftcslrfi of the New York Board to gather the plans of business men. and different organizations In touch with maritime affairs. A plan that will result in buildinsr ud the merchant marine Is sought. In the New York committee's circular the following assertion is emphasised: "It is a fact that" the United States of 1S10, with 7,000,000 Inhabitants, owned more reg istered tonnage for over-sea trade than the United States of, 1903, with a popula tion of 80.000.000." In an interview which Chairman Van- derbllt of the committee, which accom panles the circular and Is intended as an explanation of the committee's aims, this comment Is made upon the discussions: "It Is a free-for-all discussion, and if out' of it all shall be formulated a plan for upbuilding our shipping in the foreign trade that shall he practicable ana ei- fectlve, that is what the people are more concerned about than In the discussion oi abstruse or impracticable theories. TOO MUCH FIGHTING. Republican Party "Would Get Along Better With More' Harmony. ASHLAND, Or., Sept. 5. (To the Edi tor.) In a retort to the Eugene Register relative to the Knowles affair, The Orego- nlan says: "The Oregonian takes. nov de limit whatever in it It Is too trifling a matter for any sort of emotion." Yet we have seen the editorial page of that grand old paper; for several days past spattered all over with emotion regard ing the "Knowles affair." In fact Is, now, no less than In times past, that "straws show which way the wind blows" and these "trifling things" frequently start great conflagrations. The Oregonian will agree with me, that revolutions and re bellions, and all manner of big things, started from a germ somewhere. These little things grow. Public sentiment on all propositions, finds its starting point in some "trifling affair." The philosophy of "emotion" does not wait for full growth In the coming of an event, before cast ing a shadow. The disposition of the American people against "bossism," has long been growing, and the high office is no longer accorded, as a matter of right license to "boss." The embarrassments that trammelled the Republican party In the last general election in Oregon, and Its partial defeat, was simply the result of the efforts of a few would-be bosses. When party strength grows so great that It Is thought, that a nomination is equivalent to -an election, all manner of aspirants for the various offices crowd to the front and organize under the direction of their "bosses," and then commences the disintegration of the party In the strife between its factions;, a straw that joints to certain defeat soonor or later. Even the President of tne unuea states cannot safely undertake the role of a "boss." The Emperor of Germany may do so, but the President must be diplo matic in his relations with the American people, as well as with foreign potentates. President Johnson said that he might have been dictator, and history tells what happened to him. The createst danger that can menace any party Is too much apparent strength. Men who are able enough, ana nonest enough, to give the best administration of affairs, are not the men who will en cage in the disgraceful squabbles for of fice that occur when It Is thought that the nomination is equivalent to an elec tion. A certain amount of modesty and nersonal Drlde is one of the essential qualities for a good officer; and the pos sessor of these qualities shrinks from such a "squabble." The "squabbler" is frenerally the grafter, and wholesale grafting Is the surest sign of party dis integration, for the masses of the people won't stand it. Anything which tonus to show this growing condition ought to arouse emotion. If the Republican party of Oregon Is not In great danger, I miss my guess. Factional disturbances lost us our Governor . and all the patronage and other advantages belonging to that high office, and now this same factional strife seems to have discredited our con gresslonal delegation at Washington, and the public patronage of this state is he lng doled out by the big bosses at Wash ington, the National capital, l nave ai ways been a Republican, and still am, but I cannot bring myself to believe that the practices and factional disturbances that now, and for some time past have emoar- rassed the party in Oregon, reflect any thing of the principles of which we have so long boasted. "There Is a fate that shapes our end," etc. and if things have fallen so low with the party, that each faction can find justification for the charges and counter charges made, then Republican principles have been abandoned and we are drift ing in that current which will Inevitably shift the administration, In this state, ana peruaya in iuc ouu, w " The text -for this article Is not In the spirit of criticism of The Oregonian, but Is simply the result of the train of thought aroused by It. The Oregonian has long and valiantly stood In the front with its sound and forcible warnings, and had its advice and admonitions been lis tened to, conditions would have been different. I see in yesterday's Oregonian some prognostications as to the coming elec tion, and the probable strife again, on the Congressional nomination. It is likely that every county has some one who as pires to that office, and if the aspirant happens to be one of the self-appointed, patriotic statesmen, shown by the few recent campaigns to be plentiful, more antagonisms will be engendered, and every county will have Its wise "Ifs" when the returns are all in. There is lit tle satisfaction in trying to figure out Just how It happened, when friends are condoling together over defeat. The "didn't know it was loaded" gag, doesn't render the explosion less fatal. C. B. WATSON. Takes Dleae hy IClMsinK Dylnjr Boy NEW YORK, Sept. 11. Suffering from hydrophobia, Andrew Marks, aged 60, and Sylvian v Marks, his son, aged 33, are on their way here from their home at WIH iamsport. Pa., for treatment. Clinton Marks was bitten by a dog three months ago. The wounds healed, but a month later hydrophobia developed. He died in terrible agony. The father, who was his constant attendant, kissed him as he was dying, and the foam around his mouth evidently inoculated the father. Sylvian was Inoculated by treating a wounded leg with an Instrument during his brother s illness. n PMnful urination, too frequent, scanty, cet- I tine up at nlcht, cured by Oregon Kidney Tea. J HAS NO PLACE TO MEE1 LEWIS ATfD CLARK COMMISSION "WANTS AX OFFICE. i Would Erect Administration Build ing af Once, anil Director-General Will Meet With Them. The' state Lewis and Clark Commission will likely set a limit of $300,000 on the ex penditures to bo made by ' the board for buildings at the Fair. The members dis cussed the matter in an Informal manner yesterday afternoon and this morning the building committee will take it up again. The suggestion that the state commis sion proceed to erect certain buildings cannot be adopted. It was discovered yes terday tlfat this plan was at variance with the statute creating the commission. The hiw provides that the board of directors of tho Lewis and Clark corporation shall submit the plans for buildings to the state commission,, and that these plans shall be carried out. None of the plans for buildings had been received yesterday, but It is likely that some definite understanding will be reached at the regular, meeting of the commission this afternoon. The state commission is anxious to at least erect the administration building at once. The desire for suitable offices Is re sponsible for this. The plans for the Fair buildings will be referred to the commission by Director General H. W. Goode. Conferences be tween the commissioners and the director general are expected to settle the question of beginning work. The state commission desires that con tractors shall accept 'salvage as a part of their compensation. The salvage will amount to several thousands of dollars; and If credit for this could be secured la advance, the commission would be able to erect better Fair buildings. Word was received yesterday of the death of Mrs.-Elizabeth Williams, wife of Commissioner Williams, of Ashland. The commission passed a resolution of sympa thy. F. G. Young, a member of the state com mission, who is in St. LouLs, has written the following letter to Secretary Henry E. Reed, telling of the proposed site for the Oregon building at the Fair: "I think it advisable for me to report through you to the appropriate commit tee of the directors, that President Fran cis and Mr. Taylor, the director of works, assured me today that a site for the Ore gon building in the shape of Fort Clatsop would be reserved for us on the block ad joining the Art building on the right. Mr. Taylor gives final approval only on archi tects' plans. He had read an outline do-. scrlption of the proposed structure on Saturday and entered no oojection to any feature.' The site set apart for Oregon will, I think, lend Itself admirably to the pur pose of securing publicity for the Lewis and Clark Centennial. It Is on a thcrgugh- rare that connects tne main ciusier oi state buildings, Inside hotri and Govern ment buildings with the Art building. Festival Hall, the terrace restaurants and Peristyle of States. The site can Include a rectangle 125 feet by 200 feet. It Is high and sightly. I would beg to suggest that a committee be designated by the board of directors to confer with a committee or the commission when co-operation In the establishment of Oregon headquarters on the World's Fair grounds is requested. 'I would congratulate President bcott and the board of directors on the exceed ingly high standing the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition enterprise has with the authorities here. The board of direc tors has reason to feel assured that its work Is, accorded great credit here, and most fortunate is it in its representatives. Messrs. Barrett and Hardee. Mr. Hardee s work for the Interests of the Lewis and Clark Centennial could not, I am sure, be surpassed." The board of directors of the Lewis, and Clark corporation did not meet yesterday afternoon. The meeting has been called for Tue.dav afternoon at 3:30 o clock. o IT IT U Q Gu&r&ni eed . Pure. None So Good. Order from Fleckenstein-Mayer Co. A Slcln o'f Beanty Is a Joy Forever. Dr. T. Felix Gourivua's Oriental Cream, or Ulagrlcal Beautifler. Zl JT 17. . r Tin Pimn!i r,-V!. Moth Patches, Rash, and Skin rlls- eases.anaetety uieui ish an beaatjr.and tie fies detection. It has stood the test of 55 Tears, and is so harm, less e taste it to be sure it is properly made. Accept no coua terfeitofsiailarname. Or. L. A- Sayre said to alady of the haot-ion (a patient; "As you ladies will use them. I recommend Cour- i fa-ofc g audyS Cream a tne least harmful of all the Skin preparations," For sale by alt Drur rlstsand Fancy Goods Dealers in the U. S.. Canadas. and Europe. FEED. T. H0FK1XS, frog., 37 Onial Jones Street, Hiw York rtf.U& J ABLE. CURES DISEASE Because It contains nothing In violation of the natural laws. It la a combination of nature's forces, acting- directly on the nerve centers, flllln? the veins with pure blood and drlvlns the poison from the system. Thirty days treat ment, 5c. All druggists. CUTLERY EVERY BLADE MRRANTED Those suttertns trom weaknesses which sap tbe pleasures ot Ilia should take a dollar bottle of IJuven Pills. One bottle will tell 68 a story of marvelous results and create profound wonder. This medicine has mors rejuvenating, vltallzlnc fprce than has ever been offered. Sent by mall In plain pack age only on receipt oi ima aa - ana i. Hade by Its originators. C. I. Hood Co.. pro prietors Hood's 8arsaparllla. Lowell. Ma? a. Dr. Rad way's Pills, purely vegetable, rolld and re liable, regulate the liver and whole digestive organ m n m mm a m m m " a HEAD SOLID SORE Awful Suffering of Baby and Sleepless Nights ot ' Mother. Another Wonderful Cure .T by Cuticura. I herewith write out in lull the be ginning and end of that terrible disease Eczema, "which caused my babe untold Buffering and myself many sleepless nights. " My baby was born seemingly a fair, healthy child, but when she was three weeks old a swelling appeared on the back of her head, and in course of time broke. It did not heal but grew worse, and the soro spread from the size of a dime to that of a dollar. I used all kinds of remedies that I could think of, but nothing seemed to help ; in fact, it grew worse. Her hair fell out where the sore was, and I feared it would never grow again. It continued until my aged father came on a visit, and When he saw the baby he told me to get Cutlcura Soap and Cuticura Oint ment right away.' " To please liiin I did so, ana to my surprise by their use the. sore began to heal over, the hair grew over it, and to-day she has a nice head of hair, her skin is as fair as a Illy, and she has no scar left to recall that awful sore, and it is over eight months and no sign of it returning." Mrs. Wm. Ryek, Elk Eiv.er, Minn. CURE PERMANENT Mrs. Ryer writes Feb. 25, 1903, Six Years Later, That Cure is Permanent. "Tourletter of the 19th Inst, received. asking in regard t4he cure of my baby some six years ago. Well, the disease has never returned to her head which at that time was a solid sore on top and down the back. Once or twice since then a patch has come on her hand near the wrist but it Anally disappeared after proper treatment with Cutlcura." CM thmnrhnnt th. vnrTA. Cltieil Ruolmt. (In form ot Chocolate Coated PllU. Vc pr tUI ct 60), Ointm.nt, fiOe.. Soap. 23c UrpoUt London, JT ChaiUr homeSo.i Parii.SBne d la falx t Botlon.lST Colom bo ati. Potter I)ms Chanv Corp., Sou rropa. W Und for M How to Cart Ecxtmv." HAND 5APOLIO It ensures an enjoyable, invigor ating bath; makes every pofe respond, removes dead skin, ENERGIZES THE WHOLE BODY starts the circulation, and leaves a glow equal to a Turkish bath. ALL GROCERS AND DRUGGISTS WHAT CAUSES DAXDRUFP. Greatest Enr.opcnn Anthorlty. on Skin Disease, Says It's a Germ. The old Idea that dandruff Is scale3 of skin thrown off, through a fever lsh condition of i.he scalp, Is exploded Professor Unna, Hamburg, Germany, European authority on skin diseases, says dandruff Is a germ disease. The germ burrows under the scalp, throwing up little scales of' cuticle, and sapping the vitality of the hair at the root. The only hair preparation that kills dandruff germs Is Newbro s Herplclde. "Destroy the cause, you remove the effect." Not only cures dandruff, but stops falling hair and permits a luxuriant growth. Delight ful hair dressing. Sold by leading drug Klsts. Send 10 cents In stamps for sam pie to The Herplclde Co., Detroit, Mich C. GEE The Great Chinese Doctor Is called creat be cause his -wonderful cures ura so well known throughout the. united States, and because so many Deonle are thankful to him for aavins their lives from OPERATIONS no irpiit any anil U diseases with poweriul Chlneao nrbs roots, buds. bark and vegetables. MirUai'- tuat are enureiy seaTLiyjrvn--.--. .toncf m mis cuuu klm r 11 to laediC&l." .... nf tlisan hnrm try, and jouA, ,n famous doctor knows less remedies. Tm different remedies the acUon or vf-fully used in different that be baa BUjccesafuu catarril diseases. He nb?es rheumatism, ner aathroa. lung troubles, ru remai9 vousness. si""j"-"i, nPn.P Hun- trouble and all P i J' Charges moderat. CONSULTATION FREE Patients out of thecltjr yrlto for blank .?tla. InclOMfltamp. Address THE C. GEE WO CHINESE MEDICINE CO 9a a I,. St.. Portland. Or. MenUon this paper. I CURE PRIMARY, SECONDARY 0! TERTIARY In 20" to 40 days without tne use ot poiasn or mercury, to stay cured forever. Keflex ttlsorders from excesses In .early life, lost manhood and debility, promptly and perma nently cured. Every case accepted under legal Guarantee. Send for free book. STATE MEDICAL INSTITUTE 701 FIRST AVE.. SEATTLE. WASH. . Bis 6 is a non-poionont remedy for Qonorrhrea, Gbet. Sperms tor rhcen, Whites, unnatural dir charges, or any Inflamma 'laltaidtjt. uauasucu ntu atriatare, f Prcrenu eanusioc tlon of mucous menr uiwjTHEEvAMS ChEWOAUCO. branes. Non-astringent kClHCimTI.O.f Sold by Oruprsiats, Tj.S-x. yA Tor sent In plain wrapper, dy oxprws, prepaid, iu $1.00. or 3 bottles, f2.74. Circular sen: on iequwt Blood Poison la tbe worst disease on earth, yet the easiest to cure WHEN VOU KNOW WHAT TO DO. Many have pimples, spots on the skin, sores la the mouth, ulcers, falling hair, bone pains, ca tarrh, don't know it Is BLOOD POISON. Send to DR. BROWN. 035 Arch St.. Philadelphia, Pa., for BROWN'S BLOOD CURE. 52.00 per bottle, lasts one month. For sale only by Frank Nau. Portland Hotel Pharmacy. THE PALATIAL OREGONIAN BUi 8f!r if Sot a. dark office In tne building absolutely fireproof; electric light and artesian water; perfect sanita tion "and thorough, ventilation; ele vators run day and nignt. Rooms. AINSLIE.- DR. GEORGE, Physician ana Surgeon COO-COT ANDERSON. GUSTAV, Attorney-at-Law81U ASSOCIATED PRESS: E. L. .Powell, ilgr..auu AUSTEN, F. C. Manager for Oregon and Washington Bankers' Life Association oi Des Molnts, la. - 502-503 BAAR, DR. GUSTAV, Phys. and Surg..SOT-bO - utO ASSOCIATION Of' UtS MOINES. 1A.; F. a Austen. Mgr 502-303 BATES, PHILIP S., Pub. Pacific Miner... 215 BENJAMIN, R. W.. Dentist 314 BERNARD, G., Cashier Co-Operative Mer cantile Co i 204-203 BINSWANGEB, OTTO S., Physician and Surgeon f. 407-403 BOGART. DR.. M. D., Dentist.. 05 BROCK, WILBUR F., Circulator, Orego nian - 501 BROWN, MYRA, M. D. 313-314 BRUERE, DR. G. E.. Phys. .411-412-413-41 CAMPBELL, WM. M., Medical Referee Equitable Life 00 CANNING, M. J 602-603 CARD WELL, DR. J. R., Dentist 503 CAUKIN, G. E., District Agent Travelers' Insurance Company la CHICAGO ARTIFICIAL LIMB CO.; J. K. Fltzhugh, Mgs 601 CHURCHILL, MRS. E. J 7I6-71T CLINTON, RICHARD, State Manager Co operative Mercantile Co 204-205 COFFEY, DR. R. C. Surgeon ,.405-406 COGHLAN, DR. J. N 713-714 COLLIER, P. F.. Publisher; S. P. McGulre, Manager 415 COLUMBIA GRANITE CO 417-413 CONNELL. DR. E. DE WITT. Eye. Ear, Nose and Throat 613-614 CO-OPERATIVE MERCANTILE CO.; J. F. Olsen, Gea. Mgr.; G. Bernard, Cashler.204-205 CORNELIUS. C. W., Phys. and Surgeon. . .212 DAY, J. G. & I. N 313 DICKSON, DR. J. F.. Physician 713-714 EDITORIAL ROOMS Eighth Floor EVENING TELEGRAM 325 Alder street EQUITABLE LIFE .ASSURANCE SO CIETY; L. Samuel. Mgr.; G. S. Smith. Cashier 1. 303 FENTON, J. D., Phys. and Surg 509-510 FENTON, DR. HICKS C. Eye and Ear. .511 FENTON. MATTHEW F.. Dentist 509 GALVANI. W. H., Engineer and Draughts man 600 GEARY, DR. E. P., Phys. and Surgen...40O G1ESY, DR. A. J., Physician and Surg.. 700-710 GILBERT, DR. J. ALLEN. Physician. .401-403 GOLDMAN. WILLIAM. Manager Manhat tan Life Ins. Co. ot New York...? 200-210 GRANT, FRANK S., Attomey-at-Law....61T GRISWOLD & PHEGLEY. Tailors 131 Sixth street HAMMAM BATHS, Turkish and Russian.. 300-301-303 HOLLISTER. DR. O. C, Physician and Surgeon - 504-505 HOSMER, DR. CHAS., SAM'L; Phys. and Surgeons - 40(1 IDLEMAN. C. M., Attorney-at-Law. . 615-618 JEFFREYS, DR. ANNICE F.. Phys. and Surgeon, Women and Children only 400 JOHNSON, W. C. 315-3I6-31T KADY, MARK T., Supervisor of Agents Mutual Reserve Life Ins. Co.. ....605 LANE. E. L.. Dentist 513-514 LAWBAUGH, DR. E. A 804-805 LAWRENCE PUBLISHING CO 417-413 LITTLEFIELD & CORNELIUS 213 LITTLEFIELD. H. R., Phys. and Surg. .213 MACKAY. DR. A. E.. Phys. and Surg.. 711-713 MANHATTAN LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF NEW YORK; W. Goldman. Manager. .200-210 MARSH. DR. R. J., Phys and Surg 303-310 McCOY, NEWTON, Attorney-at-Law 715 McELROY. DR. J. G.. Phys.& Surg.701-702-703 McFADEN. MISS IDA E.. Stenographer.. 210 McGinn, henry e.. Attorney-at-Law.311-312 McGUIRE. S. P., Manager P. F.- Collier. Publisher McKENZlE, DR. P. L.. Phys. and Surg.512-13 METT. HENRY - 213 MILLER, DR. HERBERT C, Dentist and Oral Surgton 60S-C09 MOSSMAN, DR. E. P., Dentist 513-514 MUTUAL RESERVE LIFE INS. CO.; Mark T. Kady, Supervisor of Agents. 6U4-C05 NICHOLAS, HORACE B.. Attorney-at-Law.713 NIL.ES. M. M., Cashier Manhattan Life Insurance Company of New Yorw 209 NOTTAGE. DR. G. H., Dentist 602 NOTTINGHAM, T. W., Mg. The Warren Construction Co. 210-21T O'CONNOR. DR. H. P.. Dentist 309-310 OLSEN, J. F., General Manager Co-operative Mercantile Co 204-205 OREGON INFIRMARY OF OSTEOPATHY 400-410 OREGONIAN BARBER SHOP, MARSCH & GEORGE. Props 129 blxth street OREGONIAN EDUCATIONAL BUREAU, J K. S.trauhal, Manager 200 PACIFIC' MERCANTILE CO .206 PACIFIC MINER, Philip S. Bates, Pub... 215 PAGUE. B. S., Attorney-at-Law 513 PALMER BROS.. Real Estate and Busi ness Chances 417-413 PORTLAND EYE AND EAR IN FIRMAR Y Ground Floor. 133 Sixth street REED; C. J., Executive Special Agent Manhattan Life Ins. Co. of New York. .209 REED. WALTER. Optician 133 Sixth street RICKENBACH. DR. J. F.. Eye, Ear. Nose and Throat - 701-702 ROSENDALE, O. M., Metallurgist and Mining Engineer '. .116 RYAN, J. B., Attorney-at-Law 515 SAMUEL. L., Manager Equitable Life 306 SCOTT, C. N., with Palmer Bros 417-413 SHERWOOD, J. W., State Commander K. O. T. M 517 SMITH, DR. ALAN AVELCH, Physician and Surgeon 207-203 SMITH. 'DR. L. B., Osteopath 400-410 SMITH. GEORGE S., Cashier Equitable Life 300 STOLTE. DR. CHAS. E.. Dentist 704-705 SURGEON OF THE S. P. RY AND N. P. TERMINAL CO TOO SUPERINTENDENT a OFFICE 201 TUCKER, DR. GEO. F.. Dentist... 610-611 VESTER. A.. Special Agent Manhattan T.lf - 209 "TtvarREN' CONSTRUCTION CO.; T. W. Nottingham. Mgr. -iiwit WENDLING. DR. ROBT. F.. Dentist 705 WILEY, DR. JAMES O. C. Phys. & Surg.70S-9 WILSON. DR. EDWARD N.. Eye. Ear. Nose and Throat 304-305 WILSON. DR. GEO. F.. Phys. & Surg.706-707 WILSON. DR. HOLT C. Phys .& Surg.507-503 WOOD. DR. W. L., Physician. .411-412-413-414 Ofilces rany ne had by applying to the superintendent of the building:, room 201, second lioor. i