1909
to
THE MOKXIXO OREG ONI AN, SATURDAY. OCTOBER
16,
15
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Oregon Trust Affairs Will Re
sult in Criminal and Civil
Actions.
LOOKS BAD FOR OFFICERS
Moore, Morris nd Their Clique Are
Phown Tp tn Bad I.ljrri In Many
of Frm-led Financial Peels
of Wrecked Bank.
It Is now only a matter of hours
when the work or the Investigators
Into the wreck of the Oregon Trust
& Sarin jrs Bank w!!l be completed and
the result of their findings become
known. From what has already been
made public It U acknowledged that
fcoth criminal and civil actions will
e brought against those responsible
for the looting of the depositors" money
with the double purpose of forclns; resti
tution and bringing punishment upon
the guilty men. For many weeks the firm
of Lester, Herrlck & Herrlck. through
their local manager. John T. Richard
son, and a corps of assistants, hava
keen delving Into the maze of com
plications found In the disordered con
dition of the defunct bank's books to
itrace out the various transactions upon
'which either 'civil or criminal actions
might be based, and to fix the Identity
rf the men Involved In the deals which
tended disastrously for the Oregon Trust
ft Savings Bank.
Until the report U finished and
(placed in the hands of the grand Jury
'for Investigation it Is not known what
-rrlminal action will result, although It
Is believed that more than one of the
officials of the Institution may have
to stand trial before the affairs of the
lank are finally wound up.
Many Involved In Case.
It Is believed, however, that not only
VT. H. Moore. Henry A. Moore. E. E.
iLytle. VT. Cooper Morris and Leo
rYelde. who comprised the board of
I directors at the time the bank went
to the wall, but that W. H. Copeland,
l O. Ralston and Albert T. Smith,
rwho were formerly on the board, will
fbe made a party tohe suits. In addi
ction to these men George Estes. S. W.
FFtryker and J. F. Redily. In connection
'with the Pacific & Eastern Railroad
jtieal. and It Is rumored that Louis J.
Svilde. In connection with the purchase
fof the telephone bonds of the Omaha
hand Puget Sound companies, will be
iimade codefendants.
Cooper Morris Xeep in It.
The suits will be grouped and filed
"gainst the various men mentioned ac
cording to the transactions which took
place during the time each was In
office in the bank. In the cafe of
AV. Cooper Morris he will probably be
hnvolved In all of the suits, as he was
connected with the bank from Its In
ception until the doors closed. The
directors will be called upon to pay
up for all of the money lost by bad
: loans and the shortages which existed
hat the time the bank failed.
An estimate of the dead losses In
the transactions said to have occurred
within the full knowledge and consent
f the directors Is as follows: Order
of Washington, 143.000; Lafa Pence.
!9000; loans and discounts unaccounted
Tor. I1U.00O; Golden Eagle Drygooda
Company. ITI.OoO; John Barrett Con
Jianr. 170.000; Board of Trade Building
Company. $41,600: Washington Railway
& Power Company. liS.OOO; cash and
notes withdrawn. 190.000. and the Pull
man Auto Car Company, 114.000. mak
ing a total of 1425.000.
Morris Did Dirty Work.
The Order of Washington was a
fraternal organisation, notoriously In
solvent for years. W. Cooper Morris
acted as Its treasurer. Yet between
the time Morris was elected cashier
and one of the directors of the Oregon
Trust A Savings Company and the time
the bank failed, loans were made to
the Order of Washington of $50,000,
mostly In overdrafts, about $44,000 of
which remains unpaid and which, with
the Interest upon this sum, was a total
Ions. Whan the bank failed the Order
of Washington failed, too, it having
no further means of support, and the
books of the organlratlon were whisked
away. They are not now available.
Lafe Pence was one of the bank's
unprofitable proteges.
The louses from the loans and dis
counts will be close to $118,000. Even
in the tangled up condition, of the books
records of $713,000 in securities supposed
to have been on hand were apparent,
while the receiver was able to find se
curities for $625,000 only. These run
over the entire period of the bank's his
tory and will Involve all of the officers.
The books also show the picturesque
business career of the Golden Eagle,
which was started on September, l'J05,
without capital, except Gus Lowltt and
nerve, and which In a business career
of two years had used up $:U5,000 with
only aaeets of $60,000. Money was ad
ranced to Lowitt even up until the bank
closed and his account shows a loss of
$71,000, all of which had been advanced
to him without security, apparently.
Barrett Hit Bank Hard.
With the John Barrett Company, In
less than two years 118,000 was loaned
without ecurtty; $20,000 of this remains
unpaid and a recent examination made
for the benefit of the receiver shows that
although, the company had an Indebt
edness of about $35.K)0, their stock was
onlv Inventoried at about $3000.
The Washington Railway & - Power
Company was a scheme of w. H. Moore's.
It was organised to build a street railway
In Vancouver, Wash- and started with
out any assets and nothing of value ex
eeot Its charter. This company took
$;,000 out of the bank whlah was
charaed up to It on open account wlta
no notes or securities of any kind. After
one-half mil of track had bean built.
it failed. V
The Board of Trade building was or
ganised by W. H. Moore, also, within a
few months before the bank dosed.
Moore, through this company, contracted
overdrafts amounting to substantially
11.000.
Here la Rottenness Indeed.
Ona of the biggest sensations In con
nection with the books was the dis
covery that on one day in- December,
130. $30,000 dropped out of the bank
over night. The records showed that on
the night before this sum was present in
the bank fn cash and the next day this
did not appear upon the teller's slip.
Notes of Moore and Morris amounting
to $40.fl0 were also withdrawn the same
day without being paid or without any
explanation. To cover up these shortages
of $90,000 they took telephone stock
which had been received as a bonus with
the bonds purchased from the Omaha
BANK
HEARING
NEAR1NG
IMAX
Telephone Company and entered this as
an investment of that date so as to ac
count for the depletion of the resources!.
The Pullman Auto Car Company, which
ta said to have been anotner oi .uuma
schemes of which he acted as the seore
tary. a small concern enaaged In re
pairing automobiles yet during a busi
ness career of nine months it got into
the bank for about $14,000. Its account
was run as an overdraft, as in inn c
of the Order of Washington, without se
curity. . TT.,
The history of tne i-acino -Railroad
Company savors of the same
kind of manipulations. This was a rail
road running six or seven miles out of
Medford which was composed of twin
streaks of rust and six boxcars borrowed
Irom the Harrlman lines, which Mr.
. ,i nauA ti have returned
to him. It had a first mortgage KJn
it for $.W. There were aimj
of a second mortgage. These creditors
asked for a receiver. J, F.
stockholder of the Oregon Trust Sav
ing Bank, was appointed ro m v"-'-tion.
Efttes Badly Smeared, Too.
T - . ,WaM mnmte-er of the
. . . .f th bank and also
president of the Hstaeada State Bank.
made a bid ror tne roaa m n.
sale, subject to first mortgage. The bid
. i -n-n . nrfntd and in ay-
ment of the entire purchase price tne
bank tesued to tteaay a
tlficates of deposit for $81,500 and a cer
tified check for $1000. without there, be
ing anything In the Dans: in no j ui
security for this advance. Upon the rep
resentations of tne receiver in
J FOUR BLOCKS ATFECTED BY
Hi ' I Pvvls
I ill HI 1 " " vorr j i I
Dlarram of property owned by the Ksrlbers Pacific Terminal
Company .homing blocks south of Isles Depot recently purchased,
snpponedly for that company. Transferred property is shows, la the
shaded parte t the diagram.
In Medford the court there approved the
bid and autnorizea ine rcixi.ci i
the money In the bank. Eotes, Moore and
i .i. iniw with a V. Strvker. or
ganized the Pacific Eastern Railroad
Company with a capital stock of $1,000,-
r. .mnnv IhnmilPlVPH SUbSCTlbed tO
$y0.000 of the stock. Then a deed of the
railroad was made in consideration inui
each receive from the company paid-up
....... i. A .h, amount nf XIX.OGO. which was
done. Then the company made a bond is
sue of $1).000 and put tne nw.w.v in uunuo
In the bank to cover tne certificate of
deposit and the certified check and took
the difference out In cash. The receiver
of the bank declined to pay me cer
irin.iia i r dATOMlt nn thA ground that
they had been fraudulently Issued and In
consideration or tne return or tne Donas
returned the certificate of deposit and
left the bank about $18,000 loser.
The Telephone Scandal.
In the deal of the Omaha & Puget
Sound telephone bonds the bank pur
chased about $900,000 of them, the major
ity of them being bought wltldn a short
time before the bank closed. Suit will
probably be brought against the di
rectors and Louis 3. Wilde, the well
known telephone company promoter, on
the theory that these bonds for which
the bank paid par were In reality sold
at from 10 to 14 per cent less than par.
the difference being equally divided up
between Wilde and the directors. This
would involve about $0.000.
In a number of cases forgeries on the
books was resorted, to, to cover up the
dishonest transfers of the money.
Notably this Is apparent on the books in
the cases of the disappearance of $30,
Ono tn cash and notes of Morris & Cooper
for $40,0u0; $TiO.O0O In bonds supposed to
have been put up to cover tvart of the
overdrafts allowed the Board of Trade
Building Company and t&t.oOO in bonds
and warrants supposed to have been put
up by the Golden Eagle, none of which
was ever In the possession of the bank.
As most of the transactions which
would be recognized as a trespass upon
the law were effected during the latter
part of the bank's career. It is believed
that whatever criminal action may
result will fall upon the directors who
were in office at the time the bank
failed.
FRUIT' EXHIBIT DEFENDED
Fred II. Page Says Oregon's Display
at A.-T.-P. Is Maligned.
The best fruit exhibit at the A.-T.-P.
fair is from Oregon, according to Fred
H. Page, who returned yesterday from
Seattle and who believes the display has
been unjustly criticised.
"Hood River has the finest exhibition
of apples to be seen anywhere at the fair,"
said Mr. Page. "While a better ehowing
could be made about three weeka later,
still the exhibit is a highly creditable
one for this season of the year, and will
certainly do the state much good."
Troops Go on Practice March.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Oct. 15. (Spe
cial.) The First Battalion of the First
Infantry, consisting of four companies of
it men each, and ten commissioned of
ficers, or 250 men tn all. left Vancouver
Barracks yesterday for a three-days"
practice" march. Last evening they
camped at Elliott's farm 12 miles out,
at the target range. Today they marched
over the WashotTgal river toward the new
farm, where they will camp tonight.
Saturday they will mareh bark to their
quarters in the barrscks.
Trunks, suitcases and bags. Largsst
variety at Harris Trunk Co.
OREGON ELECTRIC
PUNS EXTENSIONS
President Moffat Says Line
Will Run as Far South as
Roseburg.
SURVEYORS NOW IN FIELD
Official Will Study Situation and
Will Probably Announce Imme
mediate Construction
Before Return.
George Ttradley Moffat, president of the
Oregon Eleotric Railway Company, ar
rived from New York yesterday to look
DEAL AT TERMINAL YARDS
over the Held and make plans concerning
the proposed extensions of tne company's
electric roads In the Willamette Valley.
Whether the company will utilize a large
part of the $2,000.0(0 it has Just received
from the sale of bonds for the early con
struction of a branch line, Mr. Moffat
said yesterday would depend upon how
he finds local conditions during his visit
of Inspection.
While it is not certain how soon the
work will be done, Mr. Moffat said yes
terday that the present plan of the com
pany Is ultimately to extend the main
line as far south as Roseburg. and to send
out branch lines to the most Important
points in the valley. The company's line
that is now being operated to Salem, Mr.
Moffat paid, la proving even more profit
able than had been hoped for at the time
It was constructed.
Definite Announcement Expected.
We are always conservative about our
plans," said Mr. Moffat yesterday, "and
we prefer to make few announoements
until we are fully prepared to commence
work. But even if I so desired, I could not
tell you positively what we are going to
do In regard to early construction work,
for that will depend entirely upon con
ditions that may be found to exist. I have
come here to look over the field, and
will remain here probably about 10 days.
Before I return to New York I may be
able to give some definite Information re
garding what may be expected, but at
present I cannot.
"One thing that may cause us to delay
work Is the scarcity of labor, which I
understand exists here at present. And
then there are the rights of way to be
secured, and if we meet too many ob
stacles in getting them, we shall have to
delay work.
"I will say, however, that we have sur
veying parties now in the field, and these
will run lines to various points in the
valley. I really expect our surveyors will
be kept busy for the next five years pre
paring estimates and reports on lines
that may be constructed by us.
Is Pleased With Oregon.
"We are certainly highly pleased with
this country, and have great confidence
In Its future. I am really surprised to
notice how rapidly Portland Is developing.
Every time I come here I can notice a
marked change In the. way of improve
ments." Yesterday morning, after Mr. Moffat ar
rived, there was a stockholders' meeting
held to adjust the mortgages for the
bonds recently sold, so as to meet the
desires of the purchasers. In making the
mortgages originally, the Forest Grove
line was not included In such a way as to
satisfy the buyers of the bonds, and this
necessitated a correction.
The sale by the Oregon Electric Railway
Company of $10,000,000 worth of bonds,
$S,00O.0O0 of preferred stock and $5,000,000
of common stock has been authorized. Of
this amount, $1,960,000 of preferred stock
and $2,000,000 worth of bonds have been
sold. The remainder is to be disposed of
as the extensions of the lines may de
mand. ASYLUM FEELING PROBE
Grand Jury Investigates Crystal
Springs Sanitarium.
Investigation by the grand Jury 'of the
Crystal Springs Sanitarium, conducted
under the direction of Dr. R. I Gilles
pie, has been Instituted. Yielding to ru
mors of brutal treatment given patients.
District Attorney Cameron summoned
two witnesses before the jury yesterday.
It Is said the death of David Murphy,
who died at the Institution May 24. is
surrounded by suspicious circumstances
BIG STORE VALUES
Is what you will always find
at "The Lion." Our Fall
showing is proving quite a
magnet ahd the Shoe Depart
ment is a very busy place.
You will not wonder at this
when you see our LION SPE
CIAL MAN'S SHOE AT $4.
LION CLOTHIERS
166-170 Third St.
and will be looked Into, for It Is believed
that Just before his death he was sub
jected to blows and kicks by two guards
of the asylum. Patients who have been
held under restraint while In a sane con
dition, it Is said, will also figure In the
charges, as will many patients who are
said to be made to work under brutal
conditions and lack of care.
The suicide of Mrs. M. T. Jenkins, who
.... u fhMqt mav ann be innuired into.
for it Is alleged that brutal treatment so
worked upon a wean mum m i.u
her to the desperate deed.
nsArcro riard fnrmnrlv a natlent from
Alaska, was one of the witnesses before
the jury. It is thought some oi mo pa
tients now confined there as well as
their attendants' may be summoned be
fore the Investigating body.
HEnUHS IS NOT GUILTY
JURY FINDS HE DID NOT
FORGE DEATH CERTIFICATE.
Accused Man Lays Suit to Dr. AVlll
lam Eisen, Saying Trouble Caused
Simply In Revenge.
Dr. Ernest G. Heymans, who was on
trial In Circuit Court on a charge of rorg
Irur the death certificate of Golda W
Rowland, was pronounced not guilty by
the lurv in the case last nlgnt.
Heymans, who was formerly manager
of the X-Radiura Institute,' at Third and
Alder streets, was accused of having
made a wrongful statement of the cause
of the death of the girl, which he Bald
was due to septo-endocarfiitis, and of sign
ing the name of Dr. Cora C Talbott, with
out authority, to-the death certificate.
Dr. William T. Eisen was one of the
Important witnesses against Heymans,
and after the Jury rendered Its verdict
last night Heymans declared his trial
was brought about by Ejsen as a matter
of revenge. Heymans said he had ap
peared as a witness against Eisen tn a
case in the criminal court, and this had
caused the present difficulty.
Deputy District Attorney Vreeland, In
his final argument to the Jury, delivered
a scathing denunciation of Heymans for
putting Dr. Talbott before the public as
"Dr. Mary Lane." when he knew her
true name, and had her medical certifi
cate with her true name thereon In hia
possession.
The startling assertion was made on the
witness stand by Dr. William T. Bisen
that Heymans was intoxicated the day
Miss Rowland died. Ha asserted that In
trying to lift the girl's body, Heymans
dropped it on the floor. Blsen said Hey
mans met him on the street and told him
the girl was sick, but that when he went
to the institute where 6he was supposed
to be receiving attention, he found her
dead.
Dr. Heymans was squelched by 'the
court yesterday morning when he took
tv.a YL-itneKR stand and started to heap
maledictions upon Dr. Eisten's head for
testifying that he (Heymans.) was aruna
the day the girl died.
Mrs. M. Lm. Rowland, mother of the dead
girl, testified yesterday that she knew
Dr. Talbott at the Institute as "Dr. Lane."
This was in spite of the testimony of
Dr. Talbott that she never went under
the name Dr. Lane, or the name Dr.
Mary Walker. Mrs. RowUnd said she
paid "Dr. Lane" $t. a balance due on a
bill for $100 for medical services.
Conspiracy to Kidnap
Bridegroom Fails
Students Discuss Plot on- Car, With
Result That I)r. and Mrs. I D.
Johmoo Outwit Ttaein.
WHEN the students at the medical
department of the University of
Oregon next plan a lively charivari on a
former member of the college they do not
Intend to discuss their plans on a Twenty-third-street
car. It has even been in
timated that any member of the class
discussing the Joking propensities of the
embryo medicos in streetcars will be
promptly placed on an official blacklist
As they left the college Thursday after
noon several students perfected their
plans for kidnaping Dr. Leslie D. John
son, who was to marry Iiss Leah Drain
at her home In Astoria that afternoon,
on his arrival In PorUand with his bride
late the same night. The students had
no idea that the quiet-looking man who
was so Interested in the Joke was W. P.
Lillis. special agent of 'the Portland
Railway. Light A Power Company and
a brother-in-law of the bride they were
planning to surprise. So when a strong
force of students waited at Union Depot
for the happy ' couple Thursday night
they were sadly disappointed, for Mr.
Lillis had used the wire to advantage.
In place of Dr. and Mrs. Johnson, a
lady friend, living in Portland, was the
only member of the party the students
were able to recognize. Believing that
the doctor and his wife were in disguise,
this lady was subjected by the students
to all the questioning tortures of the
inquisition and a rigorous espionage was
kept on her actions until she reached
her residence.
Dr. and Mrs. Johnson drove to Seaside
Thursday and came to Portland yester
day morning, getting off the train at
Linnton and then driving to Portland, to
avoid any student conspiracies at the
depot. Later In the day they took the
train from a suburban point far Rose-
The.Additionjwith Character
This is a residence park of unequaled merit that is just a little
better than seems necessary.
Do you know what it will cost you to secure a fine fifty-foot
lot in LAURELHURST?
Let us show you. We have no cheap lots, but have a large
number of yery low-priced lots.
For example, we have :
24 lots at $750 to $850 each.
65 lots at $900 to $1000 each.
240 lots at $1050 to $1200 each. '
175 lots at $1250 to $1400 each,
and some large-sized TRACTS equal in size to two or three'ordi
nary lots, at prices as high as $3500 each. Only one home 13
allowed on these large tracts.
You can go blindfolded and pick out a good lot in LAUREL
HURST, because there are no poor ones. And the prices! We
know they are lower than they should be, but we want you to have
the opportunity to share with us in the benefits of the increasing
values.
This afternoon or tomorrow would be a good time to see
LAURELHURST. It will take only 15 minutes o get there by
either the Rose City Park or Montavilla car lines. Both run
through the property. You had better take the Montavilla line,
however, as it runs by our office on the ground at East Thirty
eighth street. - 1
We will take you out if you, will telephone and make an ap
pointment. If you have seen LAURELHURST and want a high-class
borne, you had better call at our downtown office and talk- it over
with us. We can do business.
Henry Building.
Phones: Main 2565, A 5234.
burg, en route for Myrtle Point, where
they will reside.
Dr. Johnson is well-known In Port
land. He graduated this year from the
University of Oregon at the head of his
i., ii .-aB tl leader of many class
pranks himself and the students are
much chagrined tnat tney we.o u...u
to "get even." This is the second
nr hari luck that the students have
experienced, the sophomore class recent
ly making a conspicuous iauure ui
endeavors to initiate ine rresnnien.
Good Things in
Portland Markets
OCTOBER is, of course, above an otn
ers the fruit month. The grapevine
crown and apple-branch scepter are al
ways seen in October's portraits. A
wreath of cauliflower and a bouquet of
celery are certainty less poetic and dec
orative, but scarcely lees appropriate; for
at this season It is really hard to choose
between the attractiveness of the fruit
and vegetable sides of the market. The
fine weather has caused a slight lowering
of price in all green vegetables and is
prolonging the picking season.
Mushrooms at a comparatively law
price are another result of the perfect
Fall weather. They cost 25 to 50 cents
a pound this week and are of good qual
ity. The highest quality mushrooms are."
however, seldom for sale, but are gath
ered by the consumer In the early morn
ing and cooked and eaten with their
dewy plnkness and delicate flavor un
impaired by marketing.. It does make a
H i ffei-encf. Many people, however, pre-
CREAMERY BUTTER
65c and 70c
Best Creamery 75
Oleomargarine , 45
Sugar-Cured Hams 170
Swiss Cheese , 250
Full Cream Cheese .200
Cream Brick Cheese 200
Limburger, each 350
EGGS, DOZEN 30c
RANCH EGGS 35c
SATURDAY-CHICKEN DAY
18c and 20c
All goods retailed at wholesale prices.
LaGrandeGreamery
264 Yamhill Street.
Hens, Spring Chickens 1 9c Lb.
Ducks, pound 22
Fat Geese, pound 170
Turkeys, pound 250
Skamokawa Butter, roll 800
Ranch Eggs, dozen 350
COLUMBIAFISH CO.
Third and Ankeny.
Main 5. A 6556.
: I
esi
fer mushrooms when they taste only of
dollars and are unattainable by. the ordi
nary housewife.
New this week among vegetables are
savory cabbage, large yellow tomatoes,
and sweat chestnuts one of the signs of
approaching Hallowe'en. Spinach, peas,
a, P.-n,ic, fhimrv shell, green
and Uma beans are all lower In price
than last week, but corn Is up to 40 centfl
a dozen. Celery root, celery hearts and
etollr mlofV nl'A nil plentiful.
ptWUU 1'Hl . 1 , oicwu. j -
Artichokes come two and throe lor a
quarter, and okra Is 20 cents a puuuu.
-Dnnaa hnth err-een and red. stout and
( ' i L O '
slim, are much to the fore, and so are
pickling cucumbers, green tomatoes and
email onions. There is a fair supply of
red tomatoes at 5 to 75 cents a box.
The fnlt stands are, a feast of color
Just now. Apples are coming In in
larger quantities. ,urapes am aim yicm,
ful and beautiful and cost from 20 cents
to 36 cents a basket according to kind.
Concords are both cheap and plentiful,
end the wise housekeeper will make am
ple provision for grape desserts during
the Winter.
Citron melons for preserving are new
this week, as are raspberries, at about
SO cents a box. There Is quite a showing
of Oregon strawberries at 25 to 35 cents a
box. Huckleberries are quite plentiful
-t- , artA npa' f!anp Cod
cranberries are now to be had at about
the same price. Quinces, at t cenis a
pound, suggest old-time luscious pre-
FELLOWS
GROCERY CO.
Groceries and Meats
Good Goods and Good Service.
Mason Fruit Jars Complete
Pints, per dozen .550
Quarts, per dozen -
Half gallons, per dozen
Extra Covers, per dozen . : - - - J0
Jelly Glasses, per dozen "o
Best Jar Rubbers, 3 dozen for .250
Pound Paraffine Cakes, 2 for 250
Special Blend Coffee, per pound , ..,250
Green or Black Tea, per pound 250
Sardines, 6 cans for . 2d0
Columbia River Salmon, 3 cans for 250
Corn or Tomatoes, 3 cans for 250
Gloss or Corn Starch, 2 pounds for 150
Broken Rice, 5 pounds for 2o0
Beef Loaf, 3 cans for 250
Rose City Flour, Hard Wheat, Fancy Patent,
per sack $1.50
340-351 Oak St.
. 1 1 -rvi rtrn
trs coin .manes uu.
relhvi vs i Co.
522 Corbett Building. .
Phones: Main 1503, A 1515.
serves. There are Una pears at 15 to 36
cents a dozen and peaches at 30 to 40
cents. A few ground cherries and wonder
berries are still to be seen.
Poultry Is decidedly lower In price this
week, so now is the time for a good
chicken dinner. Hens are to be had at
18 to 20 cents a pound and "springs" at
about 20 cents. Turkey costs 25 Instead
of 30 cente; ducks 23 to 25 cents, and
geese 17 to 20 cents a pound. Belgian
hares are also available at about 1 each.
There Is the usual good variety of fish.
Crahs are particularly low In price this
week and halibut Is a trlflo higher. Lob
sters are plentiful at 40 cents a pound,
and crawfish at 36 to 40 cents a dozen.
Fresh herring is In again and should help
with the what-to-have-for-breakfast prob.
lem. Blsfck bass costs So cents a pound,
and striped bass 30 cents. Catfish, shad,
halibut, grayling and shrimps all sell at
abont 15 cents a pound. Silver smelt
cost lffii cents; salmon, 10 to 12Vi cents;
flounder, perch and herring. 10 cent
pound.
Boy Drowns From Skiff.
ASTORIA. Or., Oct. 15. (Special.)
The 8-year-old son of Rasmus Rasmus
sen was drowned In the Columbia River
off the city front about 5 o"clock this
evening by falling overboard from a
skiff in which ha was playing with
other boys. The body was recovered a
short time afterward.
348-350 Ankeny St.
Portland, Oregon.
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