THE ST72TDAY DKEGCnVIA, TOKTtXSD, JTT?OB 9, I907.
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OPENING POSTP
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...THE REASON...
SATURDAY, THE WEATHER MAN was uncertain aa-to what Sunday might bring forth. ("It may. rain; it may be nice; more likely
rain.'") We did not "want to take any chances; we want an ideal day to show Portland people what a .beautiful tract "Berke
ley" is; we want to make the day one you will long remember, and FOR THAT REASON DECIDED TO POSTPONE OUR OPENING
UNTIL SUNDAY, JUNE 16, when our original programme (with new features) will be carried out. However, there will be those who will
not know of the postponement, and because of this we will- run one special train today over the 0, 4W. P. lines, leaving First and Alder streets
at 10 A. M. ALL WHO GO OUT WILL HAVE CAR FARE REFUNDED ON THE GROUNDS. Those who do not take the special train
can take the regular car at 9:30 and every two hours thereafter, getting off at Nickum Station, Salesmen on ground to refund fare and show
you tract. Those who take the "IWaverly-Woodstock" car will be shown over "Berkeley" in carriages,
a
"OPENING OFFER" GOOD ANOTHER WEEK
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WE WILL MAKE OUR WORD GOOD, despite the big cost to us, and all next week' will continue to sell $125 lots for $100. Up to last night
we had sold 563, and those desiring one of these magnificent lots at a saving of $25, should see us quick, ONE DOLLAR A WEEK BUYS A
HOME IN OUR BEAUTIFUL TRACT JUST BEYOND THE GOLF LINKS. You never had such an opportunity, to own a home that will
soon double in value. A real, live opening next Sunday ; no one disappointed, !Ask for- free ticketsr See-or phone us.
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The Curtiss Company
309 Abington Building
Selling Agents
Phones A2699. Main 699
BRANCH OFFICES
SELIWOOD, 16T0 East 13th St
WOODSTOCK, End of Carllne
The Jacobs-Stine Company
Fifth Floor Swetland Building
Phones: A2811, Main 359
BOOKS MEET NEEDS
Selections of Commission Are
Commended.
WILL AID SCHOOL WORK
Parents Can Afford Small Addi
tional Expense to Get Best Text
books for Children, Says
Mr. Riglcr.
That the Oregon Textbook Commis
sion has made excellent book selec
tions Is the opinion of Frank Rigler,
Superintendent of the Portland schools.
Mr. Rigler said yesterday that the
new readers, geographies, arithmetics
and English books for the primary
and grammar grades are especially
good and that no other texts excel
them.
Mr. Rigler, who Is one of the fore
most educators of the state, believes
that the rapid improvement of school
texts, accomplished through the sharp
competition among rival publishers
and rival educators, makes changes of
hooks advisable. Changes have been
frequent In the past and are likely to
continue in the future, but the Super
intendent of the Portland schools be
lieves, with the members of the com
mission, that Oregon parents can af
ford the- small additional expense en
tailed during the first two or three
years of new books, for the sake of
having their children use'the best.
Many persons do not realise -the tre
mendous Improvement that has been
made and is still going on in books as
to method of instruction, printing. Il
lustrations and general knowledge of
pedagogy. This knowledge has greatly
expanded in recent years. It has
brought forth a large number of very
excellent books. Nearly twice as many
standard texts were submitted to the
Oregon Commission this year as six
years ago. The good ones among them
were numerous. Many were consid
ered by the commission as superior to
the texts adopted six years ago, al
though the ones then selected were
regarded as best. Mr. Rigler shares
this opinion. Yesterday he cited sev
eral texts on each subject, pointing
them out as very good books, but' not
excelling those which the commission
has just adopted.
The Wheeler primer and three read
ers, Mr. Rigler believes to be a very
superior selection: also the Smith
arithmetic, published by Ginn Com
pany. These books he recommended
before the commission met.
'The Sloan primer and first reader."
said he yesterday, "have been used in
the Portland schools and found highly
satisfactory. 1 suppose that, though
not adopted by the commission, their
use in our city schools can be con
tinued. They are written by a well
known teacher in Portland, who has
carried out ably a favorite method of
Portland teachers in the first teaching
of reading. The Wheeler readers, how
ever, will do quite as well; for the
slat as a whole, they are probably
ins strongest se lectio
have been made.
"As for the Smith, arithmetic,
the commission adopted, I think it the
best. This text is far superior to the
present Wentworth arithmetic. There
are other very excellent arithmetics,
among them the Southworth-Stone,
published by Benjamin H. Sanborn A
Company, and Milne's, published by
the American Book Company. Both
are new books. - '
"The elementary geography, of Red
way and Hinman, published by the
American Book Company, in my opin
ion, is the best published. It is par
ticularly adapted to the minds of
young children. The advanced geogra
phy, of the same authors, is surpassed
by no other publication, but it has a
close rival in the Dodge, geography,
published by Rand, McNany A Co.
"In English books, the commission
had a number of high-grade texts to
pick from, and it chose one of the first
on the list, that of Buehler and Hotch
klss, in two volumes, published by
Newsom & Company, of New York.
It is a much better text than the Reed
& Kellogg, which has been supplanted.
Two other texts of superior merit are
the Webster-Cooley, published by
Houghton, Mifflin & Company, and
Elementary Steps in- English, published
by the American Book Company.
Mr. Rigler spoke words of praise
also for the Prang drawing books, the
Barnes "medial" writing books and the
Krohn textbook on Hygiene.
y are probably ,
ons that could
arithmetic, which
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
A. D. Willoughby to W. E. Elliott,
lot 2. 14, 15, block 2, Terminus Ad
dition 1
Maria A. -Carey and Cora C. Tal
bott to Mathios Perlot, lot 1",
block 2, Piedmont Park SSS
H. J. and Catherine Schemer to
Matthias and Elizabeth Parlot, lot
9, block 2. Cloverdale Tract 500
Walter J and M. Davie to Matthew
Perlot, lot 19, block 2, Piedmont
Park 550
Mary E Avery to Ada J. Farmer,
lot 11, 12, 13 and north 8 feet 4
inches of lot 14, block 12, Haw
thorne Avenue Addition 2,600
John S. and Allle Greeny to William
11. Sawtell. Und V of lot 1, 2,
block 1 Bungalow Glade 1
S. tl. and Otilia Lindquist to Nellie
- Vossen. lot 17, block 1, Evans Ad
dition to Albina 2,600
Maggie C. Stevens et at to James
N. Fullilove, lot 7, block 13, High
land 600
Christina Lehr to Nicholas Kohler,
lot 16, block 9, North lrvington .. 478
Pater and Margaretha Bauer to ,
Free Evangelical Church, lot 4,
block 15, Albina Homestead TOO
Alwin and Clara Kade to Edward
Walsh, west Vi of lot 6, 6, block
S46 Holladay's Addition 1,150
T. P. and Tom P. Swennes to Bea
the Swennes, lot 6, block 6: lot
6. block 9 and north 10 feet of lot
I. block 9. Goldsmitths Subdivision
of Smith Subdivision and Addition 10
T. P. Beathe and Tom P. Swennes
to Alf Swennes. south 40 feet of
lot 1, block 9, Goldsmiths Subdivi
sion of Smith Subdivision and Ad
dition , io
William H. Sullivan to- Michael J. 4
Sullivan, block 1, 4. 5, 6 and lot 4
to 21. 31 and 46. block 2: lot 8 to
W. block 3, Wilbard Addition: also
7.81 acres In section 29, township
1, south range 1, east; also lot 1,
2. 3. 4. block 39. Sullivan's Addition
(conveying an undivided half)....
Aliie LeRoy to William C. Van
Glahn, lot 2, block 30. Sellwood .. 960
A. H. and Ora M. Campbell to Bea
trice M. Dixon, lot 25, 2S, block
2. Arleta Park, No. 4 1,25
Charles M. and Eleanor R. Keep to
Emma DeWert, lot 4. block 1,
Lents Addition 3,625
A. C. Emmons Tr. et al to Mer- -chants'
Loan & Transfer Com
pany, parcel lots and blocks In
Willamette Addition ;.. J
T. P. and Beatlie Swennes to Tom
P. Swennes. lot 4. block 6. Gold
smith's Subdivision of Smith's Sub
division and Addition 10
M. B. and Lulu M. Godfrev to
George L. and Iulu C Madden, lot
4. block 3, Maegly Highland 300
Abram and Xnnie Dilley to William
R. Kane, west of lot 8, block
144. Caxuthexs Addition u
Caroline and Marcus Flelschner to
J. A. Veness, lot 3, 4 and east 25
feet of lot 5, block 284, Couch Ad
dition 15,000
Moore Realty Company to A. Jose
phine Westerlund, lot 12. block
3, Lorrinton 300
Mary E. and Daniel O'Connell to
James A. McFeron, west of lot
5. 8. block 293, Hawthorne Park .. 10
Warren O. and Theresa Ferguson to
Theo A. Godel, 3 acres beginning
at point 20 chains 62Vi links east
and 60 chains north of southwest
corner of section 31, township 1,
north range 2 east 1
Clara L. and E. O. Darling et al
to Fred W. Gerling, lot 22, 23, 24,
block IS, Taborslde 1,200
William Hargreaves to Nina M. D.
Haberly, lot 10, block 6, Bartsch
Park Addition 10
M. L. and C. E. McColloch to Guy
Delano, lot 40, block 2, Brainard 68
W. M. Davis to Lena Ayers, south
H of lot 9 and north of lot 8,
block 6. Falling Addition t
Florentine Schneider to William
Parson Furth, 1 acre In section 18,
township 1, south range 2 east .. 1.250
W. B. Gay to Oglesby Young, lot
4. block 8, Stewart Park 1,800
Milton and Louise Hager to Andrew
Peterson. .1635 acre, beginning at
point In north boundary of south
west quarter of section 34, town
ship 1. north range 2 east, in
north boundary of tract conveved
to Milton Hager by Mary A. and
W. E. Thayer 23
Ardle O. and Lizzie Hanlon to Ed
ward H. Fitzgibbon, lot 9.. block
30, Albina Homestead 1,040
waiter j. ana Mary c. Burns to
John C. Luckel, south V, of lot i
and all of lot 4, block 182, City .... 10
D. C. and Ellen S. Latourette to
Gurlne Olsen, lot 12, 13. block
68. Sellwood C00
1. v.. ana iaa KODerts to Dora
Corbin, east H of lot 5 and south
S6 feet of east H of lot 6. block
7, Hanson s Addition :. 850
xierman ana viara m. laorecque to
Gustav Rlenke, lot 18, block 65.
Sellwood 1,600
Angeio rusiaecio to Arleta Land
Company, lot 6, 6, block 7, Arleta
Park No. 3 10
J. F. Johnson to Frank N. Rankin,
lot 2 to 7, block 1, Mistletoe Ad
dition 650
William A. and Elisabeth K. Mc
Tavish to G. H. Hamilton, lot 8,
10, 12. block 3. Woodlawn Heights. 600
Ellis G. and M. L. Hughes to Addie
Bryden, lot 1. 2, block 22. lrvington.. 10
Total 4 1 41,860
Abstract A Trust Oo., T Chamber of Oommerca,
Bar your abstracts mane by the Security
Says He Took Dewey's First Report.
CHICAGO, June 8. John Coyne, who
was commissioned by Admiral Dewey to
carry his message of victory over the
Spanish fleet in the Bay of Cavite, May
I, 1898, to the United States Consul at
Hongkong, hobbled into the Harrison
Street Poe Station last night and asked
for lodging.
While in Washington, D. C, on Thurs
day, he was robbed of his railroad tickets
to St. Paul and more than K0O. He
claims to have traveled to Chicago fre.
being passed from one eonductr to an
other along the line.- He lives In St.
Paul and expected to get to that city to
day still having a little money left
Coyne told of having entered the Regu
lar Army in 1877, and seeing service on
the Western plains. His right leg was
paralyzed from having been shot by an
Indian and two ugly- bullet scars mark
his face. He was shot six times while
fighting in the West.
Chicago Weather Induces Suicide.
CHICAGO, June 8.-Chicagos suicide
record was broken in May when 55 per
sons ended their lives. The coroner's of
fice and Forecaster Cox say the weather
is responsible for, the increase. The coro
ner's books show that all records In the
history of Cook County were broken la
May. There were 199 cases of self-destruction
when the offices closed last night
and the efTect of the weather will be seen
in the increase in deaths. January led with
25 cases, February had 29. March 37, April
46, May 65. Seven cases were reported in
the seven days of June. The effect on all
sorts of crime also was manifest. In the
first five months of the year there were
75 murders, 22 of which were committed
in May.
Gordon Craig's New Job.
Gordon M. Craig, who has been con
nected with the Hill lines at St.. Paul,
has been appointed traveling passenger
agent for. the Erie system with headquar
ters at Seattle. Mr. Craig was formerly
employed in the Portland city ticket office
of the Hani man line before his father,
A. L. Craig, left this city and took charge
of the passenger department of the Great
Northern.
Damage by Knrrachl Cyclone.
BOMBAY, June 8. It is estimated that
damage to the amount of from 33,000.000
to 86,000,000 was caused by the cyclone
which swept over Kurrachl, June 6. The
lighting system of the city was com
pletely wrecked.
Attempt to Destroy Factory.
NEW YORK. June 8. An apparent at
tempt to blow up the Nathan brass
foundry, at 408 East One Hundred and
Sixth street, was made early this morn
lng when a charge of giant powder ex
ploded at the entrance to the factory, but
without effect. A charge of equal size
on the opposite side of the building'
did not go off. Officials of the firm
said they could not account for the ex
plosion. The report was heard over an
area of many blocks and caused a panic
in the Tremont district, the people think
ing it a "black-hand" outrage.
A Cottonwood tree recently cut in Mis
sissippi contained 4S00 feet of lumber.
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WE'RE MAKING
EXTRA EASY
TERMS NOW
In the matter of first payment as well as
the" monthly payments to follow, we can
make the terms to suit almost anv circum
stances. Lots $300 up.
Phones:
Main 550
Home A 2537
t's Well to
e on Time
In the purchase of real estate that is sometime soon going to dou
ble and treble in value. Those who are on time can buy at low
prices and can hold on until their fortunes are made from their in
vestments alone.
Look at the Increases
on Portland Heights
There isn't a lot on the Heights that hasn't doubled in price many
times over within the past two or three years. These same men
who bought early on the Heights are buying wisely in
COUNCIL
CREST
PAR
K
The Crest overlooks the whole country around, and to anyone fa
miliar with what values will do in fine residence property, it cer
tainly appeals as a good place to invest now. The Rose Fiesta
crowds on June 19 to 22 will enjoy Council Crest's view of the
mountains, valleys, livers, etc. '
W. Lemcke
Company
Offices:
Sixth and
Washington Sts.