V
TK3-. oscoit daily jcur.::..:; ' i i:
III
...llighS i.:c:;;ds
rt'ind General Electric Stock-
holder Authorize Big Issue
. :,-L for Improvements.
-3TS WILL BE PAID X ? ;
AND NEW, PLANTS BUILT
" One" StationltoJBe .Built , Near
- Coif " Links Another --'at'
Cazadero Will Be Used.
1:
Stockholder of the Portland General
Electric, company at a apecial meeting
yesterday afternoon .voted to authorise
to Include all the property of the com
pany for an laaua of 110.000,000 of bonda,
lt.009,008 of whloh will be aold at ooo
to refund outstanding indebtedness at
a lower Interest rata, par for the new
- steam , jilant .art ted at the fuotV- of
Twenty-first street and provlda a sur
plua la tha- treasury' for improvements
that ara already planned.. A naw. sub-d
Utlon will ba built thla year near tba
golf course, and a duplicate 10,000-volt
feeder will 'ba . run from- i thla
sub-eta tlon : ' to ' aub-atatlon " " "A."
it ' tba corner - of Alder and Sev
enth streets It la Intended to have all
ths stations, Including a " new -, one - at
CasaderO. , run" In multiple. ' The -power
to be venerated at Caaadero. being. 10,
000 volte, 2S-eycle 2-phase. It will be
chanced to direct - current ..for ' rail way
purpoaea by means -of rotary converters,
nd to 0-cycle alternating, current for
l.ffhtlng atid power purpoaea. . Tha Port"
land General Electric baa signed a con
tract with tha Oregon Water Power
I.eHwey company to take all aurplua
power that may be venerated at the
Oregon Water Power Railway com'
rany new. Caaadero plant, whlch.lt. la
ozpected will be In operation by, January
1, and which will be -equipped to pro
cuce 20.000 horsepower. -
The Portland General. Klectrlc, while
it haa a debt aggregating 12.800,00,
! made Immense Improvement 'In It
iiant in the last two years, and is now
-snipped to extend Its current for power
end lighting throughout the lower-Willamette
Valley.- ,Its capacity! haa been
r-iore than doubled by-the- -reeent-m
Urgententa. When the Xiewls and Clark
exposition management more than a year
o decided not to build 1U own power
' nt at the grounds, but to buy 100.000
. ,hts from the Portland Oeneral Elee
trie for approximately $80,000, tha com
rny began conatructlon of ita new -plant
lnowa as station "K," near the Eastern
A Western Lumttr mill at Gulld'a lake.
1 he plant la economically operated with
sawdust, for fuel. The company bow
haa - five stations in operation, as fol
lows: , Station B.. t Willamette falla;
atatlon C. formerly known as the Union
rower 'house, located at tha corner of
i herlock avenue and Twenty-flrat; eta
tlon D, located at the corner of Mill
and Chapman; station E, the new steam
. plant at Guild's lake; and aub-atatlon A,
at the corner of Alder and .Seventh
atreeta - '-.- ' ' " '
The total capacity of the Portland
General Elcctrlo from tta own gener
ator Js now about 13.000 -horsepower.
T'.iie current Is disposed of for the fol
lowing, purpoaea: Lighting, public and
private, in the city of . Portland and
subutba; lighting the exposition! power
for driving the Portland Flotrnng-wnix.
and other industries, and auxiliary power
tor tha operation of tha Portland Con
eollduted railway, and tha Oregon Water
power A Railway company systems.
The Portland Consolidated, at Ita plant
near the Inman-Poulaen mill, generates
about two fifths-tha amount of power
recesnary to operate the system.,-The
Port lend General-Electric furnishes the
' remainder.' .. '. "
Malheur Gaaette: ( If Teddy should
accept the nomination for the third term
- all parties would support him except 1
t BoclsHst. -
To treat Pimples and Blackheads,
-Red, Rough, Oily Complexions,
gently smear the face with Cuti
cura Ointment, the ' great kin
Cure, but do not rub. Wash off
the Ointment in five minutes with
Cuticura Soap and hot water, and
bathe freely for some minutes.
Repeat morning and evening. At'
other times use Cuticura Soap for
- bathing the face as often as agree
able. No other Skirt Soap so purer
so sweet, so speedijy effectived
pr'muli? 4rtMlhm C-vttam. St. frmt Skis
vk th. pra mt rtaasrii la Uliu eaS tM
e i swv .4m. Tw m see
memmr, . ifMtWlMl M Sims w SM.
- t-"K ChMt ('.. Sol. rraM. Urn..
-MiweYns-Meet fninrH,M Ijlrtly.
lip fills?
HirtESAL EXHIBIT .
COVERS THE STATE
California: Has Splendid Show
i -ing of Ores and Cpld - r-
at the Fair.' : -t-;
' Superintendent Samnel Butler of the
California mineral --exhibit stated -thla
morning that about S00 choice specimen
were expected from the California atate
mineral exhibit Immediately, and that
a collection of -nuggets, coarse gold and
high grade ore from Blsklyou county
would be her In a day or so. These
additions will complete tnrntneral col
lection of the golden, state ana max one
of the atrongeet presentations from any
state mineral industry. -
In rnnilne the California exhibit
California
Mr. Butler -saya that it has been the
purpose to give an average view, cover
log every phase of the Industry, Shasta
county's Copper, mines are represented
by s collection of orea from ,the' big
nrooertiea. a large collection of cinnabar
la naa rrosi we Danis tun county i
reglon. where moat of the United States'
mercury haa ' been produced, and gold
orea , from . the mother lode district to
tha remoteat section have been asaem-
There was no room, for working mod
els of mines or reduction planta. which
deprived the management of the oppor
tunity for an effective nlaplay, but the
effort baa been to make up for thla In
the arrangement of mineral. .
It la the purpose . later to have a
large quantity-of literature at tha buUd;
Ing for reference, ao that ny one- de
siring to Inquire with more detail Into
California mining may do so with profit
whU looking st tha ores. n . ' - '
GIVES EMPLOYES
DAY. TO SEE FAIR
3
Maaon-Ebrnian Cofnp any Allows
lt Workers a Holiday and ,
Gives Tem tickets.--
By a plan put Into -effect today the
wholesale grocery firm of .Mason, Ehr
man A Co. of Portland expect to af
ford benefit and ; pleasure to Its -em
ployee. Every employe wilL within the
next three .months, receive ticket of
admlaaion to tha Lewis and Clark, ex
position, slid have s day off without any
loee of salary.. The firm has adopted
tha plan on s theory that the exposition
la a liberal; education hat every matt -rn
Its service should receive. , .
It is said the plaYM being- considered
by other tlrma. -It la estimated that
should every commercial and manufac
turing concern In -Portland adopt the
ides 20.000 heada of famlllea, "and three
time that number of younger member
who are employed, would receive ticket
of admission and srdayoff to attend the
exposition.! The measure would. If. put
into errect generally rn-fortland storen,
faotorle and wholesale houses, ampunt
to s benefaction of about tIOf.000 by
Portland bualness men. In wages and
fair tickets, of which the expoaltlon
would receive 141,200, and the employe
would retain the rest In pay for time. ;
WiilametteValley Chautauqua
, Association. -
Fo 'the Willamette Valley Chautau
qua, association at Gladstone Park,-July
11 to 21. the Southern Pacific company
has provided special train service.
Trains Jeave East Washington street at
t:4. s.-eo,' :io.-ll.'SO . m.; l:li, 1:20.
l:I0 4:ZB, 1:22, :0f. :20, 7:1, !:
p. m. last car leaves, Gladstone or
East Washington street at 1(1:11 n m.
For further information call telephone
CARDINAL SETS PACE
. FOft CLASS MAGAZINES
Portland' High achool ha not been
content with aoholastlo triumph In this
year of all year for th city. After
amieiio victories, establishment of high
raucauonu sianaaraa, ,-ano, social pre
eminence, tha editorial faculty of the
Cardinal haa excelled all other efforta
in in closing issue or tu term publl
cation, , .,. '-.,.-., :,,, ,
; The most arUstla magaxln Issued
from the city or atate this year Is the
closing number of ths Cardinal. It fives
m Historical renew or me events which
are the basis for the centennial celebra
tlon. - If tngled with this historical work,
which ha marked fidelity to the most
authentic records, are achool verse and
many bright pros articles from the pen
of the editorial staff. ;
The cover design is striking and apt
iewis ana uarv appear ' under 'out-
strewnea wings; tne lettering Is era
bossed and of coin gold color. Printing
is on paper or s aeiicat art finish, while
cut are on heavy enamel book, giving a
pleasing alternating effect . Illustra
tion are profuse, beginning with the
school faculty and Including miniature
of class officers, and members and a
multitude of society members.. Artistic
views of the exposition and Its most
Striking buildings, with sketches of
stories end verse, sire the - publication
the - leganc of high grade.-sjiagaslne
work. This issue of the Cardinal will be
memorable In achool annals, and will ea
tsbllsh a precedent which generation
to follow I not likely to attain again.
Because of the closing Of the achool
the magaslne I distributed to sub
scribers at Meier It Prank's.
PIONEER SALOON AND i
CHURCH ARE GONE
Patrolman O. P, laakaon. in three
page report, to Chief of Police Grits
maeher. bemoan the fact that two old
landmark have gone .from hi - best
On of them I s saloon, but Isakson
asserts that It was s good saloon snd
probably carries out the. prophecy of
swords being turned Into plowshares.
"The first landmark Is the Seven
Corner saloon, at ' East Twenty-first
and Division streets, say the patrol
man, - "It waa closed by the prohibi
tion vote st the last election, .snd al
though good people gladly bow "to the
majesty of the law. It can truly ba. Bald
that that asloon was very quiet snd or
derly, far more' ao than many other
saloors In the city.
- "But the proprietor takes the matter
coolly, r He Is soma kind of s philoso
pher,- and I lust changing hi barroom
Into s grocery -store. This may have
something to do with the prophecy about
swords being turned into plowshares
"The other landmark Is ths old school
hotter st East Eighteenth and Powell
streets. Just being torn down. That
building,-waa need aa a, church for
number of years, and waa then deeded
to the- eltv -for. schoolhouse. : Later
It waa the fir station for the Webfoot
fir company of Brooklyn and was after
ward practice nan for the Souther
Pacific band. Ita final use was a s
boys' clubroora." , .
- The natrrtlman aava the hall flnallr
refused to lbs abused In Its old - sL
ana "juet tumoiea sown.
VCULD AKuEX liE'J
SCIICOL DISTRICT
County Boundary Board VVill Be
"Asked to Include Mt. tabor"
in Number .One.
TAXPAYERS BEUVE AN i 0
INJUSTICE IS BEING DONE
Force'd to Pay City . Lexy-and
Tuition Also--Willing to Pay '
Tse east slde-ersee of Tbe Joaraal. ts. la
rhe .tor of Mrs. r. W. afeaMaoef, w sssi
liarrim street Telephese Kut We. V
' Leialiif nni o( soum iimr v. f
narins: . comDlste statement of -the 'fi
nances, attendance snd needs of school
district No. t with tb view to saktng
tha county boundary board tOJncorr
borate thla In city district No. 1. There
haa been no peUUon prepared - In the
matter, and the moTement Ifaa not yet
reached the popular -hurrah etage, but
s business-like, complete statement of
ths needs of the dtstrtot and Its lia
bility -to bear new burdens Is ready sad
backed by some of the leading bualneaa
men of Portland who reside In the terri
tory. It will bo brought to the attention
of the county boundary board.. - .
Thla statement shows that aiatriet
No. i has 12s children of achool age in
ita bounds snd that Ml children were
enrolled in the Mount Tabor school last
year. ; The aaaeaaed valuation or ue
diatrlet la tm.226. and s three mill tax
waa levied, for achool purposes tbl.
year. - The value of the achool propertM
In the district is I IT. 000, tb value-or
the auDDllee and furnishings la $2,(00,
and the district haa a debt of tl.,160. of
which all but 12.16 bear out lour per
cent interest and run for a long period.
At present though the larger part, of
the diatrlet la Included In the city limits,
the high -achool pupil are required tu
pay tuition In the city high achool be
cause they are from another diatrlet
In many casea taxpayers who live In
Mount Tabor Pay tha City levy on Mount
Tabor property under the recent annex
ation lawr also pay tsxes on othef city
property- farther - removed from their
homes, pay a local school tax in district
No.' 6, and then are forced to pay $21
a year -In tuition fee for every, child
they have attending the city high
school.-"-.,: '-"' ' t.-'v 'i - .
' . This condition Is felt to ,be unjust by
the majority of Mount Tabor taxpayers
an 5 to rented n-.it. tha oo u n t y boundary
board will be asked to add dlitlrTcfyo. IT
Include that part of Mount Tabor re
cently annexed to tbe city, but all of tb
district Ths legislative act that provided-
fpr the annexation of a portion of
Mount T Tabor provided 'also that the
school bound should remain unchanged
ao far ss that act went but the county
boundary board haa the power to add
the district or any other,' to the city
achool diatrlet no legislative act having
Interfered with Its power. The Port
land board of education can do nothing
In the matter as It ha no authority, the
act tof , tbe legislsture restraining It
from Interfering, r - .- -r-
: Mount 'Tabor taxpayers "ar ready to
stand their share of the cost of ths new
high school, sod their scWjl levy would
probably be more than double-what U
Is at present but this Increase would be
willingly met could Mount. Taborchll-
aren m tne city limits nav ths am ad
vantage of tuition a other children of
Portland.
WAS IT A THREAT?
last aide eTnar Ha JJtfftenW yrobless
1 . J 2Tre Case. y.
.'Does ths statement Tou dirfy our.
you ought to be killed,' Imply a threat?
This was the problem Justice Seton of
the eaat aid Justice court-faced yeater
day In trying the case of A. W. Bennett
againat Mra. Florence Revere of Arleta.
The prosecution said ' ths - woman had
threatened tbe life Of Bennett
: Mr. Revere and her child were pres
ent with a host of friends Mra Revere
and her daughter told tbe court of Ben
nett s alleged insults Bennett denied
these and expressed hjs Arm belief In the
ability-and - determination -of Mrs. 7 Re
vere td aasasslnst him and his family.
After half a day of various testimony
ths judge took the matter under advise
ment-?. ... .t. . f
' Oeed Oaaao fox Corona. ' .
Ths coroner's wagon will probably re
ceive a call to Hawthorne park some
sunny afternoon thla summer snd than
the raft erase may temporarily subside,
Ths boys of the neighborhood have
gathered the loos boards from half a
dosen blocks and have made rafta of
variou degrees or - unseaworthiness.
These are pushed,, paddled-. and pulled
over the lake pond.- two amall boards
serving In some cases. The water of
tne pono is aeep enough to drown a
giant and amall boys hardly out bf
aklrts gleefully-paddle around where
10 feet of cold water waits a victim.
Few people visit that end of the park
during weex oaya and the chance of res
cue In . case of accident. Ja slight T.J3ne
or twosmaii boys have bad narrow es
capes. V- . i
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, Fioase ITomaa Sle. -
On of the pioneer of Portland died
yesterday when Mrs. Harriet M. Churcn
of Mount Tabor paaaed swsy. . A year
ago she celebrated her golden wedding
anniversary with her husband and one
of the notable family reunions of the
suburb was held. The funeral will take
place tomorrow afternoon at the horns
Rev. K. 8. Memmlnger will officiate.
Burial will be made la Bralnerd's ceme
tery. ,- - t .. ' I ;;
,--Ooss td Tsll Corpora tlon Seoxets.
R C Eaatwlck will leave in a few
days for Great Falls snd Helena, Mon
tana, where he goes to testify before
the-supreme court of that atate as a
wltnees In a suit- bctwocw -th Amalgs-
mated Copper company and the ' Mon
tana Ore Purchasing company. For a
number of years he waa la th employ
or tne Amalgamated copper company,
Anaconda copper Mining company.
Waehoe Copper company, th Big Black-
foot Lumber Av Milling company - of
Butte, land the American Sxaloratlon
company of New York,' In the capacity
of auditor. - -
4,1
' Some grocers scS Schilling'a
Dest "7 ,v"r :.r,7r W ' 1
';- wa - ; asswtpssdaT .
tnoneyback; some donV. '.
' They have "jthcir " ' reasons
both ways.-. '':': i .;
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1 W H .
of medicine.
No
can do impregr
m CTEI C? TO t-
a " R,
Bvansvule, Ind.; writes: "For over five
rear I was trouoled with kidney and
bladder affections which caused ms mncb
pais and worry. I lost flesh and was all
ma, down, and a year ago had to
.abandon work entirely. I had three of
ths best physicians who did ms no good
and I was practically irtven tip to die.
Foley's Kidney Cura was recommended
and th first bottl gay tne great rsliei,
and after taking; the second pottle 1 wai
.nHr.lv Mtnuf . ' .
TWO SIZES. 50c AI9 SLM.
Oev
hotbu Ajm maaoaT.
Delightful ,
Mount llooil Trip
...
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T? VS31T -' VISITOR -" to ' ths
. A- Lewis - and Clark' expoat-
. tlon should take thla ths most "vl
delightful of all mountain trips -.
in -America.- Cloud -Cap Inn. .
' unique and - picture squa. . 1,000 , -1
feet above - sea level. f
.fords apleadld. aocommodatlona. .
Summit of mountain eaally.
"aoceeslble - from ; this - point
Stage leave Hood- River eta- ;
- tlon-dally, making connection ",'
with O. R. A N. trains ' Round -:
trip tickets. Including Coach
ing trip, on ssle at O. R. A N. .
ticket office. Third and Wash- -
ington streets, Portland. Par- 1 .',
tlculars sbout rates at Cloud :
' Cap Inn by writing ., j.;.,:"
' aoHB. at &Aazxxa, acaaaces. '
: Mood 2Uvx, Oregon.---
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Bend S osnts In stamps to A. '
,1a Craig. Q. P. A. Oregon ..
Railroad A Navigation com
Pny, Portland, -r for - booklet -
telling aoout tnav -1 - , . , :
Hotel Fairmount
TRMT f-aUXT Jl AJT9 UFSAUA-BTsV
Opposite Stain Batraaee to liswle. and
Clark Bxpositlon. - x
Only-absolutely fireproof hoteV ad
joining grounds, equipped with electri
telephonic and special - telephonio com
munications for patrons Uniformed
portere and bellboy at all hours ' at
guests.- service.
:.I50 Degant Rooms .
n, : Open lor Guests X
'X BATII fixe A BAT AJTB VT. ,
W. H. LATTIN. Oeneral Manager.
HOTEL ESTAt ADA
OM THfi O. W. P. RT. CO. , u
: TROLLET UNA ,
batwb, rn 9Arj:....t f-S9
bats a, na wai at..... .sio
' Special ' ticket 'Including round
.trip faro and dinner. ....... fi.Tf
flneclal ticket Includlns round
' trip fsre,"one night's lodging snd ,
mree mesia.. ..............
1 nuaav OFPioa Aire watttjiw
ROOK, FIRS AJTS AUU. .
; ' ; Phone or WrfU
W Kj MARTINEZ. Managsr,
' Estacsda, .Oregon. '
'TH E K I IN O
New baildlsg: with everr eesveelese. lit
estilds fixsi, dlreet esrttne ts EpMUka SB 4
llelna Depot, I nlnstee walk frets P. O. ss
soelsees enter.' Stransere take ltk er 2(
fersna street ear true. Calua Depot . Fkees
Btk ieii T
ao a axis orxa it m bit roa rwp
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KUSCH & OSTEK EXFEKIENCE. -o;
C -LOSS OF AWUT;?500
Talaphona Out of Sarvlca
Train Stops In Front of Burn
.'Ing Bunding, Straatcar Cuts
' .' 1 Hoaa and . Quaata . Los.
;;.;-;v;'-Thalr Proparty. ; i;
- "Our houM ll on .flrc - ortM -
Piarles ..Belmont Fourth. street . be
tween Taylor and Salmon,, through her
-'phone, this morning m a few minutes
before I o'clock. , '. '. r '
-.. "Nickel., please." calmly answered ths
girl st the central telephone office.
"But I can't rind a nickel, and I want
to turn In an alarm to the fir depart
ment' replied Mrs. Belmont In plead
ing, tones. . '.' 1. i.... .".
- Mrs Belmont rushed through ' th
house, 'Calling to the 21 guest to sscsps
with their live, aroused her- husband
from aleep and then- ran Into thd atreet
to find soms way to carry -th news to
Chief Campbell's firemen, A man heard
Mrs Belmont's cries, and volunteered
to turn In the alarm ; , l
: . Treia Belays rir Beparlknsnt.
Jt Wtlbout dlay th door. of. th engine-house
opened and the team dashed
away to the fire.- Th guests war pour
ing from th burning structure, having
snatched what clothing they could find,
and men were gathering : from that
neighborhood to assist any who might H
be belated . in tneir escape , front th
roaring flames' and blinding, smoke.
The firemen with "their .apparatus'
reached the hydrants, at. Fourth -and
Yamhill streets, snd were about to' con
nect the hose, when the Southern Pacific
passenger ; train, bound out on , the west
slds Una,, earn In front of th burning
house and stopped. -. . ... ,:
Five minute elapsed before' the en
gine pulled out and .the firemen could
adjust themselves to the unexpected in
terruption. - Just as the .-delay caused
by the train was ended a streetcar ran
over and out th line of hose that was
laid from A hydrant on Fifth street, and
added to th firemen's troubles
When ono th department had over
come th obstacles so unexpectedly in
terposed, the . fire waa -quickly extin
guished. ' The loss Aggregated .about
12,000. - --.. ; v , - - ,. - ,-
txTBAcr note otmA ' snnra
c OOLUKjra, 3VLT T. '
At "Modest ; Pribcs
A! large yaney.tpelectiisTOmc;
estyalues in thet4
THIRD AND OAK
7 1,
Ill
:Comp2ls SneriHemo'
iilM
"Though but littla of our stock goods wera damaged tha
rear part "of owrwrkrowna were devastated and our ma
.: chinery put out of use, causing a suspension of operations
for several days. We were fartunately covered by lnaur
ance arid have decided to clean out our entire stock at from
- "
'
Tfsr
.4 Only perfect .and. very slightly damaged material will be .
sold. 0r - good and long-standing reputation aa first
;; class tailora 'will be fully lived up to ln this sale. Good
r-. trimmings' and aatisfaction in every respect guaranteed.
And Upr-FcrTdlormcfe Soils
J Call and inapect;the exceptionally good values we are
offering.
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