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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 26, 1907)
THE MORNING OREGOMAN. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1907. 13 BILLS L LIKE GREENBACKS Fresh Issue of Clearing-House Certificates Ready Today for Circulation. TOTAL AMOUNT, $1,000,000 Currency Handsomely Engraved and Bears Marks That Will Render Counterfeiting Impossible Is Backed by Ample Asset. The new money lssueil by the Port land Clearlng-llouse Association will make Its appearance In business today. It was Issued to the city banks yes terday by the Clearing-House Asso ciation, and will be distributed to the customers today In the regular course of business. Nearly $1,000,000 of the new Issue has been printed and will be In general circulation within a few days. The new bills look much more like Government notes than the original clearing-house certificates and are bound to be far more popular. They re the size of Government green backs and the printing resembles them to a great degree. The new issue Is backed by the same assets as the former certificates, which It Is Intended to replace. Two clearing-house regis trars are busy signing the new paper money. The bills will be exceedingly difficult to counterfeit; In fact, there are marks on the bills by which any banker can detect the originals from Imitations. There Is no likelihood that the latest Issues of asset currency will be dupli cated by counterfeiters. AH classes will be even more ready to accept the new money than the orig inal Issue, and like the first clearing house money, it will pass current everywhere at par. There Is not the slightest need for anyone to discount It, for It Is redeemable at any bank on demand after February 1. favors coyrnmvG hotjdays Executive Ronrd of Commercial Club Approves Extension. That the hank holidays should continue Is the opinion of the Board of Governors of the Portland Commercial Club, as ex pressed in a resolution passed at Its regu lar meeting yesterday Indorsing the action of Governor Chamberlain In extending the bank-holiday period. It was the sense of the Board that their continuance Is ad visable and for the best Interests not only of the community but of the entire state. The resolution ns passed is as follows: Whera. The Governor of Oregos, In obe dience to reqursts by bankens. business men, stock-grower and other Interests through out the etate. has sen fit to continue the holidays, and Whereas, There secerns to be a misunder standing of the purpose of this act and a ralevoneptlcm as to Its having been made es pecially for the benefit of Portland bankers; and Whereas. The present financial stringency Is by r.o means local and was not brought about by the hanks or people of Oregon or the Pacific Northwest, and Whereas, The distribution of money and the payment of actual cash upon checks In Port land ha been larger In proportion than In 00 per cent of the other large financial centers of the country. It must not be forgotten that it devolved upon the banking institutions of this city to handle at least 65 per cent of the entire agricultural products of the Pacific Northwest, and that payment for these pro ducts cannot be received hers In actual cash inside of from 60 to 120 days, and as a con sequence patience Is an absolute necessity until the, actual cash can be . cf. and Whereas. While conditions are rapidly Im proving, it will require patience until It Is known that all banks throughout Oregon can resume, without fear of any more suspensions; therefore, be It Resolved. By the board of governors of tho Portland Commercial Club, that we indorse the action of the Governor, and while realiz ing the Inconvenience to large numbers of people, are sure the continuance of the holi days Is wise and for the best Interests of not only those residing in Portland, but every where else throughout this state. MERCHANTS BANK IS SOLVENT Probable Report of Receiver Gatch to Controller of Currency. Although nothing can be learned from Claud Gatch. National bank examiner, who is In charge of the closed Merchants National Bank, It is believed that the report he makes to tho Controller of the Currency, will show the bank Is solvent and that It will be permitted to resume business. Mr. Gatch will not discuss the matter but will make his report direct to the Controller at Washington. "I firmly believe that the bank will be found to be perfectly solvent and that we will be permitted to reopen after a short time," said President J. Frank Watson yesterday. Mr. Gatch cannot tell yet when his ex amination of the bank's affairs will bo completed. Ho Is making good progress but the task Is a big one and as the bank had notes and collateral totaling $5,000,000 when the Inst statement was Issued by the bank In August, it will require much tlmo for the examiner to go over all those securities and determine their value. Ho is now looking through tho note list Slid will hurry his work as much as to consistent with a searching examination. Mr. Gatch's report will not bo ready within a week. . TIMBER WORTH $60 AN ACRE M. B. Rankin Says Value of Hold ings Is aa Represented. Vigorous denials are marie by M. B. Rankin of the report that his big timber holdings In the Willamette Valluy. which are held In trust by the Title Guaran tee & Trust Company, are not of the value represented by Mr. Bankln, but that much of the timber has been burned off. Mr Rankin denounces this report as utterly unfounded. "I have estimates of the timber an every 40 acres of this total of over 20.000 acres of tlmher land in these tracts." said he. "Before the financial stringency and the deal for their sale was pending, the purchasers had C B. Wise, of Ever ett. Wash., take 30 cruisers and go over the entire tract. The reports they made on the amount of standing timber gave a higher estimate than my own men had placed on it. The tlmher Is worth $60 an acre, or a total of $1,250,000." Deposits Exceed "Withdrawals. PENDLETON, Or.. Nov. 25. (Special.) After having remained closed for the past two weeks the Pendleton Savings Bank reopened this morning and Is transacting business under the same con NEW 0 ditions as are the other banks of the state. No excitement attended the open ing, and there was no sign of a "run." On the contrary, some new depositors opened up accounts, and the deposits of the day exceeded the withdrawals by sev eral thousand dollars. SMALL ARMY OUT OF WORK Men Offering Their Services to Pa per Mills at $1.50 a Day. OREGON CITY, Or., Nov. 25. (Special.) One hundred and twenty-five idle men appeared this morning at the plant of the Willamette Pulp & Paper Company and asked for work, but there was none for them, as the mill has all the laborers re quired. This situation is amazing In Ore gon City and is without a parallel. The men offered to work for $1.50 per day and some of them offered their services for even less. Last week a Portland employ ment agency offered to supply 150 men to the Willamette concern at $1.50 per day. The scale paid here to the regular men Is $1.75 per day. An attempt was made last night to form a paper-makers' union, but It was not suc cessful. An organizer was up from Port land and a mass Tnee-ting in Willamette Hall was well attended. The request for an initiation fee of $1 from unskilled la borers and $2 from skilled workmen aroused some antagonism to the scheme, and only a small proportion of the men present agreed to Join, and organization was deferred. With hundreds of men out of employment the time Is not considered ripe for the formation of a union. Five years ago a Federal Labor Union was organized here with a membership of about 300. but the mill companies In creased the wages about the same time, and the organization had a short life. The Oregon City Manufacturing Com pany is placing In effect a new wage scale, which It will have completed De cember 1, when the factory will resumo operations in all of Its departments. At the present time the garment factory and finishing room only are in operation and 150 people are at work. The wages will be reduced all along the line and a cut of about 25 per cent will be made. WON'T ACCEPT LOVING CUP Retiring Consul Tells His Japanese Friend to Use Money Better. SEATTLE, Nov. 25. Saburo Hlsamid zu, retiring Japanese Consul, on the eve of his ' departure for Toklo, re fused to accept a costly silver loving cup presented to him by the Japanese Association of Seattle, and instead asked that the cup be disposed of and the money used In a fund started toward building a clubhouse In this city as a gathering place for the sub jects of the Mikado. Hlsamldzu's ac tion Is unique In the history of pub lic officials. He has been very suc cessful in his administration of the Seattle consulate, and has made many friends among the American business men. PACK SHORT OF DA ST YEAR Reports From Oregon Canneries Are Coming in Slowly. ASTORIA, Or., Nov. 25. (Special.) Reports from the canneries on the Oregon Coast streams for the season ending on November 20 are coming In slowly, and It will be somo time before all the plants are heard from. Advices thus far are that the pack Is short of that of last year. The Kyle cannery and cold storage plant on the Siuslaw put up 12.000 cases of canned fish and 180 tierces of pickled salmon. On the Coqullle River tho Prosper Canning Company put up 9000 cases and Cross Tlmmons packed 5000 cases. ITVE TWO DAYS ON COFFEE Young Men Suffer Pangs of Hunger In Long Launch Trip. TACOMA. Wash., Npv. 25. (Special.) Benjamin Wilson and James Gawley re turned to Tacoma late last night from Shelton, where they went In the launch Forester. The Forester left Tacoma Monday and the young men expected to make the round trip in two days. The launch was storm-bound and Shelton was not reached until Friday. The connect ing rod broke on the return and after considerable work they finally managed to make temporary repairs to the engine. For two days the men lived on black coffee. MEN DRAW $2 5,000 IN WAGES Weyerhaeuser Loggers Paid Off at Vancouver National Bank. VANCOUVER, Wash., Nov. 23. (Spe cial.) Two hundred and fifty employes of the Weyerhaeuser logging camps formed into line in front of the Vancou ver National Bank today and cashed checks aggregating the sum of $25,000. All the Weyerhaeuser logging camps In this county have been shut down for the Winter. The heavy rains make log ging difficult and costly and the present prices and market conditions will not Justify operations. Milrer to Dine With Bryan. EUGENE, Or . Nov. 25. (Special. 1 Senator Milt Miller, who has boen In Eu gene in connection with his lecture work for the Woodmen, has received an Invita tion to attend the banquet. December 7, of tho Dahlman Democracy Club, of Omaha, at which W. J. Bryan will be the principal speaker. Mr. Miller hopes to attend. NORTHWEST BREVITIES. Elgin. Or. The body of Millard Don nelly, who was killed In a fight In the Cor nucopia mines, was shipped from her to his home at Joseph for burial. Independence, or. The citizens' ticket Is as follows: Mayor. W. H. Craven: Recorder, Asa Robinson: Couneitmen. two yearn. M. Mix. w. A. M saner. Clyde Williams: Coun cilman, one year, J. N. Jones. Huntington. Or. Last week the Hunting ton public school made a liberal donation to the Boys' and Girls' Aid Society of Port land of money, clothing, groceries and pro vlslons of all kinds. Pendleton. Or. After being closed for a year, during which time the people of Pendleton have been without a theater, the old FVazler Theater, remodeled, opened last night under the name of The Oregon. Oregon city. Or. Mrs. Cora Davis, of Union, department president, and Mrs. Jennie Higglns. of Eugene, department In spector of the Woman's Relief Corps, this afternoon ffitetally inspected Meade Relief Corps. No. sPebf this city. Astoria. Or. While a well was being sunk a few days ago on the old Oregon Mills property at Warrenton, & flow of natural gas was struck at a depth of 122 feet. The gas was under a heavy pressure and there Is every reason to believe a large body of It was tapped. Vancouver. Wash. Nick Stockfish report ed to the police last night that he had been robbed of a watch. The police at once took the matter up and In a short time F. Smith and P. Keller were arrested on suspicion of having committed the crime. Forest Grove, Or. Hall Sltch, the 10-year-old son of Horace Sitch. of Cornelius, w-as struck by the engine of the southbound passenger train, at Cornelius, this morning, hurled to the ground and badly bruised. His Injuries aro not considered fatal. Albany, Or. A series of successful farm ers' institutes in Linn County was con cluded Saturday night at Harrlsburg. Five Institutes were held last week under the direction of Professor James Wlthycombe, of the Oregon Agricultural College. at Crabtree. November 19; Lebanon, November 30; Brownsville, November 21; Halsey. No vember 22. and Harrlsburg. November 2s. 15 per cent off on silver at Metzger's. RIVER UP TEN FEET ihree Days' Rains Produce a Rise in the Willamette. FLOOD DAMAGE REPORTED Clackamas River Bridge on Portland-Oregon City Dine in Danger. Trains Late on O. R. & N. Willamette Valley Rainfall. Heavy rains of the past "three days have swollen the tributaries of the Wil lamette and that stream is rising rapidly. It will he about ten feet above low water mark this morning. As this Is the first freshet of the year, a large amount of drift is running in the river. The storm endangered railroad tracks at many points on the O. R. & N. and the trolley bridge across the Clackamas River, near Oregon City, is unsafe for cars. A large amount of cordwood piled on the banks of that stream has been swept away. Additional damage Is being reported hourly along many valley streams, where the rapid rise of the water has taken farmers unawares. The three-da- storm, which has been un usually heavy, has accomplished the de struction of considerable property. O. R. & N. trains were delayed yes terday by high water through the Colum bia canyon. Embankments between Troutdale and Latourelle were sliding down in some places and water was run ning over tho track at Warrendale. Eagle Creek was high and considerable drift was running, endangering the bridge across that stream. High water in creeks at Wyeth hindered the operation of trains. Water rose over the tracks at Mitchell and there was a small washout at Ruth ton that delayed train No. 3 at that point for an hour. There was a small rock slide west of Blalock that also delayed traffic for a short time. The trouble was over late in the day and trains were generally on time last night. The Southern Pacific lines experienced no trouble from the rains and trains have been operated without any delay on that account. Clackamas Bridge Unsafe. Two bents of the Clackamas River bridge on the Oregon City division of the Portland Ballway, Light & Power Company were washed away yesterday and the bridge was IS inches out of line. The river rose rapidly on account of the heavy rains and driftwood hammered the piling supports to the bridge so that the structure was unsafe for cars. Pas sengers were transferred across the bridge on foot. The rains did no serious damage to other parts of the system, except on tho fill betwen Portland and Tho Oaks. The high water washed away the embank ment at some points and the second track built across the bottom was unsafe for cars and was not used by the company yesterday. AH telephone and telegraph wires to Astoria went down yesterday and no communication could be established last night. The heavy storms blew down poles at several points and grounded the wires. Willamette Is Rising Hapidiy. The Willamette River at Portland will stand ten feet above zero this morning if the forecast of the weather bureau Is correct. The prediction is based on the amount of rainfall during tho past week and the stages reported at points on the upper river. During the past three days the following rainfall has been reported: Eugene, 1.36 inches: Harrlsburg,. 1.40 Inches: Albany, 2.90 inches: Salem, 1.58 Inches, and Portland. 3.35 Inches. The rainfall has been heaviest in the lower portion of the valley. The rainfall at Portland has not been excessive but has been steady and for a period of 24 hours will come close to a record for that time. SANTIAM IS RISING RAPIDLY South Fork Close to Danger Point. Heavy Rains Continue. ALBANY, Or., Nov. 25. (Special.) The South Santlam River has become flooded by the recent heavy rains and Is rapidly approaching a dangerous stage. No dam age Is yet reported. The Willamette at this city is also rising, but there Is no danger of very' high water in this stream. Heavy rains continued intermittently to day. Clackamas Bridge May Be Saved. OREGON CITY, Or.. Nov. 25 (Special. I Car service over the Oregon Water Power & Railway between Oregon City and the Clackamas bridge was resumed at 9 o'clock this morning and has been uninterrupted all day. the passengers transferring at the bridge and walking across. The company has had a large force of men at work on the structure today making an effort to relieve the strain caused by the raging torrent and the floating debris, and it Is believed that the bridge will be saved. The structure is resting on piling, and the concrete piers are In place and ready to receive the steel for the new bridge. Rain Moves Dogs. ASTORIA, Or., Nov. 25. (Special.) The heavy rains of the past few days have caused high freshets in the vari ous streams in the Lower Columbia River district and this afternoon the splash dams owned by the Willamette Pulp & Paper Company in Gray River were opened for the purpose of bring Squander Wages and Brave Storm Seven Laborers From North Bank Railway Pace the Streets During Rain Because of Rash Extravagance. SEVEN men walking the streets In the terrific rain and windstorm that swept the city during the early hours of yesterday morning, were taken in by the police for being out after hours. In each instance the prisoner admitted he was walking to keep warm arid that he was out In the rain because he could find no shelter. There was not an overcoat or umbrella in the crowd and not a dime. All seven were In the Municipal Court yesterday forenoon and each of them proved to he a hard-working man. With one exception they were men past 30. The exception was 26. All have been working for years, yet when thrown out of work unexpectedly, as was their case, they had to walk the streets In a rainstorm Inside of a week simply because they hadn't as much as 10 cents, which Is the lowest rate of lodging. "Such improvidence Is criminal," said Judge Cameron. "You do not have my sympathy and I doubt if anyone would feel sorry for you further than to pity your weakness." Still wet and bedraggled, with no place to turn and with the future painted in darkest blue, the seven stood shiftlessly ing down the large number of logs which the company has stored on the headwaters of that stream. Meuerve Bros, also have about 7,000,000 feet of logs In that river which are expected to be brought down during the next few days. River Rising at Albany. ALBANY. Or., Nov. 25. (Special.) As a result of the heavy rains, the Willamette River has risen five feet at this city in the past two days and 1b now 8.5 feet above low water mark. It Is expected to rise three or four feet more today and tomorrow, but as the river was unusMally low when the rains began there is no danger at all of the river reaching flood stage. Lebanon Log Room Breaks. LEBANON. Or.. Nov. 25. (Special.) The heavy rains have put the South San tlam River far out of its banks. The log boom of the Lebanon Lumber Com pany, a few miles above this city, gave way Sunday and a large number of logs are now In the Willamette on their way toward the sea. The Lebanon Paper Company also lost a large amount of cordwood which was being run down the river to the paper mills here at Lebanon. Columbia Rising Rapidly. VANCOUVER, Wash., Nov. 25. (Spe cial.) The heavy rains of the past few days have raised the Columbia River over four feet. The river Is now nearly seven feet above low-water mark. Re ports from the upper country state that some of the smaller streams are vastly swollen and there is some fear of a repe tition of last year's floods. HOLE TORN IN HER BODY GIRL IS FRIGHTFULLY LACER ATED IN RUNAWAY. Pitches Forward Onto Broken Wag on Tongue, Which Plunges In to Her Abdomen. WE3SER, Idaho, Nov. 25. (Special.) As the result of a runaway In this city this morning. Pearl Jones, 17 years old. Is lying at death's door at Josephine Hos pital with a horrible hole In her groin, and another through the abdominal cavity. Miss Jones and her father. Har vey Jones, a well-known rancher, were coming into town this morning behind a spirited pair of horses. Just as they reached the business portion of the city the harness broke and the horses began to run. The tongue struck a stone, breaking about midway, the front end sticking Into the ground and the jagged, broken end penetrating the dashboard and into the body of Miss Jones. A splinter broke off. entering the abdominal cavity, and passing entirely through her body. It required all the strength of the father to remove the tongue from the girl's groin. The buggy was spattered all over with blood, presenting a gruesome sight. SHARES BED WITH ROBBER Japanese Awakes to Find His Gen erosity Cost Him $750. TACOMA. Wash.. Nov. 25. (Special.) T. Botlchglupe. a Japanese truck garden er, who was about to go Into the hotel business, tells the police he was robbed while he slept yesterday morning of J750 by his brother-in-law, with whom he had shared his bed for one night. The brother-in-law has disappeared, and the police can find no trace of him. Botchlglupe had been saving his money nickel by nickel for three or four years, and contracted to buy the Russel House in Seattle for $3500, paying down $50 and came to Tacoma and drew the balance of the first payment. DEAD OF THE NORTHWEST Merle D. Nelson. McMINNVILLE, Or., Nov. 25. Merle D. Nelson, founder and former editor of the Cloverdale Courier, died of tuberculosis Saturday evening, near Porterville, Cal., where he went about two months ago. Mr. Nelson was born on a farm In the Web foot neighborhood. six or eight miles from McMlnnvllle. about 22 years ago, and moved here with his parents In early childhood. After graduating from the high school and the commer cial department of McMlnnvllle College he served an apprenticeship on the News-Reporter, of this city, owned at that time by D. I. Asbury. Nearly three years ago he went to Cloverdale, in Tillamook County, and embarked In the newspaper field, having the dis tinction of being the youngest editor In the state. He was fast rising to prominence when he contracted a se vere cold, last Winter, from which he never recovered. Tho body will be brought here for burial. Ashland Officer Exonerated. ASHLAND, Or., Nov. 25 (Special.) A Coroner's Jury, which today Investigated the death of Albert Engvall, a Swede, who was accidentally shot and killed by Chief of Police C. A. Simons, whilo flee ing from arrest at the hands of officers in a hobo camp in this city Saturday night, brought In a verdict declaring the shooting an accident, happening In the lino of the officer's duty, and exonerat ing him entirely for his connection with the affair. PERSONAL-MENTION. Arthur L. Frazer, Judge of the Juvenile Court, who underwent an operation for appendicitis last week, is resting well at the Good Samaritan Hospital. His re- before the court and said nothing. To them life was sort of a haphazard thing Into which they had been projected and which was to -be endured, not enhanced. When there was work and food and beer It was pleasant, otherwise not. But these things Just happened, so far as they were concerned, and were not circumstances that could be controlled. To them money was a thing for spend ing. It had' no other significance. It was not to be put away against a day when there was not more to be earned. It was for the saloonkeepers, the dive dwellers, the gamblers, anyone who could amuse them. These last saved It, of course. Rogues have some sense. Fools none. Hence the seven had to walk the street In the rain. It was a poor reward for working "hard all Summer, laying the North Bank Railway Into Portland. But it was not the only reward. Judge Cam eron said that such inane lmprovldents are not wanted in Portland. He gave them an hour In which to get out of town. Last night, no doubt, they shivered through the night somewhere out in the woods a few miles from town. But, per haps, if they 'survive the experience, there may be a lesson In It for them. THE CALL OF THE BLOOD INABILITY Dr. Williams' Pink Pills Will Prevent Most Cases and Have Cured Even Those That Stubbornly Resisted Treatment. There are few cases of general debility that could not have been prevented. There is no hidden cause for its presence nor is it sudden in its attack. Any person who is over-worked, or' subject to any great worry or excitement, or undergoes some long-continued strain on the body, is liable to become debili tated unless the blood is kept pure and rich. Such unusual conditions call for more nourishment than the blood can supply and paleness, headaches, poor appetite, unrefreshing sleep, backaches, loss of spirits and a general tired-out feeling, which follow, are simply a call for a blood tonic and builder. Mrs. Lena May Brooks, of Prairie Hall, Macon county, 111. , after several months of suffering flnaliv found the right tonic in Dr. "Williams' Pink Pills. She says : "For several months after the birth of my baby, I suffered terribly from a general breakdown in health. I was in bed for three months and after that was able to be up only part of the time. I was sick all over, being pale, weak and thin. My appetite was gone and my head ached most of the time. Often times there seemed to be a rush of blood to my head and I would faint away. I was very nervous and was not strong enough to do any work. "As the treatment I was taking did not help me, I began to take Dr. Wil liams' Pink Pilla, which a friend 6aid had helped her. After taking a few boxes, I began to get well rapidly. I continued using them for a time and am now as well and strong as ever." Dr. Williams' Pink Pills have cured anaemia, after-effects of the grip and fevers, rheumatism, indigestion, and nervousness, dizziness, neuralgia, St. Vitus' dance and are of the greatest value even in partial paralysis and loco motor ataxia. Dr. "Williams' Pink Pills are sold by all druggists, or will be sent, postpaid, on receipt of price, 50 cents per bcx, six boxes $2.50, by the Dr. Williams Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y. covery Is thought to be only a matter of a short time, but he has not advanced sufficiently as yet to receive any friends. Judge H. P. Knight, of Wallace, Idaho, Is In the city visiting his wife, who has been 111 for some tlmo. Judge Knight was the First Associate Counsel for the prosecution in the case of the State of Idaho vs. Steve Adams. CHICAGO. Nov. 25.-(Special.) Port land people registered at Chicago hotels today: I. H. Amos, at the Auditorium; Ella M. Carlisle, at the Morrison. NEW YORK. Nov. 25. Northwestern people registered at New York hotels to day as follows: Prom Portland M. E. Webb, at the Martha Washington; A. W. Drake and wife. Mrs. Wood, at the Seville. From Baker City, Or. W. H. Harris and wife, at the Gllsey. From Spokane L. H. Wells, at the Grand Union. From North Yakima, Wash. E. E. Samson, at the Astoria. From Tacoma G. A. Graff, at tho Mt ropolltan; B. A. Kraeze, at the Broad way Central. From Seatttle W. Malcolm, at the Cos mopolitan: G. D. Burn, at the Cadillac; W.. J. Rogers, J. Davis. R. H. Smith, at the Imperial; Q. D. Henderson, at the Grand Union. BRIEF NEWS BY TELEGRAPH PittBlmrK. The prand lodfre of Elk Mon day decided to hold the next convention at Dallas. Texas. New York. Miss Mary Garden made her American debut Monday nlfrht in the lyrical opera. "Thais." ot the Manhatton Opera House, and scored a great succesp. Winona. Minn. The executive committer of the National Educational Association has decided on Cleveland as the place for the convention of 190S. from June 29 to July S. New York Paul Thebaud. the boy shot in his father's house at White Plains by John B. Jorlln. a butler, who afterward killed hlmrelf. has so far recovered that It be lieved the Coroner will be able to Interrogate him by tomorrow. New York The year 1907 has been a ban ner year for sky-scrapers in New Ynrk. The records ehow that between January 1 and October 31 there were 51 permits Issued for buildings more than 10 atories high, against 48 in the same period of 1906. New York-JeTvelry manufacturers expect a decrease in Christmas gifts' of their wares. Orders have been cancelled and there ha been a decrease In new ordeYs since October 1 Many employes have been dlscharced. Tn 20 months endlnc August 31 about $70.O0O. ooo of gold was used in Jewelry. New York Ex-8upreme Justice Alfred Steckler. who was injured In an automobile accident near Bnglewood. N. J.. November 10. Is In a serious condition. J. H EJh-teln was killed In the accident and Mrs. Steokler died a few days after the accident. Pittsburg Addison C. Oumbert, known to all old-time followers of baseball, may be the first Mayor of Greater Pittsburg. Gumbert. during the time he was a ball player, pitched for the Boston. Chicago and Pittsburg clubs. He if now Sheriff of Allegheny County. New Orleans. Scarcity of money to de fray the expenses and the numerous hank holidays are the excuses which the police of Los Angeles offer the police of New Or leans for not eendlng for C. M. Berkley, who has been held here for several weeks on the charge of uttering fraudulent check.. New Mexico, Mo. Eleanor and Leroy Chestnut wero todiy paid J10.000 by the Chinese Government as damages for the death of thMr aunt. Miss Eleanor Chestnut, a Presbvterlan missionary, who was killed In I.den Chow In 1905 during the Boxer out break. Peoria, 111. Mrs. Barbara Arderson, 60 years old. a recluse. living In a cabln-bnat In a lonely spot on the Illinois River, near this city, was found dead Monday. Her body was lying on the floor and 12 dogs were devourjng it. Her face, neck and shoulders had been eaten. Mason City, la. Ella Pwlft, aged 14 yeare; Merle Metier, 14. and Frank Hartfelled. 16. were drowned in Little Creek Sunday night. Tho two girls were skating together, when the Ice broke, and they went beneath. Frank Hartfelled attempted their rescue, hut was unsuccessful. The bodies of the two girls were recovered. Vienna. In recognition of the commence ment of the 60th year of his reign. Emperor Francis Joseph has Issued a decree of ex tensive military amnesty, granting free, par ton and the resumption of civil rights to all deserters, fugitives and evaders of mili tary service at homo and abroad. Those who have fled abroad are invited to return to Austria. New York Scores of clergymen In New York are up In arms against the order of the Board of Education providing that the words "Christ" and "Christmas" must not appear in the hymns and songs sung In the public schools, and that there must not be any Christmas celebration. If the Board re fuses to rescind the order, the matter will be taken Into the courts. New York A rear-end rolltslon of two sub way trains In the Bronx caused the death of Joseph Meyer, a motorman, and Injured several passengers. The motorman was crushed to death tn his compartment and pin ioned so that his body could not be removed. A ffre started, but was quickly extinguished hy the Are department. There were about 100 passengers in each train. KI9ER HAS MOVED. Scenlo Photos. 24S Alder street. 28 per cent off leather goods, Metzger's. THE PORTLAND PORTLAND, OR. EUROPEAN PEAK MODERN RESTAURANT. COST OXE .U1EIJON DOLLARS. MOTEL CORNER SEVENTH AND STARK STREETS Portland's New and Modern Hotel. Rates $1 per Day and Dp European Flan. Free Bus. WRICHT-DICKINSON HOTEL CO. Props. HOTEL PERKINS Fifth and Washington Streets, PORTLAND, OREGON EUROPEAN PLAN Roams, rt.00 to fS40 Par Day According to Location. . T. DAVIE. President. St Charles Hotel CO. INCORPORATED) Front and Morrison Streets, PORTLAND, OR. EUROPEAN PLAN ROOMS 50c TO $1.50 FIRST-CLASS RESTAURANT IN CONNECTION HOTEL LENOX Portland' Newest and Most Madera Hotel TJp-tQjdate grill Auto bus meets all trains Rates: $1 day and up European plan Long dis tance phone in all rooms Private baths. PHTL METSCHAN, President and Manager. BFASTS MAKE MIXOEMEAT OF BIG RED AFPIES. Farmers Leave Fruit on Ground to Prevent Bruin From Stripping: the Limbs From the Trees. ALBANY, Or.. Not. 23. (Special.) Though bears have not been so plentiful In the foothills this Fall as they were a year ago. some of the animals have been causing; damage In orchards nenr Sweet Home and Foster. A big bruin was seen last week eating apples In the orchard of John A. Thompson, eight miles east of Sweet Home. As there was plenty of fruit on tho ground, the bear was not damaging the trees. Simi lar cases have been reported recently, but there have been plenty of berries in the mountains this Summer and Fall and It has not been necessary for the bears to venture very far down Into the foot hills In search of food. Last year berries were unusually scarce and the boars, coming nearer the valleys than for many years, played havoc with orchards near Sweet Home. Holley and Foster. The animals stripped many trees of fruit and also tore off many limbs. A. J. McCIure. who resides near Sweet Home, says the bears pruned his orchard well, and It is the only at tention In that line the trees have re ceived since they were planted six years ago. STANDS UP FOR THE NAVY Assistant Secretary of State Says There Is No Better in the World. WASHINGTON. Nov. 26. From time to time during the last few months there havo appeared in various publica tions comments concerning alleged de tects in vessels of the Navy, particularly in battleships and armored cruisers. To answer these. Rear-Admiral Capps. chief of the Bureau of Construction and Repair, has commented In his annual re port to the Secretary of the Navy. Ad miral Capps covets responsibility for the designs, such as they are. and pays the highest tribute to his predecessors In of fice. He declares our battleship fleet is fully equal in all respects to that of any equal number of ships in any other navy, designed during the same period. He further quotes one of the most distin guished foreign authorities, as follows: "Extraordinary high figures for United States ships afford food for thought, for both In ships and high-power guns im pervious to vital Injury at long range, the United States fleet Is superior to any other in tho world." Recurring to the criticisms of the battleships, Admiral Capps says: "The chief constructor hopes that he has demonstrated fully and clearly that such serious faults as exist In any bat tleships and cruisers were not due to the arbitrary methods of tho Board of Con struction or to the Bureau of Construc tion and Repair, but were almost wholly due to developments in material and the Insistence of sea-going officers that cer tain military features should be embodied in the original design or. subsequently, that changes covering the same should be made under these last conditions. The changes obviously Involved a very con siderable cost. Estimates for the next fiscal year for construction and repair on ships shows an increase of S85O.000 over thet appropria tions for the present year. Treasury Buys Silver. WASHINGTON. Nov. 25. The Treasury Department today purchased 300.000 ounces of silver at BS.S12 cents per fine ounce, Seventh and Washington Street. European Plan HEADQUARTERS FOR TOURISTS an COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS Special rates mails to families and sins'- gentlemen. The management will be pleased at all times to show rooms and give price. A mod ern Turkish bath es tablishment In tfcs hotel. H. C. BOWERS. Manager. OREGON o Mrst-Clee Check Restaurs! Connected With IIoteL, 0. O. DAVIS. Boo. nsvd Third and Main Sts. Portland. Oreffoa. - 81.00, $1.50, $2.00 per Bay, 200.000 ounces to be delivered at Denver and 100,000 ounces at New Orleans. POSTMASTtKS IN" aiXVKMIO.V Will Discuss the Financial Question In Advanced Salaries. HELKNA, Mont.. Nov. 25. Upwards of 20 postmasters of the Presidential class In Montana met here today at the Insti gation of tho postmasters of Butte. Ana conda, Helena and Great Falls, to dis cuss the general situation and especially the situation relative to increased sal aries to offset the advanced cost of liv ing. Postmaster-General Hitchcock re cently gave authority for the postmas ters to attend. The day was spent In Informal discussion, but It is regarded as probable that an Increased stipend will be asked from the Government as the outcome of the meeting. The Montana Association of Postmas ters was organized by the election of the following officers: President, Malcolm Gillls. Butte: sec retary, W. D. Neely, Butte; treasurer, Thomas Mcivenzie. Havre; vice-presidents, H. F. Errett. Anaconda,; G. W, Huffaker. Helena; O. B. Prickett, Bil lings; Augusta C. Sheridan. Big Timber; O. H. Davey, Whitehall. The next meet ing will be held In Helena the first week of October, 1908. PART OF T7TES GO TO WORK Arrive at Rapid City for Railroad Johs 240 Still Disaffected. WASHINGTON. Nov. 25. The Commis sioner of Indian Affairs has been advised of the arrival of 130 of the disaffected Ute Indians at Rapid City. S. D.. where they have agreed to accept work on a railroad. The information comes from Superintendent of Indian Employment Dagnett, who has prevailed upon the In dians to work hy Informing them of the attitude of the Government, which Is op posed to indulgence to them so long as they remain In Idleness. There are 210 of the malcontents who have not yielded to his persuasions. Captain Dorn Governor of Guam. WASHINGTON, Nov. 25. Captain E. K. Dorn, now on the retired list of the Navy, has been appointed Governor of Guam, vice Commander T. M. Potts. Finest English leather novelties. Hewott. Bradley & Co.. 344 Washington St. Metzger ft Co.. 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