9
MINISTER O'BRIEN
BECOMES' TARGET
American Diplomat in Role of
Peacemaker Has Nar
row Escape.
FIRED UPON IN PARAGUAY
Government Troops Turn Guns on
Diplomat as He Approaches
Rebel Headquarters Apol
ogy Follows Mistake.
LA. PAZ, Bolivia. July 10. Further de
tails received here of the revolution In
Paraguay say that while figrhtlng was
going on In Asuncion an Incident occurred
which might have had a most serious re
sult. The American Minister. Edward C.
O'Brien, desirous of proffering his good
offices in order to prevent further loss of
life, while approaching the headquarters
of Uie revolutionists, was fired upon three
times by government troops. According
to the dispatches, the Minister's escape
was miraculous, as many persons were
killed in the vicinity.
Discovering their mistake the soldiers
ceased firing and an officer hastened to
give explanations to the Minister, who Is
convinced that the act was not premedi
tated. The new President of Paraguay, Enill
ano Is'avelro, has been officially recog
nized by the majority of the foreign dip
lomats. Claims for damages by the for
eign legations are heavy.
CHEAPNESS OF HUMAN LIFE
Protest Against Taking Law Into
One's Own Hands.
THB DALLES, Or., June 25. (To the
Editor.) Of all the countries, kingdoms or
republics that lay claim to the rights of
good government, as the protecting factor
of life and property, there does not ap
pear to be any one, wherein the murderer,
or, in fact, any other class of lawbreak
ers, may rest more securely than in the
United States.
This assertion may at the first view
appear to be of a sweeping nature, but
the criminal statistics afford ample cor
roboration, and in no state of the Union
more than in the State of Oregon. It is
true that in a few Instances, by tardy
Justice, the, law has been vindicated: but
In a greater number of instances, the
culprit whose hands are dyed with the
blood of his victim Is securely protected
within a maze of ridiculously unjust con
trivances called "technicalities," legal
ones, which are apparently sold at so
much per dollar.
This tardiness, which has given so much
cause of complaint in the pafit. Is the ele
ment that will have to be eliminated from
the administration of the criminal law
before the wrongdoer will be made to
realize the deterrent effect of it. At pres
ent, justice comes not swift enough: the
crime Is almost forgotten by the time the
criminal Is landed within the four walls
of a prison, and this fact encourages him
in the idea that a man with a good bank
account and a few influential friends
can kill without being hindered by the
operation of a criminal law, for by these
means he can Invoke the assistance of all
the delays provided by the system of pro
cedure to save him from immediate pun
ishment. For this state Sf affairs neither the
police nor the Sheriff, nor the District
Attorney, can be blamed, but the 6ystem
of criminal procedure as a whole offers
the incentive, or at least a license, which
carries a risk, of course, but not of suf
ficient force to deter the evil-inclined
wretches whom we dread so much. And
as a consequence, murders of every de
gree are committed with Impudence. Yes,
and committed In a land, the people of
which laud themselves and their free
dom and system of righteous living up
to the skies, and whose aim Is to spread
the ethics of Christianity among the
heathens of the tropical regions. What
a beautiful. Inconsistent idea it is to at
tempt the conversion of the millions of,
Chinamen or Indians, while within the
four walls of our cities the murderer and
ravlsher ply their deadly vocations!
Our senses of mercy and Justice are
hocked If we read of lynching, but what
else can be expected when people by ex
perience have learned JJjat the chances
of the prisoner's ultimate escape are good,
and that Justice is likely, to be defeated
by the interposing of some senseless legal
objection. If the case Is .not one of will
ful, cold-blooded murder, committed for
gain; If it is not one of a brutal nature,
committed by a brute whose victim Is the
discarded object of hie lustful desires It
is then a case of the unwritten law, a
murder committed In the name of decency
to uphold, the honor of some slobbering
edultress. as if the law of God meant
man to regard a woman who sins delib
erately a martyr, or that her offense Is
the lesser In his sight than that of the
man. However, we are bound to offer and
extend our sympathy and protection to a
woman, but when one becomes a self-appointed
executioner, I contend that the
majesty of the law is insulted, that we
may as well not be governed by a sys
tem of law. that comes as a result of ma
ture deliberation, but rather submitting
to a law based on the average idea of
right and wrong.
the wretch that kills to avenge an alleged
insult. These cases resolve themselves
into the question of whether the death
jienalty should, or should not be inflicted,
for the offense of insulting language. If
so. let the law of the land inflict the
same.
Let us go into any place, or Into any
walk of life, among any class of society,
and what do we find? A mild. form of
the lynch law prevailing. We seem to
live In an atmosphere of dreadful uncer
tainty, k'nowlng not whether the ' first
man whom we meet Is armed or
otherwise and ready to shoot and kill
on the slightest pretext.. It is unsafe to
walk the streets, unsafe to remain alone
in one's house or office: and even by a
recent verdict. It is an offense punish
able by death to indulge in a celebration
of your own birthday. What protection
is offered agatnst this? Very little in
deed. If the culprit does not escape -by
a bungle on the part of the police, the
jury will acquit or return a verdict which
seems to be more of a condonation than
an expression consistent with a true. Just
consideration. If this be not the case,
then the Supreme Court will sustain some
paltry objection, that sets aside the hon
est efforts to bring about justice, and
failing in this the criminal Is granted a
pardon. .
This matter is not one of Republican
ism or Democracy. It Is the common
right of man which recognizes all men
as being equal: one that should have the
earnest consideration of all right-minded
people: and even if a rvstem that will
cost $10,000.0rt0 is necessary to reform the
present methods and procedure, it will
have to come, for matters have reached
the climax. Just pause for a moment and
count how mauy people have been slain
wilfully, and, as the law says, "with
malice aforethought." within the past
few years, and compare the number of
unpunished with the number punished.
Then let us ask ourselves: Has not the
law been spat upon and mocked? The
law that Is supposed to bind and govern
communities: created by bodies of Intel
ligent men for the purpose of protecting
life and property. Has it not been in
sulted slighted at every turn? It is not
regardea as a protecting factor, but
rather as a machine manipulated by
j skilled hands to cheat the prison cell and
gallows of their lawful prey. The law
we call It but it is really a thing that
plays second fiddle to the gun and knife.
It turns aside from Its true Intention to
protect a heartless villain, who pleads
killing no murder.
The gun and knife, wherever one
turns, play their awful work. In the name
of decency must be stopped. The strong
arm of the law. free from hindrance of
any kind, will have to strike the villain
before the land will be freed from the
taint of this terrible sin. In other words,
the law will have to be recognized as
the factor which compels the better liv
ing of men. and to this the evils of the
present time must succumb. America, and
more especially, the Western States of
the Union, will then be a safe abode for
people who realize the blessings that ac
crue from the submission to the majesty
of the law. JAMES F. DONOVAN.
LOVE FIHDS mi, US EVER
MAX OF 40 AXD GIRL OF 16
MARRY IX JAIL.
Couple Had Eloped and Before They
Could Wed, Law's Hand
Had Seized Them.
NEWARK. N. J.. July 10. Charles
Wheeler, who Is 40 years old and an agent
for the United States secret, service, was
released from jail here and lost no time
in Joining his bride, a pretty girl of 16.
who maraled Wheeler in Jail Thursday
afternoon, members of the grand jury,
who had just indicted Wheeler for ab
duction, acting as witnesses. Mrs.
Wheeler was Miss Madeline Petrle.
daughter of Nadol Petrle, of 117 Dlckerson
avenue. The girl met the secret service
agent last January when he was engaged
on a case in Newark. Wheeler succumbed
to the charms of the child, who was much
less than half his age. In a Jiffy. From
the moment he saw her he was her de
voted admirer. He proposed to Miss Pe
trle and she accepted him. but added:
"You must get my father's consent."
Wheeler laid his case before Mr. Petrle,
and was told to get hence there wasn't
so much as a chance for him. "You are
too old for my child," Wheeler was In
formed. One day recently Miss Petrle disap
peared. Wheeler left Newark about the
san-e time, and the next day he and Miss
Petrle appeared at the home of Wheeler's
mother in Utica. Mrs. Wheeler took the
best sort of care of her son's sweetheart,
but advised the couple to return to New
ark and make a second plea with Mr. Pe
trle. On their arrival Wheeler was ar
rested on a warrant charging abduction,
and sent to Jail In default of $3000 bail.
Miss Petrle was arrested also and sent
to the House of the Good Shepherd In
$2000 bail.
An indictment for abduction was found
against Wheeler and he was brought Into
court and arraigned. Mr. Petrle, more
bitter than ever against the secret serv
ice man, was in court also, telling how he
meant to prosecute, when Miss Petrle
came In and caught her father's hand.
Mr. Petrle melted completely and sudden
ly burst outi "Well, if you insist on mar
rying this man, who is old enough to be
your father. I must give my consent. I
withdraw the charge with the court's
permission."
The court was more than willing, and
Justice of the Peace Henry Bosset was
called. With the judge, jurymen and
court attendants standing about, the
marriage ceremony was performed. The
jurymen then took up a collection of $25
for a present to the bride.
Mrs. Wheeler spent the night with her
parents, and Wheeler was taken back to
Jail until the District Attorney could ar
range to quash the Indictment against
him.
$2 WORD FOR HIS STORY
SCRIBXER COX'TRACTS FOR
ROOSEVELT'S NEXT BOOK.
Story of His Hunt in Africa Brings
Highest Price Ever Paid for
Similar Work.
NEW YORK. July 10. The price Charles
Scrlbner's Sons will pay President Roose
velt for his account of his hunting trip
through the African jungles will be the
highest ever given to an author for a
work of similar length.
Not only will the President receive a
lun p Bum of between $60,000 and $75,000
for the serial privileges, but he will also
get a high royalty on the book, into
which the magazine articles will be in
corporated. It was learned on good authority
that this royalty is not less than 15
per cent on gross sales, and Is proba
bly as high as 20 per cent. It Is said
the publishers expect to sell enough
copies of the book so that the Presi
dent will receive In all $150,000. or
something like $2 a word.
"I see no objection to making public
the fact that we will publish the
President's story of his adventures in
Africa," said Charles Scribner this af
ternoon. "The details of the arrange
ment will have to come from Oyster
Bay, however. We understand that
the President wishes to announce them
himself In such length as he sees fit."
CORONER STOPS FUNERAL
Man Suspected of Killing Wife With
Poisoned Cakes.
CHICAGO, July 10. Preparations for
the burial of Mrs. Amanda Wentz were
stopped by the Coroner yesterday and the
woman's husband, Cornelius Wentz, a
cook, was placed in custody pending the
investigation of the woman's sudden
death.
The evidence which resulted In the move
was furnished the police by two women
friends of Mrs. Wentz. They said she
had requested them three weeks ago to
aid the police to investigate her death If
she should die suddenly. Mrs. Wentz. ac
cording to their story, said she feared her
husband was trying to kill her to hide
evidence of his mistreatment of her 13-year-old
stepdaughter. Elsie Loewer. Elsie
Loewer told the police that her step
father brought her some cakes before
they retired Wednesday night. She said
her mother was the only one who ate of
the cakes. -Wentz and his wife are said
to have quarreled frequently on account
of his stepdaughter.
Mrs. Scripps Buys Barbarossa.
LEXINGTON. Ky.. July 10. Clarence
Kerr, of this city, today sold the great
show mare Barbarossa to Mrs. E. W.
St-ripps. of California, for $3000. The
new owner will show the horse in the
East and West.
BIGGEST LUMBER
GUT IN HISTORY
Census Bureau Gives Out Fig
ures on Production for
Year 1907.
SHOWS 7.2 PER CENT GAIN
Total Is 40.056 Million Feet as
Compared With 37,551 Million
Feet In 1906 Increase In the
South Is Reported.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. July 10. The Bureau of the
Census, with the assistance of the For
est Service of the Department of Agri
culture, has for some years collected
statistics concerning the annual pro
duction of various forest products, and
the preliminary totals for the cut of
lumber, lath, and shingles for the year
ending December 31, 1307, have just
been made public.
Unusual importance Is attached to
the reports for the past year, which
show that the aggregate cut of lumber
in the United. States Increased from
37.o51.000.O00 feet, board measure, in
1906. to 40.256,000.000 feet In 1907 a
net gain of 2,705.000,000 feet, or 7.2 per
cent. For lath and shingles the total
production was 3,664.000,000 and 11 -950.000,000.
respectively. in 1907, as
against 3.813,000,000 and 11,858;000,000
respectively, in 1906 a decrease of
149.000.000. or 3.9 per cent in lath, and
an increase of 92.000.000, or eight-tenths
of 1 per cent In shingles. The number of
mills reporting In 1907 was 28,850, while
in 1906 the cut of 22,398 mills was covered.
Effect of the Recent Panic.
The substantial increase in the total
Pr.?uUfH?" of Iumbr m 1907 as compared
with 1906. in spite of the financial strin
gency which measurably affected most
lines of manufacture during a part of
the later year, is remarkable, and es
pecially so In view of certain well-known
local causes which also operated during
the whole or a part of the vear to reduce
the output of the regions affected. Aside
from the car shortage, which necessitated
a restriction of the cut in many localities
during the earlier months of the year,
the fact that the industry of lumber man
ufacture was practically suspended on
the Pflrlflft Pnaat aa.lv 4 . V- - ttii
' .7 i n't run, VI 1 1
account of the prospective raise in freight
"xl-"' "o rnuroaas wnicn handled the
product of the mills in this region, ma
terially affected the amount of output.
Furthermore a steady decline from year
to year is to be expected In the Lake
states, because of the rapid exhaustion
of their timber supply. In the Southern
states, however the principal producers
of lumber during recent years local con
ditions were substantially normal, but the
effect of the business depression obtain
ing throughout the country during the
latter part of 1907, while somewhat ob
scured, may nevertheless be discerned in
the showing for that region.
Increase In Southern States.
The unprecedented volume of building
operations under way during 1906 and the
earlier part of 1907 had created a demand
for yellow pine which reduced stocks and
kept the mills running at practically max
imum capacity during the major part of
the latter year for some months even
after the decline In building activity had
become general and pronounced. Fur
thermore these conditions brought into
operation many new mills, a fact which
also contributed tar a material Increase In
the nomal cut of the region through the
earlier months of 1907. The exceptionally
heavy production during this part of the
year Is more clearly indicated by the
figures when it Is borne in mind that
may of the large mills in the yellow pine
district were idle, or 'practically so, for
several weeks during the latter part of
the year. The greater thoroughness
which characterized the 1907 canvass un
doubtedly contributed In eome degree also
to the Increased totals for these states
as well as for other lumber regions of
the country.
Big Cut of Yellow Pine.
More than nine-tenths of the stand of
yellow pine Btumpag is in the Coast
states, from Virginia to Texas, inclusive,
and Arkansas. This group, together with
Kentucky and Tennessee, reported a total
lumber cut in 1907 of 17,694.218,000 feet by
11,396 mills, as against 15,096,110,000 feet
by 8143 mills in 1906 an increase of 17.2
per cent In production and 39.9 per ceit
in number of mills. Of this total output,
the several species of yellow pine long
leaf, short leaf, loblolly, Cuban, etc.
contributed 12.816,790.000 feet, or T2.4 per
cent, in 1907. and 11.298.014.000 feet, or 74.8
per cent, in 1906 an increase in the cut
of this wood o? 1,466,788.000 feet, or 13.4
per cent. Other woods showing Important
gains were: Oak. from 1,032,398,000 feet in
1906 to 1,465.763.000 feet In 1907; poplar,
from S26.162.000 feet to 427,426.000 feet; red
gum, from 286.696,000 feet to 472,754,000 feet;
and tupelo, from 42.624.000 feet to 66.894.000
feet. Oak and poplar are the principal
lumber trees of Kentucky and Tennessee.
It is possible that the Indicated increase
In the cut of these woods was due. In
part, to the substantially larger number
of mills reported for these states in 1907.
Xorth Atlantic Cut.
In New York and New England, where
the manufacturer of lumber and allied
products from standing timber still holds
a relatively high place among the indus
tries of the region, the totals were not
materially changed from those of the
preceding year; most ,of the states, how
ever, showed gains, and In a few in
stances the relative Increases were con
siderable. The total cut of New York
; , rugs
"sv SPECIAL
On sale today in the Carpet Department, sixth floor, a new lot of
these popular rags in 27-inch by 54-inch sizes; all new and attract
ive patterns, medallion centers, Oriental designs, floral settings,
etc.; these nigs sell regularly for $2.25. Mail, telephone or C.
0. D. orders will not be accepted. See specials on other pages.
OMPLETE-H0U5ETURni5HE
and New England combined 3.617.482,000
feet for 1907. exceeded that of 1906 by
348.214.000 feet, an increase of 10.7 per cent.
Such a showing is noteworthy in view of
the waning timber supply in this region
and the adverse business conditions pb
taining throughout a part of the period
covered. Practically the entire output of
the mills of this section, unlike that of
the mills In the Lake states, the Southern
states, and the Pacific Coast states. Is
marketed locally and Is insufficient in
quantity to satisfy the normal demand, a
considerable percentage of the product
consumed here being shipped in, chiefly
from the South and from the Lake re
gion. The falling off in the demand for
lumber in these states during the latter
part of 1907. therefore, while reflected
sharply In the decreased shipments Into
them, apparently had little or no bearing
on the output of the local mills, whose
capacity was still short of the demand.
Although the wood pulp industry is
making a heavy and increasing draft
upon the supply of spruce, this tree still
practically shares with white pine the
place of first importance among the lum
ber timbers of this region. The cut of
spruce reported in 1907 was 1,098,268.000
feet, an increase over 1906 of 75,914.000 feet,
or 7.4 per cent. It formed 80.4 per cent of
the total output of all lumber in these
states in 1907. while white pine con
tributed 31.8 per cent.
The total production of the Lake states
was 6.491.680,000 feet in 1907 and 6.219.728.000
feet in 1906, a decrease of 728.048.000 feet,
or 11.7 per cent. Among the various
species the greatest loss was in pine,
which decreased from 3.055.072,000 feet in
1906 to 2.497,505,000 feet in 1907. or 18.3 per
cent; while for hemlock, maple and bass
wood the relative decreases were only 8.8.
6.6 and 9 per cent, respectively, and for
birch there was an increase of 4.6 per
cent. In these states, as a whole, pine
still holds the place of first importance,
though the history of lumbering in Mich
igan, where with the passing of pine the
cut of the mills ran to hemlock and the
hard woods, is being repeated in Wiscon
sin. In this state in 1907 the reported
cut of pine for the first time fell below
that of hemlock, the output' of the latter
exceeding that of the former by 19.7 per
cent, while in 1906 the production of pine
was greater than that of hemlock by 13.1
per cent. In Minnesota the cut of pine
in 1907 formed 91.6 per cent of the total
lumber output of that state, and repre
sented 60.9 per cent of the aggregate cut
of this- wood in all the Lake states.
The report also contains statistics of
the cut for the years 1900. 1904 and 1905.
The total of 36.840.000,000 feet, board meas
ure, shown for 1900. is comparable with
the 37,551.000.000 and 40,256,000.000 feet re
ported for 1906 and 1907, respectively, as
the canvass for each of these years
covered both merchant and custom mills.
In 1904 and 1905 the recorded lumber cut
of the country was 34.135,000,000 feet and
30,503.000,000 feet, board measure, re
spectively. The figures for 1904 were com
piled at the quinquennial census of man
ufacturers of 1905, which was limited to
merchant mills, thus excluding small
neighborhood mills and those engaged ex
clusively in local custom sawing, which
probably accounts for the fact that the
total cut for that year was smaller than
in 1900, 1906 or 1907. The figures for 1905,
while doubtless covering the cut of most
of the large mills of the country, mani
festly fall short of giving complete figures
for that year. In order, however, that
the comparison of the annual cut might
be given as wide a scope as possible,
these figures for 1904 and 1905 are pre
sented, as they constitute the most com
plete record available for these years.
GREAT BRIDGE GOES DOWN
Many Workmen Drowned in River
Rhine at Cologne.
COLOGNE. July 10. The new bridge
under construction over the Rhine at
Cologne fell yesterday and many of the
workmen engaged on the structure lost
their lives. Up to noon 14 bodies had
been recovered and nine men had been
taken from the water seriously injured.
The scaffolding supporting the powerful
crane used in the erection of the central
span of the bridge collapsed and the
crashing down of the span carried down
several other spans. Several workmen
were thrown into the river. Some of
them are still underneath the scaffolding
and there is no hope whatever for their
recovery. The accident boats put out for
the scene and began the work of rescu.
About a score of struggling men were
quickly picked up. Police and fire bri
gades of Cologne were notified and hur
ried to the river to assist in the work of
salvage and rescue. They secured more
boats and succeeded in saving several
workmen.
TROOPS WILL AWE SNAKES
Acting Governor of Oklahoma Calls
Out Militia.
GUTHRIE. Okla.. July 10. Acting-Governor
George Bellamy has Just ordered
the company of the National Guard at
Chandler to proceed at once to the scene
of the Indian troubles. - The troops are
ordered out at the request of two sheriffs
and Adjutant-General Canton, who is on
the scene. Other companies were or
dered under arms.
Adjutant-General Frank Canton at 2
o'clock ordered Companies D, of Guthrie,
M, Oklahoma City, and K, Sapulpa, un
der arms to be held In readiness to leave
for the camp of Snake Indians near Hen
rietta, at a moment's notice.
Reports from Canton Indicate) that the
Snake Indians number 2000. Company B
left Chandler this afternoon ?or Hen
rietta. '
AGREEMENT . IS PERFECT
Mexican Ambassador Confers With
State Department on Raids.
-WASHINGTON. July 10. A perfect un
derstanding between Mexico and the
United States as to this Government's
purpose to take all steps possible to pre
vent violations of neutrality laws on the
Mexican border, was reached at a two
hours' conference between Acting Sec
retary of State Bacon and Ambassador
Creel.'
AXMINSTER
Mark These Days
are the "sunny days" the "red
letter days" when you want
to be at the top-notch of mental
vigor and physical power.
" FORCE " is made of the best white wheat, steam-cooked,
rolled into thin flakes, combined with the purest barley-malt
and baked. Always "crisp" it before serving it by pour
ing into a pan and wanning it in oven. Then serve in large
dish with cream, pnfng the flake in one side of the dish and
pouring the cream in the other side, dipping the flakes as eaten.
,
' Your Grocer Ws it.
No other Flaked Food is "just as good. "
SHI AT GORTELYOU
His Vice-Presidential Boom
Terrorizes Taft Men.
RELIEF WHEN IT BURSTS
Managers Opposed Nomination Be
cause They Realized His Name
on Ticket Would Do It
No Sort of Good.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. July 10. The Cortelyou Vic'a
Presidential boom did more to disturb
the Taft leaders than anything that hap
pened at Chicago, during or before the
convention. For a time there was genu
ine fear that the Cortelyou boom might
take hold, and not until Cortelyou talk
was completely subdued did the Taft
managers rest easily. Of all the men
mentioned for Taft's running mate, Cor
telyou was the least desired, because It
was recognized that he would bring no
support to the ticket, except support
which the head of the ticket did not care
to have the support of "Wall street.
In the country at large Cortelyou is
no drawing card; on the contrary, ptnee
he manipulated Treasury funds very
largely- in the interest of his Wall
street friends, the general public has lost
confidence in him. It was recognized
that the nomination of Cortelyou would
not affect the result in New York State,
nor would it place on the ticket a man
who could be used for campaign pur
poses. Cortelyou is not a man fitted for
stumping duty; it la a field in which he
is praotically -unacquainted, and one for
which he has no natural aptitude. More
over, in the Middle West, where the hard
Did you have
SliFcdded Wtteat
for breakfast this morning ?
After you have tried all the
"new ones" you will come back
to Shredded Wheat, the world's
best cereal food. Not so heat
ing as corn or oats and much
more nourishing and more easily
digested. Try it with milk or
cream or with fresh fruits. At
your grocers.
-
Always heat the Biscuit in oven to restore
crispness. Two Shredded Wheat Biscuits with
milk or cream will supply all the energy needed
for a hajf day's work. Try Toasted TRISCUIT,
the Shredded Wheat wafer, for- luncheon, with
butter, cheese or marmalade.
a
x Sunday
x Monday
x Tuesday
x Wednesday
x Thursday
x Friday
x Saturday
These are the days on
which you should eat
for breakfast. No
matter what you eat
on other days, these
fish tin of tho campaign is to take plaoe
Cortelyou is decidedly unpopular.
Senator Bourne and other of Taft's bit
ter enemies have long been crying that
Taft Is on too friendly terms with Wall
street, and have been prophesying that
Jf elected he would take orders from J.
Plerpont Morgan and other Wall-street
kings of finance. The charge is without
the slightest foundation, but having
been made. Taft and his friends realized
that the nomination of Cortelyou would
give strong color to the charge, and the
Wall-street cry would be hard to en
counter in the campaign.
The ichlef reason why Taft leaders ob
jected to Cortelyou was because of his
tie-up with Wall Street, but they were
also opposed to him because he Is not re
garded as a man of Presidential size;
neither Is he looked upon as a safe man
to place in a position where fate might
carry him into the White House. Up to
the time he became Secretary of the
Treasury, Cortelyou had the unbounded
confidence of the President and the entire
administration. When the financial crash
came last Fall, Cortelyou was not equal
to his job, and it became necessary for
the President to take hold of Treasury
affairs to some extent, though this has
never been officially admitted.
But even under these circumstances,
Cortelyou, while acting on his own in
itiative, managed to dump most of the
available Government money into the
banks of New York, to the detriment and
injury of banks in other parts of the
country, and from that day to this Cor
telyou has been stricken from the list of
first -favored.
Neither did he make a ten-etrlke with
the administration when he launched his
own Presidential boom. The way that
was squashed by a swing of the big stick
$s well remembered. Having been thus
rebuked by the President, it was believed
Cortelyou would keep a back seat to the
end of the administration. But he broke
loose again when the VIce-Presidentiel
nomination was open, and on that occa
sion, as previously, he had Wall Street
support. It required quick affirmative
action to put the Cortelyou Vice-Presidential
boom to sleep, and there was little
rest In the Taft camp until it was posi
tively known that the Cortelyou move
ment had beeif canned, and the lid sol
dered on.
From now until March 4 Cortelyou will
live a comparatively lonely life; he is at
outs with the present administration, and
with the incoming one. ill
Did You Have
BJR
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THE LITTLE
MONEY - MAKER
Sells Matches
and Advertises
Your
Business
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re....
(Improved 1XW
Model)
This little ma
chine Is a con
stant source of
Income, requires
1 1 1 tie attention.
Is a great con
venience to your
customers, and
can be made to
advertise your
business.
It sells for
one cent a vest
pocket package
of about fifty
small matches.
Why give away matches when
you can sell them at a profit and at
the same time please your custom
ers? A Trade Getter and Advertiser
The convenience of having a vest
pocket box of small matches Is much
appreciated by all smokers. If you
have one of our machines on your
cigar counter you will attract many
a man who wants the matches. Get
him into your store for that and
you are likely to gain a steady cus
tomer. Almost any decent man would
rather pay one cent for a pocket
box of fifty matches than to ask
for two or three matches free, espe
cially if he can get them from a ma
chine and does not have to wait tor
the clerk.
The machine Is also useful In dis
tributing advertising matter, as
you can paste a sticker on each
box calling attention to some spe
cialty which you handle.
Coupon Mchemes can also r.
worked to advantage by placing
coupons In the boxes of matches.
These coupons s re great trade get
ters, a number of them calling: for
some article In your store. They
bring the people back. These
coupons and stickers can be bought
for a trifle from your local printer,
or we will furnish them at cost.
The Machine
It is of iron, handsomely finished
in enamel and gilt, with a glass
front. The mechanism Is very sim
ple and durable, and It Is operated
by a single motion. The machine Is
not in the least oomplex. It is
equipped with rubber tips on the
bottom to prevent scratching, and It
takes up a space of only 6x6 inches
on your counter.
Profit 140
The matches sold In the machine
are the very best manufactured, and
we will sell them to you for 60
cents per gross (In 5-gross cases).
Tou sell them, from the machine for
$1.44 per gross, leaving a profit of
84 cents per gross, or 140 per cent
net profit on the cost price. Tou
also save the cost of matches, Which
you now slve away.
Our Proposition
Machine and T20 boxes -of
matches .$7.00
Machine without matches 4.00
Five gross (720) case of
matches 3.00
Single gross of matches.... .75
AGENTS WANTED EVERYWHERE!.
Order. Should Be Sent to
Orrin P. Spaulding
Manufacturers' Agent,
225 MarqMm Building,
PORTLAND, OREGON,
Distributer.
EDUCATIONAL.
GOOD POSITIONS
Await Graduates of
The Leading
BUSINESS COLLEGE
DAT AND NIGHT
Phone Main 590, A 1596.
SUMMER RESORTS.
ALASKA
$66
and Back
INCIA'DIXG BERTH AND MEALS.
The grandest vacation voyage in
the -world ia to Alaska via the "In
side passage," seasickness unknown,
viewing glaciers, totem poles, gold
mines,- mirages, historic settlements
the land of the midnight sun.
BESERVE BERTHS NOW It
PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP CO.
E. F. Ds Grandpre. P. A F. Agt.
Main 220 or A a23. 349 Washington Bt.
FOLEY HOT SPRINGS
Temperature 188 Pahr. Waters are most
valuable for rheumatism, stomach troubles
catarrh, ekln affections and private dis
eases. Altitude 2000 feet. Excellent hunting
and fishing. Hotel and cottages neatly fur
nished Rates 2 per day, including- bath,
steam room, tub bath, also fine swimming
tank. rmlly stage from Eugene. Address
P. F. HAFLENGER, Foley Springs, Or.
CASCADE MINERAL SPRINGS
Beat mountain resort on Coast, best
medicinal water, scenery, hunting' and
fishing, auto to Albany and return
daily. Headquarters at Revere Hotel,
Albany. For Information, reservations,
etc., write or phone to
G. M. GEISENDORFERf
Cascadia, Oregom.
LAKE CRESCENT.
The Sportsman's Paradise and Ideal Sum
mer Resort for Women and Children, Mag
nificent 6cnery. Fine Boating and Bathing.
THE LEADING PLACE.
MARVMKRE HOT EX
Mrs. Rose Sayldr-LltUeton, Prop.
Clallam Co. Piedmont p. O., Wwh.
Fine Table Fare, Plenty of Freah Milk,
Cream and Vegetables. Good Rooms, Cot
tages and Ten is. Lake Steamers Meet all
Stages. Rates $S Per Iyf SIS Per Week
Take fteam Launch Crescent and Flyer.
Portland Hotel
Lons: Beach, Washington.
Rates $2 per day; special rates for the
week. Comfortable and homelike and ex'
cellent table. An Ideal place to spend a
vacation. Eugene Hanneman, Prop.
Wilhoit Springs Hotel
F. W. McLAREN. Proprietor.
Stage leave, Oregon City Tuesday, Ttiura- .
day and Saturday u I 1. H. until July U
after that, dally.