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.
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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
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