THE MOItXIXG OREGON I AX, FRIDAY, JAXUXET 2, lOllI
BANKS OPEN TODAY
INTERIOR OF NEW QUARTERS OF NORTHWESTERN NATIONAL BANK AHD PORTLAND TRUST COMPANY, WHICH WILL BE
OPENED TODAY.
Today
Our 1248th Friday
Surprise Sales
and Annual
January Clearance
(See Advertisements in Yesterday's Papers)
Worth western National and
Portland Trust Company
Will Hold Reception.
NOVEL IDEAS INTRODUCED
(ouiiiing-Koom Ornate With Marble
anil Mahogany, Light Is Indirect
and Accommodation
Provided
for Employe and Patron
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111 GORGEOUS HOME
Headquarters of the Northwestern
National Bank and the Portland Trust
Company are established now In the
magnificent new rooms just completed
in the Northwestern Bank building- at
Sixth and Morrison streets.
The books, bonds, papers, valuable
documents and currency of both insti
tutions were moved yesterday from the
old quarters at Third and Oak streets.
The two banks will be open for busi
ness today, as usual, at 10 o'clock. For
mal opening ceremonies have been dis
pensed with, but patrons of the banks
and Portland people in greneral are In
vited to call and inspect the new quar
ters. In moving from the "downtown" sec
tion of the city to the "uptown" dis
trict, the Northwestern and Portland
Trust Company have established them
selves In what doubtless Is one of the
finest banking- homes on the Pacific
Coast.
Both banks are quartered in the same
room. In the east end of the first floor
of the new 15-story building that ex
tends on Morrison street, from Sixth
to Broadway, 60 feet wide.
The interior is finished In marble and
mahogany. The tellers' eagres are of
bronze. The ceilings are ornamented
with gilt. Massive chandeliers cast
Indirect light over the rooms. White
is the predominating: shade.
Ample Space Provided.
Every official, clerk, bookkeeper and
employe has ample space to perform
the duties attending- the conduct of
the business of these two institutions.
A spacious mezzanine floor. Bur
rounding the Interior lobby, with ade
quate outside light, is devoted to the
use of the bookkeepers and clerks. It
can accommodate 75 persons.
The first floor Is exclusively for the
officers' quarters, tellers' cages and ac
commodations for the public. The of
ficers' desks are Immediately to the
left of the main entrance, which is
reached by seven marble steps leading
from Sixth street. Connecting' with the
officers' room is a small committee
room, which also may be used by pa
trons of the bank.
Miss Moorehouse, who has charge of
the women's department, has a private
office to the right of the entrance. A
special room for accommodation of
women patrons is provided, with lava
tories attached. Drinking fountains,
with running Bull Run water, are lo
cated at points convenient for the use
oi employes.
New Features Introduced.
An innovation In' equipment of tel
lers' cages is the use of "battleship
linoleum" on the counters over which
the currency is handled. This Is em
bedded in the mahogany and, while
durable, will not scratch nor show
sip-ns of wear. Revolving signature
cases also are provided for protection
of the tellers. This will enable a teller
to leave his cage temporarily, lock It
and keep his cash and accounts un
disturbed, yet permit his neighbor, re
maining in his own cage, to transact
business for him by turning the algna
ture case on Its axis until the card
drawers face the opening between the
two cages, through which they can be
extracted.
The directors' room Is on the mez
zanine floor. This also is finished In
mahogany. Elaborate decorations will
be provided. Private elevators connect
the lobby Immediately facing the street
entrance with the mezzanine floor, the
elevator haft opening next to the dl
rectors' room. This same elevator also,
win convey patrons or the safety de
posit department from the counting
room to the vaults in the basement. An
other private elevator operates between
the mezzanine and the basement in the
rear and will be used to convey books
and papers between the "work rooms
and the fireproof vaults. In which lat
ter place they will be stored each
niprht.
The private telephone exchange over
looks the central lobby and all the of
flees. It is located on the mezzanine
floor.
Lighting Throughout Indirect.
Indirect lighting is used throughout.
i. luhting for the tellers' cage comes
from glass encased globes in the par
tuioiis overhead. Hanging lights or
Ktands are not used, eliminating all
possible interference from this source.
Indirect lights also serve the custom
ers' desks in the lobby.
The safety deposit vaults In the
basement are embedded In solid con
crete. Accommodations are provided
for 6000 separate boxes, in addition to
huge trunk and silverware cases. Bach
of the two banks has Its own coin
vault. The door to the main vault
weighs 66.000 pounds, yet Is so per
lecuy Daiancea mat a child can swing
it. W. O. Haines will have charge of
tne sarety deposit department. . M
Keith will be his assistant.
A meeting room for the men em
ployes is provided In the basement. It
will be finely fitted and elegantly fur
msnea.
Officers of the Northwestern Bank
are: President, H. L. Pittock; vice
presidents, John Twohy, K. W. Lead
better and Lmery Olmstead; cashier,
Kdgar H. Sensenich; assistant cashier,
Charles M. Hemphill.
The Portland Trust Company's off!
cers are: President, H. L. Pittock
vice-presidents, F. W. Leadbetter an
J-.mery Olmstead: secretary. H. W.
Hawkins; assistant secretary, C. IV. De
Directors of both institutions. In ad
union to tne executive outcers, are
J. D. Farrell, I B. Menefee, A. S. Nich
ols. Charles H. Carey, W. D. Fenton
and" A. D. Charlton. Mr. Olmstead Is
managing director of both banks.
HOOD RIVER - BUDGET CU
City Levy Will Be 25.9 Mills i
Against 0.5 in 1913.
HOOD RIVER, Or., Jan.' 1. (Special
On protests from numerous source
the County Court last week clipped
the Hood River County budget for the
coming year to the extent of S1T20. Th
sum of $1000, asked for an exhibit at
the Panama Exposition, was denied, as
was J500 to equip an assembly-room
at the Carnegie Library building.
Ttfh salary asked for the deputy
bounty Cleric was cut from S1020 t
900 and the deputies for the Sheriff
and Treasurer from $500 to $450 eac
The city tax levy for the comin
year will be increased to 25.9,
against 20.5 last year.
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VIEW OF MAIX LOBBY FItOM I" NT II A NCR, .SHOWING OFFICERS' Q.TJA RT ERS AT LEFT AND TELLERS' CAGES.
LIZA, SIM AND ADDISON
BENNETT GO FOR CALLS
Dressed Appropriately, Trio Bring Rabbitville Custom to Portland, Drink
Tew Non-countable Cans of Amber, but Keep New Year's Vows.
BY ADDISON BENNETT.
rOU might have noticed us going
down Washington street shortly
after noon yesterday or going
up Morrison soon ofter. you wouia
have known us, for we were attract
ing a lot-of attention, being in full
evening dress. The youngish female
with me was Liza Liza, from the glo
rious old town of Rabbitvllle. Liza
came down expressly to see me, and
with me to endeavor to re-establish
the good old custom of making New
Year calls, a custom still In vogue in
the best circles In -Rabbitvllle and
other up-to-date cities, but almost for
gotten in Portland.
Liza was a swell looking lassie. Her
costume was according to that estab
lished by the bong tong, the upper
circles, of Rabbitville. Her drees was
of the finest grade of black alpaca,
her shoes were cut low with bars
across the top showing on ner yel
low silk hosiery to the very best ad
vantage. She had on a. splendid opera
cloak at least she said she had but
the day being lowery she had over It
a magnificent red sweater, and on her
head she wore a stunning nat. &ne
had plucked every tall feather out of
her old Domlnicker rooster before
leaving home and every feather deco
rated her hat. Gee, it was stunning!
My costume was also swell and yet
picturesque. My silk hat was once
worn by General Arthur soon after the
Civil War. That Is, he tried It on after
reception one night and found it
three sizes too small. But he had it
on. and with such associations I still
prize and wear It on state occasions.
My sweater was green, my pantaloons
were of the finest white duck
But Just here who should we meet up
with but . our old fellow townsman,
Sim Dlpp. Of all persons he was the
most welcome we could have met. Sim,
of course, joined us, and his coonskln
cap, with three talis dangling down
his shoulders, his finely polished high
logging boots and a swallow-tail coat
over a pink sweater geewnmiKins,
but Sim looked like a four-times win
ner.
Perhaps you noticed us again, the
three of us. No? Then you missed a
rare sight for style and aplomb.
Aplomb is a French word meaning en
regal. For the moment I forget what
that means. But whatever it means,
we were it, and then some.
Having all. sworn off,- all being on
the wagon since 12 midnight the eve
ning before, we Were not looking for
liquid refreshments, though Sim was
spitting cotton. I was. rolling a mar
ble over, and under and arpund my
tongue, and Liza was ' chewing gum
as if she was in league with the gum
trust. :.
So we sauntered out on our round
Of calling, each of us provided with
a swell deck of visiting cards -which
were -printed at the Clarion printing
office" in Rabbitville. These cards were
somewhat worn, but the backs had
been laundered pretty nicely.-The spots
and pictures had been scraped off of
the obverse side, meaning the other
side, and thereon our names were
printed. Quite a novelty, but at
tractive and recherche, as Liza ex
pressed it.
The first house we came to was in
the fashionable quarter, not so very
far from the great hospital. - It was
a fine mansion, standing well back
among the trees with a fine lawn sur
rounding;
I touched the electric button,' and
soon a man appeared, dressed just like
the other waiters at the big feeding
establishments. As he appeared we
each handed out a card and told him
we would like to see the main squeeze
and the refreshment table, as we were
making our annual round of New Tear
calls. I furthermore told him to get
hustle on himself, as we were in no
mood to be kept waiting.
V Just a moment, please." he replied,
'just a moment: step right into the
vestibule, right in this way, the main
squeeze will see that you are all prop
erly pinched." Then he laughed and
left us. .
In about five minutes he reappeared
and just thea we heard a gong ring
ing outside.
"Step right this way, my friends,
right this way," he said, "right out to
the refreshment tabe: we are not re
ceiving today, but I have called a tax
icab and have ordered the driver to
take you where you will be properly
and hospitably entertained."
The next thing we knew we. were
in the hurry-up wagon bound for the
city bastile, where we were taken be
fore hisoner, who looked us over,
laughed, toyed with a little mallet ly
ing before him and said: "I might give
you each 10 days, but this being New
Tear's day, I will let you off by fining
you a dollar, enough to pay for that
taxicab."
Then we held a council and decided
we would try calling in the .poorer
quarter of the town, in the district
where we would not mistake the house
owner for a waiter. The first place
we ran up against was a rather shabby
house; the old-style bell was out of gear
and we had to knock. Immedlatey there
appeared .a buxom old German woman
who did not, even wait to look at Our
cards.
"Come right avay In," she remarked,
"come right avay in," dropping into her
vernacular, "come ride avay in anut
set yourselfs down vile I send Fritz
der sthreet down to meet his fadder
and told him to bring anudder dime's
worth, for we are all celebrating the
happy season."
Pretty quick in came Fadder and
the girls and boys, and then in came
Fritz with a 10-pound - lard bucket
filled to the brim with something which
overran the froth down the sides of
the bucket. t
"Beer!" said Sim.
"Beer!" quoth Liza.
"Beer," I muttered, wondering how
we could side-step the offering and
still keep our vows. By a look at each.
into the face of each, then at our host
and hostess, we decided that hospitalty
ana true friendship forbade refusal
and each of us muttered lowly to the
other: "This once don't count."
Five minutes thereafter Mrs. Fadder
and Liza were the best of friends. Fad
der and Sim and I were like triplets
and quickly Sim had thrown aside his
swaiiow-tail, Liza had divested herself
of a shoe that was pinchine- her corns
and I was' making good time towards
tne piace wnere tne amber flows from
a keg haviog taken two lard buckets
in place of one.
Out came the Sweitzer cheese, pretz
els, sauer kraut - and the cold roast.
Also a neighbor or two dropped in, the
room became a palace, - all formality
was lost, or forgotten, the lard buckets
were like a shining silhouette as they
raced to and from the groggery and
as the clock chimed 10, three bedrag
gled but happy citizens, meaning Sim,
Liza and myself, carrying our coats
and sweaters, Liza waving her doml
nicker feathers like a color-bearer in
a battle. These three ambled home to
declare that not for worlds and worlds
would we break our vows to forego all
drinks stronger than coffee during the
coming year, and agreeing, without a
dissenting voice, that the few palls of
beer consumed should not count.
Maybe you saw us coming up Wash
ington street?
CLACKAMAS LEVY IS MADE
County and State Taxes CO Mills;
Oregon City to Pay 38. 3 Mills.
OREGON CITT, Or., Jan. 1. (Spe
cial.) The County Court has deter
mined on a 20-mlll levy for county and
state purposes on an assessed valua
tion of about T30.000.000. .
For state purposes, this county will
contribute $154,000. The original fig
ures as given by the office of the state
commission erroneously called for
J170.000.
In addition, the special taxes that
have been voted by the people In the
various cities and districts will amoun
l j. wency-eignt aistricts
through the county have voted special
taxeB for good roads and a large num
ber have increased the available funds
at the disposal of the schools by
special levy.
Oregon City will pay 38.3 mills for
all purposes. The City Council has
made a. levy of 10 mills, the school dis
trict calls for 8.3 mills, and the state
and county 20 mills.
DAIRYMEN ARE TO QUIT
MILK BUSINESS IX MULTNOMAH
CO tJXTV BRINGS COMPLAINT.
W. AV. Cotton Sendi Herd Away From
Mountain View Farm and Gresham
Sapplr la to Be Cat Off.
The milk business in Eastern Mult
nomah County is somewhat demor
alized. Several dairies have gone out
of business in the past few months.
and two more are to cease at once.
The most extensive is the Mountain
View Farm owned by W. W. Cotton,
of Portland, which has been in opera
tion for 15 years. The fine herd from
the farm, the largest In the county
is being sent to Mr. Cotton's island
farm in the Willamette River.
P. J. Neurrurer, who has bee'n sup
plying Gresham with milk, will go out
of business, which will leave that place
"dry." His 19 cows will be sold. Wil
liam Tremble and H. R. Kane will sell
out their herd of cows.
These men give as a reason for retir
ing that they cannot make the business
pay, owing to the high cost of feed
and the expense of hired help. They
say that if a dairyman can raise hi
own feed and does not have to hire
many men he can make it pay.
An effort was made to unite the
milkmen last Spring and promote
cheese factory which would take the
product of Eastern Multnomah County
but this failed at the llth hour.
Many Seek Lost Money.
It pays to advertise. For the truth
fulness of this often-repeated state
ment. Head Janitor Simmons, of the
City Hall, can vouch. Wednesday he
picked up some money on the City
Hall floor, and having a George Wash
Every Article Reduced
Except Contract Goods and Groceries
Store Opens at 9 A. M., Closes at 6 P. M.
Including Saturday
Tonight, Last Opportunity to Visit the
Kodak Exhibition at the Armory
Complimentary Tickets at Our Kodak Dept.
1887
lngton sort of a feeling, went Into
the boilerroom and painted a sign.
Monev Found." He placed this near
the entrance to the elevator on the sec
ond floor. f
As a result, Mr. Simmons says he
sons lost money in the City Hall
Wednesday. None, however, has been
able to Identify the particular amount
of money found by Mr. Simmons. The
sign Is still up and Mr. Simmons still
has the money, the amount or nature
has learned that upwards of 200 per- of which Is kept a secret.
MAKE IT A CUSTOM TO DINE AT
THE HOFBRAU-QUELLE
ON SUNDAYS
The Hofbraa-Quelle is always the place to find con
genial people. They are always there, for one knows
that one will always find a restful, harmonious atmos
phere, prompt, efficient service, well-cooked viands and
a delightful musical and cabaret entertainment a com
bination that makes dining at the great German
restaurant of the Northwest exceptionally pleasant,
especially on Sundays.
Reservations May Be Made by rnone
Table d'Hote Sunday Dinner
TT?m.T K -o.n TO s P. M. Plivf
One Dollar
Entrance on Alder and on Sixth Street
WE ARE
OPEN
FOR
BUSIN
AT
In Our New Home
SIXTH AND MORRISON
WE PAY
Four Per Gent Interest
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FROM JANUARY FIRST ON ALL SAVINGS DEPOSITS
MADE ON OR BEFORE MONDAY, JANUARY FIFTH
WE ARE
OPEN SATURDAY EVENING
FROM SIX TO EIGHT
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NORTHWESTERN NATIONAL : BAN
PORTLAND TRUST COMPANY
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