The Sunday Oregonian., August 01, 1909, Page 7, Image 7

THE SUNDAY OKEGOX1AX, PORTLAND, AUGUST 1, 1909.
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DAWN BREAKS OF
GREAT PROSPERITY
Records for July Show Even
More Prosperous Condi
tion Than Year Ago. .
HUGE GAIN IN CLEARINGS
Banks Report 24 Per Cent Increase
Over July. 1908, Regarded Re
markable for "Dull" Month.
Lumber Shipments Larger.
Midsummer weather, usually attended
by a general lull In business activities,
this year is falling to retard Portland s
progress. Statistics for eac.i succeeding
month continue t. establish a new high
rcord in the volume of business transac
tions. Records for the month of July
bear the most indisputable evidence of
th continued development of this city
and the constantly increasing prosperity
of its citizens.
A more reliable index of the prosperity
of any community cannot he found than
Is furnished in th ree.ird of its bank
clearings. During the month which ended
yesterday, the Clearances' in Portlands
banking in-titutio.ts were J30.104.)9.04 as
against M.2C.:T1.!7 for the corresponding
month last year. This shows an Increase
of 13 S71.737.OT. or 24 per cent, which Is
considered remarkable In view of the
fact that the months of July and August
are generally regarded dull months in
a business wax.
Tt was only in building permit that
Portland did not exceed its record of
July. 1SS. in every particular. During
law month permits were issued for im
provements tf- the amount of $!:n.S2.
while for the same month in 1908 these
permits reached $1,141.91. The movement
of real estate, however, during the month
wis more active than during the corre
sponding month last year. The recorded
valuation of property changing hands
last month was 11.727.531 as against $1.
70S.Si1 for the same month a year ago.
A new high record In lumber ship
ments, foreign and coastwise, was set
during the last month. l-reign ship
ments aggregated 15.475.S7T feet, of the
value of JI41.1S7. as against 14.2J7.115 feet,
of the value of J1SS.6S). for the same
month last year. It will be seen from
these figures that, although the ship
ments were greater this year than last,
the cargoes represented a less value.
Thin was due to the fact that because of
the tariff agitation and the rate con
troversy with tho railroads, the market
became more or les demoralized and
the prices for this product suffered ac
cordingly. Coastwise shipments of lum
ber for the month were almost double
those for the same month a year ago.
They amounted to S.6OO.00O feet last
month, while for July. 1S0S. these ship
ments amounted to only 6.375,OU feet.
Postmaster Young was not able yes
terday to announce the total of stamp
sales for the month. The record of these
sale.4, however, from day to day has
been such as to Justify the prediction
that the business for the month will
show a substantial increase over the
same month last year.
What is more encouraging Is the fact
that there is no indication of a cessa
tion In the present activities. "With an
unprecedented activity in railroad con
struction, an influx of homeseekera sur
passing all previous records and the
promise of a bumper grain crop at high
prices. Portland is bound to experience
during the succeeding months of the
year one of the most prosperous periods
in its history.
FANS TO USE REFERENDUM
Hope to Overthrow City Ordinance
Forbidding Professional Ball.
GRANTS PASS. Or.. July 3L (Special.)
The ordinance recently passed by the
City Council licensing the playing of base
hall within the corporate limits, where
such games are played with an admission
charge, is soon to be tried out in the
public forum. A referendum petition is
being circulated by the interested base
ball fan, and will shortly be filed with
the Auditor and Police Judge.
The ordinance was an outgrowth of the
misunderstanding on the part of the
baseball team and the Fourth of July
committee. The baseball players aver
that it was enacted for spite work, while
the committee on the other hand denies
the allegation and charges the ball team
with a violation of a contract as to the
distribution of the gate receipts during
the three days' celebration.
CITY TO BUY ROCK QUARRY
Cottage Grove Will Improve Streets
and Xearby Road.
COTTAGE GROVE. July SI. (Spe
cial.) The City Council has decided to
buy the Cochran rock quarry, containing
three acres of the best quality of rock
for street and road improvement, and
easy of access. A first-class rock-crusher
and large steam roller aro to be in
stalled, and Cottage Grove will soon
rank with Oregon s first-class towns
as a model for good streets.
Mayor Job and members of tha coun
cil went out this afternoon to Knox
Hill, one mile distant, and selected a
dumplns ground for the city's rubbish.
Heretofore, the refuse has been dumped
on the riverbank along the county road
and today's action will do away with
a great nuisance and danger.
QUINN HAS LUCKY PLUNGE
Workman Props From Firth to Third
Stories at Salem and Stop.
SALEM. Or., July 31. (Special.)
George Qulnn. employed on the new
five-story steel building of the United
States National Bank, had a remark
able escape from Instant death this
morning when he fell from the fifth
to the third floor of the new building,
crashing through the temporary floor
and barely averting a fall to the
ground.
He suffered a severe scalp wound
and was seriously bruised and cut up,
but it is thought there are no perma
nent injuries. He was able to walk
to a doctor's office after being ex
tricated from the debris, but will be
laid up for a fetr days.
LONG, HARD TRIP ENDED
San Francisco People Arrive in Car
of Their Own Design.
Mr. and Mrs. 'V. TV. Levy, of San
Francisco, and chauffeur, arrived here
yesterday after a 19-days automobile trip
from California. The visitors made many
stops, and spent considerable time in
fishing. The automobile used was a
Studebaker car built after designs fur
nished by Mr. Levy. It contains beds,
cooking apparatus, and provision chests,
and is lighted by electricity. Mr. and
Sirs. Levy have U6ed it in touring Cali
fornia, Nevada, Arizona and Mexico, and
the islands of the Hawaiian group. The
car was especially adapted for the rough
ride between San Francisco and Port
land, where stations are frequently sepa
rated from each other by wide stretches
of desolate country.
"Though many of the roads between
here and San Francisco are far from
good, the trip Is not as hard as might
be supposed." said Mr. Levy yesterday.
In places, however, it requires the great
est care on the part of the chauffeur.
Perhaps the worst part of the trip is In
the Siskiyou Mountains. There the roads
are really not wide enough for automo
biles, and there are a number of very
steep grades. It was our good fortune
not to meet any vehicles on that part of
the road. I cannot think how we should
have managed bad we done so. My ad
vice to those contemplating making the
California trip is to blow the horn con
tinuously in passing through that sec
tion. "We averaged about 125 miles a day. It
was not our Intention to make a hurried
trip. We have stopped at various places
and have fished with success almost
every day. We met a number of auto
mobile parties, some of whose cars were
out of commission, and these we helped.
We were fortunate in having no break-
OLD PLAYERS BACK
BABY 'WIXS SILVER Ct'P AS
PRETTIEST CHILD IX ST.
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At the St. John baby show, held
July 18. little Andrew Byars
Basey, son of Mr. an-1 Mrs. W. S.
Basey, 729 North. Edison street,
was awarded first prize, a silver
cup, for being the prettiest baby
In the show. Tne little fellow Is
seven months old.
downs or accidents of any consequence.
Our tires are not in the least damaged.
We expect to leave for Seattle In a few
days, and from there will go through
Washington and Idaho to the Yellow
stone Park. "Whether we return home In
the automobile from there or not will de
pend on how we feel when that time
comes."
PAWN TICKETS CLEWS
PETER .MILLER SUSPECTED OF
KILLING HIGH M'MAHON.
Seattle Police Have Strong Evidence
Against Man Who Will Be Held
on Robbery Charge.
SEATTLE, July 31. Peter Miller,
held by the police on suspicion of hav
ing murdered and robbed Hugh Mc
Mahon, a bartender, in this city No
vember 26, 190S, and who has con
fessed to the police that he robbed
numerous houses here, will be prose
cuted for burglary, and the police
will continue their efforts to prove that
he killed McMahon.
The murder of McMahon was an ex
traordinary crime. His body was found
in the early morning in the yard of
a house next to that in which he lived.
He had been garrotted so skillfully that
no mark of violence was found and the
Coroner declared he had died of urem
ic poisoning. But McMahon's jewelry
and money were gone and an autopsy
was insisted on which revealed the
murder.
The jewelry was pawned In Spokane,
and two pawnbrokers from that city
this week Identified Miller as tha
pawnee. The writing on the pawn
tickets also Identified him. Confront
ed by the evidence Miller admitted
pawning the Jewelry, but said he got
it from Charles Smith and George Rose,
known as bludgeon men, and for whom
the police are searching.
Miller, among whose effects were
found a number of socialist books, says
he was formerly a Socialist street
preacher.
DROWN FROM SMALL BOAT
Two Men From Steam Schooner Yo
seniite Perish.
ST. HELENS. Or.. July 31. (Specials
Two men from the steam schooner
Yosemlte, John Ritchie, a fireman and
native of San Francisco, and a sailor
named Frederlckson. were drowned here
last night at about 10 o'clock. With four
shipmates they had come ashore in a
small boat and were on their way back
to the ship when their boat was over
turned by the swell of a steamboat com
ing out of the Willamette slough.
Their cries for aid were heard and Cap
tain Barney Weir went to their rescue.
He succeeded In picking up two of the
men and two swam ashore The boat
was a very fniall one and was so heavily
loaded as to be dangerous in the ordlnary
swells of the river. The Coroner investi
gated i.'.o matter, but did not deem it
necessary to hold a formal inquest.
The body of Ritchie was recovered and
will be shipped to San Francisco and an
attempt will again be made tomorrow to
recover tho body of Frederickson.
To Examine Water Sources.
SALEM. Or.. July '31. (Special.)
Drs. Tenney and Pier.ce, of the State
Board of Health. James S. Culver, Civil
Engineer, and N. L. Elliott, Council
man of Salem, left today for a tour of
Inspection and a thorough examination
of the water supply In the foothills of
the Cascades, where the new mountain
water supply for Salem and the state
Institutions will be obtained.
Oregon Will Have Football
Team of Veterans.
CLARK WILL DO PUNTING
Chnok" Taylor. Who Was Absent at
Cornell Last Year. Is EvpecfJ
to Take His Old Position
Back of Line.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene.
July 31. (Special.) Although it is early
In the season to make predictions, the
football prospects of the varsity for the
coming season look good. With the ex
ception of Fred Moullen. captain of last
year's team, and Walter Mclntlre. right
guard, every man who played on the
varsity last season will, as far as can
be learned at present, be ready to don
the moleskins again as soon as college
ope'ns In the Fall. In addition to the
veterans of last year there is premised
an abundance of new material and sev
eral members of the second team will
hustle the old men hard for places. The
second team had Its own coach all last
season, and many times wss able to send
the varsity down the field.
Moullen's place, on account of his abil
ity s a place kicker, will be hard to
fill. However. Dudley Clark has been
practicing hard at this, and Is a kicker
from placement of no mean ability him
self. Mclntlre at guard was a good man,
but there are several candidates for his
place. '
The three center positions will be
fought for by Gillls, Voigt, Means, Scott
and Kellog. Means and Kellog will prob
ably try for center. Kellog was a fresh
mau last year, but did not try football
on account of an injury received during
the Summer. He is a big fellow, weigh
ing close to 200 pounds, handles himself
well, and will make a hard race for the
place. He was a star man on the Baker
City high school team. Scott, who will
be a candidate for guard, was a mem
ber of the team two years ago, but was
not In college last season. It Is rumored
also that Dan Mitchell, a star center on
the Eugene high school team two years
ago. will enter college this Fall. If ne
does lie will make a hard run for one of
the center places.
One tackle position will have to be
filled. Louis Pinkham will have no
difficulty in caring for his side, but
the other one Is vacant. Sid Henderson
and Cal Sweek will be candidates for
the place. For the end positions there
seems an abundance of good material.
Michael, Dodson, Kiltz and Hickson
will all be In college again and they
are all above the average as ends.
Dodson was picked as all Northwest
end and Killz and Hickson have great
possibilities. Both Latouretto and
Chandler will try for quarter again
and Bobby Kuykendall, a brother of
Eberle Kuykendall. will enter the Uni
versity this Fall. He is larger than his
brother and plays the same dodging
game. He will make a good man be
fore long.
In the back field, Dudley Clark, cap
tain of the team, will take care of the
fullback position without difficulty
and Bill Main will have no trouble In
holding down his place as halfback.
The other half will have to be filled.
It is probable that "Chuck" Taylor, who
was a star halfback during his fresh
man year, two years ago, will enter
the University again this Fall. If he
does, the back field will be exception
ally strong.
"Bob" Forbes, last yearte head
coach, will have charge again this
year.
The schedule of games Includes one
with the University of Washington at
Seattle and the University of Idaho at
Portland. For the first time In eight
years the varsity will meet Multnomah
In Eugene and the game with O. A. C.
will also be played in Eugene this
year. Two or three minor games will
be arranged for the early part of th
season.
SALEM BOOSTS FOR PARK
Tag Day, Band Concert and Other
Things to Interest Voters.
SALEM, Or., July 31. (Special.)
This is tag day in Salem, when every
body in sympathy with the movement
to have the city issue bonds for the
purchase of a park site on Fairmount
Hill is wearing a tag. The election will
be held Monday, and if the proposition
carries, the city will buy a 30-acre tract
for $17,000. Tomorrow there will be a
band concert in the park, with a pro
gramme of vocal music and other at
tractions in aid of the movement.
If the proposition is turned down, the
tract will at once be placed on the
market. There is much interest In the
outcome, owing to the fact that Fair
mount Hill is a highly desirable loca
tion for a park, and the only available
hill to be had for park purposes at
any price.
At Monday's election the people will
also vote on a bond Issue to provide for
the payment of $65,000 in funding bonds
that become due on October 2. 1909.
There appears to be no question that
the latter proposition will carry al
most unanimously.
Merchants Fight Ontsldcrs.
CEXTR ALIA . Wash., July 31. (Spe
cial.) The hardware dealers of the city
have joined in a protest to the City Coun
cil against the policy of allowing street
merchants to cry their wares from the
street corners at a $10 per day license.
The Council has been asked to place a
prohibitive license against these people
as well as against circuses, tent-shows,
merry-go-rounds and like forms of pub
lic diversion. The local merchants desire
to shut out representatives of mail order
houses, and forms of commercial enter
prise that do not act through local representatives
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BIDS ON STEEL OPENED
LOCAL FIRM IN LIVE FOR
COURTHOUSE CONTRACT.
Monteith Gets Offer.
That Seattle is recognizing Portland
as a musical center and is appreciating
the ability of its musicians Is shown by
a flattering offer made to John Claire
Monteith to become baritone soloist in
the choir of the First Presbj-terian
Church for the Summer season. Mr. Mon
teith was prevented from accepting the
position. The organ in this church is
said to be the most powerful and one of
the finest west of Chicago, not except
ing the great Salt Lake City organ. It
is presided over by Frank Wilbur Chase,
an organist of reputation.
McEnan Made Regent.
OLYMPIA. 'R ash.. July 31. (Special.)
John H. Powell, of Seattle, has resigned
as regent of the State University, and
Governor Hay today announced the ap
pointment of Alex McEwan. of Ballard,
as his successor.
Pacific Iron Works Offers to Supply
Material for $33,714, or Erect
It for $37,578.
A Portland firm seems likely to be
awarded the contract for the structural
steel In the new Multnomah County
Courthouse, bids for which for the sec
end time wcie opened in the office of
the County Court yesterday. The bid
ofthe Pacific Iron Works of this city,
was found to be more than $2000 below
that of Its nearest competitor, and un
less Items for extras and other details
are discovered to bring Its figures much
higher the Commissioner will probably
give it the contract. Previous bids
were rejected some time ago, as all the
proposals were not on the same basis,
making it difficult to decide which was
lowest.
The bid of the Pacific Iron "Works
was $33,714 for the steel delivered, or
$37,G7S to include erecting and riveting
it. The company also agrees to de
liver the first material within three
weeks of the awarding of the contract,
and to complete its delivery in 80 days.
The next lowest bid was that of the
United Engineering & Construction
Company, which offers to furnish the
steel and exect the frame for $39,897.
The bid of the Northwest Bridge
Company to furnish the steel, erect the
frame and rivet it, delivery to begin
in four weeks and end in 15 weeks, was
$39,907, or $35,022 for delivery alone.
The Des Moines Bridge & Iron Com
pany was the only Eastern bidder, and
its bid was highest of the lot. It of
fers to deliver the steel for $40,000 and
to deliver, erect and rivet It for $48,300.
Gerrick & Gerrick, of Seattle, sub
mitted the only offer for erection alone.
They agree to erect the steel for $10.50
a ton.
It was announced by the County Com
missioners that they will act on the
bids next Wednesday, and In the mean
time the architects will check up each
bid and make a report. As soon as this
contract is let, bids for excavating the
basement of the new building will be
called for. This basement will occupy
all the space at the east front of the
present building now used as a yard.
Bids for tearing away the front part
of the old building will also be adver
tised. Within two weeks it is expected
that the excavation wi!l be begun, and
the first tteel should arrive before the
end of August.
PILOT ROCK HAS BAD FIRE
Damage Amounts to $10,000 and
Whole Town Is Threatened.
PENDLETON, Or., July 3L (Special.)
The little town of Pilot Bock, the termi
nus of the Pilot Rock Railroad, 15 miles
southwest of Pendleton, had the greatest
fire in its history at an early hour ttrs
morning. Fortunately it was more of a
scare than anything else, the total loss
v,a cinniVI nr Iln.nOO. At
I not ueiiiis iiiuii inc. - -
' one time, however. It looked as though
the entire town was aoomea.
Pilot Rock Is without a water system,
the only means of fighting fire consisting
of a bucket brigade. The absence of
any wind saved the town. It is generally
believed that the fire was of incendiary
origin.
While this fire was at its height flames
were discovered issuing from tha City
Hotel, a considerable distance away, but
they were extinguished before the build
ing was doomed.
First Wheat Reaches Albany.
ALBANY. Or., July 31. (Special.) The
first 1909 wheat brought to Albany was
received this afternoon at the Bed Crown
Mill from the farm of George Parsons,
five miles east of Albany. The wheat on
Parsons' farm ran 30 bushels to the acre,
and tested 62 pounds to the bushel, in
dicating a fair average yield of Fall
wheat in this part of the state.
SAN FRA"CLSCO V :RI'ART COLLEGE
Senloa begins Set. 15 Catalog mailed
free. Dr. C. Keaae, 181 Market St.. S. T.
irrigation Delegates Xamed.
ST. HELENS, Or., July 31. (Spe
cial.) County Judge James Dart has
appointed the following delegates to
the National Irrigation Congress, which
meets at Spokane, August 9-14: E. D.
Tlchnor, Clatskanie;- W. B. Dillard, St.
Helens; T. C Watts, Reuben; John T.
Pringle, Vernon la; John Dibble, RainleT.
don't let anything dissuade
you from a Pianola Piano
purchase now a situation such
as this will never arise again
' An unusual sale of regular pianos has held much of the attention of every
one about the big piano store during the past ten days.
All of the instruments in the sale, however, have been sold, and we wish
now to call special attention to the magnificent exhibit of Pianola Pianos.
We have an enormous stock of these magnificent instruments on hand
never heretofore, not even in New York, has it been possible to show such a
tremendous number of latest Pianola Pianos of each of the various styles and
in the various superb and costly woods and finishes used only by the world
renowned makers of this magnificent art product.
Six solid carloads of Genuine Pianola Pianos, all of them the latest styles,
were shipped during June to Eilers Piano House through an awkward mis
understanding on the part of our buyer and the manufacturers.
Rather than to return the bigger portion of tnese instruments to the fac
tories at additional cost for freight charges, insurance, etc.,. we decided to
accept them. All of these instruments are now being displayed at Eilers
Piano House. .
Never again will Portland witness a showing of so extensive and superb
a variety of styles and designs.
There's many a "silent" piano in many a home, where there ought to be
a Pianola Piano, a genuine Pianola Piano, an instrment that is not "mechan
ical," but, on the contrary, makes it possible for every member of the family to
produce the choicest of music with perfect individuality and expression.
We are now prepared to take such "silent pianos" in part payment for
one of these very latest Metrostyle and Themodist Pianola Pianos, and we
will make it an object for any owner of such old-style piano to do business
with us now. .
Will arrange most unusually liberal terms of payment for any responsible
buyer not wishing on the spur of the moment to pay the difference in cash.
If you ever expect to own a Pianola Piano, now is the time to see about it
at Eilers Piano House, Retail Department, "the always busy corner" at Park
(Eighth) and Washington streets.