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12 THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TCESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1905. MAY STRIKE AT FAIR Trouble Precipitated by Dis charge of Foremen. WORKMEN NAME COMMITTEE If Bennett, Contractor on Govern ment SuIIding, Does Not Rein state Foremen, General Strike on Grounds May Result. Labor troubles at the Fair took a new and unexpected turn yesterday- A climax -was precipitated a day earlier than ex pected by -what might appear to be a minor incident, the discharging of two ubforemcn on the Government building. They were labor leaders, and those who worked under them are clamoring to have them back. Two hundred and llfty of the workmen met last night and delegated a committee to wait upon J. E. Bennett, the contractor for the Government building, and demand that the subforemen be rein stated. It was expected that there would be a flght tonight in the mass meeting between the conservatives and radicals among the 2abor leaders, but the significance of that has dwindled considerably since the meet ing of last night. For the workmen at the meeting have not only delegated a committee to demand the reinstatement of the subforemen, but they have empow ered that committee to demand the dis charge of MacRae, the foreman of the .sang working on the life-saving station, who is not a union mun. The three men composing the commit tee are: Simpson. Beech and Stiles, who -are workmen on the Fair grounds. It Ik lso said that State Organizer C. H. Gram, of the American Federation of La bor, will serve on the committee, but whether he has given his consent Is not known. It would appear from accounts of the meeting last night that all the union onen, local and outsiders, are working .2iand in hand, but it is difficult to be Jieve this. In the light of the position taken by the local unions during the present agitation. They have been so far averse to any radical movement, and if they assented to the action of last night they have taken an entirely Tiexr turn. Mr. Bennett stated last night that ha discharged two foremen' yesterday. One of them, Larry Coleman, he found to be neglecting his work and creating un roat among the workmen. He discov ered Coleman on several occasions tak ing men aside and wasting not only nis own. but their time, conferring with thorn. He was led to. bellee by such signs that Co'eman was a labor agi tator and could not afford to hire him longer. The other man, "William Rose nau, he discharged for even stronger reasons, having been assured that the man was working directly against "his interests. Rosenau was foreman of the teamsters' hauling staff and, it Is un derstood, was one of the leading agi tators at the meeting last night. The committee will call on Bennett this morning, and If Its request to have the foremen reinstated is not prantcd. It Is understood that a general strike will be ordered. GIVES INTERESTING ADDRESS Mies Helen F. Barnes, of Chicago, Speaks to Young Women. Miss Helen F. Barnes, of Chicago, one of the national secretaries of the Young "Women's Christian Association, addressed a meeting last night at the Grace Meth odist Episcopal Church on "Christian "Work Among Young "Women." Music was furniyhed by the Y. W. C. A. Glee Club. For years Miss Barnes has Interested herself In the welfare and advancement of the young women of this country. She has devoted her life to this work and travels from one end of the United States to the other. She undertakes and accomplishes the most discouraging tasks, tout she has invariably been attended "with success. Miss Barnes is a woman of means and Is not compelled to seek this work as a means of livelihood. In her lecture last evening Miss Barnes grew very enthusiastic over the work that has been accomplished by the Young "Women's Christian Association in Port fland. She said the organization In this city compared favorably with any of the associations she visits and predicted for Sit a most gratifying and successful future. She could not say too much In commenda tion of the organizing of a Travelers' iAid Society and said that the good ac complished had already been manifested. "The Young Women's Christian Asso ciation Is a preventative more than a rescuer," said Miss Barnes in the course of her lecture. "We want to seek and And tho young women before lhey yield to the many temptations that they face mnstantly. There are thousands and thousands of young girls that have no idea of home or true companionship. tThcir lives are a blank. With our asso ciation we endeavor to furnish these poor girls that which Is denied them by their unfortunate environments." Miss Barnes spoke at length upon the JKreat good that had been accomplished by the association in the big factories of the Eastern cities. She related a number of instances where the associa tions had been founded in factories among girls who never before had known the contents of the Bible, how the association had realiccd girls' and young women who for years had been waiting and yearning to learn something about tho higher life. She closed with an appeal to all present to assist what little or Kreat they could in the uplifting and bettering of those women who knew nothing except to- work day in and day out, their only Incentive being a bare existence. This evening Miss Barnes and Miss Constance MacCorkle. state secretary of the Y. W. C. A., will" deliver addresses at the Sellwood Presbyterian Church. "Wednesday evening they will be enter tained at the clubrooms of the Y. W. C A. at Sixth and Oak. Music will be lurnished by Professor C. F. H. Mills. The Y. W. C. A. will also asslet in the musical programme. SOON TO HAVE A HELD DAY Soldiers at Vancouver to Enjoy Ath letic Contests on Saturday. The last opportuity the people of Portland or of Vancouver will have to nee the athletes of the Nineteenth In fantry In field sports before they leave for the Philippines will be next Satur day. The detachments of artillery will also be represented, but the chief In terest will be centered in the infantry men, because they arc going away. There will be all the usual events, be ginning with the following interesting drill: Company as skirmishers formed in woods 100 yards from, and with center of line opposite west end of flag pole; to fire one volley immediately after starting pistol is fired, then to pass along the pole and form as sklrmisners on lino 25 yards from east end of flag polo, one entire squad at least to be firing during crossing of company. When ontlrc company has completed crossing u charge -to be made to finish line 50 yards from cast end of pole when final time will be taken, time to decide result. The -pole to be considered as the only means of crossing an Imaginary stream whose banks are at the end of the pole, any man falling off entirely will be considered lost and any organization to finish must carry all men safely across. Each foot or ganization to furnish company to con sist of one officer, one First Sergeant, two Sergeants, three Corporals, one musician and ill privates. Intervals in skirmish lines to be normal.- Equip ment: light marching order, ten blank cartridges only In belt. The officer in command of each company to report to the referee that he has complied with post orders defining light marching order. AT THE THEATERS What the Presi Agents Say. Columbia's Interesting Attractions "Quo Vadis?" will be given tonight at the Columbia for the eleventh and last time. A large, enthusiastic audience greeted the production last night, and it again drew forth wildest demonstrations from parquet to gallery. "Quo Vadjs?" is a play of most powerful interest a scenic spectacle of Roman grandeur, and an impressive picture of the bitter strug gles of earliest Christian devotees. In all, it Is something that fills every want, and no wonder so many thousands have flocked to see it. Positively the last op portunity will be tonight. Tomorrow afternoon and all the rest of the week the company will give "The Lady of Lyons,"' Lord Lytton's beautiful and charming love play, which opened Sun day and delighted two large audiences. The production of "The Lady of Lyops" Is noteworthy as a revival of one of the grand masterpieces of the 19th century, and when given in New York City a short time ago by E. H. Sothern and Julia Mar lowe, drew immense crowds at every per formance. "Northern Lights" at the Empire. The performance last '.night of "North ern Lights" at the Empire Theater was witnessed by a large "and appreclati-.'e audience. The production of this military play was perfect In every detail, "a num ber of defects that were visible on the opening day having all been corrected, and last night ran with great smoothness. Edgar Baiime as John Swiftwlnd gave an excellent interpretation of this edu cated Indian. John Salnpolis has estab lished himself as a prime favorite with local theatergoers. A special matinee will be given tomor row (Washington's birthday) and the sale of seats indicates a crowded house. "Northern Lights'" will run all this week. Paul Giimore's Advance Sale. Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock the ad vance sale of seats will open, for the clever young actor. Paul Gllmore. who comes to the Marquam Grand" Theater next Friday and Saturday nights. Febru ary 24-23, with a special matinee Satur day. Columbia Matinee Tomorrow. There will be a large audience at the Columbia tomorrow afternoon to witness the beautiful and romantic love play, "Tho Lady of Lyons." Seats are now selling, and In order to get good loca tions should be ordered at once. AT THE VAUDEVILLE THEATERS Grand. The Shantytown Trio In an act called comedy legmanla are chief fun makers Hits week, and their work Is marked from start to finish with laughter. Miss Jean St. Remy. an operatic soprano, makes a special hit with her fine voice and well selected songs. The two Louis brothers, Roman ring kings, are about the clever est hand-balancers seen here this sea son, and extraordinary neatness marks their act. Joe Deming, monologulst. is a story-teller and gives amusing Imita tions of different persons, reciting "The Charge of the Light Brigade." The bill also includes Queen and Ross, quaint com edy; Charles and Edna Harris, comedy; Alf Bonner, singer of illustrated ballads, and the Grahdiscope. Star. Bartel, the upside-down dancer. Is one of the headllners this week at the Star Theater. Hie danclnjr is eccentric and his pranks arouse merriment. Sllvano gives a clever act, one of those acts that sets people talking, and In addition to playing a number of Instruments, he gives shadow pictures with his hands. Impressive yro jectoscope pictures are those which il lustrate the ravages made by alcohol, and a temperance lesson Is instilled. Ar thur Jackson, the new ballad singer, has a strong baritone voice, and makes good. Other acts: Three Voltens, clever society acrobats: Beatty and Price, musical com edy; Hawley and Voss, Hebrew comedy. Baker. One of the cleanest, most Interesting and uniformly-balanced vaudeville bills presented here since the fad reached Port land Is being presented at the Baker this week. The act which commanded the most applause and gives the best satis faction is The Hoffmans,.in a cycle-whirl stunt that Is positively hair-raising. It Is not exactly new nor novel, but the way the man and woman ride the whirl, it becomes thrilling In the extreme. Patronelle D'ArvIlle. a talented young woman, plays the violin remarkably well and received a number of recalls. The Graceful Grahs, of whom there are four, are all children, who do wonderful con tortion and balancing feats. They are clean and bright-looking and their act Is well mounted. Holmes and Holmes give a clever sketch, "His First Rehearsal"; Belmcan and Roberts are Dutch comedi ans who work off a lot of fairly good gags anddance passably well; De Noyer and "Ward, sketch artists; John W. Wood, singing "The Tie That Binds." and Ethel Forrest, a soubrette. complete the pro gramme. The Lyric. The Lyric Stock Company is growing ambitious. For its current bill it is pre senting a four-aqt comedy-drama of min ing camp life called "Beyond the Rock ies." The scene in Colorado and the char acters are evidently drawn from real life. The four acts occur In a frontier bar room, the exterior of the miner-hero's cabin, a canyon In the mountains and the exterior of a female seminary in New York. Twelve principals and a number of extras appear, and the production Is an elaborate one. Thomas H. Clarke is seen In the role of Nat Webber, the wrongfully accused hero; Albert Welch plays .he handsome gambler-villain; James Morton gives a fine comedy performance of the role of Judge Lovethoddy, and Robert Athon caps the climax for hilarious fun as "Hallelujah Billy' the Salvation Army man. Ella Wilson is seen as Trlss, the true-hearted mountain lass, and the other members of the cast appear to good ad vantage In their various parte. "Beyond the Rockies" is the best pro duction yet made at the Lyric, and de serves large patronage. The De Laceys, a clever singing and dancing team, ap pear between the first and second acc and Thomas W. Ray sings a new Illustrated song. Same bill for the week. Prevented From Taking Trip. SALEM. Or.. Feb. 20. (Speclal.)-Owing to Illness in his. family. Superintendent of Public Instruction J. H. Ackerman has been compelled to abandon his Intended trip to Milwaukee. Wis., to attend the session of the department of superin tendents iCaHonal Educational Association. HOW IT GREW FAT (Continued from Kint Page.) California had been shipped by the Earl Fruit Company an Institution with which we" shall have more to do presently. One day when the world was going very well In the office of the California Fruit Trans portation Company, a quiet man appeared there and Introduced himself as Edward T. Earl, the president of the Earl Com pany. He said: "You people have been shipping my fruit for two years. It has formed three-quarters of the freight you handle from Cali fornia. I suggest that hereafter you pay me $10 a car commission on all the busi ness I give you." Aghast at Proposition. The woll-paid officers of the C. F. T. were aghast at this proposition, which seemed to them presumptuous. They said they would think it over. Mr. Earl went on to New York and evidently did some thinking on his own account. He came back in ten days and Bert Thomas In formed him that the result of thinking on the part of the C. F. T. was that it would not share its profits with any one. Mr. Earl said, "Very well," and went straight to the office of the Armour Car line. Before the day ended he had con tracted to rent 1000 Armour refrigerators at ?S.r3 a month each. When the Califor nia fruit season reopened the C. F. T. suddenly found that wherever It went the Karl Fruit Company was there also, making war and using a familiar and ef fective weapon; that Is to say. It was of fering rebates and getting the fruit. Thus confronted with the loss of its most profitable business, the C. F. T. had recourse to the arcana of high finance. There was 5100.000 of treasury stock In the California Fruit Transportation Com pany. "Why not use that? Happy thought! The stock was brought out and presented to the Southern Pacific Railroad Com pany, of which J. C. Stubbs was then vice president and Richard Gray traffic man ager, on condition that the Southern Pa cific make an exclusive contract to haul none but the C. F. T. refrigerator cars. But here arose a difficulty. Someone con nected with the Southern Pacific objected to the deal on the ground that unless the stock were paid for by somebody or In some way, the transaction had elements of peril. The C. F. T. met this objection Tti a rather ingenious way. The operations of the year had been profitable elsewhere than in California. The company, for Instance, had taken 563.000 from tho strawberry-growers around Wilmington, N. C, which had gone far to salve the hurt the strenuous Earl had occasioned. A divi dend of 50 per cent was declared, followed immediately by an assessment of 50 per cent. The checks for the dividend and assessment crossed one another, the money was transferred from one drawer to another, the treasury stock was duly paid for. and the Southern Pacific took possession of It. Strong Influence at Work. But while the Southern Pacific all but controlled the outlets from California, It was found that the exclusive contract did not prevent Mr. Earl from sending out his cars. Some influence stronger than C. F. T. exclusive contracts, and trace able to the Armour Car line, was at work to prevent the exclusive feature from working according to specifications. The Earl business steadily Increased; a war of rebates ensued until the C. F. T. found Itself furnishing cars for practically noth ing, and the dream of great wealth van ished. The C. F. T. began to borrow money at the banks and to face some seri ous consequences. At this juncture, one of Its projectors had an inspiration that finished the work of ruin. He decided that If the company could only find a new and exclusive mar ket it could still defy the tribe of Earl and Armour, and as there was no such mar ket at home it must be sought abroad. A contract was made for refrigerator space on four White Star steamers, and Cali fornia fruit was shipped through to Liver pool. The scheme failed miserably; the steamship contract was made on hard terms, the losses were heavy, the banks became uneasy about their loans, which had grown too rapidly for comfort, and one of these institutions for purposes of safety engineered the transfer of COO of the California Fruit Transportation Com pany's cars to Swift. A period of febrile existence followed for the California Fruit Transportation Company. It be came involved In a business tragedy, fea tures of which. were a bank failure, a re sulting suicide; and made an end in the transfer to Swift of all the remaining California Fruit Transportation Com pany's cars. This operation marked the entrance of the Swift house upon the California fruit trade. Attempt to Secure Trade. In the meantime the eyes of the Ar mour firm had been drawn In the same direction by the performance of the Earl Company. It was determined by Armour to secure that trade; and now ensued one of the most singular chapters of this stor3 In California there were two strong firms in the business of gathering and shipping fruit, the Burl Company and Porter Bros. Earl had enlarged his car equipment, which he called the Continental Fruit Express, and while still renting some cars ho had purchased many others. It is to be supposed (charitably, perhaps) that Armour made overtures to buy him out and that Earl refused. However this may be. Armour shortly allied himself in the most re markable way with Porter Bros. The exact nature of this alliance has been made a great mystery In the voluminous testimony since taken on the subject. I may say that it Is not much of a mys tery elsewhere. Before the Interstate Commerce Commission the fact was dis closed that In a very cw years the Armour concern "lent" to Porter Bros, sums amounting to JAS3.000 or there abouts. The Armour Company Is not a bank; it does not ordinarily lend money. What, then, were these repeated "loans?" It Is only necessary to read the testimony to see that they were rebates by which Porter Bros, were enabled to undersell the Earl Company. The bitter struggle lasted some years, and victory made her usual decision for the stronger battalions. When the Earl Company had stood the siege as long as It could It surrendered, and tho Armour Company took over all its business. Including the Continental Fruit Express. Thereupon the conquer or must have reversed the rebate process, for after a time Porter Bros, went Into bankruptcy and the Armour Company succeeded to the monopoly of the Cali fornia fruit business. The old California Fruit Transportation Company, the C. F. T., now a Swift con cern, had taken no port In the contest, and for an excellent reason. "When the Interstate Commerce Commission was In vestigating, at Chicago, October 13. 1901, the subject of private cars, one of the witnesses examined was George P. Rob bins, vice-president and general manager of the Armour car lines. I take this ex tract from the proceedings: Commissioner Prouty What other lines are there now that can operate In compe tition with your line? Suppose a railroad wanted a line of refrigerator cars, what line could It go to besides the Armour line'' Mr. Bobbins Well, there are everal other lines that do some business. Commissioner Prouty Name some of thm. Mr. Rpbblns The Swift people and the Cal ifornia Fruit Transportation Company. All the Same Crowd. Mr. Robbins said this with the air of a man reading the funeral service, but the effect on his auditors was very different. Some gasped, and some wanted to shriek with laughter. The delicate point of Mr. Robbins' sally can be appreciated only by understanding that to all intents and pur poses Swift Is Armour, and the Califor nia Fruit Transportation Is Swift, and the J Fruitgrowers Express Is the California Fruit Transportation, and the Beef Trust Is one and all t,i these together, and there Is no more chance for any one to compete with the Beef Trust In the California fruit trade than there Is to get the average railroad traffic manager to admit the truth about rebates. Human Ingenuity cannot make the comparison stronger." It Is quite true that for some years the Swift and Armour car lines had main tained a show of competition, but after the formal launching of the Beef Trust as the National Packing Company, even this show was abandoned and all the refrigerator-car lines of the packers, under whatever names, were operated practi cally as one. The names are legion, and from them the uninitiated would never Imagine the real ownership. Here are some of the titles: f Armour Group. The Armour Refrigerator Line. The Armour Packing Company. Armour & Co. Fruit-Growers Express. Kansas City Fruit Express Continental Fruit Express. Boyd. Lyman & Co. Kansas City Dressed Beef Line, ttarbarossa Refrigerator Line. Tropical Refrigerator Express. Swift Gronp. Swift Refrigerator Line. Callfornlx Fruit Transportation. Continental Fruit Transportation. Llbby. McNeil & Llbby. Morris Group. Morris Refrigerator Line. Nelson Morris & Co. American' Livestock Company. N. K. Fairbanks. Hammond Group. George H. Hammond &. Co. National Car Line. Anglo-American Refrigerator Line. Of the cars marked Armour Refrigera tor Line there are about G000: of the Fruitgrowers Express. 6000; Continental Fruit Express. 1600; Swift Refrigerator Line, -1500; National Car Line, 2300; and so on. Of the 54.000 refrigerator cars (con servatively estimated) In the United States, probably 12.000 are owned or con trolled by the Beef Trust, and most of the others are operated by Its permission and in territory that It designates. Causes oF 'High Prices. Now you can begin to see why your house'hold expenses have so much In creased since the Beef Trust commenced operations. Ninety per cent of the vege tables and fruits sold dally In all North ern cities have been transported on rail roads; 75 per cent of these have been transported In refrigerator cars. With practically all such cars under Its con trol, the trust has the produce trade by the throat. It can make the charges' what It pleases. Humboldt, Tenn.. 52C miles from Chi cago. Is a great shipping place for to matoes. Suppose a shipper there has enough tomatoes to fill two cars. He ap plies to the railroad. The railroad prob ably has cars of Its own, but, under the threat of the Big Pistol. It will furnish none but Trust cars. It notifies the Trust, which sends down two empty cars from Chicago, charging the railroad three quarters of a cent a mile on each. The tomatoes are put aboard, the train starts for Chicago, and in 36 hours it is there. The railroad company presents the con signee with its own bill of 574 on each car for freight and 5S4 on each car for the Trust, collects the whole amount and gives the Trust 516S. The Trust's charges are called "Icing"; there has been con sumed In the two cars, perhaps 530 worth of Ice. Net profit to the Trust J13S plus the mileage on the two cars each way, about 516; total, 5154; and the cars cost to build about 5900 each. How the Plan Works. Or take the Michigan fruit region; take the shipping point of Lawton, for In stance. Lawton Is a center for the grape trade. It is 125 miles from Chicago. Sup pose a shipper there has enough grapes to load a car. He applies to his local railroad agent. Now, grapes can be shipped In any kind of a car that has ventilation: IcOris not necessary. The rail- road has plenty of ventilated cars, any one of which would be adequate for this shipment, and for their, use there would be no charge, but It does not dare to let the shipper use one of them. The Trust sends from Chicago a car of Its own (charging mileage, of course), the grapes are taken aboard, the car starts for Chicago at 6 o'clock in the evening, arrives there the next morning and the railroad company presents to the con signee a bill for Its own freight charges and the Trust's bill of 523 for "Icing." Very likely no -ice was used. If there were. It was not more than a ton. Call It two tons, and the Trust has taken 520 profit beside the mileage and the testi mony before the Interstate Commerce Commission has shown that the mileage alone Is enough to secure fat profits on any of the cars. This is the situation from one end of the country to the other. No region es capes except by not using any product that is carried In a refrigerator car. It Is Just as bad for New York as it Is for Chicago; it Is the same In Boston as In St. Paul. I hffve seen bills consignees have been compelled to pay that charged 545 for Ice (18 tons) at a time of the year when the Ice In the car would not melt at all unless a fire were built underneath. Fruit used to be carried in refrigerator cars from the Michigan region to Bos ton without "Icing" charges. When the gouging game began the charge was made 520 a car. Next It was elevated to -540 a car. It Is now 555 a car, and the price of Ice has not advanced a cent. The rail roads are forced to assist the Trust oper ations; to send out the circulars announc ing the new rates; to collect the tribute and to turn it over without deduction to the gentlemen who conduct the Trust. They are even obliged to browbeat and threaten those who object to the extor tions, to blacklist and try to ruin them, and to fight the Trust's cases In the courts. A more extraordinary situation has never been known in this country. The railroads have been driven to abdl cato their own legal and Indubitable Of ested, talk Xd AZJCK a Aiit rights to assist the banditti of an cn- joined combination. If you will multiply the Instances I have given, and which I shall support hereafter with additions and documents. Into all the perishable products that are carried In refrigerator cars to all the markets, of the country from ocean to ocean, and from Canada to Mexico, you will nave some conception of the relations of the Beef Trust to your dally affairs. But only an Inadequate conception, for in ways that you probably never heard of and on things that escape your atten tion, constantly you pay your tribute to the greatest trust In the world. CHTTBCH FILES ITS ANSWER First Presbyterian-Alleges Taxes on Mortgage Were Paid. The First Presbyterian Church. In an swer to the suit of Multnomah County to recover taxes for the year 1S92 on a 550.000 mortgage, says the matter was compro mised on May 14, 1901. by the payment of 5500 to W. G. Stimson, who was then a deputy In the .County Clerk's office. The further statement Is made that the tax records show that such a settlement was made. It is alleged that Stimson held out that he had authority to act In this and other similar cases for the county. As a further defense the answer recites that the assessment was raised from 525.030 to 550,000 without any notice being given to the church officers, and It Is also as serted that the claim Is stale and Is barred by the statute of limitation. Church property used for church pur poses. Is exempt from taxation, but tills question is not raised in the answer. Stimson died over two years ago. and what he' did with the money cannot be ascertained. W. W. Cotton appears as attorney for the church society. The answer was filed In the State Circuit Court yesterday. Jury List Is Drawn. County Clerk Fields and County Com missioners Barnes and Llghtner have fin ished drawing a list of S00 persons to serve as jurors In the State Circuit Court for the ensuing year. In the past the list has numbered 500 or $00 names. A new law Just enacted provides for month ly terms of the State Circuit Court, ex cept the months of July and August. The present law provides for a term each two months, leaving out the two Summer months. . The Idea of making the change was that It Is believed It will be easier to get desirable citizens to act as jurors where the term Is only one month long. There will not Se the same incentive for citizens to ask f& be excused. The jury will only be kept for the first two weeks of the term, and the second two weeks will be taken up In the trial of equity cases. -With more terms a larger Jury llst was deemed necessary, and that is the reason it contains S00 names. Numerous Owners of Lodging-House. Numerous sales of a lodging-house at 1S5 Morrison street have resulted in Dr. C. Billlngton. Mrs. C. Bllllngton. Mrs. J. H. Palmer and E. S. Warner being named as defendants In a suit. Instituted by George McGowan in the State Cir cuit Court to recover ?243. Mrs. J. H. Palmer owned the house on February 9, 1904, and sold ' it to Dr. C. BlUIngtton and wife, who. as part pay ment, executed a note on her farm and a chattel mortgage for 5900. She assigned the note and mortgage to McGowan on January 1. Dr. Billlngton and wife sold the place to C. P. Steyton, who assumed the balance due on the mortgage. Stey ton sold to "Warner on August 9, and War ner assumed the mortgage. In September, 1904, Warner sold back to Steyton. In October, McGowan was compelled to take the place and he sold" the furniture for 5400. He alleges that there Is still 5243 due him, and that all the defendants are liable for Its payment, so he has sued them all. Brick Trust Is Alleged. Nottingham & Co. are agents for a brick trust, which Is illegal and causes a re straint In trade. This is the answer filed yesterday by A. F. Elerath and E. H. Wemmo in a suit brought against them by Nottingham & Co. to recover "Tor building materials and bricks sold and delivered. The answer sets forth that Krebs Brothers, L. E. Kern and other brick manufacturers formed an associa tion to destroy competition in Multnomah County, and that Nottingham & Co., knowing this to be the fact, acted as the agent of the association. It Is asked that the suit be dismissed. Plant to Be Enlarged. ESTACADA, Or., Feb. 20. (Special.) The Estacara Wood Manufacturing Com pany has purchased 11 lots located in block o of the original townsite. the pur chase price being 52100. The company now has Its main factory building on Its own property and Is extending two spurs from the main line of the electric railway to Its plant, one on each side of its build ing, to facilitate handling of the output. Most of the machinery, including its two boilers, Is In place. There Is to be a dry kiln, 24x90 feet, with a capacity for hand ling from 25,000 to 30,000 feet of lumber per day, when in operation. Plan to End Building Lockout. NEW YORK, Feb. 20. A plan of arbi tration has -been agreed upon at a con ference between the Building Trades Em ployers' Association and the labor unions of Hudson County, N. J., , to settle the building trades lockout, which has been in effect some weeks. It Is stated that the lockout will be declared at an end next Wednesday, and that several thou sand men will return to work. 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Yet how many do you know who are perfectly well and do not have some trouble arising' from a derange ment of the female organism which manifests itself in headaches, back aches, nervousness, that bearing-down feeling, painful or irregular menstrua tion, leucorrhoca, displacement of the uterus, ovarian trouble, indigestion or sleeplessness? There is a tried and true remedy for all these ailments. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound has restored more American women to health than all other reme dies in the world. It regulates, strengthens and cures diseases of the female organism as nothing else can. For thirty years' it has been curing the worst forms of female com plaints. Such testimony as the following should be convincing. Mrs. T. C. Willadsen, of Manning, la., writes: Dear Mrs. Pinkham: "1 can truly say that you have saved my life and I cannofc'express my gratitude to you in words. For two years I spent lots of money in doctoring without any benefit for men strual irregularities and "I had given up all hopes of ever being well again, but Iwas persuaded to trv Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege table Compound and three bottles have re stored me to perfect health . Had it not been for yon I would have been in my grave to-aay. ijdla E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Succeeds Where Others Fall. A Universal Remedy for Pains in the Back. Forpainsin the region of the Kidneysor for a Weak Back the plaster should be applied as shown in illustration. REMEMBERAllcock's Plasters have been in use over 65 years. They are the original and genuine porous plasters and havo never been equalled as a pafn-curer. Guaranteed not to contain belladonna, opium Insist Upon Having Allccck's. nBHHaHBRBGBi tf'They act like" Exercise II or Bowels 0 jj Eotenpv ihnroiiehiv oured. No failure. 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Vice-President of Danville Art Club, 429 Green St., Dan ville, Va., writes: Dear Mrs. Pinkham : 'M&nyyears'suffer ing with f emal6 weakness, inflammation and a broken down system in ado mo more anx ious to die than to Hve.butLydiaE. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has restored my health and I nm so grateful for it that I want every suffering woman to knowwhatLydiaE.Pink hain's Vegetable Compound will do for her." When women are troubled with irregular, suppressed or painful men struation, weakness, leucorrhcea, dis placement or tilceration of the womb, that bearing-down feeling, inflamma tion of the ovaries, backache, bloating, (or flatulency), general debility, indi gestion, and nervous prostration, or are beset with such symptoms as dizziness, faintness, lassitude, excitability, irri tability, nervousness, sleeplessness, melancholy, "all-gone" and "want-to-be-left-alone" feelings, blues, and hope lessness, thev should remember thera As one tried and true remedy. Lydia E. Pinkham s Vegetable Compound at once removes such troubles. No other medicine in the world has received such unqualified endorsement. No other medicine has such a record of cures of female troubles. Refuse to buy any other medicine, for you need the best. A light heart, a cheerful countenance, and all the charms of grace and beauty are dependent upon proper action of the bodily organs. You cannot look well unless you feel well. Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick women to write her for advice. Her advice and medicine have restored thousands to (health. Address, Lynn, Mass. Twenty Years of Success In the treatment of chronic diseases, such as liver, kidney and stomach disorders constipation, diar rhoea, dropsical swellings. Bright's disease, ate. Kidney and Urinary Complaints, painful, difficult, too frequent, milky oe bloody urine, unnatural discharges speedily cured. Diseases of the Rectum Such as piles, fistula. 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