12 DRIVES IN WEDGE correct, a large number of men now in the company's employ are ready to de sert when called on. Officials do not ad mit this is the case and say the men are loyal and have no grievances. Hill's Purchase of A. & C. to Mean Much for Oregon. WILL BUILD ALONG COAST 3cal Is Looked Upon as First Step in the Actual Invasion ot Harri nian's Territory by Great Empire Builder. The official announcement of the pur chase of the Astoria & Columbia River . Railroad by the Hill Interests, published in The Oregonlan yesterday. Is regarded by railroad men as the opening wedge in the, invasion of this state by Hill. It is not believed that this purchase means the abandonment of Portland as the Hill ter minal and the building of a city at the mouth of the river, as some Imagine, but the acquisition of the A. & C. is unques tionably the first step in building a. line down the coast to Tillamook and beyond through the rich dairy sections west of the Coast Mountains. The surveys already laid out for the extension of the A. A- C. wiil unquestion ably be followed by the Hill road. These surveys start from Seaside and follow the Xee-anioum for some distance, when they turn southwest and skirt the coast to Tillamook Bay. This extension will make some of the most attractive coast scenery In the state easily accessible. Tho famed Cannon "Reach, which is said to be one of the nfl est stretches of sea beach anywhere, will he opened up by the extension of this Hill road. Other beaches of almost equal 'beauty will be made accessible to the thousands that throns to the seashore In Summer from Portland and the whole North we:. But the greatest value of the expected Vlill extensions into the coat region of Western Oregon will come in the exten sion of transportation facilities to those fertile dairy and agricultural districts which have so long been isolated and their development halted on that account. Kvcr since the first coast settlements the Tillamook country and the other coast sections have waited patiently for rail roads. With a big rival system competing for the traffic that will come out of these .flistrict.s when once opened up. the Har l iniun management will lv far more ready to- t.uil.l railroads to the points where competition threatens than during the old regime, when Mr. Harriman owned prac tically every line of railroad In the state. This extension into Western Oregon is believe,! to herald a new era for Oregon, for It means that the slate will not have to rely upon the tender mercies of the Xarrlman system for transportation de velopment. The state has found that lMMHpUea have heretofore largely sufficed tc krifp tho traffic of Oregon confined to Harriman rail- Hut with the avowed intention of Hill to build into the coast country, an perhaps thence south into Southern Oregon, the Harriman lines will find it necessary to really build railroads, not nv rely make promises to build. MARKS HIM, INVtLXEHABLE lubbiircl Comment, on Astoria Hail road ileal Xo Vse to llHi'i liiinn. '(NKW YORK. March l.-lSpecial.)-Gcn-era! Thomas II. Hubbard, late owner with H. K. Huntington of the Astoria & Columbia River Railroad, said today that the negotiations which resulted in tho sale of the road to the Northern I'acllic on December 19 last had been carried on .Tor a long time between himself and rep resentatives of James J. Hill. The re ported purchase price of $3.5flO.HK. Gen eral Hubbard said, was not- nearly what was paid by Mr. Hill fur the property, although he said1 he did not feel at liberty to disclose the exact figures. "The purchase of the road by Mr. Hill." paid General Hubbard, "gives the North ern Pacitic the only direct line to Sea side and place it In an Invulnerable strategic position. When H. K. Hunting ton and 1 built the Asloria road about seven years ago, we graded a practically lev-el road, the only course open to rail way engineering at anything less than a prohibitive cost. We cut clown the bluffs along the river and put in a line that certainly could not now be improved upon, even at a much greater outlay than we used in that project. The road, being a direct feeder to the Northern Pacitic. was naturally a. desirable piece of property to that road, and we have been frequently approached with a view to Its purchase. Its final sale was a plain mat ter of business and there has never for a. moment been any stock manipulation. "The report that K. H. Harriman wished to buy the Astoria is. as far as I know, without foundation. It Joes not touch tho Southern Pacitic system, which he controls, and 1 have been unable to perceive how he could in any way be Interested in acquiring it. Kven if Mr. Harrimnn had bought the road, its own ership by the Southern Pacific system would in no wise interfere with the in dependent operation of the Northern Pa cific, -while to the latter named road it Is a great help. To attempt to parallel ' it would cost ' a sum beyond all com parison with its value as a Northern Pacific feeder, although the value of the road already in operation is naturally very great as such a feeder. In ad- . dltlon to its natural value, the North ern Pacific will save more money than we did. for the reason that the trunk road will use its own terminal for the present instead of being put to the cost of hiring one. as we were forced to do. "Taken altogether, the change of own ership is very satisfactory. The North ern Pacific undoubtedly has a great bar gain, and 'Mr. Huntington and myself be lieve that our equity had been fully satis fled by the price at which the Astoria was sold. The formal transfer will be made In a few days. The equipment in every way is in excellent condition. Busi ness Is good and growing, and everybody interested seems to be perfectly satis tied." SAY Mi; AUK IHSK ATlSKIKD Villon I.oadcrs Predict strike Among Hitherto Loyal Carmen. Traders of the streetcar strike say ther it widespread dissatisfaction in the ranks of the H rot her hood of Electrical "Hallway Employes of the Portland Rail way, Lisnt & Power Company, and that this organization is ready to come over to the striken?. Members of that body have filed a petition with Manager Ful ler of the company for an increase in the present wage schedule. The answer of the company will be given wlfhln the next few days. If the company fails to accede to the petition, strike leader say the brotherhood will join the strike, com pletely tying up the system. The winning over of the brotherhood, which is hup posed to have been loyal to the company, is said to have been ac romnlished by means of unionists from tt:er titles, who have entered the em ploy of tho company as raw recruits. The are sid to have worked among the hal employes and to have won many of 1hin over to the unton standpoint. ' It tho contentions of etrike leaders are READY FOR RATE TO LAPSE Portland May Ask Cancellation of T.ow Tariff on Alaskan Business. Believing it is a poor rule that will not work both ways. Sound jobbers have asked that the rate of 10 cents on mer chandise from Portland to the Sound ports, which is trans-shipped to Alaska, be made effective also from Tacoma to Vancouver, Wash., in order to permit the fiound wholesalers to compete with Portland houses in Southwestern Wash ington, which has formerly been con sidered to be Portland's own preserves. Portland jobbers are expected to ask that the present low rate on Alaska busi ness to the Sound be withdrawn. This rate allows considerable business to be done In Alaska by Portland bouses and although many objections have been urged against it by Sound houses, the Northern Pacific has pointed out to those making complaints that thiB low rate served to keep a line of Alaskan steam ers from being put on out of Portland, which would prove more disastrous to the Sound merchants. The complainants saw the wisdom of this explanation and allowed the rate to rest for a time. But with the action of the Sound Jobbers in asking that the rate be made effective in both directions, the desire of the Port land jobbers for a continuance of the rate has suddenly ended. CASEY MEETS AX ACCIDENT "Wounded by Stick Prom Wood-Lift and Absent From Office. J. W. Casey, traveling passenger agent for the St. Paul, was missed from his accustomed desk yesterday and there were many inquiries from anxious friends regarding his whereabouts. The office force became annoyed at the flood of questions that pouretl in and General Agent Rowe finally wrote the follow ing notice, which was posted on Casey's vacant desk and referred to all who wanted to know all about the mysterious disappearance: "Casey got his with a club, his con dition is still such that he Is unable 4o tell when, by whom or why." Mr. Casey's many friends were relieved, upon making inquiry at bis home, to learn that a stick of wood that flew out of the wood lift and bashed the pas senger hunter in the vicinity of the eye was responsible for bis enforced vaca tion yesterday. Promotion for L. Anderson. I.. Anderson, rate and- claim clerk in the Northern Pacific freight' offices has been promoted to the position of cashier In the local freight office and his place as rate clerk has been taken by M. S. Fitzgerald, formerly chief rate clerk in the Tacoma offices. The change became effective yesterday. Becker Quits Railroading. W. F. Becker, traveling freight agent for the Rock Island at Seattle, has re signed to go into business for himself. He is well known along the row here but his friends have not yet been advised of his successor in the Seattle office. REGULATE BRIDGE TRAFFIC City May Keep Cars From Crowding ' on Madison-Street Structure. To renove all unnecessary strain on the Madison-street bridge, which is ad mittedly in bad shape, the rtreet com mittee of the council yesterday afternoon recommended for passage an ordinance prohibiting cars or trains of cars from crossing the bridge at intervals of less than 10") feet. At times when the draw of the bridge is open three and four cars will crowd on the bridge in a string. F. I. Fuller, manager of the Portland Rail way Company, was before the committee yesterday but made no attempt to defeat the ordinance. He as not opposed to it. as it did not include the other bridges, whirh are much stronger than the Madison-street bridse. City Attorney MeNary declared before the committee that the city would invite litigation if an attempt were made to open up Oak street between Seventh and Burnside streets. A board of viewers recently placed a valuation upon the land which it is planned to convert ifito the street but the property owners declare that the appraisement is too low. PERSONALMENTION. Dr. C. R. Ray. the Gold Ray minins magnate, is at the Portland for a few days. W. G. Ayre. of Baker City, the sheep klnp of Baker County, is guest at the Portland. A. K. Reames. of Jacksonville. Prose cuting Attorney of Jackson County, is a Portland guest. Right Rev. C. J. O'Reilly, bishop of Baker City, and former pastor of St. Mary's Church, Albina. was the guest of Rev. Y. A. Daly, the pastor, during the past week. The bishop preached during the Lenten devotions Wednesday evening. He met many of his former parishioners. Bishop O'Reilly is in the enjoyment of excellent health. NEW '6nK, March 1. (Special.) Northwestern people at New York hotels: Prom Portland P. S. Myers, at the Imperial: I. T,abowitch, at the Ralciph; Miss U K. White. Miss M. Ainsworth, at the Grand. From Seattle J. Sheldon and wifo. at the Cadillac: K. W. Price and wife. Misses Price, at the Wolcott. From Vancouver, Wash. E. C. Craw ford, at the Fifth Avenue. From Rellingham, Wash. C. Cessna, at the Breslln. From Baker City, Or. G. O. Green, at the Imperial. From Kverett, AVash. J. C. tenney, at the Breslin. From Spokane W. H. T-utlden and wife, at the Breslin :. r?.t Hood, N. A. Hatfield, at the St. Denis. Willing to Consider Disarming. BERLIN, March 1 The Associated Press was semi-officially informed to day that Germany has not offered any objection to the purpose of Great Brit tain to propose that the question of the limitation of armaments shall be placed upon the programme of the next peace conference at The Hague. Tt Is fur ther understood that no prominent power will oppose the intention of the British government in this mat ter. Bush Able to Walk iu His Car. ALBUQUERQUE!, N. M.. March 3. Adolphus Busch. the millionaire St. Louis brewer, passed through here at an early hour this morning on a delayed Santa Fe train for his home in St. Louis. Mr. Busch was able to walk back and forth in his private car. though evidently he Is still 111. He was accompanied by four nurses and two physicians. , Are unlike ail other pills. Xo purging or pain. Act specially on the liver and bile. Carter's Little Liver Fills. One pill a dose. Hnm'.jtro'Ti lottaeco. a new item In th British Intend revenue returns, paid last ear 736 Id duty. Splendid residence lots for $300 at $10 a month. -The Clinton Kelly school is shown in the cut, it is one of the finest public buildings in Portland; it is three blocks north of the Spanton Tract. Phone Us-MAIN 2828 "We will call at your house with CMriag'e, we will take yoa to the Tract and back home ag'ain in LESS THAN AN HOUR A prominent San Francisco real estate expert is an enthusiastic believer in Spanton's Addition. He buys ten lots. It delighted us to sell to George B. Underwood, of San Francisco that his name was Underwood doesn't mean anything, but George B. Under wood,' a recognized realty expert, of San Francisco, buying !ts in one of Port land 's new additions confirms what we have thought all .along, and that is Portland real estate is going to be a hummer this year. Naturally, Mr. Underwood wouldn't know anything about our little addition on East Twenty-sixth street, but we took particular pains to tell him about it : we went to the Portland Hotel and told him about it we asked him to go out and look at the tract, simply to tell us what he thought of it. It took just about a minute to pass on it. -He says: "Write me up for 10 lots. 1 never, in iny experience, saw a better property for the money; any lot in your addition will be worth twice what you are asking for it in less than 12 months, if San Francisco, Seattle and Los Angeles real estate is any criterion to go by." j ' ' We invite you. stronger than ever, to see this property. It is close in, it is desirable, it has an immediate future and the future is bright; every lot in theSpanton Addition will be worth twice what we are asking before Fall. Commonwealth MOTHER SMS CHILD'S LIFE M US. SH I P.MAX RESCUES BABE FROM BURNING HOME, Building Is Totally Destroyed by Fire and Neighhor's Home I Also Threatened. A blaze which totally destroyed the residence of Charles H. yhipman, at 1116 Kast Kighth street, and damaged an adjoining residence to the extent of $200, came near costing the life of little Xita Shipman. who was painfully but not seriously burnert ifore she ng house was rescued from the by her mother. The blaze is believed t in the kitchen, and spre rapidity that the occupants to flee for their lives and s of their belongings were saved. In the hurry to save some of her effects, Mrs. Shipman forgot little Nita, who bad been playing outside a few; moments before, and when she discovered that the child was missing:, the mother be came almost frantic. Hearing the child crying inside the house, the mother rushed back into the flames and suc ceeded in carrying the little girl to a place of safety, and in so doing escaped without the slightest injury, although the house was burning fiercely. Lack of telephone communication and the long distance the department had to travel allowed the flames to get such a head way that the Shipman home was totally enveloped when the department arrived and the adjoining house. No. 3122 East Eighth street, owned by J. Bushman, was threatened with a similar fate. The heat from the adjoining house communicated the flames to the roof of the Bushman dwelling, and soon the entire upper portion was a mass of flames. The fire department had some trouble in getting water, and was forced to work bard in order to save this property. Neighbors and friends had assisted to the best of their ability in removing what furniture could be reached in the burning structures, but the rapidly-spreading flames forced them to desist before much had been accomplished. It was while this work was in progress that the brave mother rushed inside her burning home and caught up the two-year-old child, and reached a place of safecy. When she reached the baby the flames were rap idly approaching it and the child was scorched about the head and hands, but the burns, while painful, are not seri ou and were dressed by a physician within a few minutes after the rescue. V ? i V started h U SUCH 1 : forced OWNER Building (Ground Floor) The Shlpman family was given shelter by neighbors. Both houses were built but recently, and the Shipman home was not quite finished. The destroyed home was valued at $1009 and the loss is partial ly covered by insurance. The Bush man home was also insured. Battalion Chief Holden, who bad charge of the firefighters, is well sat isfied with the work of his men in saving the Bushman borne, for they were handicapped by having to pump water from the nearest hydrant, situ- nted at Union avenue, a distance of i five blocks. Chemical No. 1, from See- and Oak streets on the West riide, was forced to respond to this fire, which was over three miles. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Marriage Ucenen. nAVtS--l.TXVTI.LE Howard Davis, Cle one. Or., m ; Aria l,fnvi11. IS. EVANS-MARIS John R. Evan?, Aber deen. Wah., Til; Me Maris, 3S. Birth. DAV1P Born to th wife of Morris Davi!. February 27, at Good Samaritan Hospital, a son. BL'XTON -Born to the wife of William Buxton. February U'i, at Good Samaritan Hospital, a son. WILSON Born to the wife, of Charles . Wilwoii. February at etrt. a daughter. MKfvSON Born to the -wife Morris Edward Mflson. February J, at 114 East Tenth street, a son. GRAVES Born to the wife of Fred Al len Graves. February 8, at 3lo Glisan street, a daughter. ESTBERG Born to the wife of Andrew C. Esther. February ITU, at 4oi Cambridc street, a daughter. STALDKK Born to the wife of Jacob Stalder, February 7. at 1S4 Lincoln street, a son. UOXAVAX Born to the wife of John Dona van. February 17, at til 4 Cottage Place, a daughter. PERRY Born to the wife of John J. Perry, February 21. at U'8 Knott street, a son. Deat ho. RT AN At Good Samaritan Hospital, Feb ruary 7. John Ryan, age 2f years. EVAN? At Gobte. Or.. February Wil liam U. Evans, age 4S years. Accidental in jury. Lumberman by occupation. Interment at Lone Fir Cemetery. ENGLEHARDT At Flr?t and Wain streets. February 22, Fritz Englehardt. age 4C years. BOSTWICK At LfS5 Burrage street. Feb ruary 21, Victor Bostwick, the Infant son of Isaac A. Bust wick. Boildinjr Permit. COMMERCIAL CLUB Basement for eight-story brick, corner of Fifth and Oak streets. $rS00. MARTIN . FOSTER One-story frame dwelling, Borthwick street between Failing and Beech streets; $t)U. OTTO NELcfON One-story frame dwell ing. Rodney street between Killings worth avenue and Pearl street; $::5X). GEORGE FL'LTZ Two-tory frame dwell ing. Thurman street between Twenty-second and Tw e n t y -1 h ird 8t ree ts ; $20. C. HANSEN Alter three-story brick OF SPANTON'S ADDITION buifdhiff. Twenty-third street between Mar shall and Northrup streets; ?::000. CLAYTONKING & CO. Alter one-story frame dwelling. Gibbs stre-t between First and Second streets; $:;00. MR.S. A. F.RICKSON One-story frame dwelling. Davis street between East Twenty-seventh and Twenty-eighth streets; $ .TOO. JACK HOFFMAN Alter two-story frame store building. Washington street between Seventh and Park streets; $400. L. G. PE TTERSON One-story frame d wellfns, Prescott si rent between Pat ton avenue and Concord street : SieOO. MRS. FRANK LCDISHER Two-story frame dwell! nx. Powell ctreet corner East Nineteenth street ; 1R12."0. PIAZ.I BROS. One-story frame dwell ing, corner of Powell and East Nineteenth streets; $1410. PIAZZT BROS. Two-story frame dwelling, Powell street, corner East Twentieth street; $i::73. JAMES PCGH Two-story frame dwelling. Irvinpton street between East Ninth and Kast Eighth streets; $'jr.00. WILLIAM PIGEON One-story frame dwelling. Kirby street between Fremont and Beech streets; SI !.". MANY DEALS IN REALTY Market Active and Sales Reported In Many Part of City. Sarah Connell has purchased the quarter-block at the northwest corner of Eleventh and Flanders streets for &7.C00. There Is a stable and a two-story frame building upon the property. The deal was arranged by E. J. Daly and W. B. Streeter. Frank Schickel has acquired the Fisch er block on Russell street, near the cor ner of Delay street. The consideration was $19.00i. The ground is occupied by a three-story brick building. The sale was made through E. J. Daly. A. L. Parklmrst has purchased a quarter-block at the northwest corner of Sev enth and Irving streets front V. - B. Wakeman for $3o.000. The land is covered by' a warehouse, which is opposite the freight depot of the Northern Pacific. H. Wemme has bought the northwest corner of Front and Burnside streets for $i0.i00. The property is covered by old buildings and has a frontage of 112 feet on Front. E. May has sold the southwest corner of Second and Yamhill streets to the Realty Association for $70.00). A three story brick occupies the site. W. H. Munn has sold to the Kunkel Investment Company the northwest cor ner of Nineteenth and Irving streets for J13.4JO. . Only One "BKOMO QCIMNE" That 1? LAXATIVE BHOHO Quinine. Simi larly named remedies onie.time8 deceive. Tne flrat nd orisinal Cold Tablet in a WHITB PAOKAGK with b:ack and red lettering, and bears the signature of E. W. fiROVK. a:. PHOTO POST CARDS SCEEItY. Kiser Co. Lobby Imperial Hotel. Beautiful Residence Lots in Spanton's Addition for $300.00 $10 a month. Besides the 10 lots we sold Mr. Underwood five other people bought lots Thursday and five mon? bought lots yesterday; a little over n hundred lots can't last long. We have already sold 44 lots, with as many more spoken for. Here's our offer: Desirable residence lots, well located, thirteen minutes' drive from the heart of the city, for $300 paid in installments of $10 a month, or a modern cottage will be built for $1,000, and both house and lot may be had for $1400 $25 a month. NOTE It will take us 90 days to have the house ready for occupancy. Take our advice this once and select at least one lot set aside $10 a month, and if you regret this advice within six months you're welcome to Avhat you have put in and 10 per cent interest besides. This is the way we do business. If a man hasn't confidence in his own proposition lie's iu a bad fix. - s We have carriages at our office door, ready to take you to the tract. Soc us today sure. Phone us (Main 2S2S), and we will go with .. oil Sunday if vou can't go today. TEST BLUE LI IN COURT CIGAR, CANDY AND l-'RCIT STOKES TO OPEN' SIN DAY. Tncoina Ilnsines Jlen Want to Force Matter to Trial Prosecutor How land Kcady to Do His Part. TACOMA. Wash.. March 1. 'Special.) Most of the cigar, candy and fruit stores will be open for business next Sunday un less something happens to change the plans. It is not believed that any sa loons will attempt to do business. A prominent cigar dealer said tonight: "We will be open Sunday and so will nearly all places. It is fallacy to say that this law applies to some lines of business other than the saloons and not to others. But. if it does, if the courts should hold that we are violating he law, the sooner we find it out the better." Vhen it was 'suggested to Trosccuting Attorney Rowland that there was a pos sibility of the cigar stores remaining open for business on Sunday, he said: "If anyone violates any of the sections included in what is termed the Sunday closing law, he does so at his peril." Attorneys Ellis and Fletcher have been engaged to represent the theaters in the case brought by County Attorney Row land to force them to close up Sundays. If the theaters demand a jury trial, Row land will arrest them every week, but if they let the case go to the Supreme Court without delay he will not molest them meanwhile. TRAIN HITS OPEN SWITCH One Passenger, Japanese Killed; Engineer Fatally Injured. SAN" BERNARDINO, Cal.. March 1. Well-laden with passengers. Including many Easterners. . the anta Fe pas senger train which dally makes the trip around the kite-shaped track. ran through an open switch one mile north of Colton about 2 o'clock this after noon, killing one passenger, fatally in juring the fireman and inflicting more or less serious injuries on over 30 others. The dead: I. NAGASAKI, Japanese, residence unknown. Patally injured: Fireman J. McKenney, Pan Bernar dino, left less broken, back injured. The injured include: J. O. Conrad. Forona. Cal., log broken, back Injured; Mrs. W. B. Stevens, Kansas City, in Sixth and Burnside ternal injuries; H. A 1 void. San Ber nardino, bagrgapeman, head cut, arm broken, internal injuries; Mrs. J. S. Holly, Boulder, Coio.. face and arms badly cut; Engineer McNeil, San Ber nardino, burned by escaping steam, cut about head, shoulder dislocated ; John Wise, St. Louis, shaken and cut. The -passenger train, running at a. fair rate of speed, struck the open switch and left the rails, the forward cars colliding with a Salt Lake route freight train, which stood on a sid ing. SHOT BY CLAIM-JUMPERS Parsons, of Boston, Fatally Wounded by Two Mexicans. I EI, PASO, Tex.. March 1. News u received today that James M. Parsons." formerly of Boston, Mass.. was shot and probably fatally wounded In Sono ra. Mcx., near the Sinallo state line yes terday, in defending: his minins claim against two Mexicans. (Established 1S79) Cum Whllt Yoa Stttp." Whooping-Cough, Croup, Bronchitis, Coughs, Diphtheria, Catarrh. Confidence can be placed in a rem edy, which for a quarter of a century has earned unqualified praise. Restful nights are assured at once. Cresoene Is a Boon to Asthmatics All Druggists Smi postal for de scriptive booklet. Cresolen Antiseptic Throat Tablet for the irritated throat, of your druggist or from us. 10c. iu stamp. The Vapo-Cresolene Co, 1 80 Fallsa St., N. V. 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