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THE OREGON DAILY . JOURNAL. PORTLAND, MONDAY . EVENING, MAY, 3, 1&09.
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ASK AID FOR
RAILROAD
"Will .Ask Portland Commer
cial Bodies l- Assist Coast
to Boise Project Come to
TVstifv in the .Merger
Case.
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Fighting fir aoViuate transportation
fai-llitifs. without wnich they have la
bored for years, I.. J. Simpson, of the
Simpson I, umber company. North Bond;
l c I'lunuirnn v!r nresident of the
Flanagan-Bennett bank, Marshfleld, and I
fc oionl v . tinmen, oi me rum
A Havings bank, are In Tortland today,
suhnofnaed as witnesses In the Harrl
man mergpr case now no trial.
While in Portland Colonel Grimes and
Mr. Simpson will call upon hoads of
commercial, orgp.nisatlons and truslnes
men's associations In the hope of secur
ing their aid In putting through the
Coos Bay-Boise railroad.
"For years , wa have been doing our
utmost to have a railroad built Into
Coos Bay." declared Colonel Grimes,
"and several times we thought we were
successful. Now, however, we" have do
elded not to wait for anyone to build
a railroad Into Coos Bay, but to build
one out of our country.
"For this purpose we bava Incorpor
ated J he Coos Bay, Oregon 4 Idaho
Railway company, wltti a capital stook
of $25,000. in reality it la a holding
r-ompany and we are now Issuing cer
tificates. Anion the Incorporators are
rat Hennessy of the Oregon Coal 6c
Navigation company. Coos Bay; J. C.
Graves, of the First National bank,
North Bend; W. C. Evans of the- West
ern Oregon Wholesale procery com
pany. North Bend; Henry Bengstacken,
i one of the largest individual real estate
owners In the Coos Bay country, and
myself.
Start Survey at Once.
" "The,: survey for . the line, which we
rlan to flxtena from Coos Bay to Boise,
daho, will be utarted- eome time next
wejc and rushed through. Nambers
of property owners have offered ua
rights, of way properties free, and. we
r .getting concessions' from every
source. I
"W want Portland people to help in ,
fvery possible way, for uch a road will
mean more to Portland than "any lino
Mr. Harrtman could build. It would
divert all central and southern Oregon
freight, much of which no goes to San
Francisco and California terminals to
Portland. It is. not. the business Into
Voo Pav for which we. are looking; all
Uiat will go to Portland anyway; but
w do desire to have the opportunity of
pending our products out over the state
and country.
"Every resident of the Coos Bay
country Is up and fighting for th new
line, and no obstacle stands In the way
nf Its becoming a reality. However, It
must not be understood that we would
kwep Harrlman-lines out, of our country-
On the contrary wa would wel
come theni, too., ,? ."
Want Line to Xogsas.
"We Jiope also to soon have a Una i
retwperi JSugene-: anii Coos Bay. The
Kuaene Chamber of Commerce ha
started' an agitation to have such a
railroad built and will call a meeting
noma time soon for, discussion of the
plan. ;,' , '
"AH commercial bodies op the bay
have united jmd ar working in 'perfect
harmony to make the Boise-Cows Bay
line possible. The organisations . at
Marshfleld and-. North Bend have raised
several thouiana dollars-; to ".help ths
prolect. - . - . .;
"Coos Byhss too many alluring at
tractions to he nasaed over . without
thought by th railroad peotlet"We have
4(in square miles r coal lana. y&.ouo,
O0.000 feet ; of fomber standing and
rank third among; .$he counties of the
Pacific coast In the matter of dairy pro
duction. But these are only a few of
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R. F. Shepard, Who Disappeared
Last Friday.
R. F. Shepard, proprietor ofthe lone
steam carpet cleaning plant at Kast
Twenty-first street and Holladav ave-
Inue, disappeared from his place of busi
ness last Friday afternoon and so far
no trace of him has been found, if
left his place of business at 3 o'clock,
saying that he would be away the .re
mainder of the afternoon collecting wet
aide bills.' He was known to have had
about $100 on his person and a hand
some gold watch at the time' of his
disappearance.
Shepard's friends are at a loss to ac
count for his continued absence, as his
domestic relations were known to be
pleasant and his financial affairs In
good shape.
He was a man of exemplary habits
and had for years conducted a success
ful business in this city.
It la the belief of Mrs. Shepard that
her husband has met with foul play,
and she scouts the idea of his voluntary
disappearance.
AUTO SKIDS; SIX .:
RIDERS BADLY HURT
. Sa,n Francisco, May 3. Former State
Senator Plunkett and six companions
were seriously Injured, some probably
fatally, when the automobile in which
they were driving was wrecked on th
Great Highway on the beach early to
day -
Plunkett sustained severe bruises
about the head and Internal Injuries.
Mrs. Mildred Forbes has a badly
sprained ankle and bruises about the
body. Miss Patrice Collins was badly
bruised, and is in a serious condition.
L. C. JPerctval. chauffeur, is injured in
ternally and may not recover. C. Miller
is thought to have a fracture of the
JjfHli an3 hB severe scalp lacerations.
William Lyons is suffering from a frac
tured shoulder Blade and a baaly
wrenched neck. David Becker has- se
vere scalp wounds a.id Internal Injuries.
iney were driving through the park
ana attempted to turn Into the Great
Highway at a fair rate of speed. The
mat-nine saiaaefl ana upsets
The injured were hurried to the Park
Emergency hospital, where the condi
tion of Mrs. Sorbe Lyons and Miller
9 hiu iu os very serious.
LITTLE GIRL'S BODY
TAKEN FROM RIVER
MULL 1ST
PAY PEIIIWif
Supreme Court Deities 'Re
lief Asked by Convicted
Land Fraud Man.
Wublnfton Bureau of The Journal.)
Washington, Alay 3. The supreme
court today denied the application of
Charles Nickel 1 of Jacksonville. Or., for
a writ of certiorari in the case in which
he was convicted of conspiracy "to In
stigate and induce certain persons to
commit perjury," !n connection with
the Oregon land frauds.
jvieneii pleaded trie supreme court at
ruling In favor of tormer Congressman
J. N. Williamson and alleged that Wil
liamson performed the same act of
Which Nickell was convicted, that of
inducing seUlers to sell their claims
before final iiroof had been made. The
case began at Portland and nent to the
circuit court of appeals, which sustained
tne tireaon federal court. An anneal then
brought It to Washington. Thomas
O'Day and Martin L. Pines were Nlck-
ell's counsel. Lloyd W. Bowers ap
peared for the government.
The frovernment In its annenl n I en fl
ings cited that Miller, defendant with
Nickell, pleaded guilty.
The refusal of the writ ends the case.
SURPRISE PROVES
FATAL TO WIFE
Drops Dead When J. C.
Michael Comes Home at
an Unusual Hour.
When Jasper C. Michael unexpectedly
returned to his home at 655 Turner
street about 9 o'clock this morning, he
was met at the door by his wife, who
upon opening the door gasped and sank
Into her husband's arms in a faint.
Placing her upon the- bed Mr. Michael
Immediately summoned a doctor, but
before the physician could arrive Mrs.
Michael was dead, having passed away
without regaining consciousness.
Michael works In the paper box fac
tory at Tenth and Glisan streets, but In
stead of going to the factory thi morn
ing arter leaving nome tie returned, ana
It is thought that seeing him unex
pectedly at that hour was Indirectly the
cause of hln wife s death.
The physician called by Michael pro
nounced the cause of death heart trou
ble, and the body was removed to the
morgue where It will remain until the
funeral arrangements are completed.
NOTED MURDER CASE
TRIED IN SCOTLAND
the resources of the county
. Both Mr. Simpson and Colonel .Grimes
re elated over the wont of, the port
-tiiuniimion wnicn nas unuer way tne
work of digging out the harbor. The
bay Is not only oelng deepened, but en
larged. Plans contemplate the dredging
of the harbor, so that at practically
every point a, depth of S5 feet at ex
treme low water win be obtained. The
dredge Oregon has been at work now
about .three months and has accom-
riH ,.ha .v .. t . i.
j"'"" ui-.j. mure man od.uvu
has already been secured to carry on
the work and large amounts are being
added to this sum at regular Intervals.
Wc call particular attention
... 9.K i ' ti
-try rrrrr pw mic m ranamas
because they are for par
ticular kind of people. In
spect our winclowtui of hat
goodness in
Panamas
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The body of .Ittle Gladys Jacobsen.
the 9-year-old girl who, wttll Merrill
Lindsay was drowned while fishing
from a log in the Willamette river on
Saturday night, was found bv a search
ing party on Sunday morning. It was
ui ouiioin or tne river near
me ipoi wnere tne child sank. Llnd
miy a Doay was recovered soon after the
accident The remains of the little
& i "Wea oy running. Jlc-
Entee & Gllbtugh, to Gales Creek Or
tomorrow mornlnr tnr intarm...' "
No.w rrlng?mentJ' Jav bee" made yet
for the Jjurlal of Lindsay. His rela
tives, who live in Michigan, have been
telegraphed the news of his death
An unfortunate feature of the tragedy
Is that until a month ago Lindsay car'
r.1 a? Jnaurance DOllcy for $500 let
ting It lapse In April. Lindsay was
drowned In an effort to save the life
of the Jacobsen girl, while Peter Win
kle, who was also pn the raft, nearly
met the nam f.f. ' ."T".
a BucccnBrui at
tempt to rescue the girl's brother.
CHAIN GANG WOMAN
SAWS OUT OF JAIL
Athens. Ga.. May 3.-Kate O'Dwyer,
the young woman who was shackled ana
forced to work on the chain gang, made
her escape here by cutting the bars of
her cell. It Is believed she had outside
assistance.
The woman, who in uM in k
'y, had been sentenced to the aana for
ii months for disorderly conduct. The
sentence was suspended on condition
that she leave the country and never
return. She retarned a month ago. was
arrested and ordered shackled and
chained day and night, as the desperate
men convicts were. Her treatment be
came purine when an attorney asked
writ of habeas corpus on the ground
that no one can be condemned to ln-
mmuus punisnment except by a Jury.
The case attracted bo much aiinJ.
that Governor 3mlth took It up and the
prison commkssBion issued an order that
im) wuman prinuner, no matter what aer
offense, waa ever to be shackled.
She was convicted of a misdemeanor
ana ner case win go to the
court.
Glasa-ow. Mav 8. What promises to
be one of the most noted criminal trials
that has taken mace here In year was
begun In the High Court today, when
Oscar Slater, alias Otto Hands, was
placed on trial for the alleged murder
of Marlon Gilchrist last January. The
victim of the murder was a maiden lady
of some means, and robbery Is supposed
to have furnished the motive for the
killing. She was found dead in her
home and the evidence indicated that
she had been beaten to death. A lodger
In her home, who disappeared Imme
diately after the murder, was sought by
the police. Circulars were sent broad
cast over the world, with the result
that a man giving his name as Sands
was arrested by the New York police
In February as he landed from a Liver
pool steamship. His appearance tallied
with the description sent bv the Glas
gow police and he was held, together
with a voung woman with whom he had
traveled to America. WMtnesses wer
sent from Glasgow to New York and
they identified Sands as the man who
formerly lodged at the house of the
murdered woman. Since he was returned
to Glasgow the man Is said to have
admitted his identity, though denying
all knowledge of the murder:
TAFT NAMES NO
POKER WELCIIERS
Washington, May 3. The Taft admin
istration has barreed welching poker
players from federal offtceholdlng. At
least no man charged with this offense
will be appointed to a Judgeship, accord
ing to a precedent Just established In
the case of a southern candidate for the
bench.
There was stiff objection to the ap
pointment of this candidate. The sen
ators from his state were opposed to
him, and so were a lot of other influ
ential voters. The other day a delega
tion of the kickers called at the White
House to file their objections with the
president. While they had a number of
objections agalnBt the aspirant for Judge
the chief complaint was that he didn't
pay his poker debts.
A subsequent visit to the White House
convinced the members of the delegation
that they had won their point and had
completely knocked out the welching
candidate. He is declared to be out of
the running, and It is said the president
has about decided on another candidate.
supreme
DEATH TERMINATES
A WEDDING JOURNEY
Seattle, May 3. Death Interrupted
the wedding trip of Mr. and Mrs. Cary
Bettyllon of Salt Lake City a few hours
after they reached Seattle and today the
sorrowing husband Is returning to Utah
bearing b,- body of his bride, who
died or asthma in the Providence hos
pital Filday night. The husband. 68
years old, a retired business man of
halt Lake. Is almost prostrated at the
loss of his bride. 27 years his Junior.
Mrs. Bettylion had been a sufferer
from chronic asthma for 15 years and
her condition became worse after an
operation for appendicitis In a Salt Lake
hospital last January. At that time It
was discovered the heart waa on the
right side.
Two ,weeks ago it was decided that a
change of climate was necessary and a
trip to Seattle was ordered. The jour
ney weakened the Invalid and she died
two days after reaching Seattle.
LITTLE DANGER 6F
TYPHOID EPIDEMIC
Ther f little danger of an
epidemic of typhoid fever result
ing from the use of Willamette
rlvsi water during- the breakage
of the Bull .Run service pipes
three weeks ago. Dr. Esther C.
Fohl, lty health officer, says
the period In which typhoid
germs ' might have made, their
appearance In the city Is safely
passed. .
Pon't Know When to Stop.
From the Pittsburg Post. t
No person will deny that every man
ought to have a work to do. something
to which he can devote his best ener
gies and abilities. In this country, how
ever, we do not seem to nave reached
that point where we know when to stop.
The mistaken notion seems to prevail
that the man who accomplishes his i
alms must die In the harness; that, Ilka
the captain, he most stick to the ship
till the last.
And when this spirit is applied to the
i amassing- ox minions, tne purpose.
too, becomes sordid and unnatural. It
were far better for such persons as have
gained a competence, and a great deal
more, to retire from the commercial
battlefield and give over their remaining
years to rational enjoyment of life to
f:olng about and doing good for others,
f you please.
Oo and Visit Oar Hew Train.
Be sure to visit the new Soo-Spokane-Portland
"Train de Luxe," which will
be on exhibition tomorrow on Fourth
street north of Oak, on the Southern
Pacific track; between 1 and 3 p. m. A
magniricent train.
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to you know that your stomach,
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gestidn that goes with it can
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using HUNYADI JAN OS WATEB
than in any other way? It i
easily taken a glass on arising
and you have no bad after
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TO THE COUMT OF THE IPEOPHE
TRUTH, DECENCY AND BUSINESS INTEGRITY '
. vs.
MESSRS. MORGAN & ATCHLEY, MR. W, L. MOR
GAN OR (?) FURNITURE COMPANY
ss.
This indictment is directed against Messrs. Morgan CBV Atchley,
Mr. W. L. Morgan or (?) Furniture Co. asHthe case may be: No responsi
bility is taken for the truth of their; published statement You are
charged in this indictment with misconduct that not only affects your
business integrity but the veracity of your advertised statements.
, You .. are charged with gross discourtesy by using business corre
spondence to injure the correspondent and advertise yourselves.
You are charged with misrepresentation of facte with regard to the
attempt of Oregon Chair Co to prevent itself being:; immolated upon the
altar of cupidity by certain (?) furniture dealers. ,
You are charged while representing yourselves as champions of
the people, with filching from them by taking exorbitant profits for your
wares.
With the first charge, that of discourtesy, there is cited the publica
tion of a bpsiness letter without the consent of the writer. -
If you would know the reprobation and contempt in which such
actions are held by the people, you should have heard the general com
ment following your publication.
As to the second count in the indictment, that of misrepresentation, the Oregon Chair Co.
makes the following statement of fact:
There is absolutely no combination of any kind, and we are simply maintaining our quality of chairs,
as is done by other manufacturers who make high-class commodities as Dunlap hats, E. & W. collars, etc.
And now comes the last and most serious charge of the indictment a charge which, if substantiated,
will show to the purchasing public to what depths of moral turpitude, what disregard for truth, what busi
ness depravity may be reached by the hot-air advertising faker.
You intimated in the public press that the Oregon Chair Co. was trying to compel you to rob the people;
you have repeated this statement and capitalized it in advertising yourselves as small-profit furniture dealers.
You have said that "We never lie to the people; we don't believe it pays."
Now to offer incontrovertible evidence.
Let the people who buy furniture judge how Morgan-A tchley are protecting them. Eastern Chair No.
479, their price 120 per cent over,the manufacturer's list. Morflan-Atehley Sales Slip
Manufacturer's
List
471
478
479
480
483
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'3 00
2 50
250
2 AO
3 75
3 00
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MANUFACTURER'S LIST PRICE. .......
XIV POUNDS AT $1.50 PER HUNDRED. .
.$2.50
. .19
$2.69
Talk about skinning and soaking the "Dear People," picking their pockets, robbing them-?-W0W!
If anyone attempts to pick pockets, the people have a chance to protect themselves and the law steps in,
but is there no way or law to stop "More Air" furniture dealers wringing from the people through misrepresen
tation such profits? Do they want to pay the indebtedness upon their building in one day? Better trade with
dealers who want only reasonable profits. The freight rate from Michigan in carloads is $1.50 per hundred
pounds on chairs, but this price would indicate they ship this chair by express or mail. This concern sold
the chair during the time they are misrepresenting to you the furniture conditions. We hope they will not re
sort to claiming an isolated case, as we could fill pages full if they would pay for the space. Think of it cost
$2.50, freight rate 19 cents; total, $2.69. Selling price $5.50, or $2.81 profit on chair that cost $2.50, or on cash
price of $5.00 a profit of $2.3 1 ovec cost and carload freight rate. Is that protection ?
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Why Did This Concern Attack the Oregon Chair Company ?
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Was it not so they could rob the' people with eastern-made chairs? See above and figure it out for your
selves. "You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you can't Jpol
all the people all the time." - " v JV
Chairs were never so cheap in Portland as since the Oregon Chair Co. started their plant and com
menced making a high-grade chair a chair in quality and price that cannot be excelled by any chairmade.
The Oregon Chair is a chair that is handled by honest dealers who are satisfied with a legitimate prolitfas
named by the manufacturer. . u
We are now employing a large number of rrieh in our plant, and a good portion of them are experienced
men whom we have brought from the east and are enthusiastic over our grand country and state, and all will
join in "500,000 for 19 12," and we, are all boosters for home-made goods.,
The people will understand why the Oregon, Chair Co. have named a retail schedule, to protect the pur
chasing public from the above, kind of filching and to proetct their high-grade chairs. We want every man
ahd woman on this coast to see our high quality chairs on the floors of all first-class dealers. ye are proudV
of the, chairs. The dealers are proud of the chairs. We waSt the public to be ffroud of the chairs, and we are
proud to be able to manufacture high quality chairs for you so they will cost you less than ever before.
We wish to apologize for paying any attention to the discourteous, villainoiis, unwarranted attack made
upon a manufacturing, plant employing a great deal of labor by an unbusinesslike concern whose purpose is to
misrepresent and advertise. . x ".
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