THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND. SEPTEMBER 20, 1903.
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E TO
CAMPAIGN
Offers His Services to State
Central Committee.
OTHER SPEAKERS ENLISTED
Taft Clubs Are Organized In Many
Paris of Oregon That Send in
Assurances to Party
Headquarters.
Immediately following his return from
the Orient and California yesterday, H
M. Cake, brother of State Chairman W.
M. Cake, proffered his services as
campaign speaker to the Republican State
Central Committee. Mr. Cake's services
were gratefully accepted by the com
mittee, which at a later date will arrange
his itinerary. The condition of State
Chairman Cake, who is still confined in a
sanatorium, continues serious.
Between mailing campaign literature to
the various county chairmen for dis
tribution and arranging the itinerary of
several speakers who have volunteered
their services for the campaign. Secretary
McArthur Is a very busy man. Among
the supplies received from National head
quarters yesterday was a large number
or Taft-Sherman buttons. Several letters
were received at headquarters from the
outlying ceuntles. all making encourag
ing reports and predicting that Repubil
cans very generally will support the
ticket.
One of the first rallies to be held by
the Republicans In this county will be
held at Shinnyside, Monday night. Sep
tember 2K. Several local speakers will
address this meeting In addition to Mayor
tieorge F. Rodgers, of Salem, whose
services have been volunteered to the
State Central Committee. Arrangements
will be made by which Mayor Rodgers,
who has considerable ability as a cam
paigner, will deliver a number of other
addresses throughout the state.
Next Tuesday night a Taft-9herman
Republican Club wil) be organized at
tyrants Pass under the auspices of the
Slate Central Committee, which will take
tip the work of organizing these clubs
more systematically this week.
Several of the best speakers among the
Republicans In the state will take part
in the campaign. Judge S. A. Liowell. of
Pendleton, will tour Western Oregon
during the last two weeks of the cam
paign. Probably the most active of the
speakers, however, will be R. R. Butler,
' of Condon, and J. D. Lee, of this city
both being Presidential electors. Mr.
Butler will spend the entire month of
October In :he western part of the state,
while Mr. Iee will make a thorough
canvass of Kastern Oregon. "Wallace Mc-
Camant will- make addresses In Southern
Oregon and W. A. Williams, of Forest
Grove, will visit Eastern Oregon points
Senator Fulton also will give two or
three weeks of his time to campaign
work. It has not been decided by the
State central Committee w-hat part of the
State Senator Fulton will cover and his
Itinerary will not be determined for sev
eral days.
WILA RECEIVE SENATOR GORE
Thomas Names Committee to Take
Charge of Rally.
George H. Thomas. Chairman Demo
cratic County Central Committee, yester
day announced the following reception
committee to meet Senator Gore, of Ok
lahoma. when the blind orator vielts
Portland next Friday nlgiit and delivers
an address In the Armory: Governor
Chamberlain, chairman; Newton McCoy
vice-chairman; Judge M. G. Munly. Judge
Seneca Smith. D. M. Watson, Mayor
Lane. State Senator M. A. Miller, Na
tional Committeeman for Oregon; Robert
D. lnman. Judge Alex Swede, Chairman
Democratic State Central Committee; and
George H. Thomas. Chairman Democratic
County Central Committee.
John M. Gearin. ex-United States Sena
tor, will be chairman of the meeting and
the various vice-presidents that will share
the honor of presiding with him will oe
announced this week. Herman Grimm
will be chairman of a committee of young
men who will serve as ushers. During
their sojourn in Portland. Senator and
Mrs. Gore will be the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. D. M. Watson.
Arrangements have been made by the
Democrats to hold three rallies this week,
at the following places: I'niveraity Park,
Sellwood and Lenta Wednesday night at
Duke's hall has been fixed as the date
for the meeting at Lents, when addresses
will be delivered by E. ft J. McAllister.
Presidential elector and Bert i- Haney
ex-District Attorney.
SHORTAGE OF TORPEDOES
Vncle Sam's Supply Far Behind
That of Other Nations.
NEW YORK. Stpt. 19. According to a
special dispatch from Newport, R. I.,
there appears to be a shortage of tor
pedoes In the Navy, especially those of
the Whitehead make, compared -witn
those on hand In tiie navies of other
countries.
It is said the United States Is far be
hind Great Britain. Germany and Japan.
It is understood that this country has
let's than 5C0 submarine missies on hand.
while Great Britain has 10.000 stored
away. Germany and Japan are each said
to have 0X
The Government supply has been In
creased 100 during the year and will be
augmented when the new torpedo factory
at Newport is started about the first of
the year.
EVANS WOULD BE LIBERAL
Relives Old Soldiers Deserve More
Than $ 1 2-a-Month Pension.
POUGHKEEPS1E. N. T.. Sept. 19.
Fighting Bob Evans, the retired Rear
Admiral, came out today as an advocate
of higher pensions for Civil War Vet
erans. He made a characteristic speech
at the unveiling of a monument to the
One Hundred and Fifty-sixth New York
Volunteer Regiment at Highland, opposite
this city, in the course of which he said:
"Be good to those old men who fought
In the greatewar that our Union fnlght
be saved. Don't give them any more
113 a month bounties. If you are going
to starve the men who all but gave then
lives for you. it would be better to do
It at once and not prolong the process
day by day and year by year, as you
have been doing."
COLONIST TRAVEL GROWS
Latot Figures Show Improvement
in Transportation.
Colonist travel Is beginning to ar
rive In this state from the East and
Middle West, taking advantage of the
special low-priced one-way tlcketa to
the Pacific Northwest. The movement
Is not so heavy, however, as It was
iast year, when there was a large In
flux of new settlers from ail parts
cf the country. This Is accounted for
by the somewhat unsettled business
conditions throughout the country, and
people of the East are slow to leave
their homes and settle In a new coun
try unless they are assured of a com
plete return to normal conditions.
Figures shave been compiled by the
Harrlman lines, showing the movement
of colonists over their roads Into this
territory for the week ending Septem
ber 8. The O. R. & N. brought In 80
new settlers, as compared with 1450
for the corresponding week of 107.
Of this number. 16J passengers were
destined for points north of Portland,
while In the corresponding week of
190 there were 467. Portland was the
destination of S43 during the first
week of the present month, while this
city received 345 during the same week
of last year.
That Eugene is getting a large num
ber of new settlers under the colonist
rates Is the statement of John H.
Hartog. manager of the Eugene Com
mercial Club. He hag aent the follow
ing characteristic telegram to William
McMurray, general pajfcenger agent of
the Harrlman lines in this territory:
"Would it be possible for you to cut
Eugene off your schedule and not
stop trains here for a few days until
we catch up with the Influx of new
comers ?" "
LUMBERMEN TO COMBINE
LARGE COMPANIES WILL HERE
AFTER HAVE . SAME GRADES.
Action Considered td Result Irk Ad
vantage for the Buyer and
Seller of Timber.
At the monthly meeting of the Ore
gon and Washington Lumber Manufac
turers' Association at the Commercial
Club yesterday the announcement was
made that the Southwestern Washing
ton Lumber Manufacturers' Associa
tion and the Pacific Coast Lumber
Manufacturers' Association have de
cided to unite with the Oregon and
Washington Association In a bureau of
grades and patterns on all lumber
shipped by rail from the Northwest.
Lumbermen regard this step an im
portant one. believing that It will work
to the advantagV of both the buyer and
the seller in making for uniformity of
the. lumber product. The three associa
tions that have joined In the proposed
bureau represent practically the entire
cut of the Pacific Northwest
The following Joint committee has
been appointed to have charge of the
details of forming the bureau and di
recting its operation: A. N. Riggs, of
the McCormick Lumber Company, of
McCormick,- .Wash., representing the
Southwestern Lumber Manufacturing
Association: C. C Bronson. of the Day
Lumber Company, of Seattle, represent
ing the Pacific Coast Lumber Manufac
turing Association; and L. J. Went
worth, of the Portland Lumber Com
pany, of this city, representing the
Oregon and Washington Lumber Man
ufacturers' Association.
A. W. WastelL secretary of the Ore
gon and Washington Association, was
appointed as delegate to represent the
association at the trans-Mississippi
commercial congress, which will be
held In San Francisco October 5-10 In
clusive. Among the subjects to be dis
cussed at this conference Is the con
servation of natural resources in which
the lumbermen are keenly Interested.
COUNTY EXHIBITORS HOWL
Claim Benton County Got First
Premium Through Influence.
SALEM. Or.. Sept. 19. (Special)
The representatives of - six counties
which entered the county exhibit com
petition at the State Fair, filed with
the State Fair board tonight a state
ment that the judges of the county ex
hibits were influenced by an official
of the fair management In awarding
first premium to Benton County, and
they assert that they will advise their
counties not to exhibit at the State
Fair again unless the management of
the pavilion be placed in -other hands.
The counties represented in the pro
test are Multnomah. Clatsop, Lane,
Yamhill, Polk and Columbia.
The protest is directed against W.
H. Savage, superintendent of the pa
vilion, although his name Is not men
tioned in the complaint. "Savage and
two of the Judges assert that he- ex
ercised no Influence whatever.
CLUB NAMES NEW OFFICERS
Presidency of Willamette Associa
tion Conferred on R. C. Redman.
At a meeting of the Willamette Im
provement Association at Willamette
station Friday night officers were
elected as follows: President, R. C.
Redman; vice-president. Harold Cher
ry; secretary, L. C. Fones; treasurer,
S. T. Kllpatrlck. Committees were
named as follows: Light and streets.
Messrs, Fones,- Kilpatrick and Morsen;
entertainment, Messrs. De Lind. Brown,
McLaughlin. Tozzl, Gotchlll and Fones.
The association meets every Friday
evening at Anderson's hall. At the
recent meeting a number of matters or
interest to Willamette station and the
neighborhood was discussed and efforts
will be made to Induce the city Engl
neer and City Council to aid in street
improvements.
HOPHOUSE IS DESTROYED
Fir Near Hillsboro Docs $2200
Danutge Insured for $1500.
HILLSBORO. Or.. Sept. 19. (Special.)
The hophouse of Mrs. L Sinclair, a
widow, living three miles northwest of
Hillsboro. was burned this arternoon.
with a loss of X2200. The blnclair
yards contain 20 acres and over 15
had been harvested and placed in the
hophouse. The fire caught from the
kiln. The hophouse was conducted by
Mrs. Sinclair's sons, who carried $1500
Insurance on the building and contents.
Picking has been practically com
pleted in Washington County, the Cor
nelius district, however, being a trifle
late. Heavy rains are falling this eve
ning and it is feared that mould will
spoil the small part of the crop not
yet harvested.
CHINESE FALLS TO DEATH
Meets Fatal Accident In Hophouse
Near Tualatin.
HILLSBORO. Or., Sept. 19. (Spe
cial.) How Sin. a Chinese, aged 6Z.
met death near Tualatin about S
o'clock last night by falling from- a
anding 20 feet in height, at a nop-
honse on the Gore estate.
The celestial was helping some or
his countrymen to place hops on the
drying floor and accidentally fell over
the bannister, crushing his skull In
he fall. Coroner Brown Investigated
he facts today and reports the death
accidental. How Sin was employed by
Sing Ring, and had been in this coun
try about JO years.
HILL BEHIND LINE?
Tomorrow (Monday) positively the
at day for discount on East Side gas
bills. Don't fall to read Gas Tips.
Northern Pacific Reported to
Own United.
CONSTRUCTION IS RUSHED
Rumored Thar Local Men Backing
Trolley Project Are Acting for
Great Interests Centering
at St. Panl.
With large construction forces rush
ing the work between the city limits
on the northwest and Llnnton, the Uni
ted Railways is making a strong show
ing. In fact, there Is no railroad proj
ect near town that is showing more
activity at the present time, not ex
cepting the North Bank road, than the
United. Chief Engineer Lloyd Wick
ersham has orders to hurry the work
as fast as possible, and he Is making
the dirt fly to accomplish as much con
struction as possible before the heavy
rains of the Winter put a stop to grad
ing operations. Before the rains set
in. It is expected to have' the line in
operation as far at least as Llnnton.
The liberal expenditure of money by
the promoters of the United Railways
leads to the general belief that the
Northern Pacific is behind the project
and that this road Is to be the opening
wedge In an Oregon division of the
Hlil system.- Late events have seemed
to strengthen this belief. Private in
dividuals interested in such a project
would naturally hesitate about digging
Into their pockets for continued ex
penditures of money for construction
purposes without some return. This
feature oT the investment does not ap
pear to bother the men behind the Uni
ted Railways, and work has gone on
uninterruptedly for many months with
but very little comparative return.
The Front-street line Is paying a
revenue Into the company, for a con
siderable amount of switching of
freight cars Is done each night, but the
sum realized would not by any means
pay. the Interest on the big Investment
so far made by the company. Private
investors usually become discouraged
under these circumstances and the In
ference, supported by a number of sig
nificant circumstances, is that the Hill
Interests own the control of the United
project and are putting money Into the
scheme without stint.
Extensive terminals that will be of
use not only to the United Railways,
but to the present Hill lines as well,
have been secured about Guilds Lake.
These terminals are now being filled
and brought up to the required level
for the building of terminal tracks
and freight sheds. At the same point
a convenient connection could easily
be made with the Hill tracks, so that
traffic brought from the Tillamook
country and from other Oregon points
south of Portland could readily be de
livered to the transcontinental Hill
roads.
'The United Railways route to the
Tillamook country and south through
the Willamette Valley offers an easy
avenue for the Hill roads to open up
the whole western half of the state.
For obvious reasons, better terms can
be made with property-owners for
rights of way and Innumerable ad
vantages gained by operating under
the name of the United Railways than
in coming out boldly as the Hill lines.
It is believed that within a reasonable
time, howevur, the Interest of the St.
Paul magnate In the- United Railways
project will be made known.
HIT Br Till MO KILLED
RAYMOND NELSON" STRUCK IX
LIMBER YARDS.
Coroner Norden Will Investigate
Death Following Accident on -Northern
Pacific Tracks.
Raymond Nelson, 30 years of age,
died at St- Vincent's Hospital yesterday
afternoon as a result of injuries sus
tained at the mills of the North Pacific
Lumber Company shortly after noon.
He was struck by an ln-coming North
ern Pacific train at 1 o'clock and died
three hours later after being removed
to St. Vincent's Hospital.
Nelson was an employe of the lumber
mill and was engaged at the time of the
accident in wheeling lumber across the
railroad tracks, which run through
the lumber yards. There were no wit
nesses to the accident and It is not
known Just how it occurred. ,
Nelson was struck by the engine and
knocked to one side of the track, sus
taining a number of broken bones and
Internal Injuries. He was removed to
the hospital in an ambulance immed
iately and died three nours later.
Coroner Norden began an investiga
tion as soon as the man died and will
hold an inquest Monday morning at 10
o'clock. Little has been learned of the
man, except that he Is single and has a
nephew living in this city. He also Is
known to have a brother living In the
East.
Pioneer Soldier Is Dead.
Lieutenant John Stack, s pioneer of
WRONG FOOD
Causes World of Trouble.
If we only realized it, we are the
principal cause of our own misfortunes,
and eating improper food is a large
factor In the make-up.
By giving a little thought to the
question of what we ought and ought
not to eat. we can make things much
more pleasant for ourselves and others.
"Some time ago I was in the habit of
eating buckwheat cakes, sausage, fried
potatoes and coffee for breakfast,"
writes a N. Y. lady.
"I was troubled with headache and
Indigestion, but thought medicine would
relieve me. Finally I saw my mistake
and made up my mind that the cause
of my trouble was in the food I was
eating.
"About this time I saw" Grape-Nuts
mentioned in our paper, and I began to
eat It with cream for breakfast and to
drink Posturo Instead of coffee.
"I not only found them delicious but
they corrected the headache and indi
gestion, and I feel like a new person.
My mind Is clearer, nerves steady, my
step has spring In It, and I feel like
ringing all the time." "There's a Reason."
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek. Mich. Read "The Road to Well-
rille." in pkgs.
Ever read the above letterf A lew
eae appears from time to time. They
are grauine, true, aad full of fcumaa
Interest. I
QUAINT F
URITU1
Is remarkable for its pure lines, its
unusual beauty and its perfect con
struction. Less massive than the
Mission, more comfortable than
the Arts and Crafts; this style yields
the maximum of comfort, simpli
city and durability with the mini-
CUT SHOWS FURNITURE BT ROOML
mum of cost.
A SOLID CARLOAD OF THIS BEAUTIFUL
FURNITURE ARRIVED YESTERDAY
This completes our already large stock and enables us to make an
unrivalled showing of Quaint Furniture for every room.
BOOKLETS SHOWING DECORATIVE
" SCHEMES IN COLORS SENT ON REQUEST
FIFTH and
STARK
J. G. MACK &
GO.
FIFTH and
STARK
Oregon and Washington, died Septem
ber 16 at i'ern -af fruit farm, near
Hillsboro. Or., where he was visiting
his daughter, Mrs. R. S. Alexander, Mr.
Stack was a veteran of the Civil War,
having served four years as a member
of Company I, Twentieth Wisconsin
Volunteer Infantry. , The funeral was
held In Portland yesterday at the
Cathedral, Rev. Father De Loremler of
ficiating. Members of George Wright
Post, No. 1, acted a pall' bearers. Mr.
Stack was aged 77 years, having "been
born in County Waterford, Ireland, May
4, 1831. Interment was i Mount Cal
vary Cemetery.
Memphis Banker to Speak.
John R. Pepper, of Memphis, Tenn.,
prominent in business and church cir
cles in that city, will address the Sun
day schools of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. South, at HlVj Second street,
this mr.rning at 10:30 o'clock and will
occupy the pulpit at J.l o'clock. Mr.
Pepper Is president of the Union and
Planters' Bank and other commercial
Institutions of Memphis and has been
superintendent of the First Methodist
Church for 28 years.
Agree on Rate Reduction.
BUTTE, . Mont., Sept. 19. The State
Railroad Commission has announced
that it has perfected an arrangement
with the Great Northern by which the
recently made reduction In rates on
farm products over the Northern Pa
cific becomes effective on the Great
Northern also. The tariff is a distance
one and covers everything but hay, which
ia transported under a special com
modity tariff. The rate also applies to
mixed carloads.
Great Britain has the longest oout line
of any of the countries of Europe.
These Are Grand Piano Days at Eilers
"What is a Grand Piano?" we asked one of Portland prominent musi
cians ? " '
"What is a Grand Piano?" his man of music and temperament replied.
"In the heart of the woods a storm Is raging; trees, centuries old, are the
keys; the mighty performer is the wind. Hear the sighs and sobs, the shouts
and whispers, the excitement and accentuation, the melancholy, the intense
ness and the power, the vibration of agitated branches, of the .sweeping of
unseen hands. Is it not a glorious, swelling anthem? Fluttering leaves and
little twigs, like grace notes, ripple down. Suddenly all is rest; peace and
contentment and quiet; the storm Is over. The magnificent melody ceases.
"What this means In Nature that is the grand piano to the mnsinan.
A grand piano ah, it is the culmination, the cornucopia of the world's most
glorious music. It is the instrument for genius. It thrills and responds and
throbs. It glories at the master's touch."
"mi 1311 mr ;fc' m liffl m U 1
Should not & Grand Piano, then, develop, not genius, perhaps, but musical ability?
Could a student hear a Paderewski, then return to his or her Upright Piano, no matter how good, and feel
content?
Could a mistress of the home "give up her music" had she once made captive the power of it in a Grand
Piano?
The Grand Piano is the sovereign of piarios.
The Square Piano for the youngster, maybe, who is taking the first initiatory steps.
The Upright, always for the home of limited size.
But the Grand for the music-room,' the home of art and luxury, the home of the artist-musicians, who live to
woo the muse of melody, as only the Grand Piano will permit.
Finest Grands and Baby Grands in All the World Now on
Special Sale t Eilers Piano House An Exhibit of Greatest
Interest to Music Lovers, Artists and Connoisseurs.
If you are a lover of the beau
tiful we extend to you a cordial
invitation to view this week the
finest display of Grands and
Baby Grands that has ever been
made in the great West, not to
say America.
This is an exhibit extraordi
nary; a sale of the very choicest
instruments, made by the fore
most makers of the world; , a
gathering never heretofore at
tempted or thought of.
Noteworthy iri our present dis
play may be mentioned tie fa
mous Weber small Grand, and
the renowned Chickering Quarter
Grand, wonderfully beautiful We
ber Art Grands, style "CC," also '
Chicago's magnificent high art
product, the Kimball, and numer
ous others, in every conceivable
style and size. Finished in the
choicest and most exclusive
woods, used only in highest grade
piano-making. '
Something like four carloads of
Grand Pianos were secured by us
upon an unusually advantageous
basis.
We, in turn, propose to let our
patrons participate in this fortu
nate transaction.
Now is the time to buy a grand.
' Uprights will be accepted in part
payment at fair valuation.
If you have a home that ought
to have a Grand Piano, you can
afford now to secure the ultimate
desire of every discriminating
musician a Grand at Eilers
Piano House, 353 Washington St.,
at Park.