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12 -TTTT; MOKXIXG OKEGOXTAX. FBTDAY, APRIL ..Bfir 1013. FRANGHISE DEBATE ENDS If! DEADLOCK Clause Regulating Fares of Light & Power Company Ties Up Committee.' HOT WORDS ARE PASSED H urirard Cliarrf Faction Holding Out for Itrjrulalion flight With 'irandtand Play" Southern rclflc Matter Vp Today. HKARI.XO rOMK IT THIS r,r4! tntrt attach.a to t:ie P rial metm of th. atre.t roirm!H ff h rur rounrii. e-heilu:ai tr IM moraine 1 o r! k at the rify Hall, to ronldr th. propod frnrhU- aousht )r th. Sulhrn Pertnc on Fourth pfret. Th com pair a.ke the r'aht lo double-track hat trt for el.rtric purpo. P poolilon to thl be road by th. RaM fid Ftuln M.n'a Club HQ th. company iiwi to common uar of Ha Eat r-ile trarka for tha purpoa of opening the ar.at a hole aa illatrht there to a!l competing roada. After wrangllnK for two tnil one half hour yesterday afternoon, six m-mbeis o. tlie City fount ! deaii lotked on a clause pri'vldlnic lor regu lation of fares In tha tram-hlsta of the I'orttand l:atlway. larlit tc Power Com pany. Oouncllmi-n Baker. Burgard anl I 'tinning; opposed and ."ounclliren Jy. S.-hmeer and Monks favored the In vert Ion of the provision. They were unable ti acree on any thing; but adjournment, and therefore did adjourn until 19 o'clock next Mon day mom I nr. City Attorney Grant had Infiuded a fare-rasulatlna; provl. r.n In t' e gen eral ordinance, which l.iclu.le a num ber of franchise, and a-ivlsed the me:n brra of tha committee tnat the clause. If adopted, would mak- it iliar that, should the city so lr!re a' any time, it could reduce fare without ques tion. He refused to say. whn asked outright by a member, what the com mittee should do as t" voting yes or no on the subject. Recalatl.a Rlakt laaerled. -That Is a matter for the Council." said Sir. tlrant. "I simpl- put that provision In because, while I person ally think the city has at all times the right to reaulate fX reasonably, an cllirr lawyer, who mitcht happen to be iltlnr In the capacity vt judpe mlprlit not so construe It. A Juditr might say. Inasmuch as the cl.arter (fives the Council the risht to stipulate whether It reserves tht- rlsht to regu late, that, havtrnr not so stipulated, the Council waived such rlht. I mere !v wanted to make It clear that the Council does reserve the right. But the tiuestton of reserving or noj reserv ing Is up to the Counci.. the n.embers nt which grant or retire to Krant this franchise." K. I. Kuller. vlce-oi esldenl of the Portland Railway. Light c Po er Com pany, and Franklin T. Griffith, chief counsel for the company, sioke at length on the fare-retulatlna: clause, hotn contending that, to stipulate res ervation of this rlgh on a few stub lines, while no other lines of the com pany are so bound. Is an Injustice to the company and of no benciii to tl:e puhllc. The rrincipal object. '.L to tlie clause un the part of the company. It was said. Is that such a rrovlston would l.amper the company tu Its bend sales, -raadataad Play" la horsed. After the committee voted on the provision, t.'ounnlman BurgarJ. seeing Mat the committee ns divided and filing resentful at the delr.y, said: "This fare-regulation on a few small stubs Is nothing hut a grandstand play: you are not doing anything for the public, but you want t-j make the pub lic think you are." "I resent that statement." replied Councilman Schmeer. "I do. too. said Councllmat. Joy. "t am not doing any Ki-andstardlng: I simply want to do mht Is right." v Councilman Baker, committee chair man, said that he wished to get aclTon one way or the other, as the people have been clamoring for the franchise and have been blaming Mm for delays. Included In the number in the ordinance are those for Sandy boulevard and Wil ivaukle street, these Lelrg the most important as to length and com. How ever, by arrangement with Mayor Hush Kcht and Councilmen Iaker rrd Bur card, the company Is laying these tracks without any franchise. In order, as they explain it. to obviate any de lava on street Improvements The company representatives also op posed the Insertion of common-user clauses. Mr. Griffith contending that the charter does not provide for this In relation to streetcar lines, except for five blocks t any glvn point and on bridges; that this applies only to com mercial roaJs. SOUTHERNERS WILL MEET Y. 51. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. Will Hold State Social Tonight. Members of the Young Men's and Young Women's Christian Associa tions and their friends who come from Southern states will participate in a social to be held at the Y. VV. C. A. to night at 8 o'clock. It will be an oc casion for Southern songs. Southern games and Southern table delicacies. The social secretaries of the two as sociations have Issueil Invitations to members and their friends who former ly lived in any of the following states: Tennessee. Kentucky. North and South Carolina. Georgia, Florida. Virginia. West Virginia. Maryland. Delaware. I.ouUana. Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas. This Is one of a series of state so cials that have been conducted by the two associations. "These events have been among the most successful ever arrange! bv the Y. M. and Y. W. C. A.." said social" Secretary Harris of the Y. M. C. A. yesterday. "A large attend ance is expected tonight." ! STATE DELEGATE CHOSEN County Drmorrals Elect F. C. YYlUt- icn; I.cc I Secretary. I 1 F C. Whitten was elected at Wednes ' Uy" night's meeting of the .Multnomah County Democratic central committee a dcleiate to Ue tal committee. .Tbe meeting was held In the Medical build ing. II. B. Van Duxer was elected chairmen of the county committee. Frank J-oe secretary, and John If. Ste venson treasurer. FYed J. Phelan was placed In nomination for the office of secretary and received 18 votes, while his opponent received 10. There was some question at the out set whether four of the committeemen should be allowed to vote, as tbey had received no notice from' the County Clerk of their election. It was urged that if they could not legally vote until they received official notice of their election as committeemen the meeting waa lllcal. because the only notification the committeemen received was through tha p"ess. The chairman waa Inslructed to ap point an executive committee with one member from each of the ten wards and three members from the country, the chairman and secretary being ex officto members. The organisation of the city central committee was also effected. Chairman Van Dusr spok in favor TtlOMI FTOR WnO H JlT ArfKPTED CAM. TO PtRTLA.D t'HIHIH. .7 m iiuiiiswMM iiaaaa niair Tare Htt. , 1. Hulrhiaua, 1. 1. Flev. A. T Hntchlson, D. D.. pastor of the Immanuel Tresby terlan Church of Tacoma. Wash., has accepted a recent call from the Tnlrd Presbyterian Church of Portland, and will arrive to enter upon his work here May according to an announce ment from him yesterday. lr. Hutchison was born in Pennsylvania, and is of Scotch Irish descent. He has labored In Tacoma for 11 years, and has built his church up from a small mission to a flourishing congre gation of about 3J0 members, with property valued at ItO.OOO. He Is considered one of the strongest preachers In the synod, and Is nn advanced Bible stu dent and teacher. His Tacoma church has the leading brother hood and the leading Boy Scout organization In the city. Before coming to Portland Dr. Hutchi son will attend the meeting of the Home Missions Council, which convenes in Louisville, Ky., May . of the support of Harry Lane for Sen ator. OFFICER FIGHTS TRIP r.Ti!oi.)ii:x ixjli.ow traiTj of ni.OOD AFTEH BATTLE. Combatant Saves Life by Keeping Tight Grip on Revolver or Adversary. leaving a trail of blood, an un known man escaped from a cordon of :i policemen early yesterday morning, after engaging in a battle, with Patrol man Bender. In" which the officer wounded his adversary and escaped death only by holding a firm grip on his assailant's rovolver.- After the trouble) the weapon was examined and the print of the firing pin was found on every cartridge, but the dents were not deep enough to explode the charge. The fugitive ran a short dlstanre. se creted himself and bandaged his wounds. Then he dropped out of sight, though surrounded by officers. Bender was patrolling the neighbor hood of the O.-W. K. & X. yards at 4:30 yesterday, when he entered a de serted house to examine any tramps who might be sleeping Inside. He found a man with most of his clothing removed, sleeping in a pile of straw. Bender ' awakened the stranger and -frisked" hlra. finding a lot of cart ridges In his pockets. He ordered the raptlve to stand In a corner while the discarded clothing was searched. The stranger said he had sold the revolver In The Dalles. The stranger then started to run. and escaped onto the roof of another build ing, where Bender pursued. The fight followed. The man ran back to wjiere he had dropped Ills clothing, and fished out a revolver. Holding the weapon at Bender's head, he pulled the trigger several times, but the officer's grasp prevented Its discharge. They wrestled and Bender got possession of the gun. The stranger fled and crawled under a building. iFlve shots were fired at him. As he ran around the corner of Hard ing and Goldsmith streets he was limping. Bender fired his last shot and then notified the station. An automobile laden with officers waa at the place In a few minutes. A cordon was thrown around the scene of the fight, and officers followed up a trail of blood to a point where the fugitive had stopped and bandaged his wounds. They could trace him no farther. Captain Keller has recommended .that the police automobile be provided with several suits of overalls, as several of his men ruined tmiforms In crawling Into nooks where they believed the fugitive might be concealed. McAllister Sends "III Best." Among the numerous congratulatory letters received in the last few daya by W. H. Fltxgerald. Republican nom inee for Sheriff, was the following from Harry C. McAllister, his leading opponent r-Jiava Juvt bean officially Informed that you hava been honored by tha Republican voters of thla county with tht nomination for Sheriff, and as ona of yonr dafeated op yonrnta I wish to extend to you my sin cere congratulations, aaid to asaure you of my hearty support at tha election next November. High School Students Give Flay. RIDGEF1ELD, Wash, April 25. (Special.) The play the High School has been preparing entitled "A Case of Suspension." will be given Friday evening. April It. In the assembly hall. The proceeds from the play 'will go to swell the athletic fund for the payment of the association'. debt. On the same evening the Ridgefield Bov Scouts will give "Uncle Sam s Bri gade." ' ATTEMPT TO FREE VVHITTAKER FAILS Judge Morrow Ignores Ancient Technicality of "Written Token" in Swindle Case. PROMOTER IS STILL HELD j Attornr; for Oil Land Merchant i Charged With FVaud. Fail lo Oct Ilelease on Legal Point Here j tofore I-eqently Worked. I . Progress toward getting off of the J statute books the antiquated "written igKrn rpquirc.mrni in ipp inmr w tslnlng money by false pretenses, a thing that has been ' repeatedly de. pounced by commercial bolles. attor neys and others as the great safe guard of swindlers, was made yester day when Judge Morrow. In Circuit Court, refused to free W. II. Whlte sker. rmsMl of a share In a swindle of about 18000. urnn the objection of his attorneys that the prosecution was not prepared to eh.ov any evidence !ti the handwriting of the defendant. Judge Mcrrow characterised this view of the law as a technical evasion and contrary to the spirit of the law. Whiteaker was up for his second trial on indictments identical except as to the name of the Injured party. As president of the I-ake Oil. Gas & Pipe JJne Company. It is charped. he as sisted in obtaining money from Kmma Smlth ar.d Mary X Cole, by represent ing that his company possessed 800 acres of oil land in California, where as the company had nothing but a fil ing on Government land, which had lapsed so that others already had placed a second filing upon the land. Five Defeldta la Trial. In the former trial the offense against Mary J. Cole was brought to trial, there being five defendants, of whom Whiteaker was one. The state offered a printed prospectus of the company. In which the alleged fraud ulent representations were made, and even brought the manuscript from which the printing was done, but It was held that so long ascitic written copy was not directly presented to the victim, and the printed copy was not a "written token" within the law, the crime had not been made out, and the Jury was Instructed to acquit. It waa this view which Judge Mor row opposed, in requiring the defend ants to go to trial yesterday. Another contention, that the defendant had been In Jeopardy upon the same set of facts, was held not good, because the crimes against the two women were distinct. Convlctloa. Cases Fall. Through failure to produce a "writ ten token." the state has failed time after time to convict defendants against whom every element of a swin dle had been made out. Unless some part of the falsity was set down in writing or signed by the hand of the defendant, the prosecution failed. The District Attorney has contended that even one's printed statements, if direct ly authorized by himself, are within the Intent of the law. but on account of the atate being barred from appealing in criminal cases, never has had an op portunity to get a final ruling upon this contention. Steps have been taken by commer cial bodies alltgned against fraudulent and tricky dealers, to secure a modifi cation of the law. and it is probable that a bill will be introduced In the next Legislature to this effect. PARADE PLANS MADE UORK HORSES TO BE SHOWN AT ROSE FESTIA'AL. Governor of Nevada fr-endJ Word He Will Visit City Tacoma to Send Decornted Autos. Portland s Horse-Owners' Association will Introduce as a novel Industrial feature of the horse and vehicle par ade of the Ros Festival, a. special division for work-horses in which hundreds of teams engaged in various kinds of traffic In the ctty will take part. The entry will be on a scale which will without question vie in magnitude with the feature which has made the Boston Annual Work-Horse parade such a success in that city. Arrangements will be made by the special committee of the asspclatlon to have each team and wagon beauti fully decorated with wild flora indi genous to this section, such as Ore gon grape, Scotch Broom, Marguerites and other flowers. The big transfer, draylng. trucking, delivery and express companies will be enlisted In the work of preparing this unique educational display. A com mittee of sevn prominent members of the association will have charge of the . work-horae section for which several costly trophies will be offered as prizes. Governor Oddle. of Nevada, Is the first of the State Executives to respond to the invitation of Governor West, and President Hoyt. of the Rosa Festi val to attend the Congress of Governors to be held here that week. He ac cepted the invitation and lias promised to participate in the festivities and In the deliberations of the Congress. In his acceptance he thanked the citizens of Portland, the state and the Rose Festival, for the Invitation. The Tacoma Montamaro Festo, ad vised the Festival management yes terday, that it would have a number of decorated automobiles in the prize motor-car parade. Wednesday, June 12. The automobiles will be driven here by the owners, and arrangements will be made to complete the decorative work here. The Vancouver Exhibition Associa tion. l planning to enter either a num ber of automobiles or an automobile float In the same pageant. The British Columbia city already has promised to send a large delegation of citizens here for the celebration. The "Royal Highlanders" a National fraternity organization with a branch In Oregon, has advised the Festival that It will enter In the marching section of tbe horse and vehicle parade, a drill 'team of 15 Scotch lads and lassies garbed in the plaids and kil ties and the brigade will execute series of Intricate maneuvers and marching formations. Another section of this procession will he set aside for the state societies, which are represented In Portland, sev eral of which already have requested designs for the suitable decorations of vehicle floats to be manned by 1 1 . - iii :?8 Builders of Homes. Officers & Directors: Thomas Prince, Acting President 0. K. Jeffery. First Vke-Prebident II L. Keats, Second Vice-President M. Peterson, Third Vice-President TV. A. King, Secretary-Treasurer H. V. Carrington, Auditor Franklin T. Griffith, Chief Counsel TV. B. Shivcly, General Attorney E. II. Dtulee . C. J Franklin Our "PROFIT-SHARING Investment Certificates X areREAilloneyMers Send for Booklet Corbett BIdf.. Portland. Oregon. young women who are adopted daugh ters of Oregon, but who hail from the various states represented In the parade. OLD CHURCH DESTROYED FIRE WRECKS DESERTED LAND MARK ON, EAST S1DR. Building, Property of Baptists. Not Considered Serious Loss $1000 Organ in Cliolr Loft . Fire, supposed to have been caused bv crossed electric wires, almost de stroyed the old Second Baptist Church, a landmark at the southeast corner of East Seventh and Ankeny streets, yes terday afternoon. Only the shell of the structure stands, the upper portion and roof having been burned away. The church was rebuilt at a cost of $80U0 about 16 years ago. but its value at present was small, and It was an In cumbrance rather than an asset. Fire started In the rear end of the church and worked rapidly to the upper portion and toward the front. The fire men turned on a dozen streams, and In the course; of an hour had. the llames under control. For two years this church had not been occupied regularly, but was used for a time as the People's Hall and In dustrial Home, under the direction of Rev. Albert Khrgott and Rev. H. Not tingham. That work was abandoned several- weeka ago. and since then the building has not been occupied. The building was fully equipped as a church, with a full basement and kitchen and an auditorium that would seat S00. Xhe floor of the auditorium was carpeted and there waa an organ valued at $1000 In the choir loft. The church stood as it was left when the congregation united with the Central Baptist Church and organized the East wide Baptist Church, which owns the property. Kfforts have been made to sell the property for $15,000. but the building was not considered available for any purpose. The church was rebuilt when Rev. M. M. Lewis was pastor. The other pas tors who have served are Rev. Ray Palmer, Rev. William E. Randall. Rev. S. C. Lapham and Rev. H. S. Black. Ten Granges to Convene. VANCOUVER. Wash., April 23. (Spe cial.) Ten Farmers" Granges of Clarke County will hold a quarterly conven tion at Amboy, May 8 and 9. Among the many subjects to be brought up for discussion and approval will be the Pacific Highway bridge across the Co lumbia River from Vancouver to Port land, parcels post, good roads and the Clarke County Fair. It Is expected many farmers will attend this conven tion and will drive to Amboy In rigs and a few in automobiles. Two battleships being built In England for Chile will be the longest battleships In existence ;i feet. Every woman's heart responds to the charm and sweetness of a baby's voice, because nature Intended her for motherhood. But even the loving nature of a mother shrinks from tha ordeal of suffering and danger. Wom en who use Mother's Friend are saved much discomfort and their systems are In a healthy condition to meet the time with the least possible danger. Mother's Friend Is recommended only for the relief and comfort of expect ant mothers, and its, many years of success, and the thousands of endorse ments received from women who have used it are a guarantee of the benefit to be derived from its use. Mother's Friend allays nausea, pre vents caking of m -4 the breasts, and TOThCr5 in every way ac?i a a contributes to Sfw lHtlttttl strong, healthy motherhood. Mother's Friend is sold at drug stores. Write for our free book for expectant mothers. BRAD FIELD REGULATOR CO.. Atlaata, Ca. "European Resort." EiVGLAKD. Write Town and Country, 389 5th Ave., New York City, for lit erature concerning Waldorf Hotel, London. Going to Europe! Write toflsv for Illustrated booklet of the HOTFI RlS.sEl.I. nn1 the " HOTKL, fiRF.AT CENTRAL, LONDON. Tortland Agency. 3u3 Fifth Ave.. V. T. i mr a LAND W CHEAPER I !r sJ xyy. i-&i-J s Hk V. I U A. Monday, April 15, at 9 A. M. we opened one of the most remarkable land sales we have ever conducted. We offered the people of Portland their choice of 90o acres of land at a flat price of $50 per acre. We Sell 5 Acres for $250, $10 Cash, $5 Per Month 10 Acres for $500, $20 Cash, $10 Per Month 20 Acres for $1000, $40 Cash, $20 Per. Month "This land lies ncar'Knappa, Vi mile to R, II. 15 minutes' walk to school and station. is in famous Clatsop Countv, one of the best places in the world to make a home. Our offices have been crowded night and day. People are going on our ex cursions daily. V V 11 XL W to build the family up as well as your neighbors; where fishing and hunting abound; where the busy hum of industry is heard at all times; where the grass grows green every mouth iu the year. That's whv our land is selling fast. Why put off coming any longer Get in now when the choice pieces are not sold. Get in and pick out your piece ot land. Get a home now. $10 cash is all you need. $5 per month is all you will have to pay. Better start today. Come in and bring your wife and neighbors and talk to us about it. VV e know it's the place you are looking for. Office open evenings until 9 o'clock. Second Floor, 212 Railway EASTERN EXCURSION TICKETS APRIL SB, 6. 27. ST. Pil'L OR MINNEAPOLIS ONLY AND" RETl'HX WO. liar 2. S. 4. . 10, 11, IT. 18, S4. -9. Juor 1, 6, '. 8, 13, 14, 15, 1-. IK, 18,- 30, SI. S4, SS, S, July 2, S, , 7, 11, 12. 15, AUKU.I 1. si 6, 7, 12, 15, .. 1 . K A T. M. 11. I CbicaKo and Return S72JSO. . . . 1 tTAAA New York and Return atOM.00 Boaton und Return f 110.00. Buffalo and Return 'Jl.SU. Tlrketa uIIott 15 daya for coins paaaaae. arood for rrtnra to October Slat. Good coins; one ronil, retnrnlna; anotner. Stopovera allorred within limit In each direction. Try the "ORIENTAL. LIMITED." Leaves. Portland TiW P.M. dally. THROUGH STANDARD AJVD 'l'RST SLEtP ERS PORTLAND TO CHIC -GO IN 72 HUl RS WITHOlt C-NGK. FINEST SERVICE AND SCKNKKl. TICKfc.TjS AND SLEEPlNU-CAn RESERVATIONS AT CIT TICKET OFFICE; No. 122 THIRD STREET, OR AT DEPOT. ELfc.- ENTU UU UU t' siHttu. J.:t IL S. S. BEAR Sails 9 A. n nirtfcnv. C. J, and T. A., 122 Third Street. Davllcbt Ride Down the Columbia; 45 Hour a i. o-o FARE, INCLUDING BERTH AND MEALS San Francisco g $10, $12, $15 cfadM $6.00 Los Angeles cir.f$2 1.50, $23.59, $26.50 cfad $11.35 Two days' sightseeing at San Francisco with meais- and berths f res en routs to Los Angeles licket Office, 142 3d SU Phones, Main 2605, A 1402 NEVER BE ANY N WESTERN OREGON .1 l V V UlKTrbVKMETAliLiris'tlKOW "iS . 1.! a"lF Because deep down in every man's heart is the desire to own a piece of land; a place wnere one can ineniucpcuucui co wlipi-fi there is a chance 1 KM flHARLES DELFEL. Sales Agent. Exchange Building;, on Stark, Between Third and Fourth Streets 16. SO. 22. 23. . s. 1. 22, 23, 2. 30. 31. MO. St. I a U I . .lIlODrniuu., j, a lata. Omafaa, Moax City, St. Joe. Kl nil City. AVInDlpK, Fort Arthur and Ketura tfo.09 M., Saturday, April 27th - Z , i mains I f ? 1 l t it ijsA;. .(..,;. .-Taj , rj"s'- CLATSOP tOlMl." CALIFORNIA HOTELS. HOTEL SAM FRANCISCO Geary Street, above Union Square European Plan $1.60 a day up American Plan $3.00 a day up New steel and brick tincture. Ever modern convenience. Moderate retet Center of theatre end retail district. Ok car line transferrins all ever city. Elee fjrie omnibus meets trains and steamers. BELLEVUE HOTEL SAN FRANCISCO Cor. Geary and Taylor Street, EVERY ROOM WITH BATH. American plan from S4 Uai 3 w sona from S day. European plan, from S3 a dart - orr, ona from S3.S0 a day. SPECIAL. SlONTHLV RATE. A refined house of unusual .ical leoce. centrally located. liluatrat.J booklet upon request. V. E. ZANDER. Mnnaaer. HOTEL SUTTER gutter and Kearny Streets SAN FRANCISCO Aji up-to-date modern fira proof hotel of 250 rooms, taking tha place of the old , Occidental Hotel and Lick House European Piai JI M par day an J ai Take Any '.axlcab from tbe Ferry a the Expema of tha Hotel STEWART 0