THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 26, 1908.
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GROUP Of RECENTLY COMPLETED HALSEY ST. RESIDENCES HOLLADAY PARK
IS EULOGIZE
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Eloquent Tribute Is I'sml
the Memory of Judge J. F.
tuples by Rev. D. L Rader
on the Occasion of His,
Funeral. j
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" The appended eloquent tribute to the
memory of a friend waa delivered b
Rev I) I. Rader upon the occasion of
the funeral of Hie late Judgo J. '"
Caplcs, at the Taylor stu'et Church.
Monday. July 2o:
"It la becoming !n lis to pail" ami
grlve thoughtful oonsldi ra t Ion
Who tins lived long nd llft
has been upright una whose Influence
has been extensive for good, passes out
Of tills life.
'John Fletcher Copies whs well born.
Vhen he first mw t !.o Unlit. January
J 2. 1832. llv this we do not mt-an ho
was born of pedigreed people whose
Xamllv record reaches bK through the
eentiirlea. but he was born of people
Of pure blood. There no t:. nil or
disease in him. They lived i;!a "ly;
they worked bard. They thought M ear
ly and lived uprightly. 1 hey naa "
"No one knows how much is In a
name. There may be much or titer
may b little. A family well known to
V8 in which there were nine boys and
three of them were mimed for preach
es. These three beeam preachers, but
ione of the others followed thin rail
ing Judge Cuples' nnmii must hae
always called to his mind the character
of the roan for whom he was named
and he was probably the salntllcst of
all the early Methodists. , ,
"John Fletcher Caples belonged to a
large family, all of whom were robust,
virile, clear-headed, true-hearted men
and women, one of whom, the Rev. wu
Ham O. Caples, is thought by many
people to have been the most eloquent
man who ever labored in the state ol
Missouri. All that great family has
frone but one brother Henry U. who
ives In the state of Washington In his
"By what method John Fletcher Ca-
Dies was impressed with a desire to
Obtain an education is not known to
a, but he was blessed with the train-
. Li eivd -at lha Dhln W.esleyan
university. ,
"In 1863, when he was 21 years of
age he was admitted to the bar as a
lawyer. The next year, when he was
12 years of age, ha was married to
Sliss Barab J. Morrison. No greater
blessing does God give to man than a
pure, faithful wife. To this couple
there were born six children who arc
now HvtnK- With thin pood woman he
lived for 23 years and remained lalth-
' " ful to her memory to the end of his
life. Bo rue wa his lowi for her and
so deep was his affection for his clitl-
, 4ren that ha never lmv)eriled their hap
piness ty Ukinjit the chances or Intro
ducing Into tho home another mother.
He was a most devoted father.
"He came to Oregon at the close of
hie career as a Boldler in the war of
- t)i rebellion. He wan a fnltliful sol
dier, and faithful soldiers make Uesira-
"As a lawyer he had eminent quail
ties. He was a ready speaker, having
a fluent command of an exact though
rugged vocabulary. He was a humor-
ous orator, always entertaining and
frequently rising to the dignity of real
eloquence.
"In 1S65 he opened a law office In
Vancouver. Wash. The year following
lie entered the practice in the then ob
scure city of Portland. He was a de-
- slrable lawyer in that he was faithful
to hia clients and made their cause his
own. He seemed to be pleading for
himself rather than for someone else.
He not only set his ml7id upon the
cases, but to them he gave tils neart
also.
"Ha was a politician, and an intense
politician. "What a blessing these poli
ticians are to the country. They ventl
. late every theory. They expose every
weak point, imaginary or real, In the
platform of their political enemies
Tbey let light into every nook and
crevice and corner of every proposi
tion affectintr the public.
"While Judge Caples was an Intense
politician, he was also a great patriot,
lie loved the flag, and dear to him
was that which the flag represented
his country.
"Ha was a Methodist, and an Intense
Methodist. lor 4 2 years he was a
member of the official board of First
church, Portland. For iauv vears he
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faithful superintendent of t lie Sunday
school. Every interest of Methodism
was dear to his heart. While he had
a large law practice and a fine Income
irom It, euch was his liberality
that.
outside of the support and education i
$f. hl" la;n"'-v- PV6 .nearly every- I
L thing which came into his possession ;
:. , to the advancement of good causes
wnicn came under His notice.
"He was kind to the colored people
ills heart went out In pitv toward
them at the close of the war. Seldom
iu ne inane a political speecti or an
address that lie did not r-ftr to these
people. Their rau was on hi heart.
"No wonder, havinp llv t?!,-)! Ufa
having been so trj- In erv relation
he sustaln'-d to his country, to hlt
church, to his famllv. that a multitude :
of people are gathered on a hot July !
day to do him honor and to me,!it;,te
vpon his 1: r, the u,.nc tits
represeniatlv. t!.- 1 ar in a body."
in another i.,ut uf
sons are gather. -d.
with young people
Join together m i!
admiration and a f 1". .
hearted, true num.
tor mourning.
orn the Ma- !
'neers mingle i
it-'' and black!
' r expressions of
on f..r this great- I
1; .t it Is no time I
He had rounded ut 1.1s life to
rood old ape. lie ha.!
I well. His
bodv, once bo pliant, at! ,
yielding to hln wiil. i
nd burdensorn. Par.
two years' sttindfiir r-.
, so readll y '
erne heavy
- of nearly j
him move i
ise which I
,o h nger a i
t soul. He 1
t Is nn !
here ol J I
with difficult
serve) Mm to
fit habitation f'
wi r,t out into a
ir!r.t, no f
age and di, i
GOES TO CLAIM HIS
DON NY SCOTCH LASS
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Pendleton. Or., July 25 A Mi"kni! I
Malflrum. minlnxr "f the F'.rn Prsbv.
tarts church at Pendleton.
Monday tut the bonny Lrs of ,.
4onla to fulfill his part f a c,; ;,lt
f many years' standing to mar'j't'
Ctrl b lor.
Air. Meldrum is a nsth p.i,-. -
born In Ayreshtre. edu-ate-1 In Sr.-'.;.ri
Jn4 also at tfc Kentucky m!fro'- ;
! has traraled -tnivjy. .r.r i-"n 1
l $ different countries He r an '
allB4 In tngland. Ir;a-d. Sc. 5 ;
Aastralia. Ne ;.! Turr.an'a. I
Japan. Korea. Chins and In Its. 1
Mia fia n-e Is !) i.p, e'.dt
4!uhter of the !t lar r- tttt rd
rida wU U famin at i):imo
hmm racelva! a lrt-mi dH-s,!en T"--wedrttBf
wilt ta rc tn ii"-vir
tl t Church of Christ, etaniand
iaXw.
Khaif, SbaJkr!
raa Clvelajul Plain I1t.
mJh ia" ail r.ia another, -if yoa
r4l tlM rtaht kln4 ft affert sen
r-'ntst a a ma taa cham-
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Residence Built by Carlander &
NY RESIDENCE
LOTS PURCHASED
Active Market Shown Dur
ing Week in East and
West Side Tracts.
John B. Yeon has purchased the J.
K. Walto residence property located on
Marguerite avenue (East Thirty-fifth
street) one block south of Hawthorne
avenue. The property consists of about
one acre and one of the handsomest
private residences In the Hawthorne
avenue district. It was sold by J. H.
Middleton and the price named was
111,600.
Dr. B. P. Geary has sold his residence
on Irving street, between Twenty-second
and Twenty-third streets. It was
purchased by William M. Harned, con
sideration C,50u.
Morris Senosky and John C Shlllock
have, sold a ciuarter block on East
Couch and East Kighth streets to Ed-
far B. Piper and associates for $11,000.
lessrrt fcv-nosky and Bhlllock purchased
this property from Multnomah county
lust March for 18,000.
J. K. Kitzwater has purchased the
Oeorge Dllworth property located on
bast Ankeny street, Just west of East
Twenty-Second, consideration $4,800.
Mrs. Florence A. Mason has pur
chased from Jacob Fieischner an un
improved residence site on Sixteenth
between Sprin;; and Elizabeth streets,
Portland Helnht consideration $4.1 6 1.
The Apartment Building company has
purchased from W. F. Fliedner a 40 by
CO foot lot on the southeast corner of
Twenty-first and Kearney streets, con
sideration $! ' '. The purchasing com
pany has i prepared for a three-i
story fipru'uu.nt house, which Is to go
up on the !ut at once.
it. E. llufath has purchased from E.
B. llvatt a house and lot In southeast
I Hunnyside, near Hawthorne avenue for
VACATI0X TIME WILL
BENEFIT KLAMATH
(Special PlsiKitch to The Joursnll
Klamath Falls, Or.. July 25. The
vacation season Is on In Klamath coun
ty. Every day a great number of peo
ple leave for the fishing and camping
spots , in the Upper Lake country.
The Chamberpf Commerce is busy In
preparing for August excursions, ex
pected to stop in Klamath Falls on their
way to Crater lake. The Y. M. C. A.
of Portland will stop In this city, and It
is hoped to induce the state Editorial
association to go through Klamath Falls
on 4ts return trip, the middle of August.
The Chamber or Commerce will send a
delegation to Ft. Klamath to confer with
the Ft. Klamath chamber In reference
to co-operation in caring for the summer
visitors
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Weston Ixwlge Installs.
fflpeck'. 1 tlspateh to Th Journal
Weston, Or., July 26. The following
officers h ive been installed into Eureka
Assembly No 24. United Artisans, for
the ensuing term: William H. Uenefiel,
M. A.; Phoebe Gore, superintendent;
Agnes Bulflnch. inspector; Frances C.
Wood, scretary; J. H. Price, treasurer;
Anna L. Nelson, senior conductor; Jen
nie N. Turner, M. C. ; Marv C. liene
f i el. Jr., conductor; Nels II. Kelaori, field
commander; i.ienror M. Warren, in
structor; Wallace Nelson, warden.
HANDSOME OFFICE BUILDING
ON PIONEER RESIDENCE SITE
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Old Bevk rf t)dBce that former ly it cod on the Bortoweet comer of
SeTpnth and Oak M ret, the aits that H bow oce&pfed fey the modern
!r-etory offica bsHdiBg, propertr ct the Beck tte. Tb Bock tlwell
Img rected la JI7 asd botlt entirely or 'cedar. At the tima It
tct4 U tu couldcrcd pa x U ttat bobm U'M eltjjr.
Illce, East Seventeenth and Halsey.
REALTY MOVES
REMARKABLE
Mid-Summer Transactions
Show No Signs of
Abatement.
Midsummer quiet, which almost In
variably correctly describes the condi
tions prevailing in the business world
at this season of the year Is in no Way
applicable to the realty market In Port
land. In fact, the surprising thing
about Portland realty is not its dull
ness, but its activity. The record of
the week just close'!, while not showing
any very largo transactions, was no
table for the volume of sales. Including
half a dozen dpals Involving amounts
ranging from $15,000 to $45,000.
Volume of Business Enooaraglnf.
For mid July days and in a dull sum
mer. It will be conceded by those who
are familiar with the subject that the
volume of propertv changing hunds in
this city is far greater than might be
expected considering the general tone
of dullness pervading all branches of
business.
Looking back over the transfers of
one year ago it is found that the aver
age dailv volume was less than $70,000,
whiln thd la v flvpraan since the first
ol tho present month la Just about this
sum
Last July the country was still well
within the upward prico movement
which had been on since 1904; there was
not the slightest Indication of the finan
cial storm that burst upon the country
In October.
All lines of business were good,
money was plentiful, labor was em
ployed, yet at this time when the coun
try is supposed to be Just recovering
from the effects of a panic, tho realty
sales In Portland rival in volume those
of a year ago.
Tho first half of th year 1907 Is
looked upon as being the period when
building coitditions In Portland readied
tho high water mark, but the volume
of new construction under way In tho
last half of 1908 will in all probability
exceed that from January to July of
last year. This building activity ac
counts in n larg? measure for the re
markable Wnprovement In the realty
market. An active real estate market
is necessarily accompanied by a con
siderable activity In building.
Money Plentiful.
One of the principal factors contrib
uting to the large amount of new build
ing In progress and under contempla
tion and to active demand for all classes
of real property Is said to bo the
abundance of money, not only In the
Portland banks but In the banking In
stitutions throughout the state A num
ber of tho more prominent loan agents
state that money was never so plentiful
.'nd that funds are to be had f"r any
kind of a legitimate and safe building
or realty deal at a rate of Interest
much below that exacted In the earlier
months of the year.
As an Instance of the part that plen
tiful money is playing In local real
estate deals attention Is called to a re
cent transaction where a piece of cen
tral realty was sold for $'i0,000. all cash.
The purchaser having but $35,000 of
available funds, had no difficulty In ne
gotiating a loan on the property for
the remainder of the purchase money.
Three months ago this would have been
almost impossible, so averso wer the
banks at that time to making real es
tate loans, money now being loaned Is
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I vestment and building purposes, and
hugely homebuilding at tiiat. Buying
for speculative purposes Is very rare.
The bankers knowing this, and the fact
that the loans as a rule represent but a
small per cent of the value of the prop
erty mortgaged, but little trouble Is ex
perienced in negotiating such loans.
Iarg-e JJTarm Sold.
The largest renl estate salo reported
last week was a 4 50 acre farm on ths
Columbia river road above W'oodlawn,
which was purchased by a Portland
dairyman. The tract formerly belonged
to a Boston capitalist and was sold
through the agency of Charles K. Henry
& Son for something like $45,000.
The same firm sold a lot last week on
Tenth street, near Everett, the title
having been taken by tho Mercantile
Trust & Investment company. While
the consideration was withheld It is un
derstood to have, 1 en about $20,000.
L. A. Lewis closed a deal Thursday
for a lot on East Morrison street be
tween East Third street and Union ave
nue. Tho property belonged to Clarence
B. Sewell and was sold for $15,000.
H. F. Rlttman has sold to the Log
Cabin Baking company a SO-fnot lot
on the southwest corner of Russell
street and Mississippi avenue, consider
ation $16,000. On the premises Is a two
story brick building occupied by the
Log Cabin Haklng company.
IN RESIDENCE LOTS
Old Baca Track Transformed Into Fins
Entitling Sites.
One of the most complete contracts
let for the opening up and Improve
ment of any district In the city of Port
land was the one let to El wood Wiles
for praparlng the grounds formerly oc
cupied by the old lrvlngto-n race track
for residence property. Mr. Wiles has
not only the contract for grading t h ;
streets, but the laying of the, power,
water and gas mains, asphalt street
paving and cement sidewalks. There
are at present about 200 men and 40
teams employed in transforming the old
race track Into beautiful residence lots
The work is expected to be completed
about the middle of November. Upon
tho completion of thlH contract Mr.
Wiles will have completed one of the
largest undertakings in municipal im
provements ever let to a single contrac
tor in tho city
.Tho Illinois .Gam Farm.
From the Macomb 111. Journal.
The state game farm, near Auburn,
is now the busiest place in Illinois.
Already this month 8.O0O baby birds
hae made their appearance and 2, Quo
more are expected. Mother birds are
sitting patientiy on that nnrnhfr of
CKtfs, and everv dav another 's made
ha; h 1 l.o e.rr : a f c 1 ., h
Tl Irt tb.u ' c 1 ,-ue of me birds
w'. re j'iao'd 'his s.ri'g ,i the farin.
Tt.ey lnt i .,-.) ,hca.-i: ;s. ni.uve juall.
d'j ks, turkys and all ..t'ier kinds or
K?ma t!ai InhahM th" .ate. In addi
tion to th en whi n were placed
ca'er the l.er.s at 'urm. the game
a-den. It J A Wh i. r. sent through
oat t ' .0 fiat.' SO. e egrs for private
i.v. The fin m is n .w produt ing from
"" to 1 oto . ggs a .lav from the 1.4c0
he--
"'Isrr.e Mid- 1- Tape's came through
the winter r . -rn : k ' a v well," aaid Iar
Whe;-r ' , to., in 1 tn-e mot en
couraiflng r'-p-'-s .'t.":i everv s.rMon
of th" state. The til.e:.n: la prolnrl
ltelf to ) sn Id-al to-d for Ulino's I
Tai 'umiot starve it It will eat the
hark on a tree bfc-re it wiil o,ull I
ram ben surprised it ns hardiness."
PreaM-it KrwwoTelf . Perhars.
t r rn th Vanrhester Union
'If the Cruntte h(.d not 'nven'ed
irinjw;er. the Arrr!'-in small lr
would not hare ha'f po r"od a time
toiar, paid the Re ton f;b- of n.
urji) Norene' If the ("Hum? had
not invented sunpo-srder. an tr.ete dy else
would hae done It
Tnr-m This Arvount tor It T
From the T?oo'ti rest
"Oe. fe.jt ain't It hot!"
Tev; I gctaa thm eweet girl and
bor graduate have made good."
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GHITECTS FEE
TOTALS $500,000
Lump Sum Paid for Design
ing Equitable .s Huge
Structure.
Dariel H. Burnham, a Chicago archi
tect, is In a fair way to earn the larg
est fee that has ever been paid to an
architect for designing and superintend
ing the construction of a building. The
fee, o00. 000- will be the usual B per
cent allowed architects, and will be
paid for tho design and superintendence
of the 62-story building to be put up in
Now York, City by the Equitable Life
Assurance society at a cost or iiu.uuu,
C0O. The plans for this structure have
Just been filed with the building depart
ment of New York City by Mr. Burn
ham. They show the building to be In
four parts. The first or lower 35 stories,
which will reach a height of 473 feet,
will occupy the entire plot. The next
14 stories will have about two thirds
of tho floor dimensions of the first sec
tion, the third section of nine stories
about one half and the remaining four
stories still less.
In effect the building will suggest a
child's playhouse of blocks.
Owners of property in the vicinity
of the Equitable plot are very much
interested In the new plans, as the
building, when completed, may darken
many structures, which now have ample
light.
How to Keep Benzine.
Tf benzine Is kept in the house It
should Invariably be kept in a can made
especially for it, with a spring top.
There are a number of cans made for
this purpose, and they can be obtained
from any printers' supply house.
The Wrong Kind.
From the Philadelphia Press.
Merchant What other qualifications
have you for the place?
Applicant Well, my friends tell me
I have a contented disposition and
Merchant You won't do. We want a
man with a discontented disposition;
ono that will hustle.
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TOGETHER M
CLASS OF FLATS
East Side to Have Some
thing Novel in Apart
ment Houses.
P. H. Tynan of Reed, Fields & Tynan
Is preparing to build something alto
gether new In tho way of flats at East
Third and Clackamas ftreet. There are
to ba three separate buildings, each a
two-story double flat, 33 by 60 feet,
and each flat containing six large rooms.
Each of these buildings is to be of a
different architectural design, thus
avoiding the sameness so often seen in
a row of flats.
Among tho up-to-date appointments
to be installed in these flats la an
electric cooking equipment which calls
for special wiring. They are to have
cabinet clothes driers and Ironing man-
frles In the laundries. A separate steam
leating plant will be Installed in tht
basement. Selected fir is to be used
in the interior finishing, which will be
stained a different color in each flat.
All floors and walls are to be deadened
with mineral wool. Architect A. H. Fa
ber is getting up the designs and will
be ready to ueccpt bids July 29,
Holmes & Menefee have sold to James
F. Robinson the handsome two-story
dwelling occupying a 50-foot lot on the
south side of Broadway, near East Nine
teenth street, Irvlngton; consideration,
$6,500.
CARNEGIE LIBRARY
FOR BAKER CITY
(Speetnl Dlsnntob to The Joarnsl.l
Baker City, Or., July 25. The city's
long-anticipated public library promises
to soon become a reality. Architectural
plans have arrived and the city council
will determine upon details prior to be
ginning its erection.
It Is understood that Mr. Carnegie
has arranged for the money necessary
to build the library and as soon as the
city Is ready the work will begin.
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Residence Built by Rice & Mer.ham,
East Sixteenth and Halsey Streets
SANDY ROM NOW
OILED BOULEVARD
Automobile Drivers Take
Advantage of Lack of
Dust.
The completion of the oiling of the
Pandj' road now gives It the distinc
tion of a boulevard, find a gret many
owners of automobiles have taken ad
vantage of the beautiful drive out to
the Country club. Tho dust having
been eliminated, the road has been fair
ly lined with machines eve-ry evening
this week.
In driving over this road, one can
not help but notice tho many fine new
homes that are hoing erected on both
sides of the boulevard, there being a
building limit In this etitlrw territory.
extonding to the Country club and bn-
'Onil, and the absence of small lihucKS
is very noticeable.
Rose City Park, Relle Crest and
Hyde Park are all centers of activity.
Thousands of dollars are being expend
ed m mocern improvements, dozens or
teams and numbers of men are rapidly
changing what was onco virgin forest
into one of the most modern and
prettiest portions of the city. People
who have lived in the city for ypii'S
are greatly surprised at the wonderful
change which has been made here In
the past year. The view from the hill
crests Is most Inspiring. Standing on
tho highest spot tn Hyde Park, one can
see the Columbia liver, the mountain
range all around them, and ubove nil.
Mount St. Helens, In the evening can
be Feen In all the lory of (-unset, from
Its very base to Its summit. Ail of
this suburban country is building up so
fast that In a few yearn the beautiful
hillside sites will he covered with cost
ly and artistic homes. Hose City Park.
Belle Crest and Hyde l'ark have th i
advantage of extreme accessibility to
the business district of the city. Cora
leave the terminus every 10 or 16 min
utes for the city.
In turning to the right, off tho
boulevard, to go to tho Country olun,
on Marina avenue, looking to the left,
attention Is called to the new artistic
gateway to Hyde Park, constructed of
cobblestones of uniform size, giving
this addition an exclusl veness that is
very pleasing to the eye. We are told
that while Hyde Park has been on the
market only 30 days, 415 lots have be?n
sold, and eight homes are under con
struction. This certainly speaks well
for the popularity of this addition.
Arriving at the Country club grounds,
one finds everything moving along nice
ly. A large force of men and teams
are rapidly completing the track and
grounds of what is destined to be one
of the fastest tracks west of the Mis- .
slsslppl river. Every effort is being
made to complete the grounds and
track for the races to be held this fall.
This will advertise our city, and at
tract many people to Portland.
This will no dougt prove a valuable
attraction to Portland and will result In
bringing many people to Portland for
the annual races.
Tramp Comes Home for a Request.
Warsaw Correspondence Chicago Inter
Ocean. Alighting from an empty box car tn
the Big Four yards at 8 o'clock yes
terday morning without a penny, a
real hobo walked to the Kosciusko
county courthouse and drew $270. A
check was turned over to Owen Bow
man, down and out until ho got ths
casn, oy county cierg istonr.
Fourteen years ago Bowman llve.l
with his parents on a fnrm near Os
wego. His father and mother died when
he waa not vet of age. Jacob White
leather of Leesburg was appointed
guardian of Owen Bowman, who, being
of a roving disposition, had several
years before left for parts unknown.
Somehow word reached htm that thefa
was money awaiting him and he mado
his first visit to the county In 1
years.
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