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4 THIS MUKiSIiSl OKKGOMAN, FKILVAY, JTjLV 24, 190S. BIGMONEY INTflX Eddy Law Will Yield $80,000 This Year. FIGURED ON STATEMENTS Fraction of Corporations Have Filed Their Declarations. HALF THE FOREIGNERS PAY UP Delinquents Are Beginning: to Malce Anxious Inquiries and the Sec retary "Will Soon Notify Those Who Are Apathetic Secretary of State Dunbar reports to State Treasurer Moore that out or 8500 domestic corporations, 1063 are now authorized to transact business. Of forelsn companies, 46 have reported, and CO more are expected to do .so. The capitalization of the domestic cor porations Is f320.830.271, on -which the tax Is $46,755. The .foreigners have paid In $7500. Those yet to report will swell the figures to near the ?S0. 000 mark. SALEM, July 23. (Special.) Secretary of State Dunbar today flled with State Treasurer Moore a list of the corporations which have complied with the terms of the Eddy corporation law. ..This list con- tains the names of all domestic corpora tions that had filed their annual reports by July 15, or have been Incorporated since Slay 21, and of all foreign corporations' that have filed declarations of intention to transact business in this state. From this list it appears that out of, some S500 companies that have been incorporated in this state only 1063 are now authorized to transact business as corporations. The other 7000 and more have either abandoned their corporate existence or have neglected to comply with the Eddy law and their corporate powers are suspended until they do sp. It also appears from the list filed by Mr. Dunbar today that the 1CC3 domestic cor porations which have 'filed statements and 32 new corporations have a total capital stock of $329.S30,27L The annual license fees upon this total will be $46,7S5. This must be paid to the State Treasurer by August 15". The largest capital stock is that of the" Oregon" Railroad & Naviga tion Company $33,000,000. The smallest Is that of the Hub Land Company $50. Some Foreigners Pay Up. Declarations have been flled by 46 for eign corporations which have paid $7500 In filing fees and license fees. Foreign corporations have until August IS to file their declarations, and It is expected that nearly Q! more will make their filings. thus doubling the revenue from that i source. As stated above, -the-Jlst complied by Secretary of. State Dunbar does not con tain the names of domestic corporations which filed thelrstatements after July 15! "when the list, according to law, must be made. Since that date some 100 corpora-, lions have filed statements, and the li cense fees due from them will aggregate $4000, From the facts now at hand It Is therefore evident that the state Is certain of a revenue of $50,000 from domestic cor porations, andsl5w0tfrpm foreign corpora tions, this year. ;?t Is' also clear that a large number of domestic corporations which have not yet complied with the law Will later in the year And that they must do so in order to do business, and these -will probably add another $15,000 to the revenue. This will make an Income of .$50,000 under tho corporation license tax rw the first year. The f ramers of the law estimated the annual "revenue at $100,000, and "it Is probable that next year the re ceipts will nearly reach, that amount. Delinquents JlnUe Inquiries. From day to day corporations are learn ing that they cannot long evade the pay ment of their license fees. Already in quiries ' are being received at the office of the Secretary of State concerning the Status of "certain corporations. In some cases theMrorporatlons inquired about aro engaged In lawsuits and in others perhaps they are attempting to sell land or trans act other business. Defendants In suits -brpught by corporations will, if given an opportunity, raise the statutory defense that the plaintiff has not compiled with the Eddy law, and hence cannot bring suit. Persons who are buying land from corporations will hesitate to take deeds from them unless they have compiled with the terms of the Eday law. In this, way many corporations .will be compelled to file their statements and pay, their licenses wnhout any demand from the state. Up to the present time the corporation department of the Secretary's office has been overcrowded with work. In a few days the rush will be over, and then the recprds -will be examined to ascertain tho names of corporations which are known to he doing business In this state but which have not complied with the law. Notices will be sent to all of these, reminding them of their delinquency and demanding compliance with the "law. These notices will bring reports from many concerns which have neglected the matter thus far. Doing- Business Under Wrong Name. A letter received a few days ago by Sec retary of State Dunbar shows the loose ness of Oregon corporation laws in the past and the carelessness of some cor poration officials. The company's man ager wrote for Information regarding the articles of Incorporation of his concern, giving the name, but Mr. Dunbar was unable to find any such name in the rec ords. Investigation showed that the company has been doing business under the wrong name for 15 years. It has bought and sold land, And yet had no legal existence under the name it was using. Errors o'f this kind cannot happen where anneal reports must be flled, showing tho name of the company, its officers, etc " MORE PAY FOR SIvILLTSD SEX. Northern Pacific Increases Wogei oC Machinists ana Boilermakers. TACOMA, Wash., July 23. On Saturday next there -will be-posted on the bulletin "boards of all tho shops on the line of the Northern Pacific Railway a bulletin notifying machinists and bollermakers that their -wages are Increased 20 cents per day and that they are granted other Important concessions. Committees representing the two classes of mechanics named went to St. Paul' some time ago to confer with the com pany with reference to a raise in wages. Negotiations were carried on quietly, and although the agreement was elgned on July 1C, not a word was said about tho matter, and the members of the commit tee hurried to their homes as soon as copies of the new contracts were placed In their hands. The delegates from the South Tacoma shops reached their homes on Monday., and submitted the agreement to the em ployes of the shops. It is hardly neces sary to say that the men were prompt in approving the action of the committee. The principal concessions granted by the company were a raise of 20 cents per day In wages for the men and a raise of 10 cents per day for apprentices after they had served one year. The men to receive double price for all work done after mid night, and price and a half for all work Jnnies E. Steele. done on legal "holidays. No call at night to be paid for at a lera rate than five hours' work. Following is the new scale, which appMes to both bollermakers and machinists: Mandan and all points east thereof, cents per hour. West of Mandan, but not Including E1-. lensburg, 37 cents per hour. Ellensbug and all points west thereof, 34 cents per hour. When bollermakers or machinists are called to go out on the road, they shall receive "pay from the time they start until they return, and will be allowed $1 per day for expenses. Twice before within the last two years have the wages of the bollermakers and machinists received voluntary ralees in wages from the company, but in neither case were they as substantial as the raise which went Into effect on July 15. .PACICERY FOR. CLARK COUNTY. - M Farmers Have Formed Stock Com pany for Mutual Interest. VANCOUVER. Wash.. July 23. (Spe cial.) The fruitgrowers of Clark County have formed a company to build and ope rate a large frult-packlng-house In the City of Vancouver, and at a meetlng.it was decided to put 1000 shares of stock on the; market at the value of $5 each. At the meeting 445, ehares were subscribed, and the whole lot will be taken tnis weeK. The plan Is to put up a fruit warehouse where the fruit may be handled In a careful manner, saving money for the growers, andio conduct a general busi ness; to deal in fruitgrbwers' supplies and to do whatever may be necessary for the Interest of the fruit men. The plans have been carefully gono over. A Committee has been selected to go over the county, and solicit subscrip tions to stock, anil It is expected the building will be In operation within a few weeks. A contract for the erection of the buildings will be let within a short time. Became Nun Twenty-Five Years Ago. BAKER CITY. Or., July 23. (SpeclaL) A pretty reception was tenuered Sister Mary Germain at St. Elizabeth Hospital yesterday, on tho occasion of the 25th an niversary of her 'entry Into theslster hood of thechurch. In 1S91 ehc founded St. Elizabeth's Hos pital, in this city, and In recognition of her disinterested service to the cause of humanity her friends joined in celebrating the anniversary of her entry Into the sisterhood in 187S, at Glen Riddle, In Penn sylvania. Rev. Father Helnrich, chaplain of the hospital, assisted by Rev. Father Des marie, pastor of the parish, celebrated high mass In tho hospital chapel. -Sister Mary Germain received a number of beau tiful presents including a silver salver, upon which was piled $230 In silver. Improvement Election Is Postponed. VANCOUVER, Wash., July 23. (Spe cial.) The Eoard of County Commission- J ers and all parties having charge have j decided to call oft the proposed election In the river Improvement district matter, I and tho election which was to have been ' held In August will now be held In Oc- I tober. There have , been alleged lrregu- larltles found In the proceedings and It was thought advisable to have the matter ! taken up again in a more definite way. As the matter Is Of much Importance to the people here, the outcome Is awaited with interest Because He Whipped ,a Boy. School Board, .this week, dismissed the ! petition of 20 or 30. school patrons of the West Side protesting against the re-election of Professor Frank D. Cook, princi pal of Garfield School. The board refused to take any action against Prpfessor Cook on the ground that the petition did not state sufficient facts upon which to base A dismissal. The patrons alleged that the principal was Incompetent and whipped a boy to make him cry last Winter. Grading: Machinery Arrives in Baiter BAKER CITY, Or.. July 23. (Special.) A large lot of grading machinery and camp equipage, for the grading contrac tors on the Sumpter Valley extension has been received from Utah and the work of extending the road Is now well under way. About 15 miles of the extension will be completed this oason and next season tbe extension will be pushed on to Burns, in Harney County. The extension to be made this year will open up a large new mining territory. Jumper. Caught on Revolving- Shaft. Ba'kER CITY, Or., July 23. (Special) Ed Stewart, an employe In Stoddard Bros. mill, had a narrow escape from dath yes terday. While , engaged in reparing a belt the sleeve o'f his jumper caught on a setscrew on one of the shafts. He caught hold of a timber and was able to hold on while the cloth of the jumper was torn in shreds. The shaft was turning very fast arA YinA hf lost his hnld hft wrmlfl Vivo been dashed to pieces. HIS TRIP GUT SHORT General O'Brien Was on Way to Arizona. TAKING SC0TTESTATE MONEY Sureties on Bond Asked for Release, and the Thurston -Saperior Court Order Was Served on Him In Seattle. OLYMPIA, Wash., July 23.-(SpecIal.) General R., G O'Brien, Adjutant-General of the State of Washington under Gov ernor McGraw, was summarily stopped In Seattle this morning, while on his way to San Francisco, by the issuance- of a citation by the Thurston County Superior Court, ordering him to give an accounting IDAHO COMMISSIONERS C. B. Hurtt. of the funds In his hands as. administra tor of the estate of Samuel Scott, de ceased. The citation was Issued at the request of Attorney J. W. Robinson, for the sure ties of General O'Brien's bond, who made a showing to Judge Linn, of the Superior Court, tha$ General O'Brien had .been drawing the estate's funds in small amounts from the bank, not for the pur pose of distribution, and had yesterday drawn the entire balance of over $500, making a total of 1109, and departed sup posedly for San Francisco. The sureties desired to be permanently released. General O'Brien returned on tho evening train and will appear in court tomorrow. General O'Brien refused to bo Interviewed tonight, but is understood to claim to have the money ready to pay Into the hands of the court If so ordered, and that he was on his way to Arizona to Identify the mls- , lng heir to the estate, Moses Scott, and pay over tne money to. mm. Additional interest is given to the case' by the fact that the missing heir Is tho famous Mosea Scott who was once de clared legally though not physically dead by the Supreme Court of this state. Moses : Scott was the sole heir to Samuel Scott, ' who died possessed of $S0O0. Moses Scott had been missing 30 years, and was. sup posed to be long since dead. "When Sam 1 uol Scott died and the estate had been ' settled up he suddenly appeared and de ! manded the money. He took the .case into the courts and finally won In the Su preme Court of the United States. He ' received a portion of the proceeds of the estate, when he again suddenly dlsap . peared and has not been heard of since, j The money now in General O'Brien's I hands has been standing to the credit of Moses Scott for IS months. v CITY HALL BIDS TOO HIGH. Baker City May Walt and Join County In Building-. - BAKER CITY. Or., J6ly 23. (Special.) The City Council has voted to reject all the bids offered for the construction of the proposed new City Hall, on the ground that they were too high. The lowest bid was $39,000, but as there Is only $37,000 PIPE FOUND IN WHAT IS BELIEVED TO BE CHIEF CONCOMLYS GRAVE. ASTORIA, Or., July 23. "While excavating on a part of theground Included In the donation land claim of Robert L. Shortess. a pipe, a picture of which Is given herewith, was unearthed by Contractor V. A. Goodln. In a news note of the. occurrence, the view is expressed that the grave was that of the Indian "wife of Shortess, but Inasmuch as squaws did not use weapons of the chase or .of warfare, two or thre of which were found In the grave. It is plain that the testimony of some of the old-timers here, to the effect that the grave was un doubtedly that of Chief Concomly, is worthy of belief. available, after paying for the site, and there being a very strong probability that there would be quite a large bill for "ex tras," tho Council did not feel like under taking the Job. The architect was instructed to scale down the plans of the building so as to bring the cost within tbe amount avail able. There Is a growing sentiment among the people of the city against the proposi tion to erect a City Hall this year, be cause there is a strong probability that next year the county will be in shape to join with the city in tho erection of a Joint county and city building, on tho CouTthouso Square, to cost not less than $100,000. The county owns a block of ground close to the business center of the 5lty, and there Is great need for a larger and more convenient Courthouse. The site selected for the City Hall Is now thought to be too far from the business center of the city. The City Hall site can be sold for a sum EUfflclent to reimburse tho city for the money paid out In its purchase, which, added to the money now on hand, would provide tho ready cash for tho city's share of a J50.000 building. . RAILROADS ARB COXSOLIDTZD. Wasaiagfem fc Oregon and "P.. V. A Y. Companies Are One Read. VANCOUVER, Wash., July 23. The Washington & Oregon Railway Company, rccelntly built between this city and Kalama, and. the Portland, Vancouver & Yakima Railroad Company, operated as a logging road from Vancouver to Yacolt in the northern parfc of the county, havo been consolidated under the name of the Washington Railway and Navigation Company. L N. Gray, formerly presI-J dent of the Portland, Vancouver & Yak ima road. Is made vice-president and manager of the consolidated company. Both roads owned by Northern Pacific Railway Company. Tho new company is making extensive alterations and Im provements to the lines in this city. These Include the purchase of an expen sive right of way through the western part of town, necessary for connecting the two lines, filling In of extensive trestle work along the river front and the-bulldlng of several miles of new road In the vicinity of Vancouver Lake. The company is making preparations to extend the road through the United States military reservation to the ter? minal grounds recently purchased east of tho barracks. Right of way for this extension through the barracks was TO THE LEWIS AND CLARK AND Henrietta Owen Mansfield. granted by congress last Winter and the City Council has been asked to grant the use. of Second street fqr the new road. EASTERN MEN IN IDAHO MINE. Have the Capital"" and Will Use It Freely. WEISER. Idaho. July 23. (Special.) Tho Iron Springs Mining Company, which is operating In the northern part of this county, will have one of the best-equipped mines In the state. It has a large elec trical plant on the. ground, and' will light Its mines and buildings with electricity. The company also proposes to build an electric railway frcm their property down the Rapid River to Intersect the Pacific & Idaho & Northern Railway. It Is sinking a three-compartment shaft, and cages and two Immense EO-horsepower boilers were taken from here to the camp last Satur day. . . The. company Jproposcs to make.Welser the headquarters and will operate the properties from this city. The president of the company, D. C. Nevlns, of Youngs town, O.. has" purchased property In Wels er and will remove his family here Sep tember L Dr. MacDonald, of Mercer, Pa., a director of the company, is also nego tiating for the purchase of residence prop erty In this city. The Iron Springs Mining Company Is composed of Youngstown and Cincinnati, O., and Pittsburg and Mercer, Pa., cap italists. It has unlimited capital behind It. and will spend It to develop the prop erties and make them pay. LINN FARMER'S SERIOUS ACCIDENT. Team Runs Away He Is Throivn Out and May' Die. ALBANY, Or., July 23. (Special.) C. B. Harnlsh, a prominent farmer of Syracuse precinct, was seriously and probably fa tally Injured In a runaway accident yes terday. Harnlsh and his son were hauling hay, and while going after a load with the empty wagon the horses became fright ened and ran away. The boy Immediately jumped out, but his father remained In tho wagon, endeavoring to get the fright ened animals under control. The rqcklng and careening hayrack finally threw Har nlsh out, and It Is thought the wagon passed over him. His right arm and leg were broken, and., uc was Daaiy nruisea ana injured inter nally. Sad News for Singer. ASHLAND, Or., July 23. Mrs. Alice L. Layton, of the Nevada State University, who Is here as a soloist at Chautauqua, received the sad news yesterday of the sudden death of her daughter, Miss Hat tlo Layton. at Louisville, Ky. Deceased was also a niece of Hon. H. V. Gates, of Hllleboro. The young woman had been In 111 health for soma time. Passed the Centary Marie VANCOUVER, B. C, July 23. The old est white woman in British Columbia died here today. She was Mnu Anna Gill, aged 10L She was a native of Ireland and had lived in Canada, for 40 years. IDAHO PAIR REPRESENTATIVE . CITIZENS ARB CHOSEN BY THE GOVERNOR. Woman Appointed Is a Successful Editor, a Native joit Oregoa aad a. Graduate of 'Eugene. BOISE, Idaho, July 23. (Special.) The accompanying pictures are the members of the Idaho Commission of the Lewis and Clark and St, Louis Expositions, ap pointed by Governor Morrison: James E. Steele, president of the Com mission, is a resident of Bingham County. He is extensively Interested In farming, merchandising, livestock and banking. He Is president of the Farmers Progress Ca nal Company, which has a capital of $300, 000; a director of Anderson Bros. Bank, of Idahd" Falls: secretary and treasurer of the Iona Sheep Company, which has a capital of $100,000. and Is Interested In many other enterprises. Mr. Steele ls,-; a native of England, having been born at Manchester. June 22, 1S52. He came to this country when a child with his parents. The family settled In Utah, where Mr. Steels received his education. At Amer ican Fork, Utah, he held a number of lo- ST. LOUIS EXPOSITIONS. Martin J. Wessels. cal .positions! In 1SS3 ho removed to Idaho, settling at Iona, where he still resides. In 1SD2 he was elected to the lower house of the Legislature as a Republican, and served In that body with distinction. He Is a member of the Mormon Church, and holds the high position of president of the Bingham stake. C B. Hurtt, the executive commissioner, is a native of Cerro Gordo, 111. His first business enterprise was the publication of the Register at Mlnook, 111. After .a year he secured the Register at Pontlac, 111., which he published for two years. In 1SS3 Mr. Hurtt became a citizen of Idaho. He took charge of the develop ment of what Is called the Roswell Bench, on the Lower Boise River. He and his associates acquired control of the canal designed to Irrigate the bench, and se cured a large tract of the lands on the bench. These lands were colonized under his management, and It has been one of the most successful .enterprises of the kind .. lu -rtr e.iii. ever carried out In Ihe West, He secured a very superior class of people, and these have made of the bench a veritable gar den spot. Mr. Hurtt has been very active in colonization work, and has established the reputation of being the best man at that business In this part of the West. He has the confidence of the Oregon Short Line management In large measure, and has been intrusted with much Important work for that company. Mr. Hurtt is a large landholder In the state. He is a young man, but Is very energetic, and It is believed he will make a great success of the work he ha3 undertaken In con nection with the Exposition. Henrietta Owen -Mansfield, appointed by Governor Morrison as a member of the Idaho Commission of the Lewis and Clark and St. Louis Expositions, was born and raised at Eugeno, Or., and graduated at the State University at that place In 1S96, taking an A. B. degree. She Is the young est daughter of the late Henry C. Owen, one of Oregon's pioneers. She married William Mansfield, of Portland, In 1837, and, rfter a short residence at The Dalles, moved to Nampa, Idaho, where they pur chased the Nampa Leader, Mrs. Mansfield taking editorial charge. She Is now re garded as one of th eleadlng editors of the state, and has also become prominent In woman's club work, being elected presi dent of tho federation the first year of her residence In Idaho. She was appoint ed on the preliminary commission for the St- Louis Fair by Governor Hunt, and as secretary of that commission did excel lent work. Her reappointment by Gover nor Morrison Is a high testimonial to her ability. Before" entering newspaper work sne wrote several short stories, which were published in seme of the leading magazines of the country. Martin J. Wessels, member of the Com mission, Is a native of Wisconsin. He spent some five years In California, and came to Idaho In 1SS2, settling in the Lewlston country. For 15 years he fol lowed the nursery and fruit business, and for four years last past he has been farm ing at Kendrlck, devoting his energies to the breeding of thorougnbred stock. Mr. Wessels has taken a prominent part in connection with the participation by the State of Idaho In all recent expositions. He was horticultural commissioner at the World's Fair In Chicago In 1S33. At the Trans-Mlsslssippl Exposition, In Omaha, he had an exhibit from North Idaho, that attracted much attention. He was also at Buffalo in. 'charge of tho horticultural exhibit, and he there decorated a booth that won a gold medal. Mr. Wessels is 41 years of age, and Is ono of the best ktfown men of the northern part of the state. R. W. McBrlde, of Salmon, represents the mining Industry on the Commission. .n.e Is a native of Ohio, where he was born In 1S65. At an early age he engaged In tbe mercantile business In a clerical capacity. In 1S89 he .moved "West to Colo rado, where he spent a year In prospect ing. The next year he reached Lime, Mont., and spent seven years there In the employ of E. A. Bailey In the mercantile business. In 1697 he moved to Salmon, where he has since followed mining. He is half owner of the Queen of the Hills mine and mill, which has been In profit able operation for a number of years. Get one cake of it. Nobody 'ever stops at a cake. Pears' soap for ' toilet, bath and shaving. old all over Ihe world. Pears' Mr. McBrlde Is a. member of the firm of Bausch & McBrlde, conducting the Lemhi Mining & Real Estate Exchange. For three years Mr. McBrlde was Mayor of Salmon. Iir 1302 he was elected as one of the representatives of the county In the lower house of the Legislature a3 a Re publican, serving with credit to himself and his county. OLD FOLKS' DAY TO CELEBRATE. Annual Excursion Will Be to La Grande This Year. BAKER CITY, Or., July 23. (Special.) The "old folks' celebration." which it was decided should be held In Baker City this year, has been changed and It will be hela In La Grande, August L Arrange ments have been made by C. W. Nlbley and others of ,the committee, to run a special train over the O. R. & N. from here, free to all old men and women over 65 years of age. General Passenger Agent Barton, of the Sumpter Valley Road, will run a free special over his road to bring the people from the upper camp to this city, whero they will board the excursion train for La Grande. This old folks celebration is an annual event for all the old people of Baker, Union and other Eastern Oregon counties, J to havo been present today, but was ab the nurnose being to give all tho old . sent on account of Illness. His exam- people one day of special pleasure on which occasion the younger generation see to It that the old people have a good time. It Is a Utah custom Imported to this part of Oregon by the Mormon people. It Is a custom, however, in the observance R, W. McBrlde. of which no old man or woman Is omitted. all are welcome. The past two celebra tions have been held In Sumpter. TRIED TO SAVE DROWNING GIRLS. Tvro Women and Two Children Perish in Hood' Canal. V rptvatttc Wnaii Tiiiw oi (rn. to i Smith, of Homma Homraa, her two little daughters, and Mrs. Rena Bradford, of Seattle were d-owned In the Hood Canal at the foot of the Olympic Mountains. Tho children first got out of their depth and their mother went to the rescue, followed by Mrs. Bradford, who plunged Into the water and made a heroic effort to save the drowning woman and children. But her strength proved unequal to the task and all four were drowned. Tha. little girls had waded out too far. They began to scream, and the mother I went to their assistance. She, too,' got unuer me water, inen Mrs. jsraaioru ! Kt5irtvJ" Ynr the respue. She was T4rnreefHnr to shallow water with one of the children. when, In some way, she slipped and was carried away In the current. All four went dawn 'Ind were drowned within 12 feet of each other. Several persons on the shore saw the accident, but could render no assistance. The bodies have all been recovered. WHEAT KING OF UNION COUNTY. A. B. Conley Now Has a Farm of OOQO Acres. LA GRANDE. Or.. -July 23. A. B. Con- ley, the "Wheat King," today purchased 1000 acres of land from The Oregon Land Company, at $50 per acre. This gives Conley about S000 acres In Union County, nearly all under cultivation. Will Build Sawmill at Fernie. EDMONTON, N. W. T.. July 23. (Spe cial.) A syndicate of St. Paul. Minn., cap italists will erect a big sawmill at Fernie, B. C. Tho same company has secured a site for a lumber-yard at Edmonton, and It Is expected that the lumber famine at this, point will soon be relieved. About 40 buildings, partly constructed, are now at a standstill In Edmonton because of a shortage of material. Plants Spotted Trout. JUNCTION CITY, Or.. July 23. (Spe cial.) Mr. Walllch, of the Clackamas Fish Hatchery has arrived In the city with a consignment of 5000 blaqk spotted trout for P. E. Petersen to be liberated Jn his pond west of this city. Womair Nature Mother's Friend, "by its penetrating and soothing properties, allays nausea, nervousness, and all unpleasant feelings, and so prepares the system for the 1 ordeal that she passes through the event safely and with but little suffering, as numbers have testified and said, "it is worth its weight in gold." $1.00 per bottle of druggists. Book containing valuable information mailed free. THE BRADF1ELD REGULATOR CO.. Atlanta, Ga. YOUNG MEN troubled with night emissions, dreams, exhausting drains bash fwlasesT aversion to society, which deprive you of your handhood. UNFITS YOU B'DDL&AEDEiwhe4'n excesses and strains have lost their MANLY POWfjR. BLOOD AND SKIN DISEASES, Syphilis Gpnnorrhoea, painful, bloody urine Gleet Stricture. Enlarged Prostate. Sexual Debility, Varicocele. Hydrocele, Kidney and Liver Troubles, cured without MERCURY AND OTHER POISONOUS DRUGS. Catarrh and Rheumatism CUBED. . . Iir WaUcr'B methods are regular and scientific He uses no patent nostrums er rea'dy-mad'c preparations, but cures the disease by thorough medical treatment. His New Pamphlet on Private Diseases sent free to all men who describe their trouble. PATIENTS cured at home. Terms reasonable. All letters answered In plain envelope. Consultation free and sacredly confidential. Call on or address DR. WALKER, 181 First Street, Corner Yamhjlli Portland Or SON'S EXPENSES GREAT HERMAN EPPINGER EXAMINED BY REFEREE GREEN. Tells "What He Saved Out of the Wreck Jacob Epplnjrcr Absent on Account of Illness. SAN FRANCISCO, July 23. Some of the methods of bookkeeping by the defunct firm of Eppinger & Co. were brought out today In the examination of Herman Ep plnger before Referee Milton J. Green. Fqr six years Joshua v Eppinger, the. son of tho man under examination, was draw ing money from the firm In all kinds of amounts. On May 1 of this year the young man was credited with $42,000. Herman Eppinger made again the state ment that his brother Jacob had with drawn money from the firm, but he could ' not tell how much. Jacob Epplnger was j Inatlon was postponed until next Thurs-. day morning. Referee Green presided over the court and Herman Eppinger was accompanied by his attorney, Henry Ach. Mr. Fried enrlch represented the creditors, and plied tho witness with questions until the latter begged oft on the plea that an answer might tend to incriminate him. This was on the advice of his attorney. Mr. Friedenrlch was desirous of learn ing something of the personal property of the witness. He asked him with regard to what he had saved out of the wreck. Herman Eppinger replied that he had a small reposlt in the First National Bank of Oakland and another In the Canadian Bank of Commerce. He has an Interest In a mining claim In Siskiyou County, which he jbelleves to be valueless. He also had several Insurance policies which had been assigned to his wife. He said that he knew little, about the books, say ing that the firm was a "one-man power" and he only guessed how It was getting along. He declined to answer when asked what occurred at an Interview between himself and .Manager Bowles, of the American National Bank, on the ground that It might tend to Incriminate him. Manager Bowles said Jacob Eppinger would be examined on Thursday, July 2f. FITZSIMMOXS SOON TO MARRY. Brlde-to-Be Is on Her Way to San Francisco. SAN FRANCISQO, July 23. Bob Fitx slmmons and Miss Julia May Glfford will meet In San Francisco tomorrow night, and", unless the gossips havo the affair viewed from a wrong point of vantage, the charming young actress will be Mrs. Robert Fltzslmmons' before another sun has set. When Bob arrived from Chicago he made no secret of his attachment for the young lady, and admitted that sho was to be his bride some day, but insisted that the time was fully a year or more away. From the fact that Miss Glfford 13 speeding this way and that FItz is com insr down from Harbin Springs. It Is evi- , dent that one or both were too impatient j to postpone the. momentous event longer. ! After a couple of days In San Francisco, 'Fltzslmmons will take his bride to the j Springs and continue la the retinue of t Jeffries. The lanky cornlsnman has grown to he the Idol of the guests at the Springs, as he Is always on the lookout for others" welfare, and the sick are his especial care. When he returns with the young woman who has consented to share his lot, he can be sure of a grand reception. In fact, It Is whispered that Host Hayes has already laid the lines for the largest celebration ever held In tho Lake County hills. STOLEN BULLION RECOVERED. Bimetallic Silver Bars Found In a Cache by Small Boys. BUTTE, Mont.. July 23. A special to the Miner from Philllpsburg, Mont,, says- The $3000 worth of silver bullion stolen from the Bimetallic mine Tuesday evening was recovered thi3 evening. Just 'about dark, as some boys were playing around the hill on the Granite road, a few hun dred yards north of the mills, they dis covered a bar of bullion sticking out of a hole In which It had evidently been hastily buried- The boys notified their father, C. L. Cutler, an employe of the mill. He no tified the company officials and Sheriff, the result being that the whole lot wds recov ered. The Sheriff also obtained Important clews, consisting of clothing worn by tho thieves, and some arrests are likely to fol low. It Is the opinion of the Sheriff that five men were interested In the theft. REFORM AT GREAT FALLS. Gambling Ordered Closed and Girls 31ust Not SInsr in Beer Halls. , BUTTE. Mont, July 23. A special from Great Falls to the Miner saysr Gambling In Great 'Falls Is at an end. 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