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V. TH"E MORNING OHEGONIAN. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 14, 1909. 10 DEFENSE TO SUIT BEGUN BYO.R.&N. i Railroad Seeks to Show Rates Give Only Fair Return on-Investment OFFERS EXPERT WITNESS Engineer Pop Testifies Regarding Cost and Prevent Value of Hues at Interstate Commerce Commission Hearing. Resisting th demand of Portland mer i huti for rednced distributive rates i eastward over Its lines, the O. R. & N. yesterday oegan the Introduction of de fensive twtlmony before the members of the Interstate Commerce Commission. In session In the Federal building. Cor roborative of the opening statement or W. W. Cotton, general counsel for the Harrtman system. J. B. Pope, civil engi neer, of San Francisco, the first witness called by the railroad, testified that to ' reproduce the lines of the O. R. & N. In the States of Oregon. Washington and Idaho would cost 189,666.721'. while the original cost, according to estimates submitted by witness, was J63.244.8D2.57. On this foundation. It is the contention of Mr. Cotton that existing distributive rates changed Portland shippers render the railroad company only 7 per cent on its first Investment, to ear nothing of the actual present value of Its property. On cross-examination, J. N. Teal, who appears as attorney for the complainant, the Portland Chamber of Commerce, sought to show that the estimate of' the cost of duplicating the various roads In cluded In the O. R. & N. system, as sub mitted by Mr. Pope, were badly inflated. In this connection Mr. Teal colled atten tion to the fact that Mr. Pope had esti mated the cost of untreated ties at BS cents each, while the report of the O. R. & N. on file with the Interstate Com merce Commission showed that the same ties were purchased three years ago at an average price of 26.J cents each Mr. Teal gained the admission from the witness that the estimated cost of re producing the system, as presented by Mr. Pope, contemplated an entirely new road. Including equipment, with no al ' lowance for depreciation. 'Road Prosperous Since Reorganized. "The O. R. & N. owns rallroada m Oregon, Washington and Idaho," said S Mr. Cotton in his opening statement to . Mhe Commission. "The bulk of the roads of which this system la comprised was ' built 20 years ago and many sections were constructed In Isolated sections. In f 1S93-4 the Oregon Short Line acquired ' $14, 000,000 of O. R. & N. common stock which It has held ever since. The O. R. & N. has been fairly prosperous ever since Its reorganisation In 1896. Its bonded Indebtedness has never exceeded $22,000,000 on its 1400 miles of railroad and It has paid on an average 4 per eent on its preferred stock. The divi dend of 79 per cent which was onoe de clared represented the earnings during '. a period of 12 years of operation. For the last 14 years, the earnings of the road have averaged J4.200.000 annually. "The actual cost of the road In money has been about $60,000,000. The O. R.. & N. did not receive a land grant. Its ! capital stock was paid for In money with the exception of $5,000,000 of common stock which was turned over to the i Oregon Steam Navigation Company for ' Its property- The original capitalization ' of the company. Including stocks and ; bonds, was $57,000,000. "Last year the property, which is now worth between JSO.OOO.OOO and $90,000 000. earned about J3.000.000 In the face of rate reductions. Allowing for the ex penses of normal maintenance, the earn ings for the year were reduced to J4. 200.000 or 7 per cent on a 20-year-oia property without allowing for increase In value. This amounts to less than S per cent on the reconstruction value of the road, without taking into consid eration the advantageous position of me towns with which the road Is doing ousi ness. We will also submit statistics showing that the average rate on four classes of freight over the O. R. & N. Is a less rate per ton per mile for a similar distance than that of other roads with which the O. R. & X. has been compared by the complainant In inla ,case." Engineer's Estimate of Cost. Mr. Pope testified that he was a civil engineer of 23 years" experience, and with ' from seven to 21 assistants had spent 18 months in determining the original cost of the O. R. & N. lines and what it would cost to reproduce the eame lines today. Mr. Pope said that the figures on which he computed the original cost of the dif ferent roads were obtained largely from the auditor's records. This estimated cost, aggregating $03,244,862.57. was distributed among the following Items: Lines in Washington, $17..T.2.SC0.10; lines in Oregon, $:S3.297.8i7.73; Columbia Southern, $1,253, TTS.OS; Columbia River & Oregon Central, $789,249.2)4; Umatilla Central. $342,018.95; lines In Idaho, $3.441 .0SO: waterfront and other real estate. tl.250.0W: Oregon, Wash ington At Idaho, J2.RS5.482.24; Elgin exten sion. $1.764. 446. 77; betterments, $576,610.94; betterments, $C9S.252.15. The cost of reproducing the same lines today, aggregating 1404.93 miles, according to the figures submitted by Mr. Jope, would be JS9.W6.722. This total is made up of the following figures: Construc tion. Including Interest and discount stocks and bonds, $3,864,762: rights of way and real estate. $6.275.S70; terminate buildings, yards, shops and equipment, $4,176,961; rights of way and real estate, J3.429.M9; total cost per mile, $61,900. Add ing to these items solidification of road bed, material on hand not Included, and correction for difference In grading (earth), aggregating $2,688,217, makes a grand total of $.665,723, and Increases the cost of the road per miles to JGX822. Included In the foregoing estimate of present-day values of this railroad prop erty are the valuations placed by the rail road company on Its terminal properties In Spokane and Portland, as follows: Bpo- kane Union Depot, Spokane. $3,196,445; Northern Pacific Terminal Company, Portland. $2,045,968; O. R. & N., Portland. Including Albina shops, real estate and docks and warehouses, $7,36.269; total. ti2.6O6.7S0. v - No Deduction for Earnings. In estimating the present value of the railroad system, based on what it would cost to reproduce the different lines, the witness, on cross-examination toy Mr. Teal, said that he had not made any de ductions in his estimate as an allowance for the earnings of the road while Its con struction was in progress, for the reason that the economical rebuilding of the sys. tern would require at leat four years. For the same reason, the witness admitted that he had included In his estimate an Item of 6 per cent, interest for two of the four years, the average length of time V .AniMarol th. m nneV would be in IMft. ilr. Teal further obtained Irom the wit- j ness the admission that a deduction of about 10 per cent had been allowed In computing the estimate from the sale of about $60,000,000 of bonds which the re building of the system would require. Mr. Pope explained that he had not Included the original cost of the construction of abandoned sections of the different roads, etther In his estimate covering the first cost of the roads, or what would be re quired to replace them. Answering Mr. Pope's contention that It would be at least four years before the O. R. A N. system of 1400 miles could be reconstructed and the property placed on a paying basis, Mr. Teal remarked that the Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul com pleted Its road from North Dakota to Ta coma In three years, while President Ear. ling of that road, had announced publicly that when the line was completed to Butte It was earning a fair return on the investment to that point. ' Replying. Mr. Pope said that the Chi cago. Milwaukee & St. Paul had estab lished a new record for rapid railroad construction In building Its Pacific Coast line, a record that could not be equalled by Western roads. Accuracy of Figures Questioned, Mr. Teal repeatedly questioned the ac curacy of the figures on the cost of T producing the ratlroad system as sub mitted by Mr. Pope. Included in the Items presented by Pope and relating to the cost of the Columbia Southern was an Item of $302,607. declared to have been paid by that road In the acquisition of rights of way. Mr. Teal challenged the correctness of this item as a caah trans action, remarking that the great bulk of rights of way were subscribed to in sure the building of this road, which, ho said, was acquired subsequently by the Union Pacific system for only $300,000. "Is it not a fact. Mr. Pope." Inquired Mr. Teal at one stage of the cross-questioning, "that your estimate of the cost of reproducing the lines of the O. R. & N. system in the state of Washington was about $6,000,000 greater than the esti mate of the engineer employed by the Washington Railroad Commission?" "I do not know what the figures of the Washington engineer were," replied Mr. Pope. "So far as that Is concerned. I do not think he was competent to pass on the value of railroads and equipment. AH the knowledge he has of railroads was gathered during his ebployment as chalnman or transltman with some sur veying crew." "What do you suppose he thinks of your' came back Mr. Teal. "I am sure I don't know," replied the witness. "I know one thing and that Is that he left the State of Washington so as to keep from being questioned by me regarding the estimates he had' pre pared." The examination of Mr. Pope was not concluded until just before adjournment for the day. Other witnesses for the O. R. & N. will be called this morning. The Chamber of Commerce concluded its case just before the noon adjourn ment yesterday. Henry Hahn, president of Wadhams & Co.; Henry A. Connor, manager Pacific Coast Biscuit Company; E. H. Parker, traffic manager Marshall Wells; A. C. Callan, manager Pacific Hardware & Steel Company, and J. C. Luckel. president Luckel, King & Cake Soap Company, also testified. The testi mony of each tended further to show the extent to which Portland's jobbing trade Is being curtailed through the en forcement of existing freight tariffs as applied to distributive rates. MEDFORD JURY DRAWN JCDGE WOIiVERTOX TO HEAR FOUR CASES THERE. Southern Oregon City to Hold Its First Session of United States Court Thursday. Next Thursday will be United States Court day in Med ford and will mark the first time that city has beea honored by that distinction. Yesterday a trial Jury was drawn to deliberate on four cases to be tried by Judge Wolverton In Med ford. the panel being ordered to report October 21 at 10 o'clock in the morning. Three of the cases to be tried by Judge Wolverton In the Southern Oregon city are damage suits against the Southern Pacific Railway Company, one of which has been hanging fire for the lasCTTjur years. The other Is entitled La Molne Lumber & Trading Company against Silby. a suit over lumber wherein the plaintiff seeks J16.625 and costs. Damage suits against the Southern Pa cific to be heard are as follows: George W. Light, who seeks J20.000 damages for personal Injury, the complaint having been filed In 1905 and a new trial granted; the D. W. Hazle case and the suit filed by Mrs. H. C. Colby In Jackson County wherein 17500 Is sought for the death of her huuuand in a railway accident. The panel drawn by Judge Wolverton yesterday Includes 26 farmers, two cap italists, two miners, a liveryman and a printer. The men selected are: Lewis ioilppa Ralph Billings, 8am Howlet. Hoslah Pardee, Fred Smith. Thomas Riley, Will Kerby. T. E. McKoin, b W. Hall, Thomas Young, .1. O. Grimes. J O. Griffin. H.McCann. K. H. Mnildoi. Thos. Gllllxan. Tyson Beall, J. L. McColm. R. J. Grimmett, W. H. Ramsey. Benton Bowers, E'l Barren. J. W. Gilmore. Joseph Burkhart. J. A. I.arrabee. J. R. Mockin. Thos. Overton. Thos. Berrv. A. H. Peachy. L. Geora:.. James Kershaw, I. C. Hobnett. N. E.Osborne, A. Gissom. E. J. Farlow. K H. Oatix-an. J. G. Briscoe, - TERRT NOW SELLING BOOKS Former Deputy Marshal, Alleged Wife Beater, In Eastern Oregon. L. . Terry, ex-Deputy United States Marshal, who fled Portland nearly two years ago, following a charge of wife beating preferred against him by Mrs. Terry, Is said to be selling law books in Eastern Oregon. As his alleged offense has almost run the statute of limitations It is not believed the arm of the law will reach out for him. If apprehended, Terry will most prob ably face another charge, as some time ago Marshal Reed was aBked by the Chi cago authorities to arrest Terry on a charge of, decamping with funds and documents ,the property of the Demo cratic state central committee of Illinois. Terry was accused by the oommittee of Ingratiating himself with the Democrats and suddenly disappearing Instead of campaigning. ILLEGAL FENCE COSTS $254 William Jacobs, of Boise, Sentenced. Cases Easy for McCourt. Little difficulty Is experienced by United States Attorney McCourt In prosecuting the numerous fencing cases which, for many months, have encum bered the Federal docket. Most of the recent defendants pleaded guilty and It is presumed that those still awaiting trial will follow the same course. Yes terday William Jacobs, of Boise, Idaho, admitted maintaining an illegal fence and was fined $150 and costs. Jacobs fenced 2200 Malheur County. acres Illegally. The costs if his case amount to $104.25. making $254.25 the total of his penalty. Embroider Your Xmas Gifts And save money. Exclusive designs for needlework. Free lessons In em broidery every day. The Needlecraft Store, 147 Vi Sixth St, opposite Meier Frank's. - " PROMPT VERDICT ACQUITS BREWERS Relnsteln and Breslauer Are Cleared of Forgery Charge in Fifteen Minutes. AUDITOR'S OFFICE SCORED After Announcing Findings, Fore man Takes Occasion to Criticise Manner in. Which Public ' Records Are Kept. . It took a Circuit Court Jury Just 15 minutes yesterday afternoon to acquit Morris Relnsteln and S. Breslauer, brew erymen, of the charge of mutilating the McKenna liquor petition In order to keep It off the ballot at the last city election. In the same period the Jurors made up their minds that responsibility for the mutilation lay with the office of City Auditor Barbur. W. H. Nunn, the fore man, was Instructed to announce the Jury's criticism of the Auditor's office. After the verdict had been delivered. Mr. Nunn arose and said: "With the permission of the court I would like to say that I have been In structed by the Jurors, as citizens, to say that it ls the sense of the Jury that the records in the Auditor's office were kept In a most careless and negligent manner and that as citizens and tax payers we enter our protest against the manner of keeping public records as shown m the trial of this case." Consider Charges Groundless. This announcement and the prompt verdict made It clear the Jury viewed the charges as, groundless In view of the alleged careless manner in which the Auditor's office is operated In respect to keeping records. They evidently aa cepted the assertion frequently empha sized during .the trial by Attorney John F. Logan, representing the brewerymen, to the effect that anyone at any time might have mutilated the McKenna pe tition and that Relnsteln and Breslauer ought to be tried for Insanity, rather than forgery, if they mutilated the peti tion on the night of April 19, when the document was already known to be de fective. It was not until 2:S0 P. M. that the case got to the Jury. Despite the limita tions placed on the closing addresses, the attorneys talked over time and the court's charge to the Jury was long. An early verdict was predicted by those who had been attending the trial for the state's case was flimsy in many regards, n So, little surprise was occasioned when the Jury returned at 2:50 o'clock with Its finding. Four ballots were taken. On the first, eight stood for acquittal, one for con viction and three were blank, lndica..ng that the three would vote with the ma jority. The next ballot Is said to have been 11 for acquital and one for convic tion, the third ballot the same, and .ie fourth ballot unanimous for acquittal. Lawyers Give Arguments. Th. whnla fnmnnnn wflft cnnRlimed in building card houses and sweeping uiem down, ueputy uistnct Attorney v Ice land summed up the case of the prose- . i n aplorArl ft wna Kiifflnlpnt basis for conviction by any fair-minded Juror. Mr. Logan, on tne otner nanu, Insisted that it would be an unutterable wrong to convict men on such flimsy and slipshod testimony. Both sides wan dered off into flower gardens of legal oratory In their efforts to impress the Jury. When the 12 men retired tne eviaence they had to weigh was this. In essential points: The McKenna petition was mu tilated sometime around April 19. On the night of April 19, the accused men had access to the petition at the City Hall. Breslauer and Relnsteln had the petition to themselves for two hours. Reinstein borrowed a pencil and eraser from Depu ty City Auditor Lotan, who admitted the brewerymen th8 vault. On the other hand. Reinstein and Bres lauer Insisted that they went to check . v. - natittrtn in verifv the renorts that It was surcharged with forgeries. They were aireaay cognizant m me e f innnmAmhlA forrarles. Thev U icuto v. .......... D entered the building openly and left with out any effort at concealment. iney spoke to friends of the visit. The petl . i Aaav et apMs and mleht have been mutilated by almost anyone at al most any time. PERSONALMENTION. I. Whfmster and wife, of Aurora, Ont., are at the Seward. M. Flnley and wife, of Spokane, are reg istered at the Cornelius. I. Burpee, a constructing engineer, of Celilo, Or., is at the Cornelius. Charles Zelgler and wife, of Chicago, are guests of the Oregon Hotel. , L. G. Gray and wife, of Decatur, IlL. have a suite at the Cornelius. M. A. Newberger, a prominent citizen of Los Angeles, is at the Peiktns. W. F. Laraway and wife, of Hood River, have a suite at the Perkins. W. F. Taylor, identified with mining Interests in Alaska, Is at the Perkins. J. M. Lelghton, a Government official at Washington, D. C, Is at the Seward. George C. Salch, a prominent merchant of San Francisco, is at the Oregon Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Cass, of Schenec tady, N. Y., have a suite at the Portland. G. S. Mann, a prominent merchant of Chicago, Is registered at the Oregon Hotel. H. A. Falrchlld. a member of the State The doctor says you have got to take Cod Liver Oil if so, why not take it in the easiest and best form why not take Scott's Emulsion That is what the doctor means. He would not force you to take the crude oil when he knows the Emulsion is better more easily digested and absorbed into the system and will not upset the stomach like the plain oil. FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS Send 10o. cams of faper and this ad. for tvnr beautiful Savings Bank and Child's Sketoh-Book. Eaoh bank contains a Good Lack Penny. 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' The Instructions for mixing at home secretly so that no embar rassment may be felt, are as fol lows: First get three ounces ot syrup sarsaparllla compound and one ounce compound fluid balm wort; mix and let stand two hours. - Then add one ounce com pound essence cardiol and one ounce tincture cadomene com pound (not cardamom), and mix all together. The directions are to take one teaspoonful after each meal and one when retiring, until bounding health and full strength are restored. Even a few weeks will witness most wonderful results. 1 Astonishing nervous force and equilibrium follow the treatment, no matter how serious the case. This contains no opiates what ever and may hlso be used by women who suffer with - their nerves with absolute certainty of prompt and lasting benefits. Railroad Commission at Olympia, Is reg istered at the Oregon Hotel. J. G. Woodworth, a prominent railroad official of St. Paul, Is attending the rate hearings. He Is at the Portland. Miss Helen Worrell, formerly of Port land, now of Medford, is the guest of her cousins, the Misses Crook, 8outh Mount Tabor. George B. Black, Pacific Coast man ager of the M. J. Brandenstein Coffee Company, is registered at the Oregon Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Hoge have left for an extended visit to Eastern points, where Mr. Hoge will attend a number of meet ings of the National Steel Interests. Dr. S. C Slocum and family returned Tuesday night after an absence of one year abroad. They spent most of the time In London, Dublin and Vienna. H. R. Krohn. a banker of Davenport, la.. Is in Portland, visiting his brother. Professor Robert Krohn. He notes great progress in Portland since his last visit L. F. Weaver, local manager of Studebaker Bros. Co., returned yester day from the annual meetings of his company at South Bend, Cleveland and Detroit J. M. Haimaford, vice-president of the Northern Paclilc Railway, with head quarters In St. Paul, Is attending the rate hearing here this week. He is a guest of the Hotel Portland. Charles F. Gunther, a prominent manu facturing confectioner of Chicago, ar rived In the city yesterday, after a .visit at the A-Y-P Exposition. He Is a guest of Lewis M. Head during his sojourn here. Colonel Z. S. Spalding. Hawaiian sugar manufacturer and capitalist, arrived in this city yesterday. He is the guest of the Perkins Hotel. During his sojourn of a few days here, Mr. Spalding will oversee the construction of his sky scraper, which is under way at Third and Washington streets. Dudley Watson Moor, a capitalist of Toledo, la a guest of the Oregon Hotel. Mf. Moor, who Is accompanied by Mr. Graham, of Detroit, is looking over the Oregon countrv with, a view to Invest ments Jn this field. They have secured valuable Hood River fruit lands as an in itiative Investment. Dr. G. Orlo Jefferson and wife, who have Btarted on an extended tour of the world, are at present in New Orleans. They will spend some time in the United States before going 'abroad. Their itin erary Includes cities of the Continent and England, as well as of Egypt and Palestine. They will take in the "Pas sion Play" at Oberammergau. The doc tor expects to be gone over a year. CHICAGO, Oct. 12. (Special.) North west people registered at Chicago ho tels: From Portland Mrs. M. C. Starr, at the Congress: Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Robinson, at the Majestic; Mr. and Mrs. R. R, Hoge, at the La Salle. From Hood River Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Jayne, at the Grand Pacific. .. M'$$k Kki vJit mfytmMM0:' selection of the toods tnat nave greatest mmm&W nutritive value in smallest bulk. That's the HMJmm tr,f. rnmmander took on board the 'w.'.; Miyn - - nr . Li sisl Utaliiuuuauiuu toiiservaove inves Will Find 10-Acre Orchard Tracts in the Famous Umpqua Valley Absolutely Safe and Highly Profitable Our-proposition is vne that will stand the most rigid scrutiny and tho closer you delve into all of the results of apple culture in this valley the better we will be pleased. The profits from orchards in the TJmpqua Valley are so large that without a thorough investigation a careful hard-headed business man might suppose that our statements are exaggerated. Actual results speak louder than words and when we claim that full bearing orchards will pay a i. Net Annual Income of $500 Per Acre we are underestimating rather than exaggerating the results, as a number of orchards have paid as high as $1000 per acre. When possible, we always prefer to have prospective purchasers visit our tracts and see for themselves what others have done and what we are doing. No possible investment that can be made offers the same certainty of handsome results without the slightest risk. Our terms are a cash payment down, then monthly, quarterly or W. C. Harding Land Co., Portland, Oregon: Please send full particulars about ten-acre or chard tracts to : Name Street. . . . State - W. C. HARDING LAND CO. BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING Corner Fourth and Oak Streets, Portland, and Roseburg, Oregon. P0STDFF1GE BID 6NEN CHANGES IN SECOND STORY TO BE MADE AT ONCE. Edward Killfeather Awarded Con tract Chambers to Be Rebuilt for Judge Bean. "Within two days the second floor of the Federal building will be in hands of car penters and electricians, the contract for improvements having been awarded yes terday to a Portlander, Edward Kill feather, of 427 Third street. Appointment of Judge Bean to the United States bench made additional room in tne posioniuo huildlne necessary ana it is io selection of - h icaowit --' Roosevelt tour nunurcu ctnu mty lo Triscuit (the Shredded Wheat wafer) in order to sustain life in the frozen regions. Of course you eat Shredded Wheat Biscuit for breakfaat every mornin. h i. the Choi wheat .team-cooked, .hredded and baked-the cleanegt, pure Z.t nouri8h.n cereal food made ia the world. l.u.tain Efe indefinitely in any climate. Your grocer sell. it. Start the day ht by eS a Shredded Wheat BUcuit (heated in the oven to restore crispne..) with hot milk and a little cream, add.ng a little salt to suit tho taste. A hot dish for a chilly morning. Easily and quickly prepared. . ... this extra space that changes will be made. Judges Gilbert and Wolverton have abandoned their private chambers to provide one spacious room for Judge Bean and to effect the change the re moval of a lavatory, tearing down of two partitions and enlarging of a window will be entailed, aside from the electrical work. Contractor Killfeather's bid of $1611 was accepted, the work to be com pleted by November 6. Herbert Hunting ton, who superintended the construction of the Postoffice, Courthouse and Custom house at Tacoma, will have supervision of the work, an order to that effect hav ing been received, by Postmaster Young. As the Postoffice building is now ar ranged there is but one courtroom 'for all the Judges and even after the change Is made in the second story, for most cases but one courtroom will be avail able. To offset this Inconvenience it is planned to move the railway mail clerks 4-u o-rary iiiw rnfim. that their old IU mo . quarters may be used as a courtroom fnr M!ffl'PIlM Who Discovered It? Why, Peary, of course! TUST before noon April 6, 1909, J Commander Robert H,. ieary, of the United States Navy, nailed the stars and stripes on the North Pole, crowning with glorious suc-twentv-three years of Arctic evnlnration. Reaching the was a question of food and transporta tion rmestion of careful and intelligent the foods that have greatest mt , 1 11 AT"M - THE ONLY "BREAKFAST CEREAL" MADE IN BISCUIT FORM tors semi-annual installments. We plant and care for the orchards for three years or more, as desired. Make arrangements to visit our tracts with us leaving Saturday evening, back in Portland 7. A. M. Monday. . cases which will not require the attend ance of many people. The postoffice inspectors will probably occupy the room now set aside for the Lifesavtng Service, which will be moved to the petty Jury room. Lebanon Resident Dies. ALBA NT. Or., Oct. 13. (SpeclaL Mrs. John Wither, of Lebanon, died to day at Newport, where she had been spending several months for her health. She had been, seriously 111 for several days. Mrs. Wither was a native of England, GO years of age. She came with her husband to Lebanon 20 years ago. She leaves a husband and four children William Wither, of Boise. Idaho; Mrs. Scott, of San Francisco, Cal.; Nathaniel Wither, of San Fran cisco, Cal., and Miss Mae Wither, of Lebanon. Turkish baths, Mrs. Turney, 221 Drexel bldg., 2d and Yamhill. m North Pole Ik i