The Oregon daily journal., June 21, 1908, Page 55, Image 55

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LILLIAX RUSSELL'S
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"W. A. Spanton Cites Ad
vances in Value of the
. - Quaker City Realty.
iW. A. Rnnntnn f . Hnantnn
pany I a? heavily ; Interested Investor
In east side holdings who has unlim
ited confidence In east side values. Mr,
Spanton hae the following-yto say of
Development and. growth on the other
aide of the Willamette:
"The-mrowth of central Kast Port
land durtn the lmt ln vkhth is hn.
jyond one's own belief,1 unless seen wltli
1 your own eyes, it is necessary tnat a
person take a? trip through this section
v,,"! i cny i jeasi every two weens 10
keep up with What is going on.
'.'ln vry direction there are streets
'. being Improved, and from one to five
houses going up on almpst every block.
I These houses average via ' cost from
$1,600 to $15,000. The street- work,
with the Immense ; number . of houses
.-.. being built. Is an -absolute certainty
that residence property in Portland will
never be as cheap as it Is today .
Property Will Advance.
;. fThere Is also another well-estab-llehed
fact that the people of Portland
will never be incited to buy the same
, j lags of suburban lots at a price as
si low. as they can get them today. This
reason is based on the same principle
.i as a merchant buys a carload of meat
.' If he has to pay 12 cents a pound for
. , it, It la necessary that he sell it for
at least 18 cents a pound to pay his
expenses and to make a legitimate
subdivided into lotft Aorea
an
loould.not have been purchased for from
IT $U0 to $1,200 per acre last year is cost
that
The same way with acreage when
Jng from $1,200 to $2,000 per acre this
-"There was a man dropped into our
office a few. days ago from La Porte,
Jnd., and he said that he had nearly
. H of his capital Invested ln Chicago.
. We took him around the town and
; showed him what was going on. ; and
told him how these same places looked
v two, three and four years ago. j
i . Xeare Chicago for Portland.
S 'This man said that this growth rl
i. "yaled the growth of Chicago, and that
lie, was going to sell his Chicago prop
erty and invest his money in Portland.
A few months ago the writer met
; one of the eld pioneer real western
men in New York City. This man was
Charles Sweeny, who. owns consider
r able property in Portland. This man
told me that he considered Portland
Teal estate the best buy of ; any real
estate in the United States. He said
that he knew approximately the amount
f money in every bank in the United
(Hates of importance, and that he knew
. that Portland wn nn af th anutirl!
cities financially in tlitf United Btates,
' and that he expected to put all of his
rioney Into Portland real estate, so that
t would be safe for his children. '
"The writer does not know a better
recommendation than this from a man
. like Mr. Sweeny.
Another Adranee Coming-.
"Central East Portland is In need of
the streetcar lines being extended, and
It Is certain that this will be done be
fore long, for the streetcar company
undoubtedly can see where it will in
crease their profits by doing so. This
will mean another large Increase lu
property values in this district.
"The extension of central Kast Port-
land Is bound to give Portland Its real
suburban homes. It can nnlv h a
V matter of a short time until there will
,i;e a carllne paralleling the Base I,ln
J.: rad, and I am inclined to think that
1 1 this property on either side of the
Xase Line road for one mile Is going
to be worth four or five times what it
run be bought for today. In fact, the
growth of Portland, the growth of
- Multnomah county ahd the growth of
.Oregon In five years will be some
thing' that we could not realize were
we away and did not see It going on
every dsy. - . -
Philadelphia's Example. t ...fi.
"If a person would take a trip to
some eastern city oay for' Instance,
- Philadelphia, which many people tell
us is a great deal like Portland in
Its business methods and find some
man who has been acquainted with val
ues there for the last 16 years, and let
him tell you the prices of property at
the corner of Chestnut and Broad
street 16 years ago and the price of
It today, then go to the suburbs, let
ting bim tell you what acreage could
have been bought there for. 12 years
-ago, ana wnen ne-wouia ien- you tnat
these suburban lots are today selling
for 18 times the price of this acreage
3 2 years ago. It would make an investor
almost starve himself In order to in
crease his Investments."
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STRAY TOPICS FROM NEW YORK
vNew Tork'June 20. -The month of
June has been' busy "season -and will
continue' to b with New York society
fntlr. Thftro will be a host of fashion
able weddings, and although Wednes
day seems to ba the favorite day of all.
still there . are " scheduled ror airaout
every day in tne wee marriages, ui
parties well known In Gotham's smart
set. ... .
One nf the weddlnas that will inter
est New Yorkers most, although it Is
to occur ln London, is the marriage of
Mias Jean field, daughter of Ambassa
dor Held, to the Hon. John Hubert
Ward, which will take place in at.
James' chapel. London, on June 23. A
reat many society people irom new
ork are going to Europe to attend the
ceremony.
Coaching has been very popular this
spring and the enthusiasm has been
maintained because of the keen interest
which the Ladles' Four-in-Hand club
has taken In the sport: Two roAd
coaches may be seen every day In
Manhattan, with prominent society
women on tho box. One of the coaches,
the Magnet, leaves the Holland house
every afternoon - for Arrow Head Inn
and returns after dinner, while the
Other starts from the Savor hotel and
goes to tha polo games at Van Cort
landt park.
The coaching enthusiasts have also
been very much Interested in the re
ports from London of the great success
of Alfred - Vanderbllfs enterprise In
driving bis coach from London to
Brighton.
Lovers of the opera were Interested
in the return from Europe of Oscar
Hammerstetn, owner of the Manhattan
opera house, which was started a year
?iro ss a 'rival to the Metropolitan. The
noted Impresario has been in foreign
lands seeking new talent with which
to startle the operatic world next win
ter, and if the reports are true he lias
Signed contracts -amounting to over i
BOO. 000. and will have a u
New York and Philadelphia
has so long
gry.- is still
Insured a loaf to the hun-
convlnced of the efficacy
of his plan, and proposes to lease an
other building a block further uptown
where ha will continue to give bread
and coffee every night to any one who
applies. The "bread line" has been at
tacked severely by students of pauper
problems as an indiscriminate method
of charity, but by the majority of
New Yorkers it Is considered a worthy
churlty, and one of which only the
needy make use. Sometimes tha men
are obliged to stand In line hours wait
ing for the time to arrive when the
food is djstrlbuted.
MAN REFUSES TO YAY
FOR NUFTIAL FEAST
Engagement Is Broken I Sued on
a Breach of Promise
Charge.
Chicago, June 20. The price of a
wedding supper Is said to be the basis
of a breach of promise suit brought
yesterday in the municipal court.
"Is It the duty of the bride or of the
bridegroom to furnish the - nuptial
feast?" is a question at Issue.
y Helen Hada, 20 years old. of $49
North Clark street, says the bridegroom
should pay. Joseph Mayte, a barber,
S46 Webster avenue, defendant, says it
! the duty of the bride and her parents.
The answer to the question will, in a
measure, decide the caso.
i Miss Hada says she and Mayte were
- engaged to be married in December,
and that the license was Issued. Mayte
refused to marry her because she In
sisted that he pay for the wedding sup
per, it is said. ,
According to Attorney. Fred. Plotke,
who reDresents the defendant. Miss
Hada brake the engagement by saying i
that, since Mayte would not "settle, j
thev need not get married.
"She asked for $25," said the attor-1
ney, "and Mayte gave her $8, all the i
money he had with . him. . Then the ,
trouble began." I
) It is also charged that Mayte gavel
Miss Hada a locket and later got it 1
tack by saying he would replace it with
a wending rmK, uui mm no never pity
sented her with the ring.
avroll at his
houses
nmmintlna to about 876.000 a week.
The most Interesting announcement
that he had to make was that he had
signed a contract with Marl Labi, the
.Berlin prinni conna, ana mat ne wouiu
give' New Yorkers an opportunity to
hear Melba anil Tetraxzinl on tne seme
stage. Not th least interesting result
of his search for talent throughout
Kuropa was his discovery or a wonderful-dancer,
whom he found In a cafe In
the slums of Budapest. Mr. Hammer-
steVh predicts that she will create a
great sensation for he says her dancing
Is wonderful and her Beauty over
powering. One by one the old landmarks of
Manhattan have to be torn clown to
make room for modern buildings. This
time the old building which stands
bestde Grace church on the northeaut
corner of Broadway and Tenth Btreet
is doomed to so. The . building stands
on a historic spot, for the owner of
the land there, when Broadway - was
first put through as far uptown as
that, refused to have a favorite apple
tree cut down that the street might be
laid out in a straight line. As a result
Broadway has always had a decided
curve at this point At present the
building Is occupied by Flelschmann's
restaurant and for 82 years the historic
"bread line" has been formed nightly
before this building, so that no one in
New York who actually needed food had
to starve. i
Mr. Fleischmann. whose beneficence
The recent death of Mrs. Melissa
Wilson, wife of Richard T. Wilson, the
wealthy New York banker. removed
from Gotham society one of the best
known ftrures as well as one of the
most important In New York's exclusive
set. She was good-naturedly called the
"champion matchmaker" in New York
society. Mrs. Wilson was mother of Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderbllt. Mrs. Ogden Goe
let, and Orme Wilson, who married
Caroline Aster, sister of John Jacob
Astor. The fact that three of her chil
dren married into the Astora, the Van
derbllts and Goelets, the three richest
families as well bm the most influential
socially in the country, made her a
real power In New York and Newport.
Mrs. Wilson was born ln Macon,
Ga., where she lived during the civil
war. At that time her husband was
an agent for the Cpnfederate govern
ment and had charge of the sale of
Its cotton in Europe. After the war
he came to New York where he founded
a banking, house and became a figure
of importance in the financial district.
Mrs. Wilson, possessing tact, charm
and social qualifications, soon achieved
a conspicuous position in society.
Two beggars have devised a new way
of making a living from the charitably
disposed In New York. They are a
picturesque pair. One Is an old
shriveled little woman, with appealin
eves, her face almost hidden In an ol
brown shawl, and her -lean, brown,
wrinkled hand peering timidly from tha
recesses of this wrap, holding ln - its
wan flneers a little tin cud. The man
a voting fellow, has jet black hair nnd
swarthy features. He carries a little
hand organ and a staff. Their game is
a simple one. Thy creep into a sub
way train, the youth supporting the
ancient dame, and take a corner seat
at the Brooklyn bridge station. Pre.
sumably they are going uptown some-
whore to play music on tne street.
young wife had left him never to re
turn. The old man sought the aid of
the police, but so far has been unable
to locate her. .
Mason, who has haB sonte trying ex
periences in his century and 87 years
of life, was not so disturbed but that
he was able to give out a few facts
about his long life. He claims to have
been born in 1770, that he once held
George Washington's horse and carried
him a glass of water and that he had
talked with Lord Corn wallia who ad
vised him to stick to the straight nnd
narrow path. Shortly after that Mason
decided to become a minister.
Beauty's Abode. - -
'wTIrTIn'ifTrTsTiTTnnTenTIe
"You bet! I think the gtrU ln the
advertising part of the magaxlne are
much more attractive than those In
the text"
Away Off.
"We want a butler to look after the
house, and the lawn and the furnace
ln winter "
"Hold on! What you want Is a man
of all work. A butler does nothing but
buttle."
(Sscll Diipstcfe to The Jxu!.t "
,7.Na,w. York., Juno. 20.-After .traveling
some fo-odd thousand miles' around the
country In a 88 . weeks' tour, Lillian
Russell, who'.! has Just completed . her
season as the star In the comedy "Wild
fire." Is about to start for Paris to
have some pearls "cured." The sick
gems are set in a $20,000 necklace, and
their sickness threatens to prove ratal.
Arrangements are to be made with the
customs .officials that when the pearls
are brought back there shall be no dis
pute about duty. . In other words, the
pearls will have . a passport, . , (v,
T Just what" the experts of Paris can
do with- the sick pearls' Is -.hott yet
known. .Miss; Russell bas had them 12
years, but it is several' years sinoe she
has worn them. When she visited New
York several months ago ahe opened
tha safe deposit, vault where she keeps
her Jewels and found that the pearl
necklace had lost its brilliance.
A parallel case is said to be that of
a famous . pearl necklase left by the
great statesman Thiers, now in the
Louvre, which Is literally dying that
Is, turning black.
Gem experts declare that sick pearls
can be cured by a process that Is so
difficult and delicate that few men in
the world can properly be -classed as
"pearl doctors." It Is to consult one' of
these experts that Miss Russell will go
to Paris. .
MARRIAGE LICENSE AT
AUCTION; TWO JAILED
Woman Haa Three Near Husbands
When Price Goes From
$1 to 12.50.
Wilkesbarre, Pa., June .20. Bargain
ing for a marriage .license containing
the name of Emily Stetska started at
tl, reached 112.60. and resulted1 In' one
suitor..-being Jailed .and the fair Emily
being charged witn perjury.
i . The unusual case was aired at a hear
ing today. !
John Mehavlts first got the license
and paid l Tor it. men ne cnanged
his mind and sold it to Casmer Petchuk
for $9. Emily -'Id not like Petchuk and
she gave Stanley Wltcnaow I1J.60 to
buy the license so she could marry him.
He did so, but would not wed her,
whereupon she had him arrested for
larceny, charging be did not pay Pet
chuk the money. He accused her of
perjury.
He was sent to Jail and she was held
under ball.
REAL LIFESA,VERS, NOT
POLITICIANS, WANiri)
Veterans , WilT HO 'iClyen - .lppolut
i ' e- meats at Atlantic City, De
clare Officials. i
Atlantic City, June 20. Polities ar
not to Interfere ; with the protection
of lives of bathers on tha Atlantic city
beach this year at least Mayor Stoy
and Dr. . Beckwith, beach surgeon, ac
tive heads of the force of red-ahlrted
Hfft-saveru, have decided. that. merit In
stead of a political Influence will rul
In'- the .appointments, ; and efforts of
ward politicians! to get men named wh
have been- useful in ward- struggles
on election day have o far been use
less. -- " - '"- ...
"We have named veteran life-savers
with veara of MDerience In the first
squad to be placed on duty," said May-
'One of the particular points
to be observed in caring- xor our via
or Stoy.
lev: asnnnil. Mlaa Nan Cochran.
itors is the protection of those who
go Into the surf, and we Intend that
the best men In the list of practical
life-savers shall get appointed."
"Human Ufa is . too nrecioua to ba
'trusted to- men f named . by ' pollti-i
clans," said Dr. Beckwith.' "Tne city
has put it up to rae to see that the
bathers are protected : and I shall sea
-that the work' is done 'id a -manner to
reflect credit on the city." - -
Possibility of tho i 'sheath skirted
bathing costume is worrying- the offi
cials whose, ukase -against tha bloomer
costume was laughed to scorn by tha
bathing girl last year.
"Don't talk to me about any regula
tion of the bathing costume after tha
trouble of last year, when . we decided
that bloomers were hardly au fait for
the summer girl," said Mayor Stoy. "t .
have decided that the Atlantic City
summer girl will wear what she pleases,
and if ahe desires to split her bathing
skirt up the side to show her silK
bloomers according to the latest fash
ion, let her do it and don't worry u.
A Toga Story. j
From Strand.
For 14 years Bava Luchman Pass re
ceived from the priests of the Blaole
Caves of central India tha necessary ed- ,
ucatlon in order- to become a yoga, as a
yoga must be capable of taking tha 43
postures of the Hindoo idols.
Perhaps his greatest trick consists in
balancing himself ., on the ends of his
fingers while the whole of his body Is
In the air. Bava stated that in Order
to obtain the rank of yoga In the Black
Caves of India- he had to continue in
this position on the ends of his fingers
under the eyes of the Judges without a
second's Interval, for seven days and
nights!
The people see them and they look
dimes and the nlckles and occasionally
so helpless, so appealing, and the little
old lady s tin cup Is so handy that the
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a dollar bin drop into me cup irom
willing hands. A man Interested In
scientific charity followed them to a
station far uptown where they -got off.
Instead of going up to the streets to
filay they crossed the station, which
t is Dosslble to do at this point with
out paying an extra fare, and took the
next train down town. And when they
got to the bridge they took another
uptown train.
Colonel Rev. Williams Brooks Mason,
a negro who claims he is 137 years
old, is in dire distress because his
young wife whom he took until him
self lost January finds life with him
uncongenial. She was only , 17. - and
although there were a hundred years
difference ln their ages, still tne oil
man had all the romance and sentiment
of youth and was all broken up when
he found a note advising him that his
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SEWICKLY ADDITION-HAWTHORNE PLACE
Without exception the finest residential tracts in the city. This magnificent property has 60-foot streets, cement sidewalks now
being laid. Bull Run 'water. On two carlines; 5 minute service; 15 minutes' ride straight out beautiful Hawthorne 'avenue.'.
Avenue to be paved with bitulithio pavement this summer. 21 homes built on this property in, past 10 months. , ; ,-
Lots Mere $475 to $700 $10 a Month
To see property, take Hawthorne avenue or Mt. Scott car at First and Alder streets; ride to East Forty-ninth street.,. v.
PORTLAND REALTY & TRUST CO.
Main Office 106 Second Street. Branch Office East 49th St. and Hawthorne Ave.
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Chauf fours Efflclenc.
From the British Medical Journal.
Tt Is useless to multiply traff lo regu
lAtions and increase penalties for
breaches of speed rules or to perfect
-the driving gear of motor cars unless at
ih an me time steps are taken to In
sure that no one can legally take charge
of a motor car when ln use ln a public
highway who is n.t In every wsy fit I
for such occupation. At present the law i
seems to take it for granted that ap i
plication for a license to drive a motor
car is, ipso facto, proof of capability i
to do so efficiently, and no local au-!
thoritv can refuse a license to an ap
plicant provided he Is more than 17
years of age. It- Is true that he must
not have previously disqualified him
self under the act, but once licensed,
an Incapable motor driver may. commit
a good many breaches or regulations
and Incidentally malm and kill a good
many people before his license is re-
l aclnded ana oeioro mny iwau nuuiunijr
Vie entitled to refuse him a new one. , .
Do you know where the "Waldron
marsh is on Manhattan Island T The
name Is nesrly forgotten and you can't
find evidence of its existence or of
where It lay, between Ninety-second and
Ninety-sixth streets, Third avenue and
the East river, but It was there In lSU.
when William Rhlnelander bought It and
added It to his holdings, which. In the
hands of his descendants, now amount
to, 130,006,000.
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HOLLADAVS
ADDITION
The ONE BEST
Place in Portland
to Buy
And Most Desirable Residence Properly in the CiSy
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Better Go and See the Many CHOICE Residences Under Construction
r . and the Improvements Going On
STATISTICS OF BUILDING PERMITS, PORTLAND, OREGON '
MAY, 1907 AND 1908 . - -
esldenoea " . Business House
10T 1908 t , X907 1908
1 ! ; East Side , 253 232 44. 6
: , West Side 23 22 . 27 '6- ' '
; v??- For the five months ending May 31st
: East Side 880 1,319 11 39 '
-V'V, - West Side ; 71 - -124, - 118 27,
BECAUSE
Just See the Building Statistics for
5 Months Ending May 31st, 1908
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