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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, 1 PORTLAND, MONDAY EVENING,' FEBRUARY 17,- 1008. FUEL TRUST A House Divided ry j 1 1 Against Itself '' ' ' eaasssaMBMSMBMSsas ' - ' Civil War In the Stomach Spells Ruin ' .-' X.. :' im r . Victory Belongs fr Ten. Xf Tea -WTU. I j..'- .Costa Vothinf 'Pry . ' The greatest foe to the progress ef nation has been internal strife, civil War. . Kmiailv an la thm vrMtllt enemy SHOWING I NEW INTERIOR ART DECORATIONS WALLPAPLRS, : HANGINGS, LTC. ! Portlanders Forced to Pay Exorbitant Kates for Coal and Wopdjniat lsjfar; nered Nearby. Mora Indignation' and protest U caused jr prevailing . t uel price than : from any other problem that Portland house holders have to contend with. East erners who come from a prairie coun try and are called upon -to pay, more for fir wood In Portland than they fcave been paying for aeaeoned oak and hickory In Iowa and Illinois, and 7 per ton f or ' coal that U inferior to the coal they have been buying for 3, ueually wreetle with the caee awhile and then et It down aa an impenetrable n,'Here' U a city surrounded by Mile covered with trees that await the axe man, and where sawmills every wmi turn mit innuih slab waste tO lUPPly an ordinary town a year yet the proton Jem or foiling enougu iinwwu keep the kitchen range running la a narieiw nmnnamnn iiihji il ia auiwuaiv f alee that I know of." declared a new I comer who Is. spending hla first win I ter In Portland. He admitted that the I weather this winter has also causea less demand for firewood than in any prt of the east mat ne anew i. . Prices Vnreaaoaahla. I Whether or not the alleged fuet trust ' exists. - the fact le indisputable that ' wood and coal are coating Portland : reoDle 40 Dr cent more than they : ik;,M .t t im Kaiiavai that every one connected with the production and marketing of fuel products la making exorbitant profits, and that when these various prom units are oouaiuw on a cord of wood or a load of slab- wood, or a ton of ooal. the result -s - ..tii.. in m Wf ihn halDlees buyer utter a loud bowl and try to kick the bill collector. . . . . a An ordinary cartload of seasoned i slabwood Is now cosUng the Portland consumer IS. ir the wooa is a"" In East Portland beyond Twentieth ' atreet. If it Is green elabwood with ' the bark on. it cosU tl.tO per cart , load. Green block wood, that is, the inside trimmings from the timbers that come from the saw. coat .. These varieties If delivered within the East Twentieth street limit, or sim- ; liar distances on the west side, come two bits leas per load. Most of this class of wood Is at the present time from the Inman-Poulsen lumber mill at the east end of Madison street bio- mow errozi.ep -vx of health in the human aretem civil war between the different parts of the body. This is Just what occurs In dyspepsia. War la declared between the stomach and the Mat at the members Of the body Illness reeulte, Inability to digest r assimilate food, heavinees, disinclina tion to work, and In a word, all the at tendant evils or imnerxeci oil""""- f What -you. need lean ally. ;A n ally wno wiu not oniy neip out win uw..... Insure you tha vlotory. In other words, let Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets light your Ditties xor you, ana bt oou.w , . of your stomach, give It a complete mji it in Mantar the lists reenforoed, refreshed and rejuvenated.' A single one of these marvelous tab lets will dlgeet 1,009 grains orirou. . . Leading physicians all ovsr tha world k.v. ialinnul . Atuart's rvsDetea Tab lets, and have certified them free from harmful drugs. . , ; ;, Bimpie to taxe. , ' Harmless, efficacious. No doctor's bills. . V .' ' v" Only too. ' "i , At all druggists or writ to us direct. Free sample sent on application, r. A. Stuart Co, ISO Stuart BuUdlng, Mar shall, Mich. ' -. rices mvi tna mi to 75 oents per cord ror tne sians, . A mill said that the dealer man an&lvilnf these Tr1 ays tne mm sv about 76 cents for hauling it from the mill and piling It In the yard, 60 cents for sawing into stove lengths, and 76 cents to fl.25 for delivery to the con iim.r if these nrlces prevail the ' dealer Is making a very handsome profit from his business at present retail prices of slabwood. Plenty of available laboring men to chop wood since the cessation of gen arafworV lest October was expected to fcrtnv Anxtn (ha nrtces of fuel in Port- 1ant thla winter, but the ODDOSlte ef feet has been experienced. Fuel has gone" higher. 1 The fact remains that wood can bs delivered at Portland s water front at about $3.00 per fu1 cord. ( A bargeload of tha best seasoned body fir cordwood is at the present ! time tied to the alver bank at Ridge I field, a few miles from Portland. It 1 Je the property of E. A. Blackrnore. He solicited Portland dealers during the last week to buy the wood on board barge at Rldgefleld at a cash price of 3.75 per cord. There were no tak ers among the wood dealers In Port land who are charging consumers it to $7 per cord for dry fir wood. The enigma has been solved by local con sumers who declare the local dealers anil teamsters are not satisfied with a profit of $1 to $4 per cord divided DStv miles from the mines. Iowa coal deal ers make a profit of t( cents per ton en Diiuminous coal, ana ev mpw w wra on anthracite. mesa onr; piy teamsters 60oents per ton or 76 oents nap inA at two tons for dsllverlne with in the mile limit The coal la delivered loosely in the wagon, and shoveled Into a chute at the residence. In Portland It is delivered la sacks. Big Troflts. It Is alleged that there are Portland coal dealers who are making as high aa 14 per ton profit on coal delivered to residences. One dealer wbo Is selling coal around IT per ton said: "If you think 1 am making big profits what do you think of a dealer that I know who Is selling ooal at a profit of 1 4 per ton, besides making the rake off from the long ton measurement allowed by tha railroad. Tha Northern Paclfto railroad Is holding up the freight ' rates from the north, the O. R. A N. company is controlling the price Of Rock Springs coal through Ita frelaht charaea ana holding back de velopment of eastern Oregon coal mines, and the Southern Pacific company with lta subsidiary water line ia shutting Coos bay ooal out of Portland." ll is aecisrea inai transportation charges He at the bottom of the high prloed fuel sold In Portland, and that so J on a as tnese. enaraes prevail tne high prices of slabwood and Australian coal win remain undisturbed. OSRHSH POLITICAL SABER Will Carre and Then Eat Manning Alive in Com ing Struggle. tween them, . Tortune In OoaL Local prices of coal delivered to res . Idenoes range from 17 to til. 60 per ton. according to quality. Cheap grades of Australian coat oenverea in rortiana cost 510 to $12.80 per ton. This Is the Richmond coal, which Australian do not regard s valuable for domestic use. a roruana resiaent recently irom Australia said: "The Australian coal we get here at 113.60 per ton, Is Richmond coal, tha costs 12.60 on board ship at Australia ports. This coal is not much' used by Australians. They get the Newcastle coal delivered at their houses for 14.5 per ton. and It is far superior, to th Richmond variety. Newcastle coal Is delivered at Melbourne, 600 miles by ran from the mines, at 17.60 per ton. It Is the finest Australian coal. Bailroads Oongsrs. Local dealers In Pacific coast coal . v'.-w j aa a Bin vetti w j i v. qvuv niniii on rates. A mine located in wasninu- ton. 90 miles from Portland, nays the xvormern facmo rauroad ii.&o per ton or tor an average canoao, lr hauline- tha coal from the mine to this city. The local, teamster charges per ton tor delivering the coal beyond East Twentieth street, and he Is not looking; very Industriously for the Job at that price, it is alleged by Tne aeaier. in me upper Mlsslssip river region tne ratiroaos get so cen per ton for hauling coal from the Peoria district mines to Mississippi river cities, including Burlington, Keo kuk. Davenport and Rock Island. 90 Excessive Drinking Orrine Destroys the Craving for Drink Sold Under Posi tive Guarantee. Excessive or continued ftue of alco holic beverages always reshlts In a dis eased condition of the nervous system. The drinking man ia often heard to say, "I can stop of my own free will and when 1 wish," but the poor fellow Is devoid of the powfcr to. act at tha proper time and in the right way it's too late, tne craving nas secured a firm hold and because of the diseased nervous system he has not the ability for sustained effort. The result we all know. Drunkenness is no longer considered a crime; eminent scientists and phy sicians have agreed that it Is a disease and must be treated as .such. The herue treatment that has been used for a number of years, ' and Is highly successful, Is Orrine. It Is sold ej under a positive guarantee that Jf it 4 does not effect a cure your money, will 4 be rerunoea. alrinar tn a-lva aacretlv. nurnhaaa Orrlna 1 Nv 1, and if the patient will voluntar 4 lly take the treatment, Orrine No. I 2 should be given. Tha guarantee is the Ous Moser says there la no "deal." He says he is out after the Republican nomination for district attorney In ear nest and that ha Intends to eat, John Manning alive, political y speaking, or words to that effect All of Mr. Motor's expressions were caused by the circu lated story that be had entered Into a deal with John Manning whereby the. hatchet was to be buried between the two and both were to go their political ways in amity and perfect peace. According to the story the two can didates, the one announced and the other expected, had entered Into a deal by which Manning was to reoelve the reelection h. wants and ; Moser was to get the chief deputyshlp and half of the emoluments of ibe office. It had been planned, so the story went, that Manning was to ..help Moser get the Re publican nomination. Manning himself expects that he will have no trouble In securing ths Democratic nomination. Bumor'a Strange Yarn. After the primaries, however, Moser waa to lor alone at a comfortable pace and allow Manning to beat him out In the June election bv a neck or a nose. Then Manning of course would be the district attorney for the Fourth district for another four years. Moser, as a balm for his defeat, would be the chief deputy or the aame period of time and would: get Just half of everything that came into the office. When Ous Moser was told what was being said last night the Viking blood of i his ancestors rose up in nis race ana ne declaimed against the truth of the story. He said It was a He of a kind that Is not put In print. He said he was out to put theltibosh on Mr. Manning's po litical hopes and he expressed his sen timents in a manner as follows: "There is absolutely no trutn in tne reported rumors that I have any kind of a deal with Mr. Manning," he said. "You cannot make my denial any too emphatic, or too strong. I am a can didate for the Republican nomination for district attorney with every assur ance of success from every section of the county and from most of the lead ing Republicans of all the old factions. Makes Promisee. "If nominated I have no fear of the result, whether Mr. Manning or some one else is the Democratic nominee. I shall conduct an honest, vigorous cam- aign, and win either oe tne next ais rlct attorney or be out of politics, so far as seeking office Is concerned. "If eioctea, neitner Mr. Manning, nor any other Democrat will have any in terest in the office, 'and every deputy 11, 1 - Tln...WH...n W.I,ti.M ... U 1 T Will W IVnUUUIILnil. " ' A divide the office with any one else. I will assume all the responsibilities and receive all the emoluments provided by law. "On the other hand, if by some wholly mnoaslbla chance. Mr. Mannlna should be elected, I would have nothing what ever to do with tha office, either aa deputy or otherwise. But whether I get the Republican nomination, or not, Mr. Mannlna- will be defeated by the RePUb Mean nominee, and I shall do my part to accomplish that result. - Thus it will be seen that the old time Mosor-Manning alliance la a thing of the past Further than that u is in timated that Mr. Moser has been ap proached with the proposition to divide the spoils but that he spurned the offer. According to this story which chron- olootcallv nomas first Mr. Manning gave his firm and oft repeated promise that ne would not be a candidate xor re election, but on the other hand would keen out of the fiarht at the coming election and would do what he could to aid Moser, bis deputy. rireworks Are Ukely. Moser relied on this promise and laid hfs plans accordingly and believed that Manning would not be a candidate until a short time before his resignation as deputy district attorney. When It be gan to be rumored that Manning waa to be a candidate for reelection Moser again asked whether Manning Intended to run and was assured that the rumors were Simply newsnnner talk. Than tha deputy found out differently aha handed in nis resignation, - At about thla time, aa-tha mtnn Manning went to Moser and proposed to him that Moser back, out of hia'fana and same in either case, $1.00 per box. Mailed in Dlain sealed price., writa ror 4 wranner on recelnt of 4 free treatise on "Drunkenness," mailed i in seated envelope by The Orrine Co. 4 Washington, D. C. Sold by leading W JM.ww-.a A rA .vk. avijf In till., AltW i by Clarko-Woodward Drug Co., and iaar.j; Drua Co all dDBggists in Portland. assist Mannlna in hla erfnrta election. As a reward Moser was to be given tha ; chief ; deputyshlp and half ths income of tha office. Moser re fused to negotiate and . nn rfaai . made. 1 - ; " ... ,. . Because of the close saiimgT between , the district at. torney and his forme -deputy It is be lieved that one th campaign opens tha fireworks ef aa oratorical nature, , m T la '41 saf wF 1 W I . . TWO-DAYS' SALE OF DISCONTINUED PATTERNS IN UPHOLSTERY AND DRAPLRY FABRICS i , l Suggesting the opportunity for rcnewarof 'your furniture coverings and door and window, hangings. mi r - et 'rr . ...1.!t. H : . i . . . iQiiovving iarjnc3-oiician zTOoiTmcnt-ruiH-w gays commencing today, in the DraperyDecorative Department Sixth Floor. , , ; SJyard piece blue figured ' Damask, regular $1.00 6-yard pieces goij rip Damask, regular $2.00 per yard value; special, per yard....... ...... BUf Pcr yra vaiue; special, per yard ....OOf 2yard piece red and green stripe Tapestry, regu- v 9-yard pieces blue Tapestry, regular $2.00 per f.i :.a .!. . .o.,:,! , vh KOa yrd value ; Pecial, per yard .50 12-yard pieces red wool Tapestry, regular $3. per yard value; special, per yard 5C 4-yard, 5-yard, 7f$-yard, 8-yard, 124-yard and 18-yard pieces of upholstery and drapery fabrics, regular values $1.50 yard, $2.00 yard, $2.25 yard, $3.00 yard and $4.00 yard; your choice of these at the special, per yard..... 60 Remnants oi from 1 yard to 7 yards of drapery materials in stripes and figures, values from 75c to $1.25 yard; special, per yard .25$ 14-yard pieces red and green Drapery Material, reg. $1.25 per yard value; special, per yard... 50 7-yard pieces blue cotton Drapery Material, regu lar $1.25 per yard value; special, per yard.... 50 6-yard pieces red Damask, regular $1.50 per yard value; special, per yard 50 6-yard pieces 'rose Drapery Material, regular $1.75 per yard value; special, per yard. 50 50? J.75 per yard 50 ll-yard pieces blue wool Tapestry, regular $3.75 per yard value; special, per yard 50 2tf-yard pieces red figured Upholstery Material, reg. $4.00 per yard value; special, per yard. . .50 Silk, cotton and silk and wool Drapery and Uphol stery Materials, in lengths of from Vt yards to 104 yards ; values ranging from $2.50 to $6.00 per yard; your choice at the special, per yard. .$1.00 EIGHT PATTERNS GOLDEN OAK DRESSERS SPECIALLY PRICED TOR MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY We include in this three-days' sale a selection of eight attractive patterns from our line of medium and low priced jDresscrs in the golden oak plain, swell and serpentine front designs, with square, oval and fancy pattern mirrors of French bevel-plate. No. 272 Dresser is of plain front design with fancy oval mirror, regular price $15.00; special $10.75 No. 310 Dresser is of plain design and has plain mirror, regu lar price $18.00; special $12.60 No. 346 Dresser has two serpentine front drawers and fancy pattern mirror, regular price $19.00; special $13.00 No. 434 Dresser has two swell-front top drawers and oval pat tern mirror, regular price $19.25; special $13.25 No. 383J4 Dresser in polished and quarter-sawed golden oak, No. 340 Dresser has two serpentine front top drawers and oval pattern mirror, regular price $21.00; special $14.25 No. 3474 Dresser has also two serpentine front top drawers and large fancy pattern mirror, regular price $23.00; special .. ...$15.00 No. 357J4 Dresser has full serpentine-shaped front, also large fancy pattern mirror, regular price $24.00; special $15.25 full serpentine front and large oval mirror, regular price $29.00; special ip-lil $10.00 SPECIALS IN GRANITILWARE, On sale today, Tuesday and Wednesday in the Basement Department an extensive list of kitchen utensils in the French gray enameled ware. Flat handle Pierced Skimmers, spe cial 5 10-inch Basting Spoons, special 5 12-inch Basting Spoons, special 10 No. 1 size Bread Pans, special 10 No. 2 size Bread Pans, special 15 2- quart Covered Buckets, special 15 3- quart Covered Buckets, special 20 No. 18 size Sauce Pans, special 15 No. 24 size Sauce Pans, special 25 No. 26 size Sauce Pans, special 301 No. 28 size Sauce Pans, special 35ti No. 3 size Bread Pans, special 20 9-inch Cake Plates, special 10 No. 9 Ladles, special 10 1- quart Milk Pans, special 10 2- quart Milk Pans, special 10 3- quart Milk Tans, special ....15 4- quart Milk Pans, special 20 6-quart Milk Pans, special 25 1-quart Pudding Pans, special 10 No. 220 size rreserve Kettles, special J5ll No. 270 size Preserve Kettles, special 30 No. 03 size Berlin Kettles, special 25 No. 04 size Berlin Kettles, special 30 No. 22 size .Mixing Bowls, special 20 No. 24 size Mixing Bowls, special 20 No. 26 size Mixing Bowls, special 25 2-quart Pudding Pans,, special 10 3-quart Pudding Pans, special ...15 4- quart Pudding Pans, special 15 5- quart Pudding Pans, special... 20 6- quart Pudding Pans, special 20 8-quart Pudding Pans, special. 20 No. 2 size Stew Pans, special 15 No. 3 size Stew Pans, special ...15 1-quart Covered Buckets, special. ... . . .15 XT- aa i- "1 a'. no. t.v size mixing bow is, special juf No. 15 Stove Pans, special ,...30 12-quart Dish Pans, special ....35 No. 28 size Wash Basins, special. ....15 No. 03 size Berlin Sauce Pans, special....... 25 No. 04 size Berlin Sauce Pans, special....... 30 No. 06 size Berlin Sauce Pans, special ...... ;35 DRAPLRY SPECIALS Q MUSLINS and NETS, MADRAS and VESTIBULE, LACES Two-days' sale in the Drapery Department Sixth Floor today and Tuesday. .--' A few remaining pieces of choice imported Swiss and Nets, regular 50c yard, 60c yard aid 75c yard values; in white, ecru and colors; 50 inches wide; per yard 25c Vestibule Laces, fine imported Sash Muslins and Nets, in colors and Arabian tints; values from 75c yard to $1.50 yard; your choice at the special, per yard .25c 9 pieces imported Scotch Madras, in lengths of from 7 yards to 12 yards; all 50 inches wide; $1.50 yard, $1.75 yard and $2.00 yard values ; special, per yard 50c "NEW PROCESS" GAS RANGES Are heavily built and made in sizes to meet all demands bodies of polished steelno enamel work tops and frames of cast iron ' efficient burners can be taken apart in an instant and cleaned; most economical in oper ation double the amount of work isobtained for every foot of gas used. Burners are all operated independently, thus enabling baking, roasting, frying, broiling, stewing and boiling to be done at the same time, if desired. The remarkable efficiency and economy of the "New Process" Gas Ranges are important features that should interest those who contemplate installing a gas cooking apparatus in the home. The complete line of these Ranges dis played in the Basement Department. Mail Order sad Out-of-Town Inquiries W31 B Give Our Careful sad Prompt Attentioa TOUftCKEDtT 11000 ETEl11005EFURni5HER5! MAKE TOUI OWNTBaSS Hi'tfli-ClaM Iaterior Work Specialty Furniture Repairing, Upoolrteriaf act ReftniJuntf candidate at th praent time la con fident that ha will ba able to wipe th other off the face of the political map and the reault will be a apeotacle of ora little lntereat. SALEM W. B. C. HOLDS LINCOLN MEMOBIAL (Special Diapfteh to lit Journal.) RaJam. Or.. Feb. IT. Th Woman'a Relief corpe of thla city observed the birthday of Abraham Lincoln with a a trio tic program ana a ainnar oaiur lar afternoon. Rev. Bauer of the Con ventional church and Colonel E. Ho ar, both tone of veteran, wer th orator. Muelo and patriotic recita tion were furnlhd by Willamette university student. Th IftdlM of th Q. JL JL TQI - erve Waehlnrton' birthday at Grand Army hall with a similar procram and (unner next Saturday. WOODLAND DEBATEBS ' WIN AT CASTLEB0CK (Special CUpatck to The JearaalA ! Caatlerock. Waah.,' Fb. 1T Th nrat debet of the aerlea ot lnter-htch oaoo1 debate of Cowlita oonaty waa held in the opera houwe her at Friday even in f. Castlerock Jilgh achool supported th , affirmative and Woodland Hlrh chool'th negative aide of the quea tlon: . . - . . "Reeolved, That th Ute ff Waah iortoa abould adopt tha ytm of Ini tiative and referendum, aa eet forth la article four, section One, state conatl tution of Oregon." Th arg-umenta wer st forth In a way that plainly showed that each apeaker had spent much time in careful study of the subject under discussion. The Judges, were: Superintendent Thompson of the state training school at Chehalls, Superintendent Hall of Vancouver and Principal Gardner of the Winlock publlo school grave a They unanimous decision In favor of the aeg- attre. , Tha woodland aeoatar were: miss Clara GoerlaT. ' Dennis Schwart - and Claude Bosarth. The local team con sisted of Herbert Studebaker. Inna Ives and Earl Wright After the debate th visiting team. Judses and ' other out-of-town guests wer given a reception In the assembly room of th High school building. An excellent literary and musical program was presented, . ; - - -i . Aberdeen Elks' Orchestra. '; (Special Dlapatek to Tb JoonuU.) Aberdeen, Wash.. Feb. ' 1T.--The lo cal B. P. O. E. has formed an orchestra oomposea or member of tne order who contribute their services. The orchestra is composed of th following: J. P. warren, riret viouni sam juurmu. sec ond violin: Smil Pfund. viola: Jf. V. jtucnaras, vionnceuo; w. K. Macian&ce, coatrabas; T. C rrle, clarinet; N. D. Coons, cornet; C. E.- Drake, tromboa: C. T. Cork, a W. Hufton. drams; A. A. Scott, piano and director. Th oroh tra plays for Initiations and for th so cial sessional of th order. v.. , W -.-. Hard Test Floors Tajchers. ' ' Pendleton. Or.. Veh. M.LUht tha t teachers applying for county certificate la th recant examlaatloaa here, but 16 1 COFFEE : . There are -more sorts of coffee than words in the dictionary. - Tour grocer returns your aioner if y ' don't Ilk Schilling's best; we pay Mi- were suocessful.1 Th tt ws i ordinarily long nd d if flew t. Amerloai'ff fur. dock liiuod Bittern 5Tr ' every tirna It drlVyT'it lu ton the itrrniifh. rufru t geatloa. BOfittAl m'.-,'-, !! l. -