IIE SUXDAY OREGOXTAy. FORTLAm OCTOBER 25, 1908.
.1 -o -
. . - i
til
0. Bil CO. FILES
ANOTHER PROTEST
"The Greatest Comfort Man Enjoys Is ths Product of an Enlightened Mind."
rice'
ON
pecia,
SES
ON
Railway Wants Sigler's As
sessment of $14,400,000
Cut to $434,087.
THOMPS
EYE -GLAS
RAINCOATS
AND
OVERCOATS
NOW FIGHTING IN COURT
Contrct Over tast Tear's Valuation
of Corporation's Property Is
Kot Yet Settled Board
Will Meet Monday.
In a petition Bled with the County
Board of Equalisation yesterday after
noon, the O. R. & N. asks that the
assessment upon Its money, notes ana
accounts In Multnomah county be re
duced from 114.400.000 to $434,087. The
arbitrary valuation fixed upon the
property by County Assessor Slgler s,
the company declares, unjust, excessive
and disproportionate to the
ments upon similar property In the
county. Through Its claim agent, J.
V. Morrow, who filed the petition. It
asks for a hearing upon its allegations
Statement of Its Accounts.
The petition alleges that the total
value of the money and acoounts of the
company on March 1. 1908. the day the
assessment roll was completed, was
only $2 812.168. The company held no
notes whatsoever. Its cash was as
sessed at 8660.009; due from agents and
conductors, 8186.945; due from 'vet,t
companies and Individuals. $1.965.o34.
and from the United States Govern
ment. 899.679. At the time the assess
ment was made the only cash lj the
bank In Multnomah County whs $401.-3-4
not including dally collections In
the hands of wharf agents arising
from the sale of tickets and charges
or freight, which approximated $12,603.
and In the hands of conductors, pursers
and station agents In Oregon. Wash
ington and Idaho, approximating $15.
767 There was In New York City
- ... , i i . . mAon1nv of the
Willi -n, -- - ,
Oreson statute, was not the property
of the company m ,,u'""""
Of the company's relations with otner
lines, the petition says that the assess
ment does not set forth the fact that
the O. n X. operates 1269 miles of
road and has no connection with other
common carriers which deliver to It
merchandise for forwarding In Oregon
and Washington. Practically all the
money, it is asserted, represents un
collected frelg.it bills due the company
for foreign lines and for itself. These
bills were carried as assets on the
books. Of the $1,965,534 due from
solvent companies, the petition stated
that a Kreat deal of the money was
due in New York, and the sum due from
the Government practically all was due
In outalde states and In New York.
Declares Figures Are Excessive.
In conclusion the petition asserts that
the assessment t as excessive. The as
afgsment acainst money, notes and ac
counts should be eliminated from the
rolls, and It Is void because "the As
sessor Intentionally omitted making
auch assessments against natural per
sons and corporations. .
County Assessor Slftler, to whom the I
petition was presented, numbered It I
and filed it with a smile.
The company Is trying to defeat
ene assessment in the courts now," he
remarked.
Following this company, came S.
Gartinkle. who complained that the
assessment of $"S00 on his lot and
building at Seventeenth and Flandera
streets was excessive. He was willing
to sell the property for $5000 any time.
"I'll find you a purchaser for that
amount any time within a week," said
Mr. Slgler.
But County Clerk Fields' already had
an applicant in the person of a real
estate dealer who had overheard Gar
tinkle's complaint.
"Will you sell for $3000 today?"
asked Fields.
"Or for $5000 within a week?" asked
61gler.
"It's my wife's property." objected
Garflnkle. "She might not want to
ell."
The agents of the Amanda W. Reed
eetate asked that the assessment on
the Abington building be reduced from
$76,000 to $.18,000. The building was
partly destroyed by fire in July and
will not be ready for complete occu
pancy for some time.
The assessment of $70,000 on the mer.
chandlse and accounts of the Buffalo.
Pitts Company was said to be unfair
by the manager. G. W. Evans. He
thouerht a reasonable assessment would
tie $21,347.
R. M. Wade 4 Co. asked that the as
sessment on eight lots and Improve
ments in Stephens' Addition be re
Uuced from $47,500 to $30,000. The
property, the petition stated, was to
some extent below the street grade.
The board will resume its sessions
Monday. It had Intended to adjourn
yesterday, but as there was some
doubts as to whether the law required
the members to sit one week from last
Monday or a full week of seven work
ing days. It was decided to meet again
Monday so as to afford no loophole
lor any one to escape his assessment
by Questioning the legality of its acts.
Are Wonderfully Successful, Because Back of Them Is a Man Who
Snows His Business.
Thompson has
the most scien
tific eye - testing
i n s t ruments in
the optical field
today.
6 ,
t
Eight yean In
Portland, 2 years
In the leading col
leges and hoiipitals
of Kurope.
T?h ompao n's new
method of develop
ing sight and test
ing eyes is the great
est discovery made
in optometry in the
20th century.
Thompson, the discoverer of the instantaneoiis method of eight
testing, is an optician with an international reputation. He IS More.
Thompson is a master workman. He Is More.
Thompson is an inventive genius of high rank. He Is More.
Thompson is a recognized authority throughout Europe and Amer
ica on eyesight. ,
Everyone who knows Thompson's work knows that Thompson s
glasses have got to be fight.
Thompson fits more patients with glasses in a given length of time
than any five opticians in Portland.
The eves are too de'.icately constructed to fJlow of experiments.
Knowledge and experience should guide the hand that prescribes
for them.
Thompson, personally, will examine your eyes, without any charge
whatever; and if you don't need glasses he will be honest with you
and tell you so.
Perfect-fitting glasses as low as $1.50.
THOMPSON
The Internationally Indorsed Sight Expert.
SECOND FLOOR OORBETT BUILDING, TIFTH AND MORRISON
The Largest and Best Equipped Optical Parlors in Portland.
til
LAST WEEK TO
Republican Campaign in Ore
gon to Be Pushed.
HOLIDAY FOR CEREMONY
Cm-man Manufacturing Co. La 3 a
Cornerstone of New Warehouse.
A unique ceremony was held yester
iay afternoon at the. laying of the
corner stone for the new warehouse
building' of the Carman Manufacturing
Company. It la customary to set the
corner-atone on top of the basement
wall In the first story, but this one
was set in the wall In the sixth story of
the building-, with weird rites, per
formed by the brlckmasons. Robert E.
Brlstow, manaarer of the company.
tnale a short talk, telling how. In the
last SO years, the Carman Manufacturing-
Company had, from a small be
ginning, worked up to Its present po
sition. The stone was set In place
by Architect Otto Kleemann with ap
propriate ceremonies, and all the men
Kr.ployed, about 60. were invited to
take-part at the "banquet" In an adjoining-
lot. where a large kettle of
sausages was steaming- Laru spikes
were used as forks and liquid refresh
ments were served In tin buckets. The
men were granted a half -holiday.
The building- will be completed In
about three weeks and will be occu
pied at once. It will be 100 feet square
and six stories high, with a gallery
and basement, of the slow-burning mill
construction and equipped with the
latest automatic Sre extinguishing ap
paratus. Webber's Novelty Orchestra at the
Perkins drill for mid-day lunch.
Woo sell Chalmers "SO"? Seats Ajite
M'ARTHUR GUESSES 20,000
6peakers Will Go Out Into Every
Section of 6tat During Few
Remaining . Iava to
Win Votes.
neporio rouencu -
quarters in this city during the last
. , J J J ...,.ro naa thflt Tfl-ft
wee K give uuut-u aoom '-v
and Sherman will carry the state by a
plurality 01 &t icaav
. . 1 nMnill Allrltlir!l?tt1
WCArinur iccia e-' -.7 - T
over the situation from the reports he
j - 11 V a mantlnD-a thftt AT ft
reCBlVPB UM. 1 1 y mo 1M.-WV.....C--
neingr conaucifa ineij
tlons of the state under the auspices of
ine estate n n ai v,umi.... .
apathy, which existed to an alarming
xieni in many ..v,.
ago. has been dispelled and the old
time enthusiasm and activity of the
ordinary rroamcii . e
been restored among the ranks of the
KepuDiicans.
The concluding week of the campaign
WASHINGTON CONGRESSMAN
TO SPEAK IS OREGON. I
'-
is- I
:: - - x t.q t
v f , s :
t" 1
1 - x II
Y ; i ' i
i
Hon. Will E. Hampkrer
The state committee considers
that it Is extremely fortunate in
securing the services of Con
gressman Till E. Humphrey, of
Rnkt ! vhn will ftnealr at the
Armory tomorrow night, and at I
Salem Tuesday night. Mr. Hum- i
phrey is one of the best-known t
and most popular orators in the I
Republican party, and as he
makes a specialty of Judge Taft's
labor decisions and the Injunc
tion question, he will, no doubt,
be greeted by a large crowd at
his Portland meeting. In order
to address the people of this city.
Congressman Humphrey found it
necessary to cancel engagements
st Walla walla and Spokane.
Secretary McArthur has made
elaborate preparations for a big
meeting tomorrow night, and a
good turnout la expected.
will be one of great activity. Every
available speaker will be drafted Into
service and numerous meetings will be
conducted In practically every county
of the state. Secretary McArthur and
his associates reel connaem um jvo
publicans will carry the state by the
estimated plurality of 20.000 and would
not be surprised If the margin in favor
of Taft would reach 30,000. Discuss
ing the situation yesterday. Secretary
McArthur said:
"From reports that have been com
ing in to the headquarters of the Re
publican State Central Committee dur
ing the past few days, I am very much
encouraged over the outlook and un
hesitatingly predict tnat rati ana
rtll "O J-rV Dl-ASTOn hV a nl 1 T"l-
ity of not less than 20,000. Republican
campaign speaaers mat nam aw
ing over the state on spellbinding tours
txrith in rs-A and enthusiastic
audiences at all places, and the com
ing week promises to aeveiop even
rm intwst than was disDlayed dur
ing the week Just closed.
Fulton Draws Crowds.
"Senator Fulton was greeted by
crowded houses at every place where
he appeared in Eastern Oregon, and
Judge Stephen A. Lowell, who has
spoken at Toledo, Newport, Corvallls,
McMlnnville, oherldan and Dallas, has
also been enthusiastically received. Re
ports from Wlieeler County state that
J. D. Lee, of this city, has been doing
good campaign work In that section of
the Btate, and that he has addressed
good crowds at Mitchell, Spray, Rich
mond and FossiL Congressman W. R.
Ellis has been enthusiastically received
in Coos County, where he has delivered
Ave campalagn addresses. Mayor
George F. Rodgers, of Salem, did some
effective work in Tillamook County
last week, speaking to crowded houses
at Cloverdale, Bay City and Tillamook.
"Two other campaigners who have
done excellent work in . Western Ore
gon are R. R. Butler, of Condon, and
Henry McKinney, of Baker City. These
young men have proved the wisdom of
their choice as campaigners, and have
spoken In a most convincing and elo
quent manner to good-sized audiences
at Eugene, Brownsville, Lebanon and
Albany. Mr. Butler spoke with Judge
Lowell last night at Dallas and was
greeted by a crowded house. Tomor
row night he and Frederick Stelwer,
of this city, will address the Republi
can Club at Forest Grove, from which
place Mr. Butler will go to Eastern
Oregon for addresses at The Dalles,
Heppner and Pendleton. All of the
young men who have been doing cam
paign work have been enthusiastically
received and have left good impressions
upon their audiences. H. M. Cake
spoke at Drain last night, and, like
the other Republican speakers, was
greeted by a crowded house which gave
close attention to his excellent address.
Final Week to Bo Active
"The coming week will be a very ac
tive one as far as campaign speeohes
are concerned. J. D. Lee will spend
the week in Sherman and Wasco Coun
ties, Henry McKinney in Lane County,
and Judge Henry E. McGinn is booked
for addresses at Baker City. La Grande
and Pendleton. Congressman Ellis will
return from Coos Bay and will speak
several times in the Willamette Val
ley. Judge Stephen A. Lowell and Sen
ator Fulton will each deliver a num
ber of addresses in Oregon, and Judge
Lowell, together with Judge Lionel R.
Webster. will address the Union Re
publican Club of this city next Sat
urday night.
Senator Fulton's ltlnenary will be
over on the 29th, when he is sched
uled to speak at Albany. On the fol
lowing night he will appear at Ta
coma, and on the Slst at Seattle. The
Republicans of Eugene are planning a
big meeting next Saturday night, when
Wallace McCamant will be the princi
pal speaker. Ex-Congressman M. C.
George will speak at Cottage Grove on
Thursday, and Grants Pass on Friday.
FEDERAL OFFICIALS HERE
Two Waslirngton Employes Pay
Visit to Portland.
j. E: Wilson, assistant to James Gar
field, Secretary of Ute Interior, and M.
I i C v
These garments are equal to those sold
in any other store in town at $20
and in some stores at $25.
The well known reliability of our statements
assures you the best values in the city.
COME IN AND LET US SHOW YOU.
WHEN YOU SEE IT IN OUR AD; IT'S SO.
ThirdandOak
1st and Yamhill
T ET 7 Til
1VKLJ IBR
ENORMOUS
SPECIAL P
URCHA
SE
We have secured, from one of the foremost clothing producers in the country, exactly 930 Men's Suits, Craven
ettes and Overcoats, at a figure that enables us to cut 40 to 50 per cent under current prices. An opportunity
TLreLT n canord to miss. We confidently assert THAT SUCH EXTENSIVE REDUCTIONS
HAVE NEVER BEFORE BEEN MADE by any other firm in Portland, on goods of similar character.
200 Mens Suits, Over- 300 Men s Suits, Over- 430 Mens Suits, Over
coats, Cravenettes coats, Cravenettes coats, Cravenettes
Worth $10.00 to Worth $12.50 to Made to retail at $16.50
$12.00 at $15.00 at and $18.00 at
These garments were bought by us at a reduction of from 40 to 50 per cent below their true value.
we can offer them to you below their regular selling price.
That's why
CHICA
GO CLOTHING CO.
SOL GARDE, PROPRIETOR
The Store that Rights the Wrong-Which Means Your Money Back if You Want It
69-71 Third St., Between Oak and Pine, Adjoining U. S. National Bank
Trr1tl th
-W. Geddes. -who is p" "tlad
Treasury Department reached Portland
yelteX from Seattle. wh thereto?
eether with John Barrett, looked over
eaM
California, today. , rt O W
here a most pleasant one.
MRS. MARYJVLJARTH DEAD
Portland Woman Passes Away at
St. Vincent's Hospital.
Mrs. Mary M. Barth died at B o'clock
yesterday morning: at St. Vincent's Hos
pital as the result or a complication
of diseases. Bhe was 40 years old and
had many friends In this city, where
she was born. She Is the daughter of
Captain George and Mrs. Kate M. Price,
of this city, who survive her. She Is
also survived by her husband and two
daughters. Mrs. Barth was the sister
of Detective John Price, of the local
police force.
Funeral services will be held at bt.
Francis' Church Monday morning at
o'clock. Interment will take place
In Rlverview Cemetery.
We make the best suit In the city to
order for 26: let us prove it. tnlque
Tailoring Company. Z0 Stark, between
Fifth and Sixth.
Make appointment for demonstration j
in Chalmers' "80." .
annBii
llifiSil
Those Popular 1
Winter Tans i
Want something "
"Individual" do you? p
See the New Ascot a ftj
Tan Winnipeg Calf
Blucher golf strap m
perforations, collar and jjj
heavy sole, rope stitched g
and all the "fixings." H
I Stylish extremely so. p
Description doesn't do it justice. See it on
your foot. H
) Most Styles $S.OO m
REEVES
313 WASHINGTON, NEAR SIXTH
. . . n mnirn- miTTi ill i nminiTtirmiTmmHTtfl I 1 1 II 111 If II I HI !WfT7' '
jjiiiWiiil'aiillliljlllilliliWi!!'11 a
BDCCATIOJfAX.
INSTRUCTION
enables each student to advance In
dependently of all others, and avoids
the embarrassment of class work and
recitations. Our large teaching foroe
makes this plan possible. Let us tell
you all about our school the most
complete and best equipped fn the
Northwest. Call, telephone or write
for catalogue free for the asking.
PORTLAND BUSINESS COLLEGE
"The School of Quality,"
Tenth and Morrison, Portland, Oregon.
A. P. Armstrong, LL.B., Principal.
IN TEE BUSINESS COLLEGE
WORLD
means all that is modern. Attested
by our popularity and attendance.
Get onr catalogue and learn why our
school leads; why our graduates ar
all employed. Day and night classes
throughout the year.
Elks Building, Portland, Oregon,