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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1W)3.
A FRIEND TO THE RESCUE
T. W. DAVEXrORT SUPPORTS ODELL
AJVD I, B. GEER.
Ledslatlre Committee, lie Sr. C
covered Xo Wronir-Its Re
port Biased.
SILYERTON. March 27. (To the Ed
itor.) Ilartnc been a summoned wltceu
beloro the Leeislatlve Commission to In
vestigate the official conduct of the State
Xand Agent, L. B. Geer. General Ofiell.
and matters connected therewith. I at
tended the sittings of the committee at
the time appointed, somewhat curious to
know how I could be of service to them,
as I have no personal Icnowledce of what
has been coins; on In the State Land
Office for the last four years. The ques
tions put to me. however, did not have
any reference to the State Lind Agent,
but to General Odell. and especially to
the sale of the surveyed school sections In
the Cascade reserve while he was clerk
of the State Land Board, during the Lord
administration. It may be mentioned
that I protested against the sale and
wrote a letter to the Governor, assuming,
as I then believed, that the sale bad been
made without the knowledge or consent of
the State Board, consisting of himself, the
Secretary of State and the State Treas
urer, and contilnlng a strong Implication
that the clerk. General Odell,' had been
acting without authority In the matter
and to the detriment of the school fund
In the probable sum of JJ0.0OX I remained
In that opinion until I saw the testimony
given by him before the committee, in
which he stated upon oath that the sale
was authorized by the Governor, the other
members of the board agreeing thereto, or
at least not dissenting.
I have no reason to doubt his testi
mony, and. It I had. there Is corrobo
rative evidence, lately come to light,
showing that my opinions at that time
were groundless, and that I was alone In
adhering to our original Intentions of
Having those linds for lieu land basis and
the $14,000 to the school fund.
This much Is due from me to the Gen
eral. As a rule, committees of Investigation
by the Legislature amount to but little.
Generally they are appointed to appease
the demands of the political opposition or
In response to popular opinion, and of
course are constructed with an eye to the
exigencies of partisan politics, rather than
the public welfare. And Legislative As
nemblles In the United States, being com
posed of men who are partisans first and
public servants for the remainder, their
committees of Investigation are picked
Juries whose verdicts, whether for or
against a suspected public official, carry
but little weight with the common peo
ple. So much is this the case that "white
wash" and "blackwash" are the popular
terms applied to them, according to the
partisan relations of the committee with
the accused. This one to Investigate the
official conduct of L. B. Geer and General
Odell. though a Republican committee, ap
pointed by a Republican Legislature to
Investigate Republican officers, was no
whitewashing committee. Its promoters
evidently Intended to trap somebody. Un
der such conditions, their report will be
taken at Its face, unless Its errors, ema
nating from head or heart, are exposed.
Public rumor and perhaps public opinion
had alreidy decided that those officers
were guilty of making public office a pri
vate snap, and their ways that were
dark and tricks that were vain" must be
shown up. No doubt the committee hon
estly believed this, and so sure were they
that they may not pass as Judicial
minded. And. being short In their understindtng
of the matters involved, which I may say
are so complex as to be clear only to ex
perts In such things. It Is no wonder their
findings are wide of the mark and the sub
ject more mystified than ever.
To begin with, the committee misunder
stood and therefore misquoted and mis
construed the law. In the first parasriph
of their report they state. 'The evidence
shows that L. B. Geer, as State Land.
Agent, did not comply with the law in
selecting lieu lands In place of lands loft
to the state In sections IS and 16. and neg
lected his duty In selecting all such lands,
nd neglected to prepare and make a pub
lic record of the same for public Inspec
tion, as required by law." In the next
paragraph we read that "L. B. Geer Jus
tifies his failure to comply with these
laws on the ground that there was no
appropriation therefor, and that no order
was made by the Governor or the State
Land Board requiring him to comply with
the requirements of the law, neither of
which Justifies his neglect of duty."
Now. with all due respect to the mem
bers of the committee. I unhesitatingly
araert that the answer of the State Land
Agent was correct, both In fact and In
law. The law of 1893 to which they refer
for authority to condemn L. B. Geer
makes him the agent of the Governor, to
do certain work devolved upon the State
Land Board, and he cannot go ahead,
money or no money, as an Independent
officer acting upon his own responsibility
and Incur expense without the sanction of
his superior. Neither does that law re
quire him. as the committee isserts. "to
prepare and make a public record of the
same (lieu lam selections and basis) for
public Inspection." The commtttie got the
law mixed and Jumbled. The record busi
ness was turned over to the clerk of the
State Land Boird. in express terms, and
there the record is. open for public In
spection, as the clerk of the board testi
fied.
The law of 1SS9. which Is a copy of the
Daly law of JSSj. In all that relates to
lieu land selections, neither directly nor
by Implication instructs any officer to ad
judicate school sections supposed to be
mineral In character, and hence there has
never been a dollar appropriated for such
work. True, the raM law Instructs the
state board "to ascertain all losses sus
tained by the state by reason of the oc
cupancy of sections 16 and 56 by or
throuKh the United states Government,"
but this cannot mean or by any stretch
of logic Include sun-eyed school sections
until the general Government has adopted
them as mineral. Until then they are not
In the occupancy of the general Govern
ment or lost to the state and the Geer
administration, as well as all that hava
preceded It. have acted wisely In not ex
pending money upon uncertainties The
general Government sends out no mineral
lxrrs and spends no money In prospecting
for mineral lands. Any person of experi
ence In such thing would predict a losing
business for either state or Nation. As to
where minerals arc located must depend
upon private enterprise, and the rewards
upon the prospectors" succesa.
It Is upon this principle that the state
board has acted, and to the state's ad
vantage. General Odell estimates that the
school fund has received about ITS. 000 as
the result of his labors and outlay, and
as there was mineralizing before him to
the amount of some $10,000. the said fund
is larger by 1US.0C0 than If no such ad
judication had been made, and all with
out expense to the state. Governor Cham
berlain. In his Inaugural addrera. quotes
tny last report to Governor Lord for his
statement that the state had lost $47,000
by substituting Cascade base for the dis
allowed mineral base adjudicated by VT.
T Radlr. The statement was near the
truth when I wrote it. but ome of the,
defective Radlr base was afterwards ac
cepted by the "Washington department and
would therefore diminish the estimated
JC.WO. We can safely affirm that the
"mineral base racket. though somewhat
disquieting to the popular nerves, rutin
been a clear ana considerable gain to
the Irreducible school fund.
That the adjudicator attempting the
work at hln own risk and expense should
make something out of his venture by
selling his basis findings to those citi
zens who wished to purchase lands select
ed upon such basis In fact should make
all the traffic would bear need not be
-wondered at by people of common busL
nesa t ense. And to this extent General
Odrll Is clearly Justifiable. It the work
has been properly done, and there Is no
allegation to the contrary, he has' vio
lated no law of the state or Nation or
civic obligation pertaining to good citi
zenship.
Madam Rumor said that he naa Deen
charging would-be purchasers for Informa
tion as to base lands nonmlneral In char
acter or mineral basis which he had not
adtndlcated. but unon oath he flatly de
nied the accusation and challenged the af
firmation of It by anybody.
The committee find fault with tne oen-
eral because he promised to furnish them
with a list of base lands he eold. with
name of nurchasers. amount of money
received, etc, but afterwards declined to
do so, and the Inference of the committee
was, that he dtred to conceal something
the public had a right to know, something
damaging to himself. The real reason
the General had In mind, was entirely dif
ferent. He told tho committee he had
nothing to conceal; he was perfectly will
ing that everybody should know that he
had been adjudicating mineral school sec
tions, and that be got his pay for such
work by charging purchasers of Ilea land
for the basin he furnished them, and to
which the state had no equitable claim.
But he found after an Interview with the
committee, as dominated by Its pro
moters, tnat their feelings were willfully
set against him. that their understanding
of the law? pertaining to land matters ana
the duties of tate land officers were er
roneous: that, in fact, their Ideas were
all topsey-turvey wrong end to and he
therefore concluded that If they were de
termined to persist In believing that what
ever be had made was pilfered from the
state, an exhibition of his llste would
serve no beneficial purpose. Evidently he
was right, and as they were his private
property, he might withhold them.
From this review of the committee s re
port, it need not be Inferred that the
gentlemen composing It are not conscien
tious and fair minded, but that they were
wrong in their understanding of the law
and of the duties of the officers charged
with their execution, la as plain as the
nose on a man's face.
Anyone can readily fancy the outcome
of an investigation wherein the language
used was understood differently by ques
tioners and questioned, and such seemed
to be the case In much that psssed be
tween the committee and the two defend
ants. Geer and Odell. The committee
would person in assuming that the lands
adjudicated by Odell belonged to the state
before they were reported to the State
Land Office; that they came' within the
category of lands lost to the state by
reason of their occupancy by the general
Government, And when Geer, In reply to
the Interrogatory. "Do you tell people
usually, who come to your office and try
to secure base to select lieu lands upon.
tnat the state has no baser answered In
the affirmative, the committee still having
tncir minds upon Odell s lists and puttlmr
Geers answer alonixlde of his admission
that he had access Id the said lists, they
had proof that "Geer did not tell the
truth to Inquirers for base." "Whether the
state had any base at the time Geer stated
such to be the case, the committee did not
ascertain; did not even Inquire, and until
then they could not determine as to his
veracity. It Is plain, however, that he
was talking of one thing and the committee
of another. Presumably, the stenographers
have not made an entirely accurate report
of the evidence, and I shall assume that
to be the case and expect to hear some
modifications of It by the more exper
ienced members of the committee.
.Evidently, the Attorney-General did not
ask this question: "If there were 70.00
acres of nominal base lands at that time
(four years ago) which could have been
adjudicated and selected, what would the
state probably have lost by not having
none that (selected timber lan&s In lieu)?"
jar. uucKiey answered. "Anywhere from
tSOC.WO to J1.000.000."
General Crawford knows that nonmln
eral base lands do not require any adjudi
cation or selection.
It Is evident from lir. Buckley's soaring
answer that the state has been a great
victim of somebody's mismanagement, and
as the committee has been Investigating
L. B. Geer and General Odell, further In
quiry will be avoided by laying It to them,
and holding them for J10.COJ.000.
There Is no question but the land busi
ness of the state has been abundantly
mismanaged, but everybody knows the
people have permitted It,
It should not be Inferred from what I
have hereinbefore written that I have
changed my mind with respect to the
matters treated of In my reports, while
State Land Agent, during the term of
Governor Lord, for In them I stated that
the work of adjudicating mineral school
sections, when properly done, was legiti
mate ana or advantage to the state.
My animadversions were not directed
against truthful and complete adjudica
tion, but against the abuses of it selling
lieu lands on, the strength of ex parte
affidavits of mineral character -and giving
cerwicates oi sale Derore adjudication,
etc
But the colossal fraud practiced under
mo j-ennoyer administration and which
was fully set forth In my reports was In
the lieu land traffic based unon the, -hri
sections within the several Indian reser
vations. That wan a fraud pure and
simple. concocted, or at least Deroetratrd
by the clerk of the School Land Board
ana an ex-clerk of the same board. If the
State Board were not Dartlcinanta In that
steal, they were wofully Ignorant or neg
ligent of their duties as conservators of
ino puouc interests, in allowing the two
villains to get away with over 123.000 arex
belonging to the school fund. Unlike the
adjudicators, iney performed no service
for the money they received from pur
chasers of lieu land. It was a most hog
gish and shameful proceeding for which
Governor Pennoyer's official reputation
must suffer. That he refused to srgn
away the basis In the Cascade reserve,
some 1M.0OO acres. Is to his credit, and
taken with his previous action and non
action, forms a contrast which, to say
the least, is quite perplexing.
In this connection I must maka a state.
ment which still more confounds my Judg
ment as to me menial status of the man
i-ennoyer.
Meeting the ex-Governor in the Ktsr.
house shortly after entering upon my
duties as State Land Asrent- I askn Mm
bow It happened that any bese was left
to us in ine (Cascade reserve, to which he
Immediately replied, and with a gleeful
countenance, "because I would not sign
it away.
"Do you mean to say that you did not
sign away any part of itT"
tit answered, -no. positively, no." A
icw monies aiierwaraa, I found from the
records that he hsd used 16.000 acres of
that basis, and wrote to him about It,
In answer he stated that If that were true,
he had been deceived by the clerk of the
board, and that he would assist me In
getting the selections cancelled. He wre,t.
two letters and was very indignant be
cause or me deception played upon him.
The fact came out as the result of the
correspondence that he had been misled
by the name Crater Lake instead of Cas-
caae reserve:
Still, we must say that nearly all of
the vexation and turmoil, the speculations
and frauds connected with the atate land
matters, would save been avoided If the
legislative part of our Government had
been fully informed and awake to Its
duties. The statute which one of the
operators In the last aforesaid lieu land
frauds bad Introduced and worked
mrocgn tne Legislature was a cunningly
u-woA cuvcriri i or weir subsequent
work. The swamp land laws with a vrv
little stretching served to cover all the
frauds perpetrated In that branch of the
service, and the law passed at the last
session, though nominally and no doubt
Intentionally to cure the defects In the
mineral base business, is secretly In the
Interest of a few sharp fellows who will
under Its cover defraud both the state
ana ueneraj uovernment
T. TV. DAVENPORT.
Hermann as a Reformer,
PORTLAND. April 1 To the Editor.)
Tae uregoman recently stated that Her
mann Is strong In the coast counties, but
It may not be generally known where tisej
secret of this strength lies. The people of
these counties are not influenced by rich.
corporations, nor are they political strong'' I
holdSL Thv tn enrvrtHr iwir rt T-, '
struggling to make homes for themselves
In the wilderness. Bight la this element
Is where Mr. Hermann Is strongest. In
Coos Bay, SI us law. Taquina, In the
counties of Lake, Klamath. Harney and
Grant, wherever settlers have bed con
tests with land-grabbers, he develops
great strength It Is believed among this
class of people that the trouble with Sec
retary Hitchcock arose from his well
known attitude on land questions as op
posed to all land-grabbing schemes. This
looks strange. In view of contrary Insin
uations diligently circulated, but people
can't always be fooled,
Mr. Hermann, during his long career In
Congress, was an Indefatigable worker. In
season and out. I have personal knowl
edge of one long Journey he made through
sagebrush and sand to acquaint himself
with actual conditions In Southeast Ore
gon. The result of tins, trip was the cre
ation of a new land district, affording
facilities for settlement and development.
Prior to that time, with the nearest land
office ISO miles distant, cattle and swamp
men had It their own way, and bitterly
opposed any change. Rapid settlement
followed the establishment of the Har
ney district, and a county arose from the
aahes of a cattle camp.
The above Is but one little lndlcent Il
lustrating the activity of Mr. Hermann.
As a candidate before the people of the
State of Oregon, there Is no man "could
hold a candle to him,'
GEO. M'GOWAN.
SCHWAB HAS RIVALS.
Hot J?lEht Among; Directors for Pres.
ldencjr of Steel Trust.
NEW YORK. April 2. Reports are re
vived In Wall street of an Impending
change In the presidency of the United
States Steel Corporation. A story was
circulated to the effect that President
Charles M. Schwab, having discovered
that there was a movement on foot to
depose him. was making a personal can
vass for re-election. The story went on
to say that the directors of the steel cor
poration were split Into factions and that
E. H. Gary, chairman of the board; James
Gayley. first vice-president of the steel
corporation, and Henry C Frier, who was
recently elected a member of the execu
tive committee, were the candidates of
these respective factions for the presi
dency. Later it was denied that there
was a split In the board, but It was ad-
mltted there was a possibility that Schwab J
might retire. I
Are free from all crude and Irritating
matter, concentrated medicine only; very
small; easy to taxe; no pain; no -griping.
Carters Lime Liver mil.
DAILY METEOROLOGICAL RETORT.
PORTLAND. April 2.-8 P? M. Maximum
temperature. S2; minimum temperature, 40;
river reading, 11 A. M., &2 feet; change is 31
hour. 0.3 foot: total precipitation. S P. M.
to S P. M.. trace: total precipitation sine
Sept. J, 1P02, 34.83 inches: normal precipita
tion since Sept. 1. IMS, 3S.S3 Inches; deficiency.
3.4S Inches; 4otal sunshine April 1. 7:43; pos
sible sunshine April 1. 12:48; barometer (re
duced to sea level) at S P. II.. 30.38.
PACIFIC COAST WEATHER.
Wind.
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STATIONS.
liaker City ....
4,0.00
Icioudr
Clear
Clear
'.Clear
uismarcK .,..
Boise
Eureka
Helena
NW
NW
N
W
Clm
sw
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bo!o.'oo 10
32 0-00 2S
'441 T 124
Cloudy
Kamloons. B. C
i-x. cicy
Cloudy
Cuxidy
Cloudy
Clear
Clear
North Head ....
Poeatello
42 T a
Portland .......
Rjd Blutt
Roseburg
Farraraenlo ...
32 T 161
sw
170 0.00 8
SS 0.00 6
62KI0010
B4 0.00 14
N
NW
NW
W
FW
S
RW
SW
Clear
Sul Francisco .
Spokane .......
Seattle
Tatoosh Island
Walla Walla ..
Clear
soo.ts e
ssaoojis
Cloudy
Clear
46 0.04 24
!sb;o.oo! s
lci3r
Light.
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
No rain of consequence haa fallen In the Pa
cific Coast States during th last 12 hours, ex
cept a few small showers along the Washing
ton coast and in the lower portion ot the Wil
lamette Valley.
It Is wsnner In Northern California, but
elsewhere the changes In temperature have
been slight.
The Indications are for generally fair weatn-
er In this district Friday, with frosts In the
earlr morning.
WEATHER FORECASTS.
Forecasts made at Portland tor the 23 hours
ending at midnight Friday. April 3:
Portland and vicinity Generally fair; west
erly winds.
Western Oregon snd western Washington
Generally fair: westerly winds.
Eastern Oregon, Eastern Washington and
Idaho-Fair.
KDWARD A. HEALS. Forecast OmelaL
HENRIETTA M. HOLMES.
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Street.
Pupils prepared ror any university, business
eolleg. or special examination. Particular at
tention siren to tho backward in public
school work of any grade. Call or writ.
REMOVAL SALE PRICES
STAFFORD'S WATER WELL PASTE, 8 OZ.,
Formerly 40c now 30c, 3 for 80c
STAFFORD'S WATER WELL PASTE, 5 OZ.,
Formerly 25c now 20c, 3 for SOc
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PLACER MINES-NEW DISCOVERY MADE
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persons on good ground. For further Infor
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MORTGAGE LOANS
On Improved city and farm property.
R. LTVINGTSONE. 224 Stark St.
MORTGAGE LOANS
On unproved city and farm property. Building
loans. Installment loans. WX, ItACilASTEK.
211 Worcester block.
4000 FARMSJJS valley. ,hthWcrS
trora Portland to Ashland, at prices
ranclng from g2 to 1200 per acre,
riclfic toil Ceitatiiltll till Etlsls as Iscatlsa larui
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NORTH SIXTH ST
Improved quarter-block yielding 0
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Of good homes and building sites' at Penin
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Johns. Will rent or sell. Acreage also at
lowest prices. Titles always guaranteed.
HOME LAND CO.. University Park.
Apples! Apples!
P. Hennlngsen, the fruitgrower, nas Just got
In two carloads of apples direct from the ranch
In Grand Ronde Valley. Will sell them at 330
Washington sr. Large reduction on ten boxea
anl over. Delivered free to all parts ot th
city.
FIREPROOF
SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS
Chamber of Commerce BIdfi.
Boxes rented from $6.00 a year and
upwards . . Private rooms for cli
ents 'where boxes can be taken, con
tents examined, letters written, and
other business transacted.
F. K. ARNOLD, Supt.
TORTURE
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AJTCSEEKKSTS.
XAKQTJAX GRAND THEATER - .
CALVIN IiaUQ. Uanager.
Monday and Tuesday nights. April a tad 7,
popular ladles and children' matin
TtKiday at 2:13 o'clock,
AL oT FIELDS
GREATER MINSTRELS.
Evening- prices Entire lower floor. $L Bal
cony. Brst 6 rows, 75c; last ft rows. Sue Cat
lerr. 33c asd 23c Uoxes and tores. XT.OO.
Popular matinee prices Adult. Sue; children,
Se to ANY PART or th theater.
Seats are now selling.
CORDRAVS THEATER
Toalcht and Saturday matinee asd evening,
last three perfonnanses of th bljr success,
THE FATAL WEDDING."
N. B. By special request little Lillian Rose
wood, the clever child actress, will hold a pub
lic reception on the stage after the soeclaJ
ladles and children's matinee -performance Sat
urdar. when all present will have th oooor
tunlty to personally meet this captivating; little
artist. Pries Erenlncs. So: matinees, 3oto
any part ot house; children. 10c
Jxt week. "Reaping the Harvest."
THE BAKER THEATER
GEO. L. BAKER, Manager.
Tonight, tomorrow, matinee and night.
The sensation ot the hour,
"MISS HOBBS."
By Jerome IC Jerome.
Tonlxbt (Friday). Elks' nlsht.
The Baker prices never chance Evening, 13c,
23c 33c SOc: matinee. 10c 13c lie
April 3, farewell week ct the Baker Stock
Company, .presenting "A Nliht OH."
Coming. April 12. Hsttt Corson Clarke
AUCTION SALES TODAY.
Br th Ford Auction Co.. at 233 1st St.. at
10 A. M. H. Ford, auctioneer.
At Gtlman's auction rooms. 411-113 Washing
ton sL. at 10 o'clock A. M. 3. L. N. Gllmas,
auctioneer.
MEETING XOTXCES.
PORTLAND LODGE. NO. S3. A.
F. & A. M. Stated communication
this (Friday) eTenlnr. All Master
Masons cordially Invited. Work In
the M. M. decree. Br order ot lh
W. M. I. W. PRATT, Sec,
HALL OP INDUSTRY LODGE. NO. 8. A. O.
U. W. Members are Hereby notified that the
funeral of our tat brother. A. C Bailey. IU
be held this (Friday) afternoon at 3 o'clock
at the Immanuel Baptist Church, cor. Zd and
Meade su. Interment, at Rlrerrlew cemetery.
Services at the arav under th auspices ot
the A. O. V. VT. Let erery member attend.
J. WILEY BCSHONO. Master Workman.
Attest: JOHN W. PADDOCK. Recorder.
1IASSALO LODGE. NO. 15, L O. O. F.
Regular meetlnt; this (Friday) erenlnc at 7:30
o'clock. Work In 'the second dearee. Visitors
welcome. HENRY BROWN, Sec
BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS OF
THE STATE OF OREGON wilt hold a PU1
examination Tueatfay and Wednesday, April 7
and 8. Make application to Dr. Byron . Mil
ler, Secretary, imperial Hotel.
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FCXERAL XOTXCES.
BAILEY At Los Annies. CaL. March IT.
1UU3. Amhro C Bailey, and 63 years.
raneraj rrioay. April 3, 1WXJ. at z f. il..
from immanuel Baptist Church, cor. 2d and
Meade sta. interment Rlrerrlew cemetery.
WATSON In this city. April 2. 1003. Cecil
Fletcher Watson, son ot Mr. and Mrs. T. M.
Watson, aged 11 years and 4 months. The
funeral will take place Saturday. 10 A. M
from Trinity ChapeL Interment at Lone Fir
cemetery. Friends lnrlted.
J. Ff FIXLEY A SOX. ProcreaalT.
Funeral Director and Embalmers,
cor, 3d and Madlaon streets. Com
petent lady asa't. Both phones So. a.
EDWARD HOLM AS, Undertaker,
4th. and Yamhill ate. Reaa S tins on.
lady assistant. Both phone No. SOT.
CLARKE BROS, FIXE FLOWERS,
Floral Designs, 2S1D Morrison.
SCUAXEX fc XEU, JIOXUMEXT3,
cemetery vrorlr, etc., SOS First.
NEW TODAY.
SEVENTH AND ANKENY
Fractional lot on corner Trlth
house, K70O0.
RUSSELL t BLYTH,
S24 T1IIIID STREET, CORXER OAK.
SIXTH AND BURNS1DE
SSxlOO on southeast corner Sixth
and Unrnslde, opposite nciT Post
otnee, easy terms and Interest at li
per cent on mortgage. Frlce !3,
OOO. RUSSELL & BLYTH,
82 !4 Third Street, Corner Oalc
BUTTER LOWER
Butter, 50c
Best creamery 60c. GSc
Good creamery ................... .l&c and OOo
Ranch errs. 2 dosen. ..33c
Best surar-cured hams. ................. ....13c
Picnic bams. ........ ......... ....... ......11a
Cottace hams . ...12Hc
5-lb. pall lard Joe
Remember chickens for Saturday.
LA GRANDE CREAMERY,
264 Yamhill.
homes!
: ON EASY
PAYMENTS
From 5 to 8 rooms
; , $i6oo
to $3000 :
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A.
214
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1. lYlTtlO Of tu.
Chamber of Commerce
Are You Insured?
For Fire, Life, Accident
and Health Insur
ance call on
A. H. BIRRELL
(Formsrfj of HacHi:fsr & BimQ.)
Real Estate, General Insurance
and rlnancial Agency
303-4 McKay Building-, 3d and Stark.
Phone Main 232.
VERNON
Lots Now on Sale
Easy Payments
DONT HISS THIS OPPORTUNITY
Grindstaff,
Blain, Potter & Chapin
246 STARK ST.
Four-Room House
Each room 13x15 feet. Two
or four rooms can be conven
iently added. Ground lOOx
110 feet. At Portsmouth,
near big sawmill, near Col
umbia University, near dry
dock, near Willamette boule
vard, city water, electric
street-car line. Price $1025;
$125 cash, balance $15 month
ly. , Francis I. McKenna.
151 Sixth St.
CLASSIFIED AD. BATES.
'"Rooms.- -Rooms and Board.- "Housee-ma-
Rooms." -Situation Wanted.- IS word, or
Was. IS cents: IS' to 30 words. SO cants; XI to
33 words. 3S cents .to. No disco ust far ad
ditions! Insertions.
UNDER AU OTHER HEADS xJ Nrw
Trdar." so cent ror IS words er 1ms: 1 ta
to words. 40 tents:" 21 to 3 words. SO cents,
tc first Insertion. Each additional Inserttca.
oo-halr: no further discount under on montK
"NEW TODAT (racx measnr acate). IS
cents per line. Urn Insertion: 10 cants per line
ot eacn additional Insertion.
ANSWERS TO ADVERTISEMENT8. ad
dressed ear Th Oresonlaa ' asd left at this
-face, ihonld always b Inclosed In sealed
Tetopes. No stamp is reqnlrvd on such Isttsra.
Th Oresonlaa will not be responslhl for
errors In advertisements tAkea throux th
telephon.
SEW TODAY.
Th Oldest Trust Company la Oreron.
POR1XAXD TRUST COMPANY OP
OUEGOX.
Incorporated Anrll 23. 18S7.
IT. ere has been a marked Increase In our de
posits of late. This leads us to belleT that
there la a cood deal of Idle moner ui the
State of Oreron. Those who own this money
outht to he recelvinx Interest upon IU
We issue lntercst-bearinc certiacaus of de
posit, at Ta-ioua rates, a may be a reed upon.
Vi will Issue certificates rrmnlnjr for six
months stralsht, wtth Interest at the rate ot
thre per cent per annum; ror twelve- month,
stralcht, with Interest at the rate ot four per
cent per annum.
We will Issuo special certificate of deposit
payable upon ten days' call, with Interest at
tbe rate ot 3& per cent per annum; payable on
thirty days' call, with Interest at 3 per
cent per annum, and payable on ninety days'
call, at lour per cent per annum.
For those who desire to deposit their money
for a term ot years we -will issue a certlaeate
of deposit, with Interest coupons attached,
particulars of which will be cladly furnished
if you will call upon
PORTLAND TRUST COMPAXT OP OREGON,
NO. 109 THIRD STREET.
Sale of Sundries.
We most move loon.
KNIGHT'S DRUG STORE,
123 6th St. Established in 1SS2.
WE LEAD
Best creamery butter. 65c; sweet table but
ter. S5c; cooklne butter. 40c: S dozen eexs. Sue;
test Mocha and Java coffee. 25c pound; Force.
10c package; 2 packages of Jumbo or Violet
mush, 15c; best potatoes. fc sack; rood llfht
broom. 20c: Lowney'a Premium chocolate, lSc
package: 2 cans cocoa, 43c; best lemons. 10c
dozen. Washington-Street Grocery, between
11th and 12th. Phone North 3311.
Best Buy We Have
eTOCfln Full Jot and modern 7-room
4JUUU cottage on Northrup near
24th street.
GRINDSTAJT & BLAIN.
FOR SALE REAL ESTATE.
I230O-NEW 0-ROOsl HOUSE. COLONIAL.
styie. iarse attic, run casement, signuy lo
cation and convenient to Upper Alblns, cars;
best of plublnr, with toilet upstairs and
down: large bathroom and closets.
11300 Six-room cottace in Upper Albtna,
within walking; distance of the business cen
ter; a decided bargain.
Seven-room house at Peninsula In first-class
condition; cheap, and can be handled for
very little ready money.
Vacant Iota In various parts of the city,
some on the Installment plan- Will build on
them tor small payment down, balance on
Installments If desired.
WHALLEY. Benson bide. Sta and Morrison.
THREE COTTAGES. CLOSE IN. WEST
Bide, for sale cheap; good terms.
Vacant lota, very desirable location. East
Side; good bargains, good terms.
Splendid roomy house, well situated. West
Side: good car service, good terms.
Full block, near water-front trackage, suit
able for manufacturing plant or warehouse;
worth S10.0U0. can be bought tor S&S60 If
Uken before April 3. LEWIS & CLARK
REAL ESTATE CO.. 653 Worcester block.
TOR SALE SJ0OC
J. W. OGILBEE. ROOM 11. Wi 1ST ST.
S-acre tracW all In cultivation, with good S
room re 1 dene meed some repairing;, very
good atable, etc., good well water, lie high
and sightly,- clos to car line, on th East
Side, between K nil worth and Woodstock.
This is a cheap property, and would mak a
nice heme.
TO HOMESEEKERS 160 ACRES ON SOUTH-
ern slope or beautirui xount bcott: 45 acres
under cultivation, orchard, house, and a good
large bam; soli Is very productive: a bar
gain. J. E. Martin. 492 East Sherman at.
$1000 INVESTED NOW WILL DOUBLE UP
Inside ot one year on four lots In Sellwood:
good location; half down, balance as per
agreement. Address Frank Busch, Oregon
City, Or.
I HAVE FOR SALE S AND 10-ACRE
tracts, 'house, barn, stock and machinery;
best. of land, and near car line; at low prices.
T. C SHREVE. 421 Ablcgton bldg.
NEW S-ROOM MODERN HOUSE. 20 MIN
utes from 3d and Washington: good neigh
borhood; bargain, 12300. Palmer Bras.
(Ford'sl. room 33. lGJft 4th St.
LOT 501 100. WITH S-ROOM HOUSE AND
outbuilding. East 10th sr.. near East Sher
man; very desirable location. J. E. Martin,
482 East Sherman st.
100 LOTS, THREE BLOCKS FROM UNION
are. car line; IS down. Jl per month; only a
few left. Sahlstrom & Patterson. 281 li Mor
rison St.
MOUNT SCOTT REAL ESTATE OFFICX.
Lents. Or. All kinds ot property cheap. Tak
Mount Scott car; far S cents. O. R. Addltos.
HOMES BUILT ON EASY payments, any part
city: lots furnlshd If necessary: low rate interest-
J. Palmer Co.. 012 Commercial bldg.
BARGAINS NEW HOUSES FOR SALE;
easy payments or will build what you want;
you name th terms. C12 Commercial bldg.
11600 NICE 5-ROOM COTTAGE. EAST SIDE,
close is. car line; fruit: fine location.
T. C, SHREVE. 421 Ablngtoa bldg.
11065 Very beautiful lot in HoUadays Add.,
close to car line and surrounded by fine
homes. Miller. 303 Chamber ot Commerce.
$10 FOR FINE. SIGHTLl LOTS ON ST.
Johns car line. Brown. S53 Stark it, oppo
site Library.
FOR SHORT TIME ONLY HOUSE AND LOV"
at Mount Tabcr, at a bargain. Flympton, 318
Allsky bldg.
FOR SALE SMALL ORCHARDS WITHIN
two miles of sutabouse. E. PresnaU, Salem.
LIST YOUR PROPERTY WITH LEWIS AND
Clark Real Estate Co., SS3 Worcester block.
LOTS, CLOSE IN. S350: S5 PER MONTH
W. Reldt. room IS Washington block.
NEW 5-ROOM COTTAGE. BASEMENT; EASY
terms. Phone Russ 1(22.
FOR SALE FAR1IS.
A BARGAIN NOTE THIS DOWN
40 acre, all choice land and fenced. 20
acres under plow. 20 acres seeded to pasture,
roM house, bam and outbuildings, nice or
chard. 19 cows. 1 heifer. 1 iull. 3 nogs, chick
ens. 1 span youns mares, wagon, harness.
Slows, barrow, hay rake, cultivator, all tools,
ousehold furniure. all in good order: 1 mil
to creamery, P. O.. store.
HE.N-KLB A BAKER. 213 AMngton bldg.
BARGAIN
SO acres, all rich. level land; above 20 acres
under plow. 25 acres slashed and burned
over, new house, new frame barn; on main
county road, convenient to church and
scnooi. us mure u a. rt. station; O head
cattle, farming implements, etc.; S2173.
HENKLE & BAKER, 219 Ablngton bWg.
140 MILES S. OF PORTLAND. NEAR RAIL
road. 2 miles from best market In Oregon. I
hav ISO sere, of high foothill land. Co acres
Improved: orchard. Louse, new barn, 4 cows,
wascs and team, mowing machine, etc for
11400. two-thirds cash. P. Mutter, Saginaw.
Or.
S71 ACRES'. ALL FENCED. GOOD IMPHOVE-
axnis, weu waterec rtver through one cor
ner, plenty grass, excellent stock farm: ad
joins It. H. depot, 4 miles steamer landing:
price 125 per acre, easy terms. Palmer Bros.
(Ford's), room ii. JBSJi 4ih st.
FOR SALE-CHOICE 21-ACRE TRACT. ONE.
quarter mile ot Greshamt xood SDrina: water
and large barn. 18 acres In cultivation, bal
ance in pasture; iu per acre. If sou Derore
crop Is put In. Roberts & Wlrtz. Uresham.
Or.
$400 BUYS 160 ACRES. ONLY 23 MILES
'from Portland; IS In cultivation, bearing or
chard, living water: tin for stock, poultry
or fruit. See 23414 Morrison sr., room
A SNAP S-ROOM 1XVSE ON GUILD ST..
sdjolnlog th Fair grounds, with all modern
conveniences. Prlc. 12400. If taken at one.
W. H. Lehman. Z2SH Washington street.
FOR HOMES AND FARMS IN OLD YAM
fcI County, See A. M. Hadley, 284 Stark, st.
FOH. SALE I'AltllJ.
D7 YOU WAjrr BARGAINS IN CHOICB
farms stock ranches, bop. prune or tlmrjer
land, sawmills or Courxoilla. ail near Port
land, se or sddres T. Wlthycombc, room S
Hamilton bldg-. 3d st Portland. Or.
125 ACRES, 00 IN CROP AND FRUIT, GOOD
buildings, living water: Jo miles from town;
this Is the brst bantaln In th state. For
particulars address B 43. Oregonlan,
ST50-0 ACRES GOOD LAND. 30 MILES
from Portland, near several lumber mills;
good market tor products: also good chances
for employment. C 47. Oregonlan.
IS ACRES CHOICE. LEVEL LAND. RUN
nlng water, part cultivated, bouse, etc.: oa
good road and easy drive to Portland, prto
only seso. Henkle & liaker.
IF I CAN SELL AT ONCE I WILL Dis
pose or SO acres of fine land in Western Ore
gon for S2.50 an acre; JTS cash, balance oa
time. E 47. care Oregonlan.
JOIN PARTY FOR 21 FARM HOMESTEADS,
prairie land, best ot grain and fruit land,
near R R. and county seat. Wm, Hawks,
306 Commercial block.
FOR SALE-LARGE AND SMALL FARMfl,
dairy and stock ranches, in Western Oregoa
and Washington. W. O. Waddsi. 03H Mjr
rtn sr.
W.sXTED REAL ESTATE
CCtrrOMER FOR HOUSE AND LOT. HOL
laday's Addition, to cost about ; good
lot sultabl for residence- In Hollaoay Addi
tion. Lewis and Clark Real Estate Co., S33
Worcester block.
"WANTED TO BUY FROM OWNER. HOUSE
and lot. close in; must be a bargain; etat
price, terms, etc. O 45. Oregonlan.
PROPERTY - OWNERS TO LIST THEIR
property with Lewis and Clark Real Estate
Co., S53 Worcester block.
TI1IDCK LANDS FOR SALE.
FOR IMMEDIATE LOCATlON-23 CHOICd
Dr and Port Orfcrd cedar timber claims;
cruls 4.00U.00O to b.00O.uuo; 21 yellow pin
timber claims, very desirably located, cruu
3.000.000 feet, worth at least Si per M
slumpage: 10 farm homesteads, very cholc
grain and fruit lands, near PL. K. and county
Mat Wm. Hawk... SOU Commercial block.
LOOK HERE! THIS IS YOUR CHANCE!
For sale So acres of timber land, 1& mllea
N. E. ot Toledo. Wash.; 40 acres finest hop
land; steamboat connection with Portlana;
only S20UO; cheaper tor cash. For particulars
call or write to G. Schultx. room 21 Terminus
House. riJri Everett St., Portland. Or.
IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR H0MESTEAD3
or timber claims, w can locate you; claim
cruising from 4.U00.V0O to U.0UV.OUO per quar
ter section, good yellow Or and cedar; also
yellow pine claims. ZSuu.Ouo to 3.000.WO
feet; Join party now forming. antord sc
PerTy, Ablngton bldg.
1200 ACRES CHOICE TIMBER STATE
school land, cruise 3.U00.0VU to th quarter
section; Sl.23.per acre and crulsera leej.
Wm. Hawks. 30d Commercial block.
I CAN LOCATE YOU ON TIMBER CLAIMS
that will cut 4,000.000 yellow pine ot excellent
quality, tributary to goud driving stream.
D. C. Rogers, 14SH 6th st-. room 1.
NOW IS YOUR CHANCE TO GET GOOD
timber claim, white pine and yellow Or; hav
seven claims cruising- 7.00O.OUO, near Rose
burg. 230H Russell su, room 0.
HOMESTEAD AND TIMBER CLAIMS. WB
have received information of some nrat-clasr
locations. Apply to Tha Ames Mercantile
Agtncy, Ablngton bldg.
TIMBER CLAIM RELINQUISHMENT; ON
river; cruise over 6.U00.0U0 leeu S230- See.
cruiser today, 234 Morrison su, rocm
SCRIP FOR UNSURVEYED LAND: TWO
quarter sections ready for delivery. lor par
ticulars address box 03. Portland. Or.
TIMBER CLAIMS OREGON PINE; GUAR
antee to cruls 3.000.000 feet merchantabl
lumber. W. 5. Baer, llornbrook, Cal.
SEVERAL GOOD TIMBER LOCATIONS.
Call on Lewis and Clark Real Estate Co..
553 Worcester block.
TIMBER CLAIM. 4,000.000 FIR. NEAR
river: also good homesteads: fees low. 161ia
1st, room 7.
FOR SALE 5G-INCH HEAD BLOCKS. SET
works, trailer and trucks. 350. Day Lumber
Co.
AWNINGS. TENTS. SAILS. PACIFIC TENT
A Awning Co., 27 N. 1st. Phone North 1811.
FOR SALE A FRESH-COW. WITH CALF.
Airs. j. a. Butenschoen. peninsular, ur.
2D-HANE HALL SAFE FOR SALE; ALSO
FOR SALE GOOD SECOND-HAND PIANO,
very cheap. P 83 Oregonlan.
FOR SALE BABY BUGGY AND CHILD'S
crib. Call 133 11th.
TO EXCHANGE.
FOR FARM OR TIMBER LAND. 100X100,
corner, Irvlngton Park; level and sightly.
Address C 23, Oregonlan.
FOR SALE.
Ilorses, Vehicles and Harness.
TATTLETALE: FOR SALE FAST-TROT-tlng
mars Tattletale: trials 2:10. Address S.
Atkinson. 1112 1st ave., Spokane, Wash.
AUTOMOBILE: WIXJ. SELL FOR HALF
price; in perfect condition; must dispose oC
immediately. Address E 45, Oregonlan.
FOR SALE-20 R. R. DUMP CARTS. WITH
harness: Al condition. Apply to Vancouver
Water Works Co., Vancouver. Wash.
FOR SALE 12 HEAD OF WELL-BROKEN
horses, weight from 1200 to 140U pounds. 134
East 34th st. Phone Union 1632.
FINE HORSE. 7 YEARS OLD. SOUND. CITY
broke; also light wagon; cheap. 734 Will
iams ave.
A TEAM OF HORSES. TRUE TO WORK,
age 7 and 8. weight 1470 and 1480. inquire.
300 Front-
AUCTION SALES DAILY. VEHICLES. HAR
ness. HORSE AUCTION MARKET, 211 Wash.
HORSE. WAGON AND HARNESS. OR
horse without wagon. 654 East 12th st.
Miscellaneous.
Elaterlte Is mineral rebliet. Practical roofing
fcr sawmills, factories, mining buildings,
business blocks; tc.: In rolls easy to lay;
never nteds painting. Call or write .Elater
lt Roofing Co.. 10 Worcester bldg.. Portland.
IMPROVED FARMS FOR SALS IN ALL
parts ot Oregon and Washington; payments
mad to suit purchaser. For particulars
apply to WM. M ACM ASTER. 311 Worcester
block.
BUTCHER SHOPS. CONFECTIONERY AND
cigars, saloons, roomlnc-houses. city and
country property, for sale, at Palmer Bros.
(Ford's), room 38. 16S4 4th st.
FOR SALE A FIRST-CLASS SO H.-P. SEC-ond-band
gas engine, practically osw. North
west Electric Eng. Co.. 3t8 Stark st.
LATEST PATTERN DENSMORE TYPE
wrlter. almost' new. perfect order, at a, bar
gain. Room 5 Washington bldg.
WELL-EQUIPPED BRICK AND TILE FAC
tory: good clay. For particulars write Coop
er se Hurley, Independence, Or.
CORDWOOD FOR SALE FIR WOOD. DE
livered. $3.75: hardwood, delivered. $4.50.
Mrs Antone, Rockwood. Or.
FOR SALE WATCHMAKER'S LATHE AND
set of chucks. In good condition. P. A.
Staples & Co.. 162 1st st.
BEES. 51 STANDS. CHEAP IF SOLD AT
once. CslI or address leo Porter st. Phone
South 1151.
FOR SALE-CHEAP; HANDSOME UPRIGHT
piano; good make. Apply COS 6th at-, cor.
Sherman.
FOR SALE CHEAP: A BOWLING ALLEY,
complete. Address P. O. box 446, Vancouver
Wash-
CHEAP AN ALMOST-NEW RUBBER-TIRED
baby buggy. Inquire at 33 North 3d st-
HELP WASTED MALE.
SHIP DAILY SHIP DAILY
FREE FARE
NEVADA -....New R. R. work
Wsnted Teamsters and tunnel laborers.
C. R. HANSEN CO.. 26 North 2d St.
SALESMAN WANTED TO SELL HARDY
Northern - grown nursery stock- Address
Washington Nursery Co., Toppenish. Wash.
WANTED FIRST-CLASS CORBMAKER FOR
general lobbing shop. Variety Iran Works.
Seattle. Wash.
WANTED PUPILS, BY EXPERIENCED
gentleman, in bookkeeping, shorthand, Eng
lish, arithmetic and penmanship. W 36, Ore
gonlan. STUDENTS IN TELEGRAPHY. OPERATOR,
of many years experience: practical work,
switchboard, ate D 9, Oregonlan.
rirst-class salesman lor aspbalrum corporation,
city, nixn sazazy, su coomereiu block.