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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, -PORTLAND. SUNDAY VMORNINO SEPTEMBER 9, 1007.' i BOLD AMIS HIT-PUBS TO.' INSURE PUCE lH ME, LOVE . Of TEDDY BEAR American Secretary Will At- Two-Year-Old Blue-Eyed Tot (Continued frem fif One.) bat rn make none now. So thara." '' Aa4 ths door ?u slammed to wU ;;.'vbang. , Another attempt wu nor uooass- ' ful, howrvtr. This time Mrs. Waymlre ' . opened the door widely and lnrlted her caller into the room. "Well, what do yon want. to knowr he began again, smiling- this Urn. '''. The purpoeo of the viait waa again v..! explained to her. '"I don't think It beat for ne to make , any aort of formal atatement now," re V . plied Mrs. Waymlre, "but I do want to say this much: I know what kind of a woman you think I am, and the people .who read the paper think I am. But ' " I can tell you right here that you are . s ail wrong you are on the wrong track ..jf eniireiT. i m not inai aino. 01 a woman, . and I'll prove It to your satisfaction when they brtnx me Into oourL" ' . "Well, what kind of a woman." bar ' f questioner asked. "Oh, I guass you know," ehe said. . Unghlng and ahrugglng her shouldera ; "But It waa a lie. The mayor didn't ; tell the truth. . . i -Moi Saytag Aaythlag 'V There bow. I've baea talking and didn't want to say anything. I am not going to ear anything mora. "You think I'm only a girl and that , 'jin not wise, don't you? Well, you're i wrong again. I'm too smart for you or Mne ponce or any otner of tnese people. , ,,' I wasn't born yesterday and I know a ! thing or two. Take my word for It ! i m smart. "Now, yon think I'm Just a protty ' girl, don't your Well, you can't get ; around me that way. I know what I m : doing and I've got my eyes open." . ."Well, re you going back to Portland Z ir Tne officers try to arrest your - "Not unless they have a state war- . rant and extradition papers for roe," ehe aid laughing again until she revealed BP Into the I office Is located r . every oite of her eren white teeth. "Now were you alone when you w Into the building In which Dr. Lane's went "I'll make no statement conoernlna . ; that visit' , ' "Who sent you there and what did f you expect to gain by It?" . "Well, I shan't answer that either." "I'm sorry to seem rude," she said. "but I have decided that I will not say ;'.- anything about this affair until the . ,;, " proper time comes, then you will ret all you want and more, too. I d going to make a statement in a few days that . will explain everything, and then the mayor will be sorry that he started this.' "Well, why have you registered here tinder two assumed names, Mrs. "Way tnire?" "Well, Just because I didn't want peo- pie , to know where I was. What did . J you suppose I did It for?" and again she laughed heartily. "But now let mo ask you a question. Is Raddlng still In ) Jail, or did he get out on balir She was Informed that Raddlng waa till trying to secure bond, after which - i she refused to discuss her case at any greater length. U v. ' "' U With BeO. . Mrs. Waymlre and W. F. Bell, the i i young man with whom she and Rad tempt to Force Mikado to .Recognize Eights. (Paitee Tnm Leaa4 Wlra) London. Sept IS. Will Secretary Taft auoceed In getting Japan to recog nlse America's rights In the Paolflo at his audlenoe with the mikado Monday? The question Is being earnestly dls eussed In dlDlomatlo circles here. It la generally recognised that among other inings, j an win discuss witn the Jap ansae a treaty between the two natlona specifically recognising the necessity for maintaining the preaent dlvlalon of ter ruory in the orient. The signing of such a treaty. It la argued, would probably decrease the chances of a Pacific ocean war and Xhe uneaaineaa In certain Quarters concern lng Japan's dealra to annex the Philip pines and Hawaii would largely disap pear. Britlah statesmen bold that the exist ing agreements between Japan and Eng land, France and Ruaala protect the Asiatlo territory of these three powers from Japanese territorial expansion. A similar treaty with the United mates would compel Toklo to abandon any design It may have sgalnst the Pa- cuie territory or the United State. Captivates the Big Policeman. ana pieasant, aitnougn she makes a few ordinary mistakes In her grammar wnne carrying on a conversation. JANITOR DREW SAW WOMAN FREQUENTLY) Bhe was two years of ago, proud In the possession of a Teddy bear and wearing a gracious smile for all whom she met as she sturdily climbed the talra Into the postoffloa building yes terday afternoon. No one knew her but that didn't make any difference. She was as happy without knowlna anybody as the young debutante la the knowledge Of her first triumph. Stephen Connell, secret service opera tive, was the first person to notice the ?'oung miss of tender age come tot ter ns down Morrison street unaccom panied save by her precious Teddy bear wnicn sne ciutcnea to ner Dreast wir 11 the mother love of her wonderful two years. The sight of "Steve" did not dismay her. Quit the reverse, she seemed happy in the contemplation of hla acquaintance and smiled winsomely into his face as aha climbed the last tep. woaosmu ua By. Hello, little girl. Where ara you going? asked Steve. 'This Is my Teddy bear," cam floet Ins back as she waved her helpless doll-substitute proudly over ner neaa. Then followed inquiries as to where her mother might be at that particu lar moment The only response waa to show a pair of wonderful blue eyea. ocean de p in Innocence. As she turned them upon the government officer, he acknowledged himself lost to the wiles and sweetness contained therein. Proud In her easily woof victory, little Blue Eves ran down the corridor where she met Officer Joseph Burke, the pride of the force and prise heart-breaker of 31ns have been llvina. left Portland Immediately after the scene In tho mayor's office and came to Vancouver where they registered at the Columbia, r one of thn two leading hotels of the t town, i. Bell registered his own name while Mrs, Waymlre merely appear . ; on the register as "sister." joining on the first floor of the hotel. r ' Thursday night Bell paying for both i rooms in advance. - Bll la employed la the Jewelry house of Aronson Co.. at 268 Washington ; street, and has been on very friendly , terms with Mrs. Waymira Ho has a number of photographs .of her in his u f possession, some of them taken alone ' In various poses and others taken with rf Llm. i' After spending the night In Vancouver , to miurnea to Portland rriaay morn ng. his room, nowever, was taken oy a man giving the name of .Ed Blum , u WUJII CVUU a,Uflifc vuuuuiou cy Mrs. waymlre for another dav. feu i ratornad to . Portland. Friday niitht i :Ji ATesterday morning Mrs. Maymire f f pent la her room: at th hotel,- ate luncheon ,! there , at noon and aarly i ' 7-surtisy winm ier. ine place witnr jjoui saying anyining to anyone In th t fcouse. 8hertook' trlth her-a suitcase and hand bag. Bhe spent three hours sitting in the waiting room of the little depot in Van- couver and at 5:80. shortly after the ar- - , nvai oi a locau train, joined the pas- no nan align tea and returned to the 'hotel. The clerks had changed shifts and this time she registered as -urn. Armur jones or Minneapolis and was given room 6 adjoining the ono oc ' cupied by her the two previous nights. , The police department and 8herlff Bappinirton were looking for Mrs. Way mlre all ilay yesterday, but were thrown - ; icompletely off the scent by the various changes In her name that she had em ployed. It was not until The Journal had lo catedMrs. Waymlre and informed the proprietor of the hotel of the identity of his guest that the county authorities learned of her presence in Vancouver and wired to Portland for instructions. The sheriff recoived a telegram from Chief of F'olice GHUmacher of Portland - at 8 o clock, instructing him to arrest in. and hold Mrs. Waymlre. Woman Arrested. t ' When he found her and told her who ' ', 5? w? Mrs- wvmire laugned and asked 'Mm for ..ih papers. He told her that he did not have them, but asked her to ac- .rwiuiiwnjr ni in ,iu me courtnouHe, so as y to save the hotel management an? em- barrassment She consented to do this rt the condition that the sheriff would promise to keep her In Vancouver and j not send her to Portland. He agreed and she went with him to the Jail tak- ' ' lng with her only her handbae " -uwHuiciy reTuaea to an ' fwer lueBt,lon8 Put to her by tne sher iff, but talked pWpantlv on other mat- ters to Mrs. Sapplnpton, his wife Mrs. Waymlre was smartly gowned In J silk akirt evid,r:ty made by fashionable dressmaker, and In a . stylish waist of a lighter brown silk . fine wore eome handsome rings brace lets and other article of Jewelry and ner hair was arranged in two ruffs one ,on ea side of her head. She has a remarkable complexion and would at- lJli0Z anywh" as an unus-v- ttaay pretty woman. Her voice is low "For several days I had taken notice Of thaao men, Raddlng and Handelay, hanging around In the galleries of the building, though I did not then know who they were," said O. V. Drew yes terday. Head Janitor at the Hamilton building, where are the private offices of Ir. Harry Lane. 'They acted sus piciously and I thought once of asking uiera wnat they wanted, but they al ways avoided ma I noticed them In the building the evening before the In cident and saw them on the floor below tho one on which the mayor's nrlvate offices are located lust before the Inci dent of Thursday evening. They may have been around here for weeks be fore I first took serious notice of their queer actions." Ihe Hamilton is necullarlv con structed with a large fight shaft lead ing from the top to the second floor. around which Is a gallery on each floor. All tho offices in the buildlna oDen out On these galleries Instead of opening" "hu nam as is tne case in large uuuuiug. a person standing on tower uoor may watcn every person who arrives on tne elevator on th uyper uuors as weii as th floor on wiucn ins person is standing. "My work begins here at 4:30 or o clock each evening and is finished at :au or a o ciock." continued Drew, I also work from i to 10 nVWU -n me morning, j. came to my work about S o'clock Thursday evening as usual and encountered the two men on the floor Deiow tne mayor's roomi while cleaning that floor. I then moved up to the next floor and was tending to the work on mat iioor'wnen tne disturbance began. "The first I heard was these words in the mayor's voice, 'Woman, are you crasyr Then came the shrill cries as from k woman In need of assistance, and dv mat time I had reached the door oi me mayor s private jOf flee and was reaching for my keys. Before I could get my keys from my pocket the two men ran up oenma me and smashed the glass in tne door. "Telling them there was no need for tneir rasn action of breaking the win flow I reached In and unfaatened the ooor rrom tne inside. Just as I did that the man who broke the window stepped up au j-ra me curtain zrom tne win. dow and there was the woman and the mayor sianaing directly before me. I heard the mayor. sav. 'Damn you. let go or ran ana do neia ner dv one arm while she was madly grabbing at him wun ner loose nana. "The mayor waa very excited but soon became calm. Hla clothes were torn from his neok down.- His shirt waa torn open and buttons were ripped off. His belt wss firmly fastened around his waist Woman Hot nlfled. "Th woman was not ruffled. Her clothes wars all just aa they should have heen and her hat was only slight ly disarranged on account of the strug gle. W stepped out of the office through the outer office Into the gal lery, none of the doors being locked. I took her by the arms and was amaxed at the muscular develonment Rh hail larger muscles than I and I'm proud of mine. I remarked to her. TVhv. lndv you could throw us both over the rail ing oi mis gallery.' one was not an attractive woman not a woman that I would look at the second time. Should she have come into the building I would perhaps never nave nouceo ner. i do not believe I would know her should I see her tnln and she were differently dressed." urew is not altogether inexpert encea and the mayor may have been fortunate that Drew was the Janitor that was nresent anil who ajtnri an quickly. He recalls a similar incident in sail rrancisco a few years ago in nuuaing where he was officiating In the same canacltv aa In tha Tinmiiinn building. This is the story: "It was Gavin McNab. the Detnncrof 1 politician. He had a beautiful suite of rooms in tne Mills building in San rranclsro and I was Janitor. McNab was a shrewd man and suspected some- wunn or tne Kinn ano niwavs Hunt two ur mren men niaaen in nis orrice at all times when he occupied it. A woman whose name I do not now remember ime to nis ornce one day and at tempted the same kind of act. McNab whs ngnt tnere when it happened with three witnesses to the whole procedure, Including the conversation. "The conspirators each got one year u me euaio pern wntiary. x ao not know whether these people are the same parties. "Jio make a business of mien worn or iret. nut 1 do know their meintras were similar for I was there. the Portland police department Would she talk to JoeT Katner. and coyly cuddled next to his manly bosom aa be swept her from the floor In his strong arms. With hers head resting on his broad shoulder the little miss held court Baptures Whole rostoffloe. A lobby full of persons after their mall turned from their business and smiled acknowledgment to her supe rior winning qualities. Clerks and at tendants turned from their work to bow In humble obeisance to her gracious majesty. Carpenters engaged In alter ing the federal building dropped ham mer and 'saw to come and gass Into the liquid depths of eyes aa blue as blue ever can be. Rather Jealous In the attention paid to his young lady, Joe aaked her to tell him her name. She refused. Not ab ruptly, but with that coyness which in dicated experience belying her years. She simply flirted with Joe and Joe was willing to bo flirted with. One hundred poople had 200 eyes upon the pair and watched with keen enjoyment and a certain amount of Jealousy the defeat of the gallant officer. What the little girl did not know about breaking hearts could not have been tuught her by any person watch ing the unequal combat. She simply smashed them right and left as ruth lessly as a small boy reduces the Jam supply when mother's at the club. JLeturned to Anxious Kotasr. But she would not talk about herself. She was out for a good time and did not mean to have It curtailed by any such desultory conversation as family his tory. For instance, there was her Teddy bear, the grand Oregon sun shine and the beautiful shiny brass but tons on Joe s Immaculate blue uniform. Besides, didn't the people about her like to entertain the maiden with stories and promises of candy and fruit? Sure they did, and Joe Burke was quick to offer anything if she would only tell her name and go back to her mother. No. she would not. so Joe walked with her down to the police station, where he found that an anxious mother had been making inquiry for a lost baby. LAter the mother called and little Miss Blue Eyes toddled out of the sta tion with the love light still in her eyes, although a battalion of police men lined up In parade array tried to steal it away from her as she smiled her way home. wore shirts costing ' not less than It apiece, silk underwear worth lit suit I and loved good things to eat He never I drank, but smoked continuously, - As I went to hla apartments and stayed with jura, jiowara tne rasi or. ins evening. He - was ' aulet and never wont abont with anybody. Ho never talked uniasa is was about business. unless i ha could talk to one with a view of ob taining money from them bo never I ted time on them. He was business rrom the word go. and kept at It con tinuously. Xa4 Traveled Bxtenslvely. 'His world travels enabled him to I Irasw many thing not acquired by thai sxay-a.-noras msn. I accompanied nim on a business trip to Cascade Look I one day and he knew as much about the steamer aa the man who built It He I could read a compass and run a motor-1 boat, automobile or steam angina. "in snort Howard la a marvel. Ha la Intelligent, has a pleasing presence and can i&iK as entertainingly aa any ona l ever met Ha undoubtedly has a good education and must be the black h of a rood famllv " Mr. Walker last night said that How. ard was all that had been claimed for him in the way of a smooth article. Mr. walker ordered payment stopped at tne l oang on ail checks mad out tr How ard on ths cream company. Mr. Walk er believes that payment can be stopped in this manner, although It IS doubtful. Effort will be mads to arrest the fugitive and brine- him back to Oregon for trial. It la believed that Howard's wife will oommunlcate In time with relatives In Denver, thus giving the authorities knowledge of hla where abouts. Show the People That You CAN Give Them Lower Prices Show sThem t WHY You Can Give Them Lower Prices 7 TOSi ieep Not Sometimes on Some Things ; ; j( j8ut Always - - - on Eything: : 2 . M This Is the foundation upon which we have built up one of the largest and most rapidly growing home furnishing establishments In the city. We have shown; the people that because of bur low rents and small expenses we can give them lower prices. And the rapid growth of Qur'establishment clearly demonstrates that we do give lower prices and that the people know we do, , FIREMEN DRUNK AND THE OHIO CANT SAIL (Special Dispatch to Tbe JoaraaL) Seattle, Sept It With all the ma-1 rlns firemen In Seattle drunk, ths steamship Ohio has been delayed two daya The Ohio 1 about to depart on the last trio of the aeason to Noma snd days count now when the harbor In the north Is likely to be closed by ice. The vessel Is loaded with perishables and otner supplies ana it wss intenaea she should get away yesterday morn ing, but It has been Impossible to find sober firemen, apparently, in Seattle. Indications are that ths Ohio will not get away before Monday. Jkfetiger's spectacles. II. 141 Was. 1 11 . ' ' ' m i vy'v Y? ., '""A ip MULCTED VICTIMS (Continued from Page Ona.) Tent Dweller Robbed. (SpMl Dtipatck to Tbs Journal ) Pendleton. Or., Sept. 28. Oeorgq O'Danlel, a furniture dealer in this city was robbed of J7B while asleep in a tent in his yard. On retiring he had left his clothes beside his bed and the money was in a trousers pocket On awaken ing in the morning clothing and coin were gone. The Feldenheimer Silver Stock Presents more diversity of style and designing than is to be seen elsewhere. This offers an exclusive air of refinement for gift presenting, -which one can really appreciate. The variety is immense, the quality 925-1000 fine and the prices extremely moderate. Therefore satisfaction is assured u ' K Corner Third and Wgshineton Street. Manufacturinr Jewelen.- - Optician,. Diamond Importer;.; Walker, of the Behnke-Walker Business college, own the principal stock In the cream company and made Howard man agar. About 10 blank checks, counter- Igned by Mr. Walker, were In Howard1 possession when he was last heard from and Just how much he will cash them for Is problematical, and depends en tlrely upon the amount Howard happens to need at tne time ne this tnem out. Howard was given 1180 with which to Duy a team 01 horses ror the firm. He kept the money and the team was not urchasod. He was given sill to de posit in the bank and instead of banking the money placed it In his pocket along witn tne oanx dook. Altogether Howard obtained more than J400 from the cream company with late returns not reported. Took riTS Thousand In Stook. Howard had about 1100 on deposit in the Oregon Trust & Savings bank, which Is the only case on record In which he was ever known to lose money. Mr. Walker sued for a garnishment suit in the state circuit court yesterday after noon to recover the money when the bank pays out. Another act of Howard's Just before the exponent of high finance fled to other parts, was to ingratiate himself Into the good wishes of Pickers Con tinuous Advertising ' Machine company to tne extent or auu. Howard prom ised to go to work for the machine company and borrowed 1300 from Mr. ricKel witn which to buy furniture. The money was advanced to him to gether with IS, 000 worth of stock which ha was to sell. Howard, the money ann snares or stocK were never seen again around the company s office in the Marquam building. If Howard sells the stock at its race value, and It is believed he will, he will have $5,000 more to answer for when caught. Kept Elegant XdTlng Booms. Howard maintained elegant apart ments at Wellington Court, which he furnished lavishly, it Is said, at the ex pense of the Eastern Outfitting com pany and Henry Jenning & Sons. Just how much these furnishings cost could not be learned, but It is said they rep resent moro than $1,000. In speaking of Howard last night. Mr. Thompson said: Without doubt Howard was the most remarkable man I have ever met. He had a memory that was marvelous. For Instance, be could go into a hotel, glance down the register, walk away and then tell you the name or every person on the book. He has traveled In all carta of the world and can tell you the names of men In more cities in the world than any other man I e"ver met "He could manage any business suc cessfully, but his love for good clothes, high living and an Inherent desire to steal will keen him where he is tOdav. I He was the best advertising man I ever saw and could tell the names of nearly every aaverusing urm in tne united States . "Howard knows the details of every known business. He could walk Into any hotel In Portland and after 10 mln utes behind the desk, run the place as If he had been there for years.' He could talk with knowledge about any Business irom coai mining to grocery stores. He knew the names of all the varieties of tinned goods aold in a gro cery store and could tell where the dif ferent brands were manufactured and the name of the factory manager. "Howard had hundreds of photographs which he took in all parts of tho world, but he never took one of himself. I tried several times to secure one of him but could -never locate ona. He evident ly knew that It would be to his detri ment to have one and for that reason refused to m pnotograpnea. My Herbal Medicines Are Perfectly Pure Made from ths products of tho Chinese valleys - and mountains and contain no poison or other in gredients Injurious to the stom ach. These have proven an .un failing curt for all Wdmach trou bles, blood diseases, -rheumatism,' lumbago, liver and kidney com plaints, bladder troubles, female complaints; restoring to strength the weak and enfeebled. These are all bark and herbal medicines from China and the prescriptions are 470 years old. DR. WING LEE Sanitarium 7 M. 6th at, betweea Bnmstae and oouco. AXMINSTEB HOQUCTTC RU05 Impossible to describe the beautiful soft-tone col orings and heavy mixtures in type and ink. Pat terns in every style and color combination, as demanded by. well-posted carpet buyers. Con sidering the half century of satisfactory service, they are really , the cheapest Rugs to buythen, there's the luxury of having such Rugs in the home. Nine feet by 12 feet, and '$4 A nr various other dimensions in full 2h I rf ll room size; worth $35.00; at. ..... . v I V SPECIAL PRICES ON CARPETS TAPESTRY BRUSSELS CARPET AT. . .80c TAPESTRY BRUSSELS CARPET AT... 91c VELVET CARPET AT.. ...$1.69s AXMINSTER CARPET AT $1.49 WILTON VELVET CARPET AT. . . . . .$1.95 EXTRA LARGE LACE CURTAINS Heavy Guny pattern edge border; large Empire wreath and bow knot inside of border; 60 inches wide, a am Syt yards long $1.95 The lower prices which are so noticeable in our other lines show up prominently in our Iron Bed line. Here is beautiful continuous post bed with husked brass 4-7 a spindle; a regular $1100 bed at ......v. ..$Z5 360-370 East Morrison .I t- .1 is ... ' i 1 1 1 11 nil. 1 1 51 -, ...... ,. 360-370 East Morrison We Control 1 2,000 Acres of the Rich est Gold Dredging Land in Oregon THIS MODERN INDUSTRY PAYS FABULOUS PRICES Our figures, startling in their un thinkable immensity, are based on the lowest possible estimate of the riches to be gleaned from oxir holdings along Burnt River by means of a modern dredge, such as has prored efficient in other places. Our tested areas run from 25 cents to $2.60 a cubic yard, and bear in mind, the cost of operat ing an acre is the same whether the soil produces 25 cents or $2.60 a cubic yard. Just supposing that our further tests show a preponderance of gravel running $2.60 to the cubic yard; at 35,000 cubic yards to the acre, the yield would net $1,071,000,000. We do not expect anything like so rich a ield (though this is not without the range of possibilities), so we will as- trol this enterprise from first to last, claim, proved Its value, and sold sume it to be one-fifth of this possible selling only sufficient stock to quickly for $45,000. This Report of 58 Cents Per Cubic Yard Shows You How Conservative Is Our Lowest Esti mate of 25 Cents iW Cubic Yard. Baker City, Or., Sept 2., MOT. Mr. F. M. Batehelor. Portland. Or. Dear Sir: I am pleased to con firm to you the following; testa obtained from gravels of the dredging grounds of Burnt River valley, near the mouth of Clark creek in Baker county, Oregon. Our company has arew of men working there under the supervision of our foreman, and sunk a shaft 18 feet deep, and run a drift from the bottom of the shaft 40 feet on the bedrock. 8ald ahaft and drift have given the following results: Three feet near surface, no pay; nine feet following, B0 cents per cubic yard; six feet, on bedrock!, 11 per cublo yard. The drift has ben' sampled by squares of rlva feat. It has flven $1.29, $1.20, 92c, $1.28, 11.21, $1.20 81c; average or the whole ground, 8 cents per cubic yard. These figures have been reported by the foreman of the company in charge of the work, who was a very experienced man. Anybody acquainted with mining, especially dredging, will acknowl edge that whereas dredging is considered a good showing at less than 20 cents per cubic yard in other places, such high sampling as the one bars above Is most encouraging conclusion. BOCIETE MINIERB DE CLARKE CREEK AT'jBURNT RIVER ' By N. E. Imhaus. chunk alone (weighing 90 pounds) there were mint returns of $14,000. Now About Ourselves We are incorporated for $1,000,000, and although our stock is now worth $1.00 ashare on the showing already made from our tests, we are still sell ing it for 25 cents. This price posi tively advances oh the 5th, and when the dredge begins operations the stock will go to several dollars a share. In considering the price of stock, look carefully to the amount for which the company is incorporated. You can readily see that stock at 10 cents a share, in a company incor porated for ten millions, is equal in f&iut to $1.00. a share in a company t capitalized at one million. Look to Values received rnthar th'an n no. .-I : ... ,t... tt,.. .1- j .j j ... - - " amount, cych icu carry tne wonc iorwara 10 a aiviaena- . j. w. uravsorl decided that h Wr te fn r.m A .... ... i.t ... most fabulous sum of $214,200,000. paying basis. ' . . Baker County mine, which had Dro- show mi e-nM tab i. a. So you see that, taking the very We insist that the "average man" duced several millions, was nrettv look n th'..;.. . lowest estimate, rather than the mid- shall begin "figuring in millions." We well worked out sold it for $35,000 ble men back of this enteroriseand c giuuuu, ui "c ouu want peopie oi tne iNorinw?si m pur ano; a iew weeics, later the new pur- if you don't see your way clear to ave a proposition so gigantic in its their surplus money into this staple chaser. Arthur Buckbee, took out one oav cash for as lar . kwi, possibilities as to dazzle the average investment. batch of gold worth $40,000. In one want, we will make conven,Vf tm. mma. we want to repeat such exoenences Few people (excepting the Rocke- as those now on the records of Baker fellers, Morgans, Clarks, Rothschilds County mining history, and their kind) are accustomed to There is Alex. Baring, who bought thinking in such immense figures. a mine in Baker County for $10,000, As a Portland banker remarked: later dug out $1,000,000 and now val "Your proposition is too. big for the ues it at $10,000,000. average man and woman to grasp; Al. Geiser, an expressman of Baker but give a New York capitalist a City, put $2,000 into a mine and dtig chance to own a controlling interest, out $500,000. Todav the mine is val-- and you would not have a single ued at $3,000,000. - . . . . ' share for sale within 24 hours after Geiser & pendryx paid $10,000 for he had realized the possibilities in all a Baker Countv mint. And liter wert 1 ' . '!. a a . u ' af . "m- we't.n..?I..,yre?Il ,OId: ., offered $200,000 for it f I f , m.u xaciur wnat .we do not in- NT u irann r,A fU,,r ..'4 315 Couch BvM&g; Portia! CLIP ANO MAIL, TODAY Western Exploration & Dredsinar C:PI j(ii"lnt;.t !.' ui! -i i4... r.-ji- ' " """"" itiuic vi vm wuiuu wiuu iicuguiK -ropositlOn tive literature. . - -t.-y V. 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