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t TUB SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 5, 1909. SURVEY BEGINS Of MYSTERIOUS HO Central Oregon &' Pacific Starts Crew East From Brownsville. FROM COOS BAY TO IDAHO? Promoters of v Corporation As rrt They Have Financial Back ing for Construction of Line Across State of Oregon. BROWNSVILLE. Or.. Sept. 4. (Spe cial.) C. H. Warner, one of the direct or, and the proraotor In charge of the field work for the Central Oregon A Pacific Railway Company, recently In corporated, started a crew of surveyors today maklr.gr the preliminary survey of the proposed new railroad eastward from Brownsville. The line will pass through the center of the Calapooia Valley, touching Crawfordsvllle and Halley. and the promoters say that con struction work will commence as soon as It is possible to arrange matters for work to begin. It Is proposed to be gin construction work at Brownsville and build east as rapidly as possible. Franklin T. Griffith, of Portland, at torney for the company, stated recent ly that the proposed road Is to run from Albany to Ontario, on the O. R. A N.. In Eastern Oregon. The three men named In the direc torate of the company are Franklin T. Griffith. Porsey B. Smith and C. H. Warner. Griffith has handled the rail road end of the Portland Railway. Light & Power Conjpany's legal business for gome years. Smith was formerly as sistant general superintendent of ths O. R. A X. Co. and is now general man ager for the Open River Transportation Company, a company in close sympathy with a project for a railroad from On tario to Coos Bay. The promoters of the Central Oregon Pacific will not say who Is behind the proposed railroad, but declare they have funds with which to carry on the work, and hope to begin construction eastward from this city this Fall. It is a fact known to many railroad men that the most feasible pass across the Cascade Mountains from Central Oregon Is what is known as the Cala pooia Pass. It Is also equally as well known that this pass has been thor oughly Investigated and Is now a sub ject for the thoughts of the men who are at present laying the foundations for future railroad-building In Oregon. The construction of this- line would open up a rich field of timber in East ern Linn County and Lane County, and would give the Blue River mining dis trict the Impetus that It needs to bring It to the front as one of the great dis tricts of Western Oregon. It is found that the ores below the water level In this district are base, and while car rying heavy values, cannot be handled profitably without a railroad to carry the ores to a smelter. A study of the map of Central Ore gon brings to mind the thought that the Central Oregon & Pacific could very easily be a part of the Hill scheme to reach Coos Bay with his Oregon Trunk line, now building up the Deschutes. Another link In the railroad chain could easily be figured out in the pro posed railroad from Eugene to the Slus law and Coos Bay, the survey for which Is now being made. weeks away, the prospects for attendance during the coming year are exceptionally bright. The Indications are that the freshman class will number at least 800 members and the total attendance for all of the departments at Eugene will be 25 or 30 per cent terger than last year. The rapid growth of Eugene during the past two years and the . building of a number of student club houses, both for men and for women, has almost solved the problem of room and board. The number of first-class places available this Fall is the largest In the history of the university and a much greater proportion of them are for women than ever before. The university has prepared a full list of places, which will be available for mailing within a day or two. During the past Summer much improve ment work has been done on the uni versity grounds and buildings. Xew walks and paths have been laid out and the woodwork of buildings repainted ; tlonal books have been added to the li brary during the Summer, necessitating several new stark a. Xew members have been added to the faculty In the depart ments of public speaking and debatepsy chology, mining and physical education for women. The new gymnasium, which Is to be used for all major university social func tions in addition to its regular use as a gymnasium. Is now under roof and Is a PLAN APPLE FAIR Willamette Growers to Make Exhibit at Albany. $500 PREMIUMS OFFERED Third Annual Display Promises) to Bring In Large Exhibit Choicest Fruit Will Be Sent to Spo kane Apple Show. ALBANY, Or'., Sept. 4. (Special.) Premium lists for " the third annual Albany Apple Fair, which will be held BAY CENTER, WASH., CLERGYMAN WEDS PLEASANT VALLEY GIRL HILIi JL1XE IS BELIKF HERE Horsey B. Smith Refuses, However, to Announce Associates. As Intimated In the above dispatch. It Is strongly suspected her that the Cen tral Oregon & Pacific Railway is a Hill property. The construction of such a road easterly from Brownsville up the Calapooia River would form a natural connecting link to the extension by Hill of his Central Oregon road across the elate to Coos Bty. That Hill has de signs on Cooa Bay is generally believed and It would not be surprising should It develop that the operations of the sur veying crew now In the flld is the preliminary move by him In th proposed Invasion of that territory. "We are not prepared Just now to an nounce our associations." said Dorsey B. Smith, one of the Incorporators of the Central Oregon & Pacific Railway, last night, wben asked to confirm the report that his company was being backed by Hill. "The survey we are making extends up the Calapooia River. In fact, there Is a deslrabli field for railroad construc tion In both directions from Browns ville. We propose to give th people of that sec-'on of Linn and Lane counties ths railroad that they need and at the sane time reach a tonnage which will Justify the construction of such a road aa we propose. The road will be built and that very shortly." The Central Oregon A Pacific Railway Company was organized "bout two months sgo with a capital stock of JSO.0rt). The names of the incorporators ara given in the Brownsville dispatch. PASTORS MEET WEDNESDAY Pnget Sound Methodists to Convene at Bellingham. VANCOUVER, Wash.. Sept. 4. (Spe cial.) The annual session of the Puget Sound conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church will be held In Bel lingham, Wash.. September 8 to 13, in clusive. Bishop Charles W. Smith, of Portland, will preside. It Is estimat ed that there will be in attendance 176 ministers. The eight Methodist ministers who have appointments in Clark County will leave for Bellingham Tuesday morning. They are: Revs. B. F. Brooks. D. D., of First Church, and E. R. Tracy, of Ir vington Church. Vancouver; Alfred Bates, of Lake Shore; Ernest Bates, of Orchards: E. J. Huston, of Camas; Ezra Hayes, of Rldgefleld; William Porter, of Yacolt; W. E. Rossman, of Fishers. Dr. S. S. Sulllger, superintendent of the Vancouver district, will read a pa per on Church Extension before the conference on the opening day, Wednes day, September 8. The annual mission ary sermon will be delivered by Rev. G. W. Frame, of Puyallup, Wash. FRESHMAN CLASS LARGE Vnlversity of Oregon Expect" 3 Xew Students. UNIVERSITY" OF OREGON. Eugene. Or . S-pt. 4. SpciaI. With the opening of the University of Oregon only three ' - y 7sY Hie home of Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Butler. In Pleasant Valley, was the scene of a pretty ceremony on Tuesday, when their third daughter, Eva Genevieve, was united In marriage to Rev. B. Newman Galbraith, of Bay Center. Wash. Promptly at noon the bridal party entered the parlor to the strains of the wedding march played by Miss May Kesterson. niece of the bride. The cere mony waa performed by Dr. Sulllger, of Vancouver, Wash. The parlor was decorated in green and white. The bride was dressed in cream colored albatross made semi-princess style- and trimmed with baby Irish lace. She carried an arm bouquet of bride roses. Her traveling dress was of blue serge with braid trimming. After the ceremony dinner was served to the com pany, numbering about 35. Mr. and Mrs. Galbraith left for Seattle and Puget Sound cities. massive-appearing structure. It will be the best arranged and equipped gymnasi um in the Northwest. FOUND ADRIFT StPPLT SHIP PICKED VP IV CHIXA SEA. Government Vessel Readily Accepts Offer of Assistance When Steam er Antilochua Appears. VICTORIA. B. C, Sept. 4 The United States supply ship Retlnbow, of the China squadron, lying helpless with her ma chinery disabled in the China Sea off Pedro Blanco, nearly 200 miles from Hongkong, on August 12. was picked up by the Blue Funnel Line steamer Antl lochue. according to advices brought by her sister liner Cyclops, which arrived this morning with a big cargo. Including of b-mo from Manila and. 873 Chinese, of whom 71 paid 135.600 in bead tax a . mAvim brotiirht by the AtCUl UiHt - w Cyclops, the RalnboWa machinery was disabled and sne was mannuus - t MnnrtMl tha jniahaD was tultiui-e. . . ' . ....... . due to a boiler accident. The warship was anchored In a comparatively position. Three typhoons were reported in the Ch'i.a Sea and her commander eagerly accepted the offer of the Aatilochus to be taken in tow. The United States Navy officers ex pressed th.nr great admiration to the - unn.bnnir rerardinr the ncrn'a . o - work done by the Antllochus in towing the Rainbow to Hongkong. No arange ment was made with regard to salvage, this being left to arrangement between tlx United Statea Government and Lloy d a FREDERICK J. HURST DEAD Prominent Salem Business Man Passe Away. SAX.E2M. Or.. Sept. 4. Frederick J. Hurst, a resident of Oregon since 1862, and one of the best-known citizens and business men of Salem, died today at ths Salem Hospital, after a lingering illness. He was born In Prussia in 1MX coming to thia country when 15 years old. In Il linois he learned the miller' trade. Later he engaged In the milling business in Iowa. In 1S62 he crossed the plains to Oregon, engaging In mining in Baker County. After four or five years in Mon tana and Idaho, he came to the Willam ette Valley, and. In company wjth his brother, purchased the Corvallis Flouring Mill. Later he owned the mill at Cham poeg. At one time he was also interested in the Capitol Mill In Salem, and owned a mill in Lincoln County. Returning to Salem, he engaged in the real estate business. Besides his widow, he leaves three children Albert, Stella and Mrs. Harry Albert who were at the bedside when death came. Funeral arrangements are not yet completed. Values Show Increase. VANCOUVER, Wash.. Sept. 4. (Spe cial.) The abstract of assessment of per sonal property in Clark County for 1909, shows the aggregate value of personal property as equalised by the County Board of Equalisation to be tl.979.750, which is only JS05 less than the aggregate value as returned by the County As sessor. In 1908 the assessed and equalized valuation waa 1. 210.075. Cash Balance, $1,237,413. OLTMPIA. Wash, Sept. 4. (Special.) The weekly report of State Treas urer Lewis shows $1,237,413 cash on hand. Labor Day Special to Clatsop Beach Leaves Union Depot via Astoria & Columbia River R. R. Monday. 7:46 A. M. Returning leaves Seaside 0:40 P. M. Round trip fare only ii. " next month, were completed today. Al most 3S00 In cash will be distributed to exhibitors at the Fair and several cups will also be given. Plana are progress ing satisfactorily for the Fair, which will probably be the largest exhibit of apples ever collected In the Willamette Valley. Ren H. Rice, secretary and manager of the National Apple Show at Spokane, sent word today to Manager Wallace R. StiVble. of the Albany Commercial Club, that he will attend the Fair and he will be one of the leading speakers at one of the three daily programmes. He ex pects to take the best exhibits from the local Fair, to the National exhibition at Spokane. The premium list as announced today Is as follows, the competition being open to all counties and fruitgrowers of the Willamette Valley, except as stated: For best county exhibit (Linn County bar red from coipp.tlng), exhibit to consist of 20 boxa of five or srore varieties Grand prise. 100 oup and $30 In cash; second prize, ISO In cash; third prize, f20 in casn. For best club or community exhibit (for Linn County only), exhibit to consist of ten boxes, three or more varieties First prize, 450 cash; second prize, $25 cash; third prize, $10 cash. For best five boxes, three or more varie ties First prize. $30 cash; second prize, $15 cash: third prize. $5 cash. For the best slnsle box In each of the followinr 13 varieties First prize. $5 cash; aecend prize. $2 cash: Yellow Newtown pip pin. Spltzenberg. King. Baldwin. Reed Cheek pippin. Ben Davis, Grimes Golden. Jona than, Wagener. Stark, Mammoth Black Twig and Arkansas Black.' For the best commercially packed box $10 cash. For the best display on plates, ten or more varletle First prize, $5 cash- second prize, $2 cash. Special premium exhibits For the best commercial packed three boxes (three varie ties! packed by grower First prize, 100 apple trees from the Albany Nurseries Com pany; second prize, $10 worth of spraying material, by Foshay si Mason. For the best tn3 boxes (one each Tellow Newtown and Bpitxenberg). packed by grower $10 caah, by Linn & Benton Real Estate Company. For the best commercial packed box of Spltsenbergs grown In Linn or Benton County $10 cup, by Beam-Fletcher Com pany. For the best box of apples grown and packed by any member of the Altany Apple-growers' Association $5 cash, by D. W. Rumbaugh. Best collection of 50 lura est apples arranged In pyramid shape $5 cash by County Fruit Inspector B. W. Cooper. For the best box of Tellow Bell flower apples Cup donated by W. B. Stev ens. The committee In charge of the Albany Chrysanthemum Carnival, which will be held In coanection with the Apple Fair, will offer prizes for the following ex hibits, the exact premium list not being complete now: Greatest number of varieties of chrysanthemums; quality considered; bast collection of ten varie ties, beet collection of five varieties, best cut single specimen (first and second prises), best specimen In pot (first and second prizes), best general floral dis play, best display of house plants. The executive committee, which la in charge of arrangements for the Fair and which compiled the premium list, la composed of E. W. Cooper, C. H. Stewart, W. A. Eastburn, F. M. French, D. W. Rumbaujh, J A. Howard, H. Bryant and Wallace R. Struble. Mr Cooper Is presi dent of the committee, Mr. Stewart vice president, Mr. Eastburn secretary-treasurer and Mr. Struble publicity manager. Th executive committee In charge of the chrysanthemum carnival consists of Mrs. H. W. Cooper, chairman; Mrs. L. E. Hamilton and Mrs. C. H. Stewart. ETJGEXE FAIR OPEXS TUESDAY School Children Will Make Special Contest for Premiums. EUGENE, Or., Sept. 4. (Special.) Preparations are about complete for the opening of the Southern Oregon District and Lane County school fair here September 7. Everything indicates a most success ful fair. Almost all the stable room Is occupied by good horses, and the racing events wH be an attractive feature. About $5000 is offered for premiums. Separate premiums are to be awarded the school children for their exhibits. The part which the Echools of the coun ty play in this fair will be the particu lar feature of the week's programme. There is a wide Interest shown in the coming event from all over the county. The merchants of Eugene will close their places of business all of Thurs day afternoon in order that they and their employes may attend. A good at tendance Is promised from the ther counties of the district, which Includes Douglas, Coos and Curry. A carnival show has arrived. Special rates have been secured from Salem and Ashland to Eugene. Camping grounds will be provided free. GOOD DAYS GONE FOR HIM Ames Russie, Once Champion Pitch er, Now Down and Out. WEISER, Idaho, Sept 14. (Special.) Ames Russie, for 11 years pitcher for the- New York Giants, and the acknowl edged champion In his day, was today re leased from the City Jail, having served a ten days' sentence for being drunk. Russia's life story Is like a romance. For 11 years receiving a salary of $10, 000 yearly, he Is now working on a ranch in Jdaho. or at any other employment that he can secure. Domestic troubles and wine have been the downfall of a once famous man. A hit under the left eye by a baseball that injured his eye sight and the failure of his arm has caused his retirement from baseball. Russie took part In some 'of the most famous -games ever played In the United State. In 1831 he pitched In an 18-lnnlng game In New York City against Griffin and Matthewson. crack pitchers of Chi cago, winning the game by a score of 1 to 0. Russia Is strong and well and still longs for the game in which at one time he was so famous. R. B. MILLER HURT BY FALL Aged Linn County Pioneer Receives Serious Injuries. ALBANY, Or., Sept. 4. (Special.) Robert B. Miller, ex-County Treasurer of Linn County and uncle of County Clerk J. W. Miller, sustained serious ! injuries this afternoon when he fell from a stepladder at his home In Jef ferson. He ascended the ladder to pick some peaches and does not remember any thing since that time, so it Is not known whether he was overcome by heat or slipped from the ladder. He lay on the ground 45 minutes before the accident was discovered and did not regain consciousness for some time after being taken into the house. He suffered severe bruises about the head and was also hurt internally, and be cause of bis advanced age the injury is serious. Mr. Miller Is one of the most promi nent pioneers of Linn County. He moved to Jefferson only a few weeks ago from his former home at Scio. CUT IN RATES PROMISED Insurance Union Will Meet Demand of Oregon City People. OREGOX CITY, Or., Sept 4. (Special.) Concessions from the Insurance Union, that dominates the rates of fire insurance In the Northwest are to be obtained in Oregon City through the efforts of the Commercial Club, and Lewellyn Adams, chairman of the committee named by President Ryan, of the Commercial Club, to interview the Union, has been assured that representatives of the combination will come to this city next week and make a complete adjustment of the rates which are generally regarded as exorbi tant Very recently the capacity of the mu nicipal water system has been doubled and with the fine facilities for fighting fire the business men and property-owners have been clamoring loudly for a re duction from the existing rates, which will probably be. granted. BURBANK HITS AT CRITICS Confident Judgment of Andrew Car negie Will Have Weight. SEATTLE. Sept 4. (Special.) "It must occur to every fair-minded person that so shrewd, practical and canny a man as Andrew Carnegie would hardly appropriate $10,000 a year for the fur therance of my experiments if I were the charlatan which some persons evi dently profess to believe I am." This Is the way in which the wizard of the plant kingdom. Luther Burbank, replied to the charges which have re cently been made against him by the California fruitgrowers. Mr. Burbank evidently does not take the .charges seriously, for he concluded with: "However, I do not feel called upon to defend myself at any great length from any reflections which may have been cast upon me. My work speaks for itself, and by what I have done and am doing I must be Judged. TRUSTY WILSON ESCAPES Convict Believed to Be Hiding Near State Fair Grounds. BEND WILL BOOST Business Men Organize Board of Trade. TOWN AWAITS BIG BOOM Inquiries Ato JIade Daily aa to Op portunity for Homeseekers in Central Oregon, Now That Railroad Is Assured. BEND, Or., Sept. 4. (Special.) The leading business men of Bend yesterday organized a local club ' or committee, to be known as the Bend Board of Trade. The purpose of the organization is to bring before the public at large a clearer understanding of the latent and semi developed possibilities of the Deschutes country, now on the verge of a great raljj road development. The birth of the Bend Board of Trade comes on the first waves of the boom which Is spreading over all Central Ore gon, spurred on by the surveyors and construction crews of the road builders. At last Bend Is sure of a railroad, say the promoters of the board, with "dirt flying" from the Columbia to Trail Cross ing, with surveyors in Bend and working southward, and ,with the greatest of rivals at last In the long-neglected field against Harriman. Putnam to Be Secretary. With this promise of transportation have come hundreds of home-seekers and investors, as well as letters of every de scription, asking for information. It Is the intention of the Board of Trade to care for this accumulating correspond ence, and to produce "publicity" litera ture of its own, setttng forth the re sources of the Bend country. C. S. Hudson, of the First National Bank, Is president of the organization, in whose membership Is included the major ity of the Important business men of the town. The board has secured the serv ices of a secretary, George P. Putnam, of New York, who is familiar both with the various methods of publicity work employed on the Coast, and with the con ditions and resources of the Bend country. Offices Are Fitted Up. The new organization has taken an of fice in the First National Bank building, where permanent quarters are being fitted up. It is the Intention to there keep on file all information, statistics, etc., per taining to the Bend country, as well as exhibit samples of the products, photo graphs, and all else that may be of in terest and value to visitors. So much has of late appeared in the press and the magazines concerning Central Oregon that the board of directors express the Intention of making the office, on a mod est scale, a miniature library of clippings and articles. The officers and charter members are: C. S. Hudson, president; E. A. Sather, treasurer; G. P. Putnam, secretary; Hugh O'Kane, E. A. Cast, John Steidl, direc tors; J. N. Hunter, W. H. Staats, J. H. Wenandy, A. C. Lucas, U. C. Coe, A. M. Drake, H. J. Overturf. AGENT BILKS SETTLER TROUBLE BRIXGS OS DEATH OF FAITHFUL WIFE. Pathetic Story of Struggle for Exis tence of Man Sent to Wilds of British Columbia. SALEM, Or., Sept 4. (Special.) Jack Wilson, sent to the State Penitentiary from Salem for robbing the Conrad Dlll man second-hand store, made his escape from the prison farm late this afternoon. He was working as a trusty on a hay baling machine. Some of the prison guards immediately started in pursuit of the fleeing convict, and the prison blood hounds were used until they lost the tralL Wilson Is believed to be hiding near tha State Fair grounds. He had but three months to serve. Summer Severe on Babies. HOQUIAM, Wash., Sept 4. (Special.) An epidemic of cholera infantum is prevailing here, nearly 100 cases having been reported, several of which resulted fatally. The latest case reported Is an Infant child of Secretary McMorran, of the Hoqulam Y. M. C. A. Mill Burns; Loss $4500. ROSEBURG. Or., Sept 4. (Special). William Vincent's sawmill, at Coles Valley, 16 miles west of here, burned this afternoon. The total loss to lumber and mill is $4500. Sparks from the engine-room caused the fire. Ladles, We Guarantee Them. Genuine Seal Handbags. They are leather lined, have coin purses and card cases, are of the finest workman ship and latest designs. A strictly high grade bag at a low-grade price. Nfw arrival of high-grade Sponges and Chamois. STIPE, TAYLOR. DRUG CO., 289 Morrison St The Mission Of those corpuscles In your blood that have been called " Little Soldiers," Is to fight for you against the disease germs that constantly endanger your health. These corpuscles are made healthy and strong by the use of Hood's Sarsaparilla. Thia medicine la a combination of more than 20 different remedial agents in proportions and by a process known only to ourselves and it has for thirty years been constantly proving its worth. JSo substitute, none "just-as-good." VICTORIA, B. Cm Sept 4. (Special.) The pathos of a pioneer's life is strikingly Illustrated in the story brought to Quesnel by L. Knuston, last heard of at the time of his de parture last Spring for the heart of the Nechaco country, for which desti nation he set out on foot with his wife, the latter wheeling a baby In Its per ambulator, while her 'sturdy husband "packed" the blankets and supplies, all being necessarily limited to the barest necessities. They arrived at the Nechaco completely worn out after numerous thrilling adventures and countless hardships, to find that the ranch in which they had invested -all their hard-earned savings and which had been pictured to them by the real estate agents as little short of an earth ly Eden was anything but what they had been led to expect being prac tically valueless for farming and In capable of providing the simplest means of life. Knuston and his loyal wife, having pinned their faith on their newly-purchased home, were heartbroken, as well as destitute, and with true pioneers' compassion for them, the settlers got together and raised by private sub scription sufficient to "keep them going and set them on their feet for a little while." Their difficulties multiplied, when, shortly after, a child was born prematurely, no doubt in consequence of the experiences which the unfor tunate mother had undergone on the trail, and instead of recovering health and spirits, Mrs. Knuston sank from 17 TV mnmi EXCLUSIVE STYLES IN TAILORED CLOTHES FOR MEN AND WOMEN. CHESTERFIELD SUITS, OVERCOATS and CRAV ENETTES for the gentlemen of Portland as fine as artistic designer and skilled tailor can produce. Priced $25 to $65. GRAY'S TAILORED SUITS, COATSand CAPES for women, mannish effects, exclusive models, fine as can be found anywhere. Priced $30.00 to $150.00. 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Knuston is sending a petition to the Attorney-General, Indorsed by sundry other settlers of the Nechaco, asking that steps be taken against the realty agents who deceived him. and whom he holds primarily responsible for the death of his faithful wife. Poultry Show to Be Extensive. SEATTLE, Sept. 4. (Special.) What will undoubtedly be the most extensive poultry show ever held In the West will be conducted in conjunction with the livestock show of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, September ' 27 to October 11. According to J. L. Anderson, superintendent of the poultry department of the exposition, over 6000 birds and fully 1500 pigeons have been entered by the different exhibitors. T DEMAND FOR A FENDER The various street railway companies of the United States, on account of deaths and accidents due to bein struck or run over by streetcars, pay out about twelve and a half million dollars annually in dam ages" which, it will be seen, is equivalent to 5 per cent on an investment of two hundred and fifty mil lions ($250,000,000.00) each year. From these startling figures we are enabled to gain some idea of the need of a protecting device from a financial point of view, but from purely humanitarian motives, and leaving the question of finances en tirely out of the account, the strenuous demand for an effective fender everywhere that electric cars and automobiles are in use is intense, and as you are perhaps aware, an effective car fender has never hereto fore been produced; in fact moskstreet railway companies long ago gave up the fender question as utterly unsolvable, while a successful "pick-up" had come to be Regarded as a mechanical impossibilty. The standard streetcar fender, a Portland invention, affords absolute protection from the impact of th car to the person who may be struck, and is the first and only fender in existence provided with an infalli ble pick-up that can bo relied on absolutely to pick the person up from the pavement and carry him safely along until the car can be brought to a standstill. 'The Standard Fender Company is incorporated, with a capital stock of 200,000 shares, par value $1.00 per 6hare, and is selling a limited number of shares of stock, solely to promote the general introduction of this meritorious invention in every city and country where a safety device of this character is needed. For this purpose we offer a limited amount of stock this week at 75c per share. This offer is open only during the week ending Saturday, September 11th. Next week stock will posi tively advance to 85c per share. Remember, you have the opportunity all this week of securing the most valuable and desirable stock on the market at less than 5 per cent of its actual value, and bear in mind that our life-sheet "pick-up" gives us a complete monopojy of the entire fender business in every country of the world where patents may be obtained. x The Standard Streetcar and Automobile Fender is in a class by itself, and with the exclusive rights our patents guarantee, should yield a handsome annual revenue to the fortunate holders of its stock. Don't fail to secure some of this desirable stock at the opening price and profit by the advance. , OFFICES, 406-7 0OU0H BUILD IN Q-, FOURTH STREET, BETWEEN WASHINGTON AND STARK Fnll-Sizs Model Now Read; for Demonstration,