Morning Oregonian., May 25, 1905, Page 11, Image 11

IHB MOKNDiS OREGOKIAK" THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1905.
El llf HIGH RATES
AFRAID OF GERM
PIANOS
FOR RENT
SCENE AT DEDICATION OF FRATERNAL TEMPLE AT LEWIS AND CLARK EXPOSITION GROUNDS
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Exposition Officials Denounce
Exorbitant Charges,
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WILL INJURE THE COUNTRY
Visitors Must Be Treated With Cour
tesy and Xot Robbed if Oregon
and Portland Are to Bene
fit by Centennial.
If the full measure of benefit does not
accrue to Portland and to Oregon through
the Lewis and Clark Exposition, it will
be the fault of the people of Portland,
declare officials of the Exposition. The
one danger that besets the full success of
the Exposition is that of overcharging
visitors for accommodations. Of course,
most of the hotelkeepers have not raised
their rates to any extent, and in dozens of
private boarding and lodging-houses the
usual rates prevail. But at every Expo
sition exorbitant prices have been de
manded by those who controlled accom
modations, and" the result was that thou
sands of" people left after only a day or
two In attendance at the Fair.
It is only fair to presume, Exposition
officials eay, that there are numbers of
people in Portland who are figuring on
making every cent possible this Summer.
This class of people it'is hoped to discour
age in their piratical practices before they
get in .their deadly work of turning away
visitors. Just now plans are being con
sidered to do away with the overcharging
practice, and before the end of the week
it is expected that some forceful method
will be bit Upon of enforcing moderate
prices. All accommodations inside of the
exposition grounds are restricted by spe
cial contract, and high charges cannot be
made there. Owners of hundreds of resi
dences are on record as willing to provide
for visitors at a very moderate rate.
Many others have declined to make any
set rate, and these, it is believed, intend
to charge as much .as it is possible for
them to get, unless measures arc taken to
convince them that their attitude is un
profitable, both to themselves and to the
community.
Danger In Overcharging.
Henry E. Reed, secretary of the Expo
sition, was among the first to awaken to
the danger of overcharging. He can see
in that practice an evil which will serious
ly affect the attendance at the Exposition
and cheat the plans for the settlement of
the Oregon country. Discussing the mat
ter yesterday, Mr. Reed said:
"The Exposition is now in the hands of
the people of Portland. If there is any
overcharging in the matter of rates for
accommodations, travel to Portland will
not come up to expectations, and the at
tendance at the Exposition will be se
riously affected. All the work of prepara
tion for the Exposition could be undone
by overcharging on the part of those who
control accommodations. In the long run,
prices and hates will find their natural
level,. and no one should think of jeopard
izing the interests of the Exposition for
the sake of a few extra dollars of profit
at the outset."
Xot Public Spirited.
Jefferson Myers, president of the State
Exposition Commission, is strong in his
denunciation of those who plan to ovcr
iharge visitors. He declares such people
are not public-spirited, not good citizens
and not good financiers. By moderate
charges during the Fair a desirable class
of people will locate in the city and coun
try, and thus the benefits to all will be
gradual and lasting.
"If the public." said Mr. Myers, "Is to
obtain from the great amount of adver
tising that is being done by the state the
result that it should, certainly it is an
important thing that when a visitor and
prospective settler comes into a commu
nity with his family he should not be sub-
Jected to an unreasonable expense for a
home while investigating the resources of
the country and the possibilities as to a
future home. While the profit to the own
er of the property rented may for the
time be very large, the loss sustained it
the visitor Is discouraged from . locating
will more than overbalance this extra
profit. I believe every effort should be
made to Interest an intending settler, and
that we should grant to him every con
sideration when he arrives within the bor
ders of our state that he may not become
disgusted and perhaps remove at an early
date to some other state."
PREPARING FOR THE PARADE
Colonel Steever Busily Engaged Per
fecting Arrangements.
Colonel E. Z Steever, Fourth United
States Cavalry, who has been appointed
marshal of the day on June 1. and Cap
tain F. T. Arnold, Fourth United States
X'avalry. arrived in Portland yesterday
from Walla Walla. Colonel Steever has
established his headquarters in the Ad
ministration building.
Colonel Steever is already busily en
gaged in preparing for the opening day
parade. Today he will go over the various
prospective assembly points to decide
upon the most practical and desirable line
of march.
Troops B and D, Fourth Cavalry, are
expected to arrive in Portland from Walla
tt alia on Sunday. They will remain at
the Exposition grounds for a week or ten
days and will be encamped on the banks
of the Willamette River, across the rail
road tracks from the Government build
ings. The troops consist of about 200
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men and eight officers. The Fourth Cav
alry has a mounted band which will be
one of the features of the parade.
It is thought the most prominent figure
in the parade will be Vice-President C
W. Fairbanks, the chief orator of the
day. He will be accompanied by other
speakers.- the Congressional. Senate ana
United States Government representation,
and the officials of the Exposition".
With the above exception the parade
will be largely military, nearly every
branch of the United States service par
ticipating. Among the different bodies
will be Troops B and D. Fourth Cavalry:
Companies I and K. Eleventh Infantry;
the Fourteenth Infantry and the artillery
and other corps from Vancouver Bar
racks; companies from the Oregon Na
tional Guard and the cadet corps from
the Oregon Agricultural College, Wash
ington Agricultural College and. the
Newell Riverview Academy. Colonel
Steever desires that all military' organiza
tions that wish to enter the parade should
communicate with him at once, giving the
strength of the organization and the
name of the commanding officer.
TO GIVE FREE EXHIBITION
Interesting. Outside Attractions to Be
Seen at the Exposition.
Some people have the impression that
there is practically nothing of Interest
to be seen at expositions without addi
tional expense besides the admission fee
charged at the gates. This will not be
the case at the Lewis and Clark Exposi
tion, as there will be, outside attractions
during the Fair.
They willbe given on the water space
between the bandstand and chutes on the
Trail, and will be free to all. There will
be a free attraction every day. The Ex
position officials arc now negotiating for
the automobile loop-the-gap act, called
the "Dip of Death," and various other
thrilling attractions.
The following outside attractions, all of
which are famous in both the United
States and Europe, have already been en
gaged by the Exposition management:
June 12 to July 1, three weeks, the mar
velous Baums, high-wire, bicycle and
trapeze artist?. This team gives a thrill
ing act on a trapeze suspended from a
bicycle on a wire 100 feet long and 123 feet
above the ground. There will be two per
formances, afternoon and night, the latter
being given in a blaze of colored light.
June 3 to 22, three weeks, the famous
Charles G. Fltzpatrick, riding down steps
in an automobile and on a bicycle. The
Incline is 45 feet high and 130 feet long.
Fltzpatrick is the one-legged bicycle rider
who created a sensation by riding down
the Capitol steps In Washington.
July 24 to August -5, two weeks. Captain
Kearney P. Seedy, champion high diver,
diving from a height of 110 feet into a
tank 3G inches deep, 17 feet in length and
9 feet in width.
Photographs of Monmouth.
MONMOUTH. Or.. May 24. (Special.)
The women of the Lewis and Clark Club
here has adopted the plan of displaying
at the Fair a panorama view of the town
and vicinity. Upon a background of old
gold velvet is artistically arranged the
photos with a landscape view of the town
In the center, and all within a neat frame.
The effect b to give a clear Idea of
the town and surrounding country.
The club will also display various arti
cles of handiwork and fome very Inter-
I estlng relics of pioneer days.
J. L. Mitchell,
President.
GROUND IS1U
Construction of Fraternal
Temple Is Begun.
SEVEN DAYS FOR THE WORK
Effort Will Be Made to Have Struc
ture Completed by Opening Day
or the Exposition Dedi
catory Ceremonies.
The Fraternal Temple was dedicated at
the Fair grounds yesterday. Modestly and
quietly a handful of the most ardent
supporters of the project gathered down
by the lake front and went through a
short ceremony. Meanwhile the builders
were already busy laying the sllle for the
structure and the noise of hammers al
most drowned the- voices of speakers, but
these did not care, for they are trying to
put through a building in seven days and
a few hours, and speeches do not build
houses.
The Fraternal Temple, which Is des
tined to be a place of rest and hospitality,
will be conducted Jointly by all the fra
ternal orders in the city. While any one
will be welcome, the building is Intended
for members of one of the fraternities
which are interested, and there are, few
which are not. The fostering and main
taining of the brotherly spirit, care for the
stranger and a welcome to all. Ms the ge
nial purpose of those who have stayed
by the Fraternal Temple since It was
first thought of and are now carrying it
through.
For a long time, practically all Winter,
many large meetings were held and much
was said about the Fraternal Temple,
but it was in danger of amounting to
nothing no longer ago than two weeks
papt. But the few got together and de
cided that something must be done, par
ticularly on account of the stockholders
so a file wassecured and the butldlny
will soon bfrerccted.
Mrs. L. a. Cornell, secretary of the Fra
ternal Building Association, broke ground
at the ceremonies yesterday and delivered
an address telling of the purposes of tbft
building and the noble ideas which it
embodied. J. L. Mitchell, president of the
Fraternal Building Association, made the
leading address of the ceremonies. He
said in part:
"Fraternal life insurance societies, fra
ternal benefit societies or friendly benefit
societies, no matter by what name they
are called, have " awakened the sympa
thetic chords of hundreds of thousands of
human hearts, have made better .citizens
of men and women, have dried the tears
from millions of weeping eyes, have cared
for the helpless widow, have housed and
educated the orphaned boy and the orph
aned girl, have visited the sick and with
tender hands have dressed the wounded
limb and lacerated flesh of hero brothers
and patient sisters, and as a father pltl-
Mrs. I a. F. Cornell. Secretary,
Who Broke Ground for the Temple.
eth his children.' so has fraternalism
pitied the unfortunate and distressed.
"Every fraternal lodge should be the
home and abiding place of honesty of pur
pose and pure and righteous affection.
"This inculcated and nurtured in
the human heart, creates within the
breasts of men and women a divine sym
pathy that robes its possessor in the
God-given sunshine of human love. And
Just such love is the eternal foundation
upon which true fraternalism has been
built, and It Is my prayer, and should be,
and I believe Is yours, that this fraternal
structure, erected by .human hands, of
material created by the father of all that
Is lovable, kind, compassionate and sym
pathetic, standing as it does upon this
unspeakably charming plot of pround.
will be but th nucleus of a monument
to the union of our tender emotions, emo
tions divorced from selfishness and gar
landed in sorrow because of a brother's
misfortune or a sister's grief.
"I am glad because of Its inception,
I am glad because of the progress that
has been made, and rejoiced at the unison
of hearts and purpose that has madn the
pretty building a possibility. May we
all live true to the lofty purposes and
righteous ambitions it will so perfectly
represent."
Programme for Oregon City.
OREGON CITY, Or., May 24. (Spe
cial.) Mayor Soramer today appointed
a committee of 15 to attend to all ar
rangements and formulate a suitable
programme to be presented at the
Lewis and Clark Fair. Saturday. June
10. which has been designated Oregon
City day at the Exposition. There will
bo held a meeting of the committee at
the office of Mayor Sommer next Satur
day evening, when the day's programme
will be outlined.
An effort will be madn to induce the
business houses and mills of the city to
close during that part of the day that
the exercises are in progress. The
members of the committee are: Repre
sentative C. G. Huntley. Franklin T.
Griffith, William Andresen, L. Adams.
J. W. Loder. C. Schuebel, L. E. Jones. A.
Robertson. S. Selling, J. U. Campbell. C.
W. Pope, Bruce Zumwalt. G. L Hedges,
Grant B. Dimick and E. G. Caufield.
Monmouth Normal Exhibit.
i MONMOUTH. Or.. May 24. (Special.)
i The Monmouth State Normal School will
I have a very creditable exhibit at the
I Lewis and Clark Fair. The different de-
partments have prepared work showing
I the connection and utility iu the plan- of
1 teaching and all the exhibits have been
made with the view of showing the adapt
j ability of the work In the public schools
of the state.
; The training department will be repre
i sented by the actual work done by the
! children in their dally recitations, both in
the cardboard and Sloyd branches, and
j the methods and plans of teaching the
I children will be given in detail.
Last of Exhibits on Way.
There are still a few cars containing
exhibits en route to Portland,- but they
are arriving daily and it Is hoped that by
the latter part of the week they will ai:
be in Portland. Yesterday three cars,
containing mineral and agricultural ex
hibits of the Colorado State Commission,
and one car of copper ore and minerals
for the Montana State Commission, were
received. The cars of exhibits reported
on the road to Portland are seven cars on
the Great, Northern, three cars on the
O. R. & X.. and two on the Northern
Pacific Two cars of Davenport's stock
are expected in Portland in a few days.
Seattle Fund to Be Raised.
SEATTLE, Wash.. May 24. (Special.)
Seattle will raise a special fund for
representation at the Lewis and Clark
Fair by prominent local men. The
Eames project is practically assured of
success. In all probability a meeting
will be called for Saturday afternoon,
when the project will be thoroughly
discussed and launched. The scheme
of getting wealthy Easterners who
will visit Portland during the Summer
to spend several days In Seattle, is at
tracting a great deal of attention among
local business men and the longer the
project of forming a "Boosters Club"
Is talked about the more enthusiastic
do the local representative men be
come. Bouts for Guild's Lake.
The fleet of small craft that will ply the
waters of Guild's' Lake this Summer dur
ing the Exposition months, is being hur
ried Westward, loaded m 14 fiatcars from
Jollei. Jl!., and Is expected to arrive in
Portland, Saturday, as the train passed
Helena on Monday. The small craft are
valued at 5125,000. and are owned by
Truscott Bros., of St. Joseph. Mich., who
have the concessions at the Lewis and
Clark Exposition.
There are 22 electric launches in all. the
other craft consisting of gondolas, pleas
ure skiffs and other snutll types, which
will Increase the coterie to CO boats. It
has been proposed to house the boats
under the Trail.
MeCuIIoch Will Start Monday.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 24.-(Special.)
The revenue cutter McCulloch, which has
been at Boole's ways for the last week
receiving an overhauling, left there today,
going to her moorings in Sausallto har-
bor. She has been put In first-class shape
ror ner stay up north. Captain J. C.
Cantwell expects to start for Portland
early Monday morning, so that fte will
arrive there in time to take part in the
opening ceremonies of the Lewis and
Clark Exposition, Thursday. June 1.
The McCulloch will probably remain in
the Willamette River all Summer. He
had planned to depart tonight, but found
it would require further time to provision.
No Glory for Medford.
JACKSONVILLE. Or.. May 24. (To the
tauor.j m your issue of the 22d mm. ap- ;
pears an article headed from Medford, Or., j
and entitled. "Rock Is Yellow With Gold:
Rich Strike Jn Southern Oregon MlQe." The J
article Is correct as far as I know -with one i
exception, and that Is the inference deduced I
therefrom that the country from which thej
Hnd was taken Is tributary to Medford. The
facts of the case are that the Opp mine Is
only distant about one mile from Jackson
ville, the county seat of Jackson County, on
the famous Jackson Creek, which wends its
way through this famous mining- city. Wo
believe in rendering- to Caesar his due. also
to Medofrd. but when it calmly appro
priates to Itself thin last great and lucky
strike we are reminded by the tale of the
"Daw in Borroweft Feathers."
Injured in Bridge Collapse.
VANCOUVER. B. t. May 24. Word
has been received here that the Canadian
Pacific Railroad depot at Cranbrook col
lapsed today while undergoing certain
changes, and H men were injured. Of
these 11 it is reported that four will die
and five others are in a serious condition.
Neighbors of Carpet-Cleaner
Go Into Court.
SAY THEY ARE SMOKED OUT
Smoke, Steam and Germ-Laden Dust
Objected to by Those Living in
Neighborhood or,. .Carpet
Renovating "Works.
"I control 2500 votes, not one of
which will be cast for McNary for City
Attorney," shouted F. B. Hahn at Dep
uty City Attorney Fitzgerald yesterday
morning, at the close of the case of tho
city against the defendant and his
partners, charged with maintaining a
nuisance by conducting- a carpet-cleaning
establishment at East Third and
Paclftp streets.
"Well, If I have to suspend opera
tions dawn hero and permit such rank"
nuisances as yours, and such menaces
to health as your place In order to get
votes. I don't know It yet." replied Mr.
Fitzgerald "I am here to prosecute
cases, and Til prosecute thom. espe
cially such flagrant ones as thlB. The
City Attorney's office cannot bf
swerved from its- duty by any such a
threat. Vote as you please, and have
your friends vote as they please, but
you'll have to abate this nuisance.''
At the conclusion of the hearing, the
case was continued for one week. This
was to give the defendants. Hahn.
Charles North, and William Merriman,
time to adjust their machinery so as to
abate the nuisance complained of. Mr.
Hahn declared that a crew Is already
working on now machinery to do
away with the trouble over which the
action arose. One week was granted
by Mr. Fitzgerald, and at the end of
that time, it was agreed, the nuisance
must be stopped.
"Was Smoked Out.
Major Alfred F. Sears, residing at
i93T,Unlon avenue North, brought the
complaint. He was the first witness
called yesterday, and told how the dust
from old carpets and mattresses, as
well as smoke an,d steam, often pours
Into his and other houses there, caus
ing great anonyance and being- a grave
danger to the health of tho com
munity. "Since T filed this complaint," said
Mr. Sears, rising from the witness
stand, "Mr. Hahn has told me that It
I did not 'lie down he would run the.
establishment nights and Sundays,
whereas now it Is run only during the
day."
Never Said It.
"I never made any such statement,"
volunteered Mr. Hahn, from the dis
tance. "Shut up; you've got a lawyer here
to attend to your case," said Judge
Hogue.
"I had City Health Officer Biersdorf
notify the owners to abate the nui
sance out there," said Mr. Sears, ".but
they paid no attention to him. so I got
Chief of Police Hunt to send out two
men there."
City Health Officer Biersdorf was
next called by Mr. Fitzgerald.
"Did you ever notify those people to
abate that nuisance?' asked Mr. Fitz
gerald. "Yes, I so notified them." was the
reply.
"Upon what date did you serve
'notice?"
"Why, it was about 10 days ago."
"Well, what was the exact date?"
demanded Mr. Fitzgerald.
"I don't know, but I entered It on the
books-in my office," was the reply.
"Now, as health officer of this city,
you ought to be able to give that date,
Mr. Biersdorf," warmly stated Mr.
Fitzgerald. "It is of great importance
to me right now, aa required by ordi
nance. You should be more careful."
Mrs. Juliette Reidt. Mrs. Beatrice
Roblmson and William Reidt. living
near the carpet-cleaning establish
ment, tes tinea" that the dust and smoke
coming from there was a very great,
annoyance, and dangerous to the
health of the community.
Afraid, of Germs.
"The germs coming from the old
carpets and mattresses are what
frightened m." remarked Mrs. Robin
son. "Did you ever see any of the germs?"
asked Attorney Ryan, counsel for the
defense.
"She'd probably have to get a micro
scope to see them?" replied Mr. Fitz
gerald. Mr. Hahn then took the stand and
stated to Judge Hogue that the estab
lishment was not in any sense a nui
sance; that no smoke or dust was de
liberately blown from it Into nearby
houses, and that in the near future it
would be repaired so as to avert all
trouble.
Judge Hogue expressed the belief
that a very grave nuisance existed
there, and remarked that unless It can
be abated. It must be closed.
Country People Menaced.
PORTLAND, May 24. (To the Editor.)!
would like to inquire where any court or
official or person gets authority to banish
any person from the City of Portland. Wo
almost dally read an account of some mis
creants (often the most notorious crooks) be
ing "given the alternative to go to Jail or
leave the city. We find Portland protesting
against other towns dumping their crim
inal class Into the city, and yet Portland is
doing worse. They are turning alf kinds
Ellers Piano House Prepared to
Handle a Carload a Day. Special
Inducements Today, Tomorrow
aad Saturday.
We have two carloads of the wonderful
new Pianola pianos en route to Portland.
A few of them are sold to be delivered
on arrival, but most of them will be
placed on our retail floors first thing next,
week.
There are also eight more carloads of
pianos and two carloads of organs duo
here for us at about the same time.
We are. therefore, particularly anxious
to dispose of as many of our present stock
of pianos as possible before these new
shipments come In, especially since our
wholesale warehouse is now nearly filled
to overflowing.
We propose to rent at least a carload
of fine new planps each day for the next
three or four days, and are prepared to
make extraordinary concessions to reliable
homes wantlnsr to rent n firsf.flnaa ninnn
Rates, from 33 a month up. No cartage
charge If Instrument is kept longer than
six months, cartage charge one way onlv
if rented three months. Pianos tuned,
free and delivered .the same day they are
ordered. Ellcrs Piano House, corner of
Eighth and Washington. 331 Washington
is the number.
of hobos loose to beg. pilfer and perhaps as
sault the defenseless country- people It
feem to me the officials who are sworn, to
administer the law are themselves seriously
remiss in their duties when they fall td
punish the- evildoers as tha law directs; and
simply turn them out to prey on other com
munities. 1 have a little farm a few miles from tha
city which has been visited four time and.
looted of considerable value. On Sunday,
May 7. about I o'clock P. M., while the
folks were absent, a burglar entered the
house, ransacked everything from cellar to
Barret in truly prpfesslonal style; and de
camped with what things of value he could
find. Itjs not unusual to see. a dozen or
more hobos on the railroad track in a day.
seme of whom sneak around a nearby dwell
ing to pilfer, but if discovered, pitifully
aelt for a "hand out." Perhaps" not all of
tnese are driven out of Portland, but it is
quite reasonable to suppose that the ban
ished thieves and crooks' are among- the
number.
As I am a "four-time loser" by thess
traveling gentry. I am getting weary of it.
and with the prospect of- a large increase
In their numbers during Fair time. I want to
enter a protest against any official ordering
any miscreant to go out of the city and prey
fn the unprotected country people, for this
is virtually what it amounts to.
There are hundreds of country people who
are menaced by these traveling crooks' and
tbuga who would Join me in the protest,
W. H. POPE.
LIBRARIANS WILL GATHER
State Association to Meet" in Fort
land Saturday.
The second meeting of the Oregon Li
brary Association will be held In the art
reference room of the Portland Public" Li
brary on Saturday, May 27. Representa
tives from the different libraries through
out the state are expected to be present.
A cordial invitation Is- extended to all
those Interested In the question of library
development. The following is the pro
gramme: Morning session, 10 o'clock Minutes' of
regular meeting; minutes of executive" com
mittee; report of treasurer; address, Hon.
George H. Williams; "Function of the Public
Library Among the Agencies for "Social Bet
terment." Professor F. G. Young; reports
from libraries.
Afternoon session, 2 o'clock A. L. A. con
ference, W. I. Brewster; "The Small Li
brary and Its Problems," Rev. IX A.. Thra jyf.
son; discussion. Professor C. 'El. J3ra41iv
Forest Grove; Miss Goetzman. Portias ;Pafc-.
lie Library: "School Libraries," MlssSpald- '
Ing; discussion, Miss McConnell. MI?s-Tracy,
E. G. Adams. Portland; question box, Miss
Isom.
From 3rr. C. E. Rumelin.
PORTLAND, May 24. (To the Editor.)
In your editorial of today entitled "Special
Interests and the City." you say that r es
caped conviction through a hung Jury. Aa
the majority of the jury were for acquittal.
I would have preferred the expression that 1
escaped acquittal by a' hung jury; but, of
course, that Is an expression I have 'no
right to criticise.
But believing as I do that the chief, reason
I was not promptly acquitted la tho general
temper JI the public at this time and the
atmosphere, created largely by newspaper
reports, that I am a notoriousgrafter,-which
I deny and challenge proof. I deslro to call
your attention to some errors of fact in your
statement.
It !a true Mr. Elliott testified that T offered
to bribe him to reject the Maney bid.- but it
is not true that there la any testimony that
I endeavored to .get Maney to withdraw his
bid. The evidence wag that I had never
seen Maney and that he would not know ma
if he saw me. There was no evidence con
necting me in any way with Mr. Swigert,
Mr. Butler, the City &. Suburban Railway
Company or the Pacific Construction Com
pany. On the contrary, the same gentlemen
who franUly told the whole story of ths
bridge also stated that I never had any con
nection with them In any way whatever.
You say that I exerted great and continu
ous pressure on Elliott and on others. The
whole testimony under this head Is that of.
Mr. Elliott that I tried to bribe "him and of
George Scoggln that he heard me endeav
oring to persuade Mr. Elliott to report ad
versely on the Maney bid. All this occurred
within the limits of a Saturday morning. I
recognize that you are Justified in tl vine
whatever weight you please to this testi
mony; I recognize that I cannot complain
of suspicions, even though J know them to
be untrue, but T am perfectly confident that
when I am on trial before the community
you will not lend the great weight of your
paper knowingly to either misrepresentations
or exaggerations of the testimony. The
testimony wan taken by a stenographer, and
s far as I am concerned, you are- at liberty
to get from the official report any facts you,
deslro. C E. RUMELIN.
Miller Will Deliver Oration.
EUGENE. Or.. May 24. (Special.) Hon.
M. A. Miller, of Lebanon, has accepted
the invitation of the committee to deliver
the oration here on July -i.
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