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THE MORNING OREGOXIAX, . MONDAY, JANUARY 6. 1908.
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TERMED CHILDISH
Metcalf Makes Public Roose
velt's Letter Touching on
Naval Controversy.
REBUKED BY PRESIDENT
Difference of Opinion Possible, but
Admiral's Resignation Imperti
nent and Dangerous to Loyalty
Among Fellow Officers.
"WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. President
Roosevelt's attitude on the command of
hospital ships In the Navy, which re
sulted in the resignation of Rear-Admiral
William H. Brownson and inci
dentally some caustic observations on
that incident, and the controversies
amon; the naval otflcers and their
adherents as to details of naval con
struction and methods of training, were
made known today when Secretary Met
calf save to the press two letters from
him on the subject.
In the first, Roosevelt condemns in
unmeasured terms Admiral Brownson,
for declaring it to be unseemly and im
proper. The question upon which Brown
eon took is3ue with the Navy Depart
ment the President declares is one on
which there can be entirely legitimate
differences of opinion, but he adds:
"There is no room for difference of
opinion as to the gross impropriety of
the Admiral's conduct in resigning sooner
than carry out the orders of his superior
officers in such a matter. The officers
nf the Navy rmtst remember that it is
not merely childish but in the highest
degree reprehensible to permit personal
pique, wounded vanity, or factional feel
ing on behalf of some particular bureau
:r organization to render them disloyal
to the interests of the Navy and there
fore of the country as a whole.'
Rebukes Sensation Mongers.
Regarding the controversies in the
Navy, t lie President admits there always
was and always will be defects, both in
the construction of the ships and in the
- orgs nlzat ion of the department, and in
the actual drill of the fleet. It is wen,
he says, that these defects be pointed
out. but It is also well that they should
he pointed out without exaggeration or
nalicious untruthfulness. He scathing
ly rebukes those guilty of exploiting
thorn in grossly exaggerated form, in the
fancied interest of an individual or clique
of individuals, or for the sake of supply
ing sensational material to the news
papers. Because of so much misrep
resentation and exaggeration, the Presi
dent has asked Secretary Metcalf for a
statement of the exact facts concerning
which there have been hot disputes, de
irlng particularly the opinion of Admiral
Converse, formerly Chief of the Naviga
tion Bureau, who, because of his high
professional attainments and standard
-f conduct and duty, the President con
siders peculiarly fitted to give judgment.
The letter to Secretary Metcalf regard
ing the retirement of Admiral Brownson
and the controversies Is as follows:
Brownson's Action Unseemly.
THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington. Jsn.
1. 100S. The ttec retry of the Navy: . In
accordance with our conversation of today.
Captain Plllsbury will be appointed Chief
of the Bureau or Navigation.
The action of the late Chief of the Navi
gation Bureau, Rear-Admiral Brownson. In
tendering his resignation because he did
not agree with the President and the De
partment regarding an order Issued before
he came into the bureau, by the Secretary
of the Navy, as to the eontrol of the hos
pital fhips. wan unseemly and Improper.
Coupled with the various controversies
amonic the officers of the Navy and their
adherents, as to details of naval construc
tor and methods of training, this conduct
has undoubtedly been prejudicial to the
interests of the Navy, and may seriously
Impair confidence In the Navy, which Is
essential to serttre the legislation so sorely
nreded by the Navy,
The way In which these controversies has
been carried out is hlshly injurious to the
service, whether the criticisms are made
penly or covertly over the signatures of
the naval officers, or by civilians who have
evidently gained the Information from naval
efficers. There always are and always will
be defects In the construction of ships and.
In the organization of the department, and
In the actual drill of the fleet.
It is well that these defects should be
pointed out. but it Is also well that they
hould be pointed out without hysterical j
exasperation or malicious untruthfulness, ;
and it Is of course renrehenslhle In the ;
highest degree to exploit these defects in
grossly rxaggerated form In the fancied '
Interest of an Individual or clique of Indi
viduals or for the sake of supplying sen- j
atlonal material to some newspaper.
Such Conduct Deserves Rebuke.
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The officers of the Navy who are guilty
f such conduct deserve grave rebuke. They
cast grave discredit upon the service and
Iheir conduct I deeply mortifying to every
pat riot ie American who believes In the
Navy and is anxious to uphold Its interests
and honor. There has been so much mis
representation that I desire you to make
ma a statement of the exact facts concern
ing which there has been dispute. In par
ticular, I desire you to get the opinion of
Admiral Converse, who until last Spring
was Chief of the Bureau of Navigation, and
whose high professional standard of con
duct and duty and high professional knowl
edge and attainments render him peculiarly
til to give judgment.
I would willingly pass over the conduct
of Admiral Brownson because of his fine
service In the pa si. if It were not that at a
time when a new chief is chosen to succeed
him It becomes Imperative to stamp with
disapproval the behavior which. If followed
throughout the Navy generally, would liter
ally ruin the Navy's efficiency. The quea
ilon as to whether Admiral Brownson took
Issue with the Department 1 will deal with
In a separate letter.
It Is one a to which there can be en
tirely legitimate differences of opinion, al
though in my Judgment the consideration tu
favor of the course decided upon is over
w helming. But thre is no room for differ
ence of opinion as to the gross impropriety
of the Admiral's conduct In resigning
sooner than carry out the orders of his
superior officers in tuch a matter. The offi
cers of the Navy must remember that It
is n-n merely childish, but In the highest
degree reprehensible, to permit personal
ptqur. wounded vanity, or factional
feeling on behalf of some particular bureau
to render them disloyal to the interests of
the Navy and therefore of the country as a
whole.
There Must Be Discipline.
The question whether one officer or an
other hould command a ship is of lit tie.
consequence., compared with the weakening
of all command and discipline which wouia
result tf office- were to refuse to serve
when their tempers are ruffled by adverse
derisions on the part of their superiors.
Their sole concern should be the good of the
-r Ice and. save only the lack of courage
In actual warfare, obedience and loyalty
are the most essential qualities In keeping
the service up to the highest standard. The
different bureaus of the Department, the
different branches of the service, must act
in o-operation and the questions that arise
between them must be settled by the
authority of the fciecretary of the Navy and
of the president under and In accordance
with the law rn acted by Congress; and the
nnt duty of every officer, whether of the
line, of the pay department, of the medi
cal department, or of the construction de
partment, whether In one bureau or an
other, la to give Immediate and loyal obe
dience to every lawful command of a su
perior, and of course, above all, te the
law Uaelt. This duty is Incumbent upon all.
BR0WN50N
but It Is most incumbent upon those high
In rank, whose example may e of far
reaching effect.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
The President's second letter to Sec
retary Metcalf is an argument to sus
tain his opinion as to the assignment
of officers to command hospital ships.
President's Ord Stands.
The letter "says:
Your predecessor In the Navy Department,
in December, 106. directed that hospital
ships should be treated as floating hospitals
and that such ship should therefore toe
placed under the command of a medical
officer, the navigation being controlled by
a competent sailing officer. This order was
issued after the most careful consideration,
by the Secretary of the Navy, and by the
President, of ail the reasons that could be
adduced for and against it.
The case has now been reopened. " The
Secretary of the Navy and the President
have again listened to and considered all the
reasons that could be adduced against
putting the order into effect. After the
fullest consideration, I have determined that
the order Is right. It is hereby confirmed.
The hospital ships of the Navy will here
after, unless otherwise directed by Congress,
be placed under the control and command
of medical officers of the Navy, their navi
gation being exclusively controlled by a
competent sailing-master and crews, the
sailing-master having the complete respon
sibility for everything connected with the
navigation of the ship. Such ship is merely
a floating hospital. The hospital ship now
In question, the Relief, has already been
used by the United States Army as such. It
has been commanded by a medical officer
with a sailing-master under him. This ar
rangement has worked well and it is pre
posterous to suppose that It will not work
as well under a medical officer'of the Navy,
as under a medical officer of the Army.
President Advances Reasons.
The President cites the experience
of foreign navies, as well as that of the
United States, as proving the wisdom
of the order issued. The absurdity of
permitting a line officer to command a
hospital ship was shown, the President
says, in the case of the United States
hospital ship Solace, during the war
with Spain, when the line officer In
command actually attempted to put In
a claim for prize-money for the part
the Solace took in the capture of Adula,
with the Solace flying the Red Cross
flag and- professing neutrality. On
another occasion the Solace Interfered
with the passage of a schooner in the
old Bahama Channel, so that the United
States torpedo-boats near by could
board and investigate her.
On yet another occasion, but for the
vigilance of the medical officers aboard
her, the Solace would have carried
armed men from New York to Cuba.
Her senior medical officer reported the
violation of neutrality to the Navy De
partment and the ship was recalled
after passing through the Narrows and
the armed men removed.
Only Possible System.
The President closes his letter by
saying:
-Hospital ships afloat should no more be
under the command of the line officers than
regiments or warships should be under the
command of surgeons; one kind of appoint
ment Is quite as inappropriate as is the
other. Hospital ships should be maintained
in time of peace exactly under the same
conditions as in times of war. The system
has been tried in the Army and tried in for
eign navies and has worked without a hitch.
It is the only system that should be tol
erated, and If it fails to work well this
failure can only be due to lack of desire to
have it work well on the ships concerned.
Unless Congress provides otherwise, the
practice in the Navy will be similar to that
now observed in the Army. In the Army
the hospital ship is rated as a general hos
pital, under Article 14fi7. reading as follows:
"General hospital ship will be under the ex
clusive control of the Surgeon-General and
will be governed by such regulations as the
Secretary of War may prescribe. The Senior
Surgeon will command the same."
Brownson Says Nothing.
- Admiral Brownson was shown the
President's letter today by a repre
sentative of the Associated Press and
asked if he was at liberty to say some
thing In his own behalf.
"Not a word," he retorted promptly,
and this attitude he maintained to all
Inquiries as to his views.
Admiral Brownson has consistently
declined to say anything for publica
tion in the whole matter.
The Admiral left this afternoon for a
duck-shooting trip to South Carolina,
KILLED ON HIS LAST TRIP
IMo Grande Kngineer Meets Death
in Freight Wreck.
SALT LAKE CITY. Jan. 5. In a freight
wreck near Thistle Junction, on the Rio
Grande Western, today, Herbert W.
Fletcher, engineer, was killed and Fire
man Ernest Frederickson Injured. Fletch
er was making his last trip before going
to Virgiina to vteit his parents, whom he
had not seen for 20 years. The engine he
was driving ran into the rear of the first
section of the freight.
FIRST SKATING FATALITIES
Two Boys and Man Who Attempt
Rescue in New York.
NEW YORK, Jan. 5. The first day of
Ice-skating in this vicinity was marked
by the drowning of two boys, J hn and
William Stecker, and a man who tried
to save them, at Jamaica, L. I., today.
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INTERIOR MA MAI, TRAINING DEPARTMENT, ASHLAND NORMAL.
ASHLAND, Or., Jan. 4. (Special.) The picture herewith shows the new manual training department equipped and working at the State Nor
mal School at Ashland. The department is in charge of H. H. Wardrip, formerly connected with the California State Normal at San Jose. He
is also director of physical culture and has several large classes among the Normal tudents.
TARIFF Ml ISSUE
Trusts and Railroads, Too,
Says rlir. Bryan. i
WILL ACCEPT NOMINATION
Democratic Leader Talks In Kansas
. City Says Leading Issue of. the
Coming Campaign Has Not
Yet Been Determined.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 5. In an interview
here tonight William J. Bryan said that
the trusts, the tariff and railroad regula
tion would be the paramount issues in
the campaign of 1908. Mr. Bryan said it
was impossible to determine at this time
what the one paramount issue would be.
On the way from Texarkana, Tex., to
Lincoln, Mr. Bryan was in- this city an
hour tonight. He said:
"The tariff question is certain to be a
prominent issue. There are three eco
nomic questions which seem likely to di
vide attention the trusts, the tariff and
the question of railroad regulation. The
students of these problems differ as to
their relative importance. They all pre
sent the same fundamental issue, namely,
whether the Government shall be. con
ducted in the interest of a few favorites
or In the interest of the whole people."
"How do you find the sentiment In re
gard to proposed Federal guaranty of
bank deposits?"
"Sentiment in favor of it ia growing
very rapidly." said Mr. Bryan. "Okla
homa has already established the system
and the Governors of Nebraska. Kansas
and Texas are being urged to call special
5esslons for the purpose of inaugurating
the system in their respective states. I
hope the present Congress will apply the
system to National banks."
Asked if he was a candidate for Presi
dent. Mr. Bryan replied that if he Is
nominated he would run.
Mr. Bryan will speak at Omaha tomor
row night.
FREEZE TO DEATH IN WELL
Victim of Lllopia Tragedy Recov
ered After 60 Hours.
ELTOPIA, Wash., Jan. 5. (Special.)
The body of John Hager, one of the
victims of the Eltopla well tragedy,
was removed at 11 o'clock this evening,
the rescuers having worked, for 60
houre. His head and shoulders were
first discovered this morning under a
quantity of curbing. It was found nec
essary to remove this by the means of
a chisel and hammer, and that together
with running gravel consumed the en
tire day In removing the body. It is be
lieved both men froze to death. The
body of Harry Joyce will not be
reached before tomorrow.
It is thought that these men would
have survived had it not been for a
cold draft of air which circulated
through the well and keeps the atmos
phere continuously below the freezing
point.
"LITTLE EGYPT" IS DEAD
New York Police Investigating Mys
terious Circumstances.
NEW YORK, Jan. 6. Catherine De
vine, known on the burlesque stage as
"Little Egypt," and who, according to
her friends, was one of the dancers
at the Seeley . dinner at Sherry's
which was raided by the police
some years ago, was found dead
in her apartment under somewhat mys
terious circumstances today. The body
lay In bed and bore several bruises. It
is thought possible, however, that
death was due to natural causes. The
police are Investigating.
BOIES MAY YET RECOVER
Encouraging Reports From Bedside
of Sick Man.
EL PASO, Tex., Jan. 5. Reports from
the bedside of ex-Governor Horace Boies
who is ill at Providence Hospital here
with pneumonia, are encouraging.
Dr. Henry F. Hoyt. the attending phy
siclan, at midnight issued the following
statement:
"Governor Boies' condition shows i
marked improvement, and he is now rest
ing easy. In the last few hours he has
gained considerably in strength."
Fought at Majuba Hill.
BUFFALO. Jan. 5. John Cautley.
retired British crmy officer, was struck
by a trolley-car today and' died in
hospital 'a half hour, later. He was" 56
years old and was born In Cambridge.
England. He was a lieutenant colonel
in the Royal West Kent regiment and
saw service in India, the Gordon relief
expedition and at Majuba Hill.
HARDEN CASE NOT ENDED
German Editor Says Von Moltke's
Glorification Will Be Short-Lived.
BERLIN, Jan. '5. In a newspaper in
terview. Maximilian Harden, who re
cently was sentenced to four months'
Imprisonment for libeling. Count Von
Moltke. eays that the case is by no
means ended. He expresses the 'con
viction that the eventual result will be
more disastrous to Von Moltke than for
him.
"The glorification of Von Moltke can
not last," he adds: "and the inevitable
reaction will be in my favor."
OXE FRAXC FOR THE INSULT
Prince Helie de Sagan Files Suit
Against Count Bont.
PARIS, Jan. 5, In - fulfillment of his
promise announced on Friday, Prince
Helie de Sagan has filed a suit on the
ground of assault against Count Bonl
de Castellane In the Criminal Court, ask
ing one franc damages. The action will
be taken up January 2L
Shoots Himself on Train.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. Jan. 5. A
special to the Tribune from Battle
Mountain, Nev., says that T. O. New
man, a business man of Butte, Mont.,
shot and killed himself on a Southern
Pacific train today. He was temporar
ily insane.
BOYS NEAR CAUSE WRECK
Place Obstruction on Track That
Caused Apprehension.
SALEM. Or,. Jan. 5. (Special.) After
arresting four men on suspicion of being
responsible for the placing of . an iron
nut on the railroad track at, the fair
grounds yesterday, the officers learned to-,
day that the offense was committed by
two young boys, aged 11 and 13 years.
The officers think the boys are not of
malicious disposition and did not realize
that the obstruction would have caused
a wreck If the passenger train had struma
it. For this reason the boys will not be
prosecuted. Detective Rellley, of the
Southern Pacific, thinks that many acts
of this kind could be avoided if parents
would caution their children against plac
ing anything on the railroad track or
meddling with switches.
FULTON TELLS OF LETTER
, (Continued from First Page.)
matter as strictly confidential, but I have not
written to any others, and I tell you frankly
It is not good policy to do so, for the"" reason
that I believe that the result would injure
your cause, and this Is the opinion of Sena
tor Fulton, and I can assure you we are both
anxious to discharge in some proper way the
great obligation we are both under to you.
I have received your several dispatches since
Hall left Portland, and since he arrived here,
and both Senator Fulton and myself have done
everything in our power to protect you and
also Campbell, who is ako under the ban
of Greene and other, as we learn to our
great surprise and regret, and without going
into particulars. I think we have been able
to so arrange matters as to protect you both.
Of cours. friend Browqell, this letter is to J
you in - the strictest confidence. The best" way
for the present is to drop all talk as it stands
for the present. Both Fulton and 1 have, in
order to folly protect your interests, gone
very much further in a" certain direction than
we ever supposed we would. I cannot explain
fully to you until I see you. just what I mean.
Hail leaves this evening for home. My ad
vice would be for you to say nothing, to him
whatever, unless he says eomethlng to ,you.
Just let the matter rest, and drift for the
present. This Is all-important.
Personally I would very much like to see
you come to Congress, but, as I said before,
I" am sure your interests would not be ad
vanced in that direction by anything I can
do in the way of writing letters- at this par
ticular time. It is better for both Fulton and
I not to do anything to drive from us men
that we are under obligations to and their
friends, other than yourself, so that when the
proper time comes we may be able to ex
ercise an Influence In eome way tort your
benefit.
Think over this matter carefully, and then
let me know what you think of it. Hoping
that this may find you and family In good
health, believe me, faithfully and sincerely
your friend.
(Signed) JOHN" H. MITCHELL.
P. S. I return Hofer's letter.
I have read the above and fully concur
Id It.
(Signed) C. W. FULTON.
Trade Is Falling Off.
LONDON, Jan. 5. Showing the effects
of the American financial stringency on
trade with Great Britain, the exports
from the consular district of Huddcrsfleld
to the United States for the last quarter
of last year amounted in value only to
S22&.000, as compared with $130,000 for the
same period in 1906. The total decrease in
exports for the year amounts to about
$250,000 for that districts The Huddersfield
trade with the United States has been
constantly diminishing In recent years.
January Clearance Sale
and White Carnival
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Good Morehaaduo
DISAGREE WITH MINISTER
SOCIALISTS HAVE NO USE FOR
PROHIBITION.
When Divine Announces Abstinence
Is Cure for Poverty, Audience
Hoots Him Off the Stage.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Jan. 5. (Special.)
Methodist Protestant minister. Rev. W.
M. Kellogg who attempted to talk pro
hibition at a Socialist meeting tonight was
hooted off the stage by the audience, and
left the hall followed by laughs and jeers.
He went to the Sunday night meeting
held by the Titus wing of the Socialist
party, and requested that he be given an
opportunity to address the audience on
a cure for poverty. He was given five
minutes.
The minister got along all rglht for
about half a minute, when he declared
that prohibition was a certain' cure for
poverty. ' A hiss arose in the audience
that soon grew into a volume of gibes,
catcalls, groans and laughter. The min
ister proceeded under fire from the mock
ers for a moment and then left the hall.
JERICHO PLAN GETS MONEY
Spokane Pastor Raises $25,000 for
New Church Building.
SPOKANE, Wash., Jan. 5. (Special.)
By what he styles a "Jericho Campaign."
Rev. Everett Merrill rHill. pastor of the
Jefferson-Street Methodist Episcopal
Church, raised $25,000 tonight for the pur
pose of building a new church. He inau
gurated a campaign for funds on a plan
inspired by the biblical account of the
capture of the City of Jericho by Joshua,
whose band of Israelites, by command of
God, marched around the city once a
day for six days. and on the seventh,
seven times, at the conclusion of which
parading the walls fell.
Prayer meetings were - substituted for
marches.
FRUITMEN HAVE MEETING
Gather at Eugene From Many Di
rections to Discuss Fruit.
EUGENE, Or.. Jan. 6. (Special.1
The -most successful meeting of fruit
growers in the history of Eugene was
held at the Courthouse this afternoon
and evening, under the auspices of the
Lane County Horticultural Society and
the Eugene Commercial Club. Among
the speakers, who were met at the
RedMeed
V In Evei II
llteparhnenf
F1FTY - SEVEN YEARS IN BUSINESS-.lMUlied 1SS0
Oly QamHtr Conside.'od Oar Prices Aro
depot and escorted to the Courthouse
by the Eugene band, were Wilbur K.
Newell, president of the State Board of
Horticulture; H. M. Williamson, secre
tary of the Board: Professor Claude I.
Lewis, of the Oregon Agricultural Col
lege, and E. H. Shepherd, editor of Bet
ter Fruit. Lane County Fruit Inspec
tor J. Beebe and Professor Albert
Sweetser, of the University of Oregon,
also spoke. Dr. D. A. Paine presided
at both meetings, and gave the opening
address.
The Courthouse was filled at both
meetings, and business and profession
al men joined in the meeting. One
most instructive feature was the an
swers to questions asked on ail phases
of fruit-raising. The addresses cov
ered the territory of the Willamette
Valley in general and Lane County in
particular, and the discussions tended
toward the thorough organization here
of those interested in fruit-raising.
DIES AFTER SALOON ROW
Klamath Falls Man Succumbs to In
jury Assailants Held.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Jan. 5. (Spe
cial.) James SS. Johnson died at an early
hour this morning as the result of an
injury received in a row in a saloon
Christmas eve.
Peter Petersteiner and Frank Corpron.
placed under bonds several days ago
charged with assault, were taken Into
custody today by the sheriff and are held
pending the verdict at the Corner's in
quest tomorrow.
LEMP BREWERY SCORCHED
Fire in Warehouses Does Damage to
Kxtent of . $100, 000.
.ST. LOUIS, Jan. 5. Two large buildings
constructed by the William J. Lemp
Brewing Company as icehouses, but util
ized as warehouses, burned early today,
entailing a lose estimated at $100,000. Both
buildings were filled with new bottles and
packing materials. The Are was con lined
to the two buildings and did not spread
into the plant.
TrIE DAY'S DEATH RECORD
Mother of Franklin K. Lane.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. Word has
been received here of the death today
In San Francisco of Mrs. C. M. Lanp.
mother of Franklin K. Lane, a member
of the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion. Mrs. Lane was 70 years old.
William H. Fairbank.
WARREN", Mass., Jan. 5. William H.
Fairbank, formerly Massachusetts com
missioner to the Portland, Or., Exposi
tion, more recently commissioner from
this state to the' Jamestown Exposition,
died today at his home here, aged 71
year?. ., 1
PERSONAL MENTION.
Mrs. Elizabeth B. Spencer has returned
to Portland after visiting friends in San
Francisco for two months. Mrs. Spencer
is a guest at the Portland Hotel.
Mrs. Charles Scadding, wife of the
Episcopal bishop of Oregon, has been con
fined to her room with a severe attack
of the grip since her return from the East
on Christmas eve.
Look at Rosenthal's windows and get
busy.
AT THE HOTELS.
The Portland Frank Purcell and wife.
New Tork; X. B. Taylor, Seattle; D. A.
Alltfon, Minneapolis; E. M. White. Victoria;
C. W. Rawllngs, Chicago; Maude M. Houle.
Spokane; B. B. Bertx, F. L. Smith, San
Francisco; J. G. Cummlnga and wife, Cranes
vllle: H. A. Blddle. San Francisco; R. E.
Parr. Chicago ; H. Y. Deyo, A laska ; L.
lxeser. D. Frehman; New Tork ; Charles
Zeimer, San Francisco; W. S. Davis. Mrs.
Louisa F. Davis. Boise; E. F. Chase. Se
attle; J..B. Ftke, Chicago; W. F. Cole and
wife, ci.ly; Fred Herman. Seattle; H. Ham
burger. Pocatello; Meyer Jacob and wife,
Tacoma-; F. E. King and wife and baby,
Cranbrook: John C. Stallcup, Tacoma; O. M.
Kellogg and wife, Hoquiam: W. I.,. Church,
Boston: E. S. Collins. Ostrander; N. T. Sul
livan. E. H. Temple. San Francisco; William
Dears. Denver: W. R. Scott, Chicago; S. I.
Foster, U. S. A.
The Oregon B. Gatewood. Seattle; Mrs. T.
Fallen. H. 1 Parker. Astoria; H. J. Wag
goner, Chicago ; James Mil ler, San Francisco ;
W. E. Wlch, Rainier; C H. Bouen. Seattle;
C Hartford. Los Angeles: C. B. Nicholson,
John MrMann, Forest Grove; J. F. Hamil
ton, Astoria; George P. Alexander. New York;
William J. Ma a. San Francisco; J. H. Dun
lap, Cascade lcks: W. G. King, Seattle: G.
W. Collins. J. V. Rankin. C. 8. Tenant and
wife. San FrancJsco; O. W. Dunn, Stanford
University: M! A. Brooks. Miss S. Rrooks,
Oliv C. Waller. Trimble; J. W. McFall.
Stella McFaM, Shoshone; Joe Barney and
wife. Arlington; J. S. Miller, San Francisco;
J. H. Middlebrook, Seattle; Fay Hill, Cor
vallis; B. W. Rugg. Bellingham; G. B. Mlllo?
ard wife, ScappooM; Harriet Tawrence, Loule
McDonald. Mr. and Mrs. H. Griffith. New
York: J. R. Chamber. R. F. Oilman. Seattle;
Dr. C. Warner. Mldvale; ft. E. Marsh, G.
R. Cross, Berkeley; . Najrberger, McMinn-
$ 6.
Mw.y tho IWMt
vllle; W. W. Jackson. Tacomt; Joseph T.
Peters, TT.e Dal lee; R. F. Robcr. Tacoma ;
R. C. Bishop, Spokane; Miss McKinley. Aber
deen; . B. Hawlev, Hoqulam; Walter M.
Pierce, Hot Lake; . A. Nichols and wife.
Nfw York; Mrs. B. I. Ragot. Eugene; B.
Wapner. Seattle: Mm. Crimmona, Portland;
J. ! wen sen. Astoria.
The Imperial Hotel Gus Adelsperger.
Coos Bay; YV. G. Bangs, Spokane; Lewis
McMutlen. Coos Bay; H. W. Wren, Roy; W.
J. Furnish, Pendleton; C. A. DavoJt, Col
ton; Kate Moore, Htlla Thomson, Echo;
Naomi Williamson, LaGrande C- W. Whirl
Held, city; H. J. Eberly. F. W. Fox. R. C.
Day, laGrande; D. S. Thomson, Echo: John
D. Clark. Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. Kuren,
Butte; J. C- Cottinnhaui, S. F. : P. A. Stover,
fc'alem ; J. A. Consedlne, Morgan, Ala. ; W.
H. Wehrung. HHlsboro; Mrs. L. Durrinac
and daughter. Sheridan; F. A. Stetson, Col
fax ; C Carlson, Seattle ; 1. H. Blng ham,
Eugene; J. S. Delllnger, Astoria; C O.
Boyer. Salem; Mrs. W. C. Moore, E. Mitchell,
Vancouver, B. C. ; A. Mortln, Centralis; C.
A. VanDran, Albany; T. B. Kay, Salem; Joe
Marsh. Iee Bohemer, Wasco; C. A. Buckley
and wife, H. W. Buckley, Grass Valley; J.
F. Rellly. city; H. Hooper, J. Rooper, Ante
lope; E. V. Johnson, Cambridge, Idaho: H.
c. -ervlns, baker City; J. A. Branson. E. T.
Davis. Corvaills: R. H. iJine. Livingston: R.
j Mothshaw and wife. Vancouver, B. C ; F. W,
i SoriW:
mouth; A. L. Headrtck. Salem; W. J. Hill.
' Seattle; 8. Connor Montesano; C. T. Phil
lips. 1ofl; Mrs. E. Wil llama, W yomlng ; w.
W. McFarland. Chicago; H. E. Armstrong
and wife, Cathlamet; John Waterhouse,
Clatsop.
The Perkins 8. V. Statts, The Dalles; D.
B. H u tch I ns, Seattle ; Albert Vtsiiiser. A,
Johnson, C. L. MlnkJer. city; Charles Rider,
Oregon City; C. Whipneld, city; J. S. Roble,
Klvo; Edward Murphy and wife, Dallas; H.
('. Wansklkt, V. M. Dullard, Dallaa; John
Brttt, Duluth: G. M. Jeffery. Detroit; O. M.
Irvtn, Independence: C. N. Elliott. Seattle;
Charles K. Howes, Vancouver; C. H. Meyers.
San Francisco; M. Phillips, Astoria; Joe
Walker. James Carbon, city; Charles I. An
drews, St. John; F. W. Tenny and wife. Walla
Walla; Dr. S. P. Smith, Cando; Manda
Walker, Lyteton; W. H. Staas and wife. Bend;
J. A. Robertson, Hood River; E. E. Steel,
Starbuck; O. F. Laindon. Chehalls; H. G. Kln
zer and wife. Seattle; John M. Crofoot, Mel
Unghain; J. W. MuFall. Stella McFalt, Sho
shone; .T. C Prohoeck and wife, city; Percy
Long. Ths Dalles; W. K. Burdett and wife.
McMlnnvllle; P. E. Thompson, city; Char!e
Dunbar. Astoria: Charles A. Barton, city: R.
.R. Dunlap, Anshler; A. Brandenberg, Baker
city; i. c Richardson. Okanogan; W. R.
Dilley. TJttle Fails: Herman Nelson and
wife, Dayton: J. Brandt. Seattle; C. S. Dow.
Astoria: Fannie M. Fisher, H. Z. Thorp,
Mary Murdock. Dora Murdock. Monmouth :
Mifs C. A. Akers. Wasco; N. Neuby. Hoquiam;
O. B. Aagaard, La Center; W. Mets, Orllla;
George W eikel. wife and daughter. Mrs. Fred
Pa rkef, K. J. Chambers, North Yakima;
P. Dersen. Cora Mcintosh and daughter. Jack
Stillman, M. Coalman. Chehalls; H D. Brerg,
Centralis; Jame Thorn and wife, Dayton;
Mrm. J. R. Calticr. Montrose; C. A. Pondney.
Harry Hord. L. McDonald, Aberdeen: Fred
Newell. H. Andrews, A. B. Lowe, Hixon; T.
F. Whtaton. Alma Center; R. E. Simmons,
Condon.
The Hi. Charles Bert Someal, city; T. R.
Welch, Spokane; D. C. Rryden. city; Le Mo
Hellan. G. C. Seaiton. El ma; W. H. Sales and
wife, C- T. Welch, city; W. F. Heitmon. Cor
bet t: N. MoKeriT.ie, city; Mrs. W. G loner and
family. Gold Hill; A. Rlone and wife. Seat
tic: B. Rvnneng. H. E. Roberts, Tacoma;
A. E. Manley. Boise: William Lloyd, Skamok
awa: I. G. Wlkitrom, Scappoowe; D. A. Rob
ertson. Toledo; V. Seigle. Salem; E Black
burn. Mist; J. Carson and wife, Sllverton;
George Myrs. lone; H. M. Noder. Wasco: Mrs.
K. P. Newton and children. South Bend; H.
A. Burnslde. Castle Rock; F. W. Maretmoal
and wife, Tacoma; I Crane, A. W. Crane.
Tacoma: J. C. Frost. Kelso; A. J. Knight.
F. . Rend a 1 1, Can by ; W. C. Adams, Hood
River; Henry A. Iatturell. W. S. James.
Iatourell Falls; Wallace Wilson, Hillsbom,
Jack M. Miller, Vancouver J. T. Welsh,
Salem: TC. P. Loop. McMlnnvllle; Tennran De-V
ronu. Salt Lake City; F. A. Fecksat, San
Franc! wro; A. B. Jenmlle. Goldendale; A.
Gant, Woodland: W. E. Bebban. Salem; A.
William?, city; G. A. Warren, Cliffs; Raymond
Howell. Sovies Island; A. Lesunax, Corbett;
M. Foster, city.
Hotel Lenox Oscar Breltbaupt and wife,
Clackamas: H. S. Miller and family. Duluth;
W. S. Goffee and wife, Duluth; John Camp
bell. Mill City; W. B. Hibhs, Brltia No. 2:
A. Mlddleton and wife, Malta, Ohio; Edna
Rot li get. Columhua. Ohio; J. W. Barcrof t,
Newburg, Or.: W. S. Hfbbert. Dayton. Or.:
C. A. Hare and wife. Joseph A. Stutt and
wife, L. Perme and wife. Charles H. Tran
cont and wife. E. F. Rice and wife, F. J.
Jackson, city; George W. Feathers and wife,
Gresham, Or. ; Georare W. Grayson. San
Francisco: Charles C. Lightfoot, Astoria;
Charles Carson, Baker City ; J. J. Wood,
Wasco; Frank Ford. Heppner; B. Hilton,
Walla Walla; E. TacuUy. city; E. Mc
Cralght. Kelso; W. S. Adams. Carson Citr;
J. C. Snides. plattevlTle. Polo. ; C. D. Em
mons. Alaska : Mrs. Thompson. Boise.
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