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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1921)
SUNDAY OREGOXfAX. PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 18, 1921 K lywunn, m huh a i si aim iiuiiji ins in 'm ii ii,pijiii'i.i imji mmijm ; 11 , f"!' iy'.'V'W'M.',,',li1.'J m . in sai l Bssmsssssu .i n lj f;--a..u.?- - --j v. :raAv,.5r.r';. . , -.msimm VON HERBEI2G THE ! . JMh ear Wh Pffafl- r-x I V Overcoats and Raincoats $35 less than half price Another purchase that arrived yesterday afternoon from a manu facturer who wanted to unload ! Wonderful fabrics ! Attractive patterns! Smart styles! The greatest downright overcoat value you have seen for many a day ! J Third Floor BEN SELLING Leading Clothier MORRISON STREET AT FOURTH CITY STILL PAYS 1XTERKST OX FIRST MORRISON STRUCTURE. In Four Years More . the Total Amount of $200,000 Will Be Due; Second Cost $400,000. o . oora am the old Morri son-street bridge passed out of existence. The city of Portland is still paying interest on the bonds Issued in 1895 to purchase the structure from its private owners. The actual life of the bridpe after its purchase for S200.000 was nine years'. On April 1. 1925. the city will have to pay that sum to redeem the bonds. For more than 25 years the taxpay ers of Portland have been paying $10,000 annually, for interest on the bonds. Bonds for the present Morrison-street bridpe were issued Janu ary 1. 1904. The amount of the issue was 400,000. and the bonds bear 4 per cervt interest. On May 1 1921. P" cent " the face value of $50,000 will be redeemed by the city. The bonds were issued 30 years ago by the former city of East Portland for the construction of a municipal light plant. The plant lived for about two or three years. SCHOOXER FOR TRIP ALMOST IS COMPLETED. Dr. Donald B. MacMillan Prepares to Attempt to Steam Around Baffin Land in North. EAST BOOTH BAY, Me., Feb. 12. Work is almost completed on the hull of the Bowdoin, in which Pr. Douglas B. MacMillan, explorer, will make his next dash into the Arctic regions. The launching of the schooner will take place in the early spring, and the vessel will be in shape to depart from this port by May 1. Dr. MacMillan is per'ecting plans for an expedition, to begin next sum mer, which will include an attempt to circumnavigate Baffin land and pene trate its western coast, 1000 miles in length, said to be the longest stretch of unknown coast line In the world. He is a frequent visitor here and keeps careful watch over the con struction of his ship. The Bowdoin, which Is being built on the sturdy lines needed in an exploration vessel to withstand the ice grind, is of the knockabout fish ing schooner type. It will be 88 feet in length over all. 20 feet wide and equipped with 45 horsepower oil burn ing engines. Three-inch oak plank material is being used for the hull. Before his departure for the far north Dr. MacMillan will make an exhibition cruise along the coast dur ing May and June. About July 1, with a party of six men, the explorer will sail (rom Boston for the polar regions. Under favorable weather conditions the Bowdoin should reach Fury and Hecla strait early in September. There the ship will be froxen In. Leaving their vessel under a lone guard, iht jmrty will pus1! forward on ;i)0-niile trip on sleds drawn by dogs. Five Eskimo dog drivers will accompany the MacMillan outfit across the rugged, ice-bound country, which abounds in perils. Establish ing of a camp 700 miles south of Etah in the northwestern part of Green land is one of the main objectives. Within the last 12 years Dr. Mac Millan has made six trips into the land of the midnight sun. Most fa mous of these was his expedition by which he disproved the theory that a Croker land existed in the extreme north. At that time he discovered nine new islands. On his visits here Dr. MacMillan chats freely about his plans and sev eral hardy mariners have begged to be allowed to accompany him. The townspeople are preparing to present a flag to fly from the fore peak of the Bowdoin. HAWAII TO BE FLEET BASE Plans for Expansion of Pearl Har bor Now Under Way. HONOLULU. T. H.. Feb. 12. (Cor respondence of the Associated Press.) Pearl Harbor, the United States naval base in Hawaii, is to be made capable of supplying and taking care of the entire Pacific fleet, according to the announcement of Rear-Admiral W. B. Shoemaker, who has just ar rived to take command there. Rear Admiral Shoemaker succeeds Rear Admiral W. B. Fletcher, who was transferred to the American naval commission in Rio Janeiro. Plans for expansion at Pearl Har bor now are under way, said Rear AdmiraJ Shoemaker, who added: "These plans should not be inter preted to give the impression that the United States expects trouble, but they are to be understood as rou tine development, looking toward greater efficiency and to fulfill the original purposes of the station here. Very soon part of the Pacific fleet will be based on Hawaii." Apple Tree Planted by Bryan. GREENSBORO, Ga., Feb. 12 Georgia believes it has probably the largest apple tree in the United States. It measures eight feet in cir cumference at its base, is very tall and has a spread of limbs measuring 48 feet. W. J. Bryan, who soon will celebrate his 80th birthday, planted the tree 52 years ago in Greene coun ty, and it Is still bearing a crop of luscious apples annually. ' Masonic Lodge to Build. WOODLAND, Wash., Feb. 12 (Special.) The Masonic lodge at Woodland plans to erect a two-story concrete building to cost about $30,000. . The Woodland State bank and the Men's club will be located in the new building. Vancouver Man to Build Creamery. GULER. Wash., Feb. 12 (Special.) H. J. Bolts of Vancouver, Wash., HEAVY COUNTRY SLAB WOOD Buy Direct from Us and Save OH ff per cord; delivered tDl.UUjn two-cord lots. BL0CH SLABWOOD CO. Tabor 835 has received a contract for the erec tion of a reinforced concrete cream ery building at White Salmon, Wash., costing $3115. A large number of Trout lake farmers are shareholders in this enterprise and the cream is hauled from here twice a week. Town Hall to Be Built. WOODLAND, Wash., Feb. 12. (Special.) B'ollowing a meeting of business men. a committee of three will take up the problem of building a town hall with the council. Archi tects' plans call for quarters for the fire department, police department, a reading room and a council chamber. School Bonds Discussed. WOODLAND, Wash., Feb. 12. (Special.) The Business Men's club met at the home of Wesley Smith, superintendent of schools, Thursday night and discussed the advisability of calling a special election to vote on bonds for a new fireproof high school. . Premiums for County Fair Out. WOODLAND. Wash., Feb. , 12 (Special.) Miss Kelly, club leader for Cowlitz county, has issued a list of premiums and prizes to be awarded school children of Cowlitz county at the fair to be held at Woodland. It includes over 100 classes and some well worth-while cash prizes are on the lift. I "Cross Eyes" E Cross eyes are frequently E the result of muscular weak- E E ness, which may be over- E come with proper glasses. E E You cant afford to neg- E lect your child's visual sense. E If you have a child thus af- E flicted, get my opinion. . E E And don't forge t the E E earlier the easier in eye care. E I DR. B. A. BEDYNEK j Optometrist E E 508-9 Pittock Block E E Tenth and Washington Sts. E F'liiiiiimiimiiMiimiiimmmmimlj Dr. M. L. Lachman 401-2-3 Fliedner Building rniROPHArTic, - ELECTROTHERAPY. HYDROTHERAPY, DIETETICS. AND ALL UKlitiLKSS METHODS. 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