THE . OREGON JDAILYv JOURNAL. PORTLAND. WEDNESDAY.' EVENING, . AUGUST, 7. 107. s 1 1 Late Arrival of Southern Pa cific Trains Delays Mails to Such an Extent That Portland Jlerchants Suffer Financial Losses Daily. Two sections of the Southern Paclflo train from San Francisco, due In Port land at 7:2S o'clock this morning, ar rived at th Union depot at 11 o'clock and 2 o'clock, three and one half and four and one half hours lata, respectrvs- - lr. Ths overland eastern train on tha o. R. A N. was ona hour lata thU morn ing, arriving at 10:4t o'clock. While these delays seam of little Im portance to the railway companies, their ' late arrivals cause Portland business men much annoyance that would ba 'avoided by following a proper schedule. ' In addition to the annoyance, the mer chants are put to a great loss. Mall that should arrive In the morning and does not get In until the afternoon means the loss of half a dsy, and ' sometimes a full day to the business men. All of the business correspondence that should be answered on lh day of . arrival Is often compelled to wait over until the next day. Goods ordered on one of the delayed trains are held up a day In shipments, giving Portlund mer chants a bad reputation with outsiders In point of promptness attending tho de livery of goods. Complaints are froquent at tho post office, and Postmaster Hlnto beurs the burden tn many cases that properly be longs to the railroads. There Is seldom a day goes by that he Is not compelled to explain at least 10 times In the course of business hours that the rea son the complainants have uot received theft-wall Is due to the fact that the trains carrying It have not arrived In the city. building peemits Reached good total (HOUSED V ' ' a STAND DECLARED Farmers of Palouso Bead Their Finish in Grain Receipts. ' OWNER TAKES WHAT COMBINE CHOOSES HflLSEV LAWYERS USE THEIR FISTS Innocent Bystander Only One Injured During Fight in Courtroom. No Warning Issued of Exactions and It la Now Too Late to Provide Thflr Own Storage- Copy of the Document That Fixes Things. (Special Dtipatck to Tbe Journal.) Spokane, Wash., Aug. 7. The farm ers of ths Palouse country believe they bars been bunkoed and declare It Is evident that all the combine ware houses havs united to pay what price they choose for whoat A warehouse company has issued ticaeis iur sums grain delivered at Pullman and It is dis covered that the seller has agreed on tha check to pay 76 cents storage for mom i. ooo nnunds of araln hauled to tne warehouse, ine wirenuuw nuT aava when iney snail am com- p. All borne by the and any other risks must be borne by the farmer. The news came as a surprise and now there Is not time to build new warehouses, consequently the farmers say they will have to submit and sell this year for whatever the grain com panies offer. BILL OF PARTICULARS. naa of mln must be seller. All cost of loading Beck Investment Company to Erect 9 40,000 Six-Story Office Struc ture on Seventh Street. Building permits Issued yesterday reached a total of ttl.SOO, the largest figure of the day being that of the Beck Investment company, which took 'out it permit to erect a $140,000 six story otflce structure on Seventh street between ak and, Ankeny. Another Item t which helped to swell the total was a $10,000 permit for repairs to the store owned by Moy Back Hin, a Chinese merchant, on Second street between Salmon and Main. Johan Poulsen, of the firm of Inman Pouloen Lumber company, took out a permit for a two-story dwelling to oost 17,000. His garage will cost MOO. A. O. Hall will build a 14,700 flats on Kear ney street between Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth streets. . . There were a number of permits, fori 1 4lwlllngs costlng'ovor 14,000. Precious Document That Tells Farm ers Their Whereatness. Pullman, Wash.. Aug. 7. A bomb shell was thrown into the ranks of the farmers and Independent grain buyers of Pullman this week when the first grain tickets were Issued by the big warehouse companies to farmers for their first loads of wheat. The accusa tion is that the big companies have formed a combine to freese out the In dependent buyer and throw the farm ers upon the mercies of the trust. No tickets were shown until Issued for the first loads of grain and Imme diately upon the Issuing of the receipts ceneral complaint was made or un The new ticket reads as fol- ALBANY'S NEW MILL NEARLY COMPLETED 4 . , i (Special Dlapateb to The Joornal.) Albany. Or., Aug. 7. The new saw mill of the Albany Lumber company Is rapidly nearlng completion and will be ready for work within about two weeks. The dally capacity of the mill at the beginning will be about 25,000 feet. This will be gradually Increased to 100, 000 feet, as the mill is to be enlarged to one of the largest in the valley. The foundation and general plan of tne mill Is laid out for this Increase. The logs for the mill will be hauled from the timbered districts east of Al bany in the Cascades. They will be transported to this mill by way of the Corvallla A Eastern. X: i I FREE METHODISTS' MEETING AT1 ALBANY (Special Dispatch to The Joe rami.) Albany, Or., Aug. 7. The annual eampmeetlng of the Salem district of the Free Methodist church will be held in this city at Bryant's park. August 14-14. The committee, consisting of S. G. Roper, John Murphy. Warren Kean and William Garrett, assures those at tending of excellent camping lacyiues, good water and plenty of shade. Rev. W. NT. Coffee, district elder, will be present, with all the pastors of tl Salem district. The order -of the daily services is as follows: love reset, a. m preaching at 10:80 ft. m. and 2:80 and 8 p. m. A large attendance of the followers of that sect is expected. a fairness. lows: "Received of sacks of No. . . sacked, at owner's risk of unavoidable damage, to be forwarded from or de livered at this warehouse In regular order of surrender and as cars are fur nished, upon return of this receipt, properly Indorsed, and payment of all charges for handling, storage and all claims for bags and twine furnished to the party in whose favor this receipt is made: also for any necessary labor, bags and twine used In resacklnr. Storage shall be 76 cents per ton (2,000 pounds), which shall carry the fraln until December 81, following, and 0 cents per ton per month or fractional part thereof thereafter. The makers of this receipt will not be responsible for weights or grades except at the warehouse where issued, and the parties purchasing grain stored under this re ceipt must accept same at said ware house. All loss or damage to said grain by fire Is assumed by the holder of this receipt All rights of subrogation or recovery for loss or damage to said grain by fire or otherwise, either against tne warehouse . company or the railroad company uoon whose land th bulldlnrs containing this grain are lo cated, is. by the acceptance of this re celpt, specifically waived by the owners or noiaers tnereor. The latter clause, it is predicted, will raise the insurance on stored grain at least 60 per cent, several companies having already announced such a raise. The receipts were withheld until too late ror tne farmers to get together and build independent warehouses and for the present it seems that they are at the mercy or mi alleged trust. One statement made is to the effect inai mm gram is snipped over the R. ft N. lines because of the alleged combine at Portland which always quotes grain at a few cents a bushel lower man me xacoma ana (Jours! Special SarTlee.) Fan Francisco, Aug. 7. Hiram W. Johnsan. attorney for the prosecution, and Bert Schlesslnger. attorney for the defense, fought In court yesterday dur In the examination of veniremen for the Halsey trial. Fists filled the sir for a spsee of nearly a minute, and Theodore Halsey himself rose from his cnair ana inter vened. Assistant District Attorney William H. Cook, who In reality was an Innocent bystander, was the only one Buffering a physical defect as a result of the forcible argument. Mr. Cook's nose unintentionally atopned one of the fists and In consequence is badly swollen and some of the covering Is missing. , The two attorneys gave vent to their Ire during the examination of Charles M Drnnw That latter stated that he was prejudiced because the prosecution funds were being put up by a private cltlsen. Tou don't think it a decent thing for private individuals to subscribe funds for the prosecution of thieves, rascals, scoundrels and rogues V asked Mr. John son. Schlesslnger sprang to his feet He raised his hand and strenuously objected to the language employed. At the same time Johnson rose from his chair and turning to Schlesslnger said? "And I object to being stigmatised by this rogue here;" pointing his finger at the attorney for the defense. The fight was on. The two men reached for each other and the blows began to descend and the round con tinued for nearly a minute before the attorneys gathered about the table aad gained their feet and rushed to inter vene. Halsey himself thrust his arms be tween the two oombatants and after it was all over Judge Dunne fined Attor ney Johnson guilty of contempt of court and assessed a fine of $26. Prior to this ruling of the court, however, both the pugnacious lawyers tendered apologies to the court for their unseemly conduct. The ventre of talesmen was ex hausted soon after the melee In court and the session was adjourned until afternoon at 2 o'clock when a new panel will be returnable. C. Eastman, a printer, was seated as the eleventh Juror.subject to preeraptory challenge, and Wallace Bradford, a retired mer chant, wss accepted ss the twelfth con ditional Juryman. Eight men so far have been chosen and sworn for the trial panel. COMPLAINTS AGAINST MANY CONTRACTORS Law Violated In Retail District Erectors of Large Buildings On Every Hand. by CHANGES IN COMMAND OF WHITE SQUADRON (Jooroal Special Service.) Washingtonr Aug. 7. At the navy de partment It . is said that the cruisers Tennessee and Washington, which reached Tompklnsvllle. New York, yes terday from Ffence, would leave for the Pacific witnin a montn. Admiral Charles H. Stockton was relieved of the command and will be succeeded by Rear Admiral Bebree, formerly in command of the Wisconsin -and one time in the lighthouse Inspection servlee in Cali fornia, where his father lives. It Is expected that the South Dakota will be- finished in two months, cap tain ox is spoKen oi to take command of her JAP LABORER STABBED DOING ALTERCATION Harry Matto, a Japanese laborer, was taken to police headquarters last night Dy rairoimen tiarms and Anderson ror treatment for a knife wound back of the left earn. The injured man declared that a bartender In the Bon Ton saloon, 271 Couch street, assaulted him, but upon Investigation It, was found that Matto became eneaged In an alterca tion with some of his countrymen at 27 North Second street and was stabbed Dr. Zlegler was called to dress the Jap's wound, which Is not regarded as serious. dealers. This Is explained by the fact xnai none or tne independent buyers represent Portland buyers, or when they uii mmr puranases are always snipped The sentiment Is verv hitter ail Ing that the warehouses and railroads nave enierea into a gigantic combtn to lane what profits the farmers had uuuiiicu upon maxing tnis season GAS FRANCHISES AT CHEHALIS REFERRED (Special niapatch to The Journal.) v.uriiaiia, vyasn., Aug. 7. The gas franchise ordinances In tha inr. W A. Goodrich of Tacoma, Harvey L. Johnson of Tacoma and B. S. Petley of unw- won reiorimj lasi nignt to I council committee composed or Council men Leonard. Geisaler and iwhtr, Mr. Aldrlch, who Is the general manager of the Tacoma Oas company, was be fore the council In the Interest of his project. The plan Is to build a gas plant which will supply both the cities of Chehalls and Centralla with gas for fuel and pos sibly for Illuminating purposes. There were no bids In for the brick paving on mariret street and the council win propaoiy reaoveruse. BELFAST IS UNDER MILITARY RULE (Journal Special Service.) Belfast, Aug. 7. This city Is under military occupation today owing to the fear of fresh outbreak of strikers. The soldiers have been instructed to shoot if the mobs become violent, which s expected. TURKISH TROOPS KILL WOMEN AND CHILDREN PERSONAL Assistant Postmaster J. J. Shipley ' snd Mrs. Shipley left this morning for" ' Ocean View, Washington, where tHby t will spend a vacation of several weeks. ' H. Clay Levey, a merchant of Cascade r Locks, Is at the Fortran d hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Monte B. Gwtnn of , Pnndleton are . at ths Portland. Vr Q winn Is a Well-known banker of the eastern Oregon city, having succeeded ' W. J. Furnish In the active manage ment of ths Pendleton Savings bank. Clark W. Thompson, secretary of the ' Wind River Lumber company of Cascade Lories, is at tne ronnoa noiei. Mr'and Mrs; B. H. Friendly, well Vnowo residents ot Eugene, are at the Portland bouu Teheran. Persia. Aug. 7. Ninety sians Including women and children. were massacred In the little town of Helten by Turkish troops according to late advices. The troops then marched luto Urumiah and carried away 10 girls. The Handy Valet. "A good valet must understand mas- saa-e. hal darning, plain cooking, lrcuttlns? and shaving, mending, plain wasn:ng nnd irnnlncr. The speaker, a young millionaire, smiled thoughtfully. "It Is not extravagant," he said, "for a bachelor to employ a valet. The valet takes so many places the barber's Much complaint Is offered because of the abuse of privilege by the contractors erecting large buildings in the retail districts. There Is a city ordinance providing that after a building has reached a stage where operations are mostly t confined to upper stories that a covered.. Waf should be constructed four feet wide for the convenience and protection of pedestrians. Deputy Building Inspector Banvle said this morning that the police had been notinea many times rrora nis office- that the law was being violated by the contractors greatly to the incon venience of many people. He stated the building Inspector had no power to enforce the ordinance but tne ponce department did nave and it was the duty of the chief of police to enforce tha ordinance. The law provides after the work of ereetlng has been trans ferred to the second story such a pas sage as described above should be built. At Fourth and Oak streets the pas sage has been constructed on Fourth street but on Oak street a shed has been erected squarely on the sidewalk. Debris, consisting of boards, lime dust, etc. hsvs been thrown on the sidewalk from the building until It is several feet deep. Business men in the vicinity are becoming Indignant At Fourth and Washington streets, In ths heart of the city, conditions are about the same. The passage only be ing constructed on tne Washington street side while the Fourth street side is blockaded. Men who have oc-1 rnslnn to najia these hnllritnir vrv I day say that there is no excuse for the violation since other contractors are observing ths law satisfactorily. BOND DISPOSITION ! AWAITS LEGAL ADVICE ! City Auditor Refuses to Advertise Madison Street Bridge Bonds Until Properly Instructed. On the ground that he has not been instructed formally either by the city council or the city attorney to proceed with advertising the Madison street bridge improvement bonds for sale, City Auditor Barbur refuses to take any step toward disposing of them. The council will not meet until August 14. and the city attorney is away on his- vacation, so r.nat immediate action is impossible. Mr. Barbur maintains that neither tha council nor the city attorney has ever authorized him to proceed with the sale oi tne oonos. A drawer full of communications rela tive to the recent municipal bond Issue has been received by the cltv auditor and he apprehends no difficulty in sell ing an or intra. inj Maoison street lng brld, dee Improvement bonds are for 8460.- 000 at 4 per cent Interest and to run 0 years. The rate and time make them especially valuable to bond buyers. The same Is true of all the other bonds voted by the city. Soma lively bidding Is anticipated by me cuv oriiciais wnen tne nonda are finally ready for sale. Just what action will be taken to test the legality of the issue win not be Known until- tba return of the city attorney, which will be late tnis ween or early next week. DEATH AND DAMAGE IN IOWA TORNADO (Journal Special Service.) Mason uity, lows, Aug. 7. One person was killed and several seriously In jured at Hanlonton and the daughter of u. m. nice latany nurt at Jiear Lake last night In a tornado which swept through this section of the state. Tele- inn, the laundress' Place, the Shoe- ciuiuiiicin wiin mo ois- iV?' f.P&th m- fons is deofroyed and the eVtTnTof The I Htir nmre. tne tailor s mace. "My valet darns socks well. Every morning he gives me a velvet shave and once a week he cuts my nair irmtiy. You should taste his sauries and this i i v "When I am traveling and there is no time to send my linen to a laundry ne will do up a shirt and a half dosen col larswe always carry an iron with us in an1 exquisite way. Furthermore, ne Is ambitious, and is learning sten ography in order that he may typewrite from my dictation all my correspond ence. : "Cooking, mending, Ironing, haircut- ling ana massaging, the modern valet earns his pay. ft is Impossible without luui iu umi exquisitely. destruction Is not known. Manv real deuces, bams and small buildings were raxed to the ground and serious injury has been done to crops. MOTHERHOOD The first requisite of s rood caother Is rood health, and the ex perienoe of maternity should not be approaohsd without careful physical creparation, as t woman Who la in rood physical condition transmit to her children tha blastings, of rood constitution. . , ' r s Preparation or healthy mater nlty U accomplished by Lydla E. Pink-ham's Vers table Compound, which is mad from native roots and herbs, more successfully than by any other medicine because it rives, tone and strength to the entire feminine organism, curinr displacements, ul ceration and inflammation, and the result is less suffering" and more children healthy at birth, than thirty years C3TER For mora Lydia E. Pinkhanj's Vegetable Compound has been the standby of American mothers In preparinr for childbirth. NotewhatMrs. JamesChestei.of47 W. 85th St., New York says in this letter: Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-"I wish every expectant mother knew about Lydla E. Plnkham's Vegetable Compound. A neighbor who had learned of its rreat value at this trying period of a woman's life urged me to try it and I did so, and I cannot aay enough in regard to th rood it did me. I recovered quickly and am In the best of health now." Lydia E. Plnkham's Vegetable Compound is certainly a suoeessful remedy for the peculiar weaknesses ana ailments of women. It has cured almost every form of Female Complaint, DragginfSensa tlons, Weak Back, Falling and Displacement. Inflammation, Ulcera tions and Organio Diseases of Women and is invaluable in preparing for Childbirth and during th Change of Life. . '' Mrs. Plnkham's Standing: Invitation to Women Women suffering from any form of female weakness are Invited to write Mr. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass. tier advioe is ires. RAIN AND RANGERS DEFY LIGHTNING (Bpeelal Dlapatcb te The Journal.) Albany, Or., Aug. 7. George Scanland of Poster reports that during the recent storm lightning set fire at eight places In the forests on Green mountain, Uoel mountain and Hurricane Deck. An IrrsV mense forest fire was averted by the rain that fell throughout the following night and the efforts of the forest rang ers, the whole neighborhood assisting. Reports from the mountains are to the effect that the forest service Is excellent and to the watchfulness of the rangers Is due the absence of fires with the consequent destruction of fine timber. it is believed that the loss from forest fires for the present year will be very small and much satisfac tion Is felt over the excellent patrol furnished by the government In the for est rangers. MRS. CLEMS FREED BY CORONER'S JURY Woman Make Btatemetst She Turned Revolver on Herself, Pulling Trigger Accidentally. MILWAUKEE ALDERMAN KILLED IN AUTO WRECK (Journal Bpeclal Berrtca.) Milwaukee, Aug. 7. Former alderman Joseph Kuschbeert was killed and three others injured this morning when An auto containing the four men was ditched near here. Horace Greely Sloan, son of former Judge Sloan, was one of the Injured. Boise Elks Plan Big Day. (Special Dlapatcb te Tha Journal.) Boise, Ida, Aug. 7. The Elks' lodge of this city is planning for an Elks' day here, and the date was set for Septem ber 5. It has been decided to adver tise the event extensively In Utah, Wyo ming and Oregon, from which states It Is expected a large number of Elks will come to Boise on that occasion. (Journal Special Strrlee.) Los Angeles, Cal., Aug. 7. The coro ner's Jury last night returned a verdict of accidental death in the case of Mrs. Frank Clems, who Sunday morning dur ing a quarrel with her husband, received a rntal wound from a revolver. The police state that there had been a rle. colored and there were several scratches. The husband was intoxicated at the time of the alleged shooting, but Mrs. Clems lu an ante-mortem examination exonerated him. She said she turned the revolver upon herself In order to scare him and pulled the trigger by accident. DARR0W IS BOUNCED FROM FUTURE CASES (Journal Special Servlee.) Denver. Colo., Aug. 7. Reports cir culated some days ago that Clarence 8. Darrow, the attorney who conducted the cross examination of witnesses for the defense In the Haywood trial, would not be retained were confirmed last night by Attorney Richardson, who will succeed Mr. Darrow In conducting fu ture caaes. No reason has been given out for the change In the personnel of the legal king pins, but it Is said that Darrow's desire for newspaper publicity Is lamely responsible. r--:Ai i. ?;:;'''- v, II DER r-L 4 Leading East Side Department Store COR. 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There is no fog here, no uncertainty, no 'haggling, no mysterious catalogue or other boosted prices to entrap the unwary. Everyone is treated fairly and alike. All receive the same low price based on factory cost plus freight and handling expenses, which is right and just to buyers as well as to ourselves. This always assures you of getting the exact piano value that you pay for, and we believe that we speak the exact truth when we say that you can always save money on your piano purchase at our store, as compared with what you will pay for the same piano quality elsewhere. Quality for quality, style for style, we guarantee our , PRICES THE LOWEST And our terms of payment are always satisfactory. Your owe it to yourself to investigate our goods and prices be fore you buy, andhis means that you will readily see that you can do better here than elsewhere. Read the following natys of reliable pianos.' These names are as familiar as the names Bf old friends: Knabe, Steinway, A. B. Chase, Everett, Packard, Fischer, Hardman, Estey, Ludwig, Kings bury, Sterling, Conover, Wellington, Hunting and Mendelssohn. Our Small Payment Plan Makes Piano-Buying Easy. THE HOUSE OF QUALITY." COFFEE Good butter and good tea and coffee belong together. I root sTocer retnrna year msner n yos iasl Uks ficaiiliv's Best; we sr hisa SKerman Klav Go.j Cor. Sixth and Morrison Streets, 0pp. P.O. Portland - Seattle -Tacoma - Everett - Bellingham - Spokane Lace Curtain Samples 15c to 50c A big new lot of hand some new Lace Curtain Ends, patterns that in regular stock would cost many times the price now asked. 25c White Lawn Aprons 15c Ladies' full size, fine white lawn Aprons here aTless than the price of the material. White Parasols Values to $2.50 at $1.38 Your choice of all of our $2.00, $2.25 and $2.50 White Parasols. Every one of elegant style. Gingham Wash Underskirts 75c to 85c Values at 49c Best plain colors, made with wide flounce and ruffle. 'Girls' Oxfords and Slippers Grades to $1.75 at 98c Your choice of all black and tan kid and patent leather Slippers for girls, in sizes up to 2 are in cluded. All new styles that sold regularly to $1.75 pair. , Boys' Suits Yalues to $3.00 at $1.68 Good strong, serviceable Suits for boys, from 8 to 15 years, all good colors and grades. A Big 3-Day Sale of Men's $13 to $16.50 Suits $9.95 This season's newest and best worsted Suits, all well made, splendid ly tailored and perfect fitting. The greatest suit values we have ever offered. 5 One oi the Most Attractive Beach Resorts on the Pacific Coast Jnst Now Is 11 flteatt IT ear tne month of the Colombia Slrer, on tne Waahlng-toa side, reaoaed from the City of Portland on tne splendid exourslom Steamer T.J.POTT jm about a xqxrms. It is upward of 20 miles Ions;, very broad snd level snd almost as compact ss a composition pavement It is dotted its entire length with towns, cottage settlements, tent cities, villas, fine hotels, and all the amusement accessories of a popular Bummer beach resort ruoi TO era ror rest, neaitn ana a gooa time. for their Summer outlns. Try It XT' Tn Thousands go there The Potter Sails Every Day xxoxrr strirsAY axu todays. See published schedules. Fare From Portland, Round Trip, $4.00 Saturday to Monday Tickets $2.50 Purchase tickets and make reservations at City Ticket Off) and Washington streets. 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