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.12 THE . MORXtXG OKEUUSlAN. THUKSDAT, . 5IAT 18. 1311. OIL TRUST BLOW M55E5 0 EGON Portland Financiers Declare Standard Decision 'Has " Little Effect. STOCK REPORTS BULLISH Enprtuie Court rroiinuncrment ' Had Bern Anticipated and Bust nesu World rrrparcd. Say ' Bankers. PrMprity In Portend and throughout tb Nortbvrat will continue In iplta of tno recent opinion of the Supreme Court -laiin; the Standard Oil Company an tllosal corporation. U the assertion of Portland banker. TMa city and tat are not clneely rrwifh allied with Standard Oil inter its to.be affected vlouVjr by ary court Je!lon or Iratalation adverse m It. ac cirdlsf to financial men her. Furthermore, they declare, orea hou!d Portland' poaition be such as to depend la any decree upon the Rockefeller In tereets. th court decision would not do Harm, as It had been anticipated by the commercial world and Its result dis counted. The bu!!ih tone of the N-w T"rk stock market yesterday llitilrated that tliej epecu.atlve and Investlns: world dtd not fl hurt by the court's pronouncement, flocks, they say. will have a tendency to rise further. Indicating that the mar ket has a firm ct r.vn.uoo that the earn Inre will Increase. "For three months business throughout the East h.i been s'asnant. In xpx-ta. t'on of the court s dvtior." said 31. 1. ll'v. brook. Tl-e-preldnt of tr.e Mer chants' Ntrlon.il Hank, who returned f "Oru 11 ljtrn trip only a few day- a to. -When 1 was In New York I came li cofttart with many financial men. and t-ey all expected that the 8:ar.rfard oil Company would lose Its suit. They al ready had arranced their affairs so that tney would not be arTe'td when the an nouncement of the declalon came. Ivcrjthlnc J'rf-arra nprd. "Even Fttnrftrd Oil oftt'-la!. I was tven to unOers:and. bad quietly outlined a p an br which they couid arrance their arTaira t. conform with th orders of tne court. They were reported to have worked out every step cf thetr dissolu tion so that thetr butne could be car ried on without disturbance to the finan cial world- "I don't tMnk inyon. will suffer froen t". and: w here n Portland have the least reason of all to be concerned." Jhn A. Keating. Tk-preldnt and Tanaer of the lumbermen's National I int. said that the Importance of the dia!on to the bustncea world bad been CJVrrrated. -While the Standard Oil Company la one of the lewiltnf Institutions of the country." be aaut. "we are dependent upon so many other more Tltal thins that there Is no reason why the decision, er-ould affect us. It will m-nn. nocee strtly. a chanae In the manner of oper atlr.c that concern, but the buslneaa world has Ions; anticipated what the re sult would be and will not penult Itself to su!Tr In consequence. "Here In the Northweat we will not be disturbed In the least. Our business, primarily, la that of ratalnc stautes. The condition of the wheat crop I of far more Importance. It la more Tltal to ua to secure better prices for our lumber than It la to know that the Standard l Company baa lost Its stnicsjle for existence In Its present form. These In dustries craln. lumber, wool. nh. live-' stock and frutt ere what should con cern us. Our welfare dependa upon them. .Money Will B Ioo-ned. "The Standard Oil case h been one of tne causes for alarm before the peo ple U-r many month, and now that It Is d'sposed of business will Improve. There Is plenty of money In the banks and I look for an Increased demand, now that the decision has been annoutl-ed." Fmery Olmstead. vl--e-presllent and manager of the Portland Trust Comrany. M'.sa voiced the opinion that the court's n.nMnf could have no local effect. "There will be jio a real rhange In the business world." he said. 'The lull crops will have moce to do with turnlns; the 1 1 ie of prosperity than the status of the Standard Oil Company." The decision was anticipated so Ions:." declared, V. 11 I-'ear. resident of the Mert-ha-itV Favlnits Trusw Cotnpa:iy. that not even the stock market was sf-fected- Tl-.ls w aa dennnstrated br the reports from New York this mornln. Trsdlr.a was bu llsh and many sale were reported The Northwest cannot be damaa-e.l even If stocks decline, as there Is little local trading-. "I don't think the decision la of ss much consequence. ar.way. aa the pre valltnr opinion seems to give It. The 8:and.ird Oil Company has valuable se curities and asset which ran be realised upon, but the court's order wl:l not re- . I - . . T V. V. .11 uuire a itj'i;""li. "... -. on In a different manner, of coare hut the lenimrrriii wor.a win noi suiter.'- JHereticn. pabllo Ir.taxeits would suf fer aa a result. The case aaralnst the County Court ill Instituted by C. ii. Rynerson. act In; on behalf of-the labor union of U.e city, who Insisted that the letting of the contract to the Thompon-Star-rett Company would be for the Inter est of the labor union. When the county advertised for bid for the wet win; of the new Court houe. it was understood that the city should use part of the lower floor for a city jalL Just before the bid were opened. It was found that the county bualneaa was growing: o rapidly that the city would have to remove it Jail la about five years. Under these conditions It was deemed by the city authorities best not to In stall the City Jail In the Courthouse, and the architect employed by the county insisted that It would be neces. ary for the county to have new plans tor the Courthouse prepared and new bids ollclted to conform with them. Acting upon the advice of the archi tects the County Court rejected all the bids submitted, of which the bid of the Thompaon-dlarrett Company wa the lowest. During the suit the county authori ties contended that they were ready to conform to the law as laid down by the Circuit Court, in rase. It was found that they should let the contract to the Thompson-Starrett Company. . County Commissioner Ughtner said after the case was decided yesterday by Judge KavanauKh that the county had not been Injured any. by the suit, as the re vised specifications for the new build- ina; had not been completed. As soon as the specification are completed the county will again call for bid for the west wing of the Courthouse. AUTO DRIVER INDICTED COMPANIONS HELD ALSO tOR WRONGING GIRLS. ODDFELLOWS SHOW GAIN IN MEMBERS Reports Show Present Enroll ment in Oregon of 17,774, and 14,478 Rebekahs. VISITORS HAVE BANQUET I 'our Charges Mailo Against M. Wriser and Two Again Man Who Sold Liquor to Party. Four Indictment were returned by the grand Jury yesterday against M. Wetser. an automobile driver, for aiding n the delinquency of minora Three other men were also Indicted on the same charge lu relation to the same girls. The defendants were arrested by Sheriff Stevens In a raid on the Empress Hotel early last! month. The grand Jury reported a court as about to close, returning 11 true bill and one not a true bill. The Jury reported to Presiding Judge Gantenbeln that It had more work to do. The men Indicted with TVeleer are Gust Koncbl. Splro Marautaa and Lewi Xentrara. There was one Indictment against each. Through the effort of Sheriff Stevens, the girl are being cared for and one ha terured employment. There are three all leaa than IT year old. Wlillinin Smith waa Indicted on two counts for selling liquor to two of the girl. They were taken, the girls testi fied, to Smith's place by TVelser and were treated to Intoxicating llquora An Indictment waa returned against J. V. tvithermll for uttering a forged heck for ITS on C. O. Kinsey. April It. Mtllsrd Price, under arrest In Sao Francisco, was Indicted for the larceny by embeszlement of 1214 frora his em ployer II. T. Green, of the Portland Poultry Company, May . Not a true bill was returned In the ase of Edward Laurlson. who wss orlgnally charged with aa assault with a dangerous weapon. Wood lawn Lodge ltcprcc Train Wins Staples Silver Cup in Competi tion With OrientHome In spected br Members. Oddfellow and Rebekahs to the num ber of several hundred yesterday after noon visited the Oddfellows' Home, East Thirty-second and Holfcate. streets. finding; everything, they reported. In first-class condition. The sessions of the grand lodge of Oregon of Oddfel f ' r . i . ''.I. . ', : Mrs. ftra Coer. of Dallas. Klect e Secretary of tee Rebekaai Aa eeasbly fer Fifteenth Consecu tive Tlase. lows and the Rebekah Assembly sus pended while the visit was being made, resuming later to her the report of committee and to continue routine business. More thai 466 delegates were present yesterday morning when the sessions of the grand lodge opened with the conferring of the grand lodge degree on 171 representatives and past grands. Report of officers showed a total Odd fellow membership In the state of 17. 7T and a Rebekah membership of 14. 4TS. This w.ia a gain of 1 31 & Oddfel low and 104 Rebekahs for 1810. The value of the Oddfellow property and other assets was stated at -$1.410.89.4 and the Rebekah assets were given aa 134 911. M. The principal buslne of the grand GIFTED YOUNG MUSICIAN TO GIVE PIANO RECITAL Appearance of 16-Year-Old Girl Under Auspices of Monday Musical Club in Recital Promises to Bo Treat. ASPHALT PAVING WANTED J'nhlon Tar Iruprotement Club to Il-ua lm jrovrmrnt. n-bers of the Fulton Park Im-rroven-.enl nub Tuesday n!ht In dorsed the a-Mltorlum amendment. The laN al planned to hold a mass meet -!-. la Weber s Itall nut Monday night to gtte all thoee Interested In the large ep-a:t l.-nrrovementa chance to pre-e-rt their vlewa TM Improvement mean the laying cf about slv miles of asphalt pavement, with c i-bs and silews.k. and Includes Ma a.la-n street, the main thoroughtae In tr'at untrlct. The majority of the property-owners want tl:e Improvement and have been working bard for It. but a few are opposing It. s COUNTY IS FREE TO ACT t Irralt Court Decide Is Haa Noth ing to About torlhi)OM-. Mandamu proceedings Intended to force the County Court to let the con tract for the west wing o- the new Courthouse) to tie Thompson-Starrett Company were decided In favor of the Connry Court yesterday by Circuit Jud Kavanaug.1. It was held by Judge Kavanaugh tvat tl-e Ct-ruit Court cou'ul n-"t n,ies tlon the discretion of t.'ie County Court In the transaction of public business. In other word. Judre Kavanaugh de 'clde4 that If the Circuit Court should I attetrrt to dk-tale t the Counts Court 'la natter la. wtlca it alec U given i. i ... V !;:-'' . V--' -'V - " - - - . . . . ...;es , - j- '-.'. V V ... ' ' . - -VW 'J "ft . kv V v - ' a . V' "AV Ml 9 WAD.. JOH1WV, MISS NAPA JOHNSON, a gifted II-yeax-old pianists, who will give a recital tomorrow night at West minster ITesbyterlan Church, corner East Tenth and Weldler streeta arrived eaterlsy from Feaftle with her par- enta - The Monday Mualcal Club, under wboae auspices the recital Is given, la s-n.llng out tnvltatlona but all In terested In music are Invited ' to at-t-rd. There will be no charge for ad mission, and the club promises a treat for the audience. Mis Johnson will be assisted by Tom Fcbson. teoor. Following Is the programme: t'lane sole a-sata. adw 3?. Ne. l..Beathevea id M Mil jiFinrB. Reisua il t or av'a "The Ttarr fiUKe" Wuae (Incidental mnale bv Lira Lehraann) Tom Dooson. Plane e' a - ill Etude d Trato Mnukovakl 4b Aadanre from "Licla" (for left hand alone! I.e-het :xkj c Rondo I'aorlertnao slendelsaoha Mlae 'ada Johnson. Teoor solo a) 'Iismaaoe RachmanlnofT bl "Mellsaad In the Wood" (toeta (cl "I Drnl Mr Love Was Blnglng ".. Lehmafin Tom Xobeoa. Plane eolo tat Marrh Funebre Cbopln ibi Etude O flat Chopin tc t'ulcca se. up t3. A flat Chopin atlsa Xada Johnson. Miss Johnson will also play two num bers thla afternoon at the Taftoa Home tea. at the residence of Mrs M. X Cbapln, fit .Waaca streak lodgre this morning will be the elec tion of officers. The Rebekahs will Install the officers elected yesterday as follows: President. Miss Belle Belcher. La fayette: vice-president. Mrs. Mae Greer. Hlllsbore; warden. Mrs. Charlotte Woodman. Portland; secretary. Mrs. Ora Cosper, Iallas. who waa elected for the 15th consecutive time: treas urer. Mis Eda Jacobs. Portland: trus tee Oddfellows' Home. Mrs. Elizabeth Howell. Oregon City: assembly trustees. Mrs. Anna Templeton. Forest Grove: Mrs. Klla Burt. Portland, and Mrs. Eloise Roadruck. Portland. The Rebekah will devote today to concluding routine business. An enjoyable feature of the Oddfel low and Rebekah visit to Portland came last night, when a banquet was tendered to the visiting delegates at the Woodmen of the World Hall. East Sixth and East Alder streets. W. P. Lewis presided. The address of wel come was ueiiverea oy n. o. nco brook. who enunciated In brief form the principles of the order. "Love Is the central link In the chain of ndtrlli..-Bhln 1 . Im the OnlV de- pot agalnat whose tyranny no people have ever rebelled." said Mr. Westbrook. "It weaves our hearts and borne Into one warp and woor or nope ana nnppi ness. Every tender word we speak, every kindly act we do, every' smile we give, every blessing we bestow. Is a .nM.. . ne nnihlna woven IntO somebody's life. But let the loom of love lapse intp silence or let it iaae Into frowns, let It golden threads will die upon the lips of mirth and peace will perish among int rosea i the door. Army Strives for Peace. "Ton are member of the greatest and grandest army of peace known to ancient or modern times. In lesa than a century you have bullded a fra ternal order which I today a world power and have Indelibly stamped the mark of your progress and worth upon the face of time. Tou are dem onstrating that "Peace hath her vic tories no less renowned than war," and that the practice of. friendship, love and truth is the best safeguard against the Ills of life." "Voices of Spring" and "Kentucky Babe." were titles of songs by a mixed quartet consisting of Miss Irene Flynn. Miss Rosa Frledle. Scott Ken and S. A. McCartney. The Piedmont Chorus Club, under the direction of Robert Boise Carson, also sang a selection. Miss Flynn. Mr. McCartney and Miss Frle dle sang solos. John Smith gave a bagpipe selection and danced the High land Fling. Addresses were delivered by Addle M. Grout, past president of the Rebekah assembly. and Grand Master Rvan. Both dealt with the ob jects and benefits of the Independent Order of Oddfellows and its sister organization. Miss Delia Bradley made quite a hit with recitations. Wood lawn Ixdge Wins Cup. The degree team of Orient Lodge, No. 17, lost the Staples silver cup to the degree team of Woodlawn Lodge. No. 171. at the contest held in the Ma sonic Temple. West Park, and Yam hill streets. Monday night. The work of both teams was1 unusually good and the judges had some difficulty In arriv ing at a decision. A canton drill was given by the fort- land members of that - degree at the Woodmen of the World Hall following the adjournment of the buslnesa ses sion. This drill was to have been com petitive, but no other teams appeared. A. H. Lulkhart won the first prlxe of t:0 for the best Individual work. K. Llnqulst the second prize of $15. H. Blgney the third prize of $10 and H. Behlanck the fourth prize of $5. The visitors to the Oddfellows' Home yesterday found 4$ Inmates In the In stitution. The home Is supported by yearly contributions from the Oddfel low and Rebekah lodges. ARMY CH IHGEPUr TO CUT EXPENSES Western Division,- After July 1, Will Include Columbia and California. ORDER WORRIES OFFICERS Vancouver Barracks May Be Place for Assembling; All Troops In De partment of Columbia With Exception 3bast Artillery- VAKCOCVER BARRACKS, Wash May 17. (Special.) Officers of the De partment of the Columbia and the many clerks employed at the headquar ters In this post are much Interested In the order from Washington, D. C which will remove some of them to San Francisco. It Is a well-known fact that there is a tendency on the part of the Adminis tration of the Army to concentrate the troops of each department Into one post, or Into several, as they can In this way be maintained at less expense. While nothing definite has been an nounced about this plan, it has been talked that Vancouver Barracks would be the place for the assembling of all the troops In the Department of the Co lumbia, with the exception of the Coast Artillery Corps, which could not be re moved, of course, e Tractage Is Large. The artillery and Infantry could be brought here and the Inland posta abandoned. There are 40 acres of land In this post and only about half of it Is In actual use. The remainder Is not cleared, but In case the Government de cided to have the troops here, this could be cleared, and there would be ample room here to accommodate thousands of soldtera. Including- the artillery and cavalry. There Is an excellent range within one day's hike. 16 miles from this post, and transportation facilities are Ideal, both water and rail being available. The post Is on the Columbia River and the North Bank road passes through the reservation. Cars are side-tracked Into the post, when troops are sent here or are ordered away and being within easy reach of Portland, supplies could be bought economically, and with de spatch. In speaking of the proposed chanire, today. Colonel Samuel W Dunning, Adjutant-General of the Department of the Columbia, said: Two Departments Discontinued. "In the readjustment In the United States, the present Department of the Colorado and the Department of Da kota will be discontinued, each being merged with others. The eastern dl vision will Include the Departments of the East and of the Gulf, the head quarters of the former being at Fort Totten. New Tork, and of the latter nt Atlanta, Ga. The Central Division will comprise the Department of the Lakes, with headquarters at Chicago; the De partment of Missouri, with headquar ters at Omaha and the Department of CURES The news value of any advertisement depends entirely on its truthfulness and common sense. Based upon these two (acts we hope to make this short talk of special interest to all pen ens who are afflicted with an old sore or chronic ulcer. If in presenting the merits of S.S. S. ss a cure for these troubles, our line of reasoning appeals to you, it will he an easy matter to prove the truthfulness of our statements by sending you a free book containing many testimonials from persons in every part of the country who have been cured of an old sore or ; chronic ulcer by the use of S. S. S. Whenever a sore or ulcer becomes chronic or refuses to heal, it is because of bad blood; the healing qualities of the circulation have been weakened by impurities or poisons in this vital fluid. 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BUSINESS LOTS with graded streets, sidewalks and water at $450 are bargains never again to be expected. Residence plots, graded streets, cement walks and curbs and water, $350 to $500. Come in any time and arrange with us to see Lyle. Special rates on all trains. Tick ets at our office. KEASEY, HUMAS0N & JEFFERY DEALERS IX LAND 2d Floor Chamber of Commerce Bids. Portland, Oregon Texas, with headquarters at San An tonio. "The Western Division will consist of the Department of the Columbia, with .headquarters at Vancouver Bar racks, this post, and the Department. of California with headquarters at San Francisco.", Coionel Wood has estimated that this chanfire In Army administration will ef fect an annual savins of at least from $200,000 to J300.000. . , Plans for the new freezing plant at ths port of Pa Plata, which Is to be erected in accordance with a concession by the Ar gentine Congress to an American concern, have been prepared, and work on the build lrc will soon begin. Not Every Day, but on Many Days During the Summer, May 16. to September 7 Easibound Summer Excursion Tickets Are on Sale by All Agents of Northern Pacific Railway You can take advantage of these LOW FARES to any point in the East, in Eastern Canada, in the Middle West. Here are a few of the fares: Minneapolis $60.00 St. PauL 60.00 Chicago 72.50 St. Louis 70.00 Omaha 60.00 Indianapolis 79.90 Detroit 82.50 NeWxYork j....... 108.50 LIBERAL TRANSIT LIMITS Syracuse $99.50 Philadelphia 108.50 Pittsburg : 91.50 Boston 110.00 Portland, Me.... 110.00 Ottawa, Ont .......103.00 Montreal, P. Q 105.00 Quebec, P. Q 11150 STOPOVERS ALLOWED YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK June 15 to September 15. ' Jls Portland Rose Festival J June 5 to 10. Seattle Golden Potlatch '97 July 17 to 22. Low Fares From All Stations. Don 't-hesitate to ask any passenger representative of the Northern Pacific Railway fof full information. A. D. CHARLTON, ASST. GEN. PASSENGER AGENT, 255 Morrison St., Corner Third, Portland. 1 ri?n Machines H Talking At Less Than Factory Cost Slightly used instruments -will be sold by ns at prices never before offered to the public. While they last, you may have your choice of. any used instrument in stock at a great saving. JIake a selection from the list. REGULAR REGULAR REGULAR REGULAR REGULAR REGULAR REGULAR $10.00. $17.00. $25.00. $30.00. $40.00. $55.00. $75.00. 5.00 .,. .$12.50 . .$17.00 . .$20.CO ,..$28.75 ..$42.50 . .$50.00 Every machine is as good as new, and the opportunity to 6ecure"the greatest home entertainer of the age at so great a saving will be welcomed by many, so come early and secure an outfit cash or easy payments. G raves M US1C Co. 111 FOURTH STREET