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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 1, 1909)
TI1E STJXDAY OREGOXIAS. PORTLAND, AUGUST 1, 1909. POPULARITY OF HOUSEBOATS IS GROWING Comfortable Structures on River House Portland Residents During Hot, Uncomfortable Months of Summer. TO HAVE a houseboat on the Willamette River has within the last three years come to be almost as popular an idea with Portland resi dents as to have a cottage at the sea ls ho re or a home In the country. On either side of the river between Portland and Oregon City can be seen houseboats of varying sizes and varying degrees of elaborateness. Most of these river dwellings have been built within the last two years. There are now about 30 in use, and It is expected within the next two or threa years the number will be doubled. The pioneer structure of any pretensions was built by F. S. Morris, seven years ago. Charles E. Ladd was next in line in the following Summer. For three years there was a quietus in houseboat build ing, but the houseboat craze began to spread again about a year ago. and now many business men of means are com mencing so entertain Ideas of Summer anodes on the river. The houseboat should not be confused with the 'scowhouse. which the Mayor has lately put under the ban. The scow dweller is of the scum of the population and is known for his lnhumanness; he has been known to trade his wife for a sack of flour. The houseboat dweller, on the other hand, cames from the upper tens, as the names with the accompany ing cuts show. The business man finds houseboatlng an ideal way to live during the Summer nonths. He can moor his craft in some picturesque spot a few miles up the Willamette and place his family close to nature and away from the heat and dust of the city. He travels to and from his place of business in his launch, and finds m this a pleasing recreation after sitting all dsy In a stufTy office. He can take an Invigorating plunge In the river in the morning or whenever he feels like It, and Is thereby put in condition to perform more cheerfully his daily business rou tine. He supplies his place with all the conveniences of a modern clfy home aid installs a telephone to keep In com miinlratlon with the city. His houseboat aljo affords an excellent place for Siim mr parties. Th Cm Chalupa. belonging to D. K. Keasey. is the best and most com pletely furnished houseboat on the river. Its dimensions axe 36x100 and It has 14 rooms, which include a parlor, dining room, sitting room, kitchen, and ten bedrooms. The bedrooms are all fur nished with hot and cold water. The dwelling is eiuipped with a gas plant, a P'iniping plant, a large bath tank, ven tilators. Ice chests, etc. The inside of the house Is beautifully finished in cedar. In the hold are 30 tons of rock to keep the structure from rocking when struck with waves made by passing boats. If ' i , . ' . 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Dr. Jack Yates' boat, the Bllliken, la particularly notable for Its inside finish. It Is 30x9. is equipped with electrto lights, a telephone and numerous other conveniences. A launch house is kept in connection. Orin Backus' boat, located near C. El Ladd's, is one of the neatest on the river. George vT. Brown has a handsome little house, 17x19, and expects to move in next week. The Monarch, owned by J. M. Parke, and located near the Rock Island Club, is a handsome structure. 35x0. A launch house is kept in connection. Questions Roosevelt's Motives Keply to a Pulpit Criticism of the ex-President's Animal Hunting. PORTLAND. July 31 .To the Editor) --"Yhile atttrnding th divine service last Sunday in one of the more prominent churches of this city, the writer was sur prised to hear the otherwise truly Inspired and -foomplfc-lied preacher launch forth an anathpma against the "avowed mo tives of the ex-President with regard to his African expedition, which, he declared, was actuated by a mere desire to destroy the lives of "faithful" animals. This interpretation of the ex -President's leading motives differs widely from state menu, made by his closest associates and observers. Professor John Burroughs and Jacob Kiis, who in Mr. Roosevelt find the most humane, devoted and self-sacrificing naturalist that ever took up a gun, fishing tackle or insect-spear in the serv ice of science. Especially Professor Bur roughs, who, as a scientist, had the op portunity to observe the ways and meth ods of the famous hunter at the closest ranee. Is enthusiastic over a humanity of feelinj? which can go hand in hand with the excitable Incidents of & hunter's life a humanity which more than once defied dangers and life-threatening exposures for the sake of overtaking; some wounded animal to relieve it from further suffer in. According to this eyewitness, lr. Roosevelt, in his hunting expeditions, is fired, not ry brute force, but intellectual force; not by desire to destroy, but by paesin to know the vital secrets of Na ture's soul life the profound meaning of exiles - as manifested in the traits, type and organization of the various animals or insects. Nor is the term faithful" animal a very ecceseful one when applied to the beat's of prey that constitute the main objects of the ex-Presidenfs African huntJnjr exploits. The enthusiasm and gratitude extended to him by the stock 1 farmers on whose lands he has been hunt ing indicate the type and character, of his game a verttable scourge to the country. inflicting a yearly loss to the owners of no less "faithful" stock amounting in value to hundreds of thousands of dot lars. But where the preacher most seriously over-reaches himself is in the insinua tion that the collection and specialization of African game for the Smithsonian In stitute constituted a mere pretext for the actuating of motives far more in Una with an instinct of grim, brutal sport than Impelled by the spirit of a pure and peaceful scientific interest In view of this criticism it is interest ing; to find In the same day's Oregonisn an account of the over "2000 specimens of mammals and birds of all descriptions, besides the several thousands of reptiles and insects collected by the Roosevelt African expedition for the Smithsonian Institute" a statement which indicates that the strenuous ex-President is yield ing to Impulses quite- different from those referred to by the minister in his sermon. In attempting to construct a person's motive, we are quite prone to be influ enced by the personal equation a cir cumstance which renders criticism of motive a very unreliable guide toward as certaining a person's real character. To be justified in parsing Judgment on the ex-President's motives, it might be necessary to have walked In his boots for a season, to have read his thoughts, felt his feelings, vibrated to the keynote of his rich, virile, ever-active, ever-strenuous nature, and to have responded in some degree to the dynamic Impulse which has forced currents of financially, politically, socially purifying standards of morality through the civic and public eonsioenee of our commonwealth. Finally, it might have been more in tune with the spirit of true Christian 1 trace to meet with charitableness the traits and characteristics that happen to fall outside the limits of our personal sympathies, especially when concerning a personality to surcharged with force of duty, so actuated with practical virtues, so resistless In promoting administrative and legislative purity, so tireless in con structive, organizational energy that the Influence of his work has passed through society as a living power for me uplift ing of our republic, while constituting an example of manhood, virtue, purity, strength and usefulness to every thought ful, responsive citlsen an example which has raised our country to a hitherto un reached height In the circle of civilized nations. DR. A. E. GIBSON. ELABORATE SUICIDE, THIS Parisian Bean Make Ceremonious Preparations for Death. PARIS. July a. Bpecial.V- man named Labels, who onoe possessed a for tune, which he managed to squander with j the assistance of women, haa committed suicide In a ceremonious fashion, in the Rue Poncelet. Laboia posed as an old beau. When he found himself without the means of gratifying his vanity, life had no longer any charm for him, and he decided to die, but in an elegant and vo luptuous manner. He resolved to u (locate himself by gas. As. however, gag was only laid in the kitchen, and he desired to die in his bed room, he found It necessary to purchase a rubber pipe 34 feet long and pierce three walls, so that it could pass into the bedroom. After laying the pipe he shaved himself, placed fresh flowers in the vases on the mantelshelf and donned his even ing clothes, pinning his decorations on his breast. Then he turned on the gas, and Jay low in bed with the pipe in his mouth. His consclerge, who had not seen him since the previous day. became anxious and knocked at his door. As she ob tained no reply.' she Informed the police commissary, who arrived at the fiat ac companied by a locksmith. The old beau was dead. ceived a postcard at his country house In the Avenue Jeanne d'Arc at Aulnay sous Bois, near Paris. There was nothing very extraordinary in that. But when he looked at the card H. Rlnkenback was puzzled. for the name bn It was that of a friend who has been dead soma years. He then looked at the postmark and found that It had been posted in .Paris on the 20th of August, 1902. It has taken very nearly seven years to travel a distance which a boy can do on a bi cycle In less than an hour. FORTUNE IN TWO STAMPS French Soldier Carries $8000 ' Small Frame From Crete. In "Fast Mail" In France. PARIS. July SI. (Special.) Last Thursday morning M. Rlnkenback re- PARIS. July 31. (Special.) The other day a small procession of French troop ers in Crete triumphantly escorted a ser geant carrying two postage stamps. The story of the latter is interesting. The soldier, belonging t the French contingent of the troops of occupation, arrived In Crete with a young Creole wife, whom he had married while he was serving In a French colony. She brought him no dower in money, but a handsome marriage portion all the same, consisting of two postage stamps. These are rare specimens of Mauri tian issues, and have been estimated by experts as worth $8000. The ser geant was told that their value would increase, and Instead of selling them he had them framed, and placed his treasure In a Cretan bank. As the time was approaching for the departure of the troops of occupation, he went to the bank with his wife to withdraw his deposit, and his comrades formed a procession to escort the couple carry ing home their fortune in two postage stamps. WOMAN FOLLOWS HARPIST Queer Case Finally Gets Into Ger man Courts for Solution. BERLIN. July 31. (Special.) A very in teresting case is occupying the Court of The Hague. There are three dramatis persoAae Herr Otto Mueller, a harpist; Jongheer B. van den Bergh, and Fraulein Hirschmann. The lady declares she is drawn to the harpist by a weird and ir resistible power, and when Herr Mueller got married, all efforts of his own and of his wife to escape her proved in vain. She followed him to Berlin, to Hamburg, to St. Petersburg. After Herr Mueller had In vain ap pealed to the police, he consulted two physicians, who advised the hypnosis. He began to belabor the lady with a stick, sometimes with the help of his wife. But it was in vain. The more she was beaten the more the lady followed the harpist. Then appeared an avenging knight in the person of Jongheer von den Bergh. He believed that the lady was hypnotized, and began to try the contra- hypnosis on Herr Mueller, to whom he gave a tremendous hiding. Hence the law case. During its hearing Fraulein Hirschmann declared that the harpist had unquestionably hypnotized her and forced her to follow him like a dog by supernat ural power. Judgment will be given next week. WANT NO CO-OPERATION Danish Retailers Will Fight Xe Plan of Socialists. BERLIN, July SI. (Special.) A serious conflict has arisen between the Danish Socialist unions and the various com mercial organizations because the unions have announced the establishment of a great co-operative retail business to cut out all private retailers. The Socialists point to the English co operative societies, and say that they will make a profit of 10.000.000 kroners yearly. This co-operative scheme Is to be begun in Copenhagen, and then ex tended to the whole country- The' small retailers who used to be friendly to the Socialists are furious. The presidents of all the commercial organ izations have declared their Intention to fight to the utmost against the scheme, and they say that the Sooialista will loss about 10,000 rotes at the next senerai election.
