TITIS OKEGOTJ SJTmfKT JOtTCNAU "jRTt'AlD,- StmDAVv MORNING. ' APRIL' 10. 1908:
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Wonderful Advantages of Portland's Big
WHEN PLATES OR BRIDGES
ARE ORDERED
. - Suburb Which Commands Water;
frontage on Two Sides of Its Boundary
Line-Excellent Municipal Advantages
Which we are offering are the-BEST;
' ' ; ? v - ' ruin : . ' rm '" s :
I . Be
Avoid Pain!
rink" la a word touch mlmised
. 'particularly 7 th disgruntled In x
1 nl-litln- thm nroeDerlty of th mora
! fortunate, who ar reaping rich nar-
vast from Investment whlcH war
S prompted fcjr rlght and food Judf-
f menl.
. It wa olng otter wan mere
luck which Influenced the far-lighted,
Wel-headed ettlera of M. John a, sev
eral rear ago, U buy up, with their
lodvMtrioua savings, soon lota, tracu
and aoveasea aa thay aoold purchase
outright or carry along comfortably
upon monthly payment holding whlob.
are now netting Uia inuu mnui,
and ever the owner ship oX which there
4a now great rejoicing.
The builder f Bb John, when they
planned the eplenaia inwg wuion w
being realised In the BL Johna of to
day, did not hang their .hopes upon
any euoa uncertain pegs aa chance or
luck. They aaw that Uie aite they had
cted. lying at the very gateway of
Portland harbor, was naturally deailned
to, beoome a great manufacturing and
shipping oenter, drawing upon we groat
and varied reeouroea of all the fertile,
productive, richly endowed northwest.
More than this, they observed the nat-
Sural elevation i , ui grouno. wun in
gradual elopes from the oenter of the
I .peninsula on either aid toward the
t wiUamett and the Columbia.) and they
Uinew that HL John woa o a cuy
ft homes as wall, with beautiful r
tideno sites and a perfect aewer ajr-
Xem. They knew from tne vigorous
vegetation and the responalv beauty
L ihrifi at uDrlntlv slanted
roaes and flowera that these homes of
the future oouia D emoowerea wiia
rich folia and beautiful bloom ior
the mer rooting of plant and vowing
of seed. s That thla dream waa not Idle,
1 or vl-iunarv. as regarded by many to
vhom'tht rjoaslbilltiea were nointed Out
I at the time, la proven by the BL John
I ot today. , ' -
In faot, EL John "ha a arrived." '
1 Ho longer do urban people scoff at
i the name of this vigorous llttl city
f to the north of Portland, nor do they
1 speak derogatorlly of the ' "4S-nlnute
ffrom Sixth street" car ride, for 8t
Johns ha passed, out of the ranks of
i thufee suburos known merely aa "Port
( land bedrooms," and now stand a a
; city alone, firmly eatabllabed in an en
j viable existence of Its own as an ln
'; dependent municipality, and With a fu
j ture Just opening upon commercial, in
- ( dustrlul and clvlo prospects unexcelled
'by any city of half a dosea time its ,
age oa the Paclfio coast. !
Not until of recent years did the
"captain of Industry" and the homeseek
er come to a realiaation of the tremen
dous advantage of the peninsula, which
! la to say HU Johns, as BL Johna Joins
the city . of Portland at the latter'
northeast 1 boundary line and embraces
' practically all . the territory , to the
; nor meant and lying between the Co
. lurobla and Willamette rivers.
up around the big plant; the townslts
ha been laid out, and provision, mad
for Improvements, churches, schools,
and parks In thla townslte. Since the
first definite announcement of the de
cision by Swift & Co. to erect its
plant at BL Johna, real estate values
In the vicinity have advanced sharp
ly, and an additional briskness, not dus
to leom," but based upon sound merit.
has charaotensed the already lively
values throughout the length and
breadth of the peninaula.
BL Jonaa ha the distinction (and
the tremendous commercial advantage)
of having more navigable river water
frontage than any other city of Its
else In the United States. In addition to
Us. waterway advantage It will have
railroad transportation iacinues
equalled by few cities on the coast,
when the Oregon Railroad A Naviga
tion company and the Portland A rie
attle Hallway company, have completed
the oonstruetton of their lines through
the peninsula and St. Johna, which ia
now onlv a matter of weeka The Ore
gon Hall road & Navigation company is
already running It' freight to St.
Johna and there is a direct connection
between thla line and the Southern Pa
cific With the completion ox ,tn
Portland A Seattle road, popularly
known as the "north bank" line, Its
eaay water grade from the Pacific
coast to the plateau east of the Kocky
mountains will b utilised ny tne worm-
era Paclrio, the ureal jNortnern, me
Chicago, Burlington Qulncy, and five
great continental line will be running
directly Ito St Johna
' Adjaoen Waterfront
Besides theae railroads leading in
from north, west and south, two of the
largest navigable river In the country
wash the full length of two of St.
John three boundary lines, the two
great-Stream uniting at the point of
the penlnaula to, form the great com
mercial highway (to the Pacific ocean.
With theae seven commercial arteries
coursing through the richest timber,
mineral, cereal, pasturing, and fruit
country In the world a great empire
already weu stariea in it aeveiopmeni
and almost unlimited as to it future
opportunities and upon which a larfs
fortlon of the world must rely for
umber, food and cloth products all
concentrating at this spot, tne torioai
AlatHhutln nolnt for all carta of th
world. -with both rail and water tit
exports and imports what more prom
ising outloox could tne investor or iiie
nomeseexer una man at dc rionnai
V , i -y Streetcar Berries.
Streetcar are operated between St
Johna - and Portland on a lt-mlnute
schedule, with the fare at 6 cents, and
many small watercraft ply between the
two Cities on me wuiameiio. ' ine ou
Johna TrannDOrtatton Ferry company,
valued at f 16,000, to ply between St
Johns andv the onpoelte shore of the
Willamette, thus rendering the olty ac
cessible to tne fertile ana prosnerou
A i
- i
AM re
cent as tbre years ago there were not I t&rming country west Of the Willara-
' nna (kan Al(i nonnU rauiillnir m 1 r l I n I afra "
IIIUl auoea -WWW wwuav iviiHB n a a a
HL . JOt
the limits of
Johna: the limited
number of lta Induatrlea were scarcely I from welia ISO feet deeD at the rate of
noticed; its assessed valuation was only I II. per month for residences; the res-
about izuo.ouu. ana ua aagregat pay- ervoir nas a svu.ouu gauon capacity
roils amounted to. oniy laoo a monw. i with zbo.uoo gallon tanit capacity, on-
St John Is supplied with pure water
Now It hoji notula.tlon of not leaalerntA hr atoam and elertrlo numDB. and
(than 4,000: . its , assessed - valuation with an excellent auxiliary provision
acuea iJvu,uvv. ana inrouguuui ua
' three and a half miles of length and Its
three miles of extreme width. It 1 ant
ted with beautiful homes, or busy with
'the wheels and smokestack pf varied
Industry, with an agrregat payroll ea-
timated at between toti.OOO and 170.000
a month. - - ..v-. -,.,?.;-,
, XtabUol Enterprise,
These fia-ures ren resent onlv th al
ready established enterprise, which in-
ii(
for protection from fire. On account of
It mimerou sawmills, the St Johns
homebullder can procure his lumber at
a favorable rate, ana many otner in
ducements jare held out to the indus
trious homeseeker from less .favored
Cities.
Th fact that the government dry-
dock, constructed at a cost of more
than ttOG.000. was located at St Johns
after a careful investigation by a board
of ' commissioners or every available
'2E&,,Se
basket factories, nlanlnar mills, alcohol
and turpentine plants, a collapsible box1
xactory, ana an asoeato rectory. . w un
in a few months St Johns will have
enrolled th additional plant and tn-
merclal development of the city, for
where th drydock is located, there
must the ehinrlnr conTemite. . The
drydock In 600 feet lonir. built In sec
tions, ana In capable or handling the
CLOTHING VALUES in ;
the United States -
FINE TEETH
..93.50
..fi.oo
.60
Why Pay More?
Full Set, that fit ...fo.OO
Gold Crowns, 221c $3.50
Bridge Teeth, 22k...
Gold Filling .......
Silver Fillings
Ten-Year Written Guarantee
Lady attendant.
Open evening.
We keep busy doing good work
at these prices. We have the lat
est, most modern electrical ap
paratus for doing painless dental
work.
Electro Dental
Parlors V
303 J Washington Street
CORNER FIFTH
Opp. Olds, . Wortman & King's!
CHARITY BALL
IFTEBPUR
Gorgeous ; Srjectacle Prom
ised at 3f asonic Temple for
Benefit Baby Home. '
duBtrie. of errr!nHo 'concern: vessel u. upon the Pacific
ucn as th vveyernaeuser Timoer com
pany, the West Coast Lumber company,
ana twut oM ail or wmcn nrma nave
ocean, with this advantage over an
other points alonir the srreat waterway
to the Pacific, end standing- at the rate-
purchased large tracts of land In thai VV.or roruana timn amony tne erne
lty of 8t Johna and It Immediate vl-2.f tne tJnJtd, Btates '? tn PO'-t of
pinlty. and some of which are already
l preparatory to
tabllBhment of their mammoth enter-
tinity, ai
creaklna
flour and
other one
city In the world) St. Johns must of
necessity, reap her share, of benefit
from the marine traffic of the city of
prises; other great plants -will be built
ainrvn rna rwn n av isiiiiwAi ima
ow under construction, are completed. I Portland, -which in destined to develop
'i n comins; or toe ewiri company I l" jiuiiuuua )uuiku5.
alone, to the, peninsula, will mean a Social Advantages.
KrSr. ,Si-TIr SXtonS. r The political, social, educational and
J?r? ? ?h mt''IttIS:'l'' development of 8t. Johns has
I0k3.,- .t LeLL.fllpt pacf. with Its almost phenomena!
ommorclal growth. A substantial and
required, and It 1 estimated that the Si-. k.t ' i,:?lKin .T
'agireaate payroll, covering the build- ted5on?f iHlfltat,iVnn a
TduttJ rAnorUwrrtrS; A?dU toA nA.a
thel months' tllat -SSlVVi leTlaJtve.?6 nd a8nChl
romnlete It. will be in ti oon. chlliren enrolled lat year, and an ad-
000. with the Drobabllitv of reaching 011 "ft
Mnrt fhnn twlpa that tmnnrit Ar I unacr
altlontl $10000 will be spent in railroad
construction . to connect the two trans
portation-systems with the packing
plant , and to lay side tracks. Then.
wnen the abattoir is completed, the
Swift company will at once give em-
ployment to 1,000 men and women In
all departments of the plant, and whon
be increased by 60 pc
It is estimated thi
dltinnal building, to cost $20,000, is now
construction for the accommoda
tion of the Increasing: attendance and
the additional teachers who will be re
quired with the opening of the obming
term. It is expected that the punlls of
next year will number Between ao ana
There are five nroerensive churches
in St. Johns.'fand a new public library
tinder full operation, this number wllljhas Just been Installed. A younp and
er Cent. vinuiuufl ui$;alltKaiuu Vi tija iriiuiHuii
at the tiiant win city a leaoing ousmess men ana resi
to Jia tha annnnrt dents is doine much to enliven the mu
a population of at least 5,000 neoDle. riiclpal development and Rive publicity
and plans are already laid for the city to Us attractions and advantages.
tna wm inuniautuir oegin tr. spring I
Would Yon Llice
To HEAS Again?
The Stols Electrophone is like a new ear. It
makes outer sounds distinct and clear:- There is
: no buzsing or roaring. The delicate tissues of
. the ear are not broken down. There 1 a con
stant curative treatment. Wlth a'StoJa Electro
- phone In place, the deaf or partially deaf man
or woman may walk on the street, attend a thea
f tre or churoh, and without straining hoar all or.
dtnary sounda The Electrophone magnifies the
sound waves and throws them directly on the
bearing nerves that is the reason why the Elec
trophone Is superior to any other hearing as
sistance. i ... t .M.;.,-. .tv , a ,.
A atonth' Trial " la
, Tour - Horn. JPr.-
As an Inducement to
firova that our machine
what we claim, wa
will loan a complete
cm fit to ' reaponnible
rartiea on payment Ot
a ;;.ail dep'stt IX-U
not do as we
r.:iiu you may send It
t !, k.
v"e will r rent the
ot "pi lion on small
rs n.diiv 'Hrmeots, this.
vi'y vurchas
Tf yrr, rn,
. .-.is ;f ca CabI
lust a Trial Necessary
Stole Electrophone Company: , Allow . me to
congratulate you on your auccesa' In perfecting
such an Instrnment. as thla i I can, now hear per.
fee tly even to a - watch ticking. Th Electro
phone Is far superior to alt other hearing devices
I hav ever tried. , All that Is necoaeary is to
let people try-. ItA. 8.- Crossman, Porcheater,
K B, Canada. .- . , ,?.,ov:. ' i.ty'A-!-,,
6T0U EtrOTBOPHOira -VO'-Ji:
B99 arcade Annex, Seattle. ' .
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Th grand charity ball to bfl given by
the Knights Templar for the benefit of
the Baby Home, Thursday. April 30.
will be one of the most elaborate affairs
of the kind in the history of Portland.
The handsome new Masonlo Tempi at
Park and Yamhill street ha been de
voted to the dance, and the committee
ha don all In Its power to make th
arrangements "complete. The number of
tickets already sold foretell a large at
tendance., ' ,
The, grand commander of th state
and hi staff hav signified their in
tention of being present, also the -grand
officers of the state of Wa.nhlnrton.
The governor of Oregon and other state
officers have accepted invitations. The
new commandertes of Knight Templar
recently instituted at Astoria and Hood
River will be strongly represented.
Much care has been given, to. th do
tails, and the dance programs will make
charming souvenir of tne ball. The
cover represents an ancient Knight
Templar in armor riding a spirited black
charger. In his hand Is the half Uiack
and half white battle-flag of the Temp-!
lars. The knight is looking back and up
over his left .shoulder at a passion cross
Just appearing through a rift in the
clouds. The effect of the picture is
good and signifies the motto of the
order, "In Hoc Signo Vinces."
The women interested in the Baby
Home and their -friends have sold many
tickets, and one lady alone disposed of
over 75 tickets in one afternoon. The
entertainment will Include cardplaylng
arid concert music , as ..well as dancing.
xne vvuaer arp ana tstring quartet will
Dlay in the cjuorooms, while In the ball
room a 20-pleee orchestra of the beet
musicians In the city will play the lat
est aance muuic. uoe spacious areas
circle of the main auditorium will 'be
open to those wishing to view the ball
and to -see the Imposing parade of the
inignts in unuorra. ... ;? i . -
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l tw kr'ybfty tit
-f mum
vJMf " When
Buys fhe equal of any
$15.00 suit oId anywhere
Buys (he equal of any
$20.00 suit sold anywhere
See them in our windows
You See It In Our Ad It's So
3rd and Oak
First and
Yamhill
INVITATIOHS
TO ROSE SHOW
Eailroad Passenger Agents
Wanted tt Visit Tort
land in June.
PRESIDENT'S KNIFE ,
FOR ADMIRING BOY
Rough Rider's Son Gets Hunting
Weapon Because He Thinks
It I "Bull."
. 'Washlngten, D. C, April JS-Cke!
What a bully knife!" exolalmtd Master
Oeorg Tiffany, a caller at th Whit
House yesterday. -
s "Would you like to hav ItTT asked
President Roosevelt.
"It I could go, hunting out west as
you did, I would," replied th boy, "but
we don't us 'eta much In New tork,
you know." . ,. . ,. ,,
. i vwell. It' yoor anyhow,, said the
president, "and Z hope you will have a
Chanoe to hunt out west some day."
Master Tiffany is the son of Belmont
Tiffany and a nephew of William Tif
fany, of the rough riders, who died eoon
after the war. With him was a 4ieice
of William Tiffany, Miss May Cam
eron, daughter f Puncan Cameron. She
received-iwo roses irom a bouquet on
the; president deek. They were with
their aunt. Mis Cameron, and were pre
sented to the president by Senator War
rejv The knlf is a large hunting wea-!
pon,. liandsoniely made,! , . , . j
Every general passenger agent in the
United States and Canada, a well as
every traveling passenger agent of th
two countries will receive invitation
to be present personally during the
Rose Festival, t be held in thi city
th first week of June. Such action
was taken at the regular meeting of the
exploitation ana publicity committee
yesterday afternoon. ' The invitations
will be prepared and sent out the first
of the coming week. The fiurpose is to
.rouse ina enmusiaam oi me railroad
men or tne continent in the annual clem.
onstration that Portland is to. hold, and
to give them some definite conception
of the magnitude and beauty of th
ceieorauou.
Another - matter taken up was the
Question or orovlflin tor' an offlnlnJ
escort for the division of the big fleet
huw cruising in jracinc waters mat
will be sent to Portland for the festi
val, it is a foregone conclusion that th
entire toroedo boat flotilla and severe
cruisers will be ordered here .for this
occasion, and the plan of the publicity
committee, wonting in conjunction wit
the water carnival committee, is to dis
patch an imposing squadron of merohant
marine and pleasure craft to the mouth
of the Columbia river and to act aa an
honorary escort for the . warshina . on
their way up the Colombia. "
Although C W. Hodson, president of
me uommerciai ciUD, is now on his
way to Washington to Secure As large a
representation of the great fleet as pos.
sioie ior toe f estival, unoma m. mc-
cusker. who nas been -at the national
Capital for some time, ha taken a per
sonal interest in tne matter, ana nas
been In close touch with Senator Bourne
and with Secretary Metcalf.
A Case, of ZTeglect. '
Don't miss th opportunity of a life
time in neglecting to attena tne uravet
& Co. removal sale. The finest . qf
strictly brand-new high grade pianos at
less than actual wholesale or Jobbing
ngur ana on practically your own
term. An eleaant mahoa-anv Leland.
now $120: a magnificent genuina Lelcht
only i2Sf: a superb mahogany j. B.
Cook, Boston' popular make, now only
25t; a fin nearly new Bailey,' only
ie: a cnoice uraraer, , wainut case,
Ilk new. only ' 1175: a highest erada
Kimnau, only IZ76; a good Kingsbury,
wainut case, - anotner K.ingsoury.
iiimu.1 Biyia .,1,1, lew An
other one at -$109: a. choice ebonized
cae Manners' & Sons,' now $98. Re
member, there' no time to losa A; Our
new auarter at ills 4tn - street are
about ready. Talking machines, sheet
music, band and string Instruments, all
must go now in snort oraer. Act quick-
W rinvai Jk Tin.. SIX WuhlnrtAn
Ilun on SlXdifferent ppa ,
Tothe PnbU . :
Th nubllo I hereby notified . that
H. F. Cutting 1 not, and for some time
has not been. In any way connected
with the American Hospital and, Relief
association and has no authority v to
collect money or enter Into contracts
or 5o any business for the association.
t. Henderson, secretary. ,
EASTER AT HOME"
AT Y. WJJ. TODAY
Musical Program Will Be
Given and Interesting
Classes Held.
The delightful program planned for
the T. W; C. A. Easter 1'at hom" from
4 to o'clock will doubtlesA attract a
large number of young women.
"An Etster Message From a Butter
fly," by Mrs, Jessie M. Honeyman, sug
gests a niOHt Interesting address. The
Oregon Conservatory Of Music will fur
nish - the musical program. The pro
gram is as follows:
"Hope March" (Paplni), by O. C. M.
Stringed quartet Beatrice Lash, Ellen
Ronnlng, Lloyd Richards and Holland
Barr; vocal solo, "Vesper Prayers"
(Brocket), Miss Edith Beyer; violin solo,
"Easter Carol" tselected), Herr Arthur
Wunderwald. teacher with O. C. M.:
piano solo, "Nearer, My God, o Thee'
(Julia - Rlva-King), Miss Marie" Lalle
mont, teacher with- O. C. M.j "Medita
tion" (Morrison), Q. O. M. Btrtng4
quartet. ,
Th social feature of th t home"
are most enjoyable. All women are wel
come and the gathering l not limited
to member.
The Drop-In Bible class and story
group begin at 4 o'clpck promptly. Th
program lasts from 4 to 8, One is wel
come even If she can only com for a
part of th program. Th meeting 1
Informal. '
Tomorrow (Monday) win positively
be th last day .for discount on East
Side gas bill. ' Portland Gas Co.
71,000 copies sheet music, cholo now
ic Graves A Co. removal sale.
Act quickly. $28 Washington street.
R-leH SR-DSON S
HifS : NEW SPRING SUBTS
mum in hi n Mil mni lit
IBf Ai $15.00 to $35.00
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ATTRACTIVE MODELS FXJLL OF DIG
NITY AND OF GOOD TASTE-TAILOiRED
BY THE LEADING CLOTHING MANU
FACTURERS. OF, AMERICA BUY THE
CLOTHS YOU LIKE BUY THEM RIGHT
YOU WILL IF YOU BUY HERE. ; -
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soicb.
283 - 285 Washington : Street
Opposite Woodard, Clarke & Co. ) .