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THE MORNING OREGOXTAX, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6. 1912. 14 OLD ART TREASURE FOUND IN TROPICS Painting by Ykens. Lost for Centuries, Now Owned by Soldier of Fortune. PICTURE SOLD FOR SONG "atanderrr In Guatemala 'Who Aid Stranger Krwarded tjr Chance 10 Ray MaMrrplerr I'alntrd on Copper In lth Century. BV CF.rtF;E PALM UK PUTNAM. It is doubtful If ever a more unique artistic Importation h appeared upon the rrtfle (out thin t.ia; which wai Prouarht It San Kr.anclia-o on the Pa- Irtc Mil steamship I'eru. from Central A mert-a. The artl.le In i!irti"n Is the paint- , ine by I km), it ttl. ri K.iward Kearncv. of San l-aailro. a'al. plrkcl up In "iualeniAll as ptl- for three tM f tropical roamlne. an-l sahli-h. should ' ll prove as Valuable a I." asitmalesi. may be a more .sUts:ar.tlal reward I linn many a fortune Imrater has hrouchl he. from muir aii-Lint ft! lorialos. lrlfl. the Mimllns l by I'"''' Yarn", a wi-ll-kn-iwn mni'r of the Klcmtri aw-hoof. who mora are re grie.l a treasures hv the collectors .' tortsy. It was paintesi by Ykena iro.jhl) In Kit. an.l certainly not later tlaan !. the alatr of hi death. -The rrcrpt history of the picture Is unique ami paeessa enouch romantia lr.trt to supply a vorfcln.t body f--r t.ie most startling "ehtlltna" ithw-kcr" tmatnablr. tisry a vvaaTL Krarnry. at n time allla h-ll 3 1 r on the i'anama Can.il. later became a "tropiral tramp" and aobller of for tuna In Central America. How Kear- . nev. m hia ritratit nearrh for artistic n.l other trraaurra. came upon the masterpiece In ttuatemala. aal or an a.njiliK dictatorship ami of a civilixa tion the most barkwar.l of any In America. Is a tale worthy of a nova-list's pen. The nle feature larklna for a nr.f.ritr romantic "b--M seller" I the ever-necessary slrl. That feature jlonr 19 mlsslnai from '.Ms li'tle story of Kearney 4DI the Keml-h ac.iool "I'M Mauler." I'-r.i itu It will come . later. a-spe-a-Mlly if the t rea-ure-flnrtcr rNM f-a tnark-l lor his altecovery. ttul perhaps, before telling the Mory f the queer iml. a orl or two about the pain'mc itself may be In order. Peter Ykena ia born In Antwerp, where he on Papti:rd January 3'V is. and where he Uveal until his l-atn In 1J. P-tre la ! Dlrlb. The painting i uppd to represent the birth of Ykrn's "n. Jan I'eeta-r. ami depicts a family group about the ha-d of the mother, wltii the babe and ' us nurses the central nic'iica. inagnln rently .ir.n and standinc out from the aoft bark cround of the darker room 11 sunlmht contrasts with :hadnw. The drawing and portraiture of all the naures posesr splrndM de tail combined with breadth and the maislvc r-trrnth that rharacterlle.1 the Icad-ri of the i:th century ar morl.l The rolorlns Is deep and rich, ind radiate thnt rare quality whlrh c hs-ve come to call "aimorphere." Indeed, the rolnrinis. ray H who viva en the m.i.st. i plec-. i.s Mrancdv cminmernt of FJembrandfa unequalled han-llint: of piament and rich tone .-aluey. whl the competition and ft cutlpn of detail l as peculiarly effec- itc as the masterful manipulation of hicb. liahtii anO rhalow l.t unique In this dny when the bt of what In termed "technique;" Is often rele gated to obseurit. Palatlas la I The p untins. l lilch It" present owner ptlv chooses, to call rhe Hlrlh." l not a ranra.v at all. for It Is exeeu'rd upon hand beaten copper, a was much of the contemporaneous work, and to which fact It doubtless owes Its- pres ent excellent rtst of preservation and perhaps Its very existence. Its dimen sions are ji by 4 Inches. At the time of its allsrovery In i-.uatemala. by Kcarnej. the picture was Incloses! In a frame of solid wrouffPt silver, some ten Inches wide. Tne owner was t lllinir to part with the elaborate frame for the bare weight value of the silver This proved to be Jj.l... Doubtless alth Its antiquity an-J curious rarvlns the frame would have eeen worth more than that here In the north, but Keerney. like many another tropical rover, lacked funds for such a purchase. Krom whom .was the psintins pur chased and what w..s til.- price paid? It would be Interistitis to know. sWitTic to say that should the old owners name he published trouble would descend U n him thick and fast, for labrera. dictator-president of ;iatetnla. would x'l at lilin soon enouch. as the secret exportation of t'nnars of vlne from tJilatem.ila rnli not be called a popular course to follow tr one le,ires to remain In the irood (races of the administration. Any sood horaetradcr ill admit that the purchase price Is the wrf llr of no one but the pui chaser, and Kramer Is keepinc num ab'it that. -Perhaps I paid $Io for It and per haps I didn t. Certainly If It s half as " enc as It seems to b- It Is worth 3 I'mea the purchase price." said he. onunc up on the steamer, while rub- in the filth of ases from his copper treasure. Iv the way. a potato Judi ciously applied will work wonders with all bkco paintinc. mio tn" sun e ordmorv North Ame-tcn tarden "spud" and ici can work .-tiiioine results; the most unexpected delslls of color and dralnc will spring to Itfe where before a nothinc but somber dtnaci nea and dirt. That l a trick Kearnev puked up pome here, and used to pood advantaz-r on his Ykens. Maraa, aire tfsesrs .eaalae. Inquiry made to the Corcoran. Art 0Ury lit ashlniiton. I'. C relatlva to the authenticity of the picture, etietted an Interested rrple from tha assistant-director. In-. Minniccrodr. In ' this letter the i;e n ill ni-tic ss of the Sljl l' n'lm' of Ykens Is attested to. t That the palntinc Is of ;rt an . tlq'litv ita appearame In lo-alea bevon ' question: the hr4n copper upon which II Is executed IS si om In placea. t'hleflv. thanks to this copper, there are onlv a few very rumor bruise and scratches, despite the pictures evidently varied history and wide t raids. Kearney T rest sea I Traais. The story of the flndtnc of the pic ture In Guatemala reads like a fairy , story. Kearnev. the Callforntan. worked on l,e Panama a'anal for tiao years up to ts.. Then he became what people south of the Tehuantepec Isthmus call . "tropi.-al tramp." Ie ma a mild mannered 'T. T ' quite content to roain alout and ae the -Innards" of the- little southern republics. When the wolf bcRan to sniff alout tha door h- went to ork. but that asn t Ivsu often, for wolves, aa a rule, aren't troublesome In the tropics, where tha climate Is ambrosial, the daya sunny snd the nlKhts almost aa warm as the days, and food so cheap that "hlch-cast-of-llvlnB crowlera would find themselves entirely out of work down there. Between work times Kearney, who had an Itch for curios almost aa badly aa he bad the wanderlust, moved about i the country ptcklns; up rare article. Me collected old books and curious, queer jseraps of priceless pottery from amorieT the stone ruins of Mayan Indian cities which date from 400 A. n quaint bits of ancient Jewelry rannInK from the barbaric solid sold Idols and wrouarht ornaments due from graves In Chlrlqul. in Northern Panama, to the beads of. present-day aborlRlnees of Guatemala and curiously fashioned or naments and brilliant Jewrl stones. Just how the adventure came to pass Is a matter of confidence, but suffice to say that on a trail that leads between Zurappa. in Guatemala, to Tea-uclgalpa. the Honduran capital. Kearney had the rood fortune to be of service to a fugi tive; the result of the chance Rood Samarttanlsm was the acquisition of the Ykens painting. Male Olvea Wanderer. "Of course. I didn't know he was a revolutionist or a would-be revolution- PIOM-.KIl PHlMClAX HA DCs t;i:n rnon com ss YEAR! At.O TOMORROW. Dr. O. r. S. Plaaaaaaarr. I'lfty-five years aao tomorrow Pr. t. I. p. Plummer. a wcll knonn physician of this city and often railed by pioneers "the father of tela srapliy In Oregon." was graduated from Jefferson Medical College. Philadelphia. I'a. I'r. riummeo. who Tias born In Mercer County. Pennsylvania. April li, IsOt. crossod the plains by mule team to California, and locat-d In this city in 1SS4. where lie enraged In the telesrapli business. Twa years aftasrwnrd tn moved to Albany, and In t:ie Sprlna- of 1ST! lie located In this cltv as a physician. etahll:iin; a drua-store at first and Salmon mrerts. Ir. Plummer was active ly interested, years aco. tn Ore son politic. Is one of our hasst known Oregon pioneers, and la a past master of Portland Ixadtre. o. lree and Arcoptod Masons, and is also a thirty-second decree Scottish r.lte Mason. Ills horn Is the noted historic "Kelly Ilace." near Hillsdale. aVsv svsvssoss 1st." said Kearney, trllintr how he plaved cood Samaritan on the Teguci galpa trail. "Hut as he looked a good sort and seemed In trouble I did what he asked me. and let him have my mule. Y eV perhaps it was an extraordinary thine to do. but one does extraoidinary tlur.KS In the bush. "Tliat happened near tlie liuatemala Hundutas line. My mule buyer paid nie. scot on his pun hase and disap peared, apparently in a big hurry. A half an hour later I saw the reason for the haste, for a bunch of barefoot Honduran oldlers came up. evidently looking: for my friend. As I liked his looks Letter than 1 did theirs, I did a little off-hand lylnaj and tuld them he had robbed me of my mule at the end of a Bun. That seemed to fit In wltli what they expected and so they swal lowed It easily snd let me no after an Interview with their commondante. Then they went after the fugitive, saraase ote Delivered. "Evidently they never pot him. for three months later I came face to face with him on a side street In Guatemala city. He never batted an eye in recog nition, so. as he didn't appear enthusias tic about fulling on my neck. 1 took the hint nnd said nothing. That nlirlit a messaec came to the hotel ausjirestlng that I co out to a certain suburb. The note said Cir writer had learna'd I was interested In old painttliv and that he had soma thlnr w orth while to show me. it was urslaned. "Of course I went. It was mysterious enouch to promise interest. "My friend of tie trail was there. There nas a ramshackle old Spanish house, whia h evidently had seen better day, as had its dilapidated owner, an old srentlenian of appearance and man rers. fit for a kings court. Evidently niv friend gave me a hlar send-off, for the old gentleman treated ine as if I were a crown prince or something equally important. After a time I was shown the Y'kens painting. Apparently the old man had po Idea that it was worth much. lie was real.y disappointed because I would not perhaps could not would be better, for I wanted It buy the frame of ali tor. 1 saw. however, th.st he planned a stiff price on tha painting, and my friend must have seen It. too. for all at once he whispered the old man a few ti ord. at which ha bowed anl a-rlnared In a most extraordinary wa. and then msde nie an offer so reasonable that I fell all over mvself accepting It. That w-as how t got the Y'kens. Kerr Vs aarala ( at Price. "That saonld have cost you ten time as much as vou paid. said my nameless friend. as he showed me out. "If I hailn t helped en. Indeed, you'd never In the or;d have got It If you hadn't riven me that mule on the trsil. And for t.iat matter." he added with a laugh, If I had not got tiat mu:e I d be dead row Instead of helping you get old masters for a song.' "Me was a aood fellow. Later I learned his history, but 1 agreed to keep stIM. and I sha'l." Just how easllv that Y'ken aril out of aluatemaia isn't Important. of course the fact that It wa more than 1i j ears old aot It through the 1'nlted Mates a-ustoms-houe amy free and trouble free. As an Oregonlan. the writer, who Is now In portlanii, hopes to Interest some local art-lover In bringing the pic ture here, so that If It proves the genu ine masterpiece those who have seen It believe It to be. Portland may have a first chance, not only to enjoy it- but. If It proted deslrsMe. to purchase it. For 'ia-h an exhibition. Mr. Kearney ha agreed to lend the picture. ALBINA FUEL CO. lowest price?; E I 'la C 1111. best service. Phone X ' V' asjssasas-" ' " . C i - li '"MADE IN OREGON" 000 ADVOCATED Manufacturers' Association Wins Results in Campaign for Sale of State Products. ANNUAL ASSEMBLY HELD V. II. McMonie. President of Or canlzatlon, Pellvers Address and Recounts Substantial Achicv merits Gained In Crusade. rr-ATTRrji of nw; manufac. TtTtEBst" A.!OCIATIOX -'MAOE IX ORrXi'" CAMPAIGN III RIMJ TIIK PA.-T YEAR. Holds "Made in Oregon" exposi tion, ahoa-lng various commodities of Oregon manufacture. Helps establishment of two naar ratoriea In Portland. Ha prteon-mad brick taken out of market competition with brick made by fra men. Instrumental In having Multno mah Hotel secure $no.oa worth of It furnishing from Oregon manu facturer. Has eeveral printing contract for merly let to aa Krauiclsco firm placed In the hands of Portland prlatera. Carrie on orapaanda for ''Made In Oregon" good through pre of entire state. Appropriate to the spirit of its ac tivity to obtain a wider use of "made In Oregon" goods by people of Oregon, the Manufacturers' Association held its annual meeting last night in the new Multnomah Hotel, the greater part of the furnishings of which, by the ac tivity of the association, were pur chased from Oregon manufacturers. W. 1 1. McMonlca. president of tho as sociation, in his annusj address, out lined the progress of the campaign which the association had waged to gain wider recognition of home-man ufactured goods, and the achievements he narrated showed a movement whose magnitude was a revelation to many of his hearers. He said In part: "It is with considerable pride that I call this meeting to order In the Hotel Multnomah." he said, "for the reason that In the a'onstructlon of the hotel the owners have observed the made-ln- Oregon' slogan and purchased xast quantities of mad-ln-Oregon' ma terials and gooiis. and because the lessee. In furnishing and equipping this magnificent hostelry, bought all the goods he consistently could from Port land manufacturers. "As you know, the membership of the Manufacturara Association is com posed of manufacturers and others who re striving, through the officers and board of directors, to upbuild the man ufacturing Industries of Oregon through the extension of the 'made-ln-Oregon Idea and by increasing wherever avail able the number of factories In this state. .Mockrakera Condemned. "The bringing Into Oregon of new factories has been a difficult matter. especially since the onslaughts which sre being made on capital were in- ugurated. The continual harping of muck raker, with the consequent at tempts to legislate against corporations and employers of labor generally, has had a deterrent effect upon the up building of industries, not only upon the Pacific Coast, hut everywhere else in the 1'nlted States, capital does not know where all the agitation will end and therefore is chary, and small In vestors take their cue. of course, from the large capitalists and the large in vestors. 'Until capital is. given more assur ance that It can operate with a rea sonable degree of safety and without being harassed by every muckraker and self-seeking office-holder, the In dustrial progress In this country, and naturally on the Pacific Coast must suffer. To the thoughtful citizen it is apparent that the tendency of much of the state and National legislation Is to depress rather than encourage activ ities which make for the country's ma terial advancement and prosperity. Heforma Advaseated. In the meantime this great Pacific Northwest, this land of wonderful re sourcefulness and boundless possibili ties of remarkable energy and con structive ability is to some extent made to suffer. Tntil some radical change In the treatment of corporations and industrial companies generally is brought about, we will continue to feel the Blowing up in business which has been noticeable for several vears. I am happv to state that in spite of the conditions of which I have spoken. lortiand and Oregon have been un usually well favored, compared with conditions In other sections. The city has held Its head above water, and. generally spesaing, la the most pros perous city on the Pacific Coast All statistical matter obtainable gora to prove this statement. Portland is the most talked-of city In the United States today. If we. each of us. who are here to night will are to It that he asks for made-ln-Orecon' goods first, and has his family do the same, and also his employes, it win not oe very long be fore we will have a dozen factories to where we now have one. "There are few of the necessities of life that we do not make here in Ore gon, and all that is asked of the peo ple at large la to Insist on the retailer supplying the 'msde-ln-Oregon prod uct. Have vour wives demand 'made-ln-Oregon' plce snd breakfast foods and flour and jellies, flavoring extracts, soaps and washing powders, and bas kets and woodenware. and 'made-ln-Oregon' cloth for their sulta, and you will be doing a good thing for your selves and for the entire state. Oregos Frasdsjrta I rgtaf. "There Is no limit to the possibili ties, but each and every one of you must do your share and make it a point first to Inquire of yourself he fore buying anything. Is the article I want 'made in Oregon? If so. I will give the 'made-ln-Oregon' goods the first chance. "Carry the 'made-in-Oregon' Idea Into your business life. Ta:k it to your office force. "Talk it to your factory force. Talk it to your friends. Talk "made in Oregon' to your fam ily. "The result of your personal activity soon will bring resuits to you and your business which will be readily ap parent. Ackia-s eaaaeata ftapcaswafe'. "I will briefly review some of the recent accomplishments of the Msnu factairers' Association. "The association conducted a 'made- ln-Oregon' exposition at the Meier at Frank store. Forty-five of our mem bers put In exhibits of their products, and not a few put in working exhibits. 'The association succeeded in having established two factories, and we ex pect soon to be able to announce the addition of several more to Portland's growing list. "The menace of prison-made goods has long threatened to make extensive inroads Into the industrial life of this state. The Manufacturers' Association, after lengthy consideration, took up the matter with Governor West with good preliminary results. "You will be interested to know that through the efforts of the Manufac turers' Association the Multnomah-HV-tel Company placed orders for over (110.000 worth of goods with local manufacturers. "The Manufacturers' Association has carried on a general 'made-in-Oregon' propaganda through the newspapers of this state. This special feature was Inaugurated thla year, and we have re ceived clippings from various newspa pers which. ' when pasted together, would make 20 pages of The Oregonlan or the Journal or the Telegram. The clippings received do not fully tell the tale, as many papers printed the arti cles and did not send the clippings to the office of the association." Oregon-Made ftahber Shorn. Just before President McMonies de livered his address, considerable in terest was aroused by a display of a "Made in Oregon" substitute for rub ber, which was passed around the tables for the Inspection of the guests. To all appearances the composition is rubber, and it Is explained that it can be used for 70 per cent of the purposes for which rubber Is now employed. The Portland made substitute, which will be turned out in a local factory under a locally-organlzod company. Is said to cot only about 2a pep- cent as much as real rubber. The report of the secretary, which followed Mr. McMonies' address, showed the Manufacturers' Associa tion to be In a sound financial condi tion. The following directors were elected for the ensuing year: Dan Kel laher. T. S. Mann. F. U Knight. D. M. Punne. John Montag. rV'. II. McMonies, A. X. Holton and W. F. Scott. A num ber of guests at the banquet before the business session was closed sent in ap plications for membership. Home Products Bafrnatrd. Following the election of trustees, ten minute talks on different phases of the "Made in Oregon" idea were given by prominent citizens and representa tives of other commercial organizations of Portland. U Samuel, originator of the "Ore gon First" slogan, which has been adopted by the Oregon delegation td San Francisco, and is being taken up by commercial organizations through out the city, declared that If made-in- Oregon goods were not given precasdence here, it was largedy due to tue inducer ence of the citizens. "YV talk 'Oregon made.' " he said. but wa don't act 'Oregon made.' " He said that if everv person would take the trouble) to Inquire what com modities were being used In his own home, and would Insist upon Oregon made goods being given prax-svlenra?. It would be an enormous and immediate ly apparent benefit to the movement for patronage art goods of local manu facture. YYasol Industry Depleted. Charles Coopey, apoaking upon wool manufacture, said that he believed the wool Industry of tho United States to be second only to tha steel industry. Oregon, ho said, produced S per cent of tha annual clip of 276.999.812 pounds In the United States. The clothing in dustry of the United States amounts to between ISOO. 000.000 and 1900.000.000, hut of this Oregon produa?as only 1344, 000, where, if her output of woolen goods were commensurate with her production of raw wool, it should amount to more than $47,000,000. Mr. Coopey urged that Oregon manu facturers should turn their attention to textile manufacture and strive to pro duce a share of woolen goods more nearly proportioned to her production of raw material. "Let Y'ancouver, Portland. Salem. Ore gon City and other cities see to it." he said, "that we get a number of the tex tile mills that can be established In the West under iueal conditions, and do not forget the flax, cotton and linen in dustries, as well as clothing factories, employing thousands of people, and keep on the Coast a part of that 1 1. 200.000. 000. the amount of the woolen and clothing bill of the United States, pearly all of which is now supplied by the East." Those present were: W. II. McMonies, Joseph N. leal. E. C. Glltner. Oharle F. Beebe. Edgar B. Piper. E. Hofer. IV. H. a'iiapln. Ft. 1. Holmian, O. E. Hefnts. E. A. Pl-rce. J. J. fiayer. D. Helbot. Paul Gelsler, Oustav Hesse, T. J. Glover, a. Li. Btlven. H. I- Moody, F. I.. Knight, B. Y'lncent, T. F. Mann. J. T. Thurman, C. S. Jackson. L. famuel. A. c. callan, A. G. Clark. W. P. a'onnaway. Charles coopey. Thomas B. Kay. Salem: C. M. Bishop. Pendleton: J. M. Scott. A. Ft. Jacob. H. T. Mitchell. Ray I'srkhurst. H. Hlrschberger. ejus P. Keller. AUred Keller. J. C. I.uckel, George R. Wal worth. George T. Harwitt. Henry Allen. TV. F. Scott. R. E. Pigman. It. R. Bain. Jr.. George T. YY'lllett, J. O. Gllleo. F. E. Beach. Samuel C. Kerr. A. W. Hamilton. Frank R. Kerr. F. J. Carlisle, c. H. Bullen. T. G. Bullen. A. Keller, ruin Kellalier. William , Alber. W. F. McKlbbln. R. J. Faterson. Bert M. TC'enlson. a":. J. Mcpherson. James R. rteron. F. H. lis. H. A. Conner. C. 11. lloeg. A. A. Rijelcer. t.. Ti. Sturm. E. A. Fay. P. E. Pullman. F.. I. Weber. G. F. Neff. Geejrge l.as rence, Jr., 'S. C. Kennell. W. E. Pauarherty. R. P. Hraaitt. Willis Fisher. A. M. Holton. t I. Freeiand. Arthur t-". King. Milton Markervilz. H. Feldman. TI. Feld tnan. A. M. I lark, R. J. Snow. J. W. Pettit. W. B. Pay. T. J. Armstrong. W. B. Shlvety. M. M. York. W. H. Morrow. R. K. lee. Paul Wepper. J. A. Malarkey. J. C. Grlpper. R. Y. Stone. A. T. Bile. Richard Cornell, Samuet Connell. H. l Averill. O. K. Edaards. C. Spanner. J. H. c'raus. w. M. Gadsby, A. J. Kingslev. R. M- l'avisson. Dom J. 7.n. Fletcher I.lnn, W. E. Flanders. F. ". Stet tler. Theodore Rothrchild. C. E. Rldgeway. I- O. Reno. A. Gage. H. A. Calef. H. tood. Joseph Weber. W. Francis, A. Whls nant. T. Auten, R. O. Bachman. W. D. Oat man. H. Meter. A. I.uhammer. A. N. Smith, C. A. Sturm, W. Gadsby. ERICSSON TO BE HONORED Swede?1 Will Celebrate Victory of Famous Ship He Invented. 4 Swedish-American societies the coun try over will celebrate next Saturday, the SOth anniversary of the battle of the Monitor and the Mcrrimac at Hamp ton Roads, honoring the memory of John Kricson. the inventor of the Mon itor. The Portland services will be held at the Swedish Tabernacle, Sev enteenth and Ollsan streets, Saturday evening. F. TV. Lonegren has charge of the distribution of tickets. Admis sion will be free upon presentation of the ticket, which are being distributed in order to Insure seats for those who hold them, nearly the entire seating capacity of the tabernacle having al ready been reserved. tiovemor Wet ha been invited to speak. Other speakers will be TValde roar Udell. Attorney TValdemar Seton, lavid E. Ifgren. R. J. Thoren, Swedish VIce-Consul. and F. TV. Lonegrcn. edi tor of Oregon Postcn. American and Swedish songs will be rendered by the united choruses of the Portland Swedish churches in charae of Pro fessor Chsrles Swenson. Solos will be given by Knute Kk man and Miss Chris, tine Olson.. President Taft. it la said, has accepted an Invitation to attend the celebration In Chicago. County Warrants to Be Called. ASTORIA, Or., March 3. (Special. 1 County Treasurer Sherman will Issue a call tomorrow for all warrants drawn : on the general fund and Indorsed prior to tecrember 1. 191. The call WANTED Man With Original Ideas in Ad vertising and Store Management will include warrants Issued during October and November of that year and about S30.000 will be required to pay tho principal and Interest on them. CLEMENCY HAS NEW GUISE Court, Not Wishing to Inflict Mini mum Penalty, J?ostpone9 Case. A new way of extending clemency has been discovered by Municipal Judge Tazwell, to be used In cases where some punishment is thought Reserved, but in which the minimum penalty of the law la thought too severe. This is to postpone the case till about the time when the punishment is deemed suffi cient, then call it up and dismiss It. The nlan was used yesterday in the case of George Thornton, arrested for "bootlegging" two weeks ago. The evi dence showed that he was not an habit ual offender and w-aa ordinarily a man of rood habits. The least the court could fine him was 100. and this was deemed too severe. So his case was put over for two weeks, during which he worked as a trusty at the tempo rary jail site, and did excellent service. Yesterday Ills case was cauea up aim continued indefinitely for sentence. HOOD RIVER FAIR ASSURED Bnsine M"i of County Contribute Liberally to Projajct to Aid. HOOD RIVER, Or., March 5. (Spe cial.) Although Hood River County, as compared with most of the counties of the state, was handicapped in that It had no county fair fund from -which to draw premiums for the school fairs planned in all counties of the state, the business men and merchants of the city and county have donated liberally from their stocks of merchandise ana a iuna of $360 is now available and the suc cess of the fair is assured The committee appointed by the Commercial Club has arranged for pre lum to be given on 13 articles. The children of the schools will be divided Into two classes, under and above 12 years of age. A first, second and third prize, consisting respectively of $5, $3 and J2, will be given on each article in both classes. The f.nnsdian foregta yielded Isst year 4.9OO.00O feet of lumber, estimated to be iv ert h ST.". 000.000. MERCHANTS SAVINGS & TRUST COMPANY Sixth and Washington Capital $150,000.00 W. H. Fear President Willard Case .... Vice-President 0. C. Bortzmeyer Cashier Walter H. Brotvn Asst. Cashier $1.00 will open a Sav ings Account, interest 4 per cent. Check Accounts unre stricted in amount, if good faith is observed. Trusts administered with efficiency, econ omy and fidelity. Spe cial equipment for band ling this class of busi ness. Your patronage will J be appreciated. Open Saturday Evenings 6 to 8. to take important position as ad vertising manager of the Browns ville Woolen Mill Store and Branches. Must be a clean-cut man of ability who can bring the business by telling the truth. No hot-air peddler or theorist wanted. Appjy in person or by letter to J. L. Bowman, proprietor Brownsville Woolen Mill Store, Portland, Or. RATE INQUIRY STARTS PORT CHANGES ON LUMBER SHIPMENTS QUESTIONED. Chamber of Commerce Has Com plaints That Sound Is Given Ad vantage Over Portland. F. C. 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