13
GORE PLEASES BIG
CROWD AT ARMORY
Blind Senator From Oklahoma
Delivers Good-Natured
Campaign Speech.
IS SILENT AS TO HASKELL
Blames Republicans for All Ills of
Xatlon Governor Chamberlain
Occupies Seat on Platform,
bnt Says Nothing.
Three thousand people assembled In the
Armory last night and listened to a roua
lng epeech of two and one-half hours'
duration by Thomas P. -Gore, the blind
United States Senator, from Oklahoma.
the occasion being the formal opening
of the Democratic campaign In Oregon.
The meeting was characterized through
out by enthusiasm, and the name of
William Jennings Bryan was cheered
whenever mentioned. The candidate was
lauded, the platform upon which he is
running was praised, and Its principal
planks explained from the partisan point
of view. The speaker was frequently ap
plauded, and especially did the great
audience break forth In laughter at the
humor and wit with which the lengthy
address was interspersed. The speech
was notably good-natured.
Senator Gore avoided any reference
to the sensational charges that have
been published In the newspapers re
lating to Governor Haskell, of Okla
homa, who Is also treasurer of the
Democratic National committee, al
though the speaker did not forget to
accuse the Republican party and Its
leading representatives with shady
transactions or to cast all manner of
uncomplimentary remarks in their
direction. He assailed the Republican
candidates, attacked the Chicago plat
form and charged up to the Repub
lican administration everything bad
that has happened in recent years.
Put the Democrats in power, he said,
and all evils will be remedied, includ
ing bank failures and panics, which, he
said, would be prevented by the appli
cation of Bryan's bank deposit guar
antee system.
Senator Gore was escorted to the plat
form by ex-United States Senator John It.
Gearin and George H. Thomas, chairman
of the Democratic County Central Com
mittee. As the blind statesman mounted
the rostrum, great cheers broke forth all
over the Armory, continuing until Mr.
Thomas arose and. In a brief speech, .in
troduced Mr. Gearin. The latter declared
himself Immensely pleased to be selected
for such a pleasant task as introducing
so distinguished a Senator;" said that
Oklahoma is perhaps the most Democratic
of all the states In the Union, and that
It has always been characterized by the
progressive spirit of Its people. The best
thing It has ever done, said Senator Gear
In, was to elect Thomas P. Gore to the
United States Senate.
Chamberlain on Platform.
While Governor George B. Chamber
lain was present, and occupied a prom
inent place on the platform with other
leading Democrats, he did not speak
at all, although it had been generally
supposed that he would have some
thing to say. County Chairman
Thomas announced that the Governor
will later deliver a campaign speech,
however.
The people gave Senator Gore a
great ovation as he was led forward
by Senator Gearin. The applause con
tinued quite a while, and the blind
Senator stood silent until it ceased,
when he expressed hearty appreciation
at his reception In Portland, and he
also thanked Senator Gearin for the
kind words about the accomplishments
of Oklahoma.
'"I feel like a neighbor to Oregon." said
Senator Gore, "because we of the West all
account ourselves friends. Oklahoma is
the most Democratic state in the Union,
for there we have in force the principles
of the Democracy, Instead of the mere
form. I think that the West has all the
advantage over the East. Tou know I
sometimes tell my Eastern friends that
we of the West have to look to the East
for our sunrises, our Presidents and our
panics. (Applause.) But I now tell them,
we are to go them one better, and this
time the West will throw In a President,
as well. (Cheers.)
"Here and now I want to go on record
as being a friend to Portland," continued
Senator Gore. "I want you people here
to have anything you want, from a peni
tentiary to an insane asylum: I don't
know which you need worse I can tell
better after the election in November.
(Cheers.) 1 say that we propose to give
you folks just what you want, and when
Senator chamberlain here comes to
Washington, Mississippi will have seven
native sons in the Congress of this coun
try. We w-ill form a 'flying wedge' and
we will give every man in Oregon a pen
sion or an office."
TelU Things on Our George.
"I don't know whether you know it.
but Governor Chamberlain and I grew up
together down in Mississippi. Now,
I'm going to tell some things on him,
which he irmy have kept secret out here
In Oregon; but I can't help that. He and
1 grew to manhood without ever riding
on the train, and one day when we were
Brown up, we decided to go down to
Georgia on a little trip. I was telling a
friend about It, and he said. 'Are you
going down on the cannon ball? I satd
'No. we're going on the train.' Well,
we got there, and were hungry. So we
went into a restaurant, and were sitting
at the table, wtien I saw some celery. I
said. George, what do you reckon that
tliere alfalfa's here for. anyway. He
passed It up. Just about that time, the
waiter arrived. Said he. 'will you have
same oatmeal?' George replied, "Say,
If this is a bloomln' livery stable we've
got Into. I'm goin' to go right now."
Well, that was long ago, but when
George Is sent to the Senate by the good
people of Oregon, we will hid hiin wel
come 1n the restaurants of Washington.
"Now. my friends. I am pleased tonight
because I am reliably informed that there
re some Republican friends here. I re
peat. 1 am pleased with their presence.
I like to have a few of them: I really like
a few of them Just a few. The Republi
cans of Oregon are all right, but there's
too many of them that's all. But I take
It that they are the very best of Repub
licans, for they have given you the two
great measures of the people the initia
tive and referendum, and they are going
to send a good Democrat to the Senate,
for they are very sensible. Yes. the Re
publicans are Just as sensible as we are,
but of course, they don't act like It.
"Now. my friends, the Republican party
has done much for this country; It is
true that it struck the shackles from the
slaves and made this indeed, as well as
In name, the land of the free: but I want
to tell you that the Republican party of
today Is not the Republican party of the
long ago. The organizers of that party
forsook it before they died and the leaders
of It today are worshiping before strange
gods The Democracy Is the only party
at this hour that really stands for the
principles of liberty and equal rights for j
all; the only party which still holds that
all men are created equal; the only party
which holds out hope for the tollers.
Judge Taft. the Republican nominee. Is
the proven enemy of the man that toils,
as he is the avowed opponent of consti
tutional government.
"Taft came down into Oklahoma be
fore the election at which the consti
tution of our state was adopted, and
talked against the initiative and
referendum, and he told us that it
struck at the very vitals of govern
ment; he reflected upon our Judgment,
friends, and he reflected upon the
Judgment of the people of Oregon, and
you ought to resent it here, in a Re
publican state, which Is going to send
a -Democratic Senator to Washington.
.j , . ma that T
Aim, rigui Jlii tr . x w ft j -
favor the election of Senators by the I
direct vote of the people. (Cheers.) A
long time ago Alexander Mamiiljon.
advocated the election of Senators for
life, and say, that used to be the most
horrible thing in my mind, but since I
got that little bob-tailed title myself,
I am coining to think it not a bad
Idea at all. (Laughter.) But I hope
you won't tell any one that I said this,
for I dou't want it to get down Into
Oklahoma.
"The Ananias Club, friends, is the
most popular organization in America
today. Now, how about the Republican
party, the Administration which has so
long been' in absolute control of this
country? Can anyone say that the
members of Congress are sanctified and
therefore cannot sin, with such men
as Depew, Piatt and myself being
there? Or, can you say the same of
the House, with "Uncle Joe' sitting on
the lid, and crying, 'Stand pat?' and
there's nothing doing? And right here,
I want to tell you that no self-respecting
toller can afford to vete for the Re
publican representative from this dis
trict who will not take a pledge not to
vote for Cannon for Speaker, either In
or out of caucus."
Senator Gore then proceeded to detail
the rapid growth of the trusts under the
Republican administration, as he said,
and charged that, while the Republican
party says it is the enemy of the trusts,
and that they must be curbed and regu
lated, that trusts have flourished under
its absolute control. Every article of
household use, he said, is trust-controlled.
Every one has to pay tribute to a trust.
"I tell you what I did, too," said Sena
tor Gore, "when the beef trust was up for
consideration last session. 1 voted not
only to make them Indorse the date of
canning, but also to state the disease
with which the cow died." (Laughter.)
"They tell us that they are the enemy
of the trusts," said Senator Gore, "but I
want to tell you that, with ell the mighty
power of the Administration; with the
Army and Navy; with the Supreme Court
solidly Republican; having control of
both branches of the house and with that
celebrated 'big stick,' ihat they have
killed Just one trust our trust in God.'
(Cheers.) And I want to say to you,
friends, that, speaking Just tor myself.
I don't approve of the removal of that
phrase from our coins, the removing of
our trust in God, any more than I favor
the elimination of Jesus Christ from our
religion. (Cheers.)
"Speaking of trusts, I will give JSOO to
any one who will show me the cemetery,
where lie all those trusts said to have
been killed by the Republican party. I
will give you 1000 years to make the
report, but I want to see that cemetery:
I want to go there and weep tears of
Joy over the graves of those murdered
trusts. However, the trusts are the
offspring of the Republican party, and I
am not mean enough to say that even
tile Republican party would murder Its
own children."
Pays Respects to Platform.
Senator Gore then attacked the Republi
can platform, and declared that it offers
nothing of relief to the country. Taft's
tariff policy, said he. Is too indefinite;
and charged that the Republicans have
thrice revised it, always up, Instead of
down, and compared the party to a
young woman, who refused to permit her
lover to kiss her until after they were
pronounced man and wife.
"Why was it you refused to permit me
to kiss you until we were married?"
asked the bridegroom, and she replied.
Why. I had been fooled that way three
times before and didn't propose to take
another chance."
Senator Gore declared In favor of pub
licity of campaign funds, and charged
that the Republicans are less scrupulous
about taking money.
'President Roosevelt called Harnman
an undesirable citizen," said Senator
Gore, "but he called- Rockefeller and
Morgan 'conservative and substantial
business men,' but I tell you they all
look alike to me."
Says Bank Guarantee 'Works.
Senator Gore then explained the Bryan
bank guarantee system, and declared that
It had already worked very successfully
In Oklahoma. He closed with glowing
tributes to Mr. Bryan, saying that the
candidate Is absolutely untrammelled,
and that, if elected, he is in a position
to reduce the tariff, Inaugurate the bank
deposit system or institute any other
reforms advocated by the party without
bankrupting his friends. r
"With Bryan in the Presidential chair."
said Senator Gore, there will be no
panics, such as was created recently
under the Republican Administration by
a few financial pirates."
Senator Gore reached Portland, from
the Sound, at 8:90 o'clock yesterday morn
ing, and was met at the Union Station
by a reception committee. Robert D. In
ninn and Miss Inman were 1n waiting
with three automobiles, and escorted the
party up town. After breakfast. Miss
Inman took the Senator for a ride
through the City Park, to the Forestry
building and over the East Side. During
his sojourn here, the Senator was the
guest of D. M. Watson. The Senator left
for the south on the Southern Pacific
train at 1:30 o'clock this morning, and
will speak at Cottage Grove tonight. He
expressed great appreciation for his
cordial welcome In Portland and he was
especially grateful for the delightful
automobile ride.
FORMER CASHIER ACCUSED
E. B. Sweet, of Prescott, Arrested on
Charge of Taking $5000.
WALU WAILA, "Wash., Sept. 25.
(Special.) Charged with embezzling
more than $5000 from the First State
Bank, of Prescott, Edward B. Sweet,
ex-cashier of the Institution, was ar
rested by Sheriff James H. Haviland
this afternoon and is now lodged In
the County Jail, where he awaits hear
in before the Superior Court.
Owinff to frequent irregularities, the
directors of the bank deposed Sweet
from his position as cashier more than
two months ago, but because of no
actual proof he was not arrested.
When taken, the ex-cashier was sit
ting calmly In the rear end of one
of the Prescott drug stores telling a
story to ome of his companions. He
made no resistance when taken by the
Sheriff and has maintained absolute
alienee ever since, neither denying nor
confirming his guilt or innocence.
Former Portland Girl 111.
CASTLE ROCK, Wash., Sept. 23.
(Special.) Miss Beatrice McClane,
daughter of the editor of the Advocate,
published in this city, has been seri
ously ill for several days, with an af
fection of the heart. At lat reports
she ia somewhat better, but Is very
weak. Miss McC.ane is well known
in Portland, where she formerly lived.
Baseball Magnate Dies.
CLEVELAND, O- Sept. 25. Frank De
Haas Robinson, owner of the St. Louis
National League baseball club, street
car promoter and capitalist, died sud
denly at his home here tonight.
RI
GUARANTY
PLAN DISSEGTEO
Laughlin Shows It Would
Make Good Bankers Pay
for Bad Ones' Sins.
SHOWS BRYAN'S FALLACY
Merciless Discussion of Peerless
One's New Panacea Proves It
Based on Ignorance of Whole
Banking Business.
LINCOLN, Neb., Sept. 25. A communi
cation from James B. Hill and an ad
dress by Professor Lawrence Laughlin,
of Chicago University, were features of
the Nebraska bankers' convention today.
Mr. Hill declared the bank guaranty
scheme the latest financial fad. He as
sorted that for several years the rail
road business had been the object of in
cessant attack. Concerning recent legis
lation, he said:
"The American people are a good deal
like the child that plants and waters a
seed or shoot and then digs It up every
morning to see If it grows. We heap
statute on statute without a moment for
rest or reVuperation. The effect on busi
ness has been exactly what the process
would lead us to expect. It has suffered
as a man would who should buy every
patent medicine advertised and try them
all at the same time on hie own person."
Professor Laughlin discussed the various
phases of the banking guaranty question.
He said in part:
The argument in favor of insuring deposits
J addressed to two classes of persons, first,
the depositors; second, the bankere and stock
holder! in bank?.
In this country there are persons who aro
willing to set class against class, to stir up
antagonism between interests which are really
bound together, provided they can thereby
create political issues on which they can be
voted into office. Now an attempt peema
to b made to eet the interests of l.VOOO.OOi
depositors of the country against those of
the 1.50O.O0O of stockholders in banks. In
truth, their interests are bound up together;
the loss of one is the lose of the other. No
antagonism exists between them; and the only
explanation of an attempt to create such an
antagonism must be due to the supposition
that there are 1 5,000. 'JOO -wotes among tha
depositors and only l.St'ft.uOO among the banlt
stockholders a supposition so inconceivable
to a loyal American that we must dismiss
it at once. The solvency of a bank is de
pendent on the solvency of the business) men
who are its customers and borrowers, and
the depositors whose funds are loaned are no
more interested in the solvency of these busi
ness men than the bank itself. The passen
ger on a steamer and the owners of the
steamer are equally interested in not having
the steamer eink. So it is with the depositor
ana tne Dank.
Service Rendered by Banks.
It Ia said that It is the defositor who makes
arming prontaoie. Here appears a miscon
ception as to the banking business. In rear
ity the deposits are only the raw material
lor pro tits; they must be wisely and skill
fully managed end invested or there would
be not only no profits, but even losses. In
banking wo shall see that practicably every
thing depends upon wise, honest and capa
ble management.
People deposit in banks voluntarily becatuw
they get privileges fn return. The banks
provide the mort convenient, least expensive
and most generally uwd medium of excheng
ever deviled, by which payments can he
made anywhere in the land, and all the ex
pense of this bookkeeping is usually given
free to the depositor. All the monetary
services of the general Government, all tho
i5suvs of every kind of paper money, do not
begin to compare with the work Vf exchang
ing goods done by the banks and clearing
houses through checks drawn by depositors
on thfir accounts. Take that away from th
depositors for 24 hours and the whole trade
of the country would be paralyzed, and yet
thre nre persons so ignorant as to say that
depopitors are not given anything in return
by the banks.
The ignorance of commercial banking shown
by the advocates of a guaranty of deposits
gfes tlll further when they demand- such a
guaranty on the ground of Justice to depos
itors; that they ought to have a place where
in they could leave money and get it again
whenever they want it. If . depositor wishes
these things without the privileges of a com
mercial bank, he can put his money is a
safety vault. In a commercial bank it is
never pretended that, if all depositors wanted
their money, they could get it. Why ? Be
cause a commercial hank could not exist If it
did not invest funds deposited with it. Yet
the agitator, who dues not eem to know the
difference between a safety vault and a com
mercial bank, asks that banks should re
ceive the deposits, but in the same breath
he asks that they should never do anything
with them.
The childish ignorance shown by the advo
cates of insurance of deposits In no part of
their argument appears more amazing than
in not knowing that the banks now put up a
verv terse fund as a security for depositors.
Is It conceivable that the political orators
do not know that there Is already a guar
anty fund for the ultimate payment of de
posits? The capital, surplus and undivided
profits 1s today the buffer between the de
positor and loss. Only after the misjudge
ment of a bank has destroyed Its capital,
surplus, profits and shareholders' liability can
the depositor suffer loss.
Absolute. Security Impossible.
The advocates of a guaranty fund make -the
further exhibit of ignorance by saying if
the lews by failure of National banks is so
small, why not go further and give us ab
solute ecurity ? Absolute security Indeed.
As if anything In human affairs is capable
of absolute certainty. Men are not yet per
fect, and a bank does bus) news with fallible
human beings. Why not ask a clerygyman
on becoming pastor of a church to give abso
lute security tht no one in his flock will
ever tell a lie, commit an error In conduct or
go to hell Are? Why not make the doctors
give a guaranty t'bat no patient shall ever
die?
Panks or any bue-lness enterprise can no
more promise absolute security than a father
can promise the moon to a spoiled baby.
There will always be risks so long as men
are fallible. That management Is best which
makes the least mistakes.
The scheme to injure deposits requires all
banks, good and bad, to contribute to a fund
to pay off depositors in Institutions that have
failed. The mor successful the bank the
more It must pay into the fund; the less suc
cessful the bank the less it pays Into the
fund. The successful are to pay for the
mismanagement of the unsuccessful. If a
burglar mhs another man's house, go to the
most honest man in the place and rob him to
pay for the loss of the other man; it will
increaie the eagerness of all men to be
homst and discourage burglars. The scheme
perfect; it would work perfectly In an in
sane asylum.
. Bryan Shows Ignorance.
Mr. Bryan has well said, and we must all
agree with him: "One of the things I want
to see adopted In the form of regulation of
banks in the near future is the law that will
put the penalty on the right man and not on
the community." If the Fhigllfh language
conveys meaning clearly those words mean
that Mr. Bryan favors penalizing the man
who cheated his depositors by bad loans,
and not the man who protected "hi deposi
tor by safe loans. If that Is the case, it is
logical to suppose that Mr. Bryan Is radi
cally opposed to the guaranty of deposits. To
suggest that sound banks snould pay the cus
tomers of unexiund banka in cases of failure
puts the responsibility and the penalty on the
wrong persons and violates very principle
of Justice and fairness between men.
The persistent failure to understand the
patent facts of banking Is disclosed, also, in
the contention that a guaranty eyrtem would
discourage reckless banking. Mr. Bryaa says:
"Under this plan of securing the depositor,
the stockholder loses all that he has before
any other bank loses anything. Not only
does he lose all his stock, but he also loses
the penalty that the law fixes, and the loss
of the stock and the penalty aTe enough to
make him exercise care." It really amazes
one to find any one. so ignorant of our Na
tional system as this. Is it possible that he
doe not know that under existing law every
hank must first lose all its capital, surplus,
undivided profits and stockholders' liability
be fore tti a de pos I tor loses ? Then, from M r.
Brywn's own point of view, just as things are
todav. we have all the conditions to injure
vigilance Just as well as If we had the much
vaunted guaranty of deposits'.
Perdue's Antecedents Vnknown.
HILLS BORO, Or., Sept. 25. (Spc-
cial.) All efforts of Sheriff Hancock to
ascertain the former residence of
Elmer Perdue, murdered by Walter
Johnson, above Buxton, July 3, so far
have failed. He received advices from
Sparta, N. C, this morning, saying that
while there were many Perdues In that
section of North Carolina, and 3ust
across the Virginia line, no one seems
to have heard of the dead man or his
relatives.
Afternoon and Klght at Helli-.
Thera will bs two performances at the
Hellig Theater. Fourteenth and Washing
ton vneii, today. A special-price- matinee
at 2:15 and the lart at 8:15. The attraction
will be the favorite comedian,. Kolb and
Dill, and their excellent supporting- com
pany in the merry musical-comedy, "Lone
some Town." This will afford your last op
portunity of seeing these funny fellow who
have crowded the Hellig this week.
"A Glided Fool" Closes Tonight.
The closing two performances of Baker
Stock Company In Nat Goodwill's greatest
success, "A Gilded Fool," at the Bungalow
will be given this afternoon and tonight.
Sydney Ayres as Chancey Short, the fool,
gives a wonderfully natural and artistic
performance of the role Good-win baa mad
famous.
"The Royal Chef Matinee Today.
"The Royal Chef will be given at the
popular-price matinee at the Baker this
afternoon and close Us engagement to
night. This Is the first time Portland
theatergoers have had the opportunity of
setting an auracijuu ui luib viauuiu.
prices that come within the scope of every-
"Tenneasee's Partner" Today.
The Blunkall company will give a grand
matinee performance of that splendid West
ern drama, "Tennessee's Partner," today,
and will certainly please the many patrons
of that popular theater. It is a play that
arouses the greatest enthusiasm among the
theater-goers.
Georgia Harper at the Star.
Miss Georgia Harper Is presenting at the
Star all this week the four-act comedy
drama Nell Gwinne. The story of the play
is interesting. All special scenery is used in
the production of this play ana tne cosium
lng Is correct In every detail.
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
"Coming Thro Rye," Tomorrow.
Beginning tomorrow (Sunday) night at
8:15 o'clock and continuing the following
three nights with a special matinee Wednes
day afternoon, the attraction at the Hellig
Theater, Fourteentn ana wasningion Bireon,
will be the beautiful musical comedy suc
cess, "Coming Thro' the Rye." Seats are
now selling at theater for the engagement.
"The Girl of the Golden West."
Everyone who knows anything about
things theatrical at all, knows that the
Baker Stock Company's next week offering
eclipses all former big productions for
which Portland's popular stock company
has long been noted. It Is "The Girl of the
Golden West."
"The Cat and the Fiddle" Next.
Lovers of the mystical scenic effects such
as. made "The Devil's Auction," "The
Twelve Temptations," "The Wixard of -Ox.",
etc., famous for so long will be delighted
with the newest big extravaganza. "The
Oat and the Fiddle," which opens tomorrow
matinee at the Baker with a big company
of comedians, singers and chorus girl and
runs all next week.
Franklyn Underwood at Orphenm.
There Is no line of dramatic work that
Franklyn Underwood has not appeared in,
now that he has been booked by Martin
Beck on the Orpheum Circuit for vaude
ville. The most tragic plays to the liveliest
of farces he has been seen in and suc
ceeded. "Uncle Josh" I Coming.
"Uncle Josh Perkins," the latest comedy
drama by Ltm B. Parker, has been ac
corded a gratifying reception wherever pre
sented and Is a worthy companion play to
"Shore Acres" and the "Old Homestead."
ITnole Josh" will be at the Star Theater
week of Sunday matinee, September 27.
"The Criminal."
Commencing Monday afternoon there will
be a new programme at the Grand with
The Criminal" as the headllner. Thl Is a
protean act presented by Roland West, who
Impersonates five characters. An act every
child should see is Laughlln'a aerial dogs,
which is something different from every
other animal.
Pantages Next Week.
A feature well worth seeing will be pre
sented at the Pantages Theater next week,
the sensational bicyclists, Heuman Trio,
consisting of two women and a man who
perform some hair-raising stunts in the way
of trick bicycle riding. They present many
features out of the ordinary.
"'lob" and Salome Dance Next.
The coming attraction at the Lyric will be
the Blunkall company in that great new hit
which rehearsals have demonstrated is to be
one of the biggest hits of the year. "Nlobe."
a clever comedy, and Nadlne Branscombe In
the Saloma dance.
AT THE V A rDETILI.E THEATERS.
Four Rianon at the Orpheum.
The Four Rlanos at the Orpheum this
week are an agile quartet and do the most
original and screamingly funny acrobatic
sketch that has ever been produced in
vaudeville. , Two impersonate apes, the
third Is a professor Interested In the Dar
winian theory, and the fourth Is an eccen
tric female servant.
"The Flip Mr. Flop."
At the Grand this week there Is a pro
gramme which is well supplied with comedy.
The headline act Is "The Flip Mr. Flop." In
which Kittle Francis, the comedienne. Is
appearing. She is one of the few women
who are really funny. This programme
continues until tomorrow night.
Children' Matinee.
There will be a special matinee for the
little ones at the Pantages Theater today.
There are two acts on the bill that will
prove to be very Interesting to the chil
dren, that is Mile. Louise's acrobatic mon
keys and the Great Lester, premier ven
triloquist. Mr. Lester will .take one of his
dummies down In the audience to converse
with the little ones.
FARMERS HAVE COMPLAINT
Object to Boom in AYishkab River on
Grays Harbor.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Sept. 25. (Spe
cial.) Application of the Highland
Home Boom Company, a new corpora
tion, for permission to establish a
boom in the Wishkah River, brought
together this morning the largest rep
resentation of farming interests of
Chehalls County ever gathered In
Aberdeen, the hall being crowded when
Major C. W. Kutz, United States en
gineer In charge of the district of
Washington, called the meeting to or
der and asked for the vlewe of farm
ers, loggers and river property-owners
on the advisability of establishing the
new boom.
During the course of the hearing,
Major Kutz gave notice that he had
called the meeting solely to consider
the matter of navigation and the prob
able effect of the proposed boom on
the future navigation of the river.
He will formulate the arguments for
and against the new project as
presented at the examination and sub
mit the whole matter to the War De
partment, but with what recommenda
tion he is not, of course, prepared to
6 ay.
The new boom is projected oy log
gers dissatisfied with the operations
of the Wishkah Boom Company.
Cos9 Convicted at Jacksonville.
iCHT i'n nr.. Kent. 25. The Inrv
in the sensational case of the State vs.
J t f'iKB rharared with a statutory
crime, brought In a verdict yesterday af-
Amusements
Wboi Uu Frasa Afvtt Bar.
A'
AND A WOMAN'S WORK
LYDIA E. PINKHAM
Nature and a woman's work com
bined have produced the grandest
remedy for woman's ills that the
world nas ever known.
In the good old-fashioned days of
our grandmothers they relied upon
the roots and herbs of the field to
cure disease and mitigate suffering.,
The Indians on our Western
Plains to-day can produce roots and
herbs for every ailment, and cure
diseases that baffle the most skilled
physicians who have spent years in
the study of drugs.
From the roots and herbs of the
field Lydia K. Pinkham more than
thirty years ago gave to the women
of the world a remedy for their pe
culiar ills, more potent and effica
cious than any combination of drugs.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound is now recognized as the
standard remedy for woman's ills.
Mrs. Bertha Muff, of 5X5 N.C. St.,
Louisiana, Mo., writes :
Complete restoration to health
means so much to me that for the sake
of other suffering; women I am willing
to make my troubles public.
"For twelve years I had been suffering-
with the worst forms of female ills.
During that time I had eleven different
physicians without help. No tongut
can tell what I suffered, and at times I
could hardly walk. About two years
ago I wrote Mrs. Pinkham for advice.
I followed it, and can truly say that
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and Mrs. Pinkham's advice re
stored health and strength. It it
worth mountains of gold to sufferinp
women."
What Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege
table Compound did for Mrs. Mufl
it will do for other suffering womer
ternoon of guilty as charged in the Cir
cuit Court at Jacksonville, the case hav
ing been on trial all the week. Attorneys
for Coss moved for a new trial, and Judge
Hanna will pass upon the matter Octo
ber 12, meantime fixing Saturday next as
date for sentence.
PLAN TO LEASE QUARTERS
Traveling Men Will Hold Third
Quarterly Meeting Tonight.
The Oregon and Washington division of
the Travelers' Protective Association of
America will hold Its third quarterly
meeting and smoker this evening at 8
o'clock in the Commercial Club's conven
tion hall. Secretary J. C. Gibson has sent
out notices to the members and a large
attendance is expected, as'there are sev
eral "important-matterstoconieup for
discussion. A committee of three, W. B.
GlafkeT Samuel M. Cooper and J. C. Gib
son, was appointed by the president, "Wil
lis Fisher, at the last quarterly meeting
to look up a location and get prices on
one or two floors of a quarter bio-k brick
building in the business center which it is
planned to fit up for an office and recep
tion room. The idea is to make the office
of the secretary self-supporting. This '
committee will make its report at this
evening's meeting.
C. D. Frazer, Charles L. Dick and F.
P. King, the special railroad committee,
will tell the boys the effort they had to
secure from the Harriman lines In Oregon
the important concession of a fiat 2000
mile ticket at a rate of 2. cents a mile.
The delegates to the last National con
vention at Milwaukee, week of June 22, C.
D. Frazer, Otto Winf elder and L. O. La-
kin, will report to thiB division the, pro
ceedings of that gathering. Ine local
division is prosperous and new applica
tions are rolling in at the rate of three
or four every day, due largely to the ef
forts of President Fisher.
JUDGE REID TO QUIT BENCH
Heslgns to Accept Counselship of
Xorthern Pacific.
TACOMA, Wash., Sept. 25. Special.)
Judge George T. Reid today mailed his
resignation as Judge of the Superior Court
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LDMBERMENS NATIONAL BANK
Corner Second and Stark Streets, Portland, Oregon
At Close of Business, September 23, 1908
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts $ 970,870.53
Overdrafts 828.32
U. S. bonds to secure circulation. 100,000.00
Other bonds and premiums..:... 63,798.44
Furniture and fixtures 3,500.00
Due from U. S.
Treasurer $ 5,000.00
Due from banks 266,800.65
Cash . 266,382.52
G. K. WENTWORTH. .Pres.
H. D. STORY
COOKING
NO DIRT
ELECTRIC COOKING UTENSILS OF ALL KINDS
When not in use, all expense avoided
by simply turning off the switch
COFFEE PERCOLATORS,
TOASTERS, CHAFING
DISHES, OVENS and
Many Other De i j a
SEE EXHIBIT AND DEMONSTRATION
At Seventh and Alder Street
Store, Daily
Portland Railway, Light and
Power Company
PORTLAND, OREGON
MAIN 6688
GRAND SALE OF
WASH BOILERS
AT LESS THAN WHOLESALE
Today and This Evening, Sept. 26
This is positively your last chance to purchase these Wash Boilers
at the prices quoted below.
No. 9 Galvanized Iron Wash Boiler; regular price fl ff
$1.25, Saturday special PJ.UU
No. 8 I X Tin Wash Boiler, with copper bottom ; regular QA
price $1.50, Saturday special Ztl
No. 9 I X Tin Wash Boiler, with copper bottom; regu- P1 ff
lar price $1.75, Saturday special p LJJ
No. 8 I X Tin Wash Boiler, with copper rim and copper d1 ff
bottom; regular price $1.75, Saturday special. .......... .P W
No. 8 14-ounce Copper Wash Boiler; regular price $3, CJO QQ
special vv
No. 9 14-ounce Copper Wash Boiler; regular price 0 Cft
$3.80, special PC.JV
UNIVERSAL STOVES AND RANGES
EXCLUSIVE EAST SIDE AGENTS
We deliver goods anywhere within city limits.
WATCH FOE OUR SATURDAY SPECIALS.
O'DONNELL HARDWARE CO.
371 EAST MORRISON ST, NEAR UNION AVE.
to Governor Mead to take effect October 1.
The Judge's reason for leaving the
bench now is that he desires a rest before
undertaking the burdens of the general
western counselship of the Northern Pa
cific, and also wishes to have an opportu
nity of familiarizing himself with the de-
STATEMENT OF CONDITION
O F
538,183.17
$1,677,180.46
Capital - - - - $250,000
OFFICERS
JOHN A. KEATING. .Vice-Pres.
Cashier F. A. FREEMAN
MADE EASY
OR FIRE
PHONES'
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talls of his new task before he actually
takes hold November L
According to the delegates to the National
Opticians' convention in Philadelphia wom
en's eyes are weaker than men's and mora
of the fair sex wpar fflasses
LIABILITIES
Capital stock $ 250,000.00
Surplus and undivided profits.... 16,232.23
Circulation . 100,000.00
Reserve for taxes 1,800.00
Deposits 1,309,148.23
$1,677,180.46
GEO. L. M'PHERSON.
Assistant Cashier
.Vice-Pres.