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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (April 12, 1908)
THE SUNDAY OKKCiOMAX. PORTLAND, APRIL 131905. WILL FORM A POOL only has a half cargo, and being high In the water It would be folly to waste coal in an effort to overcome the wind. . The Steamship President will sail from Seattle May 1 to take a special excursion to witness the naval maneuvers in San Franclsio Bay. Owing to lack of hotel accommodations. passengers mill be boarded on the vessel at San Franct?er. The steamship Humboldt is due from Alaska early tomorrow with 50 passen gers and 200 boxes of fish. Sailed Steamer Dlrlgo. Skagway; steamship Watson for San Francisco; steamship Umatilla for San Francisco. BENJAMIN'S EASTER SDIT SHOWING Fruitgrowers of Marion Coun ty Vote to Co-operate. STRONG UNION PLANNED 1 emporary Organization Arranged for llandlinz or the 190S Crop. Prices of Orchard Product Mill Kc Controlled. SALKM. Or.. April 11. (Special.) At a tii' f tin? of the Marlon County Hor ticultural Society, held at the Board of Trade rooms In Salem today, a tem pore i v organization was perfected for j lit- co-operative marketing of fruit crown in tlits county. It is proposed il at the growers enter into a pool for sel I in g tli is yea r's fruit. Next year a HlnmT organization will be formed and a hotter plan perfected." Tho principal object of the organiza tion is to control prices. An executive committee was chosen, consisting of J. TX. Shepard. Andrew Vercler, B. I. Fer guson. A. W. Mlze and L. M. Gilbert. A ndrow Vercler was, elected chairman and J. Tl. Shepard secretary. Professor A. B. Cordley, of the Ore gon Agricultural College, delivered an address on lime and sulphur sprays. IMKKCK COUNTY IS FOR TAFT Jlcpiihlicau Committee Meets to Ar range Conxentioii late. TACOMA. Wash., April 11. (Spe--ii 1. lates for the. caucuses, pri nt :i ties and county convention were fixed by the Pierce County Republican central committee today. The Roose velt policy and Tafts candidacy were Indorsed and the primaries arranged tor the Kali campaign. ' Tn all incor porated towns and the larger precincts tn the county caucuses will be held Thursday. April 3 . primaries will be held Saturday, May 2. and the county convention in Tacoina, Tuesday, May I'M iicuscs need not be held In the precincts outside of Incorporated towns unless desired. The appointment of delegates will be made on the basis of the vote cast for t'ongressma n 'us h man in 1 !)n. Each precinct will be allowed three delegates-at-large and one for every 1 votes east for Con g reus man. Tli is will make a conven tion of over . delegates. The old custom of the caucus nominating twice t he number of delegates to be elected rrt t lie prima rles was ' given a black eye and only one i ist of nominations will b" required. J. C. Taylor, of Ort Ing. alone opposed a resolution in dorsing Rooaevelt and the candidacy of William H. Taft. ODKLL PROPOSKS resolution uggcM! Procedure Regarding; the Public Homaln. SALEM. Or., April 11. (Special.) Ceorge W. II. O'l ell, formerly em ployed by the state in the conteet for establishment of the state's claim to swamp lands In Klamath Indian Reser vation, lias prepaid and forwarded to the members of the Oregon delegation a resolution which he asks them to have fCongrcss adopt. . The resolution 1t as follows; Whereas. Under the Constitution of the Cnited States. tono;ress lias absolute and exclusive jurisdiction over the primary disposal of the public domain, hence any appropriation, sale or attempted transfer, except as by law provided by act of Con gress, is null and void: therefore be it Resolved, by the House, the Senate con curring. That it Ir asainst public policy anil unlawful to annul or otherwise dis pose of any portion of the public domain, by constructive establishment of any In dian reservation, or for any other purpose. Including any specifically granted land to the several stales, subsequent to the date of the granting without first making an equitable adjustment by ade quate indemnity therefor. MISSION" WOKKKKS IN FAVOR Pass Resolutions Urging University or Oregon Appropriation. KCtiKN'ia Or.. -April 11. (Special.) The Oregon missionary conference, which has just adjourned, took a very strong stand for the University of Oregon, passing the following resolution ; In tho Intercwt cvf higher education In our Riatf, we moft heartily commend the claims of I he University of Oregon and urge that th appropriation of Jl,Om, passed by the lst t.ri:t!ature, be indorstd by the voters at the June election. We believe that a re fusal to Indorse thr approprtat Ion would be a hukwrt strp for Oregon and detrimental to, i' very Interest 111 Vie state. Knontne that the liquor Interests are pre utitijt an inltiatfe petition for a constitu tion! aim-ndni,nt. plvlnjc to incorporated tow na exclusive authority to license, n piilatf or suppress saloons, iKKlrixmf", theaters, woe tta'kK and similar places and thereby abro gating the present bx-al option law. Therefore. e mnnt urgently urg the voters ;cepusly to oppow the proposed amendment and vote against tt. RKM'ONSIBLK ATX THE WAY Railroad .Mut Look Out for Freight TiU Delivered. ULYMPIA. Wash., April 11. (Spc- ial. According to a decision banded down by the Supreme Court yesterday a railroad la liable for a shipment of goods until tt is delivered to the con signee. T. J. Fisher, of North Yakima, had a consignment shipped from Port laud valued at $:tS.19. He called for the goods on their arrival, but was told that he could not get them until the way bills had been made out. lie left and did not return that day. Dur ing the night a tire destroyed the ware house with all its contents and Fisher brought suit to recover the value of his goods. The Northern Pacific con tended that It was not responsible for goods after they had been taken from Its ears, but the Superior Court of Yakima County decided in favor of the plaintiff and the Supreme Court has affirmed the decision. POWDER STEAMER IS OVERDUE Anxiety for Montara From San FraiiciMt for Seattle. SKATTLK. April It. Steamer Mon tara. with explosives from San Francisco, is now six days out and anxiety is felt for her safety. The Dupont Powder Company has a large shipment of pow der on board. Officials of the Pacific Steamship Company profess to believe tiiat the vessel has come to no mishap. They admit that some breakdown might have huppened to the machinery, but the fact that she has not been reported by any of the steamships carrying wire less is strange. Another statement by the company officials is that she is going eiuw. owing to the head winds, as she WORK FOR HIS APPOINTMENT Seattle Men Want Captain. Knight's Son to Go to Annapolis. SEATTLE. April 11. The son of Cap tain Austin M. Knicht. of the cruiser Washington, will have an opportunity- to realize his ambition to enter the Naval Academy at Annapolis, if the plans of the Seattle Commercial Club are carried out. At the banquet given Friday night for the officers of the Washington, the members of the club pledged their sup port to the appointment of Captain Knight s son to Annapolis. Representa tive W. K. Humphrey was today tcle eranhed the facts of the case and re quested that he use his influence to make good the plans of the Commercial viuo. Mr. Humphrey immediately wired he would do what he could. POTATOES RAISE DOLLAR Quoted in Tacoina at $ 1 5 and $16 a Ton for First Time. TACOMA. Wash.. April 11. t Special.) Home-grown potatoes today were sell ing at $15 and 1 a ton. the tirst time this season that the dealers were able to get the -latter figure. They have been going at $14 and $15 a ton. The scarcity of the product in the T'uyallup and the White River Valleys is responsible for this increase In price, together with the stiff demand. An advance of half a cent a pound in the price of trimmed pork and one-fourth of a cent in steer beef went into effect today. The market is almost bare of cow beef. ATTACH FRANCHISE GRANTED Marshflrld Residents Object to Rail road in Center of Town. MARSHFIKLO. Or.. April 11. (Spe cial.) At Con til lie. the county seat, suit Tins been filed attaching the fran chise granting to the C. A. Smith Lumber & Manufacturing Company right to build and operate a narrow guage railroad in certain streets ex tending from the new mill to the busi ness center of Marshfleld, where will be located the retail lumber yard of the firm. The plaintiffs are property owners who allege in their bill that property along the line of the railway will be damaged. The railway is one of the chief features of the handling of lumber for local consumption. There will be a hearing at the next term of court. COLFAX II AS A FINE DISPLAY Second Annual Horse Show Is Most Pronounced Success. COLFAX, Wash., April 11. (Special.) The second annual Whitman County horse show at Colfax today goes on record as a grand success, being1 a mag nificent showing, representing Shires, percherons. Morgana, Belgians. . Ham hletonlan and Clyde stallions, number ing In all about. 30; also several mules and Jacks. The parade was led by sin gle drivers; second, driving teams; third, draft horses and brood mares; fourth, stallions. Several sales were made during the day. Dr. S. B. Nelson, State Veterinarian, of Pullman, pro nounced the display of horses as extra fine. Aberdeen Waterfront News. ABERDEEN, Wash.. April 11. (Spe cial.) Conditions along the waterfront are much improved since the marine engineers strike came to an end and longshoremen no longer make a de mand for coffee and lunch. Steam schooner William H. Murphy, which has been lying here with a broken propeller wheel, was taken to the marine railway this morning, where a new wheel will be placed as soon as It comes from San Francisco. Schooner Golden Shore came off the marine railway yesterday, where sho received a. new mast and was over hauled. Steamers Fair Oaks, Newburg and J. B. Stetson will sail tomorrow for Cali fornia ports. Steamer Manette was surveyed by the customs authorities. The Manettu was purchased on the Sound by Wilson Brothers and brought around iinder her own steam. A portion of the deck house arrangements were rebuilt at the Lindstroni yards and the net toi nage considerably lessened. Her former register showed a tonnage of SI, while the present measurements amount to but 51 tons. Schooner Mahukoua cleared customs today and will sail tomorrow with 818. S.S4 feet of lumber for Wellington New Zealand. College Women Get Aequaintcd. Kl'GEXK. (jr.. April 11. (Special.) Ail the women of the University of Oregon joined In giving an "acquain tance party" in the gymnasium this evening from 7 to 10 o'clock. They called it "The F. C. O. C. Festival," which interpreted means The Festival of Friends, Companions, Oregon ians and Country-women. No nien were in vited. The co-ed of all classes, all societies and sororities joined In a mutual desire to know each other, to promote broad sympathies and pure democracy, as well as to have a good time. Decorations, a varied programme of wit and wisdom. Impersonations, college songs and colors transformed tne gmnssium. The patronesses were the dean of women. Luella Clay Carson, and the four house-mothers. Mrs. Duff, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Dilley and Miss John eon. NORTHWEST BREVITIES. Marshncld. Or. The Marhnld- Board of Education has !t the contract fir the erec tion of a new :o.0ou ffoho-Sl house to Beunes Hendrlchs & Tobey, of Portland. Vancouver. Wash. Herman Milier ea ht his richt arm in a planer of Plttock & Lead better's mill Saturday, mangling the member so badly that amputation was n toema i- foranton. Fa. George B. Schooley. the ehlf f conspirator in the attempt to secure the million dollar estate of the late James L. Crawford, his cousin, waa clven the max imum penalty for forgery, ten years In the penitentiary. Cnlversity of Oregon. Eugene. Or. At the regular s-'s-sfon of the Young Women's Rutax ian Society Saturday. Mb I so hue Shavor sn the "May Song,' and MIns Mary Ktnt, assistant in Botany, gave a talk on Oregon orchids, illustrated by specimens and diagrams. Colfax. Wash. Whitman Oounty Democratic precinct committeemen met in convention and ?et May 13 as the primary date for the elec tion of new committeemen and May 3 as the county convention date. Charles R. Hill and f-Tugene Brown. oX Col fax. are county chairman and ttcr-tary Milton. Or. The Ministerial and I.aj- Asso ciation of the Walla Walla District of the M. K. Church held its sessions' here. Rev. G. Sykcs. presidimx et.der. of thin dtotrict. was the presiding officer. Delegates to the number of 4 were in attendance from South eastern Washing!. n. Western Idaho and Northeastern Ungon. You feel 1 rj THE HAT (V U WHICH IS 1 ALWAYS --If ' RIGHT" f Ask Your gillll The Latipher Hat FULTON IN ENEMY'S CAMP GREETED AT BARER CITY BY 'SENATE UNDESIRABLES' Reiterates Statements About Hcncy and His Charges and Pay Re- . spects to Local Paper. BAKKR CITY, Or.. April 11. (Spe cial.) A large audience greeted Sen ator Fulton tonight and listened at tentively to his defense to the several attac ks made upon him. He reiterated that Hcney is a liar and a viper, spend ing considerable time in showing that Honey's attack is malicious, due to the fact that he opposed the prosecutor's appointment. Fulton praised Mitchell, Williamson and Hermann, and excused Mitchell's errors, attributing them to the infirmi ties of old age. This evening's edition of the Baker City Herald contained Collier's "Senate Cndesirables" in full, which is a direct nttf-k on Senator Fulton. Tn his speech the Semi tor criticised the Her ald severely and stated that it is the only paper in Oregon that has been me:tn enough to publish the story. The Senatorial fight In Baker City is growing very bitter. The Herald stands, for Statement No. 1 and the nomination of H. M. Cake for Senator. Mr. Fulton has several enthusiastic friends who have done all in their power to combat the Statement No, 1 Senator. Douglas Socialists Nominate. ROSBBURG. Or., April 11. (Special.) At a mass meeting of Socialists held in this city today, a general election ticket was nominated. Although the party vote in this county is small, the men as indi viduals wiil receive a heavy vote in the coming election. Resolutions were pastsed unanimously indorsing Statement No. 1 and the National I at form; favoring the appropriation for the building of high ways and denouncing President Roose velt's policy in ordering the Postmaster General to suppress certain periodicals ob noxious to him or "the capitalistic inter ests which he represents. The nomina tions for Legislative candidates are: K. I Cannon, Roseburg. for State Senator; W. hi Davenport of Roseburg. and R. H. Kirkpatrick of Perdue for Representa tive. Change in Train Time. VANCOUVER. Wah April U. (Spe cial.) Commencing April 19, the Van-couver-Kalama train on the Northern Pacific branch will leave Vancouver at 7:10 A. M.. instead of S A. M., which is the present schedule. This change, is made necessary because of construction work being done along the line. Jt is expected the double track between Van couver and Kalama will be completed by September. The train on the North Bank changes schedule tomorrow, " Sunday, the leaving time from Vancouver being changed from 9 A. M. to 8:20 A. M. It will arrive at Vancouver at 7:40 P. M. Two Hurt In Collision. STEVENSON. Wash.. April 11. (Spe cial.) Two men were slightly injured in a collision between two construction trains on 'the North Bank road at the Wind Mountain gravel pit, near this place, this afternoon. One train was backing down the road toward the siding when the other ran into it. head on. The locomotive of the latter train was badly damaged, and several flat cars were re duced to kindling wood. The wreck de layed tho passenger train three hours. Oscar Anderson, a construction fore man, has two .broken ribs and a badly battered eye. The other man received a few bruises. Last Liquor Case Dismissed. HTLLSBORO. Or.,"; April 11. (Special.) District Attorney G. ' K. Hedges, of Oregon City, this' morning dismissed the last of the four ' indictments for selling liquor to minors. Three cases had already been tried, at an expense to the county of about 11000, and no conviction was secured. The case of Andrew,-Hoereth, of Hills dale, charged with a statutory offense. the complaining witness being his daughter, was continued until the Novem ber term of court. , Id Ionian Speaks for Cake. M A RSH FT ELD. Or.. April 11. (Special.) C. M. Tdleman. ex-Attorney-General. delivered an address here tonight in the interests of the campaign of H. M. Cake, candidate for United States Senator. Mr., "ake was expected to be here himself but Financial flurries, so called, often work good to. us, be cause they teach us economy, which is the basis of wealth. We can save on unnecessary food stuffs which are not only costly in money, but in health. Grape-Nuts and good cream furnish a wholesome, econom ical breakfast, and many a thrifty clerk or office man, is learning that a Grape-Nuts breakfast saves money and makes brains. It is made of wheat and bar ley and is a perfectly balanced food. 4 There's a Reason." WE submit to you as the most elegant ready-to-wear clothing procurable in America made of the very highest grade ma terials and shown in a wide variety of exclusive patterns prices: tl m i Boffum & 311 Morrison Street was not able to keep the engagement on account of the death of his father. Mr. Jdleman will speak at several of the Coos County cities. Sailor Washed Ashore. ASTORIA. Or.. April 11. (Special.)' Coroner Pohl has received word from the Deputy Coroner of Pacific County, Wash., that the body of a man has washed ashore on North Beach.- The body -had When Helmholz THE Has Been it was created to be a medium to express the very soul of music, and Stein way genius made it a masterpiece, defying imitation. It has maintained its pre-eminence because the inventions of each successive generation of the Steinwav family have kept it far in advance of all other pianos, have seemingly exhausted mechani cal possibilities and attained a perfect instrument. The wonderful refinement of its tone-beauty has 'never .been' equalled. The proven durability of Steinway -workmanship has never been rivaled. 'Infinite-pains; and the highest skill have placed it beyond comparison. Catalogue and Prices Upon Application Opposite Post Office, SUITS TOPCOATS . . . Y0DNG MEN'S SDITS This season we have added a handsome as sortment of patterns in young men's sizes 33 to .37 these suits are also made by Benjamin and range in price from $25 UPWARD Sole the appearance of having been in the water but a short time and as the arms and body were tatooed. the remains are supposed to have been those of a sailor. There is no record of anyone answering the description haying been drowned in this vicinity. Ashland Women to Help. ASHLAND, Or., April 11. (Special.) -The ladies of Ashland are to join the FROM THE DAYS Approved its sci entific construction When Wagner STEINWAY PIAK Continuously Without a Peer in the Musical World Portland . . $20 TO $40 . . $20 TO $35 KNOX HATS Best in the world and worn by the most stylish dressed men. SILK HATS . . . $8.00 OPERAS, $8.00, $10.00 DERBIS, FELTS . $5.00 Agents Pendleton ( move for civic improvement and have 1 issued a call for a meeting to be held at the Commercial Club rooms next " Tuesday afternoon for the purpose of riii-Liing tut- wiau iaiiuu vi a. j.au i irn Civic Improvement League to work in conjunction with the Commercial Club and City Council for the general im provement of the city. Lane County Bryan Club. KI'GKNE. Or.. April 11. (Special.) When Rubinstein Acknowledged his indebtedness to the inspiring beauty of its tone Yet Steinway reputation has never been ex ploited for commercial ends. . Steinway always means BEST one grade onlv. Every Steinway Piano is an ORIGINAL, not a COPY made by alien hands. AVhat the Steinway has leen to other musicians a prized work of "art, an object of affection, like a real Stradivarius Violin, to be handed down from one generation to another THAT the Steinway would be to you. Its price is low for a masterpiece, and differs little from that of so-called "just as good" pianos. Ultimately, you will want a Steinway anyhow. "Portraits Tacoma, Seattle, Opposite Postoffice The Lane County Bryan Club was or ganized here this afternoon with a membership of 50. The officers elected were: President, Leon Kdm unson, of Kugene; vice-presidents, H. A. Cox, of Creswcll, R. M. Vcatch, Cottage Grove, C. F. Hustion. Junction City, Cftarles Evans, Kugene; secretary, L. M. Travis, Kugene; corresponding secretary, M. S. Wall to. Eugene; treasurer, J. D. Mat lock, Kugene. Evoked divine harmo nies from its strings Ask for Booklet of Musical Celebrities" Everett, Bellingham, Spokane 0
