The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, September 25, 1912, Page 4, Image 4

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    SEPTEMBER' ,"25" 1912. , . i "
THE i OREGON DAILY ' JOURNAL. PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY - EVENING,
sisting of Eugene Palmer, H. A, Ruble
was especially Invited to bs on. hand
and make a talk.
HOOD RIVER, OR., .CAPITAL
CONTEMPLATES CANNERY
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Hood River, r. Sept' H. Local cap
italists are being interested, and It Is
thought a large cannery will, be built
to consume the hundreds f tons of
berries and other fruit that go to waste
annually , In the Hood TUvef, valley.
Hood River "had a small cannery abou
U years ago, which was destroyed by
- An American school has been opened
In Shanghai for both boarding and day
pupils. ' '-, :;' r't-' ' 4 .
Expects Treasure From Sunken
are said to ba the earliest record bt
natural history study and are said to
be the only monuments in Pales Una
HEUSNER FRANCHISE ...
PROJECT RECOMMENDED
At the regular meeting of the North
Ins of a franchise on Patton avenue and
across the Broadway .Jbrldge and up
Seventh street to George Heusner, for
the Kenton Traction company. :
A resolulon was passed and a com
mittee formed to secure a water office
and a gas and electricity collection sta
tion on Killingsworth and Alblna ave
nues. 'A strenuous effort will be made
to secure these conveniences. A reso
lution was passed and a-commlttee con
and George C Carl was appointed to se
cure a bank on Killings worth a vtaue
and ask- the cooperation of the North
Portland Commercial dub. It was agreed
that the club tak,e up and discuss the
measures offered for adoption at the
coming November election, commencing
next Monday night, September 80, on
single tax. Everybody is invited to come
and take- part Honorable W. H. Dufur
Portland Man May Obtain Big Fortune
Attempt Being Made to Raise
i Frigate; To Try to Prove
! Claim.
Alblna Improvement association a strong
resolution was adopted urging the grant.
Herman Jtletveld of East Four
teenth etreet, . of f ice manager of the
Garden City Feeder company, may come
lnt possession f several Hundred
thousand dollar in gold bullion, if he
can 'prove his claims to it. The Na
tional Salvage association is now at-
tempting to raise the treasure from the
' aunken British frigate Lutine. which
sank a score of fathoms deep In the
Zuyder Zee, in the Netherlands more
than a century ago, with $6,035,000 in
bullion and money aboard.
. Mr. Rietveld says the only other
heirs to this Immense fortune are his
brother, Ilenry W. Van Dam, and his
aister, Cora Van Dam, of St. Louis.
This vast sum of coin and gold In bars
was owned by his great-grandfather,
Antony Van Dam, a wealthy stock and
bond broker of Amsterdam, Holland, in
the eighteenth century. The frigate
""'was on the Way to Amsterdam with this
' gold consignment on board when she
went down in a storm off the main
coast of the Netherlands, in the his-
, torlo Zuyder Zee.
, : Many Difficulties Expected.
Many difficulties are expected to be
'encountered in proving ownership, due
? to the great number of years that have
elapsed, but Mr. Rietveld says that he
and his brother and sister can prove
' their claims, by the old Dutch records,
which have been In the family ever
" since the death of the great-grandfather.-
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. Several times in the latter part of the
eighteenth century and the early part
of the nineteenth century, attempts
were made to raise the vessel and re
cover the coin and gold bullion aboard.
Few were successful, however. Al
' though aatvage seekers and treasure.
hunUrg managed to recover about $499,
46S at various times, there reilUlned in
the old hulk about $5,875,000. During
the lapse In salvage operations the site
was obscured by silt. In the past 50
years numerous attempts were made to
. locate the wreck, Dut only recently nas
this been successfully accomplished.
; For two years the National Salvage
association, at the head of a band of
gold aeekers, tising the salvage ship
Lyons, fought the fierce currents that
' run between the islands of Vieland and
Terschelling. Recently one of the
divers from the salvage ship reached the
bottom of the Zuyder Zee and amidst
the wreckage of the old warship Lutine
: felt with his heavy rubber covered
Hands countless bars of gold.
J eeU Story la Journal.
' Last Sunday The Journal carried a
liews dispatch from London telling of
the exploits of this fearless diver and
his wonderful find. 1tfr. Rietveld while
seated In the parlor of his home Sunday
morning looking through the paper, read
the story of the fortune that had come
Into possession of Mr. and Mrs. George
, Fanning of this city. At the time he
. remarked half to himself, "what funny
things occur in this world." He had
' hardly read through a dozen more pages
i.when Jiauotlced Jhe headlines. "Million
founds In Sunken Frigate Within Reach
' of Treasure Seekers." Mr. Rietveld had
read only a dozen lines when he read
the name "Lutine." He then immedi
- aiely recalled the old story that he had
heard hundreds of times from his
father, of how his great grandfather
lost a iargfl consignment or coin ana
gold bullion, when an old frigate went
. dbwn in the Zuyder Zee.
I Early yesterday morning Mr. Rietveld
tVnt messages to his brother and sister
Along with copies of The Journal, tell
Big of the uncovering of the treasure.
Be is now anxiously awaiting word
' trom them, as to what they are to do.
In regard to getting the fortune, or part
ef It If necessary, Mr. Rietveld may
start east shortly to help prove the
(Slalms.
t He has been In this city for seven
gionths, coming here from his old home
In Pella, Iowa, He is one of the stock
holders in the Garden Feeder company
Of that City, and is at present managing
(heir office here. He came to Portland
... frith the Intention of buying property
fnd bringing his family here to live.
"A the story goes," said Mr. Rietveld,
V my great grandfather. Antony Van
pam, wai & very wealthy stock and bond
broker In Amsterdam. It was during
some war and times were quite hard
among the Dutch people. Antony Van
Dam was one of the big mn In Amster-
t dam. This money was In payment for
' stocks and bonds, which he had sold.
When the British frigate Lutine, which
"'. tad treasure on board, was on Its way
trom England to Holland, It went down
In a storm in the Zuyder Zee, In 1799.
' Olvet Tamllr Hlitory.
' f "This loss hastened great, grand
father's death. In IMS his son Herman
""Ttn Dam moved to Pella, Iowa, with
. fchat waa left. of my great grandfather's
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Herman Rietveld.
fortune.. Shortly after his arrival he
opened up a large merchandise store and
became Very well known among the im
migrants who were traveling westward.
He married and had two sons, Herman
and Antony Van Darn. Upon the death
of Herman Van Dam. senior, the boys
were left With about $60,000 which they
squandered In only a short time.
"Herman married and I was bom, but
as my father was in destitute circum
stances I was adopted by a family
named Rietveld. Several years later
my brother and sister were bom, but
as my father was making a little money
they were kept in the. family.
"At "the present time my brother Is
a telegraph operator in St. Louis and
my sister is holding a clerical position
in the am city. I up to this time,
always thought the atory 'about the
sunken treasure was a huge Joke, but
now as they are about to recover It, I
am going to see that my brother and
sister get it or at least part of the vast
fortune."
Mr. Rietveld Is married and haa seven
children, all 6f whom are living at Pella,
Iowa, where they are running a larga
dairy farm.
BEGIN WEDNESDAY
Numerous Entries Insure Suc
cess for Exhibit to Be
Held at Gresham.
ran i ci
The sixth annual Multnomah county
fair will be held next week at Gresham,
and entries for the various contests and
exhibits have-alrealy xeeded the num
ber of entries made when the lists were
closed last year. Inasmuch as would-be
contestants still have a week to make
entries, the lists this year will be much
larpcr than ever before,
All classes are filled. An overflow ex
hibit of agricultural products will have
to be BTrawred some where, as all the
space in the present agricultural ex
hibit section has been contracted for. Bo
much demand for f pace In alt depart
ments of the fair has been made that
the directors are figuring on making
some aauiiions to the already large
plant.
One of the features of the agricultural
exhibit Will be the contest for the big
grange prizes. There are five of these,
the largest amounting to $100, and five
of the ten gramjes of the county have
made entries. Each of the granges av
erages over 100 members, and as more
than half the members of each' rr antra
will have separate entries, these exhib
its alone "Will be large. The grange con
test Is for general agricultural products.
Stakes for the horse racing to the
amount of $2000 have been put up, and
SO horses will be In the barns. Five
hundreds birds for the poultry show
have been promised and 100 head of cat
tle are. entered.
The machinery exhibit last year was
too large for the machinery hall as it
was at that time, and this summer an
addition was built. All the space in thi
old hall and in the addition haa been
taken for next week's show.
Features have been arranged for each
day. Wednesday will be the opening
day. and the Judging will commence on
that day. Thursday will be Portland
day, when visitors from the county seat
will bi ahown special attention. Friday
fraternal organisations of the county
will take part. Saturday will be chil
dren'a day and among other attractions
there will be a baby show. The firls'
band of Oak Grove will furnish music
Saturday.
In the line of amusements, the usual
vaudeville program has been laid out
consisting of moving picture shows!
band concerts, acrobatic acts, etc Both
railroads hav offered a special rate for
the week and extra passenger service
will be provided.
layer of Scales on Top of Head.
, Crust Thick and Yellow, Almost
" t Bald, Itched and Burned Badly.
x Cross and Fretful. CuticuraSoap
; and Ointment Effected Cure,
; 110 East Washington St., Portland, Ore.
4 ""When my brother was one month old a
layer of scales or scabs began to form on
the top of hla head.
The trouble began at a
rash. The scales In
creased until several
1 layers thick. . The crust
waa thick and yellow
and looked to be all in
one piece but came off
la large scales. Ills
hair came out la
bunches and baby became almost bald. His
'.scalp Itched and burned so badly a to make
.him cross and fretful,
t' "We used every remedy recommended by
pur friends without success. Then we
started with the sample of Cuticura Soap
t&i Ointment, washing bis bead good with
be Cuticura Soap and then applying the
CuUeura Ointment, Before tbey were used
yip ve could see aa toproveuent In hit
"condition and bought some more. The
tcsioo loosened and cam off easily. In
about twe motthi after we started to use
CuUcmre, Soap and (Zntment the scales
tad entirely disappeared and bit hair
started t eoutt In thickly. Cuticura Soap
Md Olotneat effected a complete cure."
(Signed) Mint EUa Ehrllch, Mar. It, 1919.
. Caticura 80 and Cuticura Ointment are
jtgld t hroughout the world. Liberal sample of
rk mailed free, with 82. Skin Book. Ad
.dfys poet-ar4 fuUcur, DeptT, Boston
.. - AT XefcdWacad taea ahoubi UK .CtttfSWl .
f oan Shaving 8t.Vx- Uo, Cample free.
LEMONS ADVANCING;
ONE DEALER MAKES
MONEY IN BIG PLUNGE
Being handed a lemon is not
such a slight these days as
some might Imagine, for lemons
are Indeed lemons owing to the
great scarcity.
One Front street dealer Is the
gainer of about several thou
sand dollars as a result f .
liung in lemons,
are worth $.60
'uu11 maricei, while yester
day they were freely offered at
$'".25, and dealers were glad to
sell them at the lower price.
The sudden advance here Is
due to a shortage in California.
Today lemons
a case in the
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Florence, Italy, like Portland, Oregon, lie in a basin encircjea
with hills, from which one can look out over the roof tops of
the city.' Here and there rise imposing structures the Cathe
dral, Bruhellschi's dome, Giotti's tower and others of less impor
tance. Nowhere in the world is WESTOVER TERRACES
equaled in its magnificence of outlookunless it be at Florence. ,
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPERT
DELIVERS A LECTURE
Dr. John P. Petern retnr nt Ht Xtrh.
aefg church of New' York City, Monday
evening addressed the Portland Society
or me Arcnaeoiogical Institute of Amer
lea, at the Art museum, on "Some, Re
SUltS Of Work With th SnnH in Pnl
estlne," in which he explained somo of
the discoveries he made while In the
Holy Land.
The lecture Illustrated many Biblical
SUbleCtS, for it is HtttmivH that msnv
of the discoveries. made by the eminent
doctor while In Palestine are of an origin
aaies rar tack into Blbla times.
The lecturer dealt with the habits and
practices of tha u,k.. .....
and showed what parts they played in
v moiuricui, religious and civi
lization Si'hf.nnu T T, T... a
jasXhiersoli are eied rhw-ttlsecvwles
iu yuiiueu tomos of Marlssa, which
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The prototype of Italy's Florentine hills, the second
section of WESTOVER TERRACES, will be thrown
open for public sale.
In many respects, this inaugurates the MOST SEN
SATIONAL real estate offering ever known in this city.
Of 130 building sites, NOT ONE OF WHICH IS
WORTH A PENNY LESS THAN $5000, and MANY
OF THEM WORTH AS MUCH AS $6500, you will
be given your UNRESTRICTED CHOICE at the one
price of ONLY $4300. Terms may be arranged.
The big problem of MOVING 100 WESTOVER
SITES IN THIRTY DAYS is GOING TO BE SOLVED.
The solution begins TOMORROW MORNING.
The Lewis-Wiley Hydraulic Company is allowing
me to give to the people of Portland ONE HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS.
If you are A MAN OF ACTION, a MAN OF KEEN
BUSINESS ABILITY, a man who KNOWS A REAL
VALUE when you see it, WESTOVER TERRACES
will APPEAL TO YOU.
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Take a spin up there. Sit down, for a moment, on
one of the benches we have placed there for YOUR
comfort. Take your CAMERA or your BINOCULARS.
Sit there in contemplation of the SCENIC OUTLOOK
for TEN MINUTES.
You will GET THE ENTHUSIASM. You will feel
that indescribable DESIRE to REMAIN there. You will
SPEND AN HOUR Wd be surprised, upon looking at
your watch, that you THOUGHT IT WAS BUT A
FEW BRIEF MOMENTS.
Let this thought creep into your mind. "How much
better the view would be, were I sitting on MY OWN
FRONT PORCH, with TEN THOUSAND SQUARE
MILES for my FRONT YARD."
The OPPORTUNITY RIGHT NOW. The TIME
THIS VERY MINUTE
Only THREE HUNDRED FAMILIES can EVER
live there. There is NO OTHER PROPERTY in Port
land that can be MOULDED, as this has been. In
these 300 families, will be numbered the BEST
KNOWN, MOST ACTIVE, WEALTHIEST, MOST
PARTICULAR men and women of the Pacific north
west. If you consider yourself among that number, WEST
OVER TERRACES is the place you WILL EVENTU
ALLY LIVE-if YOU BUY NOW.
TOMORROW MORNING.
100 SITES AT $4500 EACH.
Westovcr
Terraces
can be reached
on hard -surfaced
pave
ments all the
way from
town.
F. N. CLARK, Selling Agent, 818-323 Spalding Building
Automobile
Route
yp Lovejoy
street to Cor
nell Road and
out Cornell to,
Westover.. "v
There is no business man I respect so much, no friend whose good fellowship I
appreciate so highly,-no relative I love so dearly that I would nqt advise them with
all the sincerity at my command, to select WESTOVER TERRACES lor a perma
nent home, a magnificent 4iome, the best home each can afford to erect I have
studied WESTOVER TERRACES from every possible angle. I have traveled and
compared. I have never, in all my life, visited a spot on the face of the earth, that
equals the view, the character of improvementsthe ease of access, the genuine merit
that WESTOVER TERRACES possess. - F.N.CLARK
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