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.9. THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND. SEPTEMBER 27. 1903. PLACE HUNTERS ON GDSGROVE'S TRAIL Governor's Patronage Offers Many Attractive Plums to . Office-Seekers. NOMINEE RETIRES TO FARM Seeks Seclusion of Country Place. Will Promise Xo Jobs Until Elect i ed Intimates -TTiose Who Aid- ' ed Him WUf Be Ta-iored. OLYMPIA, Huh., Sept. .16. (Special.) Twenty-five heads of departments- and Institutions have bad.thelr tenure of office made uncertain, by? the. defeat of Gover nor A. El Meid and the ' nomination of S..G. Cosgrove as the Republican candi date for Governor, T ' Under most;' of these .heads of depart ments and institutions are from half a dozen to a half hundred clerks, stenog raphers, attendants er-oilier employes whose .hold .'on their position Is Jeop ardized by a change ?f administration. The patronage of the. Governor of this state Jf chief positions directly under his control amounts to salaries In excess of $!),000 a year, and when ,minor positions are considered. In which previous Gov ernor have always .taken a hand In filling, the salaries at his disposal run Into several hundred thousands of dollars. The place hunters are known to be al ready on the -trail of Mr. Cosgrove, who as head of the ticket of a party with a normal plurality of more than 40.0VO In thin state, la sure of election. - Cosgrove Dodges Offlce-Seekers. Almost immediately after the primary election Mr. Cosgrove went Into seclusion at his home in the country town of Pomeroy, a place not easy of access from the bif 'centers of the state. It was stated that Mr. CoErove needed a rest after the strenuous days of his cam paign, 6ut It is now reported that a de sire to escape the Importunities of office seekers had more to do with his retire ment to his home than need of rest or recuperation of strength and health. rilgrims to the new throne have re turned with the report that Mr. Cosgrove is not making any promises of office at this stage of the game. He is reported to have replied In each Instance that he will have no places to give out until after he Is elected, end that he purposes to give the' preference to those who aided him in his campaign. The office of state printer is considered one of the best plums at the disposal of the Governor, and it is said that there are numerous country newspaper pub lishers who gave enthusiastic support to Mr. Cossrove-: during the primary cam palurn' who think they are especially well fitted for the position. Printer's Profits $10,000 a Tear. The remuneration of the state printer consists in profits on state printing, of which work be ha ' exclusive control un der a schedule of prices fixed by law. The last Legislature appropriated IS5.000 for departmental printing, which has been found inadequate for the biennial period. The appropriation Is now ex' hausted. and a deficiency appropriation is in sight. In addition the Legislature each session appropriates about J 10.000 fnr legislative printing, so that the work done in the two years by the state print er will go considerably over $100,000. The profit is estimated to be about 10 per cent, or IIO.OOO. but the state printer must provide his own plant and the size of his profits depend largely on what he ran sell the plant for after the expira tion of his term of office. The next best position In the Governor's appointive list is railway commissioner. There are three commissioners who re ceive $4000 per year each. In addition, there are regularly employed In the rail way commission office a secretary at tJOOO, a rate expert at $3000. an engineer at $3X0. and numerous other employes whose number depends upon the liberal ity of the Legislature. High-Salaried Commissioners. On the Tax Com mission there are three members appointed by the Governor who receive $M per annum each. In this office there is a secretary at $1500 and several clerks and stenographers who draw a total of so00 per year. The three members of the Board of Control now receive $--ViO a year, but at the end of the terms for which they were appointed the salariea will be in creased to $0000. The term of one mem hr, H. T. Jones iDem.J. expires June 12, 1908: J- H. Davis' term expires two years later and Matt Pilea' term In four years. After June 12. of next year, Mr. Jones aucceswor will be getting $3000 a year while his fellow-members on the Board will still be receiving $.'000. . : - In the Board of Control, as in all other appointive positions, the appointees hold office at the pleasure of the Governor, and may be removed before the- expira tton of their terms without cause -Removal of one and the (appointment of an other would not bring about an increase of salary, however, until the ; regular term, as above given, expires. The Board of Control has three clerks drawing a total of $3f4 per year. The Board ostensibly selects the heads of the state Institutions under Its control, and these superintendents ostensibly name the employes of each Institution. As a matter of fact, the Governor always has directed the appointments of nearly every Institutional head, and has even brought about the appointment of poli tical favorites to the minor positions supposed to be under the exclusive con trol of the superintendents. Some Other Snug Jobs. The superintendents of the various In stitutions controlled by the Board of Con trol draw the following salaries: Superintendents of the two Insane asylums. WOO per annum each; superin tendent reform school. J1X: superinten dent school for deaf and blind. $lSO: su perintendent school for feeble minded. $1310: superintendent penitentiary, $1SOO: superintendent Soldiers' Home, J12M. Living expenses are also paid by the state. At the penitentiary there are nearly 50 positions which pay from $50 to $lrO per month. There are a score or more minor positions at each of the two hospitals for the Insane. The Fish Commissioner. Labor Com missioner and mine Inspector are all ap pointive positions, for which the last legislature provided Increases in salaries. The Fish Commissioner, who mow gets $CW0 per annum, will receive $.400 after March. 1911; the Labor Com missioner, who now receives $1S00 will receive $2400 after April. 1909; the mine inspector now gets $1500 but will, receive $.'rj after June. 1909. In the Fish Commissioner's office there jr three deputies at $1500 each and one i -nographer at $1000. In the Labor Com ii. Wiener's office there Is a clerk at JICX) and five factory inspectors at $1200 per year. The following Is a list of other ap pointive officers, and the minor posi tions under them with salaries attached: Oovemor's private iwrcur-. S'ff" -Jovernor's stenographer 1 - Grain Inspector lsftfj 'lerk inno Seven deputies, at $te.'0 . 7140 Dairy and Food Commissioner ....... 1S0 IVputy Inspector: ....'.... Instructor ............ '" I rurz Inspector ................ 12A0 Clerk 9 Oil Inspector IIWO Chief Iieputv lSte Three deputies, sj $1200.... J" Horticultural Commissioner ........... 2010 Clerk Fire Warden 2w0 Highway Commlssionor 2M0 Draughtsman and. Engineer 1RP0 Adjutant General 2000 iliW clerk 1200 Armorer 10UO Inspector of rifle practice 1500 Bank Examiner 3soq Deputy 2400 Tn addition to" the office force given the Fish Commissioner he has the appoint ment, with the approval of the Governor, of "the superintendents .of the several fish hatcheries in this state," for which the salaries are not fixed by law. The fire warden mentioned above Is appointed by the- Forest Fire Commission, con sisting of the Land Commissioner and four members named by the Governor. The Governor usually makes the appoint ment Indirectly, - ' In the two lists given above there are salaries approximating. $137,000 a year not Including those of the minor employes , ;f the state Institutions and numerous clerks employed by sev ers! departments for which lump sums were appropriated. The total appropriations by the last Legislature for the salaries and office expenses; of the appointive officers of the state and their employes aggregated more than the amount appropriated for all the . elective officers and their em ployes. : And this did not Include the salaries paid to the heads of the state Institutions. ' ' " AUTO HOAD TO APPLE CITY VAMGOUVER E OPEN TO TRAFFIC City on Columbia Celebrates Establishment of Street car Service. DAY ENDS WITH BANQUET Speakers Predict Great Future for Clark County Metropolis Trol ley System Completed After - Many Vicissitudes. Green. George McCoy, E. E. Beard and W. P. Connaway. The hit of the even ing was made in the toast given by Attorney James B. Kerr. After the first trip by the official party, free rides for several hours were given the people of Vancouver, but at S o'clock the first nickel, for streetcar fare was taken in. The cars will meet all the ferries, and either a 20 or 30-minute schedule will -be main tained at first. But If the traffic war rants It, a 10-minute service will be given. HOOD RIVER AND PORTLAND TO . CO-OPKKATE IX BUILD-IXC Proposed Speedway Discussed With Enthusiasm at Meeting in Hood Klter. HOOD RIVER, Or., Sept. 26. (Special.) A largely attended meeting which was presided over by A. A. Jayne, president of the Commercial Club, took place here today In the clubrooms to discuss the proposed automobile road between Hood River and Portland. The meeting was addressed by Lewis Russell, chairman of the good roads committee oi the Auto mobile Club of Portland: EL F. Cannon, the well-known constructing engineer, of Portland; P. M. Hall-Lewis, engineer of. Hood River; A. L. Gillette, of Los An geles; R. P. Loomls, of the New York commission fl,rm of E. P. Loomls & Co., who owns an 80-acre rrult ranch at Hood River, and E. L. Smith, H. J. Epping and B. L. Davidson of this city. The speakers all advocated the build ing of the road and the meeting showed a unanimous desire to co-operate in push ing the matter through with the least possible delay. ' A conference or the rortlana delegation and a committee from Hood River will be held tonight and tomorrow to discuss plans to take the matter up at once. The proposition Is to have the residents of Multnomah and Hood River Counties build the portions of -the road .that will run through their respective counties. 0. A. C. SQUAD FORMIDABLE Xorcross' Champions Hope Again to Win Gridiron Honors. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE. Corvallis. Sept. 26. (Special.) The college champions of last year look as If they will be formidable contend ers for the coveted honors of the grid iron again this season. Norcrosa, who has had such phenomenal auccess since his advent as a football coach, will again be In charge of the work. He will have six or eight regulars of two sea sons' experience as a nucleus to build from, and several men trained in his style of play from, the scrubs of last year to help in filling the vacant places. Some very likely looking new timber also has appeared on the field since the season opened. Such conditions seem to promise big things from the collegians. The regulars who will be in the line up again this year are: Captain Wolfe as fullback; Pendergrass, captain of the 1907 team and Northwest guard, in his old place; Kelley at center; Cooper at one half; Gagnon In the initial back field position; Cady and Dobbin on the ends; Barber in the other guard posi tion, and possibly Jamleson. Northwest tackle, and Bennett at the tackle jobs. Evenden, Creswell. Smith. Collette and Keck, who did good work on the scrub squad last year, are also again on the field. Parker and Moore, two 190- pound men. have reported for work at O. A. C, for the first time, and look like strong material. The desultory practice which has been going on during the week, will take on. more definite form upon the opening of college on Monday. Nor cross has devoted most of his attention thus far to teaching the men how to pass and fail on the ball. For the past two days he has had several squads of back-field candidates running through plays. SECURES ALASKA RAILWAY Canadian Pacific . Said to Have - - Bought White Pass Line. : VANCOUVER. B. C. Sept. 26. (Special-) Vancouver transportation men .ex pect to receive the announcement any dav of the purchase by the Canadian Pa cific Railway of the Skagway to White horse Railway and the' Yukon River steamers owned by the White Pass & Yukon Railway. For a year negotiations for the pur chase of the line have.been going on. but up to one month ago the chfef English bondholders of the White Pass were, not willing to accept what the Canadian Pa cific Railway offered to pay. The Gus genhelms own a large block of stock in the line. Control of the White Pass line would give a service by its own rails and steamers to the Canadian Pacific from London to Dawson. The Canadian Pa cific would also be In a position to abso lutely dictate affairs in the handling of Northern steamship business, for freight from all steamers would have to pay tribute to the short line -of railway, whether bound to the Canadian or the American Yukon. . Washington Wins First Game. SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. S6. (Special.) The football season in Seattle opened to day with the game between the Univer sity of Washington and the Lincoln High School of this city, which was won by the former 23 to 0. The university eleven was completely lacking In team work and in Interference. They showed lack of coaching and were devoid of speed and fight- Coach Dobie has a lot of work ahead of him. If he hopes to whip into shape a real contention for the North west championship VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept. 26. (Spe cial.) The street railway system of Van couver was formally opened . to traffic this afternoon when an official 'party made the initial run over the two and a half miles of track. Vancouver was -in Iioliday attire and the people were out en masse all along the carllne shouting and waving greetings. The start was made from in front of the Courthouse on the branch line on Eleventh street, at 3:36 o'clock. James J. Padden, chairman of the committee on celebration, gave the word, Conductor John Betzing rang-the bell. Motorman Roy Adams turned on the power and the first cat on an electric line, which it is expected will soon traverse the county for 100 miles, was off. There were two cars. Frank Smith and Harry Young being the motorman and conductor, respectively. 9,1 the. second car. Official Party Numbers ISO. The party consisted of Mayor Green and the City Councilmen. prominent business men of Vancouver and their wives, W. H. Moore, of Portland, who was president of the company which began , building the Vancouver -street railway; Attorney George Stapleton; of Portland, formerly Mayor of Vancouver, and the following officials of the Van couver Traction Company, which owns the street railway system: President, W. J. Patterson, of Baker City; vice-president and general manager, A. Welch, of Portland; treasurer. E. W. Hall, of Port land; directors. William Pullman, of Baker City, and Attorney James B. Kerr, of Portland. There were in all 150 per sons. It was a continuous ovation from one end of the. line to the other." The route was on Eleventh street to Main street, down Main to Third, west on Third to Washington, on Washington to the ferry landing, from there to Twenty-sixth and Eastham avenue at the northeast corner of the city, with the return trip to Fifth and Main, where the public exercises of the day were held. Frequent stops were made to let passengers on. and slow progress was made through lower Main street owing to the crowds In the street. The entire trip took 52 minutes, though tile return trip was made In lVi minutes. ' Cars of Latest Design. The cars are the latest make and de sign and are easy riding. The line Is standard gauge, the rails "SO pound. The track is well built and solid, and the re mark was general that It was a smooth running line. The cars were decked, with banners bearing the Inscriptions, "Vancouver, Happy In Her Prosperity," "The Worst Knocker Becomes an Optimist. Here," V20.000 People In 1910," "Beginning of 100 Miles of Suburban Line in Clark County." The city band accompanied the party on the trip. At the public exercises. E. G. Craw ford, vice-president of the Vancouver National Bank, acted as chairman. Green Jieviews Town's History. Mayor Green spoke of the early his tory of Vancouver. Its historic Impor tance, its ups and downs. He declared that at an important period in its hls torv the citizens canvassed the situ ation and decided that he. the first Democratic Mayor, was the man for the place, and forthwith pavement was laid, industries -established, the North Bank Road built and a street railway secured. He added: "If the city 20 years ago had elected a Democratic Mayor the present growth would have started then." "He prophesied 100,000 population for Van couver .In 10 years. James -B. Kerr said that two years ago, .when he first came to Vancouver, there was not much more evidence of prosperity and progress than there was here .half a century ago; that the announcement that the North Bank Road would be built to Vancouver at first found credence among but few here, but the ocular demonstration needed by the people was soon fur nished. This was a great day for Vancouver, he declared, and when the suburban lines are built, the products of the county -will all be marketed in this city and the merchants here will be supplying the wants of a large and growing country population. This will become a large and populous com munity and growth will come quickly. A spirit of ro-operatlon, however. Is needed to make the most of -tile great opportunity. Speaking for the Van couver Traction Company, he said the company would treat Vancouver and Clark County people fair, and they looked for like treatment in return. Under co-operation. "Vancouver will become a great city and great good will result to all concerned. Sparks Invites Capitalists. Councilman W. W. Sparks, nomine for State Representative, said this city needed outside capital and the way to get It was to extend a glad hand to those who had built the present street railway and to all others who come here seeking to Invest money. Walter H. Moore, ex-president of the Oregon Trust & Savings Bank, of Portland, who began building the elec tric line opened today, said he rejoiced with the Vancouver people that in a year and a half from now the city's population would be 25.000. President I. M. Swartz, of the Co lumbia Club, in behalf of the club, ex-, tended a welcome to the street railway company and the railway system. At torney George Stapleton. of Portland. spoke of the struggles of the first streetcar system in this city, in the early '90s, when he was a citizen here and the city's Mayor; of the work of Senator Rands and other local capi talists in financing the street railway system a little more than a. year ago; drew a delightful picture of Clark County's coming progress wheff the electric line was built throughout the county, as he said It would be. and ended by saying that "unless the pri mary election system knocks the bot tom out of things in this state, as it has In Oregon." he expects to see great growth and prosperity in this community. "Cheer Up" Dinner at St. Elmo. A "cheer up" dinner was given at the St. Elmo Hotel at 6 o'clock, at which 100 Vancouver business men and their guests were present. Toasts were responded to by M. Clarke. A. Welch, W. J. Patterson, E. W. Hall, James B. Kerr. James P. Stapleton, George W. Stapleton, Mayor - E. M. I CITY'S SECOND RAILWAY" LINE System Built in 1800 Abandoned in Five Y'ears for Lack of Business.. VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept. 26. (Special.) The present street railway system is not the first that Vancouver has had. In 1890 five miles of street railway were built in Vancouver, and the system was In operation for four years. : George B. Markle. of Philadel phia, was the chief promoter and builder of the line, but there were "a number of local men associated with him. among these being Edward Brown, Louis Sohns and L. M. Hidden. - The line was built at the time that the Union Pacific started to extend its line to Seattle, when the Union Pacific built one pier of the railway bridge which the company expected at that time to construct across the Columbia. Both the line to Seattle and the rail road bridge . were afterward aban doned. The ' street railway at that time started at the ferry landing at the foot of Main street, and ran out Main be yond the city limits on the north, about four miles, to the racetrack. There was also a branch line running tp the garrison. The line was tn oper ation four years, being operated the first. two years by electric power and the second two by horse power. The electric- power was generated at the company's own power house on the waterfront, and this old power houso is now used as the blacksmith shop for the Ptttock & Leadbetter Lumber Company. The operation of this old street rail way system paid well at first, there being particularly a great deal of business In connection with the races, but after a time the branch line to the garrison was abandoned, for the busi ness would not warrant it, but special trips were made on occasions. During the panic of 1893 business began to fall off, and it was during this period also that the bicycle craze was at its height, and between the panic and the bicycle, the old Vancouver railway system was driven out of business. Between 1895 and 1907 Vancouver had no street railway, but In the early part of l'J07 the Washington Railway & Power Company was formed, of which vW. H. Moore, president of the Oregon Trust & Savings Bank, was president and chief own-r. This com pany was granted a franchise, and early In the Spring began the con struction of the present street railway system. The work was continued until August, and up to that time 130.000 were spent, but in August Mr. Moore met with financial reverses, and the construction work stopped A. lew weeks later the company was reorganized by local capitalists, ana a controlling interest In the stock pur chased by them. The company as re organized at onc-took up the -work of completing the line, and spent 110.000 more In grading and laying the track. For a time then things . were at a standstill, but about six month, the Washington Railway & Power Company sold out to the Vancouver Traction Company, the present owners of the system. - The present company has completed two and- one-hair miles of track to the city limits on the northeast, and it Is this part of the Van couver, railway system that was opened today. The system wiH be further extended by building west along the northern part of the city, south on Smith avenue and Franklin to the North Bank railway station, and thence east to Main street, thus com pleting the loop line. The building of electric lines, how ever, will not stop within the citv. The company has already projected the line several miles into the country, and It plans to traverse the more thickly-setled portions of Clark County. MUST FUMIGATE-THEATERS Churches, Too, Expected to Head Tacoma Health Officer's Order. TACOMA, Wash.. Sept. 26. (Special.) C.ty Health Officer Sargentich has notified the theatrical managers of Ta coma that their theatres must be fumi gated at last once each month in the Interest , of public health. "The same orders should apply to churches," he said. 'However, we hope they will take up the work, without being notified." FORM NEW PARTY Idaho Faces Three-Cornered Political Fight. SPLIT OVER PRIMARIES WARSHIPS LEAVE NAPLES Atlanta and Maine Start for At lantic on Way Home. NAPLES, Sept. 27. The American battleships Atlanta and Maine left here this morning for Gibraltar. As they steamed out of the harbor they were saluted by the German and Bra zilian warships. "Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Gilbert, of Salem,' were visitors of Mrs. Ella E. Bybee, the past week, and taking in the fair at the Country Club. Senator Heyburn Is Only Candidate Who Is Openly Opposed to the "WU1 of the People' in the Present Campaign. BOISE. Idaho, Sept. 26. (Special.) With an independent party allowed to take root over dissatisfaction in Re publican ranks in this state and al lowed to gu so 'far' as to elect a state ticket at Troy, In opposition to the regular state ticket . and, with the party divided on the direct primary Issue, Idaho promises to be rent in twain over factional fights. Senator Heyburn, owing to his atti tude against the direct primaries, is slated for slaughter, and Congressman French, defeated at the recent state convention for Congress by Colonel Thomas R. Hamer, is out favoring the issue and is after Heyburn's seat in the Senate. The state Republican com mittee Is divided and, although the state convention killed the direct pri mary plank in the platform, every state candidate, with the exception of Heyburn, is advocating the passage of such a law. . - , Secretary Supports Senator.-.--;. Secretary Addison T. Smith, of the State Republican committee, is the only, member of that body who comes to the support of Heyburn. When seen today by a representative of The Ore gonian, Mr. Smith gave out the follow ing interview: "There is generally a mistaken idea about how Senator Heyburn' stands on the direct primary isiiue. Mr. Heyburn has seldom touched on the subject In his addresses since the state campaign opened. He Is opposed to the Oregon primary law and advises voters to study the primary issue before . they clamor so loudly for it. Senator Hey burn feels that in avoiding, the direct primary isse In his campaign he is following' out the duty Imposed upon him hy the convention and is standing by the party platform. The very fact that the party kilied the direct primary plank makes It Imperative that Mr. Heyburn do not refer to It in his cam paign speeches. . He is not. and never has been, opposed to county - con ven lions instructing the candidates to the Legislature In favor of the direct primary Issue or any other for that matter." " Brady Favors the Lave. James H. Brady, gubernatorial candi date. Is with the direct primary issue and in his campaign he Is openly advocating it regardless of the fact that "the conven tion refused to Indorse the issue and in sert such a plank. Thomas R. Hamer. candidate for Congress is also speaking In favor of the law. Senator Borahs who arrived in the .state yesterday from the East where . he has been speaking In Maine In the Interests of the National committee, is also a direct primary, advo cate. Senator Borah may make a cam paign tour In Oregon in the Interests of. the. National ticket, and it is understood that negotiations are now in progress to close the dates for this trip. If this is done he will appear In Portland. Chairman Indorses Primaries. In an Interview given out today State Chairman Barney- O'Neil comes out flat footedly In favor of direct primaries. Mr. O'Neil was virtually forced to jump ort one side of the fence or the other and in selecting the lesser of two evils he ap parently decided to land on the popular side or that favoring , the adoption of a primary law. In so doing he fails to ad here to the- action of the convention on this Issue and practically stands forth as against Senator Heyburn and the senior Senator's attitude on the various planks In the platform. He says: "The situation has crystallized into a more definite demand for direct primaries In this state within the last few years, and that the people expect the next Legis lature . to enact a direct primary law. Is shown by the platforms of the several county conventions which have been held since the state' convention. In many instances they have declared In un mistakable terms for a direct primary." Heyburn in the Cold. Politicians who have watched the inter esting situation in which the state central committee finds itself now In are of the opinion that by voting his sentiments In the ' above Interview State Chairman O'Neil severs the last tie from Heyburn so far as the direct primary issue is con cerned and leaves the senior Senator out in . the cold.- His attitude, they -claim, places Senator Heyburn in -a most pecu liar light and while the senior Senator will not go back, on the party platform he cannot help but feel that he stands alone in advocating the. principles laid down by the convention in its platform; that Is, that he ' is the one campaign speaker who violates none of those prin ciples. . ' - It- is asserted . in political circles that the Boise Statesman has -taken every oc casion to picture Heyburn in a light as We Have No Rent to Pay Therefore WE CLOSED SATURDAY from 12 noon to 6 P. M. to let our employes go to the Stock Show. It was a great show indeed. It seems a shame that more stores did not see fit to back up this worthy Portland enterprise by closing their stores Saturday afternoon and giving the help a chance and the show a lift, ACHESON CLOAK AND SUIT HOUSE 148 FIFTH ST. Bargains Every Day - Have You Ever Thought How much, like quarrelsome boys men can be, and sometimes estimated great men as, for instance, the controversy going on between Mr. Taft, Mr. Bryan, Mr. Hearst, Mr. Haskell, and even our President taking part? It is a quarrel, just as the cliques of quarrelsome boys in dulge in. There are some people who ap plaud their favorite and think they ap prove when they really don't. We, the people, expect- our great and near-great men to possess dignity and to refrain from playing petty ward politics after they have become National characters. Thus endeth the chapter, and yre will proceed in the even tenor of our way, supplying the gentlemen of Portland and vicinity with Chesterfield Clothes, finest in the world, and take this opportunity to invite you to call and permit us to show you some of the handsomest novelties in Suits and Overcoats ever shown in the West. We are sure you will find them interesting and it will be our pleasure to show them to you. No obligation to buy if you can . refrain. Chesterfield Guarantee: If front of coat of any Chesterfield suit sold breaks or loses shape in one year's wear, ' we'll give you a new suit, free. Now, it's up to us. " E GRAY 269-271 Morrison. opoosed to direct primaries and has forced the Senator to strike -a pugnacious atti tude. - hul's hoquiam plans big Northern "Pacific to Expend Million in Terminal Improvements. unoniM Wash.. Sent. 26. (Spe cial.) It became semi-offlcially known today that the Northern Pacific will materially increase its yard facilities In Hoquiam, and -will expend approxi mately 11,000,000 in Hoquiam alone. The vacation of a portion of several streets will be necessary for this pur Gets Ten to 1 4 Years in Penitentiary HOQUIAM. Wash., Sept. 26. (Spe cial. MKJ V . 1 i i i : l, c-. '---- " -l - - barkentlne Hawaii, was today sen. tenceq ny juqge irwin. or me pupenvr Court, to 10 to 14 years at "Walla Walla. Certain was convicted of an' Unnatural crime against a young boy while the ship lay at anchor, here.. YVittaycombe to Co Back to Farm. . HILLS BORO, Or., . Sept. 26. (Spe cial.) James Withycotnbe, Tlce-dlrec tor of the Oregon Agricultural College, was here today. He Intends building a modern ranch house on his place, and move back to the farm after he leaves the college. Washington County Re publicans are insistent that he shall lead the state ticket in 1S10. Sheldon Mad District Engineer. HOQUIAM, Wash., Sept. 26. (Spe cial.) A. G. Sheldon, who has been associated here for two years with Frank Bartlett, chief engineer of the Milwaukee, has been appointed district chief engineer for . the Northern Pa cific, and will assume bis new duties at onre. - AH Wanted Talking Machines it seemed To us Saturday that nearly every family in Portland wanted one of these Talking Machine bargains. We are selling at clearance sale for $7.50 and $8.50 and several other models at about half price. We are certain that every one who did secure one will congratulate himself and commend Eilers Piano House for its ability to give bar gains at a time when real bargains are appreci ated. The sale continues tomorrow with enthu siasm at the highest pitch. Notwithstanding The onslaught of the past week, however, there are many bargains in Talking Machines, also Cabinets, for disc or cylinder machines, left. The sale started with not merely a few, but over 100 machines and 50 cabinets an assortment in quality and price to suit any purchaser. $7.50 for $17.50 Machines $8.50 for $20.00 Machines $12.50 to $19.40 for $25 and $30 Machines. Every Machine fully guaran- teed and exchangeable. $ 8.75 for $25.00 Cabinets $ 9.50 for $27.00 Cabinets $26.00 for $38.00 Cabinets $47.50 for $70.00 Cabinets $52.50 for $85.00 Cabinets Tnke a Machine on Onr 'Kasy . Payment Plaa" If You Like. Eilers Piano House Washington and Park. The largest dealers in all makes Talking Ma chines and Kecords m tne JN ortnw.est.