Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, April 02, 1912, Page 20, Image 20

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    THE MORNING O R EG OXIA X, TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 1912..
Turn to Our Great Double-Page Easter Sale Advertisement on Pages 1 0 and 1 1 , Today
THE MEIER & FRANK COMPANY, ESTABLISHED 1857.
WEATHER FORECAST FAIR TODAY.
THE MEIER & FRANK C0.r5th, 6th, Morrison and Alder Sts.
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11,500 New, Perfect Garments Bought to Sell Below Ordinary Ejp
Wholesale Cost When Gotham Manufacturing- Co. Reorganizes !
Entire Lots on Sale Today See Morrison St. Window Display
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In but a few years the "Gotham" line has become
nationally famous. The celebrated Gotham trade
mark and motto, "The Shirts and Underwear of a
Gentleman, is known and accepted
by men from New York to Portland,
as the hallmark of style, qualitv and
'comfort.
Outside of New York City, we arc
the largest distributers of Gotham
Shirts and Underwear in America!
The wonderful growth of the
Gotham Manufacturing Company
demanded an enlargement of the
firm on January J, and during the
6200Gotham$1.50
$2 Shirts, Today 95c
TRADE
course of reorganization our' Men's Furnishing
Goods buyer arrived in New York. The present
made-up stock of Gotham Shirts and Underwear
was to be cleared out. We secured
6200 fresh, crisp new Gotham Shirts
and 5300 garments of Gotham Ath
letic Underwear to sell, at less than
ordinary wholesale cost. '
The entire purchase goes on sale
today, at the height of timeliness for
men who will want new apparel for
Easter. On sale in Men's Store
Morrison-Street Entrance.
MARK
Thirty-nine eases of these famous "Gotham" Shirts have
been tinpaeked since the purchase arived Saturday! Every
fabric, style and color included.
White box and knife plaited Shirts. Plain white, tan and
fancy Oxford Outinj? Shirts with soft French cuffs. Short
stiff-bosom Shirts. Negligee and Golf Shirts with plaited
or plain fronts.
J Every possible pattern and coloring. Madrases, penangs.
Russian corda and fine imported shirtings in smart black-and-white
pin stripes, pencil stripes, neat, small figures of
every kind, tvery one full cut and perfectly finished.
I Cuffs attached and detached. All sizes, from the 13Vs for
boys, to men's 18. Every Shirt bears the Gotham label.
Finest $1.50 and $2 grades today, 05c.
5300 Gotham to $2.50
Shirts and Drawers, 65c di
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Gotham is the original athletic-style Underwear! And in
this great purchase are the identical grades and fabrics
listed in "The Gotham Fook" at $1, $1.50, $2 and $2.50.
Think of it ! 65c.
Fine, plain mercerized cloths, soisettes, satin-striped soi
scttes, silk-and-linen weaves, in white, blue, tan, pink and
helio. The Shirts are coat style and sleeveless. The Drawers
all made with double seats and patent adjustable waistband.
Shirts in all sizes, 30 to 46; Drawers in sizes 28 to 42.
Every garment bears the famous "Gotham" label. Secure
your Summer supply of this cool, sanitary Gotham Under
wear today. Not a garment in the lot worth under $1.50.
Mostly $1.50, $2 and $2.50 grades. Choose early, as the sup
ply can it last long at 65c a garment.
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-lands afar will come to the people of Portland and the
great Northwest a message of interest to you.
Watch this space again tomorrow.
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TELEPHONES PACIFIC, PRIVATE EXCHANGE 4; HOME,
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CPLENDID, soft Negligee Shirts for "Boys. They're
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$1.65
"We've 25 doz for this sale
style, in neat stripes of blue, tan, etc.
Boys' $2.00 Scratch Hats; an assortment of about 25 doz
en, in nobby telescope shapes of all colors. Special today
Third Floor, New Bnlldingr.
UVENTY FOU
TANS
PRESENTED TO CITY
Gift of S. Benson, Millionaire
Timber Operator, Pleases
Portland Water Board.
termination to Install at Mb own ex
pense 20 beautiful fountains."
The fountains will be scattered
throughout the streets of the business
district, at points to be selected by City
k-nglneer Hurlburt. They are of bronse
and cost about 1300 at the factory.
Freight and Installation will bring- the
cost per fountain up to $500, making- a
total expenditure of 110,000 by Mr.
Benson.
TOTAL COST IS $10,000
Drinking Place, of "Bubbling"
Type, to Tic Placed Down Town.
lonir Anxious to Keep Men
Out of Saloon.
Twenty beautiful bronze fountains, of
the "bubbling tpe. latest design, have
been donated to the city by S. Benson
millionaire timber operator, known all
over the country, and who has large
holding lu rorlland. Their total cost
1 1 10.000.
Ill munificent gift was announced
by Frank T. Iodge. superintendent of
the Water Department, at a meeting of
fie Water Board yesterday afternoon,
llr. tKxlge has known Mr. Benson for
many years, and is much elated over
tiie donation.
Mayor Rushlight and members of the
Board were delighted and. without hesl
tatlon. Toted to supply the water for
the fountains, which are to be Installed
in the business districts at the discre
tion of the City Knglneer.
Olft riewea Water Board.
"I think this act on the part of Mr.
IVtiaon la one of the most notable and
thoughtful." said the Mayor, after Mr.
Dole had explained the situation and
had exhibited some designs that had
been prepared by the manufacturers. 'T
think the Board should furnish the
atr for the fountains. We need more
aitlons of this kind."
"It is an art such as makes one hap
py." said Theoilore B. Wilcox, one of
!.: members of the Board. "Thank
God. there Is some one who wants to
i:le away something- In the iltj- that
w t:i make other bnpplrr. I move that
tve authorise the furnishing of the
i,ei-essarv water gratis, and that this
Board thank Mr. Iteunon for his dona
tion." J. C Alnswortu. W. B. Ma-kar and
W. Finn, the other members of tfco
Hoard, expressed great pleasure, and
tie vote was unanimous,
Mr. Beaaoa Kxplala Art.
"Mr. Benson." said Superintendent
I'odge. "has said that to making the
tity a gift of these fountains, he has
,i often noted the fact that thousands
f men are tempted to go Into saloons
for a drink, when, were It possible for
them to get Bull Run water from a
public fountain on the sidewalk, they
would gladly do so. His dmlre to help
the general public ajid to assist In pro
xtdlng an ample water supply In the
more rengeated districts, led to his de-
JUNKET TRAIN PROVIDED
Southern Pari fie to Offer Special
Service to Corvallls.
J. M. Scott, of the Southern Pacific
Company, announced yesterday that the
company would put on the road for the
business men's excursion to Corvallls
April C5-:7 a special train of six
roaches. Including four sleepers, an ob
servation and baggage car, capable
of accommodating more than 100 per
sons. No diner will be aranged, since
banquets, luncheons and other enter
tainments of that kind are being pre
pared for the exrnrslonlsts In Mc.Mlnn
Tille. Sheridan. Dallas and Corvallls.
where! they are to be guests.
This excursion of business men to
look over the Oregon Agricultural Col
lege and study Its actual working. Is
the first step In a campaign to awaken
Interest throughout Oregon In the ex
tension work of the college, and to se
cure support for a movement for ade
quate appropriation for Increasing the
number of demonstration farms and
state agricultural experts In all parts
of Oregon.
Sheriff to Collect Taxes.
OOLDENDALE, Wash.. April 1.
fSpeclal.) The County Treasurer has
turned over the roll of dellnqnent per
sonal property tsxea to Sheriff Warner
for collection. The amount delinquent
Is 1:000.21. Klickitat has nearly 100
miles of river front on the Columbia
and the Sheriff will start on a collect
ing tour Immediately.
HEW ROAD PUNNED
Mount Hood Cars May Find
Way to Heart of City.
OFFICIALS VIEW PROPERTY
Connection Between Existing Lines
of Companies Recently ' Merged
Considered Next fctcp Third
Rail Plan Also Discussed.
Connection between the existing line
of the- Portland Railway, Light & Power
Company and those of the Mount Hood
Railway A Power Company, which con
rerns recently were consolidated by the
former company is the object of
party of officials who Inspected the
Mount Hood property yeeiterday.
Members of the party were F T.
Hunt, traffic manager; C. J. FYanklln,
general superintendent: Thomas Pum-
pltrey. chief of maintenance of way, and
K. R. Ernsberger, general manager of
the railway department of the Mount
Hood road. They traveled over the
new Mount Hood line from Montavllla
to Bull Hun, and not only Inspected the
railway, but looked over the terminal
property at Bull Kun and the new
power house, which will be ready for
operation within ten days.
Although nothing definite relative to
future construction work has been de-
TYPE OF BEAUTIFUL DRINKING FOUNTAIN PRESENTED TO CITY
AND DONOR.
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BIBBLIKU" roiKTAIX N. BKJViOV, MILLIONAIRE! TIMBER
OPERATOR,
termlned. It la probable that among
other Improvements soon to be made
will be the construction of a road be
tween Russellville and the Hawthorne
avenue line.
This would afford an outlet for the
Mount Hood cars over a standard
gauge track Into the heart of the city
and would, at the same time, open for
development a territory that rapidly Is
being populated.
People between the present terminus
of the Hawthorne line and Russellville
have been hoping for rail facilities for
several years and before the Mount
Ilood road was merged with the Port
land company a movement was on foot
to provide a right of way through thi
territory so that the Mount Hood cars
could have entrance to the buslne?
district over the Hawthorne-avenu
tracks. About three miles of track
work will be necessary to provide this
connection.
Third Rail May Be Added.
It is proposed, also, to lay a third
rail on the Mount Hood road betwee
Montavllla and Russellville, thus allow
Ing the .Montavllla cars to serve th
Itussellvlllfl district In that manner.
Both these plans now are being consld
ered.
In the event the road between Haw
thorne avenue and Russellville Is built
it Is not likely that the cars from Bull
Run will be brought Into Portland ove
Hawthorne avenue. It is more prob
able that they will operate over the
Cazadero line via Ruby and Gresham,
as the running time over that route
would be reduced fully 20 minute.-).
The proposed Russellville extension Is
purely for the purpose of providing
local service and to afford an alterna
tlve route between Portland and Moun
Hood In cases of emergency.
Electrification of the entire Mount
Hood system will be completed before
the end of the present month. The dam
at the head of the Sandy River Is fin
ished and the reservoir covering 400
acres "Is filled with water. The pen
stocks, whtch provide a drop of 350
feet from the reservoir to the power
house, are finished and the machinery
in the big generating plant virtually
In place. Power will be turned Into the
wires before the end of the week. The
overhead wiring will be rushed to com
pletion, and the new passenger cars,
which were designed for electric, as
well as steam service, will be trans
formed Into electric motor cars as soon
i the situation demands.
The office of the Mount Hood Com
pany, at present In the Lewis building,
soon will be consolidated with that of
the older company In the Electric build
Ing. S. O. Mc.Meen, president of the
Mount Hood Railway & Power Com
pany, probably will return to Chicago,
where he has successfully engaged as
an electrical englnoer.
STATE AID FAVORED
Linn County Farmers Draft
Good Roads Bill.
BANK HAS NO DEPOSITS
Postmaster Hasn't Beard Coin Jin
gle at Goldendale Deo$ltory.
GOLDKNDALE, Wash., April 1.
(Special.) Although Uncle Sam has
had a. fully equipped postal savings
bank at Goldendale for the last month.
no deposits have been received up to
date.
The postmaster says that a number
f people hare noticed the sign and
nquired about the regulations, rate of
nterest paid, security offered by the
Government. If the accounts opened
with the bank were subject to check.
tc. but he has not yet heard the Jin
gle of any coin on the counter.
FUND TO BE PROVIDED
Construction or All Sew Highways
Will Bo Carried on Under Super
vision of Competent State
and County Officials.
An annual state tax of 1 mill for the
creation of a state-aid fund, supervision
of ali road construction by the County
Court of the respective counties, and
annual district road elections for vot
ing a district road tax and expressing
the voters' choice for Road Supervisors,
are the essential provisions of a good
roads bill proposed by - Sweet Home
Grange, No. SSI, of Sweet Home, Linn
County. Drafts of the bill have been
forwarded to the various subordinate
Granges In the state for Indorsement.
The plan is to submit the measure un
der the initiative in the November elec
tion. The proposed bill first provides that
an annual tax of 1 mill on the dollar
upon all taxable property in the state
shall be levied annually for the con
struction and maintenance of highways
within the state. The tax is to be levied
and collected in the same manner as
other taxes are levied and collected, and
the proceeds therefrom shall become
what is known as a state-aid fund
which shall be paid out on warrants
drawn by the Secretary of State against
the State Treasurer, under the super
vision and direction of the County
Courts.
Fund to Be Apportioned.
The fund so created Is to be appor
tioned among the counties of the Etate
on the following basis: One-third In
proportion to the assessed valuation of
the counties and two-thirds In propor
tion to the number of miles of public
roads In each county. Supervision of
the location, construction and mainte
nance of all roads constructed with
state-aid money is vested with the
County Court, which is authorized to em
ploy a competent expert road engineer
at not more than J6 a day, which shall
be paid out of the county's share of the
state-aid fund. A Board of County
Road Viewers is created, consisting of
the County Surveyor and two members
of the County Court.
The bill also makes provision for the
construction of roads in each county in
dependent of the state-aid fund by the
levying of a special road district tax.
It provides that an annual election shall
be held In each road district on the sec
ond Monday in December, for the pur
pose of voting a district road tax and
expressing the voters' choice for Road
Supervisor. The funds raised by this
tax can be expended only In the dis
trict in which they are collected.
County Court Given Authority.
In case any district or districts in
such election fail to vote a special roiul
tax, the members of the County Court
are given authority to make such a levy
as in their judgment is needed, if it is
apparent there will not be sufficient
funds available from the state-aid fund
to keep all the roads In such district or
districts safe and passable. The money
raised by the voluntary act on the part
of the voters in any road district or by
compulsory order of the County Court
is to be expended solely under the di
rection of the members of the County
Court.
The bill expressly gives to the Coun
ty Courts full control of the expendi
ture of all funds for road construction,
whether raised by direct state tax or a
levy made by separate road districts,
and at the same time gives to the vot
ers an expression of their choice whluli
will amount to a recommendation to' the
County Court as to the appointment of.
Road Supervisors.
County Delegation Chosen.
CENTRA LIA, Wash., April 1. At . a
caucus held In the Sixth Ward in Cen
tralia, 10 delegates were elected to the
Republican county convention to be
held at Chehalis on May 13. The choice
for Presidential candidate was not men
tioned at the caucus. The delegates
elected were H. H. Tllley, James Cali
ghers, J. H. Stout. George Hturgls, Ar-
mand Mills, C. D. Spencer, T. M. Rows-
well, Mrs. C C. Cassidy, Mrs. Sam H.
Mills and John T. Jones.
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When it comes to selling- out a big business like ours, it
hurts to have to include in the sale such' articles as
these. When we purchased this lot of bookcases, we
expected to be able to sell them for something like a
satisfactory price, so far as legitimate retail profit was
concerned. Such is not the case, however, and this case
goes with the other goods at a wonderfully reduced price.
This is a polished golden oak case, made by the Oriole
Factory. It has three compartments, with adjustable
shelves. At the bottom are three drawers. The whole
piece is 5 feet long, 5 feet high and 12 inches deep. It
is a bookcase that could not, ordinarily, be placed in
your home for less than $.55.00; but, owing to the fact
that we .are jroinsr out of business, we nfi'cr it nnn-
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