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NORTHWEST DEMANDS II
Improvement Is of Utmost
Importance to AN.
WORK AT OTHER
HARBORS
Chief of Engineers Reviews Progress
on the Several Oregon and
Neighboring State Projects
for the Past Year.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash-'
lngton, Oct. 31. In his annual report tn
tho Secretary of War, General Gillespie,
Chief of Engineers, aside from recom
mending various appropriations for river
and harbor improvements, briefly reviews
the progress on the various schemes
which have been indorsed by Congress In
past years, devoting considerable space
to tie Improvement of the mouth of the
Columbia River, and the Willamette and
Columbia Rivers from Portland to th
sea. Those two projects have always
been looked upon by the War Department
as of paramount importance. Speaking
of the improvement at the mouth of the
river General Gillesplfe says:
"This project of the board, approved by
the Secretary of War on March 1C, 1903,
is but a Hght modification of the project
cf 1899. and provides for extension of the
present Jetty. Dredging is also recom
mended as a temporary expedient to give
early relief, and the thought is also ex
pressed that the construction of a north
Jetty may be necessary at some future
time to secure the desired depth of 48
feet with a practicable width of channel.
Tho estimated cost of a South Jetty is
$2,200 X); of remodeling and operating
dreCge, JJ30.000; total, $2,510,000.
"The amount expended on the old nm.
Ject was $1,068,753.14, and on the present
project. Including repairs under project
cf 1SS9 to tho end of tho fiscal year 1903.
was Jtt9.5G5.S3.
"Since the funds became available the
work accomplished has been the redriv
i"g f the old tramway and assembling
materials and plant preparatory to exten
sion of tho Jetty. Contracts were mOo
for a greater portion of the material and
an emergency contract, and one formal
contra, t was made with the Northwest
Construction Company, of Astoria,
Or., for furnishing the rock. At the close
of the j ear delivers- of rock under tho
emergency contract had been commenced.
Tl.o acquisition of a dredge and Its oper
ation will require, it is estimated. $500,000,
which will reduce the funds available for
jttty construction by this amount, nnfl
-J' is should bo -considered in making fur-
ucr appiopriauons In order that thcro
may be no cessation in this important
work, tho balance needed to complete tho
wuth jetty should be appropriated a
once.
"This year's survey differs but little
from the survoj' of 1502. Tho depth of
the North Channel has decreased about
cn- foot, while that of the South Chan
nel has increased a corresponding
amount, thus making tho navigable depth
in th" north and south channels, at the
average of the lower low waters, 20 and
21 feet, respectively. There are, howev
er, narrow channels of 21 and 23 feet, re
spectively." Portland to the Sea. I
Following is an extract from his report
on the Improvement of tho rivers from
Portland to the sea:
"Tho value and tho Availability of this
waterway for purposes of commerce is
pr eJ by the quantities of grain and
jxjducc that through it find an outlet to
the markets of the world from Oregon,
Washington and Idaho. Its improvement
to naigation for deep-water craft is of
the utmost importance to tho entire
n.rthwest section of the country, whose
inhabitants find the natural outlet for
their produce through the valley of tho
Col mbia.
Prior to adoption of a project, dredg
ing had been done for temporary relief,
nn-i the sum of $221,780.46 expended for
that purpose.
"The original project was adopted In
1ST" and was prepared by the Board of
Engineers for the Pacific Coast, with a
view of obtaining a channel depth of 20
feet In 1S91 the project -was extended to
obtain a low-water channel depth of 23
feet, at an estimated cost of $772,464. and
the Port of Portland Commission, a cor
prration exLstlng under the laws of the
oiaie or uregon. was granted permission
to assist in carrying- it into execution. On
th"
ongmai ana modified project, ex
elusive of amounts expended In dredging
Trior to 1S77 and by the Port of Portland
ommission, there has been expended the
sum of $1,165,785.77 to June 20, 1903, and it
my b. said that all the expenditures
s'le 1S?5 have been applied to mainte
nance, as no permanent works have been
coi-structed.
"The existing project, adopted by the
act of June 13, 1902, Is based on survey
authorized by act of March 3, 1S99, anJ
proposes a 25-foot channel to the sea by
construction of controlling works and
dredging. Estimated cost, $2,796,300, with
$l.a,OO0 as cost of a new dredge and ac
cessories and $50,000 for maintenance.
"The sum of $223,000 was appropriated by
act of June 13. 1902. This sum was insuf
ficicr.t to allow of the construction of a
new dredge, paying operating expenses oi
the dredges, making necessary repairs to
plant and construction of any permanent
norus. In view of this, it is proposed to
ccrfine operations to dredging, and a
contract for the hlro of either of the
dredges of the Port of Portland was made
ar.d approved. Consequently, dredging at
shoal places has been the onlv wnrv f
Improvement done during the year- The J
ureiges in use wore the United States
dredge W. S. Ladd, which removed 6S3.203
cubic yards of material, and the 30-lnch
suction dredge of the Port of Portland,
under the above - mentioned - contract!
which removed ?93,3S9 cubic yards. The
Port of Portland operated Its 20-inch suc
tion dredge during such time as It was
not being repaired: also the 30-Inch dredge
prior to its hire by the United States, and
reports having removed 1.105.0S2 cubic
jards.
"The results have been beneficial, and
have reduced tho delays to shipping.
"Tho ruling depth at the end of the
fiscal year between Portland and the sea
Is about 20 feet at low water. The in
crease in depth since commencement of
improvement is about six. feet, with a
good navigable width of channel."
Willamette Above Portland.
Referring to the Willamette River above
Portland, for which an appropriation of
$50,000 Is recommended, General Gillespie
says: -s
"The expenditures made on the Willam
ette and Yamhill .Rivers during the fiscal
year 1903 were in the nature of repairs to
existing dams and revetments and con
struction of new dams. In removing' fallen
trees, snags and other obstructions from
the channel. The amount ezaended was
$32,417.77.
"The total amount expended on the
projectrof 1KK5 up to the close of the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1003. was 5SS.03S.46.
In this amount Is Included $3000 expended
on the improvement or the Long Tom
I on tne Improvement or the Long Tom
h-and ll may be said that -" in-
deluding expenses of operating snagboat
ana repairs to dams, was In maintenance.
"Preliminary examinations and surveys
of Willamette River between Portland
and Oregon City. Or., and of Willamette
River opposite Albany, have been made
in pursuance of requirements of the river
and harbor act of June 13, 1902. Reports
th'ereon have been made and havo received
consideration by the Board of Engineers
for Rivers and -Harbors. The board rec
ommends the preparation of n revised
project for Improving tho Willamette
above , Portland, and such a project, to
Include the sections between Portland and
Oregon City, and opposite Albany, is now
being prepared by the district officer. The
reports mentioned will be submitted to
Congress In December, 1903, as well as re
port of examination of Yamhill River
authorized by the same act"
Only $10,000 Is recommended for Improv
ing the Columbia River between Vancou
ver and the mouth of the Willamette. Of
past work on this portion of the river.
General Gillespie says:
"The expenditures to June 30, 1903, were
$109,36699, of which the sum of $23,833.83
was for maintenance, and resulted in com
pleting the dike and In revetting tho head
of Hayden" Island to prevent erosion.
"The expenditures made during the fis
cal year ending June 30, 1903, amounting
to $1603.63, were for maintenance of tho
improvement, 633 cubic yards of rubble
stone being placed In the main dike at
several places to compensate for settle
ment caused by the Summer high water of
1902. The stone was purchased and placed
In tho dike under an emergency contract
j dated November 12, 1902. No soundings
have been mado on the bar below Van
couver during the year, but masters of
steamboats report a slight increase in
depth.
"The maximum draft that could be car
ried at extreme low water during the past
year was about ten feet"
The Dalles and Cslllo.
Little thut is new Is to "be said of tho
improvement of the Columbia between
The Dalles and Celilo, and nothing definite
can be stated regarding the new canal
project until the report of the Board of
Engineers, now under preparation, has
been submitted. Referring to the general
project General Gillespie says:
"The work done on this project con
sisted of acquiring title to part of the
land for right of way, in partially prepar
ing tho necessary plans for the boat rail
way, and in making a survey of .the river
between The Dalles and Celilo, with a
view to overcoming tho obstructions by
means of canals and locks, this latter sur
vey having been authorized by act ap
proved June 6, 1900. The report of the
above survey recommended the construc
tion of a canal and locks, and the act of
Juno 13, 1902, approved the construction of
the canal and locks, and at the same time
authorized the unexpended balance, there
tofore appropriated for obtaining the nec
essary right of way and commencing the
construction of a boat railway, to be used
for the canal. The estimated cost was
$3,969,371. The act also provided that be
fore entering upon the work, an examina
tion be made by a Board of Engineers
with a view to modifying the project in
such a way as to diminish the cost there
of. The Board of Engineers annointed
July 5, 1902, as required by the act just
mentioned, held their first meeting in
Portland, Or., in September, 1902. and,
after visiting the site of the. works, re
quested certain additional Information and
estimates to be made. At Its second meet
ing In Portland, Or., May 11 to 14. 1903,
after a. consideration of the "additional
data and estimates, it requested that a
detailed survey bfe made of the ground for
a continuous canal on the Oregon side,
extrndlns Irom obovo Celilo FHs to b
low Five-mile Rapids, drawing its water
supply from the river above Celilo Falls.
The work of this survey is now In prog
ress. It Is expected that the Board's re
port will be submitted to Congress at its
next session.
"The expenditures on this work to June
20, 1902, amounted to $35,568.49. less $7500
refunded by the United States Circuit
Court on account of condemnation pro
ceedings in case of United States v. Seu
fcrt Bros.' Company, and $1030.66, since re
turned to the appropriation by the Oregon
Railroad & Navigation Company on ac-
couat of the relinquishment by the United
States of rights of way not needed for
the canal and locks.
"The amount expended up to the closo
of the fiscal year ending June 30. 1903, less
the amounts refunded as above, was" $41,
50G.9S. "The expenditures during the fiscal year
were in connection with surveys at Five
mile and Ten-mile Rapids, gauging tho
flow of tho Columbia River, and making
the various estimates for above-mentioned
Board of Engineers."
Canal at the Cascades.
Work on the canal at the Cascades is
approaching completion, the remaining
work being in the nature of finishing
touches on approaches and surroundings.
General Gillespie's report shows:
"The amount expended on original mod
ified project up to the close of the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1903. was $3,773,187.80.
"There has been a total of $3,778,000 ap
propriated for this work. Tho amount
estimated as required to complete the
walls and place the grounds In good con
dition was $229,260. thus making the -estimated
total cost, $4,007,260.
"The maximum draft that can be car
ried through the locks at the close of the
fiscal year Is about seven feet
"The yearly rise in the Columbia takes
place in May, June or July, and its usual
height above extreme low water is about
40 feetr
"The expenditures during the fiscal year
havo been under contract with Hosea W.
Taylor, and the work consisted in com
pletion of the north' wall, the masonry
stairway leading from the lock wall to the
upper gate wall, raising the embankment
separating the canal from the river, and
finishing the slope pavement near the
upper guard gate, thus completing all the
projected work on the north side of the
canal."
Considerable mention is made of the
upper Columbia "and Snake Rivers, refer
ring to the 125 miles of the Columbia
from Celilo to thenouth of Snake River
and 221 miles of Snake River to Pittsburg
Landing. Of this project the report says:
"The Snake River, between Asotin and
Pittsburg Landing, 76 miles, falls about
seven feet to the mile at low-water stage.
The channel in some places Is narrow and
crooked and is obstructed by many rapids
and rocks. A small, powerful and light
draft steamboat has just been completed
at Lewiston for the Eureka Mining,
Smelting & Power Company, to run be
tween Lewiston and the mouth of the
Imnaha River. 52 miles above, to furnish
transportation for copper mines being de
veloped by It at the latter place.
"No formal 'project for improving the
two streams between Celilo and Pittsburg
Landing has ever been adopted by Con
gress. Appropriation for athe upper Co
lumbia was made by act of June 10, 1872.
"The Snake River lias been surveyed
between Its mouth and the mouth of tho
Imnaha River, that portion above Lewis
ton being made in October, 1902, but a
continuous survey of the Columbia be
tween Celilo and the mouth of the Snake
has never been authorized or made.
"The expenditures to June 30, 1903, $293,
321.69, resulted in removing some of the
worst obstructions to steamboat naviga
tion between Celilo and Asotin and In the
construction of several dikes to deflect
and concentrate the flow over shoals.
"The existing project approved by Con
gress by act of June 13, 1902. provides for
completing and maintaining tho Improve
ment of the Snake River between Rlparia
and Lewiston and for the Improvement of
the Snake River between Lewiston and
Pittsburg Landing.
"The estimated cost of the project of
improvement between Rlparia. and Lewis-
THE SUNDAY
ton is $23,000, with $3000 additional for
maintenance for two years.
"No estimate or detailed project had
ever been made for the Improvement of
the Snake above Lewiston before Con
gress, by act of June 13, 1902, appropriat
ing $25,000 for the Improvement between
Lewiston and Pittsburg Landing.
"A project for improvement between
Lewiston and the mouth of the Imnaha
which was based on survey made in Oc
tober, 1902, was submitted on April 22.
This project was approved by the Secre
tary of War on May 29. 1503. Estimated
cost $33,690. The aDDroved uroleet fnr
J the Snake, therefore, now includes the
river Detween Rlparia and Imnaha River,
and also provides for the construction of
a dredge to bo paid for from available
funds, the survey between Imnaha River
and Pittsburg Landing helng deferred un
til further appropriations are made.
"No expenditures have .yet been mado
under the existing project except for the
survey above mentioned and "for blasting
out a tew of the obstructing rocks and
for preparing plans for a self-propelling
dredge for work both below and above
Lewiston.
Tillamook Bay.
"The amount expended at Tillamook
Bay on the work of existing project. up
to the close of the fiscal year ending June
30, 1903, Is $S1.54L53. of which the sum of
$13,7CS.16 was for maintenance of Improve
ment "The maximum draft that can be car
ried June 30, 1903, at mean low tide over
the shoalest part of the loeallrv ltnrior
Improvement is between three and four
feet
"While a channel of the projected depth
has been obtained between TTnhnnvitiA
and Tillamook, t will be necessary, in
order to maintain it In good condition, to
do some dredging on the shoals and at
very crooked places in Hoquarten Slough",
and. to repair and strengthen tho existing
dikes by the addition to them of brush
and stone. The available funds now on
hand are being used in this direction."
Until Congress by special enactment
again recognizes Yaqulna Bay as a
worthy site for Government work, the
War Department will recommend no fur-
tner appropriations. In his report. Gen
eral Gillespie has this to say of Yaquina
by way of review:
"Tho amount expended on the existing
project to' June 20, 1903, is $15,928.02.
"The expenditures to date have restiltmi
in completing the two jetties provided for
by the original and modified projects, as
stated above, and in removing the clusters
of rocks in' the bar channel under the
provision of the act of June 6, 1900, to a
depth of 12 or 13 feet below mean low
tide.
"No work was carried on during tho
past fiscal year, and the small expendi
ture to June 30, 1903, was for properly
caring for the Government plant used In
the construction, of the jetties in past
years.
"The maximum draft that could ordi
narily be carried during the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1903, at mean low tide
over tne snoalest part of the locality un
der Improvement was about 13 feet The
average range of the tide Is 5.9 feet
Small steamboats can navigate Yaquina
Bay and river to the head of tide, about
24 miles from Its mouth In the ocean."
J. ho Sluslaw River, which has been ad
versely reported upon by the special en
gineer board, is in the same class as tho
Yaquina project Reviewing past work
at this locality. General Gillespie says:
"The amount expended on the original
project to June 20, 1903, $155,212.10. of
which $3511.27 was 'or maintenance, was
for the construction of about 4090 feet of
the" north Jetty, which includes tramway
upproacn, jza ieet long at the shore end
of the Jetty, and for surveys of the bar
and river.
"This expenditure has resulted In some
what checking the tendency of the bar
channel to shift Its position as far north
as often occurred before the work of im
provement was commenced. No work has
been done on the projected south jetty, as
thft oriclnnl project provides that tho
north jetty snail be constructed first, -at
least in part
"The expenditures during the fiscal year
ending June SO. 1903, were for properly
caring for the Government plant used in
the construction or the north Jetty in past
years and in making a survey of the bar
and river as far up as Acme.
"Vessels which cross the bar can ascend
the river to a point a short distance
above Florence, which Is about five miles
from the entrance, and light-draft steam
boats can navigate the river to the head
of tide, about 15 miles above Florence.
"The commerce of the SiusIaw River Is
limited at present the country being thin
ly settled. There Is much timber in the
vicinity and lumber is the principal article
of commerce at this time, and the indus
try is growing. The ensuing year will
witness the addition of a new sawmill
and tug to the business of the river."
Coos Bay.
An appropriation of $60,000 has been
asked for the continuation of work at
Cocs Bay. Of this project the report
says:
"The existing project provides for ob
taining and maintaining a channel iO feet
deep at low tide through the ocean bar
at the entrance to the bay by confining
the entrance between two high-tide rui
blostona Jetties, the north jetty to bo 9600
feet long and the south jetty 4200 foe
long.
'The estimated total cost of the exist
ing project, exclusive of the amount ex
pended on the original project, is $2,466,
412.20. This project was approved by the
Chief of Engineers September 23, 1890. The
amount expended thereon up to the close
of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1903, is
$66S.429.63. of which $143,420.63 was for
maintenance of Improvement
"Tho expenditures on this improvement
to date have resulted In the construction
of the submerged Jetty near Fossil Point,
under tho original project, and in com
pleting tho 9600-foot north Jetty, running
out to sea from the southern end of the
north sand spit as provided for in the
present project
"Since the completion of the north Jetty
a straight channel through the ocean bar
has been maintained having ordinarily a
least depth of from 18 to 22 feet at mean
low tide.
"Vessels which can cross the bar can
pass up to Marshfield, the principal town
on the bay, about 13 miles from the en
trance, but when fully loaded are some
what delayed by an obstructive shoal In
the channel opposite" Pony Slough. The
maximum draft that could be carried
across the bar at nean low tide June 3o.
1903. is about IS feet The mean rise and
fall of tide on Coos Bay bar is 4.8 feet
"Tho expenditures during the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1903. were limited to car
ing for the Government plant used in the
work of construction in past years and
the transplanting of about 62 acres of Hol
land grass roots on the north spit.
"A recommendation that the funds
available bo withheld owing to tho rela
tive small amount and to the fact that
tho dopths contemplated by the project
had been obtained and fairly well maln
tained. was approved.
"A recent examination showed but 17
feet depth on the crest of tho bar at mean
lower low water. Should the shoaling
which is thus hown not prove temporary
or Increase, further work will soon be
necessary. It is hoped this will not be
the case.
"Tho funds available will therefore be
used for maintaining the present north
Jetty until such time as further funds are
appropriated and necessity for their ex
pcndflure shown."
Charge Short Ribs Are Cornered.
CHICAGO, Oct 3L John A. Fluck and
George Newman, of the firm of Fluck,
Son &. Xewman. Gloucester, England, to
day secured a temporary Injunction re
straining John Geddes from making any
settlement on contracts entored Into by
him on behalf of the complainants for the
delivery of short ribs. Fluck & Newman
charge that a corner is being maintained
on the Board of Trade and that the price
of short ribs has -been raised to an unrea
sonable amo.unt.
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SUCCEEDS LATE M. M. ESTEE
Territorial Secretary Carter Is Ap
pointed Executive by Rcosevclt
-A Long-Time Persona!
Friend of President. -
WASHINGTON, Oct 3L The President
today mado the following appointments:
Sanford B. Dole, to be United States Dis
trict Judge for Hawaii, to succeed the
late IL M. Estee; George H. Carter, Sec
retary of Hawaii, to be Governor of tho
same, to succeed Dole. The appointments
will be sent to the Senate soon after the
convening of Congress.
As head of the provisional government,
after the overthrow of Queen Llluokalanl,
and as Governor of the Territory of Ha
waii after Its annexation to the United
States, Governor Dole was recognized as
one of the foremost figures in the Isl
ands. He Is regarded as a man of great
force of character and a lawyer of marked
ability. His personal popularity among
tho people of Hawaii has been attested to
often.
George R. Cartor is a long-time per
sonal friend of the President, by whom
ho is held in high esteem. It was at tho
President's personal request that he ac
cepted the position of Secretary of the
territorial government. Mr. Carter was
graduated at Harvard. He is now in this
country for the purpose of floating
$1,000,000 of Hawaiian bonds, authorized
by the territorial government and ap
proved by this Government. It is un
derstood that the appointments were
agreed upon at the meeting of the. Cab
inet yesterday, although for reasons per
sonal to the President they were not an
nounced until today.
Other Officials Will Resign.
HONOLULU, Oct 2L On account of
the change In the Governorship of tho
Territory of Hawaii, announced today In
a cable dispatch from Washington, stat
ing that Secretary Carter would succeed
Governor Dole, H. E. Cooper, superin
tendent of the Department of Public
Works, has tendered his resignation, to
take effect immediately. The following
officials will also offer their resignations:
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Atkinson. Superintendent of Public In-
structlon; E. S. Boyd, Commander of
Public Lands; L. Andrews, Attorney-Gen-
era. It Is not known which if any of
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WAY TO STOP POSTAL GRAFT.
Auditor Favors Law to Fix Reason
able Value on Services.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31. In his annual
report Henry E. Castle. Auditor ot thq
.fosiom,ce, says the acsrrejrate transae-
tlons of the postal service during the fiscal j today on a warrant sworn out bv a repre
yoar 'were .0:6,731.403. as follows: Reve- sentatlve of the firm. It is alfegod that
nues. $134,221,413; expenditures. $12S,7S4,4SS; he Is short in his accounts and the
total amount of money orders issued, i amount is said to bo close to $20,000
SkS.S65.5S4; mone- orders paid, $364,S36,S33. ' Mr. Johnson Is nominally president of
Mr. Castle then continues; , I the St Paul Distilling Company, which
Presumably there Is a "double audit" became the property of the wisky trust,
of all Governmental receipts and disburse- so-called, sweral years ago. Johnson de
iuui.uj. uut merauy, unuer existing laws
and conditions, 00 per cent-of the postal
transactions can have no examination
whatever In the postofflce. Less than
515O.O00.COO of the billion annual transac
tions can have the shadow of a "double
audit"
As to claims for railway mail transpor
tation aggregating about 540,000,000 a year,
the report says the Auditor must rely
wholly on tho bald statement of tho de
partmental authorities that the amounts
certified are due and payable.
The" Auditor recommends that Congress
amend the laws so as to provide when
"any branch of the Government desires
to use a patented article in the public
service, some just method of deciding on
the value of the article, based on cost of
manufacture, reasonable profit and fair
royalty, and that the same be fixed as
the price to be paid therefor. The manu
facturer would, doubtless, in all cases, bo
willing to accopt the price thus estab
lished. Ho would have no motive for
offering bribes to any official for ap
proving the salo. and tho Government
would secure the desired Improvement at
a minimum cost. If tho manufacturers
should refuse the price established, pro
vision might be made for Invalidating the
patent as to articles required for the pub
lic service." This recommendation is
horw1 ,, K -ll J ! . .
7 ui u . . , b ti"IU"UI practices
for which trials are now pending which in i
almost every instance, the Auditor says,
have occurred In the purchase of articles I
vuvvicu uy jjtuuiiuj, mm ag io wnicn tne
general principle prevailing in purchas
lng Government supplies on competitive
bids cannot be enforced.
rRTEENAL HACHINE SENT HEE
Armenians Still Have Designs on the
Life of Boston Editor.
BOSTON, Oct 31. An Infernal machine,
addressed to Peter Kureghian. the editor
of Young Armenia, was Intercepted by
the' landlady of the house where the edi
tor lives, and has been turned over to
the police.
The package containing the contrivance
was left at Kureshlan's bouse, the police
say, last evening by a man who from
his description Is judged to bo an Ar
menian. The woman was suspicious of
the bundlo and summoned a policeman,
who, on opening the package, found an
appliance consisting of copper wires, a
time clock and some- carbons, connected
with a quantity of steel filings and gun
powder. The clock was 'fixed to explodo
at D o'clock, two hqfurs after It was left
at the house.
The police believe the receipt of the
machine Is an outcome of the assassina
tion In London.
ISAID TO HAVE CONFESSED.
Alleged Woman Embezzler impli
cates Prominent New Yorker.
NEW YORK, Oct 3L ilarie Layton.
who was arrested a few weeks ago and
pleaded guilty to charges of embezzlement
brought by officers of the United States
Playing Card Company, Is reported to
have made a complete confession, show
ing sho diverted from the company's bank
account 537,000 while acting during six
years as confidential clerk In the New
York office. The woman has turned 55000
FREE.
I lacked strength had
I
sam-
. H1' 11 .. "
was en-
Ieeim- w?u atter exposure and
iv mem-
J' '""- i"J"" yumius say xoo
m3'self, thank you for the good vou
Roundsman.
Patrolman.
Unhealthy kidneys cause rheumatism, gravel, catarrh of the
bladder, pain or dull acho in tho back, joints and muscles
makes your head ache and back ache, causes indigestion'
stomach and liver trouble; you get a sallow, yellow complexion'
makes you feel as though you had heart trouble; you may have
plenty of ambition, but no strength: get weak and waste away
Swamp-Root Is pleasant to take, and is used in tho leading
hospitals recommended by physicians in their private practice
and Is taken by doctors themselves, because they" recognize In
It the greatest and most successful remedy that science has
back to her employers, all the money
she saved. In her confession. It Is said
she mentions the name of a prominent
I officer of n. Vf-nr Vnrir mmnntinn ti-vi
sho saya profited by her stealings. She
alleges the man got her to cash checks.
anu in mat way she got rid of a good
deal of thty monej. The remainder went
I In Jitch' rms
Miss J-ayton will be arraigned An Judtro
Foster's Court Monday for sentenca -A
strong plea for clemency will be made,'
Shortage In Accounts Charged.
ST. PATTT. Hot 31 TnTnno TV TTir.
son. local agent of IL II. Shuffeld & Co..
the so-rnllffi tvhtw- tmot ...o o..,i
nied emphatically that he had been cuiltv
of any misappropriation.
Asks Governor for Clemency.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Oct 31. Tom Horn,
the stockmen's detective, who Is under
sentence to be hanged November 20 next
for the murder of WIlllo Ntckell, today
appealed to tho Governor for commuta
tion of his sentence to life Imprisonment
Horn asserts his innocence and expresses
confidence that within a few years It
will be shown that somebody else com
mitted the crime of which he was con
victed. .
at lUchman's house Just la time." "Oh!" ex
claimed his wife, 'Is he as ill aa all that?"
"Oh. no; but he was Just on the point er call
ing in some other doctor." Phl.adophla Ledger
IS YOUR STOMACH ON A
STRIKE?
There Is Nothing to Prevent You Em
ploying a Substitute to Do
Its Work.
There is such a thing as forbearance
ceasing to be a virtue even In the case of
-..-- u...uw. j... .o "" 1UUll UUl
that some stomachs will stand a great
ripni mnm k-. on t.. ok., .i
others, but they all have their limit, and
when that limit is reached, the stomach
must be reckoned -with as sure as fate.
j. iie uesi. Tay, ana reany tne only effec
tive way, to treat your stomach when it
rebels is to employ a substitute to do Its
work. This will give the weakened and
worn-out organ an opportunity to reit
and regain its strength and health.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets relieve the
stomach of its work Ty taking up tho
work and doing it Just as one set or shift
of workmen relieves another. They ac
tually digest the food In just the same
manner and just the same time as the di
gestive fluids of a sound stomach do. In
fact, when dissolved In the stomach, they
are digestive fluids, for they contain ex
actly tho same constituents and elements
as the gastric juice and other digestive
fluids of the stomach. No matter what
the condition of the stomach lg, their
work Is just the same. They work in
their own natural way, without regard to
surrounding conditions.
The stomach being thus relieved by Stu
art's Dyspepsia Tablets, Is restored and
renewed by Nature, and the rest of the
human body does not suffer In the least
by reason of its failure to perform Its
work.
A Wisconsin man says: "I suffered the
pangs of dyspepsia for ten yoars. I tried
every known ramady with Indifferent re
sults, until I was told of the remarkable
cures of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. I
r bought r box, began taking them and for
got I had a stomach. Three boxes cured
me completely. I have had no trouble
whatever for a year, and have an appetite
like a harvest hand, and can eat anything
that is set before without fear of bad re
sults." i
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are for sale
by all druggists at 50c a box. The drug
gist never fails to havo them In stock, be
cause the demand for them is so great
and so pronounced that he cannot afford
to be without them. People whq. could
not get them of one druggist would go to
another, and would get In the habit of
buying their other drugs there, as well as
their Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets.
Hundred Ifiousand
Dollar Doctor Fee
Paid by a Grateful Father
to a Great Specialist.
Interesting Cures Lof a Local
A Specialist Attract AtSkntioj
A wonderful, almost mlmontrm mi
was that effected In the case of the
daughter of P. Armour, the millionaire
packer of Chicago. It has been heralded
from ocean to ocean, by the press, as one
of the many credits placed to the phy
sician who limits his practice to one
branch of medicine or surgery.
Dr. Lorenz. the celebrated German spe
cialist who treated this child, has com
pleted his cure and returned to his home,
taking with him the largest fee ever paid
a specialist in this country.
From infancy this child was a cripple,
suffering with disease of the hip joint.
Dr. Lorenz suecess in this case was en
tirely due to the fact that he h'as de
voted himself to the study of this single
affliction of children.
The case emphasizes the value of tho
modern specialist. It is no wonder that
the student giving hi3 entire life to the
study of a single organ finally mastera
it to such an extent that ho can absolute
ly control, by scientific treatment, any
dlsorder affecting that member.
Another apt illustration of the extent to
which the specialist has become Valuable
is shown in a recent case which ,!as puz
zled many able local phy.-icic.js, but was
Dr. Talcotx, m. D.
successfully treated by the well-known
specialists. Dr. Talcott &. Co., 250 Alder
street. The patient, a strong, robust man
of 27 years, with every evidence of v'gor
apparent in his face, had suffered from
a complication of disorders produced by
youthful dissipation, followea by stric
ture, which had been pronounced cured
by the family physician. Ke complained
of general debility, backache, loss of
memory, premature loss of vigor, specks
floating before his eyes, bashfuiness.
spermatorrhoea, and other unpleasant
symptoms during sleep. He had diligent
ly .sought the services of the best family
doctors, and had treated for months,
without receiving any apparent help, un
til early this Fall a friend induced him
to consult Dr. Talcott. The doctor Imme
diately recognized his trouble as prosta
torrhoea. associated with stricture, fjrom
1 Improper treatment,', which had been en-
HW;
Jvfeyfe1
-fey hii
(of
tr, r,
formw modical
proper trea-,4lt -
airecieu towards tfW ,.;-. of hi
irouDies. was immediate, tnd in six
- - ttnc "
weeks every symptom has disappeared.
Another Interesting case is that of a
baker CO years old. with a contracted dis
order of seven years' standing.' He had
used all his friends' prescriptions and
been the rounds of all the doctors recom
mended to him. He had denied himself
all that goes to make life worth living.
As this patient expressed himself: "I
have taken medicine enough to float a
&hip." Inspection of the canal uith the
miniature electric light tube showed mi
nute granulations, which Dr. Talcott im
mediately remoyed, and in one treatment
the man was cured.
The doctor's elaborate ofllces at 2505
Alder street are crowded daily with men,
eager for his advice and help, and none,
no matter how poor, aro ever turned
away helpless.
With the rich and well-to-do patients
ho Ms equally generous In his terms, cur
ing eacn case before demanding or ask
ing for a dollar for his services. Thso
unable to call are taking advantage of
the mails to consult him, and thus many
are securing his services without leaving
their homes. Dr. Talcott invites all suf
ferers to consult him. either personally
or by confidential letter, to which ho
gives his personal attention. Address
all communications Dr. F. L. Talcott &
Co.. 230s- Alder street, Portland, Or.
(marking them personal).
309 Washington St.
WALNUTS
New Crop Soft Shell English Walnuts.
15 cents pound.
15c
best soft shell
crop.
5c
Pound
v.
Almonds, new
Quart fresh roast peanuts. -
25c
3 Packagffi Condensed Mince Meat
25c
Condensed'' Cream.
10c
3 Cans
One pound package best Seeded Raisins,
$1.00
Gallon can pure Maple Syrup.
APPLES
Fancy Belleflower Apples. 51.00 to L2o
per box.
$5.50
100-pound sack best Granulated Sugar.
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A Health Tsblsi at
nlshf,
Fn tho morning
yast'IIfeI alidght
A Laroe Sample Bottle
Free Free
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sold last j ear. Prires bines
away, exiles sickness, banishes
Krumpiness. Write without de
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