THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY. MAY 12, 1913. "SEER TRUST" GETS FREE ON HEAD YOT7NG MILLIONAIRE TOO ILL TO ENTERTAIN SENATORS, AS HE HAD PLANNED. 1 L t Crystal Gazers and Soothsay- ! ers Fail, but Bertsche Resorts to 'Phone. OCCULT POWERS USELESS Officials Believe They Have Evi dence to Prove Clairvoyant Levied on All In Profession In Chi cago, Promising Immunity. r .A. 5 4 7 4 Y K , . 4- V t- ' ADTOIST IS KILLED CHICAGO. May 11. (Special.) All the occult and other powers of the en tire "clairvoyant truer" were exerted to no effect today In an effort to find and release C P. Bertsche "Barney' to the underworld who had been locked up at midnight Saturday as the head of a trust of criminals in Chicago. While the crystal gazers were gar tng and the soothsayers were consult ing' their magic star dust without even discovering at what police station their accused leader was being held, Bertsche telephoned from the Kensington police station to "Ike Roderick, professional bondsman, and asked him to 'obtain his release on 125,000 bonds. Roderick did so. , Practical Methods I'nei Plana. When State's Attorney Ma clay Hoyne Mused Bertsche's arrest Saturday night, after the doors of his North tilde borne had been smashed in. he ordered him held at the Kensington Station until Monday. Be refused to say at what station the leader of the clairvoyant band was being held in order that Bertsche might not obtain his freedom until tomorrow, when he Is scheduled to be Indicted. He thought that he' was dealing only with the marvelous ana au-seeing; minus 01 u . . . . . ,. , necromancers. He forgot the practical Car DflVen AgainSt MOtlOnleSS metnoas 01 seriscue. i;onenuiur, . Bertsche Is at large on bonds. Train 3t Salem. conclusive evidence snowing; mm Bertsche organized and levied tribute of vast sums of money on the clair voyant trust is In the hands of State's Attorneys Investigators, according to Mr. Hoyne. The chief difficulty now is to prevent the horde of powerful aids of the Imprisoned man from reach lng the six witnesses who are expected to appear against him. These wit nesses are being carefully guarded. Police Inunnaltr Pleda-ed. Probably the most Important feature of the Investigation of Bertsche s oper ations Is the tracing of the large sums of money said to have been paid him by the clalrvoyanta who believed they were to receive police Immunity through him. There were also wiretappers and SALEM, Or., May 11. (Special.) pickpockets who were led to believe Charles Underwood, son of Joseph Un that ail that was necessary waa to pay oerwood wno operates an automobile ninry , "" stage to the West Side station, was In ""While Bert.'chV is" 'sTege I to have ftMtl, killed early today when an auto . . . ,. . ... . y,D. . I in which he was riding crashed into an r". r:-lrr, " L :Z. " r.,:l Oregon Electric train at the intersec T.VJ rli,r.r ne I..; from hlnV "O" of H1h nd Ferrv feets. Vance Ited with accepting rnoney fromhlm. I clymer empIoye(, at the dub 8tables. VIXCEXT ASTOR. POUGHKEEPSIE3, N. T.. Iay 11. (Special.) Vincent Astor re turned to Ferncllffe, his country home at Rhlnebeck. this afternoon in a state of collapse and was no ill that the reception which was planned for members of the Senate committee on military affairs at Ferncllffe was abandoned. Members of the committee who visited West Point yesterday returned to New Tork today and Astor went alone to Ferncllffe. Astor is suffering from a severe cold and his throat caused him much distress. It is still undecided as to whether he will undergo an operation for his throat trouble. Elaborate preparations were made for the reception of the commit tee at Ferncllffe. where the members of the committee were to spend the night. 'WHITE SLAVE' LAV FILLING PRISONS Work Being Hastened on New Cells at Leavenworth to Accommodate Rush. MORE ARRIVALS EXPECTED CHAUFFEUR IS BADLY HURT Charles Cnderwood Dead and Vance, Clymer In Hospital as Result of Crash While Car Is Running; at High Rate of Speed. Two policemen are said to have known of the operations of wiretappers who made their headquarters at a first-class hotel in the loop. Small Fry All Bell Star Dmt Bertsche went so far as to maintain a bank account at a loop bank under who was driving the car, sustained fracture of his left arm, all his teeth were knocked out and he received cuts and bruises on his head, shoulders and breast. It was declared by witnesses that the automobile was going at a rate of SS the name of 1L P. Christy, according m,le an hour wnen ,t Btruck tha traln to the State's Attorney's investigators. Methods employed by the necromancers The train was not In motion. Underwood was thrown from manding the ballot so as to put, down the social evil and . vice of all kinds, and in order to. make her platform mora empnatlo she appeared garbed In manner which would have aroused re sentroent among any set of ladles and gentlemen. I am certain that nothing could have proved more conclusively that sex confusion la the source from which has sprung the cry of woman suffrage. Feeding- Bottle Attacked. "Olive Bchrelner, In "Woman's La bor said that the feeding bottle for the baby was a labor-saving device. That declaration comes from a suffra gist who maintains that the vote is the panacea for all evils; and yet all roed leal authorities say that the bottle-fed baby has a poor chance to live. "We are In the midst of a remarkable period In our history. There is more Immodesty In dress, more looseness In conversation and more impropriety In dancing than has ever been known to the American people, either In so-called high society or among those who are In other conditions. Back of these rev elatlons of the lowering of women' ideals and. conduct there Is the same reason as that which accentuated the suffrage disturbance." BALL REVEALS BURGLARY Grace La Rne's Bine Brocade Re covered on "San Jnan mil." the who are alleged to have paid protec- Mto a(ralnst a rar loaded with timber tlon money to agents of the police lnan(, hla 8kui, lras crU8hed. He fell swindling the crumble public were re- I lnt. ...i . .hn vealed during the day by a member of wJtnes8e, reached him he was dead, the detective force who had been de- clymer was saved from the fate of his tailed to investigate clairvoyants. companion by bracina- himself against only tnose wno migni oe wraw l h nur nr wheeL "small fry" in the trust sold star dust. I . Dr. o. B. Miles ordered Clvmer taken money beans ana love powaers. xne to tne galem Hospital, and It was an blar men In the business reached after I nnuncerf tonls-ht that he would recover. the larger sums to be gained by swln- I The front of the car was telescoped and filing persons of consideraDie weaitn i other parts smashed beyond repair. or those who were able to lay their I Underwood waa 27 years of age and hands on large sums of money. I Clymer is 2& Coroner Clough will hold an Inquest at 2 o'clock tomorrow after- I nnnn Th. funritrAl will ha h!. TnM EDITOR Or DIAL IS UtAU Author's Tork on "Every Day Life of Unco In" Interrupted. TEACHER CANNOT SAVE CHICAGO, May IV (Special.) editor of the "Dial- since 1880. died INCREASED COSTS EQUIVALENT today In a sanitarium at Santa Bar bara. Cal following a long illness, according to word received by his son. - . . ei.. tr . , Browne, who. maintaining a residence Thousand Dollars Xow Equivalent TO SALARY REDCOTIOX. In Chicago, had spent the last fifteen winters at Pasadena, where he was I associated with John Burrougs. natu ralist, and John Muir, geologist. In I literary work. in Purchasing: Power to $693 Only 15 Years Ago. WASHINGTON. May 11. "Public Mr. Brown for many years had been . .X. '"tvlIVc.. .. a associated with most of the Mngl" t. save figures .in American literature. William . CIlrrv .auate life Insur- suid he included among his friends of I Iona, trmInlnB- announces a report of an ru.r (rr,.u Mlpu niuu tne i;nte(j states Bureau of Education. i-.merson. aat nii.nan. james Most of the teachers of the country ki iw uu.tr cuucu uuimra, i have. In effect, had their salaries re- L.p to tne aay preceding ma oem Unii lnn 1S3T. the reDort says. Mr. Browne was actively engaged in I Desnlte an apparent Increase in revising one of his early books re- money received by them, the high cost Karding the life of Abraham Lincoln, of llvlnr ha cut Into their salaries in revisea eamon s 10 do Known i just as definitely as If a Bcnooi uoaro as "The Every Day Life of Lincoln." had sliced them. A teaching position which paid $600 In 1897 is paying in niipohaaini. nr. a- 1- n AHtltvalAnt Of Sllff RURAL SIDEWALKS BUILT toay- " measured by 1897 prices; the nU(1HL teacher on the $1000 salary gets no . . . . more for his money than he would have Urenoo t-ltliens ana xannm. ---roy . fo ,69 Make Novel Improvement. crocured 15 vears ago for $698, The report shows that wholesale prices In 1911 were 44.1 per cent higher than In 1907: that retail Driers naa in OREN'CO. Or.. May 11. (Special.) creased fiO.J per cent In . the same The committee building sidewalks Into period, while in June. 1912. retail food the surrounding country held a special prices were 61.7 per cent higher than In ' . I 1 -. K - i. r, l th.w 1 fi nil have raised enough funds to build more than three miles. Sidewalks will be RICHES. GROW I built to Quauma. for the conTenience OREGON'S vi auuui it via vxia ck. iiuui viiuicii v ranches nortnwest of town; to Borwick Plate Bank Examiner's Statement A.r' .jr!!ere o"- f construction has shows Increased Deposits fruit and noultrv tracts west of town. These funds are being raised Jointly I SALEM. Or.. May 1L (Special) by the cltirens of Orenco and the farm- I That Oregon wealth continues to in ers. in Is the intention of the commit- crease was attested by a state- tee to build at least five miles this I ment Issued by State Bank Examiner Summer. WEEK WILL NOT BE WARM (;overnmrnt Forecaster Predicts Frosts in Some Sections. WASHINGTON, May 11. Unseason ably high temperatures are not ex pected to prevail the coming week over any portion of the country, according to the weekly Weather Bureau bulletin issued today. In the plateau region and the ex treme Northwest it will be cooler by Monday night, with frost In the latter section, and by the middle of the week It will be cooler In the plains states, the Upper Mississippi Valley and the upper lake region. Showers will occur early In the week ever the Northwest and Central West. Wright covering the close of banking business April 4. The total deposits In the banks of the state were $128,359,926. an increase Of l,z:z.629 for the year. The ftatement gives the total re sources at $162,739,892, an Increase of $4,097,924. The statement shows there are 163 state banks and 85 National banks In the state. A gratifying feature of the statement la that the cash on hand and due from other banks is equal to 34 per cent of tr.c deposit liability, the requirement be ing 25 per cent. - SUFFRAGE MADE SEX ISSUE (Continued From First Page.1 NEW YORK, May 11. (Special.) If one of the men who stole several of Grace La Rue's most expensive gowns while she was at the theater three weeks ago had not wanted a friend to outshine all other leading social lights at the "San Juan Hill" ball, Mrs. La Rue would not today have recovered her property and three well-known residents of "San Juan Hill" would not have been arraigned today as burglars in tne west tilde Court. Among the things taken were a seal skin ooat valued at $800, a blue bro caded gown valued at $125 and an even lng gown valued at $200. These and other missing expensive gowns were recovered, but Miss La Rue s maid will probably fall heir to the blue-brocaded one. This is the one that adorned the dusky belle who expected to shine at the ball. Ietectlves suspected they could find a clew In "San Juan Hill." At the ball In West Sixty-fourth street they saw a young negress resplendent In a blue brocaded gown. It took little pressure for her to reveal the name of the gen man f rien" " who gave it to her, with the result that the men were arrested Miss La Rue was not in court today but said she would be there tomorrow and the three were held without ball until that time. HUERTA FOMENTING STRIFE Plan to Cause Anglo-American Dis cord Charged hy Mexican. WASHINGTON, May 11. (Special.) That the Huerta government is desper ately trying to bring about friction be tween the United States and Great Brit aln is the charge made by Joe Vascon celos. lawyer, political leader and for mer member of Madero's Cabinet, who arrived In Washington today on his way to London. In this effort to create strife between Britain and America Vasconcelos de clared Huerta has the active assistance of Lord Cowdray, head of the Cowdray syndicate that controls vast properties. railroads, shipping and oil Interests In Mexico. "Huerta gained British recognition torougn the cowdray financial and po lltlcal influence," said the Mexican law yer. peatlng only what men on the side walks and In the club windows of New Tork said when the suffrage parade passed up Fifth avenue last Saturday. Here was the spectacle of a woman de- LANE SUPERVISORS NAMED Woman Among Number Re-elected by Educational Board. ' EUGENE, Or, May 11. (Special.) supervisors ror the Lane County pub lic scnoois were selected yesterday by the County Educational Board, meeting wun uoumy superintendent H. C Baughman. E. R. Stahlman was elected supervisor of the First District to re place Roy Andrews, who is to re-enter the University of Oregon. A. L O'Reilly was re-elected super visor of the Second District and the County Superintendent will continue .to supervise the Third District. A. K. Mickey was not a candidate for re-election, and C, IL Aylesworth was appointed to succeed him. Miss Goldle VanBlbber was re-elected to supervise the western part of the county. 2-Year-Old Lad Drowns.' ROSEBURG. Or.. May 11. (Special.) Wandering from the home of its par ents, near Wlnstons, Lawrence Lea Howard, the 2-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Howard, late Thursday fell into the South Umpqua River and was drowned. Mrs. Howard missed the child late in the afternoon and after a half ho.ir's search found the body floating in about 20 feet of water. . Atlanta and McXeil9 Island Also Taxed Half of Prisoners Are American Born, but or Foreign Parentage. LEAVENWORTH. Kan.. May 11.- (Special.) The Mann white slave law, which makes It a penitentiary offense for any person to transport from one state into another a woman or girl for Immoral purposes, la the largest factor in keeping the Federal penitentiary here in the over-crowded condition that it has been for some time, according to Major R. W. McClaughry, who has just retired as warden of the prison. At present the prison population numbers 1181, of which number 122, or more than 10 per cent, are serving sentences for violations of the Mann law. Since the close of the last fiscal year. Juno 30, 1912, 74 such prisoners have been brought to the penitentiary here, but during the last few months the Federal Judges have been sentencing offenders to the Detroit house of cor rectlon and various state prisons on account of the crowded condition of the Leavenworth institution. According' to reports received by prison officials here this is not the only penal Institution that is being xiooaea by the activities of the Federal courts In dealing severely with cases of this kind. The Government prisons at Atlanta, Ga., and McNeils Island, Wash., are also receiving consignments from the courts that are taxing their cell capacity. In anticipation of the wholesale con vlctlons that are expected' to follow the Investigations of the vice commis sions appointed in Chicago, St. Louis and other cities, the work of complet ing the new cell wings of the prison here is being pushed.- From the latest available statistics compiled by A. J. Renoe, record clerk of the prison, more than 50 per cent of the white slavers here are Amer ican born, but of foreign parentage. Detroit. Mich., has the most, with a record of the most convictions, having sent more prisoners here than any other city In the Middle West. Kansas City ranks second and Salt Lake City Is third. MONSTER SHIP PLANNED NAVY BOARD WANTS DREAD NOUGHT OF 40,000 TONS. Vessel, Which All Factions May Join in Supporting, Would Outrank All Others. WASHINGTON, May 11. Congress will be asked next year to appropriate for one battleship a mammoth dread nought displacing 40.000 tons, and costing about $20,000.000 according to tentative plans of the Navy general board made public today. In the debate on the naval bill this year members of Congress particularly interested in the Navy became satis fied that with two extreme factions. one advocating two or three first- class battleships a year, and the other with "no battleships" as a slogan, an overwhelming majority on both sides could be counted on to vote for a sin gle dreadnought. This one battleship, however, will be a monster, it tne ooara s plans ma terialize. With a displacement of 40.000 tons she would easily rank as the largest and most formidable craft of war in the world. The plans call for a speed of 25 knots an .hour. Just what the armament would De has not been announced, but it cer tainly would be equal to that of the last ship authorized, which is to carry a main battery of 12 14-inch rifles, mounted in four turrets, three guns to a turret. GREEKS SEEKING DELAY Friction With Bulgaria Now Men aces Peace Negotiations. LONDON. May 11. The Turkish del egates arrived In London today for the peace conference. Dispatches from Soiia indicate mai the Greek government is trying to ie lay the conclusion of peace by refusing to accept the draft or tne treaty arawn ud bv the ambassadorial conierence. The Bulgarian government, however, has notified Greece of Us determination to permit no further delay in signing the peace treaty. Friction between Bulgaria and Greece still menaces the situation. The mixed commission appointed by the two gov ernments to reconcile the claims over the disputed towns and territories In Macedonia have failed to reach an agreement. The two sets of represen tatlves have arrived at absolutely op posite and lrreconciliable conclusions. MORAL COMMITTEE NAMED The Dalles Picks 100 Citizens to In vestlgate Candidates and Policies. THE DALLES. Or.. May 11. (Spe- laL) Following In the footsteps of the organization In Portland wnicn nas similar name and aim, a committee of 100 was formed here yesterday. The object of the committee is to "unite the Christian and moral forces of the city toward Judicious and effective moral and civic progress." It will Investigate and suggest muni cipal -candidates and give attention to the strict enforcement of local laws and ordinances, keeping a record of the actions of public officials. The vice committee of the main organization will probe moral conditions of the city and suggest and - dlreot reforms If deemed necessary. The officers of the committee are: President, C- L. Owen; vice-president Mrs Harry Wheeler; secretary. Dr. Adallne Keeney; treasurer. W. P. Cragln. Trunk Is 200 Years Old. VETERAN OF CIVIL WAR TALKS OF EXPERIENCE Did Not Have Any Faith in Plant Juice, but It Has Agreeably . Surprised Him. . There is not a better known man in the entire State of Washington than Mr. J. C. Campbell, who lives in Chris topher and whose postofnee address is R. F.- D. No. 1. Auburn. Mr. Campbell is a retired farmer and has lived In Washington for the last twenty-five years; he is an old soldier, and came out of the . Army with a wrecked stomach, as so many of our brave men did. He says: "I have had stomach trouble for thirty-nve years or more and catarrh for ten years. I had a continual buz zing, roaring sound In my ears and my head was badly stopped up in the mornings and my stomach would not digest my food. The roaring kept get ting worse, but I seemed to be unable to get anything to help it. To be hon est with you, I did not have much faith In Plant Juice when I first began taking it, for I had tried so many things that had failed. I am glad to be able to tell you that I was agree ably surprised; the roaring and buzzing in my beead has disappeared complete ly and my stomach Is In better condi tion than It has been for thirty years. I have every reason to believe that Plant Juice will do all that you claim for it" The above Is only one of the many In Washington that have been con vinced of the merit of Plant Juice by personal experience. Catarrh Is an In flammation of the mucous surfaces of the body; thla surface reaches from the inside of the nostrils clear through the alimentary tract, and any portion of this surface can be affected by this most dreaded and annoying disease. Catarrh of the head is the most fre quent of all, and this often affects the stomach from the constant dripping of the mucus from the head and throat into- the stomach at night.- As a con stitutional treatment for catarrh Plant Juice has no equal; It heals and soothes the mucous membranes and keeps them clean and healthy, tones up the entire system, aids digestion, sharpens the ap petite, relieves the constipation and gives sound, healthful sleep, ane -iant Juice man is at the Owl Drug Com pany's Store, Seventh and Washington streets. Call and get a bottle from him today, and if it does not help you he will refund your momy. interesting reading of that time, among which is an article relating a $10,000, 000 fire In Turkey. J. J. BURCH DIES, AGED 75 Death Takes Polk County Resident Who Crossed Plains in 1847. RICKREATJ. Or.. May 11. (Special. Jacob Jefferson Burch. one of Polk County's oldest and earliest pioneers. died at his home In this city, agea vs. He was born In Charlton County, Mis sourl. crossed the plains with his par ents in 1847. settling on a donation land claim In the Rlckreall Valley. The Burch family has been prominent In the history of Polk County, tne late B. F. Burch, an older brother, having served In the constitutional convention in 1857. as well as in several sessions of the territorial and State Legisla tures. Mr. Burch was married in 1889 to Miss Angeline Nance, who with the following children survive himr Alice Burch and Mrs. Forest Craven, of Rlckreall; Mrs. George Schneller, ' of Sherwood; Warren and Lee Burch, of Sherwood. CENTRALIA. Wash.. May 11. (Spe- lal.) E. B. Couch has a curious relic in the shape of a trunk 200 years old, which was handed down through gen erations of his wife's family. In the trunk is pasted a paper printed in Rich mond, Vt in 1840. The paper contains $20,000 CHURCH DEDICATED Collection at Morning Service To ward Building Fund $12,000. TILLAMOOK. Or.. May 11. (Spe cial.) The new Christian Church, handsome and commodious structure costing more than $20,000, was dedi cated today. The other churches in the city suspended their morning services There vas a large congregation ana the dedicatory service was conducted by Rev. S. R. Hawkins, who highly commended Rev. J. E. Jope and the congregation for their enterprise in erecting such a splendid building at so small a cost. He told the congregation that it was necessary to raise $10,000 and borrow $4000 from the board to nut the church out of debt. To this appeal there was a iioerai re sponse, for between $11,000 and $12,000 was raised at the morning service, ine new structure is an ornament to the city. . - HIGHWAY GRADING - RAPID Hard-Surfacing of Road From To ledo Two-Thirds Complete. CENTRALIA. Wash., May 11. (Spe cial.) The work of clearing and grad ing the first mile of the Pacinc High way out of Toledo, which will be hard- surfaced this Summer, is progressing rapidly under the supervision of Con tractor Henriot. At present mere are ten teams and 18 men employed on the road. The work is more than two-thirds completed, and it seems that Mr. Hen riot will be able to complete the con tract befor the time required. Centralla to Ship Berries to Canada. CENTRALIA. Wash.. May 11. (Spe clal.) The Pacific Fruit & Produce Company has made arrangements for 1 If YOU FEEL GREAT Gently Cleanse Your Liver and Sluggish Bowels While You Sleep. Sick headache, biliousness, dizziness, coated tongue, foul taste and foul breath always trace them to torpid liver, delayed fermenting food in the bowels or sour, gassy stomach. Poisonous matter clogged In the in testines. Instead of being cast out of the system is re-absorbed into the blood. When this poison reaches the delicate brain tissue it causes conges tion and that dull, throbbing, sickening headache. Salts. Cathartic pills, oil and purga tive waters force a passageway for a day or two yes but they don't take the poisons out and have no offset upon the liver or stomach. Cascarets Immediately cleanse and regulate the stomach, remove the sour, undigested and fermenting food and foul gases, take the exeess bile from the liver and carry out of the system all the constipated waste matter and poisons In the bowels. s. Cascaret tonight will . surely straighten you out by morning. They work' while you sleep a 10-cent box from your druggist means your head clear, stomach sweet and your liver and bowels clean and regular for months. "Slim" lvsSfi SalleeT Cardinals ! for '- "Slim" Sallee, the noblest southpaw of them ; all is for it first, last and all the time St. i ; Louis sport writers even call him "Coca- fja Cola Sallee." . - . .hw J He says it's the best beverage to train on ; Satisfying Refreshing p Thirst-Quenching Jf Whenever you tee tn Arrow tbiok of Ccft-Cola. tend lot Free Booklet. THE COCA-COLA COMPANY, Atlanta, C. shipping Centralla berries Into Canada one of the biggest berry crops In hls In carload lots this year. It Is believed tory will be produced this Summer. Kwm-mv m,m . urn mm mu ii yyp'Ji.ZWSliilami I LOW FARES EAST V7cZ MILWAUKEE DAILY May 23 ifo Septen6e30 . FROM Portland, Tacoma, Seattle And All Other Points in the Northwest to Boston 110.00 Buffalo 03-00 Chicago 72.SO Dnluth 60.00 Minneapolis 60.00 Montreal 10R.0O New York J0S.30 Philadelphia 108.30 Pittsburg 9 91.50 Rochester, X. Y. D0.40 St. Louis, Mo 70.00 St. Paul, Minn 60.00 Modi City, Iowa 60.00 Toronto, Out . 02.00 Washington 107.50 Winnipeg 60.00 Omaha, Council Bluffs, Kansas City and St. Joseph 60.00 Tickets will be sold at proportionately reduced faces to MANY OTHER POINTS In the East In addition to those named. Return may be made through California at slightly higher fares. LIMITS and STOPOVERS FINAL RETURN LIMIT, OCTOBER 31, 1013. Liberal stop-over privileges and choice of different routes are of fered. For additional information regarding fares, routes, sleeping car reservations, etc., call on or address E. IC GARRISON, District Freight and Passenger Agent. CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RY. Third and Stark Sts Fortland. This Is Where the Man of Brains Steps In Jay Gould said he only wanted to see ten minutes ahead of the rest of the world on any plan. Watching the development of a subdivision of city property means seeing ahead of the rest of the world. Any man of brains ought to investigate every subdivision that is opened up. For this is where property values climb most rapidly. That very word subdivision ought to hold the attention of every man who doesn't have to figure on his nest week's board. Because subdivision means that property is beiug cut up, and many people are going to take possession of it where only a few have had its ownership before. And wherever many people take possession, property values go up. That is what makes the value of city property people. If you are an investor, if you are seeking a home, if you claim to have any brains more than are necessary to draw your nest week's pay, you should never overlook that word. In the want ads of The Oregonian, under the heading of Subdi visions, outlying property is constantly being divided and offered for sale. You should turn to the want ads of this paper every day. You should watch every one of these announcements, you should answer every one of these ads, either by letter or in person. And when you answer such ads, please mention the fact that you saw them in The Oregonian, for that is the thing that gives us our real estate prestige. ' t