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THE MOItXIXG OKEGOXIAX,. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 19Q8
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The "Cream of I RI NGTON "
Over 500 Horticulturists As
semble in Portland for
Convention.
U. " i
FRUITGROWERS OF
NORTHWEST HERE
FINE FRUIT ON EXHIBITION
Crmm of Oregon Apple Crop to Be
Displayed to Public Stat So
ciety Will Hold Annual
Session. Today.
APPLE SHOW OPEN TO PI H UC
Th bet and largest display of Ore-.
Bon apples ever exhibited In Port
land will ba thrown open to the pub- '
Ho at 2 o'clock thia afternoon. It
waa lathered by the State Horticul
tural Society and has been Installed
In the Woodmen of the World Hall
on Eleventh street. Fifty orchardlsta
nave contributed to the exhibition,
which consists of 100 entries agre
(atinc H boxes and embracing;
every variety of the apple family
produced in the Pacific Northwest.
The eahlbltlon will be open to visitors
day and nlg-ht until and including
Friday night.
The opening session of a four days'
convention of fruitgrowers of the Pa
cific Northwest will be held this morn
ing in Woodmen of the World Hall. Elev
enth street between Washington and Al
der. The entire day will be occupied by
the meeting of the State Horticultural
Society in Its annual session. Tonight
the members of this organization will be
the guests of the Portland Ad Men, and
beginning tomorrow the Northwest
Fruitgrowers' Association will convene
for a three days' meeting. Over 5u0
prominent horticulturists are expected to
attend the conventions.
At today's sessions of the Horticul
tural Society addresses pertaining to
fruit culture will be delivered by J. R.
t'ardwell, honorary president of the so
ciety; F. W. Power, nurseryman, of Sa
lem; H. M. Williamson, secretary of the
State Board of Horticulture: W. K. New
11, member of the State Board of Hor
ticulture, and J. R. Shepard. a promi
nent orchardist of Zena, Polk County.
The officers of the society are: Honor
ary president. Dr. J. R. Cardwell; presi
dent. H. C. Atwell: first vice-president,
C. H. Lewis; second vice-president, C.
D. Huffman; secretary-treasurer, E. R.
I,ake: ' corresponding secretary, L. T.
Reynolds; tinance committee, H. M. Will
iamson. Cream of Stale's Product bhotvn.
An excellent display of apples and
other fruit has been gathered from dif
ferent .sections of the state and arranged
In the basement of the hall in which the
conventions will be held. The exhibit
Includes the rream of the product of the
state and is worth a visit by anybody in
terested in good fruit. The exhibit was
opened last night and will be open to
the Inspection of the public both day
and night until Friday night.
Portland merchants have differed Jn the
Aggregate 12 cups, valued at from J10 to
& each, for the best exhibits, and there
Is lively competition among, the apple
growers of the Rogue River Valley, the
Willamette Volley and Hood River for
tlie prlies. The competition is particular
. ly keen for the cash prize of tM that has
been offered for the best five boxes of
pot less than three varieties.
Tiie officers of the State Horticultural
fx-irty yesterday issued an Invitation to
the various commercial organizations and
the business men of the city, urging thera
to attend the business sessions of the
meeting and Inspect the superior exhibit
of apples that is on exhibition. An in
vitation will today be extended to the
pupils of the high schools to visit the
apple exhibit, which 5s a revelation as to
what Oregon can do along horticultural
lines.
Walnuts Prom Yamhill County.
In addition to the large number of ex
hibitions that have been entered in com-
netition for the prizes, the State Agri
cultural couege at 'orvallls has sent a
complete plato exhibit showing every
variety of apples that r grown in the
state. The Yamhill Walnut Club, of Mc
Mlnnville. has also installed an interest
ing exhibit cf English walnuts grown In
Yamhill County.
A commiuee of experts this morning
will beein ludcing the exhibition and it
Is expected the prize winners will be de
iiuri not later than 2 o'clock this
afternoon. At that hour the general
public will be admitted to admire
product of Oregon orchards.
the
HAS LOTHARIO ARRESTED
Husband Accuses Wife's Compan
ion of C arrlng Concealed Weapon.
r w Ienton. living at East Ankeny
and East Sixtieth streets, had his youth-
frtonri ni neiehbor. Byron Biggs, ar-
rested vesterday for carrying a concealed
weapon while out walking with Mrs.
rtanmn when Denton discovered the
couple engaged In earnest and confiden
tial conversation he waa Inclined to take
the law in his own hands and approached
them for that purpose. He told the
nrer and smaller man Just what he
thought of him and described the awful
...,n.mieneea that would follow Biggs
appearance in the vicinity of the Denton
domicile thereafter.
Rieiri Instead of taking to his heels be
fore the wrath of the larger man, held
irrniind llrmlv. and said he would
n,.i an v and all social calls on Mrs,
Denton that he saw fit. By way of em-
nhasta he threw back his coat and
touched the-butt of a big revolver. Just
as the villian In a 30-cent melodrama
tines, so Denton says. The aggrieved hus
band then left off all Intention of taking
the law into his own hands and went
Hireot to the Municipal Court, where he
... mired a warrant of arrest from Mu
niclpal Clerk Miller. Bigga was arrested
shortly afterwards by Detectives Howell
and Tichenor. He did not have the re
volver with him when taken.
Hieics could not supply a small amount
f ball when taken to the police station.
l, lm was stripped of his meager be-
innclncs and locked up to await trial
today.
PORTLAND JfOUTH DIES
Paul Smith Succumbs to Pever at
' Kichniond, Ind
RICHMOND. Ind.. Nov. V. (Special.)
a freshman law student at
Notre Dame, died this morning of typhoid
weeks. His parents, who live in Port
land, Or., arrived this evening.
The Paul E. Smith referred to In the
above dispatch Is the son of Edward W.
Smith, manager of the telegraph depart
ment of the Northern Pacific. The fam
ily resides at 670 Gantenbein avenue. Mrs.
Smith left for Notre Dame last Thursday,
on receipt of the news of her aon'e ill
ness. Young Smith completed the pre
paratory course at Columbia University
last June. He was considered the most
brilliant and promising student ever en
rolled In that institution. He was ex
tremely popular and participated In all
of the activities of the university.
VINDICATION FOR BRICK
The Petty Attack on Denny-Renton
Product Clearly Refuted.
The following statements by the
Seattle Dally Times and City Engineer
R. H. Thompson, of Seattle, printed in
the Times of November 29. sets to
right the unjust report that has been
circulated in this city against vitrified
brick, made by the Denny-Renton
Clay & Coal Company.
To those conuersant- with facts here
Inbelow stated, in this case the un
scrupulous methods employed by com
petetlve paving' materials, has been
very plain and this article must show
that any combination of business man
who resort to- such means to bolster
up their own materials themselves
have lack of faith or insincerity of
purpose in that which they offer.
The Denny-Renton Company have
furnished over 13.000,000 vitrlfed brick
during the past six months to . many
of the cities In the Northwest, and this
company at all times advocates vitri
fied brick as the best paving material,
purely on its own merits and at all
times stands back of Its product with
an honest defense, backed up by $1.
600,000 investment, an outgrowth of 20
years of experience and the future
success of which, as has the past, de
pends upon supplying brick that will
come up to the highest standard.
Read what the Daily Times says In
connection with Mr. Thompson's state
ment: Denny-Renton Clay and Coal Company
Provides Product for Queen Anne
Hill Contract Which Meet"
Approval.
That the complaints of contractors
on the Queen Anne Hill paving con
tracts against the quality of brick
furnished by the Denny-Renton Cla7 &
Coal Company have not been well
founded is the statement of City Engi
neer R. H. Thompson, and a showing
has been made that the criticism made
by Assistant City Engineer D. W. Mc-
Morrls, as published .recently in The
Times was not altogether well found
ed. An admission is made by officials I
f the company that a carload of vitri
fied brick, consigned to another desti- I
nation and not intended for use on
Queen Anne Hill, was -by mistake sent
to that work-
City Engineer Thompson, since his
return from Europe has Investigated
the complaints made by McMorris and
has found out the facts in the case.
He said yesterday;
'The city has had but little, if any.
trouble from the quality'of brick fur
nished by the Denny-Renton Clay &.
Coal Company. My recollection is that
not to exceed 5 per cent of brick sent
paving Jobs by the company has
been rejected. I understand the trouble
on Queen Anne Hill originated in a
mistake when a carload of brick not
made for that job, but consigned to
another place and having no relation
whatever to city work was by mistake
sent to Queen Anne Hill. The matter
has been looked into carefully and the
company has very promptly taken back
he unsuitable brick and iiirnisneu
other and" satisfactory material. The
hole misunderstanding arose from a
mistake."
Inspection of brick furnished for pav
ing is required under all conracts and
the Inspection Is done by the city it
self, as a protection to the property
owners. The brick making company
officials assert that they have cheer
fully removed all brick found unsuit
able and have, abided by the ruling of
the inspectors.
THOMPSON DISCITSSES FOURTH
AVE IE
City F3nrlneer Favor Vae of Vitrified
Brlrlc on Thoroughfare Ready to
Open From Jackson to I'nlon.
City Engineer R- H." Thompson was
the principal speaker at the meeting of
the Fourth avenue Improvement Club
yesterday afternoon, when the ques
tion of paving was under discussion.
Engineer Thompson, at some lengtn.
detailed his findings in connection with
different paving materials on his re
cent trip to Paris, and said that the
only objection that could be made to
wooden blocks was Because or ine
slippery condition In damp or rainy
weather. He spoke or tne noiseless
features, which makes the paving so
popular in the old country but ques
tioned the desirability of the paving
in Seattle except on perfectly level
streets.
In discussing the Improvement of
Fourth avenue its entire distance.
Thompson expressed the belief that the
street could be made more available
for all sorts of traffic by making an
upper and lower division at Y'esler
Wav so that one couia reacn me icvei
of that thoroughfare wnne ine owier
would go below the proposed bridge
at Fourth avenue. The upper street
would be on a level with tne entrance
frmo Fourth avenue to the new city
hall hiiilillnir.
The Question of eultaDie jigncs xor
street was discussed briefly and
no decision was reached on any of the
proposed improvements.
aTr alter a Ulne&s ot About UneeJcUaa in
John H. Epler Places Property
in His Name.
FINANCIERS WILL MEET
loan Association Members to Dis
cuss Legislation.
m.YMPTA. Wash, Nov. 30. (Spe
cial.) State Auditor C. W. Clausen has
called a meeting to be neia in uiym-
pia. December 21, of the representa
five, of all the building and loan as
notations of this state. There has
been some discussion of a number of
changes Droposed to be made in the
laws relating to such associations, and
the purpose of the meeting is to have
a general discussion of such changes
and amendments so that an approved
bill can be prepared to be submitted
at the coming legislative session.
There are 17 such associations au
thorized to do business In the state.
CHOLERA RAGING IN RUSSIA
"o Abatement of Dread Disease in
St. Petersburg.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 30. The re-
vival of the cholera In SL Petersburg
shows no signs of abating. Twenty-two
eaaea were reported today and 21
v.,t.Hn It. was learned that the mu
Tit-ir,al water works pump daily several
million gallons of water from the River
vevn. direct into the city water mains
without filtering. No other Russian city
reports a reappearance of the epidemic.
VII.ES CURED IS TO It DATS.
Paxo Ointment ts guaranteed to care any
case of
. The Highest Part of
IRVINGTON
PROSPECT PARK is the highest part
of IRVINGTON, located between Knott
and Siskiyou streets on the north and
south, .and between Jiast Seventh and
East Fourteenth streets.
PROSPECT PARK has an elevation
of 190 feet above First and 'Washington
streets; has a full, sweeping view of all
the hills and mountains surrounding
Portland, and overlooks Ilolladay's Ad
dition. PROSPECT PARK is now and always
wijl be the choicest residence property in
Portland is a part of the original tract
that included the whole of IRVINGTON.
Ten Minutes From Town
PROSPECT PARR
Take Alberta or Woodlawn cars at
Fifth and Washington or Second and
Washington streets, and a TEN-MINUTE
RIDE brings you to PROSPECT
PARK.
Get off at Knott street and walk just
one block east. PROSPECT PARK is
nearer to the city than any other part of
IRVINGTON, and is connected with tha
city by a hard-surface pavement.
Streetcars run every five minutes dur
ing the day and every three minutes
during the rush hours, to PROSPECT"
PARK. No better streetcar service in
the entire city.
$250,000 Spent in Street
IMPROVEMENTS
PROSPECT PARK has the best, most
scientifically installed street improve
ments in the Northwest. Every detail
was carried out with the idea of sparing
no expense to produce a perfect piece
of work.
Improvements are uniform throughout
PROSPECT PARK. The pavements,
walks and curbs are constructed in the
most approved manner, and the under
ground work has all been installed, so
that service pipes for sewer, water and
gas are extended to the property line in
front of each lot.
These improvements have involved a
cost of $250,000.
Lots on Easy Terms
$1000 AND UP
Residence lots in PROSPECT PARK
are protected by the most rigid building
restrictions and building line, which
guarantees an uniformly high character
of homes to be built thereon.
These lots are offered at this time for
much less than any other first-class resi
dence property in the city, as close to
the retail district, and are from a third
to a half less than any highly improved
property in the vicinity of Irvington.
You can secure a beautiful residence
lot that will constantly grow in- value on
very easy terms at $1000 and up. These
prices will soon advance.
Prospect Park
in the Making
This is a booklet recently issued by the owners of PROSPECT PARK, which con
tains in the most readable form a complete description, fully illustrated with detailed
wash drawings, of the different improvements that have been installd in PROSPECT
PARK. '
You will be interested in this novel me thod of advertising real estate, as it creates
an interest that invariably carries the reader to the property, where some of the work
is still in progress.
These booklets can be had at either of o ur offices.
NEVER in the history of Portland real estate have you had the opportunity of
securing property so admirably located, so conveniently situated and so thor
oughly complete in every detail of its street and underground improvements at
the low price now asked for residence property in PROSPECT PARK.
Improvements are already installed no waiting for future improvements to popu
larize and increase the value of your holdings.
GET INTERESTED NOW IN PROSPECT PARK.
0UNTREE & DIAMOND
241 Stark Street
Portland, Oregon
East Side Office
E. 7th and Knott Sts.
OFJ IS GIVEN LAND
TRIES TO ESCAPE SUIT
erly, as well as a bill of sale to the
Icdglng-house, which he obtained from
them. He was restrained by the court
from disposing of the property, and cited,
with Mrs. Sabrina J. Epler, his mother,
to appear In court Monday afternoon at
2 o'clock.
Mrs. Epler admitted that her husband
is 71 years old. has heart trouble, and
had less than $2 when he went to Van
couver, but said she had made no effort
to locate him, and thought that as long
as a bench warrant was out for him. the
Sheriff would locate him if anybody
could.
Father Sued 'by Mrs. Mary A. Stark
for Damages Sou iets Badly
Twisted in Cross-Kxnriiination
and Contradicts Himself.
That John H. Kpler told Fred J. Epler,
his son, that he thought it best to place
Ills property in the son's name, in order
to avoid paying a judgment in the dam
age suit Instituted in the Circuit Court
by. Mary A. Stark, if the case went
against him, was the testimony of the
son in court yesterday. Judge Ganten
bein was listening to supplemental pro
ceedings In the Stark-Kpler case, in which
Mrs. fetark sued for Jlo.ODO damages, and
obtained a verdict for J4S00, because she
was beaten by the Eplers, while rooming
at the Monttcello, on Front and Clay
streets.
Erler, senior, lias not yet returned after
his disappearance last week, and his son
said yesterday that lie was not worrying
about his father, that he had plenty of
friends who would give hira money Jf he
needed it, but that he (the son) did not
know where his father was. Attorney Dan
J. Malarkey, for Mrs. Stark, caused the
witness great discomfort as he plied him
with questions regarding the alleged
transfer of the property, worth, it is said,
between $10.0)0 and Jlo.OOO.
The young man is cashier of the Bank
of Sherwood, a position which he has held
for the last two years. He also has a
small electric light plant there. Seven
or eight years ago he worked as a fire
man On the Great Northern Railway,
running from Spokane.
He said he had had possession of prop
erty near WllsonviUe for the last seven
or eight years, but that it was only last
Spring that it was conveyed to him by
his father. He said at first, that the
understanding was that he was to have
the property for taking care of the old
folks. Later he said he gave his father
a note fo- $S00O in payment for the land,
which note was to run for ten years, and
to bear interest at C per cent When the
father died the proceeds' from the note
were to-be divided among the heirs.
The witness said $10,000 was the price
agreed upon for the transfer of the prop
erty, but said he did not pay 5 per cent
interest during the seven yeara the agree
ment was made. Then the price was cut
to 13000, and $600 added to cover two lots
owned by the Eplers In Newberg. The
reason for the $2000 cut, young Epler said
was because he worked so hard for his
parents. Then he said it was because the
property decreased In valuation, and later
on that the reduction was made because
he spent money on the place in improvements.
The Epler home ranch consists of 67
acres at Epler's Landing, on the west
side of the Willamette River, Just south
of the, Wilsonville bridge on the Salem
electric line.-. Besides this there is a
tract of 106 acres in Clackamas County.
Last week Attorney Cleeton, represent
ing the Eplers, said he wished the court
to understand that he had nothing to do
with "this scheme." Yesterday Fred
Epier testified that his father had pos
session of the deeds to the property after
they were signed, and that Mr. Cleeton
gave them to him (the son) only last
Mondav. At that time, the witness said.
his father eave him the JS600 note, which
Attorney Malarkey asserts Is not in ex
istence, and told him to deposit it in the
bank at Vancouver. These statements
were drawn from the witness after he
had said a few moments before that the
Recorder sent the deeds to him soon after
thev were signed.
"Father came to Sherwood," said Epler,
Jr., "last Spring, and said he was having
some trouble with Mrs. Stark, and that
he thought it best to convey the property
before It went any farther." At first the
witness said that the deed and note were
signed that day, at Sherwood, but. he
afterward admitted that they were not
sumed there.
Judge Uantennein oraerea me witness
NOT KEG UIiARL Y APPOINTED
Answer to Detectives' Suit Filed In
Circuit Court.
Joseph Day, J. F. Reslng, I Gv Car
penter and Frank J. Snow were noi
regularly appointed in the civil service
of the city, according to an answer to
their suit, filed in the Circuit Court yes
terday bv the city. The four are suing to
recover betwen M00 and $4000 which they
allege is due them in salary lor xnejr
work on the city detective force.
The four were euspended by tne cnier
of Police August 25, 1906, and on August
31 the Executive Board ratified tne crniei s
action. It is contended by the city that
after their suspension they did not. regu-it-1v
Tnort for duty, but engaged in
other employment, and have been receiving
as much or more than tney wouia imvo
earned had they kept their positions with
the city. Day sued to recover t'.0fi, Reslng
$1003, Carpenter $ST0 and Snow $009.
SUIT OVER BARXES TRACT
Judge Gantenbein Decides it must
Go to Trial on Merits.
The suit of W. S. Chapman against the
county over the Barnes tract of 48 acres
will go to trail on Its merus, juaso uttu
tenbein having overruled the demurrer of
the county to the complaint, on the
ground that the suit was barred by the
statute of limitations. Judge Gantenbein
said he considered it a suit tor cancel
lation of the deed.
It was in 1852 that the land was oeeoeu
to the- county by John Barnes. In return
for the property the county was to keep
him for the remainder of Bis days, it Is
alleged. It is further asserted that the
county failed to Keep us pan m u,.
onH that tne Place wci
itchtnir. blind. b'.edlng or pratradlnt I . oroduce Uie deeds to tua parents" prop- I
0 to M daya mgaut jafun&ed. 60oJ. v A
tract.
to the
heirs and was by them conveyed to Chap
man, who has had peaceful possession for
the last two years.
Hard Water? Soft Water? .It makes
difference when you use Jap rtosa
In the bath or toiieu
All dealers sell It.
Kirk makes it.
LIVING ADVERTISEMENT
Glow of Health Speaks for Poatnm.
It requires no scientific traininr to
j., ,,. whr coffee disagrees or
'jiai;uvi ... .
Simply stop it for a time arid use
d . in ninra nf It- then note the
beneficial effects. The truth will ap
el- ironro in T was in a very bad
condition," writes a Tenn. lady, "I
ffood from indigestion, nervousness
i v. Inorvmnlfi
r t.ro thn n.n inveterate coffee
vnt it -waj lone before I
could be persuaded that it was coffee
not i iirfr me. Finally I decided to
leave it off a few days and find out
"The first morning I left off coffee
I had a raging headache, so I decided
I must have something to take the
place of coffee." (The headache was
iiBfl hv the reaction of the coffee
rims- caffeine.
"Having heard of Postum through a
friend who used it. I bought a package
and tried it. I did not like it at first
v,t .ftpr T learned how to make it
r-io-hf- nccnrdinar to directions on pkg.,
I would not change back to coffee for
anything.
-when T beean to use Postum
weighed only 117 lbs. "Now I weigh
170 and as I have not taken any tonio
in that time I can only attribute my
recovery of good health to the use of
pnetiim In olace of corree.
"My husWand says I am a living ad
vertisement for Postum. I am glad to
be the means of inducing my many
fvind to use Postum, too."
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to
Wellville.' in pkgs. "There's a Rea
son."
Ever read the ahove letter? A new
one appears from time to time. Thry
are arnalne, true, and foil of human
Interest.
ire a Rjnj
AGEEs
For a long time there has been a large demand for acre lots along the Base Line road, suitable
alike for investment and home purposes, including soil sufficiently fertile to permit the cultiva
tion of a garden and the raising of fruit. Base Line Acres answers every one of these purposes,
besides being crossed by the survey of the Mount Hood Railway. If you had the good fortune to
be allowed to choose a place to live happily and profitably, these Base Line Acres would appeal
to you more strongly than anr other property in the entire State of Oregon. It is expected that
the Mount Hood Railway will be completed, ready for business, through the city, within six
months. Construction work has been about completed almost to our property line, all the way
from Bull Run.
For Investment
No property on the Base Line Road can be bought for so low a price as
this. The operation of the Mount Hood Railway wiU double the price
we are now asking. The tremendously increasing demand for suburban
homesitea is another argument. Greater than all these is the fact that no
property in Multnomah County, for sale at any reasonable price, located
on an interurban road, fertile, only nine miles from a metropolis, pos
sessing every possible educational, social and religious advantage, will
ever be a poor investment. In our judgment, Base Line Acres will double
In value within six months. Be it also remembered that an acre may be
had here at a lower price than you can buy a lot, 50 by 100 feet, in any
recent addition to the City of Portland.
For a Home
There are few men who do not recognize the superior advantages of sub
urban life over city existence. With ample fertile ground to raise table
vegetables and fruit, within 35 minutes' ride from downtown, via inter
urban electric cars, with churches and schools near by, on the best
"good" wagon road in the state, with every desirable city convenience
at hand, all suburban privileges at one's own door, located at an elevation
of 300 feet above sea level. 50 feet higher than the highest residence sec
tion of the East Side, surrounded by the most gorgeous panorama of nat
ural scenery on the face of the earth, and all the high class of improve
ments that suburban life requires, what better life could a man devise?
Truly, living in a suburban community within sight of Mount Hood and
the Cascade Range is an inspiration.
About the Soil
Base Line Acres has the best fruit soil in the State of Oregon. This Is
not an idle statement, but a demonstrated fact. The best cherries and
berries in the Northwest have been grown in this soil, and only a few
minutes' walk from our own property. Not an acre of land in any part
of the state can produce better fruit than this property. A ride along
the Base Line Road will surprise most people not already familiar with
the fact that this is the most successfully cultivated soil m the vicinity of
Portland. To fully prove every statement made in this advertisement we
will be pleased to take you to Base Line Acres in our automobile today
or any other day, treating you. at the same time, to one of the most
Inspiring automobile trips you ever had. Call and see us at once Make
your selection as early as possible. The property will not last long.
GALL FOR THE EOLDER "THE MAN OF TOMORROW"
F.I.
H0LB
ROOK GO
Room 1, Worcester Building, Portland, Oregon