Morning Oregonian., January 13, 1904, Page 14, Image 14

THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY - 13, 1804.
SHDRKDFPOWER
Boarding-House Com
missioners Disgusted
PRICE OF TARS MAY GO UP
Trouble as to High Charges
May Be Renewed.
THEORISTS ARE CRITICISED
Shipping Men Are Generally Satisfied
With Operation of Law Which the
Supreme Court Decision Has
Practically Invalidated.
Trouble with sailor boarding-houses
threatens to reopen as the result of the
Supreme Court decision of last Monday.
The runners declare .that the state law
now does not amount to a snap of the
finger. The State Commissioners who
have been operating jinder that law say
they are now only figureheads.
Most shippers agree that the commis
sioners have been shorn of a large part of
their power, but encourage them to use
as they can the little power remaining.
But some persons dissent from that view.
Insisting that the law allows the Commis
sioners just as much authority as before,
einco they still may revoke the license of
any boarding-housekeeper who violates
the law; consequently that the Commis
sioners can prevent the runners from
charging extortionate blood money and
from enticing sailors to desert.
E. W. Wright, president of the com
mission, has sent his resignation .to . the
Secretary of State. S. M. Hears said yes
terday he will withdraw at once. Her
bert Holm an announced that he was in
clined to do the same. Today the com
mission will meet and wind up Its af
fairs. The new members will be chosen
by the Governor, Secretary of State and'
State Treasurer.
This upshot of the boardinjg-house ques
tion has . been en route for several
months. The commission refused to
grant a license to Harry "White and
"Mysterious" Billy Smith. The two ag
grieved gentlemen resorted to the courts,
which decided that the commission could
not lawfully withhold the license since
Buch action gave a monopoly of a legiti
mate business to Sullivan and Grant, the
only firm which the commission had
licensed.
But while the matter was In litigation
the warring "runners" made peace with
each other and combined their interests.
Dther aspirants for spoil have already
promised to go into the vocation of en
tertaining jack tars so that things are
likely to get into a mess ere long.
Threat of Higher Prices.
Proprietors who now act the host to
Bailors assert that "prices" will surely
go higher than $53 if more runners enter
the field. The number of favored gen
tlemen Is at present about ten.
"We satisfied the shippers," said E. W.
Wright last night, "but not the theorists.
The theorists can now take a whirl at it."
"Wo had a whip lash for those boarding-house
fellows." remarked S. M.
Hears, "but the courts hax-e taken it
out of our hands. I'm thoroughly -disgusted
with the whole business and
Shan't waste another hour at it."
"It's been a farce all the way along,"
asserted Herbert Holman, "and If the
farce keeps up I'm going to clear out."
Shipping men tried yesterday to per
suade the commissioners to -stay In
office. But only Herbert Holman of the
three members said that he would take
longer time to consider the question of
resigning.
The rate $55 is the sum of the $30 al
lowed by the Oregon law "for supplying
any seaman or apprentice' and the
"month's wages," about $25, allowed by
National law. These two sums are paid
to the boarding-house keepers, and higher
charges are prohibited. The "month's
wages," usually called "advance
money" or "allotment," the seaman as
signs to the boarding-house keeper "in
liquidation of any Just debt for board or
clothing which he may have contracted
prior to engagement." The $30 fee Is
Intended as additional compensation to
the boarding-house men, who say that
it is indispensable to their business.
But a serious question arises whether
the $30 fee is legal since the National
statute makes it unlawful for a seaman
"to stipulate In his agreement for an
allotment of an amount" exceeding one
month's wages.
Tin overjoyed," declared Larry Sulli
van, "to know that the Supreme Court
has legitimated this sailor business. After
21 years of toll I find myself in as re
spectable a business as a grain exporter
or a preacher.
"I must say that this honor was en
tirely unexpected. Many years ago Judge
deady called me into his office and in
sl fatherly voice said: 'Young man, you
should understand that your method of
livelihood is unlawful and Is regarded as
a disgrace to the community.'
"It gives me, extreme pleasure to leam
after all these years that my business,
bo long assailed by reformers and despised
by theorists, is as respectable as their
own.
Thinks Price Limit Unreasonable.
"And now that the business of provid
ing ships with sailors Is legitimate, may
I ask why I am not permitted to charge
what prices I can get for my services,
Just as anybody else? Why have I paid
9500 to the State for a license to do a
legitimate business? May I not sue the
State to recover that money? And may
not White and Smith sue the State or the
Commissioners for damages resulting from
the restraint of their legitimate business?
We might all make it warm for the Com
missioners. But we have combined our
interests and shall not do so.
"The commission hasn't any more power
now than that," and Sullivan snapped his
finger contemptuously. "We shall charge
lor sailors Just what we think we are en
titled to got. If more men are brought
Into the business tho price of sailors will
go up above $55."
"We can't afford to furnish sailors at
$55," spoke up Peter Grant, "if more men
go into the business. And $103 for each
sailor Is no more "unlawful than $55, since
the National law permits only one month's
advance money; that is about $25,"
"Dhlnt we get $75 or $S0 bonus V broke
in Sullivan ("bonus" is another word for
"blood money") "when the state law al
lowed only $10? Didn't we get $105?"
There's no law in the United States,"
said Grant, "that can regulate what
British ships pay for sailors."
"But can't tho United States regulate
what you get?" was asked.
Hard Thing to Prove.
"Ah. there you nave it," spoke up Sul
livan. "But who's to know what we
get? Revoke a license because we charge
more than the Oregon law permits? How?
Who's going to prove it? Convict us of
going aboard ships to entice away sail
ors? Man, we don't do that. Do we risk
going to the penitentiary for $33 or $106?
Do we entice sailors from ships when
they can get on shore fresh oread and
butter and vegetables Instead of salt
horse and hardtack and maggots?
"If that commission hadn't been cut all
to pieces sailors would now be $40 in
stead of $53. We promised that to the
commission. But a lot of fellows, who
don't know anything, knocked out the
law. It's the blackest thing that ever
happened to this port. The state had
the hold on us, but has lost it by letting
in other boarding-house keepers. But
we'll show the shipowners and agents. If
they get to monkeying with us sailors
will go up as in the past and the $30 limit
of the new law won't be any more
effective than the $10 limit of the old law."
The commissioners aver that the state
law is already a dead letter from the Su
preme Court decision. The contrary ar
gument Ts that they still can revoke
licenses.
"But," replied the Commissioners, "how
can we revoke a license when "we cannot
refuse to grant it? How have we any au
thority when we are to be pulled into
court whenever we try to exercise our
functions under the law? If we really can
revoke a license, why cannot Tare deny a
license? The fact Is that, under the de
cision of the court, we can do neither. E.
W. Wright, president of the commission,
said last night:
Theorists In the Way.
"When I was urged, much against my
will, to serve on the board, the assurance
was that we were to have full power to
regulate the business for the best interests
of the port. This assurance was strength
ened by the clause in section 3 of the law,
reading as follows: 'Said Board of Com
missioners for licensing sailor boarding
houses shall have the right to reject any
application for a license, provided by this
act as they may deem advisable.'
"Now that the court has decided that
we have no such power, it Is useless to be
bothered any further. I have been asked
today by a number of prominent shipping
men to remain on the board, but as there
is nothing to Indicate that we would not
be placed on the defensive every time we
made a ruling unsatisfactory to the boarding-house
men, I do not feel justified In
wasting any more time with It.
"Until the courts tied our hands, we had
met with very encouraging results. The
boarding-house men had agreed to abolish
the $5 per day charge for a watchman,
and to cut the $55 allowed by law to $40.
This latter sum I am confident we could
have reduced to $30, If we could have
limited the number of men who shared in
the proceeds. The big shippers of the port
were satisfied with the law, and in def
erence to their superior knowledge gained
by actual experience, we merely carried
out their wishes, or at least attempted
to."
Shippers Are Divided.
The leading shippers in Portland are
not of one mind as to the intent of te
boarding-house law. Such men as T. B.
Wilcox, George Taylor. W. S. Sibson,
Peter Kerr and T. W. Smith have be
lieved that the policy of the commis
sion granting a monopoly "would solve
the trouble by keeping down the num
ber of stipendiaries, thus cheapen
ing the cost of sailors; but others, such
as W. J. Burns, Alfre'd Tucker and A.
Berg, have taken the contrary view.
James Laidlaw, British Consul, sides
with the latter.
"The commission has full power to
revoke licenses for enticing sailors to
desert or charging unlawful exac
tions," said Mr. Laidlaw yesterday. "If
the present "Commissioners feel power
less, perhaps others can be appointed
to enforce the law.
"Here and at Puget Sound the crimp
ing evil is worse than anywhere on
earth.
"One set of crimps is no better than
another, then why grant one set a mo
nopoly? If one set struts in immacu
late linen and fine clothes and lends
its presence to the State Legislature,
that does not prove superiority; in fact.
It doesn't make any difference so far
as I can see."
THINK HE IS BAD MAN.
Police Arrest Charles Ladd on a
Serious Charge.
Charles Ladd was arrested yesterday by
Detectives Snow and Kerrigan on a war
rant from The Dalles. The warrant read
larceny from a store, but the real charge
against him is entering the gambling
house connected with jthe Owl Saloon, and.
at the point of a revolver, forcing those
present to turn over to him $1200 in cash.
Ladd was In The Dalles the day before
the robbery and left the next day after
ward. Suspicion centered upon him from
the first but the authorities have not been
able to locate him until he was picked
up today.
The crime with which he is charged was
one of the most daring that has recently
been reported on the Coast. With a mask
to conceal his face he entered the gambling-house
while there were a number of
people In it. Standing at the door, his
revolver ready to point at the first one
who disobeyed orders, he picked out a
young-looking boy. Enforcing his orders
with the weapon he carried he compelled
the boy to make a systematic canvass of
the room, getting the money possessed by
the several individuals, then get the keys,
unlock the safe and turn the entire
amount over to him.
. Ladd, according to Detectives Kerrigan
andSnow, has already served one term in
the Salem penitentiary for highway rob
bery. ATTORNEY ARRESTED.
A. L. McFadden Accused of Passing
Worthless Check on Contractor.
A. L. McFadden, formerly a practic
ing lawyer of Lincoln County, is un
der arrest at Albany on a charge of
passing a forged check for $300. The
victim Is J. B. Tlllotson, a Portland
contractor. The alleged forgery oc
curred In the city several days ago, and
as soon as Tlllotson found that he had
been swindled he communicated with
the police. It was in response to a
communication from Chief Hunt that
McFadden was captured ar a small set
tlement near Albany. He appeared to
be making for his ranch, which is lo
cated In a remote part of Lincoln Coun
ty. Detective Snow left yesterday af
ternoon for Albany to take charge of
the prisoner.
Burglar Didn't Stay Long.
The residence of Dr. S. J. Barber
was robbed Monday night shortly af
ter midnight, and the tmrglar obtained
between $12 and $15 in money. He was
frightened in his work by Mrs. Barber
and put to flight. The entrance was
effected through a back window. The
burglar had searched three or four
rooms and secured what articles of
values were to his liking. Bureau
drawers had been turned upside down
and their contents spilled" upon the
floor. While he was working in a room
next to the one in which Mrs. Barber
sleeps he made a slight noise which
awoke the sleeper. Wondering whore
the noise could come from, Mrs. Bar
ber arose and went to make an investi
gation. As she opened the door she
saw a man vanish through the window.
She hastily summoned the members of
tho household. Dr. Barber summoned
the police and an investigation was
made. No clew has been obtained re
garding the robbers.
Attorney Sues for His Fee.
B. M. Smith, the attorney who suc
cessfully defended Robert Gossman sev
eral months ago on a charge of burglary
In entering the house of D. C Burns;
yesterday filed suit against Gossman to
recover the balance of his fee, $260. Tha
whole charge was $300 and Smith says
he has only received $40. He has as
signed the claim to Henry P. Ford.
DEBATE ON PRUNE
Fruitgrowers Argue Over
Planting of First- Trees.
SMITH ELECTED PRESIDENT
Dr. J. R. Card well Re-Elected Presi
dent State Board of Horticulture
-Boise Wins Race for the
Next Meeting Place.
TODAY'S PBOGBAMME.
9:30 A- 31. Opening- prayer. Be v. N.
ilosessohn.
Reports.
"The Beneficial Side of the Pest
Question," Bev. I. Walflen, Seattle,
Wash.
"Apple Scab and Its- Treatment,"
Professor A. B. Cordler.
"Insect Pests," Professor J. M. Ald
rlch. ,
"Control of the Codling Moth," Pro
fessor C. TV'. Wood worth.
1:30 P. M. "Transportation," North
ern, Pacific Railway, S. G. Pulton;
Southern Pacific Company, "W. E. Co
man; Oregon Railroad & Navigation
Company, B. B. Miller; Great North
ern Ball road, "William Harder.
Even more enthusiastic and interesting
than the opening session on 3Ionday was
the convention of, the Northwest Fruit
growers' Association yesterday. The "Wil
lamette Valley Prune Association held a
joint convention with the Fruitgrowers'
Association.
E. 1m Smith, of Hood River, was
elected president, and Boise, Ida, was
Dr. J. K. Cardwell, Be-EIected Pres
ident State Board of Horticulture.
chosen as the meeting place for the
next convention. Dr. J. R. Cardwell
was re-elected president of the State
Board of Horticulture.
At a meeting last night the prune
growers adopted a plan to stimulate
the sale of Oregon prunes by serving
the fruit free at the St. Louis Fair.
The morning session was called at 9:30
o'clock, Rev. F. Walden, of Seattle, offer
ing the prayer before the day's work was
commenced.
Mayor Williams' Address.
Mayor George H. Williams delivered an
address of welcome appropriate to the
occasion to the fruitgrowers, to which
Dr. J. R. Cardwell. president of the State!
Horticultural Society, responded.
The many advantages of the Northwest
country for frultralslng were enumerated
by Dr. Cardwell as well as the increasing
demand in every country of the globe for
fruit of our production. An able plea In
behalf of the Lewls and Clark Fair con
cluded Dr. Cardwell's response, the speak
er emphasizing the great Importance of
the co-operation of the fruitgrowers of
the Northwest in maintaining a display
of fruits from this section of the country
that would surpass anything of the kind
ever produced before.
On motion of E L Smith, president of
the State Board of Horticulture, Acting
President B. Burgunder was authorized
to appoint a committee on resolutions.
The following committee was named:
Rev. F. "Walden, of Seattle; J. H. Forney,
of, Moscow, Idaho, and C. A. Tonncson, of
Tacoma.
Dr. James "Wlthycombe. director of the
Oregon Experiment Station, of Corrallls,
delivered an address on "Co-operation Be-
E. X. Smith, of Hood River, Elected
President Northwest Frultcrowers'
Association.
tween the Horticulturist and the Experi
ment Station." He called the attention of
the convention to the fact that while
other industries are improving and pro
curing protection for themselves, the
orchardlst Is where he was years ago,
exposed to the damaging pests on the
trees of adjoining orchards. He urged
the adoption of better horticultural laws
and their stringent enforcement. "When
the pruning knife and spray pump failed
to exterminate the pest, he said the grub-
Ding hoe should be used.
A paper by Felix Gillette, of California,
on "Preparation of Dessert Prunes," was
read by William Williamson, while the
demand for this sort .of prune Is not large,
over 200,000 pounds of the fruit Is said to
be used each year. Mr. Gillette's sub
ject was illustrated by a box containing
three kinds of dessert prunes, the sugar,
kf$V lit
French petite and clivac mammon va
rieties. The question of making, an in
dustry of raising desgert prunes has
never been discussed since the meeting of
the California Fruitgrowers' Association
held November 15. 1S90, when the -project
was abandoned, the Callfomlans passing
the following resolution: "Stewed prunes
seem good enough for American people."
The paper concluded with an earnest ap
peal that this branch of the prune in
dustry should be encouraged in the North
west. Canncrs Raise Prices.
"The Fruit Business From a Commer
cial Standpoint" was the subject of an
address by TV. H. Chapln. Canneries were
pointed out to be the one salvation to
Oregon fruitgrowers, the advance in price
of various kinds of fruits being cited as
a result of the establishment of canneries
in various parts of the Northwest. Can
neries were recommended by the speaker,
one of the advantages he cited being that
canneries would afford a market for the
unripe and otherwise inferior fruit of the
producer that could not be marketed in
Its original form. The vital Importance
of packing was also dealt with.
The price of prunes was the next topic
of the discourse, the speaker stating that
the price this year was not the result of
any combination between the "Willamette
Valley Prunegrowers Association and the
prune packers, but was a simple case of
supply and demand.
Needed Legislation.
I. A. Mason, president of the Hood River
Applegrowers' Association, read a very
Interesting paper on ''Needed Legislation
Relative to the Fruit Industry," In which
he pointed out the necessity for Improve
ment of the horticultural laws, and made
several suggestions regarding what these
improvements should be. He said:
"We havo many good horticultural laws in
Oregon, but the majority of them are only on
paper in other words, dead letters. We need
more executive laws, with sufficient appropria
tion to enforce them, and then we need ex
ecutive officers who are not afraid to perform
their duty. The executive power and financial
backing which should be given the State Horti
cultural Board by law is lacking, and the laws
are not such as to justify them in taking ac
tion when they desire.
The most of us can look over our own Im
mediate neighborhood and find one fruitgrower
spraying carefully, another recklessly; one
using the best of appliances, and the other
using any old thing, and always In a hurry;
one growing fine fruit with from 90 to 98 per
cent free from worms, the other growing In
ferior fruit, with a large percentage wormy.
An Instance was cited of an orchardlst
who last year lost his crop from the rav
ages of the codlin moth on account of
using arsenic represented to him to bo
9S per cent pure, when in fact it was only
EO per cent. Mr. Mason continued:
"We need more rigid laws, rigidly enforced
against any unscrupulous dealer who sells us
adulterated, snray material. A small fine la
Imposed upon the guilty dealer who sells
adulterated goods, as supposed to be Imposed
by our state horticultural laws is almost a
farce and very little protection to the fruit
grower. Give us an additional law that will
protect the grower by making the guilty dealer
liable for damages.
The dishonest nursery dealer who mis
represents trees to the fruitgrower also
came In for his share of the punishment,
Mr. Mason saying:
The young orchardlst goes to the nurseryman
and buys 1000 trees of the varieties ho desires.
He cultivates them for five years, and, after
waiting patiently and anxiously for that most
highly appreciated crop of all crops the first
crop he discovers that he has been deceived,
and. Instead of having choice commercial va
rieties, he has a lot of rift-raff stuff, tho fruit
from which would bankrupt any fruitgrower.
The sale of apples Infested with San
Jose scale, or the codlin moth, was also
touched upon In the course of Mr. Mason's
paper, and the prevention of the sale of
such apples It was claimed would be a
benefit both to the producer and the con
sumer, inasmuch as it would elevate the
growing of an apple orchard into an
honest and ennobling Industry.
A law regulating the size of apple boxes
was also recommended by Mr. Mason.
who said that the California export apple
box is so small that it will go inside the
regulation box used by the Oregon apple-
grower, yet our apples compete with the
California product in the East at the
same price. The speaker also Impressed
his audience with the necessity of good
thoroughfares upon which to haul the
crops to market.
Dr. J. R. Cardwell Re-Elected.
At a meeting of the Oregon State
Horticultural Society during the noon In
termission of the Fruitgrowers' Conven
tion the entire staff of officers was re
elected. The officers are as follows:
President, Dr. J. R. Cardwell; first vice
president, F. N. Gilbert; second vice
president, J. D. Olwell; secretary-treasurer,
Professor B. R. . Lake; member
finance committee, Colonel H. Haynes.
President J. R. Cardwell and H. M.
"Williamson were appointed a committee
to draw up a resolution indorsing the bill
before Congress transferring the manage
ment of the forestry reserve from the In
terior Department to the Department of
Agriculture. The committee was also in
structed to request the Lewis and Clark
Exposition Board to provide a suitable
building at the Fair for a state horti
cultural exhibit, recommending that the
building be constructed oh the same plan
as that provided at the St. Louis Fair.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
Colonel Dosch's Address on "Too
Many Prunes" Arouses Debate.
The afternoon session commenced at
1:30 o'clock with a paper by C. A. Ton
neson, editor of the Horticulturist, on
"The Question of Standard Fruit Pro
ducts." Mr. Tonneson's paper was com
plete in every detail and highly interesting
and Instructive throughout.
The second number, by Miss Juanlta
Rosendorf, of the Oregon Agricultural
College, on Floriculture," was short, to
the point and Interesting. Miss Rosendorf
called the attention of the convention to
the very noticeable improvement in past
years In floriculture. "The gardener of
today Is an artist," said Miss Rosendorf.
"Great Improvement has been made dur
ing, the past century, and this Improve
ment is very evident at the present time,
especially in the many ways in which
flowers are used for decorative purposes."
The paper concluded with a treatise on
the proper care of house-plants, budding
and various other essentials.
"Adaptability in Fruit Growing," was
the subject of B. L. Smith, president of
the State Board of Horticulture. This
was one of the most interesting papers
listened to during the convention and
the excellent delivery of the reader,
coupled with the general Interest of the
paper, tended to make the reading one
long to be remembered. Mr. Smith said
In part:
"Io my humble Judgment a parcel of
land Is suitable for fruitgrowing which
possesses a deep, porous soil with perfect
water and cold-air drainage, for both fol
low the same law and seek the lowest lev
els; a soil fairly rich in these valuable
salts that enter most largely into the
composition of both tree and fruit. It
should have a natural shelter against pre
vailing winds, a hill or a belt of timber,
and If these are lacking an artificial
wind-break should be grown. All soils
Impoverished by long cultivation, under
laid by a stratum Impervious to water,
a few feet below the surface, or where an
orchard has previously been grown, should
certainly be avoided. In all this country
you will find the deepest soil and the
largest forest growth on northerly
slopes. In sections where Spring frosts
are Imminent, or where the annual pre
cipitation is less than 25 inches, these
northern exposures are to be preferred,
as the moisture Is constant and the
blossoming retarded over a critical
period."
The paper of Colonel Henry E. Dosch,
which followed that of Mr. Smith, was,
up to the time of its reading, one that
caused much speculation on the part of
the prune men. Colonel Dosch, it waa
known, was not a prunegrower, having
long" since given, up prune raising". This
led to ths general belief that the Colonel's
paper would advocate tho policy tho sub
ject. Indicated. "Too Many Prunes."
Colonel Dosch announced previous to
reading his paper that he was no longer
a prunegrower, buyer or seller, and this
tended the more tokeep the prune men
on the qui vive. The paper, however,
dealt with the subject from a different
point of view from that anticipated, Colo
nel Dosch declaring if there were too
many prunes, the public should be edu
cated to consume more prunes.
The discussion that was opened after
the reading of the paper was a warm one
from the start. An Idaho man claimed
the floor and stated that he had always
thought that Idaho had the finest quality
of prunes that were raised In the North
west, but that he had discovered that
Oregon was "the whole show."
Colonel Dosch responded that whether
the prune was raised in Idaho. Oregon or
"Washington, that it was the same fruit,
there being no difference whatever, but
that the name Oregon applied to the ter
ritory comprised in the three states, and
that the name Oregon had been origin
ated in the Eastern markets, the Eastern
people calling the Italian prune tha Ore
gon prune.
"How about the Clark County prune?"
shouted a "Washington man from the rear
of the hall, and this started the most ex
citing discussion held since tho conven
tion assembled.
"Who planted the first Italian prune on
the Pacific Coast?" queried R. L. Austin,
of Clark County, "Washington. "No one
else than a Clark County man, Mr. Hid
den. The New York and Pennsylvania
dealers have no more right to steal the
name of the Italian prune than Tacoma
has to change the name of Mount
Rainier."
"The first prune tree was planted away
back in '67 In the Luelllng nursery In this
state," shouted Mr. Cunningham, of
Salem, "and I think Mr. Hidden had no
Italian prune trees then."
Then Mr. Austin, from Clark County;
told Mr. Cunningham that when the
traders of the Hudson's Bay Company
settled at "Vancouver they planted a num
ber of Italian prune trees, and E. L.
Smith rose to a point of order and recom
mended that the prunegrowers should not
worry about the name of the prune but to
stick together and advertise the prune
under the name by which it was best
known. My advice," said Mr. Smith, 'Is
the time of Its reading, one that caused
He who whispers down a well.
About the goods he has to sell.
Does not reap the shining dollars
Like ho who climbs a tree and" boilers.
The most advantageous way to adver
tise prunes was then discussed at length,
with the result that H. S. Glle, of Salem,
advocated that the, various prune associa
tions of the Northwest levy an assessment
of one per cent on the value of each man's
prune crop to be used for advertising
purposes. A meeting of the prunegrowers
was then called, to be held In the Board
of Trade parlors In the Chamber of Com
merce, for the purpose of discussing the
subject at greater length.
"Walnut Culture" was the subject of the
last paper, which was read by J. B.
Pllklngton, of Portland. Mr. Pllklngton
told of the success that nut culture of
the various kinds was achieving in the
State of Oregon and the Northwest, giv
ing a short description of the first ex
periments in this work and the advance
ment that was being made at tho pres
ent time. After his paper was concluded
several sacks of Oregon nuts of the fil
bert and English "Walnut varieties were
passed around, and the general opinion
was that the nuts were equal to any
on the markets, either of foreign or home
production In other states.
Idaho was well represented at the con
vention this year and the delegation came
with a determination to secure the con
vention for that state next year. Boise
City and Moscow were represented, and
it was decided to take a rising vote on
the question, which resulted in a tie of
27 votes for either place. Before another
vote could be taken A. L Mason, of Hood
River, Insisted that a number of per
sons were present who wished to pay
their membership fees, and thus be en
titled to vote, so an intermission -was
granted, with the result that Secretary
George H. Lamberson was kept busy
reaping In a harvest of sliver dollars. The
next vote resulted in a victory for Boise
City, that city having 42 votes, while
Moscow had but 37.
The election of officers that followed re
sulted -as follows: E. L. Smith, of Hood
River, president; L. M. Gilbert, of Salem,
vice-president for Oregon; B. Burgunder,
of Colfax, "Wash., vice-president for "Wash
ington; Judge J. H. Forney, of Moscow,
Idaho, vice-president for Idaho; R. C.
Cooley, of BdSeman, Mont., vice-president
for Montana; J. R. Anderson, of
Victoria, British Columbia, vice-president
for British Columbia; "W. S. Offner, of
"Walla "Walla, treasurer, and C. J. Slncel,
of Boise City, secretary.
In response for an address, President
Elect E L. Smith said: "If I had con
sulted my own pleasure, I would have
preferred to have remained In the body
of this convention, that I might have in
dulged more fully In the discussions of
questions that come 'before us. However,
I am not insensible to the honor of being
elected to ""preside over the next conven
tion of this association, and I wish to
thank you for it, and I want to say that
I also think It equally as great an honor
to succeed Dr. Blalock In the chair."
0PEH HOUSE.
Splendid Entertainment Provided by
Ellers Piano House for the
City's Visitors.
Exceedingly handsome Invitations have
been issued .by Ellers Piano House to
livestock men, wool and fruitgrowers
now In the city, to attend a series qf
concerts at Its place. Recital Hall, and,
in fact, the entire store, are at the dis
posal of visitors, and more than usual
pains has been taken by this exceed
ingly liberal and enterprising concern to
make the occasion very enjoyable. At
tractive programmes have been ar
ranged for the morning as well as the
afternoon and, in addition to the regular
Thursday evening concert, there will be
a special muslcale Friday evening at
8:15. The hours of the dally concerts are
10:30 to 11:30 A. M. and 3 to 4:30 P. M.
Although invitations were only Issued
yesterday, quite a large number of vis
itors, both ladles and gentlemen, enjoyed
the music in the afternoon. Recital Hall
is on the corner of "Washington and Park
streets, on the ground floor, "Washington-street
entrance.
ELEVATOR HERO AT HRE.
New Yorker Rescues Eight Panlc
Strlcken Women.
NEW YORK, Jan. 12. Blinded and
choked by smoke by a fire In the cellar,
Abraham Geber, an elevatorman In a
Broadway office building, ran his car
three times from the street to the eighth
floor today, rescuing eight scrubwomen
who had become panic stricken. As the
elevator Teacbed the trround floor for the
third time. Geber staggered Into Broad
way In a fainting condition. He had been
nearly stifled by the smoke and was with
difficulty revived. The actual money loss
was small, the fire being confined to the
basement.
Philippine Coinage Discussion.
MANILA, Jan. 12. A public discussion
will take place tomorrow of the proposed
act for maintaining the parity of the Phil
ippine currency by prohibiting the impor
tation into the Islands of Mexican, Span
ish, Filipino or any other metallic cur
rency which is not upon a gold basis.
Since thelr'first Introduction Mexican dol
lars have fluctuated from 204 to 214, much
to the Inconvenience of the mercantile
class.
A GUARANTEED CUBE FOX PILS3.
Itching. Blind, Bleeding or Protruding
Files. Tour druggist will refoad money If
PAZO OINTMENT Zxils to ear you l3L
to 14 days. SOc.
CASH IS PAID AT THE BAR
SLOT MACHINES RUNNING UN
DER OBVIOUS SUBTERFUGE.
Slugs Are Exchanged for Money by
Proprietors of Places Where
Devices Operate.
Again the mouths of slot-machines an
yawning for nickels and quarters. Nor
does the depositor of the coin, in the event
of winning, have to content himself with
trade-checks. While checks or slugs alone
emerge from the machines they may be
exchanged for .money upon request to the
saloon-keeper, bartender or keeper of the
place where the machines are run. This
system Is said by those claiming to know
to be In effect in several establishments.
Chief Hunt says if he hears that such Is
the case he will appeal to City Attorney
McNary for an opinion as to whether or
not such a procedure la a violation of
the gambling ordinance. The Chief states
he is not advised whether such a system
would constitute an infraction of the law,
He has not been authentically Informed
that the system Is in vogue, but should
it come reliably to his ears he declares
he will at once solicit the opinion of the
city Attorney.
City Attorney McNary states that should
the Chief solicit his opinion in this respect
be will Inform him that the exchange of
slugs for cash forms quite as serious a
breach of the law as if the money proceeded
directly from the steel bowels of the ma
chines themselves.
"Such a system would merely be an ar
rangement to evade the law." said Mr.
McNary, 'and the machine-men will not
be" allowed, to do business on any such
basis. It is legitimate, so far as the city
ordinances are concerned, for the machines
tb play for trade. The amended gambling
ordinance, passed In 1S37 over the Mayor's
veto by a majority of the Council, permits
the operation of machines where merchan
dise is given In exchange for winnings,
Under that ordinance I informed Chief
Hunt that In my opinion slot-machines,
where money does not emerge, are not
unlawful.
Chairman H. R. Albee, of the Council
committee, appointed to investigate the
slot-machine question and Chief Hunt's
relation to It, stated yesterday that he has
noxrel!able information that the new tac
tics have been employed by the slot
machine men, except that he has heard
many rumors to that effect. Mr.
Albee stated that the report has become
current enough to warrant investigation
by the committee.
The meeting of the committee with Chief
Hunt has been postponed until some time
next week at the Chief's request. The
meeting was set for next Thursday after
noon, but Chief Hunt asked for a con
tinuance on the ground that he has other
appointments of importance for that date.
COULDN'T STAND PROSPERITY
After Successful Career as Beggar,
Pat Ryan Fails Down Drunk.
Pat Ryan, who serves a term in jail
every now and then, became Infatuated
with a get-rich-qulck scheme yester
day afternoon and Is again in the tolls.
Ryan was Industriously begging at tho
corner of Fourth and "Washington
streets and had stopped no less than
a hundred persons, many of them wo
men, before he was discovered. His
downfall came when a lady, in pass
ing him a dime, dropped it to the
pavement. Ryan, in stooping to re
cover the coin, fell to the sidewalk and
was unable to recover his feet owing
to the fact that he was drvnk. He was
wallowing on the pavement when Spe
cial Officer Caswell came along , and
placed him under arrest.
"When searched at the police sta
tion, Ryan was found to have collected
enough money to have launched him
self In business as a peanut merchant
had he been commercially Inclined. He
received a number of donations from
delegates to the Stockmen's Conven
tion, catching them as they were en
routerSrom dinner to tne afternoon ses
sion at the Baker Theater.
Visitors to Portland
Should not miss the delightful trips up
and down the Columbia River. Particu
lars at O. R. & N. city ticket office,
Third and Washington.
Which would you rath
er have, if you could have
your choice, transparent
skin or perfect features?
All the world would
choose one way; and you
can have it measurably.
If you use Pears' Soap
and live wholesomely
otherwise, you will have
the best complexion Na
ture has for you.
Sold all over the world.
A STRANGE PLANT
To Be Sent to the World's Fair From
Mexico.
The Institute Medico of Mexico will send
E0 medicinal plants to the World's Fair
with a list of ailments they are destined
to cure. In the exhibit will be a plant of
marvelous qualities, It grows wild and
abundant, and the aroma will cause the
travelers inhaling it to loose their way.
The most remarkable plants that have
ever been discovered are those that com
pose Dr. Burkhardt's Vegetable Compound.
Its wonderful power over rheumatism.
Constipation. Catarrh, Nervous, Kidney
and Liver Troubles and Diseases of the
Blood has made It the wonder of the 19th
century- Costs only 25c for a 30-days
treatment at drug stores.
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