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THE MORXDfG OREGOXIAN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1909.
1
IMDCAUGHI
IN SERIOUS CASE
Charge of Counterfeiting
Against Marshfield
Carpenter.
LIBERTY PLEA PATHETIC
Wltn TTe-or Wife and Stepdangliter,
Floyd Avery Declares He Never
Had Casket of Coins as Charged
by Stranded Actor Wilson.
' Floya TT. Avery, a. carpenter of the.
Cooa Bay district, resident of Marsh
I field, for & number of years, and ae
1 companied by the Coos County wife whom
he married in the. Harbor City of the
Facliic was yesterday brought face, to
J face with a Jury in the United .States
. Court, and pleaded for his liberty on a
I charge of passing- counterfeit sold eagles
I upon a porter at tho Blanco Hotel of
IMarshfleld.
The latter, who went to the seaside
town with a theatrical company, was a
ballplayer for the Coos Bay Reds, and
was afterwards brought to Portland as a
witness for the Government before the
Brand jury. After the aggregation of
theatrical ftar; stranded in Maxshfleld,
i atar actor John F. "Wilson, discovered the
l nlleged counterfeiting operations of Floyd
Averv. and was able to negotiate a re
turn ticket to Portland.
Avery Pleads Not Guilty.
i Avery pleaded not guilty to the charge
of passing counterfeit money when ar
raigned yesterday, and the Government
Immediately played witness John F. Wil
son on the stand.
The latter testified that after he was
employed at the hotel as a porter he
found himself in need of an alarm clock
Mid he went to the home of Avery to
borrow one. Ho said that he spoke of
the necessity of making some money as
upeedily as possible and that Avery eug-
; gonted the Idea of passing counterfeit gold
' money.
: They decided to unload a bundle of
, the coin on the farmers who were to
i assemble at Marshfield on the Fourth
of July, 19C8. according to the story of
"VVlleon, and he testified that Avery took
lilm to the basement of his residence
where he opened a door under the stair
way and produced a chest filled with the
flittering stuff. "
Wilson said that Avery gave him par
ticular Instructions that he chould not
attempt to pass more than one flO gold
piece at a time and that he should
not carry more than one of the coins
about his rerson so that if arrested he
could say that he had received the money
In the ordinary course of business.
Wilson failed to attempt to pass any of
the coins but took them to the City
Marshal and entered Into a scheme
whereby a trap was to be set for Avery.
la carrying out those plans Wilson said
. lie went back to see Avery a second time
and secure more of the money, but was
told by the latter that he was scared
because of his belief that he was being
watched and had "ditched the balance of
the counterfeits."
Avery, his wife and stepdaughter came
to Portland on board the Breakwater,
landing at the wharf In this city on Sun
day. July 13. Avery was at once arrested
by Secret Service Agent Connell and City
(Detectives Maloney and Hillyer. . Infor
mation had been furnished from the
Marshfield Marshal and Wilson that
Avery and his family were attempting
to skin the country.
Averv went on the stand in his own
behalf at a late hour yesterday after
noon. His testimony was to the effect that
while standing at the wharf one Sunday
afternoon watching a steamer tie up at
Marshfield he overheard two strangers
Quarreling, one of them charging the
other with a failure to pay a debt of
. 32.60. The accused man turned to Avery
and asked him If he could change a $10
piece, and Avery said he could. He gave
the stranger fo in gold and 15 In silver.
A few days after. Avery said his wife
naked him for some money and on dig
i glng up his available cash, he found that
f the S10 eagle which he had changed for
i the strangers on the wharf had worn
1- off and turned black. Avery then gave
lit to Wilson -on the understanding that If
!lt was disposed of the Itinerant actor
f should have one-half the proceeds.
The witness told a connected story of
all his transactions with John F. Wilson
I and In the hands of Attorney Fours he ap-
VTieared to be a "country Reuben," such 9
r.liie attorney described him.
' Witness Emphatic in Story.
. The witness accounted for his trip to
Portland bv the statement that he was en
frouta East to visit a brother whom he had
I not seen for a number of years, and
I denied that there was any box of gold
j under the stairway of the basement, as
I described by Wilson.
"There Is no door under that stair
way," said the witness with great em
tphasls. "I never received an express
package or any kind since I have been
a resident of the State of Oregon," he
continued, "and the statement that It ar
rived by the Breakwater as described by
tWilson Is without foundation."
Mrs. Avery and her daughter will . fol
low Avery on the stand this morning and
nvui corrooorate nun In every particular.
P01iTAIiL.OCH ORDERED SOLD
Execution of Order Delayed. Until
All Claims Are Presented.
Judge Wolverton, of the United States
District Court, yesterday handed down
a decree In the case of the British bark
PoltaUoch, which has been held In the
Portland harbor for several weeks upon
an attachment by Brown Brothers, of
San Francisco. Judge Wolverton ordered
the ship sold for the Indebtedness of
10.867.60 due Brown Brothers, but In
carrying out the order United States
Marshall Reed will not begin the adver
tisement until after all the cases have
been heard wherein claims are made
l against the snip.
The McCabe Company, of Seattle, has
. filed a claim against the Poltallock for
$811.47 for stevedore work In unloading
the cargo when the vessel arrived In No
vember, and they were Immediately fol
lowed by Rosensteln Brothers, of Port
land, who allege In their suit that they
furnished the sailors of the ship a lot
of clothing, at the request of Captain I
Kvans, the bill amounting to $213.25. Both
of these creditors will be allowed to
make proof of their claims -and share In
the proceeds of the sale of the vessel.
It Is set forth In the decree that the
ship was regularly seized by the United
States Marshal and that advertisement
of the claim of Brown Brothers was reg
ularly made. No answer was received
from Captain Evans or from the owners,
the Ship Company, Limited, of London.
' An Explanation by Mr. J. W. Hill.
j VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec 13. (To the
I KdltorJ As you published an article In
re
your paper last Monday which did me
injustice, allow me to give my side of
the case. There was a Judgment ren
dered against me in favor of Stumberg
& Son. but the debt was owed by my
brother Instead of me. He left with
out paying and the firm obtained judg
ment against me. I do not own any
property here, so they tried to come at
my wife,, but very naturally she wouldn't
pay some one else's bills. The case was
then dismissed.
My wife and I have been making
preparations from the middle of No
vember to go East and were ready to
start that Sunday. While down town
Saturday I was arrested and thrown
into Jail and was not allowed to phone
to my wife until 10 P. M. When she came
to the Jail the authorities would accept
only cash bail. Then they took me to
the County Jail and kept me there until
10 o'clock Monday morning. At that
time they took me to the Justice Court,
and upon finding that no such law ex
isted whereby a man can tie thrown Into
Jail for his own debts, much less for any
one else's, of course the lawyers imme
diately moved for a dismissal. Now do
you or anyone else blame me for suing
Stumberg & Son as a partial reparation
for damaging my reputation as they did?
All I ask is Justice, which I haven't re
ceived heretofore. J. W. HILL.
MAYOR ASKS FOR ADVICE
FIREMEN FIND FRIEND IN ONE
TIME VOLUNTEER. .
Only From Mouths of Fire Laddies,
However, Does City Executive,
Wish to Hear Plaints.
Mayor Simon Invites any fireman or all
of the firemen in the department wishing
to air any grievance or to ask for better
conditions to call at his office in the City
Hall and make known any requests they
may have to make. Outside meddlers,
however, are barred, as the Mayor is not
willing to waste any of his valuable time
on them, he states.
(Being a fireman himself, and having
the honor of being the father of the law
which created the Portland Paid Fire De
partment, he feels that he can sympa
thize with the members.
"I am sick and tired of all this polit
ical agitation that is going on about the
firemen," said the Mayor yesterday. "A
lot of meddlers, wishing to gain favor
with the firemen, are evidently working
overtime to make trouble for someone. I
do not believe the firemen themselves are
making the fuss, as I think they are pret
ty generally satisfied with their positions,
but if any fireman, or any committee of
firemen, actually employed in the depart
ment, has any grievances, real or fancied,
I am In my office at their service at any
hour of the day they may set to call
upon me, and we will hear what, if any
thing, they may have to say."
"I am a volunteer fireman myself, and
prepared and introduced the bill In the
Legislature creating the Portland Paid
Fire Department. I take an interest in
the firemen and sympathize with them,
and if there is anything they wish to dis
cuss they are invited to do so without
any fear of dire consequences. But I bar
all maddlers and chronic agitators from
this invitation. I am busy, and have no
time to waste on them."
Alleged agitators, outsiders, having real
estate for sale and having formed a real
ty company among the firemen, are said
to' be workAg up the present agitation
to make for themselves sympathy among
the men of the department. The Mayor
favors granting 12 more hours a week to
the firemen, .if It can be arranged with
out additional expense to the city.
This is one of the requests that the fire
men themselves have made, and it Is
being carefully considered by Chief Camp
bell and his assistants, but as yet it has
been found impossible by them to figure
out a schedule of this kind.
Much of the other "demands" said to be
made by the firemen are declared In of
ficial circles to be formulated and circu
lated by a crowd of political agitators
and other individuals who want to secure
for themselves friendship among the men.
NEW TRAINS ARE LIKELY
Portland-Puget Sound Service to Be
Arranged for Today.
TACOMA. Wash., Dec. 14. (Special.)
Final arrangements for inauguration of
the Portland-Puget Sound service of the
Harriman lines will be made at a con
ference to be held in Seattle tomorrow. It
will be attended by J. D. Farrell, vice
president; R. B. Miller, traffic manager,
and W. D. Skinner, general freight and
passenger agent of the Oregon & Wash
ington, and Thomas Cooper, general land
commissioner, Vice-President H. C. Nutt
and other officials, of the Northern Pa
cific and Great Northern.
Mr. Miller and Mr. Skinner arrived In
Tacoma tonight and will go over to Seat
tle tomorrow for the conference. Mr.
Miller states that the present condition
of the Northern Pacific double-track
work presents a number of problems
which will have to be solved at the con
ference tomorrow. He said:
"The new service will be established
January 1 or 2. I am not certain hew
many trains there will be, but the addi
tional service will be the best possible."
From other sources it was learned to
day that the Harriman lines will save
three trains each way dally between
Portland and Puget Sound. The sched
ules of two or these are reported . already
arranged, the Shasta Limited to leave
Seattle at 11 A. M. and Tacoma at 12:30
P. M. for Portland, arriving there at 5:30
P. M. The evening train will leave Seat
tle at 11:45 P. M. and Tacoma at 1:15 A.
M., reaching Portland at 6 A. M.
The schedule for the afternoon train is
one of the problems to be worked out to
morrow. It is understood that trains
leaving Portland for Puget Sound will
about correspond in their schedules with
those leaving the Sound.
WILSONVILLE CARS EARLIER
Oregon Electric Changes Schedule
After Long Complaint.
Oregon Electric Railway officials an
nounce a change of schedule between
Portland and Wilsonville. on the Salem
Portland division. Two new trains be
tween Portland and Wilsonville will be
put on tomorrow morning, to meet 'the
demands of passenger traffic. The new
trains will leave Wilsonville at 5:45 and
6:40 A. M., and will arrive in Portland 55
minutes later.
These trains will be run In addition to
the regular Portland-Salem trains, which
will continue according to the former
schedules. Wilsonville residents have
been asking for earlier service into Port
land for several months.
Officials Visit Harbor City.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Dec. 14. (Spe
cial.) For the purpose of investigating
conditions, making recommendations
for Improvements and a general inspec
tion of the company's property in this
city, IX. C. Nutt, of Tacoma, genoral
manager; A. D. Charlton, of Portland,
genera! passenger agent, and H. Blake
ley, of Tacoma. general Western freia-ht
agent, all Northern Pacific officials,
spent yesterday in this city. Exten
slon of tracks to the harbor docks was
the most Important question consid
ered.
YULETIDE TRADE
GROWING APACE
With Christmas Only Few Days
Away, Women Crowd
Stores.
Kris kringle draws near
Wide Variety of Stock From Which
to Choose for 190 0 Encourages
Business Which Shows Bet
ter Returns Than 1908.
With Christmas a brief fortnight off the
wise shoppers of Portland are already in
the midst of the annual turmoil of pre-s-nt-fcuvine.
Stores throughout the city
have taken on their most alluring Tuletide
aspects and the throngs already are
appearing early and remaining late.
The shopping of the thoughtful and
provident is now repidly reaching its
zenith and yesterday heavy trading was
noted in all elapses and condition of stores
where presents tniltable for Christmas gifts
were to be had. The trading was heavier
than at the corresponding date last year
but whether that fact Is to be attributed
to a growing discretion or a growing
population, no one makes bold to say.
Never has puch a wide variety been
shown. And when it is considered that
many of the stores will rearrange and
supplement their holiday displays several
times between now and the day before
the advent of Kris Kingle, the difficulty
that confronts the shopper In making
selections is readily understood.
To attempt a classification, much less
a complete list, of the things suitable for
gifts', as displayed thus early, is a task
that would afford plenteous amusement
for a corps of, trained encyclopedia com
pilers. In the most general way it may
be said that there is a little of every
thing, with a number of other things
added for good measure.
Hence the provident shopper to out
early contending with the difficulties of
selection. -By the end of this week or
the middle of next this class will have
completed the arduous if pleasurable
dutv. There will be the added comfort
of an easy conscience.
For it is a thing calculated to weigh
on the sensitive conscience to feel guilty
of part in that nerve wracking turmoil
that attends shopping of the eleventh
hour variety. '
The unwise chopper, of course, is going
serenely along about his daily routine.
The masculine form is used in this in
stance partly because of the dictates of
grammar and mainly because the bulk of
the offenders are, of that sex. It was
noticeable that the shopping crowds yes
terday were mostly women. Tradespeople
say that the week-end turmoil, which
causes the clerks to wish Christmas could
never be, is Invariably made up of men.
Those of humanitarian instincts' are-'
urging early trading this year and this
cry, it is hoped, will bear fruits ere rrrany
days. It is pointed out by the dealers
that there would be no objection if it
were the belated ones who had to suf
fer the consequence of their negligence.
But the burden falls upon the sales
forces. A month's work, or even several
months" has to be crowded into ther home
stretch leading up to Christmas eve. The
man with 57 varieties of relatives who
goes out 57 minutes before the stores close
Christmas eve and attempts to visit 57
stores and purchase 57 varieties of pres
ents is bound to make several persons
besides himself supremely miserable in
consequence of his ill-advised procrastina
tion.
PORT WILL MEET SOON
ACTION ON BRIDGE TO BE
TAKEN IN FEW DAYS.
Executive Determined to Push
Broadway Crossing to Finish as
Quickly as Possible.
Mayor Simon received Information yes
terday afternoon that the Port of Port
land will be able, within a few days, to
hold a special meeting, at which definite
action will be taken regarding the con
struction of the proposed high bridge
at Broadway street across the Willam
ette River.
. The Mayor is well satisfied with the
situation, and remarked yesterday that
he feels certain the big span' will be
built without any delay.
"I am doing no worrying about the
Broadway bridge," said the Mayor. "My
opinion is that the Port of Portland will
meet within a few days and that it will
approve the plans for a bridge, calling
for a 250-foot draw. The public wants
the bridge very much, and I think the
city will be able to proceed wiithout
much delay, as far as the Port of Port
land Is concerned."
City Attorney Kavanaugh's oplnlonv
holding that the Port of Portland has
not the power effectually to tie up con
struction of the proposed bridge, was
received with pleasure by every one fa
voring the bridge. However, it will be
much more gratifying to these people,
if the commissioners vote to approve the
plans, as It will make any litigation to
test the question unnecessary.
That Mayor Simon is determined to
proceed with the building of the bridge
Is evidenced by a conversation he had
with C. K. Henry over the telephone
yesterday. Mr. Henry said ho would
like to call with some others and dis
cuss the Broadway bridge.
Mayor Simon replied that he could
see no reason for discussing the matter.
Mr. Henry is opposed to the bridge.
"I fail to 'see any use in waisting your
own -and my time," said Mayor Simon.
"You know my attitude; I am going to
build the bridge, as has been stated
before. If you want to call and discuss
it, however, I shall be glad to see you,
but I am like the Judge, who said he
would take the case under advisement
and decide for the plaintiff next Mon
day." . ,
Mr. Henry decided that it would avail
nothing to call on the Mayor on the
bridge subject, and indefinitely post
poned his trip to the City Hall.
The Broadway bridge was authorized
by a large majority of the voters at
the last general election, when $2,000,000
worth of bonds for Its construction were
voted.
It will be 65 feet above high water
mark, and all river craft and many of
the ocean steamers will be able to pass
through without opening the draw.
DECISION SURPRISES . PORT
Broadway Bridge Opinion Rather
Staggers Commissioners.
City Attorney Kavanaugh's opinion that
the Port of Portland has no authority to
Interfere in the construction of the
Broadway bridge has caused much com
ment among the members of the commis
sion. There seems to be an uncertainty
as to Just how to take it, and as one of
the members expressed it. if it is true,
a weight has fallen off their shoulders.
C. F. Swigert, president, speaking on
the suddenness with which this opinion
had come, said : '
"City Attorney Kavanaugh's opinion
certainly raises an unexpected and very
important question. The Port of Port
land has expended over $3,000,000 of the
people's money for the Improvement of
the port and channel and naturally feels
that Its particular duty Is to safeguard
the navigation Interests of the city, even
If its views are at variance with those
of the city officials and a part of the
people.
"If, however. It is true, as Mr. Kava
naugh says, that this matter is beyond
their control, they feel, that they have
simply done their best. Some members,
at least, would be glad to be, relieved of
the necessity of being ground between
the upper and nether millstones of
guarding the shipping Interests of the
city and the demands of the Broadway
bridge people.
"It would seem to me that if the City
Attorney is correct It is for the United
States engineers to wrestle with the prob
lem and to let the blood be upon their
heads.
"In the meantime I feel It ought to be
understood that the people of the North
east Side are not being prevented from
getting relief from present conditions, as
the Broadway bridge advocates would
have them believe.
"It should be rememberd that the new
O. R. & N. bridge will certainly be com
pleted long before the Broadway span
can possibly be and that it will have the
same freedom from draw opening and
be as . wide as the proposed Broadway
bridge. In fact, I believe the new rail
way bridge alone will take care of the
traffic better than all the bridges com
bined are doing today."
The Port of Portland points to the fact
that its consent was never asked to erect
the Madison street bridge, but the port
has never objected and feels this should
be taken as an indication of the fact that
it is not seeking to stir up trouble.
Lord Gets Commission
on Real Estate
Customer Pay Even More Than
Brother Asked for T,ot on Union
Avenue, So Church Debt la Ex
tinguished. WHEN one of the brethren of the
Church of God, at the corner of
Falling and Garfield streets, Albina, was
told recently that a troublesome debt of
$700 demalned upon the church building,
he conceived a thrifty idea. . The brother
dickers some in real estate himself and
he got up in open meeting and said:
"If the Lord will send me a buyer for
that quarter of a block on Union avenue
at $8000, I will pay the church debt."
Elder G. T. Neal, who has charge of
the work, prayed and hustled unceasing
ly. It is one of the cardinal tenets of
the Church of God that prayer is effi
cacious, and in this Instance it was
even more so. A buyer came along last
week with a check for $10,000 and bought
the brother's Union avenue property for
cash. Promptly thereafter the brother
drew his own check for $700, and lo! the
debt was gone.
There is additional Joy on this ac
count, because the brethren had -looked
forward to holding the annual meeting
of Saints, beginning December 24 and
ending New Year's Day, m a building
free of debt. Elder Neal Is now making
elaborate preparations for the event.
Some of the delegates will be quartered
In the new home and others will be
quartered in the homes of the faithful
in the neighborhood. An apartment
house has been rented to accommodate'
the final overflow.
TITLE SUITS SEGREGATED
Roseburg Defendants Divided Into
Four.Classes.
ROSEBURG, Or., Dec. 14. (Special.)
The suit of George Chauncey against
about 300 property-holders In the
southern part of the city, in wihch
Chauncey, as one of the heirs of Mrs.
Sarah Rose, in whose donation land
claim this land was included, has been
resumed In the Circuit Court this morn
ing. The defense's counsel was aug
mented to a total of 12 by the addition
this morning of Attorney-General A.
M. Crawford.
Chauncey was one of the heirs who
could not be found at the time of Mrs.
Rose's death. Mr. Rose, after his wife's
death, bought the interest of all the
heirs except George Chauncey and one
brother. The brother has died since,
and his heirs are interested with
Chauncey in the present suit.
Some of the finest residences in , the
city are located on this tract. Among
the most valuable properties are ,the
Roseburg High School, the Southern
Pacific roundhouse and yards and shops,
and the Rosburg Brewing & Ice Com
pany's plant. The value of the prop
erty in which the plaintiffs wish an
interest is about $1,000,000.
The court, with the consent of the
attorneys, divided the cases into four
different classes, each, owner of prop
erty in the disputed district being
classed according to the nature of the
deed he holds to the property.
ROAD IS REPORTED SOLD
Weyerhaeuser Gets Pacific & Idaho
Northern for Hill. ,
"WEISBR, Idaho, Dec. 14. (Special.)
According to a dispatch received here Sat
urday from E. M. Heigho, who Is now
in New York, the Pacific & Idaho North
ern Railway, running north from here a
distance of 76 miles, has been taken
over by the Weyerhaeuser syndicate, re
ported to be representing the Hill in
terests. It is believed the road will be
extended on to the north to connect with
the Pittsburg & Gilmore on Salmon River.
Further advices from New York stata.that
Mr. Heigho has been re-elected to his
former position as vice-president and gen
eral manager of the road, which posi
tion he recently resigned. ' -
At a meeting held here Saturday after
noon Dr. J. R. Numbers, of this city,
was elected president of the road to suc
ceed Frank R. Cordley, of New York, who
has filled the position for some time past.
He returned to New York yesterday. .
Under the new ownership it is reliably
reported that "William H. Truesdale,
president of the Delaware, Lackawanna &
Western, will be identified with the road
as one of the' board of directors. By
taking over this road, the Hill interests
have secured an important link in a north
and south road -through Idaho' and the
early completion of a road from here to
the California coast, presumably at San
Francisco, Is prophesied.
Construction of the northern extension
is expected to begin early in the Spring.
Poultry Show Date Fixed.
MOSCOW. Trinhn Ttar. 11 N.l.l 1
At the annum mefinc rf fhg Total.
Poultry Association it was decided to
hOld 'a four HnVS chnnr nn T i i
26-29. Large premiums are offered and
ww iu do open 10 ai classes of
jwunry ana pet stock, regardless of
where it is from. Gus P. Mix, manager
of the Idaho National Harvester Com
pany, was elected president, W.' J.
CENTRAL
BANK
Your business will be
appreciated. Check
accounts large or
small. Savings ac
counts $1.00 and up.
MERCHANTS
SAVINGS & TRUST
COMPANY
Cor. Sixth and Wash
ington Streets.
J. Frank TVatson.. .President
R. L. Durham Vice-Pres.
W. H. Fear Secretary
B. C. Catching... .Asst. Sec'y
0. W. T. Muellhaupt.. Cashier
E. M. Hulden . . Asst. Cashier
Geo. N. Davis.. Trust Officer
Stanley Baker Realty Mgr.
Hunter secretary and Frank Reyburn
treasurer. Pet stock is to be made a fea
ture of the show. The sale of fresh
ranch eggs at 40c to 60c a dozen is hav
ing a tendency to stimulate interest in
poultry.
LOSS OF LIFE IS HEAVY
JAPAXESE COAST HIT HARD BY
. . WINTER'S STORM.
Craft Founder and Capsize In Ori
ental Seas and Total Penalty
Reaches High Flgrire.'
"VICTORIA, B. C, Dec. 14. News of
several steamship disasters Involving
much loss of life was brought by the
Mont Eagle.
Corpses were being washed ashore at
the fishing villages near Shimonozkt
from the steamer Kisakata Maru which
foundered off Ainoshlma with all hands,
as cabled. The bodies of 19 men and
three women with life-belts marked' with
the steamer's name were found at Toy
onoshite. The steamer Jlnsen Maru went down
off Ryuganpo near Dalny and all on
board were lost.
Twenty vessels are wrecked or miss
In?. Tidal Wavec PMieul Inaa II..
1 near Shimonozki. News was also brought
oy me.Mont lagle of the capsizing of
a large Chinese passenger boat on the
Yangtse near Kuhu, November 24, 40
persons being drowned.
The steamers Yat Shing and Loonan
saved 47 passengers.
ABERDEEN MEALS HIGHER
High Prices Force Restaurant Keep
ers to Raise Rates.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Dec. 14. (Special.)
Nearly every restaurant in the city yes
terday raised prices on staple articles.
Notices were attached to menus to the
effect that "high prices now prevailing in
ham. bacon, eggs, fresh meats and gro
ceries have compelled us to raise the
prices."
"The limit has been reached," said one
proprietor, "and we find that we must in
crease our rates to assure us even small
profit."
Fresh eggs have reached the highest
price in their history, at least during the
past four years. ' Strictly fresh Aberdeen
eggs are worth 70 cents a dozen, and are
hard to get at that.
Tri-County Push Club to Meet.
BTJTTEVILLB, Or., Dec. 14. (Spe
cial.) The Tri-County Push Club will
meet in Grange Hall next Friday even
ing to discuss the following, among
other topics: "Shall We Have a Side
walk Between Buttevllle and Chopun
nish Station: if so. What Kind?" "Shall
We Accept the Proposition We Now
Have From the Oregon Eastern Rail
road With Reference to Its Promise of
a Regular Depot at Chopunnish Sta
tion; if not. What Shall We Demand?"
and "When Shall We Build Our Bridge
Across the Willamette River?"
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No matter what amount
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that the greatest possible
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there. A few suggestions i
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Universal Size, box
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Size, box of 50, $4.15
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LA TUNITA, Princessa
Size, box of 50, $2.50
RED AND BLUE, Per
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