TIIE MOTIXIXG OREGOXIAX, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1908.
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WILL FIGHT ANY
IE
1
REDUGT ON
Railroad Union Leaders Say
That Such a Cut Is Man
ifestly Unjust.
REDUCTION IS AUTOMATIC
s.Rjr Tiiat Kcdueed Rates Are Now in
Force and That Further Reduc
tion of Pay Would Be Abso
lutely Vnjuet to Workmen.
PLAN NO WAGE REDUCTIONS.
NEW YORK, Feb. 21. Railroad of
ficial here, commenting- on Presi
dent Roosevelt's asking- for data
that might shed light on all wage
controversies between railroads and
their employes. Indicated clearly to
day that -wage reductions were not
contemplated. . -
CLEVELAND, Feb. 21. Warren Stone,
Brand chief of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers, today made the following-
statement In connection with the
reported purpose of some railroad com
panies to order a general reduction In
the wages of employes:
The threatened redaction of the wages of
employes In train service 1 absolutely un
justified from any point of view. Their
pay Is based on mileage basis. (Tactically
, plece-worlc. and they are only paid where
these services are performed. Wages of
employes In train service fall parallel with
the shrinkage in business plus increased
living expenses away from home. When
their earnings are $150 per month, their
expense of living away from home is about
15 per cent, while at the present reduced
rate of $70 which has to be met by hun
dreds, under present conditions that ex
pense will increase to at least 30 per cent
of earnings because they are - held away
from the home terminal until there is a
full tonnage train to be bandied, making
a total automatic reduction already In
wages from 60 to 70 per cent.
Reduction Not Necessary.
The roads are getting the same return
In freight receipts for the service ren
dered as they did when the business was
good and there is no necessity for asking
men -to accent further reductions than re
sult from the present business shrinkage,
and the full power of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers will be used if neces
sary to prevent Rny further reduction be
cause it would be absolutely unjust.
William G. Lee, assistant Brand master
of the Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men, speaking on the same subject
dictated the following:
The wage-workers have not had a thing
to do with this panic and loss of business
except to suffer from the mismanagement
of some, employers and speculators who
blundered in the game of dollars on Wall
street. If be works he produces 1uBt as
much per hour as he ever did. His living
expenses are Just as high as before. All
classes of trainmen are paid by the mile
or trip, and a reduction of mites, run or
trips made means a reduction of the amount
paid for by the employers.
Ixthor Not to Illame for Ixsses.
There can be no good argument pre
sented why trainmen should receive lower
trip or mileage rates for miles run. Freight
trains are not run unless business requires
it. CorP'orations never carry an overload
of labor, but labor is usually compelled to
carry an overload of capitalization.
It is no fault of labor that financiers play
with their money and lose, nor it it the
business of labor to suffer the losses sus
tained when Hs employers reach too far
Into the fire and get their fingers burned.
Our principal business now is to main
tain the present standard of living, which
means to hold to the present standard of
wages, and nnless all signs fall, railroad
employes will oppose to the bitter end any
attempt to reduce wages.
LONGSHOREMEN JOIN STRIKE
More Schooners Tied Up by Strike
or Marine JKnglTieers.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 21. Fifty
longshoremen employed by the Pacific
Lumber Company in loading the Tem
ple K. Dorr, struck today upon being
notified that their wages were to be
cut from $4 to $3.50 a day. It is anti
cipated that other firms will follow the
lead of the Pacific Lumber-Company,
and last night the Longshoremen's
Union passed a resolution to the effect
that the members will strike as fast as
the reductions are announced.
Ten additional steam schooners
owned by members of the Steam
Schooner Owners' Association were
laid up at Oakland and Sausallto to
day and their crews discharged. In
all. there are now 60 steam schooners
tied up out of a total of 101 vessels.
Seven of this number are owned by
companies not members of the asso
ciation. Three of the seven sailed from
this port today, the Samoa for Eureka,
tho Bandon for Bandon and the Jo
hann Poulsen for Portland.
Indications now are that the lockout
of the marine engineers will result In
an almost complete tleup of the Coast
shipping for a time, as it is understood
the Seamen's Tnion of the Pacific'
stands behind the engineers and long
shoremen and the owners seem deter
mined to make a big fight for reduc
tions, both of wages and the number
of men employed on the vessels at
this time.
KAIlyROAD MEN. CONSIDERING
Alarmed at Iteportod Reduction of
Wages on All Roads.
XF.W YORK. Feb. 21. A commit
tA of 25 railroad men, representing
the Brotherhood of Locomotive F.ngln
oers. Locomotive Firemen, Railway
Trainmen. Railroad Conductors and
Railway Telegraphers, met here today
to take action on the reported reduc
tion of wages by railroads in the coun
try. President Newman, of. the New
York Central, sent a communication to
the meeting to the effect that no re
duction in wages on the Central or
allied lines Is contemplated.
WIIJj OBEY NINE-HOUR LAW
lliK-k Island and Santa 1'c to In
crease Telegraph Force.
TOPEKA, Kan., Feb. 21. Both the
Kock Isand and Santa Fe railways
will Increase their force of telegra
phers to comply with the new Federal
nine-hour law. At a meeting of Rock
Island superintendents here it was de
cided o Increase the force In this and
the Southwestern district by 56. Ap
proval of this action was received from
Chicago. '
The superintendents .of the Eastern
grand division of the Santa Fe met last
week and decided on an Increase, and
are now waiting to learn the number
of new men allowed by the officials in
Chicago. Officials here declare that
none of .the smaller stations will be
closed.
TjNFAIR LIST IS A BOYCOTT
Illinois Supreme Court Enjoins Its
Publication.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2L The Illinois Su
preme Court at Springfield yesterday de
cided that a labor union's unfair list is in
effect a boycott and could be enjoined.
The case was brought by John E. and
John T. Wilson, livery and draymen of
Sparta, III., and owners of the Sparta
Auditorium. The suit was brought by
these two men against Roy May and
other union labor men of Sparta.
The Wilsons were hauling brick for a
schoolhouse in 1900. The local of the
TeamdriverB' International Union ordered
another driver put to work. The Wilsons
appealed to President C. P. Shea, but he
refused to interfere. Then a notice was
printed that the Wilsons were unfair.
IN CASE OWNERS WISH NAMES
KEPT SECRET.
Addresses Circular to All Stock-
i
holders of Illinois Central After
Injunction Is Dissolved.
NEW YORK, Feb. a. Stuyvesant Fish
has given out the following statement
and mailed a copy to each of the Illinois
Central stockholders:
The Hon. Faxlln Q. Ball. Judge of the
Superior Court of Cook County. Illinois,
yesterday, dissolved the Injunction which
he had granted on October 14, 1907, restrain
ing the Union Pacific Company and the
Railroad Securities Company from voting
the 281.231 shares of Illinois Central stocks
held by them, which constitute nearly three-ten-ths
tto be exact. 'Ji).o per cent) of the
total capital of Sou.400 shares.
Proxies have been given to Charles M.
Beach, J. Dow Cutting and myself by
many of those' in the service of the com
pany, by shippers resident on and near the
railroad, by those furnishing it with ma
terial and supplies, or interested in indus
tries dependent on the railroad for trans
portation and by others who. for various
reasons, may not now desire to have it
known that they have done so.
As the voting on March 2. 1908. will of
necessity leave In the hands of the Illinois
Central Railroad Company a permanent
record of all those in whose names proxies
are voted, it Is due to the stockholders in
America and in Europe alike, that I should
say that if any of them wish to withdraw
proxies given to Mr. Beach, Mr. Cutting and
myself, they have but to advise me of the
fact, in which case such proxies will be
withheld from presentation at the stock
holders' meeting and If so required, there
after returned unused to those who executed
them.
Montana Grain Rates Rednced.
BUTTE, Mont., Feb. 21. A special to the
Miner from Helena says:
Grain rates from Northern Pacific com
mon points in Montana to Chicago have
been reduced from 46 cents to cents,
according to word received by the Rail
road Commission. This is the result of a
new agreement made by the Northern
Pacific with the -Burlington.
RETURN LIKELY BY SUEZ
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greater weight of metal can be brought
within a shorter battle line. Hence all
the naval powers are building ships carry
ing only 13-in.ch rifles for offensive pur
poses and a comparatively few small
rapid-fire guns for defense against tor
pedo attacks. He continued:
The cost of the ehtps for the new Navy
built, building or authorized Is J 309, M D.I HO.
while the total expenditure on account of
naval establishments since 18S3 is 1.244. -tM,09.
But this vast expenditure la not. as
may be claimed by some, unproductive. The
construction of the ships of our Navy gave
such stimulus to the iron trade that more
mills were established, better material was
produced, prices were lowered and iron and
steel came into general ' use in all
kinds of construction. so that now
we are the greatest iron and steel
manufacturers in the world. In 1SSO
there were only 140.000 wage-earners
in the iron and steel Industry of the
country, earning $!5.O00.00O and turning
out products worth f.i6.00,O00.
In 1905 there were 857,000 wage-earners
earning S5S2.00O.00O and turning out prod
ucts -worth. g2,lTti. 000,000. The average wage
increased from $400 to $300. The average
waue of workmen in the Iron and steel in
dustries will today more than pay the cost
of all the vessels of our new Navy built,
building or authorized, and one-half the
value of the Iron and steel .product for a
single year will pay the entire cost of the
naval establishment since 1883. That the
encouragement given this industry by the
construction of ships of war had a very
potent influence in bringing about this re
sult cannot be doubted. And there is hardlv
an industry In the land that has not been
benefited in a similar way, though not per
haps in so marked a way. The money ex
pended on the ships of war was not, there
fore, an economic loss, Judged by a single
trade alone.
Perkins' speech was made in support of
the following resolution:
"Resolved, That it should be the policy
of this Government, while not adopting
a continuous1 programme fixing any num
ber of naval vessels of any type to be
built In future years, to maintain its
present relative position In comparison
with the navies of the other great powers."
Viper Again Afloat; Hist Aground.
ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 21. The submarine
Viper, which has been aground on
Thomas Point since Wednesday, was
floated today. The gunboat Hist is still
aground. The cruiser Des Moines ar
rived alongside the Hist today to assist
in releasing her. The submarines Taran
tula and Cuttlefish have arrived at An
napolis. They, with the Viper, compose
the squadron that was being convoyed
by the Hist.
Repair West Virginia and Maryland.
VALLEJO. Cal.. Feb. 21. The ""cruisers
West Virginia and Maryland arrived at
Mare Island Yard late this afternoon.
Extensive repairs and alterations will be
commenced next week. It Is expected
the repairs will require nearly two
months' time. The vessels are under
orders to sail for Bremerton for docking
not later than April 20.
LISBON IN FEAR OF REVOLT
Troops Surround Palace and Have
- Ball Cartridge's Ready.
PARIS, Feb. 21. A special dispatch from
Lisbon says that the greatest uneasiness
prevails there. The palace has been sur
rounded by troops, the entire garrison is
confined to barracks and ball cartridges
have -been Issued to the men.
Chehalis. Wash. The timber cruiser's of
fice at the courthouse has been closed until
Summer. . Twenty-two parties of men have
been in the field during the past ten months.
Sixty sections yet remain to he cruised Tim
ber already cruised aggregates IP.wlSJlO.OVO
feet. The heaviest stumnage was found in
township II. range 4 west, on which there
is standing 1.02i,347.000 feet.
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30c-35c Ribbons 18c
5000 yards 4,2-inch Ribbons in all de
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25c Die Lustige Wittwe Waltz (The Merry
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r.
$2.25 NewBelts $1.25
New Leather Belts, fancy gilt buckles, in all
the new shades; $2.25 values, 25
$1.25 White Belts at 65c
New "White Leather Belts, all new ef- CCn
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"Beau Brumrael" Belts, 65c
New "Beau Brummel" Belts of fancy jJC.
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75c Wash Belts, 39c
New white Wash Belts, pearl buckle, QQs,
handsome designs, 75c value 071
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New "Captain Jinks" Belts, fancy gold braid,
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iooo pairs Men's Hose, in fancy
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19c
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Saturday sale .
700 pairs children's fast black ribbed
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Sales Today Room-size Rugs, Muslin Underwear, Women's Bags, Pictures, Laces, Pillow Tops
Picardie Voiles at 25c
The new solid color wash fabric, wool finish, in
check plaids and stripes; also plain weave.
Printed Silk Organdies, 30c
A silk and cotton fabric of exceptional beauty;
patterns so exquisite that you'U "buy them now
before the choicest are gone.
Silvia Batiste, 15c
Absolutely the best and prettiest 15c cloth
shown in printed goods, one hundred and fifty
different designs, including bordered effects, white
and tinted grounds.
Sale of Toilet Articles
All mounted in sterling silver; extraordinary
clearance reductions.
Tweezers, cuticle kniv.es, letter seals, nail A.Q.
brushes, desk knives; sale price "OC
Nail brushes, tooth brushes, cuticle knives, tweez
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pocket combs, paper knives, letter seals, QQ.
darners; sale price ...""O
Talcum powder jars, cream jars, tooth brushes,
nail brushes, tweezers, cuticle knives, shoe hooks,
. shoe horns, tooth powder jars, paper OQp
knives, glove buttoners t OOC
Men's Wool Underw'r
Reg. $1.00 Values 67c
Men's Derby ribbed Wool Underwear, shirts
and drawers, all sizes, in blue, novia and
national gray colors; regular $1 val- C7p
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75c Nightshirts on Sale at 48c
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PRDTESTOFPOWERS
Nations May Object to Japan's
Manchurian Policy.
and no disposition was manifested to
amend the provision except to
strengthen it. Tomorrow also will be
given over to District of Columbia
business.
IS OPEN DOOR VIOLATED?
Thought That Japanese Traders
nave Been Favored More Than
.Other Nations Question to Be
Brought Before Commons.
LONDON, Feb. 21. Considerable inter
est has ben aroused in official and com
mercial circles by the reports sent over
here by the American correspondents of
certain London papers tha tthe United
States Is about to confer with the powers
with the view to protesting against the
policy adopted by Japan In. Manchuria, it
being contended that Japan's course has
given her own merchants advantages
over other traders in that part of Chinv
Nothing is known here officially regard
ing the proposed protest, and the For
eign Office doubta the reliability of the
press reports.
Soma complaints have been received
from Englishmen trading In Manchuria,
but the official view is that it would be
difficult to establish the fact that Japan
has not observed the policy of the open
doop.
With regard to the cancellation of the
contract held by a British firm for the
extension of the Hsin Min Tun-Fayu.men
Railroad, the Foreign Office has advfried
the contractors that the case is one in
which Great Britain cannot interfere and
that it is for the sole consideration of
China and Japan. The contractors inter
ested are Influential and the question will
be raised in the House of Commons.
DROP SUPERANNUATED MEN
Plan to Deduct Enough From Wages
for Pensions.
WASHINGTON, Feb 21. The Presi
dent today sent to the Senate a report
from the Keep Commission recommend
ing the retirement of superannuated
employes In the classified Civil Service
of the Government. A bill accompany
ing the report, approved by the Civil
Service Reform league, provides for a
deduction from the employes' salaries of
a sufficient percentage monthly to create
a fund to pay annuities equal to one and
a half per cent of such salaries. Re
tirement ages are from 60 to 70 years.
Postorfic Chief Clerk.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. The Postmaster-General
today appointed Charles A.
Conrard. of Kentucky, to be Chief Clerk
of the Postoffice Department to succeed
Merrit O. Chance, of Illinois, recently ap
pointed Auditor of the Treasury for the
Postoffice Department. Robert H. Pren
der. of the District of Columbia, has been
appointed Chief Clerk In the office of the
Fourth Assistant Postmaster-General to
succeed Mr. Conrard.
House Debates Car" JVenchise.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. The time
of the HouBe of Representatives today
was devoted to consideration of what
is known as the District of Columbia
railway franchise that is. the bill pro
viding for extension of streetcar lines
to the new Union Station. The subject
of universal streetcar transfers in
Washington elicited special attention.
President Ketnrns Favor.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. Daniel Sulli
van was today renominated for postmas
ter of Cripple Creek, Colo. Sullivan was
active in protecting Mr. Roosevelt against
assaults when he was at Cripple Creek in
the campaign of 1900, and he secured his
renomlnation in the face of some opposition.
LIFE ENDED DY GAS
Increase Philippine Commission.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. Secretary of
War Taft made an argument before the
Senate committee on the Philippines on
the bill to increase the Philippine Com
mission to nine members. The bill was
ordered reported favorably.
W hitney Engagement Denied.
NEW YORK. Feb. 21. Harry Payne
Whitney today denied the report that his
sister, Miss Dorothy Whitney, is engaged
to Count Paul Esterhazy, the Hungarian
nobleman who attended the Vanderbilt
Szeohenyi wedding in this city recently.
Filipinos at West Point.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. Seven Filip
inos may receive instructions in the Unit
ed States Military Academy, according to
a bill passed by the Senate today.
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BRISTOL AND JUDGE WOLVEK
TOX IX CONFERENCE.
Uncertainty Produced by Contest Tor
Bristol's Office Causes Accu
mulation of Business.
United States Judge Wolverton and
United States 'Attorney Bristol held a
long conference at the Federal building
yesterday, and although neither would
discuss the meeting, it is known that the
calling of a Federal grand jury ' was
among the subjects considered. It will
.soon be a year since the grand jury -met
that indicted the members of the Pacific
Coast furniture trust, and as a result
there is pending a large number- of mat
ters that should be inquired into by the
grand jury.
In the Federal Court the usual prac
tice is for the District Attorney to re
quest the presiding Judge to order a
grand jury assembled. When such an
application is made, the judge acquiesces
and the prediminary work of the court is
disposed of. B-ut owing to the uncer
tainty produced by the contest for the
office of District, Attorney. Mr. Bristol
has delayed purposely making a request
for a grand jury, hoping that the con
troversy over his successor " might be
settled and some man named to take
charge and relieve him (Bristol) of the
office. But the work of the c'ourt is be
coming so congested that It will soon be
necessary to call a Jury and dispose of
pending alleged offenses against the Gov
ernment Not fewer than 20 persons are either in
jail or under bonds awaiting an Investi
gation by a Federal grand jury. Some
of these against whom accusations have
been made either have been in jail or
out on bonds since the last grand Jury
adjourned early last Summer.
Included among the criminal cases that
should be investigated are some alleged
postoffice robbers and others who have
been circulating counterfeit bills.
Cold Ware Damages Fruit. '
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 21. Early
fruits and vegetables, mostly intended for
shipment to the North, have been dam
aged by the cold wave of the last two
days.
Long Beach. Miss., on the Gulf shore,
reported ice half an inch thick.
Mrs. William Burden, of New
York, Asphyxiated.
DEATH DUE TO ACCIDENT
Reading In Bed, Turns Off Lamp
cock Tube Is Disconnected and
Gas Pours Out Prominent In
New York Society.
NEW YORK, Feb. 21. Mrs. 'William
Burden, who was Natica Rives, daughter
of Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont, and a society
woman of New York, Newport and Wash
ington, was found dead in bed at her
Fifth avenue home today. ' Death, the
coroner decided, was accidental and due
to gas poisoning. A disconnected gas
tube which had led from a chandelier to
a drop light so placed last night that Mrs.
Burden might read while propped up in
bed, had permitted a flow of gas that
filled the room.
Mrs. Burden was 22 years of age and
since her marriage on April 17, 1907. she
and her husband had occupied the beau
tiful home of the latter's father, the late
James A. Burden, at 908 Firth avenue.
The discovery of -her death threw the
household into confusion and when the
facts became generally known, created
a sensation in the social set. Mr. Bur
den had spent the night in another part
of the house and learned of his wife's
death from the servants who had entered
her room at 10 o'clock this morning. En
tering the house at 11 o'clock last night,
Mr. Burden had noticed that a light was
still burning in his wife's room and pass
ing the door called out "Good night!"
Mrs. Burden responded "Good night," in a
tone that indicated that she was In her
usual health and spirits.
Apparently having become drowsy,
Mre. Burden had reached from her bed
and turned off the lamp cock instead
of taking the trouble to get up and shut
off the gas at the chandelier jet. The
dead woman lay as in sleep without a
sign of physical or mental disturbance.
Near the open window, to which he had
crawled, and almost dead from gas,
was found Mrs. Burden's little pet ter
rier which had been permitted to sleep
In the room.
Mrs. Burden was the daughter of the
first Mrs. Oliver H. P. Belmont, who
was Miss Sally Whiting and who se
cured a divorce some time after her
daughter was- born. She retained cus
tody of the child and afterward mar
ried George 4 RJves. at one time cor
poration counsel of New York.
Following the divorce of her mother
and the adoption by Mr. Rives the
daughter took the name of her mother's
second husband and has always been
known as Natica Rives.
William P. Burden is a nephew of I.
Townsend Burden and has a large in
terest in the Burden Ice Works, at
Troy.
KANSAS SOLID FOR BRYAN
Name Greeted With Big Demonstra
tion by Democrats.
HUTCHINSON. Kan., Feb. 21.-Kan8as
Democrats in State Convention here this
morning unanimously adopted a resolution
instructing all delegates to the Denver
convention, both State and Congressional,
"to cast a solid vote for the nomination
of William Jennings Bryan for President
of the United States." A great demon
stration lasting several minutes attended
the adoption of the resolution.
This was the most largely attended
Democratic convention in Kansas in
years.
W. H. Ryan, chairman of the State
Committee, in calling the convention to
order, declared that Kansas has a united
Democracy that had cast 1GO.OU0 votes at
the last election and said that if the elec
tion were held now there would be 60.000
votes added to this. tHe referred to what
he termed the "robber tariff," and this
remark elicited much applause. Mr. Ryan
Introduced Grant Harrington as tempo
rary chairman.
At mention of tthe name of ex-Senator
William A. Harris, wiiose friends are
booming him for re-election to the Senate,
there was much applause. But the great
est demonstration came when Harrington
mentioned the name of W. J. Bryan.
"We want to broaden out," he said. "If
a man comes up to vote, if he is for
Bryan, it makes no difference what , his
grandfather w-as or what his former po
litical affiliations have been, let's wel
come him." .
The name of the Nebraskan was cheered
for several minutes. Tliis demonstration
was renewed a few minutes later when
resolutions binding the delegates to Den
ver to vote for the nomination of Bryan
for President were read and adopted
unanimously with a whoop. The delegates
were "directed and instructed to cast the
solid vote of the state of Kansas for the
nomination of William Jennings Bryan
for President of the United States, the de
sires or wishes of any individual delegate
or delegates to the convention to the con
trary, notwithstanding."
Oklahoma Democrats for Bryan.
MUSKOGEE. Okla.. Feb. 21. William
J. Bryan will be unanimously endorsed at
the Oklahoma Democratic State Conven
tion, which will meet here tomorrow and
a solid delegation will be sent to the
Denver convention instructed to vote for
him as a unit on a platform that he
may favor. This was conceded here to
day. Many Democrats are already here.
Governor Haskell who will dominate the
convention arrived today and was ac
corded a big demonstration.
AT THE HOTELS.
Hotel Portland C. W. -Sweet, Butte; R. J.
Leedf, San Francisco: K. G. Jouhert. Now
York; J. M. Clapp. wife and child, Seattle:
Lenora H. llmordy, Vancouver. B. C. : Plill
B. Bekeart. San Francio: W. P. Markle.
St. Lours; John M. Corner and wife. Seattle;
Prof. M. Mayer, New York: A. I.ovlne; Bmll
J. Rothschild, Chicago; Russell Taylor. Ijis
Angeles; Mr. and Mrs. F. v. Klrter. -,. W.
Harvey, Jr., O. Millsp, Chicago: W. H.
Drant, New York: J. A. Carscn. San Fran
cisco: Clarence Oppenheimer. Chicago; H.
Kelso, St. Louis; B. B. Stone, W. Clayton
Cullen, Spokane; H. D. Hlbbs, Los Angeles;
Al Davis and wife. Montana; Joe Harris, Pan
Francisco; J. H. Nebensahl, M. O. Altmark,
New York: S. J. Monroe. Oakland: H. B.
Schaad: M. McOoldrick, Cincinnati: O. F.
Mahoney, Chicago; R. F. Lytle and wife, Ho
quiam; J. G. Stephens and wife. Chicago:
K S. Riley. St. Paul: E. A. Stnart. Seattle;
M. A. Connor, Pan Francisco: .1. H. Huey.
Milwaukee: E. B. Jeu.aU, Chicago: L. S.
Haskln, Connecticut; J. E. FerRiwon and
wife, C. L. Houston, Astoria: J. B. Steven
son. J. C. Morln, C. F. Bj-rne. H. P. Blan
chardV W. Mills. Ban Francisco; W. A. Mc
Ouire, Toledo: O. B. Wells. St. Louis; S. J.
Paderewskl, Ma4am Paderewskl and maid: B.
Llndenberg-er, Astoria; H. Gelgerman. New
York.
Hotel Orejjon Mrs. H. W. Thlelson. Hub
bard; Dr. ii. M. Roberts. Mount Vernon:
Miss I.yle. La Grande; A. R. Metcalfe. Se
attle; John I.lndstrom, Aberdeen; C. McA.
Loran; San Francisco: H. A. Cong-don. Se
attle; J. W. Martin. Denver: B. R. Clau
sen, New York; E. S. Morton. San Fran
cisco; O. C. Jax-pbs. Peattle; Fred J. Clax
ton. San Francisco; George Glanders. Ho
qulam; Will R. King. Salem: James H.
Graham. Walla Walla: C. L. Dick and wife.
Salem; Charles J. Clerkey, Maine; Oliver
B. Nelson. Charles Schmidt, -. Gertrude
Schmidt. Shaha Schmidt, Seattle: W. M.
Hartford, Chicago: H. C. Fisher. St. Paul:
Stanford Wolfe. Chicago; W. H. Eagen,
Somen. Mont.: C. A. l,arson. Echo; A. P.
Davis. Washington. D. . : .1. L. Bell. Rai
nier; J. J. Randall. Fort Stevens; H. K.
Dent, Seattle; Charles H. Carter. Pendie
on: S. D. Barlow. F. A. Stanley. Buffalo;
J. B. Dwyer. Seattle: W. M. Clark, Qulncy.
Til.: C. C. Brooks. San Francisco; W. P.
Smith. E. C. Banker. Seattle; James Dlll
hofT. Oakland: P. K. Gordan. Seattle: E. F.
Waggoner. Spokane: Miss Tora Talbot, Mos
cow, Idaho; M. I. Baker. Walla Walla; W.
H. Preston. St. Louis; W. C. Ramm. Sail
Francisco; E. B. Morse. E. E. Rhodes. Se
attle; George R. Merrifleld. San Francisco.
The Imperial. A. H. Barlow. G. H. Bar
low. Corev. Pa.; B. F. Atherton. citv; R.
Henrie. city; A. J. Ferrill. city; Adolph
Brand. T. D. Barclay, Piescott: W. H.
F1anaan. Grant Parr. B. O. McC'ullodi.
Grants Pass. J. 8. ITpton. Victoria: Mrs.
W. M. Broinjohn, Carlton; Mrs. L. Harlon,
city; Mrs. F. E. Hallow. P. J. Sharr anil
wife. Sidney: P. Johnson and wife, L. V'.
Mc.Adanis. Tillamook; W. .1. Reynolds, Sa
lem; V. J. Dawson. T.a Grande; Sirs. W. H.
Davidson. Seattle; F. .1. Carne , Alex Stravh
an, Dufur: Paul House, Carl Shultz, Wasco;
O. J. GafTln. Moro; William Burns. Till: E.
G. Hansen: J. W. Robinson. Madras; How
ard W. Turner. Madras; R. V. Roswell,
Ridgefleld: J. F,. Boyle, Tacoma: W. o. Car
son. Seattle; v. A. Mcswer, 1 ndependenc-f ;
A. F. CamiVbell. A. Walters. Toledo; F. J.
Lively. Prine.vllle; George Sherod, Kly, Nev.;
Charles A. Davie, Denver; Thomas Mills.
MiMlnnville.
The l'erkms W. W. Torbuth. Ssn Fran
cisco; F. Graham and wife. ElKln, or.; John
Murphy, San Francleeo: W. O. Woodward,
city: V. H. Smith. Wasco; H. W. Meyer.
G. F. Marvel. lone; Mrs. Molly Dysarl. Mrs.
Hazel Dysort. Pullman; S. R. Stirtson. Salem;
Dr. O. K. Mcintosh, city; E. T. Shephani.
Ooosen: T. Tofneker, ElieiTsbun; K. M.
Connel land wife, Cendon; Charles Kriedbern.
Toledo. O. : G. A. Clark. Corvallls; H. A.
Montgomery, St. Paul; William Torrens,
Seattle; C. R. Mitchell. Chehalis.
The St. Charles Otto Brlckson. Under
wood; C. W. Romhough and w ife. Spokaut ;
M. B. Cate. Hills-boro; I H. Mclntlre. Sea
side: C. Hav. U. I.. Horn. P. Hefty. O.
Gratf.' I. H. Foster, city; I. Clllott. Wood
burn: M. E. Allen, rhllomath; B. Brough
ton. C. Morgan, city: J. W. Moller. Fair
view; T. Savage. Falrvlew; M. Purtln. Bui
ton; W. II. Thompson and wife. Seattie;
M. H. Fix. Pendleton: I. limbarson. c.
Dully, llouiton; J. W. MerrllL Cornelius;
J. C. Avery. Stephenson; W. Spires, Car
rolton: J. E. Finnell. Pajaro; J. G. John
son. E. H. Johnson. Seaside; Mrs. H. Las
sen. Wnrren; Ft. N. Mortross. city; N. M.
Hart. Hillsdale: r. II. Crawford. Buxton;
G- H. Adams. Mitchell; M. Beeson. War
rendale; F. Cyal. Aberdeen; Sue Evans.
Corhett: T. Shay, Raymond: W. c. Runl-m,
Moro: Mrs. G. C. Scott. Camas; Hoy Steph
ens, Burton; G. M. Sealy. Holbrook; W. Mc
Donald. H. Nelson. Newherg; Mrs. Good
win, Maygee: Mrs. W. H. Moore. A. Creech,
A. Berghard. Home Valley; Fred Cone.
North Yamhill: G. W. Taylor. Castla Rock;
E. Swanson. M. Youngren, city.
The Lenox W. C. Habersetzer, Francis;
Mrs. E. E. Engdahi. Spokane; C. C. Ligtfoot,
Astoria; Mr. and Mrs. Hammond, TacoinH ;
Mrs. J. G. Dresent, Mtse Dresent. Seattle:.
L. Graves, Sheridan; W. R. Rose and wife.
Sheridan: W. .1. Barrett and -wife. Findlay;
K. H. Brown and wife, Seattle: C. K.
Pigott and wife. DuluOi; A. Williams. Ta
eoma; J. Canion. New York: -G. Wallace.
The Dalles: II. B. Hunter. Chicago: .1. .1.
Bloomlngdale, Helena; G. Querin. Omaha:
K. B. Merrill. Albany; Guido 1 PHpo and
wife. Iron .Mountain; T. Kelly. Crary; .1. Jt.
Armond. Boston: I,. Morton. St. Louis; C.
Benson. Oakland: T. H. Plirdv. Chicago.
AN UNHEALTHFUL WINTER
I.lttle sion, Much Onat Prevalence of
Infectious Diseaftei.
After-Effects of the Grip How to bet
Rid of Thrtn.
The winter lias been pleasant in
many ways, but not conducive to
health. There has been too little snow,
too much dust, and Infectious diseases
have had many victims. The grip espe
cially has been very prevalent and
among its after-effects are weakness,
impaired digestion, loss of appetite,
nervousness and sleeplessness.
After the Grip as well as all other
blood-poisoning, prostrating diseases.
Hood's Snrsaparil la is the most ef
fective and successful medicine. It
purifies and vitalizes the blood, gives
strength where it Is needed and re
stores the conditions of health. Hood's
Pills are the cathartic to take with it,
if one is needed.
All Run Down "I had the grip and
It left mn very weak and all run down.
Hood's Sarsaparilla made me well and
strong." Mrs. Ellen M. Small, Exeter,
N. H.
I neqnnlled "I have taken Hood s
Sarsaparilla and It has completely
cured me of the grip." I. E. Davidson,'
Kappa, 111.
Hood's Sarsaparilla is sold every-
where. In the usual liquid, or in tab
let form called Sarsatabs One hun
dred doses one dollar.
TEA
"When we take the risk of
your liking our tea, the least
you can do is to try it.
Tour grocer returns your mony If yon
don't like Schilling's Best; we pay him.