The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, February 22, 1912, Image 12

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Newspaper Page Text.V u i ill OF SITE now iOVES EXPENSIVE Waterfront at St. Johns' "Bot tled Up" by Private Inter ests, Leaving County With out Landing Jor Ferry. Because ths county court In 1908 care lessly allowed the vacation of Spring- Mile, a platted elt at the west landing of the St. Johns ferrj the county Is now compelled to force a new landing: or purchase property for the same at a very high price. This question has been several days, but has not been promi nently mentioned , unt'.l the last three days. When the court allowed the vacation four years ago no reservation was mad 4 whereby the county could provide a public highway to the water's edge. In other words, the waterfront for several " hundred feet was "bottled up," and the present owners, H. C Campbell and Charles P. Swigert now want no less than 1100 a front foot for a 70 foot landing pftce for the ferry. Thenly member on the present coun ty court who had anything to do with this vacation la W. L. Llghtner. Judge L, R. Webster and F. C Barnes were tho tuner mtuiuen vi iiiv wuii nuvn uia plat of Springville was vacated to Camp bell and Swigert, thereby giving them exclusive control of the waterfront for severat hundred feet. . Interesting Story. When the question, of rebuilding a landing for the new St Johns ferry came before the court, . Investigation . firoK 11, to. the. rieht the county has to -the property. It was in this investiga tion of the records at the courthouse lllQi 1 11C B Lai WISVV V J T no wv. 'Hhat the f crrjner county court had al lowed the deal whereby the waterfront became "bottled up." The story of how the publio property was given away without adequate compensation may be found la plat book 440,- page 39. This piat was filed for record October 21, 1908, and recites that ther came before the county" court for consideration on September 23, 1908, the petition of the Security Savings & Trust Co, for the va cation of the plat of Springville. This company Is the trustee for the present owners, Th nailtlnnara at forth that the town had been Totted for a number of years, but had never Improved. It was further set forth by the petitioners that they desired to dedicate other and more suitable streets In lieu of those sought to be vacated. After bearing the matter Commissioners Ughtnsr and Barnes and Judge Webster agreed to order the vaca tion. In this vacation, all of, blocks A, Be C, 1 and 2, together wltb lots 1 and 10 In block 3, were turned back to acreage. It had been carefully con sidered that th streets. revert te the abutting property owners, which In this wee were Campbell and Bwigert. There u t public square In the town plat, and this reverted to the county. It was t the foot of thia publio square tfcat a Ivharf had been maintained. . t, t Street! Ordered Vacated. ' The following streets were also or dered vacated and . turned to the abut ting property owners: Spring, Front, First. Second, and an alley. The public square fell to the county. The total area of land going to Campbell and Swigert by this vacation" amounted to 157,520 squAre feet. The county received 2S.S00 square feet In the public square. The records at the courthouse show tills order for vacation was signed by Commissioners Llghtner and Barnes, Judge Webster not signing. ' - The records also show the petitioners 'opoff to dedicate new streets, but no new plat of Springville has been filed, .uii .nH Kwlirert now Insist iku v a 1 1 1 ....- . . ... - - .. . they have the exclusive ownership or terfront forseveral h ur.dred. feet at. this point, . .Tbf; old U rry - landing cuts through the center .. .tt-n anA has hpen used for .many jears. Campbell and Swigert claim tho ttiunty has no ngnt 10 crue- me nii for it la private property, This is the hpfnr the county court. Attorney J. H. Mlddleton, representing property owners in w nuwooa cour uh tho hill back of the. landing, appearel ihiu mnrnlnt before the county court -and' said the county still has a right to a highway to the water edge by rea ten of the old Springville road. ' SecorOinff of - Deed Delayed. - Of .interest In, connection with the , tirntlnn nf Knrlricrvllle la a deed in deed book 606. page 169. The parties to the flped are the county of Multnomah, gran tor, and Sol Blumauer and Eugene lloch, vrintiu Th Iwn InKt hnnipil min now own the Claremont tavern, which is on the" isite of Springville. The county sold 1 9, R00 'square feet pt the public square " lti the Vacated plat for S00 to Elumjiuer aim jiocn. - , - This , -deed was dated December K,' ar.d bears the t-i natures of V. I.. Llghtner, K. C. liws and U R. Webster, members of th county board at thnt time. This lecd was not re conW until August 2. 1910. just 10 months after it was cxtcuteil. - The county still owns part of the pub lic square In the' vacated jplat, but there appears to be no way to get to it, as all streets have Keen vacated and the present owners claim the land Is acre age, ' Campbell and Swigert purchased the strip of land, which consists of 12 acres, on December 17, 1906.. from E. C'Her low, for 54,000. The tax roll this year shows the land was assessed at 336,000. When'fcampbcll . appeared before the bounty court a few days ago he aid he was offered 360 a front foot for the ln.d a few years ago, but a recent es timate would be In the neighborhood of 310oSfront foot, and possibly more, as the waterfront is considered extreme ly valuable. At this rate, the strip of 11 acres would be worth about 3135. 000. A strip of land a few hundred .feet above this property has been of fered to the dock commission for a roucQ larger- figure. - The county court asked Campbell and Swigert to submit their best figures for the sale of a 70 foot landing. . The court Is also of the pinion that a lease for 10 years might answer the purpose. ILLUSTRATED LECTURE D Ik IVE NF OR CHILDREN The first of a weekly series of stere- opticon Illustrated stories on Peter Pan, for children, was given yesterday after noon at the People's Institute. The program also Included some pretty folk dancing by-the pupils ofe Miss Edith Varney, assisted by Mrs.George Beed and Miss Isabel Gauld. ' The People's Institute Is doing excel lent work among the women and chil dren of the poor. It Is located In the building erected at Fourth and Burnslde streets, for the Men's resort by the members of the First Presbyterian church. Although originally a church affair, It has grown away from that, and Is now supported by general contribu tions and IsnonBectarlan In Its work. In addition to lis headquarters a branch is maintained In Alblna, Thswork-whlch Is being carried on among the women and children is varied. Ciatses in cooking, sewing, dressmaking and housekeeping are carried on for the women and girls. For the children there Is a story hour when clean, Interesting stories are told them. ' Gymnasium classes are also maintained and Illus trated stereopttcon talks are given lor all classes. v Clubs of mothers, girls and boys meet at frequent Intervals and have Interest ing discussions and programs. A free employment bureau is maintained where women and girls, can apply for work. There Is also a frta medical dispensary, with 17 doctors enlisted under Dr. K. A. J. Mackenzie. Tuberculosis cjlnlcs ate held frequently. The Visiting. Nurses' association works In conjunction with the Institute, and a Methodist deaconess nurse is to make her headquarters with the Alblna branch, cooperating with the association and with the Institute. The People's institute is under the management of Miss Valentine Prlchard and although housed In the same build ing has no connection with the Men's resort, which occupies the main, floor. Both are receiving supoprt from many warm hearted Dtople. ' Ihe Men resort Is under the management of Levi John son, , . COLE JURY DISAGREES CASE TO BE RETRIED The jury In the case against E. W. Cole, former police sergeant, charged in the circuit. court with grafting from women, was discharged yesterday after noon. The 12 men reported they were hopelessly divided over; a verdict, hav ing considered the matter for 23 hours. Judge Morrow heard the case. Several reports of-the way the Jury -stood on the verdict show the majority were In favor of an acquittal. At one ttme there were eight for acquittal and four for conviction. The Jurymen agreed, how ever, to not report their deliberations. Deputy District" Attorney Page an nounced that the case would be retried. Attorney B. 8. J. McAllister, represent ing Cole, replied that he was ready for the second trial whenever the state is ready. H The court calendar will not al low a retrial wltljln five weeks , . OH!' MID SPREADS LISilT ON llfflffll People of Delaware. Listen At tentively to Senator Cham- . berlain as He Explains the Oregon System; (Washington Bureae of The Josrnil.) ' Washington, Peb. 22. That there is a great deal of Interest throughout the east la the Oregon idea la made evi dent whenever Senator Chamberlain, or for that matter, other exponents of the progressive Ideas in politics, makes a speech. The Junior senator from Ore gon is in great demand as a publio can only occasionally find time to oom- yir iui 101 requests maae or mm. One Of his lnriRt rMnt tnf)Tiiii waa delivered In Wilmington, Del. The Wil- mingioH morning xncws aevoted head lines on Its front page to telling of the event, aavlnar that "a I.irm n,Hn. heard an able speech" on the subject, and that Senator Clapp also had a large audience In Middletown. The account of Senator Chamberlain's speech was as follows: ' The Sews on Chamberlain. "tinder the miKnlrpa nf h. R.faran. dum League of Delaware, United States senator ueorge i cnamberlaln or Ore gon delivered an address on the lnitla- tlVA. rf ATantllihi inil ..nail lna4 i t V . and It was 'well attended. There were numerous representa tive Wilmlnertnnlnna In ttnHsm r.. eluding sortie of the leading Democrats of this city. - Wlllard Saulsbury and John G. Gray were amon? the number. In the audience were numerous women, who appeared to be as deeply Interested as the m;en In the clear and able ex planation ,of the Initiative and referen dum by the Oreeron tuna.tnr. whn rnaa of Delaware stock, his father having oeen Dorn at isewarit, this state. "Hot a Hew Idea, "In the , beginning the. senator at- t!ibut-,l political corruption to t:.e con vention method of nnmlr.? officer?, nr.J In this connection he potntr-d out that this method -is not roeosnized by the constitution of the United States. He went back to the year 1800, when a con gressional caucus got together to ascer tain the views of the voters upon presi dential preference, and he said that by 1824 this caucus had become so arro gant that It was later abandoned. The first convention of delegates was held in 1831, and he said this convention had no recognition In the aws of con gress. If this eonvention was rotten in 184, wnen li wn Jenuncea hy Thomas Benton of Missouri, it Is a thousand times worse now, he said. "Continuing, the speakr said that the coti'uptrpolitical boss Is furnished sin ews of war by Interests which go to the legislature and ask for things which no self respecting citizen would ask for or get. He said he wasnot opposed to aggregate wealth, . and that nobody would do more than he to protect honest corporations, but that he was. opposed to the dishonest ones which, getiome thing for nothing "The speaker declared that the so called representative form of govern ment doesn't represent the people, but represents the boss and the boss of the boss. With respect to the assertion, that Initiative, and referendum are get ting away from representative govern ment, he declared that It is getting away from the present type, but that it represents a true representative form of government"'. GOLD RIDGE MINE SHOWS RICH ORE ' ; (taited Vtm Luted Wire.. Medford, Or., Feb., i 2. T. M. Ander son, owner of the Gold Ridge mine on the divide between Josephine and Fall creeks, eight miles northwest of Klrby, Is In this city with a sack of speciments taken from the mine, whtoo show 16000 In gold to the ton. This ore Is taken from the base ledge. Oregon to Participate, - (Silem Bureau of The Journal. 1 Salem, Or Feb. 22. Governor West has appointed five men to represent Oregon on the national "committee for the celebration of the 100th anniver sary of peace among English speaking nations, the celebration to be held In New York. The men appointed are J. S. A. Watters of Astoria, James Dart of St. Helens A. W. Cauthorn of Port land, H. L. Barclay of Portland, and Lester B. Shlppee of Forest Grove. .. Gloriou Hair for Women Your Money Back Say Woodard, Clarke & Co., if PARISIAN SAGE isn't the Most Delightful Hair Dressing, Grower, Beauti f ier and Dandruff Re mover you ever saw. Try It, ladles, on that fair and square basis. Surely you don't want to experi ment, with common commercial tonics, when a large bottle of 'PARISIAN SAGE costs but .60 cents. T,here Is "a reason for the phenomenal sale tt- PARISIAN 8 AGE In the United States since it was first Introduced into America, and the sales' this year are breaking all records. - And the reason Is plain to all: PA RISIAN . SAGE does Just what, It Is advertised to do. V . There Is no reason whatever why any man or woman should fall to take ad vantage of the above generous -offer. ' But one thing that has made PARI- SIAN SAGE so famous ier Its peculiar power to turn the harsh, unattractive hair that many women possess Into lux uriant and radiant hair in a short time. Women of refinement the country over are using It, and tt never disappoints. " 'Sold by leading dealers everywhere and In Portland by Woodard, Clarke & Co.. for CO cents a large bottle. The girl with Auburn hair Is on every carton. .. , - Construction Company Complains. Washington, , D. , C, Feb. 22. The Clark & Henry Construction company of Stocktoni Cat., complains to the in terstate commerce commission of rates on an asphalt plant on Its own wheels shipped from Lima, Ohio, to Rosoburg, Or., inAugust, 1910, andjaksrepara t!on:in the sum of 160. ." " Crowds' attend X)aks rink these days. 1 l 1 J ; Health and Beauty Helps ;-- - - - -f iBY MRS. MAE "MARTY N. " Jr ; Louise: Face powder is very -bad to wt. It looks bad and leaves bad re sults. -. The woman who uses face pow der eventually finda.lt clogs the pores in her face,, caufeing wrinkles and other r seamarks. Leave it alone if you will bo teautifuL .Dissolve 4 ounces of spur max in pint witch hazel (or hot wa tcrir then add " 2 "teaspootifuls of 'gly cerine... This is the finest skln.whitener sud beautifler imaginable, and for re moving that i?htiiy, oily or sallow look j unequaled. I find it 'extremely good lor removing and preventing freckles, skin pimples and chapping in the wind. It does not fehow or rub off like "pow , tier and gives the Kkin a tone of such . Velvety smoothness. , . - Ml'wn f'EcsIei Even thou Eh your hair In thlnfxiull, straggly. RplH and broken throufih improper Hlmmpoolnfr, you can fluff it up and make it appear abun flHiit and be easy to arranKe by sham- poolng with a teaspoonful , of canthrox dissolved In a cup of hot water. Rlnne In elt'sr water and the hair will dry milcklv and be ever so soft and nice, The alkali in? soap and most prepared. j ehampooa ruins the hair by making it streaky, dull and brittle. Nothing Ik no cleansing as canthrox, When used for shampooing it removes all fiandruff, irritation and gives the hair that soft, plochy, silken sheen ev'ery , woman so much admires - Mr. W. J.:' During the wtntei months-anyone's blood Is likely to bei ,.,.mu thii'it and olueslsh. causing a sal- , low. plmplv complexion and Iocs of ' rm-rgy, sucn as you speak of. What von need Is a good system tonic and blood purifier. Try this one! Dissolve adding cup suKar and hot water to timke a quart. A .tBhlewpoonful taken Vtafor fn h meal-will rive you nure blood, healthy, energetic body-and put lire and color jnio your iace. , "- ' ( '"y urn -up . -. . For yovir tired, dull. U:rr!pt lMxKolve an ounce of crystOH in a pint of wutir. Two or thiee drops of this-in cacti eve dally will Dtrngthcn your cyea (hi n-tihe t'liin oriRin -4inn npwncnn'r. ''It tonic vtll rot crnart and li:i proyen ,1 g't aid to tliostj V.I10 wear Bitisu;b. A friend of mine who has remarkably clear, beautiful eyes tells me that sho S!fVth'V ?lm,p,e. tonlc t0 kWP them bright and full of expression. I find it excellent for inflamed, tired eyes and granulated eyelids. , w J,Maxln.e: - To, I'move tli fun from pur chin, apply a delatone paste, made by mixing powdered delatone and wa ter. Let remain two or three mlnutea, then rub off and wash the skin. Bet 00m Is a. second application required to remove every trace of hair from any part of the anatomy, and while drug gists charge a dollar for an original ounce package -of delatone, It is welt worth (ts coat. AudreV! T An nnt n Miit. . - ------ - - uv in m. 11 laiin in oils and vaseline as a remedy for scalp JV j,u W1II Ke(.p your Koa Olefin hv frf-nMATl Khamnnf.. J ..... a .week rnasKage Into the hair roots a i.Hii: i muo uy mixing togetner one ouneo aulnsoln and U. nlnf unh di..l.i cold water, your dandruff will dlf-ap- ni.r vahi Vim4h .tA 1 .. ' . ' " ' imii, Bi7(i ruiinnr out ana a I scalp irritation '"loav. This remark-f,,i?;-ti11j1.adLl8, a b"tKul glint and t k Y" ha,r' ani1 lf "nothing wiJi wTlil 'vw quinzom tonlo quick fat reduction without dletinaiTand VI LI Ant flV AKnlnln . V I - . a. . " iV-TAV- ",? vw r is oy tak- ...p, Islum uinaiB a. laoie.snoonrul Of 4 OUIirPH nf Minnlla i;,..i'j , . ., pints of hot water Thl harmless rem- . iarucuiariy etrectlve In roll .. , m u'ttji wuiufc IHUJUIV vi iwuirn:fiB. rry mis wonderful rfm- v"'' ure you-will De delighted ..i vVi'i' A S00(J Cleansing, softening healing complexion cream Is best pre pared by stlrrlnK an ounce of almoaolr ana 2 teaNtnonriil& o-ivooina uti 11. mou- Vi. . . ""I grow, nair or make the skin oily, and shiny. TIh1 Ill ar" niht 14 will qurckl f-moottl. soften unit hlln .ia.,. .,1,1. correct and prevent chappiner, and add jiMuuiuinPHH mat ciincs on omooin, rcuned complcxiou. 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I uli O Uia n iyii p I I I A ' Li iiimJ t-kai has falned public favor be cause it ts a perfectly pure rye whiskey, rich, rare and mellow Sold at il fir- Ml eaf and if JoMwt tL LA.ABA SOti. BIUmora. lid. J s H E3 n n s 0 1 0" LwuJ ti.i..i . Of Ladies' and Misses NewSuits, Dresses, Coats, Waists, Millinery, Skirts and -Petticoats. Every Parisian idea in its original state and many in the modi fied splendor brought out by the American designer are embodied in this show ing. Every. model depicts true art of designing, pleasing harmony of; colors and high skill of workmanship and the prices are moderate. "A colossal showing of new, dainty Spring Waists, in the new fabrics, 'designed and tailored by America's best makers, embracing the dainty chiffon, silk' mes caline, lingerie and lace models, very. stylish and attractive, at moderate. prices URY SYSTEM CLOT nlE5 THE BEST MADE YET FOR MEN .AND YOUNG MEN. . ' " - : This Spring' our showing of men's wearing apparel breaks all previous records t. for style,; merit," dependability and moderateness of price. Wear a "Bradbury ' ' Systeni Suit and you have that ' infinite- satisfaction of - knowing that your at tire is above, the ordinary kind, and 'the cost you no more than others.' -They range in prices from $40.00 down to as low as only $20.00. "i - 0I ll ACCESSORIES New Spring Shirts, "Neckwear, Hosiery, Underwear, Waistcoats; Belts, Hats and Shoes of the newest types of style and make immense varieties to choose from at prices that will pleasantly surprise you. The real merchandise-at the right price. - " ' CHARGE ACCX)UNTS lOOCETED Remember the convenience, our part payment plan offers. It eliminates the annoyance of waiting. Tou can get what you wish when you want it and remit iii weekly or monthly' payments, which . amount to only a few cents a day, and this you'll not miss. NO CHARGE FOR CREDIT SIMPLY A COURTESY. 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