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GOLD ONLY SAFE
RESERVE OF BANK
DEMOCRATIC LEADER IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER
. OPERATION.
AT DEATH'S DOOR
Great Stress Laid on Yellow
Metal by President of
Clearing-House.
Minnesota Governor Very Low
After Operation for
Old Wound. .
JOHNSON KNOCKS
Here's Your
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MAY LIVE THROUGH XNIGHT
On Operating Table for Three
Honrs Fistula and Hernia Are
Found in Abdomen Passes
First Crisis 'of Shock.
ROCHESTER, Minn., Sept. 15. Gov
ernor John A. Johnson, who was operated
on in St. Mary's Hospital here today for
an Intestinal abscess, was somewhat im
proved late tonight and his physicians
said that he would survive the night.
Dr. C. F. MeNevin. house physician, is
sued the following bulletin:
"Governor Johnson has taken a turn
for the better. His pulse is better, being
down to 1 His abdominal pains have
been relieved by vomiting and he has
apparently successfully passed through ,
the first crisis of the shock following the
operation. He is still restless, but I
have hope that I soon will be enabled to
set him to sleep. His temperature is
almost normal."
Governor Johnson was-on the operating
table nearly three hours. The operation,
it was said, was hignly successful, al
though more severe than anticipated.
An old abcess was found that had left
a fiptula In the abdomen and this was re
moved as well as the hernia growth.
A
TRUST COMPANIES' WORK
REPORT IS XOT ENCOURAGING
Governor's Secretary Falls to Secure
Optimistic News.
ST. PAUI- Sept. 15. When Frank A.
Dav. Governor Johnson's secretary, tele
phoned to Rochester this afternoon for
information about the Governor's condi
tion. State Senator H. H- Withersteln,
who was present through the operation,
made a report that was jot very opti
mistic. Secretary UT received a telephone re
port this afternoon from Dr. William
Mayo, who said that he found a chronic
obstruction of the bowels and an abcess.
These were removed. Mr. Day said that
Dr. Mayo told him that the operation was
serious, but he believed the Governor
would come out all right. .
FROM TEACHER TO GOVERNOR
Contender for Presidential Nomina
tion, Thrice Honored.
From a clerk in a country store to
schoolteacher and from a pedagogue to
Governor. This was the boast of the
Democratic party of Minnesota when
they elected John A. Johnson for a third
term in 190$. Johnson's rapid rise from
an unknown" to a National figure and
his meteortcal political career were the
points to which the Johnson- wing of the
Democratic party pinned their claims
when an effort was made to shove him
to the front and beat Bryan for the
Presidential nomination In 1S"08. The
fight was on .of the most bitter In the
history of the1 party. Bryan attacked
Johnson from all angles, claiming that
he was the tool of the enemies of reform.
The Minnesota man came back with the
charge that Bryan was a radical, point
ing to his many defeats to show that he
was not wanted by the people.
Henry Watterson championed Johnson's
cajuse. In fact. It was Watterson who
first mentioned the Governor for the
Presidential nomination. Watterson was
so strong in his support jit Johnson and
so bitter In his editorial attacks on the
Commoner that ther was much specu
lation as to whether he would support
the "Peerless Leader" if nominated.
On Bryan's pre-conventlon tour of the
East he called upon Watterson and Is said
to have shown the Southern editor that
he had enough votes to win In the con
vention. This switched Watterson to the
strong side and his newspaper was sig
nificantly silent thereafter on the John
son boom. "
In he vl!i Minnesota Gubernatorial
campaign the Republicans realized that
they must capture the Swede vote or
lose. They nominated a Swede and to
offset the Democratic slogan of "school
teacher candiadte." the Republicans went
Johnson one better by declaring that
their man ate pie with a knife and soup
like a walrus.
Johnson won. but the remainder of the
ticket went Republican.
Johnson is a native of Minnesota. His
parents were both bdrn In Sweden. He
was educated In the public schools of his
native state and afterward attended the
University of Pennsylvania, where he
secured the degree of LI D.
y HOLD-UP PRICE ALLEGED
improvement Association to Urge
Condemnation of Albers Site.
A recommendation that the city pro
ceed at once to condemn the Albers Bros.'
dock property, extending for 660f feet
along the waterfront and taking in the
old Greenwich dock near the Alblna
ferry, will probabl.xf be passed at tomor
row night's meeting of the North East
'Side Improvement Association.
Councilman Menefee, of the Ninth
Wsrd. and ex-Judge Munly, said last
nlaht that Manchester & Co.. agents for
parties owning waterfront property Just
north of the Albers dock, have submitted
a written offer to sell 36 frontage for
fiV.y. The tract Is 442 feet in depth.
Members of the executive board of the
improvement association, when" Inter
viewed last night, said they consider the
price asked by- Albers Bros., J1S0.W0 for
70 feet of waterfrontage, as a "holdup."
"We intend to submit to Mayor Simon
a recommendation to either condemn the
Albers- property by action in court, or
to purchase the other tract," said Judge
Murly last night. - "The property can
be used both for a punlic dock and a
bridge, as the piers can be set far enough
out for the convenience of ships. The
bridge will be 55 feet above wharf level.
Th price asked by Albers Bros, is
absurd. It looks to me like a scheme to
hold up the city."
Joe Buchtel. a member of the associa
tion said:
"That property Isn't worth anything
like-what Albers Bros, are asking for It.
I think the city should condemn It. We
should go ahead with this bridge at once,
and the West Side people ought to take
as mch interest in It as the East Slders.
. By the time the bridge is up there will
be 60,ny) or 70.000 people north of Sulli
ns'i Gulch. -
GOVtKAOK JOHN A. JOHSO., OF MINNESOTA.
BACKS NAVY-VERDICT
Autopsy Fails to Shake Sutton
Suicide Theory.
BRUISES ONLY SKIN-DEEP
Surgeon Speare Standing By First
Findings in Case Powder Marks
Plainly Visible on Cranium.
Some Traces of Gas.
WASHINGTON. Sept 15. Although
the report of Surgeon Speare, of the
Navy, who made the autopsy at Arling
ton, Md.. on the body of Lieutenant
Sutton, has not been submitted to the
Navy Department, it is known that the
autopsy disclosed nothing inconsistent
with the theory that the Lieutenant
shot himself, either accidentally . or
with suicidal intent. In fact, the sur
geon's report is to support the origi
nal verdict that the Lieutenant shot
himself.
The bruise on the side of the face
did not extend below the skin. The
heat made by the bullet In the cran
ium showed distinct traces of powder
marks, and the bruise extending from
the bullet wound outward was such
as might have been made by the gas
generated by the powder at very close
range. Moreover, the report will show
that the wound was of a character
that could have been inflicted by Lieu
tenant Sutton himself without his arms
being in an abnormal position.
CHAMPIONS TO CLASH
PRESIDENT HEYDLER ARRANG
ING FOR WORLD'S SERIES.
the Coast. Rather than a picked team
representing the National League, we
would prefer some club, and it is pos
sible that the Chicago clubs will be in
duced to come West.
"Our Idea Is to have the two Eastern
teams divide when they arrive, playing a
series each with San Francisco and Los
Angeles. Then they can play together
both in Los Angeles and San Francisco,
which will give them at least a month on
the Coast."
Four Clubs' Will Take Part In Post-
Serles Games Division or
Gate Receipts a Question.
CHICAGO.. Sept. 15. (Special.) Au
gust Herrmann, chairman of the National
Baseball -Commission, arrived in Chica
go today preparatory to the meeting of
the commission, which will be held to
morrow. President Heydler, of the Na
tional League, Is expected to reach the
citv earlv tomorrow morning. Details of
the world's championship series will, be J
mapped out at this session.
The schedule will be tentatively framed
up. four clubs being figured on. 'Chica
go and Pittsburg in the National Luague.
and Detroit and Philadelphia in the
American League. Schedules on the
games for Pittsburg and the Tigers and
Athletics and Cubs against those two
teams will be figured out but not until
the championship in each league has
been definitely determined.
There has been much discussion of the
changes in the division of money that
goes to the players who make the fight
Under rules at present, a percentage of
the gate receipts of the first four games,
after 15 per cent of the gross amount has
been taken out for the commission, is
put in a pot for the players and held In
trust by the commission. When the
series Is over, the winner draws 60 pr
cent of the pot and the losers 40. It
Is now suggested that the percentage
basis be eliminated entirely and a cer
tain amount be set aside every year from
the receipts of the games.
In addition the commission must decide
on a business representative to take the
place of John Heydler. Charles C. Wil
liams, treasurer of the Chicago club, and
Frank C. Bancroft, secretary of the Cin
cinnati club, are the two men under con
sideration. BIG LEAGCERS SURE TO COME
Philadelphia Americans and Chi
cago Cubs May Play on Coast.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 15. (Special.)
The proposition to bring the Philadelphia
Americans and a team representing the
National League to the Pacific Coast for
a series of games at the end of the sea
son, was more fully explained tonight
by J. Cal Ewlng.
"No announcement had been made."
he Mid "because of the request of Con
nie Mack, who declared that he did not
want it given out until after his season i
had closed. Win or lose the American I
League pennant, the Philadelphia Ameri-
roa trunks ptoUl Harris Trunk Co. cans nav promised to make the trip to J
BAILEY AGAIN PRESIDENT
Pure Bred Livestock Association
Elects Officers. : .
SALEM - Or., Sept. 16. (Special.)At
the annual meeting of the Oregon Pure
Bred Livestock Association this evening
the old officers of the association were
all re-elected, as follows:
President, J. W. Bailey; secretary, N.
C. Marls; vice - president. George
Chandler; second vice-president. D. H.
Looney.
The following executive committee was
chosen: J. W. Bailey, president; P. A.
Frakes. Henry West. D. H. Looney, C.
L. Hawlev. W. A. Jones.
Interesting talks were delivered by Mr.
Bailey, E. O. Lively, of Portland; El P.
Weir, of Alrlie; George Chandler, of
Baker City, and Thomas Wlthycombe.
The Livestock Association will give a
big banquet Thursday evening on the
grounds.
SUICIDE THREAT FULFILLED
California Man Shoots Wife and
Then Hangs Himself.
UKIAH. Cal.. Sept. 15. Carrying out
a threat made to his wife before' he
shot and fatally wounded her on the
main street last' night, Stewart F.
Faudre, a farmer of Sonoma County,
hanged himself to a tree In the orchard
of Robert McGarvey' today and then
shot himself Jhrough the temple with
the revolver he had used in the attempt
to slay his wife.
Faudre, when he ended his life, was
being pursued by a posse of citizens
and Deputy Sheriffs.
iCIub Will Hold Smoker.
It was decided at a meeting oi" the
board of directors of the Multnomah
Club last night to hold. Octotter 7, a club
smoker for the, purpose of arousing en
thusiasm for securing of new members.
The smoker will be of the old-fashioned
kind, and pipes, - tobacco and refresh
ments will be furnished. There -will also
be numerous athletic events, . including
boxing and wrestling. An action was
also taken by the board last night adopt
ing the official club seal.
Diverse Laws Prevent Uniform Prac
tice Bankers' Convention Hears
of Campaign for Rigid
Examination.
' CHICAGO, Sept. 15. Two great divi
sions of the banking business, the trust
company and the clearing-house,, occu
pied the attention of the delegates to the
American Bankers' Association conven
tion here today. Before the trust com
pany section the principal address was
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York bar. who spoke on the 'Post Mor
tem Administration or v eaun.
Strong Indorsement of gold as the only
safe resej-ve fund for a bank was the
burden of the annual address of E.y C.
McDougall. president of the clearing;
house section. The new president of the
section. Sol Wexler, of New .York, urged
the members' consideration of the adop
tion of uniform rates of charges for all
items of business transacted by one bank
for another bank and also suggested that
action be planned looking to the estab
lishment of uniformity in settling daily
clearances.
Functions of Trust Companies. ,
In the trust company section the dele
gates discussed problems relative to trust
companies, among which were "The Lim
itations of the Functions of a Trust Com
pany," the "Duties and Responsibilities
of Trustees Under Corporate Mortgages,
and Mortgages as Investments for Sav
ings of a Trust Company." The dele
gates held various views on most of the
problem, explaining mat the state laws
"differed so greatly that uniformity in
practice was next to impossible.
H. P. Mcintosh, president o the Guar
dian Savings & Deposit Co., of Cleve
land. Ohio, was elected president or the
trust company section. Among those
elected to places on the executive com
mittee are John D. McKee, vice-president
of the Merchants Trust Company. San
Francisco, and Edwin Chamberlain? vice
president of the San Antonio Loan &
Trust Company, San Antonio, Tex.
The Presidential reception and ball to
morrow night will be the chief social
feature of the convention.
Work of Cleaning Houses.
At the Clearing House section meet
ing the report of the secretary of this
branch of the American Bankers' Asso
ciation, which is carrying on a vigorous
campaign advocating the appointment
of Clearing House examiners, wasread.
"The advantages of this plan," the
report ran. "have been clearly set forth
in many ways. It is conceded that the
adoption of the plan would put banking
on a higher plane and would be of
lasting benefit to the public.
"Clearing House cities in which ex
aminers are now in vogue are as fol
lows: Chicago, Philadelphia, St. Louis,
San Francisco, Minneapolis, St. Paul,
Kansas City, and St Joseph, Mo.
"The section has now under consider
ation the working out of a plan (or a
uniform method of reporting the weekly
exchanges by all the associations of the
country and feels confident some
system of accounting may be evolved
which will be generally put into force.
"The section has also started to do
all in its power to suppress. the business
known as 'note-kiting' by giving pub
licity to this business carried on by
so-called brokers."
The committee on protective laws re
ported to the trust company section that
Its efforts to protect the word "trust,"
to provide for efficient state supervision
and to place in the category of crime the
circulation of false reports of a bank's
condition, have Deen particularly enet
tive. Seventeen states have already cn
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Did you' ever pull up short, with a bump, put your hands in your pockets, and be forced
to admit thajt "right there is the piece of land that suits me light down to the ground T
Did you ever stand in' front of several acres and feel that you could shut your eyes and
throw a stone in any direction, and be satisfied to build your home wherever the stone dropped?
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Here's our Advice and your Opportunity
Go out to the BrazeeStreet Addition and throw a stone and build your home.- Every 1
inch of the property is of the highest class.
There are only 71 lots left in this tract it 's a ca.se of quick action.
The Brazee Addition is across the street from the finest Irvington property, and the prices
are uniformly way below.
. If there is any fine property inside the City of Portland, you'll find 16 acres of it in. the
Brazee-Street Addition.
Special Inducements to Home-Builders
BRAZEE STREET ADDITION lies on 24th street, between Thompson and Brazee.
It's a Part of the Great Restricted
Irvington District
IT'S THE HIGHEST POINT "IN IRVINGTON.
BRAZEE-STREET ADDITION improvements are in and paid for.
Property on every1 hand is sold at higher prices. Nine $5000 homes are now Ijeing built.
The Broadway car line is now being extended IT WILL PASS THE PROPERTY.
The Brazee-Street Addition is the property you have been willing to pay a higher price
for. It's hard to beat. - v
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COLUMBIA TRUST COMPANY
BOARD OF TRADE BLDG.
acted suitable legislation, riortda also
protects more or less adequately the word
"bank."
WAR CLOUDS VANISHING
Peru and Bolivia Settle Boundary
Differences.
RIO DB JANEIRO. Sept. 15. The Jour
nal of Commerce In Its issue of yesterday
said that telegrams from the Pacific
Coast announced that an agreement be
tween the governments of Peru and
Bolivia, on the recent boundary dispute,
which at one time threatened to plunge
these states Into war, had been or was
cm the point of being signed.
The basis of the understanding Is the
decision in this dispute handed down by
President Alcorta, of Argentina, on July
9 last, and this decision is, by the terms
of the new agreement, recognized by
Bolivia.
PHELPS SIMS PROBE
PROSECUTOR WORRIES PEN
DLETON BOOTLEGGERS.
Traveling Men and Merchants Are
Summoned Before Grand Jury
to Give Evidence.
PENDLETON, Or., Sept. 15. (Special.)
District Attorney G. W. Phelps sprang
a decided surprise today, when he called
witness after witness before the grand
Jury to testify relative to alleged viola
tions of the local option law. ,
utn otinn neema to Indicate that he
has been doing some observing on his
own account, and that regardless of the
outcome of the famous detective bill
case he Is going to make at least dne
more effort to stop the illegal sale of
liquor.
Traveling men and prominent mer
chants were among those summoned be
fore the grand Jury today. It is under
stood that the Jury has some true bills to
report, and that It will profcably turn
them in tomorrow.
Shrlners Flan Pilgrimage.
A meeting of Al Kader Temple.
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, was held
last eveDlng at the new Masonic Tem
ple, for the purpose of arranging the
pilgrimage to Baker City. The reports
of the committees appointed by L. O.
Clarke, potentate of AI Kader Temple,
have reported among other matters,
that a special rate of $15.75 has been
secured to Baker City and return. In
cluding Pullman accommodations. The
new uniforms for AKKader's Arab pa
trol ne ached the temple and are among
the finest.
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