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. THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 12. 1908.
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One of the things that most Impresses
visitor to the Rose City Is the pretty
' ! names given to places, streets, sub
divisions and additions, but probafcly
J none hold the attention longer or at-
tract more genuine Interest than the
name "Council Crest park."
; When one hears this name for the
first time his first expression is "What
'a pretty name!" and then "Where did
;you pebple get such an attractive name
for the most delightful spot on earth?"
Wall, there has been no research to find
the name; just nanaed flown irom i-ne
'Indians. In the long, long ago when
i William CuHen Bryant wrote his
Thanatopsis" and said "Go, loose thy-
self In the continuous wood where roils
ithe Oregon, yet the dead are there and
; millions in thai solitude."
" Yes, Bryant was riirht, for Council
i Crest was known by that name before
the Hudnon Bay company started in
,'fcuslness In Astoria, and probably back
i centuries before that date. When evn
iglorious Mount Hood waa .a. hole in the
Igrounfl. tne inaians used to go up to
. Council Crest to look Into the hole that
-Mount Hood grew up out of, and there
Is no keener connoisseur of nature than
Mr. Redman. It was where their chiefs
met to hold their councils and from
whence came the now hlstorio name
Council Crest. This place continued in
the history of the red man down to the
time of Chief Multnomah and since
the passing -of the red man . from
our midst there came the dark age for
Council Crest,,, when by the process of
civilization its ., great scenic grandeur
was seemingly allowed to be forgotten;
but, as soon as civilization began to
etamp out savagery again the eyes of
man began to look longingly at the'
summit and here, too. the white man
has said "I will build my lodge of wood
and stone, as my predecessor has done
of boughs and skins in ages past."
How Only rime Kesldenoes.
From the time the first red man lived
In his tepee at Council Crest down to
the present time may be a long cry, but
it will be a still longer cry before an
other Indian will make this his abode.
Fate has ordained that now none but
the elite of the white race are to be
the future residents of Council Crest,
for an enterprising real estate firm has
purchased this entire property and will
proceed at once to Improve this so as
to make it tne cream or, iortiana s se
lect residence section.
The streets are all to be paved with
a hard surface pavement; sewer, gas
and water pipes will be laid and no
house will be built under a certain cost.
Already, the work Is well In hand. A
site has been selected for the reservoir,
right of way secured for the pipe lino,
and suri-eyors are at work on cross
sectioning the streets so thai By fall ac
tive work will commence to make this
the peer of heights property. The car
service now rendered by the local
streetcar company is probab,ly superior
to any in the city even in the busy
business district. A large and commodious-
hotel is contemplated. This will
cater to the tourist only and will be
conducted on the line of the famous
Hotel Raymond in California, near
Pasadena.
Xlegaat Homes Erected.
Three residences are now built and
occupied ort this property, I. A. Teres
having recently completed a 116.000 j
residence and Mrs. Carson ana Mrs.
Powers each have flna residences that
run in to the Ave figures, while In addl-
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RESIDENCE OF 35. CS. EATON, 1117 E.1WDRK.BT 6'T; NEiVR s37TH.
Hon to the hoteMwhlch, by the way, has will commence this fall the erection of
a neauuim nome on ine mn ismm juhi
east of the obseravtory alongside of
which Joseph Hunt, superintendent of
the traveling salesmen or JMaistiall
progressed to such an extent that the
plans have been drawn and approved).
Joseph M. Healy, a .local capitalist, is
soon to commence the erection of a $15,
000 residence, while Charles Deyette of
the Marshall-Wells Hardware company
BECK STRUCTURE IS LATEST OF
OFFICE BUILDINGS IN PORTLAND
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other. Besides these there are many
others to be erected at an early date,
Including that of Lute Pease, editor of
the Paciflo Monthly, who is the latest to
announce his Intention of building at
Council Crest, formerly tbe renaeivou;
of the red men. where thev sat in coun
cil and gravely planned wars and
smoked the pipe of peace.
EXCHANGES FARM
FOR CITY PROPERTY
As evidence of his fath, In the
future of Portland, W- A. Cald-
Q well, McKay 'building, has -
changed his 346-acre dairy farm
y in Cowlitz county. Wash., with
4 Conrad Kepp for income prop-
erty on Union and Grand ave-
4 nues. Mr. Caldwell valued his
farm at J 18,000. He Is center-
lng all his interests in Port-
land and vicinity. Ha acquired
some acreage near Lents last
year and reports many sales of
aero tracts out there recently.
OX GROWING MUSTACHE.
A Time When Your Friends Get
Funny at Your Expense.
From the New York Sun.
Whether or not raising or attempting
to raise a mustache is a crime, a felony
or a misdemeanor, is very hard to es
tablish, but it Is c4ttain that it is an
offense. It must he. because if It were
not there would not be so much com
ment from your friends and well wish
ers. Like having a toothache, starting
a mustache la Invariably productive or
much advice.
"Take it off!" It's a pafa bet that
some one will tell you that the very
first time it becomes apparent what
vU are Intending. That should be said
rather sneerinely. The only answer Is
something as follows: "'You guys that
can't raise hair on your upper Hps are
all Jealous.
"Did vou Torn
this morning?" Is one that is extreme
. The Berk building, era the quarter
Hock t th northwest corner of Seventh
n4 Oak strvets. la th latest completed
snd eoe sf .the best buflt office strac
tur. In rortiand. - It Is a class "A"
ba'M'.r.g. fix storle high. itk the
fouftMlA mn4 steei frasss Mary
"-; . I" sirrrrt 8r Sd.1itlonal MoriM.
! . r i rr the ct warrants it.
- -V't-n trv"J wcrtte r.eors, hcl-
Beck Building, Northwest Corner of Seventh and Oak.
low tile walls and reesforced con
crete stairway from tbe baaetaent to
tha to floor. It la l nearly fireproof
s tt Is xteeible to construct a balldlng
ef this character. Plate glasa has ben
need thmugboat the tmildiag, tiling U4
eo ail the corridor flwrs and mart le
tfcoartla i Sttad. Tba teulKiag Is
eiHirpea wits tua vsoium bee tins sya
Um, every ronra etfUe4 with bot an4
rti wir and tnTi t- costrol OliS
etevators tare b t&suUeA.
Tba outside walls are faced with
pressed, cream-colored brick and deco
rated with terra cot ta. All tbe rooms
are connected by door Jn sack a way
that tba offices can b need an suite or
Ingle. Facing Oak street the offices
are atranrd In suites of three, a large
seneral offica tn tba center wkb a
reon for prtvte C"t!itattr at one
"I and a stenographer room at Um
other. " - -
ice tire nrrr floors sra Jnlet ana
"Did you forget to wash your face
aDnronrlate to the earliest stages
is used very often by some of our best
families. Borne of them do It quite un
consciously. It Is very helpful, ' be
cause It can be said entirely without
thought. The best possible comeback
Is: "No, I didn't forget to wash my
face I always wash my face. It's
nothing new with me."
There are more elaborate ones;
Q 9av. Rill, vou must have been
awful careless when you were dressing
this morning.
A. How's that?
Q Don't you know after vou brushed
vour teeth you aorldentallv left the
toothbruh on your upper Hp? (Groans )
Also there Is another, where some
bright person comes up and asks: "How
do you spdl it, with or without the
And when you ask "What? he re
plies "Mfol ustache." And so on.
i here can not reaiiy ne anvimns
mean or debasing in attempting to raise
a hirsute decoration for tr upper Hp,
nt some of the men who sav I believe
In going clean shaven" oueht to wear
hair all over their faces as an set of
charity tn their fellowmen. Realty
some persons would have their looks
Improved bv It. e
One younr man was pestered by well
Injentioned folks to know why he ever
started a mustache. Tbe reason be
fava was euffllenlly fantastic to make
hem believe him.
"Tog know." said he. Tm reins- to
Fpain pretty soon, and over there about
the only clean absven person, are bull
fighters. Ther aren't in the highest
grade of society over there, and rather
than take cbancea of being mistaken
for a bullfighter I'm going to get a
mustache on before I go."
ways Intending to liave the thing
fixed," but never did it, and by common
consent the members of the family
usually stepped over It, particularly
when the head of the family had gono
to oea.
One night, very late. Just as Mr.
Grlgson was dropping off to sleep some
body stepped on that board and it gave
forth its customarv loud Drotest.
"There you xo again!" he angrily
called out. "That's you this time,
John! Pretty time of night for you to
be getting to bed!" .
John, the eldest son, made no re
sponse, but instead there was a rush
and a jump down the stairs that brought
the whole household into the hall Just
in tima to hear the front door slam. A
hurried investigation disclosed a bag of
valuables which a frightened burglar
had left.
The board still squeaks.
BURNED STABLES
SIIEJS SOLD
Mercantile1 Trust Company
Sells Fourth Street Front
age at Ankehy Street,
The one largereal estate transaction
made during the past week was the sale
by the Mercantile Trust & Investment
company of the Fourth street front of
the burned livery stable lot adjoining
the Marshall-Wells Hardware company's
building on the north.
The property has a frontage of 128
feet on the west side of Fourth street
with a depth of 100 feet and was sold
ror ? (6,ooo the name or tne purchaser
being, withheld for the present. It is
understood that negotiations are in
progress for the sale of the Fifth street
front of this property to tbe same nur-
choser who will probably put up a
large building covering the entire site.
to ua useu ior wnoiesaie Dusiness pur
poses.
NEW REAL ESTATE
FIRM OPENS OFFICE
Construction of the United Railways
company from Portland to Llunton and
Hlllaboro and Tillamook has at last boon
officially determined upon and will be
gin at once. At a meeting of members
of the Seattle Dock company with Port
land members of the United Railways
company, held at the office of the latter
In this city yesterday, plana were com
pleted , for the project and preliminary
arrangements made.
At the meeting were Thomas TU Green
ough, Morlts Thomson, W. 1). H oft us, ID,
E. Emmons, attorney for the company.
Chief Engineer Wlckersham and others.
The . surveys have been completed and
final locations made from Portland to
the other side of the hills toward Hills
boro, via the Cornelius pass route.
Thomas L. Qreenough, who Is the
chief of the contracting forces of the
company, was not disposed yesterday to
say much for publication, but con
firmed the statement that the company
will positively begin construction im
mediately. He said:
"About seven miles of steel rails or
dered some time ago are now enroute
to Portland, and will be here within a
few days. We have all neoessarv nnn.
struotion outfits conveniently at hand
wnro we can snip mem at a moment s
notice to the uolnt of conatrnnttnn
work. Wo will begin work at once. The
road will run out of Portland via the
Llnnton route, which is an easy grade
for a line to get over the hills to
ward Hlllaboro."
"Since it has been reported that thim
road will be built to Tillamook the nn.
pie of Portland and Tillamook have been
much Interested to learn of the
pany's intentions toward the coast la
that your destination?" he was asked.
iixai is wnat wo intend to do," was
his somewhat evasive reply, and noth
ing moro definite could be obtained,
Mr. Oreonough being averse to talking
cvon about the plans under way for
the Hillsboro line. He said it was the
policy of himself and friends not to
"blow" about things that were to bs
done, but to go and do them.
The party of Seattle men hero went
out yesterday In automobiles over the
route of the proposed line from Portland
to Hillsboro, and Inspected the country
with a view to estimating Its traffic
possibilities.
Donations for
Nurses' Cottage
In the personnel of J. IL Shields and
C C. Hickok, a new real estate offlce
has been opened with offices on the
third floor of the Gerllnger building.
Messrs. Shields and Hickok are by
no means new to the real estate busi
ness in Portland, as Mr. Shields was
formerly manager of the farm depart
ment of the Washington & Oregon
Realty company and Mr. Hickok had
charge of the city property of the name
company. They will make a specialty
of Oregon and Washington farms and in
conjunction will handle olty real estate.
PARK STREET SALE
REPORTED CLOSED
Struck Flow Pure Water.
Pushing down a drill until a depth
of 2,980 feet was reached, at Edgmont,
N. D., railroad engineers were reward
ed by a flow of pure water which
gushes out at the rate of 850 gallons a
minute.
A steer owned by Elijah B. Rico of
Charlton county. Missouri, originally
valued at 30, on account of a quarrel
between two farmers, has cost fn liti
gation $10,000.
It is reported that the Beck
Investment company has soM
to Mrs. Caroline Trimble a tri
angular shaped lot on the south
east corner of Ankeny and
Nohth Park street for $10,000.
Mrs. Trimble owns the adjoin
ing lot and is contemplating
putting up one building on both
lots.
Gilbert Residence on Survey
of Proposed Vista Avenue
Good Rurjrlar Alarm.
From fi Youth's Cornnanlcn.
At the tnt of the stairway In the
Grtrenn dwelling there was a board that
emitted a lond ereek whoever ariT-
ars now rariuly ftwicg ey witn tenauia.iboJy atepptd en 1U . Mr. CtJgsoa waa al-
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That nurses' cottage how about Itt
Were you ever sick and dlsoouraged,
barred out from your home and your
friends, with nothing t6 think about
excepting how hot you were and how
your temples throbbed , and how heavy
your limbs had grown?
And you wondered if there really was
any air in this world that wasn't
tlnjred With ether and Iodoform and rar-
b61io acid? "
And then like a breath of that very
mountain air that you had"T5egun to
think didn't exist, the trained nurse
stepped into the room and arranged
your pillow and smiled hopefully down
at you and you felt yourself grow cool
and that beating in your head was for
gotten and the blue and white of her
fresh frock somehow spelled hope and
comfort.
You thought there was nothing in the
world like a nurBe, didn't you7 And
you told yourself that any time you
could help her out that all she would
havo to do would be to say the word.
But somehow health forgets.
Those nurses aren't rich. And even
the strongest of them once in a while
reaches the point where she wonders if
she will be able to look cheerful when
she enters the sick room, whether she
will be strong enough to keep sane and
quiet and sensible in. ne face of each
new ordeal. If she has an iron consti
tution she does It. If she hasn't well
any number of things are apt to happen
and one of them the most likely one
ia tuberculosis.
That's what the nurses' homo is for.
Out at the Open Air sanitarium thero
Is a place that has been selected by the
Visiting Nurses association as tho site
ror a culluKe where nurses suffering
from tuberculosis can have rest and
?'ood air and wholesome food and where
hey have a good chance yes better
than that for recovering what they
havo lost while caring for you and
those a thousand times moro wretched
than you evpr were.
It's going; to take $1,000 to build that
cottage. That $1,000 seems like a ridic
ulous amount for 200.000 people in
Portland to raise as a gift to those who
have some time or other made you hap
pier and stronger at the expense of
their own reserve power of good nature
and will, and health.
That nurses' cottage how about it?
The Journal has started tho subscrip
tion list. . It wants every man and wo
man in Portland who has ever felt that
the world Is the better for the nurses
to help. It doesn't make any difference
how little your subscription is sond
it in to The Journal as a gratitude gift.
Since opening the fund Friday night
Miss Etta Morris, Georfre W. Bates and
W. H. Hurlbut have come In with $10
each. That makes the list of subscrip
tions us to noon yesterday as follows:
The Journal $ 10
C. B Jackson 10
F. W. Mulkey 3 0
J. N. Teal 10
Miss Etta MOrrls 10
W. H. Hurlbut
George W. Bates. .
Dr. George Wilson
G. w. Gates
John vogt
F. 8. Stanley
Russell Hawkins
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Clarence ifGilberfg Portland Helghtg Home.
The residence of Clarence, H. Gilbert,
Vista avenue. Just beyond the Ford
street bridge. Is the only house that
will havo to be torn down to make room
for the widening .and, irsrrevlng of
Vista avenue as proposed by the aristo
cratic dwellers cfl Portland Heights.
Tho building stand on the hillside oast
of and Just off tho narrow roadway and
commands an outlook over tbe city thst
is unexcelled and probably uneqaalad by
that of any ether alto In tho city.
Mr. Gilbert owns an area en tho hill
side equal to a lot and a half, and two
years ago built bis present borne thero
at a cost ef between IS.oeo-aod tf.oes.
It Is a thre-etnry U-rootB building.
mD'h of tne Interior finish being-dona in
hardwood. "
Ihe sito'of tho residence, iorg. Bar
row lot, will be entirely destroyed for
building purposes, as store than ons
half of IIS width will be osed In widen
ing the avenue to the proposed feet.
The viewers annotated to assess the
damages and benefits to tbe property la
tho heights district will come In con
tact with a difficult problem when It
cornea to awarding damages" to tho prop
erty on the east side of tho avenue, a
part of which will bo appropriated ta
widening tho road war.
AU of tho lota o that tide of Vista
avenue are Irregular la she pa, having
their greatest length parallel with tbo
avenoo. - Tbo result wUJ bo that prac
tically U of these lots will have to be
port-baeed outright by the city, to be
paid for cut of a fund ralfl by aseee
roent asdlnet all nf tho orcpertjr ta tb
Ic.preT we to t district. ,
LACK OF AMERICAN
SHIPS DISCOURAGING
The lack of American merchant ves
sels Is particularly noticed at Panama,
where, with the exception of a little
freight carried by five passenger
steam ens, all the material and supplies
used in the construction of the Isthmian
cabal snd the Panama railroad are re
ceived in foreign bottoms.
The number of tranjps or cargo steam
ers arriving st this port and at tho
adlacent American nort of Cristobal
with cargoes from tho United States for
the Isthmian canal and Panama railroad
showed an Increase during 1907 of about
12 per cent over the number in li04.
which mounted to 104 vessels, of a to
tal tonnage of 232.40s. Of these vessels
sbout SO per rent were Norwegian and
the remainder British, the United States
being totally unrepresented. The only
American lino of steamships connect
ing this port with the outsldo world is
the Panama Railroad Steamship lino of
five steamers which arrive and depart
from the American port of Cristobal,
canal son. This state of affairs can
fartially bo accounted for by tbe faot
hat In the United States st tho present
time very few vessels, steam or sail, "
are being constructed to carry the prod
ucts of the United States to foreign
countries.
There are eight separata foreign
steamship lines plying In the trade of
this port, the majority of which sched
ule weekly sailings, which fact demon
strates .the appreciation of and Interest
taken In the trade of tbo port by foreign
companies, and further emphasises the
necessity ef aa American merchant
marine.
A novel will has bean vnearthed at
Plngbamtoa. N. 1, dated February t,
II7. It Is a pmg document and la
made by Jacob Biaokweil. transferring
his , heirs ths property known as'
Blsekwslls Island. Ho also bequeathed
a farm wher lng island city Is bow
situated.