THE MORNING OKJSGQtflASr, FRIDAY, 'AUGUST, 8, 1902.
NO ONE EN J OYS TH EM
But Owners - of Billboard
Sites Make Them Pay.
GIVE THE CITY ACHEAP LOOK
JSnxmo-an "Revenue Derive lr tho
BlllpcJatinK- Concern Wkst Is
Portland's Beauty. t
Tnemt
of the City Council of Portland, and do
not think they would do anything1 unfair
to me or my company. At least, I know
my company Trill meet them fairly and
fcone&Uy, only asking what is right. All I
ask personally as a billposter and as a
citizen of Portland for the last 32 years, is
to be treated fairly and honestly, as I have
tried to treat every man while I have
lived In this city. I ask no more."
TROOPS BACK FROM ALASKA
The, "bill board question is now down to
the 'poInt of commercialism against a
Tjeautiful city. Principal Arthur C. New-e,ll,.-of
Bishop Scptt Academy, yesterday
put the question In a nutshell. When asked
If he enjoyed the extensive prospect af
forded bv te boards on the King prop
erty, he said: "Tho esthetic side is al
ways subordinated to the commercial side.
Of course I do not like the' billboards, es
pecially as they frequently display matter
pernicious to school children. You may
often' see boys and girls passing Toy them
with a- sfde ltfok and a self-conscious glg-
SMrs. Rosetta Sherlock, of 35 North
Twenty-second etreet, felt injured. She
eald: "It doesn'-t look civilized. I
wouldn't have them on my .property. I
once protested against having signs put
on .the telephone poles, btft my protest
was worthless. I am totallyropposed to
having the town given a ctjeap look. I
cama here in 1S57. I bought this place 20
years ago, planted trees and have tried
to make my property a credit to the
city. Yet others have built or let be built
those" unsightly boards, and my efforts are
made -o little avail."
Tho .property next to Mrs. Sherlock be
longs jointly to William M. X.add and F.
B. Strong. There are about 475 feet of
blazlnff signs, and as it is directly oppo
site the entrance to tho City Park, it is
doubtless a source of profit to its owners.
Some conception of the magnitude of
the business, carried on In this city by
owhors "Varney- &. Green, of San Fran
cisco, under the name of the J. T. 'Wil
liams Posting Company, may be gained
from the following figures: They, have in
the City -of Portland. between 150" and .200
billboards. These aEord room for 16,000
sheets 28x42 Inches, and besides. 11,000
cquare feet of space for painting. The
dead-wall surface under their control Is
over 200,000 square feet. The published
rate charged is 12 cents for one sheet for
30 days. Therefore the 16,000 sheets net
$1920 per month, or $23,040 per year. When
the other sources 'of- income are taken
Into Consideration it will be seen that the
City pf Portland Is suffering a great det
ximfiht with no proportionate return. A
license of $100 per year seems unneces
sary for protection and far too little for
restriction
But the whole matter lies with tho property-owners.
Do they think a ground
rental of frpm $15 to $50 a year sufficient
compensation for streets that offer no
relief whatever, whether one looks down
or up? Surely It would be a blessing If
one might look up from the recesses of
the pavement and view something be
sides the Harlng advertisement or -a cir
cus or the opulent charms of a chewing
gum girl. .
It would seem that to have an imme
diate improvement in this city it would
be only necessary to direct property-owners
attention to the wrong they do their
neighbors. The following are among those
who rent property in prominent districts
to the Williams Posting Company: W.
M. Ladd. F. R. Strong, Ladd & Tilton,
Joseph Piquet, George Good, W. IC
Smith, King Real Estate Association.
THE BIIAPOSTERS SIDE.
air, Williams Tells How It Is Done
in Other Cities.
John T. Williams, manager pf the J. T.
Williams Posting Company, sends to The
Oregonlan the following statement:
"G. Hyland,' In The Oregonlan, says that
In los Angeles they have passed an ordi
nance that the boards should be only four
feet high; but that it was declared uncon
stitutional, fie will find in dozens of the
cities of the United States that every one
that was ried may have been beaten in
the lower courts, but always won In the
higher. Thero Is not a caBe that we have
lost.
"Now as to Mr. Hyland's untruth In re
gard to Los. Angeles. He states that the
city had passed an ordinance .making the
"billboards 50 -feet above the ground, 'and
that ended it' But that did not end it.
L.OS Angeles has one -of the best-boarded
and one of the richest blllpostlng plants
an the United States for Its size. If any
man doubts my word in that, ho can call
on George Baker, of the Baker Theater,
-tvho has Just returned from Los Angeles,
-jinri T think he can disabuse their minds
as. to whether blllpostlng was wiped out
In Los Angeles or not.
"As to Thomas McCusker saying that
loose billboards were dangerous to many
lives, our company's boards are all well
built, and well boarded, so that in the
ctmnrfst trimis thov cannot blow down.
As long as I- have been In the blllpostlng
business tor zo years, x nave never nau
the first case where a person was hurt
tr fniHnir billboards in anv shane or man
ner. We build our boards so we cannot
be called upon for any damage suits. Sir.
McCusKer also questions whether there is
anv nroflt to the nconle that use the bill-
hoards. The prosperous condition of the
blllpostlng business throughout the United
States, Canada and England is shown by
he Viprir of the most enterorlslns firms
orncc-(nrr the ocMii to attend the conven
tion of the Associated Billposters Pro
tective Association. So there must be
ome people that believe that there is a
profit in billpostlng. yen If Sir. McCusker
does not. X
WlVi mpgr in H(pnsA. most TlPOnlp dO
not understand how a liiense was first
!nd It was not to tax a man for doing
business, but was asked for by billposters
.as a protection.
"The "billposter Is generally a man who
has worked hard, saved a little money and
.invested It In .billboards, and all he has is
'inytfiose boards. His family lives in the
city or town and spends Us money there.
But we have in our trade" what we call
pirates that Is, men working for some
firm, coming into town, hiring a few men
or boys, slipping out in the night and
posting on everything in sight. They do
not even respect a private dwelling If it
happens to take their eye. The pirate
generally pays l!s men and leaves in the
morning. If he has trespassed on any
man's property, the poor billposter gets all
the blame. The billposter asks for this
license, saving that he-is willing to pay
Abe .city so much, money for protection.
T'hat is. if a roan Is caught out posting
without a license, he is stopped. Gen-'
erallylf a man has to go and get a license
rather than do it, he goes to the billposter;
then -if any blame is. attached the bill
poster has to suffer.
"Sometimes when one man see that an
other has built up a little business, ho will
take a brush and go out and paste not
only on private property but on the bill
poster's boards. But when he finds he has
to pay a llcenso to do this, ho will let it
alone.
"The City Council should write to some
of the Eastern cities, for instance, New
York, Chicago and also San Francisco, In
regard to tho license. I think they would
be astonished at tho small license that
these big places pay, because in such large
cities as San Franclsep they do not ask
the police to protect their business against
trespassers, because they do it themselves.
"I have full confldecco loathe gentlemen
Four Companies of Seventh Infantry
Are en .Route to Philippines.
There were no many soldier boys buz
zing around tho Union Depot early yes
terday morning' that it looked as if war
times were here again. At 4:35 A. 3L
Companies A, B, E and L of the Seventh
United States Infantry, arrived at the' de
pot from Alaska, en route to the Philip
pines, about 360 strong. Major C. A.
Booth was In command, and -the other
officers are: Captain ijowell. Captain
McBroom, and Lieutenants Erickson,
Tillman, Fitzpatrlck, Maisee and Et.
Hewitt.
It had been arranged that the soldiers
would at once march to tho Armory of
the Third Regiment, Oregon National
Guard, on their arrival here, where, after
they had rested, breakfast would be
served, but at the last minute the order
wascountermanded, as the train did not
arrive at the time anticipated.
Captain Knapp. Quartermaster of the
Third Regiment, Oregon National Guard,
had all preparations made for the sol
diers' entertainment, and It was at first
given out that the troops would prob
ably arrive about 10 o'clock Wednesday
night, and would sleep In tho Armory un
til next day. However, it was decided
that the soldiers would better remain on
the j:ars, until their trafn went South
With Ave hours to wait around the depot,
the soldiers strolled about tho long prom
enade, and it was noticed that the most
of the men looked well seasoned, and fit
for nearly anything in the military line.
One of the regimental pets Is the 1G-year-old
Johnny Fallon, whose home was
at Galveston, Tex. Four years ago he
ran away from home to accompany somo
soldiers he knew who had at 4hat timo
volunteered ' to serve in the Philippines.
"I lived three years in Manila, and once
the Filipinos took me prisoner," stated
Fallon. "I was with them, .seven months.
and during a portion of the time they fed
me on dead horse. The .horses had 'died
on the firing line. I didn't like. th ood-
Tho American troops rescued me: Am I
to enlist in the Army?. Ob, I. suppose so,
when rm old -enough. Since I left home
my parents have both:-been, drowned In a
flood at Galveston; and now rro no rela
tions anywhere."
The rollcall showed -that exactly .353 men
and six officers "-were present, and al.10
o'clock yesterday morning the special
train started for San Francisco, consist
ing of six tourist sleeping cars, one Dag-
gage car, two coaches and three box cars.
Tuesday afternoon' four companies oi
colored soldiers, direct from tho Philip
pines, passed through the depot on their
way to Fort Missoula and other stations
In Montana.
MILWAUKIE HOME BURNS
RESnJEJfCE OP G. L. lAYM05T DE
STROYED BY FIRE.
House of W. "Jf. Harrison Damaged
A-DestrnctlTe Forest Fire Also
EadBiiKcri Valuable Timber.
raluablc Tim i
LIVELY ROW OVER HOGS
Trvo Dealers Get Into a Fljtbt Have
Each Other Arrested.
TT- Strucker. a dealer In hogs at Ells
worth, appeared before Municipal Judge
vxnmm vncf orvif, v. ami asserted that an
other dealer in hogs, John Scquest, struck
and kicked him op Washington street,
near First, last Thursday week. "I never
struck you, ' said Sequest "You did." re
peated Strucker. "Yon came to me ana
said that I had spoken about a dealer wno
had got into trouble for selling oaa nogs.
in- tpliinc- his story Soauest stated: i
never told Mm anything about a man get
ting Into trouble about bad nogs. i. sen
hogs myself. Strucker struck tho first
blow, and he followed It up witn otners.
t au nnt strike back: I went away." The
Judge decided that Strucker had been as
nititpri nd Sec-uest was asked to pay a
fine of $23. Strucker grinned from ear
to ear when he saw his enemy In the tons,
and was about to leave the courtroom
when he was called back by Deputy City
Attorney Fitzgerald.
'Tin goln home," announced Strucker,
anxiously.
"Vnn'd better come back, because you
are arrested," replied Mr. Fitzgerald.
"Who has had me arresteuz inquireu
Strucker.
"John Sequest. He charges you with
having assaulted him. Here is a warrant
he has swern out," said Mr. Fitzgerald,
waving an omnlous-looklng legal paper.
"That's very queer," went on toirucjcer,
on1 in his trrnat distrust, he found he was
under arrest, charged with having assault
ed thi other man. Strucker was forced
to deposit $25 ball for his appearance before
the court Monday.
AMATEURS ACT TONIGHT.
Manager Shields ' Entrasres Clever
Performers for His Pnrlc.
After the regular performance tonight
at ShleldB Park the curtulA will ring up
on several live amateur acts. A number
have filed applications to appear, but Man
ager Shields has confined the number to
six acts, which. tvIII vary In character,
and It goes without saying that these
till be highly amusing.
A very strong show ,1s, booked, for next
week, and the Lamorits Tilba the only
hold-overs. Their act is a pronounced hit.
The Portland Hunt Club wjll be repro
duced in the polyscope.
EVERYBODY GOES TO THE
COAST.
The Southern Pacific Company advertise
excursions' from both East and West Side
stations on their line for Yaqulna Bay. on
Sunday, August 10. There wiy be from
low to ami peopie, una .air. woman, ot me
Southern Pacific Company, has requested
Manager Stone not to have any lights lit
In the three long tunnels on the Corvallls
& Eastern Railway. Comments unneces
sary.
Why don't you try Carter's Little Liver
tfiUBt xney are a positive cure xor sick
neaaacne, ana an tne ins produced by
disordered liver.
Damages to the extent of about $1500
were done by a fire at Mllwaukie ave
nue and Poplar streets last night, when
the homo of G. L. Raymond, who works in
tho Northern Pacific general freight of
fice, was burned to the ground, and the
home of W. N. Harrison was badly dam
aged. Mr. Raymond valued his house at
$S00 and estimates that there was at least
$500 worth of furniture lost in tho fire.
Mr. Harrison was not able to estimate
the extent of his loss last night, but said
that the roof and one Bide of his house
had burned, and that the water had done
a great deal of damage. He thinks that
$200 is a conservative estimate. The'.losses
are partly covered by Insurance.
The fire started from a lamp that Mr.
Raymond let fall from a shelf. Within
a few moments after the lamp had ex
ploded the room was all ablaze. He was
in the bathroom giving hia llttlo 5-year-old
girl a bath, and started to set the
lamp on tho shelf. It was not so far as
he thought that It was, and as he let
go it fell. Before he could check the
blaze It had spread over the entire room.
He took his little girl out of the house
and tried t6 extinguish the flames, but
was soon driven out by tho heat. He then
shut the room up tight, so as not to let
tho fire spread so quickly to the other
part of tho house, and Commenced to re
movo all the -valuables that he could. The
neighbors soon arrived on the scene, and
they managed to get most of the furni
ture out of the three front rooms, but
the rest was lost. During tho excitement
one of them had telephoned to the East
SIdo hose cdmpany 3 at 367 Seventh street,
nearly a mile away.
Tho blaze was exceptionally largo and
bright and attracted quite- a crowd, but
nothing could be done until the company
arrived. Mr. Harrison's house is situated
directly back of the house that burned,
and In a short timo the flames were
threatening his house. Mr. Harrison
climbed onto the roof with the garden
hose and did all that he could, but despite
his efforts, the building soon caught, and
It looked as If It would go, too. All the
neighbors went to work at once, and soon,
evorything was taken out of the house,
just as the hose company arrived, after
making a phenomenal run.
It was but short work to save the Harrison-
house. But Raymond's was so far
gone that nothing could be saved. The
flames broke out at 8:30 and It was nearly
10 o'clock before the fire was well under
control. Mr. Raymond, his 5-year-old
daughter, 'Ruth, and his father, WlHlam
C. Raymond, were in the house at the
time that tho Are broke out. HIg wife
was at a lodge meeting and did not know
anything of the Are until she returned
home and found that her home was gone.
Lee Holden, district engineer for the East
Side, was In Highland at the time that the
fire broke o(ut, but managed to get to the
scene in time to do some very efficient
work with his company.
FOREST FIRE XEAR MILWAUKIE.
Fine Timber Owned uy Waverly
Golf Association Threatened.
A forest fire Is now raging In the woods
near Mllwaukie, and threatens to destroy
all of the fine timber on the land owned
by the Waverly Golf Association in that
section. The fire was burning all day
yesterday but was not thought to amount
to anything until toward evening when
it was seen that it was a dangerous fire.
Twelve men fought it all last night and
there will be 50 more sent out today to
try to save the timber. It Is now raging
over a section known as "the hog back."
The source of the fire Is not known, but
It is thought that It started from a camp
fire or was kindled by someone Intention
s'. Several owners 'of land In the
vicinity were dblng clearing work and
burning-the brush, and for a time the fire
attracted little" attention, aa tho people
tnougnt tnat the fire was watched.
It was Eoon discovered, however, that
the fire was coming from an entirely dif
ferent direction and that It had origin
ated In a place where there had been no
clearing. By last night it had gained
a great headway and was burning over
seven or eight acres at one time. A large
tract of timber will be destroyed if the
fire is not soon put out. No buildings
are threatened at present. Should the
wind get bad and the fire gain sufficient
headway either Mllwaukio or Sellwood
might be in danger.
LEFT MONEY TO THE RICH.
Poor Relatives Xovr Come in With
a Protest.
NEW YORK, Aug. 7. Margaret A.
Bergen, who for more than- a half cen
tury was a maid- and nurse In the wealthy
and prominent family of the late William
Shakespeare Caldwell, of New York and
Richmond, Va.. and who died In Paris
recently, bequeathed $14,000 of the $19,000
she had saved to the Baroness von Zedt
wltz and the Marquise des Monstlers Mo
rinvllle, daughters of Mr. Caldwell, who
Is said to be worth several millions.
Notice has just been filed In this city
objecting to the probating of the will by
Charles Katen, of Stamford. Conn. He Is
joined In the contest over the will by 42
nephews, nieces and other relatives of
the testatrix. It is understood that they
believed the deceased to be worth many
times tho amount stated in the petition
to probate and that she should have left
it to them, who are poor, rather than
leaving it to the rich.
HE GIVES STOCKINGS AWAY
Saturday morning, August 9, we will
begin our FIRST PRIZE 13 ALE, and will
give free a. pair of good stockings with
each pair of shoes sold during this sale
We want everybody to know that we
sell reliable footwear, shoes and stock
ings, and tako thla means of informing
tho public M. BILLINGS,
- 229 Morrison, bet. First and Second.
Olds, Woftman . & King
SEE.OUJt ANNOUNCEMENT OF
End-Week Specials
PAGE THREE
ALL OUR DRESSING SACQUES AT HALF PRICE
EXCEPTIONAL REDUCTIONS
IN SEASONABLE GOODS .
ADVERTISEMENT Daily (exempting Sunday) will
appear on THIRD PAGE.
Sunday advertisement on Page 9 J
Meier & Frank Company
Bathing Suits for ladies, men and children all grades all styles.
"Willamette" Machines Wfe"
. d earing", piano
finish and fully guarantied for ten yqars Tho price $25.00
(Second Floor.y .
Hosiery Bargains
i
Special Hosiery values
for today and tomorrow
Superior qualities in all
sizes and at a small part of
their real worth. There's
economy in taking advant
age of these bargains.
Ladies' black lisle Hose In nil-over
and ankle lace effects, large
variety of patterns, Hepmsdorf
dye, all sizes, supply your
needs at, ftr
nair VOC.
25 dozen ladies' tan Hose of fine grade of cotton, the
regular 3So value in all sizes at, pair
A great lot of infants' Half-Hose in many styles and
colorings, exceptional values at, pair ,
18c
18c
"Peninsular" Ranges SSgi
. pacity than any
other Stoves New and improved styles, having points
not possessed by other ranges Prices up to 565.00.
Neckwear Specials
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Ladies' Summer Neckwear in
desirable styles and at very in
viting prices No place in town
where neckwear is found in such
seasonable variety and best
qualities and so low priced.
White pique and madras Croats in
large variety, qualities other j
stores ask 50c for, our price. .OC
Initialed silk Ties in black and all-initials,
superior quality silk,
something entirely new DUC
Colored silk Ties with fancy embrol
dnred ends, golf, fleur de lis
and fancy figured DUC
vr t n.ii
Mill new laue sonars 75- r. C n
in white and Abrabian OC 10 $5.UU
Friday
Surprise Sale
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A mammoth Carpet bargain for the 676th Friday
Surprise Sale, just the kind of Carpets for use in
the servants' room, bath room, sewing room, Sum
mer cottage, play room or "kitchen use. 30,000 yds.
of Agate Ingrains, yard wide, eight splendid pat
terns, colors guaranteed not to run. Th greatest
Carpet bargain we have
ever offered, for today
only buy all you want
at...
lot to run. n greatest
29 c yd
(See Fifth-Street Window Display.)
August
Linens
No let-up In the enthusiasm
ovqr our August Linen Sale
and remember there's values
to enthuse over Besides
John S. Brown & Sons fine
Table Linens, there's many
tempting bargains in Sheets,
Pillow Cases, Bedspreads,
Bath Towels, Linen Towels,
Toweling, Tray Cloths, Doi
lies, etc. Time for replen
ishing the linen closet is
during our August sale.
Annual Summer Sale of
Men's and Boys' Clothing
The event scores of economical men and parents have been awaiting the announcement of
the event that helps us clean up our entire stock of men's and boys' Summer Clothing,
because we mark prices down to a point where economy and quality meet. This year's bargain
roster is larger and better than ever" before and should bring a response that will leave no
doubt in our minds of your appreciation of rare bargains.
Sale will continue ten days.
Men's Suits consisting of Oregon cassimeres, cheviots and tweeds, good materials and
styles, well made throughout, all sizes, great bargains at
$5.00
..$6.98
All our men's $12.50 Suits of fancy worsteds, cheviots, cassimeres and tweeds, very C o "2 C
best materials and styles, all sizes, unequaled values, during this sale P V.uD
All our men's $10.00 Suits, consisting of fancy plaid worsteds and cheviots, cassi
meres good variety of styles, well made, splendid bargains at
At $10.98
Choice of all our $13.50 and $14.50 Suits in
all -the leading styles and materials Great
variety to select from We can please every
taste.
At $14.89
All our $18.50, $17.50, $18.50 fine grade
Men's Suits in all the stylish materials and outs
'Made and trimmed in the very best styles
Great bargains at $14.89.
All our $20 and $2150 Suits 4- 9
At $11.85
All our Men's $15.00 Suits in very large
variety of patterns and materials worsteds,
cheviots, cassimeres, etc. All th9 correct
styles Finely made and lined.
At $15.85
1 All our $22.50 and $25.00 Suits in very
best styles, patterns and cuts Beautifully
made throughout Suits that will give satis
faction in every respect Choose from all the
$22.50 and $25.00 styles at $15.85.
.Men's AllWool Outing Suits
The' regular $6.00 values for $4.98
The regular $9.50 values for... $6.35
AH our $5.00 Crash Suits for $3.00
All our $6.50 Crash Suits for .'....$3.50
Hen's $3.50 Worsted Trousers $2.85
Men's $4.00 Worsted Trousers for $3.00
Men's $5.00 Worsted Trousers for $3.78
AH fancy Wash Vests greatly reduced.
Linen Dusters and Summer Coats and Vests reduced.
Bargains in Boys' Clothing
Closing out all Vestee Suits at less than cost, all
good materials and styles, ages 3 y o g
to 8, $5.00 and $6.00 values for 30OD
Boys' fine all-wool 2-pieee Suits, tweeds, cash
meres and ehevlots, sizes 8 to 16
years, regular $5.00 line at ?0yD
Boysr $6.00 and $6'.50 blue and black Serges;
green, gray and brown mixtures, tweeds and
cheviots, ages 8 to 16 years, big
bargains for,
$4.95
Young men's all-wool serge and cheviot Suits,
Ages 1 to. zu, regular iu.uu line o c
for.
Boys' all-wool 2-piece Suits, light and dark
mixed cheviots In best styles and patterns,
ages 8 to 1 years, $8.00 values jj Qg
All our $3.50 and $3.75 Suits in light, dark and
medium mixed cheviots and tweeds, C) as
sizes 8 to 16 years pJ.tu
All our Sailor Suits reduced Dark blue sergec
411U UUttVXUtS.
$3.50 line for $2.45
$4.00 line for $2.90
$5.0? line for. t $3.95
Boys' 2-piece Suits, light and medium mixtures,
ages 8 t 15 years, regmlar $2.50 j
values pl.OO
Choice of all Wash Suits at prices less than cost.
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MEIER & FRANK COMPANY
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