THE SUNDAY OKEGOXIAX, PORTLAND, AUGUST 15, 1909.
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GASOLINE CftR TO
RUN ON NEW ROAD
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Coach Will Make Five Round
Trips Daily Between Falls
City and Salem.
STARTS SERVICE SEPT. 25
Fart Time to Be Made Country
TraTersed by New Railway Being
Platted Into Small Farms Is
Adapted to Fruit Raisins.
. i railroad gasoline motorcar, the
Hrt tn K used in Dreion. will go Into
service September 25 on the Salem,
Falls City & western Kiuwiy, 01 wjm-u
L. Gerlinger. of Portland, Is president.
j xT t t f tnv ia vlre-nresident. Tha
car will run from West Salem through
LmJias 10 rails i l , ujbwuw ui
tali., mafrin ftvn rounds trlDS daily.
The country through which this road
rnna la being platted rapidly Into 10
and 20-acre tracta, to be devoted to
fruit raising;, for which purpoao It has
been proved the country is, as well
adapted as is the Hood River country,
while at the same time the price of
land is extremely iuw.
From Salem to Falls City there are
to be located seven stations, around
which the land will be platted into
. ii -.,. Tn th l A miles from
Dallas to Falls City there will be nve
stations
Falls City, the present terminus of
. i : i m .1. vAav nA nA has s
population of BOO. It is located at the
base ol tne coast nwim anu m t
to the edge of the Umber belts. It is
planned In four or five years to extend
the line on to Sllets Bay.
Several of the motorcars of similar
type are now in use on the Erie. South-
DaaIAa n niu1r Talnnd roads.
.The design of the car is similar to a
racing; yacht Inverted, tne irom ena
being wedge-shaped. The entrance is
at the side. The ear Is 68 feet long
and 10 feet wide. It has a seating room
for 80 passengers. The total weight
is 0.000 pounds. It is equipped with
a six-cyltnder, 200-horse power gasoline
engine, which readily develops 250
horse power. An acetylene gasllghting
system Is used, giving a powerful head
light, and the lamps Inside the car
are provided with opalescent panels,
producing a soft, aa well as a pleasant.
These cars have been In practical
operation ror aoout uir" ems, uu
have attained speed up to "5 miles an
hour. One of the best runs recorded
was one from Omaha to Denver, 56
miles, in 1 hours and 23 minutes. The
first experimental gasoline cars were
. t - a v,.. ,. Bnnt1i.rn TiLlfi. on Its
West Side line out of Portland, but
were not a success, oinow mou iu. iu
has been perfected.
WANTS NEW SCHOOLHOUSE
Woodstock Push Club Oppose
Building Annex to Old Structure.
The annual meeting of the Wood
stock Push Club, held Friday night In
Warner's Hall, elected officers for the
ensuing year and inaugurated a number
of Important measures. Including a
movement for a new scnooinouse to re
place the present structure. Officers
elected are: President. D. V. Fine; vice
president, 1 J. Kelly; secretary and
treasurer. W. P. Lyman. Sentiment of
the meeting was against the building of
an addition, as proposed by the Board
of Education, to the old schoolhouse.
on the ground that the old building Is
poorly constructed, and Is badly venti
lated and heated. Ben Riesland and
Mrs. F. O. McCourt were appointed a
special committee to Interview the
Board of Education about this matter.
An encouraging report was received
from the library committee to the ef
fect that the movement to erect a building-
and establish a permanent library
in Woodstock is receiving enthuslastlo
support of the people of the suburb.
The committee announced that the ob
ject Is to secure a lot and put up a
suitable building where a permanent
library may be placed that would fur
nish practically all the facilities of the
main Portland Library. A large number
have signed the membership roll and a
considerable sum has been . pledged
W. P. Lyman and Mrs. F. G. McCourt
were constituted as a library commit
tee, with Instructions to push tha
project.
The committee on sidewalks reported
that there was a general movement to
construct graveled sidewalks all
through the suburb. The street car
committee reported that the street rail
way company had agreed not to issue
transfers on through Woodstock cars
to Mount Scott and Sellwood cars, and
would restrict the transfers to the reg
ular transfer cars. It Is announced
that Woodstock will receive two malls
daily. Instead of one mall. The com
mittee on annexation reported that
practically the district is annexed to
Portland, and the club decided to work
for water, through streets and all other
city improvements. A number of women
were present and took part In the
proceedings.
RECORD MAY BE LOWERED
Homing Pigeons to Make Flight
From Bayocean to Portland.
An effort will be made today by two
members of the Oregon Homing Club,
an organlxation of pigeon fanciers, to
lower the record from Tillamook Bay
to Portland.
Four birds were shipped to Bayooean
.Wednesday, and unless weather condi
tions are prohibitive they will be lib
erated at 7 o'clock this morning. It is
expected that one or more of the birds
will reach their cotes In Portland with
in 90 minutes after leaving Bayocean.
The distance Is 57 miles, and as Bay
ocean Is uue west of the city the birds
will probably be favored by the pre
vailing westerly wind. One pigeon be
longing to a club member flew from a
steamer off the entrance of Tillamook
Bay to Portland In 1 hour and 25 min
utes. As the distance from Bayocean
to the city Is even shorter, the owners
of the birds engaged in today s flight
expect a reduction of time. The four
birds were trained for the Bayocean
flight by being liberated at Gaston 10
days ago. but west of that potnt they
will be traveling over unfamiliar
ground. The owners Interested In the
flight today are J. P. Limerick and H.
E. Wilson, the flight being held under
the auspices of the Oregon Homing
Club.
Rosenthal's sale is on. All Summer shoes
must go.
Trunks, suitcases and bags. Largest
variety at Harris Trunk Co,
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OFFICE HOURS 8 A. M. to 5 P. M. SUNDAYS 9 A. M. to 12 M.
Phone Main 2119 Fourteen Years in Portland
MAY REGULATE DRAWS
SIMON WILL. REQCEST PORT OF
PORTLAND TO ACT.
those are now permitted to steam at
leisure through the bridges at any hour
of the day or night; there are no regu
lations whatever governing the matter.
Mayor Considers Ste ps to Stop Delay
to Hundreds of People on Wil
lamette River Bridges.
Mayor Simon will appear befpre the
Port of Portland at Its next meeting
and urge that steps be taken to re
lieve the conditions existing with re
gard to opening of draws on the
bridges spanning the Willamette River.
He -will ask that regulations be pro
mulgated, which will prohibit the
opening of the draws during rush hours
morning and evening, as ne believes
the public concerned Is entitled to this
much consideration.
"The matter of regulating the open
ing of draws on the bridges across the
river Is one I have had in mtna ever
since I came to this office." said Mayor
Simon yesterday morning. "I have felt
all along that the publlo is entitled to
consideration In this regard, and I will
take un the matter In person before
the Port of Portland at Its next meet-
ng; In fact. I had Intended to do so
yesterday, but I was not aware that
the meeting was to be held at that
time. I am In favor of a regulation
whereby boats will be prohibited from
causing the opening of draws during
the morning and evening hours, when
working people and others are trying
to get to their work or back to their
homes. I feel that they are worthy of
this consideration, and I will ask the
Port Commissioners to take action to
this effect."
Thousands of people are held up
daily and are subjected to great an
noyance and endless Inconvenience be
cause there are no regulations , what
ever to protect them from opened
draws. Streetcars, laden with people,
hurrying to their work: teams and pe
destrians are blocked, and no end of
confusion and loss of time occasioned
by river craft, frequently nothing more
than a small tug.
Log rafts and tows In charge or
barges and sailing vessels in tow are
included In the crait wnicn impeae
traffic across all of the bridges, ana
CITY WARRANTS AT PAR
These, on DeHyery to Contractor.
Mean Cheaper Work.
PORTLAND, Aug. 14. (To the
Editor.) A number of years experience
In contracting' has demonstrated clearly
to me that the one act necessary to ac
complish the reduction In the cost of
street and sewer Improvements, for
which various remedies have been of
fered, is to make the city's warrants
worth par at the moment of their de
livery to the contractor.
Warrants are now subject to a dis
count of from 5 to 15 per cent, and in
some cases the brokers will not handle
them at ail. This Is the case where a
remonstrance has been filed either
a pa In fit the manner of construction or
against the manner In which the assess
ment has been levied by the city
auditor. There is so much red tape and
delay in dealing with such questions
that the contractor cannot determine
when his warrants will be delivered to
him orv-hat they will be worth when
he Rets them. It Is manifest that no
person can borrow money unless he
can show, with reasonable certainty,
when he can repay It, and the contrac
tor's Inability so to do on city work
explains why the banks refuse to loan
money on this class of security.
Improvement bonds are now selling' at ,
t per cent premium, at which rate war
rants should be worth par. If they
were, the contractor coull borrow
money from his bank at 8 per cent, in
stead of paying the broker from 5 to
16 per cent discount, besides 8 per cent
for money advanced. As the broker
turns this money around three or four
times each year. It will be seen that It
constitutes a considerable tax on the
contractor when he is obliged to add to
his price in making his bid. If this
unnecessary expense were elimlated. It
would materially reduce the cost of
paving. In the present situation the
property-owner and the contractor, who
perhaps has thousands of dollars in
vested in his plant, is obliged to stand
by and see. the broker, who takes no
risk and has very little invested, reap
a profit to which the property-owner
is entitled. I should like to hear from
others on this subject.
HARRY HOWARD.
Our Summer Clearance Sale, last
ing until September 1, is held
for the purpose of clearing out
all Summer Goods, besides bro
ken lines of our regular stock
ISjEDrr T0AUJ
Summer Clearance
Refrigerators
at Cost
The well-known
Dr. Perkins' san
itary line is be
ing sold at actu
al jobbers' cost
Summer Clearance
Gas Ranges
One-Quarter Off
Gasoline Stoves
One-Third Off.
Gas Plates
One-Fifth Off
Summer Clearance
Porch and
Lawn Furniture,
Hammocks
Our regular
prices, the low
est in Portland,
are reduced one
third, one-fourth
Summer Clearance
Dresser
Discounts
One-Third Off
One-Fourth Off
One-Fifth Off
Great bargains
in fine dressers
Summer Clearance
Carpets
Price no object on some pat
terns; $1.50 values at..$1.0O
Fiber Rugs
Actual cost takes any of them.
9x12, $15.00 rugs...... $9.45
Mattings
Jap Matting Remnants, 25c
goods, at 15
Summer Clearance
Extension
Tables
Discounts
One-Third Off
One-Fourth Off
One-Fifth Off
Ail are reduced
MAY FORCE CEMETERY
MAYOR WANTS LONE FIR TO
- PAY FOR RETAINING WALL.
Also Thinks Association Should
Stand Its Share of Cost of
Street Improvement.
Mayor Simon announces yesterday
afternoon that he had directed City At
torney Kavanaugh to investigate the
law as to whether the city can collect
from the Lone Fir Cemetery Associa
tion the cost of improving East Stark
street - at the cemetery, and of putting
in a retaining wall to keep graves in
position when the rainy season begins.
The Mayor does not intend to have all
this expense borne by the city If there
is a way to prevent it, and he believes
that a suit In equity against the stock
holders will He.
"It Is a shame," said Mayor Simon,
"that the city has to bear all of this
expense, and I am going to prevent it
if there is a legal way to do it. I have
directed the City Attorney to Investi
gate, and if he can find a means of col
lecting costs from the cemetery stock
holders. I propose to proceed to collect
from them. They have made large
profits from the cemetery, and should
WILL MAKE FIVE ROUND TRIPS DAILY BETWEEN FALLS CITY AND SALEM.
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be willing to share the expense of that
improvement."
Wilson Benefiel Is president of the
association, and has refused to do any
thing. The Stark-street improvement
is now well under way, and the grading
by steam shovel recently uncovered a
lot of graves, creating a most uninvit
ing scene. Mayor Simon took great
interest in seeing that this was reme
died . at once. He went to the place
with Councilman Kubll, In whose ward
the cemetery lies, and discussed the
situation with President Benefiel. The
'Mayor insisted that the cemetery asso
ciation should put in a retaining wall
to hold the earth, which otherwise will
fall and uncover more graves this Win
ter if left as It is. Mr. Benefiel did not
seem to fall in with this idea, and noth
ing has been done by him toward fix
ing the embankment.
At the last session of the Council,
Councilman Kubll introduced an ordi
nance, carrying an appropriation of
(5000, to put in the retaining wall at
the city's expense.
Irrigation Committee Coming.
Members of the Senate committee on
irrigation ,and reclamation, of which
Senator Warren, of Montana, Is chair
man, will reach Portland Sunday morn
ing, August 22. The late Congress pro
vided an appropriation with which to
defray the expenses of a visit by this
committee to all of the Government re
clamation projects throughout the
West. That is the purpose of their trip
to the Pacific Coast at this time. They
will inspect the different projects in
this state, "that they may become per
sonally acquainted with what is being
done in the reclaiming of arid lands
and what Is required to complete and
extend projects already begun. Sena
tor Chamberlain, of this state, is one-of
the members of this committee.
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HEAD OF SECT
ANNIE BESANT WILL SPEAK IN
PORTLAND SOON.
Doctrines of Theosophio Society to
Be Presented in Portland
This Month.
The head of the Theosophic Society, a
world-wide organization with members of
every nationality and creed, is to visit
Portland the last week in August. Annie
Besant, president of the society. Is the
most famous English woman living, and
for 30 "years has been noted for her ef
forts towards the social betterment of
every class.
While in Portland. Mrs. Besant will
lecture on one of the vital topics of to
day, and will explain the attitude of
theosophy towards modern life and its
complexities. Unlike many preachers of
strange doctrines, the chief of theoso
phists decries no religion, but accepts the
value of them all. She asserts, however,
that the ultimate facts of life and death
are ascertainable and have been learned.
Her two great contentions are briefly
summed up In a. belief in a continuous
life "for every being reincarnation and
in the reign of law in the moral and
spiritual world the same as in the physi
cal world.
Mrs. Besant has worked with and en
joyed the friendship of all the great men
of her day in Great Britain, from Charles
Bradlaugh to William E. Gladstone and '
Lord Minto. She is recognized by the
government in India as the head of the
most powerful association in Hindu lands
the Order of the Sons of India
Her visit to Portland has been made
at the request of many who are anxious
to hear her. and is not In the nature of
an appeal for money or help.
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