Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 21, 1906)
THE OREGON DAILY , JOURNAL. PORTLAND. WEDNESDAY EVENING. NOVEMBER "21. 1CC3. I'MLl SESSION OF REALTY BOARD Member Have Hot Argument - Over Clause Forbidding Com - J. - mission Division. . THREATS TO. WITHDRAW v CAUSE QUICK ACTION Amendment It Adopted Permitting Dealers to' Share Commission With Each Other but Not With Outsid. eraOther Rulea Changed. Tne realty board held a stormy ses sion yesterdar afternoon, which at ' tlmea looked aa though it would dlarupt the organisation. The principal fight precipitated , Dy a resolution to amend, tha bylaws permitting, the , di vision 01 commissions. - - ... An Originally- adopted., the bylaws for-. Tisae tnr wvraitjrr-or cOnimUslona. ex : ceni Dei ween members of the board. This rule waa the cause of constant frlo- , tlon and It waa not until It had been discussed at several previous) meeting : of tha board that tha rule waa agreed ..upon yesterday providing that hereafter any member of the board may divide' a commission with a repuuble real eatHta , dealer, but that there must ba no shar ing-of commlaxlons with outsiders, i' ',-'- Several member of the board stated " that they were losing- sales because of -rhta-role. rrtvata persona would bring them a oustomer and demand a division of tha commissions, and when refused a division, they would go to dealers out aide tha board with -their customer. - , . a number of the membera Insisted that they should ba allowed to divide com missions with any association in a sale, . whether ha be a regular dealer or not. Others ware vehement In demanding; - that tha board ahould abide by tha orlg. . Inal rule and divide profits with none - but fellow membera . of the board. ' Among those who Insisted upon stinking ., to tha original bylaw waa W. H. Grind- staff of Orlndstaff St Schalk, who, when , "(the mora liberal policy waa adopted, an . v nounced hie Intention to resign from tha ; . realty board. . " It. waa lao found necessary, to modify ' tha rule providing that no member should sell piece of property unlaaa ha had an exclusive written contract with ' the owner. It waa found that tha ' owners of largo and valuable pieces of i realty refused to algn a oontraot allow ing but one agency to handle their prop erty. .It waa aald that aoma of tha larger firms war disregarding tha ex .' elusive contract rule and that it waa be coming a dead letter. A compromise rule was adopted that , a written con tract will ba Insisted upon In the case Of property of 126.000 or less In vejae. 'Tha Initiation fee tor membership waa ; .reduced from 119 to II and tha monthly , duaa from IJ.lv to f 1. By these redue- - tlona It la hoped to largely Increase the f membership or tha board. . ,i -Bia FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION Te '. BeeJty Aeeoelatee ' of . Tertland, Oregon.. A Jfew XooaJ company on . J 1 -T Beaten Cttlee. There has .recently been laeorporatad here a company known aa tha Realty . ' Associates of Portland, Oregon, that promlaaa to "be ona of tha largest finan cial inatltutlone In tha west. Tha fol . lowing well-known men , are officers and directors' of tha company: . W. II. Ill 0 nnnncniA mti. 1.1.0 UlaUULUIss! uutAUW, AUD S00 DIES "The Blues 99 E. J. Diven Takes His Own Life In 'Kitchen - of - Rooming --- House. . DEAD BEFORE DOCTOR - r . REACHES THE SCENE Coroner Fmley Makea Examination and Announce Suicide Cauae of Deathr-Sayt No Inquest Will Be Held Over Body. ' E. J. . Dlven. local agent far tha Blinkers' Reserve Life . Insurance com pany. Quaffed the contenta of a two- ounce vial containing bromedia . at o'clock last - night and . died ; from tha effects of the drug In a few minutes. The tragedy occurred In the kitchen of a rooming-house conducted br Mrs. u w. Powell, ar xioTentR-atreer- Dlven. who waa tha son or Dr. An drew Dlven. had been adlcted to tha ex oeaslve. use of sloohollA for soma time and had been In tha habit of taking for Insomnia the drug " which eauaed bla death. He entered the kitchen of the rooming-house where ha resided last night and after announcing: "Now, I'm going to sleep,' placed a bottle to his lips and swallowed trie deadly araugnt.. Dlvtnaanlt unconscious to the floor and Mrs Powell loat no time In sura monlng Pr.M.rried.-who had been -the medical adviser of the young man. and the druggist from whom tha drug bad been purchased. Upon tha arrival of the- physician death, bad ensued, and the coroner era -. notified. Coroner Flnley made an investigation and ia convinced that It waa a case of suicide. Dr. Fried and the relatives jf tha deceased, how ever, are emphatic In their declarations that Dlvtn did not contemplate taking his own life, but accidentally took an overdose of the mixture. .. . , - Bromedia la a proprietary article and a listed aa a drug to produce sleep. As far aa known It la composed of bro mides and some cost tar derivative. The dose usually prescribed e ona dram and Dlvtn swallowed . It times that quantity. The- body, was taken to Hoi man's undertaking parlors. No Inquest will be held. z i.r..- Deceaaed waa 14 yeara of age and native of Pennsylvania. Hie parents HASTEN CONSOLIDATION 7 OF THREE CHURCHES P"Moore.refl8e1il Of We Oraguu Trust aV Savings Bank, Is president; Doctor r-Andrewi 8mlthr president of tha Hl bernia Savings Bank; Robert D. In man, president of tha Inman-Poulaan Liumber company, and E. E. Lytle, rail road builder, sre vlce-presldenU; N. W. Rountree. la secretary; Governor George S3. Chamberlain. A- R. Diamond and T."D. Honeyman, president of the Honeyman Hardware company, are di rectors; H. R. Reynolds, superintendent of agencies, and Oregon Trust ft Rav ings Bank, treasurer. Tha company will purchase Income producing real estats In Portland and , Issue . profit-sharing ' bonds - that will enable large or amall lnvestora to par- ' tlclpate In tha profits being made by tha Increase In real aetata valuea. due to tha rapid growth of tha city. The plan of the - company la similar to a number of companies In tha United States 'that have been uniformly suc cessful. Including the Amertcan Real Estate company,, which holds proper ties worth mora than $1,000,000 In New . York: tha United Cttlea Realty corpor ations of New York, and aomewhat aim liar to tha Realty Syndicate of Ban Jfranolsco knd Oakland, which has ad ants of more than $11,000,000, acquired "In tha last 11 years. Tha company has opened offices In tha Dekum building, and will commence operations at once. When Interviewed on tha plana of the company Mr. W. H. Moore aald to a reporter: 'The Realty Associates of Portland, Oregon, la operating In a man ner that haa been Invariably success ful In different cities of tha United States. We expect, to Invest' several I Pittsburg. Pa., Nov. 11. The Joint committee on vested interests of the Methodist - Protestant, Congregational and United Brethren churcbea began a two days' meeting in nttsnurg toaay, tha purpose being to take atepa to haaten the consolidation of the denominational--The committee on polity alao la In, aesslon and the committee on creed Is to meat at an early ae. When these committees have finished their work tha union will become an accomplished fact under the name of tha General Council of the United Churches. ' yisfeiied Btooa Canned etoods; Allen ft Lewis' Beat Brand. f million dollara In Portland , business property In tha next few yeara, and build - up- one - of - the - largest financial Institutions of the west. Wa antici pate placing our securities In tha mid- dla weal ami in the" aaafga wall aa"trr thla city and etata, and will undoubted ly find a ready market for them aa aoon aa . the company - becomes well known. Our plana will enable modeat lnvestora, aa wall aa capitalists, to ob tain tha proflta that are being made from business property, and furnish the largest profit that can be obtained with due regard to abaoluto aafety. Our representatives In Various parts of tha country will be constantly exploiting Portland, and telling people of Oregon's wonderful resources, which will adver tise and tend to accelerate tha mar- velous growth of our city." Mr. W. Rountree. of the well known. real aetata firm of Rountree ft Diamond, aald: "1 accepted tha sec retaryship of tha Realty Associates of Portland, Oregon, because I became con. vlnced that tha company will become one of tha moat Important financial Institutions . of our city. portlsnd Is today tha beat town for real aetata in vestments on tha coast, aa valuea are fully It to 40 per cent lower here than they are In Los Angaiea and Seattle for property equally aa well located, and tha - advances will consequently be greater here ' than In those cities, "of couTsev-we-alr- know-that-Portland haa larger-resource slid mora business than any other coast city alnca tha dis aster to Ban Francisco, and will si ways be" the New York of tha Pacific coast I have no doubt that the com pany will do a large business, aa tha prominence and standing of our direc tors will naturally give the publlo con fidence In the able and honest manage ment of It a affaire." . Tlie Columbia Life & Trust Company ' t. Ts an Oregon Life Insurance Company.. It Waa organixed for the purpose of furnish ing the people of the Northwest with life insurance at the lowest possible cost con sistent with safety. IT IS DOING IT. .The "SIMPLE LIFE" policy issued by this company is a plain contract agreement af- '. fording life insurance protection at atout one half the rates that other companies charge for policies embracing dividends. cash values, bonuses, etc. Men of discern ment keen, level-headed business men who are quick to grasp the advantages of the "Simple Life" are each day applying tof insurance under it. Why not your- COLUMBIA LIFE r TRUST COMPANY 5 W, U. Ladd, wyaaC T. B. WOeon, Tice-FreS. !' .. . Both Symptoms of Organic Derangement to V6menTKousands of Sufferers FfnciTfeUef. 7 ' Hoar f ten da wa hear women aay-' 'It asems aa though my back w,ould break, r "Don't apeak to me, I am all out of sorta"? TheaeaigniBcantremarka prove that the ayatem requires attention. Backache and " the blues" are direct lymptoma of an Inward trouble which will aooncr or later declare itself. It may be caused by diseased kidneys or some derangement of the - organa. Nature requires assistance and at once, and Lydia E Pinkham'a Vegetable Com pound -Instantly-aaaerta- its cttrative powera in all those peculiar ailments of women. It haa been the atandby of Intelligent American women for twenty veers, end-the beat Judgea agree that it ia the most universally success ful remedy for woman's ilia known to Btediclne. Read the convincing' teatimoniala of lira. Holmea and Mrs. Cotrely. Mra. J.C. Holmea, of Larimore, North Dakota, writea : ,- ...'..'..-: Dear Mrs. Plnkharn: " I have suffered everything with backache and female trouble I let the trouble run on an til my svstem was In such a condition that I waa una file to ba about, and then it was I com me need to use Lydia Pinkham'a Vege table Compound. If t bad only known bow much suffering I would have saved I should have taken it months sooner for a few weeks' treatment made me well and strung. My backaches and hesyiarhea are Ml gone and I suffer no pain at my monthly periods, whereas before I took Lydia E. Pinkham'a Vegetable Compound I suffered Intense pain." Mra. Emma Cotrely, 100 Eaat 13th Street, New York City, writaai t Dear Mrs. Plnkharn. v u I feel it toy duty to tell all su Cfertng women Of the relief I he Ye found in Lydia K. Pink- ham's Yesretabla Compound. When I com- inenoed ta everything inenoed taking the Compound I suffered with backaches, headaches, and female troubles. I am completely cured and - -0.... : , ... ... ... . .. " W .." T ! - .'. .... ... . '.'' 'a- . ' ; enjoy tha beet o( health, and I owe it all to you." . ..... . ' When women are troubled with Irreg ular, auppreased or- painful pcrioda, weakness, displace menta or ulceration, that bearing-down feeling, inflamma tion of the female organa, backache, bloating (or flatulence), general de billljr. indication and nervgus prostra tion, or are beset with auoh aymptoma aa dizalneaa, faintneaa, lassitude, excit ability, irritability, nervouaneaa, aleep leaanesa, melancholy, "all gone" and "want-to-be-left-lone" feelings, bluea and hopeheasneaa, they ahould. remem ber there ia one tried and true remedy. Lydia E. Pinkham'a Vegetable Com pound at once removes such troubles. No other medicine haa auch a record of cures of female troublea, No other medicine in the world haa received thla widespread and unqualified endorse ment. Refuse to bay any Bubetltute. FREE ADVICE TO WOMEN. ' Remember, every woman ia eordiaJly invited to write to Mrs. Pinkham if there ia anything about her aymptoma she doea not understand. Mra. Pink ham ia lhe daughter-in-law of Lydia E. Pinkham, her assistant before her de cease, and for twenty-five yeara ainea her advice haa been freely and cheer, fully given to every ailing woman who aake tor it. tier advioe and medicine have restored to health Innumerable . a a a w women, uioreua euynB, Ask Erfc PtakbjUH AItIc-4 Wwiu Best Vadentuds Wmdu. Bs. BAR ASSOCIATION Sixteenth Annual Scrssion . of State Organization Comes ' to an End; STATE NEEDS BANKINQ r y LAW, DECLARES BAKER Speaker Asserts It Ia aa Easy to Ea- tabliah Banks in Oregon aa to Open Grocery Stores 'and Givea Warn ing.. , v. ., . ' .. ' Heated around the banquet table In the Commercial club rooms the -mem bera of the Oreson Bar association closed the sixteenth annual aesalon of the association last evenlna. The banquet came at the close of a day apant In dlecuesina those questions which Interest every citisea . aa wen aa averv attorney.- Amonc the addresses presented was that of Lydell Biker on "The state Bank Examiner." 1 can tell you there la no state In thaunlon today, that, needs abanklni law so much aa does the - state ot:Ore- mn." said ha.- - - ..'.: He had told or the cnanae in oanaina customs how the benker now hunt business Instead of waltlna for . the business to bunt him, and of the ab solute need of regular and patnstsklnn examination by a man wno snows wnai he ia doina. Ha continued: ' "Banka can be established In this state aa easily aa grocery stores. ll that la necessary for an Individual to enaao In banking is a sign ana a counter. All that la necessary for a corporation to engage In banking la a stock subscription. There Is not the slightest restriction aa to capital, or the amount of cash to be kept on hand, or the amount that officers shsll bor row from the hank or the proportion of deposits that shall be loaned to anyone. tndlvldoal.-or the amount or loans that shsll be kept In a .fluid ata'te all Is left to the sweet Will and Inclination of the banker. - . Oolden Age of Bank Xnorease. ' "Thla la the golden age of .bank In- crease In the Paclfla northwest. The number of banks Is constantly Increas ing In ths cities and they have begun to appear at country cross-roads. - A man puts up a 'Blgn and announces .that be la ready to receive deposits and straightway they sre forthcoming. 4t bests practicing law or even running banking paper. Most or these sre what might be eallod - fair weather banks. They are all right now . but msny of them will float keel op when they strike the troublesome waters ahead, and then for the first time, per hsps, we will begin to think of . the depositors. - ' v. ' It la little less than ridiculous that the state should view the bualnesa of receiving depoelte aa of nomore con cern ' than . that of running a grocery atore. "The Oregon Bankers association. which It la needless te say, la com posed of representative bankers from all ever the state, have drafted a fair and. reasonable banking law, having the features or publlo examinations and other salutary requirements aa to capi tal, or a certain portion of It being in actual cash, and the maintenance of a proper reserve fund with which to pay deposits snd ao on, arid the same will be presented . for enactment at " tha eomlng session of the legislature, it ta almoat a facsimile of the law which la in operation In Idaho today and which la upheld unanimously by tha people and the bankers, and I aay that at the. coming aesslon of tha legislature In thla state, that banker la to be sus pected whq tries to defeat thla bill". Aska fo lcose alary.'.'-'. During the afternoon aeaalon County Judge Webster presented a resolution which wss adopted proposing that tha salaries of the circuit judges, of Ore gon be. made 14,000 instead of tl.000. The legislative committee of the asso ciation will draft a bill to thla effect - State Senator Will C Qravee, of Radicalism versus lamservatiamv Of the radical he aald: "Be. assured that we will need all of his restless and progressive spirit If we progress with sufficient rapidity to solve all the com plex problems of modern life aa they are presented." Aa announced yeaterday R, T. Piatt waa elected president, R. A. Letter, sec retary, and C. J, Bchnabel, treasurer of the association. Later In the day other orncera were elected aa follows Vloe-presldents, First district. A. B. Reamea; Second district, T. W. Ben son; Third district, William Galloway; Fourth district. Fred V. Holman; Fifth district, J. B. Hedges; Sixth district, W. L. Brsdshawj Seventh district, A. T. Stillman; Eighth district. Charlea H. Chance: Ninth district. . George B. Davis; Tenth district, Thomas H. Craw ford. Executive committee, Thomas O. Greene, William L. Brewster, Zera Snow, O. P. Coshow and Sam White. Auditing committee. A. F. Flegel, . King Wilson and Waldemar Seton. The other speakers at the banquet In I, the evening were Oscar llayter. of Del las, whose subject waa "Time to Ap- peal . ' W, H-- Clllard,- of 81- Helens, who talked on a little of everything 1a hla usual reminiscent vein; Judge C u. Oantenbeln responded to the toaat of "Legal Education,- and A. F. FlegeL President Piatt acted aa tbaatmaster In the absence of Judge Webster. . SIX DEGREES AND SNOW VISITS BAKER CITY .: I , ' (Special' rrtaiMteh te Ta Journal.) Baksr City, Or., Nor. II. Following the rain storms and - floods - on the coast a cold anap etruck Baker county yesterday, the thermometer dropping to degrees above aero, the flret frees of the season. Half an Inch of enow followed the frees, and Weather Indications are that there will be a further fall within the next few days. In. the event that 'the snowfall precedes a thaw, a few weeks' good sleighing will result.. .. land Tbieree tnst Oo to Trial.' (Jneraal gpeelal Bervtee.) Omaha, Nov. II. The court haa re fused to quash the Indictments agsinst Bnrtlett Richards, W. Q. Cometook, and nnher cattle barons eccused of fraudu lent manipulation of warrants Involving over SOD. SAO acres of land. The cases are to he tried immediately. - The New If we are the leading piano-selling organization in the union : 7, ,', -' ;.''.''',-" (which we now. surely are) ;: If our buying power is positively greater than any other concern ; ; . , . " . . ' (which it now surely is), :T.'. - :-1 If our" experience and knowledge of affairs pertaining to this trade is greater than any one else's ;' . vV.;-' ' -V"' '' vr';; ; .' : (which it unquestionably is), ' .J v V : -; If we control the output of 35 of the leading American makers' (which we do), '. -". vr vi v- '. s ... " If our list is headed by the greatest of all, the Chickering, of Boston,- the Weber and genuine Pianola Piano, of New York, the Kimball of Chicago (which are the acknowledged American leaders), . f If we employ shipping, handling and selling advantagesT not" possessed by' '. others . ' . " . . (which we most assuredly do), : . If we are willing and able to extend more liberal and safer terms of credit to the buyer than obtainable elsewhere v s y - (which is positively a fact), ; '. V If we. positively, agree to refund money- paid if instrument, afterr delivery -and trial, is not found as represented or in every way satisfactory " ' " ' -.(which we 'definitely obligate ourselves to do), ' ; . v Then '.' ' ;.v'-.r. Why is not the logical place to buy your pianos, organs, pianola, pia- noia piano,' pipe organ,- orcnesmon or taiKing macmne at Biggest. -Busiest Safest . IWmWm . v . - OF CAREFULLY MADE AIR-TIGHT HEATING These stoves are made by ourselves and are absolutely perfect,' but we madetoo many and -. ., -- This $3.50 Air-Tight e$l -z-t-r- TO aOSE THEM OH QUICKLY We are offering the following bargains:, ALL $3.50 AIR-TIGHT NOW. . ...... . . . . , ; . . . . . . . . . . .".ai49 ALL $4.60 AIR-TIGHTS NOW. ................ .... . . . .82.25 ALL $5.00 AIR-TIGHTS NOW .... . SSJSO ALL $5.50 AIR-TIGHTS NOW. $2.75 . These prices are merely the cost of material and labor. OFFICE AND SALESROOM 271 FIRST STREET Between Madison and Jefferson Streets ' j '; ' , , Open From 9 a. rn. to 9 p. m. , y . 111 Dn Graves Tooth Powder thrrc are combined the elements of safety and pleasure, fn kissing your wife ' or sweetheart deli cious after taste. Just ask her about it. " la head asetal eaae a aetUsa. SOe. . 0f firaws' Tnfl!h Porrdcr Co. F I OH TING THE BEEF TRUST The Boston Paclung Co. FIRST AND ANKENY 8TA. The Boston Market FIRST AND DURNSIDB ATS. Two of the Largest Markets in the City, and Which Handle Only the Very Best Qradet of Meats and Sell at the Very Lowest Prices The Two Big Markets Fighting the Beef Trust C6rneiri ahaIel ua show you how cheap .we can fur nish jrour .table, We are out to Bast the Trust, as our prloes quoted will show. We handle noth ing but first qual ity meets. BUlota Steak, per lb. 104 rorterhoos tneak, per lb. . , 104 Bonad Steak, psa lb. ...,...,.94 hoolder Bteak, pea lb. 6 maae Bib meek. Snort Oat, per lb. ....10 Stew Beef par IV . . a aa a a t aort Biba Beef, pes lb ,.,...44 BoUlar Beef, pet lb. 44 Beef for Stlaee Stoat, pea lb,..4 Kattoa tew, per lb. 44 LItii, per lb. 44 boulder Kattoa Chops, per lV9e Bausere, per lb. .8 asabmrr, per lb. 5 Leff Beaet Teal, per lb.....ltH Baatp Beaet Teal, per lb... HH Teat Btewv pes lb. .4 Coraed Beef, per lb. .54 . Breast Teal, per lb.. 74 Chuck Steak, per lb. 94 aoalder Beaet stattoa, lb.,.. J 4 Bet Boast Beef, per la. ......14 ahonlder Boaat Teal, per I s. . . 9 koalder Teal Oatleta, per Ib..9t Mme Bib Boasts Beef, per lb. 94 Belled Boaat Beef, per lb. Bt Bib Teal Oatleta, per Ib...l2H Zrftta Teal Ontleta, par lb.. . 24 Best Orads Kama, pea le. ...194 Breakfast Baooa, ear Owa Bread, lb. i4 Vare Zrd, ear Owa Brasid, S lbs. tot ...55 There's ererythlns la out faror to command ynor trade Tae Qual ity ef Oar area is tae Terr Bias Ths pri e are the err mwhi - ami enr aervlee I prompt and eflV rtent. Our adver tisement stand as the best evi dence t our nees to serve you Read It over. I eppeers every TV dy In this r- DOWN WITH THE TRUSTS HELP US TO ACCOHPL!: N 1
