THE. OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 7, 10R
HOOKS JUE IJ! lI
FOR Mil
ASSERTS MR. HILL
Underhanded Acts on Part of
Home Telephone Co; Denied
by President, in Answer to
W. D. Fenton.
" Bamuel Hill said yesterday that
th Home Telephone coippany, of which
lie 1 president, does not want to be in-
rludpH in the. "enact-no-leirlslation-af
' feetlng-u" plea of other corporations, as
represented beiore tne legislative com
' mlttees at Salem Tuesday night - by
Judge W, D. Kenton and Charles H
Carey. ' i;-,-;'.'. 5 l..-c- " V V
In ; a Jetter written - to Judge Fen
ton. Mr, Hill asserted , that- the
Homo Telephone company exists by vlr.
j tue of ,88 per cent referendum vote
of the people, and lie adds that lie has
1 no feaf of treatment. tnat wlU' be ac
corded the company by the people so
- long as Jt faithfully endeavors to give
efficient, independent service, y I (,
The lettor was written because : both
of the corporations attorneys in. tneir aa
dresses before Jhe legislative commit
t6esr had implied that Mr. Hill person
ally i had secured intervention of city
and state In pending foreclosure pro
ceedlngs against the Northwestern Long
Distance Telephone company and by the
tame implication bad credited him wltn
- an ulterior motive.' Mr. Hill answers
that resolutions ' were adopted ,by the
city council and the legislature without
his knowledge during his absence. K The
letter reads: -'Sv.---'-"? .-v1'-1
Says TImeg Save Changed,
"My attention has Just been called to
. i reference that you make to me personal
ly v In The journal, y -wnicn ; cans
fori, a "reply; The resolution to
which you refer was passed by the leg-
Ulature and the city council during my
absence from the city, and without my
Knowledge, ana i am mucn surpnseu
- that you should have made the state
ment you did without consulting me.
' . "I admire your brilliant genius, and
your greatness as a lawyer, and con-
I ltratulate those large interests .which
r have attached you so firmly to them.
As attorney for the. Bell Telephone
, trust, the railway trust, the transfer
tcust, and many other trusts, you have
as an associate another distinguished
lawyer, Mr. Carey, who has rendered
' , good and faithful service to those In
terests, but times have changed, and
the people are now demanding their
rights as never before, and the people
' are coming mora and more to discern
where their interests really lie.
' ' Books Are Open.
"It Is true I , am president of the
Home Telephone and Telegraph com
. pany of Portland, Oregon.- It is also
'' true that with my associates and dis
tinguished directors, I am trying to aid
the Vco.pl who were wronged and com
pelted to accept the stock and bonds of
this company, at that time worthless, in
lieu of their deposits, but in doing so
I am not attempting any under-handed
methods: Our books and acta are open
to the public. We are not secret own
ers of other properties, as is the Bell
of the Spokane Automatic company,
' masquerading as the competitor of the
Bell. We have performed no unlawful
acts of bidding ' In and ; destroying our
rivals, as did your company ln the case
of the Belllngham, Tacoma and Seattle
telephone plants.
, "The telephone haB come to be a
. public necessity, and we are trying to
Early History Bared, , Cornerstone. Mm
1 W. V. W, W, w. ,r, wi . v k .
HO
IS GOOD
Bishop Scott Academy Jielics Are Intact
Historical Data Removed From Tin1 Box in Corner Btone of Old Bishop
Scott Academy, Which Is Now Being Razed. Picture feliows Copies
' of Local Newspapers and Box in Which They Were pcloscd Thirty
Four Years Ago; New Bailding f'lanned. " f '
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BUSINESS
CONDITIONS
Don't Say
. You Can't Eat
You'll . Never llare Stomach Trouble
' After Yon Read This, and Act on
It; Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
Are the vOpen Secret.
Thousands of people who hadn't really
enjoyed a meal for years have, given
their stomach a new lease of life through,
the wonder workers, Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets. They promptly put an end to
flatulency, heartburn, dizziness,, sick
headache, dyspepsia, burning sensation,
brash, fermentation and the other ills
attendant, upon a disordered, stomach.
Thrstomacn-8Bdf a " Kesasge-to-'tln
, Brain the Instant There Is Trouble, v
In this day and age of known. facts,
there is absolutely no excuse for anyone
to suffer with stomach trouble, indlges-
lon, sour risings, catarrn or tne stom
ach, gas formations, etc. , i v
' Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are com
posed of known and approved dlgestants
that help out the gastrio Juices of the
stomach. They 'are nature's digestives,
the same-kind the stomach uses when it
Is in good health. .. '
'. Stuart' Dyspepsia s Tablets do - not
merely aid digestion they actually dl.
gest the food themselves. ; All the hard
' wOrtt is tluia. taken off the stomach, and
."it igetaaLEhAnee to rest and recuperate.
The undigested food which formerly pro
duced nauseating gages In the stomach
fcecomes thoroughly digested, andr as a
result, provides new brain and ' brawn
. and nerve cells to replace natural waste
elways going on.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets act quick
ly, safely and naturally. Just like nature
herself, They are a familiar and stand
Rrd part of the stock of every properly
,, Those who once try Stuart's Dyspepsia
Vablets are never at a loss to know how
" loi eVercome any form of indigestion or
goiTiach trouble , ' :
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A review of statistical report In the
February business ; forecast Issued , by
the Merchants National bank, indicate
that : mercantile, ',; manufacturing and
banking conditions have reached stage
which denotes complete prosperity for
-the, country a a whole. Only once, in
the past 10 years, the report1 says, ha
general business reached Its present
high level. - That was during the month
of December, 1909. The present high
level of business conditions is said to
follow a fluctuating period which began
on May 1,1911. Investment conditions
are reported as not experiencing tin
prosperity of other general lines, but
improvement Is expected as soon as the
bulk of 1913 crops have been moved
and cashed. ' ,"..-. -w
Total commercial failure for Decern
ber were greater in number and In total
liabilities than In either 1911 or 1910.
The failures of 1912 were more numer
ous than in 1893. or any other year
except 1908. Failures , for the entire
western third of .the United States were
less, howeveiv and more for , the rest
of the country,',
Only On "BROMO QXnwiltE"
Th LAXATIVM BROMO OUININE.
See signature of E. W. GROVK. Used
World over to Cure a Cold In One Day. 25c
In some case money Is the i only
ugar that weeten matrimony.
FromFactorvD
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irect
An event of 1878, which wa of great
Importance to Portlanders at that time,
especially to those who were Interested
In the Bishop Scott Academy, Nine
teenth and Couch streets, was recalled
Wednesday, when from the cornerstone
of the old academy building, which is
being razed to make room for a modern
improvement, a small tin box was res
urrected. "What a wealth of pioneer history is
to be found in here, and what memo
ries Jt awakens," exclaimed C. W. Hod
son,, vice-president of the Fred A. Ja
cobs company, who secured the box yes
terday, and who with the aid of a cold,
chisel and mallet was able to open it.
Although the box was. diminutive,
there was a large number of news
papers, school publication, catalogues
of the old Bishop . Scott grammar and
divinity school and St. Helens Hall
pressed into it. There was also a
prayer book and a Bible in the box,
One Of . the newspapers found was
give the people competition in this qual
ity of service rendered. We believe that
the Postal Telegraph-Cable " company
should affiliate with the independent
telephone companies of America, that
the Western Union Telegraph company
and the Bell Telephone company should
be allowed to work together, and these
two combinations give the people com
petition In the quality of service ren
dered. "People Will Hot Endure It."
"You believe in a telephone monopoly
and a railroad monopoly, and you havo
a right to your belief,' and you presented
arguments on that, aide Well, but tn-j
people of Portland chartered this Com
pany by a 96 per cent referendum vote,
and I am for independent telephono
service because it carries out a plan
which I believe to be vital for the beat
interests of the country, To put 'peqplw
on the land and keep them there we
must give them good roads, good tele
phone service, good rural free delivery,
good schools and then find a market for
their products.
"The time has gone by when a trust
can, as yours has openly confessed it
did at 'CoYvallU, if give free telephones
and then raise the rates in other parts
of the state and country to. furnish
funds to make this onslaught and un
warranted attack on your struggling
competitors.
' "Could you carry out your clever
plan of controling all the telephone serv
ice in the United States, rest assured.
Judge Fenton, the people would not en.
dura It; they would find a.wajr to reach
you; and so I say, that good honest
competition is the best-protection, not
only to the people, but also to your in
vestors. "I dislike to try law suits In the news
paper, but my apology is that your ac
tion necessitates this lettejv
'"With high regard for you personally
and your great ability, and regretting
that the same Is not enlisted on behalf
of the people, I am, very truly yours,
v , "SAMUEL HILL,."
PORTLAND SUPPOReS
TO GO IN SPECIALTRAIN
' The special train excursion to demon
strate ; the Portland supporters' desire
fQrrttei3)aiiflage.Jif.vtheagflcultural ex
tension bill as drafted' will go to Salem
early next week, according to plans
made by the special committee of busi
ness . organisations, of Which A. c.
Callan is chairman., , ', ? . . .
Alarmed by information that politic
ally organized opposition' seek defeat
of the purposes of the bill while per
mitting its appropriation, the committee
decided to act at once. t
The bill Is numbered 73 in the senate.
It provides an appropriation of 125,000
with which to carry on demonstration
education under the direction of the
Agricultural college extension division.
This means that to the people who have
gone out on Oregon lands would be' sent
practical instructors capable of demon
strating on the ground, and with coat
orf, how to succeed, what crops to
plant, how to care for them, what in the
way of livestock to breed.
Wasco Taxes to Be $277,000.
V" '' " i Special' to The Journal.
The Dalles, Or:, Feb. 7. -On the Wasco
county tax roll for 1912, which has Just
been turned over-to the sheriff for col-!eetron,-tHg
'tmar-tTwrmoqfirttrt?yty
878." The total taxable property as
shown by the roll is 114,917,007. Sheriff
Chrlnmsn reports the collections thus I
far light., - '
dated June 6, 1878, and announced the
program for the laying of the corner.
stone that afternoon. Another paper
waa dated NovemWr 8, 1877, and in it
was contained the story of the burn
Ing of the old building which the struc
ture for which the cornerstone wa
being set was to take place.
These papers also included stories
that told of the great rivalry that ex
isted. between the volunteer fire com
panies and of their effort to be first
on the scene of a fire and to gt water
on the blaze. The returns of a county
and state election were also given in
one edition, which showed that the to
tal vote was about 4000 in' Multnomah
county,
A copy of the Portland Daily Bee,
which was edited by W. S. Chapman,
now a deputy in the city engineer's
office, was in the box, also copie of
"The West , Shore," the "Oregon
Churchman," . the Oregoniaiv Telegram
and the ; Pacific Christian Advocate.
Everything was in a remarkable state
of preservation, the papers not having
even turned yellow, in spite of their
great age, more than 34 years.
Musical Program Pound.
A program of a musicale given at
St. Helens Hall, June 6, 1878. was found.
and among those who participated were
Misses Margaret and Katherine Green,
who are now Mrs. Charles J. Reed,
widow of the former United States mar
shal, , and Mrs. Major Burr, of the
United States army; Miss Lizzie Irving,
now Mrs. Captain E. W. Spencer; Miss
Bessie Ooodnough, Miss May Falling,
Miss Alice Wygant, now the wife of
W. M. Whidden, the architect; Miss
Lizzie Lewis, now Mrs. George Good;
Miss Virginia Wilson, Mies Alice
Chance, daughter of Dr. George H.
Chance, and now the wife of F. A.
Kenny, and Miss Netta Brook, now the
wife of Major Parke, of the, American
legation at Brussels. . ' - . .
These papers, the box in which they
were contained, and the Bible and pray
er book are to be turned over to Bishop
Scadding for the Eplscopar church. The
building that 1 being destroyed ha
been known for some time as the Glen
dora hotel. It is to be replaced by a
modern apartment house.
Methods of Portland's Latest
' Acquisition to the Piano
V x Field Outlined.
We wish to announce to the buying
public that we are open for business at
our new location at 101 10th and Stark
St., with one of the finest line of
Piano and Player Piano to be found
in the city.
Tou will find in our tore at all times
trlctly one price, as all Piano will be
marked in plain figure and sold aa low
as can be sold.
No trickery, scheming, contest or
clubs will be put on at our store to try
to Induce you to buy and to make you
think you are getting something for
nothing. Tou will find strictly honest
dealings, honest prices on honest and
high grade pianos. This alone, and .the
known Quality of the pianos that are
carried by the Kile Music House, should
be considered by the Intending buyer.
We earnestly insist that you call at
our store and see what we have to offer
you In strictly high-grade pianos and
player pianos. You will find the Weber,
J. & C. Fischer, Hobart M. Cable, Koh
lej & Campbell pianos on our floor. The
Pianola line complete, all the latest
styles and 88 note, everything fresh and
new. We will have a schedule of prices
on the pianos from 8195 and up, and
every piano that is sold at our store will
be sold Under its Factory Guarantee
and backed p by us. So you make no
mistake by buying any piano sold by
this house, as we are Factory Distrib
utors. KILE MUSIC HOUSE
101 Tenth Street, at Stark
Myer Gimi ' Sal:
At First and .Yamhill
Offers to men and boys exceptional
opportunities for saving money on
every purchase. .This large stock
'of reliable, low-priced merchandise
is being closed out at prices greatly
reduced. ; T
Sjiits and' Overcoats will give you
an idea of the xedu
in effect on everything m
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Reg. $10 Suits and Overcoats $ 6.95
Reg. $15 Suits and Overcoats $11.85
Reg. $20 Suits and Overcoats $14.85
Reg. $25 Suits and. Overcoats $18.75
Corresponding reductions are in
effect on all Boys' Suits, Overcoats
s(nd Raincoats, and all Men's and
Boys' Shirts, Underwear and Hab-
goods are here; it's the best oppor
tunity in the town.' -
When You See It in Our Ad, It's So
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kas possitilities tremendous
possibilities. It is more easily suscep-
title of beautiful liome development tEan any
other part of tne city. Every one of its score"
of exclusive ckarms tlends into one great whole
that attracts people of artistic temperament.
No objection can ever be raised that Golf
Part lacks a single requirement to make it the
most dcsiratlc place for a magnificent home tnat can hs
f ounci west of tne Mississippi river. In Golf Part Portland
Las anotter great justification for callirg Lerself tLe most
beautiful city of homes on the American continent. It
scarcely seems possible that Golf Park, with its many
charms, can be purchased for less than you would
pay tor the average residence lot. it aDUUU
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