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TSE. MORNING QKEG.telAN . ."MONDA.T,. APRIL 24, 1905. LIEU LAND REPEAL IS VERY BAD JOB Law Will Work Hardship, to, the Settler in Some .-.1 ' r, Instances. v PUTSCHECK ON ROBBERY Interior Department Will'rRccom mend to -Xexjt Corigress.-lMo'dlf 1-, , ( cation andExpla'nation in a Xumber oCJGla'ccs.. vfi OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, April 23. Congress at the re cent session repealed- the lieu land law, but dil it so hurriedly as to make a very bad job. That is to say, the Object accomplished was good enough, but the " law itself was so hurriedly Brawn as to leave much to be desired by the officers who must enforce it. Iil the first place,' Congress did not intend to repeal the lieu land law ab solutely, but the shrewd manipulation of a. few land-law reformers on the last day of the session brought about that very, result. The law as it now stands is hjelng interpreted by the Interior Depart ment, but the lack of distinctness in its phraseology is causing considerable worry. For instance, there are between 1, OOQ.vOu and 2,000,000 acres of forest re serve scrip in the market today, scrip that was issued before the lieu land law. was repealed. The new law says nothing specific about this scrip, and, while .it will probably be recognized as good and valid until used, some au thorities allege that this scrip is no longer of value, since the lands origin ally held within forest reserves have been conveyed to the Government, and title no longer rests in the settlers or railroad company. The holders of this scrip cannot recover their original lands, and if it should be held that their scrip is valueless, they will be out of pockeL Another Perplexing Feature. Another feature of the new law Is even more perplexing. It Is stipulated that after the passage of that act, March 3, 1905, no lands within forest reserves may be exchanged for lands elsewhere in the public domain. There are many settlers in the West, especial ly these residing in forest reserves, who do not know that the lieu land law has, been repealed. Some of these landowners, in perfect good faith, may seek to make a lieu selection, and, in accordance with the old custom, may convey title to their land to the Gov ernment before they discover that they uo not enjoy the right of lieu selection. Once title pusses to the Government, the settler, under current practice, can not recover, and apparently must lose his land. The law does not stipualte what shall be done in such cases, and local Land Offices, not having been In structed that the lieu law has been repealed, may accept many such re linquishments. What is to become of these settlers? Jf the equities of the case are observed, they will be allowed to go back and occupy their original lands, as If they had not surrendered title to the Gov ernment. So long as they do this they will not be" disturbed, for no man can make entry of lands within a forest re serve. But in case they want to sell out, they will be put to hardship, unless Congress shall legislate further in this matter, and authorize the issuance of quit-claim deeds to such settlers. Qnq. Very Good Point. Tpe repeal of the lieu land law put a check to a most vicious method of robbing the Government of its valuable lands. Congress, or a majority of the men in Congress, were not in favor of such radical legislation, but there were several enthusiasts bent on reforming the. land laws. In accordance with' the recommendations of the Public Land Commission. These men Jn the minor ity. In order to-rush, through the repeal of the lieu law, had to let it go through in somewhat crude shape. Perhaps, since they have accom plished their main purpose, they will be able to shape up their law in the next Congress. Modification and expla-, nantion will be recommended by the' Interior Department, at any rate. KLAMATH IS TO BE IRRIGATED Government Will Not Repeat Good Offer to Canal Company. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, April 23. Sooner or later the Kla math Canal Company, operating near Klamath Falls, must step, aside,, and make way for a big government Irrigation pro ject. It is for this private onterprise to say whether it will go voluntarily or whether it will be forced out. The fact remains that th$ government Is going to absorb private, irrigation works in Kla math basin, and is going ahead with the construction of its own project on a grand scale. There are several private enterprises in Klamath, basin, but all except the Kla math Canal Company have made terms with the government and are ready and willing to vacate. This, concern, owned by California interests. Is- unwilling to move unless It can name Its own price, and sell out on its own terms. The gov ernment .does not do business that way. That is why the Klamath Canal Company will probably be forced to vacate. Last December, when the Government first entered into negotiations' with this company, the officials of the Reclama tion Service made a. liberal offer. They were willing to pay $250,000 for the works and property of the company,' and to grant them navigation rights on the gov ernment canals. But the company held out for $500,000. Negotiations failed. The Reclamation Service was satisfied that the Klamath canal property was not worth $250,000; rough estimates placed the actual value at nearer $50,000: but being anxious to build the larger Klamath pro ject and recognizing the equities of the case, they fixed what they termed a very liberal offer. No such price will ever again be offered. It is more than the facts justify. Reclamation engineers have been satis fied from the start that the Klamath' Canal Company, in playing for time, has been endeavoring to force the government to buy them out at an unreasonable price. These officers, are satisfied, and have so stated, that the Klamath Canal Com pany appears to be holding its property not so much with a view to irrigating certain lands as with a view to making a big profit and a quick profit out of the government. The canal company made a grave mistake when it turned down the offer last winter. The nrobabUitles are that If the gov ernment forces this company out of the field it will reimburse them for money actually expended, and will make a small allowance for possible earnings from their canal, and will deny them all rights on the government canals. Already, by direction of the attorney general, the Klamath Canal Company has had its water supply shut off, thereby, rendering Its work valueless to the present owners. It Is anticipated that there may be pro longed litigation before . the Klamath basin is left to the government. But no matter how long or how costly, the gov ernment Is going to clear out this coun try and Irrigate It according to its own plans and in Its own way. TAKES MONEY TO GET GOLD Old Alaska Placers May Be Profita bly Worked by Capitalists. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Aprli 24. Louis M. Prlndle-, of the United States Geological Survey, is the author of a forthcoming report entitled "The Gold Placers of the Forty-mile, Birch Creek and Fairbanks Region. Alaska." It contains the eco nomic results of a reconnaissance of these gold fields of the Yukon basin which was carried out by Mr. Prlndle during the Summer of 1903. It was pre pared primarily for the placer miner and prospector. For this reason the de scription of the auriferous gravels are presented in considerable detail, while only the salient features of the geology are treated. The geology of the district Is very complex and it will require sev eral more field seasons to solve even the general problems of structure and succession. There are at the present time in the Tukon-Tanana country four wldbly separated regions which are produc ing placer gold the Forty-Mile region, the Birch Creek region, the Rampart region and the Fairbanks region. The Forty-mile and Birch Creek districts are among the oldest of the goidrplacer producers of Alaska, but Mr. Prindle's investigations show that they are by no means exhausted, and that, with the Introduction of improved methods of mining they will continue to yield good returns. It Is too soon to predict tho future of the newly-discovered Fairbanks placers, but the show e'ery evidence of handsome profits. The facts presented by Mr. Prlndle Indicate that the conditions of occurrence of the gold are such that for profitable exploitation- it must be mined by Im proved methods, and should Invite the attention of capitalists. The placers are within a few miles of water transpor tation on the Tanana. and machinery can therefore be installed at much less cost than at some of the older camps. The report is illustrated by 16 pho tographic plates. Its value is much en hanced by reason of the fact that It contains two reconnaissance maps of the region, based on surveys made by T. G. Gerdlne In 1933. One map on a scale of 1:250.000, extends from Fair banks to Circle, and the other, on a scale of -1:625,00. embraces the entire Yukon-Tanana district. Mr. Prindle's report, which Is listed as Bulletin No. 251, is Intended for free distribution, and may soon be obtained on application to the Director at the United States Geological Survey, Washington. D: C. THE, DAY'S DEATH RECORD Captain O'Shea. LONDON. April 24. Captain O'Shea, whose divorced wife became Mrs. Charles Stewart Parnell, died at Brighton Satur day night. (Charles Stewart Parnell, the founder of the Irish National Land League, and for many years the leader of the Irish Par liamentary party, was named as co-respondent in the divorce suit of his friend. Captain O'Shea, early In 1890. The scandal led Mr. Gladstone to declare Par nell -unfit for the leadership of the Irish party and undoubtedly was an effective factor In tho reverses which befell the Irish Home Rule party in December. 1S90. In the following June Parnell married Mrs. O'Shea. He died In October, 1S91.) Joseph Burtis Rusted. NEW YORK, April 22. Joseph Bur tis Husted, once a wealthy Wall-street broker, is dead at a city hospital on Ward's Island. For a year past he had lived at a cheap hotel, maintaining him self by dealing in second-hand watches. Financial reverses overtook him some years ago, and he was never able to re coup his fortunes. Colonel Charles Smart. , WASHINGTON. April 23. A Post spe cial vfr6m St. Augustine, Fla., announces the death there today of Colonel Charles Smart, ranking Assistant Surgeon-General of the United States Army. He; was a native of Scotland and w&s .84 years of -age. Henry H. Goodell. BOSTON, April 23. Henry H. Goodell, president of the Massachusetts Agricul tural College, a Amherst, died today aboard the steamshjp Nacoochee, on bis way- from Savannah 'to this city. , Sanitary Conditions Improving. WASHINGTON, AprH23. The March health report of Colonel W. C. Gprgas. chief .sanitary officer of the Isthmian Canal Zone, received here todays shows a steady improvement in conditions there. There are about 9000 employes of the commission at the end of1 the month. The-siqkin the hospitals num bered 153 and th total deaths fqr. the month were only 11. This is equal to a rate of 14 per thousand.,, rate which Colonel Gorgas says would be consid ered favorable anywhere. In the 30 days ended with March there had been four cases of yellow fever throughout the whole Isthmus, of which one was in Panama. In the previous 30 days there had been 12 cases. Each house in Panama City has been fumigated; a great many of them several times. v V t Woman Kobbed on Street-Car. Mrs. William Walkln. of 151 North Sev enteenth street, was robbed 'of her :purse. which contained two diamond rings and considerable jewelry, about 7 o'clock last night, when riding on-the street-car. ' The two diamond rings were valued at about $300. Mrs. Walkln .did not dlscoyer the robbery until she had reached home. Mrs. Walkin carried the puraj In. a hand bag! It is thought the robbery was com mitted by professional pocltpockets, as It has been reported to the, police that many crooks of all descriptions are flocking Into Portland daily. Mrs-. Walkln had not the slightest intimation that she had been robbed until she arrived home. Shovel Sticks in Stomach. ABfc.ruiiJ.EN, Wash-, April 23. (Spe cial.) C. Carlson, an employe of the An-derson-MIddleton mill, was partially dis emboweled'yesterday. while attempting to adjust a bolt on a moving pulley with the aid -of a shovel. ' The handle of the shovel slipped tfrom his hand and struck him in the stojnach. There is- little hope of his. recovery. . linn IN SHOES Men Indicted by Federal Grand Jury Between Two Fires. GRABBED AT RESERVE LAND Should. Government Charge Against Them Be Dismissed, There Is Yet n Charge of Fraud "Against the State. SALEM, Or.. April 23. (Special.) Men who were Indicted by the Federal grand jury for their part in the grabbing of lands In the proposed Blue Mountain For est Reserve, and whose transactions have also been investigated by the' Marion County grand ujry, now find themselves "between the devil and the deep sea," as It were. So far as the Government's case against thsm was concerned, they were charged with buying state lands fraudu lently, with a view to exchanging the lands for valuable Government lands "lo cated elsewhere. Since their purpose was to obtain title to Government land, ihey were charged with a crime against the Government. The argument of puch men has been that If they did not buy the land from the state and exchange It for Govern ment land, the state would make the ex change, and therefore the Government could lose nothing by reason of their buy ing the land. Since the Government would be called upon eventually to make the exchange, they contended that it could make no difference whether the exchange was made with the state or with indi viduals who had bought the state's. title. They asserted that if any fraud had-bopa committed, it must be against the state N and not against the United States. The land was bbought from the.' stale for $1.25 an acre, and when placed inside a forest reserve was worth S3 to $5 an acre for exchange purposes. If tho land was bought from the state fraudulently, the state might have lost the amount of the advance in value, but the Govern ment could not have lost anything by the transaction because it would have the exchange to make in any 'event. Now. however, that the Marion County grand Jury has investigated the sales by the state, and" It seems probable that some of the purchasers will be indicted for the unlawful means adopted to secure title to the land, the land-grabbers are beginning to squirm more than ever be fore. Should the Federal Court deckle that prosecution in the Federal tribunal cannot be continued, because there was no fraud against the Government, there will still be pending the charge of fraud against the state, and to alt appearances the purchasers will be caught "either a-comln or a-gQln'." The Marion County grand jury was In session two weeks and it Is understood that they Investigated the transactions of all the men who have figured as extensive buyers of state lands in the last few years. The Jury will meet again next Wednesday and It Is expected that a number of Indictments will be returned this week. NEW OREGON INCORPORATIONS Articles Filed With the Secretary of ' "State at Salem. SALEM. Or.. April 23. (Special.) Arti cles of incorporation were filed In the office of Secretary of State Dunbar last week as follows; The Oregon Amusement Company; prin cipal office, Portland, Or.; capital stock, $10,000; Incorporators. A. F. Lemcke, R. J. Owens and H. M. Fancher. The Taylor Hardware Company: prin cipal office, Pendleton. Or.; capital stock, $30,000; incorporators. Thomas C. Taylor, Wilson E. Brock and John S. Kees. Deadpoint Improvement Company; prin cipal office. Hood River. Or.; capital stock, S4S03; Incorporators, A. J. Blowers, H. J. Hibbard. J. H. Ferguson. T. J. Cun ning. Ralph B. Savage and John Leland Henderson. Hood River Chemical Cold Storage Com pany; principal office. Hood River, Or.; capital stock. $25,000; Incorporators, H. F.. Davidson, Charles Davidson and C. H. Castner. Black Diamond Paint Company; princi pal office. Portland, Or.; capital stock. J5000: incorporators. J. G. Peck, E. Carls and M. D. Howse. The Coquille Mill & Mercantile Com pany; principal office. Coquille, Or.: cap ital stock. $40,000; Incorporators. W. T. Kerr, J. R. Benson and J. M. Nye. Jr. The Cold Springs Telephone Company: principal office. Pendleton. Or.; capital stock, $2000: Incorporators. Thomas R. Hampton. David E. Cargill and Henry Lo renzen. Midnight Sun Company; principal office, .roruana, ur.; capital stocK. Wi.wu: incor porators. Paul Wesslnger, J. C. Flanders and H. H. Parker. Wcstport Lumber Company; principal office. Portland. Or.: capital stock, $100. 000; Incorporators. John W. Palmer. James T. Stoddard, J. F. Palmer, and M. Stod dard. "Western Paint & Chemical Company: principal office. Portland, Or.; capital stock. $23,000; incorporators, John H. Bow man, D. F. Knapp and B. K. Knapp. Roltalr Amusement Company; principal office, Portland. Or.; capital stock. $10,000; Incorporators, J. A. Gorman, A. E. Snook and H. K. Sargent. Calumet & Oregon Mining Company: or ganized under the laws of- Maine; capital stock. $2,500,000; attorney In fact, A. C. Hough, Grant's Pass, Or. The Flelschmann Company: organized under the laws of Ohio; capital stock. $6,000,000: attorney in fact, J. A. Rumford, Portland. Or. CATTLE DIE OF POISON;. Drop Dead on Way to Summer Range in Eastern Oregon. PENDLETON, Or., April 23. Reports are coming in from the Camas Prairie country south of here that a number of oat tie have been poisoned while be ing driven to the Summer ranges. J. D. Ingram was driving his cattle over the road a few days ago and lost four. After being infected by the poison the blood dries up In the veins imme diately. Mr. Ingram resorted to the old rem edy of docking the animals when they first became stricken, and out of 36 affected and docked only four died. An examination of the dead showed that the Jugular veins were perfectly dry when opened Immediately after the animals fell. No Indications can be found to show whether the poison Is a weed or has been placed on the grass. HAWLEY GIVES A EULOGY. Services Held in Memory of the Lato Head Consul Falkcnberg. LOS ANGELES. Cal.,x April 23. (Spe cial.) At Temple Baptist Auditorium, where Rev. Robert J. Burdette Is pastor, delegates to the head camp of Woodmen of the World, now In session In this city, and many other fraternal people gathered this afternoon to hold memorial services for late Head Consul F. A. Falkenburg, the revered founder of the order, who died In Los Angeles recently. Rev. Mr. Bur dette read the Scripture lesson and de livered the invocation. There was sing ing by the Temple chorus. A memorial address was delivered by Head Manager W. C. Hawley, of Salem, Or., who delivered a striking eulogy and wove some word pictures that were little less than sublime, all eulogistic of the late head consul and his work for and devotion to the order which he founded. Like a place on the Columbia River which the speaker described, where the human voice is echoed and re-echoed many times, "so," he said, "today his voice raises from tho tomb- and 55,000 voices send back the mes sage. 'We arc still standing by our leader " It was a beautiful tribute -and hold the large audience spellbound. Judge Appoints Delegates. OREGON CITY, Or.. April 23. (Special.) Counts' Judge Ryan has appointed the following delegates to attend the Oregon Development League convention at Port land, i County Commissioners T. B. Klllen and William Brobst. of Hubbard ana WHson vllle, respectively; E. H. Burghardt. Bar ton: George W. Prosser and Henry Gans, of Oswego: J. A. Reed and John Tracy, Estacada; George Ely and E. N. Foster. Eagle Creek; A. Mather and E. C. Chap man, Clackamas: F. A. Rosecrans, James Evans and Colonel Knight, of Canby; w. W. Jesse, Barlow; W. J. Idleman. Sandy; Dr. J. J. Leavitt. Molalla; James Rold, Mllwaukle; C. T. Tooze. Wllsonvllle, and W. A. Huntley. Oregon City. Representatives of Linn County. ALBANY, Or., April 23. (Special.) President M. - H. Ellis, of the Albany Commercial Club, has appointed the fol lowing, delegates to the convention of the Oregon Development League, to be held in Portland: C. H. Walker. II. B. 3prenger, G. A. West pate. M. LI Korstcr, A. Jf. Hammer, S. N. Steele. P. B. Marshall. F. J. MUler. H. Rudd. Dr. J, P. Wallace. W. C. Tweedale. H. Bryant, J. K. Wcatherford, Joe Brown, J. A. Howard. Jud&e C. H." Stewart. Charles Pfclffer. F. M. French, W. P. Elmore, S. A. Laselte, Owen Beam, T. A. H&yep, G. E. Sanders, A. G. Prill. H. H. Hewitt. W. W. Crawford, A. "YV. Boweraox. EDl Cusick, Mayor W. H. Davis. W. L. Jackson. W. O McCann, -11. R. Saltmarsh, W. B. Stevens, W. H. Hogan. Fred Dawson and Dr. M. H. EHIs. Some of these delegates are from the important Interior towns. of Linn County, thus giving the entire county representa tion. " Fish Climb Over the Falls. - OREGON CITY. Or.. April 23.-(SpeciaI.) j? lsnermcn-are njoying a narvest in this vicinity this year. They report that .Chinook salmon were never more plenti ful and some of tho catches are large. Last night a local fisherman landed a Chinook weighing 5S pounds. Without exaggeration It may be said that .there are hundreds of fine Chinook to bo seen In the vicinity of the state fish ladder at the falls In this city. Many successfully ascend this contrivance and reachvthe upper Willamette River and its tributaries. Under the provisions of a state law, which prohibits fishing within 000 feet of the fish ladder, these fish are not disturbed and they are enabled to reach the upper river In large numbers. Buren Will Is Upheld. SALEM, Or., April 23. (Special.) County Judge Scott has decided the A. B. Buren will contest by upholding the will. Buren was a prominent cap italist and member of the City Coun cil. He left an estate of $25,000. the larger part of it to his daughter. Leda. His son. Max, contested the will on the ground that his father was not mentally capable of making a will at the time the document was executed. The contention was that the drugs which had been administered to Buren shortly before his death. Incapacitated him. Judge Scott held that the evi dence did not support this contention. Rogers Out of Cornucopia. BAKER CITY, Or., April 23. (Special.) H. H. Rogers and. wife have recorded a deed of all their Interest In .the Cornu copia mines to Robert M. Burdette, of Southborough, Mass. The consideration is $9S,6S6.41. Rogers is the Standard Oil mag nate who has- figured so prominently In the courts In reference to this property. He obtained his claim through a deed from Searles. Persons here Interested In the litigation say that while this completely eliminates Rogers, it does not change the situation In the least. Short Term of Circuit Court. ALBANY. Or., April 23. (Special.) Judge George H. Burnott, of Depart ment No. 1. of the Circuit Court for Linn County, held an adjourned term of the court In Albany yesterday and decided a number of matters, among them being the overruling of a motion to reopen the case of J. W. Bledsoe vs. the Calapooia Lumber Company, a case which has been pending in the courts for a long time, and was finally decided at the recent term. Judge Burnett then adjourned court sine die for the term. Snow Off Cascade Summit. ALBANY. Or., April 23.-(Speclal.)-The" road from the Valley to the summit of the Cascade Mountains, via the Leba non wagon road route, is now open. S. G. Dorris, proprietor of tho Fish Lake Summer resort near the summit of the mountains, stated today that the snow is all out of the mountains and the road cleared for traffic, something almost un precedented for this time of year. Usu ally this road Is not open until late In the Spring. Chicago Clubmen at Seattle. SEATTLE. Wash.. April 13. Repre sentatlves of the Chicago Commercial Club to the number of 11 reached this city today on their special car. Their object Is to promote trade relations be tween business men of the Northwest ern cities and Chicago. They leave here tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock for Portland, to remain thero for a couple of aays. Chick or Odd Shape. MOSD3R. Or., April 23.-(Speclal.)-Mrs. P. Hemmingsen has a curiosity in the chicken line. The monstrosity has four perfect legs and feet, two wings and two. tails. The body Is seemingly perfect. Mrs. Hemmingsen has It preserved In alcohol. Easter Services at Albany. ALBANY. Or.. April . 23. (Special.) Jbaster Sunday was appropriately, ob served In all the churches of Albany to day. Song service specially prepared for the occasion was rendered at most of the churches. Pinned Under Locomotive. T. A. Ray ley, an engineer on the railroad running from Stella, Wash., to the logging camp of the Eastern-Western Lumber Company, was brought to the Good Samaritan Hospital about 11 o'clock last night perhnps fatally In jured. Yesterday morning a locomotive In. charge of Rayley ran off the track pinning him to the ground. Before he could be reached he was badly scalded all over his body, besides having sev eral bones crushed to a pulp. At the hospital it wa.s found necessary to am putate Rayley's right leg between the knee and the ankle. Senator Alger Is III. DETROIT. April 23. United States Sen ator Russel A. Alger tonight suffered a sudden attack of acute Indigestion. At the time of his seizure he was on a train just entering Detroit on his return from a Western trip. At midnight it was an nounced that Senator Alger was not in a serious condition. The attack Is deemed similar to the one he suffered in Wash ington, March 1. on the floor of the Senate, and from which he recovered in a few days. TNI Forty People Crash Into High Board Fence. TWO PEOPLE ARE KILLED Charles P. Koster and Fiancee, 3Iiss Annn Jinncrman, Were Riding on the Front Scat of the Big Machine. NEW YORK, April 23. One man was killed and two women badly hurt when a big sightseeing automobile, crowded with passengers, crashed Into a high billboard fence at Eighth avenue and Fifty-seventh street today. The streets were, thronged with Easter promenaders at the time of the accident and police reserves had to be called out to keep the crowd In check. The chauffeur of the machine asserts It was struck by an Eighth-avenue trolley car, and that he temporarily lost con trol of the brakes. The big automobile plunged across yie sidewalk and Into the fence with great force. "Charles P. Koster,' 21 years of age, a business man of this city, was killed and Miss Anna Flhnerman, IS years old, and Mrs. Angela Romano, 45 years old, were injured. Koster and Miss Finnerman, who were on the front seat of the automobile, were engaged to be married next week. Mrs. "Romano was seated In a little" fruit stand near the corner of the fence, and when both stand and fence were demolished she was caught and crushed beneath the falling timbers. More than 40 persons were on the heavy vehicle when the accident took place. JEFFERSON PASSED AWAY (Continued from First rase.) Elake. Edward A. Sothera and Charles W. Couldock. and later Dion Bouclcault and his wife, all of whom, in course of time, became prominent. Young Jefferson, in this and ssv- eral other dramas, fairly surpassed all Ms fellow-actors. The case and simplicity of Md method stood widely apart from the manner ism of his eurroundlncs. and It wan noticeable how. In distinction from others who nightly rehearsed their parts with studied Inflections of speech and In unvarying attitudes his rep resentations were controlled by passing feel lnga and Impressions that gave variety and freshner to each performance. The play ran for more than 150 nights. Among Jefferson's ether parts wore Newman Noggs. In "Nicho las Nlcklcby"; Caleb Plummer, In "The Cricket on the Hearth"; Dr. Panglosa, in "The Helr- st-Law"; Bob Acres, In "The Rivals," and Dr. OUapod. In "The Poor Gentleman." Later he repeated thwe characters at the Winter Garden Theater. In New York City, and other placffl as a star performer, with Increas ing popularity. In JSOO Jefferson visited California, where he met with little success, and soon afterward sailed for Australia, where he acted for years with reputation and profit. In September. 1S05. against his Inclination, he made his debut in London at the Adelphl Theater in "Rip Van Winkle." playing the part with success for more than 150 nights. He afeo appeared In Manchester and other large cities', returning to the United States in 1SG6. After the death of his first wife. Mr. Jefferson was married in 1S67 to Miss Sarah "Warren. Since then his performances have Included a ew favorite parts, of which "Rip Van WlnRIe" is the principal one. On September 4, 1S65. he made his London debut as Rip Van Winkle. Charles Burke Lad adapted Irvlng's famous story and produced It In Philadelphia in 1&50. In this production Mr. Jefferson played Seth. the Innkeeper. In his charming autobiography he tells U3 that he was lying on the hay in a barn in Para dlse Valley, Pa.. In the Summer of 1S59. read ing Irvlng's "Life and Letters." when the Idea first occurred to him to lift Rip above the head of the tipsy bumpkin Burke. Hack ett and other previous Interpreters of the character had made him. and show the prac tical aide of a drifting, dreaming vagabond. Out, of Burke's play he made a play for him self. The second act, which Is wholly a monologue, was entirely original with him. The remodeled play when first produced met IN CHILDHOOD AND OLD AGE Vinol Proves a Blessinir. Mrs. M. P. Allen, of Dixon, Tenn., 73 years of age, and a member of one of our oldest and best families of the South, writes: "For years I suffered with a chronic cough, loss of strength and general de bility, and a good part of the time was confined to my bed. I had doctored and taken many medicines without benefit. At last Vinol was recommended, and I tried it. After taking three bottles my cough was entirely cured, my strength returned; I have gained flesh, and am feeling younger and better than I have for years. It is for this reason that I take pleasure In recommendlqg Vinol as the best medicine in the world for coughs, lung troubles and to create health and strength. Our local druggists, Woodard, Clarke kits. M. P. At.t.ttn xstd Graxd-Dattghxes. & Co.. say tnere Is no other medicine in the world equal to Vinol for old peo ple, weak women and puny, ailing chil dren, as Vinol makes pure, rich, red blood and creates health and strength so rapidly. Woodard .Clarke & Co. say It Is such unquestionable testimony as the above, together with the knowledge of what this remarkable medicine contains, that enables them to agree to refund money in every case where Vinol fails to give satisfaction. Vinol is not a patent medicine, but it contains In a concentrated form all of the curative, body-building and strength-creative elements of cod liver oil, but without oil or grease to upset the stomach and retard Its work. Vinci gives you a hearty appetite. It does more1 it tones up the stomach it makes pure, rich red blood; It strengthens every organ in the body; it repairs and builds up worn tissues and checks the natural decline. Vinol Is the best remedy known to medicine for weak lungs. chronic coughs and colds. We wish every aged person, every weak woman, and every mother tin Portland, who has a puny, ailing child would try Vinol on our guarantee to re turn their money if It fails. Woodard, Clarke &. Co., druggists. with Indifferent success, but Mr. Jefferson etlll had faith in Rip. anad on hl arrival In London in 1865" had tho play altered and re written by Bouclcault. His friends advloed against Its production and predicted failure. Nevertheless it was instantly successful when produced at tho Adelphl Theater, and ran for 150 nights. On his return, to America in 1S66 Mr. Jefferson at once received recognition as the first comedian of hla time, and all his tours have been extraordinarily successful. Rip Van Winkle is the part in which he has been mort frequently seen.. For over 20 years this drama has been played in almost every city or the Vnlted States, It has yielded Dion Bouclcault. the playwright. In purchase money and royalties, about $25,000. Mr. Jefferson Is undoubtedly the richest ac tor in this country today. He has been a steady accumulator and since he began to make more than a living as an actor he has always saved some of the Surplus. He has never speculated and his -Investments have all been safe and profitable ones. He has long been rated a millionaire, and it can be eald In his pralbc that he has always made wise and noble use of his money. Recently he has spent his Winters when not professionally employed on his. Louisiana plantation and hta Summers at Buzzard's Bay, Mass. His Sguthcrn property. Orange Island, is an S0O0 acre estate on the Bayou Teche. It was a semi-tropical forest when he purchased It. but he has transformed It into an Arcadian garden. Bayou Teche Is In the Arcadian coun ry of Louisiana, in the midst of the homes of the descendants of the exiled "Evangeline" people. Mr. Jefferson's Summer home at Buz zard's Bay. Is a charming cottage patterned after the general design of an old colonial house, and known as "The Crow's Nest." In retirement. Jefferson's pastimes are those- of an angler and painter. Some of his land scapes In oil bid fair to attract public at tention. As an angler he has struck up a warm friendship with hl neighbor, ex-Presl- dent Cleveland, and they have been frequent companions on fishing excursions. Lies in Critical Condition. OREGON CITY. Or.. April 23. (Special.) John Gleason. Jr., lies in a critical con A "HAIR-SAVER" that grovn in popularity. GOIN&i GOING !i GONE !!! BEBflCIDE Hilt SITE IT HEHMCIQI HE NEEDS A GUARDIAN The business raan -who is too buey to look after his health and personal comfort seeds a guardian. To notice dandruff and falling hair It beneath his Idea of business. Later when Incurable baldneaa comes he will -waste money trying to Dru; Stores, SI.QO. Send 10c, stamps, ti HEUPiCIDE CO., Ospt. H. Dalrsit, UlcH.. tor a Sampla: NEWBRO'S HERPICIDE The ORIGINAL remedy that "kills the Dandruff Germ." Applications at Prominent Barber Shops. everybody will tell iChiclets are not a medicine but 311st really deligEf fnl chunks of common sense which the physician and the dentist and the nurse use while engaged in their humane work and they recommend them to you. to be had at all the L. ItOSENSTEIN. 124 California We cuarantee & cur la every case we I IN A Hon free. Abetters eonnaenuu. auw uv sww. v. m. vim. wrapper. We cure th worst cases ot piles Is tw o or three treatments, without operation. Cure cuaranteed. If you cannot call at office, write for q uestlon blank. Home treatment successful. Office hours. Sf xo b and to 8. Sund ays and holidays. 10 to 12. DR. W. NORTON DAVIS & CO. uaicea In Van-Noy Hotel. 52 Third au cor. Pine. Portland. Or. potency tnorouEhly cured. No failure. vnrturj- il.v .nhirl with nlKht . bashfulness, aversion to society, wnich deprive you of your manoood, UVFIT i YOU FOR BUSINESS OB 31AKItIAtiE. ' MIDDLE-AG ED 21EN who from excesses and strains nave lost their 1 BLOOD AND SKIS DISEASES, Syphilis. Gonorrhoea, painful, bloody urine, ' Gleet Stricture Enlarged Prostate, Sexual Debility, Varicocele. Hydrocele Kld ! ney and Liver 'troubles cured w ithout MERCURY OR OTHER POISCXOUS ( DRUGS. Catarrh and rheumatism CURED. Dr. walkera methods are regmar ana scienunc ie uses no paten; nos trums or ready-made preparations, but cures the disease by thorough nedlcal treatment. His New Pamphlet on Private Diseases sent free to all men who de scribe their trouble. PATD3NTS cured at home. Terms reasonable. All letters answered in plain envelope. Consultation tree and sacredly confidential Call on or address. DR. WALKER, 181 First Street, Corner Yamhill, Portland, Or dition at his home In this city as-the re sult of serious injuries sustained yester day afternoon while employed In the con struction work at The Oaks, the Oregon Water Power & Railway Company's pleasure resort near Portland. Mr. Glea son was struck violently .over the head by a timber and It Is feared that a frac ture of the skull resulted. He has not regained consciousness since the accident. TORNADO BLOWS IN TEXAS Much Damage to Property, but No .Lives Reported Lost. FORT WORTH, Texas. April 23. A tor nado passed over West Texas today and did much damage, but no lives are re ported to have been lost. At Snydar the Mothodist Church was blown off Its foun dation. Several residences were unroofed and windmills badly damaged. The tornado was blowing northeast. Ofr for the Philippines. SYRACUSE. N. Y.. April 23. Twenty seven officers and 557 enlisted men, composing eight companies of the Ninth Regiment of Infantry passed through Syracuse tonight on the way from Mad ison Barracks at Sackett's Harbor to their new station In the Philippines. Sold Liquor to Minors. OREGON CITY. Or.. April 23.-(Special.) Pleauing guilty to an Information charg ing him with selling liquor to minors. Jacob Wind, an Oregon City saloonman. yesterday paid a fine of 550 In the Circuit Court. Asecond information against Wind, alleging the same offense, was dismissed. WILL IATE IT 1US LITE FOB HESriClOE overcome the result of his own neglect. Some one at home should look after him. At first sight of dandruff which is a contagious disease Newbro's Herplclde should be used. It cures dandruff and tops falling hair by destroying the dan druff germ. A delightful hair dressing. STOPS ITCHING INSTANTLY. you better Kind of stores fliiil st.. Sau Jrranclsco. Cal.. Representative. WEEK We treat successfully ail prlv&ta ner Tous and chronic diseases at men. also blood, stomach, heart, liver, kidney and throat troubles. We euro SYPHIL03 (without mercury) to stay cured forever. In 20 to 60 dayfl. We remove STRIC TURE, without operation or pain, la U days. We stop drains, the result of selt-abuso-lmmedlately. We can restore the aoxuaJ vigor of any man under 50 by meana a local treatment peculiar to ourselves. We Cure Gonorrhoea in a Week. Th doctors ot this Institute era an regular graduates, have had many years' experience, have been known In Portland" for IS years, ouvo a repuiauuu ii m.uar tnln. and will undertake no case unlexi certain cure can be effected. undertaxs or cnarge no lee. consulta- Twenty Years of Success In the treatment of chronic diseases, such as llvir. kidney and stomach disorders, constipation, ditr rhoea, dropsical swellings. Brlght's disease, etc. Kidney and Urinary Complaints, painful, difficult, too frequent, milky or bloody urine, unnatural discharges speedily cured. Diseases of the Rectum Such as plies, fistula, fissure, ulceration, mucous and bloody discharges, cured without the knife, paii or confinement. Diseases of Men Klood oolson. sleet, stricture, unnatural losses, im- Cure guaranteed. emissions, dreams, exhaustincr dcilna.