T1TE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1906.
13
POINTERS
FROM
II SISTER STATE
Washington's Jute Mill Experi
ence Will Be Valuable
to Oregon.
PRESENT LAWS ARE BAD
Place Restrictions on Board of Con
trol That Render Operation of.
Plant at a- Reasonable
Profit Impossible.
FACTS OREGON OFFICIALS WILL
LEARN AT WALLA WALL A. f
WASHINGTON LAW DEFECT- I
IX Compels state to fix prices I
at firm of year before raw i
materials have been purchased.
and before market has opened. e
Money received from sale of f
bags cannot be used until for-
mally appropriated by Legislature; t
! "revolving fund" does not revolve.
Requires that applications to pur- ?
chase ousts shall be filled In order
of riling, encouraging speculation t
t at expense of farmer. 4
! MILL TOO SMALL Less than 2 f
p;r cent of convicts can be em- f
ployed In !t at present time. Offl- ?
. flats regard steady employment for t
I ail prisoners essential to preser- t
T vation of discipline J
J Ol'TPl'T AND PROFIT Bags can J
? be sold only to residents of state and ?
f product forms but small percentage t
? of number uert by farmers. profit T
T on more enlightened plan; other I
I creased and made to pay large part I
T of penltnt1nrv expenses. 7
J CHANCES i'LANNFJl) Leglsla- T
a turA will be asked to alter laws T
I and make possible operation of mill T
a on more enlfahtenad plan, other I
I ahiifHjfi Ul be corrected. Snlons I
I will also bo asked to authorize I
I largo increase In capnoitv of plant. I
! PLANS OF GOVERNOR CHAM- I
LEItLAIN Accompanied by Warden I
Jarnn will leave for Walla Walla I
tonight to Inspect prison jute in 111. I
4 Will be joined at Pendleton by Sena- I
i tor Smith. Representative Duvw and 4
4 other Legislators, at request of 4
t Pendleton 4snmber of Commerce. 4
iWIII recommend jute mill for Kalem f
penitentiary In next message If satis- 4
fled nf advisivbilltv. 4
i
OTVMPIA. Wash., Oct. 2R. (Special.)
Tlmt WnslilnKtnn's Jiite mil nnrt Rraln
bajr factory at the Ftato penitentiary In
Walla Walla Is remarried as successful
Is evidenced hy preparation of plans for
douhllnsr the capacity of the mill, hv the
demand In the Republican state platform
for enlargement and hy the recommenda
tion to that effect which the Board of
Control In charge of the institution, and
Oovernor Mead will make nt the corn
Inn session of the LeKislature. Hut In
event Orepon should decide to establish
such a mill In connection with the state
penitentiary at Salem It will be well to
profit by experience of this state and see
tliat no hampering laws such as exist
here nre framed.
The Jute mill legislation in Washington
has contained Rlarlnc depots. Karly In
the history of the mill lnCs were enacted
creating a "revolving fund.'- This was
designed to care for the needs of the
mill. A sum was provided with which to
purchase machinery, buy the . raw ma
terials, nay for power, repairs, etc. It
was provided that as the finished product
was disposed of, the receipts should ko
back Into the "revolvlni; fund" to be
used nKatn to buy material to manu
facture bugs for sale and bo on indefi
nitely. But the fund does not revolve. The
state constitution prohibits the expendi
ture of money except by legislative ap
propriation. Thus a larpe appropriation
Is mad even,- two years: the money is
used to buy material, etc., but when sales
are made the money therefrom must lie
ldl In the treasury until the next Legis
lature authorizes its expenditure.
The worst feature of the present law.
however, lelnloa to sale of the Jute
products, chiefly (train hass. This law
requires Unit sales must bo made at
about cost, but prices for the entire year
must be fixed in January of each year
by the stato Hoard of Control. Thus,
last January, before It had bought Its
Jute, before It had installed Its machinery
to change the power at the mill from
steam to electricity, the board had to
fix prices for this year. This was done
and the price made t!3 cents each for
baRs. Later in the season, if the electric
power plant had proved a failure, if jute
hod gone up. the board could have saved
the state from loss only by shutting down
the mill.
It happened this year that prices of
baps went up to 11 cents and the state
had to sell at the 6'a cents. Today the
Jute mill is virtually shut down because
of this law. Jute has advanced so that
baps cannot be manufactured from Jute
bought at present price and sold at 6i
cents, and to save the state the mill will
have to be shut down when the present
supply is exhausted.
Board Will Put Up Prices.
Then early next year the board will
buy Jute, for in January of course, the
board can make new prices high enough
to cover the advance in the price of raw
material.
Another point in which' the present laws
ere weak is in the provjslon that bags
must bo sold to applicant, as nearly as
possible, in the order in which applica
tions are received. The result is that Walla
WttUa men and others in that vicinity,
being on the ground, get in the first ap
plications after prices are made and
grain-producers living farther away from
the penitentiary find their applications
too late.
All these things are matters of legisla
tion, except the revolving fund, which as
a constitutional matter Is beyond easy
reach, and will probably be reformed by
the next Legislature. Kff.irts to that end
at least wtll be made. The board, under
the proposed legislation, will probably be
given opportunity to make changes in
prices to meet market conditions, or at
least make prices at harvest time, when
there as a market, instead of nt the tirst
of the year. Rags also will be placed on
hale throughout the state. Instead of at
the penitentiary alcxje. and possibly a pro
rating of bags between all applicants,
which Is Impossible under existing laws,
may be provided for.
These changes in the laws, with a pro
vision that a small margin may be
charged by the state for the use of lis
convict labor. It Is claimed, will result in
a great benefit, not only In furnishing
cheap sacks to a much larger number of
farmers, but In making the profits of the
mill go a long way towardi paying the
expenses of conducting the penitentiary..
The chief competition Washington's
penitentiary product has Is from grain
bags made In the Orient. The brick plant
at the penitentiary practically has been
put out of business because labor unions
have boycotted the product. State laws
require that the convicts must be kept at
hard labor. Union labor in many
states has opposed strongly (an opixsl.
Hon that other Interests have also backed)
the use of convict labor tn competition
with the free labor of the state. The
manufacture of grain bags escapes this
objection, but the present mill is of such
limited capacity that is product is of
small moment In the state bag market
and it can give employment to but a small
percentage of the convicts.
Work for All Desirable.
That it will be cryler, cheaper and bet
ter to have all the convicts employed Is
the experience of all penitentiaries. It Is
a dangerous task tor the relatively few
guards to keep in check 800 or 90 crimi
nals who have been kept Idle day after
day. This the state officials consider is
as important, or more Important, than
to provide cheap bags for the farmers.
Each month, as part of the penitentiary
report, the Board of Control gets a de
tailed statement from the Jute mill. Thus
for June, 1906. the report showed 259 bales
of Jute used and 16S2 on hand. The cost
of grain bags made during the month was
given in detail as follows:
Cost of Jute used during the month,
2i9 bales at $18.34 $4,730.06
Cost of fuel and power used during
month 954.80
Amount paid for repairs and im
provements during month 192.36
Cost of all other supplies used dur
ing month 210 00
Salariej paid during month 7GL33
Total cost of 115.000 grain bags
manufactured during month. . .6,S68.53
Actual cost per bag, 0.059T.
Salaries noted are those paid to guards,
etc., there being no allowance for the con
vict labor. This report shows 2S0 convicts
employed during the month.
The report for July of this year shows
1S2.000 bags manufactured, at an actual
cost of Jo.0523 each. August shows 197,250
bags made, at a cost of 6.07 cents- each,
and Sentpmher ohon-o U9 cor ,
out, at an actual cost of 4.94 cents each.
-uany conditions cause the fluctuations in
cost. Some bales of tote nPlr ..n
than others, ma'jing more bags; some-
uic luums wont Deuer ana nave
fewer breakdowns reducing the .nt nf
power for the product turned out, etc.
"UL "on tnese ngure snow a good profit
to the state at the
what a difference it woniit nave m le
all the farmers In the state could have
uougnt Dags at that price. Instead of pay
ing from cents to 11 cents In the open
market.
Sold Only to Citizens.
The law provides that the n.nA,ma
the mill shall be sold only to actual con
sumers, resident of the State of Wash
ington, and that applications shall be on
blanks provided bv the Rnarrt nf -nt.i
A penalty of forfeiture of office and a fine
of $1000 is provided, for a penitentiary offi
cial who permits grain bags to be sold llle-
was an alleged violation of this
law that brought about the recent re
moval of Superintendent Kees.
The blank ainliratinn ...... ii j
by the State Board of Control, which does
Vtlry irom year to year, requires an
affidavit from the annlient th.t h. i
actual consumer, a resident of the state,
and Is not buying for speculative pur-
i"1. u"u "'so requires that applicants
list lands On Which thrv imu th n
for which they need the bags.
view a oi me state Board or Con
trol with regard to the Jute mill's opera
tions are well expressed in a letter writ
ten for the hoarrt ..v T II Tin..!,. .
its members, to Governor Mead last Sum
mer, which in part reads as follows:
"At present the state has in operation
at the Jute mill 70 looms, employing ap
proximate.y 3u0 men (there are about 900
In the Institution), and during the season
we manufacture about 1,800.000 bags, or at
least we will do so this season. This Is
ail increase of at least 200.000 bags over
the previous year, the increase being due
tO the fact thnt we hnva Install.. .1....
trielty as power, in place of steam, the
electric power making a saving of from
S200 to MOO a month to the state.
'lt is the desire of thia hnQr
crease this mill to at least double Its
oresenr canncitv in nrAf tn D.,nni.r . i
deman.is made upon us for sacks. At
Present the ronSlimntion of crnin eaola
in the state amounts to about 26.000.u00 per
annum, ana as tne state ie the only manu-
laciurer norm or tne California State
Prison finri wvest rf Minn..innla J . V.
served we cut but Kmull fltm ; v,D
sack trade of the state. If our mill can
be increased to turn out i wt nna r, i; twt
000 bags annually and placed on a com-
meicia.1 oasis wnereDy tne sacKs may be
disposed of In a business way, the out-
nilt will en a lull? WOv tn ountinrl lh.
penitentiary, besides giving relief to a
tiieiti in. my in our cuizens. . .
Outlines Board's Policy.
'The present year the board fixed the
price of sacks at 6'i cents. The market
opened at 8 cents and advanced steadily
until sacks are now quoted at 11 cents.
We do not think it policy for the state to
set a price as high as the general quota
tions, but we do believe it good business
for the state to sell at a price that will
give a profit, anu by o doing relieve the
general taxpayers of the burden of main
taining the penitentiary. Under existing
laws, relatively few people are benefited
by our Jute mill, owing to the limited out
put.
"Another object in increasing the mill is
the proposition of furnishing labor to the
Inmates of the penitentiary. This Is a
most serious problem. ... As the man
ufacture of Jute fabrics does not come
into competition with free labor, the
board considers this the most available
industry to furnish Its convict laoor."
GO TO WALLA WALLA TODAY
Governor Chamberlain and Warden
James to Inspect Jute Mill.
Governor Chamberlain and C. W.
James, warden of the Oregon State peni
tentiary, leave Portland tonight for Wal
la Walla, where they will inspect the Jute
mill of the Washington penitentiary to
ascertain whether or not it is advisable
to establish a similar plant at Salem. At
Pendleton Governor Chamberlain and
Warden James will be Joined by a party
of members of the Oregon Legislature,
organized by the Pendleton Chamber of
Commerce. In this party will be Frank
Davey, candidate for speaker of the
Legislature, Senator Smith, Senator Cole
and several others.
At Walla Walla the party from Ore
gon will be met by Governor Mead and
the members of the Washington state
board of audit and control. They will
personally show Governor Chamberlain
and his companions through the plant
and the visitors will be given every op
portunity to study the operation of the
mill as it Is now conducted. If Governor
Chamberlain concludes that a Jute mill
would be a good addition to the Oregon
penitentiary, in his message to the next
Lepislature he will recommend that one
be established.
Eastern Oregon is bringing influence to
bear to have a Jute mill established at
Salem. Governor Mead Invited Governor
Chamberlain to pay the plant at Walla
Walla a visit and the Chamber of Com
merce at Pendleton took upon Itself to
organize a legislative committee to ac
company the Governor.
Milton Is xt Meeting Fteee.
WALLA WALLA, Wash Oct. 2S.
tSpeclal. ) The Young People's Union
of Walla Walla district, whioh held
an annual convention In this city yes
terday, selected Milton, Or., as their
next meeting place. The officers
elected for the next year are:
John Lyman, of Whitman College,
president; H. L. Gray, of Waitsburg,
vice-president; Jessie Williams, of
Jli'.ton, secretary; Amy McQuary, Day
ton, treasurer.
Wireless Message to Cuba.
HAVAXA, Oct. IS. The Signal Corps
has erected a wireless telegraph station
at Camp Columbia and is exchanging
messages with Key West. This puts Gen
eral J. Franklin Bell's headquarters Im
mediately In communication with Waali-lngton.
DAUEY THINKS HE
ILL BE SPEAKER
Member From Marion Satis
fied That He Will Rule
Lower House.
THREE OTHER CANDIDATES
Davey Does Not Believe Fight for
President of Senate Will Affect
His Chances His Posi
tion on Legislation.
Satisfied that he is the leading candidate
for Speaker of the next lower house of
the State Legislature, Frank Davey. Rep
resentative from Marlon County, was in
Portland yesterday looking after his polit
ical fences, and will leave this morning
for Kastern Oregon upon a similar errand.
In the course of an interview last night,
Mr. Davey outlined his policy relative to
various bills that are likely to come be
fore the next Legislature, chief among
which are a banking law, amendments to
the school raws, tax code, irrigation laws,
employment of state prison convicts, be
sides other measures of more or less im
portance that will receive his advocacy.
Mr. Davey Is one of four avowed candi
dates for the Speakership, the others being
W. H. Chapin, of Multnomah; W. I. Vaw
ter. of Jackson, and B. F. Jones, of Polk
and Lincoln. He was also a member of
the Legislature during the session of 1903,
and upon that occasion was a strong can
didate for the Speakership, receiving the
highest, number of votes cast for the
greater portion of 18 ballots, at the ex
piration of which time an adjournment
was taken, and when the session was re
sumed L. T. Harris", of Lane County, was
chosen, a combination having been effect
ed during the interim between himself and
Eddy, of Tillamook, whereby the latter
withdrew in Harris' favor.
Discussing various features of his can
didacy last n'Sbt, and also referring to
the measures coming before the legisla
tive body In which he is particularly in
terested. Mr. Davey said:
"I am very much encouraged by the
way in which my candidacy for the
Speakership lias been received throughout
the state, and I have every reason to hope
for success. Of course. It is impossible
at this time to say, with any degree of
certainty, what my strength will be, but
unless all the usual signs go for naught,
it will be ample to win. The logic of the
situation seems to be in my favor. -The
county I represent is the second in im
portance, wealth and population in the
state, yet we have not a single state offi
cer in the outgoing or Incoming list, and
only two appointive heads of institutions.
We have not had the Speakership of the
House for 12 years or the Presidency of
the Senate for over 20 years. The coun
ties of Umatilla, Jackson. Lane and Mult
nomah have had the Speaker since Marion
County. One session there were divided
honors between Josephine and Umatilla."
"What effect, Mr. Davey, will the re
sult of the contest lor the Presidency
of the Senate have upon your candi
dacy for Speaker?"
"I cannot see why it should have
any. It is presumed the caucuses will
be held for the choice of candidates
for both places simultaneously, and
each house w-ill choose in accordance
with the political and personal predi
lections thereof. It is undet stood that
either- a Multnomah man or a Wash
ington County man will carry off the
honors in the Senate, and it would be
unfair to make our county suffer dn
account of the loss or gain of either.
Senators Hodson, Haines and Malarkey
are all personal friends of mine, and
I am sure the house over which I hope
to preside would get along harmoni
ously with the one presided over by
either of them."
"Do you expect to get any support
from Eastern Oregon members?"
"I certainly do. I hope to get the
united vote of the Eastern Oregon
members. During my term In the Leg
islature before, I was in friendly ac
cord with the members from that sec
tion on all matters on which they were
Interested, and I see no reason why
we cannot be in similar accord this
time."
"Do you expect any support from
Multnomah County?"
"I am In hopes of securing the unan
imous vote of Multnomah County mem
bers. Having had the Speakership of
the House two years ago, I presume
the only thought Multnomah members
have this year is to do friendly honor
to a most worthy young gentleman,
W. H. Chapin, by expressing their con
fidence in him and preparing him for
future honors. I am well known in
Portland, by men in public and private
life, and I feel that Its citizens would
be confident its every Interest would
be fairly treated at my hands. Tes, I
expect strong help from Multnomah." 1
"Have you any special measures, Mr.
Davey, which you will advocate?"
"There are several measures in which
I feel a deep interest, and bills cover
ing most of them are now In course of j
preparation as indicated by newspaper j
reports. I want to see a first-class
banking law passed, one -that will
mean protection to the trusting depos
itor. I want some amendments to the
school laws that will make them mora
effective, and easily understood. The
tax code will require careful study, so
as to obtain an equitable system, and
not too radical in any direction. Irri
gation laws will need care in formulat
ing; employment of convicts and prison,
supervision will demand thought; road
legislation better adapted to our needs
should be passed; the law relating to j
IS
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f p-v' it
tFrank Iavey. J
the burning of slashings should be re
pealed or made in accordance with
good sense; the game laws need trim
ming and the appropriations will need
watching. Oh. there will be no idle
time next Winter. But I look for a
good business session, and would like
to help to make it such. With the
benatorial fight settled, as it will be.
on the first ballot, the coming session
wm give more time for deliberation
and honest work than Oregon has had
in one session since 1891.
FINDS THE BRIDGE SAFE
Report of City Engineer on Burnside
"Viaduct.
City Engineer Taylor has completed his
report relative to the condition of the
Bast Side approach to the Burns i de-street
bridge, and wili submit it rto Mayor Lane
today.
Mr. Taylor declares that the bridge is
not dangerous, but that some minor re
pairs should be attended to without de
lay. The expense would be small. The
decking should be renewed within a year
also the draw rest. The draw is not sup
ported by the draw rest, but by concrete
piers.-
Accompanying the City Engineer's con
elusions la the detailed report of Bridge
foreman IV Reed, which deals with every
feature of structural weakness.
Mr. Taylor will have the draw of the
Burnside-street bridge examined without
delay, although he stated last night that
he did not consider it or any portion of
tne bridge in a dangerous condition.
Wherever repairs are necessary they can
be made quickly, and he assorted that
in all probability some repairs would be
needed in the planking of the bridge.
When asked if he would recommend
that the bridge be closed, Mr. Taylor de
clared that he would not, unless the re
pairs were neglected for an indefinite
period. If made right away, he felt satis
fled it would place the bridge in a per
fectly cafe condition at a comparatively
small cost, although th City Kngineer
stated that he was in no position to ap
proximate with any degree of accuracy
just how much the repairs would amount
to in the absence of any estimates from
his bridge foreman.
'Would the repairs suggested in your
report to Mayor Lane approximate $5000?"
he was asked.
"Ohf my, no,' replied Mr. Taylor.
"Would they aggregate $2000?"
'"No, I don't think they would foot up
that much, either.
"It would not be necessary to renew any
thing except some of the piles, which are
decayed at the bottom in places, and a
few of the caps upon which several of the
girders rest are showing signs o decay.
In my opinion, however, it is not neces
sarily dangerous, although I would not
recommend that the repairs be neglected
too long."
Mr. Taylor stated further that the
bridge -is under the jurisdiction of the
county, which operates It, and which
has the management of all repairs. His
report to Mayor Lane follows:
In accordance with your request, I have
inspected the east approach to the Burn
side steel bridge, and I have also had each
bent carefully examined hy Mr. N. Reed,
brldpe foreman. I enclose a copy of his
report, from which you can see that quite
a lot of repairs are needed throughout the
bridsre, such as the renewing or reinforcing
of piles and caps, and bolting and eplking of
sway braces.
There are two places, however. ' that are
unsafe, and should receive prompt atten
tion. One Is nt East Second Btreet, where
bents 6 and 7 support two 44-foot steel
girders spanning the O. R. & N. track. The
piles are so badly decayed that both bents
should be at once rebuilt. The same con
dition prevails at East First street, where
bents 18 and 10 support two CO-foot steel
girders spanning the Southern Pacific
track. The piles are so decayed that both
bents should be at once rebuilt.
About a year ago the roadway wpw re
newed, and quite a number of new string
ers were placed in the bridge by the county.
Should the repairs suggested in this re
port be made, I should consider the bridge
in good condition for travel for at least
another year without further repairs.
DENIES SEPARATION.
Children of Duke and Duchess of
Marborough With Their Father.
LONDON", Oct. Sir George Henry
Leeds, acting as solicitor for the Duke
and Duchess of Marlborough, says he is
authorized to state that no deed of separa
tion between the Duke and the Duchess
has been signed and that the children of
the couple nre not in the custody of the
Duchess, buf: are with her father at Blen
heim Castle. The text of the solicitor's
statement is as follows:
"The Duko of Marlborough and mem
bers of the family, including the Marquis
of Blandford and Lord Iver Spencer
Churchill, the Duke's sons, are at the
residence at Blenheim. The report that
a deed of separation already had been
signed is untrue."
PLATKS BURST IX THE LCTIN
French Submarine Supposed to Have
Struck Stern on Bottom.
BIZERTA. Oct. 28. Six bodies of the
crew of the French submarine boat Lutin
were removed from the vessel today. The
Lutin sank off this port on October 16
with 14 men and 2 officers on board. She
was commanded by Lieutenant Fepoux.
The work of removing the dead probably
will not be completed before Monday and
It is planned to hold the funerals Tues
day. REAL SPELLING REFORMER
Carnegie Says President Roosevelt
Has Done More Than AU Others.
NEW YORK, Oct 2S. Andrew Carnegie,
accompanied by his wife and daughter,
returned from Europe today on the steam
er Celtic, and had something to say re
garding reformed spelling. Efforts were
being put forth, he said, to have the
English and the American branches of the
Reform Spelling Association meet in con
ference. It was expected that Canada and
Australia would send delegates to such a
conference. In his opinion, reformed
spelling was bound to come.
Carnegie declared that President Roose
velt had done more to accomplish the re
form than all the philologists together
had done in 20 years. Mr. Carnegie is in
good nealth, and expressed himself great
ly pleased to be home again.
COMING TO SAN FRANCISCO
Chilean Engineers Will Study Re
construction of City.
NEW YORK, Oct. 28. Three Chilean en
gineers on tneir way to San Francisco to
study the reconstruction of that city, ar
rived here today on the -Umbrta. They
were C. H. Roningen, Calvo McKenna and
F. Del Canto, all graduates of the Uni
versity of Chile, who have been abroad
for the last eight weeks at the expense of
the university.
Immediately after the earthquake at
Valparaiso, the young men were sent out
on their mission of investigation. After
a short stay in San Francisco they will
return to Chile.
RAIN ORSHINE.
Come to Aune. sixth floor Columbia
building, for Christmas photographs. Do
not put it off. Come at once.
mm
Rapid changes of temperature are hard
on the toughest constitution.
The conductor passing from the heated
inside of a trolley car to the icy temperature
of the platform the canvasser spending an
hour or so in a heated building and then
walking against .a biting wind know the
difficulty of avoiding cold.
j Scoffs Emulsion strengthens the
body so that it can better withstand the
danger of cold from changes of temperature.
It will help you to avoid taking cold.
ALL DRUGGISTS : 50o. AND Sl.OO.
DOCK SET ON RUE
Mysterious Blaze Found Under
Southern Pacific Wharf.
HAD SMOLDERED FOR DAYS
Suspicious Origin of Fire Points to
Work of Incendiary Supports
Burned Away and Dock ar
rowly Escapes Wreck.
A fire presumed to be of incendiary
origin, which has been smoldering for
several cfays, was discovered yesterday
under the Southern Pacific dock, near the
Steel bridge, and put out in the nick of
time by chemical Company No. 3 under
Battalion Chief Holden.
The dock is directly below the depot
and nothing was suspected until Friday
when Yardmaster W. Ward discovered
the blaze, directly uncTer the floor of the
dock and turned In a tire alarm.
When 'the Chemical Company arrived,
the blaze was breaking through the floor
and was quickly put out by the firemen.
As the origin of the blaze was uncertain.
Battalion Chief Holden made an investi
gation and came to the conclusion that
the fire was of incendiary origin.
About eight feet below the flooring of
the dock are a number of false caps be
tween the piles, built as a reinforcement.
Over these false caps planks have been
laid and a blaze started around one of
the piles. It must have been smoldering
for several clays as a number of piles
have been burned several .feet above the
river and it was a puzzle how the great
amount of cement remained on tiie dock
without breaking through Into the river.
All the supports under the place where
the fire was discovered had been burned
away and the immense weight above, ap
proximately -60,000 pounds, was resting on
the floor. After the blaze was put out.
Chief Holden instructed the dock men to
move the cement away as there was
danger of the dock breaking through at
any moment.
The matter was not reported to the
police authorities but it is expected that
an investigation will be made as the case
is thought to be plainly the work of a
fire bug.
SHOT IN A DRUNKEN ROW
Clatsop Rancher Is So Badly Wound
ed That He May Die.
ASTORIA, Or., Oct. 28. (Special.)
Tony Anderson, a rancher residing
near Stave Bolt landing, on the Lewis
and Clark River, about 12 miles from
here, was shot and probably fatally
injured this afternoon by Martin Berg,
another rancher, who was staying at
Anderson's residence. Berg alleges
the shooting wrs accidental.
The two men were alone in the
house and had been drinking heavily.
According to Berg's statement they
had a quarrel and Anderson went to
another room, secured a shotgun and
threatened Berg. The latter attempt
ed to secure the gun, and during the
scuffle one barrel was discharged, the
shot striking Anderson in the head and
tearing a hole in his skull.
Berg immediately notified the neigh
bors of the affair and upon the arri
val of Sheriff Pomeroy, gave himself
up. He is now in the county Jail. An
derson is being brought to the hos
pital tonight, but he has not recovered
consciousness and will probably not
live through the night.
ADAMS GUILTY OF ASSAULT
Ex-Insane Asylum Attendant Tried
for Murder of Former Patient.
LEXINGTON. Tfv rw ,,,
hours e..oeration, the jury which tried
jjauiei m. Aoams, a former attendant at
the Eastern Kentuckv Aivtnn a
J j ....... wiCWgCU
with the murder of Fred Ketterer, for
merly a patient there, returned a verdict
this afternoon, finding Adams guilty of
assault and battery, and fixing the pun
ishment at nnA venr'n nnfinamA iw, .u-
County Jail.
Fred . harts, charc-ed with tb
murder, was sentenced to seven years in
the penitentiary last week.
GRANDPA'S BOY
ll-Yonr-Old Boy Writes Letter for Him.
'I am a boy eleven years old. In h
Fifth Grade In Grammar School, and my
grandfather wants me to write you what
Grape-Nuts has done for him," says a
California boy.
For more than fifty years he was trou
bled with a kind of nervous chill which
would attack him in the night, esoeeiallv
when he was very tired, and no cure could
De louna ior it.
'Also for about ten years he was trou
bled with indigestion which caused heart
burn and he could only eat a little bread
and milk for supper, and even that care
ful diet did not always prevent it.
"After eating Grape-Nuts for a little
while the attacks of heartburn and Indi
gestion disappeared altogether.
'Today, at the age of 78. he Is hale and
hearty, and is entirely cured of all his old
troubles. I can never thank you enough
ior wnai lirape-jNuts has done lor my
dear grandfather.
"As for myself, I believe Grape-Nuts is
the best food a boy can lake while attend
ing school." Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Creek, Mich. Read the book, "The
Road to Wellville," In pkgs.
'There's a reason.
D. W. KORTON DAVIS.
IN A WEEK
W treat successfully all private nerv:u
and chronic diseases of men, such as vari
cocele, hydrocele, sore, ulcers, skin diseases,
ph!Ms .(blood poison), gonorrhoea and ail
ments of the kidneys, bladder, fctomach, heart
and liver. Also piles, rupture and all drains
end !os of rren orly. Wo caa restore the
sexual vigor of any man.
VK CURE GOXOKKHOEA IN A WKliK.
. The doctor of this Institute are all regu
lar graduates, have had -5 years' experience,
have been known In Portland for. 17 years,
have a reputation to maintain, and will
undertake no casa unless certain cure can
be effected.
We guarantee a cure In every case we
undertake or charge no fee. Consultation
free. Letterp confidential. Instructive BOOK
FOR MEX mailed free In plain wrapper.
SMALL FEB.
Our prices are always reasonable, and
never more than you are able to pay for
results we will give you. Tou may pay by
the visit, week or month, n you are able,
or we w'U allow a liberal discount for cash.
No man too poor to get our best services.
We have auh a large practica that we can
givs you a very low price, ."o excuse for
any man to be without treatment. Being
specialists m our line of work make us
able to do as much for you for $2 as others
cau do for J10.
YOU CAN PAY WHEN CURED.
If you wish you can deposit the price o(
a cure in any bank In Portland, said amount
to be handed over to us when you are
cured. Or you may pay us by weekly or
monthly Installments If you prefer.
If you cannot call at ofTice, write for ques
tion blank. Home treatment yuceespf ul.
Office hours, 0 to 5 and 7 to 8. Sundays and
holMave. lO to 12.
DR. W. NORTON DAVIS & CO.
Offlcen in Van Noy Hotel. 52 Third st..
Corner- Pine. Portland. Or.
TRAVELERS' GUIDE.
EAST via
SOUTH
Leave.
UNION DEPOT.
OVERLAND EX
PRESS TRAINS
for Salem. Rose
burg. Asa land,
Sacramento, Og
5en, 6an Pran
.Uco, Stockton.
Los Angeles. El
Paso, New Or
leans and the
Cast.
Morning train
connects at
Wood burn dally
except Sunday
with Mt. Angel
and Silverton lo
cal. Cottage Grove
passenger con
nects at Wood
burn and Albany
daily except
T:a A.M.
8:00 A. M.
T:15 P. U.
:ISP. M.
11:00 A. M.
Sunday with
trains tn
and
any.
from Albany-
Lebanon
and
Springfiel
d
Drancn points.
Corvallls passen
ger. Sheridan passen
ger. Forest Grove naa
T:00 A. M.
4:10 P. M
B:C0 P. M.
10:20 A, M
??:20 p. m.
111:00 A. M.
2 :50 P. M.
7:55 A. M
ftenger.
Dally. IDailr except Bundajr.
PORTLAND-OSWEGO SUBURBAN
SERVICE AND YAMHILL
DIVISION.
Depot. Foot of Jefferson Street.
Leave Portland dally for Oswego at 7:40
A. M. : 12:60. 3:05, 6:20. 0:25. 8:30. 10:10,
11:80 P. M. Dally except Sunday. 5:30, 0:30
:0. 10:25 A. M. Sunday only, 9 A. M.
Returning from Oswego, arrive Portland,
dally. 8:S5 A. M. . 1:55, 8:05. 0:15. 7:35, 0:55.
11:10 P. M.; 12:25 A. M. Daliy except Sun
day. 0:25, 7:25. 9:35. 11:45 A. M. Sundax
only, 10 A. M.
Leave from same depot for Dallas and tn
t ex mediate points daily. 7:80 A. M. and 4:1a
P. M. Arrive Portland. 10:15 A. M. and 0:23
F. M.
The Independence-Monmouth Motor Line
operates dally to Monmouth and A 1 rile, con
necting with B. P. Co. 'a trains at Dallas and
Independence.
First-class fare from Portland to Sacra
mento and San Francisco. 20; berth, S5,
Second-class fare. 15; second-class berth,
12 60.
Tickets to Eastern points and Europe; also
Japan. China. Honolulu and Australia.
CITY TICKET OFFICE. Corner Third and
Washington nts. Phone Main 712.
C. W. 8TLNGEK, VVM. M' MURRAY,
City Ticket Agent. Gen. Pass. Agt.
Steamer Chas. R. Spencer
Leaves Oak-street dock every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday at 7 A M. for THIS
DALLES and STATE PORTAGE, connecting
with the OPEN RIVER TRANSPORTATION
COMPANY STEAMERS for polnu as far
east as HOVER.
Returning. arrives Portland, Tuesday.
Thursday and Saturday at 8 P. M. Low
rates and excellent service.
Phone Main 2060 or Main 830 L
San Francisco & Portland
Steamship Co.
Leave HiK'l'LAiU, wun freight only.
S. S. "COSTA RICA," October 2a, Xo-
Yember 10.
S. S. "AZTEC." November 7. '
Leave SAN FRANCISCO, vcitb frrlrht onlr.
5. S. "OOSTA RICA." November 3.
8. S. "BARBACOCTA." November g.
6. S. "COLUMBIA." November 13.
Subject to Chang, without notice
Freight received daily at Alnsworth Dock.
Phon. Main 263. j. H. Dewson. Acant.
Upper Columbia fc
TRAVELERS GCIDR.
OREGON
3 TRAINS TO THE EAST DAILY
Througn Pullman .tnndarda and tourt.t
leepinj ear, dally to Omaha. Calcaxo. Spo
kane; tourist sleeping car dally to Kanaaa
City. Reclining ch&Jr car. (aeata frM) 1 ta.
ms aaiiy.
VNION DEPOT. 1...,,.. Arrtvea.
CHICAGO-PORTLAND
SPSCIAL for th. Eaat :30 A. M. 5:00 P. K.
via Huntington. Dally. Dally.
BPOKAVE FLTPR sTTspTmT 3:00 A. M.
il JJEB! Daily. Dally
For Eastern Washington. Walla Walla.
Lewtaton. Coeur Alto, and Great Norther,
poluta.
ATLANTIC EXPRESS
tor the East via Hunt
Icgton. 8:13 P. M. 1:15 A. K.
uauy. xaiiy.
PORTLAND . BIOOS
l.l'CAL. for all local
point, between Blag,
and Portland.
8:IS A. M.
I:00P. M.
river srirnnrLK.
FOR ASTORIA and
tray point., connecting
with steamer for Ilwa
co and North Beach
teanier Uaa.alo. Ash-t-
dock.
S:00 P. M.
Dally
except
Sunday.
Saturday
10.00 P. M.
5:00 P. at
Dally
except
Sunday.
FOR DAYTON. Ore
con City and Yamhill
River points. Ash-sL
dock fvv-ater per.)
r:00 A. M.
Daily
except
Sunday.
5:30 P. Bf.
Dally
except
Sunday.
For Lewiaton. Idaho, and nay points from
Blparla. Wash. Leave Rlparla 5:40 A- M
or upon arrival train No. 4. dally except Sat
Fl iday ArrlV - M. dully !
Ticket Office. Third rnn& TVasbrnartosT
Telephone Main C. W. Stinger. City
Ticket Agt.: Wm. McMurray. Gen. Pass. Agt.
If
THE COMFORTABLE WAY
I TWO OVERLAND TRAINS DAILY
THE. ORIENTAL LIMITED
The last Mall
VIA SEATTLE OR SrOKANE.
I rV Sr-S . ft 1 1 iJ.-t. 5;
mmmmi
i Dally. I PORTLAND Daily.
Lave. Time Schedule. Arrive.
n Ito and from Spo- . A
sroOam kane st. Paul. Min- i :0O am
neapotls. Duluth and
11:45 pit. AU Points Kast Via 6:30 pm
Seattle.
To and from St. I
Paul. Minneapolis.
6:15 pm Duluth and Ail S:00am
Points Rant Via
Spnknne. '
Great Northern Strnmnhlp Co.
Boiling from Seattle for Japan
and China ports and Manila, carry
ing pafnengt-rs and freight.
S. S. I hi kola. q,Ttmlwr 2.
S. 8. Minnesota, January 8.
MI'PON YCSEN K A IS HA.
(Japan Mall S teams h in Cm
H. S. tSHlNANO MAKU will sail from
.Seattle about October 30 lor Japan
and China porta, carrying passen
gers and freight.
For tickets, rates, berth reserve..
uonb, etc.. can on or address
H. mCKSON, 0. P. A T. A
122 Third St.. Fortlnnd. O.
rhon Main 680.
TIME CARD
0FTRAINS
PORTLAND
T A TT.T
DD&n. Arrive.
Yellowstone Park - K ansae
Clty-St. Louis Special tor
Cfaehalls. Centralia. Olym
pla Gray'e Harbor. South
Rend. Tacoma, Seattle. Spo
kane. Lewis ton. Butte. Bil
lings. Denver, Omaha,
Kansas City, St. Louts and
Southwest 8:80 am 4:M P
North Coast Limited, eleo
trto lighted, for Tacoma,
Feattle. Spokane, Butte.
Minneapolis, St. Paul and
the East 2:00pm TKJOais)
Pnget Sound Limited for
Claremont. Chehalls, Cen-
trail a, Tacoma and Seattle
only 4:80 pm 10 pn
Twin City Express for Ta-'
coma, Seattle, Spokane,
Helena. Butt. EC Paul.
M In neapol 1 s, LlocoJ n.
Omaha, St. Joseph, St.
Louis. Kansas City, with
out change of care. Direct
connections for all points
East and Southeast 11:45 pta 6:80 pm
A. D. Charlton. Assistant General Passen
ger Agent, 26& Morn sua sU, corner Tblrd
Portland, Or.
Astoria and Columbia
liver Railroad Co.
Leave,. UNION DEPOT. Arrlyem.
Dally, For Maysjera, Rainier. Daly.
Clatakanle. Weatport.
Clifton, Artorla, tVar
8:00 A.U. renton. Flav.l, Ham- 11 :M A. it.
mond. Fort Stanrena,
Gearhart Park. Bea
aid.. Astoria and 8s
abor. -00 P.M. Express Dally. 0:00 P.M.
Astoria Expresa.
Dally.
C. A. STEWART. J. C MATOw
Comm'l Act.. 24S Alder St. O. P. P. A.
Fboa. Main 90S.
Columbia River Scenery
Regulator Line Steamers
Daily service between Portland and
The Dalles except Sunday, leaving
Portland at 7 A. M., arriving abont 5
P. M., carrying freight and passen
gers. Splendid accommodations for
outfits and livestock.
Dock foot of Alder street, Port
land; foot of Court street, The
Dalles. Phone Main 914, Portland.
tSOCTHEASTFrtjr ALASKA
BOTJTB.
From Benin, at P. U.
for Ketchikan. Juneau.
Skagway, Whit. Hors
Dawson and Falrbanka,
S. S. City of Seattle, Ooto
ker 2. 12. 22.
S. 8. Humboldt, October
4. 14. 24.
S. S. Cottage City (via Sitka). Oct T, 20.
FOB BAN FRANCISCO DIRECT.
From Seattle at a A. M. Umatilla, Oc
tober 2. 17; City o( Puebla, October T, 23:
Queen. October 12. 27.
Portland Office. 24 TVaabliurtoa SU
Main 119.
O. M. Lee, Pa... Ft. Art.
C T. DUNANN. O. P. A.. San Francises
HUM RIVER ROUTE
Eteamera Pomona and Orea-ona for Salem
and way landings from Taylor-street dock.
dally (exc.pt Sunday) at 8:45 A. M.
OREGON CITY TRANSPORTATION CO,
Otflo. and Deck, feet Xaytox St.