THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1903.
PROPERTY OWNERS
ASK BIG DAMAGES
Extension of Oak Street From
West Park to Burnside Will
Be Expensive.
CLAIMS OF $262,100 FILED
One More Owner Yet to Be Heard
From Viewers Will Assess
Damages and Make Report
to City Council.
The largest elalm tor damages for
the opening up and extending of a
street In the history of Portland was
filed with City Auditor Parbur yes
terday by owners of property lying
In and abutting on Oak street, from
West Fark to Burnside streets, a dls
tanre of little more than two blocks.
The aggregate sum claimed is 1262.
100, and there Is still ono mora claim
to come In. The viewers. J. P. Mene
fee. W. W. Terry and H. J. Morrison,
will take tip the matter at once and
prepare their report to th City Coun
cil, which must later pass upon all of
th accounts.
The claimants who have sent In
their bills for damages thus far and
the amounts claimed by them are as
follows:
TV. .1. Tars and R. K. Bauslte S svonn
. . ... 1- AftA
Sophie Klosterman.
Ellen Kltsabeth Bond M.2"0
rieoralara M. Plttock. at al BO.OOO
James A. Mott as.ooo
A Ttal'ev and tl. I. Torrey.... soon
Mlrssret 3. A'.nsworth et al 2.1.000
Total 22.1(W
It Is considered highly important
that Oak street be opened from West
Park to Burnside. so that It will be
possible for traffic to have a through
street, an Item of great moment in
that district. The claims for damages
will be scrutinised by the viewers,
who ususlly prune down the sums,
but whether this will be possible In
that district is as yet unknown. It Is
in a choice location and there are
buildings on some of the lots, all of
which would have to be demolished
and the tenants turned out, if the Im
provement should go through.
The viewers have their work yet to
do. and when their report ts ready It
will be submitted to the Council, which
usually refers it to the street commit
tee for recommendation. The Coun
cil. If It orders the opening up of the
street, will 'then authorise the City
Auditor to make the assessment to the
benefited property, covering the cost
of the Improvement and the total dam
ages. It will require a big district to
cover the amount In this particular
case.
NEW OFFICER AT Y. W C.A.
MISS MARY B. DAY BECOMES
CEXERAL SECRETARY.
Was Formerly In Charge at Belllng
ham and Fill Vacancy Ieft
by Miss McCorkle.
Miss Mary B. Par. formerly Genera!
Secretary of the Bellingham. Wash.. Y.
W. C. A., has entered upon her duties
as General Secretary of the Portland as
sociation, succeeding Miss Constance
McCorkle. resigned. She has bad much
experience in T. W. C. A. work, and
has long been identified with educational
snd philanthropic work.
She Is an Ohloan by birth, but her
home Is in Minneapolis. Minn. She is a
graduate of Carleton College at North
fleld. Minn., and is a woman of great
depth and culture. She possesses a mag
netic personality and a gracious dignity
that, linked with her exceptional exec
utive ability and devotion to her work
In behalf of young women, has made
for her a wide circle of frlenda and
admirers throughout the Northwest.
Miss Day. prior to talcing up T. W. C.
A. work, waa prominently Identified with
educational work, being superintendent
of schools at Jackson. Minn., and was
for two and one-half years in the Seattle
High School.
She was Associate General Secretary
with Miss Constance McCorkle at the
time the building campaign was started,
and remained here in that capacity until
she accepted the position at Bellingham.
about a year age. A new association
was to be organized, and she was ap
pointed by the board of directors to
take charge of the work. The Belling
ham T. W. C. A. Is now the youngest
association on the Pacific Coast, and has
a membership of 750. and Misa Day
leaves It a very flourishing and well
managed body.
The local association Is making plans
for holiday festivities and social afairs,
which will be announced later. The well
equipped gymnasium and the features
or educational work will be open at the
first of the new year.
With the Installation of the local as
s.iciatlon In Its new quarters Miss Mc
Corkle felt at liberty to withdraw, and
he departed last night for her home
at Harrlsburg. Va. She was accompa
nied as far as Los Angeles. Cal.. by Miss
KTances Gage, the State Secretary of the
Northwest, who. will visit the associa
tions in the South for a fortnight.
400 BIRDS ARE AT SHOW
Pwlk County Poultry Raisers' Fair
Is Success.
DALLAS. Or.. Dec. If. (Special.) The
second 'annual show of the Polk County
Poultry Isers" Association opened here
today. The attendance was rather light,
owing to bad weather, but otherwise me
opening day was successful. Nearly 400
birds have already been entered by fan
ciers, not only from Polk County, but
from many of the neighboring counties.
The judging will be completed tomorrow
and the award of prizes made public in
the afternoon. Elmer Dixon, of Oregon
City, ia acting as Judge.
SLOW PROGRESS IN TRIAL
Italian Murder Case Hampered by
Necessity of Interpreters.
Slow and painful Is the progress being
made by the Circuit Court in the trial of
Antonio Petarsso for the murder of Vin
i nra Desantia. for the testimony thus
far taken hss been given through Inter
preters. Although the state has been
grinding neariv three days, very little
evidence Is before the Jury at this time;
and It begin to grow doubtful if the
cue will be more than well under way
by the end or the week.
Questions have to be put by attorneys
to Italian Interpreters, who repeat the
questions to witnesses; and the answer
Is given back through the same devious
channel. If the witness misunderstands
or gives an unsatisfactory answer, aa is
generally the case, it takes from five min
utes to Jialf an hour to get the tangle
atralghtened out.
All day yesterday was consumed In
completing the examination of one wit
ness and taking up the examination of
another. There were no legal fights, and
verv little testimony waa entered.
Martlno. nephew of the victim, and Joe
Desantis. son 6t the murdered man, were
the witnesses. Both described the shoot
ing, but their testimony was involved and
contradictory. Martlno first said that
Desantis did not attack Petarsso with a.
knife. a is to be claimed by the de
fense, and then he said he saw a knife
In the victim's hand Just before the shoot
ing occurred. The aon said he saw no
knife and that the murder waa not com
mitted In self-defense.
The shooting occurred last June and
followed a drinking bout in celebration of
Petarsso1 blrthdsy. Four Italians were
trving to assist Petarsso home when a
dispute arose and the fatal shooting en
sued It will be contended by the de
fense that Petarsso was cornered at the
time he fired and that he saved his own
life by a very narrow margin by using
the revolver.
NAME COSTS $55 A LETTER
MAYOR HAS BUSY DAY SIGNING
AWAY PUBLIC MONEY.
Each Time "Harry lne" Is Written
' $500 of City Improvement
Cash Goes.
Mayor Lane received callers yesterday
as he sat at an old table signing city
Improvement bonds. Hundreds of men
and women, with their peculiar tales
of woe. the job-seeker who thinks the
executive can ladle out almost any kind
of a position In the public service at
anv time to any person, and the numer
ous others having private and official
business In the office at the City Hall.
Including the representatives of the
press, always . hungry for a "story,"
csme to see him.
"What Is stirring today?" the Mayor
was asked, as he shoved his pen over the
lithographed sheets of bond paper.
Nothing doing." be replied. as be
glanced up from his monotonous task.
"Nothing doing at all. except that about
every minute I am signing away $500
of the peoples' money. These are im
provement bonds, and must be signed by
the Mayor In hla own handwriting, you
see. I have to write 'Harry Lane' on
every last one of these papers, each of
which means 1500. It la nice to be the
Mayor."
And mechanically the Mayor shoved
his pen along over the smooth bond pa
per, each time writing Harry Lane."
"I heard a nice thing about myself
this morning." remarked the Mayor,
smiling benignly. "I don't like to tell
nice things, compliments. I hear about
myself, but a man really told me this
morning that he had it atralght' from a
friend that I am quite severely both
ered with the swelled head: that I am
doing some things simply because I am
swelled up. Now. think of a man sit
ting up here at this old table pushing
a pen over Improvement bonds all day
having the swelled head what do you
think of that?"
And the Mayor laughed heartily as
he wielded the pen.
GYMNASIUM FUND STARTS
Forest Grove Business Men to Aid
Pacific University.
PACIFIC UNIVERSITY. Forest Grove,
Or.. Dec IS. (Special.) A movement to
ward securing funds for a new gymna
sium waa inaugurated last night at the
banquet tendered the Forest Orove
Board of Trade by Pacific University.
Over 50 of the business men of the city
were In attendance, all of whom pledged
their undivided support to the insti
tution. President Ferrln stated that the pres
ent plana for the gymnasium called for
I15.0. of which $.V00 had already been
raised. He proposed, that if the business
men of this vicinity would pledge $3000
additional that he could raUe $10 000 frors
friends In the East. It was determnied
by vote that Judge W. H. Hollis. presi
dent of the Board of Trade, appoint a
committee to assist the college In a
canvass of the town. The chairman an
nounced that auch committee would be
elected at the annual meeting Friday,
December 18.
President Ferrln read from the expense
account of last year, showing that all
money obtained from the productive en
dowment of 1216.000 and the tuitions paid
in by the students was required to meet
the running expenses of the Institution.
He referred to the fart that Dr. D. K.
Pearsons, the Chicago benefactor of col
leges, had Intimated that If the business
men of the city showed their willingness
to do their part toward bettering the
financial condition of the .college they
could count on him to do his share. Dr.
Pearsona referred especially to the need
of a boys' dormitory.
BUY YOUR PIANO
Where the Dealer Is Not Burdened
With the Enormous Expense of a
Retail Store.
JIIOO to 11500 rent per month for a
store on the main street! Who pays It?
Naturally, a large amount ia tacked on
the price of each piano to take enre of
the rent, then a little more is tacked on
to take care of the light Item, porter
service, etc.
We positively will not pay that enor
mous rent, as It is not necessary for a
piano house to be on the main thorough
fare. Our retail business is a hundred
per cent greater than we ever antici
pated. We intend to remain right here
at Fifth and Oak at one-tenth the rent
the poor fellow on the main street has
to pay. for It has been demonstrated that
piano buvers will walk two blocks north
of Washington street for their pianos in
order to save from 175 to $100.
Every piano marked In plain figures;
no juggling of prices, but one price to all.
Knabe. Hardman. Kmerson-Ar.gelus.
Knabe-Angelu. i'ierce A Teeple, and
manv others.
Player pianos from StuO upwards. New
pianos from $150 upwards. Ask to see
the piano sold at the main-street stores
for $.150 that we sell here for $-'76. and
also the main-street stores' $275 piano
that we sell for $ino.
THE WILF.T B. ALLEN COMPANY.
Phoenix building, entrance 304 Oak
street three floors. The only place in
Oregon where the wonderful Mason
Hamlin, costliest piano in the world, is
shown.
ON SALE TODAY. '
Infants" Wool Sweaters 60c. $1.75 Flan
nelette Wrappers 97e. $135 Percale Wrap
pers 73c. White Lawn Aprona 25c. $2.50
Black Broadcloth $1.63. 86-inch Black
Taffeta Silk 79c. Headquarters for Dolls,
Toys and Oamea. McAJlen tt McDonnell,
Third and Morrison.
NEWHALL IS SUED
President of East Side Bank
Has More Trouble.
PECULIAR DEAL ALLEGED
Complaint States He Sold Eastern
Man's Property for 92100,
Bought It Back and Then Re
sold It ' at Big Profit.
H. H.- Newhall, president of the East
Bide Bank, has other things than the
recent robbery to occupy his mind. Yes
terday & complaint was filed against him
before the United States Circuit Court,
seeking to recover $7900, the difference,
with Interest, between the value of a
piece of property he, as agent, bought and
then sold for $10,000. President Newhall.
according to the complaint, had acted as
agent for A. B. Turner and Mary Tur
ner, his wife, both residents of Corning.
Iowa. The Turners owned property on
the Bast Side and Newhall collected the
rents and paid the taxes on the property,
and was the Portland representative for
the Turners.
It seems that the Turners were anxious
to sell the property, and In the corres
pondence that passed between Turner and
Newhall. Newhall Is said to have repre
sented that the property, because of fills
and the neighborhood in which it was
located, waa not of great value. He In
formed his clients, it is said, that he had
been offered 12180 for the property. The
Turners finally, . agreed that they would
sell. A deed was made out to C. Zim
merman, through Newhall, the consider
ation named being $10. On December 17,
1306. the complaint alleges that a war
ranty deed . was recorded In Multnomah
County from Zimmerman to Newhall, and
again the consideration was $10.
Newhall did not hold the property long,
for on January 2. 1007. the property was
again transferred, this time to R. T.
Linney. and this time the consideration
was - $10,000. Linney, it Is understood,
bought the property as a terminal ground
for the Mount Hood Railway Company. It
finally came to the knowledge of the -Turners
that the property they had formerly
owned had been sold for $10,000, and they
engaged W. C. Bristol as their attorney,
and the result of his Investigation has
been the filing of the suit. It is under
stood that a piece of property close to
the former Turner lota haa recently been
sold for $20,000.
"Spliework," Says Newhall.
"The suit is merely a piece of spite
work." said Mr. Newhall last night,
'growing out of a disagreement we had
over the bank dividends last January.
"The Turners were satisfied with the
amount they received for the property
and would be now but for the med
dling of other people. The deal was
made two years ago and since then
there haa been considerable Improve
ment going on around this special piece
of property.' When it was sold there
was a bill of $4600 against the property
for Improvements."
BIG WAREHOUSE PLANNED
Settlement of Snlt Clears Title to
Waterfront Property.
Suit brought against F. P. Maya by
ampbell-Sanford-Henley Company has
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Charcoal will absorb one hundred
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Charcoal is used at sea to keep
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John Turnbull. of Glasgow, Scotland,
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his study without any covering what
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time only the bones of the dogs re
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Christmas Gift Suggestions
Very little money is required to choose your Christmas presents here. Pay $1.00 down on any of these Com
bination Bookcases or Library Cases, and we will deliver on any date you may fix, and allow you to make future
PAYMENTS OP A DOLLAR A WEEK
fllp- 6 Si fit jl, jslisi
ifegi.1 jll j -l
1?
This Style $14
This
These cases are all solid quarter-pawed oak and fine mahogany, fitted with French bevel mirrors, double-thick
class doors, large drop-leaf writing: tables, pigeonholes, large drawers, etc. Thev are very fine cases for the
money. DELIVERED TO ANY ADDRESS IN THE CITY ON THE PAYMENT OF ONE DOLLAR ONLY,
LIBRARY CASES
This Style $22
First and
Yamhill
been won by the grain firm, and in this
derision by the courts one of the most
valuable waterfront tracts along the
river passed title.
The ground is 365x440. and adjoins Mar
tin's dock at the foot' of Seventeenth
street, and the property of the Spokane,
Portland & Seatle Ilailroad. where that
company is erecting a dock and ware
house. The exact amount Involved in the
transaction Just closed i in. the neigh
borhood of $125,000, hut for business rea
sons Is not given out at present.
The action at law was brought to com
pel the former owner to comply with
the terms of an agreement entered into
some months ago to sell the property.
It Ifl the Intention of the purchasers to
Modern Devices for the
Reproduction of Sound
Magnificent Display, Now Being
Made by Eilers Piano House
Prices Range From $10 to $500 What Choicer Gift Than One of These?
The Only Place Where All the Makes May Be Tested Side by Side
Numerous di'Mav parlors at EiJers Piano House on Washington and Park streets are now devoted to a
most wonderful display of the latest instruments for the reproduction oMone. To designate some of them as
talking machines would not do them justice. Tile finest instrument displayed is unquestionably a new 22o.00
style Keginaphone. this being undoubtedly the highest achievement as yet attained in the phonographic field.
The marvelous Victor Viotrola is shown in several superb styles; the prices being $200 and $300. .
Another instrument, shaped somewhat like a miniature oiano, is designated as a SymphonyJrand.' It
possesses a most wonderful velvety tone and is priced at $200.
An instrument known as the "Auxetophone," wherein an electric motor creates a powerful air current,
which is forced against the reproducing diaphragm, thereby greatly increasing the volume of sound, is also
displayed. This instrument costs $500 and is particularly adaptable for very large gatherings.
' The double-sided Victor and Columbia disc records are now being sold in large quantities at Eilers
Piano House; as are also the latest achievement of the "Wizard" Edison, the new Four-Minute Edison
Amberol Records.
Eilers Piano House is the only place in Portland where afl the best makes of Talking Machines and Rec
ords are shown impartially side by side, where you can determine just exactly what yon want, whether a
$10 Victor a $500 Auxetophone a $225 Reginaphone or any instrument at a price within this range.
All instruments sold on a weekly (75c or $1) or monthly-payment plan, if desired.
Open Every Evening Till lO o'Clock
The House
of Highest
Quality
Style $16 This Style
Finest Oak
and Mahogany
Make a cash payment of
$1.00 on any of these fine
oods. " See our large line
of Library Cases largest
in the city.
build a warehouse on the premises to
practically cover the entire piece, and
work is to be started on the structure
as soon as some details of the deal are
closed up.
A deal was closed yesterday for a quar
ter block at Park and Salmon streets
for about J46.000. The sale waa made by
A. C. Pike and the purchaser. Mrs. Sarah
H. Merrill. Mr. Pike bought the realty
six years ago for J11.500. The piece fronts
the property recently bought by the Ar
lington Club.
Wants Money for Work.
The suit of J. A. GraefT against the
Perkins Hotel Company for the recovery
pinnorcl mbiB y
353 Washington Street
$21
This Style $27
This Style $35
Second and
Yamhill
of $896 alleged to be due from the com
pany for work and material furnished
in remodeling the hotel went to trial
in Judge Bronaugh's department of the
Circuit Court yesterday. The defendant
is represented by Attorney A. E. Clark.
SAVE 0NE OF FOUR
Tou save one out of every four dollars
you thought of spending on an over
coat. AVe are selling the $16 suits at
$11.25. $18 suits at $13.50. $30 suits at
$15. $25 suits at $1?.76. $30 suits at $22.50.
Brownsville Woolen Mill Store. Third and
Stark streets.
Biggest
Busiest
and Best
' . : 1
ri(tui:lii'tk.l4iii,
:es
and Jewelry
-pay a small payment at
the time of purchase and
balance in easy weekly or
monthly payments to suit
your jncome or convenience.
Eastern -Outfitting" Co.
IV'ashingto
I cnth
New Cuban
Tobaccos
WE are pleased to announce
that we are using the new
u i
in our Jose Vila Cigars. These
Tobaccos are fully cured and in
prime condition and equal to the
celebrated 1905 .crop. You may
have had cause to complain of
your favorite brands. Jose Vila
will please you.
This Is tha Cigar that
received FIRST AWARD
for General Excellence
BEBRIHAN BROS.
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liUtrlbutors.
Rent a Piano
for Christmas
Tou will want a piano in your homa
this Winter. It will afford you mar a
pleasure. Perhaps you feel tliat you
are not neady to purchase the piano
you desire, to own. Most musicians
look forward to the time when they
will own a Rtetnway Mano.
Rent a piano from us and a 1 1 tlie
money paid as rent will he applied to
ward the purchase of a Klelnway.
We have the larRPst stork of pianos
in the city and the finest line of otd
standard, reliable, well-known makes.
Read the nanMa names as familiar as
the names of old friends steinwny. A.
F Chase. Kverett. I.udwlK. rarkard.
Conover. Klncsbury. Wellington. Estey,
Emerson. Kurlzmann and others.
Our main salesrooms, second floor.
Sixth and Morrison. Entrance to store
opposite Postoffice.
Sherman lay & Co
Th 'Home of Iepndabl Pianos."
HART3IAN &
THOMPSON
BAlvKERS
CHAMBER OP
COMMERCE
invite attention of
new v residents to
their efficient and
conservative
methods of a gen
eral, up-to-date
banking business.
tMtfitttei Pmonal UatnUtg
ATHLETES
TO KEEP IS GOOD TRIM
MUST LOOK WELL TO THE
CONDITION OF THE SKIN.
TO THIS END THE BATH
SHOULD BE TAKEN WITH
HAND
SAPOLIO
AH Grocer and Dmgslitv
All HoniM Guaranteed Represented
just ar
rived a
carload
of li o r ses
and marcs
from TiRh
Valley,
O r., rang
ing: f r o iu
!00 to lSoo
llis. a:id-
dle horsca.
single
(1 o u o i
teams. Thcst- horses are an nroae...
will stand -elcrinary Inspection ana
trial in harness.
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body knows it CASCARETS regulate
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