THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 18. ltOi.
SUM NAN WITH A
VERY FACILE PEN
WHY MAX PRACHT
RESI6NED HIS POST
WILL LAY WHIP ON
RASCAL SHOULDERS
LEITER INTENT ON
DOWNING UNIONISM
You cannot be reminded too often to
rvecu icauniis uic icai nimc auvcr- i
tisements. It's a
A Record of Over Thirty Spurious
Speedy Action Forestalls Dis
missal Promised by Land
Commissioner When Here.
Great Maee Meeting of Citizens
Today to Denounce Graft
ers in Public Office.
Would Rather Kill Unions Than
Receive a Present of a Mil
lion Dollars.
duty to yourself to
good investments
Checks Passed Within One
Week Is Hie.
be aware of all
COUNTERFEIT PAPER
LEFT STATION WITHOUT
SUPERIOR'S PERMISSION
PLAIN TALK WILL BE
HEARD ON TIMELY TOPIC
ENGLISH OFFICER 18
ASTONISHED AT CAMP
BEARS GROCERS' NAME8
, , liiJ,
1
Operations Extend All Over the
City, and from Sellwood
to Montavilla.
No forcer whoso nam appears In the
annals of the police department baa exe
cuted his work an a broader plan or
with a greater decree of success than
has a ellp of a youth whoa operations
have up to data completely baffled the
Kklll of the detective force. The youth'
ful criminal has managed to have about
30 spurious checks dashed within the
past weak. The most of them were
turned into coin after ha knew the po
lice were on hla trail.
These checks have been made for
amounts ranging from If to jio, tba
firm names of Laug & Co.. Mason, Khr
man & Co. and Allen Lewis being vari
ously appended. The forgeries were
neatly executed and would have deceived
persons familiar with the genuine aigna
tures.
The method of turning the checks
Into money shows a native shrewdness.
All the firms whose names were used
are wholesale grocers and their placee
of business close promptly at ( o'clock.
Uolng to a small grocery establishment
after that hour the youthful crook
would purchase s few commodities and
present the check in payment. His pur
rhases were light and he would be re
turned in cash the dlfferenoa between
the coat Of the purchase and the face
value of the check.
1 til reports of victims agree, that the
forger la slender In build, neatly
dressed and youthful In appearanee.
Home of those who are out money on
the worthless checks have placed his
aga, as low as IT or IS years. Though
a good description of him haa been ob
tained and complaints of his illegal
work are made dally, he has been lucky
enough thus far to escape the detec
tives. Five complaints of grocers who have
lost money through the operation of
the criminal were made at police head
quarters yesterday and last night. He
haa covered a wide range of territory,
one of the bogus oheaka having bean
sent in from Sellwood and another from
Montavilla.
COUNTESS BECOMES
AVOWED SOCIALIST
(Copyright. Hearst News Serrtee, by Leased
Wire te Th Journal, i
London. Dec; 17. The beautiful Count
ess of Warwick has become an avowed
(joclalist and haa been elected to a mem
bership In the Social Democratic federa
tion. Last night the countess addrasedv a
meeting of the unemployed at Stratford.
She was Introduced as "our comrade,"
end the crowd cheered. The countees
said ah appeared at tba request of her
Horlsllst friends, and "that th country
U passing through strange times. Chaos
reigns in Essex and In the remainder of
England.
"It Is terrible that large numbers of
men and women should starve because
they cannot find work. I am not afraid
becauae those who point out the pres
ent social evils are called rebels. It Is
time that something be don to remedy
the a vtla
"Workhigmen must understand the ne
cessity of organisation and of backing
their leaders, i agree wiin tne cnair
man' resolution that under capitalism
the lack of employment is a permanent
condition with large masses of the work
ing ' lasses. This can only be remedied
by the collective ownership of all means
of production, distribution and exchange.
and the Institution of a co-operative
commonwealth."
The countess' radical declaration was
uproariously applsuded and a crowd of
worklngmen dragged her carriage to the
hotel. The countess Is a strenuous ad
vocate of the principle that tfle state
ought to support those children whose
parents cannot.
ear PIANOS
gFXCIAI. IAU TB
Including the famous
DECKER 99 ,
lift years before the public. Over
r.0,000 In use. Factory price. Will
make a present of the freight If you
buy thle week
"Cecillan" Self-Playing Pianos.
E. U. Will's Music House
siio.ST.ei
Kodaks !
Graphophones !
We carry a full Una of
EASTXCAJT'S KOSOSES and
Columbia OKAPXoraoxngs.
Which are superior to all other Kodaks
and talking machines In th market
GIBSON CO.
35 Washington St., Portland. Or.
The Oregon Plating Works
ESTABLISHED 1890
49 1 Washington Street Phone Main 2575
Electro Platers
Oxidised Silver,
Oxidised Copper
Antique Brass,
Gold, Silver, Nickel, Bra and Copper plating on all metals. Plumb
ers' supplies, bicycle parts, gsa and electric fixtures plated and pollened.
Silverware re-plated as serviceable as new. Brae bed, toilet and orna
mental articles cleaned, polished and lsequered to prevent tarnish.
We duplicate any hardware and Jewelers' finishes Spoons end Jew
elry our specialty. Ixdge and society badges re plated as good as new.
Stove trimmings, lamps and brlc-arbrac plated and pollened
All work guaranteed.
Constant Attendant on Land
Fraud Trials Hermann
Dropped Him.
Special Agent Max Pracht. stationed
at Oregon City landofflce, was told by
Land Commissioner Richards on the
letter's recent visit to Portland that he
would be dropped from the service. To
forestall dismissal Pracht resigned, and
hla resignation was accepted, to take
effect January 11. The specific reason
on which the commissioner's Intention
to drop Pracht waa based i th faot
that Pracht left hla post at the land
office in Oregon City, and waa in daily
attendance at the land fraud trials up to
the time of Mr. Richards' arrival with
out permission from the land depart
ment at Washington, and contrary to
the good of the service.
Commissioner Richards demanded from
Pracht an explanation of his absence
from hi post of duty, and received the
reply that District Attorney John H.
Hall required and had requested his
presence during the court proceedings
The commissioner was told by Mr. Hall
that he-had never made any such re
quest, and that Pracht was attending
the caaea on his own account.
In his explanation of why he was
forced to resign, Pracht assigns as a
reason that he ha "been trying to get
a transfer from the general land office
Into a more desirable and congenial
branch of the public service." and refers
to H. W. Scott, editor or the Oregonlan.
ss one of his principal endorsers for th
position. Concerning Pracht'a resigna
tion the Oregonlan yesterday morning
printed this dispatch from Washington.
"Max Pracht of Oregon haa resigned
as special agent of the general land of
fice, to take effect January 1.
"Mr. Pracht displayed discretion in re
signing. When Land Commissioner
Richards was In Portland to testify in
the land fraud eg h told Mr Pracht
the first thing hs would do on his return
would be to dismiss him for Insubordi
nation. For some time Pracht haa been
dictating to Richards how the land office
ehould be run. and has repeatedly Ig
nored instructions. His prompt resig
nation saved him from dismissal. Pracht
Is coming to Washington in the hope of
getting a position In the department of
commerce and labor. ,
Blnger Hermann, while commissioner
of the general land office, dismissed
Pracht, but through the influence of
Senator Mitchell, he waa reinstated.
Previous to this. Pracht had been
dropped from a position in the treasury
department.
PEABODY'S MEN
HOLD WHIP HAND
Action of Colorado Supreme
Court Changes Complexion
of Legislature.
(Special Dispatch by Leased Wire to Tea Journal!
Denver, Col., Dec. 17. By th action
of the state supreme court today the
complexion of the upper branch of the
legislature was changed, the law-making
body of the state was rendered over
whelmingly Republican and that psrty
Is now given the opportunity of using
it power In canvassing th ballot cast
at th test election to throw out enough
Democratic preclncta to seat Governor
Peabody. who la, on the face of the
return, beaten by Alva Adam by a
plurality of about 11,000 votes.
With the precinct return nullified
within a few days, the total number of
ballots thrown out and ordered not to
be counted are 1,114 Democratic and
139 Republican, representing a net loss
to the Democratic ticket In Denver
county of 1.847 votes. .
Now that they have been eliminated
from the count, every Democratic legis
lative and county candidate, with the
exception of Assessor Alexander and
County Judge Lindsay, hss been de
feated. Thla means that the Repub
licans hsve gained three state senators
and 11 members of the lower house.
They will be able nn January 4 to or
ganise both branches of th legisla
ture. The legislature is now entirely in the
hands of the Peabody men and will can
vsss th vol for governor. If the
leaders decide to throw out enough pre
cinct to elect Peabody the legislature
will be looked upon to do the work.
C0RTELY0U AND BAKER
EXCHANGE BOUQUETS
(Wanning! mi Korean ef Tba Journal, i
Washington. Dc. 17. National Chair
man Cortelyou and State Chairman
Baker of Oregon had a meeting today at
which they vied with each other In the
alee of the bouquets which they ex
changed. Baker told Cortelyou he was
the greatest national chairman on record,
and Cortelyou told Baker that hi mast
erly management of Oregon politics was
the most notable feature of the recent
campaign.
H invited Baker to attend the inaugu
ration on March 4, when the national
committee member will watch the In
augural parade from a special stand to
be erected directly opposite th white
house.
and Polishers
Rose Gold,
I4-K CoM,
Gilding, French Graying.
Members of All Parties and Rep
resentatives of All Denomina
tions Will Take Part.
Clergymen and layman, Roman Cath
olic and Protestant, will loin thla attar
noon at 1:30 o'clock In a great mass
meeting in the Marquam theatre, to In
dulge In congratulations over th recent
victories gained In the light for better
municipal order, voice their warm com
mendation of officials who have carried
the wsrfsre Into the enemies' country,
and plan for the assembling of muni
tions for a continuance of the campaign
which, in It evestuatlon, shall cleanae
the Augean stable of Portland.
What ha been popularly designated
as the anti-graft" meeting 1 an
nounced formally as an assembling of
the people to consider "honest municipal
government." It will be an outpouring
of citlsena, and 1 reckoned In advance
as the most important meeting of the
Portland cltlsenry since the present
tight began for the purification of th
city.
N. J. Blagen will preside, and will
Introduce speakers who wilt be limited
to 10 minutes each in the case of three,
and to five minutes each for the other
five.
His grace. Most Reverend Archbishop
Christie, of this see of th Roman Cath
olic church, Is to occupy a seat on the
stage; other clergymen with him will be
Rev. J. Whltcomb Brougher of the First
Baptist church. Rev. F. Burghette Short
of the First Methodist church. Rev. K
L. House of the First Congregational
church. Rv. Mr. Cressey of th First
Unitarian church, and 100 business men
representing the strongeet financial and
commercial forces In the city.
The speakers will be the Rev. Father
Thompson, speaking for the Roman
Catholic church; Rev. Btephen 8. Wise,
on "The Value tq the Community of
Officials Who Do Their Dyty"; R. W.
Montague, on "Humiliation of Party
Politics from Municipal Affairs"; W.
8. Olbson. who represents the commer
cial travelers; Robert Livingstone, ex
pressing the views of the financial in
terests of the city; Dr. Morrison, on an
appropriate topic, and Rev. E. P. Hill,
on the demands of the hour.
Spirited music is to be furnished by
a male choru. The public la assured
that there will be no address longer
than 10 minute, and that the proceed
ing will be lively from beginning to
end, interesting and profitable.
BUTTS' CONSIGNMENT r
OF BRICKBATS IS HERE
Two brickbats for which William
Butts paid $160 are lying on an ash heap
back of his boarding-house In this city.
In his room, but hateful to his sight,
is a small, neat box! that fastens with
an ordinary key lock. The box original
ly contained the bricks, and. the bricks
were shipped to him by ex press from
Newsrk, N. J. snd were paid for in ad
vance. Mr. Butts deeply regrets a trip to
Newark, from which place he returned
this week. When he went away he told
hi friend he waa called east to dispose
of a patent, for which he had been of
fered 1S00. He told his fsmlly in eastern
Oregon that when he returned he would
bring them a lot of Christmas presents.
When he reached Newark he met by
appointment a green-goods agent and
invested tTSO In counterfeit bills ranging
in denomination from 11 to SMO. He saw
the goods packed in the box. witnessed
its consignment at the Newark express
office to his address in Portland. He
then left for home, arriving here a day
ahead of the box.
When It came It brought the two brick
bata aforesaid, lnstesd of 17.000 In bright,
green bill. Mr. Butts waa "broke," and
hungrv. He borrowed a few dollars from
n friend and found a Job painting a houae.
What worries him moat Is to make good
his promise of Christmas presents for
the folk st home.
TRAVELERS DECLARE
THE INCIDENT CLOSED
Th Traveler' Protective association
of Oregon and Washington held a meel-
i.a imoi.- uiau ... .....- ....viv.. fceaa.
night in tue parlors of the Hotel Port
land. There were present the four del
egates who came here, according to pre
vious announcement, for the purpose of
"tendering the services of the T. P. A.
to the' Lewis and Clark exposition."
At the last national convention the
Oregon delegation voted against the na
tional treasurer, who was accused of de
falcation, but was proven Innocent. At
the conclusion of his trial the state sec
retary, B. Shelley Morgan, expressed
the belief through a letter that the mem
ber of the association In Oregon would
leave the same and Join the Iowa Trav
elers' Association.
For thla reason the meeting developed
Into a trial of Mr. Morgan, and while
there were some spirited arguments be
tween members of the opposing sides of
the question, ths commercial men final
ly came together nicely, through the In
strumentality of J. M. Hhelley of Eugene,
who introduced a resolution admitting
that the secretary had been "hasty." but
declaring the matter closed. It waa
adopted.
SAW OLD HOME AFTER
FOURTEEN YEARS
John I.. Hartman, manager of the
Portland Clearing association, is pleased
with the business conditions he found
on a trip through the east and south.
He ha Just returned from New York.
Philadelphia, St Louis and other point.
"My trip was more for pleasure and
....... ...tkU. .1.. N V. a mmiA "T
nan noi oeen ease in it years, ana i
thought It was time to re visit the old
scenes." Mr. Hartman was born In Penn
sylvania, and ha many relatives resid
ing there. He made a few call at
clearing house In cities he visited.
WIFE AND SISTER
SLASHED WITH RAZOR
erased with Jealousy. F. A. Phillip,
a colored man. stabbed his wife snd her
sister. Miss Stella Schaffner. at 1
o'clock this morning, both of the women
being wounded In the neck by a raanr. 1
The affray occurred st the couple's
room at 142 North Tenth street. The
wounds are not serious. Phillips msde
hi escape, hut the officer believe that
he will soon be tended. 'j
Letter Carriee Revolver and
Boasts that He Shoots to Kill
if Moleeted.
(Special Dlaparr by Leased Wire to Tb Journal)
Chicago, Dec. 17. Joeeph Lelter re
turned today from Zelgler, where with
hie brother-in-law. MaJ. Colin Campbell,
he spent a week inspecting hi mine and
laying plans for conducting a long and
vigorous campaign against th strikers.
Th experience of a week a stay at. Zelg
ler with Mr loiter was a revelation to
Major Campbell, an officer of the Eng
lish army, who served with distinction
a aide dc-camp on the staff of Lord
Curson In India
Major Campbell said he never saw
anything in all his experience to equal
it. and marveled that auch conditions
possibly could exist in the heart of a
civilised community within the Jurisdic
tion of the United States.
"It te a great life at Zelgler." said
Joeeph Letter. "I usually get up at f
o'clock, get a hasty breakfast and then
make a round of the mines, tipple and
various building, ss well as the home
of the men. I .carry a couple of good,
trusty revolvers In my hip pockets, and
I may say that I am not at all backward
I about using them if occasion requires.
rne singers never moiesi me, lor iney
know I am not afraid of them and that
I would shoot to kill ths moment any
of them made a move toward hi hip
pocket.
"I am going to run my mine and
break up that band of cut-throats out
side If It takes 11 months to do it My
plans are laid for a long siege, and at
every visit I find something which will
enable us to strengthen our position. I
have a force of 7S militiamen from the
national guard of Illinois, who are at the
service of th sheriff, ready at a mo
ment's notice to help in case of an
emergency. In addition I have 60 dep
uties sworn In aa United States mar
shals, all of them armed to the teeth.
Any one of them would shoot at a drop
of the hat. The guards and mllltla are
divided into squads or watchers, which
serve at alternate intervals, thus main
taining a constant guard over the prop
erty. I would rather down the strikers
than get a present of a million dollars."
PORTLAND FAVORED BY
REDUCED RAIL RATES
Gradually the rail rate between Port
land and the sound Is being lowered on
heavy merchandise, and the embargo
heretofore existing nn trade between
thla city and Alaska points via Seattle
la being lifted. The Northern Pacific
freight department's latest announce
ment Is a modification by which rod.
band and hoop Iron and other bar prod
uct is admitted to the 12-cent rate
on bar iron to Seattle and Tacoroa. To
Belllngham and Everett the modifica
tion covers the same line of goods at
the bar Iron rate of 17 cents.
A th result of a conference between
President Ooode . and the transconti
nental traffic officials in Chicago, a tele
gram to fair headquarters announces a
reduction in freight rates of 60 cents per
100 pound from St. I .on is and Chicago
to Portland on all exhibition material
for th Lewis and Clark exposition. The
list of favpred articles Includes manu
factured goods, cereals, fruits, grasses
snd other exhibits, but the rate Is to
apply only on goods that are not ex
pected to be returned to the east.
UNIVERSITY GLEE
CLUB ENTERTAINS
Robert Rountree of Portland cut a
large figure in the entertainment given
by the University of Oregon Qlee club
st ths High school last night. The 1
voices are well blended and the songs
were sung with a dash and spirit charac
teristic of a college club. The program
wss opened fittingly with "A Toast to
Oregon," with the encore "Oregon." In
the second song number, "Ha! Ha! Ha!
Ha!" by Abt. they had the whole house
laughing with them. Every number
called for-an encore, "Lasy Bill" and
"Peter Oray," by Mr. Rountree and the
club, were enthusiastically received.
The mandolin club played "Alamo
Ixive" with especial fervor. Mr. Roun
tree' tenor voice la of a aweet quslity
snd his solo numbers were all popular.
Mr. Abbett. baritone, also did good solo
work. Ths University of Oregon slumnl
gave the club a smoker at the Commer
cial club after the program
FRITZ WAS CONVICTED
BUT DID NOT KNOW IT
Fred Frits, convicted yesterday of con
ducting a gambling house, wa In Judge
Eraser' court room about an hour In an
effort to learn what waa th statu of
th jury before whom he had been tried
He apparently had not been !nfornM
that they had returned agalnat him a ver
dict of guilty a charged, and, upon ask
ing ''lerk Marlon R. Johnson how things
were, was taken completely aback to
hear that ths Jury had convicted him.
He stood silent for a moment, then
quietly left the room. He was not taken
Into custody, snd probably no warrant
will be placed in th hands of th
sheriff for service
The Frits case s the last of IB big
gambling trials that were docketed for
thla month. All other will go over until
January, according to th present inten
tion. THE WHOLE FAMILY
POUNCED ON PAPA
J. HL Leader I th Multnomah "Bill
Ballsy." He says hla wife "threw him
out,' and because he sought a warm
place by the fireside while the wind was
blowing and th rain pouring, his whole
family pounced on him and beat him.
On hla complaint, charging assault and
battery. Constable Jackson yesterday
took Martha Leader, th wife; Augusta
1 .carter, the daughter, and Arthur Leader,
the son. Into custody. They were released
by Justice Reed on depositing cash ball
In th amount of $25 each.
Leader and hla family live near Trout
dale. Some time ago he had a disagree
ment with hi wife, which led to his
taking up his quarters In a shed across
the street. A division of tb property
was agreed on.
When Chilled te the Bene
Painkiller
W seeded te gravest eoida
REAL BARGAINS
CalfWn 1 acre with modern I -room
"" w house, almost nsw. on west
slope lit Tabor, all In flrst-claaa
shape, half cash.
COD 6 room colonial new house;
jNJiJWf up to date In every particu
lar, choice location, east sine
aCOTi New 6 -room colonial
&COJJ thoroughly modern In
detail; extra well built; nice loi
6 room colonial house.
i every
ocatlon
$300 to 500 cash. bal. monthly
1"7K New (-room cottage, with
9"M. attic, full basement: street
Improved: good location, east side; 1250
cash, balance monthly.
ax
7 -room houae. nearly new;
I W ner East 20th and Yamhill
t-i0 cssh, balance time.
$1 Ann 100x100. 7-room house, first
I UUU ..i... condition, at Woods
sock, a first-class suburban home end")
cheap; easy terms.
$1 AAA 6 -room cottage, nice location;
1WV all In good order; a great
snap snd cheap home.
CX9A4I Two 5 -room cottages In South
4..jyj Portland; sell on easy terms
or will take some other property in ex
change. C?icn Choice H block Portland
wg?V Height; on car line.
C9?tA. Choice U block, cor. E. llth
9C,aJ atul .; Washington; snap.
$OAA 2H100 on Union ave. north;
VvV a snap; fin lot.
$TCfi 50x110, E. Taylor and B. lth
JV lt.; ,i imp,; bargain.
SS!AA (0x125, good location. Will
yw lam, aVe.; a good buy.
$csa Nice lot 60x100 Portland
Heights; see it; snap.
$CAA 37x 100 on Belmont at., all lm
OW provements made.
Seen Choice lot 50x100, E. Mad
OOV i,on bet. tlth and 11th; easy
monthly psyments. Bee them.
$ ark KOxlOO, B. oth. near Haw
ov thorn? are.; . easy monthly
payment.
P. W. TORQLER
104 Sherlock Building.
Empire Investment Co.
loom t fhaaik-T Of
7-room house, Grant St., lot .1X50, In
come $26 per month: between two car
lines. Part cash. 98,000.
-Boom house, lot 80x100. full base
ment: house Is in fine condition; good
Income property; 18th street, near
Hoyt M.8O0, 12,000 cash balance long
time, ti per cent.
Union Arenac snd Sharer, lot 100x100,
1,100. $150 cash, balance fit per
month.
At Stuart Park - 5 room cottage, lot
50x100, full cement baaement, cement
sidewalks, hot and oold water, toilet
in, I hath netvlv nalnted this week with
two coats, everything first-claae. Don't
pay rent when you can ouy your own
home at same rate $800, 1250 cash.
balance 120 per month.
East Twenty-eighth street, near ear
herns a-room house, modern, on car
line; lot 50x70; good brick beeemeiiL
81.800. M00 caah. balance ffSO per
month. Come in and max an oner on
this place.; It must sell.
Sunnysid Can suit you in any else
nouss ana jot you warn, ana very na
aonabla terms. Also choice building
lots, 350 snd up. v ,, ;
Hew 6-room collage, bath, full base
ment: 11,100; 1650 caah, balance $16 per
month.
Empire Investment Co.
loom Chamber of Commerce. . .
S1NAP
V block; ran la
for 150 per month. Price 14,600.
818,800 buys block, rente for $144
per month 1 7,000 cash, balance H
per cent.
Tflne farm. 10 miles from Portland; 1S0
food house. 2 barns, running water;
0 acrea orchard: SO cleared; ft
slashed, easy clearing; no gravel.
Price tot per acre.
10 acre near Lent: line land. Price tTO
per acre; $26 cash, balance 1100 per
year.
Charleson (EL Smith
Boom 810 Allaky Bldg.
dutiful s . room residence. With
3 lota. In swell location, on Mt.
Tahor; 1200 down, balance Ilk
psylng rent.
Nice new modern I -room house,
on Williams ave.; lot SOxllO feet
1200 down, balance monthly In
stallments to suit.
81850 Verc nice new 6 -room cottage.
Williams ave 1100 down, bal
ance monthly Install men is.
H. H. STAUB
StsVt Morris cm. Boom 18.
uys a nice home, sightly loca
tion, on East Taylor; part on
tlms, or will rent same.
7-room house and full lot. con
venient to Will lams-avenue car
line. Income fl7 per month.
81000 2H acres, unimproved, near ear
lln.
8B800 152-acr farm in Josephine
county; locality deslrabl; fruit:
mining and finest climate on
earth.
DAVIDSON. WARD, CO.
40S Chamber ef Com are
TRIAL OF MEHAN FOR
ROBBING SAL00NMAN
The trial of Charles Meehan. Indicted
jointly with Francis Jams for holding
up and robbing a barkeeper named J. W.
Clark at ths Alblna Kxchange saloon,
was begun yeeterday and was continued
until tomorrow.
It 1s alleged that they entered the
saloon and, after beating th barkeeper
severely, compelled Clark te open the
safe and permit them to take tb
money, amounting to SIS. James pleaded
guilty, and Henry McOloln. who was one
of the party of robber, turned state's
evidence to save his own liberty.
Clack Is an old man. and waa left la
a serious condition by hla assailants.
Alvln Rlttenhouse, a clerk in th
era) tend office at Washington, arrived
on the overland limited test evening and
reported at once te Secret Ser Ice Agent
Hums At the request of the latter Rlt
tenhouse was detached from the tend de
partment temporarily to become the pri
vate secretary for Assistant Attorney
Oeneral Heney snd Mr. Bents, as he te
sn expert stenographer, and will greatly
facilitate the taking of testimony for
presentstlon to the I'nlted States grand
jury, which convene tomorrow morning.
Your Attention Is Desired
That What We Offer
May Be Admired.
CD
Valuable corner lot, with 13
room fiat, capable of paying 175
fer month rent: very convenient
o business canter.
For one of the most charming
acre homes about Mt Tabor;
acrss Improved In elegant style:
a place that 1 a picture to be
hold; very beautiful residence
and other buildings.
For a magnificent place within
10 blocks of the business center
of the city; I-room residence,
brand new and modern, with full
lot.
Elesrant 5 -room cottaae. full lot.
abundance of bearing fruit, E.
Ninth street, near Failing.
81000 A very charming cottage home,
overlooking the Willamette river,
1 block from St. Johns electric
car, at Willamette.
lota with 4-room cottage, fur
nished end rented at If per
month, on Woodstock avenue.
lots. 5 -room cottage, choice
fruit, I 'en Insular Addition.
I-acre chit ken ranch at Clack
amas Station.
For absolute snans In residenc e lots.
suburban acreage and river front acre
tract, farms, etc
APPLT TO
The Dunn-Lawrence Co.
14Ve
Special Offerings
Tka ssMtlaass kakirhen Krlaafl V man
a nu ag Ujwi uue asu tu w , wa n
tloned. are materially reduced In price
lor immediate saie.
1M sores, 10 miles east of Portland
well Improved and with stock and lm
iil.m.n!. Anlv 119 rtftll i'tmt owner 11.',
000 leas than 1 year since, sickness ne
cessitate sale.
488 acre. Yamhill county; 175 plowed,
balance pasture; fair building; rich
oil; 2 mile from station and boat land
ing; lit per acre, cheap as unimproved
mountain lana.
800 seres, with 170 rich bottom: tt
plowed; good buildings; 22 miles from
Portlsnd; 112.60 per acre, with fair pay
ment down, ample time can be had on
balance at 6 per cant.
City Properties
Oottag ef room and half lot on
Vaughn street, near fair ground en
trance, only 81.400, half caah.
Bw 7 room h erase, modern, furnace,
etc with 7 nice lot, on car line, for
88,780, for a few day only. Owner
leaves city and must sell.
w 7-room house and corner lot, 2
blouke from Kant Ankeny car line, oor
ner. let, with shades, gas fixtures, etc..
onlv 83.300: half cash.
stew 8-loom hou. model u. f u niece.
etc., 11 oil artsy Park, with corner lot 7Sx
100, far e.oooj half cash.
The Shaw-Fear Co.
SQUARE DEAL
BROKERAGE CO.
1SS Seventh St. Psoas state 40SO.
Now Is the
Time to Buy
Real Estate
Either for s home, or aa aa investment.
It never will he any lower. We can
show some attractive propositions In
city real estate, acreage property and
farms, either Improveof or unimproved.
In Multnomah and Clackamas counties.
Oregon, and CItrke county Washington.
We can also locate you In a profitable
business, either In a rooming-house or
any other business you may desire.
Come In and we will tell you about it.
The Shaw-Fear Co.
343 STAJtX
I peclally prepared to offer substan
tial bargains from their isrge list of
farms and city properties. Intending
nnrchaaera and Investors should investi
gate these offerings before purchasing,
whether a stock ranch, s grain and fruit
farm, a well-paying business property,
a city house, a building site, a choice
mortgage security or a good rental
property, you can certainly be Interested
Call or writ, advising them of what
you want and they win give you full
and accurate Information.
They are also prepared to take charge
of estates and other properties, hand
ling and disposing of aama under direc
tions of owner.
They msks loans on adequate farm
and city securltlee, effect collections,
exchanges, etc.
Any business committed to their care
will receive prompt and careful atten
tion. Bank references r given respecting
their standing end business methods.
CANDY, CIGAR AND
FRUIT STORE
Oood location; rent 118, Includes t liv
ing rooms: doing a good business.
Price for Mondsy only
$325
Pacific Coast Land Co
811
Parrlshy at kins &J Co.
(Established 1871 )
RBAL BeSTATB
Sl'Mf0 RENTAL
D LOAN AGENTS
ST. JOHNS
The remarkable growth of this
town is truly phenomenal It i
passes all expectations.
ST.JOHNS
Has the Greatest
Future of
Any Town In
Oregon
Excepting its next door neighbor,
Portland. The town is Still younf.
Real estate la still rhaan. Manw naa.,
pie have made small fortune oat of'
St. Johns real estate. Yon can do so
if you wish. Call on or write us for
full information concerning: St. Johns
St. Johns Land Co.
The Oldest and Largest Real Estate) I
Company in St. Johns.
ST. JOHNS, ORBQON
LOTS IN
ST.JOHNS
SOxlOO
$150
$5 Down, $5 s Month
each or thembi lyvra
or
sou) wa wi i.t, oivs wsrrrsif
;tTA RANTS!! THAT WB WILL BS
Ft'ND PtWIIAAK money WITH S
PBR eg. st INTBBB8T PROVIDED
3
SNB
TtIK U)T DOES NOT INOBBABB I
vAi.t'g an per cent dttrino on
I EAR FROM HATE Or PURCXA8
Hartman,
Thompson & Powers
3 Chamber of Commerce
Portland's Most
Beautiful Suburb
Reservoir Part
let s lot there. Rvery day find th
number of unsold lots smsller. Kvery
one who visit RESERVOIR PARK ad
mit tt to be the most beautiful of
Portland' many suburbs. It ha th
natural advantages to make it most de
sirable. It Is as level as s floor. Water
piped to every lot. Streets graded.
Fruit trees and berries.
Spend your rent money In owning si
home of your own.
SI
oo.oa
and Up
$5 Down and $5 per Month
20-mlnute ride from heart of city.
Take Mt. Scott car to Kern and
Reservoir Park
station. Office at station. Agent est
th ground, or apply at office of
MERMAN MBTZOBR
maw Aorsro owan,
Treat St.. Portland
$400 to $700
Buys a line tot te
Bronaugh's
Addition
Which extends from Eaal'Bverett st. Is)
th Sandy road snd lies on both aide of
East 24th Street
Wakefield,
Fries C& Co.
339 Stearic Street
$35 LOTS
All untold lots in Peninsular Ad
ditions are for sale at $35.00. Meet
be sold to close out estate ef L. XX
Brown. Lots sre cleared,
stentl. level: Bail Run
streets graded sxsd the price is.
qaarter for wt
selBxSf. Title
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