V. THE f OREGON; : DAILY ; JOURNAL,, PORTLAND, .. FRIDAY-, EVENING.. SEPTEMBER 4. .1008.
12,000 ACRES '
TO BE WATERED
FIRST PRir.TARTf ALLIANCE HlEflNS
III I'BIGTOII WORLD'S PEACE
do so In labor, and In thia.menner the
canal will be constructed. . . ,
' T.h biggest feature of the Irrigating
projecta dam across Rogue- river Is
already estjbllahad.. The dam of he
Golden iDrlft - Mining company, at the
Pry Diggings, three miles above Grants
Paaa. will b employed. A committee
called upon C. (1. Ament and . W.
Ament the managers of, 'the Golden
Drift company yesterday, and Inter
viewed them regarding the proposition
of curing- water from the dam for
the irrigating canal,- The' Ament broth
ers are heartily In favor of the enter
prise and will give every possible a
alaiance In the- construction, of th
canal.
i In order to secure government aid
at a later date. It la neceaaary to or-
genlae an Irrigating district, but a
this has to be taken through the courts
and will require at least two yeara. the
orgaolaatlon of such a sl.lrlcl will bo
left tin gfur the construction of the
canal, v , j
A red. eeane. iiwlrhtlf die , fair bf
galls sale trm , n anwiW. S,V
VIPRIIL
Horrifying DiscoTery Made
. ; by, Mrs. ,W. 0; Alexander
; at' Eerio, Nevada, v
-. I"'
i Conlplications In Senator- Governor of Victoria Rises
Huge Cooperative Project Is
; lal Contest Local up-' liigiier let man "mine
. Planned by Josephine
' ; County People. :
V,,- iit,M''ir:'i t . ': .. '
tion Main Issue,
Supremacy" riane.
mm u in
Spclkl DliDitcb to Tbs JoornaU
'Seattle,; Wash., Bept't. One off the
- ' innat Intareattntf tnd axeftlne- political
By H. Lee Clotworthjr, United Press
. Staff Correspondent on Board the
United States Steamship Georgia.
Melbourne, f Sept. f The farewell
? ....... fc. ,h- M.ev of ths'state . ovvw-
; " . ... . . '.. i Danquet given by Melbourne to tne. oi
or vvasninitton win virtually conn w ..... .1.. ,1,1.
end ney Tue.day with the Pf1' was a love feast. It was expressive of
mary. As Washington la Itepunucan df,. ... ., . ... ,
large majority the" nomination oflthe th- ,ea."wlth the hands cla.ped In the
, Republican candidates lor orrioe w 1 warmest grip of friendship and the
' gardea as' eaulvalent to election. . promise of continued .close relation.
J' ti, ,,,, .-. week will 1 Blr a noma larmienaei, governor u
... u..v.., . - 1 Victoria, in a-smenuici aaaress o mo
be the first aver held In this atate. It departing vlaltora. expressed the pleas-
inty, I ur tne visit or the fleet naa Drouani
Judicial and congressional everything Ja
V will include every office -atate, count
JLTnited Btatea senator and governor passing
ri to the county commissioners and P" '
from,
down
conatablea of. the Justice courts.
ght
Melbourne and all Australia, lie
Id he conaldered it more than a mere
call or formal attention on inu,
one aovernment to another, anil
voiced hla conviction that the incident
Prt ISnXr .iif thi candidatea for I- prophetic of the alliance of the white
the legislature have sained a pledge l J,:,?'.?'.' imiPUi fleet to
vote for the man receiving the JJgh- . v.!t ?S mlrJ5? !;-?,:
eat number of votea for United Btatea ?'r " v,.
senator. Advocates, of the direct ;.pri- -., --,. thZ 'vk.
machine polltlcTana. and many who op- f.fft Anglo-A
Si VS. ?WV 'AVrThrnledS on thi of ptace thrbuVhout the world."-
2?ro fh.fth, lonfPOrefSn would Admiral Bperry reaponded In a strong
f h2 hi nAwl. 1 1 rJf How- speech of appreciation of the welcome
"XT t'hTa Cfe'f' hi.VVeSrhelHOby f?- of the people of Mel-
the candidates, and as there Is no pos- iT"."" miiS intiMt ini loid will
slble chance. of the Qregron situation be- wm faSallv stro in the United
Vnr.edrthw".tt,Ul' bmed werafmai.ny exch.n.'or
kI S,Klti0,L.t8 ZTa!! hi compllmenta and toasU. msklns; the
ntn? ""ture in JJ""hht! banquet an appropriate final feature of
wl l of the people aa expressed by their t".. receptlon at this port !
votea next Tuesday. . Th tt Jin iMn out of the har-
. Viva for ana.tor. I hnr at 8 oVlock tomorrow Baturday)
There are three Republican aspirants morning and start on the cruise of 1.880
for the senatorshlpL the present Incum- niues across tne great Australian
bent. Levi Ankeny. Conrresaman Wesley !T Vv. . . . v. . Vi . i n.
L. Jones of North Yakima and Judge sound In the southwest. section of Aus-
Wllllam H. Snell of Tacoma. Ankeny trai a. .a v.
is a wealthy banker and owner of farm tyT?;f7 'fLVZttJ?.
lands, living at Walla Walla. Congress- three accidents. In which two ; Americans
Jones is a. lawyer and a 00m para- ih . Ji . li i
ly poor man. having little beyond railway trains Michael Miehaelson, a
hi. l.rv llr. Ton., nr a I mtmunr oi me oanu .ui in, miy..v,
vtAa th 'i.riinr ranrlM,tM. M run over and killed lnatantjy last
. (United Press tVaasml Wire.)
Reno, Xevr. Sept 4. Tha niorgue of
flclals srs, today working with -the po
Uce, In an effort to .unravel what la
thought to be a grewsome murder mys
tery revealed" In a startling manner yes
terday by Mrs." W. O. Alexander. The
woman lowered a bucket for water Into
tha old Moor ditch, which, runs through
tha heart of the fashionable residence
district of .the , city,. , and when she
started to raise the' receptacle It con
tained the head of a man. She had not
noticed the dead body floating down the
dltifh. , '
The police believe tha dead man was
a victim of foul play, as the body
showed signs of violence, and are in
vestigating on this theory. vj
(B(elal DUpetch te The laarsal)
Grants Pass, Or., Sept 4. Arrange
ments and Plans for tha, building of
a huge irrigating canal, which will tana
its water from Rogue river, just above
tha Golden Drift company's dam, 'and
water over 12,000 acres of arid lands
above and' "below Grants Pass, have
been made, and construction work wfll
soon toegln. Tired of waiting for out
side -capital to become interested' In
the . project, and upon the government
for aid, local buafneas men. ranchers
and fruit-growers, have decided to build
the bla- canal themselves. To this end
cooperative ditch company la being or
rnnlr.rrt tha ahareholdere Of Which Will
be the water users themselves, Those
who cannot buy ahares with cash,- can
with manr astute nollticlans predicting
tne overtnrow or Ai
tion of Jones. The
Hnell was an elev
race and though It has complicated the
(h. fjn-ar 1 a..... Inat hln Ufa while trV-
iKeny ana tne eiec- v " "' .u oin-
candidacy of Judge "7 5." "l kY"1 rk"' i xr.iir
enth-hour entry, in the """r" """'"' ""Ti'Tur
i . rgrnonrpr nnrrm it h i i i liiss jxkiiiiis?-
rni
rac una thousn it na complicated xn " r n VtVna Vf -nch onrl
l"..r,tPeCted t0 af,ePt wheSrSEria oTerMe TeSrc'ru'.h'
Geotie F. Cotterill" nad M. M. God- "?. JfJ":. if"!?! w"l V.1 CIS
man. bth of Seattle, are the candidates L'n-ihii . " ,
?' Den,oeratl0 p,rty for,tne BenaH The clttsens are preparing to arise
pprent
torship.
si(n OTTOwr. thfiT .feam out to
The Republican race for the ajovernor mornlna-.
ship la the most interesting; contest to The bovs had nrobablr the best time
be decided at tne primary. Tnere arej here of the entire cruise, 'iney nea
eight Republican candidates, the pres-l grown accustomed to the ways of the
ent governor. A.- K. Mead, former Gov- Australians at Sydney and they got ac-
ernor Henry McBride, Attorney-General quatnted quickly here. v
John D. AtklnAon, Bamuel G. Cosgrove, The fleet Is due to arrive at Albany
a popular member of the legislature, September II.
colonel w. M. Kiopatn oi spoicane, wno
is counting On the support of the war
veterans, Joseph W. Robinson of Olym-
pla. Robert B. Brown of Seattle, and
usear h. weal or ueiiingtiam.
Governor Mead's administration has
ban free from scandal and is generally
, regarded as aatlsfactorj. Ills most
rormicaDie oponent is roTmer uovernor
MeBrldeV who is well liked by the busi
ness interests of the state. These two I
are regarded as the leaders In the race.
On the Democratic list of candidates
for the governorship are John Pattison
of Colfax, A. j. Rplawn.of North Yakl-
and give the ships, farewell cheers
ea tomorrow
CH BRIIIGS
BURGLAR'S BLOW
THE SQUIBB. DRUG STORE.
We sell good cheap all the,
time, but our "specials5' are ex
tra! that everybody's purge
miles at v
All this week we offer a spe-v
cial on toilet paper that econom-'
ical people must not overlook
or forget, for you don't get such
bargains often.
Hotel and ' lodging bouse .
keepers take notice.
Pi
Great Toilet Paper Sale
FOR THIS WEEK ONLY
THE MAJESTIC (a big 15c roll), this week... 3, for 25e
-THE COMPETITION (a big 10c roll), this week 4 for 25
THE BLUE BELL (a big 15c pad), this week 3 for 25 ."
Bicycle Playing Cards. 17V
M. & L. Florida Water, large
size 67
Sozodont ....k,.. 17
Some More Specials
Sapolio, per cake ..6e
Paraffine, per pound 9t
Y pint "Camphor. 25c
1 Always Seven Owl or Export Cigars 25
The "Slack ana White Be Headquarters X,owney's Candles foe
Cigar - for Hlgb-Orada Per- the
The Beet So Cigar Ever fames Man Who Knows. We
Bold In Portland. and Toilet Water. Bell Them.
.......
The Perkins Hotel Pharmacy
THE SQUIBB DRUG STORE
Phone Us, Main 8624, A1011 FREE AND QUICK DELIVERY
or coirax, a J. npiawn.or XNortn iki- ,r TTT T, i T 1
j. Patrick 8,, Byrne of Spokane. Wll -MPS. W. C. VlllCent 01 BaKBr
iiam riMictman or oeame, ana jimmie , , .
uty maiy vounaett in
Uurkln. a saloonkeeper .of Spokane and
a picturesque figure In the politics of
aat city. . :..-...-.
For secretary of state, treasurer, at
tqrney-general and several minor state
-orneers, the jJemocrata have failed to
make nominations. On the Republican
. side there are two 'or more candidates
lor neariy every piac4,onahe ticket.
The Wonld-Be Congreaaman
Spokane Hotel.
(United Preaa Leated Wire.)
Spokane, Wash., Sept. 4. A ray of
light flashed from a burglar's lantern,
The conarrnaaionfll'' Sltuatl nn ill art .i penetrating the darkness, struck fairly-
Interesting. -This la the first year that In the face of Mrs. W. C. Vincent of
OH
the atate
been divided Into districts.
Palrar f ' 1 1 v- Cr n. If nf a wMnlv.ltnnwn
numiinrey, in ine feattie nisirict oanKer, as sne lay asleep in ner pea
isa randldate for the nomination and I In room 232 in the Spokane Hotel yes-
will go back, as his record is generally terday mornlna. With a scream of ter-
Batisfctory Francis W. Ouahman. in ror the woman sat up, her eyes cen
tneTacoma district, aleo is assured of tpred on the dark form behind the light
renomlnatlon and reelection. The Third which had hllndnd her for the moment.
district is the real battleground. There Before she could make another outcry
re seven KepuDiican candidates In this she was struck down by a blow rrom
district, four from Spokane alone. . the thug, who quicklv ran" to the rear
in eacn oi the three districts the Dem- window and made his escspe down a
ocrata have united upon a single candl- ladder which had been placed against
ie. the window. Tne woman was oaaiy
Issue Are So arcs. Injured. The gash over her eye was
Outside of local ontlon there i over two inches long. and it was
scarcelv an lamia In h necessary to tane a numoer or stitches
les It be an amendment tn th- iiVoU M". the wound. The thug got no valu
iu nm ah nn law. arivin r .a , n MAnrA.
tnft body. The declaration, of -tho u.
puollcan and Democratic state conven- TVDTf'TED FOT?
tions on the liquor question are going J11AXil A vlv
io arouse mucn interest, but the real
fight will eome In the iexislature, when
the Republicans will introduce a local
option bill and the Democrats a bill for
a constitutional amendment for prohibi
tion. It Is believed that the antl-llquor
element will controltihe legislature by
a big -majority, and local option will
probably win,
ABE H
US EXECUTOR
Also a Beneficiary Under the
Will of the Late Tony
Pastor.
EMBEZZLING BONDS
Cnltd Press Leaaed Wire.
NewTork, Sept. 4. Abe Hummel, the
disbarred attorney, has been named aa
executor of the estata of the late Tony
Pastor. Hummel Is also- a beneficiary
under the will. His sister. Bertha Hum
meL is appointed coadministrator.
Hummel Is now In Paris, after serving
it vn xjiscawens isiana lor per
jury. Pastor leaves behind him a gold
watch end a diamond studded pin.
Most of the property la left bv the
deoeased to hla widow. In' the event
of her not surviving him, Psstor di
rected that the property should be di
vided amonr the heirs, after $10,000
was given to the actors' fund.
Otis In for an Operation.
trnlteS Press Leases Wire.)
Baltimore, Md.. Sept . General Har
rleon Orsy Otia. publisher of the Los
Anaetes Times and a veteran nf the
Civil and Ppanlah wars, la- here to
uno.njo aui operation at Johns Hopkins
i'piist- iui ipfraiion will o per
formed In a day or two by Dr. Hugh
S I . ( WU TI SI.
tCnited Press Leased Wire. I
San Francisco. Sept. 4. John J.
Lynch and C. E. Rankin were lointly
Indicted late yesterday by the grand I
jury on a cnarge oi emoezijing MU,
000 worth of bonds of the Ocean Shore
Kallwav company.
The alleged felony was In connection
with a deal In which Lynch receiv
the boisls as security for a flO.000
loan. It was charged that Lf-nch hy
pothecated the securities. Rankin ad
mits that he purchased 110,000 wor
oi ine minus, dui aeci&res ne was in- j
not know the character of the1 transac
tion by which they came Into Lynch's
nsnas.
SCHWAB TO LOCATE
AT BETHLEHEM WORKS
Colden Naggett
joI Health"
' -writes an enthusiastic
torer ef
Grape-Nuts
avvsry aueretyrmmb carries Its
-.quota ef health.
1 "ThtrV a Reason"
W-w ej;
(Hatted Press Leased Wlra-l
Kew York, Sept. 4. It became known
today that Charles M. Schwab, the steel
king, will remove his offices from this
city snd take up quarters near the plant
at Bethlehem,, Pa., in order to devote
all bis time to tne company s affairs.
For many weeks be has been required
to spend at least half ef his time there,
his private car Lore to making three
and four trips a week. While at Beth
lehem Schwab has usually lived in the
car. Now he Is neeotlatinsr for a resi
dence at Bethlehem upon whioh he can
secure a year's lease. The Bethlehem
Steel company, of which he Is presi
dent, has enent nearly Ii&nnnnAa In
enlarging its plant within the last year.
J. TIER P0NJ NO
ANGEL FOR MAXtNE
, trnlted Preaa Leased Wire.)
Kew York. Sent. 4. "The onl Inter
est I have In the new alexin Elliott
theatre Is to set a free ticket on tha
opening night," is the reply of J. Pier
pont Uorgan to a question put ' to hint
while he awaited the arrival of Vlles
Elliott on the steamer Adriatic . The
actress, wnen sne nea a tne story, as
sured the financier that he would re
ceive a ticket.
The report that the new playhouse.
which will open In Iecember. la to be
backed by Morgan, that In others words
he Is to be Its "an ire L, "V was positively
denied by Miss Elliott.
niQSriIATE FOUND
ON PACIFIC ISLE
Mmlt
Our Special
res
ELSEWHEREYOUPAY
$12.50 to $15.00
We are not offering these
Suits for today or tornorr
row only, but wish to im
press every one of our
patrons, the old as well as the stranger, that this is
a genuine staple garment with a genuine staple price
WE ARE PREPARED TO SHOW
AT BOTH OF OUR STORES
ALL THE. LATEST
FAIL STYLES
You will find our Suits of the verv
latest shades and patterns, full of
style and unexcelled for workmanship
We Red Front
TWO STORES
First and Taylor Third and Burnside
tTstte press I mil ffHI
Ha Francisco, gem. 4. Two commis
sioners ef the) French rorernnveet, Al
bert Bonne de Mesiere and Joha
Stephens, ere In this city en their re
turn from the exploration of aa IsJaed
rn the Pieumotu grovp. near Tahiti.
which Is said to be VniM-nanBiy rich- In
phosphates, rivalling the deposit owned
Vt the British ea Chfistmae Island.
They w-;i rn te Farle and rt-arn tn-Sed-stly
with sofflelt rajrltal te s.
gn the errli . ef derelofifts; tie 4s
ioi'.Ia tot tbe rrantli anajSeu
AMERICAN
GENTLEMAN
20 Years on Broadway, Now in Portland to
stay; on the Corner of Sixth and Stark. We
Will Show You an Up-to-Date American Gen
tleman. 20th Century System Is What We Use
REMEMBER SIXTH AND STARK
f0gM
rsi. n is-- in
law IO lH ir J
B H H B D
B'rtf
WATCH THIS MAN GROW
BANNON
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"THE EAST SIDE PEOPLES STORE" . ,
388-390 EAST -MORRISON J5T., Near arantjvve.
Sharing the benefits of advantageous purchases with our customers have made our SATURDAY
SPECIAL SALES famous" the length and breadth of Portland. WE ARE THE ONLY. STRICTLY
CASH DEPARTMENT STORE IN THIS CITY. With no bad accounts to hamper our. methods we
are in a position to sell goods on a less margin than other stores. Our past Saturday sales have proven
this. Tomorrow's specials are additional eye-openers.
NEW STYLES VOILE SKIRTS
Received by express and offered you as our
premier - Saturday attraction BEST $7.50
QUALITIES TOMORROW
$3.98 Window
The cut is an exact illustration of the
Skirts on sale, made of fine voile
with bands of Mack atin ribbon
trimming; the quantity is lim
itedto secure your size
you must shop early.
rr w j.
V W we W W
-Witch fori
Colombia Woolen '
"Reason Why
, Contest ia
Snndiy ' Pagrt.
A Saturday Sale of
Blankets and Comforts
Would von rather buV your hlanbeta
and comforts now. and save from 15 to '
50 per cent, or wait until an east wind
cornea whistling- down the line a few
weeks hence? This opportunity will-not
occur then. .
but BBssnrcr TOKommoir Jura
BATS XOWSY
A Season Opening Sale
W a WM aWAslaBMSI sbVmsbI aw bV ' 4
200 pair, 85c quality, tomorrow, pair
- 59c .
wooii ransx oottov Muuham
11-4 sise. best $1.50 qualttr; per palp'
98c
WOOXi BXnrJBTst ":''
Heavy welaht vray wool. extra-la rye .
ft.iO quality, pair
.. $2.5Q
HXATT OOKTOBTB JLt:
J9n eotton-fllled. sllkollne-eeTered Com
forts, full stss, 11.60 quality, each
89c
irru vxiarr conom
Handsome coveting, extra else, select
cotton nuinf. J.o qnsiiij
$1.39
jtxbts r
s In white an
Tie qualities
39c
CmXB B&AJTXBTS 10 BABT
Novel deslfns In white and colors, best
74 qualities j
OUR AFTER SUPPER SPECIAL tt'S!"
The occe of oar previous fter-upper ales on Saturday spor on to still jrrestef efforts.
OHR SPECIAL' TOMORROW EVENING 50 DOZEN KITCHEN APRONS. FULL SIZED. Vr".
OF BEST QUALITY CHECKED GINGHAM WE WILL HAND THEM OUT RATIDLY TOi:
ROW EVENING AT. EACH
TVO TO A CUSTOMER TWO TO A CUSH).-