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TJIE MOTIXIXG OREGOXIAW WEDNESDAY, MARCII 22, 1911. TOWNS WELCOME COMING SETTLERS Colonist Movement Shown to Be of Widespread Bene- fit to State. . DISTRIBUTION IS AIDED JnvrMor and Men Who Want Work Fp-cUlly P?irrd Fnjsnt Fsprrlrnc? Show Effect of AdrcrtlMng. lpnrts reve-ivsri In tli fear days br William McMitrray. nprl pmffr asnt of tho Harr-liiian line. tnUlcsts thst Trr rltjr re-ached by thx rsll rmd Is rscehrlne; a portion of the -loant who n comlne; Into the stats durinc lha prarit low far prrinrl. Ha la maktrt efforts to Indue those who come to Vortland without apparent per manent locations to leave h-re for tha smaller towna and tha lomia Mr. McMurray wrote a few i a?o to earh of the sic-nts In Um ..rmrtpiil .Hire on t!:e Southern r'acliW between fort land and Aehlund and on the O.-W. K. mam line between I'ortland and Huntington. re.ueln a statement of te number of rotoniata arrtvtn. the pronpecta of their r-n nlrr. the ar ransement. lirallv. for eariric for them, and the occupation of the newcomers aa near as could be learned. Adtrrtialnff I EffrcUTC. Replies berran comlne; In jreexerday. They are botn Intereatina; ajid Instructive and to far to establish further the beta-f that extenatve and persistent adver tising doe noil to attract tuo prospec tive settlor to Orea-on. D. C- Itnnun. manacer of the Euena commercial Club, writes theu the colo nist ratea are brtnln from W to 100 vMtorai a day to that city and that many others atop In the various smaller towna of I-ane County. All who have been questioned report bavin been attracted by Uia publicity tven thai section by the local commercial body, the Oregon Development Laue and the railroads. UTforta are belns" made to obtain the names and addresses of all arrivals at Kuftene for the purpoae of entertaining them at a mammoth newcomers- plcnla to" be held later In the year. The ladles' auxiliary of the Buiene Com mercial Club haa been active and baa established a eyatem of calilnr upon the families of recent arrivals. I -and buyers are prominent amors; the visitors and local real estate men are busy point ing out to them available tracts. It Is Impossible, the communication emya. to determine tow many will remain. Sev eral hundred famlla-s ...4 be added to the population of Lane County ' as a result of the reduced (area. Oilier Seasons Important, Too. Mr. Freeman, however, points out that the personal inquiries of prospective aet tlera at bia office throughout the year are from one to ten daily and be presaea the belief that the Importance . of oarlns; for the people, who come In at other tlmea of the year should not r be overlooked In the eagerness to at tract the colonic. . -In the anniversary number of The Ore- gonian." he concludes, -the Eugene Com mercial Club placed a half-pace adver tatement. which has been very useful and which baa directed a large number of people to come, here this bprtng. The Aiuttarn Pacific and Oregon E2-c trie lines are bringing hundreds of colo nists Into Salem dally, says the report from thaf city. The new arrival at Palem have been divided Into three cbaasvs. the men "Of mean who look for property, for specu lative purposes, working people without means who want steady employment, and tha amall families who s-ek small tracts suitable for homes and aa a sneana of gaining e. livelihood. While Salem doea not discourage specu lators. It doea not Invite them and gives the legitimate borne buyer tha pref erence. Job Hunters Art Welcome. Tha Job banter la welcome, as there is a great demand for labor la Salem. However, tha thlra rlsss the small family from the Mississippi Vslley snd Middle West la the most desirable. Gen erally these people are eager to gain property and form a substantial gcqulsl- l k to the community, si any im-a nave arrived In Willamette alley towna. Rosebtrrg. too. sends glowing reports of benefits received through the adver ttsements of tha commercial bodies and the Southern Pacific railroadra. On two tara March IS and IT persons! Inquiries were received from 3 persons no ar rived from Mattering points between Texas ard North L'akota. O. P. tcMoser. chairman of the pub- ll.-ltv committee of the Koseburg t om merclsl Club. rxpressl drligM over the f.-t that numerous colonists are enter ing Central Oregon, ae he reallsea that ell the state will benent from tne oe vrlopment of ar.y portion of It. M'MIXNVIXLE SALES A HE BIG Colon lt Influx Heavy, JIS.TOO la vested In Lands. sfcMTNNVILI.K, Or, March II. I Special- McMinnvllle la getting eolo nists from the Middle West, and a great many from the South. Five land aalra have been made this week In this vici nity aggregating I4S.TK. Kerent land sales are: H. C Eccleston to H. DeArmond, J acres one mile sooth of town for I7S00; 8. B. Stephens to J. Keynolds of Klorlda, 10 acres one and one-half miles east of town for liieo: Ten acres Irl the Joe Matty Or chard Tracts for 30': William Dib ble to Wisconsin Investors. 11 acres three miles from town for t0i)0: l. M. r.tnard to M. McDonald. IS acres near tit Joe. for i:J.0. or IliO an acre. The tract bought by Mr. McLvcald will be planted to fruit and walnuts. He haa also several other extensive .purchases In view. farms Cut for Colonists. FVC.ENE. Or, March :i. (Special.) fclvidence of the demand made by Incoming colonists for small tracts of land Is to bo found In tha fact that seven surveying crews are busy In the Immediate neighborhood of Eugene platting large farms Into small tracts. Kour out of five of the new arrivala are looking for small places not larger than a.-res. and to meet this demsnd the larger farma are being subdivided rapidly. The operations of the seven crews cover a total of over 1000 acres. Enrene Rose Day Starch SI. FCGENE. Or, March SI. (Special.) The dats of Eugene's annual roa plantlng day haa been set for March II. The feature of the day's pro gramme will be tha planting of a rose hedge of 100 bushes on the High School grounds. Principal Hug will have charge of the work, and members of the student body will assist. The ex ercises will be held on a platform on the High School grounds, and a boy and girl representative from earh school will participate In a literary programme. Salem Has Guldo Here. SAX. EM. Or, March 11. fPpeclaL) To greet the colonists as they arrive In Portland. Earl Race haa been se lected by tha Siltm Board of Trade and has left for Portland to take up the work. PRUNE PREDICTION MADE A Shortage Now, and Guess of Good Prices for Years to Come. EJLSWORTH. Waeih, March . (To the Editor.) The prune grower who owns and takes good care of his orchard trom now on. la eure to make more money than the horticulturist engaged la the growing of any other kinds of fruit grown In the Pacific Northwest. This statement Is from one of the largest and most successful prunegrowera In Clark County. Washington, which county produce a more Italian prunes than any ArTF.R l.lr.ERIXG II.I.WF.S, i-DHTi.n wf pm-:s A WAV, AUED SI. o t ...wM aa i . I. as an i u i li t ';-;n:-jN;-4 -" -.-. i r x I L I . 1 J -ciS 1. I V "t . y,j.i . r 1 D. W. Chase. After a lingering Illness of eight months. r. W. Chase, of 4:; Hall street, died at i o'clock Monday afternoon, aged CI years. With has wife he moved to Port land from Des Moines, la., four years ago. Besides a widow he leaves three daughters Mrs. C. D. Kimball and Mrs. C. R. Kellver. of Portland; Mrs. Rob ert Scott, of Pelham, N. T. Kuneral from the White Tem ple Thursday afternoon at t o'clock. Burial at Rlvervlew Cemetery. other county either in Washington or Oregon. The reasons of the grower mentioned are simply these: Fourteen and 15 years ago, everybody went wild over prunes. to the extent that eJmoe every avail able acre of land waa aet to prunes. This was true not only of the Pacific North west, but throughout the prune growing belt of California. The reault waa when thla vast acreage came into bearing alx and seven years later, we had an over production of prunes. The following five years, the grower got from !4 to I cents per pound for his product, or just about enough to pay for the harvest' ing of hta crop, to aay nothing of paying the Interest on his Investment and the care of his orchsrd. The grower realizing little or no profit In the business, neg lected hta orchard and grubbed up many or his trees. so that at the present time we have fully one-third less acreage of prunes on the Pacific Const than we had Ms yeans ago. Today there la a shortage of prunes, and Job bent are offering 10 to 13 cents per pound with the 1910 stock all cleaned up. As It requires from seven to eight years to produce a bearing prune or chard, the prediction of the writer la. that we are certain to have good prices for our prunes for several yeara to come, and a profit of U09 to p0 per acre will be the rule and not the exception. J. M. FRENCH. PRICE BELIEVED TOO HIGH Mayor Opposes Scllwood) Purchase) on Basis Offered. Thirteen thousand dollars for six acres of ground overlooking the Willamette River. In Sellwood. la too much to pay, In the belief of Mayor Simon. A dela tion called upon lilm yesterday morning and asked him to consider lis purcbaj but he aald he felt the price asked was too high. He favors taking over the tract for park purposes, but not at the figure stated. "I am In favor of extending the park area." said the Mayor after the delega tion left hla ottlce. "but 1 am opposed to buying land at high rates. I want to keep taxes down, and do not believe In leaning bonds for buying properties when there Is any way to avoid It. I have not lasued any bonda for special purposes since I became Mayor, and do not In tend to Issue any before I leave the Ofnca next July." During his term of office the Mayor has been strongly opposed to selling bonds. There Is still an Issue of .'-XKXl park bonds unsold, although the Mayor has been urged to dispose of them and buy more park property. He has declined to do so because he feels that the taxation must bo held down. He opposed a bond Issue of K.u).0u0 for public dorks because he felt It would be unwise to enter Into this business, se this bond Issue, he de clared, would be but a begtnnlnst of others that would be required to operate the dock system. BULLET SNUFFS OUT LIFE I'nldentiried Man Commits Suicide; Marks Removed From Clothing;. Sending a bullet through his head. an unidentified man ended Ms life at 1:1S yesterday afternoon In the termi nal vards. lust behind the plant of the Haxelwood Cream Co, Third and Hoyt streets, leaving nothing on his person by which he could be Identified. No one saw ths man enter the Inclosure of the yards but the attention of rail road employes was attracted by the aound of a pistol shot. They rushed to tha point and found the suicide ex piring. He died almoat Instantly. A large crowd gathered and was con trolled with difficulty by Sergeant Pat ton and Patrolmen Burrt and Helma. while the Coroner's men were taking charge of the body. He was about years old. feet 10 Incaes tall, and the hair on the front part of his head was very thin. He had gray eyes and waa amooth shaven. He wore a pepper and salt coat and vest. corduroy trousers and heavy shoes. A laundry mark on the underrloth.tr a; was read cither a L. H. H. or L H. II. RATES ARE LOWER Cheaper Power Promised by Franchise Applicants. PLANT IS NEARLY READY Monnt Hood Company's Proposed Ordinance Separato From Hall way l.sue Movlnp-Ploturo Veto to Come'Tp Today. Franchises granting to the Mount Hood Railway 4 Power Company the right to furnish lighting and power to customers within the city limits of Portland will be asked of the City Council at Its meeting today. The ordinance providing for this grant Is entirely separate from tha railway ordinance. Its terms, the of ficials of the Mount Hood concern say. are such that the people of Portland cannot well afford to ignore. W. D. Fenton, attorney 'for the com pany, will appear before the Council today, prepared to defend the fran chise and to urge Its passage. i am not thoroughly acquainted with the rates at which we agreo to furnish light and power, but I know they are substantially lower than those the people of this city now are pay ing. We don't ask anything unreason able." said Mr. Fenton. "All we want Is a fair franchise to do business on virtually the aain- terrrft as other pub lic utility concerns are allowed to ope rate. The matter of rates I" the prin cipal item and that fixed by the Council." Early Power Promised. If the Council passes the ordinance the company will be ready to serve its customers In this city as early as June 1. It is not expected that the city will be wired-for general lighting purposes by that time, but those customers who have been on the company's waiting list will be served from the plant at St. Johns as soon as it is completed. Contractora have been at work on the plant since January 1 and expect to have It finished by May 1. This plant has a capacity of 4000-horsepower and will serve until the large new struc ture of greater power which now Is being erected at the Junction of the Sandy and Bull Run Rivers is com pleted. The company alms to enter Into the general light and power field In Port land and neighboring towns in both Washington and Oregon. . Veio to Be Voted On. Mayor Simon's veto of the ordinance granting to moving-picture theaters a new lease of life for 18 months will also be voted upon by the City Council. The Council will also pass upon the recommendation of its license ' com mittee, which is favorable to the open ing of a private dancehall In Council Crest Park. A Duchamp, proprietor of the resort, is seeking this privilege, and the committee favored granting it. as the members say there is no good reason why he should not be allowed to conduct dancing in a proper man ner. ' A proposed amendment for $75,000 of bonds for the purchasing of equipment to Install a municipal garbage collec tion system probably will be ordered placed on the ballot for the June elec tion. This Is the last regular session of the Council at which such action can be taken, but measures to be sub mitted by the Initiative may be fired with the City Auditor until April 5. PERSONALMENTION. W. B. Heath, of Walla Walla, Is at the Perkins. F. E. Wray. a merchant of Sllverton, Is at the Cornelius. W. H. Moody and wife, of Shaniko, are registered at the Portland. J. W. Tynan and wife, of Roseburg. registered yesterday at the Perkins. W. H. Abel, a lawyer of Montesano, Wash, Is registered at the Oregon. W. IL Ragsdale and wife, of Moro, registered at the Imperial yesterday. Dr. R. R. Johnson and family, of Great Falls. Mont, are registered at the Cornelius. Fred E. Church and O. B. Steward, of Grants Pass, were registered yesterday at the Cornelius. Gideon Stoli. a prominent business man of Salem, registered at the Im perial yesterday. P. A. Young and H. A. Nelson, busi ness men of Albany, registered at the Perkins yesterday- W. L. Barker, a prominent Gilliam County farmer, is registered at the Imperial from Condon. Mrs. A. E. Crosby and daughter and Miss Crosby, of The Dalles, registered at the Imperial yesterday. C. T. Early " and wife, of Hood r.iver. were in Portland yesterday, reg istering at the Imperial. W. F. Matlock,' who has been 111 in Portland for-the last year, left Sunday for his home in Pendleton. Aman Moore, manager of the Port land Cement Company, and wife have taken apartments at the Bowers. J. H. Raley. a prominent resident and Democratic politician of Eastern-Oregon. Is registered at the Oregon from Pendleton. Mrs. S. A. Jennings, Mrs. R. E. Hulme and H. P. Strickland form a party of Seattle peoplo registering at the Port land yesterday. C E. Sanders, of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, was In Portland yesterday on his way to Boise, where he is interested in extensive realty deals. George W. Johnson, a Salem ' mer chant, la at the Oregon. Mr. Johnson served as Representative from Marion County in the recent Legislature. Rev. Henry Marcotte, pastor of West minster Presbyterian Church, has gone to Monrovia, Cal.. to visit his wife, who has been seriously ill there for thepast few days. Horace McKlnley Is registered at the Imperial from La Crosse. Wis. Mr. Mc Klnley is now engaged in logging op erations on Puget Sound, where he maintains a large camp. A. D. Charlton, assistant general pas senger agent of the Northern Pacific Railway, left last night for California, where he will remain for the next two weeks, looking after the Interests of his department in various parts of that state. He was accompanied by Mrs. Charlton. CHICAGO. March 21. (Special.) Dr. W. W. Howard, of Portland, is registered at the La Salle hotel here. PAVING BY CITY URGED Lower Alblna Posh Club Propose Method to K educe Cost.. That municipal ownership of a paving plant by Portland would reduce the cost of improving streets at least one-half and make It possible to pave all streets of the oity, was the sentiment expressed by the Lower Alblna Push Club at the meeting Monday night in Davis Hall. The club by resolution strongly Indorsed municipal ownership of such a plant and a committee was appointed to take the subject up with the East Side Business Men's Club. It was decided to make a vigorous campaign for this movement among other civic organisations as the only effective means of reducing the cost of hard-surface pavements. It waa voted to push the Lower Alblna bridge proposition and the following com mittee was appointed to circulate the Initiative petitions: J. A. Randall. Wil liam Kowllskl, Fred Tonsing, John Swan son. John Donovan, Thomas Farrell and M. J. Munalne. A special committee was appointed to take up the question of pro viding a pyblic dock for Lower Alblna. JUDGE DISMISSES JURY Unable to Reach. Verdict In Francis Case, 1 2 Are Released. Unable to arrive at a verdict after seven hours' deliberation, the Jury sit ting on the case of the state against Dr. C. H. Francis, indicted for causing the "death of Mrs. Frances Roberts through a criminal operation, reported to Judge Gatens, of the Circuit Court, at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon and was dismissed. According to answers to questions asked by Judge Gatens. about half of the jury was In favor of acquittal and the other half in favor of a verdiSt for the state. Attorney John F. Logan, representing Dr. Francis, announced that he was ready for another trial if so desired by the state. Woman Charges Manslaughter. Charged with manslaughter. Dr. W. S. Armstrong and Alexander Maxwell are on trial before Circuit .Court Judge McGinn. The Indictment charges that the physician performed an unlawful operation on Bessie Richmond, who testified yesterday that Dr. Armstrong performed the operation In May, 1910, causing the death of her unborn child.' She said that Maxwell bad made prom isee repeatedly to marry her and that he refused finally to do so. The of fense was denied by the defendants. FAREWELL REMOVAL. Sfcr L'ai g unreal aJ.-.awM?j Our landlord has arranged with, us to vacate the Litt location, 351 Washington Street, at once, and vacate we must in less than 30 days. We must get out of the Litt store. Every Spring garment in this great store must be sacrificed at once, regardless of their value. Every Dress. Coat, Suit, Skirt and Petticoat has the Farewell Price- on it that will force every garment out quick. . . fa . New Lingerie and Marquisette Dresses All Go in This Unrestricted Removal Sale Most of these Dew Frocks are Parisian models; m others, features front imported models are cleverly adopted and introduced. All are distin guished by some of the out-of-the-ordinary in design, coloring and trim ming.. You have your own choice at a great Removal Sale Reduction: 1 12.50 Dresses $ 6.95 $30.00 Dresses 19.85 ' c $35.p0 Dresses $24.9o $20.00 Dresses $12.95 aji silk Pongee Tailor-made Suits $25.00 Dresses $16.50 at Vz Spring Models in New Tailor-made Suits 33 new models to select from. Plain and braid trimmed styles. Men's mixtures gray, tan and cream Serges and the new -black Wool Back Satins, Whipcords and Diagonals. Farewell prices are so astonishingly low every garment will soon be gone. "We are only too glad to say fare well to them, as our landlord wants the premises and we mutt vacate. $25.00 Spring Suits $14.95 $35.00 Spring Suits f 24.95 $30.00 Spring Suits $19.85 $40.00 Spring Suits. . : . .$27.50 $50.00 Spring Suits $34.95 Advance Styles in Women's Street and Afternoon Coats Present displays include distinctive models in black salin, fine mixtures, Serges and Diagonals. Top Coats in Imported Tweed Diagonals are $20.00 Coats, now $12.95 $35.00 Coats, now. . . . -'-124.95 ' $25.00 Coats, now S14.y an n , Tq $30.00 Coats, now $19.85 $o0 to $60 Coats, now.. $34.9 NO GOODS SENT ON APPROVAL , 90 351 Washington St. Opp. the Grand Theater f! If Taking: of testimony was concluded and the opening: argument was 'made by Deputy District Attorney Collier before adjournment last nlsrht. YOUTH'S STORY IS MYTH Holdups Reported to Police Xot Verified on Investigation. "Too much cigarettes, movins-plcture and g-lrls," Is the dictum with which Patrolman Wellbrook dismisses a story told to Patrolman Black by Guy Temple, a youth of 850 Harvard street, on the Peninsula. Temple saifthat an Italian, armed with a revolver, was roaming that .1 i j I . aha sir m nr. h n 1 ( 1 aeCUUR, UttU LWlll.li. L.LU " " ups and was preparing for others. Black" reportea me case iur mvwi.s" "j the night relief. "The boy gave me a revised version of the story when I talked to him." says Wellbrook. "There was no hold-up, no Italian and no gun. The whole story is a myth." Ccntralia Has Building Boom. CENTRA LI A, Wash, March 21. fSpeclal.1 Centralla has an unprece- dented home-building boom. Some of the homes will be quite costly, but most are designed for occupancy by the increasing wage-earning class set tling In Centralla. Large storerooms and a warehouse for the Pacific Fruit 4 Produce Company, the Farmers' & Merchants' Bank, and several other business buildings are under way. Hot-water bottles, 69c. : Fountain syringes, 69c. Hair brushes and toothbrushes, ISc. . Lots of reduced prices on merchan dise at Plummer's. Third and Madison. 3 off U THE PROVED CURE FOR TRADE MARK HEUMATISM IN ALL ITS FORMS Uricsol cares by removing tke CAUSE which is an excess of uric acid in the blood. 1 Uricsol assists in the proper digestion of food, thus pre venting the formation of uric acid, and it dissolves the uric acid, Uricsol does not disarrange the stomach, hut on the contrary, strengthens its functions. It can be taken indefinitely with no ill effects. URICSOL NOT ONLY CURES ALL FORMS OF RHEUMA TISM, BUT IT DOES WHAT NO OTHER REMEDY HAS EVER ACCOMPLISHED IT DIS SOLVES AND ELIMINATES DEPOSITS IN THE JOINTS, WHERE THEY HAVE ACCUM ULATED FOR YEARS. IT ACTUALLY A Groccrymaa Cared. Adaala. Ca No. 4, !- Otfcsnl CaHcal Co. Lea aacek. CaL Par tke benest ft rofjrrinf kwaltr. I scbt to rata that I Bfcial arxrelr witk Mascalar and Scisde bean lima far bra reara. Daiias ISK time I tried a rarierr or KaUe reawdiei. at veil ai the preacrtp rJoaa of tereral parakiina. waica aSoraea aa lery little. H aar relief. The pale la my back, aipa aaa lest wm acoaiiiag aad almeat aa bearable, lcoaia hatalr walk aaa tfcoesat I wool be ebUxaa abaa- sqb all bvsiaeaa. A trlead of Blue atriata1 me id Or URICSOL. vblck I did rehietaatlr. and crearlr a air arpt! ooe kettle cared me eodba aad welL 1 caeerrollr reconiBeed h b all wee eater ail did. It at else a eerr aoe Tonic It iniima the appetite, aids 4ixas rjoa acd (aelr boiler ap the aearral aealta. Too caa aaa tab) if 70s think beat. Very truly, W. B. DELOACH. Sll Aabara Are. . RENEWS V0UTH1 Writs Isr Free) Boeldet. CXICSOL IS FOB SALE AT ' aa THE CAUFORNIA CHEMICAL CO. 325 NEW HIGH STREET. LOS ANGELES, CAL, For Sale and Recommended by -THE OWL DRUG CO. DRINK BEER WITH YOUR MEALS Can't drink beer you say? Makes you bilious, does it! That's green beer. But a beer properly brewed and properly aged doesn't cause biliousness. Instead it's a great help to digestion a tonic a builder of tissue and a foundation for good, health and good digestion. Such a beer is ' i.. GAMBKINUS The beer that has for thirty-four years been the favorite family beverage of Portland. . . . ' ir 1 - 1 i i -4 -.-'' -are- : Make up your mind to try it. Phone today our wagon or your nearest dealer will see to your wants promptly. Phones : Main 49 A 1149. v M Large Bottles $1.75 the case of one dozen bottles. 40c the dozen for the bottles when returned. Small Bottles $2.00 the case of two dozen bottles. 2uc the dozen for the bottles when returned. Gambrinus Brewing Co. Portland Oregon