The Sunday Oregonian., December 27, 1908, SECTION TWO, Page 10, Image 20

THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, rORTLAXD, PECE3IBER 27, 1903.
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DEFENSE FAILS
IN SENSATIONS
Finch's Attorneys Flounder in
Cross-Examination and
Grasp at Straws.
IMPEACH MISS BURKHART
Attempt Will Be Made to Bolster
Finch's Testimony, Which Con
tradicts Hers Case May Go
to Jury Xext Tuesday.
G-raspinir at straws and floundering
about in the hope of reseulnR James A.
Finch, murderer of Ralph Fisher, from
the desperate plight in which he Is now
generally admitted to be in. the de
fense practically concluded Its case In
the State Circuit Court yesterday aft
ernoon. The closing scenes were bet
ter suited to the realm of comic opera
than to the serious setting: of a murder
trial.
The ease will most likely no to the
Jury on Tuesday, or Wednesday; The
state has yet Its rebuttal testimony to
present, and Finch's lawyers are going:
to try to impeach the testimony of
Miss Vera Burkhart, the one eye-wit-nee
of the murder. At their solicita
tion Miss Burkhart. who Is spending the
holidays with relatives at Albany, was
telegraphed for last night by the Dis
trict Attorneys office and she will
be In court Monday morning. It Is one
of the straws Finch is grasping at
hope of impeaching Miss Burkhart.
For the long wild story Finch tells of
the murder conflicts with everything
she says. And her story is supported
Mr all the circumstances of the af
fair. Aside from Finch's own story of an
assault on him by Fisher, and his claim
of self-defense, the defense has noth
ing vital to ofTer. Last night a deposi
tion was secured from Mrs. Finch, tell
ing of an attempt made by burglars
to enter their home, and of her request
that she be furnished with a revolver.
This Is Intended to explain why Finch
rame to purchase and load a revolver
Just before he visited Fisher.
Defense Tries Sensations.
Two farcical sensations were sprung
by Finch's lawyers during the closing
moments of the day. and these, with
considerable other byplay, it is thought
had quite the opposite efTcct upon the
Jury from what was Intended. Sen
sation No. 1 was sprung, and imme
diately rendered ridiculous at 4 o'clock
when the examination of regular wit
nesses had been completed. It was
Drought out dramatically by the defense
that someone attempted to enter Fish
er's office while the Jury was inspect
ing the premises at the beginning of
the trial. This sensation dissolved,
however, when it was shown that a
tenant of the Mohawk block merely
stepped to the door of the office and
was told by a bailiff that he could
not enter.
Sensation No. ! was equally Ineffect
ive. It consisted of the revelation by
lawyer Lord that he had seen a spe
cial officer hired by District Attorney
Cameron talking with a Juror. Exam
ination of the officer and Juror re
vealed that they had merely exchanged
greetings without mentioning the trial.
The defense then took occasion to
demand a revolver discovered in Flsh
er's desk after his murder. This was
not at hand, and Mr. Lord made futile
declamations on the subject, only to
be advised by the court that no re
quest had ever been made for the
weapon. Then lie wanted Miss Burk
hart produced, and the state Instantly
volunteered to wire for her. So every
effort to establish the Impression that
Finch was being persecuted failed ut
terly. After calling all the prosecuting
officers, and everyone else handy, the
defense finally closed at 4:20 P. M.. re
serving the right only for further cross
examination of Miss Burkhart on Mon
day , ,
With the final stages of the trial at
hand, interest has become intense and
spectators have to be kept out of the
room by actual force. Scores of people
hang about the corridors in the hope that
someone leaving will .leave an opening.
Not on!v is every seat tilled, but persoDS
saying they are lawyers fill the aisles.
And several dozen people, rather than
take any chance of losing their seats at
the noon recess, actually bring their
lunches and eat in the courtroom.
Finch Cross-Examined.
Finch was quite at ease wnen he was
called for the completion of his cross
examination at the opening of the morn
ing session, at 9 o'clock. Doubtless he
had expected a hard day. but in half an
hour the state was through with him.
The course of questioning did not serve
to alter his story of an assault on him
by Ralph Fisher. He denied, however,
an Interview given In the presence of wit
nesses, the day before.
Edward H. Martin, convicted slayer of
Nathan 'Wolff, was called back into
court for" further cross-examination, the
purpose of the prosecuting officers be
ing to show Martin up as a meddler in
the case, seeking to bolster up Finch's
defense. Martin admitted having asked
Carl Smith, a reporter, to let him know
If there was a notarial seal on Fisher's
desk and of having promised Mr. Smith
to tell him what the defense would be.
This attitude is resented by Martin,
who said in his cell before being called to
the stand, that he believed Finch guilty
and had so decided after a number of
talks with him.
Martin Thinks Flncu Guilty.
"The state's attorney failed to cross
examine me as closely as they should."
said Martin, after leaving the stand. "As
a witness for the defense I could not very
well make voluntary statements against
Finch and. besides. I was sure of de
tailed cross-examination. Had I been
asked to describe minutely the lump-on
Finch's head. I should have said franitly
that the lump which Finch says was in
flicted by Ralph Fisher, was very hard
and seemed to be an old injury. If 1 had
been asked to relate the various stories
told me by F'nch, I should have testi
fied that Finch In his first story to me.
when he was brought Into the Jail a few
hours after the murder, said Fisher
reached for the seal and that he shot him
before he had a chance to throw the In
strument. Finch, in his first story to me.
told of no struggle and It was several
days before he finally got that figured
out. My. Interest In -the case was to
merely find out if a new addition to our
Jail circle was guilty of murder and 1
found out to my own satisfaction that he
was guilty of a deliberate murder with
out any Justification."
Defense's Attorney on Stand.
C H. Piggott. who Is directing the de
fense of Finch, told of calling on Fisher
the day before the tragedy bearing a
petition for Finch's reinstatement as a
practicing attorney. Mr. Piggott said
Klsher declined to sign the petition,
even after being reminded that be had
promised to do so. Fisher said he had
reconsidered that promise and added
that he had received threatening let
ters Irom someone, asking how Finch
felt towards him. Piggott said he as
sured the Bar Association prosecutor
that Pinch held only the kindliest feel
ings uoward. him and felt hurt that he
would not sign the petition.
An effort -as made by Finch's law
yers to introduce a copy of The Ore
gonlan containing a diagram of the
scene of the murder. The purpose of
this wlas to dhow that the official dia
gram tn court does not properly show
trie arrangement oi rwnei i"""1"
the daue of tlie assassination An ob
jection by the state was sustained.
Kelp for. Finch.
E. C. Rlddell. a stenographer and
clerk In Finch's office, told of a tele
phone conversation between Fisher and
Finch just before the murderer set out
on his tragic errand. RIddell said he
was in a room adjoining "inch's of
fice when he heard the telephone ring.
He stepped to a branch phone and
heard someone claiming to be Fisher
say. "Come over to the office, I want
to see you." Finch replied, "All right,
Ralph." s Riddell swore.
Joseph Caril. a newspaper artist,
was called to testify as to drawing a
diagram of Fisher's- office the day of
the murder, but his testimony did not
iielp the cause of the defense in any
wise. .
It was at the beginning of the after
noon session that Finch's lawyers be
gan floundering around for something
that mJght help Finch's case. An ef
fort was made to get a few inferences
stamped on the jury of unfairness in
the trial. It was first said by Attorney
Lord that some one had attempted to
enter Fisher's office while the Jury was
Inspecttng the premises at the begin
ning of the trial.
Sensation Does Xot Materialize.
W. C. Campbell, a lawyer, who has
been appearing In th case for Finch,
was called to tell of some one trying
to intrude. He said it was M. O. Wil
ktas. a tenant of the Mohawk block and
a witness for the state. Special Prose
cuOor Spencer inquired sarcastically if
all. this was intended as an insinuation
that he or some one had been trying
to Ibribe the Jury.
Tirnorlng the question. Lawyer Lord
calked the two bailiffs, J. L. Stewart
anI E. B. Hill, who were, with the Jury.
Thev testified that Mr. Wilklns merely
stepined to the door, was Informed he
couki not enter, and then proceeded on
his tray. This put an end to this par
ticular farce.
C. . H. Piggott was recalled to de
scribe Finch's condttion immediately
after the arrest.
Finch, After Murder.
"I found him in a bunk at the City
Jail," .said 'Mr. Piggott. "He was In a
dazed and hazy condition, and I
couldir't get anything out f him. He
didn't veem to recognize nje. and all I
could got out of him was tjiat he was a
disbarred attorney. There was a wild
look In his eyes, and wiile I did not
think he was intoxicated yet I detec
ted the ovlor of whisky in his breath."
District! Attorney Caneron was then
called by Lord to verify what Piggott
had said. That a mistake was made in
calling Mff. Cameron la Finch's behalf
was doubtless fully realized by the de
fense a little later. For Finch's prac
tice of rubbing his right temple after
his arrest has been, put forth as an
evidence of the injufry he says he re
ceived at Fflsher's office.
"Finch has- long had a peculiar habit
of brushing the Ivalr back from the
right side of his, head." Mr. Cameron
said. He also related that Finch told
him shortly after the arrest, "I'll get
even with the yet."
Xo Tampering AVIth Jury.
The defense then proceeded with Its
second farctcrll sensation. With an air
of great mysuery. Lord inquired of the
District Attorney:
"Have you a man -named Wisterburger
working for you In this case?"
"Net that I knot of," replied Mr.
Cameron. He suggested, however, that
maybe a man named Weinberger wah in
tended. 1
This was the man. Lord said, and he
proceeded in dramatic fashion to Inquire
what Weinberger meant by talking with
members of the 'Jury.
Weinberger wis called in. He said he
had been talkfing with several of the
Jurors out in tAie corridor of the court,
but denied Jiat.-ing mentioned the case to
any of them. ' Ask?d what his connection
with Cameron's office happens to be.
Weinberger aid he is a special officer in
this particulnr case, hired to serve sub
penas and yo whatever else he Is di
rected. '
It seems- that" Lord had seen Wein
berger talking to Juror C. J. Bush and
he next hajiled Mr. Bush out of the Jury
box to question him. Bush said he knew
the special officer and had been talking
with him, out in the corridors:
"About 'this case?" Lord demanded.
"Most i-ertainly not." responded the
Juror and1 farce No. I was at an end.
Missing Witness Vnfound.
Then The defense, lacking anything
definite. s It seemed, called again for B.
J. Watts, the witness who was to tell of
seeing a- struggle between Fisher and
Finch, brt who has failed to materialize.
No tracocan be found of Watts and there
Is an inclination to believe that Watts
has changed his mind about getting un
der the fire of. cross-examination with
any such weird yarn as is attributed to
him by Finch's lawyers. Three tlm?s
during the day the bailiff went -through
the butding calling the name of Watts
In stentorian tones, but each time his
voice was met by an Impressive silence.
Carl Smith was called to verify what
E. H. Martin had said about asking him
to see if there was a notarial seal In
Fisher's ojTice. He said he went to the
office and saiw a smttll pocket seal. This
he identified as a seal now in court.
Juror Hawes asked to see it and held it
reflectively in his hand. As the thing
weltrhs only a few ounces, it is doubtful
If the Juror was Impressed with Finch's
story of having been knocked half sense
less. Defense Wants Certain Revolver.
The defense then suddenly discovered,
that a revolver found in Fisher's desk
after the murder was not on hand. Lord
tried o make a few Impressive remarks
on this subject, doubtless for the benefit
of the Jury, but was interrupted by Judge
Bronaugh. who quietly called his atten
tion to the fact that no request for the
weapon had ever been presented in court.
Lord then called the prosecuting officers
and questioned them as to the present
whereabouts of the weapon, but they did
not know.
Impeach Miss Burkhart.
At 4 o'clock Lord announced that he
wanted Miss Verna Burkhart called for
purposes of Impeachment. He said she
disclaimed at the trial knowledge of
Fisher's revolver In direct contradiction
oi testimony given at the Coroner's In
qikst. Deputy District Attorney Flts
gerajd reported that Miss Burkhart had
gone--to Albany to spend Christmas, but
said he would telegraph for her to return
here at once.
LordVen said that tne defense waa
throughA except for a deposition from
Mrs. Finch, the further cross-examination'
of Mkw Burkhart and the examina
tion of Watts, should he be found before
Monday. "... .....
Adjournment was taken until 9 o clock
Monday morning. Judge Bronaugh in
structed the bailiffs, after court, to clear
the courtroom herea-fter during noon
recess to give opportunity for fresh air.
The r-w Chines bank at Torreon, Mex
ico, wa opened recently by a big public
demonstration, attended by all the city nf
nciftls and prominent business men. The
handsome bank bu1idjn contains over 50
roomi on the second and third floors for
offices or professional men. Mexican Herald.
BIG SUM NEEDED
FOR CITY SCHOOLS
Board of Directors Estimates
Expenditure of $1,268,
350 for 1909.
SALARIES MAY BE RAISED
Taxpayers or District Will Be Asked
to Pas Special Levy of -1.7
Mills at 'Annual Meeting
Tomorrow. Alght.
The Board of Directors of School
District Xo. 1 met In special session
yesterday afternoon in the City Hall
and adopted its annual report. To
carry on the school work for the year
1909 will require the expenditure of
$1,268,550. Of this sum $290,000 will
come from the-county school fund, $.i0,
000 from the state school fund, $1000
from tuition fees from outside stu
dents, and $927,360 from the levy of a
special tax of 4 3-10 mills on the 1220.000,
000 valuation of property in the district.
To the taxpayers of the district who
will meet tomorrow night in the High
School Is left the settlement of the
question of raising ' teachers' salaries.
If this is done, the special levy for the
district will be 4.6 or 4.1 mills, accord
ing to whether the report of the ma
jority of the Board or the minority
(Mr. Wittenberg) Is adopted.
The report of the Board In full Is
as follows:
Text of Board's Report.
To the Taxpayers of District No. T. Mult
nomah County, Oresron : Iadles and Gen
tlemen Conforming with the law and usual
custom, the Board of Directors of District
No. 1 hereby submits its annua report, with
estimates and recommendations which, in
its Judgment, should be considered and
acted upon by you b as to enable the School
Board to carry on its work during the com
ing; year.
The Clerk's report will furnish all the
detail of the year's work, consisting- of re
ceipts, disbursements and how expended.
i ne result or tne year shows that our re
ceipts were about MO.noo leas than our es
timates, therefore leaving a greater sh :rt
age than we anticipated. Repairs of schools
during the past year have been very high,
as you will notice by the Clerk's report,
being more than two and one-half time
our estimate. This was largely occasioned
by the popular demand and agitation for
Improved plumbing and sanitation in some
of the old schools, also for fire escapes and
flreproofing furnace rooms in different
buildings. Expenditure for school f urntturn
was largely In excess of our estimate on ac
count of the increased number of seats
needed for the increased number of ch il
dren. Also the seating of the East Side
High School added . largely to this expense.
We have also purchased real estate, as
follows: Addition to the Arleta school prop
erty, more ground for the Albina High
School and a location for the new West
Side High School. On this last purchase
part payments have been made.
Carrying oit your Instructions at the last
annual meeting, we have established an
Industrial Trade School which, you vviil no
tice by the Clerk's statement, has cost the
District over Jlfi.ooo. It is well established
and well attended and, in our opinion, will
be a great influence for good among the
children of the entire Northwest, ana cer
tainly a great benefit to this district.
The School Board has also caused to be
Installed in several of the buildings the
fire-sprinkler system for ihe protection of
the buildings and safeguarding the pupils
against fire, and. as each new building is
erected, it has been deemed best to make
such installation.
For your guidance and consideration, we
have prepared the following estimate of
disbursements for the year Jl09, fo-wit:
Estimate of Disbursements.
Teachers salaries $575,000
Janitors' salaries. School Clerk's sal
ary. Superintendent's Clerk's sal
ary. Superintendent of Kt pairs' sal- t
ary, electrician's salary, truant of
ficer's salary ro.ov
Interest U4,onO
Teleohone :ot
Insurance 30,hm
Water 3.."oO
Advertising ."0
Rent l.Otn)
Stationery tt.ooo
Fuel Hu.iHjO
Gas i0
Janitors' supplies .HQ
Printing l.."ioi
Streets and sewers I'J.ooO
Repairs and sanitation ;iu,MM
High School laboratory 3,hmi
School election ."mm
School furniture 20.(H0
Attorney's fees Ztin)
School census l.L'OO
Kxtraordinary expenses l,."oo
Klectric power :.."hh
Manual training lo.ooo
Garbage expense otto
New buildings 240.(Kft
Extending Trade School S.noo
Domestic science 1 ,.Mrt
W. T. Williamson, note . H.immi
Owing to banks. High School fund.. 210.CHM)
Outstanding accounts and building
coM rue ts 33,000
Total estimated disbursements. . $1.2tiS..V0
Following la the estimate of receipts for
1903:
Estimate of Receipts.
County school fund $ 290.000
State school fun 50.000
Tuition 1.000
Special tax levy. 4 3-10 mills on
K'.'u.OOo.oOO valuation 927.350
Total estimated receipts $1.268,.T50
This does not include any estimate for
the proposed incnase of teachers' salaries.
The llnance committee has recommended an
increase of salaries for the coming year
amounting to 4-10 mills, and giving to t)c
grade teachers of least salary $50 per year
advance and grade teachers of longer ex
perience from 475 to J 12 5, to the grammar
school principals from $1T0 to $1'00; $300 pr
year to the two high school principals, and
to the high school teachrrs $200 per year
increase. This including heads of depart
ments, the samo ratio of increase applying
to the manual training teachers.
The report of the finance committee was
adopted by a majority vote of the School
FINEKAI, OF Bl.VAWAV VIC
TIM TO BR HELD TODAY.
Tbe l.nir Mrs. E. D. Johnson.
Funeral services over the body
of Mrs. Johnson, wife of Dr. E. D.
Johnson, who met her untimely
death near Hood River as the re
sult of frlsrht over a runaway on
Christmas eve, will be held today
at the Crematorium In Sellwood.
C. W. Cottel will conduct the
services.
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a 'YiVinniHlciiiir
MOYER'S '
SACRIFICE SALE
SPECIALS IN CHILDREN'S CLOTHES
Board the chairman not concurringand
Is aubmltued for your consideration without
his approval and desires to be so under
stood. .
The chairman, while In favor of a rea
sonable advance. Is not In accord with tne
distribution, believing that. If an advance
Is made, all teaclwrs should participate,
from his point of view, on a more equltablo
b"' Plan of Raising- Salaries.
To Illustrate, he Is In favor of srvln?
teachers of least salary an advance oZ .o
per var: and that this advance should ap
ply to all teachers up to the flfth year of
their experience; that on the sixth year
the advance should be 100 per year, be
Inp the maximum amount to apply to all
grammar school teachers. ,..,,.
To the principals of schools he Is in fa
vor of making the minimum salary J1000
per vear for a three-room building and
J50 ner year for each additional room.
To the high school teachers of three years
experience $1000 per year and J 50 per year
tor each additional year s experience and
that the maximum should be not to ex
ceed $1200 per year. Heads of departments.
"pHnalsf high school, of ten rooms
or less. $100 per year; 2300 for 1- rooms,
and $2600 for the largest schools.
The manual training teachers in the
various schools to be Increased in the same
" U special Supervisors' salaries to remain
unchanged a(lop,ed. the additional
cost fo the taxpayers would bo n round
numbers about $00 000 for the coming year.
Sr about 30 000 less than that proposed
by the majority rc-a-'t.
We submit these two p ans to the tax
payers for their consideration district
i, .he work and affairs of tne aisiriLi
Ings and repairs an assistant so as to gel
be beTieve' lt would be wise to Install a
r.nfr shoo as a gat deal of expense and
E lrcouMP'b? saved in handling the repairs
of fhe district b.v the installation of such
a department.
Money for New High School.
We beg to report that the i-.'SO OOO bonds
X .h. hnildlna" that plans have been drawn
and that btd-Sare now being advertised for.
nrt if not too high or exceeding the ap
D?oVlatron to an unreasonable extent, con
struction will be immediately begun.
To meet the expenses estimated by the
n7.rJ .nil to grant the increase in sal
Board, and to k.. schedule pre-
ar'ef, H !h, majority of the Board will
pared by the mJom the recom.
reqUir.i,. of the chairman In the matter
o7sa"He are 'substituted for those of the
majoruy of the Board then the levy will
rTl!rof whic"h"! respectfully submitted.
SALEM WELL ADVERTISED
Xew Booklet Showing Cherry City Is
Beautiful Production.
Probably the handsomest and one of
the best written promotion books yet
produced for an Oregon city Is that just
Issued by the Salem Board of Trade. Sev
eral excellent photographic reproductions
of views along the Willamette River fur
nish a nonresident with knowledge of
the beautiful natural scenery m the
neighborhood of the capital of the state,
and other .pictures show the marvelous
development made in fruit culture and
farm products.
In the middle of the book, which has
64 pages, is a birdseye view of the city,
showing the location of the city and
state buildings, and also the appearance
of the country to the eastward. There
are larger pictures of the principal
buildings, residences, business buildings
and street scenes, but the feature is
contained In photographs of cherries,
berries, apples, plums, prunes, figs, pears,
English walnuts and hops, together with
potatoes and cabbage, the leading pro
ducts of that section of the state. The
city has been given the name of "The
Cherry City," and from the pictures and
statistics given, well deserves the name.
Through the agencies of the Southern
Pacific and O. R. & N. roads and their
Eastern connections, these handsome
books will be given a wide circulation.
The Salem Board of Trade deserves good
returns for its work in preparing the
book and the care taken in its produc
tion. Dance every Tues. eve., Ringler's Hall.
600 MEN'
Our regular $10 and $12.50 suits, sold in
up-town stores at $15, at the nominal price of
We promise you that these are the equal
of the $15 suits sold elsewhere.
All Boys' $10 Suits and
All Boys' $7.50 Suits and
All Boys' $5 Suits and
All Boys' $3.95 Suits and
WHEN YOU SEE IT
ctc-at irnrVFTS BIT IS
STEALS INsTRlMfcMS, JiLl
FORCED TO DROP THEM.
Takes Shot at Xight "Watchman
Bond in Medical Building as
He Is Pursued.
A burglar who is believed to be a sur
geon or at least having need for surgical
Instruments is being sought ty the po
lice as the result of a desperate attempt
to rob the offices cf Drs. J. R. Wether
bee and Hamilton Weir, on the sixth
floor of the Medical building. Park and
Alder streets, at an early hour yester
day morning.
The burglar, hearing a satchel with $350
worth of surgical instruments, was in
terrupted in his flight by S. B. Bond, the
aged nlghtwatchman. who gave chase.
The burglar, as he sped through the cor
ridor towards the elevator, turned and
fired at his pursuer. The bullet went
wild, however, 'and the watchman was
uninjured, the burglar escaping.
Between 4 and 5 o'clock yesterday
morning the watchman discovered .some
one in the office of Dr. Wetherbee. He
entered the door of the office, finding
the Inside door to the other office locked.
He was unfastening it when the burglar
escaped through still another door and
the watchman followed. He saw the
fleeing burglar running down the corridor
and ordered him to hault.
The burglar stopped suddenly, swung
around and fired at the watchman. He
then renewed his flight and the watch
man followed him down the stairs to the
fourth floor, where the fugitive was
forced to abandon the large satchel of
plunder he had secured. In it were found
surgical instruments valued at $350.
Two months ago a somewhat similar
attempt was made to rob offices in the
Medical building. The burglar was In
tercepted by Nightwatchman Bond,
Superintendent Prettyman and a police
officer and dodged through the halls and
corridors for two hours. Anally escaping.
The officers have several reasons for
believing that the burglar is either a
surgeon or has use for surgical instru
ments. In the two efforts to rob the
building offices have been selected in
which it was known that no one slept.
And in both instances they were remote
from those offices where persons sleep.
Also in both instances only those Instru
ments were stolen which are known by
surgeons to be of value.
TO GIVE BALL AT BARRACKS
Dancing Party in Honor of Miss
Isabel McGunnegle.
VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Wash.,
Dec. 26. (Special.) A ball in honor of
iMlss Isabel McG-unnegle, daughter of
Colonel G. K. McGunnegle, will be given I
at the Barracks New Year s eve., by the
officers of the Post. Music will be fur
nished by the orchestra of the First In
fantry Band. The invited guests num
ber 200. Patronesses for the evening will
be Mrs. Alexander B. Dyer, Mrs. James
S. Rogers, Mrs. H. E. Knight. Miss Mc
Gunnegle, who has been abroad and
traveling also In the East, has but re
cently joined her father at the Barracks.
Milwaukie Bank Incorporates.
MILWAUKI E. Or.. Dec. 26. (Special.)
The First State Bank of Milwaukie
has filed articles of incorporation with j
the clerk of Clackamas County, the cap- I
Ital stock being placed at $10,000. A. j
L. Bolestead. W. A. Shewman, N. B.
Harvey and J. P. Shaw are the incor- I
porators, It is expected that the cap-
SUITS
Overcoats N.ow $6.95
Overcoats Now $4.95
Overcoats Now $3.35
Overcoats Now 2.60
IN OUR AD IT'S SO
THIRD AND OAK
1st AND YAMHILL
ital stock will shortly have to be In
creased, but on the advice of Mr. Bole
stead the amount was placed at $10,000
to start with. Of this amount J7500
has been subscribed by tne people oi
I xfti.nn..iriA tha remainder hcinf:
taken by Mr. Bolestead, who has been
. the banking business In Wisconsin.
ill lllc LFaunii.a u . -
The promptness with which the stock
What Some Prominent
Portland Physicians say
about Thompson
"R. A. THOMPSON.
Portland. Or.
"Dear Sir: I wish to express my appre
ciation of vour services to my patients and
am glad that there Is at leaet one opto
metrist In Portland who does not Intrude
his tern' and theories in the treatment of
any case sent him . by his professional
friends, but attends strictly to business.
Another says:
"Allow me to express my gratification oc
casioned by our professional intercourse. The
result of your exertions on behalf of friends
and patients hae been eminently satisfactory."
From another:
"If he profers.-'ion at large could know of
the advantage of the system you puieue In
the examination for eye strain it would be
better for -mir patients. I can safely say that
the patients I have sent you have bten
greatly benefited and in no case has there
been anv complaint, the time having ex
tended over the last seven or eight yeare.-
Commendations such as these are
most gratifying, particularly so because
they come unsolicited.
Everyone who knows Thompson,
knows that Thompson's glasses have
got to be right.
THOMPSON
The Internationally Indorsed Sight Ex
pert. Second Floor forbett BldK Fifth and
Morrison.
The Largest and Best Equipped Optical
Parlors in Portland.
Are You Going to
CALIFORNIA ?
Write Chester "W. Kelley, 608
First avenue, Seattle. Wash.,
Representative
HOTEL DEL MONTE
Near historic Monterey, Para
dise of the Pacific. Mid-Winter
Golf and Polo Tournament
for Northwestern players. A
delightful climate, beautiful
surroundings. Booklets, rates
and particulars gladly given.
' ft rl 'if'"-
of the bank was t;ikcn was an agree
able surprise to the promoters', and ft
is considered that the establishment,
of a state bank will help the ploneerV
- nnvtlilnu- ols,v A ltllllk 1
ItJWIl IlllfIC Limn n"j - --
building will be erected in the course
of time, but at the start quarters will
be rented.
Lease Expires Jan. 1st
STORE RENTED
OVER OUR HEADS
For weeks we have been negotiating
for a renewal of our lease (five-year
term), but, owing to the fact that
Olds, Wortman & King are about to
build a large department store on the
opposite corner from us, and the rais
ing of all rents in this locality, we
were unable to renew our lease on a
basis satisfactory to us or within
reason.
Thursday we were notified that all
further negotiations were off, and that
our store had been rented to others.
Our immense stock of the FINEST
PIANOS AND PLAYER-PIANOS on
the Coast must find homes immediate
ly. "WE'VE GOT TO SELL 'EM,
AND SELL 'EM QUICK."
We know of no other store avail
able suitable to our business, so have
decided to give the public the benefit
of our misfortune and a chance to buy
fine pianos and player-pianos, in fact,
our whole line of goods, at such SAC
RIFICE PRICES as were never
dreamed of before in this or any other
city. We must lose no time.
SALE NOW UNDER WAY COME
EARLY.
Not necessary to pay all cash; we
will extend liberal time payments to
responsible parties.
DON'T OVERLOOK THE ONE
GREAT OPPORTUNITY OF
YOUR LIFE.
Piano Co.
Cor. Morrison and W.Park
Hovenden-Soule