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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, NOVEMBER 14, 1909. BALUNGER'S PLftfl U Taft Will Probably Adopt It and Try to Get Congress to Pass It. SHOWS HE IS CONSERVER Secretary 'Propowd Xew Land Code as Commissioner, Which Would KemoTe Abnwi nnd Ob solete Laws. ORBGONIA'N KETW9 BUREAU, Wash ington. Nov. 13. The recommendation which President Taft will submit to Con irres next December, urging radical rhaniu In the laws affecting the use and disposition of public lands and their resources, will be based largely upon a report to be made to him in November by Becretary BaJlinfrer. The recommenda tions of the Secretary of the Interior, If Indorsed by the President and adopted by Onirress. pave the way for le (rally carry ing out the Roosevelt conservation poli cies. Mr Balllncer. notwithstanding charges made against him. has always been a believer In conservation lf'legaiiy carried on When he was Commissioner of the iieneral Land Office, he recommended a great number of changes in the land laws which, had they been adopted by Congress, would have left no opportunity for the present Pinchot-Ballinger row. t that time the question of conserving water fiowers had not arisen. In the main. Mr. Balllnger will follow the recommendation which he made as Commissioner of the General Land Of fice. This Is what he said at that time: r reent Land Lawa Obsolete. Much agitation has existed through out the -tt est regarding the public land laws, and a great divergence of-opinion prevails as to what laws should be al tered or amended, what repealed, and what new If gislation should be enacted. Jn certain particulars changed conditions have rendered some laws and parts of laws obsolete and absurd In their appli cation and almost Impossible of rational enforcement. A correct Interpretation and administration will prevent the neces sity of amending laws which are adapted to the conditions for which enacted, and. while the necessity for amendments In some measure may be dispensed with by administrative regulations, there still re main laws Incapable of rational enforce ment in a wise disposition of the re maining pulilic lands. Coal Land Inn Aid Fraud. 'Of first consideration Is the coal-land act of March 3. 1873. The futility of this law is shown in the fact that since Its enactment less than 600.000 acres of coal lands have been patented under it, while millions of acres of coal lands have been taken under other forms of entry, some of It unwittingly, but large areas In order to avoid the terms of the coal-land act. coal lands being the highest-priced lands ofrered by the Government. This act limits the area to an unrea sonably small acreage, prohibiting the vrudent Investment of capital In coalmining- operations: hence all kinds of subterfuge have been undertaken to avoid the provisions of the law. In the securing of these lands the unscrupulous have not hesitated to resort to perjury and fraud, carrying their schemes of fraud and corruption to auch an extent as to amount to National scandal. Title having passed, the Government possesses no guaranty that as a public utility the roal can be made available to supply - the market: on the contrary, these lands hare almost uniformly passed into the hands of speculators or large combina tions controlling the output or the trans portation, so that the consumer is at the mercy of both in the greater portion of the West. The Inducements for much .f the crime and fraud committed un der the present system can be prevented by separating the right to mine from the title in the soil. Big Corporations Get Timber. ''As regards the timbered areas outside the National forests, the public-land laws are manifestly unsuited to present condi tions. The two acts of June 3, W78. and section 2 of act of August 4. 1893 (the Um ber and stone act), should be -repealed. The "mineral-land act.' giving free use of timber without restriction within the state, was intended to supply the timber wants of the mining camps at a time when much of the Umber lands in the mining states was unsurveyed. there be ing no method by which miners or pros jiertors could secure timber, fuel or lum ber. This condition no longer prevails, hence the present beneficiaries under this act are chiefly large corporations con trolling established mines and smelters, abundantly able to purchase the timber necessary for their use. 'The 'timber and stone act' has been the convenient vehicle by means of which the great bulk of the more valuable tim ber lands not now in National forests Kis during past years gone into the hands of the large timber companies. "It Is the history of the settled heavily limbered portions of the public-land states that relatively few timbered tracts were ever cultivated or permanently im proved by the first settler or entryman. The real settler and farmer usually came after the timber had gone and. while un der the wise policy of our public land system, the landless settler is of first consideration, it Is nevertheless true of the remaining unreserved timbered areas that hey are not generally susceptible of successful cultivation. Monopoly of Grazing J-and. "Muh of the remaining public lands are seml-arid or desert in character and cannot be artificially irrigated. For thee lands we have no law regulating their use or disposition. This condition lias delivered the puhlu range over to those who are powerful enough to appropriate nnd hold it against the weaker claimants, but mere physical force in holding the range Is the least of the abuses. Monop olisation of the pools. springs and dreams to which the gTazios herds and itther flocks must resort for water, and the acquisition of strips of patented lands to which title was acquired ob viously to prevent access by others to the adjacent public range is the greater public wrong. These abuses are so uni versal and so far removed from decent respect for common rights that I most earnestly recommend the enactment of a comprehensive range law that will bring these vacant grazing areas under depart mental supervision and regulation. Until such laws are provided, the bulk of the public domain must continue in Govern ment ownership, but held for the use of whomsoever by force or cunning is able to exclude his less powerful or less art ful neighbor. "Having given in some detail the ob noxious conditions prevailing as to these , 'lasses of the puhlic lands. I earnestly recommend changes in the public-land laws, to the end that the remainder of the public lands shall be devoted to their greatest benehcial use for the states as ll as for the Government at large." The Secretary recommended the classi FOR REFORM fication of the remaining public lands in to agricultural, pasture, timber and coal lands, and added:- "Thls classification should be made ef fectual by a general act of Congree de fining it. substantially as aforeesald. without disturbing the present mining laws relating to lode and placer mines and declaring the manner of disposition of the several classes of public lands, either under existing laws or appropriate provision to be set forth in the act. As to each of the foregoing classifications, there should be reposed in the Secretary of the Interior the continuing power of reclassification to meet changing condi tions, which may necessitate the transfer of lands from the one class to the other. "In view of the foregoing, I recommend that lands classed as pasture lands be leased to citizens of the United States who are owners of the adjacent lands or bona fide residents of the state where the lands lie. that the money derived there from, after deducting expense of admin istration, be paid to the states wherein the leased lands are situated, for use in the support of common schools, or that the lands be segregated Into such grazing blocks as shall be naturally appurtenant to adjacent cultivated lands and sold at a fixed price with preference to purchase in the, owner of contiguous cultivated land. Sell Timber at Auction. "The timber-land acta above referred to should be repealed ami the timber npon the remaining public lands disposed of by the Secretary of the Interior at pub lic sale, upon application therefor", after scaling and appraiFal or upon a stumpage basis similar to the method now exer cisedby the Department in the Chippewa Indian lands. The method of estimating stumpage and terms of sale and tracts of Umber offered, together with other necessary regulations, should be pre scribed by the Secretary of the Interior. 'I would advise that any such measure should provide that a bona fide applicant to homestead a tract of timber land should have a .preference right to pur chase at the top price bid, upon payment of a reasonable percentage of the bid, and under such purchase the timber should not be removed until the entryman has complied with the law as to residence and cultivation, and"made. full payment for the Umber, as bid. or has made full pay ment for the timber. Force Production of Coal. 'The present coal-lands law should be supplanted by an act fully meeting exist ing as well as future conditions.- The ob ject to be attained in any such legisla tion is to conserve the coal deposits as a public utility, and to prevent monopoly and extortion in their distribution. This may be accomplished either through a leasing system, by which the title would remain In the Government, under proper regulation and supervision by the Secre tary of the Interior, or through the sale of the deposits with restrictions on their mining and use which would control the minimum output and conserve the depos its as a public utility, under similar reg ulations. As regards the future disposi tion of coal lands. I am Impressed with the belief that the most advantageous method will be found In a measure au thorizing the sale of the coal deposits in the lands, subject to forfeiture for fail ure to exercise the rights granted, under such reasonable regulations as may be imposed. An exploration ot one year up on a permit basis at a nominal charge would insure to the applicant the neces sary preliminary knowledge upon which to make the purchase of the coal deposits and venture the necessary investment for operation purposes before making the cash purchase. The maximum unit au thorized for this use could safely be made three sections, provided no greater sur face rights are granted than will give proper facilities to reach and extract the coal deposits. The surface would thereby be open to entry under other laws accord ing to its character and subject to the right to extract the coal. In case of failure of the grantees to open and oper ate the coal deposits under reasonable limitations and to maintain an output reasonably suited to the deposits, and in case of combination as to price or limita tion of output, title should be forfeited by proceedings In court for that purpose. Government mine supervision would be necessary to enforce the conditions and limitations under the grant Aid Present Coal Locators. "The Secretary of the Interior should tu onrhtHzM to p-nint a suspension of op erations in any case upon a showing of .ffiri.n rniim If all nersons having pending coal claims, declaratory state ments and entries at time oi apuuu ut tne proposed law be given the opportunity to consolidate their claims to the extent of not exceeding three sections of con tiguous lands, and to transmute their filings or entriea to purchase of the coal under the new measure, they would be enabled to obtain a sufficient area of coal to warrant their entering upon coal mining operations without resorting to practices not authorized by existing law. "The method of disposition suggested should be made applicable to coal de posits In all the public lands of the United States, permitting, however, in Alaska, as under existing law. the coal applicant to have executed a special survey of the lands within which the coal sought to be purchased lies. This plan, if adopted, will enable the Government to control and dispose of all the surface not needed in coal mining operations and to dispose of the timber separately from the land, and will permit the sale and extraction of coal, both on the unreserved public lands and In National forests, without af fecting the control or disposition of the timber on the public lands by the Secre tary of the Interior, or within National forests by the Department of Agriculture. The above suggestions with reference to the disposition of coal deposits are equally applicable to the oil and gas fields in the public domain, and similar legislation, as applicable to lands contain ing the same, is hereby recommended." Commissioner Ballinger also Incorpo rated in that report a recommendation favoring a dry-farm law such ai. was enacted by the last Congress. maratMrageTssure ST. YVKS HAS ORIENTAL BlILD IXt; FOR EVENT NEXT SUNDAY. Four (Jrcat Mnratltoncrs Will Have Tost of Endnranre on In door Track. Through the aid of a prominent citizen of this. city, who is an old ac quaintance of T. Clarence McGrath. the promoter of the Marathon races, ar rangements were finally made at a late hour yesterday evening for securing the Oriental building for a Marathon race, which will be held next Sunday. St. -Yves, the world's champion runner for the Marathon distance, and his trainer. Copeland. will return today from Seattle, where they have been for the last five 'days, and St. Yves, together with other members of the quartet of Marathoners who are now In Portland, w-ill continue active train ing for the race in this city. T. C. McGrath has made definite ar rangements to hold the race at 2 o'clock next Sunday. St. Yves, Fitzgerald and Marsh, the world-beaters, will all enter and the race will also be open to local aspirants. Extensive preparations will be begun at once to make the race a big success. It Is planned to make the affair a society event and to this end an effort will be made to secure a prominent society' woman to crown the winner of -the race. This was done in Seattle and Mrs. Robert Guggenheim performed the feat. For Judges and starter of the race it is desired to have a number of promi nent men and city officials. Mayor Miller acted as starter for the Seattle race. The Judges' were Thomas Burke. Harry Whitman Treat. F. K. Struve. Kenneth Beeton. J. B. Blethen, Senator Piles. John L. Wilson, C. D. Stimsom. ex-Governor McGraw. DAILY JTETEOrtOIAXJICAL. HfcFOKT. PORTLAND. Nov. 13. Maximum tem perature. 4 dsrees; minimum, 38 degrees. River reading. A. M., S.S feet: change in I last i nourn. ,r.o iui j ... j 5 P. M. to 5 P. M.. 0.3S inch. Total rainfall ' mai. S.16 inches: excess, 0.81 Inch. Total , sunshine November 12. none: possible. 9 ' hours 24 minutes. Barometer treduced to ,i sea level) at i P. M..' 29.9s Inches. PACIFIC COAST WEATHER. 1 Observations taken at S. P. M.. Pacific 1 time, November 13: t 5 -3 w'". s I I - : ? ' j: : STATIONS. Btate ! WtfttMf Baker City Boiae . Helena Kamloop. ..... North Head. . . . Pocatollo. . ...... Portland Red Bluff Roaeburp; Sacramento 8alt bake Kan Francisco.. Spokane T acorn a Tatoosh Island. Walla Walla Blaine Marah field Siskiyou 34(0.041 JXW 34:0.22; ( B 12i0.12; 4: N W S00.0O!l2rSW 4410.00 4 8 36 T. 4K 4C0.21 12N"B .6)0.22 ;.K 4$i0.14 4 NW 68i T. 10S 40)0.00! 6,SE 68)0.00 i:iw 30j T. !16iN'K 42j0.020!r 4-l,i0.00:24 NE Cloudy Cloudy Snow Clear Clear Cloudy Pt cloudy Rain Rain Rain Cloudv 'Cloudy Clear Clear Clear Cloudy 3410. 26 US 40 0.00 4XE 12,.VW 4,E CIear Clear 5") 0.24 34j0.60 Cloudy T. Trace. WEATHER CONDITIONS. A depression Is central this evening: over Nevada while an area of high pressure overlies Montana. These conditions have caused snow generally over the Inter Mountain region and eastern portions of Washington and Oregon and rain In West ern Oregon and Northern California. The temperature has fallen over the Pacific Slope and Is now below the normal at all stations. At Helena a temperature of 8 dogrees Is reported. Conditions are favor able for clearing weather In Western Ore gon and snow over Eastern Washington, Idaho and Eastern Oregon Sunday. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Fair; continued cool; light east winds. Oregon Clearing in wt portions, mow in east portion; light east wind. Washington Fair in west portion, snow in east portion; light east wind. Idaho-t-Snow; cooler south portion. Buggy Salesman Fined. COLFAX, Wash., Nov. 13. (Special. P. J. Cassidy, a traveling buggy sales man, was today fined 60 and costs in the Jnstice Court for. selling without a license. The Inland Empire Implement and Hardware Protective Association oaneed his arrest. H.s case was appeafed. OREGON HUMANE SOCIETY rKKSIXKXT. Mala tCRJT AB V. Mate 6M. HUMAN! OFFICE K. EMt 41T9. MEETING NOTICKB. W. O. W. Mem bers of Webfoot Camp No. 65, and visiting neighbors are requested to meet at W. O- W. Temple, No. 12S 11th street, today (Sunday) at 1:30 P. M., to conduct the funeral services of late Neighbor Herman Henn. of Cascade Icck Camp. Services at rinlefa parlora at 2 P. M. F. M. RKTNOLD3, C. C. A. U BAKBITB, Clerk. (flpe-in THE COMRADES OF JAS '? COLN-GARFIELD POST, their families and the ladles of W. R. C. are cordially invited next Tuesday evening, November 16, to a sociable given by the above poet at their hall. D. J. HAYNES, Commander. R. A WOHLFARTH, Adjutant. wyZlM ATTENTION. COMRADES . The funeral of Mattnew ti. Aia- rich, late private Co. A, 26th Iowa Vol. Infantry, will be at his residence at Tremont Station, on Mt. Scott carllne, this (Sun day) morning. Not. 14. at 10 o'clock. Burial in Multnomah cemetery. F. NEIDERMARK. Com. I. O. O. F. The general relief committee will conduct the funeral of Brother Edward D. Strauss, of Silk City Lodge, No. 447, I. O. O. F- building. March from Finley s Chapel today (Sunday) at 11 o'clock A M. Interment in Riverview. All Oddfellows In vited to attend. J. C. JAMISON. Sec. EILER8 RECITAL HALL for high-class recitals, lectures, meetings; splendidly lighted, ventilated, heated, free from street r-oises, seating 300; equipped with pipe organ, grand pianos and automatic musical d"vices. For rates apply Adv. Dept. 2d floor, Ellers piano House, 353 Washington st. GOLDEN RULE HIVE. No. 17. L. O. T. M. will give a "SOO" party in W- O. W . Temple, 128 11th St.. Thursday evening, No vcmber 1- Prizes and refreshments. Ad mission 15 cents. PROPPECT CAMP AND ASTRA CIRCLE). W. O. W. All member and their friends are invited to the open meeting, 9 P. M., Thurs cav. November IS. Good programme and dance TrtV J. J. JENNINGS. P. C. PORTLAND ASSEMBLY NO. 26. LIN COLN ANNUITY UNION, will give a shadow auction and whist social Monday evening. November 15. Eagle Hall. Second and Yamhill. Ladies bring basket lunch for two. Admission free. CR-ESENT LODGE, NO. 10. A. O. IT. W-. wilt give a card and dancing party at Voelker's Hall. Mississippi ave. and Beech St.. ThurMay. November 38. t 8:30 P. M. ladiea, free; gents. 2Ac. UTOPIA REBEKAH LODOE. NO. 62. I. O O. F. The denree staff will give a "five hundred" social Wednesday afternoon. No vember 17. at Its hall, corner East Alder and i?lxth sta. Admission, 15c. THE HOMESTEADERS Invite you Xn attend their Military Vhtet Social Wednesday even ing. Nov. 17, Homesteaders Hall, E. Burn rt.1e and Grand aw. Good music, prizes and refreshment. Admission 16c. MARGUERITE CAMP. ROYAL NEIGH BORS, will give a 500 party Tuesday after noon, Nov. 16: also a 500 and dancing party Thursdav evening, Nov. IS, at the Savoy Hall. Grand ave. and Est Burnslde. BT'RKKA COUNCIL N . 204, K. AND L. OF S.. dance Monday eve.,' Nov. 15. W. O. W. Hal!. .East 0th and Alder. Good music. Admission 2v. GEORGE WASHINGTON CAMP. NO. 261. W O. W.. will give a whiat and dance Tues dav evening, at 128 11th st.; 2 hours dancing; good music and prizes. Come and enjoy your self. Admission 15c. WHIST rarty and dance. Webfoot Co.. No. 5. W. O. W.. Friday evening. Nov. IP. Wood man Hall. 128 nth st.; Union music, refresh ments; adults, 2c; cards. 8:30; dancing, 10. THE HOMESTEADER. No. 31, will give a rand prize masquerade hall Thanksgiving evening. Nnv. 24. in 'the Savoy bidg.. East Burnside st. Admission 30c; ladies 2."c. PORTLAND HIVS LADY MAC A BEES will give a oOO party in the Selling-rHrsch bidg.. 10th and Washington, Thuriay afternoon, Nov. 18, from 2 to 4. Admission 15c. THE ARION' LADIES CIRCLE wit! give a .V'u card party at Arion Hall. 2d and Oak sts.. Wednesday. Nov. 17. Admission 15c, with coffee and cake free. ROPE CITY FRATERNAL UNION OF AMERICA will give a card party and dance Thursday evening, Nov. 8. Good prises and music. Admission 15 cents. NEW HALL FOR RENT. 111 2d. near Washington. Howe. Davis Co. DIED. SIMMONS In this city. November 13, .Samuel W. Simmons, aged R4 years. Re maiiTH are at Finleys parlors. Funeral notice hereafter. TTyERAL NOTICES. LAMBERT At his residence. 414 Market st.. Nov. 12. Joseph Hamilton Lambert, aged 83 years 11 months 11 days. Funeral will take place from the above number todav (Sunday). Nov. 14. at 2 P. M- Friends respectfully invited. Interment Riverview Cemetery. Services at the grave private. ALDRICH At his residence, Tremont Sta tion. Arleta, Nov. 13, Mathew Gray Aid rich, aged 76 years 8 months 6 day a Fu neral will takeplace from the above num ber today (Sunday). Nov. 14. at 10 A. M. Friends respectfully invited. Interment Multnomah Cemetery. BROWN Funeral services of J. P- Brown, aged 73 vears. 11 months and 26 days, will he held at his daughter's residence, Mrs. J. G Hadley, 787 East Salmon, to day (Sunday) at 2 P. M. Friends invlted Interment Lone Fir Cemetery. HYATT The funeral services of Ada Hyatt will be held at the residence of her son, J. S. Hyatt, 1200 Mallory avenue, at 3 P. M. today (Sunday). Friends invited. Interment Riverview Cemetery. HOLM AN The funeral service of Martha Holman will be held at the family resi dence, TR9 Commercial St., at 1:30 P. M. today i Sunday). Friends invited. Inter ment Rose City Cemetery. COMO At his late residence. 186 North 18th st.. November 12. Edmund B. Coman, aged 68 years. Funeral services Sunday. November 14. at 10 A. M-. at the residence Friends Invited. Interment private. SACCANANNO In this city. Nov. 13, at his I residence o'l 4tn St., f- accauannu, 64 years. Services will be held at St. Michael's Church today (Sunday), at 2 P. M. Interment at Mount cjaivary. Donning, McEntee 4 GUbanch, Funeral Directors. 7th and Fine, Fboae Main 430. Lady Aseistanu umci oe vvimj ynw. EDWARD HOLMAN CO., Funeral Direct ors, 2zv 34 sc. lmj AMisuiok rauin iu. w. J. p. FIN LEV A SON. 8d and Madison. JjmxT attenoani. raoue jwun v. a McETTEE-KKI( KSON CO. Undertaker; lady tMiktanU uv Aiuer. jq. uiw. EAST SIDE Funeral Directors, successors to F. 8. Dunning, inc. r. os. a xosow ZLLB-BYRNE8 CO.. Funeral Direct era. 172 RuseelL Both phone. Lady asitant LKRCH Undertaker.. 420 Ka Alder, Phone Eakt 781. B 1&8S. Lady aaeUtant. HOUSEHOLD NEEDS Va CHURCHLEY BROS., wood and coal vtlsi dealers, office and yard 13Ui and Marshall, phones Main 93 L A 808L tflnvicf Cut Fiowers always fresh from f lUriBLour own conservatories- . Martin Forbes Co.. 84T Washington st BU phones. ' rAai Richmond and Wallsend Australian. vUBl independent Coal A Ics Company, opposite City Llbrarv "Roth phones CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING RATE In Effect N'oremper 1, 10OS, ' Dally or bun day. Per Line One time iS f4ame ad two consecutive times xo Same ad three consecutive times. ZQm Same ad six or seven consecutive tunes. .600 Six words count as one line on cash ad vertisements and no ad counted for less than two lines. When an advertisement is not ran oaaMcatire lima the oat-lim, nu tppllei. The ab.T. rate, apply to .dvOTtlemnt under "New Today" and all other clanlflca Uod. exceptbiif the following: ' Puliation, Wanted. Male. Situation, Wanted. Female. For Rent. Room.. Frlvat. Famine. Room, and Board. Private Famillea. HooMkeepln; Room.. Private Famillea. The rate of the aboTe cUanlflcatlon la I cent, a line each insertion. Bpac. In the "New Tomr" column, la Bcured br measnr. only line, to the Inch. TO OUT-OF-TOWN PATRONS The Ore gon bin will receive copy by mail, pro Tided nfficient remittance for a definite number of iMnee 1 eent. Acknowledgment of aucB remittance will b. forwarded nromntly. On charge of book adrertliementB to. charge will be baaed on the acruai nnmhrr of line appearing In the paper, regardleae of the number of word. In each line. In caee box office address la required. ne regular form riven, and count thi. ae part of the ad. An.wers to advertisement will be forwarded to patrons, provided self-addressed stamped envelopes are furnished. NEW TODAT. Morrison Street Corner, 100x100. Extensive improvements to be built in immediate neighborhood. Morrison street is to be ex tended to Washington. Val ues will greatjy enhance. Will pay big interest, if im proved. Also splendid spec ulative value, single lot held at 1?37,500, across the street. Price $52,000 "You'll have to hurry." E. J. DALY 222-223-224 Failing Bidg. 23d Street, North 150x100 feet, with improvements, and at intersection of two carlines. 20th Street, North Close to Washington St.. 100x100 feet, and a most desirable site for apartment house. Head of Lovejoy Street 60x10ft feet, a most desirable building site, in a much-soufrht-aftpr location. commanding1 an extensive view of the city and mountains. Trice, $4900. Portland Heights 100x100 feet, with fine surroundings. a,nd on IMli St.; one of the last quarter blocks offered for sale in this desirable location. Thurraan Street loo.vioo feet, comer, at the intersection ot two carilnes. Fourth Street Within one block of the City Hall, oOx 100 feet; well improved. F. V. ANDREWS 6 CO. Hamilton Bidg.. 131 Third St. BARGAIN IRVINGTON 10-room modern house, $4000; lot 57x100; easy terms. OWNERS' REALTY ASSOCIATION. ' 206 Abington Bidg;. Acreage in large tracus. For Rent or Lease 50x80 ft. third floor. Fifth and Pine ets. Elevator and heat. F. V. ANDRLWS & CO. Hamilton Bidg.. 131 Third St. None Better, Few as Good Reservoir Park lots, oc fare: a minutes' ride; J275 to $335 per lot: $30 down, $10 per month. Call 913 Board of Trade. NEW TODAY- GILMAN Auction and Commission Company NO. Ii6 SECOND STREET. SALE TUESDAY NEXT At salesrooms fsrtecial to sell all the fur niture and fittings of Grand-avenue resi dence. Buyers are Invited to thus .sale. Monday from 9 A. M.. continuing all the week, including Saturday evening, we will go on with the sale at private sale, tho immense and fine stock of (Emmet stock men's and women's underwear, in wool, hosierv, umbrellas, gloves. Mexican pig skin gioves. handkerchiefs. Cardigan jack etc, overshirts, suspenders, blankets, bed . comforters, sheets, linen table clolhs, ta , ble napkins, portieres. Also continuation sale of line furs, elegant Christmas gifts in great variety, dolls, mirrors, fancy goods, velvets. The public Is cordially invited to call at salesrooms at any iime and see the bargains in fine goods for every-day and holiday purposes. The place. No. 126 Second street; the time, all through the week. 8. I N. GILlMAX, Manager. Ajttlpriiales ON TUESDAY NEXT We have received instructions from Mr. West to sell his household furnishings, removed from Eugene st. to our sales rooms for convenience of sale. Including brass and iron beds, steel springs and mattresses, several dressers and chiffo niers, blankets and beddings, parlor and lihrarv furniture.' dinine-room SUite In quarter-sawed oak, oil paintings, folding i beds, Axmlnster ana isrusseis ruga laii steam-cleaned), heaters, box couch, dav enport and several other good pieces of high-grade furniture. All of which you can view tomorrow. Sale on Tuesday next at 10 A. M. at 152 Park st. ON THURSDAY NEXT In addition to several consignments, we shall sell the furnishings of six-room cot tage, removed from Portland. Heights. Sale at 10 o'clock. BAKER & SON, Auctioneers. Salesrooms, 152 Park st. NOTE TO PARTIES FURNISHING, DON'T FAIL TO LOOK -AT OUR STOCK OF NEW GOODS IN OUR RETAIL. DE PARTMENT AT 152 PARK ST. AUCTION SALE At Residence, 875 E. Couch St. TAKE EAST AN KENT CAR. Tomorrow, Monday, at 1 0 A. M. We must sell at PUBLIC AUCTION the entire furnishings of this 10-room res idence, which consists of the dining-room furniture, silverware, linens, carpets, etc. The bedroom, furniture, linens, blankets, comforts, pillows, etc., with chairs, rock ers, couches, lace curtains, center tables, dressing tables, etc. The kitchen, steel range, refrigerator, treasure and hundreds of articles necessary to complete a 10 room home. Be on the spot at 10 A. M. or you'll be too late. FORD BROS., Auctioneers. At 211 First Street We hold auction sales each TUESDAY AND THURSDAY At 10 A. M. Every description of household goods and furniture. A special sale of heaters on Tuesday next, 10 A. M. P. S. When you want to sell anything for cash, talk to us. Phones Main 8951, A 2445. 211 First St. AuctionSales AT WILSON'S SALESROOMS 173-175 Second St. Cor.Yamhill Regular Sales Days Monday, Wednesday, Friday Each Day at 10 A. M. AT THESE SALES you will find a LARGE ASSORTMENT of little-used HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. CARPETS, RANGES. HEATERS, etc. Lots are too numerous to itemize. -If you are looking for anything in the furnishing line for your home or office, it will pay you to give us a call. GOODS SOLD AT PRIVATE SALE AT ALL TIMES. OUR GROCERY DEPARTMENT ad Joining the auction house offers bargains in groceries, graniteware and crockery; also some clothing, boots and shoes, etc. J. T. WILSON, Auctioneer. We pay spot cash for furniture, stocks of merchandise, etc. Call ' Main 1626, A 4243. TODAY 2 P. We will show vou the best-built bunga low in Sunayside for the money. Has " lar-iro mnma r(ention hall and bath, full basement with cement floor, built-in buf fet, wood lift, stationary Ti os, ana au nthop minor r-on veniences. Cement walks around the house, and all improvements in and paid for. This is a bargain at $290). and can be had for $50 down and balance in monthly installments. Our aeent wilkbe on-premises between 2 and 3 P. M. today. Th e Stewart Co. 523-5 Board of Trade Both Phones Certificates of Title are issued to owners of real estate and holders of real estate mortgages, in stead of abstracts of title and exami nations of the abstract, 'the result of both the abstract and the examination of the abstract being combined in the certificate of title. These certificates are guaranteed by over $250,000 of assets, including a special deposit of $50,000 with the State of Oregon. TITLE & TRUST COMPANY, Chamber of Commerce. NEW TODAT- WHY buy land in a district where it costs from $100 to $200 per acre to clear the stumps off it, when you can get land that $5 per acre will clear, plow and make ready to plant T Why depend on rainfall when you can get irrigated land where you have water at any time you want it t Don't forget that ichland is in the Yakitua Valley; the most successful fruit growing district in the Northwest, and that you can buy the best land in the Northwest here for $125 per acre, with perpetual water r,ight. Transportation fa- . cilities are the best. Three railroads and open-rive boats. Call for literature end in vestigate. RICHLAND LAND CO. Phone Main 7466. 908 Board of Trade Building, Fourth and Oak. ST000 Good income property in North Portland, paying over 10 per cent, with big future. $7750 100x100, close in, on East Harrison st., with strictly modern 6-room house on inside lot, with corner vacant, which is a good lo cation for a store with flats above, This is a good buy for some one. Sj21,000 A very fine investment on Uth st. ; has good future. "We have a few good apartment house sites for sale. If in the mar ket to buy, will "he pleased to show you what we have. Money to loan on anything we sell. M. E. LEE Room 411, Corbett Building. Owner Leaving City will sacrifice beautiful new home; six rooms, bath, pantry, reception hall, den, basement. Ready for immediate occupancy. Furnace, range, shades, screens, linoleums, all go with the house. Come and see it. $3350 TERMS 1001 East Seventeenth St. North, one block south of 17th and Alberta streets.; "A" car. MUST SELL NEED MONEY.COME QUICK 50x100 corner; fine new 6-room modern bungalow, worth $5000; will take for quick sale $3800, $20110 'cash. Have renter for $30 per month. ZIMMERMAN 621 Board of Trade. SNAP! APARTMENT-KOUSE SITE 5050, 0 $1000 Less Than Actual Value DIETZ41LLFJ COfMY 316 Abington Bidg. TEN ACRES $875 Portland's best suburban garden and fruit land near Gresham; no gravel; $500 cafih. FRKDERICK C. FORBES CO., 529 lumbermen's, oth St. TW TODAY. PORTLAND HEIGHTS HOME -$2000 ?200 DOWN AND $20 PER MONTH 6-room modem cottage on hisrh and sightly lot. 50x100 feet; 2 blockn from Portland Heights car; located between Patton road and Terrace drive. This is $500 under market. Just think the price is only $2u00, $'Jn down and $20 per month, at 6 per cent interest. Vou will never gel another chance like this one. (Exception ally good buy.) SOUTH PORTLAND HOME $2000 5-room modern bunsalow with unob structed view of river and mountains. near carllne. on corner lot on Bancroft ave. This was built last year for a horn. . , Must eell. j KELLY-STREET, HOME $400 ' Down and $20 per month: on corner lot, 1 60x1m); west of 14th st.. block from Brooklyn car; concrete walk. This Is a good 5-room cottage. Price, $2:. MALDEN-AVENUE HOME $2700 6-roo4n strictly modern bunp;tlow, next to the corner of E. 11th. one block from Sellwood car. Terms. This Is a bargain. IRVINGTON BUNGALOW $4000 7 rooms and sleeping porch, modern in every respect, beautifully finished inside; built for a home, on a 0xi:i lot: near ITtli and Hancock sta. If you want a home, sc this before you buy. TERRACE DRIVE $6000 ?-rontn Portland Heights home. 14 hlor-ks from car, on sightly lot, 50x1'J, facing Terrace drive and Patton road; modern in every respect. Can give terms. LOTS ON PACIFIC STREET 50x100 lot on S. v. corner of Mill and Pacinc, including; improvements on 2Kth. Price, only $1W0: IMj blocks to Sandy bou levard and new CHrline: also the S. K. corner of i"th and Pacific. Price. $1100, including improvements. Terms on this. KILLINGSWORTH AVENUE Corner lot, 58x114 feet, the 114 on Kil Iingsworth. Price, $1200, $500 cash, lonjt time on balance. This property has a great future. HAWTHORNE DISTRICT $1600 Quarter Block $1600 100x100. N. E. corner 41th and Harrison sts.,- only 3 blocks from Hawthorne ave. car. Price. $1600. $650 Burnside-St. Corner $650 $250 Under Market Price. 50x100 lot. located on the N. W. corner of 61st and East Burnslde sts. This lot will be worth $1200 Inside of a year. Pon t forget. Burneide is the coming street. MOSS-AVENUE LOT $350 60x100 lot, including all improvements, with a beautiful unobstructed view on the Heights; l1 blocks from the car. If taken at once, price $350; terms. Frank L. McGuire BIS Board of Trade. LOOK AT THIS! Just40MiIesFromPortland Improved ranch of 5W acres, near McMinnvflle, Oregon. All fenced; running water and springs; 250 acres in cultivation, balance pasture and ttmber land; 60 acres in English wal nuts; 800 cherry trees; Bartlctt peara and apples; good buildings. This place can be bought for $50.00 per acre, and it is a enap. Can get terms for you on JlO.OuO or more of the mirchaso price at 6 per cent. Owner has $4X0 worth of stock, tools, hay. grain, etc.. which can be bought with 'place or not as desired. Better go and take a look at this place. I also have a 1000 acre ranch which I can sell at $-'52.50 per acre, and it is near the above place. This is all fine fruit and walnut land. If you wNh to sell or buy Oregon DIRT, call on WARREN B. HARTLEY 514 Swetland Bidg. lO ACRES. 2Vz miles from town, in best district, lis perfect for irrigation: OVER 8 A CHIOS PLANTED to Yellow Newtowns and Ppitzenbergs, most of which are 5 and 6 years old; small family orchard, assorted varieties, 2 acres in strawberries, ome meadow, !Vz inches of water and all personal property, including horse. wagim, buggy and all farm implements. Good 7-room hard-nnished house and., outbuild ings. This is an ideal place. Jl'500 cash and will accept Portland residence as part payment. Devlin ' ftfirebaugii Main Offlre. Brnnrh Office, Hood River, Oregon. Portland, Oregon. SCATTERED HOLIES FOR SALE tICnn 4-room new house, lot 50x100, OlOUU Tabasco Addilton; easy terms. 4nrn 5-room eood cottage. 'JSih anl OluOU Kast Pine: 300 handles it. onrnn 7-room. modern. 49th and Haw- gZOUU thorne: best snap in city. POCflfl 2 houses and lot near Alberta 0OUU car, on 17th st. Arnrn S rooms, modern, near . Haw- U3U thorne carline. on 37th st. 07nnn 7-ruom. vrv modern, located in 0UUU the Noli Hill district. on r(( S-story brick, on Kast Side; VuU UUU $265 income iter month. Martin J.Higley 132 Third Mreet. SGUTHERN OREGON ALFALFA AND FRUIT FARM 750 acres; 44 acres in apples: 20 arrs in alfalfa: 1.t acres under cultivation ; -T50 acres hi pasture: acres line tim ber. Soil is d-rp sandy and black loam; stream with HW Indies nf water for ir rigation on place: wire and board fence; 1 mtlen to school; H mile from town of population on S. P. R- R. This farm liet in the richest valley in Southern Ore gon; two-story ifi-room house: barn HOx I'O capacity 3K) tons of hay; lfl-foot sheds on' two sides, shedroom for 300 head of stock: " buildings alone cost $10,000. This place is known to be on of the beet farms in the state. Price. fcS.oO per acre. , I.AWSON & CLARKE, Gtendale, Or. Hood River