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HURLBURT WINS
SUIT FOB SB5,
Court Decides Stock Tangle
Case Brought Against
Morris Bros.
DEFENDANTS GET CREDITS
hum Which Judge Kavanaugh Rule
Mm Be Paid Hnrlburt Dimin
ished by $15.000 History of
Dispute Olven by Court.
Judgment for th plaintiff for IsS.OOO
together with interest on that amount
at the legal rat sine April i.
was th decision rendered br Judge
Kavanaua-h yeslerdaa" In the now
f.mou ca of W. H. Hurlburt against
Morrl Bros,. In which th plaintiff
sought to recover the value of 1000
shares of .tor of th Oregon Water
rower Company .old by Morris Broa.
together with other stock cnnstitutlna;
the controlling interest In th torpw.
tion to the Portland Railway. Light
Tower Company In 190. .
Morrl. Bros, are, noweT'r
credits of llO.OoO. rt0 and $1000
reducing the amount which they must
pay Hurlburt by $15,000.
Salt on Note Won.
In the ault of Morrla Bros, against
Hurlburt on a rromlssory note for
liOOO. thay are allowed Judgment for
the principal lum. tntereet according to
the tenor of the note and $.00 at
torneys feea and also to a decree for
closlnVth. securtl.ea The ,110 000 re
ferred to wa. credited to
April :. the date on vhlch the
.ale of th. Oregon W ater rower Com
pany to the Tortland Railway. Light
l-ower Company was concluded and
the other amount were advanced at
various lime.
Judgment wa. for Morrla Broa. on
the aecond cauae of action the Judge
finding that $10,000 given Hurlburt for
49 and a fraction acre of land on the
Clackamas River near Estacada. vrhlch
land was a part of that Involved In
the rortland Water rower Klectrlo
Transmission Compare,- project, wii the
reaaonable value of the property. Hurl
burt alleged that he should have re
ceived in excess of $4J.0oo. a part of
thla being a ahare of the profit, which
accrued from the sale of the project
to the Portland Railway. Ught Power
Company. Hurlburfe declaration that
his land eonatltuted the key to the
ituation waa not. the Judg held, sus
talned by the evidence.
Case's History IKttlW.
Judge Kavanaugh"B opinion wa.
lengthy and he went fully Into the
details of the ea.e. In 1S0. he "Id.
Hurlburt wa. tnduced by Morrla Brofc
to desert a $S00 a year poaltlon and
perquisite a. general passenger agent
in Potralnd for the O. R- N- Co
and ally hlm.elf with their Interests
at a salary of $to00 a year and a
rrnmlM that he would receive aub
atantlal extra compenaatlon ahould the
ventures prove aucceaaful. He waa
given a voting right In the company
on .bare of .lock and made pre.l
drnt The evidence eetebllahee to my
atlsfectlon.- aald the Judge In speak
ing of the tilling In of a stock certifi
cate for 100 share. In favor of Hurl
burt." that the bV aa well aa the
staba of these two certificates (the
ether referred to b.-lna that of Owit
I Browal were filled In by F. B. Trait,
the bookkeeper of the defendant. On
the .tub. of the.e two certificate, and
evidently In the handwriting of F. H.
Pratt appear tha word, "authority of
F H. Morris" .
-It also appear, to my aatlafactlon
from the evidence that these two certl
ficatee with the .tub. were written
by Mr rratt from a written memoran
dum furnished blm by F. B. Morrla.
Plaintiffs. Allegation Tenled.
-It appear, that the.e certificate,
were not detached but remained In
the atock book. The plaintiff '"
that the Mock was Issued to him in
fulfillment of the promise made by r.
s. Morrla and that this waa understood
between them at the time of the Issu
ance Mr. Morrle denlee thla. but la
unable now to recall the circumstances
or the purpose of the Issuance. In thla
Ituation I am required to determine
thla issue, a. best I may. from all of
th evidence In the case. To which
side of thla Issue doe. the balance of
probability tend?
-tt la admitted that It waa under
stood between the parties that the
plaintiff would receive extra compensa
tion of some hind If the railway ven
ture proved auccesaful. It I. admitted
that thla stock wa. Issued. It I. clearly
established by the evidence. In my
opinion, that the.e certificate, and
stub, were written by Mr. Pratt at the
direction of F. S. Morris, and from a
written memorandum furntsned hlro t"
Mr Morrl. for the purpose. It I. not
contended that there waa any collu
sion between the plaintiff and Mr.
rratt.
Question of Pnrpoao Vp.
Sn-w what waa hie purpoee In !
autre thla atock? The plaintiff al
ready bad votlna: share, which en
titled him to vote at the stockholders
meeting and which made him eligible
to the office of director. The condi
tion on which additional compenaatlon
waa to be given wa. the .ucce.s of
the railway enterpriae. When thla
stock waa Isaued It must have been
clear to all that th aucce.. of the
railroad venture wae assured. At that
time he had received no additional
compensation. The time appeara to
have arrived when the plaintiff could
expect fulfillment of the promlee.
"It would eeem. In the light of the
- . hi Mr. Morrla muat have
known at the time that the atock waa
Issued. It waa l.ued at hi. oirecuon.
w. .... have eioected that hie
ordera would be obeyed. At the neat
at.H-kholdere- meeting, on January .
13i. at which. It appears, ha waa pre
ent. and In the proceeding of which
t - x. . ih nialntlff reDreeentad
Hf UU 4 - r
and voted thla atock. Ordinarily thla
Incident wouia noi ts7
one s memory.
-The Uauanca of 1000 aharea Of atock
In a prosperous corporation atock
which waa at that time of a-reat valua
la not a minor detail of the bualneaa
or one which would easily eacape the
notice of trie moving aplrlt and finan
cial head of the corporation. Th Inci
dent would. It would appear, atand out
with striking dlstlnctnese In the mem
ory of one in a position to observe It.
especially If he had ordered It. issu
ance. Motive Declarrd Necessary.
' -Could the Issuance of thla atock
Save been fortultou.? We know from
experience that bu.lnc.a enterprises
. - ,4 menavement and Wis
unaer ' - -
Th stock book la uaually g-uarded with
care. Thla waa a transaction of im
portance, and there muat have been
aome actuating- motive."
Th Judge auramed up the te.tlmony
of the plaintiff, which waa corrob
orated by W. T. Mulr. and then refer
rln to that of the defendanta aald:
"Onr asalnst thla te.tlmony la the
teatlmony of F. a Morrla that he doea
not remember th laauanc of tha
atock. the purpose Of Its Issuance, or
that tha plaintiff exercised control
over It. the nearatlv teatlmony of both
defendanta relating to admission, at
Philadelphia: evidence tending to .how
a .ettlement between the partle. In
which mention waa not made of thla
atock. and a courae of conduct on tha
part of the plaintiff which la aald to
be Inconalatent with an un.ettled claim
for the proceed a of this atock. In thla
latter connection the close peraonal
and aoclal relation, between the par
tie, ahould be considered. The record
discloses that tha nlalntlff did not
cloaely acrutlnlse all bla financial rela
tions with th oerendanta.
Kvldenco Is Contrasted.
-The evidence for the plaintiff la for
the moat part positive, while the evi
dence for the defendanta la of a nega
tive character and consl.ta almo.t
wholly of failure to recall the Inci
dent, and tran. action. In dispute. It
la possible to foraet a thine; which did
happen, but It 1. not possible to re
member a thlna; that never existed.
"I think that the fact that the cer
tificate of stock waa not detached waa
not Important. The plaintiff waa the
pre.ldent of the corporation. It la un
likely that the atock book waa out of
bla custody. I believe It to be quite a
common practice for officers and
stockholder, of corporations to allow
their atock certificates to remain In
the atock books, and I am of the opin
ion that detachment from the stock
book Is not essential to delivery la
the clrcumstancea presented here.
"After a careful review of the evi
dence bearing- on thla Issue, I am per
suaded that tha plaintiff ahould, pre
vail. "
W. T. Mulr. who waa alao In the em
ploy of the Oreg-on Water Power Com
pany and Morris Brother, a. attorney,
has a similar suit pending; against
Morrla Brother.. Ills complaint I. al
most a replica of that of Mr. Ifurl
burt'a. his allegation being that be also
waa employed with tha promise of ex
tra compenaatlon In case of the auc
ceaa of the venturea engaged In by
Morrla Brother. Th atock book
shows that 1000 .hares of stock were
Issued In hi. name on the aame date
aa Mr. Hurlburt a waa isaued. and, like
that of Mr. Hurlburt. it waa not de
tached. SCHOOLS TO BE LARGE
Y. M. C. A. EXPECTS TO SET NEW
IlECORDS.
Pamphlet I I.ned Outlining All
Coorw and Announcing; Enlarge
ment of Faculty.
rirector. of the educational work of
the Portland Toung Men'a Christian
Association are looking; forward to the
most successful year that too depart
ment has known. Although last year
established new records In attendance
In both day and night classes, and the
Portland institution made an excep
tional showing by capturing three- out
of four prlaea. for which every Y. M.
C A. In North America wa. eligible. It.
W. Stone, general aecretary. and R. C.
French, educational director, are confi
dent that even a better word will be
made during; the coming months.
Full announcement of the educational
work of th association la made In an
attractive pamphlet of 44 pagea. Just
Issued. Most of the educational
literature of the association Is Issued In
conjunction with the Toung Men's
Christian Association! of Seattle. Spo
kane) and Taccma. but the work of the
rortland aasoolatlon la ao much more
extensive than that of any of the other
association.. It waa thought best to
Issue a booklet devoted to the local
m-ork xcluaivly. Th day echool. It I.
announced, win open on September a.
and th night achool on September 2&.
Mr. French report, that preliminary In
quiries concerning the aehools have
been unusually numerous. New course
have been added, and several Instruc
tors of long experience brought to Port
land to Join the already large faculty.
Particularly of general Interest la the
announcement that the frea popular lec
ture course of the past two yeara will
be continued and extended. Not only
will an apple culture course ba given,
but tha aubjacta of poultry husbandry,
real estate law, businrsa psychology,
scientific salesmanship, gardening and
local and National political Issue, will
be discussed by leading educator, of
the statei All of theoe course, will be
frea to the public, and are promoted by
the association solely for the purpose
of encouraging public Interest In the
subjecta taken tip.
HUMPHREY TO GET BERTH
Lieutenant With Naval Mllltla Will
Superintend Lighthouse.
Fred W. U Humphrey, lleutensnt.
aanlor grade, la the Oregon Naval Mili
tia, who accompanied the cruiser Bos
ton from Bremerton to Portland and
participated In the crulae to Cooa Bay,
haa been apprlaed that In recent ex
amlnatlona held for the berth of light
house superintendent he passed and la
third on the list In the United States.
By virtue of having been In the regular
service. Mr. Humphrey enjoyed ad
vantages In the "exam." and he la now
waiting- further Information from th
Bureau of Llghthouaea aa to his post.
Inspector Beck, of the Seventeenth
Lighthouse District, yesterday received
information that Otto Winkler, a ma
chinist aboard the tender Manxanlta,
which la coaling; at Seattle, had tripped
on a atiinger piece while crossing the
dock of the Paclflo Coast Company
there and fallen to the guard of the
tender, receiving sever Injuries. John
J. Leonard. mate on the tender
Heather, waa th victim of a simi
lar accident at Aatorla two weeka
ago. and hla death resulted, while an
assistant keeper at the Tillamook Rock
L'ghthouae fell from a derrick and
died, and a keeper at Destruction Is
land Lighthouse was killed when a
derrick fall, the four aceldenta happening-
In leaa than three months.
i '
Portland Pay at the Centennial.
For Portland day. Friday. August
IJth: Phrlnors" day. Saturday, August
ltb. and Scandinavian day, Tuesday,
August !Mh. a special fare of tl each
way haa been made by the O.-W. R.
N Tlcketa good on steamer Potter,
leaving at I A. M. dally, except Sunday.
Saturday at 1 -. or on the Harvest
Queen or Haasalo at 8 P. M.: Saturday,
lo p M. Full particulars, reservations,
etc.. 'call at city ticket office. Third and
Washington street a
The uniform eucceee that haa attend.
el the use of Chamberlain a Colic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy haa
mad it a favorite everywhere. It can
aiwaya be depenaea upon.
for sal by
PAVING
IMBROGLIO
HITS KENTON IRK
Charges That Westrumite Co.
Shaved Prices to Con
tractor Made.
COMMITTEE WILL INQUIRE
Storm Breaks at Executive Board
Seeelon When Letter From Attor
ney Langgmth Is Read
Mafcfng; Allegations.
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f RF.S01-CTION AIM TO CONTROL
PAVINU I-RICF-H.
T . . wiK . . Intnl.
A resolution, wuivi. -
duced at the Executive Board ysa
terdar. will, tf adopted, strike a
blow at the various paving compan
ies, reducing their arbitrary rates
en patented paving materials, so that
th city can control this feature.
C. A. Blgelow Is the author and Is
backed by Miror Rushlight. In case
the city la obliged, la future years,
to purchase repair materials tor Haa
sam. bltullthlo or wsstrumlte to
maintain streets. It can be bought
at what the city offlelala deem a
proper cost. The resolution waa re
ferred to the street committee- If
It Is adopted by the Board, no eon
. . . ..,.n.,A materials Will b
t awarded until the terms are agreed
I upon between the contractor and the
city.
a.e
A storm broke In the session of the
City Kxecutlve Board yesterday rela
tive to proposed Westrumite paving; In
the Kenton district that . developed
marked difference, of opinion between
Mayor Rushlight and several members
of the Board.
W. H. Fltig-erald. chairman of the
street committee, and R. O. Rector,
a member of the aame committee,
believed the "paving- trust" to be
behind the effort to have the
Board reject bids already received
and rtart new proceedlnga. while the
Mayor and C. A. Blgelow. also a street
committeeman, held that, while this
version might be correct, the city
sufficiently Interested In another direc
tion to warrant reference again to
committee. Thig action waa taken.
Lang-truth's Letter Causes Stir.
The etorm waa precipitated when. In
the special meeting; of the street com
mittee, a letter from Arthur Lansguth.
an attorney, waa read, charging that
William Lind. president of the Paclflo
Coaat Weetrumlte Company, had quoted
a apeclal price of 5 cents a square yard
on top-dressing material to Elwood.
Wile, successful bidder. Others. It
waa alleged, were unaware of thla rate
and baaed their bid. on a price of 80
cent, posted In the City Auditor of
fice by the Weetrumlte Company.
When called upon to name whom he
repreacnted. Mr. Langgutlr declined,
saying he appeared for two property
owners, but did not wish at ttje time
to disclose their Identity: he would, he
aald. name them In a court procedure.
In eaae the Executive Board peraiated
In awarding- the contract to Wllea, In
view of the allegations entered.
Neither Wiles nor Llnd were present
at the street committee meeting, and
Mr. Blgelow aald that he had a con
versation with Wllea Thuraday, In
which Wllea not only admitted that he
secured the lower rate on Westrumite
material, but that he waa offered
flO.ono for hla contracts In the Kenton
district. He did not say who made the
offer. Mr. Blgelow said that Wllea
wanted a conference with members of
the committee Thursday afternoon, so
that he could leave for the beach, but
that Mr. Blgelow told him he would
not discuss the case except In open
meeting-. He told Wllea he had beat be
present to defend himself, and Wiles
promised to attend, but did not do so.
Wiles Absence Scored.'
"I censure Mr. Wllea eeverely for not
being here." concluded Mr. Blgelow.
"And I will not vote to give him these
contracta until I hear from him and
know all the facta."
The regular meeting- of the Executive
Board followed the committee aesalon
close!- and the subject came up there.
It was then that Mayor Rushlight said
that. If the Westrumite Company had
made Wllea a special rate, he believed
the city, which must do the repair
work on the streets under considera
tion after Ave years, should have the
aame quotation on the materials. He
remarked that he felt the subject
should be given very careful attention.
.John Perry, a member of the Board,
but not of the street committee, arose
and aald that realdents of Kenton had
appealed to him to use all of his In
fluence to have the contracts awarded;
that they were satisfied with the price
and wanted the pavement before Win
ter. He aald he had been told the
"paving trust" was trying to "wipe the
Westrumite Company off the earth."
Mr. Blgelow said that he believed
that there waa "a colored gentleman
In the woodpile." but he hardly knew
which side he wae on. Mr. Fltxgerald
then detailed at considerable length
how the committee had gone Into the
merlta of the cases under discussion
end .aid he felt that there were no
good reasons why the contracta should
not be awarded; that he had little
patience with Mr. Langguth's conten
tions, aa the attorney had refused to
name bla clients.
R. A. Letter appeared for William
Llnd and declared that Mr. Llnd had
never made a reduced rate to Wllea
and later Llnd himself took the floor
and said that he had not; that. If
Wllea aald so. he waa not telling the
trutn.
PERS0NAL MENTION.
H. A. Miller, of Bend. Is at the Ore
gon. O. W. Splker, of Glendal. Is at the
Oregon.
William Gerlg. of Medford. Is at the
Bowers.
C. C. Behnke, of Florence. Is at th
Cornelius.
F. E. Harris, Of Ashlsnd. I registered
at the Portland.
Owen Bean, an attorney of Albany, Is
at the Imperial.
George Guskket, of Rex. la registered
at the Cornelius.
E. O. Francis, a merchant of Ashland,
la at the Perkins.
D. C. Clapp. a Hood River fruit man.
Is at the Perkins.
Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Auatln, of Albany,
are at the Cornellua.
J. Mattey, a buainess man of McMlnn
vllle. Is at the Perklne.
Nela Bergman, of Astoria, was at the
Bowers Hotel yesterday.
E. J. Cooper, a merchant of Th
Dalles, was registered at tha Imperial
yesterday. ,
Mra. C R- Ray and children, of Med
ford, are at the Portland.
R. F. Starr and wife, of Dayton, are
registered at the Perkins.
J. A. Fee. an attorney of Pendleton,
Is registered at the Imperial.
Mrs. A. N. Moores. of Salem, waa reg
istered at the Portland yesterday.
J. D. Gillespie, a business man of
Dallas, is registered at the Oregon.
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Eddlngs. of Pen
dleton, are registered at the Cornelius.
F. F. Doherty. a business man of
Medford. la registered at the Bowers.
F. E. Rowell. a lumberman, of
Scholia, waa at the Perkins yesterday.
M. A. Miller, of 'Lebanon, State Sena
tor from Linn County, Is at the Per
kins. Henry Ferris, a merchant of Hllls
bnro. was at the Perklna Hotel yester
day. R. R. Hlnton. a stockralser of Shanl
ko. and Mra. Hinton. are at the Port
land. A. B. Rossle. a contractor from Seat
tle, was registered yesterday at the
Oregon.
O. M. Llnnard. proprietor of the
Maryland Hotel In Pasadena. Cal.. is at
the Portland.
F. C. Moullen, a young business man
of Eugene, was registered at the Im
perial yesterday.
CHICAGO. Aug. J5. (Special.) F. J.
Lonergan. of Portland, reglatered to
day at Hotel Blackstone.
Mra. Kleanor Hlatt Boyd, of this city,
la spending a few days at Seaside and
la registered at the Moore.
R. F. Shier, proprietor of the Black
Faerie copper mlnea. near Gates, waa
registered at the Oregon yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. C- H. Callender, of As
toria, are at the Portland. Mr. Callen
der Is proprietor of a large cannery
In Astoria.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sharpsteln and
son and Mra. Jennie Sharpsteln, of
Walla Walla, Wash., are guests of
relatives at S27 Eaat Ninth street.
D. C. Eccles, of Dee, a lumberman,
and Mrs. Eccles. are registered at th
Portland. He la a eon of W. H. Ec
cles, of Salt Lake, who has recently se
cured large holdings In the Govern
ment timber in Sumpter Valley.
CHICAGO, Aug. 25. (Special.) Ar
rival. In Chlcajro yesterday from Port
land were. Theodore Hlslop. Miss
Louise Hialop. Mra. Marlon R. Johnson.
E. K. Allen, at the Great Northern; at
the Auditorium. Mr. and Mra Neal
Brown: at the Congress, Eliaa Brony,
Nell Hood.
POLICE "RESIGNER" OUT
OFFICER CAHPEXTER'S SECOXD
WITHDRAWAL ACCEPTED.
Charges Agalnt Mara Lo?g Connect
ed With Department Are Filed
for Fntnre Action.
L. G. Carpenter, for many years con
nected with the Portland police depart
ment, has become known at the City
Hall aa the champion "resigner." Two
weeka asro. when charged with taking
money from a disorderly woman, he
tendered his resignation. Later he
withdrew'it. His resignation and with
drawal were ordered filed when the po
lice committee of the Executive. Board
met Thursday aftrQoon. This left him
still a member of the force under
suspension.
Voeterday afternoon, when the Ex
ecutive Board met. Carpenter again re
signed, without comment, but with
many amllM of a significant nature
playing on the features of Mayor Rush
light, Police Commissioner Coffey and
others, the resignation waa formally
accepted. Alao the charges against Car
penter were filed, and It is assumed
these had something to do with the ac
tion of the e.x-off!eer.
Good Things in Markets
HI LILIAN TINOLE.
B
ESIDES the peaches, which are now
coming- In for preserving, erabap-
plea and several kinds of plums are
demanding the attention of the house
wife. Beans and corn are also in good
condition for home canning and the
prices are low. Pickling cuoumbersi,
too, have made their appearance. Peara
and tomatoes are still rather high in
price for canning- purpose.; but they
are next on the list.
Oregon Crawford peachea are now
to be had at II to 11.10 a box. Other
preserving peachea are to be had at 0
to 90 cents a box. Grapes. In several
varieties, are becoming plentiful. Not
able Just now are the Thompson- seed
less, the kind used for "mint grapes."
at 40 cents a box. Other kinds ranne
in price from TH to 15 cents a pound.
Cantaloupes are still very cheap and
plentiful and may well be bought for
mangoes, pickles and preserves as well
as for present use. Watermelons are
less plentiful, but excellent Cassava
melons are now available at moderate
prices. Italian prunes and Silver prunes
sell at 35 to 40 cents a basket, and
Bartlett pears at 20 to 25 cents a
doxen.
Few berries are now to be had, al
though blackberries still linger, and
.huckleberries s re- beginning; to come on
the market. Pineapples are good and
plentiful at 15 to 20 cents each. Good
early apples are coming In at 20 to 30
cents a dozen.
Vegetables at this season begin to
rival fruits In Interest. Com Is par
ticularly good Just now, and sells at
25 to 20 cents a dozen. Beans are
about at their cheapest and so are cu
cumbers and eggplant. Okra Is avail
able and good celery and cauliflower
are beginning to come In. Summer
squash Is excellent and so are green
peppers. Tomatoes sell at about 7H
cents a pound and are becoming stead
ily better In quality and lower In price.
Artichokes are In again and a few
fresh mushrooms are to be had. Now
sweet potatoes sell st four pounds for
25 cent. Lettuce and watercress, with
a limited amount of chicory and ro
malne. supply wholesome green salads.
In th fish market there Is little
change, either In prices or available
varieties. The list Includes Chinook
salmon, catfish and sturgeon, 15 cents;
torn cod, sole and young salmon, 10
to 1H4 cents: silver smelt, rock cod.
black cod and perch. 10 cents; flounder
and halibut, t cents a pound.
Hardshell clams, only, are available
at present, but razor clams are ex
pected In next week. Good crabs can
be had at 15 to 20 cents each.
Poultry prlcea are elightly lower.
Good hens aell at 23 to 25 cents: Spring
chickens. 25 cents; turkeys, 36 cents,
and ducks, 25 to 80 cents a pound.
The best eggs cost to cents a dozen
and the best butter Is 75 cents a roll.
Grass Fire F.xcites Eugene.
EUGENE. Or.. Aug. 25. (Special.)
A grass fire which started In the hills
southwest of Eugene, and lesa than
two and one-half milee from the busi
ness section of Ahe city late yesterday-
sfternoon. caused much uneasiness,
as a change of the wind would have
awept It into the city. Hurried calls
for help from the farmera of the
menaced aectlon were responded to by
numbers of fire fighters from the city,
snd th flames were checked after
having burned ten cords of wood.
.rree hi
XTw-23
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SPECIAL STEAMER CHARTERED FOR THE DAY, DUE TO RE
TURN AT 4 P. M.
The steamer Kellogg will leave from the foot of Salmon street next Sunday
morning at 10 o'clock for Factory Acres, located on Portland's Columbia
River Waterfront. Don't miss this opportunity to see and inspect the
Peninsula factory district from Portland's magnificent deep water harbor
on the Columbia River. The trip will take about two hours each way, down
the "Willamette and up the Columbia. On the trip Judge E. N. Littlefield
will deliver an address on the present and prospective development of the
New Peninsula Manufacturing District. A light lunch can be secured on the
steamer by those who desire it. Number of passengers limited to 250. Ap
plications for transportation up to today number 175, come early or ac
commodations will be taken. Our office open until 10 o'clock tonight for
the purpose of issuing free tickets to those who are interested in and wish to
see the Peninsula manufacturing district and deep water harbor on the Co
lumbia. If inconvenient to call at office, free tickets may be procured at
Salmon-street dock Sunday morning between 9 and 10 o'clock from our rep
resentatives, with badges on. ,
MEAD & MURPHY, Sales Agents
Offices:
522-526 Corbett bldg.
QUARTER-BLOCK TAKEN
OREGON TRANSFER COMPANY
PAVS $47,500 1XR SITE,
Northeast Corner of Thirteenth and
Flanders Is Bought Four-Slory
Structure Is Planned.
Harman Wilcox and Lyman T. Wil
cox yesterday sold to the Oregon
Transfer Company the quarter block at
the northeast corner of Thirteenth and
Flanders streets, the price belna; 47.
600. The Transfer Company owns the
quarter block adjoining, at Thirteenth
and Gllsan streets, on which It haa a
four-story building-. The new owners
propose to erect a similar building on
the newly-acquired property, the r es
tablishment thus occupying a full half
block. ' .
The property is now occupied by
three frame residences which are to
be rased at once, the tenants navlne;
already been notified to vacate. The
excavation for the new building; will
be begun Immediately.
The deal for the transfer of the prop
erty was negotiated by David S.
Stearns.
ROBBER SUSPECTS CAUGHT
Detective Captnre Trio Accused of
Astoria Looting.
With a record of having: robbed 43
houses In Seattle during the Alaska
Tukon Fair. Harry H. Moore, with two
companion, was arrested yesterday by
Detectives Hellyer. Moloney. Howell
and Epps. and Is hld for return to As
toria, where It Is alleged that the gang
mado a harvest during tha early days
of the Centennial. One Job. the robbery
of the home of Albert Dlsque, 470 East
Ash streot. during the fire In the. Ras
mussen Company-, paint shop last Fri
day. Is charged to the gang In this city.
Moore served three years in Wash
ington penitentiary at Walla Walla for
th Seattle burglaries, which he con
fessed, and an equal term In San Quen
tf" With him were J. A. Wilson alias
Healey, who served three, years in the
Walla Walla prison, and Jesse Cohen,
alias Cole, unknown to the Police.
All three men were laden with Jew
elry and pawn tickets, and the detec
tives have recovered a Urge quantity
of valuables from pawnshops and pri
vate individuals whera It waa placed by
the men.
GOLD FOUND OFF CISPUS
Freo-Mimngc Ore tMscovered on
Greenhorn Creek.
LTLE. Wash.. Ang. J6. (Special.!
Richard M. and M. J. Wright of Wrights
station, who went July 8 on a pros
pecting trip Into the Mount Adams dis
trict, have returned. At a point 83
miles nearly north, a surface prospect
was. found on Greenhorn Creek, a tribu
tary of the CIspus River, that runs
about $ a ton. The ore is free-milling.
Some placer mining Is In full opera
tion on McCoy Creek, which runs into
th"DlcV?'U"vright contends that the best
indication of hidden wealth on the Cis
nus to the Klickitat River Is the mas
sive black sllicla ledges. Indicating the
presence of gold.
Schools Open September 5.
CENTRAL1A. Wash.. Aug. 26. (Spe
cial Th Centalia city schools will
reopen Tuesday. September 6. Mon
cmsww
.aMi'SrWMiuiii.
' iIn " f -ni r
day, a legal holiday, will be devoted
to a conference and general meeting
of all the teachers. The School Board
has gone to considerable expense to
place all the buildings in flrst-class
condition with paper, paint and kalso
mlne. .
RICE CULTURE STUDIED
Oregon May Prodnce Crop to Curtail
Heavy Importation.
Certain river land and truck In tna
Willamette Valley may be devoted to
rice culture as a means of reducing
the Importation ol the Oriental prod
uct, as a result of tne visit of Pro
fessor Charles E. CUambliBS. of the
Bureau of Plant Industry, and the rice
expert of the Department of Agricul
ture, who left yesterday for Peer Is
land to pass on the. fertility and adap
tability of soli there with reference to
rice production. On his return he will
go to Corvallls to ascertain how an
experimental planting carried out there
in June Is progressing.
Professor Cliambliss visited District
Forecaster Beals yesterday in connec
tion with the introduction of rice, and
he In turn conferred with Walter E.
ourrell and E. L. Thompson regard
ing acreage to be obtained and gen
eral conditions. The duty imposed on
rice brought from across the Pacific,
which Is high on the cleaned product,
has brought about the establishment
of factories where Oriental rice Is re
ceived as It Is Imported from the fields
and then cleaned for the local market.
Girl Hurt Shielding Brother.
CHEHALIS, Wash., Aug. 25. (Spe
cial.) While attempting to save her
young brother from being hurt yes
terday while she and the boy were rid
ing a bicycle, Helen Stoy, daughter of
F. M. Stoy. of this city, suffered a
fractured arm.
BULLETIN, Ana;. 2.
One hundred and thirty
blned araile of Americana
march on Yorktown, Va
Per Steamer
Joseph Kellogg
ft v . w , t -
et
Phones:
Main 1503, A 1515.
COAST LIE PROJECTtD
THREE INCORPORATE TO BCILD
HUMBOLDT-PORTLAND ROAD.
Proposed Railway Also to Reach
Tillamook Bay, Eueene and Coos.
Capital $100,000.
George E. Frost, Sr., T. V. Ward and
T. J. Fording yesterday- filed with
County Clerk Fields articles of Incor
poration for the Pacific Coast Line
Railway Company. The capital stork
is set at $100,000, divided into 1000
shares.
The objects of the corporation, ac
cording to the papers, are to build a
railway line and a telegraph line from
Portland to Humboldt Bay, in the Coun
ty of Humboldt. California, with branch
lines to Tillamook Bay. Tlllamonk
County, Oregon, and Eugene, Coos
County, Oregon. The incorporation pa
pers refer to the opening of stock books.
The city directory shows T. V. Ward
to be secretary of the Ohio Timber
Company, and that T. J. Fording is a
real estate man. George E. Frost, Sr..
is an attorney, with offices in the Teon
building.
"I am not at liberty yet to divulge
Just what our plans are, but we. cer
tainly expect to buTld the railway." said
Mr. Frost last night. "The $100,000 is
merely a nominal capitalization and will
be increased later as r.acedaity de
mands." There Is one medicine that every
family should be provided with and es
pecially during the Summer months:
viz.. Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy. It is almost cer
tain to be needed. It costs but a quar
ter. Can you afford to be without ltf
For sale by all dealers.
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