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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (April 13, 1910)
THE 3IORXING - OKJitiOXIAX, WEDNESDAY, 'Al'IUL. 13, 191D. ir ROW-SEEN IN AST SIDE MUSS MEET Street Vacation Opposition Disrupts Conference of Citizens. DOUBLE MEETING IN ONE IMan to Capture Audience and Con trol Resolutions "Witnessed Only-One- Shipper From Ware house District Attends. The m 0 sb matting hld last nlgbt un der the au.ppirrs of the "Host Side lin provemfTit Association In Cexpente Tff 1'nion Hall, Grand avenue,', to consider th vacation of streets for terminal fa cilities on the liast Side, resulted in the adoption of a resolution opposing all Ftret vacations unless approved, by the people. After the adjournment of the first meet ing? another meeting was called, with rr. George Van Waters as chairman and Gorge L. Black as secretary, when a resolution was adopted calling another meeting Thursday night either to com mend the action of the Council, If It op pofe! vacation?, ar, to take action for the recall of any Councilman who votes for vacation of any arreets. V. L. Boise presided at the first meet ing. It was apparent that member from the East Side Business Men's Club domi nated the meetting and would be able to pass any measure they saw fit. All (iiven. Chance to Be Heard, However, as it was an open mass meet ing. Chairman Boise gave all full oppor tupnity to be heard, Lr. Van Waters introduced the resolu tion which demanded that all proceedings looking to vacation of the East Side streets be stopped and that all vacation of streets be submittted to the people fer approval or disapproval. He supported the resolution by an extended talk and remarks were made by a number of others. H. H. Newhall was the only one who Fpoke against the resolution. He said that the Mayor and Council could be trusted to safeguard the interests of the people. Chairman Boise made, a brief pttate ment, remarking that he was convinced that tho restoration would carry, but he declared that to put anything in the way of railroad terminal facilities on the East Hide and consequent development of a warehouse .district was a grave mistake. Tliis action, he said, might restit in artving the terminal yards entirely out tf East Portland and locating them on the Peninsula, which would leave the 1-Jast Side out In the cold as far as rail road terminal facilities are concerned. Mr. Boise contended that the way to build up the East Side was to make It M)ssible for the railroad to establish ter minal f acuities and a great warehouse 'district..'" At : the conclusion of his re marks ho put the motion on the adoption . rf the .resolution and it was carried, with .only, two dissenting votes. , ' Crowd "Wo 1 1 1 d n r 1 i s p e r s e . ".' - -Chairman Boise then declared the meet ing adjourned, but the audience refused to disperse and, on motion of Dan Kella her, Ir. Van Waters was elected chair man and George I. Black secretary of the second meeting. It was asserted lhat the new organization was the East Sido Improvement Association. The recall resolution was then adopted and other matters were discussed. The last mooting was n. complete cap ture of the hall on" the" part of the', mem Iwrs. of tho East Side Business Men's Club, and to -all intents and purposes was simply a meeting of that organization. The Fame resolutions .that had been nduptrd by the East Side- Business "Men's :'1ut were adopted .by. tho meeting. Offi r'rs of the East Side Improvement Asso ciation sny that the election was not legal and that only one or two voters in the meeting were ever members of the East Side Improvement Association. It was apparent that there had been a plan to capture the meeting, and It suc ceeded. Resolutions were produced at the proper time and passed. There was but one shipper from the warehouse dis trict present, and with the exception of some outsiders, the audience wa. mnri up of those who attend the meetings of me r.asi .-me business Men s Club. MR. HENRY FIGHTS DISEASE Seattle Man. as Jlemortal to Dead Son, Gives $100,000. SEATTLE. Waph., April 12. (Special.) Forty arres of a tract of 70 acits. the nnlnnce uf which nmv bo had if neci- sary. con lod with a promise to. build t hereon a fanllarium ciwtinif J26.000 or J:i."Ht for the treatment of tuberculosis were Riven to the Kmc Connrv A,.ti Tuberculosis l.airiie today by 'Horace . nrary. me millionaire railroad con tractor and capitalist. Tllpfi? sift. aSKrepntiiiK nearly UXV. o. were nniioiiiirwl :-b- Mr. Henry to in at a inoeunR of the league, of which he was recently elected president. Mr. Henry alto announced that he ex pected to have a dozen cottages built on the tract, that number of women having promised hint that thev each wood ready to build and maintain a cottage to llpht consumption! Mr. Henry announced that he Intended to build on the tract a first -class modern building hs a memorial to his son, who recently died of tuberculosis. CATTLEMEN PROMISE WAR ("olonuto Grazers Threaten Blood shed if l iah Invades l'ield. lIRANO Jl'NYTION-, lo.. April 12. Open threats of bloodshed it the sheep men of I'tah attempt to c ross into Colo rado were made today at a meeting of L'l'O cattlemen and homesteaders of Bis Park County, northwest of 3rand Junc tion, tlosllns Bros., sheepmen of Cisco. I'tah. and Charles K. Wallen. their manager, have received letters threat ening them with death if they attempt to drive sheep into the cattle range. The sheepmen have been warned not to prraze In the district bounded by the (ramie Hlver on the north, the state line on the west. Vnaweet on the south and tlte Gunnison Klver on the East. (losUng liroj. have built - a eteel bridge across the (Jrande River at the I'tah line and are preparing to drive their herds Into the range owned by the. cattlemen and homesteaders. WOMAN IS SHOT; MAY DIE Iatlent at Hospital Says It Is Acci dent; Three Witnesses Held. Mrs. Mary Martini, S8 years old, em ployed as a charwoman at the Imperial Hotel, lies at St. Vincent's Horpital with a bullet wound in her abdomen as a result of a mysterious shooting in a room at 164 West Park street about 1 o'clock yesterday morning. Nex Marius, a pantryman at the Commercial Club, in whose room the shooting occurred, and George We yd and Charles Blallo, two glaziers, were present and are held fry the police on technical charges. Drs. Holt and Ziegler immediately placed the woman under an anesthetic upon her arrival at the hospital. Be fore doing so the woman told the phy sicians the shooting was accidental. The police were not informed of the affair until the woman was brought to the hospital, when Police Captain Slover sent a squad on an investigation. The three witnesses to the shooting were found at the hospital. According to Weyd and his two companions the revolver he carried ac cidentally fell from his pocket. In striking the floor the cartridge was ex ploded and the bullet entered the wom an's body. Mrs. Mai tlni la the mother of two .young children. Two years ago she secured a divorce from her husband. PLAN OF ROBBERY TOLD LOOT1XG OF WASHINGTON TIM BKK LANDS EXPLAINED. Castle Kock Man, Isolates Story of Deal with Hose Partner to Get Timber Land Cheap. SEATTLE, Wash.. April 11. (Special.) The legislative investigating committee has placed at the disposal of the Attorney-General several special reports made by its agents, who were employed to look Into deals in state timber lands. These special reports, which are partly included in the general report to Gov ernor M. E. Hay, give more in detail the means used by purchasers to obtain val uable timber land from the state at ridic ulously low figures. One of the deals in vestigated was a purchase made by Jo seph O'Neill, of Castle Rock, formerly a law partner of E. W. Ross, the present Land Commissioner. At the time of the events related. Ross was Assistant Attorney-General, assigned to the Land Department, and was in fluential in directing the labors of the department inspectors and appraisers. The information furnished the committee was given by C. W. Taylor, of Castle Rock. The report says in part: "It is doubtful whether any citizen in Cowlitz County has a more thorough knowledge of the rich timber zone drained by the Toutle River and its tributaries than Mr. Taylor. Noting that several friends of Mr. Ross at Castle Rock were getting possession of state timber lands at extravagantly low figures, according to his personal knowledge of the timber values inr volved, he decided to take advantage of Ross' power and influence in a round-about way. To quote him pre cisely, he said frankly: " 'I made my first, last and only at tempt to steal some school lands along with the rest of them." "In this instance Taylor was not representing the Cowlitz Timber Com pany, with which he is associated. He had saved a couple of thousand dol lars from his earnings and it was this amount he intended to invest in a sure thing on his own account. "In township 9 north, range 2 east, Tay lor had found two tine tracts of state timber land. One was the southwest quarter of section 24 (granted land), the other the southwest quarter of section 15 (school land. In his cruise of section 2-T Taylor checked to exce?d Ti;O00.tlDO feet of merchantable timber and in section 16 over 9.000,000 fet. He proposed to O'Neill, whose office, by the way, adjoined his own, with a communicating door, that if O'Neill, through Ross, would secure a minimum cruise of the timber on two quarter flections of state land, of which he knew the full value. he (O'Neill) should buy one and Taylor the other. He showed his personal cruises to O'Neill. "The proposal was agreed to. Taylor made application for the a.ppraisal and sale of the southwest quarter of section 24, township 9 north, range 2 east, and O'Neill at the same time applied to -the land department for similar action re--specting section 16. "It seems to have b?n the practice at this time, in order to insure low appraise ment on state lands, for the applicants to tip those cruisers who were pliable at least $1 en acre. "Having overheard the conversation clearly, and drawn from it the plain inference that Ross, while favoring his law partner, might upset Taylor's de signs to share in the profits of the conspiracy, Taylor subsequently in formed O'Neill of the fact of his pres ence in the adjoining room, where he heard all that had been said by Israel and Billings. He declined to pay the $320 expected of him. O'Neill frankly admitted the circumstance, but insist ed on keeping faith and paying his half, or $160, in spite of Ross' action. This satisfied Taylor and the deal pro ceeded." LEWIS WED IN BAY CITY POHTLAM) MAX CLAIMS GIUCE E. DOWN" IE FOK BRIDE. . Wedding a Surprise to T'rlends of of Bridegroom, Who Was Looked Upon a? Confirmed Bachelor. SAN FRANCISCO. April 12. (Spe ciai.) John C. Lewis, of Portland, son of the late multi-millionaire, C. H. Lewis, was married here today to Miss Grace E. Downie, also of Portland. The wedding took place at 2 o'clock thii afternoon at St. Luke's Church, Rev Frank Stone, assistant rector, official ing. Adolph B. Spreckles, who has been an intimate friend of the bridegroom for many years, attended as best man. The others of the bridal party were Mrs. Spreckels, Robert E. Lewis, broth er of the bridegroom, his wife and their children. The bride, whose home has been in Portland only a short time and who came there from Vancouver, is a hand some and attractive woman. The mar riage of Lewis comes as a surprise to his many friends here, as he was be lieved to be a confirmed bachelor. He is one of the best known men in the Northwest. Besides his holdings in the firm of Allen & Lewis, in Portland, he is owner of large mining interests. He has been spending the Winter in California, and has made his headquarters at the Pal ace Hotel in this city. Man's Toe Is Worth $5000. NEW YORK, April V2. A chauffeur stubbed his toe against & small ob long package in front of a Sixth ave nue jewelry shop last Friday and opening it, found a f 10,000 diamond necklace. He read the advertisements, and yester day he received from the owner just half of Its value as a reward for his honesty, $5000. PHOTOGEMSSHOWN Oregon Camera Club Opens 15th Annual Exhibit. H. BERGER, JR., GETS CUP State's Amateur Photographers Dis play Portrait, Landscape and Marine Prints Exhibit to Be Open to Public at Nights. The 15th annual exhibit of the Ore gon Camera Club is in progress in Stelnway Hall, of Sherman. Clay & Co., at Sixth and Morrison streets. More than 100 prints are on display and the collection represents a variety of beau tiful studies In' the art of camera pho tography. "Wild scenes of nature from Alaska to Southernmost California, penetrating eastward to the Rockies, life in all its phases una many por traits are shown. William B. Dyer, of Hood River, a for mer member of the New York Camera Club and the first to be organized in this country, is acting as judge of the exhi bition. His decisions in full will be made known today. He visited the exhibits Sunday and returned to Hood River. Before leaving he announced his de cision for the Judd cup. The prize fell to Henry Berger, Jr., who has won the prize twice previously. By the rule cov ering possession of the cup he will now keep it .permanently, it lias been held previously by E. Y. Judd. the donor; H. G. Smith and J- A. Haran, all of whom have won it-twice before. The exhibit will be open to the public hereafter from 2 o'clock to 10 P. M. Last night being the first night, it was only kept open unti 7 P. M. The following per sons are exhibitors: Ford Richardson, Hugo B. Goldsmith and Milton P. Gold smith, of San Francisco; H. J. Thome, Mrs. H. J. Thome, Major Tredwell AW Moore, of Vancouver Barracks; J. A7. Reid," L. C. Henrichsen. George S. Shep herd. Dan Ellery. H. Hoeg, F. H. Mc Clure," E. Y. Judd, Henry Berger, Jr., H. G. Smith and J. A. Haran. The Berger winning exhibit included 11 prints, covering general subjects. An exhibit that attracted general attention and the subject of admiring comment by visitors and other exhibitors was that of J. V. Reid. Mr. Reid's exhibit was not included in the contest, it being in a class by itself. Several portraits by him fin ished in gum bichromate are accounted among the most beautiful pieces of pho tographic are ever seen here. N.Y. C.THA1MMEN REFUSE ROAD'S OFFER TURNED DOWN AT MEN'S MEETING. Employes Holding Out for Increase of 8 to 6 4 Per Cent No Sud den Walkout Likely. NEW YORK, April 12. A second of fer by the New York Central and Hud son River. Railroad to increase . the- wages eff "conductors and trainmen waff declined by the men at the meeting of their representatives last night. The company will be notified today, and if an agreement is not reached then the employes will adhere to their vote in which 97 per cent of the men between this city and Buffalo favored a strike. An increase, ranging from 8 to 64 per cent, is for .what the men .are hold ing out. The company offered a com promise of increases from 8 to 25 per cent, and it was upon this proposal that the strike vote was taken. President Lee, of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, said last night there would be no strike as long as there is' a possibility of accomplishing an amicable settlement. He added, how ever, that the men would accept noth ing less than the wage schedule re cently adopted by the Baltimore & Ohio, which is "equivalent to increases ranging from 8 to 64 per cent. If the road still fails to come to terms today, the men of this division can strike if they so desire, with the sanc tion of their National officers. It is believed, however, that negotiations under the Erdman act would prevent a sudden walkout. CROP REPORTS GLOWING Reclamation Service Receives Fine Accounts From Projects. OREGON I AX NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, April 12. Reports received by the Reclamation Service at Washington from the epgineers on the several projects which are supplying water to the newly reclaimed desert lands, are exceedingly, gratifying. On most of the northern projects. Spring was ushered in early. Fruit trees planted last season came through the AVinter uninjured, -.alfalfa made a good stand last year, and live stock is look ing fine. The snowfall was ample to give the ground a good wetting, so that Spring planting is being done without irrigating. Everywhere the farmers are putting in their crops, or clearing new land for planting. The heavy snow on the moun tains is a guarantee of an ample water supply for the coming season. From the Umatilla project, Oregon, comes the report of peach trees in bloom, gardens are green and flowers are springing up about the new homes. Land which had no sale there in 1905, is selling for $300 an acre today. Farms of ten to 20 acres each are the rule, so that prac tically the farmers are all living in town. The new town of Hermiston is agitated over a municipal water supply. This project contains 50 good farms open to settlement under the reclamation law. On the Minidoka project. Idaho, 2000 farmers are at work getting their lands ready for crops. In the four growing towns the modern brick and stone build ings are going up rapidly. Contracts for electric power from the government dam are being made for light, heat and power. They are even talking about trolley ..nes to bring the farms and the towns to gether. In the not distant future every farm on this project may be lighted and heated by electricity. COMET TO BE SEEN FRIDAY Scientists Say Halley's Heavenly Body Will Be in View at 10. WASHIXOTOX, April 12. Friday. April 15, at 10 o'clock in the morning:, will be the best time at which It will be worth while trying to a?e Hallej-'s comet with the aid of the naked eye. it was said yesterday at the Georgetown L'niversity observatory. Iuring April and the early part of May the comet will be- visible In the Trv . Winner of Every jGlidden Tour COVEY MOTOR CAR CO. Seventh nd Couch Sts. PIERCE CADILLAC east before sunrise a. few degrees north of east. By Mp'y 17 it will be too nearly in line with the sun to be seen in the morning, but from then on it will appear in the west in the evening. On May 20 it will set two hours after the sun, with the interval growing longer each night. RING TORN OFF FINGER DARING ROBBERY TAKES PLACE IX SAVOY HOTEL. AVoman Tells. Tfyrterioal Story of Mow Man. in Long Black Coat Tore Orf Jewelry. SEATTLE, Wash., April 12. (Spe cial.) The story of a daring robbery, in which a valuable cluster diamond ring was literally torn from the finger of Mrs.- E. S. Shaughnessy, of Van couver, while she-was unconscious c-d was being carried to her xpartments in the Savoy Hotel late Saturday night, was so successfully hushed by the prominent guests that even the police were not Informed of the sensational case until late today. - According to the hysterical story which Mrs. Shaughnessy told soon after regaining consciousness, the ring was taken from her by a stranger, dressed in a long black coat. The time of the alleged robbery, she said, was either when she was being carried from the lobby, where she had fallen in a faint, while she was In the elevator or after she had been placed on a bed in room 603. She could not give a clearer statement because she had been only partly conscious at the time. She declared the man had torn a valuable ring from the third finger of her left hand and held up a seriously bruised finger as evidence. There were two rings on the finger, a diamond solitaire and a brand new wedding ring. These had not been taken, prob ably because they are tigrht -fit ting and were difficult to remove. HEIRLOOMS FOR C HA LI C E Pittsburg: Catholics to Give Up Tlieir Treasures to Altar. Pittsburg. Pa.. April 12, A golden chalice studded with jewels, the precious metal and. stones contributed, by the parishioners, will soon grace the- altar of St. Paul's Catholic Cathe dral, in this city. Heirlooms and sacred treasures ' that now ' number hundreds have been con tributed toward the manufacture of the sac-red vessel. Watches, rings, pins and ornaments, many studded with dia monds, pearls, rubies and emeralds, are received daily. The metal will be melted down for the chalice, and the jewels will be used for the decorative features. CARVING T0 HONOR WALSH Memorial Planned on Immense Cliff for "Silver King.' DENVER. April 12. Plans' to have the face and figure of the late Thomas1 F. A alsh, the Colorado "silver king," carved In heroic eize on the face of an immense cliff which overlooks the famous Camp Bird mine at Ouray, were broached by admirers1 of Mr. Walsh yesterday and may result In what would probably be the most unique monument on record. The Camp Bird mine laid the founda tion of the AVal?h fortune. ORDERING SUPPLIES TELEPHONE s'h THE retail merchant's telephone serves not only as a salesman, butalso as a pur chasing agent. When a merchant finds that he is going to run out of a line of goods, he calls up the wholesaler or factory and not only orders a new stock, hut comes to an agreement on the price and the time of delivery. The unespeceted needs of his customers can be met with the last possible delay. If the merchant cannot find what he wants in town, the X,ong Distance Service of the Bell System brings hira into immediate communication with other cities and other markets. . - - The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company Every Bell Telephone Is the Center of the System. T 1 fill I .. ... , 1 , 11 ii - If you wish to get a really high-grade piano and feel that you don't want to give your certificate or cheek to the house that has- issued them, knowing that you will only rot a' cheap piano marked up, then bring it to is, where you know we have only our own" makes, where you know you can get a high-grade piano, known all over America as the celebrated Bush & Lane Piano. "We carry no stencils here, nor pianos with grossly iui'lated prices, hut only the highest grade of pianos fully warranted 20 years. We Are Manufacturers and Able to Sell You a. Piano at Manufacturers' Price and your certificate will be of more value in purchasing a high-grade piano here than were you to present it at the store from which it was issued, as their prices are arranged to. take care of the checks given out. - : . . If isti&itaBf. 386 "sui!$Zorfct. We Are Open MORE DEAD FOUND Cherry Mine Horror Recalled by Grewsome Discovery. 31 ENTOMBED OVER WINTER Miners .Figlit for Id fey Eacli Taking ..Turn at Jan. to Kepp .CovWork " ers Breathing- Men Kept Savings in Belts. CHERRY, 111., April 12. "All alive 2 P. M., November 14." Tliis message from the St. Paul coal mine -was brought to liglit yesterday with the recovery of 31 more bodies entombed since the di.se.ster of November 13. The bodies were taken from the lower level, 300 feet beow ground. The men had retreated to a space 20 feet square, and had constructed a rude fan of boards to keep the air circulating. On the fan in bfgf letters were chalked the words quoted above. Indicating the men had lived e.t least until the day after the fire. That the miners were In the habit of keeping their savings on their persons was shown by the amount of money found on the bodies. One miner had in his belt 51400. In the belt of another miner was found $190 and another had $172 These men were foreigners- and evi dently .preferred to carry their money In their clothing to depositing it in banks. A report was circulated that evidence had been brought to light indicating that the men had lived J?or six weeks after they had been sealed up in the mine and that many existed on corn taken from the mules' stables. Sheriff Skoglund, of Bureau County, made a thorough investigation of the re port, examining all the evidence secured from the men's clothing, and said it was untrue. Mrs. Mary Amanda. Stevens Dies. ASTORIA. Or., April 12. (Special.) mmm To the CERTIFICATE HOLDER Certificates Redeemed at Real Value Manufacturers of High-Grade PIANOS AND PLAYER PI A NflQ Evenings. Bring Your Certificates. Mrs. Mary Amanda Stevens, widow of the late Captain Irving Stevens, and an Oregon pioneer of 1854, died at her home In this -city today after a long illness. She was born in Shelby Coun ty, Indiana, 61 years ago, and came THE ONLY DAY TO SPOKANE . ; - " via any line is "The Inland Empire Express" VIA. Spokane, Portland & Seattle Ry. "The North Bank Road" . LEAVES PORTLAND 9:00 A. M. ARRIVES SPOKANE 9:15 P. M. From this train passengers view the wonderful panorama of Columbia River and Snake River scenery: they enjoy a trip over the best track in the West in an all-Pullman train of observation car. library-parlor car, a la carte diningr-car and first-class coaches also standard and tourist sleepers through to St. Paul and Chicago, arriving Chicago in three days to the hour. Leave Portland 7:00 P. M. 9:00 A. M. Arrive Spokane 7:00 A. M. 9:15 P. M. Arrive St. Paul 8:10 A.M. 10:00 P. M. Arrive Chicago 9:00 P. M. ll:OOA.M. Passenger Station 1 1 th and Hoy t Sts. CIXV TICKET OFFICES. 132 Third St. Third and One million women simply detest washing dishes because they have not yet found the right way, - If you were compelled to do all your house-( work in the way your mother did before you, it! would be almost unbearable. And still many women cling to the ancient' soap route when washing dishes. There's a better way, an easier way, a safer way. 1 GOLD DUST added to your dish-water will make your dishes whiter and cleaner than they ever can be made without it. That's the better way. i GOLD DUST, unlike soap, cleans more than the surface. It goes deep after germs and hidden lood particles, and sterilizes everything it touches. inat s me saier way. GOLD DUST does hard part of the task your assistance, because " it begins to dissolve and clean the moment it touches the water. That's the easier way. Made , by THE N. K. Makers ol FAIRY I ; miffi across the plains to Oregon In 185 4 with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. R Huntington. She leaves two children, -George W. Stevens and Mrs. A. A. Ziegler, both of whom reside In As- toria TRA1 Morrison Sta. 100 Third St. all the without "Let the OOLDDVBT IWU do jour mors" FAIRBANK COMPANY SOAP, the oval cake. 1