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9 TTIE MORNING OREGONIAN. WEDNESDAY. Arnil; IT. 1912 SCENTS AT DEDICATION OF PORTLAND'S MAGNIFICENT NEW BASEBALL STADIUM. PORTLAND TAKES OPENING CONTEST Za6aaSS5 TTTT mm 1 E--- Northwestern League Season Starts at Seattle With 10 Inning Battle. An Informal Dance Notliing more enjoyable. But what a trouble to get someone to play. No coaxing-, no excuses, never a moment without music when you have a GROUND RULES CAUSE KICK 9 n ffiSIJ - t i Mentor Carrie Ofr Pay's Honors, t.iants' Infield I-onk Weak In Hrl Game IOOO Kan K change Coin for Tickets. NORTHWESTERN LEAGl K. Won. ... 1 .. . 1 .. . 1 . . . lawt. r C. O l."a Portland .... Spokane Vtf.nvF ... Victoria ' site I Tlromi o t 1 esterd j'a RcmIIs. Portland ft. Kat:e 4. Fpokan 3, Victoria 4 Yanrnuver 3. Tacoma 1. ,tllM SEATTLE. Wash.. April (Spe cial.) Fine weather, a big parade and a big crowd, aumberlng- close to 7000. saw Portland down Seattle ( to 4 in the opening game of the Northwestern League iraton. The battle went 10 Innings. Ground rules prevailed, owing to the overflow crowd, and an Interpretation by L'mplre iloran of what a hit against the fen re save a batter, caused Man ager Barry to enter a protest. The understanding. according to K-irrv. was that a hit to the fence, where the crowd lined up. went as a two-base hit. Moran held Weed to a ln1. claiming that when the ball hit above the crowd and bounded bark the runner was simply entitle! to what he could feet. Seattle claims two runs In stead of one should have been scored In the Inning. Seattle la Oalplayed. In the llrst part of the game Port land clearly outplayed Seattle in all departments, celling a lead of two In the llrst four Innings. Seattle then commenced to creep up and Williams tanked Kostley in Ihe sixth after he had passed one. Mran had singled and Dulln doubled, bringing the score up to 4-2. Hloomnold took hold and Weeds" fly to center 'stored another, making It 4-1. Seattle tied In the eighth on singles by Moran. Dulln and Weed. After this Seattle did not reach the plate, but In the 10th Barrenkamp. who succeeded lames in the sixth, walked .Ma then, strait fouled. Williams grounded to accond. Harris drove the ball past aceond and Matties scored the winning run. Kibble walked. Bloomfleld got t double over first, ruttleg over a run. enough to cinch. Seattle's infleld was the weak spot. Dulln. Raymond and Chick not playing r.ipoeUl!y well together. Putin, how ever, put Seattle In the game with his bitting. tlnwr Is !nr. ' ' Mensor was the star of the day In all departments. Seattle could not stop htm. The score: Batteries Brrnktnp. Jimi and hea. V .,!. Cul7, BluoinB Id and Harris. attl I J'ortland AS H Fet A P. AD II CO A t. Mann.rf. O 0 Mansor.'.'b 4 t ? i r'ank.rf Mr.n.:f I uiln.J' I n. Mrs. Jb it.yd.ss. Ml.c ... ail.c. I O .-.peas.cf.. V - 2 2 I t S J 10 1 1-' 1 5 n o 1 o o Fr. s.if. I Malli.'i.u ftrait.lf . 0 Wl ms.II 1 llarrli.c. o k IbbU.Sb 0 KaMlcv.p 1 t. Hio ia.p.. 0 o 4 It idirl.o" U'k'mp.p 2 Totals SOW) Zi Totals 37 IS 30 12 X Batted for James In fifth. SCORE HT INN1NUS. s-tf. O00S120IO 0 I ronl.nd :oi t V o t 3 SUMMARY. r.urt t'rulrkahank. aloran '-. Cblck. Mn- Mithra. H'llllanu. Harris. Kibble. T e-haa hits Dullo We-d. BIvniUrlii. arrin.-e hits Spvaa and Will lama. ta-rlll- rvWcd. Mtolra ! Mann. Mensor, Kihhle. j.trues. nut By Jms 4. by Brrn kamp .1. by Kastlrr 4. by Hloomfl. Id . Basra ri bails- on" Jatns 2. off Harrrnkamp 4. f Kastiev 2. olt BloomH.id 1. Wild pitwh .l.ims. Hit by pitched hall Spraa. by jmn: ytttran. by fctlry. i'ltchera' autn .rary 3 run. 7 hits off Jam In (We ln innas: 3 run. ." hits oft B-arrrnwamp In five -.nntpcs. - runa, & hits ofr f-lastlry tn In nine. 2 runa. 4 hits off Bloomfleld In five limns. L'mplre Moran. IN I.OG FIGHT KrJS WIN Victoria Loe 12-Innin; Content lo Spokane, 3 lo I. SPOKANK. April 1. Spokane opened t:ie NortUwestern League season today y talking a hard-fought 12-lnnlnir m from Victoria. It was a pitcher's i-attle. In which Willis had all the best f MrCreery. After Spokane; had taken a four-run ad. Victoria tied 111 score, in the sixth ltd two singles, an error, a man hit by a pitched ball, and a three-bagger sent four men across the rubber. Spo sane won out In the. last of the twelfth, " lion Zimmerman singled and scoreid on I 'avis' drive to the right-field fence. Score: -1-a.an. ... SO 1 6 0 0 0 0 I 3 irtona &OOO4O-OO0 O I Hatteriea Willi, and Ryan; McCreery and Mek. I Riplre Toman. VAXCOIVKR, OITI11T. WINS 2-1 t'hampions Kally In (Uclith. Take Opener from Tacoma. VAN'COLVER. R April It. Al though outhlt three to one. Vancouver a me from behind and raptured the renlng game of the Northwestern l-casue season from Tacoma by a score r i to 1. Both Knffle and Schmuts pitched In mid-season form and were accorded fine upport. A walk. Tone's bad throw and femagglos .Ingle gave the cham pions the game In the eighth Inning. Score: n. if. E i n. if. e- Vancoavrr .3 1 lTacoma ....1 t t flatteries Engle and Lewis; Schmuts and Ludwlr. IMPIKM PKAISC NEW PARK llildrbrand and Ca ejr Picu Sea son's Outlook. - George Hildehrand Portland has a ood club, but the boys seem not to have struck their hitting stride as yet. When tliey start clouting I look for them to forge rapidly ahead to the first division. T!e new park is a wonder. The building of magnificent stadiums Is a striking feature of the development of modern baseball. This plant is a con tribution to the comfort of s sup- I '-A arr. . .... , ltft porters, an Inspiration to the players anV prominent addition to the cap ital invested in the National game. I am glad to get back to Portland, for I have always liked the fans In Oregon. Last Kail I had quite a run in on one decision," but I guess every fair-minded fan realties now that I was In the right. With the double-umpire system working finely, the work of the arbiter Is much more satisfactory, both to him self and o the fsns. Perle Casey How do I like umpir ing? Fine. Those who watched me during my long stay in the Coast League as a J pluyer know that I was never an um pire baiter. I kicked when I had a good kick coming and certainly expect hollers whenever I make a bad de cision. Oh. yes. I guess the umpire make his mistakes, all right. T have now umpired for five of the six clubs in the lesgue Vernon and Sacramento at Sacramento. Oakland i and Portland at San Francisco and J Portland and San Francisco and all the cliios look exceedingly strong. Vernon particularly Impressed me. and It looks to me as If llogan would be up very close to the top next Fall. IIo gan ha a sweet bunch of hitters. The crowd at the opening game In the new park was the largest I hava ever seen gathered at the old stamp ing ground. The stand Is a beauty and the umpires" room a great convenience. INDOOR VAULT RECORD HELD RY CHICAGO MAN. Hope That Mnltnomah Club Athlete Might Claim Coveted Title Van ishes With Figures. Sporting Editor OreiSynlan: Wal ter Pray, Chicago Athletic Asoclation, did 13 feet i Inches at Central Asso ciation indoor championships held April S. 1911. JAMES E. SILLIVAN. The above telegram from Secretary Sullivan, of the Amateur Athletic Vnion, in answer to a query as to the record for the indoor pole vault, means that Sam Bellah. Multnomah Club ath lete, who vaulted 1J feet I la inches at the Columbia t'nlverslty meeting last Saturday afternoon, must be content with the Pacific Coast record. At the time Bellah vaulted over - 12 feet It was announced tnat the former world's record waa 12 feet 1 inch, held by Coy. of Chicago University. One athlete held that Jacobs, of the same Institution, had bettered that mark several inches, but the officials of the Columbia meet decided that the 12-feet-one-inch mark waa the best former record and witnesses wera secured to attest to the authenticity of the per formance. Yesterday T. Morris Dunne, referee of the meeting and secretary of the Pacific Northwest Association, sent the paP'" r-st to Mr- S"Wn- On Saturday afternoon Bellah had the bar placed at 12 feet i inches, one-eighth Inch below Drays record, but failed to top the stick. However, there Is no question as to his per formance so far as the Coast record is concerned. He held the Cosst rec ord at 11 feet 7'i Inches, established at the San Francisco games two months ago. Welterweights Will Meet. KANSAS CITY. Mo- April Is. Clar ence fWildcaf) Ferns, of Kansas City, and Ray Bronson. of Indianapolis, both claimants of the welterweight boxing championship of the world, will meet In SU Joseph. Mo.. May 7. In a IS-round bout. James Hurst, manager of Ferns, signed op for the Kansas City lad to day and posted 11000 ss a side bet. Bronson refusing to fight unless the bet waa made. The boys will weigh 142 pounds at 3 o'clock. A number of California clubs had been bidding for the bout. nocIcss Hope" to Flpltl. FORT SMITH. Ark.. April 1. Carl Morris, the "White Hope." was tenta tively matched with Con Comlskey of Chics eo for a IS-round match here on May s. An offer for the match has been made to Jim Stewart, of Brooklyn, and should he nccept the proposition with Comlskey will be canceled. V a a . . .. ... . . x v.-v3. (C. . a- '. r . it e ar" BREEDERS' SALE OPENS KAIX HINDERS PROGRESS AT TWELFTH ANXIAL EVENT. Hors-os Which Show Snced and Korni tche-duk'd to Come l"p for Ilidding Today. Rsin rather hindered the attendance and restrained the ardor of bidders at the 12th breeders" auction sale of horses which opened yesterday after noon at the Country Club racetrack While a considerable number of out- aide horsemen from different parta of the Northwest and the British Colum bia country ' were present, the offering for the tlrst afternoon Included some old brood mares and young" colts out of condition, and it was evident that the buyers were waiting for the- better stuff which comes on today. The horses which showed some form and speed brought fair prices. Today some of the sale stars such as Oregon Patch, Cruxados. 2:3: Cora Patch. Canta trice. the Bonadway stock farm horses. Squire of Chester. B. J. Bagley's thor oughbreds. Alba and other fancy step pers will come up. . . It Is expected that The Lakewood farm Percherons. from Iowa. E. B. Coppock's Ellensburg consignment, and N. K. Wests Clydesdales will be reached this afternoon or tomorrow, and will bring. lively bidding. Sales will continue throughout Thursday. The track in the mornings presents a race week appearance, as workouts are frequent and some fast quarters and halves will be shown. Yesterday's sales were as follows: J.an Jacques, b. s.. . by King Red. S::p'4. C. A. Harrison. Seattle. Wart.. WsO: Bed Phantom, b. s. 8. by King-Bed W. Blyth. Srsttle. 1S0: Fanny, b. m.. C P. Mcx,lnnl. Portland. IH0; Beaver, r. m- 6, A. Bo. Portland. 2.TO: Prince b. C;. 2. J. Apple ton. Peer Island. Or.. 70; Trails, br. . - J. Appleton. Deer Island. Or.. ..: team blsekmares. 6 and , W OWfl.ld. Portland. 6ou: pair br. geldlnss. snd 7. N. I .a Grande. Or.. 1440; Oracle Tangent br. m.. . by Tans.nl. 2:18 W. 0'd"'d. Portland. Or.. 1130: blk. ro.. 12. J . M r-ti5: KlmT Hal. br. c. 1. by Hal B. J. M. rti.inc. l-ayette. Idaho. 10: Ohlqulto. b. K. bv Diablo. 2:0H. R. Statts. Inde pendence. 6r.. I9U; Sleets, b. .. 7. by Iran Alio. 12", XV. K. Williams. Independence. Or.. I37.V Harold Welcome, b. a.. . by Wel come. 2:10'. H. D. Tllton. Portland. Kalswr Hal. b. a. 2. by Hal B. 2:04H. J. B Neavbauer. Portland. 121": Bessie Knox, br. m.. S. br Frank llersehel, H. Keuuer. Tlcard. Or.. 100: Man-o-War. b. g.. 4. M Spokane. 2:13V K. Ksofor. Portland. 170r Ardondo. br. c.. 3. by B. Ambuah. 2:nt'. H. Keuner. Tlssrd. Or.. 1170: Altamont Wueen. br. m.. 5. by Vlnmont. S:21. Mran ahan aV Wolch. Hood River. Or.. Al dine. b. m.. 0. bv Alcone. C. W. Todd. Port land. $17i; Daisy Bonner, b. m.. , by Bonner N. B. 2:17. W. Blythe. Seattle. $9o; little Mundav. b. m.. 10. R. E. Whlttaker. Portland. $70; Solitaire, blk. ., . by mont. A. y. Oarrlaon. Portland. 8S; Boss City Belle, b. ro.. 2. by Kxarla. J as Anth ony. Vancouver. Wash.. m; Fred Patchen. br. s.. I. by Patchen Boy. J as. Anthony. Vancouver. Wash.. $70: Exalrone. b. a.. I, bv Kxarls. John Wyman. Dundee. Or.. $.0: Isna Lou. br. m . by Kinney lxn. 2:07. D. K. Witt. White Salmon. Waah.. $4i: Cynosure, eh. m.. S. by King Red. Ji. len nlaon. Portland. ". . PERSONAL MENTION. Dan J. Moore, of Seaside, Is at the Portland. Henry Malsden. of Albany, Is at the Cornelius. F. A. Hull, a merchant of Chehalis, Is at the Oregon. R. S. Downey, a merchant of Carlton, is at the Perkins. A. F. McTavlsh. of Vancouver, B. C, Is at the Bowers. Robert Willis, of The Dalles, is reg istered at the- Bowers. Mrs. F. I. Dunbar, of Astoria, Is reg istered at the Tortland. W. A. Schaffner. a Hood River mer chant. Is at the Cornelius. E. Z. Witt, a business man of The Dalies. 'Is at the Cornelius. J. V. Anderson, a mining man of Lewlston. Is at the Perkins. John W. Consldins. the theatrical magnate. Is at the Portland. Fred Tebben, an Implement dealer of Spokane, is at the Carlton. J. H. Templeton. a real estate dealer of Prlnevllle, Is at the Perkins, j J. J. Leonard, deputy sheriff of Clat sop" County, is at the Imperial. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Hall, of Lewis ton, are stopping at the Bowers. Theo. H. kochs. a Chicago manu- ' e 4 V a 4 1 W facturer. is at the Multnomah, ac companied by Mrs. Kochs. Mr. and Mrs. II. F. Simmons, of. Minneapolis, are at the Carlton. F. J. Hurlburt. a real estate dealer of Condon, Is registered at the Perkins. J. G. Metier, a canncryman of Brook Held. Wash., Is registered at the Port land. M. R. Matthes and V. L. Caples, The Dalles merchants, arc registered at the Oregon. F. J. Carney., postmaster of Astoria, Is at the Imperial, accompanied .by Mrs. Carney. Simon Danzlger. a pants manufactur er of San Francisco, is registered at the Carlton. Thomas J. Bark ley, a tea Importer of Shanghai, Is registered at the Mult nomah. F. A. Jeter, general superintendent of the Spokane & Inland Railways, is at the Multnomah. A. H. Bivbcoek, supervising electri cal engineer of the Southern Pacific, is at the Multnomah. PIERCE DENIES CHARGE Explanation Offered Coucct-niiig Rates to Wenaha Springs. Walter SI. Pierce, candidate for the Democratic nomination for United States Senator, has addressed the fol lowing letter to Eugene Palmer, ex plaining that tho O.-W. R. & N. Co. has no connection with the Hot Lake Sanatorium: Tou are certainly doing me a great In justice, but I can't believe that you are doing ao Intentionally. Excursion tickets ara aold by all railroad companies to pleasure and health resorts. The Government owns Arkansas Hot Springs, also the Yellowstone .National Park; excursion ttcketa ara sold at reduced ratea to these places, also to pri vately owned resorts. The Radium Springs, In Baker County. Is known to the railroad company aa Haines Hot Sprints Sanatorium and tlcketa are on aale with 16 coupon at tached for two-thirds of regular rate, aa provided by the O.-W. R. at N. Company tariff circular No. 19J. lilt. The same la true of Weniatia Springs. Gib bon. Umatilla County. Oregon, tariff cir cular No. 87. lill. The railroad company would be obliged to sell the same kind of a ticket to La Grande or Pendleton provided they had a health resort. I assure you. Mr. Palmer, no exception has been .made In favor of Hot Lutke not enjoyed by others The extra IS collected when the ticket is sold Is turned over In full to the company operating the resort. By this means the ticket is only used by persona going to the resort for treatment, rest or pleasure. If the tickets were aold without the $4 coupon, then the person go ing to nearby railroad atattons would take advantage of reduced railroad fare Intended only for the use of persons going to such resorts. The railroad agent who told you that the rsllrosd company owned or was Interested financially In the Hot Lake Sanatorium Com pany simply told a faleshood. I hereby of fer to pay your expenses to Hot Lake and return, where you can personally examine the books of rhe company to verify my statements. These tickets are Issued un der authority of the Interstate Commerce Commission and the Stats Railway Commis sion. No man who has followed my career In Oregon for Si years would ever accuse me of being the tool of any. man or corpora tion. No one has felt more keenly than I the Injustice of corporate rule. I again assure you that If elected United States Senator from Oregon I shall be a friend of the people, owned nor controlled by no maa or set of men. Registration May Be ISO, 000. SALEM. Or..' April IS. (Special.) Are You Showing a Profit? THE practical question for the young men and women of today is "Does My Labor Yield a Profit?" If you are not "laying aside" at least a l.ttle money each week or month, it is not. The best way to make your labor show a profit is by opening an account in a sound bank. Four per cent paid on savings, deposits. Hlrrflrattts Jfoinnnl Baitfc Founded in 1886 Washington at Second Street THB PLAYER PIANO FOR THE HOilB Anyone can play it. The dancers can take turn about. And no mat ter who is the performer the music is in perfect time. Ail the famous dance pieces follow one after the other and each one in that sweet, sympathetic, singinp; tone that has made the Packard Piano famous. Hear and tiy this instrument. Wiley B, Alb Co. MORRISON at SEVENTH According to an estimate now made by Secretary Olcott, the registration will run well toward the 130.0U0 mark for the entire state. It was Recently esti mated that it would go to 120,01)0, but the statements now pouring in indicate a bi(? increase over the estimate. In 1910 the registration prior to the pri maries was 1U8.000. The registration showing: this year indicates the largest vote ever cast art a primary election In Oregon. TRIAL ON; JUROR SLEEPS Saloon Porter on Panel Imbibe- Too Much at Noon Recess. F. W. Lines, a juror, slumbered peacefully through opening statements made by V. II. Abel and R. W. Mon tague, attorneys for the plaintiff and the defendant, respectively, in a per sonal injury suit In progress tn Jutise Gatens' cojrt yesterday. About the time Mr. Montague was scaling the steepest portion of the heights of ora tory, the Judge discovered that the Juror was "dead to the world." Proceedings were stopped. while Bailiff Hulford shook the delinquent one vigorously. Fully two minutes were required to bring Lines out of his somnolent condition. He blinked his eyes drowsily and was only pre vented from relapFlng Into dreamland by the stentorian tones of the Judge. Finally It penetrated the mind of the juror, who is porter in a saloon on Russell street. Ill the Albina district, that he was the cause of the conimo t'on and he "fessed up" that he had been imbibing rather too freely during the noon recess. "1 ought to fine you for contempt of court, but I will not." said Judge Gatens. "Now, ' get out of here and sober up and remember not to become intoxicated again while on jury duty." Lines slunk shamefacedly from the courtroom, and by agreement between the attorneys, W. If. Abel and Jay Bowerman for the plaintiff and R. W. Montague for the defendant, the trial was continued with 11 jurors. CAPITOL BIDS OPENED Portluntl Firms Submit Lowest Fig ures on Work at Salem. SALEM. Or.. April 16. (Special.) The United States Steel Company of Tortland. the Washington Brick & Lime Company of the same city, and Fred A. Krixon. of this city, were the lowest bidders today for materials for the ad ditional canltol building which will be erected during the Summer and Fall. The bids were opened at a late hour this afternoon, and while no contracts were awarded, it is generally under stood that the state board will follow the old policy of awarding the con tracts to the lowest bidders. The bid ders and their bids were as follows: For steel for the building rnlted Steel Products Company, Portland. $22.l4: North west Stel Company. f2.-2HZ for 9 days and L':i.:i24 .for 140 days contract; McClin tlc Marshall Construction Company. Pan Francisco. $1'4.S0; Minneapolis Steel & Ma chine Tompany, Minneapolis. $4.'JO: Pa cific Iron Works, Portland. Slirt.SliO: Milil krn Bios.. Portland. KXl.ui:i: E. K. Davis & Co., San Franclaco. For terra colta Gladding. McKenna ac Co.. Son Francisco. S'D.'.MO; Atlantic Terra Cotta Company. New t oi k. -.'.-'"-: .onn ern Clav Company, Portland. $29. Wash ington Brick & Lime Company, Portland, tiiT.SOO. For foundation J. S. Winters, Portland, SlO.tlTO Partlett, Roth Company, Portland, S11.7H2: Erb tc Van Patten. Salem, $1:;.-ISS.To;- J. F. Wlneland, Portland, $11,445; Fred A. Erlxon, Salem. $10,532. Week Ktid Fares to Tillamook Beaches. The Southern Pacific has placed on sale xound-trlp tickets from Portland and Hillsboro to Beach resorts on the new Pacific Railway & Navigation Line at one and one-third fare. Tick ets good going on Saturdays and re turning the following Monday. Train leaves Union Depot via Fourth street at 8:45 A. M and Hillsboro at 10 A. M". Call on agent. Union Depot, or Fourth and Yamhill streets. Airwoman Crosses Channel Alone. BOl'LONG E SUR MER. France, April 16. Miss Harriet Quimby, an American air woman, crossed the English channel Co-operating for Your Profit Once there was a Danish manu facturer of green soft soap who couldn't keep his soap from freez ing. And there was a Russian manufacturer of green soft soap who couldn't keep his soap green. They told each other their labor atory secrets, and all of Northern Europe now uses their green soft soap. United Slabs Tins are made with all the secrets of manufacture, all the ele ments of strength that four great tire manufacturers know. It ia inconceivable that they should not be better tires than those made by each manufacturer before he possessed all the tire knowledge, all the tire skill of the three others. All Styles of Fastenings and Treads. Sold Everywhere United States Tire Company, New York from Dover this morning, landing at Hardslot. near here. Miss Quimby is the llrst woman to fly across the chan nel alone. Her flight occupied two hours. VOTE NUMBER 117 X. Harry C. McAllister for Sheriff, clean, upright, strong, efficient. (Paid adv.) . Town of Alpine Threatened. MONRO K. Or.. April 16. (Special.) reiiei that tired, run-down feel ing is assured for those who always drink jmSUJW Brewin "Lafferty Entitled to Large Share of Credit," Says Townsend WASHINGTON. D. C April 16. (Special.) Congressman Lafferty yesterday wrote B. D. Townsend, who is now in Washington, the following letter: "Washington. D. C. April 15, 1912. Mr. B. D. Townsend, Special Assistant to the Attorney-General, Washington, D. C. Dear Mr. Townsend: In the campaisn now being carried on in Oregon for tho nomination of candidates for the re spective parties, I am advised by wire that tho report Is being circulated that I have obstructed the prosecution of the land-grant suit by the Government. This report is being circulated in the hope that it will assist in defeating my re nomination. As you are In exclusive charge of the case for the Government, I think I am entitled to inquire of you whether that statement Is true? "Very truly yours, A. w . LAf v . . Mr Townsend who is the Government prosecutor of the suit to forfeit the Southern Pacific land grant, replied as follows to Congressman Lafferty, who received the letter today: "Washington, D. C, April IS, 1912. Hon. A. W. Lafferty, House of Repre sentatives, Washington, D. C. My Dear Lafferty: Answering specifically ydtir question. I III say that you have never in any manner obstructed the prosecu tion of the land-grant suit. On the contrary you have many times rendered assistance, and have constantly endeavored to expedite the proceedings. The only fault that I have to find with your have sometimes been a little unjust in Drogress of the suit. At the same time I In any way obstructed or delayed the Government in the prosecution of this suit. Moreover, It i3 but fair that 1 actcnowiedge to you our indebtedness for your co operation in urging the passage of the bill now pending In Congress, the sole purpose of which is to aid the Government in the future proceedings in the land grant suit. This bill was introduced by you, and, if it becomes a law, you will be entitled to a large share of the credit. Respectfully, r. "B. D. TOWNSEND." The foregoing is Congressman Lafferty's answer to the libelous statements of enemies that lie is hampering these suits, which lie has done so much to promote. (Paid Advertisements ' The busy little town of Alpine, four miles west of here, was threatened with destrnction Saturday night. A clerk at the King store vas drawing gasoline by the light of a lantern, in the oil house near the store. The gaso line caught fire from the lantern anc in an Instant tho structure was wrapped In flames. By quick and hard work the citizens finally succeeded in preventing a spread of the flames to adjoining buildings, but In spite of tHoir efforts the store and Oddfellows' building adjoining were badly scorched. Tho estimated loss is about $350, partially covered hy insurance. ironi b.e.e.r Delicious, sparkling and in vigorating. It satisfies. It's beneficial. Equipped with th new cap that requires no opener. Standard prices. De livered everywhere. Bottles hanged. Phone your deal er or grocer or Portland g Co 5325. conduct in the case is that I think you criticising me for the delays in the am pleased to say that you have never
