THE OREGON SUNDAY ' TOURNAU PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 15, ; 1908. ' '.
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f PROSPERITY FOR
MAKES; ARGUMENT FOR
P)ffT0MENUE ROUTE
Francis L McKenna.Gqcs Back Into City's History; td
Show Injustice of Attempt to Defeat Pending Appli
. cation for Streetcar Franchise.
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Shall the electric railway connecting
thecUy with the big peninsula packing
plant and stockyard leave th main
line, running west along- Killings worth
avenue, at the crossing of Patton ave
nue and proceed north alone that thor
oughfare, tor , shall it traverse Alblna
avenue further to the east, or shall' it
take the extreme western route' along
Denver avenue? 'Th Is is the question
that has for a year or nor agitated a
considerable portion . of the population
of the lower peninsula, and which will
in all probability be settled next by the
city, council, which is scheduled to pass
& blanket franchise giving the Portland
Railway, Light & Power oompamy the
right to lay trades along a number of
suburban streets, -a right for which the
company has been clamoring some time.
. Francis I. McKenna, who has long
been a resident of the peninsula, ana
who has made a close study of the
street railway needs of the district, is
of the opinion that the council should!
grant a franchlse-.to lay tracks n Pat
ton avenue. In a discussion of the1
vexed question, . Mr, McKenn has the
following to ': . ; .' - i
"The wh-olev city Will be bonded - for
funds to lay out and ' Construct boule-1
vards. Precedents will, he established
for future guidance, by every act of the
city authorities at this time in connec
tion with the expenditure of 'these
funds.' A boulevard is supposed to be
a driveway devoted exclusively to pleas
ure vehicles, and should be located with
reference to' some exceptional features
couduciv to - pleasure. Smoke, stink,
noise and danger prevalent in factory,
shop, packing-house and transportation
districts are not conducive to pleasure.
Pleasure seeks the long, winding, beau
tiful wary, while business seeks the
shortest cut with least resistance.?
"Shall the boulevard funds be 'spent
on; streets where there are no attrac
tions and where business - would be.
tifled by restrictions that would be
necessary to protect Improvements in
tended only for light vehicles? Shall
the public funds be spent on streets
where the abutting property owners are
not onK willing but anxious to pay for
the '-improvement, provided the - travel
on the street shall not b limited to any
class? Shall streets which are by their
. location more lnJmand for business.;
than for' residence purposes be limited
to light vehicle use?. - j
Asks Perttnent Questions,
"Is It not true that. the best and most
attractive- places for boulevards around
Portland are those where business can
not . go?
'Is lt not true that we have . more
choice scenic sites for boulevards in
and around Portland without encroach
ing on trie business district than we will
be able to raise money to improve with
in the next 60 years? If so, why, then,
take prospective business streets for
light vehicle use to the exclusion of the
streetcar lines and the heavy trucks?
"Eighty per' cent of the property on
Patton avenue has petitioned the coun
cil to allow Patton avenue to become a I
SITE FOR ARLINGTON '
CLUBHOUSE GH0SEN
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New Building of Club to F ace the Shady South Park
Blocks Several Large Sales of Bealty in the
CSty 3Iade During the Rast AVeek.
.Acting under instructions ' of . the
whole club,' the board governors of
the Arlington Club closed during the
latter part of last week the deal for the
purchase of the 100-foot square lot
T facing on Salmon street, between Park
and West Park streets. The property
is considered as admirably situated as
a site for the new building which it is
proposed to erect bv the club. It was
purchased from P. M. Warren, the price
named in the deed being J55.000.
This site has three street fronts and
la ideally located for the purpose. The
club had over SO different sites offered
it at prices ranging from 115,000 to
tlOO.000, but it is believed that more
feneral satisfaction will result from
his selection thfi would have been the
case with, any otjier.
Sixth Street Property Sold.
Goldsmith & Co. closed a deal Thurs
day for a lot on the east side of Sixth
' street, between Everett and Flanders.
The property has a frontage of 60 feet
and was sold for S27.S0O. At present
there is an old frame structure on the
lot, on which the new owner, whose
: name Is withheld Tor the -present, in
tends erecting a four-story brick build
in to be used for hotel purposes.
Foster A Kleiser have purchased the
' half block on the north side of EaM
Yamhill street, between East Third and
Union avenue. The property was pur
chased through the agency of D. S.
Htearns for.$l,W0. Ills reported that
the purchasing firm will erect a three
story building on the site to be occupied
ns the east side headquarters of Its
business. .
William McKlnney, a Goldehdalo.
Waslu, capitalist, purchased last week
from the Moore Investment company,
through W. IL Moore, 31 lots in Lorrtn
ton addition, and four acres ' in Mount
, Hood view, paying ror tne property
120,000. This is the second large sale
f realty in Portland and suburbs made
by Mr. Moore in the past 10 days, and
all told- bis sales have amounted to
over 1150.000 since November 1.
IL P. Palmer, who deals extensively
In irvington property, nas sola six
nusrter blocks m that district since the
fir.-t of the month, each holding bring
ing
If. W. Pareltus took a quarter at
East Nineteenth and Knott streets.
i. C Roberts at East Twentieth and
Knott
Mr. Palmer also sold to Mrs. Adda L.
Wrlrht a new bunaalow on the corner
of East Seventeenth "and Balsey strentid
tar tl.SOO. - ' T
V. J. Fareckson at East Twentyr
first and Knott
C A. Foster at East. Twenty-first and
Knott V r- f. , , .
Mr. pamer . himself purchased a
quarter at East Twentieth and Brar.
1. M. Smith purchased a 76 by 100-
foot ""lioldm adrtoinlng the corner of
Kast Twenty-first and Knott
H. R. Burke has closed a deal for the
quarter block at the southwest corner
.f Thirteenth snd Everett streets. The
rropertv formerly belonged to John and
3r. Owens Adair, and was sold for$2.
oeS. It Is understood that Mr. Burke
!m ; reruw-a 138.000 for his purchase,
which he optioned last August.
j - sslty Profits Shows. J-F.-J.
Paly has" sold for 6. J. Cran
n ti ly lui$-foot lot on the wesjt side
f Fourteenth street htwen Wah
1 cton ami Alder streets, for 11 8.600.
re 'piircttttSf-r wk llaniot J. ManmleJd.
;r. i.' i'y- sola - tills- property to" Mr.1
business street by granting a franchise
to the railway company to construct a
streetcar line on - that street These
property owners promise to Improve the
street to the fullest extent at their own
expense, provided that the street be left
free to every class of travel. The re
monstrators aay make Patton avenue
a boulevard, whloh would mean to im
prove the street out of the boulevard
fund and restrict the travel to light ve
hicles. Would it be ' right to pay for
the Improvement out of the public fund
and prohibit business from centering
there, when the property owners are
willing to pay for the improvement for
the privilege of making it a business
street?
- "The good faith of the abutting own
ers is shown in their willingness Jo
pay and by the fact that they have re
cently given their property to widen
uie street to iuu xeet.
"If tha council refusal to rrsnt
franchise on Patton avenue because the
street Is to be retained for a boulevard
then the city would be under a moral
obligation to Improve the street out of
the boulevard funds. This would be the
first step toward the expenditure of the
boulevard fund; Is the precedent a
rnnrt one? If there - is no nubile good
servei by turning 4own this appli
cation then ' it should be granted on
the wide- street where the company
has decided that it Is safer to operate
a carline than on a .narrow street.
.City Sets Precedent.
"At the time of the consolidation of
the cltleg or Fortlantl, uast ronianq
and Alblna there was a considerable
balance in the Alblna Boulevard fund
Soon after consolidation a committee
from Albtna called on the new council
of the consolidated city and asked that
part Of that balance be spent on Mult
nomah boulevard. The councllmen with
Tvler Woodward as spokesman told the
committee tha we -had too many boule
vards la Albtna, that- the- consolidated
city could not afford to .maintain all
the streets over there as boulevards.
That Willamette boulevard. Columbia
boulevard,-Portland-boulevard and Van
couver boulevard would be mbra than
we could reasonably expect to have main
tained because other parts of the city
would be entitled to some consideration.
In carrying out that idea the council
not only refused to spend any of the
boulevard fund on Multnomah boule
vard, but wiped ' it off the map by
changing the name of part of it to Pat
ton avenue, part to Maryland avenue,
part to Montana avenue, part to Cook
avenue and part to Delay street.
"This was done in face of the fact
that the part of this boulevard that
was changed to Maryland avenue, Mon
tana avenue. Cook avenue and Delay
street, had been graded with boulevard
funds. j When the county court in 18,
by an act of the legislature, took over
the Peninsula boulevard system, Pat
ton avenue, Maryland avenue, Montana
avenue. Cook avenue and Delay street
-ager. not inciuaea Decause tney naa
tern seven years previous by an act of
the oounoll, thus confirming the prece
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"In 1901 the city council granted a
franchise to the Portland Ralyway com
pany to construct a carline on that part
Cran less than two years ago for $1R.
000. By the recent sale he nets a profit
of 3. 600, at the tame time hawing rev
reived eight per cent on the Investment
during the two years. - '
Van W. Anderson has Just purchased
from Mr. Daly three lots on Ravens
view Drive I or 16,000. The property
may be identified by describing It as the
old city water tank site.
Mrs. Lena Rlvears has purchased
from M. AV. Hunt two Improved lots on
the northeast corner of Northrup snd
Twenty-fifth street, consideration $10.
000. I. D. Graham has sold to Ada I.
Hoffman a house and lot on Palatine
lflll for J6.000.
N. J. Levinson has purchased from
Oscar M. Arnold 100 feet front on
Pettygrove street, between Twenty
fourth and Twenty-fifth streets; con
sideration $6,000.
T. C. Russell has closed a deal with
Mrs. M. L Foster for the nurchane nf
a house and lot on Locust and Easteral days' search the dog was found
Thirtieth streets for J 4,800.
The Centennial Investment comnanv
has closed the deal with Oscar M.
Arnold for the purchase of three lots
in uoldsmltn s addition, located on
Pettygrove street, for $9,000.
E. J. Backley has purchased from
Jacob Samuels an undivided one-fifth
interest in a lot on Front street be
tween Morrtson md Yamhill
consideration $7,0(0.
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McNamee Apartments, Grand Ave
nue and Oregon Street.
of Maryland avenue which had been
graded with boulevard funds, again fol
lowing the precedent of making Mary
land, Patton and Montana avenues busi
ness streets Instead of exclusively
pleasure streets. There was no Incen
tive then to overthrow thn precedent
established by the oouncll 10 years
previous. Mr. McNary, who has been
retained bv those against Patton ave
nue, was city attorney at the time that
franchise was granted to the Portland
Railway oompany to build on this so
called boulevard. If It was right then,
why Is It wrong now? Mr. McNary,
In his official capacity, passed on tho
franchise at that time.
"As late as 190 Mr. McNary. as city
attorney, wrote- a letter In which he
stated that Patton avenue from KlUr
IngBWorth avenue -north to t'olumbl
boulevard, on whloh thu franchise Is
now asked, and on which no public
money had been expended, was not then
and never had been legally a street or
boulevard. Now after the abutting
property owners1 have gone to -.the ex
pense of Instituting proceedings to ex
tend the street to 100 feet in width
and only within the prist month com
pleted extension, for trie purpose of re
ceiving this carline. he comes forward
with the absurd claim that It is part
of the boulevard system, and a carline
should not be permitted on It.
"It Is of first Importance to a city
trt have good business streets for the
easy movement qf trucks, brick "wagons,
lumber wagons, etc. The heavy loads
that will come over the ele'ated road
way . from the packing-house district
will land on the high land at an ele
vation of about 60 feet about Colum
bia boulevard, therefore cannot drop
back to Columbia boulevard. If those
loads attempt to come over any street'
west of Patton avenue to the city,
they will be confronted by the big
gulches that lead up from the flour
mill and through Overlook. If such
loads be prohibited from traveling on
Patton avenue then they must go east
more than a half mile to the Vancouver
road before they can find another open
street or a practical plaee for a street.
This would be a serious hardship on
every kind of team work and business.
"If Patton avenue be left open to
every class of travel there will be no
hardships worked on anyone because,
being 100 feet wide, there will be room
for all. The Jatest and most modern
boulevard In southern California ex
tends" 'from Los Angeles to Pasadena,
ii miles song,; and has a double tsack
standard gauge slectrlo line the entire
length. . What iarm then could a nar
row gauge eleotrlc line-do In a distance
of one tnlle on Patton avenue?
"The Portland Railway, Light & Pow
er company has not asked for a fran
chise on Alblna avenue, but certain
selfish interests are endeavoring to
force them to accept a franchise there.
Men build carllnes where their experts
advise them that they will get the
most Tilckles for the least expense.
They get the most nlckles whfere the
most number of people is accommo
dated. Where the greater number of
people will be accommodated, certainly,
Is where the carllnes should be .built.
The company has asked for a franchlnse
on Patton avenue."
HAKBDIAN'S HOUND
IS OPERATED IT0N
Marshfleld. Or., Nov. 14. One of E.
H. Harrlman's bear hounds, "Jim," un
derwent a successful surgical operation
in Marshfleld which was unusual In the
way of animal surgery. When a com
mittee from Cooa Bay called upon Mr.
Karrlman regarding tne building of the
Drain branch of the Southern Paoiflp.
he promised to send his bear hounds
here. They came later to Colonel Wil
liam Grimes, and several have enjoyed
hunting bear with them. About a week
ago the honuds were taken out for a
hunt and "Jim" was lost After sev-
near Golden Falls, north of Allegany.
He was suffering from several bad
wounds and his side was torn open. The
injuries were eviaentiy met with in a
fight with a bear or cougar. The dog
was brought to Marshfleld and sur
geons operated on blm. His life will
probably be saved. The dog was taken
back to tU Gould ranch, near Alle-
gtfny, where the hounds are kept while
not nunting.
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ALL PRICES BOOKED
FOR RAPID ADVANCE
Far-Sighted Portland Man Tells of Tips That Cost of
Building Materials Are Going Up Soon Pre
dicts k Sharp Eise in All Values.
One of Portland's leading business
men, who is at the same time -jl con
servative and a large operator, and
who has done as much as any other
one man to ' buildup and develop the
city, believes . and' says that a, great
tidal wave of prosperity Is already roll
ing In upon the country and that not
later than the first of the new year,
the phenomenal conditions of two years
ago will be duplicated; that labor and
money will be at top notch prices and
that the consumer will be paying the
highest prices in the history of the
country.
Discussing the outlook, he has the
following to say:
The agents of the trusts In every
line have been arivlne aulet tiDS to those
who handle their goods, to buy-before
uecemDer l, as a big increase in prices
will be made on that date. The effect
of this so-called Inside information is
producing phenomenal results. The
plumber who ordinarily purchased from
two to four bath tubs a month Is now
ordering by the dozen. Dealers in water
pipe are now placing orders for water
pipes sufficient to last them for a
year. The same is true of steel and
iron consumers. The dealers in every
line of manufactured goods are acting
on inside ana confidential inrormatlon,
each believing that he Is the favored
on and is placing unusual orders, or
in other words, has gone Into specula
tion by buying for the future; The
wise man who sees through the trick
and Wteldler
reels.
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New Cathollo School, Clackamas and Grand
and refuses to lay in a stock for the
future, will certainly find himself buy
ing on a higher market 90 days from
now, and therefore will not be able to
compete with his neighbor who swal
lowed the bait and boirght the goods. ,
"The placing; of these advance or
ders will stimulate business to the ex
tent of making a heavy demand for
labor, a heavy demand on transporta
tion facilities and a heavy demand for
money. Money rates will stiffen, wages
will go up and consumption will in
crease. Everybody is innoculated with
the fever of speculation. Railroad se
curities will attract investors and
gamblers from -every walk of life. Real
estate everywhere will feel the qutck
ening energy -from every side. Every
person who-buys lots within- the next
60 days will .find his money doubling
and trebling In the form of higher sell
ing prices within a year. All of this
Is now moving along with a momentum
that 'is gaining velocity, with, every
revolution of ;the earth.
Clearances Jump Tp,
"The bank clearances for the week
ending November' 13, were the largest
by far ever recorded, almost a billion
greater than for the corresponding week
of . last year. High . record . prices for
FINDS ONLY ONE
THAN PATTON
. November 14. To the Editor: At the
time of the consolidation of Alblna
with Portland, the old Alblna council
supposed it had just finished legalizing
Pajton ayenue and making it 100 feet
wide from Columbia boulevard in a
straight line to Its southern end at
Prescott street, but many years after
wards it was said that there were some
matters which had not been passed by
the Alblna council, and that all pro
ceedings would have to be commenced
over again by the consolidated city of
Portland. This was commenced early
in June, 1907, for the sole and express
purpose of being able to offer a fran
chise to the Portland Railway, Light &
Power company to lay a double track
electric railway on the said street from
KUllngsworth avenue (that part south
of - Portland boulevard having been
frradecf by the city, the officers suppos
ng that it was a legal street), north
to Columbia boulevard, a distance of
one and a half miles.
The present methods in use In the
city, engineering department, the street
committee and the executive, -board act
ing in accordance with the directions laid
down In the' present charter, are such
that with the utmost energy and per
severance, sustained and aided by the
influence of nearly every' one of the
froperty owners on the entire line of
his street in urging the officers 4o an
early- eompletldn of the matter, Pat
ton avenue-only became-a legal 10 foot
public thoroughfare On October 15, 1908.
In fact It is not even yet such, for the
city-council-still has to proclaim such
to be the case 18 months Unwinding
the red taps. ' .
Mrv 29. 1908. the Portland Rail wav
Ijlght A Power .Co, formally applied to
the mayor, annuity coupcu jor a Iran,
chise for an electric double track rail
Avenue.'
stocks are reported with suprlslng fre
quency. "When will this condition cease?
Prices cannot continue to rise Indefi
nitely. There roust be a limit sorue
whtfre. Will it be next year or will
f ood times continue until another elec
ion comes around to destroy confi
dence? "Portland has always been conserva
tive. Portland inflates slowly and
subsides leisurely. We are building on
an agricultural foundation. We are
not Investing much money in public
utility stocks. Our real estate values
are , low. Our securities are sound.
There will always he a market for our
grains, fruits and flesh. If the market
tor our timber should weaken, our
timber will still- be worth the money.
There Is a heavy Immigration to the
country surrounding Portland. There
la room for millions more here with
out crowding. That Portland will have
Its share of boom and inflation along
with the other parts Of America there
is no doubt, but it will be better pre
pared to equalize matters after . the
f climax shall be reached than the places
engaged soieiy in trading ana specula
tion.
Sell at profit Quickly.
"The man who holds his assets In
cash will find . himself growing rela
tively poorer aa the value of real es
tate and goods increase. He may be
able to get higher Interest but the
oruinary interest - rates will be small
compared with-the increasing value of
property. The man who buys anything
at present market prices will surely be
able to sell it at an advance after the
turn or the new year.
"The person who buys property of
kiiiu nuw ami sens on ine crest ox
tne coming wave of high rjrlces will
make huge profits. But should he hold
till the high point Is past. It Is not
pronaDie that ne will be aloser, be
cause It Is not likely that a lower basis
than prevails at this time will be
orter tne rever nas run- Its course. It is
good business to buy at a price and sell
at a profit and the person who buys at
present prices win ml re iv obtain a
prorit Derore a long time."
ROUTE OTHER
AVENUE AVAILABLE
way upon Patton avenue from Killings
worth avenue north to Pippin street,
thence west on said street to Derby
street, thence north on said street to
Columbia boulevard, frorn which point
there Is now bing built and nearly
completed an elevated wooden roadway
for the purpose of continuing the elec
tric line northerly to Its destination.
This application' for a franchise has
not yet been acted updn by the council,
an agreement nob having been reached
between the company and the council
regarding the terms of the franchise.
Patton avenue to Pippin street, then
on Pippin street to Derby street, then
on DerSg street to Columbia boulevard
are the only streets or avenues upon
which the company has asked the city
for a franchise to the Swift plant. Pat
ton avenue Is 100 feet wide. Pippin
street will be made 80 feet wide snd
Derby street is now 80 feet wide.
Every property owner on Patton ave
nue Is anxious to have the carline upon
this avenue,- except possibly one who
told me It would make very little dif
ference to him, and that he would not
oppose it. '
Patton avenue grade to Pippin street
Is ideal for a car line, being almost
perfectly level. It Is S.566 feet or al
most three quarters of a mile east of
the present St. Johns carline on Gree
ley street and runs parallel with It.
Kvery disinterested man or woman
heartily indorses the route via Patton
avenue, saying it is the only sensible
nlace to cut it Nevertheless, there la nne
other good, route via- Denver avenue.
wnicn, is u icei wiae rrom Killings
worth avenue to Portland boulevard
then 80 feet wide-to Plppln-street, andJ
men on ierDV-street, su reet w Mr. in
Columbia boulevard, a perfectly
straight line, with th rcptIon of two
sllfhl variations of about 30 feet nr
less. -The. railway company has been
assure t'jat practically every property
Keeldence o( J, B. C. Lockwood,
Ninth and Wasco Streets.
runs cosuy
COUNTRY HOME
C. F. Hendrlcksen of Winnipeg. Mani
toba, president of the Scandinavian
American bank of Portland, has pur-
. chased a sightly seven-acre residence
tract nenr Woodlswn and In the spring
will erect there one of the finest coun
try homes In Oregon. Mr. Hendrlcksen
is largely Interested In timber lanris In
various parts of -tfre northwest, and Is
alio a large holder of wheat lands In
the great grain belt cast of the Rockies.
These holdings he will dispose of to
a large extent and will hereafter employ
his capital In developing the teiritory
tributary to Portland. He will bring
his family to Portland from Wianlpesj
next summer and will make Hs perma
nent home in this cky.
owner will be glad to have the 'track
Intel on this route, and tha.t franrhts
can easllv be ohtainefl for It, In case
for any rrt&snn the I'.ttUm avenue rente
Is not adapted.
Alhinn avenue in BO feet wide, n ma
lortty of the property owners on th
settled pnrt of It luive signed an earn
est protest against the proposed widen
ing of si'ld street. That scheme litis
now been abandoned by the Push club
which fathered it. It Is reported by an
attendant at one of the recent meet
ings that a speedy adjournment was
necessary to prevent a fist fight, so
angry were the property owners at the
leader of the plan , to widen the street. -I
understand from a resident -there that
there Is not a-man living ort the Only
quarter of a mile which Is unsettled,
who would not do all In his power to
prevent a car line being placed on their
street. They have no need or use for
it whatever, being now fully supplied
with streetcar facilities. The balance
of the distance, one and a half miles,
to Pippin street, and then west to Pat
ton avenue if used by a carline, wonld
not be by a franchise, but by priv1?
right of way, over which the city would
have no control, 'r
If a track la laid on an extension of
Alblna avenue north to Pippin street,
there would be a S per cent down grade,
and then a 8 per, cent up grade going
west on the Utter street to reach Derby
street These figures I obtained from
an experienced surveyor, who hsd done
a great deal of work In thatnttj.
OF HUG WEEK
Large Events in Religious
Realm Suits of Import
ance Conventions.
Special DleWh to The Jmrnal.
Washington, Nov.. 14. The attention
of the Roman Cathollo world will b
centered next week on the Eternal City,
where brilliant and elaborate ceremon
ies will be held celebration ofth
popes Jubilee, the fiftieth anniversary
of his ordination to the priesthood.
From all parts of the world eminent
prelates of the church, '.including a
liberal representation from America,
Journeyed to Borne to take part in the
Jubilee observance.
Also of great interest and importance
to the Catholic church will be the
meeting In Chicago of the first Ameri
can Catholic missionary congress, which
will be attended by distinguished
churchmen and laymen from all parts
of this country and Canada. 1
In the United States circuit court
at Richmond the Injunction . suit in
stituted by the Baltimore & Ohio Rail
road company against the Interstate
Commerce commission will be argued.
The suit is one -of several brought
by leading rellroads to test the power
of the Interstate Commerce commlslon
to enforce tha so-called hours-of-servloe
law, which became effective March
last.
Antl-Truit Cases.
At Bofon - on tho same day argu
ments will be heard on the. question
of advancing the bill In equity brought
by Attorney General Bonaparte to pre
vent the merger of the Boston and
Maine Railroad with the New Haven
and to force the latter, to dispose of
Its trolley lines In Massachusetts
In New York. Sylvester G. AV ihlams.
the special examiner appointed In the
case, will begin the taking of testimony
in the anti-merger suit brought by the
government for the purpose of dissolv
ing the Harriman Railroad system.
After several postponements the case
of In Whan Chang, the Korean accused
of the assassination of Durham White
Stevens, American advisef to the
Korean government, will come up for
trial In San Francisco Monday.
Important conventions . and confer
ences of the week wll Include the meeting-
of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways
association in Baltimore, the National
Prison association, In Richmond, and
the National Municipal league and
American Civic , association in . Pitta- '
burg. ...'
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glass cam flaims to do tvvay with the
arduous labor of turning a crank, and
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6 An Italian physician J discovered
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septic, 'and will cure many forms of
digestive
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