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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 20, 1907)
THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, OCTOBER 20, 1907. A SCIENTIFIC DENTIST IS A BOON TO SOCIETY YOU ARE WELCOME TO CREDIT ( Z3. GOOD PLACE "TO TRQDD FOR, CASH SOLE AGENTS FOR MONARCH MALLEABLE RANGES 13 The Bungling Dentist Is a Man to Be Shunned It i3 usually safe to intrust your work to a man who has been established for years and whose business increases from, year to year. There is a reason for his prosperity? We claim your business because nobody can give you more satisfactory results. It is more than probable that you would receive work greatly inferior to ours if you went elsewhere. When you come here, there is no doubt or uncertainty. You will receive the greatest skill in every branch of the dental profession. Then we will treat you with gentleness and consideration for your feelings, ' ,: v j- DR. B. E, WRIGHT. Good Set of Teeth on Rubber Plate $5.00 Best Set of Teeth on Rubber Plate .... $8.00 DR. B. E. WRIGHT dentFst 342- 1-2 WASHINGTON STREET, CORNER OF SEVENTH Office Hours: 8 A. M to 5 P. M.; 7:30 to 8:30 P. M.; Sundays 9 to 1. Phone Main 2119 . Twelve Years in Portland TRESPASSERS WILL BE MADE TO PAY Mayor Declares War Against Corporations and Others Using Streets. FRODUCE RENT OR MOVE Writes Letter Calling North Pa cific Terminal Company's Atten tion to Its Vnauthorlzed Use of Public Thoroughfares. Occupancy of various public streets In Portland by corporations and private In dividuals without franchise authority Is to be terminated immediately if Mayor Lane has his way. The city's executive yesterday notified the North Pacific Terminal Company and the. Inman Poulsen Lumber Company to offer some explanation for their occupancy of sev eral of the public streets without per mission of the City Council or other authority. If these companies fall to submit authority for dispossessing the public of the use of these streets, Mayor Lane proposes either to require their Immediate vacation or to compel the alleged trespassing corporations to negotiate with the city authorities for the further use of the streets that have been appropriated by them. In his letter to Edward Lyons, su perintendent of the North Pacific Ter minal Company, Mayor Lane says: Dear Sir: I am informed that the North Pacific Terminal Company makes use of and occupies the following streets to the exclusion of the public as follows: fourth street has a fence across It at the entrance to the Terminal grounds. R-hich fence is about 94 feet north of Hoyt street and encloses all that part of Fourth street, extending northerly to the north line of Irving street. Irving street Is also enclosed from the west line of Fourth street westerly to a tence which runs from a point in the south lino of Irving street about 66 feet east of Fifth street northwesterly to -There the east line of Fifth street intersects the north line of Irving street. On Kearney street, between Seventh nd Eighth streets, a building extends cross the street completely obstructing the esme. On Kearney street, between Eighth and Park streets, a building completely hbstructs the street; owing to these obstructions Eighth and Park streets, from Kearney to Marshall streets are Useless to the public. Ninth street from Johnson to "Lovejoy treets is partially obstructed by your Company. Streets Are Fenced In. Seventh street from Lorejoy to Northup Is fenced In: Lovejoy street is fenced on ' west side Df a street known as new Seventh street. Marshall street fenced off on both sides Df the. new Seventh street, and the street fast to Seventh street and west to Tenth Itreet Is blocked. Also there is a small shed in this street fietween Eighth and Park streets which s used as a yard office. Park street, between Northrtip and Overton streets has a fence across it. If such a condition of affairs exists It Is a matter of public Importance that the city should ascertain what claims you have upon these streets and upon behalf of the city I would esteem It a favor if you would make such claims known to me at as early a date as possible. HARRY LANE Mayor. Superintendent Lyons, in replying to the Mayor's communication, which bears date of September 20 last, says In part: ' It was the Intention of this company to bring this matter before the Council long before this, but owing to differences be tween the Portland & Seattle Railway Company and the Terminal Company re garding certain terminal facilities we did not deem it advisable to take any steps until these differences were settled and we In a position where we could have the entire matter of track locations and itreet vacancies settled at one time. It now looks as though these differences would be settled in a very short time and I will therefore ask you to kindly bear with us patiently until plans for a consolidated freight and passenger ard pan be agreed upon, when we will im mediately lay the plans before you and request certain street vacancies and track privileges across other streets. Mayor Is Xot Placated. "I am not satisfied . with the railroad company's reply. It is entirely too In definite," said Mayor Lane yesterday "I now propose to require these people, and all others who are Improperly using the public streets, to appear before th Council and show by . what authority they are thus trespassing on the rights of the people. This is not by any means a plan of persecution that Is to be waged against the railroad and the larger corporations. I am checking over the streets of the city, and all prop erty that is owned by the municipality and shall pursue the same course to wards all trespassers, whether they tie large or small. "Undue advantage has for years been taken of the people of this city, and It is high time their interests were being protected. By this method of self-appropriation not less than $360,000 worth of property of the people has been usurped for private purposes by these corporations or . private Individuals, and the people are not receiving one cent of revenue therefrom. "Take, for example, the Fourth-street line of the Southern Pacific Company's system, to which my letter to the North Pacific Terminal Company has . refer ence. In January, 1869, the City Coun cil granted the Oregon Central Railroad Company " a franchise to construct and ! operate a railway track, and run cars over the same, along the center of Fourth street from the south boundary line of the city of Portland to the north side of G Btreet, and as much farther north as said Fourth street may extend or be extended. What has it done? Without the semblance of an ordinance, or any other authority from the City Council, this company has extended its track across Irving, Fifth and Sixth streets and into the North Pacific Ter minal yards, and for years has been operating that part of Its system In defiance of the rights of the public. Demand Just Centals. "I do not believe in vacating .streets for the use of any corporation unless the city receives some adequate return. And now that the true status of the franchise under which this company Is operating has been discovered, I propose to see that it pays' to the city rental of some kind for the use of these streets to which It Is not entitled, or abandons the streets to the use of the public for which they were dedicated. Tljere is no reason why the city should not receive rent for such use of Its streets, and we shall see . If the collection of rentals cannot be enforced or the use of these Btreets denied to these Interlopers. "A few months ago when the City Council proposed to .force the Southern Pacific Company to remove Its tracks from Fourth street, representatives of that corporation had the effrontery to appear before the Council and maintain that it had a perpetual franchise to the use of Fourth street and the other streets over which It was operating trains. "It Is about time some steps were being taken to save the public streets to the public. The extent to which some of the streets In this city have been speculated with is almost Incredible. The fact is that some of the city's thor oughfares have been fenced up by rich men right here in Portland and space rented to poor widows at from $2 to W a month. This Is not an idle charge, for I am In possession of receipts that have been issued for rent that has been col lected. "This is an amazing state of affairs, but the fact Is that the people do not realize the extent to which their streets are being gobbled up, either by the large corporations or grasping Individuals, and It shall be my aim to determine the rights by which these thoroughfares are occupied, and when there exists no au thority therefor, the trespassers must either get off or make satisfactory ar rangements with the city for the fur ther occupancy of these premises." Mill Company Guilty, Too. It is charged by Mayor Lane that the Inman-PoulBen Lumber Company - has appropriated and is occupying several streets in connection with its plant j on the East Side without any authority from the City Council. He has noti fied this company and demanded to know by what authority it has trans gressed on the rights of the public. In his letter to this lumbering firm, Mayor Lane asks for an explanation for its use of ' the following streets to the exclu sion of the public in the manner Indi cated: . Building on Union avenue; building partly in street -at southeast, corner of East Caruthers street and Union avenue; building on East Third street, between East Sherman and East Caruthers streets; building across East - Second street, between East Sherman and East Caruthers streets; two buildings in East First street, between East Grant and East Lincoln streets: one building In East First street, between East Sherman and East Caruthers streets; one building in East First street, be tween East Sherman and East Grant streets, projecting In East Sherman street, between East First and East Second streets; west of Union avenue all of the streets are practically used as a mill yard. ' ' BRINGS NEW IDEAS Benjamin Fay Mills Modern in Religious Views. REVOLUTION IN THEOLOGY Root Returns From Mexico. WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.-Secretary Root, Mrs. Root and Miss Root arrived today from their visit to Mexico. The Secretary was looking particularly well. Metzger saves you money on watches. When- Tills Era Dawns, He Holds, Unselfishness Will Guide the Conduct and Absolute Trust the Mind. Benjamin Fay Mills wilt arrive from Los Angeles next Wednesday morning and will give his first lecture Wednesday afternoon at i o'clock In Women of Wood craft Hall, on "Have You Seen God?" That evening Mr. Mills, will lecture in the same hall on "The Eve of a New Spiritual Era," and on Thursday and Fri day evenings and Thursday and Saturday afternoons, at- the same hour, he will complete his course of six lectures on this same general subject. Great interest Is manifested in Mr. Mills' present theological and religious opinions. In the Spring of 1892 he spoke twice dally for about three weeks to audiences that crowded the- old tabernacle. On one of the days the business houses closed .their doors from 9:30 to 12 In the morning and after 3 in the afternoon, in the observance of a "midweek Sabbath," so widespread was the Impression of these meetings. It was not Jong after this that rumors began concerning Mr. Mills deviation from the ultra-orthodox doctrines con- '. - 7 V ' ' T Benjamin Far Mills, cerningr the expiatory atonement and eter nal torture. These rumors were finally confirmed by Mr. Mills himself, who frankly informed the Christian world that his intellectual and spiritual growth demanded- a freer platform than could be afforded where his utterances must neces sarily be in harmony with '- medieval creeds. There was no heresy trial, and he is still Invited on frequent occasions to speak In orthodox churches of the more liberal type. After announcing his position distinctly, Mr. Mills went to Boston at the Invitation of a committee of 20 of the leading citi zens there, headed by Edward Everett Hale, and for two years In the old Music Hall and the Hollis-Street Theater preached on Sundays and weekdays. In spite of hundreds of people in Boston who besought him to establish another relig ious organization therehe came to the Pacific Coast, and for about fou. years lived in comparative retirement on - the hills above Oakland. During this time he preached on Sunday mornings In the First Unitarian Church, and on Sunday even ings addressed great ' audiences in the largest available hall in San Francisco. During the three years preceding this period, as well as during these four years, he gave himself to reading the most im portant religious literature of the world, making a first-hand Investigation into the sources and development of the various faiths and practices. . Only One Religion, He Concludes. As a result, he came to the conclusion that, as Theodore Parker says, "there Is but one religion,, as. there Is- but one ocean," and that what we call religions are merely the '-sring expressions, ac- FRENCH MIRRORS No article combines usetul and ornamental quality more than a handsome mirror. We have these In all Btzes -and patterns and many varieties of frames. From a large shipment Just received we quote the following low prices: Size 9x12. plain French plate, Inch frame, very good value at J1.00: our price 70 8x10, bevel French Mirror, 3-lnch carved frame, really worth $1.25; our price 95c4 9x12, bevel French Mirror. 3-inch carved frame, really worth $1.60; our price $1.15 Shaped oval and bevel plate Mir ror, 12x20, fancy veneered frame, gilt trimmed, finished either In oak or flemish; our price. 82. 65 tn yi-m imlm " nl IT TM J" is bolted to cast Iron It Is practically Im possible to make tight Joints, without the use of stove putty. Such a stove may work well until the nolts become loose, or the seams open be tween the rivets. The putty contracts, hard ens and falls out. Then outside air leaks In through every seam and joint through im perfectly closed open ings at the oven door; the draft door, the ash pan door, etc., and It takes twice as much fuel to keep up the fire. PUT A MONARCH MALLEABLE RANGE IN YOUR KITCHEN . It burns hard coal, soft coal or wood, and utilizes afl the heating power of the fuel. Or dinary ranges are made of cast iron. Such ranges are fuel wast ers, because when steel The Monarch Range is different. It Is constructed with malleable Iron frames, to which the sheet steel is riveted not bolted. Only in this way can absolutely air-tight Joints be made. There is no stove putty In a Monarch. Each of the frames around the oven door, ash door, the pouch feed, back of oven, etc., is made of malleable Iron, which insures air-tight seams, without danger of leaks. Al this makes an economical, lasting range, with perfect fire con trol a range that cooks well, and stays satisfactory for a lifetime. A $1 COOK BOOK FREE This is a real book, not a cheap advertising circular. It Is hand somely printed on good paper,-bound in cloth with board coverings, 144 pages. If you could buy It at a book store. It would cost you at least $1.00. It contains 588 recipes, many of them new, all simple,- easv to make and Inexpensive. Has practical menus for the whole year and many valuable hints on diet and marketing. You can get it without cost if- you Intend buying a range or cook stove within a year. HOW TO GET IT Cut out this advertisement, mall it to the Malleable Iron Range Co., Beaver Dam, Wis., and tell them when (stating month. If possible) you expect to buy, and you will secure this valuable cook bgok free. As the edition Is limited, write now. We Pay $30 for Monarch Ranges After Use SPECIAL SALE ON FINE LACE CURTAINS M :Ii:i.'iv.it'1 k mm I: v.- . - , 1 tijvA 1 n r These are all Imported goods, made in Switzerland, and this sale is to close out our broken lots of one, two and three pairs without any consideration ot profit. They are priced as follows: $5.00 Brussels Net Curtain, per pair 82.75 $5.50 Irish Point Curtains, "per pair 83. OO $6.50 Irish Point Curtains. . per pair 83.55 $6.50 Novelty Curtains. per pair . . 84.-18 $12.00 Brussels Net Curtains, per Pair 86.25 We wish to announce the arrival of a new shipment of fine iron cribs for children.. Our stock also contains wooden cribs and trundle beds at prices to suit every pock etbook. Trundle beds, light maple frame, varnished, including frame, 28 x52 82.67 Iron Cribs, like above cut, 30x54, including springs $6.75 Others at... .88. 89. SIO. S14 Crib Mattresses In our shop we make to order mattresses for these cribs of any material desired. Prices as low as 81.50 II IRON BEDS ITT We have 48 beautiful Rock ers like the above cut, which we are ?olnff to- sell this v.-eek. They are made of the finest grained, quarter sawed oak. strongly built and worth $4.50. They will sell while they last at. (3.00 We have the exclusive agency for iron beds manufactured by one of the best factories In Chicago. We show designs and colors that are not shown at any other store. Some of the combinations are old red and Vernls Martin, bronze green with white and gold, pink, blue and white. In many combinations of color. "' . We solicit a comparison of prices and care ful Inspection of these goods: Most people are Interested In low prices, so we show the above cut and claim It to be. thebest in the city for the price, 83.35. -- ffS. Nearly every one is Interested in keeping warm this weather, and We have therefore brought down the price of the blankets to meet the popular demand. 90c Cotton Blankets, 45 inches wide, 2 shades, gray with pink or blue stripes 65 $1.00 Cotton Blankets, light tan effects, pink or blue stripes. 75 Full double size Blankets, $2.50 value, Indian colorings. .. 81.65 Medium weight, gray, all wool, regularly $3.00, now 81.95 Fine gray wool, double slz. very soft and warm 83.75 cording to time and clricumstances, of the primal, fundamental" fact -of the unity of life. Out-of this Mr. Mills deduced his present philosophy,, which Is merely a funda mental emphasis on what, from a theo logical point of view, would be called the unity and omnipresent Imminence of God, but which he prefers to state in the sig nificant phrase, "There is but One, and that One is everywhere." Out of this he derived the simple rules of conduct which form the basis for an effective attempt at religious practice, of absolute trust as the fixed attitude of the mind, and unself ishness as the practice of the life. Religious Philosophy Necessary. Mr. Mills says that every religion that will march, must have a philoso phy, or a statement of the reason why It is true; a rule of life, or the ex pression of the principles of conduct, and a gospel, or the power to persuade the people that it is worth while. His philosophy and rule of life have Just been stated. His gospel Is the great fact that these principles will work under all conditions and circumstances, whether in man's trust of his own higher self, or in his relationship to nature, his fellow-man or to his ex perience In connection with all the events of his life. Four years ago this month Mr. Mills made an announcement to a few friends of his purpose to commence an evangelization along these lines.' .He immediately received invitations from several cities, from committees of citi zens, and went first to San Diego, where he spoke to great audiences for a month, and then at the invitation of some of the leading citizens of Los Angeles, to that city, where he con tinued his ministry for two or three months, speaking two or three times dally to audiences that overflowed the largest auditoriums. ' The Iios Angeles Fellowship. . He then made a tour of several months through the East, but the peo ple of Los Angeles had become so in terested in this new gospel that sev eral hundred of them insisted on form ing a society, which was formally or ganized three years ago under the name of th Los Angeles Fellowship, which has since received a large part of Mr. Mills' attention and service. The growth of this organization has been almost phenomenal. The Sunday serv ices are a marked feature of that city, which is perhaps the most noted for its church-going proclivities of any In the country. There are now four regular Fellowshlp" ministers, and others that are almost prepared to be set aside to this work. A second Fellowship has already been organized, In Minneapo lis, Minn., and there Is. a growing de mand from other cities for the forma tion of similar societies. Mr. Mills believes that we are living in a time similar to that which caused the birth of Christianity, and that the new expression of religion will be along lines that will make all skeptic ism absurd, and that will furnish a reasonable foundation for the ultimate existence of a universal religion. -There will be no charge for admis sion "to any of these lectures. Fusion Made in Nebraska. LINCOLN, Neb., 'Oct. 19. Secretary of State Junkin today announced that fusion had been accomplished, on nearly, every candidate, . the Democrats and Populists Burmounting all obstacles under the new primary law. The state ticket has been definitely outlined. Xo More-Plague Cases. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 19. While an added death has increased the death rate to 1.4 per cent, a fraction higher than at any previous time, no additional cases of bubonic plague have been reported since October 1G, and six more patients have been discharged as cured since the 14th. The totals to date are as follows: Verified case, 70; deaths, 43; death rate, 61.4 per cent; suspects under observation, 32 (decrease of four since October 16); discharged as cured, 17; under treatment, 10. Dr. Blue, of the Public Health and Ma rine Hospital Service, assisted by the City Board of Health, Is prosecuting vig orously the work of eradication. In Malta bread is largely, made of bran and unbolted wheat Hour mixed. Bran sellers, therefore, go from house to house, like other tradrapeople who sell food or fuel. They carry the bran In an- enormous sack balanced on the head, while the measure is carried in the hand. FOR AN IDEA Who Will Supply It? We want advice or an original idea on the . best plan to advertise and close out our wholesale clothin g stock. To the person furnishing us with a plan that we will adoj)t we will give as a cash prize $50 in gold. When we decided to retire from the wholesale clothing business our inventory showed a stock on hand of nearly $200,000, practically all of this season's make of clothing. At that time we decided the quickest way to close out the stock would be to sell at least part of it to the retail trade at wholesale prices. We carried out this plan by leasing for three months the first floor of the new Couch Building, located on Fourth street near Washington. We moved clothing here amounting to about $160,000, and the balance, or $40,000 worth, we kept in the wholesale house at 42 Front street, to be sold to merchants at a discount of 10 per cent under wholesale prices. These goods are selling rapidly and will easily go before January 1st. The sale we need to boost will b e the one in the Couch Building. Our sales here are averaging about one. thousand dollars per day. At this rate it would take one hundred and " sixty working daj's to sell the stock. Whereas we only have the store for eighty dajs. We must double our sales; profits, will cut no figure; all we want is to get our money out even We will pay $50.00 in gold for the best idea on how we can advertise this sale so we can sell this Clothing' between now and January 1st. Answers must be in on or before Monday, October 21. will be announced in the daily papers on Tuesday. The result J. L. BOWMAN & CO Couch Building, City