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THE MORNING O REG ONI AN, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1903.
WATER PURE?
Mr. Albert Says Salem
Supply Is 0. K.
GREAT CARE IN FILTERING
''Vast Mass of Sand and Gravel
About Intake Pipe.
WHATARESOURCES 0FD1SEASE?
Kay Be 3111k, or May Be Contamina
tion From State Institutions,
Says the Capital City
Champion. y
SALEM, Or., Oct 10. (To the Editor.)
Apropos , of Salem'a water supply, not
withstanding my vlsorousdlsclalmer, you
still accuse "mo of hostility to the State
Board of Health. Now, unless Dr. "Woods
Hutchinson is authorized by his col
leagues in the Board of Health to pro
claim of It as "Le Grand Monarch" did
of France, "I am the board," then he
la not the board.
I understand there has been no deter
mination of this matter by the board.
There appears to be no report or other
record in the premises, and I am reli
ably informed that the water company
has not been advised of any action of the
board, the only notice received by it be
ing from Dr. Hutchinson and Dr. Pierce
to the effect that the board had caused to
"be made both chemical and bacteriologi
cal examinations and found "no colon or
"typhoid bacilli, nothing the matter with
the water."
President Andrew Smith's statement re
ported in your paper of the 6th, viz: "My
only regret is that we gave the
matter premature publicity. My idea was
that we should complete our evidence be
fore giving it publicity," is a merited re
buke to the indiscretion of the garrulous
secretary, who should be held personally
responsible for his unsupported asser
tions. Alleges Suppression of Fact.
His first interview, stripped of its pad
fling and your glaring headlines, charges
positively that Salem's public water sup
ply is the cause of two-thirds of the
Jases of typhoid fever occurring here
tvithln the last three or four months, be
cause the victims are supposed to have
drank of the water, but surnresses the
.fact that the board had 'procured the
Labove mentioned series of both chemical
malyses and bacteriological examinations,
ill of them refuting the charge, and
showing "nothing the matter with the
water."
He further suppresses the fact that he
had directed the severest of tests to be
applied to the suction pipe which crosses
the slough, to ascertain if it be imper
vious, viz: The application by a member
of the boardt throughout its whole length,
of menthol blue, with the result that it
was fMmd . perfectly tight Indeed his
statement in jour paper of October 4, viz:
the board Is Informed that the pipe
leaks and admits the water of the slough,
but It has no reliable evidence to this
effect" was made only four days after
the test was made and after it had been
reported to the board, by a member there
of, attesting the perfect condition of the
suction pipe.
Again, Dr. Hutchinson -suppressed the
fact that he had visited the Alter crib
and found that not one drop of river
water could enter it without having first
passed through over 70 feet of solidly
packed sand and gravel.
Source ol Salem's "Water.
I present herewith a plan showing the
filter crib, 20x60 feet divided into 12 In
dividual cribs, each ten feet square,. and
a section of the intake or suction pipe.
It will be seen from this plan that the
crib 1b sunk in a solid bed of gravel and
at a depth that brings the top of the crib
twb feet below the low water line, and
the bottom of the crib below the bottom
cf the river bed. The top of the crib is
perfectly tight, consisting of six layers
of" two-Inch plank. The sides of the crib
down to the river bed are encased, water
tight thus forcing all the water that
enters the crib to go in below the bottom
of the river, the bed of the crib not being
enclosed. Below are abowt eight feet of
the crib below the river bed line for fil
tering purposes. The intake pipe enters
the .crib at a point seven feet below low
water line and extends downward into
the crib nine feet making the point of
Intake 16 feet below low water line and
below the bottom of the river bed. The
whole Is completely covered with 11 feet
of gravel, leaving the gravel bar in Its
natural condition. The water thus tlrawn
from beneath the bedrock below the bed
of the river is conducted from the crib
through the 24-inch intake or suction
pipe to supply the large pump3 which
force it through the maliis to the consum
ers. The nearest point from which water can
be drawn from the river into the filter
crib is at the intersection of the surface
of the gravel bar with the water line
which at this stage of the river is at or
near low-water mark, which Is 77 feet
from the east end of the filter crib.
TVhen the water in the river Is over the
filter crib, it must pass down through 16
feet of sand and gravel before it can
enter the crib.
From the point in this plan reached
by the suction, it passes easterly through
the Island, then through the slough, which
lies east of the island, thence to the
works.
Whence Infection' Comes.
Nv, the only reasonable theory which,
Will account for the spread of the dis
ease from Its original source, viz: Mill
Creek and the wells infected by its water,
is that the dejecta from the intestines of
its victims have entered the Intestines of
others, and, granted the Impervlousncss
of the water company's suction, the loca
tion of the intake being beyond the island
and above the city makes infection from
that source a physical Impossibility. This
fact too, was suppressed, by Dr. Hutch
inson. Typhoid fever's prevalence in
Salem, originating beyond question at the
-state institutions and reaching the city
through them. Indicates that the cause of
Its continuance should be sought within
the range of possible contamination. .
But the secretary of the board seemed
to be vainly looking for germs from the
upper river, ignoring the fact now being
heralded by current medical Journals (see
Medical Journal's comment on present
Philadelphia epidemic) that there are
other more, dangerous media for carrying
the infection than water. "That typhoid
is presumably a milk-borne disease, fur
ther that it proliferates in milk, which it
does not in potable water. That bacterio
logists find in milk a splendid culture for
bacteria. That this is especially true of
the germs of erysipelas, pneumonia,
typhoid fever, etc, und in a more re
stricted sense also of cholera."
Millc a Source of Infection.
"Senate Document 441" of 57th Con
gress, entitled "Milk in Relation to Pub
lic Health" gives a tabulated history of
195 milk epidemics of typhoid Involving
over 8000 cases and causing 691 deaths,
from which report I quote:
"In 148 of these epidemics there la evi
dence of the disease having prevailed at
the farm or dairy. -In 67 Instances It is
probable that the infection Teached the
milk by soakagc of tho germs Into the
well water with which ttie utensils were
washed, and in 16 Instances the Inten
tional dilution with .polluted water is a
matter of evidence.
"In No. 1E4 the bacteria coll commune
was demonstrated In the wash water. In
Nos. 149 and 1S8 it Is claimed that the
specific germ of typhoid fever was
isolated in tho water supply, and In No.
1S9 sewage bacteria were found in icecream
sold by street venders. In seven instances
the infection Is attributed to the cows
drinking or wading In sewage-polluted wa
ter and meadows. In four .Instances the
Infection was spread in ice cream prepared
in infected premises. In seven instances
the infection was spread through milk
delivered at creameries. In 24 instances
the dairy employees also acted as nurses.
In ten instances the patients, rehlle suf
fering from a mild attack of enteric
fever or during the first week or ten
days of their illness., continued, at work,
and those who are familiar with the per
sonal habits of the average dairy boy will
have no difficulty In surmising the man
ner of direct digital infection. In one
instance the health officer believed the
milk was Infected by absorbing exhala
tions from the dejecta of the patient
while belog carried down the'stalrs."
This recalls the recent typhoid epi
demic at Stanford,- resulting In. an un
usual number of fatalities.
The water supply was first suspected,
but chemical and bacteriological exam
inations proved it to be Innocuous, but
an examination of the milk supply dis
closed the cause, and its contamination
was traced to the water in which the
utensils were washed, the new milk be
ing a splendid culture for colonies of the
bacteria.
Now, it is known that in the family
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PLAN OF FILTER CRIB AT
of the proprietor of one of the dairies
supplying Salem with milk there has
been a case of typhoid fever, now con
valescent and I know of an instance
where milk was furnished by one family
in which was a case of the fever, which
resulted within the period of Incubation
in a case of typhoid fever In the family
supplied.
If tho secretary would drop his micro
scope and stop talking long enough to
do or have done a little detective work at
Salem, he might be better qualified to
account for the spread of the disease Be
yond Its original bounds, than by look
ing for microbes at long range through
a mlsroscope or telescope.
Water as Pure as Bull. Run.
In view of all these facts, viz., the
isolation of the water supply and
the ease with which the disease
may he spread through other media,
I can as confidently say of Salem's
public supply as Dr. Hutchinson does on
the same grounds of Bull Run, that
"never has there been a well-authenticated
case of typhoid fever from Its use."
Had President Smith's policy prevailed,
It would manifestly be unfair to make
public any of the evidence taken until
the determination of the Investigation,
but inasmuch as the indiscretion of the
secretary In prematurely slopping over
has distorted the situation and misled the
public, it Is but Just to ask that the Je
suits of the chemical and bacteriological
examination bo published. I, therefore,
ask that, as a matter of justice to our
people you procure and publish the
chemists' certificates of analyses of the
water all of them and tho reports of
the bacteriological examinations; also,
for the purpose of comparison, an analy
sis of the normal water of the district or,
in lieu of that one of Bull Run water as
fairly representing it
Says Dr. Smith Hedges.
That President Smith, after hlstrebuke
of the 'secretary's indiscretion, x should
come to his defense I think is due
to his sympathetic nature, sec
onded by professional esprit de
corps. His statement that "At this
time, after the heavy rains, the manifes
tations of typhoid are not so plain as they
have been. Tho polluted areas have been
washed off and the difficulty of bacterio
logical examinations is thereby increased.
I suspect that the water company at
Salem 'has improved its pipe line under
the slough so as to prevent the admit
tance of typhoid germs from that pol
luted water. If the reform has been
made, we shall be glad to know it and
if wo find no further traces of disease
breeding germs, we shall bo pleased
again," I regard as a politic effort to
hedge In his former reckless statement
in regard to the water, based upon the
secretary's misrepresentations. The sub
joined expression from the secretary only
two days before, would indicate that
"doctors disagree," even though they be
long to the same board. "At this season
of the year exists the greatest danger of
typhoid, when surface drainage begins to
flow. The Board of Health will continue
the hacterlologlcal and chemical tests."
The doctor should know that no change
in the suction pipe line has been made
It is a 24-inch steel pipe and lle3 In ex
actly tho same position as when placed
there five years ago. It is periodically
examined for the water company by a
diver, but no leaks or other defects have
been discovered, and when Dr. Smith
made this statement he knew of the result
of the color test made by direction of the
secretary, proving it to be tight
Before 'the board began its investiga
tions, tho Salem papers announced that
the owners of the plant proposed to pay
the expense of a diver from Portland In
order to have the suction pipe examined
by them, but the board apparently deemed
this unnecessary, and have relied upon the
stated tCSt ab0V noted' trith 1110 resul
Dr. Hutchinson's assertion in one of his
characteristic Interviews that "Mr. Albert
may yet have an opportunity to give the
00 to Salem Hospital," suggests the
thought that all uncertainty as to the
hospital receiving fSOO on the result of this
controversy can be dispelled if the doctor
will evince the same .confidence in his
opinion that I have In mine.
MiKht Use Shorter Word
Apropos of this statement: " 'Some per
sons,' he remarked, 'Imagine' that typhoid
bacilli, In order to work damage, have to
be so numerous that a fine comb will rake
them out " If the doctor really sees
myriads of bacteria In Salem water, it
must bo due to tho reflex- action of the
optic nerve. Referring to the doctor's
amusement caused by the big words in
my -telegram of the Sth, permit me to say
there is a vigorous Saxon monosyllable
sometimes used to express an extreme
act of dislngenuousness, which r might
have used, but the big word In the tele
gram went at the same price, and amuses
him.
My challenge resenting the unfounded
charges-of Dr. Woods Hutchinson seems
to have nettled the president of the board.
He called It a "bluff." Now I do not fra
ternize with the "perfeshun" to whoso yo-
cabulary this phrase belongs, hence do
not know its precise technical meaning.
If it implies that I am not sincere or not
In earnest In this matter, I will try to con
vince him to the contrary.
Perhaps the doctor is provoked at the
compromising situation in which he is
placdd by the babblings of his secretary.
Then, doctors are not accustomed to be
ing questioned, nor are they usually re
quired to give a reason for what they do.
They do not divulge their diagnoses; they
write their prescriptions In a dead lan
guage, and their gravest mistakes are
buried under six feet of earth, but when
they step outsiae of their legitimate pro
fessional duties, they should expect to be
held accountable for their acts, Ju?t like
common people, and cannot expect to
evade responsibility for defamatory pub
'Hc utterances by skulking behind an offi
cial title, any more than a Judge should
expect to be protected by his ermine
should he step down from the bench and
malign his neighbor.
That Secretary Hutchinson's part in this
matter has been a persecution rather than
an investigation is patent What ulterior
object he may have I cannot conceive,
but his Initial Interview, Judging It by the
light of subsequent disclosures, did not
tell the whole truth.
It is unfortunate that public confidence
In the board should be shaken In its first
undertaking by the Indiscreet action of its
loquacious secretary, because there is
much legitimate work to be done through
its secretary whlch must be honestly done.
I reiterate I have no Interest Jn the water
company, although by virtue of my past
relations with It I am conversant with the
situation, but I am deeply Interested in
Salem, and when you strike Salem, you
hit me. J. H. ALBERT.
STATE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION'.
Good Attendance at Opening: Session
at Oregon City.
OREGON CITY, Oct 12. (Special.)
INTAKE OF SALEM'S PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY, SHOWING ALSO THAT PART OF THE SUCTION PIPE LYING
The annual meeting of the Oregon State
Baptist association was convened at the
First Baptist Church in this city this
evening. After the praise service, led by
Rev. W. B. Clifton, the Association pres
ident, Rev. A. S. Coats, D.D., of New
York, delivered the inaugural sermon,
the subject being "So Great Salvation."
The Association will not conclude its ses
sions until Friday evening. There will
be about 150 delegates In attendance at
the meetings. The programme for Tues
day is as follows:
9 a. m., praise service, led by Rev.
A. S. Allen, Monmouth; 9:30, election of
officers; 9:45, addresses, "Spontaneous Re
vivals," Rev. J. W. Mount Heppner;
"Revivals as a Result of Specific Ef
forts," Rev. Arthur B. Waltz; "Continu
ous Growth in the. Church Considered as
a Revival," Rev. G. A. Learn, Monta
vllla; 11, "Lessons From the History of
Revivals," Rev. Myron Cooley, editor of
Pacific Baptist; discussion,
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WILL PUSH OREGON CITY.
Board of Trade Reorganizes for Ac
tive Work.
OREGON CITY, Or., Oct 12. (Special.)
The Oregon City Board of Trade has been
reorganized for active work In the Interest
of this city and Clackamas- County. Arti
cles o( incorporation have been signed by
the following named representative busi
ness men: George A. Harding, W. A.
Huntley, Frank Busch, EL EL Charman,
D. C. Latourette, E. G. Caufleld. G.. B.
Dimlck, Franklin T. Griffith and C H.
Dye. The board is incorporated with a
capital stock of $3000. of shares of the
value of $30 each.
By the terms of the articles of incorpo
ration. $5 per share Is to be paid at once,
giving the organization a fund of $500 with,
which to inaugurate its work. The balance
of the capital stock Is made payable In
monthly Installments of XI each, which
will give the body a fund of $100 per
month with which to prosecute its labors
in behalf of this section.
TRAMP FATALLY INJURED.
Goes to Sleep on Top of a Train and
Falls Off.
ALBANY, Or., Oct 12. (Special.) Frank
Marchant a tramp, was probably fatally
Injured while stealing a ride on the local
train from Portland to Albany. When the
train was near Mlllersburg, a station two
miles below Albany, Marchant fell from
the train suffering a dislocation of both
hips and Internal Injuries. The Injured
man said he was riding on top of the,'
train when he went to sleep and fell off.
He was brought to Albany and placed in
the local hospital as a county charge.
He claims to have people living in lone,
Cal., and said he was cndeavprlng to get
to them when the accident happened.
Receives Santiago Battle Medal.
OREGON CITY, Or., Oct 12. (Special.)
Fred Nelson, of this city, who served as
trainer on the battleship Oregon during
the Spanish-American War, today received
the medal to which all of the active par
ticipants In the naval engagements of that
campaign are entitled. The medals are
made of the cannon that were captured at
the battle of Santiago. The souvenirs
are circular In form about the size of a
dollar and are suspended from a bar on
which is Inscribed the name of tho battle
ship on which the wearer served. On one
side of the medal appears the profile of
Admiral Sampson about which Is the In
scription: "United States Naval Campaign,
West Indies, 189S." On the reverse side
appears the inscription: "Santiago do
Cuba," beneath which is pictured a gun
crew In action with an officer in charge-,
To Ratify Street Contracts.
ASTORIA. Or., Oct 12. (Special.) A spe
cial meeting of the City Council has been
called for tomorrow afternoon to ratify
the action of the street committee In let
ting contracts, and especially the one for
the improvement of Sixteenth street over
which a' suit is now awaiting the decision
of the Circuit Court The remarks of
Judge McBrlde at the hearing of the suit
In which he said he doubted If tho Council
had the right to delegate to a committee
tho power of making contracts, is re
sponsible for the proposed action of the
Council.
President of Astoria National.
ASTORIA, Or.. Oct 12. (Special.) At a
meeting of the directors of the Astoria
National Bank, held this afternoon.
George H. George, secretary of the Co
lumbia River Packers' Association, was
elected president to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of the late Daniel K. War
ren. George W. Warren was elected to
succeed Mr. George as vice-president
First-Class Gunners' Badges.
ASTORIA. Or., Oct 12. (Special.) First
class gunners' badges have been awarded
to ten gunners stationed at Fort Columbia.
Those receiving the badges are Sergeants
DePrles, Clancy, Johnston, Guffey, Dob
son, Duncan, and Corporals Edoff, Grif
fith, Crawford and McComber.
TO TEAGH FARMING
A New Study for Common
School Course Proposed.
SL'PT. ACKERMAN FAVORS IT
Would JteqHir'e Teachers to Pass
Examination 1h Elements of Ag
rlcHltare Education Should
Be More Practical.
SALEM. Oct 12. (Special.) The teach
ing of the elements of - agriculture In the
common schools of Oregon is advocated
by Superintendent of Public Instruction
J. H. Ackerman. The purpose of the in
troduction of this study would not be to
teach the children the- technical side of
scientific farming, but rather to give them
an understanding of such elementary
faxits and principles aB every person who
resides In an agricultural country should
know. Superintendent Ackerman believes
that at some future time such a study
should be placed in the common school
course, and that before the teaching of
this branch Is commenced time should be
given for the teachers to prepare for the
work they will be required to do. He
would have every applicant for a teach-
er's certificate take an examination in the
subject of elements of agriculture.
"The tendency of our educational system
has been to educate the children away
from the- work by which a large major
ity mugt earn their living." said Superin
tendent Ackerman this morning, when he
was asked to suggest an Improvement In
the common school system. "Tho pur
pose should be to educate the children
along the line of their work to fit them
for the environment In which they will
soon find themselves. I do not mean by
this that all .children should become farm
ers or that they should be taught that
they ought to become farmers, nor that
they should be discouraged In an ambition
to fit themselves for any other occupation
to which their talents may lead them.
What I mean to say Is that since the
greater portion of the people of this coun
try must make their living by farming
or other occupations that require a knowl
edge of the elements of agriculture, the
public schools should Instruct the chil
dren upon this BUbject
Education Should Be Practical.
"Too often we see educated men giving
boys the Idea that they should aspire to
something higher than farming. If a stu
dent In one of our colleges should tell his
Instructor that he intended to become a
farmer, I venture to say that in nine
cases out of ten the professor would set
that students down as lacking in ambition.
This would probably not occur at the Ag--ricultural
College, but there. Is in almost
all educational circles a feeling that an
education shbuld lead a boy or girl away
from the occupations usually called the
humbler walks of life. In my opinion this
Is not a proper view of the purpose of an
education, but the effort should be to
combine with 'culture a practical knowl
edge of affairs with which the child Is
most likely to be engaged when he has
left school and engaged In his life work.
"Instruction Jn tho elements of agricul
ture will tend to make children take a
more wholesome view of farming as an
occupation. It will lead quite easily to a
course In the Agricultural College, where
tho technical side of the subject can be
pursued. It will make better farmers of
those who get no more than a common
school education, and will be a valuable
acquisition for those who follow other
occupations than the tilling of the soli.
Every lawyer, preacher, newspaper writer,
railroad official, merchant and banker
should understand the elements of agri
culture. Men In all of these occupations
must deal with farmers, and If knowledge
of agriculture Is not a necessity to them
it serves at least to bring them into
closer touch and sympathy with the class
of people with whom they transact busi
ness. Tenchers Should Study Agriculture.
"Every school teacher should be familiar
with this subject, for he or she exerts a
powerful influence in shaping the ideals; o
the children of the public schools. Let us
say, for illustration, that a young lady
has gone out from the city to teach In a
country school. She knows nothing of
farming and therefore cares nothing for
it Out of school hours she converses
with the children and tells them of the
things she knows the m03t about All
that Is bright pleasant and worthy of
aspiration Is In the city. She unconscious
ly creates in the minds of the pupils a
dissatisfaction with the country and a de
sire for life In the city. If, on the other
hand, the teacher were familiar with top
ics In which the country people are Inter
ested, and were interested in them herself,
she would make them the subjects of con
versation with profit to herself and her
pupils. Too often teachers are in almost
complete ignorance of practical agricul
ture, and, I am sorry to say, some of
them are not ashamed of their ignorance.
I believe that a young man or woman
who has worked on a farm or at any
other useful manual labor Is a better
feacher, other things being equal, than
one who has not the knowledge that can
be thus acquired. The teacher Is, or
should be, a leader In his community,
and In order to be In closer touch with
the people of his district he must know
something of the every-day affairs In
which they are concerned.
"I would not turn the common school
Into an agricultural school. In order to
impart some knowledge of the elements
of agriculture. This subject could take
the place of our 'Nature Study,' and. If
necessary, we could abbreviate our arith
metic and geography. I think we speid
time on some phases of these two subjects
.hat could better be devoted to something
else. Instruction In the elements of agri
culture should be largely by actual experi
ment and observation. Each school,
whether In the city or country, should
have Its garden of flowers, and vege
tables. In sufficient variety to aid In the
teaching of the desired lessons. The ger
mination of seeds may be watched and
studied from seeds planted In boxes. The
results obtained from the use of different
kinds of soli, the effect of the different
conditions of heat and moisture, the
structure of seeds, roots, stalks and all
parts of a plant, the different kinds of
weeds, insect pests, birds, cultivation,
drainage, . fertilization, rotation of crops
and numerous other subjects closely re
lated may be studied without attempting
a technical study of agriculture.
"Pupils who give a few moments each
day to the consideration of some subject
of this kind will return to their books
with refreshed minds and renewed inter
est I know of a few schools In the state
where the children have extensive flower
gardens, and I am informed that the work
they do in taking care of their gardens
helps to keep up tho Interest In their
school work and makes them more vigor-'
ous In their studies. Professor Finn, In
charge of tho public schools at Burns,
has a garden on a hill that was formerly
covered with sagebrush. He irrigates it
with water pumped from a well by a
windmill, and his efforts have been en
tirely successful. He Is raising many
things that the people of that part of the
country thought could not be grown
tlere. and in this way he has taught the
farmers themselves things they did not
know. Professor Finn comes from Wis
consin, where the teachers are required to
pass an examination in the elements of
agriculture, and he Is doing valuable work
at Burns.
"I would not advocate the Immediate
introduction of he elements of agricul
ture into our course of study,- but at such
time as may be convenient, after teachers
have had-time to prepare themselves to
give Instruction in this subject, I believe
it should be given a place in the "work
of our common schools. The good to be
accomplished by the introduction of this
study would not be fully realized at once,
but in the future, when the children of to
day have become men and women, I be
lieve the value of this work would be
realized.
TWO PLACES ARE OPEN.
Recommendations for Places on
State Board of Agriculture.
SALEM, Or., Oct 12, (Special.)-Gov-
ernor Chamberlain is receiving recom
mendations of residents of this state for
places on the State Board of Agriculture
to succeed W. H. Wehrung and J. H.
Settlemeler, who have resigned. As the
resignations do not take effect until Janu
ary 1; there is no probability of their suc
cessors being appointed at once. Weh
rung's term of office will expire In March,
1907, and his successor will be appoint
ed for that period. The term of J. H.
Settlemeler will end In March, 1905. TheJ
other members of the board are: George
Chandler, of Baker City, '04; G. A. West
gate, of Albany, '05, and Jasper Wllklns,
of Coburg, '07.
Mr. Wehrung was president of the board :
of Agriculture during the entire four
years of his Incumbency. This position ;
Is filled by a vote of the board, so It Is j
not certain that his successor will fill I
that office. The president of the State
Board of Agriculture Is by virtue of his
office a member of the Domestic Anl-fl
mal Commission. The members of the
board draw no salaries, but receive- the
amount of their expenses- while attending
to business connected with the State
Fair.
READY TO DO BUSINESS.
Corporations File Articles With Sec
retary of State.
SALEM, Or., Oct 12. (Special.) Ar
ticles of incorporation were filed In the
office of Secretary of State Dunbar last
week as follows:
Oregon & Kentucky Coal Company,
Portland; $1,000,000; P. J. Jennings, R. J.
Jennings, J. C. Veazle.
Myrtle Point Mill Company, Myrtle
Point; $25,000; P. I. Phelan, F. N. He
Clean, W. E. Pike.
Home Real Estate Company, Baker
City: $4500; H. W. Estes, R. D. Carter,
J. W. Wisdom.
Monarch Consolidated Gold Mining Com
pany. Portland; $5,000,000; Andrew C.
Smith, W. G. McPherson, L. H. Ham
ilton. Norman Towing Company, Portland;
$10,000; W. S. Copeland, O. A. Peterson,
S. L. Woodward.
Herald Publishing & Engraving Com
pany, Baker City; $10,000; "Letson Balllet.
Charles W. Hill, L. Bush Livermoxe, W.
M. Moore.
Schallock & Daggett Company, Klam
ath Falls; $15,000; C. H. Daggett H.
Fred Schallock, Fred I. Houston.
Northwest Drug Company, Portland;
$175,000; O. F. Paxton, J. V. Beach, N.
D. Simon.
f Ford's Business Chances, Portland;
$3600; Joseph Ford, Ida C. Scott Frances
Moody.
Sucker Creek Mining Company, Hol
land. Josephine County; $150,000; R. W.
Wilbur. L. L. Langley, May Kelly.
Eastern Oregon Mining, Milling, Trans
portation, Smelting & Generating Com
pany, North Powder, Union County;
$5,000,000; H. O. Gorham, W. H. Gorham,
George H. Downs.
CI rcnlt Court at Snlcci.
SALEM, Or., Oct 12.-(Speclal.)-Judge
Burnett opened the regular October term
of court this morning with a light docket
before him. No trials were had today.
Ed McClanahan, of Portland, was ar
raigned on a charge of malicious mis
chief, and pleaded not guilty. He will
be tried In January. McClanahan Is the
automoblllst "who Is charged with scar
ing a horse to death last July.
George F. Witting was Indicted on a
charge of gambling and will enter his
plea tomorrow. Charles Hammond plead
ed guilty to a charge of petty larceny
and was sentenced to three months in
the county jail. George Appleyard plead
ed guilty to assault and was fined $10.
Governor Invited to Spcnk,
SALEM, Or.. Oct 12. (Special.) Bishop
Charles J. O'Reilly, of Baker City, has In
vited Governor Chamberlain to be pres
ent and deliver an address at the formal
dedication of a new hospital which has
been erected at Pendleton at a cost of $40,
000. The hospital will be conducted by
the Sisters of St Francis. As the Gov
ernor has gone to Washington, D. C, and
will not return until about November 1,
It Is doubtful whether he can accept the
invitation.
Date of Irrigation Convention.
SAEM. Or., Oct 12. (Special.) The
annual session of the Oregon Irrigation
Association will be held at Pendleton,
November S. Governor Chamberlain has
been Invited to be present and deliver an
address. It is expected the Governors
of Washington and Idaho will be In at
tendance and will deliver addresses.
Tttjo Added to Prison RolL,
SALEM, Or., Oct 12. (Special.) Two
prisoners were received at the penitentiary
today from Malheur County. They are.
Peter Smlthf.sentenced to one year for
larceny by bailee and W. J. SIgmore, sen
tenced to one year for- horse steallng.
LET WARDEN f IX DATES
JUDGE 31'BniDETS PLAN FOR REG
ULATING SALMON SEASON.
Sturgeon Cases Settled by Schmidt
and LindenberKer? Cold-Storage
Men, Pleading: Guilty.
ASTORIA. Or.. Oct 12. Circuit Judge
McBrlde todny offered an excellent sug
gestion with reference to the manner in
wnlch the closed fishing season should be
regulated. Of Tate there has been much
agicallotf for an extended season, because
of the fact that the season usually ter
minates during the height of the run of
hatchery salmon. The 1003 season closed
at such a time, whereas had it been ex
tended for two or three weeks fully 51.000,
000 worth of fish additionally might have
been packed, without damage to the qual
ity of the Chinook output
Judge McBride's suggestion is that the
TpirislatHrp pnact a law elothlnir the fish
wnT-itan vMth nuthnritv to decree bv rroc-
JjSmation, the dates for the opening and
closing of the season. A law of this kind
would, In the opinion of Judge McBrlde.
make available for packing punrposes the
Immense runs of hatchery salmon that an
nually enter the Columbia River. Under
a law' of this kind, the fish warden coukl
declare the season closed, at such time
as the quality of fish was seen to deteri
orate. Owing td the fact that the time of
the entrance into the river of the hatchery
runs varies as much as three weeks. It Is
impossible to prescribe by statute the du
ration of a season that would enable
packers to reap the benefit of the wonder
ful results which are being attained at the
WEST OF MINTO'S ISLAND.
state hatcheries, and a law such as is sug
gested by Judge McBrlde would settle sat
isfactorily an agitation that has attracted
widespread interest
In the Circuit Court today the famous
sturgeon cases were settled. S. Schmidt
and J. LIndenberger, cold-storage men,
were arrested for having sturgeon unlaw
fully in their possession. The law pro
vides that for each fish thus unlawfully
found In the possession of any person, a
fine of J20 shall be imposed. The lecal
technicality arose as to whether or not a
separate complaint was required for each
nsn found. On the recommendation of
Fish Warden Van Dusen, District Attor
ney Allen settled the case by the de
fendants pleading guilty to having five
sturgeon In their possession, and each was
fined ?100.
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Salmon Cnnght at Oregon City Merc-
v ly for Their Eggs.
y OREGON CITY, Oct 12. (Special.)
Complaint is made by local fishermen that
salmon are being caught in the Willam
ette at this point regardless of the fish
laws of the state. It Is represented that
salmon arc being caught and the" eggs
taken merely for the purpose of supplying
bait for trout fishing. This practice Is
apparently being carried on In open viola
tion of the law, and fishermen who are ob
serving the statutes regulating the catch
ing of salmon desire to call the attention
of the State Fish Warden to the Infringe
ment of the .law in order that the law
breakers may be prevented from following
their illegal practices.
Where Feed Is Plentiful.
ASTORIA, Or., Oct 12. Colonel Judson,
agricultural agent for the O. R. & N.,
predicts a hard winter for cattlemen, be
cause of the scarcity of hay, due to the
llrs in Southern Oregon and the short
age in Eastern Oregon. Colonel Judson
says utilization of pasture lands of the
Lower Columbia district will be neces
sary In consequence. In accordance with
his view, Colonel Judson has undertaken
to secure the shipment to Clatsop and
Columbia counties of bands of cattle from
the regions where the hay shortage Is so
pronounced.
Fntnlly Kicked by Horse.
COLFAX. Wash., Oct 12 (Special.)
Willie Davis, the 16-year-old son of W. A.
Davis, of Steptoe. died today from the
effects of a kick on tho temple by a horse
Saturday. His. skull was frightfully
crushed. He never regained oonsclous
ness after being kicked.
Lounsucrry's Successor.
ASTORIA. Or.. Oct 12. (Special.)
George W Roberts, formerly of the O. R.
& N. Co.'s general office in Portland, ar
rived here today to fill the vacancy as
commercial agent of the company in this
city, caused by the resignation of G. W.
Lounsbury.
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