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Newspaper Page Textt. THE OREGON SUNDAY, JOURNAL, PORTLAND. , SUNDAY MORNING. AUGUST 23. 1008 i Buttcrick Patterns for September New Fall jvje Buttcrick rashion Book lor Autumn 1908 Smart Outer Garments for Autumn FIGURES OH WIXSTOX CIII'LM'HILIS TALK. LANOGRANTS ' On ft Eighth of Ktato's Arra font rolled hy Railroad and Wajon-Kond Com panies, According to Com missi i i c r's S ( a t i st i c a. (Salem Purfdu of Ttii Journal.) SulPm, nr. Aug, 22. - Oswald Wnt, nii'mhrr nf Hip railroad rnmmlmlon, h KBilurfil figure and facts reRanllna; the on r(,m rnllrin,i and wagon road ftianlH that will hp of lmtlinahlo value to tlio bI.iIp Tli.v facts are now be lriK iiHofl hy Mr West In a number of mMreSMO.H lie la milking on lielialf of the Wlllamittc Valley Development league w hich will hold a conwreas a". .Mai li field next work. Mr. WfBl con cludes ft.un tin- facts he haa at hand th.-H fir.-nlii.itoil IhtkJ tait 8hiilrl ho 1 1 1 1 1 - i m on tlm holders f these Krnnls fn thai they may he opened for HcttJ" mcni. t'ntll tliey are he maintains Oregon will continue to he undevel oped. ' ltniit oiie-flKhth of th area of t,h? Ffnte has h n filven to corporations to Hid in the construction of rail anj Waicnii roads." said Mr. WeFt. '"I he grants me, as follows: Acres. Oregon California nnd Ore Ron frm rn I it, H 4.1,00,000 (.in-K.in fetitral Military Kond company C'oiall;s Vaq-ilna Hay on Koad rumicmv Will unci tf Valley ,1- l 'ascude. Mountain Wagon Koid com pany Coos Tiny Waon Road com pii n v The Palies Military lioad com- 1 1 ;i n v- fifc.T.OOO Hundreds of Tailor-Made Suits for autumn are now displayed, in con servative new styles as well as extreme novelties. The beautiful new col ors are shown in -all their varied beauty catawba, smoke, olive, amethyst, wistaria, electric, sage and verd. The most novel suits have the long, cling ing lines of the Directoire period, with broad revers and other characteristic touches. We call special attention to a full showing of the exquisite Tai lored Suits of PELLARD of New York and Paris. In these suits are seen the novel ideas of the leading dressmakers of Paris. The colors are exclu sive the styles are entirely different from the lower-priced suits. We show PELLARD SUITS at $50 to $1500. Lipman-Wolfe attire for autumn has, as usual, an intangible touch of authoritativeness in every line and curve. Every day we are adding beau tiful creations to our superb showing of Tailored Suits and Coats, revealing the highest perfection of art in the evolution of exquisite fall apparel. r vV rS y-'B 'v-V-e i 5rVW W ;."-"'.;..'- .."W -. , m I III BP I I f W . v V ITS t,. 15.- ,("r" MM t! I.. is -iit - -f-.T. - y lt. Advance Showing Imp. Pattern Hats Mcniiay we will show for the first time the exquisite novelties from Paris and London. You will hnd in the display many ideas for your fall hat. Autumn Millinery at $3.95, $4.95, $5.95 At these popular prices we can supply you with all the latest light-weight hats for imme'di ate and early fall wear new shapes, new colorings, etc. Also a wide selection of new hats at from $r.00 to 50.00. "These figures are based upon niihae.- ,,f the several roads, but sre not rviiit as some of the lands wcr Iom t,i th.,. compamrs on account t overlaps, aiivl-se decisions, etc.." con tinned the com n. I sslotier. ' I'hcM' Ki iiits i.nvi- a total area of llnfiii sou. ii-e miles and would make n tract Ida miles square, which Is as i lni'Kc ni' laiRer than any of 1ho New i Ktie!a:id Mates and as laree as Mnry- ' land ac.d Delaware combined. It c,.i,il to tlw i,-niliiiud urea of flat sol,. ( 'olumbla. Tillamook, Washlnglo.i. Mtilttinni.-ih, Clackamas, Vanihlll. Polk, Marion, l.lnti. Henton and Lincoln o " ! n t tew. ,n m other words as lare i.j, t at i art t western orepon lylnK n-cii :" '.ir.i oiiiniv and west of th Buiiii-!:! of l;ie Casi n ie mountains. Settlers Not Encouraged. "I'erl ai s inn' t.;i!f of tl-.c R' reaRP In cluded in lh"se e;-;mts has been sold bnt the balance is still Intact. The own ers liiiv.- m-vi-r em oiirMftt d i'liini IK ra t Ion with a viV-vv of plac liiu- settlers on their lauds hut, oh ; 'b-e contrary have with held tbf lands fi--m sale and have not oniv slilf't'-d the burden of the develop ment of the country to the shoulders o! ,,. s-i' iH sell, r but liave for years sy Nieuia i ion 1 1 y ihulned the payiucnt their lust share of taxes. "The largest of the grants Is the Orciron full fomla railroad Rrant which parallels the Southern I'lielfie cumpany s main line and Is controlled by the Harriman interests. Let us see what this cornpanv has done In the matter of tax dodnlnif. "The O.-cjmn California liallioad company postponed the procurhiK of patents In order to escape taxation and during the L'5 years following the date of the Kraut t,,,t few acres hud been listed for taxation. Purlnr this time the totnl taxis paid bv the companv dld not exceed J7r.."ii0 Since lOl the assessors h.ave gradually beeri petting these lands on their tax roll and now practically all are listed. The assessed valuation' placed on them In past years, wns very low and the total amount of taxes paid down to and Including 10OT; does not exceed J 1 ,000,000, an averam durliiR the cast 40 years of about 40 cents an acre. 'ln carle vars the corporations es-! raped taxation by not having patents for their land. Later on, when they pr ir.-d pat. ids. It e( the nssessors to believe that their Interests were lim ited to t'.'.in an acre as that was the si llliijr price fixed hy law. The result was tli.it the lands were assessed at Hhi.iit an iiiits an acre and even down to I'.n'L" the amount paid was a small It. -in Since !;oiJ many counties have had these lands cruised and they are now hear In r something near ineir snare of taxes. The ;.ihio.noo acres remaining unsold In lOi'T w. re assessed for tnat year at about 1 s.nno.oOO t'n.ii r tin' ti-inis of the grants of lvi'ri aoil 1S70. t)o- two railroads were ent th-d t 1 about 4.roo,uOii acres of land (In account of overlaps and other causes some of the grant was lost and patents have been s. -ured to only V.i'iO.iuiO acres Hut the Oregon X California Knilroad company has applications on file for about ;on.ooo. and Is claiming (limit l.ooii ooo acres more. N'o further i patents will be issued, however, until the uu.-sth-n as to the forfeiture of the grunt has been settled ! "The Oregon .v. California Railroad ro nuanv h is sold over Mm. ecu ceres of Its lands and has realized near $4,500, 000 over an acre The lauds soldi during the -. nr (riding Juno 30. 1007 . brought an average of J:t::i an acre. I If the balance of the land Is sold at i prices e.ual to its present assessed val uation the company will realise $25,000. 0OC iho deduction of $.'.')'.iO,ooo for tax. s, cruising, office and inner ex- rh street Regular $1.75-$2 Nadia Corsets 98c Winston Churchill, Presldont of Hip. 'London noard of Trnde, Who In an Addross Boforo the Inti'rnational I-'roo Tradt Congress in London, d-clarod tlint firont Britain remained jirospi rous and powerful al t!ioiili slio had pursuod the fre trade policy. DtirinK his Rpcerh Mr. Churciiill was frequently Interrupted by a party of suffragettes, and had finally to lie ejected by the police. Zealand. In New Zealand every land owner, large ami small, pays an ordi nary land tax of about 4 mills upon un improved values, but biddings, tin- value of which amount to $LT.,no.i. are taxed an additional of a mill and this is of i gradually incri used until it teaches 1 mills -tli rate on estates value, I at $1.0(10.000 and oyer. "Non-resident owners pay an addi tional tax of f0 tier o-nt of tin- amount of the graduated tax. In other words, the huge land owner pays four or five times as much per acre as the smiil land owner does. An acre of wild land Is assessed Just the same as an ad joining acre of highly improved lam! The result Is that It hemmes unprofit able to hold these large tracts of Ian I and they, are put upon the market and sold In small tracts LOST TWO DAYS San Dioo Tourists T?eiudi Ofrdm III From Huiiiror and Exposure. okk;ox I5F.N F.FITS BY MOOKF'S IUF (SiiccUI Plsnnicli to The Journal ) Astoria, Or , Aug. Acting Scci tary W. I.. Moore of the department of, agriculture has written Senator 1-"niton ; that as n result of ids bill, passed bv : congress, the agri. ul! ui al i.pr. iprla t ion i has been inert ased from 10 to per cent, that the total at nt ,!,! the. fifteen distrl'ts for school and road pur-j poses amounts to $r.':l,,i4 "7 ' Twenty -five por cent of this amount,! J32.H l.'l w ill come to Oregon In I concluding his letter Acting Sc -rotary .vioore says: it is wtth great plea, lire that I am able to notify you ,,f this direct contribution of the national for ests to the counties In wh.icn they lie," PROPOSES A X J I, I FAX AND R03IAX KEFXIOX h ri w t tourney (r'nited 1'r.Ki Loa.-it Wire ) Milwaukee, Wis.. Aug. Consid erable Interest is being manifest,-,-) .y church people here today over Hie pub licity given letters exchan i:ed between Hev. K H Fairbanks, ,-ulir of St Patrick's church of tins Hi v. and Lord Halifax of Poneasi'-r Lncland. .n which the Lnelic'i ,,rd tn i.tlv fav ors a union of the Ang.i- an and Cstl lie churches Lord ll i'!ta is preside it of the Knirlish I'huiIi m- u, which i;! ra organized for the rurnose of tin 1 1 in , J Christendom. (rrlti'l Trest Ix-.-ised Wire.) Ocdeu, I tah. Aug. 22- 111 from hun ger and exposure. .Mr. and .Mrs. (ieorge l'ler, e of San i 'lego arrived here In an automobile today after having bevn lost for two davs and nights in the desert m-ar Lucln. ;,u inili-H fr,.un lu-re. Tlu-y were (in thflr vvav- from Sa -l lot-go to New V..rk in the car. Wluui tiny lost t)ie;r vvav thi-v had no fo id supplies. When I'l. r.-e realized he w is lost he tried t. kep the truth from: Lis wife, bat .she soon became aware of their idicl.l. They became confus-d by the sagebrush and got clear awiy from the l oad. l'ierce said that after I t ravelins for sever. il hours in the rain ho came upon tracks of his own car and realized that he was making no hea I- . way The first nigh: tlu-y remained' In the car an,) tried to continue their trip. Last night, however, they wero ; so weak from lack of food and f rum : exhaustion that they were compelled to' take adv antage of the shelter of a dry J dUeli, w here they sh ut for a few- hours. ' I l-JBrly this morning by a lucky chanco nicy oanio upon the road and so:m reached this city. Mrs fierce is under the care of a physician at her ho'el nnd Fierce scarcely nbie to stand. They declare. r, that (hev m continue the Complete Gas Lights 75c Vals. 38c Complete Gas Lights, 175 candle-power, imported Jena globe, extra strong weave cap mantle, equipped with latest improved burner, patented and highly adjusted regulator. Will fit any fixture. Every light guaranteed. Regular qq 75c values 50C 25c Mantles Now 10c La. Extra Strong Double-Weave Gas Mantles, best quality linen fiber. Produce a brilliant , white light. Mantles of exceptional quality ; that sell regularly for 20c, 25c and 35c. ! Slightly discolored, but good as new. Reg- j ular 20c, 25c and 35c values. Special Monday we offer an extraordinary opening-of-sea-son sale of our famous Nadia and W. B. Corsets, in new models, made of fine coutil, with hose support ers, medium or high bust, princess hip or fQ short hip. Regular $1.75-$2.00 values iOC 2-ClaspSilkGloves39c i - - - i These are regular 75c Kayser and Fownes two-clasp Silk Gloves, double-tipped fingers, in black and white, all sizes. Regular 75c grade, only Kayser and Fownes two-clasp Silk Gloves, double tipped fingers, in black and white, all sizes, Ff reg. $1 and $1.25 grade. Monday sale OVC $5Coat Sweaters $2.39 About 150 Women's Sweaters are left of a recent big lot of 1,200, in new styles, just received from New York. Mannish coat style, with pockets, in white, red, gray and navy. Some have An tr knitted bands in contrasting colors Oa?' 25c Gas Torches 25c Imported Jena Gas Globes 500 New Fail Lingerie Waists c Regular Values up to $6 for $1.68 Wash Suits and Dresses Values to $25 for $4.85 t3, .s-r A few fine Tailormade Wash Suits of khaki. is i rep and linen;- also .Lingerie Dresses, ol white mull. Only a few odd sizes. Values to $25.00 for Lightning Destroys Burn. :lt-clil mm fitch to Trie JourDfll ) $4.85 mr.a noli. rentes, would have i;iuoi.u or ..i'on per mile for the 400 miles of road for: which the grant was made. j Wag-on Road Oracti. "There are nn figures available show-, lng how much the wagon road rompn- nios hav e re, elved from the state for the sale of their lands, or the number Of uo-ry i . ni,-: :11b1 g unsold. "Tl-o I'allcs military road (rrant ex ' tends fr.ou "Tie ral'en southeast through Was,--,. Sherman. Wheeler. Giant and Malheur counties "The S ! 1 i 1 iiu-t te v alby and Cascade mountnln military road grant extends from Albany east through Linn, Cfook. Harney r,d Mnl he-.: r counties "lie 1 'regoii central mllltarv road; print e)Ce-:!s fr-tn F-ipin south thr-oig Lane. Klirsth, Lake, Harney and Mi '' -or , vur.r ies "The 1 Piv wagon rend irnnt ex tends vves f -il K s.-i. ;rg through the heart of I'ouglis ar,d '.es counties "The ('orvaliis a-ol 1 iinnins Rh v waff-: on road grai,' ev'ends wist from 1 'or vhIMs through l(ent,.n and Lincoln coun ties 1 The c,r;Br-i Men of thes roads km Mail-Carrier. Attention. Tlefore ordering vo ;r -iiiiform see as Coopev A.- on. ;a;! us. 309 liak North Powder. or. Aug. "2. The comparatively n-w barn on the Miller northwest of town, valued at 1 was struck bv lightning during the electric storm last night and de- i M roved, with six tons of hay belong-, lng to S, Simons Tn order to save the i dwelling. Mr. Simons and family had j to keep throwing water on it until re-' Hexed by the downfall of rain which, followed There was no insurance. I ILmbroidered Collars ! These 500 Lingerie Waists aie a sample line of new fall models, many with the new stvle ------- long sleeves. They were bought in New York at a very low price by our Mr. Levinson. ReS. 19C25cValS. 12V2C Thestylesare variednd extrernc!y be1litifuI' Sorne have embroidered panels, others ill ! yokes of Baby Irish lace. One lot has yoke entirely of fine pin tucking, as well as cuffs coiiar ana DacK. i ney are an w i::s tnat sen regularly trom $J.U0 to $6.00. f Q On sale Monday at 8 o'clock tor i :lv Jhl.DO b tl.: rev sec -, Is at 1'i.g. the I 4 : hi-nd wn z i ha pes. pnt it tie bltfg- e fdl, , r,j... .1 r O , ( e- . c M -. r V S ' f i , ; e I ua, l- " ' Is ' i 1 U1 ' r I r . re 1 c rp f ' r ' fr W'rk-t1 in r r n: n t r y 'I rn; 1 1 on -i wi'h a ' w of t .. irahl lantl It i r-n r 'llrf 1nf from flr . b i j T b v a of nilHtarv m1 it n ,.f t h roili f,r i n rr n lr, but a ; g 1 8 ' or fllr ' " ' cn nrrl f r;( r i (inn'TMcf j li t r- ,. jic-'ir - 'r' Ifl-'l and murr -R"? p n t ritr t i y r..rr-pny rllmA nrA r a .ltptanr of t!ir 1 th nnd fr nt n w r wnfkH Info f rr r i won an'l bram vilb) ba "r forft rPTv rr'p, an-1 Ln That way ihm for & anrt 1 an arra. Or&4nat4 Xa4 T Tb ar to brmk up th Inr rMtna 1 hy Unttmv Th rptitu-: ti-n thou Id b imMd- n a a to imait j th Irr1nr of a rraluatM lr.A f fenifrprorai raluea, aa thty do la ( m' ! on '. rr '' ' " M n v ft-r of wort !- ji lan.ia "Ornatus et Bonitas1 me. us. ai imci FALL STYLUS In Men's Hats With above Celebrated Hall Mark of Fashion, Quality and Distinction WILL BE ISSUER) Thursday. August 27 289 AMBRlOGE AND 791 WASHINGTON PERKINS HOTEL ST. Embroidered Linen Collars, all sizes, in pure white, regular 19c and 25c quality. One thousand dozen are ready Monday. Great est values of the year, . r 1 at 12k Plain and Fancy Ribbons Values to 35c Yard at 19c 75c Underwear 57c Black Lisle Stockings Reg. 50c Values 35c Women's Medium-Weight Ves: high neck, long sleeves, ank!e ! or gray. Regular 75c values at and P ints. white 57c Four-inch Dresden i Plain Taffetas, all Ribbons and five-inch the wanted shades in plain colors, newest floral effects and plaids. Regular values to 35c the vard for ' 75c Gingham Aprons 49c 19c Sheets and Pillow Cases Sj:eFrice Women's Gingham Aprons, quality gingham. wii!e s! pocket, deep ruffle. 59 i- width. Never sold for less t ian de of extra :cr straps. long, full 5 49c X7fii 1 F-25-v Extra good quality Sheets, size 81x90 inches. Special at ready to: use 69c Lace Curtains Wortif: dye. s; Kfc.:-t 51.00- Fine Black Lisle Hosiery, Onyx liced heels and sole, garter tops. - 5Uc value at J pans tor cash pair 2-inch Pillow C.tscs. J- 45x38' quality cotton, at On spe ;ale le of good 16c Scarfs and Squares at 25c Union Linen Scarfs and Sauares. hem- j; stitched and drawnwork. izes 18x50 inches and 30x30 inches. Regular 50; val- r ues . ZjC 5(K pairs Lace Curtains, in Renaissance, Ciunv. Marie Antoinette. Irish Point and La:eiburg. Lace Curtains made of best quality imported bobhinet, white or Arabian color, 2: j and 3 yards long. S4.50-S4.00 Lace Curtains. .. .S3.10 S6.50-S6.00 Lace Curtains 94.70 S3.OO-S7.50 Lace Curtains $5.89 Hair Mattresses $25 Values at $16.85 Fine quality 35 -pound Hair Mattrse. t- t hair and ticking, a mattress sold everywhere at $25 00. Wonderful l!on- . p r day value t only - . . , . . . . . U I U U t)