SUIIDAV JOURNAL POIiTLAlJD, CUIIDAY I'-C. OCTOBEI A ii.iLAND MCE 10 LIVE BECAUSE OF "ITS ELEGANT CIM- Other Attractions Are Scenery , and Superior Class of Peo- plQ Who Reside Here,;;. : ' .v""""""""".,: .- JRy A. R Slanson, Member Portlid , .Kealty Board. . . If I had been asked to give no H sufficient reason why Portland is : the beat place to live, and to express It in on wore, l would say "cumate." ; Orecronlana arc not erreat boasters. They have not Ilka their neighbor In southern California, subsidised the east ; cm magazines, -by the -expenditure of thousands of idollara in their advertis ing pages, to sing the praises of their enraate, in season and. oat of season; - but we know end the record! of Uncle . Sam's weather bureau are always acces-1 sibie to prove It to all doubting Thom ases that , the climate of Portland, taken as a whole from January to De cember, Is unsurpassed by any city, bar . : aoner!.r:'T':--v;v"':"'(v"v- Not long ago an eastern weekly ; printed a letter written by a young man residing here,' who referred to the Ed- lson plan for a model house with seat lng apparatus and lea plant so con trived that they would produce an even temperature Inside the house, whether y It be winter or summer. The Portland letter writer said: "In short, Mr. Ed ison Is striving; to produce, by artific ial means, what, we In Portland enjoy, year after year, from natural causes.1 Botes lm Bloom in December. The editor, commenting on this, com mended the writer for "his enthusiasm and loyalty." ; Tha truth of this, bow aver, -is gradually gaining .credence throughout tha Incredulous east With , In the past le years tha population Of Portland baa doubled and the 100,000 new comers are writing to their friends to come too. They tell them that -roses are In bloom In December, that . the grass Is green not only at Christmas, but the' year -around, and that blankets are not. Infrequently necessary to. the comfort of a sleeper on a July night. - Time was. when, the viator complained ofr our rainfall, but It Is pretty widely understood now that- tha rains' purify tha air and prevent disease. . The Or egon farmer counts the rain in his as sets. And, as the rain comes usually when it is most needed, he is Justified I In looking upon it as adding so many $20 gold pleceav to his annual profits. Me other city la all the land Is so healthful as Portland. Pure air,- pure water and. pur food, combine to pro mote health' and longevity. Our Heath ' vlfal atstlattrji talla the - m1k I onlv nine deaths to every thousand In-1 habitants and this, too. In spite or the fact that thousaads of tha new comers, on their arrival, have deeply Implanted la their systems the seeds of disease. - I have personal knowledge of one family which came here two years ago Xrom an eastern city, in wmcn xanuiy sickness was the rule rather than the exception, over $200 a year having been I paid out for doctor's bills. Slnos they! came to Portland, no memoer ox the Xanuiy baa been sick. .s : ; Climate U Mo AH. vuuaM u mm mm , I But climate Is not all that Portland I i.- .u- . m i vvoavBBca w vu mvtv udjiuj, I MIT I II 1 1 1 1 1 1 LU 111 n. 11 UJIIB.UI1&UL, 1 ' "i are Industrious, educated, cultivated, re- xinea, prosperous ana nappy, ;a nigni -school education Is at the free command of every parent for his children, If bel desires it, ana tne opportunity ror env ployment In every field of labor and business Is so great that this olty may, with perfect truth, boast that It has no poor, as the word "poor" Is under-1 stood In the eastern cities. The beauty and grandeur of the dean ery- immediately surrounding Portland is unsurpassed by, any city of the United States. From the bills back of Portland, . where many or Portland s business men have built their homes, a I marvelous panorama of rivers, railroads busy city streets, oulet country roads. I well cultivated farms, wooded hill and distant snow clad mountalna At " our feet, on the beautiful Willamette , and farther ' away on the lordly . Columbia I may be ' seen steamers bound for Ban Francisco and the orient, sailing ves sels arriving from the ports of the old world or starting away on the long woy axe around Case Horn to Eurooe. , , While trade and commerce has come to this lovely spot through, the industry of man in creating wealth, this natural grandeur' of it all, -rivers and fields, forests and mountains, far superior to the much vaunted scenlo places of the old world, has existed for axes and its dally view from the glorious sunrises I to the -unpalntable colors of the sanset 'Miia Of tlma or travxl ' . . Portland Comparatlrely .Tounr. . Portland Is young, l comparatively speaking, and too many of her eltlseni :have been too much occupied with busl-l , ness to pay much attention to the aes ' tnetic side or life, but nature I wrought here la this mild climate of .tne racmo-coast tne marvelous back ground for the most beautiful dty In I , ; . ine worio. - -,,:.,v. ;. : . : Time and a little better understand ing of the duties that accumulation of i, wealth impose upon the suooessful , man, will result In creating a dvlo pride In the heart : of every resident and - the work or man la archltectura la land scape gardening, in making use Of the . noble rivers as - commercial hlahwaval , -will be everywhere on artistic Unas and the children of other countries will be , " taught In the schools that Portland, per- . nape no men tne largest, is nnquestlon- ably the most, beautiful city of -.the t world. i a What a field for recreation, too,' lies ;; witnin easy reaca or the wearied busl- i nrer or ocean, valley or I i mountain, xieia or forest all ara at . band. Take your ehoica 'Tie a matter or a raw nours only to reach your fav- , pnte haunta. Will you fish or buntt ., No better sport Is to be found of either - ,:miu iun is axzoraea : almost at ' our aoors. - ' ( . . t , k v Churches Are Xmposlng. '- .. . Portland might also be called the City of Churchea Thai worship of Qod is far from being neglected here, The , churchea ar many . and - for the most part Imposing struoturest The congre- !" w targe . ana . tne pastors art men of broad views and deep thiakers, , iuj vj. wuom. nave come nere from puipixs oi uie nest churches of the - largest eastern cities. Herein one finds $15 PER'ACRE FOlt VIRGIN, . FERTILE SOU THS BEAUTIFUL . UPLANDS OF ARKANSAS , ? 10,000 acres to choose from -fruit and diversified farming 47 miles north of Hot Bprlnrs on main Una of Rock liiwio riinjiii pienunii i months farming Tar email deposit balance 8 years write for frtoe descriptive book let. -a.aar.aa iana aeparunent FORT SMITH LUMBER CO. IZZDLklZ) ELDO, KANSAS CITY. MO. ' eiocK tv& FINW ky.N. 490o ..PT: i k ft 3 rrfirn a; .44 Plat showing compare tire assessmetfti for 1011 of blocks 100, 107, 114 and 118 la Stephen's Addition, East Portland.' Za selecting a district to. show the current year's comparative assessments. Tha Journal chose a close In East Sido seotion, peopled almost exclusively by waga . earners. Stevens Addition ex tends south from Hawthorne avenue for a dosen or mora blocks and west from by Bo . means unimportant reason a excellent place to why Portland Is I live. If there were not alreadr reasona eaougb why Portland Is the best place to .live. It needs no prophetio vision to foresee the commercial greatness of a dty located upon a river, second only u uie umiwouiies io me .Mississippi and the Missouri and In many respects greater than either. - Over a hundred miles inland come the deep sea ships. " xrcan water cleaning me nulls of Jrale" effectually as If they had " 1, " c"nea- Him river uul rail onmnt. . nortina - tha nmint. A . . a ' ... . - empire, uie cuiavatea area of which Is CAN BE "For Forty Years ; tbe Standard9' " . "GarlaiiH" are the most extensively -sold and popu lar stove specialties in the world,' because by, positive test of years they have proven to be. the best. . And; besides,' wGarlana' present the latest departures tmm AM.MaaUIUi. J J ..! hi uiud.uicnid.uuii aiiuuesign and exclusive features of ad- vantage not. found else . where. f,V 4 ' , See our line of "Gar- kna" before buying your rangcVtv";. TTTTTr?! lililJjJ .f7 N-'i m I ' t a v IKFPiOVED ASSESSMENT METHODS (A " ft. , rM RAMJET LadiTs Addition to tha river. : Praotlcal- ly all of that -portion of tha tract from Grand avenue to Lady's Addition Is filled with tha homes of men and women who draw dally wages, small business men, or those who are paid' modest salaries. For. tax purposes inside Jots In tha blocks shown above are assessed at $1160 and, $1100, and corners at $1450 to doubling every few years.' Bverytamg combines to make this one of the larg est commercial cities of the world. With abundant room for growth, Fort land will never become a dty of tene ments, .but will always be noted for Its beautiful homes, surrounded by exten sive grounds. - As ' the modern facilities for rapid transit are adopted, little country estates ' will Join In an un broken line eastward and southward far up Into the foothills of the great Cas cades. -.' -t- . One cannot refrain from paraphrasing Judge Story's tribute to America, an or ation familiar to every schoolboys .... "Oregonlaas. you have a country vast In extent, embracing all the variety of DAD MOST ECONOMICALLY, MOST SATISFACTORILY AT bX 3 t' .31 mi MMM8 Mi W -NEEDED r J Mias9saMKB 4iiipMakaMa PI? AN COM GVTAP . Qiwww. '? vi , 4, ' -5 $1780. Lots In these blocks sell at $150 to $3760, on the usual terms, chat Is SO or $6per cent cash, and tha remainder extending over a period of two or three years. In cash transactions these lots would bring about 10 per cent leas. Taking Into consideration the fact that 60 per cent of the real market value Is the basis for assessing Portland real estate, the assessment of the subdivis ion of these blocks Is too high, ....... . the most salubrious climes, held act by charters wrested from unwilling kings but by the bountiful gift of the Author of Nature." . - OLD SAILOR JAILED ON jTRlR TO GERMANY .Berlin, Oct' 1 1. Frederick Ankener, the aged sailor from San Francisco who was sentenced to six years' Imprison ment for deserting from a German ward ship ' $4 . years ago,, began servlns his sentence last week. Ankener deserted in Valparaiso from , the Qerman cruiser Hah in 117$. Be went from there to I'fel Monday you may have your opportunity In buying a massive Steel Bed, with.heavy continuous two-inch posts, five one-inch fillers and perfectly constructed throughout, white enamel and Vernis Martin finish. A Regular 014.00 Bed This Wecl Only Stewart GasVHeaters. 'This dandy little stove burns only two feet of iras rer burner oer hour. Produces tremendous heat immediately absolutely, smokeless . and odorless, -economical, safe and sani- -tary. Ve have them in ' threaizev 56.00, 07.00 ; and 08.00. M. OUl'AY.BUYS : IIAHE RESiDEtiCE T I I I. .1 Widow of Late State Printer ' purchases Home la Ladd's ' - .Addition.. , : 1 ' Mrs. Alice B. Dunlway, widow of the late' state printer, Willis XLDualway, has purchased a handsome new borne In Ladd's addition. The property la located near .' the center of the tract and was sold byltrs.W JJaAdwnfor $6380.' , - . . ' ' ' Ellen H; Miller has purchased from Helen M. Geren a new house on lot 7, block 14i Hollyrood: consideration $$B00. A house ' and lot described as the east 4 S feet of loU I and 10, block 4, Foxchase addition, was sold last week by C. B. Harklns to Harry G Fawoett for $4000. Dots V n' M Terminus addition, Alblna, have been sold by Orville 0. Johnson to Alexander M. Baxter for $6000. , Walter V. Burreii has soio to ue tt-W. R. ft N. company, a strip of land containing 1.14 aores la section 11, township 1 north, range l each con sideration $1420.. , . ' A LONG TIME LEASE Owners of Lots In Wholesale 'District Have Chance to . Profit, by New Offer. . Portland - property owners bare an opportunity to make a long-time lease of a lot la the wholesale district and Improve It with a building suited to the requirements of a local firm seek ing enlarged quarters. Tha firm ' in quest of a new location, now occupies about 11,000 square feet of. space In one of the larger, structures , In the wholesale distrtot. About . $6,000 square feet would fulfill Its require ment tor spaca This firm will Uke a long lease on the basement and the two lower floors of a building located between Third. Broadway, Burnside and Glisan streets, and will pay $600 to $000 a month rental. Any property owner wishing to talk business to the manaa-er of tha firm will he given nis name and address upon appucauon to the real estate editor of The- Journal, Saa Francisco, and has bean sailing from that port aver since. Fast (0 years oi age ana nomesica ior a glimpse oz tne oia imineruuia, An kener arrived-in Kiel on July 1$. Be llevlag that the amnesty granted by the kaiser In celebration of his Jubilee cov ered bis ease, Ankener Immediately re ported to the authorities and made him self known. Great was bis surprise whea be was arrested, court-martiaiea for desertion and sentenced. Ankener hopes that Baa Francisco friends Will appeal to the kaiser for hlmt , Use common sense buy Superior coal. $$ ton. - Mala 164j A-1641. IAQV.I o n ----- PORTLAND RRM SEEKS t," tf you think 1 Is the face.. take an. other look at the two beads pictured hera One shows a girl with the most critical would pronounce beautiful. While her features are fairly perfect, her greatest charm lies In a mass of fine lustrous hair. The onooslte Dlctnre 4 ii,f lupirvua air la Identical as to tell exoeot that tha .wanting. . . . Both of 1 tbeae ladles would attract attention anvwhare. but each for a dlf- i ferent' reason, one r.suoern beautv superb beauty and e,vr x of her comical appearance. 1 : . r J The hair . makes A woman loses her proportions as she NEWBRO'S HERPICDIE ".S;- :r.r- Saves the Hair ''ft -; There Is nothing whloh is so destructive to the hair as dandtaff. , Rvarvona la mnr. w laaa MTioaail umii is contagious, . ' Dandruff rahe h. kali a Mia, anan and causes It eventually to fall out. . Thouaanda riailv bm .Tnarlannlnv lar and Intelligent use of Newbro's Herpiolde. That Herpiolde is somethlf 4 besides a deligntful hair oressing, is proved by the diaapnearanoe) of dandxu, a clean scalp and healthy, luxuriant hnlr. . ' Not only mar hair loss ba atonDed. come atrophied, a new growth of hair The life and luster of Xerpicdd hair An abundance of fltif fv. allttarlB permit tui neecuees aestruoiion is , unparaonaoiei, , - Att Sealers sen and guarantee tt la both BOe and 9VM '-r' aot seusxeoMsx. AppHoatlons obtained Sarhes AT il& BXVO SECURED BY THE The man who drinks Is often; dis gusted with himself. He vows he wlU never drink again. 1 Bat his self "cre ated habit" u stronger than his "win power." His many "good resolutions" do not hold him. WhyT Becaase-hls body has become a storehouse of "alco hol poison." This poison Is constant ly seeking to multiply itself, and the victim, in hla lucid moments, longs and cries for help. Mow the best help for such a man Is the "n&L XJTJUP." ror In three days the "llU TJUU.T MMMV aenteallses the pdsoa and .ie mores II from the system. THE NEAL 40 College Portland, Or. MM IF Wl SlAIJi Help and H TAKE CAUFDRNIA SYHUP OF HGSTf Begt liver and bowel regulator for mamma, daddy' and children.' , If you're headachy, onstlpated, bH- ious or stomacn disordered and you want to enjoy the nicest liver and bowel oleanslng you ever experienced, take a tablespoonful of "California Syrup of Figs" tonight aad in the morning all the constipation - no lson. nil and clogged-up waate will gently more out of the system without griping aad you will feel splendid. v Every member of the, family should use this fruit laxative as occasion de mands. It is Just as effective for arand- Editor Tells Wow : D.D. D. IPrescFiptSttsi' - Cured His EcssiBQi agymsn csd Bss&er Also TTrils Usa -'Tte?.-1 Scccrcd llellci; TIun:!r3 to DeD.Pi B. a BotahMam, Zdlter Bohe. Prot. tttstown. IlLt Kem ember, mine wsa ins wis of af teem years standing. Now I am completely healed, after 4 boo ties of D, o. XX I have seen a ease of ti rears standing eared. I hew my own doctor oared of barber's Itoav rhlch be could not core himself. ; F. R. Tasar. Banker. EODldntea,: Xa.1 X treated with three doctors for era months. They did me no goodj my. face and scalp were full of the ale. I asDllad Tjl IX IJL Tlranilr, mr face Is as amooth as a baby'a Rer. I I. towninr. Pastor ta Ave, Presbyterian Chorea. Roanoke, Vat For three years I suffered. Intensely- so . I have at last found relief la UIX IX 1 D,P. P. freerigga-fcr 15 Tcsrs fcg gaiari gi En: GREAT BOOK BARGAIN ' Five Big Volumes $1;98 V You Can't Duplicate the Offer at the Price T, . " H. "ciw vmxm ooinwMiY" V' ' HP A.; f mm -mm "lm' lMYBODY'S DAILY ThMoeupoa, II presented Oregon Journal any bearer to oae fiveV bearer to oae fiv."Volame set m m douBu in nav una (equal to any similar selling, For 01.9S UAXU OBSESS, aSDBXSS TU The Vets are too bulky te be seat by have them for the $I.8, the set to be to be paid by tha receiver. W ' W -mm. features and other de turn oppuaiiv uiviur wealth of hair is on account of her the other oajaocoua all the dlffi good looks In loses her hair. to thla annavlna tvonhla, and lnatra it haaJthl daatiora Its Sfs ' ' Yha axwidarfnl mavM aftamlfiia the tMS but tf the hair follldlaa ham aea ke : may be anticipated. . , . - Is beanUfnl te see, to hair la woman's ahlafasfc liaanfT Shops .and Beaaty Am DKF. BTblUB: eaJing for the Drinldng Ifcz HEAL TREATMENT - The Veal Treatment1 , la i harmless - vegetable- ecenpeond. through the lips.. No -aypodsamto aaJ Jeotfoas are aeeded, sad the patient M surprised to find the treatment se stnwj pie, mild and ' effectrre. The home" la also a "real koaav where alii the comforts of home ara provided, Pit4 vate rooms, "Registered PhywlolanaJ Trained Nurses" and everything thm peJ went may Mean that is soadaoiva health and heallaar. If yon are Interested" for yourself, eg si mena, write, eau or phone INSTITUTE . Vaoaea sfarthaa I40O, sVW COOPAM pa as ft is for baby. It simply cannot Injure, Even cross, sick, feverish chil dren lust love its Pleasant taste, and mothers can rest easy after, giving lt, it never xaus IQ exxeoi a good "Inside cleansinc. .-.v. .'.,. For thirty years taUfisnaa aVnrn of Flgs"; has been recommended by physW clans as the ideal stomaoh, Uver and! down cieanser. MUilona Of families who are well Informed use nothing else, but recently there has come a flood of spurious fig syrups, so we warn ; the public to ask plainly at drug stores for a 0 cent bottle of "California Syrup of Figs," and see that it la prepared by "California, Fig Byrap .Company." . We maker no cheaper else. Hand back any "counterfeit" with contempt, ---v-r-v'. am M at3 cured. I aave ao Mwiedgiag the xtrtoes af Uisi' speouo. . Tha eared at? IX XL IX nac. an chruggiaca knew aad are rtad .: to reoornmend $jdm saothhig. eeokna i Uqald, f , tt. j Cornel to tf aod w wf3 tan ytrtlv more about thla remarkable remedy, , and the efficient XX IX XX Skin Boap. We offer the first full else bottle en the guarantee that nnlwee it does as ,r, Is said, your money xrUi be reXaaded. t y alone. ts judge.. ; z?,-?.: rs 7 Saatler Drug Oo Waadv at rourth 'T, Woodard . Clarke a Oo, droggists. . . ' r 1 ml . '..a. 1 CTCLOPEDIA COUPON - af the mala office of The nnu waAV . am . of Bverrbcdy's entitle the Oyolopedia at flsJXX) tOWKAX POSTULXTO, C3. man. but out-of-town reefirt c sent by express, shirr l.- c: a -, i u 7i