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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 21, 19)3.
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DIVIDENDS Or EXPRESS
BUSINESS CUT HEAVILY
BY THE PARCEL POST
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Wells Fargo Manager Tells of
Loss of Revenue Resulting
From U, S, Innovation,
(United t'reM Umied Wire.)
San, Francisco, Sept. 20. It doesn't
make "any difference If the Wells-Fargo
Express company did declare a bjg extra
dividend In 190 or 1910. as State Bail
road Commissioner Gordon intimated the
ether day, during an investigation the
commission was making into Pacific
coast express ratea it Isn't declaring
any big dividends now, at least since
the government went into the parcel
post business.
This was on the authority today of
General Mapager Christiansen, of the
Wells-Fargo company.
The parcel post, said Christiansen,
has lost the express company 3.1.7 per
cent of small packages and 33 per cent
of Ita revenue since January 1. He
added that the percentages held good
for all companies the Adams, the
Globe, the United Statcsnd others.
"Furthermore," said Christiansen,
'we can't economise. Our small puck-
gfj business is scattered over so wide
an area that we can't cut off a man
here and there.
"In fact, we are confronted by a com
bination of increased expenses and de
creased business and revenues. This )a
on account of the greater competition.
"in 1909 we made 13 per cent profit
on the money we took in; in 1910." 11 per
cent; In 1911, 8 per cent; In 1913, 6 per
cent, and for 1913 it will be 4 per cent
"But efficiency first, economy second,
is our watchword."
STATE'S
T
BIXBY IS
Court Considering
Concerning Marie
Testimony.
Protest
Levy's
Los Angeles, Cal., Sept. 20. The state
prcbably will rest its case against
George H. Bixby, Long Beach capitalist,
charged with contributing . to the delin
quency of Cleo Helen Barker, if the cor
roborative testimony of Marie Brown
lievy, her chum. Is ruled inadmissible,
according to a statement . tonight by
Prosecutor Kcyes.
The entire conduct of the remainder
of the case, it appears, rests with the
Levy girl's testimony. if it is ex
cluded. If is likely that the testimony
of half a dozen other girls held ready
by the prosecution, will meet the same
fate.' and in this event, all the testi
mony adverse to Bixby will have been
presented.
Judge Bledsoe will spend Sunday con
sidering the protest of the defense
gainst the admission of Marie Levy's
tistlmory, on the grounds that it is
not "pertinent to the specific relations
of Miss Barker and Bixby. He has re
fused to forecast his decision.
It Is admitted tonight that the prose
cution Is seriously considering the trial
of Bixby on a similar charge Involving
Marie Brown-Levj-j In the event of their
failure to convict on the Barker charge.
Should Bixby be convicted on the latter
count, however, it Is- believed the Levy
charge will be dropped.
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PRESENTED
FINE CUP OFFERED FOR
BEST SIRE OF BEEF BREED
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Trophy of O.-W. It. & N. Co. to
Among all the cups offered as priaes
at state and county fairs by the Oregon-Washington
Railroad & Navigation
company, none has equalled the one now
being offered at the state fair next week
for the best sire in beef breed. The
trophy stands nearly It Inches high ana
Is of sterling silver, costing 175. The
accompanying, picture shows the trophy
to ba almost severely plain, but with
graceful lines and delicately engraved.
The railroad this year is spending
LITTLE GIRL IS ONE OF
' OREGON'S DAUGHTERS
Left to right Mrs. H. E. Simmons,
Portland; Mrs. Nellie Lucas,
6, Portland.
Little Miss Geneva Lucas, the tiniest
of the people shown in the accompany
ing photograph, is a true daughter of
the west, with the "native-daughter"
blood flowing through four generations.
Miss Geneva Is the great-great-grand
daughter of Donald Simmons, who
claimed to be the first white child born
in the Puget Sound country.
The eldest In the four generation pic
SCALES OF JUSTICE ARE
THE ONLY I
COFFIN OF THE MAYOR
"Blessed Is He Who Consid
ereth the Poor," Quotes the
Rev, Frank Page at Service
(United Pre Leased Wire.)
New York, Sept. 20. With only the
scales of Justice and the city's flag ai
the insignia on the coffin, the body "of
William J. Gaynor, late mayor of New
York, lay tonight in state and in silence
In the city hall. There was no pubit:
viewing of the corpse after Its transfer
from the Gaynor home in Brooklyn, but
a few of the city's officials werepassed
through the cordon of police to take a
last look at 'thels former chief.
"Blessed is he who considereth the
poor," was the climax of the late ma
yor's eulogy at brief services here thij
afternoon at the Gaynor home. Tliu
laudation of Gaynor as a man was de
livered by the Rev. Prank Pcge of the
parish of Fairfax, Virginia. He former
ly was the mayor's pastor In BrooKlyn
There was no regular funeral service.
be awarded at the State fair.
mora than $1800 in Uophiea and prises
at various fairs. Last year barely one
third of t Ms sum waa expended. The
prizes offered are mainly for livestock
and agricultural products. Included in
the road's campaigns for "diversified"
farming and the production of ' the
state's meat supply, on its own culti
vated lands.
A prUu of 50 rash for tha best herd
of hogs including One boar and thrv-n
sows, leas than one year old, la In
cluded in tha 1913 priie lists.
NS1GNIA ON
45, Rainier; Mrs. M. J. Kelly, 65,
26, Portland; Miss Geneva-Lucas,
ture shown here is Mrs. M. J. Kelly of
Portland. She is 65 years old and was
born in Plattsburg, N. Y., coming to
Portland 86 years ago. She is the
mother of four sons and two daughters,
all but two residing In Portland. Her
daughter, Mrs H. K. Simmons of Rain
ier, Is 45 years Old, and the third gen
eration Is represented by Mrs. Nellie
Lucas of Portland, 26 years old, who is
Miss Geneva's mother.
the pastor simply repeating the hymn:
"I heard the vioce of Jesus say coma
unto mo and rest," and briefly review
ing the career of the dead man In its
personal aspect. He declared the mayor
was no lover of creeds, but asserted
he was sure the dead executive had a
"loving faith In God," emphasizing his
steady desire to make the great city a
little easier for the poor and the toiler.
With a squad of stalwart police and
firemen on guard, the coffin of the dead
mayor will lie in the city hall until
Monday morning, when at 10:15 o'clock,
the procession will be formed and will
proceed down Broadway to the Trinity
church, where the public services will
be heard. All day Sunday it will be on
public view. It is expected that more
than 20,000 persons, among them former
Presidents Taft and Rooseveltwill take
part in the funeral Monday.
CAPTAIN W. A. GEORGE
PREDICTS INTERVENTION
Says Those Who Elect New
Ruler Will Later Over
throw Him,
(Sprrlal to Th JoarnaD
Spokane, Wash., Sept. 20. "Ndthing
can save Mexico and restore It to a
semblance of peacefulness but inter
vention by the United States. This
Intervention Is bound to come sooner or
later." Such is the statement made to
day by Captain William A. George, re
tired, who for 22 years has been Inti
mately connected with affairs In Mexico,
and who at present Is at the head of
the federal -secret service- 4n - Mexico -
Mr. and Mrs. George arrived Friday,
planning to stay here indefinitely.
"Huerta cannot remain In power,"
George said. "He will be- overthrown,
but the change will not improve matters
In any way. The very people who put
a man In power will turn aicalnst him
and put him out of power. Rjght now
Huerta's control is totterlnn. rnni
who put him at the head of the govern
ment aro ine ones who are going to
overthrow him. I am through with
Mexico for BOm t imp hilt wrinn iUat
country Is thrown open to Americans.
i ii db one or tne first back. The
county at present is so dangerous that
Americans should heed th Wn miner tn
Btay away."
SEARCH IS ON FOR
WIFE FOR PRINCE
London. Sept. 20. There Is scarcclv a
princess In Europe whose name has not
been associated with the Prinre of
Wales as his fviture bride at one time or
another. There has recently been some
serious conversation over his choice of
wife. His selection of a future micen
of England Is, of course, a momentous
one. but there Is a disposition on the
part of the king to allow his son a free
choice as far as possible. The latest
name suggested Is one that would he In
every way suitable the Grand Duchess
Olga of Russia. She Is a very beautiful
girl, with the Madonna-lllfe beauty of
ner moiner, out without her extreme re
serve and Bhyness. She Is bright, well-
iniormea, and during her school days
was very receptive. Should such a ro
mance be brought about, It would be the
case of the grandchildren of two sisters
marrying, as the Empress Mnry of Rus
sia, the grand duchess' grandmother. Is
the sister of Queen Alexandra, the grand
mother of the Prince of Wales.
GERMAN STUDENTS WEAR
BOGUS SCARS ON FACES
Berlin, Sept. 20. It is announced that
some authority by an expert that the
scars which German students nroudlv
exhibit an their faces as evidence of
deadly duels in which they have taken
part are, In many cases, the work of
the surgeons.
A Hamburg doctor ntihllsheH ti letter
from a student at Kiel asklne him to
perform this operation while the stu
dent la under chloroform. Advertise
ments are also being Inserted lp the
newspapers for operators who can make
pod acara. ,
Bsltlmnr MAW,. Inhnrkva (ho Mlr
day dug: UD a Dot nf mlH hurled .100
years ago by a miser.
REFUGEES REFUSED
PASSAGE TO MEXICO
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Secretary Bryan Refuses to
Assist Americans to Re
enter Mexico.
(United Prtsa oim1 W'.re.)
San Diego, Cal.. Sept. 20. In strict
compliance with telegraphed orders re
ceived from Secretary of State Bryan
today the San Diego chapter of the
American Red Cross socelety has re
fused to furnish transportation back to
Mexico for refugees who left that coun
try on the crylser Buffalo at the Ipstl
gation of the state department, but
transportation to Nogules, Ariz., has
been given to about 15 men who have
expressed the Intention of going over
land from that point to their abundoned
homes near Guaymas, Mexico.
The message received from Secretary
Bryan reads:
"This government will not pay re
turn transportation for anyone to Mex
ico." Upon being Informed of this action,
the remaining refugees here expressed
their disgust for the orders which
brought them from their business and
homes and which, they say, have made
them objects of charity In this country,
when they had been living In the midst
of plenty in the fertile Yaqul valley.
The Red Cross workers are preparing
to receive several hundred refugees who
are reported en route here on the army
transport Buford.
PANAMA CANAL TO
MEAN BIG SAVING
TO SHIPPERS OF N.-W.
Continued From Page One.
demonstration, the larger figure is used
the saving on sending the wheat export
of five northwest states through the
canal would be 1. 130,000. This is based
on a produclon of 210.000 bushels for
Oregon-, 530,000 for Washington, 140,
000 for Idaho, 190,000 for Montana and
60,000 for Utah. The present carrying
cost is about 37 shillings 6 pence to
Europe. A good deal of wheat Is mar
keted in the Orient. This would not go
through the canal. But the opening of
the canal will also open a new kind of
Atlantic seaboard market for western
grain. There will then be icason for
Professor Shaw's estimate of a poten
tial increase of 100,000,000 bushels In
the Oregon production, and for the re
alizing of M. Boyd's prediction that the
200,000,000 bushel production of three
Canadian provinces will be turned from
via the great lakes, down the Columbia
river at an estimated transportation sav
ing of 4 cents a bushel or $8,000,000. D.
A. Pattullo of Balfour, Guthrio company
said yesterday that undoubtedly what
ever per-bushel saving In transportation
it would be added to the price paid the
producer.
Tan Casta a Bos on Apples.
A. P. Bateham, president of the Ore
gon Horticultural society predicts that
the average saving on transportation of
apples will be 10 cents a box after the
opening of the Panama canal. This
may be a rail rate decrease due to In
crease of water competition. On his
estimate of the fruit production of
four states this would mean an Im
mediate saving of $698,091 for the ap
ple producers. He estimates the Ore
gon crop at 1840 cars of 630 boxes each;
of Washington 8100 cars: of Idaho, 900
cars, and of Montana, 240 cars. The
transcontinental rail rate on apples Is
50 cents a box with 10 to 15 cents a
box added for refrigeration. A saving
of 10 cents a box would mean $63 a
car, cxport3 to Kngland and Ger
many will not only Increase but go
much cheaper than now, lie said. "To
handle the apple crop by water means
increase of temporary storage facili
ties, which must be provided or these
shipments will go to Puget sound for
export," warned Mr. Buteham.
Wool Grower to Benefit.
The chamber of commerce estimate Is
that wool which now goes at $1 a hun
dred from Portland to Boston, the na
tion's great wool rnarket, will go for 40
cents through the canal. On the basis
of 18,000,000 pounds production In
Washington, 3,600,000 pounds In Idaho
and 15.000,000 In Montana. It will be
suggested that rates from Interior
points like Montana would be different.
It Is $1.66 a hundred. The rftlo from
Australia to Boston Is now $1.50 a hun
dred. The rate from Lewlston to Port
land Is 40 cents a hundred, and If no
decrease by rail were made. It would
be the difference between 80 cents and
$1.66 to ship through the canal from
Iewiston rather thun by rail from Lew
lston to Boston.
The above are estimates on four
staples. They cannot be given with
any guarantee of accuracy at this tlnu-.
foe there nre many considerations, ami
frequent fluctuations. But It may al
ways be assumed that the water rate
will be 40 to 60 per cent less than by
rati, for a ton can be hauled by water
seven miles as cheaply as one mile by
rail. Railroads are already begLnnlng
to give rates to Portland, as an export
port, calculated to attract shipment of
Kraln arid other staples west rather
than east, so that cars which have
been coming empty to the west may
bo filled.
BUSINESS STAGNANT IN
MEXICO, SAY REFUGEES
Ran Pedro, Cal.. Sept. 20. With 16
refugees from Topolobampo aboard the
United States gunboat Yorktown arrived
here today after cruising three weeks on
the west coast of Mexico.
The Yorktown'H passengers Included
15 Americans and one German. Busi
ness ' stagnation, resulting from con
tinued revolutionary activities, they de
clared, caused them to return to Amer
ica. They were not molested by federals
or rebels. '
"The situation along the coast Is
quiet," said Commander Bradshaw of
the Yorktown. "There have been no
outrages to forelKners so far as I know,
but business there Is impossible, owing
to unsettled conditions."
There are to he constructed for the
Great Indian Peninsula railway 112
engines und 1588 cars.
NOONDAY CONCERTS
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
THE FOBTXiAIfD XVUIOAX. BUREAU.
Commencing tomorrow, Monday, Sept.
22nd, the popular dally noonday con
certs so auspiciously started by thn
Portland Musical Bureau will be held
hereafter in Ellcre Recital Hall.
Drop in befora or after lunch. .
Mark the time! 11:30 A. M. to 2 P. m.
ADHXSSXO ISC.
Five soloists, highest class muslo.
AMUSSIOIT. ISO.
See tirorram for further nrtlriilr
at Ellers Music Housa. i
SPLENDID APPLES PRODUCED
IN VICINITY OF PORTLAND
Apples grown on Davis Brothers' tract, near Milwaukle.
What's the uso of going many nillen
from Portland to start an prchard
when within '20 minutes' ride from
Portland one ran raise, nice, big, red,
Juicy apples, and large luscious grapei?
Davis Brothers, who live on a two
acre tract on the Foster road near Mll
waukie, have answered this questio'i.
The brothers were formerly wheat farm
ers in eastern Oregon. They decided to
come to Portland. They did not wa.it
Pope Jys
WMtiKiyM to bis advantage
for wjrped to dithetfW lLA
and he hasteaWd to takea propSr-T
p n gj appearand '
Falsuitsam nerfor every 71
manVfatfl ull J
and from distant climfes. I VJ
" )-0o $p 7
Dunlap Hats. II 11
Fine Neckwear i I J
in Autumn's gloriius tints.
BEN SELLI
to get too far away from the beneficial
influences of a big city, yet they pre
ferred to get out just far enough to
escape the din of the city dwellers.
Purchasing a few acres, they went
to work, and by industry and persever
ance, they have accomplished wondors.
The abundance of fruit that Is now oit
the place Is high testimonial of whst
may he raised at the very doors of Port-
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GIVEN THEJR LIBERTY
Aged Couple Convicted of
Fleecing, Agree to. ReinV
burse Woman,
"Baron" H. C. W. Gottllebson la a
fre man after having been In Jnll for
several months awaiting trial for (Ob
taining money b;- falsu pretenses. Ye-. '
terday afternoon he and his wife.
Gertrude Qottllebson, pleaded guilty to
a charge of fleecing Myrtle I... England
out of $100 In a sale of a mythical 10
acre tract of a 40,000 acre ranch th-v
claimed they owned -In Lower Cajlf ors:
nia.
After sentencing the aged pnir to
serve from on? to five years In the
penitentiary. Circuit .ludse Cleeton pa
roled them on condition that they pay
back to Mrs. England the $100 in
monthly payments of $10, beginning No
vember 20. They must also keep all
laws and remain within the Jurisdiction
of the court.
The couple are known to have pur
sued their method of gaining a liveli
hood by sclltng these tracts to cham
bermaids, waitresses and others of
small means in various parts of th
west ami In Portland are known to have
made several similar transactions.
They claim title to the land through
a former revolutionary governor of Low
er California. Evidence in the posses
sion of District Attorney Rvans shows
that they never had title of any nature
and that thetrd.escrlptlons of the land
and promises are fraudulent.
Mrs. (lottliebson was held tn Jail for
some time, but was released when her
health became poor. She is believed
by the attorney's office to be the leader
of the two in criminal matters. During
the lecture delivered by Judge Cleeton
she covered her face and wept and
later collapsed apparently, though she
revived rapidly when the ordeal was
pver.
land. Some of the larger apples aver
age one pound In weight, and a few tip
the scales at a pound and a half. Tha
Concord grapes are real beauties.
Send for One Tomorrow
Don't fail to see the two great talking;
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ords included, as advertised on page 9.
section 7, this paper. (Adv.)
BARON
AND HIS WIFE
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