THE MORNING OREGOXIAJi, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 25, 1906.
lO
MUST DEPEND ON
-SUBWOOD SUPPLY
Coal and Fir Wood on Hand
Will Last Only Two
Months.
RAILROADS ARE BLAMED
In spite of Fact That Large Quanti
ties or Slabwood Are Being .
Thrown Away, Price May
Soon Be Rais-ed.
rX EL SITUATION I PORTLAND.
COAL It is estimated that the local
bunkers and yards at present hold
1IVX1 tons, and that there Is probably
lO.noo tons en route by steamer. This.
It ts atd. will be barely sufficient to
satisfy coal demands up to the first
of the year.
FIR WOOD There has been less flr
wood cut than usual this year and
while actual figures cannot be obtained
on the total supply, dealers assert that
there is not a eutfcient stock to last
two months. ,
SLABWOOD There is plenty of
slabwood with all mills having their
usual daily output. This wood, how
ever, is held, two-thirds of it by the
"Slabwood Kins." M. C. Banfleld. and
the remainder in the hands of a few.
Further, while slabwood is being
thrown away daily, it is announced
that the price will be raised 25 cents
within a month.
i.
Fuel famine is the cry of the dealers
these days, which they follow up with the
admonition to those who have not yet se
cured their Winter supply that they will
have to hurry, since there is -not over
two months' visible supply of cord wood
or coal.
An investigation of present conditions
shows that these statements are not with
out fundatlon. except, however, i that the
situation can be saved if those controlling
the slabwood output see fit to do so.
It is a fact that Portland's coal supply
is a matter of serious concern and that
the consumers of this class of fuel may
consider themselves fortunate if they see
the end of the year without having to
resort to other fuel. In fir wood, includ
ing that on hand and that cut and still
to be brought to the city, there is not
sufficient to supply consumers two
months. In fact, several of' the yards
have exhausted their supply, and in no
case can four-foot wood he bought at any
price. At the end of two months, there
fore, those who have not stocked up on
fuel for consumption will he absolutely
dependent on slabwood. and although it
is now more plentiful than ever before
and prices are exorbitantly higher man
in former years of scarcity, yet the pres
ent fuel famine has enablfd the slabwood
kings to charge what they see fit and
make the announcement that the price
will be still further advanced. Whether
or not this condition has also been re
sponsible for the formation of a combina
tion to hold up the public will be the
main point of the investigation to be
made this week by the committee of the
Methodist Ministerial Association of the
city.
Cause of the Famine.
The shortage in the coal and fir wood
supply of the city is due to several causes,
but dealers are a unit in placing the
blame largely on the railroads. Shortage
of cars and a total inability to secure
relief from the railroads is given as the
prime cause for the scarcity of coal and
fir wood. In addition, however, it is
stated that the cut of fir wood this year
has fallen far short of that of former
years, this being attributed to the lack of
appreciation of the growing demand and
the further fact of the scarcity of com
mon labor -
Portland's coal supply has naturally
been decreased by the withdrawal of the
Northern Pacific coal from the market as
a result of the recent rate legislation,
which prohibits the company from haul
ing Its own coal for commercial purposes.
Prior to October 1 a considerable portion
of Portland's domestic coal supply came
from the Northern Pacific mines at Kos
lyn. Cle-Elum and vicinity. Since this
has been stopped the city now has to
look to Wyoming principally for its do
mestic coal. and. owing to the shortage
of cars, where hundreds of tons were
formerly received, the dealers consider
themselves lucky now if they get one
ton. Under these conditions. Portland is.
therefore, dependent almost solely upon
British Columbia for its coal. Of this
there is less than H tons on hand, with
approximately 10.000 tons en route. Fu
ture supplies are entirely dependent upon
the ability of the Pacific Coast Company
to secure steamers. The exigencies of
the coal situation, however, have brought
bout a new departure in the shipment
of coal, and as a result of Its Inability
to secure cars to bring to Portland its
own coal from the Washington mines,
the Factfle Coast Company is shortly to
undertake the experiment of bringing it
from Seattle by water. This, of course,
will increase the price of the coal, and
the consumer will have to stand the pres
sure of conditions.
Concerning fir wood, the statements of
the dealers may be summarized as fol
lows: Every stick of cord wood in sight
has been bought up and there is not
enough to last two months; what is still
left in the woods cannot be brought in
owing to the lack of cars; there is enough
slabwood on hand, however, to prevent
any actual famine
Source of the Supply.
Until recently Portland obtained its
fir wood from four sources; the west side
of the Willamette River, via the South
ern Pacific: down the Columbia River by
means of the Northern Pacific and the
river, and from along the line of the O.
W. P. Railway Company. This year,
however, owing to the lengthened dis
tance from the m ket and the corres
pondingly increased freight charges prac
tically no wood has been cut along the
line of the Northern Pa.-inc. At the other
points it is asserted less wood has been
cut than usual In this regard an of
ficial of the O. W P. company said yes
terday: "Last year, anfl the rear before as
' well, there was over 2rt.tVkfl cords of wood
cut along our line, while this year I
doubt if there has been over 12.00 or 14.
000, and this in spite of the fact that
where two or three years ago the price
wu $1 50 against the 42 75 offered now.
This is due to the fact that it was al
most impossible to obtain wood choppers
and the further fact that the probable
consumption was greatly understimated."
In manv instances dealer? are ret'usins
orders for fir wood and coal now. It Ls
impossible to buy four-foot fir wood, nor
can the sawed wood be bought in any
quantity. In coal, a ten-ton order will
Insure probably the delivery of one ton.
It is further stated that within the past
two weeks orders for hundreds of cords
of wood have been refused by the dealers.
In speaking of the fuel situation, how
ever, dealers have no hesitancy in saying
that there is no necessity for an in
crease in the price of slabwood. It is
believed that present prices fully take
care of all the expense of handling the
slabs and still allow a sufficient margin
of profit, ana the one fact used in clinch
ing the argument that there is a suffi
cient supply of this grade of wood is that
hundreds of cords of it are being con
stantly dumped. "Why." it is asked,
"should good wood be thrown away if
there is a scarcity of it?"
The estimated supply of slabwood on
hand, 100.KM) cords, two-thirds of which
is controlled by M. C. Bamfield, will it is
said carry well over into the new year
and that in the meantime the output of
the Portland mills is sufficient to provide
such a continuous stock as to preclucla
the possibility of any actual famine. Nor.
it is said, will the cost of its handling
be increased in any way as to justify
an increase in the price to the consumer.
It is freely stated that if the price of
slabwood is raised it will be solely for
the reason that the controllers of this
grade of wood see fit to take advantage
of a shortage in coal and fir wood and
use that opportunity to reap greater pro
fits from their commodity.
WHY DID KITIGAK1 RESIGN?
Secret Still About Withdrawal of
Japanese Middy,
t
ANNAPOLIS. Md.. Oct. 24.-Rear-Admiral
Sands, Superintendent of the
Naval Academy, today received the
Navy Department's approval of the
"withdrawal'- of Midshipman Asahi
Kitigaki from the brigade at the Acad
emy. The Department's approval. It is
understood, was given "at the request"
of the Japanese Embassy. The author
ities here received their first intima
tion of the action on Monday morning,
when the young man tendered his res
ignation under instructions from the
Embassy. While it cannot be said pos
itively that Kitigaki used the word
"instructed." this was the understood
meaning of his action. He was at once
granted leave of absence, and left
for Washington on Monday afternoon.
At the Academy, nothing can be
learned officially as to the causes which
led Kitigaki to resign, further than the
fact that he has done so.
CHIEF SHEETS GOES FREE
Not Enough Evidence to Prove He
Compounded Felony.
SALT LAKE CITY. Oct. 24. George
A. Sheets, chief of the Salt Lake city
police department, was released today
in the District Court at the close of
his preliminary examination on the
charge of compounding a felony. Alex
ander and William -McWhirter. Scotch
men, were robbed of $10,000 by bunco
men in this city. Chief Sheets secured
the return of $1000 of this money to
the Scotchmen, but permitted the man
who returned the money and who was
accused by the McWhirters of being
one of the men who robbed them to
leave the city and escape arrest.
Judge Armstrong ruled that the evi
dence was insufficient and did not
show probable cause to warrant his
being bound over for trial.
SWEPT DOWN BY TORRENT
Mother and Two Children Drowned
in New Mexico Blizzard.
SANTA FE. N M . Oct. 24 It has Just
been learned here that Senora Guadalupe
Vigily Bares, wife of a rancher at Bound
Mountain, and her two little children
lost their lives Monday as the direct re
sult of the terrific blizzard that raged at
that time. All were drowned in the Rio
tiranae. near san naeioaso rucoio, iu i
miles north of Santa Fe. While fording i
the river, the animals became frightened I
at the depth and coldness of the water j
and the blinding snowstorm and. becom
ing unmanageable, overturned the wagon.
Senora Bares' body was recovered some
time after the accident, but the bodies of
the two children were carried down the
stream and probably will never be found.
DREYFUS RISES TO ATTACK
Sues Paris Paper for Misstatement
About. Vindication.
PARIS. Oct. 24 Major Alfred Dreyfus
has brought suit against the Libre Parole
for refusing to correst a statement in
that paper which was at variance with
the decision of the Court of Cassation,
July 13. annulling his condemnation with
out retrial The case will come up for a
hearing a fortnight hence.
Pope Recovering From Gout.
POME, Oct. 24. Dr. Lapponi, not
withstanding the unsatisfactory condi
tion of his own health, insisted on vis
iting the Pope this morning. He found
that the pontiff had improved. The
pains in his knees had decreased and
his temperature, while yet above nor
mal, had diminished. In view of his
improvement, the Pope decided to re
ceive the English pilgrimage tomor
row morning.
TWO DOLLARS SPENT FOR EVERY
ONE TAKEN OUT OF THE GROUND
Nome's Output for the Season $6,000,000, While at Least $12,000,000 Has
Been Expended, Says John Kigby.
MOPE than double the amount of
money taken out in gold in the
Nome district was expended during
the last season in the purchase of sup
plies and development work. In other
words, two dollars were expended for
every dollar that was taken out of the
ground in the form of mineral wealth.
The Nome district produced about JS.Oj0.
X in gold, and $12,000,000. or even more,
was expended in the district.
This is according to a conservative es
timate made by John Kigby. chief engi
neer of the Nome Improvement Company,
the company in which Captain Chtlcott is
interested, who has returned to Portland
for the Winter. Mr. Kigby makes his res
idence fn Portland, but has been in Alas
ka all Summer looking after the interests
of the company which he represents.
I believe that Nome will produce fully
$S.(VO.(KV worth of gold next year,'' he said
yesterday. "Last season was a poor one.
because of the dry weather, the conse
quent low water interfering with much of
the placer mining. Had there been plenty
of water the output would have been
much larger
"Much of the money expended in Nome
this vear was in development work, from
which the investors will not realize, if at
all. until later. The men who took out
the money are not the ones who spent the
most money. Those' who are after the
gold are the ones who spend the most.
"The history of nearly all mining camps
is that more money is spent than is taken
out in gold. But the world is all the
richer for it Say a man goes to Nome
and spend SWO. He mines Jo00 in gold.
Individually, he is the loser of fcOO. but
the world Is JS00 richer. The money he
spent is still in circulation, but in other
hands, and the gold he has mined is new
money.
"Nome is still the camp of the small
NEW
ROLLING
ST
DDK IS ADDED
Reason for Car Shortage on 0.
R. & N. Revealed in the
Annual Report.
NET EARNINGS $5,597,152
Despite Surplus of $24,404,673
Real Value of $1G2.900 in Pre
ferred Stock Is Given as $92,
125 Loss on Water Lines.
the assault, and point to the fact that
The report of the O. R. & N. for
the fiscal year ending June 30. which has
just been filed with the Washington Pail
road Commission at Olympia. discloses
one of the reasons why the road is com
pelled to labor under the disadvantage of
& shortage of cars.
Notwithstanding the fact that the busi
ness of the road has increased tremen
dously during the past year, only one new
locomotive has been purchosed, although a
number of engines have been leased.
During the year the total purchase of
freight cars was 28, but about 300 others
were leased.
The report reveals an inadequate pro
vision for the increase of business that
is surprising and leaves no doubt of the
inevitable shortage of rolling stock and
motive power.
During the year the report states the
net income for the year after paying all
expenses, interest, etc., were $5,597,152.59
and this made the road's total surplus
on nana June 30 amount to $24,404,673. De
spite this surplus and the 4 per cent
dividend, the company gives the value of
$122,900 par value of its own preferred
stock it holds as only $92,125.60.
The report states the actual value of
$99,300 par of stock of the Portland &
Asiatic Steamship Company it holds is
but one single dollar, and the same nomi
nal sum is given as actual value of $2.
000 par value of stock of the Baker City
Opera House Company, which it holds.
Among other stocks reported as held
by the company are the following, par
values being given: Cascades Railroad
Company. $300,000; Columbia & Palouse,
$1,000,000; Mill Creek Flume & Manufac
turing Company, $200,000; Walla Walla &
Columbia River Railway, $700,000: O. R. &
N. common, $500 (valued by the com
pany in the report at $3ti0.). Bonds heia
include the following, par value. Columbia
& Palouse $2,829,000, 6s: Columbia South
ern. $700,000. 5s (Valued at $635.7601 : North
ern Pacific Terminal Company. $127,000. 6s.
(valued at $139,333.75); O. R. & N. consoli
dated. 4s. $543,500.
The report states that there are only 25
stockholders of the company and that
"Oregon Short Line owns the majority of
the capital stock and thereby controls it."
The report includes the business o,f the
O. R. & N proper and also that of the
Columbia & Palouse. Walla Walla &
Columbia River, Snake River Valley road
and the steamer line.
Gross earnings entire rail line were $11.
fll3.195.07 and operating expenses were $5.
S40.S44.67. Miscellaneous income included
dividends on stocks and bonds owned, in
terests on bonds, $6000 from fishing rentals
at the Cascades, $1,924,923 rentals, interest,
discounts and exchange and other sources
making the total miscellaneous income
$713,879.60.
The steamer lines are reported to have
operated at a net loss of about $35,000
Out of the income there was paid $800,880
interest on funded debt. $317,420 taxes.
$60.0S1 rentals for equipment and $440,000
dividends, being 4 per cent on the pre
ferred stock. To private car lines $12.
338 was paid of which the Armour lines
got about S5500. In freight tonnage lum
ber led. 24 54, ore was 19.96 and grain
16 61 per cent of the total tonnage of the
line.
AFTER SPOKAXE BUSINESS
Canadian Pacific to Carry Freight
Over Xew Line From Yahk.
The Canadian Pacific has issued an
nouncements that beginning today the
Eastern agents for the road win accept
freight for Spokane. The adding of Spo
kane to Canadian Pacific stations has
just been accomplished through the com
pletion of the new line from Yahk. at the
kAnnirv htii.'Mn Rritish Columbia and
the United States, through the Crows
Nest Pass route to Spokane. Passenger
service will not be begun over the new
Qivtut h. flr.ct of th. vear. as
the roadbea is not in condition for the
running of passenger trains. For the pres
ent the Canadian Pacific will not toe rep
resentea in Spokane by its own agents.
The Corbin Interests, who built the new
road will act for the company.
Methodist Bishops Convene.
ROCHESTER. N. Y . Oct. 24. Method-
miner. The big companies have not
grabbed up everything as yet. and will
not until the rich pay streaks are ex
hausted When the rich pockets have all
been found and only the low-grade ore
and sands remain to be mined the big
companies will have to do it. as that kind
of operating requires a big initial investment-
There are hundreds of individual
miners near Nome who are working small
placer claims.
"Sani Samson, of Portland, is among
those who have made a stake. He has a
very rich claim and already has some
thing like $150,000 to the good. Within
two or three years he will have cleaned
up a cool $300,000. When I came down on
the boat from Alaska I met at least 30
men who a year ago had practically noth
ing. Now they are worth all the way
from S25.000 to $150,000.
"There are hundreds of claims around
Nome which are tied up in litigation, and
because of the many lawsuits the produc
tion of gold is not as large as it would
be if all the claims were free. The Fed
eral Court is crowded with work and is
fully a year behind.
"During 1900 and 1901 there was a great
rush into Nome. People were wild in
their pursuit of wealth and they had
been led to believe that all of the land
near Nome for miles around was good.
So they staked out thousands of claims.
Eventually they drifted back to the states
and. for the most part, left their claims
in the hands of others, to whom they
gave the power of attorney.
"But little development work was done
on the claims and in later years many of
them have been relocated. Rich deposits
were overlooked by the first locators.
Learning that the old claims were of
value, many of the original locators, or
those who represent them, are now trying
to renew possession of them. This is the
cause of the constant litigation."
1st bishops from all over the world are
attending the first session of the conven
tion of the Methodist Episcopal Bishops
of the World. In Asbury Church. The
convention will last through the week.
Among the delegates are bishops who
have been working in India. China, Japan,
Africa, South America and the Philippines.
MINE SCANDAL AT NOME
Several Prominent Citizens Indicted
for Perjury and Conspiracy.
SEATTLE. Oct. 24. Three, and possibly
from 10 to 12 citizens of Nome will face
charges of perjury and conspiracy to per
petrate the most sensational mining fraud
case which has been brought to light
since the notorious case of several years
ago. At a recent sitting of the grand jury
at Nome. William J. Gilman. attorney for
the Scandia Mining Syndicate of Nome:
John Luchinger. of Nome, promoter, and
Director Johnson, of the Scandia Syndi
cate, were indicted on a charge of per
jury. The indictments are results of an inves
tigation brought about by the District At
torney regarding charges of fraud in the
case of the Scandia people against the
owners of the Bessie Beach. An injunc
tion was granted by United States Judge
C. S. Moore on July 7 in favor of the
Scandia people, prohibiting laymen and
owners of the Bessie claim from working
the property. Also suit for $750,000 was
brought by the plaintiff, claiming the
above amount had been laken out during
the Winter diggings.
President H. H. M. Bollander. it is al
leged, made a desperate attempt to es
cape from Nome on the steamer North
western, which left that port one week
ago last Monday, but was captured by
United States secret service men. Di
rector Johnson, when before the recent
grand jury, confessed having perjured
himself.
A strip of 257 feet in width, comprising
very rich property, is involved. Judge
Arender. of Minneapolis, who was called
to Nome to conduct the case for the
plaintiffs, refused to handle it.
AWAY WITH BILLBOARDS
Tax Them Off Earth, Is Battlecry of
Civic Federation.
MILWAUKEE. Oct. 24. "Tax the bill
hoards out of existence" will be the bat
tle cry of the American Civic Associa
tion for the year, according to the plans
decided upon at its annual convention
which opened In Milwaukee today. Sen'.i
ment in favor of aggressive action against
the billboard characterized all the ad
dresses today and the organization will
bring to bear upon this problem the same
powerful influence which made possible
its protection of Niagara Falls.
PERS0NALMENTI0N.
M. L. Holbrook and wife have just re
turned from an extended trip in the East.
Mrs. T. W. Nordby and little son left
Tuesday for Medford where they will
remain for several days visiting friends
and relatives, from there they will go to
San Francisco and on to other points of
interest m California.
NEW YORK. Oct. 24 (Special.) The
following from the Pacific Northwest
registered at New York hotels today:
From Portland H. Metzger, at the
Breslin.
From Salem. Or. Miss J. Sands, at the
Holland.
From Seattle P. E. Seatford. at the
Brozelle; H. E. Gleason. at the Wood
stock; J. E. Dixon, at the Herald Square.
CHICAGO. Oct. 24. (Special.! The fol
lowing from Portlana registered at Chi
cago hotels today:
Morrison Charles A. Miller.
Sherman House Nelson Harvey and
wife.
Stratford B. M. Eastman.
Auditorium Henry W. Coe. H. H. Hol
land. '
Young Widow Takes Poison.
PRINEVILLE. Or.. Oct. 24 (Special V
Mrs. Emma Johnson, a young widow
whose home is at Bend, Or., attempted to
commit suicide last evening by swallow
ing a small quantity of chloroform. De
spondency is said to have been the cause
of her act. The quantity of the drug
she took was not sufficient to cause death
and she soon recovered.
Headaches and Neuralgia From Colds.
Laxative Bromo Quinine, the world-wide cold
and grip remedy, removes cause, call for full
name. Look for signature E. W. Grove. 25c,
Jive
How it feels to be perfectly wellf
Perfectly well means a lot. Not an
ache, ail or protest of any kind from
body or mind.
The Heaven of perfect poise when
the iife forces drive rich, strong: red
blood through the veins and fill one
with an indefinable joy, when nature
and all the world seems to be sending
caresses to ,you. -
Then the sky is beautiful whether it
be gray or a deep restful eternity
reaching blue or covered with softly
moulded, round bosomed clouds lazily
floating about and the breeze is kind
and sweet whether it smooth your
cheek with the soft touch of the wom
an who loves you or energetically fills
your lungs with the strong tonic of
iife.
Trees nod, the fallen leaves frisk
about in fairy grace, flowers smile and
send their fragrance and every friend
you meet seems a warm hearted broth
er reaching out for companionship.
Perhaps an open fire beckons, beside
which tabby purrs out her soft song
of peace. Harmony from every side
greets the harmony within and there
steals over one from head to foot the
subtle, sensuous tingle of warm new
blood, the perfect poise of a well-fed
nervous system.
All this is absolute evidence that the
possessor has been fed right and
should stick to that kind of food and
habits which have produced the result.
The facts stand forth and the conclu
sions are certain. If trouble, distress
Postum Cereal Co.,
Did Yon
POSTUM
VANDALS ROB
Seeley Home Entered While
Owners Are East.
INTERIOR MUCH DAMAGED
Intruders Break Silverware to Ascer
tain Its Value, TTpset Furniture
and Leave Behind Them
Scene of Confusion.
While Mr. and Mrs. Roy Seeley were
absent in Pittsburg. Pa., for the purpose
of attending the wedding of a. son, bur
glars entered their handsome residence at
714 Davis street by cutting a hole in the
front panel, unlocking the door, and up
setting nearly everything in the house.
Damage to a large extent was done by
the intruders, who were in search of
solid silver, apparently, as they broke up
much triple-plated ware and left it lying
strewn about the place.
City Water Inspector Siggins, in his
rounds, discovered the burglary yester
day and promptly reported it to Captain
of "Detectives Bruin. The latter assigned
Detective Sergeant Jones and Acting De
tective Tichnor on the case, and they
went to the house to investigate. They
found a scene of the utmost confusion.
The burglars had turned everything in
the place upside down, and had destroyed
a great deal of property. Triple-plated
knives, forks and spoons were found
strewn all over the floors, broken in two,
it being the evident desire of the thieves
to ascertain the value of the ware. That
which was found to be not solia silver,
they rejected, it appeared.
The officers were unable to determine
whether anything had been stolen from
the house, but the strong presumption is
that at least a handsome silver set. pre
sented to Mrs. Seefey at her wedding,
was taken, and it may be that other very
valuable goods were stolen. The police
were retarded in their work by the fact
that no one could be found who knows
what was in the houso at the time of the
burglary. Neighbors who were inter
viewed had no 'information on the sub
ject, ana not until the officials receive a
reply from Pittsburg, in answer to a
telegram that was sent to ine oeeies.
will it be fully known what, if anything,
was stolen.
Whoever entered the Seeley home must
have been very determined, for every
effort was made to secure valuables. A
safe, in which it is supposed costly goods
are stored, was attacked and the knobs
were broken off in an attempt to break
into it. but without avail. The burglary
is one of the most daring yet reported
to the police and is receiving special attention-
. It Is not known when it oc
curred, as no one was in the house or
near it at the time, and it may have
been several days ago that it was en
tered. The house is situated in one of
the most fashionable residence districts
In Portland.
Husband Refuses to Go
to Church.
Mr. Anna Kennedy. Wife of Port
land Barber, Asks Coart to Di
vorce Her From Irrelig Ions spouse
BECAUSE her husband would not ac
company her to church, Mrs. Anna
Kenneay wants a divorce. She was mar
ried to J. Fred Kennedy, a barber, on
May 21. 1S93. She asked for the divorce
In a complaint filed in the Circuit Court
yesterday.
Mrs. Kennedy alleges that shortly after
their marriage, her husband commenced
a course of cruel and inhuman treatment
towards her by going away to work early
in the morning and not returning until
late at night and that he would not ac
company her to church, or places of
amusement, or on visits to mutual
friends. The plaintiff states' that when
she wouia mention these things to Ken
nedy, he would say naughty things to
and inharmony fill the days and blot
out the rightful peace, every human
being has a right to, ehanse the food.
If your present method of feeding
makes imperfect cells and fails to
build the soft gray matter in brain
and nerve centres scattered over the
body, look alive, quit the old diet, and
take on a new and better one. That's
plain common sense. Right then is the
exact time to quit coffee absolutely
and select meals wisely. Suppose you
try for breakfast,
A little fruit,
A dish of Grape-Nuts and cream,
Two soft-boiled eggs,
A cup of Postum Food Coffee.
Stop At that, it will carry you easily
until the midday meal, which can be
either a lunch of the same things (if
a dinner is expected at night) or the
heavy meal can be taken at midday.
Take only one heavy meal in a day in
addition to the two light ones.
At the heavy meal have one good
meat course, with one or two vege
tables, and a rich, sweet Grape-Nuts
pudding. After a few days on these
meals a change for the better will
come over the body in practically every
case where the disease has not become
too firmly fixed and chronic
Remember health is a matter of wise
ly selected food and a harmonious
mind. It will be a tremendous help
to read the little book, "The Road , to
Wellville," found in pkgs. of Postum
and Grape-Nuts.
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ig Firm Dissolves
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30x100 feet, 2 floors on Front St. 25x50 on Oak St.
Nathan & Wertheimer Co., New Tork and Portland, Oregon, agree
to dissolve the partnership and commence at once to wind up all affairs.
The Wholesale Stock of
MEN'S AND BOYS' CLOTHING
Now in the Portland wholesale house will be sold at retail
COMMENCING NEXT SATURDAY AT 9 A. M.
And last for. seven days only. Between $50,000 and $60.00 worth of
goods are on hand, and after the closing of the retail sale here the
balance of the goods will be shipped to California. This firm does not
expect to realize more than first manufacturers' cost, but the season is
late to dispose of the goods to coast merchants, as the Fall and Winter
stocks are all in and the stores have a full supply. Retailing was the
only avenue for quick cash returns. Wholesale cost or less means a
saving of two profits to the consumer, or about one-half regular retail
prices. The sale will be conducted from the wholesale house,
73 Front St., Commencing' Saturday, Oct. 27 at 9 A. M.
her. which caused her to become very
nervous.
In the complaint on file Mrs. Kennedy
says that she stood this sort of treat
ment for five years, then went to Cali
fornia." After being there for a time, she
avers that her husband wrote and urged
her to return and promised to be good.
For one year after her return, he treated
her with kindness, she says, but in 1900
he Is alleged to have again refused to
go to church, which again made her
nervous.
There are no children, and Mrs. Ken
nedy asks to be restored to her maiden
name of Anna Martin.
Fatally Shoots His Wife.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 24. William
Johnson, a foreman for the Watson-
BeJdinir Construction Company, shot
and fatally wounded his wife last night
The Kind You Have Always
in use for over 30 years,
and
Jy7y J7-" sonal supervision since its infancy.
t'COCCLttiit, Allnwnn nnn trtdf.iv vouin this.
All Counterfeits, Imitations and" Just-as-good "are but
Experiments that trifle .with and endanger the health of
Infants and Children Experience against Experiment.
What is CASTORIA
Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare
goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Karcotio
substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms
and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind
Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation
and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the
Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. )
The Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend.
GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS
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Sears the
The Kind You Hare Always Bought
In Use For Over 30 Years.
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Old Dr. Grey's Sanitarium
The only reliable place for confinements In Portland. Regular licensed physi
cians and professional trained nurses, perfect seclusion, honest dealings. Infanta
adopted. The finest equipped sanitarluiA for the cure of chronic and rebellious
diseases in the Northwest Diseases of women a specialty. Graduate lady physi
cians In attendance. Terms very reasonable. Address. DR. J. D. Grey, 251 Alder
itreet, corner Third. Portland. Or. Correspondence solicited. Telephone Main 2T9S.
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on Montgomery street, near Pacific. The
shooting arose out of the woman's re
fusal to return to her husband, whom
she had left to earn her own living as
a. waitress. Johnson was arrested and
the woman was taken to a hospital,
where it was found that a bullet was
imbedded near her heart. She haa
identified Johnson as her assailant.
Dressed Lumber Goes Up.
OAKLAND. Cal .'Oct. 24 The Alameda
County Planing Millowners" Association,
last night decided to make an advance of
25 per cent in the price of its products.
The reason assigned for the advance,
which will fall directly on builders in
this city, is that there has been a sharp
advance In the price of lumber and the
price of labor. The advance will go into
effect at once
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Bought, and -which has been
has borne the signature of
has been made under his per-
Signature of
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