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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 14, 1915)
THE MORNING OREG ONI AN.- SATURDAY. AUGUST 1 4. 1915 hi : " : : i Sale Commencing This Is the Story FIRE LOSS $260,000 Rosenblatt Store Damaged $75,000 Alisky Build ing Almost Destroyed. SLEEPERS RESCUED in Short UUciy, iUg. JL I Sam'l Rosenblatt feCo.'s Mffi SALE Insurance Covers Much of Loss Structure "Will Be Repaired. Tfc Prfarlpal Laws. $75.000 Samuel Kosenbialt Co.; covered by Iniurance. $40.000 Allaky building: covered by Insurance tia.oou Skidmore Drue Co.; Insur ance $14,000. $i4.eo Portland Photo Supply Company; partly covered by Insurance. ll. Sam Nemtro. sample rooms. f 10.0'M) T. Grossman. Jeweler; Insur ant . SI . Davles Photograph Studio; covered by Insurance. $l.i0 Dr. William Elsen. . $700 tt Rich, c I it a r a and mi sine: covered by Insurance. 0 Arthur Hyronlraus. saloon: In sured. Ijitoo Roardman Part ell. pool halt $3iO0 I r. O. O. Fletcher. $JiOO Swetland's; covered by Inaur- $ZiO O. Kuden. violins; total loss. f ; l.od-e halls. . $ 1 209 Olis Fisher, barber; partly In sured. . . . ji;,W Marrull Bismark bar and White Lunch: covered by Insurance. $;jo United Clgara Company store; 'nJ"o Arthur Ransford. photo re toucher: Insured. IsDO George Ewen. realty. . . $50,000 Stock of High-Grade Clothing Furnishing Goods and Hats at Mercy of the People Today is the commencement of the greatest FIRE SALE of men's high-grade clothing, furnishing goods and hats the people of Portland and vicinity have ever witnessed. This fire sale is. backed by our reputation the same as before the fire Nothing' but the Best of Everything for Men! Reap the Benefit of Our Loss It's Your Gain HART SCHAFFNER & MARX SUITS AND OVERCOATS, Manhattan and Arrow Shirts, Stetson and Trimble Hats, Superior, Whitecat Vassar, Porosknit and B.. V. D. Underwear, Dent Gloves, Fine Neckwear, Belts, Suspenders, Interwoven and Hole proof Hosiery, Garters, Jewelry and hundreds of other articles too numerous to mention. Sale Starts 9:30 A. M. Today (Saturday) OUR OLD LOCATION Northwest Corner Third and Morrison Sts. 5. H. FRIENDLY DIES Eugene Pioneer Was on Eve of Trip to San Francisco. HEART TROUBLE IS FATAL TXad Un Prominent In Business and Polltk-a. and a Cnlveraltjr of Orrron Urgent for Pas 31 Year. Mr. dly. Illness, he -KUGRXE. Or, Am. 1 J- iPpeclal.) H. M. Friendly, pioneer business man. and for J4 years a member of the Uni versity of Oregon Board of Regents, died thla morning at 4: o'clock. No other death In the history of Ku gene ha produced a shock so general as that of the man who years ago came to Kusene a poor by. without ac quaintance, and today left a fortune of mora than I :. and hundred of friend. It l said that he had not one Friendly death came nerci- Arnarently recovering in ha h eneaaed a drawlna- Toom on tonight's train to so to the ... 1 lla expoamon si wn r ru . suffered a hardening of the arlerles. and the death resulted from heart trouble. Shortly before o'clock thla morn ing ha awakened Mrs, Friendly, telling her that ha was very warm and asking her to set him a fan. 8he became alarmed at his condition and called their dauahter. Mrs. Iean Hays, and the family physician, by telephone. Be fore their arrlral ha closed hla eyes, apparently going to sleep. When the doctor arrived he pronounced him dead. Tare Doaahtera Mrtlrn Me l survived hy the widow and three daughters. Mrs. Dean Hays, of Kuaene: Mrs. Fred Harris, of I-os Angeles, and Mrs. Samuel Warhen h.lmer. of New York City, and one sister. Mrs. Sarah Lauer. of Portland. Death came Juat as he had relaxed from an active, aggressive business life He had built a tll.&os home In a residence portion of tha city, leaving the hi homo on Tenth arenua that had come to be surrounded hy the busi ness section, and he had told his friends that he made his Investments with 'a lew to enjoyina leisure the ret of his life. This was but a few months as. 8. H. Friendly waa born In New York City December 1. !. and cam West tn 141. locating In California. Two years later he came to Kuaene and bad been a resident of tha city ever since. Ids first business venture was In IMS. when he entered Into a partnership with hla brother-in-law. Charles Lauer. engaging In a aeneral merchandise business, their place being the & H. Friendly Co. store, with which Mr. Friendly had been identified ever since. He married Mathilda Adler at Salens la IMS. ralltlcal Offices Held. Always taking an active interest In tha development of the city, he twice aerred as a member of tha City Coun cil. In 13 he waa elected Mayor, serv ing for a term of two years. Ha first became Identified with the University of Oregon when he was appointed regent In 1SS1. and had been a member of the governing board of the institution elnce that time. -In the dath of Mr. Friendly the University of Orafon lost ont of lu biggest and best friends. President P. A. Campbell said today. Mrs. F. K. Harris, of I-os Angeles, a daughter of the late Mr. Friendly, who had been visiting with Mrs- Charles Lauer. of Portland, a sister of Mr. Friendly, left yesterday as soon as she received word of her father's death. GHNKIIYL TIUBITK IS OFFERED Funeral of S. II. Friendly AVI1I Be Toiixrrow Afternoon. Kl'CEXE. Or. Aug. IS. (Special.) Eugene, the University of Oregon and the stale at large will pay homage to S. H. Friendly tomorrow and Sunday. Tha merchants of Eugene will close their stores Saturday afternoon. Mem bers of tha Board of Regents of the University, of which Mr. Friendly wss a member for $4 years, and others of note, are on their way here from all parta of the stale. The funeral will be held Sunday after noon In Vlllard Hall, on tho University campus. In which building Mr. Friendly haa acted year after year as one of the guiding heads of the great Institution. "Gentlemen." he has exclaimed on the football Held scores and scores of times with a mob of hoarse students below him at every football rally, "tha vic tory la ours." Tha phrase has been heard by thousands now scattered In all parts or the state. On tha campus It hss become a byword, and It has been looked upon as an essentlsl part of a football rally, without which vic tory Is dubious. It characterised his death. "My house is In order and I am ready to go," he told his wife only a few days ago. And last night, tha first time he had been alone with his wife In weeks, since the nurse left him. he died. His great slms had been accom plished. He had seen the University, through a long fight for Ita very exist ence, on tha road to apparent success. He had raised a family to maturity and had built a bungalow home for Mrs. ....... -t n e I'. j i mi . ii'-ii i i m ii ww a ! i t i L . ' I I Lata - H. Friendly. k Died at I X Hla Heme la Eageae. I i I Friendly: and ha had built from noth ing one of tha largest businesses In tha Willamette Valley. His heart was large. Time and again he baa called a struggling student Into his store, asked tho amount necessary to carry him through college and had written a check for three, four or five hundred dollars, as the amount may have been. He asked for neither Inter est nor security. The youth's promise was his note. Msny stories of such in- nMw l .1 Kr P...lrfnl T I . Campbell of which -the public bad not before known, I CQPPERFIELD IN RUIN Fire Wipes Out Nearly All of Eastern Oregon Town. INCENDIARISM IS CHARGED Notorious Buildings Now Smoldering Masa With Only Homes of Small Population Spared by Blaze. Investigation Is Begun. BAKER. Or.. Aug. JJ. (Special.) Copperfleld. made notorious by Fern Hobbs and Governor West. Is prac tically no more and the places that were unfavorably brought before the public by the two were wiped out of existence by fire early today. Their going Is marked with charges of In cendiarism, which were so frequent be fore Governor West sent Miss Hobbs with her soldiers to clean up the little loan. The places of Sam Aklln. Stewart and Warner. William Wlegand. H. A. Warner. Tom Ingram and others, all of which figured In the raid of January. 1914. are now a smoldering mass, while officials are investigating tbe arson charges made by Major H. A. Stewart in his report to county officials. Sheriff R. P. Anderson Is In Copper field investigating, while District At torney C. T. Godwin is watching the situation from here. Lou Estimated at 30,O00. The loss is estimated to be nearly $30,000 and is only partly covered by insurance. Three blocks of business houses on both sides of the lone main street were wiped out within a few hours, while the entire population fought the blaxe, which originated In the old Lincoln building at midnight and spread rapidly. The building was an old frame structure that has been vacant for some time Soon the postofflce building, owned by Sam Pennington. Sam A kiln's gen eral merchandise store, William Wie gand's store, saloon and lodging-house. H. A. Warner's restaurant and lodgins house. the Stewart and Warner saloon, the H. A. Stewart restaurant, the Wil liam Niemeyer building and several other places of minor Importance were a mass of flames. Bursting Plpea Thwart Efforts. The efforts of the 60 people of the town, aided by workmen from the Ox Bow power plant, a half mile away, were thwarted, when pipes In the lower floors of the buildings, unable to with stand the pressure of generated steam, burst and the supply failed. A brisk wind quickly spread the flames. The few residences of the n- were saved. Only the saloon building formerly occupied by Martin Kneaevlch. who figured in the incendi- ri.m charges that caused Governor field, the livery stable of J. J. Burns, whose citisenship West restored that he might serve on the reform council, and the Denham Hotel, all at the edge of the town, were saved. Among the buildings lost was the hall in which Fern Hobbs addressed the citizens and where the citizens, at the end of the meeting, were disarmed. The telephone office and wires were destroyed, but Mayor H. A. Stewart, one of the heaviest losers, communi cated his suspicions by a private wire through Robinette to District Attorney Godwin this morning. Wire communi cation has not yet been established. DISTRICT EXTENSION URGED Portland Collector of Revenue Would Include Vancouver. VANCOUVER, Wash.. Aug. 23. (Spe cial.) Thomas Carrick Burke, col lector of internal revenue at Portland, delivered an address before the Van couver Commercial Club tonight, over which W. P. Connaway. president, pre sided. Mr. Burke urged that the harbor of Vancouver be combined with the Dis trict of Portland to facilitate matters. As it now is. a vessel loading on the north bank of Ihe Columbia River must report to the Custom-House in Tacoma. If it moves from one side of the river tp the other, it must report to Tacoma. If the Port of Vancouver is taken into the Portland district, once the ves sel enters the harbor it can load or unload any place without the trouble of reporting to any office but Port land DAHLIA FAIR IS CLOSED ONE OF LARGEST CROWDS IJf HIS TORY ATTENDS AT SEASIDE. Boy Cyclist Takes First Prise In. Deco rated Vehicle Parade and Other Awards Are Made. SEASIDE, Or., Aug. 13. (Special.) With one of the largest crowds in its history, the seventh annual Dahlia Fair closed its two days of festivities tonight. The displays of flowers were inspected by the throngs of Summer visitors and the women that accompa nied the automobilists from Portland to celebrate the opening of the new Co lumbia River Highway. Many prizes were awarded. , In the children's parade, held Thurs day, Master Marlon Schelenberger, of Portland, won first prize for the boys' best-decorated vehicle. He rode a bi cycle that was a mass of bright yellow dahlias and yellow chiffons. The greatest number of varieties and by far the handsomest display was not shown at the Dahlia Fair. The blooms of some 75 different varieties were shown in the window of L. C. Henry's barber shop. The blooms were grown bv Mrs. F. R. Mitchell, of Portland. "Mrs. Mitchell has her Summer home at 900 Fourth avenue, and is well known both in Fortland and Seaside as a dahlia expert. Her cactus blooms were the ones that attracted the widest attention. NO BRIDES IN WENATCHEE First Iicense In Many Weeks Is Issued to Outsiders. WENATCHEE, Wash., Aug. 13. (Special.) Cupid had to go outside the confines of Chelan County to find any one who was willing to ascend the matrimonial altar. Until Thursday not a marriage license had been issued by the County Auditor since the business men's picnic more than three weeks ago. The marriage license book was dust covered when A. W. Heldrich, of Seattle, and Sarah Werstlein, of Grand Forks, N. D., ap peared for the license. . . Salmon Catches Are Light. VANCOUVER, Wash.. Aug. 13. (Spe cial.) Light catches are being made by the salmon fishermen on the Co lumbia IJiver, it is reported here. It is said the fishermen outside of the mouth, of the Columbia River are doing much better. The season closes August 25, and unless a decided change comes soon the fishermen will be out of luck. Hood River Man Arrested. MARSHFIELD, Or.. Aug. 13. (Spe cial.) E. W. Dark, of Hood River, was arrested here tonight on a warrant from Hood River County charging him with non-support. It is said the man has a wife and three or four children in the district where the complaint was filed. i INFORMATION FOR TOURISTS Where to Take a Short Irip Out of Portland Herewith is a list of short trips in and about Portland. If you are in doubt about any point; or the trip S5SSE eSS name of your party to summer resort j-epu, xue uiuimu, a. - The Hazelwood Confectionery and Restaurant Waaalagtaa SC. al teat. Best Food Served at Lowest Possible Cost Amid Homelike Surroundings KAT1XCI CAPACITY 430. MOUJfT HOOD HKSORTi. Cleat Cap I am la a delightful re treat. (000 feat above sea level, ob a sheltered spur of tbe very mountain Itself, and la located Juet at the tipper edge of the timber lino. Tbe trip to tha Inn usually la made br rail to Hood River and thence by tags. The round-trip rate. Includ ing all traveling expenses. Is Slt-M. Barries begins July 1 and continues to September Ik. Parka Washington Park, bead of Washington street, with small soo and aviary. Take any car west oa Washington street excepting Six teenth; fare i cents. Celebrated statue, "Coming of tho White Man." also "Sacajawea." Excellent view of the city. Pcaiaaala Pars: Isskcs Gardeaa A city park and well worth a trip. Taka St. Johns or Kenton car. toekyarda aad Parking Plant' Largest plant west of the Missis sippi River. Located on Columbia Slough within 40 minutes" ride of Broadway and Washington streets. Take Kenton cars on Washington street at Fifth. Sixth and Broadway streets to Kenton. Fare a cents. Take Kenton Traction Company cars at Kenton to Packing Plant and ' Stockyards. Faro cents. Visitors admitted daily except, Sunday a Welch's. Rhadodlendreai and Taw. Mya axe located on tha south aide of the mountain. Automobile from Portland to either resort, round trip, each 6. Oregonian on sale at these resorts. r Safety at All Tlsaea Mt, Hood Auto Line calls and delivers to any part of city, day or night, to Mount Hood resorts. Round trip. : Govern ment Camp. $7.60. Phases, Mala SSI. or A 2331. ANDERSON BROS. . .-- . ,1.. uiui of tha W at) Every form of entertain ment and accommodation for tour ists. Orchestral and band concert prima donna and musical comedy company every afternoon and night in the open-air theater. Perform ances free. Admission to park 10 cents. Reached by express special Oaks train (fare 6 cents), from First and Alder; or by launch 1 cents), from Morrison-street Bridge. COLUMBIA RIVER HIGHWAY A scenic drive of rare beauty, built alons the south shore of the Columbia River, a distance of more than 40 miles from - Portland.' A series of remarkable waterfall rugged peaks and deep canyons are among the attractions. RELIANCE MT. HOOD AUTO STAGES Dally to Mount Hood resorts SAM. Round trip $5; Gov. Camp fT.be. Epectal rates for week-end and climb, lug parties. Information, reservations and tickets at BOITLEDGE SEED a rXORAl Ctfc. 1WMH. Mala 5846, A MIL Or Irvlngton Oarage, East 135. McCROSKEY'SMt.Hood Auto Stage ' 8 A. M. DAILY. Round trips, $5.00: Government Camp. $7.50. Special rates for week-end parties. Reservations at Hawthorne Garage, 445 Haw thorne avenue. , Phone B. 833. or Reliance Garage, Phone Tabor 294S. SWASTIKA ACTO SERVICE Stage to Mt. Hood Resorts Jas. ft. M. Klbben, Prop. Leaves Travel Bureau, ad and Wash ington St., at 8 A. M. ... Passengers called tor and delivered t their homes. Rapid, ssfe and courteous service. Phone reservations In advance. Tabor 79. SUN DA V SPECIAL, leaves Journal bids, at 4 A M. Returning leaves at 4 P. at. SOL DUC HOT SPRINGS AND SANATORIUM the greatest health and pleasure resort on the Paciflo Coast in the heart of the Olympic Mountains, open for the season. For full Information address The Manager, Sol Dae. Wash. 1