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EMANCIPATE OREGON
BIGGEST, BRAINIEST MEN OF PORTLAND BEHIND THE GUNS
SPORT
OF THE
JTORM
SCHOONER ESTHER
BUHNE WAVE
SWEPT
I United 1'renH Leased Wire
Port Townsond, WnBh., Fob. 12.
With BnllB torn to ribbons and with
goar gnarled and twUtKl, tho Amor1-
ran thrcc-mnotcd schooner Esthor
Uuhnc, Cnptaln Andrew Olson. Is it
anchor hero, tho rnoRt battorcd vossol
o tho Pacific sailing (loot to outor
Puget Sound this yonr.
Dound from San Podro to Coos
Bay, Orogon, attor 43 days battling
with tho gale, an ontrnnco t tho
StraltB of San Juan do Fuca was ac
complished, only after nn Improvised
Jury rig had been s.H.
Captain Olson stated today that
tho voyago was tho most roinarkablo
ho over mndo, and how all ban'ds
escaped being lost Is a mystery to
him. The schooner was bound on a
voyngo that usually takes 12 days.
Provisions for only a fow days moro
than th's wero taken on board at San
Pedro, and for nearly n month tho
crow has been subsisting on short ra
tions.
"Wo encountered heavy southerly
winds almost from tho hour of leav
ing San Pedro," said Captain Olror.
"Tho worst woathor was encountered
Just smith of Coos Hay. Almost
without warning thoro nroso storm?
that required overy attention to kofp
from going over. Tho wenthor was
tho most oxtrnordlnnry In varloty I
havo over oncountorcd. GnW of
terrific foro woro frequent, subsiding
quickly Into dond calms. Under such
conditions It was found Impossible 'o
ontor any port. Wo woro buftetod
COO mllos along tho coast, tho groat;
or part of tho dlstanco with sails no
damaged that thoro was no hopo, had
wo boon blown upon a lop shore."
10,000 YARDS OF 1909
NEWEST DRESS GOODS
Now on sale. They comprise the latest novelties of Euro
pean and American made goods, directoire satin effects,
Louisine silk and wool effects and self stripes in beautiful
rich colorings. Buy here and get the same new goods
that are now shown in New York and Chicago.- Price,
yard, 49c, 65c, 75c, 98c and up.
10,000 Yards of the Latest 1909 Dress Ginghams
Now On Sale
They comprise every shade, class and kind you may ask
for. Also pin checks, stripes and plaids. Yard 7 1-2c,.8
1-3c, 9c, 10c and up. All goods sold as advertised. You
cannot beat our prices.
FREE OREGON
FROM FURTHER
DOMINATION
OF
WALL STREET PARALYSIS THAT
BLOCKS DEVELOPMENT OF THE
GREAT CENTRAL PORTIONS
OF THE STATE
"Strike off the shackles from the great undeveloped in
terior of Oregon."
"Amend the Constitution and emancipate Oregon from the
slavery of monopoly."
That was the cry of the United business interests of Port
land before the Oregon legislature.
A railroad from Boise through Central Oregon to Coos Bay
was the slogan of those who control the commercial lestlnies
of the metropolis of the Northwest.
Chairman Campbell of the legislative delegation invited the
leaders to remain over last nieht and helo frame ud the
amendment to the constitution necessary to liberate Oregon t
ii is now up 10 ine legislature 10 pui inrougn xno amena
ment to the Constitution to be submitted to the people at the
next election.
It is now up to the legislature to pass the McArthur bill
under which a commission of nine of the strongest men of
Oregon will go to work to unlock central Oregon and open
a way across the state to tne Pacific ocean.
Action by the legislature will be followed by four sessions
of the Oregon and Idaho Development Congress, beginning
at Boise February 26-27, followed at Ontario, La Grando
and Burns.
Delegation From Portland.
Alteration Sale Prices
On Ladies' Coats, Suits, Shirt
Waists, Underskirts, Millinery
Etc.
Ladies' $12.50 and $15 Suits,
silk-lined and made of $1.25
Panama, now only $3.95
SI 8 and $20 ali-wool suits
made of the latest material,
long coats silk -lined and
sheath skirts. The newest
garments shown. Now selling
for only $9.90
Ladies' $1 black mercerized
sateen petticoats, plaited and
ruffled, only 49c
5000 yards of pretty Persian
Challies, while they last only 4c
Ladies' $2.00 Lingerie and
Linen Shirts, 1909 newest
goods, handsomely tucked,
plaited and trimmed with lace,
only 98c
Mfl&GoSl
rpnmwns
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I fWr iff tMIllU. u U kI nuV ciwl
kr " B I
William MacMastcr,
W. B. Ayer,
Herman Wittenberg,
A. H. Devers,
C. E. S. Wood,
J. N. Teal,
Henry Hahn,
M. G. Munly,
C. F. Adams,
Ed Ehrman,
J. A. Keating,
William Hanley
F. S. Stanley,
A. M. Drake
C. S. Jackson,
C. W. Hodson.
thorlght to help thomsolvoa.
J. N. Tel though tho atato had tho
right to holp thomsolvoa. Tho port
of Portland bonds woro a lion on
ovory dollar of proporty In that port
district. In tho oamo way a stare
aldod railroad, built on tho plodged
crodlt of a district or stato, wa
lion Just as good.
Tho fundamontal pioposltlon tin
dornunth It nil was tho Idea that tho
pcoplo could not bo shackled and
prohibited from holptng thotnaolvw.
In tho long run the pooplo had p'OlH
ed from ovory effort to holp thom
solvoa. Submit this to tho pvopb,
and lot thorn Hay shall wo bo shack
led forever. Thoro Is n growing ten
doncy to concontrato till mtlrondB in
a fow hnnds. Shalt the public con
trol tho transportation system., -r
ONE DRINK
TOOK HIM TO
AUSTRALIA
ITLASTEI) HIM FROM
SEPT. TO DATE
(United Press Lesacd Wire.)
Bvorott, Wash., Fob. 12. For
months ninttrno.I nn itnntl liv bin wlfo
.(. it - til A , 1 T - - .,..,.. .y. , , .
iinii mo iow nionoponmi coiunii mo nnd tUo dBU8htor, who lv on a
public. This was tho poser Mr. Ttnl!rftnch nonr Mnoh,M Wnsh., 0. W.
put at tho committee. A largo IrtjB,OWortil( who disappeared from Hv
of Oregon was paralyzed. Tho you- orolt ,nat Sotombor, hnH rolufn0(i
plo had tho powar and -tho monnSo ,,om0i 0 8ayB ,l(J took n drnk wlh
build tholr railroads and all they n chnnco acl,,1Blntnnco , tl wntor.
asked of tho loRlslature was tho right frout nIoon( nnd ,U0W nolh, mofo
to exorclso this power Tho point had nU, ho fmind hmjolf n0nrd tho
boon reached where Iho Individual iBchoonor Mornndo, ,,ound for AuBtra.
could not tindortnko railroad build- 1ft Ho d0M not know wl0f0 ho
Ing, with any hopo of success ItWIWmtllU0nrd tnoora,tt Ho workod
would pay Orogon to build roads, hl8 wny ,mck to 8an FrftnclHC0( nnd
and Rlvo thorn to tho pcoplo to opei-took n trnn.for tho north,
nto freo nratls. Tho building of. Bii8WOrth had $100 on his norson
hiRhways had mndo nil nations Rront wnon ho aisappoarod
nuri riin n Mvnv nrna rhn tiririniti
hlBh'y. ," ' ,
Mcsr, Korr, McMnhtors, HndA'Xi,
Ayor, WlttonborR, IOIirniitti, Atlntns,
.TnckFon, Tonl. KentliiR, Mutikr,
Hnlin, Wood, McKltnon, Stanley,
Dover i wore present unil spoko
Mi. Iloilw)n thoiiRht the pcoplo had
n rlRht to vote on this niiostlou. Jfnr
riman had a perfect rlc.ht to tako his
monoy nnd build railroads In otnet ,
ntntoa. I'ortlnnd men had built raK
Ho j-econtly
canto hero from Portland, nnd had
bought iho Muchlas ;rnncli.
Ho Is a momber of tho Odd Fol
lows, nnd tho lodRO mndo nn oxtimled
sonrch for him at tho time of his dl
nppenrnnce, but found no traco.
LEFT TEN MILLIONS:
DIED BEFORE HE GOT IT
The legislative hearing was held in room three first floor
of the State House and many legislators wore present,
StrfivJjjht TiilltH from IUk Mii.
Mr. McMastors presented the del
egation from tho Portland Chamber
of Commorce. Chairman Camp!) oil
fdiiltnl I'rrxN r,onnil Vlr.
Knur Vnrlf lCnli I J 'Plinmlnrn
nuuun. 1-uivilUIU IIIUH I1HU Ulllli rlj ""' -v- . vr w ..v..w,v
ways and oBtabllshod lanks In Wah- llol,ort Shear, a nromlnont lawyer bl
InRton In proforonco to Oroeon, 7o't,,lH ltv w," recently boenmo holr
had nothlnc but doulitn nn.i orin.1 1" ' 0,000,000 of tho ostutu of John
cUiiih nnd kicks, nnd thoucht tha'0, l'ckard, of California, died hero
iimondmont drafted by Mr. Wood wn1 t0l,"' "' ,,cart 'Uro. Shoar would
a very bad ono.
Mr. Ayor Hpoko for tho resolution
Nobody wanted to put tho state Into
railroad building but iih n Inst ro nrt
Ho wub prejiarod to nccopt thU last
roHort. Tho tondoncy ni tho ir ws
socialistic. Froo sol.cols, tho Krla
cannl and all Rrent mnvemouts woro
loo'nllntlc
have coiuo Into his Inhorltauuo with
in it few mouths, ft will now go to
tho holr'H widow, two sons and a
dniiRhtor.
Packard wont to California In
18 id and Invented in real estate on
tho Pacific coaxt, louvlng an estato
worth 120,000,000 when ho dlod
last Octobor. Ho was Buoar'B iinelo.
of tho oommittee on rosohuloiin
called up th resolution to nme'id (he
oonttitutlon to enable tho fltato to aid
and oncourago tho construction nf
railroads.
Col. C. B. S. Wood polntot U n
big wall map to show that Eastoni
Washington was orlss-orosied with
ra'Iroads, and tilled with big cltlJR,
wh'lo Eastern Oregon was a i!oj!t.
Three-fourths of tho state was prac
tically undeveloped. Harrlman would
not build. Portland had not onoimh
capital. The state alono could net.
Portland capitalists, manufacturorern
and business men, tho Grange and
tho farmers generally were bat'k of
this movement. He read from the
book on railroads by Governor 'i.nr
raboe, of Ilowa, to show that state'
aided and state-controlled railroads
wore practical, were profitable and
succotsful It made a tremendous
Imprcelon on the large audience.
The people had the same credit nnd
resources that Harrlman had, and
could use it with tremendous force
t they w anted to, and that was what
hey wore now up against.
Henry Wittenberg spoko for iho
manufacturers and buslnosi men of
I'ortlnnd They wanted markets, and
this battle wai the battle for ll
preservation. How many times hud
they been handed splendid protalsts
the prisont rate of construction
ir fh Mren nor our children'! cU'i-
dron' will boo a railroad Into Cooi
Day. Any partnership With Hnrn
man In Contrnl Orogon was hopeless
of rosults. He proposed that tho
peoplo of this statu help thomslvcs.
Harrlman's roproiontntlves protundod
that thdy would hurt Portland trudo
if thoy built railroads whero thoy
woro projected. Holp us to holp our-
elvos. Horo Is a country of 45,000
square mllos, rich in every resource,
but shut nut of tho markets of tho
world.
Henry Hahn, tho whoUsale grouor,
spoke for tho Chambcor of Com
merce. Ilia traveling men go Into
ovory county of three states and n
port need of railroads. Moro than
12 years ago the O. It. & N. began to
promlso railroad extensions, but not
one had materialized. The only line
tho, Shaniko branch was not bul't
byllnrrlrpan, but bought by him af
ter )t was found to be profltauH.
Harrlman had plenty of money to
obstruct, but none to construct.
Keep out of my preserves, says Har
rlman. My preserves are Eastern
and Central and Southeastern Ore
gon. I spend nothing In Oregon I
only collect tolls. I am not on earth
to give you transportation, but slag-nation.
A. H. Devers dropped n fow wo l
Stnto.nldtf.1 railroads or. .,, ,,., , .. . ,. '
stnto-ownod rnllrondi woro no dlf-' I Z" 7 ' , " "?. . .' . OL """r
r.. i.. ...i..ni.,i. i ii. '" luu "i" "iiuwuu iiiuo iiuerusi, no-
erent I prl. Iplo from canal build- , , Umt ,
ng The railroad was tho only nw ,,, , .
eans trnnsportnUnn of modern' W0d not o , J
tlniHi There was no other wny io (lt yl(Q
unlooaH the shnoklofl, and lot us opn '
up thlB coiiimonwwilth. Let us stand T,ip o 1 1 m 1 ui n
for the prlRclpIe and work out llm ' uu &UNK AIMU
detaMs of this matter wo oom-j to! SEVEN DROWNED
fUllltod IroH Loannri Wlrn 1
Complotv pi-figrniu Qntllnud. Vlotorln, U. C, Feb. 12. -Tlio
At tho oloso of th hearing bofnro Monnn has Just brought iiowb hero of
tho legislative committee of tho hauso "lt rouont donth of sovott men when
and sonato, the chairman invited u lI, tuB Advnnco wub sunk In collslon
many of the Portland dologntlon m with tho bark Ivorna off Nowcastlo
could remnln over to ktay nnd holp AuBtrallu. Just nn tho Advance was
perfect tho amondmont to tho com II-J lit to throw a lino to tho Ivorna
tutlon, under which tho work of tho ",0 ,ntl(,r ",ll orhshod Into tho tug
dovolopmont will bo undertaken. Tho w,t terrific force. Chief Olllcor
committee remaining wero Moim.jWHI was tho only ono of tho eight
McMastor. Ayor, Wood, Toal, Arturcs mtm ""rd the tug saved,
and Hodson, of Portland; Win. Ham-' r
ley. of Hums; W. S U'lton. of Or1 WANTS KNOX
sou C'ty, and Col. B Hofor. of ho )fj HIS CABINET
Oregon and Idaho Development)
congros. Tho Joint resolution una' WnahliiKton. Poi. iaRnn,.
perfected and rqportod to the legl i,aIo to(lny rocolvod tho foow,n8
...urw . ii wBU mo ninnnimoui telogram from Prosidout-olect Taft:
desire of all present that both thl "I sincerely hopo that congros, will
amendment nnd tho McArthu b'll vam a b to remove any doubt of
authorising tho govornor to appoirt Knox's eligibility. I have no doubt
tho citizens' commission of nine Port- that a bill to repeal tho bill Inoreas
land buslnoss mon, li0 pu( through B tho salary of tho sQcrotury of
both houses without delay, so thnt ,tato will effect tho rwrposo and I
Immediate action can be had from Hlncorolv bono it win ... r Bt,ni.i,i
in th Male .. to tbe advlnbllltr i.l ' I!S Sit0-'.? V,t,!;tI,r" "?W ' "f01;; " tho ,0B of Senator Knot
, mi..m..m r ..;: RI theu put the blggMtinoB and ll from the first nlaco in mv ra!,tnflt
tho powor of both states behind Mm tt public misfortune."
program for breaking up the bllglu- ,.!
li'K grasp of a system that will not ., 7 7"? .
do anything to develop Oreg.ii. " nionor talka Jn u whisper,
and keps all others from doln nn- A tnIk,nK u"ohlno Is all rltfht it it
thing. Joca not tnlk machine politics.
th's resolution. Wo advoonied
landing five or six million doMj a
to brak up the Isolation of Interior
Oregon if we had to do It with the
dynamic force of public opinion.
J N Teal thought the stato Jnd
I