THE STJ2TDAY 0HEG.0NIA3& POBTLANB, APRIL 15, 1905.
NOT GUT THE RATES
Government Panama Railway
Only a Protection.
MAY BE A CLUB AT ANY TIME
Chairman Shonts Says the United
States Has .No Intention of Using
RoacMo Compete With Trans
Continental Trunks.
WASHINGTON, April 15. (Special.)
Railroad rate legislation o a drastic na
ture, at least bo far as it affects trans
continental lines, will be In the power of
the Government after next Monday. This
power, according to unairman cnonts, or
the Panama Canal Commission, will not
have to bo exercised.
Mr. Shonts and members of the Com
Tn!crfnn uMll m In New York Mondav and
attend the reorganization of the Panama
Railroad. On the strength of tne govern
ment ownership of the canal and the
railroad, they will be members of the
board of directors, and Mr. Shonts -will
become the president of the Panama
Railroad. ,
In an interview today Shonts was asked
what action would be taken at the meet
ing, and what new rates scheduled would
be proposed, the existence of which would
force down the competing rates of trunk
lines across the continent.
Not Affect Trans-Continental Lines.
"You may say positively," said Mr.
Shonts. "that the Government's owner
ship of the Panama line will In no way
affect the business of the railroads In
the United States. The Government has
taken over the Panama Railroad as a
means of assisting Jn the construction of
the canal, not as an undertaking in com
petition with the railroads of the country.
"I do not think the rates at present on
general merchandise for trans-Isthmian
haul will be altered. The Government
does not propose to run the railroad in
opposition to systems owned privately in
the United States.
"The control of the line, however, places
in the hands of the Government a power
ful Instrument that could be used at any
time to force down transcontinental rates
should they become exorbitant No such
action at present seems necessary."
The statement, coming from one who is
probably closer than any one in Washing
ton to President Roosevelt's canal policy,
apparently sets at rest the apprehensions
of raljroads interested, that heavy cuts In
rates on the Isthmus were contemplated.
Feared Big Rate Cut.
Representatives of lines that would have
been affected have been in Washington
for the past two weeks, suffering appar
ently from little less than a panic They
pointed out that the present charge per
toa from Colon to Panama could be cut
in half, and still maintain a profitable
operation of the railroad.
After July 12, the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company's monopoly of the railroad
business from Panama to San Francisco
will cease, the present contract expiring
on that date. With lines now owned by
the company and contemplated by the
Government, the latter will soon be die
posed to accept general shipments from
New York to San Francisco via the isth
mus, and when the railroad is double
tracked, the route will sustain a heavy
volume of business.
Traffic men were afraid the Government
might handle such freight at about $1 a
ton. The average rate from New York
to San Francisco overland is now ?6 per
ton. Mr. Shonts was asked If John I
Brlstow, who was appointed by the Pres
ident as a special commissioner to Inquire
into the rate proposition, would appear
at the directors' meetings Monday. Mr.
Shonts saldlle did not know.
ELGHT HOURS WORK ON CANAL
Knights of Labor Also Ask That
Orientals Be Employed.
WASHINGTON, April 15. An all-day
meeting of the executive committee of the
Panama Canal Commission was held to
day to discuss the various phases of the
canal work, particularly those relating
to the duties of the engineer members of
the commission. ,
During the day a protest was filed by
the Knights of Labor against the employ
ment of laborers on the canal construc
tion work for more than eight hours a
day, and against the employment of Chi
nese and Japanese laborers at all. By di
rection of the committee the Knights of
Labor were informed that the subject
would be considered fully. It has not
been determined definitely when the ex
ecutive committee of the commission will
go to the Isthmus of Panama, but It is
expected they will go in a month or Ave
weeks.
On Monday next a meeting of the com
mission will be held at the headquarters
of the Panama Railroad Company In New
York to discuss matters relating particu
larly to the operation of the railroad.
HOW "BUCK" EWING HADE GOOD
Ball-Player Tells Experience In First
Game for Cleveland.
"I've been in many a tight place in
baseball," said "Buck" Ewlng, one after
noon, when he was swapping yarns In this
city with a friend, says the New York
Evening Telegram, "and there has been
many a game that I was eager enough to
win to fight for. If it came down to a
question of an exchange of courtesies,
but I never walked to the plate more
ahftlous to win a contest than one in
which I played when a member of the
Cleveland nine.
"I had been traded from New York to
Cleveland In exchange for George Davis.
I was all in as a catcher and was to
play right field for Cleveland. There had
been no end of a howl in the Forest City
because Davis- had been let go, and it
was up to me to make good with the bat
or lose my grip In Cleveland.
"In the first game in which I played
OH the Cleveland ground we were behind
when we came in for the last half of
the ninth. I don't know whether it was
one run or two, and It doesn't make much
difference, anyhow. When I came to bat
we had enough men on the bases to win
if a long hit was forthcoming. I had hit
a few in my time although, if 1 re
member well, I had hit little or nothing
that afternoon and as I made my way
to the plate I said to myself, 'Here's my
chance.' Before I got to the batter's box
I had stage fright I fairly shook, and
a strike got away from me before I set
tled down. I can't think now who the
pitcher was, but after another ball had
been called he gave me a low one over
the outside corner, just where I wanted
it, and I landed the ball over the center
fielder's head and won the game.
"Luck? Yes. But what a dead one I
would have been had I missed It!"
WAR STOPS RACING IN. RUSSIA
JrO. Keene Receives Word That Out
look for Sport Is Poor.
According to recent advices received in
this country there will be "little, if. any,
racing in Russia during the coming sea
son, as it is reported that the govern
ment has seized upon all the available
funds of the Jockey Club to meet the ex
imnse of the war,, and that the organ
ization was unable to pay off Its stakes
and purses toward the end of last sea
son. J.-O. Keene, the American trainer who
handled the horses belonging to Baron
Larczeff during 1902 and 1303, was under
contract to the same man this season.
He has recently been notified that the
prospects for racing were not -ery prom
ising and has decided to remain in this
country, says the Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune During his career as a trainer In Rus
sia Keene developed and started Sirdar,
winner of the Imperial Derby at St.
Petersburg, and Irish Lad, winner of the
Derby at Moscow. He now has 35 young
sters, all bred in the jurplo at Kcene
land farm, la Kentucky.
When- the racing- began In California
he went West and bought a stable of
seasoned horses to be sent to Russia.
They will be raced in this country this
season.
YOUNG BECOMES "GLOOMY GUS"
Veteran Pitcher Says "Spit Ball" Will
Kill Baseball.
The veteran "Cy" Young Is of the opin
ion there will be the deuce to pay. He
said in an Interview with a New Orleans
correspondent there la no doubt at all
that the coming season will be attended
with less batting than ever In the history
of the game.
"They simply cannot hit the spit ball,"
said Young. "Get accustomed to it? I
fail to see how. Here Is a delivery that
will fool even the catchers, and If it fools
them how can the batsmen eucceed In get
ting around it? How to remedy it? You
can search me. The abolition of the foul
strike rule Is the only remedy, and this Is
the only thing that can be done If one
wants batting.
"Then there Is this about the spit ball:
Any one can master It, and It will make a
first-rater out of a man who has found It
a difficult thing to hold his own in fast
company. Almost any one can become an
effective pitcher by the aid of that ball.
Yes, I have practiced It up, 'and I guess I
can send In a few. The crack pitchers
will be more effective than ever, and the
fair pitchers will become cracks.
"The batsmen will have all the confi
dence taken out of them. Something will
have to be done, for "the patrons of the
game, as well as the players, will set up a
howl that will have to be attended to.
You have got to have some batting, you
know. The game will be dead beyond pre
cedent unless this is done. I wouldn't be
surprised If the moguls were obliged to
give attention to the matter before the
season Is half over."
Who Was the Pessimist.
An Eastern paper sent out requests to
managers of major-league clubs to give
their opinions as to bow the clubs would
finish. Out of 16 responses there were 35
managers who claimed a gilt-edged chance
for the pennant Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune.
EASE FISHING.
Lively Carp Caught in the Street by
x Moonlight.
Los Angeles Times. ' .
Catching carp by moonlight in the mid
dle of Olive street may be set down as a
real novelty in Los Angeles. The trick
was done last flight about 10 o clock by
E. S. Dodge, who lives at Eighth and
Ollce. Dodge was going toward his homo
plunking through the water, which was
about six inches deep on the street. He
observed an odd movement in the stream
as he reached the middle of the street,
but passed on without giving the matter
any thought. It dawned on him after a
moment that there was something un
usual about the circumstance, and he
went back. After watching the water for
a few minutes he again saw the move
ment and to his surprise picked up a
young carp 12 Inches in length.
It made a real kick for liberty, and he
concluded it was no dead fish, took It
home and placed It In a tub of water.
Today he will exhibit it In a glass Jar
in his store window as the only fish ever
caught on a paved street.
E. S. Dodge, however. Is not the only
Dodge who has caught fish In a city
street. By a strange coincidence of
names and fisherman's luck, Arthur
Dodge, chief of the Times art depart
ment, had to dodge to avoid being bitten
by fish on his way home from work last
night. As he and a friend alighted from
a car at First street and Lake Shore ave
nue, they noticed something floundering
around in the water that covered the
street, which on investigation proved to
be a carp about ten Inches long. They
caught a second and a third, and this
morning will have fish for breakfast.
DAILY CITY STATISTICS.
Marriage Licenses.
Andrew Stain. 29; Bona D. Stain, 30.
G. A. Laue, 55, Yakima; Ella Schuck. 40.
William C. Franklin, 26; Bertha E. Mor
ris, 24.
Building Permits.
George McBean, store, Thurman, between
Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth, $100.
D. W. Carpenter, repair dwelling. Fifth,
between Grant and Sherman, $150.
A. Eplidsboel, store. Twenty-fourth, be
tween York and Keed, $200.
F. I. Weber, repair dwelling. Seventh, be
tween Jackson and College, $150.
Ileal Estate Transfers.
J. C "Wlndle. trustee, to M. X. Hol-
brook. 8 acres In James Johns' D.
II C $ S.000
G. E. Sellger et aL, to J. M. Cook,
33xOC2-3 feet in lots G and C,
block 122, Stephens' Addition 1,450
Sisters of Charity of Providence St.
Vincent's Hospital to public, pleco
property along 25th and Johnson 1
Ben Selling et at. to Jf. Klees, lots 23
and 24, block 2, Laurelwood Park. . 170
E. H. Dodge to R. M. Blsbee, lots 4.
5 and 6. block 1G. Alblna Homestead. 30
Ben Selling et al., to M. Schon, lots
IS and 19. block 3, Laurelwood Park 175
University Land Company to J. F.
Martin, lots 1 and 2, block 58, Uni
versity Park 450
J. Running and wife to A. B. Ander
son et aU south 36 H feet lot 5,
block 1, MuUnomab. 1,000
J. A. Melton and wife to G. F. Mc
Cllntock, lot 23. block 10, Point View 75
The Title Guarantee & Trust Company
to Louise Stevens, part K. W. U sec-
tlon 23. T. 1 N.. B, 2 E 337
Aloys Harold to G. A. Gue. lot 21.
block 132. University Park 20
H. C. Leonard to H. L. Corbett, 29?;
acres beginning 4 chains ' 81 links
north and 8 chains 34 links east of
southeast corner Torrence land claim 2,600
G. W. Brown to E. Carr, lot 5, block 4,
Arleta Park i
The Title Guarantee & Trust Company
to A. F. Kellaher, lqj 9. block 5.... 750
A. Evans and husband to S. Wilson
et al.. southeast Vi lot 1. block 40,
James Johns Addition 1,200
Oregon & California Railroad Company
to H. C. Leonard, lot 5, section 35,
T. IS., R. IE i 1,334
Saving & Loan Company to M. E.
Marhsall, lots 5 and C, block 122, city 10
H. C. Leonard to H. L. Corbett, a piece
property beginning southeast corner
lot 4. Palatine Hill 10
Mrs. R. Baxter et al., to R. S. Leabo.
70x100 feet, beginning CO feet east of
southeast corner block 21, Tlbbetts'
Addition 500
H. H. Kewhall and wife toll. A. Fair
weather et al.. undivided 1-10 lots 3
and 4. block 122, Stephens Addition,
and other property i
Sycamore Real Estate Company to J.
Burns, lot 1, block 10, Kern Park. .. 175
H. B. Coleman and wife to Victor
Land Company, lot 12. block 5, Tre
monfPark 10
Mrs. Chrlstla Neth to C. Neth, west 10
feet lot 5. block 4. Paradise Springs
Tract . 200
Mrs. C. -A. Kavanaugh to Keystone
View Company, lots 14 and 15, slock
34. Tremont Place 1
Portland Trust Company to Keystone
View Company, lot 13. block 34. Tre
mont Place... SO
Jefferson Still Very Weak.
PALM BEACH. Fla., April 15. Joseph
Jefferson has rallied from his precari
ous condition of Friday night and is re
ported better today. He Is In a very
weak state, "but his condition Js not
considered dangerous t "this time
LEADS THE GIANTS
Manager McCredie Is First at
the Bat
ATZ AND M'LEAN ARE NEXT
Portland Is Fourth In Team Batting
McLean Leads at First Base
McCredie Likewise Has Clean
Fielding Record,
Manager McCredie Is leading the
Giants at the bat He is there with .315,
and the next closest to him In point of
games is Atz, with .225 and Catcher Mc
Lean with .210. These averages were
compiled last Monday, and do not take in
Ee past series with Oakland. Portland
is fourth in team batting, with McLean
leading at first base and Clark In third
position. In fielding and at second base
and at short, the Giants are to the bad.
McLean has had a couple of different
chances behind the bat, but at that he
is there with .907. McCredie has a clean
fielding record. The averages follow:
The batting averages for the season so far
are as xoIIowb:
Player Games. AB. R. BH. P. C.
Thomas. Tacoma 4 8 1 5 .623
Shields. Seattle 2 8 0 5 .625
C Hall, Seattle 4 10 0 0 .600
Shea, San Francisco.. 2 6 1 4 .500
Henderson, Seattle... 2 4 0 2 .500
"Wheeler, San Fran... 5 17 ' 3 1 '."411
Irwin, San Francisco. 12 44 0 18 .409
Iberg, Oakland 2 5 0 2 .400
Hogan, Tacoma 3 11 2 4 .373
Flood, Los Angeles... 10 3 13 .351
Hogan, Oakland 1 3 0 1 .333
Graham, Oakland 3 9 1 3 .333
Eagan, Tacoma 11 42 1 14 .333
Hildebrand. San Fran. 12 39 10 14 -323
Spencer, San Fran.... 12 44 8 14 .31S
McCredie, Portland.. .11 38 3 12 .316
Bernard, Los Angeles. 10 36 6 11 .306
Cravath. Los Angeles. 10 36 5 11 .305
Graham, Tacoma..... 0 24 2 7. .291
Goodwin. Los Angeles. 2 7 1 2 .283
Eager. Los Angeles.. 3 7 0 2 .2S3
Nealon. San Fran.... 12 37 9 10 .270
N'ordyke, Tacoma. ...11 45 4 12 .266
Dunleavy, Oakland. ..12 38 5 10 .203
R. Hall. Seattle 12 38 4 10 .263
Miller. Seattle 12 42 7 11 .202
Frary. Seattle 9 31 3 8 .238
Brashear, Los Angeles 4 12 0 3 .230
Cates, Portland 14 0 1 .250
Spies. Los Angeles... 8 29 3 7 .241
Kane. Seattle ...12 42 2 10 .240
Sheehan. Tacoma 11 42 2 10 .23S
Clark. Portland 9 30 1 7 .233
Atz. Portland 11 33 4 8 .220
Garvin, Portland 3 9 0 2 .222
Van Haltren. Oakland 0 23 4 5 .217
Strleb. Oakland 12 37 3 8 .216
Dillon, Los Angel ts... 10 31 5 S .210
McLean. Portland:. ... 10 38 1 8 .210
Mohler, San Fran... 611 34 11 7 .200
Householder. Port. ...11 30 3 8 .205
Walters. San Fran... 12 44 10 9 .204
McHalc. Seattle 12 49 G 10 .204
Schmidt. Oakland 2 5 0 1 .200
Jones. Portland 3 10 1 2 .200
Miller. San Fran 3 10 2 2 .200
Mosklman, Oakland.. 4 10 0 2 .200
Van Burcn, Portland. 1 46 4 9 .19(5
Devereaux, Oakland.. 12 37 3 7 .189
Smith. Los Angeles... 8 32 4 6 .187
Doyle. Tacoma 11 45 0 8 .177
Franck, Portland .... 3 C 0 1 .106
Casey, Tacoma 11 30 8 6 .160
Toman. Los Angeles.. 10 32 1 C .160
Saum. Los Angeles.. 2 0 0 1 .106
Schlany. Portland ...11 38 2 0 .138
Runklc, Portland 11 38 2 6 .158
McLaughlin, Tacoma.. 11 40 3 6 .150
Houtz. Seattle 12 48 5 7 .140
Krugor. Oakland 12 41 0 6' .146
Keeie. Tacoma 2 6 0 1 .144
Lynch, Tacoma 11 42 2 0 .143
Egan. Seattle 2 7 0 1 .143
Henley. San Fran 2 7 0 1 .143
Gochnauer, San Fran. 12 20 4 1 .13
Ross, Los Angeles 9 39 2 5 .123
Swindells. Portland.. 2 8 0 1 .125
Wilson. San Fan 12 33 4 4 .121
Burns. Seattle 12 42 4 5 .110
Francks. Oakland 12 30 3 4- -111
Kelly. Oakland 12 48 1 5 .104
Fitzpatrlck, Tacoma.. 3 10 0 1 .100
Oswald. Oakland 3 10 0 1 .100
King, Oakland 6 20 2 2 .100
Players not mentioned In this list have not
made a hit this season.
Team. Batting.
In team batting the Seals lead the way
by a big margin, with, the Angels In sec
ond position. During the week each
club in the league had a decided falling
off, which demonstrates the fact that
very early in the season the pitchers are
always in better form than the batters,
and that the latter's eye Is defective In
the Spring. Oakland Is making the poor
est showing at ' the plate. The folloyr
ing are the figures:
Club Games. AB. R. BH. P. C.
San Francisco 12 270 73 97 .269
Los Angoles 10 310 24 75 .242
Tacoma 11 300 38 81 .219
Portland 11 345 24 75 .217
Seattle 12 405 38 81 .200
Oakland -12 337 33 46 .130
Team Fielding.
King Fisher's champion Tigers have
made the fewest errors this season, but,
notwithstanding this fact, three ' teams
are tied today for the first place in the
team-fielding percentages. San Fran
cisco Is not so very far away from the
top, there being only nine points differ-
HOW FOOD WORKS
A Sure Way Out of Bowel Troubles.
So-called "septic appendicitis" will often
hang on for years-. This Is caused by
white bread, potatoes and other forms of
starchy food that the Individual docs not
properly digest, and It Is useless to at
tempt to make a permanent change by
any form df drug, for all drugs "wear
out" and In time refuse to benefit where
the cause of the disturbance is not re
moved. Septic appendicitis is a general term for
a diseased condition of the bowels caused
from undigested starch, and, as stated
above, it may go on for years; yet peo
ple must have starchy food.
It is a well established fact among phy
sicians and Individuals who have made
the experiment, that when bowel dis
turbances are shown, a change in food
must be made, and that the famous pre
dlgested food Grape-Nuts is the most
perfect remedy, for it contains no medi
cine of any sort, but it is made up of the
selected parts of wheat and barley in
which the starchy part has been changed
into the form of sugar that is found in
the -human intestines after the starchy
part of the food has been perfectly di
gested. When Grape-Nuts food is used in place
of bread or any of the other forms of
starch, the body Is supplied- with the
necessary elements already In the form
of this sugar (known as "Post sugar"),
and is therefore ready for immediate as
eimllation, for the first act of digestion
has taken place outside of the body and
during the process of manufacture.
Absolute certainty of results can be
depended upon and the disease relieved
by this method.
' A prominent Missouri editor tells this
cheerful story:
"For three years I suffered from ptlc
appendicitis, with all that involves The
aid of physicians was inadequate and the
difficulty of finding .food that would
assimilate without great annoyarrco in
the region of the yermlform appendix
was fairly Insurmountable until I struck
Grape-Nuts.
"Grape-Nuts I relish and digest com
fortably. They have not only proven to
be moat satisfying and nutritious food,
but they have actually, healed my ail
ment. I am, today, after several months
uso of Grape-Nuts, absolutely free from
any disorder whatever in perfect health
and I attribute my strength of mindand
"body to Grape-Nuts.'' Name given' by
Postum Co.,. Battle- Creek, Mich.
There's a reason. v ' T. ,'
ence between the Seals and the leaders.
The figures follow:
Club-r- Games. PO. A. E. P. C
Tacoma U 301 151 17 .060
Los Angeles 10 288 163 18 .960
Seattle 32 297 154. 25 .060
San Francisco 12 327 J39 24 .951
Portland 11 283 134 29 .935
Oakland 13 324 161 35 .933
First Sackers' .Fielding.
Larry McLean, tho boy giant of the
Portland outfit, only played two games at
the first bag-, but he got away with a
clean sheet. Dillon, however, leads the
regulars, with Clark of Portland right
behind him. Nealon, the pride of the
San Francisco fans, is doing excellent
work of late and Is gradually climbing
up the ladder. His quartet of mistakes
were made early in the dozen games
played. The table looks as follows:
Player Games. PO. A. E. P. C
McLean. Portland.. 2 34 0 0 1.000
Dillon, J)s Ang 10 146 5 2 .987
Clark. Portland 7 68 2 1 .0S6
Kordyke, Tacoma.. 11 109 11 2 .984
Nealon. San Fran.. 12 115 2 4 .069
Strelb. Oakland 12 137 6 4 ....
Eagan, Seattle 2 17 2 1 .050
James. Seattle 12 112 4 4 .933
At the Keystone Bag.
Wheeler took Mohler's place when he
got hurt on Sunday, and, after playing
two games In grand style, got away without
an error. Flood, the Angels second base
man, however, really tops the bunch
Mohler Is down near the bottom of the
heap, but at that he only has had four
errors, and these -were chances that an
other player would loaf on and let dis
solve Into clean hits. Tho standing of
the men Is as follows:
Player Games. PO.
Wheeler. San Fran. 2 2
Flood, Los Angeles. 10 26
Casey, Tacoma 11 32
Burns, Seattle 12 29
Kelly, Oakland 12 22
Mohler. San Fran.. 11 25
Schlany. Portland.. 11 16
A. E. P. C.
3 0 L000
38 1 .985
27 2 .97f
33 2 .969
33 3 .916
12 4 .902
20 6 .892
Third-Base Guardians.
Shorty Kane, that hustling- little dwarf
who answered Russ Hall's summons this
Spring and who has opened the eye3 of
all who have seen him play, leads the
third basemen with a clean sheet. Ho
has accepted 44 chances without tho
semblance of an error and has asserted
himself to the effect that ho will lead the
league in his particular position. Charlie
Irwin went over the week without an
error and in consequence jumps up in the
list. The standing of the men fQllows:
Player Games. PO. A. E. P. C
Kane. Seattle 12 15 29 0 1.000
Smith. Los Angeles. S 18 35 3 .946
Sheehan. Tacoma... 11 16 28 3 .936
Irwin, San Fran... 12 20 24 3 .930
Devereaux. Oaklnd.12 18 35 7 .883
Runkle. Portland. . .11 17 19 6 .830
Brashtor. Los Ang. 3 5 6 2 .840
With the Short Fielders.
Truck Eagan la the kingpin to date of
the shortstops, but Gochnauer played
such dazzling ball last week that he
jumped into second position In the list.
Jakey Atz, Portland's wizard. Is at the
bottom of the heap. He will hardly be
found there at the end of the season, for
he will come round in good shape -before
long. The figures are as follows:
Player Games. PO. A. E. P. C.
Eagan. Tacoma 11 18 33 3 .944
Gochnauer, San F..12 17 33 4 .926
Toman, Los Ang... 10 10 40 5 .922
Francks. Oakland.. 12 18 29 4 .921
It. Hall. Seattle.. ..12 17 35 7 .881
Atz, Portland 11 8 28 7 .837
Behind the Plate.
Shea, of the Seals, with Clark, Cur
tis and Graham, have yet to make an
rror behind the bat. Graham of Tacoma
is the real leader, for he has played in
nine games out of 12 that Tacoma has
participated in. He is In grand shape
and should keep up the good work. Parke
Wilson Is some distance down in the list,
This is what the backstops' averages
look like: .
Player . Games. PO. A. E. P. C
Shea. San Fran.... 2 15 5 0 1.000
Curtis, Seattle 2 S 1 0 1.Q00
Graham, Tacoma... 9 32 12 0 1.000
Spies, Los Angeles. 8 -38 S 1 .978
Byrnes Oakland... 4 20 3 1 .061
McMurray. Oakland 5 33 4 1 .959
WHsnn. Saj-Fran..l0 " 39 -iJ(f-""JI .948
Fnuf, Seattle-... t. ' '32 -JO -4. .923
Eagan, L. . Angeles. 3 2 -11 1 .023
Hogan. Tacoma-.-,. V 3 11 2 1 .023
Swindells, Portland. .2 ' S 2' 1 .909"
McLean. Portland.. 7 20 13 4 ,907
Oswald, Oakland..'. 3. 0 ' 2 2 .600
Baehr. Seattle 2 4 0 2 .500
Garden Work Good.
No less than nine men have come
through this portion of tho season with
out making a mistake in the outfield.
Of these nine the trio of Seals make up
just a third. Ther; is but little to choose
between Spencer, Walters and Hildebrand.
The latter has taken care of more flies
than either of his associates. The field
ers average up as follows:
Player Games. PO. A. E. P. C.
Walters, San Fran. .12 32 3 0 1.000
Spencer, San Fran.. 12 22 3 0 1.000
Hildebrand. San F.12 45 0 0 1.000
McCredie. Portland. 11 20 2 0 1.000
Hontz. Seattle 12 " 21 4 0 1.000
Bernard, Los A. ... 10 21 1 0 1.000
Ross. Los Angeles. 10 12 3 0 1.000
Doyle. Tacoma 11 19 2 0 1.000
Van Haltren. Oak.. 6 16 0 0 1.000
McHale. Seattle... .12 26 1 1 .964
Van Buren. Port.. 11 21 2 1 .938
Householder, Port.. 11 20 2 1 .052
Miller, Seattle 12 20 0 1 .952
Lynch. Tacoma 11 19 1 l .951
Cravath. Los A. ...10 16 1 1 .944
McLaughlin, Tacm.ll 30 1 3 .009
Kruger, Oakland... 12 9 1 1 .900
Dunleavy, Oakland. 12 28 2 3 .009
King, Oakland 6 10 12 .769
WISCONSIN TAKES THE PLUM
Scores Most Points Against Chicago,
Illinois and Nebraska.
CHICAGO, April 15. (Special.) Four of
the eighttmlversities in the Western As
sociation competed today for champion
ship honors in an athletic meet held at
Bartlett gymnasium. University of Chl
csrgo. On the grand totals, Wisconsin had
40 points, Nebraska ,12, Illinois $ and Chi
cago 5.
Johnson, of Nebraska, won the indi
vidual championship, scoring 102.58 points;
Zeldelbach, of Wisconsin, 95.01, second,
and Copeland, of Nebraska, 94.38 points,
third. The principal summaries:'
Horizontal bars Zeibcl, Wisconsin, won;
Zeldelbach, Wisconsin, second; Johnson,
Nebraska, third.
Side horizontal Blaine. Wisconsin, first;
Zeldelbach, Wisconsin, second; Hancock,
Chicago, third.
Bings Davila, Wisconsin, first; Cope
land, Nebraska, second; Johnson, Ne
braska, third.
Parallels Zeldelbach, Wisconsin, first:
Johnson, Nebraska, second; Almy, Illinois,
third.
Long horizontal Zeldelbach, Wisconsin,
first; Blaine, Wisconsin, second; Copeland,
Nebraska, third.
Clubs Johnson, Nebraska, first; Cope
land, Nebraska, second; Zeldelbach third.
Tumbling Blaine, Wisconsin, first;
Johnson, Nebraska, second; Hansen, Chi
cago, third.
Levy Says Fight Will Occur.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 15.-r(Special.)
Despite the fact that it was .generally
noised about town yesterday that the
fights scheduled to be held under the
auspices of the Haye3 Valley Club would
not bo pulled off, a large crowd of the
faithful fight fans wended their way to
Woodward's Pavilion to see the adver
tised amateurs fight. However, the
fights were not allowed to take place and
the sports were forced to go home with
out sltlsfylng their thirst for gore. Morris
Levy, the manager'of the club, placed
big posters on the walls of the pavilion
advertising the fact that tho fights would
be postponed until next Tuesday, when
all tickets sold for last evening would be
honored.
Alabama Cement for Panama Canal.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala,, April 15. (Spe
cial.) C. S. Bacheller, of Salt Lake City,
and W. H. Mclntyre, of St. Louis, have
been given permits from the state to mine
cement from the Alabama reservoir near
Mobile. A large plant Is to be- erected
and the cement shipped down from the
reservoir to the gulf and thence to Pan
ama CanaJ' - ' '
LET HIS STATE GROW
Heyburn's Plea Against Sho
shone Reserve.
JOINS ISSUE WITH PINCHOT
Great rea In Northern Idaho De
clared Worthless for Agriculture,
but" Senator Says Reserve
Would Block Progress.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, April 15. Senator Heyburn, of
Idaho, and the Bureau of Forestry are
engaged in a lively scrap over the pro
posed creation of a Shoshone forest re
serve In Northern Idaho, to include some
thing like 1.500,000 acres of land. There
hasbeen withdrawn fully half of Sho
shone County, at the request of the For;
estry Bureau, and now Mr. PInchot, head
of the bureau, Is working- to induce the
President to turn the withdrawal into a
permanent reserve. The Forestry Bu
reau has had this land examined by rep
resentatives In the field, and has a com
plete report. This report seta forth that
90 per cent of the withdrawn area has
been burned over, and tho remaining 10
per cent is covered with merchantable
timber, running 20,000 feet to the acre.
Included In this big area are four town
ships that have been surveyed. Mr. PIn
chot states that in these townships are
many squatters who have located on the
very best timber lands, havo erected very
crude hovels, but have made no Im
provements, and have not undertaken
cultivation. These squatters, he says,
have gone In to get the timber, and have
no intention of making a permanent resi
dence on the land.
Mr. Heyburn Is fighting the creation of
this reserve, and has carried his fight to
the President, though with small hope
of ultimate success. Tho proposed re
serve extends right up to the town of
Wallace.' Mr. Heyburn's home, and ho
claims to be familiar with the land in
controversy. He says that much of the
land Is desirable for agricultural pur
poses, and, If unreserved, will be very
largely settled upon In tho next five
years. Tne withdrawal includes the
headwaters of the North Fork of the
Clearwater and St. Joseph Rivers, as
well as the head of the South Fork of
the Coeur d'Alene River. Much of the
land lying tributary to the streams, ac
cording to Mr. Heyburn, is capable of
cultivation, and will be taken up in the
next few years, unless It shall be re
served. The Forestry Bureau denies that
the land is good for agricultural pur
poses, declaring it to be almost entirely
a rugged granite country, lying along the
west slope of the continental divide.
There is a vast difference of opinion
as to the character of the land embodied
In the proposed reserve, but, as the dis
pute has been put up to the President
to settle, he will probably accept the
opinion of the Forestry Bureau, and cre
ate the reserve, for he has great confi
dence In Mr. Pinchot, and in the men
working with him. and is likely to ac
cept their judgment as against that of a
single Senator.
In a letter to the President, protesting
against the creation of the Shoshone re
serve. Senator Heyburn ridicules the sus
picions of the Forestry Bureau that the
settlers on. timber lands In Shoshone
County,.are land or timber thieves. He
says: .'The representatives pf the For
estry Bureau are evidently unacquainted
with the methods of settlers. They know
nothing -of the Genesis of tho great West.
It is so easy to condemn the enterprises
of other men and their judgment In en
tering puon the contract by those who
are not in sympathy with them, or vlA
vised as to what human energy can do."
Mr. Heyburn protests against too many
forest reserves In Idaho, declaring that
they withdraw from settlement vast
How the Stomach and Kidneys
Depend on the Inside Nerves
Everj day medical science becomes
more simple and more certain. Simplic
ity 'and certainty go hand in hand. For
science nas learned that while there are
many diseases, yet there are but few real
causes of disease. That Is, there are
many names by which we know 'aches
and pains and disorders. But most of
these ailments spring from a common
cause.
For Instance, indigestion, sour stomach,
heartburn, dyspepsia and all stomach
troubles diabetes, Brlghfs disease and
other kidney disorders heart troubles,
liver troubles, bowel troubles, nervous
ness, fretfulness, sleeplessness. Irritabil
ity all of these ailments are due to a
slnzle cause. Painful, disagreeable and
dangerous though they be, they are not
separate diseases and they are not to be
treated as such. They are merely out
ward signs of Inward trouble nerve trou
ble. Understand first that we have two en
tirely separate nerve systems. When we
walk, or talk, or act, we call Into play a
certain set of nerves nerves which obey
our mental commands. That Is why the
arm can be raised, or the mouth opened,
or the eye shut, at tho slightest desire.
That is why your fingers can delicately
nick, up a pin ono moment, and hold a
"heavy hammer the next.
But these are not tne nerves we are to
consider here.
There Is another set of nerves which
manages and governs and actuates the
heart and the stomach, the kidneys and
the liver and all of the vital functions.
You cannot control these nerves. By no
supreme effort of the mind can you
make your heart stop or start nor can
you even make it vary by a single beat
a minute. And so with the stomach and
the liver and the kidneys and the bowels
they are automatic they do their workJ
at a certain set speea wneuier you are
awake or asleep whether you want them
to or not.
It Is on these inside nerves that life
and health depends. So long as 'these
nerves perform their proper duties we
are well and strong. TVhen they fall, we
know it by the Inevitable symptoms
stomach, heart, liver, kidney troubles.
And ihese troubles have- no other origin,
ever, than in these same nerves. For the
stomach, the heart, the liver, the kid
neys, have no power of their awn, no self
controU They owe their every impulse
to the inside nerves. The nerves are the
masters. The organs their slaves.
These automatic nerves are sometimes
called the "sympathetic" nerves. This
name Is given them because of the close
bond of sympathy which exists between
all branches. This explains why slomach
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considering the quality of the pianos. Bead the list and prices :
Chickering, largest size, su
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that sells new at $650. The best
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store cannot tell it from brand
jiew, but it is going to some for
tunate buyer for $425.
Weber, very dainty style, in a
rosewood case, practically as good
as new; price, only $365.
Another Weber a little older,
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Grand, $325.
Kimball, medium size, beauti
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Kimball, very handsome mahog
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We are also offering a perfectly . charming Decker Baby Grand
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Small cash payments will be accepted in purchase of these pianos,
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areas of land that might otherwise tend
to the development" of tho state. Ho
protests against the Shoshone reserve
particularly because It withdraws from
entry more than half the area of Sho
shone County, and because It further
more extends right to the towns of Wal
lace and Mullan, and draws a deadline
at their very limits. In concluding his
appeal to the President, Mr. Heyburn
says:
"Mr. President, give Idaho a chance to
grow; leave the door open to settlement,
and trust somewhat In the Integrity, loy
alty and patriotism of the citizens of the
state. I respectfully ask that you re
store to entry the lands withdrawn, and
induce rather than discourage the home
seekers to come to Idaho."
True Way to Make Tea.
Okakura-Kakuzo in International Quar
terly. Luwuh, a poet, saw In the tea service
tho same harmony and order which
reigned through all things. In his cele
brated work, the "Cha-king" (The Holy
Scripture of Tea) he formulated the Code
of Tea. He has since been worshiped
as the tutelary god of the Chinese tea
merchants.
In tho fifth chapter Luwuh describes
the method of making tea. He dwells
on the much-discussed question of the
choice of water and the degree of boil
ing it. According to hnn, the mountain
spring- is the best, the river water and
the spring water come next In the order
of excellence. There are three stages of
boiling; the first boll Is when the little
bubbles like the eye of fishes swim 6n
the surface: the second boil Is when' the
bubbles are like crystal beads rolling in
a fountain; the third boil is when the
billows "surge wildly in the kettle. The
Cake-tea Is roasted before the fire until
It becomes soft like a baby's arm and is
trouble often develops Into heart trouble
--why indigestion brings on nervousness
"Why, diseases become complicated. It
explains, too, why ordinary, medical treat
ments are wrong why medicine so fre
quently falls.
For, despite the discoveries of science,
the common remedies of tho day are de
signed to treat tho organ, not the nerve
the symptom Instead of the cause.
Don't you, though you may not know
medicine at all, see that this Is wrong?
That It Is mere patchwork? That whlie
the suffering organ is enjoying its tem
porary relief, the nerve that Is really sick
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may be getting worse and worse? Does
this not explain to you why relapse so
frequently follows a supposed cure? Does
this not account for the uncertainties
of medicine?
More than thirty years ago this thought
came to me:
"If life and health depend upon perfect
heart action, upon proper stomach diges
tion, upon correct kidney filtering, why
does not life itself depend "upon these life
governing power nerves these Inside
nerves?"
I realized, too. that all ailments which
result from one cause may, of course, be
cured by one remedy. I resolved not to
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shredded into powder between the pieces
J of fine paper. Salt is put la the first boll.
and tea in the second. At the third boll,
a dipperful of cold water is poured Into
the kettle to settle the tea and revive tho
"youth of the water." Then the beverage
was poured Into, cups and drunk. O nec
tar! The filmy leaflet hung like scaly
clouds In a serene sky or floated like
water-lilies on emerald stem?.
Spring's Fairies.
TIs Sprinff. and each emotion thrills
The heart so full of glee;
And leads me over many hills
Beyond bright lakes and eea.
And. now the Joyous scenes of youth
Dim "flpectera of the past
Are dancing 'round my path, forsooth.
In fleecy shadows cast. t
They lead me on when day Is new.
Through fields eo bright and groen;
Sweet violets my pathway strew
"tVlth buttercups between.
Spring's brightest fairies have beguiled;
I rent by fair, calm stream.
And phantoms lead me like a child.
And let mo Idly dream. . '
JUNE il'MILLEN" ORDWAt.
Mrs. Shaw Is Convalescent.
BALTIMORE, Md.. April 15. Mrs. Les
lie M. SJiaw, wife of the Secretary of the
Treasury, and who has been a patient for
seversl weeks at Dr. Howard Kelly's
sanitarium In this city, left for her home
in Washington today, convalescent, ac
companied by Secretary Shaw.
Classified.
Douglas (Kan.) Tribune.
An Indian is a good Indian when he Is
dead; a boy Is a good boy when he is
asleep: a ..man Is a good man when he Is
at work. Get busy and be a good citizen.
doctor the organs, but to treat the one
nerve system which operates them all.
For those who treat only the symptoms
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treatments are only palliative: the results
do not last. A cure can never come in
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There Is no mystery no miracle. I can
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