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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON SU-a JOURNAL, rpRTLAND, SUNDAY' MORNING, AUGUST 1, 1SC3. JOIinSONTARRIES y PO SITORS V. ARE ASKEI FORBOnDS Omaha Home Telephone ' Company . Havinsr Met With Misfortune Sends Circular Letter to Oregon Trust Patrons.' Depositors of the Oregon Trust fiivlnn hinli hn nt 'the ilmi of its dissolution, had a half , million dollars In deposits In th institution and ex changed dollar lor dollar, thetr equity tnr a half million In honilfl of th In 'ha, have been asked . by the' trustees . of the eomnany to donate one half of , tneir noiaings to do usea in reorganis ing and refinancing: the plant, ' t.B Each' bond and , stockholder In-Portland, elsewhere, as , well, has received a circular lener aireciea 10 in mmu . flUlUCi B . BI1U BIUL&HUIUQIB Vl UIO nu -i mAtnKUnA inMnA. . i,v,a,4 1 TJOIIUOUl AOK7JJlUIIQ bVliiCali 3f J. vmaiia. ' in which the information is given that . na-iai - InuABtlffailnn Af i t afa i fair and finding that the company has met wuu OTiBionuriB i irr uusiuuuno, ' 1 . A. 1 1 . At,ll.M,innB . BHit tllll t ll IHUBI mock aLB UUllKaillllia, MlU vil unless there is an immediate reorgant ' 'sation, the company will have to go into v me nanas o a reui vr, wuvmuiiuii 1 1 ankliik aa jinheiHurnl AnBa t H A ' most up-to-date in existence, and other - holdings of the company will have to go . i ior uargn.ii jjhucb. , - viif nrtnna the Came. The further Information is given that the Union Telephone Construction com- '. I .VIIBVi. a.;.. - ni ai.v.aa... put In the different independent plant U 13 1 lift tVllV V lUlI.B fc V aw, ... . clfio coast, lost "beyond recall" a large part - of its capital oy a mom ir ': . . Jl . B .. I .... s, Pil.lI'B(1rt t preme court in declaring a franchise . voted to the company in Denver as null ana voia. ... - , irki. a... a, V, a, la.. - itAtintpn with tha money tightness that spread over the country several years ago, leaving many. broken banks and other financial institutions in its wake, was responsi ble for the inability of the Omaha con- . ... a. M ...t.i.rl. a I t a, aaAltlff t fafl corn 10 iiuat tjiivjue ' to carry on the construction work. This ' stopped the installation work ao that at this lime itnero -re nut v"r" . boon lnaepenaeni, te10"'""0" m wm-u This has meant- a serious financial loss to the company in monthly rentals, for by terms of the franchise the om- ll per month until 10,000 .subscriber re securea. wnen iai wi.. hmv.i 12 per month may be charged for resi dence phones and t per month lor bus- It has not been because ubscribers could not be secured in Omaha at the bargain rates that the 10,000 mark ha - . 1 a.aat.a.1 .. Kilt haWAllM I fl PTri ' ih. trcimrT to install w i ;..K...ii,r. the instruments aiter. -' were signed up. . Has Bi Sebt. ' The debts of the company 'June; J4. 1909, according to pe circular jetier. were, exclusive of its bonds, 0?.0K00; 'Bellevlnir that rather than lose all but the small fraction of their investment the bond holders would receive, if a receiver was appointed and the plant, quipment and other pPnr.; knocked down to the highest bidder the trustees say they took up the situa tion with strong banking and business men of Omaha with a.vFew to refinan cing the whole enterprise. - . As a . result the Nebraska Securities ' company was organized with a capital of $750,000. and aa soon as th required amount oi outstanaing securities has been deposited the systeni will b ex tended to take in South Omaha,tFlor- ' enoe and other suburbandistrlcts, aa well as the western and southern part; - of Omaha proper, with the number of subscribers aulckly increased to 10,000 " and then on to 20.000 and more. A Urge board of directors, composed ' of representative business men of Oma ha, will manage h .reorganUed com nnv The debts of the company will K"&W In-tulL- Bond holders wHl be paid dividends for last April on bon ' Stiil on hand. Portland stockholderil wh" exchanged their Oregon Jrurt Bavings horldings for bonds have already received per cent in dividends. . - Asked wjwou , Stockholders are asked to deposit 60 ferptsaAUToXh Sent in and if the amount deposited ' U not sufficient - the Securities will be r"tS?ne" to their respective owners rt r .uffldent amount Ys deposited work on the extension will be atartea im- "n181 stated further In the circular letter, that the returns, as soon as the r,Steof. subscriber, is increaeed Url f w'llfuke c'Se" of thf bond interest id wllirit Is believed, pay a 4 per , ? dUvldend on the .preferred stock J. 000 will go into surplus and be subauent ly applied td a dividend on the common 'Further information is that for every iSmSST ltl5nSw. in bonds, $150, wThThe usJal I bonu. of preferred and common stock. . . ' 'A.ttnm . .... nmmini in uuutnuu . ( th;'Hnrus1.,r''t TTermi; 'are most fa; twa. How favorable they are can Raftered from- the fact that from a rsif i vsffizs Ant si rle of its bonds, and will ati an 5 fn lta treasury not less than $930,000 of its bonds ln7 $1,000,000 of its preferred itocfc which wi l be available for the ?,.rther extension and development of tha svstem. And this wUl be done with noaySh assessment upon it. "tockhold rs or bondholders .and wlthoutiy0"! company parting wiin-anyn m ""''in securities, in hl,th "e,vld receive a greater value than Jt receiveo lfor . .fecuritieaat the time of -its or ' Lrlnal construction.' r sr - . Will Have preference. ' S3ond and stockholders are Informed ' thit thev will be shown the preference " trThe sale of the etock of the Nebraska , Sec'uritles company, which Is to . be the moct enthusiastic benericiary n trie pr ',, posod plan of refinancing Is carried out. an, a subscription blank - is- nol osed. ahts blank, properly filled out, with number of Shares i of stock wanted, "must be returned at once, the trus - tees' say, "for all atock not subscribed Are what you are looking for in buying GLASSES, and it will take years of experience and ability to obtain the same. Just ask your several friends who wear glasses -who - ... J..D. DUBACK ' . - PROFESSIONAL OPTICIAN . ' Is and what the results of the Neutro-Rayo Lens and handy Shur-On Mountings are, and then go to m:.. , r 173 Fourth, Y. M. C. A. Bldg. BY THE 17AYSIDE Minnesota Governor Disap points 50,000 Swedish r 'and Other Admirers. (Halted Prt- iMtet Wlre. Seattle. Julv 31. DisaDDointing more en AAfl V n .I out h .or Ail at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exponitlon to near mm nraaa me priiiuium huuicbd. Governor John A. Johnson of Minnesota today failed to make his appearance at inn C7fruiaii uaj tivti ..n- ... r-. - citizens from every part of the Pacific northwest, from California, and even Irorn St, Paul and Minneapolis, had flocked , to the fair In expectation oi hearing the- noted Mlnnesotan. It was expected that his special train would arrive in Seattle at noon today, and it was not until nearly that hour that word was received from Spokane that the governor had stopped .over there and would not resume his Journey . . J ..,! lata t ,v V. , He will probably be present to unveil the statue ,of James J. iiiU on Tus- The chief attraction, aside from thai a . . . . . .. .' . . - a, speechmaklng, wnicn marKea me open- ing of the day's celebration was the at . . U 1 1 a aAUUM. hln1lA1 voices under the leadership of Professo AUUipil r-tit I C 1 1 a V wao cuijm v..-a i th Tleridid-Tes-i:the- northtnen J. A. Irt'a Ijr--n7i rvtsn In addition to Mme. Hellstrom Oscar. ka Qwaluh nHma . Hnnn. who camerfrom Stockholm to participate in tne exercisen. several . boioiblb ui iic tlonaP renown " took part in the pro-gram.-' . . . ' FARMERS FLOCK ! TO THE COAST . ' "' f .',-'(-' Passenger Traffic to Flood Country "When Harvest Is Once Over. All the farmers of America are com ing west during September, according to A " ill ..1 . .aslatat a-anAI 1 nflSft. enf r agent of the Northern Pacific, . - "Crops wm nave peen nurycnwu am the money for them paid, to the farm ers," said Mr. Charlton, "That will be their time for -taking avacatlon. They will come west and to the A.-T.-P. exposition with every pocket filled with money-. Am) they will spend the monejc, too. .- ' - ' . ' " "Farmers ara the best spender In the world. -After they have worked hard all summer to harvest their crops they con sider themselves -worthy of vacation and they take it infctae proper style. There is nothing stingy about our ru ral residents.. Besides the long win ter with but little to do is coming and they want ' aomethlng' to talk about. Coming west will give them all the material they peed for extended con versations over a good many evenings before the fire." - - Mr. Charlton, returned yesterday from Seattle where he ha been spending several days attending to Northern Pa cific business. . . - , . - ' . - ll...lr.l,a la trAnlT.aT lit. Ifl ITU fT U 11111' c a.- .." r - j .dlnary way. It Is the greatest in the history of the west. Portland Is still getting the best of It. - too. We are continuing to validate two tickets to ,.' in... ii.tna all avaUahla nans- ntmiLiu viiv. wbib - r- - enger equipment we are pui l Hi v.. )- ll mimhoi. nt nan- pie traveling la constantly on the in crease. . . , IIV aalaa..li1 Ka 10ll W.FA Mm DlSn IBIIVUIV Cl " " , j , . . . i iL. ln.,a(.ta wh -rhVn (A maaa m p na " ' A. Portiana several ww. """''' management of the Northern Pacifio would be glad to encourage eastern cap ital in a plan to erect a big summer ho tel here as well as in Seattle and Ta coma. - ' n i.irk. .i ' tint . tha Northern Pa caflo is planning to build a series of not is is uniruw. - - hotel business, although we would ex tend all the encouragement we could 2 ' " ii!i...a. muv hllllA- Blll'.h a serlea of summer hotelrles to care for . t l AarBi4M Aup(ar trofrm Annii&nuv -inui cmaiiiM i.uua for-jup to 6eptember 1, 1901, will be taken by the new parties." The three trustees whose names are signed to tne circular' iener - rC ra.n.mn a Palrnf B.n1 San. lalWrBUIfA l.V-HJWaii.il a - . . ' ford F. Harris. The first named Is the present; mi.r .m w...... has actad as manager for independent COJJipanies using .uiumuw ment in different parts of the country. Baker Is a business man trr Omaha, Mr Harris Is president of the Automatic Electric company of Chicago, which holds the patents and manufactures the automatic telephones. . v ' , ; ' m l ti a ...aannl na,. ai1 Af 1 JL JIB nivs. C11V1 niiini j "I"' '- " . 1 the Colorado uprem' court spoken of Lwas much commented opon at the-tima in the newspapers tnrougn me country. Still, it did not come as a surprise to those familiar with political conditions in Colorado. By the Colorado statutes, telephone- and like franchises ara voted upon at either regular or special elec tion. ' , - - . - . . TTli- ' IT-aila.nTaiiaiMak PnnttniiflAn iUV lUUIi X 1-1 . ,'llvi 11V1 v .-i.-viii- company wan voted a franchise, after a fierce mud slinging campaign. To the 'credit of the Independent people, be it saiu oat uicjr - rej.is.iiwu um.i.aii tactics. The Bell company carried the matter to the courts, going through to the highest, where, after holding the case for months, a decision was handed down calling t ha franchise null because the question waa voted upon at an elec tion when both city and county officers were eiecieua .. The court held that, the telephone franchise - being- strictly a municipal proposition, tho question should have been put up to the voters at an elec tion when only city officers were up, or at a special election when the fran chise was the only question before the people. The, Independent company lost $200,000 In this battle, and .the Bell company fully ' twice that amount. T. C Devlin, who was receiver for tho Oregon Savings & Trust company, who still holds several hundred thousand dollar of ' bonds of the Omaha com- ?any said:, "Under the circumstances, consider the trustees offer to the bond and stockers as very fair, a good ending to an unfortunate start. I shall certainly take advantage of it. The Omaha plant and equipment ara as good as any in the world, and with reorgan ization and added funda there Is no rea son In the world why It should not be - - ... -la..,- h. a, .Vial T n Oil BB BW"li , M' . . ' V pendent companies in Portland, Spokane aflU tl.l43r TV CD L.I 11 Vine! . . A Pennsylvania company has succeed ed In coating ateel sheets with alumi num at a high temperature, to Be used In building boats tor the government. 1 which, it is claimed, will be rust proof. PLEA FOR Tells of Kindness to Blind G irl to Disprove Assump tion That She Is Unsym pathetic Helen Keller Pities "Mr. Harry." . (Heartt News by toneest Leased Wire.) . New- Vork, July 81. Mrs Mary C Thaw, mother or Harry u-enaau uiiaas puoiio toaay . iti-"' j letters which she had received fror letters , which she had received from Helen Keller, the blind author. In urging his mother to this action, Harry Thaw aald bet wanted ta disprove i Oifrasr sumption of many critics that the elder . . ., , Ini. a..nn anA 1 , Tl . Dtl rs, - naw-waa miiimnii b ug. .' sympa thtt tic.- , . 1 1 1 i l. j aMmhlni? mnrrnvm Sinn 1 nwo liau m y iiuwiiiib - - I "have borne them." said the venerablo mother or the man wno is iibuiiub be freed from iMattawan. "I alone can know what I have suffered. And yet those : terrible women would come to the trials of my son ana write caiunin; ui;i iiiitiK in J ,ti.iv v. - , : bow coldly I seemed to-take everything. "But 1 tell you that I have suffered. I liavu never shown It 6utwardly, for I . 1 , . . . 1 1 1 I a.,1.. wa nave no syrnpamy wiui ", v rade their fetilings in public These l.itaaa m a 1. 1 .1 11 nrinl M 1 l f f 1 A HP I LtT KV l""J fj i . fv" , " . ideaY of what sort of woman I am- I do not desire to snow wnui i nvo for any one, but my son has been insist ent ana i am. gramy.iiitnis " Laveittd Helen's wpney wiBiy. ifT ien frinniilV "with Miss Keller. When the poor child wrote I A a.A.la, f. Whlph lh, FA, HPr .Ci ir. U Bivuwa, v colved $a0v, $2600 of this was Invested in western , mining iui . j kn i aunt, mi n j.. in he T Innufr: ,klai .. Ivhin T Tnnur-A It Wfl.fl true J told" those who had charge of her UVU, .1111 1 . , i i. 'i . - ' . -- - - money matters mat oia not iim iub investment. I then told them to send me her next $500 and I would send her in return a gilt-edged security. When ICTIlWl 1 1 1 V Hl" . . . . , a Ppnn.vlvnnla. railroad orStock certmcate vaiuea at iwu. - - lit i : ..n , .1 iwAW tlAt Atn. ' 4 .VIIIC. m " h l'l VI I, 1 11 . a.i- v- investments and' sura enough she lout ail. l:i at a l nui airn, itvi ii3 uv" j dollar or tnat narq earnea money wvuiu nave dwu iuhi. - . . - "liiere, i anotner reason wny i au tnis; it is mat i wisn to aouna a. wo.ni Ing to women not to. be Inveigled Into U.irdi-llni, ihalai .mull ..vfnff. in nlfltm- Ible but unreliable projects. - On more than one .other occasion, I, have been hl maira .M tllt Bum TWlflV-WnTTIa UIIV VV. , .3 1 1 Ulll ,waia u v. . . . 11 iV... 1 . , .1 liH..n 1a i...r,ill 1. i. 11 n mil WUU HUUiU JloVVB BVCiJiU"S V Safivw loiuugn iibjiT ywf lll'CO UUOlili. Sales Keller's Xctters. - ; The letters which Mrs. TUaw desired i,hli.ha fillnw "Wrentham, Mass. Dear Mra Thaw I have been meaning to write to you lUr Cr BU lUilff lia . vuiiu, via.iva, thla KaMiiClful a Ytnrnrtnn better than bv beKrinnine a letter to you. I have not heard directly from you for whatjseems an age; but 1 know that you have had ... ,.. 1 ari an A anvlotiiia O Tt 11 liiH.li y r- ii vuinrn . on1 - 'v.n - whether you write me or not, I rtiust let you jptear irom me now. ant wiu. wish to go to you this minute, inatead M elitai r.A.l al-Kttt f frll t A frfT A handclasp. It is so .difficult to write when one does not Know tne circum stances In which the letter may find one's friend. - HiCLEN KELLER. Thanks for Check. . Sha also sent this letter to Mrs. 7h a w i "Dear Mrs. Thaw How dear and thoughtful you are. Some kind spirit in your heart is always prompting you to do kindness at just the right mo ment. Your check was most welcome. 1L CB.IUU I! IC UB-y 1 Hi 1- mi I", ii . , where I was obliged to go for a day or two to nave an uobihikio w"s i.c, which refused to get well. .That cost ji . -va n ja Um nntv frlantl 1 have who eeems to realize that we are not ricn in xnis worm iooqb. vui other friend Uiiagine that my books i : . - A . AnriUAHri1a trsfvmA ' wltth they really do not; and others suppose . 1 . ,T.. 11 aiaalaaaul 1 lia.V amnl. tnat jYt i is. nutiuu laiow -. . j-. - fuid for my support. As you know, slie never completed it I am telling you all this bo that you may have the satisfaction of knowing how-Opportune STOUT KlIlUIie&fB . Wats. - - ValU HV1,'0 jrvtaa n.., .11l ian K nMir - Tt BjiAmll ma 4.T . 4.i ViViia vnn, .nTltV: ttr.f,HC MP. hard to wait and wait. I wonder how you alt nave courage to enaure u juutu. "I wish I could see Alice. Ton know i .Kn th finniA MfXA. ' I remfim ber her as a bright. Jolly girl. Please give her my love. ,v" , -HELEN KELLER." IIUSBAHD CAfJ PAY ..' She Has Supported Family, :. (31. v Vn-rrci tit iVlATI - ,V Don by Work.- . "-"j. . BiBBaBaBBjBaBiaSBBB - Arguing that ft husband who can ac cumulate a fortune of $60,000 in eight lth 4 9 SO A in 1 Q A 1 whJin she married him. is abundantly able to pay4ier lawyers and court coats in de- xenaing a aun iur mvwu.. mim. uiuii M. Lascha' ha filed a motion in the a.ta..i aniiat . a a Ir i n 9 - thnt- ha Ka rfl- vuvuik vwu wMiiio - ..7 . . . quired to do so. She thinks that he should; pay flOOO into court ror these purposes and for her support pending Vll HBH, - i . .1 - . . .. - 1 Mrs. Laeche says that she .was com pelled to oorrow money 10 ui.b nor -v pearance in court, and that all through ner 11111 1 icu & ,i . r A making to pay her own way and? to help on ue raniiiy eipoe. c" ;"?; out of the hospital, where she was told that her sickness waa largely induced a 1 1 ,1.. aanwinc IM.AhlllA oy naru wur uo c w ..a.. Lascha, she says in her affidavit anp portlng the motion, owns a half or two thirds interest -in vovacn -u., 11..1 u ...... rt ,n.th IKA ftrtrt hnt ban only $2508 when he was married. - She is ngnting nia am iw ,k"i-bi ,V""B a cross complaint In which she alleges .. k ina , nM hor h woula "not , in with a fat alob like you." She says he called her Vila namea and f re ouently came home intoxicated .and . pi an.Mrt1.ai .hat u Via. nnPA' A r.V SUnjr. OUB M in 1 la. , , " a revolver on him, but says she did so to protect Btpu iMi . In an alternative motion to make her husband s complaint moref def inita jshe charges that he wrote a letter to him self and waited for tha mall carrier-to deliver it so n mign ' " i. uu uu miltata her. . ITtaion DewnT ati Hlllsboro. - ' TTninVi,a n. . Tulv St Wort on the milBUUIW) wa. "."- . . . new union depot Is to be resumed at once. Tne grouna is nuw i-iear u cuu. structlon will be rushed. P. O. Vlckers, 1. v, n.i i. ; f 1 1 M.ntinn ttorent- r. Keen appointed Joint agent of the Southern Pacific ana tno v. n. ac una, uuiiu- ing toward" Tillamook, and will com' norm hia new duties about August 1 Thti will be aulte a convenience to passengers with baggage to" transfer, rilRS.LASCHESAYS $5.00 Blum & Koch Straws 82.50 . $4.00 Straw Hats t?2.00 $3.00 Straw Hats 51.50 ' $5.00 Panamas 82.50 . $6.00 Panamas 83.00 $7.50 Panamas 83.75 " : $8.00 Panamas 84.00 , $10.00 Panamas 85,00 Manhattan, E. & W. and Cluctt Shirts Greatly Reduced $1.50 Shirts 81.15 $2.00 Shirts $1.35 $2.50 Shirts 81.75 -i 329 Washinolon St. IMPERIAL HOTEL BUILDING ' CHINESE VICE const SHOT Matilda Woung, in Fit of Anger, Mortally Wounds . Loch Wing. 'M: M.w VnrV JulT SlaLocli Wing, the Chines vie -consul In New York, was shot through tha left lung and mortally wounded at :15 olthlsfternoon in his office on the fifth floor, of No. 18 -Broadway, wis " 'Zt 'ZTa old Chinaman by th Mme of tuda Woung, was captured by Phillip Worth, buiidinr r-TSS?: fugitive oown iuur "f ; vice ijonau w .fs i-r " 3 S'th. St Gregory hospliklwhera- Cor oner Harburger took his ante, mortem statement - v. r T burnea ro in, -v Ty -V and tlon accompi"iai --- other witnesses. He acknowlefg that he had done n inwiu", thft it was I. W hulld- ud abSut five feet." aix Inches blgh. He has been in inia buumwt SJmlng fronl Canton. China where be waa Dorn. n .... -r:,-:- No, 1315 Buttonwood street. rUW nhia. M carnn w uu .j. t ii, i a-... vai V. a .a In asro rrom aui . r h was discharged bv the proprietor of Oalen hall for falling asleep while on duty as a waiter, v j roro4-Xrom jioafxnf ; ; : Th two nlghta ha hag spent tnNew ToTk'he ha. elept at a lodging house at No. 18 Chatham Sauare. Ha was told he could remain no longer and It It was While trying to get the vlea eon iul to Sd blnilnSls search for work that caused the quarrel that terminated Woungave'the' following .tat.ment to the Hearst News Service reporter: "i shot ; the vice consul because he pointed a guir at ma. Told me be shoot I grab gun and I shoot him. Then I -TToday t go to vlco consul 'ni ask him help me get work ,I tjU- him I want place to sleep too. at n lg ht. ""Chinese vice consul say today again when I go ha got no place for ma. We talk English. He from Peking and me from Canton. No can talk.sama Chin, ese. He tell me to get out of Office, j tot no, I got Jlght stay.. Ha pull gun oui oi " , i. Shoot, t grab gun and tried to get it out of hend. I gei f" - "L chair. My hand acorched., I ahot at him';; -" ' " ' ' ' ' Addresses of Women round. . ' When Woujur wag " J SbSut I1J InToney In TTZa. aev.ral cards. Two or iwbo vu. v ... addresses aa follow. - . Miss Marion Martin, No. Ut West Bixty-tnira sireu Another card contained the nama of "Ruth - Glospmne, wa , Uu.u.i. Special policeman McDonald fnt to . . ll.l . aa1il nftt .BIB. T TlfB lll- lured man because of Consul Wing's serious conui nuii. . Michael McDonald, who. for ye v.- i- n anar.iB.1 watchman at the ri.1... Minmf.in and before that a detective at headquartera. Identified the would be assasBln as Wong - Bow Cheung, formerly a servant on tha bat tleship Indiana. This Is the man who insisted he was Matuda Woung.. . . McDonald said Cheung was about 4 years old and he declared he believed It. . 1 iBMatlnna TTfl Added a a- BH.BiAa t tha Tnne in lllf?ri5 WK IIU quroiivii wa. v.. the nhootinir and he laurhed when any rosmhi mnnpci on wun mo ;-. Slgel case waa suggested. $3.00 Shirts 1.95 M EXCLUSIVE HABERDASHER ACTUAL SETTLER GETS HOMESTEAD Klamath Prills, Or.. July ' 81. The litigation accruing from the land rush of the fall of 1907 has at last come to an end. The final decision in the mat ter, at least in so far as tne interior am part ment is concerned, has been re ceived. - It reverses - all former decis-i Ions and gives the1 lands rto the men who have actually resided upon them and made a conscientious effort to Im prove them.'. ' Following the rush, an occupied cabin coald be found on avary Quarter section of good timber. Frequently tnere were three or four cabins on the same claim. 0- TT5. ,.. THE POLICYHOLDERS COMPANY - Built on a Commonsense Foundation A 01500.00 20-Year Endowment Policy . . for Prizes in Oregon Journal's Contest Closes August. 14, 190 $3.50 Shirts 82.55 Todsy there are not more than four or five homesteaders In the entire timber belt and they are the only ones to be benefited by the final dclslon. In tha litigation that followed the last rush for Oregon plna the Iakevlew office established the precedent to de cide every case in favor of the first applicant- The commissioner of the gen eral land offlc affirmed the decisions and tha secretary of the interior in turn sustained the commissioner until tha cases came up on a motion of re view, when the former decision was re versed. , It Is believed that this Is tha last of the litigation. It establishes tha prece dent that timbered land may ba homo steaded, and that tha actual settler has a prior right over all others. The lands 01 ears is une oi Circulation Contest , 329 Washington Sf. IMPERIAL HOTEL BUILDING ' that have been In dlsputa are heavily timbered, but the soil Is such that culti vation ta possible when clearings, have been made. In their natural state tha lands ara valuable for graalng. --' v- : I Harness Sale" A big stock of slightly damaged cam ple and shopworn harness of ali kinds will ba sold, at less than cost of pro duction. Also a tlg stock of stable and street blankets. Some are slightly shopworn, others are slightly damaged In shipping. Horse sheets, sweat pads, halters. , collars, whips, brushes and curry combs, ti ropes, harness soap and dressing, fly nets, English saddles and bridles, at a great bargain. Keller Harness Co., Sixth, near Couch St a i-,ii i r . - , . n 4 .i .-- S T. ' " . . " mill:. VitH Premiums Vt mo Fourth. Armti 1