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Newspaper Page TextOREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 18. 1904.1 J LJl .. .' .' , -I L ' . '' Tl ' 1111 . : I ' " " "'" " " J f PROSPECT BRIGHTER ; FOR COOS RAILROAD One of the Leading Timber Men of the Land Is . Seeking to Secure "a Line! to the Rich ' " Forests There and Hay Himself Build. ' . Th prospect f Coom county getting that much-Bedded and prayed for rail road which will enable it to take it proper and natural place - among the Ute'a counties seems to he growing brighter. C A. Smith of Minneapolis la largely Interested la the county and haa recently been la consultation with Santa Fe and Southern raolflc official In an nflea.vor.'lt la understood, to Inter est, them in the region .and obtain, a, prom lee that they will extend their line ,to the teolated timber holdings. Mr. Smith admlta that one object of hi visit to the coast ha been to arouse the railroad Interests to the Cooa oppor tunity but refuses to state what success haa attended his efforts. .. - Should the companies offer no en couragement and refuse to ' make any promises concerning future construction Mr. Smith may construct a connecting line himself. When asked why with his large , timber holdings . isolated from transportation -facllltlea and with .the capital he cotld interest In the project; he did not build a Una himself, he re plied: i "Well. I may be compelled to do some thing of the kind." Mr. Smith la stopping at the Hotel Portland and la registered from Mlnne apolla. where a the leading lumber dealer of the region he employ 1.100 men. Hut ha 1a Interested In many tim ber tracts over the country and ha forest of virgin Or, pine, spruce, LIGHT MERGER FAKE AMU SES OFFICIALS ' " Official of both th Portland General ;'Eleetrlo company and th Portland ia company assert poeltlvely. that ther ! haa been no proposition to merge the . concerns, thsre haa been no effort to ac complish anything of the kind ana tne . published story that a merger Is con templated la a pure fabrication without even a semblance of truth.- ' .: "Indeed.- said one offleial, .'It looks . to me like the untrained' Imagination of ' one of the ambltioua.youtha who re ' reived their newspaper training In ih metropolis of Happy Hollow." "The paper ststed that A. M. White was on of the promoter of the al- leged merger. A. M. White, haa been - ' dead ellghUy over thirty years, so he . won't take a very active part In the deal, ac any rate. If W. A. Whit waa i meant, he is neither an officer, director nor stockholder In th Franklin Trust company "I hav repeatedly stated that ther I absolutely no truth In the report," said C F. Adam,' president -of h Portland LARRY SULLIVAN : ESCHEWS GAMBLING! Larry Sullivan I not a Jack of all trade. In the sailor boarding-house line he hss achieved a reputation that la world-wide; In th political field hla - name i. looked on by hla frlenda aa : something with' which to oonjure; in tbe mining realm be blda fair to become a magnate. . But there are two things lArry can't do successfully he is not a gambler and he can't run foot races. . Fresh from his field of victory In three different vocation,- th festlv Larry went to Seaside about two week ago. Ufa ther proved comparative alow, and when he drifted into Ben Smith' saloon on evening and found MRS. FALINQ FIGHT Declaring that th county commission . era' court haa exceeded ita Jurisdiction , in decreeing that she shall pay th county ft a month for the support of Cornelius W. Barrett her Indigent brother, Mrs. Xarlfa J. Paling applied' to th circuit court, through Attorney Thomaa N. Strong, this morning, for a writ of review. It was granted by Pre siding Judge George and waa made re turnable September 10, on which date County Clerk Fields must appear in court and furnish all the document In th case. ROOMS WANTED FOR : CONGRESS DELEGATES Member of th accommodation com mittee -for the American Mining eon- gres which convenes In this city Tues .. day And themselves facing a very grave -. problem. They have to secure aceora . modatlon for over t.ooo people and only tt rocraa In hotele available for their . , nee. They are In a dilemma and they - hardly kuow which way to turn. They have taken the matter up at uch m 1st hour that they have to exert very possible energy in order to secure tb accommodations for the city's gueets " who will begin to arrive tomorrow, snd T 4 CrwU nJ t tike a ctw mm. 1 fcft W 4frr from iyppm fca tour imbm. for in wi lire jnmn. i sins sin A nthr drun. tVBi aaaWfll tlMf! Jklflr mart I. tvat en-air) Ho4 no relief ooir fnr short ttm. f wlM rvwytiirniiJ C Mr a rata to ftvr frUn.is m ha nly tbinc tor tmUgaattoa and Mir Howk an t bowtla f goo4 to iiuoav Xftr Tr? toJ' -;- Try Bittc aHi vaui, rsfc r reea atoovy Starring Seaaedy Cs., Cblcsgs er H.T. MS HSU AL SALE, TEI KllllO I BOXES Sour Stomach A ft lLv ThOowgI e . V cano C4TMjrno "NMent FeluMMe. Paemt, Tsatt (n4. Pe Ones, f.r or Uriiw. Ma. Jfcf.Uo. Vmi In4 la bi. Tho aaaitlna lblt taaipee CtU, ier.atM te aete er reea wooer baafc. 1 ....... . . j lock and cedar scattered over tbe north west. - i . i He has Just come from- Coos county, where he has 100,009 acres of II r, cedar and augur pine. . In I.lnn county, eloae to the heavy forest Area, he also .haa an .extensive tract, and -while he la .not losing any. sleep about It ha watches the progress of the flames wlt,h a good deal of Interest He aaya the Ares in south ern Oregon hav thus far don but little damage. :'.' ..-. "' - 'Thle coast la the place for the young man," he said. VThe states of Oregon, Washington and California have a great future. I have brought my aon on this T - kiM m Imm the condi tion la the lumber trade here. t hav coast. . There 1 a good future here for tbe timber Dusmass. ui coumn, iukwi ..hi ....,,,Mjt 4a. minv VMft In the upper Mississippi valley, but the output 1 aecreasing sieaaiiy. ie.j" tne proauci was iu,vvo, tci , .- than It was the preceding year, and tnis year It will be nearly that much leaa. The outn'ut of white pine haa decreased n nnn AAA to inn nnn 600 feet. which Is an enormous falling off. This mean that in limner n in rwu - Into the market. What you must hav is railway facili ties, ana tne prop'" "' lastingly at agitation for railway build-, . ...i- K hAth th. Vander- bllt and Ootrtd line will soon reach the coast Just where tney wiu sinxe i we -not- Know. . -. Gap eompeny. "I told on of th re porters who called to sea me that it was untrue, but they printed it Jut th same. Th control of th company la in rhla city and It would be Impossible to arrange such a merger unless we knew bout it No on In this city except the paper which printed It knows any thing about the affair. Tou can deny ita truth for me fs strongly a pos sible." t H. W. Ooode, president and general manager of th Portland General Else-' trio company, la equally positive In his denial of any proposed merger of the two concern. "I hav denied the atory , repeatedly," he aald, "and will continue to deny it Ther ia absolutely no truth In th re port. Such a merger ha never been proposed nor even thought of, so far a 1 know. And I should think that if it were intended I would know something about it. You canBaythat Jt J ab solutely without foundation and that ther 1 io excuse tor It publication." t a "II" game la operation he entered. The nam of the dealer was Moody. Larry played not wisely, but too well. He dropped a big roll. Worried over his loss, Larry chal lenged Moody to a foot race. It cam off Saturday Bight The contestant footed It acroaa th Necanlcum river, a distance, of about ZOO feet Moody footed it th more Meetly and Larry the moat feetly. He quit at th third quar ter. Taken together, th sailor boarding-house man, politician and mining xpert lost about 11,100 at "21" and foot racing. He i still at Beaslde, endeavor ing to recuperate. WILL JUDGMENT It is asserted by Mrs. Fating, through her counsel, that the court exceeded Ha Jurisdiction generally and went contrary to law In relation to speclflo procedure, Th history of the case from It Incep tion la given. Including the objection registered by her counsel at various stares of the celebrated action. . Mrs. Faring is estimated to be worth f 100,000. Her brother ha been sleep ing in cellars and la infirm through ex posure. HI battle is being conducted by Attorney Plggott by ' Saturday several large excursion ars expected. - '.. M. K. Sargent, chairman of the com mittee on accommodations, says he de sires every lodging house keeper and every rooming house proprietor or resi dent who hav rooms which are available to aend him their address, to gether with th number of rooms at the disposal of th committee and the rent expected for th earn. Mr, Sargent'a address is S3 Chamber of Commerce building. PIGEONS ARE NOT PRIVATE PROPERTY Little Earl Elliott was fascinated by three pretty pigeon belonging to Oeorge Kammp and Is said to have, caught them and taken them to his horns, 12T uit irvmg street. On' complaint of Mr. Kammp the lad waa arrested by Pol loams n Dolan brought to the central police atatlon and booked on a. charge of "larceny . of plo:one and chickens." ' ' Now, things were getting pretty serl ous for ths little fellow, snd Influences were set tn work, resulting in his re less. Chief of Police Hunt listened to the boy's story, and. knowing that hla set did not constitute an offense, let him to. ' Pigeons, Ilk esnarles. ars' not domes tlo fowls, says the lew, and upon that ground, little Earl Elliott escaped. turai wiu raw. "" On August 21 the. Empire theatre I to be reopened with a competent stock company st the unusually low prices of tt cents. It cents and 10 cents. The, en terprise Js under ths management of Tom Wiedemann, who has hsd much ex perience tn the conduct of stork houses. The opening bill will be "The Inside Track," to be followed a week later by HAS INTERVIEWED MAWY MONARCIIS r. a. crcmTzs nui or.azs BmXXaTCZS WTTM XAX A DOSXsT suras sats ioks. ovbsosT xa Tn obsatxst or nan ; raurr tzsit to obtxajt. William E. Curtis, well-known news paper reporter, interviewer and globe trotter. Is In Portland today, accom panied by his wife. They have been visiting her relatives for a week up at Belllngham. Wash., and after a few days In Portland they will go back to Chicago, from which place- they departed a year ago for a trip around the world. This Is not Mr. Curtis' first visit, to Port land. He, waa last here In tb political campaign Of llt and know the lay of th land. .-... . XI Professional Bui. Mr Curtis has during hi tiro held converse in a social or professional way with more notables than have been In' tervlewed by any other newspaper re ported, and the mystery of It 1 that he alway remain In good standing with them afterward. . "How do you mansg to do that?" he waa asked this morning. Ha turned and started away apparently resolved to carry th secret off with him. Then he took a second thought which he seemed to think was th better one, and cam back. "Always leave a man in such a shape that you can go back to him," he aald. "and to do that it will be necessary to avoid printing anything that you know he will be offended to see la print and never violate confidence." Thle is Mr. Curtis' simple recipe for th "cub" reporter who hope togo into th interviewing business oa larg seal. Mr. Curtis Is tl yesrs old. and sine H87 h has been with th Chicago Record, latter th Becord-Herald. We occasionally gets a particular assign ment but for the most part bflh tim ha drlfta here and ther and writea about whatever he Ande Interesting, th only stipulation being that he shall fur nish a dally letter to tn paper. , Interview Xtags. Telling of hi trip around th world and th notables ha saw, hs said: - "Th first on I struck was King Ed ward. I saw him In London in fact went to church with him. In a way, at Westminster. A chaplain whom I had mat at a dinner party gave me a ticket of admlsalon to th "chapel german." where th king goes to attend' divine worshtn. I noticed that he napped a good deal Jlk other cltlsen through the sermon, awakening occasionally with a tart to catch up. j "Th next royal personage t saw was th king of Spain, lit t Is Arphonso. Hs la a nloe-looklng boy, and roust .marry a Catholic. .- - He doesn't seem to fancy any or tn many pretty women of his acquaintance excentlnc bis cousins, and the pop will hot permit him to marry any of them. Sees Italy Xiaf. I saw the king of Italy next He rides every day, surrounded by guards, to a summer palace a tew rollee from Rome, .which he ha bought from an American woman. Countess Telf ner. II is much with our American ambassador, Mayer.. . : . . , "While In Rom I wnfyto see the pope. . He- is a gray-haired; gentle, dig nified old man. with a beautiful lace u you can call a man beautiful. He nas Instituted many reforms, and shaken up old customs, shocking soms of th old-fashioned. 16th century cardinals. Ha Is a great and good man.' The khedive of Egypt waa next on Mr. Curtis' route, and he dropped in for a ahort call. The, khedive discourages polygamy, and it I not fashionable now for man to hav mora than on lf In Egypt . . . - --'--J , . Lord Curxon, whom I met In India, la the biggest man of all of them." says Mr. Curtis, "and some day ha will be prime minister." Mr. Curtis will remain In Portland until Saturday evening. He will . be given a luncheon tomorrow evening at th Arlington club by President Goode, of th Lewi and Clark Fair. . . AUTO PARTY HAD A LOVELY TIME Last Sunday morning whil A promi nent farmer waa enjoying a reat from th week' toll, a party In an automobile entered hi yard, whipped hla dog, stole a lot of eggs, milked the cow in the barnyard and went down to a private pond and caught a lot of th farmer' flah. : . . That farmer la mad and he Is on the lookout for any green-goggled Individual wearing a cap and looking like a chauf feur, who may chanca to make hla ap pearance. The, farmer - swears ven geance. - He aay it I bad enough to be run down by a machine .on the road, but to have a party of automobillsta come Into his private premise and steal hla egg and milk hla cow. after whipping the dog Into submission, - ia more than he can stand. . He does not know th persons, but hs would be delighted te make their c qualntanca. TORPEDO BOAT SUNK ; DURING MANEUVERS Jcorsal Special SorvleeJ Copenhagen, Aug. IS. During th maneuvers of the Danish , training squadron In the strsit between the Bal tic and Cattegatt today the torpedo boats HavTeeen and Storan collided. . . Th former sunk, but th crew waa saved. The Storen wss but slightly damaged. . Th greatest excitement prevailed for a few minutes succeeding the accident Immediately after the collision escap. true steam began to Issue from th sink' Ing vessel, obscuring the view of th crews on th ether boat, and for a time It wa thought th loaa of life would be heavy. However, th quick work and disci pline tltat prevailed ensbled the rescuer la aave th entire crew. ' VENERABLE SENATOR HOAR IS NEAR DEATH 1 (Jo-trnal Special Service.) " Worcester, Mass., Aug. l'.-rThs con dition of Senator - Hoar . showed no marked change this morning, snd he Is gradually growing weaker. Th and I looked for Inside of 4t hours. - The death of the .senator's wife, which occurred during the last session of con gresa was the beginning of hla break- dews. - Several weeks ago hi present lllnes bgan with. a severe attack of lumbago, and although the constant pain wearied him considerably, tt was not ontll the pest two dsys that hop COUNTY ARCHIVES ARE WELL GUARDED Warned by their experience In th case of the county commissioners Jour nal No. 1 about whleh auch a hue and cry waa raised recently when It was be lieved to hav been stolen, th county officials have taken precautions making It Impossibls for books to be taken from the vault In the county clerk's .office Without the knowledge of the deputies. Inside the iron door leading to the vault have been placed doors of ateel wicker werk. fastening with a spring lock. xThese doors remain locked ex cept when entrance I made to the vault Under the desk of tbe chief deputy haa been placed push button, which when pressed causes ths lock to be released by electrical action and the doors to open. In this wsy it will be impossible for any person to enter ttie vault and eecure a book without the knowledge of one of the clerks. If a book la missing. It wlU be known who hss It Mr. Fields haa Instructed his clerk and deputies that any person securing book must state which on I wanted before It i pro cured, . : 1 ., " .' DAIRYMEN WILL CELEBRATE SUCCESS Dalrymen'ar preparing for a monster mass meeting at Shedd. Or., tomorrow. The meeting will be in th nature ef a celebration in view' of the returna of the dairies that have recently been estab lished at that place. The meeting will be under th direc tion of A. H Lee. field superintendent of the Hasel wood Creamery company of this : city. Arrangement have been made for the accommodation of between 00 and TOO people who are expected to attend. There will be many Interesting features, including aa elaborate spread and addresses by prominent men of the tat. ,. Addresses will be delivered ty J. w n.ilov. ststs dairy and food commis sioner; Scott Bosarth, manager of th Panlflo Farmer. Batem: ur, james Wlthycombe, a director In tne -AgrtcoK tural collage, ana otner - aisunguisueu men of th state. MANUAL TRAINING TO BE INSTITUTED B.....,4ftt n Schools Frank Rlgler haa had a conference with Prof, nr t c.i.w nnntinr the eaulDment of' city school for th Introduction of manual training.- - ' . Th conference -atas nigniy sauuau a . uiim. fiw. it waa found iui j w u i . , - that th expense of Installing tools, v.-.. . ...4 fnrniahlna the material for each plant will ot amount to over $7S for the nrsi year. wui t tt tka fnr the five. centers con templated by th city school board. In addition to this expense, ther will hav to be one general supervisor, whoa alary will D aooui . y"r, un a teacher for each center at a salary of I860 a year. . , x MOTORMAN RYAN DIES OF HIS INJURIES (Josrnal SpecUI Bervles. ' . ' rtiinm inr it Michael Ryan, th w' stavad at', hla Boat of duty In ywrcerday grade creasing ca tastrophe, aiea at an eany poor im morplng.Th coroner began an Investi gation of the dlaaster this morning. - Ryan became unconscious a few min utes after he was removed from the ..ir. alt that ta waa ahla ta fell relative to the occurrence was: , "The brake refused to work. That what cauaed It I reversed th currant, but of no avail." t Ait . i. kiMtkM. nf th rh.1i.jtra and Great Weatern train crew, aa well as the trolly car oonouctors, are unoer arrrai pending th outcome of th Inquiry to day, DEMOCRATIC CLUB . WILL MEET TONIGHT There will be a meeting of the Mult nomah Democratic club thla evening in Foresters' hall at Sixth and Washington streets, at which Fred V. Holman, na tional committeeman, who recently re turned from th east will deliver an ad dress. He will tell of th st Lout con vention, which nominated Frker ana Davis to head tb Democratic party, and of th prospects of the party In th com ing campaign. C B. Williams, president of th club, will preside. .; , . . aoixzoAjr was tstibams. (Journal Special Service.) Tt-AwA . Th a ti v 1t The. annual Avul'.. ...', r. . - ... u.. (..m n Wat VateriLna nf In- m , 1 tAnw Th lt tS viana .,. ........... - - - - elaborately decorated In honor of the Visitor, inaianm lurnwnea nwriy i,v soldiers In ths, Mexican war and th r- uniuna v nw .- .- - -- - - - formerly wen attenaeo. wirai in. i .w. Jl-u. . .,.h mn ntent Ihat -thera are now scarcely tSO surviving veterans and Of this riumoer mapy are ueimrrew from attenaing ne annual their ag or innrmi wee.. &oa-aoxAzv a arcoo.. ' ilMMll SfWUl gvf. ' ' unnir iir ' A nr. 18. TwO thou sand members of th Modern Woodmen of America are attenaing ,tne Dig jog rolling begun here today under the aue plcee of the Southwestern Nebraska Log - Rolling association. Governor Mickey, Congressman norris ana uiner men of wide prominenc ar to b among th speaker. iowa asiToaa ur srssio. . ' (Inanat nlal Kwrlca.) . " ' Council Bluff, la.. Aug. II. Ther waa a large attendance of editors snd publishers todsy at the opening of th Joint convention of th Upper Dee Moines Editorial aasoclstlon and th Weatern Editorial association. . The vis itors are th guests of th Commercial club of Council Blurts, ' (VVHAT Y BUG V. I I , 'i THU STORE NOTED'FOR THE DEST'OOODfiLAT LOVEST PRICES , v "Any hour any day Sunday excepted while they last, you can get these hot-wave bar gabs here, and here only. Real genuine bargains, not baits, fas you sometimes get in the ads. you reaa. ieaa on - 1 'French Percale Wrappers, trimmed In ; fancy braids and embroideries, all sizes, V '32-46 full skirt, deep flounce, medium : and light colors; standard values $2.00 ' , snd $2.50. Take your choice HC.: only one to customer. . . ..... .... I Uw Hop Pickers' Leather Gloves, with gaunt i lets, flexible and durable ; worth 40c and ' A.f 80c a pair. Take your , Cv , Choice. . . . . ... ................ .asrtj w Ladies' Large .Percale Sunbonnets, all col ors; standard value. 35c. To P dose. ... lOL Our Midsummer Sale of Camping Blankets,' Comforts, Cottage Curtains, Rough and Ready Table Linen, Men's and Women's Knit Underwear,' Ladies' Lawn and Percale Shirtwaists, Gloves, Mitts and Fancy Collars at astonishingly low prices at one-third lower prices than you nna uie same gooas in 'Mode Patterns 10c Ct Fashion Jouraal for Septcmkar. tsb osxt ksC VANCOUVER AND ORCH- S ARDS THREATENED . .. (Continued from Pag One.) - Willamette valley -during th past few days, but this ha not been aa disagree able as in former years, whsn large for est fires were burning throughout th tat. Th report from th C A'E. railroad Indicate that all fires along the Una of th road are under control.' None ot these waa near th Una of road, and th report received from the,m were very much overdrawn by the person coming in from th wood.' 1. X.08T nr skoxs. ' rishsmsa os ras-H.Soaad stay Bla- . treesisa; Xxperlenoe. ;pHrll DUpatck te The JoaruaL) Seattle. Wash.. Aug. 1. Louis Kelly of SSI Howell street, mourned by fat wife as dead alnc last Thursday, re turned home laat night and tell a har rowing story of hla adventures. Thursday morning with two friend he started out la a rowboat Ashing. They steered the craft toward Alkl point and had Just settled down to business when sr dense smoke from the surrounding for est fires enveloped them.'' Soon.lt be came so VKlSk they were unnble to ace where they were going. Thicker, still became th smok and in th afternoon they were lost on th bsy. They at tempted to row in any direction but soon discovered they were going In a circle. After two days on the water without food ther sighted land a few feat ahead of them and landed on Mauray island. Thl - was 4 o'clock Sunday . morning. They remained ther until yesterday morning when they round a ooai com ing to Seattle and got aboard. ... 1. 1 i ii m w WQirjur sirs vabbow bsoapss. rire arar-watM Sweeps Over Several T . Aerss and Sndangers Many. ' i (Special Dispatch te The JearnaL) been received that -a fir broke out Tuesday on th ite of the old Leedy mill, five miles southeast of Oatea. It la burning fieroely, and a number of men have gone from Oatea to fight It. It ha .Ir.aHr hurnMl aver several acrss. some -of it good timber, but had not reacnea tne green iimocr n n ports. If a wind arises it will do an Im mense amount 01 aamage. ' A number or women were si me neao MONEY-SAVING PROPOSITION ALL OUR $18.00, ALL THE $12.00 $13.50; AND $15.00 ALooR at Our Window FAMOUS CLOTHING CO. CORNER , , , ,. f aiga quauty ctscwucrc. , . , sxcxvsm mT oooss iioss ror CORNER THIRD AND MORRISON of Roc) vcreek. picking berries. - and a party of 'men went Tueaday night and brought them out to Oatea, ' arriving with them at I o'clock yesterday morn ing, aaf from any further danger from th flamea,' , ,,.. ' - OAjnrox n cxxokxd. ' Caxoaa) Valley and Oow Creek Oaayon . -' rirea 'Ar Spreadliis;. ;. '' ;; ".. .(Special Mapatch te The Journal.) .. - Roseburg, Ot., Aug. IS. -Two fires are reported, here, neither,' or which can be checked and will hav to Burn them selves out. fiotb promise to dot great damage. One ia In Cow Creek canyon and the other in Camas valley., The Cmas valley . fir I much th larger and Is doing great damage aa It Is working over an excellent - body of timber.- No attempt 1 being mad go top it a there -are not enough men at command to make a successful fight. . Railway men on trains arriving last night and "today report thee ths Cow Creek canyon fir I steadily spreading and has already traversed a great traot of good timber. Mllea ef country ar aid to be ablase, and the. fiery whirl wind la -throwing.. fagot high Into th air. . ; - -v.4 v" i v. ,. -.' .... JEOOTZSTAZ XM ' : " t . (.,, :,.'. : ... tJosrsal Special Service.? Varfcouver, B. C..' Aug. .' II. Forest lire are threatening the east Kootenai dltrict ....'.... -.' At' Farnl the mine ar filled - with smoke making It dangeroua to.work, Flames threaten to sweep th town of Michaels, and preparations hav ' been mad to desert the place. Train Stand ready to carry th inhabitants away. GROUSE AND DEER, -REPORTED PLENTIFUL " : .'" . i. '' " - "v '- . . 5 ''. " , (Special IMspsteh te The loursal.) i. f Roaeburg. Or.. Aug. 18. Orou hunt- Ing la reported by hunter -to be th best in ysars, ths birds being plentiful though a trifle shy. snd ar now leaving the grain field for the wooded moun- tains. TDeer hunter are not' having the beat of fortune, though the wily anlmala are reported to b thicker (than for several seasons. ' . . . Th reason of thl bad luck on th part of the huntera ia that tbe country la becoming overgrown wltn brush, and on account ' .of . th excefslv hot weather. IS STILL 0OOD WITH l)S $20.00. $22.50 HIQIi-QRADE SUITS ARE ' REDUCED TO. REDUCED TO Display Will Convince MORRISON AND "SECOND . . - What' Is left of Torchon,' Batiste Waist . ing, embroidered dots and'atripes, cor- , rect goods for kimonos and loose house gowns; regular value 35c yard. r ., v Closing out price. ........... ...IOC .Women's, rustproof Summer Tape Girdles, ..colors pink, blue and white; standard ; value 75c.';, Sale price : ;-, , Cambric Corset Covers; elegantly . trim v -v med in Smyrna laces and insert- 1H n ing; worth 75c. While they last. Ol C ' Prompt . Attantlonto Mail Orders r SampUs on Application. rn citt. , . ' ANOTHER FOR JAPAN .i r '' (Continued from Pag On.) Corbett residence, Mr. Schwerin con cluded! - . " - ' . "Portland 1 on of th prettiest cltle thl sld of Chicago, -Where else can on see such beautiful shad treea and lawns? It would be almost m' crime to destroy one of those .trees. 1 must say that I waa more than surprised when I first looked upon the grand sccnlo beauty pf the place. And a th city grow it will become mere beautiful. " PICKPOCKET MEETS WITH BAD RESULTS (Special DUpatck te Toe JoornaLlN alia. Walla. Wash.. Aug. IS A pick pocket robbed eight passenger or th Oregon Railroad and Navigation train 11 o'clock, while th train wa stand ing at th depot. Crowd going from the circus packed the aisles and the work wa dona quickly. Fifty dollar waa secured from on mafe - - Th crowd on th platform chased th robber under a warehouse on an alarm from, a man who waa robbed on the oar steps. The polios'! were called while tho crowd held the robber and th moat f'tha booty waa secured. Tb man glvea the name of Stranger, and ia following aha clreua. . ' ---..:"; ; DZSTSOT S3.000 XV WHlt. , ... . (SpecUl Dtapatch te Tbe Joarsal.) Th DaUe. Or., Aug. 18. Fire from a traction snglne stack yesterday set fire to the grain field and threshed grain of Frank Houitt at Eight Mile, near her in Wasco county, and did nearly tS.000 damage. Th loss In cluded 1,000 bushels of wheat, ' ' ' ' HUI9 BY TBAXJT. ' (Special Dispatch t The Journal.) su.itfi.t Tit inr it. 16. K. Chal mers, a prominent cltlsen and attorney, . attempted to cross th railroad track in . front of a moving train here yesterday. Ha fell and 10 ear paaaed ever hi body. cutting him In two at th hlpa. ZtKOWSTXD ZST SaTAXB - - (Special Dispatch te Ths Joaraal.) Clsrkaton, Wssh., Aug. IS. Percy Beeman. aaed 20. waa drowned in the Snake river yesterday. He went beyond hi depth and could not swim. . v ,: ; :rU GRADES ARE You of Our Statement f STREETS "Th uctoroon." t V -i wa abandoned Jor file recovery. ,.f. , ...