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FIv efod Six-Room . Cottages
f Art at Present In Very
Great Demand.
. . i , RFNTAL ACCNTO C
SUPPLY ALL. APPLICANTS
Numbera of Irtdustrtous Families
I . Dealring to Rent Modest Home at
,' Good Figure- Cannot Secure tThem
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: Thar la a, great scarcity of five and
. ; six-room cottages (or rent on the eaat
; aid. Rental aaenta report an unuaual
- .:' demand (or houaea of -that alse, with
' . ? the aupply exhausted. ,
, The long-oontlnued prosperity, aay the
; rental men, ha cauaed the bulldera to
v' improve their Tacant property with eight
ana ten-room houaea, (or which they
.want more rent than the average aal
aried man with a email family can ar
(ord to pay. Orte of these Urn real
; denoea usually ooats about 14.000. which,
fwlth the lot, represents an Inveatment of
: , M.000. For thla kind of a building the
'.owner wanta 140 to ISO per 'month,
J while the real demand la for cottages
'that can be rented for Ml to III- per
v s month. . - . . t .
One east aide agent remarked yester
day mat na naa aossns or application
- .'dally for neat two-story cottaa-ea. at
. .'. about f 10 per month, none of whom he
couia supply.,- That ha had onhta.llsr
several Handsome homea that he could
' rant tor 140 and mdVe, but that few
rentera could afford to pay that rent.
" It was auggeated that landlords wta
''soon learn the wisdom of being satis
fied with per cent profit on their in
'vestments. Inatead of demanding I per
cent, ana even 10 per cent, aa in some
-cases now IS done.
In the district eaat of Eaat Tenth
j street between Hawthorne and Holladay
avenuea, a large number or costly, com
modlous residences are being built, many
or wnicn win be for rent, . -
; The owners of these houses . will
probably be able to rent ' thenv for
..good price, but they will have diffi
culty, it la said, in keeping them filled.
. while if li.too. six-room cottages had
' been built inatead a batter return on
., the inveatment would have been real'
; Harry Sfutsman. engineer of the Burn
''side street bridge, has reported to the
Doara or county commiaaioners - that
streetcars are crossing the bridge at
' too great a apeed. He ceils attention
f especially to the heavy Vancouver cars,
; and deolarea - that they are", seriously
. damaging the draw by running on and
off of it too feet. In his communtce-
tlon to the commissioners, Stutsman
-' says that the streetcar rails on the
- - bridge are badly worn and .the founda
tion weakened by the heavy cars.' .
The Journal some time ago. called at
ten tlon to the reckless running of ears
over the elevated roadways and bridges
of the east aide, and. Quoted 'Brldge-
; builder ICcDanlel , to the ' effect that
" they were being rapidly, worn out -toy
such use. The Madlaon "streer bridge
'fla satd.to be rapidly giving way .under
the strain or the' heavy u. w r. cars
Vthat are sent over It at speed' fre-
quentty exceeajng is miles per nour. -
The county court -recently bought new
i- steel rails for the Bomalde bridge end
had them stored -out near' Woodlswn.
-deciding that-lt" would not-do 'to lay
. mem, in. Mvajice.oi-xeaecKina: tne nrtage.
, But the redecklng will cost I J.iOO. and
' as the court doesn't feel Ilk spending
the money Just now, the entire Improve-
' ment will probably go over until next
summer. In the meantime the question
of - reducing the speed of all cars on
'bridges end elevated roadwaya will be
' taken up with Manager F. I. Fuller of
the Portland Street Railway company.
V ' The county and city has several mll
) lions of dollars invested in bridges and
elevated roadwaya, and unlesa stringent
.'regulations are .made regulating the
' apeed of cars in crossing tbem it will be
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to be practically rebuilt.
v City Treasurer O. 1C. Hall of 8t
..Johns threatens to tie up the whole
- machinery of the city government un
'. less the mayoralty tangle of Postmas
. ter-Mayor. Valentine - la ' atralghtened
. ' out. The treasurer saya that he has
' been paying out hundreds of dollars
of the clty'a money on wifr rants signed
by the mayor, and that he doean't pro
pose to do ao any longer, or until it is
dsrinltely determined that Valentine can
: hold both Joba. Mr. Hall is under a
110,000 bond, and It la but natural that
r he should want to know If Mayor Valen
"' tine's signature aa mayor will stand
the teat of the courts. The ,Bt. .Johns
council is said to be divided into two
factlona, one urging the mayor to. re
sign, and the other equally Insistent
, that he ahould hold on. ' As a matter
of course the mayor lenda a very willing
.'ear to the latter faction. In fact he at
one time announced that he would hold
' both the mayoralty and the postmaster-1
Professor R. W. Smith who has ar
. rived .at Kelso, Washington, from
Minnesota to accept . the superin-
. tendency of public schools. He is
a graduate of MacAlister College,
St PauLv Kelso will have a' first
grade high school under his direc
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ship if ho legally-could.- -Later -on he
agreed to abide by the deolslon of the
council, but he seems to have had
good stout cable attached to that agree
ment, - v -
. Aa said thla morning by ' a resident
of St. Johns. "All the mayor's political
promises hre evidently made with the
mental reservation 'If tie wants to.'-"
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The Brooklyn Republican .club. a. dou
ble-barreled Institution that fights the
Dailies or me u.- (j. P.- at -election and
campaigning times and aeeks to ' build
up the Brooklyn section In the: Interim,
is preparing to hold a blg.'celebratlon In
September. The club feela proud of. the
Brooklyn englne-nouae and the Brooklyn
aewer, and will celebrate the letting of
tne contract for the one and the con.
struetlon of the other. M. C. Griffin Is
chairman of a special committee to make
arrangements for celebrating the double
event. in connection wUlt the celebra
tion the club wUTIssue a statement Cov-
erlng what It haa done and what it pro
poses to do for the good of Brooklyn
and vicinity. .. . ,.
Mrs. A. X. Noyes, who resides at 7(0
East Twenty-ninth street, near Kenil-
worth, . has .five 4-year-old apple trees
in her front yard that are loaded down
with an immense crop of fins fruit.
Several apples' have been picked from
these trees that weighed 1 ounces and
measured 111 inches in circumference.
Mrs. Noyes bought the trees for Red
Astrakhans, but she thinks the nursery
man made a mistake, aa the fruit bears
but little resemblance to known speci
mens of. that variety.- ,i.-v
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The Improvement of ' East Seventh
street from Hawthorne avenue to East
tractor began the grading at Hawthorne
avenue. After the grade is finished and
before, the pavement is 'put down the
water committee will lay a 12-lnch main.
beginning .'at ICaat Marked-street, where
arpnnecloa will, be - made with the
l-lnch tnaln. . Fire "hydrants, will be
placed at ail Intersections, thus afford
tyjg "protection for a large district, y
BIG WATER SPOUT BURST
DOING DAM AGEJVLDUFUB
- . (special mapatca te The oarnil. 1 . s
The Dalles. ,Or., Aug. . 21. A , 4
waterspout occurred at Dufur, If
miles south of The Dajles, . yes-. 4
terday afternoon.. - The - cloud 4
burst about' two miles north of S
the town, on a ridge 6n the road e
to this city, and poured down a e
4 - canyon on the hillside to Dufur. . e
s The floor of Wie Central hotel
s waa flooded, - and the sidewalks
In front of the hotel were carried 'e
-jswsy, .ThSmagetnMrpets 4l they fit Into the figure.
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4 : and furniture of the hotel is ei-
e . ttmated at f 100. and It will cost e
the town considerable to replace - e
the sidewalks. . e)
CAR SHORTAGE CLOSES ;
BIG EXCELSIOR MILL
(SpeeUI DUpatrk te The J no rati.)
Eugene, Or., Aug. !. The Roy At
Peterson excelsior factory In this city,
employing about- 20 men, ceased opera
tions last night-until the present car
shortage on the Southern -Pacific com
pany's -line is over. , -The company has
filled all Of its. available warehouse
space, and as it is Impossible to get cars
tor entpment. me only thing to do was
to close down. ' "
nefsneg snook- Osansd Stood,
Allen A Iewls Beet Brand.
Th6 soda craclxer, is an
ideal food.! Uhccda
Biscuit care the ideal
soda craclrers. Indeed,!
the
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soda crackers Iitly
-inade in1 the ffet lacc
rightly protected first,
last and all the time."
; Home for Old People.
Mr. John D. Rockefeller has been, It
is said, interested in Miss Marls CahiU's
plan to build a home for chorus girls
k" "r "'"'-t nr nld ags sr "hMgM
io give up stage worn. , inat la, tne
oa king has promised to give 1100,000
for that purpose provided Miss Cahlll
and' the other prompters of the scheme
1 raise a like amount Mr. - Rockefeller's
gifts usually) do have string attach
menta. . It would really Seem that the
pygllCyhfl follow the- histrionic rt-srs
more charitably inclined and think more
of the welfare of their fellow workers
than those in other professions. There
are noiiomes fur old toachgra.-m
for old writers. In fact, no 'preparation
la made for those who are down and
out except by atage folka. ' ' France has
a very beautiful retreat. for old actors!
and actresses and here they . may ex
change" confldencea by the hour and al
ways have appreciative listeners. There
ace also homea for stage people In
America. The . regulation -old people'a
home bears a poverty stigma somehow
and old people are loth to enter one.
but a pleasant place where all the In
mates have been in the same life work.
where all have the same Interests is
quite different and more of such homes
are needed in America. -
My Udy'a Coiffure.
The Marcel wave is the moat popular
form of hair dressing, and while It en
tails more work than the simple style.
we nave been - wearing, it is so uni
versally becoming . that women are loth
to give- It -up. It is almost Impossible
for a woman to do her hair according
to the latest dlctatea of fashion alone.
therefore the Marcel wave Is a veritable
gold mine for the ' professional hair
dresser. For some time women have
been wearing the hair low. Irrespective
f its becomingnese, but now the tide
nas turned ana in piece or tne con low
on the- neck -w. . have , th. hair., waved J
and puffed all around and done high
on th. head with, perhaps, a coquettish
curl or two tucked In under the hat
brim-on th. left side. -If your hair
Is thin, don't worry, ss these curls may
be purchased . ready to be pinned on.
Of course, there are many women for
whom th. Marcel wave, on account of
the time and money involved, ia out
of th. question. A Such women should
maks a soft and becoming pompadour
of th. front hair and roll th. back in
a . French twist, placing the comb
which- la unusually lons straight . up
and down to hold th. roll in place. Girls
who escaped the rag. for' "bobbed" locks
msy have their h.lr braided and wound
around th. head, Dutch fashion, and
with a bow on either, aide. ' This style
Is both quaint and becoming to most
little maidens. . ,
Dainty Dress Accessories.
lust now .when -th. summer finery
looks- draggled, but .aa' it is too early
to think of buying winter clothes, the
little things of dress play an important
art.
viia r . amJIhW oonular and
fth.re af. many new and attractive de
al ana. ' Some of ' th. net vena nave a
border of lace and scattering of small
black velvet disks. If one was not a I
hoautv such an alluring veil . would
make people think so anyway. Long
vtle with border and dots of color
have mbroidererJelbOW-aength glove.
to match the color Of dots ana ooraer.
Belts are more reasonable In prlos
than thehave been for seasons past
The white gown requires an Immaculate
belt so that on. Is not likely to have an
over , aupply on hand. The up-to-date
belt Is undeniably a gay affair. . Among
those Just in Is one of gray plaid silk
with sunmetal buckle that would bo
very good for wear with- shirtwaists.
Another is of red leather studded with
cut steel and haa u cut steel buckle.
Elastlo 'belts will be worn again thla
fall. They are always good because
fit! are still snuiaisus ss to slia-
The prettiest are in the soft leather
ahadea.
The Dlald eras, has already reached
the umbrella. Few black ones will be
carried this winter.
Although moat of the aummer gowns
have been made with the collar aewea
on, there are such dainty new designs
that on. is tempted to have their new
ahlrtwatsts made ' with detachable col
lars. .
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NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY r
- " Aromatic Vinegar.
' A' dellcat. and cooling lotion for the
sickroom Is aromatlo vinegar, which Is
made aa follows: Put a handful of rose
mary, wormwood, lavender, maaaage
and mint into a atone ar. Then with a
gallon of Strong vinegar, cover closely
and keep near a fir. for four days. Then
strain, add on. ounce of powdered cam
phor gum. bottle and seal. ;
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;';...'". -.Salad Cup.-; ;'..'-,'. " J,.' '
Individual Salads. Cups of crisp let
tuce are made by placing the leavea to
aether so aa to form a neat and arrang
ing on. aalad plates. -Us. as a filling
; for these shells one cup each of chopped
j celery, English walnuts, and apples, and
a little salt Put a large tablespoonful
of this mixture In each cup. The may
onnaise can be either mixed with the
Ingredients or put on top after the fill
ing has been Inserted., Chicken, lobster
and shrimp sslada are . used in the same
war. Only head lettuce can be used for
j the cupa, as the leavea of Roman and
oral nary -jeiiecv mrw ww &iai kiw
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WILL MAKE REPORT ON.
WOODEN WATttt MAINS
At the meeting of the water board
yesterday afternoon Engineer Clarke
waa Instructed to prepare s report on
the advisability of using wooden pipes
for" Portland water mains.
tt necessary, he will visit other
towna of th. Pacific eoast where these
-f malts are-in -use Moat otohia tubing.
is made by a T acorn a company, and
its product Is In nee there and also in
Seattle and other towna of Washington.
Peudleton and Salt Lake City have
also bought wooden mains.
The wooden pip. subject ' waa
brought up when the announcement
waa made that east Iron mains will
cost $JM0 , hereafter. - Eight compa
nies had been asked to submit bids,
but the Oregon Iron A Steel company
LS2 J
was the only nn. to bid. -The ,bld waa
tll.tO per ton. Instead Of Itl.Tt, the
price of a year ago. .
After ' some hesitation, th. board
awarded the contract for 117 tone or
17.711.10 worth of cast Iron mains to
J the Oregon Iron A Steel company. The
I clue 'will be laid on Second street
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Unmatoliable : Bapsaimp .for ;H?idssr.
A Grand Bargain Sale Special Pric'ei throughout the store. Tomorrow's sale will unquestionably be the leading bargain
event in the -city. We have endeavored to make this sale one of unusual interest to our. manycustornetsv ;Wie urge' you
to visit our store tomorrow, because we know positively that we are. prepared to, off
at any previous sale., Everything in the list following, is a bargain in the word s fullest and truest sense.: The saving
at least third on.jcyejyltjBrjtiJuyhalf saved on others: No need to elaborate on such newg as thl$: ; The tare facts
are enough so read the details and plan, to come early.. . .
A Two Days' Sale jt Women's High-Grade Knit Underwear starts here txraorrbwi morning and
continues until Saturday evening. An immense purchase consisting' of 6,000.; garments secured .at a
startling price. . " ;.v ...... ...
7oznons 50o Quality Egyptian Lisle Thread
slis and.
All Sizes, Ordinary or Extra
Large, on Sale at Each . . .
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Long-Sleeve-Vests
3. ...v Knee or..
, Ankle Pants.
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Tomorrow mornine witnesses the ODenirie of the ereatest sale of Knit Underwear ever held in
"Portland over 6,000 garments all spick juidspan new, strictly first quality, purchased from"y
uuc ui nniciiv.ua laigcsi uciaiuis .t sciuhiiuimi pine. au scvuic iiiciu Hi 1111a ivv rvv ni.iv
'compelled to purchase the entire-lot, an immense quantity, butnone too large at the price.. Gar-1
ments are made of the best quality Egyptian yarn and arc silk trimmed' and stitched through- "
out. .Vests made in high-neck and long-sleeve style, with pearl buttons;' pants made knee or: '
ankle leneth with wide sateen French band. Garments are made of an unbleached yarn and were ''
Tnannf actured-toretaihat'-SOceach rtwing-to-th e-heavy -demand 4orwhittu the pa&Uscason, : the.'-
manufacturer found they were moving a little slowly at the regular price, so disposed ot them.
si itt af o nrir that Kaeiklo navi frr Vi IriAimlnfffi ': An ntir winrlrku rfovntrt tr thir Hisnlav
on Morrison street. All sizes and styles the one price tomorrow and Saturday at. ............... CEriXS Each
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OH11TjS Grades at .....
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Tomorrow we place. on tale another lot of two
' thousand, and there will be very few left- by
' tomorrow night, for our ' Shirt Sales are already noted for their great values, and this one
'' will eclipse them all. There's an unusually attractive assortment, made of fine quality madras
cloth, the patterns are all the latest style in both light and dark colors, some with separate ,
cuffs and others with attached cuffs, all sizes in the lot: these are not an assortment of riff'
- raff bought, for a special sale but our regular stock in the best patterns. of the season.- .We:;
need the room for new Fall goods, hence this extraordinary reduction. Best $1.00 . . , .
and $1.50 grades all at one price, Bargain Friday tt'.V.'.V: . . .'. '. . , . V. , . . ; . ......... . -.
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Great SsiM of Sweater
FOB HEN
Regular $2.00, $2.50 and $3J0 Sweaters
, choice at
-your
$lo00 ,
; -. See Display in Our Third-Street Window. '"
Men's Fine Jersey Ribbed
; Worsted Sweaters '
' In a Great assortment of fancy stripes; also plain
eelori in ihirir- oLred hluff8reen-cream and,
black, in all sizes; the cheapest is worth $2.00,
others mn up to $3.50; they will average' good
$2.50 values throughout. Take your choice for
one day, Bargain Friday, 00
FOB BOYS
Regular $U0 and $2.00 Sweaters your choice
See Display in Our Third-Street Window.
Boys' Fine Jersey Bibbed.
' Worsted Sweaters h.
In a larare assortment ofolain inH fanry
Striped panel lis, gwd-wcaiiiig-quaUhes, all
sizes and colors; not a sweater in the lot
worth less than '$1.50,' most all are $2.50 '
values. Specially priced for one
day, Bargain Friday, at .V... C
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Best $3.00 Quality for . . . . .
,If you don't know about our Oxford Sale you ought to.' It is quite ' considerably the
best bargain we have ever offered at any season of thejrear in Oxfords, and that is '.
saying a good deal for us in the face of some of the exceptional prices we have made in
'the past. We' have had Women's Oxfords at a few cents less than at this time, but
the quality did not begin to compare with the present lot. - These are hand made and
worth $3.00 during the Oxford season. It is now late and for that reason we are offering
them at $1.12.
Oxfords
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$1.12.. The leathers are black, vici kid, gunmetal calf, chocolate vici kid and Russian calf, hand-made;
with light and heavy soles, Blucher and lace styles Bargain Friday. i .;,,; . . ; ;.'1.:. i: J'i. . 19 1 ol'sV
Wopuen s Ontiiig Flan,
nel Gowns
50 Doz. Best 75o Grade, Tomorrow. Each, Bargain Friday
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We will filace on sale tomorrow a lot of 60 dozen Gowns made of extra-quality out in c flannel.
full sized and daintily trimmed, not the regular 50c grade, but an exceptionally strong mem- .U
;' ber at 75c. We will not be able to offer these at this price again this season; all Al r ' ' '- . a t
sizes at, each Bargain Friday. ... .......... .... . ...... ...... . ... tit VELVSJi HACjT
Great Clearance Sale of
Length Lisle. Glove
"Best $lo00,
600 dozen W omens I hree-yuarter Length Lisle uloves. m black, white and gray, lfl
some with lace tops, in best sizes ; our regular $1.00 grade,. On sale Friday only, pair. . : : TtyC O
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