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THE' OREGON. SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING; DECEMBER 20, 1908
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DISEASE
Manager Simons Declares
3Iayor Has Created a
False Impression.
George TT.: Simons, manager - of "the
I Pacific Bridge company, baa the fol
lowing to say concerning the mayor's H
remarks on the rejection of 'the com- H
pany's bid for the filling and lmprov- S
Ing of East Mad i sou street between fi
3fercliants Asked to Cooper
nin in Pomnalrrn ' "RoifKT I East Water street and Union arena
Ate 111 Campaign leiUJM . "i m afraid the mayor's rem
remarks
NATIONAL,
TTi.-l 1 : rp,,,, i wui lead people to, Deneve that wa are
W affCU AiraiJlSt rUberCU- raising the price of filling, when as a
1 mittr nf for- aval.!., .Ua la
lfKta TlTPSdaV tO Beltrue and this statement can be veri
1US13 J. UCOUaj l -L"' I fled by an insoectlon of the record in
irniliTiTo' Tll-tr'' I tne c"y auditor's office covering street
JieiLUdllia Uaj I improvements in East Portlnad where
mis company has been tne contractor. '
' ' W m mitt tliA (ttiniAVttmnt nt a t raa t
a department In our business about Q
four years ago. and the. greater por- H
tion of our work has been the f illlne H
of old barricaded, dilapidated elevated
roadways located In the very heart of
me -ousmess section or Kast .Portland. " ,
"The Dries for the initial contract in H
that district wu 40 cents per cubic jj
yard for .- the improvement on East
Washington street and nearly 150.000 H
worth of similar work had been under W
contract . with , other parties in - South 1 JJ
Portland at the Bame price. I H
"Our source of supply for filling ma- H
terlal in the vicinity of Montavllla be-1 M
came exhausted, making It necessary to I JJ
seek elsewhere for a larger borrow pit. JJ
"We have constructed an economical H
plant for filling the low lands and mak- I
inr the street imDrovements in Kast
Portland by dredging material from the , j
river bed whura tli mamn 7la hnt tiva'.l
feet below the surface of the water bo-IM
tween th ...Mnrrinnn anH th MuHliinn H
street brtdgee. leaving 25 fet of water. H
Since the Port of Portland Is spending fl
Have You Decided What Jewelry You Are
Going to Biiy for Christmas? ,
Wiiere Arc You ffiolig. to Biy lt?;
''.i-i .....'-) .i-r-- !;. j a-. E
HAVE YOU' VISITED OUR NEW STORE and , seen the
many beautiful new things in thfc Jewelry Hne; something classy
and out of the ordinary; where the stamp of - quality is plainly,
marked on each article?
IT DOESN'T PAY,' TO BUY JEWELRY JUNK,
the kind you canbuy any old place when" for a few cents more'
you can buy the " best., WE BELIEVE IN QUALITY, NOT.
QUANTITY. . : . . 5 .
CO
,HapyJfiWyr,
$9 0flf
OUR WATCHES CAN BE DEPEND
ED UPON as timekeepers, even to the in
expensive "ones at 5.00 We handle no
watch that can not be warranted a timepiece.
OUR $15.00 LADIES' WATCH is the
best value in the city. . Our $15.00 Gent's
watch is a perfect timepiece. We handle
every make of a watch, from the cheap $1.00
watch to the finer ones at $150.00 and up.
OUR DIAMONDS are the finest mines
can produce Perfect in. cut and,full of life
and sparkle, : ' v :
Our New Store .Our New Goods
Our "New Prices Our New Ideas
Will convince you that we understand the jew
' , elry business thoroughly. .
hundred!! nf thnilflfltiris nf riillnrn nf thA
city's monev for deeDenlnv the harbor.
Kext Tuesday , is 'to ""'merthants' 1 our- work must be admitted to be of
day", at the postof f ion, t or the sale of benefit since It Is done. without
the Christmas stamps to aid the cam-1 "To bn in nnaitinn to
paign of tha Visiting Nurse association I price for improvements means that we
tnimt ii,h-rriilr.io I have made a large outlay and th re-
i I Hunt An Kli4a Mm AA mak, a an
iiniuum iu iu vii.j :tm urseu i cents Der cubic yard, or 25 Der cent.
to cooperate with the society on this I certainly shows a disposition on our
day. and t6 see to It that evenr letter I bS alri.au3i,..Sent" i".i,he low"
E.lvW-f-W;of:o' that day Siul been don. in thVoity.
" This ha.beenmthohtVto 1,. more .-11 aZ?Il TS?."!8. JT?t
JnSSlT UHl? ibSv.' the city' engineers estimate of
rheerCvh.,r?otS.tcolmmt?tt.Vec. ItThTM f& W V.fL i?i
!?ri8 -irti1 ifi h kSJ?1.2 a.!f 8pr1 street Improvement was made, the ei
clal efforts will be made at tha mint-1 k...i i.u u
SSnsmvef
W AetfSSSAll it?ui:?& J Probable cost, and the city engineer
A. i .dl always reduced nis estimated cost,--this
ness men of the city In this good I .ma in nor nt w v,X-
Cause. - . " I hlrtrtln- tllut what- th nltv aii.lnu.
nrnt' IS unn tJ t hiT P0" " told him that owlnV to
regard to this campaign is that the lour hettar farllttipit w mhU
younr man whose serious condition Saci"i!.a'.weouL. "i".
rirst Drougot 10 me rnmoi or tne visit-1 .; ' .
ins Nurses the area t, need for a home ot course, the mavor be. Wn
.uu.u., uiea las cesgful In delaying; the letting of the
His family was found on the oenln. ll"1" "L.1"1" "Le5.i..iraPr?vement
aula. Three were affected with th. "SX 'T;"-." ffv- JiSX!
266 MORRISON ST.
BEJT. THIRD and FOURTH
JJAEGES;Bil(l)
' . THE LITTLE DIAMOND RINGS thatr
we sell at $35.00 are cut just as perfect as"
thes larger ones at higher prices. w-
' OUR $50.00 RINGS arid up to $1,000.00 .
, -'are the height of perfection and of extra
value. ' , : '
OUR PRIVATE DIAMOND ROOM
j affords you an opportunity, of examining our
'diamonds without being disturbed. ,
LEADING JEWELERS
O STORE OPEN EVENINGS
Dn n fntinrt t I.. .,,M,L, -1 ""-. w. or . egress a tneir
and was placed in the Open Air sanal ME.YJZ". ""fyT.l TL" 'H"2,1.".
disease.
mission,
s rruu ana iower i i.... rs
Pn nimi-treet are anxious to hv fh
which soriatv l W-nlno- kin, "f"J".lv' ". .mm.v.iumu ui tne
Two o
o be l
ieni w. i. uieir oacs yara ana t nv ventf. ' nfl-..i
iuca.a. viiiois, luuot men, were I ui . .t.. 1,1.1 v .
to be incurable. For . them a r ,,:.tua v ,UB)r u" vpen
found
them wtartj. On- -ST few "days fh" .WrAWJ!
not raisinsr as tne mayor , would have
aco.
IVIFf AHD THREE
ClillDREII DEAD
Jolm Eosen of Montpelier,
Idaho,. Claims Wife
, Poisoned All.
I the people believe.
, , (United Press Leased Wire.)
" Boise, Idabo, Dec. 19 Mrs. John Kos
tn and three children 'were found dead
today at their . home, four miles from
Montpelier, in Bear Lake county, In
the southeastern part state, of the state.
The husband. John Rosen, who claims
to have found his wife and children
dead, says the mother poisoned the chil
dren and then took poison herself. The
county -attorney and coroner of Bear
Xake county have gone, to the Rosen
home to investigate.'
No arrests have been made.' ', v
K00SEVELTS GUESTS
OF THE EAIEBAKKS
(Hearst News by Lonsest Leamd Wire.)
Washington. Dec 1 President and
Mrs. JtooHevelt were entertained at din
er tonight by Vice President and Mrs.
Fairbanks. A distinguished company
was juuierea in uie rmruanKS noma to
dine with them. Miss Ethel room.
velt was also present. ,.'-
resident Koosevelt concluded a busy
day by a Kama of lawn tennis on tha
court back of the executive offices, witn
the French embassador. Secretary Gar-
-1 , J 1 Wta. T.I .I.
EXCEPTION TO EVANS ;
- BY NATY: LEAGUE
(Baant Newt by Ixmgeat Leased Wire.)
New York. Dec 19. In honor of Rmt
Admiral Bvans a receDtion will be a-iven
at the Navy league in Carnegie hall on
ins evening; 01 January 8. Among tne
men on the reception committee are
Herbert D. gatterlee. assistant secretary
of the navy; Clement A. Oriscom, J. P.
Morgan, Nathan Ktraus, former Gover
nor Morton and other nromlnont fHftnrlii
of the navy. . . ;
1 It!
HOPE TO
LIBERTY BELL
Eose Festival Managers Ee
ceive Encouragemnt in
State and City.
Tba Whiskey
mih a
Rxpatation"
1
(fluakerMaid Mye
WINNER OF .
THREE STRAIGHT PRIZES
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' St. Loait. 1904 Paris, 1905 -Portland, 1905
Can this leave any possible doubt in your mind as to which
" v. Whiskev is the bst ? v ' ' .' I
For tale mt all first-clan Part, cafes and drug stores .
S. IIIRSCH &. CO., Kansas City, Mo.
There is every reason to believe that
the Rose Festival will be able to offer
the historic Liberty Bell as a special
added attraction for the grand celebra
tion durlnst the second Week of next
June. The only additional Influence
that seems to be necessary , In order to
engage the support of Senators Knox
and and Penrose of Pennsylvania, the
congressmen from the Philadelphia dis
trict and the mayor of the Quaker City,
ia to have the executive management of
the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition en
list Its efforts in the matter. Such is
the statement of Governor Chamberlain,
who went exhaustively Into the matter
nf hrlnvlnir thn I.ihnrtv Bell tO the Pa
cific coast for next summer while he
in tn Wnahlnrtnii attending the con
gress of governors lnterestedvtn the Na
tional Conservation congress.
There wat some doubt expressed as to
th nhimv nf th PhilndelDhla. officials
to arrange for naving tne great wuuuii
patriotic trophy sent out here merely
for the week or tne roriiana ieiui,
but Conogressman J. Hampton Moore,
representing the Philadelphia district,
told Governor Chamberlain , that it
would piobably not be a difficult matter
to have the relic sent out to the north
west if Seattle, with Its exposition, and
Portland, with its spectacular floral
feast, were to work in harmony.. .
Governor - Chamberlain has advised
President Ralph W. Hoyt of the Port
land Rose Festival association of the
AnnHIHnm attarhpri to , the DrODOSltioll
of securing the Bell and Seattle has been
duly advised of the' conditions im
posed. Within the next few days the
festival will ask the A.-X.-r. exposition
management to name a committee to
meet here and arrange for some con
certed and joint action in mis miier.
. ! nm onnflitimti that Portland and
Seattle can secure the Liberty Bell for
their respective ceieDrauons year,
said Governor Chamberlain last night.
''Congressman J. Hampton Moore as
sured me thta he would do all he could
to arouse interest In the project and
that he would try to get a goodly dele
aation from . his state to . come to the
northwest, next summer. I found that
Philadelphia guards this great trophy
with the utmost Jealousy and It was ex-
tremely hard to get anyooay lnicresieu
in the movement. At the same time I
was assured that if the people behind
the Seattle fair will bend their energies
to assist the Portland Rose Festival we
will stand a most excellent chance of
getting the bell. . '' .
I "I want to put myself on record as
declaring tnat, mis wouia im iiic
ut in.iiviittial advertisement tha north
; . ha. over had. All tha Cities
through which the sacred emblem of our
nations r.istory wouia ! wvuiu iuiu
out en masse to greet it I shall ,do
everything ln-'Tny power to .assist in
havlna this uniaue treasure . uruusni
here, and 1 have every reason to peiievt
. . .i . .jd.i.i. tVtm .tot rT Wii ah-
ington wlU assist In the effort.','
'CONCRETE ISLE
FOR TORPEDOS
! Eests on Bottom of Sea and
i Must Be Placed on
! , Maps.
Ferro. Canary Islands. Dec 18.-rln
full s-a. off this Island is being built
an artificial islet for the service of
the automobile torpedoes made by tne
Creusot company. It consists -of a box
to feet long and 60 feet wide at base,
filled with cement save spaces left for
apartments, and resting en tne bottom
of the sea. From the submarine cham
ber- torpedoes can be launched under
the surface or the sea. as it la a true
rock, the force of waves will not dis
turb it. Naturally it will have to be
noted on the maps and also be pro
vided with submarine signals, which
will be bells, already designed by the
builders, who estimate that their sound
' will travel under water at tbe rate of
1570 yards per second, while in the air
it would move only 1000. It Is declared
that their sound will be heard at the
distance of at least seven miles and
when most at II mllea.. ,
The work is for the protection of
shipping against a dangerous ooast and
is an lnlclal experiment in that direc
tion. The submarine signals not only
, serve to. advise ships when they enter
the radius of the torpedo action, but in
time-of foe they will' be enabled to
locate themselves with accuracy.
Four candidates are now in tha field
for -governor of Virginia, to b settled
t the election next year, They are
Congressman' Carter Glass of Lyrich
burtr. Judge "William H. Mann, Henry
C Stuart and Harry Steorg TvckerJ
TOY SUGGESTION
FROM IRA POWERS
"Good Streets and Good
Eoads" Motto of the Fur
niture Man and Motorist.
"Good streets and good roads are
good Investments, and not expenses In
the long tin," said Ira Pqwera, proprie
tor of th Powers Furniture House.
TmA m.. V. a inntlnncit "wara. Ha.
manded by the people, and the county
is providing them, and When the people
demand good streets of the cLty govern
ment, a way will be found to get them.
The city is so far behind the county in
the matter of good thoroughfares that
one can easily detect, on traveling out a
street connecting with a county roaa.
Where the city's responsibility ends and
the county's begins. As half a loaf is
better than no bread at all, wolQd it
not oe wive iu improve inn ireeio con
necting with the principal country
roads first? A stranger being shown
into the country, would then be driven
out on an attractive-looking street con-t
nectlng with some one of the principal
county thoroughfares, ' and, should he
return by another road, ha would recroaa
the city oft another finely paved street
Then, too, the delivery of merchandise
and country trafflo would share in
such an improvement. ', For-example- a
few more blocks of smooth paving on
Jefferson street would have connected
with the Canyon road now so splendidly
Improved. "
"Next year will witness more agita
tion of street Improvement In the cen
tral or down-town thoroughfares than
the casual observer would suppose. The
owners and promoters of suburban
tracts have shown, by the neat manner
In which they have graded, curbed and
sldewalked their properties, that good
pavements and smooth sidewalks en
hance the value of adlacent realty.
Down-town oroperty holdera don't seem
to realise this fact so strongly or else
they would have provided some means
of keeping their streets in repair, as it
would coat a mere bagatelle to do so
after they are once well improved.
"I think there is nothing that en
hances the value of property more -than
neat surroundings and enpeclaly Jm-
E roved streets, and established grades,
how a prospective purchaser property
surrounded by unimproved streets, and
having no sidewalks and he looks upon
the proposition with disfavor and almost
invariaoiy refuses 10 ouy. improvements
of streets and sidewalks . adds at least
25 per cent to the value of the prooerty
uuyers -will purcnase - on lr
streets when thi
urchaee - on inmroved
ey will hardly look at
unimproved property, even though It
u- 111 IIIO fuel DIOCK. .
"There Is still another point I wish to
emphasise. The sidewalk crossings
should be so constructed that there Is
no jump-on as tne street is reached.
The Idea is not original, with me,'V he
f.nntlniiaw1 1 1 1. 1. a au n .
struction adoDted 1 for nrnuwaiic. in
Detroit, Mich., and other, progressive
cities I have visited. The Crossings in
Detroit, for example, are like so many
uui vena u.or um Kuu.n near tns side
walk. If It happened to be raining,
one runs no risk of stepping Into a pool
of water, as one does In this city. It ia
especially a great accommodation .to
ladies. There is no doubting the state
ment that the time Is at hand when the
city wiir witness great growth and
consequently tho streets will come in
for intelligent consideration. Expansion,
you know, is the order of the day tn the
west, and this citv mnat f num.
emp'lfy the spirit of the times.",
AESTHETIC TEGUMENT I
AGAINST WATEE PLANS
(United PrM teased Wtre.l.
Washington, Dec. 19. The actual open
fight against . the plan for. a Hetch
Hetcby water system for Ban Fran
cisco was begun today before the sub
committee of the bouse committee on
public lands which is now considering
Representative Julius Kahn's resolution I
to deed to the city the public land in
the national park needed for that pur
pose. ,;;,.;. .,.,. . ; . "
Dr. Robert Underwood Johnson, sso
date editor of the Century magaalna,
precentel thA ir.nm.nt. v.a.. ...
dared that the large reservoir, which
1 LA-. Plnn4 to-bui.3. would spoil tha
Uttl
ley
lab
scenio beauty of the Hetch HtnhV .
Id result In a.i.W
ion. to prevent 'nosl hi. TSSIS::
and woul
tion of. the . wir.V VT-.V-ifPJr
region. b prMtt' Vxcluded'f rom"th:
City Engineer Marsden Manson of
San Francisco and Secretary of the In.
torior Garfield held a long cSnf ere"i
today. They are understood to havj
discussed the objections which have
beenmado to the plan and to have de
cided on ways to meet the adverse
arguments. The committee which is
listening to the advocates and opponents
DOLLS, TOYS, GAMES, AT
COST t
Our Entire (took of KoUdar oods
Marked Sown. '-,
Closinar out all dnlia. tnva '
books, etc.,. at cost. AH fancy .neckwear!
hosiery, handkerchiefs, purses and
belts reduced. Headquarters for fine
table linens and black drwas a-nnHa x.,
Allen A McDonnell, Third and Morrison.
AC1IHGE
SALE
BENJAMIN'S CLOTHES
. ' .''. .-..... t , ''..,....' -.. :: V . .'.'.; ... .
Our Entire Stock of this season's newest
'iiits, Overcoats and I
;-vf ,y t AT
No Last Season's Styles
laincoats
No Odds and Ends
Blues and Blacks Included
SUITS, OVERCOATS AND RAINCOATS
$20.00 VALUES NOW $15.00
$25.00 VALUES NOW $18.75
$30.00 VALUES NOW $22.50:
$35.00 VALUES NOW $27.50
$40.00 VALUES NOW $30.00
ALL SMOKING JACKETS
One-Third Off Regular Price
FANCY VESTS TROUSERS1
One-Fourth Off Regular Price . Entire Line Fourth Off Regular Price
IN THIS SALE BENJAMIN'S FULL DRESS
AND TUXEDO SUITSRE EXCEPTED
, Commencing Monday Our Store Will Remain Open Evenings Until Christmas
BUFFUM h PENDLETON
311 IVIorrlsori Street, Opposite the FostofIIcc