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lo TOE MOITXIXG OREGOXIAX. THURSDAY, AUGUST 15. 1907. D.R.NELSON WEDS MISS DEU FREE Aged Man and His Young Stenographer Are Married. HOPE TO SILENCE CRITICS Bridegroom of 6 7 Takes Out Li cense, Meets His Bride of 19 at the Train, and Ceremony Quickly Follows. D. R. Nelson, the manager and at torney of the National Financing Com pany, who is accused by the Travelers' Aid Department of the Y. W. C. A. of making; improper advances to several of his young women stenographers, was married last night to Miss Edna Deu Pree. one of his former employes. The ceremony was performed in the parlor of Mrs. Crowe, landlady of the Buckingham, and Rev. Everett M. Hill, pastor of the Taylor-street Methodist Church, officiated. The marriage was e. typical union of December and May, the bride being a blushing maid of 19 Bummers, and the groom an elderly, white-haired man 67 years old. The marriage was as sudden as an April shower. Yesterday tifternoon JJelson appeared at . the marriage license desk of the County Clerk's of fice, in company with Miss Orpha Markley. of 313 Yamhill street, an aunt of the bride, and asked for a license. It was Issued and Nelson requested the clerk in charge to write over the record the words, ""Please do not pub lish." The statement that the' license had been issued appeared in an after noon paper yesterday, but Nelson was unaware of the fact. Nelson was" seen in his rooms in the Buckingham late yesterday afternoon by an Oregonlan reporter, and, in answer to questions regarding his plans for the future, told a tale of having secured the license without the girl's consent to the marriage. He paid that as the girl had nursed him through his sickness and had accom panied blm to the seashore and had treated him in a loving and affec tionate manner, he intended to reward her by marriage, thereby protecting .her name from all criticism. He also said that the gir was on her way to Port land from her old home in Greenwood, la., where she had been spending a ehort vacation with relatives. Move to Quiet Scandal. Mr. Nelson said that since a stir and scandal had been raised by the communi cation from the Travelers' Aid Depart ment of the Y. M. C. A., published yes terday morning In The Oregonlan. he feared gossips would attempt to injure the name of Miss Deu Pree, and that he Tfcjt It his duty to protect her name and . honor. Mr. Nelson said that he had talked the matter over with Mrs. Crowe, landlady of the Buckingham, and that she had Informed him that the marriage was the only right action. According to Nelson, he had given Miss Deu Pree various sums of money and on her departure for the East had pre senteu her with $50 in gold. When the time came for her return she contem plated bringing along' a younger sister, and Nelson sent transportation for the two, also $23 for a sleeping compartment. The tickets were sent to a wrong station, and he said that he was not sure of the day when the young woman would ar rive. Miss Deu Pree arrived on the 8:45 O. R. & N. train last night, accompanied by her younger sister. Miss Ethel Deu Pree. ney were met at th train by Nelson and driven in a hack to the tatter's room In the Buckingham. Knot Is Tied. The party, still tired and dusty after their long journey, were usltered into Mrs. Crowe's parlor, and the minister. Rev. Mr. Hill, arrived Immediately. The only witnesses to the ceremony were Miss Ethel Deu Pree: her aunt, Miss Ortha Markley. and Mrs. Crowe. The service was short. After the marriage Nelson appeared, happy and smiling, and with a laugh ad mitted that he had been unsuccessful in keeping the affair a secret. He said that he Intended leaving for the East In a few days, perhaps tonight, as soon, in fact, as he could close up his business for a while. In answer to a question re garding the charges made by Miss iMc Corkle and Mrs. Baldwin, of the Y. W. C. A., Nelson said that he would remain In the city as long as the least suspicion of guilt remained against him, and that he would prove that the accu sations were wholly wrong and without foundation, the result of a blackmailing scheme by a shameless woman whom he refused to employ in his office. CRUISE RAILROAD TIMBEB Southern Pacific Will Make Esti mates of Its Holdings. New estimates are being made of the Southern Pacific timber holdings throughout the Willamette Valley. Cruisers In the employ of the Southern Pacific have been sent out to make careful cruises of the lands In Polk County. ,ancl it Is estimated their work In Polk County will be followed by similar cruises through the timber In the other counties of the Willam ette Valley in which large tracts are held by the Harriman company. The land grants by the Government to the Oregon & California Railroad covered such immense holdings, which are still held by the Hariman Interests, that the work of cruising the timber will be a big undertaking and will re quire a long time to accomplish. It Is said by officials connected with the 'Harriman interests that the cruising of the timber lands held by the Southern Pacific is not preliminary to the sale of the property, nor Is there any sale being negotiated or contemplated. It is understood the reason for cruis ing the lands at this time is that all records of the property, both as to the locations of the lands and the quan tity of standing timber thereon, were destroyed in the San Francisco earth quake and fire. The company was left In the unfortunate position of not knowing Just what property it owned. The description of the land was se cured from the tax lists in the various counties of this state. In view of the attack upon the Southern Pacific's title and the war now being carried on to force the com pany to sell its holdings. It is con sidered desirable' to have complete data in the possesion of the company regarding its Oregon holdings. Return to Their Positions. Following the settlement of the trouble between the Southern Pacific bolltrmakers and their foreman in L03 Angeles, striking- boilermaktrs in the sheps cf the Southern Pacific and O. R. & N. lines in this state returned to work yesterday, having acted only in sympnthy with their fellows in Cali fornia. The same wage and shop con ditions obtain here as before the strike. The men made it plain to the heads of the operating departments of the Harriman roads In this state when they went out that they haa no griev ances and only quit work to show their sympathy with the strikers in Los Angeles. The foreman In the Southern Pacific boilf-r shop there, AV. E. Carter, was objectionable to the men, and they struck Ih'cauKi: tlm company refused to discharge him. This foreman has resigned since the srlke, so there is no longer any difference botwen the rail road and the bollermakc rs. Work was resumed in the local shops at noon yesterday. BUILDING SPLENDID DEPOT Agent of Pennsylvania Lines Tells of System's Depot Plans. C. L. Kimball, assistant general agent of the Pennsylvania lines at Chicago, who has been making a trip through the West, arrived In Portland yesterday. In speaking of the various extensions and Improvements being made to the Pennsyl vania Railroad, Mr. Kimball said: "The new Pennsylvania Railroad sta tion In New York City, excavations for which are now being made, will be one of the finest structures in America. The big building Is to be constructed entirely of white marble and the decorations and fittings are to be on the most elaborate scale. The building will occupy six blocks in the heart of the city and will be the largest depot in the world. A large part of the station, that Is. the train sheds, waiting rooms and baggage department, will be underground. The station will be connected with the New Jersey shore by a tunnel under the Hud son River, which will do away with the present ferry service. "The tunnel bore has been completed and is considered by experts to be a mar vel of mechanical engineering. All trains running through the tunnel will be op erated by electricity. No steam engines will be used. The building and tunnel, together with purchase of rights of way through the city, represent a cost of from $125,000,000 to $130,000,000. "The Pennsylvania Railroad Company expect to be running trains into the new station in 1909." EXCURSIONISTS FROM EAST Tourists From New Tork to Spend the Day in Portland. A special excursion train, run by the Pennsylvania Railroad, will reach Port land this morning at 5 o'clock bringing about 100 tourists from the East on a Western tour. The excursionists will stay in Portland today and will view the principal points of Interest, leaving to night for Yellowstone Park over the Northern Pacific. After seeing the park, they will return to New York. The train came west over the Canadian Pacific, taking the Northern Pacific tracks at Sumas. The train is equipped with Pullman sleepers, observation and dining cars, to gether with officials of the Pennsylvania Railroad system, who are personally con ducting the travelers. To leave nothing undone for the comfort of the party, an official chaperone has also been provided. The Brooklyn League, composed of leading citizens of the Long Island me tropolis, will arrive in Portland on Wed nesday morning. August 28, at 7 o'clock and remain in the city until 8 P. M. They will be given a reception and trolley ride by the Portland Commercial v.lub, and such other entertainment as the re ception committee decides upon. The business men composing this league are students of municipal questions and are Investigating the various cities of the country. Their train Is said to be the finest brought to the Coast In recent years. FISK ESTATE GOES TO WILL,- NOT BEING WITNESSED, IS HELD INVALID. Property Was Left to Son and Two Grandchildren B. E. Fisk Administrator. Because the will of the late J. H. Fisk was not made in accordance with the law of this state, the property will go to the only living heir, B. E. Fisk, son of J. H. Fisk. The estate is valued at $21,000. The law of this state requires that a will shall be signed in tne presence of witnesses. When the Fisk will was ad mitted to probate it was found that neither of the witnesses had signed in the presence of each other, nor had they seen Mr. Fisk sign the document. It was therefore declared Void. Under the will the son was to have received one third of the estate, and the grandchil dren. N. E. Fisk and June E. Fisk were to have received the other two-thirds. The part of the estate for N. E. Fisk was to have been held in trust for him until he was 30 years old. and u.at for June E. Fisk was to have been held in trust for her and the Interest used for her education until she was 21 years old. B. E. Fisk was appointed administrator of the estate. His father died at Naples,! Italy, May 19, 1907. T SUIT TRIED FOR THIRD TIME Action of Pacific Mill Co. Against Inman, Poulhon & Co. The Pacific Mill Company brought suit in the Circuit Court yesterday to obtain $163,121.04 damages from Inman, Poulsen & Co. The plaintiff, a Honolulu concern, alleges in the complaint that It entered into an agreement with Inman, Poulsen & Co. whereby the capital stock of the Pacific Mill Company was to be Increased from $12,000 to $.0.000. and that it was to secure certain railroad land and buy all its lumber from the defendant's mill, the de fendant on its part to furnish large quan tities of lumber. It is alleged the local mill failed to fulfil its part of the agree ment, which damaged the plaintiff to the extent of many thousands of dollars. A similar complaint was brought in the Circuit Court about two years ago, and the decision went adversely for the plaintiff. On its being carried to the Supreme Court, however, it was found that some error had been made, and the matter was again placed in the Circuit Court and a new trial had. It was again taken to the Superior Court and the de cision was again adverse for the Pacific Mill Company, as it did not give strong enough proof that it had fulfilled its part of the agreement. An entirely new trial will now be had. Editor in Trouble. NORTH YAKIMA. Aug. 14. (Special.) D. E. Bechtel. of Wapato, was arrested In that town yesterday by Deputy Sheriff A. P. Haas, of Adams County, and taken to Ritzvllle where there is a charge of horsestealing laid against him. Mr. Haas is editor of the local paper in his town as well as Deputy Sheriff and he says his subscription list has grown wonder fully since his appointment to his present office. , . c .Jj3. If ft r-- fei : W-?4lJ fJuJl ft II fft Ss APARTMENT HOUSE BEING ERECTED BY MRS. IOSE S. BICKERTOJf AT EIGHTEENTH AND COUCH STREETS. Workmen are now busy finishing the interior of the frame apartment house that is being erected by Mrs. lone S. Bickerton at Eighteenth and Couch streets. The building contains 24 apartments. 19 of .four rooms and five of three rooms, and will cost about $31,000. Many structures of this type have been erected in Portland 'during the present year to meet a rapidly increasing demand for this kind of family resi dence, i AV. L. Morgan, who drew the plans for this building, is now beginning work on a fine five-story brick apartment house at Park and Mndison streets. This building will be of first-class construction and will cost $60,000. It will be completed by January 1. COUNCIL PLANS ADOPTION OB SYSTEMATIC METHOD. Ordinance Passed Changing Name of Many East Side Streets Bet ter Pavement for Belmont. The Council yesterday passed a res olution, introduced by Willis, authoriz ing the Mayor to appoint a committee of three to devise and recommend a new system of numbering houses throughout the city. There has been considerable dissatisfaction with the present system of numbering for some time, and as the population has in creased the need of a new method has been felt more strongly. The Mayor has not yet named the committee to take up the matter. A lengthy ordinance was also passed changing the names of many streets on the East Side. This measure was prepared by City Engineer Taylor, and is for. the purpose of harmonizing the names of a large number of the outly ing thoroughfares. In many cases when streets have been extended the exten sions have been given different names from those of the original streets. This has led to much confusion, and the changes made, for the most part, give streets the same name for their entire length. After some discussion a resolution providing for the improvement of Bel mont street from East Tenth to East Nineteenth was discontinued for the reason that two-thirds of the property owners have petitioned for bitullthic pavement. This will give a continu ous bitullthic improvement on Bel mont street more than a mile in length. A majority report from the street committee, discontinuing both bitu llthic and bituminous macadam im provements in Irvington, was adopted, and asphalt pavement will be substi tuted. This was done on petition of property-owners who, headed by Ellis G. Hughes, have been fighting for sev eral weeks to have asphalt improve ments substituted in this district. Move to Forfeit Market Franchise. Another movement to revoke the fran chise of the People's Market Association and for the city to take possession of the market block has been inaugurated by Mayor Lane. In a. communication to the Council yesterday he called attention to the fact that the franchise which gives the association the use of the market block has been violated, and urges the Council to again take possession of the property. It Is said that the holders of the association have been retlng space for stores on the market block, which Is in violation of the franchise. The matter will be considered by the street commit tee. PUT AIRBRAKES ON CARS COUNCILMAN VAUGHN INTRO DUCES ORDINANCE. Running Time Will Also Be Re duced Within Fire Limits' If Proposed Law Passes Council. Airbrakes must be installed on stretcars and the running time reduced within the Are limits if the CouncU passes an ordinance that was intro duced at the meeting yesterday after noon by Vaughn. The ordinance prohib its the operation within the city limits of streetcars not equipped wltn mod ern airbrakes, and contains other provisions aimed to promote the safety of passengers and pedestrians. One clause of the ordinance places the speed limit of cars within the fire limits at six miles an hour. The pres ent speed limit within the same dis trict is eight miles an hour. In addi tion to this, cars are required to come to a full stop when approaching any car that is discharging or receiving passengers, -and not less than 10 feet from such a car. For any company neglecting to place airbrakes on its cars a fine of from $25 to $100 may be imposed and im prisonment of from 30 days to six months. For violations of the speed requirement the penalty Is a tine ot from $10 to $500 and imprisonment from five days to six months. The ordinance -was referred to the street committee. HANSEN ASKS DAMAGES Sues Preachers for False Imprison ment at St. Johns. ' Fred Hansen, a St. Johns boy, 19 years old. who was arrested and Imprisoned re cently with several other boys for disturb ing the campmeeting which was conducted in Cedar Park by Free Methodists, but who proved beyond doubt that he could not have been present at the time it was alleged he caused the disturbance, through his attorney. A. E. Collier, yes terday decided to sue for $5000 damages. The defendants in the case will be Rev. W. N. Coffey, presiding elder, Kev. T. Scott and Rev. A. Lindgren and Police men Etheridge and Olden. Hansen was arrested with several other young men, but at the trial he was able to show that he was in his room and not at Cedar Park, where the campmeeting was in progress. He was arrested and kept in jail overnight on complaint of the defend ants and he now seeks redress for false imprisonment. This whole matter has attracted much attention in St. Johns. Ben Hoover, one of the accused, pleaded guilty before Rec order Esson and was fined $5. Charles E. Boyle stood trial and was found guilty. His fine was $15. Three were dismissed, and among these was Hansen, who was discharged on motion of City Attorney Greene. The ministers who are made defendants in the case are well known In different sections of the state, especially Rev. Mr. Coffey, who is pre siding elder for the Portland district. Hansen and his friends are indignant over the humiliation to which he was put by his arrest and imprisonment in the St. Johns city Jail for one night. TO COUNCIL WILL REPEAL THE EXISTING ORDINANCE. Limiting: Structures Other Than Steel or Concrete to Four Stories Declared Unfair. Because the ordinance recently passed to limit the height of new buildings is regarded as too stringent and has re suted in holding back the heavy con struction movement that has been in progress for many months in Portland, steps toward repealing it were taken yes terday by the Council. An ordinance to repeal the objectionable measure was in troduced by Menefee and referred to the committee on health and police. It is quite certain that it will be passed. The law which' it is proposed to kill limits the height of all buildings not of steel or reinforced concrete to four stories. The measure is known as the Shepherd ordinance and was passed sev eral months ago. It is declared by Build ing Inspector Spencer that $1,000.00 iof construction work is held up by this or dinance and it is belie-ed by him that other than steel and concrete buildings can safely be erected to a height of more than four stories. To replace the Shepherd a more liberal measure is now being prepared by Mr. Spencer. It will allow the erection of brick buildings, not of class A construc tion, to a height of six stories. A further concession will be that mill construction warehouses can be raised to a height of seven stories. It is probable that rein forced concrete buildings will be limited, as at present, to a height of 150 feet, and steel buildings to 200 feet. Protests against the Shepherd ordi nance by architects and builders have been frequent. The mill construction warehouse especially is a standard type and, it Is said, can be built to seven stories without any risk. It is declared that only the largest Eastern cities have a building restriction so severe as that contained in tha ordinance that is to be repealed. NOISE MUST STOP AT 10 Use of Phonographs, Electric Pianos, Etc., Regulated by Law. Phonographs, electric pianos and simi lar Instruments hereafter may be played in Portland only between the hours of 7 A. M. and 10 P. M. Complaint that pro prietors of many small stores and saloons are accustomed to allow thes automatic players to sound their harmonies and dis cords from early morning until far into the night caused the Council yesterday to pass unanimously an ordinance recom mended by the committee on health and police which places the mechanical play ers under close regulation. Not only is the playing of these instru ments during the night prohibited, but other regulations are also contained in the ordinance. Only behind closed doors may the players be operated within two blocks of a hotel or place of public meet ing. This latter regulation was Included in an amendment to the original ordi nance, passed at the request of residents of family hotels, who complained of the mechanical players used to attract patrons to moving picture exhibitions and other cheap shows throughout the city. Teachers Being Examined. OREGON CITY, Or.. Aug. 14. (Special.) Sixty-four embyro teachers of Clack amas County are taking the semi-annual examinations for certificate as to Instruct the young idea how to shoot, and six of these are candidates for state papers. The examinations will close Saturday and are under the supervision of County Superintendent J. C. Zinser. Professor T. J. Gary, of Willamette, and Professor L. A. Read, of Parkplace. Men's underwear Robinson & Co. PETITION FOR MORE TIME PORTLAND RAILWAY, LIGHT & POWER COMPANY'S REQUEST. Asks That Franchise for Installation of Heating Plant Be Not Forfeited. The Portland Railway. Light & Power Company submitted to the Council yesterday a communication asking for an extension of time for the installation of Its steam heating plant, for which a franchise was granted last year. By the terms of the franchise the company was required to begin the work of laying pipes for Its system within six months after receiving Its franchise and to complete the plant within two years. As work was not begun within the time limit an exten sion must be allowed by the Council If the heating plant is to be operated. The company gave as the reason of its delay the fact that it had been necessary to inspect the heating sys tems In Eastern cities before going ahead with its work here. It was de clared, however, that all Is now ready to proceed with the laying of. pipes. Five bollers.'enough for the plant, have been received by the company, and two are now being placed. Pipes are also on hand and the company ready to lay them. The company asserts that th heat ing plant will be in operation by Oc tober 1 of the present year if it is allowed to go ahead with its work. It is represented that the owners of many of the new buildings are depending on this manner of heating them this Winter and will be greatly inconven ienced if the franchise is declared for- geited. On motion of Vaughn, the petition was referred to the Joint street and judiciary committee. FOUR VETOES SUSTAINED Action of the Council on Rejected Measures Causes Surprise. Four vetoes submitted to the Council by Mayor Lane were sustained yesterday afternoon, being somewhat of an inno vation in the action of that body, which in the past has not taken kindly to the vetoes of Its measures by the chief ex ecutive. The only veto over which there was dissension was that granting the Northern Pacific a revokable permit to lay a spur track on Nlcolai street. It had originally been granted for the con yenlence of a factory that it was pro posed to locate on Nicolal street, but which finally went elsewhere. Nine voted against the veto and three to sustain it, but It was carried, as 10 votes are re quired to carry a measure over the Mayor's disapproval. The veto of the ordinance governing sanitary conditions of the city was unan imously sustained, as was that for the appropriation to cover the expenses of the recent election and the appointment of an assistant to the building inspector. A new ordinance was passed covering the election expenses and Including the ap propriation for meals that was left out by mistake in preparing the original or dinance. FAVOR WORKHOUSE PLAN Reformers Urge Eastern Method of Dealing With Prisoners. H. F. Woodward and Dr. C. H". Chap man appeared before the Council yes terday afternoon to represent the Prisoners' Aid Society in urging that Portland adopt the workhouse system of dealing with city prisoners instead of erecting a new city Jail, as it has been proposed to do. They supported a communication that had been sub mitted by the society, outlining the workhouse plan and explaining Its ad vantages. The matter Vaa referred to the committee on health and' police, which is now considering bids on sites for the new Jail. The contention of the society is that prisoners should be given some use ful employment while they are the charges of the city. It Is recognized that the sending of prisoners to the rockpile is a step in the right direc tion, but it is urged that the city should go further and provide work for women prisoners and those of the men -ho are too old or otherwise not strong enough to go to the rockpile. In its communication the society cites Cleveland, where a tract of 19D0 acres has been purchased at a cost of $170 an acre as a site for a work house and a farm for the employment of prisoners.. -The members declare that some similar plan in Portland would be economic and beneficial to the city's charges in a reformatory way. Both Mr. Woodward and Dr. Chapman asserted that the present system is far from satisfactory and asked that thq Council give the matter close attention. They said that the workhouse plan had proved successful in many European cities. Cluett and Star brands; negligee shirts, on big sale at Robinson & Co.'s. TAKE THEM RIDING Auto Club Tenders Invitation to Council Members. SPEED ORDINANCE PENDING Owners of Cars Will Demonstrate Why They Oppose Baker's Measure Action on Proposed Law Awaits Result of Trip. SUMMARY OF COUNCIL'S ACTION. Beldtng- antl - trust ordinance P&ssed by vote of 9 to 3. ' Baker . automobile ordinance Ac tion deferred until next Wednesday. Streetcar regulation Ordinance in troduced to require airbrakes on all cars, fixing a eix-mlle speed limit in fire district and requlrng- care to stop when approachng other cars receiv ing or discharging passengers. Steam-heating franchise Petition received asking for an extension of time In establishing plant and agree ing to complete same by October 1. Phonograph ordinance Unanimous ly paseed, regulating playing of phonographs and electric pianos. Building ordinance Step taken to repeal measure limiting height of structures not of steel or reinforced concrete to four stories. City Jail Workhouse system pro posed for the care of municipal pris oners. Numbering houses Committee au thorized to devise new system. In order to see more clearly from the driver's viewpoint just what regulations should be placed on the handling of auto. mobiles in the city streets, members of the Council and Mayor Lane will next Wednesday take a trip through both the business and residence districts as the guests of the Portland Automobile Club. The club is not entirely satisfied with the Baker ordinance by which it is proposed to regulate the operation of machines within the city limits, and yesterday, when that measure came up for action, invited the city fathers to take a spin and Judge of the matter from the position of the man who rides. The Baker ordinance limits the speed of automobiles to eight miles an hour and provides that this shall be reduced to a four-mile rate when turning corners. All drivers are to be examined by the City Engineer and City Physician before they are granted a license, and numerous other rules are laid down. When the measure came up yesterday Baker said he had no desire to force it through before everyone had an oppor tunity to be heard on it, and requested the privilege of the floor for R. D. Inman, who was present as the representative of the Automobile Club. Mr. Inman then asked the members to go out for a prac tical demonstration in the methods of handling cars. The ordinance was re ferred back to the special committee, con sisting of Baker, Menefee and Wallace. The drive will be taken at 2 o'clock next Wednesday and immediately afterward the Council will hold a special meeting to act on the measure. Wills declared thtt he favored an or dinance by which the license of a person shown to be a careless driver might be permanently revoked. There are many men in charge of machines In Portland, he declared, who are utterly incompe tent. "We don't want to legislate against automobiles," asserted Wills, "but we do want to land on some of the fool drivers who have expensive cars and very small hat bands. I saw a machine that was not running more than two miles an hour almost kill an old man ' the other day, and it is such drivers as this that we want to get off the streets. The city should also refuse a license to anyone known to be a drinking man.';. Concannon caused no little amusement by declaring that the Mayor and mem bers of the Council had themselves been known to exceed the speed limit. wny, I saw Mayor Lane passing my The most fertile land in Multnomah County CHOICE ACREAGE TO BE SOLD, divided into two, five and ten-aere tracts to suit the buyer and to be sold on easy terms. THERE IS A SURE FORTUNE IN THIS LAND. The soil is a rich loam, peculiarly adapted to the growing; of CELERY, lettuce, peas, string beans and other choice table delicacies, besides the cereals, fruits and berries. For people of moderate means as well as those who have an abundance of this world's goods, Fairview Fruit Farms offer greater ad vantages as to soil, water and abundant markets than any where in Oregon. The Fairview Fruit Farms Tracts are situ ated on the new Troutdale extension of the Oregon Water Power Railway recently opened to passenger traffic 12 miles from Portland in the garden spot of Multnomah County. Passenger service every two hours, freight trains daily; monthly individual commutation tickets 20 cents per coupon. This is the OPPORTUNITY FOR THE WAGE EARNER for people, of moderate means to secure independence and a comfortable income, to build a home and own an acre or two of highly productive land in a section that will within their own lifetime become a part of the City of Portland, and that is certain to increase greatly in value. A Special Excursion Train Will Leave First and Alder Streets on Saturday, August 24 AT 1:45 P. M. FOR FAIRVIEW. Fare 40 cents for round trip. Tickets for the excursion can be purchased of and informa tion concerning Fairview Fruit Farms obtained from W. P. KEADY OR W. E. BURKE Room 15, Mallory Building, 268 Stark St. Tel. Main 4526. 41 Don't u ff One AC To Get Left Pall goods are coming In so fast now that I'll soon have to drop the free extra trousers offer. For another week or ten days, however, I'll hold this special Summer season inducement open extra trousers free with every suit at $22.50 or more. And remember, there are hun dreds of fabrics included in this proposition, that are just the right weight for all-year-round wear. It's worth a few mo ments of your time, to investi gate. And I'll guarantee you'll be glad you came. Come, too, and feast your eyes on the niftiest lot of advance patterns in Fall woolens that are to be found in town. You'll say they're far and away ahead of anything else you've seen. GRANT PHEGLEY, Manager 0)iLy Cg Elks' Building Seventh and Stark place in an automobile on his way to ball game the other day and he was go ing at a furious Bpeed. If there hd been a policeman there I would have had him arrested." 'But you must admit that I was not the driver, Mr. Concannon," interposed the Mayor. "That does not make any difference: you should have told the driver to slow down and if he didn't you shouUl have got out and walked." replied the Council man, who wasn't playing any favorites. Arrested for Saloon Robbery. NORTH YAKIMA. Aug. 14. (Special.) Warren Poole has been arrested here on the charge of robbing the safe in the Tacoma ' bar of $150. When searched missing keys to the office and wine-room of the saloon were found on Poole's per son. Silk ties, very low Robinson & C