THE 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
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Southeast Corner'SLrth and Washington, Site of Proposed Ten-Story Office Building.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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