"Typical rang ng 4iH R2en's and iSoys' ;. Clothing Mats, hoes, Etc j Reliable goods, full of style, 'highly fiuLdied, prictd reasonable, sure to please Or money back. We are making elaborate preparations for the opening of our new clothing and, shoe departf ment and aie ofiermg great red actions on many lines in order to open up the new place with everything new and stylish. Keep your" eye on us we will le&d all Salem for beat goods at lowest prices. STOCKTON & CO. SALEM'S BEST STORE ALWAYS RELIABLE CIRCUS WAS DELAYED. Did Not Arrive Until Afternoon' and Gave Only One Perform ance. (From Thursday's Daily.) One thing above all others which will bring a crowd to Salem is a circus, and yesterday was na exception. Of course the city jeople were all here, and eager for the amusement, and farmers and their families swarmed from the coun try by the hundred,-coming from every direction, and all of them in time to see the parade at 10 o'clock in the mor-ning,- for the parade of a dog and lony show -is even more attractive than that of a regular circus. From 8 o'clock in the morning the streets were lined with an eager throng, and imagine their surprise when the report was chronicled 'that Xorr is &. Howe's great dog and Iny show had been delayed at Eugene and would not arrive nntil afternoon. Thereafter a'restless throng paraded the street, asking the question, have they come? The crowd that greeted the circus train on its arrival at 1 o'clock was large enough to have paid a hand some admission fee and they were -well repaid in watching the wonderful feat of raising the tented city in such a short time. The parade was not pullet off until 4:30 o'clock, and then was not up to expectation, although the young sters were more than delighted with the luinty little -Shetland ponies, and most of them would have given all their pos sessions to have owned one of the little animals for his very own. The show came from Eugene, and all day and all night rain fell in torrents. One of the wagons, was stuck while moving to the grounds, with six horses attached, and when it came to moving in the dark, progress was impossible, the wagons miring to the axle in mod. Tents were thoroughly soaked and three times the ordinary weight. The man agement was compelled to postpone the move until daylight, and then it was well along in the forenoon before all was safely loaded. The employes were drenched and -miserable, and when or dered to work next morning, struck for higher wages, the ' trouble being, with 'difficulty, settled, causing more delay, So that it was no wonder the pa rade was mostly a mass of mad, and the evening, performance hurried through with some acts omitted. f T The large tent was crowded to its full capacity for the evening perform ance, and the management . could not but feel satisfied with their treatment. The circus is tip to its usual standard of excellence, and larger than nsaal, but some of the more critical in- the audi ence were inclined to find fault because the popular dor and pony show Is grad uallv Wing merged into a regular cir cus, the latter features receiving more attention than the performance of dif ficult feats by intelligent, well trained animals, such as has in former years made this the "most attractive show -on the road. ! 3 Bigaaivs if ST T! Kind Y Haw kltrrrt Boca ARMENIANS AND TURKS i FIOHT- - ; - r ing. ' " . ym : . LONDON', May 18. The Central News correspondent at Bakn reports a serious fight between Armenians and Turkish troops at Chelcuzan, in the district of Mush. The Turks lost 13t in killed and wounded, while the Ar menians had their leader - and many others, killed. ' . '-'-- -,';' . V. f DROPPED DEAD OF : APOPLEXY. VANCOUVER,- B. May 18. Chief of Provincial Police Stewart dropped dead of anoolexr in court today at Naniamo while the assizes wre pro ceeding. He had occupied the office 3S S9 years and was 74 .years oiu , . i : " ----- ' -.:"t -,-..... & GO- of the Stock t n s'orts. Wrapper for women that tit as welt an a tailor made dress. They are the dress style wrapper ,tiiale with waist lining and - corsettej Made of good grade iereates. Price $2.50 GRAND OFFICERS THE ODD IXLLOWS GIVE THE : TWO HIGHEST POSITIONS TO MARION COUNTY SONS. J. A. Mills of Salem, Is Elected Grand Master and. W. H. Hobson of Stay ton, Deputy Grand Master Grand . Warden Is Also a Salem Son-in-Law. ASTORIA, May 19. At the meeting today of the Grand Lodge 1. O. O. F. of Oregon, the following officers were elected: J. A. Mills of Saleni, grand master; W. II. Hobson of Stayton, dep uty grand master; W. A. Carter of Gold Hill, grand warden; E. E. Sharon ot Portland, grand secretary; O. D. Donne of The Dalles, grand treasurer; Joseph Miehelli of Koseburg, grand representative; Thomas F. Ryan of Or egon City, trustee of the I. O. O. F. Home. Other officers elected were: Grand marshal, 1. A Hentz of Baker City; grand conductor, Olaf Anderson of As toria; grand guardian, J. W. Donnelly of Fossil; grand herald, J. IRiehter, Mhcridan; grand chaplain, A. W. Teats of Dallas. Grand Lodge adjourned at 4:30 this afternoon and will meet in Portland next year. Those present from Salem are: Ceo. H. Burnett, J. A. Mills, Claurt Gatch, A, Vass, 1. A. Manning, Thos. King. Jno Stapleton and C. T. Pomeroy. W. II. Hobson of Stayton, T. W. Riches, postmaster of Silverton and others from this county. j Mr. J. A. Mills, who has been chosen to the highest ollice in the Grand Lodge of "Odd Fellows in' Oregon, isa salesman in Barnes' Racket Store, in this city, and is one of the jyouhgest mea who has filled the high,, position of Grand Master. Mr. Mills was born in Denmark, Lee county, Iowa, in 1S6S, and lived in Kansas some years, becom - n.i Voll.re- t Mi-rnerson. ia that state, in 1SS9. He afterwards moved to Idaho, thence to Eugene, Or, and later to Independence, where he s laiiiaMi nmA vears before Mm- ing to 8alem early in 1903. ..His mem- lecihip is stiu in vaney ouj?e Independence. He is recognized as an active, faithful worker in the order and fully imbued with its r fraternal spirit. It is predicted that j he will make a Yopnlar aad progressive Grand Master. , I ifyv tt. TTobaon. of Stavton. who v.. ku knni with afiTaneemeni co l . . w k. . F m a second place,.is so well kaown through- out the entire siaie ina iew;ww aaobxiw rarrlincF him. He is a pros- perous merchant and property owner at l.. . - .it.- 0tli a n .1 im v -17- "tayton, on me oiimMn, uv j up in Masonry as well in Odd Fellow ship, lie is also a strong du in politics, having represented this county one term in the State Senate, and is now occupying the same ,poi tion as Joint Senator from tn edunty nn Linn. ""'''. ci.n ; alon 1 ntiMsted in the next highest officer, Honr rf. A. i Carter, - Gold Hill, who lsjnarriea o one ui .u fair and accomplished daughters of this city, Miss Ethel Hughes. , : Amos. Vass, of Salem has been ap pointed district deputv CrSnd Master for Salem, Turner, Jeffersonand Stay ton. Mr. Yass ia foreman ia the Cap ital Lumber Mills, and U one of tlje substantial citizens of South Salem. NORTHEAST PASSAGE FEASD3LE PARIS. May 1S.-A correspondent at St. Petersburg of the Echo De Paris says: "The commission appointed to tudv the Northeasterm passage has ar rived at the conclusion that it is prac ticable ior naigtion during the months of July and AngnsU' i WORLD'S PRESS PARLIAMENT IN SESSION AT ST. LOUIS THREE THOUSAND JOURNALISTS FROM ALL PARTS OF WORLD . IN ATTENDANCE. JOHN HAY , PRINCIPAL SPEAKER Came As an Official Representative of - President Roosevelt to Attend the Convention. Secretary Hay .Delivers an Able Ad ; dress , Covering the History of ,the i Louisiana Purchase and the Great March of Progress In the Western World. ' ST. LOUIS, May 19. The World's Press Parliament convened tonight in Festival HalL The convention was call ed to. order by. Capt. Henry King, ed itor o fthe St. Louis Globe Democrat, and chairman of the exeeuetive com mittee of the Parliament. David R. Francis, President of the Exposition, welcomed the 3000 visitors, journalists from all parts of the world, to the Ex position. The principal speaker of the evening was next introduced, John Hay, Secretary of State, who came as an official representative of President Roosevelt to attend the convention. Secretary Hay was greeted with ap plause. . Mr. Hay's address, which was re ceived with enthusiastic adnflration, re viewed the history of the great events leading up to ' the present celebration, and, the lessons to be learned from them. Following are brief excerpts from it: , "The historical value of the Missis sippi is not less than geographical and natural importance. Its course through the pages of our country 's story is as significant as the tremendous sweep of its waters front the crystal lakes which sleep beneath the northern s.ars to the placid expanse of - the Gulf of Mexico. Its navigation was a prize fiercely con tended for by every ehaneellerie of western Europe. Many suitors have looked upon it since - that gallant Prince Charming, Hernando de Soto, parted the curtains of it repose, and all have found it fair. It aroused equal ly the interest of the Briton, the ioer ian, and the Gaul. When by virtue of one' of the strangest caprices of 'the great 'dame of diplomacy ever known it became our cherished possession, it gave rise to the fiercest political con tests, the most far-reaching combina tions. When the accumulated-passions and purposes of a hundred years at last burst forth in a tempest of war it be came the eenter of a world 's breathless interest and was flooded with the fatal and terrible light which 'plays about the battlefields of fame and "shines in !the sudden making of " splendid names." So long as its waters roll to the sea, so long will the world remem ber the high resolution with which Grant and Shermaa be wed their way southward and the chivalrous courage1 with which Johnston and Pemberton opposed them. So immense is the value of that silver bar that binds together the framework of the wedded states. , "We celebrate this year, with the generous assistance of a friendly world the most important event in the history of this, great valley, an event which in far-reaching and lasting results is sur passed by few in the life of the na tion. "Lewis an,i Clark, follow ing and illustrating the great law of westerly migration, pushed through the wilderness and planted our banners by the shore "of the Peaceful Sea. In the process of years Texas and the wide expanse of New Mgcieo . came to na, and California,- bringing a dower of countless riches that for unknown ages had veined her hills. Even the shores of the ocean could not long cheek the Eagle in bis marvelous flight. The isles of the uttermost seas became his stepping stones. ''This, gentlemen, is the lesson which we are called to contemplate amid the courts and palaces of this universal exhibition: . That when a nation ex ists, founded in righteousness aad jus tice, whose object and purposes are the welfare ' of hunmanity, the things which make for its growth aad the in crease of its power, so long as it is true to its ideals, are mi re to come to pass, no matter what political theories or individual sentiments stand in the , -...' Closing Peroration. . ."In the name " of the President writer, soldier, aad statesman, eminent in all three professions and in all equally an ; advocate of justice, peace, and good will I bid you a Cordial wel come, with the prayer that this meeting of the representatives of the world's intelligence may- be fruitful in advan tage to the press of all nations aad may bring ns somewhat nearer "to the dawn of the day of peace on earth and good will among men." . ' Let ua remember that we are met to celebrate the. transfer of a vast em pire from one nation to another with out the firing ef a shot, without the shedding of one drop of blood. It the press of the world would adopt and per sist in the high resolve that war should be no more, the clangor of arms would cease from the rising of the sun to its going down, and we sould fancy that at last" our ears, no longer, stunned by the din of armies might hear the morn ing stars singing together and all. the sons of God shouting for joy." .An address was made by -A. Mon profit, correspondent-- f 4 Le Figaro, Paris. ? Sir Hagh Gilzean-Reid of Lon don, president of the Press Parliament, was introduced : by Chairman King as the permanent presiding officer of the convention. He was vigorously ap plauded and spoke briefly. The con vention adjourned until tomorrow mor ning. , . " . - . . DELEGATES GETTING TD2ED. SPRIXGFrELD. May 19. For the first time since the beginning of the deadlock in. the Illinois Republican con vention, the delegates commenced to show "signs of breaking away and evi denced a disposition to leave the lead ers. Many .delegates left town, and declared they .would not come back un til, some gubernatorial candidates got but of the rac and made a possible break of the deadlock. J he ballots to day were withfut change in result. The last ballot taken tonight, the seventh, was Yates, 483; Lowden, 393 1-2; De neen, 388 1-2; Warner, 54; Hamlin, 109; Sherman, 43; Pierce 31. UNDERGROUND MAIL DELIVERY CHICAGO, May 18. As a result of a conference in Chicago between spec ial representatives of the Postoffice De partment from Washington and officials of 'the Illinois Tunnel Company, it is announced that within 60 days through mails received at LaSalTe and Union stations will be transferred between these two points through the tunnels. By November the entire tnnnel system, it is stated, will be euipped to handle the mails between the railroad stations, the temporary postoffice building and all substations. It is claimed that the use of the tunnels will be less expen sive in the end than the present meth od of carrying the mails by wagon. FRANCE ANGRY RELATIVE TO THE POPE'S PRO TEST AGAINST PRESIDENT LOTJBET'S VISIT TO ITALY. Prospect Is That Diplomatic Relations Between France and the Vatican Will Be Severed The French Min ister at That Court Has Been Recall ed or Will Be Soon. PARIS, May . 19. A council of the Ministers assembled in extraordinary session todav to consider the action to VOTE FOR TWO CIRCUIT JUDGES. There are two circuit Judges to elect in the third judicial district. Vote for both of the Republican candidates, GEORGE H. BURNETT and :! j B. L. EDDY. be 4aken relative to the Pope's protest against President Loubet's visit te Rome. " As the version of the protest forwarded to the Governments having relations with the Vatican differs from that forwarded to the French Govern ment', it was decided to first ascertain definitely what representations the Va tican made to the foreign Governments. Later, it became known that the recall of M. Nisard; the Ambassador of France to the Vatican, had been decid ed, upon if the authenticity of the pro-' test forwarded to the foreign powers was established. This practically as sures the Ambassador's recall, as little or bo doubt exists relative to the pre test. The effect of the1 Ambassador 's recall will be to interrupt diplomatic relations between France and the Va tican. - DEATH OF A PIONEER. Relatives in this city received ordj yesterday that Albert Cartwright; jal resident of Monroe, Benton evuaty, died suddenly and unexpectedly at x4i- gene about 8 o'clock in the morning. Mr. Cartwright was troubled with a out last fall by Eugene physicians, but a. . . A 1 1 - . J t . M. . me sore nau nofc ueaieu, ana. sc weak w Eugene some days ago to receive far ther treatment. .No serious cense- queaees were apprehended by his fam ily and Mr. Cartwright was out on the streets early yesterday morning, return ing to his room for a rest after his walk, but In a short timehe wa found iImi) in his room, nresumablv from heart-disease. ...--; Mr. Cartwright was aa Oregon , pio neer and a brother'bf non., Chas. f M. Cartwright, now of "The - Dalles.- He settled in-YamhilL where in 1S60 he married Mary Hess, who is a sister of Mrs. Sarah E. Jones, of this city. 8ome years later, the family came to Marion county and live at Aemsville until about two years ago; when they went to Benton county. Deceased was a charter member of Aurasville Lodge No. 90, A. O. U. W., aad was about 70 years of age. -.',''" '' Mr. Cartwright ! is .- survived by his wife and one son, Charles, .who lives at home. The funeral will be held next Sunday at ll o'clock a. bu, aad burial will be in. Monroe cemetery. : ' , " '; - - Legal blanks at Statesman Job OSct .. i. ill, - , ti' ' : . V " ' COMING TO PORTLAND IN 1905 ; j ; I Te following dispatches were re- ceived yesterday ia this eitv: Inside Xmn, World's Fair, 8t. Louis, May 19. To the Statesman: Rejoice with us. Geer's Lewis and ' Clark resolution passed National Editorial Association. Body will I visit Oregon next vear. I J Albert Tozier. Inside Inn, St. Louis, Mav 19, 04. 1 Salem; Press Club, Salem Or.: ! About i five , thousand attending World 'si Preks Parliament. Among those t roin Oregon are T. T. Geet and Li B. Davis of Salem, Homer Davenport of Silvertoa, and 8. L. Moorehead of Junction Citv. :i t Albert Tozier. TO RELIEVE PORT ARTHUR THE RUSSIANS ARE , MARCHING I 70,000 STRONG TO DEFEND ) THE CHERISHED PORT. . THE JAPANESE ARE BUSY Their Advance Lines Are Only Seven j Miles Prom the Russian - - 'Batteries. 1 It Is Believed They Intend to Attack Port Arthur With. Their Entire Force When ! They Have - Concentrated 50,000 I ' Men They Are Mounting Guns to Silence Russians. LONDON, May 19. The correspond ent of the. Daily News cables from Tien Tsin as follows, under date of May 19: "It is reported that 70.000 Russians are marching to the relief of Port Ar thur and the Japanese are constantly hastening Offensive operations. "Forty-five thousand troops have al ready been landed at Kinchan and Tal ienwan, thus entirely . investing Port Arthur, : The Japanese advanced lines are seven miles from the Russian bat teries.: . "Skirmishes oceurred yesterday along the railroad. It is believed that the Japanese intend to attack Port Arthur With the entire force, when it number $0,000 men. They are -mounting six-inch naval guns on steel wheels with the object of silencing the Russian batteries. , The , Manchurian - railway ' ' f north of Harbin is constantly broken by Chinese marauders and the Russians threaten reprisals. The Russians admit that they have to contend withterrtble difficulties along the whole line. Their men, however, are behaving splendidly and they are very confident.' To Protect British Interests. . Wei Hai Wei, May 19. The British sloop ef war Espiegle, has started for Nin Chwang to protect British interests there. : ' ; ! ' Japanese Reverse Reported. Nin Chwang, May 19.-11 is reported here; from a reliable source that the Japanese army from the Yalu river has received a heavy blow and has been driven back to Feng Wang Cheng. Fierce Xnjragement Beported. ; London, May 19. The Standard's correspondent at Tien Tsin wires that while? the Japanese fleet was covering the landiog of troops near Kal Chau on Monday, a fierce engagement oc curred at ifsiea Yen Cheng. Two thou sand. Russian were killed or wounded. The Russians retreated and the-Japanese occupied both Kai Piag and ,Kai Chan, ' j , . ' ; Divine Interrention CHaimed. : ! . St. Petersbarg, May 19. The loss of at least two Japanese warships is of fieally confirmed. A message dated at Port Arthur, received by a carrier pig eon at Mukden, was transmitted to the Emperor this morning, saying two Jap anese warships had been lost off that port. Early in the afternoon reports of the sinking 8hikishima aad Fuji on the authority of Russian refugees rom Dalny began to circulate and f aroused intense excitement. Without reference to its effect on the campaign, the peo ple regard : the disaster as a divine in terposition in the Russian cause. It is an offering to Russia upon the day of the ascension and the Emperor's birth day, and is a sign that God i with na. The loss ef tbe ships is of most impor taace, according to the general staff; members of which pointed to the Asso ciated Pre, as it tf nu to restore ,eqnt librium afloat. ; , - . H I Ru9dA 'Wants German At4L , Paris, May 19.-The St. Petersbnre eorresponlejit - of the Keho de Paris NIGGER IN THE WOODPILE ! DISCOVERED IN LAND BILL says: fit U persistently rumored that negotiations are gng on with Ger many, the object being to effect a rapproacbmeBt and tbe constitution oi a triple alliance whereby Russia would obtain Germany's diplomatic support in the settlement of the far Lastern ques tion. An understanding with Germany would prevent British intervention in favor of Jaian, and Russia would, -as an immediate pledge, concede the set tlement of . the pending .economic and customs questions. The attempt to form a Russo German entente is due to the Anglo-French entente which pro duced a deplorable effect here." SWIFT WORK SUCCESSFUL. BUFFALO, X. Y May 19. The Gen eral Assembly I of the Presbyterian church, was this afternoon stampeded for Rev. J. A. Heerv, of Philadelphia, for moderator. Henry was elected unanimously almost' before the other leading candidates for the position knew what was going on. RUSSIAN CRUISER GROUNDED -PARIS, May I9.iA correspondent at Bt. Petersburg of the Kcho De Paris says: "The Russian cruiser Bogatyr grounded during a fog on the rocks near the entrance to Vladivpstock. Her position is critical. Tie crew was sav ed." j . - , . COSTLY FIRE IN CHICO. CHICO, Cab, May 19-The yards and greater part of the plant of the Sier ra Lumber Company were burned to- lay, loss 23,yK0. BLAZE OF GLORY COVERED THE CLOSING SCENES OF THE MAY FESTIVAL ! LAST NIGHT. Great Enthusiasm and Delight The "Golden Legend Furnished an Op portunity for Charming Singing by Mrs. Bloch-Bauer and Others on the Program. The May Festival closed last night in a blaze of glory,1 a fine nudience of Salems'well dreesed eiple filling the large auditorium of the Urst X E. church; and enjoying every moment of the delightful entertainment. The program opened with "Beauti ful Willamette,"' Sam L. Simpson's beautiful poem set to music by Rev. Father Dominic, O. S. B of Mt. Angel College, which was faultlessly rendered. The best evidence of the public satis faction was given by the storm of ap plause which followed the ending nnL the persistent calls which forced the modest author, Father Dominic, to' the platform, where he was greeted, with the most affectionate and sincere signs of approval. A speech was insisted up on, but the gentlcmat could only ex press bis hearty thanks to the audience for the generous manner, ia whieb his production was received. Tie shook bands with the soloists and with Di rector Seley )ersonally for the finished and perfect manner in which the piece was presented, and later ia private gave tbe highest praise to Prof. Seley for his faultless power in directing the performance. In presenting the symphonic csatata of the "adlden Legend." the princi pal soloists, Mrs. Rose Bloch-Bauer. so prano; Mrs. Seley; contralto; Mr. Glen, baritone, and Mr. Belrher, tenor, re ceived frequent applanse and universal praise, while the orchestra and chorus were objects of admiring wonder.; Mrs. Bauer's eingmg of r.Isie praver was simply sublime, ! while the Evening Song by the onartct and the drinking song by the chorus were no Jess so. One o fthe gems of the evening ana which brought one of the most persis tent eneores was the duet by Mrs. Bauer and Mr. Belcher but it is use less to. try to single out superior points, there being nothing less than superior in any of the parts director, soloists, orchestra and chorus all being as near ly perfect as human accomplishments can reach. ': .-" !' ' '' Mr. Bertram, who plays the contra baas in the. string orchestra, and who is a musician of wide experience aad thorough culture; declared last night that the Festival just closed was the greatest success from an artlstle stand point of any ever held in Oregon. This opinion should .please those whose' tal ents aad labors accomplished sach re sults. .'. r - - -f . ,-. , .. i.--- -.n why yore ran local mm?. i Becanss it concedes the right of the majority to rule. f Becaase'it stands for tbe betterment' of home environment ! by giving you the option of protecting your home against 'the saloon and associate evils. " " . -U.' ;-1 A POINTER. T6.TAEiE2S. : "Under, the new. law farmers 'living in precinct surrounding incor porated towns will have an equal right with the voters in the town to say whether the saloon shall exist or not, Everywhere the power Is taken out of the bends of council or county commissioners . and placed exclusively in the hands of the people. This ia home rule. This is, fair play. It give to the farmer who pars the taxe tls ,' right to say whether or not he shall be taxed by a Wines for .which he has no use, and which alone is responsible for 75 per cent of tla crime and 50 per cent of the taxation. " PROVISION ALLOWING 27.C03 ACRES OF LAND TO BS PUS CHASED BY ONE PERSON , DEPARTMENT WON'T ALLOW IT Forest Reserves Covering Four HUlioa Acres to Be Set Aside in Oregon and Washington. The Boundary Lines Are Drawn So as to Prevent, aa Far aa Possible Fraudulent Operations or the Crea tion of Lieu Land Bases on Any 'Considerable Scale. PORTLAND, Or, May 19. The Ore goniaa's special correspondent at Wash ington sends the following dispatch: The Interior Department in preparing an advertisement of the binds of tbe G ramie Ronde Indian reservation, in Oregon, which are to be sold under aa act of the recent Congress, has discov ered a trace ot what t-r icwjvcs Is "a nigger in the wcnxlpilc." The act con tains, a -provision authorixing the sale of this land in small tracts,-or the en tire tract to one purchaser. The de partment does not understand the rea son for - the latter provision and says the sale of 27,000 acres of land to one person or corporation would be con trary to the administration' policy of getting the public binds into the hands of actual settlers and home builders. Secretary Hitchcock will, if possible, take advantage of a provision in the law' authorizing him "to "reject any or all bids" in order to prevent all the Grande Ronde lands falling into the the hands of one purchaser. Half ofcij the lands to be sold are valuable tira- ' ber lands, the other half are rich grat ing lands; The department will endeav or to sell to numerous individual pur chaser si - Extensive Forest Reserves. Portland, May 19 A special dispatch to the Orcgonian from Washington says:- Within a few days the Bureau of Forestry will . submit to Secretary Hitchcock,' a final and definite recom mendation that four forest reserves be created in Eastern Oregon, embracing an aggregate area of four million acres or more, rnese are tbe tflue, Mountain reserves, the Wallowa reserve, the Walla Walla or La Grande reserve, which extends into Washington, and the Joseph. River or " Chesninimus re serve. The Bureau of Forestry, since the withdrawal of these vast tracts, has made a detailed-examination of each quarter section and knows definitely the character of each sub-division. In recommending the creation of perma nent forest reserves, the bureau has drawn the boundary lines very, irregu larly, so as to eliminate as far as prac ticable all agricultural land and all lands which have passed into probablo ownership. Before recommending ths creation of reserves. Chief Forester PinChot aimed to head off all opportun ity for fraudulent or unfair operations, and believes- be hasso drawn the re serve boundaries as to practically pre vent the creation of base for lieu land seleeions on any considerable 1 scale. Those lands lying around the outer lim its of the Jilne Mountains withdrawal which were apparently entered a yea or more ago for speculative purposes, are thrown outside of the permanent reserve recommended, and will not be come base lands. j ... A BIO EXCURSION, j . voczn Trainmen Will Picnic at the Stat Fair Oroonda, Sunday, June 5th. "The immense excursions which srs annually run by Suaset Lodge No. 130, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, will make Salem their-destlnation this year." ' . r ..... Six Urge trains will convey the crowds of exeursioaiits to the Btat Fair Grounds, where an extensive and varied program of first-class attraction wilt be rendered for their amusement. Base ball at Hal cm ball park, bieyel races, bicycle trick riding, and many other good attractions. Program of amusements willbe distributed at a later date, . ; A full day of keen and wholesome ea joyment is guaranteed to all who come. Lunches and refreshments at the grounds; , I . For further information address C. Xoucks, secretary committee, Room 11, saa ',a waantngtoa street, Portland, Or. From this time oa there will be some thing doing ia tho political eampsJ-ti. General Apathy has had his day. t.