mr. morxixo onrjnoxiAX.' Wednesday, tebrtjaiit is, ioif.
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LEGISLATORS WILL
ATTEND MEETING
tnln I
up.
So!ons Invited to Southwest
ern Washington Develop
ment Convention.
VANCOUVER IS PREPARING
i'rlar ttt .AwncUtlnn (Watlirrin; to
B IrmonlriUn of Clearing
HarnrJ - (hrr I.nd.
Programme oni'k().
AX'tTEIL Waah . 14-'.--etal
-Vnrou-re weicwme to the
cjf.cra: ar.rl vtaiuir of tl. tuth-
wetm Waa.Vr.cVTi I eTrlirment w-
r.-t oq rnnt on. tia seeitn of a
ma tomorrow an 1 m i;j continue fr
thr !. will ba Ivju-ty ar.d eutnusla
tic T.- f-Fii..in of e rity isi.l b- trt
drrM tfiii An. I a..i-feilow .!p will b
in, nk. A largo ker. mbolis!ng t
freedom, haa b-n nwltf and a 111 ta pre
amai ty M tyur of Vtnruuvrr
JT. :rl Vn-. ;.!. of th association.
a ft prvr-rr rf rrmorjr.
T degat--r w.. bnrfn In arrive to-
rtv.-r')-a niorr'rc. Aa Ir.a l.otrl accotu
ru:t'.on wul t taed to th limit.
let of 60 rrwuM ha been eacurrd In
rrtTata homea. and bWe thia mat.y
r.Ka vfattnr will ba cntertnel by
f nen.!.
l-rctslalurr Invited lo Ilaoqut-t.
T .a ntlr Legislature has bMn Id
-ifed to vla-t Va-uouvrr am! attend t.i
Ktnvji to ta In Columbia r.ai
Kr:i-y ,na:i;(. It let expected tr.at nut
lea tiian membera will be praeunt. ar
I c ou a special train from Ol) rapta
at ti'ul T I. M. Saturday morning the
tnaiator "II be tnTlt.l to lu th
fai 8.:fcool for the lef and lUInd,
t'.at they uiay aiiow txtter tha require
nn:j of Uire Inetitutlona. A bill
rrirriling for an atproirt-ir:tu from tba
l cmturi to build a buiw.r. tor tba
H- fi(hl for the iuind la (o ba Introduced.
Tna prrent bu.WinJ la wholly Icade
opiate, an. I ran acL-ommod.it but S3
purl'a, wnu trier ara :! raora on th
irtr.g llal not aola to anlar tha school
aa th appropriation for ita maintenance
a baD aar.austcd-
in, of tba Interesting features of tha
roatraetloo of t.'ia Moutnwaararn Wulv
Instoo Oarviopmcnt AaaoclaUon w!l ba
tna damonatraiioa of irufaor IL W
rprl In tna ctrpltlj-. of a:umpa.
tnua claxlcK tha land for aattiara ao
t'f mar farm It and m&ka tha aoll
rroduct)T. A OaM cf stumiai at Th!n
tn:r4 am; rrankl'.a atrrata baa brn a
lactad and a number of tba bi atumpa
war ty tna cbar pit matbod
laat laurjr. ily Thurolar afternoon
thT UJ ba !n flna condition to (how
to tba- d-k(ta and taoaa lalcraatvd la
ta aorkla of tbla mvtbod.
Corporatiotsa to I3 Organised.
la eonnactja with tbla will ba ba
t" oriraxJaatlon cf a corpormtloa with
rapl:a.uUoB of I l.0t0.0-o. mi lb which
to feaAd.a tha thouartda of arraa af
"-ofr laaja ta soulbwaatara U'ub-
!nton. Hr cootrollira tna Uuida and
burnlnc off tba atutrpa rhaaply by th
c.-.a-pii matho-L tna laada caa b aold
at a low pricat to tha Kjj;rn homa-
a-ar. wao ar baln attrart.1 to
tMa aactlaa of tba Writ by JudUloua
and tuoroui adaartlaiac Tba tonvra.
tia U bav apaachaa farorlca put
nt p larco tracta of land Into mal.r
farina and tnaa n-aka mora room for tha
korcaaaoltara. ao much dolrad by this
"ln( aiata.
J. r rlarnaa. rarratary of tha floalh.
waatara Waablnatoa Ifaralopmaat Aa -
cation, today app-lntad by "
rnor nay aa roraania(ta from tha
ftata of WaaMnctoa to tb Northwaat
Waalopmaat Aaaoclatlon. comprta-
ta atataa. Waanlnctoa. Dricon.
Nbraka. Xor.taha. t'olorado. L'tab. t al.
IfornU. Ilabo. Iowa and Narad.
;,.r-ir J-a Ftra.Iy. of Idaho, la
pr.l.!..-.t of tha a,aoriatton. which I
torliM Id"c ttna atmllar to that of
tha touth wajtrra WaaMoatoa ITlop.
i"t Aocttton. and for a almtlar pur
p. but on a r'.cantlc aaia. ilr.
Harna accaptad tha appotntmant.
rmcrunma la Intrrrattng.
J. It. -: 1 1, f-r tha Vancouror Com
ni'rrLal t."iub. will dallvar an audraaa of
alm. Tha Mayor will wclroma tha
d'iata for tha rlty. r. C Ward, of
'!...n-l4 a. will maka thk rrapona and
N I1- t"rTmn. of rhal.a:ta. will ,mk
of Tna Work at Hand." followed by
a fBtrl ct.,cvalon. Mulr throua-hout
th ,Y,nlr,i- wtil ba fumlahad by tha
orritra from tha Klrat Infantry band,
af iinmutrr Harrarka.
'n T';uriU. In tt:a Grand Tftaatar.
I'r..l.l.r.t tiieartci wlit rail tba mart.
t-s to ord'r and faratary Barnra will
maka Ma flrot annual raport. (ncrr
win ba rlactrd. c"tnmlttra will ha ap-ptnt-d
and routlna bu,lnana wt!l taka
t-.a tima ur.:It II o cl. k. whan all will
witnaa tha suard rcoont and draaa pa -rada
of tha troopa at tha barravka. ua
ur toonl ior;t K. Mctiunncffle.
rorrtrnanilnc ofricar.
Th b wpAprrnin'a aaaalon will ba
h:4 In the aftroot. wrtaa many adl
lr and wrttrri In tMa aoctton will
rk and rad parra. brcinntr.c with
A i 'art J"Snmr.. Amonc thoaa to apaak
wl'l ba Ian Hush, of tna 't.rtall
Nnccat: w. A. Itupp. of tra Aberdcan
World, and .l ort taik by Z ') ptbara.
. C. Utt!. of Raymond, will talk
lt tha oiniinj on "How to ;t tha Man
on tha Ijtnd "
T:a "Good Koada" elon will b bald
tdjir mrrnlnc with a-ldrraav by
ma nual Hi I and A. W. I'arlay. Jtata
K :roAd orcmlaalnnrr. and R. II.
Thomaon. flty Kn(lnr,r of Fatt)a. In
t.-.a t.'trit(xn fia rninmrrrl.tl or(nl
njtloia of Taroma. ..! tl. Aibany. or.
for: and. and aral othvra, ml.l bar
raprarntatlvaa aprak.
A bantul to tha TIMtor will ba hald
in Columbia Hail In tha avanlnc undr
tha aupla cf Ih Vanponvar Ccrti
marrlal Hub. whan many apaaehaa will
ba madr. A banquat ta alao to ba ('ran
Krtday ayanlnc by th Portland Cham
bar of Commarca.
hald laat Dummar and tha itardr
contaat that la just balnc taken u
Thar la a!ao an lntrri;lng arti-I
en th work for boya. mphnilnc tha
ood that ha baan accompltahad by
tha boya' homo, which wa recently
founded, and by the Bljr Brothers'
InoTement. Thar Is Important Infor
mation about th Tartoua bora' clubs,
under the expressive title. "The Club
iMaplaclsa; th Can."
Tber la a complete aummary of ac
tlTltlaa In tha educational department,
with many pictures of tha various
classes. Th Summer ramp maintained
for boya I touched on. as well as th
numerous1 'hikes- that ara conducted.
Statistical tables show that the re
ligious work has crown immensely.
Th booklet Is a work of art. both
as to Illustrations and arrangement of
text. Anions; the prominent feattirea
ar editorial and news Item about
th T. M. C. A. reproduced from Port
land dally papers.
SUITOR TOO PERSISTENT
Man Atrealcd Third Time for An-
noyln.. .rl Who Hcjrct.a lllm.
Though twice arrested and once ex
amined aa to his aanlty because he per
a: led In har.jlr about the corner where
one upon a time his fair Inamorata
liTd. William Garbenkamp. an em
ploje of th FortJand Lumber Mill, was
araln arrested yesterday afternoon by
Patrolman VanOvern. fcla first captor.
ANGHY
AS
IS
TOWN
OF MOGUPS
Schoolhouse, Hotel, Cottages
and Even Lots Swept Away
When Wall Breaks.
BELL RINGS OUT REQUIEM
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J. K. Barwea. Vaablaarr' Hra
reaeatatly rthweatera
DeTelowaaeat Aaaaetatsea.
and la now In th City Jail, awaltlnic
another appearance before County
Juda Cleeton.
Complain was mad recently by Captain
Menlcie. of th Shaver Transportation
Company, that for a year hla family
llvlnr at 12 hat Twenty-fourth street
had been annoyed every Htinday after
noon without failure, by Curbenkamp.
tandlnc In front of the premises, all
bedecked In Ma ftunday finery, waving
hla handkerchief and blowing kisses at
upper window. When VanOvern ar
rested him. he was given a lecture and
a good scare by Captain imiiey. an.i
promised lo abandon th practice. A
week later ha was at ma post and t'a-
trolman I-yon again arrested l.lm. l.x-
amlned aa to hla aanlty. ha waa re
leased and for several weeks did not
appear. Testerday he attempted another
meeting.
Carbenrmmp told the officer that th
girl bad favored Mm with her company
onca two yeara ago and that he had
been seeking another reoontr ever
since.
OREGON IS REPRESENTED
Hood Itlvrr Men to Prccnl Apple)
Claims at Sacramento.
Oregon apple Industry '"I be rep
resented at tb Western iTultero wer's
oc I at Ion convention at rVarramento.
Cat, by E. II. it'iepard. of Hood Itlver.
editor of Batter Fruit, and C. II. Fprol,
o of that rlty. and manager of the
Hood Itlver Applegrowers' Association.
Mr. Shepard left laat night for S ac ra
in en! o. wher ba will Join Mr. Pproat.
who la already there. Th convention
data la February li to 1.
Mr. tthepard will glv a hla lecture.
Fruit Induatry of tb Northwest, tna
Ialr and Urowr. Mr. hproat baa
sclented aa hla topic. "Marketing
rult." These men. two of th most
widely versed In fruitgrowing and tha
rult Industry In th Northwest, ar
x pec ted to bring much good to Oregon
by their speeches before th many
ruarketmea who will attend this con-
en t ion.
I.llllc Burg on Washington Coast
Meet 9 4 0.000 Lor Populace
Kir. lit Vainly to Save Vropcxtv
1-Yoni F'ury of Slorni.
HOQCIAM. Wssh Feb. It. (Special)
Mocllps Is today at th mercy of the
ocean, after six weeks of Winter
utorms. mlilch hare pounded In from
the sea on after another, culminating
Sunday night In one of the heaviest
gales ever known along the coast.
That night wns one of terror for
the people of the little ctty by the
sea add the next morning found them
worn and tired but fighting bravely
to save their possessions, while all
about them was the roar of an angry
sea and the crash of falling timbers.
while the school bell tolled dismally as
the building .rocked and swayed and
pitched Into the ocean. The school
house floated out with the bell still
ringing, and 10 minutes later was
caught by a monster 40-foot wave,
dahed in against the piling and
smashed like a bouse of cards.
The Mocllps Heach Hotel waa at noon
today one-third gone, with a large
part of the south wing dangling over
the water and ready to full at the
next high tide. The entire hotel, ac
cording to Dr. Edward I, yean, th
owner. Is doomed.
Windows and doors have been taken
from a large part of the building, and
the remaining part of the structure
stands hollow and wrecked, looking like
the deserted castle of some old feudal
chief In the Scottish Highlands.
Seawall Breaks to Piece.
For a week Dr. Lycan and the cltl
rena had labored with might and main
to stop the break In the seawall
Nearly 20.000 feet of heavy timbers
were driven ten feet Into the sand by
hydraulic pressure, tit 111 the wall would
not hold and when the final break came
theee very timber acted aa battering
rams and came pounding In on every
wave to do further destruction.
To say that Mocllps haa been des
troyed. or half destroyed, or nearly
wiped out la wrong. The disaster 1
fearful, th scene awe-inspiring and
fearful.
The property loss In Mocllps In th
past few days la estimated 15.000. and
will reach the 1 10.000 mark before the
sea has finished Its work.
In addition to the building losses. !l
lots, valued at 1200 each, have been cu
away. There Is not a cltlien of the
town mho haa escaped loss. The stores
on the main street south of the hotel
ara standing and much land must fail
before tbey ara In danger.
ESTATES
Special provision is
made through the Trust
Department for the
economical care and
disposition of Estates
of individuals, firms or
corporations.'
This Company re
ceives with the Estates
no committed instruc
tions as to what it is to
do. and then does it.
Rave expense, time
and trouble by placing
your business w ith us.
Merchants
Savings & Trust
Company
S. W. Corner 6th and
Washington Streets
xx. II. Fear, Prealdeat.
Wlllard Caae, Vlre-Prea.
O. C. Mortsmeyer, Caabler.
E. ml. Uulden, Asst. Caabler.
HANDSOME JJOOKLET OUT
Portland T. M. C. A. rubtlc-atlnn
Trl! of It Work.
ny far the most handsome and com
P ratalogn er Issued by the
Portland Tourg Mea's Christian Ann.
n-;:..Q ws published yesterday and
wi.t ba dtatrtbntee) among th friends
ant supporter of tna Institution.
ery department la described In de
tail and nvi-n ta said of th practical
reu:t thai ara being attained.
onm cf te m.at Interesting featnrea
c tiia publication Is aa article teiitng
rat the Y. M C A. Is doing to make
rrn rreatora of wealth. I'nner
f ! bead attention It railed to tha
various ptriic ! t u re rouraee that ar
being cohdoctad in apple-growing,
ptultry-ralainc. gardenia and similar
ent)ec:a. Referent la also made to
t.". potato-growing cue teat tat waa
EARL GEER IS MURDERED
Ikxly of Oregon Man Pound .Mutil
ated In rhillppitiea.
According to advice received In
Portland yesterday, Karl Ceer, a ton
f J. P. Gear, an ex-member of the
Oregon Legislature, who now lives In
Seattle, waa murdered at Mindanao.
Philippine lalands.
Karl Ueer was a cousin of ex-Cover
tor tierr. News ot Ills ocatn was re
ceived In a communication to Mrs. I
K. M Menus, of Portland, from .Mrs.
Beatrice lwla. who Is now In Min
danao, till wrote that tieers body
waa found horribly mutilated on th
West coast of th Island. When the
letter waa written scouts were search
ing for th murderers, inspects had
been caught-
Th exact manner of th Oregon
man's death was not known. Mrs.
Lawi saya that teer is survived by a
wife 1 years old.
YOUR VALENTINE.
Tour valentine not half so funny and
Interesting aa cartoons being drawn
dally by th Nye In Kohler Chae
window.
Were you among Ih hundreds to tee
the exquisite work being done by the
artist in window at I'.t Washington
elreet?
Are yu a good guester? An oppor
tunity of winning a valuable prli
awaits yea bring In your gooses who
tie cartoons represent w will gladly
glv you Information as to prises. Pri
vet sittings In your horn given for
free offer of a valuable photo In oil
of yourself or friends.
Com down town specially this
novel dlspjiy will greatly Interest you.
logging Camp Opens Soon.
ASTOKIA. Or, b. U. i.-pclal.)
lleidt Bro.. who recently completed log
ging a tract of timber In the upper
l4wtia and Clark Hlver tltotri.-t. ar
niovfrtg their d-inkey engine and other
equipment ta liray's River, where they
have a tract of about i0tv.-H feet of
timber to log. They expect to hav
their new camp running In about
as it or ten day a.
Cottages) Swept Away.
Sunday morning the sea. Ilk a rav
annus monster, began sucking away
the land In great gulps. The bathhouses
and cottagea just north of the hotel
disappeared. Th sea aft or tearing
away the shore under the north wing
of th hotel, retreated In the afternoon.
A respite waa expected bunday night
Tut the wind Increased In fury at
sundown, sweeping across th seas at
a velocity estimated at from (0 to 5
miles an hour and soon one of the
cottagea tumbled Into th sea.
The whole populace remained awake
nd In frightened silence huddled In the
lee of th building, watching the wave.
At midnight It was seen that the wing
of the hotel was, doomed. It swayed in
th wind like a drunken man and at 2: It,
aifh a crash that could be heard for
block, it toppled Into th unconquered
ocean.
The picture waa on never to be for
gotten. In the moonlight the great
green wave thundered in. every sixth
or seventh one appearing 50 feet high.
tumbling and breaking and sucking up
pile aa if they had been but at raws.
The thre floor of th hotel fell out one
by on and th third floor remained
hanging for eonie time, while the room,
looeened. flapped upand down with a
htdeoue clatter, looking and aoundlnc In
the moonlight like a gigantic witch hurl
ing her sharp Imprecations at the roar
ing and Insatiable monater about to de
stroy her.
Faster work In the waves and then,
one hr one, a balf doaen buildings slipped
off the bank and were rauirht up and
torn to piece. When the tide went out
all that could be found waa th big
school bell, lying In the Band.
Monday the people, who had not slept,
brsan to move their effects.
Main street at times ran a foot deep
with waves but horses ploughed
through them with loads of household
goods, while women and children scud
ded In the lee of the buildings, still
saving the lighter and more portable
article. It waa a miniature reproduc
tion of the scene after th San Fran
cis o earthquake.
On woman waa seen carrying a ca
nary bird In one hand and a cake of
aoap In the other. Another hurried
away with two tin pots, worth 1& rents
apiece. At every' atep the wind blew
off the cheap ilKht covers and her
progress waa marked by frequent halts
and desperate endeavor to recover her
covers which wcr tha eport of th
wind.
All Monday afternoon th storm con
tinued. At C o'clock the Forewood
store tipped on end, there to lie un
til caught by yesterday's tide. At dark
the winds weakened and the waves fell,
although blowing very cold. ThU
morning's tide was lighter, and cut but
elx or eight feet off of th bank.
Where was once the hotel lawn with
a basin for a fountnln. It now the
ocean.
Morris Bros., of Portland, were the
successful bidders for the $75,000 5
per cent school bonda to be issued by
the Ashland school district. Morris
Bros, agree to pay a premium of $1650
with accrued interest to date of deliv
ery. The bonds have been Issued for
tha purpone of erecting a new high
school building. Contracts will be
called for at an early date.
BRIDGE WORK TO BEGIN
UAJXS WJI.Ii START TODAY
BROADWAY STnCCTCKE.
OX
First Calsyon Will lie Snnk at Al
ter Dock Xo. 2 Irving Dock
Site Ieased by Company.
Obstructionist of the Broadway bridge
will have nothing to gloat over today,
for by daylight a crow from the Union
Bridge Sc instruction Company' head
quarters will be engnced In tearing out
piling in front of Albers dock .No. 2,
recently condemned by the city, prepara
tory to clearing away a place for the first
caisson, while, on the rear of the dock
the company will have a force to con-
axruct an office.
Across the harbor another gang will be
gin driving piling for a temporary wharf.
Negotiations wero concluded yesterday
between the coin puny and Captain H
W. Spencer for a lease of the old Irving
dock site, which haa a frontage of TOO
feet and will be used for mooting (cows
and Morlng material. Before the con
tract waa signed between the City of
Portland and the contractors, when It
wss voted to award the work to the
I'nlon Interests; plarut were Inaugurated
for the big caissons and they ar to be
assembled at once.
With only one pier to be completed
for the Harrtman bridge, the company
has virtually a clear field and the gangs
will be increased on the Broadway work
as fnet as pnxalhle. so that when the
ralstwn are in place the "sand hogs."
the men a no labor below water, can
go to work.
MsW
Apparel.
Spring Styles,
with the cut of
up-to-date fash
ion and the re
finement of per
fect taste. A
splendid stock to
choose from.
SFEEMG WEAR
If you want to know what
well dressed men will wear
this season, ask
Largest stock of
plain-tailored ladies'
and misses' Spring
suits in Portland.
The very latest in
mannish materials
BEN
SELLING
LEADING CLOTHIER
MORRISON AND FOURTH
RICIIAIIDSOX POINTS WAY FOR
IJCYIXG TAUK BLOCKS.
PAY INCREASE GRANTED
Mayor Announce Higher Salaries) in
Water Department.
Mayor Simon announced general In
crease In the pny of employes of the
water department at a session of the
Water Board yesterday afternoon, when
verbal application was made by a repre
sentative of the men in the labo.- brunch.
It will date from January 1 of this year
and will amount to about 10 pe." cent.
About lo1) men will be effected now, but
l good many more will benefit by the
ncress when water main laying sterts
n earnest 'n the bprlng.
"We have had under consideration th
subject of an Increase In pay for laborers.
clerks and others Iti th department
said Mayor Simon, "and have decided to
grant a general Increase, dating from
January 1. A committee has the scale
under consideration and the details will
be inaI public later.''
City Could Hold 15 Years, He Says,
and by Then Rents Wonld Pay
for Ground and Buildings.
To carry out the scheme of Architect
E. H Kcnnott for a "City Beautiful."
Tom Richardson proposes that the Park
blocks which are now built up with
business buildings be condemned and pur
chased by the city.
'We could acquire this property in this
way without It costing the taxpayers
cent." said Mr. Richardson yesterday.
"After the ground was condemned and
taken over the city could hold It for 15
years without touching It, and It would
pay for Itself In that time.
Objections to Mr. Bennett s plan have
been based solely on the ground that It
would cost too much. Purchase of these
blocks between Park, West Park, Salmon
and Ankeny frtreeta is admitted to be the
most costly part of the plan. If thin
were accomplished in the way suggested.
we would have taken a long step toward
carrying out the general plan, because
the remainder could follow in due course
and the expense would not be' prohibl
tive.
"If these blocks are to be acquired It
should be done this year. They are bo-
coming more and more valuable, and in I
few more years the cost would be stag
gerlng. Taken as they stand, the Income
would pay off every gent of the bonds in
15 years."
district and a waiting-room and ticket
office has been established at the Junc
tion of Main street and the Plaza.
Motor car service to and from Med
ford and Grants Pass will now be
operated on the new branch commenc
ing tomorrow. It is the Intention of
the company to erect a new depot to
accommodate the suburban travel about
June 1.
BABY IS BORN ON TRAIN
SLAYER PROTECTS WOMAN
SI.OOP ADRIFT; FOCR, PERISH
Boat Bottom Vp Caught In IMrlous
Storm of Sunday.
PRATTT.E, Feb. 14. Th power sloop
W-18.13, which la the number of the
fishing license 'Issued to th boat by
th t-tat of Washington, waa found
today bottom up In Admiralty Inlet,
on th west coat of Whldby Island.
and the four person who were In tb
sloop when It was struck by laat Sun
day's furious storm must have perished.
Th craft belonged to James Blair
and Charlea Drake, of La Conner.
Skagit County, and with them In th
boat were a third man and a woman.
The sloop left La Conner last Thurs
day to mils for fish In the Strait of
Kuca. She waa about 40 feet long
and not built to weather such gales
as that of Sunday.
Denver Man Sayai Ho Went lo Cafe
Not to Rob but to Sleet Affinity.
DENVER. b. 14. Louis -Wcehter,
who fatally wounded W. Clifford Bur
rows. Saturday night, in the White
House cafe and was then disarmed by
o women and held for the police.
pleaded not guilty today to the charge
f murder when arraigned in the crlm-
nal court, un a piea or poverty, toe
court appointed an attorney to defend
Wechter and the case was set for
March (.
Wechter asserted that he did not
go to the cafe to rob the cash register.
but to meet a woman with whom hi
was Infatuated, but rather than dis
close her name, be said, he would suffer
a penitentiary sentence, or even death
on th gallows.
MAJOR KENNEDY TO RUN
Man Appointed In Tazvcell's Place
Will Seek Election.
Major J. P. Kennedy, whose appoint
ment s Municipal Judge to succeed
Judge Tazwell is now a matter of litiga
tion, announced yesterday his Intention
of making the race for election to the
place In the coming primary campaign.
Mr. Kennedy has taken up the practice
of law In partnership with John C. Shll-Ioclc.
His petitions will be In circulation dur
ing this week and formal declaration of
Intention will shortly be filed with the
City Auditor.
BIG FRUIT TRACT BOUGHT
Morrlt Bros. Hoy Bonds.
AbHLAXD. Or, ib. It. (Special)
Orchard Aggregating 1500 Acres to
Be Planted In Klickitat.
Dr. J. M. Hanslmalr and Mrs. B.
McN. Moore, of Portland, have bought
1500 acres of fruit land a few miles
east -of Mary hill, near the line of tha
North Bank Railroad, Klickitat County.
Washington. They are now preparing
the ground and will plant 1000 acres
with peaches, pears, grapes and Eng
lish walnuts.
The tract la to be laid out into 20
and 40-acre parcels. The Northern
Trust Company of Portland will act
aa the selling agent. The land has an
Ideal situation, being only a Yew miles
from the Columbia River, giving ship
pers access to the great waterway and
six transcontinental railroads.
Motor Line Branch Completed.
ASHLAND, Or., Feb. 14. (Special.)
The Southern Pacific Company has
completed the work of building a spur
track, which extends to the uptown
The Wretchedness
of Constipation
Caa (pxilj ba ovtKoma by
CARTER'S LITTLE
LIVER PILLS.
Purely vegetanl
-act surely and
aatlea tb
bear. Cant
Stork Welcomed Xcar Baker; Con
ductor Gets Added Title.
BAKER. Or.. Feb. 14. (Special.)
Mrs. R. Kirkland, of Austin, last night
gave birth to a baby girl on the Sump
ter Valley Railway train. When it be
came known that the stork was about
to alight, the car was vacated and given
over to the woman and the little babe
first saw the light just before the train
reached Baker. A telephone message
was tent to the hospital In this city
and an ambulance was in waiting at
the depot and the mother and child
were taken to the hospital, where both
are doing nicely.
A strange coincidence In connection
with the hlrth waa that it occurred on
the ISth day of the month and in car
number 23, so It seems hardly possible
that ill luck can follow the Ufa of the
little one. Friends of Conductor Pave
Ralrd have added "M. D." to his title,
and he will hereafter be known aa
"Conductor Dave Balrd, M. D."
I
Physical Valuation Bill Loses.
WASHINGTON, Feb'. 14. No action
will be taken at this session of Con
gress upon the bill introduced by Mad
den of Illinois, directing the Interstate
Commerce Commission to make a phys
ical valuation of the railroads of th''
United States.
CO
kHE Big Man re
spects time. His
enerasrements are reck
oned by minutes and met
on the moment. He came?
a WALTHAM and acts on
schedule.
"It't Time You Oicntd a Waltham."
WALTHAM
friisTTyrin WATCH tstsmmu
- - 1 fl eyTrrCl
est, and lnrE-vef" v.
We get eur products to tba consumer by
rso.ooo miles or rallraa. which Is throe
time th railroad mileage of Great Britain, i
jrraoa ana utnsur oomnmea.
Tbey do their dot.
8mal Pitt. Saaell Dee. Sonfl Frie.
Gennine Butur Signature
Compared with all
other new-born
towns, North Plains
is a giant
Daily trains from our office
Call or write for descriptive folder
Ruth Trust Company
235 Stark Street, Corner Second
BANKRUPTCY SALE
The Referee in Bankruptcy has ordered a 10-day Trustee's Sale of
the Bankrupt Stock of ANDREW KAN & COilPANY, Bankrupt.
Sale ordered from
February 1 5th to February 25th
Everything must go. Nothing reserved. Now is your chance to huy
Chinese curios at less than cost prices.
252 Oak Street. I. JAQTJA, Trustee.
A good offer for the entire stock will he considered.