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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIA:sV PORTLAND, JULY. 26, 1903.:
WEST INSPECTS -YAPNA
TRACK
Railroad Commissioner Walks
83 Miles and Tests Ties "
With Hatchet, , .. T
WILL MAKE FULL. REPORT
State Official Seeks Information
First-Hand in Order' to See
That Road Is Safe for "'.
Excursion Trains. -
Oswald "West, State Railroad Com
missioner, Who is always doing1 sensa
tional stunts 'in investigating the rail
roads, has Just concluded another
unique tour of investigation, the re
sults of which he promises to embody
in a formal report to the State Rail
road Commission within the next few
days. Mr. West has completed a walk
ing trip from Albany to Yaquina, a
distance of 83 miles. 'During the trip
he made a minute ' examination into
the condition of - the roadbed, tracK
and bridges of theline, which is now
the property of the - Harriman inter
ests. '
Commissioner West carried with him
a hatchet, which he applied to .the ties
and timbers of the road to determine
their physical condition. Whether the
timbers of the trestles were well pre
served or not he could determine in
this way and this was the 'prime cause
for his taking the trip.
Many Bridges on Line.
The Corvallis & Eastern, between
Albany and Yaquina,. crosses and re
crosses the Yaquina -River a great
many times, besides bridging a num
ber of mountain gulches with high
trestles. There are, between Albany
and Yaqutna on this line of railway,
140 bridges. This fact was the chief
cause of the trip teeing undertaken,
for unless these high bridges are kept
In the proper condition any one of
them might collapse .when a heavily
loaded Summer excursion train passed
over it, causing many deaths.
. Thq walk of 83 miles that Mr. Wast
undertook required some time, but was
completed during the past week. He
went carefully over every rod of track
with his hatchet and examined the
bridges with . the closest scrutiny,
climbing down the mountain sides to
the bottoms erf the gulches to investi
gate the stability of the foundations
and the condition of the timbers.
Mr. West found no serious defects in
the road, so far as has been learned,
although what will be embodied in his
report cannot now be known.- Offi
cials connected with the line are sat
isfied with its physical condition and
say it Is fully up to the standard of
Oregon railroads.
Former Trip in Cattle Qar:
iur. eai iiinuu n. sensational trip
last year on a cattle train , from the
Upper Willamette. Valley to Portland
to observe the methods used in -trans
porting cattle from the farms to the
local stockyards. Disguised as a farm'
hand, he was hired to care for the
cattle on their- journey to , Portland.;
Upon accomplishing the Journey s Mr.
West reported that the methods of 'car
ing for cattle while in transit In this
state are cruel and unnecessarily "bru
tal? . He said the journey was slow
and tedious and the cattle suffered
agonies from thirst and hunger.
It was Mr.' West,- also.who walked
over the West Side division of .the
Southern, Pacific, from Corvallis to
Portland some time . ago- after a pas
senger train had been wrecked near
Forest Grove. Carrying a hatchet with
him he chopped "into ties aWng the
railway to see If they were sound, and
he reported that a very large percent
age were rotten and unsafe.
It is expected that Mr. West's forth
coming report will contain some sen-
sational features. A walk of 83 miles
means much time and effort wasted
unless it develops something worth
while. .
SAVAG
E IS IN : JAILI
PREDICTS BIG WEHAT CROP
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A. Charlton Says feark of Short-
5 ' ' age Are Unfounded. -.-
That th wheat crop of. the Falouse
country will be -an average one is the
belief of A. D. Charlton, assistant g-en-eeral
passenger agent for the Northern
Paelfic, who has Just returned from a
trip through. . Washington. He says
that wjille the grain has been much
damaged in spots, this condition does
not necessarily mean a cre-p failure-or
even a small yield xn the whole. While
the grain generally will yield less per
acre than last .'year,, the acreage is
larger and this will make up for
shorter yield per acre, so that the total
crop will averages up wll. .With the
good prices 1n prospect, -Mr.- Charlton
belleves.-the crop, isv such that it means
continued prosperity for the Inland
Empire and consequently for Portland.
- Mr.-Charlton met C.-M. Levey, third
vice-president of -the Northern Pa
cific, on ' the Sound and' traveled
through the state with him. Mr. Levey
Is on a trip looking over the west end.
of the line, and will be in Portland
the last of this . week. He will spend
several days in this city. ' - -
, Reports Improved Conditions.,
That business conditions throughout
the West are improving gradually is
the statement of A. J. McCabe, a dealer
in railroad equipment, with offices In
the Chamber of Commerce building,
who has just returned from a trip
through Montana and Colorado.-: He
says the return to normal, conditions Is
slow but steady throughout the coun
try visited. '
VAN RENSSELAER IS SANE
Scion of Knickerbocker Family Who
, Threatened His Mother.'
NEW YORK. July 25. John A. Van
Rensselaer, well known in Newport and
Philadelphia, who was arrested Monday,
charged with sending a threatening letT
ter to his mother, was arraigned today
and paroled in the custody of his coun
sel. Van Rennselaer was in.Bellevue
Hospital several days i under observa
tion as to his condition, from which
institution he was discharged, as sane.
Counsel was directed to produce Van
Rennselaer in court Tuesday in order
to ascertain if the young man'a, mother
desires to press the charge.. ' .
There are 28.78 miles of railroad Use' in
the United States for every 10.000 Inhab
itants, as against ff.2 miles in 'Germany.
B.5 in .the United Kingdom and 7.4 In
France. -
Negro .Rearrested for. Kansas
' ' ;City Mail Robbery. '
NEW EVIDENCE- IS FOUND
Detectives Now Believe That Booty
Amounting to Over $50,000 Was '
Buried by Thief Be
fore His Flight. ' V
KANSAS CITY, July 25. Charles 'W.
Savage, a .negro, was arrested here to
day-' by postofflce 'authorities,' charged
with stealing a matt pouch In the Kan
sas-City Union Station June 6 last, getting
$50,000 being sent from Los Angeles to
a New iTorif City bank. The inspectors'
assert that they have positive evidence
against Savage and declare their belief
that he ;nas buried the. money,, intending
to recover it. aiter his' release from the
penitentiary-i ' - tif
' Savage was, taken into custody a few
hours after he returned to -the city. He
had since leaving visited several cities in
ths West, including Denver. In his pock
t the detectivee found a clipping from a
Denver newspaper giving the calculations
of a robber .who had stolen a large sura
of money and buried it. The man had
. been sent -to -toe. penitentiary' for a num
ber of years and in the stories he figured
It. otJt that by serving a certain number
of years he would, upon his Release, have
.earned $6G,O0O a year. Upon this the in
spectors base their belief that Savage has
concealed the stolen money, hoping to re
gain 'it when finally he. is given his free
dom, t'
A few days following -the Kansas City
robbery, Savage was arrested by the local
police. He paid a -lawyer $200 to defend
him, and was .released, the judge Holding
that there was not sufficient evidence on
which to hold the ' man. Savage imme
diately left the city and since then evi
dently, has. traveled" extensively. The
postofflce.' inspectors' . had information
that Savage would return here today, and
when he appeared ""at a" negro lodging
house they arrested him.. Savage eurren-r
dered without a struflffle and was taken
to the Postofflce building. He was put
under a severe examination. Aside from
admitting that he had served a sentence
on McNeil's Island for a'-mailpouch rob
bery, .the prisoner would tell but little'
about himself, . ' ' v
.The' robbery of the pouch in Kansas
City, June 6, was bold in the extreme.
Savage evidently . knew that it was be
ing sent across the country, and is sup
posed to have known the exact time it
would reach here.. The pouch was stolen
an 'hour after its arrival In Kansas City.
It had been thrown from the train upon
which it arrived to a truck and moved a
few yards away to a temporary building,
used -by th postofflce as an annex in
place of ' the ' building that had been
burned, and it is supposed-that the negro
Jumped to an outgoing' train with the
bag in his hand. He rode- three miles
into, the cpurfiry, jumped off, rifled the
pouch and apparently Immediately made
his way back to Kansas City.- The rob
bery was not made known for several
days, and it was several days later be
fore the rifled pouch 'was found where
It had been thrown along the railway
G
The Best Range
foh the Market
for the 'Price
Steel Range Special
The Ajax Steel Range
; is a model of simplic ,
' ity. 1 The .Avails are"-'" ;
. made.' d p u b I e ,- and
. heavy " asbestos "'-"is-used
as .an interlining
to prevent heaf'radi1
ation. . ? These walls
7 are. covered with blue
planished steel, that
will a not rust; chip,"
peel or turn white
when heated. The
Ajax; Steel Range is
made to suit, the
housewife, and every.
new improvement has
been tnought out, and
each new. feature is '
practical. , ' ; - ,
$27.75
. .. . - .' "
The factory having shipped us
-double the amount of these
f ranges that we ordered,
has made a concession in the
price, enabling us to offer
this range at this low figure.
The Ajax Steel Range
has every new fea
ture,, every improve
ment of the 1908 stylo
it has a six-hole
top, a 16-inch oven,
". large-size warm
ing -closet, is
beautifully nickel-trimmed,
and-
made throughout
of polished blue steel.
This one item alone
will be appreciated by
the careful house
keeperj as there is no
paint to burn off, and
tney will always keep
their original beauti
ful finish.
$27.75
Guaranteed for Ten Years
OurvDignified Credit '
This credit system enables you to furnish vour home at once and
take months to pay the bill. You have the use of the furniture while
paying for it without care or worry a few dollars down and a dol
lar or two a week will do it. . We. give our absolute guarantee with
every purchase that if the goods are not the best and the prices as
low as the lowest, we desire to return your money immediately: 1
$1 Down, $1 a Week
i '
It is surprising what $1.00 will do a.t our store. It is an easy
and convenient way to furnjsh your home, as the small amount ex
pended each week is hardly noticeable. Is $1.00 a week more than
you can stand, and this considering that you have the stove or what
ever you may buy, from the moment you show your good faith by
paying $1.00 in cash? It makes it possible for the young man to
furnish his home and pay for it as le can. . .
;- . Mail Orders
Solicited and Carefully
! '. Attended to. ' ;
Your Money Promptly
Refunded if Goods Are Not
- Just as Represented '
tracks.'. All th money -was. tnlBslng. but
the pouch Mill contained much -registered
mail. In some of which there was a quan
tity of valuable jewelry. Savage's arrest
and discharge by the local police soon I office Inspectors and detectives
followed. Since then a score of post- I worked constantly on the case.
have
All Cars'
" Transfer
to
Le Palais
Royal
375 Wash. St.
$40,000 stock of Le Palais Royal exclusive Millinery, Cloaks, Suits. Ladies' Furnishings
StOre room
for rent; 8
pictures for
sale. Inquire
of : proprietor.
will be closed out regardless of Price and Cost in the next IO days. Sale begins Monday, July 27, 9 A. M.
Greatest of great. sales ever held.. Come prepared to find A GEJTOTNE SLAUGHTER OF PRICES in all lines... Never-before, in the history of Portland and vicinity, have the public had the oppor
tunity, to purchase such high-grade merchandise at such low figures. We expect multitudes standing in line when sale ,opens-up; and your share will be here for you, as nothing is held in reserve. We
know it is an immense undertaking. But we want cold' cash, and, we are coming out and asking you to spend part of it with us. Wholesale prices and less reign throughout this sale.
LADIES' WAISTS
.10
.15
.19
.29
.39
.49
.69
.99
1.23
1 lot Ladies' Linen Waists, special price
1 lot Ladies' Linen Waists, special price
1 lot Ladies'. Linen Waists, special price
1 lot Ladies' fyinen Waists, special price
1 lot Ladies Linen aists, special pnee. . . .
1 lot Ladies' Linen Waists, special price....
1 lot Ladies' Linen Waists,- special price. .-. .
1 lot Ladies' Linen Waists, special price....
1 lot Ladies' Linen Waists, special price. . . .
1 lot Ladies' Taffeta Silk Waists, black and all col-
' ors, odds and ' ends, values up to $6.50, sale
price .74
Mohair Waists, black and white, $3.50 values,
now 1.63
Ladies' Jap Silk Waists, $3.00 values, black and
white and cardinal, now 1.T9
$8.00 Taffeta Silk Waists, all colors, now 3.89
$7.50 AVhite Net Waists, new Spring styles. . 3.89
$8.00 values 4.49
Cream Pongee Waists, $7.50 values '. . . 4.98
Imported Pongee Waists, $10.00 values. ... . . 7.48
$8.00 values : 6.45
Brilliantine Waists, fancy stripes and all colors, 1
lot, $5.00 values. .'. .'. . . 3.24
1 lot Ladies' Kimonos, all colors and styles, $1.50
and $'2.50 values, now 9S
Embroidery Silks, all colors and shades, 5c values,
now, per skein 2J
COTTON THREAD
500-vard Basting 16 200-yard Clark's 2
Ladies' Stock Collars and Ties
15c values 5 25c values 10
35c. to 60c values.. 15J
Ladies' Linen Handkerchiefs
White and fancy borders, 12Hc values 7
25c values .12Vi
LADIES GAUZE WEAR
25c values ,12i 30c values 18
MUSLIN WEAR
40c Drawers... 18
35c and 50c Corset
Covers .19
Ladies' Chemise,
$1.25 values... .39
.4
.9
.5
.16
LADIES' BELTS V ...
1 lot Ladies' Leather and Taffeta Silk Belts, all
colors,' and:: this, season's styles, values "to
' $L25 23
, . PURSES '
Ladies' Leather Purses, good qualityjl lot. ....19
Hot :.i..39 Hot .......89
' C RIBBONS - ' : v
. Extra good quality of Silk, all colors.
Nos. 5, 7 and !), yard 1... .." .
Nos. 12, 15, 16, 18, 20 and 22, yard. . . . .
Corset Oteels. 15c and 25c values... ......1.
.... - -' . -v
HOSE
Ladies' 35c embroidery Hose. ... .'
Ladies' 75c to $1.00 lisle Hose, black and all
.colors . .47
Children's Hose 1 lot. i .....6
Children's Hose 1 lot : ...1.8
Children's Hose 1 lot. ...... ... .12 1-2
STAMPED DOILIES
This stock we wish to dispose of, and quote you
two lots of extra good Linen at 3 and 5 each.
CORSETS '
Being our intention to discontinue handling ladies'
furnishings, we quote prices on' Corsets worthy of
vour consideration ' s '
1 lot .10 1 lot .......'....19
Hot ..; ...15 J lot . :'. 29
1 lot Tape Girdles, 50c to 7oc values.... 39'
American Lady, all stylos 89
1 lot Ladies' Ferris Waists. .7. 69
1 lot Children's, 85c to $1.00. .39
LADIES' f SATEEN PETTICOATS '
. All colors.
$1.50 values . . . ... .49 $2.75 values . .,, . . .89
TAFFETA SILK PETTICOATS ,
Whie, green, black, brown, bine and fancy plaids.
$7.00 values S4.89 $6.50 values ... .83.98
$15.00 Silk Embroidered S9.89
MISSES' SKIRTS
All colors, styles, plain and pleated.
$3 to $4 values. .81.98 $6 to $9 values .'.S4.9.8
, LADIES' VOILE SKIRTS , ;J
" . . 1- 'All colors and styles.
$10.00 values . . .$6.98 ' $12.00 values v . .87.48
"" ' $15.00 values ..S9.89 , '-.".
t LADIES' PANAMA SKIRTS
. A11 colors and Fall styles. , -$10.00
values ...$4.98 - $25.00 vaues.$li.89
$15.00 values . 1 6.89 $30.00 values. : 18.89
$18.00 values . ... 8.48 " $35.08 values. . 19.89
' . V BEARSKIN COATS
Black, brown and tan. Entire stock goes at actual
. one-half ltail price.
Children's white pique Suits, $3.95 val, now. $1.98
1 lot ladies' white Serge Jackets, $9.00 val.. $5.98
Ladies' linen Jackets, Indian Head brand;
colors tan and white, $4 values. .:...-. $2.19
Ladies' Wrappers, $2.00 to $2.50 values ..49
1 lot Sunbonnets, all colors, 25c values. ..... .10
Ladies' Gloves Any glo-e, in stock, value to
$2.50, now .... 69
V- MILLINERY DEPARTMENT
I lot ladies' Outing Hats.. Vi,. 39
1 lot white Sailor Outing Hats. . 29, 49, 89
1 lot JJerry Widow Sailors, all colors,, choice. 99
Ladies' bl'k chiffon and braid Hats, $6 val. $1.98
Ladies' Leghorn, black and white, 1 lot 19
Ladies' Leghorn, black and .white, I lot. . . . . -89
Childrn's. Leghorn, extra fine quality, entire
stock J..- ...... ,r. . . . 49
Ladies Neapolitan Flats, $2.50 values. .49
Ladies,' Neapolitan Flats, $3.00. values. ...... .59
. : N FLOWERS "',i
Entire Stock of Flowers. Included. '
Hot., 9 1 lot 13 1 lot.i.r.19
I lot.;. ..23 1 lot.. ...49 1 lot... ...39
1 lot..... 69
OSTRICH TIPS
1 lot blacks....... 15 1 lot blacks .23
1 lot assorted colors....."............... 29
1 lot assorted colors -. 89
.1 lot assorted colors......... .$1.49
LADIES' SILK
SUITS
Ladies ' b 1 a c k, white, .
fancy plaids and pleat
ed 1908 S-pring and
Summer styles, as fol
lows: ' ;
$25-$30 vals.. $12.50
$35-$40 vals. . $17.50
$20.00 values.. .$9.95
One lot Ladies' White
Suits, Indian Head
brand $4.95
These include Mohair
and Jumper Suits.
1 lot Ladies' Lawn
Suits, $5 vals.. $2.89
LADIES' TAILOR
MADE ETON
WOOL SUITS
Latest Styles.
.$ 4.98
.$9.98
.$12.50
.$14.89
.$18.98
1 lot at.
1 lot at.
-1 lot at.
1 lot at.
1 lot at.
EMBROIDERIES
Our entire stock of Laces, Insertions and Em
broideries we intend to dispose of : regardless of
cost. , ',
I lot Embroidery, sale price.... 2 1-2
1 lot Embroidery-, sale price 4
1 lot Embroidery, sale price '.....: 5
1 lot Embroidery, sale price..... 6
1 lot Embroidery, sale price.' .8
1 lot Embroidery, sale price.. .'..'..8 1-2
1 lot 35c to 40c values, now 17
. Laces and Insertions black,: white and cream.
10c values. ........ .2 15c values. 6
18c to 20c values.. 10 25c to 30c values.. 15
CORSET COVER EMBROIDERY
35c values. .... : . .18 60c values. 29
LADIES' FANCY SILK DRESSES'
Extra good quality; pink, brown, black and cream.
This season's styles; $25.00 values $17.98
Ladies' Poplin and Linen Suits
Champ and blue; this season's -snappy styles as
follows:
$15.00 values... $7.98" $18.00 values. . .$9.98
1 lot Ladies' linen Skirts, $12 to $16. ' . . . .$7.48
:''' OSTRICH PLUMES
16-inch black, good quality ...$1.49
18-inch black, good quality . .$1.98
OSTRICH TIPS SHADED
$3.50 values, choice f. . . $1.24
OSTRICH PLUMES SHADED
$10.00-to $15.00 values $ 7.48
$ 9!00 black Plumes now $ 5.48
$30.00 black Plumes now $19.89
$35.00 black Plumes now. $22.48
WINGS
.. Black, white and of all colors,
$3.00 values' ...$1.78 $4.00 values ...$2.49
1 lot assorted Wings. - .49
1 lot assorted Wings -. 89
1 lot wire Hat Frames .9
V ' BRAIDS
New Spring stock, all shades,
1 lot Straw Braid, yard 2
1 lot Straw Braid, yard 5
1 lot Straw Braid, yard '. . 9
1 lot Straw Braid, yard 14
1 lot Felt Braid, yard 9
1 lot Felt braid, yard ...14
1 lot Felt Braid, yard '. 19
SILKS
35c value 'Jap Silk, all colors..... .....19
50c value Jap Silk, all colors. .35
1 lot fancy Silk, $1.50 value.' .' 78
- VEILING
25c Veilings, yard, 14 35c Veilings, yard, 23
50c Veiling, yard...... 24
MALINES
45c Malines, all colors, yard.... ..19
You Can't Afford in Justice to Yourself and Purse to Miss This Rare Opportunity. Everything Marked in Plain Figures and Displayed
V . on Tables. Remember the Date and Place. Look for the Big Red Signs.
375 .
Washington
' Street
Corner
West
Park
T'', ROYAL UrtOERSARMDIIS