THE MORNING OKKGOXIAX, TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1908.
FIRST SIX MILES
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Initial Unit of Harriman Sys
tem's Extension to Sound
Nearly Completed.
CUTLET FOR COAL MINES
Branch Is Six Miles in Length an
Runs From Tono Diggings to Wa
bash Junction With X. P.
North of C'entralia, Wash.
The first six miles of the Oregon
Washington Railroad, the Union Pacific
extension from Portland to Puget Sound
will he opened ror operation February
Although the track Just completed is in
the State of Washington, Portland has n
less interest in dt than the Evergreen
State, for it is a unit in the line Harri
man Is building to connect the Columbi
niver country with the Puget Sound
cities.
A tariff has been issued on the new line,
effective February 1, over the name of P.,
H. Miller, general freight agent for the
allied Harriman roads in this state. That
offU-ial will have charge of the new line,
without doubt, upon its completion. At
any rate he will direct the traffic on th
new Puget Sound road until it Is formally
turned over to the operating officials.
The stretch of the Oregon & Washing
ton that is now being finished is the track
between Wabash and Tono, Wash. Wa
bash is the Junction with the Northern
Pacific Railway one mile north of Cen
tralla and Tono is the station whore tin
mines of the Washington Union Coal
Company are located.
The object in the early completion of
this part of the Oregon & Washington
nystem was to handle the coal outpu
from the mines of this company? It is
expected that a large amount of fuel will
be mined by this concern, in fact the out
put will be regulated solely by the de
manri for the coal. At the time the grade
lor the road was being built, there was an
acute shortage of fuel throughout the
Pacific Northwest and the railroads
shared in tho general shortage of fuel
throughout this territory. Although Just
now there is no fuel shortage in the two
states, owing to the laying In of full sup
plies durmgthe past few months, the
company is prepared to supply all that
may be needed in the territory upon the
completion of this first stretch of the
Oregon & Washington.
Considerable work is being -done upon
the Oregon & Washington at different
points along the line between Portland
and Seattle and particularly at the Puget
Sound terminals, where rights of way and
terminal properties are being improved
. The tunnel through the Peninsula, which
will admit tho new road to this city, has
been held up temporarily pending the
opening of bids by the Harriman interests
Tmt It Is exoected that the contract will
he let and work started on the big bore
at almost any time. Labor conditions.
which have been unfavorable to railroad
work for the past few months, are suit
able to the construction of railways, in
that tho supply is sufficient and prices
nro satisfactory. It is the announced in
tention of the Harriman interests to com
plete the Oregon & Washington at an
early date.
Fit EIGHT TRAFFIC GROWING
Decided Improvement Apparent on
Harriman Lines in Oregon.
That there is an improvement in traf
flc. particularly in the movement of
merchandise, is the statement of R. B,
Miller, head of the traffic department
of the Harriman lines In this territory
"We look for an improvement in the
traffic situation," said he yesterday.
"In fact, there is an improvement al
ready through the territory covered by
our lines. I think this will continue to
improve. There appears to be a gener
ally healthy tone throughout our terri
tory.
"About TO per cent of the grain crop
of the Inland Empire has been moved.
What we are going to do for traffic on
the O. fi. & N. lines after the remaining
so per cent or the wheat is brought down,
I do not know. If next year's crop is 'a
good one, as It will be unless unexpected
complications arise, we will be in fairly
good shape.
"I think the scare, as such, is over.
People probably will be somewhat more
conservative in future than in the past.
On the Southern Pacific lines in this
state, hops and fruit are moving to mar
ket fast. Of a hop crop of 115,000 bales
In the Willamette Valley, and 18,000 bales
carried over from last year. 60 per cent
has been sent away to Eastern markets.
About S5 per cent of the dried fruit crop
throughout the valley, which was a
large one this season, has been moved."
Returns From Salt Lake.
John M. Scott, assistant general passen
ger agent for the Harrhnan lines In this
state, returned yesterday from Salt Lake
171 ty. where he attended the annual con
vention of the Trans-Missouri Dry Farm
ing Congress, which was held in the
Mormon City from January 23-26. He
says the gathering accomplished much
good and speaks highly of the entertain
ment offered the visitors by the Salt Lake
City people. Among other attractions
was an organ recital In the Mormon Tab
ernacle, Salt Lake City.
C. & X. Officials Coming.
C. A. Cairns, general passenger agent,
of Chicago: E. I. Brigham, general
freight agent, of Chicago; K. B. Ober,
general freight agent, of St. Paul, and G.
H. M-acRae. assistant general passenger
agent, of St. Paul, all officials of the
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad, will
be Portland visitors this week. They
will arrive here from San Francisco
within the next few days for a short
stay in this city.
Transferred to Taeoma.
C. H. Read, traveling passenger agent
for the Canadian Pacific, left Portland
yesterday for Taeoma. where he will ac
cept the position of passenger agent for
the Canadian Pacific. Mrs. Read will
follow him to Taeoma within the com
ing week. A. G. Richardson, the newly
appointed traveling Canadian Pacific
agent, will assume the duties of his posi
tion next Saturday.
JAPAN WILL NOT FIGHT US
Shlpoff Says War Out of Question,
in Japanese Opinion.
ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. ST. M.
ffh'poff, formerly Minister of Finance,
returned here yesterday, after a five
months" trip in the Far Kast. He vis
ited Japan. China and Siberia on a
special government mission, tho result
of which he has embodied in a report
to the Kmperor.
M. Shlpoit today expressed himself
PEN
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optimistically regarding conditions in
the extreme Orient, -which he said
rapidly recovering from the. period of
Uf press ion following the war. He
convinced from conversations which h
has had with prominent men of all
shades of opinion in Toklo that hos
tilities between the United States and
Japan at present are out of the ques
tlon.
JAPANESE SPIES SUSPECTED
Persistent Attempt to Rob Armor
at San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 27. The Call
says today:
Bullets tired with deadly Intent by Na
tional duard sharpshooters early yes
terday morning frustrated a second at
tempt to rob the Armory of Companies
K and M, Fifth Infantry, of the National
Guard. In the building are kept valu
able military maps of San Francisco
coast defense and topographical plans of
the peninsula.
That the attack was not a burglar'
ordinary operation seems apparent from
the persistency of the mysteriou
visitors. Early Saturday morning
and again in the darkness of
Sunday morning two men tried to gain
an entrance into the premises. Fearing
that a third attempt might bo made, the
officer in command ordered the guard of
soldiers doubled last night. Armed men
watched the premises from nightfall Sun
day till this morning.
From the descriptions of the trespas
sers furnished the officers of the reel
ment by the sentries the authorities are
working on the theory that Japanese
spies were seeking to gain entrance to
the secrets of the Armory.
IMF WOTS MORE TIME
CALHOUN, HOWEVER, DESIRES
SPEEDY TRIAL.
Heney Wilt Go Back to Finish Vp
Graft Cases Ruef's Chauffeur
Has Xot Yet Been Found.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 27.-Abraham
Ruef will plead for further time when
he comes up before Superior Judge Law
lor at 10 o'clock tomorrow, at which
time the date of his first trial on one
of the many Indictments returned against
him is to be set. Arrangements lor the
array of attorneys that will compose
Kuer s counsel have not yet been com
pleted.
it is said that , Ruef is experiencing
much difficulty in obtaining counsel of
the character and ability and reputation
that he desires to have for conducting
nis aerense.
Patrick Calhoun, president of the Unit
ed Railroads, who returned from New
York yesterday, is insistent in his- de
mand for immediate trial, and is not
agreeable to the new plan of the prose
cution to try Ruef ahead of him.
Calhoun Promised Speedy Trial.
When Tirey L. Ford, general counsel
for the United Railroads, was acquitted
In December on one of the 14 indictments
charging him with bribery, Prosecutor
Francis J. Heney announced in court that
it was the prosecution's intention to
place Mr. Calhoun on trial next. When
the break occurred between Ruef and
the prosecutors. District Attorney Wil
liam H. Langdon decided to rush Ruef
to trial ahead of Calhoun, but the lat
ter declared today that he will insist
that the prosecution keep its promise of
placing him on trial at once.
District Attorney Langdon, however.
equally ' determined that Ruef be tried
first. Counsel for Calhoun will again de
mand that the prosecution fix the date
of the street railway magnate's trial
when the United Railroads cases come
up before Judge Lawlor.
Heney to Take Up Work.
Francis J. Heney, according to District
Attorney Langdon, is expected here from
Portland some time next week. Lang
don, in an interview with the Associated
Press today, denied 'the statement at
tributed to him that Heney would re
sign as special assistant to the United
States Attorney-Oeneral in the land
fraud cases.
hat I did say, said Langdon, "was
that Mr. Heney, at the conclusion of
the case in which he is. now engaged at
Portland, will devote his whole time to
the San Francisco bribery-graft cases
until they have all been disposed of."
No trace has yet been found of Alec
Latham, the missing witness and former
chauffeur for Ruef, who, for the second
time, has mysteriously disappeared.
While the District Attorney and Special
Agent William J. Burns openly charge
that either Ruef or the United Railroads
defendants Induced Latham to leave,
Ruef ridicules the idea, and declares the
prosecution knows where he is but does
not want him to testify In his trial. Ruef
declared that Latham was under the
surveillance of three of Burns' detectives,
and said today that it seemed prepos
terous to him that the young chauffeur
should have been able to flee.
HABEAS CORPUS FOR GLASS
Sets Forth He Is Sick and; Cannot
Live Returnable January 30.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 27. A writ of
habeas corpus was issued this -morning by
the Supreme Court in the case of juis
Glass, convicted of bribery. The writ,
which asks for bail denied on the showing
made before Judge Lawlor, is made re
turnable January 30. The petition sub
mitted to the Supreme Court sets forth
that Glass is sick and cannot live and is
therefore entitled to bail.
DRIVEN BACK FROM CONGO
American Expedition Meets Repulse
From Hostile Natives.
BRUSSELS, Jan. 27. Advices have
been received here to the effect that the
American expedition led by R. Dorsey
Mohun, which was seeking to penetrate
into the wilds of the Congo Free State
In the Interests of the American Congo
Company, was attacked by natives and
compelled to withdraw.
The expedition left for the Interior of
Congo Free State several months ago.
n addition to Mr. Mohun. who was the
former American consular -agent at
Bonn, the party includes S. P. Verno.
general manager of the company; A. C.
Beatty, a mining engineer; S. W. Ball,
also a mining engineer, and several other
Americans. Its object was to pave the
way for the large American Investment
which Thomas F. Ryan and the Guggen-
neinis- ana otner capitalists are to make
that country in the exploitation of
the rubber, mining and railroad cohes
ions made to them by Belgium.
Steamers to Touch Hoquiam.
HOQUIAM. Wrash., Jan. 27. (Special.!
Negotiations were closed today wherebv
the Weir Steamship Company, now run
ning a line of steamers from San Fran
cisco to Australia, and carrying United
States mall, will make Grays Harbor a
port of call and will load with lumber
from the mills of the harbor towns. One
of their steamers will sail from this har
bor every 30 days.
MeUger fits glasses for fl.OO.
5 HENEY PROVES
HALL'S INACTION
(Continued from First Page.)
know attitude, and shortly before the
noon hour was excused.
Defense Begins Today.
Heney will close the Government's case
before the noon adjournment today,
when the defense will begin the intrtH
ductlon of testimony. Judge Webster
has said that 'not more than two days
will be required to present the evidence
for the defendants. If that is the case,
the final arguments should be made and
xne case submitted to the
Friday or Saturday.
jury either
Heney created something of a sur
prise at the opening of the afternon
session when he called George Soren
son as a witness for the Government
Sorenson's testimony was admitted by
i.ie court only after repeated ohw
tians on the ground of competency and
relevancy nad been interposed bv Jnrtr,
Webster for the defense. Sorenson said
he was intimately acquainted with F.
P. Mays, John H. Hall and George C.
orowneii. He was asked if he had ever
had a talk with Hall during the year
1903 regarding Hall's reappointment
ana replied that he had several talks
on tnat subject with Hall.
Sorenson Urged to "Stand In
"You are mixed up
frauds in connection
in these land
with different
cases, said Hall to me on one of these
occasions," testified the witness. "Not
only yourself, but Brownell, Henry
Meldrum, F. P. Mays. W. N. Jones and
I am not sure, but I think he also said
W. W. Steiwer. We talked the matter
over and he suggested further that he
thought Brownell and the rest of us
should stand in" ,and support him for
reappointment. At the same time he
showed me some papers that Greene
had against Brownell and others. In
cluding myself.. We had some other
talks and finally decided to go down to
Oregon City and see Brownell. This
we did and I remained down stairs
while Hall went up to Brownell's office.
When Hall came down stairs he told
me that it was all right with Brownell
that he would 'stand In." "
On cross-examination Judge Webster
undertook to ascertain from the wit
ness that as attorney for Sorenson,
Hall on the occasion of his visit to
Oregon City in 1903, actually had gone
in the Interest of his client and not to
see Brownell as the witness had testi
fied. But Sorenson would not make the
admission, although he said he was un
certain as to the actual date of the Ore
gon City visit. Sorenson denied that
he had any understanding with the
Government by which he should re
ceive any special consideration for
testifying against Hall and Mays.
On redirect examination Heney suc
ceeded in introducing over the objec
tion of the defense, the letter Hall
wrote to Sorenson while the latter was
at La Crosse, Wis., in 1903. It was this
letter In which Hall has been charged
with keeping Sorenson informed as to
the land-fraud trials in which Soren
son was interested. The letter follows:
Hall Writes Sorenson.'
Department of Justice. United States At
torney, District of Oregon. Portland. Or..
Oct. 7, 1003 Captain George sorenson, care
of Stoddard Hotul. La Crosse, Win., Friend
George: Your Ivor of the 3d lnxtant is
just at hand and contents noted. You are
certainly making a long stay there. v hen
are you coming home?
The United States grand jury meets on
the ISth of this month and the land-fraud
cases will not be tried until same time in
November.
Judge McBride has not decided your case
yet and 1 don't know when he will. The
first time 1 see him I am going to punch
him ud a little .about it and see if I can't
get a decision out of him. There Is nothing
new or .startling here worth mentioning.
Hoping to see you in the near future. 1
am, Very respectfully yours.
JOHN H. iiALl..
Judge Webster, on re-cross-examlna-
tion, elicited from the witness that he
had written to Hall to learn of the time
the land-frauds would be tried, at the
request of Horace G. McKinley, who
was also in Wisconsin at the time.
W. E. Burke-Testifies. -W.
B. Burke, a member of the Oregon
Legislature in 1894, told of being em
ployed by A. B. Hammond In 1899 in
connection with William G. Goslin, Ham
mond's secretary, when, with Goslin' s
assistance, he induced 20 unemployed
men that were picked up in the North
End, to file on timber -land at the Ore
gon City Land Office, each of the 20 il
legal entrymen being paid 12 for their
services. The witness explained that the
men did not take the land with the In
tention of acquiring it for themselves,
but did so wh the understanding that
they were to nold the land temporarily,
and to execute relinquishments that were
to be filed as soon as Burke and Goslin
received from Hammond lieu land scrip
to plaster on the land as soon as it was
relinquished. He explained further that
representatives of the Northern Pacific
were after the same timberland, and
that the course adopted by himself and
Goslin was the only means by which
they could keep the rival land gobblers
from acquiring the desired claims, which
adjoined each other in a district of
valuable timber.
Burke said that he afterwards related
the facts attending the transaction to
the grand jury, which was in charge of
Edwin Mays, and by which an indict
ment was returned October 19, 1S99,
charging himself, Goslin and the 20 en
trymen with conspiracy to defraud the
Government by perjury. He said Sen
ator Fulton, assisted by Henry McGinn,
were employed by Hammond to defend
the 22 men named in the indictment.
Rivals Divide Lands.
On cross-examination. Burke admitted
that he had never discussed the subject
with Hall. In answer to another ques
tion by Heney,- the witness said that
Carey and F. P. Mays were the attorneys
for the Northern Pacific, and that while
Hamond did not get the lands that were
originally filed on, he understood that
eventually the 20 quarter-sections were
divided between the rival companies.
William G. Goslin, who followed, cor
roborated the testimony of Burke. It
was while Goslin was on the stand that
Heney introduced telegrams that passed
between Hall and Binger Hermann and
also a letter from Hall to Hermann, all
relating to the claims that had been filed
on by the men in charge of Burke and
Goslin. In the first telegram Hall noti
fied Hermann that the men who had
been indicted - on the conspiracy charge
had offered to compromise the case by
forfeiting their filing fee and would exe
cute relinquishments to the land that
had been filed on in consideration of a
dismissal of the indictment. He asked
Hermann what he should do.
Hermann Is Cautious.
With his characteristic shrewdness, the-ex-Land
Commissioner replied that the
case not feeing before the Department. It
was up to Hall to do what the facts and
circumstances in the case warranted. But
this did not satisfy the District Attorney,
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who subsequenly wrote a letter to Her
mann. In which he detailed the circum
stances attending the filing on the land
and the evidence on which the Indictment
had been returned. It was at this Junc
ture that court adjourned for the day.
C. ' B. Moores, Register of the Oregon
City Land Office, from October. 1897, to
May, 1903, preceded Burke and Goslin and
Identified the letter of October 12, 1899,
In which he bad advised Hall of the sus
picious character of the 20 filings that
had been made by the men in charge of
Burke and Goslin. This testimony was
admitted only after vigorous , opposition
from Judge Webster, who contended that
the evidence was irrelevant and incom
potent, for the reason that it was In no
way connected with the alleged conspir
acy recited In the Indictment on which
the trial was proceeding.
Official Should Not Be Passive.
Heney said he proposed to show by the
testimony of the witness, together with
other witnesses to follow, that Hall was
guilty of another act similar to that
charged in the indictment: that it was
the duty on an officer to enforce the laws
and that such an officer cannot be passive
In that duty unless he is able to show
that such an attitude served a good
cause.
Judge Webster held that in the case at
trial there was but one fact to be de
cided and that was whether there existed
an agrement amounting to a conspiracy
between Hall and the other defendants
named In the indictment. He Insisted
that Hall was not charged with official
inactivity but rather a participation In
conspiracy against the Government. In
admitting the testimony, Judge Hunt held
that its relevancy might be conclusively
established by other testimony to follow
but ruled that the real issue in the case
should not be resolved from collateral
matter Introduced in evidence. He said
that he would admit the testimony but
when he delivered his .charge to the Jury
he would very carefully instruct that
body as to the limitations to which it
must confine Its deliberations In consider
ing the evidence.
Other witnesses examined by the Gov
ernment yesterday were: Captain J. A.
Sladen. clerk of the Federal Court, who
testified as to the dates of the sessions
of the different grand Juries; E. H. Stolte,
former clerk at the Imperial Hotel, who
testified as to the time H. H. Hendricks
registered at that hostelry in 1903,- when
he testified that he was in Portland and
calledi on Hall and held the conversation
on which the alleged conspiracy Is
charged to have developed; and Miss Eva
Moulton, of Oregon City, stenographer to
George C. Brownell, who testified that
she saw John H. Hall in Brownell's office
in Oregon City either In December. 1903,
or in January, 1904.
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Not Greeks, They Say.
Joe Marandas, a grocer of 2S3
Burnside. and Theodore Racatsarls,
members of the local Greek colony, de
clare that the persons arrested In
North Portland Sunday night for vio
lation of the cubic-air-space law are
not Greeks, as has been stated.
CARD OF THANKS.
We sincerely thank . our many friends
for their sympathy and kindness ten
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ment in the death of our beloved wife
and mother. Mrs. Jane Agnew; also for
floral tributes. The street-cleaning de
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GOVEHXMEXT WIM, CONTINUE
LAND-FRAUD PROSECUTION.
Trials to Be Set for April and Heney
' Probably Will Keturn to Take
Charge of Hermann Case.
While none of the pending Oregon
land-fraud cases will be tried at the
present term of the Federal Court,
there Is no intention on the part of the
Government to abandon them. At the
conclusion of the Hall-Mays conspiracy
case this week. Special Prosecutor
Heney will return to San Francisco to
resume the prosecution of municipal
graft cases that he left temporarily in
order to conduct the case against Hall
and the co-defendants of the ex-District
Attorney.
Before adjourning this term of Court,
Judge Hunt will probably be asked to
dismiss the indictment against George
C. Brownell, who is charged with sub
ornation of perjury. If any of the other
Indictments are to be dismissed it is
not known. All the remaining cases
will then be set for trial at the April
term. On order of Judge Hunt yester
day, all jurors summoned for the term,
except those on the Hall-Mays case,
were excused from further attendance
on the term. Another panel will be
drawn for the trials at the April term.
"You may say for me. In the most
positive language," - said Tracey C.
Becker, Special Assistant United States
Attorney, yesterday, "that there is no
Intention of abandoning the ' Oregon
land-fraud cases. My instructions from
the Department of Justice are absolute,
and direct me to prosecute all of these
cases as vigorously as the facts war
rant. There is a large amount of civil
.business awaiting to be taken up at
this term, and this probably win be
cleared up after the trial now in
progress. After consulting with Judges
Hunt and Wolverton and Mr. Heney, I
expect soon to be able more' definitely
to announce my plans." -
Since coming to Portland to succeed
Mr. Heney In the prosecution of the
land-fraud cases, Mr. Becker has been
busy following the case on trial and
acquainting himself with the facts on
which the indictments in the other
cases were returned. With the assist
ance of T. B. Neuhauaen, Special In
spector to the Interior Department,
who compiled much of the evidence on
which Hall and Mays are being tried.
Mr. Becker expects to be in a position
when the April term convenes to pro
ceed with the other cases.
The departure of Heney for San
Francisco, it is reliably reported, will
not terminate his relations with the
untried land-fraud cases. There is said
to be a definite understanding between
htm and Mr. Becker by which he will
return to Portland In April and assist
in prosecuting the more important
cases, notably that against Binger
Hermann, leaving the minor cases for
Mr. Becker. In fact, the exact time
for trying the pending land-fraud cases
depends largely on Mr. Heney'e en
gagements in San Francisco. That he
will continue to assist and direct these
prosecutions when they come up for
trial is noised about the Federal build
ing with more authority than the aver
age rumor carries.
Mrs. Haviland Faces Suit.
Deputy Sheriff Bird has been kept busy
for several days in an effort to serve
papers on Mrs. Belle M. Haviland.
against whom George K. Haviland
brought suit for divorce In the Circuit
Court. At last Bird discovered that the
woman knew that the suit had been
filed against her. and would always plan
to be away from home when Mr. Bird
called. Yesterday, however, Mr. Bird
succeeded in serving papers on Mrs. Hav
lland. Haviland, who is an engineer, de
clares that In causing bis arrest on a
CLEARANCE SALE
$7.50 Bed in
green and
$8.50 Bed in
$9.75 Bed in
special
special
$26.50 Bed
"... $11.25
special
special $25.00
SALE OF HODGES'
FIBER CARPETS
In the Carpet Department Sixth Floor end
ing today a special clearance sale of the
original fiber carpet the celebrated "Hon"
(Hodges fiber) weave and fabric most sani
tary of all floor-coverings harmonious com
binations in dainty Delft blue, green and
cream; soft browns and tans, and old red and tan distinctive
patterns ideal for sleeping an4 other rooms. Regular 60c
grade, specially priced and including sewing, laying and lin
ing, for, per yard
false charge of drunkenness, and of spirit
ing away his child, after beating, her, and
in swearing to a warrant for his arrest
and appearance ' before the Juvenile
Court, Mrs. Havlland has acted in a
cruel and inhuman manner. As his wife,
he alleges, has stored his furniture
against his wishes, he asks that It be
returned to him. The custody of their
child, Thelma Belle Haviland, he is
willing to' leave with his wife If he Is
permitted to visit the child.
ONE PASTOR TOOK NO PART
Rev. F. JO. Hayden Regrets Clrcula
tion of Baker City Circular.
BAKER CITY, Or., Jan. 27. (Special.)
Kev. x Li. Hayden. pastor of the Presby
terian Church, ' announced in the Evening
Herald today that he had no connection
with the authorship or publication and
distribution of the famous "pink cir
cular," which was signed by the Minis
terial Association, of which he Is a mem
ber. He condemned the methods of the
ministers and expressed - his regret that
such an inflammatory article had been
Issued.
On Sunday afternoon there was such a
demand for the circular that one man re
fused $2.60 for his copy. It has been the
only topic of conversation since Its pub
llcatlon, and has created such a stir as
has not been known here for some time,
The officials have taken no cognizance of
the article.
Plans for Amateur Circus.
Preparations are being made by the
local Y. M. C. A.- for an amateur circus,
to be given in the gymnasium on Feb
ruary 7-8. There will be exhibitions
of tumbling, trapeze and springboard
work, and many other features of the
circus ring. The entertainment Is un-
"Open All the lime"
ABSOLUTE
SAFETY
OFFERED
DEPOSITORS
No interest paid on
commercial accounts or
daily balances.
INTEREST
Paid on Term Savings
Accounts
By the old gold tried
and tested
German-American
Bank
Coraer Sixth and Aider St,
Opposite Oregonlaa.
4m
OF BEDS
cream and gold or pea
gold; special $4.75
cream and gold ; special $5.25
Vernis Martin finish;
.- $6.50
$18.00 Bed in Vernis Martin fin
ish; special .$11.75
$21.00 Bed in cream and old gold ;
$14.00
in cream and old gold ;
, $17.00
1
CLEARANCE SALE
SILVER-PLATED
WARE
IN THE BASEMENT
der the direction of I.
physical director.
W. Larlmore,
HURLS SELF BEFORE TRAIN
Unidentified Stranger Commits Sui
cide Near Astoria.
ASTORIA. Or., Jan. 27. (Special.) As
the evening train for Portland was at
Mill Creek, about six miles east of this
city, a man threw himself on the track
In front of the engine and was instantlv
kllled, his head and limbs being crushed
into an unrecognizable mass. The body
was brought here tonight by Coroner
Pohl. The only thing found in the cloth
ing to identify the remains was an un
signed letter, evidently written by the
man's sister and dated "Wyoming. May."
It was addressed to Will McLellan.
Proctor, B. C. The deceased, who was
well dressed, was seen by the section
men walking up and down the railway
track near Mill Creek, but no attention
was paid to him. As the train came up
he stepped to the side of the track and
then plunged head foremost In front of
the locomotive.
To the People
of Portland:
Another big department is to be
added to this establishment. You may
be sure that when it is added things
will be doing and our utmost energy
will be exerted to let it move fast and
give you what you have never gotten
before.
A Men's and Boys'
Ready-Made Clothing
Store Is to Be Added
to This Establishment s
Just as soon as funds can be realized
to open it up we will raise this addi
tional money from the sale of a por
tion of the unsold capital stock of this
.company.
WE PROMISED YOU THE GROCERY
We sold our capital stock and prora-
You now have the nrocerv it'n a
hummer, ain't It? I guess people who
bought capital stock at that time are
jaa or it gma tneir money was in
ere Instead of a hank. We hav '
weathered the fiercest financial gale
that ever swept across this city and
we have gone right ahead and more
money has been saved to the neonle by
our grocery than they could save by
months or pincning. This is now his
tory. These are facts. ,
The new Men's and Bovs Tlenrtv-
Made Clothing Department will be a
"Calculator," we assure you, and will
be doubly strong from the fact that
it will be In connection with our pres
ent large merchant tailoring denart-
ment.
Subscriptions to the capital stock of
the company will now be received at
the main office of the company on the
fifth floor Of the Acheson hullriinsr.
Subscriptions to the amount of twenty
five $25.00) or more will be ac
cepted. This sal of stock will be guaranteed
to pay 8 per cent dividend and stock
holders will also be allowed cash dis
counts on all their purchases made of
us. including groceries.
There are some twenty-eight posi
tions in the store to be filled parties
holding or takinsr sufficient stock In
terest will be given first consideration.
THE J. M.
ACHESON
COMPANY
FIFTH AND AIDES STREETS.
1211
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