THE SUNDAY OEEGONIAN, PORTLAND, AUGUST 21, 1904.
American Mining Congress Opens Seventh Annual Session Tomorrow
FOR two days delegates t6 the Ameri
can. Mining Congress, which will
hold Its seventh annual meeting here
this week, have been drifting Into Port
land. Today and tomorrow they will
come by dozens and hundreds, and at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning, when Presi
dent Richards gavel falls on the first
session, the city will bo given over to the
visitors. Many men of prominence In the
country, especially In the "West, will be
here, notable addresses will be delivered,
and matters of much moment to the min
ing Interests of the United States tvIII
be discussed.
Portland and all Oregon Is glad to wel
come the visitors, who represent one of
the most Important of our industries. The
people of the state feel honored at the
presence of so many men of force and
circumstance, and the hope that their
stay may be pleasant and profitable is
earnest and sincere.
The American Mining Congress is an
Institution of great Importance and Its
work Is of a practical nature. It has
done much to Improve mining conditions
la this country. It has been Instrumental
in securing valuable legislation, exploit
ing our mineral resources abroad and en
couraging meritorious efforts at delevop
ment on the part of mlneowners and op
erators, at the same time discouraging
"wildcat speculation. Its officers are men
of Tare executive ability and personal In
terest In the industry represented, while
its rank and file are the men who are
making the mines of the Nation one of
its chief sources of wealth.
Matters in which the mining men of the
Nation are deeply interested will be con
sidered here, and the work done by this
congress will be felt throughout the en
tire United States.
The following statement of the purposes
and history of the congress Is from the
pen of Colonel Irwin Mahon, the popular
and efficient secretary of the congresa:
"The mission of the American Mining
Congress is. a thorough business cam
paign of education In all branches of min
ing, and to this end the -effort is made to
bring all classes of people, directly or
indirectly. Interested in the success of an
Industry upon which depends the success
of all our Industrial lfe, and In all legiti
mate ways do for the mining industry of
our country what "farmers clubs" have
done for agriculture, the "Commercial
Museum" of Philadelphia for the com
merce and trade of the United States, and
the "Manufacturers' Association" for
American manufacture; and the congress
believes that the quickest, most intelli
gent and satisfactory way to accomplish
this Is to bring together, from all sections
of the country, as many people as pos
sible, at least once every year, at some
given point, where they cannot only have
an actual demonstration of the magnitude
of mining, but where they can hear dis
cussions upon the subject from distin
guished, practical and scientific men. This
method Is not a new one, but, on the con
trary, has been used effectively before.
"The idea of an 'International Gold
Mlnlng Convention,' this being the origi
nal name of the organization, which was
changed during its first session, which
was held in the city of Denver, July 7,
8 and 9, 1897, to the 'International Min
ing Congress,' originated among a few
men of practical mind peculiarly en
dowed with the faculty of discernment
in reading 'signs of the times,' at least
they thought so. and. Judging by what
has transpired since the first meeting of
this congress, they were not far wrong
in their judgment.
"The first impression came to them with
a recognition of the fact that the world
was at the threshold of a new era In
mining for the precious and base metals,
while in the entire field of mining there
was apparent the process of a great pro-
the 'International Gold-Mining Conven
tion' was no delusion. In making use of
the word 'gold,' the fact that the mining
of iron, copper, lead, zinc, stone, marble,
onyx, clays, oils, coal, and. In fact, any
and all the natural deposits of mother
earth, brings blessings and prosperity,
aiding very materially in making the peo
ple patriotic, and government stable, was
not lost sight of, consequently when the
name gold was eliminated from the name
of the organization by the convention, and
the word 'Congress' substituted for the
word 'Convention there was not one.
single delegate In all that wonderful gath
ering ready or willing to raise his voice
against it. The intelligence and justice
of the change was at once recognized,
and consequently the second call was
made in the name of the 'International
Mining Congress,' which convened In Salt
Lake City, July 6. 7, 8 and 9, 189S, and
before adjournment selected Milwaukee,
Wis., as the place to hold Its third an
nual session, September 7.- 8, 9 and 10,
1S99. This was afterwards changed to
June 19. 20. 21. 22 and 23. 190D. The
fourth session was held in Boise, Idaho,
July, 1901; the fifth in Butte, Mont., Sep
tember. 1902; the sixth in Deadwood and
Lead. S. D., September 7 to 12, 1903, and
this coming session, the seventh, will
convene in the City of Portland. August
22. and continue thereafter the 23d, 24th,
25th. 26th and 27th., 1904.
Presidents of the. Congress.
1st July, 1897 Temporary president,
Hon. Alva Adams, Pueblo, Colo., when
Hon. L. Bradford Prince, of Santa Fe,
JC. M., was elected.
2d. 1S98 Hon. L. Bradford Prince, San
ta Fe. N. M.
3d, July, 1S99 Colonel M. B. Montgom
ery, Cripple'Creek, Colo.
4th, July, 1S01 Hon. L. Bradford Prince,
Santa Fe, N. M.
Sth, September, 1902 Major E. L, Schaff
ner, Cleveland, O.
Cth, September. 1903 Hon. J. H. Rich
ards, Boise, Idaho.
7th. August, 1904 Hon. J. H. Richards,
Boise. Idaho.
The plan of this Congress was con
ceived as a measure of expediency asso
ciated with, and growing out of the con
ditions that gave it stable character and
definite purpose.
It was the initial trip in a thorough
business campaign of . eduaction in all
branches of mining, with all its kindred
interests, and to this end the effort was
first made to bring together mining men,
manufacturers and investors, to increase
friendly relations and reciprocal trade
among the delegates. At the moment of
organization as a convention their func
tion ceased as an organized body; the
permanent organization of the conven
tion, and whatever association, move
ment or measure growing out of it, to be
within the exclusive control of the con
tention itself, and Its actions to be those
of an International body.
"Thus it will be seen that the only cir
cumstances which signalized the locality
of personnel of the preliminary movement
was the fact that the project originated
in Colorado, and its promotion was in
the hands of a few Denver men who gave-
their entire time to us success without
compensation of any character other than
the honor of being associated with such
a wonderful representative body of men
and womon as were here assembled as
delegates from, nearly every portion of
the civilized world to this convention. It
can be appropriately said of the organ
izers and promoters of this first conven
tion that their personal Interest in the
movement, individually and collectively,
was their supreme sense of loyalty to
mining, Its kindred Interests, and the gen
eral Industrial welfare of the United
States of America.
Great latitude was given for the possi
bilities of subjects that might and did
come up for discussion, and for the va
riety of measures that might be adopted,
though no encouragement was offered to
I r : u t ,
J. II. Richards, of Boise, President.
sentiments of partiality connected with
the relative status, of the royal metals,
gold and sliver. The circular of the com
mittee, calling the Congress and setting
forth its purposes, was clear upon that
point, expressing the desire that 'all pa
pers read and discussions held be con
fined to those questions which are ger
mane to mining and kindred interests.'
The Congress was In no sense partisan.
The originators and promoters, recogniz
ing the same high patriotism In all
Americans, North. South, East and West,
'Irrespective of all political affiliations, be
lieving all to be imbued with an equal
loyalty to their country and their coun
try's best interests.
"At the first session, held In Denver,
Colo., the name was changed from In
ternational Gold Mining Convention to
that of the International Mining Con
gress. This name it acted under as an
organization until tho holding of the fifth
annual session In Butte, Mont, In 1902,
when the name was again changed to
that of the American Mining Congress
the name It now holds, and under whlchH
It received Its charter from the State of
Colorado in 1903.
"The American Mining Congress Is the
first and only organization of Its kind In
the world, and its success so far demon
strates Its value. It Is taking hold of all
questions that vitally Interest the miner
and prospector. There Is need for such
action, and it Is through this organiza
tion that these movements can be made
effective.
"There is nothing of a local character
about this organization. The fact that
it has been forced to hold sessions In dlfr
ferent places each year, and that these
places have been greatly advanced there
by, has nothing whatever to do with the
aim or purposes of the Congress. It has
no selfish motives or political affiliations
to advance. It has but one object ever
before It, and that object Is the further
ing of the highes.t Interests of American
mining. In doing this the Congress be
lieves that the general benefits to the
entire industrial life of our country can
not be estimated."
The list of delegates follows:
At Large.
James Gayley, 71 Broadway. Xew York.
John Hoys Hammond, 71 Broadway. Xew
York.
T. A. lUckarda. 2G1 Broadway, Xew York.
Department of the Interior.
S. F. Emmons, In charge Investigations of
metalliferous ores.
C. W. Hayes, in charge of Investigations
of non-metalliferous ores..
F. L. Ransome. In charge of the economic
survey of tho Coeur d'Alene district.
Ohio.
E. L. Bookwaltfcr, Charles L. Bauer, W. H.
Blee, Springfield; F. "Wallace "White, Cleve
land: William Brooks, A M. Eweis, Hon. S.
D. Bush, Edison: Christ A. Couth. Ma the w
English. F. F. Taggart, Massillon; S. F. Rose.
C A Ward, C. C. Thomas, Clarington; Pro
fessor Nat Lord. Columbus; Andrew Roy,
Glen Roy; R. II. HazoJUne. "Frank Ray, Co
lumbus; John "White, 'Cleveland; Joseph E.
Biackburne, Columbus; W. L. Simmons,
Zanesville: H. D. Marble. Cleveland; J. J.
Roby, Cleveland: J. C Harding, Massillon;
Ed Li. Sternberger, Jackson; Thomas Johnson,
"W. k. Field. Columbus; T. E. Youngr. Clove
land; Edwin Jones, Jackson; Walter Mullins.
Maasillon: E. J. Smith. N. a Fox. Fred
Collins. Ravena; Anthony Howells. G. H.
Hornlckel. L. P. Shinke. Massillon; J. A.
Hawkins. Monroe Harmon, George W. Pyle,
Mansfield.
Pennsylvania.
W. L. Connell, B, G. Brooks. James S. Mac
Anulty. Scranton; Samuel Dunkerly, Jeddo;
Thomas R. Jones. Warrior Run; David James,
Eckley; "William "Watson. Ebervale; T. D.
Jones, .New Boston; David Hudson, W. H.
Davies. Frank Pardee. Hazclton; Morgan R.
Morgan. Wllkesbarre; C. C. Rose. Colonel R.
A Phillips, Scranton; S. D. Warrlner. Wllkes
barre; James D. Davies. Thomas R. Evans,
Plymouth; G. L. Dignowity. Philadelphia; A.
H. Powden, C. F. Stoner, Isaac C. Hartman,
Lancaster; Gerhard C Ashbaeh, Charles H.
Cohn, Dr. J. Bond Watt, Allenton.
Missouri.
Charles Evans, Hlgbee; George K. Wil
liams, Farmington; George E. Qulmby, Jop
lin; Professor E. R. Buckley, Rolla; Colonel
H. H. Grogg. Joplin; J. C. McGrew, Lexing
ton; W. E. Murlin, Bovier; B. H. Johnston,
Mendota; "William Walton. Hlgbee; H. J.
Cantwcll, St. Louis; A. A Daugherty. Mine
La Motte; Hugh McGregor," Potosl; John
Kingston. Granby; J. W. Aylor. Webb City;
Henry Brumbeck. Mt. Vernon; F. P. Graves,
Doe Run; R. X. Cooper, L. D. Arnold. Grant
S. Watkins. G. W. Gregory. St. Joseph;
Frederick H. Rogers, Joplin.
Jfew Mexico.
C T. Brown, C. It. Keyes, Socorro; A. W.
Harris, Kingston; T. H. Jcnks, F. A. Jones,
Albuquerque; C. L. Herrick, Magdalena;
George W. Prlchard. "White Oaks; W. A Mc
Ivers, Kogal; Mrs. E. F. Pearson, Robert H.
Hopper. Hillsboro; Don H. Kedzie. Lords
burg; H. J. Relllng. Elizabethtown; O. W.
Alexander, CeriUos; W. H. Xewcomb. Silver
City; F. J. Davidson. Plnos Altos; D. C. Win
ters. Las Vegas; C. J. Gavin. Raton; B. J.
Young. Red River; Thomas J. Curran. Al
buquerque; J. W. Agers, Santa Fe.
Indiana.
Hugh Shirkel, Clinton; James McCIellan,
Brazil; James Epperson, Indianapolis, Mine
Inspector: Job Freeman, Linton; A. M. Ogle.
Indlapalolls; R. S. Tennant, Terre Haute; J.
J. Higgins; Clinton; C. A Eastman, Brazil;
Professor T. K. Hicks. Fort Wayne; James
Fielder. Ayrshire; W. G. Knight, W. D.
Horn, Terre Haute; David Ingalls, Oakland
City; Frederick C. Barrett, Fort Wayne;
Crawford Fairbanks, Terre Haute; Charles
McCulloch, Fort Wayne; Thomaa Taggart,
Indianapolis; John H. Baas, S. R. Alden.
Richard Townsend, Fort Wayne: C. W. Hoo
ven. Anderson: O. P. Eversole, L. C Hunter,
Robert S. Fisher, Fort Wayne.
Wisconsin. '
H. J. Conner, Klrby Thomas, P. M., Wil
liam Pattlson, Station A. Superior.
Alabama.
Julian Kendrick. J. R. Carter. Arsklne
Ramsay, Birmingham; "W. W. Brandon, E. J.
C. Snow, F. C. Blair, Tuscaloosa.
Georgia.
A W. Fickett. Atlanta. . ;
2ew York.
C. B. Knox. F. D. Oliver, J. p. Arger
slnger, Johnstown.
Washington.
Thurston Daniels, Vancouver; L. G. Bar
ron. Walla Walla; W. A. Gray, Wlnlock; Johri
B. Allen. Seattle; William F. Merchant,
Walla Walla; L. K. Armstrong. Spokano:
John B. Allen. Jr.. L. N. Rosenbaum. Seat
.Ue; J.. L. Hosklnsoa. George W. Ottitxsaiu
OFFICERS OF THE AMERICAN MINING CONGRESS WHICH CONVENES IN PORTLAND TOMORROW
Colonel Thomas Ewlnc, of Los Angeles,
First Vice-President.
Will A. Steele, Cosmopolls; Worth Belden,
Frank C. Lavigne. John F. Monyhan. Spo
kane; Samuel I. Silverman, R. W. Rodda,
F. M. Shelton, W. C. Rutter, Chester F. Lee,
James C. Glvens, John E. McManua, A. B.
Ernst, Seattle; J. W. Morgan, Charles Hauber,
W. G. Honeycutt, Walla Walla.
Kentucky.
Kick Becher, Peter Monlon, Henry. Lee,
Henderson; F. Paul Anderson, Dr. J. T. Slade,
Legthgton.
Massachusetts.
Charles C Mann, O. M. Scoville. George R.
Presbrey, Maiden.
Wyoming.
J. B. Hassett, Saratoga; W. C Henry, En
campment; Alfred Brlle. Dillon; H. C Beeler,
Cheyenne; B. H. Tlbbals. South Pass; Henry
Schnitzel, Kerwln; J. R. Painter, Painter; A.
T. Holmes, Laramie; John Leadbetter. Battle;
A. D. Lee, Douglas; W. G. Klrwln, Evan
eton. Utah.
Hon. Lafayette Holbrooke, Hon. J. W. N.
Whltecotton. John R. Twelves, Provo City;
Frank B. Cook; Harry S. Josephs. A J. Da
vis, Salt Lake City; Senator Thomas Keama,
Congressman Joseph Howell. W. H. Child, C.
C. Goodwin, Harry Joseph, James EL Jennings,
C. B, Loose, ex-Senator Frank J. Cannon, Sen
ator Reed Smoot, Professor J. R Talmage,
John Dern, C. L. Rood, P. T. Farnsworth,
Simon Bamberger, John A Klrby.
North Carolina.
J. A. Holmes. Chapel Hill; C. J. Harris,
Dlllsboro; General R. F. Hoke, Raleigh; Jo
seph H. Pratt. Chapel Hill; R. T. Clay well,
Morgantown; R. W. Lasslter, Oxford; S. A
Jones, Waynesvllle; A. W. Graham. Oxford;
Walter Brem. Charlotte; W. G. Wilson. Wil
son's Mills; Robert Gallusha, Marble; J. W.
Fry, Greensboro: A Three, John Wilkes, W.
D. Rock. Charlotte.
Michigan.
F. G. Benham. R. M. Randall. . Saginaw;
M. L. Davies, E. B. Foss, Bay City; James
McXaughton, James Chynoweth, Calumet;
Charles Smith. Hubbell; R. H. Shields, Han
cock; Dr. L. L. Hubbard, Houghton: Dunbar
D. Scott. Phoenix: Thomas L. Handy, F. S.
Handy, G. W. Handy, West Bay City; Ar
thur Barnard, Saginaw.
Minnesota,
Fred J. Bowman, C. R. Hall, J. C. Relbe.
O. B. Bachman, Minneapolis; J. W. Wallace,
Duluth; George M. Bennett, Minneapolis; E.
C. Mills. J. D. Lamont, Virginia; G. H. Mun
ger, Sparta; J. D. Schilling, Blwabik; J. H.
Heardlng. S. E. Helps, Glen R. Brown, C
E. Bailey. C. W. Klmberly. Eveleth; P.
Mitchell. Captain Redfern. A P. Sllllman',
Hlbblng; M. S. Hawkins, Mountain Iron; John
Pengllly, Ely; Fred ilensolt, St. Paul.
Iowa.
S. S. Carrutbers, Bloomfleld; C. C Pugh,
Serious Blow to Municipal Water System
San Francisco Unable to Control the Tuolumne Supplp.
AN FRANCISCO, Aug. 17. (Spe
cial Correspondence.) Efforts which
have been made for some time past
to secure for San Francisco a large and
adequate municipal water system have
suffered a severe check through the de
velopments of the last few days. The
argument for the new system lay in the
assertion that the Spring Valley Water
Company, which .now supplies the city,
had an Insufficient number of wells and
no means or intention of adding more.
Chief Engineer Schussler, of the water
company, has taken occasion during a
suit now before court to show that the
Spring Valley people have sources of
supply In Alameda County, which will be
adequate for the city for 50 years to
come. The second blow to the proposed
municipal system has come from an Irri
gation district. For the municipal sup
ply It was the Intention to Impound the
water of tho Tuolumne River near its
source In the mountains beyond the Yo
semlte Valley. The Tuolumne River Is
used by the Modesto Irrigation District
upon thousands of acres of land. The
irrigation district has complied with the
law fn all respects and has first call upon
the Tuolumne waters. The supply Is
sufficient for both projects and arrange
ments were pending to fix upon some
basis of division. The trustees of the
Modesto Irrrlgatlon District have just
notified the San Francisco authorities,
however, that an extension which they
plan will not allow them to share the
supply with this city.
Following close upon tho heels of the
matrimonial infelicities of the Harry
Corson Clarke household has come an
other scandal involving San Francisco
theatrical folk. Charles H. Jones, stage
manager of Fischer's Theater, In this
city, has left for other parts,, and with
him has gone Miss Martha de Roy, a
chorus girl of the same theater. Mr.
Jones and Miss de Roy did not bid their
friends good-bye and the former left no
word of farewell to his wife and children.
Mr. Jones Is well known all over the
United States as an expert In fancy
marches and spectacular stage effects.
He was with the Southwell Opera Com
pany for a number of years in the East,
and before coming to Fischer's he was
with Caverly and Raymond In tho Rog
ers Bros.' plays. He came to Cali
fornia about a year ago with this com
pany. The chorus leader of the same
company was Miss de Roy. Jones re
ceived an offer from Fischer's to remain
in San Francisco and accepted. It hap
pened shortly after that Fischer's was in
need of a pretty chorus girl and Jones
suggested Miss de Roy. She accepted
and filled the part until this week.
Jones had confessed his admiration for
Miss dc Roy to his friends, who In turn
repilnded him that his first duty was to
his wife and children. When urged by
the Fischer's management to desist In
his attentions to Miss de Roy, Jones de
cided to leave the city. He said nothing
to the management, but he and Miss de
Roy packed their trunks and left They
are said to be In Chicago.
Melbourne McDowell, formerly tho hus
band of Fannie Davenport, and known
as a tragedian of the heaviest roles,
has taken unto himself another Wife. Mr.
McDowell is shortly to leave San Fran
cisco for Eortlaiid, where he is to fill an
engagement, and with him will so his
B. C. Patterson, of Omaha, Second Vice
President. Adel; D. O. Campbell, Cleveland; W. G.
Hodge, Hooking; John P. White. Oskaloosa;
C. H. Morris, Ed Gray, Des Moines;
Robert Kennedy, Frazler; W. WIdmer, Sey
mour; J.. W. Berry, Clarlnda; Hon. T. J.
Phillips, Ottumwa; "G. H. Ramsey, Oskaloosa;
J. A J. Powers, Knoxvllle; W. G. Shepard,
Jr., Colax.
Maryland.
Ernest Brackett, Cumberland; Davlsson
Armstrong, A E. Hltchens, B. S. Randolph.
Forstburg; Henry Shrlver, Mount Salvage.
Illinois.
Edward Mitchell, Carbondale; Randolph
Smith, Flora; William G. Halbert, Westvllle;
J. H. Pierce, Kewanee; W. S. Cherry, James
.Condrcn, Strcater: E. T. Bent, OglesDy; "Wil
liam Allen, La Salle; Lee Klncald, Athens.
Isaac Wantllng, Peoria; W. E. Smith. Coal
City; Stuart Brown, George M. Black, Frank
Godley, Springfield; George Simpson, Mount
Olive; "John Rollo, Murphysboro; Ernest Pratt
Herman Justi, C L. Scroggs, A. L. Sweet,
L. P. Freldstradt, J. A Agee, H. N. Taylor,
Thomas Lemon, Chicago; A J. Moorshead,
East St. Louis.
Colorado.
William L. Wilson. Denver; Victor C. Al
derson. Golden; Spencer Penrose, Colorado
Springs; D. R. C. Brown. Aspen; Harry
Hugh Lee, Denver-; A E. Carlton, Cripple
Creek; J. Wellington Finch. Denver; Fred
Shaffer, Idaho Springs; Frank Hall, Denver:
Golden Barrett, Sllverton; Alonzo Coan, Boul
der; Percy S. R'Jder. Rico: E. R. Hanley.
Camp Bird; James T. Smith, J. C. Sanford,
James W. Abbott, Dr. F. J. Crane, W. F. R.
Mills, W. F. Kendrick, H. J. Mayham, William
H. Hilburn. Julius Alchele. Denver.
Maine.
Walter E. Plummer, Lisbon Falls; T. A.
Josselyn, Portland; Elmer D. Smith, Pltts
fleld; Robert M. Staples, Washington; M. E.
M. Blandlng, Bangor: Herbert Dyer, Port
land: C. W. Davis. Watervllle; Robert J.
Williams, Williamsburg; J. T. Small, Lewis
ton; George H. Morse, Pittsfield; H. H. Pat
ten, Bangor; H. G. Hodgkins, Eastport;
Charles D. Shaw, Greenville.
Dominion of Canada.
Eugene Haanel, Ph. D., superintendent of
mines.
A E. Barlow, D. Sc., economic geologist,
Geological Survey of Canada.
Montana,.
Samuel Moore, Great Falls; Daniel Lenny,
Nelhart; David Wood. Stockett; H. S. Clark,
Butte; C. F. Allen, Pittsburg: N. R. Leonard,
Butte School of Mines; Eugene B. Braden,
Helena, Mont.
Nebraska,
C. H. Brunner. Thomas Carroll, Robert
Bridge, Fremont; E. Benjamin Andrews, Lin
coln; Guy C. Barton, W. J. Broatch, Omaha;
W. S. Brown, Fremont: John T. Bresler,
Wayne; N. A. Duff, Nebraska City; A J.
bride, who Is but 19 years old. McDow
ell's marriage comes at the end of a
long chapter of troubles which have
dogged him since the first of the year.
He was playing an engagement at the
Grand Opera-House here until outsiders
took a hand In the box-offlce receipts In
order to get back payments for cos
tumes and grease paint. Then a note
reached the Coroner saying McDowell
was going to kill himself. McDowell de
nied authorship of the note and himself
denied the reports of his death. Next he
tried vaudeville. All went well In San
Jose, Sacramento and Stockton, but at
Fresno things went awry again and
McDowell hastened back to San Fran
cisco and upon his arrival It was learned
that ho was married. The brldo Is Miss
Woodln, who was educated at a convent
in Benelra, Cal. Since coming to San
Francisco a few months ago she has been
a matinee girl and McDowell was her
hero. Day after day she occupied a box
to gaze upon him. McDowell became In
terested, was introduced and became
more Interested. His wife says she is
going to study for the stage and play
real heroine to her hero.
A memorial In the shape of a home for
the aged was dedicated here the other
day by Edward .J. Le Breton, who gave
$350,000 for Its erection. It was built as
a monument to the memory of his mother
and father. Its control has been placed
In the hands of tho Little Sisters of the
Poor for the use of their wards, Indigent
aged men and women. Irrespective of
creed and nationality. It Is an Immense
brick structure which stands at the base
of the Presidio slope.
The next few weeks will witness a
great exodus of California people bound
for the St, Louis Fair. The greater num
ber will go on two separate excursions to
be run the first week of September. One
will carry about 1000 members of the or
der of Native Sons and the other will
carry almost as many, who will take
advantage of the trip to be made by the
Southern California Editorial Association.
California day at the Fair will be Sep
tember 9, the 54th anniversary of the ad
mission of California to the Union as .
state. The celebration of the event has
been placed In the hands of a California
committee. A feature will be a largo re
ception at the California building.
In order that the ruling favorable to
John A. Benson made by Judge Lacombe
In Washington may not apply to the cases
of F. A. Hydo and H. P. Dimond, accused
of land fraudst Judge A. B. Pugh, as
sistant attorney In the Department of the
Interior, crossed the continent to address
the court for 30 minutes In San Fran
cisco. Efforts are being made to prevent
the removal of Hyde and Dimond to
Washington for trial on the grounds that
the offense, If any, was against Oregon
and California and not the Federal Gov
ernment. These are the arguments Ben
son's attorney used. Judge Pugh, how
ever, has brought forth precedent to
show that the offense would be against
the Federal Government in so far as It
It Interference with the rights and func
tions of the Government.
A lively meeting of the business men
of San Francisco has resulted In an ap
peal to Secretary Hay to protect the
city's commerce with the Orient. It is
felt that the danger from seizures Is by
no mrnns over, and that the danger Trill
J. Frank Watson, of Portland, Third
Vice-President,
Durland, Norfolk; George H. Hicks. Omaha;
William Hayward. Nebraska City; P. E. Mc
Killlp. Humphrey; H. H. Nicholson, Lincoln;
Richard C. Patterson, James H. Pratt, Omaha;
George W. B. Dorsey. Fremont; B, W. Rich
ardson, Omaha; L. K. Schoenleber, Ceresco;
L. P. Larson, O. F. Turner, Fremont.
Arizona.
John H. Page, Grand view; Walter Douglas,
Bisbee; W. B. Defty, L. E. Hewlns, Phoenix;
Colonel Thomas Ewing, Los Angeles, Cal.;
E. A. Haggett. Mayer; A. D. Barnhart, Pres
cott; C. E. Mills. Morencl; Howard W. Kemp
er, Kingman"; Thomaa Hughea, Sr., Tucson;
Fredrlc J. Martin, Fortuna; N C. Berray.
Globe: R. R. Richardson, Patagonia; W. F.
Staunton, Tombstone.
District of Columbia.
S. F. Damons, J. S. Miller, F. L. Ransome,
Washington.
Oregon.
W. B. Sherman, Clarence Polndexter, C. C.
HIgglns, Grant's Pass; E. S. McComas, Union;
O. M. Crouch, Henry Coe, Paul Baumel, Port
land; D. L. KlUen. H. H. Nicholson, Frank
Shelton. Anthony Mohr, James A. Howard,
L. G. Lllley, Otto Herlocker. L. R. Bellman,
Fred D. Fuller, Fred D. Smith, Sumpter; H.
L. Henderson, F. R. Stokes, Louis Cordes.
Astoria; B. J. Frazler, C. D. Emmons, E. H.
Ingham. Eugene: G. G. Warner, Cottage Grove;
J. M. Retalllc, Grant's Pass; W. S. Hasklns,
Glendale; A. D. McQueen. H. L. Pittock, L.
Zimmerman, E. Cannon, Portland; C. T. San
ford. Ashland: C. W. Nlbley, La Grande;
Frank S. Balllle. Al Gelser, Sumpter; H. E.
Foster, .L. B. Wlckersham, Grant's Pass; Ar
thur Buckbee. Baker City; William Harris, W.
B. Dennis, Black Butte; T. C. Smith, C. L.
Johnson; Otto Hansen. Salem; I. B. Hammond,
J. H. Flsk. F. J. Hard, Portland.
British Columbia
Herbert Carmlchael, W. M. Brewer, D. J.
Sutton, Victoria.
California.
E. A. RIx. A. H. Halloran, W. H. Storms.
J. H. Neff. W. S. Keyes, San Francisco;
Charles G. Yale, Oakland; Thomas Ewing.
George M. Chartler, G. S. Holmes, Fred J.
Slebert, L. H. Mitchell, Gall Borden, H. M.
Gorman, J. M. Day, J. J. Davis, Loa Angeles.
Kansas.
'Wilbur A. Weston, J. O. Fife, Abner B.
Smith, Kansas City.
South Dakota.
Elwood C Perisho, Vermillion; C. C. O'Hara.
Rapid City; J. M. Lawson, Aberdeen; S. W.
Russell, W. S. Elder, Harris Franklin, Dead
wood; Jonathan Wright, Custer; Fred Crots,
Keystone r W. S. O'Brien, T. H. Goodman. A.
L. Read, Lead; F. R. Baldwin. Maltland; O.
B. Amsden, Roubalx; John Blatchford, Terry;
John Gray, Terravllle.
Idaho.
Henry M. Lancaster, Rathdrunt; John Selg-
continue as long as the war lasts. A con
ference was held with the Pacific Mall
Company, but the officials stated posi
tively that they would not run the risk
entailed with their new passenger boats.
They suggested, though, that If the situ
ation In the Far East clears up to any
appreciable extent that freighters might
be put on to carry cargoes to Japan for
tho present. Senator Perkins has taken
an active Interest In the situation and
will personally talk the matter over with
the officials in Washington.
The Park Commissioners have once
more become the laughing .stock of. the
citizens, through their judgment on things
artistic. The 'city's charter provides that
"one member of the commission must be
an artist and among his other duties ho
is required to pass on pctures submitted
for the art gallery of the museum. The
artist of the board Is A. Aitman, an
instructor in the Hopkins School of De
sign. He has just rejected a plcturo of
fered to the commission for the museum.
Aitman said the picture was not worthy
a place In tho same gallery where the
masterpieces of local artists are dis
played. It turns out, however, that the
picture is a famous painting by Desvar
reux, entitled "La Prise du Drapeau
Waterloo." It has been exhibited In the
salon in Paris and there received special
commendation. Aitman a few weeks ago
rejected a figure study, which was also
an European masterpiece. In order not
to humiliate Aitman and to appease the
public, Mayor Schmltz has transferred
him to the School Board.
The" transport Sheridan came In with
weird tales of the sea the other day.
Lieutenants ran the deck in pajamas and
drank with enlisted men, some officers
of the ship sought bribes to perform the
functions Imposed upon them by the Gov
ernment, and a Major on board caned
the child of a woman passenger. Ser
geant William K. Carswell. of Company
A, Twentieth Infantry, makes the bribery
charges, Lieutenant Howard and some of
his companions are charged with the un
due revelry on deck and Major Appel Is
accused by Mrs. Thornton, an Indignant
mother, of beating her child. The courts
have already been called upon to disen
tangle the network of accusations.
Thomas JJ. Walker, the millionaire lum
berman, has returned In a substantial
manner a kindness shown him some five
yeara ago. At that time, while passing
through Shasta County, he was taken
sick, and his case was so serious that he
was lodged In tho nearest house, which
happened to bo that of Mr. and Mrs. J.
A. Carberry, an aged couple. The old
woman nursed him and In a few days
Walker was able to travel. Fortune since
then has been cruel to Mrs. Carberry.
She lost her husband, her son sold their
property, lost the money and finally was
killed, leaving the aged woman but a
hut to dwell In and not enough to eat.
Walker learned of this the other day
and called upon Mrs. Carberry. She Is
SO years old and Walker found her In
the deepest poverty. He purchased her
old home for her, including 360 acres of
land, stored her house "with provisions and
arranged that she should be taken care of.
The Supreme Court has decided that the
$15,000,000 bond Issue recently voted by
San Francisco Is legal. This means that
the Improvements for which they are to
be issued will be undertaken without de
lay. New schoolhouses, an extension to
the park, a new sewer system, Important
street work, tho creation of new public
squares, a new city library and a new city
hnsnital axe included in the Improvements.
Irwin Mahon, of Carlisle, Pa., Secretary.
win. Mineral; MUton A Brown, Challls; Rob
ert N. Bell, Boise; T. D. Babbitt, Nampa; E.
P. Cowen, Mountain Home; H. W. Dorman,
Pearl; Thomas rL. Greenough, Mullan; John
Klnkald, Boise; Frank. C. Mandell. Halley;
Professor Alfred S. Miller, Moscow; George
Rogers, Boise; Lawrence Green, Clayton; F.
a Tinker, Idaho City; W. C. Miller, Wallace;
Dr. D. R. McDonald. D. C. Nevln, H. A.
March, Welser.
Arkansas.
W. T. Tyler, S. B. Redding, W. B. Lenon.
Little Rock.
HUNT MSSING- SONS.
Dying Mother Wishes to Find Boys
Who Came to Oregon.
In Warrensburg, 111., a small village 40
miles southeast of Peoria, an aged mother
lies dying without the consolation of the
presence of her two sons. Her name Is
iU'a- J-mmger, and she Is 85 years
of age. t
Gilbert and William DIHingen the two
""a aue Prays sne may see before she
dies, are supposed to be In Oregon. They
came to the Northwest ahnnt w- -r0.
ago. William never wrote home after
reutmng uregon. but Gilbert wrote regu
larly Until threft vpnrs nm olni i.ui.
- "o jv- r.niun
time his mother and other relatives have
iicitm notnincr irora him.
Gilbert was a member of the surveying
partv sent from the old Fourteenth Regi
ment, stationed at Vancouver to Alaska.
He returned safely from the expedition
and wrote home at that time, telling them
he had left the Army at- the expiration
of his time and was going into Southern
Oregon to take. a timber claim. That
was the last ever heard from him, and it
is a question whether he is still alive.
D. D. Berman, of Corvallls, who was
born and raised In the part of Illinois
where the Dllllngers reside, has just re
turned from a visit to his old home, and
he promised the dying mother before he
left that ho would make an attempt to
find her sons. He discovered that Gilbert
worked at blacksmlthlng in McMlnnvlHe
when he first came to Oregon, that he
went to Alaska with the surveying party
and upon his return to Portland went Into
Southern Oregon to take up a timber
claim. There all trace of him ends. Noth
ing Is known of the whereabouts of Will
iam, the other son, as his relatives never
heard from him after he reached the
Coast. T. E. Beach, another old-time ac
quaintance of the Dllllnger boys. Is also
aiding in the search. He lives at 2S9
Wasco street, this city.
STRUCK IN HEAD BY CROWBAR
Frank Mayer Suffers a Painful and
Serious Injury.
Frank Mayer, aged 43 years, who lives
at the New Western Lodging-house, was
seriously injured at 5 o'clock yesterday
evening at the corner of Fifth and Stark
streets, where he was employed in re
pairing the tracks of tho Portland Rail
way Company. He was removed to the
Good Samaritan Hospital, vwhere he was
resting easily at a late hour last night.
In company with another employe,
Mayer was prying up a rail by means of
a crowbar. In some manner the crow
bar slipped and flew backward, the sharp
point striking Mayer at the side of the
right eye, inflicting a painful and serious
wound. It was thought at first that the
mans eye would be lost, but physicians
stated last night that the chances for
saving It were good.
LITTLE SUSPENSION OF TRAFFIC
Morrison-Street Bridge Work Will
Cause Only Slight Inconvenience.
Within a week or so work will com
mence on the central draw pier of the
new Morrison-street bridge. The contrac
tors are waiting, for the pier on the west
end of the draw to be filled before start
ing upon the central support.
All river traffic will be diverted from
THE STORE NOTED FOR BEST
PRE-EMPTORY SALE
BLANKETS, COMFORTERS
The urgent need of more room in our basement compels us
to make a sacrifice of Blankets and Comforters, carried over from
last season.
' MAKE A NOTE OF THE PRICES
Comforters, cretonne covered,
white batting, regular price
$1.50; while they last. ..95
The regular $1.75 grade, and
they are fine; take all you
want for $1.25
Silk finished fancy moreen
covered Comforters, worth
$3.50; go at $1.50
This lot is limited.
French Sateen, extra fine
Dbwnaline Quilts, worth
$6.50; are yours for. . $4.25
CURTAINS ARE INCLUD
. ED IN THIS SALE.
THE OKLY EXCLUSrVE
the east stria nt Aom .
through the west side. This is necessary
because the new pier will be further out
In tno ctvAn i . .
... ..w ouKuu man me present pier, rne
Pier upon which work Is now being rushed
IR hAlTir filing .
- a ui. at me rate or w cudic
yards a day.
ma IS nJ definltel- promised that the
52 ,WiK ,not be cIcsed tor 30 days.
SiTv all0Wed b' the contract. Sev-
SrLfVV" Pers across the
dSI6 hZt t0 nearIy satire
fherTwm hi3 WU1 be repeated but
fnri 6 no coniPlete stoppage of
feared trafflc' as has 1-Vbeen
,,ie 116 Z StSeI structre is already as
suming shape under the hands of the S0
odd men employed upon it. The eastern
span is practically completed, and the
tS'S?r Plr WOrks ard toward
the middle of the rlyer and the draw.
CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT
A. J. Berg, Arrested at Goldendale,
Will Be Brought to Portland.
A. J. Berg, Vancouver agent of the
Singer Manufacturing Company ar
rested at Goldendale for larceny by em
bezzlement amounting: to J500, will be
prought to Portland by Deputy Sheriff
John Cordano, who has gone to Gold
endale after him.
The alleged discrepancies are said to
include a check on the Vancouver Na
tional Bank for $90 and the price of
five machines sold and unaccounted for
also $60 collections. ""mea ior,
Berg was arrested on a warrant
sworn out by W. D. Church. superWs-
S?LaSnt fr the comPy for Oregon
The charge on which he will be
brought here to answer is that of col
lecting $10 from Mrs. A. Zin Vho re
sides at Twenty-fourth and Sherlock
streets. The courts have jurIs"dicrion
over this offense. A warrant is S
out In Vancouver. Berg is a SwoX
and lived at Sellwood. His bondsmen
areAusrust Nelson and Ernest G Hock.
CITY PARK CONCERT TODAY.
Brown's Band Will Play This After
noon at 2:30.
The following popular programme has
been selected for today's concert at the
City Park, beginning at 2:30 P. M.:
March "Coronation' Mevcrho-
Waltzes-"WeddlnFr of the Winds"....?1 Han
Overture "Zampa" Herow
Serenade--Celebrated" ischubert
B. F. Drlecoll.
Excerpts from '"The Prince of Pllsen"..I,uderg
Intermission.
(a) Quartet for trombones Selected
(b) March humoresque "The Kangaroo
Court" gt jona
Messrs. Brown. Miller. Whan "and
Wennerstrom.
Scenes from "Carmen" Bizet
Caprice "Badinage" Herbert
Gems-from "Maid Marian" DeKoven
Characteristic two-step "Dixie Land".. Haines
Charles L. Brown, conductor.
CITY MAY BUY AFRICAN LION
Owner Is Negotiating With the Park
Board for Purchase.
A fierce East African lion may soon
become one of the several new attrac
tions at the City Park zoo. The animal
Is "Iiobengula," who is now on exhibi
tion In the city. His owner. A. J. Morri
son, has been Interviewed by two mem
bers of the Park Board concerning the
purchase of His Leonine Majesty. The
matter will probably be laid before the
next meeting of the Park Board. The
great obstacle In the way of the pur
chase la the chronic lack of funds. As
with the bison now In the zoo. It Is more
than probable that private subscriptions
must buy "Lobengula."
Mr. Morrison captured the Hon on the
east coast of Africa when 4 months old.
The animal Is now aged 5 years and 9
months, but Is not yet fully developed.
To Vote on Schooihouse.
Unable to arrive at any satisfactory con
clusions as to what kind of schooihouse
to build In Arleta, District 47, recently
organized between Woodstock and Lents,
the Directors have called a mass-meeting
of the .people for Monday night In tho
Presbyterian Church to vote on what
they want done. Chairman W. School
ing says that when It was found that the
proposed six-room building could not bo
built under the law, the Directors de
cided to put up two small temporary
structures until a permanent building
could, be built.
"These temporary buildings," says Mr.
Schooling, "were each to contain two
rooms, four rooms In all. There was an
other proposition to erect a two-story
building, wholly 'impracticable. So we de
cided to give the people a chance to
say what they want done and have called
a meeting or the people for next Monday
night. I am sure that the best plan will
be to put up the two temporary buildings
as the Directors proposed until we can
erect a permanent schooihouse."
BUSINESS ITEMS.
If Baby Is Cutting Teeth.
Be sure and use that old and well-tried remedy.
Urs. Wlnelow'a Soothing Syrup, for children
teethlnsr. It soothes the child, softens the gums,
allays all pain, cures wind colic and diarrhoea.
While on your vacation take Hood's Sarsa-
yixruia. it will neio DUUd up your sirciiftw.
GOODS AT LOWEST PRICES
Oregon White Wool Blankets,
full size, worth $4.25; while
they last $2.95
Better grade White Blankets,
worth $4.75 ; take 'em for the
low price of $3.45
Gray all-wool Blankets, stand
ard value, $3.50; take 'em for
the low price of $2.45
Come quick for this blanket.
Cotton Flannel Blankets, soft,
fluffy and full size, for 57r
pair up to $1.00
TABLE LINENS ARE IN
CLUDED IN THIS SALE,
DKY GOODS STOHS IK THE CITY.