ALL FAVOR BETTER
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SCHOOL BUILDINGS
Prominent Gtizens Believe $100,000; Is Reeded
for Improvements, but Differ as to Best
Method of Raising This Amount.
TO THE PUBLIC
My
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The proposed school tax levy for new
public schools In Portland continues to
cause considerable discussion among, the
publlo and taxpayers. The following in
terviews show a decided disposition In
ttvor of new school buildings, and a Will
ingness to fiay for thcra, but there Is a
wide-difference of opinion as to whether
the money should be raised by direct tax
fit ion or the Issuance; of interest-bearing
bonds: '.' -r, -v
Dp. L. Buck advanced ah idea which is
(Mil to be new as applied to Portland.
He said: ' :- Y:'' - ! -"'v -' Y.
- "I have not studied the subject myself,
but there seems to be a general opinion
'lint we need more and bettcf . school
tuilJlngs. If "bonds , axe "Issued, TVaay"
Rive the people of Portia nd-that Is, the
whooi districta chance tobuy them
to take care of their own bonds. . I
think they can be floated at home among
the peoplo better for $100,000 of $250,000.
The principal and the Interest would
thus be kept at home. -1 recall the ease
mid eagorness with which the people sub-f-oribed
for United States 3-per-cent bond
Issued during Cleveland's! last administra
tion to re-establish the gold reserve, and
1 think- the same experience would be
repeated In Portland if the bonds were
offered to the people." ' '
Walter F. Burrell, a leading taxpayer
d member of the. taxpayers' league,
eid: ,v; .:
"I think we should pay as 'we go. I
hope, bonds will not be Issued. I think
we should raise from $75,000 to $100,000,. or
whatever sum may be decided on as
actually needed, by a direct tax; It seems
to be the rule that frhere a large sum
of money Is raised by a bond issue that
the people who have charge of the runa
somehow feel under obligation to spend
it, and arc not as careful with expendi
tures as they would be tf the money were
raised by direct taxation, or In -some other
way. .There has been some talk among
members of the taxpayers' league of
floating bonds for half million .dollars
and building schoolhouses of brick or
stone, or both. Individually, I am op
posed to this. .We are In a timber coun
try and' can get. lumber cheap. Who can
say that a brick or stone school building
erected this year would not be out of
date in 10 years in ventilation and , In
other sanitary arrangements? The. last
decade ? has brought - forth wonders ltvj
the way of scientific invention and in
discovery. . ' Things we never dreamed of
a few years ago are " now regarded as
necessities. I hope bonds will not be Is
sued." . : .. f,f ',': v'Y;--
;- Dr. 8. A.;. Brown of , the ' taxpayers'
league said; "1 do not like the borrowing
Idea. Pay as, you go, I say. , We have
enough bonds to take care' of now. I
understand Mr; .Wittenberg want $125,
000 for new school buildings, but that the
other school directors tnmk that about
$100,000 would be sufficient; for the purpose.,-1
think- we should be conservative
In the matter and get along with $100,000
If we can. We'll have to pay for the
bonds; there's no getting around that.
We have bonds enough out now. , Pay
as you go direct taxation la the .way
I reel about it.
A. B. Stelnbach said: ''Bonds by all
means. If we can't pay the bonds, let
them take the property. Our taxes are
high enough now look what they are
going to lwt-this year. As to the amount
of money that Is needed" for new school
buildings. I cannot say; I' have not
looked into the' subject deep enough to
express a competent opinion."
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SPECIMENS
OF OREGON FIR
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Komarkable pieces of timber are being
put aboard the schooner Forester, which
is loading at the Inmsn-Poulsen mill
for , Kobe, Japan. They- are two feet
Muare and 65 feet In length. . Every one
of tho mammoth sticks" is absolutely
perfect, so far as blemishes are &
cerned. Not the remotest sign of a knot
or weak spot is visible. ' : v ,
Those who Inspected the big timbers
say that nowhere in the world outside of
Oregon or Washington could such per
feet specimens of fir be secured. Larger
timbers could be found in California,
but they would have to be of the red
wood variety, which is far Inferior to the
Oregon flr. ' ; .. '.
A slight conception of the "Immense
slzo of, one of the timbers , can be had
when it Is known that it contains 2,920
lineal feet. If pot on the scales one of
the sticks would tip the beams at a ton
and a half, figuring on the basis of a
pound to a foot, which is the usual esti
mate made.' Placed on the market the
lumber In one of the sticks would bring
$50. Just how many of these monsters
ere to be taken aboard Captain Daewer
Itz. master of the Forester, does not yet
linow. He says that he will probably
take a full deckload, at least
May Be for Portress. '
"What is going to be done with them
et Kobe," he continued, "is more than
1 know, unless . Japan Intends to build
a fortress with Oregon fir to keep out the
Russians. By placing two of them to
gether they would certainly prove al
most as effective as armor plate. All
told the Forester will take out more than
a million feet of lumber."
At the same mill the schooner1 Annie
13. Smale and barkentine Georglnia are
slso receiving cargoes for the. Orient.
They both go to Taku. China, The Smale
-will carry . 1.600.000 feet, while the Geor
- Blnla will take' out nearly 1.700,000 feet
All three of the vessels will be ready
to sail for the far east at about the same
time. . The several captains are keeping
a close watch on the war movement,
ss they will be obliged to enter .right
Into the center of hostilities If war Is
declared. They are strongly talking of
a plan . to provide themselves with a
plumber of gatling guns before leaving
. the Columbia river.
"A lumber fleet turned Into a war
isouadron," said , Captain ' Daewarltz,
"would be a little oilt of the ordinary,
but I propose to land those big sticks
of Oregon fir at Kobe If I have to fight
my way by Inches through the entire na
val fleet commanded by officers of the
,cr.ar. . I think I will also arm all my
crew Just In case of an emergency. I
may need some help.''
RIVER CHANNEL IS
NOW IN FINE SHAPE
. A fine channel Is now open from Port-
laud to the sea and the big dredge Co-
lumbla has discontinued operations. She
line been tied up at St Johns and, except
ing the engineer, machinist and fore
man, the crew has been paid off., Dur
ing the past few months the Columbia
cut deep channels through several bam
bplow the mouth of the Willamette, and
the river is now considered to be In bet
tor shape than ver before.
Cant. Harry Emkins says that a ves
sel drawing 25 feet of . water would
experience no difficulty now In going
from this city to the ocean, and he at
tributes the splendid condition of the
channel to the untiring efforts of the
Port of Portland commission. ,
-The basin for the dry dock has been
completed and the dreduo Portland is
'ieepenlng a waterway from the dock
site t the main channel in the river.
J. M. Arthur & Co. have been awarded
the contract for building the steel tank,
adjoining the power, house, their bid
being $667. - -The wooden tank : will be
1 furnishf-d by Fairbanks, Morse St Co.
for $150. The same Arm will also sup
ply the pumps for $205.- The. contract
lor furnishings M feet ot belting was
riven to the Page Belting company.
whose bit was Vl,2.W.
be re
The Gould lines, will hereafter be rep.
resented in Portland -by one agent and
all the jsrork of these lines will be done
in one office. The Gould lines Include
the Missouri Pacific, the Iron Mountain
& Southern. Denver & Rio Grande, Rio
GrandeWesterfi, Texa&7Pacino "and
the International & Great -Northern.
General Agent McBride of the Rio
Grande becomes general agent in this
territory of the other lines of the Gould
system and will hereafter emphasise the
Missouri Pacific business instead of the
Rio Grande. Last ; season the change
was made tnrougnout tne country ana
the Gould offices were bunched and In
the East Missouri Pacific officials took
the job of Rio Grande men, in the South
Iron Mountain . people received the
plums and in the West the Rio Grande
men represented the system.
Locally the Missouri Pacific. office
was discontinued last summer but Mr.
McBride until recently was known as
the Rio Grande agent. A few weeks
ago the Texas & Pacific was added to
his list of roads and, then came an order
from the Eastern headquarters directing
that his office take charge of the Gould
business and that the Missouri Pacific
and Iron Mountain interests be pushed
as .well as the Rio Grande. ' The orders
were specific even to the window sign
and today painters are engaged in eras
ing the Rio Grande sign and placing In
big bold letters the Missouri Paclflo and
Iron Mountain signs with the rest of
the lines tacked on as incidentals. In
the East Missouri Paclflo officials will
handle Rio Grande business and push
the Interests of this road as the West
ern men will that of the Missouri Pa
cific George Qfauld officiates as presi
dent of -all the lines - included In the
system, following the example set by
Mr. HarrJman. 'J.1l. . . :.
riBB EKGINE TRUST.
Newark, K J., Jan. 8.- Vice-Chancel
1'ir Kmery has' appointed J. R. Clark
nitd U. Klmbull receivers for the Inter
i,ntlii!tl Flre'Knglna Co, a New Jersey
corporation, with $9,000,000 capital. The
company la known as the Fire Engine
tn:Kt nhicu was organized five years ago,
TEBT AOEB BBXSEOBOOM,
Journal Special Service.) ,
Can TYanHarn. Jan. 7 Christian
Klenk. ased 81 vears. todav aoDlied for
a license to marry Mary Pitjan, aged
u years. .
RICH MEN ARE
NOT ALL. HAPPY.
Croesus, King of Lydla, Bad Troubles of
Els Own, and There At Others.
Croesus, the John D. Rockefeller of
the kingdom of Lydla, was very well-
to-do in r: worldly goods ' and chattels.
"As rich as Croesus" is a saying about
2,500 years old. He had his troubles,
however, and some of them were full
grown. He was taken captive once by
Cyrus and only saved himself from be
ing burned alive by quoting a saying
of Solon, the Sage. He finally had to
flee bis kingdom for parts unknown.
- Many of the rich man's troubles today
come from high living and could ' be
avoided. They are brought on by eat
ing all kinds of rich, heavy foods at Ir
regular times, lack of proper exerolse,
undue mental strain, unnatural stimu
lants, etc., and are commonly known as
indigestion, dyspepsia "and weak stom
ach. They are serious troubles all right
but not only can they be avoided, but
can also be cured, and that without loss
of time or proper food and nourishment.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are the
certain relief of dyspepsia, rich and poor
alike. There Is no such thing as stop
ping their onward progress now. A
great nation . has placed its stamp of
approval upon their noble work. The
thousands and thousands of cures Ahey
have effected and the happiness result
lng therefrom have made their name a
household word throughout the land.
The story of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab
lets can be told in a word. They actu
ally do the work that the weak and
wasted stomach Is unable to do and al
low it to recuperate and regain its
strength. " They contain all the essen
tial properties that the gastric Juice
and other digestive fluids do, and they
digest the food Just as a sound and well
stomach would. They relieve the stom
ach Just as one rested and refreshed
workman relieves the one on day duty
that is tired and worn, and Nature' does
her town work of sestoratlon. , It Is -a
simple, natural process that a child can
understand. You can eat all you want
without fear of results. Stuart's Dys
pepsia Tablets are for sale by all drug
gists at 50 cents a box. Druggists alt
know better thart to ttry to get along
without them, as the femand for them is
great and universal.
HAVE "MOtt&Y ??
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Four Doors East o PerlUns Hotel
THESE GOODS MUST GO! " Is a Case of Save Your Neckby the SACRIFICE BOW LEGS!
,m Sacrifice of a Leg. I Am Going to 1 v "r"-yil;
I AM GOING TO RAISE THIS MONEY TO SATISFY MY CREDITORS
IF IT TAKES EVERY DOLLAR'S WORTH OF CLOTHING IN THE STORE
m
Sold for Less Than the Cost
of the Cloth.
si 7 d For your pick
PTmS Oof 372 Heaven
rich Bros.' Suits, In sacks and
frocks,, handsomely tailored, lined
with good, durable, serge; worth
112.50 In any store In town, but
"must", Is our master.
it - PT CJ For -your 'pick
H J Oof 426 Sack
Suits that Heavenrich - Bros, made
up this Fall to Wholesale at $17.50,
and then figure the retailers profit
the usual 1 per cent.1 But "must"
is our master. We must raise that
; $12,000 by the 15th. . ,
d C 7 CS F r" T o a r (
S'lveV O choice of 860
Suits In single and double-treasted
sacks, one and two-button frocks
and cutaways, In Imported woolens,
hand tailored through and through,
hand-made button holes, hand-felled
collars and padded shoulders. In all
this season's newest and nobbiest
designs,' of woolens, and cut and
trimmed as only Heavenrich Bros,
can cut .and trim tailor-mad i cloth
ing. No house In this town is set
ling as good a suit at $22.60, but In
our case, we must sell, at no natter
what sacrifice, for the hard hand of
vexatious need Is upon u ' ' , -
d 3 CZ Buys any, .of
S'lOe J O H e a V enrich
Bros.' $25.0Q 'to $35.00 exquisitely
tailored Suits. "We can't describe
them, to. you; you must see them to
really- believe what marvels of the
tailor's art they are ; ; and to fully
realize in what a close corner -we
1 must be when we would Sell such
suits for $13.75 but necessity has
'.no law.--.,.;r Y Y:; Yu.;Y:Y.'YY'
t J VZ Takes. pick of
PmKJ J O any suit In the
house y -Y ' -i'.: . . i-
All the $76 full dress. . ;
AH the $60 tuxedos.
All the $55 Prince Alberts.
All the $50 Prince Alberts. " j
All the $45 cutaways. .
All the $40 frocks. .' . , ., . Y
All the $40 sacks. Y , , . ;
Positively no reserve. Everything
goes at $16.75, because "must" Is
,our fnaster. . -
i'COATS
From Heavenrich Bros,', stock of
1400 . Overcoats we make you the
following" Must-sell-price , quota
tlons:
if t For aU Heav-
40V-V-r enrich Bros
$12.50 and $15.00 Overcoats, In light,
medium and dark colors, blue and;
black beavers; 886 Coats at this one
price. Just think a - five-dollar,
bill for a fine tailor-made Overcoat
tfhia ls the only way we know of to
raise that $12,000, by giving you
values that will compel you to pur
chase now. , (
rt - gj" For Heavenrich
H J OU Bros.' $17.60 to
$20 up-to-date Overcoats, In belt
backs, automobile, Monte Carlo,
Cassock, Naponeons, box coats, top
coats 100 colors and kinds, .
V f"v ff" For Heaven
plXjmVJKJ rich Bros.', $28
to $30 fine Overcoats. The mag-?
nlflcence and workmanship of these
hand-tailored garments, In short,
medium or long cuts; : silk, satin,
serge and Venetian lining; thlbet,
f rlese, kersey, ' melton and vicuna
cloths; broken plaids and bars, with
or without belt back. In Surtout and
all other new styles. Must is our
master.
4jjj -g " E? ( For Heaven-HItVeOv-r
nd, Br08.' $30
to $35 Overcoats, In ' all the new
cuts, belt and Surtout shapes, that'
most houses ask you $35 for.
Jil CS O d Takes the best
iplOeVO Overcoat In
Strain's, all shapes and makes, of
$35.00 to $45.00 tailor-made, silk
lined coats, go at $15.95.
ODD COATS
f 1.50 Buys an all wool, tailor
made coat that is. well worth $7.60.
92.50 Buys you" a " $10.00 tailor-"
.made single Coat, in all sizes,
f 3.50 Tou can take your choice
of, any odd Coat in the house
Prince Albert, sack or frock val
ues $15 to $20. . .'
PANTS
From the greatest Pants stock In
Portland we are forced to quote
you these ridiculously low prices,
which In no case Is more than the
cost of cloth: ' -
d! T i For your choice
aPIs)Iz of over 600 pairs
of all-wool Pants from the great
Heavenrich Bros.' purchase. They
cost wholesale $2 per pair, but go
they muBt and shall.
, dfl CiCV " For " your choice
SplmZrzJ of 1180 pairs ot
fine tailor-made Hardin all-wool
Trousers, in all sizes, worth $3.60
to $5.00
PfZf 1,600 pairs ot
Lester worsted Pants that are sold
by every first-class ; house In the
country for $6.00 and $7.00 per pair,
but must Is our motto, and they
must be sold great as' is the sac
rifice. ' ' -o .: . .', , '
(J Takes pick and
077 choice of ' the
finest pair of Pants in the store;
800 pairs in this lot, all tailor-made,
in finest Imported all-wool wor
steds, broadcloths, cay, worsteds,
doeskins; neat, stylish stripes and
checks. Regular $7.60 to $15.00
values. ., '
COATS AND
VESTS
CS: O C Takes pick and
t-POeiOO choice of the fin
est Coat and Vest In our house; all
Prince Alberts, . cutaways, frocks
and sackSj in very finest fabrics,
are included in this lot of over
1,000 coats and vests, - worth from
$15.00 to $30.00.
$3.85 for 160 odds , and ends In
sack and frock coats and Vests, in
all sizes from 32 to 44. On the 2d
floor. ' , , ,
- OUR NEW STOCK OF
MEN'S FINE HATS
ANDs
FURNISHINGS
. - . ' ' '
Are slashed right and left In our efforts to raise
the. needful. I
Wool Vests
. . 1,000 of 'em' at 10 apiece. ;
50 for a lot of $3.00 and $4.00
.Wool Vests.
91.00 buys the best Wool Vest
In our house. This means $5.00 to
$7.50 values. , y '
Fancy Vesis
fl.45 for all $3.00 Fancy Vests,
f 2.45 for all $5.00 Fancy Vests.
f3.45 for all $7.60 Fancy Vests.
- All tailor made, Y
NECKWEAR
y. Goes at Two Prices 7
25i buys all 50c, 75c and -$L00
Neckwear, In all the new Wilson
Bros.' shapes.
60 buys the best In the house,
$1.60 to $3.50 goods, in the finest
makes go at 50.
v;..iV' y'' '';':.' Y"V'Y.'i-r:';'j;;:.-'.. ;.'-
' Cloves, Carters
Handkerchiefs, Cuffs and Collars
and the hundred and - one . swell
things that go to make up a first
class furnishing goods department
go at about one third of their real
value.
? Wool Underwear
69 for $1.00 Derby-ribbed wool
Underwear, in all colors.
- Oti buys all our $1.50 and $2.00
finest lamb's-wool Underwear. v'i
91.49 buys all $2.60 and $3 im
ported Underwear.
92.30 buys all our fine silk $5
and $7.60 Underwear. -
We must raise that money that's
why. ' '
Underwear
29 buys all our 6O0 cotton Un
derwear, ,
39 buys all our 75o , fleeced
Underwear. - '
49$ buys all our $1.00 Under
wear of all kinds. , ,
Umbrellas '
All $$1.00 Umbrellas at 59. Y
All $1.50 Umbrellas at 79.
AU $2.00 Umbrellas at 91.10.
All $3.00 Umbrellas at f 1.69.
All $4.00 Umbrellas at f 2.29.
',T ' : '. ',: v r.' Y'
-. Suit Cases .. . .
91.29 buys a $2.25 Suit Case.
- 91.89 buys a $3.50 Suit Case.
92.50 buys a $4.50 Suit Case.1
91.40 buys a $7.60 Suit Case.
Wanted 20Good Salesmen In Clothing
and Furnishings for This Great Sale.
. fl.19 buys a swell Longley soft
or stiff $2.00 Hat. ,
91.79 buys any of our $2.50
Hats, in all shapes.
92.4,0 buys any of our $4.00 and
$5.00 soft and stiff Hats. 1
EVERy HAT GUARANTEED.
Strain's Way Satisfaction or your
money bach, will apply on everything
bought during this sale. ? '
Store Open for Business Saturday
, Morning at 9 o'clock. :
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