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THE MORNING OKEGONIAN, SATTTRDAX, AUGUST 26, 1905. LOS ANGELES AGAIN Nine Clever Innings Played on Diamond. SCORE IS ONE TO ZERO But for Hoffman's Failure to Stop the Ball, Giants Would Have fried the Game With the Angels. PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. Yesterday's Result. X,os Angeles, 1; Portland, 0. Ban Franclsoo, 8; Tacoma. 1. Oakland, 3; Seattle, 2. Standing of the Club. Won. Lost. P.C San Francisco.. 12 0 .&71 Oakland 13 10 .565 Los Antreles 11 -550 Tacoma .10 12 .453 Portland 10 13 .485 Seattle 8 11 .421 Nine Innings of clever baseball were tossed Into yesterday's engagement be tween the Giants and Jim Morley's ex champions. The one lone run -which went to Los Angeles' credit was the re sult of a long poke by Brashear In the fifth inning. The wallop was good for two stations, but the big Angeles' 'short stop refused to be side-tracked at the way station and extended the pelt and negotiated third. He did this while Jimmy McHale, who began his career as a Giant yesterday, was relaying the ball from the score board in center-field to Atz, who In turn relayed the ball to Hoffman, but that youth failed to clutch the ball and Brashear scored. Was Hoffman's Failure. The throw was a fair one, but runner end ball came on top of Hoffman at the same time and the boy wasn't there to stop either. The ball slid through his waiting digits and rolled to the grand stand. "While it was skidding along, Brashear rose from out the cloud of du.?t he had kicked up In sliding into the base and dashed for home. He registered with plenty to spare, and It was this znlbcue that lost the game to the locals. Marse, Garvin and Tozier were the box etars, and it was as pretty a duel as could be wished. Garvin was In rare form, and- until Hoffman stepped on his foot he had the Indian sign on the vis itors. Seven strlke-outs went to his credit and the best the Loo Loos could do was to land three of his benders clear of Intercourse. Tozier also pitched a swell game, and until Portland made a deter mined bid in the last inning and pounded out two hits, he had let the Giants down with but two stingy bingles. Fast field ing on the part of the visitors was what kept the score down. McCredio Buys Sweeney. ' McHale did not have much of a chance JLo distinguish himself. He handles him self like a ball-player and will be a de cided Improvement over Fleming, espec ially when it comes to fielding and throwing. Manager McCredle received a telegram from Third-Baseman William Sweeney, stating that he had accepted terms and would start at once. Sweeney has been playing with Rock Island and is expected to Join the team by the first of the month. Sweeney was used by Cleveland while Lejoie was out of the game and he showed up well. Pitcher Henderson will also report about the first The score: PORTLAND. AB H IB PO A E Atz, iss 4 0 10 10 Van Buren, If 10- 0 2 0 0 Mitchell, lb 3 0 1 11 0 0 Schlany, 2b 4 0 0 0 4 0 Householder, rf 3 0 0 3 0 0 McLean, c... 3 0 1 8 0 0 McHale. cf 2 0 0 1 0 0 Hoffman, 3b 3 0 0 2 2 1 Garvin, p.... 3 0 1 0 20 Totals 26 0 4 27 9 1 LOS ANGELES. AB R IB PO A E Flood. 2b 4 0 0 4 8 0 Toman, cf 4 0 0 1 0 0 Smith. 3b 4 0. 1 1 3 0 Brashear. ss 2 115 0 1 Dillon, lb 2 0 0 0 2 0 Cravath. rf 3 0 0 2 1 0 Ross, If 8 0 1 1 0 0 Spies, c 3 0 0 4 2 0 Tozer. p 3 0 0 0 3 0 Totals v 28 1 3 2T 14 1 SCORE BT INNINGS. Los Angeles... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Hits 0 00020 100 3 Portland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 b 0 0 Hits 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 24 SUMMARY. Struck out By Garvin. 7; by Tozer, 2. Bases on bolls Oft Tozer. 2. Two-base hit Garvin. Three-base hit Brashear. Double play Cravoh to Smith. Left on bases Portland 7. Los Angeles 3. Sacrifice hits Brashear, Householder, Dil lon, Mitchell, Van Buren and McHale. Stolen base Rosa. Time of game One hour and 15 minutes. Umpire Davis. TACOSIA HAS BAD XTJCK. Williams Puzzles Friends by Erratic Playing Until Removed. TACOMA, Aug. 25. For the third time in succession. San Francisco defeated Ta coma on the latter's home grounds. Wil liams was a puzzle while bunched hits and errors let the visitors pile up an overwhelming score. Brown was re placed by Lynch, who shut out San Fran cisco In the last two Innings. Score: H.E Tacoma 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0 1 5 i San Francisco 0O 0 2 0 2 4 0 0 S 11 1 Batteries Brown. Lynch and Hogan; Williams and Shea. Umpire Perrlne. OAKLAND WINS FROM SEATTLE Seattle Ties the Score In Fifth, but Loses in Ninth. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 25. Oakland pcored twice on five hits in the opening inning today, and Seattle tied the' score in the fourth on three hits. From thence on the game was tied. In the last of the ninth, Kruger scored on his two bagger, -Kelly's out and Mosklman's hit Score: R.H.E. Seattle ;....0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 1 Oakland 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 2 Batteries Shields and Blankenshlp; Hogan and Moskiman. Umpire McDon ald. TESTIMONIAL TO BERT. Resolutions Passed by Coast Base ball League. The following is a copy of the resolu tion drawn up by Vice-President W. W. McCredle,'. of the Pacific Coast League, at the instance of that organization, -whereby It expresses Its appreciation of President- Eugene; F. Bert's services ia ttua past, and conveys to him the intelligence that he has been re-elected to the position of the league's chief executive: Vancouver. Wash., Aug. 25. 1905. Hon. Eugene F. Bert. San Francisco, CaL My Dear Sir: By direction of the board of di rectors of the Pacific Coast League I tako pleasure In notifying you of your election, by a unanimous vote, as president for the years 1000, 1007 and 1B0S. Also, that the board extends to you Its sympathy In your recent Illness and rejoices In the promised restoration of your health. Assuring you that the glad hand of good will and fellow ship Is extended to you by each and every one connected with this league, and that this feeling exists likewise among the good and loyal fans all over the circuit, and pre dicting a continuation hereafter of the fair and Just administration of the affairs of this league as by you heretofore administered, I remain, very truly yours, W. VT. MCREDIE. Acting President. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Chicago S-S, Boston 2-2. CHICAGO. Aug. 25. Chicago won two games from Boston today by the same score. Attendance, 11,900. The scores: First game R.H.HI R.H.E. Chicago 3 7 3 Boston 2 5 2 Batteries Altrock and McFarland; Din een and Criger. Second game R.H.E.1 R.H.B. Chicago 3 4 3 Boston 2 6 2 Batteries Patterson and Sullivan; Win ter and Armbruster. New York 3, Cleveland 1. CLEVELAND, Aug. 23. New Tork de feated Cleveland today, neither team scoring until the eleventh inning. Cleve land outbattcd and outflelded New Tork, but the latter bunched hits. Attendance, 2300. The score: R.H.E.! R.H.E. Cleveland 1 9 2INew Tork ....3 6 4 Batteries Donahue and Buelow; Ches bro and McGuire. St. Louis 1, Washington 0. . ST. LOUIS. Aug. 25.-St. Louis took the opening game of the Washington series. The score: R.H.E.1 R.H.E. St Louis 1 6 OlWashington ...0 4 1 Batteries Buchanan and Sponccr; Ja cobsen, Townsend and Heydon. Philadelphia 0, Detroit 3. DETROIT. Aug. 25. Mullin lost his own game by wildness when he gave passes, which the visitors followed with hits. At tendance, 1200. The score: R.H.E.1 R.H.E. Detroit 3 8 Philadelphia .. 6 1 Batteries Mullin and Warner; Coakley and Schreck. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Pittsburg 5, Boston 4. BOSTON. Aug. 23. Pittsburg outbatted Boston today and won, 5 to 4. Attend ance, 1400. The score: ' R.H.E.1 R.H.E. Pittsburg 5 10 ljBoston 4 6 1 Batteries Lynch and Gibson; Wllhelm and Moran. Umpire Klcm. Three Games Postponed. ' PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 25.-Chicago-Phlladelphia game postponed; rain. NEW TORK, Aug. 25. New York-Cincinnati and Brooklyn-St.- Louis games postponed; rain. RACES AT IRVINGTON. TRACK Matinee for Stranded Horsemen Will Bo Given Today. Those left-over horsemen who are going to give a matlnco this afternoon at Irv ington racetrack, have arranged a splen did programme. A large crowd will be on hand and while the horses will not be running for the large purses, each race will be a hot contest, and It will take some keen speculating to name the win ners. Originally It was Intended to have only five races, but yesterday a sixth race was added, so the public will have a fine day's racing. The entries for the six events follow: First race, threc-auarters mile, 4-year-olds and upward Bonnie Briar Bush 109. Amassa 109, Mr. Dingle 112, Uppercut 109, North Pole 103. Waterspout 103, Hogarth 109, Magna. Borgia 107. Second race, five-eighths mile, 4-year-olds and upward Good Cheer 102, H. L. Frank 104, Eldred 102, Sir Christopher 104, lone 102, Vince 104. Gentlemen's race, 44 furlongs Morengo, E. M. Lazarus; Bedad. J. E. Muehe; Call Bond, John Latta; Lady Myrtle, T. T. Stain; Rose of Hllo, E. T. Chase; Stuny. R. H. Jenkins; Our Choice, E. B. Tongue. Fourth race, three-eighths mile, 2-year-olds Bologna 105, Cascade of Diamonds 10S. Loyal Front 108, Rain Cloud 105, Ca zazza 107. Fifth race, one mile, 3-year-olds and up ward Fllle d' Or 109, Edra 109, Calculate 108, Mordenta 109. Milwaukee 112. Jardln de Paris 9S, Suburban Queen 109,- Sierra Bcana 103. Sixth race, three-quarters mile, 3-year-olds Baker 107, Calculate 104. Briagetta 102, Alencon 104, Lady Klspar 104. TODAY THE GREAT FUTURITY Seventeen Evenly-Matched Entries. Bain Makes Track Heavy. NEW YORK. Aug. 25. Racing will be resumed tomorrow on the Metropolitan tracks at Sheepshead Bay with the Futur ity; the great two-year-old stake, as the feature. Sevienteen horses have been named for the event, which will be run over a heavy track, a steads rain during most of the day having turned the six furlongs of the course into a stretch of mud. The Futurity is the goal toward which the ambition of every horseman points and around which cluster the best tradi tions of the American turf. Rich in money, it being worth over 550,000, and memories extending as far back as the great struggle In which Proctor Knott came home a scant winner over the great Salvator, there Is more for the winner of a Futurity than. any of the other prizes offered by the American racing associa tions. The Futurity has always been a. close race, but in all the years of Its running horsemen agree that the field that will face the starter tomorrow la the most evenly matched and most puzzling that they have ever been called upon to judge. According to the best opinion tonight the starters, weight, owners. Jockeys and odds will be: Horse, weight, owner. Jockey. Odds. Brldgeman, 117 pounds. A. Belmont (Knapp) 6 Flip Flap, 115. J. A. Bennett (L. Smith) 8 Jerry Wernberg, 117, N. Bennington (L. O'Neill) 10 Bellemer, 117. F. Burlew (Buchanan)... 15 Accountant. 130. S. S. Brown (J. Martin) 10 Artery. 117. W. A Chandler (Bullman) 40 Veronez, 112, W. C. Daley (Miller) 60 Vender. 127. F. R. Hitchcock (Shaw)... 10 Oyama, 117. J. R. Keene (McDanlel).. 10 Kurokl. 117, J. R. Keene CDominlck).. IS Limber, 122, H. P. Whitney (Hilde- brand) 10 Ormondale, 117. Ormondale Stable (Red fern) 5 Running Water. 119. W. Clay (Lynno).. 20 Belle Snicker. 122, J. E. Madden (Burns) 15 Zelnap, 116, W. E. Schulte (E. Morri son) 100 Woolwich, 1J9, A. Belmont (Helgerson) 6 Jacobite, 123. S. Paget (W. Davis) 10 . coupled. FIGHT IS GALLED OFF Roache Said Betting Looked Suspicious. BUDDY RYAN CLAIMS FOUL Referee Contended That Men Must Fight and Ryan-Gardner Bout Is Ended in the Fif-. tecnth Round. COLMA, Cal., Aug. 25. Buddy Ryan claimed a foul in the fifteenth round of his fight with Jimmy Gardner tonight and Referee Roache disallowed the foul and declared all bets off, saying that the men should not bo permitted to give such an exhibition In the Colma Club. They must fight It out. Spider Kelly, who was behind Ryan, declared that a foul had been committed, but to those close to the ring the blow, though low, seemed ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL TODAT. Enthusiastic attendance and a de termination te begin active practice Immediately for the Pacific Coast tournament at the Lewis and Clark Exposition. September 25-30, marked the annual meeting of the Portland Association Football Club In the of fices of Municipal Judge George J. Cameron, last night. The following officers were chosen: Honorary presi dent. Municipal Judge Cameron; president. John Dickron; vice-president, Colin V. Dyment; secretary, S. Mills; treasurer, H. F. kennerley; captain. J. G. Kllpeck; executive committee, C A. Stewart, Randolph Rylance and H. Matthew. 'The Au tumn football ansoelatloa season will open this afternoon between the Portland club and an eleven from British ships In the harbor, two ves sels bearing a number of "old coun try" cracks having Just come up the river. Municipal Judge Cameron will referee, and the visiting aggregation has sworn a resolution to take ven geance on the locals for the defeats administered to the Seamen's Insti tute last Spring. For the Portland side the following are requested to be at Hawthorne Park at 4:SO o'clock: Kllpeck, Mills, a A. Stewart. Cuth berteon, Kennerley, Dickson, Smld, McMasters. Dyment. R. A. Stewart, Young, Matthew. Faulkner, Dean. Tate and Davidson. to be above the belt The referee declared that the betting seemed suspicious, es pecially the betting that Gardner would win within fifteen rounds, and In ordor LETTERS ON CURRENT TOPICS Monopoly Scored ji Maklnjr the Poor Poorer and FonterlBr Graft Short-Crop Causes In Willamette Valley Denial of X-Ray Lep rosy Cure Coal Deposits Near Portland. ALBANY. Or., Aug. 24. To the Editor.) The evils of monopoly have grown to dimensions that require something more than the platform utterances of political parties. Monopoly has increased the dis tinction between the rich and the poor un til In some sections of our country a bit terness has been engendered which Is de plorable. Monopolies and trusts gild with riches the palaces of those who control many of the products and necessities of our Nation, but they do it at the expense of the unadorned homes of our land. The common people support the monop olies, and share in their burdens, but they have no share In their profits. The re sult is monopoly which makes the rich richer and the poor poorer. The beef trust, for Instance, is one that makes the farmer and the cattle-ralsor accept less, and at the same time makes the meat-eating public pay more for one of the necessities of life. It makes the busi ness of every farmer less profitable, and the cost of living to every meat-eator higher, but It adds enormous wealth to tho fortunes of a few men. The dangerous tendency of monopoly is to substitute a leadership in which b,ut few can join, and to create a despotism, based upon dollars. Instead of a republic baaed on brains. Monopoly and the greedy desire to increase and maintain It Is the cause of more corruption than any other factor In our political environment. Greed is the Father of Graft. You never saw an honest man engage his services as a lobbyist, and when you hear of any person or corporation opening up a Ledger Corruption Account be as sured of its dishonesty, and that the ulti mate object is the acquirement of special privileges or the opportunity to graft, re sulting In positive injury to the state and the people. Corporations and monopolies are becom ing more powerful every year, and politi cians as a rule toady to them, especially to the big railroad corporations. In fact, it seems we arc approaching the time when the people must decide whether the people shall rule the corporations or the corporations rule the people; and It is necessary now that every candidate, whatever his political belief, should In scribe on his banner, "Down With Mo nopoly and Graft." There should be laws, both National and state, enacted against public officials ac cepting passes from raW roads or other corporations. Is a Judge or a member of Congress, or a member of a State Legisla ture, who carries a free pass In his pocket. In any better condition to do Jus tice between the parties Interested or the state and people or corporations and in dividuals than if he bad accepted so much money? Call the passes a courtesy If you will, but you can call a $100 bill a courtesy Just as well as you can call a pass a courtesy which saves a man $100 in railroad fares. How many Judges are there who try cases In which railroads are interested and who hold passes over those same rail roads? If there are any at all, they should be prohibited by law from so doing. Every Congressman, or member of a Stato Legislature, who draws mileage from the Treasury of the United States, or from the state, and who puts the same in his pocket and accepts and rides on passes given to him by a railroad com pany is guilty of graft, and, of course, takes from the people money which be pretends to use for paying his mileage, but In truth does not. This species of graft -should be prohibited by law, as it sets a bad example In official life. It will be a sorry day for our country when monopolies and corporations can procure the appointment or election of Federal Judges, or control the elections in our various states. On newspaper men, editors and lawyers, more than any other class of men, rests the high duty of pro curing the enactment of laws, both Fed eral and state, eliminating monopolies and providing that special privjleges shall not be granted to or exercised by any corpora tion or body of men to the detriment of the Nation, state or people. Monopolies exist -spnly by permission of the state, while corporations also are creatures of the state. Combinations of capital and corpora to protect the public he declared all bets oft Even had Ryan not quit in the fif teenth he would probably have been de feated, as Gardner showed his superiority In most of the rounds. Gardner's block ing was remarkable and Ryan landed only one really hard blow, which cut open Gardner's eye. Gardner's straight left Jabs which he used frequently landed nearly every time and ho used right and left swings to advantage. The action of the refereo in declaring the bets off seemed to meet with the ap proval of the crowd. Results Among Chess Masters. BARMEN, Aug. 25. In the 11th round of the International chefs tournament. Schlechter defeated Bernstein and Mar oczy won from Bardeleban. Berger drew with Wolf, Lconhardt won with John. -Alapln from MIcses. Burn from Gotts chall and Marshall drew with Suechting. Tschigorin and Janowski did not finish their game. LIpton Objects to New York Rules. LONDON'. Aug. Co. Sir Thomas Upton, interviewed on his yacht, the Erin, today. said: "I am quite as desirous as ever to go on with a fresh challenge for the America's cup, but -it would be a futile effort under the measurement rules of the New Tork Yacht Club." Chip Wins Motor-Boat Race. ALEXANDRIA BAY, X. Y., Aug. 23. The Chip, owned by J. H. Walnwright of Philadelphia, today won the second heat In" the 30-mile handicap event of the gold cup of the American Power-boat Associa tlon. Tennis Games Postponed. NEWPORT, R. I.. Aug. 25. Rain caused a postponement of today's Na tional tennis matches until tomorrow. HEMP CENTER'S DISPLAY Lcgaspl Welcomes Taft Party Long Promises Free Trade. LEGASPI, P. I., Aug. 23. The transport Logan, with Secretary Taft and party on board, arrived here today. The city, which is the'capital af Albay Province, In Lu zon. was from all appearances the most prosperous of all the places in the Islands so far visited by the party. The decorations displayed In honor of the visitors were decidedly ingenious and highly elaborate. An Interesting display of hemp, the main source of wealth of this community, was a feature of the re ception parade, and along the entire route of threo miles from the city to Camp Daraga, trees, at Intervals of every 12 feet, were draped with the valuable fiber. A banquet was spread at noon, at which Senator Long, of Kansas, made a very effective speech, during which he vir tually promised that the privileges of free trade would be - granted to the Islands, for the reason that from them there was no fear of competition in any pro nounced form. The speakers were unani mous in their expressions of admiration of the place. Before leaving. Miss Roose velt was presented with many Interesting souvenirs by citizens. Tomorrow, August 26. the Logan will arrive at Sorsogon, a town In Albay about 23 miles south of Legasp!. Ore Monday morning, August 2S, she will put In at Olongapo. the naval base of the American Philippine squadron, arriving at Manila on the evening of the same day. tions co-operating together carry on vast undertakings often productive of much good, and when such corporations confine themselves to strictly legitimate and ben eficial purposes they are deserving of com mendation, but when they are organized and operated only for gain and seek to oppress the people or evade the laws, then they should be punished by the state or abolished. Corporate interests sometimes get the swelled head and think that they are big ger than the state that made them, but a little wholesome law. If free from mo-' nopollstlc Influences, will soon bring them to their senses. One of the doubtful methods of modern financial organiza tion is the practice of putting companies within companies and making so compli cated a system that It Is difficult to de termine where the dividing line Is between business safety and speculative risk. The efforts of our legislators should be turned toward effectual regulation of such prac tices. Franchises are property, and the people should so value them; and a graded fran chise tax wisely conceived and properly carried out would be one means of curb ing" some of the rapacious corporations which seem to have no soul. Regulation and taxation, therefore, aro two legal methods by which the people may control corporations, and the man today who claims to bo a statesman, or who aspires to official life, and falls to do all he can to curb or abolish the growing evils of monopoly and graft Is unworthy to hold any public office. It Is absolutely contemptible the way some men In every community who have no proper conception of honesty In public affairs seek to graft the city, county, state or Federal Government, as the case may be. We can expect no honest public service, no lowering of taxes, nor strict economy In public affairs until we cease electing to office men who have made complete failures In their private business, and whose obligations have oftentimes been repudiated, or whose credit at the bank amounts to nothing, and who as a last resort fall back on a gullible public a public which as individuals would not Intrust the success of any business with them, but which falls to realize that a man who has failed In his private busi ness cannot be expected to take proper care of other people's business other than too often to make a success of grafting. The Grange of which I am pleased to be a member Is setting a good example by way of educating the people of the great danger of monopolistic control in public affairs, and the contemptible practice of grafting In official life and the Imperatlvo necessity of stringent legislation against these evila. GEORGE WILLIAM WRIGHT. SHORT CROP NOT DUE TO SOIL. Linn Farmer Says Causes Are Dry Weather and Fungus. ALBANY, Or.. Aug. 21. (To the Editor.) Having seen several communications in The Oregonian, one from Eugene, Or., In particular, regarding our short grain crop this season In the Willamette Valley, and knowing that the reasons given for the "impoverishment" of our soils will have a tendency to give our beautiful Valley a "black eye" in the sight of .those visit ing our state or hearing of us through the newspapers or otherwise, it seems best to make some explanations. 4 As far as Linn County Is concerned, not "robbery of the soil" is most to blame this year. Within the last ten years nu merous "farmers Institutes' have been held at different points In this county, under the direction of Dr, James Wlthy combe. of the State Agricultural College. Acting upon his advice and knowledge, many farmers have been practicing pro gressive farming and In some cases in tensive as well. Within the past five years most farm ers bave grown clover, vetch and other leguminous crops to a considerable ex tent, and quite a good many have had Hairy herds, and thus our soils nave so OF LATE U. S. GOVERNMENT . - SHORT TIME ONLY Seventh and Oak Merrill BIdg. Portland, Or. Open from 9 A. M. to 9 P. M. fALL GOODS DIRECT FROM ORDNANCE NAVY, MARINE, QUARTERMASTER'S AND MEDICAC DEPARTMENT. TJ. S. ARMY. EVERYTHING USEFUL-SOME FOR DECORATING AND NEVER AGAIN WILL YOU HAVE SUCH A CHANCE TO BUY UNCLE SAM'S GOODS. $2.75 Each With 5 Ball Cartridges U. S. Springfield, Breech-Loading Rifles. Cal. 4$, Center Fire These rifles, -while little used, are in good as new working order. It's the hest (general use) rifle tho world ever saw. None more accurate at 50 yards. Can be fired from 15 to 25 times a minute, and will Mil one mile. Just the thing for a burglar call, and every home should have one for convenience. Each, with five cartridges 52.75 Extra ammunition, per hundred $2.00 Khaki Suits $1.30 a Suit Just like cut. I purchased from the Quartermaster's De partment recently S0.030 suits of Khaki. I sold 45,000 of these In San Francisco and have 1000 suits to sell here. They cost the Government $2.76 a Butt, as' any Quarter master in the U.. S. Army will Inform you. We offer them to you at 65c a garment, or J1.30 a suit. All new and per fect goods. Will not fade or shrink, and last twice longer than commonly made, as these have stood Government test by their Inspector. Just the thing' for citizens, miners, ranchers, prospectors, camp ers and workingmen. Similar goods generally sell for three times thia price, or for $3.00 to $4.00 a suit. Prlco, per garment 63c Or. per suit $1.30 been "built up" that had It not been for other adverse conditions, this season's crop would have been a "record-breaker." During the 13 years I have lived In this county, to which I gladly moved from the Warm Springs Indian Agency, I never had seen as flattering a prospect for a large cereal crop as was presented about the first weok of last June. Spring-sown grain In particular looked much like It used to do In the Willamette Valley 50 years ago. Not more than two weeks after, the prospect was sadly changed, due to tho ravages of the aphis and to what some persons called the "red fun gus." Not long after came unusually hot days, which checked plant growth. Farmers made up their minds for a short crop, oats In particular. However, our hay crop was Indeed a "record-breaker." provlpg that our soils were not at fault. Fall wheat fared better than Spring sown, as far as growth was concerned, for the open Winter, unusually warm, lacking In rain, produced a heavy straw growth. A neighbor of mine, C. L. Shaw, one of the best farmers and dairymen In our state, had a field of rolling land sown to Winter wheat. Not over three years ago It was In clover. When It came to be threshed, the yield was so poor as to excite surprise, for the straw was so long and heavy as at times to choke up the mouth of the blower. On rubbing a few heads In our hands we found that It took about three to make what grain ought to have been In one head. The heads were full sized and seemed plump, but the grain was not there. We attributed the loss to the ravages of the aphis. In traveling over different portions of the county I saw many fields as promising oh this one was, fields thai should have gone 25 to 30 bushels to the acre, that yielded from 14 to IS bushels only! Other counties are surely faring as poorly as we. though from our near ness to the Agricultural College we may have had moreof helpful Instruction than remote counties. In all these I am sure the same con ditions largely obtained to shorten the crops, as did In our case. We want vis itors to understand that we have a land that well deserves the name of "Peerless Oregon." Some time, when our "section" farms are divided up into smaller hold ings, and we have Inaugurated a system of thorough drainago for the level por tions of this valley, we will have an era of production that our wildest imag inations cannot now conceive of. I am sure there is not a fairer, better land upon God's footstool than our Oregon (and. Washington), once all proudly called Ore gon. CYRUS H. WALKER. DENIES X-RAY LEPROSY CURE. Physician Asserts Only Outward Dis ease Signs Were Removed. VANCOUVER, Wash., Aug. 24. (To the Editor.) News dispatches from Manila SATURDAY SPECIAL! A windowful on exhibition Be sure to Such bargains are not offered V I. Qevurtz: & 173-175 First Street SALE ssCmsmssisbssIsSBIIsBB LsBR announce that Dr. H. B. Wilkinson has cured a case of leprosy with the X-ray. Allow me to suggest that ho perhaps suppressed the outward manifestation of the disease, but he evidently succeeded at the expense of the patient's life, as the suppression of the outward signs produced the fatal liver complaint, causing the patient's death. Such cures are no cures. Whenever kind Nature relieves a patient's condition by throwing' out disease prod ucts or emanations from the internal to external. It Is for the patient's salvation. Every day there are numbers of people killed through the foolish practice of sup pressing or trying to cure external mani festations. Hundreds have been killed through consumption, asthma, Bright's Qlsease. etc., which only afflicted the pa tient after some physician had suppressed the so-called skin disease, eczema, and similar troubles, which Nature only had established on the surface for relief, like a vent on a steam boiler. Leprosy never will be cured by the X-ray, nor any other disease. There nev er will be a cure-all or specific for any so-called disease, because each patient differs from another and has an Individ uality ot his own and needs some particu lar remedy for his own relief or cure. A homeopathic physician is engaged in the Hawaiian Islands to prove that pa tients afflicted with leprosy can be cured by tho homeopathic system of medicine, and he has succeeded In curing some, but not by ono certain drug, or method. His patients are in better health Instead of being made into corpses. A year ago last Winter there appeared in your paper a statement by one of the leading allopaths of your city that pneu monia could not be cured by medicine. He took up this cry after some wise man had made this foolish statement In Chi cago. It Is quite true that allopathic phy sicians and medicine are Just as Incapa ble of curing sick people today as 100 years ago. Pneumonia is one of their ter rors. But when they state that medicine cannot cure or is helpless in pneumonia they should remember that homeopathic physicians seldom fail to cure pneumonia. DR. A. A. POMPBr. COAIi SUPPLY NEAR PORTLAND. Writer Soys This City Need Not Go So Far as Nehalem. PORTLAND, Aug. 24. (To the Editor.) In The Oregonian recently appeared a communication signed "Inquirer," stating that if we were to bave a manufacturing city there must be a revolution In the fuel business. A day or two afterwards the editorial columns of The Oregonian, an swering this correspondence, remarked that we must wait for the railroad to Nehalem and need not wait long. In re ply to this I wish to say that tho same coal has been found at Scappoose. 20 miles north of Portland, only three miles from the Northern Pacific Railroad and about four miles from water communication This beautiful Washington Chair sells regularly for $4.00 but for today's selling we offer it for only $2.00 Golden Oak, polished Weathered Oak Mahogany, polished $4.00 VALUES FOR ONLY A GOOD Overcoats For boys 15 years up to men's size of 35 breast measurement. Thes Overcoats are strictly pure all wool, all one grade and color. They are made out of navy blan kets that became wet and stained at the navy-yard, which after wards were dyed black and mado up In small-size overcoats. They are worth four times the money. Guaranteed water-proof, ea.$3S0 And a Store Full of Other Goods Equally as Attractiva in Appearance and Price W. STOKES KIRK with Portland: also 30 miles below Port land, only V& miles back of the Columbia River, and again, 50 or CO miles down the river. Of course, these are all croppings. no boring having been made to ascertain tho quality of the coal underneath, but this is also the case with regard to Ne halem coal. It would cost less to develop any one of these mines than to build a single mile, in some Instances, of the road Into the Nehalem. We should not over look what Is at our feet, especially when, so far as we know, tho coal Is exactly the same quality. It Is to be hoped, how ever, that the Nehalem Railroad will bo built, and built quickly, in order to open up one of the most magnificent valleys ia the state. E. C. G. FOR THE IRISH RACE. Hygiene and Temperance in Pri mary Schools. United States Consular Report. The movement in favor of teaching tho principles of hygiene and temperance la the primary schools Is. despite some draw backs, making headway in England. It has lately been suggested that similar instruction be established in the Irish schools, and such a movement is likely to take definite shape shortly. The health, of the Individual Is a matter which con cerns more than himself; It Is of Im portance to the entire community. Inti mately associated with the question of health Is that of temperance, and It is felt that nowhere can the Importance of these two subjects be better taught than In the schools. If the child can early learn the lessons of health, the neces sity for cleanliness, fresh air and ex ercise, he can also be made to under stand the principles of temperance when clearly demonstrated to him by the teacher. The abuse of alcohol is ono of the most potent factors In the phy sical deterioration of the human race. The insanitary houses. Insufficient food, foul atmosphere, long- hours of work, and monotonous Uvea which are tha lot of so many of the poorer classes, produce depression which seeks relief in nerve stimulants. One way of meet ing this evil would be to remove tha causes which predispose to drink. An other means Is to attack the drink: problem, as It exists, and this could ba most effectively done by teaching its evils to the children. The methods of Instruction in these subjects, a3 pur sued in the American schools, will, in all probability, be followed In England and Ireland. The Inculcation of these subjects in the Irish schools means a new, healthy influence In the homes as well as a benefit to succeeding; gen- orations of the Irish people. Hood's Sarsap axilla, creates an appetlta and aids in the proper assimilation of food. see this great value every day .Sons 219-227 Yamhill Street