The Oregon daily journal., January 29, 1907, Page 9, Image 9

THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAE. PORTLAND, , f D AY EVENING, JANUARY 2J . , 1907.
CITY PARK WRECKED
BY FREAK ICE STORM
Broktn Trees Cover the Ground,
And the Monkeys Shiver
With Cold. -
ONLY HUSKIE DOGS : ?
ENJOY THE WEATHER
Almost Irreparable) Damaga , Has
Been Dona by Weight of loo Upon
. Treoa and Bhrnbs . Graceful Bam
boo Twisted From Their Roots.
- Portland beautiful Cltoypark did not
tutu the. ravaaea of the Ica-atorm.
Manlf leant ahade tree, the pride of
-vary person . who. walked , down tha
Shaded pathway! and up th sully from
Washington atraat to tha .prlns-houS.
11a prostrate aoroaa 'tha walks. Tha
, tieauttful and graceful bamboo ar tors
and twlated from their upright posi
tion and 11a upon tha,round, - .
A walk -through - toepark yeaterday
afternoon waa aa. mournful a Dante's
procession through the Inferno. Mug
tree could be heard cracking and
groaning; the . loud anap that preeedea
the ruatle,' tha eraah and then tha thud
- aa aoma mighty Inhabitant of the wood
tottered, and fell from tta guardian poet
to - the leo-oovered ground. Tha Hon
roared and tha geeaa. atandlng upright
with wing beating wildly, sava, forth
mournful quacka aa they waded about
;th Ice-ltttered pond. - " -Peaolatlon
gvervwfcer.
But It waa not th plaintive call of
th anunala and birda that made tha
park ao desolate-and dismal. - Remem
brance of happy aummar daya, when
thousands of Portland' , citlsen - and
visitors gatbarad - In -marry- partlea - to
tpend tha day In tha cool shaded glens,
or stood about tha animal houses to
CARMEN SPEND WIGHT ,:
- IN COLD, STRANDED CARS
- 4 Street car last night war : 4)
converted Into lodglng-nouaes, " e
0 .many conductora and motormen,
' - d : held up at some place by a fallen.'.
. tree or telephone pole, spent th )
night oa their car. :r-
d ' On every part of th east aid
system waa thl true. -lien In
4 charge of different cara war ' 4
d compelled to apend tha long
- hours from eVanlng until morn- 4
Ing Inside of cara which war d
none too warm. . In many ln-i '
atancaa. residents near tha point -)
where th various car war tied )
, e up carried hot ooffe and lunchaa
to tha stranded carmen several
. times during tha course of th a
4 evening. ' '
" On eeveral cars, where either a
- d the conductor or motormaa poa-
sessed a pack of earda, aom d
kind of a game' waa Indulged in )
d to while away tha tedious hour. 4
watch th ant I o Of monkeys or listened
to the bellowing of Wallace, the Hon,
were forced upon ona by tha desola
tion that waa spread about The beautiful
spreading tree that swung far out and
over tha pool at th spring-house was
a own-crushed beneath tha welsh t of loa.
Going down tha gully oh waa forced to
climb about tha bank to pass th fallen
trees.
. Climbing th last steep Incline to the
animal-house, one obtained a view of
the surrounding hllla and valleys. Tha
green fir and pin traea looked like ao
many apaeter in tha last raye of th
day. Far off could be heard th crack
ing of some large limb a It waa stripped
and torn from tta anchorage by tha
ton of 1c that had formed upon every
incn.oi 11 sunace. ,
Xolol om Bacajawea. . ' -
A stop at th animal-house for a mo
ment revealed th faot that tha Alaskan
doga war In their element the only
happy denlaen of th nature spot. ' The
monkey that had been fed and patted
by th thousands In - tha month of
marry sunshine huddled oloaa together
In tha farthest corner to .. escape the
blast of cold that crowded through the
crack of their cases.
Leaving tha anlmal-houae and going
toward Jiha J arkLarfn 11a antranna of tha
para one met ravorit tree which had
offered friendly shelter from th lun'i
hot ray laet summer, lying on tha
ground, too frail to withstand . the
heavy burden . that - Jack Frost had
placed upon them, - -v-
Btill farther. Sacajawea stood erect In
th gathering gloom with , hand out-
stretohed, no longer th bright-eyed
mother pointing tha way for her, white
brethren with ona hand : while la th
other ehe clasped warmly to bar bosom
ner imant. - a huge icicle was hanging
from her hand Ilka a wand turned up
side down denoting th Irony which th
f ates of f ered man'a aymbol -of lov
Th bandstand covered with Ice fur
ther expressed that Irony and mocked
memories of th gay throng that had
gathered to listen to the Inspiriting mu
slo of th summer month. '
Laat of all- waa the Lewis and Clark
monument. Rising erect. Ilka a huge
giant guarding tha portal of tha city'
beauty spot,' It' Stood firm and true.
symbolising th strength, of man when
expressed In reverence, while all about.
Nature's best efforts lay., tors and man
gled a mark of Nature's own freakish
action. : '
TO CURE A COUGH OR
.-COLD
A never- falling home remedy
for sough and colds. Two canoes
of glycerine, on half onae of
Oonoentraaed oil of pine, aa half
plat of good whiskey, sola and
- thoroughly I aaa la table
poos dose every font hour. '
This, If fallowed ap, will ears any
eoafb that la enxabl o break up
aa acute old la tweaty.four
hours. Th lagredlaat ail oaa
be a-ottea a any drug' Mora. Ooa
; centra ted oil of pin eoaaes pat ap
for medicinal usee only la half
ounce vial ta small, roan, erew-
. to? oases designed to prooteet It
from 'heat and light.' Th bulk
oil and the patent medio In ee pat
ap la wooden boaea and labeled
. "Oil of Pine" should be avoided
a they contain resin and other
imparities that prodae Bans
and someeiinee permanent kidner
trouble. , To get the vlght article
be sure it 1 the "Ooaoeatratea '
oil of pine, aa thl 1 really th
only real solatia pine prepara
tion. . . ... v -..... ... .
r Thla-ptn prod net 1 th result
of experiment made 1b tha
pine forest of Main where
ap war aouanea ro th
Maaeat of throat, and Ion dis
ease and where ao many re
markable cure .were offeoted.
BRET HARTE'S- DAUGHTER
POOR HOUSE INMATE. .
Penniless, friendless, Broken in
Health, Mrs. Steele Is
- . - Publio Charge. ;
r, Oearaa gBeeUl aerrlce.) '
'Portland.' M, Jan." . It. "Penniless,
friendless and broken In health, Mrs.
Frederic Dorr Steele (Jeasamy Harte),
eldeat daughter of Bret Hart, th fa
mous Ceil forn tan author. Is an. lnmatt
of the Portland poorhodso,
She oaa been in the city about a year,
having com her to ftiv reading from
her ather'a works, but recently her ao
tlena became so peculiar . that, she was
deserted, by tba society women, who
had taken her up. - -
.. Having no funds and a number of un
paid bllla. she was committed to th
HEAVY DAMAGE EAST
OF PORTLAND BY STORM
Roads to Gresham Impassable Because of Network of Wires Cov
ering Ground Mail Service to Estaeada Interrupted
Yesterday, Despite Government Contract,
If a eyclon had spent It fury ya
terday and today In Portland and th
oountry aurrounding, tb havoq wrought
to th trees, telephone poles and electric
wires could not have been more com
plete thn ha resulted from th deluge
of -lea whlohr has 'coverid every exposed
surface, out of doors.,
."Th heavy ooatlpg of Ic. which n
caaed everything alike, ha apllt open
th trunk of great trees as easily as
It snspped th frail wire which hung
In th way of th falling Umba. , The
streetcar sarvio of tha city was . far
more completely paralysed than It was
at any time during th strlks of a few
week ago, and th falling' tree and
heavy limb bava kept the company ait
their mercy.
. Between Portland and. Greaham ft is
doubtful If more than a half dosen pole
are standing. Along th Base Una road
and tha Section Lin read paaaaga 1 lm-
eoeelbl- Fella trees, ilnvba and- pole
have strewn th ground In vry con
ceivable direction and th streets for
miles a re a matted network of wire. It
la Impossible for a team to make Its
way over any on of the road and
almost equslly difficult 1 th pasaag of
a pedestrian.
Over th Eatacad branch of tha Ore
gon Water Power company ona car made
it way yesterday morning to Casadero.
Returning It reached Gresham at- 11
o'clock, wheft the power waa cut off. In
th meantime another ear had left Casa
dero early In th morning, com to
Portland and on its return trip had got
a far aa AnderaonvlUe when th cur
rent wa shut off.-
Th company's mall contract calls for
three car being run over this line
dally, but no attempt wa mad yester
day to run more than thl ion, and the
passenger traffic waa left to take car
of Itself, although a locomotive waa be
ing operated along th line to handle the
freight ear and loada of wood at tha
varloua atatlon.. . - ,. , v '
The sleet storm, which wa respon
sible for th easing of lea which covered
everything, - extended only to Boring.
Key on t that-station ihe track waa
Tha steam locomotive had no dtAoutty
In handling cars, yet no effort was made
to bring to Portland the scores of passen
gers who waited vainly for the service
to be continued.
poorhouB. where h 1 being, treated
by th county physician. ' "'
Oa oomlng here Mrs. Steele told
friend that ah waa separated from her
husband, Frdrlek Dorr Steele, a prom
inent magaaine artist and Illustrator,
and that b divorced bis first wife to
marry her. For om time, aha said,
they had lived together happily In New
York, but had become estranged. Her
husband, she said, had offered to pay
bar lit a weak, but she declined It, pre.
ferrlng- to earn her own living. - Bteele
1 now a!d to bo In th w
-It wa at 1 th eollcltatlon of many
prominent Portland women that . the
beautiful daughter of Bret Hart eamt
her to glv a aerl of chapter read,
lnga from, his works.Her first appear
ance wa a failur. She remained In
Dm.1,.' hnw.M. at.vlna m th.
lonabla Sherwood 'hotel several month,
until sh wa requested by the proprie
tor to pay her bill or move out
Next shs went to Cap Elisabeth and
took a aummar cottage, remaining there
until th eeaeon waa over. Bh bad
been staying at Lafayette hotel up to
th time of hr commitment to th
poorhous.
. Popo Chaages Instruction. -
' (Joarasl Bpeelsl Berrlce. ..
, Pari. Jan. I- It 1 learnsd from an
ecclesiastical source that aa a result of
tha aul vie tendered to the pop Janu-
tontlff ' ha changed hi - position
toward ' th church and "state aepa ra
tion situation In Franc and will issue
new Instruction under whloh It 1 be
lieved It will be impossible to organic
publio worship under th supplementary
law Introduced by Minister of Education
Biiand. ' - " - - -
COULD NOT PAY THEIR BILLS
BIG EASTERN SHOE HOUSE
. GOES INTO BANKRUPTCY
One of th moet Important deal con
summated by any of th big department
tores of thl city for some time wa
the purchase evral weeka a -to of the
large atock of Hartman aV.Wls Shoe
Company of Albany, which waa lately
forced Into' bankruptcy through Ita In
ability to meet It outatanding obliga
tions. - f
Thll concern wa on of th old
established and best known of th large
Eaatern manufacturers of footwear, and
np tilt tha past year conducted a moat
flourishing buolnesa, hut owing to th
death of Mr. W. 11. Wise and the con
sequent withdrawal of th money he
had In th concern left them financially
crippled. '
After bravely trying to get along for
some months hoping to. continue, bill
coming due and the advance In price of
all material used In tha making of th
footwears a well a Increased competi
tion, made the matter of being forced
Into bankruptcy ona of necessity and
tha stock wa consequently turned .Into
the courts om weeks ago.
Through their New York representa
tive tha Ooldan Eagle Dry Goods Co. of
this city keep posted on all matter of
thla kind, a tha great success of the
otor Jiaa been madc.by the buying and
selling of bankrupt stocks.
It was. through a hurried wire that
Mr. O. A. Ixtwlt. manager of the Golden
Eagle Dry Goods Co., waa called to the
ALASKA PLACER CLAIMS 10
- BE LIF.ilTEO in SIZE
Delegate Waskey Introduces
. Measure Changing - Laws - -
Governing' Mining. . -
East some daya airo to attend th sal
of thl stock aa tha lack of bustnea m
most of th Eastern cities owing to the
severe winter It was expected that th
stock would go very cheap, aa none of
th local merchant were desirous of
purchasing th atock, and having no op
position In tha bidding, Mr. Low it for
tunately aecured the 'entire stock t
what la represented to be about to cent .
on th dollar. . .
More particular of th deal could not
be obtained today aa the full force cf
employee of the store were busy all
morning, unpacking, assorting and ar-"
ranging for the eale of tha good's
which will. It Is etpocted, be ready b
Thursday. ...
Mr, Oeorge Munro. the superintendent,
stated that thla la on of th best buji
he ha ever seen and at the price thl
atock will be disposed of b expects t.
do a land office business, as th value
warrant tha greatest attendance that
has ever visited a aale in thla city.
This stock consists -of only th beet
arid finest footwear which is most fa
vorably known among the awell dressers
of New York and the East, as well n
having a world-wide reputation throuxii
their., magaaine advertising. At the
prices they will be disposed of Jt is x
pectetrtharThe entire shipment will Tani
but a few days at th beat, for tht'
values. It Is stated, will be th moat rn
markabl ever offered In thl city.
-- ' (Jearaal SpecUl serviee.) ...v..r.-..
' Waahlngton. D. C, " Jan. S3. Dele
gate Waskey of Alaska ha Introduced
an laborat bill for the amendment of
the law pertaining to tha acquisition
and holding of placer claim and th
building of wagon road and trail In
Alaska. Th bill limit, th amount of
any placer elalma for on parson or tff
more than on associated, to 10 acre...
It provide that no-' location -may b
mad . for any person not preaent at
the thne of staking , a claim, and doe
not recognise any power of attorney.
. It provide that tha locator must
take th claim and mark tha dat and
th nam or number' of - th olalm.
Ninety days' time la allowed to post
on the claim a copy of the location
notice, which must, inolude the state
ment that a substantial discovery hM
been mad, with date, place, depth and
other detail. A oopy must then be
filed within JO day e with th. recorder
of tha district ami aworn to. J U.
Sever i penal tie aa prescribed for
perjury. Th record! nr fe .la .15. of
which 14 goes to a road fund.
"sohininra Best Is eleoted beat tea and
coffee.- .
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TOBX. STOCK COaEFAJTr)
.JOHN R. HEdEMAN, President
At tha Malar. Frank Co's stora th
alslss ar crowded with people taking
advantag of th January sales, while
the buyer ar hurrying eastward a
baker' dosen of them, six having el-.
ready gone, and aeven more to follow
- at one with th expectation of send
Ing to Portland such a stock of goods aa
haa never before been shown at on
time In th eltys history." Tb toy
man. Mr. jr. P. Averlll. will thl week
all from New York for Europe, where
he will visit th most famous toy cen
ters of th old. world. In Germany,
"France and England, and leave hla or
der for neat Christ msa The children
may look forward to receiving a newsy1
'latter from old Santa Claus workshop
In the near future. j
' There I no abatement of th long kid
glove faahlon; to avoid th possibility
of disappointing their customers this
firm has secured early It atock of long
Ilk slaves' for summer wear, while th
kid gloves for next winter have already
been purchased.
The M. J. Walsh Co., dealer In fix
ture, mantels, grate and tile 111
Stark street. Is preparing to greatly In
crease their manufacturing department
A large factory la to be fitted up, where
they will manufacture everything In the
lino they now carry, also fill orders for
tiling, grate, etc, to hsrmonlse .with
the architecture of the house and th
tinting of tha walls. Though th fac
tory Is to be under the same head aa
the present concern, the two businesses
will be kept entirely separate. Mr.
M. J. Walsh says they will cover the
entire northwest territory, shipping In-
o every stat. and keeping pace with
h rapid expansion of business, th
demands of which have mad th new
factory a necessity. He I preparing
a most beautiful catalog, with hundreda
of half-tone Illustrations, and clearly
defined descriptions that will make th
placing Of orders a clmpl matter for
both customer and dealer.
- Tha Chapeau, Alice Rl ner A Co pro
prletors. ;U Seventh street, Is on of
the comparatively now millinery
tnbltahraenta la th elty that won al
most Instant applause from women who
Ilka stylish sad at th eame tlm en
elhle headwear. Miss Alice Rlner was
for some time with th Crown Hat Co.
snd later managed Mr. FTaley estab
ltxhment. Sh ha mad, a close study
of 'her business, besides having natur
ally excellent taste, snd th rar qual
ity of knowing what Is becoming. . Her
'aim I to produce and to buy stylish
and at tha. same tlm arttstlo creations.
and to avoid freaklshncss. While th
stock 1 naturally somewhat depleted at
thla season, still It Is of a high quality;
the spring stock will b In by th mid
dle of February. .. - v
Death From Diphtheria.
(Speetsl Dispatch te Tb Jearaal.)
Elgin. Or., Jan. It. A man named
I.andukr, who had been employed oa
the railroad construction work In th
Wallowa country by Erlckaon Peter
son, died of diphtheria Saturday night
In a tent near th company's headquar.
tera . A brother wa with hire at th
tlm of his death. The brother la bow
afflicted with th sam malady. - , ,
TWO
MILLION
DOLLARS
Additional Vbliiaitary Contfibiitidh to Industrial Policy-holders over and above all obligations . expressed or
implied in their Policies. A Cash Dividend of $1,000,000 for Whole Life Policies Over-Five Years OlcL A
Mortuary Dividend of $1,000,000 on all 1907 Claims Under Policies Over Five Years Old. Benefits During
Second Six Months Increased 100 per cent Whole Life Policies Over 15 years in force when the Insured is
80 years of age paid as Endowments. rr- . - . -
CASH DIVIDEND
i ' . . . - ' -' .
Repeating its generous action of the last eight years, , and doubling the '
amount of - the annual bonus, there has been declared by the Company-this
year a cash dividend estimated at one million dollars. This dividend has
been declared on all Industrial Whole Life policies issued prior to January 1,
1903. As has been the Company's practice heretofore, there will be included in
these benefits the Whole Life Industrial policies of all those companies whose
business has been assumed by the Metropolitan.
A MORTUARY DIVIDEND
has-been declared inthe Industrial Departmentapplicablejto all death jelaims
incurred during the current year, where policies on the day of death had been
in force over five years. The scale of dividends is as follows: Where death oc
curs after policy has been in force
Over 5 years, a Dividend of 5 per cent. . Over 15 years, a Dividend of 15 per eerrt
Over 10 years, a Dividend of 10 per cent Over 20 years, a Dividend of 20 per cent.
. Over 25. years, a Dividend of 25 per cent.
Tom example i A policy for S3 SO, Issued oa January 11, 1897, mass re bv death daring- ISOT en or afas
January lath. Th policy wa la foro over tern year and tha Company will pay Mortuary Dtvidrad of la
per sent, or S9S, th heirs receiving gas, Instead of SSO0, aa named la th policy. Os a polley Sow S3UO, lasd
rebnuury T, 18801 death oooara In 107 oa or aftsr T.bruary etal tb policy waa 1b foro over twemty-Sv years,
th Ooaapaay will pay th eaaflclary a Mortvary Dividend of as per bent of S30O, oa 87B, Biasing a total of S37S.
LIFE POLICIES PAID AS ENDOWMENTS
During the year 1907 any person insured in the Industrial Department of
the Metropolitan, who is eighty years of age or over, and who has paid pre
miums for fifteen years or more on any policy, may receive the face value of
his or her policy in cash; or if a full paid-up policy is preferred, in order that
the amount of insurance may be available as a burial fund at time of death,
the Company will issue a paid-up policy for the face of the policy;
; This voluntary conversion of Whole Life policies into Endowments or in
to fully paid-up insurance is one of the most liberal concessions ever made by
any Industrial Insurance Company. ,.;"
THIS MAKES $12,000,000 DISTRIBUTED VOLUNTARILY AMONG HOLDERS OF INDUSTRIAL POLICIES DURING THE PAST TWELVE
YEARS, IN EXCESS OF AMOUNTS CALLED FOR BY THE POLICY CONTRACTS.
INCREASE IN BENEFITS
New Tables with large increases of benefits in Industrial policies have been adopted. The payment or premiums on all new Industrial policies will cease at age 75.
Reductions have been made in the premiums charged for Ordinary policies. '
The Company Wrote More Insurance Than Any Other Company in the World f
The Cnmnnnv Hainpd Mnrp Insiirrince in Force Than Anv Other Comnanv I
sa mm w a W aiaiai mv mm J mmm w a V a v m w -w - - w-- - " w f W
i- nr u . '
- in uie nonu
In Its Ordinary Department the Company IVrote More Paid - fcr
Business Than . Any Other Company Save One
ItGained More Ordinary Business Than Any Other Company Save One
Its Expense Ratio Was Largely Reduced and Was the Lowest in the Company's History
MORAL: INSURE IN THE flETROPOLITAN