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JUHNSQN DEAL WITH TO JDNES American League President Is Reported on His Way to Portland. by the Fair Association. The dates ee- lected for the races are April 15, 16 and 17. REASON WITH SOX LEADER Chicago Wants Great Captain and Field Manager to Return and League Fears Loss of Receipts if He Refuses to Sign. BY TV. J. FETRAIN. According to a private dispatch from Chicago last night. Ban is. Jonnson. president of the American League. Is be- HeVed to be on his way to Portland to endeavor to persuade Fielder Jones to return to the White Sox as field manager and captain. Jones says that he has not been informed of Johnson's contemplated visit, but as Harvey T. Woodruff, sport lng editor of the Chicago Tribune, came- unannounced, the president of the Amer lean Leamie may do likewise. It would not be at all strange for the chief executive of the younger major league to come to Portland for such a purpose, because Jones' return practice ally would mean the salvation of the Chi cago club. Without him at its head it is more than likely that the White Sox would be tail-end contenders rather than among the leaders, and for the Chicago club to occupy any other position than one- of the leading four would mean the loss of considerable patronage as well as money to the American League as a whole. The Chicago National League club Is almost certain of being among the leaders of the National, and the White 6ox must do likewise In the younger or ganization In order to keep, up the in terest in the two clubs. Comlskey's Costly Lesson. Owner Comiskey haa one lesson with a losing team when Jimmy Callahan at tempted to assume the reins at the time Clark Griffith went to New Tork. and that failure cost Commy a bunch of coin. Jones was selected to succeed Callahan, and his success Is history. He brought the disorganized and badly demoralized Sox from almost last place to third posi tion his first year, and since that time has won the world's championship once, being the only club yet found capable of trimming the redoubtable Cubs. Jones has made a gruelling battle of the other American League races. Jones' value to the Chicago club Is practically Inestimable. He Is practically the whole club, for the White Sox is not a notably all-star collection. Fielder Jones, Billy Sullivan and Ed Walsh prac tically comprise the team, though George Davis. Pat Dougherty, Lee Tannehlll and one or two others are high-class players. Dougherty waa not a valuable man for Boston or New York, but when he came under the control of Jones he was a star and assisted the White Sox immensely. The same might be said of other mem bers of this light-hitting aggregation, which made such a successful fight unier the regime of Fielder Jones. Ostensibly the weakest-hitting club in the American League, the Chicago White Sox, with Jones as captain, has always been a con tender, and for inside baseball this club Is not surpassed In either major organi zation. Fielder Jones Star Player. As a player. Jones himself is one of the individual stars of the diamond. Before the advent of the spit ball into general use he was a .300 hitter each year. As a fielder he has no superior, and to watch him play center field is a revelation. Jones' many attributes indicate that he is far too valuable a man to be lost to the American League, and Ban Johnson and his associates realize this, which may be the incentive back of Johnson's trip to Portland. If he Is really coming this way. "I have had no information of John son's coming," said Jones last night, "but it Is quite possible that he Is on his way here, for Comiskey has had possession of my proposition for several days. The terms of this proposition will be made public, providing Comiskey and I come to an agreement. This I do not anticipate, but If Johnson Is coming here he may have come authority from Comiskey of which I have not been Informed." The friends of Jones In this city are hoping that he will return to the Sox. and in the event that he does, that he succeeds in winning the American League pennant, and the world's championship as well. QCAKEJl CLUB CHANGES HANDS Philadelphia Nationals Sold to Xew Managers for Over $200,000. PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 24. The con trolling Interest In the Philadelphia Na tional League club today passed Into the hands of Israel W. Durham. James P. McNichol and Clarence Wolf, Republican .political leaders of this city, and at pres ent members of the State Senate. Since 1902 the club has been controlled by a syndicate headed by James Potter. The consideration given for the controlling Interest in the club has not been an nounced, but is said to exceed 1200,000. .The new management will probably re tain William Sbevlin as president and William Murray as manager of the players. fcHIIXING GETS SEVEN PRIZES Jockey at Santa Anita "In the Money" All the Time. LOS ANGELES. Feb. 24. The feature Df the racing at Santa Anita Park this .ftemoon was the riding of Jockey Shilling. He had seven mounts, four of which he piloted to victory, two fin Ixlied second and one third. It was due to his masterly ride that County Clerk, at long odds, breezed home a winner In the fifth race. CHAMPION'S LOSE RATING Fine Ball Park for Ixvls1on. LF.WISTON. Idaho. Feb. ".(Special.) The newly-formed Lewlston Baseball Club will have one of the best ball parka In the Inland Empire on Holbrook Island, in the Clearwater River. A bridge 300 feet long will be built. Shower baths will be constructed and other conven iences added. Yesterday the Lewlston rlub addressed communications to base ball enthusiasts In a number of surround ing towns preliminary to the organization of a league of about eight towns. Race 3Ieet at Lewlston. LEIVISTON'. Idaho. Feb. 14. (Special.) A feature of the Blossom Carnival here the week of April 12-17 will be a three days' race meet on the fair track. The racing programme will be handled directly Hackett and Little Drop Down Peg In Tennis Contest. NEW YORK, Feb. 24. National Cham- olon H. H. Hackett and his partner, t. u. Little, met defeat today In the match for the semi-final round of the National Indoor Tennis championship at the hands of W. C. Grant and T. R. Pell. The score was 7-6, 7-6. This result will bring Grant and Pell against G. F. Touchard and Dr. W. Rosenbaum for the nnai round. The unfinished match in the champion ship singles resulted In ' Pell defeating Grant, holder of the title in tne oaa set. the final score being 16-14, 9-7. O. A. C. Five to Meet Multnomah. Th fat Oreeon Agricultural College basketball five will come to Portland Monday, March 1, to meet the Multnoman Athlpttc. dub oulntet In a game to be played under Amateur Athletlo Union rules. Although the "Aggies" navemaae quite a reputation for fast play In the past season and successfully put it over - V 1 y Ban B. Johnson, President of American League, Who Is Re ported Coming; to Portland. the Los Angeles bunch, who only de feated the il. A. A. C. by a solitary point. Manager MoCord, of the club, be lieves that they will easily be defeated by the home team. The club men will have the ascendency over the men from up the .Willamette Valley by reason of the fact that the game Is not being played under intercollegiate rules, which is the style to which the collegians have of late been paying greater attention. Oregon Beats Logan. 6 ALT LAKE; Utah. Feb. W. (Special.) Oregon won a basketball game at Lo gan last night in one of the hardest fought games of the trip. The first half stood 12 to 9 in favor of the Oregons. Lo gan went to the lead In the second half but could not hold It. and the Oregons won by thnee points. The final score was 25 to 22. Fenton made two field bas kets, Savery two, aiiaw one. Fenton got 15 out of 22 fouls. Albany Wants Racing. ALBANY, Or., Feb. 24. (Special.) At a meeting of local horsemen last night It was decided to Incorporate an associa tion to handle racing meets here. Al bany is now on the Willamette Valley circuit, and as It is planned to hold at least one big racing meet each season the management of the events will be under taken on a systematic basis. John H. Simpson was appointed chairman of a committee to arrange for the incorpora tion ef the association. Pugs Like Tennessee. MEMPHIS, Tenn., Feb. 24. With no op position looked for in the Senate and a bill legalizing eight-round bouts to a de cision already through the lower House, plane for an elaborate revival of the pu gilistic game have been made here through an application for a charter for the Mem phis Athletic Club. Girl Swims for Seven Hours. LONG BEACH, Cal.. Feb. 24. Miss Marie E. Fike, of Madison, S. D., yester day broke Miss Lillian Williams' record for continuous swimming without a rest, by 6taying in the plunge here seven hours. She entered the water at 9:60 A. M. and left it at 4:50 P. M. Oregon Beats Utah Varsity. SALT LAKE, Utah, Feb. 24. (Special.) -Oregon won the matinee game this aft ernoon at the State University by a score of 36-25. Shaw tossed two baskets, Savery one, Fenton three, Morton three and Fenton got seven out of 14 fouls. The State University tossed three baskets and got ten out of 20 foul tries. Welch and Bronson Matched. NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 24. A match was announced today between Freddie Welsh, the English champion light weight, and Ray Bronson, of Indianapo lis, to be held here ilarch 5. Longboat Will Not Race Shrnbb. BUFFALO, Feb. 24. Tom Longboat, the Marathon champion, has finally de clined to meet Shrubb here tomorrow night in a 16-mile race, and Dorando will be substituted for him. Allow Sunday Baseoall in Indiana. INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 24. The Brolley bill, legalizing the playing of baseball on Sunday, passed the Senate today. It has already passed the House, and now goes to the Governor. Hart-Schrcck Mill Off. NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 24. It was announced today that the bout sched uled for tonight here between Marvin Hart and Mike Schreck has been called off. Higher Curricula Board Named. SALEM. Or.. Feb. 24. (Special.) Governor Chamberlain today appointed the following persons on the board of higher curricula: Dr. C. J. Smith, Pen dleton; O. P. Coshow, Koseburg; Pro fessor J. R. Wilson. Portland; A. W. Prescott. Salem; J. E. pledges, Oregon City. The duty of this board Is to de termine what courses of study are un necessarily duplicated in the Univer sity of Oregon and the Oregon Agricul tural College. The members serve without compensation. Wirolesa Station for Bandon. BAN DON, Or., Feb. 24. (Special.) C. A. Manuel, representative of a Tire less telegraph company, is in Bandon arranging to Install a station here. Negotiations are now pending with all boats that come Into this port to eauip them with wireless. READY FOR WORK Bailtossers Will Soon Begin Warming Up. TO OPEN TRAINING-CAMPS Pacific Coast League Teams to Buckie Into Harness in Next Few Days Gossip of Interest to Portland Fans. Within 'the next five or six days the baseball tossers of the various teams in the Pacific Coast League will be at work at their respective training quarters. Walter McCredie and his Portland coast ers wfll hold forth at San Luis Obispo, while the others will do most of their preliminary work on their own lots. The Los Angoies and Vernon teams will prac tice at home, as will San Francisco and Sacramento, while the Oakland team Journeys but a short distance, to Hay wards, and will appear occasionally at Oakland. Already the San Francisco fans are looking forward to the games scheduled with the Chicago White Sox. the first of which Is announced for next Thursday afternoon. Captain "Crab" Mohler is rounding up his Seals and expects to have them on hand for the first fling at the Chicago bunch. Coming West on Special. Most of Mohler's players are coming West on the "Sox" special and will meet the big leaguers on even terms as far as practice Is concerned. Harry Sutor, the Seal slab artist, has been working out all Winter, and when he joins comiskey's band he will probably be delegated to hurl for the Sfx in the first game agalns' the Bay City contingent. Sutor is looked upon as a fixture with the Sox, and If he shows any of his 1908 form he surely ought to make good. Among the Seals who are on hand at the training quar ters are: Kid Mohler, Joe Corbett, Joe Curtis, Roy McArdle, Nick Williams, Ber ger. Griffin, Harry Melchlor and Brown ing. Among the Portland bailtossers Jimmy Shlnn will join McCredie at San Luis Obispo Wednesday. He informs Mc Credie that he has received notice from President J. Cal Ewlng to report to Sac ramento, but states that he will not do It, butjWlll meet McCredie at San Luis Obispo, March 3, according to instruc tions. McCredie wired Shinn Immediate ly on receipt of the letter to report to the Portland club at San Luis Obispo and to pay absolutely no attention to any orders Issued by J. Cal. E wing or anybody else. "I am going to stop at San Francisco on my way south Just long enough to find out whether Cal Ewlng or myself owns the Portland team." said Manager McCredie, Indignantly, after having read Shlnn's letter. Mike Fisher, the talkative " baseball magnate who gained considerable no toriety a few years ago because Charley Graham and Pearl Casey won a couple of pennants for him, passed through Portland on his way to Seattle, where it Is quite probable that he Intends to In flict himself on the inmates of Dug's dom icile during the A-Y-P exposition. Mike has the faculty of butting In on live af fairs and with but very little effort him self manages to accumulate all the loose change that drifts In his direction. He has not hooked up Portland as yet. ' Bob Brown, despite all of the baseball talent he has annexed to the Spokane club, seems to have the small sum of 23 players enrolled, and according to his press agent, 13 of these are pitchers. Several of the "unlucky" bunch will un doubtedly develop a tendency of pitching hay Instead of baseball before the season opens, and the genial Bob evidently be lieves that this tendency will shake what ever hoodoo may be attached to the "jinks" combination. Pearl Casey's squad will commence re porting in' Portland soon, for most of the tickets sent the Northwestern players are routed this way, and from here they travel to Medford for the early training stunts which will commence about March 20. In the Stretch The last lap of our great reduc tion sale is now being run, and the fast runners will carry off best prizes. Our Boys Clothing Department offers good money saving chances. $5.00 Knee Pants Suits $2.65 $3.00 Rain Capes $1.95 75c Waists, Cadet brand.... 25c IBS 166-170 THIRD STREET iir.iv o rnr una pan And anywhere. Carroll and Cooke, singers, have also scored a bit. COMING ATTRACTIONS. "The Collera Widow." Next Week. The wise ones ana rapidly securing their seats ror tne waiter siuuk vumau, Bungalow, which opens Sunday matinee, for i all next weeK. ine umy "o uc.o. , V. t mV than thn 1 ffhRt prices, and Manager Baker secuTpad It for stock only by payment of an enormous royalty. Paul Glbnore Coming. I Next Sunday matinee Paul Gilmore, one of the favorites of the romantic stage or todav will appear a Baker Theater for the week In Rids. Johnson Young's latest big success, "The Boy? ot company t. open lnc- npTt Sunday matinee. It is a story in volvlng the New Tori. Mllltlr and the sec ond act shows a Summer encampment on tbe Hudson. Eight Palace Girls Orpheum. The eight palace girls who will be seen at the Orpheum next week made their first American appearance in New York re cently, where it is said they created a sen sation. London put its stamp of approval on their act, and it is predicted they will make a great hit when the Portland audi ences pass upon their perrormance. Coin's Dogs Returning. Coin's does, the famous dog act which took Portland by storm two years ago. Is returning and will be the headllner at the Grand this coming week in their act, "It Happened in Dogvtlle." There has never been anotner act nice cms. unetta, tne xe male dervish dancer and acrobat, will be on the list as well as the norsims. EOL1ER-1VEERS MATCH IS OFF Spokane Mayor ftorblds All Profes sional Contests. SPOKANE, Wash., Feb. 24. (Special.) Boxing contests between professionals are barred by order of Mayor Moore Issued today, anfl the Chief of Police will en force the order to the letter. Only amateur fights are permitted, and they must be under the sanction and rules of the P. N. A. Dr. Roller and Bert Weeks, the Spo kane fireman, were to have fought here for a purse, but that event is forbidden. Amusements What the Press Agents Bmr. "A Stubborn Cinderella" Tonight. Beginning tonight at 8 o'clock at the Helllg Theater. Fourteenth and Washington streets. th big musical comedy success. "A Stubborn Cinderella." will begin an engage ment of three nights, with a special mat inee Saturday. Judging from the Los Angeles and San Francisco papers Portland theatergoers will see one of the beat musi cal offerings the Pacific Coast haa had in years. Included in the brilliant cast is Homer B. Mason. Seats are now selling. "My Trlend From India." Erastus Unctarholt, a rich retired pork- packer, of Kansas City, had two lovely daughters, a scapegrace son, and one of the queerest- German servant girls who ever lived, and he decided to take thorn all to New York and buy his way into the 'Tour hundred." Their adventures form the side splitting situations of "My Friend From India." At the Bungalow this week. "Shauii Khoe" at the Baker. Arthur Cunningham who is playing the Joseph Murphy plays, "The Kerry Gow" and "Shuan Rhuo" Red John. at the Baker, is generally conceded to be natural suc cessor to Mr. Murphy In the roles that made the lather's name a household one throughout the land. This week will be Mr. Cunningham's last. Matinee Saturday. AT TUB VAUDEVILLE THEATERS. That Colored Pair at Orpheum. . Gus Hlbbert and Fred Warren are cer tainly going some this week at the Orpheum. Not only are they going, but they keep the audience going with them. Mr. Warren lias a style peculiarly his own when It comes to tickling the Ivories on a piano, and Mr. Hlbbert is a scream In bis inimitable and eccentrio dancing. A Great Sketch at Fantageo. "A Man of the People." the new sketch which Melbourne MacOowell and Virginia Drew Treacott are presenting at the Pan taxes Theater this week Is meeting with genuine appreciation. Its success is posi tively assured, judging from the bursts of applause which mark its progress through the 25 minutes It occupies the stage. "Two Men and Bottle." Harry Truesdell, tbe light comedian, I offering one of the seasons vaudeville hits at the Grand. "Two Men and a Bottle." the sketch in which he appears with his associates. Is one long laugh and it Is as SEVEN SALOONS AT STAKE Selling Liquor to Minor Indian May Cost Heavily. CHEMAWA Or.. Feb. 24. (Special.) The case against Royal Stewart, a bartender of Salem, for selling liquor to an Indian minor has been postponed by request of the defendant's attorneys until Saturday morning at 10 o clock. The saloon where Stewart works. Is one of seven In Salem controlled by the Standard Liquor Company, C. A. Ma jors, proprietor. Under the charter of Salem, upon the conviction of selling to a minor, the license of the saloon must be cancelled and the proprietor can never secure another license. As all these saloons are under the same management. It Is thought they will have to fight for their existence. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND, Feb. 24. Maximum temper ature, 47.2 degrees; -minimum. 42.6 degrees. Kiver reading at 8 A. M.. 8.1 feet change in last 24 hours. l.lfeet. Total rain fall, 6 P. M. to 5 P. M., 0.43 inch; total rainfall since September 1. 1908. 27.66 lnchee; normal rainfall since September 1. 1908, 30.84 Incnes: denciency. s.is incnes. xotai sun shine February 23, none; possible sunshine February 23, 10 hours and 48 minutes. Bar ometer, reduced to sea level, at 5 P. M., xn.oa inches. PACIFIC COAST WEATHER. Observations taken at 0 P. M., Pacific time, February 24, 1909. STATIONS. 8 Baker City Bismarck . . Boise , Eureka Helena Kamloops North Head.... Pocatello Portland Red Bluff Roseburg ...... Sacramento. . .... Salt Lake , San Francisco.. Spokane.... Tacoma Tatoosb Island.. Walla Walla.... Blaine '.. Siskiyou Marshfleld Tonopah . . . . . Kallspell T Trace. 44 0.01 4SB lOf T. I12ISB 48 T. 4W 5210. 22114 'SW 420.00;12'SW 3S!0.02.. 46 0.10i24iSW 3910.00' 10MB 47i0.16!20SW 66 T. 10:SB 46!0.16 6 SW 66 0.04 SIS 60 0.00 8!NW 68 0.02 8IW 42 0.22!16!SW 480.44!l4!SW 40.48l 8!S 62l0.20l41SW 4rt:0.34 8.PH 8H0.20 4ISW 460.B6110iSW 42 0.0010SE 840.01 4lSB Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Rala Cloudy Rain Cloudy Pt. cloudy Rala Pt. cloudy Rain IClear Cloudy Clear Rain Cloudy Cloudy Rain Cloudy Pt. cloudy Cloudy Pt. cloudy Rain WEATHER CONDITIONS. The northwestern 'low pressure area to mcr ing slowly eastward across British Columbia, but as yet It has not caused very high wlnda) the highest reported being 34 miles from the southwest at North Head. Southwest storm warnlrms" are flying along the Washington and Oregon coast and the Strait of Fuca. Rain haa occurred In all portions of this dis trict except Southeastern Idaho and In North ern California and Northern Nevada. The high prture area, that came in over the Middle California coast last night Is slowly spreading eastward and northward, causing lower temperatures in Northern California, Western Oregon and Washington. The Indications are for occasional rains throughout the district Thursday. It will be colder In Kastern Washington, Eaetern Ore son and Northern and Southwestern Idaho. , FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Occasional rain; westerly winds. Oregon and Washlngtoa Occasional rain; colder east portions; westerly winds; fresh to brisk along the coast. Idaho occasional rain; colder north and southwest portions. FRANK MONTGOMERY, New Troops for Barracks. VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Wash.. Feb. 24. Special.) Company F, Second Battalion of Engineers, of Washington, t. C, will reach these barracks April 25 to take the place of Company B, First Battalion of Engineers of Vancou ver Barracks, which will, go to Wash ington Barracks. The officers will not be exchanged, only the enlisted men. Order of "O" Banquet. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene. Or., Feb. 24. (Special.) The "Order of the O" will meet at a banquet next Fri day night at Otto's Grille, when new members w4U be Initiated. i and Natural Gas for Portlan OUR STOCK IS 25 CENTS CASH OR 30 CENTS ON INSTALLMENTS A correspondent wants to know if he can buy more than $30 worth at $10 down and $10 per month. He can. He can buy TWO r.O blocks if he desires, and pay $20 down and $20 per month. He can buy any other br on similar terms. These shares are 30c each. We have partially arranged to leave subscription blanks In business houses 1 the outskirts, so that working men and others may have an opportunity to come In with us ana participate In the profits on oil without losing time from their -work. We urge, however, that no time be lost, as these lists will close the moment 1500 have subscribed under these conditions. It is a snap lor tne man oi modest means to get in with us now. He nv will be afforded such a chance again. IT OUGHT TO BE REMEMBERED THAT-WE HAVE TWO EX PERT REPORTS ON THIS OIL AND GAS TERRITORY Written by men famous In geology and engineering, and that neither was made for this company. Our scholarly townsman, Mr. R. M. Brereton, made his for a local client, and Mr. Andrew Sherwood was employed by a Drtvate citizen We learned that these two eminent gentlemen had carefully and deliberately "prospected a lance territory embraced in parts of Yamhill and Polk Counties. We therefore saved much time, which " the . .aence of dollars and cents, by buying both reports, and that Mr. Brereton may not be Inconvenienced by correroondence and letters from those not acquainted with the circumstances, we feel that In justice to him and our selves it ought to be known that he Is not In anywise interested in the Portland Oil & Gas Company, and never v., been Mr Sherwood, writer of one of the reports, already published with that of Mr. Brereton, because of his intimate acauaintance with the oil regions of Pennsylvania, his home state, has been engaged to superintend the location of our wells and the work of boring, and an expert borer from California will have charge of the machinery Only men of the highest qualifications, measured by their experience, will be employed at the head of this enterprise, and all stockholders may be sure that their money will be carefully expended Bnd used for the curposes Xor which It is desired. HOW CAN WE FAIL TO FIND OIL, GAS AND PROBABLY COAL? hersTruUonWo bne dLSte Kmth vmhlll Valley' 4s I have already Intimated, this beautiful valley Is In the line and marks the location or an aliclinal axis or fold, from which the rocks dip gently away to the east and to the west, and I have seldom Tlf ever, seen a more Ideal structure. The coast of this great arch or fold can be seen at the shale quarries near the Village of North Yamhill; the beds In the new quarry dipping to the east while In the old Quarry they Sin to the west So that the structure is all that could be desired. Especially Is this the case In the ne ghborhood of Cai-ltSn. and farther on toward McMlnnvllle. where the.arch is broader and the dips more gentle, all of which U a-Tb.ebnext ouestlon Is the kind of rocks. Have we the right formations here for ollT To which we should have to answer Yes? for th? reason that the underlying rocks belong to the tertiary and cretaceous periods. whTch are the oil-bearing rocks of Texas, Colorado and California. No man can tell wllh any degree of cer tainty what l?es there l the way of oil or gas. twelve or fifteen hundred feet below the surface; but I have a good deal of confidence upon the fact that the geological structure would appear to he Ideal that the under lying ?o?ks are of tertiary and cretaceous age which would mean that they might be oi bearing; and that there I T numerous T mineral ' springs along and near the line of the anticlinal axis, where saline waters, accompanied with mucTgasmarrconsPtantly escaping. These waters and gases are Indirectly a favorable sign. The gas may occur Wlth"ThereSsbU.ethln aouTthes. springs, and which I must .ay 1. very suggestive of b0th?"ougntgaPerhnadpsI to sayV ptsllnghaf m'd'rui Ing a well , this valley for oil there 1. a possibility of flndlri not onl? on but coal and gas; and although the coal would be lignite it might still prove to be of great lmScSta?": while a good supply of natural gas would be of untold value to the City ot Portland, aa well a. to the surrounding towns. ' FIRMLY OF THE OPINION OIL WILL BE FOUND between McMinWl"e nd North Yamhill. Having carefully gone over the ground I should most certainly advise a tl.t-weU. to be judfcsly located, of course, at some point in the valley between the above-named villages fhough. prefe?ably, perhaps, on the east slope of the anticline. I consider the Indications oil. coal and gas such as to amply Justify the expense of putting down one or more test-wells to a depth. If ary, .of 2000 feet, although I should be hopeful that a less distance would suffice. In other words, since no test has ever been made, and after weighing all the facts, and seeing that it would mean, so much in case of success, I feel that t would he warranted in advising that farther researches be made. The "foregcSng isrom the "pen of f man who has spent all his life in the state so; famous or it. Petroleum production, and is quits In accord with the statement, of Mr. Brereton, in his report, from which wo take the following: 4 INDICATIONS IDENTICAL WITH THOSE OF CALIFORNIA "If the upper eocene and the overlying miocene formation In California are now furnishing th. ' main PP'y of gas and oil., the same vast formations in Oregon, equally if not more so, endowed with organisms which form the sources of petroleum, can reasonably be expected to yield similar outcome Hence the prominence I would give to Oregon for the petroleum-fuel supply in the near future. The geological strata, with their abund ant peuoleum-formlng ingredients, are herein. The same earth movements which have upheaved the Sierra Nevada and Coast Ranges in California, have upheaved the Cascade and Coast Ranges n Oregon The com pressed, folded and metamorphlc conditions of these formations through pressure and heat, which have .distilled the petroleum products therefrom and stored these therein in California, have been exlstant In Oregon. All these features and processes of nature are. in my Judgment, very signlflcant and encouraging fact, for Or sonlans to consider and to speculate upon." ' CAN THESE MEN. BE MISTAKEN? Can It be that two, so conspicuous in their pursuits and so thoroughly versed in engineering and geology, are mistaken and that their opinions are worthless? Those who know them best will not make this allegation. We believe them, else we would not have invested our money in the purchase of their reports and procurement of leases on 6600 acres of land In the territory covered by them. Neither would we have employed Mr. bner wood to return from Pennsylvania to Oregon to take charge of our work in the field. Neither would we have asked our officers to serve the company free of charge. We feel as confident as that we live that we will strike oll- and will be piping It into Portland within a year, and are more than likely to get natural gas and coal L e are confident, too. that EVERY DOLLAR INVESTED IN THE STOCK OF THIS CORPORATION WILL. COMB BACK TO ITS OWNER ACCOMPANIED BY MANY OTHER DOLLARS, and that- there la Immense riches in store for those who come in with us now, while shares are selling at ground-floor prices. WE LIKE JUDGE HENRY M'GINN'S IDEA In his address before the catholic Young Men's Club, speaking of the newly-written city charter, ex-Judge McGinn declared that he favored a provision in the charter providing for city bonds to be issued in denomina tions as low as $50. so that worklngmen and workingwomen might invest their savings In them In preference to loaning to the Bavlngs banks at the small Interest paid by these financial institutions. It was that those of most modest means might become a part of this company a REAL part of it voters in election of its officers entitled to all the privileges of partners, and sharers in its profits that Impelled us to place our shares on the market on an easy-payment plan so that all can become interested. We want our neighbors and friends who are helping to make Portland a great city, to be helped themselves from the profits of the products Nature will lavish upon them once we have reached the oil lakes and gas caverns beneath the surface of the ground. OIL IS ONE OF THE MOST PROFITABLE PRODUCTS ON EARTH Once the deposit is found there are no rocks to blast, no smelters to build, no hoists to maintain and no rreat transportation charges. It is just a liquid utility embracing fortunes, and the "raw" material Is free. The profits upon the Industry are beyond comprehension of those who have not studied the matter and informed them selves However, a glance at the history of the Standard Oil Company, and its anxiety to purchase newly dis covered petroleum areas, reveals the secret in an instant. It tells the story from first to last, and though we may have no affection for the magnates of the great monopoly, few of us will decline the plethorlo dividend, the Portland OH & Gas Company will distribute once we have the liquid flowing in our pipes. LET OIL AND NATURAL GAS FOR PORTLAND BE THE SHIB BOLETH OF THE PEOPLE It means millions and milion. to the citizenship of this city money in the pocket, of every business man and laborer alike. Well was It said by the Oregon Daily Journal of February 20; WILL BENEFIT MILLIONS "Very praiseworthy men are those who continue persistently the hunt for oil and natural ga In this tate even though they do so with a view to benefiting themselves rather than the public. Men of good and expe rienced Judgment are confident that oil exists in large quantities under the surface of several localities in Oregon, and are not discouraged because as yet it has not been struck In paying quantities. Oil frequently lies deep. In some cases several thousand feet down, and it is an expensive task to reach It, so that nobody is likely to bors for it except upon favorable Indications to experts. That there are such Indications Is the opinion of men in whose Judgment the public has a right to have some confidence. tTp near Ontario, where oil has been bored for. a strong flow of gas has burst forth, that if permanent may be of great value. And oil and gas are sometime, comparatively "l""11",,,,,,.. ,hould strike large and permanent beds of artesian oil, or of gas, or both, In one or more sections of this state, they will have rendered it an Immense service, and no one will begrudge them the large fortunes that they may make as a reward of their faith and their work. Men thus made rich can be looked upon without reproach or envy, for they will have conferred a great boon upon the commonwealth, upon the nation even, and benefited millions of people. ... . 1,1 "So it is to be hoped that as long as there are favorable or hopeful Indications these enterprising people will pursue their quest, and be successful even beyond their most sanguine hopes. The men who make big strikes of oil In Oregon will be great benefactor, of the state." THERE IS NOT A SINGLE CONTRARY OPINION IN REGARD TO THIS MATTER All agree that there is the best of "reasons to bell and are of the same opinion as to the profits and the b on hand an enterprise of monumental proportions, wl we invite such persons as would share in the benefits a AT THE VERY LOWaoT i-ttlUEi rtlJii B-vr,rt wiu $10 per month offer Is alive. Some, of course, will de privilege we offer, only to regret their procrastination. T the prize. They will run no chance, of getting left, an day of pront. na. amveo. eve we shall find oil over In Yamhill and Fork Counties, eneflts to be derived. In fact, It Is conceded that we havt th possibilities reaching out in all directions, therefore nd profits to JOIN US NOW WHILE OUR SHARES ARB L BE. And let those of modest means Join us while this lay until it is withdrawn, and then be debarred from th. he LIVE ones will buy at once. They will make sure of d will have the laugh on their tardy neighbor, when the SHARES 25 CENTS CASH; 30 CENTS EACH, ONE-FIFTH DOWN, BALANCE IN FOUR EQUAL MONTHLY PAYMENTS MAD. ORDER COUPON. THE PORTLAND OIL A GAS COMPANY. 601-603 Worcester Bldg., Portland, Oregon. Gentlemen: Inclosed please find first Install ment in payment of purchase of shares of stock In Portland . OH & Gas Company, at .... cent, per share, balance to be paid in Installments of per month for four months. (Sgned.) Postofflce ... ...... ...i i-.w.... County State President H. A. CITSHTNQ Vice-President and Manager the Chas. II. Lilly Seed Co.. 200 Front St., Portland. Vlce-Pres. & Field Mgr. . . AX DREW SHERWOOD To arrive from Pennsylvania about April 1st. Secretary-Treasurer .'...FRANCIS SBAI.ET Of the Sealey-AIason Co., Pioneer Grocers. Attorney S. C. SPEXCEIt DIRECTORS, In Addition to tbe Foregoing, E. C. HEARS, formerly cashier Lumbermen's National Bank. JOHN E. DAVIS, president Davis Safe & Lock Co.. 66 Third St., and Office Manager ROBERT S. M'BRIDH THE PORTLAND OIL AND GAS COMPANY Incorporated under Oregon Law for 1.000,000 shares of the par value of $1.00 each, fully paid and nonassessable. 600,000 SHARES IN TREASURY OFFICES: 601-602 Worcester Bldg, Sixth and Oak Sts, Portland, Oregon Telephone Main 8185 WODDAHD FUNERAL TODAY MULTNOMAH GLiUB TO HONOR DEAD SUPERINTENDENT. AY ill Close On Hour and Prominent Members Will Be Pallbearers. Club Directors Meet. At the meeting of the directors of the Multnomah Amateur Athletlo Club last night It was decided to close the doors of the club this morning from 9:30 to 10:30 o'clock out of respect to the memory of EL R. Woodard, late superintendent of the club. The . board also named the following to be pallbearers at the funeral which will be held from Holman's Chapel this morning: Frank HI 'Watkins, Charles B. McDonell, Edgar B. Frank, George W. McMillan. Arthur O. Jones and Gay Lombard. All members who possibly can do so are requested to attend the services. The deceased was one of the club's faithful servants for over four years, and his untimely end is deeply regretted by the entire membership. His courteous demeanor and friendly greeting both to members and strangers at the club will long be cherished by his many friends. Tho funeral ceremonies will take place at Holman's Chapel at 9:30 o'clock and the Interment will be at Riverview Ceme tery. Frank E. Watkins resigned as football manager and was elected chairman of the outdoor athletic committee whloh will have charge of the track athletics and outdoor sports to be handled by the club this season. The selection of the track captain was agai Sk deferred as It Is desired to have ForreS Smlthson take the position, and he is still In Call fornla. A committee composed of President Ewing, Secretary Allen and Treasurer Jtasch was appointed to Belect a successor to the late H. R. Woodard as superin tendent of the club. , This committee will name their selection in a few days. In selecting a manager for the football team the club Is not yet determined, although It is possible that George W. McMillan will bs named, as Martin Pratt pleaded to be excused owing to a prospective trip East next Fall. The boxers and wrestlers of the olub who are to compete at Spokane Friday night, leave this morning for the Inland Empire metropolis. The team Is as fol lows: Bud Hughes and Dr. Tuttle, wrestlers, and Olmar Dranga and Gene West, boxer. Director Edgar Frank ami Instructors Rennick and O'Connell wilj accompany the team. The dock at Quarry Bay, Hongkong TST feet lone Is the most important la the Sast.