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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (July 28, 1909)
TITE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1900. 10 "CITY BEAUTIFUL" IS AIM OF IUR City Executive and President Josselyn Discuss Projects to Improve Portland. BLAZE OF- LIGHTS IN VIEW They Would Illumine Downtown Dis trict by Cluster System Fur chase of Two Company Sites Talked To Remove Posts. FROJFCTS DISCUSSED BY MAYOR S1MOV AND PREIIEXT B. 8. JOSSELYN YESTERDAY. Nw plan that will revolutionise present lighting system In the down town district fashioned after moet up-to-rfate schemes of great cities. Purchase by the city of property owned by the railway company at Twenty-third and Washington streets, now covered with ear barn, for en trance to City Park. Purchase of tract owned by the railway company, adjoining Sell wood Pirk. to enlarge the city' holdings to oompete Its place. System of poles to be used by all companies, to eliminate hundreds now uaed by separate oonoerns In the city. Immediate laying of tracks on Broadway, from East Nineteenth to East Twenty-fourth street, where pavement Is being laid. Mayor Simon and President Josselyn. of the Portland Railway. Light & Power Company,' held a conference lasting from 11 o'clock until noon yesterday. They discussed projects which will probably result tn a system of lighting: for the busi ness districts that will revolutionize the present plan and make Portland one of the most brilliantly illuminated munici palities. In America. It Is the Mayor's ambition to accomplish this, and figures will be submitted by Mr. Josselyn, show ing the cost. During the consultation, executive and railway president also talked over other needed Improvements, and each pledged himself to work for the best interests of the public, to the end that a city beautiful may crown tholr ef forts. Mayor Simon asked President Josselyn to submit llgured on a new system for lighting the down-town streets, so that night in Portland will be almost as light as day on the business tnoroughfares. Improved are lamps and a scheme of cluster lights, similar to that in San Francisco and Seattle, is what the Mayor has in mind, and he is ambitious to in stall It. If It proves to be reasonable in cost. Data will be furnished him by Mr. Josselyn. showing the total expense of installation of such a system. It is the opinion of Mayor Simon that the city Is not sufficiently well-lighted, especially down -town, and that It would make a far more favorable impression and be much better If a. new system, as outlined, la lna tailed, and he will en deavor to accomplish this, unless the cost is shown to be too great. He was greatly pleased with the appearance of the busi ness streets In Seattle, which he had oc casion to observe last week on Portland day at the exposition. President Josselyn Inquired of the Mayor whether the city wishes to pur chase the ground at the southwest corner of Twenty-third and Washington etreets for an entrance to the City Park, calling attention to public discussion of such a XIan some tlm ago In the press. The Mayor replied that, while it might be well to have this parcel of land for the pur , pose stated, the park fund is too depleted, ( or will be when improvements are made, and that it will be impossible to buy the ; site this year. Mr. Josselyn said he would gladly hold the property for a while tn afford the Mayor time to take the mat ter up witft the new Park Board, just appointed- No price was set for the land, which Is now covered by a large barn, shutting off the view of the largest park In Portland. Another subject discussed by the Mayor and President Josselyn was the purchase of a small tract of land adjoining the plot recently purchased for a park at Fell wood. The Mayor will accompany Mr. Josselyn to this location next Thursday afternoon, to view the ground to deter mine whether more ground Is needed. Originally, the old Park Board intended taking over mon property there, but Mayor Simon outlined a policy of econ omy and held up bond sales voted for ad ditional ground for parks, hence it is not known whether he will sanction this pur chase. . Mayor Simon asked President Josselyn to co-operate with city officials In an ef fort to retluce by a large number, the poles used throughout the corporate limits of the city by various companies. It Is the wish of the Mayor that all Of the cor porations combine systems so that the veritable forest of poles may be dimin ished and the city beautified. President Josselyn promised to help to accomplish this result. There has been considerable complaint of late about the delay of the streetcar company in laying Its tracks on Broad way, from East Nineteenth to East Twenty-fourth street. A hard-surface pavement ia about to be laid, and the company Is holding up Its portion of the work pending a decision of the Supreme Court on a legal point. The Mayor aaked Mr. Josselyn to order the tracks lid at once, and this was promised. President Josselyn promised Mayor Simon assistance in making Portland' one of the most beautiful cities In America, and the Mayor pledged himself to show his appreciation for the help of every citizen and corporation by reducing tax ation next year, while still maintaining the efficiency of every department and adding needed facilities. SUBURB WILL SPRUCE UP Montavllla Citizens PIm-uss Plan for Improvement. That Montavllla shall be made the most teauttful suburb of Portland was the sen timent of the meeting of the Montavllla Eos Association, held Mondav night in th- Methodist gymnasium. W. L. Rart lett presided, and after a short business session turned tne meeting- over to Mrs. jrace Vasan. chairman of the commit t' e on entertainment. Professor Wirta rendered a mandolin solo and was re called. " How to Improve and Beautify Monta vllla" was the subject of the talk by II. B. Dickinson, who hsd lived In that sub urb for the past It ,ears. Mr. TMcktnson told of conditions In Montavflla In the axiy day and compared those days with the present. He suggested that uniform shade trees be set out on all the streets. Dr. LeFevre urged that no yard In Moptavllla be left without flowers. He contended that for their educational value flowers In the home yard cannot be overestimated. He urged that effort be made to promote flower culture, and that Montavllla be kept a residence suburb, and not made a factory district. Miss Janet Daniels rendered a recitation and then refreshments were served. It was decided to hold meetings every two weeks, and In four weeks hold an open air meeting, to which Mayor Simon and other prominent men of the city will be Invited. ENDS WEST POINT COURSE Robert Sears, Portland Boy, Will Serve at Vancouver. Portland has been honored through the graduation at West Point of Rob ert Sears, a native of this city. He was a son of the late Judge Sears, was born In Portland November 30, 1884, went through the public schools of this city, vas nominated to West Point by ex-Congressman Williamson and en tered West Point In 1905. He graduat ed In June of this year, and Is now a commissioned second lieutenant. He has been ordered to report to the First Infantry at Vancouver Barracks. Lieu- Robert Sear, of Portland, Con. mlaaloned Second Lieutenant. tenant Sears was sent with others of his class to Lake Cnamplaln, on the staff of President Taft, for the recent celebration at that place, and Is now In camp with the Rhode Island militia. The young lieutenant carries a gold medal won by his skill In fencing, when last year he won for his class, from a tie. In a contest with Tale. Two months' confinement In the hospital last Winter with typhoid fever gave him a hard struggle in the final ex aminations, but he won out. Lieutenant Sears has a number of Portland friends. Y. M. C. A. DELEGATES BACK Xext Employes' Conference Will Be Held In Portland. H. W. Stone, general secretary of the Portland Y. M. C. A., returned yester day, with seven other representatives of the local organization, from Tacoma, where they attended the Northwojit T. M. C. A. Employes- Conference, which convened last Friday, Saturday and Monday. At the conference were 83 delegatea from Idaho, Washington, Utah. Oregon and British Columbia. The representa tives from Portland were: I. u. Rhodes, state secretary of Oregon; R. R. Per kins, In charge of religious work; A. M. Grtlly. physical director; J. B. Guthrie, educational director; J. C. Clark, of the boys' department; Roy Schumaker. of fice secretary; Fred Wltham, special secretary; H. W. Stone, general secre tary. The meetings were given over to dis cussions of technical problems of vari ous phases of Y. M. C. A. work, and many plans were made for future Im provement. Reports were made of the construction within the last year or two of large and commodious Y. M. C. A. buildings In Spokane. Seattle, Ta coma, Walia Valla and Portland. Re markable progress In Y. M. C. A. work In general was reported from all sec tions represented. It was voted to hold the next meet ing In Portland. For the last three years the meetings have been held on the Sound, but for seven years pre vious they were held here. CONSTABLE A DOG-KEEPER Quarrel Between Bartender Puts Canine in Official's Care, Constable Lou Wagner, who has acted In many strange capacities since his In duction Into ofnoe six years ago, on one occasion taking full charge of a bank on an attachment, says that never before has he been the official keeper of a dog ken nel. He became such, however, yesterday, when L. C Smith, a bartender, attached a bulldog belonging to J. L. Lombard, pro prietor of the saloon at Sixth and Everett streets, where Smith worked, to satisfy an account against Lombard for S110.33. A rifle, together with a box of cartridges, was attached at the same time. Smith asserts he kept the dog for Lom bard, and seeks 50 cents a day for Its care. The account was the subject of a ouarrel between them yesterday morning, which turned Into a light and resulted In Lombard's arrest on a charge of assault and battery. He was locked up in 'the City Jail, and when Wagner attempted to serve the summons In the civil action Lombard refused service, but the paper was forced n him through the cell bars. Constable Wagner, while taking the cartridge out of hie pocket in his office, dropped one to the floor. It exploded, and, though no one was Injured, the re port caused considerable excitement In the Worcester building. HORSE FLESH. Bnytas aad Selllns Thoroughly Dis cussed. Those who are interested In either buying or selling of a horse may get some valuable Information regarding demands, prices, etc. by reading the Horses and Vehicles column in The Oregonlan each morning. The few min utes spent may mean dollars la your pocket- Mot lips May Get New Mill. MOCLIPS. Wash.. July J7. ( Special.) Michael Rarles. R F. Glerln and William J'lgort. all of Seattle, have been In Moclips tha past week looking over the local sawmill situation. They have made a careful cruise of a large part of the standing timber accessible to the Mocllpa River, estimated at something like 150.000, 0i feet, which. If the contemplated deal goes through. It ia said, will be floated down to this point and sawed for market. Three new violin solos , by Maud Powell i The best violin records ever made. 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To get best results, use only Victor Needles on Victor Records. HE SCENTS A RUSE Mayor Suspicious of Repairs to North End Shacks. STRICT POLICY ANNOUNCED Simon frges Razing of Structures Instead and Cautions Building Inspector to Watch Applica tions From Old Tenderloin. I would much prefer to see those old shacks raxed or burned down and replaced by modern buildings that will be a credit to the city," said Mayor Simon yesterday afternoon. In directing Acting Building Inspector Plummer to Investigate two applications for per mits to repair frame buildings In the old North End district. "I am very suspicious of these two ap plications," continued the Mayor, "and I do not want to sign them unless there is evidence at hand to prove that the places In question are to be UBed for legitimate purposes." Mayor Simon's attention was called to the applications belore he went to luneheon at noon, and later he made a trip to the district alone to view the premises. Upon his return to the City Hall he called In Inspector Plummer. who Is In charge of the building de partment In the absence of Building Inspector Dobson. and held a confer ence with him. The Mayor frankly ex pressed the opinion that the places in question are to be repaired and re arranged for purposes of housing un desirable women. In an effort to re habilitate the old red light district, and said he Is not Inclined to allow re pairs to be made there. "I want to see new, modern buildings replacing shacks everywhere," said the Mayor. "I don't like this idea of peo ple asking the city for permits to dress dp Old frame buildings, and It ought to be discouraged. I am strongly opposed to it." After consulting with Inspector Plummer, the Mayor directed that a careful Investigation be made of the premises In each of the two cases, and a report made on them. The Mayor In timated that he wants the building de partment to be strict In signing per mits, as It Is not in line with his policy to allow repairs to frame .structures In the fire limits unless It can be shown that it is absolutely necessary. The two permits came to him "O. K'd" by the Building Inspector, but as both were In the former restricted district, the Mayor became suspicious and start ed the investigation. One of the places looked especially suspicious. In that the repair crew Is arranging an alleyway in the rear of a row of old ramshackle buildings back of Couch street, between Third and Fourth -streets. The other location is on Everett street, between Third and Fourth streets. It Is a question whether the Mayor will molest women who may take up their abode in that locality, as he is Inclined to tolerate them, but he will not permit them to flock to gether In any particular district and become flagrant and defiant, as they once were when permitted to live in the locality under discussion. The probability Is that the Mayor will not allow any repairs to be made to any of the shacks in the North End, but that he will not order women from the houses if they conduct themselves quietly and do not become troublesome to the residents near them. EDITOR PRAISES PORTLAND Will H. Mayes, National Association President, Is Club Guest. Will H. Mayes, president of the Na tional Editorial Association, Is in Port land, with several delegates from the Na tional editorial convention. Just held In Seattle,' and was entertained yesterday by Tom Richardson, of the Portland Com mercial Club. Mr. Mayes Is edttor of an afternoon paper of Brownwood, Tex. He reports the 24th annual convention at Seattle as the beet ever held. In attendance at the convention were JT5 delegates, who rep resented 47 state associations: The Edi torial Association was organized at New Orleans, during the New Orleans Exposi tion. 25 years ago. ' "The next convention," said Mr. Mayes yesterday, "will be held probably In Sa vannah or Chattanooga. It Is desired to meet In the South, that the delegates may make a trip to the Panama Canal. We are planning to hold a meeting at San Francisco within the next three years and from there to take a trip to Honor lulu. "What do I think of Portland? You can say for me that I am delighted be yond measure and that I am unable to find adequate words to tell of the sur prises that awaited me as we were con ducted about the city. ' "One of the best addresses of our conven tion was delivered by Professor Merle Thorpe, of the School of Journalism of the University of Washington. In speak ing of the value of university training for newspaper men he said it Is valuable In eliminating men who think they would like to enter the field of Journalism. bu are really incompetent." DENTIST'S PLEA SIGNED DR. G. B. ATHITXEY FILES HA BEAS CORPUS WRIT. Gatens Allows It When Morrow Re fuses Hearing to Be Held Tomorrow. Circuit Judge Gatens yesterday signed for Attorneys John A. Jeffrey and Y J. Kichardson an order allowing them to file a habeas corpus petition for Dr. G. B. Whitney without paying the $11 filing fee. Acting Presiding Circuit Judge Morrow had refused only a few hours before to sisn such an order. The petition alleges that 6lnce the Su preme Court decided that the demurrer to the indictment on which Dr. Whitney was convicted of manslaughter should have been sustained In the lower court, there Is nothing upon which to hold the dentist in Jail. aBd that he should be re leased. He was alleged to have caused the death of Hiss Mabel Wirts by admin istering mercurial poison, and was ar rested last September. When the Su preme Court decided the indictment faulty. District Attorney Cameron asked for a rehearing, which was denied. He Intends to submit the case to the present grand Jury, which will meet next week. District Attorney Cameron said yester- MODERN EQUIPMENT Our equipment for the care of trust business in our new banking room at Sixth and Washington streets will be unsur passed by any company in the Northwest. Speeially constructed vaults and steel cabinets, combining convenience and absolute safety, will the better enable ns to care for the large volume of business now in charge, as well as offer better service in future. Leave your trust busi ness with us. MERCHANTS SAVINGS & TRUST COMPANY 247 Washington Street. 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Sherman;fflay & ' Co Sixth and Morrison Sts., Opposite Postoffice WHOLESALE AND RETAIL VICTOR MACHINES, RECORDS AND SUPPLIES day he would consent to the reduction of Whitney's ball from 3000 to J1S00, but the defense is relying on the habeas corpus petition to secure the dentists liberty. The hearing on the writ will be had be fore Judge Morrow tomorrow. . HURT BY CAR, ASKS $15,300 Dairyman Seeks Damages, Alleging Coach Had No Headlight. Thomas Langford, a dairyman, who was run down by a streetcar October 1. has brought a damage suit in" the Circuit Court through his attorneys. Giltner, Sewell & Seabrook. The accident oc curred at Williams; avenue and Fargo streets. Langford alleges that the car was running southward on the east track without a headlight, and at more than 35 miles an hour. When it struck his mllkwagon he was thrown out and struck on the head and hip. On account of in juries to his head he says his eyesight and hearing have been affected and that he is subject to dizzy spells. He de mands $15,300 damages. tyon Street Will Be Pared. ALBANY, Or., July 37. (Special.) Lyon street, the thoroughfare which leads from the Union Depot to the business section of the city, will be paved this year. The City Council i-assed the ordinance pro viding for the paving of this street last night and that the work may' be ac complished before the rainy season de- clarei an emergency. The street is to be pavo.l from the north line of First street to the south line of Tenth street, which adjoins the depot gronnds. . Pioneer of 52 Passes. ROSEBUBO, Or., July 27 (Special.) .Abraham Jones, an Oregon pioneer of 1852, died here Monday afternoon. Mr. Jones was born In Boone County, In diana, in 1842. For a number of years he assisted his father in the milling busi ness in this city. 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