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12 TWO INCOME-BEARING PROPERTIES PURCHASED BY REALTY AS SOCIATES FOR $575,000. HOTELS. MOVE TO DEFIED BY JUDGE OUST BELL PHONES Clemens Tells Olson "We'll Have You Removed," and Is. Advised to "Go Ahead." Company Gets Temporary In junction Against Mult nomah Management. HEATED ARGUMENT OCCURS HOME SUBSTITUTION AIM Alleged Speeder Declares Automobile Club "Won't Be Imposed 1'pon" and Court Hints of Rock pile Sentences. Four Hostelrles Make Agreement to Exclude Pacific Telephone From Local Exchanges and Use Rival Instruments. MUSTS THREATS ' 1 ! iff-' nl?H - K&yiw'fra fflw tit i Circuit Judge Gatenbeln yesterday granted a temporary injunction, re straining the R. K. Thompson Estate Company, tne auimoman xioiei iora pany and the Home Telephone and Tele graph Company from substltutlm tlnma a 11 1 nma t lr f lonhonet in t h Multnomah Hotel tor the telephones of the I'aclnc Teiepnone ana leiesrapn company. The managements of the hotels Mult nomah. Portland. Imperial and Oregon, have agreed to exclude the Bell tele phones and use Home telephones ex clusively rn their local .'exchanges hereafter. The first step was taken Monday by the Multnomah Hotel Company, when a ,rr-a nf mnlavM of th Home Telephone and Telegraph Company starte'd the work of substitution. Tne rival company yesterday went Into Circuit Court for relief, setting up a three-year con tract with the R. R. Thompson Estate Company, entered Into January 11. 1911. Provisions Are Shoita. This contract provided that the Bell Company was to furnish the hotel with telephone service for three years from the date of its opening, which was February 15, 1912. and it called for 10 trunk lines out of the building, a three-section multiple switchboard and BOO house telephones. According to the complaint, the contract was as sumed by the Multnomah Hotel Com pany, which was organized with Phillip Gevurtz as president, to operate the " The complaint alleges that on May 3, 1912. the Multnomah Hotel Company entered Into another contract with the Home Telephone and Telegraph Com pany, whereby that company was to In stall Its telephones. The conduits, runways and Interior wiring of the hotel were built in by the R. B Thompson Estate Company, which constructed the building, and are under lease, together with everything else connected with the structure to the Multnomah Hotel Company. This is referred to in the complaint and It Is said that only one telephone com pany can reach the rooms with Us In struments. Gevarts Makes Statement. "Yes. we Intend to substitute the Home for the Pacific telephones In our rooms." said Phillip Gevurtz, pres ident of the Multnomah Hotel Com pany, last night. "Four large hotels of the city, the Multnomah. Oregon, Port land and Imperial have agreed to do this. As far as the Multnomah Ho tel Company Is concerned our agree ment with the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company Is to pay for the telephones not to use them, and we intend to pay for them until the ex piration of the contract. The automatic service is cheaper and more efficient. The Pacific telephone will be retained in the hotel, but not In the rooms." When Informed that the injunction restrains removal of the Instruments from the rooms, Mr. Gexurta said: Then. I guess that's a matter, which will have to be fought out In the courts." The Pacific Telephone and Tele gn ph Company's complaint points out that the Multnomah is the largest hotel l. Portland and the contention is advanced that irreparable injury will result to the company if the hotel com pany succeeds in ousting the Bell telephones. SALE OF WATER OPPOSED Club Wants Portland Csers to Be Supplied Adequately First. A protest against the sale of city water to small towns outside Portland until after Portland users are supplied adequately was voiced by the North Albina Improvement Club at Its regu lar meeting Monday night. They also protested against the purchase of Rjss Island at the price at which it is of fered. The sewer question was given a prominent place in the meeting. It is planned to drain all that portion of the Peninsula north of Klllingsworth avenue. Members of the club favored the opening of the Columbia Slough, and the dredging of the slough so vs to deepen and widen It, connecting it with the Columbia River and making of it a commercial stream and at the same time an outlet for the sewage of this large territory, now building up rapidly. The club favored the granting of a franchise for the construction of the carline on Patton avenue, provided ths franchise is properly safeguarded by the City Council. The purchase of a row of lots lying east of Peninsula Park, and of lots between Jefferson High School and Klllingsworth avenue was also favored. WOMAN OF 84 IS FREED Anna Woods, Alleged Confidence Operator, to Leave City. After standing upon the Municipal Court docket for a month, the case of Anna Woods. 84 years old, and alleged to be a clever confidence woman, was disposed of yesterday, the woman being released on her own recognizance and her cane continued indefinitely. The agreement is that she is to go to San Francisco and obtain the money to make good her extensive borrowings here. That the defendant Is not Ellen Peck notorious swindler with a coast-to-coast reputation, positively is asserted by her attorneys and admitted by po lice officers. Though answering to the description of the Peck woman In , some respects, Mrs. Woods lacks num erous Identifying marks known to Eastern police as belonging to Mrs. Peck. Mrs. Woods came here several weeks ago and lodged at a leading hotel. She obtained money from Father Black and other citizens and turned over to the priest a conveyance of property which Is alleged to have' been fabricated. Fighting Renewed In Wu Chang. LONDON. Aug. 6. Severe fighting has broken out at Wu Chang, In the Chinese province of Hupeh, accord ins to a news agency dispatch re ceived here today from Tientsin. The trouble arose over the disbanding of some of the troops. Have Edlefsen book yom coal or wood order now. E. 303, C 2303. I'PPKR I'ICTl'KF. IS OF IIEAI.Y Bl'lLDIXG AT PARK A.B MORRISOX. LOWER IS VIEW OF OI.O Y. M. C. A. BUILDING AT FOIRTH AND YAM HILL STREETS. BIG DEALS CLOSED Two Inside Parcels Bought by , Realty Associates. SITES BRING $575000 Corner at Park and Morrison Im proved With Xew BuildingProp erty at Fourth and Yamhill Has Four-Story Structure. The largest realty deal made during the year was closed yesterday when the Realty Associates of Portland purchased two parcels of downtown property from Joseph II. Healy for an aggregate con sideration of $575,000. 1 One of the parcels is the 50xl00-foot lot at the northeast corner of Park and Morrison streets, and the other Is the quarter block at the' northwest corner of Fourth and Yamhill streets. In completing the deal no definite value was placed on the Individual pieces, but a lump sum was agreed upon as -the valuation of the properties. It is estimated that the corner at Park and Morrison streets is valued at ap proximately $350,000. and the fourth and Yamhill corner at $225,000. Big Increase Noted. I, llll )(UI - I i.it. . Morrison corner by the Realty Asso ciates, it niaxes tne secuna lime mai hl. AnrQnl.tirinn hii holri title tO the property. The Realty Associates pur- nasea me parcel tuui jvia uwiu V TnnnA. finnan. Piirtlll llH ruRl. f. 1' Ll II 1 1 l I. JJll'.ILll .... dent, for $101,000. Two years later the property was sold to air. iieaiy ior nrtrt v. tl.roa.ofnriT frama hllllrl- Ing that stood on this site for many years was iui ii uun mot jt"1 " modern two-story fireproof structure v. .. if. u.nlv o . a c n u t nf txn uuni m y iui. c tj t c- - w. about $125,000. It has a foundation for a ten-story ouiiaing. it is yiuuauic that within b vear fleht stories will be added to the building. The property has 100 feet trontage on Morrison sireei and 50 feet frontage on Park street. Ulrectiy across tne siren, ai uid nnvtHAaut r-nmpT nf Park and Morrison streets, the eight-story reinforced con crete building is Deing duui Dy me Shasta Investment Company at a cost of $150,000. Adjoining the property on the east, a modern ten-story structure will be built' this Fall costing about $250,000. At the southwest corner of West Park and Morrison Btreet Roberts Bros, will erect a modern department store building, probably early next year. With these various buildings under way and planned, in addition to costly Improvements being made in the Marquam building on Morrison street, between Sixth and Seventh streets, this part of the business section of the cltv Is about to undergo an important development. Ten-Story Building- to Rise. 1 11C uiuci r . J-- " day by the Realty Associates is known 88 the Old X. M. - A. OUliauiB- t j i mi,ihatui thin nronertv three years ago for $175,000. After acquiring . ,, . . 1 . !. It the four-story Duiiains gccupjnia site was remodeled by Mr. Healy. The three upper stories are umur 15 years. This property pays a gooa rate of interest on a j valuation oi $225,000. "The two properties purchased yes terday will make fine investments for 5 Realty Associates, io . ns. secretary of the association, yes- th mc mi ua bcli . j , terday. "They are well located and are bound to increase steaaiiy m vnauo. At the rate the city Is growing more floor space is demanaea romuuui offices and lofts. The building at Park and Morrison streets will be increased to ten stories in the near future. With the acquisition oi tne iwo prop erties, the Realty Associates are among the heaviest owners of real estate iu Portland. The organization at j"""' h.. title to croDerty in the aggregate valued at $1,250.000. ALASKA TO HAVE EXHIBIT Gold Xuggets to Be Admitted to Products Show as "Produce." Although not yet decided whether gold nuggets can be properly classi fied as "land products." O. E. A. Bond, manager of the Pacific Northwest Land Products Show, which will be held In Portland November 18-23, will' have space reserved for a large display of minerals and gold nuggets in the ex hibit that will be brought from Alaska for entry In the show. "It Is up to the directors of the show to decide whether they shall be called 'land products' and given a chance on the prise list." said Mr. Bond. "They will, however, be an esential part of Alaska's exposition of her resources, and it will be necessary for space to be given them. . I do not know what ruling will be made with regard to similar entries from other sections. Many of the counties of Oregon could properly enter such exhibits, if it were once ruled that they are land products, but owing to the space limits of the exposition, I believe that it will be necessary to limit the. mineral display to Alaska." Preparatory to the adoption and is suance of the premium list. Mr. Bond has prepared a six-page circular which will be sent this week to agricultur ists In every section of the Northwest. The circular contains complete infor mation regarding the purposes, scope and details of the show. Among the . features of publicity, while the show is In session, will be many demonstrations in the exposition pavilion and upon the streets. J. Fred Larson has been appointed chairman to select a "stunt committee," which will have full charge of the preparation and execution of these features of the show. TUFT'S OUTLOOK BRIGHT REPUBLICANS ARE EXPECTED TO CARRY XJXIOX. J. H. Peare, of La Grande, Believes Many of La Follette Supporters Will Be for President. Union County Republicans, according to J. H Peare, of La Grande who was in Portland yesterday, are reasonably confident of carrying that county for President Taft in the November elec tion. Mr. Peare served for two con secutive terms as chairman of the Union County Republican Central Com mittee and recently resigned as a mem ber of the Republican State Central Committee from that county. "In the three-cornered fight that has been presented by the Introduction of Roosevelt, there Is no reason why Taft should not carry Union County," said Mr. Peare yesterday. "The aver age Republican in my county-feels that Roosevelt has no right to charge theft against President Taft in securing the nomination at Chicago after having unsuccessfully sought to . steal the nomination for himself. "In the primary campaign La Fol lette showed considerable strength in Union County. In the November elec tion many of the supporters of the Wisconsin Senator will support Taft. They have not forgotten the treatment their Idol received at the hands of Roosevelt last Spring. A number of Democrats have assured me that they will support the President. They have a very distinct recollection of the last Democratic Administration under Cleveland, with Its attendant panic and general business depression. They do not want a repetition of the disturbed conditions of "93. "There has been some agitation in Eastern Oregon for a third-party can didate for Representative in Congress from the Second District. The plan to bring out such a candidate, however, has not progressed very far and prob ably will be abandoned. No ambitious politician has been discovered In the Republican ranks who cares to oppose N. J. Sinnott, the party's regular nom inee, who is regarded a most formid able candidate." In this connection there was some talk that J. P- Rusk, of Union County, one of the unsuccessful candidates for Representative from the Second Con gressional District, would be a candi date on the third-party ticket against Mr. Sinnott in the general election. When in Portland recently Mr. Rusk emphatically denied the story, explain ing that he had no political aspirations at this time. LEGION PROPOSESVISIT Panama-Pacific Exposition Boosters to Be Portland Gueets. San Francisco's famous "Flying Le gion," organized a few months ago to exploit the Panama-Pacific Exposition in 1915, will be the guest of Portland for a few days, late this month. - On a splendidly equipped special train 100 members of the Legion will visit Vancouver, B. C, on August 24, remain ing there a few days. They will not stop in Portland on their northward journey, which takes them through the city at midnight, August 23. They plan, however, to spend two or three days here on the home run, and Portland business men are planning to entertain them properly "Get up your recall petition and bring It to me and I'll sign it with you." This was the ultimatum with which Justice Fred L. Olson concluded a heated controversy in the hall of the Justice Court yesterday, with W. J. Clemens, over the conduct of the court in imposing fines upon members of the Automobile Club accused of speeding. The wrangle grew out of a case of the day before, in which the justice had fined H. E. Seymour, a member of the club, $10 for speeding, and later raised the fine to $50, when Clemens demanded an appeal, impugning the veracity of County Officer Truesdell, who was the complaining witness. Clemens was waiting his own trial for a similar offense In Justice Bell's court, and the hall was crowded with business men. called as jurors In other cases, when someone asked him what he was there for. Argument Is Heated. "I am Just down here to see If three men's word is as good as one's," he replied. "Why didn't you have the honesty to tell the newspapers that the one man had a speedometer and the three were guessing?" asked Justice Olson, who overheard the remark. This precipitated a renewed discus sion of the whole case, growing warmer as It proceeded. "I've been in Portland. 23 years," shouted Clemens. "I 'wore stone bruises on my feet carrying papers over these pavements before you knew where Portland was," rejoined the Justice. "We've got 700 members in our club and we won't be imposed upon," said Clemens. "Well, when you come before my court the third time for speeding, you will go to the rockpile, and all your 700 members can't save you." "You haven't got the proper judicial temperament!" "Th. nnnis seem to think I have: they have kept me here long enough.' Wttii tinvn vnn removed." "Go right ahead; I'll put In with you." "Yon hear that?" asked Clemens, tnrnfnff tft the RTOWd. "1 11 put It in writing n you are fro id von wont nave witnesses enough," said Judge Olson. Case Is Continued. By this time the atmosphere had -vT.-n or. huatoii thnt np.acemakers in tervened, and the District Attorney represented to the court that it would be better not to try Clemens case until later. It was continued inaeiin ltely. "These club members think they own the roads," said Justice Olson after n.. rA "WW when Wftmme. who is taking sides with Clemens In this mat ter, had Isldor Lang arrestea ior tear ing up his beloved Mount Hood road, v,a w.ntftii Taii? nut in 1all. but now. when one of their club gets fined they squeak like stucK pigs, xney oji iuun. alike to me, ciud or no ciuo, arm Bk.ll .nfnniA tho Inw" The clubmen charge that Truesdell haunts the inside drives and does noth ing to protect the highways where tha speeding is tne worst. xirey mou charge that he overreads his speedo meter and In the cases at issue they deny that anything approacmng tne ui.ni limit nf AnpeH was beins: made. They propose to carry their complaints to the County court, wnere irueouen will be warmly deienaea Dy citizens who take the opposing view. DEALERS COXEER IX SECRET Traffic Regulations and Proposed Changes Discussed. nifli.e in fmtnmnhiles and acces sories held a secret meeting In the Musicians' Hall, Second and Alder streets, last night, to discuss traffic regulations In the city, and to suggest 14 ( o fn,. the larcrf number of ac cidents which have occurred within the last month. C. K. uray was eiectea temporary chairman, and a committee was appointed to wait upon' City. At torney Grant. This committee will suggest to mm such changes as It thinks should be made in the traffic ordinance, which 1 V. Hpanrn fnf submission tO the City Council. The members of the committee are E. E. Hill, C. L. Boss, H. C. Harris and c. n. ts-mg. ACTRESS DOFFS AIGRET FKAK OF GAME WARBE.V MO TIVE FOR ACTIOX. Mirs. Gene Hughes, of orpneum, Buys Bird -of-Para di.se Feather to Replace Ornament. Fear, of Game Warden Finley and tha nrairon same laws prompted Mrs. Gene Hughes to buy a bird of paradise feather yesterday. Mrs. jriugnes in ner portrayal of a girlish grandmother in "Youth," the Orpheum sketch, has been wuritii in alsrret and members of the Audubon Society of Seattle, Wash, wrote to her asKing ner to aisc&ra m ornament. rrk. nfimmnnWtlftn nntfl.lned 8 warning that the Oregon laws forbid wearing of aigrets and a hint that Warden Finley of Oregon is active in prosecuting women who disregard the mandate. Thereupon Mrs. Hughes re placed the aigret with a costlier, but legal featner. inc. Rsttv Swartz. who takes the part of Cora the maid In "Youth," cele brated her eignteentn oiriuua.y versary at the Orpheum yesterday. Mrs. u.,a-Aa ami overv member of the com pany presented gifts to the little act ress whose birthday falls on the same date as that OI ner motner. ine gins included cake topped with 18 candles, - T-n nnii aevfiral nieces of flnerv. The cake was cut In Mrs. Hughes' dressing-room, where a general jolli fication was held in nonor oi tne event. Tet ihnw that b rid ire timbers which had been a quarter ot a century in service .-A Mtmnarer than selected nieces of timber a year old which had been passed as first class buildlnc mater taJ, Some Have Asked, Why This Activity? Some have expressed surprise at a public utility corporation coming out boldly over its own signa ture and opposing the granting of another electric light franchise in the city of Portland. In this day of progress, a corporation should have no secrets from the public. Its policies should be an open book, and its attitude clearly understood. Therefore, it is not only right, but eminently proper that matters vital to the interest of the pub lic should be brought to the attention of all through the columns of the press. We believe in reasonable public regulation of public utilities. We believe that duplicate investments in public utilities are harmful to the interest of the citizen. There is an abundance of authority to back up such a position. All legalized bodies in the coun try, whose duty it is to investigate the subject, have ruled that two companies giving the same charac ter of service in the same community produce a burden which is reflected in the charge made for service. Why? Because the public pays interest on two investments when only one is needed to supply the demand. Portland Railway, Light & Power Co. DOCTORS ARE IRK Three Arrested for Alleged "Cure-All" Advertising. SIX MEN ARE INDICTED R. S. De Armond, G. W. Way and One Called "Truthful Travis" Face Charges Brought Through State Health Board. On John Doe Indictments returned last week by the grand jury. K. S. De A- i n nhvelMan with offices in the nimuuu, a I1 11 J Gearlinger building, and G. W. Way, who is said to have Deen connecieu ii .1 A ...i.i. an arivarrislnflr doctor, were arrested yesterday by Deputy Sheriffs Bulger and Hunter. They are charged with advertising to cure certain dis eases, which was made a misoemeanui by a 'law passed by the State Legis lature at the 1909 session. The 'campaign against the adver- .i: ... talrn nn bv the State Board of Health, through Dr. Cal i a tiri.it. fta muTntarv and the Social' Hygiene Society. The members of the latter organization mui .. thu u.nrlr are W. T. Foster, president of Reed College, and "William A Carter, an attorney. Evidence was secured. It is said, against the "doc- . ,. . i l. ii'i mnhlPt which lOrS 111 L11C7 - I ' , J they are alleged to have circulated. announcing their ammy as cure-ana. Travis Caught In Tacoma. is a Dhyslcian .ffiiinf cohnnl. declared yester day that the extent of his offense was taking up cases orouBin i " j "Truthful Travis," a "doctor" of the "cr.oiitir" tvne. who was ar rested in Tacoma last night at the re quest of Sheriff Stevens. j.rvis been Indicted Jointly with Dr. De Ar- j nr n T) Armond were re- leased on furnishing surety bonds of J1000 each. "Truthful Travis" was in Portland i nnnth. Vila habit was to iur v tr. tii in" . dress in freakish garb and proclaim the virtues of his medicines and his own abilities on the streets. To at tract attention he carried a snake. Advices from Tacoma are that Travis probably will waive extradition. Six "doctors" in all, were indicted. i K.n tmmH have left Port- 1WO, Ik iitto wwcM . ----- - land leaving no trace behind, them. Another one still in the city is to be arrested. Friends Will Aid. r an.. hovA ndvArtlsed In any kind of a way and am not now advertls t ii 4 .i n Ta Armond last nijrht. lIXKa bmu J-' . "I am not connected with any adver tising concern whatsoever. I am a general practitioner, ine acwuu i " grand jury is a surprise to me, but I ,.. that when the facts are known the Indictment will be withdrawn." Friends of the doctor, woo is a smu uate of Willamette University, express i i hi. strict inteerrltv and coniiucimo in " are preparing to go before the grand Jury to rerute tne a,ncn"" FRIEND CAN'T FIND BODY Hunter So Affected When Man Kills Self He Forgets Directions. After passing the night in the hills back of Burlington, 22 miles from m xi a i v- thi hnHv nf his accl- ruriiuuu, "ii-n - " J dentally-slain friend, Michael Zenger, a i nf esi Vlrst street, was un able to retrace the trail after he left the spot. So the body of John Schlappi. of 225 First street, his friend, is lying unclaimed In the hills. Zenger was so unhinged by the death of his friend that when he tried to lead representa tives of the County Coroner's office to the place where, the accident occurred he could not find the trail to the body. Zenger and Schlappi were out hunt ing near Burlington in the hills Mon day. Late Monday afternoon, accord ing to Zenger, they were crossing some rough ground, when Schlappi stumbled over a log. His gun trigger caught In his clothes and the weapon was dis charged, the load striking him in the abdomen. He died within a half hour after Zenger had made a hasty camp and tried to tend the wound. Yesterday morning Zenker walked to Burlington and telephoned to Deputy Coroner James Dunning, who went to the scene. Six men were recruited in Burlington to view the spot and assist in removing the body. Schlappi leaves a widow and five children. Mrs. Schlappi Is visiting at the home of her parents in Clackamas County, and will be notified today. Schlappi was 40 years old. PERRINE BOY IS RELEASED Roseburg Lad Not Responsible for Killing of Jonathun Quick. V MARSHF1ELD, Or., Aug. 6. The Cor oner's jury In the case of Victor Per rine, the 11-year-old son of'E. P. Per rine. of Roseburg, who killed Jonathan Quick, of Coquille. at Bandon yesterday, returned a verdict that death was caused by the boy but that he was not responsible. The evidence showed that the boy was left in charge of the camp and several valuable horses. Quick, in his childishness, peered Into the tents and was around the camp. The boy ordered him oft and Quick refused to go. The boy then secured the gun. point ed It at Quick, when the man retreat ed; when he lowered the Kun he ad vanced. Finally, the boy says. Quirk attempted to grab hold of him and he shot. The body of the victim was taken to Coquille by ex-Mayor Quirk, son of the dead man. The funeral will he held tomorrow. The boy is under restraint and will be examined before Judge Hall of the Juvenile Court tomorrow. The verdict of the Jury seems to meet with satisfaction at Bandon. DEMURRER TO BE ARGUED Judge Gantenbeln to Hear Argument in Bribery Case. The demurrer Interposed by Mayor Rushlight, Chief of Police Slover, Captain of Detectives Baty and Detective-Sergeant Smith to an Indictment charging them with violation of the nuisance statute in offering a bribe of ,400 to Deputy District Attorney Collier will be argued before Circuit Judge Gantenbeln at 9 o'clock this morning. The defendants contend that the In dictment is ambiguous and hazy In Its wording and that It does not state facts sufficient to constitute a crime. They have set forth in detail the point upon which they shall rely in argu ment. Should Judge Gantenbeln sus tain the demurrer it will amount to a quashing of the indictment and for this reason a strenuous legal battle Is expected today. Our Insecticide- positively puts bed bugs out of business. We also make mil styles of sweeping compounds, floor oils and floor spray. Phone Plummer ui ug jo.. u nird ana aiaoison. Main m r Glacier National Park THIS SUMMER Season June iSth to October ISth, 1912 CEvery facility is offered the tourist to see the beauties of Glacier National Park this summer. Eight new chalet camps will be opened to the visitor on June 15th, each located in a picturesque valley on the shore of a beautiful lake or on the banks of a rolhcking mountain stream. Outings $1.00 to $5.00 per day. Low Round Trip Fares CGtrides and horses are in readiness to take you to the most remote beauty spots in the Park. Plan a short jaunt of a day or a tour of a week or a month in Glacier National Park. Wslte for descriptive booklets and detailed Information regarding low (ares to H. DICKSON. 0. P. & T. A.. 122 Third Street, Portland, Oregon.