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MEMENT
AMENDED
Old BILL
Representative Says Incalcu
lable Damage Done Oregon
f by Tying Up Big Area.
"40-40" DIVISION IS RIGHT
Itrmant Should Trr Make Com
' SUTat KeatttttUo J r utullif
Stata'a Development.
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Washington. May 84. (WASHING
TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.)
Xa commencing his pica before tha
houa oh tha Oregon-California land
rant bill. Representative Sinnott
"Uled attention to the statement made
by tha cemmittee report that the d..ij
Jon of tha proceeds from the sale of
the. treat lands "may seem exceed
ing liberal to tha state of Oregon,"
andr contended that If the most cur
sory' reading of the bill ao hoodwink 1
any one pretending to be familiar with
tba eubject, his knowledge was most
auperflckal. Ha said, in part, as fol
lows: "Thia grant was tantamount to a
grant of a solid body of land 20 miles
wide and 350 miles lonij. It lay across
the moat fertile part of Oregon.
The area In xromn of the grant was
over 4.000,000 acres. An area one
third again as large as Connecticut,
which has an area of 3,084 800 acres.
The net grant which the railroad com-
rany. was able to obtain 'wag 3.207,
H.7I acres according to its own fig
urea, an area still lareer than the
area of Connecticut.
- BaUroad Setarded Progress.
! Wi 1 1 m ulmlla. l..nri. (n . i. wii.,
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lands states were open to entry and
settlement were made productive,
helped to add to the population, wealth
nd development of the states in
i w thev wr situated, Oregon's
weaith, development and population
were retarded by the railroad com-
pany'a disregard and defiance of the
terms of the act. All the while the
adminlstrative officers of the govern-
were apameuc spectators or tha
Violation of the terms of th act.
i A fartlle area larger than the state
of Connecticut withheld from settle
ment for a period of 50 years! Who
can estimate the loss to my state?
What monetary consideration can
recompense us for the past mischief
and damage? Further loss confronts
us with the passage of this bill in
lands withdrawn from taxation and
settlement. The insinuation of some
thing 'extremely lttieral' for Oregon
in the division of tho nrnroprtt la din-
pelled when the situation and thia bill
are- dieaected. i
i - Incalculable Injury Bona. !
The, injury to mv state bv the loaa
Of n?mi"3ofyschoT. andedeve oment
la-an injury that Is incalculable. It ,
has run on for 6 o years; it can not be I
measured or be recomnnsri hv nnv I
disposition of the granted lands. The
loaa and Injury to Oregon ia ir'repar
ine gran lea tanas were dedi
cated to the settlement, to the prog
raae and development of Oregon, this
purpose was frustrated.
"The government recovered in the
compromise suits under the Act of
jyia. nearly jl.ooo.000, every dollar
i 'Which has gone Into the treasury
of the United States. The government
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RID CULED BY SiNNOTT
will receive many million dollars more-Janda
unaer the provisions of this bill. All
ror lands which were devoted to the
development of my state. This devel
opment ha8 been defeated.
Only ralr to Oregon.
"Had the government not permitted
line aetciement clause to be Ignored for 1
yeara with lmpunttv the dnvAionment I
of that section of the state would I "Many settlers settled on these
present a vastly different picture from lands thinking that the actual set
what It does today. We in Oregon tUrs' clause meant Just what it said,
feel it la only equitable, that lnas- A technicality, the Is of the defini
mucb aa tha government has parted tion of an actual settler in the grant
ith dts title to these lands to ffet i?i act. the omission of proper regu-
the Battlement and development of Oi ?-
gon this object having been defeated
- ths proceeds of the lands should
now ba pursued and devoted to the
original purpose of the granting acts,
tha progress and development of tiie
state; tD the remedying as far as mere
money can remedy a loss that can not
ba ' reckoned, that can not be recom-
penea. I
i - 'fMy state has borne the entire loss
; and burden of the violated grant, the
J dversa; conditions thereby entailed,
I more' than the entire value of the
: granted lands.
- ' ! Taxes Lost to Stats.
.!0,l the Pa"ae of this bill $450,
i 000 of yearly taxes will be lost. The
tint When we are to be recompense
'for lost . taxes alone is a matter of
J tha greatest conjecture. If the theo-
rtes of the administrative officers are
given iuii scope, it will De many
I decades before Oregon's proportion of
f tha proceeds are returned to the state. I
i "In Oregon we believe that the orlgi-
, nai bill introduced b - Senator Cham- i
t, berlaln providing 40 per cent for the
? coonues ana u per cent ror the sta'e-
l for public school purposes Is not mora
: than the state la entitled to. That it
; Will Inadequately repay the state for
arrested development and lessened
population. Such a division can only
partly atone for past injustice to Ore-
fon on account or tne illicit admlnis- ful heirs, demand their heritage be aa
rntlon of the land grant. . ministered to upbuild their state and
wui to sKunuuon rtua. i
i 'Thia bill DUtS 40 rier cenf nf tV,. I
I .OsYrec!.
With over 1.000,000 acres of arid land t
i auaceptlble of irrigation according to
am rcnn.iBaiice or me reclamation
j service, has up to June 80th, 1915,
enriched tha reclamation fund over
; 110,000,000 and has bad returned but
' IM6S.81I.32.
5 "Tha report of tha attorney general
. shows that the railroad company haa
1 reoeived on account of the grant lands
CASTOR IA
j For Infants and Children
tn Use For Over 30 Yeara
! Always bean
Cxnattuw of
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New
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Show
at the
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STRANDK
TOMORROW
Any Seat Any Time
-TEN CENTS
n
($3,500,000 In exea&a of what it la en
titled to. If tbia claim ef the ettor-
! y general la found corract In tha
accounting auit provided for in section
7. tbia amount wilt be retained by the
government when It acttlea wltn the
railroad company unaer the provla-
lone of section 10. Thin unoiint will
be treated as money already bad and
, received by the railroad company.
rn la 3, 690,000 1a equivalent to trie
payment for 1,400,000 acree at $1.60 an
, acre. The railroad company will not
again be paid this amount. This S3.E00.-
i 000 la retained in the treasury of the
United States. It la not treated aa a
I part of tha fund to be divided. Tha
payment for 1,400,000 acres to the rail
road company will not bave to be made
again. Yet aectien 10 of the bill takea
no account of tbia fact, for It requires
mat oerore tne proceeds or me saies
art divided there shall be deducted
therefrom $3.50 an acre for each acre
of land revested.
Way Take TTon Or eg oat
"Thia deduction of $150 an acre la
obviously made to enaole the govern
ment to settle with the railroad com
pany, but why deduct $2.(0 an acre
for these 1,400,000 acres, or $8,500,000.
The government will not have to pay
this sum to the railroad company. The
railroad company baa already received
tms amount.
"It is $3,500,000 In excess of legal
proffta and will be treated in the suit
aa money had and received by the rail
road company. The government will
not have to pay it to the railroad com
pany when settlement is made, so
why take it out of the fund which is
to be divided between the state of
Oregon, the reclamation fund and the
government?
Huge Vrettt to Oortmanit
"We find the same Incongruity in
the matter of tazea. Under section 7
the taxes which should in law have
been paid by the railroad company and
which are to be advanced by the gov
ernment, are to be treated as money
had and received by the railroad com-
fany. The back taxes now amount to
1,665,458.88 on March 1st. 1916
"Now under the provisions of sec
tion 10 when settlement Is had with
the railroad company, this sum of
$2,565,458.88, If found legally assessed.
Is to be retained by the government.
Yet section 10 also requires the de
duction of these taxes from the pro
ceeds of the sale before any division
Is made with the state and counties.
The amount of these taxes withheld
before division ia to become the prop
erty of the government. Thus the gov
ernment will be making a profit of
100 per cent for all it advances for
taxes.
"These two Items, tha excess of
$3,500,000. and the taxes, amount to
over $5,000,000 nearly 10 per cent of
tho highest valuation ever suggested
frtr tha errant lanrin
Division a Delusion,
"This manipulation makes tha 50 per
cent division a delusion and a snare,
for instead of the state getting 60
per cent of the proceeds, the reclama-
tion fund 40 per cent and the govern-
ment 10 per cent, this division is not to
be made until after the government
first gets a Take-off of over $6,000,-
000, not to count the $S20,000 already
received in the compromise suns.
Oregon s loss in settlement ana
population certainly is the govern
ment's gain to the tune of nearly
$6,000,000, with a further 50 per cent
division when the lands and timber are
sold amounting to an additional 10 or
15,000,000 dollars.
"No one need have any nightmares
or apprehension over any 'extremely
liberal' consideration for Oregon in this
bill. It falls far short of doing lus
t1c to the ntate. In eauitv ana jus
tice we are entitled to the full 40
per cent ;o the counties and 40 per cent
to the school fund, aa provided for in
the Chamberlain bill, and that will not
repay us for lands held in idleness for
"Var. and now to be withdrawn from
taxation for an indefinite period,
Case of Fort Districts,
"Soma nf these withdrawn lands are
within port districts, municipal cor-
noratlons. organized under the laws
of the state to improve ports and har
bors. These port districts are im
proving the harbors on the Oregon
coast in cooperation with the govern
ment. They have put up dollar for
dollar with the government for that
purpose.
"fn all. these port districts have put
up $2,000,000. They have bonded their
to pay that sum. Their limit of
indphtednexn is 10 Der
cent of the
assessed value of the Vroperty in the
port district. Fifty per cent of the
area of Stuslaw and Umpqua port dis
tricts are In the area to be reverted
in the government and withdrawn
lrora uu'
Situation of tha Settler.
lations in the granting act, excludes
thau et pra from unV TlgntS. ai
though the supreme court says their
claims are supported by 'appea.ng con
siderations.' ...
"if worrv and delav have not driven
these settlers from the land since De
cember 1, 1912, they may hold their
lands If they do' not contain more than
1.200 000 reet or tlmDer to me one-
quarter section. If more, then they
can only hold the 40 acre tract upon
which their house or Improvements are
irpntd Thra was no timber restrlc
tt.m when thev settled on the land,
there should be none now if they are
found to be settlers in good raitn.
Good X.anda May Ba Tied Up.
"In homesteading these lands the
v,ui riT 300 000 feet of timber to 40
acres aa the line of demarcation be
tween agricultural and timber land,
This would be fatal to the settlement
of some of the best agricultural land
in southern Oregon,
"When we meditate upon the trials
and sufferings of the Oregon pioneers.
their virtues and achievements, we
must conclude that the pioneers who
won and conouered tne uregon coun
irv deserva to have their names in
scribed on history's indelible scroll
with the Pilgrim fathers the Pioneers
immortal,
"Their children's children, not as
mendicants asking alms, but as right-
public schools.
COURT DECISION
n n i n i m-n i- w asn
15 urn MMdcu bi win,
HAWLEY IN SPEECH
Mr. Hawley discussed the history of
the land grant and the supreme court
decision which he was "was long and
in many respects disappointing" and
"possibly could not be otherwise." His
speech in part was aa follows:
While there were a number of Issues
Involved, three stand out from a prac
tical standpoint:
First, What were the provisos In
effect?
Second, What was the extent of the
railroad's Interest In tbe lands under
the grant7
Third, What was necessary to be
done to secure the enforcement of the
grant?
The court decided that the provisos
were not conditions subsequent as
claimed by the government and there
fore the forfeiture asked for was re
fused; but that they were covenants
and enforceable, thus denying the rail
road's contention. The court denied
tha claims of tha cross complainants
and lntervanora, with teara in its eyes,
apparently upon the theory that the
government only could ask for the en
forcement of the terms of the grant.
Declalos, Xs Indecisive.
Tha decision does not determine
what tha total interest of the railroad
ia In the grant; it confirms the Inter
est of $2.60 per acre for the land but
whether that la Its entire interest ia
not atated; and in lta reference to the
matter to congress it enjoins that "all
the value tho granting acts conferred
upon tha railroada" ba secured to them
A more indecisive phrase than "all
tha value" could hardly have been
chosen.
Lands to Ba Improved.
There is no doubt but that congress
intended .that these lands ahould pass
Into private ownership for purpoaes
of development and to become a part
of tha taxable area for tha aupport of
tha inatltutlona of the state and lta
municipal subdivisions. We can see no
reason now for changing tha destina
tion of tha landa. VVe Believe we a?e
entitled t the full value of tha grant
MRS. KNOTT WAS
PIONEER OF STATE
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Mary Elizabeth Knott
Newport, Or!V May 24. Mary Elisa
beth (Savery) Knott, who died here
May 21 at tha home of her aaughter,
Mrs. Stuart, after an illness of many
months, was a pioneer settler of Ore
gon. She crossed the plains in 1853.
Mrs. Knott had made her home with
her daughter here for tbe last three
yeara. ,
Mra Knott had lived in Portland for
54 years prior to coming here, and was
the widow of Captain Levi Knott, who
for a number of years owned and oper
ated the Stark street ferry. Knott
street. In Portland, la named after her
late husband.
Mra. Knott was born October 14,
1S36, In Memphis, Tenn., being at the
time of her death 80 years old. Sena
tor Harry Lane waa a near friend of
the Knott family, he having been raised
in the same neighborhood In Portland.
as congress Intended, to the same ex
tent, for instance, as in grants of lands
for school purposes.
It makes no difference whether that
value is of one kind or another, con
gress granted to us whatever it con
tained to promote our settlement and
development, after the railroad claim
iitiu ueeii suusLieu.
The taxable status of thesa lands
should not be changed to an untaxable
status for any period whatever. In
other words, by appropriate legisla
tion, enrorce tne terms of the grant.
Taxes to Ba Advanced.
The bill proposes that there shall
be advanced from the treasury of the
uiuicu Duties a sum suiuciem 10 pay
the taxes levied by the taxing powers
in the counties in which the grant
lands are situated and which have now
accrued as a lien upon the lands. For
the years 1913. 1914 and 1915 such
taxes are reported to aggregate over
1,300,000. 'l hese taxes are to be paid
n order that the United States mav
obtain and so b& able to give to pur-
ciiasers an unincumoerea Line to tne
land and timber thereon.
It was the intention of congress
when making the grant that the lands
should pass as soon as possible into
tne possession or actual settlers. Con-
fress has held the publlo. lands in
rust for the DeoDle. and has made
the lands available for settlement and
development.
The bill does not provide for settlers
who went on the lands In good faith
Portland' 8
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i lunureus or uie season s smarxesi oui 1 Jt lva i o, vv tij i o, uvE-iuniu, ivn - j
DRESSES, MILLINERY, Etc., now selling at only a fraction of their real value meaning many dollars saved
on every purchase. Our ENTIRE STOCK AND FIXTURES MUST BE SOLD OUT BY JUNE 1ST regard
less of our loss. If you need anything in clothing for now or next season, COME at ONCE it is a chance
of a lifetime, and you can't afford to wait until the merchandise has been picked over.
SALE TOMORROW AT lO 'A. M.
Ladies'
1 Lot, values to
1 Lot, values to
1 Lot, values to
1 Lot, all styles, at. .$ 3.98
1 Lot, serviceable fabrics,
go at . $ 6.98
1 Lot, best styles, at $11.98
WAISTS 58c to $2.98.
SKIRTS $1.98 to $5.98.
MILLINERY 93c to $1.58.
Ladies' and Men's Raincoats, $4.98 to
MEN'S HATS 95c to $1.95.
MEN'S PANTS-$135 to $25.
anC. after havlntr spent considerable
im and time In making improve
ments, temporarily left them to earn
mora money for ibelr improvement.
Their absence ia difca to tha refusal of
tha railroad to sell -and. the long con
tinuance of litigation.
The data of settlement of those
now on the lands sboald be fixed at a
later data than the one given in the
bill. Pieference rignU should be
given to both these classes.
From the methods of disposing of
this grant, the committee on public
lands has chosen that of rsvestlng
title to the lands In- tha government.
This will operate to abrogate the ex
clusive right of Oregon and her peo
ple. It provlJea for tbeir aale, in
part, and tha division of tha proceeds
with others strangers to the original
grant. It risks prolonged litigation.
The supreme court totally denied
forfeiture aa a judicial remedy.
Whether it will uphold tha relief
asked for oy the pending hill, of a re
lated nature, ia a vary grave question.
Objeeta to Forest Seserves.
Under the theory of thia bill tha
grant lands become public property
and the exclusive claim of Oregon is
obliterated. Under no circumstances
whatever should any of these lands
be Included in tha foraat reserves
There is held up before us a parade
of certain sums that wa may receive
at some future time.
But there will be an annual loss of
taxes that U aome of the counties at
least will be very burdensome and
for a period that will seem very long.
Such ioss of taxes will amount to
millions under tha most favorable
view that can be taken of the working
out of the method proposed in this bill.
Taxes a Xiong way Off.
The agricultural land will remain
off tha tax rolls for six years at least
and probably for eight years if they
were to be all taken at once. No one
can tall how long tha timber will re
main unsold.
Tha division proposed originally by
the department of Justice was that
the countlea . ahould receive 40 per
cent and the school fund of the state
40 per cent. This is a fairer division,
and considering the great burdens
placed upon the counties by this bill,
a luster compensation. The 40 Per
i cent for the common school fund will
increase a fund to which it has been
the time honored policy of our gov
ernment to contribute by grants of
lands, and which increase is greatly
needed.
Mr. Hawley quoted In full the state
ment issued by President Sproule of
the Southern Pacific, and stated that
while ba had not had communication
with tha company during the progress
of tha case ha supposed Sproule's
statement was authentic. He then
I gave an exieaaeu account oi me eariy
I settlement and history of Oregon and
instructed the house as to the reasons
why the land grant was made.
0.-C. LAND BILL
IS UP FOR FINAL
HOUSE DEBATE
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little out of it, and he doubted the
policy of compelling the early sale
of timber.
Wingo of Arkansas contended more
timber should be allowed in the timber
classification, because he feared the
settlers would not have enough timber
with which to whip their children.
Sinnott of Oregon followed Terrie.
Sinnott received liberal applause in the
consluding part of his speech.
Sinnott DeUglits Kouae.
Baker of California came next In a
I 10 minute apeech. He asked Sinnott
I what objections he had aside from the
j proceeds of the divisions. Sinnott
; proceeded to enumerate the questions
j of timber classification, preferred aet
, tiers' rights and other particulars and
j tha house applauded him in Joy over
! Raker's discomfiture, Raker seeking
I to cut off the answer for which he had
Men's and Women's Clothing Sacrificed
as The COLUMBIA OUTFITTING CO.
.-. ot tito rrA.Tc: WAioTO rT i? O r r A T C D A IWTAAT SKIRTS.
Ladies'
Dresses
Up to $15 Vals.
$3.98
Up to $20 Vals.
$6.98
Up to $27.50
VaL. $9.98
Up to $35 Vals.
$12.98
Suits
$18, $ 4.98
$25, $ 7.95
$35, $12.85
$7.98.
asked. Raker defended tha bill gen
erally as being drawn on a basis fair
to all interests and not unfair to Ore
gon, jf
Hawley of Oregon was next recog
nized for 49 minutes to present bis
viewa on the- btlL
Tha attendance in the house, unusu
ally large up to this time, dwindled
while Hawley spoke, and McArthur.
who followed, addressed about 60 mem
bers. Kays Assails Xswley.
Mays of Utah tailed Into Hawley for
offering a bill under which all the
timber land would go to speculators.
Oregon would get nothing, and he, un
like other members from Oregon, aems
to think the railroad should continue
to hold and sell this land. The chief
objection ho thought was that Oregon
gets too much.
Lenroot of Wisconsin, replying to
the Oregon members, declared that if
there be an apathetic spectator In al
lowing violations of the grant by the
railroad, Oregon is at fault. Tbe state
was well treated, Lenroot declared, for
when It gets 6Q per cent of tne pro
ceeds It will have $20,000,000 raoro than
if the lands had been sold aa original
ly Intended. Lenroot aaserted Oregon
is entitled . only to an amount suffi
cient to equalize what will ba Icat In
taxes during the time the lands are off
tha tax rolls, therefore he said tha bill
is exceptionally liberal, far moie so
than the federal departments have recommended.
PUTER PRINTS AN AD;
CALLED DOWN BY MANN,
LEADER OF MINORITY
Washington, May 24. S. A. D. Puter
made his last stand today by publish
ing a full-page advertisement in the
Washington Post, appealing for delay
In the hearing of the Oregon & Califor
nia land-grant bill.
He aaya congressional committees
should be appointed to investigate,
that tha Chamberlain bill plays into the
hands of the railroad, that valuable
lands have already been sold, and that
the government Is now buying a pig In
a poke.
Puter has been, busy the last few
cays visiting congressmen at their of
fices, generally meeting cool recep
tions. Ha started to denounce Repre
sentative Hawley to Minority Leader
Mann, who afterward said he apoke to
Puter as he nover spoke to a man be
fore and was surprised that Puter
"took it."
Puter figures early in today's de
bate, most of the members having read
his advertisement Cooper of Wiscon
sin wanted to kndw about him, and
Ferrla referred briefly to Puter's land
fraud record and tha story of the
eperatlona of locators who duped 16,
000 applicants.
M 'ARTHUR DECLARES
BILL-SAFEGUARDS
PUBLIC'S INTEREST
Washington. May 24. Representative
C. N. McArthur in a speech on tha
Land grant bill aaid in part:
Demagogues and self-seekers have
told the people of Oregon they are be
ing robbed of their birth-tight by the
passage of this bill and that the land
ai.d timber will go to trusts and big
corporations. These charges have been
made solely for political effect and are
thoroughly dishonest. The bill provides
that the timber ba sold bv competitive
bid and the secretary of the interior
shall have the right to reject any and
all bids where he .has reason to be
- Greatest Sale
Men's Suits
$18.50 Suits, now .$ 7.95
$20.00 Suits, now $ 9.95
$22.50 Suite, now. . , . .$11.95
$25.00 Suits, now $13.95
$27.50 Suite, now $14.95
$30.00 Suits, now. .... .$16.95
$35.00 to $40 Suite, hand
tailored, now . . . .'. . .$19.95
HUNDREDS OF OTHER BARGAINS-SEE THEM for YpURSELF
Opposite Meier & Frank's on Fifth Street, Take Elevator
148
lieve the price Is inadequate. It is In
coneeivaote mat ma secretary ox tne,
interior would connive at the sale of;
lands for less than their value, and any
suggestion to that effect is the prod
uct of a dishonest intellect.
Tha bill makes provision for pro
tecting the water supply of Portland
and other cities by providing that cer
tain lands on the watersheds of
streams ba withheld from entry for
two yeara Thia arrangement will
frlve congress ample opportunity to
aglslate for further protection of the
water supply.
I am in favor of this bill because
it authorises the sale of timber to
highest bidder under competitive bid;
because it permits acquisition of agri
cultural landa at $2.60 per acre by
actual settlers; because it protects
tha actual settlers who are on land in
good iatth; because it provides for tha
early payment of back taxea due coun
tlea In which granta are located; be
cause it does not contemplate tha In
clusion of land in any national forest
reserve; because it does equity to the
railroad 'company by providing that
the company shall receive $3.50 per
acre, the amount specified in the
grant; because it will safeguard tha
public Interest against speculation and
fraud; because it will put money into
public roads and other improvements
in counties In which the grant lands
are located; because it will put several
millions of dollars into tha irreducible
school fund of thavitata and, in Iviaf,
because it will protect tha common
Interests of the great body of people
against the self rah Interests of the
few hundred land and timber grabbers
and professional locators.
I confess my disliks for soma fea
tures of the bill. Put cannot permn
these objections to overcome my ap
proval of the general plan of the
measure and tne public interests con
served by Its passage.
Experimenta in tha Phllippinea In
crossing native tobacco with a Con-
ntlnt vai-letv uv nfOdUCSd a tO-
bacco selling for more than twice the
price or the native.
Friedlander's
Diamond
Bargains
We have a number of
Extra Special values in
perfect steel blue stone.
We also have wonderful
values in the less expen
sive grades. Our
$75 Special
platinum mounted Soli
taire is not equaled else
where in Portland for
size, brilliancy and per
fection of cut.
Finest Optical Department in
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BWSaUlJLsU'U
FIFTH STREET,
PORTLAND CHAMBER OF
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Members Are Entertained and
Will Attend Business Ses
sion This Afternoon,
Qoldendale, Wash., May 24. The
Portland Chamber of Commerce com
mittee came up from Maryhill last
night to attend today's meeting at
COMMERC
eoses
NW
GOLDENDAL
Graves
HAS INAUGURATED THE GREATEST
Player Piano Sale
UV THE KXSTOKT Or POaiiAWD
TO TAKE PLACE AT ONCE TO RUN 3 DAYS
Your great opportunity to secure a high-grade Player Piano at almost
cost, but you must act quickly. Many of these Instruments are nearly new.
Every Instrument that has been used for demonstration purposes, or that
has been rented, is included in this sale. Every player has been overhauled
in our shops and cannot be told from new. Most of these players are tha
latest design 88-note playera and will play the world's most delightful
music Sold on easy payments from $6 per month and up.
SECOND-HAND PLAYERS
Kingsbury, fine tone H16J5
Auto Flayer 1285
rurlong Player 8295
SLIGHTLY USED PLAYERS
Toater Flayer, mahogany eaae,
only 11395
Elegant case, 88-note modal... S4 10
rumed-Oak Flayer, in naa two
montha S3 80
Graves
151 Fourth Street
Near Morrison Street
Txmacs
AS LOW AS
ts, aa, 7. $8, sio
rar Month.
Men's Overcoats
Made of finest wool, German
dyed, with unbreakable fronts
A-l linings and tailored to
appeal to the tmost fastidious
dressers,
.$8.98, $10.98
$14.98
Formerly Sold Up to $35
SECOND FLOOR
Qoldendale of the committee of .th
Yakima and Goldendale Commercial
clubs, working for a direct rail oonnac
tion between Portland and tha YaklmaJ:
valley by an extension of the Golden
dale branch of the 8.. P. & 8. railway.
The Portland committee, composed
of A. M. Shannon, R. M. Irvine, H. S.
Howard Jr., Tarn McArthur and Mark";
Woodruff, waa taken on an automo;
bile tour of the Klickitat valley and
Kthe timber belt that will be opened i
by the proposed railroad. ,
Thls morning the Yakima commit-
tees came overland by automobile. v':
A luncheon will be given for tha .
visiting committees by the Qoldendale
Commercial club, followed by a buel i
ness meeting at the court house.
Membera of the Portland committee '
do not aeem to ba at all perturbed ,
over tha statement of President I.. C, I
Glllman of the North Bank road that
the proposed cutoff will not be built.
When writing or calling on der(lr. ne
aCDtloo The J on mil. (An.
SHOPWORN PLAYERS
Only used for demonstration pur
poses :
Mahogany Oaaa Player, waa $675,
now S4K0
Beautiful Tone, Oak oaaa. waa 750,
now S47Q
Beautiful Xieater Flayer,:, gsoo model,
now .11465
riaya 88 and SB-note rolls.
And a Score of Other Seal Flayer
Barrel ns.
Music Co.
Every Player Guar
anteed and Full Pur
chase Price Alowed
on Better Flayer
X.ater if ao Desired.
Mian
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Fixtures For Sale
Show Casa,
Mirror, Tables,
Chair, ate., ate,
etc. For abor
inquire ofMr. J.
Shapiro.