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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND.- WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 18, 1908. f, OIL KING 0 WITNESS I Jolin D. Tells in Court of the Inception and Growth of the Octopus and How It Grew "Tory Prosperous" Indeed. , (United rresa Leased Wire. New York, Nov. 18. John D. Rocke feller, king of the Standard Oil, with trembling steps took the witness stand today and with faltering voice, almost timorously, replied to questions before Commissioner Franklin Ferris In the t government suit to dissolve the Stand- i f art Oil company of New Jersey. f When he arrived at the federal build ' ing, he was greeted by a crowd Of 100 1 reporters and 60 photographers. S. Replying to questions as Jto when his I connection with the Standard Oil com--j. pany began. Rockefeller said: "Not later than 1862, and not earlier than 1860." J An attorney suggested, "He was a i young man." . - ,. "Somewhat vounger than I Tim now, I replied the witness, with a faintly fllck 'I erlng smile than soon died away. 1 In answer to further questions he I said: i "in 1867 all the warehouses, the re i 'finery and tire sales business of Rocke ! feller and Andrews were entirely ab- sorbed by Rockefeller and Flagler." John U. Miiourn, one in me Dianuaiu Attorneys, asked: J "Was Henry M. Flagler a new acquls 4 ltion to the company? ' "Mr. Flagler was a man of large busi ly neas capacity and a valuable addition," ? replied the oil king. The witness then said he did not change the form of his St business affairs until January, 1870, s? when a number of distinguished eapltal 1st were added, in the formation of 2 the Standard Oil company of Ohio, with Z a, capital stock of $1,000,000. He said: . The Standard Oil company of Ohio ' took over the property and business of Rockefeller and company; Rockefeller, K Andrews and company, and Rockefeller, Z and Rockefeller, Andrews and Flagler in fact, aU of the business in which I was Interested. Up to this time the T business has been one steady growth In commercial and financial lines. We '3 had no other business." ' This is Rockefeller's second appear- anee on the witness stand. He appeared S before Judge Landis in Chicago last ; year after, weeks had been spent In tn f Ing to serve a subpoena on hlin. This m lmA h. innnirMl willine:lv. 4 Tha present suit was brought in the I United States circuit court at St. Louis Sand Karris is sitting as a special com- missfoner for the purpose of hearing -5 evidence. "Prosperous Indeed." I Continuing his testimony, Rockefeller a -iTj, in th Inst merger the stannaraiit U-P to. tne last merger me omimniu Oil company interest were confined to I E5i!!0!!!!t HMnS?1 rffinerfe. ! a i i bit lonii n iniuin. vieveiano, oaitinium. J Parltersburg. W. Vt, . and OH in i eed. In fact, they were Know n io do so prosperous tr.ai many "!'" "JiY"" , p out to compete with us by the erection ,? and operation of all sorts and condi $ tlons of refineries, according to the cap--f ital the competitors were able to con- t 'rhe witness) was led at great length i through the explanation of tha phy sical development of the refineries and I said: t "Andrews was at the head of the f department and thoroughly understood tha refining and manufacture of good 1 oil. We found Cleveland the most ac- ceswible for our domestic trade." "Was not the million capitalization of t Standard of Ohio very large?" asked ? Mllburn. "I should eay It was very, very J large," said the witness. "It seemed f very large to us who had started less Ithan ten years before with a capital of $4,000." 1 Rockefeller explained the absorption C of subsidiary companies to make bar- 2 rels and other supplies, saying they were unable to purchase elsewhere and f found It more expedient to manufacture them themselves. loraorraw no rmuy, niwiuvvir uu ? last days for discount on kast Side gas I Tomorrow and Friday, positively thi J blll" Ion;t forget to read gas tips. Auviiin tiij j'ii.aiijv i TCI dTT-T1 TV T 4 rtT ! SHOl l.N HAI.JV (Unite ITmh Itemed Wlre.i ! Chico, Cal.. Nov. 18. Because he re-1 j fused to take a second drink with two i drvfhken Indians, John Beese was shot i jtTnlies rrom nere last nigni. nan i nomp-; son. the Indian who is reported to have "done the shooting, ws captured early, Ttoday while terrorizing a hamlet. His', (Halted T-rM Lmim Wlr..i San Bernardino, Cal., Nov. 1 8. Ef- iorts are being made to locate relatives ijof Frank Sweeney, a veteran prospec j.tar, who disappeared last August, and, tdt has Just been learned, perlsned In the xiesrt. Martin Flynn, another pros i3ector, returned to Fan Bernardino to Ilay and reported finding Sweenev'g Jjody between Clark' Canyon and Sheep 'reek. t.l . . . jjWhat isJJatarrh? !;A Dangerous Disease Affecting Thousands of People. an inflacumalion of the mucous J membrane, and may affect the nose, , throat, etortieh, bowela, or bladder. KA8AL CATARRH is most common, ;yften coming on so gradually that it lias s firm hold before it is suspected. 5 i vatarrn u gravatea dv colas, but dependa on impure blJod. When i chronic It is liable to develop into con- 'a",PUon I is therefore very eerious. ' The true remedy for catarrh is Hood's . harsapanlla, because it puriflea the tlood, and removei the-cause, effecting - radical and permanent curea. Uegin treatment at once with ' ' - Hodd's Sarsaparilla liruilirn lliumn, iitiw mini . fT 1 AT riTTIltlTi nil the back and seriously injured. iS.jIAM LA CHEER j i companion. Herbert Uould. was arrested . out Portland hut the. ountry nt large Monday shot nn,l killed tha clerk of the r-'"Ui " tn" (lll?tl"n Jf "quor licenses. Kuns History of the Gems Found In UV.e'd'eclUrt'nat he met the In J In the Rose Ey ting, ben- ! supreme civi, tribunal and wounded the A. Vnwanwerif nomhiMedl & For''the Vershon -Tha Passenger Pigeon ,907 "disns on a lonely road. After drinking , v. hicn Is to he given tomorrow aft- presiding Judge at Lelpslc. Germany, council. N. J. O'Brien and H. C. Kar-! Simms Biitterflv and Moth Collect , ;wlth them at their behest . he refused ernoon et the. Helllg theatre by Mrs 'wis a former resident of Oregon, ar- ":l'h- Charles Lltx and F. B. Champlaln Ing. Fd 2 Rev 7 D a second offer and was shot. lie hul- Mina Crolius Gleason and other fr'ends : , . , ,,,.,Kni w' re chosen. There are two to elect ' ,,ntTAtvir -let entered his back and came out at of the famous actress ; cording to AU o rney charl es J S. -h n .b-l ,,v rlrf,t an1 ft,corta cnolpe John SOCIOLOGY. kth s.houlder. He will recover An interesting feature of the benef.t : 'l' "tut -r attorney "ht, O. Johnson received the nom- ! Brown-China ln legend and story. it Uould, one or tne Indians, told his is that many letters have been received : ... "l ."i.-t t 'n n wun . n . nr treasurer. , 190i. .captors IB". I"l?,mP"on- wn" crazy t,y Mrs. Uienson from people in New i ear Oregon Clt v in Vvas we l "p ""V? ,at,atalte is whether or not Lf Kosslgnol Orthodox socialism; a drunk, tried to kill him. York and other ertstern cities enclosing fjl .'n Tn u . mrt of tit l t? M, .,ilmaf, n'bMl lat year became a full- criticism. 1907. U . checks for the benefit and expressing "ri " , , " Hedged city shall continue to have sa- More--Wage-earners' budgets. 1907. l.Tin'n'V flV PTJAQPFrTHT? their affection for Mrs. Eytlnge. Mjiij'?, vll' snii of en , ot w thln lo,:ns' ( 'ndidate Brown heads theantl- Taft Present day problems; a colleo- JjJiUJJl Vlr 1 IlUJM JjL'llUt of the writers although tliev had not i tliTt his nelehbors thm saloon element, but as yet no definite t km of addresses delivered on various . ..-.t .vr ,,r.m.ktlOn "Ladv Rose" nersonaliv hal ! raA. " PJ"L ... ls. 1 ! i"Vf has been made bv either .Id. occasions. 1908. t ft Hsmml Itm.U T BELLA TRIED JO POISON Joseph Maxson, Who Was in Guniiess House Night of T Fire, Tells Story. (Cutted Preaa Lea-vd Wlre.i Laporte, Ind., Nov. 18. Joseph Max son, who was employed at the Gunness farm at tha time of the fire which de stroyed the house, was on the stand In the Lamphere trial today. He described the Incidents of the nlaht of tha fire. He said that Mrs. Gunness. Ihe three children ar and he ate a heartjr meal and enjoyed themselves until bedtime by playing games. He was awakened by smoke in his room about 4 o'clock in the morning and his first thought was that Mrs. Gunness was getting break fast and the smoke was coming from the stove. He then described how he. eoi ud. dressed and looked at his watch, rind ing it was too early for breakfast. tf'e saia ne men triea to kick down the door opening into the main part of the nouse, wnere me woman ana tnree chil dren slept, but was unsble to do so He said he then went down stairs and tried to break in the front door with an ax. but was unsuccessful. Maxson testified that last April Bella uuuurss una orierea mm an orange, which he ate, and that he became drowsy Immediately after he ate it He said he went out into the air, however, and was refreshed. On the night of tha fire, said Max son. Bella gave him another orange, which he thought tasted queer, hut he ate it and it had no ill effects. He said he thought he slept unusually sound that night. State Commission Completes Investigations of Road's Initial Expenses. According to the current issue of the Railroad Age Gazette, the Oregon rall coramlsslon, which has been at work In vestigating the original cost of the O R. -A N. and the Corvallls & Eastern. has completed its work and finds that rum tin ti ,r to the Commission It annenrerl that lha original cost of construction and equlp- i.Din uu vi uenermenia ana addition, on the lines In Oregon, excluding the Columbia Southern, the Columbia River A Oregon Central and the Umatilla Central, was S3,27,828. The estimate of the commission's engineer of the cost of reproducing the lines and equip ment Is said to be S3B fifi7 1 9K hut ihi. .ttwi . i....... '.v . 0f-wav and' rrmm. .tin- onnnV ?!2 the. t-LiAi Tne testimony of Wallis Nash wbn disburse the money for construction of the Corvallls & Eastern, was that jhe ha(1 disbursed $4,250,000, but thls'in eluded $200,000 spent to hold a rlght- of-way In Malheur countv and other sums expended on ths Willamette river and for steamboats and ocean-going tugs at Yaqulna bay. The commission's engineer therefore estimates the cost t reproduction of this road, with equip ment, at $3,912,322. The total mileage Of the Oreiron Rallmr,,! a va,.inttn.. company covered is 644, making the ! wm.uw.,,, uimiii it o.i.jja per mile. The1 lengin or ine corvallis & Fastern Is 142 miles, making an nverane estimated valuation for it of $27,f,50 per mile" ;m RACERS REACH EL PASO tt'nited Preni I.ctsed Wire.) t.i l'aeo, Texas, Nov. 18. Representa . ..v.t, lives of W. M. Murr.. -ll-knnw horseman, arrived here today from Salt Lake to superintend the buildlne of SOO extra stalls . . i e COST OF 0.1 & II. WAS $33,000,000 is. cost i3,2!i.828 and the I when Umatilla county had the greatest . , Si . VT,V ) Corvallls & Eastern $4,250,000. The Ga- roll of any countv in the state except ?,'nKa','C'e,n0F 0l"". who is 111 ( TT?W "ROnTiTQ zette says: Multnomah, but sufficient to give It the ! ',afV rn,0?"' .waa poiPoned to 7 lfi)V 15UUJV& -i'lie railroad commission of Oregon rank of third when the rolls are footed ',,"' unougii tne nonarnvai TTTIT? has completed an InveetlKatlon of the 1 up for the coming season. The loss In or,'le.a"orn?8..from. San ranclsco. ) . UiJJlVi original cost and cost of reproduction i valuation Is not due to prohibition In , , , , Ji lnat in? nl?Per "P ' L- or tne lines of the Oregon Railroad & I Umatilla county, but to the fact thatl",l: "V f.V . lnVT r8H" , " ' 1J Navigation company and of tlm Cnrvsl. I the assessments this year are made on ! Pon.s l?.r ."Bhtlng extradition. He as- - Ho a raDt.n . l. . .t - i . . . i . , . . i - ,i . sens mat ne wilt et t h p n.r.Gurv i .... Orao-nn .iis m.i L . "." ..L.,1 . ih.t Mu.i . n(ii,..jA', Papera when he makes his show ne nr following In II r.f nm mnla a GO-day race meet to be Held here, com- menc ne December K Many noted strings of thoroughbreds j will winter here. Over $100,000 has al- reartJr tlCen Kven Purses. VAT' l'HWV TJ'VTTY'P -Twit JtUnrj Tj 1 1 lAUfj V lnesprcnd Interest not only through- frequently beard of the pleasure she had ft Vh. t. rfht J.hfl,V,ey ,w.M'a fioln In the birthday testimonial of tomorrow , a m2002i . . .1 .vM5" ?r"on. announced today that i tot: lumming wen, Known yountr soc etv .? ,, "u"" J'oung society, iild sell flowers at the benefit: . women would sell flowers at the benefit: job jMB-E.- j'urouiy aiorrison. uenevive Thompson. Frances Wilson, Ethel Chamberlain, Mllla Wesslnger, Usai Wood, Lee Bingham and Miss Crocker.! The members of the Baker Stock com- i rany will . sell photographs Of Rose ! fcytlnge. the chaperones will b Mrs, i Fred Chamberlain. Mrs. W. T. Panirle I and Mrs. George Baker. j Instead of the balcony scene from ' Romeo and Juliet, ' which had been 'announced. Miss Jewell will give reclta-i tlons assisted by tier sister. Miss Kent through a stress of other work will not give the act from "Mngda," but Instead! Mrs. Gleason will give her famous monologue. Other acts fn'Ehe benefit will be the Four Musical McLarens from the Grand; Miss Augusta Olose. from the Orpheum; Miss Marguerite Egbert will give some character reading; Klste ' Garrett will sing selections f rom ' "Carmen"; Luclle Webster. William L. Gleason and Jamen Gleason will glM Will Cressey's latest sketch. "Mrs. God- dard of Ypsilantl"; Maritwl Seymour whi sing "BwastiKa nue wun a moms, and electrical effects, and there will be from "Little Johnny Jones'' at th. r and from the other theatres of sets trom ltiie jonnTiy jonee at tni Baker and from the other theatres of the city : - Woman Assaqlted. Long Beach, Cal.. Nov. IgMrs. J. D. Ford, 6 years age, .was assaulted lats yesterday afternoon by unknown ih- h.r m. her Hhn u bound rtfx (ttvs any details ef . the attack. he been hovering between life and death. . Ths poUce liave r C r-TUt -u-l Vi u V. nttuniniuuaio nnrses ; r.ejtt sale that Ims been mane since Mr. i T , ,w 1 ,be brought from Latonia! Henrv negotiated the deals whereby T. ; ir,' I'WslanB and Salt Ike for the.B. Wilcox purchased the southeast cor-1 SHE HIGHER California Hopgrower Makes Special Point of the Hop and Lemon Tariffs. (Ustted Prcm Lenaed wire.) Washington, Nov. 18. E. F. Wood ward, a hopgrower of Santa Rosa, Cal.. a banker, appeared as chairman of the California tariff commission appointed by Governor Glllett of that state, at to day's heering before the ways and means committee of the house of represents-1 were conducted by Bald Eagle Tribe tives. Ha explained that he did not come j No. T5, Red Men, to which Haas be to recommend a reduction on any article ; longed, after the rabbis of the church Dut to asK mat me present tarirr De maintained wun me exception or wie Tariff on hops and lemons, which lie tie- sires to have Increased. Congressman Champ Clark said: "More God Almighty for jour state, Is what you want" "God has done much for California," replied Woodward, "but the men of Cali fornia have also done considerable with tha aid of a bcnlf.cent tariff and they don't want that help taken from them." Congressman Fordney drew attention to the fact that prunes are cheaper now under protection than tiiey were under no protection. Fordney and Wooaward agreed that other fruits, under continuous protec tion, might become cheaper, and Weod ward mentioned the discovery that ap ples that cost $3 it box in Oresou cost $25 cents each st a hotel here. A. F. Call of Corona. Cal.. made a spe cial plea for a highir tariff on lemons. mum tax ROLIWPIETED Total Value of Taxable Prop erty Is Shown to lie ' $25,272,1)00. SieeiI Pifpatrb to The Journal.) Pendleton. Or.. Nov.. 18. The wealth of Umatilla county as shown by the .w -j tax roll Just completed by Assessor Strain is $25.272,9o0.70, something like J16,000,000 less than that of last year Assessor Strain to make the assessment more equitable with regard to the as sessment of other counties in the state. The figures of the assessor show that almost half ef the wealth of the county i lies in its lfuids, tillable and non-tillable I and Improved and unimproved, while; over one fifth of the wealth of the i county la credited to the railroad road beds. The city property of the county Is Impro-ved to a value of $200,000, ap- proximately, more man the land upon which the Improvements stand, accord-;"", ing to the assessor's figures. According to the assessor's return. ! and ten minutes. The prisoner main out of the $25,000,000 of wealth that j talned the same stoical demeanor that Umatilla county boasts there Is only i . , , . , , 1 ul $118,000 cash, while the value of stocks nas marked his attitude throughput the in various enterprises amounts to $415,-j trial. Judge, McBrlde will pronounce 9Ow"ngC to the exemption of $300 per I !e"tBe.n" " h!m Frlda?, His person which In manv instances was ! tounsei have until that time to given on stock, the number of head of ; ,u?rvie for a new trial, various domestic animals shown is less, the arguments of counsel commenced than last year, while the value, due to , a(l 1:0 yesterday afternoon, George C. fall in prices or stock, is also eon- 'derably less. MYRICK HOMESTEAD IS rilICILSEDcnlat?mxet0,r'rue delive-'d the Charles K. Henry yesterday closed a ! heal for the sale of the old Myrlck homestead, located on the west side of Fifth street, between Fine and Ankeny streets. The property Is Immediately serosa the street from the Marshall- inVaae" oF'liY fee," onFif th sreef I OetPltmTeef'o'nry: It was sold for $75,000. For the pros- 1 ent. the names or tne purennsers are ! withheld although the property Is un- ! derstood to nave peen purcnaseu oy two wl.hv lumbermen, who contemplate ! Improving the site with a six story "r "B ""U ' n..,,ere ti j ...... ... . ... . . . . . . i 1 .. j I . . r ner of Sixth and Washington and the, (m,,nnt.,i nnHh nfinii; adjoining the Imperial hotel. The property was owned by Russell: & Blyth. , , T ,,.IArn GERMAN AMIO SHOT TT'nf4F TTVFO 1IF17E r"H put In the field for Jl 1'ltli lil T.I' J.I,IiIVthe elecllon on rvpember g.- The con Wllhelm Grosser, the man who last , fearing thnt he would be srve,l with papers in some litigation. He returned , to Germanv not lonK since. i Grosser was one of the lltlcants ln a ! contested will case at Lelpslc. When! :tv, i.iHufc nnr.-..r.,..,ri ti,a . ,ii,. oi... the 1udnV announced the verdict : him. Grosser drew a revolver an, him. Grosser drew a revolver and killed the clerk and seriously wounded the ludee - , . ,r . . v The elec Ion of flllliara H. Taft gives T"',erf,r,."t J repre-entative ln the ex- fPlltlv "ffpy of th" ----- - H,Y-.-. -i-S am NCVCT rcUlS t O IlCStOre gi Ztm llTSkV IIHIT EO if S Nat Uril . 10107 alllU liCcilltVe i tvt ,.. . " V0. malter cow ng ithaa been RTay : Is orfaded. Promotes a luxuriant Growth cf healthy hair. Stops its falling out, vi iui, ruraoies a luxuriant irronth of healths hair finn. u. r,n! is ihinuvciv removen nun. , 'itHtn1 ir?dloM3r- Re' 1 f"e,J "hjtU 2? tJIm" as much : Q l-WO as 5VC. sue. IS Not a Dye. f w Kne hnttlic l n.(. l i t "r r"1- pues,ai tiraaalsfs f T'ttZZW&Ss&V.f rW. rourh and chapped hands, and all kin di? ! fed2o iorfrcs book "Toe Cars of the Hkin'' .vrviiiaRin rrinvn . f " s fW FW m s. m . LAST RITES FOR 1RRIS HjlAS Rabbis I)eefand Red jfen Conduct Service - In quest Tomorrow. (United Freaa Laari Wire.) Ban Francisco, Nov. 18. Attended by Just a few friends and his four little j children, the body of Morris Haas, the man who shot Francis J. Heney and afterwards killed' himself, was given the last rites today. The' ceremonies j to wh)ch UaaB belonged, had refused , t0 conduct the ceremonies. ! Tne services were held at he 1st i residence of the would-be assassin Mrs. Haas was not present. She is still prostrated and may not recover from the shock she suffered from the incl- i dents following the attempt on Heney's lire ny ner niiHuanu. The funeral was pathetic. There were but few nowers and these served nut to accentuate tne ugly wound on ni.i forehead, the mark of which the undertakers wre unable to obliterate. The body lay In a cloth covered casket nt the head of which sat Haas' four little children, too frightened to cry ami too young to understand tne ter rible position In which their father's crime nmi lert tnem. A cordon of police stood on the side walk to prevent any possible disturb ance. The. room was filled with friends j of the Haas family. i Senior Sagamore George T. Marcus ' ret!' the funeral services. As he read. ; "Dentil enters In the marble halls or j legislation," a shudder ran through the I But eight carriage followed ths i hearse to Odd Fellcws' cemetery. The 1 body was placed in a vault, where It ' will 11 until after the coroner's In quest tomorrow. LATHAM HEARING Off TO 7 P. 61. (Tutted r.-ca I.eaaed Wire.) Sacramento. Cal.. Nov. IS.--Thn hpsr. . , ) "ig of Detective William J. Burns' ap - plication for a requisition to bring Abe I Ruef's chauffeur back to San Francisco a felony charge against Lathan. MATTHIAS JANCCTAO IS FOUND GUILTY (Speclnl nispstch to Tti Journal.) Oregon City, Or., Nov. 18. Matthias Jancijag was convicted of murder in I the first decree last nla-ht at 8 n'elnek , nl;l11 at 8 clock after the Jury had been out ttyo hours , i. V, " ,!' tl 118 parl or ln0 : "'c. mi. riuwnen nanaiea tne suo I ject clearly and loirie.allv. tin we fni. l'Vhftwhrtia anUe,oC ineiv ior tn me or meir client. iJls ine arguments closed at 5:15, when ?Pasf McBrlde read his Instructions to 6n the defense of Insanity, the Jury was Instructed that in order to find the defendant guilty. It would bo neces- XrLuiwelg". pn lU't "the tfme .'of thl iomm if 'uM ttib'1 hllff announLd tha? thev &lf!J? At g 30 judBe McRride oneri VTiii-i Anlrt Vhe verd?c t of murder Tn th. first j.m, hnj.j j . u,r, , JV!5,!eas nanJed ln- anl by Clerk Thorw wlM bft n0 more crlm,naj tra,B I rm., P?rtal ffrm wl he fixer! ... ft ir n n r i in .t- rimlnal cases now neiidlns "j . ' ' ' J JOEOR OTIESTTOY iii' vu hijiuhm T YTF P A M 4 C J. JLllliOlO Vitl.A. - Vancouver. Wash., Nov. 18. At the convention held at Camas, last evening vention was harmonious, although un- derneath there were conflicting cur 10RERTS0 A T)l 'J'lilt 1 JYlfJ TAA "f Vr HT 1 UU JIAJN 1 MA 4D3IITS RKIAGES Ward Raberlson. alias John Roberts 6i years pleaded gulltyjjefore Judge Gantenbtln this afternoon to the charge of polygamy. It Is claimed thnt Rob lertson carried on a vivacious flirtation t with Julia Gundlaeh at the beach last summer. Robertson, It seems, has a wife living In Beaverton. The woman claimed that Robertson had her hypno tized. Robertson claimed that the woman had him hypnotized also. They were married In Vancouver several weeks rko. H? will be sentenced tomor row afternoon. fJlEiNEi JiEl'OJiTS ! A T T V IVniJ T)TU JliJIJ lit! JA.SLiUXj ' nlt Pren Led Wire. San P ranclsco. Nov. 18. Latest re- Por,s frt,m Lne hospital show steady improvement In the condition of Francis J' lipn,"'. His temperature was slight- "ni'"' "u liiuiention thnt no complications will follow. The patient Is as. yet' denied visitors. Rb tP n.'y "';U'd nouri"hm "u' ,r "F- f" ucmou inuuin. lM R01s lo taKe on,y unaia nourishment CASTOR I A Tot Infants and Children. , m Ktad'Yoo Have Always Bought Bears the Blgastors of ijrJ4g 7 ''. - "WEIGHT'S AIRSHIP IN ACTION i nM wj; V 1 "s yy J' 1 f W Sill : .cVt, ln The Wright Aeroplane. . in a world's record flight at Le Mans. The machine carried Wright and one passenger 36 miles. Wilbur Wright I ,a sriOWB t0 tfte Jeft J R. FOR THE 1RY new books mav be fitamln.il a. h- -...i.n uuuiiu iiorary auring this week and will bo ready for circula tion tomorrow: BIOOR A PHT Harvey Willlaia Harvey, by D'Arey rower, is7. .1907USa Jhn Hu"' by U ' Kuhns, Victoria. Qu(n of Great Britain Letters of Queen Victoria, ed. by A. C, Benson, 3 v., 1B07. BOOKS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES. Arrhenlus -Das Werden der Welten. Haeckel Die Lebensurlndar. Heegaard Astronomi. Malstre Les Prisonniers du Cauease. xueyer ven f orste JBarnepleJe. Rasmussen Verdens Ildvlkllniren. Wallace Des Menschen Stellung lm w eitau. DESCRIPTION AND TRAVEL. Calvert The Escorial, a historical and descriptive account of the Spanish royal palace, 1907. Paget Genius Loci, notes on places. !. Ross Old Florence and Modern Tus cany, 1904. FICTION. Anderson The Heart of the Red Firs. Hartley Mv Ladv of Cleeve. Martin The Betrothal of Elypholate and Other Tales of the Pennsylvania Dutch. Tompkins1 Dr. Ellen. FINE! ARTS. Chaikovskl Tchalkovskl; by E. M. Lee. 1906. Chapman Four Plays for Children. 1908. Hasluek, ed. Photographic Studios and dark Rooms. 1907. Lawrence: Sir Thomas Lawrence; by R. S, Clouston. 1908. Newberry Kgyptlan Antiquities; Scarabs. 1908. San Carolo panlel Common-Sense of Voice Pevelopment. 1808 Watts G. F. Watts, by W. K. West 1905. IIISTORT. Elliot Chile, It's History and DeveU opment. 1907. N LITERATURE. EvanSi ed. English Masques. 1897. Glider The Fire Divine. 1907. Phelps The Beginnings of the Eng lish Romsntlo Movement. 189J. Plnero Trelawney of the "Wells"; a comedietta ln four acts. 1898. PHILOSOPHY. Mencken The Philosophy of Fried rich Neltzsche. 1908. SCIENCE. USEFUL ART'S. Bale Woodworking machlnery; ed 2. 1894. Cody How to do business by letter; ed. 4. 1908. Green One thousand simple soups. 1907. Nichols, romp. Automoblllsts' ready legal advisor. 1908. Taylor Practical cement testing. 1908. layior Resistance or ships and screw propulsion. 1907. Terry Pigment, paint and painting. 1893. Tower History of the American whale fishery. 1907. BOOKS ADDED' TO REFERENCE tE PARTMENT. Association of American Portland C.- ment Manufacturers Competitive de signs for concrete houses of moderate cost. n. a Bledsoe Business Law for- Business Men. 1907. Amerlean Gas institute" Proceedings, 1907. Joly Melsterwerks der Baukunst und des Kunstgewerbes ln Spanlen, 2 v. Munich Konlgllche Alte Plnakothek, tCntflloe der ftemaltiesammluns. Poore's Manual of the Railroads of the United States, 1908. United States Engineer Department, lilntrlneer Field Manual, ed. 2. rev.. 1907. United States Ordnance Department, Gun Making In the United States, 1907. BOOKS ADDED TO JUVENILE DE PARTMENT. -Dalkeith Little Plays. llornaday Taxidermy. Johnston & Barnum Book of. Plays for Little Actors. . Powell Making; Poultry Pay. Rice National Standard Squab Book. The Laguna dam on the Colorado river, which the government Is build ing to reclaim 130;000 seres f land for settlament, weighs 800,000 tons and rests on shifting sands. Th engineers could not find solid, foundation. Qt .Ms.3 iw 9 MJt. YOUNG BOB GETS HIS (United Prew Leaned Wire.) Washington. D. C, Nov. 18. The of ficial reprimand to Lieutenant Frank T. Evans, son of Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans, retired, that followed his con viction by general court martial, because of misconduct while with the Atlantic fleet, was made public by acting Socre larJ of ,he Navy Newberry today. The department's letter says in part: "The department, for reasons obvious to the service, reanrds tM n nn es pecially deplorable case and in publish ing its disapproval of the conduct of Lieutenant h.vans. Terrains from ex pressing fully its condemnation of the actions of this officer on the occasion ln question." PAVIXG RECORD OP 1908 IS GREAT OXE Twenty-Six Rlocks Hard Surfaced Already, and Entire Bnslneaa District Lined Out. fSDeelsJ Dispatch to Tin JnnrniU Vancouver, Wash., Nov. 18. If all of the streets are improved during spring and summer for which the council has passed resolutions of intention to im prove, Vancouver will possess one of the best systems of streets of any city its slxe In the northwest. In addition to these other Improvements are talked of and some will undoubtedly be effected. During 1908 2 blocks of hard sur faced pavement has been laid. This in cludes practically the entire business district and has converted Washing ton street, one of the busiest of the city, from a mudhole. Into a modern thoroughfare. Aside from this, about four miles of gravel streets have been completed in tne residence districts. The council hss nlrnadv mtnntari .n. lutlons to Improve Tenth and Eleventh nireeis tneir entire lengtn, except a diock or so near the garrison, This im provement Will serve the hnvr traffic to and from the new union depot of ii in. urm .nana ana jNortnern raciric. The council has also decided to pave Jlrst, Second and Ninth streets between Main and Washington which wtii ennt. plete the paving of the business dis trict. At the last meeting It was de cided to open Columbia street from the river to Third and pave It with a hard surfaced material. WATER PROJECT UP TOMORROW NIGHT (Special DtaDatru to The Journal, ) Vancouver, Wash., Nov. 18. At the adjourned meeting of the council next Thursday evening two matters of Im portance -will come up for consideration. The much discussed and long waiting water project- ir expected to occupy most of the time. y Councilman Klgglns now has what he believes complete statistics in regard to the cost Of providing Vancouver with ample fire protection, along with ex cellent drinking water. At the Thurs day meeting, it is understood, ah erfort will be made to bring the matter, to a head. The purchase Of a street sweener will also be considered, and the advantages of various makes looked Into. It will orobablv be definitely decided what her a sweeper will be purchased now or In tne spring. Floods Receding;. . v (Cn!t4 Prass .eased Wlrt.i Bellingham. Wash., Nov. 18r-Today's reports from the towns along the Nook- sack and Skagit river Indicate that the early reports .of the flood were exag- ? era ted. The two rivers are higher than hey have been at any time this fall, but the water is now receding rapidly and no further damage is expected.. HUGE FRAUD (S LAID BARE According to Charges Filed at Pendleton,- Stockmen of jonmvesi Are the vic tims of a Shrewd Gold brick Scheme. (Special Dlautch to The Journal.! Pendleton, Or., Nov. 18. a. c. Ruhv of Portland, M. C Meti of Pendleton, and more than a doensother prominent horse and jack breeders and importers of Oregon, Washington and Idaho, are alleged to have been victimised by a scheme by which they paid 820,000 cash for the privilege of selling $100,000 worth of stallions and Jacks to four shrewd stockmen of the Camas Prairie ln Idaho, who are averred to have given them ln return worthless potes to that mount, according to charges made In a complaint filed here, upon which an at tachment was Issued vesterdHv ami thu first car of the stock seised here last night as it was being shipped to Boise to be sold to satisfy the claim of one of the alleged victims. How It Was Worked. The method used was shrewd. Ms tor Ferris. J. M. and George Lamb and i. H. Sheldon secured letters of credit from Idaho bankers. Furnlshlnir W H Clemens with a supply of notes signed by them in blank, they sent him as agent to buy stock, in each case he ar ranged with the stockmen to pay thorn more than the stanuard price of the animal, in return for which the agent was to receive a commission to trie mount of the excess In cash. Ths transfer was made, the notes were sc ented without uueetlon ln everv in stance, and the agent paid the commis sions, smounting ln all to $20,000. Th Alleged Victims. The alleged victims were A. C. Rubv. Portland, one horse, $4,500, commission $1,400; M. C Metz. Pendleton, one orsc $4,500. commission $1,400: J. K. Mason. Spokane, two . horses. $8,000. commission $1,000; A. P. Miller, Oakes dale, ono Jack, one horse, $8,000, com mission, $2,260; William Chamberlain, oirax. one jack. 12.500: comm ssion. 750: V. Klngsland Brothers. Spokane. one horse, $4,500, commission, $1,500; George Wilson, Wilbur, one Jack, $2, 000; commission, $650; Joe Gilliam, oarrieia, two lacks, 13,800, commission, $1,000; R. W. Case, Pendleton, one Jack. $3,SO0, commission, $1,000; E. B. Canby, Wilbur, one Jack, $3,600. commission, $850; M. C Gray, Pullman, two horses, $5,000. commission, $1,500; Davis & Gibson, Moscow, one horse, $2,500, com mission, $500; J. H. Hoagland, Rosalia, one horse, $3,600, commission, $S60. Other losers of Portland are J. H. Ed wards, Tom Ferris and West Lloud. V. W. N. Thompson of Boise was vic timized for one horsu at $5,000 and $1,000 commission. Ho Joined with the ethers ln causing the arrest of the Ida ho men and securing an attachment on ths stock at their farm. On Monday he secured a release of the attachment and by an alleged sale got possession of tho stock, which he was shipping to Boise, where he. planned to sell it to satisfy his own claims and then pay the others from what was left. Major Ferries, the Iamb Brothers, Sheldon, Clemens and V. W. N. Thomp son are named as defendants ln the suit. The stock selred last night Is held here by W. 7.. Thompson, the receiver appointed by the court, and should tho other carload on theld way to Bnlso not be turned back before reaching Umatilla county they will also be sensed here. LABOR LEADERS AT WHITE HOUSE (Tnlted Preas Leased Wire.) Washington, Nov. 18. The boycott was the chief subject at the "Roosevelt labor dinner" last night, which was not attended by John Mitchell, James Duncan or Daniel J. Keefe, who weie among the leaders Invited. One guest said today that the name of Samuel Gompers4 was not mentioned and that there was no criticism of the American Federation of Iabor. Though the boycott was discussed at length. It was dealt with ln a general way and nothing definite was determined. 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