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Lincoln-Roosevelt League Is
Extending Its Organization
in California.
APPEAL OF SCHMITZ CASE
Interest Centers In Supremo Court.
City of -San Francisco to Have a.
Thorough Cleaning Flowers
In the Vacant Lots.
TNG
SOUTHERN
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 16. (Special.)
A sparring match for position among the
factions in the Republican party ot the
state has attracted general attention
during the week. Negotiations are pending
between the county committee and the
Lincoln-Roosevelt League by which har
mony may be restored. The league was
organized as a series of Republican clubs
throughout the state and intended pri
marily to make no attempt to capture the
organization, but to rely entirely upon a
direct appeal to the people on each issue
as It arose. The league, however, has
developed such unexpected strength that
the offer for a conference came from the
county committee. The league promptly
met the overtures, but made it plain at
the outset that the only agreement it
would enter Into must be such as to give
It complete control.
The first conference has been held and
appearances indicate that the league will
soon assume control. This will give the
organization a position of greater strength
than It was thought it could acquire In
so short a time. As pointed out before
In these letters, the league is composed
of those Independent Republicans who are
opposed to the domination of the Southern
Pacific and are pledged to carry forward
the principles of Theodore Roosevelt.
The league has been particularly active
during recent weeks. Chester Rowell,
editor of the Fresno Republican, state or
ganizer, has recently established branches
of the organization throughout Southern
California. Each assembly district ts
being canvassed and candidates will be
placed In the field for the legislature
from every district. It Is the Intention to
send to the Legislature a set of men
not bound to the Southern Pacific, as the
legislative bodies of the past have been,
and thus provide for the election of a
United States Senator free from the cor
poration collar.
In the last Senatorial year, the Southern
Pacific had such a firm grip upon the
Legislature that it sent one of its own
attorneys, Frank Flint, to the United
States Senate.
Scrim it i Case In Supreme Court.
. With the Schmltz case now before the
Supreme Court, Interest will center for
the time being on that tribunal. The
District Attorney has appealed from the
decision of the District Court of Ap
peals, which promulgated the ruling that
has drawn forth the contempt of the
world, to the effect that extortion is no
. crime. It Is not thought that the Supreme
Court will long delay tn Its decision. It
may be stated that the members of the
. graft prosecution expect a reversal of
the Appellate Court's decision, but pre
dictions are useless.
The Appellate Court is practically a new
institution In California. It was instituted
some four years ago and occupies a place
between the Superior Courts and the
Supreme Court. The intermediary court
Was Instituted primarily for the purpose
of relieving the Supreme Court of the
immense burden of work cast upon it.
li was intended, therefore, that Its de
cisions should be regarded as final. Nat
urally it will be the disposition of the
Supreme Court to discourage appeals
from the Appellate Court, but whether
this w;ill affect the decision In the Schmitz
case, cannot, of course, be stated.
The appeal was written by C. V. Cobb,
Heney's law partner, and contains some
caustic comment on the ruling of the
court. Bitter irony runs through the
verbiage in a swift undercurrent. It is
one of the most remarkable documents
with which the Supreme Court has to
denl.
Meanwhile the case of Abe Ruef en
gages the attention of the court. Ruef's
attorney, .Henry Ach, Is making the same
technical fight that characterized the de
fense In the graft cases in their early
stages. There appears, however, no
reason to doubt that all of the technicali
ties brought forward by Ach will be
swept aside and the case ordered to trial.
Some time may be consumed in securing
a Jury as Ach is extremely searching in
its Interrogation of talesmen, but after
that the case will proceed to a speedy
conviction. Ruef will of course urge that
his contract gave him immunity, but the
false plea will be swept aside with small
delay.
Flowers In Vacant Lots.
San Francisco is undergoing a general
housecleanlng for the double purpose of
looking presentable, when the fleet ar
rives and for providing against a spread
of the bubonic plague. Sidewalks are
being cleaned, vacant lots cleared and an
attempt made to dress the city in holiday
attire. The large amount of builaing
operations, however, makes Impossible
any special show of cleanliness. One
suggestion that has been received with
favor calls for the adornment of all the
vacant lots with grass and flowers. Su
, perintendent McLaren, of Golden Gate
Park, has suggested that seed of rapidly
growing flowers be scattered in the vacant
spaces and the committee in charge of the
celebration has approved the recom
mendation. , The housecleanlng to guard against the
plague has proceeded along a well deilned'
plan. Rats are being killed at the rate
of 1000 a day. Dr. Rupert Blue, the Fed
eral officer In charge of the situation,
says that is too slow. The Citizens'
Health Committee has authorized him at
any time he deems It expedient to In
crease the bounty on tfie rodents from
10 cents to 25 cents for the males and 50
cents for the females.
Arrangements have been made for the
Inspection of the city block by block.
The policemen have been ordered to ar
rest any person who fails to comply with
the sanitary ordinances, the District At
torney's office has detailed a special
deputy to prosecute all such cases. The
regulations provide for the use of metal
garbage cans which must be turned over
to a scavenger every day and the refuse
cremated the same day.
The wholesale cattlemen. rj-utchcrs and
others comprising the stock-yard interests
have begun to clean up their places. The
Federal authorities threatened to take
possession unless they complied with the
orders for cleanliness.
An ordinance now before the Board of
Supervisors provides that every building
In the city must have a concrete floor. In
this way, say Dr. Blue, he believes the
city can be made rat proof.
War has been declared upon the Celi
fomia flea as well as upon the rat. No
bounties are offered for fleas, but their
breeding places are being destroyed.
For the work now being carried on
here, the Government la paying $Jo,000 a
month, which la more than It has ever
before expended In a similar undertaking.
Xn New Orleans . the Government appro
priated $17,000 a month. The City of Xew
Orleans expended J50.000 a month. So
far the City of San Francisco has been
expending only $10,000 a month, but a big
fund is now being raised by the merchants
which will be turned over to Dr. Blue.
P. A. S.
UNIONS AID PLAGUE FIGHT
Promts to Do All in Their Power to
Heir Other Meetings Today.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 16. Meetings
were hold today by members of the Re
tail Butchers' Association of San Fran
cisco, members of the Barbers' Union
and the owners of barber parlors
throughout the city, to further the plans
of the health authorities In riding the
city of rats and other aids to the spread
of the plague, should there be a return
of the dread disease to "the city with the
beginning of warm weather. These in
stitutions all agreed to lend every assist
ance to the crusade.
Following instructions from the arch
bhtliop, all members of the Catholio
clergy in the city talked from their pul
pits today on the necessity for better
sanitary conditions and the Immediate
extermination of rats, and made appeals
to their parishioners to take such meas
ures as will be most effective.
There are several meetings scheduled
for tomorrow, and it Is expected that be
fore the end of the week every organiza
tion in the city will be working to the
end that all conditions tending to spread
the plague, should It again appear, will
be removed.
IS
KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE UN
ABLE TO ELECT SENATOR.
Beckham Democrats Determined to
Rule or Ruin Political Game
Blocks Legislation.
FRANKFORT. Ky, Feb. 16. The
Kentucky General Assembly has bal
loted for exactly a month In an effort
to elect a United States Senator to
succeed James B. McCreary, and to
day Is apparently no nearer an elec
tion than It was on the day the first
ballot was taken. In the first vote,
ex-Governor Beckham, who had been
nominated at the Democratic pri
maries, received 66 votes; ex-Governor
Bradley, Republican caucus nominee,
64 votes, while seven Democratic
votes were scattered and one Republic
an absent through illness.
The relative standing of the two
candidates is practically the same as
when the voting began, and during
the four weeks intervening, however,
the limit of politics has been played
by both Democrats and Republicans in
the effort to secure an advantage in
the race and break the deadlock. The
principal vehicle for charges and
counter-charges has been a bill to ex
tend the provisions of the county unit
lineal option prohibition law uniform
ly to all counties of the state.
The Republicans have charged that
the Beckham Democrats have used
this bill as a legislative football, seek
ing first to deal with the recalcitrant
Democrats, first by holding up the bill,
and failing in this to hang it over their
heads as a punishment for their fail
ure to support the Democratic nom
inee. On the other hand, the prohibi
tion Democrats assert that the Re
publicans have violated the emphatic
declarations of their last state plat
form by voting with the so-called
liquor demands to delay the bill.
The constant effort of the Demo
crats who are opposing Beckham has
been to present the name of some good
Democrat who might prove powerful
enough to induce some of the Beck
ham men to desert him. Senator Mc
Creary, Henry Watterson, ex-Senator
Blackburn, Colonel J. R. Alien and
State Senator Wheeler Campbell are
among those frequently supported, but
the Beckham Democrats remained im
movable and declare that if Beckham
cannot wm, no other Democrat shall.
The Republicans are supporting
Bradley as a unit, hopeful that they
may finally secure enough votes from
antl-Beckhamltes to elect him. While
the senatorial struggle is at the boil
ing point, legislation is at a standstill.
WOMEN TO WATCH FIGHTS
Spokane. Athletic Club to Introduce
an Innovation.
SPOKANE, Wash., Feb. 16. (Special.)
At smokers, minus the smoking, to be
given by the board of directors of the
Spokane Amateur Athletic Club on Feb
ruary 26, women will be admitted to the
ringside, to witness wrestling, boxing
and other athletic contests, water polo,
swimming and fencing. Three boxing
and two wrestling matches have been
arranged.
Fred H. Gaston, athletic director of
the club, is fostering the movement with
the hope of Inducing a greater degree
of sociability among the wives, sisters,
mothers and lady friends of club mem
bers. The bouts will be held under the
rules as observed in matches held here
tofore, no ban being placed on knockout
punch or severity of wrestling.
COLLEGE GIRLS IX CONFERENCE
Y. W. C. A. at Whitman Closes Ses
sion Address by Rev. Rader.
WHITMAN COLLEGE, Walla Walla,
Wash., Feb. 16. (Special.) Much good in
the line of religious work in the colleges
and schools of the Inland Empire should
result from the Eastern student confer
ence which held its closing sessions to
night, under the auspices of the Whitman
College Young Women's Christian As
sociation.
The girls will go home with three
things, said Miss Frances C. Gage, one
of the conference leaders, a better ap
preciation of the value of organization, a
better knowledge of what they can do
and a deeper dependence on spiritual life.
The delegations are large enough so that
they can materially affect their schools.
A mass meeting for girls and women
only was led this afternoon by Rev. Paul
Rader of the Hassalo-Street Congrega
tional Church of Portland. The closing
address was given by Rev. John C. Abells,
of Moscow, Idaho.
SEATTLE SOCIALISTS MARTYRS
Police Records Show 159 Arrests
Last Year for Blocking Streets.
SEATTLE, Feb. 16. (Special.) In the
campaign against socialist speakers dur
ing 1907. lo9 persons were arrested on
charges of obstructing the streets. Of
that number 43 were discharged, 39 com
mitted to jail, 33 fined and 44 cases are
still pending. These facts are contained
in the annual report of the Police De
partment, which has Just been delivered
to Mayor William Hickman Moore. Dur
ing the same period, 122 arrests on gam
bling charges were made. Forty-three of
that number were discharged, 19 were
committed to Jail and 6S fined. Two
cases are pending.
SHAKE-UP IN THE
POWERS IS LIKELY
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reform in Macedonia laid down by the
"Murzzuschlag programme," and y even
hinted, he added, at the existence of a
secret treaty between Germany, Austria
and Turkey. The Ambassador's state
ment follows:
"These statements are absolutely
false and unfounded. No such treaty
has ever been made. On the contrary,
Germany will give her full assistance to
any steps taken by Austria and Russia
in accordance with the 'Murzzuschlag
programme.' The German government
further agrees, in principle, with the
judicial reform favored by England, and
has directed her representative at Con
stantinople to sign a new collective note
to the sublime Porte.
"With regard to the railroad conces
sion in the Balkans, a question started
exclusively by the Austrian government,
Germany is doing her best to relieve the
tension which has arisen through the
Question between Austria and Russia,
and has done so with every promise of
success. Germany considers the exten
sion of the railway system in the Bal
kans a most important factor In aiding
the -progress of civilization in parts of
the globe where It is especially needed.
"The treaty guaranteeing the territor
ial integrity of Norway has likewise
given rise to similar publications, totally
misrepresenting the attitude of Germany
with regard to the North Sea.
"In suggesting an agreement on this
subject, Germany laid Bpeclal Impor
tance on the participation of Holland, as
the idea of annexation of Holland by
Germany has also recently been spread
by a portion of the Western European
press. The Dutch government has taken
part In the negotiations from the very
beginning . and has expressed its high
appreciation with regard to the German
proposal.
"So far as Belgium is concerned, the
intentions of Germany In the North Sea
give no rise to suspicion whatever at
Brussels. Former treaties of Integrity
are a sufficient proof of Germany's
clear and peaceful policy with regard to
Belgium. Hence, in the United States,
not the slightest suspicion is noticeable
as to the attitude of Germany in the
North Sea question."
ENGLAND FORMTTL ATI NG PLAN
Cabinet Will Hear Scheme of Foreign
Office Next Week.
LONDON, Feb. 16. The leaders in the
movement for reforms in Macedonia are
urging upon Sir Edward Grey, the Secre
tary of Foreign Affairs, that the break
ing up of the concert of the powers gives
the government opportunity for action
which should bring about beneficial re
sults. They contend that Great Britain
is now free to -"act vigorously and being
outside the group of concession seekers,
her demands will be more likely to re
ceive attention.
The Cabinet has not yet decided
whether Great Britain will act Independ
ently, but the foreign office is formulat
ing a new scheme which will be out
lined by the foreign secretary In a speech
on February 25. '
Among the press and public, the break
ing up of the concert is overshadowed
by "The fight for railways," which Aus
tria with the sympathy, if not the sup
port of Germany, has started. AH
uthorlties adhere to the first impression
that Austria's action is Inopportune and
an apparent breach of the understanding
with Russia whereby these two powers
agreed not to seek concessions without
consulting each other. Russia's counter
proposal that she be given the right to
build a railroad from the Danube to the
Adriatic is considered a natural result
following Austria's action.
The position created, however, -is
greatly regretted, as it is believed that it
indefinitely postpones reforms in Mace
donia, for it Is not likely that Turkey
would grant to a divided ambassadorial
conference what she had refused to grant
to the allied powers, and beside tends to
weaken confidence in the maintenance of
peace in Europe.
Thus far there has been but little refer
ence to the notification of t"s German
Ambassador at Constantinople, Baron
Marschal von Bieberstein, to the other
ambassadors, that Germany would not
longer act with the other powers In in-
slstlng that Turkey consent to their de
mands, but officially that is considered
the more serious phase of the question.
FRANCE FEARS FOR TROUBLE
Forte Sure to Take Advantage of Sit
uation in Macedonia.
PARIS, Feb. 16. The interjection of
rivalry between the nations on the Bal
kan question at a moment when t
would seem essential that the powers
should present a inited front to compel
the Porte to apply the Macedonian re
forms is regarded as unfortunate.
While it is too early to assume that
this means a complete rupture of the
European concert, it has created dl
visions and suspicions among the
powers of which the Porte Is sure to
take advantage to the detriment of
tne cnristians in Macedonia.
The Novlbazar-Salonlka concession is
considered here to be of far-reaching
importance and more of a German than
an Austrian triumph, as it extends
Austro-German influence to the Aegean
Sea, and furnishes the connecting link
for the Bagdad Railway with Asia
Minor.
According to the government's latest
advices, Austria is willing that Russia
seek compensation In the shape of a
Dandbe-Adriatlc line. This would, in
a measure, restore equilibrium be
tween the Austro-German and the Slav
economic Influences in the Balkans by
opening up an unlimited market for
Russian oil, enabling Roumania and
Bulgaria to be more independent of
the Dardanelles, giving Albania and
Servia another outlet in addition to
furnishing European commerce, es
pecially Italian commerce, with a new
gateway into the Balkans.
Even If the Porte acceded to this ar
rangement, the question remains
whether the acceptaince of the Porte's
favors will not disqualify Austria and
Russia from continuing to act as
European mandatories.
SULTAN IS ONLY SMILING
Breaking of European Concert
Would Be to His Liking.
ROME, Feb. 16. "The Sultan is rub
bing his hands," said an ambassador
of one of the leading powers in explain
ing that the only country to profit by the
breaking up of the European under
standing in the Balkans would be
Turkey. So far Turkey has only con
sented to a commission to study the
proposed Austria railways and has not
as yet given the concession, and it is
well known how many years are neces
sary to obtain concessions from the
Porte.
Meanwhile Russia and France ar
active in their endeavors to further the
projected Adriatic-Black Sea Railway
to counterbalance Austria's plans. They
are endeavoring to. enlist Great Bri
tain and Italy in this movement, thus
forming an Anglo-Slavo-Latin compact
against Austria and Germany, but
Great Britain, under Sir Henry Camp-bell-Bannernian,
seems to have lost all
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Imperialistic feeling:, while Italy is
hampered by the tie of the Triple Al
liance. The most enligrhtened men of the
Balkans feel resentment that their
country is being- used as a shuttlecock
and proclaim the necessity of ending
their rivalries and forming a confed
eration of Balkan people, a confederation-capable
of standing alone, and in
which they will be their own rulers.
There is much skepticism, however, on
this point, for it is believed that they
would have difficulty in overcoming:
the racial, religious and linguistic
barriers.
GERMANY'S VIEW CALMER
Believes Austria Has Only Economic
Interests in Railroads.
BERLIN, Feb. 16. The German foreign
office regards the reports concerning the
differences between the powers, and espe
cially between Austria and Russia, over
the Balkan question, as much exagger
ated. The German government has taken
no steps in the matter of building by
Austria of a railroad line through the
Turkish province of Novibazar, a line that
would put Salonika in direct rail com
munication with Vienna; Germany re
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as wholly economic, and she therefore
wishes the Austrian plan to succeed. But
no occasion has yet arisen for Germany
to come out in active support of this
project.
Germany, the representative of the As
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a secondary position in the entire Mace
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with by the powers having more direct
interests in this part of Southeastern Eu
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completion of both the railroad projects
in the Balkans, the Austrian-Novibazar
line and the line proposed by Russia to
connect the Danube with the Adriatic
Sea, would be an admirable impetus to
the civilization of the Balkans.
SITUATION TENSE IN VIENNA
Government Sensitive to Press At
tacks In France and Russia.
VIENNA, Feb. 16. Despite official as
surances that harmony has been re
established between Austria and Russia,
the situation arising from the Question
of railway concessions in the Balkans
has not lost Its tension. Neither tne
foreign office nor the Russian embassy
is concealing the fact that the action of
Baron von Ahrenthal, the Austrian For
eign Minister, has caused deep concern
in St. Petersburg.
Even should the Russian plans for a
railroad from the Danube to the Adriatic
be carried out with the consent of
Austria, it is considered here that the
work of Macedonian reform has come
to a standstill. It is pointed out at the
foreign office that Russia has not yet
informed Austria ' 6f her plans, and It
is therefore concluded by the Austrian
officials that either Russia has resolved
not to carry them out at all or con
templates some modification of them.
The government - is growing sensitive
under the aggressive attacks of the
French and Russian press and adverse
criticism In Great Britain and will not
admit that the Russian-Austrian entente
has become ineffective. The consensus
of independent opinion, however, is that
the Murzzuschlag scheme has practically
disappeared.
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FLOOD IS RECEDING
Damage at Pittsburg Estimat
ed in Millions.
SUFFERING IS INTENSE
Cold Weather Sets In and Many
Families Are Without Food or
Heat Charitable Institutions
Working Night and Day.
PITTSBURG, Feb. 16. After reach
ing thirty and seven-tenths feet at
noon today and remaining at that
stage for three hours, -the high water
In the river is now slowly receding.
The danger mark in this city is 22
feet.
The damage. It Is estimated, will run
up to several million dollars, but there
was no loss of life.
The suffering caused by the high
fcvater is intense. Thousands of per
sons are living In the upper floors
of their homes, using skiffs as a means
of transportation to and fro. The
lower portions of their homes are filled
with water. In many instances the
household goods were not removed,
owing to a lack of time, and chairs,
tables, pianos and bric-a-brac are float
ing about the rooms.
To add to the suffering of the vic
time, the weather grew cold today
and snow fell. The gas connections
of the houses have been disarranged,
and, in their 'present damp condition,
life Is made miserable for the unfor
tunate occupants.
Charitable institutions, making use
of many skiffs and rafts, have been
busily working throughout all of last
night and today serving hot coffee
and food to the sufferers, most ot
whom are poor.
As the night advanced the waters be
gan to recede rapidly and at midnight the
flood was passing away almost as rapidly
as It came at the rate of half a foot an
hour.
SCRAMBLE FOR CITY BONDS
Active Bidding to Secure New York's
$50,000,000 Issue. '
NEW YORK, Feb. 16. The most im
portant event of the week in the finan
cial world was the sale of $50,000,000 ot
New York City iVi per cent bonds, the
largest single offering in the history of
the municipality. The 1160 Individual bid
ders far outnumber the previous record
of 886 for last September's 40,000,000 sale
and the gross bids reached the enormous
total ef 00.000.000, or an over-subscription
six times the amount of the issue.
The average price realized at 104 com
pares well with 102.063 for the September
issue. Thus the new issue is on a basis
of investment return to the subscribers
of 4.32 per cent, compared with 4.39 per
cent for the September subscriptions.
for, each 90
Bond dealers as a rule express great sat
isfaction with the result and look for
much benefit to the Investment market.
The downward course of money rates
suffered some arrest, especially in for
eign markets, wnere the payment of
Bank of England obligations to the Bank
of France was an Influence with reac
tionary effect on British consuls and gilt
edge Investment Issues.
News of factory resumption on a con
siderable scale has been a feature of the
day today developments, mixed, how
ever, with advices of additional curtail
ment in other lines. Figures of bank
clearings, while still showing a large
contraction from last year's correspond
ing periods, are beginning to make a
more favorable comparison than the pre
ceding reports. The same Is true of
gross earnings for the railroads for the
latter week's reporting.
Hotelman a Suicide.
SAN DIEGO, Cal., Feb. 16. The dead
body of David E. La Rue, keeper of the
San Miguel hotel at National City, was
found in a room of that hostelry this
morning. He had blown part of hi3 head
off with a shotgun, presumably the day
before.
AT THE HOTEJL8.
The Portland. J. Chllberg, Denver; John
P. Hartman and wife, Leopold M. Stern and
wife. San Francisco; A. Burton, New Haven;
L. A. Bermson, Laporte: J. 8. Thompson.
Baltimore; T. E. Oppenhelmer and wife,
Butte; T. J. Case, Chicago; W. Clayton Hul
ler and wife, Spokane; Jno. N. Kleff, New
York; H. D. Dietrich, Tacoma; D. G. Ban
non, Spokane; Curtis Bates, Bomard H.
Blank and wife. New York; F. W. Fennl
man, A. J. Stelnman, Philadelphia; A. B.
Marshall, New York M. J. Foley, Chicago;
C. H. Wents and wife, Laskatoon; Geo. W.
Waldeck, Miss Julia Waldeck. Mrs. C. V.
Dachtler. Cleveland; A. . J. Parker, S. II.
Bornatein, F. C. Ambrtdge, Mr. and Mrs.
J. Von Tilzer and boy. New York; Sol
Kussel, Chicago, John A. Higby, H. B. Cul
ver, city; T. H. Smith and wife. Salt Lake;
N. J. bilversteln, Denver; R. Fernandez,
New York; D. Jackson, Tacoma; H. H.
Kimball. Weenah; W. S. Sherwood. 6t. Paul:
Mr. and Mrs. N. Coyley. Indianapolis;
Charles Eugene Bank. San Francisco; B.
CyConnell and wife, J. W. Bennett, Mrs.
Richardson. Miss S. O'Connell, Coos Bay;
C. Wallace. Billings; Jno. A. Shuckleford,
Tacoma; H. 8. Hagan, San Francisco; T. R.
Coowden, Chicago; C. L. F. Faner. U. S.
Forest Service; W. S. Ganong. Chicago; D.
Fletcher, Tacoma: L. E. Coleman, Portland.
Or.. W. M. Edwards. Lelpslg: J. A. Shoe
maker, Helena; H. Hume, Wedderburn. Or.
Oregon F. Barnes. H. K. Bryrlng. J. I,.
McCombs, Seattle: Henry Haas. H. W.
Wempp J R. Goodall. San 1-rancIsco; t.
M. Banker. New York; Dr. S. Skiff. Salem;
F S Frank and' wife. New York; Guy
Boschke. Seattle; Al. Falk. TV. H. Troupe.
New York- Miss Ethel Dull. H. Hessler.
North Yakima; J. Taylor, l.eo Kohn. J.
Hermttz. Seattle; J. F. Neff, Brie G. West
hoff. I .OS Angeles; P. F. Penning. Miss
Delia Eagan. Seattle; A. F. Stone and wife.
Enumelan: B. H. Silver, Belllngham; A. H.
Bryant. Seward. Alaska; H. B. Ennery,
Walter Harmon. Parsifal Co.; John A.
Johnson. Omaha: J. B. MoKlnnon. Alicit.
Ariz ; J. A. Masterson. Elgin. Or.; Henry
Haas, Seattle: Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Strens
loff Salem: W. P. Weber. Santa Paula;
Fralgal Hinde. Cottage Grove; M. Dann,
City; II. E. Dunn. Payette. Ida.; R. E. Duft,
Pendleton; S. Wont and wife. E. B. Par
sons. New York: R. Hirschfield. Seattlo:
A J. Buholtz. Dayton. Ohio; George Kllng
and wife. Seattle; George D. Kent. EelllnR
ham; George W. Logie, Salem; Dr. Rosen
dorff, Moro. Or.; William Hendricks and
wife. Seattle: D. O. Trail. Chlcaco; D.
Martin. Chicago; Charles L. Greene. Cin
cinnati: W. A. Bowles, Jefferson: M. I.
Looney. New York: Alfred Strunk, Corvallls.
Hotel Perkins Chas. E. Ward. Marshall
town. Iowa; H. Haynes, Forest Grove; F.
W. Hillsdale. Olympia; R. A. Lively. Cov
ington: O. A. Thomas, Grants Pass: H. C.
Hawk. Bay City; IT. D. Peterson and wife,
Oakland; W. H. Paul. Salem; R. J. Mc-Cii-llan.
M. C Hartzell. Dr. F. A. Tird.
Kelao. Wash.; F. B. Swayze, Huntington.
Or.: Joe Turner. Wallace. Ida.; J. B. Kil
bourne. Chehalls: F. H. Lynboueh. Ho
qulam; W. B. Baldwin. Grant Pass: F. J.
Oeborne. J. C. Collins. Fargo; C. F. Waldo.
Hood River; George J. Chandler. Elgin:
Fred Howard. Hood River; Julia Johnson.
Carlton, Or.; J. H. Dorspergor and wife,
Children's Coats and
Dresses
CHILDREN'S COATS in best ma
terials, including Bear Cloth, Astra
ehan and fancy mixtures. Values
$1.50 to $20.00. U pr:n
Your choice tt.c
CHILDREN'S DRESSES in various
styles, made of good materials; sizes
2 to 12 Vears; values from 85c to
$1.25, 63 S and from QO.
$1.50 to $2.00 you
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Hilleboio; J. B. Byars. Roseburg;
A. W. Whitman, Astoria; c. Mas
ters. Marrhrteld: Robert Frederick,
Randon; Mips Frederick. Bandan; J.
W. Gardner, North Bend: George E. Law
rence, Tacoma: Charles Wesoley. ian Fran
cisco; M. M. Cook and wife, Tacoma: Miss
M. V. Smith. Dallas: P. C. Perclval. Inde
pendence; Mary Otley. Iawen; L. I.
Daniel, Dalles; Mrs. E. M. Johnson. San
Rafuol: Mrs. M. Strenber. Oakland: Max E.
Sable. Detroit. Ml..h.; S. J. Duffy. Grand
RaDlds. Mich.: L. Strenber. Grants Pass:
T. A. Young. City; John Peterson. Seattle;
H. M. Olden. H'l--pner; Thomas Cunning
ham. Centralia: W. A. Renlng and wife.
Great Falls. Mont.: William F. Schuenk
and wife. Sacramento; F. J. Deine, Albany.
Imperial. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Booth.
Edwin Booth, Roseburg; Mr. G. Oldenberg.
La Grande: Frank Smith. Tacoma: John
Hugley and wife. Seattle: D. B. Sculley.
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Seattle; Mrs. Jarkson. Winlock: J. M.
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J. P. Cunningham, Vancouver, B. C. ; A. S.
Milne, City; Mrs. W. J. McDonald. Seattle;
William Sheffee. Washington. D. C. ; Mis.
Mary Benson, Carlingtnn. O. ; W .8. Gard
ner. Corvallis. Or.-: F. W. Carey. Pan Fran
cisco; O. W. Huid. Florence; C. R. Bruck
ley. City; J. A. Larkin. South Bend; H. G.
Mourer, Salem: Captain C&mpbell and wife,
Salem: Leo Barna. Spokane: G. Bultman,
St. Paul. Minn.; Lieut. A. W. Smith and
wife. Manila: C. H. Fine and wife. La
Grande; B. B. Jackson. Baker City; J. B.
Merrick, Baker City; G. M. McBrlde. To
ledo; R. H. Nelson. C. J. Espey, Eugene,
Or.: W. T. Bunnell. Walla Walla; R. Cro- .
foot. Kelso: E. J. Crawford and wife. San
Francisco; M. F. Dennis, City: John Strager,
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M. Crawford. Salem: Dr. E. E. Straw, Wal
ter L. Condran. Levi Smith. Marshfleld: H.
L. Peters, Eugeno; Rosa Wrugand. Prince
vllle; Jack Wrugand. rrlnevllle: C. A.
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Eccles and wife. Miss Cella Eccles. R. 8.
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ner. Baker Citv; R. C. St. John. Chehalls;
R. Hlrshfleld, New York; George H. Olen
and wife. P. A. Stopes. Astoria; D. Mala
gunlha. Astoria; J. E. Raynolds, Arlington;
T. C. Benson. Cascade.
St. Charles S. B. Stewart Woodburn;
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Home Valley: E. Schwedbe. Oresham; F.
E Sprague and wife. Gresham; V. John
ston. B. B. Graff. Astoria: II. J. Moor.),
city; N. H. McKay. Sanhey; C. F. Un
slng, Salem; D. W. Hudson. Masln; T. C.
Ryan. Detroit; G. Benlrurer. Vancouver;
P Vogd. Hood River; G. Parrlsh. Mosler;
G C. Jenson. W. J. Hess. RMgefleld; Jim
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Stumpf. Rldgetleld; J. Hartzell. Kelso; (.
A Dunbar, city: c. W. Crawford. Bralmear;
V Anderson. Sallda. Cala.; C. Cladek.
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Orden. H. T. Cult. City: H. E. Prungton.
San Francisco; Ben Watklns. Monument;
Ben. Bond. City; C. T. Shaw. J. Smith.
O Larsen. City; D. Nummaker and wife.
City F. W. Meekmort'and wife, San Fran
cisco; J. Pom-roy. Chicago; E S. Whltte
more. G. Tavlor, G. Osborne, E. E. Ropp.
J Taylor. City; V. C. Stenrer. Corvallls;
M. F.-Huyeke, Rainier: A. McDonald, City;
E H Markwell, Napanlne: F. I. Glack.
Goble: J. 11. Crawford. Bulton; G. W.
Murry, South Bend; Z. McWilllams. South
Bend- D N. Butter. Carrollton: C. H
Huntington. Kelso; E. P. Carpenter and
wife. City; James Epeler, WilBonvllle; W.
J Warren. Seattlo: C. E. Edwards. Marsh
field' P W. Hodgers. City; A. S: Rogers.
Bulton: Wm. F. Gilbert. City; S. Haidins.
E Harding. Ostrander; J. M. Morgan. M.
F Morgan. C. Curren. Currensvllle: C. T.
Olnev. Toppenish; T. J. Stottle. Blngen;
J McCormlck and wife. Woodland; H.
Chase. Newberg; II. O. Rlma. Vancouver;
Mrs. E. W. Klnner, Dallas: Mrs. T. Nerry
min. Ida Anderson, Reedvllle; H. H. Imb,
Woodland: M. C. McGIU. T H. Hargest.
City: Wm. Cllism. Llthrow; T. B. Chit
wood. Salem; R. J. McClelian. J. Hartzell,
Kelso; T. Qnigley, Blltgcn; G. R. Marshall,
Port Townsend.
Hotel Iennx J. G. Dresen. Seattle: Mrs.
W. J. Townsherd. Sydney. Australia; T. C.
Hanlev, Portage. Wis.; La Sylphe. M. T.
Larnhalle. Sydney; G. J. G-hcen. City: R.
M. Lerman. wife and son. A. Graham.
Dallas: Charles Brown and wife. Astoria;
Mr. and Mrs. Cralght. Salida, Colo.; Wm.
Howell and wife. Boise: Mr. and Mrs. W.
H Inns. The Dalles; Miss Mae Hamilton.
Forest Grove; Carl M. Miller. Salem: R.
H. Howitt. Seattle; S. P. Wilson. Seattle;
Hans C. Wahlberg, Portland: John Adams.
San Francisco: P. E. Harris. Sacramento;
M. M. Carr. Astoria; A. J. Bludsoe. Port
land: R. W. Race and wife, Tacoma; J. P.
Keating. New burg; A. C. Anderson. St.
Louis; C. M. Carlos. Portland: John Ronan,
Seattle, R. E. Newton and wife, Tacoma.
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