TILE SUNDAY OREGOSIAX. PORTLAM). JULY 12, 1908.
STUDY WORDS
Finley and Bohlman Back
From Long Trip. '
FIND MANY SPECIES RARE
Ornithologists Sound Warning for
Bettor Protection After Journey
of 1000 Miles Through South
ern Part of State.
After spending two months In the
lake region of Southeastern Oregon In
vestigating conditions and studying
bird and animal life In that locality.
Herman T. Bohlman and William 1
Finley returned to Portland last night.
These two ornithologists have been
working in the Interests of the Audu
bon Society, whose purposes are to
protect and to preserve the wild birds
tnd animals in this state.
Mr. Finley and Mr. Bohlman made
!he trip south from The Dalles in Mr.
Bohlman's White steamer, which had
keen remodeled and equipped with, a
tomplete camping outfit. They carried
their camera equipment and exposed 60
' lozen plates on various phases of wild
Sird and animal life. traveled 1000
allies through Grant. Harney and l-ske
Counties, besides cruising many miles
n the lakes In a canvas boat.
Trip Full of Hardships.
"Our trip was full of hardships, espe
rtally wliile we were on the lakes."
laid Mr. Finley last night; "but we se
cured some valuable notes on bird and
nlmal life, and I hope some fine pho
tographs. We are more than ever satis.
Bed in our belief that efforts must be
made immediately to preserve some of
ur wild creatures. I believe there are
today less than 3000 antelope In our
late. Their destruction has been
rapid. The antelope Is an animal well
equipped by Nature, but he cannot hold
his own against the Invasion of new
et tiers. Jn a few years the last of
!he herd will be gone and the antelope
In Oregon will be extinct. The moun
tain sheep, also, is practically extinct
In Oregon. I know of a small band
till found In the Stein Mountains tn
the southern part of Harney County,
but it numbers only five ewes and
Ihree rams.
"Among the native wild birds, the
nowy heron has suffered most. It Is
practically extinct In this state because
for years It has been sought by the
plume hunter. The only two colonies
In the state we have known of were in
Klamath County and on Lake Malheur.
Both of these were annihilated year3
go. For .over a month we cruised
Malheur I,ake In a small boat hunting
for the remnants of thousands of these
snow-white birds. In all that time we
saw only two snowy herons. I doubt
1f over two dozen of these birds are to
be found In the state, while In the '90s
one of the plume hunters made over
$1200 in a day and a half 'shooting up'
the colony.
Sage Grouse Now Scarce.
"From the sportsman's standpoint,
the sage grouse or sage hen is a good
game bird, but their numbers are fall
Ing off rapidly. They can never hold
"their own like the Chinese pheasant or'
even the quail or the sooty or blue
grouse.
"We found several new and and ln
, tnresting birds that we had not met in
our previous work. The bobolink, for
Instance, is a common resident of Har
ney County and sings as sweetly as in
a New England meadow. The cowbird
and Eustern kingbird we found all
through that section of the state. We
also found a colony of .white-faced
glossy ibis breeding on Lake Malheur.
This Is a rare bird for our state and
the colony we found is the only one
we know of in Oregon.
"On the whole Malheur Lake is the
greatest feeding and breeding ground
, for water fowl on the Pacific Coast. I
doubt If its equal exists anywhere in
the United States. It should be set
aside as a wild bird preserve."
AMERICANS ARE WINNERS
(Continued from First Page.)
mon scored 73, while Eastman got 71.
This splendid showing gave the Ameri
cans a total for this range of 430 out
of a possible 450. The visitors were
greatly satisfied with this score. The
continental competitors on the team
were away behind.
The American team increased its lead
still further at the 900-yard range,
scoring 405 for this distance, while
Kngland made but 3!9 and Canada 3S5.
American Women Attcud.
Many American women Journtyed
.down to Bisley to cheer their country
men. The calmest confidence of the
American is a matter of general re
mark. Captain Casey, of Delaware, did
not do so well at the 900-yard range,
finishing with 7. Wldner. however,
kept up his good shdotlng, and scored
72. The other Individual totals were:
Martin, 71; Lueshner and Eastman,
67; Benedick, 61. The total for the
range. 405, was a pretty serious falling
off. The lapse was general among all
teams, and less marked In the case of
the Americans than any other. Luesh
ner's low score at this range lost him
the distinction of getting the best indi
vidual scores, which he had held
throughout the contest. He was suc
ceeded, however, by another American,
Martin, whose aggregate of 361 put
him one point in front of the Canadian,
Serjeant Smith. The aggregates of the
remaining teams at the end of this
range were: France. 1986; Sweden.
1944; Norway, ISOs; Greece, 1721. and
Denmark, 16S9.
Crown Prince Praises.
The team firing at the last range. 1000
yards, opened under favorable auspices.
The American and British teams each
had around them a large crowd of ad
mirers and interested spectators. The
Crown Prince of Sweden watched the
work of Swedish marksmen for awhile
and then, walking down the line, accom
panied by the Swedish Minster and Lord
Cheylesmoore. president of the National
Rifle Association, took, up a position be
hind the chair of General Drain, the
leader of the American team. From this
point he followed with obvious interest
the fortunes of Casey and Winder, the
only two Americans who were then shoot
ing. They were both steadily hitting the
bullseye, while the British team, their
nearest competitor, was losing ground.
Winder and Casey finished with 69
each, as against the score of 65 and 67
made by the first two English marksmen
at the finish. Immediately the Ameri
can victory was announced, the Swedish
Crown Prince shook General Drain's hand
heartily and congratulated him upon the
work of the team. The scores of the
other competitors were aa follows:
France, 2272: Sweden, 2213: Norway,
2192; Greece. 1686: Denmark, 1908.
The British team finished before the
American. The last man to lire at the
American target was Benedick, who
made the lowest aggregate for the team,
407. The other individual aggregates for
the team were Martin and Lueshner, with
430 each, constituting the highest Indi
vidual score of the match: Winder, with
429, Casey with 423 and Eastman with 421.
According to shooting etiquette, the
honor of the highest mdivdual score
goes to W. F. Lueshner, of New York,
who scored a greater number of points
up to the longest distance than Major
W. Bk Martin, of New Jersey, who tied
htm on the thousand-yard range.
The official, announcement of the 300
yards, Individual match shoot yesterday
gives the gold medal to Helger, of Nor
way, who scored- 904: the silver medal to
Lieutenant Semon, of Ohio, with 886. and
the bronze medal to Sather, of Norway,
with 879.
The protest of Gorman. American,
against a miss with which he was cred
ited in the individual revolver contest
has been disallowed The gold, silver and
bronae medals in this contest were to
day officially awarded respectively as
follows:
Van Aebrock, Belgium, with 490:
Storms, Belgium, with 487. and Gorman,
American, with 485.
. Another Great Victory.
In the team revolver competition, which
occupied most of the day. the Americans
scored another fine victory. They de
feated the teams composed of four men
each, of the United Kingdom, Sweden,
France. Belgium. Hollanad and Greece.
The American revolver team was com
posed of Gorman. Axtell. Calkins and
Diets. With a grand individual aggre
gate of 501, Gorman had the satisfaction
of beating the Belgian Van Aebrock. Van
Aebrock was the winner in yesterday's
individual competition, but today he was
able to pile up only 493. The individual
competition scores of the other American
revolver team were: Calkins. 473; Diets,
472: Axtell. 468.
The aggregate team scores were:
American, 1914; Belgium, 1816, and Eng
land. 1816.
Fly tn Ointment.
Dr. R. H. Sayre. captain of the Ameri
can revolver team, declared that the
team was delighted with its success to
day, but he expressed disappointment at
the decision of the judge with regard to
Gorman's shot in the individual compe
tition. As a consequence of the dispute that
arose over the miss score against Gor
man yesterday in this contest, the
American and Belgium revolver teams
are endeavoring to fix up a pistol match
to be shot at Brussels.
NEVADA T01 IS BUSIED
8CHURZ, RAWHIDE STAGE-LINE
TERMINI'S, WIPED OUT.
Expensive Buildings Erected In New
Sagebrush City at Mercy
of Flames.
RENO, Nev., July 11. (Special.) The
town of Schurx, on. the Southern Pacific,
east of Reno, and the Junction where
the Rawhide automobile stagelines meet
the railroad, has been completely de
stroyed by fire. Only a few expensive
buildings stood on the townsite, which
has made its growth since the Rawhide
boom, yet the loss on these few struc
tures will exceed 120,000.
The fire started in the new annex of
the Riverside Hotel, owned by D. V.
Snowgoose, a prominent mining man of
Rawhide. It is thought, from a match
thrown on the. floor by one of the guests.
There are no fire-fighting facilities In
the little town and tho whole business
center burned within a period of three
hours, notwithstanding the stubborn
sistance of bucket brigades handled by
all the citizens of the town.
The Riverside Hotel was only recently
completed.
Can Get Title In One Year.
OREGON IAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, July 11. The Secretary of the In
terior today issued an order permitting
settlers on the Minnidoka irrigation tract
in Idaho to pay building charges, amount
ing to $22 per acre, in from one to ten
years Installments. The previous order
would not permit full payment Inside
five years. Failure to get title was de
laying the levying of taxes and imped-
Where Landlords Come Out Ahead
In Kansas City, Mo., They Demand Kent in Advance, and Blacklist
Nonpayers.
CULLV halt the people in 'Kansas
I City do not own their own homes
and come under the class known as
"renters" or "boarders," so that the
problem of furnishing homes for the
200.000 people is one with which the real
estate and rental dealer grapples every
day. There are nearly S00 firms in this
city which make a specialty of renting
houses and collecting the rents each
month, while 2000 others rent rooms,
either furnished or unfurnished, and spe
cial laws have been passed by the Legis
lature for the protection of the land
lord. In many cities the real estate deal
ers and rental agents have what Is
known aa the "black list." In which is
printed the name of every person in
the city who has failed to pay his rent
in a specified time and Is known as a
"dead beat," but in Kansas City the
rental agents do not resort to this
method. Each rental agent keeps a
"black list" of his own, and if there
is any question as to the ability or
willingness of the tenant to pay, his
rent, he Is soon face to face with the
problem of finding a home at all. It
is for this reason that most persons
who own houses which they desire to
rent place them in the care of the ren
tal agent, for It is then his business
not only to rent the nouse to a desirable
tenant, but to see that the rent Is col
lected. Real estate dealers and rental
agents In Kansas City in times past
used to publish a list of delinquents as
furnished by the members of the asso
ciation, but this Is now deemed unnec
essary and the practice is no longer
continued. The agent now depends
upon communication by telephone to sev
eral dealers as to the desirability of the
prospective tenant. Should a man ap
proach a dealer to rent a house which is
on his list, he is at once asked the ques
tion where he lived before and from what
agent he rented.
The agent is then interviewed, and if
the tenant has been prompt In payment,
he has no trouble In renting. Should the
tenant refuse to give the name of the
agent from whom he has formerly
rented, the dealer becomes suspicious
and further inquiry as to his position,
habits, etc.. is made. It is almost im
possible for that class of citizens known
as "dead beats" to obtain shelter for
themselves and families. Sickness, loss of
position or other reasonable excuses for
delinquency in the payment of rents are
accepted and In nearly all cases the time
is extended where the tenant shows an
Inclination to pay..
It is the universal custom of rental
scents to demand the rent for a house in
advance so that it is seldom more than
one month's rent lost. In this the land
lord enjoys almost a monopoly, for in
rractically no other business is a thing
paid for before It la received, as Is rent.
Merchants
Savings Trust
Company
247 WASHINGTON STREET
v
Capital$150,000
Fays interest on Savings Ac
counts and Time Certificates.
Receives deposits subject to
check without limitation as to
amount. ,
Effects collections in any part
of the country on most reason
able terms.
Acts as Trustee in all legiti
mate relations.
Cares for properties, collects
rents, etc.
Interviews solicited with those
contemplating any phase of oar
service.
inT the improvement of towns. The
change is made jn recognition of popular
clamor.
CARRIES RECORD CARGO
Warwick Clears From Hoquiaru
With 8,290,000 Feet of Lumber.
HOQlTiAM, Wash., July 11. (Spe
cial.) The British tramp steamer
Wimbledon, which cleared from this
port some three weeks ago for Callao,
carrying 3.003.000 feet of lumber, was
nailed as liav.n" taken the banner
cargo from Grays Harbor, but her rec
ord was considerably beaten today
when her sister ship, the Earl of Car
rick, cleared for Sydney via Comox,
carrying 3,290,000 feet and drawing
over 27 feet of water. The Carrick ex
perienced no difficulty in crossing the
ar.
Seattle Firm Gets Contract.
SEATTLE, Wash.. July 11. The fight
waged for months between Frank Water
house & Co. and Jebsan & Ostrander for
control of flour shipments to the Orient
suddenly took a turn In favor of the for
mer concern this morning, when Water
house was advised by telegraph from the
office of the Secretary of War that his
bids for carrying Quartermaster's sup
plies to the Philippines from Seattle has
been accepted. In some respects Water
house was a high bidder, having put m
an offer to carry forage for $4 a ton and
lumber for J10 a thousand feet ss against
$3.94 for forage ani $8.94 for lumber by
Jebsen & Ostrander. The latter concern
also claims its bid for transporting
horses and mules was $25 per head lower
than that of Waterhouse. As a result of
the award Waterhouse & Co. secure a
contract involving $250,000 per year.
Arrested for Striking Widow.
Morris Nudleman. 43 years old. living
with his wife, at 269 Fourth street, was
arrested last night on a warrant issued
by Judge Van Zante, charging him with
assault and battery. The complainant
is Mrs. Sophie Ankelis. a middle-aged
widow and a neighbor of Nudleman's. She
alleges that Nudleman, who is considered
eccentric, so far lost control of himself
as to strike her during a neighborhood
misunderstanding. Nudleman was re
leased on bail, and will receive a hearing
before Judge Van Zante Monday morn
ing. The grocer may give a week's credit,
or may demand his money cash on de
livery, the dry goods merchant, the
hardware merchant or others may send
out goods the same way, but in each
case the purchaser gets what he pur
chased upon the payment of the pur
chase price. In renting it is somewhat
different, for when the advance " money
is paid, the tenant takes the chances of
the house remaining untouched by fire,
tornado or cyclone for at least 30 days.
A lease of a house for a year of more
is even more of a protection, to the land
lord for If he is so disposed, he can de
mand and collect the lease money under
law whether the tenant has the use of
the building or not.
On the other hand, should a tenant
refuse or fail to pay his rent, he may
be put out on a three days' notice, and
his household goods held as security un
til the money due Is paid. It may be
said to the credit of the average Kan
sas City landlord and agent, however,
that it Is seldom this law is enforced, for
If the tenant is unable to pay. the "black
list" is generally about the worst punish
ment offered him. In case a house Is de
stroyed, the lessee is generally furnished
with another house or the rent money is
not collected.
There are few men working on a salary
who ever get their salary before it is
earned, and to this class of men the de
mand for rent money in advance seems
a hardship, but It Is argued that when
once paid, the tenant Is sure of a home
and it Is Just as easy to pay it at the be
ginning of the second month as It Is at
the end. Real estate dealers say that
all people in the Western country are
more or less extravagant and are prone
to forget those debts which are not
pressing, so they have established this
rule of collecting in advance.
The "landlady" or the boarding-houso
keeper is even better protected than the
rental landlord or agent, for not only can
the personal property of a "roomer" be
held for his room and board In case it Is
not paid, but the law goes further and
.provides a fine and imprisonment for one
who "jumps a board bill." This has
often been enforced, and with good ef
fect. It is the universal custom of boarding-houses
and hotels to demand that
guests without baggage pay in advance
and this Is not without reason. The
hotel or boarding-house can accom
modate so many guests and preparation
and service is made for this number so
that the "roomer" is almost sure to get
what he pays for. Kansas City has near
ly 2000 boarding-houses, in addition to
the 225 hotels, and this does not Include
the numerous fiats and private houses
in which one or more boarders are kept.
The fine for "beating" a board bill is
from $5 to $M0. In addition to the pay
ment of the bill, and a person may be
Imprisoned if the fine and hill Is not paid.
Kansas City Journal.
! HIGH-CLASS UPHOLSTERY WORK AT MOST REASONABLE PRICES-PHONE EX. 34
$10.00 Teakwood Chairs, fiber
$10.00 Fiber Chairs, reduced
$11.00 Child's Fiber Rockers,
SHOWING NEW PATTERNS xffi HODGE'S
SANITARY FIBER FLOOR COVERINGS
As ideal and economical floor-coverings no carpets and rugs are so popular today as the
celebrated Hodges Fiber. They are distinctive in weave, design and coloring, and pre
sent a more artistic and pleasing effect when laid than do many high-grade carpets and
rugs. For sleeping-rooms and nurseries the Hofi (Hodge's Fiber) are unexcelled, being
odorless and perfectly hygienic. . The "Hofi" brand is the original of the fiber carpet
industry, and is imitated by numerous other makes. The new patterns are now dis
played in the Carpet Department. Three grades jn "Hofi," priced as follows, including
sewing, laying and lining 50 per yard, 60 per yard and 75 per yard.
414 ft: by IV2 ft. Rugs
6 ft. by 9 ft. Rugs ...
8i 4 ft. by IO12 Rugs
$2.50
$2.75
$3.00
$3.50
$4.25
$4.50
Hammocks,
Ham-mocks,
Hammocks,
Hammocks,
Hammocks,
Hammocks,
reduced
reduced
reduced
reduced
reduced
reduced
SALE LAWN MOWERS
Our remaining stock of the machines are also
offered in a two-days' sale at much less than regu
lar values commencing tomorrow in the Base
ment Section.
Tip-Top Mowers; 14-inch size; a good,
serviceable machine, reg. $3.50, special. . .$2.85
Tip-Top Mowers; 16-inch size; regular
price $1.00, special .'. $3.i0
Wizard Mowers; 16-inch; ball-bearing; .
adjustable throughout; reg. $6.50, sp'l. . !$4.90
Highland Mowers; 16-inch size; a high
grade machine; regular price $11.50, sp'l $7.35
FREE DELIVERY
TO ALL SUBURBS
An efficient delivery service
enables us to make free and
prompt delivery to all suburbs,
and the following adjacent towns
Oregon City, Vancouver, St.
John, Milyaukie, Oswego, Mount
Scott and Linnton.
V Sanitary"
Eefrigerators
in Residence '
and Hotel Sizes.
Basement
Department.
YOUR CREDIT
IS 600D
WHIRLING SKATE CRAZE
You May Soon Be Waited on tj a
Shopgirl on Rollers.
New York Sun.
"I thought I had already seen skates
put to every possible use." said a woman
who has been visiting in. Washington,
D. C, "but the other day I came across
them serving In an entirely new capac
ity. "I went Into a department store and
made my way to a certain counter,
where I Inquired for a particular kind of
lace. Before I got the words out of my
mouth the salesgirl had glided about 10
feet down the counter, picked up a piece
of lace and swooped back into position
opposite me.
"Well, the lace was what I wanted, but
CLOSING OUT ALL SUMMER
FURNITURE the LINEN FIBER
Tomorrow, Tuesday and Wednesday we place on sale and at greatly reduced
prices every piece of this artistic and durable outdoor furniture. " Linen
Fiber" is very novel in appearance and possesses many advantages over any
other furniture for like purpose. It is made from hemp fiber, twisted into
cords and braided into strands, making it very strong and durable. The
designs shown in these pieces are entirely different from the ordinary styles
so common in out-door furniture, and the various finishes are both appropri
ate and artistic. See window display. Prompt and careful attention will be
given to mail orders and out-of-town inquiries.
backs and seats,' red. to $3.35
to $4.40
reduced to $4.95
$ 4..50
$ 8.00
$10.00
to....... $1.75
to J $1.85
to. , . , . .;..... . . . .'. .$3.00
to?;...:..;...:.. ....$2.45
to ...$3.10
to.... $3.25
PORCH BLINDS
Protect your porch or balcony
and enjoy their freedom by the
use of effective porch blinds. We
have the most durable, the most
artistic, in the following sizes:
4 feet by 8 feet, price . ... . $3.00
6 feet by 8 feet, price $4.50
8 feet by 8 feet, price: ... .$6.00
you can believe I didn't say so. I asked
lor something else, and to my intense
Joy it proved to be something at the
other end of the counter. Off glided the
girl and I tagged excitedly along In the
aisle. -
"Of course that gave me a chanve to
see how she d-.d it- She didn't strike out
boldly, as If she had a whole rink to
swing in. But with almost no effort at all
she could roll along for eight or ten feet
at a roll. Apparently her skates had
rubber wheels, for she made no noise at
all.
"When we got to the end of the counter
of course 1 said that what she had first
showed me would do after all, and we
skated back to our first stop. At least
she did. and when I saw how easy it was
I more than half decided to do my shop
ping on skates the next time.
"I didn't, though, and that Is the only
$11.50 Fiber Seats, reduced to
$13.00 Fiber Rockers, reduced to
$17.00 Fiber Rockers, reduced to
9 ft. by 12 ft. Rugs . . . .$12.00
10i2 ft. by 12 ft. Rugs .$16.50
12 ft. by 12 ft. Rugs .' .$18.00
SPECIAL SALE OF HAMMOCKS
The season being so far advanced as to necessitate reduction in
seasonable stocks, we place on sale tomorrow and Tuesday, and at
attractive special prices, our entire line of Hammocks. In these
are offered a variety of patterns and a wide range of prices for
selection. .
$5.25 Hammocks, reduced to....... ..$3.95
$5.75 Hammocks, reduced to . .$4.25
$6.25 Hammocks, reduced to ....$4.65
$6.75 Hammocks, reduced to...... ..$4.95
$7.00 Hammocks, reduced to $5.35
$8.00 Hammocks, reduced to $5.95
$8.25 Hammocks, reduced to $6!l0
KITCHEN
CUPBOARD
SPECIAL 36.9Q
A well constructed kitchen piece that
sells regTiIarly for $13.00. Made of pop
lar in dark golden finish, having orna
mental top panel and paneled sides. Up
per compartment has two glass doors
and two shelves. Lower compartment
has two paneled doors. Two drawers
between compartments. An excep
tional bargain at the above special
Monday and Tuesday.
ftOU5EFURm5HER5l
example I have ever run across of skates
on either side of the counter."
Mechanical Music
The viano dealers recently- In confer
ence here have uttered a comforting pre
diction as to the future effect upon their
trade', of the mechanical piano-playing
devices. It appears from iheir statements
that, the sals of tnese appliances has
grown steadily larger, while the teachers
of the piano report simultaneously that
the number of their pupils has so far
shown no decrease. The sale of the reg
ular Instruments has not diminished and
the demand for pianos supplied with the
new appliances Is ever increasing. Thus
t appears that the machines have tended
to multiply the demand for pianos from
players as well as from those whose lack
of early training compels them to take
$5.00
$6.S5
$8.0O
SPCi
1 8 jljl
WINDOW SHADES
Three sizes in oil opaque Shades
at special . prices tomorrow and
Tuesday. Complete with nickel
ring pulls delivered only.
75c Shades, ' 3 ft. wide, y2. ft!
long ; each. . . . . ... . ,. ., . . .50
$1.25 Shades, 3 ft. 9 in. wide, 6
ft. long; each ........75i
$1.65 Shades, 4 ft. wide, 6. ft.
long; each .....90
"New Process
Gas Ranges.
Efficient,
Economical.
Sold on
Easy Payments
5
their' enjoyment on the . mechanical In
struments. .
Experience has shown that the median-"
leal players H not discourage those who
are anxious to learn the art .of playing
i ne new metnod of making
music does not divert them from the ef-
ion io learn in the old-fashioned way.
So here in nn f a n t k.,kt.i. . i
... . w iiiiru ins
triumph of a mechanical process has not'
cumuuiea ine art wmch suggested
it.
Chicago Widows ijose to Chehalig.
CHEHALIS. Wash., July 11. (Spe
cial.) Lst evening at 6:30 the Cha
halis ball team played a burlesque
game of ball at Millett Field with the
Merry Widows Club from Chicago. The
score was 9 to 1 In favor of the local n.
and might just as well have been to
to 0-
Make your)
own terms ,1
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