Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, August 29, 1911, Page 2, Image 2

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CHARLESTON BESET
BY WIND ID TIDE
Hurricane Blasts Force Sea
Into Lower Parts of City.
At Least Five Killed.
GALE HITS SAVANNAH, TOO
Wind Attains Velocity Greater Than
4 3111m n Hour RJre Field
Are Pamagrrt and Charles
ton Is) Isolated.
cHAnr.rsT"N-. s. c. or :. via
Fummervtlle. R. C A the result of
freak storm which struck thin cltr and
SaTannah last nlvt and reached hurri
cane proportion. Charleston ha bn
rlrtnally Isolated for : hour. Five
persons are known to have been killed
near here and the property loss. It 1
et1mated. will rearb 11.000.000.
The atorm became serious about 1
o'clock yesterday afternoon. At noon
tha barometer r(tlstered 19. Ti. after
havtrie; fallen ateadllr all dar. The
wind relocItT 1ncrea'd from mllea
an hour at i:IS P. M. to 4 mllea an
hour at !:! T. M. when the wind
ranee wa put out of adlnstment.
Iter the wind veered from the north
east and east to the southeast.
Tlmbora Kill tnclnecr.
At noon today the baromoter HoiJ
at 19.7s. the wind waa only. brisk and
the aun waa trylnr to shine. The rain
fall wa more than two Inches. The
disturbance waa reported to be west of
Charleston and worklrar awav.
Tha tide waa something more thn
elrht feet. three feet short of the
record of 1J. Considerable Jinum
waa done by water In the low sectlona
f the city and many persons were res
cued from their home.
Alonso Coburn. aa engineer on the
Charleston division of the Southern
Railway, waa killed while sttttna; In the
yardmaster office, when fiylna- tim
bers crashed throuKh the window and
broke hie neck.
A Mr. Smith, of Columbia, and Motor-
man Cutter of the local street railway
avatem. were killed, and I IV Kllnct-
worthy, of 8t. fitephena. and E. B. Hill
were seriously Injured when a trestle
djolnlnr the Mount Pleasant ferry
collapsed. Two unidentified men were
drowned when their borne waa flooded.
Rice Lands In Panjcr.
Or eat damaa-e la feared for the rice
and e Island cotton Industries by the
rise of the tide.
Hundreds of people were marooned
on Sullivan's Island, when tha storm
broke. They had. however. been
warned In time to escape. One schooner
waa thrown up on the battery at
Charleston.
PHONE LINE TO BE BUILT
' I n Ion and Wallow Farmer Will
Construct Own Ersteni.
ELGIN. Or, Aug. It. Special)
That Union and Wallowa counties are
rolng to have a new telephone line
a assured. At a regular meeting of
the Partners' Union here yesterday
definite plana were outlined and stock
subscribed for Ita construction. A
committee was appointed at a mass
meeting of the cltliens of Elsrln Friday
to meet with the Farmers' Lnlon Sat
urday and .provide some way of rec
tifying the telephone situation that Is
st present existing. Farmers' Unions
from other points were also represented
tt the meeting yesterdiy.
The new line has originated from the
Home Telephcfhe Company announcing
l raise In ratea August 1. when nearly
11 subscribers disconnected their
phones. The company was petitioned
for lower ratea. but thus far have re
fused to grant the petition and In con
sequence a new line has been started.
The new line la to be a non-dlvldend
paying system and Is to be built and
operated on a maintenance basis on-.
FOUR INSANE DEPORTED
Appropriation of Lat logl-latnr
Used by State Officer.
SALE5f. Or. Aug. IS. (Special.)
Hopelessly Insane, four patients from
the Oregon State Insane Asylum were
deoorted from Oregon this morning to
different states In the I'rlon. Prior to
this year no appropriation ban been
provided for thla purpose. Superin
tendent Btelner said that all of the
patients were chronic rases which
would mean their conninement here for
t. rest of their lives and the expenses
of transporting will only be trivial
compared to the eventual cost should
they remain here.
A. Rosenthal was sent to Lyons, Ky.;
Medsrd Retourney to Montreal; George
Prehm t St. Paul. Minn, and Jack
Miller to Lebanon. I a. The last Legla-
lature appropriated KlOO for traveling
expenses of tnls nature, the first ap
propriation of Its kind ever made In
the state.
MINE PLANT IS BURNED
Cim'r.gl rrpn first Tsce.)
lb tram, bunk houses, th tunnel
house and other buildings characteris
tic of a gold mine. All the buildings
wer of an unsuaily good type.
Power Purchase Plant.
When th plant was closed down In
ISO? a lien waa served and It was pur
chased by On O. Powers and others
holding attachments for labor and sjp-
pilea. This year some other parties
took a leas on th plant and have
passed th last two months la pr par
ing to operate.
A considerable sum of money has
been expended by these men.
Th origin of th fir Is unknown.
Th forest bias that It baa started
Is said to b serious and is running
through th green timber on the Linn
County sld at a rapid rat. Forester
McDuT. of th Fantlam reserve, has
been notified, as bava'th Government
authorities at Portland. Supervisor
McDuff has several serious fires on b's
hands and the addition of this fir
make th situation grave.
.MAG.VKA NOW IS FIRE ZOXE
North Kantlara River Blase. Hott.
ever. May "ot Injure Town.
ALB ANT. Or. Aug. J f pedal.)
Whipping westward yesterday, the big
forest XU aJoog th North Sanliaa
Rlvpr U now wlihln !m thtn n-hilf
a mil of tb. Tllla. of Niagara. Be-
idea continuing- its eastward and
northward progress yesterday, the fire
on, th. north aide of tha river also
burned westward down the river, and
has covered IV miles In that direction.
It Is now burning on the hills back
of the Warren Construction Company's
quarry, not much mora than one-fourth
of a mile from the town.
Despite the proximity of tha fire, no
alarm la felt for the safety of Niagara,
according- to reports received here this
afternoon. The few houses of the vil
lage are surrounded by a large clear
Ins; and the fire baa almost reached the
edge of tha timber, on the east side of
the town, but Is not burning- with suf
ficient force to carry the flames to the
nearest . buildings. A close watch Is
being kept, however, to prevent fires
from falling sparks and brands.
The eaatward progress of the fire on
the north side of the river has been
stopped at Sardine Creek and tha fire
fighters expect to keep It In check
there.
Though many trees fell across the
CorvaJlla A Eastern Railroad raster-.
day. the track haa been kept clear
without areat difficulty today, and the
Albaajn-Detroit train made Its trip to
day on time. To relieve tha crew of
ftre-flRhters. who were worn out by
the constant vigil of keeping the track
clear, the Corvallls Eastern ran a
special train from Albany laat night,
carrying- a new crew of f Ire-fighter.
There la leas fire along- the railroad
track today than any day since tue
fire Jumped to the north side of the
river.
The Elk Lake fire, which started
about 13 miles east of Klkhorn and
which waa reported Saturday night to
be almost under control, took a fresh
start yeaterday and has been burning
rapidly today. Up to this mornlrg It
had covered an area five mllea long
nd from one-half a mile to one mile
wide. A report received here this
morning stated the flre-f Ighters had
iven up all hope of stopping- It in the
old burn. In which It. Is now isglng.
and would concentrate their efforta to
check It at the edge of the green tim
ber surrounding this burn. District
Supervisor MacPuff aent In 11 more
men from this city today to aid the
crew of 16 fighting this fire. This fire
Is burning on the ridge which forms
the watershed between the f antlam and
Clackamas HI vers.
T. H. Watklns. supervising fire war
den for Unn County, who la In chara-a
of the fight to control the firs five
mllea northeast of Gates, haa aent a re
quest to the State Forester for more
men.
DAMAGE GROWS XEAIt PE-ELL
Need of Rain Kniphasiu-d by Men
Who Are Fighting; Three Fires.
CHEIIAUS. Wash.. Aug. IS. (9ne-
elal. Four hundred men have been
called out to fight a forest Ore that Is
raging near Fe-EII. the fire having
started between Walvllle and McCor-
mlck and burned Into tha Doty hold
ings. The flames are said to be beyond
control and the green Umber In five
sections destroyed.
Another serious fire ia renoi-teA be
tween Francis and Pluvlus. The local
wardens say that a third one near Min
eral Is Bard to control. Rain la badlv-
needed. noe having fallen for a long
time.
BLACK ROCK FIRE S PRE. VPS
ImS8 P00 10 ,ull,r,0"d Comp'n'
and lxjing Company Timber.
PAXXJsS. Or, Aug. tt. (Fpectal.V
The nre which broke out yeaterday In
section IT, near Black Rock. Is still
burning and baa done considerable
damage to timber both on the South
ern I'aclnc Railroad lands and on the
lands of the Charles K. Upauldlng Log
ging Company. The fire died down
somewhat late last night, but today It
nas revived and haa spread somewhat.
About 10 men ere fighting the flames.
Families Vacate Home.
ASTORIA. Or., Aug. fS. (Special.)
What may result In a serious confla
gration unless rains come to check It.
Is reported to have started n the Knt
ern V Western Lumber Company, on
Coal Creek, near Stella. The flames
have already swept over quite a tract
of logged-off land and several fam
ilies residing In that district have been
compelled to abandon their homes.
Reekles Hunters Suspected.
6ALKM. Or, Aug. . (Pneclal 1
According to advlcea received by For
ester Elliott from deputies, the suspi
cion that in some localities hunters
have conspired to burn out the brush
to make hunting better Is expressed.
Investigations will be conducted to de
termine th truth of these reports.
MOORE TO NAME BOARD
PAXAMA-PACIFIC EXPO" AJICH.
ITECTS KXOWX THIS WEEK.
Oregon and Washington to Be Given
Representation on Commission.
Salaries and Expenses Allowed.
SA.V FRANCISCO. Aug. fl (Kne
el al.) President Charles C Moor, of
the Panama-Pacific Exposition, nrob-
ably will appoint this week an archi
tectural commission. Th directors
have approved of th plan, which In
general is aa follows:
The architectural - commission shall
consist of 11 architects, to be selected
by th president, subject to the ap
proval of the board, and shall designate
five of th 11 to constitute the execu
tive architectural council.
The southern part of the Plata of
California and the States of Washing
ton and Oregon shall each have repre
sentation on th commission, and at
least thre members of th commission
shall be selected from the United
States at large.
It shall be th duty of th commis
sion to supervise the preparation of the
general scheme of the exposition, pass
upon ana recommend tn nam to th
board St directors and pass npon and
approve plans for the Individual parts
and elements, subject to th approval
of the board of directors.
The president may from time to time
recommend to th board of dlrectore
the selection of all such additional
architect, sculptors, painters, land
scape architects and engineers who
may. In his Judgment, render valuable
assistance to th commission, and when
appointed shall act aa advisory to th
commission.
The members of the executive archi
tectural council shall receive such com
pensation as shall be fixed by the board
of directors. Members shall receive
expenses and per diem to b fixed by
me Doaro.
Brldgeworker Fall.
ALBANT. Or, Ang. tt. (Special)
Falling IS feet from th acaffoldlnr
over th Corvalll Eastern Railroad
bridge across the WUlamett bar to
th tie of th track. William Costal-
lo. a member of a crew repairing tb
bridge, suffered a broken shoulder and
serious Internal Injuries twriajr,
. n r ITTI T MII1IPII O
I M I it I I I I 1 1 f.l II I I I L
fl f U I I If IJJII aTl
1 ULII I III. U II I LI LU
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Duty to Family and City Forces
Rich Man's Kin to Re
veal AIL
PRIDE OF MOTHER STIFLED
Mr. R. V. Owtn, Prad Woman's
Paretit, In Choking Vrrloe, Tells
Tale of Son-ln-Law'a IInes.
Prisoner Faces Strain.
(Continued From Jlrst Pse.)
shotgun. He replied. 'All rigHt. after
the store closes we'll get. the. gun.'
Renlnh Bin ford "Called Fp."
"At 10 o'clock w got In tha ma-
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Panl neattle, C'easla of Alleged
Ife-Marderrr, U se Sara Kim
t'oaf eased to Hint 24 Hour Af
ter Committing Crime.
rhlne and went to a place near the
pawnshop and I got the gun and came
out to the automobile, while ha fixed
the light. He got In the back part
of th automobile with the gun and
didn't se what he did with It. He
took me home and aa I got out h
asked me to 'call up th same lady,
Mrs. Fisher, and tell her he would be
around to see her.
"When did you first learn of th mur
derT"
"Xext morning."
"When first did you see Henry?"
"That eame day In the evening at his
house. We stayed on the front porch.
'Paul.' he said. 'I want jou to go to
the house of Mrs. Fisher and tell her
that if she opens her mouth or says
anything about this thing, I'll kill her
If It tskes a hundred years to do It.
The witness said he visited Beulah
Blnford and gave her th maaaage.
"Sh aald. "I reckon Henry Clay
Brattle. Jr., will marry me now.'" Paul
continued.
Objection mad to this testimony was
sustained by th court.
Men tile Has Remorse.
Paul Beattle'a startling testimony
came when Proaecutor Wendenburg
aeked: "When did you see Henry
agalnT"
"On Thursdsy night at his house. I
said. 'Henry, thla thing looks mighty
black.' H said. 'I wish to God I hadn't
done It. I'd like to know how those
detectives found out there was a num
ber six shot In that gun.' "
" 1 want you to stick to me, Henry
Clay Beattie. Jr, aald to me." Paul
continued, "but I told him I would tell
the detectlvea all I knew about it."
"After loaving Henry I went horn
and later was called on th telephone.
It was Henry. He asked If I had been
summoned by the Coroner and when I
said no. he chuckled."
On cross-examination Beattie . was
asked to explain why he had failed to
glv this Information at tha Coroner's
Inquest and then had mad a com
plete statement to Prosecutor Wenden
burg. "I told the people that came to see
me." Beattie replied, "that I owed it
to my wife and child and to my town.
to tell all I knew. I tried to keep it
back, for I hated to tell on my own
flesh and blood, for I know it was
damaging.'
Testimony Is Vonnteered.
"Too knew that your testimony was
damaging to Henry Clay Beattie, Jr, at
th Coroner's Inquest; why didn't you
tell It alir
"I wasn't asked to tell. " I hated to
tell. I was !n pretty bad condition
then, but when my mind got clear, I
told It a few days later to answer Wen
denburg." "Did people In th pawnshop ever
se Henry Clay Beattie, Jr, with you
when you bought tb gunT"
"No, sir."
"Does anybody except you know
about the baying of that gunT"
"Not that I know of."
A dramatic incident occurred in th
morning session of court when the
prosecution, without having given th
faintest Intimation of their purpose,
suddenly Introduced Mrs. Owen, of Do
ver, Del, the mother of Mrs. Beattie.
Entrance Is Dramatic.
Mrs. Owen had come from Dover
last night with her husband, who ac
companied her to th courtroom.
sh stepped from an automobile Into
th courtroom and took th witness
stand without a word being spoken,
the customary announcement of a wit
ness by ,the Sheriff being dispensed
with by previous plan of th prose
cution. The prisoner raised uls head
in surprise, recognised th woman and
looked down again. At first be en
deavored not to look In her direction,
but she spoke so feebly that he found
it necessary to Join the row of pro
jecting heads on th benoh to hear ber
testimony.
One he nervously whispered to At
torney Smith beside him:
"Ask her to speak louder. I can't
hear."
Mrs. Owen Is said to hav been her
daughter's confidant and la believed
to hav known of Seattle's relations
with th Blnford girL On th stand
Mrs. Owen told how sh arrived at the
Beattie horn on May 22, of th birth
of th Beattie child on May II. and
hinted at the tribulations of her daugh
ter, caused by Beattie s relations with
Beulah Blnford.
ail. nTTfn ft e-Truly In tha Wlt&CS
MWM
. chair, while her gray-haired husband
I fanned her.
it was learned the prosecution ex
; pected Mrs. Owsn to testify on cross
examination lata today that xrom in
1 actions of Henry Beattie, Jr.. when
I brought his dead wife home, she sus
pected him of the murder.
Crying Spells Unusual.
Following a recess, the exam
nation of Mrs. Owen was resumed. Sh
testified at length, indicating that ther
was no doubt young Mrs. Beattie had
knowledge of the physical condition of
her husband. . '
"You spoke of your daughter bavin
crying spells, suggested Carter on
cross-examination. That was not
unusual." was It?"
"Yes. unusual to me. I never knew
her to be hysterical before," replied
Mrs. Owen,
Mrs. Owen was then excused and
left tha room with her veil dropped
ovor her face. Court adjourned lm
mediately for luncheon.
Court reconvened at J o'clock, with
Dr. A. O. Franklin on the stand. H
testified he had treated Beulah Bin
ford before) the homicide, at Beattie';
reonest.
The treatment, from May 25 to July
11. waa charged to Beattie, at his re
Quest.
When Mrs. Blnford, mother of th
girl, waa called. Judge Watson dlreot
ed all women to leave the courtroom.
Mrs. Binford's testimony related to her
daughter's relations with Beattie. cover
ing a period of four years, and the birth
of their child. Cross-examination brought
out that Beulah had been intimate with
several other men and that she onca
had lived with a baseball player named
It. T. Fisher, the defense trying
bring out that the girl was generally
known to be immoral. .
The next witness was Henrietta
Plttman, a chum of Beulah's. She als
testified at length concerning the girl'
relations with Blnford for four- years.
The court adjourned at S:80 o'clock
and Paul Beattie will go on the stand
again tomorrow to complete th
cross-examination by the defense.
FISHED MUCH AMAZED
SECRETARY VIEWS RESOURCES
IX ALASKAX INTERIOR.
Cabinet Member Told by Residents
That Country's Greatest Xeed
19 for Cheaper Fuel.
CORDOVA. Alaska. Aug. 2. Com
pletlng a 400-mile trip along the Cop
per River Valley Into th Interior of
Alaska. Walter L. Fisher, Secretary of
the Interior, stepped from his train
today bubbling over with admiration
and wonder at the great sights he had
seen on his Journey to Kenneott, the
terminus of the Copper River & North
western Railroad.
Secretary Fisher ana Ws party, to
gether with a delegation of Cordova
business men. mad the trip on a spe
cial train, leaving here Saturday and
returning today.
At Chltlna. which they reached Sat
urday evening. Secretary Fisher ad
dressed a mass meeting of citizens.
He gave them assurance of fair play,
At the Bonanza copper mines. Secretary
Fisher showed much Interest in tha
mines and was conducted through tha
works. Th return trip began Sunday
night.
During the entire trip Secretary
Fisher was kept busy shaking hands
with old prospectors and pioneers. He
took a deep Interest In their sffalra
and asked many questions regarding
the pressing need of their particular
localities. The prospectors replied that
the most pressing need waa cheaper
fuel.
As In other places he has visited,
he asked th citizens concerning their
views of the beat method of opening
the coal lands. While many said they
were willing to leave that question to
Mr. Fisher and Congress, all agreed
that prompt action was needed.
To this secretary Fisher assented.
and his straightforward talk impressed
the miners throughout the Copper
River Valley of his sincerity and earn
eatnesa.
Mr. Fisher said he was still gather
ing facts and figures and was not yet
ready to announce his views regard
Ing the best method of opening the
eoal lands. He Intimated that the situ
atlon revolves Itself Into two questions.
one of leasing the lands and the other a
system of Government owiershlp. The
Impression left here Is that he will ad
vocate the leasing svstem.
When asked If he did not think
Alaska had been misrepresented and
burdened by unjust criticisms and laws
Mr. Fisher said:
"I don't care what has taken place
in the past. It Is what the situation
is today, will be tomorrow and in the
future that I am here to study and
am particularly interested In."
The party left today for Valdes, and
from there will go to Seward, the port
or the Matanuaka coal fields.
GOLD OUTPUT $3,000,000
Two Months' Returns From Alaska
Eqnal 1910 Product.
SEATTLE, Aug. 28. According to es
timates at the Seattle assay office, the
output of the Idltarod gold district In
Alaska this season has reached 13.-
000,000. Within tha last two months
th local offices have received $300,000
from this district and a like amount is
said to have gon to San Franclsoo.
This two monthr output equals the
whol production of th district for
1910. Arrivals of gold at th assay of
fices today totaled 1300.000, segregated
follows: From Fairbanks, $52,000;
from Nome, $69,000; from Idltarod,
$178,400. . .
OFFICERS G00N "HIKE"
Alaska Army Men Start on Endur
ance Test of 50 Miles.
SKAGWAT. Aug. 28. Colonel Cor
nelius Gardner. Lieutenant-Colonel C.
W. Kennedy. Chaplain-Major J. W. Hill
man, all of the Sixteenth United States
Infantry stationed at Fort Steward.
started today on an endurance "hike"
of E0 mllea in 20 hours' actual walking
time.
They, are given three days for the
test. The walk will be over the Gov
ernment road.
SOUTH END ROAD CHOSEN
Capital Highway Committee Favors
This Route to Xew Era.
OREGON CITT. Or, Aug. 28. (Spe
cial.) C 8. Noble, C. W. Rlaley and F.
Bryant,-a committee appointed by th
Eaat Sld Capital Highway improve
ment Association, today made an In
spection of th roads between this city
nd New Era and decided to recom
mend the South End road as part of
the route for the capital highway. Th
report will ba made at the meeting of
the association to be held In this city
Wednesday night.
Tb committaa also will, recommend
"Here's Booker Hltl
where British bluff
Once met s Yankee
call,
Glre me eoongli
Of tbls Doe stuff.
And I can lick
them all."
"No place like home"
No hotel nor res- ,
taurant in the
world can give you ;
anything better
than
n TOMATO
If they give you
half as good you are
lucky.
When you are en
joying this fragrant,
appetizing delicacy at
your own home table,
both sense and senti
m e n t make you
mighty , glad you are
there.
21 kinds 10c a can
Just add hot water,
briny to a boil,
and seros.
Joseph Campbell f Mtedf'W
Camden N J
Look for the
red-and-whito
label
that a bridge ba built over the Clack
amaa River near Its mouth. Messrs
Noble and Bryajit are civil engineers
and they declare that the South End
road should by all means be the route
of the capital highway between this
city and New Era: The river and
Central Point roads also were inspect
ed. M. J. Laselle. secretary of the pro
motion department of the Commercial
Club, accompanied the committee on
the trip.
INDIANS AFTER LAND!
KEZ PERCE TRIBE APPEALS TO
GOVERNMENT FOR JUSTICE,
Redmen Take Legal Steps , to Press
Claims for $15,000,000 Worth
of Appropriated Territory.
LEWISTON. Idaho. Aug-. 2. (Spe
cial.) The remaining Individuals of
the Nes Fcrce Indian tribe are active
In their claims asjalnst the United
States Government, for 15,000.000 of
appropriated lands.
Throufrh Senator Borah, the Indians
and their' attorneys expect to bring
about a long- Investigation as' to the
alleged abuses. Senator Borah prom
ises to srlve the matter close attention,
during- the Intervening- time until De
cember, and says In a letter to tha
Indians counsel, that he will do all in
his power to bring- about an early set
tlement.
The Indians hav prepared a careful
petition which sets forth their grlev
ances as follows:
"That the Nes Perce Indians were i
large and powerful tribe owning- many
housands of acres In Oregon. Wash
ing-ton. Idaho. Montana and Wyoming;
that they ceded 12.000,000 acres to the
Government, retaining- game and fish
rights thereon.
That our people, a law abiding and
ober people, have been unjustly and
wrongfully treated lev the agents of
the Government, in the forcible deposit
of our moneys in banks without our
consent; moneys that belong to indivi
duals, derived from the sale of In
herited lands or the collection of rents
from their personal lands, and withhold
ing money from the individual and de
priving him the use thereof, and lm
posing great hardships upon him. That
much of the money deposited Dears no
Interest and that which does bears but
Vs per cent.
"That no proper explanation has been
made for the cancellation of many ot
our allotments more than 110. We de
mand a statement of the receipts and
the explanation as to what has been
done with the proceeds.
That we hav no statement as to ths
proceeds from right of ways through
the lands. That we were to be sup
plied with two sawmills at a cost of
10.000.
"We demand a thorough investiga
tion of the account books of the in
terior department of the agency.
various banks that have dealings with
out funds, either tribal or individual.
We pray for relief at th hands of
Congress and ask that our claims re
lating to tribal interests be referred to
the court of claims and tn supreme
Court. "
The Nes Perees did not make public
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Upright Grand Piano
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Fine Piano, First Prize.
and Over $8000 in Other Awards Free to
Contestants Who Solve 'the Great
"Teddy in the
This great publicity contest
"conducted by the Graves Mnsic
Co. in conjunction- with several
of the world's largest piano man
THE PRIZES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
F?R$T PRIZE Mas-nlflcent I'P
rlBht Grand Piano, V. O. B. factory
in nmhoganv. oak or walmit case.
SECOM) PRIZE: line Mandolin
and $150 cash purchasing check.
THIRD PRIZE Ktne t.nltar and
$140 caeh purchasing check.
FOIHTH PRIZE Fine Banjo
and $135 cash purchasing check.
FIFTH PRIZE Handsome Chest
of Silver and $130 cash purchasing
check.
THERE ARE NINE ANIMAI," TN THIS PICTURE.
SIX OF THEM
DIRECTIONS Trace out the
lines of each animal on this or a
separate sheet of paper, mark them
1, 2. 8. etc The seven neatest cor
rect 'answers will be given the
Sevan grand awards mentioned
above and others in the order
named. Bach contestant must
ablee by the rules and the decision
of the judges will ho final. In
case of tie prizes of similar value
will be given to each contestant.
Graves Music Co.
EVERYTHING IN MUSIC.
Ill FOURTH ST.
their demonstration against the Gov-
ernment until two weeks ago. but now
they propose to fight tneir cause. -H.au y
THE SIGN of
' J
I EMPLOY A
STAPLES THE JEWELER iSSSVSSS
W3k NO
.ll-. Pfijil0,
Is Best Reached by the Popular Excursion Steamer
"T. J. POTTER
leaves Portland, Ash-street Dock, touching at Astoria on down trip.
DAILY. EXCEPT SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, 8 A.E
SATURDAYS ONLY, 1:00 P. M., TO MEGLER DIRECT.
Also the steamers "HASSALO" and "HARVEST QUEEN," leaving
Portland daily, except Sunday, at 8:00 P. M. .Saturday at 10:00
P. M., touching at Astoria.
FARES FROM PORTLAND
via the
Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Co.
20-Day Tickets . . . ..... . . $3.00
To Astoria, Each Way . . ... $1.00
Call at City Ticket Office; Third and ' Washington street, for reserva
tions, etc., or write to
' TO. M'MURRAY,
General Passenger Agent O.-W. R. & N. Co., Portland, Or.
Lady's
Gold Watch
Sixth Prize,
Jungle Puzzle"
ufacturers to acquaint the peopla
of Oregon with Portland's only
complete music, house and the
pianos they sell.
SIXTH PRIZE Lady'M Oola
Watch and $125 cash purchaains
check.
SEVENTH PRIZE Fine anto
harp and $120 cash purchasing
check.
Then, in order of merit, 98 spe
cial advertising- cash purchasing;
checks ranging in values from tha
above down to $60. '
CA. 1'OU FIND
Professional artists, muslo trada
employes and winners of first prizes
In our previous contents barred.
Answers must be contestants' own
work. All answers must bo mailed
or brought to Contest Manager,
desk 2. Graves' Music Co 111 4th
st, Portland. Or on or before 9
P. M., Saturday, September 9, 1911.
Be sure and write your name and
address plainly and rush answer to
us today. Everyone haa an equal
chance.
PORTLAND, OR.
Indians residing on the reservations ar
wealthy and are in a position to fightl
meir raiiB m mo tuuna.
WEAK EYES
Tour head aches, your
eyes burn and there is a dull
pain -behind them. Reading
and sewing are decidedly un
pleasant, especially at night.
We have a large experience
and guarantee to it your
sight. I charge for nothing
but the glasses.
Sphero Lenses In
$1.00
$1.50
$3.50
$1.50
your rim frame..
Sphero Lenses
your rimless frame
Sphero Lenses in
erold-filled frame..
Sphero Lenses In
aluminum frame..
GRADUATE OPTOMETRIST
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