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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND,' ' SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH , 15 1908. Y 5 APPLE illUiEET DUEL, OR SUICIDE. : JfflSI if GOT HIS HEY R KILLED TIrVO LIVES : CAUSES WRECK Axle Under, Sheridan . Spe . cial Snaps Near. Scene of i; Recent Tragedy, v Still Better Fruit, and How KaYanaugli Takes ' ; Steps Chief T. Rueker Fatally Mystery Surrounds Death of Strangers at Sheridan, Wyoming, Hotel. . io tare ior it Are tiie I Themes of Gowers. , ; to Recover Sum raid : Injured in Collision at St. Louis Fire. ; to Gamblers, . r MISFAKE HAPPY FAMILY OF GREAT SINGER. v ': FIRE CHIEF'S HOTBOX HOOD m DfilV D M1 ;.- - (8peii1 Dispatch to 11m Josraal.) ". Hop4, River, Or:. March )4.-rTh an, ual m sating of th Hood River Hortl lultural society, : fb largest 'auxiliary organization to the atate eoclety in Ore , ron, took place today. It waa largely (tended jtod much- Intercut waa mant ... feat, tieeiiite tb fact that rain fell rum eariy in .tn uay until arier in Close of the meeting apple ranchera and iueir xamuiea in lfK numuera were on nana to. listen to the speaker ana ale Bus matters pertaining: to Iff growing me apple in ita perfection. .,- A. J. Auaon, whose eubject wai "The Apple." stated it ae hie opinion that me time wua coming wnen aisincis growins cheaD and Inferior grade of fruit would be forced to go out Of bul $t)s. ', ........ lu me talk on "Tning I -warn to Know," E. Lt. Bmtth told great many thing pertinent to horticulture In ad dition to -asking question. " J. C. Porter,, who . wa to apeak on pruning and who la one of the moat ' prominent grower at Hood Klver or .elsewhere, eteted that even If price for apDlea ehould go to St per box, land at Hood River would ellll be worth ft, 000 an acre on account of the Ira mena return on tne investment. Tart Btorag WOlli Heeded. C. H. Sproat. who was called on to . apeax on "wnai siiau we uo to Mar ket the Future AddIo Ctod to Get the Best Result T'' waa strongly In favor or raising tne boat grace ana Deal quality of fruit. In thla connection, aa a director of the Apple Grower union, he read a number of letter : from large buyers and importers in which they staled that they had found ' it cheaper to pay high prices for fruit grown ai'Mooa Kiver man less prices ' lor that grown elsewhere, on account , or quality and keep. Mr. Horoat also advocated the build Ins- of larare cold storaae clanta both in the city and valley, with capacities of vu.uuv doxcs, to DO increased gradually in the next five years to 1,000,000 boxes, In order to care ror the crop, a ithe time . waa fast coming when the, fruit would have to be disposed of to tnanv hnvera mna rr&iluAIlV- 1 A Speaking for the buyers, H: 17 David son said the idea that the big apple waa tbe one that brought the moat money waa erroneous. The smaller alsea,. run ning from to 128, were the biggest money-makers and the moat desired ex- cent on one or two varieties. The directors elected for the ensu ing year are B. R. Tucker A. C. Mer rlam, Alurray Kay, J. L. uersnner and C. II. Kproat. - commercial club Will live again (p(Hil CTapatrb to The Journal.) T.a. firandp. Or. March 14. The mem bership committee of the Commercial luh, Hppointnd last week to solicit members for the reorganised club, met last night In the club parlors and dis cussed plans for the campaign to be muile among the bualneaa men of the town. Those who are trying to bring about the rejuvenation or the old cmp are confident of success and expect be fore the end of next week to have the Institution on a substantial boils. REV. HARRIS HOWARD ; DIES AT WASHINGTON i , (United free Loaaad Vlre.) v New Orleans. March 1 Proclaiming that he was swindled out of ItO.qOQ, In a J of Davenport. Iowa, took atens o -re cover his moneys If possible, lie placod the -evidence, Including stubs Yruui- a cnecKoooK ror ine amount, witn yirftrict Aimrney j. rorter raraer, . KavunaLivh rlulma lh hnrt milloil off In a private clu broom on Dauphin street Detweeu Henry Marsh anl James Morgan, . ootn irom . npokane. tvaaning ton. Kavnnaurh backed Marsh on the strength of a Up that It was a fixed at- ratr ror tne Mtient. or a clique of gam bler. 'The lumberman went the limit and plaoed 140,000 at even money that Marsh would eeur-two falls out ef three. Marsh' won the first fall In 11 minute but In the second the wrestler apparently collapsed and waa carried from the place bleeding at the mouth. Kavanaugh was later told that Marsh had died . from his wounds and was uown tne supposed grave or tne vic tim. Kavanaugh says he has just learned that a bag of blood was con cealed in Marsh's mouth and that the aiipposed dead man la alive and well. I CHIEF MAKES A LAW OF HIS OWII ratrolmen Instructed to Ar rest Wromen Visiting Sa lodhs With Proprietors. Hereafter wcuueh who visit saloons will run the risk of being arrested and prosecuted for vagrancy. If an order Issued yesterday by Chief of Police Grltsmacher means anything. The order In question is directed to all patrolmen as well s.i plain clothes men and- Includes in the Hat of "un desirables" to be looked after by the officers women who frequent saloona, saloon proprietors who allow women In their places of business. Idle and dis solute persons who frequent the streets ana unsavory resorts, as well aa crlml nals of all classes. The order. Insofar as lt anDlles to women, is to tne cnect mat patrolmen are to be held responsible for the sup pression of the evil of permitting wo men to frequent places where liquor Is sold. Tne instructions are to arrest and ehargs with vagrancy all women who come within the scone of the or der, and the officers are also Instructed to lay complaints agalnxt all saloon proprietors who permit women to vlBlt their places of business. - djnlfrd fmu Leittrd Wire.) Washington. March 14. Rev. Harris lioward. at one time a distinguished lecturer on scientific and religious sub JecU. chaplain for the Rhode Island volunteer militia In 1161. classmate of the late Secretary of state John Hay at Brown university, and known throughout New- England as the ablest minister in the Free Will Baptist church, died here today on a charity cot in a local hospital. ALBANY CONTRACTS THE BOOSTER HABIT Xext Friday Night at a Danquet Visiting Boosters Will, Pro claim This Gospel. Goorge Crocker May Live. (Beirut Nhti by Loosest Leased Wire.) New York, March 14 Kor the relief of a' disease that has endangered his life and from which he has suffered for more then a year, George Crocker, one of tho heirs to the. $30,000,000 Crocker estate In Ban Francisco, underwent an operation today at his home, No 1 East Bixty-fourth ftscet. Dr. W. T. Bull, who performed the operation, salcrtonight lt had been suc cessful and that his patient waa making a good recovery. Tax Limit Extended. (Bpeclal Dlepatch to Tbe Journal.) I.a Oraiide, Or., March 14. Union county's total tax levy jbr this year amounts ro about $220,000. Of this sum, $95,000 has been paid and it is ex pected that today and Monday the re ceipts Will have reached a total of more than $125,000. Because the fifteenth of the month falls on a Sunday, the sher- s office has extended the time in ilch the 3 per cent rebate may1 be taken advantage of, to Monday. EXPENSIVE NECKLACE. ' n mi luaai .yki 'f.'. sja. I A K t 1 r v i 9J ? V -1 35 f ' t ' " I V-CM,-,. ' .'-I '.?''i,,-'4,'VWIfll'(V,V,.'. (Special Dlapatrb to Tba Joarnal.) Albany, Or., March 14. Albany's big booster banquet will be held on the evening of Friday, March 20. Over 226 tickets have been sold to citizens for the event. Many outsiders have been invited and lt is expected a total of 300 will sit at the tables In the Armory hall. Speaker of prominence have been invited.. The banauet is exDnctnd tn h th h. ginning of a new era- of pregreas and en terprise on the part of the citizenship for a greater, blreer and more nronpr. ous Albany. The committee having the banquet in charge has issued a circular letter whlrh contains this passage: we propose to arranare for a busi ness men's banquet to be held in the near future, to which shall be Invited the business men and manv citlxens of the city of Albany, together with some of the men from other r-iti. who have been successful in advancing localities, from whose experience and enthusiasm we hope to profit. We will call on our Visitors and nnm nf nnr cltixens for short talks on progress and lueiuuua 01 promotion, and will en deavor to unite on some line of effort which shall promise the best results for wi miure 01 AlDany." RESULTS OF COURT SESSION IN LINN (Special Dlapatcb to Tbe Journal.) Albany, March 14. -Circuit Court de- :V '..I if ' S , -. J " v -. v.. v' vr : r 'Vj I si .- , TaV I f '.' J-i s - :: J 1 c 7 ' V - , -v....- .1x9 I aa- tT at . si . A4 I f v ' w l ajalif .,- . , i . I I v 1 sir...-- r. vji I'.' if! . 11 " K' 1 III . ?.U V W a I Mme. Schuiuann-Helnk, the famous opera contralto, and her six children. From bottom to the top of line they are: George Washington, Marie Therese, Ferdinand, Walter, Harold and Henry. She Is prouder of her sons than she Is of her voice. At the right Is shown Mme. Schu mann-Helnk. 1B0UT TO GET FIRST FOOD IN DAYS, HE DIES Carried Satchel to Station and Was Reaching for ray When He Fell. partment No. 1, Judge Burnett presid ing, was brought to a close last evenlnar. after one of the lonseat sessions known in recent years. Two of the local op tion liquor case came up for trial. Tn the case against Kroschel.the Jury dis agreed. Fred Dawson, the Albany druggist,- was found not guilty. A, hung Jury yr& tho result In the case or Jiiawara rcraue. charged with stealing a steer. The Jury whs out 22 hours before being finally discharged by the court. A grand Jury was in session and snmn indictments will no doubt be reported. Philadelphia, March 14. Following days of starving because he had been unable to get work, an unidentified negro yesterday dropped dead as he had his hand outstretched for money he had earned to buy a meal. The negro had carried a suitoasa to Broad street station for John Jamison Olbson of ,1433 Spruce street, and was to receive d quarter for his services. While tugglna; the heavy bag to the sta tion from the Land Title building the negro told Mr. Gibson he had not had a crumb to eat In more than 24 hours. As he reached the trainuhed In the station and was reaching for his pay, he suddenly collapsed and died within a few moments. There was no means of identifying him, and the body was taken to the morgue. , ASK $100,000 DITCH TO STOP MINE FIRE WITH THE COASTERS From the looks of his picture Mar shall will run Bobby Groom a close race for the distinction of "long man" on the Beavers this season. The new Portland slabster Impresses one as tall, undeveloped bashful boy, but there is said to be plenty of speed In those crane-like arms. FIDO tne angell countenance. Bassey looks almost In rimtesimai alongside tne youngster. The McCredies ought to rean a har vest during the Kose f estival. Th team will be on the home grounds all during tne nrst ana second weeks I June. The team will line- up against the Angels rrom the za till the 8th. and aaalrret the Commuters from th 9th to the 15th. Out of town fan will smell the roses and see the Beav ers at the same time. In McArdla and Sutor. Danny Long has a brace of husKy bail players. Mc Ardle Is built on the Charley Irwin style of architecture and Sutor is a strapping athlete weighing about 180 pounds, tfoth giese coups are enthusl asts and being young may put an addl Mortal touch of ginger Into the Seal Witness In Snit Before Lackawanna Court Testifies 100 Houses Threatened. 1 IIDLE MEN NO MORE IN UNION COUNTY (Special Dlnatrh to Tbe Journal.) La Grand. Or., March 14. What idle labor thore has been In this county dur tng the winter will soon be employed. The mills of the Grand Ronde Lumber company at Perry, four miles west of La Grande, will resume the first of the comlnar week. Thev emoiov 200 men at 1 the mill alone.. The Palmer mill has ( been shipping - lumber' for some time. mm wm pruuauiy run nignt ana any auring tne summer. The two shirts will call for about 300 men. -a A new and enormously expensive nAcklaeA which the Duchess of Marl borough has arranged has brought ' . . . . . n . . 4 , . . "wueea Ajexa.nara. me) necmace la of. diamonds and artificial roses. It Is eaid to havecost a fabulous sum. i Picture shows ber. grace,1; wearing the necklace. ' i " . Naming Bo;s. ,'. ' Frorn.thB Sturgeon Leader. "Whatever you do; never name a boy after yourself," was a saying of Uncle U-ife Hum) of Columbus, and it Is a wise conclusion for more reasons than one. i In' after years.Jhe father and son are referred to as. 'TMg John," or "Ragged John,' "Little John 8o nd So:" or "Old Tom and Toung Tom,"' and "Big Dick." "Little Peel Head" "and the like. In the family the youngster Is generally called "brother." "babe." "buss." "Dock Cud" or "Mauneh," and the -like, while the old-gentleman ts dubbed "the old man," or "dad," "pap," or 'paw." Jut as well give your boy a nickname at the tart as to name him after yourself, ' it Is reported that Joseph Ralph Bur ton, formerly United V States , senator from Kansas, and life-long Republi can, Is about to renounce his allegiance to the old party and join the Democratic camp. The report has been strengthened by the' fact that Mr. Burton attended the recent Democratic state convention at Hutchinson and was also present at the Bryan banquet In Topcka. - y L Scranton, Pa., March H Property valued at hundreds of thousinvls of dol lars Is threatened with destruction, and the only seeming remedy is a ditch or trench, the excavation of which will cost at least $i00,000, as a result -of a mine fire "now raging In the mine of the Finn Coal company, in Carbondale. Not willing to stand by-and see their properties destroyed, a number of the residents . of that part of Carbondale have asked the court u compel the con tinuation of efforts to cut off the fire, and testimo; y la now being taken In the cina hAfnr. .Tndffe Neweornb The fire ,1-; on a tract of coal land owned by the Daniel Scurry and W. Watt ' estates. It originated in 1892, being caused, ft Is supposed, by -ne dumping of red-hot ashes in holes made by stripping:. No notice was taken of it at the time, and it continued to spread, extending into the culm dump and, finally, Into; the mine workings, where at the pres- enf time lt is consuming the coal at the rate of manv tons a day. In 1904 an effort was made to check the fire, and a trench several-hundred feet long, 30 feet deep, 20 feet in width and 70 at the top was excavated, at a cost of $20,000. The fire simply Jumped the trench and continued on its way. - In a suit before the Lackawanna county court ". property owners pleaded that effort to check the fire be con ttnued. and in support of their content lion declare that .there are 100 resi dences, many of them the finest in Car bondale, within 1,000 feet of the fire, and that lt Is daily spreading In their direction. In some Instances th fire is within 200 feet of the. house. , . Vets Skin the Colt. ICnlted Preas teased Wir.l ' - 'St Augustine,-Fbv, March 14. 4 The Colts and-Veteratfa. of the Cincinnati league club, In training here, played their 'first game this season and the Vets won by a acore of 1 to 4. , bunch. Captain Mohler has evidently lost tils head, and this is something the wily kid doesnH very often do. Down In the Bay City Mohler Is dishing out great gobs of predictions on what the Seals will do this year". To the kid's mind there is nothing but San Francisco In the chase after tne rag. Better cut it out. Kid. These ante season vaporings are Just what your critioa want and if the team doesn't come up to expectations you 11 get yours. We have bad examples before and know what lt is. NO SINGLE-TAXING : FOR LINN GRANGE (Special Dispatch to Tba Journal.) Albany, Or., March 14. The grange of Linn county has taken a decided stand against the proposed single tax law and intends to right the measure at the polls In June. A resolution was passed at the last session of the Linn county council opposing th pro visions of this measure and declaring oODosltion to any additional change in state tax laws. The grange oeneves conuiuons ao not warrant the adoption of such drastlo changes In the tax laws, and feels that tt it should become a Jaw it will entail great hardship on the rural element of the population. t - - Rob Astoria Cafe. : -, (SDeclal DUoatcB to Tbe Journal.) . Astoria, Or., March 14. Sometlm between midnight and daylight this morning the Metropolitan cafe, corner Commercial and 12th streets,: was bur glarized. An entrance was effected through prying open a rear door and the place was thoroughly- ransacked. Only a few dollars was secured from the cash register. The money drawer of the music macnine was oroKen open and a dollar or two secured. There la no clue to the thieve. , i - t Dies After Long Illness. ' (Special Dlapatca -to Th Journal.) Aatoria, Or., March 14. Mrs. J. C Adam of Clatsop Plain died last night after a long Illness. She was 68 year of age and leave a husband, three son and one daughter to mourn, her loss, and who were all present when' ah passed a wav. . (nearat Natra by Lonfoat Leased Wlr.) ' St. .Louis, Mo., March 14 aeqrge Doer, driver for the first itant chief of the fire department, wa lntantly killed And hi auperlbr. Chief T. W. Kucker, wa perhap fatally injured In a collision with a drinking fountain tonignt wnn responding to an aiari at the union station, A third muff, lioward 8, Kawllnga, an inspector, waa seriously injured In the explosion of a Plntarh aas tank, which fur a tl threatened, to destroy several trains in the union station an well aa one of the train sheds. The fire resulting caused 176,000 damage. PHONY PHOTO PEDDLER COLLECTS COLD CASH Petty Swindler Pretends to Represent Magazines and Bunkos Public. Cotnplalnt haa been made to the police concerning tho operations of a petty swindler who ha been victimizing fam ilies on the east side fr several days The man represents himself to be the agent for several magazines and goe from house to house snllcltlns subscriptions. As an Inducement to the subscription proposition ho offers to give eacli subscriber a gold rrume and six photographs free of charge. If the victim accepts the allurlnir offor he collects f0 cents as an evidence of good faith and In return gives an order on some photographer for the pictures. Many persons have been victimised by means of theso worthless orders, and the authorities have been asked to av- prehend and prosecute the man. WAGNER HAS QUIT BASEBALL FOR GOOD (Tolled Pram Leaaed Wire.) Pittsburg, March 14. Before start- Ins: south tonlicht. President Barney Dreyfuss stated he believed Huns Wag ner was Blnrero In his declaration that he was through playing basohall, as lie row days .ago: (Speclnl Dtapatch to The Journal.) Sheridan. Wye, March 14 Mystery surround th death of W. S. Buncker and Herman Hanken, who arrived here from Iowa last night. Whether the men were killed in a duel Or A ranlt of a suicide pact will probably never be known. Uueata of a hotel heard some loud talking between the pair, endlns In a number of shots In ulck succession. Breaking open the door, lium-lcer wi found dead across the foot of ih bd. a 82-callbre revolver In his hand and h bullet hoi through his head. llunkcn was lying on tho floor, dead with a bullet through the head, arid hoUiinc a 38-calibre revolver In his huml. lint one empty ahell remained In either revolver. BODY Of M FOUND IN SUTRO BATH TANK (Bearat Near by Longest Leaacd Wire.) San Francisco. March 14. The dl- covery of the bruised and lacerated body of an unknown man lying at the bot tom of a tank at the Sutro Baths today has supplied the police department With with. one of the moat baffling mystery case t haa ever been called upon to cope The body wa seen .In the bottom of tank No. 6 by some bathers a little fter 12 o'clock noon. The tank In which the corpse was found was being filled with water, and was roped off from the other bathing compartments. No one of the bathers noticed the man nter the tank, nor did anv of the swim ming Instructors or attendants, who lways keep a close watch on their charges. Moreover, the attendant who assigned the man his dressing- room haa no recollection or having done ao. The theory advanced la that some one seeking: the man s life through revenge. followed him Into the- baths and in veigling him into this obscure tank. here beat him Into Insensibility and left him to drown. Thldeed could have been accomplished behind the concrete partition that separates tank .No. 6 irom the other compartments. (Special DUpatell I Tb Joaraal. ', ' . Foreat Qrov. Or- March 14. A wreck , of th Portland-Sheridan special, which ' leave Portland at 4:10 p, m., waa nar. rowly averted last evening aa th train, wa pulling Into Cornallua, three mile ; east of her. Just before th train reached that station one of th paaeu ' ' gera In th smoker who had his hmd out of the window smelled a hot axle ' and Immediately called tb attention of . the conductor to It. The emergency brake war applied nnd tho train brought to a atop within ' a few rods. It was found that not only. ' wan one or the axlea under th smoker . heated red hot, but that another ax) ', hud hnen broken by the fore of th emergency brakes.. The smoker was emptied and the train alowly limped " Into Cornelius, where th disabled car . was kide-tracked. - . ' ; .. Many of the passengers who remained 5 here were very Indignant that th Southern Pacific should hav been o :' careless concerning the condition of rolling stock. They assert that at th time the brakes were applied the train was running at low speed and ther waa . very little shock when It came to a standstill, and consequently ther was no excuse for agy breaking of good' material. V' Thla Is the same train that was' wrecked a month ago khort distance from this place, in wnicn wreck three persons were killed. Many of the people here claim that a broken axle caused that wreck, and not a broken rail, aa ro ported. NEW OIL STEAMER FOR JAPAN ROUTE received the lowing letter several "Carnegie. Pn., March 12. Mr. Bar ney Dreyfiiss, Pittsburg My Icar Bar- Trey: I will not he with your team this season, nut wish you a pennant-winner, and .will always he plugging for the boys to win. It Is certainly hard for me to lav aside the uniform which I have been weurlng honorably n!nco 1X97. but 'every dog hns hls day," and the sport hns become too strenuous for me. (Signed) JOHN H. W AON Ell." SWEPT FROM LOG BOOM AND DROWNED (Special ninpnti-h to The Journal.) Astoria. Or.. Mnrch 14. Yesterday fternoon Peter Oalipo, a loirter. better Known as rrencn Pete. was sweet overboard and tlrowned while running logs In the JSeeanlcnm river, near Sea side. Deceased had lived at Seaside for nearly three year and was about 43 years old. lie wa employed by the logging company in their upper camp. The body has not been recovered. Arrested for Theft of Camera. Sheriff W. D. Sapplngton o Van couver, Washington, arrested Robert Martin, a 16-year-old boy. who Is want ed In Vancouver for the theft Of a camera belong to C I. Frycolm, a rail road engineer. Martin Is alleged to have stolen the camera about a week ago and to have come to Portland the next day. The camera Is) worth about $60. Martin was arrested at Third and, Burnslde streets. IIGH SCHOOL DEBATERS DISCUSS FREE TRADE (Special Plapatck to Tb Journal.) Cottage Orove, Or.. March 14. A do bate was held at the Cotlago Orove high school yesterday afternoon. The ques tion debated was. ' Itesolved, That the United States should adopt the policy of free trade." The affirmative waa supported by Benjamin C. King, leader, assisted by Marvin Jordan. The nega tive leader was John K. Cooter and his assistant was Krnest E: Anderson. The ludges decided In favor of the negative. CLUBMAN KILLED BY OWN REVOLVER SHOT (Tnlted Preas Leaaa Wire.) Osslnlng. N. Y. March 14. Mortimer Kennedy Flagg. New York lawyer, club man and society leader, died at his home here todav from an accidental gunshot wound sustained while alighting from his automobile last night. He tried to Jump out, but the hammer of a revolver In an outer pocket caught and the bullet entered his body, lodging In tiie spine. (Knltad Treat Leaaed Wire.) New York. March 14 W. II. Averr of Pan Francisco general manager ef the Tovo Ktsen Kalshs, the Japanese trans-Pacific steamship line, . arrived here today on the Lusltanla from Eng. land, where he has completed negotia tions ror the fourth or a great Una or oll-carrylng steamers which his com- pany will operate between Gavlota, , California and Yokohama. . - George Manson Dead. (Hearat New by Lcmgeat Leaaed Wire.) St. Louis, Mo., March 14. George -Munson, an authority on sport and secretary of the St. Louis Browns when; they won the pennant for four uc cesalve years, died tonight. . - 3Ira. Meiggs Dead. Astoria, Or., March 14. Mrs. Mary Meiggs of Brookfleld, Washington, died In this city last evening at the age of 72. The deceased was born In Ireland and leaves three daughters Mrs. O. Matlock of San Francisco. Mrs. M. T. MePonough. and Mrs. Frank Lutchinger of Brookfleld. Mrs. Meiggs waa highly esteemed by a large circle of friends, who with her children deeply mourn her loss. AUCTION SALES by j. tJ wilson, Auctioneer Monday, Wednesday and Friday At 10 A. M. Each Uay t Salesrooms, 208 First Street Our three days offerings in the house-!. r fiirniNhtnir line? comprises an assort-1 ment of the different grade-furnltura- for parlor and library. Select dining room equipments, bed-room and- kitchen- .frets. choice floor coverings, rugs,; carpets and linoleum, ranges, stoves and ' ' NOTK Our method 'of dealing wlt!i the public has Increased our iuswevir -to audi proportions that we have out- grown our present location. v : fortunate, however. In securing com-' modloua quarters in tha best location'. In the city for conducting a first-class Auction House. We will occupy the White Corner store. Second and Tarn-' hill streets, about April 1 and will be,' prepared In these spacious quarters u handle merchandise wtth dispatch and. . satisfy our patrons with results. W feel justified In saying that we can," meet the demands of the Public better than any like concern. In the city. Vve. welcome our old patrons and solicit new ones. If you have anything to sell or need the services of a first-class Auctioneer, give us a trial, w hay. ready cash to handle anything worth' money. Phone Main 1626; A-4243. Watch paper for opening sale. - , - -" v y WILSON. AuctIonr. - Take Mount Scott Car for mm i E,. iiii.V' ? v I rxi The beautiful new addition on the Mt. Scott line to be closed out immediately at lowest prices to first comers. GO OUT AND SEE IT TODAY. The lots ' won't last long at these prices. . .10. : FOR AN INVESTMENT ALTOONA PARK lots can't be equaled in Portland or elsewhere; similar values are selling- at TWICE THE PRICE! Their value is in their LOCATION, the way they lay high and sightly, vet perfectly smooth; their PROXIMITY TO CARLINES (another carline will ,go spast them soon), the desirability of THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR HOMES; the fact that residence Portland is BUILDINQ THIS WAY all of . which will make them in demand by the class of homebuilders who are al-. ways glad to pay a good price for just the right location. You can purchase now, at our low price, hold a short time, and sell at a profit. You have no improvements to make NOTH ING TO PAY BUT THE PUR CHASE PRICE. FOR A HOME You can BEGIN BUILDING AT ONCE everything" is ready. Streets are laid out 60 feet wide sidewalks. , 10 feet wide; water mains are in; there are gravel, walks with parking1, -and just enough lovely fir trees for the RIGHT TREE SETTING SO MUCH DESIRED. It will make a delightful home this summer;''' ROSES AND 'GARDEN can be put in immediately. ELEGANT RESI- -DENCES are all around and beyond this sightly strip; S CHOOLS, CHURCHES, etc., are as accessible I" as in any RESIDENCE DISTRICT I OF PORTLAND; a 25-minute car ride takes you downtown No build ing restrictions to hamper the man of limited means. Lots 40x100 feet. Prices: $200 and Up; 10 Per Cent Down and $10 Per Clonic J. H.' SMITH, Owner Office on th Ground TAKE MT. SCOTT CAR AT FIRST AND, ALDER, GET OFF AT RE- MONT STATION
