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v: -' 'rC .ISvJ:D V:-W ISSUED SELII-QLii o ' Tuesday i:;d .O" nrTY-roTOTn tear no. 14. SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 23, 1905. SECOND SECTION SIX FAGE3. :V?KM-; BOY MAY HAVE : CAUSED WRECK SAID HE "HAD BEEN DOWN TO SHUT THE SWITCH. j ? BELIEVED FREIGHT WAS AHEAD. Mystery of Derailing of Twentieth Cen- tnry riyer Seems Close ta I , , Solution. ' ' List of Fatalities Grows to Nineteen All Prominent in Business Circles of Big CitiesMatter Will Be Given Investigation Today. " CLEVELAND, June 22. Tt is prob able that an investigation tomorrow will deevlop that a boy fourteen years old meddled with the switch at the Mentor station last sight and caused the wreck of the Twentieth Century flyer. William Usher, ticket agent of the Nickel Plate, and James .Barnes of Willoughby were on the scene, of the wreck twenty minutes after it hap pened. On the way they met a boy carrying a lantern. They questioned him and he said he had been down to shut the switch. The men went to the scene of the wreck and found ; the switch open, but locked. The men are of the opinion that the boy thought there was a freight ahead of the Twentieth Century and opened the switch to let it through and take the siding. If. S. Storria, general superintendent of the Lake Whore, said the matter would be investigated tomorrow, al though be is inclined to doubt the story that the boy turned the switch. The list of fatalities o. last night's wreck of the Twentieth Century Limited-, at'-Mentor is one of the largest in tue history of this road, numbering nineteen persons. AH of the .vieftms wire prominent in the business and professional world in New York, Chi cago, Cleveland and other cities. As to who was responsible for the open switch which caused the wreck, the railroad officials are still uncertain. They believe the wreck was the result cither of a maniac or of some person hent upon revenge. A careful examin ation of the switch today showed it to be in a perfect condition. Detectives are working on the ease. Trainmen are the opinion that the crew of the Twentieth Century was deceived by a second white light 100 feet beyond the witch which was open, ut, while traveling at such fast speed, that it; was unable to gauge the distance and mistook the second light for the first; one. SUMMER SCHOOL. Large Number of Teachers in Salem " From Other Farts of State. A representative of The Statesman called at the East school recently and visited the summer school of primary methods concluded by L. II. Traver, in which he is assisted by Mrs. Carrie M. Ogle. The work seen was extremely in teresting, and Mr. Traver informed the writer that visitors are welcome" at all times during the sessions: A school of this kind was held here last year, and it became so Mpnlar and resulted so successfully that a demand for a school ot the same nature again was made this year. Twenty-six teach ers attended last year, and several , of the same ones are attending again this year. The enrollment this year has reached thirty-eight, a"nd probably sev eral others will , enroll before the end of the session. -The following Salem primary . teach ers have, enrolled:- -Laura Bean,. Myr- tie Davis, Lillian Harwood, Kmma Kra mer, Maude Laughead, .Maude Meyers, Alhena Mellen, Bertha A. Lick and Mabel Robertson. All the teachers who were spoken" to in regard to the school speak ia the highest praise of it. The, course of study comprises the following subjects: Phonics ad read ing, primary language and spelling, pri mary? arithmetic, writing and class management. Printed outlines of eacn subject are furnished, and the instruc tion is illustrated by pupils of the Sa lem schools. The complete enrollment Is as fol lows: Wilma Blair, Hnbbard, Or. Martha Bowerman, Salem, Or. Laura Bean, Salem, Or. Mrs. Carrie Chapel, Aumsville, Or. Addie Cleveland, Salem, Or. May E. Cleveland, Salem, Or. Olita Cooley, Brownsville. Or. F. May Cooley, Brownsville, Or. Winifred V. Cutler, Brownsville, Or. Myrtle Davis, McCoy, Or. Linnle Epley, Jefferson, Or. Rcbah Gans, Salem, Or. t Lillian .Harwood, Eugene, Or. V. Elizabeth Haraer.. Milton, Or. Lillian liogan, Grant's rasa. Or. Lucia Jenkins, JJMsma,.. Wash. C Vivian Johnson, Beaverton. Alshie IL Jones, Thomas. Or. Emma Kramer, 8alem, Or. , Clara Kirkpatrick, Aumsville, Or. . Carrie M. Kerr, Boise, Idaho. , Maude Laughead, Salem, Or. Bertha A. Lick, Salem, Or. Lidia Manchester, Dewey, Or. Superintendent E. T. Moores, Salem, Or . - Allenna Mellen, Salem, Or. ' Maude Meyers, Portland, Or. ; v . Lottie E. Morgan, Shedds. Or. Mabel Robertson. Salem, Or. - Gladys Riches, Turner Or. . ' Winifred Ralston. Brownsville, Or. Lina Stouffer, Dallas. Or. Cora Sullivan, Woodburn, Or. ; " Ena E. pren, PemBeton. Or. Clara Vaughn, Newberg,' Or. Jessie Williams, Milton, Or. ; ' .Helena Wolf, Perrydale. Or. Frances M. Yoder, Hubbard, Or. , TO ACCEPT PORTAGE ROAD. State Treasurer C 8. Moore and See retary, of State Dunbar departed yes terday afternoon for Portland. bis morning they, accospanied by Govei- nor Chamberlain, composing the board of portage railway commissioners, will proceed to The Dalles, where they will make official acceptance of the portige road - from the contractor. The roa-J Is now complete and, although the board will go through the motion of ac cepting it, it does not become obliga tory npon theni to. make final payment upon,' it, - as under the provisions of the contract they have the right, to withhold the final amount doe for a period of thirty days after acceptance of . the work. During this period the state's engineer, will go over the work completely and check it up with the stipulations of the contract, and, upon his certification of thoroughness and strict conformance to contract, the rest of the money will be forthcoming from the state. The balance due the con tractor, so far as the state is concerned, amounts to about $30,000. TOWN "SHOT UP-' NERVY COWBOYS RIDE UP AND DOWN STREETS OF SUMFTER ; for ; TWO HOURS. ' T Police and Resident Sharpshooters Un able to Pick Them Off Pair Eludes Pursuing Posse . and. ' Shoots Her Up" Again "Hit the Old Booze." SUMPTER, Or., June 22. Two eow.- boys, one George Duncan, well known here, and the otuer a comparative stranger, created a sensation at this place Tuesday night by shooting up the town. Duncan and companion came here luesday, claiming to hail from Ne vada, and having several borses in their possession. Towards evening they tegnn to imbibe freely, and about uark started their performance-by go log into the Bank saloon, owned by F. .eDonaId, and drawing revolvers com menced several gun play movements that were anything but appreciated by those present, lifter, this they mount ed borses and rode up to North street, and while passing the alley immedi ately backof the First National Bank commences to snoot indiscriminately. , iiy this time the whole town was aroused, and the police and residents took a hand in the shooting. Shots began to fly thick find -fast, and sev eral - narrow escapes are reported. Chief pf Police Ed. Rand came very bear receiving a shot, the bullet strik ing a post within a few inches of him. As the two banslits rode swiftly through the streets and out of town several shots were fired at them, but it was too dark for the marksmen to bring them down. N : , , The cowboys rode out of town with n posse immediately in their wake, and shots were sent after them. They then skirted around and came back through the other end of Mill street, proceeded along the alley, went in a saloon by the rear door, and coolly took a drink at the bar. Remounting their Jiorses, they came lack to the vieinity of the east, end of Granite street and com menced Another fusillade. This was responded to ry members of the posse, but loth sides failed to do any execa lion. FRAUDULENTLY NATURALIZED Secret Service Men Investigating Sit uation That May Prove Nasty ' ' Scandal. SAN FRANCISCO. June 22. Secret service agents are hereat work upon what may prove a federal scandal. The officers have begun an investigation into the alleged naturalization of sea faring men, by fraudulent methods. The departme'nt of commerce and labor is informed that foreign seamen who have been in this country less than a year have been appearing before , su perior court jnes in company with a well-known water-front politician, who brings two witnesses to swear that the applicants have lived tEe requisite Eve years in thw United State. With fraudulent applfcatloa.papers the ap plicants have then appeared before the uniieu oiaics ib.fu ui u.. , boilers and secure mates' and mas ters licenses, tSe . result being that many American vessels on tho coast are partially officered by foreigners. ACTIv.TY ON FRENCH FRONTIER. Feeling of Anxiety Prevails Among People Living on Border ol Germany. PARIS, Jone 22. Reports from the frontier continue to show marked mili tary activity and a feeling of ' nnrest among the people living along the bor uer.f The influential press, evidently in accordance wtih the wishes of the government, refrains from discussing tue military aspect, asserting that the negotiations, while in a. delicate stage, continue normal. a The gloomy sentiment increased dur ingHhe afternoon. On the Bourse rentes suffered an unusual decline of over 40 centimes. , Much excitement accompanied the trading. One of tb alarmist reports was that Prince Rad olin, the German ambassador,, had left Paris for Berlin, the . intimation being that his departure was due to the un satisfactory nature of the French note. 1 A diplomat who lunched with Prince Badolin at 'noon today informed the As sociated Press : that the report was absurd, as not the slightest word had yet been received concerning the atti tude which the German government in tended to take. . v A ne evening papemugu , JS'Ti ' in"i : ...... . A ...hftfltYA AT VMPI WOUIU KIIO to - remove : false agreement if Germany, greciprocate "the . con- duce a durable waa nrenared to reciprocate ciliatory advances of M-.Rouvier. ' I i RUSSIA MUST SHOW JAPAlf WANT DEFINITE ASSURANCES RE- GARDTNG SLAVS' INTENTIONS NOT ANXIOUS FOR ARMISTICE. In Absence of President, Secretary Hay Is in Charge of Peace Nego- : tlations. Official and Diplomatic Circles at Wash ington Anxious for Return of Roose- velt Conference on Situation Slated i lor Tola Afternoon. ' WASHINGTON, June 22. In official and diplomatic circles the return of the president is awaited with great in terest, because they understand that in ease any new or definite step in the peace negotiations is taken it would be announced in a statement, from the White House.' - Secretary Taft has a number of tele grams from Tokio and St. Petersburg which he will take to the White House tomorrow, and a confereneeon the gen eral situation and the outlook for an armistice will follow. Is the absence of the president, Secretary Hay has been in charge of the negotiations, but all the information on the 'Subject has been wtihheld at the state department. Despite the strong belief that it. will greatly further the cause of peace if the belligerents avoid a clash between the armies pending the . Washington conference, tire president and Secretary Hay are aware of the wish of the Jap anese, before assenting to an armistice, that they receive more definite assur ances regarding Russia's intentions, t St. Petersburg, June 23. News from the battlefield is extremely meager. A press telegram of Tuesday's date speaks of a "rear guard action," ami there are rumors in the city that the Russian army is retreating, but the latest dispatches received from Line viteh, bearing the same date, declared briefly that the Japanese advance bail paused. MUDERESS AGAIN REPRIEVED. Mrs, Rogers Granted Stay of Execu tion and Her case Now Goes ' to Supreme Court. BRATTLEBOKO, Vt., June 22. A reprieve until December 8 for Mrs. Rogers, the condemned murderess, was signed this afternoon by "Governor Bell and for the third time the woman who was to have been banged at Windsor tomorrow for the killing of her hus band has been' saved through the oper ation of the governor's power of stay ing the execution. Today's reprieve was granted in order that the case may be carried to the supreme court of the United States. LOCAL OPTION LS IGNORED. Coquille Saloonman Will Boldly Apply for License. COQUILLE, Ore., June 22. In face of the fine and imprisonment imposed him in the justice's court here, from which he appealed to the circuit court, J. P. Tiiper iias osted notice of inten tion of "applying to the city council for a license to ' ell intoxicating Jiquor. Speculation is rife as to whetLeni the council will grant him a license or not. The prohibition people are discussing by what authority the district attor ney, hail to . file the motion that all further wises be dismissed. Nothing will be done by them until the Attor-ney-fleperal is communicated with. The saloons are running and the pro hibition people are nonplussed as to ihow to proceed to close them, In view of the action taken by the district, at torney. t 1 WOMAN IS FATALLY HURT. Horse Becomes Fractions and Backs ,t f Party Off Cliff Two- Hundred t reet High. ? SALINAS," CaLr June 22. News has M,fn rceived here of an accident on the - Carmel grade, in which Mrs. A Housotoff and. eight children were in jured. Mrs. Housotoff is thought to be fatally hurt.: Mrs. Housotoff was returning home with her. children in a buggy when the horse took fright and backed ; oyer the steep bluff, plunging downward two hundred feet high. AWFUL END IN DEATH VALLEY Bodies of Seven Men Are Fotmd In Alkali Desert TWb Mop - . Foand .Dying. SAN FRANCISCO June 22. A spc cial to the Examiner from Ooldfield, NevM sayst ? -.-V;:- r"-. -. ! W. H.-CTark of Baker City, Or with his wife arrived in Ooldfield today and brought a. story of 'death .from the kw?f desert "seldom equaled. tile says that a party of prospectors crossing the dge pf Death, valley, lying be tween . the Panamlnt . and Funeral rssges of mountains, came 'across a Lparty of nine , men and three burros. Seven of tne men. ana aii . ine ourroa were dead. ; -.i f V. - - f; ' ' : The two surviving men were In j a pitiable condition. Their tongues were swollen so that they protruded from their mouths, f and the "action of the heat had So stiffened thefr limbs that they had to be carried - on . the backs of the rescuers ' animals. ':- - 1 'No details can be obtained at pres ent. as ft is doubtful if the two mea rescued can live. m - M ' It . me Doairs 01 - l ; were partially2eovered:by sand, n.l recognition waa tmpossioi c , strapped tonhetn, and it Is eertain that the party ha.l become r lost, Mjl ia their vain search for water In that Sfy alkali stretch of desrf, had trav eled in a .eirele until overcome by thirst and heat, then lay down and died. - ,. . . - , WAS A VICTIM OF THE SANTIAM Remains of Young Man , Who Met His , ..." Death by Drowning Buried . . at Marion. ... t MARION, Ore., June 22. (Special) The funeral, of the late Forest Bruer was held from the family home sear this place today, the remains being in terred at the Marion cemetery. Young Bruer, who was but -19 years of- age, was accidentally drowned in a fork of the Santiam river at Veal's mill, on the J. EL Robertson place near Marion on Saturday' evening of last week. His mother stood on the bank of the river and watched her son drown, but was helpless and unable to offer any assist ance. The remains were .held, until to day pending th arrival of a brother of the deceased, who came from Ne braska to attend the funeral. - "HIT THE TRAIL" BIG DOINGS AT LEWIS AND CLARK ' EXPOSITION GROUNDS ON -SATURDAY. ' Parade of Strange People and Animals With Music and Lively Speeches by Officials and Spielers in Dedication of . Street :Of Amusement. PORTLAND, June 22. There will be big doings on - the Trail at the Lewis and Clark exposition Saturday, which has been named Iran day. On that uay the Trail will Se opened as wide as possible, though for that matter it has been wide open for weeks. But special ' efforts will be made to show the public that the Trail is the live liest proposition ever presented to an amusement-loving public Edward M. Bayiess, president of the Trail Amusement Association, will be grand marshal and high chief execu ttoner. Beginning early in the morn ing the Trail shows thirty or more of them will give extra attractions, and. all the rest Of the exposition will be a secondary consideration. The crown ing event of the day will begin at 4 o'clock in th,e afternoon, when the offi cial exercises will be held on the Trail where it joins the Bridge of Nations. There is room here for a large crowd to gather, as the grand esplanade crosses the Bridge of Nations at this point and there is a wide plaza of plank flooring built over the lake. The administration band will start the ball with mimic, followed by a burst of oratory from Mr, Kayless. More music will precede a Trail talk by President II. W. Goode of the exposi tion. J.- A. ' Gorman, on behalf of the Trail Amusement Association, is slated for a response. Then John A. Wake field, director of concessions, will tell some things about "Midway" matters that cannot fail to be of interest. An other burst of boisterous music by the band will start the big Trail parade. which wm be reviewed by the officials. In this. parade the visitors will see the entire Trail outfit, including men ami women from many nations, animals, wild andtame, educated . horses, ath letic elks, humpy camels, elephants carrying their own trunks, dancing girls. Oriental people, spielers and oth er attractions too numerous to mention. In the evening there will be a "spe cial display of fireworks, and the Trail will be the gayest. boulevard on earth. It is expected that at least 23,000 peo ple will attend the exposition on that day. Saturday is also , National Obod Roads day and Seattle day. Thousands of people" from Seattle will be on hand, with bands and banners. The Union Pacific band of Cheyenne, Wyo.. is to be oneof the attractions.' The Oregon Agricultural college cadet corps: will march ami mingle with the crowds. Th Lewis and Clark. Pacific coast golf championship eontestsill be a feature of the day, on the links near the grounds. Junes' famous band will make. music for the multitude.' Hit the Trail Saturday, and don't you faiL ANNUAL MEMORIAL SERVICES. Modern Woodmen of America Will Pay Respects to Departed Mem ? hers Sunday. The annual memorial services of the local lodge of the Modern: Woodmen. of Amerfca will, be -held in this city Sun day afternoon. They . will consist of a street parade by members; of the lodge, headed by the reform school band, through .the principal streets of the city, to the Odd Fellows', and City View cemeteries, the strewing of graves Ok departed members with flowers aVl the ritualistic work beside the grave of, the late i X. Hofcr in the latter cemetery. The exercises of the day .-.will begin at 2 o 'clock, when the members wm meet at the hall' -ia Iloliaan block, where they will listen - to a selection by the band. This ended, the parade will organize on State and Loerty streets, and, under 'the marshalship of Chief Forester Marrett Davis, will move out State to High, to Cbemeketa, to Commercial streets and thence out to the cemeteries where flowers will be placed on the graves. . The rituab iatie work of the day's program-will take place ia City View cemetery. It will be opened by a selection by the reform school band, followed by the reading of the ode. Prayer will besjof fered by Rev. W. W. Edmondson. Fol lowing this Veneral Counsel E. L. Ir vin will make appropriate remarks. The band will then render 3 mnsie, . after which Rev. Edmondson will deliver the address of , the day. After another se lection by ! the. band ; the ceremony of strewing the graves with flowers will take place. The exercises will eonclade with the M. W. A. honors, in which the whole lodge will participate.'-. 3 : STATESMANCLASSIFIED ADS BRING QUICK RESULTS. BOOKS WOULD ' CONVICT HIM SO SAYS SENATOR MITCHELL TO JUDGE TANNER. ) WITNESS AGREES TO PERJURY Old Law Partners Face Each Other, In Second Day's Trial of the ' Land Fraud Cases.'' I Firm Accounts Are Changed at Be quest or Defendant and New Agree ment Ia Entered Into Witness Tells of Going to Meet Returning Man. i PORTLAND, June 22. On the i day that marked his seventieth milestone of his journey through life, his face blanched until the blue veins stood out big and black aeross his temple, with beads of perspiration glistening on his forehead, with hands. -clasping and unclasping along the side of the table at which he sat, John II. Mitchell, senior senator from Oregon, today lis tened to the testimony 1 given with every evidence of shame and humilia tion, by Judge Tanner, his lifelong friend and law partner. Judge Tan ner waa not one .whit less white or less agitated, and during his exami nation his words came hesitatingly and falteringly, and so low that the rythmic click of the courtroom eloek was audible throughout the oar or more that the confession .. consumed. When court adjourned for the day Judge Tanner was still on the stand. " The morning session was devoid of interest, the prosecution continuing the chronological introduction of docu mentary evidence, but when the aft ernoon was half passed Heney began to question Tanner as to his trip to meet Mitchell in December last , when the senator was returning to Portland a short time prior to bis first indict ment. 1 ' Tanner told of his going to Kalama to meet "Mitchell. The senator, he said.,' was very eager for the land fraud news, and asked if there was any danger of - the government agents having had access to the books of the firm. Mitchell expressed, said the wit ness, a deep concern about the en tries and the transactions that the firm had had with Kribs, and wanted to see the books. The" following day, Tanner testified, the senator went to the office, and in company with him YTanner), looked over the books. According to the testimony of the judge, Mitchell expressed surprise at the way the entries had been made, and demanded that the old books be destroyed, saying that the entries in regard to tnts Kribs Transactions would not only indict but convict him if they fell into the hands of the govern ment. Tanner testified that he told the senator that he thought it would necessitate perjury; that .he would stand by Mitchell and lo! what he could to help him. He agreed ito destroy the books if necessary, and h:iH called the senator's attention 'to the clause in the partnership I agreements by which the senator was to receive all the fees for the work done before the depart ments. lie changed this, and the new agreements had been dated bade - to March 1,-1901, the same as the origi nal, and had been signed by both. Subsequent letters passing between the two men were also offered in evi dence. MASSACHUSETTS TRIP ENDS. WILLI AMSTOVv W, Mass, June 22. The zigxag journey of President Roose velt among the colleges of western Massachusetts, ended today with his departure from . Williamstown after he had received from Williams college the honorary degree o. j. II. D. His stay in this state was a busy one. He at tended three college commencements, at two of which he received high hon orary degrees, traveled several hun dred miles and, besides delivering sig nificant addresses at each commence ment, made a numler of speeches from the platform of bis esr. During the trip there was not an unpleasant, inci dent. Yesterday's, rain - was disagree able, but today, though the skies were cloudy, no rain fell until after the train rearing the president; had- started south.. The president's train is due ia Washington, early tomorrow. . lie wiu return to New England next week to attend the commencement at Harvard university. ."- VETERANS CONCLUDE - LABORS. Grand Army of Republic of Washing ton Wind Up Affairs and . ; , Elect Officers. 5 VANCOUVER, Wash., Jone 23. The annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic was concluded here to day. -Walla Walla is the place for next year's eneampment. . The following of ficers ' were 'chosen: commander, James T. Ooss, Vancouver; - adjutant and quartermaster, James . A. Snod grass, Vancouver; senior vice-commander, D. K- Oliver, Spokane; junior viee eomraander, J. D. aimer, Wenatebee; chaplain, .Isaac H. Sprsgue, Ballard; medical director, IL. C. .Bostwiek, Van couver. ...- . FOUND DEAD IN CHAIR. Sinataw Farmer Bachelor Expires Bud y y denly at Eugene.' ' HTGENE, Ore, Jone 22. The body of Rwhnird.MrtGovem. a Siuslaw. Val ley .farmer, who died in Eugene Tues day, was" interred yesterday afternoon in the I. O. O. F. cemetery. The de ceased came to Eugene five or six weeks ago for treatment for heapft trouble. ... He' was "apparently improv- ing until Monday night, when he "com plained of feeling badly. He went to sleep in a chair at a Jodging house, and .was found dead by the landlord next morning. ' Deceased was a bachelor, aged about birth, and has lived alone on his ranch for the past, twenty years. No living relatives are known., : , CALLED IN ELEVENTH INNING. CAMBKIDGE,' June 2. The Harvard-Yale game waa called In the elev enth inning . on account of rain. The score . then stood I . to 1. INTO PORT FOR REPAIRS. ' SAN FRANCIS;0, June ' 22. The steam schooner Acme that, was badly damaged by fire in the harbor at Eu reka about a week ago, was towed to this port today for repairs. . . PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. , At Taeoma Taeoma, C; Oakland, I. At San Francisco San Francisco, 4 Los Angeles, 3. , ' STILL IN DARK TRUE SITUATION IN REGARD TO BREWERS REMAINS MYSTERY TO OUTSIDE INTERESTS. Claim They Have Large Stock of Hops on Hand. Bat Will "Not Show the Goods "Brewers . Adopting New Methods to ' Seduce Hop Needs. Russell Catlin of the hop firm of Cat lin ti Linn, has returned from a nine weeks' tour ot the-south and east. He was accompanied by-Mrs. Catlin. Mr. Catlin enprestsAl himself as much pleased and benefited by the journey and what he saw and. learned, and is glad to return to the land, of sunshine and plenty. By a circuitous route Mr, and Mrs. Catlin first went to New Orleans; then up through the Atlantic and Middle Atlantic States as far north as New York City. Enroute homeward they stopped at the largest cities, where Mr. Catlin endeavored t acquaint " himself with the conditions surrounding the brewvrs regarding the supply of bops on band to gain some thing of an idea of the future of the hop market. "So far as the hop situation is con cerned," said Mr. Catlin, in speaking to a statesman .representative, 'l do not think I have learned a great deal more than I knew before. To be sure, there are many things I learned which will be of value to me, but I mean that I am no more ia a position to pre dict what th outconTe of the present situation as between the brewers and growers will be than when I left here. I visited a number of brewing estab lishments and bad long talks with the proprietors. Without a single vxcep tio. I was intormed "by all of them that' they had a large stock of hops in store, but, as admission could not be gained to their storerooms, one can but take their word for it. For my part I am inclined to disbelieve them, as it is a pretty well known fact that there is not much if any old stock in exist ence." Mr. Catlin says there was one thing of importance which he learned, and that was. that while the brewers were still compelled to use" hops in. brew ing their product, they were economi cal about it, and now make three eights of a pound go as fat ss three fourths of a pound did' in the past when hops were plentiful and cheap. This naturally decreased the consump tion to a considerable degree, lie says they have adopted the prcess of "jack eting" their hops,, which means that, instead of dumping the hops into the brew by measure, as is customary' with people in brewing tea In the' old-fashioned way that is, steeping- the leaves until they thought the. tea was of The proper strength and then throwing the grounds away, which rsa very waste ful process -they pot the hops in a copper can and lowvr them iufo the loting water until the proper amount of strength has been extracted, and then. remove tho hops to rTe used again until their full strength is exhaustrTV Another thing he found out was that English brewers had fallen Into the up- to-date-ways of the American brewers in the manner of economizing, Vml this fact, be thinks, accounts for their sub sistence when it was Thought their sup ply was about exhausted. When the brewers use the ordinary amount of malt in a brew of beer it Is necessary to also nse a regulation corresponding amount of "hops .to carry the brew through the required six months' fer menting process; tney, however, have gotten onto the trick of substituting' corn grit and rice for. a certain propor tion of the malt, ami consequently M less quantity of hops. This, perhaps. does not make as good a quality of beer, but it satisfies the trade to a cer tain extent and enables the. brewers to tide over the shortage. Mr. Catlin did not wish to. say any thing to discourage the growers' in the position which they have - assumed. neither does he wsnt to advise , them otherwise, but he , thinks there is io question but the" brewers "will need the hops, and., need them badly, yet they are struggling along in the hand-to-month manner, living' In "Hopes that the . loosening np of . one grower will precipitate a break in the entire ranks. when they can get the goods at a mere song compared to what they are worth, lie is of, the opinion that nobody Cut the brewers themselves" are aware of the trne sitnarlgn, at ?east so far as the stock on hand is concerned, as they are very close-mouthed and will give no clue as to the extent of their supply. In speaking of his observations in general Mr. Catlin said: . ? "There is one thing certain that I learned, and that is the city of Salem is about forty years behind the times. especially,' as to street improvement.' Take: tie city of Mobile, AIa.,""K7Mn stance. The southern states are connt- CONVENTION TUMULTUOU r ROAD BUILDERS HAVE WAE1X SCRAP IN MEETING. DELEGATES LASHED TO FURY. President Moore Carries Things WitU High Hand at National Good Roads Convention.' Statement of Chairman That There Would Be No . Election Cause of Trouble Appeal Taken From Chair : Downed by Declaration of OQclaL PORTLAND, June 22. The national giMHl roads convention resembles little the dull sessions of the ordinary as semblages that have previously gath ered in this city. The morning passed according to' program, but in the after- niMtn, when tTcsideut Moore stated that there would be no election of offi cers, a storm broke over the assemblage such as has never before been witnessed in a gathering in this city. Excited men jumped to their feetf ahouting for recognition, and were quieted only by the recognition of Secretary Richard son, who arose to protest. The tumult again broke loose, when, later, on an appeal from the president's "ruling, the matter of the election to be laid on the table, the presfdent announced the vote was in the aflirmative and so or dered.' Colonel hiehardson, in protest, demanded to know the meaning of such, a ruling. He was told that . the execu tive committee at St. Louis decided that the'pre-nt session was not a "n.v tional" affair, and that an election will be held later in the year. Tho secretary vehemently denied the au thority of' the executive committee ti make eurh a ruling and stated further more that "this is a - national' conven tion and it has been so specified in the contract with the Lewis and Clark fair, and the fair's subscription of 2f.'u0 was based on that understanding.'' Colonel. Richardson demanded that the ruling be submitted to the dele gates for endorsement or rejection. When the assemblage was asked wheth er the president's ruling jon the matter be laid on tbe talde it1 was received with a storm of "noes" and a few "ayes," nevertheless President Mooro ruled that the motion was carried. Then did the tumult break out again. Ef forts to secure a standing vote were unavailing, the president refusing to entertain such a motion. With mat ters in this state, tbe convention ad journed for tbe day. It is stated that if President Moore carries hie; point the exposition will retuse to pay its sulsicriptlon. Previ ous to the subject of election, the rou tine program passed off without a break. The first speaker of the day was Hon. Martin Dodge. Following Dodge, the government good roads ex- 4crt, James W. Abbott, spoke. ed as being slow in the matter of" prog ress, "yet it has over five miles of v71r fied brick pavement upon its ' streets. and thvy are laying still more. The streets of Mobile are about the 'Same width as those of rlalem, too. Then there is tbe little town In which I was raised. The streets are wide, hard and clean. They are kept thorough! sprinkled, .and no matter how hard the wind blows, there is no dust flying to blind the e3'es of the people. There are other cities of tbe size of Salem which hav from" three to fou7mfTes and a half of vitrified brick pavement and some ot them are Wffhout a ATrc'tX ear line." PRICE IS RAISED. Next month the contract held by the Lowentterg & Going Company wifti the state for convict labor In the stov"3 foundry at the penitentiary will ex pire and a new contract will be en tered '-into...' Bids have been received for this purpose, and they were opened yeslerdsy by Superintendent James of the enitentary, but the contract" will no bo awarded until the bids have ben fully considered and acted upon! by the governor, who will return the first of the week. In the past convict labor has been contracted to the Ijowenlerg to Going Company in the stove foundry at the rate or .35 cents per hour, or 35 crnts per day of ten hours. It is now cer tain that whoever gets the contract the price will not be so low as fTTa? for the coming year. But two bids have been received, on -of which is from the lxwenberg k, ' Going Com pany, in which the present iriee Is raised from .35 cents per hour to .41 cents, and the other Is from the Tort land Airtight Btove Manufacturinj Company," which bids a straight 5 evnts per hour, or 50 cents per flay." Although the latter bid Is .much the higher it is difficult to predict the successful bidder, at there are some conditions attached which may have considerable weight ia determining the question. The airtight stove company accompanies its btd with a form of contract to be entered into, and tltb acceptance of its bid is made condi-" tional with the acceptance of the- con tract. One -of the provisions of th contract is that the company agree to ngagw 100 hands, while that previous- ' ly held by the Lowenberg & Coin Company, and now In force, provITli s for 100 or more. " " The Loweaberg ti Going Company Is "running Jhght at present, antl it only employing an average of 10(f iTTon, and there. is a great number" of convict Idle at the prison in consequefrrrrl".cf have to be put to work upon the rock pile to keep them busy. This-Oi-tion of not more than lf!0 "men eml o l led in the airtight stow - eompaoy'.i contract may possibly be the means of their losing the contract, as "the pres ent management of the foundry, at times employ as Ugh as J0 convict? for Several months at a time. -