THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL; PORTLAND. FRIDAY , EVENING, AUGUST 23. 1007. '
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MILLMEN SAY PROFITS
. HAVE NOT INCREASED
Lumber Manufacturers Give Their Side of Controyersy
: With Railroads and Declare That Eastern Sales
Ilave Often Been Made at Loss.
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; By Thoma McCusker.
, A few days ago the statement
' V mad and printed that the ruton the
i; railroads were attempting to advance
I'the eastbound lumber rate wa because
. they wanted a division of the spoils, or,
In other words, they believed that the
' millmen mere making too much money,
. and they wanted aome of it, and not
because the present rates war not euf-
flclently remunerative.
It was asserted then that thera wat a
logging combine that controlled not only
the price of loss, but the output as
well, and whenever the price of logs
advanced $1 per thousand feat, the
millmen added 12 to the prlca of lum
ber.
This Is denied by the millmen. They
ay that the legitimate differential be
tween the price of logs and ' lumbar Is
$1.60 per thousand feet, based on an es
tablished rate, wiu say, or liO lot iocs,
but only the further advance In too
firlce of lore 1s added to the price of
umber; consequently, so far aa the
millmen are concerned, they do not re
alise an additional' benefit from the ad
vanoe in the price of -logs and lumber,
while the railroads would receive an
additional profit -should they be suc
cessful in their enorts to advance rates
of freight
The millmen state positively, and of
fer their books aa proof, that they have
filled foreign orders at loss in order to
keep their mills running and give em
ployment to their men.
Deny That Is Combine.
They say "further that there is no
combine among the millmen, and-that
the Retail Uiraber association, which
once flourished here, has gone out of
existence, add 'that any on can buy
lumber direct from tha mills without
having to pay tribute to the middlemen.
They deny that there la a loggers'
combine, but adrp.lt that there la a
"gentlemen's agreement" among the
loggers to restrict the output and keep
up the price. With very few exceptlonl
the loggers Own the 'timber and are
man who have already ,made a great
deal of monev. consequently are in a
position to dictate terms to th mill
men. The logger who does not own
timber, but who buys on a atumpage
basis, finds that tha price , has ad
vanced from (0 cents a few years ago
to aa high as 12.(0 per thousand feet
now.
One millman, who operates his own
logging camps, says that it cost him
$4.16 per thousand to log bis timber, in
addition to oost of stumpage, and with
tha price of logs from St to til. he
aays, there is not much in it for the
logger who does not own his timber.
Be that aa It may, the men who sup
ply th logs at the 'present time are
mostly men of means, and any advanee
on lumber will not affect -them, bat will
seriously Injure th millmen or the man
ufacturers.
Another thing to be taken Into eon
Slderatlon is that th Dries of labor at
tha mill has advanced about per cent
in tne last rour years, one millman say
lng that he has increased bis payroll
at least n per cent witmn in last year,
This of course, is made necessary by
in increased cost or living.
Lumber Gtoes Outside,
It Is asserted that from 75 to 90 per
cent of tha manufactured lumber goes
to outside markets, and thai th money
comes into ioruana ana is expenaea in
wages, etc, and after th legitimate
running expenses are paid. If any sur
plus is ti it is inveetea in Portland
property, so that all th profit flows Into
the nnanoiai currents hers at home.
This argument Is good and worthv of
( consideration, and even if it should hap
f pen that a little more than a fair profit
. was made, the fact that tha money clr
T culates here for one purpose or another
! benefits the city In some form; conse
quently there are no grounds to take sides
against ths millmen, or even remain in
different as to th outcome of the fight,
t for. It Is a moral certainty that, should
J th railroads win, the publio will have
to pay the bill.
f Some one has said that the high price
i' of lumber restricts the building indus
r try. Now, this is very questionable.
' Look back a few years for oroof to the
contrary. At no time in the history of
- Portland or any other city during a de-
Jiresslon was there any extensive build
ng operations, but on the contrary
everyone was afraid to invest, and I re
member during the strenuous times fol
lowing the panio of 1893. every man
owning property counseled his friends
not to build, as there was no profit In
-owning a house, and there was no build
ing done. This Is true of every flurry
in the money market. The difference
In the country then and now Is so
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marked, that there cannot be a financial
reverse, unless the men overloaded with
money get panicky, or for some reason
those who largely control the monev
market hava an object In view In forc
ing a panio on the country.
Oregon Za Mob.
In 18DS Oregon was poor, very poor,
and the Portland banks had on deposit
about 118.000,000. Today Oregon Is
rich, for population and area under cul
tivation, the richest state in the union,
and many- times richer than older and
more densely populated states, and
Portland banks have deposits aggregat
ing at least $76,000,000. This being
true, why should there be any cessation
of building operations, and as ay matter
Of fact there Is not I have been In
formed that the amount of lumber go
ing Into a frame building Is about 13
per cent of the total cost. This will
make the lumber.ln a 16,000 house cost
1600, and as the price of common lum
ber rules from 913 to $16 per thousand,
and the better grades from $17 to $30.
It will be safe to aasume that the aver
age cost Is about $20, which will show
that It will reaulre $0,000 feet of lum
ber for such a house. Now if the price
of lumber was advanced $2 of even $$
per thousand, the additional cost of such
a house would be only $60 or $90. and
certainly no one will argue for a mo
ment that this difference will deter any
person from building. This refers to
ocai oonaiuuns.
Does Mot Apply to East.
Tha sama losla cannot be aDDlled to
the eastern consumer, aa he la compelled
to pay In addition to the advance In the
price of lumber, the contemplated ad
vance in rates. The average weight on
rough lumber Is 3,300 pounds per 1 000
feet. Consequently an advance of 10
cents per 100 pounds makes an advance
in price of the lumber of $3.$0 per 1,000
feet Take this, with the advance of
ft or $1 above referred to, and the
eastern consumer Is up against an ap
proximate ad vanoe of from $6 to $9
fier thousand. And when this la taken
nto consideration, that Oregon lumber
must comDete with southern cine, one
can readily see that tha millmen of ths
coast stand a good chanoe to lose a
trade which has taken them years to
build up.
The reason for ths railroads advanc
ing the rate has been discussed from
all sides. Tha railroads claim that the
present rate Is not remunerative, as it
wss made at a time when they were
hauling empty cars east and they
wanted full loads for their cars. This
is not true, and the railroads cannot
produce any records to sustain their
contention. As I said In a former ar
ticle, it has not been more than two
years since Jim Hill informed the Inter
state commerce commission that If he
had loads for his westbound cars he
could make a better rate on lumber east
bound, as the eastbound rate carried
with it the cost of hauling the empty
car west. Now. that the volume of
wtstbound business has greatly In
creased, the reason given will not stand
Investigation.
Champion of XaUroada.
A gentleman In Seattle, a former sec
retary of the lumber association, and
who seems to be now posing aa a cham-
MYRTLE TIPTOH IS
MARRIED TO LEROY
Romance Commenced When
Girl Was in Trison for
Horse Stealing:.
(Special DUpatrh to Toe Journal.)
Walla Walla. Wash., Aug. 13. A ro
mance that started while the bride
an Inmate of the state penitentiary ter
minated yesterday In the marriage of
Mvrtl. Tlnton. tha Colfax rlrl. who
served two years for horse stealing, and
James Le Koy, well known In Walla
Walla. Hlnce her release from the
prison Miss Tipton has been stopping
with friends In Walla Walla and Col
fax, her old home. Yesterday Le Roy
and Miss Tipton secured a license from
Auditor McCaw and shortly afterward
walked over to the courthouse, where
they were married by Judge lirenta. A
few. attaches around the courthouse and
newspaper men witnessed th cere
mony.
Miss Tipton's rase attracted a great
deal of attention at the time she was
arrested and sentenced to the peniten
tiary. She stole her father's team and.
masquerading as a boy, drove down
through Columbia county to Walla
Walla, where she disposed of th horses,
fine was trailed by the Whitman county
authorities and finally arrested and
taken back to Colfax. Bhe was con
victed of horse stealing, her father
prosecuting the case, and sentenced to
two years. Bhe was lately pardoned by
uovernor Mas a.
'The Quality Block on Furniture Rdw
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nrit street n decorated with numerous furniture itores. in tact me turnuure puying puouc ioon upon mis ouay meet
as the furniture section. It would blind mWa senses to attempt to count the vartous tores doing business under tiwP j
head of "Carpets and Furniture." Right in the center of this furniture district ana towering neaa and shoulders ab6ve
them all is the house of "I. Gevurti & Sons," the recognized "Quality" establishment of Portland and of the northwest
SPECIAL FEATURES FOR SATURDAY'S SELLING
WANTED HER PLACE
BACK AND GOT IT
Tempest Sweep Tacoma School
Hoard, and Mrs. Rice, Poetess,
Is Also a Principal Again.
?lon for tne railroads, severely rebukes
he millmen and tells them that had
they refrained from antagonising the
railroads by agitating hostile legislation
the railroads would not think of advanc
ing the lumber rates. This confirm
what I said about the reason
given by
the railroads for the Advance. It shows
that they merely want to retaliate,
which Is very reprehensible action, and
the courts certainly will not abet them.
Others say that owing to the shortage of
cars, and the fear "that laws will be en
acted compelling them to furnish equip
ment, the railroads want to restrlot th
business, even If they have to bank
rupt the millmen, who have all their
money invested in the business. Whether
the opinion I advanced, vis.: That ths
railroads wanted a division of what they
think is too much profit for the lumber
men, or an of the other theories ad
vanced are true, the effect is Just the
same, and places the railroads in a very
uneuvlable light, and Justifies the mill
men in the action they have taken, and
they should have the cooperation of the
publlo In their fight, as success by the
railroads means, if not a deathblow, at
least a very severe setback to the prin
cipal Industry of the Pacific coast j
to suggest to the millmen that In con
sideration of the help of the public at
this time, thev should loin with nthar
people In constructing electric and lnter
urban lines whenever and wherever it
is possible, and also assist them in
opening; every Important river on tha
coast to free navigation, as this is of
viuu importance to the whole coast, and
no one Is more Interested In it than h
lumbermen and their allies.
(Special Dlapatrh to Th. Joarnal.)
Tacoma, Wash., Aug. 21. Mr a Carrie
V. Shaw Rice, poetess, school principal
and for two terms member of the state
board of education, who was dropped
from th list of principals of the Ta
coma schools last June, was reinstated
py the board of education yesterday aft
ernoon after one of the warmest ses
sions the board has ever had. During
th wordy war that prevailed Director
Charles Drury called superior Judge M.
Lt ciirrora. who in addition to being i
member of the board is a dignified mem
ber of the Pierce county bar, a liar. Ths
Judge retorted, but later both thought
Detter or tneir statements ana made
mutual apologies.
Superintendent A. H. Yoder of the city
schools Is b'amed by the friends of
Mrs. Rice for her being dropped. She
was given a leave of absence for one
year in order to make a trip to ths
orient for the benefit of her health, with
the assurance from Mr. Yoder that she
should have her position upon her re
turn. Arriving back she found another
principal had been elected to fill her po
sition. Her friends, numbering many
of th moat prominent people of the
city, at once took up her fight, and much
bitterness and ill feeling has prevailed.
She was reinstated yesterday by a vote
of t to 2.
Soma of Mrs. Rice's poems and chil
dren's stories are Included in text
books In use in the schools.
BEDROOM
SPECIALS
Por Saturday we have placed
the price on numerous stan
dard Bedroom Suites far be
low the regular. These come
In the hardwoods and are
very attractive as well as
serviceable. Now is a time
when bedroom furnishings
will be very popular, owing
to the increased demand.
Our stock is so much larger
and more complete than
other dealers carry that we
can assure a better variety
for your selection.
Fine Parlor Furniture
Most
Complete
Stock in
the
Northwest
Lowest Pos
sible Prices
C& Most
Liberal
Terms
In furnishing the new home the greatest sense of pride centers
in the parlor. It is with more thought and more care selected.
Our third floor prides itself of the largest and best stock of parlor
furniture to be found on the Pacific coast. Prices more moderate
and subject to our plan pf easy payments.
Dining Room
SPECIALS
Our Dining Room Furniture
occupies the entire eastern
half block on the second
floor. Here are always to be
found many articles whose
rices are of a particularly
iviting character. We claim
to sell all furniture for leas.
We only await the opportun
ity to prove to you our
claim. Tomorrow many piecte
of highly desirable Dining
Room Furniture will bev of
fered at prices bound to
popular. Visit this large sec
tion of tne store.
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Saturday Special
Women's Skirts
Every Skirt a true representative of new fall style. A
special sale toacquaint you with the many excellent
features of this modern Women's Department.
$7.50 Panama Skirts $3.95
$9.60 Panama Skirts ?5.05
$12.00 Panama Skirts $6.95
$13.60 Panama Skirts $8.95
Blacks and all desirable colors.
SATURDAY
BASEMENT
SPECIALS
A set of 6 cups, 6 saucers and
6 plates all for f 1.65. This
means Saturday only. The
regular price is $2.50. The
china is in very pretty mould.
The patterns all attractive
in coloP and design. In fact
their likeness could hardly
be duplicated anywhere in
Portland under $3.00. Satur
day fi.es
SATURDAY HINTS
TO MEN
Right down on the main floor this
Men's Department makes an awful
stir, always busy, and yet never too
busy to be accommodating. The very
best clothes that men can wear. The
sort that all men should wear, and at
prices within the power of all men to
pay. Either for cash or a little down
and $1.00 a week.
Special Showing-BOYS' SCHOOL TOGS
LIBERAL
CREDIT
TERMS
I. Gevurtz ( Sons
FIRST
ON YAMHILL
SECOND
MAIL
ORDER
Excellence
OFFER CENTRA LIA
BETTER PHONES
(Special Dlapatch to Tha Journal )
Centralia, Wash., Aug. 21. The last
regular council meeting was largely
taken up with Messrs. Wagner and
Clements of Portland, who seek a fran
chise for a local telephone system In
connection with tha Northwestern long
distance aystem. Mr. Wagner explained
the various provisions of the franchise
and the vast Improvement in service
which would be given. He stated that
a local corporation would be o.-t?anlred
with a local board of directors In con
trol. It ia proposed to Install an auto
matic system and give each patron his
own line, avoiding tna delays and an
noyances of party lines. The franchise
contains a provision for a free fire
alarm system, which will permit the use
or eacn phone to send in alarms.
The present telephone system is very
fioor and If this franchise is granted
t will be one of tha biggest Improve
ments me city can maxe.
STORES ARE CLOSED
IN HONOR OF DEAD
(Special Dispatch to Ths Journal.)
Grants Pass. Or., Aug. 23. The
funeral of Wlllard Denlson, a popular
ana nigniy esteemed young business
man of Grants Pass, occurred vesterdav
anemoon rrom Newman Metnodls
church, this city. Rev. C. O. Beckraan
officiating. Out of resDect manv of the
business houses of the city closed their
aoors aurina; tne hours of the funeral
and the church was filled with sorrow
lng acquaintances and friends.
Wlllard Denlson was 26 years of age.
na nas uvea nere nearly an nis lira
ATTORNEYS GENERAL
CALLED TO CONFER
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New York Oulfiltlog Cf.
YOUR CREDIT IS GOOD
New York Ontflttlng Co.
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Hot Weather Diet.
With all tha fruits and grains of the
market to choose from it should not
be difficult to select a diet for hot
weather that should be at the same
time nourishing and not over heatlnc.
There is little demand for tha heavy
dishes of the winter; one wants Instead
the acid of fruits and easily assimi
lated food a Here are some not wearn
er menus:
THREE BREAKKTASTS.
Shredded wheat biscuit
Bananas with cream
Poached egga
Coffee Tea
Again the knife does its work. No hesitation
in our stroke, and there should be no hesitation in
your stride, if you want the best pickings.
The end of the season leaves us with about 85 Sum
mer Suits on hand some two-piece, some three-piece
and we are going to close them out at $8.65 they were
$15 and $16.
Also about 60 pairs of Trousers at $2.85 they were
$4 and $5.
Shirt special for Saturday: Men's Blue Chambray
Shirts, all sizes, plain and plaited bosoms, at 654-the
$1 kind.
(Special Dlapatch to Tha Journal.)
Olympla, Wash., Aug. 23. Attorney
uenerai j. v. AtKinson is in recelDt of
letter from Attorney-General Herbert 8.
Hadley of Missouri Inviting him to at
tend a conference of all the attorneys-
general or me unuea tsiaies at St. Louis
on September 30 and October 1. The
purpose or this conference is to dis
cuss a number of important subjects.
inciuaing pudiio service corporations,
maximum rates, legislation on trusts
ana me connicts oetween state and fad'
eral courts.
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ClofMng Co
Mohawk Building.
16168 Third St.
OPERATOR AT WYETH
IS WATCHING COMET
(Special Dlapati-h t Tbe Journal.)
wyeth, Or., Aug. 23. J. L, Whiting,
night operator at this place reports
that he has seen a comet the last few
nights, the first time that he noticed it
being last Saturday night. He reports
that it can be seen very plainly between
8 and 4 o'clock in the morning. Just
v caqicill UUrUGUll. AllilOUf )1 11
Is very small It Is readily aean without
mo unc ui a gias.
DRAIN PEOPLE WANT
NORMAL REOPENED
J Special Dlapatch to The Journal )
em. Or., Aug. 23. The attorney
general has received complaints from
?v i t.1 i Dra,n 1ut'oninr
. A , uvmu ui regents to
close the normal school and asking his
opinion. His answer was that the board
was acting entirely within its righta.
SIBERIAN ARMY IS
BEYOND ALL CONTROL
(Journal SpteUl Seine.)
St. Petersburg. Auc. 23. Th. ..-. i
commanding reports that tha rik.
armir is completely bevond rnntrni l.
an attack on tha barricade of the muti
neer tha loyal troops sustained heavy
losses. Eighteen rebels were killed and
IS wounded.
Eat only government inspected maL
Grape fruit
Cot tee
Iced melo-e
Coffee
Bardlnea on toast
Tea
Toast
Scrambled egga
Tea
THREE LUNCHEONS
Clam bouillon Cold roast beef
Boston brown bread Blackberries
Iced tea Milk
Asparagus salad
Meat loaf Milk -biscuit
Peaches and cream
Iced tea Cocoa
String bean salad
Potted beef Corn muffins
Watermelon on ice
Lemonade Cocoa
THREE DINNERS
Clear soup Olives
Cold cauliflower with mayonnaise
Lamb chops breaded
Bent Discuit
Maple mousse
Coffea
New potatoes
Cheese
Lady fingers
Y EIGHT DAYS MORE
Saturday and Next Week Last Days of New York Outfitting Co. Clearance Sale
Saturday and all next week is the last chance you
have to take advantage of the greatest Clearance Sale
Portland has had this season. Prices are cut to a mere
shadow of former values we are making a big effort to
make room for our big stock of MEN'S, WOMEN'S and
CHILDREN'S WEARING APPAREL which is arriv
ing in case lots every day.
ALL OUR $18.00, $20.00 and $22.50 MEN'S SUITS
ARE SELLING FOR
ALL WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S APPAREL
AT PROPORTIONATELY LOW PRICES
ocfi if- frzrllt 'JRcniember that our liberal credit te
US 1 1 Ui I CUll extended to everybody. Feel
hesitancy in asking for creditit is freely yours, all you want
terms
no
Cream of tomato soup
Salmon salad Pickled onions
Cold roast veal Boiled rloe
Wafera cneese
Ioa cream Macaroona
Coffea
Bisque of clam
Fried egg plant Chow chow
Cold chlCKen naraioga cnips
Peach Jelly with whipped cream
Cheese crackers
Coffee
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One Piece Gowns.
The one piece gowns of embroidered j
lingerie stuff are mora cobwebby and
beautiful than aver thia year and every
woman should have several well made
silk slips In her outfit this summer,
for the on piece modal Joined at waist
Una by Inset lace or embroidery la the
model par exoellence for aheer muslins
na transparent maieriajs. nana maae
rrench lingerie rowna lavlshlv em
broldered and lac, trimmed are natur
ally costly luxuries, but there are
charming one-piece models which are
hot appallingly expensive and are very
effective.
Hnch a model is attractive in fine em
broidered Swii with colored dots on a
white grounu. xne rrocx it trimmed
with many huea of narrow Inset Valen
ciennes insertion and a gulmpe and cuff
of Valenciennes and ia worn over an
India silk sllt matehlna tha embroi
dered dots In color. A white Bwiss with
lllao dots worn over palest lilac silk la
especially pretty in thia style.
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First Aid.
A hot-water bag will cfttlmes sud
denly spring a leak when most needed;
tha same with tha pipe of syringe.
A pleoa of adhesive plaster placed ever
the break will atop tha leak Immediate
ly, and will ataty In place for quite a
bile., it can easily ha removed, and
19 WHS
wmmm
proves a most satisfactory first aid to
an injured rubber article.
An Effective War.
It was in tha great auditorium In the
Athens of tha south. Tha Chicago
Glee club was giving one of ita delight
ful concerts. Right In front of ma was
a young gentleman and a young lady
who were more Interested in each other
than they were in tne concert, xney
talked and talked and talked. Finally
the young man said, "Did you aver try
listening to mualo with your eyes shut?"
ana tne Oiaji laay oeni iurwa.ru, ana
touching hlni on the shoulder, said very
pleasantly, "xoung man, eua you ever
try listening to musio with your mouth
shut?" And ha did it right there and
then.
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Hint for Mother.
Camphor lea or sweet cream la. good
for removing Inflammation produced by
sunburn.
Hot milk la most refreshing and stim
ulating In. cases of. cold or overfatigue.
Its action 4a quick and grateful.
For bump or bruises apply lea-cold
cloths or cotton saturated with lead
and opium. In the absence of these
remedies, bathe with wltoh-haieL
Hiccups are usually due to wind on
the stomach produced by too rapid
If, however, tney appear be-
For an Infant one year old
rhubarb-and-s
feeding.
however, they appear
twaan feedings, a simple remedy Is to
hold baby about the body with one hand
and arm, grasp the: ankles with the
other hand, and turn it quickly upside
down once or twice: this motion will
cause the Infant to belch up the wind,
which will- produce Immediate relief.
Hlvea are usually tha result of a dis
ordered stomach. They may be relieved
by drinking water in which pinch of
bicarbonate of soda (oooktng-soda) has
been dissolved, and at the same time
bathing the blotches with - the soda-
water.
teasDOonful of rhubarb-and-soda mix
ture may be given and repeated every
three nours until tne ooweis are thor
oughly cleansed. For a baby six months
old, one nan the dose should be given."
tun
These New Colors.
The erase for faded flowers and
grasses, which Is a mania In Paris, leads
to some results which are really laugh
able, though those same faded flowers
cleverly handled are capable of delicious
color schemes.
A Philadelphia woman Just back from
Paris displayed the contents of her hat
trunk to a group of Interested friends
tne other day,
"WelL what do you think of thamf
she asked proudly.
The - ostrich' Plumes are rorreoua"
commented one friend politely.
"Don't you like the flower trimmed
onesr
The friend struggled- twlxt frankness
and eourtesy, but the truth would out
''My dear,'- aha said firmly, "thev look
as though you bad turned your last sum
mer's hats hind side before and gath
ered together all -your old flowers and
pinned them on any old way and then
left the hats out In the rain and tha aim
for weeks." -
The description was vehement hut it
answers -fairly well for some of the
modala which the milliner rMnmnnj
aa ultra chic Faded lavenders, violets,
purples, blues, greens, pinks, browns,
etc., are prominent among the artificial
flowers, but oeautirui roses ami iiiana
and pansiea and other flowers In natural
buh mrv iovwu ua waii.
Aberdeen Lid Cases Dismissed.
. (Soedsl Plrpatea ts Tha JeanML)
Aberdeen.- Wash.. Aur. 11 Tin
count of the olosing of the saloons on
Sunday all of the pending lid eases have
Cider contains trice a
orach alcohol m Pabst Blue
Ribbon Beer, yet people gen
erally agree that cider to a
temperance beverage that
even children can drink.
Pabst
BlueRibbon
Tha Beer of Quality
contain! only 8J of alco
hol, and la rich in the ex
tractives of malt and bona
that aid the digestion, build
up the blood, and promote
health.
Charles Kohn A Co..
Cor. Id and Pine Sts Port
Phone stain 0.
land. Or. I
been dismissed at tbe instance of Prose
cuting Attorney E. B. Boner. All other
laces out saioons win be allowed to
eep open for the present
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