Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, September 10, 1914, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextTHE MORNING OREGONTAN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1914. 6 FUGITIVE MINERS' IT PRSO CAUGHT "Muckie" McDonald Ventures Out of Hiding in Butte. Militia Get Him. COURT UPHOLDS SOLDIERS ol Barber Who Refuses to Cut Hair Guardsman in Fear of Losing Customers Is Sentenced to Jail for 60 Days. BUTTE, Mont., Sept. 9. "Muckie McDonald, the fugitive president of th Butte Mine Workers' Union; Joeep Bradley, vice-president of the organi ration; Thomas J. Coyle. and Mrs. Flor ence aillls, proprietress nf the Moos TlA!r .nnmlTIV.hAlia WPrP fi.rreSt6d tO day by Major D. J. Donohue, Captain Charles Marrs, Provost Marshal Frank Conley, Assistant aiarsnai jonn r Murphy and Chief of Police J. J. Mur McDonald and Bradley had been hiding- in the Moose Block for five days coming to the city when the line ol communications were cut through th arrest of Evans and McLane and thej were carrying provisions to the fugi tives. McDonald ventured forth last night and partook of a meal in a res taurant and was "spotted" by plain clothes men. Federal Court Upholds Militia. The militia of Montana is within Its rights so far as the united stales courts are concerned, ruled Federal Judge Bourquin late today in the hab cas corpus proceedings brought in be half of Ed Evans, William Malone am T-i mc, rhnnmnn minfi-wnrkera. Thi ftjtnw, t.,.1,1 that th a ehwin? madft bV Major Jesse B. Roote was sufficient to justify the militia in holding the pris In.; .;. Tlniirniiln nvp.rruled the motion of the military officers to quash the ' i, ,. i . , .. .1 them to set forth the specific charges trtmnrrnw mnrnlnff on which the DriS- oners are held. The court stated that if such charges did not constitute an offense against the United States he would reruse to laice junsuicLioii. ue during that in such event the relief of the prisoners, if they had any, would lie in tne state courts. Barber Sentenced for 60 Day. D. .1. Waldner, a barber who refused to cut the hair of a militiaman, was taken before the summary court and sentenced to 60 days In the county Jail. Major Roote said: "The court finds you guilty of insulting the Governor of the state, the uniform of the na tional Guard, the uniform of the United States and the flag, and directs that the captain of the guard hand you over to the provost marshal to be conrinea in a military prison in Silver Bow County for a period of 60 days." "I would like to have a few hours to arrange my business affairs," said Waldner. "The guard Is directed to take you to prison at once and keep you there for the full period of 60 days," replied Major Roote. "If you have any busi ness affairs you want arranged, send for some of your friends who are op posed to the National Guard and whom you were afraid of losing If you cut the hair of one of its members." SNOW ENDS FOREST FIRES 3fountain Tops in Vicinity of Baker White and City Has Light Frosts. BAKER, Or., Sept 9. (Special.) The heavy rains which have fallen in the neighborhood of Baker in the last few days have stamped out effectually the forest fires which had been gaining in extent recently. Word was received today from Au drey, in the Burnt River country, that the storm had stopped all the numer ous fires in that vicinity which started last week. Reports from Lookout Mountain were that there have been many fires in the high timber, but these, too, have been checked. Snow, however, and not rain is the agency which halted the flames, the forests there now being white. The same is true in the Elk horn Mountains, where, however, there are still a few small blazes in the can yons near the foothills. The upper tim ber, however, is covered by a heavy blanket of snow. Light frosts yesterday and today are the only Indications Baker has had of "Winter's approach. ALBANY LOSES PRIEST Kev. Joseph Clancy to Succeed Father Smith at Corvallls. ALBANY, Or Sept. 9. (Special.) Rev. Joseph Clancy, who has been as sistant rector of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church of this city during the past year and a half, has been ap pointed to succeed the Rev. Father Charles J. Smith, of Corvallls, who was recently transferred to St. Johns, Or. Father Clancy came to Albuny from Portland and has been prominent in Knights of Columbus circles here, tak ing an active Interest In that order. The service held at St. Mary's Church last Sunday as a thanksgiving for the election of Pope Benedict XV was the last ceremony attended by Father Clancy. He will take up his new work in Corvallls immediately. NOBLE OFF FOR SERVICE Lord William Percy Hurries From Alaska on Hearing of War. SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 9. Lord Wil liam Percy, son of the Duke of North umberland and known among scien tists as an enthusiastic ornithologist, arrived from Alaska today and left a few minutes later for London to enter the army In order to sustain the repu tation of the Fighting Percys. He was shooting birds on the shores f the Arctic when he heard of the out break of war. and turned back Imme diately. He shot five specimens of the exceedingly rare speckled elder duck, but four were moulting, so he got only one good specimen. old daughter from the Jurisdiction of the Polk County Court, by flight, has a chance yet to secure control of the child, as the case which came up for hearing today was postponed until Sep tember 23 to enable the young mother further to provide witnesses to testify to her competency as the custodian of the baby. The action was taken by the court today when J. Teuscher, an agent of the Oregon Boys' and Girls' Aid So ciety, of Portland, Introduced reports from the Portland police department in an attempt to show the mother's char acter was such as to make her unde sirable as custodian of her chiid. Mrs. Baldwin said these reports had not been proved and further declared that she would oppose any attempt to per mit the adoption of the little girl by other persons. She said Mrs. Bowers had come to her for advice and had acted on her suggestion, made with the view of bettering the position of the young mother. Mrs. Bowers says her . ex-husband, Roland Bowers, of Chehalls, Wash., who has been cited to appear in the case, will aid her in her fight to keep her child. Bil l, TO GIVE WAY TO WAR RET EJfUE, WASHINGTON HEARS. RAILROAD MEN ASK PRESIDENT'S HELP With Credit Impaired by War, Officials Plead for Sym pathy of Public. SECURITIES NEAR CRISIS Europe Will Require Payment of Maturing Obligations, Says State ment, and Will Xot Be Lender Again for Lang Time. and passenger agent of the Milwaukee at Butte, Mont., has been appointed general agent of the freight depart ment at Seattle, effective September 15, as successor to Robert M. Boyd, who died recently. The post was ten dered to R. K. Garrison, division freight and passenger agent at Port land, but he declined. R. J. Daniels, commercial agent at Portland, will succeed Mr. Hilman at Butte. Mr. Daniels' entire railroad ed ucation and training has been with the Milwaukee. He was the first sta tion agent at Miles City when the line was completed to that point on its way to tho Coast. Samuel Wilson, assistant general freight agent at Seattle, will succeed Mr. Daniels at Portland, but will carry the same title as he has borne here. His Jurisdiction In traffic subjects will be increased, and he returns to his old field, where he was general freight and passenger agent of the old Tacoma Eastern before its absorption by the Milwaukee four years age. Mr. Hu man came westward with the con struction of the line. He has been trained in the Milwaukee, holding po sitions in the traffic department when it did not extend farther west than Aberdeen, S. D. Mr. Daniels for a time was commercial agent at Aber deen, Wash. All changes will be ef fective next Tuesday. Agreement to Eliminate All New Proj ects and Only Keep Old Work Going la Talked Of. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. Sept. 9. Several Intangible rumors were in circulation today con cerning the probable disposition of the pending river and harbor bill. One was to the effect that the bill will be laid aside in the Senate as soon as the war revenue bill comes over from the House so that the latter measure can have the right of way and be assured of early , passage. This is said to be the plan of the Demo cratic leaders, acquiesced in by Senators Burton, Gallinger and others on tne Republican side. Vague rumors also were In circula tion that before the bill passed it would be cut to a figure which would provide only for the continuation of projects already under way and that all new projects would be eliminated. It is es timated by the War Department engi neers that appropriations aggregating 512,500.000 would suffice to keep sucn projects going and serve to obviate the discharge of employes now on river and harbor improvements. The President is said to favor the slash contemplated by this plan, but there is no evidence obtainable that he has given any suggestions to those In charge of the bill that the cut should be made. Senator Lane said tonight that there was some informal talk among Sen ators about cutting from the bill all objectionable items and scaling others so that work shall not be stopped on any project under way, but he knew of no definite movement to bring this about JACKSON FAIR IS OPEN EXHIBITS REACH BOO AND MORE ARE EXPECTED TODAY. Good Racing Programme Set and Fiur Weather Promised, So Record Attendance la Predicted. MEDFORD, Or., Sept. 9. (Special.) The Jackson County Fair formally opened this morning with prospects for the largest and best exhibits In Its history. More than BOO entries had been listed today and tomorrow is ex pected to see this figure increased. The women's and children's department. under the direction of the Greater Med ford Club, a mining display in charge of Henry Callaghan, and farm, fruit and grain displays fill the exhibit building. The poultry department is in charge of R. H. Paxton. The race programme will begin tomorrow, Including trot, pace and dash events. It is also Ash- and day and a large attendance is expected from that city. The race programme tnis year is arger and faster horses are entered than last year. Friday will be Medford day. The business houses and schools will close and a record attendance is expected. After threatening weather for two days the sky cleared this morning and ideal conditions are predicted for the remainder of the week. MAIL BIDS AGAIN ASKED Government Trying to Contract for Service to Myrtle Point. ROSEBURG, Or., Sept. 9. (Special.) For the second- time within the past w months the United States Govern ent has posted advertisement for bids .. 1 th TTH-rt States mails from Koseburg to Myrtle Point. The bids are to be filed with the Postoffice Department by Septemoer iv, and me onoi-osaful bidder will be required to file a bond for J35.000. Similar bids were aSKeo aooux iour nths ago, but they were rejected Dy . DnD,nffl. npnarfmflnf as pjfnesslve. Bids were then asked for carrying the mail over the Myrtle Point road to Marshfield In three divisions. These :ewise were rejected. row xne ae .mY,t tin :i--k...l aa-aln for bids for Trying the mail over the entire 60 es between ttoseDurg ana jnyriie .., THo nntrart nf Charles Bar nard expired July 1, and he Is carrying the mall under an extension agreement- He will retire from the service No vember 1. ma m ilk par ca mi! Pol DIVORCEE MAY WIN BABY Mrs. Baldwin, Public Safety Offi cer, Aids Mrs. Bowers. DALLAS. Or.. Sept. 9. (Special.) Defended by Mrs. Lola G. Baldwin, su perintendent of the department of pub lic safety for women in Portland, Mrs. Marion Bowers, the Portland young divorcee who figured In a spectacular attempt last week to take her 4-year- MILWAUKIE T0SELL BONDS Improvement of Front Street to Cost in Toto $44,000. MILWAUKIE. Or., Sept. 9. (Spe ial.) The Mllwaukie Council last itrht instructed Recorder Mathews to provide for the Issuing of improve ment bonds to tne amount oi -i,uuu for the Improvement of Front street. The total cost Is to be 44,000. the bal- ce to be paid by the properly owners ,h..i,- EcpKsmAnts. The Recorder stated that the 20,000 water bonds in hi- the Portland Lumberman's Trust Company, have not been called for and are still in the possession of the town. Consideration of the ordinance grant ing the Portland 4 Oregon City Rail way a franchise through Milwaukie was postponed, as Steven Carver, pro moter of the line, was not present. Lodges Feted at Ashland Soon. ASHLAND, Or.. Sept. 9. (Special.) Elaborate preparations are being made for the entertainment of the Grand Commandery, Knights Templar, which meets here September 24. It will be a dual event. Inasmuch as Hillah Tem ple, Mystic Shrine, will hold a cere monial on the same date which will be attended officially by the imperial po tentate. Providing 50 attend from Port land, a round trip rate of 13.70 from that city to Ashland has been secured. WASHINGTON, Sept. 9. Aid of the President in obtaining the sympathetic co-operation of the public and recogni tion of the existence of an emergency in railroad finance was urged today by a committee of railroad men who called at the White House. The President agreed to give careful consideration to the statement of the railroad men, but made no promises on their requests. He Is understood to favor the view that the railroads need assistance. Recognition of Emergency Desired. The specific requests of the railroad men were: "That the President will call the at tention of the country to the pressing necessity for support of railroad credit by the co-operative and sympathetic effort of the public and of all Govern mental authorities and that the rail roads be relieved as far as possible ol further immediate burdens involving additional expense. "That the President will urge a prac tical recognition of the fact that an emergency is on the railroads which requires, in the public interest, that they have an additional revenue and that the appropriate Government agen cies seek a way by which such addi tional revenues may be properly and promptly provided. "The credit of the railroads," said the statement, "seriously impaired, as we believed before the war started, Is now confronted by an emergency of a magnitude without parallel in history." Credit Conditions Break Down. "Simultaneously with the great im pairment of earnings," the statement said, "general credit conditions have broken down and the absolute and im mediate necessities of both public and private borrowers of money here and abread have already raised Interest rates to a level unthought of a few months ago rates much higher than present ne, earnings return on the rail road property of the United States. "This emergency was not contem plated when the Interstate Commerce Commission rendered Its decision In the Eastern rate case, yet the problems now confronting the railroads greatly transcend the seriousness of those which existed then. The menace is now not only to railroad credit, but to the transportation service itself, and efficient transportation Is inseparably connected with the welfare of our peo ple. Foreign Holdings Large. "Securities of United States rail roads." continues the statement, "held abroad are computed at from $3,000. 000,000 to $5,000,000,000. It is a cer tainty that bond and note obligations of the railroads maturing before the end of the year aggregate more than $520,000,000. In the highest public In terest It is imperative that those obli gations shall be met. Yet it Is evident that for a long time Europe will not be a lender of money to America. Ojx the contrary, the war will create such enormous . debts and involve such a general dislocation of Industry and commerce that Europe must realize largely on its holdings of American se curities, regardless of the price ob tainable." The closing of the New York Stock Exchange was pointed out and it was said that there was no present market for railroad securities, old or new. Should the stock market be reopened, at this time, the pressure of selling would inevitably be against railroad securities, it was said. Other Securities Threatened. The railroad men told the President "industrial issues will fall still more seriously. The public necessity to stem this tide of selling and to reduce to the utmost its destructive effect is one that calls for the exercise of every resource of statesmanship." Chairman Trumbull, of the Chesa peake & Ohio and the Missouri, Kan sas & Texas railways, acted as spokes man. The others in the committee were: Presidents Samuel Rea, of the Pennsyl vania; Daniel Willard. of the Baltimore & Ohio; Fairfax Harrison, of the South ern; E. P. Ripley, of the Santa Fe. and Hale Holden, vice-president of the Burlington. RARE SKINS COLLECTED BIOLOGICAL SURVEY FIELD MEN VISIT CENTRAL OREGON. Pelts of Hundred of Animals and Birds Sent to Department of Agriculture. SILVER LAKE, Or., Sept. 6. (Spe cial. Field men from the biological survey of the Department of Agricul ture are busy with traps and guns in Central Oregon, taking a collection of animal, bird and reptile life of the dif ferent zones. More than 700 speci mens have been shipped to Washing ton, D. C, from the country between Bend and Silver Lake. Some of the rarest specimens will be placed on ex hibit in the National Museum, others at the Smithsonian Institute and others retained by the biological survey. All the skins from this part of Ore gon will be collected by Luther Gold man and N. J. Frye, biologists and ex pert taxidermists, who have shifted their camp from one part of Silver Lake Valley to another for the past two weeks. From here the field men will go to Sican Marsh, where they expect to remain a month, then cross the mountains into Klamath County, con tinuing their work to the California line. This is the first survey of the kind ever made In Central Oregon and some rare specimens, says Mr. Goldman, have been sent to the National capital. The object of the work is to determine what grains and plants are best suited to the different zones or altitudes of the state. A pamphlet on the results of the work will be published by the Ag ricultural Department after the survey is completed. Messrs. Goldman and Frye camped at the head of Silver Lake for a week in the hope of obtaining the skin of a white-tailed deer, one of the smallest and rarest species in existence. Al though no deer was killed, the biolo gists did obtain other valuable pelts, including a short-tailed maltese mouse, dozens of kangaroo mice and rats, wood rats, pigmy rabbits, coyotes, gophers, two kinds of rattlesnakes and scores of birds, some of which have not been classified. The short-tailed mice, says Mr. -Goldman, probably are the rarest specimens obtained in this valley. SixMonthsHence You May Be Glad to Pay Us $35.00 For These Suits We Are Now Tailoring for No More Scotch, English and French "Woolens SPECIAL Letters and Telegrams From Import Representatives tell us that their supply of foreign goods has been cut off. No More Russian, Belgian or Holland Tailors Trimmings Eastern supply houses tell us we're foolish to sell any suits at less than the regular price. Further ship ments of foreign woolens and trimmings are out of the question. Six months hence wholesale prices may com pel us to charge from $6.00 to $8.00 above our regular prices. Yet, in spite of these facts, we continue our $23.50 Suit Special, although we may have to with draw it. Our Famous Yellow Edge Guaran- $01 .00 teed Fast Color Serge Remains at but we can't say for how long. How would you like to pay $40.00 for the same suit? Write for Samples and Home Measuring Instructions If You Live Out of Town. Mcdonald & collett Largest Men's Tailors in the West" 289 Washington St., Near Fifth. G. H. McCarthy, Manager Three Stores (Two in San Francisco) 741 MARKET STREET. 2184 MISSION STREET. W. P. L0RD1S ON TICKEf Portland Lawyer Accepts Progressive Nomination for Attorney-General. SALEM, Or, Sept. . (Special.) The Progressive party's candidate for Attorney-General will be W. P. Lord, formerly an attorney of this city, but now practising law In Portland. He has filed an acceptance of the nomina tion with Secretary of State Olcott. He was a candidate in the Republican primaries for the office, but was de feated by George Brown, of Roseberg. In the campaign for election he will be opposed by Mr. Brown, and John A. Jeffrey, the Democratic nominee for the office. According to the Secretary of State four Progressive nominees and 10 Dem ocratic nominees have either declined the nominations or failed to file their acceptance within the time required by law, and their names will not appear on the ballot. BULL MOOSE LIST FOUGHT Petition of New York Gubernatorial Aspirant Attacked. ALBANY, N. T., Sept 9. A formal protest against the validity of the nominating petitions of Frederick M. Davenport, a Progressive party candi date for Governor, charging that some signatures had been obtained "by fraud, bribery and deceit," was filed with the Secretary of State today, by Walter J. Rathborne. of New York. He also alleged that many of the signers were not enrolled Progres sives and that others had expressed a desire to Bupport William Sulzer. The protest will be referred to Mr. Daven port and his committee. MILWAUKEE RAISES AGENT A. J. Hilman, of Bntte, Made Freight Head at Seattle. SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 9. (Spe cial.) A. J, Hilman, division freight DALLAS SEEKS NEW HOMES Record Season of Building: Closed With Much Work Done. DALLAS. Or., Sept. 9. (Special.) More building has been done in Dallas during the present season than during1 any previous year in the history of this city. . . Most of the building1, however, has been confined to dwellings, with one or two stores being- erected, and one large garage. The large sawmill plant of the Willamette Valley Lumber Com pany, with a capacity of 100,000 feet a day, has been running continuously, re gardless of the fact that the lumber market has not been what it should be. Few men have been out of employ ment here. The septic tank which will take care of the sewage of the city is nearing completion. It is large enough to take care of the needs of Dallas for years to come. The total cost, in cluding that of the site, is $6100. OPEN SHOP LAUDED AND SCORED IN TURN PORTLAND GIRL IN COLOGNE .Mis. Harold Koenneman Describes Conditions as Uncomfortable. HOOD RIVER, Or.. Sept. 9. (Spe cial.) Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Wallace yes terday received a letter from their daughter, Mrs. Harold Koenneman, formerly of Portland. Mrs. Koenne man, whose husband is a German, re sides in Cologne. The letter, which was written at the time the German army was en route to Liege, says that conditions were uncomfortable in the German city. "We have nine soldiers as lodgers," says Mrs. Koenneman, "and more are expected." Until receipt of the letter Mr. and Mrs. Wallace had had no word from their daughter since the European conflict began. They had appealed to Senator Chamberlain and the German Ambassador to aid them In getting news. LINCOLN'S WOMAN FOE DIES Mrs. Amanda Weeks, 89, Seized at Assassination Time, Passes. WASHINGTON, Sept. 9. Mrs. Aman da Weeks, last survivor of those ar rested at the time of the assassination of President Lincoln and charged with having been Implicated in the plot, is dead at her home here at the age of 89. She was at the home of Mrs. Sur rat at the time of the murder and was said to have remarked when she heard the news: "Lincoln should have been shot long before." She was released after ten days in prison. Sherwood Trains Kills John White. SHERWOOD, Or., Sept. 6. (Special.) John White, 24, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. White, of Middleton, near here, to night was killed Instantly by a Port land, Eugene & Eastern train within a few rods of the Sherwood depot Th. train was on its way to Middleton and was traveling at fair rate of speed, but it Is said White stepped In front of the train. White's neck and both legs were broken. White was unmarried and a painter by trade. Vale Citizens Get Mail Contract. VALE, Or., Sept- 8. (Special.) Vale citizens have secured the contract for carrying the mail between Juntura and Burns. A telegram has been received from the department at Washington stating that Cole & Selby had been awarded the contract. They will re ceive $15,000 a year for the first and second-class mail and 1V4 cents a pound for the parcel post. Federal Hearing at Los An geles Brings Out Pro and Con Testimony. ONE BOSS PREFERS UNIONS Labor Men Say Low Wages and Long Honrs In Southern City Are Due to Mixed Policy Em ployers, Except One, Dissent. LOS ANGELES, Sept. 9. Open-shop . , . i v. i,ova caused low wages connitiuiio and long hours for labor and inefficient work and increased nnanciai promo i-r , itn.i for organized la- empiujciii, ....... - bor testified today before the Federal Industrial Relations Commission. ti,.aa nf f mnlo vers re- sponded that the open-shop policy had not only increased their profits, but had brought to them a class of efficient contented workmen and removed all possibility of striae irouu.c 1 . , AA.Ani.tnrv nntn pounded ine oiuy - - came from Fred L. Baker, president and manager of the Baker Iron Works, which employs both union and non- ... , u nr.ri rnn.t he union men, wuou - hoped conditions would change so that employers migni oe u. -with union labor, as he believed they had many advantageous things to of fer. . Incorporated union sokiwiw. v .,n wan that unions should be Incorporated and made re sponsible ana inai mu should fix a minimum wage, which would make it Impossible for th. un scrupulous employer to take advantage of labor. Mr. Baker was accused previously by C. F. Grow, a union man, with being responsible tor ine opou-auy v-u.-tion which exists today In the local metal trades field. He said Mr. Baker failed to keep an agreement he mad. with the unions in 1910, but this waa denied by Mr. Baker. J. W. Buzzell, business agen of the Metal Trades Council, said there was no doubt that the Los Angeles employ ers could show greater earnings than the San Francisco employers, who deal with the unions. Mr. Buzzell. insist ed, however, that the product of Ban Francisco labor would prove superior. A similar view was held by Thomas Barker, secretary of the Los Angeles Building Trades Council, who followed Mr. Buzzell. Police "I ed aa Pickets." "It is our belief." Mr. Buzzell said, "that the police have been used as pickets for employers." t n n -1. - en t i , H a , th, it .. T. n .- -i ' axi. fa.. i ......... ...... m i average of organized labor among riCKiaj era. iiiuiuuvib, once, ihgi.i workers, carpenters, plasterers, hod carriers, lathers, ironworkers and painters here Is only 5 per cent. He Beautiful Benlng, Steck, Lester and Weber pianos must be sold at once. Bankrupt piano sale. mis sale was authorized by order of the court- For full particulars, read pag. 7, this paper. also compared Log Angeles and San Francisco wage scales to show the for mer was much lower. H. W. Bryson, a building contractor, said he would not employ union labor because of the dictation, domination, selfishness and utter disregard of con tracts existing in Its ranks. He admit ted that no organization ever had broken a contract with him. RED TAPE HAMPERS SUIT Attorney-General Explains Delay in Case for Recovery of Land. EUGENE, Or., Sept. 9. (Special.) Federal red taps is given as the ex cuse by A. M. Crawford, Attorney General, for procrastination on the part of the State of Oregon in filing suit against F. A. Hyde to recover 40,000 acres of stata school land alleged to have been fraudulently obtained from the state. Judge Harris recently upheld the demurrer of the defendants on th. point that mors than 10 year, had passe.l after ths allsgsd fraudul.nt acts had been committed befors ths filing of ths suit The land was obtalnsd by Hyds In 1198, and Judg. Harris gavs th. Stat, of Oregon an opportunity to flls an amended complaint to show rsasonablo cause for the delay. Lane County Harvest Ore. JUNCTION CITY, Or B.pt. 9. (Spe cial.) Lane County farmers aft.r the showers fired their straw .tacks, which had been waiting for soma time. Tho threshing In this section Is completed and th. hop crop 1. half harvest. d. Ap proximately 600 pickers are In th. hop yards north of Junction City. Th. rain was not sufficient to break th. hard pan so that th. farmers can start th.lr Fall plowing. Canadian Northern h y; mil, cf ro. l completed and 7152 mile, under op. ration In I'Hnad "Seeing Chamberlain's Tablets so highly recommended for stomach trouble, I bought a bottle of them. They strengthened my digestion and finally cured me of stomach trouble' B. F. Er win, Peru, Ind. SOLD! September 8tK 280 Tons ONLY 18 MORE DAYS To Order Carbon Briquets at Summer Prices Order "Now Pay Later Portland Gas & Coke Co.