IS WILD CAT r f q CORPORATION I Will ' Meet You at ' Any :11l.aMoiiaDtt!e!'' r s . That's what four lookers said Saturday afternoon. ' Wt re satisfied. 1 . ' .'' ' .' i - ; : ;AViOYinaii liortr three of them were back and bought - the'garnienLs .they had 'tried on. and the universal- -. opinioh was thai, . j i ; "Our Clothes fit better,;have morb Stylo f f- than any in the city and prices ho v higher." ' Jt plrascs us U have jieople make comparison. It's the onty way to tell who has the best - ... ... ''..''" ' " ' ' No, we're-not high priced, j ' We offer Swell Suits and Overcoats as Low , as $7.50, $10, $15, and $20 ' a W- JOMNSON 8 CO. v, dUTFITTERS: TO MEN " , , 257, Commercial Street, Salem, Oregon C. C. BAILEY, D. M. D. Dzntlst Graduate JS'jrth Pacific Dental i: , :' : , QtJleyr. ' . .' '. Especial attention to IWn and BrMgw work. The latent and most scientific methoda In every txanch of dentistry at lowtat prices. Rooms 1-2 McCoriack Bldg. Over Meyers k Sms Store. Salem Oreo. SALEM RANKS AMONG BEST F. A. Wiggins Is Glad to Get Back Home From Long ; :T ; ' Trip : r HAW MANY INTKnKSTTTfO mTfl and learned much about tjj,...coitnthy Tiirtoiraii his 'EXTENSIVE- TOUR PROSPERITY U m ?.ts CP OX KVRKY. HAND. P. A. Wiggins returned home on Sat urday night last from a trip to'the Kant extending over' sevcnVevks, lie looks the erfect picture of health and. although Ids tur wa a buslnwt on Iurel he rtateil that he had enjoyed it very much in all of It ihaneft He wan intf r lvfl by a Statesman re . gorter last c-yeiilmj and tn answer to tin yuf ti'n m ti li.t pointi he yi llej. 'Mr. V.?::ln state(! that, nince hts trl- l-Uist ug turt-ly,on business, "In? et.tillae.l his stjv mostly- to tht f-itlen In v hlt H ti tuaiiufaetnrfeM of hla vai l 6us tf ; atf j. Ht '?. after h'tv Ft. tiuirt. wh.T. the Ix. It .Is i 'invention was - the letter ait ttt AihII, h. over to fhii-ago, hr-te h. sint alnut ten l:iy. Thence t'' J. ii.'v HI-, lSelo.t aiul ICen.Mlia. Visii'hi:in: South' Beni, Miiluwakn, and I'orte. . lnd.; Cfc-yeland, Ohio; Huir.ilo. Xi..Kra Falls, Syracuse and Albany, New York .and then two days In' New l"jrk. City. Including Decora tion I.ty, on whlcJi h witnessed the nn iiiiiK 4-eretnonles of the Oenentl E5hert,ian monutnent at , Central Jark. Thence on to Philadelphia, Washington C'Jiuiunall. lmllaii.-ilMili. St. Ijouls, Frt Kcott. Kar.s., his old hote at ICu reka, Kanshs; also Wlclilta. . Welllng ion and g.uth Haven, th latter In the Sreat wheat;. ttett of Southern Kansas, where he drove over the line into Okla homa to find every acre of land fenced and'tnird that, a few" years since, was a wilderness of wild grass, and wilder cuttle. His route .home took him thrmigh Western Kansas. Colorart tilah ar.d over th? "Short LJne" tlm.uah Orepon to Portland. This tfteit him stress toaftn fstates. 3 "What is the R-neral Outlook, tho eoutitr tvr was isked,hlm. "So rrir ns Ieojd Jid-e,- said he. the ,! will be om-what rurfalled t:i grn"ril liy the late.sp-ine;. raid some wtai utiusunt rrtn.litiots whh stem to have reat.-d In tnwt stt ens. Otiitf. i Northern Indiana an I Nw fork Mai were veryviry, when I Mw them: and the erofM ned(Hirraln lvttt;y. Te same eondltlons seetn.d to t-eva!l aerosi that ivrtlo of YirRinl!! and 5to.tlerii Ohio w lih-h I visited, although thy had fcepun t. Ret plenty of rain In Ohio, IndTuna and H'Jriols s 1 was ret Brn ing the early pnrt of June. "Floods ? -Ves. I spent Th :rslA y. the 4th Inst In St. Iuis and th river, then thirty-two feet, was hl'h enough to caas n Rreat rtat of Ineonven'enee, but the Fix additional-fet whUh fol lowed In few days, cauard aft Immen-e amojRt of damacr1?. I r vo 11 Kansas tMty Jjiit I-coulj not escape th resj!t of he r-.wr.ul flood In the delayed trains and 1ad connec tions. Which resulted 'therefrcr" i Misou.t was soaking ml w.-ttcr. whra had hampered the spring seeding to a very ser:otis degree. The -catc-in section or Kansas had also yuiTrrrd fn !;i the same trouble, and there are thousands of acres in theso gcctlon3 in which not a lurrow has been turned, yet the crops which are In will! turn out very well If the Immedi ate weather condition are' favorable. Western Kansas and Eastern -Colorado w erf also very much "afloat" recently, and train service was seriously Inter fered with. IId you see any Salemltes on yoar rounds?" Yes. I found Burt Hasher nicely lo cated In Chicago In the practice of law and; with splendid prospects. Also met Dr. ;IJ. F. Lane, of Salem, In Chicago, and find that he arrived home,' some what In advance- of myself. Met Mr. C A. Park.-also. In Chicago. He has since gone farther Cast. "In Philadelphia I was fortunate In finding Dr, J. . W, Thomas, of Salem, who ha Just graduated from Jefferson Medical College .also jClarence Biahon, wno nas just completed his third year In the Textile '.School. Spent a very profitable day with the two boys, and when I left them felt like 'breaking home ties" again. Sclem may well be proud of such young men as thes.e for their aswoclatea In their respective col leges are proud of the- 'Oregon delega tion.' j. ' '" ... . "In Washington I had but , a few hours, and saw Mlsg Metta Davis, who is in the .War and Navy Department; and Mr. Alfred SchmWM of Turner," who Is In the Congressional Library. I had not, time to get around to the en tiro Salem colony. i .' ' . 7 s r ; v i "hnt 'did I see of Interest in the cities?",'. ' , ": "St. Louis, with Its big fair prepara, tlonr; Chicago, with its laundry strike. anj other labor troubles. Ita factories. Its Ktnoke, and its noisy streets: .the fails at Niagara, which I cannot describe; the Decoration' Day exercises in New York, participated In by Gov entoi odell. Mayor Lowe, and other equally prominent men, while. In Phil adelphia and Washington the historic landmarks and public buildings were thd chief attractions. "Anything further about - good roads T' ' 'Nothing In particular, though the St Louis convention has left a splen did Impression of tle genuine interest tli.it is being arourtel everywhere. 1 ani conviii-ed that the. Willamette val ley has as good natjirnl conditions as can be found anywhere for the build ing of splendid roads for her foII drains w'll. and is not so gummy and mucky nstin many dher sections of the coun try.-. , . fVoH ask how SIpiii compares wlh othef cities of similar sise? Possibly Should not m.'i k comparisons along this line, for I did not have opportu nity of visiting many such places. One thing I noticed was that most cities of our size had a considerable amount of; pavement, usually vitrified brick. which seems to wear splendidly. As to stores, must say that SaJem'a stores in; all lines are most certainlv n credit to her. Nowhere in similar cities did I see better equipped and better kept stores , or better selected, more up-to- date stocks than In Salem: this In mnny cities of considerably larger six. ?Did you look up the hop situation?" fNo. I was watching constantly for yeaft factories-that might enable me to see great ba!e of raw Shops turned into lea'en. but failed to notice anv. I dfel not know where else to get posted, so can't talk inelllgently along that line.' ; , f'lf you have added automobiles to your line w hat do you think of the fu ture?" -' -: -,, . . E. r v.; "Am convincetl that the time Is ra pidly coming when they will be as com pion as carriages on our streets, from cne side of the country to the other. Th cities are, filled '.with-, them, today. Ii"?e firms are using them for truck and delivery service. Bus and stage i:nes. cab and transfer companies, phy sicians, professional men of all classes, besides the very wealthy class who are using the magnificent tumoutts that are sn largely pictured. The runabout' types are seen In hundreds, and have fit many a horse out of business, for fhrrlr utility has been demonstrated,1 Vfh ss money savers, and as a conven- i'TeF." he sakt. In closing, "I am glad to be back In Oregon and Salem. The fact Is there are but few localities that are. so favored as the Willamette val-' ley this ;year. While the spring has len unusual, the crops are In the main corning on splendidly. There seems to be the ttsu.il volume of business under Hay la nil lines, and th? peon? e a, re all buy. The Ka stem people are looking to the West more largely than : ever, and the entire coast certainly has a great future. ,-.,.?. ... i ' lam glad I lire In Oregon." "1 Secretary of State Exposes Union Fire insurance ' Company" HAS NO LICENSE TO TRANSACT BUSINESS i IN THIS STATE AND .ALL INSURANCE AGENTS ARE ,NOTIFIED-HA NOT ' COMPLIED WITH THE LAW. v The following Is the texj of a circular letter which is being .sent out to all of the Are Insurance agents" oXlhp atate by Hon. F. I. Dunbar, Secretary of State and ex -officio Insurance eommis- sioner for the state of Oregon: ' -' ; "Information has- reached this De- partmetn to the effect that the 'Union Fire- Insurance Company : of Chicago lias been and Is now soliciting insur ance, by means of circular letters and otherwise, from agents authorised- to represent com pan lees regularly admit ted and licensed to do, bpainess in this state. . . ; . , cv. ; - : -"This company is not authorised or licensed to transact busfness in Oregon, neither Is it licefised by the' Insurance Department of, the stabs of Illinois or of any other state, mo. far as can be as certained, and I is what Is known as a wild-cat" ' Insurance eompany. , . i "In soliciting Insurance in this state, it is violating the laws which have been enacted for the protection, of the Inter ests 'f the insuring public to secure to the people insurance In sound and re liable companies, to ' provide ! available and convenient rriethods for enforflng the payment of 'claims and the fulfill ment of contracts and to require from the companies their just measure of the revenue required for - state pur poses.': . " ';" I : ' . ' ;"The Insurance laws of this state po sitively prohibit any , fire insuranc-e inrpany organized outside of the state from doing buslnes serein until " It mak"s depofilt and complies with cer tain statutory requirements, and 'also p. o vide that it shall be unlawful for any ; Insurance company or association to4 w rite, place, or cause to be wrritten or placed any policy or contract for in demnity for Insurance on property sit uated or located In the state of Ore gon, except through or by the duly au thorized agents residing ond doing bus iness within: the state. - '"The requirements of tho laws of this state are not .so onerous or so expens ive as to deter any solvent, honest com pany from complying. When a com pany undertakes to-do business in this state surreptitiously. in violation of law and without submitting to its obli gations , it la a justifiable conclusion that it Is either too dishonest to wil? Hngly submit to Its requirements, or is hi a: insolvent financial condition. "In" tHe; event of loss or the refusal of such ,romp4ny to pay the holder of a poli cy, he would be compellefl to go to the state Where It is iocaAed to brtrig- and collect iliuugment. .If also, for any reason, he should desire to cancel bW policy In ah unauthorized company, "lie would have no means of compelling the return ' of unearned Dremiums. . In short, he Is unprotected by any laws- of this state. In the case of a licensed HoMf of ttie Day or Night - ' '. , '..-: ---,'- "": ; ; . - . . . 'From;' ryflbndayp Jiine 2. : : 'r-.J'o;: afurday 9 JJuly 4th f AT THE i realtor n n 4 1 O I3TTD ITO (BIT . . . . .. :. i - . . , .. .. . i l . - OF SALEP.2, OREGON And ve will do its glories together u if wont you K&e$ This to be ihappy Date The Biggest, Best and Cleanest Scheme in Oregon of Amifsemen t Ever Seen L-j SS2 celapiny, a policy hcjder has the4se cjnrity of the deposit) made by;, them and can secure service, in case of sui-t. up on -the resident general agent of the cctnpany. : " ' ' - ."-'' ,"" : ; '! "The only .possible ecuse that can be offered for placing insurance in' this class or companies is a. possible, lower rate. . ; This however, consldrrlrn' thi Interest of th chances.. of recovery in ras of 'loss. I , tiritimate. authorised insuring public ini the insuranve com- certainly . -penny wise and pctind -'''H 1 p;ins w3m rv ri PRd to do business ,sh- '.' ' ': ! In the state, and contribute to its rev- The, published reports of this, Dej enues. I respectfully ask the -co-opera-' partment are always available for In4 formation concerning cotnpantt'3 licens ed to do buslnes sin Oregon ;nd, in thi tion o fall the ;i Rents 1n enforcing the laws, by placing insurance otily in reg ularly licensed "companb'sj" k - :-- .i-.v.jrr.t : . ... ,..xr. ... ir. i ' : r L . straw Hats THE liier Yo Who is sfiiKWinMy rf;n!, not only --'present's an u p-t o d a t i ppi! v:i. r, Ijii t is marked hy an air il eo I news am! '-r.om f ii t. We are t lioronh ly prcpjired lor all Jus needs. t - - Our 25- Mexlc-an HaU aro all-gne -that ia, the first ship ment of 12 dozen but wh have tele graphed f:r a lot more wh'cli we ex pct toiiMnnw I5c to $3.50 Summer - Coats IIlackAlpartwJ Bin? Serges, Black Serges, Also Coats ami , Vests $1.25 to SG-00 Dusters It's poor economy to drive In sumiiit r wit hoot a duster. $1.25 to S4.00 Two-Piece Suits - . ... : Ont and prti:Hers. Coat tinliin! tul i a Trousers wrlli licit straiw and turned up at Udloni $6.00 to $12.50 Summer Neckwear A liandsome i ;" now. ' assortment ! ' just v , OlKllCJ mm It V ..1 f fANCY HOSIERY A larger niul hanl.omcr line trns never flirKn in tliec parlst. Li;!t anl dark shades in plain and fancy weaves and lantifur la-e effects 25 to 50 cents l ' rlsiN n lr riain c lors, small liures and han liiiaio tiii:ngs iii jritfs f out :- : p !ui:;75c;b$2.50:;;0:K 8ft Uwmis and eiifTV.to in at eh - - - ' ' " - ' - - - - - - f- n m mnt m Osr 25c LndtrvYfaf . Ts a ftUTprbitj to all wfio sh it. Our 11 nd' rwmr aewrtment In cludes nil l!e 1 ' !i!ar hlmleu and weights in r'nf . w j'tilt sny purse, frojii 23e to X.OO.