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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 23, 1910)
THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXI AN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRTJARr 23, 1910. STEPS OF BIG CURS JILL BE LOWERED SCENES AT TWENTY-SIXTH AND UPSHUR STREETS DURING DEMONSTRATION FOR LOWER' STREET NO EXCUSE NOW FOR CAR STEPS. USIC-HUNGRY HOMES "Despite Cold Wind and Snow, Women Turn Out to Make Test. 12 M MAYOR SIMON . IS PLEASED Receives Announcement Prom Com pany That Steps on Pay-as-Tou-Enter Cars AVI II Be Lowered Two and One-Half Inches. 3'i In the driving mow and the piercing ' wind, yesterday afternoon, representative ; ' women of Portland stood on the ley street and remonstrated -against the high steps maintained on the pay-as-you-enter ; streetcars? of the Portland Railway. Light ; & Power Company. It was bitter cold, hut with grim de . termination, the plucky adherents of the " low-step movement stuck to their posts until Mayor Simon and members of the - City Council called the test ended. They i won a decided victory, as Superintendent ; Franklin announced that he would cut down the entire body of 40 large pas senger coaches at least two and one-half inches. Women on tironnd Karly. The tept was held at Twenty-sixth and L'pshur streets, at the entrance to the his toric Lewis and Clark Exposition grounds. . Two pay-n-you-enter cars were used for ; the demonstration, and were In charge of Superintendent of Transportation ! Franklin and his assistants. Mayor - Simon and Councilman Lombard, Rush light and Ellis, members of the com plaint committee, and Councilman Con- ; cannon were the officials of the city in attendance. A few minutes prior to 4 o'clock, the hour set for the tests, Mrs. .Nina Larowe, leader of tho low-ptep movement, ap peared on the scene. She was the first women to reach the scene. She stood shivering in the cold for a short time, and was then joined by other prominent club women, among them Mrs. Arthur Newell. Mrs. J. II. Patterson, Mrs. Jacob SV hwInd. Mrs. May Sloath and Mrs. M. S. Hirsch. president of the Jewish Council of Women, and Airs. Jobes. 'Mayor Makes Test or Step. Mayor Simon, who has taken a deep Interest in the efforts made by the wo men for lower steps, arrived early, ac companied by Councilman Coneannon. Promptly at 4 o'clock. Councilman Kills appeared, and as Councilmen Lombard and Rushlight were not in eight, the Mayor and Mr. Ellis proceeded to try some of the steps, and to question Mrs. Larowe and the other women present es to their requests. "I am not here to test any steps," said Mrs. Larowe to Mayor Simon. "I am hers to pr&test agalnsrt the high steps for reasons well known to you all. We demand 12-lnch steps, and will compro mise on nothing less." "Now. you can't tell the company how to build its cars," the Mayor replied. "I have found that a good many of life's problems have to be compromised; maybe we can get something in the way of 'betterment, if not all we desire." The car company had fitted up some sample steps, which were placed in posi ji lion, and Mayor Simon hopped onto one j pt the cars to start the tests. He ex pressed satisfaction at the height, which was 15a inches from the pavement, having been lowered by the mechanical f; department by letting down the entire tody of the- car that much. i I Firm for 12-lnch Step. :! V Mayor Simon then asked some of the J women to try mounting the steps, which j "H few did. Mrs. Iirowe. however, stead , fastly refused to do so. It seemed to E be the opinion of the tall women pres j ent that tiie step on the lowered car- body was a great improvement over the f' 18-inch step complained against, but there ! were some who said they would favor de ' manding a cut to 12 inches or nothing. ' Councilmen Lombard and Rushlight ar . rived in time to take part in the latter part of the tests. Mr. Lombard is satis fied with the company's promise to lower the steps to 5'i inches from the ground. Mr. Rushlight said ho thought this a great deal hotter than the higher step, but said that he believed the cars can be" lowered still further, but only at great expense. Mayor Simon took a very active part In the tests, and after they were com pleted. id he felt that great good had been accomplished, and that the com pany had conceded a great point. tSIX MILES OF ROAD BUILT l'at-lfle & Knstern Will Supply Trade V "to liaymoml. RAYMOND, Wash., Feb. 22. (Special.) The Pacific & Eastern Railroad has just been completed for a distance of six miles '; up Mill Creek, beginning at a point on the 'Willapa River, six miles above Raymond. This road is a common carrier and will eventually.be extended from South Bend to Chehalls. It is owned bj the Siler Mill Company, the Willapa Lumber Com pany and the Columbia Box & Lumber , Company, of Raymond. Enough of the road Is now completed to begin lumber and logging operations and regular trains are being run over the road. The Sunset Timber Company has charge of the logging business of the road, which taps on,e of the biggest and best bodies of timber in the West. There are now three logging camps operating on the road, one of which is new and the other will greatly Increase their forces. These are the Sunset Tim ber Company, with from 80 to 100 men: the Columbia Box & Lumber Company, with 40 men. and the South Bend Mill, & Timber Company, with a large force of men. Tills road will aid greatly in the de velopment of the country through which it runs, and when completed will have a better and shorter route between South Bend and Chehalis than the Northern Pacific. T. H. Donovan, of the Willapa Lumber Company, had charge of build ing the road. The roadbed is in splen did condition. New cars and engines have been ordered, which will make this one of the finest roads for the purpose con structed in the country. I'ii ion Pioneer Pies. LA GRANDE, Or.. Feb. 22. (Spe cial.) Mrs. Benjamin Brown, one of the oldest and best known pioneers of the valley, died In Island City, three miles from here Monday morning. Mrs. Brown, with her husband, crossed the plains in the early '60s. Together they built the first private residence In the County of Union. Death claimed her husband but a few months ago. Morgan & Robb.' 250 Stark St.. will in sure your plate glass for you. x - , - t - - r j vJr- , - VOTE 10 BE ASKED East Side Would Appeal Vaca tion of Streets to People. CONCESSIONS ARE ASKED liillMiard Ordinance to Be Defeated by Council, or Ite-referred to Committee Mayor to In sist on Abating Nuisance. Chief among the items with which the City Council must wrestle this morning are the proposed vacations of Adams and Oregon streets. Mayor Simon's veto of the ordinance designating Class C lamp posts for the East Side, Councilman Ellis' bill board measure, and the appropritlon of $120,000 for a garbage crematory. On each of these the Council is divided, and one of the most animated sessions of recent months is expected. Owing to the nature of the case, the proposed vacation of 100 feet of ground on Adams and Oregon streets for use by the O. R. & N. Company for its proposed steel bridge, this subject has assumed great proportions, and the lines are being tightly drawn. The Bast Side business men are working hard to secure enough votes to shut off passage of an emer gency clause, as they wish, it is under stood, to apply the referendum, unless the Council acts favorably to them. ' "Entering . Wedge" Feared. ' The recommendation of the street com mittee to the Council is that the vaca tions lie made today, -without exacting any promise from the railroad corporation as to what it will do for the city in the event Uh? vacations are made. Other va cations of East Side streets are asked also, but the Idea of the East Siders is that -the Oregon and Adams-street vaca tions are the "entering wedge" by which the company hopes to secure further fa vors from .the Council. Certain definite demands are set forth by the East Side business men as an exchange for the favors asked by the company, and they intend to try to see that tiiese are secured before any property is vacated for the company. Anotiier subject in which there .is great interest on the East Side is the veto by Mayor Simon of the ordinance designat ing Class C lamp posts for use in that territory. The Business Men's Club is backing the Mayor, but there is serious difficulty ahead, If Councilman Lombard and his colleagues of the West Side per sist In voting -for the ordinance notwith standing the objection of the Mayor. It is believed the veto will be sustained, but unless the Council shall pas?, another or dinance, granting to the East Siders the kind of posts they desire, It'will be of lit tle avail. A strong fight is expected when this comes up. ( Bllboard to Go to People. Councilman Ellis" billboard ordinance, the terms of -which would cut down the number and size of these signs, will come up upon adverse recommendation of the committee on health and police, of which Councilmen Lombard, Watkins an4 Con cannon are members. They have refused to sanction the measure on the ground that it Is too drastic, and It is certain that It will be defeated today, unless it Is re-referred for further consideration and elimination of some of its "teeth." It is regarded as certain that the Coun cil will never pass a measure that will curtail this business materially, and Mayor Simon has announced that he will ask to have the ordinance placed before the. people at the coming general elec tion, so that there may be relief from the nuisance complained of. it is expected that the Council will pass the ordinance for the proposed, garbage crematory construction, the amount car ried being J120.000. Councilmen Baker, Belding, Ellis. Menefee. Rushlight, Wal lace, Watkins and Cellars, constituting the majority, are counted on to carrv the measure, while Councilmen Annand, Dris. coll. Dunning, Coneannon, Lombard and Kubli are expected to vote against it. NEW HOPE FORAUTO ROAD Officers of Vancouver Barracks to Recommend Paving of Street. VANCOUVER, Wash., Feb. 22. (Spe cial.) For the purpose of giving Van couver Barracks a good outlet to the city, the Council has decided to improve Tenth street from Washington to Re serve street by laying hard-surface pave ment. In consideration for this improve ment, the officers at Fort Vancouver have promised to recommend to the Gov ernment the paving of Fifth street through the military reservation. This is the improvement which th Portland Auto Club has been using its influence. Jointly with Vancouver citi zens, to secure. i ss a sc MRS. NLA LAROWE IVIEMBERSHiPRAGE BRISK M. C. A. COMPETITORS BID FAIR" TO GAIX 3000. Four Iormitory Team Vie to In crease Asspcia ion's Muster Roll. Trophies Offered. Already the membership campaign for the Portland Young Men's Christian Association, begun Monday, has result ed In considerable Increase In the en rollment of the organization. The teams entered in the competition of se curing members have not yet got down to systematic work, but will within a few days, and it is believed that the objective point, an enrollment of 3000, will be reached within the three weeks the campaign is to last. - The dormitory men in the Y. M. C. A. building are divided into four teams, each composed of men rooming in one of the four upper floors of the build ing. These teams are seeking recruits from the -ranks of the association and expect to have their lists completed by Friday night. At that time each of the teams will hold an Informal din ner in the Y. M. C. A. cafeteria, after which all will meet "together to con sider the best means of increasing the association membership. It has been decided definitely that at the conclusion of the campaign the winning team will be entertained at a turkey dinner. In addition to this, the person securing the most new mem bers will be presented with a silver loving cup, and the member of each team who makes the best record will be presented with a full membership card for one year. An allowance of II on membership is also made . for each new member secured. The Los Angeles Y. M. C. A. is carry ing on a membership contest that is attracting wide attention.- The goal there is an .enrollment of 5000, and spectacular methods are being em ployed to swell the lists. A few days ago a big automobile parade was held, in which city officials. Y." M. C. A. of ficers and members rode through the streets, which were lined by thousands of cheering people. The contest in Portland will be more quiet, but it Is expected that at least 700 new mem bers will be secured. MAN SHOT LIKELY TO DIE Rancher Who' Ends Ancient Grudge With Bullet, in Jail. M'MINXVILLE. Or., Feb. 22. (Special.) Leonard Palm, the Slab Creek rancher Who shot Matthias Zettle yesterday, was brought here, today and is held pending a preliminary hearing. His plea, it is said, will be;self-defense. His story is to the effect that Zettle, who had previously made threats against several people, came to the ranch of his son-in-law. Mr. Knoble, where Palm was employed.- Observing his ugly mood, his daughter, Mrs. Knoble, he says, handed her husband's revolver to him and said, "Don't let him come In or' he'll kill us y V IN FOHEGROOD. all." Palm took the weapon, but he avers that when finally forced to use it his only thought was to stop the advance of Zettle without fatally wounding him. After the shooting Zettje engaged Palm In a rough and tumble fight and Palm used thf r.evolver as a club. Zettle walked two miles after the encounter, past his own cabin and on to Boar Camp, where he was cared for... One shot penetrated his1 kidney and the other took effect In his leg. Dr. Starbuck. who was called from Dallas to attend him. came out with the party today. He says there is Ilttlo chance for Zettle s recovery. SCHOOLMATE OF: DEWEY Dr. -C. Wells Whitcomb, 7 8, Passes Away at Myrtle Creek. MYRTLB CREEK, Or.. Feb. 22. (Spe cial.) Dr. C. Wells Whitcomb died here Saturday from Injuries received In a fall recently. Dr. Whitcomb .was born in Greenfield, Conn., July 23, 1S32, and moved to Massachusetts at an early age. He was a schoolmate of Admiral Dewey and Dwtght Moody, .the noted . evangelist, and was graduated from the Philadelphia Medical College and the Rush Medical College of Chicago, 111. In the Civil War Dr. Whitcomb was surgeon of the Fifteenth Missouri Volun teer Infantry and served under Grant and Sherman. He moved to Oregon In 18RS, locating at Pendleton. He practiced medi cine there, at Prinevllle, and at Dufur, Or., later taking up his' profession at Eureka, and Healdsburg, Cal. He moved to Myrtle Creek in February, '1893. He was a Mason and a member of the Knights of Pythias. The funeral will be held Monday morn ing at the Methodist Episcopal Church, after which the remains will be taken to Munroe, Benton County," Oregon, for In terment. ' Dr. Whitcomb is survived by his wife, of Myrtle Creek. Or., two sisters and a brother, of Providence, R. I. Raymond Forms Ball Club. RAYMOND, Wash., Feb. 22. (Special.) A baseball club has been organized here, which is to be incorporated with capital stock running anywhere from $1000 to $5000. The officers are C. O. Bean, president, and T. H. Terrili, secretary and treasurer. Raymond had a fine team last year and won the championship 'of the Amateur League of the Southwest. The club will have even a stronger and better team this year. There is talk of organizing an amateur league, to include Raymond, Chehalls. South Bend, Cen tralla, Aberdeen, Hoquiam and Olym pia. Wife and Young Mother Dies. OREGON CITY, Or.. Feb.' 22. (Special.) Mrs. Anna Smith, wife of .W. C. Smith, aged 26 years, who has been: ill for some time, died on Monday night at Milwaukie. Mrs. Smith had been a resident of this city for the past three years. She left a husband and two children. .The funeral services' will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Holman undertak ing parlors and the Interment will be In the Mountainview Cemetery. Centralia Boys Held for Arson. CHEHALIS, Wash.. FebJ ; 22. (Spe- be snapped up will surely morning if possible 3S3 Washington Remember-"Money Back" if not exactly as represented and entirely satisfactory. furthermore, wes "will accept any Piano or Organ purchased in this sale toward purchase of a costly Chickeriug or Kimball or the genuine Pianola Piano, or any other high-grade Piano, any time within one year and allow you every penny paid. Could anything be fairer or more liberal? United Wireless Makes Good CLARK WIRELESS EQUIPMENT SUPERSEDED BY UNITED WIRELESS TELEGRAPH COMPANY v- The Portland office of the United Wireless Telegraph Company received the following messages, which were forwarded today from Seattle by wireless: New York, Feb. 22, 1910 F. S. Stewart, 410 Corbett Bldg., Portland, Or. Closed contract Feb. 18 for steamers CITY OF CLEVELAND, CITY OF DETROIT, CITY OF ST. IGNACE, Detroit & Cleveland Nav. Co. Three of above formerly had Clark system, which we super sede. Also we are today installing STEAMSHIP M0LTKE, Hamburg American, at; Tasserice, which formerly had Marconi. . W. A. DIB0LL, Treasurer. F. S. Stewart, v - Portland, Oregon. Diboll's telegram explains bur recent scoop on Great Lakes. We did same t Massie Co. last week on BRUNSWICK LINE. Watch the early exit of the Clark Co. Gradually the UNITED absorbs the business of the wireless field. Steamship companies are be ginning to understand that there is but one company that can give the wireless service they want when equipping their ships with wireless. C. C. WILSON, President. clal.) As the result of a preliminary hearing here, Walter Bray. James Ray mond, CJeorge Averill, Walter Craft and Earl Henry, all of Centralia, are being held here on the charge of arson, for ARE YOU "A BUNDLE OF NERVES?" The danger of kidney sickness is that often it runs you down to the verge of collapse before you know what really is the matter. If you are always tired, worried, weak, rheumatic, nervous and suffer at the same time distressing urinary disorders and backache, 'don't lose sight of the probable cause sick kidneys. No other trouble wears more on the nerves than kidney sickness, for the blood may be full of uric acid prison, the effects of which are extremely Irri tating to the brain and nerves. Many a case' of nervous collapse could be traced right beck to kidney trouble. When you seem unable to pin your mind to any. task, your back aches and is so lame that you cannot do an Ordi nary day's work, it is time to give serious thought to this question: "Are my kidneys working right?" ' The answer is in your condition. Sick kidneys, congested by a cold or some other unseen cause, slacken their filtering work. Uric acid circulates freely with the blood, attacking brain, nerves, muscles. Joints and vital organs. Headaches, dizzy spells warn you; heart palpitation. poor circulation. ( DOAN'S KIBNEY PILLS Its Sold ly all dealers: Price So cents. Foster-Milnirm Co. Buffalo, N.Y.. Proprietors. jr.;TWsTh;r I Great Annual Clearance Sale at Eilers The Money-Saving Event of the Year Terms as Low as $1.50 Weekly Many families in this city and state, whose means would ordinarily deprive them of the refining influence of" music, have found it pos sible, owing to the terrific reductions, to se cure a fine Piano in the Annual Clearance Sales at the House of Eilers. In the vast number of Pianos offered the high character and splendid condition and the remarkably low- prices these annual "Clean-Up" events are without an equal. No matter what your preference is, no matter what make or tone or style you desire, or whether j-our choice is a Kimbail, or a Ho bart M. Cable, or Steinway, or Lester, or Story & Clark or Eilers, or Emerson, etc., or wheth er 3rou wish to invest $124, $275, or $350, you can effect fn this Clearance Sale a saving large enough to pay you for a thorough musical edu cation of the entire family. But all that can be saidor written will not do full justice to this really great event. To fully appreciate this extraordinary opportu nity one must personally see the instruments, test them critically, note their excellent condi tion (some nearly new) and littleness of price. If you have the remotest idea of securing a Piano within the next year and can pay $3 or $2.50, yes, $1.50 a week, don't let another day go by without investigating this Clearance Sale. The quickest action is necessary, however, for at the present rate the remaining fine val- ues, wmen nave in short order. Arrange to having set fire to tha West Side school hero two weeks ago. Their bail was fixed at $1000 each. The School Board has directed C. Lewis Wilson, the archi tect, to prepare plans and specifications Awaken to the Danger of Col lapse and Cure the Weak ened Kidneys. Every Picture Tells A Story. oeen unmerciruiiy reduced, come the first thing this At Park Street for ' a new eight-room brick schoolhouso to cost $25,000. Spring Valley Whisky. $2.96 gallon. Spring Valley Wine Co.. 244 Yamhill. bloating, falling eyesight, rheumatism, stomach troubles. It is but a short road to dropsy, diabetes, gravel, stone in the kidney or fatal Bright's disease. Don't wait for the serious troubles. Begin using Doan's Kidney Pills when you first feel backache, or first notice urinary disorders. This remedy has given new life and strength to thou sands of women and men. It cures sick kidneys and backache. POHTLASD PROOF. Mrs. A. Canavan, 330 Lincoln St.. Portland. Or, says: "In 1903 I used Doan's Kidney Pills with such benefi cial results that I publicly endorsed them. I still think highly of this remedy and dvise its use whenever I have opportunity. For two or three years kidney complaint clung to me and my back was so lame that I was unable to attend to my household duties. The use of home remedies and other prepa rations guaranteed to cure such trou bles failed to give me relief. Finally I learned of Doan's Kidney Pills and procured a box. I used them according to directions and they improved my condition in every respect." V V-