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-r 12 PROPERTY OUHERS OF inSIIRAFICE Increase tot. Twenty-Five , Per Cent Thought Unfair by " "Thote Who Have to Pay. ' ; INSURANCE MEN SAY : . RAISE IS NECESSARY Also Dcclara That High Rates Will Remain Unless Much Better Pro 1 " visions Against Fires Ar Made In "the Basinets District- -7'- ,. Though-there bus thu far been no organised movement of proteet. a great deal of complaint la heard from owner "of Portland business property sgainat " tha. perpendicular, ralae bf 2e per cent t In. ineuranca ratea whinh want- into f. fact laat Thursday., The .rate affect ait too western atatee and appllca to all rlak except thoee known aa preferred, which Includa farm and reaidenes prop. , arty, churehes,"ntch.oola. all public build ings -and any other risk equipped with automatic eprlnUers.'' - - ' . ' W. J. Clemena, a prominent insurance .'"man in thia city, aeaa .comfort In the fact . that . the S per cant ralae la merely temporary and will obtain un til a new achedule can be prepared by ' tha underwriter e. , Thia. however, may be a, very-great, many month in rlie future. Mr.- Clemena alao points out - the fart that In some cases, where tha ralta works evident Injustice, a reason able ri?nrp'lit """p"'tw w'll be met with .a re mine Ion of tha extra premium, '.ays Za sTeoea eery. 7 In-thTVry nature -ef- thing.'', a Id ' Mr. Clemena, "It wu nceary to make "tha ralae general and there wera.hijua tlcea done which tha comoanlsa could not foreeee.it la such oaaea the Injus tice, will, I ietteve, he remedied by the "Take tha warahouaa dlatrlcta on tha east aide, for example. . Borne time aao, . probably , as a result of the Paltlmore ftra."th companies mad what they called a conflagration rate on thoee districts. It conalated of -a- rata' of 1 .per cant fist a tnsrsTCso"ths ra rlak -that -formerly - coat III now mr-ft.tt. The ejeus 1 waa tliaftlm buildings ware , frame structures, too cloao together, ' open - .underneath, and that tha water aupply and fir equip went of that section waa insufficient. The ralae waa made In the hope that WHAT.EAST SIDE -- DOINGtTO --,1- - : 1 . .!., .... , - The- new Congregational- church of ' 8t. Johns waa dedicated yeaterday after ' noon in the presence 'tof a large' audl- anoe, . Rev.,Krxl J.. Warren, t he pastor, - waa assisted In the exercises by the CongregaUonal ministers of Portland. 'After -the. responsive services by th audience there was an anthem by the - choir, followed ' by the reading -of tha ' scripture by Rev. R. K. Ham of the Ifasaalo Street Congregational church. Tha dedicatory eertnon was delivered by Rev. E. 1m House, who spoke on "The Glorious Gospel. Rev. D. B. -Qray.' city miaaionary, then read tha appropriate scripture, which waa-followed by tha . formal, dedication by the pastor and tha congregation: Rev. J. 1. Btaub of ihe Bunnysida Congregational church Jthen made the dedicatory prayer. . " The following are the orfloer -ot th churchlDecona. C. W,Pottert JD, ftorsman. D.- T. Buaby; deaconeaaea. ' Mrs. A. 8. Douglas. Mrs. B. T. Leggett. Mrs. V. O. Busby 5 "Clerk. D. CI. Busby; treasurer. D..J. Horaman: building com mlttee A. 8. Douglas. B. T. Leggett C. W. Porter: financial secretary, C. W. i Potter; Sunday achool . auperlntendent. H. W. Bonhajn. -Vr - Tha Congregational Church Building society of New Tork gave IUt toward tha erection pf th church, and It wa 1 furnished bv the Ladlea' Aid society. r Sa.teO. . Less' than two yea re ago thia -7 church was organised In a tent. It n j has what Is considered on of th moat I attractlvs church tMJlldlnga m tha. atgt. Th corner 'of Falling street and 'At . fclna avenue has been, purchased by the -Mississippi , Avenue , Congregational church, for the pdrpos of building . present building Is not In the proper locality and altogether too -small . for th eons-rogation. . At tha evening aerv ice th auditorium ta nevef, large ' enough to seat' ths audience and the Bunday achool overcrowds the church -In the morning. The present alt Is ' very valuable for business purposes. and it la the Intention to Sell it and t)i)Jld on - th - quarter Mock recently bought. Th pastor. Rev. William Upshaw. ays that ha does not want an expensive hd elaborat building. buton JhatJ adapted te th work to be done, and la in harmony with th aurroundlnga. Rev. Mr. Vpahaw took charge of the -; Mlaaiaslppi Avenue Congregational v church leas than .a year ago. At that time tha building was large enough for tha work of the church. It is a signifi cant comment to say that th work haa now gone entirely beyond th facilities. ; - ' This ' year's annual reunion of the Kelly family of tha Pacific coast will ' take place at the home of Dr. and Mr. ,' Richmond Kelly ' on th last Saturday - In June. . On that day will gather all of th descendants of Clinton Kelly, who - came to Oregon from Kentucky. In lilt. He died many years later, but he left ''tha name of Kelly well cared for In ' tho strength of his progeny. Thoee who tree their relatlonahlp to thtl hardy pioneer and hi three brothers' - now number-Ihoui job Sod ft will be r gtrlns gf mtn women "i V Powdir )) '.'" Twice e geedl ff ."II'.' ( third th - I VV v. 5a prteeef ether. . II V ?J Trylt! ..J) J J W as senses t a eatea. . ff ' , AM raear " 1 ' i J m 0 M1PLM1 LOUDLY RATES RAISE the defects would be remedied and the nremiuma couM then be lowered. Now. however. is piled on another. conflagration rate, of 2f per cent, which would ralae the premium to about it.tt. The property ownera can hardly aland thia. It la manlfeetly unfair, too. and It la manifestly unfair, too. I believe will be adjusted upon appll- cation. , Xnaoraae of sUvee? Boat. "Then take tha ' caae of the river steamboat a. Government atatlatica will ahow that the Ji team boa ta running-on the 1 Columbia , and . Willamette rivers can how he Inaured profitably for even leaa than the rata prevailing heretofore. Yet thia claaa of rlak waa included In the It oer cent ralae. " . - Mr. Clemena alao atated It aa his opln Ion that the ratea of tha future would bualneaa .property unlf"e betterpro- Visions' are made, against fires. . Ban Pranclaco la now '. planning to make hreaka In the bualneaa-dlatrlcta by In creasing the number of down-town parka and widening the atreeta.' Thia move ment will, be noted and Imitated by municipalities-all over the country;- to the ultimata reduction., of the Insurance rate.-Mie companies, aara Mr. Clem ena. prefer low ratea If tha oondltlona can be Improved to warrant It. Tha dla trlcta provided with autotnatio aprink ler will, in tha opinion of the insur ance iTn, be rlaked at lower rata than aver' ' . 1 -"-.-' ...Interest, ia aUtuatloa. ' Tha tnanrance situation In Ban Frant Cisco I atili a thing of keeneat interest to eooree - of local, . manuf actu ring and wholesaling fVrma. Portland firm loat millions of. dollar In the Ban Franclaco dfaaater and not a crnf. of thia haa been paid; aa far aa - knSwn. Tha powera that be In Ban Franclaco and tha atate t'f 1 Ca llfui !ila are 1 using1 svery peaathle meana to enforce an early and a Juat payment of insurartc .money, but . ao far . very . . few .account have teen been email. It la predicted In aoma quartet that a number of big bualneaa houses will have great, difficulty In keeping from going to tha wall If tha payment are not mad very eoon. 1 of the- local firms, who .-have loat In tha Ban Franclaco fire, a number of them property - valued In th hun dred . c thoussnd arer;.Ame,:. Har 1 la tk. Revllla, Importers; Neuatader Bros.,- whol-salra and manufactureraijrt, anT -put-prof eaatonaltsra trat of Crane Co.. plumbera' auprllea and hard ware; John A. jtoeoiing Bfmn.'o., else-1 trical supplies; Fairbanks, Morse Co., arateaTMatlar"aa whoIeeaIem1I- ttners; tne uoooyear nunner 1:0. ; w. 1. Fuller ac Co., and R. N. Naaon aV Co., alnta: Mose Our at. rigara; th Eilert 'larni House; the Slmona Manufacturing Co.. and Oration A Knight, belting. 1 MEN ARE PASS TIME-AWAY L children that will fill tha home of Dr. Richmond Kelly on June IS. rjt; ... - The yearly euatom Is to meet early In th morning and tranaact any business that may com up during the year. Then long tablea are apread under the treea and tha reunion feaat' la begun. At th end th Kelly all Join hand and alng "My Old Kentucky Home." -Th - off teers of th family are; Priestess, Plympton Kelly; secretary," Mrs. V. B.-DeLash-mutt; aasiatant, Agnes Plummer; his torian, Nellie Fawoett Among Clinton Kelly'a descendants are Mra. . Emily Kelly-BhaverHalna Kelly.Manley,-Mrs. 4 Mattle Kelly-Pluromw and Dr. Rich mond Kelly, .... -. ... . , .., : Th Mount Tabor Home Tralnlnar elrcls had -up for dlseusslon-at Its -laat meeting the defaoament of waiting ata llons on-thaMount" Tabor car Ilnea. The atatlona have been cleaned and re painted . time and again and warning notices posted on the walls, but with little effect. Tho walla continue to be defaoed with scurrilous writing. - It seemed to be the opinion of the club member that a detective ought to be employed to eetabllah the guilt of some miscreant in tha act of committing a depredation of thia kind. It la thought that If thia can be don and a heavy fin or term of Imprisonment Imposed It might have a -deterring effect upon thia claaa of culprits. r Tha Bt. Johns' Water company I mak ing preparations lo provide. ample fire protection fur that city. A third water tower ' is in course of construction, which, when completed, will give a re- serve supply of 28 0,000 gallons In the three reservoira Additional pumping power, haa been installed. The T. M. C. A. of Bell wood has bought a plot of ground on Umatilla atenue to be used as a tennis court A fund will bi ilarted at once, so that a suitable -club building may be erected on the property at on early data. It Is not thought that tha building, will be started thia year. FOOTBALL DOOMED. BUT FOR ONE YEAR ONLY When the announcement appeared in laat Sunday's - Journal tthat tha srin- clpala of the Portland , academy had decided to abollah football In that In stitution next year th atudenta of th achool gaaped and aald: "Well, that what w expected." Now, however, it aeema that the ban on the -gam In th academy will be for on year only. ... , - It la expected that when the official announcement by Dr. J.-R. Wllaon and Dr. 8. R. Johnston, th principals, la mad thia week it will be stated that If the rules of football are aatlafactorlly amended In 1907, students of tha acad emy may again Uke up th gam. Thia announcement will be made in the Troubadour, the school' paper, whose neil lean haa haen ao delayed that II will not appear until soma time this So far aa football for neat fall la concerned, however, there la no rumor of any-change tnrths prlnclpala'rplan lor abolishing th gam at the achool. UNiTECT nAILWATS"MEN ' . GET PORTLAND HOMES ;W. 't." Larrabe. general manager of tho United Railways company, haa, pur chaaed from . th Portland Truat com pany ' th - residence property at the northeast corner of "Twenty-fourth and Irving atreeta for .1 1,004. Mr. and Mra. I-arabe are establishing themselves In their new dwelling and will make Porti land their permanent horns. ... y - - . M. ' B.. French, preeldent '.ot the Tx Angeles ' Construction company, who wtll. build - th United Railway com pany's , lines, - ha rented ' the' Herri n residence at tit Johnson atreeV Mr. French ha arrived from Ia Angelea SPEAKERS APPEAL ? FOR TOU WORD Tell of Hie Honest Public Serv . vice as Sheriff of Mult - nornah' County.- .t: GOOD CITIZEN MEETING HELD AT WHITE TEMPLE E. J. McAllister, Paul Rader and Dr. ' B rougher Address Congregation la Behalf of. Sheriff, Declaring He Is - Officer Who Hs Kept Promises. ,"The.' Sunday . night servic at "tha Whit Temple resolved ' itself into a good citlaena' masa meeting, '- Kj J. Mc Allister, representing the "Municipal league of tha city, made an addreaa on the aublect. "Keep Your WoriU?- ThU had reference not only to the voter' pledged word, but waa a strong indorse ment and plea for th reelection of Tom M. Word ehertff. v , - "No man In of flee tcf Portland today." aald Mr. . McAllister, "haa aver com nearer keeping hi promlae to th peo ple than Tom Word. H haa not only enforced- th letter of th law. ' but th aplrlt a a well, and deserves reelec tion as a matter of merit. Th 'oppos ing candidate Is said to be a good- man. but he baa. mad no record for himself, and w have no assurance of what he will da while Mr. Word two years' reoord In closing gambling In this lty and enforcing the law against alt forms hands of th decent element of th city." ' He closed with a strong' argument ""i4 .C.?-.!f "I":. "r" for the man who- atood for decency and good government. . Paul mader Bpeak. . '. -DrJLPaul Rader -of the Anti-Saloon ate Play," said: "I am waiting for- tha time when laws will be enacted ao that politicians caqnot2opl ih people. It ia tlmt for this great American public to The. -11a Increased until ha haa coma tor neTon" !dejre4-aTl1alJrpT.eJrujpollUcstidayk and when w line up our force, w aak Immediately, 'Where doe the liquor dealer and saloon maq . - stand T thia ought not to be. Why ahould any par ticular claaa of business men dominate polltlca? Thia 1 not fair play, and this element la against all good govern-, ment; thia fight In thtf coming election I between Christian manhood and tha Liquor Dealers' association. : j "Nothing but the majesty of th law will keep our government Intact, and 4h4. honest, decent,' law-enforcing men to Of fice." ; , ,v ; Tho meeting was closed by Dr. Broughar, Who gave a abort, earnest talk m th Subject, 'It Up to -Toa," In which he urged th men to stand to gether In the coming election and to east aside- party and vote' for character and principle. . . ROAD TO HAPPINESS. Bv. wuiiaaa X Vpahaw SeUvers Za- . terestiag Serotoa to Touag Ken. Rev. William L. Upahaw apok to young people at the Mississippi Avenue Congregatlonel church Bunday evening on "Th . Royal Road to Happlneaa," taking for hla text Prov. 111:13. "Happy I th man that flndeth wisdom." He spoke about th different roads In life that, do not. lead to Jiapplneas. referring to Frank Lamb, the Portland boy-who last week,- by- order f -the court, waa driven from th horn of hla birth because he had been traveling the wrong road ao long that, h was no longer considered fit for even Portland society. Rev. Mr. Vpahaw spoke of happiness as a great paradox, aa It can coexlet with trlaU, sorrow and poverty. It can grow in any soli and live under any conditions.. Hspplness haa a number of clever Imitators, Gratification, a harmony be tween dealr and possession. Is some time 'taken ' for happlneaa. andT while It may have an element, of happlneaa. It la not happlneaa. Batlafactlon ia perfect Identity of our dealr and possession, and exiata only a long aa this perfect union and unity can b preserved. Dissatisfaction in Ita Highest sens la th keynote of all advance. , ;..- - JPEAKTOrTVVORDT leading Paators' Appeal for Support at th Oamblen' Pee. 1 Strong Indorsements of .the reelection bf Sheriff Word were uttered in the pulpits - of ' the First Presbyterian and Orsce Methodist churches laat evening by Rev. E. P. H11U D. D., and Dr. Clar ence True Wilson. - Dr. Hill aald he would vote for Word even If hla own father waa alao running for the office. Sksk Basdaeheaad relieve all taelraahlee inei Seat te a bilious state of the system, saea aa ' DuudaeM, Kaueea, Preraaea. IXstreas after satin, rata in the Side, km. While taetr meet i haa aeaa saowa la euHBg Beidaoha, yet Certer Little Liver PUla are anally vslaaMs ia OeasUpettea, eming sad pee Vratuig this saooTiDg com pUlat while they alsa eoeieaialleJaordereertaastoataehstlnnlsM tha hweadiegulata the bowel. SveaUtaeyemly Aeh t hey wea Id be almost priceless e theaewfe a soger froea UiMillstmetnf eomplstat; butfertao aatslr their soodneea does notead hara,and those wheeaaetryUaemwlU Sad these little pills valtf able la eeaunv wave that the will not be wlU UagtedewithoatUMHB. But after aUalek best lath base of aemaaySvet that herelawhenr wemskeeurgnatboeat. Oar pllle our it wails, atheredeaot. - Oartar-a Little liver Pill are very waall and very easy t hura Oaeertwvplllesiakeaaoaa They aieaMetly veastshle and de not gripe e svrae, hot by laeU gentle aeuoa p leu all who as taem. .-, . unn xmeiaa xrr tsu. - CARTERS Tin T"T"1 1 1 IVER IIpiils. 1 VW7 VUI U I jsj HEAP Dr. WUaon aaked 'for th vindication pf th man who made th kind- of-e- mle word haa num. - . " Dr. Wilson alao addreaaed tha 'reodth ly meeting of the Gideons, a.pody of Chrlatlan ' traveling men. held - at" th Hotel Portland yesterday afternoon. At the T. M. C. A- auditorium Paul Rader attacked those who are attempt' Ing to aecure an amendment to the local option law. ' He fully explained the effort being made by tha liquor intereata. B. S. J. McAllister also spoke on local option. . , . . ' LIKE DEAF MEN. - nok Are People TJarespoasiv - to. 1 llgioa, gays Bar. X- JK. Pratt.'; Rev. It. H. Pratt preached at tha Fourth Presbyterian church at Alblna yesterday on th topic. "Be Opened.' Heboid of the manner in which Christ healed tha deaf man. "Ia hi individual deathlike alienee In the mldat of all earthly sound and In the paucity of Ma mental Ufa tha deaf man waa Ilk th man or woman whose spirit I deaf to tha vole of God." he aald. "What a benediction it waa to him when the Master said, B opened,' and his hitherto-useless ear -wen opened y-y'-'e Y ,--y 1 1 ... MEMORIAL SERVICES HELD BY 1700D"EI OF THE I'ODLD Customs . Prtscribed by Ritual Ars Observed at Services , In Foresters Hall. - - Memorial services were held by ' tha Woodmen of th ' World " at " Foresters' hajl, on tha weat aide, and at Multnomah Camp hall,' Eaat Sixth and Washington streets, yesterday. Tho customs pre scribed oy th ritual were observed, ln- TTtmrnr ins1 uwvTitntPd"Bdicatiorrof the monument erected In memory of deceased Woodmen. Consul-Commander T. J. Murphy, at I w.t-!d. maatlng. paid iribut toThi departed, after which a brief memorial address, was ; delivered by Governor Chamberlain. Th governor 'aald in part:, s ' ' . , -..- -1 ( "The great growth of the fraternal .pirn K..n una at tha mns ten couraglng thlnga. in the hlitory of our country - during tha laat - half century. The.btttBrfeeling .engendered . by tha civil war has been removed and brothers of this country, bound together by tlea trf-riTdTvndtnvroUhWy7Tiav been reunited. rratemaUsnt tearhes ua f-tnat-wtrHo-we owe a deh to'thartrvtng.' w alfo. ojre a debt to thoae who nave croaaed the great divide, and- to those who are dependent, upon them for sup port and care. We are taught to recall the vlrtuea 'of our brothers who have departed and to revere their metnorlea." The officers of the day wera P.-Cm H. A, . Frederick; C...C..T. . J.:. Murphy; A. U, A. W. Srhmale; banker, C. A. El liott; clerk, C C Bradley; escort. K. R. Raymond; watchman, J. H. Buah; aen- try, I. G. Purdln; managers, H. I. tSearts, J. W. BcharBna-Xk-XumsP gar. - At Multnomah camp ball th monu mentwhich represented the graves of the. dead members was half: bidden by masse of flowers. After ths unveiling and dedication the memorial addreea was delivered by Mrs. C. C Van Orsdall. grand guardian of th Women of Wood craft. . Mualo was rendered by Professor J. Bamford. Clipper quartet. Mia Llna Unehan and Mia Connelly. M. O, WU- kins - spoke on the "Objects - of - Wood- ( craft" J. C. Jones waa maeter of,cere monies and tha officera of tha camp and circle aealetejS'ln the ceremonlea . : i , 1 im 1 1 - Why Haven't You a Pianola? Now's th chance to buy a planol used-one or one of the very latest me trostyles. We're closing out ' Eiler's Piano Houaa ,..'--. VY IL UWIL We Fought to Premises, 7 We are not f oing to vacate one half of our storeroom of our out of that certain part of the building by the evening of June 14, mandate. How can we do this? 'l There Is no other way. We are crowdeJnow." WrThave not an inch of room, to spare. .We have our furniture packed In like sardines in a box. To relinquish, then, half of our floor space we will be compelled to . Sell, Give Away or Otherwise Dispose of One-Half of "v-Eveiythihg Wi Own 5 la this Iff bunalftg. We ahafl at withevt diwiminatias, The sale is absolute. It is It 11-4h-'oofli store Public Houses as Well as ; Its like, will not be experienced again in Portland until sofne other merchant is "pinched' as we are now by this court de cision. This is not likely to ever again happen in the lifetime of the present generation. ' . ' .' TEE DOME i;tRM$EERS WHEYOU ' i and :: OFFERS REWARD FOR - v RETURN OF HIS SON B. F. Howard of Waaco. Oregon, ' haa notified Chef ef Police - Giitsmacher that ha will pay. a reward of 1100 to any one locating -his 14-year-old aon. Wlllte. Th boy ran away from Wasco several days ago and subsequently, wa geen at VUlUO U UL.1LV the Last; Ditch but the Highest By Reducing Our tWcfers merre nothing. EVERYTHING MUST GO Furniiitrt, carpets, rangea, heating We Are Desperately in Earnest them 8Mncwtiici tntl tho l4ttr,ta"faO"0"t)C confttci" by This TTTlTTTn ULiUliiiUli - . -H. . I SZE BT IfJ OUR AB) OTPS SO When .we.-tell you that wc will sell as good 'suits at,- V ; ,."T:. ', OCJCZ'' " as uptown stores ask $ 15 and even $18 for, you may depend . : upon itr-that it : is ;Z ABSOtllf E ffl TRijE HOUSANDS75fTjuncuEtom- ers .will, verify? this ' and so will y ou-f-- after ex-; aniining these suits. They are rsinglenandouWereasted many r handsomer ING SUITS in the lot Third and Oak Hood Rlvr. It has been learned that the tnlaalng lad arrived In this city and the police are looking for him. Tha father state that W1U1 wanted to be a cowboy and may .ba found eonaortlng with cowpunchera. He I described aa being flv feet in height, weigh III pounds, has blue aye, and a light com plexion. He wor a light.- alngle-breasted aack ault and a brown bat at the time of hla dtaappearance. . i ID) U U to Retain Possession of Our Tribunal Ruled own volition. The supreme court of Oregon 'directs us to gtt and deliver up possession on June 15, and we shall obey -the ,.;.'"' ri..' ':' Stock One-Half without fol-de-rol or frills, l'v - Private Homes May Benefit Sale V ' ' 1T771TTT f j ('2 'A', 'VI OUT - Everlasting Jars. Don't west time, fruit and augar on old-atyl jars when you ean get th Everlasting, a sanitary, all-glass Jar, at reasonable price. Portland e-etall Hit: Pints. TSc; quart a, S&c. half-gallons, I1.1S per dosenj At all' grocera. Allen Lewis- Best Brand. 3P1 Against Us :':: TEST ST. E'&MMl a, - v- and they will take up their raaldanc nrs umneaiauir r 7 ' v , .'