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WILLIAM 6 JOHNSTON DIES,
DEMOCRATS Ml!
A VICTIM. OF ARMY HARDSHIP
H. H. 8ILFREV
Salem Man May Lead Party In
Contesr fo Binger Her
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;Vn J fx1 1 -tytTtlTlM"TUTtfrriTnun
From a Pumpkin to Tatting the
, . Products of Soil, Hand and .
, ' Brain ; Are Shown.
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SMITH'S WITHDRAWAL I .
MILWAUKJE EXHIBITION '
GREATEST SUCCESS EVER
s SIMPLIFIES SITUATION
a THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. C'JNDAV. ' MORNINO.
EVER YTII I J G IS AT
! GRANGE FAIR
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County Turns Out to Sm th Di-
play. Attend tht Lectures on Farm
' Topics and Dancer-Many Prixes
Awarded, ' :
Tae t ! trtca of The Joomal h la tb
tor 1. u. c miMw. jsv msi
, HtmU XtlcnboM Kt STS. :.
The fourth annual grange fair of tht
, Milwaukee assembly closed laat night
. af tar tha moat successful aeaalon It has
ever held. There - -ere produots of the
fleld from tha pumpkin, round ana rosy,
to tha- odoriferous onion. Thara were
icrasy quUta. made In. 1SS0, and needle
i mrk . of i all . aorta, from the ancient
. , tatting place to the modern dolly. There
were rubber ' plant1 and green corn,
browa Leghorn and achool essays
.photograph of "Milweukle acenery and
drawnwork hahdkerchlefa.' and Jf there
; wti a product of the farm, lipid or or
.h.t iiMof local Industry. ef
. .,.hi.vmoni of local 'genius, that was
rot shown. , the fact was not noted by
the weary Judges who yesterday made
wards to a doaen classes and SO auo-
, diTlslons. .",
All day yesterday the farmer of the
' region near Mlfwaukle and from CUck
uiu muiilf at larce came to see the
fair, renew their friendships with fellow
grange member and participate In the
closing dance. ,Tbe town looked like
, county fair center during tha annual
festivities, and all day the women of
the grange were kept buay In the fra
ternal hall serving luncheon to the hun-
' gry visitors. " . ' . -.
The closing dance laat night was tha
event of the fair, and tha big hall was
so crowded with couple that waltslng
vu something of a feat. The band and
orchestra furnished music, and weary
teams were plodding dusty road until
- the early hour of the morning.' -
Friday night 4e exhibit hall wa
. crowded with the audience that attended
tha exercises. President W. K. Newell
of the State Agricultural Society gave
the principal address) taking for Jila subf
Ject the growing and Inspection of fruit
A baby show was one of the feature
of the fair and prises were awarded to
the following: Mildred Murray. France
McCarthy. Opal Downing. FJoyd.McCann
and Mildred Mullen. - .. . - .'
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NEARINC THE END. V
ef JTew Ban Sam- Vtaee wa
wmiaaa Avemae Oar . .w;
'But three or four blocks remain on
Williams avenue on which to lay the
heavy grooved rails of the Consolidated
streetcar company, and when this work
I completed the space between the
tracks will be paved. The contractor,
.who baa been waiting for months to
finish the macadam work started early
In the summer, will proceed with his Job
and have the street ready for traf no
some time before spring. . .
The .completion of the macadam pave
ment oa lower Willams avenue will set
tle the traffic problem for tha Alblna
business district., but the peninsula
teaming dilemma will soon be as acuta
as ever, since Willams avenue for many
block south of Piedmont Is paved with
plank that under the heavy traffic will
soon become useless. Williams avenue
Is the only direct, well Improved rout
to the peninsula suburb, and t raffia con
dition are aald to demand that the en
tire avenue be paved with macadam.
Another traffic problem that will be
faced when the street I completed I
providing aa outlet to tha steel bridge.
Few If any of the streeta leading from
tit terminus of William avenue at
Cherry atreet are Improved, and for half
a mile or mere team are forced to
flounder In the mud, or, dust, or over
decaying plank paving. . ' ' , '
William C. Johnston, Popular Spanish War Volunteer, Who Is Dead.
William C, Johnston, on of the most
ST. JOHNS SUITS HIM.
' Visitor Bectdee to Bemaim and Spends
. ' Twelve Theuaaad Sella. .
When C C Woodhouse, Jr., of British
Columbia, visited fit. Johns be did not
expect to spend much of his money, nor
did be expect to leave Canada and mike
hi home In the new town at the mouth
of the Willamette, but aa it happened.,
he did both. Many men have visited
St. John this aumraa to see the sights,
and ended by buying property and mak
ing their home . In the place, but none
.of theae backed hi determination with
the capital Mr. Wood house did, and to
none did the Idee come more suddenly, v
Mr. Woodhouse arrived early laat
week, looked over the field, and before
the week ended he had Invested more
; than 112.000 In town Iota. Some of these
ere business sites, others are suitable for
residences, end all of them will be Im
proved. Mr. Woodhouse has acquired a
fortune In the mining business In the
Dominion and ' visited the coast cities
to discover if In any of them he desired
to make his permanent home. His com-
. Ing to St. Johns will mean, according to
, those who engineered his purchases 1
popular members of the Oregon volun
teer who survived war day In the
Philippine, died at the home of hi
mothar. Mrs. . E. a. . Keater. 8(4 Powell
atreet, Friday, after a brief ilineas.
: Mr. Johnston attained distinction in
the last few years as a special examiner
for the Insular government of the Phil
ippines,' In which capacity he was in
strumental In unearthing many Impor
tant eases of graft among provincial
officials. -His services with the treaaury
department of the islands covered a pe
riod of about five years,' and when he
severed hie connection with the Insular
government hi uperlor - officials- paid
him many cordial compllmenta and made
flattering offers to Induce him to con-,
tirfue the work-
He was offered a position or impor
tance with the Wiley B. Allen musio
company, formerly of this city, but now
In Ban Franoiaoo, ana spent muvn
the summer in charge of the Stockton
branch of the firm. While there he be
came 111, and njiyaleians pronounced the.
case serious, saying that It waa the re
sult of several years of bad water and
food In the Phlltpplnea. Recently he
came home for a rest and wa appar
ently recuperating, but became seriously
111 again-two or three days ago. Hla
father, W. B. Johnston, who Is employed
by the Southern Pacific was summoned
Friday, and that evening the young man
died. . ' - -.--,.
Mr. Johnston was a sergeant In com
pany F, of the Second Oregon regiment.
Captain J. F. Case, during the Philippine
campaign. His career aa a soldier was
especially promising, and he was beloved
by all who knew him as one of the most
devoted members of the regiment. Both
officers and subordinates respected the
young noncommissioned officer.
At the time of his death he was yet
quite a young man, and had a promising
business career ahead. That be should
be cut short at a time when life was
Just opening is distressing, to a large
circle of friends.
The funeral, will be held at the resi
dence, 854 Powell street, at S:S0 o'clock
this afternoon. -
there, much more than the amount In
vested In unimproved property as future
plana contemplate he erection of aeveral
bouse and blocks of the better sort. . -
X EAST SIDE NOTES.
O. W. Cone, formerly the proprietor
ef the Cone mill at St. Johns, and who
plant wa destroyed by fir a few week
ago, shortly after negotiations for Its
sale had been closed, will locate at
Dallas 'or Falls City. The citliens of
the former town are raising a bonus for
his mill and he will probably establish
a plant there.- .
The solitary are light In the business
district of St. John will be lonely no
longer, the council having taken steps to
establish other lamps on Jersey street
David W. Sorter and Mlaa Dagmar
Peterson were united in marriage at the
home of the brlde'a parents In St. Johns
Wednesday evening by Rev. E. E. Mo
Vlcker. The couple will Jive ' In St.
Johns. . . '. '
Alllwaukla ha urgent need of a bar
ber and a shoemaker. The repairer of
sole formerly located there ha retired
and Journeymen barber have come and
gone.. The council 1 considering the
advisability of raising a bonus for the
securing of the desired tradesmen.
LEGAL POINTS NOW
AT ISSUE IN CASE
Doe the power jte create an office
Imply the power to appoint .the officer to
nil the position? .
This question Is to be submitted to
the circuit court, in order to settle who
Is Portland's . plumbing Inspector.
Thomas E. Hulme, appointed by former
Mayor George H. Williams, and William
Hey, selected by Mayor Harry Lane,
both claim the position and the pay of
the office.
Yesterday afternoon John F. Logan,
attorney for Hulme, .and John Ryan,
Hey'a counsel, filed a stipulation em
bodying an agreed statement as to the
facts In the case, so that only the ques
tion of law remains to be determined. I
The city council recently passed an or
dinance declaring that the office of
plumbing inspector' could only be filled
by the permission of that body.
HE SAYS HEPPUER
HEEDS L10IIEY
Would Like Relief Fund to Pre-
vent Recurrence of Cloud- :
1 tvurst Disaster. ;
TO STRAIGHTEN CREEK '
. AND BUILD BIG DIKE
For Taking These Precautions, Says
Henry. Blackman, City Needs the
Money Which Was Raised for
Flood' Sufferers and Not Used.
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Award
The people of Heppner would be glad
to receive the 417,000 that remains la
the hands of the Portland committee
from the relief fund ralaed here two
year ago- for the assistance of our town
after the terrible flood." aald Henry
Blackman yeaterday. - .
Mr. Blackman has been commissioner
from Morrow county during the exposi
tion and boaats that hla county se
cured 41 gold medals, the record for a
county In the state in proportion to pop
ulation. He la one of the executors of
the eatate of the late Henry Heppner,
after whom the town wa named. Mr.
Heppner wa living when the flood oc
curred -Ad gave S00 toward tha re
lief of hia ' town, although he waa a
heavy loser.
"We people In Heppner," eald Mr,
Blackman, "believe that It would be a
graceful act for the custodians of the
117.000 relief fund to devote It to
straightening the . course of Wlllo
creek, tire stream which, swelled by an
almost unprecedented cloudburst, near
ly wiped the town from the map. It
Is proposed to straighten the creek.
build a dike along the bank and widen
the channel, so that hereafter If cloud.
bursts occur the water will flow away
without meeting any of the obstruc
tions now In the course of the stream.
"When the people of Heppner partial.
ly recovered from the awful devastation
caused by the flood thfey indulged In a
burst of generosity and said to the com
mittee of Portland business men In
charge of the relief funds that the resi
due of the money should be kept In
Portland. . . .
"They little realised that the people
of our town were going to suffer be
cause of the fear that there might be
a repetition or the nooa of 1103. only
one thing, will cure that timidity and
that I to straighten the banks of Wil
low creek and build -the proposed dike.
NO EXCUSE FOR THESE
FELLOWS NOT SHAVING
Breaking Into the store of John ' L.
George. H First street, through a rear
door, Friday night, thieve stole 14
doien rasors, five dosen pocket knives
and three large hunting' knlvea. They
left no clew on which the. police might
work. . :
The Greenwich pawnshop. 11 W North
Third atreet. wss also broken Into, bv
thieves, who carried 1 oft considerable
property. A showcase wss broken and
the contents exposed. Patrolmen JohnV
son and O'Brien took two shotgun and
two revolvers to police headquarter te
keep them from being stolen..
The saloon of O. Co Undo. Ktfth hnA
Sheridan streets, wss entered at I o'clock
yesterday morning and two kegs of beef
were stolen. Much malicious mischief
was done In the saloon by the thieves. -,
C A. Johns of Baker City Is Building
Fences for Gubernatorial Place
. Fenton May Be Republican Candi
Jt date for Senator Mitchell's Seat
Henry H. Gilfrey of Salem may de
cide Ao become a candidate for the
Democratic, nomination for congress
from the first district. Mr. onrrey waa
In town yesterday, and while at the Im
perial hotel was the center of a group
of politician who Importuned him to
permit the use of his name for the
Democratic naming.
"I cannot say that T will do so.-1 ald
lit. Gilfrey, "for I have not thoroughly
considered all the elements that enter
into the situation. It Is true that many
friends have urged me to announce my
self as a candidate and have promised
loyal support In the event I do. But I
cannot say yea. I am disposed to say at
this time that Twill not decide to be
come a candidate."
Nevertheless, it 1 known that strong
pressure brought to bear on him to
enter the field to succeed Binger Her
mann. ' ' ! , : " ' . '
Smith Oat of Baee, " .
Robert Glenn Smith, member ' of-the
last legislature from Josephine county.
and a Democrat, stated that he had
heard much talk of Mr. Gilfrey for
congress and that in southern Oregon it
waa a common topic of conversation-
Mr. Smith has positively refused to be
a candidate. Hia recent announcement
to that effect has been accepted as
final; he ha aeveral enterprise on foot
thst absorb his time. .
Mr. Gilfrey's friends are urging him
to seek the nomination, on the ground
that he - is well Informed on national
affairs. He haa been .reading clerk of
the United State senate for 10 years
and In that position has gained a wide
spread acquaintance with publlo men
and knowledge of publlo measure. His
standing is said to be high among
members of all parties at Washington.
He owns considerable property in this
state and haa maintained active interest
in the concerns of the commonwealth,
notwithstanding he has resided In Wash
ington for many year. .
C. A. John of Baker City wa at the
Imperial hotel yesterday. . Mr. Johns Is
a lawyer by profession but Is now mak
ing a specialty of political fence build
ing. He has taken a contract on his
hands that will end with the holding of
the primaries next spring, after which
he hopes to secure another larger con
tract that of defeating Governor Cham
berlain for the office- of chief executive.
Mr. Johne believes the fight for the
Republican nomination will narrow down
to a contest between himself and Dr.
James Wlthycombe of Corvallie, who. Is
an avowed candidate.
"My Information Is that the trend Is
toward such a situation," said Mr. Johns,
rr.
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VIA.
THE BENJAMIN GRAY EFFECTS.
WHICH ARE SO POPULAR THIS
SEASON, ARE SHOWN BY US IN
A VARIETY OF PATTERNS AND V -
SHADES. MADE INTO SUITS:
SINGLE AND DOUBLE BREAST
ED STYLES AND PRICED AT
FROM
V-i'f
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FURNISHERS
HATTERS
CLOTHIERS-
SU Morrison St, Opposite Postoffice
.iakcrI .VvVrk
"and in4 that event X am confident of
nomination." : v . -. - : "
In this connection it la announced
that E. I Smith of Hood Blver haa de
clared himself out-of the. race. It had
been considered that Mr. Smith would be
a rather formidable candidate for the
Republican nomination and hie volun
tary elimination from the contest ha
simplified the, situation. .
Mr. Johns ha planned to conduct hi
campaign from Baker City for the most
part, making an occasional trip through
the state to Bee the people. He believes
that to make a stumping campaign be
fore the primaries would entail too great
expense for , the average candidate to
bear, and he think that the direct pri
mary law will bring better result If the
precedent be established of making no
stumping campaign before the nominations.
It is generally accepted that Gover
nor Chamberlain will be the Democratic
candidate for the gubernatorial office
Hla supporter already are strengthen
ing hla fence for him and preparing to
I-make a fight to reelect him on hi
record of the past four yeara.
' Conviction is growing that W. D. Fen '
ton la the candidate of many of the old
time machine Republican for United
State senator to succeed Senator
Mitchell. - Politicians aay that it has
been an open secret for year that Mr
Fenton ha cherished an - ambition to
serve hi commonwealth in the senate,
and so generally la his candidacy'' ao
cepted as a foregone conclusion that it
1 one of the most commonly talked-of
featuree ef the coming campaign.
Mr. Fenton's - supporters cite the
strength that would be thrown te him
by the Sootqarn Pacific and O. K. A K
Southern Paclflo and haa attended to
eompaaiea. He is attorney for the
its legislative business for many yeara.
Every session of the assembly he haS '
been present 'with active affairs of the
corporation in his charge, and that has .
given him a wide acquaintance with the
political leaders of fhe Republican party
with which he ha affiliated sine he
left the Demeoratio organisation in '
llf. . .- y
An interesting phase of the ante-primary
talk is the allegation that Mult
nomah county politicians will not en
courage candidates for governor from
this county on the ground that they
would Jeopardise the chances for eleot-v
Ing a senator from Portland. r- . .
County Judge I R. Webster la known
.to have gained considerable following
throughout the state for the Republican
nomination for, governor, although he
has not definitely declared himself a
a candidate. . . ',..;
This Store is at 207 First St., Between "Taylor and Salmon
We Are Ordered to Vacate and
Must CS6se tile Stoie
After Nov
on or
Sodri
1st
This building is declared a menace to the neighborhood. Its walls must be rebuilt, its
floors renewed and our goods must get out of the structure. At least one quarter of
the stock on hand at the time of the fire , remains unsold, and , -
We Are Compelled to Sell these Goods
Or box them up. ; We do not want to box them. We will not do it. v y
' WE WILL SELL AT ANY PRICE WE ARE OFFERED FOR THE STOCK
before we will resort to this, so we give it out today, plainly and unequivocally, , in
this advertisement, that from this time on our stuff is ,
On the Market at Purchasers' Priqes and Not at Ours
When the fire occurred we were carrying a $50,000 stock of Men's, Youths' and
Boys', Clothing and Men's and Women's Shoes.' In men's wear. we had the best of
everything. We had a select trade composed of those who required the best to be had.
The flames burst through the west walls first attacking the hat department. The shoes
were next reached, but before the clothing counters were, approached the blaze was
upon the ceiling only. This was extinguished by water which, of course, fell upon the
garments piled up on the tables underneath. This was the oply damage of any kind
to this part of the merchandise, and now that the clothes have been dried and pressed
no man on earth would surmise that they had been in the vicinity of any fire since
they left the tailor's hands. But for. this damage - :
The Insurance Companies Paid Us 23,517.35
And we put our goods on sale at. these low prices: ; r 7 v ; 'VlLz: A '.
Bala, v. . . i. . . :f 1.15
$4 values at. ; . . . . . .... ..... . . '. '.91.56
Misses' $1.50 Shoes. .......... . . . : .75
$35 Suits ait. .......... ....... .$10.50
$25 Suits -at? . . .... . . . . . . . .87.50
$6 Trousers at. . . . . . . . . . . '. .... .$1.95
$35 Overcoats at...... SIO.50
$25 Overcoats at 87.50
$2.50 Shoes at......... ....90
Craven ettes worth $15 now. .... .83.39
50c torT.50 Straw Hats....;..... .29
$2 to $3.59 Ilats 79
15c Sox . ... ." . . . . . ....i: .44
15c Handkerchiefs ; . .'. , .4p
President Suspenders ............. 19
15c Ties".'..... .;... ......... 4
$1 to $1.50 Shirts. . . ... ... 74
50c Golf Shirts..... ............ ..29
Men's $2 and $2.50 Shoes at, .... . . .90
'Mi$ses $1.50 Sandals. vv . . . ... .65e
Misses' $1.50 White Canvas ' f v
Oxfords .so
Children's $1.25 Sandals : . . . . . .'. . . . 50
Infants' 75c Shoes.. ...40
$3 Shoes ................... . . . .81.10
Box calf, vici kid, Blucher and .. .
We had never" intended to sell at any lower prices than those quoted above. The prices are ridiculous in their littleness, but
now that we have been peremptorily ordered to vacate the store in so little time . . ' ' , '
We've Grown' Desperate in Our Determination (0 Close Out (he Stocli
Hence, we shall, beginning with tomorrow (Monday) 'morning, make a further cut of 25 per cent. Pick out, therefore, any
thing you .need and we will sell it to you at A REDUCTION. OF 25 PER CENT FROM THE INFINITESIMAL FIGURES
WE NAME ABOVE. This is the best we shall ever do. We will not make any further cut if we have to proclaim it upon
the housetops that we will give the garments to the poor. . . .:. . ' . r "
wDDJL
AM
207 FIRST STREET
Between Taylor and Salmon , .
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