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THE CORING .OEEGOKIAK, f QSP&T, MAY , 15, 1903. FRAIL CRAFT LIST Autotfeat Race in the Medi terranean a Failure. ESCORTS RESCUE CREWS Storm' Raises Waves to Great Height. ' bne-of the Vessels, in the Con test Has Been Lost Sisht or. TOULON, May 14. The auto boat race from Algiers to Toulon has ended un fortunately, all of the boats partici pating in the second stage of the run from Port Mahon to this port being either sunk or disabled, owing to a heavy storm when still many miles from trie finish. The arrangements for es corting the craft, however, were ef ficiently organized, and so far as known there ha.s been no loss or life. The seven boats left Port Mahon Sat urday -morning at 4 o'clock for Tou lon. A torpedo-bcat-dcstrqyer accom panied each auto boat, while two cruis ers foIlowcJ. The sea was somewhat rough at the start, and soon became worse. The competing boats were un able to withstand the violence of the storm, and requested the warships to tow them. Soon afterward the Mercedes C. P. sank, men from the torpedo-boat-de-ftroyer Hallebarde rescuing her crew. The cruiser Lahire hoisted the Fiat and her crew aboard. The Camillc was abandoned, the destroyer Dafj sav ing nor crew. The Hercules II is adrift, but her crew is -on board the destroyer Sarbacane. The Malgerc-Toul sank and her crew was taken on board the de stroyer Carbine. The Mercedes had to be abandoned, the destroyer Pertru sanc saving the crew. There is no news concerning the Quand Mcme. Her crew consisted of seven men. Including the Duke de Cases. The storm, which overtook the frail craft shortly after their departure from Port Mahon, was of terrible intensity, the waves attaining a height of 25 feet. It was Impossible to keep the flotilla In tow, steel hawses breaking repeatedly, owing to the sea's fury, and the destroyers themselves were in Imminent danger. In several instances they were compelled to cast oft tow lines in order to avoid sinking them selves. Some of the competitors, how ever, persisted In racing until they were swamped. Sometimes, owing to the mountainous waves, they were lost from their escorts view. The crews of the racers consider themselves fortunate to have escaped with their lives. Many of them had their clothes torn to ribbons and some are bruised, while a member of the Malgre Toul's crew had a leg broken. Anxiety regarding the fate of the auio boat Quand Meme is growing In Intensity, more especially as. the con voying destroyer Arbaletc is also unac counted for. The cruisers TClebcr and Depalx returned to harbor this evening after a vain search, being obliged to seek shelter from a terrific hurricane accompanied by torrential rains. The autoboat crews relate stories of daring rescues by the warships. When Mme. Dugasta's Camllle broke down, the destroyer Dard having several times un successfully attempted to approach her. the cruiser Klcber lowered a whaleboat, but owing to the darkness of the night and the heavy seas, the effort to reach the autoboat failed. The Klcber then approached and threw grapplers. finally succeeding in saving all on board, though Mme. Dugasta fell into the sea. The rescue, of the crew of the Hercules was also, an exciting one. After three men had "been taken ofT she went adrift with the4fvcmaining two men. Ten at tempts 5Tere made to rescue them and finally. -under powerful searchlights, the castawaj-c were taken from the boat Just as she disappeared beneath the waves. Duchess de Casas is reported to have received late tonight a telephonic message stating that her husband's autoboat. the Quand Meme, has been sighted in tow of the destroyer Arbaletc. This report, how ever, has not been confirmed, dt Purpose Is to Keep Peace. PARIS. May 14. A powerful body. comprising1 leading public men of Eu rope and America, have founded the Xationa'I Interstate and International Conciliation Society, under the presi dency of Senator BertheldL Er-Presl-dent Burgeose and Senator de fTour nelles do Constant represented France: Andrew Carnegie and the DukA of Marlborough Great Britain. The purpose is to preserve the peace of the respective countries by means of good international relations. Promi nent savants, politicians and lawyers have promised their support to carry out the programme -ot the association. Inspector to Be Protected. VIENNA, May 14. With regard to the controversy between the Hungarian au thorities and American Immigration In spector Marcus Braun. the American Embassy here has received instructions from the State Department at Wash ington to afford Mr. Braun all proper protection and report on the case fully. Mr. Braun is coming to Vienna to con fer with Ambassador Storrer. Rosen Is of Peace Party. LONDON. May 14. The Daily Tele graph's .Tokio correspondent says: Baron Rosen. ex-Russian Minister to Japan, and who has been appointed to succeed Count Cassini as Ambassador to the United States, openly belongs to the peace party and will assist Presi dent Roosevelt in his efforts for peace. American Representatives Xanicd. ROME. May 14. The international com mittee, under the patronage -of which the International Artists Congress at Venice in September will be held, has been ap pointed. The American representatives on the committee are Bernard Bercnson. Florence, Italy, and Lorado Taft. ot Chicago. ' ." r.Protect Mat Export. TOKIO,-May 14. In order to protect the mat export trade the government has adopted a system of standards of inspection and stamping. Penalties are assigned for violations. GOOD WORKjVT MINIDOKA Surveying: TownsJte Tracts Soli Is ' t- -Good for Drainage. OREGON IAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. -May 14. Construction work Is progress!? rapidly on the Minidoka proj ect... .and. field parties 'have practically completed the loaction of about 109 miles of main canals and laterals. Surveys are being made of the boundaries of the town si t tracts, and base lines laid with a view of facilitating the subdivision Of those areas as soon as the designs arc approved by Chief Engineer NcwclL The result of the sol: surveys is espe cially pleasing, the investigations show ing that the nature x of the subsoil will provide efficient dt Linage. The question of the duty on water and the proper di mensions for canals will be decided in a few days. Temporary headquarters have been .lo cated at th middle townsite. which will be moved to Hcyburn. when the south side pumping system in installed. H. A. Stores, electrical engineer, has been in consultation with District Engi neer D. W. Ross in rcgaxi to iians for the power-house, which are Imiw.a it at this stage of the construction, tn view of the fact that a large amount ot rock w:ll have to be excavaoU for the dam-site from the site which will be Occupied by the power-house. P-' t&telng the tbel: for the dam from this point, it is believed tnat the entire excavation for the founda tion of the power-house will be made practically without cost. BUTTON -HOLES IN BODY Autopsy Performed on Charred Body of James Foss. HOOD RIVER. Or.. May H.-(SpecIaU Coroner Burget and a local physician per formed an autopsy today on the body of James Foss, and secured further evi dence that the dead man found in the smouldering ruins ot his cabin Friday morning came to his death from rifle wounds. While the corpse was very badly cremated, both legs being gone, and much of the arms, one of the lungs was in a fair state of preservation, and gave clear evidence of having been pierced by a rifle shot. The lung and other portions of the body have been placed In alcohol by the Coroner for use at the coming trial. A tin coffee pot which had been pierced by a rifle shot was picked tip in the ashes. A half dozen empty shells were picked up near where the cabin had stood. The shells lit the gun belonging to Frank RIes, the man charged with the murder of Foss. The gun was secured from Rcis' home and will be used as evidence. The recent tragedy has stirred the neighborhood to a high pitch of excite ment, in fact the farmers talk about nothing else. Among the neighbors of the dead rancher there Is a feeling openly expressed that Ries committed the crime with which he. is chargd. It Is now known that Ries and Fobs quarreled fre quently within the past year and threats of killing one another were not uncom mon. Ries has a mother and several brothers. TALES OF DURING the sessions of the conduct ors' convention which met In Port land last week, the delegates talked of those things vital to the welfare of the order; after the business session of the day was over and they met in the hotel corridors for their after-dinner smoke, they spoke of the other side of their work the side that has humor, pa thos, tragedy, comedy, farce and melo drama. Not a few of the veterans of the road exhibited scars of which they were as proud as a warrior of his honorable wounds. And as each conductor told the story of the scar his ever-increasing audi ence listened breathlessly., some because they had gone through .similar experiences themselves, others because they were young to the business and the experience might be theirs on some sinister day the future held In reserve. "I was working for the Santa Fe. sta tioned at Fort Madison. Ia.. when I got this scar." said Conductor C . "I was a youngster then, and had not made.over half a dozen runs as conductor. The road was new, too, for It was within two years of the time the Santa Fe started to run trains over its new line from Chicago to the West. "One night in November I got home tired out. I had just brought in a freight that was a stunner. The engine had per sisted In dying on every hill, and wc doubled back all night. The engineer was so mad he couldn't see the throttle, and I was so disgusted I hated to write out my reports. "I got through all right and hustled home. My wife had heard the engineer's whistle signal, and knew I was coming. She had a hot meal ready, but I was too tired to cat much. I was In bed within half an hour after I reached my home, and was asleep half a minute after my head struck the pillow. "The next thjng I knew was when my wife shook me and told me I was called. I could hear the call-boy pounding on the door, and I went to that door In no happy frame of mind. I had been third out when I left the station, and I thought I was safe at least until the middle of the forenoon. Here it was only 2 o'clock in the morning. "As I opened the door a blast of cold air struck me. That wasn't so pleasant, either. It seemed to have turned colder since I came in. " 'What Is it?' I asked the call-boy. " 'Second thirty-three,' he answered. " "All right,' I said, and signed the book. "Ex-crythlng seemed to combine to make that trip disagreeable. It was colder than I thought when I was called. The air came from the North and cut me l'ke a knife. The brakemen were cross, the en gineer was cross and the fireman was cross. It was a pretty crew to send out with second thirty-three. Wc got started all rljcht and rattled out of the yards. As soon as I could I went back in a cor ner of the caboose and sat down to have it out with myself. I was almost dis gusted with the business, to tell the truth, but I swallowed that down and told my self I had to eat in order to live, and that perhaps next month I'd have it easy and someone else would be getting the hard end of things. "About SO miles from Fort Madison there Is a creek that goes by the name of Johnson. This particular creek was out of Its banks that night, and the back water was loosening up the track for miles on each side. The engineer dashed right Into it before he knew what was coming. You can see another train or a burning bridge, or even a flooded stream, but. as you all know, it's hard for an engineer to tell that he's coming to soft track, unless he's been warned before, until he runs on It. My engineer was a good one. and it wasn't his fault, that's all. "The engine rushed over the bridge and the train followed. The bridge didn't give way until the caboose was almost over It. " I felt it coming could tell by the way the train acted, and I rushed out on the back platform. I Just had time to Jump no more. It was so dark that I couldn't see where I was Jumping. I fell Into the water of Johnson's Creek and became entangled with a drifting tree. Down the stream I went. Above the roar of the water I could hear someone scream ing back by the train. I was half numb from the shock and the cold water. I didn't dare let go the tree and try to swim, because the water was so swift, and because I couldn't "see where to go if I dM swim. I knew the land for miles was under two feet ot water, and I didn't relish wading about In the slimy mud all night. So I stuck to the tree. "I guese I had floated almost an hour when we ran aground on the shore at a bend ot the stream. There was rock and gravel there, and I easily made ray way clear ot the water. I tried to atumele STEAL FINE KNIVES Robbers Enter Hardware Store at Medford. GANG IS WELL ORGANIZED Confederate on Passenger Train Be lieved to Receive Loot From ., Hobos Working North Ar rested at Grants Pass. MEDFORD. Or.. May 14. (Special.) Gamett & Roberts hardware store was entered last night by burglars and some JI'pO worth of fine cutlery was taken. The thieves entered by breaJdltJg the glass out of a back window and passing through the tinshop Into the main part of the store. The goods taken consisted of the finest knives and razors carried by the firm. For several weeks reports have been coming from Northern California of rob beries committed at different towns along the line of the Southern Pacific Railroad. Chief of Police Angle was warned two days ago of the expected arrival of the gang which had been committing these depredations. Saturday afternoon he re quested each mercantile establishment to leave a light burning in the store so that he might be able to see the interior from the street. All complied except the store which was entered. The chiefs theory is that the operators travel as hobos, drift Into a town, size up the situation, pick out the proper place to make the break, then Inform their chief of the time and hour when the robbery will take place. They make the time of the robbery and time of arrival of the next outgoing train to coincide, so that it Is possible to deliver the- stolen goods to the gentlemanly passenger In the Pull man car, while the real operators go out of town on blind baggage or grab on a convenient freight train. The tourists, of course, are surprised when they are ar rested, but the goods are not found upon them, and in the meantime the gentleman in the Pullman Is disposing of a lot of high-class cutlery 300 or4C0 miles away. Three men were arrested In Grant's PaBs this afternoon on telegraphic instructions from Medford officials. Holbrook Wlth ington. Deputy District Attorney, went to Grant's Pass this evening to examine the THE ROAD back to the traia. It seemed hours be fore I at last came within sight of lights moving about In the blackness. I came to the embankment and climbed upon It. The ralU had spread and some of .the cars had telescoped when the engine stuck.- There wasn't much real damage to the company, for the merchandise we carried wasn't expensive. I was well enough off. for I only had this little cut on my head, where I struck the tree. "But It was my brakeman's scream that I had heard. He was pinned between the caboose and the car just before it. "They filled his place with another man after that." "You've heard, of courw, of the KnicK erbockcr special we run on the Big Four." said another conductor, moving his chair closer Inside the circle. 'Well, that Knickerbocker special was always the goal of my ambition. When I first be came a passenger conductor I put my eye? on the Knickerbocker special and determined that some day I would run her. Evcrytlmc she passed us 1 used to turn and look after her until she was out of sight. I tell you I worshiped that train. "One day when I reported I received a distinct shock. They told me that Adams, who had run a jcction of the special for years, was too ill to go out. and it was up to me. My chest swelled out about four inchc.o when I heard that. I brushed up my uniform and polished my buttons and put on a look of stern dignity that would have done the president of the road credit. I was all out of proportion when the train pulled out. and after I had gone through the ears. 1 felt like a poverty-stricken devil suddenly come into a million. "Perhaps you've noticed that some timca a mighty big thing can be made ridiculous by a very little thing. That's what happened to me. it wasn't a head end collision, or a rear-end collision, or a burned bridge, or a gang of trainwreck crs that caused mc to come to grief. And it wasn't a sleepy telegraph operator or a reckless engineer. It was Just a little girl. "There was a small station on that line at which I always paid particular attention. There was a little girl there well, she wasn't so very little, cither she was about 20 years old. But I called her my little girl, just the same. Her father was an engineer on a yard engine and they lived near the station. She used to happen around the depot when my train came in. Of course it was Just acciden tal at first, but it got to be a regular thing. I always looked for that little girl, and if I didn't ssc her the passen gers and my half of the crew had to walk the chalk-line for the rest of the trip. Thing? went on until there was a certain understanding between us. I'll admit that I was never In a hurry to give the signal to pull out whenever we stopped at that station. "But oh the day 1 went through on the Knickerbocker special I forgot all about that little girl. The special, you under stand, was on my mind. I wanted to make a showing, and so I ordered the special to pull out as quickly as possible, and afterward thanked myself that every thing was going like clockwork. When I started to go through the train I saw that little girl in the Indianapolis car. I was somewhat surprised, and immediately asked her how she happened to get on without me seeing her. She said she spoke to me on the platform and I failed to notice her. She said It in a little way that women have, and I wasn't so slow that 1 couldn't read between the lines. I believe she also mentioned that she was going to Indianapolis for a visit of a month, and she said there were plenty of nice young Ken in Indianapolis a great deal better looking than I was. "That settled it. I had to square my self with that little girl, and I didn't care what happened to the special while 1 was doing it. We got to Indianapolis all right, and I got back to my division point again, and there I met the superin tendent who said calmly that he was dis gusted with me. because Adams was go ing to retire and he had hoped to see mc on the special regularly In his place, that he had sent me on that run to try me out and that a spotter bad gone along. " 'I looked for a good report, he said, 'but I was grieved to find the spotter re ported that you gave all your attention to one young lady instead of attending to business and catering to the desires ot the other passengers. The special can't be in the hands of a flirt, sir." "That settled it. 1 lost the special. "But I got the little girl! She's down at the Auxiliary meeting now." "This scar on my face?" said another conductor. "Of course I'll tell you about that, "I work on the Chicago & Alton, run ning out of Chicago. I've worked there for years, on the same division, but there's one spot on that road that I suspects. It is beJkved. by the police offi cials here that , thee men are members of the gang which has been committing so many depredations of Mkc nature taroughewt Northern California. KILLED IN DRUNKEN BRAWL Aberdeen Swede's Skull Crushed 'In Fight With Norwegians. ABERDEEN. Wash.. May 14. (Special.) John Thorson, SO years old, a. .widower and a member of the Longshoremen's Union, was murdered here before daylight this morning in a drunken row in the tenderloin district. Thorson and some companions, all Swedes, had been carous ing in the Eagle dancehali. They met a party ot Norwegians coming from the Palm dancehali. All of the men we're drunk, and the question as to which was the better nationality. Swedes or Nor wegians, was brought up. and the dis agreement brought on a fight in which Thorson was killed with a piece ot 2x1 scantling. Thorson was struck on' the left temple and his skull was fractured. He was found lying in the street when the po lice arrived, all the rest of the crowd fleeing to avoid arrest. At the Coroner's Inquest a man named Martin Mathcwsen admitted he had struck some one with a piece of stick, and Officer Christcnscn gave testimony that Mathewsen had admitted striking Thor son. but all of Mathewsen companions swore that the man who struck the blow was not Mathewsen, but a dark complexioned stranger. Mathewsen Is very blonde. The jury brought in a verdict that Thor son came to his death at. the hands of some party unknown. Mathewsen is un der arrest, and will be brought before the court for a preliminary" examination. His companions will also be arrested. Injured in Street-Car Accident. LOS ANGELES, May 14. Eight per sons were Injured. here In a street-car accident at Sixth and Olive streets to day. An open switch was the cause of a collision between a car on the Wash ington street line and a private car. The most seriously injured are: Mrs. Sarah G. Longley. nose broken, cut on head and bruised about body; Mrs. A. Sclbcr, and her daughter, both bruised and shaken: James R. Owen, arm dislocated. Woman's Club Officers. SALEM. Or.. May 14.-(Special.)-The Salem Woman's Club held its annual meeting yesterday and elrctcd the follow ing officers for the ensuing year: . President. Mrs. Sybil C. Catlln: vice president. Mrs. Bmllle G. Hendricks: sec retary. Mis Lillian Applegatc: treasurer. Mrs. L. R. Stlnson: trustees. Mrs. C. E. Wolverton. Mrs. C. H. Jones and Mrs. John II Brooks: directors on the library board. Mrs. T. T. Gccr and Mrs. Mary M. Staples. BY JOHNSTON M'CULLEY never pass without shuddering. It's a sharp curve around the base of a bluff, not many miles from DwighL "I took a fast freight out of Chicago one night In February, and it was one of the coldest nights the State of Illi nois has ever seen. I had a young brakeman to whom I was particularly attached, because he was a decent sort of fellow who was always ready to work and always willing to learn. It was a relief to me to get a brakeman. who didn't think he knew all about the business. The brakeman wasn't feeling very well that night. Wc had had a hard week, and on top of that the brakeman had a tooth that was bother ing him. I helped him all I could, and after we got to running along nice I told him to get. to his bunk for a little while between stations. He did so. and I began to gets, things in shape about the ctboose. After the work was done I sat down and began to play cards with myself to pass the time away, keeping my cars open for the whistle, that would announce the next station. "Just before we reached tho curve I mentioned, the brakeman got out of the bunk and asked me if I was chew ing tobacco. He wanted some for his tooth. I wasn't, and what was more I didn't have any. I told him tu go over the cars and get some from the engi neer. If he wanted to. and he started. About ten minutes after that there came a terrific crash and the train stopped. 1 was hurled against the front of the caboose and my arm was almost paralyzed. As soon as I got my senses together I rushed out of the door and looked ahead. . I could sec that the engine was off and several cars were piled up just back of it. I could also hear scream. a.nd I lost no time run ning along the track to the front ot the train. "The brakeman had just reached the car behind the engine when the crash came. He had disappeared somewhere beneath a pile of wreckage. The engi neer and fireman had Jumped in time, and neither was hurt. They came run ning up to where T was standing and' in a few words told me what had hap pened. The wreck was hidden by -a cloud of steam. I could hear the brakeman screaming under the timbers. I walked as close as I could, and bending down under the steam I could see him. about 50 feet from nie. pinned down by a beam. I remembered that he was a de cent boy. and I wanted to get him out. "'Tou can't do It.' the engineer told me. 'The steam will scald you before you get to him.' "I didn't pay any attention to them, and before they could stop me I was making my way under the steam toward the brakeman. I reached him and told him to stop screaming, and then I began to work. I threw aside several timbers, but some way I couldn't get to the one that was pin ning him down. I looked back the steam was coming nearer, and the en gineer was beckoning for me to come back. I turned to the brakeman again. I got my shoulder under the beam and strained myself to move It. Somewhere in that mass ot twisted timbers some thing gave way. and I straightened, up and hurled the timber to one side. Then I got him In my arms and started back. "But the steam had come closer and was more dense than when I started. It struck my face and hands and scalded me. I couldn't open my eyes and I couldn't breathe. All the time I kept that brakeman in my arms and struggled to get to the open air. I re membered thatsomeone finally grasped me" by the arm. and that was all I knew for two days. "When I regained consciousness they told me that the brakeman would re cover, and that I had struck my head against a wheel just as the engineer reached me. But it was the scalding that did me the most harm and it was some time before I went out with a train again. This scar on my face was from that. What's that? No. I don't think I'm a hero. The brakeman would have done the same for me. And then, you see, the brakeman was my son. That's why I was particularly attached to him. and that's the, reason also. I suppose, that he was a decent fellow. But I tell you I was in agony for a few minutes that night, for it was I who suggested he go over the traini and if he hadn't done so he wouTdn t have been under the wreck. The boy's a eon duqtor now and is running on another road. Not long ago he visited me in Chicago and took a run with me. When we passed that curve he turned and looked at me and at this scar on ray face. He didn't say anything just held out a hand for me to take. I don't think there'll ever be any trouble between me and my bey." GROUND IS BROKEN Lewiston - Grangeville Electric Line to Be Rushed. RAILROAD IS SHUT OUT Xortliern Pacific Surveyors Are Camped on Right of 'Way, and -Trouble May. Result Very Soon. LEWISTON. Idaho, May M- (Special.) Following a toast to the success of the Lewlston-Grangeville electric line. Colonel J. Spofford. president of the Lewiston & Southeastern Electric Railway Company, seized a spade and began the actual con struction of the line. Much surprise was occasioned when it was learned today that Colonel Spofford had let a contract last night to Naylor & Norton for construction ot six miles of the electric Jine and that already 30 men with teams and scrapers were working on the company's right of way at the mouth of Tammany Hollow, three miles south ot Lewiston. The workmen are divided into two crews and one is working toward Lewiston, while one crew is working toward the Waha cquntry. Another force of rqen and teams will, be placed at work by the contractors at the end of the city limits on the right of way. This move by the electric line people shuts the Northern Pacific oft from go ing over its ground, which it is under stood was the . Northern Pacific's intcrf tlon. It was learned today from reliable sources that the Northern Pacific was preparing to place construction crews in the field this week and push the con struction of is line from Lewiston to Grangeville via Lake Waha, In an en deavor to discourage the building of the electric line. People arc thoroughly Indignant over the apparent action of the Northern Pa cific in camping on the electric line right of way, and It Is believed that a conflict of a serious nature is imminent should an attempt be made by the Northern Pa cific to cripple the electric railway plans. Colonel Spofford states that men will be placed along the right of way to patrol the same and forcibly eject the Northern Pacific men should they Insist on attempt ing to grab the right of way. Report was current today that the Northern Pacific had already started to work on the line, but this Is not true. Engineer Estcp and party of surveyors remained 'n camp all day. and. it Is un derstood, will not begin cross-section work until tomorrow. The steamer Spokane returned from RI paria tonight practically empty-handed, after having made a special trip to Rt paria to take on engineers. No explana tion Is given for the failure of the O. R. Sz N. to Invade the field, and it is now believed that another truce arrangement has been fixed In Wall street. BIDS OX PANAMA LUJIBEK. Commission Extends Time Ten Days on Request. SAN FRANCISCO. May H.-(SpeciaD The efforts made by the commercial bodies of San Francisco to have the time ex tended for Pacific Coa6t people for mak ing bids to fill contracts, for supplies of lumber for the Isthmian Canal Commis sion to be delivered at the Isthmus of Panama .hav been successful. Altogether 2S.0GO.C0O feet of lumber arc needed Im mediately by the canal commission for use in the great works to be under taken. Recently the personnel of the commis sion was changed and the offices at Washington. D. C. were also removed from one place to another. In the con fusion that resulted the Coast cities failed to get blank proposals early enough to compete for the lumber orders, which alone amount to more than J3CO.0CO at a conservative estimate. A dispatch was received by Secretary Burks, of the Cham ber of Commerce, from Washington, which said: "Referring to poster circulars inviting bids for yellow pine and Douglas fir. to be opened the 16th and 19th, Inform bidders on Pacific Coast that opening ot MayTS postponed until 26th." Property Values Go Up. ELLENSBURG. Wash.. May H. (Spe cial.) The possibility of work being taken up In Kittitas Valley by the Government Is already having a stimulating effect on property, and while nothing definite has been given out. there is a spirit of hope fulness. Today Klclnberg Bros., old busi ness men of the town, bought from Henry Lutro 160 acres three miles from town, for which they paid 510,000 cash. Lutro paid $5000 for it three years ago. Five years ago it sold for $2200. THE DR. LIEBIG STAFF TOR ilEN. VARICOCELE. We cure thin disease with out operation, and under our treatment the contested condition soon disappears. The parts are restored to their natural condi tion, rigor and strength and circulation re established. LOSS OF VIGOR. You may be lacking in the, power of vitality. If so, w. will restore to you what you have lost the snap, vim and vigor of vitality, which loss may be the result of Indiscretions, excesses and unnatural weakness. rRIVATE DISEASES. Newly contracted and chronic diseases cured. All burning and Itching. Inflammation and unnatural weak ness stopped In 21 hours; cures effected In T day. FILES AND HYDROCELE. We cure these diseases without operation. No knife, no de tention from business, no acid Injection. CONTAGIOUS BLOOD POISON. It may be in Its primitive stage. It may have been hereditary or contracted In early days. We cure all Us complications. We stop Its prog ress, eradicate every vestige of poison from the system, and this without the use of mercury or potash. ULCERS AND SKIN DISEASES. We cure all acute pr chronic ulcers without cutting, pastes or salves. Skin diseases, such as pimples eruptions and eczema, quickly dis appear under our special electro-medical .sprays. KIDNEY. BLADDER AND PROSTATIC DISEASES. We cure all irritation, frequent desire or stoppage, brick-dust sediment, pain In back and catarrhal condition. Consultation free at office or by letter Hours. 8 A. II. to 8 P. M. Sundays, 10 A. 3L to 1 P. M. only. Call or address THE DR. LIEBIG STAFF Wiachester Hobs. Rooms 6 aad 7. Third asd Bursslde Streets, Portland, Or. There are ginger worms and red-pepper bus queer board ersthat have to be looked for, not in Schilling's Best, but in making it. There are eggs of these queer boarders, too small to be killed by grinding. Don't keep spices warm, me they'll hztch PARTICULAR : MEN! TTho are particular about their personal appearance should) come to this store for their clothes. This is the 6nesi exclusive Men's Ready-for-Wear Apparel Store on the pacific Coast. TVe give our entire attention io men's fine wear and are consequently better equipped for supplying your needs than anj other store in Portland. . OUR CHESTERFIELD CLOTHES are 1U0 per cent better CLOTHES than any other make they are better made, better fitting: and more exclusive in pattern and if the front of any coat .breaks or loses shape in one year's wear, we will replace with a new suit free. Prices range from $15.00 to $40.00. RAINPROOF LONG OVERCOATS, .15.00 to ,$35.00. STYLISH HABERDASHERY, of best quality. at .right prices. " COURTEOUS ATTENTION assured every patron. R. M. Gray 269-271 Morrison Street VITAL WEAKNESS Xooceat established, aaost aucceatful aad reliable specialists ta diseases of raea. as medical diplomas, licenses and' newspa per records sboir. Stricture, Varicocele, Nervous Debility, Blood Poison, Rectal, Kidney and Urinary Diseases And all diseases and vteataacsae dHe to taTaeritaace, evil aablts, excesses, or tae result of peciflc diseases. CONSULTATION AND EXAMINATION FREE SSi'ir "HFSSZt caif.k,iad OfJIce Hoars: S A. M. to S P. M.j Sundays, 10 to 13 only. St. Louis S!.and Dispensary Cor. Second and Yamhill Streets, Portland, Or. Makes hair Hjht aad fluffy. Stops Itching Instantly GOINGl OOING!! GONE!!! iiirwiE viiisAitrr KlfttlH NEWBRO'S HERPICIDE Ths trlgiMl ltt tUt "mi Mm Iirinff tm" DON'T BLAME YOUR MIRROR Many ladies compel their mirrors to bear silent 'witness to ndless hsir destruc tion. Bay sfter day they see beauty and attractiveness despoiled by ths removal tree stint, SI.M. Sh4 18., stoats, t mmu Cf., ttyt. X., Brca VML, tv a tvqit. Aplteat!as at Pramlaent Barber Shops. potency tnoxousnly cured, no x&iiure. cure guaranteed. YOUNG MKA troubled with night emissions, dreams, exhausting drains, baahfulnese, aversion to society, which deprive you of your .manhood. JINFJY TfOU FOR BUSINESS OR MARRIAGE. MIDDLK-AGED MEN, who from excesses and strains have lost tneDT MANLY POWER. , M , . " BLOOD AND SKIN DISEASES, Syphilis. Gonorrhoea, painfull bloody, nrlnev Gleet, Stricture, Enlarged Prostate. Sexual Debility, Varicocele. HydroceIe.,Kld-. uey ajid Liver troubles cured without MERCURY OR OTHER POISONING DRUGS. Catarrh and rheumatism CURED. Dr. "Walker's metnoJs are regular and scientific He uses no patent-nostrums or readyrmade preparations, but cures the 'disease by thorough medical treatment. His New Pamphlet on Private Disease sent free to all men wao-da-scribe their trouble. PATIENTS cure at home. Terras reasonable. All letters answered in plain envelope. Consultation free sad sacredly confidential. Call on or address Jj . DR. WALKER, 181 First Street, Corner Yamfiffl, Portianqg i ; e Above all other thlass, vre strive to save the t&ou cands tf young and middle-aged men who ara plung ing toward tho grave, tortured by the woes of nervous; debility. We have evolved a special treatment for Nervous Debility and special weakness that Is uni formly successful In cases where succesa was before and by other doctors deemed Impossible. It does not stimulate temporarily, but restorea permanently. It allays Irritations of the delicate tissues surrounding the lax and unduly expanded glands, contracting them to their normal condition, which prevents lost vitality. It tones up and strengthens the blood vessels that carry nourishment. The patient realizes a- great blight has been lifted from his life We want all MEN WHO AIIE SUFFERING from any disease or special weakness to feel that they can come to our office freely for examination and explanation of their condition FREE OF CHARGE, without being bound by any obligation whatever to take treatment unless they so desire. We cure VH.L SITE IT T99 UTt FTM REIMCIIE of crest combfuls of slightly diseased hair that could be saved. If your mirror could talk it -would plead with you to "save your hair not ths combings." It can be done -with Newbro's Herplddt which kills-the microbe that causes, dull, brittle and lusterleas hair, 'also dandruff and falllns hsir. Destroy tho rrm arti ths hair's natural luster and abundance will return. Marvelous results. An ex- -qulsite hair dressing. Twenty Years of Success In the treatment of chronic diseases, such as liver, kUney and stomach disorders, constipation, diar rhoea, dropsical swellings. B right's disease, etc. Kidney and Urinary Complaints, painful, dlfflcult. too frequent, rallk? or bloody urine, unnatural discharges, speedily cured. Diseases of the Rectum Such as piles, fistula, fissure, ulceration, mucous-"and r bloody discharges, cured without the knife, pain or confinement. Diseases of Men Blood poison, zleet. stricture, unnatural losses; lm-