THE MORMXG OREGOXIAy. SIOyPAY, SErTEMKER 14,1903.
MANY VISIT TRUCK
BREAK EVEN IfJ
FOOTBALL STARS OP WASHINGTON STATE COLLEGE
EXHIBIT
Main Floor; Washington and
Park St. Windows and Large
Auditorium, on Second Floor
Country Club Grounds Attract
Visitors.
Beavers Take First Game,
3-2, While Champions
Get Second, 3-0.
HUNT CLUB PEOPLE THERE
Final Details Are Being Pushed to
PORTLAND WINS ON ERRORS
Completion so All ' May Be
in Readiness for Races
Xeit Week.
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Splendid Pitchers' Battle Between
Klnsella and Gray Only Won When
Hogan Throws Ball to Outfield
in Trying to Prevent Stolen Base.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
Yesterday's Results.
Portland. S-O: Los Angeles. 2-S.
Oakland. 0-17; Can Francisco, 7-11-
gtanding of the Club a.
. CLUBS.
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Portland . ....
Oakland
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Lost
Portland and Los Angeles split even In
the doubleheader yesterday, the home
team taking: the first and the southerners
the second game. The first game went to
13 Innings and was a splendid pitchers'
battle between Gray and Klnsella, After
the fifth inning, batsmen were mowed
down almost as quickly as they came to
the plate and the game might never have
ended had not Happy Hogan thrown the
ball to the outfield in an attempt to catch
Johnson stealing third.
The five runs made by the two teams
were all due to errors. Nevertheless there
was some fast fielding at other times
which cut off runs. Four men were out
at the plate and there were two Stirling
double plays. Klnsella was lucky in the
first inning to get off with a clean slate
and it was only by the sharpest kind of
fielding by Johnson that he did so.
Bernard was safe on a slow roller to
Cooney. Oakea beat out his bunt when
Klnsella Juggled the ball and Dillon also
beat out a bunt, filling the bases with
none out. Brashear bunted and forced
Bernard at the plate. Smith tried the
same play and Johnson ran in quickly,
getting Oakes at the plate. Whaling
threw quickly to first and doubled Smith.
Champs Score In Second.
The southerners got their only runs in
the second without a hit. Gray walked,
stole second, and took third when Cooney
threw the ball away. He scored from
third on Oakes' grounder which Cooney
threw low to the plate. Oakea- pilfered
seoond and -scored when Whaling's throw
went to center field.
Rvan opened the fifth for Portland with
a hit and Danzig followed with a single.
Klnsella, sacrificed them to second and
third and Casey was passed, filling the
bases. Cooney forced Ryan at the plate
but Johnson scored Danilg and Casey
when Bernard fumbled his swift hit.
The scora remained at 2 to 1 until the
13th Inning. Johnson singled after Cooney
had gone out and took second on Mc
Credle's out at first. Raftery was walked
purposely. With Bassey at bat Johnson
made a dash for third as Gray pitched the
ball and Hogan, In his hurry to catch
him, threw over Smith's head. Johnson
ambled home with the winning run.
Second Game Is Short.
The second game was called after five
Innings by agreement. Patrick and Koest
ner were the slabsters and the Angel
twlrler had no difficulty in shutting out
McCredles men. .
Patrick pitched the first three Innings
In good style, fanning four batsmen but
was touched up in the fourth for a double
and a single which, with a passed ball
and an out at first, scored two runs.
San Franclaco comes Tuesday and there
will be a tussle for second place.
The scores:
First game
LOS ANGELES.
H. P.O. A. E.
114 0
0 8 0 0
1 21 0 0
110 0
10 4 0
14 0 0
0 15 0
0 T 2 1
0 O S 0
5 33 23 1
H. F.O.'a. E.
0 2 6 0
0 6 7 2
2 7 8 0
0 4 0 0
0' 0 0 0
2 10 O
12 0 0
0 4 8 2
0 1 3 T
1 12 1 0
6 39 23 3
Bernard. 2b
Oakes. If . .
Dillon, lb . ..
Breshear. rf
Fmlth. 3b ..
Kllta. If
Itelmas. sa
Hogan, c ...
Gray, p' ....
.. 4
.. 4
.. S
.. 5
.. S
.. 5
.. 5
.. 4
.. 3
Totals
40 2
PORTLAND.
Casey. 2b
Cooney. ss
Johnson, c. S b.
McCredle. rf . .
Raftery, cf . . .
Bassey. If
Ryan. Sb
tVhalen. c .....
Klnsella, p
Danzig, lb 3
Totals 39
Two out when winning run was made.
SCORE BT INNINGS.
Los Angeles. . .0 0 2 OD O 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Hits 2 1 000-1001 000 0 5
Portland 0 00020000000 1 3
Hits 0 10030000001-16
SUMMARY.
Struck out By Gray. ' 5; Klnsella. 4.
Bases on balls OfT Gray. 7: Klnsella. 2.
Double play Johnson to Whalen to Casey,
Casy to Cooney to Danzig. Sacrifice hits
Oakes. Bernard, Klnsella. Ryan. McCredle,
Johnson, flattery. Stolen bases Bassey 2.
Oakes. Johnson 2. Bernard. Danzig. Hit by
pitched ball McCredle. Passed ball Hopan.
First basj on errors Los Angeles, i wild
pit.'h Klnsella. Left on bajes Los Ange
les 3. Portland 9. Time of game 2;1J.
Umpire Ferine.
Second game
LOS ANGELES.
AB. R. IB. PO. A. E.
Bernard. 2b . '. . . 3 0 2 0 0
Cakes, cf 3 1 1 0 0
Dillon, lb 1 1 3 2
Brashear. rf 1 0 0 0 0
Smith. 3b 10 0 10
e:iis. it 2 o o 2 o
Delmas. ss 2 112 0
Hogan. c 2 0 0 4 1
"Koestner. p 2 0 0 1 5
Total IS 3 3 13 8
PORTLAND.
AB. R. IB. PO. A.
Casey. ?b 10 10-1
Cooney. ss t 0 0 1 2
Johnson, o.... 2 0 0 4 1
McCredle. rf 2 0 0 0 0
Raftery. cf 2 0 0 2 0
Bassey. if 2 0 1 0 0
Ryan. 3b 2 0 0 0 2
Danzig, lb 2 0 1 T 0
Patrick, p 10 0 10
Total .'
13 0 8 13 6
SCORE BT INNINGS.
Los Angeles 0 0 0 1 1.3
Hits 0 0 0 2 1 3
Portland 00 0 0 0 0
Hits . 0 1 9 0 0 3
SUMMARY.
Strode out By "Ksestner, 8 : by Patrick. '4.
Bases oa balls Off Koestner. 1; off Pat
rick. 2. - Two-bass bits Dillon, Dalmss
7?CHT MILT
PULLMAN, Wash.. Sept. 13. CSjec iaL) Rbder. Holm and Cave are re
tarded as three of the best football men ever turned out rt Washington
State Tconege Roder played at Willamette University for three years be
fore coming to Pullman. He has-been selected twice for the All-Northwest
ellven There is some doubt about his eligibility this year, but under a
fiberal lnte?pretaUon of the four-year rule, he will be allowed to compete.
Holm has played guard for two years. At the close of last season he was
chosen for All-Northwest team. Holm recently pitched a emi-profeS-slonal
baseball game at Wallace. Idaho, and may be protested this season His
loss would be a severe blow to the State College. Cave played halfback
in a number of Important games last year. He Is t big fellow and very
fast His ability at line-bucking, end-running and handling punts, together,
with his superior defense make him an invaluable man for his team.
Sacrifice hits Cooney. Stolen bai
Smith. Bernard 2. First base on errors
Los Angeles. 1. Wild pitches Patrick, L
Left on bases Los Angeles. 2; Portland. 2.
Time of game Fifty minutes. Umpire
Ferine.
OXE GAME FOR EACH IX SOCTH
In Morning Contest San Francisco
Shnt Oakland Out.
SAX FRANCISCO, Sept. 13. Oakland
and San Francisco each took a game of
today's doubleheader. In the morning
game Oakland could do nothing with
Browning and was shut out.
Oakland won the afternoon game In
the eighth when nine runs .were scored
off eight hits. Jones started in to pitch
for San Franclaco, but in the fifth he
weakened and was replaced by Henley,
who in turn gave way to Sutor in the
eighth. Oakland scored three runs .off
.- "and he cava way to Griffin who
was also ineffective. Hogan saved the day
for Oakland when ne repiacea ujucu
the sixth and held San Francisco down to
one hit made in the last Inning. The
scores:
' Morning game a
. OAKLAND.
' A B. R. H. P.O. A. E.
Cook. If 0 ? - ?
Van Haltren. cf 4 0 1 p 1 0
Heltmuller, rf . " i i i t
Eagan. ss . ' . S. J
Slattery. lb " i
Lewis, e J ?
Miller. 8b - - J ? J 1
Christian, p ? f " T X
Smith. 2b 2 J? I 2 Jl
Totals . .--33 0 B 24
8AN FRANCISCO.
A B. R. H. P.O. A. E.
Mohler. 2 b 3 1 J j J
Hlldebrand. If f ? n 2 0 0
Zelder. ss I 2 0 2 0 "
Melchlor. rf 1 a
Williams, lb ...J 1 8 2 0 0
nrk cf J. 0 2 6 O 0
Berry I ......... 5 0 1 7 0 0
Broa ning. p 2 -0 1 fl i 1 0
Totals 36 T 14 27 4 t
SCORE BY INNINGS.
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tafi,5?!!?. ".::::?? 51 Si SSaZj.
SUMMARY.
Two-base hits Williams. 2. Sacrifice hits
Zelder. Stolen bases Eagan. Zelder, Mel
chlor. Beck. Berry First base on
Off Browning. 1; Christian. 7. Struck out
By Browning. 6; Christian. 4. Passed
b.11, Lewis. 2; Berry. 1. Time 1:55. Um
pires O'Connell and Fljnn.
Afternoon ime
OAKLAND.
A B. R. H. P.O. A. E.
Cook. If f 2 J
Truesdale. 2b 1 2.1 4 0
Heltmuller. rf 1 ? 1
Eigan. s 0 1 4 5 1
Slattery. lb 6 1 3 11 O 1
La Longe. c i.J 1 J 2 Jj
Smith. 3b ,.5 2 3 0 6 0
Van Haltren. cf 6 8 4 0 0 1
Loucks. e 3 1 2 2 4 O
Hogan. P J f 2 2
Totals IT 19 27 21 4
SAN FRANCISCO.
A B. R. II. P.O. A. E.
Mohler. 2b ? 2 3 2 1
Hildebrand. If 8 1 0 8 0 0
Zelder. ss 3 1 1 3 8 o
Melchlor. rf 4 2 1 i 0 0
Williams, lb 4 1 2 11 0 1
Tj.-v - 5 3 4 2 0 0
Berry c ........ 5 113 0 0
McATdl.C. 8b 5 0 2 1 3 0
Tones O 0 1 0 0 0
Henley D 1 0 0 0 2 0
?uto'r!y,pp. : o o o o ? o
Grlftln. p 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 39 11 14 27 14 2
SCORE BY INNINGS.
Osklsnd O 0 0 0 4 4 0 017
Hits 0 0 1 2 3 4 O S 119
San Francisco . 0 2 0 2 3 2 0 0 011
Hits i0 2 1 8 8 4 0 0 114
SUMMARY.
Two-bass 'hits Beck. 2: Mohler. Trues
dale 2 Three-base hit Truesdale. Home
runs Melchlor, Beck, Heltmuller. Runs off
Jones 4. hits 9; runs off Henley 5. hits 3;
runs oft Loucks 11, hits 12; runs off Hogan
0 hlta 2: runs oft Sutor 3. hits 2; runs oft
Griffin 5. hits 6. Stolen bases Slattery.
Heltmuller, Berry. Sacrifice hits Hildebrand
2 Eagan. Double play Zelder to Mohler to
Williams. First base on balls Loucks 3,
Jones 1. Henley 1. Griffin 1. Hit by pltchet
La Longe by Griffin. Struck out By Jones
2. Time 2:05. Umpires O'Connell and
Flynn. ,
.NORTHWEST LEAGUE.
Spokane 5-4, Aberdeen '8-1.
ABERDEEN. Wash.. Sept. 13. (Spe
cial.) Spokane defeated Aberdeen In
both games today and captured the
serlei here, a performance which had
occurred on but one previous occasion
-HJ-10N 8U UI uaaq SU usapjaqv souS
west Lague. The morning game was
a rank exhibition on the part of the
locals. Thompson pitched magnificent
ball, but his teammates booted them
and' threw the ball away. Thompson
struck out teu men and yet included
but four hits. Holm was liberally
hammered on the other hand, but dumb
base-running kept down the score. In
the afterniHjn Kllillay had much the
better of the argument with Pernoll,
who allowed but five hits, while the
Spokanes amassed 11 off Pernofl. The
latter's support was uncertain. Scores:
Morning game R. H. E.
Spokane.... J 1 0 1 1 0 0 05 4 1
Aberdeen... S0J000O0 0 3 9 7
Batteries Holm and Kretts; Thomp
son and Fournler.
' Afternoon game R. H. E.
Spokane.... OO0J0001 0 1 11 J
Aberdeen... 10000 3 00 0 1
Batteries Killllay and Kreltx;
noli and Fournler.
6 2
Per-
Seatle 2-2, Butte 3-4.
SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 13. (Special.T
Butte won both games today and stu
pid work by Seattle players was respon
sible in both instances. In the first, Ca
hill failed to 'get started after a hit to
center, letting a man score from second,
and Bennett let another man score by a
poor throw to the plate. Spencer put the
bail over the fence in the ninth. Seattle
scored once when Cahlll came from first
on Rowan's two-bagger, and again when
Frisk put the ball over the fence. Se
attle started In the lead In the second
game, getting an earned run In the first,
and scoring again in the third. Bennett
neglected to cover first in the sixth and
Fortier's throw to catch Stis was wasted.
The next man was safe on fielder's
choice and both scored on Hurley's
double. Butte earned a run In the sev
enth and another scored while Oriet held
the ball. Scores:
First game
R H E
! Seattle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11-2 5 2
Butte 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 7 1
Batteries Rush and Fortler; Harkness
and Spencer. '
Second game
. R.H.E.
Seattle , 101 000000-S 4 4
Butte 00000220 04 8 1
' Batteries Anderson and Fortler; Claf
lin and Bender.
Tacoma 0, Vancouver 3.
TACOMA, Sept. 13. Paddock pitched
great ball for Vancouver' today and let
Tacoma down without a hit or a run.
Score: R.H.E.
Tacoma 0 0000000 0 0 0 1
Vancouver 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 10 2
Batteries Hall and Shea; Paddock and
Sugden.
MIXOR GAMES.
Ctiehalls 4, St. John 3.
CHEHAXJS, Wash., Sept. 13. (Spe
cial.) It took 11 innings to determine
today's ball game between Chehalis
and St. John. The visitors made three
scores in the third. Chehalis scored
one in the seventh, eighth and ninth.
In the. tenth neither scored. Chehalis
made her winning run in the eleventh.
A thousand enthusiastic fans pro
nounced it one of the best games of
the season. Osborne and Russ were Che
halis' battery: Deneff and Pembrook
for visitors. Chehalis made seven hlts
St. John 5. Each pitcher struck out
eight men. Butte plays here tomorrow.
Tacoma Shipping News.
TACOMV, Sept. 18. The French bark
Genevieve Mollnos arrived In port this
morning from Hobart. She will load
grain for the United Kingdom. The
barge Haydn Brown Js at the Tacoma
smelter with 1200 tons of ore from Nib
lak. The Brown experienced a rough
trip down. The fishing steamer Zapora
arrived in from -the halibut banks last
night. She reports a rough cruise. The
steamer Tamplco is due at the- Tacoma
smelter with a cargo of ore from Alaska.
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The above picture shows the type of car purchased by the city for Fire Chief Campbell. It is a 1909 six
cvlinder Pierce Arrow, and is capable of three times the speed It will ever be called on to make on city
streets. The selection of a Pierce car by Mayor Lane and the committee was only arrived at after three
months" deliberation and after considering bids from every dealer In town. . ..
Yesterday's gorgeous Indian Summer
weather attracted thousands of people out
to the Dicturesque site of the Country
Club racetrack and livestock show. From
morning till night the cars were filled
and. all told, during the day there were
probably 100 matinee harness horses out
to -try the newly completed mile course
over which the fastest trotters and
nacers of the West will contend for the
Jl'O.OOO in purses hung up for next week's
races. Not only were there a large num
ber of local horses out which will appear
In the show-ring in the harness classes,
but thero was a brilliant turn-out of
nleasure vehicles which were sent around
the track for the mere enjoyment of a
anln around the speed course.
The Hunt Club was out in force, singly.
in small groups and large parties.
The construction crews at work putting
the finishing touches on the big grand
stand, the bleachers, the paddock, the
Judges' stand and other parts oi tne
necessary preliminaries put in full time
yesterday, and every minute of time from
now until the races begin a week from
today will be needed to have everything
in readiness.
The street railway extension from
Sandy Road, which loops around the
main entrance at the grandstand, will be
completed so that cars can be put in
service tomorrow or the next day. In
order to give the best possible accommo
dations to the crowds, only brand-new
material and equipment is being used in
the construction of this line, and the
track is being heavily ballasted.
Rapid progress is being made on the
O. R. & N. spur from Montavilla, and it
is anticipated that this extension will be
completed by the middle of the week, so
that the exhibits tor the I'acmc .na
tional show, which will appear, here for
the first time on the North Pacific Fair
Circuit, may be quartered there two or
three days before the opening of the
show.
Several of the officials of the Country
Club and Livestock' Association, including
M. D. Wisdom, secretary of the entire
North Pacific Fair Circuit, go to Salem
this morning, where they will arrange
that every entry and exhibit shown at
the State Falr'there this weekfor which
there is a similar class In the show and
races here, will be shipped to Portland
for the livestock show.
All this week the general management
committee of the race meet and show
will hold dally sessions in order that all
details of the various features, special
days, entertainment, programme, conces
slons and other matters may be disposed
of to avoid confusion and embarrassment
later. .
"It has been a gigantic task," said
Chairman F. O.-Downing, of the general
committee, yesterday, "to handle the
endless maze of things that have come
up within the past few weeks This is
Portland's first attempt to hold a meet
of this character on such a broad scale
and with so little time in which to pre
pare for it We think we have matters
pretty well in hand now, but in order to
take no chances, our committee will meet
every day until the exposition opens, and
we shall probably open headquarters out
at the grounds the last part or tne weeK
so that we can handle affairs right on
the scene of operations."
FREEMAN" IS JUNIOR VICTOR
"Bud" Hughes Defeated in Mult
nomah Tennis Games.
Stuart Freeman, 14 years of age, was
winner Saturday of the Junior champion
ship in the scratch singles at the open
Fall handicap tennis tournament, now be
ing played on the courts at Multnomah
Club, instead of "Bud" Hughes, as hith
erto announced.
Freeman won the first two sets, 6-1, 7-5,
and Hughes took the next two sets. 6-8,
4-6. The deciding set was won by Free
man, 6-4. Both contestants fought hard
for this set and at one time the games
were four alL The playing in this match
was the hardest and closest In the tourna
ment not barring senior events. Today's
programme follows:
2:80 P. M. Miss MacMasters vs. Miss
Bhaefer and Mrs. Northrup; Shlves and
Brewer vs. Hughes and Freeman.
4 P. M. Andrews and Rohr vi McAlpln
and McAlpln: Miss Fording and Miss Froh
man va. Miss Cook and Miss Leadbetter;
Arthur va. Knight; Bellinger vs. Herdman.
. Oregon Man Missing In Alaska.
MARS H FI ELD, Or., Sept. 13. (Spe
cial.) Word' has been received here
that Jack Augus, formerly of this place,
1b missing in Alaska where he went
some months ago. It is feared that he
met with foul play. Augus worked in
a salmon curing establishment In this
city last year and was well-known here.
THAT WILL CARRY CHIEF CAMPBELL TO FIRES
1WI) PURCHASED BA CITY FOB
SPECIAL EXHIBITION AND SALE
BEGINNING THIS MONDAY
MORNING, AT 9:30 O'CLOCK
Over Fifty Grands and Baby Grands
The World's Masterpieces
At Most Unusual Reductions
EXTRAORDINARY
A Small Grand $415
Two Chickerings Slightly
marred in transit at an addi
tional reduction of $125 each
Cash or Payments, $15 Mo.
CHICAGO SECOND ON LIST
BASEBALL CLUB
REVERSED IN
POSITION'S
EAST.
Xew York Leaders Gain by Trans
fer, Now Having Eighteen ,
Points in Advance.
Chicago's victory and Pittsburg s do
feat yesterday reversed the position of
those clubs in the National League pen
ant race, the Chicago team moving up
to second place, where the Pittsburg
club had been a fixture for some time
past. The New York leaders, not
scheduled to play, gain a point of ad
vantage by the transfer, having this
morning 18 points lead over Chicago.
The standing of the leaders, Sundays
games Included, Is as ronows:
Won. Lost.
P.C.
.3S
.620
.617
New Tork oi
iniojn -v5'
51
51
Pittsburg
........
, NATIONAL LEAGUE.
St. Louis 0, Chicago S.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 13. The Chicago
team won the. final game of the series,
3 to nothing. Raymond pitched in the
flret Inning and, accompanied by two
errors, gave the visitors their three
runs. Overall, for Chicago, was very
effective. Score:
R.H. E. ' R.H.E.
St Louis ...0 5 2Chicago 3 9 0
Batteries Beebe and Moran; Overall
and Kling.
Umpire O'Day.
Cincinnati S, Pittsburg 2.'
CINCINNATI, Sept. 13. An error by
Starr. and Wilson's mlsjudgment of Mc
Lean's fly, netting the batter three
bases, aided the Cincinnati team mate
rially in winning from Pittsburg today.
Score: .
R.H. E. R.H.E.
Cincinnati .3 4 2Plttsburg ..2 5 1
Batteries Rowan and McLean; Willis
and Wilson.
Umpire Rlgler.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Chicago 2-1, Cleveland S-0.
CLEVELAND, O., Sept. 13. Cleveland
and Chicago broke even today, Cleve
land winning the flret. game, 3 to 2,
and losing the second, nothing to 1.
CHIEF OF FIRES DEPARTMENT.
j
The
The crowd thronged the field and
ground rules were necessary. Scores:
First game
R. H. E. R. H. E.
Chicago ....2 6 0Cleveland ..3 6 1
Batteries Smith and Sullivan;
Rhoades and Bemis.
Second gama r
Chicago ...1 S lCleveland ..0 B 0
Batteries Walsh and Sullivan; Ber
ger and Bemls.
St. Ixmis 2, Detroit 1.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 13. Smith's single,
coming after Schaefer threw low on
Jones' grounder, gave St. Louis a run
In the 11th inning today, the locals win
ning, 2 to 1. Score:
St. Loula ...2 11 0Detroit 1 8 2
Batteries Waddell and Smith; Sum
mers and Thomas.
GROUNDING OF MATHILDA
Writer Says Grays Harbor Needs
Dredging to Float Steamers.
PORTLAND, Sept. 12. (To the Editor.)
In an editorial in yesterday's Ore
gonian, under the caption "Pilot Charges
Too High" In connection with the Ma
thilda's grounding In Grays Harbor
an injustice has been unwittingly done to
a good man in stating "It was very poor
economy for a master to employ an In
competent pilot in order to save the ex
pense of a good .one."
Naturally, the Grays Harbor ress
would magnify the fact that it was not
a local, but a Puget Sound pilot who
was in charge of the Mathilda. But one
side of the story has been published. I
have no wish to disparage the harbor
or minimise the advantages it has and
its most favorable prospects, for the
Grays Harbor country Is bound to be
heard from more and more frequently
among those honorably mentioned. In
their anxiety, however, to do the volume
of business, the Grays Harbor people
have perhaps Invited steamers of too
great tonnage and draft In the honest
belief that they could handle these
steamers at this time as safely as they
could be handled on the Columbia River
or on Puget Sound. But this they cannot
hope to do until the Government will per
form the necessary amount of dredging
and the lumber mill owners themselves
will dredge the loading berths of the
steamers so that these may He always
safely afloat. In the Mathilda's case,
she loaded at three mills and took the
ground at all three.
I desire to state the facts in the above
case, as I belie'e them to be and as 1
have been Informed. The pilot of the
Mathilda stands pre-emtnent in his pro
fession and has had many years' experi
ence in handling vessels at almost, if
not all, the bar ports on the North Pa
cific Coast, Grays Harbor and Puget
Sound Included, and but few will ques
tion his ability and skill. At the draft
the paptain of the Mathilda expected to
load to, viz: 21 feet, the pilot Informed
him he fully expected the steamer would
take the bottom at some places where
she was expected to go, but at no time
was the steamer in any danger unless
the wind had risen. The first grounding
was simply because the ship sucked bot
tom and took a run, and before she
could be checked was broadside against
the bank.
Captain Archie Pease, and he is not a
"poor pilot," was In charge of the steam
er St. Irene a few years ago, and when
rounding the turn at the lower end of
Swan Island this steamer performed the
same evolution In this river and it was
a very expensive performance, too. But
in a case of this kind no one blamed the
pilot, and I can mention other similar
cases right at home, which Captain Pease
can verify.
The second grounding of the Mathilda
occurred when fairly under way to get
out of the river and across the bar. A
fog enveloped the steamer, and having
on this account to- slow down, a very
strong tide swept her broadside on to
Whitcomb's Spit, where she lay for 24
hours. This matter of grounding or
stranding Interests the underwriters
largely. They will soon limit their risks
at any harbor where this is frequent and
we should not blame a pilot for condi
tions which are beyond his control.
It is to be hoped that the Grays Har
bor communities will be able to bring
sufficient local and Federal Influence to
bear to make their harbor one that own
ers will not hesitate to send their steam
ers to a second time, and it will be a
matter for congratulation when the har
bors referred to can safely accommodate
the largest draft steamers. '
FRANK WOOLSET.
Wants Fruit Growers' Adviser.
PORTLAND, Sept. 11. (To the Ed
ellspanaars, of
pianorelirabilittX
House of Highest Quality
itor.) It appears 'to me that we are
under a misapprehension with regard
to the value of fruitgrowing facilities
in this locality. There are many grow
ers who, while producing fruit of sorts,
are, owing to a poor knowledge of fruit
culture, getting obviously meager re
sults from the soil at their command.
It is well known that a little knowl
edge is a dangerous thing, and if I
might suggest the Installation of a
competent adviser to the fruitgrowers
aforesaid It would, in my opinion, be
of undoubted benefit, both to the pro
ducers and consumers.
In the spraying of fruit there Is more
than meets the eye. It Is first neces
sary to have absolute confidence in the
chemical properties of the Bpray used,
and I have every reason to believe
that in a lot of cases a epurtous article
has been palmed off on the not-too-well-posted
grower.
There should be no reason why we
of this county should not be able to get
equally gapd results, or even better,
than Hood River growers.
Furthermore, the Fruit Inspectors
have not. In my opinion, succeeded in
giving altogether disinterested de
cisions. J. W. KIRKWOOD.
NEW U :C I'AKTLKK.
The cost of Interments has been greatly
reduced by the liolmaa Undertaking
Company.
Heretofore It has been the custom of
funeral directors to make charges for all
Incidentals connected with a funeral. The
Edward Holman Undertaking Company,
the leading funeral directors of Portland,
have departed from that custom. When
casket is furnished by us we make no
extra charges for embalming, hearse to
cemetery, outside box or any services that
may be required of us, except clothing,
cemetery and carriages, thus effecting a
saving of 135 to J7S on each funeral.
THE EDWARD HOLMAN UNDERTAK
ING CO.. 220 Third St.. cor. Salmon.
' McDonald's chocolates at Kvssell's.
Is your moutb similar In any way t Wie
DbovsT If so. no need to wr a woBly.
unusable partial plate or Ill-fitting ordinary,
hrldg work. Ths Dr. Wis system of
TEETH WITHOUT PLAIEB"
Tbs result of 21 years' exjoeriece. ths new
way of replacins teeth In tbs muuth toetb
In fact, teeth In apitarance, teeth to chew
your food upon, a' yeu did upon your nat
ural ones. Our force Is so organised we
can do your entire crown, bridge or plats
work In a day If necessary. Positively pain
less extracting. Only high-class. sclentiXla
work. .
WISE DENTAL CO., INC.
Dr. W. A. Wise, Mgr., 21 years In Portland.
Second- floor Falling bids.. Third and
Washington streets. Office hours. 8 A. M.
to 8 P. M. Sundays, a to 1 P. M. Painless
extracting. GOc; plates. (S up. Phones A
and Main 202V
There la no need of anyone ofTer-
mg long with this disease, for to
cfiect a quick cure it is only Bex
aary to take a lew doses of
Chamberlain's
Cslic, Cholera apd I
Dsarrhosa Kcmcdy
In act, in moat cases one dome la
umcient.' It never fatta and cam be
relied npon in the most severe aod
dangerous cases. It ia eqoatlv val
nable tor children aod ia tbe m earns,
of saving the Uvea of many children
each year.
In the world's history no medicta
baa aver met with gieatei aacce
?mi 25. LAESE SEZE 60e.
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