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TILE SUNDAY OREGOSIAX. PORTLAM). JULY 12, 1908. STUDY WORDS Finley and Bohlman Back From Long Trip. ' FIND MANY SPECIES RARE Ornithologists Sound Warning for Bettor Protection After Journey of 1000 Miles Through South ern Part of State. After spending two months In the lake region of Southeastern Oregon In vestigating conditions and studying bird and animal life In that locality. Herman T. Bohlman and William 1 Finley returned to Portland last night. These two ornithologists have been working in the Interests of the Audu bon Society, whose purposes are to protect and to preserve the wild birds tnd animals in this state. Mr. Finley and Mr. Bohlman made !he trip south from The Dalles in Mr. Bohlman's White steamer, which had keen remodeled and equipped with, a tomplete camping outfit. They carried their camera equipment and exposed 60 ' lozen plates on various phases of wild Sird and animal life. traveled 1000 allies through Grant. Harney and l-ske Counties, besides cruising many miles n the lakes In a canvas boat. Trip Full of Hardships. "Our trip was full of hardships, espe rtally wliile we were on the lakes." laid Mr. Finley last night; "but we se cured some valuable notes on bird and nlmal life, and I hope some fine pho tographs. We are more than ever satis. Bed in our belief that efforts must be made immediately to preserve some of ur wild creatures. I believe there are today less than 3000 antelope In our late. Their destruction has been rapid. The antelope Is an animal well equipped by Nature, but he cannot hold his own against the Invasion of new et tiers. Jn a few years the last of !he herd will be gone and the antelope In Oregon will be extinct. The moun tain sheep, also, is practically extinct In Oregon. I know of a small band till found In the Stein Mountains tn the southern part of Harney County, but it numbers only five ewes and Ihree rams. "Among the native wild birds, the nowy heron has suffered most. It Is practically extinct In this state because for years It has been sought by the plume hunter. The only two colonies In the state we have known of were in Klamath County and on Lake Malheur. Both of these were annihilated year3 go. For .over a month we cruised Malheur I,ake In a small boat hunting for the remnants of thousands of these snow-white birds. In all that time we saw only two snowy herons. I doubt 1f over two dozen of these birds are to be found In the state, while In the '90s one of the plume hunters made over $1200 in a day and a half 'shooting up' the colony. Sage Grouse Now Scarce. "From the sportsman's standpoint, the sage grouse or sage hen is a good game bird, but their numbers are fall Ing off rapidly. They can never hold "their own like the Chinese pheasant or' even the quail or the sooty or blue grouse. "We found several new and and ln , tnresting birds that we had not met in our previous work. The bobolink, for Instance, is a common resident of Har ney County and sings as sweetly as in a New England meadow. The cowbird and Eustern kingbird we found all through that section of the state. We also found a colony of .white-faced glossy ibis breeding on Lake Malheur. This Is a rare bird for our state and the colony we found is the only one we know of in Oregon. "On the whole Malheur Lake is the greatest feeding and breeding ground , for water fowl on the Pacific Coast. I doubt If its equal exists anywhere in the United States. It should be set aside as a wild bird preserve." AMERICANS ARE WINNERS (Continued from First Page.) mon scored 73, while Eastman got 71. This splendid showing gave the Ameri cans a total for this range of 430 out of a possible 450. The visitors were greatly satisfied with this score. The continental competitors on the team were away behind. The American team increased its lead still further at the 900-yard range, scoring 405 for this distance, while Kngland made but 3!9 and Canada 3S5. American Women Attcud. Many American women Journtyed .down to Bisley to cheer their country men. The calmest confidence of the American is a matter of general re mark. Captain Casey, of Delaware, did not do so well at the 900-yard range, finishing with 7. Wldner. however, kept up his good shdotlng, and scored 72. The other Individual totals were: Martin, 71; Lueshner and Eastman, 67; Benedick, 61. The total for the range. 405, was a pretty serious falling off. The lapse was general among all teams, and less marked In the case of the Americans than any other. Luesh ner's low score at this range lost him the distinction of getting the best indi vidual scores, which he had held throughout the contest. He was suc ceeded, however, by another American, Martin, whose aggregate of 361 put him one point in front of the Canadian, Serjeant Smith. The aggregates of the remaining teams at the end of this range were: France. 1986; Sweden. 1944; Norway, ISOs; Greece, 1721. and Denmark, 16S9. Crown Prince Praises. The team firing at the last range. 1000 yards, opened under favorable auspices. The American and British teams each had around them a large crowd of ad mirers and interested spectators. The Crown Prince of Sweden watched the work of Swedish marksmen for awhile and then, walking down the line, accom panied by the Swedish Minster and Lord Cheylesmoore. president of the National Rifle Association, took, up a position be hind the chair of General Drain, the leader of the American team. From this point he followed with obvious interest the fortunes of Casey and Winder, the only two Americans who were then shoot ing. They were both steadily hitting the bullseye, while the British team, their nearest competitor, was losing ground. Winder and Casey finished with 69 each, as against the score of 65 and 67 made by the first two English marksmen at the finish. Immediately the Ameri can victory was announced, the Swedish Crown Prince shook General Drain's hand heartily and congratulated him upon the work of the team. The scores of the other competitors were aa follows: France, 2272: Sweden, 2213: Norway, 2192; Greece. 1686: Denmark, 1908. The British team finished before the American. The last man to lire at the American target was Benedick, who made the lowest aggregate for the team, 407. The other individual aggregates for the team were Martin and Lueshner, with 430 each, constituting the highest Indi vidual score of the match: Winder, with 429, Casey with 423 and Eastman with 421. According to shooting etiquette, the honor of the highest mdivdual score goes to W. F. Lueshner, of New York, who scored a greater number of points up to the longest distance than Major W. Bk Martin, of New Jersey, who tied htm on the thousand-yard range. The official, announcement of the 300 yards, Individual match shoot yesterday gives the gold medal to Helger, of Nor way, who scored- 904: the silver medal to Lieutenant Semon, of Ohio, with 886. and the bronze medal to Sather, of Norway, with 879. The protest of Gorman. American, against a miss with which he was cred ited in the individual revolver contest has been disallowed The gold, silver and bronae medals in this contest were to day officially awarded respectively as follows: Van Aebrock, Belgium, with 490: Storms, Belgium, with 487. and Gorman, American, with 485. . Another Great Victory. In the team revolver competition, which occupied most of the day. the Americans scored another fine victory. They de feated the teams composed of four men each, of the United Kingdom, Sweden, France. Belgium. Hollanad and Greece. The American revolver team was com posed of Gorman. Axtell. Calkins and Diets. With a grand individual aggre gate of 501, Gorman had the satisfaction of beating the Belgian Van Aebrock. Van Aebrock was the winner in yesterday's individual competition, but today he was able to pile up only 493. The individual competition scores of the other American revolver team were: Calkins. 473; Diets, 472: Axtell. 468. The aggregate team scores were: American, 1914; Belgium, 1816, and Eng land. 1816. Fly tn Ointment. Dr. R. H. Sayre. captain of the Ameri can revolver team, declared that the team was delighted with its success to day, but he expressed disappointment at the decision of the judge with regard to Gorman's shot in the individual compe tition. As a consequence of the dispute that arose over the miss score against Gor man yesterday in this contest, the American and Belgium revolver teams are endeavoring to fix up a pistol match to be shot at Brussels. NEVADA T01 IS BUSIED 8CHURZ, RAWHIDE STAGE-LINE TERMINI'S, WIPED OUT. Expensive Buildings Erected In New Sagebrush City at Mercy of Flames. RENO, Nev., July 11. (Special.) The town of Schurx, on. the Southern Pacific, east of Reno, and the Junction where the Rawhide automobile stagelines meet the railroad, has been completely de stroyed by fire. Only a few expensive buildings stood on the townsite, which has made its growth since the Rawhide boom, yet the loss on these few struc tures will exceed 120,000. The fire started in the new annex of the Riverside Hotel, owned by D. V. Snowgoose, a prominent mining man of Rawhide. It is thought, from a match thrown on the. floor by one of the guests. There are no fire-fighting facilities In the little town and tho whole business center burned within a period of three hours, notwithstanding the stubborn sistance of bucket brigades handled by all the citizens of the town. The Riverside Hotel was only recently completed. Can Get Title In One Year. OREGON IAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, July 11. The Secretary of the In terior today issued an order permitting settlers on the Minnidoka irrigation tract in Idaho to pay building charges, amount ing to $22 per acre, in from one to ten years Installments. The previous order would not permit full payment Inside five years. Failure to get title was de laying the levying of taxes and imped- Where Landlords Come Out Ahead In Kansas City, Mo., They Demand Kent in Advance, and Blacklist Nonpayers. CULLV halt the people in 'Kansas I City do not own their own homes and come under the class known as "renters" or "boarders," so that the problem of furnishing homes for the 200.000 people is one with which the real estate and rental dealer grapples every day. There are nearly S00 firms in this city which make a specialty of renting houses and collecting the rents each month, while 2000 others rent rooms, either furnished or unfurnished, and spe cial laws have been passed by the Legis lature for the protection of the land lord. In many cities the real estate deal ers and rental agents have what Is known aa the "black list." In which is printed the name of every person in the city who has failed to pay his rent in a specified time and Is known as a "dead beat," but in Kansas City the rental agents do not resort to this method. Each rental agent keeps a "black list" of his own, and if there is any question as to the ability or willingness of the tenant to pay, his rent, he Is soon face to face with the problem of finding a home at all. It is for this reason that most persons who own houses which they desire to rent place them in the care of the ren tal agent, for It is then his business not only to rent the nouse to a desirable tenant, but to see that the rent Is col lected. Real estate dealers and rental agents In Kansas City in times past used to publish a list of delinquents as furnished by the members of the asso ciation, but this Is now deemed unnec essary and the practice is no longer continued. The agent now depends upon communication by telephone to sev eral dealers as to the desirability of the prospective tenant. Should a man ap proach a dealer to rent a house which is on his list, he is at once asked the ques tion where he lived before and from what agent he rented. The agent is then interviewed, and if the tenant has been prompt In payment, he has no trouble In renting. Should the tenant refuse to give the name of the agent from whom he has formerly rented, the dealer becomes suspicious and further inquiry as to his position, habits, etc.. is made. It is almost im possible for that class of citizens known as "dead beats" to obtain shelter for themselves and families. Sickness, loss of position or other reasonable excuses for delinquency in the payment of rents are accepted and In nearly all cases the time is extended where the tenant shows an Inclination to pay.. It is the universal custom of rental scents to demand the rent for a house in advance so that it is seldom more than one month's rent lost. In this the land lord enjoys almost a monopoly, for in rractically no other business is a thing paid for before It la received, as Is rent. Merchants Savings Trust Company 247 WASHINGTON STREET v Capital$150,000 Fays interest on Savings Ac counts and Time Certificates. Receives deposits subject to check without limitation as to amount. , Effects collections in any part of the country on most reason able terms. Acts as Trustee in all legiti mate relations. Cares for properties, collects rents, etc. Interviews solicited with those contemplating any phase of oar service. inT the improvement of towns. The change is made jn recognition of popular clamor. CARRIES RECORD CARGO Warwick Clears From Hoquiaru With 8,290,000 Feet of Lumber. HOQlTiAM, Wash., July 11. (Spe cial.) The British tramp steamer Wimbledon, which cleared from this port some three weeks ago for Callao, carrying 3.003.000 feet of lumber, was nailed as liav.n" taken the banner cargo from Grays Harbor, but her rec ord was considerably beaten today when her sister ship, the Earl of Car rick, cleared for Sydney via Comox, carrying 3,290,000 feet and drawing over 27 feet of water. The Carrick ex perienced no difficulty in crossing the ar. Seattle Firm Gets Contract. SEATTLE, Wash.. July 11. The fight waged for months between Frank Water house & Co. and Jebsan & Ostrander for control of flour shipments to the Orient suddenly took a turn In favor of the for mer concern this morning, when Water house was advised by telegraph from the office of the Secretary of War that his bids for carrying Quartermaster's sup plies to the Philippines from Seattle has been accepted. In some respects Water house was a high bidder, having put m an offer to carry forage for $4 a ton and lumber for J10 a thousand feet ss against $3.94 for forage ani $8.94 for lumber by Jebsen & Ostrander. The latter concern also claims its bid for transporting horses and mules was $25 per head lower than that of Waterhouse. As a result of the award Waterhouse & Co. secure a contract involving $250,000 per year. Arrested for Striking Widow. Morris Nudleman. 43 years old. living with his wife, at 269 Fourth street, was arrested last night on a warrant issued by Judge Van Zante, charging him with assault and battery. The complainant is Mrs. Sophie Ankelis. a middle-aged widow and a neighbor of Nudleman's. She alleges that Nudleman, who is considered eccentric, so far lost control of himself as to strike her during a neighborhood misunderstanding. Nudleman was re leased on bail, and will receive a hearing before Judge Van Zante Monday morn ing. The grocer may give a week's credit, or may demand his money cash on de livery, the dry goods merchant, the hardware merchant or others may send out goods the same way, but in each case the purchaser gets what he pur chased upon the payment of the pur chase price. In renting it is somewhat different, for when the advance " money is paid, the tenant takes the chances of the house remaining untouched by fire, tornado or cyclone for at least 30 days. A lease of a house for a year of more is even more of a protection, to the land lord for If he is so disposed, he can de mand and collect the lease money under law whether the tenant has the use of the building or not. On the other hand, should a tenant refuse or fail to pay his rent, he may be put out on a three days' notice, and his household goods held as security un til the money due Is paid. It may be said to the credit of the average Kan sas City landlord and agent, however, that it Is seldom this law is enforced, for If the tenant is unable to pay. the "black list" is generally about the worst punish ment offered him. In case a house Is de stroyed, the lessee is generally furnished with another house or the rent money is not collected. There are few men working on a salary who ever get their salary before it is earned, and to this class of men the de mand for rent money in advance seems a hardship, but It Is argued that when once paid, the tenant Is sure of a home and it Is Just as easy to pay it at the be ginning of the second month as It Is at the end. Real estate dealers say that all people in the Western country are more or less extravagant and are prone to forget those debts which are not pressing, so they have established this rule of collecting in advance. The "landlady" or the boarding-houso keeper is even better protected than the rental landlord or agent, for not only can the personal property of a "roomer" be held for his room and board In case it Is not paid, but the law goes further and .provides a fine and imprisonment for one who "jumps a board bill." This has often been enforced, and with good ef fect. It is the universal custom of boarding-houses and hotels to demand that guests without baggage pay in advance and this Is not without reason. The hotel or boarding-house can accom modate so many guests and preparation and service is made for this number so that the "roomer" is almost sure to get what he pays for. Kansas City has near ly 2000 boarding-houses, in addition to the 225 hotels, and this does not Include the numerous fiats and private houses in which one or more boarders are kept. The fine for "beating" a board bill is from $5 to $M0. In addition to the pay ment of the bill, and a person may be Imprisoned if the fine and hill Is not paid. Kansas City Journal. ! HIGH-CLASS UPHOLSTERY WORK AT MOST REASONABLE PRICES-PHONE EX. 34 $10.00 Teakwood Chairs, fiber $10.00 Fiber Chairs, reduced $11.00 Child's Fiber Rockers, SHOWING NEW PATTERNS xffi HODGE'S SANITARY FIBER FLOOR COVERINGS As ideal and economical floor-coverings no carpets and rugs are so popular today as the celebrated Hodges Fiber. They are distinctive in weave, design and coloring, and pre sent a more artistic and pleasing effect when laid than do many high-grade carpets and rugs. For sleeping-rooms and nurseries the Hofi (Hodge's Fiber) are unexcelled, being odorless and perfectly hygienic. . The "Hofi" brand is the original of the fiber carpet industry, and is imitated by numerous other makes. The new patterns are now dis played in the Carpet Department. Three grades jn "Hofi," priced as follows, including sewing, laying and lining 50 per yard, 60 per yard and 75 per yard. 414 ft: by IV2 ft. Rugs 6 ft. by 9 ft. Rugs ... 8i 4 ft. by IO12 Rugs $2.50 $2.75 $3.00 $3.50 $4.25 $4.50 Hammocks, Ham-mocks, Hammocks, Hammocks, Hammocks, Hammocks, reduced reduced reduced reduced reduced reduced SALE LAWN MOWERS Our remaining stock of the machines are also offered in a two-days' sale at much less than regu lar values commencing tomorrow in the Base ment Section. Tip-Top Mowers; 14-inch size; a good, serviceable machine, reg. $3.50, special. . .$2.85 Tip-Top Mowers; 16-inch size; regular price $1.00, special .'. $3.i0 Wizard Mowers; 16-inch; ball-bearing; . adjustable throughout; reg. $6.50, sp'l. . !$4.90 Highland Mowers; 16-inch size; a high grade machine; regular price $11.50, sp'l $7.35 FREE DELIVERY TO ALL SUBURBS An efficient delivery service enables us to make free and prompt delivery to all suburbs, and the following adjacent towns Oregon City, Vancouver, St. John, Milyaukie, Oswego, Mount Scott and Linnton. V Sanitary" Eefrigerators in Residence ' and Hotel Sizes. Basement Department. YOUR CREDIT IS 600D WHIRLING SKATE CRAZE You May Soon Be Waited on tj a Shopgirl on Rollers. New York Sun. "I thought I had already seen skates put to every possible use." said a woman who has been visiting in. Washington, D. C, "but the other day I came across them serving In an entirely new capac ity. "I went Into a department store and made my way to a certain counter, where I Inquired for a particular kind of lace. Before I got the words out of my mouth the salesgirl had glided about 10 feet down the counter, picked up a piece of lace and swooped back into position opposite me. "Well, the lace was what I wanted, but CLOSING OUT ALL SUMMER FURNITURE the LINEN FIBER Tomorrow, Tuesday and Wednesday we place on sale and at greatly reduced prices every piece of this artistic and durable outdoor furniture. " Linen Fiber" is very novel in appearance and possesses many advantages over any other furniture for like purpose. It is made from hemp fiber, twisted into cords and braided into strands, making it very strong and durable. The designs shown in these pieces are entirely different from the ordinary styles so common in out-door furniture, and the various finishes are both appropri ate and artistic. See window display. Prompt and careful attention will be given to mail orders and out-of-town inquiries. backs and seats,' red. to $3.35 to $4.40 reduced to $4.95 $ 4..50 $ 8.00 $10.00 to....... $1.75 to J $1.85 to. , . , . .;..... . . . .'. .$3.00 to?;...:..;...:.. ....$2.45 to ...$3.10 to.... $3.25 PORCH BLINDS Protect your porch or balcony and enjoy their freedom by the use of effective porch blinds. We have the most durable, the most artistic, in the following sizes: 4 feet by 8 feet, price . ... . $3.00 6 feet by 8 feet, price $4.50 8 feet by 8 feet, price: ... .$6.00 you can believe I didn't say so. I asked lor something else, and to my intense Joy it proved to be something at the other end of the counter. Off glided the girl and I tagged excitedly along In the aisle. - "Of course that gave me a chanve to see how she d-.d it- She didn't strike out boldly, as If she had a whole rink to swing in. But with almost no effort at all she could roll along for eight or ten feet at a roll. Apparently her skates had rubber wheels, for she made no noise at all. "When we got to the end of the counter of course 1 said that what she had first showed me would do after all, and we skated back to our first stop. At least she did. and when I saw how easy it was I more than half decided to do my shop ping on skates the next time. "I didn't, though, and that Is the only $11.50 Fiber Seats, reduced to $13.00 Fiber Rockers, reduced to $17.00 Fiber Rockers, reduced to 9 ft. by 12 ft. Rugs . . . .$12.00 10i2 ft. by 12 ft. Rugs .$16.50 12 ft. by 12 ft. Rugs .' .$18.00 SPECIAL SALE OF HAMMOCKS The season being so far advanced as to necessitate reduction in seasonable stocks, we place on sale tomorrow and Tuesday, and at attractive special prices, our entire line of Hammocks. In these are offered a variety of patterns and a wide range of prices for selection. . $5.25 Hammocks, reduced to....... ..$3.95 $5.75 Hammocks, reduced to . .$4.25 $6.25 Hammocks, reduced to ....$4.65 $6.75 Hammocks, reduced to...... ..$4.95 $7.00 Hammocks, reduced to $5.35 $8.00 Hammocks, reduced to $5.95 $8.25 Hammocks, reduced to $6!l0 KITCHEN CUPBOARD SPECIAL 36.9Q A well constructed kitchen piece that sells regTiIarly for $13.00. Made of pop lar in dark golden finish, having orna mental top panel and paneled sides. Up per compartment has two glass doors and two shelves. Lower compartment has two paneled doors. Two drawers between compartments. An excep tional bargain at the above special Monday and Tuesday. ftOU5EFURm5HER5l example I have ever run across of skates on either side of the counter." Mechanical Music The viano dealers recently- In confer ence here have uttered a comforting pre diction as to the future effect upon their trade', of the mechanical piano-playing devices. It appears from iheir statements that, the sals of tnese appliances has grown steadily larger, while the teachers of the piano report simultaneously that the number of their pupils has so far shown no decrease. The sale of the reg ular Instruments has not diminished and the demand for pianos supplied with the new appliances Is ever increasing. Thus t appears that the machines have tended to multiply the demand for pianos from players as well as from those whose lack of early training compels them to take $5.00 $6.S5 $8.0O SPCi 1 8 jljl WINDOW SHADES Three sizes in oil opaque Shades at special . prices tomorrow and Tuesday. Complete with nickel ring pulls delivered only. 75c Shades, ' 3 ft. wide, y2. ft! long ; each. . . . . ... . ,. ., . . .50 $1.25 Shades, 3 ft. 9 in. wide, 6 ft. long; each ........75i $1.65 Shades, 4 ft. wide, 6. ft. long; each .....90 "New Process Gas Ranges. Efficient, Economical. Sold on Easy Payments 5 their' enjoyment on the . mechanical In struments. . Experience has shown that the median-" leal players H not discourage those who are anxious to learn the art .of playing i ne new metnod of making music does not divert them from the ef- ion io learn in the old-fashioned way. So here in nn f a n t k.,kt.i. . i ... . w iiiiru ins triumph of a mechanical process has not' cumuuiea ine art wmch suggested it. Chicago Widows ijose to Chehalig. CHEHALIS. Wash., July 11. (Spe cial.) Lst evening at 6:30 the Cha halis ball team played a burlesque game of ball at Millett Field with the Merry Widows Club from Chicago. The score was 9 to 1 In favor of the local n. and might just as well have been to to 0- Make your) own terms ,1 : -J. )