THE MOKSIA'Cr OiJKGO.VIAI?, TITUKSDAT, JULY .: 1907. 11 LIE'S MESSAGE BEFORE COUNCIL Mayor Calls Attention to In creasing Duties and Responsibilities. WARNS AGAINST GRAFTERS foes Xot Outline Policy bnt Declares ' That He Has "Xo Enemies to Punish or Friends to . Reward." Mayor Lane submitted his second bien nial message to the reorganized City Council at Its first meeting yesterday afternoon. In his message the Mayor calls the attention of the Councllmen to the large and continually Increasing re sponsibilities that are involved f In a mem bership In that body. He reminded the city's Solons that they are but the representatives of the people whose every interest it Is their duty to guard and protect. The giving away of public prop erty and other valuable rights to private .citizens or corporations without Just and careful consideration and reservation of the rights of the public, he said. Is a criminal use of authority. , The Mayor did not undertake to out line his policy which he has announced will be a continuation of his first ad ministration. In concluding he requested the assistance of the members of the Council in an - effort to insure for the people the best possible administration of municipal affairs. It was expected the Council would elect a president of that body at yesterday's meeting but an adjournment was taken hurriedly when the routine business had .been disposed of. Councilman' Wills is picked as the winner now although Coun cilman Kushllght was believed to be the stronger man ten days ago. The Council will probably elect its president at the next meeting. Auditor Barbur attended the meeting yesterday and personally attended to the routine business. He had a good initla- tion, as clerk of that body, the session lasting three hours. Mayor Lane's message follows: Text of the Message. To the honorable City Council: At the be : sinning or the biennial term .of the admin istration of city affairs I deem It ant im proper to call attention In a general way to ' certain conditions which present themselves for consideration. ' As I understand the premises we occupy. , cur respective positions of public honor and i trust as the agents and employes o the peo i pie, to whom and to none other do w owe i any duty of any nature whatsoever. It l my full and firm belief that in our position of trust our duties at all times call upon us to exercise an active and aggres ! slve line of procedure In the conduct of af- fairs which concern the weal of the people of this city, and that a failure to exercise ' such active Interest or a perfunctory per ' formance or evasion of our duty in any mat ' ter, however slight, which concerns such ln ' terest or welfare of the people, will be '. neither more nor less than evidence of bad faith upon our. part, and one for which we . snould be held responsible to the full extent of our shortcoming. The affairs of the olty are large and In ; creasing at a rapid rate and the duties anft cares of our positions are onerous and call ! for much time and careful attention, yet we '. entered Into our obligation with the full knowledge that such conditions existed, and there will be no reasonable or Just excuse for the placing of private Interests before tnose of the public and. If 'it so happen that anyone's private Interests are of such a na ture as to prevent or Interfere with his glv lug full consideration to the affairs of the city, the plain and only course for him to . pursue will be to resign his public position and allow some other person, who will glva the necessary attention to such affairs, the opportunity to do so. ' People Demand True Service. The day In which the servants of the peo . pie can play "ducks and drakes" with the J people's Interests or pay off personal or po- Htlcal debts or other obligations at the ex ' pense of the people has son by, let us hope ' never to return. The people are now awake aod keenly alive to the conduct of their af fairs, and they expect and demand of their agents that true and Just service to which they are entitled, yet withal the people are patient and long-suffering and In their broad charity they overlook missies of Judgment, where the error is to be attributed to the head and not -the heart, and no man need . fear to rest Ms case with them. In full con fidence, and therein Is our protection and our shield when we pursue our way openly and fslrly. The people, In ' my opinion, do not look kindly upon the public official who will or does accept gratuities of any form . from pri vate corporations, nor should they. It being evidence of bad taste or blunted sensibility upon his part, to say the least. The parting with publlo property or rights for long or short terms to private persons or corporations without Just and careful con sideration and reservation of the rights of the public, in my opinion. Is a criminal use of authority upon the part of public ofrf ' clals and ehould not bs countenanced for one moment by the community at large. Acts of special legislation sought for and frequently passed In behalf of Individuals are but the bestowal of favors which are 'unjust to others and unworthy of your considera tion: the law should be administered to all alike and therein Ilea .the only safe ami Just course to pursue. I will sot enter Into any details at this time regarding improved and better methods i which are required concerning the carrying on of the city's affairs' which affect the economical administration of the same, but from time to time will call attention to them as such questions arlesa and will close by. : assuring you of my hearty co-operation in every effort which: you can make or will suggest respecting the betterment of the af r fairs of this city. Assuring you also that I have no snemles to punish or friends to reward in the ad ministration of the city's affairs and that my only desire Is to accomplish as much good for the benefit of the people aa Is pos sible, and to that end I at all times will be deeply grateful to you for your wise aid. counsel and advice. BOND' ISSUES GO INTO EFFECT -v Legality Will, However, Be Tested In the Courts. v The various bond issues, charter amend , ments and ordinances voted at the June election, went Into effect yesterday in accordance with the proclamation . of Mayor Lane. Before any effort is made to dispose of the bonds, aggregating 15.000,000, a suit will in all probability be brought in the courts to determine the legality of the proceeding by which the bond issue has been ordered. It Is main tained by Some citizens that the bonds . would be invalid If issued for the alleged , reason that the requirements of the city i charter were not complied with in sub - mining the proposed issues to a vote. At the request of Mayor Lane, Judge Eeneca Smith submitted a brief several . days ago In which it was held that the v bonds had not been ordered legally be ' cause of the failure of the authorities to u- oilow strictly the provisions of the charter. In order to have the question decided in the courts, Mayor Lane pro claimed the bonds effective. Their le gality will now be settled in the courts. DIRECT ORDINANCE AT TRUSTS Councilman Belding Proposes Mea sure Modeled on Sherman Law. Members of the Council propose to sup press trusts by enacting ordinances that will prevent such organizations from op erating in this city. Councilman Belding is of the opinion that the Council has the right under the city charter to ex ercise in the city the same police power that the state exercises" within the state. On this theory he has asked City Attor ney Kavanaugh to draft an ordinance that will embody the provisions of the Sherman anti-trust act and made applic able to the municipality. Councilman Wills is also- conferring with City Attorney Kavanaugh and ex pects to introduce at the next Council meeting an ordinance to abolish the board of plumbing examiners. The same measure will provide for regulating the plumbing business and the charges for work, which are said to be exorbitant in this city. LUMBERMEN ARE PLEASED Market Is Good and Prices for All Goods High. Desplta the closing now and then of an Oregon sawmill depending solely on the California market, the lumber trade con tinues good and lumber manufacturers seem pleased with the outlook. Prices range from S12 to 116 for rough lumber at '' - '- h?" v ::'' !T"- - TIMII.KS llUMIU,..liSa3)W the mills, the price varying largely accord ing to the quality of the stock offered. The better grades ot lumber run in price from $29 to $30. Prices seem to be firm, with the demand not quite so strong as when the California markets were clamoring for all the Oregon sawmills could cut. Some prophesied disaster to the trade on this account, but the Eastern markets seem to be as good as ever for all the local mills can cut. "While In the Bast lately. I visited the Colorado and Utah territory," said E. P. Sheldon, secretary of the Oregon & Wash ington Lumber Manufacturers' Associa tion, "and I found that the demand for Oregon flr is very good. Most of our output goes to this territory at present. Other parts of the East. I understand, offer a good market, with the demand good." Logs are quoted at $8, $9 and $10 for red and yellow fir, according to quality. The 30-day shutdown Just resolved upon by the logging camps will curtail the output and is expected to stiffen the market somewhat so that it is not expected the present prices will fall off to any exftent. Loggers are not worrying any over the outlook, except the market to become firmer as Winter approaches. On the whole, the lumber outlook is promising al though the demand has fallen off very largely since San Francisco went out of the market. PETITION FOR NEW LINE Portland Heights Residents AVant Cars on Twentieth Street. Petitions addressed to the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company are being signed by property owners to have a line built from Twentieth street south ward skirting Portland Heights. The rail road company has estimated that the cost of a road from Twentieth street to Chelmsford, at Castle Point, would be $20,000,. or at least that amount would have to be raised by property owners in order to secure the line. About one-half the necessary amount has been sub scribed, and while some owners have de clined to subscribe so far, it is said that the full amount will be signed up hi the near future Another Improvement of the Heights is contemplated, depending upon the action of the Council. Eleventh, Twelfth and Thirteenth streets are platted to extend up the hill on a grade which is consid ered by residents on the Heights as im practicable. These residents are to pe tition the Council to vacate those streets on the hillsides and permit the construc tion of roadways according to the con tour of the land. It is said that 90 per cent of the owners of the property-, af fected favor the vacation of the streets, and no opposition to the action has developed. FELIX ADLERMN PORTLAND i Distinguished Author and Educator Visiting Pacific Coast. v. Dr. Felix Adler, of New Xork. known the world over as a writer and lecturer on ethics and professor of-political and social ethics in Columbia University was at the Portland yesterday accompanied by Mrs. Adler. Dr. and Mrs. Adler are on a pleasure trip to the Coast' and will remain here fos a few days of sight seeing, s The distinguished thinker and educator is president of the Society for Ethical Culture and delivers regular weekly lec tures before that body in New York. He has been a member of the Columbia fac ulty for a number of years and Is the author of many books. Among the most widely read of these are "The Religion of Duty," "Marriage and Divorce." "Life and Destiny" and "Creed and Deed." A WONDER FUX TONIC. Horsford's Acid Phosphate. Cooling, refreshing and Invigorating-, piapels that dragged out feeling during Bummer. Fourth of July Dancing, Oregon build ing. Exposition Fair. Grounds, afternoon and evenirur. . E Steamer to Be Placed on Run Out of Portland. ALTERATIONS TO BE MADE Cabin Plans Will Be Taken From the Columbia Oil Burners to Be In stalled The Vessel yaa Formerly a Transport. Contracts have been let for the remod eling of the steamship Lawton, recently purchased from the Government by R. P. Scherwin. The . vessel will be placed on the Portland-San Francisco run and will take the place of the Costa Rica. Specifications call for the remodeling of the vessel after the Columbia in point of staterooms and quarters for officers and crew. It is the intention of the San Francisco & Portland Steamship Company to have the Lawton in commission by September. Oil burners will be installed and the en tire fittings will be new. She will be able to accommodate about 5V) passengers and 'will carry about 2000 tons of freight. UWTOH W 1 feW 1"' THE lAWTON, WHICH HAS BEEN PUT The Lawton is a trifle larger than the Columbia and is "faster. With oil for fuel she can reduce the running time between Portland and San Francisco by several hours. The Lawton measures 321 feet in length, 43.2 feet beam and 17.6 feet depth of hold. The Columbia is 309 feet long. 3S.5 feet STEAMER rNTEIXIGENCE. Dtie to Arrive. Name. From Dats. Roanoke .Los Anreles. . In port Columbia. .... -Ban Fraa In port Alliance Coos Bay July 8 Costa Rica San Fran July S Geo. W. Elder. .San Pedro.. .. July 9 Johan Poulsen. San Fran. .. . July 12 Redondo Puget Sound; July .12 Alesla July 15 Klcodsmla 1-tonfrkong. . . . July 26 Numantla Hongkong. ... Aug. 10 Arabia Hongkong. ... Sept. 17 Scheduled to Depart. Name. For Data. Roanoke Los Angeles.. July 4 Columbia. ..... Ban Fran. .. . July 5. Alliance Coos Bay July 10 Costa Rica.. San Fran.... July 10 Geo. W. Elder. Los Angeles.. July 11 Redondo Puget Sound. July 15 Johan Poulsen. San Fran. .. . July IS Alesla Hongkong. .. .July 22 Klcodemla Hongkong... Aug. - 3 Numantla. ... rllong-kong-. . . Aug. IS Arabia. Hongkong. .. .Sept. 25 Centered Wednesday. Columbia, Am. steamship (Doran), with general freight from San Fran cisco. Excelsior. Am. steamship (Brick son), with general cargo from San Francisco. Cleared Wednesday. Columbia, Am. steamship (Doran), ' with gsnsral cargo for Ban Fran-' Cisco. Alliance, Am. steamship (Olson), with general cargo for Coos Bay. . beam and 14.4 feet depth of hold. The Lawton was built at Chester, Pa., by the Delaware-Rhode Island Shipbuilding & Engineering Company in 1890. She is constructed of steel and when launched was christened the Yumuri. For the New York & Cuba Steamship Company she operated between New York City and Havana for a number of years. At the outbreak of the Spanish-American war she was converted into an auxiliary cruiser and was named the Badger. Two years later she was taken over by the Quartermaster's Department and was sent to San Francisco. At the Mare Island Navy-Yard she was rechrlstened the Lawton and made her first voyage on the Pacific to Alaska. For several years she was used a's a transport and then turned over to the Navy. Officers Visit Seamen's Institute. Rear-Admiral W. F. Swinburne, com manding the Pacific squardron, paid a visit to the Seamen's Institute, 100 North Front street, on Tuesday afternoon, in response to the invitation of the commit tee and chaplain. The Admiral was ac companied by his staff, consisting of Cap tain F. E. Beatty, commanding the flag ship Charleston, Lieutenant E. T. Con stein. Chaplain A. W. Stone and Ensign F. H. Poore. The party was received by James Laidlaw, British Consul, chair man of the committee; Chaplain A. E. Pernays and the following ladles, by whom the rooms were adorned with flow ers, and who served 4 o'clock tea: Mrs. E.- T. C. Stevens. Mrs. Hodges, Mrs. Morgan, Miss Russell, Miss Hazel Weid der, Miss Josephl, Miss E. Bennett John bon and' Miss Young. The visitors ex pressed themselves in the highest terms respecting the mission, and the Admiral, after signing his name in the officers' book, added: "I wish you the best of good fortune in your noble work." Bark Zinita Ordered to Newcastle. Orders were received yesterday by Cap tain Swan, of the Brttish bark Zinita, to ballast the vessel and proceed to New castle, N. S. W. The Zinita will sail within two weeks and will load coal at the Australian port. Orders were sent to Captain Swan, of the Zinita, several weeks ago for him to prepare to leave In ballast, but were countermanded be fore any sand had been taken on board. Will Be Sold for Duty. V An auction sale will be held at the Custom-House Mondy afternoon- at which R. F. Barnes, Deputy Collector, will act as auctioneer. The sale is of silk goods which will be disposed of for duty unpaid. A shipment of silk goods was recently damaged by salt water while In transit and the consignee left It on the hands of the customs officials to be sold for the duty. The sale Will be on the lower floor of. the Federal building. Strathnalrn Sails From San Pedro. The "British steamship Strathnalrn sailed from San Pedro yesterday for Portland. She has a part cargo of ce ment on board for Balfour, Guthrie & Co. The cement was loaded at London and one-half was cleared for the Califor nia port and the other for this port. The steamer wilt probably take lumber from here for Australia. Marine News From Hocjuiam. HOQUIAM, -Wash., July 3. (Special.) The steamer -Norwood, carrying a large number of passengers and freight, arrived in port today, being 80 hours out. from San Francisco. The lighthouse tender Columbine, Captain Richardson, passed here en route to Aberdeen,, where she will participate In the celebration, being the queen's flagship. Marine Notes. The Norwegian steamship Finn sailed for Tacoma yesterday. She has been dls- A' . V .diuw wsm'Jocto jc?j . ; ...... ON THE PORTLAND-SAN FRANCISCO RUN. charging cement at Portland for Kerr, Gifford & Co. The steamship Alliance, with a full list of passengers and a full cargo of freight, sailed for Coos Bay last night. The steamship Roanoke, for Ban Pedro and way ports, will leave down tonight. The Roanoke ia filled with passengers. The German ship Tellus Balled from Knappton yesterday with 1,222,000 feet of lumber for Sydney. Australia. The steamship Columbia will sail to morrow morning at 9 o'clock for San Francisco. Arrivals and Departures. PORTLAND. July . Sailed Steamship Al liance, for Coos Bay; Norwegian steamship Finn, for Tacoma; Germaa ship Tellus, for Sydney, from Knappton. 1 Astoria. July S. Arrived at 5 A. M. Steamer Bee. in tow from Hoqulam. Qussnstown, July 8. Arrived rvsrnlm, from Boston, for Liverpool. ( Mojl, June 25. Arrived British staamsr Hyndford, from Portland. Sen Diego, July 2. Arrived Tug Daunt less, with log raft, from Columbia River. Los Angeles. July s. Sailed British steam er Strathnalrn, for Portland.. . San Francisco, July . Arrived Steamer Cascade, from Portland; tug Samson and barge Washington, from San Pedro., Balled Schooner Virginia, for Portland. . ' - Kobe. July 8. Arrived Eva, from Port land, Or., for Hongkong. Yokohama. July 8. Arrived previous Asia, from Ban Francisco, via Honolulu, for Shanghai and Hongklng; Kaga -Mam. from Seattle: Numantla, from Portland, Or., for Hongkong. Sailed on 23th of June Tartar, for Vancouver. Hongkong. July 8. Arrived previously Empress of India, from Vancouver, via Yokohama, etc.; Nippon Maru, from Ban Francisco, via Honolulu, Yokohama, etc. Paranau, June 80. Sailed Santa Lucia, Hamburg and Havre for San Francisco. Tides at Astoria Thursday. High. Low. - :31 A. M 8 5 feoti2:S8 A. M l. feet 8:43 P. M S3 ffft2:27 P. M 2.2 feet ALPINE GUIDE HAS RETIRED O. C. Yoenm Xo Longer Conducts Climbers Vp Monnt Hood. Visitors to Mount Hood this Summer will not be guided to the summit of Ore gon's famous peak by the veteran moun tain guide, O. C. Yocum, who has been guide at Government Camp ever since 1892, when he took up his resldenoe ' there for the benefit of his health. Mr. Yocum, who is known far and wide and who has guided thousands of climbers up the mountain, has decided to retire from the business and he will devote his time to managing a resort at Pompeii. This is the new name for Government Camp, the new itltle having been chosen by the postal authorities. During all the years of Mr. Yocum's service as guide up Mount Hood, he never met with a serious accident. Mr. Yocum is now 64 years old. Mr. Yocum is spending a few days in Portland vis iting friends He has a number of sug gestions "to make in regard to the better protection of forests, among them being the establishment of a heliograph sta tion at Crater Rock, from where signals telling of the location of fires could be sent to guards and fire wardens. The veteran guide has been of great assistance to the Weather Service of the district for he has kept Govemmnt rec ords at Government camp since his residence there. Fatal Automobile Wreck. WELLESLY, Mass.. July S. In the wreck of an automobile here today, Miss Mary Margaret Swanton, 22 years old, of Waltham, was killed and Miss Margaret Turpen, William Walsh and Frank Mc Laughlin, of Waltham, were cut and bruised.- In an effort to escape, collision with another car crossing their path, the driver turned his car from the rostd, jumping a etone wall and crashed into a tree. The machine turned a complete somersault. Miss Swanton was thrown against the trunk, of a tree and was in stantly killed. IS Police Chief Says Book Agent V Embezzled $4000. SAID TO BE A FUGITIVE Reward of $100 Offered for His Arrest and Detention Fast Living Said to Have . . Caused Downfall. That Fred A. Briggs, a book agent well-known in Portland, is short in his accounts $4r)00 is the startling dec laration made by Chief of Police Grits macher, in a circular letter posted at police headquarters yesterday morning. A reward of $100 is offered for Briggs" arrest and detention until an officer from Portland takes him into custody. Briggs is well-known throughout the Pacific Northwest. He served as Portland agent for the "White Publish ing Company, of Denver, for a long time, and it is by that firm that he is accused of embezzlement. A complaint was filed against Brlgga last week, charging him with the em- :' ' '. -SSsWif'.Sii i . '; bezzlemertt of $1300 of the publishing company's funds, but not until Chief Grltzmacher filed . his circular letter yesterday morning did it become known that further and larger thefts were charged against him. The complaint against Briggs was filed by Thomas G. Greene, acting as local attorney for the publishing house. Briggs is accused in one count of em bezzling at least two payments of $500 each from J. Wesley Ladd, on a $2000 purchase of books from that firm, and that bo did the same thing in other cases, is now charged. ' Briggs had offices in the Concord building and lived at the Hotel Port land with his wife. - He dressed styl ishly, epent money lavishly on his friends and was exceptionally fond of automobile drives and dinner parties, according to the police. His tastes were far too expensive for his income, it is said at headquarters, and finally brought about his downfall and dis grace. His- present whereabouts is un known to the police. Mrs. Briggs is supposed to be with him. Chief Gritwnacher's circular de scribes Briggs as follows: "Forty years of age; five feet eight Inches tall; weight 230 pounds; smooth shaven; dark hair, which Is thin on top; dark complexion and well pre served; is a stylish dresser and of pleasing address. He is a book agent by occupation, and may be found around publishers of high-priced books or persons who purchase such. Since issuance of warrant, charging him with embezzlement of $1300, we have dis covered that he got away with $4000. A reward of $1J0 will be paid for the arrest and detention of Briggs, until the arrival of an- officer from this de partment." GO TO BAPTIST- MEETING Portland Delegation Leaves to At tend Convention at Spokane. Forty delegates from the Portland Bap tist Young Peoples Union In company with delegations from various sections of the state left last night to attend the convention of the organization at Spo kane July 4 to 7. This is the first of these conventions to be held on this BR1GGS M55NG BAY CITY - (ON TILLAMOOK BAY) Is the center of a rich tributary country that will develop some of the most comfortable fortunes within the next few years. Dairying is the chief Industry at the present time. One acre supports one cow, and less than 12 per cent of the land available for dairying; has been used. Ten million gallons of milk were produced last year. There are 40 creameries in the county. One average estimate states that of a total of 681 cows, the average income per cow was $66.78. Fruits ana vegetables are raised with case and quickly and profitably marketed. With the completion of the Xytle road next year, the market for the oountry surrounding Bay City will be un - s limited. Portland will be less than two and a half hours away. But not half has been told until one learns that there are 30,000,000,000 Feet of Timber standing on the hills back of- Bay City. Here is sufficient em ployment for thousands of men for a hundred years. With a down-hill haul from any part of the county to Bay City, the head of deep-water navigation, this city is destined, beyond all peradventure of a doubt, to become one of the leading lum ber shipping ports of all the world. Nothing can prevent it. Bay City stands on the only possible highway north and south along the coast of Oregron; the only place for a road or rail road. Nearly a score of rivers enter Into Tillamook Bay, and all of these will contribute to the growth and wealth of Bay City. Verily, the place to locate now is Bay City. A free site will be given to the first person who locates a sawmill in Bay City. Attractive Inducements are offered to others who will build or engage in commercial business. Free literature about all the country about Tillamook Bay will be mailed by the BOARD OF TRADE, BAY CITY, OREGON BAY CITY LAND CO. 819 Lumber Exclianare, PORTLAND, OREGON. PORTLAND mglk POETUSD, OR. - KTBOFBAK rU MODERN STACBANT. OOCT ONE Mn.IJ.OX DOI I HOTEL OREGON : CORNER SEVENTH Z Portland's New and Modern HoteL Rates $1 per Day and Up. I European Plan. Free Bus. J WRIGHT-DICKINSON HOTEL CO., Props. HOTEL PERKINS Fifth and Washington Streets PORTLAND, OREGON EUROPEAN PLAN fl.ee t ss.es rer Day ; i Aseording to Location. C B. DAtTKS. rrooMoss. St. Charles Hotel CO. (INCORPORATED) Front and Morrison Streets, PORTLAND, OR. EUROPEAN PLAN ROOMS 50c TO $1.S FIRST-CLASS RESTAURANT IN CONNECTION Hotel Lenox tm1sis. i Portland's Newest and Most Modern Hotel Up-to-date grill Auto bus meets all trains Rates: J $1 day and up European plan Long distance nhone in all moms Private haths. ! Coast and It is expected several hundred delegates will attend from the United States and Canada. Among the prominent men. who are to address the convention are John H. Chap man and Rev. George T. "Webb, of Chi cago, president anU general secretary of the National organization. Rev. J. W. Brougher, pastor of the First Baptist Church, this city, will also address the convention. The work of the societies throughout the United States and Canada, with re ports of the work in foreign missions will be discussed at the sessions which be gin this morning. WILL BE READY. IN MARCH Rapid 'Progress Made on Board ot Trade Building. Satisfactory progress is being made on the new Board of Trade building at the corner of Oak and Fourth Btreets, and it is now thought that the building will be ready for occupancy by next March. The first floor Is to be occupied by a bank ing institution. The Board will have spacious quarters on the third floor. The new. building baa reached the fifth story. Work on the buff brick walls has been begun in the Commercial Club building, the steel frame having been completed. The contractors of this building are using Oregon materials exclusively in construc tion. The proposed tourist hotel on Portland Heights has not been abandoned. It was learned yesterday that the capitalists In terested in the erection of this hotel are Philadelphians who have secured an op tion on the site selected until August 2, and that In all probability would close the deal before the option expires. The site selected is on the hillside, command ing an extensive view of the city and river valley. ' If Baby 'is Cutting Teeta Be surs and us that old we!l-trle4 remedy, Mrs tVlnolow's Soothing Syrup, for children teething. It soothes ths child, softens ths frums. alloys pain, colic end dlarrhoea. DAH.X METEOBOLO?ICAX REPORT. PORTlAJI. July 8. Maximum tempera ture 70 degrees; minimum, 66. River read ing at 8 A- M 11-2 feet; change In last 34 noun, -0.2 feet. Total precipitation. 0 P. M to B P- M., 1.06 inch; total since September 1, 190, 45.07 inches; normal since September 1. 180. -80 Inches; de ficiency. 0.7S Inches. Total sunshine July 2, 1907, 10 hours, 6 minutes; total possible. July 2, 1907. 15 hours, 40 minutes. Barom eter (reduced to sea level) at 5 P- M.. 29.9ft Inches. WEATHER CONDITIONS. PORTLAND, July 8. During ths last 24 hours thunderstorms have occurred gener ally throuKhout the North Pacific states. 170 Commercial Street, SALEM, OREGON lEtoguiifcit Ml TOIilim all CSMEHCUL TMfRtn Bpeclal rates mi its to families aasl single geatlssMsk Tlis mmNPiii'irt will tw pleased s all times to show rooms ana si s priees. A moaora Turkish bath ea. tablishsnen ia tks hotel. H. C. BOWOA AND STARK STREETS. nrat-CbBH Cksnk Connected Wltk Hotel e. cx davxb. aoo. i Th rainfall attending tha one In Portland last night was tha heaviest and It amount ed to just one Inch. , Tha rainfall since has amounted to 0.06, which makes the remarkably heavy amount of 1-04 inches during the last 24 hours. No high wlndi attended the thunderstorms In this district except at Spokane, where thirty miles from the southwest occurred during the after noon. The reports from North Head and Tatoosh Island .are missing this even Ins;, on account of wire trouble, which Is prob- ' ably caused by the atorra. It is much cooIbf in the North Pacific States and slightly warmer in California. The indications are for showers followed by fair and warmer weather In North western Oregon and Western 'Washington Thursday, and for shower and thunder storms In Eastern Oregon, Eastern Wash ington and Idaho. Fair weather will con tinue tn Southern Oregon. The river will rise to 17.4 feet Thursday and remain near ly stationary, Friday, Saturday and Sun day. PACIFIC COAST WEATHER. .. .. 2 3 Wind. c g STATIONS. I -5 i 2 I ... Baker City ... BlnmarcJc ..... Bolp. Eureka Helena Kamloop, . . . . . North Head ... Pocatello Portland , Red Bluff Ropeburg Saeramnto .... Salt Lake San Francisco.. Spokane Seattle Tatoosh Island.. .JS:O.01jl4NW .DO O.OOUO'SE I . .8-:0.08 8 SB .18410.001 4IW I . .184! T. I I I Clear Clear pt. cl'a . Clear Rain Pt. CPdy Cloudy Rain Clear Clear . .74K.1214;NB .iHwio.io.'ieis . .84, T. 128 .l7O0.0613!SW .IRSO.OO) 6;-SE .iva'o.ooiMisw Clear . S2I0.0O 14 B Clear .11121 T. 818 UClear 1B.W 6IE 4! SB Clear Cloudy Cloudy AO. 4 AS 0.02 1S8I0.14 Cloudy T. Trace. WEATHER FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Showers followed by fair and warmer weather; westerly winds. Western Oregon Fair south, showers fol lowed by fair; north portion, warmer, ex cept. near the Coaat; westerly winds. Western Washington Showers followed by falrt warmer, except near ths Coast; westerly winds. Eastern Oregon, Eastern Washington anS Idaho Showers and thunderstorms. EDWARD A. BEALS, District Observer. CLASSIFIED AD. RATES (Ft) It CASH ADVERTISING.) Following rates will bs gUen only hei advertising Is ordered to nan eonsecntlvo days. Dally and Sunday Issues. Ths Orego nlaa charges n rut -time rate each InserUoa for classified advsrtlsing that Is not run oa conaecntlT days. 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