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TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1908.
RIVAL FISHERIES
IN BITTER STRIFE
Upper and Lower River Sal
mon Interests Bring Fight
Before the People.
RESORT TO THE INITIATIVE
Opposing Factions Demand Legisla
tion of Radically Different Char
acter, Regulating Fishing In
dustry on Columbia River.
Fieros war in Columbia River salmon
fisheries has started from a bill Initiate!
by lower river Interests, chiefly Clatsop
County glllnetters, to abolish fishwheels
of the upper river. A retaliatory bill,
initiated by upper river Interests, chiefly
'Wasco County wheelmen, alms to dimin
ish the salmon catch of lowed river flatt
eries, by prohibiting gillneta on the bar,
forbidding nets in navigation channels at
night, limiting the size of nets and estab
lishing the closed Sunday. Both parties
declare they are working for preservation
of the salmon supply, and each de
nounces the other as the worst foe of the
industry.
Ii Portland yesterday the rivals were
represented by Ed Rosenberg, secretary
of the United Fishermen of the Pacific,
an organization of fishermen, chiefly gill
netters, and H. M. Lorntsen, secretary
of the Astoria Fishermen's Union these
men leading the fight for the bill to abol
ish the salmon catch of lower river fish
fort, of The Dalles, and F. M. Warren,
of Portland, owners of wheels, and H. A.
Webster, formerly Deputy Fish Warden
these men heading the retaliatory fight
for enactment of the restrictive bill
against the lower river fisheries.
Flgbt of Long Standing.
The two bills embody the purposes of
the respective factions, as urged upon
the Oregon Legislature for many years
past. Each time the Legislature has re
fused to enact the pet scheme of either
party. The result has been practically
no protective legislation at all and the
salmon supply Is steadily dlminlshnig.
As each faction believes its own remedy
the only panacea, it blames the Legisla
ture for the disappearance of salmon and
Its rival for having blocked the remedy
in the Capitol.
Lorntsen and Rosenberg deny that the
old fight has anything to do with their
bill. They aver that their measure
springs from the need of stopping fish
ing above tidewater which is the mouth
of Sandy River, the limit fixed In their
bill and from the need of abolishing the
wheels above that point. This has long
been the contention of the Clatsop fish
eries and Lorntsen and Rosenberg have
represented this faction repeatedly in the
fights in the legislative halls.
The wheelmen retort that all salmon
gear Is destructive of fish and that fair
protection lies not in abolishing one gear
for the benefit of another, but in limiting
the operations of all gear, by means of
closed seasons.' They declare that the same
fight has been enacted on other fish
streams of the United States, between
rival gear that have sought to abolish
each other, but that the United State
Fish Bureau has refused to enter these
disputes and has advocated limitations on
all gear.
Quote Fulton Letter.
They reproduce a letter from Secretary
Straus, of the Department of Commerce
and Labor, to Senator Fulton, dated Jan
uary 10, 1907. In answer to Senator Ful
ton's .plea for the lower river's conten
tion, saying that as the lower fisheries
take more than 96 per cent of the salmon
catch and the upper fisheries less than 5
per cent, the blame for the diminishing
supply cannot rest wholly with the upper
fisheries. The upper fisheries aver that
their bill embodies the recommendations
of Secretary Straus, as he defined them
to Senator Fulton r
' "First, a restriction on the amount of
apparatus employed in a given section;
second, an adequate weekly closed season,
covering possibly two days at first, but
reduced later if the circumstances war
rant it; third, an annual closed season,
preferably at the beginning of the salmon
run." The letter also strikes at the
lower river men In this, fashion:
"The Columbia river is mae to yield
a quantity of salmon far greater than re
gard for tho future supply permits, and
the drain Is yearly becoming more seri
ous. No one familiar with the situation
can fail to appreciate the menace to the
perpetuity of tho industry that is fur
nished by the concentration of a tremen
dous amount of fixed and floating ap
paratus of capture in and near the mouth
of the river. This apparatus comprises
about 400 pound nets or traps, over SO
long sweep seines, and more than 2300 gill
nets, the last having an aggregate ap
proximate length of over 670 miles: and
these appliances capture more than 93
iier cent of the fish taken In the Oresjnn
and Washington waters of the river, the
figures for 1904 being nearly 34,000,000
pounds, or 98.7 per cent of the total yield.
Under such conditions, it is self-evident
that but comparatively few fish are per
mitted to reach the upper waters where
the spawning grounds are located.
Cast Blame on Bowers.
Rosenberg's and Lorntsen's wrath has
been raised to boiling heat by this let
ter. They say Secretary Straus will take
back its contents and that they are going
to force our of the bureau of fisheries the
nrnn who is responsible for it Commis
ioner George M. Bowers. On this mission
they will shortly start for Washington.
They saw that Secretary Straus wrote
the letter to Fulton under misapprehen
sion of the facts and that he will take
their side when he hears the truth. They
say they will pledge themselves to work
for closed Sunday and longer closed sea
sons and larger mesh nets if the state
shall enact their bill.
Their reason for not having included
any restrictions on the lower river in
their bill, they say. is their desire to
avoid cumbering the measure. The
straight Issue In their minds is whether
fishing shall he stopped above tidewater
where they say the river Is narrow and
where fishing has been prohibited on
every other Important salmon stream on
the Pacific Coast.
F. A. Seufert set forth the side of the
wheelmen yesterday as follows:
"In Atlantic Coast fisheries a fight has
been waging 60 years between rival gear,
such as pound nets and set nets, to drive
each other out. Just as between gillnets
and wheels In the Columbia River. Ad
vocates of each class of gear allege their
own the best and their rivals the most
destructive of salmon this in order to
divert attention from their own slaughter
of fish. The National Government does
not advocate abolition of this or that
kind of gear, but regulation of all gear.
ly means of closed season. The Astoria
cillnetters have wanted no closed season.
They fought the closed Sunday and a
longer closed season in the Legislature
last year.
"Their Fish Warden. H. G. Van Dusen.
la his 1906 report, said closed season was
unnecessary. In his 1907 report he said
there should be no fishing 10 miles west
of Celilo. All' this was what Astoria
fisheries wanted. Mr. Van Dusen lives
there and has his office there and was
appointed through Astoria influences. The
Astoria fisheries want their own catching
of salmon continued without restriction,
but want their tip-river neighbors put
out of business in order that they may
have a bigger grab.
"All fishing gear is destructive.
Whether a fish is caught In a gillnet, a
trap, a seine or a wheel, it is lost to
propagation. When turned into money,
it cannot be turned into seed. The only
way to save fish from being caught and
turned Into money is to stop fishing at
certain intervals by means of closed sea
sonthis by restriction on all gear. But
whenever any plan of ihis sort is pro
posed, there is always a cry from the
ftshhawks at Astoria, who look first to
protection of their grab.
"Little they think of protecting salmon.
It's themselves they think of first, their
own selfishness, their wish to hog all the
fish in the Slver by putting ns out of busi
ness. That's why they have not put a
single curb on their own gear in their
hill.
"If their bill should pass, it would affect
some 20 wheels on the Oregon side of
the Columbia River. As many other
wheels on the Washington side, it would
not touch, and they would go on catching
salmon just the same. The Washington
Legislature, like the Oregon, has stead
fastly refused to abolish. the wheels for
the benefit of the lower river gear. I
don't think the voters of Oregon will
want to forbid fish to Oregon wheelmen
thereby swelling the catch of wheelmen
on the Washington side."
GOLD WATCH FOR HOLDEN
Retiring Battalion Cllef of Portland
Fire Department Honored.
Battalion Chief Lee Holden last night
received the highest honors the Port
land Fire Department could confer upon
a retiring officer. According to arrange
ments all captains of the fire companies
of the city and the battalion chiefs, to
gether with Chief Campbell, assembled at
the fireboat headquarters at the foot of
East Washington street. Battalion Chief
Holden had been summoned to meet Chief
Campbell at this place at 9 o'clock, and
was led into the office while the firemen
gathered in the assembly hall. Chief
Battalion Chief Lee Holden.
Campbell then ' escorted the Battalion
Chief out into the room now filled with
firemen, and there presented him with
an elegant gold watch and chain, suitably
Inscribed and a diamond-studded locket.
In presenting the to6Ti in behalf of ths
Portland Fire Department Chief Campbell
remarked It was an honor that had never
before been conferred on a retiring fire
man. Medals and tokens had been given
firemen on promotion, but not on their
leaving the department. Chief Campbell
said that Battalion Holden had been
faithful and able in every capaclt . Chief
Campbell brought with him the good
wishes of the Fire Committee of the Ex
ecutive Board to the retiring Battalion
hief. Battalion Chief Holden was so
completely overcome that for some time
be could not speak and then could only
thank the firemen in brief words. Re
marks were made by Battalion Chiefs
Laudenglas, Toung and Neale, and the
captains of the fire companies.
The East Side Improvement Association,
at a special meeting yesterday, passed
resolutions complimentary to Battalion
Chief Holden.
Battalion Chief Holden has been con
nected with' the Fire ' Department alto
gether 21 years. He was foreman of the
Grant Hose Company of Stephen's Ad
dition before consolidation, and on trie
establishment of the paid department on
the East Side he became foreman of
hose company No. 3, and from there he
was appointed district engineer, when H.
S. Rowe became Fire Commissioner, the
office afterwards being changed to Bat
talion Chief. Mr. Holden- has given the
city free of charge his vservices as an
architect and prepared the plans for all
the new modern engine-houses, thus
saving the city thousands of dollars.
With H. S. Rowe he purchased 160 acres
near which is to be made a public resort.
He is now preparing to move his family
on the farm.
VIEW OF A, H0PGR0WER
Says That Oregon May Go "Dry" in
15 or 20 Years.
MMINNVILLE, Or., Jan. 13. (To the
Editor.) I recently read an article In The
Oregonlan In which it was stated that one
great reason why towns In this state are
going dry is becausa saloonkeepers do not
attend to their own affairs and interfere
with city government and politics generally.
Now t am not a Prohibitionist far from
It but I sincerely believe that If saloon
people and saloonkeepers persist In encour
aging criminals, selling liquor to habitual
drunkards and minors and generally show
no respect for the law or the safety of the
people at large, it will be only a short time
when saloons, breweries, hopyards and
everything pertaining to the drinking habit
will be wiped out and the State of Oregon
will be dry.
I have been a subscriber to The Oregonlan
for 35 years and have a great respect for
the influence and weight It has with the
people of Oregon, and ask that this propo
sition be considered: 1 am a farmer and
hopgrower. The hop Industry brings a larger
sum of money into the homes of the workJ
ing people of this county. But unless there
is a great change in the conduct of saloon
keepers and brewers, I believe that Portland
will go as "dry" as Albany and that a cer
tain Portland brewery will be in the same
shape as the Albany brewery.
I am sure that the anti-saloon feeling is
growing faster today In this state than It
ever has before and that unless the whisky
men and the brewers compel the retailers
to conduct their business in a different man
ner, I believe that in the next 15 or 20 years
the State of Oregon will go Prohibition.
J. MATTEY.
Rapid Growth in Chehalis.
MONTB3ANO, Wash., Jan. IS. (Spe
cials That oehaHs County is grow
ing rapidly can be seen from the fol
lowing figures: In 1890 the population
was In 1900 it was 15,134, while
in 19OT there was 35,500. showing an
increase of 135 per cent in seven years.
MetSger, jeweler, optician. 342 Wash;
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WILDE WILL ASSIST
Offers $50,000 to Aid Mer
chants National Bank.
WOULD TAKE NEW STOCK
Promoter of Oregon Trust Reorgan
ization Eager to Go Further
- In Work for Benefit of
the Depositors.
With a desire to give Portland the ad
vertising that will come from the reopen
ing of two closed banks. -Louis J. Wilde,
president of the German-American Bank,
promises to subscribe $50,000 to the stock
of the Merchants National Bank imme
diately upon the consummation of the
plan for the reorganization of the Oregon
Trust & Savings Bank. Mr. Wilde an
nounced his offer last night. He will pay
50,000 in coin into the Merchants Na
tional within the coming year, he says,
taking stock in the institution, provided
the Oregon Trust reorganization is suc
cessful, as now seems certain.
Further than this, Mr. Wilde's business
associates have large deposits In the
closed Merchants National Bank. He
says he will see to it that these deposits
are exchanged for time certificates of de
posit in order to assist the Merchants
National to reopen. If any other dispo
sition of these deposits is desired to be
made by the bank officials, he promises
to arrange it Many of these deposits are
those of people connected with the Inde
pendent telephone companies, of which
Mr. Wilde -has, until recently, been an
official. His Influence with thejn Is suf
ficient, he believes, to permit him to ar
range a transfer of their demand deposits
for time deposits or other paper favor
able to the reorganization of the bank.
Mr. Wilde is impressed with the idea
that Portland will make a great mistake
if any one of the suspended banks is
allowed to remain closed. He believes
there should be a sufficient public spirit
here to assure every depositor of every
bank that the banks will all pay in
full. As an individual, he Is willing to do
all he can toward that end, and to show
his good faith, made his pledge of (30,000
last night.
'We want to see all the banks open,"
Mr. Wilde said. "It Is greatly to the
Interest of this community that these
banks, which were forced by stress of
circumstances to close their doors, re
sume business. No depositor should
lose a cent by the misfortunes of these
Institutions. No depositor, need lose if
the people of this city show the proper
spirit. The Title Guarantee & Trust
Company creditors are to be taken care
of by W. M. Ladd. The depositors in
the other two institutions should also
be assured that they will lose nothing.
"Provided the Oregon Trust & Sav
ings Bank reorganization and the
merger with the German-American
Bank are consummated, as seems cer
tain at this time. I will subscribe $50,
000 to stock in the Merchants National
Bank, and will pay for the same within
a year. This is a bona flde offer, made
with the purpose of helping the insti
tution to resume. I consider It very
important that every one of the three
banks pay all claims."
At the Theaters
What the Press Areata Say.
PLAY PLEASING BIG CROWDS
"The Man of the Hour" at the Hel-
lig Delights Many.
The attraction at the Hallls Theater,
Fourteenth and Washington streets tonlsht
at 8:15 o'clock, will be William A. Brady
and Joseph Orlsmer's production of George
Broadhurst's much-talked-about drama on
the present graft situation throughout the
United States. "The Man of the Hour."
This Interesting play has been delighting
large audiences all this week and will con
tinue to do so at the special price matinee
tomorrow afternoon, and at the last per
formance tomorrow night.
'A $10,000 BEAUTY" TONIGHT
Lewis & Lake Company Will Repeat
' Success at Marquam.
One of the great musical comedy suc
cesses of the year 1 "a. SIO.OOO Beauty."
which the Lewis & Lake Company of sing
ers, dancers and comedians Is presenting at
the Marquam this week, lnee the opening?
of the engagement crowded houses have wel
comed this brilliant organization In their
splendid performance and the interest
aroused has occasioned the most widespread
comment.
"THE OTHER GIRL" IS A HIT
AH Who Have Seen Baker Play This
Week Talking About It.
"The Other Girl" at the Baker this week
ta so entirely different from everything else
seen In this city, and so extremely clever
that It has become the topic of most farvorabla
conversation in the mouths of all those who
have seen It. It Is from the master mind of
Augustus Thomas, author of "Ariiona," and
a score of other great American plays.
"A Texas Outlaw" at Empire.
'A Texas Outlaw" at the Empire this
week still continues to draw good-sized
houses, for true Simon-pure melodrama has a'
large following all over the world of theater
goers, Vnd this one contains all the elements
that appeal to the heart and sympathy. It is
a tale of the wild borderland and tells of
the Intense rivalry between two strong men
for the hand of a beautiful girl.
"The Land of the Midnight Sun."
The biggest hit In the history of the
Lyric is "The Lend of the Midnight Bun.''
which is the bill this. week. It Is a drama
tization of. Mall Calne's great human In
terest novel, "The Bondman." which has
been a favorite with readers for several
years. It is recognized as one of the su
preme books of the day. The play Is even
more effective than the story and Is scoring
a tremendous success at the Lyric Mat
inees Saturday and Sunday.
"The WJiltecaps."
There is at the Star Theater this week a
melodrama which is founded on facta. It Is
called "The Wbltecaps." and proves that
truth Is stranger than Action, since the Imag
ination of no dramatist could think of more
complicated situations than those of the play
and they are taken from real life. There- will
be a matinee Saturday.
COMIXG ATTRACTION'S.
Seat Sale Opens at Heillg for
Brown of Harvard."
This mnrnfnv mt In ..l.u.i. . i l
office, the Heillg Theater. Fourteenth and
Washington streets, the advance seat sale
will open for the young star. Henry Wood
ruff, who wilt be presented bv the well.
known actor-manager. Henry Miller, in the
bast of all eolleee nlava "Braes ac Uar-
BEWARE OF THE BACKACHE
SIMPLE PRESCRIPTIOX PRE'
VENTS KIDNEY DISEASE.
Mix This Recipe at Home, as It Is
- Splendid for Urinary Troubles
and Rheumatism.
More people succumb each year to
some form of kidney trouble than any
other cause. The slightest form of
kidney derangement often develops
into Bright's kidney disease, diabetes
or dropsy: When either of these dis
eases are suspected the sufferer should
at -once seek- the best medical atten
tion possible. Consult only a good,
first-class physician, leave patent medi
cines alone.
There are many of the lesser symp
toms of kidney trouble which can be
treated at home is. stated by a well
known authority. For-some of these,
such as backache, pain in the region
of the kidneys, weak bladder, fre
quency (especially at night), painful
scalding and -other urinary troubles,
try the following simple home remedy:
Fluid Extract Dandelion one-half
ounce, Compound Kargon one ounce.
Compound Syrup Sarsaparlila ' three
ounces. These simple ingredients are
harmless and can be obtained at any
good prescription pharmacy and any
one can mix them by shaking well in
a bottle. The dose for adults is a tea
spoonful after each meal and again
at bedtime.
There Is no better general remedy
known to relieve all forms of rheuma
tism either, because it acts directly
upon the kidneys and blood. It cleans
the clogged up pores In the kidneys so
they can filter and strain from the
blood the poisonous uric acid and
waste matter which if not eliminated
remain in the blood, decompose and
settle about the joints and muscular
tissues causing the untold suffering
and deformity of rheumatism.
Backache Is nature's signal notify
ing the sufferer that the kidneys are
not acting properly. "Take care of
your kidneys," is now the physician's
advice to his pa ti en ts.
vard." This clever actor and hu excel
lent supporting company of players will be
the attraction for three nights, beginning
next Sunday night, January IS, with a spe
cial price matinee on Tuesday afternoon. .
"The Devil's Auction" Next.
The old reliable Charles H. Tale attrac
tion. "The Devil's Auction." will be the of
fering at the Marquam all next week, com
mencing Sunday. This grand old show, now
In Its 26th year. Is always a sure drawing
p' "u 1 "always kept atrectly fresh and
up-to-date. This season the company and
the p roduetlon are said to be the beet In the
history of the attraction and everywhere
along the line where It has appeared it has
been greeted by oapaclty houses.
"The" Mills of the Gods."
. "The Mills of the Gods grind slowly, but
tbey grind exceeding pa." has been takes as
the theme of George Broadhurst's dreat drama.
The Mills of the Ooda" which the Baker
stock company will produee for the Brst time
In Portland next- week, opening Sunday mati
nee. Like It's contemporary, "The Man of
ths Hour," it Is a powerful and Intense drama.
Next Week at the Empire.
All next week at the Bmpira the play will
be Theodore Kroner's "A Desperate Chance,"
the peerless and popular melodrama which "has
gained success of extraordinary proportions.
The author has taken the play from the In
cident suggested by ths exciting lives of the
celebrated Blddle brothers. Opening perform
ance Sunday matinee.
i
"Mr. Barnes or New York."
The attraction at the Lyric for next week,
commencing Monday night, will be ths In
tensely Interesting American drama, "Mr.
Barnes of New York." which has been one
of the biggeet successes, both as a nsvel
and a play, that has been recorded In
receni years. it is certain to make a
strong appeal to local audiences and will
draw the crowds during the week.
. . "Kidnaped."
Commencing Sunday afternoon the French
stock company will offer at the star The
ater for the coming week the successful melo
drama "Kidnaped," Which has not been played
In Portland in many years. Manager French
promises a complete and spectacular seenio
production. Seats are now on sale. ,
Adgie and Her Lions.
For the headllner at the Grand next week
Sullivan and Consldlae are sending Adgie and
her Hons. This ts the most famous
act in the vaudeville world. Adgie Is a woman
who enters a cage of wild beasts and makes
them perform. She ts the only successful
woman ttontamar In the country.
AT THE VAUDEVILLE THEATERS
Lion Act and Russian Dance.
Two days more remain of ths biggest
vaudeville shoy Portland has ever seen.
Frank Hall with the ferocious lion Wallace
and the fascinating Mlzkoff trio In the Rus
sian dance, are two remarkable features.
Jolly Zebb, the musical comedy star, and
Miss Dodd, violinist, are two other big acta
The show is good throughout and you should
not miss It by any means.
"Bob" Evans Fleet.
Moving pictures of the American fleet leav
ing the Atlantic for Its 14.000-mlle cruise to
the Pactflc are shown at the Grand this week.
There Is nothing before the public today mors
Interesting than the voyage of ths American
battleship and these movtnr pictures were
taken In the East as ths fleet was preparing
to depart.
THE HEMBREE PAROLE
Complains of Inadequacy of Inde
terminate Sentence Law.
PORTLAND, Jan. IS. tTo the Editor)
I have been watching The Oregonlan, hop
ing some one of voting capacity would reply
to. Its editorial of recent date, on Bembree's
parole by the Governor.
I do not agree that the "matter Is wholly
discretional with Mr. Chamberlain." be
lieving that under the law ha could do
nothing else, and believing also lhat after
the man was tried before a Jury of 12
men, questioned by a Prosecuting Attorney,
and sentenced by a Judge, It can hardly be
maintained that the Governor should say
that the verdict was too lenient. Neither
should the Judge who sentenced him be
freed from all blame. If he "did not hear
the trial, and therefore knew nothing about
him. how in the name of Justice, could he
pass sentence 7 This may be "poor feminine
logic, but I am not convinced that it Is not
a reasonable question.
This, however. Is the point I wish to em
phasise: Nothing could have pointed out
more clearly the Inadequacy of our Inde
terminate sentence law. with Its minimum
and maximum limitations of sentence. When
the law wan framed, there was much dle
enseion as to this point whether to frame
a law which should be really Indetermin
ate without minimum and maximum
terms or the law aa It stands at present.
There was much correspondence with prison
experts. The Judges were questioned, and
all agreed that in the beginning, we should
offer the law with the limits denned, we
feared that public sentiment would not in
dorse too radical a departure from the
"fixed sentence" fetich. Behold the result.
A law to be truly Indeterminate haa no
limitations. There are those sentenced
under It who do not merit the minimum
sentence, while others who may be found
to be degenerates or confirmed criminals,
should never be released. '
More and more are criminologists coming
to regard the "fixed sentence" idea as an
erroneous one believing that the sentence
should fit the criminal, rather than the
crime.
The Hembree parole Illustrates another
necessity a board of pardons. It Is hardly
fair to fasten the burden and the blame
there Is always blame from some quarter-r
on the Governor.
MILLIE R. TRUMBULL.
Tomorrow and Monday positively will
be the last days for discount on East Side
gas bills. . Portland Gas Company. '
TO ADD INDUSTRIAL ARTS
STATE COLLEGE REGENTS RE
VISE THE CCRRICTJLTJM.
Collegiate Work Advanced Another
Tear and Sub-Freshman Coarse
Is Abolisbed.
CORVALUS. Or., Jan. 16. (Special.)
The advance of the collegiate work one
year, the more intensified industrializing
of the work of the courses, the abolish
ment of ths sub-freshman year and the
substitution of two years of elementary
Industrial work in agriculture, mechanic
arts, commerce and domestic arts was a
policy adopted by the Board of Regents
of the State Agricultural College at the
midwinter meeting held here this after
noon. The changed curriculum goes Into
effect at the beginning of the next col
lege year, but will not affect students al
ready entered, who will be graduated un
der the present schedule. Provision was
made as far as possible to correct the
present congested condition, due to ' an
overflow attendance, by appropriations
for equipment in the various industrial
activities. Another meeting is to be held
In April, when courses of study provided
for n the changed policy will he reported
for adoption by the board.
Chinese.Watcb the Real
Estate Market
Orientals Among the First to Bny
Wheat lfewly-Plattea Addition Is
Placed Sals.
CHINESE can be trusted to see the
.trend of building operations In the
development of an American city.
Wherever a new plot is exploited a
Chinese is to be depended on to lo
cate near the new tract. Jt has come
only in late years in Portland that the
Orientals have been in the real estate
market for lots on which to erect their
laundries or small stores; it is now
no uncommon thing to see in the record
of transfers lots purchased by Chi
nese, and ths most of these are either
inside or nearby . recently plotted
tracts in the outskirts of the city. In
the downtown districts the wealthier
Chinese buy property in the sections
more or less accurately described as
"Chinatown," and sublet the premises
to their less fortunate countrymen,
and wax fat financially in these ven
tures. But the yellow people depend
more and more nowadays on their own
resources in buying lots and erecting
buildings for their own nss, and there
by save high rentals.
They are quick to see the advantage
certain to come in being located with
in short distances of these new sub
divisions as soon as building opera
tions start up, so that In every section
of ths city where new tracts are fill
ing up with white residents, one or
more Chinese cottages are sure to be
found in the immediate neighborhood.
Chinese market gardeners are also
actively In the market for small pieces
of ground in ths outskirts of the city,
and dealers' say they are among the
buyers who are most insistent on ob
taining these little patches of ground
before prices go any higher.
BRIEF NEWS BY TELEGRAPH
Chicago. In a pistol dual William Fen
kerhauser waa killed Thursday by Detee
the Michael Kern, while attempting to rob
two men.
Chicago. The Bohemian Bazaar, a co
operative department store owned by 1800
Bohemians haa (one Into bankruotcy with
auets $00,000-; liabilities, 4106,000.
Kansas City, Mo. Herbert M. Qulmby.
on of W. E. Qulmby of Detroit. ax-Mln-ister
to Tbe Netherlands, has sued for di
vorce from Mayme Remington, an actress.
Kew York. Owing to several robberies,
a vigilance committee' haa been formed at
Pocantlco Htlla. near tbe residence of John
X. Rockefeller, who haa doubled his guards
and added dogs to them.
Los Anreles. Cal. Paul Farad, secretary
and treasurer of a large dry goods firm,
has been arrested under an indictment for
embezzling S326 from the Baccarat Glass
ware Company of New York.
Donver. W. R. Mason and Joseph Van
derweider, the slayers of Joseph Walker, a
United States Secret Service ag-ent, will
tried at- Ourango February 7, under the
laws passed against the Ku Klux Klan.
Kew York. There In to ba no reduction
In the price of diamonds. The diamond
syndicate says that the volley of main
taining prices will ha strictly adhered to
In spite of the great falling off In sales.
New York. Mrs. "Robert Fox says that
last Saturday she was given drugged candy
by a girl she met at a- theater and was
robbed of $70 and $250 worth of Jewelrv.
Alice Moran has been arrested and Identi
fied by her.
Kiel. The German armored cruiser
Seharnhorst ran aground Wednesday night
near Buelk and tore a hole 100 feet longin
her double bottom. Closing of collision
bulkheads prevented her sinking and she
came here for repairs.
Nw York. A tenement on Kast Twenty
ninth street was blown up by the Black
Hand Thursday morning because Pietro
On&rato. a tenant, refused to pay $1000
blackmail. The explosion c seised a panie
In Bellevua Hospital, adjoining.
Oakland. Cal. -Fira Wednesday night de
H. B. LITT
351 Washington Street..
Portland, Oregon
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Ranging in Price From $40.00 to $75.00
sit
$23,(0)
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i
( Ho Gazmejats Carried Over From One Seasons
to Another )
stroyed the Pacific Press building, causing
a loss of $80,000 to the owners and to
Andrew Brown, printer, and the Qp't't
Furniture Company, its occupants. Whlla
watching the nre W. B. CoiUeu-n dropjd
dead from excitement and Arthur Cow ens,
a fireman, lost a leg.
New York. The Court of Appeals has de
cided that a decree of divorce given in
Michigan when one party is a resident of
New York and Is served only by publication,
ts not legal in New York State. The case.
It Is said, will go tfip to the United States
Supreme Court. Benjamin Olmsted mar
ried again In New Jersey, after deserting a
wife in New York, and had two sons by
the second wife. He then secured divorce
by publication from his New York wife In
Michigan, thus legitimatizing the children.
After his death, in 1U05. the Nw York
children sued to exclude the Michigan chil
dren from a share of their grandfather's
estate, alleging that they were not lawful,
and they have won.
Santa Fe Perfects Appeal.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 16. With the fil
ing of a bond of $330,000 today, intended
as a basis for supersedeas proceedings,
attorneys for the Santa Fe Railroad, per
fected an appeal to the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals from the judg
ment of Judge Wellborn, who imposed a
fine of $330,000 for alleged rebating.
Metzjrer fits g-lasses for $1.00.
CHRONIC
' STOMACH
JROUBLE
Cured by. Dr. Williams' Pink
Pills After Sufferer Had
Doctored for Years
in Vain.
Th tonta treatment for indigestion is
haying remarkable vaocees in caring
obstinate cases of that distressing mal
ady and deserves attention from 'every
offerer. Its principle is that remedies
for indigestion that digest theood for
the stomaoh give relief for only a short
time. Ultimately they unfit the stom
aoh to do its own proper work, because
they make its already weak power still
weaker by disuse, while the remedy that
strengthens the stomach makes it more
and more capable of digesting the food
for itself and this benefit lasts. A rem
edy that is a tonionot only for the stom
ach but for the blood and nerves as well,
invigorates the entire system and makes
recovery from the weakening effects of
indigestion rapid and thorough.
Miss OynthiaHart, of 418 E. Mulberry
street, Lebanon, Ohio, says: "I was a
sufferer fromstomach trouble for several
years and found no relief in doctors' or
other medicines. My appetite was gone,
I was troubled constantly by headaches
and dizzy spells and was bo nervous that
I was annoyed and worried by any little
noise. It was almost impossible to sleep
at night and I was easily tired out. The
least bit qf work made me short of
breath. I lost in weight and was so run
down that I knew I must soon find some
help or give up.
"while undecided what to do I ran
aoross a newspaper, containing a case
like mine cured by Dr. Williams' Pink
Pills and at once bought a box. There
was soon such a decided improvement
that I continued using the pills and was
entirely cured. The best proof of this
is that I have been well ever since. I
cannot recommend the pills too highly."
Sufferers from dyspepsia in any form
who have found their condition- unre
lieved or actually growing worse while
using ordinary remedies, would do well
to try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. They
are sold by all druggists or direct by
mail, postpaid, on reoeipt of price, 50o.
per box; six boxes, f 2.60. A diet book
sent free on request to the Dr. "Williams
Medicine Oo., Schenectady, N. Y.
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the amount in doctors' or druggists' bills.
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TEA
You think one tea as good
as another?
Why don't you buy at the
lowest price you sec in the
window?
Tour grocer returns your money if yon
don't Hies Schilling's Best: w, pay him.
Heart
Troubles -
The heart may be weaK
just the same as the eyes,
stomach or other organs.
It often happens that a
person is born with a weak
heart. Then again dis
ease, f evers over-exertion,
anxiety, nervousness,
rheumatism, etc. weaken
the heart. The result is -shortness
of breath, pal
pitation, pain in the heart,
or in some of the nerves
of the chest or abdomen.
The heart should be
strengthened with a tonic,
and for this nothing equals
Dr. Miles' Heart Cure.
1 had LaGrippe last fall as I
thought In a mild form. I was weak,
tired feeling;, and short of breath;
could hardly go about, and a good
deal of the time sort of an asthmatic
breathing- and extremely nervous. I
began taking Dr. Miles Heart Curs
nd Nervine and now I feel so much
better In every way. I am so thank
ful that I began taking this medicine,
and shall not hesitate to tell others
how much good it has done me."
MBS. F. J. NORTON,
Freevllle, New York.
Vour druggist sells Dr. Miles' Heart
Cure, snd w authorlzs him to return
price of first bottle (only) If It falls
to benefit you.
Miles Medical Col, Elkhart, Ind
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