The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, April 28, 1906, Image 14

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Newspaper Page Text7" t 1CC3. X THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. SATURDAY EVENING. APRIL 3. 0 100,000 -BAPTIST LOSS Ki FIRE HAS FIFE THAT WAS BLOVN f AT BOERHILL ." ' , - . ' Mrs. Ed Simpson Possessor of Instrument Probably Cen- ' ;tury and a HaN Old. : ILlPliOVELlEflT ERA ill ST. Jims - . -. .. . - NOTICE CAT TniS IS A C;C?C2AD UACCSJ Dt is: Fiirst-Oass and We Sell. It;at $25 So good Is tTinat we unhesitatingly make this distinct proposition: If there can anywnere ee roune a wing machine that will accomplish a broader range of work, do work better, more delicate or eubstantlal ermore- Rev. Louis J. Sawyer Telle Graphlcally.How Disaster : : Hit the Churches. First Big Sewer Completed and perfso-io any respeetL-AT-ANIT-PRICJ even it.costlng Jip to Ti. tuen. - ; Larger One Planned by "T Property Owners. '" " WE WILL GIVE YOU THIS SUPERB SEWING MACHINE ABSOLUTELY, FREE And It coate'but $. ' The reason we seU tt at this figure' .is because tt'adds nothing to ths cost' of conduct- ing our buslnsss. and we give our patrons the beneilt ef the saving we have over, regular dealers L who send men and teams around the country peddling their machines. We save en expense 06 $5 per daf for a man Tnrt ny g to 1x11 on each machine, so that we can iaford this small price a nd still hot be the loaer. " We have a beautiful cabinet, like dealeia sell at 1100. and our price is IH. - Only in its case Is It any better than the t machine, but.lt Is a beauty piano Snish and all. , ::'..-';'. " " " ': Mrs. Ed Simpson of lift Second street has acquired recently what la probably the oldest musical Instrument in Ore gon, excepting a few violin of great A SCORE OF STREETS - '.' .-; SIX BUILDINGS GONE , BESIDES TWO MISSIONS ARE BEING OPENED ) For the ' Benefit of Unfortunate in :San' FiaiicUctfrDrr Brougher Will ' Make Appeal Tomorrow and Boa Will Be Provided for Collection!. Fire Protection Greatly Increased and Streets Are Lighted i!ow 4y-ModU era Area year Ago Jone of Thete Advantages Were Poaaeased. ; . :r Dr. 3. Whit comb Brougher, pastor or the First Baptist church, has received a. letter from a former claaamate. Rev. Louis J. Sawyer, now pastor of on of tha churches In Ban Francisco, graphi cally telling- of tha situation as far as tha churches are concerned. Mr. Saw yer aaya that $100,009 would barely put the churches of -the Baptist denomina tion in the same condition of material prosperity that they enjoyed before the earthquake. . Dr. Brougher will 1 make an appeal tomorrow for ' contributions of money and of clothing, clean, mended and suit able -lor Immediate use. . There will be boxes where bundles may be depoaited by people who attend services. What ever may be collected then or In the next tew days will be sent to the Bap tist relief .beadguartera. . --.- The letter-to Dr. B rougher follows:' "Hamilton Square"51 Baptist Church, . San Francisco, California, Tuesday, April 14, 10I. My Dear Brother Brougher: You are Informed by -the press of the awful calamity which has befallen -San Francisco, the details of , which so far aa the general situation is concerned, are before you, Twelve square miles of territory. Including '. every combustible thing In th business dlstrlot of the city. Is destroyed. And by destroyed I mean annihilated so far aa any possibility of recovery or avail Is concerned. I writ especially about our Baptist situation. In general every business man and- every employed per son has lost his occupation. All places of business are gone and the general publlo has no money to pay for services The people are living as beat "they can - In houses of friends, all of which are damaged, or in publlo parks In, distress- ', ingty Inadequate shelter. Bo unexpected was the onslaught of flams and destruc tion .of the earthquake that many es caped only In night apparel. -Ma Chase SaUdla- Destroy ed. ' ' "Six Baptist church buildings were destroyed besides the quarter of the Japanese and Beth ee da missions. This does not Include the damage done to toe First church of Oakland. Our own First church building has not a stick to serve ' as souvenir. Three fourths of Its mem bers are homeless, and as stated above practically all are bereft of business. , The Third church building likewise dis- , appeared and probably all of our col- ' 1 APCI MPtWW' ItHw; 'he)iw hOsWBe 1 Df Mi . Chinese church property owned by our Home Mission society, nothing but re burned bricks remain. Every Chinese in the city lost his all except what be carried on his back. Every member of the Covenant church lost his home and saved nothing but a little clothing ana aome bedding. They are camped in piti ful circumstances at .North Beach. This ' is so fur away from the saved district ' that unless means are provided they can not move as carta ge charges are be- yond their posatblllty. . The Swedish church lost Its building and most of its homes. The Free Baptist church was in the midst of the burned district and saved nothing.' Emmanuel still stands, damag-ed aa Is every building. Many of its members are burned out, some have been compelled to move out of town. - They had only 126 members and were carrying a debt whose interest was 138 per month. They are simply prostrated by their affliction. The' fire came within a ' half block of their church. The German church and the Bethel chapel ore saved. Hamilton Square church stadia. nim al though most of. the plaster ia detached. ' Sixteen of the church families were burned tout from their homes and many more from their business. ' sTeed reads for Oartace. ' ' "Baptist t-ellef measure will be In the charge of the City Church Extension So , -lety, whose headquarters will be at the Hamilton Square church,' 1S7S Post street. - Immediate needs are means to provide cartage, homes, clothing and auch other necessities as the situation demands. Food is liberally furnished by the authorities. The future needs are appalling. - Nothing but faith In God and trust la our brethren can redeem our, " Baptist situation; it was 'distressing be fore. It Is almost despairing now. One ' hundred thousand dollars would scarcely put as where we were before in regard to property and with the exception of the Swedish and" Free Baptist churches there was not one of our societies which ' was not considering an advance of some kind. "San Francisco In, and always will be the key to the Pacific Coast No. there is not the slightest thought of anything ' but a grander city than ever before w ' have seen here. There is no other thought , tKan of sticking by the things that remain. Brethren, stand by ua. To see ; miles of ruins snd thousands of homeless - and to know of the months of depriva tion before even a comfortable place of ' existence can be secured weighs upon us like lead.- Our people are cheerful and . hopeful, but the full -significance of the stupendous calamity la but beginning to be apparent. Send your help. Arouse . your people. Liberality Is not the word. Sacrifice in fellowship with your stricken , brother and In the name of our common r Xiord is the need. In His name, "LOtilS J. SAWYER." fief erred Btook Ceased Stood. Allen dt Lewis' Best Brand. . The Dest Scooting Soap lVIaie A Scouring Soap '. A Metal Poiistt A Clati Cleaner " - r - - . -J j Bunker Hill Fife! antiquity. The Instrument 1 -a fife which was 'played by a mlnuteman at ' Mrs. Simpson got the fife aa a present zrom jrrea K.oppernoic a man m v-i-taln Herman Kopperholt, who obtained it from onre Raaor. a arandson Of the Bunker Hill f lfer. The fife lay for 18 years forgotten In a country store at XMTm lsSxKewv Valves . . The fife looks much like those in use now by Uncle Sam's soldiers. It la made of walnut, bound wivi orass. the mouthhole the Instrument Is worn thi. Kw inn- iiae. tha fine-era of the player's left hand having worn away tha wood. Near the. noie is a araau metal plate which bears the Inscription, "Battle of Bunker Hill June 17. 1776." EAST SIDE FRANCHISES STILL MUCH IN AIR Another session of the street commit tee of the city council was devoted ys- terday to arguments of rival railway corporations which are seeking -franchises on 'the east side. An amicable edlustment of the struggle for fran chises-Is aparently as far distant as it was- a month ago.- ' J 1 The O. R. tt N. refuses to accept the compromise franchises approved By the committee, .which would give mat cor poration a . franchise on East Third street from East Ash street to East Mill street, and the East Side Belt line a franchise' on a number of east side streets, providing the two companies would accept a plan for Interchange of freisht by the committee. W. ,W. Cotton, general counsel for the O. R. N., General Manager J. P. O'Brien and Curtis Q. Sutherland of the executive department were present At torney Cotton, submitted an, amendment to the franchise of the O. R. A N. pro viding that the corporation erect a freight depot on the eaat aide for the ahlnment of outbound freight' in both large and small quantities, but not for Incoming freight. . TEN MILES AN HOUR ; DOWN TOWN LIMIT No action was taken yesterday by the street committee- of - the' city council on the proposed vacation of. a .large number of streets in North' Portland on petition of the Northern Pacific Termi nal company, -.which desires, to use the land for terminal facilities. Represen tatives of the company asked that ac tion be postponed pending a personal Investigation - on- May-10 by the . committee.- .- Sol Blumauer, representing the Port land Automobile club, -succeeded .in se curing a recommendation from the com mittee of an ordinance changing the speed limit of . automobiles In the city. The-proposed ordinance fixes the speed of automobiles , In the city fire limits at 10 miles an hour and In other dis tricts at II miles., . , r . " The; Oregon Fuel company petitioned the committee 'to lease the Stark street wharf, the- only public dock in tha city, on which the company proposes to erect a double decked wharf. The matter was referred to the council. ' - i The schedule of penalties which the city executive board proposes to; Inflict on delinquent -city contractors was .ap proved.- '-'. - . y Ammii Beet knde eparteat, ' The first sewer built In St Johns has been completed, and with the exception of one block It is readyfor the inspec tion and approval of the city engineer and council. This year a progressive campaign bfatreit and sewer better ments-Is to be undertaken, . ine town having sufficient population and wealth. ..."-.! The jn-eseni sewer covers a territory three blocks wide and twelve long. It will drain the entire business district and a large part of the residence sec tion and. the cost to the property owners In the territory -will be but three and a fraction mills per square foot, making the charge to ownera of a 60 by luo foot lot about ft. The owner with a remote lot will pay as much for the matn sewer as the man whose lot ad join the drain, but when the branches are laid the man who has' only to build a branch half the width of the street will pay as much as the one who has to take his branch three blocks. ' Property owners of the adjacent ter ritory of the town are now estimating the cost of a big sewer to circle-, the buainess district and extend from St. Johns Heights to. North St. Johns, pro viding for, the majority of the homes left unsupplled by the present conduit. Before the end of the summer, this Im provement, or one of a similar nature. will moat likely be made, and the fear of an epidemic from open vaults and cess pools will have been permanently re moved.. ......... . . . , Street improvements ' are being made by the property owners through the-i town. . A . year ago . there was not a paved - street In town and the only highways that approached the Ideals of civilization were the two or, three coun ty roade. Jersey street, the chief busi ness thoroughfare, was .Improved late last fall and several of the side streets have been graded and graveled since. There- are about 20 improvements tin. dei way at -present and -all -oyer the town streets are being opened, graded. sidewalks built and the more important highways graveled. , r - A year ato, the town had two street lights, today - there - are more than 10 arcs of the -new type scattered through the dark districts of the town. A slra ilar improvsment haa been made In the fire system, two volunteer companies having been formed and the water sya- tem improved until . a fair pressure is secured through most of the 'place. A fire bell will soon be hung and with the completion of the 110,000 city hall, bonds for which have been voted, the firemen will have modern quarters near the business center. - NEW MILL READY SOON. t. Johns tunbe Chnapaay'e Biff viaat WU1 be ta Operation by Jane. ' ' The new mill of the St Johns Lumber company, that Is to replace the- two es tablishments destroyed by Are last year, will soon be completed and will be cutting lumber, it present plans are carried out, by May 16. At flrat It was planned to have a plant big enough to cut 60,000 feet of lumber a day, but before the building - work was well started It was found .that orders were accumulating, and the mill waa enlarged so that when complete It will cut 100, 00. feet dally. The only thing that may delay the eompletlon of the plant will be the lateness of the arrival of machin ery ordered from the .eaat. One of the most complete outfits on the coast has been ordered from a large eastern machine- works and some delay may be experienced In,, getting the entire ship ment by the time the buildings are rady. Two big steam engines, run by Ave large boilers, will furnish the motive power of the mill snd besides the mill proper, a planing mill and dryer will be operated. , - i CUT DOWN DEBT. Boatavllle ofcool District Bettree Three Thousand Bellare la Bonds. When the Montavllla school district becomes a part of District No. 1," the city' district. It will come in with but little debt. Montavllla some years ago borrowed tlt.000 to erect Its school and since then- It has been an annual struggle to pay Interest and reduce the principal. ' The "property valuation of the suburb has until recently been low, and school levies of from 10 to SO mills have been made without complaint. To meet the $3,000 worth of bonds that came due this year, the taxpayers of the district Instructed the directors to levy a tax of IS mills. On May 1 the bonds will be paid. At present there fire nearly BOO pupils In regular attend' anoe at the Montavllla school. The butldisg le being crowded in every room and will probably have to be enlarged before another achool year. There are 10 teachers employed besides Principal Bowland. . ' - , l Ml I I '. GIRLS ALSO ENTER CONTEST Bohool Msee foe Flower Balsing e be V Sought by 000X0 of Baplla. While the boys of the . Bt. Johns public school are working to capture some of the potato prises offered by the association of county teachers, the girls are not Idle. -A club has been formed among them to compete for the flower prises, also offered by the asaoctatlon. The girls will have their flower bed, will secure seeds from a Portland Arm and will Individually care for their plats, which will be devoted to sweet peas and asters. Seventeen Bt. Johns girls have Joined the flower club, the officers of which are: President, Prudence Oal land; vice-president. Beulah Maplethorp; secretary. Clara Rutherford, and treas urer, Louise Sterling. --, Several of the suburban schools have taken up the contest and owing to the large amount of Idle land available on the east side It Is most probable that tha chief interest In the unique school contest will be displayed by students of the Eaet Portland schools. KILL BEAR AT HOME. ,'- . '. - Vhile city sportsmen are irolng SO miles to secure a creel of small trout St., Johns sportsman are going a- mile -.....'.-. ,; "... -V".J: '. Telephone Main 1382 DEALER IN ALL KINDOF HARDWARE, GARDEN AND CARPENTER -TOOLS AND CUTLERY. . '' -u . '. .' - , 4 , 14 ' ' ' '' '- 1 170D9 posDftDveDy oip BDqdlEileiP dlosease Gubft uxsyound oi? CuitedlDcninie. : No CuselQcuijue caini FOLEY'S strengthens the urinary organs, builds up the Sidneys and invig orates the whole system, ; ,y : rr 10 cunnnnTEED TVJO GIZEO COo and 01.00 and returning -with a bear,' "This week U A. roster of St Johns killed a black bear In the hills adjoining Linnton and not more than a mile from the Wil lamette. The skin waa removed and tacked on the Linnton roadhouse in the regulation pioneer way, and since the news waa apread ' that real ' live bears browsed in the St Johns outskirts hunt ers old and young have been polishing ancient gun barrels and preparing for the . slaughter. Residents of Linnton say that several of the-animal annually haunt the thickly wooded hills above the town and that occasionally one Is bold enough to venture to the very outskirts of the place, leaving a trail behind In the mud near numerous small springs that bound 1 the boulevard. ' , Workmen In clearing a way 'for the Irvlngton sewer and those - employed In extending the Mt Tabor service main report traces of big game In the wooded districts Inside the city limits, and there is reason to believe - that during the winter season bear1 come to the thickly settled portions of the eaat side in search of some better . food , than the bleak foothills , afford. ... - AT THE THEATRES. Last Performance Tonight." Tonight at S:l o'clock the last per formance of the clever actress, Blanche Walsh, and her excellent company of players will be given at the Helllg theatre, Fourteenth ' and Washington ttreets, when Clyde Fitch's Intensely ln ereatlna drama. The Woman In the Case," will be presented. This will be found to be one of the most-fascinating plays Portland has had this season. Curtain at 8:16 o'clock. . - ' .Special Tonight at the Baker.'' The New Century Girls burlesque company, which has been playing to im mense success at the- Bauer ail wees. will, give the last performance tonight at 8:1S o'clock. -A new feature nas Deen added for this one night in the way of - ah nri.e offered for the best amateur act Any ambitious young amateur or team of amateurs Is eligible. Judgment of the merit of these sets will be left entirely to the audience.. waaB-asisBBSBsaBasaaB ' ' ' -V "A , Thoroughbred Tramp Tonight. Only One more" opportunity is left to see "A thoroughbred Tramp," which has been pleasing large audiences at the Empire all week long, Tonight at S:1B o'clock the closing performance will be given. The - play contains - all the elements of a successful melodrama. The Pollards Tomorrdw Night ' ' SaW are now selling at the boxoffice of the Helllg theatre for the' Pollard Lilliputian Opera company, which oomes to the a bore theatre for an engagement of one week, beginning tomorrow (Sun day) night. The musical comedy sue cess, "A i Runaway Olrl.'' will be the opening bill. Popular prices will pre vail. -, Curtain at S:l o'clock. v V. "The Silver Dagger." The Silver Dagger" will open at the Empire tomorrow matinee. A great deal hag" been written about this big melo drams and Its visit to Portland has been looked forward to by the large class of theatre-goers who hunger for realism on the stagey "The Silver Dagger" will doubtless prove one of the season's sensations at the Empire. It will be the attraction all Bait week. 1 . VAUDEVILLE AND STOCK. ; "A .Broken Heart" at the Lyric This evening, tomorrow afternoon and ..-. . v ', . .: cenca mO CURE WOODARD. CLARKE CO, AND, Stop m sT-v mg for a buyer to come along Advertise and You'll Really See evening, will see the. last performances of the beautiful melodrama "A Broken Heart" This play has proven the sen sation of the week, while standing room haa beerit at a premium. . The Illustrated sons -and moving -pictures are of such character a to entitle them to-favorable mention. . Continuous at Grand. ' ' Continuous performances will be given at the. Oraad tomorrow, from I:l'"to 10:45 p. mn and this wlU be the Isst appearance of the king of coins, T. Nelson Downs; Crlmrolns and Oore, the headllners, in Paul Armstrong's comedy; William H. Wlndom. the monologylng servant girl; the Vesuvlari singers,' the Mtislcak Shirley and the rest of the big bllL . Star. ' PositlveTy "the lant - appearance of Fields. and Hanson, the musical mokes, at the Star will be tomorrow. - Theee men have made thousands laugh. There are many other performers on- the pro gram who have aaststed them in killing sorrow. The performances tomorrow are from 1:10 to 10:tt p. m. . mow BaglaaA Oe the treat. ' " Dr. Emit Relrh la Lonsoa Leetar. Btraas etfeeta bav atrtnte cause lt Vara smt BBgllah famllle of h opper clam tbe (out was tb trratr-tbat bronght the heavy wine nf Portugal, Bach toe heavy tor ase la tals ausMtte. . ... . i nop any case pi? ' , ftsu. Stta tsJ ravil ITItb ExcrBclallsj Paint r A. H. Thurnet, Mgr.' Villa Creek Coat Co., Buffalo, O., vrlteat MI have been afflicted with kidney and bladder trouble for years, paae Idc travel or atones with excruciating, pains. ' Other medicines only gave relief,; After taking FOLEY'S KIDNEY CURE the result was -surprising. A few doses started the brick dust, like fln stones, etc., and now I have no pain across my kidneys and I feel like a new man.' FOLEY'S KIDNEY CURE has done me $1,000 worth of good,", , '.y'.Kt 'tliffBiaiiy Can Ootftpari sTKh It i'J ' i Tbos. w'. Carter, of Asbboro, N. C, had Kidney Trouble ani one bottle of FOLEY'S KIDNEY CURE effected a perfect cure, and be says there la no remedy that will compare with It, - v AND SKIDMORE DRUG GW-Weathj-rly. CoALandGOKE i:J.UPECrW v-,;:", sjsss H ' mi ' If - WE ASSURE OUR CUSTOMERS PROTECTION REGARD ? LESS OF -COMBINE" OR COMPETITION ; ion ym iryin6ton Auct ; : i- i. . 'May 2, 3 and 4 . v ;. : .'. 150 head of drivers, carriage, saddlers, brood mares and stallions. ; . Sale commences at 10 a. m. dairy. .'- ' ' Portland Horse Sale Company ; , . - Office Room 8 Hamilton Building ; ;,. . COL. R. I HARRlMANi Auctioneer a I 'MMMMMMMMIMMIMMMM V WE 8TVDT- THUS WALL' PAPER PROBLEMS "with a thoroughness I and Intelligence to be found with expert specialists; at the same time we don't neglect the nea. dainty, yet inexpensive papers - required by rooms of lesser importance. s. - J ; ? , ..- .T BAZaTT -TKAT WOITT OOHB OM" aad TAJUrxsirSg for BfTBBT VSB. Portland Paint O ead Taaahin. - 7aoae. aaaia eest I, M . niniMiin Accirc niiiiirr lj' 1 -'j - umiu Arm un icl iiviiLiitu PORTLAND WIRE Phone Main 2000 JOUIirJaAL 17AT4T ADS PAY BEST CddJcIIows Temple First sd Alier Sis. -OtGno ir3acCu c3o eshoip9s CO. ERCarlock: Phone East, 244., - . " ""-I m race track .J teeeeaooooooooo VJall Paper Co. . 1 , , , M MM fie norses " . . WISE Ki'J IKUM rcAUiiG J Sarbed Wire, Wire and Lawn Fencing, ' . . Poultry Netting, Etc ; v & IRON WORKS 283 FLANDERS ST. Near Third l'