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THE OREGON DAILY, JOURNAL, PORTLAND. WEDNESDAY EVENING, . FEBRUARY ,. 0, 1910. . F INE MEMENTO OF ORE GO V S T nirf ORTAFT Rich and Exquisite, Volume to , Be Presented by Oregon Del egation on Behalf of Port land Commercial Club. ' (Wsslilnstoa Bursas of Tbt Journal.) ' Washington, Feb. . As senior mem ber of ths Oregon delegation Senator Bourne ha received for transmission . . to President Taft the 'elaborately lllus trated "and beautifully bound volume corarnqmoratlvs of Taft's visit to -Ore-ton last aummer. ' It contalne a dedi catory inscription, a short history of Oregon by George H. Williams, whom Taft visited' In tha hospital while at Portland, a photographlo reproduction of , tha "human flag" In Multnomah field and the algnaturea of tha 1600 school children who formed the flag. Tha delegation will Join In formally presenting the volume, transmitting It with a. nimble, letter. Jointly signed. The volume cams from tha Portland Commercial club. ' - Senators Bourne and ' Chaniberlatn have Joined In a. request to tha war de partment to construct dikes at Eugene to prevent overflow caused by the dikes already built by the government. Kanatnv Chamberlain had 400 audi tors when ha spoke at Rabbi Wises .mniriia in New York city. Ha re turned to Washington this morning. ARRESTED IN SEATTLE; WILL BE TRIED HER.E Paul J. Martlndale. a typewriter man, was arrested in Beattle by ' Deputy fcherlff Leonard yesterday and will be brought to Portland to face an old in dictment, under which he waa charged with uttering a false contract to U B. Alexander and M. 8. Alexander. Ha waa released last June by Cir cuit Judge Bronaugh on condition that he pay up the money he had obtained. This be failed to do. and he will now .be brought to trial, having had his chance to make good. HUSBAND DEMOLISHED FAMILY FURNITURE Threatened with a butcher knife and compelled to witness the demolition of the family furniture. Mrs. Sallle Dren nen has sued tor divorce from Walter Prennen, to whom she was married In Vancouver, Wash.. In October. 1887. Other charges in tho complaint are that Drennen frequently came home In toxicated, called liis wife vile names and struck her with his fist. 1 'CHANGE GOVERNORS SHIN CR1SS CASE MUSTPATRONIZE t TRAHSFE R CAR ' rrnlte Press Leased Wlrs.) New York .Stock Exchange conferred 0. W. P. Passengers Not Sup mis afternoon , in , an 'effort to decias. whuther or not they should punish Hugh F, Crlss of-tha defunct firm. tf Rob- s posed to Tax Capacity of C Other. Lines. BUILDS IIP THE THIN AND WEAK erts, (lull and Crlss.. Crlss was mads the scapegoat for tha recent flurry In Hocking stock, and was censured for denouncing as "welchers" the firms that I In order to relieve tha congestion on failed to take ud orders they had riven cars of the Wsverly-Woodstock-Rich him. ' . , . mond and Brooklyn lines between the Many brokers are warmly criticising hours of 4:80 and :I0 p. m. the Port the decision of a special' committee to land Railway. Light A Power company the effect that the orders given Crlss. I has decided not to Issue transfers from although admitted to have been given I these cars when east .bound to O. w. r. in good faith, were not binding because i cars at Grand avenue ana . liawtnome they were slven by "clerks or subordln- I or at Water and East Morrison. ates without tbt knowledge of the firms Superintendent C. J. Franklin statedj u i . , .k.-. .Lt. i 1 1 1 kJ. kiiMustivei, t - i mm . momma inir inn cnans rm A peculiar effect of tha Hocking de-lmade In a few'days and that It has, been clslon was shown today when the mar- I found necessary tq do, so because of the ae openea wun me siock stronger man I tranarer 1 people not waning lor vne at any other time since the holidays. I transfer cars but Insisting on- crowding The leaders In general showed a rise I the cars that have. a regular traff la of two or three plants above tha clos- J "We run a number of transfer cars mg prices or jast night. - over the bridge," said Mr. Franxun. -du Tha floor brokers would not comment I if they do not prove adequate to the upon the upward tendency except to traffic mora will be added. The new ar- say that lt showed tbst tha decision of I rana-emtnt . will not inflict hardship tha governors of the exchange had been upon anyone, but will have tha Affect of interpreted generally as indicating inat i regulating the traffic Under existing "litigant" pools In stock may be con-1 conditions' the Brooklyn cars, for In- sidered all right ' I stance run crowded to the limit to Haw. The decision upheld tha firms for not I thorns and Grand avenue with transfer accepting mm oouverr oi . a iocs, wnicn naaaenrera and then DerhSDS a transfer Crlss claimed their agents had ordered car comes right behind with barely any- from him. - - ' ' I a . . I uitv f II UVIUi j ut oraers were given previous to the severe fall In Hocking shares and could have been delivered by Crlss st a great profit to his firm. It wss for their failure to make good these orders that Crlss denounced them as "wel chers." , , RAILROAD RUMORS ARE RIFE IN LAKE KNISPEL APPOINTED GUI IN CHINATOWN Jul! lis W. Knispel. who has been ap- (Bpoclal Dispatcn to ins joemai.) pointed official guide for Chinatown, is Lalcevtew, Or Feb. 9. Apropos of having a busy time this week because the many conjectures relative to the I of the celebration of Chinese New Year. railroad situation In Lake county. It Is Each evening he leaves the police sta wl! to observe that tha Fandaniro Lum. tlon at 8 o'clock with a crowd of slght- hmr ninniinr nnaraHnr sawmill nn I SeefS for the Oriental Colonies. Lasaon creek at the lower end of Goose The mayor appointed Knispel guide Lake valley. Is getting out a quantity Uhe first of the yefcr, and this, on ac- of railroad ties. The company refuses count or tne many compiainis mat naa to give the name of the railroad which been made that visitors were not treat- let tha contract. - I ed as they should oe. several cmnese Tha nearest railroad to tha Fandane-n Who had become somewhat American mill Is at Alturas. Cal., about 30 miles '"d hal attempted to act as pilot to the blatant tha n. c. A n httr itiuivn visitors, and had caused trouDie. Mr as the "Narrow Gauae." Aa the N. C. Knlsprl Is the city Interpreter of Chi & O. will build at least to the Oregon "ess esses, and Is well known among line, passing the sawmill on the route, thRt people. It Is thought that lt may have some- Hash evening he gives sn illustrated thlrta- to do with the activity, but If It lecture in one of the Joes houses, which be true that 600.000 ties sre to be cut at included in a part of the (trips Fandango Pass, the N. C. O. Is not through Chinatown. He is also -a mem- the line that has let the contract ber of the Chee Kung Hong society, which Is the Chinese Free Masons. The new year, began last midnight, and cel ebrations continue two weeks. LAKE STOCKMEN ORGANIZE GURLi77ljiM TRIAL AT SPOKANE (Sneclal Dlanstrb to Tt JooraaLk Lakeview, Or., Feb. 9. A meeting has been called for February 16, by the stockmen of Uake county, i to talk over I (United Preas is: 4 Tin.) the proposed formation of a Stockmen's Spokane, Feb. 9. With a denial of her association. This meeting will be held application ror a change of venue, the at the courthouse In Lakevlew. One of trial of Elisabeth Gurler Flynn, a lead the speakers will be Foreet Supervisor er of the Industrial "Workers f , the Guy M. Ingram, of the Fremont national World, on .a charge of cohsplracy.iwas forest. While Lake county has been begun this, morning in the criminal de one of the best stock countries In the partment of the superior court before west there has been little effort on the Judge Kennan and a jury, Dart of stockmen to get together and I After' a spirited argument, in whleh form an association for their mutual the defense contended that "because of benefit. prejudice the defendant could not get a fair trial, the court overruled the mo tion and ordered the hearing to pro ceed, An affidavit was presented from the Rev. Hlndley, a loading minister, say- w..Kin.- R..r..,i Af Th. Jnnm.l "'K preiuuice existed nere. ine Waehlna-ton. Feb. 9. Six hundred aeiense rcsronaea wltn a newspaper in thousand acres of Oresron .and terview. in which It was shown that Washlnrton national forest acres Hlndley had scored the movement repre will he restored soon, and 478,- sented by Miss Flynn In bitterest terms 000 acres lh Idaho, as a. result of and praised the police the policy adopted by Plncnot, when I The court refused to permit the ques forester. During the past year sur- Honing- or the veniremen as to their veys of boundaries had been going on views or prejudice as to Socialism or under Plnchot s direction, looking to the Industrial unionism. It will take all OVER 1,000,000 ACRES OF FOREST RESTORED Saroose Makes Thin People Fat, r Portland Druggists Will Return Money. In Samose are combined flesh-giving food elements that soon produces a rteady and noticeable gain in flesh. Taken after meals, Samose mingles with the food, and causes It to be assimilated no that the fat producing elements are retained In the system, and you will soon get good flesh, steady nerves and a healfhy body. Portland druggists have seen such re markable results following the use of Samose that they offer to pay for the treatment If It does not make thin peo ple plump and rosy. You run no risk (whatever In buying Samose; lt Is a true flesh-forming food and is sold under the guarantee of one of the most reputable buslneas houses In Portland to refund the money If lt does not give complete satisfaction. elimination of all lands possible for set- day to secure a Jury and probably a Bent postpaid on receipt of price, 60c. I tiers to use without destroying the value week to complete- the case. Readers of The Journal can obtain of the forests as conservators or stream Samose from Woodard, Clarke & Co. 'flow and to prevent soil eroBlon. PAM LITTLE DANGER OF FLOOD Hydrometrlc Bureau's Bulletins ; Reassurlng-jovernmehVs Relief Program. : Paris, Feb. 9. Although the Belne continued to rise during the night, the hydrometrlo bureau today announced that there was little probability of the waters again reaching a dangerous level. The gauges at the bridges In the .city registered a rise of 10 inches during the night.-This was anticipated by the of ficials of the bureau, however, and ap parently Is psuslng little alarm among the people. Rain, fell during the night, and reports from' the outlying districts Indicate ' that the tributaries of the liver are slightly higher than normal The only official statement of what the French government Intends to do ror the suffers from the floods at Paris and throughout France was, given to tha United Press today by Premier Brland. ' Ths premier thanked the peo ple of the United States for the assist ance given -flood sufferers and then gave out the following official announce ment: "The government proposes to recom pense, ss far aa possible, the wage losses of the worklngmen and also tq replace the furniture and household ef fects of the poor. "Generous gifts from America and H,- 000.000 asked from the chamber of dep uties will be devoted largely to this phase of the relief work. "By a system of small loans, probsbly without Interest and oh easy terms of repayment, aid will be extended to farmers and small Industrial concerns harassed financially by the disaster." While the premier was formulating his official statement, other members of the government, acting along the lines of the suggestions contained therein, began to prepare for the distri bution of the money allotments as in dicated. Plans for the purchase of household effects and utensils also were made. , The novel paternalistic departure of the government In recouping personal losses sustained In the floods will be watchad with Interest here. The plan practically new and Its effectiveness remains to be demonstrated. In a number of previous catastrophes In the history of the world various gov ernments have received funds and pur chaaed supplies which were forwarded for general distribution with the pur pose of alleviating immediate and tem porary distress. The payment of wage losses and the supplying of household artlclea de stroyed by flood, are regarded here as Incidents In an entirely new plan. While they will In all probability vote for the measure proposed, many deputies believe the plan will tend to make the flood sufferers entirely too dependent on the bounty of the govern ment. They fear that If wages and househpld effects are restored, many men will lose their Incentive for reha bllltation and wjll continue to live on the government's charity, as long aa they may be able to draw supplies. This Is not feared by supporters of the plan, however, who pave svery con fldence In Its success. CONSTABLE'S GUN h SAVES HfS LIFE Wendling Officer Shoots De merited Man as He Pulls His Revolver (Rpaelsl tHunsteh t TO Josrnsl.l Eugene. Or., Feb. 9. After a hsnd- to-hand oonfllct with Mike Sebasco, who IS thought to be demented, Consta ble F. Sheppard of Wendling, over powered his antagonist and disarmed him this morning after he had shot Sebasco, In one arm, Inflicting only a flesh wound. Sebasco Is chsrged with burglary. Sheppard had a warrant for his arrest and met him on tha railroad. Sebasco pulled his gun but Sheppard was too quick for him and the shot made him drop his revolver. Sebssco picked up the weapon and Sheppard closed In on him, taking away the gun after a struggle. Sebasco Is charged with breaking Into several residences and the cookhouse oX the Booth Kelly Lumber company at wendling. He has been living In a tent In the mountains nearby and has ter rorised the community fur several days, A Xmff days ago he ahot a woman for no apparent reaaon. A large amount of loot was found in ma wni ancr nia arrest. oeDaaco was brought to Eugene on the noon train today and arraigned before Judge Bry- son of the Justice court and bound over to the circuit court Sebasco formerly worked as logger for the Booth Kelly company and Is" aged about 24 years. IWERSOF COMM ASTORIA PORT NAMED (United rim Leased Wlm.l Salem, Feb. 8. Governor Benson this afternoon appointed the following to be commissioners of the newly created Port of Astoria: Samuel Elmore, As toria; Charles F. Lester, Warrenton; John Fox, Astoria, Alexander Gilbert, Seaside; Chris Schmidt, Astoria. The Port of Astoria was created un der the port act of 1909 at a special election held January 28. The members of the commission will meet next Mon day In the courthouse at Astoria to organise and apportion by lot the ten ures of office, so the term of one com missioner will expire each year. BARTENDER AND DRUG CLERK ARE THE SAME TO CHARLES M'DOUGALL RUN DOWN NERVOUS SYSTEM PUPILS LICK TEACHER, WHO THEN RESIGNS (United Press Leased Wlre.1 Spokane, Wash., Feb. 9. As the re ...14 - nil I l-U V.. I 1 - , , , iouii Ul A ktivj I iiiiBii trcincvil ouiiuuuimw- Mr, rl. r. Corcoran when on tne verge or coiiapse iook ter and puiis, Roiim Green school, -r . , ,,,, . , . -T TT . near x-uiiiiinu, in wnnuui a u'Hcner. UUIIV S JTUre mail WniSKeV ana INOW ne reeiS According to the testimony of the w I .LIU iL. -..t.l L . A J a 1 mm mm , i in iurGiit vut? iiuuuic stHrivn ycaierriay J-tflKe a 1NCW man. when somo boy prickod Clyde Mcln He writes: "I have been Using upon, the teacher, Melvln Crumbaker. Is your stimulant for the past four c"arfe wltn T,v.?e 8tr,uc? ? rj: J inhmit tha tqpa With a uxu tnh Ua Ut,1 inontns, ana I ieei SO mucn o sooner done this than Clyde's sister improved from the use Of lt that Pnoebc entwined her fingers In thx " V & :- t v f I 4 MR. H. F. CORCORAN I. think I should say a few vtids of praise m its favor, My nervous system was com pletely run down, and. I was real ly on the verge of collaose.vhen I was advised by a friend to com mence using your stimulant as a tonic, and the results have been most gratifying, and today I ftel like an entirely different man,' 2nd ' have been recommending its use to a number of people who are afflicted as X was." II. F. Cor- toran, 218 W. Monroe St., Chicago, III, , Ministers of the gospel, doctors Tof medicine, nurses and people everywhere unite in commending Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey the only perfect tonic stimulant, the one true medicinal whiskey. If you wish to keep, young, strong and vigorous and have on your " - rlippWs the 6ow nf oerfect health, take Dufv's Pure Malt WhisWv rtr. i . I . -.11 a;At:nrt 1 . i. j i . . I. UiariV, ill aiuoii hlvui vt lu uiigvuuna. 71 wiles auu SirciiKlIlCIlS tne neart f action ianci purines, iiic ciuirc sysiem.i it is recognizea as a family medicine , everywhere. 1 1 is invaluable; for overworked men,' deli cate women, and .sickly, children.- It . strengthens and sustains the system? is a promote-of health and longevity; makes the .bid feel .young and keeps theyoung strong. ' Htv " --- If la need of advice, writs Medical B i partment, .Duffy Malt, Whiskey com ' . pany, Kochester. Ksw York, statin your "a case fnUy. ' Our doctor wUl send yon a.rivlna fraa. toarether with a .arsJnabla rare common sens rnias xor . neaita, which yon cannot afford to be wltbont nd 'soma of the many thoosands of gratifying; letters received front men and woman In aU walks of 1U, both old and. young-, who have bean cured and benefit d bv the us of this srreat medicine and who continue to enjoy rood health.. Bold teacher's curly . locks and "wooled him around lively." The other children Joined In and CrumbakeV was handled very roighly. He resigned later In the day. PERSONALS . F. S. Pitney, district Inspector for the northwest of the United Cigar Stores company, Is at the Oregon. S. Birch and wlfo, W. D. Hodgson, Stewart Wilson and George McCulloch, all of Fargo, N. D., are guests at the Cornelius. , H. F. Botefuhr, a fruit rancher of Moeter, Or., Is at the Cornelius. F. N. Shepherd, a business man of Des Moines, Iowa, and wife are regis tered ,at the Seward hotel. . H. C. McAllister, of Salem, Or., state fish warden, is anions- auests registered at the Imperial hotel today. W. F. GUstrap, a newspaper man of Eugene, Or., Is staying at the imperial hotel. t . ,t, . . Roy Alexander, of R. Alexander & Co., owners of the Pendleton, Or.,, de partment store. Is a guest at the Im perlal hotel. t Bartender and drug clerk are synonomous terms, In view of Charles McDougall, who Is now a bartender, and has been a drug clerk. He was being examined for Jury service In Judge Gatens' department of the circuit 4 court this morning, and was asked his occupation. He said 4 he is a bartender. "How long liave you worked at that business?" he was asked. w "Twenty-three years," he re- plied. Then, after a pause, w "part of tho time , I clerked In a 4 drug store, but I consider that the same thing." 4 Judge Oatens was securing a 4 Jury for the trial of Mrs. Roslna Gcigcr's suit for $5000 against 4 . the Oregon Electric railway. She v alleges her property In south 4 Portland has been damaged In that sum by a cut. preventing Ingress or egress from her place. SOCIALIST PLAN FOR HOUSING POOR PEOPLE (Tinltd Press Leased Wlre. Rome. Feb: 9. Pletro Chiera. a So clallst member of the Italian chamber of deputies, announced today that he had secured the Indorsement of 23 other deputies of his party to his plan for transforming one half of the churches owned by the state Into tenements for -the use of the poor at moderate rentals. The dearth of living accommodations for the poorer classes In Rome has long caused perplexity among the national legislators, and Chlera's plan, which he had already presented to the speaker of the chamber, Is the first practical step taken to relieve the stress. His plan calls for the transforma tion of ono half of all state owned re ligious Institutions In Rome, In addition ito church edifices. Into model tene ments. He believes this plan will serve to make less exorbitant the rentals charged by other landlords, through the competition, with the state they will have to meet. by iragglsts, rroosrs and dealers, or mrot, 91. a xargs cotus. . v v- Boys fharged With Theft. George Wfckham, 18 years of age, and John Campbell, ,15, have been taken In charge., by.-the ! juvenile court on the charge of stealing 149 from the till In Goldstaub's store at 271 Russell street last Thursday night Campbell denies the charge. . ' Wlckham admits It, and J says Campbell took the money from the till. The boys went to Cornelius to gether Friday morning' and returned that night, , When arrested, Campbell had no .money- 6n him,', but carried two revolvers. Wlckham says Campbell kept all the money. xcet l2.50k TKX X1GBUX Or "BEAXTS Kampa's i Chief Shoots tlnnner. (Special Dispatch to Tha Jonrnsl.) ' Nampa. Idaho, . Feb. 9.-Chlef of Po lice W. H., Fleming1 fired twice at James Moore last evening, the second shot taking effect .la theleg,' breaking It above the knee, Moore Is a resident of thleHetty,. fThe hlef aaa one Of his aids were attempting to take Moore, to iail. fellowlnar a drunken row In a na loon, Moore broke away from the ot1 flcerf and rad and Fleming flredL LOVE FOR YOUNGER MAN CAUSES TROUBLE Lme for a younger man was the rea son given oy Mrs. .trances O'Connor, 92 Grana avenue, ror deserting her husband, Who is ' 22 years older than herself. She was arrested with John Holyfield. a timber cruiser, living at iuo Vancouver avenuer, j , ;-, ; v me wire said she arid her hus band did ,,,not, enjoyi -,the same tnings, ana . she said she wished to go out. more than O'Connor did. They recently moved from. Cheyenne, where mey were married nine years ao. Tha woman r.a Jioiyneia were arraigned In tne justice court, yesterday, the com plaint being made by the- husband. He offered to, take .his wife home but shs rerusea to so. , Holyfield . was held to the grand jury under ball of f 1000. DENTIST PAYS FINE;5. . . -: 5 - WOMAN DISMISSED P. 1,.' Austin; a dentist was "fined 150 by Presiding Judge Morrow In the cir cuit court yesterday afternoon on. plead ing guilty to a sUtut'ory charge. The ease against - Nettle Winn, who ' waa JolnUy charged with him, was dismissed. Accused Man Is Found. (Special Dlipttcb to The Journal.) The Dalles, Or., Feb. 9. F. E. Mills was arrested In Spokane yesterday on Instructions from the sheriff of this county. He Is being held on a charge of obtaining money by false pretenses. Last August, Mills was in 'The Dalles several days, representing himself to be a sales agent for the United Wireless Telegraph company, and had, oreden tlals that apparently were genuine. Upon these representattbns he Induced a party here to pay him I5S5, for which Mills agreed to forward him 15 shares of preferred stock In United Wireless. The . stock wss never delivered. IP; A BIG MAN IN TEL EGRAPH M E E (rjnltad Pro Laasad Wlrs.l ' New York, Feb. . Vice President Hall ' of the ' American Telephone and Telegraph company admitted on the witness stand today that J. Plerpont Morgan Is largely Interested In ths con cern which recently took over the West ern Union Telegrsph company. . Hall's testimony was brought out In ths suit filed by the people In Ohio who. see to 'prevent Morgan and com pany from buying up several Independ ent telephone companies, on the ground that they are being purchased for the American Telephone and Telegraph Com pany with a view to crush out compe tition. Since the American Telephone and Telegraph company purchased the West rn Union It has been in ths limelight as one of the greatest corporations In America and the statement that Morgan Is a heavy holder of Its bonds was re ceived with much Interest In Wall street. EUGENE DAY PRESIDEN T OF HOTEL COMPANY Losing but little tlms after ths com pletion of the deal whereby the Portland hotel became the property of a number of Spoksno capitalists, a new director ate was elected at the hotel this after noon. Eugens R. Day. of Boise, Idaho, Is the new president of the company which controls the hostelry, Ben Norman of Spokane tho vice president; Kdwaru Boyce of Spokane, treasurer; and Q. J. Kaufmann of Portland the present (sec retary, was reelected secretary. The directors are Day, Ben Norman, W. 8. Norman, Boyce and Martin Winch, with several more to be elected later In tho afternoon. At S o'clock the question of remod eling the building had not been broached although it Is practically assured that such will be the sctlon of the new di rectors. This will come up later in the afternoon. DYNAMITERS FAIL TO MAKE HAUL AT JASPER Eugene, Or., Feb. $. The safe at the country store st Jasper, on the line of the Natron extension of the Southern Pacific, was blown open by dynamite last night and about $76 taken. Yester day was pay day for the railroad la borers and the robbers expected to make big haul, but the money had been taken to the bank at Springfield. Boy Is Not Cecil Brittaui. (Special Dispatch to The JoaroaL) Eugene. Or., Feb. 9. Mrs. Brlttaln re turned to Portland on the noon train today, being unsuccessful In locating her boy. The boy at Springfield thought to have been her's Is Cecil Burns, who Is living with his parents there. He resembles Mrs. Brlttaln's son. Wood Measure Short. A fine of 50 was given W. Weeks this morning in municipal court for giving a short measure of wood. Fred Buchtle made the complaint BiG LAHD DEAL IN NORTHERN MEXICO -".!!.... . . California Syndicate Buys 32, 000 Acres for $900,000 To Irrigate and Colonize. ' (Unites Preas LaaarS Wlrs.l ' Los Angeles. Feb. . Ths sale of 12. 000 acres of land In Mexico to a syndi cate composed of Loa Angeles and Ran Francisco men. Including Governor Oil lett. Is reported hers. The consideration was 1900,000. The land lies south of , the Mexican border, and can be Irrigated by an extension of ths canals of th Imperial Valley. The purchasers are , thought to be planning extensive cot ton culture on their holdings. - The names of the purchasers ' were ' not announced, but it la understood that In addition to Ulllett they Include ' General M. H. Hherman, O. T. Johnson, ' George W. Scott and George Crocker. , , BALLINGER DEALS MORTAL BLOW TO .,' "FRIEND'S" RIVAL (Continued From Page One.) It Is known that there has been a deal on for the sale of the holding of the corporation here and In Pendleton. And lt Is thought that the Northern Paclfls Is an interested party in the sale. , Ths Northern Pacific, lt is said, la closa to the secretary of the Interior, so close, that lt has more than a passing, Influ ence. And lt Is thought by some here that ths Northern Paclfto has Instiga ted the action to force ths rival com pany xfrom the field. ' . The Washington-Oregon company has done much actual work In the construo-. tlon of its 12 mile flume and In other wise developing Its power sits. Under the terms of the withdrawal It may con tinue this work, but msy not make final proof on the' land. And In view of this fact lt Is not likely that the Washing ton-Oregon company will sink much more money In the proposition. Ths lands In Question art on tha Walla Walla river. In sections , iO, n. 12, it, 14 and 16 of township 4, and sections 23. 25, 2t and 27 of township S north, range S7 east Willamette me No official notification of the with drawal has been received by the offi cials of the company, ths headquarters of which are located here. RIVER CLYDE HERE. ' British Steamer at Portland 31111s to , Load Lumber. After a run of, 64 hours up the coast. from San Francisco to Astoria, the Brit- Ish steamer River Clyde. Captain Kerr, ., arrived this morning at the mills of tho Portland Lumber Company, where she 111 load a large cargo of lumber, for Manila. The steamer la under charter j to J. Ernest Laid law to carry out- a cargo of about 2,000,000 feet of lumber ' for the government. She came up here from San Francisco, to which place she had brought a full cargo of coal from Mojl, Japan. The oflfcers report fine weather on the way up and a quick passage. I Journal want ads bring resulta FIRST SHOWING SPRING STYLES We place on display thisweek afull line of Young Men's College Clothes for spring. These have none of the freakish ideas of past seasons but are DISTINCTLY DIFFERENT from those that will be shown elsewhere. They are made with BROAD, ATHLETIC SHOULDERS and long roll lapel two and three button effects with full ' peg top trousers You are invited to inspect same. MEN'S MANHATTAN SHIRTS ARE HERE. THE NEW SPRING BLOCKS IN BREWER HATS. AUTOMOBILE CONTEST closes February 10th. V VOTES with every purchase Help your little friend Secure one of these cars It costs you nothing. ' t BEN SELLING Leading Clothier ' -i'r .'-.iV -iff'?-?-1- v . . .,. .