THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, TUESDAY .' EVENING, FEBRUARY -12. 1007. 18 0 CURRENT YET IN WIRES: Neither Lights Nor Serviceable - Telephones In the Mount Tabor Region.-; POLES LIE WHERE k HURLED BY THE STORM Proposal ' aqr Bnylng Mount Tabor H'tr System Indorsed by Improvement Association Owner ' Will Sell for $73,000. . Iwt attds Bspartssaas.. Mount Tabor is still cut ott from th city by trt.plion. and rrocera and other tiusiiwHS rnm ara complalnlnit about tbit , dr-luy. Wire ara lyl on tha ground and ixilea ara lust as they ere -f on Tabor Heights, and only yeaterday anma of ths were being; connected up with the feed wires. A - It may ba sometime before tha llahts ore tn commission, since It Is still dan gerous to turn tha current Into the -wires tnai are on in ireuuu u -ins; In the street from poles half down. A great many poles will have to ba replaced er reset. A mile or two of poles are down on tha Btfse Line road. " wires are hopelessly tangled and there Is a general appearance of- wreck and . ruin.- ... i . . --. r SPabor Water gystesa. That, tho city should purchaaa tha Mount Tabor water system at a 'fair, liberal price" waa the "conclusion ar- riven mi vr uw wuuh ..ikivi- ment aaaociatlon last night. J. at.- Ar thur. owner1 of tha system, values the plant at (80,000. but is willing to set tie for $76,000. . A plan was submitted to tho club for Indorsement In the way OI M mqUCI 111 Ul. vu... win. . which was finally adopted In the form .. of resolutions. .-- , -.. After stating, the gooo tnat tne sys " ; t me had done toward building op tha ' district and reminding tha authorities - that Mount Tabor Is "part and parcel of the city of Portland" and Is thereby "en- tllil I. .nnk lmnMv.rn.nt, nAAall-llA , the fallowing conclusion Is foundr "Therefore,- we respectfully petition your tionorabla body t purchase tha said .plant, contracts, franchises,' etc.." "of tlfe Mount Tabor 'Water company. And if the same cannot be bad for a reasonable price that proper steps be taken to condemn the same and take It over to. the city for the public use and ' benefit. ' " ' -- ... - we-nave reaeons-wiiieve inai ji the aaid plant Is secured at a reasonable price it will be a good business In vestment for the city of Portland. "And. realizing that parts of the city nave no pipe -ines hi ail, me earning" from this system will aid In developing such territory, and we in turn will only expwVat your hands such improvements and betterments to this system as are Justified by the per capita and the earnings of the territory served, until some other equitable arrangements can be arrived at The two push clubs of MontavMta failed , to agree on thla Important sub ject. ', - ' - It Is asserted also that tha present charges for water ara higher than In any other portion Of tha city, and a committee Including the following were appointed to see if the difference might be adjusted Q. l Llndsey, W. A. Lsld law and O.W. Edmunds. A report on the water question was made by Frank J. Perkins. A committee will also wait on Postmaster Mlnto to see what Im provements In ,the mall service can ba , nan . i The library, and reading-room 1lng established In ikmtavllla by tha Home Trafnlnar elrf l,k.traa nnenjMi vervrvlv with a-program and serving of refresh ments until late last Bight. Judge A. L Fraser was present Tha rooms ara 1 being furnished by Subscriptions solic ited by the circle, and many books have been provided by tha Portland Library association. ,... v Plana for the extension and widening of East Gltsan to tha cltv limits be yond Montavlua have been made ' by tho city ngtneer and may ba submitted to tha council at an early meeting. This object has been agitated by the people affected br the widening -of thla street for a long time, but the sentiment has been by no means unanimous either one way- or another. Thla will be a means of nettling the thing at one. The runners beyond Monta villa ara much In favor of a wide highway as xar as mrnew. - j Frederick Oraf, whe died at his home on Ochoco avenue. Bellwood, was a gold hunter of tha days of 'it. crossing the Isthmus to seek his fortune, in tha srcldsn state. Ha waa born In Warms, Germany, December , 182J. In 1851 he came to Oregon, settling In Jacksonville and finally, three years ago, mad his noma in neuwooa. Rev. John F. Nsugle. a well-known Methodist preacher and evangelist died at his home In University Park Sunday. He will ba burled from tha Taylor street Methodist church Wednesday, mt I o'clock. . Dr. Clarence True Wilson h I il f$VTTT' OT ATV' fi&YftiUIJWi? The florists' windows have been smil ing with rare radiance the last few days, seeming to" respond gladly to tha sun's Invitation. At Clarke Bros., Mor rison street, treat windows full of car nations. roses, calls lilies, tulips, asa nas and cinerarias stop every passer-by with the beautiful message of spring. tsklng one's mind wholly off the recent unpleasant weather and making him think more or less of tha approaching -4eeenn- when a "young man'a fancy lightly turns" to other, things besides business. With all thla nice weather, there are still lots of people in hospitals. and It Is well to remember that a flower thessweeteat message of the outside With Tracks Beset 1 With Obstacle of Every Kind, Light Draught Boats Bun From. Pasco to Shut-Off . Kailroad vCajmpe oa North Bank. Heavy rains hava resulted In Isolat ing the railroad camps and many farm ers along the north bank of the Colum bia, on account of tha Impossibility of traveling over heavy roads. Tha Port' land 4b Seattle Railroad company has T Kdaehlhal'i, "HOW 119 Third -street, ex- j resortedTio Ihe upper r!versis means la world to the sickroom. EMPLOY RIVER RELIABLE HIGHWAY Even Railroad Companies Forced 1 to Acknowledge Usefulness ' of Old Columbia. STEAMERS PLYING V v ... ON THE UPPER RIVER sines the. blockading of tha Q. Ft. at N. a week ago last Saturday. The river could have been made much more serv iceable than it waa had tha railroad officials anticipated so long a tieup. After the snow had been cleared away and the train service resumed, a land slide came tearing down the mountain at Kagle Creek, struck a, freight train that waa passing at ths moment, snd swept the cars from the track. The Una was blockaded from Saturday night to Sunday algut with boulihs, dirt and upset cars. . . MRSrSUTRO GIVEN A ' DIVORCE FROM HUSBAND ... y . Henrietta L. B. Sutro baa been granted a decree of divorce from Edgar n. Sutro by the circuit court of Colum bia county at St Helens. Both parties t.....Jl. to the action are residents of San Fran cisco, but sousht out St. Helena to com mence tlie action In an endeavor to avoid notoriety. The couple were mar ried tn Capetown. South Africa, June 21 1390. Edgar E. Sutro Is a son. of the late Adolph, Sutro, phllsnthroplst. multi millionaire and formerly mayor of ban r rancisco. As a result of the dlvoroe Mrs. Sutro receives a valuable piece of property In the mercantile district of the' Bay City and oiie fifth of her husband a Inner) lance Tf 8:00,000. Infidelity and cruelty were the grounds advanced by the wife for la legal sept, rat Ion. Mrs. Sutro at tha time of her marriage was employed as a clerk In the Capetown hotel. Metsger fits your eyes for 11.00. Sixth street, near Washington. ' 111 Al Preferred Stock Canned (toads. Den A Lewis' lir-tl Rrand. pect to be In their elegant new quarters on the corner of Seventh and Washing ton streets within a few weeks, the con tractors having the work of reconstruc tion . wsll under wsy, with every pros pect of rapid completion. - Tho-sew place la to be' one of tha . largest and most splendidly equipped shoe houses la the northwest, with a new stock consist ing of the very best the market affords. No ahoea will be carried over from the old store, as a sale Is now In progress. Mr. Rosenthal has been compelled to seek larger quarters by the' tremendous Increase of business, and In choosing this location he voices his belief that business Is spreading In every direction so rapidly as to make Seventh and Washington the natural business center of the city. : - . . Mr. R. "E. Worrell, fotrmerly' of the Golden Eagle, la now manager of the extensive ladles' - department of the I. Gevurts ; establishment. " This depart ment Is to be much 'enlarged. sndwll undoubtedly, under Mr. Worrells effl dent' management, become one of the most popular shopping centers for wom en tn Portland. ' i- , Y f( Mr. Will Wolf, proprietor of the Out let Clothing company. First street, wss treated rather exceptionally by the re cent high water; ft filled -his basement an rapidly and to a much greater depth than It did tha majority of First street basements. Ha had Tiot -removed" the stock stored there to any great extene. ar he felt confident there was no dan. ger. But while the'bssement was bone dry ' on leaving the store Wednesday night (he next morning It was so full of water that the, atock of , high gum boots could iot be reached until others had been bought with which to wade In and see what was to be done. The usu ally spick and apsVi store Is now some what upset by miscellaneous stock stored In every crack and cranny, with the prospect of more of the same kind as the water subsides sufficiently. to reach It. j . The , lw!s-Stenger - Barbers ' Supply company. In their new home on the cor ner of .Morrison and Tenth streets, cer tainly present a most attractive appear ance. Every appointment of the large store Is of the very highest order snd with the variety and beauty of the stock combines to make a salesroom not ex celled In Portland. Largwr deep, roomy windows provide means for1 -a most at tractive street display and full advan tage has been taken of these opportuni ties. Portlandhas reason to be proud of thtsestablishment, as It Is said to be really as One and complete as any In the United States. On the lower floor Is carried complete line of barbers' furniture. , : : AT THE THEATRES' ; Another convention of eaat slds pro gressive associations will be held In the hall at Esst Pins and Grand ave nues under ths auspices of the Eaat Side Buslneaa - Men'a club, Thursday night. This meeting wilt be similar to the one held sometime ago, which was effectual In precipitating; sa Opinion on the water question. This meeting will be held to discuss amendments to tha charter to better the present system of street Improvements. , . -,, , PERSONAL Mrs. Elisabeth Craig, secretary of the Oregon State Suffrage association and ex-presldent of the daughters of the Confederacy, left lest night for Dallas, Texas, because of tha death of her son-in-law, J. S. Oroca. Mra. Craig will be away from Portland about five weeks and upon her return will probably be Accompanied by her "daughter, .Mrs. Oroce. ' - - - r - All Going to tho Baker. Tke mart pretenttoe prodnettns ever at tempted by the Baker eonpasy, "If I Were Kins." Sas tunwd the ayes of theatre-going Purtlioa toward the Baker this week. Ibat It waa abMlntely seeeaaary te repeat tale great play foe a whole week la order to aatlefr the -deawad atunrt- very plainly wbat a woaderfnl seeeaas tba company haaf sua Is It. - - ; Vs;; - ?The Ham Tr- nt HcUlg Tonight. Klaw'A rlanrer's prodaetloa ef fleorga V. Bsbart'S Dew mualral vasdavllle, "The Ha is Tree," la whlrh they lotredoe the fammn denaeators of the darkey, Mclntyra aad Heath, a - etan, wlU b pnaested at the Hetllf theatre, f-OBTteeatli aad Waahlnstoa atreeta, trnilsbt and tomorrow eight,- with s epertal prlce matUMC tomorrow afteraoea. Thla piaee la really a greet smetcal eomeOy. Seata are sew selling wt kox-ofltee the theatre for the entire esgagast.-.. , - - ,, - Seat Sale for Fanl Gilmore. - Pn OHsMra, wbe Is this seaaoa anpeertng la the sew college play, "At Tale," whlrh wtH be prodnred at ' the Retllg tbeatra, Fonr teeath and Washington atreeta. seat CrMav and Batarday aisbta, rebraary 1t and 1. with a sseelal-Dilee matiaee "atarday. snder the manaaaoient ef Jules Marray, has beea ardent and enrisoa atndent ef farts dories hla mtlre theatrical earner. Heata wlU be plaead oa ale toswrrow (Wedseada) at box office the Heuig taeairs. - . , of transportation, and Is operating boats between Celllo and, Pasco, carrying fuel and. provisions. The steamer Norma, , In command of captain Baughman, passed northward yesterday, under light draught, bound for Pasco, and will return at once with fuel and provisions to relieve the north bank railroad camps. The appearance, of the boat at thla time on the upper river was a complete surprise to resi dents. It Is pointed out that If navi gation la a good thing for the railroad camps It Is proof positive to the legis latures' of Oregon, Washington and Idaho that the river la the best nat ural highway ofcommerce, and that It should have a clear .chan.net to Ve hatchee Immediately.- ' ' ' - Colombia Always There. . . , It Is thus conclusively shown thatT when railroads and . county roads ' are Impassable by mud, ' blockadea of snow or other obstruction, the Columbia river S-fitM flows on and furnlahes a stabls route qf transportation at .all seasons of the year. With a clear channel from the sea, to th head of navigation at the Britiah Columbia Una. .this stream Is destined to be a water route of ines timable convenience and value to the whole interior country tributary to ths Columbia and Snake. i Z The day Is not far distant when well-to-do farmers and men conducting all kinds of industries along tha river will have their own launchea for bualness or pleasure, and tha stream will be prac tically a common highway. The launches Tee He and Nora, of ' the Wlthrow Transportation company, are now ply iils; the upper river under direc tion of Captains Babbe and Hamlin, and' are getting all the work they can do. 'With the blockading of tha O. R. A N. for a week past with snow. Ice and landslides, and the Impassable roads., on the nprth bank, the people all along the upper river -have been entirely depend-' ent upon boat service, and they hava realised to some degree the true Value of the river, j Even th railroad com-, panics themselves have found the big stream they parallel ah Indispensable ally In transportation. ; Passengers, mail and express- have been moved be tween Portland and Tha Dalles by boat NIL W ARRIVALS ;-.-;-V-.--: THE WARBURTON NOBBY 1 - , . ' 'i lv ' , , '- SPRING STYLES ' -y ;'':;'-' THE BRISTOL -7X-'' .; : P VX MORRISON ST 4 f cpjuPosloCIca.- hs Oeatmicattoj-..... loiiuirn xvox xats. iou aosm tmutzm tnuvmsm. We pause to honor,- pn his birthday, Abraham Lincoln, the humanitarian, the man whom, if living today, would be lifting his voice in deliverance of the American people from their taskmasters, the trusts. He -would denounce the shams of a tariff that allowed unwieldy fortunes XoJ increase pile upon pile; he would nate tne metnocls by' which the people's Government permits the throttling of the people. . But, .above all, his cry would ring clear against a trust that toys with the hunger of a Nation the trust's own Nation his voice would thunder against the trust that exacts its tax off the meat that goes to make the bodily strength, of the growing child, and of the marf and the woman who toil. , . -. V v ' ' When Lincoln's masterpieces of diction are orgotten these simple, homely words will still remain : - "You can fool all theeople a'part' of the time, or a part of the people all. the time, but you can't fool all the people all the time." 226-228 Alder St. Between Firsthand Second Sts. flOMTIiyri THE BBEF TRUST" PORTERHOUSE STEAK, SMALL. . . . .X2c pound ' Nowhere else m the cxty can you get sucn gooa meat. . . SIRLOIN STEAKS. . . . . .... . . v .' .... 12c ponud. TT'Thev have a ermarkably fine flavor.; t. TENDERLOIN STEAKS. .j . ... . ... ,..12c pound . They have a remarkably fine flavor. BEEF PRIME RIB ROAST, , ;,. . . . . . ; 10c pound 'It is the choicest part of the beef. U ' i ROUND STEAK. ... . . . 10c pound There is nothing better nor more wholespme. Has no peer Butter mt WqM RAlrprl nf tfia fneredientl- -''-v; , V7 7 f S cnU -pw loaf. O. . Ill rX'S 7 -1 T at afl grocers new thlnst In fancy cakes at onr , down-town bakery, 143 Third St. TJnstrr Btwra Next Snndajr.- 'The fanwe Binaleal eartooa eoniedy, "Boa ter Brewa." will be the attraction at the Helllg theatre. Fourteenth and Wahlntua atreeta. peat Bandar, Monday aad Taeailay alrbta, with a popular -price matinee .Taeedar atteraese. Beat aale epeiia mi rrioay ta has eftloe Helllg theatre. , - - at , .' Empire la the Place. ' Tkai "Burma Heart"" w an Intemt star- set ef woadrrfnl strangth hat heea proved by the attenoawe at eaeh of the perform aaee at the Emplri thla week. This sterling ara Baa of Hal Raid abowa aa Ooea ae other play wbat a atranta tale ef love, devotlnn, Inluatlea sod retribattea tbere la oftea In the Utes of ordlaary people, alatlne toawrrew. Aik the waiter I'or Grape-Nuts nerved dry w!:h cream to poor ercr The r.otd will Jtrre It "Thcrs's Reason" Charles Conner Make Hit. Cfcarlea Cossets makes s bit' at the Lrrte this week aa Urtmae la Uort's fanmo aatlr- Iral raro.-rnnv.dr, "A Bunrfc ef keys." He eaaaea ooatlnnal lansbter from the atert to the flnlah. The ether faverltea of the enm panr ara well eaat. There will he a special ehlldreo's matlaas Batorday. . Orand'B Featnrw Act. ' A aeanlne eaaters featnre set la "Tha Laat ef the Tmsne,' whlrh Frank Coomb aihl 1 1 oriel Stone are plartnt at the Grand thla week. Tha set la one of the stoat humormta area sere rerratly. Waltbera and Dale are women who ban, smd mkrrt and awrwinalltlea. and they are jirtma favorBra. if Holt m a mlmte with s r.patatloa. a Voo&tm aoavedlaa. Ckarlee Oaneaa la BUr'i New n,. This week the Allen atork eotkpany Is pre rntlns the sew melodrama, 'Viet la Si beria.'' It shows the pereetmttna whlrk e. tale la -the StMsatna of the rear sad fieeat an Idas ef tba. Ufa ef Ihe notltleal prlaonera. 1 "Mt la Blnarta" was prodnred for' the first tin ea lbs Pacific- eoaat laat Bitrtit. Saturday's and-Hondayfs sales at thcffi BARGAINS BWQUGHTCTHE PEOPLE v s Rsbbl anJ Mrs.' W, Winner are mak Ina; their home this week at ill Yam- Conover &Xo.'s."Star Brand Shoes at 55c on.the Dollar i s Conbvef I a,;:;;G6.'s : ;$3.50 "and $4.50 JSTAR'' , Brand Shoes v "Y; In all leathers and last g for.-. sssrtseieeia e i THE CONOVER SHOE CO. WAS LOS ANGELES' FINEST' SHOE STORE PLAYING TIf E RACES FINISHED ;.THEM Co.'s $5.00 Conover' CS $6.50 "STAR Brand Shoes In alt leathers and lasts go for.A..... i FOR EVERY PAIR THAT GOES .WRONG THE CHICAGO GIVES V' ' :-f . .'"." ; A NEW PAIR FREE "''- '.""':;. 1 ": '- ' - ' ' -' - v, '.-V'v Robert Johnston & Rand, Eleventh and Washington avenue, St. Louis, makers of the famous 'Star", brand of Shoes, made up specially for the Conover Shoe Co. of Los . Angeles 286 cases of their finest Custom Bench Made $4.00 to $6.50 Shoes for spline trade. The Conover company ailed January 2, and the shoes en route to them were offered to us at SS cents on the dollar of factory cost We paid the cash the shoes , are here Tomorrow-the sale be tins. Every pair fully guaranteed. ' Every pair. 1907 . style. Every pair custom bench made.,." "1 . ' . . Cbhn & Levey's Clothing ait 37c on the Dollar Cbhn (,X:evey $15. and $18 buits,-1 Uvercoats and fat-i fafa Pick and Cholcs off CohhCa, Levey $20 - Suits, Overcoats and Gravenettes WW , modal known to swell dressers UNRESTRICTED CHOICH 0;$22,$25 turn .. . .-. Anv Suit. Overcoat or Crav- r nof f a In th Chicago; this means evemhlng; ntfvl V t stowaways (nothing reserved). Cohn , j-rcvey juicsi i,ju .io ,pi.ju garments my 7 rm . v , eluded (the best in the world).- Every one the'flM j fl f handicraft of America's most famous tailora jtH, nh : The. $15,500 stock of Cohn & Levey of 855, Broadway, New. York, Is' on our tables." . Every late style, all this season's makes, all popular materials, in every desirable shads ; checks, plaids, stripes', mixtures and plain colors. Every suit is hand-tailored snd : would sell st wholesale for much more than we Are asking, f v - - Now that yod ara face to face with facts, will you longer doubt we have given you a plain, straightforward history of the two greatest deals in buying up" seasonable merchandise that were ever made by a Portland merchant. For once you tan get just what you want at the price you want. "C " '- ;-?- .'.'.,,: ..-....... .... rv V. :.rv::,.i'.A;-:;'.; ". :.; . :' 'x No Outside Orders Filled. Come to the Store. Your Money BacK for Anything That Is Not in Every Way Satisfactory mum Ji II 69 and 71 Third St,. Dct. Oak and Pine Sts., Next Door to Ainsworth National Dank sj , tuU itrecU - --, V