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TIIE MORXIXG OREGOXIAN, MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 1908. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF OBEGONIAX TIXEFHOXXS. Pse. Ststea. ... ..Main 70TO Main TO70 Main TfT0 ..Main T070 . Main 7070 Main TO70 Main TuTO Homn. A orwa A 6fS A A 3 A IV i A .A Cmrn 1 1 n g- Ttaom City Circulation Xolnc Edltac Sunday Editor , Com poafrc-Room City Editor 6upt- BulMlnc . OHKOMAX AT RESOBTS. Tat anlckt and moat aattofartory aarrUt MiWdki fn. T-. Oi.nni.n at Summer rMOrtti tbrouah tta. follow-In- scents. City ratra All subscriptions vj biu are pajmoia w uTaro. Ktmii Park C. H. Hill Tha Brrakcra J- M. Arthur ior.c Bo.cn M. W. Rubin iaw - Strauhal Co. llwaco Railway company.. ... . ,N.ws Are at Gtarhart Diair A Co. nxmits Dresser Co. .ejort Gao. Sylvester Canon gprlnes Mineral Motol Oolites Sprint omicawi AMXS EM KNT 3. OBPHEUM THEATER fMorrlaon. between Mth and Seventh ) Advanced vauaavuia. Matinee. 2:13; tonight at 8.15. -BAITER. THEATER (Third, between Mor rison ud Tamhlll.) Grace Cameron Onera. ComDany In "Little Dollie Dimples." Tonight at 8:15. CRAND THEATER OVaahlnton. between Seventh and Park) Vaudeville d Luxe, 2:30. 7:30 and P. M. , . v- . nva TttfflTffB Wmirth and Stark.) --Continuous vaudeville, 2:30. 7:30 and 9:30 P. M. XTRIC THEATER tSeventh and Alder.) Blunkal Stock Company In "A Cele brated Cut." Every night at 8:15. Mstl neea, Tuesday. Tnursaay. Saturday and Sunday at 2:15. THE OAKS Allen CTurtla Musical Comedy Company In "A Lost Baby." in Air dome, at 8:15 free. Material tor Fills Abundant. The Pacific Bridge Company, which has erect ed a big plant at the foot of East Salmon street for carrying out its filling con tracts Is finding material abundant. Its big dredger, which can handle nearly 10. 000 cuhlo yards of gravel andi sand in 24 hours, has been scooping up material within a short distance of the company's dock for several months and still there Is an abundant aupply. The company has contracts In street fills on the East Side which will require over 4.000,000 cubic yards of material, and the main portion of this material will be scooped up be tween the Morrison and Madison bridges, end will greatly deepen this portion of the harbor. The company has built a series of temporary tracks independent of the streetcar tracks, and will operate night and day. Its next work will be on iEast Morrison, East Ninth, East Wash ington, East Alder and East Sixth streets. These fills are all east of Grand avenue. The general plan also la to fill up all the streets between t-'nion avenue and East First street, and follow that up by filling private property. Church Plans to Build. Members of the First Unlversallst Church of Good Tidings held an informal meeting yester day afternoon and discussed the pro gramme for the year. The main subject considered was an extension of the work. Requests have come for services in Ir vington, Sandy and Gresham, and an ef fort will be made to provide services In these places. The congregation also pro poses to erect a new church. A gift of RuOO toward such an edifice was received several months ago from the general con vention, but the question of a location has not yet been settled. The present site. East Eighth and East Couch streets, may not be retained. The church, since Dr. James X. Corby became pastor, has made rapid progress, and the need of a modern building is felt. Will Drain Hawthohnu Slough. The water In Hawthorne slough, at East Sal mon street, will be drained off through the Sunnysid sewer. In order to con duct It to the sewer the water must be raised several feet.' which will make a fair-sired lake. Dr. C. H. Raffety. of the Water Board, says that this lake would be one of the most attractive fea tures of Hawthorne Park should It be purchased by the city for park purposes. He believes that the city should own Hawthorne Park and then use this lake In the general scheme of its improvement. There are nine acres in the tract, partly covered with trees and partly open land Mrs. J. A. Hosbtman Dies. Word was received here yesterday of the death in Seattle of Mrs. John A. Honeyman. Mrs. Honeyman came to Portland from New Tork In 1869 and lived here until 190ft, when, with hex family, she . moved to Nelson, B. C, from which she removed In 19H6 to Vancouver, B. C. her home at the time of her death. A hemorrage of the brain, followed by a stroke of paral ysis, proved fatal. She Is survived by her husband, four sons and a daughter. The Interment takes place today at Vancou ver. B. C Funeral or Mas. Bournes. The funeral of Mrs. Beatrice M. Bourne was held yes terday afternoon from the home of her daughter, Mrs. H. M. Halle-r. East Sixth and Clackamas streets. The Interment will be at San. Diego. Cal. She was the mother of Mrs. H. M. Haller and W. H. Smith, of Portland; J. E. Bourne, of Sa lem; Mrs. P. F. Lancaster, Wlllits, Cal.; Mrs. D. H. Fraser. Calgary, Canada; Mrs. Charles G. Graham, and H H. Bourne, of Colorado Springs, Colo.; O. B. Bourne, Raton, X. M.; J. W. Bourne, St. Louis. Mo. Ad Clcb Will Resume. The Portland Ad Club will hold Its first regular meet ing of the Fall season Wednesday night at t o'clock in the convention hall of the Portland Commercial Club. Among the matters to come before the meeting will b the nomination of officers. Including executive committee, report of committee On fake advertising and discussion of the advisability of affiliating with the Pacific Coast Association. A large attendance Is expected. Mocict Tabor Club to Meet. The Mount Tabor Improvement Association will hold Its regular meeting- tomorrow night In Woodmen hall, on West avenue. All standing committees are expected to report at this meeting. There are com mittees on sewerage, hydrants, sanita tion, water, streets, fire protection, lights, choolhouse and grounds, parks, bridges and membership. The club is particularly Interested In parks, a new scboolhouse and the extension of Belmont street. Mat Open Ainb worth Avenub. A pe tinn Is being circulated to open Alnsworth avenue to Willamette boulevard. The thoroughfare Is partly closed at present. An open street Is desired so that children can go more directly to the Patton School. The Willamette Improvement Club will hold Its first meeting In Ander son's hall next Friday night and take up the question of opening this avenue. Mr. Waltkh H. Evans, secretary of the Department of Law. University of Oregon, can supply a limited amount of work to students enrolled In the law de partment. All who desire to avail them selves of this offer will kindly send In their applications at once to the office of the secretary. No. 611 Corbet t building, Portland. Or. . Rev. J. R. Wilson, D. IX, principal of Portland Academy, has returned to the city and will be at the office of the acad emy dally on and after September 1, for the enrollment of students. Hours 9 to 13 and 2 to S. Sargent at Seaside House. Open till Oct. 1. $2.50 per day. Make reservation . for September now. Few good rooms left. Commencing Sept. 1. we will resume the dally delivery of milk and cream. Wash ington Cream Co. Fob Rxjrr. A few nlee offices In The Oregonlan building. Bee Superintendent, room SOL Dr. A. G. Bettman, phys. and aurgeon, 832H 6th. cor. Harrison. Main 8256, A 2139. Jewish New Tear Cards. A full line Just received at GUI's. Dr. McCrackbn. dentist. Rothchild bid. Dr. E. C Brown, Era, Ear; Marquan. EHRixmta Piax Ecoenh Tiur. Mem ber of the Symphony Orchestra, which will participate in the exercises at the meeting- of the Mystic Shrine at Eugene, held a meeting at the Arlington Club Sat urday night. The proposed pilgrimage to Eugene was discussed and plans formu lated for assisting the Shriners of thai city In, the entertainment of the visitors. Those attending the meeting were: J. G. Mark. O. A Hartman. F. 8. Stanley, Geora-e H Kelly. J. E. Kelly. R. U Sim mons. OaotaJn Jack Speler, John Bur- v curd, Karl lively, D. Wight Edwards, 1 .-. . . m 1 1 A W V. . 11. iyier, A W. i t- 10"". Whitmer, J. F. Graham and A. H. La. Oriunizi Brtah-Kebn Club. A meet Ino- nf Democrats will be held tonight In the Carpenters' Union Hall, on Grand avenue and East Pine street, to organize a, Bryan-Kern Democratic Club. All Dem ocrats in the city have been asked to at tend this meeting. H. S. J. McAllister win sreslde. M. A. Miller, National commit teeman. Bert E. Haney, Mr.' McAllister and others will address the meeting. Tatlor-Strebt Church. Tonight. Hear Leon Louis Rice, of New Tork, The Great Tenor, Bight o'clock. Silver Otfkrixo." Mr. Rice Will Sixo "The Holt Cttt" Bt Request. - tvoi Ann Rxadt for business In the same place. 429 Washington. J. K. Stern, ladies: tailor. ' "A Celebrated Case at the Lyric AMONG the standard high-class melo dramas that have stood the severe criticism of time and numerous transla tions, there are two which perhaps are in the foreground, more prominent than any others. These are "The Two Or phans" and "A Celebrated Case." both French and both of the period of laces and frills, of small swords and powdered hair. The new Ervln Blunkall stock com pany presented the latter for the first time at the Lyric yesterday afternoon to a highly pleased audience. The plot of the play is so familiar to theatergoers that a detailed story of it seems to be a waste of effort. It Is In a. prologue and three acts, the two scenes of the prologue being laid In the home of Jean Renaud, a soldier In the French army, on the eve of the battle of Fontenoy. The second scene shows a camp of the King's troops. The first act occurs In the park of a famous cha teau, and the last two acts in the Inte rior of that chateau. Each of the scenes is powerfully dramatic, requiring mucn acting skill properly to interpret, but they are all pitched in a high key. The chief shortcoming of the sterling old drama is the almost entire lack of com edy, this element being supplied solely by Denis O'Rourke, the Irish sergeant. afterwards house servant, played by Alyn Lewis, and played very well, too. The chief honors are very evenly ai- vlded between four characters, and this accounts for the strength of the play as. vehicle for a stock company of ability. Ervin Blunkall, as the heroic soldier, who Is falsely accused of the murder of his wife and sentenced to the galleys for life, but cleared after 12 years of suffer ing, again demonstrates his ability to olay heroic roles effectively. Warda Howard, In the dual roles of Madeline, the wife who is murdered In the prologue, and Adrienne, the orphaned daughter In the play, does her work beautifully, ex cept that she makes her death scene a trifle more realistic than Is absolutely necessary. Dorothy Davis makes a great deal of her part of Valentine, while Carl Birch, as Count de Momay. the most villainous character among many bad French vil lains. Is exceptionally well cast. The re mainder of the cast appears to advan tage. The costuming and staging of the piece Is most elaborate and reflects great credit on the management. "A Cele brated Case' Is one of the most Inter esting of recent theatrical offerings, and Is worthy of liberal patronage. Last night's audience broke all records for the Lyric, the house being completely sold out at 6 o clock. Grease paints and professional 3 soppjle t Woodard. Clarke Co. OPPOSES CONCRETE MAIN Dr. Raffety .Favors Steel Pipe for 'ew Condnit. Dr. C. H. Raffety. member of the Water Board, is pronounced in his op position to the use of reinforced concrete for the second Bull Run conduit. He ex presses the opinion that to use concrete to build the conduit would be an ex tremely hazardous undertaking for the city. "I believe It would cost a great deal more than steel," he declared, "and as to the cost of maintenance, it would cost a great deal more. If anyone will ex amine the profile map of the present pipe line, he will see what a crooked line It Is. It is up on the hills and down In the valleys and across the levels. To build with concrete requires a solid foun dation. In places where It has been used for conduits It has been found that the foundations are of stone and Immovable. That la the first condition. To build on the crooked route of the pipe line with concrete would. In my Judg ment, be Impracticable. "Then concrete would leak under tha tremendous pressure to which It would be subjected at many places. Where there might happen to be a break. It would be a hard matter to make repairs. With sheet steel for the pipeline, there are none of these problems there will be no experiment. We know what we can do with steel and what It will stand. We can repair It quickly and do not have to shut off the water to do It. If there was a break In a concrete conduit, the water would have to be turned off, a section built up anew and then there Is a long wait for the concrete to become hardened. Where there is a leak In a steel pipe. It can be repaired Ink a few minutes with a steel screw. We can con trol electrolysis by embedding the pipe in gravel where the soil is of a clay na ture. I have been informed that some who have been advocating the use of concrete have come to the conclusion. after further investigations, ti.it it would not be practicable for the conduit." Dr. Raffety is equally opposed to the use of a wooden conduit, and says that the wooden mains In use in the city are giving much trouble by breaking. There will be a general discussion of the sub ject of steel, concrete and wood at the meeting of the federated clubs, Tues day night, September 8. FOREST MILLS UNDERWEAR "Forest Mills" underwear for women on sale toaay at reaucea prices. AH weights and grades. Black and colored dress goods and silks at sale prices. Mc- Allen & McDonnell, Third and Morri son. Cooking-School Commences. Starting Tuesday, Mrs. T. B. Wheelock, lecturer on cooking, will conduct school In basement annex of Honeyman Hard ware Company. Mrs. Wheelock has lec tured In 285 cities throughout the United States. Menu, September 1, 2 P. M. Pineapple Pudding, Lemon Pie. Whole Wheat Gems, .Salmon Cutlets. BRUTALITY CHARGED Coroner's Jury Blames Belcher in Scholl Case. WOMAN IS CHIEF WITNESS Miss Lola- Loomis Tells Graphic Story of Midnight Scene When Victim Was Left Suffer- -Ing on Ground. Solitary witness of "man's Inhuman ity to man." of which Captain C. T. RelohAr. nroorietor of the Collins Knrinars Hotel, is accused In connection with the death of Charles cnoii Good Samaritan Hospital, a woman ap peered before the Coroner's Jury yes terdav forenoon and rrapnicany o scribed the midnight scene when Scholl Is alleged to have been found by captain Belcher and left to suffer or to die. It was largely the testimony or tnis woman that caused the Jury to return a verdict against the proprietor of the hotel, accusing him of wanton cruelty and brutal neglect, tscnou s me wouia have been saved, the verdict says, had he received nrODer attention at the time of the accident. Woman Alone Eyewitness. This feminine witness to the horrl ble scene of human suffering Is MIbb Lola Loomis. a marker In a local laun dry. .She was a guest at the comns Springs Hotel at the time or tne acci dent that had so tragic an ending. She was the single witness to the meeting of Captain Belcher and the injured man, and her account of that meeting is widely different from the written statement of the hotel proprietor. It was two hours past midnight when she was awakened. Miss Loomis said. It was dark, fearfully so, and cold, as she raised herself suddenly In bed startled by the cries and moans of a man in deep distress. She sprang: quickly, out of bed, lighted a lamp and dressed nerseir. xne cries were airect ly beneath her window and were mad dening In their anguish. Belcher Goes to Investigate. Miss Loomis besought a man In room near hers to go to the sufferer's aid, but he refusied. She then rushed through the hallways to the room of Captain Belcher. Pounding on the door, she aroused him and bade him listen. He also heard the cries and quickly went to Investigate. lie seisea a lamp ana, witn tae woman following timidly at hla heels, went out on the balcony and peered Into the darkness. Below tbem, limp and helpless, lay a man. Captain Belcher called to him, but heard only continued cries for help. The hotel proprietor men went down the steps, lamp in hand, while the woman remained trembling on the bal cony. Reaching the spot. Captain Belcher held the light above his head and peered down at the prostrate fig ure. By the dim rays he and the woman saw the crouching figure of a man. his legs sprawled out, bis face upon the ground, and in so unnatural a position that his distress was plainly apparent. Pleads Piteonsly for Help. "Help! Help!" the suffered groaned. "Help me rise, and take me away from here." "Get up yourself and get out, or I'll put a rope around your neck" and pull you up. Captain Belcher replied, ac cording to Miss Loomis' statement upon the witness stand yesterday. "The man begged that a wire be taken off his leg," said the witness. "He seemed to think a wire was holding him and he was In great pain. When Captain Belcher commanded him to get up he replied that he would get up and walk away if he could do so on one leg. Then, with a slow and painful effort, he tried to rise. He failed, sim ply rising partly on his hands and fall ing over exhausted. Finally I went back to my room and Captain Beloher entered the house at that time. He locked the door and went down the hall to his room, I suppose. I could not rec ognise the man, and don't know wheth er Captain Belcher did or not." Writes Letter to Coroner. The inquest was called by Coroner Norden. Though the accident occurred in Klickitat county. Wash., and the dead man was a resident of Marlon county, this State, the duty of an inquest de volved upon Multnomah county of ficials, for It was In this city , that Scholl died. Many witnesses were sum moned. Among the number was Cap tain Belcher himself, who, however, found it impossible to attend. He wrote Coroner Norden that he would call upon him some time during this week. F. J. Hutchings, a traveling sales man who lives In Portland, was the first witness. His denunciation of Cap tain Beloher's treatment was severe. "It was the most flagrant case of brutality I ever encountered," he said In the coarse of his testimony, "and I cannot exaggerate It." Mr. Hatchings was awakened In the night, he said, by cries for aid. Some one waa in distress, he knew, and for several minutes he . heard the sufferer moaning and crying, begging some one not to tiurt mm. Only Curses for Victim. Next morning at 8 o'clock some other guests and myself found Scholl lying out on the ground and we carried him Into the power house," said Mr. Hutch ings. "He had been lying there between 12. and 2 o'clock that night until 8 In the morning. He was delirious. No at tention had been paid him, and I went to Belcher and asked him about it He told me that some had been trying to soak the boose out of himself and had raised all the noise the night before. He told another man be ought to have shot Scholl and wouldn't do a thing for him. wouldn't even give him a pleasant smile. " "I have had experiences wKh that kind while on the police force of Port land.' he said." Mr. Hutchings testified. "I got a night shirt and we bound up the broken leg as best we could and called for a doctor. An bid fossil came around looked at the man. felt his pulse, and, telling us that a compress might allay his sufferings, went away. 'It bad been bitterly cold that night and had been drizzling. The injured man had fallen on the ground, or got there some way, although I don't see bow It was possible for a 'man to have reached the place where be was found. He was forced to remain there all night. Guests Come to Relief. ' "Other guests and myself placed him on & couple of boards and carried him Into the pump-house. We made the chore boy go and get a blanket and after the doc tor refused to do anything we carried Scholl to the dock, from which, an hour or more later, he was taken aboard the Dalles City." Dr. Harry F. McKay was called and told of receiving the man at Good Sa maritan Hospital. He was accompanied by no one except the Elks who had met the steamer and had taken the injured man to the hospital. There was a double fracture of both bones in one leg. Dr. McKay testified. "It was at 7 o'clock when he reached the hospital" the surgeon said, "and he died at 1:40 o'clock that night. He died of exhaustion, with evidences of pneu monia. I came to the conclusion that pneumonia was caused by exposure and alcoholism. Whisky, however, could not have been the cause of his death." Many other witnesses testified, among them being Attorney V. K. Strode, of this city, who was at Collins Springs at the time of the accident; F. P. Bumgart ner, who was at the Couch-street dock when the Dalles City arrived; Tom Fal lon, who was also at the Springs; John Cordano, Headley Mitchell, purser on the Dalles City, and others. Salem Elks Send Lawyer. Attorney Carsens, representing the Elks of Salem, of which the dead man was a member, aided In the Investigation. John B. Coffey, exalted ruler of the local lodge of Elks, was also present and aided in the cross-questioning. The jury re turned a verdict. Including the following: "We also find that Captain C. T. Belcher, proprietor of the hotel, was aware of the accident to the deceased, and that he wilfully neglected the de ceased, Charles Scholl. and by the testi mony of witnesses It Is shown that Cap tain Belcher, after going to the place where the man lay on the ground, made no effort to ascertain his condition, whether injured 'or not, but instead treated him as if he had been affected with delirium tremens. It was also shown that in the presence of at least one witness he applied language that showed his actions to be of the most In human character. It is shown by the testimony of every witness that the de ceased was not under the Influence of liquor. "We .therefore, find that the deceased came to hla death from pneumonia su perinduced by exposure and exhaustion, and we believe that had the deceased received proper treatment at the time of his discovery his life would have been saved." In a letter presented to the jury from Captain Belcher he stated that he knew little of the details of the accident. State ments made by him in another letter were denied by Miss Loomis. The remains of young Schoil were buried yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock. COMES TO BELCHER'S AID His Friend Speaks Highly of His Conduct of Resort. E. L. Lowell city saleseman for Wad hams & Co., considers that an Injustice has been done Captain C. T. Belcher, owner of Collins Springs, in charging him with negligence in connection with the fatal injuries sustained at his resort last week by Charles Scholl, of Salem. Mr. Lowell Is a member of the Elks lodge and, while not criticising his fellow lodge members for the interest they have mani fested in probing Into the accident, be lieves they have acted precipitately ana without inquiring into the facts. "I have visited Captain, Belcher's resort several times and have always found It an orderly and well-managed place, said Mr. Lowell yesterday. "It Is in no sense a 'refuge for persons addicted to the liquor habit and. in fact, no liquor Is allowed on the premises. So far as the report that Scholl fell out of a sec ond-story window is concerned there was nothing to prevent him from doing so, for there was no railing to stop him. "It Is also charged that the building was In total darkness, the lights having been- turned off at 10 o'clock. It is true that Captain Belcher closes down his electric light plant at 10 o'clooK every night, but at that hour he lights tne Ker osene lamps all over the house and these are allowed to burn until daylight. It has also been reported that when Scholl was discovered in the morning, he was thrown Into the engine-room. This Is another Inaccuracy, the engine-room be ing a mile distant from the hotel, so, If the injured man was placed anywhere. he must have been placed In the hotel. 1 have no interest whatever in the controversy excer-C that of an old friend of Captain Belcher whom I know con ducts a perfectly reputable resort, and I consider that the lntimatlot that in this Instance he was negligent I innecessarlly reflects on him and the diameter of the place he is conducting." Ji BUSY WITH CITY CHARTER East Side Clubs Will Probably Make Some Suggestions. The charter advisory committee of the East Side Federated Clubs will meet tomorrow night at the Sargent Hotel to organize and discuss the Des Moines plan of municipal government and other matters. L. E. Bice was elected chairman at the laBt meeting. and at the next meeting it ls expected to elect a secretary and appoint sub committees so the work can be sys tematized. As outlined at the first meeting of the committee, it is not intended to form a charter or frame sections of a charter, but to consider such changes as may seein advisable. When the com mittee approves of a change In the present charter the substance of the change approved will be submitted to the regularly appointed charter board. A large number of amendments have been proposed and Indorsed by the civic Improvement organizations, and these will be threshed out before this com mittee. Several of the organizations have discussed and Indorsed the Des Moines plan of municipal government, the North Alblna Improvement Association being the first to do this. The matter of the Park Board taking charge of parked streets and caring for them also has been considered. A municipal plant to crush rock for street work ls another project quite generally favored. The matter of creating more wards on the East Side will also be consid ered. The Eighth Ward now extends to Rusaellvllle eastward and includes a large territory. HE FEARS LOSS IN HOPS Grower Say Current Prices Don't Pay Harvesting Crop. . MT. VERNOV. Wash.'. Auc. 2T (To the Editor.) Lr&at Tuesday's Oregonlan notes a number of nop contracts at T, Tv and S cents, with the comment that the sales show but little profit to the grower. The fact is It shows no profit, but on the con trary, a loss or z or 3 cents on the year's expenses. It will cost at least 7 cents ter pound to pick, dry and bale the hops, and inai leaves prac1.1ca.11y nommg lor me pre vious expenses of cultivation and btinginn the croo to maturity. Then, what ls the use of the grower assuming the cost and re sponsibility of harvesting: a crop for the mere cost of harvesting 7 There is some excuse for a man seliinr at such price later on. If that Is the best he can do, as he harvested on his own ac count with the hope of covering his year's expenses, 11 not man in g some profit "get ting his seed back." so to speak. But It ap- The Policyholders Company Orcgonlifc Is Best for UK BANK WITH A STRONG BANK ILLUSTRATION HO. 1 The Oldest Trust Company In Oregon Many people have money ly ing idle awaiting investment. Many banks and trust com panies issue time certificates of deposit on which they pay in terest. People do not take these be cause they do not want to lock up their funds for long periods. WE isue certificates and pay interest thereon without this ob jectionable feature. We shall be glad to explain if you will call on Portland Trust Company of Oregon S.E. CORNER THIRD AND OAK STREETS BENJ. I. COHEN' Prealdent H. L. P1TTOCK Vlce-Prenldent DR. A. 8. MCHOLS 2d Vlee-Pres't. B. LEE PAGET Secretary W. J. GIIX, Assistant Secretary C. W. DEC RAFF Cashier pears to be manifest folly to contract at mers COH OI Harvesting, axra run me nsK t: burning your buildings down In the bar Neither should a grower turn his yard and buildings over to curbstone speculators to overrun wltnout some suosrantiai remun eratlon and Indemnity for cultivation am expenses already Incurred, as is sometimes done. Such a course would be piling up the dread surplus with a vengeance with out hope of reward. "A word to the wise Ls sufficient," let us hope. J. POWEB. ' PERSONAL MENTION.' J. W. Seavey, a Eugene hop dealer, was at the Belvedere yesterday. Dur lng the day he made a tour of the val ley yards surrounding Portland In an automobile. J. H. Ackerman, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, has gone to Seattle and on Monday and Tuesday will deliver addresses before the city teachers Asso elation of that city. J. A. Pastabend, president of th Kelso Gold Mining and Milling Com pany, which Is operating in the Bo hernia district, was registered at the Belvedere yesterday.. Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Munhall, of Nam pa, Idaho, are visiting friends in Port land. Mr. Munhall is cashier of the Bank of Nampa, and they are regis tered at the Belvedere. Deputy District Attorney and Mrs David N. Mosessohn and children, Zelda and Boris, have returned home from Seavlew, Wash., where Mr. Mosessohn's family spent the Summer months. Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Hyde, of Castle Rock, Wash., are spending their honey moon in this city, being registered at the Oregon. Mrs. Hyde, nee Miss Anna E. Wallace, reached Portland Thursday from Belvidere, 111., her marriage to Mr. Hyde occurring yesterday at the home of friends in this city. ' Mrs. E. F. Murray, of San Francisco registered at the Portland Hotel yes terday. Last Monday Mrs. Murray was one of the victims of the lone high wayman that held up and robbed 12S tourists In Tellowstone National Park and secured cash , booty to the amount of $2000. James M. Kyle, manager of the Page Ranch Company, registered yesterday at the Imperial from Echo. Mr. Kyle reports that the people of Umatilla County are prosperous and contented crops yielding a larger harvest than was expected. He says there ls great activity In the different irrigation proj ects In Umatilla County and land val ues have been stimulated thereby, one tract of wheat land having been sold recently for $90 an acre. NEW YORK, Aug. 30. (Special.) Peo ple from the Northwest registered at New York hotels today as follows: From Portland W. J. Petrain, at the Marlborough. From Seattle E. A: Seabury, at the Im perial; G. Worthington and wife, at the Savoy; C. J. Iverson, H. J. Moss, P. Richardson, at the York. From Tacoma G. Smith and wife, at the Seville: J. McCormlck, at the Hoff man. WHEREJO DINE. All the delicacies of the season at the Portland Restaurant; fine private apart ments for ladles. 806 Wash., near Fifth. Toasted Wheat Flakes Th Ideal Summer Food EGG-O-SEE is choicest Pacific Coast white wheat, thoroughly steam cooked, rolled into thin, tender flakes and toasted to a crisp brown. A most tasty breakfast. Appetiiinf, Satiffyinf, Wholesome All Grocers, 10 cents back to natur FredPrehn,DJ). SU.00 Full Ret of Teetb, ss.oo. Crowns and Bridge work. SS.OO. Boom 405, Dele urn. Open Kvenlnc, Till T. Home Office: CORBETT BT7IIJIJfa, Corner Fifth and Moniaon Streets, PORTLAND. OREGON. A. Jj. MILLS.. L. BAMTjEL. . CLARENCE) S. President . . . . .General Manager SAMUEL, Aut Mar. Oregonians PORTLAND RAIL WA Y, LIGHT BULLETIN NO. 12 "Cheap Electric Light?" YES! Bulletin No. 10, appearing in the Telegram of August 8th, and in The Oregonian and Journal August 8th and 9th, showed the advantage of Tungsten lamps over other forms of illumination. It was hased on a very careful calculation of facts as to gas arcs, and the cost of a 200-candle-power Tungsten arc per month, aa shown therein, included the cost of renewal. , Comparison With" Gas' In comparing Tungsten lamp with the costiof gas are, the con sumption of both was based on actual tests. Gas arc catalogues, showing the consumption of gas, base their figures on a gas pressure, of V2 inches, and a consumption of about 16 cubic feet per hour. As a matter of fact, tests in Portland show that the gas pressure is considerably higher than this, and that the actual consumption of the gas arc runs from 24 to 28y2 cubic feet per hour. Even a superficial observation of the operation of the twotypes of illuminants will show that the gas arc is also subject to depre ciation, as may be frequently seen by the mantles becoming black in part or in whole; the loss of light from this cause being far greater than from the blackening of electric light bulbs. Gas man tles are also somewhat brittle iu their nature, as any user can tes tify who has had occasion to handle or-renew them. For the benefit of consumers, thefollowing table is republished: Hours Per Day. 3... 4... 5... 6... 7.., 8... 9... 10.'.. 11... 12.., 13 14 15 16 17 18 THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE Head Office: Toronto, Canada. Foreign Exchange bought and sold. Drafts Issued payable in all principal cities. BANKING BY MAIL Either checking or interest-bearing accounts may be opened by mail. Correspondence invited. A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED Portland Branch. PORTLAND OUR SERVICE The banking service which a business man receives is an important matter to him, as it contributes largely to his success. It saves his time and energies, prevents embarrassment and disappointment. This bank was organized in the year 1883, and has constantly given faithful sen-ice, extending every courtesy and attention to its depositors. SMOKE A. Santaclla & Co., Makers, Tampa The Hart Cigar Co., Distributors E3TII3 We have a new plant, modern in every detail, and do all kinds of high grade Commercial and Book Printing. If you appreciate good printing at a reasonable price, give us your next order A. E. Kern & Co. Second and Salmon Streets Telephones: Main 5637 ; A 2686 & PO WER 'CO. 200 CP. Gas Arc. . Oost. 2.39 ., 3.19 . . 3.99 .. 4.79 . . 5.59 . . 6.38 .. 7.18 . . 7.98 .. 8.78 .. 9.58 200 CP. Tungsten Arc. Cost. $2.25 2.78. 3.29 3.80 4.31 4.82 5.34 5.84 6.36 6.89 7.40 7.90 8.52 8.93 9.45 9.96 10.37 11.17 1197 12.77 13.57 14.36 911 F. C. Malpas, Manager, OREGON Don't Pay SOc for BUTTER 5000 BOLLS NO. 1 CREAMERY BUTTER, 60c Eggs, per dozen 25 and 30 Hams, per lb 16 Cheese, per lb 15 and 17d Swiss Cheese, per lb 25 Limburger, per lb 25 and 30 La Grande Creamery 264 Yamhill Street. cbwab Printing Co. BEST troxn SEASONABLE PRICES 247'; SXA.K.K STREET Pianos for Rent and sold on easy payment. H. BLNSHEIXER, 72 THLRD ST.