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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 26, 1905)
15 SSESS THEM ALL JUST AN ECHO OF THE FAIR THE SUNDAY OREGONIAU", PORTIAND, JNOVEMBER 26, l&Oo. No Franchises Will Be Allowed to Escape. SOME REDUCTIONS MADE Board of Equalization Takes Up Several Protests anil In Few In stances Cuts Down Sig ler's Valuations. To avoid the possibility of a legal dis pute concerning: "the assessment of fran chisee, and a claim that all franchises have not been assessed. Assessor Slglcr and County Judge "Webster and Commls Floners Barnes and Llghtner, sitting as a Board of Equalization, yesterday decided to assess all franchises. To this end. It was decided to assess the franchise of the Southern Pacific Company on Fourth street, the franchise of the City Messen ger & Delivery Company. Portland Hy- I draulic Company, Union Market and all others -which can be found. The board concluded to reduce the as sessment on the Western Union Telegraph Company. The assessment on the wires. poles and other property was $79,000. or threo times what it was a year ago. This was reduced back to about the former I figure, or $26,800. The franchise was as sessed at $15,000. This was not assessed at all last year. Notes and accounts were I assessed (1500, making a total of $43,300, or doublo last year's assessment. The assessment of the Pacific Postal Telegraph Company was reduced from J12.O00 to 19150. The assessment was: Property. JS150: franchise. $3000. It was decided to assess the rolling stock of tho Astoria & Columbia River Railway Company An estimate will be made to determine what proportion of the total I amount of rolling stock ought to be as sessed in this county. The rolling stock I has not been assessed in Multnomah County In the past. According to a decision of the .United ! States Supreme Court that imported goods in original packages are nonassesslble, J. McCraken & Co. will esoape taxes on im ported ement, valued at $28,000, which is In the original barrels. R. M. Wado &. Co. urged that their aa- Iscssment of $9000 on merchandise and $10,- 1000 for notes and accounts was out of proportion with assessments made oft' other implement firms, which averaged X30.000 to $40,000. Assessor Slglcr said I this was the nearest he had been able to approach 75 per cent valuations. The board has still a number of cases to consider, and will finish its labors (this week. PIANOS THAT ARRIVED TOO LATE TOE "DOWNTOWN" EXPOSITION AT EILEES PIANO HOUSE. Some Very Costly and Unique, Strictly Highest-Grade Pianos, to Be Sold at Eeduced Prices Kim balls, Hobart M. Cable, One Steele, Lesters, Hazeltons, Schumanns, Story & Olarks, Haddorffs, Two j weDers ana a vmctenng ah Array of the World's Best Instru mentsPayments to Suit Your Convenience. TROOPS FOR PHILIPPINES ATtRI E FROM MONTANA, DEPART FOR SAN FRANCISCO. JConie From Fort ArsIbIIioIh and Fort SbcIIIbb -for TraBBfcr to the Tropic. Martial music echoed from the train- Ishede of the Northern Pacific Terminal Company yesterday afternoon and at tracted a throng from the adjacent blocks that found much to interest and (hold attention for nearly two hours (while troopers of the Fourth United states 'Cavalry were at the depot. At 1 45 a long- special train of 1C cars pulled into the yards, having on board It he headquarters staff, band and 29o pfflcers and men of Troops A, I, K and Ik, of the regiment, en route from Fort kBslnlboin. Mont., to San Francisco, to mil for the Philippines December 15 "hb Great Northern Railway furnished t-iie equipment for two trains of 12 ars each, with the exception of tho 'ullman sleeping-cars used, for the lovement tnrougn to San Francisco. Irhe train arriving early yesterday af ternoon also included four baggage 1-ars with accoutrements and personal effects that was made part of the equip ment from Portland south of a special Itrrlvlng last evening at 5 o'clock oc upled by the officers and troopers o rompanles G and H. of the same regi lent, from Fort Snelllng and bound for the same destination. Colonel J. H. Dorst was In command. i.nd other officers of the regiment ac companying the first section were: J'naplain John A. Mills; Captain J. W. leard, H. H. Pattison, C. H. Conrad. fr, Roy B. Harper, J. N. Munro: Lieu tenants Cullen. Van Voorhis, Wajrher. rulver and Veterinarian Schwartzkopf tna contract Surgeon w. E. Parkman Those from Fort Snelllng were handled Portland via the Northern Pacific. Ind those from Fort Aesinibolne by the preat Northern to Seattle. Northern Pa Ilflc to Portland, and all thence to San inclsco by the Southern Pacific Fresh jpplies for the commissary were ordered gt Portlarid and arrangements made for lot coffee and other commissaries at ther points en route. The men were not permitted to leave le union Depot any distance, but the :eno about the building and -on the uxth-street side resembled the davs of 198 when the volunteers were hurrying uie iront. it was different in that the leers are now supplied with the new pgulatlon ollvo drab uniform and some the men have changes in their car- kents, though most of the troopera ere sua aitirco m the old rtc lation blue to which people are accun pmea. hen everything was In readl- for departure the trumpeters arched about the building sounding a pxare mat rang out clear on the Au- Rmn air and officers rather gruffly com landed some of the belated stragglers to y aboard the cars with their com- laes. Sentinels who had been stationed sslde the cars then mounted the nlat- Brms, where they remained until the lain was well In motion. the long train moved away to tho iivo ana across me steel onage a !st or those who seem always attracted uniforms, and among them several 'men, waved farewells and handker- jiefs to the departing defenders of the id. There was an unusual number of le very youthful troopers among the :n. wnose Doyisn proclivities were m Jlted in exuberance of playfulness and parent delight In everything that came ioer their observation. AIR BUILDINGS FOR SALE numlssion Anxious to Dispose iOf Exposition Structures. :he Orcgon State Commission hold a Setlng at the rooms of the Portland camber or commerce yesterday after- Ion for the purpose of receiving bids on buildings of the Xewls and Clark Ex- sltlon. Peveral proposals were received, "but the mmittee refused to consider any of the lers. and appointed President Jefferson .ers and Secretary B. C. GHtner a sub- imltteo to secure what offers they bob- Brand-new pianos, every one the beat ! that can be produced, are to be sold thlsj week at marked reductions. Think of ItJ Beautiful new Kimballs, Hobart M. Ca bles. Haxeltons. Story & Clarks. Had dorn. Lesters. Schumanns. a Stock, two Webers and a dickering at cut prices. Beyond Description; All these pianos were selected for exhi bition purposes. This means that every piano is -the very finest and most up-to-date In every respect, and comes In the verv latest and most beautiful of case de signs in mahogany, Circassian walnut. quartered oak. Hungarian asu; among them many designs entirely new and unique. One particularly Milking Kimball In dark mahosrany. Colonial style, of the latest pattern. A little different from any thing ever shown neretorore. A superb Story & Clark In rich. dark. Hungarian ash. elaborately carved and handsome In the extreme, a superb re minder of the grandeur of our own For estry building: another elegant mahogany Kimball, Gothic style, in a most original pattern, entirely out of the ordinary, and truly artistic A magnificent Hobart M. Cable, in beau tiful mottled walnut, with extravagant "Empire" top. three-panel effect, hand somely carved. A Chlckcring in massive. Kolid mahotranv case, a three oval panel effect, with sweeping trusses and novel receding fallboard: a Wber. Chippendale encct, dainty, renned ana supcroiy nn- lshed. Space does not permit of further descriptions. Suffice It to say that every one Is the most beautiful of Its kind ever shown. All are to be bought now at a positive reduction. 'Twill pay you to select and purchase that Christmas piano now. All are sure to go quickly, owing to the near ness of the holidays. Coupled with these price reductions are easy payments. If you like. Attend to this today, for you will have the advantage of choosing from the large asHortment. Come, write or tele phone Eilers Piano House. The biggest, busiest and best. 351 Washington, corner Park (Eighth) street. slbly could by the second Saturday In De cember, when the commission will hold another meeting and take action on what ever offers havo been presented by that time. Onlyone substantial offer was rccclv.ed yesterday, which was of 5300 from Wake field & Co. for the Foreign Exhibits build ing, which was not entertained. President Myers, in referring to the sale yesterday, said: "So far as selling the buildings Is con cerned, I have not the slightest doubt that we can do It, provided we arc willing to wait long enough. It Is the long wait Involved that is not to the liking of the commission, which wishes- to finish Its work as quickly as possible, and make ita reports to the state. The disposal of the Fair buildings is practically all. that remains of the com mission's duties, and -upon the consumma tion of a deal whereby the structures are disposed of, the commission will be dis solved. The department of cxhlDits Is the only. department that continues to occupy lis quarters In the Administration building. and on the completion of Its labors the building will be desorted. The Coos County building, which Is ono of tho "most expensive of the smaller structures at the Fair, has been placed In the hands of President Myers for disposal, and he states that he w:lll dispose of It to any purchaser who offers $1009 before Ito cember 1. STATEMENT FROM DRAKE Controversy With Mr. Hutchinson Over Deschutes Irrigation Lands. prmTT.AKn nv. 24. fTn the Editor. This morning's paper contains an article over the signature of c C. Hutcninson. who signs himself as Land Commissioner of the Deschutes Irrigation &. Power Com pany, in which he evidently designs to mislead and Influence opinion against me In certain disputes and litigation now pending. It consequently Is no more than fair to request you to present the other side of the question. Mr. Hutchinson's contention that the posting of some water notices on the banks cf the Deschutes River some five or six years ago without any diversion or bencflclai use constitutes a vana appro prlatlon or secures any rights, is too ab' surd to warrant comment. It Is also ncedloss here to discuss the technical defects or his company's new fllinirs. but In an enterprise like this. when thousands of people are dependent on their validity, the necessity of the statute "bring strictly compiled with Is obvious. In regard to the present friction between his company and myself. 1 would say that, about January 1. J901, Hutchinson, after attempting for years to thwart my enterprise, undertook, In connection with the promoters of the Deschutes. Irrigation & Power Company to menace and inter fere with the operations of the Pilot Butte Development Company, which I con trolled, but making poor progress, finally bought out my canal interests, pledging co-operation In my other development work; I, on the other hand, being bound to refrain from engaging In Irrigation work In Crook County for 15 years. By the contract madq. we conveyed to the Deschutes Irrigation & Power Com pany our contract with the state, our water rights, rights of way. our con structed nume, and the canal work so far as completed. I further guaranteed them additional rights of way over specific tracts of lands owned by me fop a main line, should they desire It. and provided thev definitely surveyed and located It within six months. Mr. Hutchinson quotes a part of the contract only, leaving out tho limitations; nor does he explain that the general man ager of the company, with his chief en gineer, checked over all the right of way wanted on my private lands, certified to the escrow -that the deed was complete and satisfactory, and subsequently, after almost a year and a half, they completed the payments and closed the transaction. He fails to explain thai within a month after the signing of the contract, when I was doing all In my. power to forward their enterprise, they . began 6pen and secret violation of the terms and spirit of the contract by aiding and advertising an opposition townslte. He falls to explain how an official of his company announced that, unless we surrendered some of our valuable reserva tions, they would undermine our Interests. He falls to explain that. In order to do so, they are attempting now to Ignore the specifications of their contract with the state (for a canal to serve their second segregation of 56.000 acres, and for which the state allowed them an Increased price of $1.27 per acre, because of expense of constructing a diverting dam) by entirely Ignoring the route contracted for. and di verting the water several miles up stream, with the deliberate purpose of Injuring the power project at Bend and Interme diate points, and tho consequent wanton Injury to investments of scores of people. He falls to explain that, to accomplish this, they now invade and Injure my pri vate lands beyond their granted rights, or blasting out and extending a raceway and cutting -down timber, building wing-dams, etc. to force more water Into Jthelr flume .In. exetaa at the riptnod watsr aasroaria-i If Woodard H Clarke 6 Co. M Jjk, DRUGGISTSr . Money Back ' Is the Basis of Our Success A Satisfied Customer Is Our Best Gold Fish Xew shipment just in all fantails extra fine slock. They'll clieer up many a lonely hour. This is a very special price for fantails we are able to make it be cause we bought the entire lot so we're both pleased, each .'. ,r 25 FIVE FOR $1.00. Prescriptions These busy days the minds of many of us dwell most on llie approaching Christmas season, bu, the prescrip tion department mores on in the same way just systematic as a Swiss watch accuracy, dependability. qualit3T. AVe call for prescriptions and deliver without extrav charge. The Home of Perfumes That Linger New importations from France just in. These include the iincst products of Roger & fGallct, Pinaud, Piver, Houbigant, Violet (Violay), Le Grande and Lubin. Several new odors never before shown in Portland all charming and delightful, and as true as the flowers from which they arc distilled. Buy them in bulk or original packages. Price, per oz., up 75 Have you tried Houbigant 's Extract of Violets? 20 times stronger than the flower per ounce $3.50 Marcclle's "Darling of the Gods" is another popular odor as sweet and refreshing as the morning dew, rjer ounce t toe Positively the largest and best selected holiday line on the Pacific Coast. Photo Department We're preparing, and prepared, for a great camera campaign this Christmas, and we fully expect to double our enorm ous business of last year. The largest assortment of fine cameras to select from and nothing makes a more acceptable present for any memb.cr of the family. For the young folk, we have young cameras at young prices. Many a parent says a camera keeps their children out of more mischief than they had been able to do before they bought it. Takes just a trifle to keep 'em going. PEIOE J1.00 to $150. Developing and Printing done by experts, mot on paper, but by real live, experts who have given years to the study of the processes which will make your pictures a success. Every negative a study. COSTS BUT A LITTLE. Ansco and Vidil Films in stock now the kind you have heard so -much about. Each film separately attached to backing paper. After exposure any one of the films may be removed from roll and developed singly without dis turbing the others. Each exposure may be separately focusod. Every spool provided with spring clip which prevents unwinding. All objects can be accurately focused -within one or two feet. The most perfect sub stitute for glass plates. Made in .all standard sizes. PRICE 70c AND 90c ROLL OF 12 EXPOSURES. Fine Leather Christmas days show their arrival first by the increased activity in Our leather department. We arc showing the most complete, most artistic and most varied and yet ex- W PURVEYORS RL 2 His Majesty Man rj wyf Her Majesty . Woman v n . IN ILLNESS AND IN HEALTH m j j WE SUPPLY AutomoDilists ' rra USE 3 POUNDS TO 1 GALLON OF WATER KEEPS IT FROM FREEZING Thermalite Bags Better than. Hot Water Bottles some say. Just boil the bag, put no water' in it, and you have a hot water bag. It is filled with a heat-storing material which keeps bag hot longer than water. Several sizes and shapes Price $1.25 to $3.50 ASK TO SEE THEM. Elastic Hosiery Woven on our own looms and knit to fit. No ready-made elastic hosiery or supports can give you either the fit or. service which our experts do in every case. Satis faction guaranteed. elusive line in the city. The styles in small leather ware change more rapidly than in dress, and this year we havo many little fancies which are nev to Portland and new to JJew York, for no sooner do thoy reaoh Hew York City than our buyer there rushes a scpply on to us. That is why we are more leather wise than some. Come in, look over the display and judge for yourself. Our prices are no more than for the ordinary kind. We can prove it. Handbags, Purses, Traveling Bngs,vSuit Cases, Travel ing Cases, Billbooks, Cigar Cases, etc., etc. Electroliers Bronze and German spun brass in odd and Oriental shapes, single, double and triple globus; color decorations in heavy glass inlaid. Our own importation, and posi tively the only ones shown this side of Chicago. Exclu sive hkll, dining-room or library decoration splendid lights, just a few left, make a selection now. They are selling at cost because we need the room ...$8.10 to $24.85 The metal alone is worth this much. Table Wines Fine Table Wines. Our stock represents the experience of many years in catering to the popular taste. . THANKSGIVING SPECIALS. WOODLARK- Sauternc , Qt. Claret Qt. Cabernet Qt. Burgundv Qt. Zinfandc'l Qt. Trusses That fit, that are easy to wear. These are the kind, we want to show you, to talk toyou about. Come in and talk it over, cost. nothing, and we can help you. 50 different styles. Fitting free . Lady attendants., Our Responsibility Does not end with the sale It continues until the truss has given you the service you paid for. Thanksgiving Sale of Cut Glass Empire and. Quaker Gray in beautiful and exclusive designs. Little prices Here's proof: REG. 50c, SPEC. 38 GRESTA BLANCA Pt. Sauteme - 35 5 Table d'Hote 35 Haut Saiiterne .' 45 St. Julien ...40 Chateau Yquem 60 Reisling 30c Qt. 60 50 85c 75p 75 50 CLOVERDALE Claret, qt., regular 30c; special 23 Burgundy, qt., regular 30; special 23d Sparkling Creste .Blanco White, qt $1.00 Sparkling Burgundy, qt $1.35 Irondequoit Sherry and Port, gallon $3.75 Nappy, 5-inch, regular $2.00; special $1.33 Xappy, G-inch, regular $2.85; special $1.97 Berry Bowl, regular $4.50; special $3.45 Berry Bowl, regular $6.50; special $5:25 Water Bottle, regular $5.50; special $4.29 Candelabra, Tegular $42.00; special $25.00 Finger Bowls, set of 6, regular $9.95; special. .$6.85 Uon at that point, also obstructing cso of the land and stream, for logging opera tions, all done In defiance of my protests, and that for this I enjoin them. In excuse, they ..allege a preposterous claim of right there, by reason of the original contract, which was long ago closed up. and Ignoring the fact that they tiever within the life of the contract or since have requested any such right of wart or Intimated such a claim. lie seeks to create the further impres sion that, by reason of this injunction, I am retarding and Interfering with work on their contract with the state, though he knows full well that such Is not the case, and that they are at liberty at any time they see fit to proceed with work oit the legitimate route designated and spe cified In their contract. I seek only to prevent wanton Injury through deliberate and defiant trespass upon my private property: and where In doing so they wholly and unnecessarily go soutsldc of. their contract with the This business is about on a par with their methods recently exposed before the State Land Board, and I have too much confidence In that body and In our courts to expect to sec them succeed In such high-handed transactions. five years ago I went to the Bend country. bullt home, made my invest ments there, and have the true welfare of the country at heart. This company, supposed to have $2,500,000 paid up capital, mostly held by outside people (though de pendent largely on settlers' money, and hypothecated notes for carrying on its operations), seems mainly interested in what It can ret out of the country and the people, while it is entitled to moral support and assistance in its legitimate operations, it has no right to override' or ignore the private rights of individuals or the community, and as a member of the community. I claim the rlgt lawfully to protect my own and the .settlers' rlchts. - A. M. DRAKE. BACK FROM INSPECTION D. D. Clnrkc Studies "Water Mains In Other Cities. D. D. Clarke, chief engineer of tho City Water Department, returned at 6 o'clock last night, over the Southern Paclflcfrom. a trip of four weeks' duration, in the course of which he visited Seattle, Min neapolis. Su Paul. Chicago. Rochester. Boston, New York, Paterson, Newark. Pittsburg, St. Louis. Kansas City. Denver. Sacramento, Oakland and San Francisco. His mission related to an Inspection of riveted steel and cast Iron for water-main purposes, with a view of determining which of the two materials should be rcc ommended for adoption by the Water Board when It comes to consider bids for the proposed main from the Mount Tabor reservoir to Highland. Proposals for the main will be opened at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Mr. Clarke declines V slve "t any in formation concerning his conclusion until he submits his report to the board. He stated that he, was well received wherever he went, and afforded every possible op portunity for studying conditions, but admitted that his limited time prevented him from remaining long in one place. New York Society Celebrates. The New Tork State Society held a so cial meeting in tho Knights of 'Pythias Hall, Marquam building, last night to observe the anniversary of the permanent evacuation of New Tork. TMs 4as tias been choteji as the Use for. th annual meeting of the society, which will here after be the only regulnr meeting of the year. The society, like many of the other state societies, was formed principally to welcome visitors at the Lewis and Clark Exposition. It has served Its purpose, but the members wish to continue the organi zation, and these annual meetings will be the means of holding It together. A short programme was given early In the evening, on which the chief number was an address by Professor James P. Ewlng. of Portland Academy, oji "Evacu ation day," in which ho give a graphic description of scenes In New York during the Revolution. Mrs. Olga Bortsh sang several solos, .and Ml6 Louise Forsyth j read "Pauline Pavlovna." a Russian story. Ex-Mayor George H. Williams, presi- ti-dent of the society, presided, and Charles T. Tinker and M. w. Stevenson were in charge of arrangements. Will Greet the Jlrchbisliop. The committee in charge of the pro gramme that Is being arranged for the reception of Archbl3hoji Christie on. his. return from Rome, will meet this after noon at Foresters Hall, Sixth and Wash ington streets, at 3 o'clock, and report progress. Tho archbinhop la cxpecieu i home about December 6 for he left Naples . for New York on Noveicber 17, and should j arrive at the latter place next Thursday, i Fined for Sclltnar Liqaor. j William Grimes, converted several weeks ago of violating the prohibition law, at Monts. villa.' was fined . 50 yesterday by , Judge Clclarid. Grimes conducts a road- . hoaiej and la the-'pawt has frequently j been convicted of selling liquor without license. He says he has closed his sa loon, and is now only running a hotel. A second conviction for violation of the pro hibition law carries with it a Jail sen tence. Judge Cfelond postponed the pass ing of sentence to ascertain If Grimes had ceased selling liquor, and on three oc casions caused an officer to be sent out to Investigate. The report in each instance was that Grimes had closed. Conse quently, a light fine was imposed. The lowest fine is JS0. and the maximum $oG0. Bartender Heavily Fined. Joseph McPherson, bartender in the Elk saloon, convicted of permitting Estolla Veal and Josephine Bates, girls under 21 j years or age. to irequent tne saloon, was j Pned $200 andcbst3 by Judge Cleland yesterday. NEWBRO'S herpicide Ther ORIGINAL remedy that "kill the Dandruff Germ." 4 30I!Ne-i ' GOING!! GONE ill nuKttimitutn unrein nu:m:r THE LADIES OBJECT la. ute m :: to a jruassr asd sticky hair dressing-, or b that 1 fairof sedlmtntarr chemicals latealed ta dy the hair. Tb marked ;r2raiea fer a. dainty dressing, partic ularly ese that overcomes excessive olll xeis &s4. leavs the hair lltht and fluffy. !s reflected la the enormous sale of Htvr bro's Herpicide. Ladles become enthusi astic over lis refreshlnx quality and ex quisite XragTance. It destroys the ml croblc sTOTrth In the-ecalp. cures dan druff, stops falling- hair, and slves It a silken Kloss. STOPS ITCHING INSTANTLY. Itk Slim. SUt. Ssti II:.. xtaf. fi KS3?.CI3E CO., D?t. H. Ct!;:!l. V.lzt, tir s Saa'i: Applicatleas at Pronlnest Barber Shops.