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THE OREGOtt DAILY JOURHALV PORTLAND WEDNESDAY. EVENING. OTOBER 4. 1905. II BOY OF LONG AGO STILL YOUNG "Captain W. S.' Powell Has Been in Portland Just Fifty- " - Three Years. -- '- INDIAN CURE-ALL T WAS SURE DEATH Sailor Boy and Indians Made Things 77 Lively in Thriving Vfllageon"Wil ; lament & the Fifties, Says the , Captain. .' r . ;. Fifty-three yea re ago today to be mora exact, at a o'clock thla afternoon Captain W. 8. Powall. bailiff of depart ment No. I of tha circuit court, arrived In Port land.--He-waa fresh from Ohl-r and a strapping boy still In hla 'teena. But Captain Powell la atlll a young -manrn(-h-atata-thar-1iratwayawm bo auch a -' aa ha la able to walk. "It eeems but a few yaaterdaya ago," aid tha bailiff thla morning, "alnce 1 landed at tha foot of Washington street and made a run' for tne nearest hotel' . 1 wanted to get a Job carrying In wood1 ' for my supper. .1 ' was broke, but that didn't bother me... Within two daye after I landed In Portland I got a Job at t a day slitting bark for cbairbacka. anl I have bean working t something ever since. "But to -go back to tha beginning of my Portland -career. The day 1 arrival waa the prettleat one I nave ever aeen. Tha weather waa warm and clear, and . the woods seemed greener than they ha1 ever seemed before. Tha timber, then1 extended down to Second street. There were between 800 and 1.000. people ltr- -Ing-hv Portland-then.-and the lowm a live little place, I assure you; It waan'l a wild and woolly one Ilka the Kansa and Texaa frontier town a were, but tho aallora used to coma from their ahipi lying In the harbor " and try ' to ts. charge Of things in general. Then is when we young fellowa uaed to enjoy ourselves chasing tha Jolly tars back to their vessels. ,-..-.- "At that time there waa a deep ra- ' Vine running down about -Jefferson ' atreet; there waa a wide bridge serosa It along Front- atreet, and--on the othT aide waa a big Indian village. : Although tha redskins could not buy firewater in town, there were a number of Sand "S1?2D7 First St We can fit the fat man, too. ; We -have our own tailors , and any changes required in any suit we sell is made without cost to the pur chaser. -We are determined 7 that, to the very last minute of this great - IFIRE There shall not be a discontented or disappointed man, woman or child leave the store. The ..... Insurance Companies Paid Us $23,517.35 And we are giving our friends the benefit of every dollar of 'this big payment. .Our reputation for square dealing shall never be justly assailed. We shall have a multitude of friends . when this $50,000 stock of merchandise is closed out. These will become our permanent patrons, and we will hold them just so long as we continue to deal fairly and liberally with them, and to earn their good will we shall continue to sell at these small prices: - Men's Suits Elegantly tailored all wool I3J Sutta for men. at $10.60 Nobby 'all wool Men'a 130 ' Suits 98.75 Stylish, fashionable all wool 125 Suits for men S7.SO Dandy 115 Suits, all wool, at tha unbeltevwtrtewfcargaln of, each.$6.00' II 1.J0 Suits, good enough for busi ness purposes .,.-95.10 Overcoab The tit kind. SlO.50: the $30 , kind. 98.75: the S2k kind. 97.50: the $14 kind. 96.00; the $12.60 kind. 5.10;ie tio kind, 93.98; the $8 kind, 92.05. Men's Trousers ,12.50 kind at 75 Tha II. 10 kind for worklngmen, now S0e Tha 11.6 values, nit damaaed ex cept by smoke ....tl;;..i1.91.28- All our 14. I4.B0. 4P5 and $ Men'a Trousers Klre' Sale price, -only -Tiir.TrTm7M.TTr.T7;7. 91.95 Odds and Ends ' Cravenettas, worth $11. 'now 93.99 lOe to Il.tO Strsw Hata, 29; $1 to $1(0 Hata. 79a); 15c Sox. 4; 1 to-Handkerchief a. 4f, President Suspenders. 19f: He Ties. 4; $1 to $1.10 Shlrta, 1 744i 0e Golf Shlrta. 29f. . , U ;' m 207 FirstSt Bet. wich Islanders living in the, village who were -abteto secure whiskey, and In this way the Indiana could get a aupply whenever they, had the necessary money to pay for It And when there waa a drunk on over -In Indtantown there was plenty of fun for us. - i "Right across the ravins from where t waa working the Indiana bad erecteJ their 'cure-all' for smallpox. Thla con slsted of a tightly-covered structure abootr"tne-Ble."of -haycock, - with a small opening Into Which the sick man could era wI.t Smallpox waa very com mon among the Indiana, and whenever one of them waa taken 111 a fire wa made under the Inclosure, and when the place bad become aa hot -as a hu man could stand. In crawled atck Xo; ha would stay there for several minutes, then come out steaming hot and make a run for the liver; the next day wa would pee hla frtenda carrying him away In an old blanket to the burial grounds, on what Is now Montgomery atreet between Second and Third. The Indian who took hla native cure for the smallpox was killed every time, and It was a quick an I easy way of getting rid of him." - - MAZAMAS MAY TRY - MOUNT BAKER NEXT ' -The following officers were elected at a. recent meeting -of the Maxamaa: President. C. H. Sholes, Portland; first vice-president, General Haaard Stevens. Boston; second vice-president. Professor WV-H.- Brewert- New-Haven; thlid vice' president, J. H. . Cameron, Chicago; fourth rice-president, W. E. Cooley, San Francisco; historian. Misa Gertrude Metcalfe, Portland; recording secretary, L. E. Anderson, Portland; corresponding secretary, W. G. Steel. Portland; finan cial, secretary, W. A. Gordon. Portland; treasurer. H. L. Pittock. Portland. Pub lishing committee Mlas Gertrude Met calfe, C. II. Sholea and Martin W. Gor man. Executive council C. H. Sholea. chairman: F. H. Kiaer, Ella E. McBrlde, W. Q. 8tee1, L E. Anderson, Gertrude Metcalfe'. W. A." Gordon, H. U Pittock and E. P. Sheldon. . -' While It lias not been settled which mountain will be climbed next summer, many - members of the society favor Mount Baker, aald to be the most diffi cult of American peaka to ascend. . Sweet Slum bar. ' A marble atatua of a little child who has fallen asleep -with hla baby rattle in hla little hand la, one of the features of tha Mellln'a Food booth n the Agri culture building at tire Iwls and Clark exposition. . Every mother will appreci ate thla beautiful work of art, and It appeala to every -one who lovea children. Don't fall to see it, and afterward look at the 20 special MelUn's.Food Jmb.laa... "It waa almost a 'miracle. Burdock Blood Bittera cured me of a terrible breaking but all over the body. I am very grateful." Misa Julia Ftlbridge, West. Cornwell. Conn. BET. TAYLOR AND SALMON Men's and -Women's Shoes Regular $1 and $2.60 values, heels Just dampened by water OOe $2 and $2.(0 values, not dlacernlbiy damaged . -S1.00 Regular $2.60 and II values, only shoe boxea eolled by water and smoke' ... v ..91.10 Misses', slightly damaged, regular $2 values .... . 91.14 Children's TeguUf"-$1.60 values, damaged by smoke only. . . . . . 60 Women'a spring heels, regular $1.60 valuea ....................... .45 Infanta' Shoea, regular ' 16o val ues t .40 Boys' Shoes, regulir $2 valuea, boxea only damaged by fire... 98 Misses' Sandals and leather, regu lar $1.60 valuea Fire Sale prlce.69c Black and Van-Boys' Shoes, valuea UP to $3; 91.12 Children's all leather Sandala, reg ular $1.15 valuea ..50 Misses' and Chlldren'aWhlteCan vss Oxfords, regular $1.60 vaU ua , ...80 Men's Shoes. dAmaged by water, regular -12.60 and $1 valuea Fire Sale" price , .79 Men'a Box Calf, Viet. Blucher and Bala., $2.60 and $3 values, ' now '..... 91il5 Men's Box Calf and VIcl. Blucher and t Bals.. $2 end$4- values;--not ' noticeably damaged; now, . ..91.56 1FEST Taylor and Salmon BOATS AT THE FAIR Such Is Plan in Connection With Big Sham Battle on the - - Last Night. STOCKADE WILL BE .' BUILT FOR ROWDIES Friday at Fair. Ii Named for Abigail Scott Duniwy---Saturdajr It Jef ferson and Public Schools Day and Children Will Be Admitted Free. Pi lea of dvnamlta sticks and huge cans' of .giant powder have been atacked In a safe and secluded spot at the fair grounds In anticipation of the closing night Then la to be witneaaea a great sham' battle, which will conclude with -lurM ,dlanla.i of fireworks and the blowing up of all the boata which have been used on Guild's lake In ..naval maneuvers. After the reallstio battle the boata are to be deserted one by one. after having been soaked with gasoline and fired. When the fire la supposed to have hat a sufficient length of time In which to reaen tne powaer mgaiin ik. n.mit. will K. vnloded bv an electrical contrivance, the connection be ing oy wires wiiiirn win " ".lu" to a launch. urA. MBti wiich stands near the center of the lake, la 'also to be blown ap In the same fashion. The wreckage will be allowed to drift until It pllea up on the beach. It will then be re moved by those whq nave secured right to possession. Each of the boata to be destroyed la 100 feet long and about 30 feet wide and Fontaine a large amount of lumber. The apectacular ef fect when the boata are blown up will be magnificent. It has been aeciaea to can u m dajr of the fair Ooode day. In honor or Hie nresldent. The program baa not yet been completed. . Many, dleoraeny acenea nave occurreq on the closing nights at other exposi tions, and every possible precaution will be taken to- prevent a repetition of auch scenes t - PorUand a f air. The ... Trail .in k li with ruarda on that nlaht and Towdlea will be arreated and thrown Into a huge stockade to oe duui xor that purpose. xr aw, iPrij will he Ablrail Scott Duniway day. It will be the only day act apart Dy tne exposmun b-um""' exclusively In honor of a woman. Mra. Duniway has -"been coiisplcuoua in - the history of ciregon. ana naming x- i- v... t,nnn. I. innkeH unon aa a arace- Tul recognition of the part aha has played. ' L ; - p.iuiuflj w... w i lie Schools day."-The cjilldren will a-4 aemble at tne oaseoaii para aujuiuma tne fair grounas, lik-cnarge oi ineir re spective -teachersr-and - escorted J tiyi i . . ...MlllAn .ii.rH. tindST Ml. (imiuuii v -i . -r jor McDonnell headed bytha Aamlnla- tratlon bana, wtii marcn imo . grounds. All school children will be admlttedTrree on lhar"day, BIRTH OF A NEW INDUSTRY first Contract for an Iron and Steel Bridge, Wholly of Portland Ooaatroe tlon, Bve Secured by a Portland Con tractor. It will doubtlesa be newa to many to be told that the first contract for the building of an Iron and ateel bridge ever secured by a Portland builder was re cently let to the Portland Wire A Iron works of Third and Handera atreeta. The bridge Is being constructed by tne Southern Pacific Railroad company at Oregon City. Ita elevation la 22 - feet above the track, and ita western landing la reached by stairs In the shape of an inverted letter V ascending from each side of the approaching atreet. The railroad company la having the bridge 'constructed at Ita own cost In reclpro cstlon of favora received from the city council, the cost to the company being in excess of $$,000. 'When completed, residents on the heights will not have to cross the tracka of the railroad In going from or returning to their homea. Mr. Boost, proprietor or the Portland Wire & Iron works, secured this con tract In the keeneet competition with other bridge builders, and all of the ma terial Is furnished by his concern and tha work done here. Thla la likely to be tha beginning of a new and important Industry for Portland. The enterprlae of the Portland Wire A. Iron worka haa been In- evidence alnce Ha firat estab lishment .In a room not more than SO feet aquare. It now owna Its own fine building at Third and Flanders, In addi tion to tha valuable brick structure at 147 Front street. It haa been prosper ous In all ita career because It haa had vim and ginger behind it. MONDAY IS MUSIC DAY AT THE FAIR Next Monday Is Music day at the fair and that luinjlaome Ceclllan. or one exactly like It, that we are going to give you for those five reaaons will be on exhibition In a very prominent plare with the. exhibit of the Manufac turers' Piano company, 350 Alder atreet. Too murh can hardly be said In praise of the Ceolllnn. It Is mechanically aa near perfect aa Is possible, only the very best materials are used .and no labor Is spared to make It the acme -of con struction. . , , The Manufacturers' Piano company will have one on exhibit at the fair Monday, and we want you to call and let the attendant explain and operate It for, you. Ton wlllewonder then that you did not "get busy" on those rea aona long ago. While they are coming In dally, and aome splendid 'ones, too, there is plenty -of-time, Your have -almost two weeks. ' An hour or two each evening will accomplish much. .It does not cost you one' cent to enter this race and the prise la a big one. Ton cannot buy the . Ceclllan for less than' $2C0 cash. A pretty handsome sum for a few evening hours', id it not? If there is a thing you do not understand call up The Journal, phone Main $00. . W he r ever -"-you i s c e aa - Baldaf-sewa'aT aplcS esffiM . lewiag ntracSJ ' ada there is fair dr?ajing too. 7 Arar(Mat'ai,l DYflAhllTE ELECTION WILL OE HELD AI1YWAY Citizens of Montavilla Say In corporation Must. : Be 7 v Voted On. PETITION COMPUED ; i FULLY WITH THE LAW Some of the Original Signers Have Changed Their Minda and in Event of an : Election a Hard Struggle Will Ensue. , -7.:, 7 The east side office ef The Journal Is Is tha atore of Mr. -F. W. MrKinaer. 3WU East alurrlaua atreet. Telephone, Kaat 275. There' Is no Question about the In corporation question going to the people for settlement In tha form of a special election," salil Mis-Barrlnger ef-Monta- villa yeaterday. . There haa been aome talk from those opposing Incorporation to the .effect that tha move would tie stopped, before It got past the court, but If mv legal advisors ) are correct thla cannot be .done. , Under tha state law it a certain numoer or voiers sign a petition for Incorporation th county court haa no option bur to feall a special election, provided that the money needed la depoaited with the court. We have tha legal number of signers and we have raised the money; the election will be called and then the wish of the peo ple here can be carried puLV Dr. William Deveny and aome or tne other business men of the villa - have been busy during the last 10 daya secur ing signers to a remonstrance, and the antl-tncorporatlon forcea will make a strong showing if the question goes to tha-voteraahls winter. Some who were atrong supporters of Incorporation a month ago have experienced a change of heart and are now fighting tha plan. Thla change. Is aald to be due to two main causes. The opponents, fear the town would be heavily bonded to aecure water and light services, while the fear of heavy taxes has turned aome of the buslnesa-men against the plan. Further more, tha water queatton, which a month ago was a burning one In tha villa, haa been lost sight of under the flood that haa deecended - the laat two-weeka-and the oceans of mud that do duty for aide walks. "But just wait, till next summer.. II we don't Incorporate, and watch theae fellowa who are ' backing down from their promise to support us; Just watch them run around the neighborhood with a tin pall huntlng-a dlpperful of water from aome fellow that has a cistern." That la the taunt of those who atlll favor Incorporation and It la especially directed against tha men who signed the petition for Incorporation and then aent In a messenger to the county court ask ing that their names be taken, oft the list, FIGHT CIVEN UP. XontavWa aloonmaa, After a Yeafa - Coateet, Close Their Mara, The Illegal liquor aelling question that so-, long troubled Montavilla- la prac tically settled.- Captain Schneider and W. T. "Orlipes have both given up the fight with-the county, after months of expensive quarreling, and aftar each had been twice before the court and let go with a jail sentence .hanging over him Schnelder'a place Is closed. The brewery eigne have been removed from the. front of the building and the assortment of bottles and flaska that graced the front wlndowa is missing; not even at the back door can the moat hardened Inebri ate secure the old three fingers of "cider" that once made the villa fa mous, hard cider being whiskey, and aoft cider, beer. Grlmea, too. has become discouraged and even tha oyster cocktail that once delighted the thirsty autolst hss van ished and "root beer" Is tabooed. Though the precinct went "dry" 1$ montha ago It did not really become so until a. few weeks since, and probably would not have then had not tha jeal ousy of tha rival roadhouae managers established a system of espionage that made It Impossible for either to sell liquor without getting caught. Under thla system Schneider would on Monday be brought before the county court for Illegal selling of whiskey, and by the time hla case waa dispoaed of Orlmes would be summoned Into court, he getting through with; Tils trouble about the time Schneider again ap peared. Finally both became convinced that Imprisonment waa certain for the next offense and the precinct became dry In a night. POINTS AT ISSUE. What the Courts Will Decide la th Ii Johns OouavoU Case.. - More light on the peculiar charter of St. Johna waa found when the hearing of the case against Councilman C. D. Edwards waa heard In the circuit court yesterday. One of the queerest clrcum stances, and one that has, according to attorneya in the case, caused most of the trouble In the fight there, la the provision that In order to qualify -for office candinatea roust oe property own era. The charter dope not state that In order to hold office a man mutn re main a property owner, but Instead gives the offenses for .which a townri official may be removed rrom his Beat; tne sale of property la not one, of them. Those aeeklng to oust Kdwarda al leged that when he sold his property. after taking his aeat In the council, he forfeited his right to participate In the work of that body. Edwards' lawyers maintain that so long aa their client qualified, the sale of property did not affect hla standing. Thla and tha other legal questions Involved wll be deter mined by Judge Fraser and hla decision will aettla one of the chief points at Is sue. 1 ' MANY REALTY TRANSFERS. KontavlUa Property Pinda Beady .Bay ers Since Water Tamlne Za Boded. Since tne ralna began and the Monta villa water famine temporarily was lost sight of aa an Issue, the sale of real estate In the' district haa greatly .In creased. Real estate men of the villa asy that during the last two weeks they have disposed of more property than during tho preceding five or six months and that each day is adding new trans fers to tha list. At present there 18 onljM pn houae in theyUla forrnt,and there are several famillee after this lone residence. - The asle of --unimproved property haa been heavy and many lota ht the-center of the villa now. vacant have recently been sold to outside men who will build homes m" thefn. he, most cheer ing feature to the real estate ment how ever;- i la tha number ' of . transfers of '-'' .'.-$& .; .,,4 ' - - 7 ; iMmmm-:- Ig COPYRIGHT toot . - iJk i - houses and lots. Most of -the homea plsced on the market during the aummer have been aold at. their former owners' .prices and negotiatlona are now pending for- several othera that probably will be' transferred during the month. NOME "PRESENTS" FOR Firemen Also Are Requested to Throw Rewards Into Re lief Fund. Hereafter no police officer or fireman in the clty'a ' aervlce will be permitted to retain fees or rewarda, except tor extraordinary service; Instead attTnoncy4 thus received must be turned Into the fire and- police relief fund. Thla waa the order made a the Joint meeting of the police and fire commis sioners laat night. Heretofore police offlcera were permitted to retain re wards received for capturing -criminals and fees' for work off their ' regular beats, and firemen were given the -re- COAST B Of The Aristocrat of Borax Sojld Family - Ask your dealer MOVER J . 7...7-7. ' 1. Ota? TABC MARK It A CUAMANTtt Of PIMITr PACfFIC COACTjDORAXCO. - I WHEN YOU SEE IT IN OUR AD , wards which- frequently cam to them for services at a conflagration. : The relief fund, la maintained by de ducting 50 centa each month from the salaries of the men In the two depart ments, but so many demands have re cently been made on the fund that, It haa been greatly depleted. The amount of tha elck benefits waa reduced from $100 to 40 a month. If a man. becomes disabled while on duty hla salary will continue for a limited time, aa provided by the city charter. If he la permanently disabled ha will receive a pension of 110 a month. It waa atated. that frequently firemen I -V . w a. 4TA0C MAIIr nun M. th 20 mm 20 Mule Team Brand "BORAX" I', A Hyxiedc Borax Soap Powder that eleanset and softens the skin and fcaproves, the complaxloi. Pinelr powdered, daJntllj perfumed and pat Bp la gifting top tin. A wonderfal toilet avticte that to antiseptic, healthful, harmleaa and delightfnL .. ,. , i , . The oolr toap that poiiMHi ell tha advantatrea of fine rotlet oap coubiacd with tM thorough ckanaing qoaJitiea of borax. ( Us It for yourself, but tie 30 link Team Brand Lmwmirp br Lm4ty Chip la the laundry and kitchen. , 20 Male Team Brand Soaps are true Borax Soap. TRtttK sample of ("Boraxo" or pare Borax, and our Ulna tra ted booklet, "Borax ia ha-Home." f.-" : " - , - r for 20 MULE TEAM brand SAN rRANCfSCO. CAt For MEN and BOYS Men's Raincoats dD Arc the -equal of -thosesold -elsewhere at $15 -in faci you can hardly : tell them from the , $0 coats of. up- - " ..' : - i .I, ' , town" stores. ' Boys' Raincoats $5 to $8.50 , r t Boys' School Suits $1.95. to $5 IT'S SO THIRD AND OAK Experience Teaches - That cheap paint to start with will b dear paint to end with. Better get a paint for tho drat coat and tha last coat at the Very beginning which la properly ground and mixed of good grade mate ' rial, even If It doea coat a little bit - more. We would like to have a ehort chat .with -you. on the paint question. won t -you drop in some aay aoonr FISHER. TH0RSEN & CO. run us xobbxsobv and policemen had been guilty of re maining on the alck list when there waa no neceaalty for It. Hereafter to be able to draw money from the relief fund the application will have to be accom panied by a physician's certificate. AH forfeiturea of pay by offlcera who have been suspended for any causa will be turned Into the relief fund, according to tha provisions, of the charter. wlsa Ovard'a 400th. Birthday. J ,- The famous Bwlss Guard at the Vati can will celebrate Ita 400th birthday next month. It was established by Pop Julius II in October. 1S06. - N 4-Q 1.. A . mmma mrm i "up marg" f Mult Tm BfK . '. v -