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REBELS TAKE
LISBON; KING
IS
Portuguese Army and
Navy Take Part
in Uprising.
ROYAL PALACE BOMBARDED
Flag of Revolutionists Flutters
in Place of Ruler's Stand
ard in Capital.
COMMUNICATION IS CUT OFF
Manuel II Virtually Captive of
Republicans.
COUP NOT UNHERALDED
Vonns Monarch Torn by Trouble
Tver since Father Was Aasln
aleil Clerical. Not Allied With
ItcpublU-iinA. Axaiii!t Mini.
MXlON Oct. S. J:4 A. M (Special.)
Definite news has bn received here that
a revolution broke out jeserday In Lis
bon, the capital of Portugal. Moet of the
army and navy are with the rcvoiution
lts, arsh!pa having bombarded the
royal palace, and report has It that the
Klr.g. Manuel II. Is virtually a prisoner
tlere. The royal standard hu been torn
from the palace and the flag of the revo
lutionists Butters In Its place.
The rtyal palace stands above te River
Tasue. In the wtern port of the city,
and the attack upon It by Mps of the
navy la understood to have been simul
taneous with the uprising In the city.
The Fantander correspondent of the
Ileuter Telegram Company confirms the
report of the recvolutlon and adds that
the rebels have captured the rlace. tak
ing the King prisoner.
Steamer Sends Message.
A dispatch from Santandrr. Spain, aayi
that the German steamer Capo Blanco,
lying off Lisbon, haa sent a wireless dis
patch to the effect that the rebels have
hauled down the royal standard from the
palace aad - hoisted a blue and green re
publican flag In Its place. This report says
warships be mm the bombardment of the
royal palace as soon as the uprising In
the city began.'
The Times. In Ita liaut this morning,
does not confirm the report that the King
Is a prisoner. It contains no dispatches
from lis Lisbon correspondent, but It
prints the Matin's wireless dispatch and
M)S It has reason to believe that the
r.rwa of the revolution is true, although
the rumors that the King Is a prisoner
are not well supported.
We have given King Manuel notice
to quit. The coming revolution will ETa
a kindly affair. We shall kill the
least posslblo number of persons."
Prediction Partly Verified.
In these words. Dr. Alfonso Costa, tha
most advanced of the Portuguese Repub
lican leader, warned the world of the
Intentions of the revolutionary party Im
mediately after the general elections at
the end of August. Tart, at least, of his
prediction stents to be verified In the
brief undetailed dispatches to hand this
morning.
- According to a report, the Republicans
are said to have been victorious after
severe fighting. So far as can be ascer
tained, no telegrams have left Lisbon
for several hours and no details can be
obtained from any source. 1
The Pally Mall, which gives promi
nence to the foregoing rumors, nays that
all communication with Lisbon has
stopped, tha wires being cut. Nothing
paseed between Lisbon and the Portu
guese leeatlon on October 4. An official
at the legation, while declaring limoranre
cf the reported happenings, could not
explain the dislocation of the telegraph
service. A Portuguese merchant In Lon
don Is quoted by the Mall as saying he
received on Monday nem-a of the plot la
IJsbon. but has heard nothing since.
A dispatch from Paris atates that
Kl Matin" haa received a wireless dis
patch from Usbon confirming the revo-
lutlonary outbreak.
' The Portuguese Minister to London.
In an Interview, said he believed every
thing was quiet In Lisbon. He received
nailed dispatches in the forenoon,
showing that all waa tranquil.
No Messages Received.
Tha office of an Argentine news
paper In London which receives tele
grama from Lisbon regularly, received
nothing yesterday, the first time In
several, months that It haa failed to
get a dally dispatch.
It seems probable that the actual in
surrection was precipitated by the mnr
ICocduded ea late 4.J
PRSORER
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NIGHT BEAR HUNT
AROUSES 2J0WNS
BRUIN, TIKED OF BEING
CHASED, TCRXS PURSUER.
Anlmaf Escapes One Posse and
Makes for Adjoining; Community,
Reception Committee Routed.
SPOKANE. Wash.. Oct. 4. (Special.)
Tha residents of Wardner. Idaho.
were aroused last night by a fuslllads
of shots, accompanied by much ehout
Ing and turmoil. Those who were brave
enough to venture out were treated to
aa lntereatlng bear bunt. In which
Night Officer RelUy and several clti
sena were precipitated.
The bear waa one of three captured
aa cubs two yeara ago and kept in
captivity by Henry Bamhart. of Kel
logg. He bad escaped from the Barn
hart yard and proceeded to take a
walk within the llmlta of Kellogg.
Marshal Cavanaugh organised a possj
and made an effort to capture Mr.
Bruin, but after an exciting chase
about the streets In Kellogg, the bear
took the main road for Wardner. on
the run.
Cavanaugh ran to the nearest tele
phone and Informed the Wardner of
ficer what waa coming and Rellly
proceeded to the lower end of the town
to meet his quarry.
The bear arrived on time and Rellly
decided to try to corner him. but bruin
had grown tired of being chased and
proceeded to do a little on his own ac
count and produced a wild scramble
among hla pursuers. The officer then
gave the order to fire at will and thus
ended Wardner's bear hunt by electrl
light.
SUFFRAGISTSJVJAKE GAINS
Illinois Legislators Reply Favorably
to Leaders of Movement.
CHICAGO. Oct 4. (Special.) Nina
Republican and five Democratic nomi
nees for State Senator and 22 Repub
lican and 18 Democratic nominees for
State Representative, as well as nomi
nees of other parties, have replied
favorably to appeals sent out by the
Illinois Equal Suffrage Association,
for the aupport of the Woman's Suf
frage movement.
The full list of those who have
avowed themselves on the side of suf
fragists, waa included In a report on
candldatea Issued yesterday by the as
sociation, through Mrs. Catherine
Waughn McCuIloch, Ita legislative su
perintendent. In the report Mrs. McCuIloch. says
prospects for the paasage of equal suf
frage legislation look brighter than
ever before, as many candidates, who
have not pledged themselves, she be
lieves, will line up for any bills backed
by the advocates of the vote for women.
Of the 25 holdover Senators, the re
port says that 11 are for equa suf
frage and that aeven who opposed the
cause were defeated at the primaries.
' "Illinois voters have shown so much
Interest in woman auffrage during the
Summer auffrage tours." said Mrs.
McCuIloch. In tha report, "and have in
such great numbers pledged themselves
to vote only for woman suffrage can
didates, that the prospects for victory
are bright"
SULU TO BE AMERICANIZED
Saltan Buys Talking Machine to
Help Enlighten His People.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 4. (Special.)
LThe Sultan of Sulu will Americanize his
people when he goes home and Inoculate
tropics with the microbe of hustle. He
Is so much Impressed with what he has
seen on his trip to the United States
thnt he has begun planning to develop
the pearl buelneea and have his people
exchange pearls and hardwoods for
Amerlcan-made grwnJa. Today the Sul
tan visited the I'nlon Iron Works and
aaw great steel beams forged. When he
entered the forge shop the Sultan said:
Tills Is like "Nrke" (Hell) you read
about where the bad people go."
The Sultan boueht a talking machine
and 100 blank records to tike home. In
their own language, members of his
party will relate their Impression of
each city visited, and these will be rec
orded. Then all the chiefs of the tribes
will gather to hear the "canned" narra
tion of the trip around the globe.
FIGHT TO SAVE TREE WON
Walla Walla Pioneer Secures Injunc
tion Against City.
WALLA WALLA. Wash., Oct 4.
(Special.) Oscar Ingram, who has been
fighting to prevent the city from cutting
down the big Cottonwood tree that shades
his bouse, haa won. and the tree will be
left In the middle of Bellevue avenue un
til he Is ready to cut it down. Judge
Brents, of the Superior Court. has
handed down a permanent Injunction
restraining the city from cutting down
the tree when the street Is graded.
Ingram based his fight on the conten
tion that whyn he donated the land for
a county road he reserved the tree. When
It became a city atreet the Council de
cided to cut the tree down and paid no
attention to his petition. He carried the
matter Into court and won. The tree
shades Mr. Ingram's hbuee and he wants
It left until the shade trees In hla yard
axe big enough to take Its place.
CHILD SHOOTS HIS FATHER
Illinois Editor Meets Fatal Wound
as He Plays Indian.
SHABBONA. 111.. Oct. 4 Joseph No.
Ian. editor of the Shabbona Express,
and the Lee (III.) Times, while playing
"Indian" with his eight-year-old s.m
today, was shot and fatally wounded
by the child
37 KILLED; SCORE
INJUREUINWBECK
Two Trains Collide on
Sharp Curve.
VICTIMS HAYE NO ESCAPE
Orders Disobeyed but rain
men Save Themselves.
DEAD ARE IN TANGLED MASS
One Train on Illinois Traction Sys
tem Falls to Wait for Second
Section of Other Train.
. Officials Among Killed.
STAUNTON, 111.. Oct 4. Thirty-seven
persons were killed and from 16 to 23
were Injured In a collision on the Illi
nois Traction System two miles north of
here late today. At least three of the
Injured probably will die.
Roports from the wreck conflict Some
statement make the number of injured
aa high as 60. Officials say this la ex
cessive. The collision was between local train
No. 14. northbound, and an excursion
train No. 73. loaded with passengens on
their way to view the parade of the
Veiled Prophet at St Louis. The ac
cident apparently was due to the dis
regard of orders by the crew of train No.
14. In charge of M. A. Leonard, con
ductor, and John Llerman, of Staunton,
motorman.
Orders Are Disobeyed.
Train No. 14 had orders to pass train
No. 73 at Staunton. The latter train was
running in two sections, and the orders
given to No. 14 were explicit that it
wait for both actions. The first sec
tion of No. 73 had passed when the
crew of No. 14 pulled out on the main
track and started north. At DIckerson's
curve, a sharp bend two miles from
here, the two trains met
Hills rise north and south from the
curve. Train No. 14 and the second
section of No. 73, both on the down
grade, were making 40 miles an hour
when they met at the sharpest part of
the curve. Confronted with death, the
crews of both trains set the brakes and
Jumped for their lives. All escaped with
out eerlous Injury. None of the pas
sengers had a cl-ance for life.
Terrific Crash Follows.
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The smashup followed Immediately
upon the cries of warning of the con
ductors and motormen aa they Jumped.
The cars came together with a terrific
crash, and both were entirely demolished,
being piled In one huge mass of wreck
age. It Is not known If any passengers es
caped uninjured. Aa quickly aa possible
aid was summoned from Springfield and
special cars were started for the wreck.
Other cars were sent north from Granite
City and took many of the injured to
hospitals in that town. A car containing
29 bodies was sent to Carllnville. where
they were placed in an undertaking estab
lishment The work of unearthing the
dead waa continued.
Manager Discusses Wreck.
General Manager Chubbuck. of the
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 63
degrees; minimum. G3 degrees.
TODAY'S Showers; southerly winds.
Foreign.
Revolutionists capture capital of Portugal;
King a prisoner In his palace. Page t
NatloaaL
Jturtlr Moody resigns from Supreme Court
Page 2.
Oeaeral wood proposes to develop fighting
force of State Guards. Page 14.
Political.
Many candidates for President of 6enats
and Speaker et House already ouu
Page 20.
Carl 8. Kelty flies report as campaign
manager for A. W. Lafferty. Page 7.
Roosevelt enemy named as successor to
Timothy Woodruff by New York Repub
licans. Page 5.
Domestic.
Thirty-seven persons are killed and from
18 to 26 Injured In train wreck. Page 1.
American bankers determined to a have
money order system. Page 4.
Cholera scare spreads to New York. Page 2
Columbia drops Professor Peek because of
breach of promise suit Page 1.
Launch, which carried dynamite to wreck
Los Angeles Times, identified. Page 6.
International Prison Congress recommends
detention of Inebriates In homes. Page 6.
Fifteen dead bodies are recovered from ruins
ot Los Angeles Times building. Page .
Sports.
Pacific Coast League results: Los Anffeles
2. San Francisio 1. No other games
played. Page 8.
Rain again halts ball game. Important
meeting planned for today. Page s.
Washington High practices hard for game
with Vancouver Thursday. Page 8,
pacific Northwest
Father of man killed on train by divorced
wife will sue railroad for damages.
Page 7.
Two towns aroused by night bear hunt
Page 1.
Dry Farming Congress at Issue over choice
of president. Page 7.
Prisoner admits theft of gold on steamer.
Page 7.
Commercial and Marine.
Paul Horst accumulating Oregon hope.
Page 18.
Cattle market Is firm. Page 19.
Drouth news from Argentina sends up wheat
prices. Page 1.
Advance In stock market receives check.
PaKe Is.
Steamer Bear leaves with largest passenger
ltst ever taken from Portland. Page 18.
Portland and Vicinity.
Bigmund Frank, pioneer merchant. Is dead.
Page 1.
Bore on Peninsula tunnel completed.
Page 13.
New Klaw Erlanger theater under way
In 30 days. Page 12.
Refusals by public to pay for milk at
higher scale alarm dairymen, rago .
Misrepresentation charged in mining .case
trial now on. Page 12.
Soottl and - Pasquali charm audience at
musicals In Baker Theater. Page 14.
Ball denied Chinese alien. Page B.
City's growth may mean increased tax levy
for lall; department heads to ask for
larger appropriations. Page 20.
Two men die In Washington-street Are;
firemen overcome. Psge 1.
Rain and wind storm continues. Page 5.
ALL HEIRS SHARE EQUALLY
J. D. and A. B. Spreckels Mnst Be
Included In Division of Estate.
SAX FRANCISCO. Oct. 4. (Special.)
judge Coffey, of the Probate Court,
today by a stroke of the pen made
Johi. D. and Adolph B. Spreckels
$1,800,000 richer than they were yester
day. In other words he held they must
share equally with Rudolph, Claus A.
and Mrs. Ferris In their father's 110.
000,000 estate, although their father
especially provided In his will that they
should be excluded, because he had ad
vanced them large sums during his
life.
The Judge held that he had no right
to create precedent antagonistic to the
general law that does not recognize
any such matters as allowances or ad
vancements made to certain children
during the life of the parent Hence,
the Judge declared the estate must be
equally divided among the helrs-at-law.
The contest called out several learned
arguments from counsel, and the deci
sion Is one of the most noteworthy in
recent years, as the case not only In
volved large sums of money but called
In question many quaint and funda
mental principles of law.
ONE ADMIRER, ANYHOW.
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TWO DIEs FIREMEN
OVEHGOME BY FIRE
In Sleeping Posture
Dead Are Found.
PROPERTY LOSS IS $25,000
Washington - Street Blaze
Catches Men in Bed. .
KEROSENE LAMP UPSETS
Suffocated to Death Is Fate of Dee,
Oregon Man and His Unknown
Kooinmate in Conflagration
at a Late Hour.
Two men -are dead from suffocation
and a dozen firemen overcome as tht
result of a fire, which totally destroyed
the three-storj frame building owned
by the Rosenblatt estate at 409-411
Washington street last night with a
loss to property and contents of $26,
000. One of the dead men Is believed to ba
J. Burke, who, according to papers
found in his pocket is from "Dee, Or.
The other man. whose name Is. un
known, occupied the same room with
Burke. They were found dead. In their
bed. The firemen, who carried them
out of the burning building, made fu
tile attempts to resuscitate them.
Firemen Will Recover.
E. N. McDonald, a fireman on Truck
1. was removed to a hospital after be
ing overcome by smoke. It Is thought
he will reoover. In the course of the
battle with the flames,- which extended
for over two hours, a dozen firemen
were overcome by the smoke and
fumes of the burning oil. Fireman
McDonald was the only one who wa
not able to continue work after re
viving, although several of them were
reported to be 111 at their quarters at
midnight. e- '-
The bodies of Burke and his compan
ion were stretched on the floor of
Wooster's confectionery store, and ev
ery effort was made to revive them.
After working over the bodies for near
ly an hour Drs. Ziegler, Rlggs and
Panton gave up all hope of resuscitat
ing them. They declared both dead
from suffocation. Deputy Coroner Dun
ning was notified and the bodies were
taken to the morgue.
Although thorough search was -made
of the dismantled room occupied by
the two men for a clew that might
lead to their Identity nothing was found
save an Invoice issued by the Oregon
Lumber Co., to J. Burke, of Dee, Or.
The scrap of paper was found in :i
purse in the coat of one of the men.
There was nothing found in the cloth
ing of the other to establish his Iden
tity. Both men came to the hotel In the
early evening. Owing to the fact tin",
no register was kept for guests th
men were not questioned as to their
name or address. They were subse
quently assigned to room 18 on the
third floor by Mrs. Josette Frouse, the
landlady. While the fire was" ragin
Mrs. Prouse informed the police an 1
firemen that the two men were under
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AMOURS COSTLY
FOR DR. PECK
TRUSTEES OUST PROFESSOR
FROM COLUMBIA.
Dismissal Takes Place Forthwith
and Is Directly Due to Breach-of-Promlse
Suit.
NEW YORK, Oct. 4. (Special.)
Doctor Harry Thurston Peck, one of
the foremost Latin scholars of the
world, named as defendant In a $100,000
breach-of-promlse suit, brought by
Esther Qulnn of Boston, was dismissed
as professor of Latin language and lit
erature by the trustees , of Columbia
University today.
The dismissal grew directly out of
Miss Qulnn's suit and subsequent de
velopments which involved Doctor
Peck's controversy with President But
ler. Although the resolution of the trus
tees terminates Dr. Peck's connection
with the university "forthwith." he an
nounced tonight that he would not re
linquish his position without a legal
fight. In consideration of his lns
service, the board voted him a lump
sum equivalent to his salary (J5000) for
the current academic year.
The move to oust Professor Peck from
the faculty began some months ago.
When Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler,
president of Columbia, requested t,he
Latin professor's resignation. Profes
sor Peck refused and loosed a few re
marks about writing President Butler's
Latin addresses for him. The university
president acknowledged this promptly,
but said It had no bearing on Professor
Peck's uncertain tenure In office.
WASH MACHINE KILLS TWO
Sister Dies in Attempt to Rescue
. Brother From Electrocution.
BRIGHAM CITT, Utah, Oct 4. A sim
ple device attached to the wringer of a
washing machine operated with deadly
effect when it drew from a live wire more
than 2000 volts of electricity today, and
dealt death in a horrible form to Thomas
McMaster and his sister, Verna, and
shocked the. man's wife Into unconscious
ness. In the act of adjusting the washing
machine, McMaster had detached the
small wire from the washer and was
about to connect it with the clothes
wringer when by - some mischance, he
came in contact with a live wire.
While the man writhed in death agony,
flames were dertlne from Ms arms. See
ing his pitiful plight, his wife rushed to
his side and. was knocked insensible to
the floor.
Verna McMaster, sister of the dead
man, who resided next door, heard the
cries and hastened to her brother's home.
She seized McMaster by the hand and re
ceived the full force of the deadly cur
rent ,
Neighbors coming in response to the
alarm, found that the man and his sister
had been electrocuted and their bodies
badly burned. Physicians were called to
attend McMaster's wife, and she was re
vived after considerable effort
TAFT WILLJJAVE TO MOVE
Owner Will Not Renew Lease on
Summer Cottage at Beverly.
BAR HARBOR, Me., Oct.. 4. Recent
rumors that President Taft would have
to move from the handsome residence
he has occupied the last few Summers
at Beverly were verified today. House
hunting, as a consequence, has taken
a prominent place In the daily pro
gramme for the last two weeks of va
cation. Mrs. Mary Robert Dawson Evans, who
owns the cottage, has stated that she
does not care to renew the lease.
It had been said that Mrs. Evans
objected to having her guests'stopped
or scrutinized by the secret service of
ficials on guard at the President's of
fice, but she denied this.
Mr. Taft announced today that ihe
should find himself unable at the last
minute to make the trip in November,
he would visit the canal Immediately
after the adjournment of Congress on
March 4.
REVIEWING STAND FALLS
Kansas City Carnival Marred by In
Jury to 4i Spectators.
KANSAS CITT, Mo.. Oct. 4. Forty
three persons were injured, three dan
gerously, when a reviewing stand, over
looking the Priest of ,Pillas Carnival
parade, collapsed at Tenth street and
Troost avenue here tonight.
The seriously Injured:
Mrs. J. M. McGovern, St. Paul, in
ternally Injured,
Mrs. Minerva Cheesman, Muncie, Ind.,
compound fracture of the left leg and
Internally injured.
Mrs. J. H. Eckley, Kansas City, Mo.,
back hurt and ribs broken.
The accident is said to have been
due to the faulty construction of the
stand.
BUSINESS BREAKS RECORD
Xew York Clearing-Blouse Shows
i'ear Excels All Others.
NEW YORK, Oct. 4. The annual re
port of the New York Clearing-House
Association, submitted at the annual
meeting held this afternoon, showed
record-breaking transactions last year.
The report for the year ending Sep
tember 30 showed total transactions of
1106.749.253.036. consisting of $4,195,293.
997 In balances and I102.553.959.089 in ex
changes, the latter comparing with 199.
257,662,411 clearings in the previous year.
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DEAD AT AGE OF 60
End Is Unexpected to
Members of Family.
RECORD OF ACTIVITY IS LEFT
Head of Meier & Frank Firm
Leading Business Man.
RELATIVES AT BEDSIDE
Pioneer Merchant in Business In
Portland for 38 Tears, Building
From Small Foundation to ,
Leading Place in City.
Slgmund Frank, president of the,
Meier & Frank Company, died at his
home, 310 Twelfth street, at 10 o'clock
last night of heart failure and kidney
trouble. Although Mr. Frank had not
been well for two years and had been
confined to his bed for a week, death
was not expected and the report of the
passing of one of Portland's gTeatesr
merchants was a shock to his many
friends and business associates. Nona
but members of the family knew of the
seriousness of his affliction and even
they did not realize the end was near
until he suddenly l assed away.
Mr. Frank won a reputation in Port,
land and the Northwest for his con
servative and accurate Judgment in
business matters. He was considered
an authority on all things relating ta
the commercial welfare of the city and
he was frequently called upon by lead
ing business men and the commercial
organizations for advice before making
a venture. While he had a broad
knowledge of municipal and business
affairs his personal attention was de
voted exclusively to his great depart
ment store of which he was the head.
His whole life -ad been spent in the
store. It was part of himself. He was
a home loving man and was rarely
found outside of his store or away from
his fireside.
West Sought in Touth.
Mr. Frank was born f in Bechthelm,
Germany, February 12, 1850. When a
youth of 20 he embarked for the United
States, landing in New York. In the
great city on the Atlantic he worked
two years, saving his meager earnings
until he had enough to yield to the
beckoning hand ' of the West and
bought a ticket to San Francisco.
At that time Aaron Meier was strug
gling with a little general store on
Front street in Portland, which he had
established in 1857. His business called
him to San Francisco and there ho
met the youth from Germany, a strip
linjf of a lad who could scarcely speak
English. There was something about
the young man that was attractive;
there was sterling quality underlying
the raw veneer which Mr. Meier per
ceived, and he brought the youth to
Portland to clerk In his store.
The young man's business ability, his
conservative yet sagacious qualifier
his keen perception and ready grasp
of detail, his penchant for business,
all unfolded so rapidly that the young
man was soon taken Info partnership.
He was a better partner than clerK
and the firm of Meier and Frank began
to grow. It was not a sudden burst
of glory and spread, but a steady climb
up the hazardous hill of mercantile
business.
Store Grows Rapidly.
The little general store, which car
ried about everything from calico and
groceries to hardware and Implements
began to grow; more stock was taken
on: more room was added, as patrona;
increased. From Front street the store
was moved to First, and then the
block bounded by First, Second, Yam
hill and Taylor streets was taken In.
In 1S90 Aaron Meier died and the re
sponsibility of head of the firm fell upon
Mr. Frank. His training under the
senior member of the firm and his own
experience had fitted him for the place
and the mercantile establishment con
tinued along in the steady progress it
had made from the beginning, when ths
stock invoiced no more than $200 or J300.
Eight years after the death of Aaron
Meier the ptore had again outgrown Its
quarters and Mr. Frank purchased the
site on Fifth staeet, between Alder and
Morrison streets. He was advised
against this purchase, but he had ob
served things; he had faith in Portland;
he saw in his mind the advancement of
the business district west from the river
and went ahead with the building of a
large department stire His Judgment,
as usual, was correct. The crowning
feature of the store was the erection o
the ten-story annex on Sixth street,
which stands as a monument to the mem
ory of the man who devoted a lifetime
exclusively to building up a great de
partment store.
City Interests Considered.
Although Mr. Frank confined him?If
chiefly to the upbuilding of the store, he
took great interest In city affairs and
business in general. He never sought
public office, but was often consulted on
matters relating to public affairs. But he
did not believe In mixing politics with
business, and he attributed much of his
sll0(.P5-. to holding aloof from entangle
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