THE OJREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY I.IOKNINO, ' OCTOBER" 23. 1003. 11J.-1U -1 II Jl-W j'iil BARONS WORK 10 BESUfilE T VOTE AT on marks' am A RAPID RATE zip r l FTy-. . TO uw lot Each jrimite. Holdings ' Comprised in Waon Road and Railroad '-" Grants Will Kvciitually Be Sold to Settlers at r .$2.50 an Acre. (Snertal IHi'teta to The Joursal.) : 1 Roseburc, Or., Oct 24. Attorney-! General Crawford, In a speech at the Oregon-Idaho development con- rress, today told the people, by way of an explanation, tbat there vu Koseburir Will He Head- Electors in Two Precincts quarters of Hng:e Min- Obliged to Cast One Bal in? Project. f iipnl Dtaaetes to Tha Jmiroai. During every mlnut that the jolla Roseburg, Or., Oct. 24. Thsjar opra, on November J, ballots muit n-A m... nA ui.i.. jl ..im... J he boxes at ths rats of a a uv,u "i"6 muiiuf i mliiuta in ivo iirerinoia or Muunoman -. i -. i . , i j i i county lr a run vote puuou. i um vuu.j.aw,, wU...vu,, vi inunai cap- ,)0ii wm h. ou.n 11 hour and In the two Precincts there are Ca3 and III voter respectively. Precinct No. 84. comprising part of Irvlngton, ta the banner precinct. No. tf, on the Mount Bcott line, le only four votea behind it In the latter precinct. It now appears, the votere will alao vote eeparate ballots on the annexation ques tlon, and the handling of these votea at a rate a little better than one a min ute promises to keep the Judges and clerks on the Jump. Suoh top heavy precinct were not iri. ,,..,,.., v. - ,. i cunininpiaieq vy ino jtv, ana me in vU,.,.UJ iw.iu Da " I croaoe in the number of votere I a mill for sawing lumber to build I complete surprise to the county com- . . missioners and county L,ier fteid the men and offices. Thirty thou sand pounds of supplies are being packed In orer the trail. The officers of the company are ft mining development projects In the atate. The headquarters will be at Roaeburg. The property Is most ly placer, and lies on Mule creek. 23 miles west' of West Korlc station. The pay gravel ranges from 10 to 40 feet deep. This gravel pays from 10 cents to $2.03 for two cubic feet. Notice the extra values this week in carpet and drapery department . A cleanup sale to make ' ready for holiday goods. Lots of good things are to be found that we cannot advertise on account of lack of space. thou ft who leas than one year aco th theae preulnot would not have more than 100 voter each. In docens of other polling- places the conditions are simosi as perplexing, ror in acn or no lea than 25 precincts, as nearly as can b told from unofficial figures, r much hope entertained In the re- William J. Harris. president; George JV'trl'ai "afVu til.MI?S more than the 800 voters contemplated demotion of the land granted to the M. Cheney, Tlce-presldent; Thomas corporations by the government. He I F. Harrington, secretary-treasurer, said that the Pacific Electric com- George W. Slebert and Charles Lilly pany was one corporation which had I constitute the board of directors. J. to make an accounting. They were ID. Brown la the superintendent in to hare paid 10 per cent on $200,-1 charge of the mines. 000 for the use of a canal at Oregon Tne property is what was known City. They paid this amount for one as the Marks' mine, and has not been ,n V? heoaiiee 1 IUI J Another slim by th law as th proper HTnlt for on precinct No. 71 H ba th smallest number of voters, if every man goes to the polls there will be only 17. This Is th "afterthought precinct." which was created after the work of districting in oounty naa oeen completed ana it Became necessary to rorm another vol-! a court decision . I ...In... ..... l.alln.a ... . a ... 1 .. I j"' ""I'f" i " v . ... imiuvuooi, i me city limits. Another sum i 1874. They set up the defense that I rich, but all prior operations have let ? N- w with 11 voters, and the grant was made for a publltTVer-las much pay travel go as was saved. vice proposition; that it was simply an obligation of 'the company that built the canal; that It did not affect their assigns; and that the state must look to the original company for the reason why the condition did not extend to the grant itself. i , "The. courts have sustained the government in-this," said the attor ney-general," that when It makes a ' grant to corporations for certain pur poses, under certain terms, those to whom these grants are made cannot avoid those conditions by assign' ' ment. The same is true of wagon .... road grants; ana if they received these . lands - with the condition at tached that they were to sell them to actual settlers at S2.50,per acret.it is Impossible to avoid that condition Djr Belling to tome one else. The same applies to railroad grant landB. "t find that there are three cases like this that have come before the supreme ' court. In each' case the court has ruled that the grant must be complied with. When these cor porations have been forced to1 com ply with their grant condition, this country ; will be rapidly developed and settled up. . .. " , He also stated that there was ur gent need of more Railroads in the arid districts, and, while there were several proposed : routes now being considered, they were mostly for speculation and not development To, induce the building of these roads he favored non-taxation for 15 years - on all roads built In Oregon for de- ; velopment purposes. Senator Jonathan Bourne, with a view to ascertaining the sentiment o the congress , upon : the enforcement of the corporations to comply with the . land grant conditions, moved .that the matter be brought to a vote, but this brought up a heated arga ment an3 the matter was not voted upon, for the reason that it is not clearly understood. The sentiment, however, was for a compromise rath er than a contest Many resolutions ." were adopted for the immediate and concerted action of all Influential persons to assist in securing aid in the development work of the state. . ; The meeting closed tonight to meet again in Vail Oregon, so Its to give : Idaho people a chance to at tend. ,,;'.- ." ' FLEET STEAMS Tocuum AIM reclnct i. third i la No.) log, with 13. - Thess are all In the rotintrv. Precincts having more than 400 votes, I wnertJth ballot will have to be cant In lively fashion, are ?. J, I, , 10, 11, 12, IS, 15. 18. tO. Jl, 28, 14, 2. 27, 0, U 41, 46, 4B, 4 0, 6Z, 58, 64, 65, 6. t, S, 64, 6. 71. 74. 76. 79, 80. 81, 18. 84. 86. 87. 89. 90. 91. 94. 9S. 96 and 97. In all these precincts, except the three where annexation will be voted on, the i only ballot the voter will have to strug gle with- will be the on containing- th names of presidential ' electors. The shortness of th ballot will facilitate th voting-, and will make the' work -of Clearing Sale of Room Rug Japan Has Scored the Hit of arx,niieidpth ;the Voyage, in Hef Entertainment, ' We have no" Job Jots, we never buy them, but some . patterns will seU better than others. Look at the prices and you will not ( mind if the patterns are not the finest, in, the store. , No. 864 HartforjJ ' Axminster Rug, 6x8, beautiful two-tone green, our own make; worth $17.50, sale, price $12.75 No.' 1038 Tapestry Brussels Rug, with mi tered border, size 8.3x10.6; regular value $15, now only flO.20 No. 1082 Extra quality Axminster Rug, 8.2x10, with mitered corners, made of bordered carpet; sale price f23.20 No. 02 Whitall's Anglo-Turkish Rug, mill made, in. thick, 9x12 size; a fine ori ental pattern, worth $85, sale pr..?55.00 V . Clearing Sale of Lace Curtains " v . We could take a full page to tell about all our Lace Curtains. We have an enor. mous stock, 'This sale is to close out lots of one to four pairs, including the sample, which ia slightly, mussed from; handling, i Kb.' 3931 Nottingham Curtains, 3 yards . by 50 inches;; , $1.75 value, sale price, pair 8 No. 1497 Nottingham Curtains, 3 yards by ' 50 inches; $2.25 value, sale price. .fl.35 No. 3785W Madras weave Curtains,' fancy edging: $2.50 value, sale price. .. .$1.50 No. 4246 Cable net Lace Curtains, 3 yards by 50 inches; $3 value, fine for wear; sale price .fl.95 No. 2714 Imported Cluny Lace Curtains, 2i yards by 42 inches; $3.50 value, sale urice' S2.70 No. 2708 Imported Cluny Lace Curtains, edging and insertion, ly yards by 42 inches; $4.50 value, sale price $3.25 Clearing Sale of s Caroet : Prices, on these represent the actual fac tory coat If you want them sewed and laid, add 10 cents per yard to the price. A good chance for hotel and rooming bouse people to make a big; saving. . . All-wool Carpets, quality the best 90c, and 1 .values, close out patterns in lengths to 18 yards, the yard...;. 58 Brussels Carpets, fsj-ard wide; 90c value, four patterns, quantity 20 to 88 yards, the yard ......ssf Smith's extra and Hartford Axminster Car pets with borders; values $1.60 to $1.85; all good patterns, quantity limited; sale price, yard ....$1.10 Extra Wilton Velvet, with border, the best carpet made, two patterns, dark red and oriental; $2 value, quantity about 300 yards; sale price, yard $1.25 should De counted at tne rate or ZOO an hour, and at this rata the count will be over in all, except In a few precincts, by 10 o clock on election night. C0KRUPTI0N EXFOSED By H. Clot worthy. Correspondent of I ma umtea 'rress, on .Hoard th Bat-I (Continued from Page One.) tleshlp Georgia. Yokohama. Cut K AmM th. .h..n enclose you certificate of deposit to your invur iwr o,uvuin luiuumeni ui our l understanding-. Very truly yours, "JOHN D. ARCHBOLD. VALUATION IS TOO HIGH (Continued, from Page On.) , 84,600, th same as last year, instead of " 16 000. , The board of equalization will be In session tomorrow to receive complaints, ' bu' this will be th last day. The law sa;s U must be In session "for one week." and to avoid any possibility of having Its work nulliHed by the courts the members decided that they would keen the books open for a good, round wek of business days, not counting Sunday. When the board ouit work last night he number of complaints was only three less than the total number re ceived last year. Last night 841 com plaints had been stacked away for fu ture action, against 827 for the corre sponding Saturday night last year, and against a grand -total of 844 In 1907. and bansaia of a vast throng of Japan ese, the American fleet turned Its prows out or Yokohama, harbor this afternoon, and, ' dividing Into first , and second squadrons, sailed majestically away, the first squadron returning to Manila and the second pointed for Amor, The usual stoicism of the Jtninun w lurnoinn in in nour or rarewvii. and the throngs that crowded every van-, tags point. Dscame almost hysterical :n their efforts to give a still, further proof of their friendship for th Amer-j Officer' and men- erowdAd th itnv of the shlDS and waved mil i-h,r,H mYlned'tasfght "oedtn -hoM I would greatly like to have thf, proposod ha ..VAtalrln. Tana. . .11 W H V ntlloU. VTUllfc JUU 1 J I U 1 V The leavetaklna- from Janan mra Ilka ins tan oi ins curtain on a Huge ex travagansa, like th lsst fleeting Biunpse. or in lairyiana picture ot a comio opera. . . . - ( , The simile IS not exact. for nslfhar th sxtrsvasranza nor the pnmlo nnera la fraught with anything of moment, while the Visit nf tha AmerlcHna tn Japan Is believed . to be the precursor of momentous developments In the far east that will vitally affect tha Inter ests of the civilized world. But in the TJlctura nresented. in the wild, weird romance of it all. the simile I win. ao. The memories of the thousands of American sailors and officers who were lortunat enough to share In the Jan- anese festivities, will' red to jogging iu iBiiijiiu inoni or ins weex or uciooer 18, 1908. It will mark a dividing line In the lives of most of them and future events will be timed as having occurred before or after "we were in Japan." Honolulu was fine. Austral Ia wna great, the visit to China is looked for ward to with expectancy and a big time is awaited on the return tn Ma nila. But Japan cannot be outdone. The flowers and fetes, the lanterns and tinkling music, the dinners and theatres, tha little brown Jananenn man and the little, coy Japanese maids, the Jlnrlkishas and tea houses, the meeting with famed Japanese r warriors, with over it and through it all the marvelous and spontaneous and heartfelt enthusi- sm. made impressions on the Americana tbat ,time will dull but little. The consensus of opinion Is that Ja- ban did herself proud, that she showed herself a great nation and that she is sending back to America a vast army of ambassadors, even though thev mav not oe accreauea at wasnmgton. MACHINE GUN TRIALS Svldeno of Bribe. '' "28 Broadway, Feb. 15, 1900 My Dear General In accordance with the request in your telegram or toaay, i now beg to lnolosa you certificate of deposit to your favor for 810.000. Kind acknowledge ment of which will oblige, yours very truly, ' JUMIM U. AKUnoUiiU. "Hon. John P. Elkln, Indiana, Pa" "2 Broadway, May 9, 1801 My Dear General I inclose copy of a measure pending, I am not sure whether In the house or senate, being an act to amend an existing statute, as stated. For rea sons which seem to us potent. vou klndlv tell me about it. and advise me what you think .he chances are? Very truly yours, - JOHN D. ARCHBOLD. "i-on. John P. Elkln, Attorney-General, Harrlsburg, Pa" "I do not Intend to .make any com ment on those letters. I submit this correspondence to the citizens of the united states in the conviction that they are amply able to draw their own conclusions. "I will state, however, for the in formation of the citizens that Mr. John P. Elkln is now a supreme court Justice of the state of Pennsylvania Mr. Elkln was elected at tha last election, but in tne state or Pennsylvania a nomination by the Republican machine Is equiva lent to an appointment." . V- 4 ACarload My or Heaters Another lot that were delayed arrived last week. Special attention is called to our new "Royal" Heater, which comes in three sizes. They look so good that we are sure they will not last long. No. 18 Clover Heaters, cast top, lS-inch pipe , ,;.;f4.50 No. 123 Sunliaht Heater, cast top and bot tom, very ornamental ,f8.65 No. 20 Winner, cast top and bottom, extra large top opening ..f.o No charge for setting up Heaters. jf . $25.00 Reliance Steel Range $35 Val. for $25.00 Many! peoplehink "the Monarch is the only range we sell. . It is the best range we sell. but. we have many others... Whether you want a fine range of a low priced one, we are in a psition to give, you the most for your money, l pis range nas large nigh closet, four 8-lnch lids and weighs 5U pounds. . . J Monarch Malleable Kantres priced ssj to fl35 This Is the Only Place " Where You Can Aflord r Buya A 'We have the largest stock of cheap and medium Go-Carts in Portland. We Own them at 25 per cent less than any dealer can buy them. Call, compare styles and prices and' you will be convinced. ' Plain folder Carts, not reclining... ..Jjl.69 Rubber-tire Carts, . reclining back, adjust able toot .' .f.......f3,lo Rubber-tire Carts, reclining back, made of wicker, adjustable toot, lU-inch wheels, for S4.05 Rubber-tire Carts, reed 'back and sides, just like illustration ..84.95 Go-Cart Parasols, as low as 75 $100 FOR $50 Pa AT ATASCADERO (Special Maps tea to Tha Journal, t so Robles, Cal., Oct. 24. In army maneuvers at Atascadero today some remarkable results were achieved In ma chine gun tests under Captain Parker. t a range of a little over 1,000 yards record of 10 per cent of hits was made. Ten thousand nhotn were fired In three hours. Maxim, Vlckers and Hotchklss guns wer used in competi- .ive lesis. i ne new notcnKisa proved much more efficient than the machine gun now in use. A romplexloo nut la month and fair siren by Satin akin powder. 4 tint. Olearanc Sal Partly Used Typ ' . wTiters. No. 7 Remington and Tabulator; reg ular price sizb.oq: our price ibb.ov. No. 7 . . Remington: regular price siob.oo: our price i4f.&o. No. 4. Remington; regular price fiu.uv; our price iio.uo. . r Your choice of 20 Nos. and 7 Rem ingtons, 842.50. ' Bpecial No. 8 Remington, wide car riage, nearly new. 155.00. Nos. 2 and 4 Smith Premiers, slightly used, 840.00 to io.uo. Noa 4 and 6 Underwoods, slightly Used. 130.00 iO fOD.OO. Two slightly used I C Smith's. I6S.00. Ninety other typewriters rrom 85.00 to 815.09. We will-' accept small pay ments without Interest. All of these machines are In good working ordor, and are splendid values. They have been traded out for L. C. Smith ftros. Writing In Bight Typewriters, and w are anxious to get rid of the before ine iew xear. L. M. ALEX ATJDE R & Co.; AGENTS L. C. SMITH & BROS. TYPEWRITER, H. E. 8TEMLER, MANAGER, 170 FIFTH STREET. DRESS GOODS REDUCED -t Take Advantage of Tola Splendid Sar- Yla . CTiapne. Tomorrow we nlace on sale nnr en. tire siock or new i-au ureas uoods and 81 Iks at reduced prlov We farry the largest and finest stock of Black Dress Ooods on the Coast See our wlndowa McAUen & McDonnell, Third and Morrison. im GOOD VLJG nSfSW), CALHOUN CALLED TO TELL OfJ RfJEF - Patrick and Other Indicted 'Officials of United Rail roads to Be Called. ODDITY IN GOLD JEWELRY It is our aim to have solid gold jewelry, different in! style and design than is found elsewhere, and at this fall season this is a very noticeable feature throughout our entire stock. A vast variety, particularly selected and at moderate prices, await all careful buyers. 15-1. 3 Corner Third and Washington Streets' ' t - Manufacturing Jewelers Diamond Importers Opticians (United Pram Leased Wire.) San Francisco, Oct. 14. Patrick Cal houn. president of the United Railroads, will-be called as a witness by the prose cution in the Ruef trial. This was an nounced today by Assistant District At torney rieney when he directed Attor ney Btanlay Moor to notify his client to present during th trial of th xormer political boss Calhoun. Ford. Abbott and Mtfllalv were jointly Indicted with Abe Ruef for am aueged oner to bribe former Super visor J. J. Turey In th trolley fran chise matter. Each defendant demand ed a separate trlaL Ruef case i given precedence, as he Is now on trial befor Judge Lawlor and a lur-r far hla auiegea enanse. There is every likelihood that th scxuai inai win negtn tn a lew daya There were only.1 names In tha trial Jury box when Wnirt adjourned and Judaa Lawlor called tor another venire of se citizens, wae wlii appear In court Monday morning at 10-o'clock with their czcusea t N The trial of Mr. Calhoun was put over one week todsy at the request of the graft proseeetloa. Mr. Heoey then In formed Attorney Moor, who represents Mr. Calhoun, that he Intended railing Calheaa asvd other fnlted Rallrnaa oniciais. under ladlctmeat. to teetifr , V. T. . . . - coast In 1853, with the early residence at 81 He crossed the plain settlers and took ur a hoalwater bay, Washing ton, where he engaged in- the oyster bus tnesa To his efforts are due th pres ent scop of the oyster industry. Crellin had lived In Oakland since 1S78. is survived by six children ana tne wiaow. STOCK REDUCTION Suits 88 Per Cent Off on All Stan's and Overcoats. Nothing reserved. This discount In cludes blue and blacka SIS uit or overcoat now $11.25. $16.50 suit or overcoat now 112. IIS suit or overcoat now IIS. 80. 20 suit or overcoat now IIS. 22.E0 suit or overcoat now 11 1. SO. 25 suit or overcoat now $18.75. 27.50 suit or overcoat now $20.(1. $30 suit or overcoat now 121.56. $35 suit or overcoat now $36.25. Br coming early vou win hn a. large stock to select from. A. TWO DEAD "WILD AFTER WEST" FIGHT ard. Clark street. Richardson Co., opposite Wood Co., Washington X. P. INCORPORATES NEW BRANCH ROAD (Stwdal Dispatch te The Joarsal.1 . Helena. Mont, Oct. 24. The Northern Pacific today, througTi William Wallace. state counsel here, and others, filed' i tides of Incorporation- for a new bram-h railroad to eztend northward through th park into Mearber eounty. UPDlna- ine ricn rnieiaa jtiver aistricL THE KING OF DIARIES am i mm turn B 'l I ttavaf wna im laesoi i ORIGINAL COAST 0YSTER3LVN DEAD -l ' . wsawvBsaiBSBaMMaB rTstteS Trmm lamt WVa OaklaiKi. CaL. Oct. S 4 Theme Crel lin. -ritaliat. r-reetdent ef the Oakled Central bavnk. di4 at rua ham. -114 Alteei street, this morel'- after sj .. ee f three moat ha 0nerml Sett!'ty te years ef irrnes strata, la gireW as tie rtH ef death. Diary snd Thae-Sarer 1909 b Saarr sa aa Wan kaa ay iimUmri'rnm mt m "weS eixia K a Wan fai a. B. Ci Wm 1SJ turrs nE, Kcrrr aa wotn is , (Haant Nawa by Lonrent Leased Wlra.) Oulfport, Miss., Oct.- 24. Lon P. See- ley, champion steer thrower of - the United State, who has been traveling in the "101 Ranch" wild west snow ror several years, was shot to death by a lOiieeman tonignt, wno naa- aireaay sen fatau ' wounded by a bullet from tha ranchman's DistoL Both men were dead in flv minute after th shoot ing. If is said that shortly after the even ing' performance several persons wer held up by a number ot negro hangers- SENT WIFE HOME -AND THEN MARRIED Helena, Mont, Oct 14 A sensational answer in a divorce suit hi been filed here bv Mrs. Thomas J. Hamby. Ham by charged his wife with desertion in his complaint She now answers, de claring that she went home at his sug gestion, wnen m a aencaie oonaition, and that he kept promising te send for her. aintil he finally ceased writing alto aether. She further ever thst during this time be ha married anotber woman ia this state. ... - . k 15,143 REGISTERED IN SILVER BOW COUNTY ,So4.f Manetr TS Jnaraal I Butte. Meat. Oct 2 Registration for Butt aad Silver Bow counties closed this evening with 15.141 names rasistared. la 1(09 the registration re ported Hill and in l tne iigures were 11 lit. SUver Bew county is th TJentoeratle stronghold of the state and in Dt elections baa held th salsa oa of political power. Colooel IVomoted. . rCsllad freaa tanS Wle4 ' al franclseo. Oai. Ort. 14 Co) owe 1 Frederick K. mlth of the Elehth In fantry, now attending tbe.ssmy rsn- eevers wUh the t rxx pa st Afarailere, has t-rn srsmnted a briaranier general fee f!il s rtnr in tHt araSe The bs was exriH (rem Waahiogtva today. on of th ahow and the police were complained to. Le Varnado, a police man, set out to look for the miscreants and seeing Seeley took him 'to be th guilty person. It Is not known Just what happened but Seeley Is said to have fired the first shot hitting th policeman just above the mouth. Var-i nado. falling to the ground, returned the fire and instantly killed the ranch mam The policeman died In a few min utes without making a staff ment. - Seeley was well knoWraJnthe south west and was a promliLant Vahchman In Texas, Mexico and Oklahoma. The men of th "101" show are not allowed to carry loaded guns and the mana- Sers of the show wbo are present in ew Orleans are at a loss to under stand the matter. They ar Inclined to think that Seeley obtained a loaded pistol from whim on else la an effort to defend himself! , - We Hear of More Cures Of trouble originating In Impure blood, scrofula, loss of appetlt. catarrh, rheu matism, by Hood's 8arsa partita than by all other so-called remedies combined. Somehow those cured by Hood s seem to stay cured, and they gladly tell th good sews to others. .,' . torofttla or "Mr wife had a arafn. lou sore on her leg for reara Man different medicines gave but little bene fit Eh turned to Hood's Parse pan 11a aad th aor quickly healed, it I m good blood medicine," - J. X. Daft. Cros by, Tessa , Afflicted It Year "Hood s garsanei. rilla Ms cured roe of scrofula, with which I have been troubled IS years, and caused by vaccination. Ui litti dsochter had a aTofula swelllns ba ha neck and Hold's Sarsaparina also cured herMra. Nora, Hugbey, Hogbey, Tn-, Hood" BaraaparUla ,1s sold rtrr here. 1m the aeual liquid, or in tablet tyrm called aisataba. lt Doses Ova Dollar. Prepared only by C L Hood Ca, Lowell. Msse. -