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9 MORXIXO QICECOyiAy. TirtTRSDAY. OCTOBEH. 27, 1910. titi: MASS MEETING OF PROTEST ISTDDAY Port of Portland Commission Due for Much Criticism for Bridge Stand. ALLEGATIONS ARE MANY Officials Who Are Bitterly Fighting Broadway Span Will Tie Ac raxed of Misconduct in Several Matters. WJim the conference to arr.r.ire a jn-ws m-etlrg- of eltlen In opposition to the r-tlon of the Port of Portland Commla w".oa In aetklnr to throw obstacl- In the way of tho buIMIng- of tho Broadway fcrtflice t oailed together thla morclnc at 11:10 In the assembly room of the Port land Commercial Club, practically every Improvement organ txatlon In the city will be reprrnted. not only by officers, but fey prominent workers. M. G. Munly. president of the North Tliit Side Improveroect Cub. declared yesterday that thla morning's conference shows every Indication of developing Into a protr-ftinc mass meeting. All day yesterday lie was kept busy answering telephone calls from peopl who wished t know If tuy might attend. Ills re ply was that he whed everyone to be present. A committee will be srpolnted i secure a bulging for the mass meet tnr. probably the Armory, and very probably other committees to arrange or speakers and to Insure the presence f several men. many of them ex-era-yJaye ef the Port of Portland, who can throw light on actions of tlie Commis sioners. Commissioners lo Bo Criticised. It was Intimated yesterday that at the mass meeting criticism will be hurled at the Commissioners for accepting- the bar tne Oneonta. which was built by the Willamette Iron Works. It Is said that this tug Is to a great extent unseaworthy. despite the fart that It cost the taxpay ers Iiro.om. The chance Is mad that the tuc Goliath was for sale In San anclvo about the time the Oneonta was built for anywhere from one-half to two-thirds what the Oneonta cost and that the Port of Portland Commission refused to consider its purchase. Other matters which are to be dls russed at the meeting are the action of the Commission In seeking to lease tho public drvdock to the Willamette Iron "Works, which Is now being fought in the courts by Albert Crowe and C. F. M' chen; the allegation that-the Commission Jias refused to accept 'bids of certain men for the supplying of grocerlea and meats when such bids were lower than those submitted by the persons to whom the contracts were let and the charge that the tugboats and dredges of the Port of Portland have been nsed for prtvatj pur poses by the Commissioners and their lrlenda Fort's Illght Denied. : The City Council. In session yesterday morning, adopted a strong resolution, presented by Councilman Mencfce. deny ing the right of the Port of Portland Commission to Interfere In the Broadway bridge matter, and severely censuring tho Commission for seeking to thwart the j .in n tha vast malorlty of the taxpayers of Portland. The point was also brought vp that the Commis sion Is using the money of the people of the City of Portland to fight the peo ple. tk rMinfti Amnn.tr.teri confidence In the ultimate outcome of the bridge controversy by appropriating l.OO.OOO from the bridge fund for the commence ment of work on tne uroaaway siruc tura. Tho purpose was to place thi a....ii in aurh a nosltlon that an In Junction could not be secured enjoin ing the use for Broadway-bridge con struction purposes 01 me money riui l received from the sale of bonds. A letter from Cashier Dunckley. of Ladd & Tllton s Bank, to City Treas urer Werlein was read before the Coun cil, explaining the terms on which the the Broadway bridge and declare In favor of the removal of the commis sioners of the Port or Portland. It Is safe In saylng'that the Kast Side or ganisations will be solid for any move ment that promises to remuv- m mlsslonrra. The Brooklyn Improve ment Club, the oldest and strongest or ganlzat.on In tha South Kast Side, has adopted resolutions demanding: the re moval of tho commissioners, and now the Sellwood Commercial Club makes the demand. The Sellwood Commercial Club ex tends Its sympathy and co-operation to the North East fide Improvement As sociation In Us ft-ht for the Broul way bridge. At the business meet ng of the club Tuesday night the matter was under discussion. All expressed disapproval of the action of the Fort of Portland In opposing the erection of the bridge. Tho following statement was adopted: Whereas, through wlflsh purposes, certain persons have d..4 ths construction of the Ilroadaay brldg. many months through, r. sortln, to law after a majority of ths vot ers h.d voted for Its contraction, and at this time when the obstacles are removed ths P"rt of Portland Com:nlsloners threat en further ! rlra u P"'.""" llevlnc that the inuge snouiu out further d.lar: therefore, be It Resolved hy the hell wood Commercial rlub. that" we condemn th. action of the port of poi-land Commissioners, and will isi.nes In that N" fifth BIG Impiwm.nt A-oc-Uon . It. -d-or to " r a iinitas. wtth ftrO .!-- Tsp iarsj s."-' cUUrn. - GROCERS ESCAPE FINES MXDFORD JTSTICE RULES BCT- TER WW IS 1ST AMD. IMi BILL FOUGHT S. B. Cobb Says Proposed Amendment Is Big "Joker." LAW OF 1909 IS UPHELD No Person Charged With Duty of Marking Weight on Rolls and So Penalty Fixed. MEDFORD. Or.. Oct. :. (Special.) Warner. Wortman Ac Gore, a Medford firm, were tried todny on the charge of violating- the Oregon dairy and food laws, they having orcerea tor .kn.t.w.i.it hnttfr. Justice Can non dismissed the case on motion of the defendants attorney, noiuing m law governing the exposure for sale or the sale of squares of butter Invalid on the ground that although this law de mands that squares or rolls of butter i with the number of ounces they contain. It does not Indi cate the person wno snaii uii . nor does it hold the person who shall expose the butter for sale liable for any Improper marking. The Judge also ruled the law Invalid on the ground that no penalty tor us viola tion Is provided In this particular sec tion. . r a ci,,..v rtenutv Dairy and Food Commissioner, found the butter In con troversy to be short -OH ounces In 15 pounds,, and maae cnarges hm the firm. Deputy Shrock has been active in apprehending violators of the laws re lating to the manufacture and sale of . . ..-- vi his mada charges I u uu v 1 against 10 persons In Medford and Ash land within five days, seven guilty and paid fines, but the others have demanded trials. Deputy Shrock said today that this Is the first time the validity of this sec tion had . been Questioned, and It has been In operation since 1S05. ADCOX IS BOUND OVER ' Chauffeur Accuse of Leading '17- Tear-Old Girl Astray. For sending Isabel Harlow, 17 years old. to a resort In The Dalles, burner Adcox. a chauffeur, was held to tne grand Jury and "Dot" Allen. William Boyd, the Harlow girl and Isabel Sny der, her chum, were held under bonds as witnesses. The Allen woman and Boyd were Jointly charged with being Implicated In sending the girl to The Dalles, but Deputy District Attorney Hennessy asked that the charges against the others be dismissed. Upon this motion Judge Taxwell dismissed them, ibut held them to appear before the grand Jury. When the case came before Judge Taxwell yesterday morning, the Allen woman testified she met Isabel Har low in a room at the Netherlands Hotel when in company with Adcox and Boyd, . hh. h mrr&nsrements for taking her to The Dalles were then made.- The clL explaining the terms on which the following day the quartet went to tne bank would receive the bond, and de- I Vnlon Depot, where Adcox bought the . . . . . . . . .oka nnn I I V r for the snrl. posit with the city a draft for 1-60.000 In payment. It follows: Mr. J. E. Werlein. Treasurer. City of Port land. Portland. Oregon: Dear Str: We are today In receipt of the following telegram from the National Khawmut Bank of Boston, Massachusetts: "Take bonds If satisfied papers sent comply with counsel's requirements, but hn you take bonds give formal written notice to city that you take bonds under your contract assuming that they are legally and regularly Issued and that It Supreme 4'ourt holds them bad you will return bonds and demand and asaect return of money paid with interest. Advise us by wire when received and will give shipping Instruc tlona' fnder these Instructions, therefore, we are prepared to accept the Broadway bridge bonds. I23O.0OO. and make payment for same as agent of the National shawmut Hank of iostn. Massachusetts, on the distinct un derstanding that as such agent ws accept these bonus under our contract assuming that they are legally and regularly Issued. Y. also notify you at thla time that If the Fupreme Court bolda them bad we will re turn the bonds snd demand and expect re turn of moner paid with Interest. Tours .respectfully. W. H. DCSCKLET, Cashier. Briers Filed at Salem. C. W. Fulton. Martin U Pipes and H. St. Riddell. attorneys for the North Kast Side Improvement Club, yester day filed with the Supreme Court their brief against the contentions of Frank Klcrnan. The attorneys assert, among other things, that the permission of the Port of Portland Commission to the building of the bridge is not necessary. Ralph R- Dunlway, attorney for Kler nan. must file his brief within five !ays. It Is hoped that the Supreme Court in making a decision, which Is avnected In the course of a week or two. will rule on the question of whether or not the Port of Portland has any right to interfere, as such a decision would settle the latest oppo sition (O trie oriuse. ahAiiTft the Sunreme Court do Ciae uisi iuw.' v. . ceedlng Its rlsfhts. tho matter of oust ing the members of the Commission will not be dropped, according to the president and other offlclsls of the North East Side Improvement Club. They say that the present Commis sioners have shown themselves to be obstructionists, and declare that they will do everything possible to con dense the public indignation Into a movement which will result in the Commissioners retirement. M. G. Mun ly is backed, he says, by the entire membership of tho club of which he Is president In the opinion that the Port of Portland Commission- Is actuated by ulterior and selfish motives In oppos ing the Broadway bridge. BROOKLYN CXCB TAKES ACTIOS tXdest East Side CItIc Organization Wants Commissioners Ousted. As fast as Kast Side civic organi sations meet they pass resolutions con Memotng the delays of tha erection of , The girl, when on tne witness sianu. ...iie that aha went to the resort -e i free will and that Adcox was her sweetheart and that she had known both him and Boyd tor some time. lAn-r -or aw held under S500 ball and the others under ball aggregating J2500. Boyd was reieasea on siuwu cmo uuii. r. rti.t-ift Atmrnev Hennessv ex- -. ii i j - - plained his action in having the others dismissed Dy staling mi u their testimony to convict Adcox. Ho j i.,.. that their dismissal does not nreclude Indictments by the grand Jury e COUNCIL AFTER SPEEDERS Plea of Congress of Mothers Lead to Police Action. WU1 Acting upon an appeal from the Con gress of Mothers, the City Council yes- . - Hf!nrt war UDOn leraay i" . ' speeding chauffeurs. Special Instructions will be given the police to apprehend all i . ..(:.. ,r.r if tha nreaent mo- torcycle squad is not sufficient to Insure the arrest of law-breaking drivers, more will be added, it is planned. The communication from the mothers suggested tne enactment oi mui - for the protection of human life from - .in .1 river but reference to rsrvica. ... the present code revealed that the city already has an abundance of law on that ""-The" present laws are sufficient If they are properly enforced." said Coun cilman Baker. -If the police are atrlct in their attention to the ordinances which we now have upon our books, all violations can be regulated. If they have not enough motorcycles A - wnrlr mora should be pro vided. "We want the speeding drivers to understand that they cannot race through the streets and violate the laws with Impunity. More arrests should be made. This would put a stop to it," Other members expressed themselves as favorably disposed toward securing a better enforcement of the speed regula tions. The communication was referred to the committee on health and police, which will take action. ForeVt Rangers Take Exams. KCGENE. Or.. Oct. 16. (Special.) Thirteen applicants are taking the ex amination for the forest service rangers now being held at the headquarters of that department in Eugene under tha supervision of C R. Belts of the Cas cade Forest Reserve. The applicants have taken their theory and today are engaged In testa of packing, riding frac tious horses and a number of the real things that a good ranger must know, s Patriots, vote for prohibition and defy the forces of evil to break it, raid advertisement. Standard Box & Lumber Company President Declares Change Is Apparent Graft" and Will Bur den Property Owners More. . "Characterizing the proposed water amendment as one of the most unjust as well as one of the most discriminating measures ever submitted to the people, S. B. Cobb, president of the Standard Box & Lumber Company, sold yesterday that he would put forth every effort towards defeating the amendment. He declares that not one good reason has been ad vanced why it should be passed. Mr. Cobb asserts that every argument that has been presented by the advocates of the measure has been misleading, and purposely advanced, to cover up the real purport and Intent of the amendment If U should become a law. Who are the advocates " of this measure and who have been trying to have the present law changed ever since It was enacted in 1909r asks Mr. Cobb. Discussing the subject further, he said: From the nrst day it became a law there has been an effort on the part of those In power to hinder, delay and make as obnoxious as possible the opera tion of the amendment passed. They have said that contractors would not bid on the laying of mains, that pay ment would not be made for pipe laid and contractors would bo compelled to fight for their claims In court. This was done by those in power, when they knew that the subject could be determined eaelly in court by a test 'case. They also knew the amendment passed was analo gous to the sewer assessment law which had been tried In the court and found not wanting. If the sewer assei nent law ie good then the present law is good, and it has been said by good law yers that under the present amendment i ivtA fh. -n asaemment can HCU U, .. be levied at a stipulated price a front foot, and the property be neia gooa iur the payment Special Vote fails. Last Fall an effort was made to hold a special election to change the law, but there as such a strong objection to It that It was withdrawn by the authors - . nm defeat. During the last few months they have worked up through paid advacates sumcieni kuuui -again put it before the people to be election. I UlCU Via IU . a-.-.. - . do not know who is the author of this bill, but I do know tnat ii n is -n-i ..orefnTiv it will be found entirely different than what the public In general believes u to uo. i . iKM ? th. nhanffA In 1309. the uiu ,. ."J " -. ii ml. wn nald for OUt Of i.yjo k ui u - . the revenues received from water con sumers. Under the law or an iinrw ten inches must be paid for by the abutting property. "What does thla new amendment pro pose to doT It proposes to . . i. i--.rf.inine ia the laying of water mains. It propores to give power to the Water Boara, tnrousa nm -"' cil to sell bonds, to pay ior puiu.is water mains In front of private prop erty, without expense to the property owner. Also to pay ior ii In since June. 1909. by private parties . i v. nii nt nf Kama wlth- po,yiii 1.1 " " out deductions ror oepreciauuu v. "-- wise. Graft Is Alleged. itw.. . this Tt also nrovldes lVTU .V - .i... i. era nut In after this amendment becomes a law that the party putting In such main shall pay not only the cost of supervision uy ma . , A.A v.,, .hAii sIra suffer a depredation of Zbi per cent each year . . . r Hna,il until taken over oy me Why this discrimination t "If this amendment should pass, will -i i. nl,t in hv anv citizen under IlVl H.3 Mla " ' the supervision of the Water Board be ..... th mains nut in this just , e " and last year In the large tracts known as Rose City ram, , , . others? Will the author please explain? If this Is not a graft what Is It? The last bonds Issued to provide money for the putting in of the second Bull Run pipeline provided that they were to be paid for by a general tax. This new amendment provides that they be paid for out or me revenues j- i i . . thA varr consumers. This is against the exp: eased wish and vote of the people, it is aone in ii of whom? Not the water user for to take care of thla bond issue of J3.000.000. all of it will be used, xnis new ratmHoci .tj - .ir.Wiiiir fund of 2 DOT Cent unfvtuc, d - - of the par value of all outstanding bonds. Including bonda hereafter Issued for the purpose o: teiiring anu pajms uu. ... bonds, and It provides that they be paid for out oi tho water fund. That mean that the bond Issue of t3.000.000 to be paid for from general tax as voted by the people in 1?07 is now to be thrown on the water consumers and paid for out of the water -funds, and that money re ceived from sale of bonds and water rates shall constitute the water fund. TENDER FACED MEN SHAYE IN COMFORT And Save Time and Money Wasted on Expensive Lotions and Pore-Clogging Powders. A Proper Soap for Shaving Does All This and More. Tender-faced men who have hereto fore been forced. afte,r shaving. o waste valuable minutes every morning . v. i ki i-ritAterf faces with ex pensive lotions or pore-clogging pow ders will welcome tne comiuu ..-ins- of time which the use of Cutlcura soap for shaving: effects. Not only does Cutlcura soap supply a rich, creamy, fragrant lather that in itself makes shaving a luxury, but the deli cate medication and remarkable sooth ing properties which have made it world-famous as a skin soap, are usual ly sufficient to leave the face free from that tense, dry feeling, and to act as a preventive of irritation and Inflamma tion of the hair glands often the cause of obstinate and unsightly eruptions. Another use In which men find Cutl cura Boap eminently satisfactory Is in the care of the hair and scalp. The ease with which a shampoo with Cutlcura soap is obtained and the comfort and benefit derived, male it one of the most desirable and refreshing of toilet duties. Assisted by an occasional light dressing with Cutlcura ointment. It at the same time provides a most effective treat ment for the prevention of dry, thin and falling hair, dandruff and Itching and scaling of the scalp, and for stimu lating the hair follicles and roots by Increasing the circulation. Besides. Cutlcura soap wears to a wafer, ren dering it most economical aw well as agreeable for every use ia the toilet, bath and nursery. 11 HH formation to put before the people the figures showing the enormous saving to consumers and taxpayers, under our present law If put Into effect aa against tha cost under this proposed amend ment." BRIDGE PLANS ORDERED Tcnative Estimates for New Span Over Willamette Authorized. Tentative estimates .for the cost of of a new bridge to the built across the Willamette raver, from the foot of Meade street, were authorized by the Council yesterday to be prepared by the City Engineer, In accordance with a resolution presented to the Council from Its committee on streets. At the last meeting1 of the street com mittee a large delegation of Interested residents on both sides of the river ap peared and asked that a resolution au thorizing the preparations of prelim inary estimates be approved by the committee and forwarded to the Coun cil. When the resolution was pres ented yesterday, some of the members of the Council wanted to know if the adoption of the resolution would bind the Council to go ahead with work on the proposed bridge. When it was explained that It would provide no ob ligation for the construction of the bridge, all of those present voted for the resolution. 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