The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, October 25, 1908, Image 22

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Newspaper Page TextG THE . OREGON- SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND; SUNDAY MORNING., OCTOBER 23. 1003. 4U.-J. Li -X. - J J u : i '. 1 1 . RAILROADMAP HREMEH-- RIR HOUHT'SCOTF OF OREGON CHANGES Kcw Lines Projected and Under Construction Will Give State Mileage of ' Track More in Keeping - With Its Size, T cose Enforcement of Tending Fire Protection Ordinance Would Add $25,000 a Year in Salaries to the Burden of City's Taxpayers. El? Tou ran say (hat th annesatloa qua. Mn win on ina imiioi. lael June anneaauun M defeated pv a fw mora Uiaa 160 vote, This lima t)i vola will W In th unit Ur- ruory, xti annexation furoea are txn fldent that tit a adverse majority ran la overooin neat month, but tli 'ntla ara fighting aa hard aa avar. Several deatruwUv fire have taken plao recently, and tha fact thai (ha Inhabitant war powerless lo fight tha flame without aa abundant water aup ply. U railed en aa a ounvlnolna area meot by tha annexation!!. BLIZZARD " Oregon' reputation for having tha amallest railroad mileage In tha union In proportion to lt-ls. with the ox caption of Nevada, will be loat before the endof the present flacal year It the Tall road a new being projected for this a Lata with Portland aa their center, . are eonetructed with anything like tha . t everlah haate that haa been diapUyed in securing right of way and aurveylng routaa through aa yet undeveloped re gion of the state. Tha Una nearest completion practlc allv comDleted. ezceDtlnir for the bal- . lasting of a few miles of track across s the Peninsula, between the Columbia and Willamette rivers la the new north bank road By the time terminal arrangements for Portland have, been 1 The amended theatre fir protection ordinance, which la now in t It hand of the health and police committee of the city .council will coat taxpayers. It I estimated, about 1.J00 a year, If It la passed, aa aeem likely wiu be tne case- front the attitude of the, oouaoll- men who -make up the committee. J he. ordinance, a originally ambmlt to the council, waa threatened with death by. -the theatre in t areata repre aented In that body unleaa It were chauged so aa to take the burden of Its 'enforcement off the theatrea. The meaaur provided that a fireman on ep elal duty ahall be kept in each play- house during all performances, and that the theatre would pay hi aalary. After being referred to the health and police committee. It oil modified to County Clerk Drops Appeal in Mandamus Case and Annexation Will Go on Ballot for Coming Elec tionFight Grows Warm. make the city atand the expense. w Dill The ne la now awa ixpem Iting comDleted. tha new line will have train I prove! of Fire Chief Campbell, In operation between thla city and Paa-1 be eent bark to tha council ro, having ordered 6 solid veetlbuled 'trains for Its transcontinental service 'from the Pullman company. They are ' to be delivered in November. ' Zyea on Central Orag-oa. The North Bank, however, although ' a road that will be of lmmenae Impor tance to Portland. Is largely in the 'state of Washington. The center of .interest in Oregon lines lies In central ' Oregon, where U Harrlman line, the Oregon Trunk line, popularly supposed . to be a Hill enterprise, and the Wasoo Electrio company, which is planning to ' 'operate by means of water power se cured fiom the John Day' and Dea ' chutes rivers, are all hurrying to see which will first tap the treasure-houae . of central Oregon. ' Twelve orewe in all are now survey ing routes through the Deschutes canyon rrom in uoiumDia to ttena ana central : Oregon. The Harrimsn lines have be gun condemnation suits again at prop erty owners on one siae or tne jjee- chutes, while ' the Oregon Trunk -line . ,has secured, a right , of way 100 feet - wide from the government through all the government lands , along the Des- " chutes. The belief la gaining ground : that neither road will try to Keep the other out, and that the country that each la to tap la rich enough In re sources to aasur t raffia .and profits ' for two or three railroad. ' .-: Zrtend Sompter Talley. '' Davtd Ecclea, president of tha Bump ier Valley , railroad, has recently re- - turned from a trip through southern and eastern Oregon, where he was in vestigating the feasibility of extending lite road from Prairie City to Burns and on south Into Lake county and Nevada. 1 In ' southern Oregon the Harrlman line running from the main line of the Southern Paeifia to Klamath Lake is completed within six miles of Klamath Falls, and will soon be so that staging will be done away with entirely, pas sengers traveling by way of train and ' team boat for the' entire trip. Three crews are surveying routes from Vale to Natron and from Lake- view to Redding, in Northern. Califor nia. ' Although the United Railroads peo . pie are not saying- much, the contraotors are going ahead In earnest, hava estab lished the. Ruth Trust company In the Chamber of Commerce building, to fl- the an il wfll by the his ap- committee if the chief gives It nrovai. Aa there are - about 15 playhouses In the city including nlckleodlons and similar "show shops, and as the month ly salary of a special fireman would be about $100. figuring that each theatre does business ten months in the year, the total -cot of maintaining the pro tection contemplated . by the ordinance would be approximately 125,000. Tha amendment waa made bv Coun cilman . Dan Kellaher. who addressed letters of inquiry to the council of some of the big clues In the east, where similar orainancea are in errecc m the cities communicated with It waa as certained that the expense of keeping nremen in- tne tneatres during tne per formances la generally defrayed by the oities. ... Councilman Baker, who led the odpo sit Ion to the ordinance a at waa at first drafted, aays he will not object to it ir tne city pays tne coat, tie aoea not think any but the larger theatres need the extra protection. He says the moving picture houses are sufficiently safeguarded. There are - many people, however, who regard these smaller places as -far more dangerous in caae of fire than the' large show houses. TEEASURY OFFICIALS , x PRAISE SEATTLE FAIR - William M. Gedde. of the treasury department, who Is In Portland with Jesse B. Wilson, assistant secretary of the Interior, was in charge of the fed eral exhibit at the Lewis and Clark exposition. Mr. Oeddes and Mr. Wilson are now on their way to Washington after an inspection of the government's t tne Seattle The question of annexing the Mount Scott district to the city w(U go on the ballot for the November eleotion. This waa the statement made by County Clerk , Fields last night The Mount Soott residents opposed to annexation failed to provide a bond. to Indemnify tha county clerk against cost on ap peal In bla mandamus case after full warning that the appeal would be with' drawn unless they did so before t o'clock yesterday afternoon. Mr. Fields wiu tnarerore aaic District Attorney wmtron 10 wunaraw tne appeal. Judge Gantenbein decided aome time ago that the annexation question ahould go on the ballot and laaued a writ of manaamus requiring the county clerk to Rut It there. Then the attorney for . 8. Kelaay, who wanta a franchise for water and gaa mains in the Mount Scott umirici, cams rorwara ana urged that the county clerk appeal to the aupreme court. They promised that If he would do so they would protect him against cuma, mna ne niea a notice 01 appeal with the understanding that a bond to Indemnify him personally would be forthcoming before the office closed yesterday afternoon. "I had no personal Interest In the maner. one way or the other," said Mr. Fields last evening. "I felt that 1 should not appear to take side by re fusing to appeal, if tvae Interested would put up a bond to secure me sgalnst feeing taxed with the costs. But they did not come forward with the bond, and I am not going to put myself In a position to be 'stuck' for costs In a matter- in which I have no Interest whatever. Now the time la up, and I; will aak the district attorney n itiimin the appeal in my name without delay. DOI'II Oil D MEXICO Herders and Flocks Perish ing20,000 Sheep Are Lost Already. (Onlte Pre teaeea Wire. I wima re, N. M , Oct. St.. A severe bllssard gwept down from the Cumbres mountains today and Is raging In Rlo arrida bounty. It la believed that at leaat alx sheep herders have been frosen to death and JJO.OOO sheep have perished. Intense distress and heavy loaa of stock are reported from all parts of the stricken dlstrlot. It la believed the storm la general In thla section. ATTEMPT TO KILL I KIIIGOFPOII , eBsMaaaaWsasMwaaaaaaaaMSSlBBal OA L Mttgrs Jewelers and Opticians, Washington st, bet. 7th and Park. - Knight's wants .your children's trade. Ubon. Oct 14. An attempt to as sassinate King Manual, whose death waa to be the signal for a revolution which was to wreat tha throne from the present dynasty, wag frustrated today by a prematura snloeloa at tha royal castle at Oporto. , . Tha expioaloa ooourrad before Xing Manual reached the palace, which. waa being prepared to receive him. f An entire wing of the caatie i wrecked and three parsons were se riously Injured, among them being dan aral Clhrao. - ' i News of th explosion was kept se cret fur a time, and whan anndunced an attempt waa made to minimise Ita slg--olficai.ee by describing it a a "gas" txpioaion. The secret police Immediately made many arrests, and It Is amid thai a con spiracy to overthrow the government haa been nlnped In tha bud and that oon- splrators In several oities are now un der arrest , ' . The bomb was placed In tha basement of the palace directly under the .aulte that had been prepared for th king and hi immediate eourtlera It was exploded shortly arter noon oy mesne or a time tuse inai naa oeen burning probably for II minute before the explosion. .. . ' ' Whan the explosion occurred the king's suite waa empty, but Oaneral Clbrao and eeveral others war la an ad joining room. ' . ' - The walla of tha ktnr's room wara wrecked and had he been In the room. It la certain ha would have been killed. The room was completely wregked, aav- r aral valuable painting being destroyed completely iV th efloou. Tiie exi'lvelon caused a panto at f he ralare and word waa sent to tiivt town hat the itlng had been kl!)d. - Uenrral t'llirto was struck In the head by flying fragments, and waa severely Injured. He was Immediately eared fur bv tha pela.ee phyaiviana. as were eev eral other retaluer who wr ellghUy Injured. Cay Injure Woman, Mrs. Medrena Patrla. arr Italia woman living at 110 l'evla street, was ?vrely ln)ur1 lot evening by falling mm a Cr at lrl and KheilUu etreeta. Mr. J'etrfe's hed laoeraia4 la ev erel place and aha sueialuei other v.iiouloua about the body, bne was taken to the Uood clamarltan hoapUai la aa ambulance. . u .mi J - -u- -j"ysftJiJ....i -a .j'i.i Arc .Voo Dsn IM? if sssssxiixssssznaiuszsi uuxsxssssxssssssszszza i acificlroii'Worte O. E. Hcintz, Manager.. Phone East 67; Home B-1187 I 3 S Castings of All Kinds . Steel Buildings and Bridges J IN STOCK 8 to 24-inch Beams, 4 to 15-inch ..Channels, V2xiyi to 8x8-inch Angles. - East End Burnde Street Bridge Portland. Oregon laESSBSSSXEKE&aKSESraSSBXlX You have plenty of . means, and there Is no necessity for owing any man. All well and good. But to, the man or woman of small means we would sayt Don't be afraid of going in debt, if it is the right kind of debt. Paying for luxuries already enjoyed is up-hill work, and ( feeling of relief, is the, only reward, but paying forv mat which, is in your possession, and wnicn is growing ' in value right along is a pride and . a, pleasure. Buy from us, and long before your tract is paid for you will : speak with pride of "My property in the suburbs. "Debt ia like a millstone around a man's neck," was written before the easy instalment plan of paying for a , home or securing an investment was invented. . Revised Version: Get it while it is cheap; pay for it as soon as you can. "Willamette Valley Version: Get it now; make : it pay for, itselL v r .. : , . ;. .,f ; . v Drop in at your, first opportunity and let us give ypu facts and figures on Beaverton-Reedville Acreage ' and its Additions. The i - t Sfiaw-fear Co. 245V3 Stark Street : v preparation for a. display a exposition. The Seattle exposition makes the -seventh event of the kind nance their road, and are preparing to , bore a 4,000-foot -' tunnel through the nuia norm or rannton. a large crew . of man is - at work on -the track be tween Portland and Llnnton so as to f et vrork tip to - the tunnel completed efore the winter rains begin, . ;, a.'. Two Vow zanes Open. ''; f The OR. AN. has opened Ita Wal lowa extension, giving people in Wal , Iowa county a chance to get their prod ucts to ' the outside world, while the Oregon Electrlo company has completed . Its new Hillsboro extension and will be- fnn m operation or regular trains over t thla week. The Xytie road, being built to Tilla mook, la working as many men as can be secured, and would use more If they could be round, In an effort to hurry . nirvuKu w cuixiiuBuuxi ina xiu miles or liner through the rich timber and dairy 1 country that lies between Portland and 'jLuiaraoog. pay.: LECTURES Of : PRIME IT that Mr. Oeddea has had charge of the government exhibits. Mr. Oeddes and Mr. Wilson are mem bers of a disbursing board of three which has charge of the financial end of the appropriation made by the gov ernment for the Seattle faiii Congress appropriated $600,000 for the govern ment display to be made in Seattle. Work will begin on the government bnlldlnrs within the next few months. While Mr. Oeddes has been in the west several times before this is Mr. Wil son's first visit to the Paciilo coast. The two officials are enthusiastio of the progress being made for the ex position in Seattle and predict that it will be a great success. They are at the Hotel Portland and leave Monday for home. ' IV METZGER ACRE TRACTS Auction Sale The Portland Auction Co. (Inc.) an rzBST ST. - The large attendance at Miss Joae , ' phlne Locke's art t lecture yesterday morning at the art museum provea the Increasing Interest in this most stim ulating and interesting aeries. Miss Y lock spoke on "The Birth of the Indl . Vldual the Primitives," dealing with - tha time from 1260 to the death of Fra Angellco in 1455. She traced the origin of two sources of art. the Orlen&U and tha Oothlc, showing the growth of the northern feeling, with Its characteris tics of an active. Individual people, and showing how this reallxm culminated In ra ADgeiico, wno united the IdeallHm of the clasalo with the realism of his time. This. Miss Lockes said, is the mes . page of Tuscany, that idealism and real lam muit unite to bring . perfection. luccio. Giotto and Fra Angellco with . msny of the leseer men were represent . e-d by photographs which were passed abouL The walls of the room are hung with examples of the early Christian art and photographic studies of the prlncl ptl worki are brought from the room a f the museum to nerve aa illustrations. . ifi ejpeaitng of the way m which Kng- laud found her aoul. Miss Locke told of he frindshln nl.rln. k n..,. Jones, Koseetti and William Morris, and I f their chancing upon an old Plea; .fragment In a wood cut. which repre-; rented to them the birth of a new art. ' The influence of thee men ahe relle the' .Undln; of the soul of England." snd predicts for America that ehe too will find her soul through the love snd the i "revival f Italy. ' Mies Lrke Invited all who come to' the aext lecture to bring with them i whet they consider the IS . mitr. pie of srt and she will crktdse them. ' -i ner remain nniy two lectures of thi ture. to be siren October 1 1 and No rerr.lr J at If t a. es, at ths Art rau eum. -, WOODSTOCK HAS RALLY .WD'BBV.AXSPEECnKS Monday, Wednesday and Friday 2 P. M. Tuesday at 10 A. M. Auction Sale Extraordinary Furniture from HOTEL ' HEYSER RECENTLY CLOSED BY THE SHER- IFiF. consisting in part or: Farlor eet In OIJ MAHOGANY, TUNA MAHOO AMT T? eTT MAPLE. CURLY BIRCH. WEATHERK'D and ROYAL OAK. in 8 and 6-piece sets. Dining Tables In MISSION OAK. Ladles' Writing Desk, Library and Office Desks and Tables (MISSION OAK). and some very quaint effects. VERY FINE ROLL TOP DESK and CHAIM to match. (MIS SION OAK), two large Leather Loung ing Chairs (original cost 195 each), (100) ONE HUNDRED LEATHER SEATED BOX TOP DINING CHAIRS, 20 Round Weathered Oak Tables, Side Board. Extension Table and Diners to match (antique oak finish), Table Lin en, very fine and large quantity, Sil verware. Havlland China Dinner Set about 175 pieces, all kinds of Rockers and Chairs for Den and Library in SPANISH LEATHER, etc, etc. - Everything must be sold, regardless of prices. Mr.. Schubach will do the auctioneering, NUFF SED. Sale be gins at 10 a. m. abarp. It behooves YOU to be on hand. N. B. The above furniture is prac tically new, having been used only about three montha. PORTLAND AUCTION CO. For our salee at our rooms. 211 First ' street. Monday, Wednesday and Fri- i day at ! p. m.. we have anything and . everything Imaginable for the houee. Large consignment of NEW EXTEN SION TABLES AND ROCKERB. Alan CORJI. CHINA CLEST. Bookcase. Library Table. Sideboards, Metal Beda and in fact too many plcoes to enumer ate. Come and be cor.rlnoed that we do the largeat auction business in the city. PORTLAND AUCTION CO., 211 MAIN ST, MAIN ttil. A-4121. Ford Auction Co. 369 E. Morrison St. j Isool UP I '"sswaan -. . ' -a I 10 ,s. DOWN afca sssssjasssssaesssi sawaaa sswaaswasi sssBBSawasawaai aT wwawawawaawsswaawawawswawsasBwawaBBBBBBBBBBBBBsaBBWaasasasBBWwws BALA IN C E MO NT H U INVESTIGATION WILL REVEAL NO "JOKER" IN METZGER ACRES THE VERDJCT IN METZGER ACRE TRACTS IS "WEIGHED AND NOT FOUND WAOTIN" Remember, it is always best tg. measure distance by time rather than by mile. It takes from one-half hour to three-quarters of an hour to reach some city ad ditions where 50x 100-foot lots sell for $600. It takes only 30 minutes to reach Metzger Acre Tracts and you can buy theirfa whole acre each for $200 and up. Which do you prefer? If you visit Metzger Acres you certainly will prefer an acre of this rich land, which, means independence.and an income. Come but today; Take car at Front and Jefferson streets." All Oregon Electric cars stop at Metzger. HERMAN METZGER, OWNER 226-22 FRONT ST., PORTLAND PHONES M. 474, A-137 METZGER BRANCH OFFICE PHONE M. 6409. t - . s :-: "j I . Jav. , k. " 4 it. M u,; - - ' v fN UU (j hi .f" Ul I tT x f. I 1 --1 I, " ' " The above cut is of a house we have at 16th and Wygant streets, Vernon. It has 6 large rooms, reception hall, den, bath and toilets; full concrete basement. This House Can Be Had for $1000 Cash THE BALANCE'ON EASY TIME MOORE INVESTMENT CO. 313 WASHINGTON STREET Lafayette Bldg. 2, 3. 4, and 5. Main and Home 2707 aBidlinilliy4te Offers unparalleled opportunities to the LABORING MAN, the CAPITALIST and MANUFACTURER. Factories, are corning in; the pay-roll of the city is increasing rapidly. Bandon has a beach, rich in soil, timber, coal and minerals. Water transporta tion to all seaports. MOST IDEAL CLIMATE. - Famous scenic beach on the OREGON COASTi , SWEENEY is the rnan who can assist you to get a home in this most delightful place. It wilipay you to investigate at once. , " . Offle of HENRY W. GODDARD OSle Telephone: Main 1T4J tor v - , SU1NSEX BEACH - Send 2c stamp or call for "booklet-' Jera K. tt-reTo aad H. XX Wag f addred a gathering of Bryaa efioa'arte st ? Pauline's hstt in tTeM . a in. 1 eigat. wtta re.kung briefly Ik tiea ir the rre(t eainralrn. T . ' 1 . r 1 .- g waa well a (teaded mud ew-l a aw. Rare, a urual, a fin aaaortmeni of Oentral Houeefurnlshlng and can glr yo good good at low prirea Call any time from T:l a. m. tin t p. m. and be convince that waat we aey we i II at MetTeTT, I If ynej have faralture for m rin East . B-Illl. -W gay u, price," F; A. SWEENEY 1. Portland. Or.. Oct. It, 1108. Mis Stslla M. Legrand, 607 "Holly treet. Portland, Or. Dear Madam: I' duly received your letter in reply to my advertisement asking for a slogan to use in advertising our new Summer Resort, SUNSET BEACH, and the sug- '. ,. gestlon made by you together with the pen-and-ink sketches .attached, have . . oeen' adopted. ,. If -you will kindly call at my office, 110 Second street, I will take pleasure , In handing you a check for 110.00 In . - payment for same. . . .. . . Tour very truly; ;. '. ' ' ' H. W. QODDARD. .; - '-' '. :" . " '' ; ; : -.V Th new townslt and beach resort Is on the Pacific Ocean and Ns halem Bay. (7 miles alrpost. directly west of Portland, and but about iv miies uisian 07 mo r. n. tt r.. tty4 now ouilding. 1 1 SUNSET- is located on Nehalem Peninsula, ta and 1a a tract of land of nearly 100 acres. It tehd m The petilAaola from the ocean to the bay, and haa a frontage of one half mile on each. - Its elevstion is about ft feet. If is a smooth, level tract, and each lot can be built on without eapense Tor grading or clearing. All lots are 50xlO (except a few of larger else) and -all lot face upon street. , - - Pjf rang from lid upwards:' our terms are very liberal, so that people of limited means 'and small Income can afford to-Invest. , Krorn any lot ia Sunset Beach you have a ehore view for several miles. la the Immediate background Is the grand Neoarney Mountain, which -towers more thaa ,e00 feet above the Pacific Ocean. Our llluatrated folder I now ready. .Sead.m your address.' H. W. GODDARD i ' .' ' 110 Second Street ' ' HOLLADAY'S ADDITION Tbe we beet r Port)aa4 t bur. Oee graphical aaatar and sieet -drab; rJr rroperty ef the dty. . Hng t r-eiieTiug. Betfer ge aafl tha Btaay eboice retndeweea a4e trweui aaaS te isawreveeaeata gla THE OREGON REAL ESTATE COMPANY M &A9 ATS. ST. f t