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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, JULY 11, 191Q. TAX PAYERS WARSHIPS WHICH WILL VISIT PORTLAND HARBOR. SEE VALUATIONS 8 MAY County Assessor Makes Maps Showing Figures on Each Parcel of Land. BIG INCREASES REVEALED Slrler Says Taxes Will Be Higher This Year Prepares to Handle Complaints Gain Vniform Over Settled Parts of City. At the cost of infinite labor and pains, B. D. Sigler, County Assessor, has gone over the score or more blueprints show ing the property on the West Side, and has marked in plain figures the valuation he has put upon the parcel held by each owner. - For just one week these blueprints will be open to the public, and every property owner is invited to look them over, talk over the assessment with the Assessor and state the reasons he may have for his objections as to the increase in the valuation. Taxes will be higher this year. Mr. Sigrler makes no bones of announcing thi?, for he has increased valuations uniform ly all over the city. This being so, he knows there will be many protests, and it is to ftive everybody who wishes the chance to kick to him personally and back up the kick with argument that he has gone to the trouble of marking in the valuation on the blueprints. All the land on the West Side between the Caruthers line and the North Pacific mill, north and south, and the river and the hills, east and west, is shown on these blueprints. Changes in the valua tion are radical in some cases, in others merely nominal. No averag3 percentage of increase can be applied, however, for the Assessor considers that certain parts of the city have increased In valua far more than other parts. Gain Most West of Sixtu. The most noticeable change have been made west of Sixth street, if any one thoroughfare can be picked as a bound ary, and north of Yamhill street. The one single street that has leaped upward in value above all others is Alder. All along this street values have increased, but on upper Alder in particular the change is startling. Upper Washington and upper Morrison also show greater valuations. Along the waterfront and as far west as Second street there has been practically no change in the property values. Com parison with the rolls of last year shows exactly the same valuation in many cases, and in others but slight variation. From Third street west to the begin ning of the Jumping-off place. Sixth Ftreet. the change has been what the Assessor calls slight, that is, an in crease merely of from 6 to 10 per cent possibly. One exception to this is in the vicinity of Fifth and Stark and Fifth and Oak streets, where the erection of such structures as the Lewis building and the Board of Trade building, the Assessor thinks, warrants regarding the surround ing property as more valuable. The North Pacific Lumber Company owns 65 acres between the Willamette River and Ciuild's Lake. This is bisect ed by the Northern Pacific tracks, and, as in the case of Mr. Yeon's property, part of it is high ground and part in the water. The valuation has been jumped from J143.000 to 232,000, 60 per cent In a year. Upper Washington Assessed High. As as example of the way values on Upper Washington street have grown in the Assessor's eyes, the old Exposi tion building might be cited. In 1909 this had a valuation of $90,000. Now the move of business, westward and other factors make the same property worth $150,000. Mr. Sigler thinks. This is 66 2-3 per cent advance. C. E. S. Wood will find that his property has. taken a 48 per cent jump in value, unless he can convince the Assessor otherwise, for what was con sidered worth $23,700 last year, Mr. Sigler Judges to be worth $35,300 now. This property is on Kings Heights, at the corner of Ford and Madison streets, and represents the percentage of In crease given to this part of the city as uniformly as the Assessor could "Nvork It out. Warehouse District Gains. An increase uniformly of 25 per cent or more obtains in the warehouse dis trict, which Mr. Sigler considers is in cluded in that section that lies1 along the railroad switches and extends south from Hoyt street. Quarter blocks that last year had a value of $14,000 to $16,000 are now placed et $24,000. The property at Couch and Davis streets, between Eighteenth and Nine teenth streets, has taken a jump of 41 .per cent by a stroke of the Assessor's pen cil, and is listed at $62,200 this year,' against $45,400 last year. Down where the big jumps begin, close to the line, the block bounded by Morri son. Alder. Sixth and Seventh streets, on which is situated the Orpheum and on which will be the Selling building and an other at the northwest corner; is valued this year at $915,000. Iast year the worth was estimated at $773,000. This is a Jump of 17 per cent right at the beginning of the jumping territory. The block which contains the Portland .Hotel has Increased from $397,000 to $639, ("00 in the Assessor's eyes this year, which is a 7 per cent rise. Sigler Tells of Methods. "I try to figure the income a piece of property would bring if it were im proved as it ought to be in' relation to other improvements' of the city." he said, "and from that to deduce the approximate value. Of course it is not my business if the property is not improved, that is for the owner to say. It is my job to . figure what the property is worth, and that, is the way I go about it. "Next week the figures as they Btand at that time will go on the rolls, and the only chance to have them changed then will be through the Board. I would sug gest that several owners all from one locality come in a body to talk over the figures. I want them to come, for I ' shall be glad to confer with them." BEACH BIRDS BEING SHOT Deputy Game Warden Starts Inquiry at Cannon Beach. ASTORIA. Or.. July 10. (Special.) Deputy- Game Warden Peterson left for Cannon Beach today to investigate the report that the Summer visitors are ruthlessly shooting different varieties of birds, one of the attractive features of the place. The penalty fixed by the state law is a fine of $S0 for each offense. Harris Trunk Co. tor trunas and bags. 11 IfP lffr (jVF II r;r? 'fr vjK v r CAW TWO WARSHIPS DUE - - " ' ' I Local Port to Erttertain York town and Marblehead. NAVAL MILITIA ON BOARD One Vessel Veteran of Important En gagement of Spanish-American AVer Captain Victor. Blue Is Hero . of Santiago. Playing the host to two vessels of the American Navy will be the pleasant task of the Port of Portland tonight. During the day the gunboat Torktown and the cruiser Marblehead will steam up the Willamette River, the. former be ing in command of Captain Victor Blue, a veteran of the battle of Santiago, and the officer who crossed the island and peeked at the squadron of the Spanish Admiral. The Yorktown will remain in port one week, while the Marblehead will leave Thursday, July 14. During the week, it is expected that ar rangements will be made for the public to visit the vessels, but the hours when that courtesy will be extended will de pend upon arrangements yet to be made with the officers of the ship. Visits of Interest. These visits will be especially interest ing, as the Marblehead has a detachment of the California Naval Militia aboard, and 'the -great interest -being now dis played In Portland in the organization of a like body from among the young men of the city. Rear-Admiral McCalla, who died sev- 1 eral weeks ago in California, was the Marblehead's commander in.1898, and it was under his protection that marines were landed at Ouantanamo Bay, which precipitated the first engagement be tween Spanish and American forces in that locality. It was not a matinee en gagement, but a conflict that continued intermittently for several days, and at times the marines were surrounded on a hilltop by the Dons. The Marblehead's gunners were finally able to shell the po sition of the Spaniards, and that opened an avenue through which the marines turned a dangerous situation into a rout Entered Mined Harbor. Another incident of the same period was the approach of the Marblehead to the bay, as she was compelled . to steam through a narrow entrance, heavily mined. . Caution was exercised in navigat ing the channel, for in addition to the explosives placed below the surface, there were heavy guns trained from Spanish batteries-on the roadsted. When enter ing what appeared to be clear water, the screw of the Marblehead came in contact with a mine, but instead of the explosive doing its work, it was torn from its position, brought to the surface and wag sent home to be exhibited. The Marblehead is rigged as a two masted schooner, with triple expansion engines, driving twin screws. She has a steel hull and makes a speed of 19 knots. Six five-inch rapid-fire guns, two four inch guns of the same type, four six pounders, two three-pounders, two one pounders and two 30-caliber Colt's auto matic weapons make up her battery. She has a length over all of 269.6 feet; 37-foot beam and a depth of 20 feet, her displace ment being 2165 tons. California Militia on Board. The cruiser Is carrying various divisions of the California Naval Militia, com posed of 32 officers and 270 men. She is in command of Captain George W. Bauer, with Lieutenant-Commander George E. Kammerer, executive officer: Lieutenant William Speck, chief engineer: Lieuten ant H. Pierre Smith, nagivating officer; Lieutenant J. A. McGee, commanding first division; Lieutenant T. S. Harloe, com manding second division; Lieutenant John T. McMillan, aide; Lieutenant R. F. Ses- non, cnapiain; lieutenant christian J. Bauer, -'equipment officer; Lieutenant Commander T. B. W. Leland, chief sur geon: Lieutenant Paul Castelhun, as sistant surgeon; Lieutenant Cecil C. Dennis, paymaster; Lieutenant J. W. Miller, assistant paymaster; Lieu tenant W. P. Caubu, first division; En sign Emanuel Mosbacher, first division; Lieutenant Henry Leopold, engineer di vision. The Yorktown was a member of the original "White Squadron," formed years ago when steel vessels were a rarity in the service. She was the fifth to be launched and was attached to the coterie commanded by Admiral Walker. Commander Blue a Hero. Captain Blue, who will bring her to fortland from the north as the result of a special request from the Chamber of Commerce, was advanced in grade fol lowing the Spanish-American war for "extraordinary heroism." He went through Annapolis Naval Academy as an appointee from South Carolina, and when Admiral Sampson s fleet was off the. Cuban coast, vainly searching for Ad miral Cervera's vessels, it was Lieutenant Blue who volunteered to undertake a hazardous journey ashore and spy out tne wnereaDouts of Cervera s fighters. The Yorktown is one of the largest gun boats in the Navy and is only outclassed in that respect by the Manila. Citizen Sailors Coal Ship. SEATTLJ5, Wash.. July 10. The eruiser Marblehead, manned by the California f - J :, I j1 . :V; j - I Fi UA. ill ' x a ' " "wv- i ui. i - 3 ; .--,,-4 !. i ii MBrtvi--:-:. fcimiimiiaJwB. Y 3XX0O0OZ naval militia, sailed from the Puget Sound Navy-Yard today for Portland. While at the Puget Sound Navy-Yard the citizen sailors were given a taste of the arduous duties attendant upon coal ing ship. The men donned dungarees and shoveled and hauled coal with a will. despite the glaring sun and incipient blisters on .their hands. Many of them were unused to such strenuous toil, be ing employed in clerical or other indoor work when in the role of private citizens. CRY OF DOGS TERRIFIES Disturbed Owner Asserts Real Es tate Values Are Depreciated. Sharp depreciation in the value of real estate through the howling of dogs is complained of to the police by Joseph Parisi, an employe of the city water de partment, who lives at 635 Fifth street. So great is the nuisance, he says, that he cannot sleep nights and he says he will sell his property for what he can get and move away if the police are un able to give him relief. The trouble begins, Parisi says, along about midnight. Three dogs which re Bide at 294 Sheridan street are the first to give tongue, says Parisi. Their clamor Is responded to by two dogs which have their habitat at 290 Sheridan street, and the chorus is then joined by a band of five sheltered by a dog-loving family at 288 Sheridan street. When the whole ten are in cry - the noise is terrific, says Parisi, to say nothing of the voluntaries and incidental solos supplied by scatter ing dogs of the near distance and visit ing canines from abroad. ' Pariei beseeches the police to make a scatterment, and he was assured that steps would be taken to give him relief. PIONEER OF 1847 DIES William Henry McKune Active in Early Days of Coast. WLNLOCK. Wash.. July 10. '(Spe cial.) William Henry McKune died on Drews Prairie, near here, July 6, at the home of his son, Harry McKune. He was born in Susquehanna County, Pa., Feb. 22, 1826, and crossed the plains with an oxteam in 1847, settling in Polk County, Oregon. - Later he took up a donation land claim near Ballston. In 1878 he moved to Lewis County, Wash ington, where he subsequently lived. He was in the gold rush to California in 1849, and was an Indian fighter of prominence In early days. He was Commissioner of Lewis County many years ago. A wife and seven children survive him. Smoking Costs More. A new law was passed, by the-last Congress, which did not attract the attention of most people, but which the tobacco manufacturers have discov ered. It increases the Government revenues by raising the tax on smok ing tobacco, and the result will be that the consumer will pay the difference. Some of the manufacturers are prepar ing to lift prices to meet the differ ence In cost already. Especially is this the case with the well-known brands, which are in such demand that smokers will pay the ad ditional cost for the sake of getting what they are used to. There is, how ever,. one notaMe exception. "Our" Own Mixture" sells for the same price as be fore, and will continue that price. "Our Own Mixture" is one of the most skill fully compounded smoking tobaccos on the market. The finest tobacco is used, and it is blended with regard to the smoking qualities. ' It is mild, sat isfying and fragrant, and the cost, quality for quality, is about half what others cost. Ask for "Our Own Mix ture" of your dealer, and if he doesn't carry it, get It of Slg. Sichel Sr fo.. 92 Third, or branches at Third and Wash ington or Wells-Fargo bldg. , X , , 111 LOG THREATENS TRAIN CALIFORNIA EXPRESS STOPPED IN NICK OF TIME. Engineer Jams on Brakes and Load or Human Freight Brings Vp One Foot From Fallen Tree. Two hundred passengers, peacefully sleeping in their berths in the California Express, southbound yesterday morning, were brought up all standing as the brakes were jammed on and the reverse lever applied on the locomotive. A bare 12 inches separated the train with its 14 cars from a fallen tree trunk which would have caused one of the worst wrecks in the history of the Southern Pacific had it fallen across the tracks a little earlier in the morning or had the engineer failed to observe It. The train, which left Portland at 7:45 P. M. Saturday, had passed West Fork, about 50 miles south of Roseburg. Being a little late, the engineer opened up the throttle in an ' endeavor to make up lost time. He had just reached a dangerous A CONSERVATIVE CUSTODIAN HIBERNIA SAVINGS BANK DOES A 1 General Banking Business Pays Interest on Savings and Time Deposits Cor. Second and Washington St. Portland, Oregon For strength, wearing prop erties and all other require ments that go to make up an ideal pavement Holds the PRIZE BTULTH C STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF LUIWBE?rJlENS National. Bank At Close of Business June 30th, 1910 RESOURCES. Loans and discounts $2,207,758.94 Overdrafts 9,038.84 U. S. Bonds secure circulation : 250,000.00 Other bonds and premiums V V 203,044.53 Real Estate 800.00 Furniture and fixtures 27,000 00 Due from U. S. Treasurer $ 12,500.00 Cash and due. from banks 977,463.20 989.963.20 ' ' . . $3,687,605.51 LIABILITIES. Capital .) - ' $ 500,000.00 Surplus and undivided profits 45,0T3.11 Keserve for taxes - 3,000.00 Circulation- : 250,000.00 Dividends unpaid 7,575.00 Deposits 2,881,957.40 V $3,687,605.51 DEPOSITS. June 30, 1910 $2,881,957.40 June 30, 1909 1,857,710.07 Increase . fi 1,024,247.3.1 curved point in the track when he ob served the log lying on the track, lew than 100 vards away. By exercising even- means he knew to stop the train, the cars with their load of sleeping pas senger? were saved from a complete smashup. ' Northbound, the Shasta Limited tvas racing at SO miles an hour. Owing to delavs caused hv heated brakes descend ing the biskiyous' the crack train was 30 minutes late and her engineer was strain ing every nerve to make up the lost time While she had not ordera to come as far as the fallen tree, owing to the presence of the California Express on the track?, had she been on time and therefore scheduled to pass the slower Better Hi an Bonds SAFER THAN THE STRONGEST BANK. An. Investment Yielding 8 Per Cent Net Per Annum No Taxes, No Risk No Fees or Deduc tions of Any Kind, V This is not a get-rlch-qulck proposi tion, but a legitimate, thoroughly safe guarded investment opportunity that will commend itself particularly to in vestors of trust funds, savings accounts, and to persons who desire regular re turns semi-annually upon money In large or small amounts. $200 invested this way will yield J8 every 6 months. $1000 invested this way will yield J40 every 6 months. $5000 invested this way will yield $200 every 6 months. These securities may also be pur chased on the installment plan, not less than one-tenth payable in cash and balance In fifteen monthly pay ments. Here's an opportunity tor small as well as large investors. It will bear closest investigation. There are, how ever, not more than $70,000 of these securities to be had, and less than $60,000 of 'another kind which will not yield quite so much. For further particulars apply to Theodore Hardee, Treasurer, Suite "G," second floor, Washington street, cor ner of Park (Eighth street). Entrance to building 351 Washington, or 108 Park street. Telephone Private Ex change TBAVEUBli' C.UI1K. All Modern Safety Device (Wiralesa. JStO LONDON PARIS HAMBURG Clncln., 1 p m.J'y 16!Pres.L.lncoln Aug. 10 Pennsylvania July 20! tAmerlka Aug. IS Cleveland . .July 23fiGf walderiee.Aug. 17 tKais. Au.Vlc.July 30Clncinnatl.. . Aug. 30 Unexcelled Rlti-Carlton a la Cart Hm taurant. 'New. Hamburg direct. ITALY VIA GIHKALTAK. NAfLKS and GE.NO.A. S.S. HOLTKE July 1. P. M. S.8. IIAMHUKG AuBTHt 9 S.S. UOITKE Auuet 30 Hamborr'Ameriran I.tnft. 160 fowell et.. ban Fmaciwo, CaL and Local R. R. Aienu la Portland. COLUMBIA RIVER SCENERY Fast Excursion Steamer CHAS. R. SPENCER Leans dailv axcept "Wednesday. 8 A. M.. for Hood River aud ay landing and re turn leave Hood Hirer. 2:30 P. il.; arrive Portland 8 P. M. SCNUAY EXCURSIONS. Leaves u A. M.; return.-. 6:30 P. M. Flrit-clfed Meals Served.. ' Fare, One Dollar Round Trip. Up-town Office, 69 3th St. Phones Marshall 1979, A 1293. Landing and Off.e. Foot Washington St. Phonos Main 8619, A 2463. Lowest Rates to Picnic Parties. . W. SPEKCER. OWNER. S. S. Golden Gate for Til lamook, Bay City and Garibaldi Leaves Wash.-st. dock Tuesday at 5 P.M. Freight and Passengers. Phone Main 8619, A 2465. San Francisco and Los Angeles DIRECT North Pacific S. S. Co.'s S. S. Roanoke and S. S. Elder sail every" Wednesday alternately at 6 P. M. Ticket office 132 Third st.. near Alder. MA It 11 " J. HIGLBY, Psuanenger Agent, W. H. SLUSSHK, Kreleht A Kent. Pbonea M. 1314, A 1314. SAN THANCISCO & PORTLAND SS. CO. New ervice to Lo Angeles, via San Fran cisco, every five days. From Ainsworth Dock, Portland, 0 A. M. S.S. Hose City, July 12, Beaver 17, Bear 22. From Han Francisco for Portland. 12 M. 8.S. llmvcr. July 10. Bear IS, Rose City SO. From San Pedro, Northbound. S.S. tl-r July 13. Kose City 18, Beaver 88. 11. (i. rtmitn, C. T. A., 143 Third St. J. W- Ransom, Agent, Alnsworth Dock. Phones Main 402. 26H; A 1402. COOS BAY LINE 6-DAY SERVICE. Steamer Breakwater leaves Portland 9 A M., July 3. fi. 13. 18. 23. 28. Aug. 2. T, 8, 14. ' iy. 24, 20 and every live clays, from A in b worth Dock, Xor North Bend, Marsh field and Cooa Bay points. Freight received until 5 Pi M. daily. Passenger fare, first class, $10; second-class, $7. Including berth and meals. Inquire City Ticket Office, 3d and Washington, ets., or A ins worth Dock. Main 268. SEASICKNESS Will be prevented and relieved by uslns TONIQUE MAL DE MER, a sate and relia ble remedy. Take a oottle with you and in sure yourself all pleasures of an oc-jan voy age. Sold by lemdins; druggists. Price 6t cents, or mailed, postpaid, by - NEPTUNE REMEDY CO., Sole Manufacturers, Phone Main 3U7; i u . Portland, Or, train nearer Roseburg, rrothing could have averted the wreck of the palatial cars and. the de.th of many of the pas Bengers. The point where the log lay was around . curve that would have been hidden from the northbound engineer and on THE BANK OF CALIFORNIA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDED 1884 STATEMENT OF CONDITION INCLUDING ITS BRANCHES IN PORTLAND, SEATTLE, T AGO MA AND VIRGINIA CITY At Close of Business, June 30, 1910 ASSETS Loans and Discounts $25,786,233.53 Bank Premises (San Francisco and Branches). 1,138,400.00 Customers' Liability under Letters of Credit. .. 2,403,485.80 Sundry Bonds and Stocks 4,504,415.25 United States Bonds to secure Circulation 4.060,750.86 Redemption Fund with U.. S. Treasurer....... 200,000.00 Cash and Sigftt Exchange.! 12,653,450.26 , .. . ' $50,746,735.70 LIABILITIES Capital Paid in Gold Coin.. $ 4,000,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits 11,483,307.81 Circulation 3,962,455.00 Acceptances under Letters of Credit 2,650,758.28 Other Liabilities .- 100,774.31 Deposits. 28,549,440.30 $50,746,735.70 PORTLAND OFFICE Chamber of Commerce Building THIRD AXO STARK STS. WM. A. MAC RAE, Manager. J. T. Bl HTCHAKLI, Asst. Manager. OLDEST BANK ON THE PACIFIC COAST CAPITAL $1,000,000 SURPLUS and PROFITS $600,003 OFFICERS. W. M. LASD, President. IDW. COOKINORAll, Vte'PraMs W. H. DTJJCKI-!5T. Cashier. R. 6. HOWARD. JR.. Au'l CaafalST. J. W. LADb. Assistant Cashier.. WALTUK id. COOK. Ail t Cuolw, Interest Paid on Sartngs Accounts and Certificates of Deposit We Issue Letters of Credit, Foreign Drafts, and Travelers CheoTs First National Bank Capital $1,500,000 ' Surplus 750,000 Oldest National Bank West of ths Rocky Mountains Bank Notice Security Savings and Trust Company Corbctt Building, Fifth and Morrison Streets Capital and Surplus $900,000 Invites Accounts of Merchants, Individuals and Savings that la usually passed at from W t miles an hour. Derricks were hurried to the- scene and the enormous loa; hauled off. The 8hapT proceeded 90 minutes late, making up 45 of this before pulling into the Union Depot. 'r. Hi-fi r- f DIRECTORS. EDWARD COOKIKGHAll HENRY L. CORBKTT. WILLIAM M. LADD. CHARLES E. LADD. J. WESLT5T LADD. B. B. LINTHICUU. FREDERIC B. PRATT. THEODORE B. WILCOX.