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TIIE MORNING OREGOXIAX, MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1907. BANKER HEME DOWN AID OUT Eliminated From Financial Organizations by the New York Clearing-House. MOVE TO PREVENT CRISIS Assistance Will Be Rendered Firms Which Have Been Voder Sus picion Mercantile Na tional Reorganized. SEW YORK, Oct 2a At a late hour the Associated Press was assured by the Clearing House committee that the Heinze, Morse Thomas interests had been eliminated from the banking or ganizations of New York Oity, and in the light of this fact, the Clearing House As sociation announced Its readiness to lend all necessary aid to any of the banks which- have been under suspicion, tho Clearing House investigation having es tablished their solvency. If 1 believed that this action will prevent any crisis in New York banking circles. William H. Havemeyer, one of its di rectors, was today elected to the presi dency of the National Bank of North America, succeeding Alfred H. Curtis, re signed. It is1 understood that the' Mer cantile National Bank will undergo a process of slow liquidation. . . MJLLIKEX SUCCEEDS HEIXZE New Officers Selected for the Mer cantile National Bank. NEW YORK. Oct. 30.-At a special meeting of the board of directors of the Mercantlne National Bank this afternoon Beth M. Milllken was elected president of the bank to succeed F. Augustus Heinze, resigned. At the same time Will lam Skinner and Gerish II. Milliken were elected additional vice-presidents, Gorish Milliken being added to the board of di rectors. The clearing-house committee met with the directors of the bank and the two boards were in session for about four hours. Later William S. Sherer, manager of the Ulearing-Houae Association, on behalf of the association, gave out the fol lowing statement: A committee ef the clearing-house -has examined the several bunks of the mi ristlnn that have ben under criticism, and found thorn solvent. . The clearlng-housa committee has decided to render them such assistance to meet their deposits as the committee may think necessary. Stand Behind the Bank. Neither the members of the board of the Mercantile National nor the clearing house committee would add to these announcements. The statement of Mr. Sherer Is, however, taken to mean that the clearing-house committee is perfectly satisfied with the reorganization of the Mercantile National Bank and will see that the bank Is enabled to meet any crisis that the widely-published story about its condition, following the collapse of the Heinze corner in United Copper, mav. force it to face. After the meeting of the Mercantile National Bank directors. E. R. Thomas, one of the directors, announced that he had disposed of all his holdings in the Hamilton Bank to a syndicate composed of men interested In the bank. This ac tion had been expected. Mr. Milliken, who heads the new list of officers of the Mercantile National. Is one of the best-, known of New York's capitalists. Ho had been for some time a member of the board of directors of the bank. He 1b a rich man and a member of the firm of Deering, Milliken & Co. He is an officer or director of a score or Northern wool companies and Southep cotton compa nies. He is well known In business cir cles and is said to be the choice of the clearing-house committee for the posi tion to which he was elected today. Will Restore Confidence. William Skinner, who waa elected vice president of the bank, is president of William Skinner Manufacturing Com pany, and is a director in a large number of railroad companies. Including the New York, New Haven & Hartford. Gerlsh H. Milllken Is a son of Seth Milliken. " N While none of those connected with -the Mercantile National or the clearing-house would discuss any phase of the matter to day it is known that it is the belief of the clearing-house committee that the election of Mr. Milliken as head of the bank will relieve the uneasiness In the financial district and the action was taken today that It might have -a quiet ing effect on the market on the opening of the stock exchange tomorrow. Charles W. Morse today announced his resignation from the directorate of every local bank with which he was connected. He gave out the following formal state ment: Owing to my connection with the affairs of the Mercantile National Bank and tho aeemlnrly disturbed condition of the publio mind. I have determined without the slight est suggestion or solicitation on the part of any one. that my resignation from th various boards of directors of the other banks with which I am associated might b for the. best Interests of the depositors, stockholders and others Interested In those hanl:s. Accordingly. I have this day ten dered my resignation In all the banks in which I have been serving as director. Morse'a Former Connections. Mr. Morse -was connected with the fol lowing Institutions: National Bank of North America, New Amsterdam National Bank, and Garfield National Bank, in ajl of which he was vice-president, as well as director; Mercantile National Bank, Gar field Safe Deposit Company, Fourteenth Street Bank, New Amsterdam Safe De posit Company, New York Mortgage & Security Company, New York Produce Exchange Bank, Title Insurance Com pany of New York, Van Norden's Safe De posit Company and Van Norden Trust Company, in all of which he was a director. ' . In addition to these financial institu tions, Mr. Morse is heavily Interested in the American Ice Company, the American Ice Securities Company and the Consoli dated Sleamshlp Company, which latter company controls the most Important coastwise steamship lines. Including those operating between the United States and Cuba and the West Indies. Mr. Morse also controls the Peopl'e & Citizen's Line of Hudson River steamboats. PLAGUE STRIKES SEATTLE Chinaman Dies and Precautionary Measures Are Taken. SEATTLE, Wash.. Oct. 20. (Special.) The City Health Board tonight sent a let ter to Mayor Moore notifying him that a Chinese died of bubonic plague here two days ago and urging immediate precautions to prevent the spread of the disease. Wan Gee was the plague victim, dying: Friday In the Chinese Mission at 626 Washington street. "his is the first death from plague l Seattle and the Mayor Is urged immedi ately to request the Governor to ask th Burseon General of the Public Health and Marine Hospital Service to take charge of prophylactic measures to stamp out the disease. Coincident with this letter is the publication of a' notice from the Board of Health offering rewards for dead rats and mice under the terms of an ordinance passed last month. I NOT READY FOR ADAMS TRIAL Thought That It Will Be Impossible to Begin Before October 28. ' SPOKANE, Wash., Oct. 20. (Special.) From present appearances the trial of Steve Adams, at Rathdrum, will not commence until October 28. Prosecuting Attorney. Walter H. Hanson, of Shoshone County, said he did not think any ac tion would be taken before that time. Judge W. W. Woods, at Rathdrum, has passed the case until October 24, at which time a special venire will be or dered, returnable on October 28. Whether the examination of jurors at hand will begin on October 24 has not been de cided, according to Judge' Edwin McBee, of Rathdrum, who Is one of the leading attorneys for the defense. There is a scarcity of jurors In Kootenai County, owing to division of the county last Spring. Clarence Darrow will be present if the trial of Pettlbone is postponed at Boise. 6ALOOXMAN IS LAW ABIDING Causes Arrest of Bartender for Sell ing Liquor on Sunday. S BATTLE, Wash.. Oct. 20. (Special.) Allen Tait, a First-avenue saloon propri etor, who conducts a billiard parlor in. connection with his saloon, found his bar tender this morning selling liquor in de fiance of the Sunday closing order of the Chief of Police. Tait went out quietly in hunt for an offi cer, and returned with a policeman, whom he Instructed to arrest the bartender, whose name is Keefe. t. This Is the first instance the police have had of a proprietor causing the arrest of his bartender for violation of the anti saloon laws. SPIRITED FIGHT PROMISED SQUATTERS SETTLE WHILE MEN STAND IX LINE. Twelve Men Keep Watch for 40, Meanwhile Others Try to Get Prior Claims. CO BUR D'ALENE, Idaho, Oct. 20. (Special.) While 12 men are on tha eighth day of an 18-day vigil before the door of the United States Land Office. Incidentally guarding the places of nearly 40 others, squatters are settling upon the coveted lands and there promises to de velop later one of the most hotly-contested series of fights the Coeur d'Alene Land Office has known. The squatters claim they will have rights prior to those who get papers. a week hence. . One week ago nearly 60 persons, in cluding more than a doien women, lined up before the Land Office door to hold a place for a rush which Is expected to take place on October 30. Some of these ap plicants desire timber and stone locations and others intend to take up homesteads, but all are after parcels of township 43 north, range 8 east, situated in the vicinity of Clarkla, Idaho, in the Marble Creek district. In this district it was that Fred Tyler and Earnest Boule were killed, where Steve Adams and Jack Simpkins roamed and from whence Adams came out. later to be accused of being an accomplice in the murder of ex-Governor Steunenberg, of Idaho, and to be arrested and tried on a charge of" murdering Tyler. It Is a district that has harbored men alleged to be the tools of tha "inner circle" of the Western Federation of Miners. The ap plicants at the "Lrfind Office are good citizens, however, (and are after, the loca tions because they are expected to be ex tremely valuable. For a day or two the people in line were most attentive In keeping their places. Then they reached an agreement. Along the long corridor which leads to the door of the Land Office, chairs are stationed, each numbered, and the landseekers have agreed to respect each others' position. Many of them are away for hours at a time. All but 12 sleep at their homes or In hfltels, but all keep a keen lookout to see that the truce is not broken. TROUBLES 111 THE GRANGE ALBANY'S LIQtOR ROW MAY CAUSE SPLIT. Because Council Offers Reward. for Local-Option Lawbreakers, Fair mount Grange May-AVithdraw. ALBANY, Or., Oct. 2a (Special.) Be cause the Linn County Council. Patrons of Husbandry, offered a reward of JG0 for the arrest and conviction of any vio lator of the local option liquor law, Fair mount Grange, which is composed of far mers who reside in Benton County just across the Willamette RtVer from Al bany, may withdraw from the-Council, with which it has heretofore been allied. At a meeting of Falrmount Grange yes terday afternoon a resolution was Intro duced advising such action but although the discussion is said to have favored the passage of the resolution It was referred to a committee and will not be acted upon until the next meeting. TJie men favoring ' the resolution took the ground that the Grange should not take a stand upon such an Issue, as the liquor question In such an emphatic man ner. NONNAST BADLY WANTED Disposition of Large Estate Depends t on Finding Missing Man. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20. A close search Is being "made here for Harry W. Nonnast, formerly of Chicago, who was last heard trom in San Francisco two years ago, when he was about to enter & hospital. An uncle of Nonnast has since died, leaving a large estate. The will provides thaf Nonnast must either be found or proved dead before the estate can be distributed. Hence the anxiety to find him. No trace ef him has been found in any of the public records. Xorthwestern People In New York. NEW YORK. Oct. 20. (Special.) North western people registered at New York hotels today as follows: From Seattle W." T. Whitney, at the Breslln; B. E. Rourke. at the Cadillac: R Nelson and N. Anderson, at the Grand; J. C. Larkin, at the Brosell. From Spokane El F. Williams, at the Bartholdl; P. T. Pecken and Tflfe, at the St. Denis. ' GREAT BALLOON HUGE OH TODAY Contest in Which America, France England and Ger many Are Represented. BENNETT CUP THE TROPHY Tournament Will Continue Five Bays, With Special Prize for the Free - for - All Race 'in Any Sort of an Airship. ST. - LOUIS, Mo.. Oct. 20. Arrange ments have all been completed for the second International aeronautic contest, which will begin at 4 o'clock Monday aft ernoon. Nine balloons have been en tered, representing America, . Germany, France and England. The first inter national contest was held last year at Paris, at which Lieutenant Frank P. Lahm, of the United States Cavalry, toy a flight of 402 miles, won tho James Gordon Bennett Cup, the trophy of tho contest. The cup is an object of art In massive silver, valued at $2500, and was offered by James Gordon Bennett to the aero naut .covering the longest distance In a single' flight. If the cup is won three times in succession by an aeronaut, It then becomes the property of the aero nautic club of which he Is a member. The winner of the cup in each interna tional contest by the terms of the donor will receive in addition a prie of $2500 In cash, together with one-half of the entry fees and forfeits. The contestant finishing' second will receive one-third, and the contestant finishing third, the remainder of the entry fees and forfeits. This second competition for the Bennett Cup was .organized by the Aero Club of America, under the rules of the Inter national Aeronautic Federation, and will be conducted under the auspices of the Aero Club of St. lxuls. Contest Lasts Five Days. The first five days of the meet will be devoted to aeronautics. On Monday the principal feature Of the entire aeronautic meet will open the programme, when the fiine balloons will ascend In the inter national long distance race for the Ben nett Cup. Tuesday there will be a con test for aeroplanes or flying machies, of the heavier than air type, with total prizes of J2S00. Thursday the Contest of flying machines for the Scientific Ameri can Cup will be held. Friday will be "free for all" day, In which any kind of arr craft that will get above the ground may participate in the contest to win the Lahm Cup, which has Just been won by Aeronauts McCoy and Chandler, in their long balloon flight from St. Louis to West Virginia. International Race Chief Event.- Aeronautic Interest centers chiefly on the international balloon race. Accord ing to the announcement of the Aero Club, the first balloon, the Pommern, will be sent up at 4 P. M, Monday, and the others will follow at hot less than five minute Intervals. The balloons en tered In the race, their pilots and the companion who will accompany each pilot, the country represented and the cubic feet of gas capacity of each balloon are as follows, given In the order In which they will start: - Pommern. Germany. Oscar Erbsloch, A. Lawrence, 77,000. United States. America, Major H. B. Her ey. A. T. Ather. 75.250. LIsle de France, France, Alfred Leblanc, E. W. Mix. TT.O00. Duesseldorf, Germany, Captain Hugo von Abereron, H Heldmann, 77.OO0. Lotus II. England, G. Brewer, Lieutenant Brabazon, 75,250.- Am erica. America. J. C. -McCoy, Captain Chandler, 77.000. Anjou. France, Rene Gasnler. Charles Levee, 79.500. ' Abercrbn. Germany, Paul Meckel, Herr Polantz. 50,000. St. Louis. America. Alan R. Hawley, Aug. Post, 77,000. One Contest Free for" All. All the details of the race are in charge of a committee appointed by the Aero Club of America. Next in Importance in the features of the programme is the competition -by aerial vehicles of every kind which are divided Into classes as follows: Dirigible or airships, which are lighter than air, being made so that bag or envelope containing a gas lighter than air; machines heavier than air, which are designed to be lifted from the gTound and propelled by the pressure of planes or extensive surfaces of some lighter ma terial against the air. All the air crafts have reached St. Louis and are being assembled on the plot of ground In Forest Park, whence the ascen sions will be made. The ballooning ground proper is about 100 yards wide by 170 yards long and is enclosed by a fence of wire netting. Through the center of the inner court runs a 12-inch gas pipe, 100 yards long, with alternating offshoots of smaller pipes by which the cup contenders will be inflated. The main pipe runs from a gasometer with a capacity of 4.000,000 cubic feet, one of the largest In the world. Great Crowd Will See Start. On three sides of the outer enclosure and gaily decorated with red, white and blue bunting, are stands that will seat 20,000 people. On the south side are the tents In which the airships and flying ma chines are being assembled to await the departure of their larger but clumsier sisters, the delicate skeleton-like frame work being scattered In profusion among the big drums of generators which are to provide the special gas for the dirigible balloons. On the fourth side also are the tents of the two provisional battalions of United States soldiers from Jefferson Barracks, placed there at the request of President Roosevelt, to guard the grounds and as sist the special detail of police. Today all the balloons were taken to the grounds and final arrangements were completed for the contest. Keep Track of the Racers. A meeting of the pilots of the nine balloons' which will start, tomorrow was held tonight at the headquarters of the Aero Club and the final instruc tions were handed out to the contes tants. -Pilots are required to be sta tioned at their balloons with their aide's not later than 2 P. M.. or. two hours before the start. ' Passage reports are to be thrown out from the balloons' at least every two hours. These reports are expected to be telegraphed to New. York and St. Louis, and thus It is hoped to keep in close touch with each contestant at every stage of the Jour ney. Great crowds visited the ballooning grounds today. A test balloon sent up at sunset was whirled away on a 25 mlle wind in a direction Just west of south. This Is the first balloon In months which has taken this course, and the aeronauts tonight are predict ing that Mexico will be the goal If pre vailing atmospheric conditions con tinue. The latest -word from the Weather Bureau, however. Is a predic tion of -variable winds the most dis couraging weather a balloonist has to deal with. Captain Charles DeF. Chandler and his aide, J. C. McCoy, who made the sensational flight last week In Signal Corps balloon No. 10, reached St. Louis today and were warmly welcomed. The Lahm trophy of the Aero Club of America will be awarded to Captain Chandler as soon as the official meas urement of the distance traveled by No. 10 is received from Washington. Captain Chandler will hold the cup until some other balloonist excels his record of 475 miles. ' The flight in the international contest will not be con sidered in connection with the Lahm competition. PATTERN AFTER THE BIRDS Xew Principle Will Be Utilized in Construction of Airships. PARIS. Oct. 20. A principle of aerfal navigation with heavier than air ma chines has been employed in some recent experiments and gives promise of large results. Instead of using plants on the box kites principle, driven by a vertical propellor as is the case in the aeroplanes of Santos Dumont and othek experiment ers up to this time, rotary horizontal plants are used. In other words, the gyroscopic principle Is employed and the machine is called the gyroplane. The theory is that by employment of horizon tal propellers the machine can be easily lifted and lowered after the fashion of the old 'hellcoptre" toy, longitudinal mo tion being obtained by the forces of gravitation by allowing the machine to dip and glide on its planes in the same way that heavy birds soar. Count de Lambert believes that this Is the true solution of aerial flight, but the honor of constructing the first machine on this principle belongs to Louis Bregua. He has built a machine in the general form of a Saint Andrew's cross, each arm havjng at "its extremity eight revolving paddles or propellors slightly inclined. These 82 paddles present a total BUrface of 25 square meters and are revolved by a 40-borsepower motor' at the center of the cross where the pilot sits. The total weight of the machine is 578 kilograms. In the preliminary trials" the machine left the ground instantly when the motor, was set In motion and was easily sus tained In the air with 78 revolutions a minute. When the motor was slowed down the gyroplane descended gently. Perfect equilibrium was maintained. Longitudinal flight has not yet been at tempted, but the Inventor thinks It will be easy to make 75 kilometers an hour. ' 'ORE GOLD AND SILVER STATISTICS SHOWING AMOtJNT PRODUCED IN 10. Former Director of the Mint Roberts Issues Statement Showing the Amount From Each State. WASHINGTON, Oct, 20. George 10. Roberts, who retired from the position of director of the Mint on August 1, 1907, has completed a compilation of the sta tistics on production or gold and silver in the various states and territories of the United States for the calendar year 1!J0. Mr. Roberts estimates the production of gold in the United States during the calendar year 1908 to have been 34,873.8O0, as against $88,190,700 for the calendar year 1905, a net gain in 1908 of J6.193.100. The principal gain was in Alaska, - which amounted to $6,439,600. Nevada's gain In gold was $3,919,500; Oregon's, $75,200; Ten nessee's, $22,300; Arizona's, $55,800,-' and Virginia's, $D300. The greatest loss of gold in any State was in Colorado, where there was a decrease of $2,766,700. The next largest loss was in Montana, ' $367,300. California lost $364,200; . Washington, $267,000; Idaho, $300,000, and Wyoming. $18,000. The total number of fine ounces of gold produced was 4,665.330. The total production of silver In the United States during the calendar year 1906 is given as 56,517,900 fine ounces, of the commercial value of $38,256,400, as against 56,101,600 fine ounces, of the commercial value of $34,221,976 In 1905. The net gain In the production of sliver during the calendar year In Arizona was 363,500 ounces; California, 435,500; Idaho, 710,000, and Utah, 1,188,200.' The loss In the production of silver during the calendar year in Montana was 914,400 ounces, and in Colorado 495,400 ounces. The average price of silver for the calendar year 1906 was $0,617 per ounce, as against $0.67531 for the calendar year 1905. The approximate- distribution maje by Mr. Roberts o; the production by the states and territories of gold and silver for 1906 Is as follows: Gold Silver ... ' Value. Fine Ounces. Alaska $21,866. ion 2f8 SCO Arizona 2.747.100 - 2,6M.20O California 18.832.000 l.Bl'.SOo Coloradp 22.9.'U.4fK) 12.447. 4fK Maho 1.035.71) 8.838,200 Montana 4.B22.0O0 12.6fl0,3(i0 Nevada ; 8.27S,Bo .2"7.eo0 New Mexico 26. srm 4.13 eno Oregon 1.320,In i)o.7K Vtah 6,130,800 11,508,000 Washington 103, noo 42 100 Wyoming IS.7W.700 1,100 DEFIES COURTS DECLARES RIGHT OF SPEECH CANNOT BE RESTRAINED. Addresses Chicago Federation of Labor Regarding Injunction Asked by Manufacturers. CHICAGO, Oct. 20. (Special.) De, fiance of the Federal Courts to restrain him from exercising his right of free speech was uttered today by Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor. The labor leader attended the meeting of the Chicago Federation of Labor In the afternoon. He told the delegates of the injunction which the National Association of Man ufacturers had asked for to restrain himself and other labor officials from publishing- a list of manufacturers who are considered unfair to organized labor. "NO matter what the outcome of the injunction may be. If I have my health and strength I shall continue to exer cise my right of free speech," said Mr. Gompers. "It may be well for the newspapers and masazir.es to take no tice of this injunction, for If It Issues in the original form of the petition. It means that the right of free speech and free press is abolished in this coun try. "We must continue our efforts to defeat for public office the man who is not fair to. labor, whether he is a can didate for President, a member of the Cabinet or an aspirant for Justice of the Peace we have adopted that policy and we shall continue our efforts," The students at Danish universities have taken to spending their vacation as farm laborers during; the harvesting season,, with such satisfactory results from various points of view that tha Norwegian tud' lntend to do likewise. Wednesday morning Begins A Great Dress Goods Sale The nobbiest fabrics for Fall wear. Thousands and thousands of yards go in this sale. Smart suitings in check, stripe, plaids and mixtures, that are so extreme ly popular. Lighter weight goods in dark or light colors for afternoon or even ing wear. An assortment complete from every standpoint, in weights, styles and colorings, and we will be busy today and tomorrow marking and arranging these goods. The sale begins Wednesday morning promptly at 8 o'clock. See our windows and wait for the sale. . - N -WATCH FOR THE SALE AND PREPARE TO SAVE Boas and Silk Scarfs t? Women fond of pretty things that go so far toward helping out a perfect toilette are delighted with the assortment they find here. We have direct importations of extremely rich silk scarfs or head throws. These are in silk chiffon or silk crepe, some edged with ostrich. Fluffy boas or marabou and coque; feathers in white, black and colors. Besides, we have fans, gloves and every accessory to correct dress, in the latest ideas and modestly priced. We Sell Comfort Shoes Women's Bunion Shoes (like illustration) are made of soft kid material, in lace style, with a depression under the ball of the foot. This shoe also has a special fullness across the ball of the foot, makiner it nruclr SEE easier than the , ordinaryFr shoe, for enlarged joints. Those troubled with corns and calloused places under the foot should try these The pair $4.00 Pattern Hats Half Former Prices A Sweeping, Stupendous Sacrifice, Right at the Threshold of the Millinery Season. Hats worth (f 1 f ff .$37.50, sp'l. . .$ . ( Hats worth f F f ff $100.00, sp'l.ipDU.UU SALOONS ARRAIGNED BY ORE GON CITY "PASTOR. Fires Opening Gun in Campaign for Enactment of Stringent Excise Law; OREGON CITY. Or.. Oct.. 20. (Special.) The opening sun of the campaign for the enactment of the proposed excise law wss fired tonight In the-' Methodist Epis copal Church, of this city, when Rev. K. C. Blackwell delivered a powerful ser mon against the liquor interests, taking for his subject, "The Canby Tragedy; or. Two Dollars for a Life." The church was crowded with an interested throng:, and among the face In the auditorium there were seen several men who have always been friendly to the saloon ele ment. Mr. Blackwell struck straight from the shoulder and wasted no timer in prelimi nary remarks, except to tell of his boy hood days in a liquor drinking commu nity, where there was beer or whisky in every home. This was an education, ha said, that has given him a strong feeling against the liquor business generally. "From these things." he continued. "I have learned that drink makes a man lose money, time, position and self-respect. It spoils his morals, his manners and his business, and it debauches his mind, destroys his body and damns his soul. "Thws are many excuses for this awful habit and the business that ministers to It. and the plea is made that the liquor business helps a town in that It employs many people, that the licenses furnish revenue to run the toWn, and that many people will not trade where there; are no saloons. "Ask the people who make this plea who pays the license. Does the saloon keeper? No. It 18 the public On the other hand, what of the loss of earning power and the Immense loss of trade to legitimate business? "Last Sunday's tragedy - at Canby, where Charlie Klnzel, a 15-year-old boy, met . a swift and terrible death after a night of debauchery, shows the finished fruit lawlessness and death. Think of the possibilities for that boy If the sa loon had not crossed his path. Do not forget that what happened there may occur here at any time. Dozens of boys roam the streets of Oregon City at night. The parental responsibility Is fully equal to the responsibility fit the saloons, and the fathers and the mothers of 'these wayward boys must share the blame, and ' they cannot evade it." Mr. Blackwell made a strong plea for the passage of the excise measure that comes befor the people at the December election. He said the removal of the blinds . . sr.- Hats worth $50.00, sp'l. $25.00 Hats worth rf sy r r" f $125.00, sp'l.fpOmOU SEE DISPLAY IN WINDOW AND IN DEPARTMENT and screens from the fronts of the sa loons would diminish drinking in the city by doing away with lounging places, and by giving men who do not want to drink an opportunity to refuse on account of the publicity. The sermon entire was the most severe arraignment of the saloon people that has ever been heard In Oregon City, and many who heard it say that it Will doubtless have Its effect. ARRESTED AT SEATTLE Hosia A. Bull,' Wanted at Valdez for Grand Larceny, Caught in Hotel. SEATTLE, Wash., Oct. 20. (Special) TTpon instructions from the Victoria chief of police, Seattle detectives tonight ar rested Hosia A. Bull, of Valdez Island. B. C. Bull waa arrested at the iRalnler Grand Hotel, where he was with his wife and a friend. They are said to be on their way to San Francisco and thence to Australia. Meager telegraphic explanations state Bull is wanted for grand larceny, about 13000 being involved. Business cards show that Bull is postmaster-at Valdez Island; proprietor of the Heriot Hotel, owner of a general store, a dealer in mining sup plies; a timber and mining broker and agent for tug and launch lines. Oregon People in Chicago. CHICAGt), Oct. 20. (Special.) Ore gon people registered at Chicago hotels today as follows: Auditorium Annex Mrs. S. M. Mears, L. H. Northrup, Portland. Stratford M. Watson and wife, Port land. Great Northern Frank Griffith, A. Roderick Grant, Mrs. R. Grant, Mr. and Mrs. Ben I. Cohen. Portland. Morrison W. B. Jackson, Portland. Delay in Checking Proxies. CHICAGO, Oct. 20. There was no meet ing today of the committee which is - a T a. - GWe Instant relief In l&LiirTi2T.S 1"'nl C.tarrh-sllay 1 anamination, soothe find hftal nwtnum Tnirmhranf. aweotan tho hr-Mi-h Beat fftrgla for tore throat. 0c. IrusiatormaiL Dyspepletsi Quick3y relieve Sour btomaeb.Haartbara, Iixligestfon and Bjupeoeia. Satrar-eontAd tablet. ice. or rw. k . i. nooa ;o., lxwelL Ida&i. U Made by Hood It's GooU COFFEE Don't drink poor- stuff; the world is full of it. This is the coffee countrv; don't drink poor stuff. Yonr rroeer returns your money If you don't like aobllllnf tBastt we pay him. Horse Show Feet Grover's Comfort Shoes, recognized as the best made for comfort and wear. Always made of the best of soft leather, and in lasts that conform absolutely to the shape of the foot. We are the largest users of this line on the Pacific Coast, and have so complete an assortment that we can fit any foot and absolutely as sure a satisfactoiy shoe to everyone, no matter what price is wanted. Hats worth $75.00; sp'l. $37.50 And Many Intermediate PriceM. checking up th proxies of the stockhold ers in the contest between E. H. Harrl man and Stuyvesant Fish for control of the Illinois Central Railroad. The meet ing of the committee was called off by L. V. Fritch, assistant to President Har ahan, who represents Mr. Harrlman in the Joint body. It is said that it will re quire the utmost dispatch for the com mittee to finish its labors in time to re port to the stockholders' meeting on Tuesday morning. Monogram Stationery WASHIXGTOX BUILDING. A HtSH GRADE VARNISH AND STAIN COMBINED With simply a brnsh, two hands and a can of GLOSS WHITE JAP- A-LAC, you can enamel an old wicker chair so that it will look better than new. Twenty-five cents will pur chase all the jap-a-lac needed, and In a very few min utes yon can have a new chair. " SIXTtEN BEAUTIFUL TOR SALE BY All FIRST CLASS Jiitj rnuntspiftxi REFUSE Wm1ML(M ?&tt M - SUBSTITUTE J
