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13 THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1907 HALL AND K EMI CASES ARE HEWEY'S government Prosecutor Plans to Handle Them Before Jury in Person. OTHERS LEFT TO BRISTOL Or to Present United States Attor ney's Successor, if Jhunge in Of fice Cannot Be Blocked All Are Set for January 13. Francis J. Heney expects to prosecute John H. Hall, then BlnRer Hermann, and after tnat to give over the prosecution f other land-fraud defendants to the Oregon D.strU-t Attorney who will con tinue to be W. C. Bristol. If the tangle In ashington is in a condition to be unraveled by Heney. The day set by Judge Wolverton. yesterday for beginning the trials Is January 13. This will Rive Heney about three weeks In Portland, possibly longer. After the trials of Hall and Hermann, he will return to San Francisco in February, to resume the trial of Calhoun. Heney will start for Washington this morning and will thence go to Tucson, Ariz., to try a civil case set for January f. He said last night that his mission to Washington had nothing to do with ;he Bristol matter, but did not deny that he would look into it and straighten it ut. if possible, the same way as he straightened out a similar tangle early in 11106. when Senator Fulton was fighting confirmation of Bristol's nomination and the President had withdrawn the nomi nation. Heney Is Noncommittal. But .Heney was wholly non-committal on the Bristol subject. It appeared from his talk that he desires to ascertain the trouble In Washington before deciding what to do. The difficulty has come from misunderstanding and has been sharp ened by Bristol's tactless correspondence with the Department of Justice. The misunderstanding has grown out of ig norance of the causes of the delay in the land-fraud trials and the seeming responsibility of Bristol for the delay, when, as a matter of fact. Heney's en gagements In San Francisco have held back the prosecutions. Heney' reasons for taking charge of the Hall prosecution himself are, as he expressed them last night, that his per sonal knowledge of details In Hall's al leged attempts to shield Hermann and other persons from exposure and prose cution fits him (Heney) for the task bet ter than any other prosecutor; besides he wishes to prove to the President that the removal of Hall from the office of Dis trict Attorney of Oregon In 1905. on his advice, was necessary. His reason for retaining the prosecution of Hermann is that he regards Hermann "the biggest crook of them all," these wqj-ds being Honey's own. v The Hall and the Hermann cases are closely entwined. As Heney alleges. Hall was engaged In a deal to prevent in dictment of Ormsby, Sorenson and others, because their exposure would let the light in on Hermann. Hall was seeking the favor of Hermann for reappointment and succeeded in bluffing Brownell out of the race, on threat of Indictment that after ward came to Brownell. Explains Iong Delay. Heney said last night that his graft prosecutipns in San FrancifK-o have ab solutely prevented his presence in Ore gon for the land-fraud trials for a yeal past. He devoted nearly all of the years 1904 and 1903 to the- Oregon cases. In January, 1906. Rudolph Spreckels urged him to take up the graft Investigations in San Francisco, but Heney put them off until November. 1906, first, because he wan compelled to go to Washington to defeat the efforts of the land-fraud ring to oust Bristol, and next in July, because he wanted to finish up the Oregon prose cutions. He was In -Washington February and March, 1906. fighting Senator Fulton's ef forts to dislodge Bristol. In April he was to prosecute Hermann in the letter book case. But the !5an Francisco earth quake caused him o hurry to his fam ily In that city. The Hermann trial In Washington went over, on condition that it should be held before the one In Port land set yesterday by Judge Wolverton for January. Hermann was acquitted in Washington says Heney. by "influences," but Heney declares Hermann will nor' be acquitted in Portland. The trial, he says, will be a repetition of that which led to the con viction of F. P. Mays. The evidence and the witnesses will be the same, since Hermann was Involved the same way In ;he famous Blue Mountain case. Blocked by Defendants. . In July, 1906, Heney eays he came to Portland to finish up the trials. But the defendants delayed the trials, chiefly by pretexts of sickness, until in September Judge Hunt could stay no longer. Then Heney went to San Francisco to open up the graft scandals. He was engaged con tinuously with them until September, 1907, when he visited Portland. He then planned, and so Informed the Department of Justice, to resume the Oregon trials in November. He estimated that two months In San Francisco would so clear matters there as to release him for Ore gon. The first trial of Ford ended early in October and the second practically end ed on October 30. Then the bank holidays came and held the Jury In idleness a full month, and its disagreement was not retur d until De cember 3. Immediately Heney tried to resume the Oregon trials this month. But Judga Hunt could not be present to pre side until January 3. On that day, how ever, Heney must be in court in Arizona, in a trial set two months ago. Therefore, he caused January 13 to be selected as the day for resuming the Oregon trials. He said last night that he will surely be in Portland on that day to prosecute Hall, and after him, Hermann. Silent as to Fulton.. Henry would not discuss the report that he will come to Oregon to fight Senator Fulton in the Republican pri maries, where Kulton will seek nomina tion for re-election. He remarked that he would like to come , but said neither that he would nor that he would not. Much depended on circumstances in California. He remarked further that he wanted no public office, and would not take the office of Governor or United States Senator in California, "if it was handed on a golden platter." He ruined a law practice of $40,000 or $50,000 a year, he said, when he took up the Oreg6n land frauds, and thinks he has made ai-rlflce enough for the public.' Lawyers Throng Court. Long before 11 o'clock, the hour set for the hearing of the land-fraud mo tions, the Federal Court room was crowd ed with leading meikbers of the bar. Mr Heney was late in arriving, and be fore he put in an appearance all the seats were occupied and the legal lights who had arrived late had been ushered to the 12 jury chairs. Into these seats filed the attorneys, some of whom repre sented land-fraud clients, others were at tracted to the courtroom by the hope of seeing a display of fireworks. Eleven of them took seats in the Jury box and for a time all Interest in the cases at bar were lost in wonderment at the political complexion of the lawyers who occupied these seats of honor. Of the eleven, nine were dyed-ln-the-wool Democrats, one had been a iemocrat and is now of questionable political faith, while the other was a Republican, pure and undefiled. Seated among these was John M. Gearin, ex-United States Sen ator, who appeared' for Binger Hermann. If the curious had been attracted to the courtroom in the hope that John Hall would raise his voice In open court to demand an immediate trial, or if they ex pected that Mr. Heney would throw out some of the pending casee. or if they expected that. United States Attorney Bristol would appear with Heney in the cases, they were disappointed. Nothing happened to give anybody a thrill. The proceedings were humdrum to a degree.' Judge Wolverton called a halt on the case on trial before him promptly at 11 o'clock. Then there was a pause. Mr. Hall occupied a conspicuous seat inside the rail and by him, in close conversation, sat Judge Lionel Webster. Hall appeared at ease, but beneath his calm exterior It was evident he was not happy. W. D. Fenton was among the late arrivals and seated himself at the head of the law yers' table. During the wait for the arrival of Mr. Heney and T. B. Ncuhausen, Special In spector of the Interior Department, the courtroom" became a babel of whispered conversation, punctured frequently by suppressed laughter. Heney Comes In Late. Suddenly the door opened. Mr. Heney. followed by Mr. Neuhausen with a bundle of papers under his arm, entered the room. After them came Dan J. Malarkey and several others. The gavel of the Court Bailif smote the desk with a sounding thwack, and to the many pres ent who had attended the trial of Sen ator Mitchell, the three Williamson trials and the hearing of other land-fraud de fendants, there was a vivid reminder of similar scenes in the same courtroom. Judge Fenton half rose as Mr. Heney paused near him and shook hands with the prosecutor. whispering words of greeting. Judge Wolverton inquired whether all of the defendants or their attorneys were in court. It was a case where silence pleaded guilty. They were there. Mr. Heney's smile was working well. It beamed as he entered the courtroom and It widened as he apologized to the court for being late; why he was tardy he did not explain. Briefly he stated that he was ready to have fixed the trial dates of the pending cases, and he named January 13 as agreeable to him, explaining that the 19 cases might all be set for this day, so that the trial of one case being concluded, another could he taken up. Then Mr. Heney began calling off the cases as numbered. He called off case 2918 and Hall began to squirm. It was not his case. There was a pause. Those who knew the Hall case by its number believed for a second or two that, after all, it would not be the first tried. There was an uneasy movement. Mr. Heney might, and again he might not have in tended this as a thriller, but the corners of his mouth twitched rougishly as he bent over .and held a whispered conver sation with Mr. Neuhausen. Hall was straight up in his chair by this time but he relaxed when Heney said: "If your honor please, I will change the or der and will ask your honor to set case No. 2911 first' for trial." This was the Hall case, called the Butte Creek Land & Livestock Company case, and the charge is conspiracy to fence public lands. The next case, 2918, set was that In which Binger Hermann and J. N. Williamson are charged with conspiracy.. It is also known as the Blue Mountain Forest Reserw case. To the newspaper men who sought Mr. Heney after court adjourned, he an nounced that he would leave this morning for Washington. While he would not admit or deny that his visit to Washing ton 'is for the purpose of fighting out me Bristol case. It is for this purpose that he Is going to the Capital. That he will con fer with the President is also certain, and some Interesting dispatches, probably will soon come from Washington. Cases Set by Caurt. The land fraud cases that will be taken up in order, follow: No. Mil. Conspiracy, section 5440. R. S. (Fencing Public latnds). John H. Hall, Wlnlock W. Stelwer, H. H. Hendricks, Clar enre B. Zachary. A. C. Zaehary, Charles A. Watson, Clyde E. Glass, Binger Harmann, Kdwin Mays. Franklin P. Mays, Clark E. Loomifl, K. D. Stratford. No. 2018. Conspiracy. (Blue Mountain For est Reserve). Binger Herman, J. N. Will iamson. ' No 2ST. Conspiracy. Franklin Pierce Mays, Horace G. McKinley, S. A. D. Puter, Marie A. Ware. Emma I.. Watson, Dan W. Tarpley. Robert Simpson, John Doe and Richard Roe. No. 2000. Perjury, William H. Davis. No. 20OH. subornation of perjury, George C. Brownell. No 2SD8 (consolidated with 2S00). Con spiracy. John H. Mitchell (deceased), Binger Hermann. S. A. D. Puter, Horace G. Mc Kinley. Emma L. Watson. Dan W. Tarpley. Elbert K. Brown, Mrs. Nellie Brown. Henry A. Young. Frank E. Walgamot, Clark; E. Loomis. Salmon B. Ormsby. , No. 2-S02. Offering bribes. George Sorenson.- No. 2S!rt Perjury, George Sorenson. No. 21)42 Section 17S2, R. S. James. Henry Booth. No. 294s. Conspiracy. Robert A. Booth, James H. Booth, T. E. Singleton. No. 2937. Attempt to defeat due admin istration of Justice. John H. Hall, Henry Ford. Harry I.,. Rees, A. P. Taylor, John . Cordano. J. H. Hitchings, John Northrup. Charles P. Lord. No. 2040. Conspiracy. Frank E. Alley, Ed ward W. Downs, Stephen W. Turnell, A. R. Downs. No. 2044. Perjury. James Benson. No. 29S4. Conspiracy. Claude Taylor, Clark E. Hadley, Morris Leach, Walter J. Smith (deceased). Thomas Coates, John Tuttle. Charles E. Hays. G. O. Nolan; John Doe and Richard Roe. , No. 2988 Conspiracy. (Siletz Indian Reser vation), Heman K. Finch, Thaddeus S. Potter, Burt Flauvelt. John Doe, Richard Roe. No. 2091. Conspiracy. (To Intimidate wit nesses). C. Sam Smith, Dr. Van Gesner. No. 3000. Conspiracy. Charles A. Graves, Erwtn N. Wakefield, Oar L. Parker, Robert B Foster. , No 20O7. Conspiracy. (Surveying tracts). Henry Meldrum. George E. Waggoner, David W. Kinnard. Rufus G. Moore. John W. Hamaker (deceased). No 2912. Conspiracy. (Surveying tracts). Henry Meldrum. George E. Waggoner, D. W. Kinnard. Benjamin F. Menton, Gustav Klaetsch, George Sorenson. Llvy Stlpp. Blue Laws for Cornell Singers. NEW YORK, Dec. 17. The members of the Cornell Glee, Banjo and Man dolin Club, during the Christmas tour, will be goverened by the following; schedule of fines and punishments: Five dollars for failure to attend any reception given in honor of the Glee Club.v Three dollars and extra transporta tion for any member missing a train. Five dollars for missing or being late at any concert. Klght dollars for disturbing the peace of the private cars between the hours of midnight and 8 A. M. If any man loses his voice by care lessness or through any fault of his own, he shall return immediately to Ithaca at his own expense. Taf Will Arrive Friday. CAPE RACE, N. F., Dec. 17. The steamer President Grant, from Hamburg for New York, having Secretary Taft on board, will reach New York Friday. Tomorrow and Friday positively the last days for discount on East Side gas bills. Portland Gas Company. PREPARE TO FIGHT WAGE R EDUCTIONS Labor Organizations Fear an Open Conflict With Em ployers Before Spring. MANY CUTS ALREADY MADE Leaders Assert That the Building Trades Contractors Are Striving to Rid Themselves of the Well-Paid Union Men. Labor unions in this city are consider-" ably Interested in the attitude of a few employers in proposing a reduction In wages together with the action of tlie Iron manufacturing plants In introducing CIGARETTE-SMOKING BOYS BLAMED FOR $10,000 CHURCH FIRE IN ALBINA I hMMJ T. 4'Siil II t - X S. 4 r I UL 1 13 wi THE FORBES PRESBYTERIAN CHCRC'H. The Forbes Presbyterian Church, corner' of Gantenbein avenue and Sell wood street. Albina, was destroyed by lire yesterday forenoon. The loss Is placed at $10,000, with an insurance of about $3000. ,At 10:30 o'clock Patrol man Ellis heard the bell of the church ring twice, but being informed that, arrangements wer being made for a Christmas social at the church, tlid not investigate. Later a light was seen In the belfry. From all accounts, the fire appears to have been caused by boys who had entered the building to smoke cigarettes. The flames burst out In the upper part of the church, and soon enveloped the structure. The Fire Department' respondend quickly, but fund ing that the church was at the mercy of the flames, devoted Its efforts to saving the homes of J. Llnd and W. Murphy, adjoining, which were endan gered. - Wlthin'a few minutes after th? firemen arrived the east wall of the church fell, carrying down the trolley wire of the Russell-Shaver carllne. No firemen were seriously injured, although several were working near the wall at the time. Fireman Thomas Courtney was struck on the head by a timber and stunned, but soon recovered. Ray Berksdale, the Janitor, says there had been no fire in the church sines Sunday, and attributes the flre to boys, whom he said had been making a practice of entering the church, but no boys were seen about the building at the time of the flre, which might, disprove that theory. The side door had been left open, so there was easy access to the Inside of the church. It Is not bellevt-d that the flre was incendiary, as there was no motive for such an act. The exact cause may never be known, unless some of the. boys who are suspected confess. Rev. H. H. Pratt Is the pastor of the church. The building was complet ed three years ago. i It was founded by W. W. Forbes 23 years ago in Lower Albina. t was later moved to Upper Albina and rebuilt. The destruction of the building Is a great loss to the congregation, which was In a prosperous condition. The church owns the quarter block on which the building stood, and it will be rebuilt, perhaps along better and more extensive lines. As 'soon as the insurance has been settled the matter of new plans will' be taken up. the "open shop" policy. They profess to see in the situation indications of a serious disturbance in industrial circles throughout the Northwest before the Winter 'ends. In expectation of a united effort on the part of employers to cut down wages, even if it becomes neces sary to trespass on, union principles, the various labor organizations are banding themselves more strongly together in or der that they may be prepared the better to resist this alleged prospective action. The first indication of strife between employers and the members of the differ ent unions locally came a few weeks ago when the members of the Metal Trades Association announced the "open shop" policy and have since been gradually re placing union workmen with non-union operatives. This was followed this week with a reduction of l a day in the wages of plasterers, who Immediately withdrew from all jobs that were being performed by the members of the Master Builders' Association by which the reduction in wages was ordered. Plumbers' Wages Cut. The latest effort to lower the wage schedule of union workmen is reported among the plumbers, who have been nbtified by the Master Plumbers that on January 1 their wages will be reduced from $6 to $5, which la the same these workmen were paid last March before they were granted an increase. .Members of the iron trades unions charge that the managements of the dif ferent iron works of the city during the last several weeks have dismissed more than 50 per cent of their workmen for the single purpose of replacing them with non-union men. "And what is more," said H. W. Drew, a niolder, yesterday, "these employers are advertising for molders when there are fully 100 efficient workmen right here in Portland who have been laid oft for the reason that they belong to the union. These men are capable of doing the work, are residents of this city where they have their homes and can furnish all of the references any employer would ask. But they are not given a chance to do this work because they belong to the union, and efforts are now being made to replace them altogether by advertising for 'scabs' from outside points." The 80 plasterers who went on a strike Monday because their wages had been re duced from $S to Jo a day remained away from work yesterday on all of the build ings for which the master plasterers hold contracts and declare they will not re turn until the old schedule of wages has been restored. Speaks for the Plasterers. "Under 'our contract with the master plasterers," said L. D. Reed, speaking for the striking plasterers last night, "we are' required to give three months' notice of any request for an advance in wages and the new schedule, if granted, does not become effective until all pend- Ing contracts have been completed. But when the employers decide on a wage reduction they impose it without any no tice whatever. We firmly believe that the recent depression in financial affairs was responsible for the reduction that has been announced. It looks like a prop osition to squeeze a dollar a day out of the plasterer since the property owner will not get any benefit, being under a contract with the master plasterer. All of the contracts on which the plasterers have struck were assumed prior to the recent financial disturbance and all esti mates for labor were computed on the prevailing wage schedule. For these rea sons we contend that the plasterers are entitled to the wages they have been drawing until the improvement on which they have been employed is finished." Members of the Plasterers' Union do not regard seriously the announcement that the contractors will import other workmen to take their places. At labor headquarters it is rumored that reduction in wages is contemplated by employers in various other lines of work. Among the trades that report says will be affected are the waterfront laborers, including the longshoremen, gralndhandlers. frelghthandlers, team sters and stationary firemen. OREGON CITY LOCKS BILL Whether Passed Depends on Exis tence of River and Harbor Bill. OREGON! AN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Dec. 13. Senator Fulton and Representative Hawley are jointly in- 3 si terested In securing an appropriation from Congress to purchase the canal and locks at Oregon City, and both have introduced bills for this purpose. The fact that the State Legislature appropriated $300,000 towards thois ob ject will be of material help to the Oregon men, for they will need only an equal amount to make up a fund sufficient to take over the artificial waterway, which now collects toll on every vessel passung up and down the Willamette. Whether any appropria tion can be secured this session de pends entirely upon whether or not there is to be a river and harbor bill. Appropriations of this nature are au thorized only in general river and har bor bills; never by special acts of Con gress. The indications are" that there will be no river and harbor bill this session, for one was passed last session, and as ye Congress has not adopted the policy ad 4 it Xli 3 W a.J v. w i woman with delight and amply answering for all the Christmas query, "What shall I give herT' Our cut glass is of finest quality, in the most rarely exquisite designs. VV e suggest cream and sugar sets, ice cream sets, all sizes of bowls, cruets, vases, candle sticks, pickle dishes, mayonnaise sets, spoon trays, decanters, and numerous other pretty and useful things, at very special prices. Old jewelry accepted in part payment for new; everything in janelry, watches, silverware at most moderate cost. Extra fine Engraving. . All Neatly Wrapped for Presentation , ' Open Evenings. Send Us Your Mail Orders HEITKEMPER'S wy 286 Morrison St, Next to New Corbett Bldg. vocated by the National Rivers and Harbors Congress , of making a reg ular appropriation every year. The old policy of aproprlating every two years prevails. - The last river and harbor bill appropriated or author ized the expenditure of approximately sv.wv,uuu. or at ine rate or 540.wu.wtt a year. With that amount available for the com- ! tngr year. It is doubtful if Congress would be willing to give an additional Jo0.000.000, especially as election is approaching and the -tendency is to hold down all appro priations. Then, too, there will be heavy pres'sure this Winter for a general public-building bill, wrich would likely carry $40,000,000 or $50,000,000. and Congress never passes a public-building bill and river and harbor bill in the same session. The Willamette locks proposition is in such shape as to appeal to Congress, for it is an exceptional instance, in which the state has met the General Govern ment half way and offered to bear half the expense. In late years the house committee has favored projects of this type, and the tendency is to put sucn projects ahead of those where the entire expense falls upon the Federrf Treasury. But even this fact will not make the Willamette Falls project special; it will have to wait until the next river and harbor bill Is framed. PASSES FORGED CHECKS Swindler Calling Himself Wilson Victimizes Business Houses. Several prominent Portland merchants have been victimized during the last week by a forger who has succeeded in passing bogus' checks for goods pur chased and received change to the ex tent of $i4.25. The fellow, who has given the name of Wilson, has uttered, three checks, each of which was for $33.75. on three different firms. At the store of I. Gevurtz & Sons Wilson purchased a stove valued at $S. for which he paid with a check for the amount named, and received the balance in cash, lie gave a fictitious address. He then ' went to the store of Robinson & Company and purchased a suit of clothes valued at $1S and again received change for a $33.75 check. From the. Northwest Gun Com pany Wilson secured a shotgun valued at $20 and the change from a check for the amount passed on the other firms. . To all the checks he had forged the name of John J. Richardson. The matter has been reported to the police. PERSONALMENTION Dr. T. C. Avery, Mayor of Stevenson, Wash., is In Portland purchasing Sup plies for the Stevenson sanitarium. Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Rogers, prominent residents of St. John, have returned from their trip East. They have been absent for several months. Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Roby. of Moscow, Idaho, are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Thomas, Sellwood. Mr. Roby was formerly engaged in the newspaper business. Mrs. W. B. Hall, who has been attend ing her son, Chester Hall, at Baker City, has returned. The young man Is now Im proving from his recent sickness and isr now expected to recover. Joseph Buchtel, the well-known pioneer, has been confined to his home for more than a week with sickness, but yesterday was reported improving. FOREST GROVE, Dec. 17. (Special.) Hon. A. T. Buxton, master of the Oregon State Grange, returned yesterday, accom panied by Mrs. Buxton, from Hartford, Conn., where they had been attending the annual meeting of the National Grange. They were gone seven weeks and while in the East visited Boston, New York, Washington City, Niagara, phicago and other points. Thunderer Praises Policy. LONDON, Dec. 17. The Times this morning in an editorial highly eulogizes President Roosevelt In regard to the dis patch of the American fleet to the Pacific as a demonstration of his views enunci ated in his presidential message. "His attitude," says the Times, "must command the respect and approbation of Englishmen. We admire the resolution with which he clings to his naval policy not less than the broad wisdom by which It Is Inspired." The Times proceeds to confess that the misgivings which it formerly expressed on the inopportunenessi of the cruise have been dispelled by Sectary Taft's visit to the Far East and the admirable temper and restraint shown by the Japanese gov ernment and people. MEN'S GLOVES AND MEN'S CANES In large variety at L.pn non's. We make a special ty of Men's Gloves and carry every conceivable style and kind. Men's Fine Kid, Castor and Ca p e Gloves. $1.50 value $1.X5 Genuine Cape Gloves. $2.00 value . $1.35 Auto Gauntlets of all kinds. LENNON'S Morrffioii St., Opp. Pontofflr. CUT GLASS Of" Brilliant Lustre For the Home Woman GIVE HER THE BEST! At "Heitkemper's the sparkling ele gance of beautiful bright crystal greets t Vi ova of ororiT 1 . i-n i 1 1 1 . rr iha emil The Annual Number January The Annual Number of The Oregonian for 1908 will be published on the morning of Wednesday, January 1. This year the annual will be devoted to a larger extent than for a number of years hereto fore to special articles dealing with the natural resources and various in dustries of the entire State of Oregon, though the City of Portland will by no means be neglected. The horticultural interests of the state, especially apple-growing, in which Ori - egon has made such mag nificent progress, will be given much space, and ar ticles written by experts, or under their directiou, will tell of what has been done in the various apple producing sections of Ore gon. The important industry of dairying, which has made rapid progress in the Willamette Valley and coast counties and other parts of the state, will be given adequate space and illustration. Each of the several great mining districts of the state will be given more than usual space in the New Year Annual, and "lumbering, fishing and others of the important in dustries that are bringing Oregon to the front as one of the wealthiest states of the West will be handled in like fashion. A special article of great interest to all read ers of The Oregonian will be devoted to the North Bank Road, which will be completed by the first of the year, and which will give Portland the best THE PRICE OF THE ANNUAL NUMBER IS 5 cents . IT WILL BE MAILED TO ANY PART OF THE UNITED STATES FOR 3 CENTS ADDITIONAL ADDRESS Tfie 0 PORTLAND, OR. OF 1, 1908 railroad facilities of any city on the Pacific Coast. James J. Hill's announce ment of his plan to build down the north bank of the Columbia River from the Inland Empire and to make Portland a terminus of both the Northern Pa cific and Great. Northern roads, was one of the prin cipal causes of the great business awakening which Portland has undergone since the Lewis and Clark Fair in 1905, and the com pletion of this new rail road will undoubtedly stimulate still further the city's growth in wealth and population. As uual, the Portland real estate jmarkot for the past year, which as been marked by the heaviest .trading and the highest prices in the city 's history, will be reviewed in care ful manner. The city's building progress in 1907 will also be told of in de tail. The bumper wheat crop of 1907 in the Inland Em pire, for which Portland is the gateway, will be made the subject of an interest ing article, which will also tell of the great growth of Portland's grain exports. Each of these special ar ticles will be well illus trated with half-tone cuts from photographs made by the leading artists in the state. Besides these special ar ticles, the Annual will con tain much valuable statis tical matter, and will be au accurate and reliable source of information con cerning the State of Ore gon and the Pacific North west. regonian