Show run on two banks and failure of a third denver aug 9 the western bank a state institution railed to open this morning A notice was posted announcing noun cing that henry M beatty assistant cashier ot the bank had been appointed assignee W J brown Is president and W T cashier no statement from the officers ot the bank was forthcoming during the forenoon but they announced that one would be made public later in the day according to the banks statement made on july ast 1st 1905 its resources and liabilities had shrunk during the previous year from to the amount of deposits on july 1 last was and the loans and discounts were the banks capital is and its surplus IUs said that L A imboden one of the principal stockholders 0 the denver savings bank on which a run Is being made recently acquired an interest in the western bank RUN ON THE BANK denver aug 9 the run on the denver savings bank which began yesterday was resumed today there were about people in line when the bank opened at 10 the bank continued paying 10 per cent 0 deposits vice president F P jones made the following announcement the public Is assured on the honor of the management of the bank that there is absolutely no occasion tor any uneasiness ae to the banks condition the denver savings bank has cash on hand to pay to Us depositors every cent dua on commercial deposits and all of the savings depositors can call for up to the full limit the central savings bank is also experiencing a run bul Is paying all depositors in full on demand PRIZES FOR YELLS portland aug 9 it you want to make 25 easily try your hand at writing a yell for portland at tho lewis and clark exposition the date is september 30 but the must be in the hands of the committee by august 31 the company offers a prize of 25 to the person who submits the yell that may be considered best for the purpose contestants should remember that something eom ething in the nature of a college yell Is wanted but it must be original and striking the contest is open to all all yells be sent to henry EL reed secretary ot ahe exposition the envelopes being marked portland day I 1 another prize of 25 as offered under the same conditions to the gereon writing the boat slogan or portland by slogan is meant a catch phrase such as the one used by tacoma to excellent effect watch tacoma grow the name of portland ot course must haure the slogan must have the merit of being lively and convincing something that will cause people to think and talk about portland and alc questions it must not be more than five words but may ba less the results in these two interesting and novel contests will be announced shortly after tho of august portland day september 30 promises to be the biggest day of the exposition in point ot attendance and general interest STRUCK Y aug O struck two P t the guffey company on oil field yester day setting re to both over barrels were stored in the tanks all was destroyed desti oyed entailing a los between and 1 A AS A TRANCE new AUS 3 midshipman robert jacdson Jach son who was reported missing sinco a week 0 o last friday when he left bis ip the missouri then lying in the north river has been located by his father la quebec ho is said to nave been working for money to pay hia way back to the bat tle ship the midshipman is now be ing taken to oar harbor maine by bia father jackson Is understood to bate told his father that he could not account for his actions since leaving the ship As if he were in a trance he says he wandered away from new york when be recovered his senses and realized the seriousness ol 01 his situation hla first thought was to secrete until he had made enough money to return to the ship |