The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, July 31, 1908, Image 5

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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND,' FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 31. 1908. CITY JAIL TRUSTIES GAZE WITH WILCOX'S BUY SHOWS A BIG ADVANCE IN THE PRICE OF DOWNTOWN REALTY CURIOSITY ON ROGUES' GALLERY . a I 1 ff w; an Hi ili 4 a (i 1 3 j; Southeast Corner'SLrth and Washington, Site of Proposed Ten-Story Office Building. In -..I J Later development! In the Sixth and Washington streets realty transaction announced in yesterday afternoon's Journal make Theodore B. Wilcox, the purchaser. Mr. Wilcox, by recent pur chases, now owns two of the choicest pieces of central property in Portland, on both of which he has already taken steps to erect modern high-class build ings. On tho Labbe corner Mr. Wilcox -will erect on eight or ten-story office build ing, work to begin as soon as terms can be made with the tenants of the frame buildings, occupying the site, some of whom hold leases with several years yet to run. Through his agents, Charles K. Henry & Son, Mr. Wilcox has made a proposition to the tenants, that they seek temporary quarters elsewhere, thereby permit the Immediate erection of the proposed building, with the understanding that they have prefer ential rights In securing quarters In the new building. It Is altogether probable that this arrangement will be carried out In a short time and the erection of the proposed structure commenced. The price, 1260.000, paid for the lAbbe corner marks a new high record In the value of Portland business prop erty. While the corner has a 100-foot frontage on Washington street, the front foot value must be reckoned on the Sixth street front, as all lots In the business district of Portland are prop erly 100 feet deep. This would estab lish the selling prion at tS.000 a front foot, or nearly $2,000 advance over the price paid by the O'Shea Brothers for the Oolda, Wortman & King corner about two years aoro. Mr. Wilcox's real estate purchases of DURlness property In tne past two weeks foots up the big total of M10.000. and upon the completion of the Imperial hotel annex at Seventh and Stark streets and the proposed office building on the Lobbe corner, his recent Investments will be close to the $1,000,000 mark. STINGAREE FOR 6REEHEAHDSABIH Police Committee Severely Critcised for Dilatory Shuffling Tiictic8. Members of the civil service commis sion at their meeting yesterday after noon severely criticized the actions of Thomas G. Greene and R. 1m Subln, com posing the police committee of the city executive board, for what the, members of the commission alleged were viola tions of the law respecting tho appoint ment of ii captain of police to succeed Patrick Hruin. Chairman P. L. Willis w;ia especially bitter in his denunciation of the methods of Oreene and Pabln and he was backed bv W. I. Brewster and J. W. Wain, tho remaining members of the commission. The criticism of Greene and Sabln rose over a lone communicall'on re ceived from the police commissioners in which they took a roundabout way of asking for a, certified list of eliglbles for the position made vacant by Bruin's resignation. Chairman Willis was not sure that the communication even asked for an eligible list and said that Greene and Babln were evidently evading tne law In an effort to throw the responsl bllltv for the failure of the executive board to appoint Bruin'a successor upon tne civil service commission. Willis Bises lm Sis Wrath Willis made no pretense of hiding his anger at such methods and said that H was not the civil service commission's filace to appoint a police captain; that t was the proper thing for the execu tive board to come in and ask for certified list and not to beat about the bush In an effort to hide their evasion of the law as set down by the city charter. That Greene and Babln knew they were not following the charter and that the letter which they sent to the civil service commission yesterday was a rounaaDOut way or asking Tor tne eligible list was the assertion of Secre tary Mcintosh, who said that he had ar rived at that conclusion after talking to one of the police commissioners. Commissioner Blaln said that the let ter from Greene and Babln read more like a harangue than a request for an eligible list. After discussing the letter at con- siaeraoie tengin tne civil service com missioners decided that whether Greene and Babln had asked for a list or not they would send them one and put the responnimntv up to tnem. The history of the dlfflculty began In May when Bruin resigned. The police commissioners asaea ror an engime list. At that time there was none and the po lice commissioners were so notified. The police commissioners and executive bosrd appointed Sergeant Baty to act temporarily as captain of detectives. Such temporary appointments are made for only 80 days. When the time ex pired the police committee continued Baty In offlce without notifying the civil service commission, which is an infraction of the city charter. BaSy Fourth la Llrt. In the meantime an examination was held and four men passed. Including Baty. who stood fourth. The nolle. commissioners were notified thsj an eligible Hat was waiting. Instead of notifying the civil service commission that a vacancy still existed Greene and Sabln ordered Baty reduced In rank, al though retaining htm at the head of the aetectlvea. Testerday brought the letter from Greene an Babln. After carefully read ing the letter and then re-reading It several tlmee the civil service commis sioners were unable to determine whether the letter was a request for sn eligible list or not. Rather than allow the police commissioners to throw any of the responsibility on the civil serv ice commission, the members of the lat ter organisation directed Secretary Mo Intosb to send the list of eliglbles to the police commissioners end allow them to appoint a captain If they so dewtred. Chairman Willis said that from the methods pursued by the police commis sioner It was evident that they did not want to make an Appointment and inti mated that Own, and Bebln eared to appoint only Baty to the position. Inasmuch as the rules of the commis sion are to certify but the flret thr names for a poeltlon Baty would be left cut anl tn police com m1nl oners would hare to select Mallet t, Riley or Circle, wno stood nigner than Baty. MISS BEVER1DGE Xoted Sculptress Indorses Her Sister for This Proud Distinction. (United Press Leased W!ra. New York, July BL Declaring that she has found the American Venus In the person of her own sister, who posed for a San Francisco monument. Miss Kuhne Beverldge today declared she would srend the rest of her life In per petuating the girl's loveliness In marble. Miss Beverldge said her sister would Join her at Schllerzo, where she would pose for the new draped Venus. "I consider my sister rarely beautiful from an artistic standpoint," she said, "and a type of the most beautiful girls In the world our own." The monument for which Miss Bev erldge's sister posed In Brussels last year will soon be shipped to San Francisco. 1 111 SALOONS III MOM TERRITORY Nor Dftuce Halls, If Legisla ture Makes Good Its Threat. rltoriul opened. (United Press Leased Wire.) Victoria, B. C, July 81. It was learned here today that the Yukon ter- leglslature, which has Just has decided to abolish the sa loon In the territory, Including Dawson City, and do away with the dance halls. A bill to that effect has been introduced and It Is likely that it will pass without much opposition. Yukon Is the only place In Canada whore women can, legally sell liquor. Justice Dugas has recently sentenced Jack McCrfmmon to 80 days at hard labor for conducting a dance hall. The campaign against this evil has become widespread. No country boy who wanted to be a real detective aver looked with more curiosity upon the photographs of crim inals than did the five trusties in the olty Jail who yesterday afternoon moved the rogues' gallery from the po- llce station Into the new deteotlve quar ters on the second floor of the Wor cester building, just around the corner. The trusties were not In the criminal class themselves at least, they had inus rar aone notning to merit tneir "mugs" being Included In a rogues' gal lery. Bat as they pulled out the slides covered with photographs and minute descriptions of men and women above them In the underworld they stole time to study tne races or the forgers, pick pockets, burglars and highwaymen, and even to read the lines giving the color of their hair and eyes, their habits and their crimes. One of the trustlns was a round-faced foungster, a hobo, whom tha police hought best to teach a lesson. An other was an aged drunk with a sodden face. The third was the most striking of the party a tall, thin, dour-looking man. who arased at the pictured slides as though he envied the station to which ine ongioais oaa arisen, lie gave some promise of being Included In a rogues' gallery himself some day. The other man was a nondescript. Tolling faithfully, the trusties today completed the removal of the desks, boxes and other paraphernalia of the detective department. Muscles long un accustomed to hard work were stretched to the straining point as the trusties la bored up the back stairs of the Worces ter building with a heavy desk. But they had a ohance to breathe the fresh air, a grateful respite from the close at mosphere of the jail a isll which no human efforts can keep really clean, for grime saturates tne very walls, and the dirt of many years lies safe In cracks that oannot be readied by brootn or mop. The Jam of the police station will be much relieved by the removal of the de teotlve department, which from Its new quarters will keep In close touoh with headquarters by a system of bussers, telephones and bells. UNPRECEDENTED VIEW FE0M MT. ST. HELENS Mountain Cllmbors Saw Portland and Sound Cities Claim This Is Unusual. "Vancouver. Wash.. July 31. Carl N. Quarenberg and William M. Marshall returned yesteraay irom ascending Mount St. Helens. They report the most ucoessful mountain-climbing trlD they have ever experienced. On the trip Kalama lake and Peterson's oave were visited. The ascent of the mountain was made on July 13. Becausn of a rain the previous day, which hod cleared the atmosphere. Portland, Vancouver anil points on Pupet sound could be Ulatlnctlv seen. This is the first time such a condition Is known to have existed. On several previous trips, ac cording to yuarnoerg, ne was unable to see more thiin half way to Vancouver or Puget sound. Walk-Over and Sorosis In Tan, Patent Leather & Gun- si metal fe? sssrit S2dBrrr( mil niiiA 1 ,l ! ' Trtfpys 0 This Is the Greatest Reduction of Shoes Ever Given in Portland Regular $150 WALK-OVER or SOROSIS, Oxfords or I ump, at only $2.65 Regular $4.00 WALK-OVER or SOROSIS, Oxfords or Pump, at only $3.00 Regular $5.00 WALK-OVER or SOROSIS. Oxfords or Tump, at only f3.T5 Stacy-Adams, Thomas, Cort & Murray's $6, $7, $8, reduced to only $4.95 Bathing Sandals, small sizes, 75c values, at only 35 LJU16 Women's Low-Heel Canvas Two-Eyelet Tie, new and pretty, all sizes, all widths; also some Ladies' Mode and Gray Kid; $2.50, $3.00 and $3.50 value. Special at $1.00 KNIGHT'S All Around the N.W. Cor. Third & Washington Sts. CASH ONLY No Goods Charged or Sent on Approval at These Prices In no department of this great store has the reduction knife been used with more telling effect than in the youths' and boys' section This season's College Suits for young men-Finest fabric Knicker Suits for boys and Manhattan Wash Suits for the little fellows at lh Price Young Men's Boys' Knicker Suits Suits $30.00 SUITS. .$15.00 $15.00 SUITS. . .97.50 $27.50 SUITS.. $13.75 $14.00 SUITS. . .$7.00 $25.00 SUITS . . $12.50 $12.50 SUITS . . . $6.25 $20.00 SUITS.. $10.00 $10.00 SUITS ... $5.00 $18.00 SUITS. .$ 9.00 $ 9.00 SUITS. . .$4.50 $15.00 SUITS.. $ 7.50 $ 8.00 SUITS ... $4.00 $12.50 SUITS.. $ 6.25 $6.00 SUITS ... $3.00 $10.00 SUITS. .$ 5.00 $ 5.00 SUITS. . .$2.50 Th. OREGON DAILY JOURNAL A NEWSPAPER FOR, Xl. L THE PEOM-ji r AffiMCTIM (G Hi H MJE At a time when our Fall Stock was on the way and the problem of adequate room was facing us, the Abington Building fell prey to the fire demon, damaging our complete stock, more or less, and necessitating the disposal of it at ruinous prices Fortunately, however, our entire damage was suf fered by water and none by fire or smoke The goods we had on hand were brand new, high-grade and the line was complete The entire stock has been marked down and will be sold at once, not a single item being withheld AT M mm FORMER PUCES CLOTHING Carson, Meyer & Co. Paragon Trousers. HOSIERY The very best Imported and Domestic Makes INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING WELL-KNOWN LINES: FURNISHINGS (Shirts) Cluett Monarch Manhattan Eagle GLOVES Dent, HATS John B. Stetson Crofut & Knapp UNDERWEAR All Leading Makes FURNISHINGS (Collars) E. & W. and Arrow Brand NECKWEAR Keiser'B Full Lino SALE. BEGINS TOMORROW MORNING AT 9:OQ A. M. 1.0X0 SILK GLOTTS tl.Tf rrs4, ail rlora. 6ovH tlriMwS, ITr: II It frada. tiUi h-a7 allk. bl-. whit 4 eolnra. till: tong ll t ahrt silk flovmi. oelori "Jr. JM. Great trtal values In rT rtj, ntrr and para "nta McAUaa Jk JacDonaaU, TT.tra snil Monivoa. 106 THIRD STREET O ABINQTON BUIUDIINQ