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THE MORXIXG OREGONIAX, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1907. MOFFAT BQAD TO BE CQMMON LINE SE THROUGH STREETS ree Oregon Go EXCITING d Harriman and Gould Will Use New Track Through the Rockies. BEST OUTLET TO PACIFIC Six-Mile Tunnel Under Mountains Will Be Big Feature or Xcw Transcontinental Railroad With Terminus Here. Developments in the new trans continental rallre-nd plans, in which the Mount Hood Railway and the Denver. Northwestern & Pacific re linked, are calculated to con firm the public opinion of the gen uineness of the enterprise, and that it is one of the most gigantic industrial move ments that has come in recent years to develop the Western states. It has developed that Instead of the present move of the Union Pacific and Rio Grande being to combat the Moffat road in Colorado territory, their engineers are hurrying into that field to hasten the location of lines by which the competing Gould and Harriman systems will be per mitted, for a satisfactory consideration, to divert a share of traffic to the rails of the new rival road, but that In doing this the Moffat line will lose none of Its individuality or independence, and will still be the route by which the systems bottled up at Rocky mountain gateways will find outlets to the Pacific ocean at Portland. Like the North Bank Road, which came when the fruit of preparation had ripened, unannounced, and of such magnitude as to stagger Portland with its import, the Moffat combination seems to embody such vast interpretation as to become of supreme moment to Portland, Salt Lake and Denver. M. L. Allison, of Baggs, Wyo manager of the Routt County Development Com pany, having a segregation of 50.600 acres of land under the Carey Act reclamation, has Just arrived in Portland, and brings news of the situation on the Colorado portion of the new through system that has a bearing on the entire proposition that is of particular Interest to Oregon people just at this time. Mr. Allison said In discussing the situation, as he knows it from having 'been on the ground: Will Be Rushed to Completion. "There is no longer any doubt in Northwestern Colorado that the Moffat rond Is going to be pushed to completion with all possible speed, and that the big six-mile tunnel through the Continental Divide is to be driven and will 'become the route of entry to Denver of the traf fic of the Union Pacific and Rio Grande. There Is a slight misunderstanding as to the present relations of the two last named roads toward the new Denver, Northwestern & Pacific. It Is true that Mr. Moffat was hampered In every pos sible way and found it difficult to pro cure right of way through Gore Canon because of the opposition of the other roads, but now he has not only overcome all obstacles of that character, but has succeeded in providing the money to drive the longest railroad tunnel in the world. The tunnel is to e the passage through from the eastern .slope that drains to the Gulf of Mexico to the western side of the Continental Divide, the waters of which find their way to the Pacific. "As the Moffat road will bring Denver and Suit Lake more than 160 miles nearer than the present mileage of either Union Pacific or Rio Grande, both of those com panies antagonized it bitterly. But when ail obstructions were removed after long litigation, and the road was going for ward vigorously, the management of the competing lines seems to have adopted other tactics and Mr. Moffat has an nounced that traffic arrangements would be perfected with both roads. This means that the Unioi Pacific wiU build either from Granger, Rock Springs or Wamsut ter, W'yo., finding an easy route from either point to a connection with the Denver, Northwestern & Paclllc, and traffic for Denver and Kansas City be j diverted to the new road over the hranch. The Rio Grande will likewise Join in eating crow according to direc tions of Mr. Moffat and build a line from Dotsero to a connection with the Denver road In North Park or at least along the Grand River, thus making its entrance to Denver without the wide detour of the present road. Support From Denver Business Men. "It was when Denver business men awoke to the tremendous value of the short line to the West that Mr. Moffat secured the support and co-operation needed. Bonds and stock of the tunnel company have been taken liberally in that city and Salt Lake, and now it is but a question of driving the big bore through the mountains. Until It is com pleted traffic will go over the mountains on a "shoo-fly track built for temporary use. "It will be operated by electricity large ly, too, for all of the preparations are being made with that in view. It is being built with the very best character of construction and equipment, and every feature denotes that it is to be a "trans continental link in a chain of big sys tems of the Pacific Coast and interior states. Oregon has more great streams tumbling down from the Cascades than are found in states to the eastward, and people need not worry about the men di recting such ' things finding places for power plants to create as great voltage as may be necessary. ' Pioneer Big Klectric Road. 'There is no reason to doubt that the plans of the most aggressive railroad builders of the West today contemplate the operation of transcontinental trains over great mileage with electric power, and that the Western roads are to be the pioneers in successful application of such lower to practical railrouding. That the Moffat road, as we call It In Colorado, is going to be foremost in that field is gen erally understood In Denver and Salt Lake City, where the people have become aroused with the importance to those cities of the successful fruition of the great enterprise that the Denver financier has so well organized. "In Colorado, along the Grand River, the General Electric Company is en gaged in construction of two of the largest power plants in the country. One of these is In Gore Canon, on the line of the Moffat rond and the other at Shoshone about 15 miles from Glcnwood Springs along the Denver & Rio Grande. The Moffat road is now operating by electric power as fur from Denver as can he done with the current at command, hut with the.se new plants situated so that almost any desired horse power can be developed, there will be a surplus of power until growth Of traffic becomes many times what it will be at the open ing of tl? through line. The- Grand River is the largest stream of the Colo rado Rockies and as most people know Is the principal source of the ColoradD River. It is a stream of great fall which enables the engineers to pick up its flow in canals, carry the waters through tunnels and drop several hundred feet at scores of points. By a succession of r j J-rd hit-" ?4 ?Q : t - - it V. - , ev- . v .-XT;,; 1 d ictsv . . I I ' -V - i - I ' - v - f, . t. t t ? t KMGHTS OP rOLl'MBl'S CLUBHOl'SK AT SOUTHWKST COHNKR OF WHICH WAS OPENED LAST NIGHT. these drops tremendous power can be harnessed. Great PoweV Projects for Oregon. "It is not surprising to learn that men of foresight have realized the possibilities of. developing slmtlar water powers In. Oregon and that the same men interested in Colorado projects may be intending to use the power for moving the same traffic through Oregon that is to pass over the new railway in Colorado and Utah. Presi dent Moffat Is a past master in railroad direction, and It is conceded in Colorado that when he entered into traffic agree ments with both the Union Pacific and Rio Grande that he had full control of the situation and protected the interests of his own stockholders. In doing that he insures to Denver great benefits and solves for the other roads great pro blem in economics. ' "Cutting out a. long haul through the mountains, over heavy grades and sharp curves, means much to stockholders of the rival roads, while to handle the bulk of traffic of both roads through the Denver-gateway Is a big thing for the new and independent line. So it will be beneficial all around." MORE PAY FOR INSPECTORS Cement Contractors Say Salary Too Low to Get Competent Men. That the 'city Is not paying cement J inspectors enough to secure men com petent for that kind of work, is the sub stance of a communication to the Council from Marshall Bros., a local contracting firm. The communication was considered yesterday by the ways and means com mittee and referred to City Engineer Taylor for recommendation. These In spectors at present are paid $3 a day. Not only is it represented by Marshall Bros, that the work of the Inspectors Is not satisfactory but It Is also Intimated that there have been cases of grafting by these city employes. The charges in this direction are very Indefinite and the committee expressed a desire to have members of the firm come before that body and tell what they know. The salary of cement inspectors is much below- that of first-class cement workers and . competent men therefore cannot be secured for what the city is offering, say the contractors. Some of the inspectors never saw a sack of cement until they went to work for the city, it Is charged. The contractors say that through ignorance the inspectors often hamper the work and are the cause of delays and trouble because they do not know their business. The committee yesterday transferred from the general fund to the sewer repair fund. So much money has been spent In repairing sewers this year that the annual estimate and appropriation was not sufficient to carry it through to the end of the year NOW OWNS ALL STOCK Dr. R. C. Corfey Buys Full Control of North Pacific Sanatorium. Dr. Robert C. CofTey has acquired the full ownership of the North Pa cific Sanatorium which was organized in 1902 with a capital stock of $18,000. It t now valued at $100,000. Dr. Coffey expects in a. few years to re place the present building with a mod ern ' fire-proof structure. The North Pacific Sanatorium was founded In 1900 by Dr. Andrew C. Smith and Dr. Coffey and for two years was con ducted successfully as a private hos plal. In 1902 the building was no longer adequate and a stock company was formed for iis.ooo to wnicn sev- ...i ni-nmlnent Portland Dhvsiciana were subscribers. W'ith a part of the proceeds from the sale of the stock the original building was enlarged to its present capacity. When this ar rangement was perfected. Dr. Coffey owned less than half of the stock, but at once set about acquiring the inter eat of the other stockholders until he is now the sole owner of the property, which - consists of a block in one of the best sections of the city. Adjacent property Is now rated at $25,000 a quarter block, so that the his tory of this block serves as another indication of the remarkable increase in realty values In Portland during; the last five years. This block, is easily worth $100,000 today. PORTLAND DAY AT THE DALLES This is Fair and Carnival week at The Dalles, and tomorrow, Wednesday, will be Portland day! The O. R. & N; will. sell rqund trip tickets for a' fare and a third. The first train leaves Union Depot at 7:15 A. M. and the next at 8:30. A fine programme arranged and a good time assured. Purchase tickets at the city ticket office, Third and Washington streets. i Metzger Co.. Jewelers and Opticians, 343 Washington Street. TRY FEDERAL CASES United States Court Opens the . October Term. LAND FRAUDS HELD BACK Criminal Dcket Will Be Taken Vp Today, but Public Land Pur- veyors Must Await Heney's Arrival In Portland. The October term of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon was convened In this city yesterday. Aside from calling the roll of trial jurors, a few of whom were excused by Judge Wolverton, no Important business was transacted. During the day Judge Wol verton granted final citizenship papers to nine foreigners, and delivered opinions In four cases he had previously heard and taken under advisement. With the trial this morning of Joe Day, an Indian, who is charged with carrying liquor into the Umatilla Indian Reserva tion, the criminal business of the term will begin. Assistant United States At torney Cole, who will prosecute all pend ing miscellaneous criminal cases, expects to conclude this case some time today. Tomorrow 'morning the case of the United States against Charles Anderson, charged with complicity in the robbery of the Sellwood Postoffice last Winter, will be called. Anderson Is considered a dangerous and desperate character by the authorities. He is the alleged con federate of Frank Wayne, who pleaded guilty to a charge of robbing the same Postoffice and is now serving a sentence of nine years on McNeils Island. In ad dition to participation in the Sellwood robbery, Anderson Is suspected by the officers of having been the hold-up artist whose operations ceased upon his arrest for the Postoffice Job. "When Anderson's case has been dis posed of the other cases -will be called, the most important of which is that of the Coon counterfeiting gang, of which three members have been lying in the Multnomah County Jail for more than a year awaiting trial. The members of this gang are: E. R. Coon, John H. Williams and John Johannsen. The other cases awaiting trial are: Dan Hart, statutory offense; John P. Shorey, James W. Cur rln. Henry Maister, William J. Bulger and William Jennings, all charged with taking mail belonging to others; J. B. Nlelson .and the Star Sand Company, dumping refuse Into the Willamette River, and J. B. Franklin, sending an ob scene letter through the malls. No definite Information as to when the land-fraud cases will be resumed Is ob tainable further than the general an nouncement, already made, that these prosecutions must await the return of Special Prosecutor Heney from San Francisco. Mr. Heney has said that he cannot leave the Bay City until he has finished the trials of TIrey L. Ford and Patrick Calhoun, officers of the United Railwavs. It Is not considered likely that these cases can be. concluded before No vember 15, so another month will doubt less elapse before Heney can transfer his field of work to this city. In the meantime United States Attorney Bristol will be required to appear before the United States Circuit courts of Appeal both at Chicago and San Fran- Cisco in arguing Important appeals that have been taken in some of the land fraud indictments that have already been returned. FOUR DECISIONS HANDED DOWN Federal Judge Wolverton Passes on Minor Civil Actions. Four decisions were handed dowoby Judge Wolverton in the United States Circuit Court yesterday. Three were ad miralty cases In whloh the court found for the libelants. Tfhe fourth was that of Benjamin Schwarz & Sons against Julia A.. Kennedy, administratrix of the estate of John Kennedy, deceased. By the finding of the court the widow is given the right to make an appearance in court in opposing an attempt on the part of tne complainants to enjoin a final settlement of the Kennedy estate until a claim of $2602.30. recovered in kan action In trover for the conversion of 58 -bales M nops. nas Deen semeo. Balfour. Guthrie &' Company awarded Judgment for $5007.35 as dam ages against the ship Ninfa on a ship ment of cement from London to Los An geles and Portland. Another decision entitles the American Tin Mining Company to" recover $1.TS0 from the Steamship Olympic and the Northwestern Steamship Company ' as PARK AMJ TAYLOR STIIBE9TSI, damages for the death of 15 head of horses and injuries- to others in a ship ment from Nome to Alaska. in the case of Karl Eklund against the steamship Wynerlo the libelant is awarded Judgment for $300 damages for' injuries sustained by being struck in the head and back with two timbers while he was working In the water-ballast tank . of tfie vessel last October. The court held that the owners of the Wy nerlc were responsible in not providing Eklund a place of reasonable safety in which to work. . New Citizens Are Admitted. - On the recommendation of United States Attorney Bristol, Judge Wolver ton, in the United States Circuit Court, yesterday granted final citizenship papers to nine foreigners who had com plied with he naturalization laws. Be .fore the rights of full citizenship were conferred, each applicant was sub jected to a rigid questioning as to a general knowledge of. the laws of the United States and his intention as to proving: a desirable citizen. The new citizens and the country of which each was formerly a subject are: Anton Naterlln. and John Naterlin, Austria; Cologro Battagrlia and Archie Marracti, ' Italy; Peter Landln ' and Adolf Johnson, Sweden; Peter Julius Jepson, Denmark; John Vetter, Ger many; Alfred John William Brown, England. . Federal Jurors Are on Hand. All of the trial jurors drawn for serv ice at the October term of the ' Fed eral Court, with the exception of 12 who were excueed by Judge Wolver ton, reported for Muty yesterday. The jurors excused were:' John A. Keller, Portland; Peter Held, Clackamas County; Frank Stout, McMinnvllle Morris Johnson, Mound, Lane County D. P. Stapleton, Independence; W. F. Rice, Corvallis; Alvln S. Hawk, Port land; O. C. Clark, Houlton; Robert J, Linden, Portland; T. J. Duckworth. Camp Creek, Lane County; J. J. Davis Garfield; H. D. Butz, Dallas. REV. ORSON H. LANCE DEAD Oregon Pioneer of 1847 and Wood stock Resident Passes Away. Rev. Orson H. Lance, a pioneer of 1847. passed away at his ' home near Woodstock, Sunday. Mr. Lance was born in Lee County, Iowa, January 19, 1844. His widowed mother started for the Coast with her family in the Spring of 1847 and arrived in Oreeon in November I-of the same year, locating on the Colum bia River bottom opposite Vancouver, Wash. He was First Sergeant of Com pany A, the first company organized in the State of Oregon. He moved to Van couver in 1S59, and during his residence there formed the acquaintance of the young Lieutenant, U. S. Grant, who was stationed at the barracks at that time. Mr. Lance was married September 30. 1865, to Sarah Elizabeth Pullen, daughter of the late Andrew Pullen, a pioneer of 1849. He located at his late home ln 1866. Mr. Lance was a member of the United Brethren Church for 40 years, and a min ister of the denomination for 30 years. He Is survived, by ills wife, two brothers and a sister, and the following children: Mrs. "Wellard" S. Kerns, of Portland; Mrs. Neal Rhorer, of Vallejo, Cal.; Edward M. Lance, of Portland ; John A. Lance, of Manila. P. I.; Mrs. Charles B. Turlay, of Portland; Charles B.. Lance, of Port land; Fred A. Lance, of Portland, and Harry A. Lance, of Woodstock. The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock, tomorrow, from the family home. illlSSiBi I ii!iiiiiisMii!ti ; Tbe Late Rev. Orson H. Lance. j Man Charged With Crime Against Little Girl Pur sued by Mob. CROWD HINDERS CAPTURE Hundreds Run After Fleeing Sus pect Who Outspeeds Them All Until Tripped by a Fruit Vender. Led b V Pntlnaman Tll... 1 J j M ' "iicj, 11U11UI CUB UI Xnetl. WOmn nnrl 1 1 i.i j i sensational chasA in trw Of J. R. DnfTv alios r 0 ; . , i aim ucuigc, a O D ClOCK VPRtPrrl o v Ti,. J iiuuu. J. lits fugitive Was wanton An committing: a heinous crime on thn beautiful B-Vpnr.nlrl rloncKA. and Mrs. S. E. Hamilton. Found in the rooming--house conducted by the par- me mue grin, vufly, at sight of the officer, leaped at one bound down the rear f 1 1c-h t a-An. k i at Third and Yamhill streets, by main ,vltc L"e me DacK door from its hlnsres. and Rtarto nn tViA nn m.. his escape. He was tripped by a fruit- narilar a I." a . . . wuiui ana iuorrison streets, was shackled and taken to jail. jno one in the crowd of pursuers, numbering several hundred, knew for what offense the fugitive was wanted, Or T(l 1 if LTTl tl T. TJflov I l . .1 . -.'-.-, i c aaiu, WUUIU have had difficulty in retaining his prisoner without Immediate assistance Hum iicoufiuaners. xne crime charged against him is most serious. That he enticed the little girl away, against the specific warnings of her parents, flnH ppii.IIv i . ........ t . i. . . i . tin .cverai hours, is the accusation laid at the prisoner's door. Horrifying In the ex treme are the experiences of his alleged victim as related by her to her father muiner aiter ner return irom din ner with Duffy. Duffy Makes Denial. " v. v. a. sittiemeni jjuny denied everything except taking the uu iu dinner at a .f irst-street restaurant. TTa rViarr-n . . w ecs tut i, iiC is me victim of a plot, put up against him - wno are employed at the rooming-house conducted by the little girl S nnrpnto A r-i-.j . . - ------- Atu b 10 wny tie EieLto escaPe- h declared he u,e ponceman was after him . , , wui reiusea to r:o into details. However, Duffy was ar- i V . l""e &so ln a ld on a local lodarlnc--hniiKo on . - , unargea with committing an Immoral act. It "tve Deen mis to which he re ferred. 'LZI?. wrongdoing hliZ . ueciarea uufty, after t ?s '.?ked up ln a cel1 f the County Jail. "Thin la a 1J- j. . -- H ,iulp put up to ruin me. and this will be shown in due time. x am not guilty of the crime charged can ho un. - j , . - - u u y any reputable physician. I took the little r . "UL mat was ail there was to It. I invited h . .1 consented to accompany me " T- ..... C A V ciock yesterday morning when the Hamiltons missed their little daughter. A thorough search of the house failed to find her, and the frantic father rushed tn nniir. h where he laM t h .naA Gritzmacher. At that time he declared m uenet mat me child had been taken away by Duffy, who. he said, had been trying to get her to go out with him on several occasions. Shortly after 3 o'clock the little girl returned and told her story to her par ents. Duffy also appeared at h!s room simultaneously, and Mrs. Hamilton ruaueu 10 x niru ana Morrison streets where Policeman Riley is , stationed. She did not prnlntn in Vi o annj 1 . . " L aucficu l-l 1 1 1 ti had been committor h u. u iici iittuwu appeals to the officer to arrest Duffy caused him to hasten back with her. T u fT v K f irti t ii1 Piipw o., 1 .. u ,uc i.iLer reached the top of the stairs that lead m irom me xamniu-street side, and without a moment's hesitation, Duffy iaue one icap ana landed at the bot trim tf tha atana . . W.. j l , .. . '-- i-i.ii j 1 11 1 j -(i jieaa- long into the door, tearing it off its hinges and shattering it. Policeman Riley followed, and might have cao- tured his man but for tbe throng of people who flocked from all directions Pursuit Is Sensational. Duffy fled through an alleyway to Yamhill street, thence down Third street to Morrison, where he turned west. It was impracticable for the pursuing officer to shoot, because of the grave danger of pedestrians, who seemed to rush in from every point of the compass. Dozens of times the off! cer cried out to men to stop the des perate sprinter but no one did so until at Fourth and Morrison streets, a fruit vendor shot out his foot and tripped Duffy, "who fell to the sidewalk with a crash, and was quickly handcuffed. He made no further resistance, and was soon locked up. He was at first taken to the City Jail, but was soon transferred to the County Jail. He will have to answer to the charge be fore Juvenile Judge Frazer. Duffy said he was a barber. He gave his age as 31 years. Immediately after his arrest Mrs. Hamilton, mother of the alleged victim, called at the station house and swore to a complaint against the prisoner. DEFENDS SENATOR BORAH Anonymous Writer Tries to Explain Relations With Barber Company. BOISE. Idaho. Oct. 3. (To the Kditor.) Tou have lately written several editor. all concerning Mr. Borah's trial, which giv your many readers a false impression of what has just taken place In Idaho, and which show, on your part, a mistaken interpreta tion of tbe news which has been sent to you. In the ilnrt place, the prosecution ha ac cused .these entrymen, but up to the present time nothing has been offered in their &e fense. Neither you nor I nor any other out aider kngrWe whether .a single fa'e entry has been made. The Government was unable to prere that Mr. Borah had ever done more for the Barber Lumber Company than pass upon the titles to land and see that the conveyance was legal. These titles passed through the hands of Mr. Borah's aoslatant, Mr. Blake. Tou insinuate that Mr. Borah1 ignorance of the fact that those lands were illegally acquired by the entrymen la tremely Improbable. As a matter of fact, that Ignorance le not only not improbable It is the actual condition of affairs. But If Mr. Borah had known that every ntry man was guilty of fraud, his relations to the Barber Lumber Company might honorably have continued the same. He watt paid merely to tell the company whether the titles eent by the United States Government were accu rate. He was not paid or hired to examine the entrymen or the source of their money. It waa proved that Mr. Borah had sever For a Few More Oregonians WHO RESPOND AT ONCE 4: - The required number four hundred is not quite full. Many applied yes terdaymany were acceptedbut we have room on the list for a few more. If you want a large interest in Ore .gonVgold dredging proposition with out a cent to pay an interest in the tremendous, output of gold in famous old Baker County If you want to keep this gold in Oregon instead of letting it go to bigrNew York capi talists, get further information from PHONE MAIN 4765 or call on or address WESTERN EXPLORATION AND DREDGING COMPANY 21S COUCH rreld a single share of the company' stock. I am Informed by high authority that Mr. Ruick promised MV. Bonaparte to prove that Mr. Borah had been a large eharehoiaer in the Barber Lumber Company. It was upon that promise of Mr. Ruick's that Mr. Bona parte consented to proceed.,- The only money or profit Mr. Borah ever made out of the Barber people were the fees (comparatively Email) for pronouncing upon the legality of tltleo Issued by the Government. Mr. Bona parte is properly chagrined at having been so taken in and says so! Mr. Borah does not connive r.t wrong doing, as your October 4 editorial declares. On the other hand, he to indignant because the Government does connive at It. Mr. Borah does not defend any law-breaker or any person who takes advantage of any pos sible loophole In the law. He maintains: (1) That the law is phrased so as to shut out any persona whatever from taking up the stone and timber claims except those who actually intend to settle on the land. (2) That the administration of the law has always not only allowed but has encouraged any person whatever to take up these claims, when It Is absolutely certain that no human being could live on .them and' make a living out of them, and then turns around and) prose cutes them for accepting the title it has sent! The law Is Impiously interpreted by Mr. Bonaparte's office. That le Mr. Borah's con tention. Mr. Bonaparte and the men under him have placed (gratuitously) a false inter pretation upon the stone and timber (Claim law. Neither President Roosevelt nor any other Intelligent person commends the badly phrased law as It now standi?. No one but Mr. Bonaparte and a few of his District At torneys believe that he puts the proper con struction upon It- Mr. Borah's suggestion Is not that people should violate this bad law (though that Js the stupid way In which you Interpret his statement), but that the law should be done away with, because it Is badly written and wrongly administered. He does not uphold the making of one falfe entry. He has not been a party to any false . entries. He has .always advised people not to use their rights until the law is rewritten. He defends no one whe has been so eager about claim-taking as to get one while the reading of the law and the department's administration of It are so at variance. Mr. Borah contends that Mr. Bonaparte's admin istration of the law Is so absurd that any man under any conditions whatever who took a claim would be liable to prosecution (per secution) at the hands of Mr. Bonaparte and a few ambitious attorneys. Until Boise Basin Is shown to have de frauded the Government in the case of a single claim, please reserve your 4ull transla tion of the news from this city. And don't Imagine Mr. Borah is such a fool (to say nothing of being such a knave) as to pub licly Indorse land grafters. Mr. Borah's ethical sense may be trusted to be as keen as The Oregonlan's. We In Idaho have seen so little of these same lofty ethical standards anywhere ln Oregon that we are a little loth to think that the state which .harbored Mitchell's conspiracies for a quarter of a ceitury should be giving a Sunday school talk on ethical values to Idaho! Very truly yours. AN AVERAGE IDAHO CITIZEN. May I suggest that you Inform yourself a little more carefully concerning Mr. Bona parte's relation to Mr. Roosevelt ln this very matter? Tou might And some choice food for thought ln that knowledge. j r Not Interested in Grand Jury. COLFAX, Wash., Oct. 7. (Special.) The cause of Eczema Is a too acid condition of the blood. The Itching', burning eruptions are caused by the outpouring through the pores and glands of the skin, of the fiery poisons with which the circulation is loaded. This acrid matter coming in contact with the delicate tissues and fibres with which the skin is so abundantly supplied causes irritation and inflamma tion and often excessive discomfort and annoyance. While external appli cations, such as salves, washes, lotions, etc., are soothing and cleansing they are in no wjse curative, because they do not reach the blood where the trouble is located. You can never cure Eczema with outside treatment ; the blood must be purified. S. S. S. is the best treatment for the dsease. II goes down into the circulation, neutralizes the acids and humors with which the blood 'is infected, arjd makes the blood-current ' fresh and healthy. Then instead of fiery, acrid matter oozing out through the pores and glands, irritating the cuticle, the skin is nourished by a rich, cooling, health; stream of blood. S. S. S. removes every trace of the disease, and when th cure is complete the skin is left smooth and free from any eruption. Book on Skin Diseases and any medical advice furnished free of charee to all who write. ' THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GX BUILDING Very little interest has been shown in the call for a grand jury in Whitman County, issued for October 21. It la supposed that the case against Prose cuting Attorney Kipp will be the main case on the docket. Palouse saloon keepers say Mr. Klpp was implicated in the solicitation of bribes from them to secure protection from arrest for violation of the Sunday closing laws. Prosecuting Attorney Kipp Issued orders to Sheriff Rat It (T to arrest the Palouse saloonkeepers for the Sunday violation. The Sheriff did not arrest them, and Mr. Kipp issued warrants for their arrest, and seven are now under $250 bonds to appear in Superior Court. OPPOSE CLOSING BRIDGE East Siders Want Burnsldo Struc ture Open While Being Repaired. The movement to have Burnside bridgre kept open during the time repairs are being made took definite form yesterday in the shape of a petition to the County Court. The business men of East Burn side and parallel streets think that the absolute closing: of the bridge for two months will nearly drive them, out of business. Yesterday circulation of the following petition to the County Court was begun: , PORTLAND Oct. 7, WOT. To the Honorable County Court, of Multnomah County, Oregon. We, the undersigned business men and prop erty owners on East Bnrnalde and Burnside street .and on Grand and Unton avenues re spectfully remonstrate against the closlnjr of the Burnside bridge for 60 days while repairs are being made. and respectfully represent that, such closing for so long a time will work a serious hardship and great loss on the busi ness men and property owners. Such closing will cause them much more .loss than the county will gain from allowing the contractors to close the bridge absolutely, and we ask that arrangements be made so that part of the bridge may be kept open as a matter of Justice to the Interested business men. the same as wste done when Morrison bridge was rebuilt. Sir. Wagnon Not a Socialist. PORTLAND, Or., Oct. 7. (To the Edi torsIn regard to the debate between F. J. McHenry and myself Sunday night, it has been reported .by mistake that I am a Socialist. I am not a Socialist, nor a member of any Socialist party, nor do I sympathize in any way with Socialism. Although I believe ln single tax as ex pressed by Henry George, I am a thorough individualist, the very opposite of a Socialist. H. D. WAGNON. In Trouble for Killing Elk. ALBANY, Or.. Oct. 7, (Special.) A warrant was issuel in the Justice Court at Lebanon today for the arrest of George and Ed Smith residing near Crab tree, on the charge of killing more elk than is allowed by law. It is alleged that the two men fired into a band of elk near the headwaters of Crabtree Creek and killed three. The warrant was. issued at the Teouest of Constable John Marrs. of Lacomb. Ginnever & Whittlesey Mfg. Co. Elastic Stockings for Varicose Veins. Elastic Anklets for Weak Ankles. Elastic Knee Caps for Sprained Knees. Abdominal Supporters for Stout People. Supporters for Navel Ruptures. ' Supporters fc.r ITsc After Operations. Supporters for Floating Kidneys. Supporters for Weak Backs. , Maternity Bandages. AH goods made to order only We have the only factory ln the Northwest and the largest west , of Chicago. ' Experienced lady and gentlemen fitters. No extra charge to call at your house or the hospital to take measurements. Ring up Main 627-". Home A 3915. 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