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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 7, 1910)
1910. BRIBE STORY TOLD PLEA OF POVERTY TRATnO EXPERT DECLARES RAILROADS NEED MONET TO MEET GROWING- DEMANDS. What Economy Is: BY CHOCTAW CHIEF ECONOMY is buying what will do you . the most good at the least price. We Tribal Governor Says Fourth Interest in Contracts Was Offered to Him. Growing Demands Require Greater Expenditures, Will Be Contention. N rr- a t 1 4- t oner you me very ucai m mci chandisein standard makes AT GREATLY REDUCED TAFT OPPOSES BIG FEES PRICES. , REVENUE SHOWING OFFSET THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN. PORTLAND. AUGUST v - i . ' - i - m- . : - ' : - - . : : ' . ' ' : 1 1 ' I'' - MADEBYRAILRQADS r Net Returns Mud at Expense of Needed Construction and Better ment Traffic Experts In Conference In Chicago. CHICAUO. Auk. . (Special.) The rail road ln?nd to stand squarely upon tha proposal that they need more mon'y to kfp rr " the growing demand for transportation, and If they cannot ahow tr.la to the satisfaction of the Commis si.!, then the day of Government owner ship of railroads will hare been greatly hastened. "Oils statement waa made today by J. to. S'.ubhs. traffic director of all the H nrlman lines and regarded as tha fnre mt trartte expert of the country. Mr. Siabns" drclaratton was made at tha con- r hrta n tha nipion u m i ' ' . - - - ---- U-siil counsel of the Western railroads an their trafllc representatives which nearly a wmi - o - -. nr t u-u.tnf tha W.4S rsuru wiiu . . . .. - tlnani lul situation anil f.jrmln plans for presenting r-fnre the Interstate Com merce Commission In the clearest manner thj neM of the rallroatls. . . . i . .. . .., ih Iraffli ofn- elaJs agreed that the urgent need of the ra 9 roads ror increasen iirnun can . T . i ..,... unit r I .-ft r I y amonsiranti nj inur.. ..... j t;aienients or conaiuons mm r l are) hecomlnc acute in the railroad world Arrangement were therefore made to hate statistics carefully prepared and arasnired In a systematic manner so tliat ;rn they are presented to me vomu" sl.m that body will be able to aea readily what they tend to prove. Trie question nas arisen ..nvui-. i . in not revenues of all the railroads for the year ended June JP. isle, and wnirn is wuni lrr- . nAAnA.M hi m.b It difficult ipvi - " ' ' tnt the railroads to prove a case of poverty." Regarding thl phase the lawyers and traffic men asrreed that such a ahowlns; woum oe no oar io n l . .1 i muk. hefora the W S : ' liiej ursuc w - - Cotnmisslon. It will be pointed out that the Increase in net revenues win i- . . v. .. Af nneration and jnane it . . . v construction, as- well as general better- wwit As the railroads spent what they lulf have spent this year tor better nijntj and new equipment they would have faced a deficit.. It Is assenea. n will ke further asserted that the Items of Expense with which the railroads are cnfrqnt.!. such as Increased waxea. and whirlt will take effect from now on to tha end of the year, will more than offset the tri.-rvad net earninejs. ; ALASKA COALFIELDS VAST t.tlilosical Survey "lnds Deposits of I t.rcat Value. WashivoTiiN. Aug. . Accessible coal of the beet Alaskan fields, even at a half cent. a ton In the ground, la worth more than most of the coal lands In the Kastern states, notwithstanding their nearness to lines of transporta tion and to market. This statement Is contained In a hulU-ttn Issued by the theological tiurvey today under the di rection of eorite trtis Smith. Imrlng the Halllnger-I'lnchot Investi gation. A. H. Hrooka, of the Geological Survey. ' testified that the accessible col Jn fhe llerlng Klver and Mata-mu-ka districts waa worth half a cent a ton in the ground. This small figure created th impression Id the mlnda of manv; persons . that Alaska coal landa wer.pl small, value. Tha bulletin Just Issue.! says that priced at the rate named bv Mr. Hrooka. the best Alaska coal lunds are worth from 15 to $5oe atr acre, values far above the average price of bituminous coal lands. Tha statement says the most serious handicap aainst their opening has been the laws. Though laws intended to -ens tie the individual to obtain title have been on the statute books tar the last decade not an acre of land -has goeie to patent. JAPS BEHIND. SAYS BARON MiuUtrr h II In Countrymen Can Nc.rr Outstrip Amrrk ans , KV TORK. Auir. Baron Oura. M j tntr f Agriculture and Commerra, vr . i ntx-nlinK a fw days hra on hii war ho ma from the Anglo-Japan-a eirilhit.on la Lon1on. paid a vtslt ioV1I atrret yertterdar and came back .allied. t.Ntvfr have I aeen any tannic like it. 'I tie ald. Va Japaneaa have always ihaughi ourtfivr-s nimble with our ftn ns and our w Its, but we art atlll i a tdtnjr In ox carts, while you Amert- aas are rtdintr In aeroplanes. Tour w- vf dulns; huineea la like a race tntwhiCh ll pass tha aroal at tha same 4rtnd. What becomes of the laitsjards? IK they crairl Into the bushea and die? "There in no need for the Americans to v ha tealoua vf the Japanesa com-iittr'-tally. The Japanese merchant can nripr catch up with the Americana. In I matters of finance It etms to me it: 1 1 you have nothins; to .'fear from int narlon In the world. TJapatnese feellns toward America s almost affectionate. War will never -oaie unless America starts It. PYTHIANS BREAK CAMP IT tcs tar CompetilUe Drills Award ed to Teams. LIVAIKKK. Aug. . Todsy wlt- t-aea) ti"e c?ren:or.y of breaking Camp lery Parlstt Hroan. Knights of -ytnias :TF.ni ciu'iimrtment. The chief Interest eiaere.1 in the awarding of ptixea for hT comi etltlve drills. thn panl. s from Indiana won all prliea n I ::.. A. Terre liaute. No. S. taking rri: Vteo. No. , se-ocd. and New AI uiity. No. i. third. Waehirgton. No. 1, .it first r-rixe in clas R and Jaaon Na. 111. Indiana, llrst In class; C. l)os J 'n tall) Bltea Woman. BCTUKI If-. Aug. Lying pros rate In t?i street, with a huge mastiff isntlina over her. tesrlng at her flesh ke a wild beast. Mrs. Koale Purvis, f this city, wss rescued from death y a score of men. who beat tha dog nt helplessness. The woman Is In a capital, rrohably fatally Injured. Mrs. 'urvla had tried to rescue her two Midren from the dog's attacks when he brute turned up- i. texr J. C. STIBBS HARRIM.4N TRAFFIC DIRECTOR. FIRE PROVES FATAL Explosion of Sawdust in Match Factory Is Disastrous. TWO INJURED WILL DIE Diamond Match Company lias Blaae Follow!; Spontaneous Combus tion Building Blown In All Plrertlons Ixss $50,000. CHICO. Cal.. Aug. . tSpecial.) An explosion of sawdust at the plant of the Diamond Match Company at Barber this afternoon wrecked the power house, and started a fire that for a while threatened the destruction of the entire plant and yards, valued at sev eral million dollars. Those fatally Injured are: Manuel Gomes and M. W. Jones, lumber pliers, who were resting In the power-house. Others seriously injured are: David Reed, fireman: George Craft, mlllhaod. and T. Petrlce. lumber pller. The explosion occurred In that por tion of the building where sawdust from the box factories and mills Is collected through chutes. It la an airtight compartment and Its sup pressed dust became overheated. Three walls and the roof of the brick power bouse were blown down. The accident prevented use of tha water pressure to fight the fire that followed the explosion and the mains had to be connected' with those of the Chlro city system. The flames were confined to the debris of the building blown down. The company's fire bri gade did remarkably good work. The damage to the plant will amount to I&O.0V0. although first estimates placed It higher. Coast Manager K. M. Clough. of the Diamond Match Com. pany, had Just started for Los .Angeles for a vacation, but waa atopped at Maryavtlte. He refused to place an estimate on the loss. The plant will resume with electric 'power within a few days. A complete electric ppwer system has been in the course of in stallation for some time. PORTLAND RANKS FIFTH PVBI.IC IMPROVE.MEXTKIGlItES ARE MADE PIBLIC. Crnsns Hurra a Makes Report of Expenditures for 1008 One Third Total Paid by New York. WASHINGTON". Aug. . Portland, Or., among cities of the same slse. ranks fifth In amount of expenditure for public improvements, according to the Census Bureau's annual report, now in press. Payments on account of out lays for new properties, or new work. by the lit largest cities In the I "n I ted- -Stales, each having an estimated population of 10.000 or more In ISM. amounted in. the aggregate to J7:i.oo.ts5 for los. compared with 1:44. 117. 9S for 107. Nearly one-third of tha total, or SS3.417.149. was paid by New York City; Chicago spent tl8.0J.9S; and Philadel phia. J14.47J.1S4. C.ties of less than 100.000 Inhabitants with the largest payments for outlays were: Los An geles. JS.jr.9.800: . Seattle. J.4S.7: Portland. Me, S4.53t.993: Denver. JJ. TSO.SlI; and Portland. Or- J3.044.727. The total net Indebtedness of the 168 cities at the close of 1901 waa J1.71S. 000.00. and Of Ihls amount JSM.000.00A. or at.s per cent. Is credited to New Tork City alone. That city had more than seven times tke Indebtedness of any other city, and more than one-half of the total of t:.e 29 largest cities of the country. The per capita net debt of New York City was JIS7.74. and the only other cities having a per capita net Indebtedness of over JlOO were Cincinnati. Ji;S-1: Bosto-i. J119.4J; Galvefttun. J11J.07; Portland. Me., JI07.41; Newton. Mass, J10S.1J; Pueblo, Colo.. Jli)4.l: and Pawtucket, R. I, J10J.7. Of the cities of over 100.000 estimated population, the city havina the smallest per capita, net debt was Detroit. J3.02. Of the clt es having a 'population of from 100.000 to 100.000. those with the smallest per capita net debt were Indianapolis. J17.43. and Scranton. 119.82. Of the cities having from 30.000 to 100.000 population, those having the smallest per capita net debt were Joplln, 18.89; Erie, J10.S8; Johns town. $1410: Newcastle. J12.45; Terre Haute, JI2.R0; Davenport, J14.lt; and Peoria, 14.69. The Increase In the net debt for the fis cal year 1908 was J18S.877.854, as com pared with a similar increase for 1907 of J120.930.631. more than three-fourths of which increaae is credited to the 1 larg est citleet and nearly one-half of wbicb Is credited to New York City. The only cities of less than 300.000 popu lation Increasing their net debt by more than $2,000,000 were Los Angeles, J6.S5,2S4. and Portland, Me., $4,210,922. In the latter city most of this debt was Incurred by the water district. During the year 35 cities reduced their net indebtedness, compared with 42 cities for 1907. - The only cities of over 100.000 popula tion reducing their net debt in 1908 -were; Washington, D. v C; Kansas City. Mo.; Peterson. N. J., and Cambridge, Mass. The report states that in any discus sion of indebtedneea It should be remem bered that the vslue of public improve ments, and especially the amounts ex pended on public-service enterprises, should be taken into consideration. Many cities own their waterworks, some their lighting plants, and a considerable pro portion of the Indebtedness of such cities may have been incurred In1 the purchase or construction of such plants. Thus in New York City 36.9 per cent of the total debt, a much larger percentage than that for most cities, has been issued for the acquisition and extension of such public service enterprises as the water-supply system, toll bridges, etc.. which enter prises are self-supporting. MSSIAllLiSWEPI SCOURGE CAVSES 69414 DEATHS IX SINGLE WEEK. Laborers In Panic Flee Mines and Railroads and Trannport of Crops Is at Standstill. ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. . Slussla's scourge, the cholera, contlnuea to spread with alarming rapidity, partic ularly In the mining districts and in St. Petersburg, where the conditions are fast approaching the proportions of the great epidemic of 1908. Figures furnished today by the Central Sani tary Bureau show that in the week from July 24 to July 10. there were 15.244 cases of cbolera and 6944 deaths. Of these. 4870 cases and 2131 deaths were reported from the province of Yekaterlnoslav and the territory of the Don Cossacks In South Russia. A re port from the United Mine Owners' As sociation, covering 48 mines and four foundries, gives 2970 rases and 1260 deaths. The extent of the panic among the miners Is shown by figures furn ished from 18 mines, from which 18.000 of the 46.000 employes have fled. The desertion of work by the la borers extends also to the railroad employes and the workmen In the ports In South Russia, threatening to cripple the export movement of grain. Ad vices from Yekaterlnoslav report that the transport of the crops Is at a stand still. - The epidemic continues to make enor mous progress in the capital, where the dally average of cases Jumped laat week to 10. Yesterday 182 cases or suspected cases were taken to the hospitals and there were 10 deaths.. The hospitals now contain 962 cases. Hindu Gives Toe Print. . t CHICO. CaU Aug. . Identifica tion methods were given a new twist in a Chlco bank yesterday when a Hindu squatted down on the floor. Jerked oft his shoe and used the great toe of his right foot for stamp ing an lmpreaaion on the deposit slip. The Hindu signatures all. look alike to bank cashiers, who use thumb im prints as an additional means of iden tification In cases where depositors iiall from the Far East. But this system could not be followed out yesterday because the would-be depositor's hands, which had been scalded, were tied up In bandages. Saa Fraaeiseo Veterinary College. Students are admitted between the ages of 17 and 15. The new reinforced concrete building of this institution gives Increased facilities for labora tory, dissection and clinical instruction in all branches of veterinary science. Young men desiring to take up the study of veterinary medicine should make Immediate application In person, or by raall. to the president. Dr. Charles Keane. 1818 Market street, San Fran cisco. Next session will begin Septem ber 15. 1910. Mrs Parktiurt's socletv of English suffra gists has Jut cleared JS500 at a suffrage ba sar held la Olaasow. Sherman . Agreed That Amounts Were I'nreasonable, Senator Cur tis Testifies- Hearing Re sembles War Council. (rnntlnued from First Psge.) and told me he wanted me to write a letter to the Secretary of the Interior, withdrawing my protest against the Mc Murray contracts. iinn v I M .m.t . ... Arh that hi said he was authorised to agree to give - .w .i . - i I me onciuuriu ui mo i' . - 'You see.' he said, 'we are going to get a ten pen cent fee out of It and you will get one-fourth of the tenth. Now you sign the letter and It will be a great bar gain.' I absolutely refused to do It, and he went away." Indians Lowing Faith. "A good many of your tribe did sign the contracts with McMurray, didn't they?" asked Mr. Miller. "Yes, they did that because they are losing all faith in the Government. They u I . n a U ). I- nrwernment Offi cials and In their tribal officials, too. It IB DCCBUac 1 1 1 1 J I1"'- ' -.- ' promises and the promisee have not been kept. The Government promised. It would sell the land and distribute the profits In 1906. It hasn't done so yet. The In dians are becoming disheartened oyer the Government's promises, and that's why they signed the contracts. They thought It would be better to get some of the money than none at all." "Are they In a hurry to get money? "Yes. they certainly are: they need it They are poor, for they nave been living on promises for so long." "Why do you Indians have so many lawyers?" "Because we want to get the money. $300,000 Paid to Lawyers. "Can you estimate how much your tribe has paid out In attorneys' fees in the last 10 years?" "Our tribe in that time has paid out about $300,000." Among the developments of today were: Senator Curtis told of having been summoned to the White House to con fer with President Taft and Vice-President 8herman on the merits of the Mc Murray contracts. Mr. Taft had ex pressed the belief that the 10 per cent fee was too high and his visitor agreed with-him. This, the Senator thought, sufficiently refuted the imputation that he was "interested" in Jie land deal. The Senator had known McMurray for years and had never known of his at tempts to c "influence -legislation." Senator Curtis also testified that he also knew of no . animosity existing between himself and Senator Gore ex cept that Mr. Gore had remarked that Curtis was meddling too much in Okla homa affairs by fair means and by fouL Hamon Again Accused. Representative Creager of Oklahoma attacked the testimony previously given by Hamon. whom he accused of having suggested that he might obtain an "Interest" in the contracts. This Hamon denied. Hamon had asserted that before the conference at Washing ton Creager had called him up on the telephone and made the appointment. Creager, In a long circumstantial nar rative of riding on streetcars, meeting at a restaurant and going to the Occi dental Hotel, emphatically asserted that Hamon had called him up and that the meeting was at Hamon's solicita tion. Representative McQuire denied that he ever was "interested" In the con tracts or had sought their approval by Congress. He said that he knew Mc Murray and Hamon.' Hamon had some times stopped at his suite of rooms, at his hotel at Washington. McMurray had asked him If he had opposed the contracts, and, on his answering he had not. he agreed with McMurray to tell President Taft that the entire Oklahoma delegation was not opposed to the contracts.- He said that he never had been improperly approached In re gard to the contracts and he never was interested in them "to the extent of one penny." , N Chickasaw tiovernor Favorable. R. L. Murray, of the Chickasaw tribe, said that Governor Johnson, of that tribe, had repeatedly urged him to in duce as many Indians as possible to send telegrams to Washington to have the contracts approved, which he had refused to do. X. c. McCurtln. who described himself as a delegate to Washington for the Choc taws, preceded his father on the stand. He testified that before the dis approval of the old tribal contracts by President Roosevelt in 1908. and while they were still pending, he was ap proached by McMurray in the lobby of the Raleigh Hotel at Washington. Mc Murray had been talking with Cecil Lyon, National Republican committee man of Texas, but Lyon went away be fore the subject of the $25,000 was dis cussed. . McCurtln testified: "I met Mr. McMurray in the lobby and he said: 'You know we have a con tract for the sale of the lands.' I said 1 had heard it, but had never seen a copy of the contract. He said: 'We have decided we will give you $25,000 if you will not oppose the contracts.' Sliding Scale Suggested. "He said: 'If the Secretary of the In terior approves the eontract in Its pres ent form, we will give you $26,000. If he scales the contract, then the 2B,- 000 probably will be cut down accord ingly. I want to talk to you further about this matter.' "I did. not see McMurray for several days, but In the meantime I got to thinking about the proposition and I know that they were going to bring influences to bear In support of that contract. 1 thought maybe If I didn't manifest too much opposition to that contract I would be in a position ulti mately to defeat it, but if I became too antagonistic I might have no opportunity to get my forces together and that they might in some way secure, the approval of the contracts, "Several days after that I saw Mc Murray in the hotel and I said: 'I have decided to accept your proposition.' but 1 didn't learn any more about the con tracts by that means. The matter went on for some time and no effort was made to get the contracts approved. Then the matter went along until the constitu tional convention of Oklahoma appointed a committee to investigate whether it was possible to purchase the coal lands from the Indians. "McMurray became active again. He wanted to appear before this committee Stein-Bloch Smart Clothes $25.00 Suits now $16.50 $30.00 Suits now ............ $22.50 $35.00 Suits now ,v. $22.50 $40.00 Suits now ... ........ .$22.50 NECKWEAR 50c grade now . . , $1.00 grade now . .... . -. , . as the representative of the Choctaw Indians. He endeavored to obtain . a written statentent from Governor Mc curtain to the effect that McMurray represented the Choctaws and they so recognised him. McMurray came out to my house to see me. He stated he was in a position to do the Nation a great deal of good. Then I said: 'McMurray. I don't want anything to do with your con tracts. McMurray, in an interview, denied he made the offer. He said Lyon had been financially Interested with him in the contracts. Representative McGulre's testimony related to whether he occupied part, of a suite at a Washington hotel with Hamon. He said he paid for the apart ment and it waa the custom for his friends from Oklahoma to stay there. Hamon. he said, had stayed there two or three times. "Have you ever received any finan cial assistance from any person having a contract with the Indians T' Chairman Burke asked. "I never have," replied McGuire. "There was never a suggestion of aid to be given me by McMurray. or anyone else." Gore "Cnfrlendl'y, Tsi 'Said. "Is there any reason why Senator Gore should feel unfriendly toward you?"- - -.. '' .' , "None that I know of. . Yet he has done his utmost to give me a black eye. Moreover, he has done a good deal of fabricating. He showed this in his attitude toward our efforts to secure appropriations for Federal buildings at Guthrie, Blackwell and Kingflsher, Okla. He wrote letters saying he would do all he could to help get the buildings, and then he wrote letters saying he had done all he could to get them but to a dead certainty he did all he could to have the appropriations knocked out." "How many times did Hamon stop at your apartment In Washington?" "Well, I never locked the door at those apartments. Anybody from Oklahoma could make themselveT at home. Hamon came there because I ' had known him for years, but Hamon never discussed with me the McMurray contracts." ' " , J. M.- Turner, of St. Louis, -ex-United States Minister to Liberia, testified as to his efforts to ' improve conditions among the negroes who live on the In dian landa. The committee Will continue its inves tigation at McAlester, Okla., on Monday. No Charge Aganist Sherman. Senator Gore tonight . Issued the fol lowing statement relative to Vice-President Sherman: - "I have never, neither in the Senate nor before the investigating committee, made any charges whatever against Mr. Sherman. I never said he waa Interested in th McMurray .contracts directly or indirectly. The Vice-President's name was mentioned to me by Hamon as the man higher up who was interested in the contracts. When I testified before the committee I was under obligation to re late all that Hamon had said and when -It came to mentioning what Hamon had said to me about Mr. Sherman, I named the Vice-President with extreme reluct ance. "I bad no alternative bat to tell the truth. I think I owe it to Mr., Sherman and the country to hope that the asser tions that Hamon made about Mr. Sher man will be relegated to perpetual obliv ion." CARTER DEXIES KNOWLEDGE Montana Senator's First Informa tion Gained From Press. HELENA, Mont., Aug. 6. United States Senator Thomas H. Carter, to day took occasion to explain his part in connection with the Senate resolu tion which authorized an Investigation qf the Gore charges. Incidentally, he makes reply to refences to himself in a dispatch from DenTer yesterday quot ing Senator Hughes. Senator Carter was mentioned as. having heard from Senator Gore the story of the alleged bribery In connection with the Indian lands cases. Senator Carter today made the fol lowing statement: "Beyond the statement made by.Sena tor Gore, I have no knowledge what- Rheumatism la a Ceastltotioaal Disease. It manifests Itself in local aches and pains, Inflamed Joints and stiff mus cles, but it cannot be cured by local applications. " It requires constitutional treatment, and the best is a course of the great blood purifying and tonic medicine Hood's Sarsaparilla which correcta the acid condition of the bloo and builds up the system. Get it today in usual liquid form or chocolated tablets called areataba. ' - 35 .65 Washington, Near Fifth St. ever of the subject now- being Investi gated in . Oklahoma. When Senator Hughes presented a resolution calling for an investigation, I supported his resolution, by presenting a letter, at the request of ex-Senator" Thurston sup porting the demand for an investiga tion. "I never heard the name of -Vice-President Sherman mentioned In con nection with the case until I saw it in the press the past .few days.- I have no idea the- Vice-President Tias any.crfn nection, direct or ' indirect, with the case. - "The charges aretof .a grave nature and it seemed, to me imperative that they should be Investigated thoroughly, and I have no doubt the Investigation will disclose all the facts. "There seems to be a most remark able medley of legislation and contracts growing out of legislation applicable to Indian lands and Indian rights in the State of Oklahoma. Outside of the re spective committees of the Senate' and House having' to deal with rridian:af fairs few understand or attempt to master the details of the-legislation and: the. contracts." . ' . Touth Nailed. Down to Starve. MILWAUKEE, Aug.' 6. Huddled on a heap of rags in the attic of a cottage. TOO If You Are at All Interested in Marraymead, and Possibly Contemplate Baying, You Will Have to Hurry. Soon You'll Be Too Late. Do not think'that I am attempting to work the stereotyped "rush act" when I tell you that if you want a lot in MURRAYMEAD at opening prices you will have to hurry. It is true that there will be plenty of opportunities to make money in real estate in Portland long after MURRAYMEAD is gone. But nevertheless, if MURRAYMEAD upon investigation proves to be as good a proposition as I say it is, it constitutes one of your opportunities. You may let this opportunity pass, and let many others pass, but the more you take advantage of the better off you're going to be. In the big district bounded, by East Twelfth, East Thirtieth, Hawthorne avenue and Division street, in which district are located Ladd Addition, Colonial Heights, Stratton Addition, MURRAYMEAD, etc., any lbf at the market price today is a good buy. But the fact remains that in MURRAYMEAD, for the time being, you t ,-4 the r. nf it. on nriees. from $300 to $600 less than tail VJlAl l ouuuv I T any other addition in this district. But do not expect this condition to last long. Those who have bought are naturally advancing their prices, arid as soon as the new bridge is completed I will very materially advance tha prices on any unsold lots in MURRAYMEAD. JNow tase aavaniage oi ine.mce uiu -- tigate for yourself. Take Hawthorne avenue or Mount Scott car to East Twenty-fourth and Hawthorne. and walk four blocks south to my tract office. Open today from 10 A. M. to 6 P. M. , A. B. WIDNEY 8S2-824 Board of Trade. Mala 6874, A 1179. WILLAMETTE IRON AND STEEL WORKS MANUFACTURING ENGINEERS STEEL SHIPBUILDERS LOGGING AND HOISTING MACHINERY, ; MARINE AND STEAMBOAT INSTALLATION The most modern tools and equipment on the Pacific Coast.' OPERATED ON THE "OPEN SHOP" PRINCIPLE. Earl & Wilson and Cluett Shirts $1.50 Shirts now $1.15 $2.00 Shirts now $1.35 $2.50 Shirts now $1.85 .$3.00 Shirts now ... - $1.85 $3.50 Shirts now ..... . $2.65 Straws 12 Off where he had been nailed in by his brother and forced to remain four days and flights without a morsel of food. George Glaser, 1 years old, was found yesterday by patrolmen who had been sent to serve a vagrancy warrant on him and his brother, Henry, (16 years old. The boys will not work, it Is said, because they say they are descendants of a German prince. Paris Has Lynching. PARIS, Aug. 6. Paris witnessed a demonstration of lynch law in the heart of the capital yesterday. A po liceman was about to arrest an apache in the Boulevard Sebastopol when the man fired at him with a revolver. The bullet wounded the policeman and killed a man passing in the street. A crowd speedily gathered, seized the apache and hanged him to a lamppost. Canadian Premier Hurt in 'WreeV- WINNIPEG, Man:, Aug. 6. A train carrying Sir Wilfred Laurler, Premier of Canada, struck head; on in a collis ion with a freight train yesterday. Sir Wllfred-'-was slightly Injured. A fire man was - killed. The accident hap-' pened- near Fense, west of Begina, Sank. " ' ' ' Tract Office, Cor. E. 34th and Harrison Sts. THE DROPPED CUP occasionally fills the cup of sorrow of the housewife whose gown hap pens to receive the stain, yet there is absolutely little cause for worry, because we can take out coffee or other staine In a short time at little cost and with no injury whatever to the fabric itself. Our wagons call for and deliver orders promptly and our prices satisfy. ' Mil Orders Receive Prompt Attention.. The Vienna Steam Cleaning and Dyeing Works PHOSM MAIN IMS. A . -26 TH1BU ST., PORTLAND,- OR. LATE