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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (July 7, 1910)
THE MORXIXG- OREGONIAX, TTITTRSDAY. JULY 7, 1U1U. P. 0. SITE MUST BE HEAR DEPOT? JUST1GEPR0MISED IN LAND ENTRIES WONDERFUL ROSE BUSH GROWN BY B. F. STEVENS THAT CARRIES 25,000 BLOOMS, AND STANDS 24 FEET HIGH. AX Map With Mile Circle Drawn Around Central Station Asked For. 4C New Field Chief's Policy Be ' , -fJfV' -pi lieved to End Hysterical Prosecutions. ' . is iouna on 13 fig A Smile of ( Appreciation SIZE MAY BE CUT DOWN Department Instructions Indicate That Building May Be on Tract Less Thaji 30 0x210 Feet. Many Bids in Preparation. Careful study of the instructions sent Out by" the Treasury Department re questing bids for a site for a new Postofflce building In Portland caused Postmaster C. B. Merrick to announce yesterday that he believed the architects of the department had reserved the au thority to receive bids for tracts of ground smaller than 300x210 feet. "It is a fact that the department will le unable to secure a block of ground of more than 200x200 feet in Portland business center." said Mr. Merrick. When that fact becomes known to tho architects I believe the plans .will be changed and if each bid furnished to tho Secretary 6hall specify the exact amount of ground covered .by the bid, much time will be saved." Yesterday the Portland Postmaster was kept busy furnishing blanks and informa tion to persons who propose to offer blocks to the Government, but in every case the dealers who were preparing to make offers declined to name the ground they had in mind, or the price at which It will be quoted. Xew Turn Given. A new twist was given the matter by the receipt from Washington of a request for a map on which the Postmaster was Instructed to designate the Grand Cen tral Station, and to then draw a circle one mile in diamter around this sta tion. The circle would extend one half mile in every direction from the depot, using the latter as the center. The south line of the circle would rest on Sixth and Ankeny streets, the west line would reach Sixteenth street, the north line would cross the river and would rest on Hancock street at about the in tersection with Willamette, and the east line of the curve would touch on East Water street on the East Side. Disdaining any information to local au thorities or Portland people as to what purport the map and circled station could serve, the request was nevertheless Im mediately complied -with. It is believed that the Treasury officials are preparing to figure on a site for the new building in as close proximity to the Grand Central Station as can be secured. Of late years It is said to have been the policy of the Treasury Department to construct Post office buildings in such localities in tho larger cities in order to decrease the cost of carrying the mails to and from trains. Portland is now paying $12,000 per an num for the delivery of mails to and from the station and to the various mall sta tions throughout the city. Delivery Would Be- Free. Should the new Postofflce be located within one-quarter of a mile of the Cen tral Station, the railroads would be com pelled to deliver and receive the mails from the Postoffice without expense to the United States. That item is thought to be a potent factor in the minds of the Washington officials who are working to cut down expenses. Should the architects have in mind tho securing of a site within the circle, a process of elimination would first cut off the district north of the Central Station, now occupied by the railroad yards and the Willamette River. On the east is ex actly the same condition, while to the west lies the wholesale warehouse dis trict backed by residences among which the new building and its retinue of smail etores would not be welcomed. With only the south segment of the circle left for consideration, the park dis trict in the vicinity of the Customs-house find the mixed hotel, lodging-house, re tail and wholesale district lying between Ankeny and the Grand Central Station would be left for consideration. Opposition Is Expected. As this information became known last night among the commercial organiza tions, it was declared to be necessary that a tender of assistance be made the Secretary of the Treasury, and it is prob able that committees will be appointed for that purpose. It is announced that the larger part of the membership of the various organizations will oppose tak ing the new Postoffic nnrth rr AnuAn., street. Should that view be adopted by the officers who will be required to make the final selection there would be no possibilty of placing the new building within the quarter-mile limit which would mpuee iree delivery on the railroads. Senator Jonathan PtnnmA v. ,i terriay replied to the message sent him by E. C. Giltner. secretary of the Cham ber of Commerce, making inquiry as to xne contemplated disposition of the pres ent Postoffic hlnrU Tn th.. .i - . . vunti llltS Government has sold such holdings when new sites were selected, and it is said that in rerpnt vr thnr. v. 1- profit of $15,000,000 on such deals. The '"""6 gi owing tnat me old site should uo aiiuweq 10 pass into other hands THREE CAflSARE SMASHED Jfegro, Celebrating Reno Fight, Gets Into Law's Clutches. Rube Miller, a colored janitor at the Buick Automobile Company's garage, was arraigned in ponce court yesterday morn ing on the charge of the larceny of an automobile. It was the testimony of the prosecuting witnesses that Miller ab stracted a car from the garage early Tuesday morning, and went out with a party of women to celebrate a small win ning that he had made on the Jeffries- Johnson fight. Somewhere on the East Side Miller had an accident and his car broke down. Leaving it stand, he returned to the gar. age and took out the demonstration car. He had not gone far when he struck a car driven by K. M. Holbrook. The latter car was wrecked behind by the impact and was driven into a streetcar, smashing Its gear in front. The car driven by Mil ler was also greatly damaged. The negro was held to answer to the grand Jury. PRINCE ALBERT. You've read of Prince Albert you've heard of Prince Albert have you ever smoked Prince Albert? It's a dandy to- bacoo. Slg Sichel & Co., 92 Third, or branches Third and Washington, and Wells-Fargo bldg. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is sold on a guarantee that if you are not sat isfied after using two-thirds of a bottle according to directions, your money will be rerunaea. it is up to you to try. Cola Dy an aeaier . . .- .V ?! : i 41 1 A v 3 DOROTHV PERKINS "VARIETY OF FLOWER. Carrying 25,000 beautiful pink Dorothy Perkins roses, B. F. Stevens, 800 Northrup street, has grown one of the most remarkable rose bushes known in the state of Oregon. Ttle tremendous size of the shrub and the artistic arrangement of the long shoots against the gray background of the west wall of the residence, not only marks the home of Mr.; Stevens as one of the show places of the city but .ex perts have declared the bush unequalled by anything in their ex perience. The shrub was set out by Mr. Stevens in November. 1907, making its growth between April and November of last year. It stands 24 feet high and is 24 feet in diameter from outside point to outside point of the shoots. One shoot of the bush has been counted and contains 124 roses, many of the branches being 2 8 feet long. It requires a step-ladder 32 feet long to enable Mr. Stevens to take proper care of the blooms. PUSH CLUB MAY WIN Mt. Tabor May Not Have Tu bercular Hospital. NEGOTIATIONS UNDER WAY Promoter George V. Turner Inclined to Accede to Objectors Superin tendent Boothby Defends Proposed Institution. Negotiations have been opened with George W. Turner, lessor of the Mans field property at Bast Sixtieth and East Tamhill streets, which may result in abandonment of his plans for estab lishing a tuberculosis hospital at that place. The Mount Tabor Push fjluD has taken the initiative in the effort to induce Mr. Turner not to locate his institution in that locality. "Mr. Turner will not stand in the way of a settlement,"v said John Van Zante, his attorney, yesterday, "and the only thing that seems to prevent an adjustment is the lease of the prop erty. Mrs. Mansfield is away, but may be reached soon. Of course, nothing can be considered settled until the sig natures are down on the paper, for the parties might back out." The committee from the Mount Tabor Push Club has offered to reim burse Mr. Turner for all his expenses and outlay in connection with the pre liminary establishment of the sani tarium, but has offered nothing to cover other losses. Mr. Turner has gone to considerable expense for spe cial furniture and tents for the prem ises. Place Nearly Ready. At the Mansfield property, arrange ments have been completed to open the sanitarium and receive patients with in a few days. A superintendent, Mrs. Charles Boothby, and nurse. Miss Coch rane, have been engaged. In speaking of the sanitarium. Superintendent Boothby yesterday said: "There is a very great misconcep tion of this establishment. I -won't call It a hospital or sanitarium, but rather a place to educate the unfor tunate people who have been touched by tuberculosis, so they can know how to take care of themselves. It has been said that this place will be a nuisance and will depreciate property, and the same thing was said about the Crystal Springs Sanitarium, but that has been made a place of great beauty, the Massachusetts building and grounds having transformed an unsightly spot Into a place of great attractiveness. Absolutely there is nothing objection able about this Institution and there is not the slightest menace to the health of the public. Patients who come here will not be brought in am bulances and on stretchers. Most of them look as well as anybody, but they have the seeds of the disease in their bodies. When here every precaution will be taken. They at present are In the department stores, meat markets and grocery stores where their pres ence is dangerous to some people. How much better and safer would it be for them to be here under the direction of a physician and competent nurses. The windows of this house will be care fully covered with screens and all flies will be excluded. The tents will be placed on the sunny sides of the house and not in front. These will be of canvas and built the same as those at the Open Air Sanitarium. The dan ger, if any, is from the sputum, but here it will be taken care of, but at the stores and on the streets It is not. ' Park Not to Be Used. ""We never had the remotest inten tion of using the City Park. The peo ple who come here will be under the most careful and rigid direction. We have two and a half acres, and hence there is plenty of space for them to walk about in -without going outside at all. Our nurse. Miss Cochrane, Is . is 1 i ? 4 iff a graduate and has been in the em ploy of Dr. Matson for a number of years. We can have all the patients we can take care of. "In order to ascertain what Dr. Wheeler, the health officer, thinks about the project, I called him up and talked with him over the telephone. He said that the decision whether the Institution would be a menace and a nuisance to the community was in his hands, but that he was sure that it would not and could not be if properly conducted. He advised us to go ahead with our plans, and then if he found anything wrong he would tell us about it." Superintendent Boothby explained in detail the arrangements for the house and the grounds where the tents will be placed. The residence Is a two story building standing on an elevated ground some distance back from East Sixtieth street and partly surrounded by trees. Between the house and the Mount Tabor Sanitarium is the en trance to the Mount Tabor Williams Park. On the south side is a low ground covered with fruit trees and shrubbery. The nearest dwelling is across Bast Sixtieth street, a distance of about 200 feet away. SALEM IS RENDEZVOUS PORTLAXDERS AVILIi VISIT THE CHERRY SHOW EX MASSE. With Ijow Rounll-Trlp Rate in Force Today, Business Firms Will Be Represented. More than 200 Portlanders will journey today to Salem on a goodwill excursion primarily to witness the big annual cherry fair of the State Capitol. The first trainload will leave the Oregon Elec tric depot at 9:15 o'clock and from that time on trains will leave as they are needed. Ample provision is being made for accommodating all who wish to at tend. At the close of business hours last night 80 firms had signed with the Com mercial Club to send two or more repre sentatives on the trip. This insures the attendance at the fair of the largest Portland delegation ever sent there. A roundtrip rate of $2 has been made by the Oregon Electric management. An effort was made to get the names of all those who will go in order that provision could be made. This was found impos sible, however, and emergency accommo dations will be inreadiness to take care of those who will attend and who have not Informed the Commercial Club of their intentions. "We are very anxious that a larse delegation go," said Publicity Manager Chapman last night. "The number we know positively will go is satisfactory, but the bigger the better. I would like to see 500 Portlanders at the fair." The full list of the firms already signed up is as follows: Mason. Bhrmnn &r Co.. Union Meat Co. United States National Bank. Portland Flour ing Mills Co.. Burrell Investment Co., Wad hams & Kerr Bros., Goodyear Rubber Co. Allen & Lewis, Clarke-Woodward Drug Co. Hartman & Thompson. Clossett & .Devens. Elumauer-Frank Drug Co.. Portland Union StockyardB Co., Beall & Co., Security Vault & Metal Works, Kloe & fnelan, Bell & (To. Pag & Son. Pearson- Page Co.. American Typefounders Co., Ellergi Piano Hoiwe, Sher man. Clay & Co.. Columbia Ilfe & Trust Co Eoultable. Savings & Loan Association. J. G. Mack & Co.. Hart Cigar Co., Mark Levy & Co., The oreg-onian, racmc states t ire in- surance Co., Hicks-Cnatten Jungravlng Co. Parrott & Co., Trussed Concrete Steel Co.. H Beckwith, general agent Wellas-Fargo Express Co.; Alex isnbley, fiecretary Portland cement Co.: C. C. Chapman, manager promition com mittee. Portland Commercial Club: Blake, Mc- Fall Co., Pacific Paper Co., Marshall-Wells Hardware Co.. P. Lowengart. l. Heller & Co. Otto Breyman, president Breyman leather Co.; E. O. Hjermstadt, treasurer Kllham Sta tionery & Printing Co.; wadliams & Co., Port land Seed Co.. J. B. Pllkington & Co.. . B. Hicks &ons Co.. P. H. Sroat, Columbian Nat. Life Insurance Co.. F. B. Mallory. F. B. Mallory & Co. : Arnold Rothwell. general agent Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co. ; Portland Rose Festival Association. John An nard, manager Postal Telegraph-Ca ble Co., W. J. Clemens. F. J. Catterlin. F. J. Cat terltn & Co.; C. O. Lauritzen, W. H. Mason, Swift & Co.; O. K. Jeffrey, Keasey, Huma eon & Jeffrey; E. G. Crawford. Vancouver, Wash.; J. F. Shorev. City Messenger & De livery Co., A. L. Fin ley A. B. Finley & Son; Mark T. Keady, Union Pacific Life Insurance Co.: J. Capron. George Shepherd, W. B. Cole, J. C. Brock! ebank & Co.. J. D. Goss, A. J. Brault. H. K. Haafc C. B. Haak. B. B. Lutes. W. F. McKenney. F. N. Batchelor. C. H. Carey, W. S. Turner, Barstow Co.; C. M. Idleman, M. A. Itwson, C M. Hemp hill, Peninsula Industrial Co. f T t as ' 'J.TSn H, .... S ... ... . ! PORTLAND TO BE CENTER Headquarters In Branch of Govern ment Land Service at Seattle and Spokane to Move to This City. Sharp Makes Announcement. Aftpr flRsumlnEr thA office of Chief of the Field Service of the General Land Office. Lewis I. Sharp yesterday made two important announcements. Both are of Interest to Portland, promising as tney do a safe, sane and equitable adminis tration of the land laws pertaining to homesteaders in Oregon. "As a Western man, born and reared. I shall handle examinations and reports upon homestead and other land entries from the viewpoint of the West, ana snau endeavor to secure eauitable action in each case," announced the new chief of the division. "Aside from that statement I have nothing: to Kive the public at thi time, except to say that all of the field work of the Northwest will be nereaner handled from the Portland headquarters. "Heretofore headquarters have been maintained in Seattle for Western Wash ington and Spokane for Eastern Wash ington and Northern Idaho. Those of fices will be abolished and the men tn the field will become a portion of ths force under direction from this office. and will report here." . Persecutions to Cease. Should the policy of the new chief as to patenting of homesteads upon the equitable rights of the claimants to the lands be approved by the Secretary of the Interior, it is said to mark the end of hysterical land fraud prosecutions in Oregon. It is taken to mean that tne United States District Attorney will not be called upon to Indict as many settlers who are attempting to hew homes from the forests, and that the Department of Justice will not be called into action ex cept where fraud in the entry, occupancy and improvement of the lands is notor ious. Through the new arrangement, Port land becomes the headquarters for the entire force of men at work on examin ations in the Northwest and this will necessarily result in the expenditure of more funds for rentals and living ex penses among the merchants of the city. At the present time there are 28 persons at the headquarters. That number is expected to be increased at a rapid rate. There are 24 men in the field as special agents. Christensen Takes Coal Matters. Andrew Christensen, who has been in charge of the Portland division for the past five years, will have exclusive charge of the investigation of the 900 coal land claims in Alaska. A part of the prop erty Is 'that over which Clarence Cun ningham of Seattle became involved with the Forest Service, the controversy lead ing to the Glavis-Ballinger-Plnchot Con gressional investigation. Lewis L. Sharp, the new chief, came here from Helena, Mont., where he was In charge for a number of years, and has spent 14 years in the service of the Land Office. He is the son of an Oregon pion eer who crossed the plains in 1S52 and located in the Willamette Valley near Eugene. Mr. Sharp was born in the State of Washington and is 34 years or age. His education was obtained in the West and his entire sympathies are with the people who have developed the Ore gon country from a wilderness to com munities of contented homes. SPOKANE ADMEN GRATEFUL Inland Empire Folk Anxious to En tertain at Convention. Alex Green, secretary of the Spokane Ad Club, is highly gratified at the sup port given Spokane at the recent con vention at San Francisco whereby Spo kane was enabled to secure the next an nual convention. Mr. Green was in Port land yesterday and expressed the ap preciation of his club at Portland's action. "Plans are already under way," said Mr. Green, "to entertain the Coast ad vertising men when they come to Spo kane, next June. These are of course somewhat vague as yet, but we are going to make the gathering a success. Among other things we will have an advertising show, illustrating the" various forms ot One May Overcome constipation permanently by proper personal co-operation with the bene ficial effects of Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, when required. Tho forming of regular habits is most im portant and while endeavoring to form them the assistance of Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna is most val uable, as it Is the only laxative which acts without disturbing the natural functions and without debilitating and it is the one laxative -which leaves tho internal organs in a naturally healthy condition, thereby really aiding one in that way. To get its beneficial effects, buy the genuine manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only, and for sale by all leading druggists. Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna is never classed ' by the well-informed1 with medicines which make extravagant and unfounded claims to cure habitual constipation without personal co-operation. HAND SAPOLIO FOR TOILET AXD BATH. PlBsren reuglinfd fcy meedlewexkt catch every stain and look hopelessly dirty, Baad Sapolio removes not only tae dirt, but also the loosened. Injured cuticle, and rcatoress the Baarers t thel auatsrml beauty. XXJU oaOCEM JJXO PRTJGGISTsV I uniformly enjoys the mi S B fg j a lip 1 s - 1D 1 The Beer of Quality Low in alcohol high in food value and pure food value at that If you would appreciate the fullest meaning of the words "Beer Quality," try Pabst Blue Ribbon. Made and Bottled Only by Pabst at Milwaukee. Phone for a case today. S. A. Arata & Co. 104 Third St. Tel Main 480 Home A 1481 Arata Brothers 69-71 Sixth St. Phone Main 2S31 Home A 2531 lei !BfflU)iMmi!BinimmraiiiTTr;raMiiiuiiiiHnnimmim!snnmiiii; kb 1 saraaiwiaiBiHiiHiniffiiflM la MS IT nwnaiipHiiiin;inii)inBgiiiiiinPHiwmiii)iiH)iiiiiiniiuHMiii advertising, and also a copy show, giving the methods of preparing copy for ad vertisement S.' The Spokane club has the distinction of being the oldest advertising club on the Pacific Coast. It is also one of the most active of such organizations in the West ern states, having 70 active members. SIGNS UP TO SPUR VOTERS County Clerk Fields Is Anxious to Boost Registration. Voters have Deen registering so slowly that County Clerk Field.s lias had signs TURKISH CIGARETTES It needs no stretch of imagination to tell you of the flavor of Fatima Cig arettes. Their exquisitely mellow taste is the result of exceptional skill in blend inga blend that is supreme. An inexpensive package makes possible ten addi tional Cigarettes. Pictures of popular actresses now packed with Fatima Cigarettes 20 -for 5 cents THE AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY the face of the man who drinks Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer. He appreciates the great care and special effort on the part of Pabst to make every drop good. He likes the delicate flavor so .lie MA. ID put up on the Morrison and Burnside street bridges calling attention of the electors to the importance of signing the books bfefore the rush of the last few days. They read: ..... VOTERS! GO TO THE COURTHOUSE TODAY AND REGISTER; BOOKS CIXSE SOON'! Although the population of Multnomah County is much greater this year than in 1908, only 1628 more voters have signed the books this year than at the same time in that year. When the doors closed at 5 o'clock last night, 9301 had signed Jhe books, while 7S75 signed in 1908. There are now 7400 Republicans, 1276 Democrats rnd 825 miscellaneous on the books. The registration yesterday was 392. PaJbst b ; r 1 1 ! ! 1 ii m i i i a 1 ill ii ill ief ill smoothness- distinctive of BAND0N HOTEL DESTROYED Strong: Wind Prevents Firemen From Conquering Flames. BANDON, Or., July 6. (Special.) The Bar View Hotel was destroyed by fire this afternoon, causing a loss of $3000, partly covered by $3000 insurance. The cause of the fire is not known. It is thought to have caugiit from sparks from the planing-mills near by. A strong wind was blowing and the fire depart ment could do nothing but save the near by buildings. Oil ja&I .A, f