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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX. rORTLAXP. JANUARY 15, 1911.
Grand Clearing Out to
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Lowest Prices, Best Values and Easiest Terms of Any Portland House
SS"' ",C f0r ss than others do for cash. Investigate, that's all that is necessary.
Big Clearing Out of Iron Beds
Price slashing has been very effective among our Enamel Iron Bed
6toek. "We give a sample of 'how deep prices have been cut.
7 .50 IRON BEDS FOR S4.75
No. 614 A brass top rail ornaments
this bed; also gilded corner posts; col
ors left are green, cream and blue; in
full or s,i size.
$13.50 IRON BED FOR S7.75
Perfect enamel in two colors green
and pink, made just like the cut.
Worth $13.50, but Dump Sale price
is but . 87.75
LIBRARY TABLE. T.50
Thl Library Table In made of THIS BIFFET S18.7K
fine selected Eastern oak In No. 645 Solid quarter-
the earlv Engllxb finish: site a a w d oak Buffets in
27x40 In'chee; fitted with tn- early English, fumed,
visible dravir: mail like the waxed and golden polish
rot to seM for $12.0u. We are flnlah: lixSS lnrh.
:tuz,;..,r..m,r.t. $7.50 .$18.75
THIS ROCKER
S1.60
J 11 t like the cut.
made of hardwood,
brace arm.
$12 Velour Couches for $6.75
jf0. 51 ianry figured velour Couches, in all colors, roll edge, hardwood frames,
strone special springs; a well-made couch that usually sells for .fl';
a special shipment sold this week at
$6.75
11 JJ 1
PRINCESS DRESSER
822
Has larg-e French
plate mirror 18x40
Inches, two drawers
with awell front;
worth $30, made of
olid quartered oak.
This Large Dresser for $31.50
No.' 263 This massive Dresser has a French plate mirror
28x36 inches, four swell front drawers; all made of finest
quartered oak; regular $42.50 for $31.50
Finest quarter-sawed Eastern oak aet In wax finish: In very
latest model; buffet has heavy French plate mirror 15x38 Inches;
large cupboards, linen drawer and drawers for silverware, etc..
fitted with wood pulls: china cabinet is of large sire and
matches perfectly the table and buffet: table has 64- Clin
Inch top and extends to 8 feet. Set is reg. $155 val., for w a A v
is
BOOKCASE (19
No. 203H Combina
tion caee made like
cut: worth $28. Made
of solid quartered oak.
I
Solid 6-foot. Oak Dining Table and Six
Oak Chairs, $33 Val. $24.25
The Table is made of solid oak,
in waxed and polish finish; 48
inch top and extra leaves en
able its extension to six feet;
legs are 3 inehes square; six
chairs are of solid oak; set of
seven pieces at only . . . $24.25
ALLOW US TO FURNISH YOUR HOME AT
OUR VERY LOW PRICES AND EASY TERMS
$27.00 TABLE AT $18.00
This handsome solid quarter
sawed oak Table, 28x48-inch
top, with drawer, like the cut,
suitable for den, parlor or
living-room; worth $27; spe
cial at only $18.00
Regular $7.50 Cribs $4.75
No. 116. Clear
ance Sale in child's
Cribs, 28x52 inch
es in size; steel
spring mattress,
drop side, in blue,
white and cream
enamel; regular
$7.50. Sale price
at $4.75
No. 913 Made of fin
est oak quarter sawed,
?olished; larg-e bevel
'reneh plate 12x22-ln.
In elze: hat box and
five drawers. Regu
lar $26.
for
$19.75
Six Plates and Six Cups and Saucers for 75c
All these for only 75. They are plain white
semi-porcelain, and you get six cups, six saucers
and six 7-inch plates for this small sum. No
deliveries at this price. Take 'em with you.
GEVU
Corner E.Burnsi
And Union Avenue
$6 Plain Couches Only $4.25
Just the thing for your cozy corner, at a great sav
ing in cost. Made just like the cut. Strong spiral
tiaal cnfinirc onvuro with hpr. nimlitv preen denim.
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Answers for a couch bv dav or a bed b" night. Full si.t b" OA OC
feet by 30 inches. Regular $6.00 values, special at &-T4J
COOD ROADS IS CRY
Association Members to Ask
Solons to Pass Five Bills.
300 LOBBYISTS TO UNITE
Hood RUrr Delegate lo Join Port
land In March Vpon Legislature.
$0,000 Fnnd Songht to Be
SO Cent rer Capita.
-Oood roade boosters on the war to
Film We. the undersigned, agree to
go before the Legislature on call of tha
president of the Oregon Good Roads
Association and help boo.t for the pas
sace of the five highway bills."
That Is the heading of blank forma
rlrcnlated ry the committee of seven
appointed by the Oregon Good Roads
Association. The booatera expect to
enllat more than 300 in the Portland
delegation, and these will be Joined by
committees from Hood River and other
parte of the state when the rail to move
forward Is t Jun.led.
It was announced yesterday by the
Good Roads Association that the high
way bills will be Introduced tn the leg
islature probably Tuesday, and that the
rail aummontng the -booatera" before
the Legislature will be Issued soon.
Answering arguments against the
state-aid hla-hway bill, which proposes
an appropriation of Ssso.000 In two
years to help counties build roads. It
was announced yesterday hy the man
agement of the Oregon Good Roads
Association that the entire cost per
capita for one year would be but SO
rents. The general assessment would
be but .00043 mills. Py this arrange
ment only eight cnunttea of the state
would have to pay mdre than 10.000
Into the general fund. The remaining
2i counties would pay less than S10.000.
while receiving the entire amount.
Nearly half of the countlea will pay
less than 15000. although receiving
SI0.00O.
This." said Pr. Smith, president of
the Good Roads Association, 'j because
good roads are expected to connect the
farm with the market place, and not
only the farmer but the people to whom
he sells his products will have to pay
the cost of construction. Hitherto the
ritles have not paid for the building
of roads. Under the good roads meas
ures they will have to bear their share
of the burden.
Weaker Districts Helped.
"The smaller and weaker counties
will receive help which will be returned
to the counties that give help, particu
larly Multnomah County, which will
pay one.thlrd of the entire amount. I
believe, however, that the people of
Portland and Multnomah County are
willing to meet this assessment because
Portland Is the market place for all
the atate. and la besides the probable
center of the good roatis movement.
The appropriations for one year for
state aid would be. according to the
bill. 1340. 00. Based upon an assess
ment of .00042 mill on the total val
uation of SX14.SS7.707. the amount de
sired will be procured. This divided
proportionately among the counties
shows that they will pay aa follows:
"Baker 1908. Benton $4693. Clacka.
mas 112.00. Clatsop IS577. Columbia
SKI 1 2. Coos U052. Crook $4280. Curry
I1J9S. nouglas Slt.Tl. Gilliam fSssl.
Grant S297. Lincoln $1775. Linn S13.02S.
Marlon. $1.S3. Multnomah S12.t70.
Sherman I322S. Umatilla 116.405. Union
11553. Wallowa I42J7. Jackson $12.13.
Josephine $4410. Tillamook $5702.
Washington $74. Tamhlll $S2S4. Mal
heur $3K;. Morrow $400. Polk $;47.
Klamath $r.s;. Lake. $3sS. Lane $14.
47. Harney $3058. Mood River $307.
Wasco $5737. Wheeler $1S8."
Owners Tax Wanted.
A. I. Mason, one of the members of
the general good roads committee, was
In Portland yesterday conferring with
Lionel R. Webster, chairman of the
Good Roads Association's executive
committee, concerning the highway
measures. Hood River residents have
formally approved all the hlghwsy bills
with the exception that they approve
the Inclusion of a clause in the county
bonding act providing that the abut
ting property-owners shall pay a por
tion of the cost of the road to be
built, that they may thus take the lo
cating of roads away from the possible
Influence of county authorltles.
A meeting of the Oregon Good Roads
Association has been called for Tues
day evening on the sixth floor ofhe
Beck building. Then plana for carry
ing the good roads campaign to a auc
cessful finish will be considered. It Is
believed by many members of the Ore.
gon Good Rosds Association that ' the
fight for the adoption of the five high
way bills .! not hy any means won,
and that o'nly the closest organlxatlon
and co-operation between believera In
better-built highways will win.
At the meeting of the Stat- Board of
Road commissioners to be held tomor
row, the problem of securing good,
roads will be discussed and an Indorse
ment of the' highway bills Is expected.
KsperaniJsta Organize Here.
"Rose City Esperanto Club" l the name
of a new organization for which consti
tution and bylaw have been adopted.
The officers are: -President. H. Der
Unger; vice-president, G. K- Rogers: sec
retary. Mrs. E. H. Loom is. and librarian.
K. P. Merchant. A circulating library
has been started and a fund Is provided
for Its maintenance. It is expected to
make Portland the Esperanto center for
the district. The National Esperanto
convention will meet here next Summer.
The next meeting will be held next Wed
nesday, at IWi Board of Trade building,
at a P.
Miss B. R. MnDnell Is Bride.
Blanche B- Munsell and Leo W. Mar
tin were married by the Rev. E. N. Al
len at the bride's home Tuesday. Janu
ary 10. They will be at home after
February t at M East Main street.
GILL INVITES IR
Seattle Mayor to Fight Out
Recall With Foes.
VOTE NO LONGER. OPPOSED
Dismissal of Litigation Against
Election to Be Asked Official '
Scores Welfare League for
Advantages Taken.
SEATTLE! Wash.. Jan. 14. (Special.)
Mayor GUI haa thrown the gage of
battle down to the managers of the
Welfare League, which has been con
ducting a hard fig lit against the GUI ad
ministration, and will fight his opponent
at the polls February 7. the date as
signed by the city Council for an elec
tion to decide whether the present ex
ecutive is to be recalled.
Monday morning, attorneys for Frank
H. Scobey. will appear before Judge Han
ford. In the Federal Court and move for
the dismissal of the .litigation directed
against the City Controller. W. J. Both
well. and members of the City Council
by which It was nought to prevent the
holding of a special election.
Such action will clear the field for the
battle, and Mayor Gill Is confident that
he will be cleared of the charges of mis
conduct In ofTU-e. An amendment to the
recall election law will bo rushed through
the Leglslsture this week which will
enable the Welfare League to place the
nam of Its candidate. George W. Din
ing, on the ballot Instead of using stick
ers. In a statement Issued to the public
tonight. Mayor GUI arraigns the Welfare
Leaguo managers for their tactics In re
gard to a recall election, declaring that
bv calling one on such short notice and
at a time when his forces are unorgan
ised, while on the other hand the Wel
fare League was well equipped finan
cially and otherwise, he was placed at a
great disadvantage.
GILL RECALL FIGHT WARM
Campaign to Oust Mayor of Seattle
Carried Into Churches.
SEATTLE. Jan. 14. The campaign
for the recall of Mayor Gill Is In full
swing, with churches and clubs busy
In all sections of the city. Many clergy
men will speak upon the antt-vice cru
sade at tomorrow's services. A lead
ing pastor has arranged to go at the
head of the women of bis church to
the registration office.
A feature of the anti-vice meetings Is
the addresses of physicians, who give
appalling statistics concerning the
ravages of aoclal vice. Under the law
in force at present the candidates op
posed to Mayor Gill cannot have their
names printed on the ticket, but must
use stickers. A bill providing for the
nomination of candidates by petition
has been made a special order in the
State Senate for Monday, and Its speedy
passage and signature is expected. The
effect of the bill would be to cause
the printing of the names of all nomi
nees on the ballot.
LUMBER BATE CUi
TREE BUILDING DESCRIBED
Hood River Applegrower Tells His
' Methods of Pruning.
Advice on "Building an Apple Tree"
was dispensed by A. I. Mason, a well
known Hood River fruitgrower, to sev
eral hundred enthusiastic orchardlets
In the lecture hall of the Y. M. C. A.
last night.
By means of lantern slides the lec
turer illustrated to his hearers the
methods employed in developing his 2s
acre tract of fruit trees that the past
year yielded 8000 boxes of marketable
apples, showing how, by means of a
system of wire supports, he has literal
ly built his trees as an architect builds
a house. By thta method all center
branches are eliminated.
"The building of an apple tree should
begin when the tree s first set in the
orchard." he said. "The roots should
be pruned before setting. After the
tree Is set and the dirt firmly pressed
around it. you should make your first
pruning."
He strongly advocated careful prun
ing at stated Intervals. Opposition to
the open center idea is overcome, he
declared, by his system of wire sup
ports jointed at a central point by an
iron ring. Pteel screw-eyes set into the
limbs of the trees never' have been
known to harm them.
Following his lecture, Mr. Mason de
voted nearly an hour to answering
questions. Some pertained to the cul
ture of the trees themselves. Others
touched on the marketing of the fruit.
One man asked whether It was hon
est to buy land at $16 an acre, develop
It and sell it for S2ffl an acre. Mr.
Mason answered by saying that he
bought his orchard tract for $9.26 an
acre, and that he would not sell It for
$2500 an acre. "Do you consider me
honct?" he Inquired in turn.
The speaker declared that his favor
ite varieties of apples for development
In the Hood River district are New
towns. Bpitierfburgs, Ortleys and Ar
kansas Blacks.
Pioneer Idaho Woman Dead.
NAMPA. Idaho, Jan. 14. (Special.)
The funeral of Mra. John Scales, one
of the best known pioneer women of
Idaho, was held at. the Episcopal Church
In this city today. Mrs. Scales died in
a Boise hospital January 11, of pneu
monia. She leaves two sons, William
and Henrv. who reside here. A native
of Maine. Mrs. Scales came to Idaho 32
years ago. She married at Silver City,
John Scales, a prominent mining man,
who died only a few years ago. She
was 59 years of age. The remains will
be sent to Hollywood, Cal.. for burial.
Steamer Line Opens New
Markets for Oregon.
CUT MEANS REJUVENATION
Multiplied Activity and Broadening
of Scope Will Mark Industry's
Effort to Supply In
creased Demand.
Steamship rates on lumber from Port
land to Atlantic Coast ports via the Pan
ama rail route have been cut nearly 50
per cent as a result of the establishment
of the new service out of this city by
Batea & Chese bo rough. A vast new
market has been opened to the mllla of
the Northwest.
Portland mills particularly will benent
from the cut in rates announced yester
day morning, as some of them had been
running at a low ebb on account of dif
ficulty In handling their product with a
rail rate of $22.50 per thousand prevailing
between this city and New York. The
price to Philadelphia by rail Is $21.90.
The new steamship rate of 40 cents a
hundred pound, allowing 3000 pounds a
thousand feet, gives this port a freight
tariff of $12 to the Atlantic Coast ports.
The same price applies to New Orleans.
Under this schedule, it Is figured, the
business will permit the local rate from
the Eastern coart ports to inland points
as far west as Buffalo and Pittsburg.
Announcement of the rate reduction
was received by members of the Oregon
and Washington Lumber Manufacturers
Association In a letter sent by J- .
Chapman, traffic manager of the Bates
& Cheeseborough line, yesterday morn
ing He stated that the steamer Stan
ley Dollar will arrive In Portland for
loading for New York. Philadelphia anl
New Orleans about February 15 and
that a shipment of lumber at 40 cenW
per hundred weight on this vessel will
be gladly received.
Inasmuch as It Is necessary to transship
the cargo several times, a number o.
conditions are laid down, which, how
ever the local shippers do not think wi.l
restrict them in taking advantage of the
reduction
Material under one and one-hair mcnes
thick or over 35 reef In length will not
be accepted. Option to carry part of the
load on deck also is asked. It is pointed
out that the Stanley Dollar as well as
a number of other vessels in this serv
ice have a large deck capacity.
While no regular eervtee Is promised.
It Is stated In the communication that
at least three or four steamers will call
at Portland during the year, possibly at
Intervals of three months.
It is understood here that the atti
tude of the company in this respect
is one of experimentation with the lo
cal situation, to determine to what ex
tent their service will be patronized.
Should the announcement of the new
rate meet with a ready response on the
part of shippers a regular and prob
ably a more frequent service may be
established, It Is believed.
That the new schedule Is far reach
ing In Its possibilities can be deter
mined when it is understood that the
Eastern ports to which the rate applies
use more lumber than the mills of
Portland produce and that It would
keep a line of steamers busy con
stantly . supplying them with material
were they to draw entirely upon this lo
cality for their resources.
While the new rate applies princi
pally On rough sawed material It is
believed that celling, flooring and sid
ing will be similarly treated under a
supplemental announcement as oon as
this ijlan has been worked out suc
cessfully. This class of material can be han
dled with the other and the capacity
of the steamers not taxed, as all the
lumber that at present Is shipped out
of Portland by rail eaoh year will not
fill three or four steamers, the num
ber that Bates & Cheeseborough promise
to handle In and out of this port an
nually. Explanation of the liberal rate is
given In the fact that the steamship
company entered the local field for
the purpose of handling slow and heavy
cargo from the East and that rather
than return their vessels empty they
will have them carry lumber at a price
that might preclude the possibility of
profit if handled alone but that, when
taken in connection with the westbound
business, will permit a neat margin of
earnings.
While Portland will benefit from the
rate most all cities in the Northwest
will share in the profits, as it will pay
to haul by rail to this city and ship
out of here on the new line.
COAL LANDS SOLONS' TOPIC
Legislation Is Discussed to Open Up
Alaska.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. Jan. 14. The Senate public lands
committee today considered various
plans of legislation intended to open
the coal lands of Alaska to exploration
and development.
It appeared to be the concensus of
opinion that some form of a leasing bill
would have to be reported if anything
is to be accomplished this session. The
Nelson bill will probably be the meas
ure ultimately submitted to the Sen
ate. The committee agreed that it was
primarily essential to get the Alaska
lands opened up and to provide some
means whereby the coal from Alaska
could be placed on market along the
Pacific Coast at a reasonable price to
the consumer.
It was admitted that the leasing
plan as proposed is purely experimental
but as it Is a step in the right direc
tion the committee feels it should be
given a trial. If this plan fails to
work out future legislation is planned.
BUTTER CREEK, DAM SITE
SURVEYORS INDICATE WEST
UMATILLA PROJECT BASE.
Reservoir to Cover 3000 Acres and
Irrigate Land 20 Times Larger.
Crew at Work.
PENDLETON, Or., Jan. 14. (Spe
cial.) Definitely locating the site fox
the dam and settling once and for all
the question as to the extension of the
West-Umatllla project by the Reclama
tion Service, a crew of Government
engineers and surveyors went to work
this morning on the nnal stages of the
work of preparation for actual con
struction. Today's work on the part of the engi
neers shows that the dam site at the
mouth of Butter Creek is the one chosen.
This means that the structure will be
a little more than a mile long, 75 feet
high and that it will form a reservoir
covering 3000 acres of land in the
Umatilla River bottom. Much of this
consists of valuable alfalfa fields and
the whole will have to be purchased
by the Government at a cost of half a
million dollars. The cOBt of the dam
Itself will be more than $100,000.
By the construction of the dam and
the creation of the reservoir between
60,000 and 70,000 acres of exceptionally
good irrigable land will be reclaimed.
The great dam will be built of earth,
with a concrete base and core. It li,
expected that construction work will
be started In the early Spring.
GAS KILLS CONTRACTOR
Byron J. Sharp Is Said to Have Met
Death Through Accident.
The body of Byron J. Sharp, a bullde.i
and contractor, was found last night
at his home, 386 Larrabee street.
Death, had been caused by asphyxiation
and life had been extinct for more
than Mix hours. After an Investigation,
Deputy Coroner Dunning expressed the
opinion that death had been acci
dental. Gas was escaping from the
Jet when the room was entered by the
maid and the body found.
Sharp was 30 years of age and single.
He Is survived by a brother and sister.
Earl C. Sharp, and Josephine Sharp,
who live at 1045 East Twenty-first
street. North. The body was removed
to the morgue. Funeral arrangements
have not been made.
Deaf Mutes Defeat Indians.
CHEMAWA, Or., Jan. 14. -( Special.)
In a fast game here tonight the Mute
School basketball team defeated the
Chemawa Indian School second team by
a score of 19 to 17. At the end of the
second half the teams were tied and It
required three minutes of play before
the Mutes throw the wnlning basket.