. SUNDAY QREGOyiAX. PORTLAND. AUGUST 33. 1903- ' CITIES TO HONOR IT DHEODN Representative Will Go to New York and Greet Athletes. PLANS OF ENTERTAINMENT retltion to Be Circulated for Pur poe of Raising More Money to Insure Warm Welcome. Rev. A. A. Morrison. A. H. Devers and J. F. Ewinft. the committee appointed last Thurviay night to name a delegate from Portland to go to New York and welcome .Forrest Smithson. Alfred Gil bert and Dan Kelly, yesterday morning announced that they had selected Will iam J. Petraln. snorting; editor of The Oresonian. as their choice to represent Portland at New York. Mr. Petraln will leave for the East tomorrow morning, and after the reception in New York Oty will return to Portland with Smith son, Kelly and Gilbert. Arrangements have been perfected for the entertaining of the victorious Oregon athletes at a number of cities en route home, and stopover tickets have been provlrted for the purpose of accommodat ing the party at these points. The first stop On the homeward journey will probably be made at Buffalo, and after that Chicago. St. IJUls, Kansas City, Denver. Salt Lake City and Baker City will be afforded an opportunity of greeting- the . Oregon boys before they reach home "for the reception by their fellow-townsmen. The New York celebration Is to be an elaborate affair, and. on account of the possibility of several of the athletes not arriving there by Saturday, the demon stration in their honor has been post poned until Monday. August 31. Director E. E. Morgan, of the Mult nomah Amateur Athletic Club, who has been endeavoring to get In touoh with the. Oregon boys for some time, yester day received a telegram from Forrest Siiilthsnsn which seta at rest all doubts as to whether they will come West. The dispatch Is asj follows: Nauratuck. Conn.. Aug. 12. E. E. Mor gan. Portland: Both Gilbert and Smlthson will come to Portland on dates mentioned. SMITHSO.V. Tli abort, telegram indicates that Smithaon and Gilbert have met and compared notes, both having been noti fied by letter and telegram of the pro posed celebration in their honor, and are agreeable to the plans of the Port '.and committee. This means that the, athletes and their escort will leave New York City for Port land on Tuesday or Wednesday, Septem ber 1 or 2, and should reach Portland ' on or about September 15 or 16. This will all be governed, however, by the extent of the entertailnments on the re turn trip. Now that the athletes have been heard from definitely, those who were skepti cal about contributing to the fund will have no reason for declining. In the event that the soliciting committee meets with the success originally expect ed. It Is yet poss'We that the entire wel coming committee of three may be sent to New York. E. E. Morgan has volun teered to circulate the petition Monday, and tf he is successful in raising enough monev In addition to what will be re quired for the Portland entertainment the other two committeemen will be sent East. ani the athletes will be notified to await their arrival. . Since the assurance has reached Port land that at least two of the successful athletes will surely come home for the celebration, the freneral committee can now continue their plans for a demon stration In their honor. The delegate, who will meet the boys in New York will be required to attend to the newspaper articles detailing the fact that the State of Oregon claims three world's amateur records, each held by a separate native son, of the eleven stand ard field and track events recognized by the American Amateur Athletic Union. Such a record la a phenomenal one for a state so far from the central point of the athletic world, and. when it Is placed before the Eastern public, the fact that such specimens of manhood are produced In Oregon cannot fall to have a stimulat ing effect upon the interest dlsployed In the Wast. Salem Is desirous of extending the trio of victorious athletes a demonstration during the week of the annual Oregon State Fair, which will be in progress when the boys return, J. H. Albert, president of the Salem Board of Trade, has taken the matter up at the capital, and Clarence. Bishop has been appointed to communicate with the committee here relative to arranging a date at Salem after the Portland celebration. Salem plana to have the boys there, either on Portland day, September 17, or tha fol lowing day. Mr. Bishop is chairman of a Salem committee which Is planning great things in honor of the athletes, and, in view of the fact that Salem is the birthplace of Alfred C. Gilbert, the capi tal will not be found wanting in the en thusiasm of Us reception. VALUE OF RAINIER LAND Mr. Backus Again Complains of As sessor's Decisions. RAINIER. Or., Aug. 14. (To the Ed itor.) in The Oregonlan of August 8 there appeared a report from a St. Helena correspondent announcing a de cision of the Circuit Court in favor of the county In the timber-tax cases, and Incidentally he complains that certain wicked timber-owners who reside in Portland massed their forces against Mr. Laws, who he asserts assessed all property excepting "errors of judg ment" at full cash value. Those "errors of Judgment"' are altogether too com- mon. as I propose to show. For- Instance I hare been offering to sell my property. . which is partly timber, at 10 per cent below the as sessed value since the assessment was made, with no takers, and I doubt if I could find a buyer at SO per cent on. Now. . my nearest neighbor's selling price for his property Is J15.000. It is assessed at 12990. and he paid 13000 for it 2) years ago. I have made some Inquiry as to realty values and assess ment of elghj different properties. They are not selected, but are taken at ran domcontain no timber, and with one exception, they are all assessed away below their true value. One residence. Including furniture, is Insured for $2000 and is assessed at JM0, including the lots it stands on. I have, on a former occasion, called attention to a tract f land In Rainier containing 32 acres, assessed at JfiOO. and a piece of the same ground 100x300 feet vii recently sold for 1S45. This land Is easily worth twice as much as mine and mine is assessed for more thousands than tha other is hundreds. I challenge The" Oregonian'a corre spondent or Assessor Laws to give any explanation of these inequalities of the assessment that does not Involve neg lect of duty, favoritism or Incompe tence on the part of the As sessor, and I call special attention to the 32 acres mentioned above. The Oregonlan's correspondent asserts that it was the timbermen who caused the defeat of Mr,. Laws this is mere speculation, and he offers no proof. There may be other causes that he has failed to notice. Let me specify the Nehalem precinct for instance. It is a wooded country, but too far from market for the Portland timber owners to have any large gangs of workmen on the ground, and Harri 'son received 34 votes and Laws 9. Then turn to Rainier Precinct were there Is some pretty lively logging .operations when times are good. Laws received 44 votes and Harrison 17. Perhaps your correspondent alludes to Clatskanle where Harrison gets 92 votes and Laws 62, but if there was the universal desire for Mr. Laws' continuance in office 88 some seem to think, he ought to be able to over come a little matter of 92 votes in a county where his party has a normal ma jority of TOO. But there is still another side to the matter. There are probably a large num ber of victims to those "errors of judg ment" like' myself scattered over the county that have been assessed at 50 per cent more than their property would bring In the market. I met one of them t- tha A CPHRfir'S office when I was there I to register a protest In my own case. ' . , - w .. , i t-rnttA Hown ' like and 1 1 "ns mvself. I should think he would hardl care to support the man who refused to redress his wrongs. JOHN BACKUS- STRANGE CONDITIO TO SAX ON'S INHERITANCE. Lacks Six Months or Having Com pleted Firteen Years- Police Service Demanded. LONG ISLAND CITT. N. T., Au. (Spectal )-Job. If he were alive today, would have nothing whatever on Johann F. von Muegge. who lives in this city and will now have to wait six months more to get what is coming to him. Fit to bring tears to the eyes of a bronze Image Is the etory of Von Mil eage's life as they tell it here, when all other subjects fall. Von Muege is 64 years old and by his own admission was a careless wight In his youth. His mother. Marie Josephine, Baroness von Muegge and Counters Hol xendorf of Saxony, deplored It. and sought by many Inventions to Instill Into her son's mind the lesson of the rolling stone. Wanderlust In Youth. But Johann had wanderlust in an aute form and cared for nothing so much as wandering from the home fireside. In his early youth he changed his occupation and residence so frequently that they used to call him. Johann der Chamois, from that gentle animal's well-known habit of leaping from crag to crag. Finally the baroness died, leaving wads of money. Johann says. He explained that some of it Is In Berlin realty, some of It In banks and some of it in the hands of lawyers. He cays there's all of HSO.000 or HOft.'nnn In the pile, and that by the time .he gets a sight of It there ought to be -more. - Anvway, when his mother, the noble baroness died she left a will that It took three Berlin lawyers to draw. The will was a wonder, and every time Johann thinks of it a lump rises in his throat. The will (to get to the point) left Jo hann the haroness' entire bundle contin gent on his engaging for fifteen years in some sort of public service, police duty preferred. Johann, who was young and care free then (the baroness died thirty yeans ao. failed to bother himself about settling down for the money and went on his merry way regardless. It took him fifteen years to turn his mind to it again, and he then wrote a letter of inquiry to Berlin. Starts Work at 4 9. He learned that the triumvirate of law yers who had drawn the will had failed to name a reversioner In the case of Jo hann's failing to work for fifteen years and that the money was still waiting for him and was rolling up. Johann, at the age of 49, then buckled down to work. He has been a policeman ever since in different parts of the United States save for a period of six months, a year ago, when he was a street inspector In St. Louis. If he had only been some sort of a cop for that six months It would be pte for him to go to Berlin now and collect, but he learned yesterday that the street in spectorship can't count as police service, and that he will have to put in six months' extra police service before he can get a cent. His inheritance, which was to have fallen due today, will not be paid him until next February. Johann work as a watchman with Marks. LIssberger & Co.. metal founders of Long Island City. By virtue of a spe cial policeman's shield he keeps within the terms of his mother's will. Tall, of military carriage and with a mustache like Eismarck's. he looks more like a field marshal than like a watchman. He had his grip packed and was all ready to sail tor Germany yesterday, when his lawyers cabled him about the flaw In his time. Johann took It grace fully. "My fifteen years In public life have taught me patience,;' he said, "and be sides. I wIU have tha extra Interest to spend when I get the money." PAY-TRAfN IS ROBBED Discharged Employes of Hungarian Road Use Wild West Methods. BUDAPEST, Aug. 22. (Special.) Fire masked highwaymen one evening recent ly attacked a carriage conveying money for the payment of workmen engaged upon the local railway near Vacs. The 'chief engineer and the cashier were mor tally wounded and J7500 was stolen. The coachman escaped and gave the alarm. The robbers escaped to a neighboring forest, where they were surrounded by police gendarmes and hussars. After an exciting man-hunt four of them were captured early this afternoon. The rob bers were dismissed employes, Servians by origin, and executed their coup In the most accepted Dick Turpln style on the main road and in broad daylight. MOSQUITOS FROM TROPICS Eggs Brought to London In Bunches of Bananas. LONTXN. Aug. 22 8pecial. Bananas are thought to be responsible for the in vasion of mosquitoes, which have made life in London unbearable during the last two weeks and caused the Inhabitants to seriously discuss the use of mosquito net ting and screens such as are used In trop ical countries. Th eggs of the mosquito are said to be Imported by the banana and to "have been hatched out during the recent warm weather. Clapham mothers have already learned that common blueing Is a good remedy for mosquito bites, and many of them send their children out with blue bags for use as soon as tha blta is felt. ERYSIPELAS SAID TO CURE CU New York Scientist Uses Germs of One Disease to Combat Other. DISTRIBUTES SERUM FREE Dr. William B. Cooley Positively As serts That He Has Cured 100 Cases of Snpposedly In curable Malady. NEVC YORK. Aug. 8 Special.) Fol lowing news from St: Louis that two men have been cured of cancer in the Citv Hospital there by the use of a fluid discovered by Dr. William B. Coley. of New York, it came out yesterday that nearly 100 cases of that supposedly in curable disease have been cured In this city during the last few years, all through the use of the fluid discovered by Dr. Coley. This fluid which Is known to medical men as "mixed toxins of erysipelas and v. iM.wflfr4nii " ham saved many lives all over the world, medical men say. It has In recent years come to be used In almost every country where the medical profession is in an advanced state of progress. A peculiarity of Its effect is that It gives the patient a mild form of erysipelas, .and the system In struggling against the new disease, throws ofT the other and more serious disease. There is no secret about the remedy, for. following his discovery. Dr. Coley gave Its benefit to the medical world at large. That was about 15 years ago. Since then the fluid has been im proved upon and its effect is now more sure and safa than in its earlier use. Distribute Serum Tree. The fluid is now made at the Collls P Huntington Research Laboratories in Germantown. Pa., of which Dr. Martha Tracev. a woman physician. Is the head The Tollis P. Huntington Fund for Can cer Research In this city also handles the fluid and distributes it. The formula, used at the laboratories in Germantown was discovered by Dr. Coley, and the lat ter has more cancer cures to his credit than any other' surgeon in the world. Dozens of cases have been treated and" cured free- of charge by Dr. Coley in. the General Memorial Hospital at 108th street and Eighth avenue. Many other sufferers from cancer have been cured at his private sanitarium. Dr. Coley Is the attending surgeon at the General Memorial Hospital, and as sociate surgeon at the Hospital for Rup tured and Crippled. He is also a clinical lecturer at Columbia, and has written a number of works on surgery aid the curs or cancer. . Probably 150 Cases Cored. In speaking recently of the work ac complished here through the use of the mixed toxins. Dr. Coley said: "The use of the toxins has been fol lowed by complete disappearance In 47 personal cases and nearly 100 cases re ported by other surgeons and physicians. If however, we count as cures only those cases In which there Is known to have been no recurrence for at least three years, there have been 28 cures In cases under my own treatment, and upward of 30 cures in cases treated by other medical, men. "Although sufficient time has not yet passed to Justify us In counting the total figure of about 150 successful cases as cures, the efTect of he toxins In destroy ing the disease and In preventing metas tases warrants the conclusion that in the great majority of those cases the disap pearance of the tumor will prove .to have been final and the cases will eventually have to be classified as cures. "My 28 cases of cufTs. already of over three years' standing. Include sarcomas of every kind, except melanotic, and In all parts of the body ordinarily subject to the disease. Thy include cases primary in the skin, muscle, and fascia: cases originating In the bone, periosteal, and. myeloid; cases primary in the neck, ton sil, pelvis, long bones (femur and tibia), spine, and breast, and they Include small round-celled, large round-celled, giant celled, and mixed-celled sarcoma. fnknown to Many Physicians. "In the great majority of the cases the diagnosis of sarcoma was confirmed by microscopical examinations made by the leading pathologists of the United States, and in the few remain ing cases the concurrent opinions of Independent surgeons left no reason able doubt as to the correctness of the diagnosis. In several cases there was also, a history of recurrence after pri mary operation. "Although the cases show that the mixed toxins have already been 'used with success by a very large number of surgeons and physicians bealdes my self, It is constantly being brought to my notice that the possible benefit to be gained by the use of the toxins, in inoperable and apparently hopeless cases and as a prophylactic against re currence after primary operation, is till unknown to the majority of med ical men. I also frequently receive letters from surgeons and physicians in this country, as well as in other parts of the world, who are aware of the use of the toxins, but ars unac quainted with the recent developments in their preparation and application, or are in doubt as to the method of treatment in particular cases." Has Treated 430 Cases. Dr. Coley says that he has person ally treated about 430 cases of sar coma, which is the medical term for cancer, with mixed toxins. In 47 of these cases, he says the tumor com pletely disappeared. "And In 28 cases a period of from three to 15 years has passed since the disappearance." says Dr. Coley. "Twenty-six patients have remained well from five to 'fifteen years. Moreover, these figures cover a period of fifteen years, and during this period important improvements have been made, from experience, in both the preparation of the toxins and the method of adminis tration. The proportion of- successes Is therefore higher now than in the whole paet period. "Furthermore, the cases treated in clude cases brought to me in the last stages of the disease, case of melanotic sarcoma in which I have had no suc cesses, and many desperate cases which had become inoperable after one or more extensive operations. In these desperate cases the percentage of suc cesses from the use of the toxins ts nu.....u A-rrremelv low. while In other cases, not involving the long Dones. tne perven ibf ui " mv w,o considerably higher than is Indicated by the figures given above. Chance of Permanent Cure. "When the growth is slow, the pa tient 1s in good general health, and the case Is treated at a comparatively early f MAIL ORDERS WILL RECEIVE OUR CAREFUL AND PROMPT ATTENTION SECOND AND LAST WEEK OF COOKING EXHIBIT OF THE "NEW PROCESS" GAS RANGE During which we will continue in demonstrating the superiority of fha "Wpw Pmppss" over all other methods of cookinsr and baking its cleanliness, its economy and efficiency, its perfect regulation, and the safety and ease with which it can be operated. Those who took advan tage of last week's demonstration were convinced, beyond doubt, that the "New Process" is the greatest modern convenience of the kitchen, and To-oro oTitirntcinuiV nwr t.Tift results obtained in cookinsr and bakinsr. "Do not f VsJ. W UMUWAMIM W vaw J w fail to see this interesting and instructive exhibit, and partake of the HOT BISCUITS and COFFEE which we delight in serving free to all visitors. ft, ARM ROCKER SPECIAL $2.90 This comfortable Rocker has high back, with panels in quarter-sawed golden oak, the top panel hav ing; embossed design. Saddle shaped seat. Offered at the above special for Monday and Tuesday. WINDOW SHADES SIXTH FLOOR We make to order all kinds of Window Shades at the lowest possible prices, considering; quality and workmanship. Imported Scotch Hollands, in all colors and widths. Sun fast cambric in single and double-color tints. Hand-made sun-fast oil-opaque Shades in single and duplex colors. 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Your choice of an assortment of shapes round, oblong and oval and in several color's. Carpet Department, Sixth Floor. SALE of LAWN MOWERS Our line of these dependable machines to close out for this season. On sale in the Basement Section. 14-inch Tiptop Mowers, special '5? 16-inch Tiptop Mowers, special $2.75 16-inch Mt. Tom MoAvers, special $3.50 16-inch Wizard Mowers, special $4.50 18-inch Wizard Mowers, special. $4.75 16-inch Highland Mowers, special $6.50 ART WALL DECORATIONS WALL PAPERS, DAMASKS, ETC. Most important in the interior decoration of the home is the treatment of the walls. rounding color schemes, the finest furniture, rugs and hangings lose a large percentage of their beautj. We show a most extensive and exclusive line of modern waU hangings of every description WaU . dam ZL and tapestries in silks, wools and linens; decorative friezes and panels in fabrics, hand-decorated and todapera. Wall papers in silk damask and leather effects. Japanese hand-decorated leathers tc vlstibTsrary friezesand wainscotings. Floral sleeping-room treatme n t s with ere tonnes to mJh iLg-room verdure papers and old English tapestry effects. We do interior wood-finishing and wXecoSg in oil and water Colors. The services of an expert decorator at your command., who can suggest artistic treatment, for the various rooms. , Furnitura Repairing, Upholstering and Finishing at Most Reason- a YOUR CREDIT able Prices. Phone Ex. 34. - - H IS600D ) r , : ) -i . ... i A mn? Li Ml iki) HI J. C0MPLETE-H0U5E-FURm51tEl?5I fit jt. 4i u- n ix MAKE YOUR 0W TERMS THE MALLEABLE RANGE Riveted Together Like a Boiler. Will Last a Lifetime. stage of tha disease, before tha lo volvment of any Important orgs or ... , n nriAtastasefi. tne tne aeviiwyuTM, chances of ucce ar certainly much higher than tne f- 11 per cent derived from the total Az ures of my own cases. The cases, however, vary so much, and In so many feature that no pretense can 1 made to accuracy In estimating the chance of succee. In any particular case, or even in any particular clasa of ""it csn, however, be safely said that In a large number of oases there Is a very fair prospect of permanent cure, while no case la so desparate that the possible benefit from the uee of the toxins should be withheld. Dr Coley says there i no risk from the treatment of sarcoma by the mixed . li - - that nut ef the 430 toxins. c - , cases treated by him only In three in stances could aeatn t"'J " tributed to the toxine- And these three cases were in the last stages of, the disease. FIGHT FOR CAPITAL ON Cape Town, and Bloemforwtetn Ri vals for Honor. CAPE TOWN, Aug. 22. iSpecial.Now that South African federation seems to be within measurable distance of realiza tion, the question of a federal capital la already the subject of discussion In cer tain Quarters. At the moment the con test lies chiefly between Cape Town and Bloemfontetn. For the adoption of each excellent reasons can be shown, and equally good arguments are forthcoming for their rejection. The claims of Graaft Relnett are also being urged. Probably interstate rivalries may bring about a proposal for the creation of a new capital, as in Australia. Sir Henry de Villiers. Chief Justice of the Cape, recently declared that tha choice would have to be made by all the Colonies, and that every state would have to make aacrtflcea. Once union was de cided: upon, however, the question of the capital would be a minor matter. i ; n STUDY. LONDON'S HISTORY City Government of Metropolis -Behind Popular Movement. LONDON. Aug. 22. (Special.) In order to promote the study of the history of London during next Winter m view of the London pageant to be held in 1909, steps are being taken by the London University Extension Board to form a generally rep resentative committee empowered to ar range for a series of lectures on the his tory of London during the session 1908-9 under the board's auspices, to invoke the assistance of the metropolitan city and borough Oinnclls In their respective areas. tu t Mavir iinrt the chairman of the London County Council have conaent td to be Joint presidents of the commit tee and the Marylebone and other bor ough Councils have already appointed representatives to act upon it. There Is every sign of hearty co-operation on the part of London's municipal corporations In this movement. Importation of Tomatoes. Kansas City Star. Tomatoes are Imported In Increasing quantities Into England from Italy. The quality of these tomatoes Is stated to be good and the prices low. Large quanti ties of canned tomatoes are also shipped now each season from Italy to the east ern part of the United States, and the American shipments to Italy are" much smaller than formerly. It Is suggested by one of the leading Importers in Liver pool that the American tomatoes are fre quently packed before thpy are fully . . CURES SICE! DISEASES When the blood is pure and healthy, the skin will be soft, smooth, and free from all. blemishes and eruptions; bat when some acid humor takes root ia the circulation, its presence is quickly manifested by some form of skin disease. The skin receives its necessary nourishment and strength from the blood. When, however, this vital fluid becomes a humor-laden stream, it can no longer preserve the healthy, natural appearance of the skin, but by its acrid, impure nature continually irritates and inflames the delicate tissues and fibres and keeps the cuticle in a diseased and disfigured condition. 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