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THE MORNING OREGONIA, SATURDAY; JUNE 27, 1908
NSURANCEPROFIT
HEMYIN OREGON
State's Net Contribution to
Outside Companies in 12
Years, $10,000,000.
FIGURES OF COMMISSIONER
Owners of Homes Paid Out Last
Year for Protection Against Fire
Losses Two Dollars for
Every One Returned.
SALEM. Or., June 26. (Special.)
That the Increase In fire Insurance
rates in Portland, as announced in -today's
Orefronian, Is not made neces
sary by a lack of profits on insurance
business in Oregon is evident from
the reports of the State Insurance
Commissioner.
For the 12 years from 1896 to 1907.
inclusive, the net premiums collected
by outside flre insurance companies
doinff business In this state amounted
to $10,000,000. That is to say, taking
In the aggregate of all the reports of
all the foreign fire Insurance compa-J
nies for the 12 years It appears mat.
In round numbers.' the Insurance com
panies collected from Oregon proper
ty owners $22,648,500. paid losses to
the amount of $7,832,000. returned pre
miums to the amount of $4,855,450,
leaving a net amount taken out of the
state of $9,960,000.
In this compilation there are in
cluded a few companies that did only
a small amount of business and sus
tained heavy losses, which made a
balance for them on the wrong side
of the ledger. The net profits as
shown by the reports, and upon which
taxes were paid, amounted to $10,173.
600. In other words, the people of
Oregon sent away over $22,600,000 and
got back $12,600,000 in 12 years.
Nor do the reports of the Insurance
companies in recent years show that
business Is any less profitable for
them now than it has been for a per
iod of 12 years past. Last year the
gross premiums collected amounted to
almost $3,000,000. The losses paid
were only $758,000, the premiums re
turned $744,000, and the net premiums
$1,450,000. The people paid out last
year $2 for every dollar they got back
on fire Insurance. The figures for 12
years show practically the same proportion.
WILL START GRADING SOON
Oregon Electric to Put 60 Teanis to
Work at Forest Grove.
FOREST GROVE, Or.. June 26. ( Spe
cial. 1 The Oregon Electric Company,
which Is about to enter this city with
the Hillshoro extension, will begin grad
ing on the right of way within the next
15 days and 60 teams will be transferred
to this end of the line. Contracts have
been awarded local millmen for bridge
timbers necessary for the trestle across
Dairy Creek and for switch ties.
Some little difficulty Is being met at
Cornelius by the railroad committee from
this place in securing the right of way
through that place. Cornelius some time
ago held a mass meeting for the purpose
of helping Forest Grove in securing the
necessary strip of land from Hillsboro,
but as the survey touches only the north
edge of town, they are not as enthusias
tic as at first, consequently Forest Grove
is having to bear the whole expense.
Cp to today the committee has raised
$5500 for right of way purposes, but It is
estimated that It will take $6000 to secure
all necessary ground. Out of the 23
property-ownrs along the route there re
mains only four who have not made con
ressslons and on these conditions Forest
Grove feels assured of the electric line
by October 3J unless the difficulties at
Beaverton prove to be serious.
WILL LEVY DIRECT TAXES
Cottage Grove Proposes to Wipe Out
Bonded Indebtedness.
COTTAGE GROVE, Or., June 26.
(Special.) For some days the citizens
of this city have been arguing the best
means by which the city could wipe out
Its floating Indebtedness and meet its
running expenses. Since Lane County
has been "dry," a period of two years,
and must remain dry at least two years
longer, the city, being deprived of saloon-
revenue, has gone behind In its
running expenses. At the present time
the floating Indebtedness Is approxi
mately $9000.
A proposition Is under discussion by
the City Council and citizens to provide
an amendment to the city charter
whereby a tax levy of not to exceed
five mills a year may be levied on city
and personal property, the fund thus
raised to go toward paying off the
bonded Indebtedness of the town. It is
proposed to amend the charter by use
of the initiative.
Loss of saloons has reduced the city's
revenue, but there is little disposition
to turn against prohibition, the people
preferring to wipe out the indebted
ness by direct taxation.
LESSEN AUDITORS' LABORS
Washington Officials Propose Crea
tion of Xew County Office.
BELLINGHAM. June 26. With the
election of officers late this afternoon,
the Washington State Auditors' Asso
ciation will close its three-day session
at Mount Vernon, Skagit County.
The legislative committee reported a
bill to be introduced at the ncxV ses
sion of the Legislature, providing for
the creation of a new county office,
that of recorder, and giving this of
ficial a part of the duties now per
formed by the Auditor. The bill was
Indorsed unanimously.
A banquet and smoker will be ten
dered by he Mount Vernon Commer
cial Club tonight and automobile trips
throughout the county tomorrow have
been arranged for the visitors.
engage In extensive business with the
merchants and importers of Japan and
China until a vital change is made in
financial conditions.
.So declared Moritz Thomson, presi
dent of the Centennial Milling Com
pany, operating a group of flour mills
In Seattle, Spokane and other Eastern
Washington points, who returned to
day from a two months' trip in the
Orient.
"The Far East is in some respects
like a busted community," said Mr.
Thomson. "The warehouses of Japan
are filled with silk bales, which six
months ago were valued at 1400 yen
and which can be bought today at 780
yen. Flour made by American mills Is
a drug on the market in China.
Shanghai Importers are suffering from
a depreciation in the currency of the
country amounting to more than 30
per cent.
"The warlike spirit of Japan, shown
In the preparations for a greater navy,
and the excessive governmental ex
penditures, have had a marked effect
on Japan, economically. The Chinese
boycott of Japanese shipping lines and
PIONEER OP 1853 PASSES
AWAY AT SHERIDAN.
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Tbe Late Isaac J. Price.
SHERIDAN, Or., June 27.
(Special.) In the passing away
of Isaac J. Price in Sheridan on
Sunday, June 7, the' community
lost one of its oldest and most
highly respected' citizens. Mr.
Price had made his home here
for the last ten years, having
previously lived In Salem. With
his parents, brothers and sisters,
he crossed the plains by ox team
from Indiana, in 1853. They met
with many thrilling experiences,
one of the younger children be
ing taken captive by the Indians
and held until highly paid for.
They arrived in Salem, where
Reuben Price, father of the de
ceased, was minister of the gos
pel for many years. Mr. Price
was married to Alida Eudora
Lewis In 1872. Seven children
were born to them, six of whom
survive, among them Mrs, Dana
I Wadsworth and Mrs. Harry
Gall, of Portland.
manufactories, due to the Tatsu Maru
incident, has also worked trouble for
the entire trade of Japan."
CENTRALIA LOSES
S42.000 BY "FIRE
Preparations Already Begun to
Replace Burned Area
With Brick Block.
EVIDENCE OF FIREBUG
building owned by Bates Brothers, complete
low.
Ontralla Plumbing Company. loss flSOO; in
surance $10OO. Building owned by Bates
Brothers, lo $2000.
Thomas Bakery, loss $1200; Insurance $1000.
Two barber shoos were also burned. Po
ron to' s and J oil y s.
Across the street the L Bar suffered lews
of $2O00 by water and broken glass; fully
insured.
Fred Thomas' building;, cigar factory and
Knights of Pythias Hall puffer loss of $500,
fully insured.
Harry Troth, cigars and candy, loss $250
by water.
ALL BIDS ARE REJECTED
No Contract for Removing Timber
About Washington Lakes.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, June 26. The Secretary of the
Interior has rejected all bids for re
moving the timber around Lakes Kath
ess, Keechelus and Cleelum, Washing
ton, which are to be used as reservoirs
in connection with the Yakima Irriga
tion project. The work will be read
vertised. The bids were rejected because some
contractors showed misunderstanding
of the basis upon which the proposals
were desired, namely the actual amount
of timber determined by scale measurement.-
But one bid was acceptable,
and that covered only one of the four
schedules. '
Rags Soaked In Kerosene Found
Under Samill Recent Fires in
Xearby Towns Also of In
cendiary Origin.
CENTRALIA. Wash.. June 26. (Spe
cial.) Total loss from this morning's
flre Is estimated at 142.000, while the in
surance on stocks and buildings is $12,
500. Preparations are already being made
to replace the burned wooden buildings
with brick structures.
That the fire was the work of an In
cendiary there Is little doubt. It started
from the outside of either the Star Saloon
or the Queen Restaurant. It had gained
such headway that it was impossble
when discovered to tell Just where it had
started. That a firebug was at work in
the city was made certain yesterday
afternoon, when the foreman of the
Eastern Railway & Lumber Company dis
covered that rags soaked with kerosene
had been .placed under the floor of the
Eastern mill. Little wa said about the
matter then, but the police were notified.
Four men were patrolling the mill prop
erty last night to guard against the work
of the firebug when the flre broke out in
the city.
Recent Incendiary Fires.
For the past two or three nights two
extra men have been patrolling the bus!
ness part of the city to guard against
fire. This extra precaution was taken
on account of the fires In Tenino and
Bucoda day before yesterday, and the fact
that an attempt to burn the St. Helens
Hotel in Chehalis was made night before
last., and that an attempt was made a
week ago to burn the Commercial Hotel
and saloon, owned by McGrail Bros. The
flre that burned the red light district
several weeks ago was also the work of
an Incendiary. All of these fires caused
the police to have extra men placed on
patrol duty.
While the flames were still being fought
and the owners of lots were watching
their property burn business men were
going through the crowd offering to buy
the lots at figures double what they could
have commanded before the fire. A
proposition is now on foot to rebuild the
entire block with a brick building three
stories high at the north end of the block
and two-stories high at the south end of
the block. Within the next few months,
the burned district will be entirely rebuilt
and will be the finest business block in
the city.
The block Is made valuable, owing to Its
location and the fact that city ordinances
prohibit the construction of anything but
substantial buildings.
The Indications are that the wiping
out of the old frame buildings and the
rebuilding of the district will cause a
shifting of the business center.
Losses From Fire.
Losses in the morning's tire:
Robblns saloon, f!000: the insurance ran
out two days ano, and waa not renewed.
Queen Restaurant, $3000; Insurance ran out
yesterday and had not been renewed.
Charles Hoss' cigar stand, $400; no Insur
ance. Star saloon, total Ions of stock and fixtures;
lose on building, owned by M D. Patton and
"W. B. Lake, $2000, partially covered by in
surance. Jfc
Nugent Brothers' saloon, stock and comr
plete loss of building; partially insured.
Merten's photographic parlors, $200; par
tially covered.
Cournyer & Cole, printers, $1200; $400 In
surance. Telephone office, complete losa.
Building of paint shop and telephone office
owned by William Hoss. loss $300; no in
surance. '
M. J. Vaughn, tailor, small loss on stock;
Field & Lease, bankers, lose in glass and
store front $500; fully Insured.
GUILTY IN SECOND DEGREE
Verdict in Case Against Man TVho
Slew Mrs. Sam Gordon.
COQUILLE, Or.. June 26. For the kill
ing of Mrs. Edward Sam Gordon, at
Marshfleld. May 9, "Mazook" Anderson
was found guilty at 10 o'clock this morn
ing of manslaughter. The Jury was out
l"1 hours. Sentence will be pronounced
at 4 o'clock this afternoon.
A Hhnn crV, XI t-o flnnnn WAR n. TOItiail.
self-defense was what influenced the jury
to refrain from Drmging in a nrsi-aegrea
verdict, the members finally agreeing that
Mrs. Gordon's possession of a gun and
her previous threats constituted a real
menace. The fact that Mrs. Gordon
claimed Anderson had robbed her. how
ever, and that she was endeavoring to
force him back to North Bend In order
to recover her money militated against
the bartender.
Sentence of five years in the peniten
tiary was imposed.
OFFICE IS SUPERFLUOUS
Purchasing Agent at Tacoma for
Canal Is Abolished. '
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, June 26. The oftlc of purchas
ing agent on the Isthmian Canal Com
mission at Tacoma has been discon
tinued. Agent Haradon, who has been
in charge, has submitted his resigna
tion, to take effect July 15. As no pur
chases except lumber were made at
Tacoma, the office was thought un
necessary. Whatever Inspections are
hereafter required- will be made by the
Army Engineer's office at Seattle.
FOUR GENERATIONS OF ADAMS FAMILY, RESIDING
NEAR ALMOTA
SELL LITTLE IN ORIENT
American Exporters Handicapped by
Financial Depression.
SEATTLE, June 26. American com
merce to Japan and China Is at the
lowest ebb In many years and condi
tions are so fraught with danger to
American manufacturers of flour and
general merchandise, as to make It
extremely hazardous for ahipperg to
MR, AND MRS. MRS. W. A. ADAMS HAVE! BEEN HAu D 62
TEARS.
COLFAX, Wash.; June 25. Special.) The accompanying picture is
one of four generations of the Adams family, well-known farmers in
the vicinity of Almota, 16 miles south of Colfax, and was taken a few
days ago at the celebration of the 62d wedding anniversary of Mr.
and Mrs. William A. Adams, the two old people in the front row of the
picture. The man standing on the left Is Willis F. Adams, the
son of the old couple, and the woman Immediately behind them is
their granddaughter, Mrs. Frank Ensley, while the little one Is their
great-granddaughter, the child of Mrs. Ensley.
William A. Adams was born near Winchester, Clark County, Ken
tucky. February 26, 1826. He moved to Missouri when a small boy,
locating near New Franklin. Howard County, where, on May 7, 1846,
he was married to Miss Eliza K. Sootten, who was born In New Frank
lin. December 30, 1830. Eight years later they crossed the plains to
California, locating at Diamond Springs, Eldorado County, in October,
1851. They remained in California until October. 1869. when they re
moved to Oregon, settling near Yoncalla. Douglas County, where, they
resided until April 1S92, when they came to Whitman County, pur
chasing a farm near Almota.
AT CORVALLISNEXT YEAR
G. A. R. Encampment Elects Offi
cers at Xewport and Adjourns.
NEWPORT, Or., June 26. (Special.)
Corvallis has been selected as the next
meeting place oftbe state encampment
of the G. R. R., which concluded its
session here tonight. Officers for the
department of Oregon have been chosen
as follows: Department commander, J.
T. Apperson, Oregon City; senior vice
commander, F. M. Wadsworth, Toledo;
Junior vice-commander, J. G. Carr,
Portland; grand chaplain. Rev. Harry
A. Barden, Portland; medical director,
J. E. Hall, Portland. The five members
of the council of administration for
next year are Peter West, Pendleton;
Steve Morgan, Forest Grove; Z. M.
Parvin, Salem; J. W. Curran, Portland;
T. L. Broulliette, Newberg. Delegates
to the National convention, which will
be held at Toledo, O., In September,
are H. F. Allen, Portland; J. E. HalrH
Portland; Daniel Webster, Salem;
Peter West, Pendleton; A. C. Edmonds,
Portland. Alternates are A. S. Blow
ers, Hood River; C. C. Danneman, Ar
lington; B. M. Brown, Oregon City; J.
M. Kelley, McMinnville; O. E. Thomp
son, Woodburn. C. A. Williams, of
Portland, was reappointed assistant
adjutant-general for 1908-9, with head
quarters at Portland.
The Ladies of the G. A. R. have chosen
as new officers tne following: President,
Mrs. Ella G. Himes. Portland; senior
vice-president,. Mrs. Sadie Kemp,
Woodburn; Junior vice-president, Mr-
GARDEN AND LAWN HOSE
SPRINKLERS REELS MENDERS
We have about a dozen different brands of Lawn and Garden Hose, and it's all
good hose. To convince you that we think it's good, we guarantee every length
for a year. We don't say it's the cheapest hose in town, but we do
say it's as cheap as any, quality considered.
50 feet y2-in. Columbia Rubber $5.50
50 feet 3i-in. Columbia Rubber $6.00
50 ft. V2-in. Woodlark Rubber $6.50
50 ft. 34-ln. Woodlark Rubber $7.00
50 ft. 3,4-in. Oregon Rubber $8.0O
50 ft. s4-in. wire-wrapped Hose $10.00
50 ft.
50 ft.
Dover Cotton $5.00
-in. Dover Cotton $5.50
50 ft. y2-in. Chester Cotton $6.00
50 ft. 34-in. Edgewood Cotton. . .$9.00
50 ft. 34-in. Ruby Rubber $9.00
50 ft. s4-in. White Star Rubber. $12.00 '
Spray Nozzles 40 .
Lawn Sprinklers 25 to $1.25
Hose Menders 5 and 10
Hose Reels $1.00
A NOZZLE FREE WITH EVERY FIFTY-FOOT LENGTH.
DRY
SHAMPOO
"WOODLARK"
SWEDISH TREATMENT
A POWDER that does away
with all the inconvenience of
the old-style shampoo, when it
required HALF A DAY to dry
your hair. There's no trouble
with dry shampoo. Simply
shake it into the hair, then
brush it out. Leaves the hair
dry and fluffy. Package 50
IMPORTED ART CHINA
HALF PRICE
Month-end sale of imported Art
I Crockery, in which we are show
ing over 800 distinctive patterns
of strictly A-l hand-made China
Ware. So varied is this assort
ment that no two pieces can be
found alike. The wares include
Teplitz, Amphora, Royal Bon,
and other universally - known
European brands.
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LET US FRAME YOUR PICTURES
TRUSSES
And BRACES
Of all kinds and de
scriptions will be
found on our sec
ond floor. We guar
antee fit and qual
ity. Experienced lady
and gentleman - fit
ters always in attendance.
Purodor Kills Body Odor
It is a liquid deodorant, has a pleas
ing odor, and is a sure preventive of
excessive perspiration- One great ad-'
vantage it has over powders is the
ease with which it may be applied. It
leaves no stains. Bottle .25
STRAWINE
Makes old hats look new; pkg. .25
Exchange 11
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FOURTH AND
WASHINGTON
STREETS
Sadie Schrader, Albany; chaplain, Mrs.
Jennie Brown, Albany; treasurer, Mrs.
Catherine Smith, Eugrene. Delegates
to the National convention are Mrs.
Kva Barliit, Kugene; Mrs. Lottie Hem
hree. L,ents: Mrs. Sarah Denny, Albany.
Alternates are Mrs. Loretta Williams,
Mrs. Alta Carnegrie, Milton; Mrs. May
Mills, Woodburn.
Women's Relief Corps officers are the
following: Mrs. Jennie Higsins, of Eu
prene. president: Mrs. Klla Stewart of
Toledo, senior vice-president; Mrs. Addle
Morgan of Forest Grove, Junior vice
president; Mrs. Minnie H;t!I of EuKene,
treasurer: Mrs. Mary Kenys of PtT.
John, chaplain: Mrs. Mlckley of Port
land. flelocntp-at-larp:e.
rminn
OF THE BANKRUPT SALE
OF THE J. M. ACHESON CO. STOCK
STACKS OF ELEGANT
YET TO DISPOSE OF
IF YOU DON'T THINK SO, LOOK AT OUR WINDOWS
THE WINDOWS HAVE BEEN CLEANED OFF SO YOU CAN SEE THE STUFF
No Goods Delivered or Sent C.O.D. All CC.D.'s on Hand Now Must Be Taken Out by the Evening' of the 39th
Lots of Fixtures, Cabinets, Mirrors, Etc., for Sale. Over 100 Mirrors at
Half Wholesale Price, Suitable for Residences
HERE ARE A FEW SAMPLE PRICES THAT GO :
SUITS Lr& GOATS
$5, $7.50, $9.95 HOSE $1.75,$2.50,$3.50
and $14.95 ( 17c, 19c and 22c $4.95, $7.50, $11
STORE OPEN SATURDAY FROM 9:30 A. M. TO 9:30 P. M.