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TTTE MORNING ORECOXIAX, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27. 1911. i E TOPPLES; Steel Structure of Columbia & Puget Sound Falls Into Cedar River. MEN: IN WATER RESCUED V"orLnirn Ar Caught While Krlr Int Span Dtmigcd by flood of J.mtt Sunday Train Again VelmjrS. FFTATTIr. N"t. J. Or. man til Vi::J anJ several w Injured late to Ka". whrll a, steel brlJKe eat of Mapls Va:T tra Columbia and Vuiret FJunJ railway, col'apted and fell Into Cedar Rler. Olll Thomptoo. hooktend- r. caught In tha wreckage, mi bodr ha not hcn rcottr.J. Nina tt the tnj'ired men wera brought l.i hospitals In Seattle. They ara: J J. Foley, work train conductor. Ta rom; Pwier. Charles Swart. L. K. Uni. Aur-J Howell, bridge auper lnten.l'nt: J:r-f Y.UIer. liana Nelson. I An-trri'in. i;-orit linl"H- Knifr an i IW were the mora e rloii.lr tn)-ire 1. Th fiur last named wera employed hy the Columbia I-uet Sound. The other worked for the Chicago. Mil waukee A I'uxrt Pound, which uses tha Columbia's track through th Cedar Hirer Valley, and were assisting tha roiumlat mn repair tha damage dona be the recent flood that put tha rail r-a' out of commission and deprtveJ gentile cf water and Hunt for (Is day. The brMga wi a teel tnia pan 1 f-et lona une and waa carried from Ita abutment by tha flood last Sunday and the two ("" of n"n wara working under tha dinplared tructura rrenarlr to remove It o that a tern norm r e hrt.lire could ba built. It I urt"'l that th Jar cauaed by tha Bima.iln of a nearby pile driver dts- lodrej some of the brace that support- ed tha l-anlnj bridge and caused It to fall. The workmen had but llttla warning;. Thorrpson wa pinned down by tha twtstt-d eel and tha othera wera cut and hn:t-e. by firing- timber. Mary cf t -a Injured men wera thrown Into tha river and were rescued from tna iwux rnrrent with dirfli-ulty. The acldrnt will probably delay epenirg cf the M;iwauke Una acroa ta Cascade Mountain until tha middle of the week. GLADSTONE IN CONFLICT Iout)t IUIcil as to Whether Planned Klectlon Can Re Held. OKEC.oV CITT. Or. Not. IS. (Spa- c!iL) Conflict between tha coda and tha .-hnrter of CludMnna haa been raised by the appro-chtnc municipal election, and It I an open question whether tha el-tl"n acheduled for De cember 4 for the election of a Mayor. Recorder. Treasurer and al Alderman will be held. ttiadatone wa Incorporated laat Da- crmbT un.ler th-e general provisions of the cd. wMoh provide) that tha officer clionen at tha time of the In corporation shall hold until the next general election. Several month tun OladMone adopt ed a charter validating Ita paat acta and providing; that Ita officers ahould i old for two y. nra. and the quetlon baa arisen whether the officer choen when the town waa Incorporated ehall l:o;d until January. 1913. aa provided by charter, or whether they ahall go out In January. I12. aa provided by tha general statute. Hecorder Hammond aaya that he will proceed with the election arrangement. provided by the coJe. If the prcent officers resign the question will be re moved, but If they d. sire to hold until January. 1911. It will be necessary for tnem t i Institute injunction proceed In ata!r.t the recorder to prevent Mm from getting out the ballot for a complete et of city officials. In any rase, an election will have to ba held, a the terma of three of the alx Coun cilman will expire under tha code pro vision, three of thera having- been chosen for a term of .one year. PASTOR'S MALADY PUZZLE It. n. I Whitman, of Seattle, Ila Strange Illnes. SEATTLE. Wash, Nov. It (Spe cial.) Rev. p. L. Whitman. r. D., paa tor of the First linptut Church and one of the rest-known Baptist clergy men in America, Is In a precarloua condition at the Seattle tieneral Hos pital, suffering from a malady which the attending phyalclana all day today wera unable to diagnose. Dr. Whitman temporarily, at least, baa lost the use of his left leg. from which phyalclana ay. he la suffering great pain. Vr. Whitman wai lectur ing In Masonla Temple Saturday tltlht. He had nearly finished when he waa taken 111 and removed to tha hospital, lie haa been In Seattle three year. . He waa president lor four years of Columbia University. now George Washington University, at Washing ton. l. C. He came to Seattle from Philadelphia, where he waa paator of a large Baptist church. Chehalls Club Has Illg Time. CHEMALIS. Wash.. Nov. . (Spe cial.) The Cltliena Club of Chehalls held high Jinks at Ita quarters last night. Tha first entertainment of a series that will be given monthly during the Winter waa presented. The programme was along the line of the session of the frr famed Gridiron Club f the National c-pltaL Kx-Mavor William West rrr!,lli,'d and there wera many clever stunts which entertained upwards of 1"0 business and profes sional men for two hour. , Cannery Firm Incorporates. CANBT. Or. Not. I (Special.) Tha atockholdera of the Canby cannery have Incorporated as the Canby Can ning Co. with J10.000 capital. S. B. Reese Kerd KraxberKer. V. cV Hurst. A. Er'lckson and F. M. Mathews were elected directors, and Frana Krax berger. president; John famuelson. Tlca-preslder.t: Charlea N. Walt, secre tary, and A. R Cummlngs, treaaurer. Tha local cannery will be leased la tomeona who will operate It the next eason. Te Kll Schools Closed Now. PE EL.U Wash.. Nov. It. (Special.) The achoola here have been tempo rarily closed, owing to the exposure of some of the children to diphtheria. No new casea have developed, but the Board has decided to take no cnanuea. I DEAD, MAHY HURT MAN "WHO CAME TO OREGON IN 1846 CELEBRATES 99TH BIRTHDAY. i , CAPTAIJi JAMES tll.AKELV. 99 YEARS PASSED James Blakely Celebrates His Birthday at Brownsville. OLD MAN IS SPRIGHTLY Journey Made lom Tennessee to Oregon In I8 by Ox Team. Karly Homestead Embraces Tart of Droansrlllfl Site. BROWNSVTTJ..E, Or, Not. t(. (Spe cial.) Captain Jamea Plakely. of thla city, pioneer of 1M. la celebrating hta ninety-ninth birthday today. "Grand pa" Ulakely, aa he Is called "by hi friend, la well and strong and no on to sea him passing along the street or talking and laughing with friend would gueea that ha la nearlng th century mark In age. Nearly every day he may be seen going to th post- office for th mall, a distance of nearly a mile from hta home. He enjoy a good time as much as ever. It haa been th custom of th family to Klve -Orandpa' Ulakely a blrtnaay dinner for several years, but today thla happy occasion did not take place De- use of the Illness or Mrs. u. uooiey. hla daughter. Captain James Blakely was born in Knox County. Tennessee. November I. Ull. He came to Oregon In 184B. mak ing tha long Journey by ox team. Ar riving In Linn County after a compara tively peaceful Journey, he took up a donation land claim upon a portion of and upon which Urownsville is now situated and built a little one-room house In the wilderness. H soon ob served that the mercantile business would be profitable should the country become settled, snd he made prepara tion to engage In that business. 5 tore la Trad Center. In thla venture ha was warmly as sisted by his uncle. Hugh u. urown. who had been a lifelong friend to th young man. It was out or nis appre ciation for bis uncle that h named Brownsville In his honor, and with his uncle started up tha first general store Urownsville. This store soon became the headquar ters for trade and sociability in me neighborhood. Th Indian war coming on. he naturally took keen interest In he effort to insure protection to in settlers, and enlisting in company v. Second Oregon Regiment, h served aa Captain In the Rouue F.lver Campaign. being mustered out at me ena oi iurea months, on July 4. !.. In connection with the store ana n: farm. Mr. Blakely took a prominent part In the early npubllding of Browns ville. In partnership with anotner man. he built the first flouring mill in in wn. and h was on of the chief pro moters of th iirownsviue ooien Mills, which ar In operation at tha present time. He was most successful, however. In stockralslng. In which he engaged nearly all hla life. Frleadaalf) Hla Hapwlaaaa. Today h sits In th happy sunllfM of a Ufa well spent and enjoy in friendship and esteem of everyone. Dur- nr his life In Oregon Mr. maneiy naa aken an active Interest In politics, sub scribing to the platform of th Demo cratic party. He married, at tn ag of 22. Miss Sarah pick, a naiiv oi jei ferson County. Tennessee. Bha was born November J. ISli. Har death occurred n 1SSH. Twelve children were born to air. ana Mra. Blakely aa followa: MM. Kennedy Montgomery, of Crook County: Mra. Kate Lewis. of Portland; William Ulakely. of Pendleton; Mrs. Jiargaret Smith, of Montana: Mra G. C. Cooley. of Brownsville; Caroline, deceased; Mra Sarah McFarland. of Brownavllle; James Blakely. or Eastern uregon; George Ulakely. of The Dalles; Joseph Blakely. of Pendleton: Henry tsiaKeiy. of Brownsville, and a daughter, wno died In infancy. ALBANY TO GREET DOCTORS Central Willamette Medical Society Convene December 1. ALBANY. Or.. Nov. St. (Special. The programme Is now complete for the quarterly meeting of th Central Willamette Medical Society In this city December 7. which will be attended by prominent physicians from all parts of the Willamette Valley. This meeting will be notable In that Dr. A. W. Mor ton, of San Francisco, and prominent physicians of Portland, aa well aa of ;M i ky Salem. Eugene and Albany, are Includ- The Central Willamette Society In- eludes the physicians of Linn, Benton and Lincoln counties and hold's regular quarterly meetings, but this session will be a special one, and th medical associations of Marlon and Lane coun ties have accepted an invitation to meet with the local society on this occasion. Th entlr forenoon of December 7 will be devoted to clinics and opera tions with "spinal anaestheeila" con ducted by Dr. Morton at St. Mary's Hos pital. In the afternoon the physicians will meet In the rooms of th Albany Commercial Club and the following programme wl!l be presented: Clinical casea (review of forenoon's work and new cases). Dr. W. II. I 'avis, of Al bany: "Current Events." Dr. W. U. Shinn. of Albany; paper. "Vital Statis tics and What They Mean," Dr. Calvin 8. White, of Portland, secretary of the Stat Board of Health: paper. "Path ology of the Heart" (Illustrated). Dr. Clemens, of Salem; paper, "Spinal Anaesthesia." Dr. A. W. Morton, of San Francisco: paper. "Glaucoma. Impor tance of Early Diagnosis." Dr. Gulllon, of Eugene: paper. "Errors In Diagno sis." Dr. M. B. Marceilus, of Portland; paper, "A Few Points In Ethics." Dr. Morse, of Salem; paper, "Diagnosis of Cancer of the Stomach," Dr. Tucker, of Portland: paper. "The General Practi tioner." Dr. W. Knykendall. of Eugene; paper, "Surgery. Its Sphere." Dr. A. W. Morton, of San Francisco. The evening will be devoted to a business and social session. COYOTE DRIVE PLANNED COLUMBIA VALLEY STOCKMEN TO IIOUXD CP SHEEP-KILLERS. Total or 25,000 Acres May Be Cov ered, the Hunters Hiding Horsed. Xo Shooting Done Till Finish. OOLDENDALB. Wash.. Not. 2. (Special.) I.eo F. Brunt, proprietor of the Loma Alta ranch, and other stock men In the vicinity of Grand Dalles are making arrangements for a big coyote drive to be made Sunday, De cember 3. The drive will be started seven miles east of Grand Dalles, going over the mountain and swinging back to the Columbia, west of Grand Dalles. Twenty-five thousand acres of terri tory will be covered. The hunters will ride horseback, and It Is requested that no shooting be don, except In th air to frighten th animals, till th finish. Rendezvous for hunters have been designated a follows: Th Crawford ranch at Eight Mile, tha Leonardo ranch on The Dallea Mountain, th Stegman ranch at Happy Home, the old Parshall place in High PraJrle, th old Shotwell placa on th Smith ranch, where the Lyle-Dalles road strikes the Curtlss ranch. It Is xpected that about 100 Klickitat peo ple will take part In the drive, besides ntmroda from Th Dalles, Portland. Seattle. Vancouver, Walla Walla and Spokane. Th lines will be formed early Sunday morning and the hunt will begin promptly at 8 o'clock. In addition to wolves. It Is expected that a large number of Jackrabblts will be rounded up. Coyotes ar unusually destructive this Fall to th sheep of flockmasters In th Columbia Vnlley. Drivers will b separated, directions located, places of starting made from advantageous point on th Lyle and Ooldendal wagon road, extending from Lyle to th Mulligan sheep ranch, thence south to Andy tunnel's sheep corrals on tha Columbia River. Territory to be oov ered will embrace over 25.000 acres. The final of the "round-up" will tak I place on the flat one-half mile below the Grand Iullea railroad ' station. Captain Brune, speaking of the prob. able outcome of th "round-up," says: "I estimate w will have In the round up' at least 7( coyotes and 1000 Jack rabbits." INDIAN SLAYER PROTESTS Charges That He Shot Unarmed Op ponent Are Denied. KLAMATH FALLS. Or, Nov. 2. (Special.) William Kolkomleh, an In dian, slayer of Qulmby Chtckkaskane. near Modoc Point, has announced that he committed the crime in self-defense. asserting tnat tne other man drew a six-shooter on him. Leo Slilps, a reser vation Indian, who was at the house right after the killing, says that Kol komlsh was Intoxicated, beating his wife and tearing her clothing from her body while her father stood outside th door and offered no aid. Ships says that Chtckkaskane. who married a half sinter of Mrs. Kolkom lnh. was also In the yard and stepped tn the house to remonstrate with the husband. He had hardly laid an In tercepting hand on Kolkomlsh's shoul der when th drunken Indian pulled his pistol, turned and shot the mediator through the heart, almost touching his clothing with the pistol. ! PLOT TO DYNAMITE GAR IS SUSPECTED Oregon Electric Train Has Close Call Two Men and Woman in Custody. ; WHEELS STRIKE EXPLOSIVE Part of Stick of Dynamite Found by Kali at Santa Rosa Station Sat urday by Section Foreman After Car Passes. HILLSBORO, Or, Nov. 2. (Special.) An apparent attempt to dynamite Oregon Electric train No. 32, leaving Forest Grove for Portland early Sat urday morning, was discovered when I Section Foreman Burnett, of tha Ore ' gon Electric, found two-thirds of a stick of dynamite lying bealda the rail Just after the car had passed. I That the dynamite failed to explode and wreck the car. which contained 45 passengers, la regarded by officials of the railway and Washington county authorities as almost miraculous, fo the explosive was so close to the rail that the flange of the car's wheels tore ' off the paper In which the dynamite was wrapped. I Following an Investigation of the af fair by Sheriff Hancock, of Washington County, and W. F. Ltllls. special agen of the Oregon Electric. James Mills, sged 23; his brother. John Mills, aged i 20. and Miss Dorothy Stuart were ar reeted Saturday night and lodged In th Jail In this city. James Mills and Miss 1 Stuart are held on a statutory charge. I and John Mills is .held as a witness. I The authorities suspect that the prls oners may be able to explain how the explosive came to be upon the track Th Mills brothers and Miss Stuart were arrested while living In a ten opposite the place where the dynamite waa found. The men have been era ployed by Jacob C. Beck, an attorney o ' Portland. In clearing land. A quantity or dynamite was xound oy tne oincers in a barn which the prisoners say they have been using to blast out stumps. They say they cannot explain how th dynamite cam to bo lying beside th track. Suspicions of the Oregon Elec trie officials were directed to the Milla, as tha elder is said by an employe of the road to have made threats Friday because some merchandise failed to ar rive as expected over the rpad. The Mills brothers and Miss Stuart are restaurant waiters by occupation, and came here from Tacoma a month ago. Sheriff Hancock and Special Agent Llllis pasaed all day today lnvestlgat ing th affair. Mr. Llllis says that th dynamite waa hurled away from the rail a short distance when the car struck It. The car which struck tha dynamite was in charge of Conductor Billsby, Motorman DeBoest and Brake man Matthews. Foreman' Burnett says that there waa no cap nor fuse attached to the dyna mite when found, but Jamea Young, of thla city, a powder expert, says that the mere contact of the car wheels with the explosive would be sufficient to set off th charge and wreck th train. MANY STUDENTS PAY WAY More Than 100 Women at Univers ity of Washington Work. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. Se attle, Nov. 26. (Special.) Of 1912 stu dents who are working their way through the University of Washington, 111 are women. By waiting on tables, doing housekeeping work, teaching music, stenography, being private sec retaries or by dispensing . the latest millinery to eager co-eds, these 111 students are supporting themselves, keeping up to the requirements of the dean of women in their manner of liv ing, and securing an education. Only 759 men and women here are living on remittances from home entirely. A class of 781 freshmen entered tha university at the beginning of the year and a large proportion of these ar self-supporting. There are only nine students under 17 years of age and none of these are younger than 16. Of these precocious high school graduates seven are men and only two girls. RELIGIOUS STUDENTS MANY Large Percentage at University of Washington In Churches. UNTVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. Se attle. Nov. 26. (Special.) Statements that college men and women as a rule are Inclined to despise and neglect re ligion have been proven false In tha case of the University of Washington by statistics Just given out by the re corder, which Indicate that of the 1917 members of the university 1S38 have church affiliations and only 423 gave no church preference on registration. Among the diversified religions rep resented there are two Agnostics, two disciples of Mohammod, four Buddhists, two Vedantlsts, four Greek Orthodox and on Naxarene. Presbyterians lead all other churcThes with 178 students. Washington has registered exactly 241 Conc-regatlonallats. the same num ber as Whitman, which 1 Itself a Con gregational school. WASHINGT0NJ3IRDS SEEN Beet of County's Poultry on Exhibit at Forest Grove. FOREST GROVE. Or.. Nov. 26. (Spe cial.) The Washington County Poultry Show haa been in progress In this city for the past three days and closed last night after a successful exhibition. There were over 300 birds and with approximately 70 Individual exhibitors, fowls being entered from all seotlooa of Washington County and from outside points. Some of the prizewinners at the Stat Fair were on exhibition. Of the many varieties of birds on display, the Brown Leghorns are numerically in the lead. Elmer Dixon, the well-known poultry Judge of Oregon City, passed on th birds and the awards will be given out officially Monday. This Is the second exhibition of this kind to be held by the association. Dormitory Site Selected. SALEM. Or.. Nov. 26. (Special.) The site for the new dormitory of th State School for the Feeble-Minded was fixed by Secretary Olcott and Stat Treasurer Kay today tn company with Slat Architect JCnlghtoa. Th nw dormitory will be for the use of girls and will be adjacent to th present srirls' dormitory. Inasmuch as the maintenance appropriation for -tha school is exceedingly low, it is doubtful whether the dormitory can ba occupied before the next Legislature provide for an additional maintenance appro priation. The cost of the dormitory and its furnishings was provided in an appropriation of 125.000 by the last Legislature. ENAKOPS FIND OUT SECRET Spokane Man's Wedding Plans Are Learned by Secret Order. SPOKANE. Wash., Nov. 26. (Spe clal.) To escape the vengeance of the Enakops. a mystic Spokane order, which might use him In its Jubilee during the Apple Show, Robert H. Cosgrove, secretary-manager of the Spokane Interstate Fair, secretly ob tained a marriasre license from tha County Auditor Saturday and intended that his marriage be kept secret until he and his bride were well away from the city. His Intended Is Miss Lenora Gentry, a stenographer. The wedding is to be solemnized to morrow morning, but the time and the place have not been divulged and those in on the secret are mum. Friends say the ceremony will be performed at the home of the bride. 1224 Riverside. College Debater Whet Tongues. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, Nov. 26. (Special.) Preliminary try- out for membership in the men's de bating teams at the university will be held tomorrow evening, when ten men will be placed on th provisional list. Each asDirant will be allowed to dwell ten minutes upon the debate topic for the year. "The Judicial Recall." The University of Oregon representatives will this year meet Leland Stanford University, the University of Wash Ington and the University of Utah teams. Hendricks to Face Trial. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Nov. 26. (Spe cial.) John Hendricks, In Jill here on a charge of having shot W. H. Shores, a brakeman, at Butler, Wash., nearly three weeks ago, is to be taken to Kaluma this week by Sheriff T. A. Carnlne and Deputy Close, to stand trial for having in his possession burglar and safe-blowing tools. AlfjHE City of B Portland has b i t u 1 ithic pavement on Burnside street that has been laid for nine years, and it is as good toady as when put down," says the Klamath Chronicle. THE BARBER ASPHALT PAVING COMPANY Constructs Asphalt - and other Blta rnlnous Pavements. G05-603 wiaotrle t :!.. Portland. Or. Oakmr .UuAsr. Manas'', TRAVELERS' GUIDK. OPKX RIVKB TKANsrOKTATION CO. STR.J.N.TEAL Freight received tally at Oak-st. doci for Th Dalles. Hood River. Whit Saimon. Umatilla, Wennawlck. P a 0 o. kfrnland Hanford. White Blurts, ao4 Intermedial polata HKOI-CLASS VASba,AO.K (.KiCJfc FARE 50 CENTS TO HOOD K1VER. WHITE SALMON, THB DALLI9 Fteamae leaves Portland Sunday. Tuesday. Thursday. 7 A. M. Returning leaves Tha Dalles Monday, Wednesday. Friday. T A il.. arrivln, at Portland about S P. M. sama day. w. 8. Buchanan. Supt.: w. b. broauweoo. Cn'l llr. Pbona Hull H00. A 3327. CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIPS. Kvnresa Service via ST. LAWRENCE KJVEK Bl'tMO ROUTS Xjtmm 1 nam a uaya ai Bra oy sua EMPRESSES OF TilK ATLANTIC Weakly Balling to Europe. First-class, $f&.00; Second-class, $03.75; one class cabin UU (it). SPECIAL. CilKLOlilAS EXCURSIONS. Friday. Dec. 1. Uropresa of Britain. Thursday, Dec. 14, Lake Manitoba. Friday, Dec. 10. Empreie of Ireland. Btrtnlns plans now open. Book Karly. XHIKD-CLASS RATES. Hamburg, Antwerp, Bremen, etc.. $30. 381.0B iverpooL London. Glasgow. Bel test S31.23. 182.59 Norway. Denmark. Sweden StiS, Hi.it fepeclal rail rates on request. . H. JobnaoD, U. A. Hi Third 8L All agenta aell Can. Pac. tickets. HONOLULU $110 FIRST CLASS KOV'I TlUT Th moat dellathtful soot on entire world tour for your vacations.. Delightful ie bath Intf at tne ivnuuv Deacn oi w kikik-u a aw at.iftnrild ss. Sierra ( 10.000 tons displace ment) makes the round trip In Id days, one can visit on a side trip the living volcano of Kllauea which Is tremendously active, and see for himself the process of world creation. No other trip compares with this for the marvelous and wonderful in nature. Visit the islands now, while you can do it so easily and quickly and while the vol cano Is active. Prompt attention to tele- rams for berths. Ballings: iscenioer m January 0. January it, etc. 7S Market Street. Son Francisco. San Francisco Los Angeles and San Diego Direct S. S. Boanoke and S. S. Elder Sail Eyery Wednesday Alternately at 6 P. M. NORTH PACIFIC S. S. CO., 1SS Third St.. Phones Mala 1.114. A 1314. aaV " " " -T aat Vf KXrKtnS STEAMERS 1UB San Francisco and Los Angeles WITHOUT CHANOE. tl a n-r Kuil. XT M VavamhA 8. SAN FRANCISCO rORTI.At S. 8. CO. Ticket ornce, 14s intra at. Fbonea Mall 402 and A 14US NEW YORK-PORTLAND REGULAR TRtlUHT 6ERVICS. Lev Hatea. Schedule Time. AMERICAN -HAWAIIAN S. S. CO. aVIA Hallway Kieksaae Kids e-uxllaaA, Oc SSTaV A Mala COOS BAY LINE STEAMER BREAKWATER, emails from Alns worth rock. Portland. M.. every Tuesday. Freight received at Alnsworth Pock dally up to ft P. M. Ps- sencr tare, first-class, $10; second-class. 97. Including? j&eals ana berto. Ticket -orrioe lueworth liocJs. khou laaim ea. Mat aWM. a. USe, LUMBERMENS National Ban CAPITAL $1,000,01)0 4 per cent on savings THERE is a motive which prompts the officers cf this bank to give their personal attention to each account. ' Personal attention enables the officers to intelli gently meet the needs of its patrons. The business success and welfare of our patrons means greater success for this bank. MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK Founded In 1886 Washington at Second Afo Paid on Time Deposits First Nationa Capital Surplus Oldest National Rocky WILLS Every man and woman should make a will, and the advan tages of a Trust Company acting as Executor or Trustee will be generally conceded. WILLS may be drawn and filed with this eompany, which is authorized under the state banking law to act as Administrator. Security Savings & Trust Company Portland. Capital, $1,000,000. The Canadian Bank of Commerce l.VCORPOHATED isar. -Toronto, Canada. Aevr York 10 Exchange Place. Head Offlce- London 3 Lombard Street. Ovsr two hundred other branches In the United States and Canada. Every care taken of collections. Lrafts on all foreign countries and prin cipal cities In United States and Canada bought and sold, and a venaraJ banking business transacted. Interest allowed on Time an a Special Deposits. PORTLAND BRANCH, SECOND AND STARK STREETS F. C. MAI.PAS, Manager. upurpr i American Association of Publio Accountants MtiMBtiKS -j0regon State Society of Publio Accountants JOHN Y. RICHARDSON & CO. PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS Auditors, Business Economists and Systematizers 912 Lewis Building, Portland, Or. Phone Main 5918 HAMBURG CRUISES DE LUXE TO THE ORIENT GRAND CRUISE LEAVING NiW YORK, JAN. 30, 1912 By tha palatial cruising S. S. "VICTORIA LUISE" ( & ) toFOBTTOAI.. SPATV, tha MTnUTEB &A'A?r and the ORIlvNT. 78 DAYS $325 tr Also cruise to "West Indies, South Amer ica, Bound the World, Italy. Egypt, to. Write for Bookleta of AU Crulaea. Hamburg-American Line. 160 Powell at.. Ean Francisco. CaL; O.-W. P.. & K. Co., Nor Pac. D. & R. G. R. R.. Burlington Route. Milwaukee & Puget Sound R. R.. C F Pflugea, Mulkov bldg.. D. K. Smith. 89 Fifth St.. Portland, Oregon. J? WHITE STAR LINE r The Largeat and Finest British Steamers TO THE MEDITERRANEAN Asores, Madeira, Gibraltar, Algrlera, Naples, Genoa, Alexandria 'ADRIATIC December 2, January 10, February 21. "CEDRIC January 24, March 6. ALSO "CRETIC" December 8, "CAXOPIC" December Vi. "ROMANIC" February 3, "ROMANIC" March 16 WHITE STAR LINE, Room B" Bailey Bnildingr Second and Cherry St. Seattle, or Local Agents. Corner Fifth and Stark I Bask $1,500,OOJ 750,003 Bank West of the Mountain Oregon. Surplus, $100,000 - AMERICAN REGULAR SERVICES LONDON - PARIS HAMBURG IPATRICIA Dee. T, 11 A. M. tKAJSEBOi ADO. VIC Dec 12, 11 A. M. PRE&. WNCOLX. Dec. 21, 9 A. M. FKES. GK LVT. . Dec. 28. 11 A. M. tUnexcelled R1tz-Car!ton a la Carte Restaurant, Gymnasium. Electric Paths. Elevator. Palm Garden. Will call at Plymouth and Cherbourg. (Hamburg direct. Second cabin only. Gibraltar, Algiers, Naples, Genoa s. S. CINCINNATI 8. S. HAMBCKG 8. S. CINCINNATI .Dec T. 11 A. M. Jan. 4 Jan. 25