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THE SUNDAY OREGOMAX, PORTLAND. JULT 31, lUlU. 4 P01NDEXTER TALK NOT CONVINCING 'Reads Well but Does Not Listen Good," Is Comment of Opposing Politician. CAMPAIGN PLAN IS SHOWN insurgent Aspirant Ties Himself to Roosevelt and Hopes to Hide Into Office on Popularity of ex-Pres-ldent. " SEATTLE, July 30. (Special.) In its speech at the Grand Opera-House rongressman Miles Poindexter fired the lirst bis gun of his Senatorial cam aign. It made a powerful noise, and :he echoes are still chasing themselves p and down the state, but whether it lid any substantial damage to Poln lexter's opponents may weU be doubt id. As was remarked by a Burke par lean who atteifaed the meetings "Foln lexter's speech "reads' well, but it loesn't listen good." If the insurgent :an cover enough ground in his cam paign he will surely kill himself." This is but another way of saying :hat while Polndexter's speeches are veil edited, his style of delivery is far 'rom convincing. At this stage of the campaign he appears to be slightly in :he lead, with Wilson and Burke con ;esting for second place. On that ac count there was more than usual inter est in the first publi appearance of the insurgent, and the outline of his plan of aattle: and on that account also the rowd laughed good-naturedly when Poindexter. at the beginning of his speech, observed: "It Is somewhat em barrassing for me to appear in this metropolis. In view of the large num ber of your own citizens who are trying to get the same office. Poindexter Ties to Itoosevelt. The plan of campaign waa clearly Indicated. The Insurgent intends to tie himself, hard and tight, to Colonel Roosevelt, and through the implied en couragement of Oyster Bay gather the P.oosevelt Republicans of the state to Polndexter's support as a "progressive." Phis is the precise meaning of Poln dexter's version of Roosevelt's remark, that "we ha'e had a very pleasant day, and have found ourselves in harmony on political questions." There are likely to be troubled waters ahead for the Poindexter bark. His views on conservation may prove embarrassing to him, for Washington has been hurt quite as much as any other Western State by the policies of Plnchot. In his Seattle speech Poin dexter said: "Our conservation laws are all Tight. The trouble lies in their administration. As the trouble lies there, relief is not In the. abolition of the laws of. conser vation, but in the appointment of a Secretary of the Department of the In terior who will properly administer these laws. When a Government offi cial falls to see, that the laws are properly administered and allows powerful corporations to ' secure the public resources unlawfully, I am in favor of putting him in Jail and white washing the Jail rather than white washing the culprit and leaving the Jail alone." n this language, Poindexter throws the gage of battle before the Taft Administration in the home town of the Secretary of the Interior, R. A. Bal Ilnger: ut the same time he indicates in unmistakable terms that he relies on the implied support of Colonel Roose velt. He has attacked Taft. while patronizing Roosevelt: and it is this weak point in his plan of battle that has been marked by his opponents. He also trios to belittle any disad vantage he may be put to geographi cally. When Wilson, Burke, Hum phries and Ashton argue that the East Side already- has a Senator in Wesley L. Jones, Poindexter replies: "I shall have the same interest in that portion of the state which Is west of the Cas cade Mountains as in the East Side. I shall represent the whole state, with favor to no section." Humphries Cites History. Polndexter's bid for Democratic votes at the Republican primaries has called forth a spirited article from Judge John E. Humphries, who recites that 16 years ago the insurgent Con gressman was a Cleveland Democrat. But When he stepped into the Repub lican party and was elected to Con gress he lost sight of the fact that he had been elected by Republican votes, and turned his guns upon the Repub lican Administration and upon the party itself. "He went over boldlv to the enemy," says Humphries, "and inarched under the command of the general of Democratic free trade. Cob den Club party, headed by General Champ Clark. When he knew the Gov ernment was running into debt, he at tempted to strike down, strangle and kill our baby boy and now he wants to come up and claim that he is a champion of President Taft, Senator party0" "d th rat Republican Poindexter is attacked in similar vein by the other Senatorial candi dates. Both Wilson and Burke have been campaigning in the northwestern counties, and both report conditions to be encouraging. Senator S. H. Piles and ex-Governor Henry McBride have both been on the stump for Burke Piles has cited the warm admiration of President Taft as an argument for Burke's election, and McBride has given the impression that, in his judg ment, the contest is one-sided. To this the Wilson people have replied, showing the former Senator's excellent staud f.nd statin that two years ago McBride was not able to carry Skagit County in his race for Governor. Sen ator Wilson and Judge Burke have cov ered a great deal of ground by auto mobile. Wilson Leads in East. Conditions on the East Side have been indicated by Hon. L. O. Meigs Speaker of the last Legislature, who was in Seattle during the week. Meigs is supporting Wilson. He Bays Wilson is leading, not only in Yakima Countv. but throughout Central Washington. "I have a varied acquaintance throughout that section." Bays Speaker Meigs, "and the sentiment, as I have found it. is T-ery strong for Senator Wilson." Sub ?n,tily tne eame forecast Is made by D. T. Ham. chairman of the Republican central committee of Spokane County He says that, although Spokane is the home of Poindexter, the Republican voters of that county will be found favoring a West Side candidate. Mr Ham says: "Since we are willing to concede to Western Washington the candidate for United States Senator, we feel that this section of the slate should defer to tis a bit In the selec tion of that candidate. This is not a year when Republicans can divide their forces; and it seems to me. therefore, that all real Republicans of King County can well afford, in the present crisis, to join hands with us for Sen ator Wilson." The effect of Polndexter's Seattle speech has been decidedly to enliven the campaign. During the week the insurgent has been delivering speeches in King County, notably at Auburn, where he covered substantially the same ground as in the speech at the Grand Opera-House. CANNERYMEN GIVE MONEY Private Funds Aid State in Building Central Hatchery. SALEM. Or.. July SO. (Special.) R. E. Clanton, Master Fish ' Warden, has returned from Astoria. Portland and Columbia River points, where he has secured funds from cannery and cold storage men to be applied on the cen tral hatchery at Bonneville. The last Legislature apropriated $12,000 for that purpose, but it has proved that this Is not a sufficient amount both . to equip and complete the work. In order to get reault3, the Master Fish Warden states. It is necessary to complete the rearing ponds to feed the fish after being hatched and before they are old enough to shift for themselves.. He has secured nearly the -entire sum needed, although there are a few can nerymen whom the Fish Warden is certain will donate toward completing the project whom he has not seen as yet. The people who have already made donations are as follows: V. A. Seufert, Columbia River Packers' Asso ciation; S. Schmidt & Co., P. J. Me Gowan & Sons, Inc., . J. Linderberqrer, lire.. Booth Fisheries Co.. Everding & Farrell and the -Warren Packing Com pany. v . The rearing ponds will have a ca pacity of about 6,000,000 fish, and it is stated they will be of considerable benefit to the salmon industry. The Fish Warden reports that there are between 6000 and 6000 fish between the racks of the Umpqua and that there are a large number of fish between the racks at the McKenzle hatchery above Eugene. The superintendent in charge there will begin taking eggs in the next few days and reports Indicate that the outlook this year for salmon eggs to be shipped to the central hatchery Is very favorable. Superintendent of Hatcheries Green man will begin erection of the new Station on the Alsea above Waldport within a few- days. ABRAHAM'S PETITION IN Candidate for Governor Favors "Htighes-Taft-Koosevelt" Plan. SALEM. Or.. July 30. (Special.) Al bert Abraham, State Senator, of Rose burg, filed his petition today to become candidate for Governor, declaring that he is in favor the primary plan of Hughes, Taft and Roosevelt as the best means of securing a representative form of government, and asking that after his name on the ballot the f-1-lowlng be placed: "Party organization on the Hughes-Taft-Roosevelt plan." L. E. Alderman, of Eugene, filed his declaration as candidate for nomination as State Superintendent of Public In struction. "Equal educational opportu nities for boys and girls" is what he desires written after his name on the ballot. Wuliam J. Clarke, of Gervais, also filed for State Printer, using after his name, "Republican assembly recom mendation." He says that he Is in fa vor of a flat salary for the State Printer. Ralph W. Hoy, of Portland, filed as candidate for the nomination as State Treasurer, using the words "Republican assembly nomination" after his name on the ballot. Max Gehlhar, who received the recom mendation of the assembly in the coun ty, filed for the office of County Clerk. He Was formerlv a. H m t . i , j .ii in i; viiiuo and promises an econ- mlcal admlnis- Captain Daniel Webster filed his dec laration to become candidate for the nomination for Justice of the Peace in Salem. Constable Ira Hamilton has witmirawn from the race for re-election, announcing himself as planning to run for Chief of Police at the next city election. HINDU STUDENT TRAVELS Satya Beva Observes American Con ditions on Walking Tour. UNIVERSTTV rw nurnnv -C - - cugeiie. Or., July 30.-Speclal.) Satya Deva, a wuu siuuviu maKing a walking tour of the United States to investigate agri cultural conditions In this country at first hand, passed through Eugene today en route to San Francisco. He spent the day visiting friends at the university, where he was formerly a student He began his journey at Seattle last Spring, but has spent most of his time since then in Portland, which he left last Monday. From San Francisco he will continue south to Los Angeles, then around to New Orleans, Washington, D. C. and up to New York. He is keep ing a diary of his trip and will publish a full account of it after its conclusion. Deva was graduated from the Univer sity of Washington last February, after beieng in this country only four years. He delivers lectures in the various towns through which he passes, on social condi tions in India. He is also writing ar ticles on America for the Saraswatr, a Hindu magazine. Next year he Intends to return to India and help educate hla own people. KILAUEA RUMBLES LOUDLY Fire Lake In Volcano Expands and Intense Activity Appears. HONOLULU, July 30. Unusual ac tivity of the volcano Kilauea is re ported. The so-called "fire lake" is twice its usual size. There is much rumbling and a series of explosions indicate intense activity in the center of the big volcano. Brown's Band to Give Concert. A complete programme of sacred and classical selections has been prepared by Conductor Charles L. Brown for the band concert at City Park this after noon. The following numbers will be rendered: Fest march from "Tannhauser" . Waltz," ""Italian" NVg'h't;'"."."...'.'.".Tobanl Overture, "Zampa" .; Herold (a) Celebrated Minuet. . . -Paderewskl (b) Pilgrim's chorus from "Tann hauser" Wagner Excerpts from "Babette" Herbert Intermission. Paraphrase. "Nearer. My God. to Thee" Caprice elegante, "bonces PromVsses1"7 ......... - - Laurendeau Scenes from The Mikado" Sullivan Tropic dance. "La Belle Creole"Herman Two-step, "A Missouri Mule," (no kick coming) Blake Midweek concert at Holladay Park Wednesday evening. August 3, at 8 o'clock. CARD OK THAXKS. Mrs. J. L- O'Donnell and familv wish to express thanks to their many friends and neighbors who so kindly assisted during their bereavement in the loss JULY BUSINESS SHOWS BIG GAINS Bank Clearings, Realty Sales, New Buildings, Postal Re ceipts All Grow. LIVESTOCK DEALS HEAVY Portland's Growth Is Shown In Tig ures Compared AYith Statistics . , for . Corresponding Month of Year 1809. In building operations, sales of realty and bank clearings thus far, 1910 is far ahead of' the corresponding months in 1909. More business is being done in Portland each year and the volume of all lines shows a steady and healthy in crease. In the bank clearings for the month just closed more than $13,250,000 is the increase over July of 1909. In the real estate transfers for the same period the increase is more than $500,000, and the number of deals made is a trifle less. This more than anything else is an indi cation of the greater value of Portland property each year. Postal receipts for July show a 9.39 per cent increase over those of July, 1909. In money figures this is more than $6000. In a comprehensive glance the story of the dally finances of the city may be got from the following table of bank clear ings for the year 1909 and so far of 1910: Bank Clearings. loio. loon. January . . . .$ 38, 035, 008.78 $ 25.7ii9.l'0S,.7S February .... 3B,53.724.78 26.4(18,275.2-.! March 45.343,052.95 34,998.801.09 April 46.275.0SS.M8 S3,SBS,8(5.S2 May 41,393,362.13 SO.334,061.13 June 19 1 a fi tt nu an rtAi a July ' 43.44!o2o!l S0,H)i'.lV2.i2 Seven The in the mos. .$203,257,744.12 $211,163,048.16 story of Portland property is told following table: Real Estate Transfers. -1909.- -1910. Amount. No. ATnount. No. Jan. Feb. March April May . Juno July . . . .1233 . . .1332 . . 1 8S8 . ..ltt'.lo . . .1702 . . .1114 . . .1502 I 2,201.048 2.063,338 3.002.830 2.538.032 3.225,159 1,734.698 1.727.528 .5H3 1471 20U3 21)17 1663 107O 1453 $ 2.32S.802 3.615.208 4. 200.863 2.975,0118 2.804,142 2.595,110 2, 402.344 ' Totals 10463 $16,572,151 11830 $20,921,537 Total increase for the first seven months of 1910 over the same period in last year, $4,349,386. While the total transfers recorded for the month of July numbers 49 lees than for July, 1909, the transfers for July, 1910, were for much larger considerations. This fact, among real estate men, is taken to indicate the approximate in crease in the value of property, as the deals have been in approximately the same neighborhood. The increase In values of the lesser number of sales amounts to $674,816. Building permits for the two corres ponding periods are shown below: Building Permits. 1909. 1910. N. Amount. No. Amount. Jan. ... 179 t 431.415 33S I 624.110 Fffb 322 1,329,540 423 1,006,055 March . . 449 8SJ.585 665 1.472,385 April 505 1,651,105 617 2,014,772 May 382 1.142,400 588 1.803.445 June ... 400 805.300 559 1.687.725 July ... 406 011,570 523 008.080 Totals 2643 $ 7,217,006 8712 $ 8,517,772 Livestock Trade Active. July is not an active month in the livestock trade, yet business at the Port land Union JStockyards in the past month 'as of very satisfactory proportions and the total showed a good increase over the same month last year. At the same time values held up well and were not much below the Winter level, while they were considerably higher than the prices of one year ago. A total of 400 cars of livestock were unloaded at the North Portland yards in July, the aggregate value of the stock being $700,000. The receipts during the month were: Cattle, 6806; sheep, 14,223; hogs, 6226; horses and mules. 306. As com pared with July of last year, these figures show an increase of 416 sheep, 4892 hogs and 65 horses and mules, and a decrease of 836 cattle. Postal Receipts $70,833.06. Postal receipts at the Portland post office were last night estimated by Cashier Hirsch for the month of July, 1910, at $70,853.06. The receipts for the same month in 1909 were $64,769.81. The Increase for the month of 1910 is estimated to be $6083.25. or 9.39 per cent. The Portland postoffice has steadily passed the receipts for similar pur poses in various cities of the same class in the United States, and at the end of June was ranked ahead of Providence R. I.; Columbus, O.; Spring field, Mass.; Syracuse, N. Y. ; Dallas, Tex.; Richmond, Va.; Nashville, Tenn.. and stood next to Omaha, Neb. New Orleans, La., with more than half a million of population, last year sold only $139,713.92 more stamps than did Portland. Private information yesterday from Seattle indicates that the receipts of that office will again show a decrease for July, but perhaps of not so large an amount as was. exhibited for June last. Portland postal receipts for the year are: 1909. 110. January $57,913 $71,295 February 55.387 ' 66 821 March 62.013 76',03J April 61.2S3 71.260 May 63.672 68.260 Juno 64.405 72 370 Ju'y 64.769 70,863 Totals $429,334 I4S6.994 City Pays Out Big Sums. July made an unusually large drain on the city's finances, according to City Treasurer Werlein. who yesterday said that over $400,000 had been paid out in the various departments. The largest item was for street improvements, in which over $230,000 was expended. Not withstanding the large amounts paid out. the treasury is in a healthy condition, says Mr. Werlein. and the available funds reach a total of nearly $1,800,000. At the close of business yesterday, the report for the month of July is as fol lows: Amounts In open accounts in banks: $248,234.39 in United States National; $228. S10.77 in Merchants' National; $175,033.04 in Lumbermen's National: $170,000 in Secur ity Safety & Trtist: $2S1,2S3 in Bank of California: $250,467.18 in First National: $25,000 in George W. Bates & Co. bank; $287,006.59 in Ladd & Tilton's. making a total of $1,666,823.87. Time certificates of deposit are: $79,290.73 in Ladd & Tilton's Bank: $425 in Chemical National Bank, and $150 in N. W. Harris Bank, of New York; $10,300 in Blair & Co. Bank, of New York, and $30 in Chase National Bank, of New York, making a grand total of $1."67,(1S.60. Big Gains Are Shown. Portland bank clearings show a gain of 30 per pent in July over the corre- spondlng month of 1909, or an increase of more than 113,000,000. In July. 1909, the total clearings for the month were $30,105,112.83, while last month the total ran up to $43,406,030.91. The week's gain was more than 60 per cent. In the corresponding week of 1909 the Portland banks showed clearings ag gregating 5,269,875.41, and in last week J,41i. 367.44. Saturday's clearings show an increase of more than 100 per cent over the same Saturday in 1909. On the latter day the total was $725,524.83, and yesterday $1,555,-296.37. FRATERNITY HOME BUILT Five Student Organizations Erect Souses at Oregon "U." UNIVERSITY OF OREGON,. Eugene, Or., July 30. (Special.) Five "new fra ternity houses will be ready for occu pancy by various student organizations when college opens next September. One of these is already completed and the others are -well along in process of construction. Most of the houses are being built in the vicinity of Alder street, between Eleventh and Thirteenth. This Is be coming a veritable "fraternity row." The only exception is the Alpha Tau Omega house, already finished, on Oak street, between Eleventh and Twelfth, well downtown. The other houses be ing built are the Kappa Sigma, cn Eleventh and Alder streets; the Kappa Alpha Theta, on Twelfth and Hilyai-d: the Lambda Rho, on Thirtenth and Alder, and the Gamma Delta Gamma, on Thirteenth and Alder. The new homes are among the best in the city. The Kappa Sigma house will probably be the finest fraternity house in the state and one of the finest in the Northwest. Eugene is becoming quite a frater nity center, and the number of organi zations is increasing every year. There are now four men's and four women's National Greek-letter organizations. There will undoubtedly be several more Nationals installed next year. In ad dition, there are five local men's and three local women's clubs, or fraterni ties. The four National men's fraternities in the order of their Installation hero are Sigma Nu, Kappa Sigma, Beta Theta Pi, and Alpha Tau Omega. The four National women's fraternities are Gamma Phi Beta, Chi Omega, Kappa Alpha Theta. and Delta Delta Delta. The local men's clubs are Beaver. Khoda Khan, Tawah, Avava, and Delta Sigma. The local women's clubs are Gamma Delta, Lambda Rho and Beth Reah. PROTESTANTS TOTAL 32 Senator Bourne Slakes Known Ob jectors to Draw Closing. The following are the names of the 32 protestants to the regulation of the drawbridges, as sent by Senator Bourne to Joseph Buchtel, president of the united East Side Push Clubs: Inman Poulspn Lumber fftmnonv Portland1 ' Lumber Company, Kellogg transportation Company. Shaver Trans portation Company, Clatskanie Trans portation Company, Diamond O Line Oregon Round Lumber Company. Wil lamette & Columbia River Towing uompany, Columbia Digger Company, Oregon City Transportation Comoanv, Dalles, Portland & Astoria Navigation company, t estern Transportation & Towing Company, Portland Transfer Company, Multnomah Lumber & Box Company, Hosford Transportation Company, West Side Lumber & Shingle Company, Jones Lumber Company, Vancouver Transportation Company, Lewis River Transportation Company, Crown Columbia Pulp & Paper Com pany, .East Side Mill & Lumber Com pany, Portland Shipbuilding Company, Dalles Transportation Company, Ameri can Transportation Company, Albert Milling Company, Rose City Shingle Company, . Star Sand Company. St. Helens Quarry Company. Standard Box & Lumber Company, Pacific Coast Door Company, Nickum & Kelly, L. J. Went worth, F. H. Young. GIRL'S FATHER THREATENS Daughter Unlawfully Held, A. M. Griffin Tells Executive. SALEM, Or.. July 30. (Special.) "As sure as there is a God in Heaven I will kill someone if I do not have my girl back before long, declared A. M. Griffin, as he left the executive of fices at the Capitol today, after Acting- Governor Bowerman had refused to give him some petitions which he had secured from Arleta people relative to freeing his daughter, Vada Griffin from the House of the Good Shepherd In Portland. Griffin declares that he wants the petitions to exhibit on the street cor ners in Portland to show, as he al leges, that the girl is being wrong fully held. He left the Capitol mut tering threats against the Acting Gov ernor and several officials of Mult nomah County. TASK TOO GREAT, IS FOUND Chinese Governors In Manchuria Would Give Vp Posts. BERLIN. July 80. The German Cable Company received today from Shanghai a telegram stating that the Governor- General of Manchuria and the Chinese Governors of Kirin and Hei Lung Kiang provinces, the two northern provinces of Manchuria, have asked to be relieved of their posts. They feel unable, it is said. to cope with the difficulties growing out of the recently signed treaty between Russia and Japan. This . treaty, supplementing earlier agreements, provides for joint action in handling railroad problems in Manchuria. Corvallis & Alsea Repairing. SALEM. Or., July 30. (Special.) Railroad Commissioner Campbell. At torney-General Crawford and Assistant Engineer Earl, who have been looking over tne tjorvauis & Alsea River Rail road properties, which the Commission asked the Attorney-General to close from traffic until put in fit and safe condition, ascertained that the road has been repairing bridges, straighten ing the track and making other im provements. As a result the Com mission probably will suspend drastic action and allow the road to go ahead, in the work of rehabilitation. Big Breakwater Contract Let. ASTORIA, Or., July SO. (Special.) The Cowlitz Bridge Company has been awarded a contract by Pacific County for the construe ion of a piling break water about 4000 feet long at Chinook, to protect the county road from damage by the drift and high tides. J. w. Marshall, who represents the company was in the city today and says he ex pects to begin work during the coming weejE. Seventh Lienor Seller Convicted. EUGENE. Or., July 30. (Special.) The last of the cases for violation of the local option" law was disposed of today when Justice Bryson sentenced Harvey Jones to 80 days in jail and imposed a fine of $300. This is the seventh case tried during the past weeK wiia convictions each time. H ALF Balance of our Spring and Summer weight Suits at HALF PRICE NOTHING RESERVED $20.00 $25.00 $30.00 $35.00 $40.00 Choice of any Straw Hat in the house Men's Trousers at Special Sale Prices WILL TELL Illinois Central President to Put Blame on Rawn. CONFESSIONS ARE MADE Farming Out of Cars Supported by False Statements Elaborately Prepared Rami's Influence Was Craftily Extended. - (Continued From First Pace.) the road came up that Mr. Rawn's ad vice and counsel was not sought, and Ilarahan, therefore, gradually, relin quished more and more of the details of the Illinois Central management. The Rawn case is said not to be the first case by any means in which a railroad president who was getting ready to lay down the reins and take a long-earned rest as chairman of the board, permitted his logical successor to become the "power behind the throne." Having gained this position in the management of the Illinois Central road, the president's story will show, it is said, Rawn began to work out the details of the alleged con spiracy. Car "Grart" Plot Laid. When business recession struck th railroads more than 12,000 freight-cars, which had been on foreign roads, were suddenly thrown upon the Illinois Central," the majority of them in bad order. In the meantime, it will be told, I. G. Rawn was getting ready to extend the opera tions of the car grafters. When - the question arose of how to get' the bad or der cars repaired quickly, business having H returned witn an unprecedented rush, Mr. Rawn is said to have told the president that the Ostermann Manufacturing Com pany, the Blue Island Rolling Mills & Car Company, the Memphis Car Company and the other car companies involved, had agreed to do work and were doing it cheaper than the big car companies, such as the Pullman and the American Car & Foundry Company. In order to make this apparent, accord ing to the story Mr. Harahan will tell on the stand, Rawn had false figures pre pared showing the cost to the company of cars which had been repaired by the big companies mentioned and those re paired by the little companies mentioned. These figures, it Is asserted, were false and were prepared with a view of de ceiving the president and getting him to approve of Rawn's scheme to send cars to the companies that were in the deal. Men's Honesty Relied On. The question of securing the maximum protection - for the company arose and was discussed between the president and the vice-president. It was suggested by Mr. Rawn, it is said, that the com pany could protect itself adequately by entering into a contract whereby the car companies could not possibly make more than 16 per cent over the cost of re pairing. As a further protection, it was suggested that the companies repairing could not charge more for material than the prices stipulated by the purchasing department of the Illinois Central road. It was provided further in the con P SUITS SUITS SUITS SUITS SUITS NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW $1.00 5 LLING LEADING CLOTHIER tracts that the car companies should draw upon the storekeeper of the Illinois Central road for their materials, provided they saw fit to do so, rather than to ac cept the prices stipulated by the pur chasing agent of the road. Presupposing the honesty of the general storekeeper, vice-president, general manager, car In spectors and of the comptroller, all of which President Harahan believes he had the right to presuppose, the contracts entered Into were a cast-iron guarantee against fraud by the car companies. Fraud Not Foreseen. It would be impossible for the car com panies to make more than 15 per cent under the Illinois Central contracts, a profit which President Harahan was will ing to have the Illinois Central pay, un less by the perpetration of just such fraud as is now charged and by the con nivance of high officials of the Illinois Central Railroad. Owing to these contracts, to which President Harahan was told by Mr. Rawn the car companies strenuously ob jected, but finally signed, the head of the Illinois Central felt that the road was amply protected against fraud. Be PORTLAND FIRM BUYS AUTO HEARSE J. p. Klnley & Son have added to hearse, to be used in connection with their business. This is the first auto hearse to be used in Oregon. It will arrive in a few days, and is a step along the line of advancement, and makes it possible to conduct a funeral with a Limousine, taxlcab or private touring car, in place of hacks. The auto-hearse will not eliminate the horse-drawn vehicle, but will be a great convenience to those desiring service of this nature. Te-0 is the coolest INDORSED Wright-Diet -PROPRIETORS- I O $10.00 $12.50 $15.00 $17.50 $20.00 fore the company began farming out cars by the wholesale, the president is said to have asked his vice-president why all or nearly all of the cars could not be repaired in the Burnside shops of the company. In response to this inquiry. Rawn is said to have submitted a written statement to the president of the physi cal condition of the Burnside shops to pro-e. his contention that the cars could not be repaired there. This statement, it is charged, was incorrect both as to the equipment of the shop and as to the number of men employed and the work that was being done. Salem Aeroplane Fails Again. SALEM, Or.. July 30. A third at tempt to fly was made yesterday after noon by Dr. Scovell with the Taylor Scovell aeroplane, on the racetrack at the State Fair grounds, but the ma chine "this time repeated its former actions by running- into a fence and smashing things up seriously. Dr. Sco vell was uninjured, and said today that he and Mr. Taylor would repair the machine and make still another at tempts their eauinment a. iw Kn , - G: lie reoon on place in Portland BY EPICURES inson Hotel Co.