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t.2 THE 3IORXING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1907. HARRIMAN -LINE FILES A PROTEST Oregon & California Would Have Assessment Cut in Half. RESERVES RIGHT TO SUE Corporation Attacks Jurisdiction ol Equalization Board Valuations Placed on Granted Lands Especially Are Condemned. An attack upon the validity of the pro ceedings of the County Board of Equali zation, which 1b holding its sessions this week in the County Court rooms, was made yesterday when the Oregon & Cali fornia Railroad, a Harriman lino, through Its vice-president, J. P. O'Brien, tiled a petition asking that its assessment be rosuced by about one-half. The petition Is addressed to the County Judge, County Assessor and County Clerk, "constituting a pretended Board of Equalization," and nets forth that the Board is required by the laws of the State of Oregon to meet for the equalization of assessments on the third Monday in August, and that the Board, having failed to meet and equalize assessments last August, Is now acting without Jurisdiction and authority of law. A law passed at the last session of the Legislature does away with the old requirement of a meeting In August, and It is probable that the railroad company Intends to attack the constitutionality of this new statute. The corporation says explicitly in Its petition that it does not waive any of its rights to assail in the courts the work of the Board as a whole, then seta forth that its assessment Is altogether too high. It says first that the railroad grant lands, which it holds, are assessed at J2T.67 an acre, and that such an assess ment "is excessive, unjust, unfair, illegal and disproportionate to the assessment of other taxable property." The com pany alleges that this land is worth only S10.95 an acre, the valuation placed upon It by the assessor in 1906. Assessed at $30,000 a Mile. It B&ti that the assessment of its right of way, tracks, station grounds and rolling stock, on the main line road, for 1907, was J30.000 a mile, and asks that this property, nearly six miles of which is in Multnomah County, be assessed at J17.000, a it was last year. Upon nearly six miles of the Yamhill Division In this county, which is assessed this year at $20,000, it asks that the as sessment be reduced to J8000 a mile, the same as the 190ti assessment, and also prays that the same figure apply to the West Side division, the eight miles of this road in Multnomah County being as sessed at $20,000 a mile. Yesterday was the banner day of the week for Equalization Board business. 60 petitions being filed, bringing the total up to 1S5. The Central Door &, Lumber Company complains that its stock is as sessed at $15,000. and Its money, notes and accounts at $53,000, while as a matter of fact the merchandise In Its possession on March 1 was of such little value that it should not have been assessed at all, and its money, notes and accounts on that date. It alleges, were not worth more than $OQ0. The company says that most of its accounts were forwarding accounts, covering shipments made from mills other than In this county, direct to East ern and California purchasers. It says these collection accounts are not assess able. Makes Two Comparisons. The company then calls attention to the assessment of the Oregon Planing Mills property at $10,400, and alleges that this mill's plant, machinery, stock of manufactured products, lumber, accounts and goods delivered on contract is worth a total of $125,000 to $140,000, exclusive of the real estate. The company calls further attention to the property of W. P. Fuller & Company, alleging that this corporation had on March 1 a capital ot $1,000,000 Invested in Its Portland business, in addition to a surplus advanced from tho parent house In San Francisco. It is alleged that the paint company's stock was worth $400,000 and Its outstanding accounts more than $800,000. making a total of $1,200,000. while the assessment Is only $316,000. The peti tion also, says that very little of the profits made by the paint company goes into Its business In Oregon, but Is sent Instead to Its stockholders In Europe, New York and San Francisco. The plumbing stock of M. L. Kline was assessed at $60,000 and his book accounts at $40,000. He says in his petition for a reduction that the plumbing stock Is not worth more than $70,000, and that Its market value is not more than $52,000: that the face value of his notes and ac counts is not more than $35,000, and that the average value of such property is usually estimated by Jobbers and busi ness men at about 75 per cent of the face value, which would make his notes and accounts worth but $25.Cno. Lots Taxed Too High. the assessment of property in Couch Addi tion. Mrs. B. Castendleck complains that lot 4, in Mock 255, at Eighteenth and Ra leigh streets, is assessed at $1200, and lot 4, block 6, at First and Everett streets, at $2000, while the two are said to be worth not more than $2500. Ethi Isabel Burke, owner of lots 1 and 4 In block S. Couch Addition, which are located at the corner of Seventh and Gll san streets, says the two are assessed at $10,000 and $20,000. respectively, and that the assessment should be reduced $5000 to correspond with other property in the same neighborhood. L. P. Beno. William Ballis and E. J. Daly, owners of lots 5 and 8. block Y, Couch Addition, at Seventh and Irving streets, east of the Terminal yards, com plain of the assessment rate and say It is too much, while the firm of Beno & Ballia say their money, notes and ac counts are not worth more than $500, though assessed at $2500. Two complaints by different persons are made regarding the low assessment of lot !. block 32. Couch Addition, at Fifth and Burnslde streets, Josef Matschlner, owner of lot 2, block 44. Couch Addition, which is assessed at $44,000, says the Fifth and Burnslde-street property is worth a fourth more than his, but is assessed at the same figure. He therefore asks that his assess ment be reduced to $35,000. and says it Should not be more than $30,000 Mr. Vemme Complains. E. Henry Wemme also says the Fifth and Burnslde property Is assessed at a far lower rate than his, which Is located on the west side of Seventh street between Burnslde and Couch streets. The property he owns, he says, should not be assessed at more than $80,000. He also says the assess ment on lots 7 and 8. block 83, at the southwest corner of Seventh and Stark streets should be reduced at least $10,000. The Outlet Clothing: Company says its merchandise Is assessed this year , at $13,000 and its money, notes and accounts at $1000, while its merchan dlse Is worth but $10,000 and It has no money, notes or accounts. Martin A. Peters, of 1565 East Fif teenth street. In Sellwood, says that he was "enormously overtaxed" last year on lot 16, block 2, Shinn's Ad dition, and finds that he is still valued at $1350. MORE WATER FOR ASTORIA City Planning to Increase Capacity of Present Plant. ASTORI-f. Or., Oct. 24. (Special.) The absolute necessity of taking steps to in crease Astoria s available water supply In the very near future Is emphatically shown by the present conditions. Owing to the long-continued dry weather, the water In Bear Creek, which is the source of supply, has been reduced to an ex tremely low stage and last week the flow there was but 2,100,000 gallons per day, whereas the consumption in the city Is about 2,200,000 gallons every 24 hours at this season of the year. Accordingly the reserve supply In the big reservoir was being gradually reduced and while, under normal conditions, there would be no danger of a shortage, a break in the mains or a big conflagration would have occasioned a serious condi tion. However, the immediate danger has been overcome, temporarily at least, as Assistant Superintendent Johnson, with a force of men, has turned another small stream Into the headwaters of Bear Creek, and thus Increased the flow to 2,500.000 gallons per day, a surplus of 300, 000 gallons a day over the amount con sumed. The big reservoir is, accordingly, being gradually refilled, but how long this condition will continue should tne dry weather extend for a few weeks longer, Is purely a matter of conjecture. Several plans for Increasing the water supply have been under consideration by the Water Commission for months, but no action on any of them has yet been taken, further than to have plans pre pared and estimates of cost submitted and the purchase of a site for another reservoir in tne city limits. The plans under consiueratlon are the construction of a 20,000.000-gallon high-pressure reser voir on the hill east of the city at an es timated cost of $100,000; the building of a storage reservoir with a capacity of 200.000,000 gallons at the headworks on Bear Creek at a cost of about $75,000 and the construction of an entire new main conduit from the large reservoir to tap a new source of supply on Big Creek, a distance of about 18 miles, at a cost of not less than $100,000. It is "probable that all these proposed Improvements will have to be made within the coming few years, but which one to make first, in or der to secure the greatest possible re suits from the least expenditure, is what the Commission has under consideration MRS. EVANS IS RE-ELECTED Portland Woman Again Head of Oregon Federation of Clubs. SALEM, Or., Oct. 24. (Special.) Per fect harmony and good feeling character ized the three days' session of the Ore gon Federation of Women's Clubs, which adiourned this afternoon. Ideal weather. a pleasant and comfortable room in which to meet, and royal entertainment Dy tne members of the Salem Women's Club have combined to make this the best session the Federation has ever held. Before adjourning, this afternoon, the Federation elected the following officers for the ensuing term of two years: Pres ident. Mrs. Sarah A. Evans, Portland: first vice-president, Mrs. Percy Raymond, Salem: second vice-president, Mrs. C. E, Moore. La Grande; general Federation secretary, to be appointed by executive board; recording secretary, Mrs. Walter Hoge, Forest Grove; corresponding sec retary. Mrs. J. D. Hayes, Portland treasurer.- Mrs. Francis Fox, Troutdale; auditor. Mrs. Mary E. Stafford, Eugene; directors. Mrs. Adam, Ontario; Mrs. Chambers, Cottage Grove. Tho Federation adopted a number of resolutions, among them the following: For the establishment of a traveling library of reference books for women's clubs: for free use of public school rooms for entertainment In behalf f local ed ucational enterprises: for discussion of tuberculosis prevention at each session of the Federation; for the encourage ment of public kindergartens; for co operation with the dairy and food com missioners in enforcement of pure-food laws. TRACE THIEF TO ALASKA Long Chase for Man AVho Stole Ships' Plans. ' NOME. Alaska, Oct. 1. Detectives are searching In the Kougarok district for a man charged with stealing from the White Star Steamship Company, of New York, plans for two immense ships pro jected by that company. The supposed thief had been in the employ of the big transportation firm for a number of years, and was taken into the confidence of the officers of the company. The employe, whose name has not been given out by the detective, well knew that the plans were of Immense value. They were locked up In the safe in the president's private office, but one morn ing a little more than a month ago both plans and confidential clerk were missing. The missing clerk was traced to St. Paul, Chicago, Helena and Seattle, but In each case those on his trail were Just too late to apprehend him. When Seattle was reached it was learned that a young man answering the description of the al leged thief had taken passage on one of the Alaska liners for Nome. One of the detectives took ImmeStets passage on the next steamship for Nome. He learned in Nome that the man had gone on to the Kougarok district. In tho Interior. He Immediately started out. DAILY . CITY STATISTICS Article of Incorporation. MACK'S MARKET Incorporators, M. C. Mace, Anna K. Mace and A. E. Gebh&rdt; capital, $15,000. PHOENIX INVESTMENT COMPANY In corporators, Frank E. Oeiser, E. D. Gelser and Alex. Sweek; capital, $5000. PACIFIC LUMBER & MANUFACTURING COMPANY Incorporators. M. C. Banflcld. L. H. Brings and C. B. Stetson; capital $70,000. Marriage Licenses. ZUKE-SMITH Norman E. Zuke, 81, city; Bertha Smith, 21, city. ' YOUNG-DELL Wiley E. Young", 37, city; Mrs. Flora Dell, 35, city. Building Permits. MRS, ANNA PUTNAM Frame dwelling, Highland Park; $7500. Miss C. M. SH BRER Brick apartment, Hollalay Addition; $25,000. X I. B. FENTON Frame dwelling, Clifford Addition; $2000. O. M'GILVRAT Frame dwelling, Wood lawn Heights; $1500. C. h: THOMPSON Frame dwelling, Glen coe Park, $180u. MANUFACTURERS IN PLIGHT FOR MONEY. Thev eamA to lis We urn nfforlna fnuv wholesale clothiers' entire stocks at about one-half of retail value. Brandegee, Kin cald & Wood produce the best-made cloth- inc in America Vfon'a fna anA too suits on sale at $14.S5. Imported-patterns, newest styles. See thenj today or Satur day. Store open till 10:30 Saturday. The Chicaen Clothlner rVimnanv ftQ.Ti tv.i...4 street, between Oak and Pine. Horse- snoes over tne doors. KEEP OPEN HOUSE Merchants Will Entertain During the Rose Festival. COUNTRY FRIENDS GUESTS All Traveling Salesmen Will Be Called in Off the Road to Act as Entertainment ' Committees. Open house for an entire week will be the watchword of the Portland Rose Fes tival Association from June 2 to 7, next year. First steps in. that direction will be taken in a day or two, when all the wholesale houses and Jobbers will be re quested to call in their salesmen from their respective territories for that week for the purpose of making them commit tees to entertain all the country cus tomers who visit Portland during the celebration. The wholesalers will be asked to keep their doors wide open all week with "welcome" signs 10 feet high, and it will be up to the glib-tongued drummers to take the country merchants In hand and show them the sights. This proposal has , already - been dis cussed with a number of wholesale men, and they have heartily approved of It. It Is expected there will be a general re sponse to the request of tne Festival people that such step be taken. Such an arrangement will not be difficult to carry out, for the first week of June is an "off season" for traveling men in almost every line. Therefore the scheme will accomplish a tnree-fold purpose giving the wholesaler a chance to, show his establishment to his out-of-town friends, the traveling man to have a rest and a good time, and country merchants an opportunity to see the sights of the city. Travelers to Discuss Plan. Next Saturday night the United Commercial Travelers will have a regu lar meeting and Senior Counsellor A. L. Young will lay the Rose Festival plans before the organization. He has already been In conference with officials of the festival, and personally Indorses the plan of campaign for the traveling men as previously outlined in The Oregonian. The special committee named by Presi dent Whitemore to represent the U. C. T. throughout the Northwest will be ap proved, and additional names suggested to take care of lines not already covered. A vote to "chip in" a certain lump pledge to the Festival fund will be called for at the meeting. As an Indication of the wiuespread in terest that has already been taken In the festival plans, particularly among the traveling men, the '.following letter was received at headquarters yesterday aft ernoon. It will probably open the eyes of many Portlanders who do not as yet appreciate the broad scope of the plans for the celebration, and the wide terri tory that has already been reached by the publicity work which has been done. Chicago Man Gives Cash. Gentlemen I see by the public prints that you are enlisting the aid of traveling men. who are aBked to help make your 'next Rose Carnival a grand success. Please count me in as a booster for your Festival. And to show my earnestness in the matter, please find Inclosed my pledge for $25. I have heard scarcely anything but Portland Rose Show from the day I left Chicago, till I landed yesterday In the "Rose City." Even in Seattle 1 heard a great deal of favo.-ble comment on the Fiesta given by you last June. A great many Chicago people will be with you during the next carnival, and In fact, you will have thousands from all over the United States, as the courts and schools will be ad journed by that time and the lawyers and teachers, and others who enjoy annual vaca tions will come to see the beautiful scenery of the Coast, and Incidentally to witness your Rose Festival, which I know will be a grand, big success. You can depend on the traveling men. and I believe ail traveling salesmen selling in Port land should contribute freely their mite, as Portland's success will be their ultimate gain. I hope to be with you and enloy your oceans -of lovely and fragrant roses. Slncrrely yours. AAJtON LIVINGSTON. Shows Spirit of Guild. Mr. Livingston is on one of his quar terly trips to the Pacific Northwest, op erating out of Chicago and covering tr.e Northwestern cities for one of the largest clothing houses of his city. The receipt of his letter, together with the $25 pledge, came as a surprise to the Festival Asso ciation, but the officers have accepted it simply as an evidence of the class of "boosters" -traveling men are when they pick up an idea that makes a hit with them. The festival management expects there will be something doing every min ute, when the hustling "drummers" get turned loose on their part of tho pub licity work. Sam S. Goldsmith, a traveling sales man, of 448 Burnslde street, has written in from Corvallis, where he now is, wanting to know why he was overlooked in the selection of committees. Just to get even with him for his lnquisitlveness and to make him work, he was added to the official list as published resterday morning. Y. M. C. A. Night School. ' The Y. M. C. A. night school, which Feed Your Thinker Brain (and other nerve cells) waste away exactly as other .portions of the human body give out a little every hour. Unless this waste is repaired the brain gets weak and Drain-fag and nervous prostration set in. This waste is restored naturally by Albumen and Phosphate of Potash found in Gira.peIMiLiifc Worn-out, broken-down brains can surely be rebuilt by the use of GRAPE-NUTS, the most scientific food in the world. If you are a thinker your brain wastes away in proportion as you use it. It can be kept KEEN on GRAPE-NUTS. "There's a Reason" Look for the little book, "The Road to Wellville," in pkgs. Nothing in medical science is more direct and more reasonably certain than the action of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills in cases of anaemia, a dis ease which is literally a condition ap proaching bloodlessness and which, if neglected, inevitably results in decline and death. Anaemia is stealthy in approaching its victim and often is well advanced before it is detected. On this account it is necessary to begin treatment as soon as the first symptoms are noted. An Albany Teacher Cured. Miss Jennie E. Bouton. a teacher, living at 45 Second street, Albany, N. Y., says: "Con6 nement in the school room brought on anaemia. Any exertion made me short of breath and I had to stop at nearly every step on going up stairs. I had no color in my cheeks or lips and my ears were trans parent. I had dull headaches and faint spells. I had a doctor but received no real benefit until I tried Dr. Williams' Pink -Pills. They cured me and I have never been ill since." Dr. Williams' Pink Pills cure anaemia and all anaemic conditions because they actually make new blood. They are not a cure-all. They do this one thing and they dp it well they make blood. 50c. per box; six boxes $3.50 ac all druggists. Di. Williams Medicine Co., Schenectady, N. Y. has Just completed the fourth week of the Fall term, is experiencing the most successful year In Its history. There are at the present time 425 pupils, and the capacity of the classrooms is already being taxed. Recently the office of the school was vacated for the purpose of giving much needed room. It has been found necessary to close the registra tions for the classes In architectural drawing, plumbing, carpentering, wood work and Electricity and electrical ma chinery, as these now have as many members as can be accommodated. It has also been found necessary to- form two new classes In English. There are at present six classes in English for men of foreign birth. A class In gas motor en gineering is soon to be started. The ap plications for membership In this class have already reached the number of stu dents who can be accommodated. Through the kindness of the Southern Pacific officials, a dispatch wire from the depot has been placed In the telegraph-room, so that the members and the class in telegraphy are able to learn to read directly from the railroad wire. WHOLESALE HOUSE Clothing Must Be Sold Out. To do It quick, ; we now give the pick and choice of any suit in the house for only $15. There are now In the store over 1000 suits worth $27.E0 to 140 at retail. And several thousand more that would be special values at $22.50 to $25. Fifteen dollars now takes the choice, and the early birds are getting the finest -suits. J. L. BOWMAN & CO., Couch building. Fourth street, near Washington. THE CHICAGO CLOTHIERS 69-71 Third Street. Between Oak and Pine, offer for Friday and Saturday all-wool worsted suits In a large variety of patterns and shades, cut in this season's latest fashions an oppor tunity to buy 'a brand-new Fall suit at a great bargain. All sizes?, single and double-breasted, also mixed patterns in the lot. The Chicago, 69-71 Third street. Sale today and Saturday. SAILING EMPRESS OF CHINA The sailing date of the Canadian Pa cific's royal mall steamship Empress of China has not been changed. She is sched uled to sail from Vancouver October 28 for Japan and China ports. " Metzger & Co.. Jewelers and Opticians, S42 Washington Street. . $2.50 Dining Chairs $1.35 TWO DAYS ONLY TODAY AND SATURDAY Twenty dozen, exactly 240 of these most at tractive chair values. They are the same as pictured here and represent a lot of worth at the regular $2.50 price. There's room in every home for an extra chair or two and such opportunities as this are seldom. Chairs are nicely finished in the quartered Golden Oak and the Weathered Oak. Today and tomorrow, choice Chairs are Exhibited in Yamhill Two Additional Specials of Unusual Advantage to Shrewd Friday and Saturday Patrons 150 Cuckoo Clocks, reg ular $1.50 value Special Jewelry Section Main Floor Largest and Best Furniture House in Oregon Exclusive Agents, the Great "ECLIPSE" Range (15,000 in Portland,) and the Economical "ECLIPSE" Heater. g'iuMw iiir.lyaiiiL.s miiiii n in ihj.iiim i ii .juu.j mmunw u j.mi imj i iwihiiwi.iiiiijsijiiiii Nothing adds to the neatness of a home section more than fine side walks, with ample space between the walk and building line for fine displays of trees, flowers and grass In the above particulars, Rose City Park is unequaled in the city of Portland.... Give Our Climate a Chance to Mate for oney Oregon's Summer climate is a tangible asset. "We are just begin ning to make use of it. Very soon the pleasure-seekers of the country will every year enjoy our wonderful Summer climate at that splendid beach resort Bayocean Park on Tillamook Bay Get there first! The climate can do a great deal, but you must do. this much for yourself ' Inspect that Model in our office. POTTER-CHAPIN 402 Couch Building $1.35 50 Axminster Rugs, Size 36x72, regular $6.50 values, special 75c Y ou WW 909fsoa rojaooo. IT WILL PAY YOLTTO GO STRAIGHT TO THE SURF" REALTY GOMPANY 109 Fourth Street Street Window $3.95 Carpet Department Second Floor MA Ft TMA IVjvo T H OM F S Q A j