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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL", PORTLAND, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 18, ran FicnriiiG FOB HIS CLAIM Aged 3Tan Eesists Efforts of Government to Take , ' Home of Tears. ' EvlcJenca I till being taken before Bferee .A. M. Wing In case 'of the United' States against John McCann, ln- ' volvlng the patent to 160 itcrea of land 1 taken . up by McCann In the Nehalem country more than a quarter century ago Tbe hearing le being held In the offices of the United States district attorney i and half a hundred witnesses are, on hMld. . --,';.'..'.:;.!':-,; , McCann is now a very old man, nearly '80 years, and feeble es not to he able tn attend the hearlna: In person but Is represented there by his son 'and coun sel. McCann took up the land in the early - days - wnea it , was aixiicuit to , penetrate , the forests of the -wild west and he has held It ever since.- Most of the people, who took up claims In that richly timbered section disposed of their ' holdings to large timber syndicates, and jt Is admitted by even tbe prosecution that If McCann had sold, the claim a moment before the government began suit to have the land reverted on the 'alleged ground of" insufficient resldenoe thereon, no, proceedings could have been brought as the innocent purchaser would have to -be protected.- l- Among-the - witnesses-' called were many born and ' raised in - the Nehalem valley. Brms of . them have already passed middle age and It was with Inter est they recalled early days of the coun ty which has been. held back for years because of lack of transportation fa- UJiltlCO. ...... ... - "There are fewer ncnnli In the tim bered secUons : of Nehalem now than V'Te were a years ago," said. Nathan Anderson, who was born there some 46 years ago. 'The old military ;road has grown thick with brush and in its place Is only a poor trail. In the early days the timber was full of people in the vl- Vl sie near wnere l tarm." - -The fact that thu tlmh,, hu tiMii bought up by tbe large syndicates has driven out the settler - and in many places the wilds, are as virgin as they were - thousands , of years before , the wnite man ever Bet foot in tha Oreron country. . ine main contention on part of the failed to prove up on the exact date al- uiuugn ne noias patent to the land. Counsel for the defendant will show that it was utterly- impossible for Mc- uuw o reacn ins I ana oillce at Oregon City on the specified date, as he was working In the lighthouse at North Head at me ume ana -could, not get away without - Jeooardlslng shhDlnsr. . , The claim is saldT to be worth about Walla Walla' Wants Oonventlona. (Special Dispatch' te Tfc Joaraal.) Walla' Walla. Wash- Julv 18. Larned K. Meacham, publicity manager oi me commercial ciuo, nas oeen given authority by that body to go after all conventions, state, - national or district, that ' have - a - chance - of coming here. Walla Walla is pulling to become known as -a convention city and a strong ef fort will be made to pull all kinds of gatherings here next year. - Hood 7 IUver After Convention. Hood River. Of- July II. Hood TUvmr rnas sent a large , delegation to, the Fa- cine . jMortnwesi iNuserymen's associa tion bow in 'session at 8attlei. anil i strong 'effort will be' made to have the next annual convention meet here. The Hooa Kiver aeiegation- is headed by Professor C IX Thompson, who is armea witn an invitation from the city council. Commercial club , and - Grange ooaies ui loo TKJiey. - -' BIG CROWD IS SEME eoui IT SATURDAY SPECIAL 4 PJUo9P. F.L FAVORITE FOOD CHOPPERS 84c - Regular $1.50 Value Positively None Sold Before 4 P.M. i ... One to a Customer This Food. Chopper is on of very best made, an improve ment over all other styles. Cuts' anything. Three kniTea ' made of hardened steel k 'l''f:i if'f - I 7. 'Portland Expects . to Send 2000 Visitors to Exposi- f. v tion on City's Day. j The slogan printed on 10,000 "booster buttons'! and 6000 ribbons to be used as streamers, as well as on the pen' nants,.-whlch every Fortlander who goes to Seattle' next. Monday will carry will be "600,000 Portland lM.'" j X great many of these buttons, rib bons and ' Pennants have been already sent to Seattle to be placed at various noieis in oraer to accommoaate tn. Portlanders who are already In Seattle.' W. J. Uofmann, secretary of the Port land day committee, said today- that the committee urges people to- buy tickets . i i . . i i . mi rr , m Morrison streets, as soon as possible, In order to avoid the crush at the depot William McKey," appearing . In the Oellgntrai- comedy, "Trimmed, " at th Orpheum this week. . ABSENCE MAKES 1IER LOM-FOR D1T0ECE "We have arranged for no program, aid Mr. Hofmann this morning. "We are soing p xo iu upwiuon, ana la prbgram would be tiresome. There will be a reception from S to B; to be riven bv the uregon commission. - The wives of the commissioners will assist in receiving with Mrs. Chilberg, wife of the president of the exposition, and Mrs. Kaudeau, wife of the director gen eral, as well as a number of Portland ladies.' . "Everybody should go not . merely members of the reality board, chamber of commerce, and of the commercial club, but all loyal Portlanders ' should make an attempt to come with us. The mayor and council will come in a body. . "We expect , 2000 members In our party." ,. i-;.. . :;- .- : .... , EAST SIDE FAIR DOORS ARE OPEII and Tasting freedom .." from matrimonial I Nil TnprmKl was' serving a Jail sentence for selling llauor without a license. Mm. Rllrjihofh K.- Jones, proprietor of a rooming- house soi oecona street,. nas luea suit for divorce In circuit court tralnit fhorl.. Jones, saloonkeeper, . with a Dlaca of business at Beoond and Clav street , With a big crowd present the Cath- t kdi ouij iisii jiKurea in MO I nn Vmino- um'. riuh -Mldrnimmer Mr Novelties Side Shows 'Make Clean, Bright Entertainment. wood has played its part. If the many allegations of Mrs. Jones may be accepted nival" opened Its : doors --tor - the - first time yesterday. - Two performances as facta Many are her woes.' Not nnlv I rlvan nn In tha afternoon, start- does She declare her husband swore at I inr t i ifelnnlr. tml tht other In the her, but that he did so in the presence I evening at T:30. The tents have been of her It-year-old daughter. Evelyn put Up on the baseball - grounds of the Virginian Hunter.. Among many other I club at Williams avenue and Morris accusations. Jones, cere. Is chareed with striking his ma4e with a piece of stove" streets. Many of Arnold's 1 attractions have wood and of wHIpptng her daughter with I been Installed at the grounds while any a buggy whip. The two were married In Salt Lake. vui), in uo. mra. iones asKS tnat sne be given a divorce decree. 1100 attnr. Bey's fees and $600 for the sunnort of herself and - daughter. She also asks that Jones be restrained from doing her any harm. . 1 TWO CHUECHES SUE ' EERING C0NTKACT0ES The first Methodist Knlnnnnol "ohitrnVi of Hlllsboro, Or. and the Trinity Greek church of Portland; are Involved In- t-ma separate civil, suits in the circuit court. In the case in which th Hilishnm church Is involoved the Union Guarantee BBsociaiion is suing i. m. MODinson, the coniractor wno parnauy completed the cnurcn eainca, ror 93000. it is charged that after Bobinson had been bonded by the company he left the building In a stats of partial completion, with tbe result mat . me Donainv company - was compelled to complete the-work. In the other suit Blanch N. McMoore MVH- W.; Hoyle are. bringing action against the Concrete Construction com pany, and ; the ' Associated Creditor's Adjustment comDanv. It is alleged that about $1730' was advanced the construc tion company by , the plaintiffs, with Which" to. complete work on tbe Greek church, and never repaid.. , Ten ' graduates of the Harvard Medi cal school are nlannlnr tn nntn.b1lnh : In China a thoroughly equipped institution te teach medicine along modern lines. wiueuiiiig uiai ins nation lacaa number of other side 'shows, netu81ng educated dogs and ponies, an educated horse called Don Fulano, orang outangs, snake ' charmers. ' plantation singers, moving pictures, foolish house where everybody goes crasy together, a merri ro-round . and alV the attendant novel ties of a country fairojrcaxnival. It is clean throughout and lh this par ticular fleserves special mention. The show Is to last for 10 davs. the last performance belnr given Saturday. July 24. , special nignts nave oeen ar ranged for . various societies and clubs In the city and each one is to endeavor to make Its night the biggest . one of alL Special features, such as a slide for- life-- down a long wire and the Il luminated midair bicycle , act - have been arranged for each . night. ZIEGLEK SATS SOME : THINGS ON METEES ..-r '.-V . -.' 1 '.'..' v. . Portland, Or., July 'U. To the Editor of The Journal By referring to my re ceipts irom tne water company 1 rina that since repiumblng ' my bouse in May, 1806, my monthly water charge was unirormiy i. 76, excepting months or June, July, August and September, 190, during which time it was $3.26, to cover use of lawn hose, until July, 1907, when the charge was reduced to $1.25. at which fla-ure It remained until the Installation of a meter In January, 1909.- The- recelnta show since th.t time- charges as follows: January, $1.25; February, 60c; March, 50c; April, 80c; May. 60c; June, SOc; July. 40c curing an tnis .time, witn the excep tlon of the use of lawn hose In summer, the service has been the same and use of water practically the same. ' , - A - , - It follows without argument ' that I am In favor of retention1 Of the meter. Kven the women and children who often attend to the duty of paying the city's water bills can -see an argument like that. Many-who cannot grasp an Idea can grasp a dollar. - If' Messra. Simon -and Wilcox leave this matter to all - the patrons of the water service their case Is lost. . But their "policy," doubtless. Is to leave the matter to the large - users of water, who are to receive the benefits of a low meter rate, and -the Nobs on Nob ' Hill who have large lawns to sprinkle, find It necessary to take a bath three times a day and who have their faucets running In summer to have a cool drink without waiting and in winter to keep their ptpes from f rees inr. - -. . -In short, elvlo morality in Portland is such that the meter is necessary to protect the modest and airly disposed citizen -against the hog and the water thief. J. B. ZIEQLER. 3IAYQE SIMON WILL " : . ;; TAKE SEATTLE TRIP : Mayor Simon will be one of the Port land visitors .to : Ihe Alaska-Paclfio-Tukon exposition next week; leaving Monday night. On Tuesdajj he will devote his time to seeing the exposition, and the following day he will visit the public buildings and Institutions of the city in company with . City Engineer Thomson of Seattle. He hopes to obtain f winters that ean be used to advantage n the affairs in .Portland. Several Tn.mhprR nf thA 1tv rnuncll will or an. I - the mayor has invited I. Lane, a former member of the park board, and lr. J.",'; ft. Wetherbee. l Dresldent of the com. merclal club, to go with hum Building ' Permits. , J. C Clements, ' East ; Thirty-third street, between -Alnsworth and Rig-gen, . erect one story frame dwelling $16uo; J. Bellar, Twentieth street, between Flan. ders and Everett, erect two story bricky Store and rooms, $1J,000; J. A. Buehair an. East Couch street, between -Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth, erect one story trams awenuii, ieuu; jonn ; ueorge. Beech street, between Grand - avenue and Sixth street, erect one story frame barn, $500. 7 - " 5 '! .. . i , - - ' ' If you will look in the win of up town stores you will find the IDENTICAL fabrics and - -patterns marked $20 and even $25 WHAT'S THE USE - of paying the . extra $5 or $10?. Come to any of our stores arid SAVE THE DIFFERENCE ; M(H)E1S Third and Qalt First and YaixihUl First and Morrison . xunns- an tnis .time witn tn vHn. :. ...... . i ' ' : '.--. . . - ; ..r- i QQ'A Tl6nrt3nrhS9 Oiarcoal Fffled : aUiSUMdr Refrigerators ' .Ta Alaska- b the refrigerator with a reputation extending -over thirty , Tears, and never disappoint. It is so constructed aa-to consume very little ttv-and preserves your food to perfection. " Wm4 ivmm J& si T xAftsr istrsv ALASKA Note -the construction of the "Alaska- as shown in the above cut. Most cheap refrigerators on the market have only dead ah chambers about the ice and food boxes, but note that, the "Alaska is charcoal-filled the Very best non-conductor of heat it is possible to tletiscllf there existed any better non-conductor n 1 tbeworldloday, the "Alaska" people would hay. it'; This is what makes the "Alaska" reputation. Investigate its mer-' v k.'uciuic juu Juy. i. . .- ..' '.-- ' - . , - mm s . i ne oia reuaDie cnarcoaMiUed refrigerators. There is no penect food- fngerators will cost you as equal to the Alaslca. It is a' perfect food-preserver at a ..Inferior refrigerators will coat van as minimum cost of ice. much as the Alaska. v.1 , NO. 21 This size (11x11x16 ice b6x) has a food compartment ' 15x13 inches, with two galvanized iron shelves, suitable for family use. PRICE 916.00. Other sizes less. ONE DOL LAR DOWN, ONE DOLLAR A WEEK. . - ; This is one of the great specials we are offering- in bur Car- g;t Department this week. Over 1000 yards of the finest igelow Axminster in twrt?one greens, re4 anjfl tans; blues ',' and tans, etc Regular $2.25 vahies in any carpet house' in Portland.. On special Sale (and as much of . (fc i f : it as you want) for only, the yard - J) 1 Ay (Greafi AsmnSuStter Kiugb Ask to see our Special Axminster Rugs', 9x12 feet & t? "; ' in size, $33.50 values, selling, this week at only. ; il vLo ' : ; SI Down; SI a VVeck - t "ssu. -. .. 3 4 Couch $3.75 Not tufted, . but corered ' in plain' green deninvizs 36X feet; wortlj. An lyf $6-50, tpecial Mo a. sad Tuesday ) J. f ! Connected Free . ' f i , . v i . -.'if '".? j'- f .'',1' 1 ' '-' The "New Method" Gas Range has a patent burner that acts as-a gassaver. The manufacturers guarantee that these burners consume ONE FOURTH LESS GAS than the old-style gas range burners. They are made of polished key steel and aluminum instead of pig iron. This is a feature worth-invest gating. Allow our salesmen to explain their principle to you. This i; - Beautiful Gas Range ? Has four -ci the patent burners and a "simmer," - also a large broiler in the ' base and oven; double - supply pipes, one at each end ; two heavily enam eled shelves; pipe to carry "fc off all cooking odors ; Oj handsome nickel trim'mintr' I , very plain and easily kept -lean -i and bright; ' size oven ; 18x19 inches. Price only , - .iMnanuasf f rgj- xx. J,V U.JL ,L, IJCJJLO tilC UICdUCSti jLCT Vs If CA) T'r ( - - Pay ,01.00 a Week I r 0 First and YamWU V1 Second and1?aiShiS 4 Steel Rsnfles it 835 EAST TERMS $1.00 A WEEK A' oew shipment of Steel Ranges will be on tale Monday morning- and erery. day. this week, or until Bold, at ; the special price of ; f 35.00. Orena are 14-inch, 16-inch and 18 inch, handsomely -nickel-plated after the new designs and new method; not overdone with "gingerbread" work, but simple and chaste. ; The quickest baking range bmlt. , r ' J Ik oi