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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 22, 1910)
1-4 THE MOKXIXO OKEGOXIAX, TnUKSDAT, DECEMBER 22, 1910. BUY LONG SECRET flOW IDE PUBLIC Terminal Properties Secured by C. K. Henry Transferred to Harriman System. PRICE INVOLVED $3,000,000 fourteen Clocks la .North Portland Warehouse Dltrk-I needed to Railway Negotiations Kept 1 Mjstcry for Two Year. Transfer yesturday ef 5.0.00 worth of North Portland realty marked tn ronrluslon of a tranvartion that two rs aso art the Portland real estate and building- world by the ear and remained an Impenetrable mystery un til now. The deed filed for rocorJ In tfie County Clerk's office rar. no hint of the Talue of the property Involved, nominal consideration being named In nrli rase. Tlie transfer was made from C harles K. Henry. John XV. Crslg and W. Charles Bardsiey to the Port Ian J Terminal Investment Company, a subsidiary corporation of the Harriman llailroad sstm. and la an addition to the terminal property of that system. Its acquisition Immensely strengthens the hands of the Harriman system In Its dispute with the Hill Interests over the Portland terminal situation and ef fectually checkmates any purpose the fpokane. Portland Seattle may have for Increasing Its holding; by purchase of rontlnsuous property, except on the south where the land Is very valuable and la bunt up with expensive ware houses. Henry Pays With Personal Check. The realty was purchased la Decern' Ker and January two years ago by Charles K. Henry, who paid for It with Ms own personal check. At that time It was generally supposed that the land was being purchased for some railroad, but every effort to find out which rail road was acquiring It failed. The ac tivity was attributed variously to Earl- ing. of the Milwaukee; Strahorn. of the North Coast; James J. Hill and Har riman. but the truth never leaked out. As a piece of close-mouthed work the transaction paralleled. In a smaller way, the building of the North Coast Rail road for the Harriman system by Rob ert Strahorn. The property transferred Involves II blocks, of which four lie between Hoyt street and the Union Depot and be tween Kourth and Seventh streets, the remaining nine being In an unbroken chain from Hoyt to Qulmby atreet be tween Twelfth and Thirteenth streets. Of these nine blocks, comprising; a total of .2 lots, all except seven were pur chased, owners of the retraining lots for various reasons refusing to sell, and these, the railroad people believe, can t. obtained by the railroad by condemna tion when It gets ready to take them vrP. Of the four blocks lying near the t'nloa Depot one quarter of block W was already owned by the Harriman railroads. The additional three-quarters was acquired. The northeast quarter of Block U. wh'ch lies nearest tne I'nlon Depot. Is owned by the James estate, who refused to sell at the time sir. Henry was purchasing the prop erty. This also may be secured by condemnation. It Is stated, when the railroad dealres to utilise Its new hold ings. Great Depot Site Secured. The four blocks known as the let tered blocks IT. V. W and T adjoin the site of the present I'nlon Depot on the south and will be available whenever the railroad wants to build a great ter minal station, ample area for a building of any slxe being afforded. Charles K. Henry was asked yester day aa to the Identity of John W. Craig, who was referred to as "the mysterious Mr. Craig when be was presumably supplying the funds for purchase of the property by Mr. Henry. In the Interest of one of the big transcontinental rail roads. "Mr. Craig Is my brother-in-law and Is a resident of Loa Angeles." said Mr. Henry. "The only way be figured In the transaction was to lend the use of bis name, holding the property as the ostensible owner until the resl pur chaser should require It. W. Charles Bardsley. of Tacoma. a friend of mine and also a relative, acted In a similar rapacity. I held a power of attorney from each, and part of the property was conveyed to them, and part to me. "I was commissioned something more than two yeara ago to appraise this property, and shortly after 1 had filed my report was directed to go ahead and acquire the land. The money was placed at my disposal In a New Tork bank: as I required It. I transferred It to a Portland bank, paying tor each piece of property wits my personal check aa soon as any deal was closed. There were all sorts of speculation aa to whom the land was being bought for. but nobody was able to learn definitely. 1 never Inquired what the railroad pur chased the property for." MO and when the bonds now authorised are sold the bonded debt will reach sp proximstely lll.uuo.ooo. Section Sg of the city charter permits the city to sell, for the purpose of acquiring public utilities, bonds equal to J er cent of the total as sessed valuation of the property within the city, which would reach at present about SI9.0-4.Ot". The charter limitation, however, does not affect the sale of bonds for self-supporting utilities, such as the water system. The sale of Improvement bonds does not Increase the city debt, as the bonds are to he paid for by the property owners ben ft ted by the Improvements for which the bonds are sold, and the property thua benflted Is held by the city to secure the payment of the bonds. The city In back of the Improvement bonds simply as a protection to their purchasers. Bond authorised and not sold include the following: rsrs and bouleard bonds $ unnnrtrt Pul'llc dock bo-irts... 5 Mnn.Ni Fir host and hrdrsnf bonds IT."..'o Water bonds for n.v mains l.NiO.Nto Hull Run pipe line bonds 1.UUV.VO0 brAli, bfidse bonds, second iu aoo.ooo The foregoing does not Include the Ister sales of bond- necessary to complete the Broadway bridge or the bonds that will probably have to be sold to purchase mains laM In tracts about the city by private Interests and mains laid at the expense of property owners under the law that was repealed at the last elec tion. The bonds for the Bull Run tlpe line and the Isylng of new water mains were authorised by the voters when the Bull i Run pipe line was voted upon. At the OFFICER'S BLUNDER PUT GIRL Of! GRID Elizabeth McNaughtcn Tells How She Was Mistaken for Ethel Leneve. ORDEAL IS MOST PAINFUL Sitter or Alice Lloyd, En Route to Join Comedienne, Gels Hough and Embarrassing Introduction to American Customs. Miss Elisabeth McNaughton. who three weeks ago was detained at Kills Island Feet So Sore Couldn't Walk Down Stairs- TIZ Cured Her Quick. HARRIMAN SYSTEM'S POSITION IN LOCAL TERMINAL SIT UATION STRENGTHENED. PARK MONEY IS DEMANDED Sontfi Portland Club Insists Re quest Should Bo Ileeded. Tr.a Olmsted ay-stem of boulevards Is e:ng agitated by the South Portland Bolsters and the Iultoo Park Improve ment Club. Donations of right of way through various tracts have been made and prointevd by the Terwtlliger people. Vlrccnt Cook. B. M. Lombard and others. Bids were asked for and a contract awarded to Qieblscb It Joplln for the con struction of the boulevard through the TVrwli:iger land, but Mayor Simon held thie up pending the et-ttlement with the eoulhern Paclnc Company which had promised a donarlun of acres for a park and boulevard purposes. BfTorts are being directed to Induce the Park Board CnnmWlomrs to proceed without delay with the construction of what right of wsv ha been deeded to the city. The Sojth Portland Boosters and the Fulton Park Improvement Club. In Joint meeting passed resolutions protesting against further espendlture of money on the Eaex Side Parks until the South Port land boulevard la constructed. Attention of the Park Board Commissioners1 was called to the condition of the parks In South Portland, and It was ordered that copies of the resolutions be forwarded to the Mayor and the Park Board Cora m Isatonera. : WmyZ EBB 7&f -arti ri tMMKAU -Q Q Q j SOU iXDrXIXDDOO MAP SHOW1SO PROPERTY tCQt IHKI) IX MYSTERIOUS TRASiS- Arriov of two irars ako. shaded blocks thosk TAKE OYER. AVIIITB PORTIONS MAHK1NG PROPERTY STfcl.l. UU.D BY ORIGINAL. OWNERS. November election, the Water Board was given the right to vote all the bonds nec emary for the department. Already the Water Board has acted upon thla privi lege and authorised the sale next month of X.'10 worth of bonds for the pur chase of water mains, the bonds, not be ing Included1 In the Issue authorised at the previous city election Mayor Simon and some of the Council- men are endeavoring to discourage the promiscuous voting of bonda without re gard to the tax levy that must be made for paying the sinking fund. This tax levy must be Included in the 7-mlil lim itation provided by the charter for the city, except In some special instances. The next sale or bonds by popular vote Is expected to be determined at tlie June election, when a charter amendment will be submittted to the voters providing for the construction of a bridge In South Portland. MRS. METZGER INDICTED GRAND JtTtY ACCUSES YVOMAX WHO SHOT IICSBAXD. BOND DEBT MUCH LARGER TAben Paper Authorized Sold Total Will Re $14,000,000. In 51 rears the bonded debt of the City of Portland, not Including Improvement bonds, has grown from t!.W to .:'..- District Attorney Deputy Not in Favor of Prosecuting Chamber Jain for Killing Massin. Mrs. Frances Metxger. who recently fired five shots at her husband. Ber nard Metxger. In his jewelry store on First street, was Indicted by the grand jury yesterday afternoon on a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon. Mrs. Metsger will probably be arraigned this afternoon. Deputy District Attorney Fltxgerald Is not in favor of prosecuting Ueorge Chamberlain, who recently killed An drew Massin, whom he found In com pany with Mrs. Chamberlain. District Attorney Cameron bas not given his views of the case, but It Is understood the grand jury Is Investigating to as certain If It can legally return a not true bill and free Chamberlain. Attorney Fitzgerald Is reported as saying that no jury would convict Chamberlain and that tbe state would be put to unneces sary expense If the grand jury should return an Indictment charging Cham berlain with first-degree murder. The grand Jury reported partially be fore Presiding Judge Cleland yesterday noon. It was then that the indictment against Mrs. Metxger was returned. A not true out was return ea in tne case of C. S. iieraeje. a real-estate man, who waa accused of passing a bad check for 114 on J. O. Rountree. Meracle was released from the County Jail, where he had been held for a month pending disposition of his case. The specKlo charge against Meracle alleged obtain ing money by false pretenses. A not true bill was also returned In the case of a woman accused recently of larceny by baljee. Two other Indict ments returned were against men held In the County Jail under statutory charges HE KNOWS. Old Santa Claus knows. As he goes o'er the snows. What the lady prefers Park Tllford's for hers. (We sre exclusive agents for Park Jr. Tllford"s delicious candles) Stg Sichel Co, SI Third or Third and Washington. Portland) Couple Married. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Dec 3- Spe cial. Frank J. Lurx and Mrs. Anna M. Clifton, of Portland, were married here today. -I riad been troubled with constipa tion for two vears and tried all of the best physicians In liristol. Tenn.. and thev could i. nothing for me." writes Thie. E. Williams. Mlddlehoro. Ky. Two packages of Chamberlain's Stom achs and Liver Tablets cured me." Kor sale by all dealers. for ten hours by the Immigration authori ties upon her arrival from Qucenstown. because of a suspicion that she was Ethel Leneve. Is at the Portland Hotel this week. Miss McNaughton arrived-on the White Star liner Majestic In response to a cablegram sent by her sister-in-law. Alice Lloyd McNaughton. asking her to come over at once to accompany Miss Lloyd on her present vaudeville tour. Miss McNaughton left England on the same day and by the same steamer that Mlsa Leneve. who figured so prominently In the Crtppen murder case, was supposed to have taken. A cablegram was sent to the New Tork authoritiea from London, on November S3, the day Dr. Crlppen was hanged, say ing that Mlsa Leneve had engaged pas sage on board tbe Majestic under the name of Miss Allen, and had boarded the ship at Southampton. Later cablegrams said that the supposed Miss Leneve had gone to Queenstown and boarded the Ma jestic there. "There was no Miss Allen on the Ma jestic" said Miss McNaughton, yester day evening in discussing, reluctantly enough, the affair. "Suspicion somehow attached Itself to me, probably, because 1 caught the boat at Queenstown. I had never been out of England before, you know, and I was naturally confused a bit. The officers of the boat bombarded me with questions, and I supposed It was all a part of the custom on ships coming to America. I was terribly 111 for three days, seasick, you know, and so I didn't really hear all they said about me. but when I was able to be about the ordeal was fearful. Folks nudged each other aa I passed by. That's the woman.' they whispered, and oh, such looks! I knew of nothing I bad done to merit such noticeable and unfavorable comment, and by the time we landed I was really a nervous wreck. I supposed Miss Lloyd would meet me right at the dock, but she had started for Chicago the day be fore I arrived, leaving word with her manager. Pat Casey, to meet me and send me on to Miss Lloyd." "And, you see," Interposed Miss Lloyd herself, who had been an Interested and amused listener to her sister-in-law's story, "the Immigration people had de termined to hold Miss Leneve or. as It happened to be. Miss McNaughton, and not allow her in the Vnlted States be cause of her connection with the Crlppen case. They considered her an undesir able citlxen. and were not going to have her here, but deport her at once to Eng land. I had to go on to Chicago, and was to await Mlsa McNaughton there Mr. Casey, my booking agent, promised he would meet my sister-in-law, so I knew everything would be all right. "But Mr. Casey, evidently, was the last roan I should have sent. - He was late in arriving, and the boat had al ready docked and the passengers were all ashore. In the meantime. Miss Mc Naughton had lost her voice from crying, and when no one appeared to claim her the Immigration authorities sent her to Ellis island. Then the appearance of a vaudeville booking agent on the scene clinched matters for pom- Ellxabeth, and It was 10 hours before Mr. Casey was able to get her out. Then he did It by find ing some woman who used to know all the parties concerned, and she told the authorities my sister-in-law was not Miss Leneve. I had gone on from Chicago to Spokane meanwhile, and when I met my sister-in-law she waa almost a physical wreck." Miss McNaughton Is a quiet, attractive young woman, most unassum ing In manner and dress, and the shock h ordeal has not yet left her. "It will be years before I forget it." sakf. she TODAY IS SHORTEST DAY Difference Slight but Prom Now on Light Period Is Longer. Today is the shortest day In the year, -nfdlall the sun will set. said Weather Observer Beats, "at 4:52 In the afternoon. The sun Is scheduled to rise at 7:53. This will give us 8 hours and S minutes of sunlight, the briefest period of the year. The difference Is so little from the day before and the .-w . It I nnlr a matter of a second or possibly a part of a sec- If you have sore feet, tired feet, awesty feet, lame feet, tender feet, smelly feet, corns, callouses or bunions, read what happened to Mrs. Crockett, of Jeffersonvllle. TIZ DID IT. Mr. Crockett savs: "After e second treat- meat she walked aovraatalra ee foet at a time. has sot seea able te walk downstnlra before la past five years, except by stepping iosi on each seep with oae foot at a time. Thla Is remarkable. Send five more boxes." No matter what ails your feet or what under heaven you have used with out getting relief, just use TIZ. It's different. It acta right off. It cures sore feet to stay cured, it's the only foot remedy ever made which acta on the principle of drawing out all the poisonous exudations which cause sore feet. Powders and other remedies merely clog up the pores. TIZ cleans them out and keeps them clean. You will feel better the first time it's used Use it a week and you can forget you ever had sore feet. There is nothing on earth that can compare with It. TIZ Is for sale at all druKglsts, 25c per box, or direct, if you wish, from Walter Luther Dodge & Co., Chicago, III. Rec ommended and sold by The Owl Drug Co 7th and Washington. Portland. Oregon. Dr. Lyon's PERFECT Tooth Fovds cleanses, preserves and beauti fies the teeth, prevents tootn decay and imparts purity and fragrance to the breath. ond. But It gives us sufficient au thority to call the day the shortest In the calendar." BRADY DEPOSES LANSDOM Governor Ousts State Guard Colonel, Who Will Ignore' Order. BOISE, Idaho, Dec 21. Special) Robert Lansdon. Secretary of State of Idaho, has been dishonored by Gov ernor Brady. Commander-in-Chief of the Ihaho National Guard, by being ousted as Colonel of the Second Regi ment, with which he has been con nected for years. Insubordination and disobedience are given as the cause for Lansdon's removal from the guard. The retired officer declared ' today that he will not only ignore he or der of the Governor, but he will ap peal from the order of the court dis solving his temporary restraining or der preventing the board of Inquiry to continue Its Investigation. Thus he will seek to nullify the. order of the Commander-in-Chief of the State Guard. BE CONVINCED. Call and examine our diamonds, at 125 per carat. Walter A. Lord Co., Ill Sixth St. ANNOUNCEMENT MISS Grace Cameron One of America's most popular stage enter tainers and who is com pletely captivating her audiences in her play, "Nancy," this week at the Bungalow, has gen erously proffered her Ben-ices in the sale of those emblems of kind liness and helpfulness the Red Cross Stamps She will have charge of the booth in-our store. FRIDAY FROM 12 TO 1:30 Miss Cameron has en tered this good cause with great zeaL She will walk from her ho tel to the popular Sweet Shop in her stage costume and while selling the stamps will entertain those present and will have something especi ally interesting to the children. BEING THE LITTLE ONES. Come and help in this good cause. THE. POPULAR,. oWEET SHOP. 269-71 MORRISON Buy Merchandise Bonds for Christmas Gifts Candy Store and Shoppers' Lunch in Basement Only 3 More Shop'g; Days Until Xmas Buy All Yovtr Xmas Foods In Ovir Model Grocery Dept. Great Sale of Dolls, Toys Pictures, Etc. Delicatessen French Pastry llJ8jmi! BaKery Depts. FoxirtH Floor Olds, Wortman fa King 9 Oiristmas Bulletin Buy Red Cross Stamps From Miss Alice Lloyd On the Main Floor Today Miss Alice Lloyd, the popular English comedi enne who has taken an active part in the great campaign against tuberculosis, will preside over our Red Cross Stamp booth today from 4:30 until 5:00 P. M. Miss Judith Scott and Miss Muriel Williams will have charge the rest of day. Men's and Women's $4 Umbrellas at $2.95 Today's shopers will realize a substantial saving on these Umbrellas. Sizes 26 and 28-inch tops, Kof good quality silk and linen, mounted on para gon frames with eight ribs, absolutely rustprooi, good waterproof tops. A splendid selection of handles, all new and attractive. Eegu- CO Q C lar $4.00 values, priced at only, each P 3 CSS 7c Men's Four-in-Hand Ties Re Qular $1.00 and $1.50 Values Only Continuation of our great sale ofMen'sFour-in-Hands-There's ties enough in this lot for all Portland It was the greatest necK wear btiy we ever made The entire stocK on hand with one of New YorK's leading manulacturers, picKed up by oir New YorK office force at 3Q cents on the dollar We pass them on to you at the same proportionate reduction Don't looR elsewhere You will see more ties here than you ever saw before All the very latest styles in French fold and reversible four-in-hands. Roman stripes, Dresdens, Persians, etc. Plain colors in Bara thea silKs, Peau de Soie. Peau de Cygne. satins, French O T cords, Faille silKs. etc. $1.00 and $1.5Q values now at I Great Xmas Sale Toys and Dolls Sale Dressed Dolls $2.5Q Values $1.78 $1.5Q Values at 98c In Joy , Land, Fourth Floor, a sale of Dolls, dressed in dimity or chiffon. Beautiful flowered patterns, dolls with sleeping eyes and lashes. Our regular $2.50 values, special, at CI extraordinary price, to close, each P I O Another lot dressed in jacket suits or lace trim med gowns, sleeping eyes and curly djl A hair. Regular $2.00 values, at only P .m-tt Dolls dressed in very pretty suits with QQ plume trimmed hats. Regular $1.50 vals., 'tJl DesKBlacKboards $2 Values at $1.48 Child's Desk Blackboard with roll of copy pat terns at top. Easel blackboard or opens out into a desk. Our regular $2.00 values d?"! AO on special sale today; low price, N st RocRina Horses $2.75 Values $1.75 A Cf SWINGING Q ? tjjOvy horses vpO. Today in the Toy Store, Fourth Floor, very attractive Rocking Horses with padded saddles, long rockers; stands 23 inches high, fc1 OO Regular $1.75 value, special each, at .piJ Another lot, larger size, 26 inches d1 7t5 high. Regular $2.75 values, each, at P - SWINGING HORSE, 29 inches high. 0 OC Regular $450 values, special price at Boys' Automobile $7 Values at $4.15 An extraordinary value, very well made -inch tires, steers with a wheel and has an adjustable seat for big or little boy. A regular frA 1 $7.00 value, special, to close, at each P Fir Scarfs and Muffs at lh Other Furs Are Reduced V4 In tKe Fxar Section, second floor, we offer a splendid line of large sHoxilder pieces, -witH front tabs, lined witH cHiffon satin taffeta, trimmed witK plaited rib bons and tassels Also plain shawl f CT, collars witH two silK tassels $35 vals. VV Large $32.50 pillow muffs to match for only $16.25 Large $22.5Q pillow muffs to match for only $1125 Our entire stocK of women! s and children's furs in coats, sets. necKpieces, muffs, etc. Children's furs $1.49 to $32.5Q; women's from $8.5Q to $35Q. Every Kind and quality Best values reduced 85 V4 Men's $25 Suits-Overco'ts $15 Stop! ThinK! Study the case! Is there a time in all the year when you need new clothing more than during the holidays? Then remember our Clothing Store is in its first "Winter season and every suit we show is new and the very latest style In this sale we 15.85 include the swellest lot of Scotch and English mixtures $25 values for only Men s Overcoats and Cravenette Raincoats Those very popular styles, such as are being worn by the fashionable young fellows andparticular husiness men All the latest styles A full line QC of sizes Our regular $25-00 values at