THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, " PORTLAND, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 12, 190&.
RE
Mill
TO
RISE
, l r...:
Inland Empire Farmers to
3Iarket the Coming Sea
son's Wheat Crop at the
Head of Navigation, in
Portland.
'; An Immense grain, elevator and ware-
house will be erected along- the Port
land waterfront in time to house part
5 of next season's wheat crop. The money
: has been secured and It is understood
that' the site has practically been se
lected. The elevator will have capacity
for 00,000 bushefe of wheat.
' Fanners of the great inltuid empire,
who make fortune each year by gruw
. ing wheat, have banded together and
.; th-r are hIHnri the biff elevator scheme.
Ten thousand in number and controlling
" the output of some 20,000,000 bueh-
i els of wheat, these farmers have come
' to the conclusion that an elevator lb
-one of their greatest needs." Af ter 'con
sidering a number of other shipping
points along- the coast, Portland has
been chosen as the only logical tide
: - water point for the farmers.
- Load In Portland Harbor.
- The building of the elevator at Port-
, land will mean that the loading of ves
sels In the grain trade will be done
here- and that the port will Improve it
position in the race for supremacy in
the wheat shipping; business in tha
Vnlted States, although several times
Portland baa been second only to New
York, with Philadelphia Galveston and
the combined Piiget so end ports trailing
.behind. ,
, When the matter of building an ele
vator was first broached by the farmers
.. wno have formed a strong compact,
several sites were suggested, but a com
mittee, after the closest' Investigation,
reported 1 favor of Portland.
,. Work to Begin at One.
Announcement of tho elevator pro
ject was made here this morning; when
President T. a Townsend, Secretary
- Fred Muller and Director C. U ' Good
rich of the Portland Board of Trade re-
s -turned -from the Farmers'- convention
at Fnokane, and It is stated that work
on the immense structure will be com
menced before the end of this month,
which goes to indicate that practically
all the preliminary details have been
attended to.
Secretary Muller, Whose address at
the eonvention bore weight. In speaking
. of the proceedings there said:
."Ten thousand farmers, controling
a grain output in the inland empire
which exceeds 10,000,009 bushels yearly,
have formed themselves Into a union
for the purpose of stimulation and their
own Interests as they may be affected
- In their dealinas fclth. te buver.
. "In accordance with the program of
the Monday -session' uf the Spokane
convention, rne jrppuaaa oara or trade
was given first1 place, and the arguments-advanced,
by the board of trade
proved so. convincing thai not only the
muiviQuni inrmers, dui me crgamx.l-4
tion. thronrb its nroner antrum it tw.
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LUMBER TRUST:
. FREE LIST." SAYS
WAYS AND . MEANS
(Fnlted PreM Leased Wire.)
Washington, Feb. 12, Notwithstand
ing the efforts of a strong lumber
men's lobby, the house ways and means
committee has, it is positively stated
todav. placed lumber on the free list
and H is believed the ' conclusion
reached will not be changed -under any
circumntances before the bill Is pre
sented to the house. The .ways and
means committee concluded its hearing
on in new tuiriDer tariff yesterday.
Thecharge Is made by the - lumber
men that toe committee made Its de
cision as a result of- representations
wuk:u,-uv noi accurately .reriect condi
tions in the trade. 7z -
The. committee, it Is declared, acted
Upon the assumption -that lumber is
controlled - by a trust and no longer
needs protection.
WATER SUPERINTENDENT DODGE
DECLINES SALARY INCREASE
Portland has another- claim to dls
tlnctlon. She now comes .to the rront
with a city official who reluses to
accept an Increase In salary and de
clares that he Is retting enough. Frank
T. Dodge superintendent of the water
department is the man. The pioneer
head of the department says he will
absolutely refuse to take any additional
salary, even if the water board should
vote him, an advance.- The salary of
the superintendent is now, ana nas
been for years, $250 a month.
When the water board aeciaea xo
raise salaries all along the line, Su
perintendent Dodge, as a member of
the board, approved all raises, except
as to his own Job. He told the board
that he was entirely satisfied witn
his salary and could not. be Induced
to accept any more Tor his srvices mm
the city has paid him for two decade.
When asea ior nis reasons , xor as
suming, this attitude. Mr. Dodge this
morning; requested that no mention of
the circumstances! be made 1n the newt
papers. He repeated what he had said
to the board and said that while he did
iot want , any higher salary himself.
he thought the rest of the employes
are entUied to the raise, especially the
Chief engineer,- whose salary . was
doubled, being made $400.
.."The board' considered the advance
In the salary schedule advisable in or
der that the clerks and other employes
would be placed on an equal wage earn
ing basis with other city departments,"
said Dr. Raffety, of the water board,
this morning. "The chief engineer will
?SBum greatlvf Increased responsibility
n taking- chargre of conatniction work
cn the $$,000,000 -pipeline from Bull
Run and the board thought $400 little
enough Jn view of this "fact The
salary-may be cut after the new pipe
line Is finished." ,
WOMAN CHARGES A PEACEMAKER
WITH THREATENING HER LIFE
A new turn to the squabble between
the residents of 66 Third street was
given this morning when Mrs, Alice O.
Elliott, or Vlckery, after she had been
fined $10 for being drunk, swore to a
complaint charging Mrs. O. McAvoy
with threatening to kill her. Every
thing being taken Into consideration,
Mrs. McAvoy was released on her own
recognizance until the hearing tomor
row. '
The two women met in the police sta
tion, while Mrs. McAvoy was undergo
in the booking ordeal and weeping.
Charles Meyers, the old man who was
to marry Mrs. fcjuoti, nut wnom sne
had tired of and beat with a hammer,
as is alleged, while John Bums, a new
favorite, held his arms, was also present
and Mrs. Elliott, who it is said was
formerly an actress in San Francisco,
addressed a few terse remarks to him.
Receiving no reply her tongue ac
quired a more bitter edge than ever,
and emphasising her questions with a
forefinger very near her ex-fiance's
nose, she cried:
"Did she damage he furniture, or
didn't sheT Answer me tliat, will you?"
Mrs. McAvoy tried to speak, and Mrs.
Elliott turned loose on her former
lodger.
"You're a liar and I'd never- believe
you, - so there," and while the officers
cried that she could not use such lan
guage In the police station Mrs. Elliott,
or vickery or Anderson, flounced out
indignantly.
Mrs. McAvoy, it seems, got Into trou
ble by coming to Meyers' assistance
when Mrs. Elliott was using a hammer
on him, with Burns holding the old
man's arms. Meyers has been subpoe
naed to testify for the peacemaker.
CROOK FARMERS
TO 60 TO COURT
Riparian Rights Useless Be
cause Deschutes Company
Refuses Eight of Way.
" ' . - .-.
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.) ' '
Bend. Or., Feb. 12.. It Is practically
certain that the courts .of Oregon will
soon be called upon to decide, finally,
whether or not an individual has the
riaht to condemn rtarht of way across
another's land for an Irrigation ditch.
Several ranchers and farmers resid
ing east - of Bend have recently asked
the Deschutes Irrigation eV .Power com
pany for rirht of viv to construct a
canal across a part of their land, which
the company refused. .
The farmers have declared their In-1
tentlon of having the matter settled by
the courts. They expect to force thej
irrigation company to enjoin tnem ana
then carry the matter pp.
The farmers and ranchers interested
own water rights 'in the Deschutes
river and claim the right of being al
lowed to use their water on their land.
even though the Irrigating canal must
be brought through the Deschutes Light
A Power company's land. v
THE COUPLES
ME DIVORCED
Two Wives and One Hus
band Ask Court to
Cut Bonds.
impressed, with
ras oeen tnorouehlr
the fact that' Portland . is the nnl
logical tidewater outlet for the :farmers.
Boons Beard of Trade.:
., "There was not a man in attendance
and there were over 600 who did not
express himself as thoroughly, im
pressed with the beneficial influence :f
: the board' of trade's nnrlt. A Mn.
sequence: he membership of the Port-!
una uosrnir irna-e. will-. oe g'eauy
augmented and Its usefulness largely
Stimulated. ...
"We submitted a dennite proposition
and while I am not at liberty to dis
close the details at this time, before
this month expires tne construction or
a 600,000 bushel elevator ana ware
bouse, with the best of switching fa
cilities, will be commenced.
President T. 8. Townsena ana di
rector C I Goodrich were also in at
tendance at the convention and Presi
dent Townsend s falk to the farmers at
Monday afternoon's session greatly in
fluenced the final conclusions reached
by, the convention."
Kellaher Keeps After Webster.'
' -in. Jnnfti.r IxaaiM ; Salem W4re. 1
Salem. Or- Feb". 12vebaWr Kella-
ber is still on the trail o County Judge
Webster of Multnomah." county, . In a
bill introduced early In. the .session he
sought to separate the 'probate work
from county wprk. and add a new coun
ty commissioner. He now has a bill re
quiring the judge to keep his office
open U months each year and be pro
hibited from private practice of law.
The hill fixes a fine of from $35 to
J 1C0 for each-violation.
CHICAGO ALDERMAN
COMMITS SUICIDE
(United Press Leueajtflre.)
Chicago, Feb. 12. Alderman Joseph
H. Kohout shot himself in the temple
with a revolver early today. His wife
is unable to account for the act. It
Is reported that at a meeting of his
constituents last night Kohout was In
formed that he would not be renom
inated, because of dereliction in making
improvements.
Druggist Appeal for Sunday Rest.
. By. Journal leased Salem Win.)
Salem, Feb. 12. A new Sunday clos
ing idea struck the senate yesterday
In the form of a bill introduced by
.Caldwell. It applies only to drug stores.
directing that they shall be closed ex
cept between the hours of 9 a. m. and 2
p. m except in case of emergency. lie
says that many druggists have appealed
to him to introduce the bill.
YOU TAKE NO CHANCES
.We mean just that, and nothing else, father a novel
way of doing business, you will say but then we do
things differently at this store, as many of your
friends can tell vou. IF YOU, LIKE A SQUARE
DEAL, COURTEOUS TREATMENT, HONEST
RETURNS FOR EVERY DOLLAR INVESTED.
THIS IS YOUR STORE. And now, before, closing,
just a few words about our trousers. WE CARRY
GUARANTEED 'MAKES ONLY. We give the
. best possible values always, and when we advertise
; specials, rest assured it is worth your while to look in.
Special IMo. 1
Saturday 8 A. M.
We put on sale 928 pairs of the finest trousers made,
pure wool worsteds and silk-and-wool mixtures
trousers that will do you good, mostly medium"
weights tha" t can
be'worn all sum
mer. All sizes in
the lot, values up
to $8.00. Your
choice of them at,
tlie pair
WE ADVERTISE FACTS ONLY
Special No. 2
316 pairs (sorry we
haven't more)' ot our reg
ular-,. $4, $4.50 and r- $5
GUARANTEED
1 TROUSERS - V
the best in town at regu-;
Iar prices, Saturday your
choice of, at our low drop
price- ' -
JQs
166
1TO
THIRD STREET
Special No. 3
240 pairs of youths' )
,
GUARANTEED V
TROUSERS
Our, regular $2.50,-3 and
$3.50 values, your choice
of while the v last - ' -
After being; mnrrled 29 years Kathar
ine L. Wiser says that her husband, Pe
ter Xm q. Wiser, deserted her and he
was srranted a tlvrrn nn thnt ornnnd
in Presiding Judee Qantenbeln's court
this morning. They have seven chil
dren, the oldest J9 years of age. They
were married in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, In
1877.
Henry W. Burr was granted a divorce
from hla wife Pstronella Burr. The
plaintiff says that his wife left him
in Los Angeles in August, 1908, and
went to Chicago on a visit. That she
refused to return, and that when he
went to Chicago after her he waa in
formed "that there waa nothing doing
for him." They were married in Ham
mond, ind., in 1898. and have one child.
Nellie C. Ebert was granted a divorce
from Samuel Bbers, on the ground of
cruelty and Inhuman treatment. They
were married In Portland. nnA hao n
child 6 years old. the custody of which
jiion iu me piainmr.
KIIOX Will HOT
EMBARRASS TAFT
-
Leaves Matter of His Cabi
net Appointment Entire
ly to President-Elect.
New Orleans. Feb. 12. A telegram
from Senator Knox to President-Elect
Taft regarding the obstruction that has
arisen to prevent hia appointing Knox to
the post of secretary of state was made
public here today. Knox explained that
he would have nothing to do with the
matter but would leave It entirely to
President-Elect Taft to determine
whether the senate's proposed action
looking to removing the obstruction,
would be desirable or effective, The
message said:
"If you for any reason do not approve
of what is being done, it should be
known. Otherwise an injustice may be
done to whoever la appointed."
President-Elect Taft today addressed
a negro Young Men's Christian Associa
tion meeting and was later a guest of
the Country club.
Taft wired Senator Knox In replv,
saying that he hoped the bill fixing
Knox s eligibility for secretary of state
would be passed by congress, and that
he had wired Senator Hale, ftoeaker
Cannon and Congressman Payne to that
effect.
"OUR MEW MORaiE"
Will Be At 106 Fifth Street .
BETWEEN THE PERKINS HOTEL AND THE DRESSER-SEALV-MASON CO STORE. -We
will also occupy the LARGE SALESROOM oft the SECOND FLOOR (over the Dresser-Sealy-Masoh
Co. $tore), giving us in all over '''',' v-' ' - v . " -
Five Thousand Square Feet of Floor Space ; '
This will be th MOST CENTRALLY LOCATED PIANO STORE IN PORTLANDonly 100
feet from the corner of Fifth and Washington streets and whert completely fitted up will be beautiful
and attractive, as well as convenient. AT LAST we will have"a suitable place m which to display the
great
"Apollo' and "BelihmaT88-N6te Player Pianos
And the 14 different makes of standard high-grade Upright and Grand Pianos we have the honor to rep
resent in this territory. '
IMPORTANT . NOTICE
- " , , ; ; : . .
Onr new location is not quite ready for us, yet we must move February '15. t "
Extraordinary Inducements Offered
These few days of our ' .
"Forced Out Removal Sale"
IN ORDER TO DISPOSE OF AS MANY INSTRUMENTS AS POSSIBLE BEFORE MOVING.
OUR PRICES TALK NOW. MORE THAN '
One-Third Oii on Many Styles Not Necessary to Pay All Cash
THE CARPENTERS. PAINTERS AND DECORATORS need room to work, fitting ,up our new
store, and we are making a desperate effort to accommodate them. THESE MORE THAN SACRI
FICE PRICES should place many pianos in happy homes' instead of our being obliged to move them to
our NEW STORE, where they will be in danger of being marred by the workmen, beside the inconven
ience of being crowded. AS AN EXTRA EFFORT we will keep our STORE OPEN until 1030 both
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY EVENINGS. V
YOUR ONE GREAT AND LAST OPPORTUNITY TO SAVE FROM $100 TO
$300 BY ACTING QUICKLY -
Hovendlem-Soulle Pfianio Co.
CORNER' MORRISON AND WEST PARK STS.
Until February 15, then at 106 Fifth Street, near Washington.
JUST ONE DRINK;
YTVE MONTHS ABSENT
(United Press ImI Wire.)
Everett. Wash.. Feb. 12. For months
mourned as dead by his wife and little
daughter, who live on a rnnch near
Machias, Washington. C. W. Ellsworth,
who disappeared from Everett last Sep
tember, has returned home. He says he
took a drink with a chance acaualntanre
in a water front saloon and knew noth- I
Ing more until ha found himself aboard j
ine scnooner Moranoe, bound for- Aus
tralia. He does not know where he
was put aboard the craft. He worked
his way back to San Francisco and took
a train for the north.
Ellsworth had $160 on his person
when he disappeared. He had recently
come here from Portland and had
bought the Machtan ranch.
Police of the northwest and the Odd
fellows lodge, to which he belonged,
made an extensive search for him -at
the time of his disappearance.
HONORS TO LINCOLN
AT NATIONAL CAPITAL
(United Press rued Wire.)
Washington. Feb. 12. At the Lincoln
memorial services in the house today
prayer was offered by the. blind chap
lain. Dr. Henry N. Couden. Lincoln'
Gettysburg speech waa read by Repre
sentative Henry Boutel of Illinois.
The eulogy or the great emancipator
was delivered by Representative Frank
Mellen Nye of Minnesota.- The day was
a holiday in the District of Columbia
and In the territories, by proclamation
Of the president.
The United States Historical society.
I tha Grand Army .of the Republic, and
uiRouiiaugna in me national cap
ital joined in the celebration of Lincoln
day. One of the most notable observ
ances of the centenary was that at How
ard university, where Secretary of the
Interior Garfield presided over exer
cises that included music, oratlona and
the unveiling of a painting entitled
'The Underground Railway." . . . ,
Chicken Livers for Two.
From the New York World.
She entered a high priced butcher
shop on upper Broadway yesterday
afternoon. Her automobile waited outside.
"Have yofl any chicken livers. Will
lam?", aha asked of her favorite anato
mist .,.
"Yes, madam: 80 cents a nound
"Give ma half a pound." she said,
"and- cut . them in ' halves. I'll . take
them," she said, "but be careful -to cut
each exactly in half."
... William fixed them with great care.
. "-"You e." she said, as sha swept out:
"I bav Vtw dogs, and If the liver is
not exactly halved they fight about It."
WiUIam fell In -a faint v
Willi
MAKE US PROVE IT
Clean-up of Odds and Ends in
Men's Suits
m siits
Of the latest styles
Suits that sold for $20,
$22.50 and $25 are to be
cleared out at the small
figure, per suit, of
ISO Slots
For men that sold . for
$27.50, $30, $32.50 and
$35 will be cleared out.
this week at the bar gain
price of -y j'
lies
ak j
OPP. WOODARD, CLARKE & CO.
RICHARDSON
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283-285 WASHINGTON STREET
'- This Date' I History." .
. 1789 Ethan Allen,, hero of the
American revolution, died In- Burling
ton, Vt. , Born In Litchfield,-Conn., Jan.
10, 1737. - -
177 RL Rev. John : Tlmon, first
BUILDERS ATTENTION!
The building season is now at handthe BEST is always CHEAPEST have that new house
.installed with a '"'
IT COSTS YOU NOTHING to call on us so our' salesmen can demonstrate to you Its many
advantages. It has no competitors; SEND FOR BOOKLET. '
J. Ju lDDERLY, THE HARDWARE MAN
130 FIRST; STREET, NEAR CORNER ALDER RUNNING CLEAR THROUGH 'TO
v . FRONT--NEXT. TO O. W. P. WAITING ROOMS. - - - . . Y
Roman Catholic bishops of Buffalo,
born. Died Artl"lf. ,lM7.;i"..':.'..'i.v5':-. .
.1809 Abraham Lincoln born in Hajk
din county, . Ky. Died In WashingtoW
V. C, April 15, im.
1S29 The South Carolina leg-islature
protested against the tariff. i.
1857 Psabody Institute, Baltimore,
''Xr-'-y.' 1 .-''-'":; '.
f ounded by GeaTge Peabody.' ' ,
18S2 General Burner - reenforced
General Pillow at Tort Donelson. ' f
1865 General , Sherman occupied
Branchville. 8, C ' '
1SS6 -r- Horatio -Soymon, : American
statesman, tiled. Born May 31, 1810.
-l01--Mlchlg;aii supreme" ioiirt "hejjd
public freh!se'to;bMtasiible, 'j r .j :
' : " pm i i t,m nim sssssiMsit.,,!, -,, -" "
.Flowering plants have been found at
a height of 18,000 feet In the Himslav
mountains, while the Widest point t
which tney have been found in the Alpa
Is about 8000 feet. - v
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