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t5 THE MORNiET& . OBEGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTE3IBER 6, 1903. STRENUQUSTIMES IN HDP MARKET Greatest Battle On Between Bulls and Bears in His tory of Trade. CRITICAL TIME FOR FARMER Sparring if or an Opening With Facts, Figures and Circulars Ber nard BIng and His Cablegrams. ' The greatest "battle between' the bulls and bo&rg over known .In. the history of the hap trade 1b now raging and Port land is the center of operations. Both sides have long laid their plans and now that the light is on, they will see it through to the bitter end. The strug gle on the part of one faction is to send prices up. on the other to -break tnc market. In other words, the light is lor or against the farmer. Whut gives the market its 'greatest interest at present are the extraor dinary tactics employed by the bears to accomplish their ends. They are flooding the country with circular let ters addressed to nearly every grower In the three Coast states containing the wlldet statements of crop conditions and market prospects and generally winding up with a denunciation of The Oregonian. These circulars In every oasu are anonymous. Sometimes they are postmarked Portland, sometimes Taconta, but a very slight study of them will convince anyone that all "were written by the same person. The attacks made by these boars on thi pwper are solely because it has taken an impartial stand in this con troversy and printed all the news it could get from reliablceourccs whether the news was favorable or unfavorable to the position of the market. Like any othr paper Jt reserves the right to reject any or all communications that it does not think are authentic and has, in fact, refused to print telegrams and etters snt it that wore obviously in tended to demoralize the market and prevent the grower from getting what he Is entitled to. Finding they could not "break 'into" The Oregonian, they nave resorted To their circulars and letters to the farmers. The head and front of the hop bear fraternity of tne North Pacific Coast are the houses of Isaac Plncus & Sons, of Tacoma.; Herman Klaber & Co., of that city, and Klaber, Wolf & Netter, of Portland, the latter a branch of the Tacoma Arm. The bull interests are being engineered by what Is called the "Krebs-Durst-Smlth combination." con sisting of Krebs Bros., of Salem; M. H. Durst, of Wheatland, and B. J. Smith, a New York hopdealer, now living here. These parties are the leaders in the movement for or against high prices, whose sparring is being watched with the greatest interest by the thousands of hop-producers on the Pacific Coast. Should the bears oomc out victorious In tne contest, they will receive the lhtuik of about two dozen firms of hop merchants In this section and thtor. brewery customers in the East. If the bulls win.' they will earn the gratitude of 5fl or more hopfarmors located In the three Pacific states. Whether the hop market will go up or down is one of those things no one can find out until it has been demon strated. At the beginning of the game, one man's guess is as good as another. No one knows to a certainty whether prlcos will be 10 cents or 20 cents or 80 cents. All markets are governed In the end by the inexorable law t)f supply and demand, but no market Is the victim of so much manipulation, as the hop market. Figures lie In this line of business and things arc not what they seem to be. Until the crops are harvested and in the bale, all estimates of yield must necessarily be guess work. As the time for picking approaches, cer tain conditions are apparent, and from those a shrewd hop man can sometimes get a pretty close line on what the production will be, but then, at the same time, when he gives out his views for publication, they may be colored by his own interest. For that roason. The Oregonian gives the estimates of both the bull and the bear side and ' will lot the seller choose the one that best suits his fancy. The bulls size up the hop situation as follows: Bales. Orepan crp SS.000 Washington -40.000 California 60.000 New York 40.000 Carrr-w steak. .'- ; .-v. . . . 8,000 Imports i. (..,.., 15.000 Total supply , 240.000 Exports 50.000 Available ropply 109.000 American consumption.. .'224,000 Shortage ,25.000 The bears present the following table of supply and demand: ' . ' Bales. OfKpn 105.000 Washington 45,000 California 70.000 New York , 00,o00 Carry-over stock 20.0W Imports y 20.000 Total supply.... 320,000 Experts ........... 50,000 Available supply .270,000 American consumption 185,000 Surplus 0S.000 The Oregonian correspondents reported the condition xf the growing crop of this state on August 20, and from their re turns the yield was estimated at S6.S50 bales. Later returns from the yards failed to show Improvement. From the New York reports that have been received. It is anncuu to see .how that state will have more than two-thirds of. last year's crop, which was about J70.000 hales. In Wash ington the same climatic conditions have, of course, prevailed as in this state, and the same results can be expected. Cali fornia makes the best showing of any of the Coast States, and the Weather Bu reau there says there will be a "fair average yield." California last year grew about 62.000 bales. While some well-posted growers believe the bulls may have underestimated the crops this year, none can bo found who does not say the "bears have greatly underestimated them. The same process of figuring Is going on regarding the hops crops of Europe, of which not much will be known definitely until the last of this month. England, with a consumption of C50.000 hundred weight, is credited in some quarters with having but 400.000 hundredweight of a crop, in others with producing 700,000 hun dredweight. The top figure Is so far in excess of the average for the past two decades as to be apparently beyond tho bounds of reason, while the lower figure seems too small, considering the generally good conditions In that country, though It must be remembered that last year Eng land produced only 282.000 hundredweight. The crop of Continental Europe ranges from below that of last year to a Hgure much In excess of It, according to the views of the person sending out the In formation. Whether all the .cable ad- 'ices given out to the press are bona fide Is an open question. Yesterday morning The Oregonian published a cable from Bernard Blng, of Nuremberg, to this ef fect: "Continuous rains prevailing. Crop damaged." This message was received hy Conrad Krebs at the Belvedere Hotel at-5 P. M. Monday. A Portland paper that draws Its hop Information, solely from bear sources gives the text of an alleged cable denying the news, which it states was received late "Monday night. This is an example of quick transmission and de livers' which no one ever supposed tho cable companies capable of. Never before was a query sont from Portland in the evening answered before the afternoon of the following day. Supposing Jim Plnofes. who was at the Belvedere when Krebs received his message, sent off the query at 5:01 P. M., and allowing nine hours' difference in time between Portland and Germany, it must have been tough on Bernard to be routed out of, bed at 2 or 3 o'clock in the morning to reply whether or not it was raining in the Kaiser's country. POLK COUNT5T FDIili OF PICKERS Annual Hop Harvest Carnival Has Begun. INDEPENDENCE, Or., Sept. 5. (Spe cial.) Independence and the surrounding country are alive with hopplckers and picking began in a number of yards to day. Picking will commence in others tomorrow, and still others on Thursday and by Friday will be general. For a while there was some fear of a shortage of pickers for the reason they have not arrived as early' as last year. All of a sudden, however, the sunbonnet and Mother Hubbard and Roosevelt families have put in an appearance and every train Is bringing more, whHe the dust enveloped roads leading toward Indepen dence are strewn with teams drawing families and leading the family cow. Evidences of the annual hop harvest carnival are to be peen on every hand. Stores run wide open till late at night and clerks are taxed to their limit In waiting on pickers getting ready for camp-life and oong and music resound from the various resorts. More attention than usual has been paid to the amusement feature for pick ers this year and every yard of any size Is provided with an amusement or dance hall. The E. Clemens Horst yard of 450 acres has never promoted amuse ments until this year. A new hall, 300 by 50 feet, has been dedicated by the pickers on the ground without awaiting for picking to commence. The amusement event that promises to eclipse all others Is the opening of the new hall at the Kreb Bros, yards, known as "The Trail,' Saturday night of this week. The Krebs have provided a hall with a capacity for 00 couples and pre parations arc on to entertain 10,00) people at the dedication Saturday night. The opening of the picking season and dedi cation of the Kroha amusement hall promises to be historic In hop circles. Ar rangements have been made for a special train of 13 cars out of Portland on Thurs day. The Krebs opening Saturday night is the talk among the pickers of other yards who will turn out and many are expected from different towns throughout the valley. The Siletz Indians to the number of 100 have arrived and being denied whisky by the town authorities arc creating very little commotion. The present outlook does not Indicate an over-supply of plck ere. though no foars are entertained of a shortage provided rain does not sot In. At the present stage, the prospect for a big yield Is not promising, though the bur of the hop was never In better con dition at harvest time. CROPS OF FOUR STATES. From All Quarters Come Reductions of Estimates. A number of telegrams reoelved yes terday from California and New York show that -hopdealers are reducing their estimates of the crops of those states. A message from Flint & Co., of Sac ramento, said: "Can't buy prime Sacramentos 1jss 14, Sonomas, 15. Crop coming down light; about GO.003." Another wire from W. M. Jllchardsorr. a dealer of Santa Rosa, -said: "Growers very firm. Sacramentos 13 to 14; Sonomas about 15," John Cunningham, of Ukiah, tele graphed that the crop of California would be around 50,000 bales. L. S. & W. E. Smith, of Hamilton. N. Y., the largest growers in Madison County, wired as follows: "Have ha'j heavy rain for several days. Many growers have stopped ploking. Crop spoiling. Not over one third crop." The above was confirmed by a Salem dealer from his New York house. They have been advising him that New York State would have 60,000 bales, and yes terday he was advised of their sudden change of opinion. A letter from a Washington Arm not of Tacoma said: "From all our roports the crop la coming down a good deal lighter than was thought, for it now looks like 20, 000 balos." The following reports are taken .from the weekly, bulletin of tho Oregon Weather Bureau, Issued .yesterday: Benton County Hop-picking boglns this week. The crop Is not so large as usual but the hops are fine and report ed free from lice. Linn County Hops good, picking will commence this week. Marion County Some early hops be ing picked; picking will be general tho latter part of this week; quality good, quantity not so good. Washington County Hop-plcklng begun in some yards. Other correspondents of the bureau report: Polk County Hop-picking now under way and will be general Ly September 5. Quality grades high, yield below the average of former years. Clackamas County Hop-picking well under way. PICKING IN LANE COUNTY. Early Hops Do Not Yield as Well as Expected. EUGENE, Or.. Sept 5. (Special.) Sev i eral hopgrowers have already commenced i picking their crop, while others will wait '' until the first of next week. Early hops have not yielded as well as expected, but a good crop of the later hops Is looked for. , All the yards are free from vermin and ! the hops are'in excellent condition. Hun i dreds of families are coming from the ! settlements in the mountainous sections ' of the country and thousands of dollars ' will be jut in circulation among needy families (Luring the next few weeks. Married 4n Portland. ABERDEEN, Wash., Sept. 5. (Spe cial.) Professor Gylfe and his bride, formerly .Miss Nellie , Phillips, of San Francisco, arrived hero this afternoon. Mr. Gylfe is leader of the Gray's Har bor Orchestra. He left here several days ago for Portland,, where he met his bride and in which city the cere mony took place. Changes in Astoria. Council. ASTORIA, Or., Sept. 5. (Special.) At Ahe meeting of the Council this evening J. V. Burns tendered his resig nation as Councilman from -the Sec ond ward and O. T. Peterson was elec ted to fill the vacancy. George Mor ton was elected as president of th 'Council ALFALFA THE THING Remarkable Showing on Two Acre Experimental Tract. BIG GROP DESPITE DROUTH Shtfwlng at Oregon Agricultural Col lege Will Undoubtedly iLead "Willamette Yallcy Farm- t era to Turn to Forage. . T. . '-J-- . . CORVAIiUS, Or., Sept 5. Special.) Apropos of the shortened grain yield In the Willamette Valley Is the yield of alfalfa on a two-acre tract on the Ore gon Agricultural College farm, which is 50 per cent heavier than In any 'year since the field was firet sown to alfalfa, four years ago. Of, the three former crops, the heaviest yield was. In round figures, 51,000 pounds of green feed, cut from four crops, equU-alent to 9& tons of hay from the two acres. The yield this season. In spite of the general complaint of drouth. Is 2,775 pounds of green feed, cut in four crop, equivalent to 134 tons of hay from the two acres. The field Is ordinary wheat land that has been cropped to wheat vfor perhaps 40 years. It was sown to alfalfa In 1901, and ha? not been treated with ar tificial fertilizer. The crops for the four years, in green feed have been as follows: Feunds.1 Pounds. 1002. v4 crops.. 27,142 1B04. 4 cropt... 6G.970 1003. 4 crops. . 55.744U005 82.773 In the present season the cuttings have been as follows: Pounds.) Pounds. April 19 4O.060lAurust 25 18.H0 May 81 22.6301 July 14 10.525 Total S2.77S In spite of the small yield of the first crop, the average yield In hay at the us ual estimate for the two acres has been AM tons of cured hay per acre, which shows the vast possibilities for the Willamette Valley when alfalfa shall, as is certain to bo the case, become a lead ing crop on what are now mainly wheat farms. The yield of the two acres this year la cured hay was 6& tons per acre. Big Crop From "Worn-Out" Ijand. OREGON CITY. Or.. Sept. 5. fSnecial.) M. S. Shrock, a farmer residing at 'Hub- j bard, roports that a farmer residing on Elliott "PrnlrlA nrlroinii rnnntv thin ! season harvested 76 bushels and four pounds of clover seed from a 13-acre field that will return the producer about The land or which this crop was grown was a worn-out grain farm five years ago, but under the owner's new system the soil has been made to yield as good. If not better, than ever before, and he this year produced the largest crop of clover of any farmer residing In his section. STRIKE OF WEAVERS IS OVER Most of the Workmen Accept Terms Offered by Mill Management. 'OREGON CITY. Or., Sept. 6. (Special.) The difficulty in the weaving depart ment at the Oregon City Woolen MJHs has been adjusted, a majority of the striking weavers returning to their looms j IU1D JIIUi4UII. UllUCi llIU ICI1US Ul & GWU- promise proposed last week by the mill management. In returning to the weaveroom Monday and taking charge of as many looms, three loomflxers and nve experienced weavers broke the backbone of the strike, and the termination of the controversy today was the Inevitable result. Seven teen of the casslmerc weavers, however, remain out. and will not return to their places, for the reason that it is considered by them ill-advised longer to contend for an advance in wages. Sixteen looms were running today, and others will be started tomorrow. All of the other departments of the mill are running In the usual man ner. Manager Jacobs' compromise plan con templates a new wage schedule that shall be the average prices paid for similar work by six other Pacific Coast woolen mills. This has been agreed to by those returning to their places. The six mills from which the average wage schedule will bo computed are located at San Jose, Stockton, MarysvHle and Eureka, all of California; Salem and Brownsville. Or. It Is understood that the new wage sched ule will be substantially the same as that under which the weavers have been work ing. NOTE SAYS SHE'S GONE TO DIE Oregon City . Girl Escapes the Sur x velllnnce of Her Parents. OREGON CITY. Or., Sept. 5. (Special.) Leaving a note In her room stating that she had gone away to commit suicide. Ellen, the 15-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oben Tonkin, of West Oregon City, suddenly left the family home yesterday. A vigorous search by the girl's relatives, who have enlisted the aid of Sheriff Sha ver and the police, has failed to dlscloso her whereabouts. It was on complaint of the girl's father that Clarence Green, a young man of this city, was recently held to the State Cir cuit Court under $1000 bbnds on a charge of criminal assault, and since that es capade the girl's parents have watched her closely, keeping her under surveillance constantly at the home. But yesterday tho daughter managed to avoid the mem bers of the family, and. although poorly supplied with clothing, escaped through tho window of her room. The parents, who are highly respected citizens, are distracted, and are fearful that the girl has carried her threat into execution. Friends of the girl thimk she adopted this ruse as a means of assisting her to escape to friends In some of the Valley hop yards. FELON'S WIFE IS SENTENCED Mrs. "Jack Chesterfield" Confessed Smuggling Dynamite Into Jail. SEATTLE. Wasi., Sept. 5. Special.) Levlssa Qhrlstopher, the 19-year-old wife of the felon known as Jack Chesterfield, pleaded guilty, before Judge Griffin, this afternoon, to smuggling Into the County Jail the dynamite with which her husband last month attempted to blow his way out, and the revolver with which he at' tempted suicide. She was sentenced to serve one year la the County Jan. She exhibited the same bravada that ha been characteristic of her since her arrest. The fact that Sheriff Smith had elicited a confession front Mrs. Christopher on the dav of her arrest fb the effect that Kh had brought the dynamite and a revolver to the Jail led her counsel to advise her that he had little chance of being ac quitted at the hands of the Jury. FEW FISH TN THE WADX.OWA Dynamite Is Said toHavo Been Much Used by lawless Ones. SALEM. On, Sept. 5. Special.) The supply or salmon , in waiiawa River for hatchery aurnoses la verv short this vrar presumably on account of too much, use of dynamite" by lawless fishermen. This condition Is shown by the report of Mas ter Fish Warden H. G. Van Dusen. which was filed today. For this reason the out look for work at the Wallowa station Is not very favorable. . Low water in Snake River has been un favorable to hatchery operations at On tario, but Mr. Van Dusen says a rise in the water is expected soon, and he antici pates a fairly good catch for the hatch ery, unless thefishermen on the Lower Snake In Idaho and Washington fish the stream too close. Mr. Van Dusen reports also that the flshway at Oregon City has been Inspected and a contract has been made for Im provements which will enable fish to climb above the talis at all times of the year. General Sumner at Vancouver. VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Wash., Sept. 5. Special.) Major-General Sam uel S. Sumner, commander of the Division of the Pacific, arrived at this post today at 10 o'clock, when he was received with a Major-General's salute of 13 guns, which was fired by the Eighteenth Battery of Field Artillery. The entire body of troops at the post were turned out In full'dress and were reviewed and Inspected by Gen eral Sumner. The General's direct business was with the department officials, by whom he was received later In the day. His trip Is for purposes of Inspection. TAX IT THE FULL VALUES PLAN TO BE PRESENTED BY WASHINGTON ASSESSORS. State Commission to Decide Whether Change Is Advisable, After Full Discussion. OLYMPIA. Wash.. Sept S. (Special.) At an informal meeting held today by six Assessors who arc attending the sittings of the State Board of Equalization and the members of the Tax Commission, a plan was broached by the latter of aban doning the present system of assessing property In this state at a. fraction of Its value, and hereafter placing (he full value on every piece of taxable property. The plan would revolutionize taxation by doubling or trebling the total assessed valuation of property In the state and result In a corresponding decrease In tax levies. The samo subject will be discussed with other Assessors who attend the meetings of the Board of Equalization, and later the State Tax Commission will decide whether a change is advisable, and direct the Assessors how to proceed with next year's work. The Tax Commission favors changing the date of the annual convention of County Assessors from February to Jan uary IS. and the place from Walla Walla to Olympia. The State Board of Equalization organ ized today for Us annual 20-day session. The members are the Auditor. Secretary of State. Land Commissioner and three members of the Tax Commission. Reports from Spokane, Douglas and Kittitas Coun ties were heard. No changes were asked from last year's classification. FOREST FXRE BEYOND CONTROIi Report Sent to Washington Fire Warden From Levls County. OLYMPIA. Wash.. Sept. 5. (Special.) A forest. Are that Is beyond control was re ported to State FIro Warden J. R. Welty tonight by the McCormlck Mill Company, In - Lewis County. The Information la meager, but soys the fire Is doing great damage; The deputy fire warden of Lewis County was' authorized to employ men and begin fighting the fire immediately. Illega 1 Fishers Are Fined. . ASTORIA, Or.. Sept. S. (Special.) Three cases involving violations of the closed season fishing law were disposed of In the Justice Court today. The men arraigned were Andrew Juntilla. Socrates Pascalia and Alex Wilson, all glllnetters, who had been arrested by the officers of the State Fisheries Department for il legal fishing. Each pleaded guilty and was fined $50 and costs. Juntilla paid his fine and Pascalia concluded to serve time in the County Jail. Wilson, who is an old man, stated that he was very poor and was endeavoring to get a few fish to eat. The court sus pended the collection of his fine on con dition that he does not transgress the law again. The fisheries authorities will probably begin proceedings to have the man s boat and net confiscated. Married Berore She Had Right. OREGON CITY, Or.. Sept 5. (Special.) Discovering that six months had not elapsed from tne time his wife was di vorced from her first husband, L. M. Hawley today filed suit for divorce from Blanche Hawley. Plaintiff alleges that last April Mrs. Hawley was the wife of Lew Wright, from whom she was not di vorced until last July. After a brief court ship following the wife's first separation. Hawley married' the woman, being Igno rant of -the wife s illegal right to re marry. Grange Fair at Molalla. OREGON CITY. Or.. Sept. S.-Special.) Molalla Grange. No. S10, is arranging for a Grange Fair that will be held at Mo lalla, October 7. While the enterprise will be under the direction of the Molalla or ganization, the other Granges of the county are invited to participate. 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Address: Lc' Advkory Dept., The Outtueoga. Medkkss Co., Cfcatiazf Ton. Mi IS SATISFIED Full Understanding Reached on Forestry Reserves. RESULT OF A CONFERENCE GIfford Pinchot, Chief of the Serv Ice, Explains 3Iatters Thoroughly to Governor Gooding Co Operation Promised. BOISE, Idaho. Sept. 5. (Special.) As a result of a conference today between Gov ernor Gooding and GIfford Pinchot. Chief of the Forestry Service, a perfect under standing has been reached between the state and National Governments on the subject of forestry reserves. The state government and the Forestry Service will co-operate hereafter to the fullest extent on all matters pertaining to the protection of the forests and the watersheds. An important feature of the understand ing Is with relation to the state's school sections embraced In reserves. After Gov ernor Gooding had set forth the condition In which these school sections are left, an agreement was reached that the state should be giverf a solid Body of timber land In exchange for such school lands, this land to be maintained as a state re serve. The proceeds of the timber sales from It going into the public school fund. Mr. Pinchot explained In detail the scope of the new regulations and also the plans' of the service for the future. This was so entirely satisfactory to the Governor that he stated there was nothing left ho could wish to criticise, and he was ready to give his fullest support to the Forestry Service. In speaking of the agreement, the Gov ernor recalled attention to the fact that he had never been opposed to the princi ple of forest reserves. He believed the establishment and maintenance of these reserves would be a great thing for the country. He had found, however, that the rules formerly enforced In the man agement of reserves were often unreason able, and were detrimental to the Interests of the people and the state. Mr. Pinchot Interrupted him while he was speaking on this subject to say that he thoroughly agreed with the Governor on that point. Continuing. Governor Good ing said he was entirely satisfied after his talk with Mr. Pinchot. He felt entirely different about the matter, and was ready to assist In every way that he could. Mr. Pinchot added that he and the Gov ernor were agreed that the subject of agricultural lands In reserves was fully and satisfactorily covered by the recom mendation made to Congress by the Pub lic Lands Commission, of which he was a member. That recommendation was that wherever lands were found in reserves more suitable for agricultural purposes the same should be subject to entry under the homestead law; moreover, such lands could be taken up by metes and bounds, enabling settlers to secure arable land without being obliged to take any unsuit able for their purposes. ELECTRIC COMPANY IS BALKED White River Power People Unable to Force Passagpr of Canal. OLYMPIA. Wash., Sept. 5. (Special.) In an Important-opinion handed down today thf Supreme Court holds that the right of eminent domain does not extend to a company organized to gen erate and transmit electricity, unless public necessity requires it and the rights of the public to the use and enjoyment of the property have been regulated, guaranteed and safeguarded by legislation. The decision disposes of the efforts of the White River Power Company to acquire property of a rival corporation for a right of way for a canaL The White River Company proposed to dam the White River near Buckley, transport the water by canal to Lake Tapps, convert the lake Into a reser vlor and convey the water to Sumner, where 50,000 electric horsepower would be generated and all towns and cities on Puget Sound as far south as Olympia and north to the boundary line be supplied with light and power. The company was unable to secure a right of way for Its canal across the property of the Tacoma Industrial Company and then sought to condemn. The Pierce County Superior Court de clared the use a public one and or dered a jury to assess the damages. The Tacoma Company appealed and the case Is reversed and dismissed by tho Supreme Court. It Is understood the failure to con demn the right of way is fatal to tho White River Company's whole scheme. TAKE IiOOK AT THE COWLITZ Senators Ankeny and Piles Will En deavor to Get an Appropriation. CENTRAL.IA. Wash... Sept. 5. (Special.) Senators Levi Ankeny and S. H. Piles were In Toledo Tuesday looking over tho water situation In the Cowilts River. Nine months of the year the Cowlitz Is navigable to small river steamers and CARDU FOR WIVES AND MOTHERS . - the town of Toledo and other points on the river have better communication with the outer world. In the Summer time the water gets too low for naviga tion and the steamer does not come far ther than Castle Rock. The Senators believe that they can se cure a Government appropriation for dredging the river if the scheme Is prac ticable. A number of the citizens of Toledo gathered and met the Senators from Washington. Senators Welcomed to Kelso. KELSO; Wnsk, Sept. 5. (Special.) Kel so citizens met Senators Ankeny and Plies at Kalama yesterday and escorted them to this city on the launch Ethel by, way of the Columbia and Cowlitz Rivers, , giving them an opportunity to note the action of the Government dredge now In operation In the Cowlitz. A public reception was held In the rooms of tho Business Men's Club when the citizens turned out In general to pay .their respects to the honored guests. Weiraan Held to Circuit Court. ASTORIA. Or.. Sept. B. (Special.) The preliminary examination of Henry Weiman. on an Information charging him with assault with a dangerous weapon on G. Hamil-on. -was held In Justice Goodman's court this afternoon and the defendant was held under $150 bonds to await the action of the Circuit Court. SOUSED 11 HOLD-UP DARING ACTION PREVENTS ROB BERY AT SPRINGFIELD. Young Witter Uses a Bucket of Water So Handily That 3Iasked 3Ian Flies. EUGENE. Or.. Sept. 5. (Special.) Last night about midnight a masked man en tered Winer's saloon at Springfield, while Mr. Witter and his son were the only per sons inside, and. drawing a revolver, com manded them to throw up their hands. The elder man responded, but the son grabbed a bucket of water and threw It Into the holdup's face. This caused con fusion, during which the elder Witter got a revolver, when the Intruder slipped out and escaped. Y. W. O. A. MEETS AT SEASIDE liarge Attendance at First Annual North-west Conference. SEASIDE. Or., Sept. 5. (Special.) The first annual Northwest confer ence of the Young Women's Christian Association opened auspiciously with nearly 100 delegates In attendance. These are young women representing city associations, state and other uni versities and colleges of Washington. Idaho, Montana and Oregon. Headquarters have been established at Hotel Moore and services and classes will be conducted in the pavilion on the ground. Prominent arrivals are as follows: Miss Helen F. Barnes, National sec retary, American committee; Misses Mabel Cratty and Margaret Kyle, as soclational and student secretarys, di rect from Chicago: Rev. John M. Dean. BIblo Instructor, from Seattle; Mrs. Charles Park. Salem. Or.; Mrs. Charles Black and Mrs. Frank Black, Seattle: and Mrs. W. J. Honeyman, Portland. An informal afternoon reception was held In the hotel parlors by the visit ing secretaries. In the evening was held an Introductory service with bright addresses by secretaries on alma and objects of these conferences In various parts of the country. Perkins Sells Everett Herald. EVERETT, Wash.. Sept. 5. (Special.) The Everett Dall Herald, together with the plant and the Herald building, was sold today, by S. A. Perkins, of Tacoma. to James B. Best and associates, of Ev erett. Perkins received for the Herald J100.000, $50,000 cash and $50,000 5 per cent 12-year bonds. The purchasers take pos session Wednesday morning. 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I had tried many different doctors and medicines without success, and my mother brought me the Cuticura Remedies, insisting that I try them. I began to feel better after the first bath with Cuticura Soap, and one application of Cuticura Ointment. I continued with the Soap and Ointment, and havo taken four bottles of Cuticura Resolv ent, and consider myself well. Any person having any doubt about this wonderful cure by the Cuticura Rem edies can write to my address. Mra. Altie Etson, Bellevue, Mich." ITCHING ECZEMA And AH Other Itching and Scaly Eruptions Cured by Cuticura. The agonizing itching and burning of the skin, as in eczema; the fright ful scaling, as in psoriasis; tho loss of hair and crusting of scalp, as in scalled head; all demand a remedy of almost superhuman virtues to successfully cope with them. That Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Pills are such stands proven beyond all doubt. Cntlevr Soap, ObtraesViad TUlt art told tirtrathont th world. Potter Drug Cham. Corp-, Bortoa, Sola Prosrittor. -SaEd for "Ho to Cuxa Eczema," A. Gllman, successor to J. D. Farrell, and W. D. Scott, superintendent of tho Great Northern Railway, arrived here tonight. They Immediately called a special meeting of directors of the New Westminster Southern Railway Com pany, accepted J. D. Farrell's resigna tion as first vice-president, and elected Ia. A. Gllman to the position. The offi cials also looked over the water front In preparation for the railway commis sion. On the decision of this body will rest the future position of the new Great Northern depot. Dying Convict Given Parole. OLYMPIA, Wash., Sept, 5. (Special.) Governor Mead today granted a pa role to Tommy Santiago Howard,, an Indian, who was convicted of man slaughter in Tacoma and sentenced Oc tober 7-, 1902, to 20 years, for man slaughter. It was represented, to tho Governor that Howard has tubercu losis, is gradually falling and cannot live long. -Dr. Blalock, the prison phy sician, confirms the statements as., to Howard's condition. Young Hunter Has Bad Fall. NEW WESTMINSTER, B. C, Sept. 5. (Special.) While hunting in Pitt Mountains, Edwin Rand, only son of A. E. Rand, a wealthy mine and lum ber owner of British Columbia, fell from a ledge of rock about 30 feet, crushing his skull and cutting his head so badly that he has been unconscious for 48 hours. The best physicians in the province are In attendance, but can do little, although recovery is not de spaired of. la the joy of the household, for without it no happiness can be complete. How sweet the picture of mother and babe, angels smile at and commend the thoughts and aspirations of the mother bending over the cradle. 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