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THE OREGON DAILY ' JOURNAL, PORTLAND, - WEDNESDAY EVENITrO, APRII- 17. 1ZZ7. HAD Ik ESI (Continued from Page On) bout the dividing point between Port land and St Paul aa to distance. It mi ahown that Bpokane's favored ona at present lays that city open to a u i. a. .At,--. Hlnar al.a Ya I..-.. navmmt ftf ! through rata plua tha local back. Tha Northern Pacific railroad baa riven Spo kane a camber of commodity rates In car Iota from tha aaat that anabla Spo kane to haul atuff from Chicago to waneasaiaee, -r VS aaeaYasu. em-as ay-j Kpokane and then back over tha Una to point within lta favored none, and lay tha goods down at final aaatinauon lower than tUe primary rata. . Complaint Jits Spokane. " ' It haa been Spokane's complaint that freight waa hauled through that town to Portland and back again to Spokane at lower rates than could be secured if the goods stopped there eat the outbound trip. The same charge may be brought by Helena, and Missoula against Bpo- kane. - R. B. Miller, general freight agent - cf tha Ol K. N. company, was placed on the ataad by Mr. Cotton to show that any terminal . rates . granted Spokane would similarly affect Denver 'and Og deu, and that any reduction for Spokane - territory would materially affect the revenues of the O. R. A N. lines. Mr. Miller testified that the total freight earnings of bis Una are approx imately M.0U0.0OS a year. Of this amount I1.I11.I17 represents the gross freight earnings from Portland and California pointa on business destined to local interior points on the O. R. eV N. llnee. Spokane today began the Introduc tion of evidence to show that the freight rates from the east are - toe high baaed on coat of construction of tha roads. H. P. Gillette, .a highway John H. McGraw, Former Governor of Washington, r Who ' Testified , 'Yesterday. . . ' . i , ,.; . Southern, and later deputy county sur veyor of Whatcom county, was placed . , on the . stand. He reel ted the expert- ence ne naa naa in engineering and stated that -he Is at tha present time aa ' engineer for the , Washington railway . Mtmmfnrfnn. W Vnt nr tti . t ! MATES t mates of Chief Engineer a Darling and Hbgeland of tha Hill lines -and alleged that they had . overestimated cost of . .transportation, - overhaul, grade widen , ' ing, t riprap and tunnel lining. - His largest difference of opinion as to their . . figures related to cost for transports - tlon of men, horses, equipment and supplies per cuble yard of earth moved In construction work. , . While Engineer Miller, of the Port . land at Seattle, testified that be was ' paying 10 cents per eublo yard for ' transportation, Hogeland estimated ev ;' erase cost at-H cents, and Darling made it I to 4 cents, Gillette said it r should not exceed 1 tt 1 cents for each cubic yard. . - 1 -The Spokane Jobbers who Instituted J, what has been known as the Spokane (', rate ease, have been hoist by their own petard. At yesterday's hearing before , that interstate commerce commission in , Portland It was uncovered .that tha fight , ' for reduction pf rates from' the east to , the. Inland Empire la an attempt simply to get special advantage for Spokane Jobbing Interests, and la not a fight to . . help the Pacific northwest producer and consumer. It was shown that tha Interest of the Interior consumer and producer from ; Pacific tidewater to the foot of the Rocky mountains would be best served oy jower aistnouuvs rates xrom coast terminals, for goods produced in the . ..... . . , . east can and are being brought around vatM carriers from Atlantic, tA Pa : clfle ports at SO per cent of the rates ' charged by transcontinental rail lines, and thaaa goods, oould with reasonable ' freight rates from Portland to the.in ' terlor be distributed to the consumer ' much mors cheaply than they can. be ' hauled across the ' country to Spokane territory by rail. . Supreme Despite JUL . It was mads plain that distributive ' rates by rail from Portland to the In terior are the highest distributive rates " known from any port to the Interior In f ' wis eountry ana in spite ox mess nign rates Portland, with ocean transporta tion, bas been able to maintain trade su ' premier in the interior with the exeep- . tlon of the artificially created Spokane none. - . Before the ease is ended, it is pre- r aietea, Bposane wiu ne lined up with .- the transcontinental railroads, fighting miw 07 eiuv wna vivin iu rirf ui rau , transportation from Chicago as against rail dlstribntion from eoaat porta to toe . interior. . f- At yesterday afternoon's cession of : Sarsaparilla Fnrtflea and enriches the ttoodvan4 " fcciMa 'ep tha whole system. : It radically enrea all blood diseases, from pimples to scrofula. - It Is the best remedy for catarrh, rheumatism and dyspepsia. , At all time of tha year Is to tha , t widely useful medicine. These statements art confirmed dally y cured men and women. Ovpt 40,000 testimonials received In i I ro years an unequaled record I In tablets, at well aa In nraal liquid T rm. 130 Doies On Dollar, j the commission the Portland Chamber of Commeroe presented evidence to prove that Spokane la already specially favored by the railroads and that the reVl ground for complaint lies In the high distributive rates from Portland to the interior.. It was shown that for 10 miles around Spokane that city haa been given an exclusive Jobbing field by the railroads in form of low distributive rates forming a wall which even coast cities with ocean transpor tation cannot surmount W. A. JuVara, secretary of the trans- portatlon committee of the chamber. told of the creation of the Spokane sona Spokane men had become enraged at two roads entering the olty and eatab-1 business to a third 'road. The fight threatened to demoralise rates In the northwest, and the two boycotted roads framed up a conference with Spokane Jobbing Interests. The meeting was held In Chicago. Portland was not invited, but learned of the meeting and aaked for the privilege of attending, which wag granted.. ' .: Sate Wall .established. - Ths result of the meeting waa that tha railroads entered into aa agreement by which Spokane was to have dlstribu tlve ratee within the 100-mile radius, Into which no other city eould do busi ness. It was the rankest kind of dis crimination and waa fought for a long time by tha roads, but they finally gave in. Prior to this time there had been aa understanding, that . the distributive rates from Portland to Spokane terri tory should tin no case exceed .10 per cent of the rate from St. Paul to the same territory.' This was scant recogi nltion of tha Pacific coast, but even It was withdrawn after the creation of the Spokane sona Cheap Wakes Sates Admitted. The genuineness of water competition from Atlantic ports to Portland was shown with such overwhelming force that Commissioner . Prouty announced from the bench that he freely and fully admitted it. and that . It would bo oon sldered la any finding the commission might make. ... F. Biles, for some years with w. P. Puller.. Co. testified that they could bring practically all of their paints, oils, varnishes, roofing and aaah by ocean carriers, at ratea far below the transcontinental ratea. T. D. Honeymaa, whose wholesale and retail hardware house haa been in ex istence it years, testified that they can and do ahlp nearly all goods by ocean carriers from Atlantlo ports and foreign countries.. He said be had aeea the time when 19 to tt per cent of their entire stock came that way. Tear by year, ha said, they bring about 80 per cent by water. Their goods bought as far in terior as Columbus, Ohio, are carried by rail, to Atlantic porta, and brought around by water to Portland, and atlll landed here at much - lower freight ratea than tha ' transcontinental rail rata. - look to Isthmus Boats, L. A. Lewis of ths wholesale grocery firm of Allen ft Lewis said freight had been coming very largely by water carriers from Atlantic porta to Portland aa far back as be eould remember, and that with the ahortenlng of time and more frequent sailings by the American- I Hawaiian steamship line and the Te hauntepeo railroad the bualnes would Increase. - Henry Hahn of Wadhams aV Co, wholesale grocers, C V. Brone of Blake A McFall, wholesale paper dealers, and. George Lawrence, wholesale saddlery, testified that large amounts of goods are brought by their firm a from the At lantlo seaboard to Portland by water carriers. Mr. Lawrence said two thirds of the tonnage sold through his houss comes to Portland by water. ". Saddlery hardware bought in large quantltlee in Ohio Is taken ta-AUantlo ports and there transshipped by water to Portland and laid down here at rates So - per oent lower than the .transcontinental freight rate from Ohio to Portland. : ''.'-' Interior Cttiee Beat 'Vets. ' - 3. N. Teal, summing up Portland's case, said In part: "80 far from the eoaat cities being pampered pets of the transportation companies, I assert the contrary Is the truth. From the earliest day of the transcontinental railroad to this date. lta policy haa been to build up trafflo and eltlea in the interior, for by so doing they create and encourage a bust- neaa at ratea free from natural compe tition. The average railroad man views water much as does a cat, and what ever so-called favors have been shown coast cities are tha direct result of water competition compelling recogni tion. . "X further assert that this process of gradually outtlng off tha territory of coast Jobbing pointa reached Its culmin ation in the creation of the 'Spokane Bona' Here we find a wealthy and populous community with Spokane in the eenter, - surrounded by a . wall ' of tariffs that thoroughly protect Spokane Jobbers, regardleaa of the consumer. "The policy of the railroads to build up the Interior against the eoaat haa scarcely been concealed sines the build ing or the Panama canal became a cer tainty. Moreover, we assert that alnee the opening of the first through line the Jobbing trade of the coast has. inrouga a system or rate making, fa voring ths east and the Interior, beep gradually forced back until tod . a atrip along the eoaat of lie miles meas ures its eastern scope, and competition between eoaat Jobbing centers limit It on ins nortn ana south. : Tarn Bedaetloa Arenad. : The necessity for redaction on wast bound freight rates is constantly kept to the front and it is now 'about time to reverse this procedure and suggest that distributive, aa well aa through, rates from the Paolfle coast have some consideration, and that the people of the interior generally by this method get some or the benefits or ocean com' petition, v , We are as willing as Spokane to have the existing ratee teated by aay rule or any law, but we do object to having any . raung mane that will not compre hend, consider and adjust all rates and interests affected. .' Communities and vast business Interests that represent the toll and savings of years are not to be lightly brushed aside, particularly whan, as in this case, the records of this commission show that ths complaining city has been growing by leaps and bounds and its business expanding to an extent almost without parallel. . The ZfOgioal Solatioa. , "More than tt years ago Jobbing houses were established on the coast, and not many years have passed since practical ly all the territory west or the Rocky mountain trades! with the coast cities ss the primary market. This was due. as is wall known, to the fact that the ocean furnished the only means of con veyance from the east to this territory. A rate, therefore, to the Interior waa necessarily the water rate to the coast plus the local back. "While Spokane Is not clalmlnr tt (for that would be disastrous to her trade), yet graded ratea from the east and west is the only logical solution of her claim. . If her position is oorrect. tbea It seems to me that under thla aya tam of rate making, Spokane cannot, under the plea advanced la thla case, be exempted therefrom, for that would In itself create aa unlawfal prefer ence. If the graded rate system were adopted, tha Immediate result would be that Spokane would be the first to claim exemption by reason of contiguity to water, and would be the first to elslm that bar ratea should be fixed by. (he FRANCKE COLIES 10 FACE MUSIC Captain of Dakota Talks Only to Deny Cowardice and J . Foolhardiness. (RfMclal DlAtea eV-The leans!.) Seattle, Waab, April IT. Captain Emil Francka of the wrecked Hill steamer Dakota will arrive at Seattle thla afternoon on the Tango Maru. Im mediately on his arrival the investiga tion or the Dakota disaster will p re sumed br the marine Inspectors. Captain Francka at Victoria last night refused to say anything' In answer to questions as to the cause of the wreck. "I have nothing to say except that I am broken hearted over the loaa of my ahlp. I will make no report until I reach headquarters at Seattle." - Francka Indianantlv danlaa tha renort elroulated In Japan and sent to Amer ica . that he attempted .to commit sui cide. . "I am not such a coward," he said, fend can take responsibility like a man." The report that he was racing with one of the Empress steamers be also ln- dignanOy denied . . .. : inner orncera 01 the Dakota on ine Tango are tha chief engineer and two as sistants, the purser, freight clerk and two deck officers. water rate to the eoaat, plus the local back, for they would necessarily be lower than any rate it eould possibly get on a mileage basis, and aha would then be claiming what wa Insist aha la getting today, rates fixed by water competition. - - "Ordinarily, It la not the rate per se that la the cause of complaint, but the differential. If tha through rata to Spokane, all things considered. Is fair, It cannot claim a lower rate because some other point under different condi tions has one..1 Want S quite ble Adjustment. "W do not claim that there ahould not be a readjustment of rates, but we do claim that any readu'atment must bear some relation to the whole trafflo. and to all ths trafflo. Intrastate as well as interstate. 'No mora striking example of the re- eult la favored ratemaklng exists .than that of the complaining city in this w. The trafflo offlolals of the de fendant roads have all testified that aa result of a meeting In Chicago la June, 1104 (and possibly a little boy cotting on the part of Spokane), a sys tem of rates was put into effect through which Spokane was given a practical monopoly of the Jobbing bualness in a territory of about 100 miles in diameter of which ah was ths eenter, or, aa has been otherwise expressed, the 'Spokane tone" was created. Thla was dona by lowering the carload rates Into Spokane, by lowering the leas than carload ratea out of Spokane, and by adjusting the other tariffs to the territory In question so that from any direction into thla sona tha L. C L. rate was more than the C L. rate Into Spokane plus the L C X rate out of Spokane. "This ntaa for creating a monopoly la trade may have been equaled la other instances, but It certainly has never been excelled. Koto now how perfectly the system worked. Spokane's first complaint was tiled en April S, II81, and decided November It, ltttv At that time the Jobbing trade of Spokane waa la its Infancy, the population being about 11,000, and this eommlssien round that the coast Jobbers had control not only of the trade of adjacent territory, but that of Spokane. . ' ' The rates have from time 'to time been changed and adjusted, each adjust ment bringing them nearer terminal rates, giving them better .distributive ratea and limiting the Bales Of the coast in ths territory In question, until today, aa a result of the operation of all of these causes, together with the devel opment of the eountry, she has grown In is rears to be a city 01 near 17, 11 noi quite, 10,000 people, with a correspond ing growth In business, wnue tne iraoe from the coast to the territory la ques tion haa shrunk to but a aial percent age of lta former volumne, and that con sists largely of eoast products.", 1 FRISCO DANCES f (ContlntstfS iron- P( On.) all the fashion and wealth of the etate had rathered within the marble halls of the great hotel last night. Such a gor- geoua display ox jewels ana gowns naa never been wuncasea oeiure in fornla. and ona of - the military men present aald that even the great re ceptions at Washington did not surpass the spectacle. . . Bverythlng Ze Bow. The atmosphere of the occasion waa distinctively that of the new San Fran- Cisco. The hotel waa new, everybody's clothes were new, much of . the muslo and some of the alngers were new. Early In the evening a great crowd ef curious people gathered outside "the main entrance to watoh the arrival. ef the guests. It was 10 o'clock before every one had arrived and a fair estl mate of the attendanoe waa 7,000. Every one ef the advance Issue ef tickets, numbering 4,000. was - sold. Many paid admission at tha doora, and It was necessary to replenish the stock ef tlcketa several tlmea. Tha foyer, ballroom, the dining rooms, laurel hall and other apartments on the main floor where the concert waa held ware not beautified by floral decorations, as tt ' STRENGTH ! Without Overloading the Btomach. The business man, especially, needs food ta the morning, that will not over load the atomaoh, but give mental vigor for the day. y. Much dependa en the start a man geta each day. aa to how he may expect to accomplish tae worn on nana, He can't be alert, with a heavy, frled- meet-and-potatoea breakfast requiring a lot of vital energy in ai resting it. A California buaineaa man tried to find some food combination that would not overload the stomach In tha morn ing, but that would produce energy. He wrlteat 'Tor years I was unable to find a breakfast food that had nutrition enough to sustain a business man with, out overloading hia stomach, causing Indigestion and kindred ailment. "Bains a very busy and also a very nervous man. I decided to give up break fast altogether. But luckily I waa In duced te try Grepe-Nuta. "Since that morning I have been a new man; can work without tiring, my head la clear and my nervee atrong and quiet. - "I find four teaepoonfula of Grape Huts with one of sugar and a email quantity of cold milk, make a delicious morning meal, which invlgoratee ma for the day'a business." Name given by Posture Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Bead the little book. "The Boad to WeUvUle," ta pkga, "There's a BeasoO . , HOW INDEPENDENT TELEPHONE PROJECTS ARE MANIPULATED By Skillful Juggling of Finances of Companies They Arc . .Made to Look Prosperous (Oakland "Enquirer" July SI. 101.) Tha Padflo eoast has suffered its share, rather more than Its share, per haps, from wildcat telephone financier ing. - There are a few apparently sue oeeaful Independent telephone enter prises In different parts of the country which are uaed as stalking horses by promoters; but their permanent sound ness haa not yet been proved, whereas the unsoundness of tha majority of in dependent telephone undertakings is so patent that, it is a wonder how anyone was ever induoed to . put money into them. " . Jones and Smith for example organ ised a Home Telephone company with a capital atock of 11(0,000, authorised I per cent bonds of 1160.000, giving a total of 1300.000. The same Jones and Smith than agree to construct a tele phone plant of 1,000 subscribers on ac count of tha Home Telephone company and take in payment for this plant $100,000 la capital etock and 1100,000 In bonds. ' Again the same Jones and Smith form aa underwriting syndicate in which they are slightly Interested, the syndicate agreeing to purchase the bonds at 80 with a (6 per cent stock bonus. Thei underwriters pay tlO.OOO for 1100.000 of per cent bonds and Sto.ooe la stock. ' Jones and Smith construct a plant costing 166.000. They have . received from the syndicate 1(0,000. They make an immediate profit of 115,000 oaah and atlll have $80,000 atock. The under writers sell the bonds to the public at $(.000. They receive from the publle was thought that everyone ought to be given aa opportunity to view the room a unadorned. The entire floor waa bril liantly lighted. . ' . The members ef the reception commit tee, representing the three beneficiary charities, stood in the foyer near the mala entrance and greeted the lnoom Ing guests. la the ballroom the com mittee In charge, acting under the mas terly direction of Edward li. Greenway. Carried out the program ef the eve ning. ' aVergw punt Betted. At a late hour laat night Mrs. W. XX Fennlmore, the treasurer, estimated that over $I,000 will be netted for the In stitutions. The donations alone amount ed to $10,000 and the sale of .tickets to $8,000. The automobile contest fur nished $4,100. The roulette wheel and punch bowls did a flourishing business all night and the cloak room and cigar privileges netted several hundred dol lars each. At the door $500 was taken in. . Early In the evening the festivities centered in the magnificent marble foy er of the hotel, where the Falnnount or chestra rendered a number of Inspiring aelectlona. At S o'clock In the muale stand of the foyer, the Stanford Glee eiub gave a concert of odllege son as, which proved one ef the moat pleasant features of tha evening. Following the alngtng of tha college boys the dining room became the center of Interest. Thla superb apartment is finished in white ana gold rococo work, after the rich Italian style and is a beautiful room,.'..: i c-'. . - ..-vi. . BORAH AFFAIR t: 'Continued from Page One.) president to intervene would be to sub ject him ; to criticism for prosecuting some . senators and congressmen and ( t the same time protecting others. It ia claimed by many that the Borah affair constitutes a crisis for Roosevelt la an Important sense. - Attorney-General Bonaparte at the cabinet meeting informed the president and other cabinet members that Senator W. K. Borah of Idaho haa appealed to him to intervene to prevent the federal court at Boise from pushing the case against him for conspiracy to defraud the government. It la not believed that Bonaparte will do ao, on account of the realisation that to da ao would subject ths presi dent to severe criticism and - the charge that he waa atriving to defeat Justica Borah charges that Moyar, Haywood and Pettlbone and their friends have formed a conspiracy against him to defeat their prosecution, and he urges that the president should Intervene, else the prosecution of - the labor men may fall to the ground. Borah has placed his ease before the department of Justice and the White House most vehemently, but the gen eral view here Is that be must take his chances with the federal court at Boise aa anyone elae would have to do. although it la underatood here . that District Attorney Bulck has been sura moned to come to . Washington to pre sent the facts. - Friends at Washington of Moyef and Heywood assert that when Rulck pre sents the facts the White House can not Intervene without showing partisan bias. The affair has created Intense Interest throughout the east. Regulates the bowels, promotes easy natural movements, cures constipation Doan's Regulets. Ask your druggist for them. cents a pox. . Buy Rosemead lota If you want your money's worth. Coata nothing to In vestigate. Palmer; $01 Buchanan bldg. DISCUSS LENGTHENING : OF COAST SCHEDULES , v . . Iltmmmi gnaelal S.1cs.t ' - Chicago, April 17. Presidents ef the western railroads have been compelled to take up the question ef lengthening schedules of trains between Chicago and tba Paclflo eoaat , For this purpose a meeting of the presidents baa been called for tomorrow, when it is expected that they will be able to agree on schedules and issue Instructions to pas senger agents and operating men. It waa explained that . there la no haste about arranging ths changes. . because they could not be oarried into eiiect before the middle ef June. , TO PUT CHICAGO POLICE UNDER STATE CONTROL ... . . (Journal Special Berries.! ' - " Chicago, April 17. It Is reported that aa a result of tha police expose In which It was found that ths members of the force from the commanding offleera down ware forced to contribute to cam paign funds, efforts are being made te pasa a police bill at Springfield to put the Chicago force under state. control ' Ttolse'a New Police Chief. . , (SpeeUi IMspsteh to The" JoenMl.) '' Boise, Idaho, April IT. Ben F. Fran cis was today appointed chief of po lice by Mayor Haines. Francis for merly held thla position. There la much dissatisfaction among the peo ple aver the appointment, , at First But Finally Fail' 4- 105.000. thus making a profit of 111, 000 cash and they still have $60,000 ef stock. If the market for bonds is not good, they sweeten it to the publlo by giving up to the purchasers part ef their stock, which they can afford to do, as it costs them nothing. - In order to convince the publle that their propoeltlon is a good one, they make a prospectus which en paper shows Interest on bonda aa earned and likewise a small interest ea the etock. They sell some atock at a very low price .and by skillful manipulation cre ate a temporary market. If the specu lative publlo ratea up thla etock and en able it to be . unloaded at an average price of 60 a further profit of. $$0,000 la divided among the insiders. 1 Tha . securitlea belne - dlreated. the publlo have gotten a telephone exa ohaaga which oost to construct $11,000 and for which they paid $146,000. Af ter running it for a ehort time the Mew owners find that they aeed money for extensions and having $60,00 of bonds and $10,000 of stock in the treas ury they proceed to a all It. The- mar ked breaks and they are- usable to real ise. Pretty soon their credit la hauated and interest la defaulted, a re ceiver is appointed. The receiver Belle the property for IS tcenta on the dollar. That part of the publle that paid $60,009 for stock 10 alL and that part that paid $96,001 for the bonds gets back II eentd en the dollar and the Bell company gets a lot of - cheap property with . which ta strengthen its position. REFILL WITH BOTTLES BAD LIQUOR Government Revenue Officers Will Arrest Whiskey Dealer. Who Deceive Publfo. ,, , , . , Several' Portland Uqnor dealera are trambllnsr In their hoata thaaa sits s cause government offlolals are on their trail preparing to fine them heavily for having refilled bottles bearing the in ternal bonded warehouse stamp. The names of the dealera are withheld for the time being by the- government agents, who believe that better results can be accomplished by pursuing the matter on the quiet. Investigations have been going on for soms time, and such startling develop ments have been brought to light of late that several oases will be pushed with the likely result that some heavy fines will be Imposed. It la aald that a number of dealers have formed an ob noxious habit of palming- off - inferior goods aa first class by simply refilling bottles bearing the government stamp, B. M. Thomas, revenue agent of the Pa clflo coast, with headquarters la Ban Francisco, will be la the city tomorrow to look into ths matter, and he will make a personal Investigation ta each ease. . Since It is reported that a num ber of violations have been traced, . the chances lor Mr. Thomas remaining here several days are good. . . .. . ' . LITTLE GIRL IS NOW RECOVERING Little Ethel RowelL who for a week past has been suffering - from, spinal meningitis, is believed to be oa the road to recovery. Pr. Brooke, who ta attending her, aald thla noon that ehe was doing nicely and showed slight Im provement over her oondltlon a few days ago. ' Health Officer Wheeler did not order the aohool at which Ethel was attend ing fumigated. This waa found to be unnecessary as the little girt had been at home for about a week before ahe was attacked with the disease. Her school books, however, have been thor oughly disinfected. ; . There have been no new eases ef meningitis reported io the health of ficers since yesterday and it is hoped that the run of the disease ia about ended, Ernest smith, who was taken to the hospital yesterday, ,1s very low and it ia stated by the phyetolans that he can live but a few hours or possibly a aay longer. . LEMCKE ASKS SEVEN ' MILES OF IMPROVEMENT The largest number of petl- tlons for street Improvements , 4 ever filed In Portland were a plaoed on record In the office of the city auditor - thla morning. . The petltiona were filed by the - IL W. Lemcke - company, and , they ask for approximately seven miles ef street , grading and 4 about It miles of concrete walks and curbs in the Waverlslga e district. Ths petitions will be 4 referred te the council commit 4 tee on streets. e TELL BRYAN HE IS ; , DEMOCRATSCHOICE Nw Tort April 17. Willi am Jen nings Bryan was the guest ef honor at toe annual banquet of the-Brooklyn vemooratio eiuo last nignt on the annl versa ry of Thomas Jefferson s birth. Speakers from various parts. of the country declared . that Bryan is the choice of the Democratic party for Its leader in next year's campaign. Bryan in reply aald-that it was his only de sire to have the Demoeratls party enter the race with the atrongeat leader In the ranks ef the party. He said he would decide at soma time in the fu ture what hla place is to be in the nest campaign, and that when he saw so many Democratic prlnetplea put inte effect by a Republican president he could imagine what Joy it would give to have the same principles enforced by a Democratic president. - . COFFEE A grocer has to sell good and bad coffee; but cooks needn't cook it , , . - . ,.i Year rrecer reran yeerau- ieat atefcaUlafJUat. . I yff'' . f . C u fITHB judgment of , X 13 the surest indication of cigar qualityand ' when a cigar's popularity is sustained for over thirty years by the preference of the most particular smokers, what better recommendation could you want T ' '..'.-r. . Nothing less than the genuine valuo and fine jraahtypfthe Qiancellorcould..haye. kept.it.tha . favorite brandT of so many' thousands of smokers year, after '"year, against the competition of the hundreds of newer brands constantly being placed Chancellor CIGAR r "Oldest and Best? 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The terms are easy. ; r M PALMER 1 803 BUCHANAN BLDO. the court of public opinion i leAV Ma m. WORLD ONE RETURNED rrnli