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,Ti:- iCrj:Go:x. daily jouriiAL,- toutland, - fhiday -evening june i, ltzz. SAYS PORTLAND PEOPLE OF-S30,000 - t J. B. Hall Alleges Standard Oil Company Swindles Amount : to That. . . EVERY BARREL OF OIL ' " -w- -THREE GALLONS SHORT Beit Grades Are Exported Because of Strict 'Foreign Teats," While Poor ; Cradea Are Sold at Home at Ad , vanced Prices. '.v -i. ,'..-. Thet-the people of Portland have beon fllmf lammed out-of about -136.000 In ... the put four or five years by the -- 'Standard " OH :' octopu by means of ahort meaaur and dbuble bookkeeping method la the assertion of J. B. liall ' of Cleveland, Ohio, who la stopping- at V hs Oregon hotel In this city for a few ,, days. He asserts that ths . recently publlshedetetemant :.xf Special Ant " ! George G. Flanders, local representative of the Standard Oil company, to . the , .': effect that the company pursues, honest methods and that the people of Port - land and Oregon have not been, duped . or Imposed upon but have received their - , money's worth of pore oil. Is simply the press, story. of a paid employe. , i ; Mr. Hall asserts .that he. has had s J - perlence with- tha-trust for Be-yea rs --V. past, has examined carefully into their methods, has measured many barrels -of ' oil, tested them and knows whereof he speaks. Mr. Hall declares that .his measurements ef Standard -Oil com 1 panj'e hai'ials -of ollconvlnre, hlir that every fQ-gallon barrel Is three short . on measurement. ' . ; . vary Barrel Short Measure. . "Mr. Flanders has said there was no - shortage-of measure or weight with the 'L Standard Oil company.- aald Mr. Hall. "On the contrary,-1 believe It is a re , g ret table fact that every barrel Is three gallons short on the- average. I have been In touch wlththero and their. "methods for J9 years and have meas U red many hartals.'- '" , .r: - - ; L" "There are about 10 persons out -of J0.0ylLlltJlllOWi anything, about .the cost of maktng oil. They don't know -JvhSthar" "cylinder" oil "cosls rceriUTofsO v , cents. The agents have a list giving the name and price of oils sent to them .from headquarters "and ' tlier" couldn't change It if they -wanted to.- Cylinder o-H la not what Is once was. It Is made ... of California sulphur base stock and if the s gent knew what It was, or could r test It, It Is Inconceivable that ho could ,., have nerve enough to offer 4t at tht prices charged. - If the-people of Port- Ulmi OVTPXTTZsTw OOMVAaTT I You Don't Travel to Need a Trunk The more Trunks you have the better equipped you are. for traveling--or staying at home. A Trunk is always handy 'to store "things which are not neededFhstanrTuse7We offer-a. --Lxompleteassortmentvef 7. the very .best:materials. -"Also a complete line" : of Suitcases and Handbags ... $1 A WEEK Handbags . Eastern Outfitting Go. ,". ' The Store Whars Your Credit Xa Oood 'r --J Washingtonand "Tenth t An Unequalcd Offer A set of our famous til Falas TEETH for $10. Palnleas extracting fraa with this offer. Exam Inatlon and consultation free. Crown and. Bridge work a specialty. Extracting, 10 cants WISE BROS., Dentists XMXMO AJTB WASXZJf 0TOV. Mala SOS9. . Opsat Braaiaga aad Bnadaya, r Educational - VOKTLAjrD, OBIAOa-. . Name of Subscriber. Address I. ....... .....a, I,. J Amount Paid 1. ........For.... .............. Journal For. Montha Beginning;. . New or Old?,...... CAJT X TATOE Of ...Good .. . t ' OntseUst. HOBOED ffltllY: -4- land could Investigate and determine the amount of shortage on goods delivered here In the past three years they would find It would amount to 110.009 or tM. 000. This amount tha people ot Portland have lost by mesne ot short measure and double sets of books. A eats la Xraoreaoe. "A man can be honest and work for the Standard OH company only through Ignorance..- They ara mora objects of pity than acorn for what they presume to know they do not know. It Is unneo essary to keep the agent Informed else the enormous profits on the grades of goods delivered would, lead the agent to embark In the business nimseu. "Not one Standard OU -agent on the Pacific coast until within a year knew that there was such a thing as a testing aDDaratus and doubtless believed the -radn sof stuff he handled to b right The Standard Oil company nowhere will guarantee . oUT oX 1 a certain viscosity under firs and flash'-' test. 'As their mnti know nothing of these thlngB"x- rent tha names they are told that the name la sufficient to guarantee the grade of the oil." Whether oil is made from a psrafflne base, crude or of free asphaltum and aulphur base crude, they know not. and it.ls not their business to-lmow-ln-tha- United- utates. , , , rorelga Tart Xa SUa-ia. , ' ; "The axnorta of the Standard Oil com pany ara very heavy-and tha demand Is for all high grade product. . Tha tests In foreign countries ara very rigid, eon sequently the best oil is shipped to th old world and tha .inferior stuff Is foisted uoon the markets ot ths Pnited States where there is tha least compe tition. The cylinder oils used on loco motives by per cent of the railroad of the United States, presumably under Dressure from higher authority than tha salesman, cost the railroad com panies 48 cents - per- gallon.- while th. eanulrad . grade ia shipped to the old world and sold at It eents per smilon In bulk to the railroad a. Journal oil-bought by American roads Is made by the Peerless Refining company at .Franklin. Pennsylvania, and is' part of the residue of other oils and graded at cost of J cents a gallon.-piped across tha street to tha Oslena oil works and marketed by them to railroads of the United Statea.at J-taZ8 cenU aigal- lon. The same oil la sold in -the oia country to the railroads for-1 allon In-bulk. r "- - 'The Stsnnard OH eompany jjoesnot own tha high grade on weua or ins c8anrryMceptd""TiTBnrxtnitrbnt- It does own the connecting pipe tines. Influence is brought to bear upon the railroads which- ara -paralleled yne Standard OH pipe lines and they ara permitted to charge sufficient rates on independent oil to make up for the loss Lin. shipments of oil that la now piped." ' y referred Stock Caned woods. Allen A Lewis' Best Brand. , laimi OTTTTITOaTO OQBCYA.STT Have to . $2 to $14 Contest, 1906 SUBSCRIBER'S -VOTING CERTIFICATE .1906. for. . .Votes. .... Arraprxo T7 i ....... . jt, .,'..........,.. r Svp.HnUfknt ml Oleealatlaa, - LARRY HOD PETE CLOVER Sullivan and Grant Head Exceed- Ingly Prosperous Real , Estate Company. GOLDFIELD, NEVADA, IS SCENE OF OPERATIONS Reports Say . Company . Ia Doing: Busine8aaadKeepi2Q ' StenogTaphera Busy V Answering Zettera of Patrona. 'Tha- In "- M. eulllvan Realty " com panjr Is tha- name -of- rn -blg--firm- In Gold field. Nevada, that la doing a busi ness which threatens to place Its owners in the millionaires' class within a few years. The principal stockholders , and managera of tha company are L. M. Sullivan 1 and Peter . Grant. . who were onoe known la Portland as' Larry 'and in Portland. Larry and Pete wars heavily interested In tha Portland olub, whose scalp Is hanging to ths belt of Bherirr word. As pilots of the for tuna of that Institution' they did quite a business and are Said to bava acquired me rudiments of tha commercial odu cation which has resulted In tha large and pretentious undertaking- of which they are now Ihe head. . ' Those who have visited tha Nevada town and have seen tha volume of business that tho Sullivan Realty company la transacting declare that great stacks of mall a being received each day, and that every piece or mall .oontains money. . i - So. large has the business grown that a small army of clerks and attendants ara necessary. Twenty -stenographers are employed. It Is said. In addition to experts in various branches whose sal aries are - fabulous. As - auditor. -Mr. Sullivan and Mr. Grant have secured ths services of Sam Mason, at ona time clerk Of the municipal court- of this crty-ana-prominentInTocsin polltlckf rcles... - - ,, . - The mining expert In the service of the company receives a salary of 115 'a1d""toy'TPwfSf8t -leh cltwntsTir the company may become' In. terested and making expert reports en tneir condition. . pther. experts ara-. rs talned In various other branches. .. As an Introduction ' to the world at large, tha Sullivan Realty company re cently had a full-page advertisement in a San Francisco newspaper and also carried a half-page advertisement In a Chicago dally. Tba result. of tha adver tising is said to ha vis been a steady and enormous stream of letters' containing money from Investors who sra clamor ing to get In oa the bottom floor. It Is aald that both Mr. Sullivan and Mr. Grant still retain their Interests in tha sailor boarding-house of this city. 1.1 ARE KIM, OVER REPORT Declare General Finzer; Is Not v Introducing Politics Into . - the Organization-; r ' Tha members of tha Second Oregon regiment and other soldiers who fought with General William E. Flnser In ths Spanish-American war ara Indignant over the published assertion thst their former comrade and officer Is attempt ing to usa hie position as adjutant general as a means of swinging the National Guard as a body tn Una for Governor Chamberlain. They declare that tha letter sent by General Flnser to A. W. Orton. ths . letter which has been heralded as a circular letter to tha National Guard, - was aent only to men who had fought with him In tha Philip pines, and with a few exceptions only to those who served In the Second Oregon. These men. many of them Republicans, Bay freely that tha publication of the letter la merely an excuse to bring dls- credffu'pori on of the friends and ap pointees of Governor Chamberlain. Mem ber of the--National -Guard who-did not flght In the Philippine say that they received no pollttcal letter of any kind from General Flnser. - -i'l want- to deny tha atatement In this morning's Oregonlan that I am attempt- ang-to-brlngtheNationaLGuard Into politic.'"' aald General Flnser this morn ing. "That Is an absolutely false accusa tion and there are no facts to back up any such charge. Never In the history of the state has the guard been so free from the control of polltlca as It 1 to day. It has been my constant endeavor, ever since the day I took this office, to eliminate politics from , tho military organisation of the state, Look at my past record. Tou will find no favorlf Ism, political or otherwise, there. : Po litical affiliations have cut no figure in the administration of thla office. The letter referred to in the Oregonlan- was sent to a few personal friends - with whom I aerved In the Philippines during ths Spanish-American war and the fol lowing insurrection." , ' .. v . JUDGMENT OF LOWER COURT IS REVERSED 4- Ctrrott-Judge" Fraser this morning re versed a ruling of County Judge Webs ter, holding that the wilt of Peder G. Martin wan not made under. undue in fluence. By the terms of the will all of Martin's property, valued at about 18,000, was devised to his ' daughter, Delia Hall. for. taking care of him dur ing aeversl years. Three other daugh ters were left nothing, and they, con tested ths probating of tha will, charg ing that " Mrs. -TTslI hadv Unduly In fluenced their father to leave all the property-to her. Judge Webster sus tained their contention and refused to probate the wilt. - Mr Hall appealed to the circuit court, and Judge Fraaer this morning decided .that there was no undue influence and that the will is valid, -:. :. r : Many fine colts now growing up In Ores-nn. ' snmBora Will overcome indigestion and dysp. sia; g rulate tna noweis ana cure n nev comDlslnta It Is ths b vsr nd kldi best blood enrlcher and Invlgorator In the world. It Is purely vegetsble, perfectly hsrmleas and should you be a sufferer from dlseane you 'will use It If you are wiaa. It. N. Andrews, editor and maa- eger Fla..-' er Cocoa and Kocmeage news, jooolL vllfJOm BUItl rwi-aivua" i-veswap, WVVSkU kJT. Dlff gJHSJIg gj, VV 1 99 Will f fVw m -Writes: "I have used your Hrblne5Memorlal day address this evening at In ray family and find It a most -excellent medicine. Its effects upon myself have ieen a marked Mninu , gold ay Woodard. Clarke ,Co , v. 7. EfD CAfJE LAST TtlGIlT PASSINO OF THE" FAMOUS " " "QUARTER BLOCK i OF. . FINE PIANOS. Eilerf Piano House Will Continue to Be Open. From Pay to Day on Suf ferance, at Mercy of Landlord Any Day May Be the Last Every thing Will Now Be Sold Out Greatest Piano-Price Sacrifice Ever . Known Make Your Own Terms Store Open- Evenings. Ths passing of the famous "Quarter Block" of tine pianos, one of Portland's showpieces, the mecca of the entire musical frsternlty, which has beei pointed to with much pride aa. the only establishment wherein nearly alt of- -the strictly high-grade, standard pianos were carried under ona roof, came last night The lease under which tha Piano House was' held expired yesterday, There waa bo solemn ceremony to wit ness the end, -but there was genuine re gret on all sides as the hours sped by By today we should have vacated the premises, Dut" fortunately, or unfortu nately, as the case may be, tne lanoioru has been unable to secure a tenant, and will allow us to remain from day, to oar on sunnrsnca. There still remains a large and al most complete assortment of pianos, pianolas, orchestrelles,- orsans, elc, all of which we want to sail out now. Rather than take the risk of carrying them-ever:-Indefinitely, we will, make etui, deeper slashes into prices. - wen sen tnem at any cost. Don't pur ontbuyln ryour--plano. ori lanola, or organ, any longer. Beelng Is is nere. litop in ana convnc yo ourself that you can now buy a strict ly highest-grade, beautiful Instrument at a price usually asked for a Cheap, inferior ara dr. Bear in mind that while we are here today, we may not be tomorrow. The entire lower floor will be vacated by to morrow, we are simply remaining and doing business at the mercy and pleas ure of the owner. .At any rate, only a few days -remain-before we must pack, up snd get out. - Piano and organ con tracts are more nimbly ..taken care of than Instruments, and ws would rather sell the remaining nne pianos, pianolas, organs, etc at a loss than to go to the heavy expense and additional trouble of csrrvlna- them indefinitely , Tha opportunity of a lifetime awaits panQ and organ buyers. Attend to this Remember any reasonable offer as to terms will be accepted. Ellers Piano lieuser H Washington strest. KCTUMAS COOP RECORD IN HIS PROFESSION . Candidate for Circuit Judge Has Been Before Portland Bar - Thirty Years. 7 ; ' H. B. Nicholas, candidate on the Democratic ticket for the office of Judge of the circuinsourtr department No. 4, has been . a practitioner - before H. B. Nicholas. the bar In Portland for the past 10 year. - He has been prominent in legal snd municipal circles, - snd - served - in the city council for a time. MTrWcholai was. win in . Missouri St years ago. - - He came to Portland when a young man, and studied law In the office of the late Judge Bhattuck. After completing his course he became aasoclated with tbe-late Jadge CatHwriThen. ,be sun He Is well known throughout the city. eounty and state, and holds a high po sition among those of his chosen pro fession. r ' SIX-STORY BUILDING FOR WASHINGTON STREET Captain P. B -Buchanan has received a permit for a six-story brick building to be erected on Washington street, be tween Fourth aftdFlfth. The cost IS $7.000. A three-story frame structure will soon be put up by P. J. Brlgham on Glisan street, at the corner of Eight eenth. It will be used aa an apartment- house, The coat ia given aa 16,000. Wells, Fargo A Co. have received a permit for their lt-story building now being constructed at Sixth and Oak streets. The amount of work to be done under ,thla permit one of the several on the building Is $320,000. ' ; The Woodmen of the World bave re ceived a ' permit for a lodge headquar ters on Eleventh street, between Alder and Washington, to cost $22,000. Other permits Issued are as follows: O. M. Plummer, two-story dwelling. East Fifteenth street, corner of Thomp son, cost $1,000: W. R. Smith, East Fif teenth and Thompson streets, repairs, cost 154; N. M81oan, two-etory dwell ing, East Everett street, between East Thirty-first and East Thirty-second, cost $2,000; El roth ft Son, tear down store, Washington street, corner Fifth, cost $700; Mrs. C. Foy, repairs to dwell ing. Best Tenth streetrcoTOsr-lEaat-Ashr' coet $175; A. 8. Ellis, two-story brick, Williams avenue, between 8tanton and Bell wood, cost $4.00; - Mrs,- E.. Mur hard, two two-story dwellings Upshur street, between Twenty-first and Twen- ty.second, oost-$2,000 each) Hi J; Me. Innls. three two-story dwellings. East Fifteenth street., corner East Ankeny, coat $2,100 each; J. Burchard, one-story dwelling. Vlllard street, between Spen cer and Cliff, coat $700; Fred SUvernall, one-story dwelling, East Ash street, cor ner East Fifteenth, coet $1,000; Seid Back, repairs to store two, corner Alder street, cost $100; Mrs. D. Duback, two two-story dwellings. Park street, corner Jsrkfton, cost $2,000 each. Total, $44$.ooo. ... . ,. :., At Temple Cetk Israel. Stephen 8. Wise will ' give t o'clock, .the subject to be "The Re ligion of Patriotism," ' Bar angers are always weliome. IB RE'ALLl FEMININE By KELEN BAWTKCJJtE JOYOUS JUNE. Brides and blossoms, commencement odes and bird carols. Ths world Is re veling In its perennial youth, and life seems but an iridescent bubble midst a butterfly, whirr of wings. -"And what Is so rare as a day In June? - -e VTls as easy now for the heart to be ' - true - . . As for. grass to be green 'or skies to be blue." . ' . Lowell felt thus tho rhythmio pulae of nature and voiced for mute hearts the song of June. In Portland the month spells 'roses roses for borders and hedges, trailing over trellises and elamberlng over cot tages more - roses. The "rarest varle tles offor rich profusion of bloom, for sa one proud cltlsen of the Rose City affirms: .. "Ws - need not plant com mon kinds, for the rarest of roses will flourish here." So It Is thst the gallant .'Jack,' peerless American Beauty, gulden Marechal - Nell, exquisite , La franca and rivaling, beauties' thrive, not nnly In stately ground, but in the humblest yards. Truly Portland roses show nor snobbish traits. Millions of roses,-snd yet there are stranger within Our gates and chil dren . and Invalids .who would love to drink deeply of their fragrance and smooth the velvet richness of the pet ate but they have no - rosea Like those thirsting for water on a raft with the salt sea everywhere, they see J he blossoms on every band but have -none to clasp and hold. To such as these, oh ye householders and lucky posses sors of a "wee bit of ground o-' your aJn," give of your-lavish s tors of bloom. As an aid to those who are adding to or Just beginning a rose garden, a notebook with memoranda concerning the now ever-present roee is Invaluable. The names, coloring, habits of growth of the ones most admired, will be of assistance when It is time to order the bushes, aa a rose catalogued at best, is something of s lottery, Jot dowa also the jlace where a trellis Ja needed, the pot where a standard rose would show well, and the angle or barrenness which needsJfclwltahlfi vine , Then situs the planting time c omen, there "Will - be method in- setting -.out the btrstteagd- they will harmonise best ' with each other and their surroundings. ' Ths gathering of rose data is . a pleasant pastime. Indeed, for the eye must eatqli the glint of the blossoms and hold the beauty of contour, for no book, however voluminous, could hold adequate de scription of Portland's roses. - Beaahell pinks and Sunny yellows, purest pearl and ruby-tinted, gold dust miser's 111 con part with, swsetness Ot a baby's kisses, these and more are Portland's roses. -. i MOST POPULAR" WOMAN." From .M. A.-P, , If any ona. were curloua enough to ask the question In St Petersburg aa to who Is the most popular lady In Russia, "there is little doubt the answer would be "the dowager empress." " : Everyone In the court and outside It Is unanimous in" praise of "Marie Feo-drornaorthe- gTsee-r-and winning tact she always displays towsrd her subjects have won all hearts. - The em press takes a personal Interest In every-, thing and everybody, and none of the Ruslan .leaders- wre allowed t depart for the recent war without first being called to Gatchlna to receive the em press blessing, together with at small gold medallion to be worn with" ythe small charms that the Russians always wear suspended round their necks by a tiny chain as a safeguard against ovIL - . . . . Those In court who have any yartlc- iavanna always lura to the ewi press for consolation, for they know that In her they will find not only a ready sympathiser, but one who will do everything In her power to help them. : - " CARE IN CANNING. Remember, that carelessness In put ting up fruit Islwayt j?unJlie4Ifon'i layyour failure to chance or luck, but take It home to yourself, where It be-tonssr- Tou must be " surs that . your fruit is perfect one little speck will sometimes spoil an entire cooking. re In- good Trfder,- that the-covers fit closely, snd that there la a new rubber ring ror every can. The old rings may hold through the winter; - but new ones are however, you - earr at least -tie one or two thicknesses of cotton betting over the top of the can, securing it well around the edges of ths cover. This prevents germs from getting through tne crevices made by ill-fitting covers. BLACK HATS ARE POPULAR. Wesrers of black hats with saucer, like brima have the comfort of know- DON'T FORGET OUR s a o ay These Saturday Special Sales 'serve to remind you that "Gevurtz Sells It For Less," no matter whatever it may be in the furniture line. These, little Center Tables : are splendid values, in Golden Oak, Birdseye Maple and Mahogany fin ish. f Many of them are quarter-sawed oak, hand polished, and all have beautiful finish.-You obtain On Displayin Yamhill . Street Window GETOTZ1 SORIS "Gevurts Sells It for Less" - 17M7S First Street 219-227 YtnirJ S'-c:t l?v ?1 t) ', Serviceable Vacation Vacation is not far away we're showing Boys 7 Suits especially adapted for just such strenuous wear as a vacation suit is always subject"toTAlI ttyles are represented, -t-r1-' models. - OufpriceS" are tempting at Suit-$2.15TO $10.00 -t--Vi-.-iT! Full line of Children's 'I thing for summer.'." I Ytou Save Same identical Suits for men or youths that high ' rent stores charge $20and $52 forwe selL L for,.....i...,.,.r .?10.0O and $12.50 v Their $1.50, $2.50 and $3.00 Shirts sold by us at . only. , , . . .751, ?1.23 and f 1.50: :r 'A general line of Shoes for Ladies, Men, Misses and Boys at One Half, Price of their value. ; : It will pay you after investigating other stores to Jr kuiuc 181-183 FIRST ST. AND Ing that they are supporting the latest thing in ha's, put mat aoesn t relieve the strain on tneir nervea i reconcile these brims to their coiffures on a windy day. On such occasions sven long hstplns prove that they are not to be trusted. Mrs. Hermann Oel liohs wss seen a day or so ago In New SPECIAL TABLE SALE I - r- I !- -t including some very mtintlc i new - Wash Suits. Taatthe r ."17.7. .7. T;.Ym . .50tt up 'T 50 Per Cent euiu ac 53 NORTH-THIRD STr York. wearing a hat of thla style that was a work of art. The brim waa a id waa heaped up with blaok plumes. Black hats, by the way, will be the most popular millinery to top Unfit frocks this summer, putting more delicate and fragile looking; hata completely In the shade. ;, 1 . I .' 'Z.:- I SPECIALS ALL DAY TOMORROW