The Oregon daily journal., October 21, 1908, Page 10, Image 10

THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 21, 1008.
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COLGATE
SIDELINE, STORILS
Or GREAT NORTHWEST
AITO TRIP. KXDED
Local Department Store Is
Worried Over $1,295 Account-
Unpaid by Xew
Yorker Who Recently
Came to Portland.
fht-halla ItoatdViit Travels Over
8.6CO MUm la ( r.
(StHal !1(vtck to Tbt Juanaal.)
Chahglla. Wh.. OoU II. A, 1 Coff
man of t1I olty. who loft about two
month, ago in hl tare louring car for
a trio to Meiloo, raturnad bom yaatar
nay. aooompnlKl by hit ehauffaur. who
drova lha car from nra 10 juaxu-o, nu
aa far back aa tan rranclaou, wnera u
was )iltiUxi to thle placa by rail. Mr.
tWfman alataa that Ilia trip waa a vrry
enjoyable and lnterallng ona through
out, ami waa not marred by an acci
dent, the only mlahap being the punc
turing of thr llra. The dlatanca trav-
aled waa nearly J.400 mlla. .....
At the council meeting laat night the
city accepted the atreot Improvement
from the contractor lliat have been made
here thle aumnier. m tne neignoornooa
of ISO, 000 haa been expended this year
I,. ....vln. the iirlnrlnal atreele 01 mi
rltv with vltrlflH.1 brick. All the aide
walk, on th bualneaa atreeta have been
relaid with cement or concrete.
Tha ollv round 1 la clnalderlna the
proposition of buying the preaent nign
achool building for a city hall. a the
preaent quarters , occupied oy tna city
orriciajs are inaoeguaie.
CONDEMN RIGHT-OF-WAY
It will take iieveral atlcka of Colgata'g
having soap to pay the $1.25 due a
local department atore on the account
of William H. Colgate of J20 Montgom
try street In the meantime, while tha
eastern factory la making the soap, the lUUroadi Posh Entrance Into Grays
Portland buslneaa house would ilka to Harbor Country,
t i . r n r not mav . . . . . . .
ma r. vuii " -- ' (Bpeeui Diapacca to Ta joorai. t
make a payment The atory comes to Aberdeen. Waab-. Oct II. Tba Union
light through a suit rnea in tne circuit p,e!fie ., ot. pui railroads are nuah
court yeaterday af ternoon by tne rirro . th . intnn,. Jnto the Grava liar
seeking to co Meet 11.196.2 7. due o n tne bor countrjp by the Institution of con
account of William H. Colgate. Mr. Col- dmnatlon proceedings against the Vul-
outof.,;wn; . ni c Iron works, the Anderson A Miadle-
Wllliam H. Colgate is one of the Col- ton MUl company ad Alex Poison. The
gate brothers, now at the head of the eonteated rtKnt ot way j, through water-
York. Me uvea in ioriiana, am maim.
because he likes tha climate.
Years un. o tha atory of tha Col-
rate family runs, an old man In New
York begaa to make small lots of soap
front nroDertv. It Is understood that
the Vulcan Iron worka was offered
$100,000 for Us waterfront property,
which waa refueed. the company holding
out for $160,000.
The property In question was bought
a rew yeara ago ior izo.utiu. ir. roi
la a copper kettle In the kitchen of his
house. 1M product waa or eiceueni ,., prop.rty Is at the foot of H street,
quality and soon commanded a ready ftnd wa, bought for $1,600 a Vear or ao
ale wherever offered., -The copper net- Tne Anderson A Mlddleton Mill
tie was displaced oy otner ana larger oon,puy tmkm f40,00 for right of war
it naa Deen or-
apparatua and the Colgate Soap com
cany was born.
The old man grew wealthy from this
small beginning ana in time tne man
agement of the buslneaa passed to the
handa of hie aona. Among these waa
one, however, who did not have the
business acumen of tne other boys, and
at last, it. is eaia. 'was given oy me
brothers a salary with no onerous du
ties attached. That man is William H.
Colgate, who for some time past has
been maintaing a palatial residence at
820 Montgomery street.
Mr. Colgate himself Is a pleasant
man to meet, engaging In conversation
. and polished In manner. Small in stat
ure . and swarthy of complexion, he
might pass for a man of Spanish or
French descent. In. conversation he Is
frank regarding his klnahip with the
Collates. His association with the
through Its property,
fered 110.000.
It is the intention of the railroad
company to crosa the Chehalla river at
the foot of O street, which would be
far enough away from the mouth of the
wmhKah river to avoid interference
with vessels passing out into the bay.
ESTATE TO STATE
If the rural routes under consideration
are abandoned aome of the moat popu
lous of the outlying district will be
cut orr.
Sl'IT AltOTSKS COMMENT
Linn County's file Mill lias Provrd
Costly A serf.
(Special Dlapatrk te Ta JoaraaM
Rrownavllla. llr Oct II. The big
ult filed In the circuit court bv the
dlatrlct attorney In behalf of Linn
county agalnat the CaUapoaya Lumber
company- naa aroused much comment
here, 'i fee Dig mill la the, largeat In
I.lnn county. Thou ah It haa been
valuable aaaet to the count it has
caused a big waate of water' In the
river by rioodlna- so much land. Dur
Ing the past two summers the woolen
lla. flouring inllla. the tannery and
electric light plant have been compelled
to ahut down for aeveral daya on ac
count or ine scarcity or water, several
mil"" of road have been made almost
Impaialble by flooding.
RAIL WOIIK PROGRESSES
Ilurgp Xelialcra Tlringa Suppllos for
Tillamook IJne.
irll Dispatch to The JoeratLI
lUv Cltv. Or.. Oct 21. The barve N
halem hae arrived In Tillamook bay In
tow of the aea-golng tug Voahury. She
has on board two locomoflvea. a number
of construction cars, a quantity of ma
chinery and 600 pllinga for the Tilla
mook railroad, now under construction.
A crew of men are bually engaged un
loading her at the Bay City dock.
Thirty-five men have arrived overland
to work on the road. They are mostly
graders. A bridge crew alao came In
and la working on the Miami bridge.
LIBERAL COLLEGE ATTENDANCE
Largrat in Philomath Institution'
History Othrr News.
Philomath. Or., Oct. 21. The Liberal 1
college ha the largest attendance la its
hlatury. The Dew wing on the admin
istration building la naarlng completion
A new driveway haa ben put In aoroea
tha twinpua aaq it is piannea to enlarge
tne gyuinaeiuiu.
The U. H church la rebuilding the
college, which waa burned a few fears
ago. This is in tnira building en ins
same site.
A franchise for aa elertrla Ilsht Dlant
haa been given Mr. Kwlng by tha city
council.
HOW TO SIDESTEP
A PRIMARY LAW
(TRited Peaae Leaaed Wire.)
Belllnichain. Wash.. Oct II. Utterly
disregarding the provisions of the new
direct primary lew, the city of Blaine
will this year Ignore the primary eleo
tlon and will nominate candidates for
municipal offloes by tha old conven
tion syatero. That this can be done
MAN DIOGENES -WAS LOOKING; FOR
, IS DISCOVERED AT ST. JOHNS
lagally Is
aid
the contention of ta city
and comptroller, only a alight
orney
Juggling of party names being neree
sary to acenmpuan tne aeaireo ena.
Although the date ror tae ruing or
all declaration of candidacy has paaaed.
no one haa filed for the nomination
for any municipal office. A mayor,
treaaurer, attorney, clerk and four
councilman are to be elected, and ao
far absolutely no provision haa been
mede for nominating the men from the
ranks. In either the Democratic or the
Kepubllcan party.
The method roiiowea. according to
the statement Of Comptroller Living
ston, will be to hold conventions and
nominate, aa before the primary law
went Into effect, the only difference
being that the conventions will not
be called aa those of the Republican
nd Iemocratlo parties, out aa tnoae
of newly formed "cltiiens' " and "peo
ples' " part lea
3
A. M. Stearns of 0SI South Decatur
street, St Johns, la looming up la the
proportion of a hero. This Is not be
cause ha carried tha flag on tha' battle
field and waved it la tbe'teeth of the
enemy, nor la ha In Una for a Carnegie
medal; he haa merely asked tha county
board of equalisation to Inereas his as
sessment That la more glory than
anyone elsa In Portland has yet earned.
To make aura that no mistake will be
made, and that ha will not be under
aaeeeed. Mr. fitearns baa made affida
vit In the regular form and appended a
note to "Brother rllgler" asking that
corrections be made. Ha first finds
fault with the assessment of his money,
note and accounts, which were Disced
at $l,6oo by the sssessor. He says the
true figures are 11.600. lie Is satisfied
with an assessment of $$00 for rami
ture, but adds $40 for tools and wagon
and $60 mora for a horse that tha aa
sessor overlooked.
Nowadays, when Assessor Slgler- be
comes weaned by looking over the
cores of complaints of those who want
meir aesessmenis lowered ana aasert
that they have been treated unfairly,
he hunts up the affidavit made by Mr.
Steama. Then ha emllee and draw a
breath of relief. J fa ao different
i
PrrabytrJang Turn Mrthodlstg.
... (Till tad Praee Leased Wire.)
Belllngham. Wash., tint. II. Recauae
they could not lift a debt of $676 and
ay ine salary or a pastor tne Presby
erlans of tha little town of Nook.
sack have forsaken their ehurch and
are becoming members of tha teMhodlat
denomination. The Methodist chare
has bought tha property of tha l're
byterlans and the Presby terlans am
taking out letters and becoming MetUu
dlsta . .
ttwi if.irva vimv .
WALKING WAGER
(Halted Frees Leased Wire. I
Relllngham. Oct II. Char lee King,
ho haa lust eomuleted a walking trio
from Montreal to Vancouver. 0.
winning a wager of H.OuO, arrived in
tha town of Nookeauk yesterday snd
haa proceeded on bla way to Heat lie.
from which point -he will start on a
long walk across ths continent to New
York city. King will walk across tne
continent on a wager of $1,000. lie
must make the trio In 160 days and
tnuat.earn his own living en route.
Yesterday King spent the day In Nook
sack, loading a car of shingles, earn
ing 1. 60. ,,
W.ka an Waiurilat Tnm Oeldl.
LAXAI'iVB) UltuUO tjululua, I tha world wide
Odd ana lirlp mined? removes cam, t all f
full aame. Ho fur aifoaiure a,, n. urwre. c
WOODARD, CLARKE, & CO. WOODARD, CLARKE, & CO.
COFFEE
Three-quarters of coffee
is such that we can't
touch it; we make five
grads of the top quarter.
Tow grecer referee year oaey II yea deal
tfke ScaiuWs Beet: w aar bia.
Cqntralia Man Dies and Leaves No
Known Relative.
(BDerlil Dtapatrs to The Journal.)
P.n troll. Wfl.h rtr. 01 Th.
funeral of P. H. O'Brien, who died here
last Wednesday, was held from the tin
dertaklng parlors of the Centralla I n
dertaklng company. Although the de-
ceasea naa lived at urand Mound,
In
business of tha firm keeps Ijlm very Thurston county, for the past 18 years,
busy and traveling, ha says, but the I mo. i. e v.i .1,..
luiMir y v.cbwu v,n. uiou uYjKu i n cim rrora lunaiana. ir ne naa anv
him and his family and caused them to
decide upon Portland as their home.
. . Several months ago Mr. Colgate, after
nvera I visits to the city, brought his
family here to reside and opsned the ea-
taniisnmeni at 3 zo Montgomery street
since that time the account at the de
partment store has accumulated, until
yesterday suit was begun. Mr. Colgate ,
la out of the city, presumably at the
.coast or some resort, it is expected that
tie wiu return. 1
IK
ng relatives they have not been
aa, and the Indications are that they
livln
fount
will not be. It is probable that his es
tate, consisting of a nursery near Grand
Mound valued at $2,000. and personal
property worth $400 or $600, will become
the property of the state.
MAY ABANDON R. F. D. ROUTES
CHILDREN hIUST
BE
Hi
Health Officer Issues
Edict to Parents in
Suburbs.
an
Parents roust either see that their
"children are vaccinated, or teach them
at home, is the edict of the health
office to residents of the Clinton-Kelly
tchool district When the school was
closed on account of the smallpox, the
i ut-tuu. neparimeni aeciaed mat an stu
dents must be vaccinated If they htfd
not already been protected In this way
before. Some of the parents have such
an aversion to vaccination that t
are keeping the children at homn.
The two medical Inspectors .recently
vppoiniea . oy tne mayor nave almost
comkoleted their rounds of the different
schools and with one or two excep-
tions they report the schools to be
exceptionally sanitary.
when the innovation was made by
the health office and the school su
perintendent - it was at first thought
mai in. cmioren wouiq protest against
being examined by the Inspectors, but
..lira. Gellert and Storey say that their
visits are welcomed Dy the students,
who look upon the inspection as a sort
of lark and a pleasant Interruption of
lue uuyy rouiiun.
I'nole Sam Wants Better Roads in
Yakima County.
(Snetfnl Dlapatch to The Journal.)
North Yakima. Wash.. Oct. 21. On
account of the poor roada in the vicinity
of North Yakima some of the rural
routes leading out of thla cltv mav be
RDanuonea oy tne postoirtce department.
The intention of the department is
shown bv a letter received thla morn.
ing by Postmaster W. L. Lemon. Somo
time ago Mr. Lemon was asked bv the
department to make a careful Investiga
tion of the condition of the roads car
rying the rural routes. The letter states
that if the local road authorities do not
improve certain seotions the routes will
be so amended as to avoid the sections.
SENSATIONAL PRICE-CUTTING OF
TALKING MACHINES AND RECORDS
As announced in Sunday's issue, Graves Music Co. will sell 4,000
brand-new disc records for all makes of talking machines, consisting
of latest selections, for less than small dealers pay for them. These
records, brand-new ones, will be sold in lots of not less than six to a
buyer at 40c each or $2.40 a half dozen. This is the first and only
chance ever presented in Portland to buy records at less than whole
sale prices. Think of it 60c records at one-third off!
We have also a number. of first-class Talking Machines, tapering
arms and the latest attachments, for the following prices as long
as they last:
$25 Talking Machines
and 6 records, each. .$19.75
$35 Talking Machines
and 6 records, each . . $22.40
$40 Talking Machines
and 6 records, each. .$25.00
$85 Talking Machines
and 6 records, each . . $50.00
$100 Talking Machines
and 6 records, each. .$75.00
r
.1
ii j'riitH v-i i ten
we.-
feu1
.i. ,. -t.-GmwAu
All machines equipped with latest at
tachments and guaranteed, to be perfect
in tone and workmanship. Eayments
time or cash. '
. Great Reducllons In Cylinder and Disc Cablnels
GRAVES MUSIC CO. "IKS
The Largest and Finest General Music Emporium West of Chicago
EXPERTS REPORT
; CASK MISSING
Examination of Postoffice
Books Beyeals Xoth
, ing Xew.
The postoffice Inspectors who have
been going over the account of Char'es
A. Straus, cashier of the local postof
fice. who has been suspended pending
aa Investigation of an alleged shortage
amounting to about 14.000. have rin.
lohed their task. Part of yesterday Mr.
Straus was with the Inspectors in his
endeavors to locate the missing money.
The books were found to be ell rlgh'.
j he stock of the postoffice department,
etampe and the like, have been found to
balance with the invoices.
But the money is gone. There Is ao
question about that, the officials say.
131 DEFENDANTS IX
LIXXCOUXTYCASE
i , i
(Speetal Mseatrh ta The J vara a 1.1
Albany. Or, Oct. II. Probably the
largest number of defendants ever in
cluded In any case filed ia the circuit
court of Linn county waa that la the
silt filed yeeterday to jult title to
111 acre at I'cloa Point, Una county,
two and a balf miles this aide af
Krewnsvf.ta. The amit eraa filed by At- j
tnrmy A. A. Tueainic. in behalf af J.
M or ran. ggalnat I iv Bla Is, a leading j
tnerrtiant of tnla city and 1M tana.
Iinlian (tamd ia the eaa are at
rresent tlae locate la every atate
f the eiinn. 0rrernr OwunWrlala
a - i e embere ef ibe ana te land board
' lacladed la th toog list af le
tm I. tie ta the la at haa lorn
I
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of Jack
One Half Off
LAD1XS'
FINEBEXTS
50c to $10.00 Vals.
Large assortment Ladies' Fine
Belts, ranging in price from 50
to $10.00, on sale this week.
The line includes kid, silk, pat
ent leather and Persian designs in
white, black, tan, brown and in
numerable fancy shades. THIS
WEEK ONLY ONE HALP
PRICE.
riNlL BRUSHES
5,000 of Them Marked 'way Down
ONE, WLE.K OjNLY
Fiberoid, Howard, Adams. Looncns,
Florence. Kent and dozens of
other makes
$1.50 Military Brushes, pair , 83
$2.25 Military Brushes, pair 91.39
$5.00 Military .Brushes, pair $2.49
$1.00 Hair Brushes 53
$1.25 Hair Brush 83
$3.00 Hair Brush S1.83
$4.50 Hair Brush $2.83
25c Tooth Brush .'. 17
75c Cloth Brush 43
$4.00 Cloth Brush ?3.33
$1.25 Hat Brush . . : 79
60c Face Brush 38
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This cut shows
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Your money
back if the
bristles
ever come out.
Finest bristle
or badger, set
in vulcanized
rubber.
Prices
25ct0
$00
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