CALCULATIONS
QUITE UPSET
VICEROY ALEXIETT DOES .NOT
UNDERSTAND ACTION OF " '
- AMERICA 'V .: !, '
MAKING TEEATT WITH
CHINA
Without the Consent of Russia Regard
ed as Unfriendly and Un-j -diplomatic.
M- Plancbon, Diplomatic Agent, Say 3
United States and Other Nations
Are More Interested in the Situation
Than; Enssia Believed Trouble Will
Be -Settled in Peaceable Manner.
LONDON, Jan. 1:0. The German
newspapers this morning appear to l
paving the way to explain tie Itunhn
retreat' in the negotiations with Jap-in
ami In all the capitals of iirope, the
opinion now inclines, to a peaceful issue
in the far IIst. In a dispatch from
Tokio, the correspondent of t"ne Daily
.Mail gays that lie has .learned- that
Kurino, the Japanese minister at St.
Petersburg, has sent a confidential re
port in which he snys at a secret t:.cet
iii,; recently, War Master "Kuroparkiri
and some of liis colleagues desdartsd in
i';ivir of peace. i
The Port Arthur" correspondent of
tle Daily Mail" cables that he;hal lad
.ii interview with A.lmir lis Alexieff,
mU" Hpoke. hopefully df the possibility
of arranging a i6odiis vivendi w?th
J.'pan. The viceroy tl. en referred . the
rorrMndent to his diplomatic agent,
"Si. Plancon, who emphasized the -im-Milility
or" Russia's- evacuation of
M.-uielu.ri-i. M. i'lanacon "teclared tLe
...ft ion of the. United State, in -makiag
a commercial treaty with China with
out Kussii's consent under the evicting
eircijintaices .was ' unfriendly and iin
diplomatic. Ktissiu, he said, would not open or
allow tin consuls at Mukden rind A nt
iing. under the present regime.' If Japan
wante.l Corca, Russia, M. Plaacon said,
would jt interfere provided the other
powers allowed it. ' M. Plancon,. .ec-.
eluded by saying that the United.
States and other nations wore more in
terested ii. the situatnin than was IIus-
-sia. The '(correspondent adds that the
action of) the United States govern
ment hadj quite upset Alex ieff's calcu
lations. I ' ; i
THE ORATORICAL CONTEST.
T
Willamette University "Spielers" Get-
ting Ready for the Try-ont
Basket Ball Talk.
(From Wednesday's Daily.)
Interest in the approacliing oratorical
contest 13 increasing as the time draws
near for the local .try -out. This will
occur Friday, January 2D, and promise
li be ne of the most interesting local
contests held at the university for
years. Four contestants will enter and
strive for the honor of representing
Willamette' in the state contest which
will h held at Forest Grove, March
II. Tiiev are: Miss (trace MctJonnell,
of Portland ; C. E. Skidmore. of Halseyj
Vt.. Winslow,. of Salem, and J. iay
Andrews, of Hunnysidc, Washington.
i'rexident Thomas, of. the State .As
sociation, has called a meeting of the
executive committee to be held in Al
bany January 22. This committee con
sists of one member from each of the
schools composing the association, and
tlieir duty at this time will be to select
judges, Inith on composition and deliv1
ery, and to make all arrangements
necessary for the holding of the con
test. '
Basket Ball the Craze.
' . In athletic circles all interest is now
centered on the basket ball game with
O. A. 0. next Priday niKht. The
'farmers'.' are certainly bummers and
have entered into, the race for the coast
rlianipionsliip with a vim. In defeating
the famous Portland "All Stars" Fri
day night, on the Portlanders' own noor
by a score of 26 to 16, they fully es
tablished their right to enter the raee.
Swan, the little O. A. C. forward, is
certainly a wonder, throwing twelve out
of a possible" thirteen baskets. ; . J
Willamette has never been defeated
but once on her on iloor and the team
is determined to keep up the good rec
ord and add another victory to her
credit Friday night. Every man on
loth the first nd second teams has
been out everv night this week prac
ticing hard, and they are now fully pre
pared for one of the hardest games of,
their lives. Judd is nursing a sprained
ankle at present and will not be in the
line-up Friday night, but his place will
be ablv filled by Miller, who maae such
a good showing in the praetieegame ,
with thc local 1. M. C. A. last iow'
uav. ' .
The University Band will be present
to furnish' music for the occasion and
the "rooters" wilb begin their prac
tice tomorrow morning. v . .- " "
Miss Anna Officer went to Portland
yesterday afternoon, to be with her
sister, who is very ill. . .
Professor Tuthill has been confined
to his room for several days with a
severe attack of bronchitis, but ex
pects to meet bis classes again tomor
rows' -'.'-".
SCANDAL AT HUBBARD.
Wealthy Resident of That Place Sep
arates Old Couple Married
in 1875. , , v
A couple wh'wCTfe married in 1 875,
nd have five irown children, nl two
ii 101
-,.'!' ' - f . ' ' '",
An almost infallible remedy for diseases of thel Throat nd
Lungf, known and used the world over for almost a century.
...... err it FX.OM your. Daucasr.
of whom are nader the age of 2i years,
yesterday took, the steps for a , legal
separation. Thenit is brought by the
husband, O. H. P. Chamness, the de
fendant being Viola Chamnen. ; In th
complaint John H. Hinkle . a wealthv
rancher of Hubbard, is named by the
plaintiff as co-respondent. t
The complaiBt alleges that the de
fendant and co-respondent have been
unduly intimate, the offenses having
been committed at Elliott Prairie, in
the south end of Clackamas county,
within the past year. The Chamness
family are now separated, the plaintiff
living in Portland. An additional
charge which the plaintiff alleges is
that the defendant called him false and
f,vieJons names. Among others he states
that she untruthfully ealled him a
thief. The papers were tiled yesterday
in the circuit court. (Oregon'City cor
repxmdcnee, Evening Telegram.)
AS LAST RESORT
. - -. r. . i
FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT DE
CLINES TO. INTERVENE IN J
S ' CASE OP ARMSTRONG. t
Cotcwel Will Now Take Appeal to the
Federal Circuit Court Then .to Su
preme Court It the Ijatter Refoscs
Not Mnch Hope Is. Now Left For the
Condemned Man. i "
PORTLAND, Or.1, Jan. 19. The
United States district court today de
clineil t intervene in the case of Fle-is-ant
Armstrong. An appeal will be
taken to , the United States circuit
court, a member of which is expected
to arrive tomorrow and in ease he re
fuses to irtterfcrt an apjeal will be car
ried to the United States supreme
court. Armstrong is under sent?iiee to
be -xecuted Friday, January 22. .It is
'ory nnlikely thai the United states
eireuit court will intervene in the fs.ee
of ndyerse decisions of loth the state
supreme court and the United Stages
district coult. Aft the time is so lim
ited it wonbl la- almdst impossible to
get ,the matter before the United
Statos supreme court before ihe execu
tion occurs. f
WAS A 1 0i'AL LOSS.
Some .Facts Concerning the Burning of
Dr. T. T. Snedecor's residence
in Alabama. '
' S (From Wednesday 's Dail)
Brief .anoiilincement of the fact of
the destruction' of Dr. F. F. Snedecor's
resplence, at Birmingham, Alabama, on
Tuesday, January 12, was contained in
the Wednesday issue of the Statesman.
Such facts as were given at that time
were obtained from a dispatch whieh
was received by Mrs. E. Breyman,
mother of Mrs. Snedeeor, who was for
merly Misfr Magdajcna Breyman. The
Birmingham News, of the date of the
conflagration, gives the details of the
disaster, extracts from which follow:
' " The residences of Dr. F. F. Snede
cor, V,. B. liatliff, of Bessemer, and the
kindergarten of Miss Williams, and
tbree-fourtbs of tho residence of John
Lewis, adjoining property on Nine
teenth street and . Eleventh avenue,
South, were destroyed this morning by
fire which originated anont l o eiocie.
The total estimated loss will be about
20.000. of which about $Li,000 is cov
ered by insurance and builder's risk, it
is said.
Th value" of Dr. Snedecor's resi
dence was 000 ami the furniture
2500. of which a.) was covered by
insurance. The cost of building Mr.
Katliff's residence is est;matel, lieing
almost completed. There was no insur
ance taken out by Mr Batlif f, but it
isireported that the contract for the
erection of the. building railed or a
builders risk for the full value. John
Jiewis, whose" residence is valued at
abonf 730i, will be the smallest loser,
it is believed, having $T000 insurance
ami the building not totally destroyed.
The kindergarten building belonging
to Miss Allen, sister of Vassar Allen,
to the rear of Mr. Katliff's structure,
was totally destroyed, . and with no in
surance. The house was estimated at
atHMit 500.'V
Y. M. C. A. MAT BUILD
The Proposition Is to Erect a 810,000
' Stmcture Near the
-J ' ' ' - O. A. C.
CORVALLIS, Or., Jan. 19. Members
of, the Y. M. C A. -rganiaii.n are
contemplating the erection of a $10,000
building near the college campus. State
Secrtary Stone was in this place during
the week,; looking over the ground and
he states that he will advise that such
a : structure be erected owing to the
importance of being in close touch
with student life.
The College Y. M. C. A. is strong in
nnniW Td treat interesUis takeji in
e work b y the students, the great
drawbaek being lack of acommoda
tions for meetings, etc. -ir. oiouj
states that there is on hantt about
4,(00 available for such a pun1
aad- he ha no; doubt the remainder can
be raised by public subscription.
'A site for "the structure would have
to be purchased, as it is not Allowable
under the law to put up oth?r than
state buildings on the college campus.
THEY ENDORSE ROOSEVELT:
fLINCOLN, Neb Jan. 20. The Re
publican state central committee today
decided to hold the state eonveution at
Lincoln, May 18. Besjlations were
ndopted favoring the re-nomination of
President Roosevelt. . ' .
. G?o. Iewis, of Grants Pass,' was a
visitor in the Capital City jresterd.iy.
IVU MVUJ'
: : ' ''?":.- .-
IS SUPPORTER
OF ROOSEVELT
SEIYATOR FORAKER , DISCUSSES
- CANDIDACY OF G. B. COX.
AS A DELEGATE AT LARGE
To the National Convention at Chi
, cago Upon the Ilanna
.- Slate.
Says Cox Has ii Mnch Right to Claim
Honor at the Hands of the Republi
can Party in Ohio as Anybody He
Will Be Upon the Roosevelt Slate if
Necessary. J '
CINCINNATI, Jan. 19.-Senator
Foraker, when asked here today about
George B. Cox's announcement of bis
candidacy for delegate! at large from
Ohio to. the Chicago convention, said:
'I do not care to discuss it beyond
saying that nobody will question Mr. i had been previously debated for hours
Cox's right to become a candidate for , at a time, but today no Senator mani
any honor he may desire at, tbe hands ' ff8te1 any -disposition to discuss it fur-
of the Republican party! of Ohio."
"Do you think he will have any op
position?" "If there should ; he a contest over
the nomination of a candidate for the
Presidency" .
"Will vou be one of the delegates
at large!" ,
"That is for the convention to deter
mine. If it thinks me worthy of the
honor and the sentiment is in favor,
as 1 think it is, for toe nomination of
President Rootft.'veIt. I am out and out
unqualified supporter of Roosevelt. I
; believe in the man. 1 believe in his
administration. I believe he will be the
strongest candidate 'who can be named
ank 1 believe" he will be triumphantly
elected." I
ARE BUT ELEVEN
Slowly But Surely the Fir3t Oregon
Cavalry Is Becoming
Extinct.
(From Wednesday's Daily.)
Comrade William II. Smith, Co. B,
First Oregon Cavalry. Once ir.ore the
hand of death has tak-n from our
ranks the beloved form of William II.
'Smith. I will not write of Comrade
Smith bick of his military life. Tin
1861 a call was issued from headquar
ters at Washington, D. C,' for volun
teers to, serve three years, or during
the wan ' Comrade Smith had, as tveiy
one knows, a comfortable homo, ;v.ry
luxury thata boy could wish, but when
that call was made, he was among the
first to leave father, mother, sisters,
brothers, for the seat or war. lie
joined Company.' B, First Oregon Cav
alry, and served three years with dis
tinction, and received an honorable
discharge. The writer belopge 1 t" the
same company and can truthfully say
no braver man ever lived.' There i.-i
but eleven men left of he famous
Company B. Comrade C B. M at igne,
of Iebanon, Oregon, was our orderly
sergeant.
HAVTD. M. MORKIS,
Bugler Co. B, First Oregon Civilry.
Turner, Or, Jan. 19, 3904.
C ASTO R I A
For Infant and Children.
Re Kind Yea Ha,8 Alwajs Bought
Bears tho :
Signature of
DISCOVERS THEIR SECRET.
Piatt Has Found Out Why the Demo
crats Oppose the Panama Canal
r .: j . Treaty
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. Patter son
today completed and Piatt, of Connect
icut, began a speech on the, Panama
canal .quesTlon. , : I'atterson declared
that the President was largely respon
sible for the revolt in Panama, .tnd re
nounced his decided pr"ferenee for the
Nicaraguan route, . Piatt ' took this
pronouncement for Nicaragua as the
text for his remarks, sc.ying it explain
ed the mystery otherwise nnexplainable
in the opposition ' on the part Of the
Democratic I Senators to the Panama
treaty. . .. '
"GUILTY AS CHARGED. ;
Such Is the Verdict Brought in Against
: Alderman Allen, of Grand
.; Rapids. ,,.';.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Jan. 20.
"Guilty as charged, with a recommen
dation to the court for mercy" is the
venliet rendered by the superior, court
today in the easo'of Alderman Jacob
P. Allen, charged with having accept
ed a bribe of $350 from ex-City Attor
ney Salisbury, in the Lake ' Michigan
water deal scandah The jury, was out
a little 'lese than two hours. 4
ENROUTE TO WASHINGTON.
NEW YOKK", Jak 20. The body of
John Sinithson, founder of the Smith
sonian Institute' at Washington," who
died ia Genoay in 1829,-arrived on the
steamer Princess Irene -tonight. The
body will be taken to Washington', on
the despatch boat Dolphin tomo.vw.
Dr. K. 31. nurd was a J'ortMird vis
itor yesterday, reluming home ua' the
late train last evening. ; - ; ,
IT WILL KILL-
GOOD EFFECT
(INJURIOUS AMENDMENT TACKED
ON HEPBURN PURE FOOD BILL
INSERT WORD .4WILFULLT,,
Government Will Have to Prove Re
tailers Knowledge That
Goods Were Bad.
Amendment . Was. Proposed From the
Democratic Side o the House Sen
ate Disposes in a Minute of a Ques
tion Which Has Been Discussed lot
Honrs More, Panama Talk. "
WASHINGTON', Jan. 19. The House
today considered the Hepburn pejre food
Mil, but dil not complete it. : When the
house was ready to adjourn, on motion
of Hepburn, a recess was taken i until
11:S5 tomorrow. This eourse will re
tain the bill before the House without
interruption for consideration tomor
row. Just before recess an amendment
coming from the Democratic side was
adopted inserting theword " wilfully"
relative to tbe sale of prohibited adul
terated goods by retailers, which would
make it incumbent on the government
to prove knowledge on the part of the
retailers that such goods was contrary
to law. . j
Probably Talking Yet.
Washington, Jan. 19. The Senate re-
quireo5 less than a minute today to dis
pose 'of a motion to refer to the com
mittee on poseoffices the various resolu
tions looking to the investigation of the
Postofliee Dejuirtment. The question
t her, and it was adopted without "a neg
ative vote.
After the passage of a half dozen
bills tbe Senate returned to the consid
eration of the Panama question. Quarles
spoke for almost two hours in support
of the course oi the administration and
was followed by Pattersan, who crit
icised tbe President. - Patterson bad
not concluded when, the Senate ad
journed.
How's This!
We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of Catarrh
not be eured by Hall's Catarrh Cure.
F. J. Cheney & Co, Props, Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known F.
J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and
believe him 'perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out 'any obligations made
bv their firm.
WEST & TRAUX, 'I
Wholesale Irugnsts, Toledo, O.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, acting r directly upon the blood
and mneous serf aces of the system.
Price, 75c per bottle. Sold by all
druggists." Testimonials free.
Hall's Family Pills are the best.
ibi&OWNS ' ANSWER COMPLATNT.
Allege Rail Was Removed From Sil
verton Switch to Revoke
License.
(From Tnwsday 's Daily.)
An answer has been filel by the de
fendants to the complaint in the case
of A. W. Fisher & Co. vs. J. M. Brown,
et aL, an equity suit recently institut
ed in department No. 2 oi the circuit
court. The suit originated from- a con
troversy between the owners of" the
Silverton Flouring Mills and the own
ers of the Silveiton water works, over
the railroad switch vanning from the
denot in Silverton to the flouring mills,
which is partly laid over land -owned
by the defendants. The complaintai-
leges that a jmrtion of the switch was
removed and destroyed by the lefend-j
ants for the purpose of harassing andj
annoying the plaintiff and embarrass
ing him in the operation of his flouring
mill and warehouse, and the plaintiff
asks for a decree of the court restrain
ing the defendants from in any manner
interfering with him in the use and ojvj
eration pf the swiieh and that he re
cover from tho defendants vhe snm of
lu per day. frota December 2, 1903,
until the switch is restored, as damages
for the wrongful interference with the
plaintiff's use of the same.!
The defendants claim that the, only
rignt Mr. isher bad to maintain the
switch, which is used exclusively . for
running cars to and from the mill, was
a mere license, which the former had a
riirht to revoke at' any time. It is al
leged by the Iefendants that the lanJ
han been usel by the milling company
lor a long time witbont any compen
sation beinef tid to them, and as it
was in the way they told the milling
eomoanv f hat if it "s maintained the
switch any longer on that piece of land
it would "hnve to pay tor it, and that
after considerable ' negotiations be
tween the parties, tbe defemlants took
up a rail of Jthe switch in order to re
voke the license."
J. II. MeMahon appears as attorney
for the defendants.
UP STAYTON WAY.
V (From Thursday's Daily.)
Many of our citizens are. suffering
with bad colds. , ' : "
V. H. Hobson went to Portland Wcd
neslay to purchase goods for the new
store. Tj.:' '..'.'-",' ' ' '"'-
; Mr. and Mrs. Holt, of Crabtree, and
Clifford Kcllcy, of. Albany, were recent
-f . '-'7 n1 HbfiUA
Experience baa established It as
a beet. U tr mu U"Kt. : Yea
sow th jrow. im See
Annual postpaid to ait mp-
lumil la. , ,' r j ;
. O. M. FERRY & CO.? ;y
DETROIT MICH, .i -w; t--
t f i
tT"TS,,''ss ' the home; of W. ; II. Qneener
and wife.: v.. '; ' ?", . ' V.'', :
wopl wu received here todav of the
mysterious' disappearance of Ira Small
man from Independence. Frier ds here
are anxious over the affair.
Mrs. "Preaton, while sweepidg a wet
walk Jisnday, slipped and felL strik
ing her head on t be porch edge, injur
ing her quite seriously.
: Mrs. Dr. Kitchen, who was seriously
ill several days last week, is slowly im
proving. . . , ,
Not many ripples disturbed Stay
ton's society pool unring the past seven
aays. :!-,-
t l he ..entertainment at the, opera
bouse next FriJav evening, for the
school organ funu, promises to bo'
good .one, and every well-wisher of the
public school should attend.
MissjM. E. Cotter, who has been
nursing Mrs. M. B. Miller for the past
ten davs, returnee to Salem Mon.Uy
tbe. patient being much improved.
Special meetings are to be held, in
tbe near future at the Mcthotltst an
also the Baptist churches. '
Stajton, pregon, Jan. 20, 1D04. -
A PROPER MOVE
COUNCIL COMMITTEES .WILL CON
SEDER RECOMMENDATIONS IN
MAYOR'S MESSAGE.
Mnch Business Disposed of During
Council Meeting Last Evening Com
mittees Failed to Report so"No Action
Was Taken on Bicycle Ordinance and
Other Important Matters.
(From, 'Weilnesday 's Daily.) jt
When Mayor Water ealledthe city
council to order last evening all mem
bers were in their seats with the excep
tion of Aldermen Catlin and Sims. It
had been generally, expected that the
prejHsed bicycle ordinance and other
imiortani matters now'in the bands of
the various committees would ; bo
brought lefore the meeting for final
action, bfct owing to the short interval
between the adjourned meeting held on
last Friday ami last evening's meeting,
the committees did not have sufficient
time in which to consider the matters
referred to them, and consequently did
not bring in 'their reports. :
The committee oa streets, however,
reported favorably upn the petition of
the Citizens' Light & Traetlon Com
pany, asking permission to build wait
ing rooms at the terminals of the com
pany's street railway lines in South
Salem, Yew Park and the Fair Grounds,
the report being adopted by a unani
mous vote of the council. The commit
tee asked further time in whieh to re
port upon the pc'ition of Miss Celeste
Liston, which asked that the council
reimburse the itetitioner for amounts
paid out for medical attendance etc.,
occasional by an injury : received from
a fall upon one of the crosswalks in.
the city. The request of the committee
was granted.
Alderman Gesner took a step in the
right direction, when, realizing the in
porta nee of the recommendations con
tained in the able message of Mayor
Waters, moved that the message be tak
en up and the-various suggestions con
tained therein be referred to the proper,
committees for consideration, the com
mittees to report upon the same and
make such recommendations as they
may see fit. The motion was unani
mously carried.
W. A. Mclntyre and others petitioned
the council to have the electric street
lamp at the intersection of Eighteenth
and Mill streets removed to the inter
section of Nineteenth and MilL The
petition was referred to the committee
on lights. .
Alderman Gesner introduced the fol
lowing resolution, which was adopted:
"Whereas, tbe new conditions, now
existing, regarding fire protection, to
our increased population and territory,
require a greater proficiency in the ser
vice of the fire department, ami to tbe
end that the department shall be kept
in the; best possible condition;
"Be- it resolved that the committee
on fire and water is. hereby requested
to make a full investigation or our
present appliances as well as their
present conditions, together with such
needs as the committee may deem neces
sary Tor the betterment of the service,
and report the same to tbe council asi
soon as practicable."
Alderman Downing introduced a reso
lution to tbe effect that tbe committees
on streets, and on bridges and ap
proaches, be instructed to investigate
and examine the different-streets ami
bridges within the city for the purpose
of ascertaining their condition, and
finding out what steps might be taken
to improve the condition. The resolu
tion was adopted.
A resolution was introduced by Al
derman Crossan providing for the ap
ointment of a committee of three,- the
mayor to art as chairman, to review
the records in the varions departments
of the city, and ascertain the exact
financial ; operations for the past five
years, and prepare an itemized state
ment of the receipts and expenditures,
during such period, and ascertain the.,
different sources of income and ex
penses, the: statement tcrbe used by
the council as a future guidance and
reference. The resolution was changed
to coyer i a period of . six years, after
which it was -unanimously adopted.; Al
dermen Crossan aad Walker were ap
pointed to act with the mayor npon the
special committee. i -i
The city 'recorder was instructed to
advertise1 for bids from the daily news
papers of the city for tbe city's print
ing during the ensuing year.
The recorder, upon motion of Alder
man Cesser, waa also instructed to ad
vertise for bids for the furnishing of
50,000 feet of bridge and : crosswalk
lumber. - . ; v ,-'.;.;"';-.''
JL P. Minto and others, the present
owners of Miato's island, asked the
council for. a reconsideration of the
contract made between the city and
J. W4 Minto, 8r, ow deeeasod, by
which the city was granted certain
rights to the gravel upon the island,
for the reason that the contract does
not clearly set fort hi the fights of the
respective parties. The matter .was re
ferred -to the committee on streets, "v
After reading the bills against tho
city, the council adjourned to meet on
Tuesday evening of next week, at.
which' time the -judges and clerks of
election for the ensuing year.will.be
appointed. .,-
ARE CLOSED
FOR, SEASON
MANY CHICAGO THEATRES WILL
NOT OPEN DO&S AGAIN
MANAGERS OF THE HOUSES
Claim
They Could Not Meet the- De
mands of Proposed En- '
. i- abling Act. -
Chicago City. Council Convened Tor
the; Purpose of Enacting This Clause
To the Benefit of the Theatres, But
thet Managers Declared It Was No
Use Now Too Late, v ' ' 5
CHICAGO, Jan. 19. The city coun
cil tonight took action which will," in
all probability, result fn the closing of
nearly all the theatres in Chicago for
the remainder of the present theatrical
season. It conversed tonight to consider
the passage of an enabling act- that
would, allow the theatres to operate for
tho remainder of this season without
being ! compelled to fulfill all the re
quirements of the ordinance passed last
night. The managers . of. the theatres
leelarcd tonight that it would be 5m-
possibio for them to meet the demands
of the; enabling act in sufficient time to
to business j during tbe remnn ler of
the season, and several of them declar
ed thai they had no intention of frying
to reoten thor doors.
SIXTEEN III RACE.
The 1904 Snbscrintion Contest
Is Be-
ginning to Grow Interesting, and
! It Will Wax Warm.
Thenp are 1 now ixteen candidates in
the Statesman's 1904 Subscription tUa
test, and it is'jusf lieginning to warm
up. No one has Made any great show
ing as yet, the highest Wing TCo votes
for "Miss Edna Wilson, of Macleay. Be
fore the end' of another week there will
probably be j two or three others bal
ing votes above that agnre,- as some of
he friends of tho candidates now have
canvassing outfits, and they are going
to work. , The big ( hnstmas presents
will go !to those who commence to work,
early and stay near to the bead of thel
list. list is pretty certain. Uut mere
are several presents in fact, tea of
them that are worth working for. And
there will likely be others .before the
contest jis over; indeed, there may be
others offered scon.
The list of 'sixteen candidates should
lengthen out to several hundred before
the close of the contest, and it no doubt
will. This division of the votes will
make it -easier for the best workers. It
will take a smaller t-tal to secure thin
first premium offered than it would if
there were only a few candidates in the
field. -V.. . r f " - ;- "-
The following is the way the contest
stands now:
Miss Edna Wilson, Macleay . .
Miss Jessie Reed, Anmsville .
Miss Beatrice jShelton, Salem.
Miss Clara Jones, Brooks
765
700
COO
500
575
250
225
00
200
175
150
100
100
Mrs. Cal Patton . . ; , ; . . . .
Cleavie Shields, Gervais
Miss Orlctta Kraus, Aurora '
Miss Minnie Ireton, Liberty . ...
Miss Morcom, iW oodburn
Miss Opal Hatch ..............
Miss Mary K. Davidson-....... .
Miss Grace N. SBabeoek, Salem..
Miss Ruth Gabrielson, Salem...
Miss Eva McAllister ........ ...
100 J
Miss Thel ma Durbia, Tangent . .
loo
100
Robert MTiitney, Ilubbajrd ....
I " T
MONEY; IN PHEASANTS.
Corvallis Man Finds Demand for Live
Chinese .Pheasants Larger
I Thin Supply.
CORVALLIS, Or, Jan.- 21. Samuel
Bane, of this city, who has lecn en
gaged in the rearing of China pheasants
for.pleasure for the past two years has
found that considerable profit attaches
to this branch of the poultry business.
About two years ago he caught a voun
hen pheasant that had bee o ire chilled
by the rain and later found a cock with
ts wing: broken, which he amputated.
With these two as a starter he has suc
ceeded in rearing asjfiae a flock of these
beautiful game birds aa can tie found
anywhere. It is an interesting sight
to watch Mr. j Bane i ceding his birds,
for they! are as tame as chickens and
fly tip and perch on his bands and arms
and fight for the grains of wheat he
scatters iover his pcrsoa.
Last week -Mr. Bane shipped fifteen
pairs toj Chehalis, Washington, to be
tarnel loose' in the county, the county
court being the purchaser. A. few days
ago an order for twenty airs had to
be refusci. as Mr, tttne did not wish
to redueie any further tbe nnmler of
WOMEN'S SYMPATHY
Is Proverhfial Salem Women No Ex
:. f -ception. ;i
How mnch we owe to the sympathet
ic side of womankind. When others
eaffer they cheerfully- lend a helping
hasd. They tell you the means which
brought i relief to them that you may
profit by their experience. Head tho
testimony -givea-sctrliyirSalem
woman: i ,1 . ,
Frs. Needham, wife of W. S. Need-
ham, painter, residing at the corner of
Fourth street and Jefferson avenue,
North Salem, says: I "Like almost all
painters my husband has been troubled
wit.b his kidneys for. years. The ex
posure, the Teaching and. stooping,
combined with the turpentine and ma
terials in the paint, .all tending to put
the - kidneys out of order. Hit back
often ached badly at night when he
came home from wort and when be
caught cold it! always aggravated the
trouble. IU read an advertisement
about Doaa'a Kidney Pills and procur
ed m box at Dr. Stone's drug store and
used them. They did good work by
helping him at once and he continued
their use until relief was obtained." -
For sale by 1 all dealers. Price , GO
cents pet box Foster-Milbur a .Co-
Buffalo, N. sole agents, for ibe
United States. - .
Kcmrmlicr the name Doans and take
no substitute.
J fc.; iruim,- A m. m t J,, 1,4
i"i"this" L'us.iness is im. a i t
than the thicken luuasin.
takes about. half. a n u " f" J
pheasants as for chic Hew, nnl
tail easily at 42.50 per dozen. A
of birds bring Th l. n are j r
layers, three of his ' birds jluri. : i
last season having laid !'- c;-.
the rate of 2.ii) per dozen thu r
a gross profit from tbee three 1 r :
over $4.; Hold as mature bir.! t
t 11 ii. imrnvnuilir inert a
Mr. Bane uses an incubator and lr. '
for hatching and rearing the l it!
ones. " .- .-
ABBHraMrasSSBBBBBBBBSa-k--1
Write This" Down
in the look or memory: there ia r" -thing
as a harmless cough. Every .
is a warniug of a confi-lence tint .
from liad to worse unlets it is rein.-ii. 1
light away. ' Opiym la len medicin' ii
a dehiKion. Allen's Lung Balnaiu mrM
the worst of colds. It clears the bri.a
chiaF passages so that the luns t
plenty of air. Why not get n bottle t.
day. :.. ;i . I .,
FOR NEW LAV,
THE FRUITGROWERS' ASSOCIA
; TION COMMITTEE HAS OUT
LINED SOME BILLS.
Committees in Three States Appointed
at Recent Meeting Are at Work
Will Be Presented to Legislatures cf
States of Oregon, Washington and
Idaho. J
PORTLAND, Or., Jan. 19. Commit-
- - j ! ... r-
tees on 'legislation were appoint'. 1 for
the states of Oregon, Washington and
Idaho, by tho Northwest Fruitgrowers'
Association Saturday. The duties of
these committees, as was stnte-1 nt the
convention of the association the other
day, will be to prepare drafts of laws
needed by the fruit men, to be present
ed before their respective Legislatures.
Drafts of such laws as were deemd
necrssary to protect and build up Uie
industry in the .Northwest will iirst be
submitted, and, after approval, will be
brought beore tbe Legislatures. The
laws to lw drafted by the coriMuittees
from Oregon, Washington and Idaho
will bo as follows:
First To prepare a bill tending to
ward the regulation and sale of arsen
ical preparations used In tho spraying
of. fruits. .'.
, Second A penalty, amount to be de
terniinetl by the Legislatures, . to rem
edy the present evil of selling nursery
trees that prove not true to their name
Tho fraudulent selling of swell , J re
has grown to such an extent that legis
lation i needed to remedy the evil. .
Third A draft of laws relative to
the public highways of the Northwest;
their upbuilding, etc. The cdnditi m ef
the highways are such that it. was
deemed best to caR ,tlfl. attention of
tho Legislatures to , them, in the l.opo
that; something- might lo -lone. . The
committee also believes' tbnt mere roads
are needed, and will demand them. ,
Fourth To regulate the sizoand
marketing of fruit packages. '
The various sizes of fruit packages
nsed -at the present by the growers in
tho Northwest have caused much
t rouble.fi n, the past, and has been una
of the vexoi questions to come befdro
the convention. The mattsr las com
before the growers in various forms
from time to time. .if1
The members of the committee
formed for the purpose of drafting the
atrtivo laws are: -. . -
Oregon Lloyd T. Reynolds, Salem,
chairman; E. D. Huffman, La Grande,
and - II. C.-inllll'r irnrul Uivr.r
Washington Rev. F. Waiden, Seat
tle, chairman; William LaFidletto, Wa
Waiwa, Wash, and W. O. Offner, W'slla
Walla. -;
Idaho' J. F. Forney, Moscow, chair
man;; Thomas ... Gal way, Weiser,
Idaho, and ' Alexan ler Mcl'hersun,
lU.ise.
; The committee will make its report
at the next meeting of the Northwest
Jrintgrowers Association.
i Saved From Terrible Death.' '
Tlie" family of Mrs. M. L. Bobbitt,
of Bargerton, Tenn, saw her dying
and were powerless to save her. The
most skillful physicians and every
remedy used, failed, while consump
tion was slowly but surely taking her
life. In this terrible Lour Dr. Kind's
2 Discovery for Consumption turn
ed despair into joy. The first bottle
brought immediate relief and its con
tinned use completely cored ber. It's
the most certaia cure in tbe world for
all throat and lung troubles. Guaran
teed. Bottles 50 and 91.0O. Trial 1ot
ties free at D. J. Fry's drug store, Sa
lem, Oregon.- t
" DEATH TO "DEATH TRUST."
Chicago Medical Profession Discovers
i a xew source of Anti-Toxin
, Serums
I
CHICAGO, Jan. 21.-The end of the
"death trust" is in sight, accorJi.ig
to Hect-etary Pfitehard, of the city
health, department, who announced late
today that within forty-eight hou.-s the
medical profession a Cbicag) would
lo supplied -with atdi-toxia serum at a
price far below that of the alleged
trust price SecetaryJritchard .-e-f
used to disclose the source from whi'li
it is expected to secure the supply.
HEAVY RAIN AT, CORVALLIS.
CORVALLIS, Or, Jin. 21. Accord
ing to the data at the weather oH'.co
at the college, during the past four
months as much rain has fallen In f V-r-vallis
as fell in the ether eittht moot!,
01 1903. The four months in question
were September, October, November
irtruiurr. lu iWi lurce liUif-S 'ii
much rain fell firing these wet 11..: t'..-i
as last year. The total precij itot i . 'i
for this period in 1901 was 17 in '
for 1902, 24.02 inches, anu in J ;
1B.24 inches, or' a 'little less thnn 1 l'
The total rainfall for the year K .1 .
44.79 inches for 1902 it was C.(J i
cbes, and for 19u, 34.13 inches i
.Mormon's wife I toll you r y '
is by my busliAn,d 's h& Jf Le il
tig, I should be tUre-
Doetftr I knoa.niadam, 1 .t ;
best , places are taken.. Coul la't
drop ia again I