Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, January 01, 1909, SECTION FOUR, Image 49

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Newspaper Page TextCITY NEWS IN BRIEF BEGONIA TELEPHONES. fltf iirrulAtlnn Manannr JV.Itar uniy KMUnr .. "Tnpo-'lns;-Kuocn rity Editor ?Ut. UulMlnga . Pa. Htat. ..Mln 'T ...Main 7"7" . Xiin ..Main 7"7 ...Main 7i'7n ..Mam 7i'7 . M:n ii7" Horn. A M A A t.'.1 A ft 5 A S A l A ASirfEMEXIS. HEil.in THEATKR Fourtclb and Wash Instnn stria M. Cohan's new musical play. "Fifty Mn From Boston." Tmi afternuon at 2 13 and tonljht at 8:15. BrNOALI'W THEATKR (Twelfth and Mw rton Baker hlot-lt Company in "Are You a Ma-on?" lltUM at 2.14. tonight at e.li. BAK1R THBATEH TThlrd. near Yamhill) "d.t- Acres.' Malinre at S:1S: tonlxht at 5:15. DRPHEUM THEATKR Morrlaon. between Sixth aad Sevenths Advanced vaudeville. Matinee at 1:1:.; tonKht at :li- PANTAORS THPATER (Fourth and Stark) Continuous vaudeville. 2:3o, 7:30 and :30 P. M. GRAND THEATER ( Wahinirton. between Seventh and Park Vau.eville de luxe, i:3. 7.0 and P. M. BTAR THRATEK (Washington and Park "Vhv liirla Iava Home. Matinee at 2:1 tonlxht at o 16. EW YEAR'S OREGOX1AX. Order, for the New VMri Orrconlaa to be mailed to any xldrfii, will b received at the basin off ioe of The Oreroniaa. 1AM, for Individual mailing-, rerrlvrd from any postifriee la the pacific North went will Je promptly attended to. The price ef the rw Year's number la a cents s ropy. Postage fn the I nlted Mate. Canada), Mnlco or the Insular Poseevalone la 4 rents a ropy additional; forrimt countries, 7 cent. Street Through Pesinsct-s.. The Peninsula Development League, - com posed, of delegates from the push clubs of North Alblna and the Peninsula, met Jn the rooms of the tit. John Commercial Club Wednesday night, and decided to hold a banquet February 13. the 100th jnniversity of Lincoln's birthday, at Portsmouth. A committee of nine was appointed to take charge of the arrange ments and prepare a programme. The object is to unite the different portions of the Peninsula In a concerted effort for improvement. Will G. Steel, chairman of th league, addressed the delegates at length, pointing out the great possibili ties of the Peninsula. It was also de cided to take up the matter of laying out and paving a street to run through the center of the Peninsula from Killings worth avenue to the St. John line. A committee of five, with M. S. Carter as cliairman, was appointed to take Initial steps for tills Improvement. It w.is the consensu of opinion that such a street should feet wide and should have a hard-surface pavement. It was alfo thought that property should be assessed on each alilc at a reasonable distance so that the cost per lot would be light. The league decided to hold regular meetings, and will hold the next meeting in Penin fula hall two weeks from Saturday. Chapmav Bcilds Majjt Chi'Rchbs. IK-v. K. L Chapman, who has charge of the Sandy Alethodlut Circuit In Kastern Clackamas tAiunty. went back to his Meld yesterday after attending the institute held In Centenary Church with $100 In cash, or its equivalent. lie told the in stitute that he had received a salary of T a month sine the meeting of con ference, yet he had engaged in building several churches, one at Cherry ville, 115 miles from Portland. The Women's Home Mission Society and the Women's (Mission League contributed M each toward his support, lie has started a new church at Sandy. 32x45 feet, and will have it completed this Spring. He will -build four more churches In this grow ing district, and next Summer he will take his vacation In a valley near Mount Mood, where there Is n little settlement, and hre he will start on anotner church building. Watkr Damages Carpets. The carpet department of Tull & Oibhs" furniture store was dimaged to the extent of sev eral thousand dollars Wednesday nlsht by the bursting of a water main on the Flxth floor of the firm's building, at Mor rison and Seventh streets. T!iat the loss is not greater is due to the Tact that at the time of the accident em ployes were at work near the scene taking an Inventory end succeeded In turning off the water. Before th's could be done, however, not only had the stock nf carpets been extensively damaged but furniture on the second, third, fourth and tlflh floors had suffered. Just how much the I03-9 will amount to cannot be de termined until the underwriters have finished their Investigations. Swear Orr Skoki.no. This Is the day when nearly everyone makes a resolution to quit smoking or some other habit. A great many have resolved to quit smok ing everything but the r2 R.iyo Clear Havana Cigar, which Is acknowledged by a large number of connoisseurs to be the finest Havana cigar on the market to day. You may choose from 70 aires, ranging from the shcrt smoke at ten for a quarter to the kind you pay t tcr. Etart the New Year right and resolve to moke nothing but El Rayo Clear Ha vana ctgars. MVsei-m or Art Todat. The Museum of Art will be open today. New Year's day. from 2 to 4:30 o'clock, with free admission. In adoition to the permanent collection of casts from Greek sculpture there is a loan exhibit of tine etchings and engravings and a holiday exhibition of photographs showing the illustration rf Christmas subjects In the paintings pf the old masters. Savb thb Discount. Send check or pay at ofrice on or before the loth to save the discount on January bills for the Automatic Telephone. Home phone your long-distance calls to Tacoma, Seattle and way points. Home Telephone Company, rorner of Park and Burnside streets. Dr. W. A. Roberts moved to Medical building. For Sal. Quarter-sawed oak shelving, quarted-sawed oak glass-front hat cases, all-plate showcases, window fixtures, panels, prism glass In windows, fine oak tables for clothing. French hat con former, hat initialer, balcony railing, plain shelving. Iimpson carrier system. R. M. Gray, 369-271 Morrison street. Football.! FoOTBAXi.! Last Gaiii op ths Season. Ml LTSOMAH VS. WHITWORTH COLLEGE. New Year's Dat. at 2:30 P. M. apmissiox jl. i.vcxud1no grandstand. Tickets fob Sale at Schiller's, Cadwf.ll's and Si. Rich's Cigar Stores. Mrs. Jexsie J. Perrill wrote the sentence 1119 times, in the educational contest, which closed December 29. H. D. Jones. White Sewing Machine Store, 420 "Washington street. Grand Auction, at private residence, 011 Monday next for high-grade furniture which rec-ntly cost over JWHO; full par ticulars in Sunday papers. Baker & Son, auctioneers School or Mrsic. 452 Morrison, corner Thirteenth: K for tem-of three months, to beginners. In classes of four. Stu dents' entrance on Thirteenth street. Pharmact Students desiring help for state board examinations can procure same at Laue's Preparatory School of Pharmacy. 1W Second streeL Cuusc Ltr Coal.. Thoroughly screened: weight guaranteed: prompt de livery. Oregon Fuel Company, 333 Alder street. Male 6i A US. First Salb In 30 years, big cut In prices, one week only. Belding Bros.. jewelers and sclent! tic opticians. 43 3d St. Yon Rent. A few nice offices in The Oregonian building. See Superintendent, f room 2DL AT Richard's. Special New Year's dinner. I'hone Ex. 2i- Classic music. DR. Arthur H. Johnson has moved to the Mexilcal Building. M 1716, A 223. Elegant offices, choice location, rent yery reasonable. Sherman, Clay & Co. Must Pat County for Space. Abstract companies will have to pay hereafter for the privllego of housing their working forces at the Courthouse while copying the records of the County Clerk's office. An order was issued yesterday forenoon by the County Court assessing these com panies JIO per month for each clerk kept at the Courthouse, this money to be paid to the County Treasurer, who will issue a receipt therefor. This order is a modi fication of a previous order directing that the abstract clerks be kept out of the County Clerk's ofrice altogether. As there are about 3 of these clerks the county will net an average of. V3O0 a month, or jnorJ a year, on a privilege that here tofore has been extended gratis. It is understood no objection will be entered by the abstract companies, although these concerns will reduce their working forces, five women clerks saying last night that they had been served with notice that their services would be dispensed with at once. Death or Ralph G. Rohr. Ralph G. Ruhr, formerly a lineotype operator employed by the Evening Telegram, was found dead in his bed yesterday morn ing at the home of his mother, Mrs. C. M. Rohr, 15 East Sixteenth street. He was a son of the late Charles M. Rohr, and was 29 years of age. Mr. Rohr had been In ill health for a number of years, but his death was a great shock to mem bers of his family. He Is survived by his mother, Mrs. C. M. Rohr, two sisters. Mioses Anna L. and Lillian, and three brothers. Grant L., Irving and Chester. The funeral will be held tomorrow morn ing at 11 o'clock from the chapel of F. S. Dunning. 414 East Alder street. Report Bridge "Work Poor. The bridgo committee of the City Executive Board held another lengthy session yes terday afternoon, at which experts for the city in the matter of the East Twenty-eighth-street bridge across Sulli van's Gulch gave testimony in support of the report recently submitted by them. They assert the work is poor. The ex ports for the Northwest Bridge Works, the contracting company, contend the whole structure is such that it will last "for all time." Taylor's Automobile Expensive. The cltv recently purchased a nice, red second-hand automobile for City Engineer Taylor, who needed one to get around over the many miles of hard-surface and soft-surfaced streets of Portland. It was the kind Mayor Lane called "a one lunger." For the month of November, it cost $40 for repairs, and for December" there Is a bill of 1OT. The Item is be ginning to create some interest among City Hall attaches. Ashland Made Division ' End. Word has been received here to the effect that hereafter the end of the division on the Portland-San Francisco mall service on riCTUHES IV TlIE ASfJirAL. For many of the striking pic tures reproduced In this issue The Oregonlan is Indebted to the Ore pon Railroad Navigation Company and the Southern Pa cific Company lines In Oregon. The Willamette Valley farm and orchard scene on page seven of the first section Is from a pho tograph taken by the Weister Company. the Southern Pacific will be Ashland. In stead of Dunsmulr. Cal. This change in schedule was brought about by the mail men who, through W. K. Williamson, of this city, took the matter up with the Postmaster-General through members of the delegation from thla state. Oregon Graph Vsed is East. Oregon grape was given the place of honor In the Christmas decorations of Plymouth Church, Brooklyn. Specimens of the state foliage were gathered by members of the Portland Woman's Club for the Commer cial Club and forwarded some two weeks before the holidays. A letter of acknowl edgment has come from Rev. Newell Dwlght Hillls, pastor or .piymouin Church. First Meeting New Building. Nearly 0 Oddfellows attended the first meeting held in Orient Lodge temple, on East Sixth and Alder streets, Wednesday night. A alaos of 13 was initiated. No provisions have yet been made for the formal dedication of the building, but the ceremonies will likely be held within the next few weeks. Much Travel Coming. During the past three weeks the Portland Commer cial Club has been In receipt of numerous letters from immigration and passenger officials of the various railroads of the United States and Canada, and without exception they predict the largest travel to the Pacific Northwest for 19119 or any previous year. Football! Football! Last Game or the Season. Multnomah vs. Whitworth College. New Year's Day, at 2:30 P. M. Admission il. Including Grandstand. Tickets for Sale at Schiller's. Cadwell's and Si. Rich's Cigar Stores. Eeoin Work on Depot. Robert Wake field, who secured the contract for erect ing the East Side depot, on East Mor rison and East First streets, is setting up a plledriver, and will start on the foundation at once. Piles will be driven down through the fill recently made on the corner where the building will stand. School Cnsus Shows Gain. There are 24.264 children of school age in district No. 1. according to the census returns. completed yesterday morning. This in cludes those between the ages of 4 and 20 years. It is an increase of 2045 over last year's census. Business Mebtino Tomorrow. The business meeting of the Patton Home As sociation will be held tomorrow morn ing at 10 o'clock, at the Home, 975 Michi gan avenue; take L car. 14j lot. brand new house. xiw. Choicest part of Nob Hill. E. J. Daly, " Failing building. Our Hack meets all trains, railroad station Ash. Shlpherd's Springs 341 VUStfNV;C Cor 70?. C CLEARANCE SALE 35c Neckwear 19c All New, Pretty Styles. $3.50 Fancy Cape Gloves $2.50 Tans, Gauntlets. 25c Embroideries 13c yard All Buttonhole Edges. 75c Lace Bands 35c yard 45c Ribbons 19c yd. Six Inches Wide, All Colors And Other Attractive Spe- 1bU a( Mentioned In" Thla Ad. Bukrineonb Hold Banquet. The Eukrineon Literary Society, of the East Side High School, will hold a banquet at the Sargent Hotel tomorrow night, which wilr be attended by the members, a few invited guests and members of the faculty. The Eukrineon Society Is con sidered one of the strongest literary or ganizations of the city schools, and main tains a high standard under the super vision of the principal and faculty of the. East Side High School. Current sub jects are discussed and addresses are de livered by prominent speakers every Fri day afternoon under its auspices. This banquet will be the opening annual func tion for the society. Library Needs More Funds. The board of directors of the Portland Library Association has issued a letter to the Mayor and City Council, setting forth in a brief outline the needs of the asso ciation, and pointing out the fact that the work is increasing so rapidly that more funds are needed. The Coun cil has already levied .13 of a mill, and the county levy will soon bo marie. The city tax will give 50iio more than last year. The patronage of the library and the branches and stations is growing so large that there must be more money with which to handle it, according to the communication. Dies or Tythoid Fever. Fred Nelson, who lived at 718 Commercial street, and was the head miller at Albers Bros", mill, died yesterday morning at 7 o'clock, at the Good Samaritan Hospital, after a brief Illness from typhoid fever. Nelson had lived in Portland for 15 years and was well known among the Danish resi dents of this city. He is survived by- his widow and two small children, Walter. 6 years old. and Clifford. 3 years old. All his other relatives live In Denmark. The funeral will occur at 2 P. M. Saturday from the Swedish Baptist Church, corner of Fifteenth and Hoyt streets. Pioneer Teacher Dies. Miss Abble L. Atwood, daughter of the late Jameu and Abble W. Atwood, pioneer residents of this city, died at her home, 311 Main street, yesterday morning after a pro longed Illness. Arrangements for the fu neral will not be made until the arrival of John C. Atwood, of Seattle, this morn ing. I Have .s.000 to invest in Portland real estate, if you have lots, houses or land for sale, near Portland, send your lowest price and location to W. Reidt, room 401 Rothchlld building. WHEREJTO DINE. . AH the delicacies of the season at the Portland Restaurant: fine private apart ments for ladies, 305 Wash., near B'ifth. The Royal Canton Grill, most popular restaurant in the city, with apartments for ladies. Visitors are Invited to inspect the cleanest restaurant. American and Chinese kitchen. Royal chop suey and noodles. Merchants' lunch dally 25 cents. Special Sunday chicken dinner 40 cents. Open day and night. No. 352-3M Alder street, corner Park. James M. Kan, manager. Hall's restaurant will serve a special turkey dinner today. 12 to 8:30 P. M., 75c. 330 Wash. st. Watson's restaurant, 331 Washington St., will serve a special New Year's tur key dinner, 76c. JUSTON'S For your New Year's dinner, to 8. Music 5 Rock Springs Coal. The bestt house coal. Liberty Coal Ice Co., agents. 25 North 14th st. Main 1662 A 3136. Plant SIbson rosea. Phone Sellwood 950. AKKUAL CUT-PRICE SALE Commencing tomorrow, Saturday, Jan. 2, 1909, our monster cut-price sale will start. This is your opportunity to purchase standard and high grade apparel at greatly reduced prices. (CONTRACT GOODS ARE NOT INCLUDED) Excello, Star and Cluett Shirts at Gut Prices. Underwear and Hosiery at Cut Prices. Neckwear and Mufflers at Gut Prices. Gloves at Cut Prices. OUR GIGANTIC ONE-THIRD-OFF SALE of Men's, Bovs' and Children's Suits, Overcoats and Cravenettes continues without abatement. Selections just as good as . . at -tl when sale was inaugurated notwithstanding the trade of the past three weeks. WE WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR heavy TO INVESTORS, MERC AND WA HANTS, MANUF REHOUSEMEN ACTURERS AVe have been steadily in the real estate business in the City of Portland for nearly twenty years, have been successful in effecting' some of the largest deals ever made here, and feel cer tain that we are fully qualified, by reason of our experience and thorough knowledge of the city, the existing conditions and com parative prices fn the relative locations, to give the very best of service to intending purchasers of all kinds of city property. We Do Nothing But Sell Real Estate We sell strictly on the commission basis, whereby the owner knows that he is getting his price, and the buyer knows that he is not bping imposed 'upon, nor asked other than the owner's price. We feel that we have the best-equipped office in the city, and will be even better supplied on the first af June, at which date we will move into our new office in our own new building, a cut of which accompanies this ad. Everything that we have is in the City of Portland. Our hopes and future are combined with the welfare of the city. We have and will con tinue to try and upbuild the city in every possible way. If you wish to buy real estate in the City of Portland, it will pay you to call upon us before buying elsewhere. Non-resident intending purchasers are requested to write to us, and are respectfully referred, as to our business methods, to any of the banks or leading merchants in the city. :,. .......... .. .., MPfelblS big PUV- i r U rr rub EsS (fW I Hrnft Tc Henry Building, Fourth and Oak Streets. Now Under Construction. CHARLES K. HENRY & SON 250 STARK STREET PORTLAND, OREGON rl'o ad PIANOS GREAT SACRIFICE SALE OF CAR ni IX I I: If - IL V H. SINSHEIMER. 72 Third Street. 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Call, telephone or write for catalogue free for the asking. PORTLAND BUSINESS COLLEGE -Tbe School of Quality," Tenth and Morrison, Portland, Oregon. A- P. Armstrong, LL.B., Principal. The Allen Preparatory School For hoys and srirla. Fits for all col leses and technical schools. Small classes. Individual attention given pupils. Sorlnjr term opens February 9. For catalogues address THE ALLKX l'REPA RATOHV SCHOOL Telephone East FredPrehn,DJ.S. f!2.e0 Foil Set at Tectb, fS.00. Clowns and Hrldgs work. SJ.00. Broa 405, Uekum. Open Jfsculnsa XUi 1. Schwab Printing Co. VIST WORK. REASONABLE PRICES j7 STARK STREET Investments C. J. McCRACKEN 304 McKay Building, PORTLAND, OR. HAND SAPOLiO FOR. TOILET AND BATH It makes the toilet something to b enjoyed. It removes all stains and roughness, prevents prickly heat and chafing, and leaves the skin whitj soft, heallhy. In the bath it bringi a glow and exhilaration which na 'common soap can equal, ' imparting the vifjor and life sensation of a mild Turkish bath. All Orocara and Druggists. IF Y0D WANT TO BUY OR SELL A FARM SEE ALFRED A. BAKER 210, 211, 212 Abington Building.