GIVES ADVICE ON ISLAND AFFAIRS Taft Consulted by Successor About Philippines, Cuba and Panama. ECONOMY IS WATCHWORD "o Agricultural Department lor Philippines Army Officers to Save) Money on Canal Taft Xeutral Towards Hughes. HOT SPRINGS, Va.. Aug-. 15. Will iam H. Taft was Secretary of War again today, at least to the extent of finding himself deeply engrossed with his successor, Luke E. Wright, in the absorbing question of the Philippines, Cuba and Panama, as well as the in sumerable odds and ends of the War Department, where few except hira elf know the history. Mr. Taft explained that there would r.ot be added to the machinery of the Philippines at present a Department of Agriculture. President Roosevelt has authority to create such a department and put at Its head some Filipino member of the executive Council of the islands. The establishment of five departments Executive, presided over by Governor Smith; Commerce and Po lice, wltn Vice-President Forbes at the J-.ead: Interior, Professor Worcester: Public Instruction, Mr. Schuster, and Finance and Justice, headed by Penor Aranda Is regarded as an accomplish ment towards self-government suffi cient for the present, and the President will receive advice to this effect by Mr. Wright. The decision is based on objection to increasing the coat of the Philippine government in the absence cf absolute necessity. Save Money on Canal Zone. Money is to be saved In Panama, also, through the scheme of reorgan ization now going on under Colonel Goethals, which received approval at today's conference. It was expected that In the resignation of Jackson Smith and the substitution of Major Duvall. as well ae placing an Army commissary officer In charge . of the commissary department, resulting In a general rearrangement, a number of high salaries woudl be dispensed with, and It was predicted that, when com plete, the reorganization would result In greater efficiency and less expense. There Is to be an Increase of at least one in the number of construction clubs on the Isthmus of Panama, as Mr. Wright Indicated that he would be able, with the funds available, to carry out the recommendation Mr. Taft left on retiring from office, for the establish ment of two clubs In addition to the four now existing. In this connection it was explained that as Secretary of War, Mr. Taft had directly employed clergymen and trained workers of the Young Men's Christian Association from the beginning of American rule on the Canal Zone. May Suspend Some Cuban Laws. As to Cuba, the question discussed, with the conclusion yet to be arrived at. was whether certain laws of the legisla tive committee there should be enforced or whether the subjects of this legisla tion should be left open to the considera tion of the Cuban Legislature when that body Is organized. Mr. Wright will re turn to Washington Monday. Mr. Taft was surprised today by a call ' of respect from Manuel Queson, floor leader of the Nationalist party in the Philippine Legislature, and A. G. Esca mella, who was Aguinaldo's private sec retary during his military operations. The Filipinos are traveling in the United States and sought out Mr. Taft as an old friend and acquaintance. He was heartily congratulated on his candidacy by his callers. Takes No Sides in New York. Mr. Taft admitted today that ho had received a number of letters from resi dents of New York state, without an ex ecution urging the renominatlon of Governor Hughes, the writers giving the position taken as the sentiment of their community. This Information was given' in answer to direct questions, and in re- nly Mr. Taft said he wished it under stood that In most cases the writers of the letters were unknown to him and they undoubtedly were addressed to him simply because he was the Presidential candidate of his party. He had taken , no position In the contest, he said, and should not interfere In any way. None of the letters, he added, were from po litical leaders. The candidate Is in receipt of most en couraging letters on Republican condi tions in Indiana and Kansas. An old-fashioned Virginia country sup- ner. with fried chicken and "corn pone, was enjoyed tonight at Faselfern Farm by a party which included Mr. and Mrs. Taft. Mr. Wright, Secretary and Mrs. Beekman WInthrop and Mr. and Mrs. John Hays Hammond. BRYAN'S PROSPERITY PLAN DENVER PLATFORM POINTS WAY, SAYS THE XEBRASKAS. Writes Characteristic Letter to Com mercial Travelers' Congress. Taft Less Verbose. NEW TORK, Aug. IS. At the Inter state Congress of Commercial Travelers dinner tonight, many messages of sym pa thy with the movement were received from distinguished persons. Many of these had a partisan savor and It was de cided not to read them. Toastmaster Herman A. Metz, Con troller of the Currency of New York, re ferred to the replies of regret received from W. H. Taft and W. J. Bryan, who ht been Invited to attend. Ith other messages, these communications were left unread, but were later given to the press. They were addressed to William Hone., chairman of the congress. Mr. Rrvan's letter follows in part: "I am very sorry that I cannot attend the Travejing Men's outing, but I Join with you In the desire for a return of prosperity. The Republican leaders have tried to monopolize the prosperity idea, but events have exposed the absurdity of their claim. Not being able to defend their policies upon logical and rational grounds they attribute all good to a Re publican administration ana eiiun re iDonsibillty for everything that is bad. "Everybody wants prosperity, but the Republican leaders stand for a prosperity that Is monopolized by a comparatively few, who secure favors at the hands of fiat party, wiule the Democrats want a prosperity shared by all of the people and resting upon a aoltd foundation. -I believe that the platform adopted In Denver, outlines a plan by which pros perity can be permanently promoted, a prosperity which will enter the homes of all who with brain or muscle contribute to the Nation's wealth, a prosperity which will be Bhared by each person in proporiUon as he renders a service to society." , Mr. Taft wrote: "Dear Sir I sincerely hope that your efforts through the Prosperity Congress of the Commercial Travelers' Interstate Congress to promote a feeling of con fidence, and optimism with respect to business will be a success. "Very sincerely yours. "XV. H. TAFT.'" NEW HEALTH RESORT OPEN Writer Tells of Mineral Water Spring Xear Yankton. ..vtrro utl.T. SPRINGS. Or.. Aug. (To the Editor.)-Some 30 years ago. cut throueh the forest. westward from St. Helens to the Nehalem Valley. After crossing Wliton creen me third time, five miles west from the Co . , ts i . mA mtends and fol- lumoin xw.d. " . lows the ridge that divides Milton and Scappoose Creeks. This is a rouie.ui un usual beauty for the next seven or eight .. . - ..!, .1 Runlror Mill, the mues w me li m I . . - highest crest that divides Nehalem River and the Columbia. Th. .Wation of Bunker Hill is given as being 2050 feet above sea level. At the east end of the nm ana m k below the crest. Bunker Hill spring flows .... K The nutflOW IS 12 UUL ui . F ' " gallons per minute and temperature 4 .... Vn riennalt has been observed in the natural flow or from artificial evap oration. This spring water is thought to be absolutely pure. Forest fires de stroyed much of the tlmoer on me i" and slopes about 0 years ago leaving it in - - hum. It is a nit? ui 1 1 i. section of sunshine, surrounded by pon derous, green forest trees. Hunters have made these springs a camping place since the road was opened to travel, so as a matter oi rau . ceased to be a paradise for hunters. There ... .tra. mm within many miles. It is Just a place for rest. Morltz S. Lin den filed a homesteaa ciaim cuicuhb ..... spring some 15 years ago. is wne ' . ,a..n,,a nrnntrfttlon. but 1 & wnxft iiuiu t-- within 18 months she was restored to perfect health. She attributes her cure to having drunk this water. Every one camping here for a few. months, feels bet ter. . ., I my family and friends are oi tne opinion that In any case the using of these -in orfri a few vears to life. No known trials have been made of the water In cases of tuberculosis, but it is nigniy probable that the Improved health given to all who have remained here a few weeks, may be of marked benefit to all who drink of Its waters freely In any stage of consumption. We have camped here every year, except two, during the past 20 years, and, expect to oo so to wm end of our lives. o irv rniinn nf'thls Dure water Is running to waste every 24 hours. If it Is. as we doubt not, a rountain oi neaiui. It should be shared with all who may be i . : . a x?a KaIaI hrta rrtl n flr-hnuse. OT U l it i. 1 1 ri - . . v. ' . ... - - . accommodation for "man and horse" are to be had here. The nearest store tor staples and mall Yankton is seven miles away. The road from the ridge above Yankton to the springs is not well kept up, but it is a delightful ride, which I can only liken to a succession of fairy bowers. All the conveniences for camping must be hauled in here, except wood and water. We have decided to throw open these ground free to all comers the down timber for fuel and camp fires; use of the ground on which to tent; and the waters, pure and fresh at the spring. To ...ffarinp from tuberculosis, the north side of the brook, below the spring mouth, win be anoiiea. ah persmis expected to comply with reasonable sani- Iowa anil regulations, so that the camp may be kept pure and healthful. It will be an Ideal place ior persons iij wish to economize, and still have the benefit of the outing. Campers may drive here In their own conveyance. The road west from Yank ton Is not In condition for automobiles. But It may be possible to wake up the St. Helens and Houlton people to put Jt In passable condition. It can at reason able expense be made the most Ideal ride Imaginable. The five snow peaks Rainier, St. Hel ens. Adams. Hood and Jefferson, loom high up in the northeast, east, and south east. The altitude of the springs Is 1700 feet above sea level. If Invalids camp here, no shooting will be permitted on the grounds. Bring with you all you expect to eat, tents for shel ter and plenty of, bedding. There is room here for a regiment and a hundred camp fires should light up the grounds. Hun dreds of tents can be pitched close to monster fallen trees. The trash was burned off a few years ago, so there Is no danger of fire running over the ground. WILLIAM H. DOLMAN. HOUSES NEEDED IN EUGENE Buildings Rented Long Before Com pleted, So Great Is Demand. EUGENE. Or., Aug. 16. (Special.) With 167 buildings in course of con struction, Eugene'j problem of furnish ing houses to newcomers does not seem any nearer a solution than It was a year ago. There is not a good dwelling-house standing Idle, and the same condition applies to the demand for offices In the business section. Two large apartment-houses not yet com pleted have every room engaged. The scarcity of houses is so serious th&t the Commercial Club may begin an advertising campaign, publishing the needs of the city, the value of property, the cost of material and prices paid for dwellings, in theiope that some outside capital may be interested In helping solve the problem. The local mills have more work than they can do, one of them running a alght shift. One mill has been, com pelled to turn down all orders for mill work that must be completed within a month, and some large contracts will not be considered at all. CHAMBERLAIN AT BEND With O'Brien and Stanley He Will Reach Pelican Bay Monday. PRINEVILLE, Or.. Aug. 16. Governor Chanqberlain, J. P. O'Brien, general man ager of the O. R. & N., and F. S. Stanley arrived in Prineville today In time for lunch and left Immediately for Bend, where they will spend the night. Tomor row they will leave that point for Pelican Bay, nearly 200 miles distant, where the expected railroad conference with Mr. Harriman is looked for. The party will reach Pelican Bay Monday afternoon. FIRE EATING UP TIMBER Damage on Vancouver Island Esti mated at $2,000,000. WINNIPEG. Man.. Aug. 16. The Cana dian Pacific Railway today received word of fires raging In the south of Vancouver Island and that many millions of feet of valuable timber is reported destroyed. The very cream of the timber wealth of the Island Is being swept away. At Bear Lake eight buildings with sup plies for surveying parties were destroyed. The loss in timber is $3,000,000. The fire shows no aln u abatement. THE MORNING OREGOXIAy, MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 1903. RAILROADS MUST DELIVERY Important Decision by Inter state Board Favors Shippers. CANNOT ADD TO RATES Railroads Try to Use Hepburn Law to Excuse Extra Charge tor! Unloading and Loading Freight in Cars. CHICAGO, Aug. 16--(Special.) The In terstate Commerce Commission today de cided in favor of the shippers In the con troversy between the latter and the rail roads as to what constitute a legal de livery of package freight, and what a railroad, is compelled to do in . order to complete a legal receipt of such freight. The case before the Commission was a complaint of the commission fruit mer chants, of Chicago, who desired the rail roads to continue furnishing men to help them load - and unload package freight. On January 1. of the present year all the railroads centering here decided to stop assisting the ehippers to load and unload carload freight on team tracks, or if this assistance was given, to im pose a charge of 3 cents per 100 pounds. Contention of Railroads. The question of receipt and delivery ot freight, and what the railroads should do In connection therewith, has always been a mooted one. The shippers, ac cording to the railroads, formerly re ceived assistance on account of the strong fight between competitors, who secured business by granting favors to the ship pers. The Hepburn act, they asserted, sought to place all shippers upon the same ground, and to place the transpor tation business upon a purely business basis. For this reason, it was stated, the railroads had decided to cease doing anything for the shippers that was not called for in the strict performance of their duties as common carriers. Before the Commission, the railroads In sisted that that body had no Jurisdiction because loading and unloading freight was no part of the transportation of in terstate traffic. The railroads Insisted that their duty as common carriers ceased when they had placed a car at a con venient place for loading or unloading, and that they could not be compelled to do anything further. ' Decision Against Railroads. The Commission disposed of the ques tion of Jurisdiction by stating that any thing done in connection with or incident to a transportation service had a direct bearing upon the rate because it either in creased or decreased the cost to the ship per of transporting his goods. T fha nllnCtlnn Of A leffAl de- All en ...... d livery, the Commission declared that It was necessary for the railroads to Dring the package to the car door, and to pro vide employes to receive n ume u place it in the car. It is insisted by the Commission that the rates have hitherto been made with reference to a per formance ef this service by the railroads and that to cease performing it would b. an unwarranted Increase In their rates. Mil mm DEFIED MOB PROHIBITION CANDIDATE PRO TECTED NEGRO BY BLUFF. Pretended to Draw Gun and Checked Pursuit Bombarded With Bricks and Cans. PANA. III.. Aug. 16. E. W. Chann, Pro hibition candidate for President, who since the campaign opened has twice narrowly escaped death, once from drowning and once from mob violence, arrived at Pana tonight. Speaking of the riot and his work in saving the negroes in Springfield he said: "I was speaking from a platform in the courthouse yard about 9 o'clock last night when a negro came around the corner, followed closely by a mob. I was sur prised, for we were not in the riot district. The negro tried to get upon the platform, when several leaders of the mob pulled him back into the crowd, I then began to take notioe and saw determined faces be force me, faces that meant no good for the colored man If those men obtained control. "I went to the end of the platform and raised my left hand. I put my right hand to my hip pocket, as if to draw a revolver. I never carry a revolver haven't for 15 years but the bluff worked and the .crowd fell back. "They seemed to be dazed for a moment or two and while In this state, two of the men on the platform, Mr. Diller, secretary of the Presbyterian committee, and Mr. Inslev. candidate for the Legislature of the district, lifted the negro to the plat form and handed him over to the Sheriff, who placed him in his office and locked the door. "The mob was howling and I told them in as loud a voice as I could that the negro went through the courthouse. Four or five leaders of the mob, who knew the negro's whereabouts. Jumped upon the platform where I was and one of them shook his fist in my face and accused me of being the person who let the negro get away from them. The men were furious and threatened me and no doubt would have done me bodily harm, had not some of my friends come to my rescue. "I commenced to renew 'my speech, and bricks, cans and other -missiles came through the air. I was struck on the right side of my head with the flat part of a piece of brick. The blow staggered me for a few seconds, but I recovered shortly.. The mob disappeared and that broke up the meeting." OPPOSE BIG ARMAMENT Speakers at Peace Union Meeting Condemn Large Army. MYSTIC, Conn... Aug. 16. President Roosevelt and some of his policies were severely criticised because of the "bar racks policy," as It is known in Europe, which requires the enlargement of the Army and the building of a big Navy, by the speakers at the forty-second annual meeting of the Universal Peace Union at Peace Grove here yesterday. Dr. William I. Hull, of Swarthmore. Pa., who at tended all t the sessions of the second Hague conference in his address on "Lim itation of Armament" referred at some length to the proposal that the nations come together and appoint an interna tional board. Dr. Hull quoted Admiral Evans and President Roosevelt to the effect that a large Arm; and 'avy ara n.iun tn nreserve peace, and Indig nantly denied that this was so. Rev Scott r. Horsey, oi -itwoiaire. i ij .k m nf the T'nited States nuituicu mo i. ' having to go to war with Japan, and criticised Congressman Hobson for go ing up and down tne cuumry -disturbance about this matter." TALKING FOR DEMOCRATS Theodore A. Bell to Open State Campaign at Everett Monday. SEATTLE. Wash., Aug. 16. (Spe cial.) Theodore A. Bell, ex-Congressman from California, temporary chair- iha renver Democratic con vention and past worthy grand presi dent of the Fraternal uroer ui us', will open the 1908 campaign for the state Democracy at Everett - Monday nisht. . Bell addressed a mass meeting of organized labor at the labor temple to night. Judge Bell blamed William H. Taft with Issuing the first injunction against the laboring men of the coun try while a judge of the United States Circuit Court. "The Sherman anti-trust law, de clared the speaker, "has never been used except to enjoin the laboring man. Unless you men want to bid destruc tion, you must look to the Democratic party as your champion and to William Jennings Bryan as your leader and standard-bearer." SETTLE SWITCHMEN'S ROW Government Mediators Expect to Avert Strike on Lackawanna. WASHINGTON. Aug. 16. It is the opinion of Chairman Knapp. of the In terstate Commerce Commission, who. with Commissioner of Labor Nell, forms the board of mediation under the Erdman act, that an amicable adjustment of the controversy between the Delaware, Lack awanna & Western Company and its switchmen will be reached at the confer ence to be held next week In New York. Mr. Knapp left here today for New York, where he and a committee of the Switch men's Union will meet Vice-President Loomis next Monday. President Hawley, of the Switchmen's Union, appealed to the mediation board several days ago for intervention, declar ing that a strike was threatened. The switchmen charge certain officials of the railroad with having inflicted on some of their men. for alleged infraction of the rules, more severe penalties than were warranted. ADDITION TO EAST SIDE Plat of Elmhurst Recorded and Street Work Projected. Part of the original Rose City Park tract was transferred yesterday to a new firm of realty men, Hilton, Dodds & Campbell, who announce their In tention to plat it at once, open streets, put down hard-surface pavements and plant elm trees along the principal streets. The tract consists of about 67 acre and is part of the Klosterman lands. It lies south of Rose City Park and east of Wlberg Heights. The acreage was secured by the new firm at be tween, J1300 and $1400 an acre from Hartman & Thompson, who had In tended to lay it out themselves, but de cided to accept the offer made for the piece at this time. Tillamook, Han cock and Broadway are the streete to be opened first. The new addition is to be known as Elmhurst. The plat was filed for record yesterday. YAQUIS STILL MARCHING Kill at Least Four Persons in State of Sonora. NOGALES. Ariz., Aug. 16. Hostilities have been resumed in the state of Sonora, Mexico, and according to reports from dif ferent localities, four or more persons have been killed. A report from the Montezuma' district says that at the Ranche El Datle, Jesus Mejla and his three daughters were killed by Indians and a young boy carried off. A young girl escaped by concealing herself behind a door. A few miles from La Colorado Camp two attacks were made by the Yaquls. Mexicans gathered at Pitahayas were fired on several times, but escaped un hurt. The day before this occurred two men riding horseback through a dense wood were attacked and both badly wounded. It is believed that the attacks are being made by the band of Indians who have been near the border for sev eral days and threatening to cross Into the United States. OHIO IN EASTERN DIVISION Hitchcock Apportions Territory to Xew York and Chicago. CHICAGO, Aug. 16. An agreement was reached today at the conference between Chairman Frank H. Hitchcock and other officials of the Republican National com mittee for a geographical division of re sponsibilities of the campaign. The states east of the Indiana, and Ohio line, and east and south of the Ohio and Mis sissippi rivers will be looked after from the New York headquarters and all of the states west of that line will fall to the care of the Chicago headquarters. Mr. Hitchcock will divide his time be tween the two headquarters and from time to time will visit all parts of the wKaa Vi in Qttoniinn in needed. CUJ " ' " " ' The new division fixes the status of Ohio, which has oeen in tne nasi some years and in the West during others. Arthur I. Vorys and State Chairman Williams are directing the campaign in that state, dui win cn ui ji n. headquarters for financial aid, speakers and literature. WIFE ACCUSES 'HUSBAND Man Whipped According to Law Again in Trouble. Clem Becker, who bears the distinction of being the first man who received a whipping under the new law In this state providing a whipping-post for wife-beaters, was a prisoner at the City Jail last night.' He was arrested at the complaint of his wife from whom he is now divorced. She came home and found him In her bed room, having retired with his clothes on. When she ordered him out he turned upon her and struck her so she says. She secured a warrant for his arrest and later it was served on him at 317 Stanton street where he resides. DECORATED BY COMRADES Oregon Man Given Minute Man's Medal at Old Home. BOSTON. Mass.. Aug. 16. (Special.) Michael F. Sheehan, ex-Deputy Sheriff, of Portland, and now guard at the Salem, Or., prison, has been decorated by hia wartime comrades with the minute man's medal. After an absence of 27 years, he came back East to visit the old home Stead at North Easton, Masa, ka a CATCH JAPANESE ON SEAL ISLANDS Two Vessels Seized With To tal jCrews of 59 by Cutter Bear. SCHEME TO FOOL GUARDS One Vessel Made to Resemble Cut ter Manning Whole Gang in Jail and Evidence Against Them Is ' Strong. WASHINGTON, Aug. 16. Dispatches received today by the Department of Justice and the Revenue Cutter officials of the Treasury Department state that two Japanese poaching vessels with total crews of 69 men have been captured by the Revenue Cutter Bear, near St. Paul's Island, the chief Island of the seal group In Behrlng Sea. The dispatch reoelved at the Department of Justice came from Assistant United States Attorney Raht at Valdez, who informed the Department that the steamer Dora had Just put In there. The captain brought word of the'eap ture, with the statement that the Hinzer Mam, the larger of the two vessels, was painted white In imitation of the Reve nue Cutter Manning, which is at San Francisco, and that in further imitation of the United States- vessel the Hinzer Maru carried forward yards of papier mache. The boat had a crew of 32 men and the Zeikl Maru a crew of 27. The captain of the Cutter Bear, in his dispatch to the Revenue Cutter Service, says that the captured men will be taken to Unga. Alaska, and turned over to a United States Commissioner. He says he has sufficient evidence to convict the men and it is, therefore, assumed here that the vessel captured contained seal ekins. SELF-DEFEXSE IS THEIR PLEA Japanese Reply to Protest Against Kawakita Killing. TOKIO, Aug. 16. The reply of the Japa nese government to the protest of China against the arrest and killing of Captain Kawakita, a Japaneso officer suspected of being a spy by Japanese soldiers at tached to the legation in Pekin, has been wired to the Chinese capital. It says that the authority of the Japanese to perform police duty In Pekin te not defined in the treaty between the two nations. Captain Kawakita, the reply declares, was arrested by Japanese gendarmes, whom he resisted with a sword, and was shot by them in self-defense. Japan Will Not Interfere. TOKIO, Aug. 16. The Japanese Con sul at Amoy, China, has telegraphed to the Foreign Office here, asking instruc tions as to his procedure in the case o a number of Chinese and one foreigner who declares himself to be a Japanese, who have been captured while attempt ing to smuggle arms into the City of Chin Chu. The message states that nearly all of the rifles in the shipment captured were so old as to be of value only as old metal. The Foreign Office telegraphed the Consul In reply that the entire matter must be left to the Chinese authorities, and that Japan does not pro pose to interfere in any way. SHINGLE RATES ARE CUT NORTHERN PACIFIC REDUCES FREIGHTS TO EAST. Rate of 85 Cent on Hundred From Pacific Coast to Points Beyond Buffalo. " SEATTLE, Aug. 16. Freight rates on shingles shipped from Pacific Coast points to the territory east of Buffalo, N. T., that is served by the big trunk lines, will be reduced and the new tariffs will become effective on August 28. A. F. Specht, secretary of the lumber men's rate committee, today received a telegram from General Freight Agent Baird, of the Northern Pacific Railroad, at St. Paul, stating that the transconti nental freight bureau had decided to put into effect a rate of 85 cents per hundred on shingles from the Pacifio Coast to what is known as trunk line territory. The trunk line territory includes every thing east of Buffalo, including Pitts burg, New York and Philadelphia and points in Canada. The 85-cent rate, which will become effective on August 23, .Is a reduction of 5 cents a hundred from the present rate to this territory. In order that the ne wrate might be come effective as soon as possible, a special arrangement has been made with vi interstate Commerce Commission by which it consented to suspend the rule that requires new tariffs to be filed 30 days before becoming operative. GRAIN SHIPMENTS BEGIN Golden Cereal From Inland Empire Moving to Portland Wharves. WALLA WALLA, Wash.. Aug. 16. (Special.) The grain-moving season in tne Walla Walla Valley has opened and orders are daily being placed with the O. R. & N. and Northern Pacific freight agents for cars. During the past week several lots have been sent over the Northern Pacific line frnm the Davton-Waltsbure vicinity and also from Eureka Flat. The largest part of the shipments was Dariey conaigneu to Portland firms, although small lots of new wheat are being sent. -Approximately 30,000 bushels have been irt.nno.i mm the Dayton vicinity In the past ten days. Beginning this week ware house men ana Duyers expect increased activity in the gram-moving situation. Sneakthief Gets Plunder. A sneak thief entered the house of Mrs. T. E. Davenport Saturday night while the family were at the supper table and ran sacked the front rooms. taKing away a COFFEE The world is not mis taken; good coffee almost makes a good breakfast. Toar vroeer reforms yT monet tf M 4mt old watch and a lady's purse containing J7. Owing to the quietness of the intruder the family went through their entire meal without being aware that any one was In the room next to them. The discovery was made afterwards. OREGON MEN SHOOT WELL Team "Makes Average of 40 in 1000 Yard Rifle Match. CAMP PERRY, O.. Aug. 16. (Spe cial.) In the long-range tyro rifle match, 1000 yards, with 200 entries, Oregon today won three places among the first , 25. Se-rgeant Snodgrass, Company E. of Cottage Grove, was e.i.. TlantAnnnt Rtpwflrt fnmnanv D. of Roseburg, was 13th, and Sergeant Schwarz, company r., ut rui uauu, who m., TV... r r a cr nr team A.verAi?eri over txsu i.o v. - 40. In the prees match Sergeant John son, of Company u, representing mo Roseburg Review, won fourth place. - T fnl. ..VtTiltttnn fnr rtfle ihnntinff prevailed this morning, when . the marksmen went to tne outts tor wer second day's contests of the National Rifle Association. LOEB ,ENjOYS VACATION Waxes Enthusiastic Over Big Fish in Minnesota Lakes. ST. PAUL, Aug. 16. William 'l.oeb. Jr., secretary to President Roosevelt, vaa in St. Paul today, the guest of George Thompson, editor of the Dis patch. Mr. Loeb will return with Mr. Thompson to uamp audokius, near International Falls, where Mr. Loeb has been in a fishing and hunting party with Secretary Straus for sev eral weeks. Mr. Loeb said he was entirely ig norant of the trend of public affairs, but waxed enthusiastic about the big flBh in the lakes in that region. He declared that he was having "the time of hie life." nivmola Reer. "It's the water." Brew ery's own bottling. Phones, Main 671. A 01A7 Q Lipman, Wolfe & Co. direct attention to their Sunday advertisements for today's bargains. And to their windows for the Autumn fashions. a New goods daily in all departments Tailored Suits from New York, Pellard Tailored Suits from Paris. Autumn Neckwear, Veils, Millinery, Dress Goods, Flannels, Gloiias, etc. also new Underwear and Hosiery. 0 AH of Wilbur Mack's song hits at The Orpheum ob tainable only at Portland's best sheet music store. a Now as aver Lipman-Wolfe's appeals to women of correct tasta with goods of simple elegance and sure appeal. 9 You'll remember the forgotten the price. Fan Season Is Here Keep Cool FANS OF ALL KINDS ALL STYLES 9 Hot weather comfort can be secured with an ELECTRIC FAN at a cost for current of LESS THAN ONE CENT AN HOUR. Q Your wife needs an ELECTRIC FAN in the household quite as' much as do you at the office. Do Not Delay A nice, cool, well-ventilated room insured by the use of an ELECTRIC FAN. Q Call at our Supply Department, 145-147 Seventh street, and see our display. Q Telephone Main 6688 or A 5517. PORTLAND RAILWAY, LIGHT AND POWER CO. FIRST AND ALDER STREETS MINES TO DEFEND ISUUIDS- GREAT SHIPMENT TO GUARD MANILA AXD SUBIG. Each Contains Enough Powder to Wreck Battleship Enough for All Harbors. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 16. (Special.) Five hundred huge submarine mines to be . used in the defense of the Philippine ; Islands are being placed in the hold of i the steamer China, to sail next Tuesday ) afternoon for the Orient. Gun carriages, a vast amount of ammunition and several j submarine mines have been forwarded to the Philippines within the last few j months, but this lot of half a thousand I heavy zinc mines, only one of which loaded with the customary charge of ex plosives is able to blow a battleship to atoms, is the first notable shipment of submarines forwarded to the archipelago. ' Most of them are to be used In the de fense of Manila harbor and Subig Bay. but there are apparently enough to pro vide for the protection of every port or landing of any consequence in the Philip pines. The mines resemble anchoring buoys but are more substantially made and weigh nearly 200 pounds each without the charge of explosives. DAILY PAPER ON STEAMERS Alaska Pacific Will Publish WlrelesJ News on Yoyaga. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 16. (Special The Alaska Pacific Steamship Company has decided to publish a dally paper on each of its steamers. Buckman and W at son, which ply betwen this port and Puget Sound. W. J. Ingalls. purser of the Buckman, will be editor of the Buck man Blast, and Tony Allen, purser of the Watson will be responsible for what ap pears In the Watson Whirlwind. Both vessels are equipped with wireless. quality long after you've FANS FOR STORES AND