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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, OCTOBER 13, 1907.
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THE CAUSE
Impure Milk, Not Dried Spu
tum, Breeds Tuberculosis.
KILL ALL INFECTED COWS
Dr. C. E. Schroeder Makes Tests for
department of Agriculture and
Recommends Such Legislation
" as Congress Can Make.
. jOREGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU, Warti
"'' Intton, Oct. l;. It is the opinion of the
N" : Apartment of Agriculture that the fear-
till, spread of tuberculosis in the United
: Btates is largely due to the use of impure
milk. Kill on the tubercular cows and
It "Is predicted that the spread of "the
preat white plague" will almost entirely
disappear. -
- The Bureau of Animal Industry has
''-ilnns; been investigating the sources of
iiiilk supply in the United States, and its
tests for tuberculosis constitute the most
Important part of the work. These ex
periments have been carried on under di
rection of Dr. C. E. Schroeder, and as a
-"yefslt of his investigations. Dr. Schroe
thrrt makes the remarkable statement that
ftiie'. terrible destruction of human life
by tuberculosis is almost Invariably
caused by drinking Infected milk; not
'."by breathing the dried sputum, as is
'-'ciimmonly supposed."
Question as to Congress' Power.
ki- Tlii agitation in favor of pure milk Is
sumlng large proportions, but there Is
. j. question as to how far Congress can go
'-i In regulating dairies in the various states.
It is believed by some authorities that
Congress can only legislate to protect
:s fJie milk supply of the District of Colum
bia and that part of the state supply
that enters Into Interstate commerce. It
. so happens that many of the larger cities
go" outside of the states In which they
are located In order to procure the neces
sary amount of milk- to meet their de-..--mand.
New York, Philadelphia, Boston,
- "fhlcago, St. Ijouls, Cincinnati, and many
other cities that consume enormous quan
tities of milk, as well as smaller cities
, y.' located near state HneB, use milk that
enters Into interstate commerce, and
such of their supply as crosses a state
;'Ilne before reaching the retailer would,
"'" tt Is contended, be subject to such leg
islation as Congress might see fit to en
act. " .. Pay Dairymen for Coivs. Killed.
-f -
The Department would like Congress
.., .;.to. ennet some general law requiring the
slaughter of every ,cow found to be in-
V 'fected with tuberculosis. It Is proposed
that dairymen shall be taxed a certain
amount per head to defray the cost of
i. .having their cows Inspected, and If need
. Vbe they should ' be reimbursed for the
- loss of such cows as may be killed in
,-the. Interest of the public health. It Is
" extremely doubtful if Congress. In the
near future, would undertake such rigid
general legislation, though a law of that
-.character might be enacted to apply to
' ' lierds which supply milk for the DIs-
- trict of Columbia. Congress has the sole
v power to legislate for the District, and
under the interstate commerce clause
could probably reach herds outside the
Ilntrlct which furnish milk for the
- Washington market. A law of this kind,
framed by the Department, would serve
as an object lesson to be followed by the
various Btates if it should work success
fully. Tii discussing the work which he has
liaflsunder way, Dr. Schroeder said:
Dr. Schroeder on Infection.
,- J, "The most carefully conducted experi-
tiients demonstrate conclusively that In
'L-4he vast majority of instances the germ
of tuberculosis Is introduced into the sys
tem through the alimentary canal, and
la carried thence into the throat or lungs,
't' Is not nice, this matter of Infection
from Impure milk, but the fucts are sd
Important that words should . not be
, jBihiced. The tnbercle 1 germ works Its
. 'f Into the milk, which affords an Ideal
t- ' plHce for its preservation, and unless the
milk Is actually boiled before being
taken into the system, a more or less
violent case of tuberculosis Is set up.
Kxtensive experiments have been car
ried on by .the Government to determine
the danger of infection from dried spu
$wri. and these have established, to my
satisfaction, that danger from that source
is almost nil. Certainly it in no way
compares with the danger of Infection
from milk. It has been shown that the
germ rarely retains life when exposed
r: o -light and air, especially when exposed
t.-to"'i sufficiently dry atmosphere to con
. Vert it Into dust. Kvery recent experl-
' hient has gone to prove that the germ
- must be taken into the system through
" food, and the indications are largely that
th. most extensive conveyor of the dis
f -a3. Is milk.
: i.t Tuberculin Test Is Sure.
"Meanwhile we have developed beyond
:.- fieradvanture of a doubt the value of
' " the tuberculin test. This is effected by
... a hypodermic injection of what may be
called a serum, - when the cow so treated
Is Infected with tuberculosis there is a
- -prompt reaction, with abnormally high
temperature. Of all the tests which have
- . . been devised by science for' the detection
of disease, it is the most accurate. We
have killed thousands of cows which
'..have responded to this test, and have
'never failed to find tuberculous lnfec
tion. On the other hand, we have had-
."animals at our experiment station w:i
gave every external evidence of the fiia
ease, but which failed to respond, and
which the autonvy showed to be free
ft tilt the disease. There is absolutely no
question of the efficiency of the tubercu
lin test. It 1s essential, however, that the
tuberculin be fresh and efficient, for
much of the stuff sent out by chemical
bouses Is worthless.
"Kven from the dairyman's standpoint
there la economy In applying the test.
. When there Is one affected cow in the
herd-the wholo herd Is in danger. We
' i (lave conducted experiments to determine
: vi (he extent to which this Is the case, and
T have demonstrated It to be a fact. The
" dairyman who detects the disease when
- It makes its first appearance may save
J'hts whole herd by killing the one ani
, mal." ' .
.' ' Purity Means Greater Cost.
Dr. Schroeder says' it is Impossible to
Obtain absolutely clean milk, but milk
tf-a much better quality and purity than
raids Its way to market can be scured
if proper precautions are taken in the
dairies. The extermination of cows af
fc'Cted by tuberculosis and the substitu
tion of cleanly for dirty methods of
handling herds and preparing milk for
; shipment will naturally result in raising
the price of milk to the consumer, but
Dr. Schroeder points out that the con
uoier has no right to complain if he
';." Rets pure milk, for he may be buying
. rr a mere, pittance the health of his en
tire family.
. .v. While there are different views on this
ut.iert, the Department of Agriculture
. Is satisfied that tt is right In its con
. tentions, and It Is the policy of the De
. partmcnt to keep the subject before the
people, hoping and believing that In the
. . end public sentiment will bs so aroused
as to render necessary such preventive
measures as will materially reduce the
opportunities for spreading" tuberculosis
through infected milk.
TURNS ANIMALS TO STONE
Italian Chemist to Show Scientific
Men What lie Can Do.
. New York World.
Agostino Giuseppe Grosso, a chemist,
of Vercilli, Italy, now stopping at 17 St.
L.uke'8 place, declares he has found a
way to turn organic substances into
stone. Grosso arrived here recently on
the steamer Re d' Italia, and wants to
stay-long enough to convince the scien
tific men of this country that his discov
ery is practical.
The chemist has brought with him sev
eral substances upon which he has tried
his process, the basts of which is a
chemical, the nature of which he holds a
profound secret. Grosso discovered it by
the merest accident. Fourteen years ago,
while he waa in Peru, he had occasion to
send a case of eggs to Ecuador. He had
no way of refrigerating the consignment.
and began experimenting with preserva
tives. He bored tiny holes in the eggs
and tried Injecting various chemicals.
None seemed to accomplish the work. In
trying one powerful drug he injected a
small quantity in several eggs, and a few
hours later found every one of them as
hard as a rock. He tried to break the
shells, but could not make the slightest
dent.
Grosso held the eggs before a strong
light, and was surprised to find that the
yolk and white of each one were as per
feet as before petrification. He con
tinued his experiments on beef and vege
tables. The result was the same with
each trial. No matter how soft the orig
inal substance, It was converted into
stone.
The chemist went back to Vercelll, and,
before a gathering . of doctors at the
Hospital Marriziano, gave 'a series of
demonstrations. The body of a dog was
petrified in standing position, and the
animal was made to loon as natural as
life. Beetles, frogs, snakes, and other
things were put through the process, and,
after being petrified, retained their life
like appearance.
In each Instance the chemist inoculated
the specimen with- a small quantity of the
mysterious drug by means of a hypo
dermic syringe. Grosso was always care
ful that the spectators should not see
the chemical. Whenever , be used it he
went behind a screen, tiien brought the
specimen out, and allowed the doctors to
watch the process of petrification as It
went on.
Grosso says it takes about three hours.
He has " among his specimens here a
chicken that was petrified, wings and all.
This, he says, was done three years ago.
The chlcEen looks about as it would in
the barnyard. Its eyes have their orig
inal luster, and every detail Is perfect
'By my process, said Grosso, I will
be able to preserve animals exactly as
they appear in life. It can petrify an
elephant as easily as a tiny bug. It Is
all done the same way, by the use of the
ahemical and the hypodermic syringe.
T. have made the experiment on human
legs and - arms and the result has been
perfect. While I have not tried to petrify
any large bodies, such as those of horses
or elephants, I do not think It would re
quire more than five or six hours at the
most.
"Specimens treated by this process will
last forever. If It had been used In place
of the embalming chemicals employed In
preparing the mummies they would even
now look Just as .they did at the time
of death. There would be the same color
as in life. My process requires no stuff
ing, such as is now done In mounting
birds and animals.
"I have immersed small insects in this
chemical and have also used it on flowers
and leaves. I have the specimens today
and they look perfectly natural. I believe
this pt-ocess would be of great value to
natural history museums . in preserving
specimens." .
Lord Kelvin's Distinction.
Lord Kelvin, who has the distinction of
having occupied a chair In a university
longer than any professor living and who
won great fame before being elevated to
the peerage as Sir William Thompson,
has had innumerable honors conferred
on him in England, France, Germany,
Belgium and the United States. He is
now In his 83d year, but shows no signs
of, diminishing activity or lack of intel
lectual power.
MRS. TOM THUMB TELLS OF
CAREER AMONG GREAT PEOPLE
Most Widely-Known Woman in World Today Retains Her Ability
to Entertain Possesses Charm of Manner and
Is Brilliant Conversationalist.
yx RS. Tom Thumb is today perhaps
the most widely known woman
in the world. When Queen Vic
toria was, alive she was probably the
best-known woman that ever lived.
Confined to one race the present Emp
ress of China may be known to more
human beings than any other woman,
but except in educated circles, which
number only a mere fraction of the
human race, the Oreat Yellow Woman
is practically unknown outside of her
own country. The same may be said
of Sarah Bernhardt . Although the
wives of various world rulers, such as
Mrs. Roosevelt, the Czarina of Russia
and others are known Indirectly to mil
lions, yet only- a comparatively few
even in their own nation know of them
as Individuals, as their famous hus
bands are known. They shine by re
flected glory, so to speak.- But the
name "Tom Thumb" which, by the
way, was given by Queen Victoria her
self, has become almost a living En
glish phrase for, something that is
small, a miniature. Just as the word
"Jumbo" has deserved a place in the
English dictionary for anything that
is huge. Go anywheer in the English
speaking world and use the term "Tom
Thumb" and every one. high and low,
will know whom you mean. And for
the past week "Mrs. Tom Thumb" has
been in Portland.
"Mrs. Tom Thumb," as she is still
known to the public and has been for
nearly 50 years, in private life is the
Countess Magrl, wife of Count Magrl
of Italy, a dignified educated srentlo
man about the size of his famous wife.
Her maiden name was Miss Lavinia
Warren.
Friday evening: I spent two very
pleasant hours In the Portland grill
room with Mrs. Tom Thumb, her hus
band and her present manager, Mr. I.
C. Speer. Her brother-in-law, the
Baron Magrl, no larger than- herself,
being somewhat -advanced, in years,
preferred his bed to a midnight lunch
eon and was sound asleep while we
four .sipped sauterne and ate oysters
and chicken sandwiches and listened to
Herr Lind's living violin. The Count
and I puffed at huge cigars, while Mrs.
Tom Thumb chatted of numerous
famous people she had known, most of
whom are now dead, and told me some
thing of her remarkable life.
When one first meets the little
woman one is a trifle ill at ease, as
the contrast between six feet and less
than three Is novel, to say the least,
but this feeling soon wears off and
after a time I was surprised to find
that I had forgotten all about her size
in listening to one of the most remark
able women it has been my erood for
tune to meet. - Although small In body
in-fact the smallest living; Intelligent
human being on earth, Mrs. Tom
Thumb has a mind so keen and bright
USES WASTE LAND
Cattle Industry Conserves
.Many Acres. .
FORAGE IN ARID REGIONS
Forest Service Begins Series of Ex
periments to Determine Value ol
Plants Suitable for Growth
.on Open Range.-
ORBGON-IAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Oct. 6. The livestock Industry
turns to account one of the greatest
natural resources of the West the forage
crop.
From the plains to the Pacific an as-,
tonlshlngly large proportion of the area
is grazing land. It is estimated that this
region contains .over 400,000,000 acres
which are useful at present only for pas
turing stock. A map printed In colors
to bring out the main areas of agricul
tural, grazing, and desert lands was
published not long ago. It showed the
grazing-land color spread' like a sheet
over nearly all this vast domain, which
comprises something like one-third of
the entire United States, w.ai relatively
minor patches of the other colors. In
arid regions the range is comparatively
poor, but almost everywhere enough
forage plants can grow to make grazing
profitable.
How to Grow Most Forage.
The Forest Service, in co-operation with
the Bureau of Plant Industry, has begun
a series of experiments to find out how
the carrying power of grazing land with
in the National forests can ba increased.
In a nutshell, the problems are, first,
how to grow, and second, how to utilize,
the largest amount of forage. The con
clusions reached are likely to have an
Important bearing on Improved use of
the open range generally. The economic
possibilities of these experiments are
enormous.
In the past the stockman on the public
land has simply taken w..at nature off
ered him. But grazing tends to put na
ture at a disadvantage. . Plants which
propagate by seed, for example, have no
chance when the seed stalks are being
eaten off all the time. In many grazing
regions the carrying power of tne range
has been very greatly reduced through
the present methods of use. Within Na
tional forests the restriction of the num
ber of stock to the capacity of the range
has already cheeked - the worst evils
which result from over grazing. But
the new investigations promise much
greater things.
These Investigations are to be carried
out along three distinct lines studies of
what can be done in the way of Intro
ducing cultivated . grasses, studies . of
ran'ge improvement through better
knowledge of how wild grasses propa
gate, and studies of 'how to handle both
cattle and sheep so as to reduce the
waste due to herding and trampling.
The present account deals with the tirst,
the .introduction of cultivated grass.
.' Seed Pastures of Wallowa.
V
The man-in charge of these studies is
Frederick V. Covljle, of the Bureau-of
flant Industry, who Is an expert in mat
ters connected with the use of the range.
Mr. Coville made a careful study of
grazing problems in the Cascade Moun
tains of Oregon for the Interior juepart
ment ten years ago, and contnouted to
the discussion of grazing questions which
formed . part of. the -ublic- Lands Com
mission report made In 190o. It was on
his recommendation that the laboratory
for desert botanicaf .research was estab
lished by the Carnegie Institute of Wash
Ington at Tucson, Ariz. He is, therefore.
very well prepared for tnis work, which,
to be successful, must be run on thor
oughly practical lines.
The experiments will be begun In Wal
lowa County, in Northeastern Oregon, In
as almost any feminine mind one will
find in years of newspaper work. Her
fund of Information received at first
hand Is seemingly Inexhaustible. Frl
day evening, for instance, she sat there
at the table chatting as easily about
her life-long friend. Queen Victoria,
as any gentle old lady would become
reminiscent about another, for the
great Queen and Mrs. Tom Thumb were
just old ladies together, the isolation
that the world bad thrust on each of
them bringing them - closer together
than If either one had been an ordi
nary human being.
While the Count talked with Herr
Lind in French and with Mr. Speer in
English, although Italian is his native
tongue. Mrs. Tom Thumb said:
"I am 66 years old the last day of
this month, and I have been before the
public nearly 19 years. I traveled
four years before I met Mr. Barnum. I
was in the old South all the time, and
they were so . good to- me that it
seemed ideal. Then the war broke out
and. I thought' that we would never
get North again. But we did, and I
went to my home in Massachusetts,
where I was born, by the way. Mr.
Barnum had been trying to get me to
go with him. that is. my sister Minnie
and I, but we had heard that he was
a very bard man and all that, so we
were afraid of him and avoided him.
He sent several agents to see us, but
it was no use. Finally, one day at
home, while I wae ironing (and I just
love to iron!) word came again from
Mr. Barnum. His agent was there and
I slipped behind the door and hid
from him. Well, to make a long story
short, at the request of my father I
went to Boston and in 'the railroad
station met Mr. Barnum, for the first
time- We all went down to New York,
and there he tried to get 'me to sign
a contract, but I refused. I had prom
ised my mother to sign nothing until
I saw her again." So. we went back
home. After talking It over with my
mother I did sign a contract with Mr.
Barnum, and at a much higher figure
than' he offered me in New York. So
you see I made money by doing what
my mother wanted me to," and the
little old lady gazed over her spec
tacles at me with a smile full of
subtle meaning, as old ladies will.
"Well, when I left home that time (It
was in November), tne last thing I
called back, to mother .wag: . Til be
married when I come back,.' meaning
it 'just as a Joke, for I had no idea of
such a thing; but sure-enough it was
so. When I came-back In February I
was married, and the General came
home with me. - I was only- 20 then,
and he was 25."
"Tell me of your meeting with
General Tom Thumb." I said, whereat
the Count rolled a humorous-eye in my
the " Imnaha National forest. Here, at
different altitudes, a number of moist
natural meadows have been picked out.
Those having the greatest altitude are
10,000 feet or more -above the sea, where
in early July the snow stul covers the
ground, although rapidly melung under
the Summer sun. The lowest meadows
are about 5000 feet above sea level.
The purpose of these wet-meadow ex
periments Is improvement of the Summer
range. Stock do not Winter in the moun
tains, but are driven gradually higher
aV.d higher as the advancing season calls
forth the vegetation on which they feed.
The Winter ranges on tne plains, supple
mented largely by the hay, alfalfa, and
other feed crops which the ranches pro
duce, depend for their utilization upon
this Summer pasturage, to which the
stock can be driven when the dry sea
son sets in.. If means can, be found to
Improve the Summer range, the benefits
will be felt from Canada to Arizona and
New Mexico, so that the - experiments
are of broad importance.
In the higher parts of the Imnana na
tional forest good lae Summer pasture
lor sneep; is vaiuaoie. snow cuveis limj
ground nine months of the year, and the
grass that grows must grow quickly.
The natural pasture on these high
mountain meadows is fairly good, but
there is' room for improvement. The
native bluegrass does not produce a sod,
but grows In bunches. A sod or turf is
wanted, and some- of the meadows will
be seeded with well-known species to
test whether they will grow and bring
the desired result; Timothy, redtop, blue-
grass, and a clover called alsllce, origi
nally brought from Sweden, will be tried.
Eight ox more patches of from 3 to 20
acres each will be seeded.
Tse Sheep's Hoofs as Harrows.
It is a wild and rugged mountain re
gion with few trails, and those very dif
ficult. Harrows or other agricultural
machinery could not be taken in, except
on the backs of pack animals. Plainly,
any method of seeding which could have
any practical value must find other in-,
struments than the tools upon which the
farmer ordinarily relies. The Bharp cut
ting hoofs of sheep- will be the only har
row used. .
The meadows selected for sowing will
first be grazed as short as sheep can
crop the native grass. Since the ground
Is wet, It will be much cut up by the
sheep. Clover, timothy," redtop,- or blue
gress seed will then be sown broadcast,
and the sheep will then be driven to and
fro across It until the seed is beaten well
into the soil. This, will be done late In
the season, so that the seed will lie dor
mant until next Summer's sun melts the
snow and warms the ground. Whether
It wiil grow, and mature a crop In three
months, remains to be seen. If it will,
one problem of mountain pasturage will
have been solved, for a much "larger
quantity of forage will be furnished by
these plants than the native growths
supply.
"If this grass sowing on the high Ore
gon mountains is successful, It will open
the way for similar range development
elsewhere. There is hardly ' a limit to
the possibilities presented. - . -1 .
GET DRUNK ON .VILE POISON
Poles In Scotland Find Beverage Is
Free From Excise Tax.
LONDON, Oct. 12. (Special.) Some ex
traordinary . statements were" made at
DalzieJ Parish Council the other evening
in regard to the drinking habits of the
Polish immigrants who are in such num
bers in Lanarkshire. It seems that an
abominable mixture of methylated spirits,
paraffin and ether Is being hawked about
and sold without the possibility of legal
interference, witli naturally the most dis
astrous results among those who drink it.
The difficulty is that the liquor is not
excisable, the legislature having never
Imagined the possibility of human beings
drinking such stuff. So that the authori
ties have no power to interfere with the
sale of a liquor of which it has been said
that one thimbleful Is more injurious than
a whole bottle of brandy. Apparently,
there Is urgent need of some alteration in
the law which will enable the authorities
to prevent the sale of this kind of poison.
Wool Market at St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Oct. 12. Wool,
steady; medium , grades, combing and
clothing, 23 l-225c; light fine, 22
22 l-2c;' heavy fine, 1718c; tub
washed, 20 (gBc. - !
dlreclon and blew a great cloud of
complacent tobacco smoke.
And just as quaintly dear as any old
lady speaks of her first meeting with
her husband long dead the Countess
replied softly:
"I didn't want to meet him at first.
I Had often heard of him, of course,
but like all girls I didn't like the idea
of er well, you know, my . dear. A
girl wants to choose for herself, not
have some one else pick him out. Wo
met in New York when I went there to
go with Mr. Barnum. I was introduced
to him by Mr. Barnum, and er that
la all there is to tell." But there was
a lot more, for the little old lady
smiled quietly to .herself, . and we
changed the subject. -
"P. T. Barnum was not a ' great
manager," she . said in answer ' to a
question, "although the world rates
him as one of the greatest that ever
lived. He was a genius in knowing
what the people wanted and in adver
tising, but when he undertook to
handle something himself he always
bungled It. He succeeded simply by
hiring better men than himself and
having sense enough to leave them
alone; just so they got results"
That Is the secret of all great
men. interrupted the Count
lltt?l0w dear' l.hat Wl" d0"' Bala t
little woman with an imperious wave
of her jiand; whereat the Count
- " xunarousiy wise and
another cigar half the size
wrist.
lighted
of his
Mr?pekln of Salvini the great actor,"
ter, nSta1 th WOrId ln 8uch t
hL in ver SaIvlnl PPosed to
be all fire, but he was as -cold as ice.
Was a" fire on the tage-his
Othello was perhaps the greatest ever
acted. But when he sat ln his box and
saw the younger Salvinl.act for the first
time and the audience stormed and
stormed ln applause, that man of Ice
simply sat there with his arms folded
and said and did nothing. And the poor
boy working his heart out for a mere
look from his father. When It was all
over Salvint, the older one I mean, sim
ply remarked that ln time his son might
make an actor. : How great a one he
made the whole world knows. Too bad
he died. He died, too, of a broken heart,
a mere boy."
"It. was ln Chicago." Interrupted Mr.
Speer. -"I knew Salvinl well: in fact,
I was his first manager in this country
long -before he became famous for his
own sake. In Chicago he and Otis Skin
ner were each playing Hamlet. Skinner's
Hamlet was cold and severe, Salvinl's
full of latent fire, not even his superb
J art could hide; and the people flocked
to see Skinner and neglected Salvinl. The
disappointment and the worry of it all
brought on oancer of the stomach, and
it killed him."
"Ah, Salvinl was an Italian, my coun
tryman," exulted the Count, and this
time his wee wife smiled on him in a
way that meant everything.
Then we arose to go, and It dawned on
me once more that this remarkable
woman was so Bmall. For an hour I
had forgotten, the fact And it-will be
long -before I epend as pleasant and en
tertaining an evening as I did last Fri
day night over a midnight lunch wtth
Mrs. Tom Thumb, . - - C. T.
CHINESE VERSUS JAPANESE
CAXADA MAY THROW DOWX
. BARS AGAIXST MOXGOLS.
Free' Admission Expected to Stop In
flux of Japanese and Hindus
by Competition.
OTTAWA, Oct. 12. (Special.) At
the approaching session of the Do
minion Parliament, which opens next
month, it is understood that, a move
will bo made to throw down the bar
riers against Chinese immigration into
Canada by abolishing the head-tax on
Chinese, which is practically prohibi
tive. It is asserted that this step
would afford a solution of the Oriental
problem, which is now assuming an
acute chase among- the people of Brit
ish Columbia, particularly in the Coast
cities.
It is pointed out that, when the Chi
nese were allowed to enter the Dominion
at a nominal tax rate, there was very
little trouble with Japanese arrivals, and
absolutely none from the Hindus. If the
head-tax were abolished or even reduced
to a nominal amount, there would follow
a big inrush from China. The Chinese
would work for such small wages that
the people of British Columbia would be
able to solve the Japanese immigration
problem by giving Chinese labor the
preference, and so shut out the Japanese
from the rougher labor market, while the
whites could control the more skilled
labor.
As to the Hindus, the climate, even on
the Coast, is far too rigorous for them,,
and if It were not for the inducement of
bis wages they -would not come to Can
ada at all.
FOWLER IS OUT OX PAROLE
Ex-League Secretary Has Recovered
From Insanity Attack.
SEATTLE, Wash., Oct. 12. (Spe
cial) A. E. Fowler, formes secretary
ot the.. Japanese-Corean " Exclusion
league, who escaped from the Stella
coom asylum after three days' con
finement, has been paroled from that
institution and tomorrow will deliver
an address before the Socialists.
Fowler was located tonight at the
home of a friend and he gave 'out his
etory of the Bellingham fiasco and
his committment 'to the Steilacoom
asylum for the Insane! Fowler claims
he was broken down by lack ' of
sleep when taken into custody by the
Bellingham police and that in his
highly nervous state a jail physician
gave him morphine injections. In
stead of quieting him, the morphine
shattered his rerves and Fowler ad
mits he wae -crazed by the drug.
He Bays he was confined with an al
leged murderer and his hallucination
took the form of murder from con-,
tact with that criminal. Fowler in
sists that after medical attention at
Steilacoom he recovered and then
promptly escaped. Incidentally Fow
ler denies he incited the . Vancouver
riots and deprecated violence in the
exclusion fight.
LAFRIER ON JAP QUESTION
Tells Exclusion League He Has Not
Been Able to Form Opinion.
VANCOUVER. B-. C., Oct. 12 Sir Wil
fred Laurier. Premier of Canada, has re
fused to gratify the desire of the Van
couver Asiatic Exclusion League for an
expression of opinion from him on the
Asiatic Immigration question. Following
the meeting of the league last Monday
night, Gordon Grant, secretary of th
league, telegraphed to Sir Wllfjled re
requesting him to state his attitude on the
exclusion question. The following reply
has been received from him:
"I am very sorry I cannot complv with
ryour request for an immediate expres
sion of opinion. It would seem to be un
fair that I should not be allowed the
privilege of forming my own convictions
upon as ample information as formed
your own."
Assesses Damages of Japanese.
VANCOUVER, B. C..' Oct. 12 W. L.
Mackenzie King, Deputy Minister of
Labor of Canada, has been appointed
a commissioner to assess and pay the
damages suffered by Japanese resi
dents in Vancouver during the riots,
and will leave Ottawa for the Pacific
Coast on Monday or Tuesday.
A .PHONOGRAPH BATTLE
Neighborhood Row Results
Too Much Music.
From
Brooklyn (N. Y.) Eagle.
Revenge, five musical Instruments and
a satirical neighbor have kept Flatbush,
amused for several days, causing its citi
zens to forget for the moment that a sub
way is desired.
, It all started because a certain more1 or
less prominent resident living on Lenox
road, not more than a mile from Flat
bush avenue, developed musical proclivi
ties early ln the Summer and bought a
phonograph. The man's neighbors have
no objection, personally, tea "mere phono
graph; but the man did not -use discre
tion, the neighbors say. He purchased
Too Risky
Asfa your doctor if he does not think
would be wise foryou to keep a bottle
of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral in the house.
A.yers Cherry Pectoral
REVISED FORMULA ; '
"A hard chill, pain through the chest, difficult
breathing.' . If this should be your experience, send
for your doctor. It may be pneumonia! . ,To doc
tor yourself would be too risky. If your doctor
cannot come at once, give Ayer's Cherry' Pectoral.
When he comes, tell him exactly what you have done.
" We hace no secrets I We publish
.' the formulas of all our medicines.
J. C. AYER CO., Manufacturing Chemists, Lowell, Mati.
BEAVERTON
CENTERING AT WHEELER STATION
5 BESPtfUS BSBVEBTOI
O M 1 1 1 1 1 i n 1 1 1 ii iA:
The, Pasadena of Oregon
You can own a tract, from one to twenty acres, in one
of the richest and best farming sections of. Oregon, derive
a good income from it, and, if you like, can carry on a
business or work in Portland, reaching the city in 'about
half an hour four trains daily now, and an electric line
surveyed through the lands.
You can have these lands highly unproved, with or
without good buildings, orchards, small fruits, etc. Kichest
of soil. Highly-improved neighborhood. Values steadily
advancing as development proceeds. Prices and terms
reasonable. . :
Its SHAW-FEAR COMPANY
245 1-2 Stark Street, Portland, Oregon .
The Steinway Piano
In Winter and in Summer, the Spring
time and the Fall,
The Steinway is the greatest of pianos
best of all:
In tone, in ntrength, construction. It
always sets the pace.
That's Just the reason Stelnways win
every music race.
jSberman, Clay 5 Co.
SIXTH AND MORRISON STREETS
0?pofflte Fostofflce.
Pacific Coast Distributors Victor
'. . Talking Machines.
only six records, and therein lies the
kick.
On a Summer's night' he let off all six
records in succession.' The neighbors
were not displeased- They listened for
more. More came, but it was more of
the same. The six songs were played over
again. Neighbors allege that "on that
Summer's night the six songs were played
17 times. -
On the next night the operation was re
peated; Night after night this continued.
The only reason why the neighbors didn't
apply unwritten law methods to the
phonograph's owner, they say, was be
cause the instrument had the decency to
let up on Sunday nights.
Several nights ago the satirical neigh
bor took an active part in affairs. To an
Eagle reporter he said he telephoned to
a sporting goods store and ordered four
big phonographs. With the quartet of
instruments came a similar number of
records, playing popular airs. Also with
the Instruments came four big, broad
mouthed horns.
The four Instruments were placed in a
window of the satirical neighbor's home,
which Is next door to that of the man
with the single offensive phonograph.
The four records were set twirling at
once, and such a din arose that some
one telephoned to the Flatbush pre
cinct station for the reserves. Plain
clothesmen Ruddy and Cdufield were
sent out, and enjoyed themselves huge
ly the host of the evening.
The four Instruments belonging to
the satirical one played all the even
ing. The one belonging to the man
next door played, too, for he proved
"game." The neighbors gathered
around, some Joining ln one song, some
ln another, and still -a third batch In a
third song, while two other sections
of neighbors arrayed themselves In
musical sympathy with the remaining
two Instruments. It was a sound that
Flatbush will not forget in a loss
time.
It was long after 11 o'clock when
the serenade came to an end, and it is
said that there has not been a howling
cat in the vicinity since.
- . Metal Markets Quiet.
NEW YORK, Oct. 12. The metal
markets were quiet and more of less
nominal in the absence of cables. ' Tin
was nervous and unsettled, with the
trade uncertain as to the condition of
affairs . ln the London market,, where
recent fluctuations have been' sensa
tional. Copper was easy In tone while
lead and spelter were dull . and un
changed. 1 Iron wae quiet.
Metzger saves yod money on watches.
-REEDVILLE
i-;"rsL-i!"!i"i
DAILY METEOROLOGICAL. REPORT.
PORTLAND, - Oct 14. Maximum temper
ature! til degrees; minimum, 54.- Hirer,
readln at 8 A. M. 2 feet; change in laat
24 hours., fall 1.0 foot. Total rainfall, 5 P.
M. to 5 -P. M-. none; total since- September
1, 11107, 2.13 fnches;"normal, 3.25 inches;
deficiency. 1.12 Inches. Total sunshine. Octo
ber 11. 11 hours- 10L minutes; possible. 11
hours 10 minutes. Barometer (reduced to
sea level) at 8 P.;M:. 30.06 inches.
PACIFIC COAST WEATHER.
33 Wind. t p
-.'-. g S-5 - -' p
STATIONS. -S''2 5
-So ?
a 2- :
a 9 :
Baker City 172 0.001
Boise 741 T.
Eureka '58'0.00l
41 W
Pt. cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
Pt. cloudy
Cloudy
Pt. cloudy
Cloudy
Clear
Cloudy
Clear
Clear
Clear
Pt. cloudy
P.aln
Cloudv
20 NE
4;NW
Calm
10'SB
68
2'SW
4 3
4IN
4INW
5 SB
8 W
4IW
4 SB
4'SW
K&mloops )r010.00
North Head 5(1:0.02
f ocateiio. . . . 7S n.Ofl
Portland Bl'0.00
Bed Bluff 74 0.00
Roseburg tWO.OO
Sacramento mim.ool
salt Lake I7SI0.00
Can Francisco lefifO.OO
bpoKane . ,2 T.
Seattle. as T.
Tatoosh Island I.V! T.
Walla Walla
. J72;0.00l
Cloudy
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
The denresslon over the plateau region
Is developing in energy And this - evening
the -weather Is cloudy and threatening, over
the district east of the Cascades. .Traces of
rain fell during the day at - Spokane and
Boise. Cloudy skfes also prevailed over
Western Oregon and western Washington.
Light precipitation -was reported from North
Head and traces at Tatoosh Island and
Seattle. At the last-named place rain waa
still falling at time of observation. Temper
atures were decidedly lower over Washing
ton, Western Oregon and Nevada.
The Indications point to rain over West
ern Washington Sunday. Over the remain
der of the district, with the exception of
Southwestern Oregon, where fair weather
Is expeoted, cloudiness Is indicated with
possibly rain Sunday.
FORECASTS.
Portland and vicinity Cloudy, with pos
sibly rain; westerly winds.
Western Oregon Fair, southern portion;
cloudy, with possibly rain northern portion;
westerly wlndc. .
Eastern Oregon, Eastern Washington and
Idaho Cloudy, with possibly rain.
Grand Central Station Time Card
SOUTHERN PACIFIC.
Leaving Portland
Sh.st Express . . . .:. . .v
Cottage Grove Passenger. j
Calltomla Express ..........
Ban Francisco Rxpresa. ..
West Side
CorvaUis Passenger
Sheridan Passenger,.
Forest Grovs- Passer ger
Forest Grove Passenger. .....
Arriving Portland
Oregon Express
Cottage Grove Passenger
Ehasta Express . ., . ..........
Portland Express ............
West Side
Corvalils Passenger
6herldan Passenger
Forest Grove Passenger
Forest Grove Passenger...'...
8:15 a. m.
4:15 p. zn.
? :43 p. m.
11:30 p. tn.
T:00 a. m.
4:10 p. m.
11:00 a tn.
5:20 p. m
T:2B a. m.
11:30 a. m.
7:30 p. m.
11:30 p- m.
H; S3 b. m.
10:20 a. m.
8:00 a. ra.
3:50 p. nx
NORTHERN PACIFIC.
ltvlng Portland -Tacoma
and Seattle Express....
North Coast St Chicago Limited.,
Puget Bound Limited
Oreriand Express
Arriving Portland
North Coast Limited-..,
Portland Express'
Overland Express
Puget Bound Limited
8:30 a. m.
2 :00 p. m.
4:80 p. m.
11:45 p. m-
7:00 a. m.
4:15 p.m.
8:15 p. m.
10:55 p. m.
OREGON RAILROAD A NAVIGATION CO.
Leaving Portland
Pendleton Passenger
Chicago-Portland Special
Spokane Flyer "
Kansas City A Chicago Express.
Arriving Purtlaad v
Spokane Flyer
Cbl.. Kan. City A Portland Ex.
Chicago-Portland Special
Portland' Passenger . . .
T:15 a. ra.
8:30 a. m.
7:00 p. m.
7:40 p. m.
8:00 a. m.
9:45 a. m.
8:20 p. m.
S : 15 p. m.
ASTORIA A COLUMBIA RIVER.
Leaving Portland- -
Astoria & Seaside Express.
Astoria Express
Arriving Portland
Astoria A Portland Passenger.
Portland Express '.
8:00 a. m.
6:00 p. m.
12:15 p. m.
lw.wj p. m.
Jetterson-5treet Station
' SOUTHERN PACIFIC.
Leaving Portland .
balias Passenger. .....
Pallas -Passenger
, Arriving Portland
Dallas Passenger .
Dallas Passenger
.1 7:40 a. n.
.J 4.15 p. an.
.Il0:15 a. m,
A p. m.