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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (May 2, 1915)
TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, MAY 2, 1915. Sale of Discontinued Brand New Styles From the World's Largest Piano Factories to Be Closed Out Quickly at Prices That Will Sell Those Still in Stock This Week. WE CHARGE NO INTEREST " 1 I.,,.,, rv--' . ..... ' , , i , .rrr; rrr J" r " - " - - sLa- ttr4il , . - k . " ? h i If 1 y ft if Tnrlrth Artlrlr. iN STRANGE contrast to the bustling. throbbing Front street of today was the Front street of the early '50s, a picture of which is now In possession of the Oregon Historical Society. In the days of Portland's youth it was the main street and the heart of Port land's business activity. Now it has lost its footing as the main street, but it still commands an important place In the business life and activity of the city. The historic picture of the pioneer Front street was taken at Ash street, looking- south. Shown in the picture are several men who became identitied with the early history of the city ana the state. . They were amonir the prin cipal bU3iness men of their day. Stand ing in front of the camera, from risht to left, are John M. Breck, W. S- Otsdcn, H. W. Corbett, T. J. Dryer. Adolph Mil ler. C. P. Bacon and W. 11. Barnhart. The nearest building shown in the picture was a dry goods and general merchandise store conducted bv John ai. Breck and W. S. Ofrden, under the name Breck & Ogden. Next in the line of buildings was a peneral merchandise store conducted by W. H. Barnhart & Co. A portion of the store was used as the first Portland office of the old Wills-Fartro Company. W. H. Barn hart was the agent In charge. The two-story building was on what Is now the southwest corner of Front and Oak streets. It was a hardware and general merchandise store con ducted by H. W. Corbett. The building in the extreme distance was the Carter building, at the corner of Front and Washington etreets. On the opposite ide of the street from this building were the old Metropolitan and Canton hotels. In the foreground is Portland's first dray. It was. owned by Adolph Miller and was used for general hauling. STARTING WITH POULTRY REQUIRES GREAT CARE Writer Suggests Beginning on Small Scale "With Good Stock, and Says Profit Can Be Made if Care Is Given Enterprise. BV W. LUDWIQ. IN EVERY city and town throughout the country there are untold num bers of idle back yards which could be used to advantage in supporting a profitable flock of laying hens. Per haps the keeping of poultry does not appeal to all people alike. To some it offers an opportunity to make a profit , and make the city lot produc tive, to others a chance to make a be ginning In an Independent business which ultimately will prove profitable for future needs, and yet another class regards the raising of poultry as a healthful, interesting hobby, a source of recreation or pastime for the busy man who is otherwise engaged. At some times in the lives of men end women they have heard the "call of the hen." Many respond and actually enjoy raising poultry, while others dream of the day when they may own a number of hens, which never takes place unless they tackle the proposi tion and make the dream come true. The chicken fever is no respecter of persons. Thousands of professional and busi ness men and women appreciate the fact that "all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" that outside interests do much toward keeping the mind clear and the body strong, thus causing greater efficiency. Hobby Is Recommended. Oliver Wendell Holmes once wrote as follows: "It is not good for a man to work all the time at one thing. Car pentering is my hobby. This is my change. I like to putter away at this work. It rests me because It gives my mind a complete change. No one should keep always at hi3 busi ness, whatever It may be. It makes no difference how much you like it. The more you like it the more dangerous it is. Every man should have an out let a hobby, that is in his life, and it must he so different from his regular work that It will take his thoughts into an entirely different direction. I call it a safety valve, and it -is. My prescription to the careworn business man or woman Is. get a healthful hob by and cultivate it." In many instances men and women can testify that this prescription is a good one. Untold numbers of workers whose health has broken down under the strain of modern life have been restored to hi'Hlth by following this rule. Many a nerve-strained man has regained his health through spending his spare time out of doors looking after his small poultry plant. "And in this connection we wish to point out - r,V V ' i J i.J I 1 1 i 3 rl i k f II Jfz-an JVr? yf "Ha v that poultry keeping is a particularly good hobby to adopt. Not poultry farm ing, which requires considerable in vestment and a great deal of time, but back-yard poultry keeping on the home grounds. s Pleasure and Profit Combined. Indeed there is a great deal of pleas ure to be derived from keeping fowls. Besides there is a profit to be gained provided the simple duties are clearly understood and. carefully performed. In many instances where boys and girls are the proud owners of a small flock they have been happily engaged at home Instead of becoming engrossed in other pleasures more pr less Injurious. In many homes where the problem of meeting the family expanse has been a struggle the eggs and meat produced by the family flock, whether sold or used for home consumption, have light ened the expense burden. Almost anyone can make a modest beginning and arrange to keep a num ber of fowls, though considerable amount of funds and a knowledge of the subject is lacking. If the right start is made, the business may be' de veloped as experience is gained. A modest beginning is likely to bring good results in much quicker time than a start on a larger scale. Any one who has not had experience mu.st of neces sity do a great deal of experimenting; no matter how much advice they get, so we would say to anyone expecting to start raising poultry, start in a small way, no matter how enthusiastic they may be to get started. Small Flock Recommended. A beginning can be made with a small flock, that is if one is contented to make a modest beginning, and the expenditure amounts to but little, for the fowls in a short time should begin to pay for the running expenses of the plant and return something of a profit besides. A person desiring to learn the poul try business today has many advan tages which formerly could not be ob tained. The reading of ' the bulletins issued by the various Government in stitutions imparts valuable and helpful information. Many of the agricultural colleges offer short courses in poultry husbandry anfl helpful correspondence courses are available. The best way to gain the experience is actually to begin with the fowls, no matter with what number. Mistakes must be expected, but the experience gained will be valu able. Stat in the Spring with a small pen of breeding birds, of eggs for hatch ing or baby chicks. There will not be much need of equipment if the hens are used to hatch the eggs and brood the chicks. Sometimes broody hens can i v V J 1 , 1 y. 2., be obtained in the. neighborhood to hatch the eggs, and after they have performed their work they may be fat tened and dressed for the table or else retained for another season. KxpcnKtve Quarters VnnecesMSry. If a breeding pen is purchased some kind of a coop or house will be needed to confine the birds, which need not be expensive nor elaborate. A small house can be -made from a piano box or some large packing cases. The fowls do not pay any attention to the details of the house. All they require is protection from the weather, plenty of fresh air and dry quarters. A necessary evil, and one which is not recognized as fully as It should be, is the unfavor able environments into which poultry may be brought by bad management, a damp house probably being the worst. Nothing will diminish a flock: so quick, ly and surely as dampness in the house, and nothing is so certain and speedy fin excitement to roup and kindred ills. The place where the poultry are housed must be kept dry if the flock is to be productive and free from diseases. For the setting hens and their ex pected broods, comfortable coops may be made of packing boxes of moderate size, which can be obtained at a small price at any large store. A strong 1 KT -f fit lf ACTIVE MEMBERS OF ASORAH DELPHIAN CLUB WILL GIVE DANCE TOMORROW. TIP i "v V ( ; The May dancing party, to be given by the Asorah Delphian Club at the Hotel Multnomah on tomorrow night, is creating a great deal of interest among the younger set as well as the matrons of society arid promises to be a big social event. The patronesses arc: Mrs. Isaac Swett. Mrs. .1. Iauterstein. Mrs.-Benjamin Kubin and Mrs. Harry H. Holzman. roofing paper will make these boxes weather-proof for a season. Then there is the portable, or knock down poultry house, which can be pur chased complete and easily erected. These are not unduly expensive and they are most convenient, especially for those wlio are not handy with tools. Provide a small yard for the birds to exercise in. A temporary affair made of ordinary netting stretched on light stakes or posts will prevent their trans gression upon forbidden ground. The furnishings for the nests, feed ing boxes and water dishes can con sist of discarded kitchen pans and dishes and small boxes obtained from the grocery store that will be suitable. For your own welfare be sure that the parent stock Is healthy and vigor ou8, as these are necessary qualities. If a beginning is to be made with chicks, see that the parents of your prospective chicks are free from such diseases as roup and white diarrhea, as these dis orders will almost surely appear in the offspring. We would suggest that you visit the plant from which you pur chase either stock or eggs If not able to do so, put these questions right up to the proprietor through correspond ence. In the great majority of cases you will receive fair treatment. When the initial purchase is to be $325 Model $216 With Our Double Credit Receipt of d P ' $350 Player Pianos $3S0 tfr rk With Our Double J .DU Credit Receipt of REMEMBER NO INTEREST OUT-OF-TOWN BUYERS: Write us and we will send you full description. It is quite safe to buy by mail. Our warrantees backed by $12,000,000. Besides, we take pianos back in exchange within one year, if desired, allowing full amount paid. S&- Sell wan Piano Co. XimT s made of mature stock, chick or eggs, the beginner should exercise the great est care. He should first make up his mind what variety is best suited for his purpose, whether he is interested in the fancy points or the producing ability of his flock and then procure a strain In which the desired characteristics are well established. It is certainly not advisable to pur chase stock or eggs just because the price is low. In many cases this means that the flock will be poor in quality, unproductive and unprofitable and may cause the beginner to become disgusted and give up the work. On the otner hand, high prices do not necessarily mean that the stock is desirable or that the eggs were produced by birds of the desired standard. Wherever 1 is possible it is advisable to ak the advice of an experienced poultryman in your neighborhood or some one with whom you are acquainted as to the source from which to obtain just what you need. If there is a tendency to lean towards the show type, place your order with some prominent breeder of the selected breed or variety,, some one whose stock has won prizes in open competition at the leading poultry exhibitions. It ii not necessary to buy or own prize winning specimens or eggs from the best pens, but it Is desirable to get the best blood of the strains that have demonstrated their excellence in open competition. Blood will tell, and the proportion of desirable youngsters bred from medium grade birds of established strains is usually greater than among those bred by freak or chance birds ot unusual excellence which have no real breeding. The same condition applies to laying stock. The tendency toward great egg production Is inherited, and as there are so many breeders endeavoring to develop a heavy laying strain of birds, those who wish heavy laying pullets should take full advantage of the work already accomplished. Breed Ilnreuee Noted. In a broad survey of the results accom plished in the laying contests, breed Is of primary importance, while type, of ennrse. is dependent upon both breed and strain. One breed is better than another, because it has been longer or more assiduously developed upon egg producing lines, and this characteristic consequently more inherently nxea. j similar natural law oi-rates in regard to strains. The newer breeds and the new strains have not been dependable, and have seldom given nrst-class re sults. The most consistent results have been given by the old-established strains, in which either one line of blood has been adhered to for perhaps a dozen or more years, or with which the great est care has been exercised In Intro ducing fresh blood, so as to secure satisfactory chick. It Is not to be In ferred that there Is any definite laying tvne which ran be reduced to geometri cal lines, but certain types of hens have excelled other types of the same Dreea If you desire egg production you will find the Single Comb White Leghorn easiest to procure. The majority of the large commercial egg farms of the country use this variety, wnicn is De- coming popular in town and country. There are other "breeds that are becom ing popular lately, due to their good records as big layers at the different egg-laving contests and seem to do better laying in severe Winter weather, when eggs sell for the highest prices. This is not always true, since much de pends on the breeding and sturdlness of the stock. Farm Reared Stock Recommended. Now whatever you buy, try to have it from farm reared stock that have bad free range through the growing period. When a hen is once fully matured you can, if necessary, keep her constantly within four walls and still get a big egg yield, but sne must be reared under freo range conditions, good care, plenty of food, in order to stand the close con finement of the laying year. If you raise your own chicks, limit the num ber to those that can be given all the range for growing out of doors through the Summer and Spring. If Sufficient time does not permit the begrinner to feed the birds at times, hoppers can be installed and the feed will be before them all the time. Good mashes and scratch feeds can be bought ready mixed, or one can adopt some simple mixture and prepare them at home. The poultry departments of the state agricultural colleges have worked out good formulas and these can be had for the asking. No feed formula Is perfect, and whatever you adopt may be subject to change. If you want to keep chickens, make a beginning now. Start small: don't in vest'much until you have had a certain amount of experience, but make a start. Tou will never be satisfied until you have tried it. r MINERS DANCING TANGO Men High in the Hills Find Pleasant and Profitable." Step BAKER, Or.. May 1. (Special.) The tango has Invaded the mining camp at Columbia mine and now everybody is doinc It there; High in the hills, where gold Is common the miners have the habit of tripping the popular step and it is spreading to the country around. It all happened at a bazaar held there this week and the advertised attraction was the stepping of Ihe South Ameri can favorite. Crowds went from Sunip ler. Bourne and McEwen to see the professionals, and the event realized $209.60 for the new miner's amusement hall. $350 Model $237 -1 T Sends a Piano J- Your Home Balance $600 Players $410 Sends a ISew to Your $25 means additional saving of $50.76 to $104.01 means a total saving of $159.76 to $359.01 JITNEY MOVE PROPOSED COMMISSIOXKRS AtiRF.I-1 O.V PLASi TO GET il lOSTION HKFURK VIITKHH. Referendum Demanded by Petitions HrarlnK 12.04IO SIKnalurn Would . Delay Lrglnlatlnii Two Icars. Declaring- that jitnc'' regulation In Portland is necessary from a safety standpoint as well as from the stand Joint of public service. Mayor Albee and Commissioners Brewster and Uieck will Join in a move to bring the ques tion of regulation before thw voters in the city election June 7. Decision to do this was reached yesterday, follow ing the filing by the jitney Interests of petitions bearing about 12.000 signa tures, invoking the referendum on the ordinance passed by the Council April 2, imposing moderate regulation. With out action of the majority of the Coun cil this referendum would hold up regulation of the Jitneys for more than two years. As soon as the referendum petitions were filed. Mayor Albee and Commis sioners Brewster and Dieck said they would take steps to avoid postponement by repealing ' the ordinance and pre paring a new nfeasure for submission to the voters In June under the initia tive. The Council has until May 22 to do this. The petitions were circulated by the Auto Transit Welfare Association and were filed by John C. Lane, president of the association; J. H. Page, the as sociation's attorney, and J. I. Flanl gan, a member of the association. As soon as the petitions were received by City Auditor Barbur an investigation was ordered to see that the names are all bona fide. This investigation will be made to prevent a possible repeti tion of tho signature frauds which figured in the recall election petitions last Summer. John Tane. who is Trie Q.UAJ-rrY' Stows Of PorrLAMD Be Sure to Visit Our Corset Parlors This Week Where Madame Bell is demonstrating the American Lady - and American For best information on Corset matters we advise a heart-to-heart talk' with Madame Bell, an expert corsetiere, who is here for another week. N American Girl Corsets modeled for the youthful wearer on graceful yet free lines, a corset among corsets for the young girl; two models. Priced $1.00 and $1.50 Corset Parlerm, fifth K1or, Slatb-Ktrret Hillalit. $375 Model $258 to (jr MC MONTHLY tp'O Without Interest $650 Players $ 1 15 Player rt "v or More Home p JS. V 3Ionthly one of the recall leader, is one of 'n leaders in the Jitney referendum prop osition. FLOWERS GIVEN OWN GRAVE Kugcne Capilaliot Iv-tubli.-Jics Mr nioiial Fund With Oddfellows. EL'GEN'i:. or.. May 1. (Special.) -John 11. Coleman, atzed Eugene capi talist and benefactor of the Eugenf Bible University( has provided that hi." grave he cared for by the establish ment of a memorial fund, the lncom of which will be used for tho pur chase of flowers. The money war placed with the Oddfellows' lcxige of Eumene. Coleman's troubles with his wealth have been notorious. He Is suing his wife, the manager of a home for th aged In California, to have their recent marriage Ket uside on the grounds that it was fraudulently obtained by undue intluence over his alleced weakened mental facilities. lie claims that h gave her more than J20.OUO and seek.' to recover part. VANCOUVER CUTS FORCE Klsht Men Ili-.ml-.Med to Keep i)-ns-s Xcur Income. VANCOUVER. Wash., May 1. (Spe cial.) Vancouver's city payroll was re duccd eight men today because cf shortage of funds in the city treatrairy. Five men on the street, two pllcetfcn and the deputy city trmlnecr were pi missed Friday ninht by the Council. I . A large number of llk'hts In the fity have been ellminnt-d or replaced vlti tungsten lamps. There Is a report tnic the taxes In the city will be a lltillt higher next year than this year. How ever. th) taxes this year were S mill- lower thsn last year. No provision was made by the Co g ell last year for ti c loss of J16,"C0 t enue from t he palnnn ll'-rns'-s. r Tsladame Lyra Girl Corsets Madame Lyra Corsets arc incomparable in style and modeling. The last word in correct corsetry is what the Madame Lyra stands for. Made for all figures, slipht, medium and extra, with particular attention to the needs of each. Exquisite materials and trimmings. We feel safe in fruaranteeinfr a flawless fit in Madame Lyra. Priced $3.50 to $10 American Lady Corsets are a more moderately priced corset, but possess ing all the qualities that have made the manufac turers of this line leaders in the corset world. Mod els Buited to all the vary ing figures. Priced $1 to $3 V m A
