7 THE ' OREGON DAILY JOURNAL," PORTLAND, MONDAY' EVENING. .MARCH g, 1908, " ' ' ; Al
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SiUf.1011 K11I6 TO
GIVE MW HID
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iL D.Hiimc Announces Plan
; to Dispose of 15,OOflLAcres ,
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- (IperUl Dispatch ts The Joyro!.)
Sal.nt. Or. March t.-R- E. Hum..
' lha Rogila rlrer. salmon kin, whom
; wlnt.r noma I- Madman!. ' !.!
cratlc suburb, of OaWand. CaUfornla,
wss hare Sunday between trains ana
told a Journal representetlve that he
' had n?adVal?hl P&n. VySS
large holdings of land on i a ne w p an
that will briug any aeUlera to Curry
nountv. He proposes to cut up i ne
Er oart of hlslJ.OOO acres into 10
' irrT trarta and five each family- lo
' cang on one of mem a cow. a . plir and
'2m. ohickena, and let them hava the
. ZJPJZljZl for five yeara The other
16 rears he wUI them to pay J
' par acre rent and the taxes, and at the
and of that time they will get a. deed
tothe property. , Besides, they will have
tv timber ami the use of a sawmill to
1 cut all the lumoer nwum ir iinyiuTir
menta. The experiment will be tried
... tth to families.. If that succeeds
' ha will locate SO mora. He Intends to
i make Curry county the Ideal place for
' thrifty. Inausirious xamiii-s. ,. ,
Mr Hume says ha has no political
ambitions and would not take a place
in the United gtates aenata it It were
offered to mm. - a. ,r- v v,j
PEflETOIl SPEED
FIENDS JOSH COURT
Ordered to Court for Kepri
I marid They Comb in Auto
V ',; Procession, .
' (Spedal Dlspetch to The loaraal.)
Pendleton, OrV March I. Kifht rlclf
wbeatrrowera, ; ownera of autoa. wera
brought before; the police court thia
mornlna : and reprimanded by Police
Judge Fitiferald for exceeding the
' apeed limit In thia city. All came to
court in their autoa, forming a-proces-lon
through the atreeta. i
SUITS DENY, LIFE ;
. T0 AVEST SEASIDE
- (Special Dlipatch to ffba loamaL) .
7 Aatorla, Or,. March Five aeparate
: suits wera filed in the circuit cour Sat
urday by Smith Bros.1 as attorneys for
K. M. Crimea, R.' Z Jef fery,1 Mary E.
Stanley, Grace E. Low and G. M. Orlmea
- a sal nut tha town of Weat Beaalde. The
complainants aak that tha deeds insued
to property owned by the plaintiffs and
which was sold recently to collecrde-
' llnquent assessments made ' to .defray
tha expense of constructing a walk
, along the ocean beach, be declared, void.
The complaint alleges that tha -ordl-nancea
under which the Improvement
' waa made wera void and never became
M effective, because of insufficient publi-
cation, and also becauae the council haa
never provided any method by which
the referendum might be '.invoked
agatnet said ordinances, as is provided
by tbeV consUtution of the state and
allegea further that the act incorpor
ating tha town of Weat- Seaaido is Void,
as it is in conflict with the spirit of
the constitutions of the tate of Oregon
end of the United States, in that , the
charter of the town provides for off!-,
-- vers who are non-residents. , ,
ALASKA INER '
. FROZEN TO DEATH
, "-United Press t& Wire.)"
Bkagway, Alaska, Mar. 3. William
Joseph Cotter a miner, 28 years of age,
from . Butta, jaouUna..-, waa rfsa-ta
" death while attempting to walk- from
Bkagway . to Bennett yesterday. Ha
left thia t;ity in tha morning in com
pany with three - companions. While
ascending the i mountain and walking
the railroad traca ne reu ocnina nia
t companions, telling them to go and hava
dinner, ordered at the Summit road
house, j His companions waited In vain
, for his arrival and after dinner they
. retraced their steps and met a trav
, alar who told , them the man was dead.
- STAR ROUTE BEATS - -v
3IAIL BY RAILWAY
. ISmwUI -DtesalSb- to - Tke- JsonuL V -
l-DteaB
Tha tallea. Or, Mar. I. According to
B, 1 - Bolton of Kingaley the people
of that section Of Wasco county ars
dissatisfied with their present mall ac
- finmndAtions. Tha mail from The Dalles
for that region roes as far as Dufur
by train. A petition is being . clrcu
lated aaking that the mail ba taken
from the Great Southern and carried by
. wagon from The Danes to uurur ana
then on to Kingsley, Tygh Valley and
Wapinitla. This method would deliver
'' the mail at Klngsley almost 24 hours
- earlier than, according to the present
method. -
'.. Masons Go Visiting. ,
(Special Dispatch to "The Journil.)
: MrM innvllle. Or Mar. 2.Twenty.
five members of the Masonlo lodge
i at this place paid ,a fraternal visit to
' th ind' at Newbersr. Saturday niaht.
Work In the third degree was followed
with a banquet at Newperg's
hOteL.-ii'Y,1-,'.. VV"-' '-'..'.,..'...-;.'. .. . !- '
r - noi biscuit
SClaA of Bwakfast Psslag Away.
Tha old-Uma hot bJacult played a
i prominent role in the breakfast bill of
fare, along with fried potatoes, ham and
; eggs, and coffee. . , ,
f The whiter and lighter tha biscuit
v the more plessed the cook, which was
; usually Mother, who did the . best she
could, with her understanding of the
;-. matter. . '-
But moat people have learned in r&r
. Mat years, that white flour lacks tha
nourishing elements of the entire wheat
" berry, and many cases of Imperfect nu-
trltlon follow its use.
In Grape-Nuta all the food elements
... of wheat and barley are used, and this
. largely accounts for results similar to
hose given in the following letter:
"I wish to tell of the heainr- and
..: strength-giving properties of- Grapa
Nuts.I anuaS yaara and haH for
yearsbeen afflicted with lndlgeatlon i
and other- stomach ; troubles, brought
'on by eating hot biscuit whits bread
"".Improperly eeoked cereala
l1i-!iV advertleement stating
the benefits derived from eating Grape
, Nuts, 1 was skeptical because I had
tried so many ao-called 'health fooda.'
I thought it would be useless lotry
Grape-Nute. ,
' - . "But - during the, list alx months 1
have been aatlng it. my stomach haa
1 been the bast for veara. mv mimi
' kit nervea quiet and a feeling of buoy
ancy pervades my whole belnc. . ..
"This 1 attribute to Grape-Nuts as
t have left off using medialnee.? I now
flrmlv believe: in the bratn-oleerlnaL
nerva-ateadying ' and muscle-bulldlng
nmncrtls Of Grace-Nuts. - . -.f
.. "I am heaJthler than I hava bean for
voars, welsh 10 lbs., which Is more
' . thn ver.before.'.' . - "- -l- -. - -
There's a- Reason. Kama given bf
. fVistum Co., Bttl Creek, - Michigan.
Kead Tha Road to WellvUle," in pkgs,
110 FURTHER USE
FOB
Finnish ' Society at Astoria
Votes ; to Tear D9 wn Por
trait of Roosemt.-
(Spedal CUvitcb t The jVoraal.)
Astoria, Or, March 1. The Finnish
Temperance society, , which lor years
has been working : actively for strict
regulation of tha liquor traffic and as
the Sturdy champion of law and order.
has' as a society reversed Itself to the
extent of tearing-. down tha portrait of
President Roosevelt, which has long
graced its hall .
. -l ni Jirtinn ira.a votna ai iia lasi nirn
Ing. ; Tha proposition waa carried by
tne votea or an element wnicn n lur
ried a new political propaganda into a
society organised purely for temper
ance 'Work. . ,
Tha action taken -is deprecated by
tha minority, who eay the political ele
ment that has secured control has also
not only turned the society from its
original purpose, but in addition has
repuaiatea wiai purjHo iu.
Ilf S. 10 SLAP
'S
United States Preparing to
Force South American
Republic to Behave.
(CsihMl rress Laaatd Wire.) ,r
Waahlngton. D.CL March J. Prasl
dant Caatro of Veaeauela will oa
lapped on thS wrist by his Vnola Sam
uel unless he ! a good boy in tha
future. It Was announced this morning
that tha administration la preparing to
bring pressure to bear upon: tha South
American president to force him to deal
Justly with American corporatlona.
It is alleged that American capital
ists have -been aeprivea or venesueia in
vestments by Caatro's agents. A com
plaint againat tha South American re
public will be sent to tha United States
senate by the New York Bermuda
Asphalt company. . . - - , ;
SOUTHERN OREGON
: vTr-rTirTxT n l urn a mv
-."J (Spedal Wsoati to The JoaraaM s
Bnanhura-. Or.. Mar. 2. State Organ
Iser Beakey of tha Woodmen of tha
World la putting on an extenalvs ad-
vertlelng campaign a ere tor tne wooa-men.-
They expect to have one of the
largest log 1 rolllnga In Roseburg on
April 14. ever held In- this part of the
state. Head Consul I. 1. Boak. will be
present, and a rousingWoodmen con
vention .that Is expected to Increase the
membership of tha order by about 300
will be the result. In Roseburg a cash
prise is offered for the member , who
secures, the most members..,.' ; ;.
ENPEE FILES. LAND
, PATENTS Dp CLATSOP
, . . ( .' '.; .
, '(Spflal Dispstch. te The Joornal.)
Astoria, Or., March A patent haa
been filed lh the recorder's office whera
by tha United States - transfers tooths
Northern Pacific Railroad company title
to 4.078 acres -of land -in Oregon.--Tha
patent is Issued under the land grant
act of July t, 1864. , .
FIRST BY TIRELESS
.,...RF4CHESST0RIA
'!; if, :','$ f i IN.. -(."
. Astoria. Or., March " 2.-rThe, first
wireless jnssf t be recced in A
torla came to Charles Humphries of the
Postal Telegraph Saturday from Ban
Francisco from Mr. .Swltter, Who ln
stalled tha local station. Tha message
was of a personal nature. -
RUSSIA. AND ITALY
SETTLE THEIR SCRAP
(United Press LaaseA Wirt.)
St. Petersburg, March 2. The dispute
between RuMsieand Italy was settled to
day, when it waa found that the sup
posed Italian shot as a terrorist was
really a Polish Jew. The natlone mu
tually apologized. -
Echo of th Patrick Case.
-rtnit.! Vmm Laad Wire.)
New York. March 2. An echo of the
TAri.ir mm u neard In tha
supreme court today, when the case of
Uavia Ld, snort a.nu "
ith nrrlurv and foraery. was
cslled for trial. Short is charged with
having drawn up and attested a fraudu
lent will disposing Of tha property of
Millionaire William Marsh Rice of
Texas, for. whose alleged mtfrder Albert
T. Patrick is now serving a life term
in Sing Sing, Meyers was a law clerk
in Patrick's 'office, who witnessed the
signature purporting to be that of Rice
on the will., Tha chargea hava been
pending for aeven years, and now for
tha. Ilrst lima mere is pruaiiouv tun
the cases will be rinauy aisposea pi. ,
'. ..Bean Eaters on Their Way.
"i. (United Press Leased Wire.) i
. Wr Tork. . March 2. The Boston
team of tho American league, in-charge
of Manager MoGuire. leaves here this
vminr for tha soring training camp
at Little Rock, going by- way of Phlls
AAlnhia. r.lnelnnati and MemPhla Tha
team will remain in the Arkansas capi
tal a -week or ten oays ana wm men
surt northward to fill dates for exht
tlon srsmes In various cities of Indiana,
Ohio and West Virginia, .
New Service to British Guiana.
(Dnlted Press Leased Wire.)
n Turk, March 1. The departure
of the steamer Surinam fitom New York
todav marks the establishment of a
new "regular steamship service between
this sort and Trinidad and Paramaribo.
The service, which la to be conducted
by the Royal Dutch East Indian Mail
Unit will enter into direct competition
with the service of tho Quebec Steam
ship company and the Trinidad line.
(United Press Leased Wire.) ',
Santiago," Chile, Mar, 8.-Thre .Is .
treat" lack oflaborlMth south ceh
ral part of tha republic for agricul
tural wnVk. ao that constructions on
the wrecfcTy,4be earthquake has. been
suspended to , release isoorers ior mo
needed section,. .. r.
Brazil's CSropa.
(United Press Leased Wire.)
Rio Janeiro. Mar. J.The association
of coffas merchants estimates tha crop
ror exportation in the province ot Kin
ji ins coming year at z.ovu.uuu sacas,
being the equal of last , year's crop. -.
f, V ' - ' "."Mil i m j i i .
1"'' V ' ; Arrest Conspirator.'- rV'i
' ', (Unit: Press Trad Wlm.) ' ' ' ;
aplaa, Mar. 1. The police have ar
rsteda man caning himself Antonio
i".bn elected chtef
Of the Black Hand society. He was
found in possession of 100,000 lire ($20,-
"h.Xre h 0 received
for sending several adepte of the Black
Hand. to the United 8UUs,
PRESIDENTS
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"HOUND BITES OFF W0)fAN NOSE, i
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! . 4 -' ' " " ; 'J -J
Mrs. A. C. Pox, 'formerly Miss Kejteb Parsenow, ; the frost beautiful
German actress who ever came to this' country; whoso hose was torn off
by;a Siberian wolfhound while sha was Visiting, the dog show'ln New
York. The surgeons hope to save her beauty. ' ' ' --
WIFE DEFENDS
HER JSIID
.... Continued from ' page One.)
snUk followed him flown tho front
StOpS. 7--;: ,T--r- -:
OtHlll asoutr aaatn.
Sultter then telephoned tho Central
olibe station and consulted Captain
Invar .of tha comnlalnt OX tne neign-
bors and of his actions and also telling
tha captain that he did not believe he
was abla. to nandie rna party alalia.
Captain ; Slover detailed Policeman
ieavens on tne case ana toiu oumw
to wait for him. . t i
When Lavena arnvea tney oom wwi
to the house. ' t ' 4
Tha two nollcampn than DrocSeded tO
me onaiier nouee, ana inn rsqutn um,.
laaa nnlaa ba mads waa reDeatea. Mrsn
Shaffer cams' to the door and let the
men in. A second afterward, tsnaiier
came forward and threatened to put the
officers out. This was followed by
Sultter announcing that tha entire
nartv waa unitAr arr-Aat.
Most of the men- were In tha kitchen
where tha beer was on tap. Sultter
went to the back door, which was not
locked; and .at -the same tlms ' asked
Len Leavens to oall the patrol wagon.
After Leavenh had left the house ths
policeman claims that the men rushed
him. that Shaffer atruck him In the
chest , and ...that they completely - sur
rounded him. At this Juncture Sultter
drew his club and made an eriort to
protect himself. As tha men continued
to crowd.- him. Shaffer being the air
gressor and endeavoring to strike him.
emitter Dulled tils gun
Sultter claims that he kicked at
Shaffer several times and that even
after he held his revolver in his hand
and warned tha men, Shaffer continued
his efforts to get at htm and became
violent
r-'l am not afraid of your gun," tha
longshoreman la said to have remarked,
and as he rushed again at the policeman
Sultter fired. , -
Shaffer never said another word ana
fell to the. floor with two bullet-holes
In his lett preasi. une or me ouiieis
pierced ,th lungs. ;
,,- Called Assistance.
T.anvns. who was on the corner hav
ing gone to call assistance, heard the
shots and returned to tne nouse wnen
the entire party was placed under ar-
"mm Shaffer rial ma that she had hold
of her hubsand's arm at the time of
the ahootlna. None w tho men, .she
m.t,m , had ravnlvers and there were no
knives In sight She says her husband
did not. Offer to strine tne ponceman
and that he was simply trvlng to get
outvbn tbt back , porch when Sultter
ahot. .
itinn : Shaffer, the victim of the
anootrng, was 85 years old Last July
he was arrested for ?, wtfe-beatlng and
was whipped at the post by Deputy
Baty. : .,,2t.
tTa waa a large man. -weisning per
hMi 230 pounds.: exceedingly muscular
and poweriui, a-na w uvc
rt m vn si An - ri i anoaltlon. Owing to the
nan'a aixa - a nil t eelins: . that he was
about to assault him is ono of the rea
son's set forth oy uufOT-ao o wny ne
Wltassssa Arraigned..
Th aavan man of the 'party were
arraign ail in tha nollCO COUrt this HU1H1
ing on a charge of disorderly conduct
Three of them, Powell jjoage,
BchilaldartMtJakapaun.ilaadd;ot
rulltv. while Jake ( Starkell. Gottlelb
Mechen Jake Fraber.t and - David
Cnra.h: mlnadnd - a-uiltV. ' All' Of these
persons, who- ara Germans,: together
with tha woman In tha party, nava been
subpoenaed to appear at jam , inquest.
After Sultter shot Burkhart last, fall
fhier Grltsmacher Issued a. new order
with reference to tho use of firearms by
the policemen. This order was to tha
effect that all policemen should be ex
ceedingly careful In drawing their guns
and, that under no circumstances should
the -wapons be used on drunken men.
In addition ; to District Attorney
Manning, who Is" to appear at; the Jn
quest .'over' tha body-of Shaffer tnis
afternoon, Chief GritamsQherhas also
been subpoenaed by Coroner Fin ley and
every effort will bo , wads to brjng out
all the facts In , thev case. ' f
Mra Emma 8paun one of tha jtuests
st the birthday party, was on the other
aide of the longshoreman and she also
asserts that Shaffer made no effort to
BLANKETS III
GO IIP IN SMOKE
0.R.& N, to Burn 950 Bun'
-dies Left at Depot by
, Construction Crews. ;
In compliance with a request of the
board ot health, tha O. N.-eom
pany will burn about -860 bundles of
quilts and blankets used by men em
ployed in ; rallroadf conatrucUbn . gangs,
and. which hava been left at tha depot
during tha past five months. Tha com
nanv will sjaa rumisats about' 809
trunks, valises and telescopes .which
wera advertised for sals by auction. -Dr.
Esther C Pohl, city health of
fioer, reported to tha board that the
bundles should be destroyed and ths
better Class of baggage fumigated.
- Dr. Pohl aaked for Instructions re
garding future sales of such . baggage
and' the board finally, decided that Its
powers extended only to fumigation,
There is no ordinance giving the board
authority to destrov such menaces 10
public health and Dr. Yenney.who Is
also secretary of the state board of
health, said that he doubted whether
tha state law would - allow of "1 such
sweeping action. He will take tho mat
ter up with Attorney-General A. M.
Crawford, however, and get an opinion
upon the subject
- The health board desires to destroy
all such baggage because nearly all of
it nas Deen exposed to inrectious ana
cOntagious diseases. The bundles srs
secured from second-hand stores, and
the men leave them at the depot .when
they -ship oot ostensibly for tha pur
pose of - going to the construction
camps. That many of them simply
take advantage or tne c nance to se
cure free transportation and break their
agreement to work for the railroad Is
shown by the number of bundles which
they have left at the depot. .
Some of the bundles, however, hava
been in the camps, some of whioh 11a
In districts infected with contagious
11 sea see, and aid in spreading tha - di
sease. When they are sold at auction
by the railroad company . they are gen
erally bought up by the second-hand
storea and sold again to go through
the same process.
Tha members of the health board be
lieve that the bundles form one of
the best agencies) for tha spreading of
disease and an ordinance may be pre
sented to the council by the health
board requiring all second-hand deal
ers to. fumigate their stocks Of goods
and to further fumigate each article of
second-hand clothing they may pur
chase before placing it in stock.
strike the policeman. - Both women, as
well as the other witness, admit that
all of the men were excited and that
they had been drinking, and argued with
the policeman when placed) under ar
rest, but all deny that Shaffer or any
one else endeavored to strike Sultter
or the other officer.
Mrs. Shaffer was taken before Dis
trict Attorney Manning this morning
where she made a statement to him re?
gardlng her version of -the shooting last
night. According to the woman's story
She was with -her husband at the time
Policeman Sultter shot him. She says
Shaffer wanted to go backJnlo tha room
where, they were dancing and waa arru-
Ing with the officer to bo allowed to
leave tne xttcnen wnere they, were
standing. She had . hold of the man,
Mrs. Shaffer says, and Is certain that
he did not strike the policeman before
he 'was shot- ,-;.---,;;..
. According to the woman's story tha
men had not-been arrested and held In
tha kitchen, but were for the most part
In AnAth.r nart of tha honaa . rinnlnv.
She went into tha kitchen where Shaffer
and tha policeman were standing. , Her
busoand was angry ana was arguing
with the officer, but had not interfered
with him in any. way. The first thing
She-knswof - impsndlnrtroublsj was
when the shot rang out and her hus
band fell.- .: i;' ., .
Mrs. - Hnaner aiau siaiw i mat snc
could bring a young woman who was
uiih hr at the time of the shooting
and Who ' would tell substantially the
same 'story, -She .was instructed to
have this woman oh band as a witness
at tha coroner's inquest to be held this
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It , tells all about tha good things
ws have which you ought to plant
ALFALFA SEED
We are the largest dealers In Al
falfa on the'i'aolno coast and now
have our new atock of Utah Seed.
The crop la ahort and wa advlsa fou
to buy aarly. v.. , v 3 . ,. ( ,
Kliyermoreurseries,
Hera ws grow our choicest stock
of plants and trees and call your at
tention to a fine lot of Mulr Peaches,
French Prunes on both both Almond
and Myrobolan roots;
Orange and
Lamon. Trees, , ; . - v.
: 61 frACXSOV BTXSZT.
, Sam rranolsoo,
(Successors Cox Seed Qo.)
DAVIS CAilDn
: DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Aspirant ! Declares Office
Has Been Used for Po-
litical Purposes.
3. N. Davis, aa attorney having of
fices) la tha Ablngtoa building, baa an
nounced himself aa a candidate on the
Republican . ticket tor tha nomination
for district attorney In 'Juno. MK Da
vis was a member of th- law firm
Davis. Gantsnbeisr-4 Veaale, having be
come associated with tha present Judge
Gantenbeln and Arthur I-, Veaaia ?in
1813, Ths firm was dissolved In 1901.
since which tuna Mr. Da via baa. been
engaged In the practice of his profes
sion alone, 't : i -. '"'' '.2
Tha new candidate a ars that It haa
coma to be tha custom to use tho office
of district attorney for political pur
poses and for tha lneumbaai to do that
which will brinar him favorable notloe
and political preferment Ha contends
that when It comes to tha paas that a
p"bllo official has lost his sens of
modesty and advertises that certain of
ficial duties have been dona by bim then
It b tlmt to ohanaa the Official. H
arguea that It is not the province of-a
publlo official to follow public senti
ment and holds that no orlmlnal should
be allowed to escape because of Influ
ential friends or high sooial standing.
Dr. Davis says n wui not max a who
scramble for the position but. that -he
believes the people i when they investl-
ata the selection of a aiatriot attorney
rill find him suitable for tha Office and
will nominate him. !
JSCREA-NT POISONS '
: n . VALUABLE SPANIEL
Some miscreant poisoned a valuable
Imported English cocker spaniel aog o
longing to Mr. and Mrs, 1. A. Jones, 111
North Twenty-third street Friday
night The dog died tha following
day. No reason can be assigned for the
act because ths animal was quiet and
harmless.. never disturbing any one, Tha
ownera feel tho joes of their pet keenly
and hava offered a reward for Informa
tion Jeadlng to tha arrest and convic
tion of tha person who committed ths
. ENORMOUS GAINS
, ( SsaSSBS-aSBBSSBBS-SBBBBBSB
(Continued from PagOne.)
into the Harrlman crowd's packets from
this system for the last 10 yeara. . uross
transportation receipts of tha Union
rueuiQ syatviu iu xava wn f,,,f,,i?..
Thaaa rraduallv Increased to t7S.O40.TX7
in 1807, a net gain of about 133 per sent
In the same period tha mi lease of the
Union Pacific system grew from C,82i
miles to 6,44 miles, an Increase of only
SIS miles. .
Similar records of marvelous Inereaaa
of profits to the owners of tha north
ern lines hava been made In tha last 10
years, largely due to. the increase. of
population and industrial development
of the Pacific northwest The gross
earnings of the three transcontinental
lines traversing the state of 'Washington
have trebled in ths last 10 years according-Statistical
tables just completed
for tha railway commission, covering
the period from 189 to 1806.
Tha statistics which cover every year
from-189 to 1906, inclusive, show fur'
ther that a material aecreasa nas peon
mads in that period in both freight and
naaaenaer rates, while profits have In
creased enormously, and tha percentage
pf operating expenses to tne gross earn
ings waa . decreased approximately 10
per cant .- - .-, .,; ;
i wnormous rroflts shown,
A Tha rrama aarnlnra of the Northern
pacific In 189J wera 120.025,344, In
creasing to S61.132.66S In 1906. Of these
earnings 26.57 per Cent ia 10 waa de
rived 'trom passenger trariiev inciuaini
nail Md.atnrMi c&rs: 71. IS DOT cen
from freight and 2.08 per rent , from
other sources, such as switching, use of
terminals, etc. In-1896 ,tha prof U and
in. a mlumn of the railroad - shows a
deficit of more than $2,000,000, while In
190 the promts were $19,93,979. .
The Northern Pacific in 10 years has
reduced the average passenger, rate per
mile from 1.721 cents to J.093 cents, has
reduced freight rates per ton mils, from
X.18B cents to 6.828 of a.cent-
The gross earnings of the Oregon
Railroad A Navigation company in
creased from $3,752,94 In 1896 to $11.
914,820 In 1906, In ,190$ 30 per cent of
the earnings wera derived from freight,
aa Ki nr cent from passengers and 1.84
per cent from Other sources. The oper
ating expenses' were 49.08. as against
71.84 pr cent In 1896. The profits in
creased from $183,378 to $24,404,673.
profit in rratgnt.
Thia road reduced passenger rates in
tha same oeriod from1-3.004 cents per
mUa to 1.166 cents, and freight rates
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$f!a Jjliylars in tVi- r-itv ct
i v, teeth, then cpme to us and
i of teetn tor 91. w, except goia ana fjorwam, .
Eastern Dentists, - 287Va Washington
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U I WHITE,
SOLID GOLD TEETH CROWNS
' Any tooth in the mouth we crown with solid gold, i i
;v 221c.i guaranteed to be the best, for............ OeUU
, 'Any Porcelain Crown made no matter what they $1 J Aft
; are called or how they are made. Our price U eJ-i.UU
' BRIDGES-
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Solid Gold Top, Solid Gold Backs, Porcelain Fronts, i4 AA
per tooth . . , . " til v m,
"Solid Gold Teeth, 22k. bridge, ftlY
per tooth ...... . v . ... ........ DXeUiJ
AH'other work.ame price; vropbTttonxttty:
Call and satisfy yourself that we have but one price and that
we do not misrepresent our work We emphatically assert,
that' no better5 work-can by done in Portland at any price.
Absolute guarantees
i Room 810 Telephone Main 378(K " 1- 7 -
287 WASHINGTON ST, BET. FOURTH AND" FIFTH
"HWrST0EEtKC0rv3
FOR RENT
Front and Gibbs
- Excelleht location, new business district, espc
cially desirable for Delicatessen or Grocery
Everything modern. Size 16x50. 4 Will rent
reasonable. Inquire either at Jones' (drug
r store, Front and Gibbs, or of Mr. I. Gevurtz,'
' at L Gevurtz & Sohs. .
from' 1.8S .canta per ton m Ha to 1.13
cents. -.. - " ' ' ' " ,. '
Thii 'rtreat ., Northern's gross earnings
in 1906 were $46,868,411. while In 1896
they wera but 816.888,861. Operatfhg ex
penses were reduced from , 51.45 per
cent to 49.63 per, cent ;
passenger eoxninsa vunsuiuwu
FREE!
"FRAW KhRtsDRUSCHlti"
, ROSE
With every ' d6zen rosebushes purchased! from us this week.
NOW IS THE TIME' to plant rosebushes; vines and shrubbery.)
Wehave also all. kinds of fruit and hardy ornamental trees
t, DiimmnTAni. - mnncpnvMAn.
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. :' s ; J ;? GROWER AND IMPORTER
Wholesale and-Retail.': Phone Main 4219
V-.." V' Office T and Salesrooms, Yamhill' Street ,,N- .' ,t
; 1 :l .'Wharf, Foot of Yamhill St., North Side t
a orice on anv' kind of a set of
we will duplicate that set ,
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Chief of Staff
m. nt tha srraaa aarnlncs In 1906
freight earnings, 75.36 per cant, anc
other earnings, i.n per cenv. .
-, rn till. reTlrnaA tha Srt(S rata DSr
mile for passengers has been reducer
from 3.591 cents to $.88 cents, and th
freight ratea from i,oi cants per w
mile to 0.77. ;'".'..' v.
FOR ONE
MORE WEEK
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