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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 9, 1908)
11 T1IE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAN, WEDXESDAY. SEFTE3IBEB 9, 1908. '''S' ! f Mfc W'Mv Trade Braidlninig p j: P'Ij Sale 1 2w ; i. f'f 4 t "- -lu-rIy behind -nd thrlr. Vpf-y-j .jfc 1" owa reputation ptrmln f no exaggeration o be maae. During the entire month of September, in our Great Special Woolen Mills Trade Building Sale, we will give the pick and choice, with out reserve, of any Suit in the store for only There are now over Five Thousand Suits on hand all marked in the plain' figures at which they sell. These regular every-day sell ing prices being $15.00, $17.50, $18.50, $20.00, $22.50, $25.00, $27.50 and some $30.00. No matter what the Suit cost, or what it i. tr:ro noiiarQ will huv it if taken before October 1st, at which time all Suits will again be sold at the regular prices, j Browns 0 Wi THIRD AND STARK STS. MILL-TO-MAN cloth1Ers PORTLAND, OREGON -'J ''J iVfcsVJ h- r" ? I nlll -lu.rely behind and their, a. well a. . f , , - . , , tf , M PfiTVl owa reputation permit, of no exaggeration. o be made. i-l..uji I I 4fr'r'-?.'TPrn. n R HWJ 1 yW PP'jp L'W-w.ti L-,wy,v. -ii, 1 I ' w Q I I " ! LONG LEASE SIGNED Quarter-Block at Second and Alder Taken for 90 Years. OFFICE BUILDING TO RISE Structure Occupied by Chinese Will Be Raxed When Leases Expire Next May Ground Rent $1000 a Month. Documents carrying a lease on the quarter block at th. northeast corner of Second and Alder streets were yes terday filed In the County Clerk's office. Under this agreement Mrs. Hilda G. Holmes, widow of Byron Holmes, leases the property tn Question to M. E. Free man. E. House and Frank Bollam for a period of 90 years at the rate of fiooo a month. The property occupies a. full quarter block. 100x100. A two-story building Is located on the premises and has been rented to Chinese for many years. When the1 lease of the present occu pants expires in May of next year, Messrs. Freeman, House and Bollam propose to demolish the buildings now on the site and erect In their stead a modern office building of Ave or six stories. While detailed plans have not yet been prepared, it is known that the structure will be of reinforced con crete and class A In every respect. The erection of this building will furnish a handsome addition to this neighborhood, which has had several notable acquisitions In the matter of business blocks during the past year. The recently completed Erlinger build ing is located diagonally across from the property In question and Just oppo site on the west side of Second street, are the properties of the D. P. Thomp son estate and Mr. Spatildlng. of Hono lulu. Rumor reports that at the ex piration ot the leases on the Thompson premises, which have 20 months still to run, the structures win ne oeiuuuou and replaced with modern office build ings. HELD UNDER WATER BY CAR Dr. Whitehead Dies From Injuries Sustained In Wreck. EXPECT 100,000 VISITORS LIVESTOCK SHOW DIRECTORS FLAX FOR THRONGS. I SEATTLE. Sept. . S. Dr. Cabell Whitehead is dead at Nome as the re sult of an accident on the Seward Pe ninsula Railroad Saturday night. The body will leave Nome today on the steamship Northwestern for Seattle. The fatal injuries were sustained in a wreck on the railroad, of which Dr. Whitehead was general manager. The car In which Dr. Whitehead was riding was overturned and he fell Into a shal low body of water. While the depth of the water was but two" feet, his head was held under the surface for two minutes and his lungs partially filled with water and sand. He lingered un til Monday afternoon. Mrs. Whitehead is an invalid and Is staving with friends in this city. A cablegram this morning to Captain D. H. Garvis, announced the death. Few men have been more thoroughly identified with the development of Sew ard Pninsula than Dr. Cabell White head and it is doubtful If any man was better known to Alaskans. THE NEW ANDSH0RT ROUTE To the Yellowstone Park Is via the Oregon Railroad Naviga tion Company and ' Oregon Short Line. Time and money can be srvh1 now by using this route, and the park will re main open until September 13. Remem Bcr. too, a 30-dey stopover will be given on through tickets to and from the East to anyone .desiring to make a side trip to the Yellowstone. Round trip rate from Portland 179.76, which Includes all trans portation. 13 meals and four lodgings at the various park hotels. Gall at the city ticket office. Third and Washington streets, for further Information and beau tifully Illustrated folder, or call on any O. R. & N. agent outside of Portland. COMFORT, SAFETY, SPEED Comfort, safety and .speed, together with scenic attractions of the Canadian Pacific route, guarantee the traveler the beet possible trip across the continent. For descriptive matter, apply at the lo cal office, 143 Third street. Tomorrow (Thursday) positively last day for discount on West Side gaa bills. Don't tail to read Gas Tips. Local Management Makes Arrange ments for Interesting Races and Superb Exhibit. Arrangements to take care of ap proximately 100,000 people for the first annual harness horse meet and Paclflo National Livestock Show, during the week of September 21-26. are being made. The various committees of the Country Club and Livestock Associa tion which submitted their reports at the postponed meeting of the directors yesterday afternoon declared that the general programme as planned together with the incidentals and feature attrac tions which will be offered should sure ly attract a daily attendance of not un der 18,000 as an average. The attendance at last year's State Fair at Salem was more than 10.000, and the state capital has net the local popu lation nor the central location of Port land to draw the crowds from the many livestock centers of the Northwest. For this reason, the local management fig ures that the first exposition here should register a much larger attend ance than Salem did last year. One of the most trying situations which the management will have to face is the fact that the entries in the different divisions In Ihe livestock show are swamping the association, and that unless a limit is placed on the number of nominations in the various classes there will be no space to ac commodate the late entries. It was es timated at yesterday afternoon's meet ing that the 12 snow barns would. take care of close to 3000 head of livestock in the main divisions, horses, cattle, sheep and swine, but the entries so far recorded are hut little under that num ber. The only alternative will be to close the entries before the time al ready specified or else erect temporary canvas pavilions to furnish quarters for the over-supply of sto-;k. It was stated that the live stock show here would embrace close to 20 per cent hi excess of the number of entries filed with the State Fair management for the reason that many Washington points are sending their exhibits here without routing them to Salem, th. next preceding point in the big North Pacific Fair circuit. .... Tnitns arrived yesterday and will be Installed today. These are novel mechanical devices which do away with having gatemen and ticket takers, and the five turnstiles are sup posed to be able to handle the crowds much faster than a similar number of employes at the entrances. All that will be needed will be two or three young women to make the proper change and the turnstiles will do the rest, registering the admissions not only at the gate but In the general offices. F. O. Downing, chairman of the gen eral management committee, reported that a goodly number of privileges and concessions had already been contract ed for and that his Office Is flooded with informal bids for various privi leges. It was decided to leave it en tirely to Mr. Downing's committee to select and arrange for all accommoda tions and comforts which might tend to please the public No effort will be made to put the concessions on a money-making basis this year. Only such as are absolutely necessary for the convenience of the crowds will- be considered. FORM MEDICAL SOCIETY Pbysicisna of Counties Yamhill and Folk Elect Officers. DALLAS, Or., Sept. . (Special.) A number of the physicians of Polk and Yamhill Counties met In Dallas last night and formed a medical association. Temporary officers were elected and a committee was appointed to draw up a constitution and by-laws for the new organization, which will be adopted at its next meeting In McMinnville, Mon day, December 7. The officers chosen last night follow: President, Dr. Gilstrap, of Sheridan; secretary and treasurer. Dr. L. A. Boll man, of Dallas. Committee on consti tution and by-laws. Drs. L. A. Bollman, B. H. McCallon and A. B. Starbuck, of Dallas. The members of the new association plan to extend It territory until it shall comprise several of the counties adjoining Polk and Yamhill. MANFFBS' MISTAKE PEOPLE'S GAIN (35,000 Stock New Fall Style Shoes Labeled Incorrectly. Admit mistake and order shoes sold.' Bannister. Kneeland. Slater and Moral, 16 and S7 grades, $3.85; (4 and 15 grades, 12.66; women's J3.50 and $4 grades, J2.45. Dellar. 291 Morrison, bet. 4th and 6th. Tomorrow (Thursday positively last dav . . . i Tirac, CiHfl o-aa Hill. Dnn't arinc rair circuii. j ior oimtouih uu kj, "'- - The automatic slot machine pay-as- fall to read OM Tips. RESISTS PAYING TUXES O.'R. & N. CO. FILES SUIT IX CIRCUIT COURT. Allegation Is Made That $2C,000 Taxes ou 16,000,000 or Money, Notes and Accounts Illegal. Contending that the action ot the County Board of Equalisation in up holding the 229,000 tax assessment of its money, notes and accounts was Illegal, the O. R. & N. Company, through Its attorney, will 'file suit in the State Cir cuit Court today to have that decision set aside. The company will endeavor to have the tax reduced to $9000, it being ad mitted that at the time of the assessment the company had JS0O.000 ot taxable prop erty. Should the case go against the rail road company, it will be compelled to pay not only the 229,O0O taxes, but 30.000 additional as penalty, and the nre' which has accrued during the months it has remained unpaid. Assessor Sigler valued the money, notes and accounts of the company at $16,800,000. After the Board of Equalisation had listened to testimony to the effect that this large surplus was not taxable be cause it belonged to fe .Union Pacific Company, Instead of the O. R. & N.. and was being expended in building new roads, it confirmed Mr. Slglera assess ment. The company then appealed to the Supreme Court. Arthur C. Spencer, the company s at torney, gives as a reason for the aban donment of the appeal and the Institu tion of a new suit that the law of 190, authorizing the appeal, is- unconstitu tional A temporary injunction was Issued yesterday by Judge Gantenbein. restrain ing Sheriff Stevens from collecting the tax pending the decision of the ease. SUIT OVER STREET CONTRACT Property-Owners Protest Over Cost of Fill on East Washington. Whether the contractors, who made the East Washington-street fill, between East Water street and Union avenue, charged an exorbitant price when they fixed their rate at 40 cents a yard, or whether that is reasonable for the work done, is the question which is at issue before a Jury in Judge Bronaugh'a department of, the Circuit Court. It is the contention of Not tingham & Co.. and of Joseph Paquet that 25 cent's a yard is a reasonable price. The City Council advertised for bids for the work, and accepted that of the Pa ciflo Bridge Company. Testimony taken yesterday by the city showed that ell the property-owners on each side of the street have paid their as sessments, with the exception of the litigants. One of yesterday's witnesses was Whitney L. Boise. He said that the property near Est Washington street doubled in value Immediately after the fill was completed, in December 190a. and that three lots sold by the Hawthorne estate before the fill was made, are now worth between Smo end SS000 each. Boycott Hearing Postponed. WASHTNGTCJ, Sept. 8. The hearing in the contempt case of the Buck Stove & Range Company against . labor officials who are allesed to have violated nn In- Junctlon to dtocontinue a boycott may not be held until October. Justice Gould, of the District Supreme Court, has tmunated the matter should go over until the reg ular court term In October. The Federa tion today was allowed an extension of time for filing its answer to the Buck Company bill, pending which the hearing may be postponed. REAL PIANO BARGAINS Pianos Marked in Plain Figures. The carload of pianos that recently arrived damaged by tramps breaking into the car and walking on the topi was placed on sale this morning. Every purchaser today was more than pleased with his bargain, knowing he has obtained the lowest price, as every piano is marked in plain figures. When $135. $150 up to $19;. will ob tain a new piano sold by retail stores for $300 and $325. you cannot afford to delay a minute, providing you have any use at all for a piano. The Interior of each piano is fully guaranteed. Terms cash. THE WILEY B. ALLEN CO. 804 Oak St., Bet. Fifth and Sixth. OUR NEXT PRESIDENT Send 10c in Stamps for the PROPHECY PUZZLE the greatest puzzle ever made. Choose the man you want tn win and put him in the White House. SEATTLE PUZZLE CO. 32B Arcade Annex, Seattle, Wash. Agents Wanted HAND SAPOLSO FOR TOILET AND BATH It makes the toilet something to be enjoyed. It removes all Btains and roughnesa, prevents prickly heat and chafing, and leaves the skin white, soft, healthy. In the bath it brings a glow and exhilaration which no common soap can equal, imparting the vigor and life sensation of a mild Turkish bath. 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