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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1911. A
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MILWAUKEE HELD
MILL
PURCHASER
Inman-Poulsen Site Thought
to Be Taken for Railroad
Seeking Terminals. .
RUMORS SEEM AUTHENTIC
Portland Railway, Light A Tower
Company Said to Be Haying for
Railway Company Itoute to
j City Is Thought Secured.
Sato of th Inraan-PouUm mill !! on
th. east river front la about to be made
to th. Cblcaa-o. Mllauk A Puicet Sound
Railway, according to th. rumors that
have been floating for the past Ave or
six months and which were current from
a Tarlety of new angina yeerday.
la some of the recent reports th Port
land Railway. Light power Oompany Is
named as the sg-nt or go-between In
tha transaction, the latest unauthorised
plan being the segregation of the affairs
if the Oregon Water i'ower Company so
that Its property and ehat of the Inman
Poulsen concern could be disposal of to
the Milwaukee rood eimultaneously.
"I know nothing of either scheme that
has been mentioned." said B. St Jotwlyn.
president of the Portland Railway. LJght
c Power Company, laat night. We have
had no negotiations with anyone repre
senting the Milwaukee lUllway. that I
know of and we don't contemplate tl.
segregation of the business of the Oregou
Water Power Company.
I hare heard of the reported sale of
the Inman-Poulsen property, but our com
pany does not contemplate the purchase.
I believe that those reports are started
by ambitious real estate men who want
to boom the prices of adjoining; ast 1.
property."
Mtc I lclroblc.
The Inman-Poulsen mill site Is a most
desirable one for railroad terminals snd
It Is considered a matter of only a few
year until one of the Initial lines In this
city secure It as a terminal or depot
site.
It is known that a number of roads
(have endeavored to secure control of It
within the past si months. In every
transaction the desire sf the Milwaukee
to enter Portland seemed to be the Im
pelling factor. It Is believed that the
Milwaukee really is tne only roaa u-.i
can use the property to advantage. If
any other system tried to get possession
of It the action was taken merely- to
prevent the Milwaukee from taking a
similar step, thus keeping that line out
of the city.
Affairs have developed so far of late,
however, that the transfer of the ground
to the Milwaukee is expected at any
time. The purchase, it Is announced,
will be made simultaneous with the ac
quisition of trackage from Portland to
Troutdale.
Milwaukee) Surveyors at Work.
The fact that surveyors, known to be
In the employ of the Milwaukee system,
have been engaged In work along the
banks of the Columbia near the point
where tbe rails of the local line will
connect with the proposed high level
bridge, lends additional reliability to the
report that the Puget Bound road la
connected with the movements of offi
cials of the local electric line.
With the acquisition of the Inman
Poulsen site and the trackage between
Portland and the Columbia the Milwau
kee people would have their connection
between Portland and the main line of
the system that recently entered the
Puget Bound country complete.
Tbe only additional step would be
the extension of the Tacoma A Kaistera
Railroad around Mount Ht. Helens to
the north bank of the river. Round
ing the mountain. It Is asserted, would
not be snch a difficult feat as would
be the construction of the north ap
proach to the Columbia. While some
engineer hare declared the building
of a road over the ground immediately
bark of the river opposite the Colum
bia Impracticable on account of the
high hills, the Milwaukee is said to
have prepared estimates showing that
It can be done at no greater cost than
attended the construction of much
other work of the kind In the North
west. Bridge Task Is lingo.
The building of the bridge Itself will
be a task of some msgnltude. Yet the
river Is cot so wide at this point as
where the new Columbia River double
track bridge was built. It Is the re
ported Intention to build but a single
track structure.
Agents of the Milwaukee system have
been in Portland on numerous secret
errands In the psst few months. They
have concluded to erect their freight
and passenger depot on the East Side,
they say. The acquisition of the mill
property will gtv them ample room for
their business. With the completion of
the Hawthorne-avenue bridge the car
service to that portion of the city and
ita availability as a railroad terminal
became practicable.
Inasmuch as the Tacoma Kastem
route has been considered so undesir
able It la pointed nut that other ways
are left for the Milwaukee to enter
Portland by making use of the trackage
of the Oregon Water Power Company
and the Inman-Poulsen site.
In this concoction joint usage agree
ments with the Northern Pacific for tbe
double track between Vancouver and
Puget Sound and crossing the Colum
bia River bridge, thence operating into
the city over the Kast Bide tracks, has
been mentioned.
Mrs. M. Baruh has charge will consist
of instrumental selections by Miss Kda
Trotter, recently returned from Berlin,
and vocal numbers by Miss Delta w at
son.. A farce entitled "Maid to Order,
under the direction of Mrs. Lucy Ed
wards Bruce will also be given with the
following cast: Miss Belmont, prlnoi
pal: Miss Miriam Jacobs. Mlas Poor,
Mlsa Atkinson. Miss Henrietta Lauer
snd Miss Olva Friendly, teachers: Miss
Oglethorpe, president of the gtrlr col
lege: Miss Gertrude Ash. Jenny Bangs.
Betty Gray. Miss Helen Coblents and
Miss Mildred Meyer, pupils.
EAST LURES LITTLE GIRLS
Sisters, Aged IS and 6, Leave Eata
cad a Home; Found Here.
Bound for Chicago, "to see Llllle.'
two Polish girls, one IS and the other
si years old.- were picked up at the
Union Station yesterday and are now
In the custody of the T. W. C. A. They
were found by the matron at the sta
OHKGOV IMOXEKR OP 1
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W. P. II a ram.
V. P. Burt?., one of the early
pioneers of Oregon, died at the
home of his daughter. Mrs.
Laura M. Fuller. SOS East Sal
mon street, yesterday afternoon
at the age of 89. Pneumonia
was the cause of desth.
He was born in Mslne. Febru
ary 11. 1823. In 1852 he crossed
the pla'ns to Oregon from Quln
cy. Ill- arriving a Oregon City
In September o? that year. Other
members of the party were his
brother. Edward P Burns, and '
his brother-in-law. E. W. Con
yers. of Clatskanle. Mr. Burns
was for many years engaged In
wsKonmaklng st Oregon City.
In 1KS3 he was elected Sheriff of
CInckamas County. In which ca
pacity he served for three terms.
For a number of years he and
his wife have made their home
with their daughter, where the
death occurred.
Besides his widow. Mr. Burns
Is survived by two children.
Charles' E. Burns, of Oregon
City, and Mrs. Laura M.. Fuller
of Portland. Funeral arrange
ments have not been made.
CAROLINANS WANT APPLES
New York Prod art Inferior
Orcjjon Fruit Desired.
tod
tlon. loitering about at midnight, and
when questioned, confessed that they
had run away from their home near
Estacada and were going esst on a
visit. They were the daughters of
John Povlak. a farmer.
Stealing Vway from home in the
night, they took il from the family
purse, which was all the preparation
for their Journey Into the unknown
east.
This provision was squandered upon
dolls; cajidg and moving picture shows.
Then they went to the station, where their
aimless wanderings Invited the atten
tion of the matron. The father was
notified, and he arrived yesterday and
took the younger girl. The elder one
refused to return home, and her father
left her with Miss Chandler, who will
find a home for her In the city.
FALLS CITY HAS BAD FIRE
Conflagration of Probable Incen
diary Origin Damages.
FALLS C1TT. Or., Jan. 3a Special.
A fire, believed to be of Incendiary origin,
broke out here at 3 o'clock this morn
ing and destroyed a rooming-house,
a restaurant and a pool hall, on Main
street, and for a time menaced a large
portion of the city. One man. Ira Mar
ling, was Injured by falling walls dur
ing the fire, but bis Injuries will not
prove fatal.
The fire atarted back of the Edgar res
taurant and had gained great headway
before It was. discovered.
Mr. Edgar carried only S3000 Insurance
and the property was worth HX The
property of Mrs. Jennie Grsnt adjoining
the saloon was also destroyed and It is
thought there was no insurance on the
dwelling or contents.
The drug store of M. L. Thompson was
badly damaged by the fire, as well as the
glass store fronts across the street. To
tal damage of fire about SooOO. partially
Insured. This is the second hesry fire
In Falls City In one year. February 2L
1910. the department store of Walter L.
Tooxe was burned, entailing a loss of
about 110.000 abore the Insurance.
Pasco Women Register.
PASCO. Wash.. Jan. 39. (Special.)
There Is a heavy registration of women
for the coming special election to he
held Februsry 37 on the question of the
city purchasing water rights for lrrtjf.i
tlon of streets through the residence
section. .
Complaining of the quality of the New
Tork apples received in the North Caro
lina market and desirous of securing
some from the Pacific Northwest, the
Durham Commission Company, of Dur
ham. N. C. has written to the Portland
Chamber of Commerce seeking Informa
tion as to reasons why North Carolina
ia not considered a market for Oregon
apples.
The writer says thst the apples re
ceived from New York are of a very
Inferior quality and the price paid Is
14.j0 to a barrel. Most of the apples
are of the Red Baldwin variety. He
asserts that the Oregon apple should be
Disced in the Carolina market, and the
price could not be much out of the way
of the New Tork apple. He believes
thAf the Caroltnana would readily con
sume several thousand carloads a year.
If the light sort of Inducements were
made.
Jewish, Women' Council to Meet.
The Portland Council of Jewish Women
will hold the rrgular monthly meeting
Wednesday afternoon at o'clock at the
Concordia Club, corner Sixteenth and
Morrison streets. A programme of which
subhy. i
All other laundry soaps
contain from 20 to 40 rosin.
Rosin is unkind to clothes.
There is no rosin in Sunny
Monday Soap that's why
it's white. It will wash wool
ens and flannels without
shrinking, and colored good's without
fading. It works ia any kind of water
hot, cold, hard or soft and contains a
marvelous dirt -8 tarter, which saves
fully half the time consumed by rubbing.
The use of Sunny Monday
means economy.
THE N. K. FAIRBANKS COMPANY
CHICAGO
AH CreditXPurchases Made Today Go on Your February Account, Payable March the Fi
Boys, Final Entries in Our Annual Aviation Contest Close Tonight First Prize $50.00
Framed Pictures
1'2 Price
RE-Inventory Cleanup
of a special lot Sample
Framed Pictures some
slightly marred from handling
including wide range of pop
ular subjects. u np:rQ
Special at V3 rrlCe
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All Pyrography
l2 Price
FIFTH FLOOR, MAIN BUILDING.
CHAIRS, Plaques, Ta
bourettes, Boxes,
Steins everything desir
able for burning; also all burnt
pieces reduced for the Pre
Inventory J Dri
Cleanup to 2 rTfCC
MAIL ORDERS FILLED
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The Chief Wired, and We Will if These f
Extraordinary Prices Can Bo It)
Second Floor, Main Building. , Order by Mail.
fVTEARLY three weeks ago our Ready-to-"Wear Store chief left for the East on his Spriud
buying trip. A day or so ago he wired to find out how many Women's teuits we nad lert
We answered him and the message came back, "Sell 1UUU Suits bet ore inventory, no matte
how low you make the prices."
And so we've cut nearly every Tailored Suit in stock to
; about half regular price! Styles which differ little if any
from the new Suits shown for Spring. Scores of beauti-
ful styles and models in every wanted color and fabric.
Fine Serges Broadcloths, Cheviots, Tweeds, Homespuns, Barathea Cloths, Men's "WearV
"Weaves and among the finer Suits handsome Silk Velvets and Silk Corduroys. Black, bluesl
grays, browns, greens, lavender and every other wanted shade. All sizes in each lot from the lc
misses' to 42 women's. Just glance at the five phenomenally low prices below come today J
All $15 to $25
All $28 to $40
All $35 to $38
All $40 to $50
All $55 to $60
Tailored
Tailored
Tailored
Tailored
Tailored
Suits
Suits
Suits
Suits
Suits
at
at
at
at
at
$ 8.9P
$15
$19.45
$23.85
$32.45
Big-Inventory Cleanup of Books
FIRST FLOOR. MAIN BULBING.
Jl'ST INSIDE ALDER ST. ENTRANCE.
FOUR big bargain tables filled with Books of every kind for Pre-In-ventory
selling today! Popular fiction, poetry and prose by all the
popular Old "World and American Authors. Divided into 4 lots, prices
1, 15, 33 and 50. All odds and ends of calendars are reduced.
The De Luxe Book Sale We' are still soiling
these dopant de luxe subscription books at
about one-third the intended prices. It's the
book-lover's chance of a lifetime. If desired.
our credit office will arrange easy payments.
First Showing of Valentines Our first show
ing of new Valentines are now ready on the
fifth floor. Hundreds of dainty, new conceits
of every imaginable sort, ranging in price from
fc to $o. You should not fail to see them.
Women's $3 to $4 Shoes at $1.69
THIRD FLOOR, SEW Bl II.DIXti ORDER BY MAIL.
IT'S been a long time since we've offered a more extraordinary Shoe
value! Around 1200 pairs of Women's $3, $3.50 and $4 Shoes in
complete lines, of course but in the lot nearly every wanted 1
style, leather and size. For the big Pre-Inventory Cleanup P
Men' to $5.00 Shoes at $2.79 Men's high
grade $3.50 to $5.00 Shoes in patent, gunmetal,
velour ealf and vici kid leathers. Button and
blucher lace styles for dress and
street wear. I're-inventory sale
$2.79
Women's to $400 Slippers, $2.35 Hurrying
out of all broken lines in women's $3.50 and $4
Evening and House Slippers. Patent leather
and gunmetal in ankle-strap, three- CO "itZ
strap and pump styles; special, pr. ffJ
Look Men! $20 to $30
Top Coats Reduced to
THIRD FLOOR, NEW Bl ILDING ORDER BY MAIL.
TIIESTK of buying a good, stylish Top Coat
at half yes, a third regular price! That's
what you can do here today.
All our Men's 36-inch Top Coats, including
fine all-wool Tan Coverts, fancy gray and black
unfinished "Worsteds and black Thibets. Every
coat is hand-tailored and lined with silk and
serge. Just the Coats you'll want for early
Spring wear. Positive $20
to $30 Coats for our great
Pre-Inventory Sale price
SEE OUR GREAT WINDOW DISPLAY ON SIXTH ST
$9.98
Jl
$5 Suits and Reefers $2.65
THIRD FLOOR, SEW Bl ILDING
ORDER BY MAIL,
SURELY not a. thrifty parent will miss
this phenomenal Pre-Inventory Sale
bargain today in Boys' Clothing! Ab
solute' best $5 Suits and Reefers 2.65
The Boys' Suits
Include all our celebrated Indestructible
and Two-Pant Knickerbocker Suits which
sold at $5. Strictly wool fabrics in darkv.f 4.
and fancv mixtures, irravs. tans, browns.
Snappy mannish styles, iiif0 '&xiA
all sizes, 7 to 16 years. iDZ.OD 'cm
The Boys' Reefers
Incomplete lines of Boys' Reefers in ages 2 to
10 years. Reds, blues, fancy mixed materials,
nicely made with plain or velvet col- O ? C
lars and chevrons on sleeves. Reg. $5 iJmUJ
iHf"
Attend the Pure Food Fair
COME and visit this great, world-wide Exhibit of
Pure Poods, whether you were here last week
or not! It's a veritable Carnival of good things of
every kind. See the novel, gaily decorated booths stop and
sip a cup of coffee, taste this and that deliflacy which the
white-frocked custodians have prepared for you.
Grocery Specials m Connection
M. & F. Special Blend Coffee, freshly roasted, the pound, 22
Royal Banquet or Butternut Butter, special at 2 lbs. for 63
Guaranteed Eastern Eggs, on special sale for only, dozen 23
Eastern Sugar-Cured Hams, mild and sweet, special, lb., 16
Royal Banquet Coffee genuine Mocha and Java, lb. can, 47b
Holly Milk (it whips), special at can 10c, dozen cans $1.10
Mount Hood Washing' Powder, special low price, 3 boxes 20
Yeloban Milk, special the dozen cans, $1.10; case $4.25
Join the Free Classes in
Needlework and Knitting
THIRD FLOOR, MAIN BUILDING.
WE only ask that you buy the mate
rials here to join these free classes
in Art Needlework and Knitting. Classes are held
daily 2:30 to 5 o'clock. Our stock of all neces
sary materials is complete.
TO $7.50 FANCY GOODS FOR . $2.93
Pre-Inventory Clean-Up on pretty hand-embroidered
Linen Center Pieces and Sofa Pillows.
The latter are in oval and oblong shapes many
handsome designs. Regular $5.00 tf O AO
to $7.50 grades. Special, this sale Omi0
New Royal Society Packages, 25c to $1.50
Bright Red 8-fold Germantown Yarn, skein, 20
50c and 65c Stamped and hemstitched Austrian
Linen Scarfs, assorted designs, selling for 39
Women's $1.50 and 2
Real Kid Gloves for 95c
FIRST FLOOR, MAIN BUILDING. ORDER BV MAIL.
WOMEN'S $1.50 to $2 Real French
TC"id Siiprlp. Cane. Mocha and
Doeskin Gloves at 95c a splendid ex'
ample of what the great Pre-inventory
Clean-Up offers. One, two, three clasp
style; also Long Gloves in bro- QCp
ken line of colors and sizes. Pair
CHILDREN'S 35c UNDERWEAR 21c
Vests and Pants in comfortably-warm
weights. Broken line of sizes in white, cream
and gray. Best 35c and 40c grades. Spe
cial for the great Pre-Inventory Q"
Clean-Up, the garment, at only 1C
Infants' 35c Fleece-lined Underw'r 21
Children's 50c Union Suits, Special 35
Children's $2.00 to $2.50
White Dresses for S1.39
SECOND FLOOR, NEW BUILDING. ORDER BY MAIL.
PEE-INVEXTORY Clean-Up price on
the daintiest of Children's White
Dresses little frocks of the finest sheer
lawn, nainsook and madras, charmingly
trimmed in tiny tucks and dainty lace
edges and insertions.
Made long-waisted or Mother-Hubbard styles,
in sizes from 6 months to 3 years. (t 't on
Best $2 to $2.50 grades. Pre-Inven. COLO'S
Children's Sleeping Garments, warm, close-knit
and comfortable. Fitted with feet, white e
only. Ages 1 to 8 years. Reg. 75c grades OC
Children's Drawers, made of good quality mus
lin, cambric, nainsook, neatly trimmed. A Q
Best 60c, 65c and 75c grades. Special rC
Women's Petticoats, made of cambric and lawn,
with wide flounce, prettily trimmed. All have
separate underlays. Sell regularly .Q
for $2.50. Special Pre-Inventory at tD X S
Clean-Up of Corsets
GOOD, staple models and sizes, in
cluding many of the best known
Corsets. Medium and low
bust models, with long hips.
Made of good quality ba
tiste and coutil, with 'hose:
supporters attached: Sizesl
25 to 36 in first lot, 18 j
to 50 in the second lot.
$3.50 Corsets today $1.29
$5 to $6 Corsets for $2.29
Women's Out'gj
Outing Flannel Gownsi
nlain white and striij
All $1.75 Outing Flannel Gowns only $1
'All $2.00 Outing Flannel Gowns only $1;
All $2.50 Outing Flannel Gowns only $J