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Newspaper Page Text2 THE OREGON "DAILY. TQURNAL. PORTLAND, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 30, t 1909. SEDSATIODAL ;G!IARGESARE ; PROBABLE " ...... . 'V: tiX Suit Filed by .ex-Governor G rover Against me 'Haw thorne Estate May Be In terestingWhitney Boise Eepudiated. ; Trial 'of the civil action filed la clr uit ' court yesterday by ex-Governor irover and bis wife. Mra. Elisabeth tlrover. agalnst'Mrs. Rachel I Haw I borne and others for property valued it more im '"i?vv , .pments of a tarUlng nature. , . . Jut a touch of what may toUvw, 1.1 ra. Hawthorne, widow of the lata Dr. tlawthorne. today made aenaatlonal ao- Jeatlons Sain8t Whitney Boise wen inown attorney of Portland, and her ion-ln-law, and renounced him. - "Whitney Uoise ha. :.coMMtm kith the Hawthorne estate, or With my family. Other than that he if tto-hus. land of my daughter." declared Mrs. Slawthorne. - . ' " . '"- , , s investigation into the deeds and legal Instruments over which the Grover suit U brought, has led a number to believe he plaintiffs have little standing. oom Xnto Old History. Back Into the history of 1909 goes the Story of the tangle involving 46 acres f land lying in the rear of the City rk. At that time jt-Ooverner and Jllisabeth Grover owned an .undivided n half of the section, then consisting c A OTHER ARREST strong . Suspicion Develops Against Youth Who Was With llargaret Cuvreau ' When "She MeT3)ealK on Bay at Tacoma Sunday. , acres. Mes. Hawthorne hml Sitle to one fourth and the remaining ne fourth was owned by a man named ? "Mr. Grover. during the year 100." aid Mrs. Hawthorne today, "borrowed 130,000 on the property with which, so he said. ' to Improve it. Later, when the times became hard and money loii.'-said Mr. Woods. "The case cer. "c!: J'V1 Kineth ' tainiy merits amort detailed Investlga- SnT ' lasd to PF the debt p" Xnan w" ,. j T""" nd lntereet and to allow , Mr. . ro.v,fr ' -The attitude of the family of the dead (Special Dlaoatcs to Tb JooraeU Tacoma, Wash., July . The belief of the parents of Margaret Cuvreau, that the coroner's Jury which acquitted John Flynn of blame for tha death of their daughter by no means sifted all the facts- to get at the- bottom of the .story, is now shared by aw increasing number of persons, wno nave nn.w volved In investigation of the ,eae. Though Flynn Is today at liberty, he is practically under arrest, for his movements are constantly reppriea i Captain of City Detectives jonu r f erald, who, while asserting his belief In the Innocence of Flynn, has never cased to follow the case and Is now engaged in an active Inquiry, which has caused Flynn to retain counsel. The aeatn certmcaie iimhi uj oner O. D. Shaver yesterday Is signifi cant of his own opinion as well as of k.i .1 ih.F .' I. rrln- "Death caused by drowning, whether accidental or suicidal unknown.' xne coroiwr hi. r,fflrll return thus ignores the verdict of the inquest. The language of the certificate he admits to ; bo bis own. ' . Coroner JTot Satisfied, "I think the certificate explains Itself, hesald today In answer to an inquiry. "I am not fully satisfied that the girl's death was accidental. . Kvn atrnnrer was the statement made today by Deputy Prosecutor Ralph Woods: '"The developments of tha past dv have caused me to regara jonn Flynn s story wiin incrwmm -' n additional ouvv pn.iu i ir. Kineth would transfer their right n the property to ma. , r "This was agreed to. Mr. Kineth gay Sne an absolute deed to his one fourth 3nd Mr. Grover an absolute deed to his ?ne half interest. Also an agreement Vu drawn up wherein I agreed to t,ay Mr. Grover the sum of 1100 monthly or a period of 50 months.' Also It was agreed that he should haye the right So repurchase the property within a Wlod of three years.V' ": : "r,ri a , eed Is FlalalT Worded. ' " . ..... j Ml. . h. AeflnA Sf the Hawthorne esUte. 323 Worcester S-uilding, Is plain in its wording.- It States specifically that-it shall not be C onstrued by any court of law to mean f, mortgage and, according to Us own vordlng. is dtsUnctly.an absolute deed k. n,riv it Is etcned with the names of LafayetU Grover , and , Ea- ?eyiI.; 1m wUa -Wl Its. mean. Inl According to ft, Lafayette Grover nd Elisabeth -Grover oonvey their un- Stachel U Hawthorne in consideration .f 15000 to be paid in monmu .talments. the taking up oi me mwj Stage held by the German Savings Svoan ' society, by ; Mrs. mwinun.r. As further agreed, according to the In strument on file that Mr. Grover be Snowed to rebuy the Property, as he i ould any other- in; hich behad no rlor Interest, within a re Tears. Receipts showing that Mr. Gro er received several of the payments ire On rtle. t "Not only I ' PT. -Gf.ve"0.r fcrover the $5000 promised," said Mrs. Ilawthome, "but pf cause J-anew ne tressed for money lcontinued paying im from $100 . to $150 monthly, for JUDll Time liusrviwu.. i s v . ' Considered It Her land. v t "IVitfva always considered that prop erty all our own." she said, "and never it,., a mls-ht have legal trouble over it.- My understanding has always been clear that 11 belonged to the es tate without thef question of a doubt. I have often " been assured . that h title wa clear. ' Mr,' Grover' contention Is that his understanding f .the transactlonof " 1800 was that he was merely giving a mortgage, on the one half and. not con veying ah absolute deed. . The property, as explained by Mrs. Hawthorne, was formerly her own and in no -way connected with the estate. Some time ago she conveyed the entire section to the estate. "Many years-ago i soaai property belonging to me and my daughrs for 24,000.'? declared lit. Hawthorne. 'My share was 'If'0"0; and with 4hls'um I purchased the one fourth- interest -in the property back of the City park. Later f turned it into tho esUte to be handled. - "On. the face of it th1 "ne of those" ficWgertfe handling of the whioh riurlnor the inauest was dis fin.w f,vnhl to Flvnn. has had much to do with the renewed acUvlty of the county and city officials, i ne mnihav in particular now ireuir a nmaaea her skepticism In regard to Flynn's story. . ' Peculiar Olrcfuasiawoes aw. "1 will not accuse John Flynn of this crime," said Mrs. Cuvreau this morning, "but I do demand that every possible measure be taken to find out how my 4aiiirhtjr met her death. I An not believe that the drowning was accidental entirely. There aro too many circumstances which point to a mntrirv conclusion. ' Margaret was a erii wv nmcttcallv raised on and in the water. She tad handled boats of all kinds in an sorts er w earner mmi irnr her ta onm her head In .an emergency. Margaret would not have l.ft th tinnt. She was not a Strong swimmer? lmtould. handle henelf srell enough In the water to keep afloat : -it ia not truW. as Flvnn states. , that he asked others of the party to go out In the boat at the time,, On the con trary, my nephew, W. H. Burr, was on the beach and expected to go, but Flynn did not ask him. Margaret's cousin, iron, Era-nrs. also came down to the .nj...tin in m with them, but Flynnv Jumped In and pushed tho boat away irom tne snore, ui This Is" not the only point In which Mrs. Cuvreau today refuted the story tpld by i'lynn. TItub's Rtory Contradicts When Questioned tast night regarding .v. . nnniiinn nt Maraaret s under- ointhina- the vouhs man said: "I know nothing about that. I did, however, loosen i.: ifhi. . th waiat and neck after getting her out of the water In the nope of reviving her. I wangled to tes tify to this at. the InquesV butdld Jtot nor her - Pelt WBTe ' aisiuruea. ium was a slight tear In the collar, but. It had not been loosened." , " - . In regard to the torn undergarment which hR nlaved an important part In k. nmo in.' mnftiw uvi: "The (tar- ment was a new one, made of heavy flannel this spring, and It could not v. . ... K..n inm In that manner aoct dentally. It had no breaks nor rips In it that morning. . . Av !v "Maraaret often told me that she a ,(),) tn hr 1th for her honor, There'is much to make me bellevo that la what she did." " ; ' ' Two parties of officers visited the scene or the trageay yesieraay.. first were Deputy Prosecutor Woods, Eherlir n tstenso. ana Hawthorne estate, today, "we can eas ily prove that the UUe of the estate to the property f Is clear... We have every legal proof -necessary. ; MraT Hawthorne has publicly re nounced her son-in-law, Whitney .r L. BolseTMr. Boise was formerly attor ney for Mrs. , Hawthorne and sensa tional charges having to do .with t tha - mishandling and appropriation of prop- .Tzm.ri, attorney. 1 the result of th Coroner In that aarnnd were Chief or Detectives FltsgeraliL- Detective Wiley, Flynn himself and Frank Carroll, his Deputy Shaver. i4l, , rHn,YnT fti to ese Investigations. It .is wnn that fhev ssked many Questions of persons living or camping vjiear the place as to the conditions of tho water and the tides. i. Too (hallow to Diowa. e.,itina'a wr also taken and tide tables examined to . verify the titate- ment "made. by. several persons - that VICTORIOUS .TEAUt AJO) THE RING'S PUP g"1 xy " o i ' .,-,-, -. X y r. -A V,, AGREE Oil JOIIJT PASSEHBER RATE Astoria & Columbia River to Sell Through Tickets Via North Bank. a inint nassenger tariff between the North Bank railroad and tha Astoria 4 Columbia River is now being prepare The tariff will be published August 1. Ralph H.- Jenkins, assistant . gjneral frelgnt ana pasHeiiaoi 6". and it will go Into effect after having ? i.?. i, tha ratlwav commls- .7" o' ember 15: The Joint tariff provides W the sale of through tick- ats tna nH in Liitx A sat, v r - kane or Seattle and also for the trans fer of passengers and freight between ucuvio. - - - . - tha Tt la tna rirac arraiiKdiiciii. wi GRAUD CIRCLE OFFICERS REPORT nMAinc- of the reports of the grand circle officers occupied today's sessions of the fifth grand circle meeting of the Women of Woodcrart at ue women oi Woodcraft hall, Tenth and Taylor streets. irv. nmt narr nf the morning ses alon waa taken UP with the report OI i-lrand niiardian Ttiru. C U Van ursaaii. Following the roll call announcements of entertainments slated were maae. Representatives or tne loctu circio i the order invited the grand delegates ffiara. tA ma on- a launch party on the river tomorrow afternoon and to dinner at The Oaks In the evening. It was also announceo mai on r nu evening of next week, the local circles would entertain .ine vianora ai. a uw oust at the Commercial club. Other reports read . .-esteraar artei noon and today were tnose oi umna M. Physician G. Kuykendall of Eugene. Or.. Dr. B. 8. Griffith of Colorado, ani n-l-A Cb.r Marv V. HtlrleV of Port land. -Grand Clerk J. I . Wright of Portland also rinisneo rraaini m an nual report The session tomorrow morning win oe snort. . The following committees wero . ap- CreentalBKalrTnan; '-Harrl-t We- cott. Wash.; Anna uisraaxm, ' 13 ?- rah Hale. Or.; Rosa B. Frese, CaL; M. I Baws and" grlovanee . committee Dr. a. W. Kuykendall, Oregon, chairman; Barah C, Martin, Wa-blngton: Mary Montgomery, Oregon; Matilda Gannon, Washington. , ' , Resolutions Evangeline Hearts, Col orado, chairman: Alberta S. McMurphy. Oregont Elisabeth Grahanj, Wyoming; Anna E. Kaln, MonUna; Anna U Mil ler, California. , " . Organisation Maine in tngton,- charrmanr- Lulu-DevsJmv-Col--rado-r Union KHborn. Washington; Bertha Atwood, MonUna; Minnie Bchula, 5rpr:es Viola : 'Hayes, Cefon, ehairman; Edna Dunlap, OTon; Ella Bush.i waimngton; t,uiii vyaimcov vui orador Emma Fauldlng. Ckllfornla. ; Receipts and disbursements Agnes Barnlts, Colorado, chairman Harriet Hutchson. Coloraoor Nellie Whlte.i Ida ho; Louisa Meneiee,'- Oregon, .u Barnes, Colorado. .. ' v o. tmiw im - Mila.f work Oleora vr.ir.na Colorado. - ehairman; Mamie Plans, titan: n.mma jncv-aiuni, ,...-ton-Jtllie Wood., MonUna; Sara Dunn, Colorado.- ' "' ,- V ' This Iate In "HliitoiT. A ' ' tn Ti.tti. hatwMn Chamolalrf and tho Indians In Essex county. , 1819 First legislative , . mat at Jamestown. Va." -.' -1711 A British and colonial fleet a&lled from. Boston for the conquest of 1718 William Penn. founder of Pennsylvania, died. Born October 14. Itli .-I . .'- ''-.. 'T - - .;-.',-'. " 17 g Rhode Island refused to give congress the power to levy an Import duty of S per eont? . ;-,,T l2tWnilara- T7 Adams -,VHTer Optic"), author, born.ln Med way, Mass. im.j in nnatnn March 17. 18". 1848 Congress passed a Urlff bill reducing the duties bn Imported goods. 1884 Federals made an unsuccessful assault upon Petersburg, Tav ; , i Kds Race riots In New Orleans on the reassembling of the lUti. eonven- w.-'- --j - : - , el ,t,,:' - . ---f. ,.',$, :-' f--' , v r ; ; r ' r th.ra nnt nioneh water at the spot II iauwiuii'ik " - r . . . - , " y. . . . ... A ara marl a aia-alnst mm DTtvhara ITlvnn KAvl tna iraaeoT occurred the widow and members of the family.) to have drowned anyone. Several are nimn r unfa si.a-(.vu ,.. uu - SWABtf INTO CITY BY 1IABR DIAX jLINES Passenger traffic being handled lo cally by Harrlman lines is four times greater than normal and passes all pre vious records, Charles W BUnger, city ticket agent of the O. R. N., an nounced this morning, i ' "Every outgoing? or Incoming .train over our Tines is crowded." Mr, Stinger paid. "Each train carries . two to four extra sleepers. I thought three weeks ago that the maximum traffic for the year had been reached, but the number of pasHengers jwe are handling has .In creased every day since, until now my opinion is the increase will be steady until the early autumn. , - "Our-passenger traffic exceeds great ly tspeaking, of long distance travel) that of the Lewis and Clark exposition and is far ahead of the great number that came hero five years ago." C03DIITTF,E WOULD DISBAR DE WOLFE 1 .i rtianatrb ta The JoarnsL Aberdeen, July so. im- commmee that was drafted to look Into the) ' charges' of Attorney De , Wolfe -has recommended that dlsbarrment prpeeed-i Ings be instituted against the attorney, who attacked the motions of the8u: preme court of the state of Washington. T" . Senator 4, Seals 8. f.n Francisco, July 80. Sacramento tiHik a fall out of F.astley yesterday, the Penatora' eight hits netting four runs. Si-ore: fi4 t .rr.m.nt 1 JOOIOW e O . I a v. a a o o 3 0 0 03 Ti ft writ's- Fltxgerald and KasUcy and Ijerry, . r . .. - v Th Int erst tnoynblo tri!ge yet built In him l-i a 'double leaf roller lift ar f.ir. -w'.th n r-ni"g "O feet.' wide, et.- ,td tv fi.icago, company for a ri'ltnf in Murnia-v. '.' ' ' was not rougn, una inn, m i that sheltered oove It never , i sufn ciently rough to make boating - hasar- Another party went to the scene this afternoon, both Flynn and -his attorney again being taken along. In the party In addition were Coroner Shaver. De tectives Ftugerald ad Wiley and Deputy Prosecutor Ralph Woods. , KILBUBN.SIGIITS : A HULL OF VESSEL) . . . . -. i (Ti Kansas militia iengage in oai tls with Comaneha Indians on tha Ca nadian river. . .' "' ' f ' A. . 1898 Berlots flood: In . Port , Boott. . i aes Prince Bismarck,' celebrated German sUtesman, died. , Born "April 1111. .- . " 00 Charles Edward, Duks-of 8a e- Coburg and-Gotha, asoended the throne Angels 4, VBlngerg 8. :y. ranarlnl Plana toll to Tha 7raroa1.t - Los Angeles. July -80. Los - Angeles i.tm from behind yesterday and won a ll Inning game from Vernon.-4 to 8. Rcore: R.H.E L A.. 9 lMMlltH 14 1 Batteries Hltt and Brown. Hoggn jfoM.tnee. Tor.er and prennnrrr. - Victorious American polo team, wich won the International jjup -i Ti...ii.-.m irno-ianri iTrnm left to right are tl. tr. woimei. vwv- xf nr.t.r t. r Waturburv and Monty. Wateroury. . Below 4s howB lb cnp;lc& J&rrrlnce 0 r.alerUevr1irw.AA bade the victors, .".Taice. a anni. BEAD HAND FOR yismiiti japs Chamber of Commerce Votes to Raise Funds to Kill the Fatted Calf. Whan Japan's leading business men arrive In Portland September 8, they will find elaborate and expensive enter- Uinm'ent prepared by the chamber of commerce awaiting them. At a meeting of trustees of the chamber held yester day afternoon a Unanimous vote was Uken to raise funds sufficient to enter Uin the oriental guests in tho proper atvla ': When representatives of Pacific coast commercial oraanlxationa journeyed to Japan the people of the flowery king- aom spent szou.vvv zor mwrnuniuwii and tne trio was maae a continual round of pleasure. Members of the Portland chamber of commerce feel that tha courtesy should be reciprocated. One of the principal leatures of enter tainment accorded the Japs will be a boatlns- trio un the Columbia. For this purpose, J. P. O'Brien, vice president of the O. t. is., nas tendered tne xree use of the Harvest Queen for the day. Preliminary to sending a ousiness delegation of leading business men to the Pacific coast tho Chinese govern ment -has ' Invited representatives of coast eommerclal bodlea to visit China next year Tins invitation was reaa at the meeting - yesterday afternoon ana will nrobablv be accepted. The appointment or a aeiegaie to nrat National Conservation congress meeting in tne auditorium or tne a.- i .- P. exposition August zs-zs was aumor- A '. resolution te boom attendance at the Oregon-Idaho Irrigation congress to be held at Marsnneia August xv-i was adopted. - K.'iL- a renueat ' from ' the " ' Argentine Re public to participate In the exhibition which -that country will hold in 1819 na nresentad and an order entered that all exhibits from Oregon be received by the chamber of commerce and sent on to the exhibition management. - x5 . - The 'meeting yesterday afternoon brought forth evidence of great growth in tha AHamker of commerce, both In numbers and Influence. The names of 28 new members wer received and ap proved. - -' : -"..'-. j - NO GONSPIEACY TO ADVANCE PRICES In a letter to The Journal the Multno mah Lumber & Box company disclaims anv lrnowlade-e. or or connection 'Wn tne reported pian ror tn eKaomnmeni In this cltv of a wholesale selling agen cy.lorJumber. Officers of the company declare tnat tney are . woraing inqe nendentlv of other conoerns and do not propose to enter Into any scheme for advancing prices, oaia one ox loem; "i'ii , report tnat our company is nartr tA this Tilnn does us a e-reat in Justice, as it is a hard matter to tell lust what effect this will have on our trade. It might lead customers to sup pose that we are conspiring to advance prices, while on the contrary we ere working inaepenaenuy ana purpose ow ing so at all times in the ruture. Engineer O'Nell Dead. ' Aberdeen. Wash.. Julv S (J. Robert T O'Nell of San Francisco, 68 years of un rhlef anerinser of tha steam schoon r i-iornec was iouna aeaa in ms iitw room last evening. His death was due n heart disease. Ha had been on the coast for- many years and, was well known at all ports of the northwest kind ever completed between tne anu-u roads. Mr. jenains aiso sieicu oi.ralnn tlnkets. both the six niunuii i u a-kiSJ SLan run gin naiuiuai eaiv4 o..nri. .nl.iri .he anld through - from points on the a IV A R L. to the see. 0 REGOU WATER VAST SHARE WILL Continued from Page One.) ready on the lands in the vicinity of the irjijfation PJv-, w ..- . - DOB W mw mum . . "They don't use the water when' they get lt.'r he decUred. "insteaa ox plant ing orops, they hold It for f utura sale, vtanwhiia the settlers lust beyond the Irrigated area are clamoring for water, and wiU not be silenced. The govern ment is reclaiming tnese anu ia.uaa nW, for speculators, but for home builders, nr. -T.- ti. An aiip nrf thoroua-hlv ss wego, make each irrigating ytn selfn supporting oeiore wo, s We desire to cover the ground, not irri gate in spots. MIS ilERWJi GOT THE BUG o:ran? "Blnger Hermann, congressional can didate." It sounds natural and it niay ue. true. . .. ' : TTn from the south." out Of the or-.-. charda and the fields of Douglas coun ty, comes the rumor, more or alatant that Mr Hermann is thinking of entering Into tho political arena once more and trying to unman v.ib man Hawley, who Is now, more or less permanently. In the saddle, According to the story, Mr. Hermsnu has abeen building his political fences for Some time and has about made up fan "mind "to get back into, the political harness If It is possible for him -to do so. He has confided his- heart' nealrtf to some of his very close rnenas, so iv 1 , ., . . V.a-a .an H hlVN TMfeTl OUI cultivating the ground for the sed ,ot his candidacy. . i.-. These culturlete, son s . t found evidence of a great demand that Mr. Hermann once more place himseit oh the altar of public duty andhaye been assured of much support In certain, high quarters should the .veteran sniff tho battle amokoao such an extent that he would really get out , on tho field, Mr. Hermann himself, however, as is usual, displays becoming modesty Jn re gard to his. possible candidacy. . r , 'The rumoc.that.1 am contemplaung becoming a candidate (or oongreM hj aald at Boseburg this morning.- Tos been Inoorrectly reported. - ... I--- So there you are. Borne of his close friends say he 1. , Ha oays he . ley t. Only the passage of time JmV proach of election will definitely tell. ennnected with tho serv Ice can realise tho tremendous task that confronts us. We are consUntly be tween two fires. ' the people end our duties. . v- J ' - 'l:: - "The people mucn or tne time u- nainnnCl, . ThM Want US 10 SPend more money than we have. During the ? i t l A age nrin iaar riva. veara omeiaiDK iia oa.vvw,- flo haa titan spent in reclamation, yet every dollar spent invites the , use of two more, -.. . ' -., .'". -v.--.,- bba jroe in nigni. - -"Nn nm can see the end of our work. We can't see tha .end of It ourselves. If we had many times more money to spend than we have we could find a place for all Of tt. As a matter of fact. oy woraing uisui ana j w . v )ust twice aa -much In - Vie past two years as we expected to. . . "Our work decands a broad sympathet le tolerance and understanding of hu man nature. We are serving the people, tne people ox j: - ' J . . . . ."' make out of the Joh .'. JL't" ? fact, In many cases tho surveys were finished by the bondsmen of th ?: tractors. But at the present time ws , faoi no question of fraudulent surveya There were many of this naturo before V. ...nl.illnn Hvitanl W&S ' PUt IQ lira -, f-rl not ourselves, and leople of Oregon ran rnat aaaurerl that the, government's policy in reclamation wiu oe xor lueir benefit." The work being done by Fred Dennett, head Of the general land of nee, . closely relates to the development of interior Oregon . - - . ; - - ' "My- greatest concern Just now Is to dispose as rapidly as possible of all the Oreson land fraud cases that have been a. sore spot many years both to thepeo- 6 lav l4fsa".. fc. r."c- ""'v".i . , lennett said while at the Hotel Oregon hla moptilnt. . , t "But I am ready." ha continued, "to promise that those cases will be dls- posea OI very iaon, oaoa wn um nth nnnliialva evidence sgalnst will be dismissed. At the same time X want to emphasise the point that my ofnoe has nothing whatever to do with tho de partment of Justice, special Agent Christiansen hae been authorised by me to proceed wlta tnoss cases ana wins them up. Mr. Chrlstlanson has been doing apienoia won in ureu uu ... reports show mo that he has the situa tion completely va nana. - r aaplow all arveyoTa, Mr. Dennett conferred today with the aurvavor seneral -regarding a radical change In the plan for making govern' y plih ie to take aU the work of surveying out of ths hands of eon tractors and to directly employ eU our surveyors. This Is in line with tho gen- i ..!- n mniata all aovernment surveys. Tha surveys that remain to be made are the most dimcuit oi aii. ins ni.ina kaa heen finished and tha ragged edges of the mountains remain. pTJnder the contract system the re nita wan most Unsatisfactory, . The surveys are, many of them, so. inaccu . ... ,a tha a-nvernment la now ro surveying great area.. .twi dreds of thousands i of dollars. The contractors employed went Into the Knainaaa for the money - they . eould ,.mlna.tlnn vr.A k.ii hum aince. We simply that when we employ ; our surveyors direct we get thin very Important work permanently done, without need of re vision or correction, and following my " conference with the surveyor genera. T w v - ti Kssa tha ma ttef hATOro eongres,s with th cerUIn hope of havr tng tne eyevwin L " V , WUl Wake sHgges sasw. Mr. Dennett also announced . that within a year the government wu make Its biggest timoer- '"" y--slsts of 850:000.000 feet of yellow pine nea? Oasi Lake In Northern Minnesota and will bo sold for the benefit oTthe Chippewa Indians. This timber would have oeen soia si i" " the Urlff been completed and the mar ket been settled. Mr. Dennett said. , Continuing his investigation of tim ber, matters. Mr. Dennett will go on to San Francisco, thence to Denver., Chey enne and back to Washington. tary Bailtnger expressed to me his satla faction with the trip he has Just com pleted through eaatern Oregon nd Idaho." D. C. Henry, consulting engineer of the government reclamation service said this morning, -wniie i "- country ho visited , the Umatilla, Mal heur, Botso nndMlnadok projects. He said It was one oi im mruoo. "'; he over undertook, - involving j night ana day, ana turn unoor.. of conditions. -t ---ii ' ' Ooms Back Monde. . " -X think he wanted to retumo; Seat tle for the purpose of resting up a little In his own home before .he re turns to Portland for Monday's appor tionment meeting,-when be will hv the final decision-as to the i, mounts which wUl be reoelved by . varloue tseeiujs aiviiuKj ,,.. . ... Mr. Bal- otswtua ... ."-.j - - 4 ... linger and otner reciama-nu" " be entertained at a luncheon by the Commercial dub. Mr. Balllnrer will make a short address Immediately fol lowing tho luncheon. Delayed by an unexpected presssuro of buslnesi.' John D.Porter. senior member of the firm of Porter Bros., who are building 4 railroad in oppoal Uon to the Harrlman InteresU up Des chutes canyon, did not leavo.Port land last night as was announced. - Before leaving for. Deschutes This morning ho declared em phatloally that a statement published In a local morn ing paper that options on the land blocking the way of Harrlman men to their camps only had been secured by the firm, to bo nntrue - my.i. -we secured the land in the regular war and we have ft to hold." Mr. Por ter declared. "We do not Intend I to block Harrlman from buildins; a rail road. All thaj wo have done is merely to protect our rights, for wo are going to OUlla riiruvu, . THECUHEFQH V .- 'V f ' i- ' 1 r- SCR0FU1-A 7 . 1 .Byrnes; . ITfr.HmA Praaa taaaaj W!ra.t Bah. lYanclseo, July JO. Reporting that the hull of a vessel floating off the coast of Washington was sighted by a coaster five days ago by the officers of . u A rr u irlihurn which arrived today. have revived speculation as to Xh jrob able fata of tho British vessel Brodick Castle and of the' Grayling,,, both -of which sailed from northern ports sev eral months afro and have not been sishted nor heard of slnoe. ; . ..l. I .... i MAM ft la aimmIW believed that the Washington derelict Is J - . Rnrrifnla in enlnrMti ClandS Of th neok. or. skliTaflectlons, catarrhal troubles, weak oy iu ro anu Km f "" mva. and reneral poor nobvim. . iu uuiiu jas.v., uuuu.w - 0 The Brodick castle sailed from Port- Vji unUsiuid weakeM this fluid, and in place of Iti nutxitive bWeWewafg lfng and .her-crew are supposed to have 2 the entire BTBtem. Thousanda of children, born with, a scrofulous cams, suffered. - v j,v - - , . nat ohiMhnnrl in constant chvslcal sufierlnK. and KTOWU to ttt7 t. n-Ci T -rrrrrrrr'T? - A saanliood or womanhood handicapped by. ill health and stunted owth, TTFi A D OF Jj KT1 ULri i ' . rCTtL-v-r- 1..- rfiuuua of tha bonea or lolnts dereloperL , 8. 8 8., LOOKS LIKE CABBAGE &&JStJS-ft&3S&8ii "fiW"! walffhlnar 1U nnunds baa been n Laced on.- -r. -v. Kaftnm r1 the tranhla. and Cleanses the Circulation OI-ail exbibition wTth colonel Miller at the MoufJ matter. It supplies the, weak, diseased blood with strength S&Wfiv Is coneidered by -Colonel Miller, who haa remedy all symptoms of 8crofula pass away. 8. S. 8. contains no minerals charge of the agricultural exhibit of j any form, and is an absolutely safe treatment for children, even infants, the chamber, s one of tbe best evi- 1 rwrsonjol any gee. Literature about Scrofula and any medical advice of gardening tost may pe done wuom use. the city limits. ' t THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLAHTA, CAV TmD)Iff(DW:: ' . . ; t ' ' .,' ' ' '. ' ' ,.'".'.:. . -.':' -'.... !'" "f . " !" :'" K f ' ". .. " ".' AY The Last Chance to Everybody , Woman and Child -Man. V !' . 1E!: ' ;: Eycry price on every pair mercilessly slaughtered for everybody fox; the last day. Come early tomorrow--come back several times during the day and buy Shoes .every time, you 'come, for it is positively your last chance to buy high-class Shoes TIREE MRS WMSIE MCE OF-'flNE -V; Tomorrow night, 10 o'dock, the ' end of the Closing-Out Sale of Shoes, j , ! v Eloffl, Bros. SALES SPECIALISTS 414 Marquani BIdg. Ihc am-SbbSloeb 285 Morrison Street V