Morning Oregonian., August 28, 1906, Page 11, Image 11

THE MORNING OREGOXIAN, TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 190G.
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PORTLAND TO GET
ILULU T
BusineVs Men of Hawaii Come
Here to Purchase Stocks
for Their Stores.
SAN FRANCISCO IS. LOSER
Leading Merchant of Islands Buys
Supplies Here and Finds That
Local Jobbers Undersell Cal
ifornia Wholesalers.
Portland's trade with the Hawaiian
Islands Is assured. Honolulu mer
chants are already buying here. They
are pleased with the future possibili
ties created by the steamship line now
in operation between Honolulu and the
Hose City and shipments are being
made on every boat.
A. Blom, owner of one of the largest
ana most substantial dry goods and
staple houses In the islands has been
In Portland since Saturday and. has
made purchases amounting to thou
sands of dollars. Before the San Fran
cisco fire. Mr. Blom had always bought
his goods in the Golden Gate City.
Portland s effort to secure at least its
share of the Hawaiian business and
the running of a regular line of steam
ers attracted his attention and ha
came to this city ror the first time. Mr.
Blom makes yearly visits to the Coast
to purchase goods.
"1 am satisfied with my purchases
here in every way," Mr. Blom said yes
terday at the Hotel Portland, where
he is a guest. "For many years I have
been buying In San Francisco. It Is
almost Impossible to get desirable
goods there at the present time and,
consequently I came to Portland.
. Prices Reasonable Here.
Portland's prices are more reason
able than those of the wholesale mer
chants of San Francisco. This Is an
actual fact, in spite of reports, to the
contrary. I have been there and am
able to speak Intelligently on the sub
ject. Prices on nearly all goods han
dled In San Francisco have been ad
vanced a certain per cent since the
earthquake. The merchants are un
der a heavier expense than before. The
demand for material is naturally
greater, and as they have been unable
to supply their customers, a raise, in
prices is the result.
"Every merchant In Honolulu Is In
terested In Portlnad as a buying place
of the future. Before I left home I
was the recipient of any number of
Inquiries and all are Interested in the
possibilities of getting their material
here. It has been almost Impossible
for us to buy commodities In San Fran
cisco since April 18. There has not
been a single traveling man from the
ruined city in the Islands since the ter
rible flre. The merchants there are
unable to handle the business in the
neighboring Staes and as a result are
making no great efforts to resume the
former trade relations with the Ha
wailnh people.
"Several of the larger wholesale
houses of Pan Francisco had resident
representatives at Honolulu before the
fire. These agents also visited Hilo,
on the Island of Hawaii, and the prin
cipal towns on the other surrounding
islands. The services of these men
have been dispensed with. Conse
quently the buyers of the Islands have
not had the advantage of having trav
eling men call upon them and have
been dependent upon getting their or
ders filled upon requests sent by mail.
But, owing to the situation at San
Francisco, many of our people have
been unable' to secure their full quota
of orders and their stocks . are run
ning short.
Now the Time to Act.
"Now is the time for the Portland
business men to send traveling repre
sentatives to Honolulu and Hilo. I do
not know of one man from this place
who has visited 'the Islands since the
San Francisco catastrophe. Portland
: can make one of the greatest moves in
her history even at this late date by
dispatching traveling men to call upon
the merchants of the towns in the
paradise of the Pacific. The Portland
houses are endeavoring and anxious to
secure their share of the Hawaiian
trade. And I am' of the opinion that
much good will be the result, both to
the merchants here, as well as to the
business men of the tropical Islands.
"The willingness of the Portland
firms to get our trade, hold It, and
treat us fairly Is in evidence every-
where. 1 bought a large order here,
as I have stated, but was somewhat
disappointed that there would, not be
a steamer to Honolulu for several
weeks. The Portland house Immedi
ately suggested that they would send
my goods by way of Seattle, as a boat
leaves from there within a few days,
and that they would be only too glad
to pay the difference In the freight
rates from that port. This will not
amount to a great deal, as the rate
from the Sound to Honolulu is the
same as that In effect from this city.
"Such action as this is Just the sort
of thing that attracts attention and
gets the good will of the buyer. Every
business man of Honolulu Is anxious
Identifies Customers By
Their Voices
Blind Keeper of Clsrar stand Ik City
Hall Already Acquainted With
Most at City Officers.
ALEXANDER CAMPBELL, the blind
man who secured a permit to estab
lish a cigar stand at the City Hall, has
been doing a flourishing business since
he opened up. Nearly all of the citv of
ficials and employes' at the City Hall pa
tronize Mr. Campbell and there are no
more trips to the down-town shops to
lay In supplies of cigars and smoking to
baccos. He knows about everybody who fre
quents the City Hall, although he has
been there less than a week. He cannot
see, but distinguishes persons by their
voices. Some of the officials have been
greatly surprised when asking for cigara
to hear Mr. Campbell call them by name.
Mr. Campbell remarked yesterday that
he was sorry that he had not met Mayor
Lane. His Honor has undoubtedly pur
chased cigars there, but Mr. Campbell
had had no way of discovering who he
was. As soon as he hears someone ad
dress Mayor Lane by name and hears the
Chief Executive answer he will know
him. Mr. Campbell knows Auditor Dev
lin very well and can always pick him
out of a crowd If he talks.
After Mr. Campbell has been there for
several months, he believes that he will
be able to distinguish the various city
officials by their walk. He declares there
Is as much In the walk of a person as
there is in palmistry.
hon
BADE
to hear of my treatment here and the
prices of the goods and my report to
them shall be the most complimentary.
I could not do otherwise. I cannot
say too much for the people of this
city. The business-bouses are large
and complete and have fine men to
look after their customers.
Other Buyers Have Been Here.
"Incidentally I may mention that
other buyers for Honolulu firms have
been here ahead of me. I am the third
who has been here within the last
few weeks. Each made large pur
chases and was exceedingly well
pleased. Others will follow from time
to time and there Is no question In my
mind but that Portland has every pros
pect In the world to get a large part
of the Honolulu business."
Mr. Blom states that Hawaii Is pros
pering as it never has before. Hono
lulu's elegant harbor is being im-
K proved by the Government, and the
united states Army Is spending in tne
neighborhood of $200,000 In the con
struction of headquarters. The sugar
crops, the principal Industry of the
Islands, are unusually good and In
addition there is an abundance of
every kind of tropical fruit cultivated
In that country and the merchants are
all enjoying good times and making
money.
In fact, the prosperity which is now
prevailing throughout the United
States has spread to the Hawaiian
Islands and .the year promises to be
of the greatest and the most profitable
In every way that the people have ever
experienced:
Mr. Blom leaves for San Francisco
this evening. He will sail Saturday on
the steamer Alameda for home.
PLOWS FDR BENT STICKS
EGYFTIAX IiAJTDOWJfER HERE
TO STUDY MACHINERY.
Wants to Make His Great Xile
Delta Estate Like an
American Ranch.
George J. Salem, of Mehalla-Kobra,
Egypt, is a guest at the Portland, mak
ing a tour of Ujls country to study prac
tical methods In the use of American farm
Implements. Mr. Salem is a graduate of
the State Agricultural School at Colum
bia, Mo., where he was sent by his uncle,
Goubran Salem, who owns thousands of
acres under cultivation in the Delta of
Egypt, the garden valley of the world.
The implements used In the fields of
Egypt are of the most primitive nature
and . Mr. Salem intends - thoroughly to
educate himself on the methods in vogue
in the United States and will later In
troduce American machinery on the
Salem estate and establish a store at
Cairo where tools made In this country
will be for sale. Wheat, cotton and clover
are the principal products of Egypt. Al
together, he says, there are nearly 600,000
acres of land under cultivation In that
foreign country, which supports some
thing like 10,000.000 people.
Plows are of the kind which have been
In use for thousands of years. Oxen are
utilized instead of horses. The wheat
crops are harvested by hand and In fact,
no improvements whatever In farm ma
chinery have been adopted. Mr. Salem
said:
"Irrigation is necessary In Egypt.' The
Delta section is the richest on the face
of the globe. Water is absolutely free
and the only expense to the farmer Is a
light tax on his property. The Irrigation
systems are controlled by the govern
ment. Land In Egypt produces crops the
year round. Corn is planted and gath
ered within three months' time, due to
the rich soil and the mild climate. The
cotton is exported to England for manu
facturing purposes.
The three-year rotation system Is In
use In the farming district. The estates
are divided each-season Into sections,
part of which will be planted in wheat,
part In cotton and the third part In
clover. After the wheat harvest, cotton
will be grown In its place and where a
crop of clover has been matured and Been
cut. the ground will be devoted to
wheat."
Mr. Salem says there are absolutely no
forests In Egypt, consequently all lumber
has to be Imported, much of the building
material coming from the Pacific North
west of this continent and some from
Norway. Between $6,000,000 and $7,000,000
are spent annually by the people of Egypt
for lumber.
Within the next few years Mr. Salem
expects that Egypt will be developed
more than ever before. He expects the
trade between his country and the United
States to greatly improved
Mr. Salem will remain In Portland a
week or ten days. During this time he
will visit the agricultural schools In this
vicinity and Inspect the different farms
and study the various ways of modern
farming.
Mehalla-Kobra Is about 40 miles from
Cairo, the capital of Egypt. Mr. Salem is
a Greek by birth, of French ancestors.
WILL VISIT NORTHWEST
Newspaper Men From Washington,
D. C, to Stop Here.
Ten Washington newspaper correspond
ents will visit Portland within the next
few weeks and while here will be the
guests of the Commercial Club. Among
the correspondents will be Harry J.
Brown, The Oregonlan's representative
at the National Capital. The excursion
ists and gatherers of material for their
respective papers will come to Portland
from Boise, Idaho, where they will at
tend the meeting of the National Irriga
tion Congress.
Tom Richardson, manager of the Port
land Commercial Club, received a tele
gram from Mr. Brown from Washington
yesterday, stating that the correspond
ents were anxious to stop over here. Mr.
Richardson Immediately answered the
message and assured the journalists en
tertainment here, and requesting them to
be the guests of the club while In this
city.
D. B. Burley, general passenger agent
for the Harriman system at Salt Lake,
will have charge of the newspaper-men
after their arrival In the Utah metropo
lis. From there they will be taken to
Boise, and thence to Portland. William
McMurray, head of the passenger traffic
department of the Harriman Interests
in Portland, will co-operate with Mr. Bur
ley and the Commercial Club in making
the visit of the correspondents here an
Interesting and enjoyable one In every
way.
Solution of Lynching Problem.
NEW YORK, Aug. 27. "A Southern
Man's View of Lynching," was the ad
vertised topic of an address delivered
In the Metropolitan Temple last night by
Rev. Dr. Richard Wilkinson, of Mon
roe... La. Dr. Wilkinson said that If law
yers and Judges did their full duty there
would be no need of lynching parties. He
praised the stand taken recently by Gov
ernor Blanchard, of Louisiana, and said
that if the Southern people would only
look at the subject as does Blanchard,
there would be few lynchings In the
South. -
New Short JLlne Master Mechanic.
SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 27. Harry
Carrick, now In charge of the shops at
Montpelier, Idaho, has been appointed
master mechanic of the Oregon Short
Line. He succeeds W. J. Tollerton, who
recently, went to the Rock Island system
as superintendent of motive power of its
Southwestern lines.
STANDS BY
Flock Refuses to Believe the
Charges Against Pastor.
SMYTHE WILL SUE RIVAL
Alleges Libel in Warren's Statement
That Smytho Led Immoral Iiife.
Telegraphs His Wife to
Come to Portland.
"Our pastor, Rev. Fred I. Warren, will
not resign, and the Congregational
Church of St Johns, to a unit is standing
by Its pastor and will continue to stand
by him. We shall take no further official
action in the -matter and will go on with
our work. We have confidence in Mr.
Warren."
The foregoing was a statement made
yesterday by B. T. Leggett and C. W.
Potter, both prominent members of the
church and leaders of the official board.
Mr. Leggett denounced Rev. Mr. Smythe
Rev, C. M. Smythe, of Hubbard, Or.,
who denounced Rev. Fred 3.
Warren.
and characterized his action Sunday
morning as that of a madman. He said
he knew Smythe and recognized him when
he came Into the church Sunday morning,
but did not dream what he had come
for; otherwise he would not have had
the opportunity of speaking from 'the
pulpit.
"No guilty man could have delivered
the sermon that Rev. Mr. Warren gave
us," remarked M Leggett, "after- that
incident. It was remarkable. The whole
church Is standing by Mr. Warren. The
Insane attack of Smythe will not hurt
him. He will get no sympathy in this
place, nor In Congregational circles."
C. W. Potter was even more emphatic
than Mr. Leggett. He was the man who
Introduced the resolution condemning
Smythe at the official meeting following
the regular services Sunday, morning.
"We have every confidence In Mr.
Warren," he said, "and are going to sup
port him in this affair. It was on the
recommendation of Rev. E. L. House that
Mr. Warren was called to the St. Johns
Congregational Church.. Dr. House was
familiar with all the relations of Mr.
Warren and Smythe, and he would never
have recommended a man to this charge,
which he himself built up. If he did not
have the utmost confidence in him. After
Mr. W'arren had invited Smythe to the
platform and he began his tirade my first
Impulse was to seize him and throw him
bodily from the church, but Mr. Warren
handled the matter so well and yet so
kindly that I was restrained In admira
tion for the man.
"Of course, everybody was amazed and
regarded the act as that of a madman.
I am convinced that Mr. Warren Is In
nocent of any wrong. We will take no
more official action and. as a church will
stand by the resolution we passed unani
mously at our official session. The In
cident Is closed as far as we are con
cerned. We shall stand by Mr. Warren
to the end."
Mr. Warren was out of the city yes
terday, but before he left declared that
he would defy Smythe to do his worst.
He felt that he had the confidence of not
only his own church, but the peopljf of
St. Johns In general. He was not at all
worried over the affair and went away
on. a picnic.
Rev. Mr. Smythe announced that his
next move would be to start a criminal
action in the court charging Rev. Mr.
Warren with libel, basing his charge on
SAWDUST PROBLEM BECOMING
SERIOUS ONE FOR MILLMEN
E. P. Sheldon Says Solution Will Eventually Be Found and
Waste Turned to Profit.
WHAT to do with ' the sawdust
and other refuse from the mills
Is a problem that now con
fronts the lumber manufacturers. The
problem becomes more Intricate as
new mills are established and the out
put Increases, but by those who are
closely following the situation It is
thought that in time the solution will
develop in natural order of events.
Many of the mills In Oregon and the
Northwest have burners in which the
sawdust and refuse , are destroyed.
There is a law against throwing the
refuse in any of the navigable streams
or in any stream whloh contains fish,
and this has caused some of the mill
owners to put in burners.
Slabwood brings a lower price now
than ever before because of the low
price of fuel OIL The river steamers
formerly consumed great quantities of
slabwood, but now oil Is used almost
universally. Oil. has even taken the
place of slabwood In the heating' of
many of the-big buildings of the cities
In the lumbering districts.
To burn sawdust adds ah "extra ex
penditure. But It is predicted that the
time is coming when the sawdust will
all be saved and shipped to the East.
In Europe the sawdust of. the mills is
pressed In cubes, which - makes the
finest kind of fuel.
Then, again. It Is believed that be
fore many years have passed that
there will be located in the Northwest
turpentine distilleries, such as are
found in the timber districts of the
South. Lumbermen say that it has
been demonstrated that turpentine dis
tilleries in this section of the country
would be profitable, and that it is only
the- statement by Rev. Mr. Warren that
he had lived an Immoral life and for
that reason Mrs. Smythe had left him.
Mr. Smythe wired his wife at Howard.
Minn., asking her to return and testify
in his behalf. Also for her sister. Miss
Taylor, to come for the same purpose.
Rev. Mr. Smythe declares that he is not
done with this matter, and will never
rest until Warren has been shown up in
his true light. This new movement, how
ever, does not alarm Rev. Mr. Warren's
friends In St. Johns, and they say that
they do not believe that Mrs. Smythe
will return to Portland in response to any
telegram Smythe may have sent her.
They say that she has Just reached her
home, having left for the East a week
ago Monday.
PROGRESS IN TILLAMOOK
J. W. Bailey Is Impressed by Dis
plays at Carnival and Fair.
J. W. Bailey, State Food and Dairy
Commissioner, returned yesterday from
Tillamook, where he attended the Til
lamook street carnival and fair. He no
ticed a commendable spirit of prog
ress among the residents of the county
and says the fair was a great success.
"The Tillamook people are very
wide awake and are much Interested in
the fair an stock show." said Mr.
Bailey. "The residents there have laid
the foundations for some of the best
stock In the state.
"Of course Tillamook Is essentially a
dairy and cheese country, and although
much of the cheese manufactured there
equals the best of the New York and
other Eastern cheese In quality, still
there Is some sent out that Is not a
credit to the county. - This condition
could be obviated by an organization
of business men of that district, similar
to other organizations among men en
gaged In one line of Industry.
"I saw some very fine Jersey and
Holstein cows in the Tillamook coun
try, and there are probably as fine
draft horses there as anywhere else in
the state. The dual purpose cow Is
used to some extent; but in a section
so eminently "fitted for dairying, this
is a mistake. Cows should, be chosen
for their milk-giving qualities and no
attempt shtmld be made to raise cattle
for both beef and milk.
"Tillamook has,of course, been han
dicapped by- lack- of transportation fa
cilities. The steamers that serve the
country are at the-mercy of weather
conditions -and run only when every
thing Is favorable. With the construc
tion f the two railroads now headed
toward Tillamook, that section will
soon be in touch with the outside world.
This is bound to help them."
MANY GUESTS ARE COMING
Two California Parties Will Visit
Portland This Week,
Governor Pardee, of California, and
other. delegates to the Irrigation Congress
at Boise will arrive In Portland next
Saturday morning and remain here dur
ing the day, the guests of the Commer
cial Club. At 8:15 o'clock in the evening
the party will join the Oregon represen
tatives to the Boise convention and leave
by special train.
The same morning a party of about 100
Los Angeles people who are en route to
the Orient, sailing from Seattle, will ar
rive, and arrangements have been com
pleted by Tom Richardson, manager of
the Commercial Club, to entertain them
while here. The excursionists are being
sent to the Far East by the Los An
geles Times.
If the atmosphere is clear, the Califor
nia travelers will be taken to Council
Crest upon Invitation of the Portland
Railway Company. Manager Fuller Is
preparing to provide special cars for the
party and show them every courtesy
while the guests of the company.
A ride on the Columbia River Is also
planned as another feature for the en
tertainment of Portland's guests for on
day. This will take place In the after
noon la case the party arrives, here on
time In the morning and the weather Is
agreeable.
FLIGHT OF AEROPLANE.
Dr. Bell's Invention Is Operated by
Wireless Electrical Energy.
BRANTFORD, Ont., Aug. 27. Dr. Alex
ander Bell's "wireless aeroplane," which
is attracting the attention of Canadian
and American scientists assembled here,
had a preliminary test yesterday. Cap
tain Angelmeier, of Chicago, the naviga
tor, succeeded In rising to the height of
200 feet, turning a complete circle and
alighting safely a few feet from the
starting point. Dr. Bell's flying machine
Is .operated by wireless electrical energy
supplied from the earth. Next Tuesday
a flight from London to Toronto will be
attempted.
Chicopee Treasurer Disappears.
CHICOPEE, Mass., Aug. 27. John D.
White, Clerk and Treasurer of Chicopee
for the past 25 years, left his home In
this city early Saturday afternoon, and
every effort to locate him has been un
successful. It Is feared is mind has
become unbalanced. There Is no ground
for believing that Mr. White's disappear
ance has any significance so far as the
funds of the city are concerned. He was
last seen at Springfield. Mr. White's men
tal condition of late has been such as
to lead to the belief that he had broken
down under the strain.
a question of time before they will be
operated here. They say t is simply
one of the many opportunities for cap
ital that have been overloked In the
Northwest. Such plants consume great
quantities of the refuse and waste
lumber, which Is the only kind used.
About four years ago there was a
distillery in operation upon Lumme
Island which manufactured odorless
turpentine. According to Edmund P.
Sheldon, secretary of the Oregon Man
ufacturers' Association, it would have
been a splendid Investment had not
the plant been wiped out by a fire.
"Odorless turpentine can be distilled
here at comparatively little cost, and'
for this form of the article there Is a
great demand," said Mr. Sheldon yes
terday. "The turpentine for the Gov
ernment Naval stores has to all be
odorless. The turpentine obtained
from the forests of the South Is not
odorless, when first manufactured or
refined. It has to be treated the sec
ond time, but when made from the
fir of this Coast It has to go through
but one process. There are many other
by-products which can be manufac
tured along with turpentine.
"The mill men are at a loss what
to do with their refuse," continued Mr.
Sheldon. "Conditions will grow worse
as more mills spring up. It costs
money to burn the stuff. The price of
slabwood has been going down and
the demand it not nearly as great as
It formerly was. But I believe that
there will come a time when there will
be a scarcity of fuel in the East. Then
a market for brlckettes will be opened
up and Instead of millmen disposing
of the sawdust at an expense, they will
be able te make money from lu
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PLASS WILL APPEAL
Files Bill -of Exceptions to
Election Fraud Indictment.
TO GO TO SUPREME COURT
Alleges Grand Jnry Which Returned
Indictment Was Illegal Body
Because One of the Jurors
Was Excused.
G. Plass, secretary of the Mount
Hood' Brewing Company, who is
charged with perjury on two counts in
connection with the Sellwood election
frauds, yesterday through his attorneys,
Piatt & Piatt, filed a bill of exceptions
to be used in an appeal to the Supreme
Court.
The alleged purpose of Mr. Plass and
others in interfering with the election
was to prevent Sellwood precinct being
voted dry. Indictments were returned
against Plass and prominent officials
of the Oregon Water Power & Railway
Company by a grand jury which was
convened immediately following the
elections.
The Indictments were demurred to
because Olaf Akeyson, sworn as a
member of the grand Jury was excused
and T. A. Reynolds was appointed In
his place. Mr. Akeyson was excused
for the reason that he 4a a resident of
Sellwood, and himself voted on an affi
davit blank at the June election. The al
leged election frauds were charged to
have been perpetrated by illegal voting
by means of affidavit blanks.
Judge Sears decided that the grand
jury, with Mr. Reynolds as a member
Instead of Mr. Akeyson, was an author
ised body. Judge Frazer In overruling a
motion to quash the indictment against
Mr. Plass, and also Indictments of a
similar kind against others, made the
same ruling. The present appeal to
the Supreme Court, supported by the
bill of exceptions filed yesterday, is for
the purpose of obtaining a decision of
the higher tribunal on this point.
It is set forth in the bill of excep
tions that the grand jury was not a
lawful body and In this connection an
affidavit signed by George J. Perkins
was filed reciting that Olaf Akeyson
was In good health and able to serve
as a member of the grand Jury and
during the same term of court acted as
a trial Juror, and was excused as a
grand Juror only because he voted In
Sellwood- at the June election on an
affidavit blank.
The other defendants. Including J.
W. Reed, Mayor of Estacada. and
president of the Estacada State Bankj
B. F. Boynton, assistant superintendent
of the Oregon Water Power & Rail
way Company; A. R. Dlmick, dispatch
er for the company, and others of
equal prominence, who are under in
dictment, may seek to delay their
trials by a similar appeal. They are-represented
by other counsel.
SAT PATENT IS WORTHLESS
Defendants in Suit Contend Tew
Electric System Is Impracticable..
The patent of George W. Brower for
an improved. Inexpensive electric rail
road system Is worthless, say H. W.
Lemcke and H. G. Holt, In answer to
a suit filed against them in the State
Circuit court by George W. Brower,
the- patentee, for $62,000 damages for
breach of contract.
Mr. Brower. in his complaint, stated
that in November, 1906, Messrs.
Lemcke and Holt entered into an
agreement . with him to organize a
company with a capital stock of $500,
000 and' to build an electric railroad
line according to the plan of Mr.
Brower's patent from Los Angeles to
Santa Monica. Mr. Brower avers that
he and George W. Read were to re
ceive together as compensation $50,000
paid-up stock in the company, and
Brower further alleges that ha was to
be paid $200 salary monthly. He as
serts that In February, 1906, and also
In June following, both Lemcke and
Holt served him with notice that they
would not comply with the agreement,
thereby causing him to suffer loss to
the extent of $8200.
In their answer Messrs. Lemcke and
Holt' admit that Mr. Brower secured a
patent, but declare his plan was not
feasible. They say they were not ex
perienced In electric railroad construc
tion and relied upon Brower's repre
sentation that he had a new scheme
for building a suspended electric rail
way system, at a cost of one-tenth the
expense of the old way. The railroad
was to be constructed of wood, and
the passenger traffic on electric lines
was to be revolutionized. The defend
ants allece that the representations
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EILERS PIANO HOUSE
"THE HOME OF THE BEST"
353-355 WASHINGTON ST.
LARGEST AND LEADING DEALERS IN EVERY WESTERN CITY
were untrue and that the road could
not be constructed except at a cost
largely in excess of the old style, and
that the Invention was worthless. W.
T. Muir appears as attorney for the
defense. . ,
SET niGH VALUES ON IjAND
Owners of Property Needed by Rail
road Ask Heavy Damages.
For a right of way for the O. R. & N.
Co.'s St. Johns-Troutdale line through the
Lewis Love donation land claim, adjoin
ing the Columbia boulevard and Vancou
ver county, road, T. T. Struble and Phllo
Holbrook, trustees of the Lewis Love es
tate., and the heirs ask $33,460. The O. R.
& N. Co. in a condemnation suit offers
$6500. The demand for $33,450 is made in
an answer to the railroad company's suit,
filed in the State Circuit Court yesterday
by the trustees and heirs.
, The answer sets forth that the land to
be taken amounts to 12.3 acres, valued
at $1500 an acre, making a total of $18,450.
It Is alleged further In the answer that
the grades and fills to be made by the
O. R. & N. Co. through the Love dona
tion claim will cause damage; that If the
land Is platted the right-of-way line will
cut up the blocks, and expensive condem
nation proceedings will have to be prose
cuted to secure rights of way across the
railroad.
It is further alleged that two miles of
tenpa will have to be constructed. The
damages are estimated at $15,000. The at
torneys engaged by the defendants are
Ed and A. R. Mendenhall, J. C, Moreland
and H. H. Northup.
Sues to Quiet Title.
The Victor Land Company yesterday
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Breakfast Food enables
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Sensible people are notriHing to trifle
with the quality of their food. You are
sure of its quality when it is
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A W O S
GOOD
PIANOS
If you were to divide
the amount of extra cost
of a fine piano . above the
price of an ordinary in
strument, if you were to
divide this difference, we
say, by the number . of
years the piano will be in
use you will clearly ar
rive at the infinitesimal
additional cost per year
for . a really high-grade
piano as compared with
those of less worth.
You should remember
in buying a piano that
you are not buying fo
today, for a season or a
year. You are making an
investment in an article
that with care will last
through your grand
daughter's lifetime.
Eilers Piano House sells
the very highest grades of
pianos for what ordinar
ily is asked for inferior
grades. That is the prin
cipal reason for the Eilers
Houses selling one-half of
all instruments sold on the
Coast.
We are sole handlers of
Chickering pianos in this
state. "We ask you to let
us show them to you. "We
want you to hear their de-
lightf ul tone.
sued Gustaf E. Heblund in the State Cir
cuit Court to quiet title to lot 43, block
2, Multnomah Park. The same company
filed suit against Nellie T. Dunn to quiet
title to lot 36, Menlo Park, and lots t and
4, block 1, Saratoga Addition.
HOME AFTER YEAR ABROAD
W. 31. Kelly 6topa a Day Before
Starting for South Africa.
William M. Kelly, formerly employed
by The Oregonlan as a compositor, and
for the past ten years engaged in selling
type-setting machines In various parts of
the world, passed through Portland Sun
day en route for New York, whence
he will sail for South Africa. Mr. Kelly
has Just returned from a year's trip
through India and Australia. While paus
ing In his wanderings for a few weeks
at Rangoon, India, last Spring, he met a
traveling companion of the notorious
Horace G. McKinley, who gave him the
particulars of . the land swindler's spec
tacular flight from San Francisco with '
"Little Egypt," a dancing girl. Mr. Kel
ly's letter to a friend in Portland brought
the first details of that famous trip, and
set at rest the well-grounded rumor that
McKinley had put forth the story of
his flight to the Orient In order to cover
his tracks In another direction. Mr..
Kelly has circled the globe twice in the
past three years, and stated yesterday
that Portland looked better to him than
any other city he bad visited In his wan
derings. Those unhappy persons who suffer from
nervousness and dyspepsia should use
Carter's Little Nerve Pills, made express-
ly for this ciags.
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