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THE OREGON DAltYV JOURNAL PORTLAND,; THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH '1, 1003. '
I OF TOLLS
Suit Against Tortland Gen
cral Electric Company
, Allied at Salem.
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Salem. March 12. The suit of the
state of Oregon against the Portland
General lcctrjc company to compel the
latter to render an accounting- of and
turn Aver 10 prr cent of the amount of
tolla received from the locks at Oregon
City was argued at length before the
supreme court here yeaterday.
Attorney-Uanera! Ford, who appeared
WIU Judge P. lyra lor ne siain. ar
gued that accordinc to the torma Of the
JfRiajatlve act, wnirn graniea uie juu,
000 tmr the DUUding oi mo iocs
the 10 rer cent should paid, an
that at the end of 20 years the state
a( to have had the right to purchase
the locks, lie calU-d attention to the
omission In the brief of the defendant
to anv claim that the Willamette Falls
A Locks company, the original company
controlling the Iim-k. snouia noi nave
had to i.uv the nerrentage. Crawford
dwelt strongly on the error of the de
fendant In annum in tnrougnout me en
tire case that the locks and river were
In the nature of a constructed highway,
whereas the river Is a natural highway
and not an ax nut or tee company. '
. The defendant's main rolnt. a
brought out by attorneys Frederick V
iioiman ana win Minor, was mai mey
were not rosponslble for the failure of
" their predecessors, the Willamette Falls
Canal ft ixkk company ana tne w mam
ette Falls Canal & Transportation com
nany, to pay over their share of the
' tolls; also that no claim had been made
that they had the books of those two
companies in tneir possession. Atten
tion wa called to the number of leg
islatures ana orriciais wno had punm
through office snd never demanded this
percentage.
Sturdy Little
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DESTROYED
BY
BURNING
(Special Dlipstcb to The Journal.)
' Aurora, Or., March 12. The hophouae
Of Joseph Meyer, who lives six miles
south of here, was destroyed by fire
Tuesday afternoon, together with 34
bales of bops.
One peculiar feature of the fire was
the wav It nriarinn1A TU r nfavt-'
children bad been burning hop vines
near the house, about 60 feet distant,
and a little whirlwind caught up some
of the burning vines and lodged them
, on the high roof of the hophouae. The
children did not notice the blase until
It bad gotten under headway, when
they gave the alarm, but by the time as
sistance arrived It was too late to save
the house or contents, though 12 bales
Of hops were taken from the building In
a somewhat damaged condition.
The budding was Insured, and the
bops were covered by insurance In the
Hop Growers' Fire Relief association.
Mr. Meyers says he will not rebuild this
season, as the outlook for the coming
how crop Is too blue to warrant any
outlay.
OLD ADMINISTRATION
XjLEuIEu AT AURORA
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Aurora, Or.. March 12. At the city
election held bere Tuesday all the old
officials were reelected with the ex-
Centlon of marshal. Charles Maftnrlra
who la succeeded by O. P. Hlggln
botham. Councilman A. V. Will, who had pub
licly announced that he would not be a
candidate for reelection, was neverthe
less reelected by a good majority, as
the other councilmen and the voters
generally wanted to keep him In the
council until the Water works plant Is
completed, as he was one of the prime
movers in inaugurating the system. The
vote cast was the smallest in a number
of rears, the total being 34.
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KEHnElVrCK ASKS
PORTLAHD'S AID
Don J. Edwards, one and a half
years old. son of Fred A. Edwards,
former U. C. quarterback and
coach of Albany college.
OREGON
DUCATORS
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VISIT BIG COLLEGES
Professors Ackerman and
Kerr Return Frcfm Trip
Through East.
Good for Everybody.
Mr. Norman R. Coulter, a prominent
architect, in the Delbert building. San
Francisco, says: "I fully endorse all
that has been said of Electric Bitters
as a tonlo medicine It Is good for ev
erybody. It corrects stomach, liver and
kidney disorders in a prompt and effi
cient manner and builds up the sys
tem." Electric Bitters Is the beet spring
medicine ever sold over a druggist's
counter; as a blood Purifier It is un
equaled. COc, at-8kldmore Drug Co.
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
Salem, Or., March 12. State Super
intendent of Schools J. H. Ackerman,
who has been visiting colleges through
out the east with Dr. Kerr of the State
gricultural college, returned to this
ty Tueaaay nignt.
superintendent Ackerman stated that
he found Oregon schools compared fa-
orably with eastern Institutions or
learning, except that the eastern schools
devoted to the higher courses of learn
ing, such as the regular universities and
agricultural colleges, are allowed a
uch larger proportional appropriation.
Ihe purpose or the trip, which lasted
five weeks, was to Investigate the man
ner In which eastern .lruuKutJone are
teaching Industrial studies and manual
raining. Superintendent Ackerman Is
not prepared to introduce any Immedi
ate changes, but will Improve the do
mestic and manual training courses as
e Is able from time to time. Dr. Kerr,
on the other hand, has decided upon
certain drastic changes for his college,
which will be put Into operation at
once.
Professors Ackerman and Kerr, as
memDers or the .National Educational
association convention, which they at
tended, were granted a reception by
President Roosevelt, who went thor
oughly Into the school question. Pro
fessor Ackerman was appointed on a
commlit.ee of the convention to prepare
statistical forms to be presented to the
commissioner of education at Washing
ton. 1). C. which forms are to be rec
ommended for uniform use throughout
the United States.
Among the eastern colleges visited
by the Oregon men were Cornell, Co
lumbia, State Agricultural college of
Minnesota, Stout Manual Training
school of Wisconsin, and agricultural
colleges at Madison, Wisconsin; Cham
pagne, Illinois, and many other similar
universities.
Rose City Merchants Losing
Business Through Failure
to Help Town.
(SiwcUl DUptch to Tt Journal.)
Kennewlck. Wash.. March 11. Busi
ness men of mis city are putting lonn
every effort to secure a passenger and
freight depot from the north bank road
In order that proper connections may be
made with Portland.
At the present time the road runs
through this city but there Is no ac
commodation for Dassensers or freight.
It la necessary to run down to the
switch and climb on the train when It I
alopa for the bridge over the Columbia.
Figures hsve been compiled by the
Commercial club of this city showing
that Kennewlck gives the north bank
more passenger business now than any
or all the stations between Orand Dalles
and Paaco. the end of the line.
With the line running directly from
this city to Portland there Is a desire
on the part or tne nusiness men oi
Kennewlck to be provided with accom
modations for communication with the
business men of the Hose City and the
Portland Chamber'of Commerce will be
called upon to nanlat In securing tne
paNsenger and freight depot.
ror the purpose or showing tne
amount of freight shipped Into this
city during 1907 to demonstrate the
necessity of a depot and show the bus
iness transacted with the various cities,
the Commercial club gathered flguros
showing the shipments. Compared with
other cities Portland cut very little fig
ure from a commercial standpoint as
the following will snow. arlond lots
shipped from Portland during 1907. 40;
from Seattle 10; from Tacoma, 270.
Total tonnage from the three cities In
carload lots and smaller shipments.
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To the commercial Interests of Ken
newlck there appears no reason why.
with direct communication over the
north bank and with accommodations In
the way of a depot, Portland should not
count Kennewlck as a tributary terri
tory and 'an effort is being made to
bring the Portland & Seattle railway
company to a realisation of the fact
and Kennewlck Is looking to Portland
ror assistance in the depot question.
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N6 Cocaine, No Gas
- No Students .
Our suecess Is das' to uniform
rugitgraas wors.ac rsaaoaaaia prlees.
NERVOUS PEOPLE
And iom afflicted with beartwsafe
dms tvoaa now bar their teetb
traotsd filled and bridgeworlt ap
plied (Without tb Isost pain or dan
ger. .-,(.
PATKT,KR8 EXTRACTION . .,
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OUR BEST PLATS PUITB. 1
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aadnatlos aaC Ooasoltattom Trst,
Re-Enameling Teeth
Is the greatest invention In modern
dentistry and has been most success
ful of all methods.
We extend to all a special Invita
tion to call at our office and have
their teeth examined free of charge.
Ws own and control the iarseat
and bast equipped dental establish
ment In the world, havln IB offlaaa
all told.
Ws give a written guar&nte with
all work for It years. Lm.A attend
ant.
Open evenings till T. BumJty to 1.
Union Painless Dentists
Ultt Morrison It Corner rimrt.
HAS FASTED
THIRTY-OHE DAYS
Notaries Public.
(SpocUl Dliestrb to The Jnsrnit.l
Ralem. March 12 The following no-
mrie puonc nave Deen appointed in
Oregon :
R. M. Wilbur. John M. Somers. M. H. davs sen Miss Etta r.rnvr.
Cgrter. B. Scott, all of Portland; Clyde I r-k,i v, .u.
Knapp. Klk City. Jamea A. Bllyeu. T . "
(United PrMs Lea Wire.)
Long Beach. Cal., March 12. Thirty-one
the young
Sclo; C. D. Brown. Bend.
Nordstrom Sentenced.
(Special Diipatrb to The Journal.)
Astoria, Or., March 12. Turle Nord
strom, the Astoria youth who cashed a
forged check on the First National bank
in Chicago, has been sentenced to an
Indeterminate term of from one to four
teen years in the Illinois penitentiary.
after pleading guilty to the charge.
TIME TO ACT
Don't Wait for the Fatal Stages
of Kidney Illness. Front by
Portland People's
Experience.
Occasional attacks of backache. Ir
regular urination, headaches and dizzy
spells are common early symptoms of
Idney disorders. It's an error to neg
lect then ills. The attacks may pass
off for a time, but return with greater
Intensity. If there are symptoms of
ropsy puffy swellings below the eyes.
bloating of limbs and ankles, or any
part of the body, don't delay a minute.
begin taking Doan s Kidney Pills, and
keep up the treatment until the kidneys
are well, when your old-time health and
vigor will return. Cures in Portland
prove the effectiveness of this great
kidney remedy.
If. B. McCarver of .284 East First
street, Portland, Oregon, Inspector of
rreignt ror tne trans-continental com
pany, va man who is very well known
among the railroaders of the coast,
says: "loan's Kidney Pills are among
the few proprietary remedies which do
all that Is claimed for them, and they
have my thorough confidence. I used
them for backache and other very
marked symptoms of kidney trouble
which had annoyed me for months. I
think a cold, was responsible for the
whole trouble: It seemed to settle In
my Kidneys. Doan's Kidney Pills root
ed It out. It is several months since I
used them and up to date there has
been no recurrence of the trouble. I
have recommended them to a number
of the boys about the frelghthouse and
I know if they gave them a fair trial
they certainly must have been pleased
with the results."
For snle by all dealers. Prico 50 cents.
Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, New York,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name DOAN'S and
take no other.
her fasting experience in this city. In
less than two weeks more Miss Grove
ii sne continues tier last, will surpass
inu recora or ur. tanner, who gained
woria-wiao rame ny his remarkable ab
I stlnence from food, lasting; 42 davs
Miss Orove said today she believed she
could beat the venerable doctor's rec
ord by several days.
"No one has any Idea Just how well
I feel," she says. "It Is such a relief
to have one's stomach free from the
dally grind of taking care of food und
I I am getting better every day."
NEW CORPORATIONS
FILE THEIR ARTICLES
(SpvcUl Dlipatcb to The JoarnaL)
Balem, Or., March 12. Articles of In
corporation were filed la the office of
the secretary of state March 10, 1908,
as follows:
t-owder Valley State bank, principal
office North Powder, Oregon; capital
stock, 120,000; Incorporators, II. O. Oor
ham, w. J. Cavender and 8. Vandecar.'
Asparagus. Cherry & Walnut com
pany, principal office Eugene., Oregon;
capital stock, J50.000; Incorporators, A.
C. Woodcock, Ocorge A. Dorrls, C. S.
Williams and K. K. Dunn.
The Hood River Farmers' Mutual
Telephone company, principal office
Hood River, Oregon; capital stock, $12,
600; Incorporators, A. C. Stalen, M. R.
Noble and J. W. Shipley.
Waterhouse & Lester company, or
ganized under the laws of California;
capital stock. 12,000,000; attorney In
fact, N. Bellinger of Portland, Ore
gon. For Federal Auto License.
(United Prei Leaied Wire.)
Washington, March 12. The Judiciary
committee of the house held a hearing
this morning on the pending bill which
provides for the national registration
and license of automobiles In Inter
course between the several states. The
measure is advocated by the American
Automobile association. It appears
firobable that the measure will be passed
f congress decides that the enactment
of such a law lies within Its constitu
tional powers.
ADVERTISE NEVADA
AS DIVORCE MECCA
Action of Law Firm Si Irs Citizens to
High ritdi of Indignation.
(United I'reu Lnd Wire.)
Reno, Nev.. March 12. A tremendous
sensation has been caused here' by the
discovery that a firm of local lawyers
had been advertising the advantaged of
this state as a residence for those con
templation divorce. The Nevada laws
on thfe subject of divorce are rather lax.
and for years Reno wag h mecca for di
vorced couples comma- from California
to be married.
Local hotel men. preachers, justices
of the peace and others derived a sub
stantial revenue from tho traffic, and
It was looked upon with favor. But the
decision of a California Judge forbidding
marriage within a year or the decree
killed that Industry and it has lan
guished hero.
So radical nas Deen tne change in lo
cal sentiment Flnce that time that when
the discovery was made that a firm of
local attorneys had been advertising in
eastern newspapers that Nevada was a
rival of South Dakota In attractiveness
for Intending divorcees, a wave of In
dia-nation swept tho community, mem
bers of the board of trade, the city
council, lawyers, ministers and citizens
generally were unanimous in condemn
ing the practice.
The firm is unmoved ny tne stnre Its
procedure has stirred, and is prepared
to go ahead.
Oregon Electric Railway Company
Hew Tast Limited Service.
Effective Sunday. March 15, this com
pany will place In service additional
local and limited trains between Port
land and Salem. Hours of arrival and
departure of these trains will lie found
In another pari or mis paper.
TO ROB UNCLE JOE
OF HIS GREAT POWER
fDaltad Press Leased Wire.)
Washington, March 12. The power I
of the so-called "oligarchy" of the
house of representatives, which consists
of tne committee on rules, of which the
speaker Is chairman. Is about to be
challenged. This committee practically
dictates what legislation shall and shall
not be considered. The schema on foot
now Is to have the rules committee con
sist of seven members, to be selected
by the house Itself. With a view of I
having this change take place. Repre
sentative Hayes oi California nas placed
In circulation a petition for the calling
of a Republican caucus to consider the
matter.
MILITARY
ACADEMY
EUGENE LAYS PAVING
AT A RAPID RATE
TKZS WXSX ONLY
lady's Suit Free
WITH EACH ORDER FOR A
GENTLEMAN'S SUIT.
J. M. ACHESON CO.
(Special Dltpatrb to Tbe 7ourail.)
Eugene, Or., March 12. The Warren
Construction company has started a
force of men at work preparing its pav
ing olant In this city for operation. Last
summer the company paved nine blocks
and has contracts for 10 more, besides
11 blocks which the city council has or
dered but for which no contracts have
yet been let. There Is an understand
Ing, however, that the Warren company
w 111 do the work, and when this is com
Dieted there will be 30 blocks of hard-
surface pavement In Eugene, with pros
pects of much more In the future, as
property owners along other streets are
strongly in ravor or paving.
For Texas Development.
(United Pr-Mi UiihiI Wire.)
Fort Worth. Tex.. March 12 All sec
tions of the state were represented here
today at the opening of a two days con
ference to discuss the future develop
ment of Texas along agricultural and
commercial lines. "The conference re
sults from a call recently issued by the
'1 exas Commercial Secretaries' associa
tion. It Is Intended in reality to give
expression to a growing sentiment that
the state of Texas, in some of its legis
lative acts during the past year or two,
may have overreached herself in adopt
ing measures hostile to the railroads
and other large corporate Interests,
'lnose responsible for the present con
ference believe that any further legis
lation along these lines would for the
present be unwise and would tend to
cheek the hitherto wonderful develop
ment of the resources and industries of
I? IportlandIore;
School tot Young Man aa4
Boys.
Preparation for eol
tages, U. a. Military and
Naval Academies. Ac
credited to Stanford,
Berkeley. Cornell. Ans
berst and all Stats' Unl.
varsities and AgrlcUlteraJ
Colleges. Manual train
ing. Business curs,
The principal has bad 1
rears' sxpeiienoe In Port
land. Comfortable quar
ters. Best onrlronmenta.
Mako reservations now.
For Illustrated catalog
and other literature ad
dross J. IT. BILL, IL D..
STUtclpsl and Proprtotos.
1 be antiseptic qualities of
Mexican
Mustang Liniment
T T III
insure its
being the
best for use
in all
cases of
Burns,
Scalds,
Cuts
and all
Open
Sores.
It expels all dangerous
and foreign matter be
fore beginning to heal
the wound. Inflamma
tion is kept down and the
injured parts rendered
painless. It soothes and
relieves promptly and
positively.
Insist on getting what
you ask for substitutes
disappoint.
For sale by all Druggists.
ijc., 50c. and i. per bottle,
the state. It is proposed that the com
mercial orsanlzntlons of the state shall
formulate or suggest such measures for
the guidance of tho legislature as are
believed to be for the beat Interests of
the state and with a vle to the welfare
of the general public.
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WL FEEL SURE THAT FORTUNES ARE INCUBATING HERE
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Mr. Bever departed from Portland nearly a month afejo,
and has been at. tbe company's mine in the Goldfield district
about two weeks. - On his arrival a tremendous blixzard was
in progress, and the extreme cold froze the iron tanks in
which water was hauled to the mine for the operation of the
'20 horsepower gasoline hoist It thus was impossible to
work in the mine for about ten days. Then the engineer
was taken down with pneumonia and in a few days died of
' that affliction. So soon as the ' weather moderated work ,
. was resumed and at his first opportunity Mr. Bever wrote
as follows to the company's secretary, 517 Lumber Exchange,
this city:
WILL PIPE WATER IN IF NOT FOUND BY
DRILLING.
' Goldfield, Nev., March 7, 1908. I have a few moments this
evening and will write you how things are progressing here
at the mine at this time. After burying, our engineer and
the storm and cold had abated we resumed operations, and
at this time our shaft is down about 325 feet and is well
'timbered all. the way. Our miners work night and day aa
are progressing finely. At present we are crosscutting east
and west from the main shaft. We shall penetrate the rock
from 50 to 7S feet to the east and 125 to 175 to the west,
illere we expect to cut a ledge of shipping ore at the con
tact between a contact of rhyolite on the foot wall and
quartzitc on the hanging wall; Just as soon as we can se- .
cure the drilf required for the work we will drill down 50
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A Letter Trom Manager Bever to the Stockholders and All Others Interested in
te lys CdDisdDliatel MIih
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to 100 feet from the bottom of the shaft in quest of water.
We sincerely believe we will find it in this way, as other
mines of the district have secured a flow at from 300 to 450
feet, but should we by any possibility fail in this we will lay
a pipe line to either Wild Horse springs or Miller's lake, a
distance of about five miles. This can be done at an ap
proximate cost of $1,000.
EXPECTS SHIPPING ORE SOON.
It is my opinion that we will encounter shipping ore at
the present 325-foot level, both in the east and west drift.
At the 145-foot level, in the west drift, w"e encountered nu
merous small stringers whjch assayed very high values, and
we expect, at the present' level, to cut larger stringers of
very high grade ore. In my judgment it is not prudent nor
good mining in the Goldfield district to sink more than 150
feet at a time without drifting or crosscutting, as the pay
ore seems to lie more in large reefs than in fissure veins.
There are instances here in which mines have produced high
grade ore at 200 feet and nothing at 250 and 300 feet, then
high grade at 350 feet, and so on down to the bottom of
the deepest shafts in the camp. I find it the opinion of the
best known experts, as it is my own, that it is wise to cross
cut at evefy 100 feet.
WILL KEEP THE BALL A-ROLLING
Work in the mine will be pushed with all possible vigor
and the mill will be put in operation as soon as we get water.
Our stock will be listed in San Francisco immediately
upon securing water, either in our shaft or by piping.
GEORGE W. BEVER, Vice-President and Mfnager.
THE ABOVE IS A COMMON SENSE LETTER.
Mr; Bever displays his conservatism as well as knowledge
of best methods of operation, and is guiding the enterprise
along lines that will doubtless prove for the best interests of
all concerned. Those intimately acquainted with the busi
ness affairs of the company are frank in their statements
that it is the most economically managed enterprise of its
kind in the country and that
ONE OF THESE DAYS THE BUTTE BOYS WILL
BLOSSOM OUT INTO ONE OF THE GREAT MINING
PROPERTIES OF THE GOLDFIELD DISTRICT.
It does not seem possible that it could be otherwise. Its
location is in its favor. Mining experts who have examined
it say that "it has a better showing than the Mohawk had at
the same stage of development," and .Mohawk shares have
sold at more than $20 each. The company owns 103 acres
of ground, all its own, and it is hoped that within the next
five years at most it will have a dozen shafts, instead of one,
from which its golden treasure will be taken for the enrich
ment of its happy stockholders. And they are a happy band,
too. Confidence in the mine and its management is the cause
of their good feeling, and there is ample ground for it in the
splendid prospects ahead
For a short time longer shares
in The Butte Boys will be sold
at 10 CENTS EACH, cash, or
25 per cent down and 25 per
cent per month.
We sincerely believe that the . summer months will place
us on a dividend paying basis, and that there are many of our
stockholders who will see our shares sell at from $5 to $10
each before the end of the next year or two.
IT IS A HOME COMPANY
Dealing with its neighbors and friends, and these friends and
these neighbors, we are sure, will live to thank their stars
that they became interested in a property that has paid them,
TREMENDOUS profits on their investment .
MilelB iJiiif Coiipaiy
517 Liimber Exchange Building, Portland, Oregon Phone Main 5514
OFFICERS AND DIBEOTOBS
President -M. G. McCorkle, M. D.
Vice-President and Manager Geo. W. Bever.
Secretary and Treasurer M. Bever.
Directors M. G. McCorkle, G. W. Bever, Geo. Weather-
ly, M. Bever, Burt White, - J. B. Purcell and T. W,
Shankland.
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