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TIIE MORXIXG OREGON' TAX, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15. 1910. FINAL RATE ORDER WILL BE DEFERRED OF TYPE E i LAST DAY OF REGISTRATION FOR PRIMARIES BUSY ONE Ai;.. J., .. a.- ETC Wf' OF FENDER URGED Spokane Case Will Probably Street Railway Presses Coun cil, but Opposition to Ordi nance Develops. Not Be Settled by Commis sion October 1. ! it ADOPTION NFLAMMA710N ID liiilJtl ieism'm!.iW'iiilii. i ui ji-' "isaaaa a n i i a m u rr kcvr ill M l ' AJ:?-f -Hi rx . tip li OBJECTIONS ARE HEARD Men at rteoent Meeting Declare Long and Short Haul Amendment to Interstate Commerce Act Mean Fort her Pelays. Issuance of the final order by the Inter. ate Commerce CommlMlon In the Spokane rate rase will probably be deferred for aome time. Instead of tak- lr effect . October 1. lndlrated In the preliminary opinion handed down mmp weeka ago. Thin word la brought bark to Port land by the railroad and shipping rep resentatives who attended a supple mrntal hearing In Spokane before Com missioner I'rouly. Monday and Tuesday of this week. The postponement of promulgation cf the rates suggested In the prelim inary opinion la due largely to aa amendment to section four of the Inter state Commerce Commission act adopt ed by Congress after the preliminary findings In the Spokane case were filed by the commission. Ixng and Short Hani Factor. This amendment relates to the "long nd short haul" clause of the act. Orig inally, the act gave the railroads aome ia-rtlon In naming less rates for lonerr than for shorter distances In the transportation of freight and pas sengers. The amended act gives the Commission sole authority to permit tn application the naming of such rates. Commissioner Prouty, it is assenea ly the Portland representatives at the hearing, announced that tne tommis alon would take up the Spokane rate schedule as suggested June 7. In eon nectlon with the new long and short haul clause, before announcing a final crier. No intimation was given as to the length of time that would elapse be fore the Commission made a final rut Ing but It is believed it will be sev rral months. . Objection Are Filed The hearing held this week in Spo kane was for the purpose of permitting interested part Ira to file objections to the proposed schedule of rates. Spo kane is not wholly satisfied with the rulings and filed a supplemental pe tition asktngfor the naming of carload commodity ratea to that city. Portland jobbers gained a formal appearance In the supplemental proceeding by object ing to the naming of special carload commodity rates to Spokane only. It was contended that other interior cities were entitled to such rates in the .vent Spokane received them. A fur ther hearing will fee granted on this point. Kallroad representatives presented to Commissioner Prouty voluminous sla- tistica showing the far-reaching effect I of the Coast rates suggested In the I several decisions tiled In June. Kffcct Is Shown The t'nlon Pacific applied the rates suggested in the Ltah and Spokane rases to its Western tariffs, showing what rates would be affected if the pro posed schedule were treated as giving maximum ratea for distances short of Fpkane. It was shown that most of the isn class and commodity rates sug gested in the Spokane decision would affect ratea aa far East as Cheyenne, many would apply to points In Ne braska and about It would affect ratea East of the Missouri River. The new issues presented "bv Spo kane, the objections from the railroads and the neceslty for taking into con- lderatlon new conditions brought about oy the amendment tf the long and I short-haul clause of the commission law, are looked upon aa indicating that the enokane case so long in controversy. Is not yet near a final adjudication. I -sue FirM Raised In 1889. It was said at the hearing in Spo kane that Spkne first raised the rate I.ue now before the Interstate Com merce Commission in 1SS3. The rail roads and the city wrestled with It for many years and the Commission has had it before- it several more years. R. R. Miller and K. W Robinson, reprerentiavg the traffic department of the Harrlnun lines in the Northwest attended the supplemental hearing. 'rni Portland there were also pres ent T. D. Van lleckeren. secretary of tie transporatlon committee of the Chamber of Commmerce. A. B. Winfree. ef the law firm of Teal. Minor & Win- free, and L. Allen Lewis. YAKIMA POWER PLANT SOLD American Power & Light Company Is Pnrehaaer of Land Tract, Also. Confirmation of the purchase by the American Power & Light Company of control or tne propertlca in the Yakima 1 alley was given yesterday by K. G. Kykes. of New York, president of the purchaalng company. Mr. 8rkes returned to Portla'nd yes terday from Seattle, where the option en a majority of the stock, owned bv Michael Earlea. of that city, was closed. Mr. Sykes came West with the East ern bankers and Investors, who in- sperted. under the guidance of Gur W. Talbot, the Yakima Valley and other portions of the Northwest, where the Pacific Tower tc Light Company, an allied corporation, haa large holding-?. The property of the Hunford Irriga tion Power Company consists of a power plant at Priest Rapids in the Co lumbia River, developing about 2500 norsepower. a transmission line about 20 miles In length conveying power to a pumping plant at Colgate and about 20.000 acres of Irrigable land. Current for power and lights Is transmitted to the town of H.uiford. The pumping plant lifts water from the Columbia River to a ditch now anout 10 miles long and from which there Is distributed water to about 3'ino acres of land. The land under water Is now producing e xcellent fruits. Ti:e company owns filings on additional water power at Priest Rapids. Pilot Commissioners Meet- ASTORAI. Or- Sept. 14. (Special.) The regular monthly meeting of the I m uoara or pilot commissioners was held here this afternoon, with all the members present. Aside from paying the current bills the only business trasacted was to grant a river branch to Captain Michael Moran and renew the bar branch held by Captain H. O. Han sen, master of the gasoline schooner Gerald C. II t. - it - 4 fit ' r-"- - n . t i -e J I- c-,',? t s I t ' A 1 ; ?: A -L v3 i! -1; ; J ,1. -. ; , . ROLLS ARE CLOSED Total Number Registered Is 35,468, With Few to Come. 27,441 ARE REPUBLICANS Democrat Number 52 It) and S787 Are t'Iaed as Miscellaneous. HrglMration Compare With 31,131 Two Years) Ao. Although ye.ttcrdny was the last day for registration only $4 voters signed the books at the Courthouse of Multno mah County, notwithstanding the 1000- odd who signed the rolls Tuesday. This brings the total registration In Mult nomah County to S3. 468. About 300 more names probably will be sent in to County Clerk Fields by notaries who have been registering. The books now contain the names of 27.441 Republi cans. 240 Democrats and 2787 miscel laneous. Yesterday 687 Republicans, 160 Iemocrat3 and 33 miscellaneous registered. The total registration for the pri- marles in 1908 was 31.431. there being I4.;2 Republicans. SI46 Democrats and 1563 miscellaneous. The lust man to register was Robert A. Klnp. of SOS Hast Twentieth street. He is a painter. 64 years old, and waa born in Scotland. He has been in Oregon 27 years, and is a Democrat. PERJURY CHARGE IDE CIIARACTKK WITNESSES FALL INTO TOILS OF LAW. Attorney Tor Defense in Municipal Court Case Protests Arrests Made to Intimidate. In attempting to give from the witness-stand a clean bill of character to "Bob" Patterson, "manager" of the Old Mill saloon. Seventh and Flanders streets, two witnesses for the defense placed themselves within the toils of the law by their testimony and a third narrowly escaped the same experience in Municipal Court yesterday. Jack Coffey, bartender at the saloon was charged with perjury and NlcK Sinnott. a hanger-on at the place, was arrested for vagrancy. Deputy City Attorney Sullivan charged that the testimony of Rose Leland was plainly a tissue of lies, but she was not ar rested. The arrest of the witnesses drew a strenuous protest from At torney Max Cohen, for the defense He charged that it waa done to Intimidate the witnesses. Patterson was on trial for being drunk and disorderly. With him were tried Rose Leland. Edna Roberts and Dorothy Lawton. charged with being vagrants. Patrolman Helms went to the house of the women several nights ago. entered and placed them under arrest. One of them went to the tele phone and called Patterson, telling him that they were In trouble and asking him to come over. Patterson went to the door of the house and when Helms denied him admission, attempted to force his way in. Helms opened the door and knocked4 Patterson to the bottom of the steps. He was then taken to the police station with the women. Sinnott and CofTey were called to testify that Patterson was sober. Cof fey, bartender at the saloon. In cross- examination, denied he had pleaded guilty to a charge of having morphine In hia possession in Justice Olson's court. The records were sent for and it was found that he had confessed the offense. An Information charging perjury was at once tiled against him by Deputy District Attorney Hennessy. in his argument. Deputy City At torney Sullivan referred to the state ments that Patterson had boasted of his "pull" with the authorities and asked the court to show that the "pull did not exist. Patterson waa fined 1 20 and at the request of Attorney Cohen he fine was raised to 825 to allow an appeal to be taken. Edna Roberts and Rose Leland. being convicted for the second time, were fined $50. Dorothy Lawton was fined $2&. Notice of ap peal waa given la all the cases faullne Colburn, arrested at 189 Third street, by Patrolmen Montgomery and Schaier. waa fined $25. Robert McGuIre Appointed. Robert McGuIre. a young Portland at torney, was yesterday appointed United States Assistant District Attornev for Oregon to succeed J. R. Wyatt, of Albany, rrwnnca. Mr. nym nas remained In the office of the United States Attorney to riTIZKXS MUSING BOOKS AT COMlTHOlK KOIt VOTING PKIVILKGE. attend to a number of cases with which he was very familiar, but for a long time has hoped to be freed from those duties in order to look after his personal In terests, lie will. In company with Mrs. Wyatt. spend the Winter In California and Old Mexico, first taking a trip to iniget Sound and to Eastern Oregon. HANLEY AGREES WITH HAY Thinks Conservation Congress A III Ileuct to West's Benefit. Uke M. E. Hay. Governor of Washing ton. William Hanley. one of the Oregon delegates to the Conservation Congress, looks upon the proceedings of the con gress as a form of victory for the West. The unfairness shown In making up the programme probably did more to create sympathy for the Western idea of conservation than if we had been per mitted to express our views before the congress." said Mr. Hanley yesterday. Many "comments were made over the way we were treated. Those In control of the congress maintained that the re sources of tho West belonged to all the people and they seemed to think that all the people lived In the Knt. One by one speakers from Ohio, In diana, New York and other states were called upon to give their Ideas on con servation of Western resources. With out a chance speak in the congress all we could say to the members after tho convention was the fart that we were like a man with both legs chopped off. We would have to keep still and do nothing. If Our lands and water-power are taken from us our development would have to stop. "I believe that the treatment given the Western men In the congress will react to the benefit of the cause of the West." COUNTY WOULD GET LAND J Move Male to Set Aside Title to Va UHble Tract of V. S. Clinpinan. To set aside the Judgment, giving W. S. Chapman title to a block of land in John Barnes Ionation Land Claim worth $500 In 1859. but now very valu able. Attorney Harrison Allen ftled a motion, in the Circuit Court yesterday afternoon. He makes affidavit, that Multnomah County, the defendant in the suit for whom he appears, was given no op portunity to be heard, not being served with notice, that the suit was about to go to Judgment. Attorney H. 11 Rlddell took advantage of the county's attorney, alleges Allen, so that when Allen went to look up tho status of the case supposing it to be pending on a motion to strike out the plaintiffs amended complaint, he found Judgment for the plaintiff had been entered. Sarah J. Henderson appeared as party defendant to the suit, but agreement with Chapman is alleged to have been made by which. If he won the suit, the property was to be equal ly divided between them. The suit so far as she was concerned was to have been dismissed. POLICEMAN SAVES WOMAN Eggs, Milk and Vinegar Defeat De sign to Commit Suicide. Prompt and Intelligent measures on the part of Patrolman R. K. Stewart, probably saved the lire or a woman who attempted suicide at the Com mercial Hotel, 488 Washington street, Tuesday night, The officer found the woman in great agony, from having swallowed some poison. A man was with her. endeavoring to make her take medicine. She resisted obstinately Stewart sent to a nearby restaurant and secured eggs, milk and vinegar. which he forced the woman to swallow. This was effective in removing the poison. Dr Poulsen, of 649 Washing ton street, arrived soon atterwara ana praised the measures taken by the policeman as being the best thing that could have been done. Inquiry by the officer failed to re veal the name or the woman, it was said that she Is a vaudeville performer and that a reverse in her profession prompted her act. LAST OF TAXES NOW DUE Second Half, Now Being Paid, Be comes Delinquent October 3. Taxpayers who paid only half their taxes last Spring are now making sec ond half payments. These may be paid at any time until and Including Octo ber 3. At that time they become de linquent. If unpaid they draw in terest at 12 per cent from April 4 and a penalty of 10 per cent must be paid in addition. According to figures given out by S. B. Martin, chief deputy of the tax de partment of Sheriff Stevens' office, this year's tax in Multnomah County which has .not been paid amounted on September 10 to $295,042. of which about $225,000 is the second half of payments, of which the first half was paid in March. Deputy Sheriff Martin has paid County Treasurer Lewis $3.- 994.439 this year. The total taxroll this ear amounted to $4,394,537. to which Is added $6922 for penalty and interest. making a total of $4,401,460. The re bate allowed for payment before March IS amounted to $111,97$. , ISLANDS ARE RIGR Philippines Offer Chance Investors, Is Asserted. to RESOURCES ARE IMMENSE Louis Henderson Kclurns to Ore gon From Islands, Aflrr Spend Ing Few Years There, In Service of Government. Unlimited Opportunities await Amer ican capital In the Philippine Islands, according to Louis A. Henderson, em ployed in the Government land survey In the islands, who has returned to Portland on a six months' leave of ab sence. Mr. Henderson Is a graduate of the University of Oregon, of the class of '07, and Immediately after his grad uation, enlisted In the Land Survey Service. " Mr. Henderson has been engaged in the Survey Service in Moro Province, about 200 miles south of Manila. says that province is about one-third the size of the State of Oregon, and Is particularly rich in natural resources. Country Is Fertile One. "The sol! is very fertile, and. with the abundance of rains, almost all trop ical fruits and vegetables grow to perfection there," said Mr. Henderson. "Among the principal products are hemp and copra. The latter named product is a dried meat, from the cocoa rut, from which cocoanut oil is pressed. The country Is well adapted to the sugar and rubber Industries. All of these products can be raised on a large scale, at a nominal cost, and all that remains to develop these resources is capital. "The sanitary conditions of the prov ince are Improving wonderfully. With In the past ten years the Government Bureau of Health has done effective work, and smallpox and cholera, which formerly were almost a scourge, have been practically eliminated from the Islands. Hardwoods Are Plentiful. "The hardwood Industry also opens a good field for American capital. Thero are Immense quantities of ma hogany and other hardwoods there. With lumber now on the free list, this Industry will no doubt receive atten tion from the moneyed interests of this side." The Government Land Survey Bureau Is laying off the land similar to the work done in this country, said Mr. Henderson, but the homestead laws are worked out in a somewhat differ ent manner. Natives, as well as Americans, cannot file on more than 40 acres of land there. A parcel of land mat size Is considered large enouerh to provide a good living for a man with a family. As an inducement to attract American capital, however, an incorporated concern can file on a tract of land aggregating 2500 acres, but tnree or the five incorporators must De Dona ride residents of the islands. The natives, as a general rule, look with approval upon the. system being csiB-pusneD mere, ana now there are over 10,000 applicants in the Manila land Office for homestead entries. OFFENDERS GET OFF EASY Judge Bennett Inclined to Mercy. "Umbrella Jimmy" In Court. 'Umbrella Jimmy" Sheridan, a South Portland character, was In police court yesterday on a charge of being drunk. The arresting officer said that Jimmy had gone on one of his periodical ramp ages, had chased his young son out of the house In his night robes, and had threatened his wife. But, Judge, she licks me." whimpered Jimmy. "1 should thing that she ought to, replied Judge Bennett. Jimmy has been frequently complained of In con nection with threatened assaults on chil dren, who goad the old fellow Into mad ness. Judge Bennett was. Inclined to be mer ciful and submitted Jimmy's case to Jim Casey, who happened to be standing next In line. "Yet the bye go. Judge, said that able expert in criminal' procedure. His pleadings availed in getting Jimmy off with a fine of $30. The court then then allowed Moroney to pass upon Casey's offense, and imposed a fine of $?. Maroney. for his merciful disposi tion, was allowed to go under suspended sentence. James Fenton Stands Operation. James Fenton, a prominent attorney of the city, was operated on for ap pendicitis Monday at St. incent's Hos pital. Drs. Wilson and Geary, who per formed the operation, say that Mr. Fenton is doing as well as could be xpected after so severe an operation. BRIDGE BONDS OFFERED Additional Broadway Issue of $500, 00 0 to Be Advertised Action on Date of Charter Elec tion Is Postponed. Sharp opposition has developed in the City Council yesterday morning to the proposed ordinance, the provision of wmcti would approve the type of de vice manufactured by the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company. Vice-President Fuller appeared for the company and urged that some good fender be approved soon, to give his company a legal device. An attorney representing him read from the results of fender tests by the New York Pub lic Service Commission, showing that a render such as the local corporation in vented ranked highest in point of merit. Councilman Driscoll introduced an ordinance to approve the Kemp fen der, patented by Fred J. Brady and others. The entire subject of fenders went over until the next meeting. The Council did not act definjitely upon the subject of a date for the city's special election for charter amend ments, but postponed action two weeks. It is generally believed that the date will be fixed as the time of the April primaries, for nominating city officers. Mayor Simon and some of the Coun cilmen favor this, as it will save about $9000. It was proposed at first to have it November 8. with the county and state elections, but candidates ob jected. Railway Franchise Referred. Proposed franchises granting to the O. R. & N. the right to use Glisan street, from Third to Front streets, and certain portions of Kast Burnside street, were referred to the Executive Board for valuation. Councilman Baker introduced an or dinance granting to the Oregon Electric Company a franchise for a track on Salmon, from Front to Tenth streets, and on Tenth to Flanders street. It was referred to the street committee. Petitions from residents of St. Johns and Lents for permission to vote on the question Of annexation of those suburbs were granted. These subjects relate to the county election and will be voted on November 8. An application of J. W. Travers for a franchise to construct and .operate gas plant within the city limits was referred to the street committee. It was Introduced by Councilman Kubll. The applicant says that he wishes more particularly to serve the people of the Rose City Park district. Councilman Menefee introduced an ordinance, anthorizlng the Auditor to advertise for the saleof $500,000 more Broadway bridge bonds. There have al ready been sold $250,000 of these bonds. "Anti-Capper" Law Proposed. City Attorney 'Grant's "anti-capper" ordinance, calculated to put an end to he "boosting" of auction-house prod ucts by people In the employ of those places, was referred to the committee on health and police. Councilman Devlin introduced an or dlnance. which passed, prohibiting the erection of frame buildings near steel bridges. He said that a big fire close to a steel span would ruin any or these bridges. The Council refused to uphold tne ac tion of the license committee in grant- ng a license for a dancehall at E-ast Thirty-seventh street and Hawthorne avenue. The bond Issue of $1,000,000 ror water funds was sold to Esterbrook & Co., of Boston, at 95.31. as recommended by the ways and means committee. METEORITE 0RJUST IRON? Further Light on a Subject of Scien. tlfie Interest. PORTLAND, Sept. 14. (To the Edi tor.) In reference to a letter pub- shed in The Oregonian recently, signed T. T. Ronsom. regarding the meteorite. wish to say a few words, inougu not enioving the pleasure of the gen tleman's acquaintance," yet I feel under obligations for having discovered during his Investigations lasi cum mer" that wnai was supooseu 10 re a. great meteorite, was a huge nugget of etallic Iron ore dug trom tne soua formation and out of a vein in place, as will be seen by any mining man who will take the trouble to go and see. He further says, "That was a gold brick indeed." Now, while I feel grateful for the information so freely furnished, I also very much regret that such prominent scientists as Dr. George P. Merrill, curator of the National Museum; Henry A. Ward, of Rochester, N. Y. (since died), who was considered the best authority on meteorites, owning the largest private collection in the world: George F. Kuntz, of Tiffany & Co.; t: W. Crosley, for many years collector for the Smithsonian Institute, travel ing all over the world; Dr. David T. Day, of the United States Geological Survey; Charles D. Wolcott, chief of the United States Geological Survey, and many other prominent men of known scientific attainments, should have been guilty of handing a "gold brick" to Mrs. William E. Dodge, of New York, wherr she paid the sum of "$20.00" for "a huge nugget of me tallic Iron," under the impression that It waa a meteorite. She presented it to the American Museum of Natural History, and how the members of that society must feel when they learn how they' have been imposed upon, after having pointed with pride to the me teorite as the most valued specimen in their entire collection, displayed in the Museum In Central Park. And were It not for taking up too much of your valuable space, I should like to give .a history of the Willam ette meteorite, having been Instructed by George P. Merrill shortly after Its discovery to make a thorough exam ination of the specimen and report, which report is on file at Washington, and was the means of attracting prom inent scientists from all parts of the country to our state. A. W. MILLER. Change In Management Occurs. KLAMATH FALLS, Or.. Sept. 14. (Special.) A change in the manage ment of the Klamath Development Company has taken place and Major C. E. Worden and W. S. Worden are no longer connected with that company. HER ALMOST CRAZY With Pain. Itching Settled from Knee to Toes. Physicians Cost a Fortune. No Relief. Went to Hospital 3 Years. Unable to Help. Finally Used Cuticura and Was Completely Cured. ' I began to have an itching over my whole body about seven years ago and thi? settled in my limb, from the' knee to the toes. I wtnt to see a great many physicians, a matter which cost me a fortune, and after I noticed that I did not get any relief that way, I went - for three years to the hospital. But they were .unable to help me there. I used all the medicines that I could see but became worse and worse. I had an inflammation which made me almo-it craiy with pain. When I showed my foot to my friends they would get really frightened. I did not know what to do. I was so sirk and had become so nervous that I positively lost all hope. "I had seen the advertlsemest of the Cuti cura Remedies a great many times hut could not make up my mind to buy them, for I had already used so many medicines. Finally I did decide to use the Cuticura Remedies and I tell you that I wag never so plessed as when I noticed that, after having usd two sets of Cuticura Soap, Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Pills, the entire inflammation had gone. I was completely cured. I should be only too glad if people with a -similar disease would come to me and find out the truth. I would only recommend them to use Cuti cura. Mrs. Bertha Sachs, 1621 Second Ave., New York. N. Y.. Aug. 20. 1909." "Mrs. Bertha Sachs is my sister-in-law nd I know well how she suffered aud was cured by the Cuticura Remedies after many other treatments failed. Morris Sachs. 821 E. 89th St., New York, V. Y., Secretary of Deutsch Ostrowoer Unt.-Veretn. Kempner Hebrew Benevolent Society, etc." CuMrara Soap f25e ). Cuticura Ointment (50c.) and Cirtteura Resolvent (60a.), tor In the form of Chocolate Coated Pills 2 Sc. per rial of 60) are sold thronxhout the world. Potter Drug a- Cbem. Corp.. Sole Props. 13S Column al At.. Boston. Mass. -Mted free. 3X-paz book on PXtn Humors. Major Worden has been out for some time and Will S. Worden has just re turned from San Francisco, where he adjusted his accounts with the com pany. PASSING ENGINE PROBABLY IS MEAN'S OP STARTING FIRE. . W. Maxn, Owner, Had Moved Structures to Start Feed Stable. One Largest of Kind In State. Fire, supposed to have been caused by a spark from a passing locomotive, yesterday afternoon destroyed the two large barns which had been moved from Laurelhurst Addition to the south side of the O. R. & N. Company's main line on East Thirtieth street, in the rear of the concrete barn of Glebisch & Jop lin. The barns were the property of Archie W. Mason, street contractor, who estimated his loss at $19,000. and who carried $5000 Insurance. Andrew D Moodie, who had moved the build ings, will also be loser, as the larger building had not yet been placed on its foundation and as he had not .been paid in full for moving. Moodie had several men at work placing the larger barn on its founda tion alongside the O. R. & N. track and they were taking their luncheon when they were startled by fire falling from the top down on the straw and hay which had .accumulated on the floor. Before they could give the alarm the fire had spread over the main barn and communicated to the smaller barn quickly destroying both.. An alarm brought the East Twenty-eighth stree engine company, and several streams were laid. Nothing could be done. The fire spreo the O. R. & N. Company's track and spread in the grass on the north side of the right of way, but no damage was done there. The larger barn was 200x60 feet, the largest in the state, and the smaller one was 100x86 feet. Both had been moved from the center of Laurelhurst Addition at heavv cost. Mr. Mason and W. G. uomos naa in tended to use the buildings for a large feed plant, and were preparing to con struct a roadway to the buildings. A spur was to have been extended along the front. Both Darns Durnea siowiy on account of the heavy timbers used In their construction. It was a big lob to move the buildings and Con tractor Moodie raeea a loss on ine work. The fire will probably make his loss much heavier. TEARING UPTHE STREETS Someone Has Blundered In Making Thoroughfares Impassable. PORTLAND, Sept. 14. (To the Ed tor.) For more than a quarter of a century I have resided in the soutn- western section of the city, in the area of recent street improvement activity, While I am most heartily in favor of this vigorous attack upon the streets In this neighborhood, I believe we must have better thoroughfares and neces sarllv must advance in every line. A great city demands it. I do, however, seriously object to the tearing up of so many streets at one time in such manner as to render traffic utterly impossible in a section of the city as thickly populated as this one is. Some one has blundered, and In the event of a fire anywhere in that sec tion of the city, bounded on the north by Jefferson street and on the east by West Park street, it would be impossi ble to foretell what might happen. 1 am sure the center of this area, built up as it is, with many beautiful homes, and half a dozen large apartment houses, could not be reached, at least without dangerous delay. It doesn't seem reasonable to tear the street sur face up all over this vast area, leav ing the streets unfinished and impas sable for weeks, and perhaps months, cutting off this vicinity more com pletely than at any time since my resi dence here, which goes back to tho days of primitive Portland, when slab wood could be bought for $1.25 a load, and delivered at the house door, over a muddy and crooked street. Let us by all means have the" street work pushed along more rapidly. DR. KOEHLER. ORATOR T0SPEAK SUNDAY Dr. Herbert S. Bigelow Will Address Men's Meeting at Y. M. C. A. Rev. Herbert S. Bigelow, of Cincin nati!, one of the most brilliant orators in the United States and known as the most eloquent clergyman in Ohio, will visit Portland next Sunday and speak at 3 o'clock that afternoon in the audi torium of the Young Men's Christian Association. Dr. Bigelow is pastor of the Vine Street Congregational Church, of Cincinnati. Dr. Bigelow is especially known as There's Good Feeling Corked Up is Every Bottle of the Selected WINES and LIQUORS in our slock. We purchased thi.1 stock with pleasant anticipation. You can drink it with satisfaction. Never proves disappointing or harm ful. Any of these brands are worthy of a place in your household Canadian Club, bottled in bond. $1.25 Seagram Canadian, bot. in bond 1.20 Old Crow, bottled in bond 1.25 Old Hermitage, bottled in bond.. 1.25 Old Taylor, bottled in bond 1.25 Old Overholt, bottled in bond.. 1.25 Green River, bottled in bond... 1.25 Guckenheimer. bottled in bond.. 1.25 Multnomah Pure Rye, bottled in.... bond 85 Imported Port Wine, bottle.... 1.00 Imported Sherry Wine, bottle. . . 1.00 Domestic wines, per bottle, 25c to 1.50 Mail orders will be shipped same day we receive it. Four bottles or over we prepay express charges to your nearest express office. NATIONAL WINE CO. Fifth and Stark Sts., Portland, Or. Phones Main 6499, A 4499. a student of social and economic prob lems and takes a keen interest in the relation of the church to questions of the day. His subject Sunday wl'l be "A Social Programme for a Christian State," which is said to be ono of his most impressive addresses. The meeting Sunday will be the first of the regular Sunday afternoon gath erings which wtll be held throughout the Fall and Winter at the Y. M. C. A. During the Summer the Parable Club was organized for informal discussions and it will now give way to the weekly addresses. The meetings are open to all men. Swedish Conference Begins. ROCK FORD, 111., Kept. 14. The Swed ish Baptist General Conference of Amer ica opened .today with 1000 ministers and delegates in attendance. The ministerial body elected Rev. F. Linder, of Seattle, chairman. You are not experimenting on your self when you take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for a cold, as that preparation has won its great reputa tion and extensive sale by Its remark able cures of colds, and can always be depended upon. It is equally valuable for adults and children and may be given to young children with Implicit confidence as It contains no harmful drug. Sold by all dealers. 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TIZ cleans out every pore and glori fies the feet your feet. You'll never limp again or draw up your face in pain and you'll forzet about your corns, bunions and cal louses, you n reel UKe a new person. TIZ is for sale at all druggists at 23c per box, or it will be sent you direct If you wish from Walter Luther Dodsre & Co., Chicago, 111. Recommended and sold by The Owl Druf? Co 7th and Washington, Portland, Oregon.