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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1904. TO FORM TflUST Many Rii mors of Sal mon G'ombine Afloat MAMYT18HHEMIH THE CITY Alleged. 1 hat Representatives of Cudahy Are at Work, MAY GAIN CONTROL OF MARKET Scheme Js to Ally All Puget Sound Canneries' Under One Ownership and s Form Combine at the, y Earliest Possible Date. "Whether a combination backed by the Cudahys, of Chicago, -will control the salmon market Is the question agitating the Ashmen today. It "was Cudahy's money which gave a big Impetus to the salmon Industry on the Coast by the establishment of the Pacific American Fisheries, and it now looks as If on December 10, when the Pacific Packing & Navigation Companyts properties ar sold under receiver's sale, it will be Cudahy's money that will gather them In and thus gain him the control. The First Impetus. R. O. Onffroy, the promoter of the Pa cific Packing & Navigation Company, was really the first to actively promote salmon canning on Puget Sound, when he organized the Franco-American Company. Successful in this venture, he prevailed upon Deming & Gould, of Chicago, who In reality acted for the Cudahys, to es tablish the Pacific American Fisheries at Falrhaven. "Wash,, which was and has always been the largest salmon cannery in the world. Not satisfied, Onffroy wished to go still farther and consolidate the numerous canneries which" had sprung up in the meantime, and Including- also the Alaska Packers Association, the pioneer and strongest of all fish concerns. Building the Combine. Using the Pacific American Fisheries as a nucleus, a large number of Puget Sound and Alaska canneries were bought at fab ulous prices, but the Alaska Packers could not be landed. It was this latter fact, together with extravagance in purchasing properties and in management, that brought the ruin of the combine. After a brave struggle and an attempt to control the salmon market as 'against the Alaska Packers, the combine was forced Into receiver's hands, and contin ued so for a year. On November 10 the real end of the meteoric career of the comDine came 'in the .sale of the Pacific American Fisheries, as a part of the Pacific Packinir & At that time the entire properties of the -uiuume were onerea lor sale in groups and In the end it was this fact that pre vented a sale. Under the provisions of the sale a suf ficient number of bidders could offer on each group, providing the total amount of offers reached a price of $500,000 but after this the property would be offered as a whole and any person bidding even $1 more would take the entire holdings. This fact prohibited any offers. The Pacific American Fisheries, the largest comnonent mrt- nf 1-y.a ,.i was then offered separately at a price of t,wv, iui me reason mat ia reality it " o cupcuziie corporation. through holding a majority of the stock nun xoraer corporauon. js a no pceame ract that it was Doming & Gould who held the remainder of the Peters Was Highest Bidder. At the sale "W. D. Peters appeared as the highest bidder, offering J310.000 for uie properiy neia unaer tne name of the Pacific American Fisheries. a certified check for 10 per cent of the U.IUUUUI as a guarantee or good faith but it was readily understood that he 'was acting for T. M. McGovcrn, president of the Pacific Packinir & pany, but now representing its creditors una oonanoiaers. It is now rumored, howovor fVint -r. Govern has been unable to make good on the remainder of thp nurehnsn that there is an arrangement whereby Deming & Gould, acting for the Cudahys, stand ready to take up the purchase of their former property. Color Is given to this by the fact that Ed Deming has been on the coast for some time, that John Cudahy lately visited the Sound and mat . x. vxouio, oi uio DroKerage firm, is now here. The sale of the remainder of the com bine's properties will occur nn TwTnm. 10. when they will be offered in lots or as a whole, as bids are given, and with no upset price. It Is the sentlmont nmnnr ttinen inri in touch that Deming & Gould will make a strong oia ior tne properties offered. Another fact giving strength to the be lief that these TMon1f trol the salmon situation is that but re cently tney purchased the property of the North American Fisheries on Puget ooana at a receiver s sale. Control Would Be Obtained. With this, the Pacific American Fish eries and the remaining properties of the Pacific Packing & Navigation Company it wouia put tne new noiaers In control of the salmon markets, particularly on A'uget &ouna. Deming & Gould Co. are today, next to Armsby & Co., the largest salmon brokers in the United States, with headauarters in Chicago, and it Is easily to be seen just wnat interest tney nave In the matter. ana, oacKea Dy an ally such, as the Cud ahys their dream of control may yet be a fact. "W. T. Gould, a member of the firm. Is in the city now, arriving from Seattle, and' on his way to California, where his firm has Interests. He disclaims all knowledge of anything new In the salmon situation other than that the market is falling off, leaving con siderable etock in first hands and with the jobbers. He thinks it likely that prices may yet go lower before Spring, but at that time stocks will be needed and' the market will be correspondingly strong. Many Fishmen Here. Portland has a strong showing of fish men today, several of the big packers on Puget Sound being here to close up their Chinese contracts for the coming season. Chief among these are P. G. TVagge, Puget Sound manager of the Alaska Pack era Association, and Frank "Wright, owner of the Carlisle Packing Company, which operates near Anacortes, wasn. These gentlemen report that the Puget Sound cannerymen are now making active preparations for a big pack next year, and base their predictions on the fact that in fish parlance it Is the fourth year. "Whether or not a superstition among fishermen. It Is a fact that every fourth year brings a big run of salmon, and this" coming year is the particular one In which all expect to recuperate their losses. THREATENED TO TELL. Dr. Short Fires ftomb While Speaking to Sunday Club. "I want to say now that In my neighbor hood there lives a married man who pro fesses his undying love for his wife, but I give fair warning to this" man now that if he does not devote less fove to another man's wife In that neighborhood, I'm go ing to tell his own wife." This was the startling statement made to the members of the Sunday Club of the Y. M. C A. by Dr. F. Burgettc Short yes terday afternoon. Further than tnat. with a finger pointing Into the audience, he stated that this particular man might be present, but If he was he could simply take notice. This 13-inch shell was fired during an Interesting address by Dr. Short on the subject of "Undying Love." He brought out very clearly that to his mind undying love on earth as between humanity wag more of a figurative species than a reality. In leading up to his sur prise for the audience, ho stated that It was often expressed hy a man that his love for his wife was undying and that he could never love another, but Dr. Short was of the opinion that had that roan not met his present wife he would surely have loved another. He thought this also ap plied to women, but added that In their case he was sure that Portland contained some who wished that they had met some other man before bestowing their undy ing love. Then came the surprise of the afternoon in tho shape of Dr. Short's warning to at least one of his neighbors. The Sunday Club presented the usual Sunday programme, consisting of the ad dress, instrumental and vocal music The club Is gaining In popularity, as is attest ed by the attendance. THE PLAGUE OF FLANNELS. The Modern Substitute for Sackcloth and Ashes. Atlantic Monthly. At the age of 6 1 found myself infellxl removed to a town possessing a bleak cli mate and many woolen manufactories. It was tho custom of tho house mothers to "buy flannel by the piece direct from the factory, red flannel, hot, thick, felled like a Iranian der and the Invention of a. Luci fer. Out of this flannel was cut a gar ment, a continuous, all-embracing gar ment of neuter gender, in which every cnlld in that town might have been ob served flaming Mephlstophellan-like after the morning bath. A pattern was given to our mother. The hair shirt I laugh when I read! By definition the hair shirt must have possessed geographical limits or attack, but my flannols left no port untickled, untortured; they heated the flesh until scarlet fever paled Into a mere pleasantry, and then soured the milk of amiability within me forever. The rotations of the seasons reduced itself to terms of red flannel. In the Autumn when the . happy fowls and fol iage alike moulted, shed tho superfluous wnen Dradng October set the body In a glow, I alone of living things must be done up In flannel! And Spring, that season of vernal bour geoning was the time when I, too, like any otner seedkln, slipped free of all the stuffy lncaslngs, and could sprout and spring In air and sun. clad In blessed. blessed muslin. I shall never forcet the corroding bitterness induced by flannels. At times they absolutely reduced me to fisticuffs with my religion, so that filial piety, the ordaining of the seasons, and tne very catechism itself hung in the balance of the conflict. I believe I can hardly overestimate the spiritual detrl ment done my by my flannels. MUSIC ATEELEES. Special Informal recital todav at th .taiers nano House fine piano exhibit. Pianola. Aeolian Pino Oirsui nnd rrVintj- trelle. Dally- from 3 to 4; not Sundays. Catholic Hospital at Roseburg. ROSEBURG. Or... Nov. 27.TSrwv.lnl "V Under direction of Archbishop Christie a oeauuiui tract or land n as been pur chased in the Mosher grove, in West Rosebunr. for tha nuroose of ertinir hospital thereon. No details are as yet given out, Dut it is understood tnat it will be a thoroughly modern Institution. "Work is to De commenced as soon as the neces sary details can be arranged. A NEW CAPTAIN IN Charles Sweeny, Cavalryman of Industry, Would IF Charlie Sweeny is elected United j States Senator by the "Washington ! Legislature this "Winter, our House of Lords will have added unto It one of the most picturesque personalities which has ornamented that body In a generation. The Eastern newspaper should pray that it be Senator Sweeny, for he will furnish columns of good "copy" for the correspondents. Sweeny Is a D'Artagnan of industry. He has fought prosperously with and wrested from the forces of this "West of ours, some dozen million dollars, and seeking new diversion concludes to try a bout with the political swashbucklers. He came over to Portland a little while ago for a rendezvous with sun .dry men who have political leverage in "Washington, and Incidentally to spend a bagatelle of 1100,000 In real- estate. In the lobby of the hotel Mr. Boniface Bowers Introduced me to him and when we shook hands I thought: "What a sword arm." In a far corner of the lobby I had a better opportunity to estimate the man deliberately. He is sir feet and three inches high, narrow at the hips, but deep of chest. He Is well set up and at 55 he is still lithe as a young cavalry officer. His hair is well streaked with gray and his mustache is grizzled. His face strong and daring. Frederick Remington has drawn many such. Men are alinost young at 55 nowadays, and to all In tents and purposes "Charlie" Sweeny is in full prime. The gray In his hair and the set lines around his mouth are scars of battle. He talks directly and is sparing of his words but the listener feels that he has nothing to conceal and when our Interview was over I felt that I knew all about the big mas terful captain of industry. Of course, I didn't, but if h,e can talk for half an hour to each member of the Legisla ture at Olympla this "Winter, he will be an odds-on favorite at the Joint caucus. A Cavalryman at Fifteen. He is native to New York City, where he was born in 1849, so he told me. His people were Scotch-Irish of small means, and the son had few advan tages.. He went to the public schools of New Tork for a little whlie but the adventurous blood of his ancestry was working in his veins. The Civil "War was on before he got into his 'teens and he had to be in It. He was big and husky and in '64 when he was Just turned 15 he bolted school and joined the Third New Jersey Cavalry. He raided up and down the Shenandoah under Custer and Sherman, and was in at the death and saw the Appomattox inci dent. He was wounded before Peters burg and his year of service was crowded with hard riding and hard fighting. He was mustered out in Au gust, C5, but to this day the habit and bearing of the soldier stick to him. His fighting face and sword arm have stood him In good stead through all the stressful years which have inter RIGHTS OF WOMAN Dr. Crvessey Speaks With Elo quence on the Subject. PRAISES AMERICAN WOMEN States That Her Lot Ranges From Point of Ease and Luxurious Com fort to Other Extreme In Dally Human Existence. At the Unitarian Church yesterday morning, the pastor, Rev. George Croswell Cressey, D. D., spoke on "The Natural Rights of "Woman." Dr. Cressey spoke In part as follows: From the point of view of ease and luxurious comfort, woman occupies the extremes of hu man life. Sometimes ber lot represents the height of human felicity; again It Is of all the most burdensome and pitiable. The puzzle of philosopher and the despair and Inspiration of poet, woman Is that factor in the world's life which defies analjrsts and Imparls- the charm of the unexpected and the mysterious. In our country of Individualism all are Jeal ous of what they are pleased to call their nat ural rights. Woman Is no exception. The term, however, is vague and indefinite. It can mean only those rights which the nature of man and human society involves in itself. Our fathers struck the whole truth when they affirmed that all men are Justly entitled to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." These are inalienable rights, and like all funda mental principle they Include as coroUarlea whatever Is necessary to their proper applica tion. The question in practice Is identical with that other less attractive, but more vital, inquiry, "What do the nature, faculties, pecu liarities and influence -of woman demand that she may live and act most efficiently for human welfare, for her own happiness and that of others? "Woman has no natural right to suffrage; nor has man such right. There Is no natural right which determines that the young man of SI. but not of 20, shall vote, or that an alien shall acquire the privilege In two or In five years. Suffrage is a political right dependent upon the exigencies, ends and conditions of civic life. On tho question of woman suffrage the scales of civic advantage, either In theory or apparently in practice, do not Up decidedly on either side. It Is mainly a question of sentiment. We may safely affirm, however. that when a largo majority of women of all classes earnestly desire the privilege, there will be little disposition and probably still less ability long to deny them. It res to for the most part with the women themselves. The strength of woman, however, is not in politics, but In the home. The German philcs opher, Hermann Lotze, says. In substance: "The moral equivalence of the two partners in marriage does not annul the necessity that a single will must decide in relation to the con duct of life. In all matters pertaining to the family, beyond the inner circle of domestic lite, the decision rests with the man alone.' This la the spirit of the Old World, but not of America. There Is, indeed, a single will, but It is the blended will of a real union. In true marriage each will decide questions In his. or her peculiar province, while matters of larger Import will be determined by mutual consideration, mutual Judgment, and. If neces- say, mutual concession. In the American home there is no autocrat. Woman Is entiUed to the respect which rea son owes to Intuition, which prudential wis dom owes to the esthetic and to the ethical and religious cmotlolns. In the latter quali ties woman surpasses man. Speaking net of individuals, but of the type, where man rea sons, woman perceives; where man reflects, woman feels the truth. There is no question. too, that. Judged by common external stand ardfl, women are better than men. Here at some length- Dr. Cressy spoke of the history, condition and merit of woman in the past. In comparison with the privileges and assumption of men. Yet in the ordinary perspective history seems to reveal to us as feminine the most horrible, examples of cruelty, the most merciless furies of passion. Whether the Impression be true, depends cn how far our vision is deflected ct obscured by unconscious thought of what woman ought to be. When the momentum of evil purposes overcomes the natural barriers of her sensitive, refined and self-sacrificing nature, it Is not strange that it sweeps on to the extremes of reckless iniquity. The sex which is, we will not say, the weak er, but the more tender and delicate In physical and mental organization, commands the cour tesy and care and even the protection of man. As a Nation we may exalt woman; but as in dividuals the mass of men often fall short of vened. Many great things have come 1 to him, but none so great as to ride with Custer in the Shenandoah 40 years ago. His war service and mem bership In the Grand Army should be good for a lot of enthusiasm in the Senatorial campaign. In '66 the young veteran made the trip across the plains to San Francisco and for ten years he was busy with experi ence. He prospected In the California mountains. He learned Nevada by heart and was a part of the stirring Incidents of the Corns tock lode. During this time he was married to a San Francisco girl and the responsibilities of a family man came as a balance to his character. Lived In Portland in 1877. "Charlie" Sweeny Is a former Portland er. He came here In '77 with a family and no other possession to show for his ten years' adventuring In the mines. He got a job. A plain humdrum clerkship at a small salary. He was handy with figures and developed Into a good accountant. He was bookkeeper for Knapp, Burrell & Co. until 1SS1, when he became . secretary of the Merchants' Exchange. Two years later he went to Spokane. It must have been destiny that called him, for from that time he saw the shoulder-straps of a captain of industry ahead of him. He went Into merchandising and opened an account at the bank. But the love of the mines was still strong In him. He could not resist the lure of gold and went Into the Coeur d'Alene country. Up and down went the tceterboard of fortune. He was down often er than up. "Race suicide" was an uncoined phrase then, but Sweeny and the good lady who was his wife must have foreseen the time when patriotism should demand an ac counting of householders. The Sweeny family- grew apace. There have been 12 children in all, seven of whom are still living and the man who was working his way up to a commission in tho Industrial establishment was- busy with providing for his future heirs and heiresses. Sweeny's Ship Comes In. "When the '90s came he was ".on his feet." Tho Coeur d'Alene ventures had begun to bring returns. His interests widened In scope and the time came whep he was ready to organize close corpora tions for the doing of many things which have contributed to the greatness of the "West. Greatest of these is the Federal Mining & Smelting Company, with a cap ital stock of 520,000,000, of which Charles Sweeny, of Spokane, Is president, and John D. Rockefeller and George Gould, directors. This Is the largest lead-producing concern in the United States and last year its mines produced 56,080,090 In lead and silver. At the end of that period dividends to the amount of 51, 900,996 were paid, a large part of which found their way into the strong-box of Charles Sweeny, captain of industry and Sena torial candidate. The Sweeny interests are so many and varied that a strong man might weary of reciting them. The Items Include U,- true courtesy. llaat wek In a streetcar in this city five ladies wcrs swaying with the .straps, while tea men, with two exceptions under 30 years of age, ress&laed comfortably seated: In numerous ways which suggest themselves readily to the keen observer men fall In the courtesy and coniideratlon which Is due woman. It Is a common criticism of conventional life .that In all things pertaining- to chastity, purity and cleanliness of living, women are Judged by a higher standard than men, and thus sua. tain the weight of social Injustice. The state ment is true and the inference is true. In part; it Is one phase of that lack of equity which seems Inevitable in an imperfect and progressive worjd. Would, in deed, that man might be -Judged by the same standard as woman, but God forbid that woman should ever be Judged by the same standard as man. It is tha tribute which a traditional Idea of vice pays to virtue; but be it so forever. rather than we should abate a Jot or a tittle from the Instinctive estimate which we place upon womanhood. It is a source of complaint that women often receive less compensation than men for the same amount and style of labor. There Is a counter-charge that they soaietlmes needlessly Invade avenues of toll and effort which should be left open to those who must support the lire of families. Criticisms on the same principle may be offered with equal JuaUcs concerning- the comparative remuneration of various occupations. Here the terms right and wrong have only a relatlvo significance. These conditions are the result of the inexorable law of supply and demand, and the root of the injustice lies below the surface of society. The indictment is presented against mankind in general that woman has had no fair oppor tunity In the past and thus labors under a heavy mortgage, which only time can remove. This appeal to heredity ia groundless. The daughter Inherits' at least equally from tho father, and the son from the mother. Thus nature neutralizes the Injustice which the bru tality and unwarranted assumption of man may have inflicted on his copartner la lite during the centuries which are gone. More striking and Important, however, than any divergence of sex is tho oneness of human x&ture. More striking yet are the. harmonies through which both may perform the world's work with God. The landscapes are different to the vision, the soil varies often in fertility, but the great globe Is ever the same. The qualities which mark humanity as divine are alike In man and In woman. The Infinite Spirit is Incarnate la tha race. HELD TEMPERANCE MEETING Judge George and Others Address Grace M. E. Sunday School. There was a rousing temperance meet ing at Grace M. E. Sunday school yes terday, addresses being made by Judge George and others. The attendance was very large. Judge George's remarks were along the line of tho Importance of self-control In the matter of the drink habit and the duty of each one to preserve a sound body and keep a clear brain ready, for any emergency of human affairs. He likened the progress of humanity from childhood to the grave to a moving picture of a great procession where tho new are coming Into the light, perform ing a part, and then passing on Into dark ness, and amplified on tho responsibility of playing well the part of each human existence. He especially dwelt on the duties of good citizenship and of one to the other and of the interdependence of each with every .other. He demonstrated the breach of duty -of every citizen of a city, county or state or republic who, through abuse of drink, dethroned his own brain or Incapacitated himself to do his whole duty .or discharge the responsi bility on each. He said that an ideal system of human government would not only punish the drunken man for overt acts committed, but for the crime of clouding his brain and turning a good citizen into an in capable citizen. He illustrated from his Judicial experience tho great percentage of matrimonial, business and criminal trouble arising from such neglect or per sonal omlslson of the common responsl bllitles which rest on all. and emphasized the wisdom and necessity of holding each one to a strict individual accountability lor nis own conduct in me. MBS. C. A. SEELEY DEAD. Was Graduate of Oberiin College and Woman of Mental Attainment. . Mrs. Charlotte Austin Seeley, wife of Boridnot Seeley, Jr., died last night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C R. Bernard, 133 Twelfth street. Mrs. Seeley was born In Austlnburg, O., August 25. IS??., Ten years ago she came to Port land with her husband, and has since that time made this city her home. She is survived by her husband and six chil dren. The deceased was a graduate of Oberlln, and was a woman of high men tal attainment. POLITICS Be Senator. 000,000 in Spokane real estate and an almost equal amount in Portland. There are half a dozen banks and mercantile establishments!. There is a seat on the New Tork Exchange and a big office at 32 Broadway. There are private mines in Idaho and British Columbia, irrigation systems and wheat lands. The Sweeny working offices are at Spokane and "Wal lace. Between these and New York, with occasional business trips to Portland and a vlgorods campaign for political prefer ment the Blk man Is busy night and day every moment. His time. Is golden and, knowing its valuiLhc. conserves it. Tho Sweeny home Is at Spokane, but the mistress of it must needs attend largely to the social obligations of a very rich family. The master has too many other tasks. It Is said to be altogether a nappy nome, as most homes with a big family of children In them are. Two of tne daughters are married, -one, Mrs. C. . ivdwaras, Is the wife of a prominent DusinesB man at Oakland, Cal.. and the other is Mrs. F. T.. Nucane, whose hus band is manager of the Bank of Montreal at Spokane, a rival of her father's bank ing institution there. Should it be Sen ator Sweeny, there will be a big estab lishment In "Washington City and the Northwest will come Into its own, social ly, at tne capital. Voted for Lincoln When Fifteen. Until this time politics with Sweeny uaa Deen a secondary consideration. He bears a political distinction, how ever, ramost without parallel. He vot ed for a President of the United States 'when he was 16 years old. It was In Virginia, in front of Petersburg, when Lincoln ana iicciellan were the oppos ing candidates. In 1864, every soldier was given tne ballot,xand so it hap pened that "Charley" Sweeny, a 15 year-old trooper, helped to re-elect Abraham Lincoln. Time after time he has headed the Spokane delegation to state conventions, and has for veara been active among the men behind the political guns. Four years ago he was a Presidential elector, and carried the McKlnley vote of "Washington to tho session of the electoral collecre. "When his state gave its bie- Repub lican majority on November 8, Sweeny and his friends decided the time had come, and the big captain of industry limbered tip his sword arm and rode onto the tilting 'ground. The fortunes of politics, like those of war and ln dustry, have In them a large element of chance. It may never be Senator Sweeny, but the man who rode with Custer In the Valley, and In the 40 years since then has made a dozen million dollars, is used to fighting. He knows the cut and. thrust of it, also the tierce .and carte, and the other evening In the lobby of the Portland Hotel, when he tilted his hat a trifle list to port and gave nae hie sword hand as we said good-bye. X thought that the big cap tain, wno nas won many otner ngnts, was going into una nw on to win. A. A. G. TO ARRIVE TONIGHT Land Commissioner Richards Nearing Journey's End. MAY GO ON STAND TUESDAY His Testimony Is Expected to Clear Up Points Clouded" at Present, and Which Are Needed to Strengthen the Case. "W. A. Richards, Commissioner of the General Land Office at "Washington IX C, will reach Portland this evening over the O. R. & N. from his journey across the continent In response to the telegram of Francis J. Heney, requesting that he como as a witness in the land-fraud case now on trial. Mr. Richards has in his possession a number of letters, books and records of the general office relating to the cases now under consideration, tho Introduction of which Is expected to be of material advantage to the prosecution in. estab lishing the Government's claim of con spiracy. At the opening of the trial tho Govern ment subpenaed Binger Hermann expect ing to prove by htm the identity of some letters from Senator' John H. Mitchell to the Land Department, as well as some a Hi davits made by Emma "Watson and S. A. D. Puter, In relation to claims owned by them and held up for exam ination by the Department. Mr. Hermann failed to Identify the letters and In order to save themselves from a fall the pros ecution had to send for Mr. Richards, who had handled the papers, according to' the testimony of Mr. Hermann. In addition to this testimony, Mr. Rich ards will Introduce letters relating to the papers and final proofs of the claims un der dispute, which will aid In estab lishing the falsity of the affidavits and proving the conspiracy alleged by the In dictment of the prosecution. It is thought that Mr. Richards will be put on the stand Tuesday morning, in order that he may return to "Washing ton as soon as possible. TAKES EXCEPTIONS. Condensed Milk Company After 8calp of Food Commission. HILLSBORO, Or., Ifov. 27. To the Editor.) We note In today's Issue of The Oregon laa an atlcle purportlnr to bo an Interview of your reporter with E. A. McDonald. State Dairy, Food and Oil Commissioner of Wash ington. In which Mr. McDonald attempts to explain his actions In regard to Oregon Grape Cream, which la being eold in the "Washington markets. If Mr. McDonald -would stay at home and properly construe and enforce the pure-food laws of the State of "Washington, as laid down for his government and guidance. Instead of -making a special trip to the State of Oregon for the purpose of being Interviewed for pub lication, he would much better conserve all Interests of his constituents and be commended by the people of his state. However, what Mr. McDonald says in hu Interview is not true. He says that be had no Intention what ever to injure any food product, and now says la the Interview that there was nothing In Oregon Grape Cream that waa deleterious or Injurious to health; bet la hia article written by himself and published at his request In the Seattle Post-Intelligencer about Septem. ber 10, he stated that Oregon Grape Cream waa adulterated and impure. Thla we challenged at the time, and we now challenge him to prove. If he could prove It contained annotto or was impure or adulterated, he was recreant to his duties, aa Food Commissioner of the State of "Washington, because the laws Of that state provide for the seizure of a product that Is adulterated. Impure or colored, and does not In any manner provide that the Commissioner may condemn the product of any manufacturer ana exciuao 11 iroza we eultkei. or scu-wriuca newspaper interviews. This Mr. McDonald at- tepted to do. The law provides that he shall seize the product, file a complaint In the Su perior Court asking for an order of sale, notify the manufacturer, or consignees, and that the question be tried out In the courts and finally determined. Mr. McDonald knew at the time that he wrote the Interview for the Seattle Poat-Intell!gencor and Spokane Spokesman-Re view that the Oregon Condensed Milk Company was In possession at Seattle of a carload of cream. He waa eo notified by the selling agents of the Oregon Condensed Milk Com pany, and by Its president, and was requested to seize It and try the question out In the courts. Further, Dr. Tamiesle notified him that he Intended to sell Oregon Grape Cream In "Washington, waa selling It, and requested him while In the City of Seattle to have him ar rested, and that he would contribute $100 to ward the attorney's fee of the so-called com mlssloner in order to have the question of purity tried out In the proper tribunals. Mr. McDonald ha always refused to seize the cream; has always refused to give the Oregon Condensed Milk Company a chance to defend Itself In a court designated by the laws of "Washington to adjudicate Just such ques tions aa arose between the Commissioner and the Oregon Condensed Milk Company. The laws of the State of "Washington are clear and impartial, and protect the manu facturer of food products to the same extent that they protect the consumer of food prod ucts; but the Oregon Condensed Milk Company has not had at any time a chance to take ad vantage of those laws provided for its protec tion, by reason of the methods of procedure adoDted by the so-called commissioner. Nowhere in the laws of the State of Wash ington does It provide that the Commissioner shall notify the consumer, retailers -or whole salers of food products through, the newspapers or by written letters that a product is Impure and adulterated, without first bavin r had the same adjudicated by a proper tribunal. Feeling that the only legal remedy for his action would lie In an action for damages, and that a verdict for whatever amount against the Commissioner would be an empty victory, the Oregon Condensed Milk Company did not care to obtain a victory of that character, or Mr. McDonald would have, long before this. been called upon to answer la the civil courts. Mr. McDonald further says that he Informed the company that Its product contained coior- lnr matter, and that It was deceptive, aao that the company must discontinue using color ing matter. The company received one letter in that respect from Mr. McDonald, two days before the article was printed In the Seattle Post-IntelUgenoer; but the letter so written was aimed to protect other manufacturers) of iooi jrroducts, because It requested the stamp ing of every can of cream with the .words that "this can contains artificial coloring where the product had been sold In larger than five-case lots. If the law permitted him to demand such action on the Dart of the en aim facturer, It applied to all lots of whatever size. There is simply no question but that r. McDonald overstepped the bounds of reason and honesty of purpots officially and discrim inated against the .Oregoa Coadensed Milk Company and its product. We have offered S100O reward tor any hn purities or adulterations found 1b Oregon Grape Cream, and this offer is for the benefit of Mr. McDonald, as well as any other person who chooses to make an investigation and prove that Oregon Grape Cream at any tune was adulterated or Impure. OREGON" CONDENSED MILK CO., By George R. Bagley, secretary; J. P. Tamie sle, president. "Anfilo-Saxon" Teeth. Chicago Post. - Our glorious Anglo-Saxon march of progress has reached that stage where a man is expected to pay liberally for the privilege of becoming a hero. In the old days, when & man joined tha. army to fight for hi country, he was accepted usually with liberal allow ance, but there are so maay heroes and, so many glittering ooportanitiec that it hu been found aeceea&ry to inprees applicant for TnlHtatry service" with' .full idea of the Importance ot their aaisslon and tha honor thereto attached. Over In England, before a soldier is in vested with all the dignity of war. he is now required to deposit 515 "to nave his teeth' put In order." This Is only fair and reasonable. The Anglo-Saxon race is now Engaged In the task of re forming and revolutionizing the world, and tho thought of sendlntr on a mis sion of guidance and instruction a body oi men wita Bad teeth, is revolting to the higher civilized sense. Indeed, it Is more than likely that If the British "War Department had paid more atten tion to the teeth of the soldiery, the trouble in South Africa would have been adjusted in jig time. President Roosevelt has a notably fine sec of teeth, and we are sure that he will favor any action that will make the American mouth not only beautiful, but formidable. Let us then press forward to. th'e spread of civilization and the gospel, to the uttermost ends of the earth with resolution, confidence and ornately repaired teeth. EHEKY OF 'BOYS ASD GIBIS. Rousing Anti-Cigarette Mass Meeting Held in'HIghland Church. A well attended anti-cigarette mass- meeting was held yesterday afternoon in the Highland Congregational Church. Ex cellent music was furnished by the choir, and Vf. C Alderson gave a stirring solo. Rev. A. M. Rockwood, pastor of the church, made a few Introductory remarks indorsing the movement against the use of cigarettes. Rev. C. M. Smythe, of the Mississippi-avenue Congregational Church, made a vigorous talk. Interesting the boys and girls. He laid special em phasis on the baleful effects of smoking cigarettes on the health and strength of boys. M. B. Thompson, a well-known business roan spoke from a business standpoint. He set forth the objections of business men to giving employment to boys and young men who use cigarettes. Mr. Thompson made an earnest appeal to the boys and girls present to avoid the cig arette habit, as it meant ruin to their business prospects In life, as well as their morals. L. H. Morgan, of Ockley Green School, spoke briefly, indorsing the cru sade from the standpoint of an educator. Rev. "Wallace R. Struble, of the Inter national Anti-Cigarette League, followed with a stirring talk to the boys and girls, pointing out the evils of cigarette smoK Ing, and urging them to enroll them selves in the league against the practice. Mr. Struble closed with a short talk to the parents. He said he was very deeply interested in the boyB and girls of the land, and felt that his compensation for his work in their behalf was more in the knowledge that they were being bene fited and fitted for good citizenship than in any other way. Mr. Struble will speak in the Fulton School this morning, and at the Alns- worth In the afternoon. Tomorrow fore noon he will be at the Sunnyslde School, and at the South Mount Tabor School at 1 P. ML. and In tho evening will hold a massmeetlng In the. M. E. Church of Sun nyslde. Other schools will he addressed during tho week. FOR WELL-TO-DO HOMES. Four Fine Used Pianos at Eilers Planp House on Your Own Terms. During the past week we have supplied Pianola Pianos to a number of promi nent Portland homes, taking In part pay ment for same some really excellent used uprights that when new cost a great deal of money. Every one of these pianos must be disposed of at once and we are offer ing them at prices that will induce the very first ones seeing them to snap them up quickly. One Is a Chickering, elegant walnut case, the $000 style 5330 (payments $33 down and J15 a month, if desired) takes it. Another Is also a Chickering, the 5650 style, genuine rosewood case, could not be told from new price now J425, same terms as above. A Knabe piano, the very largest size. in rosewood case, the 5330 style, in ele gant condition price now $2S5, same term3 as above. A nearly new Steinway, the ?oo0 style. In highest priced mahogany case, which has not been used to exceed nine months and shows no wear whatever price foS5. Bear in mind that these are the high est grade instruments -manufactured and that these figures represent a saving in price sufficient for a complete musical education. Eilers Piano House, 351 Wash ington street; The Cherokee Advocate. t Kansas City Journal. "With the passing of the tribal govern ment of the Cherokee Nation there will pass out of existence in the United States the Cherokee Advocate. This -newspaper is probably the oldest west of the Mississippi. River, having been estab lished In 1S44 by "W. P. Ross, whose widow lives at Fort Gibson. The Advo cate Is a curiosity. It is printed half In English and half In Cherokee, the Chero kee sldo being printed in Cherokee char acters. There are 85 characters In the Cherokee alphabet, and on that account a printer's case of type is quite different from that in English, and Is quite a com plicated affair. There are in the Chero kee Nation only five printers who are able to set this Cherokee type for the newspaper. They are T. "W. Foreman, Call Starr. George "Wofford, Joe Se qulchle and D. E. Smallwood. These five have a greater monopoly than any Lost! .Buncli of keys, containing our name tag and a flat key with No. 1287 and our private mark print ed thereon. Eeturn to us and re ceive as a reward the handsome mahogany Chiffonier now in our front window. ton & Gibbs Complete Homefurniriiers. SINCE 1776 NOTED PHYSICIANS OF EUROPE HAVE PRESCRIBED COD LIVER OIL. As the Greatest Curative Agent and Strength Creator Known to Medicine.. But they have also admitted that ow ing to the vile, nauseating grease which it contained, and which had no curative value whatever. It was impossible for pa tients to take, into their systems enough to obtain the best results. Therefore, the discovery of two French chemists how to get the benefit of the valuable curative elements of the Cods Liver without the oil was hailed with de light by physicians the world over. These' Frenchmen found that the medicinal cur atives could be separated from the grease and oil, and produced In a concentrated form delicious to the taste and acceptable to the weakest stomach. Thus way cre ated Vlnol. which is sold by our local druggists, "Woodard, Clarke & Co., on a tpositlve guarantee to return money when ever it fails to- do all they claim for it. "Woodard, Clarke & Co. say that in Vinol they offer the people of Portland a cod liver oil medicine acknowledged by phy sicians everywhere as the greatest cura tive agent and strength creator known to medicine, and they have never sold anything in their store equal to Vlnol to build up and strengthen old people, weak women and children, and people who are run down, tired, nervous and debilitated' "Woodard, Clarke & Co. also guarantee that Vlnol will strengthen the digestive organs, make rich; red blood, cure chronic colds; coughs and bronchial trou bles, and restore the system to a healthy. roDust condition quicker than any other meaicme. Vlnol is not a patent medicine, and sou know what you are taking, simply a de licious coa nver oil preparation with everything which It contains printed on tne Dottie. Try vinol on -our guarantee to return money if It falls, "Woodard, Clarke & Co., Druggists. union or trust, but they have never been known to strike. Another peculiar feature about the Ad vocate is that its editor and manager never has to worry about how business, keeps up. The paper Is a National in stitution, and is supported by the Nation, me council passing an appropriation every year for Its support. The paper Is distributed free to. the fullblood Chero- kees who cannot read English. There are 1000 copies sent to them every weefc. In addition to this, however, there are hundreds of copies sent out over tha United States as a curiosity. This is the only publication that has ever been printed in Indian language using Indian characters. In the other nations of tha five civilized tribes a good deal of mat ter of Interest to Indians is published in the Indian language of that nation, but English characters are used. EETUBNS FE0M TED?. General Manager Calvin Has Been Journeying in Washington. E. E. Calvin, general manager of the O. R. & N. and Southern Pacific lines In Oregon, returned last night from a trip through "Washington over the lines of the O. R. & N. Mr. Calvin has been absent from, his of fice for part of a week, his trip being one of the occasional tours of inspection which it is the duty of the manager to make over the lines of his road to ascertain their condition and what improvements are needed, and to examine Into the feas ibility of those contemplated or. resorted. as necessarv. ? - - 1 - - v " Say "No" when a dealer offers you a substitute for Hood's Sarsaparllla. Insist upon Hood's. Pears' My grandmother used Pears Soap; perhaps yours did, too. We owe them gratitude, for that Use Pears' for the children; they the soon acquire habit. Established in S789. 21