THE SUNDAY OKEGOXIAX, PORTLAND, AUGUST lo, 1909.
SQCKEYES 10 BE
PUT IN COLUMBIA
F. A. Seufert Enthusiastic
Over This Species'of Sal
mon for Canning.
WANTS 4-YEARS' PLANTING
If Bnrrau or Fisheries Will Xot Vn
dertake Work. Packer Himself
Declare He Will Stjok
River on Small Scale.
Realizing the value of ttie nvkfjt sal
mon for commercial piirpos. F. A. Seu
fert. the well-known Columbia River
packer, has resolved to take the initia
tive in an effort to stork the folumhia
with this frx-cic of the eaitnon family.
He will first take the subject tip with
the members of tlie O-pkoii delegation
at Washington and ask the Bureau of
Fisheries to procure 5.vpun or to.ooo.000
sockeye eecs annually for the next four
years, to be hatched and planted in the
i'olumbia. Second, he will propose that
the packers on the Columbia sulwribe to
a fund for the. Fame purpose. Failing in
these plans. Mr. Seufert is so enthusias
tic over this variety of salmon that he
will obtain a smaller supply of epss and
rosin storking the river at hia own ex
pense. Mr. Seufert returned yesterday from
Relltnchaiu. Wash., where for several
day he has been observing the opera
tions of the salmon canneries on Belling
ham Bay and in other northern waters.
He reports the run of sockeyes In thos
waters- this year exceed that for the
year l!k1. whirli was- the previous hlsh
record. Both the Canadian and Federal
fish authorities in that section informed
Mr. Seufert that the take of eggs this
season would be considerably greater
than can possibly be handled by all of
Ih hatcheries by which that district is
supplied.
Ir. Jordan Disproved?
These facts positively disprove the con
tentions of Iavld Starr Jordan, who. as
a representative of the I'nited States Gov
ernment, has been investigating the fish
eries of the Pacific Coast.'- said Mr. Seu
fert last night. "Dr. Jordan not long since
predicted that through the operation of
traps in rhe northern waters the sock
eyes would soon be exterminated. Ho
also announced that if this species of sal
mon was to be preserved, the traps would
have to be abandoned and operations en
tirely suspended for two years. The enor
mous run of these salmon this season and
the great abundance of eggs for hatchery
purposes proves the unsoundness of his
position and place him liable ro the charge
of being a Nature faker.
"80 heavy was the run this week that
in one day the traps received their ca
pacity, which Is sufficient to supply the
canneries for a week, with the result that
all trps have been closed until the catch
has been disposed of. in the meantime,
the fish are permitted, in countless num
bers to pass up the Fraser River or Baker
Ike to their natural spawning grounds.
Iaat Wednesday the Pacific-American
Fisheries Company. Frank B. Deming,
manager, of South Bellingham. packed
11.030 cases in one day's run. this being
the largest pack ever made in 24 hours.
This pack represented a catch of 701.400
pounds of fish.
Sockeyes Thrive In Columbia,
"There Is no question but that the sock
eyes will thrive in the Columbia, a stream
they do not now inhabit. All that is
necessary is to introduce them to the
Columbia by planting probably 6,000,000
every year for four consecutive seasons.
This will insure the stocking of this
stream. This season is a good time to be
gin this task, since there an abund
ance of eggs to be had either from
Fraser River or Baker l.ake. Tt is not
until the fourth year after salmon are
planted in a stream that they will return
to that stream, so by planting these fish
in the Columbia for four consecutive
years, there would be a continuous run
of sockeyes in the Columbia annually.
These eggs can readily be handled and
hatched in the new hatchery which is
b?lng established by the state at Bonne
ville. "Commercially, the sockeye ranks with,
the celebrated Chinook. In the market,
the price of the two varieties is the
same. The value of this fish for all uses
certainly justifies making an effort to
stock the Columbia with them."
NATIONAL OFFICER COMING
G. A. T5. Commander Will Be in
Portland Tomorrow.
Sumner Post No. 12, G. A. R., last night
made arrangements for a general recep
tion to Commander-in-Chief Van Sant to
morrow night in the hall of Multnomah
Camp. Esst Sixth and Kast Washington
streets. The following dispatch was re
ceived from B. F. Pike, past department
commander:
'Pali Lake. Utah. Aug. IS. J. W. Ogil
bee. Adjutant: Commander-in-Chief Van
Sant will be in Portland next Monday:
would like to meet Sumner Post. Please
arrange lu , B. F. PIKE."
Acting on this information, the Wood
men Hall was secured, and it was decid
ed to hold a campflre in honor of the
commander-in-chief. Mr. Pike, who will
arrive with Commander Van Sant, will be
asked to preside. Details will be ar
ranged later. Information received fur
ther Is that the commander-in-chief will
come with a considerable delegation, be
sides the Oregon veterans, who are re
turning with him. It is desired that all
old soldiers should attend the campflre.
At the meeting of Sumner Post last night,
at the hall on Grand avenue and East
Pine street, an Interesting account of the
Grand Encampment was given by A. C.
Edmunds, one of the elegates. Com
mander Van tfant Is ex-Governor of Minnesota-
He wili arrive at S:no o'clock to
morrow morning, and M. L. Pratt and
(i. E. Cankin have been appointed by
James H. Shaw as a reception committee.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Mrs. A. Simon Is soon to move to her
pew hotel, the Simond, Seventeenth and
Couch.
Gall Borden, a Los Angeles business
man of national reputation, is at the
Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Ready are entertain
ing John Creraer and son Sylvester, of
Cashton, Wis., this week.
Endicott Flske and Ralph P. Schott,
two young capitalists of New York,
are registered at the Portland.
Judge A. il. Jackson, of Wlnrield. Kan.,
a former member of Congress and a
leading Democratic politician of the
Sunflower State, is a guesl at the Ore
gon. Rev. J. J. SLaub, pastor of the Sunny
aide Cfccsresstirinal Church, has teen
grVn a vacation for the month of Au
gust, and with his wife is visiting at the
home of his brother In Seattle.
Miss Jenkins and Miss Virginia
Jenkins, of Pittsburg, and Miss Cora
Emery, of New Tork. are the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Pittock. at their
home on West Park and' Washington
streets.
W. 8. Tinsman. manager of the Chi
cago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Company. with headquarters at El
Reno. Okla.. passed through Portland
yesterday in his special car to spend a
few days at the Seattle exposition. He
was accompanied by a party of friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hislop. living at
S15 Belmont street. left yestcrdav
for Seattle and Canada. They will
I visit the Exposition and then proceed
to Carstairs, Alberta, canaaa. w iiere mo
will visit at the home of C. W. Hislop.
a brother, and will be absent until Sep
tember 1.
Dr. Reagor. pastor of the First Chris
tian Church. Park and Columbia streets,
will start East the first of next month
on a vacation trip of several weeks'
duration. He will spend some time vis
iting his old home in Tennessee and
will attend the Centennial Christian
convention to be held at Pittsburg, Oc
tober 11 to IS.
The registers of local hotels suggest
the golden age of the Irfwis and
Clark Fair when pages were devoted
to the names of tourists from the
East and Middle West. The hotels are
taxed to their capacity with parties
of travelers en route to or returning
from the Seattle Exposition. Almost
all those who are bent on visiting the
, Y-P come to Portland either com
ing or going.
CHICAGO, Aug. 14. (Special.) Portland
people at hotels: F. G. Sykes. Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Nixon, at the Congress.
SALEM. Or.. Aug. 14. (Special.) Con
gressman W. C. Hawley arrived in Salciu
this afternoon from Washington and left
this evening for Albany, accompanied by
Mrs. Hawle, for a brief visit with rela
tives. BAND WILL PLAY TODAY
Interesting Programme Announced
for City Park Concert.
T"nles prevented by rain the regular
Sunday afternoon band convert tvlll be
frtvrn at the City park at 2:30 o'clock.
Bandmaster Ro.ebxook has arranged
an Interesting programme. It will in
clude two Wagner numbers and three
movements of a ballet by Chamlnade.
It is to be hoped the occasion will not
be marred by rain. Following is the
programme:
Grand March from 'Tannhnuser" "WaRtier
(ai Entr Acte from "?oppelia" . . -De lleb
(b) Intermezzo. "rurly Powell
Overture. "Dr Fretchutz". . . Weber
Waits Suite. "Charming" Waldteufel
Scene from Meyerbeer's Operas
Arr. by Godfrey
INTERMISSION'..
Introduction and Bridal Chorus from the
third act of 4,IJoheiurrln" Wagner
Solo for cornet sftctedt Ro8brook
From the ballet "fallirhoe" Chamlnade
(a) 8-arf Dance: tht Variation; c Caprice.
Paraphrase on "Nearer. My God, to Thee"
Langey
Medley of Ttemlrk's latent songs
"Star-Spanffled Banner."
PARKS PRAISED BY
VISITING EXPERTS
Party From Seattle Conven
tion Pleased With Inspec
tion of Grounds Here.
GUESTS OF CITY OFFICIALS
PANTS LEADJTO LAW SUIT
Workman Finds Trousers Vphol
sterlng Chair of Another.
Corduroy pants may make good up
holstering for an office chair, but be
cause one J. P. Williams, employed by
the Home Telephone Company, took the
trousers of one .1. G. Ryan for this pur
pose he is made the chief party to a
lawsuit. ,
Ryan Invested the sum of $4.50 In a
fine pair of corduroys the other day.
He hung them In a corner of the shop
where he works, but next time he need
ed them they were gone. Ryan started
on a still hunt for his pants, and finally
found them adorning the seat of the
chair in which Williams sits. Then
there was trouble. Williams objected
to paying the equivalent of the value
asked by Ryan, so it is said, and conse
quently will have to tell the court
tomorrow how he came to annex the
pants of Ryan.
NEW TRAIN DE LUX
The Soo-Spokane -Port land Train do
Luxe la the fast train between Portland
and St. Paul. Klectrlc lighted, wide ves
tibuled, buffet-library-COTipartment-obser-vation
cars. The best of service.
Portland Has Great Opportunity
for Park and Boulevard Sys
tem. It Is Declared After
Antomobile Ride.
Mayor Simon, Park Commissioner Weth
erbeo and Park Superintendent Mische
yesterday morning- piloted about the city
live distinguished park men, among them
General Jackson F. Dawson, perhaps the
most famous botanist in the world, and
the founder of the Boston arboretum,
noted the world over. They wore here on
their way to California, after attending
the National convention of Park Super
intendents at Seattle.
The party consisted of General Dawson,
who is superintendent of parks in Boston;
J. V. Punran, assistant superintendent;
J. T. Winters, of Jersey City, superin
tendent of parks of that place and the
state grounds, and retiring president of
the National Association;. John Berry,
superintendent 'of parks at Colorado
fprinjcs, Colo., nnd T. D. Kngland, super
intendent of parks at Victoria. After
viewing' as much of the city as possible
in the limited time at their disposal, the
party left last night for California.
All but One Auto Breaks.
A peculiar accident caused the party to
separate from others, who attended the
National convention, and who later took
a trip to Mount Rainier in automobiles.
It was Friday, the 3th. and all of the
automobiles but the one occupied by the
five broke down. and these alone
reached Tacoma in time to catch the
Northern Pacific train for Portland, at
1:30 yesterday morning. They arrived
here at 7 A. M., and were met by Presi
dent Wetherbee, of the Commercial Club,
who took them to breakfast at the Hotel
Portland, accompanied by Superintendent
Mische.
At 9:30 o'clock. Mayor Simon, In his new
automobile, called at the Portland for the
distinguished visitors, and, together with
Ir. Wetherbee, who is a member of the
Park Board, took the party to the cele
brated Forestry building on the Lewis and
Clark Fair Grounds. General Dawson
was able to enjoy this most interesting
sight, and he was greatly pleased with
what he saw. Owing to his advanoidTage,
however, he was unable to follow the
party when the members left the auto
mobiles at the entrance of Macleay Park
and walked through the beautiful canyon.
General Dawson is held in great esteem
and is much admired by all who know
him. and the members of the party gath
ered various kinds of wild berries, foliage
and green growth for his inspection upon
returning to the automobiles. It is said
there is no plant in the world which Gen
eral Dawson cannot almost instantly
designate upon presentation, so widely
has he studied botany.
Mayor Simon's First Visit.
A peculiar feature of the walk through
Macleay Park was the statement of
Mayor Simon, who said that, although he
has lived in Portland 50 years, this was
his first visit to the beautiful park.
"I never knew," said Mayor Simon,
"that we owned such a magnificent park
as this. I am heartily in favor of ex
pending some of the park funds to im
prove this and make it accessible to the
public; it is one of the most picturesque
places I have ever seen."
Dr. Wetherbee holds similar views. Tn
fact. It was his suggestion which led the
party to go through Macleay Park, and
he pointed out to the Mayor and mem
bers of the party the necessity of im
proving some of the area. There are
about 100 acres in the tract, through
which flows a pretty stream.
As the party, led by Superintendent
Mische. wended its way through the ra-
vine," the distinguished visitors, who have
seen nearly every park of any conse
quence in the I'nited States and many In
foreign countries, frequently praised in
unstinted language the natural grandeur,
and declared Portland has great scenic
beauty, and that there is here an oppor
tunity unsurpassed to build up a grand
park and boulevard system.
City Park Inspected.
From Macleay the visitors were driven
to City Park, where they obtained an
excellent view of Mount Hood and the
city, it being possible to see the Colum
bia and Willamette Rivers also. City
Park is more beautiful this year than at
any time in its history. All of the mem
bers of the party expressed themselves
in the highest terms of praise at the ap
pearance of the park and the remarkable
panoramic view from the automobile
drive.
From City Pnrk. the party drove to
Council Crest, which is becoming famous
all over the country. The visitors were
greatly surprised and delighted with the
view from the Crest, where it is possible
to see the entire city, the two rivers and
the mountains in the distance.
After returning downtown, the party
w as taken to luncheon at the Commercial
Club by President Wetherbee, and dur
ing the afternoon they resumed sight
seeing until their departure last night.
INSURANCE MEN TO MEET
Mutual Representatives Will Gather
In Portland.
Among the most important gatherings
to be held in Portland the coming week
is the Organization of Mutual Fire Insur
ance Companies. Delegates to the annual
meeting, which will continue from Tues
day to Friday, have already begun to
arrive from all parts of the country.
Reservations and headquarters for 200
Mutual Fire Insurance agenfs have been
made at the Oregon Hotel.
The prime factor of the delegates' ef
forts at this meeting will be to rectify
and detect the prevalent weaknesses In
the methods of mutual Insurance com
panies. Sncgeations and remedies will b-i
proposed by experts in every phase of the
tiro insurance business. Numerous ad
dresses will be made upon technical topics
ir interest to the delegates. Social func
tions have also been arranged for the en
tertainment of the visitors. Besides an
excursion up the Columbia on the steamer
Bailey Gatzert, many sidetrips have been
arranged for the visitors during their
sojourn here. Following is the programme
of addresses which will be delivered:
"Hazards and Rates." B. L.. Barry. Day
ton: BiokkeplnK and Oftt-e Method." M.
D. I.. Rhodes. Seattle: "Pure Farm Insur
ance," O. J. 01.sen. Upland. Kan.: "Neces
sary Elements tn the Adjurtment of Lessee.
Judgment. Equity and Courage." F. E. Lynch.
Lincoln. Neb.: "The Difficulties and Obsta
cles In Adjusting Losses," I. I. Case, Aim,
111.; "Adjusting as an Art." A. B. Smith,
Topeka, Kan.; "Fire Marshal," F. E. Lynch,
Lincoln. Nob.: "Legislature. Lobby, Laws,
etc.." "W. B. 8traui; "Shall Mutual Insurance
Build Vp a Reerva?" Discussion, affirmative
and negative: "Organization of State Associa
tions." A. T. Strange. Hlllsboro, III., and T.
L. Dunsmore. The Dalles, Or.; "Adjustment
of Losses and Their Effect Upon the Company
in the Vicinity In Which the l-ow Occurs." E.
H. Kckford, Shawnee, Okla.; "The Duties and
Responsibilities of a Member of the Board
of Directors of a Mutual Insurance Company,"
Ashford Edie, Humboldt, Neb.; "A Scientific
Demonstration of Lightning." Moore Bros.
Lightning Bod Co.. Marysville, Mo.
BUILDING FINISHED SOON
Forest Grove Will Have $ 1 0,000
Sohoolhoiise.
FOREST GROVE. Or., Aug. 14. (Spe
cial.) The new Lincoln school in the
north part of town is nearing comple
tion and will be ready for the beginning
of the Fall term. It is a two-story struc
ture and has eight rooms and will cost
$30,000.
District Clerk Corl has been at work
checking the enrollment books for the
purpose of ascertaining: the residence of
the various pupils and to assign them to
either one of the two schools. Pacific
avenue has been used as a dividing line.
Pupils living: south of the avenue will at
tend the old school while those living
north of Pacific avenue will go to the
Lincoln school.'
The assignments of the teachers to the
various grades has been made as fol
lows :
Principal, O. M. Gardner; Miss Anna
Taylor, assistant; Bliss Bella Chalmers,
eighth grade; Miss May Mack, seventh;
Miss Gladys Todd, sixth; Miss Elizabeth
Swanson, fifth; Miss Merle Shannahan,
fourth; Miss Pearl Cooke, third; Miss
It is quite unnecessary to buy the most expensive fur
nishings, although we have that kind if wanted. The point
to be remembered about our stock is this: We can supply
furniture, floor-coverings, draperies and decorations in any
grade or price that are at once correct, artistic and distinctive.
The attractiveness of a home or room depends first of all
upon its comfort and restfulness and next upon the harmony
and arrangement of colors and the individuality of the whole
treatment.
Thousands of Portland people have found in our stock
just the combinations of comfort, style and individuality they
have despaired of finding. They have found us able and will
ing to advise in all puzzling questions of color or style. And
they have found that their furnishings, those carefully se
lected from our immense and exclusive stocks, have actually
cost them less than if they had been chosen haphazard from
indifferent or tawdry lines. .
G
ACK & CO.
FIFTH AND STARK
Jessie B. Greer, second; Miss Bertha
Clement, first.
Lincoln School-Mrs. B. M. Gardner,
sixth and seventh grade, principal; Miss
Mary Sias. fourth and fifth; Mrs. V. I.
puqna, second and third; Miss Mary
Scroggs. first
PRISON CONGRESS MEETS
American Association in Session in
Seattle.
SEATTLE, Wash., Aig. 14. The an
nual congress of the American Prison
Association began in the Young Men's
Christian Association auditorium to
night, with 200 delegates present,
among them some of the most distin
guished advocates of prison reform in
the United States. Canada and Cuba.
Mayor John F. Miller welcomed the
Portland Officials and Party of Distinguished Visiting Park
Supervisors Photographed at Forestry Building Yesterday
congress, and F. C. Pettigrove, of Bos
ton, chairman of the Massachusetts
Prison Commission, responded. The
president of the association. Er. J. T.
Gilmour, warden of the Central Prison
of Toronto, Canada, delivered his an
nual address.
Many of the delegates will preach in
the churches of Seattle tomorrow.
Judge Ben B. Lindsey, of Denver, will
speak at the world's fair auditorium to
morrow afternoon under the auspices of
the State Woman Suffrage Association.
Denies ex-Wife Was in Want.
Robert P. Lyle, the divorced husband
of Mayme A. Lyle. who died at the
Good Samaritan Hospital laBt Wednes
day night from a self-inflicted pistol
wound, said yesterday that the report
that the woman died in poverty was
untrue. Mr. Lyle says that it wag
purely a case of despondency, and that
lie jiau piuviucu iur ui wne Deiora uer
death, and is now providing for their
3-year-old motherless child. Mr. Lyln'a
statements are substantiated by Dr. W.
B. Hamilton, of 430 Williams avenue.
After Mrs. Lyle's death there were
found among her belongings a box and
a purse, containing altogether $112.86.
Lyle is an employe of the North Pa
cific Wagon Works at Fourth and Hoyt
streets.
Great Lake Steamship Service.
By the addition of the two new steamors
"Keewatin" and "Assiniboia," the Ca
nadian Pacific now has a fleet of fiva
modern steamers in their Great Lake;
service. Passenjfers destined to Atlantic
Coast points should avail themselves or
this two-day steamer ride which can be
made without extra charge.
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Dn.eoB. UslMaat Jiuprliiendt of I 'ark. Bootoai Urnfmi Jackaoa K. Dawson. World-Famoua Botanist and Snpertntrndent of Parks "'""
f. M.TOr Simon, of Portland: 4. T. Winter., Superintendent of Parka. Jersey nnd Retina National President Park Snnerlntendent
4oriat'lons D. D. Knlaad, Snperlntendeat of Parka at Victoria President Wetherbee, of the Fortius Commercial Clnb and Member of th.
Park Board.
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You may choose after a careful and exhaustive test of th
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RECORDS THOUSANDS
OF 'EM.
Probably nowhere on the
Pacific Coast, couM be found so
varied and extensive a stock of
records. We have a number of
individual, sound-proof record
testing rooms, where are dem
onstrated almost every imagin
able record, including the lat
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records, and the Ed
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vou are welcome. ' '
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