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DEALS IN REALTY
NET PCK PROFITS
farm lands Is reported by X. B. Thomas,
who has sold for his brother, F. S.
Thomas, a. well Improved 1000-acre wheat
ranch In that district. The property was
bought by H. W. Miller, of Portland, for
$30,000, or $30 an acre. This land Is all
wheat land which has been set to crop
and which is some of the best land of
that kind In the Gilliam County farming
district! The Improvements on the place
are good. The big tract Is located near
Mtkkalo Station.
Perfection in Piano CaseBesign as well as
perfection of tone r
East Side Corner, Sold for
$50,000, Bought for $40,
000 Two Months Ago.
PANACEA FOR LABOR FUSS
Employers and Employed Advised to
Talk Over Matters.
THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX, THURSDAY, APRII 7, 1910.
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INVESTMENT IS SOUGHT
Southward Movement Along Prin
cipal Cross Streets Shown In
Other Transactions on West
Side Leases Held.
Heal estate transactions showing quick:
returns upon the investment were com
pleted in Portland yesterday, prominent
anion; them being: the sale for $50,000 of
a Grand avenue corner which was bought
two months ago for $40,000, and the corner
of Hleventh and Everett streets, for
which $42,000 was paid, and which was
sold In September, 1908, for $27,000. The
day's sales showed the demand on both
Kast and West sides for good 4Jroperty.
The Grand avenue I property Is at" the
northeast corner of Washington street. It
was bought by Winter Bros. It Includes
a three-story brick building on a lot 50x
100 feet. The sellers were J. M. Letter,
I. G. Davidson and Iabney & Dabney.
This Is another of the many Instances
of rapid Increases In prices on Grand
avenue, where the demand for business
locations has grown rapidly the last few
months. The sellers bought this corner
two months ago from the Clark Taber
estate for $40,000, the syndicate buying in.
the name of the Mercantile Trust Com
pany. Both deals were negotiated
through the agency of Dabney & Dabney
end I. G. Davidson.
Buyers Seek Investment.
The building on the corner Is a well
built three-story brick structure, which
brings In a rental of 7 per cent net on the
purchase price of $30,000. The' ground
floor is occupied with a moving picture
show and a furniture store, and on the
upper floors , a rooming-house Is con
ducted. Winter Brothers bought the
property a an Investment.
Morris Marks, a local real estate op
erator, has bought the property at the
southeast corner of 'Eleventh and Mill
streets from Mrs. Joseph K. Clark, of
Los Angeles, for $30,000. The property
consists of three lots and has a front
age of 160 feet on Kleventh street and
100 feet on Mill street. It has a 15-room
house In good condition. The sale was
negotiated by D. Parker Bryon & Co.
This house is the former family home
of the Clarks. It is reported to have
been resold by Mr. Marks for $35,000 to
a local Investor, whose name is withheld.
Three years ago the property was listed
on the local market for $15,000.
The residence of W. G. Shellenbarger,
at 7X8 Marshall street, between Twenty
third and Twenty-fourth streets, has been
sold through the agency of Dabney. &
Dabney for $5500. It is a seven-room
modern home, well appointed and ar
ranged. The buyer is a coffee grower of
-texico. the foreman of David M. Dunne's
coffee plantation. Colonel Dunne took
the title K the residence for his fore
man, who will make his home here.
Sixth-Street Sales Made.
Two large sales on Sixth street were
negotiated yesterday, and these, coming
with an Increased demand for properties
in that section of the city, are clear in
dications of the movement southward
along the principal cross streets in in
plde business properties. One quarter
block, at the northeast corner of Sixth
and Main streets, was bought by Fred
A. Jacobs for Eastern, clients from A.
V. Smith for $90,000. Mr. Smith bought
the property only recently and made a
good profit on the investment. The sale
was negotiated through the agency of
D. Parker Bryon & Co.
The corner, which is 100x100 feet. Is Im
proved with several old dwellings. It
has not been determined whether the
new owners will Improve the property,
as the Investment feature figured most
Btrongly in the sale.
The second sale of importance on South
Sixth street was for a quarter block,
et the southwest corner of Sixth and
Slftdison streets. This property Is the
site of the old Steele residence and was
ild by the Steele estate to L. H. Rol
lins, an outside capitalist for $65,000. This
deal also was negotiated through the
gency of D. Parker Bryon & Co. The
property is Improved with a home which
brings in a good rental. It is the former
residence of ex-State Treasurer Steele.
Since making the purchase Mr. Rollin9
has refused an offer to lease the ground
at 7 per cent net interest on a valuation
of $75,000. The refusal was based on the
general idea that valuations on South
Sixth and South Seventh are now far
below what the market will command
and that .higher valuations will rule In
the immediate future. Mr. Rollins will
hold the property as an investment.
Of tor for Lease Refused.
As an Indication of the Increased de
mand for properties along South Seventh
street. Koxton & Ames, who hold a leaee
of P0 years on the single lot at the
corner of Seventh and Taylor streets,
yesterday refused an offer of $40,000 for
their lease. This lease i made on a
basis of a valuation of $40,000 and con
tains a clause giving the lessees an
option to buy the property at any time
within the 99 years period for $40,000.
This was virtually an offer of $SO,000 for
the corner, which was refused. The
lease was taken less than a year ago.
Another corner for which a good offer
was made was 100x70 feet at the north
cast corner of Sixth and Jefferson
streets, owned by E. R. Pittelkau. For this
property Mr. Pittelkau received an offer
of t.0tX. The 'location Is virtually un
improved. The offer was refused and Mr.
Pittelkau 1b now going ahead with plans
for the construction of an apartment
house. As a site for a new factory building
which will greatly increase its capacity
and output, the Royal Bakery Company
has bought a quarter block, at the north
east corner of Bleventh and Everett
streets, from B. I. Parrish. The price
was $42,000. The sale was negotiated
through the agency of J. D. Wilcox. This
property Is directly across the street
from the sdte already owned by the
Royal Bakery Company. As an Indica
tion of the Increase In property values
in this neighborhood it may be cited
that Mr. Parrish bought the corner In
September. 1908, for $27,008. The corner
is now virtually vacant but improvements
will not be started until Fall.
x 1'aotory to Be Built.
Then the site will be covered with a
two-story brick factory building, which
will be equipped with modern machinery,
ordered from Germany. With the new
huilding this will give the Royal Bakery
Company three quarter blocks in the
same neighborhood. The total expendi
ture will be about $85,000 In budding and
lit ling up the plant.
J 000-Acre Wheat Farm Sold.
JLn important sale in. Gilliam County
PORTLAND, April 5- (To th Editor.)
I notice that much 1b now said tout labor
and capita, vtrlkea and prospective rtrike.
As I am a. laboring- man and been euch
alt my life. I think it la not out of place
to express my views on this very Import
ant subject.
In he first place. I think the present
attHude of capital and labor Is wrong; and
should bo adjusted immediately. There U
no Question that waa-e of the laborer baa
not kept pace with the advanced cost of
all commodities and- should be adjusted.
bo that he. Including his family, or those
depending; on his or her wag, could se
cure the neoessarles of life. &y nothing
about luxuries. Everybody, at lnast 90 per
cent In the United States, are prosperous.
On might say all but the wage earner.
Ha is dissatisfied from the fact tht the
purchasing: value of his dollar is reduced
to 75 and as low as 50 emit. Inasmuch
as the 'contractor, merchant and manufac
turer are making larger profits than ever
before, why should not labor receive more
wages ? In fact, labor's wages should be
advanced without the asking-. Go into the
mining- camp. Bacon Is $1 per pound and
flour tlO per sack; waes are paid propor
tionately, from the fact that the man who
works must eat. The labor organizations
are all rlg-ht, provided they are conducted
and -controlled by sane men.
The reason why the labor organizations
are a menace to prosperity and good, sound,
eafe government Is that they resort to vio
lence and blacklist a business house for
discharging incompetent men, or men that
they do not want; also their insane at
tempt to make a uniform scale of wage,
the same for competent , and Incompetent'
men; also they greatly. Injure or destroy
the usefulness of the organization to all
fair-minded men who believe In fair deal
ing by having a man walk back and forth
In front of a business house carrying a
placard, "Unfair House." This form of
coercion or blackmail should not be tol
erated for one minute anywhere. There is
a law prohibiting it, and it should be rig
idly enforced. What should be done and
done at once is that employers of labor
in the city should meet and adjust the
scale of wages so as to meet the present
conditions.
When the labor organizations say "You
shall employ only members of our order,"
or say, "If you do not pay what we ask. or
if you -discharge competent or Incompetent
men, members of our order, we will strike"
close up and destroy your property. Such
an organization should . have no place of
meeting in the United States, for it is
nothing less than an organized mob of de
struction. The first man hit when -a strike
Is called will be a laborer or wage earner.
We all remember the empty tin bucket
and Co ley's array. I hope never to see
that sight again, but something should be
don at once to relieve this strained con
dition. No question there is a dissatis
fied condition existing, caused largely, I
think, from the fact that wages now paid
do not supply families with the necessaries
of life. This should be remedied and cer
tainly can be adjusted if the rusiness men
of Portland will get together in the right
spirit. If a general public meeting is dis
tasteful, let each contractor, manufacturer
or merchant hold a campmeetlng with him
self, canvas his help, then practice the
Golden Rule, "Do unto others as you would
have others In like circumstances do by
you." Adopt this method and the labor
troubles would soon be solved.
W. M. KILLINGS WORTH.
NEGRESS ALLEGED THIEF
Railroad Laborer Accuses Her
Taking $50 From Him.
of
Accused of robbing Ed Johnson, a
railroad laborer, of 1230. Emma Craw
ford, a negress. said by the police to
be a disreputable character, was held
to await action of the grand Jury by
Judge Bennett yesterday.
Johnson said that as he passed the
woman's cigar store on North First
street, she came out on the sidewalk
and "winked" at him. Later, he said,
as he was seated on a sofa In the rear
of the store, the woman picked his
pockets. Then a great noise was heard
In the front room. The negrSss, he
testified, said that the noise was caused
by the police trying to raid her place
and urged him to flee.
When the police failed to ap
pear, he said, he investigated
and found that the noise was made
by Tom Mayoto. a Japanese, for the
purpose of frightening the victim
away. Johnson remained at the cigar
store until the police had arrived. He
maintained that the woman handed his
money to the Japanese through the
door and that the Japanese secreted It.
Mayoto will appear before Judge Ben
net today. He was released under $250
cash ball.
DR. STRATTON IS BURIED
Funeral Services Are Held at Taylor-Street
M. K. Church.
Impressive funeral services were held
yesterday morning at the Taylor-Street
Methodist Church for the late Dr.
Charles Carroll Stratton, who died Mon
day at Salem.
Dr. Benjamin Young was in charge of
the services and was assisted by Rev.
John Cudlipp and Dr. C. B. Cline. Dr.
Cllne. who was an Intimate friend of Dr.
Stratton for many years, told of the
great work he had done as an educator.
Besides being president of Mills College,
Portland "University and chancellor of
"Willamette University, the speaker said
Dr. Stratton was offered the presidency
of Stanford University.
A large proportion of the congregation
at the funeral was made up of friends
of Dr. Stratton. The pallbearers, all as
sociates of Dr. Stratton, were: Rev. C.
T. Wilson, Rev. Harold Oberg, Rev. "W.
R. Jeffries Jr.. Dr. Kerr. Rev. D. A.
Watters and Rev. E. B. Hertzler. In
terment was In Rlverview Cemetery.
CITIZEN HAS INTERPRETER
Russian Homesteader Unable to
Speak English Gets Final Papers.
Through a Russian interpreter. John
Walbruk. of Lincoln County, in the
United States Court, yesterday showed
that he was a qualified American citi
zen, and obtained a final certificate of
citizenship.
Walbruk came to America for the
purpose of making a home, and im
mediately following filing of his appli
cation for citizenship he took advant
age of the homestead laws. He has
been too busy as a farmer to acquire
any English, but under the laws of
the country a foreign-born homesteader
is entitled to become a citizen regard
less of his knowledge of the National
language.
Judge Charles E. Wolvertoo also or
dered final papers issued to Alfred Hel
klla, a subject of Nicholas, of Russia,
and Max Paul Hummel, heretofore ac
knowledging sovereignty of William II,
of Germany. The two new citizens of
the United States both read and write
English.
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets assist nature In driving all Im
purities out of the system, insuring a
free and regular condition and restor
ing the organs of the body to health
and strength. Sold by all dealers.
Read about free excursion given by
Woodburn Orchard Co. on page 7.
Nearly all the world's great musical authorities use and indorse the Kimball piano. Among them ;
Calve, Patti, Emma Eames, Nordica, Sembrich, De Reszke, Walter Damrosch, Anton Seidl,f
Campanari, Arditi, Sousa, Chas. Kunkel, Remenyi, Ondricelc, Delussan, Leonora Jackson and
hundreds upon hundreds of others, including America's latest and foremost pianist, Myrtle Elvyn
IF YOU are a lover of the beautiful, we extend to you a cordial
invitation to view the finest display of Grands, Baby Grands,
Uprights and Pianola Pianos that has ever been made in the
great "West, not to say America.
This is an exhibit extraordinarj' of the very choicest instru
ments made by the foremost piano makers of the world; a gather
ing never heretofore attempted or thought of.
There are but four truly great end representative American
Pianos Weber, Kimball, Lester and the founder of them all, the
Chickering. There is but one establishment in Portland where
these superb pianos can be obtained.
American piano makers today are unexecelled. American
pianos are universally recognized as the finest the world produces.
RIVAL WINS; STOiED
YOUNG STCBBS HURRIES KAST
TO "PROBE SITUATION."
Learning That Fiancee Had Married
Another, Nephew of Railroad
Man Is Distressed.
LOS ANGHLES, Cal.. April 6. (Spe
cial.) "I learned about Miss Martin's
marriage just a few minutes ago and
well, I shall take the next train for
Arizona."
Thig was the only comment Ralph S.
Stubbs, general freight and passenger
agent of the Randolph lines, would make
today after he had learned from the
morning papers that his fiancee. Miss
Madge Martin, of New York, had mar
ried his rival for her affections, Glad
stone McElhiney.
Mr. Stubbsv who is a son of President
Stubbs, of the Nevada University, and
nephew of J. C. Stubbs, vice-president of
the Harrlman lines, . came to Los An
peles Saturday with the party of Robert
S. Lovett, president of the Union Pa
cific and Southern Pacific.
The young railroad man refused to
make further comment upon the situa
tion, manifestly so distressing to him.
He acted like a man stunned. In a
dazed manner he said "good-bye" to
President Lovett and the other members
of the party and took the first train for
Tucson. What he intends to do there is
not known, but he said something about
"Investigating to one of the clerks in
the party. He is evidently anxious to
learn how McElhiney supplanted him so
suddenly after he had won Miss Martin
two years ago from the man who is now
Tier husband.
Seaside Is Making Trail.
SEASIDE. Or.. April 6. (Special.)
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& better health
MANUFACTURED BY THE
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Buy a. bottle today to have in
Great enthusiasm has been aroused
here today over the opening of the
trail from here to the top of Tilla
mook Head. Fifteen men, headed by
Kred Dresser, left at noon to clear the
underbrush so that the men who will
work on the trail will be able to make
their way with ease. Twenty men and
three teams have volunteered a day's
work to clear the main trail, while
the money raised by subscription will
be used in the making of bridges and
fills. The Seaside Lumber & Manu
facturing Company has donated lumber
for the bridges.
PAVING SELLWOOD'S GOAL
Commercial Club Wants Hard-Surface
on Kight Streets.
Eight of the principal streets of Sell
wood will be improved with hard-surface
pavements', if the plans of the
Sellwood Commercial Club, adopted
Tuesday night, are carried out.
At the meeting, over which D. M.
Donaugh presided, it was decided to j
undertake the improvement of East
Fifteenth, East Ninth, Tacoma, Spo-
kane, Nehalem, Ijeo and Maldon streets
and Umatilla avenue with hard-surface.
The chairman was authorized to ap
point a committee of three property
owners from each of these streets,
making a general committee of 24 property-owners.
This committee will in
vestigate the pavements, prepare peti
tions for the improvement of streets
and hold a meeting next Tuesday night
in the Commercial Clubhouse to report, j
A committee was also appointed to
plan extension of East Fifteenth street !
north to a connection with Mllwaukie
street.
Peach Crop Will Equal Record.
DAYTON,-Wash.. April 6. (Special.)
"Barring-Improbable late frosts, the
Snake River Valley will produce its
record peach crop this year.' said J.
Will come, naturally, if Syrup
of Figs and Elixir of Senna is
used, when a pleasant laxative
remedy is needed, to cleanse the
system gently yet effectually and
to dispel colds and headaches
due to constipation.
Its world-wide acceptance as
the best of family laxatives, for
men, women and children and its
approval by the most eminent
physicians, because its compo
nent parts are known to them
and known to be wholesome and
truly beneficial, are the best
guarantees of the excellence of
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of
Senna.
To get its beneficial effects,
Always buy the genuine,
FigSyrupCo
the house when needed.
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T. Malcolm, a pioneer grower, here to
day. Each Spring interest of consumer,
buyer and shipper centers early on the
Snake River country, for here is pro
duced the bulk of the peach crop of
Eastern Washington. A bumper crop
of apples, pears, prunes and apricots
is also assured, according to Mr. Mal
colm. .
Brownsville Election Passes.
BROWNSVILLE, Or., April 6. (Spe
cial.) G. A. ProebFtel won from Henry
Blakley for City Marshal in the city
election this week. The following Ity
officer!? were elected: Recorder, W. 9.
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Our New
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be able to present. -""
. You are most cordially invited to inspect these instruments, t
Old pianos taken in exchange. Convenient terms of payment can"'
be arranged. ' .'."
WASHINGTON STREET
Holcomb: Treasurer, CV H. Steward;
Councilman, First Ward, G. W. Drinkard;
Councilman, Second Ward, H. El Hil
leary; Councilman, Third Ward, A. !.
Kirk.
Physicians Are Rival Candidates.
CONDON, Or.. April 6. (Special.)
An interesting contest is in prospect
for the annual city election, which will
be held next Monday. Dr. J. W. Con
nelly, who is concluding his first two
year term, will be a candidate for re
election, and will be opposed by Dr. J.
P. Wood, the only other physician in
this city. The Mayor will serve two
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of our buying at the very
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of cultured and skilled taste
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In making your purchases of
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years, while three Councilmen will bfr
elected for one-year terms. The Cltj;
Council has called a mass meeting ot
citizens for tonight in the Courthouse,"
when nominations will be made. R
gardless of the outcome of this meet
ing. rival candidates for. the different
nominations will obtain places on the
ticket by filing nominating petitions
under the direct primary law.
Vermont Town Suffers $75,000 XoSj
NORTH POWNAL. Vt, April 6. Fire
today destroyed three buildings here";
causing a loss of about $75,000. a
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