18 THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING. JANUARY 13, 1CC7. EAST SIDE REALTY SHOWS THE FJ10ST ACTIVITY DURING WEEK ( ! I't'M rw.N , j.. f, ,-. . s- . t -fir s . """ - ... ... 4 ,i - - ' '0" IF;;': ii- : j J i If ri . i i ra i i i i 1 I j i . - t ; -1 Eealdenoe of Mlai tinil))inuTwf wfi mil w weak hu been a fculet on In Portland real oetate clrolea Realty agents re port numerous Inquiries ' for property, but the general tendency of owners of favorably situated holdings la to bold for atlll higher prices, hence the chief difficulty bow la for buyers to ret rea sonable quotations, or Indeed any fixed prloe on local realty. In thts fast Ilea the principal cause of tba quietude of the market. With tba exception of tba usual amount of trading In residence sites, and a number of sales of a spe cial nature In the east aids business enter, little of importance was done oy iTwai nui svuia uunui um week. . Several agencies ascribe the quietude . to tba nnf avorabla weather conditions, but tba prevailing opinion is that tba stiff attitude of the owners Is alone the However,' prloea are continually . an , the Increase, scarcely a sale being re ported that la not accompanied with tba ' statement that tba seller made a good. substantial profit by the transaction. n l-rt ln-l transaction of the week was the sale of tba Oolden"West hotel, at the northwest corner of Sev enth mnA IBviMtt streets ' The tmmertv was sold to a local Investor by James McNlcholaa for 148,000. Mr. McNlchola agencr of Bollen, OruaaV and Hlgtey about one month ago for 141,600. It .. was through the same agenoy that tba Russell Blyth ana W. B. Thomas (0-fook lot on the east aids of Fifth street.-just south of ths Baselwood Cream - company's building. The slderatlon was $13,800. If orris Kaha 41a4elphla saa the swae,i Tba property was purchased by him a little over one year aero for about half the sum that be received for It . Russell Blyth and Thomas bow own the entire lot. having secured a halt Interest to It by a "previous transact lorn, - , Charles K. Henry, ths welt-known realty agent, baa secured ths Irvtngton residence of Councilman John Annan d. at Bast Twenty-first and Halsey streets. The consideration Is under stood to have been In ths neighborhood of f 11.104. Mr, Henry will soon occupy the Annand residence, while Mr. . Aa- nand Is contemplating the erection of a handsome home on Portland Helgbta - - The Crystal loa Storage- company has acquired lots (, , T and (, block 114, Hawthorne Park Addition, from the Hawthorns aetata The price was not given. ' These lots comprise the remain der of tba block now occupied by tba plant of tba Crystal lea oompany and will be used by It as a sits for the pro posed artificial too rink. . Ralph B. Moody baa ' purchased ' through the agency of Russell aV Blyth an attractive residence on Aspen street, Willamette Heights. The consideration waa 1 6,000. ' , K. I Thompson sold te H Worth aimer . the southeast oomer of Lovejoy sad Twenty-second streets for 11,750. .Ths purchaser will oon struct a reeidenoe on tba site. O.. W. Klelser baa purchased a lot on Franklin street, on whloh, together With the adjoining quarter block already ; owned by him, he will erect a modern two-story dwelling. - number of sales of Grand avenue a! mm wr-t ' EES mmm mm " ' I M-eJ L'1.' -' KK. . ' S1S I SI JM .lulu lu. i . lj iur rfir-iLJij - i-i iir itaiA 'irr'ni mrx .sj friei M Kf.9Ui3j llU : .VO If J tl a I'. i:'W.tWu L , The New Norton la, a iOO-room Xamliy iotello be bubt for. Mra. 8. .Nortoabr R. B. Lamjon at Eleventh. E. Goodman at Lucretla and Everett property in 'tba vicinity of Seat Salmon street and Hawthorne avenue are known to have boon In prooeaa of negotiation during the week, but nothing definite as to their eonoluslon was announced. MILLIONS PUT IN FILLS Many East Slda Sloughs Fact Be coming Valuable Bnfldlng Sites. ' It Is estimated that by tba time the Oregon Water Power company finishes the fill for tba Inmaa-Poulsen company of the alx or eight acres of sinks ad Joining the Inman-Poulsen mill, there will have been nearly 1,000,000 cublo yards of dirt fills made on the east side slnoa January 1, , ltol. Thta estimate does not Include the trestle fill -that the O. W. P. company is making on its lino to the Oaks, but Is confined to the FSJt ?r.!- Residence Belonging to Bartmaa work now being dona In the way of filling cast slda sloughs. : 1. , Ths Inman-Poulsen oompany has let ths eontraot to fill the whole of the Stephens slough, from East Seventh street te East Third street, which It la thought will require not leas than 1,100.000 cublo yards of material. It la proposed to deposit ths dirt that Is taken from ttlat part of the Brooklyn sewer, between Bast Eleventh street and ths river la the Stephens slough. , . Water flows ThrougX ' Quite a stream of water flows through this slough, which It Is pro posed to divert Into the Brooklyn sewer. The O. W. P. oompany Is now bringing quantities of fill material from the high bluffs along lta Oaks line, and dumping It Into 'the Stephens slough. For years te coma tba work of filling theae low lands south of East Morrison street will be carried on. Hundreds of acres of valuable sites for manufac turing and railway shops wlil be created mm and Stark street. ' 'i 1 'ri.a" -" ' "- li J . J IsEHsHsl Wtrf T.1Mssi 1 1 ts.Hfc.stB-1 i r i fm ri . ssu -li rs s V Streets. hi that district by tneane of these fills. The Martin flats, opposite Ross Island and along both sides of the Oaks car Una will no doubt be eventually filled and become valuable sites for Industrial enterprises. - . . - Kay Build Oarahopa. It is probable that tba Portland Rail way. Light at Power company- may at aa. early data butld Its repair and con struction shops on the Martin flate. In which case, 40- or 50 acres would have to be filled to the level of the carllne. Those flate, la their present condition, are practically without valuer but filled to the oar level, they are worth not leas than 11,000 to 11,000 per acre, --Among the dosen or more street fills now under way or about completed cn the east alda are the following: Urrton avenue fill, extending for several blocks through central East Portland; tba Mont gomery slouch fill in Lower Albino, Tbompgon at 195 Ererett Street. which will take the place of the old elevated roadway on Goldsmith street; ttls - fill on Hawthorne avenue, from Eaat First to East Second streets; two small embankments on Belmont street; on Oak street, between Eaat Water and Eaat Sixth streets, two good slsed em bankments are under way, . Boadbeds is Be Tom Oat,' - The elevated roadways oast of Grand arenas that span Hawthorne slough will all, no doubt, bo torn out and earth fills take their places .within ths nsxt year or two. The residents "of ths east alda have learned to appreciate the differ ence between an unsafe, rickety ele vated roadway and a solid dirt embank ment, and will noon vote out the old trestle bridges and demand dirt smbank menta The old wooden Toad ways are fast disappearing in all parts of the elty and are being displaced with steel bridges and dirt embankments. There Is no other single Improvement more Indlca- 8 7 - - a it , 'J t -urn fmf "4 AiM:os.sWsiiistniriiiisl iillll-llIEOY r,i PLOTTING Overthrow of Ring Dominant In , Washington Their AmbU tious Objective. INSURGENTS PROMISE - AMAZEMENT TO BOSSES Conference Held at Tacoma Last Night, With Another Following at State ''Capital Program of Mon day's Piellmlnaries In Legislature (iDeelal Dlnetek te The Journal.) Tacoma. Wash- .Jan. 11 A oonfer- anoe of the leadera of the movement to organise the state senate ever the head of the old Ankeny ring was held at the Tacoma hdtel last night. - Thoae who were present refuse to discuss the affair but rumors are rife of what transpired. Sifting; these rumors It an peara that nothing waa dona beyond a count of noaea and planning for the Olympla fight. Tat the "Insurgents" now claim a clear majority of three In Among thoae at the conference were R. W, Condon of Kitsap, Robert Booth of King, E.' C Bratt of Spokane and W. H. Paulhamua of Pierce. Mr. Con don, Mr, Booth and Mr. Bratt went to Olympla on the early morning train. The Pierce county delegation went this aftemerm.A caucus of all the senators from ail parte of the state who hav signed the "Insurgency" agreement will be held at Olympla tonight. The rumors that Condon and Porta and others of the Insurgents had de serted to tha Ankeny-Crocker camp are vigorously denied. Condon a presence hero at 1& conference last night would certainly seem to disprove the report of his desertion. Other reports can be as easily disposed of. say tha Insur gents. They refuse to ao. any, boasting, but they Insist that ths old ring will bo startled Monday not only by the strength of the new organisation but by Its personnel. They laugh at tha report that several signsrs af the agree ment only aligned It at Crocker's re quest, with the Intention of deserting at tha last minute. Senator Ralph Metoalf, chairman of the Pleroe county delegation, said be fore going to Olympla today: -- Thera Is no great mystery and ns secrecy about the so-called combination of Insurgents. It Is only ' another ln etanoe of the movement for cleaner pol itics and better government that la ag itating tha nation." IN LEGISLATURE MONDAY: Sumner Slated for President Pro Tem and Falconer for Speaker. ' fpattat msnstek er The fearsaLl r " Olympla, WaalL, Jan. 11. The tenth legislature of the stats of Washington, will convene at noon Monday. In tha senate, Lieutenant-Governor Charles B Coon will call to order. Rev. F, A. Lavtolette. a local minister, will deliver tha prayer. - After roll call by W. J. Lyson. aecretary of tba last ses sion. Chief Justice Hiram E. Hadley of the supreme eourt will administer the oath to the senators. - A resolution will probably be-offered on the 'death of S. S. Russell of fomeroy and Carey I Stewart of Puyallup, senators who iiave died stnoe tha last session. T. T, Sumner of Snohomish will probably be sleeted president - pre tem. Employee of the senate will be selected and after the appointment of ths usual commit tees, the senate will adjourn till Tues day. - In tha bouse. Story Buck, chief clerk of the last session, will call te order and J. A. Falconer of Everett will be elected speaker. Committees will ' be appointed and a message will probably be received 'from Secretary of State Nichols that Governor Mead, after the cloee of the last session, vetoed house bill No. 11. by Llndsley of Spokane, which will be submitted for action. The governor's message will not be presented before Tuesday and possibly not until Wednesday. tlve of Portland's marvelous progress than ths fact that ever 11,000,000 has been spent In the paat three years In displacing theaa old wooden roadways with substantial bridgaa and embank ments. STONE BLOCKS ON FIRST Old Wooden Blocks Being Replaced by Several Property Owners. . The work of repairing First street by tha Individual property holders Is un der way. Jacob Karam has let the eon tract for paving the east side of the street In front of his Washington street corner. The First National bank la preparing to have the street in front of the bank paved. The old wooden blocks that wars put down on this street soms years age are being torn out and replaced by . small slx-lnoh stone cubes. These stones will be laid In cement, which - will make a practi cally Indestructible pavement. . Tha street railway company, will lay the same kind of pavement on Its por tion of First street. It will alao tear out the old T" rails and lay heavy groove rails from Washington te Madi son streets. Ths organisation of tha First Street Improvement association soms months sgo had for Its object the uniting of all ths property owners on that street, that It might be immediately repaved from Burnalde to Madison. . Regret Is ex pressed by soms of the owners of prop erty along ths street that others are acting Independently in the paving mat ter Instead of waiting for united action. CLAY CARTOUCH FOR ARCH Portkmd Firm Turns Out Orna mental Work of High Class. . Ths 'ornamental cartouch that N will surmount the center of the arch over the stage In tha festival Iran of the new. eaat aids high school Is being molded In clay by Sena -A Nttschke. The piece represents an ornamental shield, flanked on either side by a cupld. and Is said to be tha handsomest and most artlstlo piece of work of the kind ever turned out In Portland. This firm has Just finished ten ornamental rape for the poroh columns of Dr. Henry Waldo Coe'a elegant new resi dence. These ornamental details are molded la staff from ths clay. Making m Choice. - From ths Washington Star. "Tou worked for my. election because you thought ' I was ths better man, didn't you T' said the official. 1 Nope," anxwered Farmer Coratosser; "the less of two evils." : . . BARRETT TO SPEl 00 0 0 Oregon Statesman Assumes the Duties of Director of Bureau . ,of- Republics MUST CHOOSE SITE OF . PROPOSED BUILDING i Will Probably Make ' Structure of t Spanish Style' of Architecture : Wicket-sham's Case I'nder Consid eration by Bonaparte. (Waahlngtoa Boreas ef Toe Journal.) ' Washington, t. C, Jan. 11. John Barrett, director ef . tha bureau of American republios, who assumed the duties of his office yesterday, has con fronting him the taak of the expendi ture of $1,000,000 for the new building for his bureau. . Of this sum 1160,000 was appropriated by congress and .by various. South Amerlcnn statea, with the Intention of expending 175,000 for the site and the remainder for the build ing. The recent visit of Secretary Root guth Amejrica-jtnaclhejcorigemimt growth of Interest In reciprocal trade between this countrv and the South American states drew tbe attention of Andrew Carnegie 'to the Importance of the matter and led to his recent gift of 7SO,ooo to add to. the building fund or the bureau. -Director Barrett la now actively en- gaged In having the preliminary plans prepared- and Is iTirnnmlin Willi mil estate men the question of selecting s site. The building will bs placed In an advantageous part of the city and prob ably will be of the Spanish style ef architecture, as typifying the Joint in terest In it " of the Bpanlah-apeaklng countries. " T , T ; - Barrett will push tha . matter with energy and will have the new building erected at the earliest. possible data. FIGHT OVER WICKERSHAM Believed Judge's Enemies Have Won .. and That He Will Be Dropped. IWashlsgtaa Vsneu ef Tee Jo rami, k Washington, D. C, Jan. 11. It Is stated today that early action may bs looked for on tha part of .President Roosevelt In the case of Judge Wlcker sham of . Alaska. Attorney-Oeneral Bonaparte has not passed finally on ths report made upon Wlckeraham by Dis trict Attorney Henry K. Hoyt of Nome, but It Is considered doubtful If Wlck eraham will receive - another- appoint ment, even though Hoytsk report should not be adverse to him. Wlckeraham has received ' no - less thaeu eight nomlnationa and recess ap pointments, ona of them having been given by President McKlnley and seven by President Roosevelt. The senate has failed to vote on the question of con firmation, except on the occasion -of Wlckersham's nomination for his first term,' la 1100. Tha president . still believes Wlck eraham la a good Judge, but the ad visability, of . continuing to - send bis nomination to the senate Is a serious question with him. It Is. believed the opponents of the Judge have won and that Prealdent Roosevelt will not send his name in again. TO PAY INDIANS Dubois Would Settle for Colrflle Boeei1 f atlon. - rwashragtea Bursas ef The J sal) .Washington, D. C, Jan. 11. Senator Dubois ef Idaho ' today ' offered an amendment to tbe Indian appropriation bill providing for the payment of 11.000.000 to . Indians on ths Colvtlle reservation In payment for - 1,600,000 acres of .land oeded by them te the gov ernment under the agreement made May , lll, tha reservation having been opened to aettlement by the act of July 1, llll, and tha terms or payment pro vided In the aot of June II, 1001. - Civil service examinations for gov ernment departmental service are an nounced for March II and April IT at Astoria Eugene, Portland and Baker City; on April 11 at Portland, and on April li at f enaieton. ' Hitchcock Let Contract. .' '--- (Wssblestoa Bnrvsa ef Tbe Jeernel.t Washington, IX C Jan. 11.-The sec retary of the Interior today awarded a contract te the Expanded Metal and Corrugated Bar company of 8t Louts for furnishing 1.100,000 of steel bars for reinforcing the concrete In the Tie ton project In Washington. The bid was 111,111. . CROCKER SUES DOCTOR FOR RETURN OF FEE fBeant Newt ky Lenseet teased Wire.) ' Paris, Jan. 11. The suit of George Crocker of New Tork and Ban Fran cisco against Dr. Doyen to recover 110,- 000 paid to the specialist te cure Mrs. Crocker of cancer, was begun la the civil tribunal this morning. Crocksr became dissatisfied with ths treatment accorded his -'Wife and brought Mrs. Crocker beck to America, where- she died. Mr. Crocker claims tbe serum used by Professor Doyen was lnsf flea clous, snd demands tbe return of the money paid In advance. AUCTIONS OnTuesdayNextatBaker's Auction House Cor. Alder & Park Sts. Ws shall offer some good, substan tial -urniture In quartered oak. Iron beds, Brussels carpets, rugs, steal rsnge, f:ae,. heaters, etc. Goods can be viewed omorrow (Monday). Sale Tuesday at 10 o'clock...,, V. On Thursday Regular sale of furniture, carpets, eta Bale at 10 o'clock. . BAKER SON, Auctioneers. January Bargains In Our Retail Department Last week we sdvertlsed Ixll rura. They were all gone by Thureday even ing. But another shipment Is now due. This week It's linoleum. Note the prloes 0o yard for 86a quality, and Tin yard for the kind that the "TRUST" In this city sells for 11.10. OKU. BAKRH HON, --4 . : . ltl-4 Alder 8 treat. ss i . - O ' Until February 1 I will make a snap price on a atrlctly modern f-room cot tage; very attractive and desirable; lo cated within two blocks Mount Scott carllne: will pay you to Investigate Address . . f R 1 13 Care Journal RESIDENCE PROPERTY Are You Interested in Irvinglon orllolladay's Addition? Ws have a few of tha beat homes In these two fine - districts for sale at prices that .will Interact you. . Modern, desirable locations, and liberal terms If you want It. Don't fall to look theae up. I H. VV. LEMCKE CO. nm ajtd wumiorov an. BsTTXU BOOVD V1VOOB. Business Corner Tbree-jtory 3rlck building, income nearly 10 per cent and worth$4J,00Q.' If sold at once will take $32,000 BoIIam. Grussi & lligley I . "128 THIRD- STREET... . XT TOT AU XjOOKXsTO TOM A 0009 .- BUT On? TMM MOUNT SCOTT LINE Bs sure and aee ns: we have a .few of the choloest bargains yon over heard of. Buy now and savs money. Don't wait until tha spring sets In; then prloea will be much higher and less cholcs proper ties to pick, from. We have at the present tlms soms that are genuine bargalaa . Owners a little short of money. For sale exclusively by H. AV. LEMCKE CO. AJTD WAJCKXsTCrTOsT - GOOD.. INVESTMENT fl 0,000 Nice corner, t blocks' from elty - hall, bringing 11 per cent nee half cash, balanoe ner cent fSaUMO- Fins quarter block, wen-lm ) proved, a diocks rrom oourinouse, bringing 1H per cent net, r. room, nai, Morrison, m. 'ByjJ.T. WILSON 'Auctioneer Monday, Wednesday and Friday, At Salesroom,-208 First Street at 10AM. The sales for ths dava mentioned af ford large leather platform rocker, fine oak chiffonier, fumed oak library desk and chair, oak library table, student's chair, a fine assortment of dressers. Iron beds, mantel beds, mattresses, choice bedding, rockers, chairs, dining-room chairs, Brussela carpets, art squares. rugs, mattinga, nsw ana seoona-nana linoleum, new dishes and glassware, eooklns- seta, utensils. Eclipse steel range. Peninsular steel range, cook stoves, four new trunss ana otner vaiu able housekeeping effects. NOTE In addition to furniture, etc. we will offer for sale man'a and boys suits, coats, pants and vesta, under wear, shirts, caps ana rumisning gooaa Special Sale Tuesday At 384 Washington Street In the Selling & Hirsch Block, at 2 P. M. Announcement Extraord- -A Carload Lot Of solid feathea Davenports, hall aeats, sofas, McKlnley chalra, weathered oak rockers, golden oak easy chalra, utility eate. fumed oak parlor, dining-room and library furniture, etc. The upholstering Is In solid leather.' Tbe finish and de sign perfect. All elegant and up-to-date furnlahlnga, price ranging from 111 to f 1(0. This entire carload lot to be oloeed out on day mentioned at putTllo auction sale. NOTE In addition te the furniture we will sell 110 pictures from renowned srtlats. Hale by Instruction from Mr. A. M. Beattia of Vancouver, B. O. uJ. T. WILSON, Auctioneer. Portland Auction Rooms A. SCHUBACH, Prop. Auction Sales - Housefurnlshlngs, at 211 , - First Street Special Notice Our sales thls"week will begin at 1:10 Inetead of the usual I p. m. Wa make the change In order to give our patrons a chance to secure some of the bargain In tbe NEW AND PERFECT Haviland china, Austrian china, silverware, gists ware, granlteware, eto., etc. These f oods are from ' the WHOLESALE! IOUSB OF PRAEL, HEQKLB A CO. and must be sold. Bo coma early, as ws sell TrlF.BH GOODS from half-past 1 until fo'clock, whsn we begin on fhe furniture, of which you will always And a good aa:. jrtmant. such ss stoves, ranges, carpets, dressers, extension ta bles, chairs, .rockers, pictures, bamboo furniture In fact, a full line of , alt kinds of furniture. Don't forget. Be here st 1:10 sharp- Mopday Wednesday and Friday, OL I FORD, Auctioneer, . Auction Sales SAY I : Can't Ycj See Prices Going Up? Buy Now f 5.00O One of those swell west slops strictly, modem, colonial dwellings, with beautiful grounds, on west slope 1 Mount Tabor. Don't tall .to see It. $3,700 One of thoee grand, stylish, : up-to-date, colonial resldenoee, with beautiful grounds In Piedmont. Please ' : do come and see It, $2, BOO Nloe acre plaos en Courtney ave stylish t-room cottage, grounds ' decorated to - a queen's taste. AU kinds of fruit and shrubbery- $2, 20O Quarter block, with stylish new, up-to-date l-room sottage; ire , a bungalow and a. beauty; grounds beautifully decorated; on Clinton st, fronting on carllne. $1.800 8x1 00 feet Of ground, Bast !th et. neer Clinton Kelly school, .beautiful t-room cottage; a very ; charming; place. ;. - - '' . $1, BOO Nloe l-room cottage. I fall lota, fine garden, ebeloe fruit, good ii poultry-house and yard.. ,.,-.,.. $TOO full lota. 4-roen bease, Te nlno avenue, Bellwood. ; $2BO for two nloe lots near Peninsula - station., ,''''''.' A The Dunn-Lawrence Company- y CLARKE COUNTY REAL ESTATE $9.O0O Half block, dose to business aisiuci; uesirsmw-cor. ousinees prop . erty, $1, BOO 11 seres.' 10 acres under plow, to mile from railroad station. $3.000 0 acres, 40 aorea under . plow, I mllea from Vancouver. . $6,00011 eerea." ' I ' acres under plow, 40 acres of beaver dam; run ning water.,..-; r $4, BOO 01 acres, II sores under plow, well Improved place, good buildings. $4, BOO 110 aorea, 40 acres' eleared, balanoe heavily timbered; ood build . Inge, ; . . ,' - $3,00041 acres, II acres under plow," - balanoe easily cleared: right at small town, oontalning church, school, store and creamery; fine soil, running water. Terms, 11,000 down. Will - also exchange for city property. - Pcarce & Mebus Utt Washlarvon Tanoonvev, Wash, $12,000 Will buy a 10-room modern house, full basement, furnace, gae, electrlo llglM, , etc, on a corner lot In the best residence, dlstriot en- the west side. House fu.r nlshed complete. A SPECIAL BARGAIN This nouse, -lot and furniture 'cost 110.100, but now can be bought' at this special BARGAIN PRICE , for reasbr we don't care to state 17,000 cash, 15,000 can stand. See us at once. . LIND & CO. ' Mt Xumbe xoliansV Wdr. Alder Street Full Inside lot; close In and being awvil rounded by high-class lmprovemeill.T' er If Improved by substantial business block er apartments, can be made a bis; dividend payer. ' i $20,000.00 PORTLAND REALTY & TRUST Jfl. . r lot Second St. Main 1121. Platting Opportunities! 10 acres near canine, aa a wnoie or ln part te Investors, cation to M -'-V": Detatla on applt- er Sherlock Bid. Paollle a43a. This Is Only a Sample There Are Others 10-room modern house, full basement, I : lots,' 10x100, good barn and ohlok bouee. lots of fruit; near carllne; 11,110. AH , kinds ef property and business cbaneeev Itst your property with the Metropolitan Realty CoH SIM Aides , McMILLEW'S ADPITION Modern l-room house en MoMlIlea sla near steel bridge! walking; distance, aa4 a snap at the prloe. $3,500 Dollam.Grnssi&IIigley lss wms nr. Bunc:alow-$2800 . New, modern, half block from aJ full lot. 10-foot allev: terraced and) 1 graded. This will go eulok. I0T Sberlook wldlaeT. V '