OREGON OXTY ENTERPRISE
..No. 48.
OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1907.
ESTABLISHED 1868.
TREASURER
STEELE
DEPOSITED FUNDS CONTRARY TO
LAW SHOWN BY DISTRICT
ATTORNEY'S REPORT.
THE TWO FUNDS MIXED
No Attempt to Keep State and School
Monlee Separate, at Required by
Law Surety Company '
Will Pay.
A special from Salem says: That
State Treasurer St'.'1 hud no author
ity of law to deposit u .lolliir with th
TIM" Guarantee & TniHt Company Ih
the. positive opinion of District At
torney Jcilui II. MrN'nry, aft-r a car
fill study of the law tfovcrulrig depns-
llM (if Mall" fund.
Whether the uiiluwful deposit con
stliiite a crime, h lis not fully 1
lormliied. Mr, Mr-Nary vlslte I thf
Treasurer nine and examined all
th public record there pertaining to
lln nliilloiiH of the Slate Mini tho
Title Guarantee & Trust Company,
Hp.akliig df It conclusion, he said:
"The act of thf last 1 (Mature up
on tin subject of dcpolt of stale
fund provide ft ,r tin ttihlhm'i t !
of two kind of dt-ixmltorlc. Th" 1
flrnl (Iihh, defined In section 2, Is
know n ax state rtoHltnrle, rim) In
tho hank aHeotcd hy tho Treasurer I
for thla piirMmi money from tho gen-!
Ttii funii may In. ih-poKiteii Bt a rut
of InlMi'Kt not les than 2 per rent.
Th second rlaia Ih known an an ac
tive depository, and In provldi-d fur
liy section ti, 7 and K. Th" active I
riVoxltiry Ik merely an agent of -the !
State fur thr collection of draft. 1
rh.'rkH, currant, coupoiiM, vtc. Th"
law provide for hut on" nrllve .li
ponltory. but Hurt' may b aa many
atat" d'-poiiltorl" Ba th" Tr.'iiHun-r
may .("nIkiibio.
foniiil at th" Trt'BHury that thi
TltU (;uiiranii't & Trunt Conuuuiy ap
pll"d to b niml" nn Aftlvo Drpoaltory,
not n Slat" )'MiHiory. Th" applica
tion wan mnd. upon a Stale .ikihI
tory blank, luit th" wordn Stat" di
pHlor.v were arratrlu'd out and Ac
1 1 v n-p.kltory wriiU'ti In. Th IkmuI
rlvi-n by the Tnit Company la In
th limKuai;" of th H.Tilon rcliitlim
to an Bcilvo (poltory. hut tiotwlth
atimillpK thin. It Bpinr that th"
Tr. iiiun r wan ti pwltlii(t fnnda In Ihn
artlv" depository JiiHt a bo did In
Ktnt" (lepoMltork'H,
Hunk In on arrount, rfttarill.'Ha of
that the d.-poMlt luw il(-t not apply
to mcIiooI fiiiidH, yet ho far na I rim Id
l.-arn. th" Treasurer carried funda In
lh TIM" Ciiiiriinii-e & Trust Company
Hunk In no account, r.'KiirdleNa of
whether they were ;enerBl funda or
arh.xd funda. Mr. Steel rould depoalt
ach.xd funds In a bank for af" keep
InR but Iheae about I be kept aeparated
from funda ilepoHlted under the pro
vlalona if the deNmlt law, for It Ih en
prHaly provided that the act ahall not
apiilv to actKKil funda.
"Whether Mr. 8tel'a trBntmctlnna
n In violation of any crlmlnul atat
nto, 1 havt not determined but nhall
atudy th" matter further and hrlnn a
prosecutlnn If the facta warrant audi
A course."
Attorney (Jeneral Crawftrd aaya
that the American Security Company,
which Ih aurety on Mr. Steel'a bonda,
BcknowiedKea Its llnblllty and tho
BKent expriwaea wllllnKneaa to pay
tho atate tho amount tied up In the de
funct bank. ...
Tho Surety Company Judlev'r-g that
with proper maniiKeim-nt tho hank
ran bo mail" to pay practically all
clnlniB and that It will thus recover
tho amount paid to tho atato, W. J.
ClernenH, anont of tho Surety Com
pany, deBlrea tho Stato to nana; on to
tho timber Innd tnortKiiKed If pohhIIiIo
and thereby protoct the Suroty Com
pany to that oxtont. The Surety Com
pany dealrea that Mr. Steel retain hla
ofllco.
TEXAS CROWDING
STANDARD OIL
SEEKS TO COLLECT PENALTIES
AND FINES AMOUNTING TO
MANY MILLIONS.
Attorney-General Davidson, .ff Tex
as, Friday, on behalf of the vstate,
filed sulta in the District Court at
Austin against the alleged auhHldliiry
concerns of tho Standard Oil Com
pany In Texaa for penalties, forfeiture
of charter and for writ of Injunction
to roatraln the defendants from re
moving nny of their property from
Texna, anil the State also aska for the
appointment of a receiver for each of
the concerns sued,
Tho State has obtained a temporary
writ of injunction agalnrit the con,
corna named and application for the
appointment of a receiver la set for
January 6, lief ore Judge George Cal
houn of the Fifty-third District Court,
The milts are against the Security Oil
Company of Heaumont, Navarro Re
fining Company of Corslcana, Coral
cana Refining Company, Union Tunic
Line Company, the National Transit
Company and the Standard Oil Com-
York, New Jersey am!
llllllllllll.
The tUato ask for permit lea In each
case of $l,!lOO,or,0, fi CKri'K'it Iiik
200,101); also fur it receiver and for
fcllurrt of charter of the Security Oil
Company and th" Nuviirro Refining
Company, Tim petition comprise 34
typewritten page Mini Mi-ln out Hint
IC. IL Hrown and W. C. Proctor of
Nnvurro con lily and C, Marshall of
Jefferson county are agent for all
tin defendant ami ttmt II. 0. Kolger,
Ja Bnd C. N. Payne, together with
Hrown ii nil Proctor, roriHtlttitn the
trading firm of tint Corsl.-ann 1 1 fl it -1
ii tc Company! ttmt all tho defendant
have entered Ind an agreement r-i
Kiirdlnx the ante of bII refined oil In I
Texas, the miinufi.cturo and sale of ;
all th.. pr.Hlu.-tM of petroleum, the
prevention nnd auppr. HHlon of coiii-j
puny f Now
.flu'liiK, ZlVTlwM&-Ste- Vro.biy th. .no Mrlk.ateH from rt BrltUn to the an
i.i,i?i.i. ii. Irii, ,.i, .1,,, n, ! Ini? feature of the financial aituatlon nual convention of the American Fed-1
X, ,'i I.,, .u-nifiin,.
of th" price of oil and Ha prod net h, '
and th auppralon of competition 4
to crud" oil
BETTER BUILD UP;
NOT TEAR DOWN
"FAIR PLAY" THINKS CHURCH
PEOPLE SHOULD REFORM
THEIR METHODS.
Kdltur Enterprise: Why U It that
the chinch ptiplt, who profess much!
and In many Instances live up to a
considerable portion of their profes-
slons, are always planning to tear'
down and very aelilom endeavor to i
build up? j
.To explain myself; Tho church peo-'
tdi. are alwH) a planning to destroy ,
tho saloon and do not In many In-1
tilance heek to eslabllah something i
to tak th place of the sal.M.n. Inilwo '''K"- "vy " reiinaj.-
th present fight In Oregon City It Is
tho (It-Hire of the people to turn the
Haloon Into almply a drinking fount.
There rnuirt be no music, no cards,
no chairs, no dally papers, no Hoclal
feature Mliuply a placo to drink,
Many young men In Oregon CHy
have nn place but the saloon In which
to spend their evenings. If thvy work
bnrd all day they mul have aowe rec
reation or they will ion go crary
tlil has been demonstrated. Now
tin- church peip!e wlnh t close th"
only plana of recreation open to them
?,1 m';rJ"r r.,l"r,',V'H ,nr
pia ui.jn ill .ii- w - l. .-, .11 w iii-ii tijivil t
on the seventh,
ung men to go?
Where are these
ttan pr-ople of Oregon City doing lo
n "V" n " ' " y I
the young man' now has, and what
are they offering In Ita steBd. better
or worse
la It nut a fact that In the average
community tho church almply starts
out to ter down, without offering
something better? We often bear a
man excoriated by Christians because
he trie to build for himself from the
material he gather In tearing others
to pieces, Htt In this case there
seem to be no effort to ever again
iisi the brick ami mortar taken from
the structure 'you deatmy,
Tho American saloon as at pres
ent run Is bad. And the church-temperance
faction i responsible for the
major portion of It bad feature.
Hut that i another story, and we
have not iace to tell It here. Hut
what of the saloon today? Where
would one go for the uho of a toilet
room, either in Portland or Oregon
City, except to a saloon? How many
nickel drop into the saloon man's
coffer because of this service? What
do you offer along thla Hue that 1 bet
ter than the saloon? Would you cut
thl privilege off and not provide a
good or better? Whore I your read
ing room to take the place of the
papers and magazine In the saloons?
You reply that you are figuring on
that. Ye, you are; ao you have been,
hut what have you done? When Borne
one can make a little political capital
out of establishing such a room It Is
llkelv to be opened and not till then.
In fact the present attack on the sa
loon is In the Interest of a few with
political ambitions; and this to them
seems the cheaner way to get Into
tho public confidence and gather up
Vote,
When will the church and temper
ance peonle begin to build a structure
with materials of their own gather
ing? When will you open the doors
of an Institution that will drive out
the saloon, or reform It, because you
have one that I so much better? You
can win the big fight In that way
quicker, and with loss effort, than to
attempt to build with the bricks and
mo'iar you have stolon from the sa-
loon structure.
FAIR PLAY.
t
th, : Z : I,"- n,,t ,,,!,,"le thw committed to Jail without nonds.
A M.I '.lt. A i... I w ,1-. "J - -' I ' "'WI-l.ll ...W. ... J T, . V.
. ..,,.',.., ... i.i in. ri..'i , ' I most foremoat in Portland, but aev- The defense produced no testl
ki, i ... .... T ..... V, " ial f national reputation who have but cross-examined the wltne
. . .,..; . " . ,-i ,L H""'" siH-clally engaged. Among those j the state. Dr. C. C. McCormack
in. in ii. uiih'ii. iii "imi ,ii.- in.- v in - ( ., ... .......... ... t,....!
. A quiet family wedding occurred at ly to be plenty of water,
the homo of Mrs, A. C. Davenport, at1 Mill D, containing one machine, is
G'ndstone, Thursday of last week, (being operated, as Is also the con
when her daughter, Miss Hansel Edna crete mill. The mills will again be
Davenport, became the wife of George put In full operation as soon as there
W. Punmlre. The ceremony was per- is sufficient water to run the pulp
formed by the Rev, John M. Linden, I mil'.?.
pustor of the Hnptlst church, In the' The shut-down affects about half
presence of the Immediate family. I our force, or 300 men. In order to fill
The brldo was attired .In, white alba- our contracts It will be necessary to
tross and carried a shower bouquet . begin again to run full turn within a
of white chrysanthemums, and was nt-' few weeks. In the meantime the mills
tended by her little sisters, Wniieho that are Idle will be thoroughly over
Bnd Grace, who were dressed in white hauled and put into shape for opera-
and carried pink carnations. They.tlon at tho first rise in the river,
acted as flower gliis. After the cere
mohy a wedding supper was served,
The happy couple win live at Jen-
ning's Lodge, where the groom had a
house furnished for their reception,
MAWV CMAI I fiDHFDC
111111 JIHILL, VmiL.IJ
FOR RAILWAY STOCK
BUYING IN NEW YORK, FOR
VESTMENT, VERY ACTIVE
THIS WEHK.
A dlHputch from New York aaya:
Hrok.niKo houHea hero which make a
Kpeelalty of ili'ulliiK In amall lota of
" """l,r" '""
Hhur'-H. c,.nt nuo to b
w,,r,V ,",H,,M wl
Htandar.l Induatrlnl and railroad
ih a warn pe with
flth forolKn con- j
: i u ' ' ''
t preMerit la the bl Meal" on which
Invi-Htim-iit buylriK by perna
'"fh nmall Hayli.Ka. la Koln on.
.Ininea r ( arter. In charKe of the
atock tranafer department of J., I.
MorKim & Co., la authority for the the- queatlona f lalior leRlnlatlon
atatement that In practically every ' which have been prencnt.ed to Con
luiirtant railroad atock Haled, the greaH, Including the el(ht-hour day
new Htockholdera who have recently proportion; child labor, employers'
Invented, their aavln(?a chiefly In amall liability and Ita extenalona; the In
ta, repreaent from 25 to t0 per cent junction process and the abusea which
of the total number of atrK-kholdera.lt haa developed. The President dls
enrolled. Mr. Carter aaya that the cussed these in alters freely with us
purchase averaKe not more than 20 and treated us with every conaldera
or 30 iharea to the Individual, that Hon. As to what he 111 do for lalxr
they appear to be for Investment rath- In hi forthcoming; message to Con-i-r
Uian apr-culatlon and. that the or- Kress. I prefer he should aay hlm
dera come from all parts of the coun- self." '
try,, i j Mr. ComperH would not Indicate
The transfer office. of the United whether th President had made any
BtntOH Steel CorKratlon ia a week be- promise during the interview. He
lilnd on )ts routine work. Th Cnlon
Pacific and Southern Pacific Hall
roads report an Increase In th num
b"r of stockholder at the rate, alnce j
the first of the month, of 300 a day. !
Th" Hock Island has opened bet ween .
r.no and dm new account In the last
' w,"' ". numy In the common
rh number of the rfockhold-
r'r" "f tho 'h'"". Mllkauke, & St.
Vnn ,aVB "".ased by Mm In tho last
' Vttn'a lUllroud stock has been so of
' Igures of recent dat" are un-1
obtainable
THANKSGIVING
MUSIC FEAST
Multonomah county has practically
completed It arrangement for the
elalmrato Thanksgiving night festival.
m I.I..I, I- .. I. tw.l.l ...!..- I,-
In th" Oriental building, at the Lewi
and Clark grounds, Portland.
The concert program will be rend-
Itloch llauer, Portland's isipular Hra-
matlc soprano, who will make her
first appearance since her long 111
news; Mis Kathleen Iawler, soprano;
Susan Fennel Pipes, of Eugene, violin-
ilst; Carl F. Sobeskl. lyric baritone;
Frlederlck Grletz, violinist, late of
Ix-lpslc; Julius V. Sevier, planlsr.
Elizabeth Patterson Sawyer and Ed
ward E. Coiirsen, accompanists.
The selection will consist exclu
sively of old favorite songs "The
Ijst Rose of Summer." "Kathleen
Mavourneen." "Annie Laurie," "Iand
o the Leal," "Relieve Me. If All Those
Endearing Young Charms," and a
many others as It will be possible to
Include, the choice of which will be
left to the public.
Parson's full orchestra has been se
cured for the ball, which will Imme
diately follow the concert
PARTIAL CLOSING
OF PAPER MILLS
LOW STAGE OF WATER COMPELS
IT NEEDED REPAIRS WILL
BE MADE.
Various rumors were afloat In the
city Thursday relative to the partial
closing of the Willamette Pulp & Pa
per Co.'s mills here. An interview
with Mr. Mcllane brings out these
facts:
There is not enough water to con
tinue the mills In full operation,
long dry spell makes It imperative to
husband water at this time. We have
a large lot of paper on hand of regu
lar sizes and but little pulp with which
to continue the paper mills in opera
tion. It aeonis a wise move ta us to
close a portion of the mills and Biipply
the trade in regular slses from the
stock on hand and make into paper of
: , , " ;
RtXk from tt
,' .
fill orders for odd-size
he pulp we have on hand.
In that way we enn enre for all our
customers and by the time the present
pulp supply Is exhausted there is like-
Br. Chris Hettman, who works at
' the paper mills, was taken ill while at
work Monday and conveyed to" his
home. Nothing serUAis.
I irtti fiv A Itii-PA hut if rttiw ittrrwxl tutliu ) Iljtrfmx llulliiuun nicht Thuv u TCk
I wiiii air n, allium mi- ,i i a, jionr:
LABOR LEGISLATION
TO BE CONSIDERED
PRESIDENT R008EVELT CONFERS
WITH GOMPERS AND OTHER
LABOR LEADERS.
President Roosevelt cm ferred with
President Gornper and the members
ot tho executive council of the Amerl
can Federation of Labor regarding the
Ialor leKlalatloa at the coming ea-
alon of Coiiicreaa, I). J. Shackleton I
; ' ,, ' , "'"I
eratlon of Jjibor, which opened at
Norfolk Va onday, alao w-re pre
ent. After the conference Mr. Gom-
.per aald:
I "We dlaciiHKed with the Prealdent
regarded the Interview, however, aa
satisfactory."
It was stated at the White House
that the preald"nt would take the
committee' recommendation under
consideration
WANTED.
Man with a gMd team to go in
partnershln In a gorjd atock and
dairy ranch In Tillamook county. Or.
Will rent name to party for $00 per
year. Call on or address owner, J. J.
Hawser, Hlalne, Tillamook county.
Oregon.
49tl
BOUND OVER TO
CIRCUIT COURT
J. M. Dickenson, John Dickenson.
William Dickenson, John Riley, Barl
Ranaier, Walter St. Clair and Vernon
Hawse wore Wednesday afternoon
bound over to appear before the Cir
cuit Court to answer to the charge of
killing Jthlngwan Singh, the Hindu, at
mony.
sses of
testi
fied to attending the Hindu, whose
companion related through an inter
preter the Incidents of the shooting.
He said when the firing commenced
lie and bis mate huddled under the
bed and remained there until Singh
was shot.
Deputy District Attorney Eby, who
testified for the state, told the story
that wa given to him by William
Dickenson at Roring, when the defen
dants were given a preliminary hear
ing before the death of the Hindu, on
the charge of shooting with attempt to
kill. There Is no denial of the fact
that the bullet that killed Singh was
from a 30-33 rifle in the hands of
William Dickenson, and the weapon
belonged to his father.
A Clackamas county Sunday school
convention will be helrt in Milwaukle
today, Saturday and Sunday.
WILBUR DISAPPEARS;
LETTER RECEIVED
POSTAL TELEGRAPH OPERATOR
MISSING MADE THREATS
OF SUICIDE.
O. F. Wilbur, who came to Oregon
City from California last spring and
opened a Postal Telegraph station in
the city, has been missing for a week
and his friends fear that something
unusual has happened. As his ac
counts with the telegraph pompany
are said to be correct and when he
disappeared his clothes were left be
hind, leads some to think that mis
fortune has befallen hlra. The old
gentleman had been drinking for sev
eral days before he left and from re
marks let drop from day to day be
fore he left It Is surmised that he may
have made way with himself In des
pondency, hut so far no clue has been
found on which to rest such theory.
Wednesday W. F. Schooley receiv
ed a letter from O. F. Wilbur telling
him how to disimse of his property
and what debts to pay, etc. The let
ter further states that Wilbur will
not put the county to expense for
burial and adds as a postscrlot; "Don't
let this get Into print." "If Wilbur
was Intent on putting himself away,
In other words on committing suicide,
what would he care whether it got
Into print or not," say the inquiring
ones. It is believed by some that Mr.
Wilbur Is willing people think him
dead so as to stop search for him, but
that he is still in the flesh.
THE KINGS AT YOUMA, ARIZONA,
A second letter from Mr, and Mrs.
W. S.. King tells of their safe arrival
at Youma, Arizona, their destination.
Mr. King writes:
"We arrived in Youma on Thurs-
day, November 7, In good health and
found our son, Alfred, well and dolni?
well, At present we are camped on
the axeen grass In the ahade of a large
poplar tree Inside the v'Hy limits of
what Is destined to be one of the
greatest cltlea In the wide Southwest.
"We are havln? beautiful summer
weather here. Watermelons are fine
but If you want to enjoy yourself eat
ing tine you must have a fellow af.and
Ing over it with a light club to keep
the flies off or yon never wonljj get
the ar-cond piece before they will have
the melon devoured.
"Government work here is practi
cally at a Hfandritlll. I am In hopes
this bank acare will play out m the
government will finish this dam, as
there are thousand of people waiting
and praying for the use of the Colora
do water that'a going to waste now.
And If the darn is completed and the
water turned in you will see things
bum here and It will be a lively place
and a town in which one can make
money fast."
W. S. KING.
SENATOR FULTON
HAS HIS SAY
THINKS THE WORST OF PRESENT
FINANCIAL SCARE HAS
BEEN PASSED.
"The worst of our financial troubles
has passed," said United States Sena
tor Fulton. "Not only locally is this
so, but all over the country. Here in
the Northwest the banks will open
and pay cash Just as soon a they
can get the Eastern banks to send
them the money now to their credit.
And the New York banks can and mill
do this Just as soon as the gold, over
$50,000,000, now on the water, reaches
them from Europe. This will be
enough to make up the New York
clearing house reserves. To supply
the cash necessary to meet Western
draft the Government Is letting the
National banks everywhere put up
other than National bonds to secure
Government deposits, and these Gov
ernment bonds thus released are be
ing used as a basis for new bank
notes. -
"The end is in sight. It will be all
right Just as gram a the Government
has had time to make this exchange
of lxtnds and to ffssue extra bank notes.
"When this is over, certain new leg
islation is needed to prevent it hap
pening again. The National banks
should be allowed the right to Issue
extra money In times of unusual de
mand, subject to a tax high enough to
call the money in at,ain when the
strain was over. This extra issue, of
course, would be secured at all times
by good bonds and paper other than
Government bonds, much as the clear
ing house certificates are issued right
here in Portland. In other words,
a sort of National clearing-house cer
tificate .plan must be worked out In
stead oi each city acting alone as at
present. Rut all this is for the future
and does not apply to the present con
ditions. "I think things will be norma! again
In every way within about two weeks,
if nothing else turns uo to complicate
matters, which is not likely. I see no
cause for alarm nor uneasiness now.
We will all have plenty of cash in our
pockets in a short time."
MONEY FOR
ORIGINAL ESSAYS
The Oregon Society of the Son of
the American Revolution offers prizes
to the pupils of the public schools of
the State of Oregon, for essays on
subjects connected with our war for
Independence.
Prizes of $20. $15, $10 and $5 will be
awarded for the first, second, third
and fourth best essays written on any
of the following subjects:
Washington the Great Leader.
The Flag of the United States.
The Roston Tea Party.
The Treason of Benedict Arnold.
The essays are limited to three
thousand words each, must be written
In the student's own hand-writing on
one side of the paper, and accompan
ied by a certificate of the writer's
teacher, stating that the writer is a
pupil In a designated class, and that
ihe teacher believes the essay to be
pupil's own unaided work. The essay
must be signed by the writer, giving
also his or her postoffice address.
They should be forwarded to R. I.
Eckerson, Washington building. Port
land, and should reach their destina
tion not later than March 31.
S. S. CONVENTION
AT MILWAUKIE
Sunday schol workers and all ln-
i terested in the success of unday
school work are reminded of the
county convention at Milwaukle begin
ning Friday afternoon of this week.
Sunday afternoon Mr. A. H. Cross, a
noted Sunday school worker of Cleve
i land, Ohio, has been secured to ad
dress the convention at 3:30. His sub
ject will be "The Fast Express," tak
j ing up the use of the blackboard and
objects in teaching. In the evening
he will speak In the place of Mr.
j Steele, who Is unable to be present.
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSITS
. TilFII
I -vrxcii. y
I will accept at par certificates of
deposit In First National Bank or
Bank of Oregon City for lots or acre
age at Gladstone. Prices reasonable.
4Ht4 H. E. CROSS.
BRYAN
WILL RUN
WILL BE A RECEPTIVE CANDI
DATE, BUT WILL NOT ASK
FOR NOMINATION.
PUTS IT UP TO VOTERS
Willing to Serve Party If Party Calls
Not Looking for Further
Honors; Claims No
Reward.
William Jennings Bryan will ac
cept the Democratic nomination for
President in 1908, but he will neither
ask nor make a fight for It. He says
that for a year or more he has been
pressed to answer the question:
"Wili you accept the nomination?"
and he believes the public is entitled
to an answer, and to know the posi
tion he occupies.
The question that ought to weigh
most, he says, is whether his nomina
tion will strengthen the Democratic
party more than the nomination of
some one else. Not only will he not
seek or ask for the nomination, but
he will not assume to decide the
question of ability and, if the prize
i falls to another, he will neither be
j disappointed nor disgruntled. At the
i same time, he denies that he has
! waited this long in a desire to see
j whom the Republicans are likely to
; nominate or to ascertain the chances
of victory.
His availability is a question to be
decided not by him, not by a few
leaders, not even by the leading news
papers that call themselves Demo
cratic, but by the voters of the party,
and to them he Intrusts the decision
of the question; they are the supreme
court in all matters concerning can-
l didates, as they are in all matters
j concerning the platform.
He assumes that they will not se
lect him unless they demre to make
an aggressive fight for the presenta
tion of Democratic principles to pre
sent conditions, and he also takes it
for eranted that the organization of
' the party will be la harmony with
the platform and wljl be composed of
i men whose political records will in
j vite confidence and give assurance
j that a victory, if won, will not be a
I barren victory.
TILLMAN PICKS
BRYAN AS WINNER
A dispatch from Nashville, Tenn.,
say 8: In an Interview Senator Ben
Tillman, of South Carolina, declared
that President Roosevelt will not ac
cept a third term and that Speaker
Cannon will be the Republican nom
inee. "Bryan," Mr. Tillman said, "will be
the Democratic nominee, without a
doubt He Is the greatest living Dem
ocrat, and the proper man to intrust
with the affairs of our government."
The Senator declared that the pres
ent financial situation need not wor
ry the people. "This" country has
reached a point , In Its prosperity,"
he said, "where financial flurries in the
I money centers do not affect It."
The Kilties Band concert Thurs
day evening was a grand success
from the standpoint of a satisfied au
dience. Every one was more than
pleased and the band was called up
on time and again for encores, with
which they responded liberally. The
audience was only fair as to numbers,
but what they lacked in that way
they made up In enthusiasm. Com
pany G, In its new uniforms, was a
sight pleasing to see and the boys
bore their honors with marked dig
nity. Company G Is to be congratu
lated, even If their efforts were not
covered with great financial success.
PORTLAND STANDS
AT THE HEAD
In October 1,119,655 bushels of
wheat were exported from Portland,
as against 437,520 bushels shipped
from Seattle and 715,618 bushels set
afloat at Tacoma. No grain wa ex-
ported from any other port on Puget
' Sound. Hence the total cereal shlp
; ments from the combined ports of
I Western Washington comprised 1,
! 153,138 bushels, 33,483 more bushels
j than were exported from the Wlllam
: ette river, . a quantity too small to
; make a full cargo for the . average
1 river boat.
J More than 20,000,000 feet of lumber
' went out of . Portland In October,
while Seattle shipped but 1,091,346
feet; Tacoma, 2.788,214 feet, and Bel
Iingham, 6.824,526 feet. A correspon
dent of Port Townsend has forwarded
the following data, showing the busi
ness of the Sound country for the
month: ,
Twenty-five thousand members of
the Switchmen's Union of North Amer
ica, Monday demanded an Increase of
six cents an hour, which was promised
them recently by the roads. This ac
tion was taken at a meeting In Chicago.