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EON DIVISION
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Madras Club Proposes Law to
Give Relief From Creation
of New Counties.
THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY. JULY 1, 1910.
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BOARD TO DECIDE MERITS
Measure Provides for Commission to
Pass on Projects for Xew Dis
tricts Before They Are Sub- '
mitted to Voters.
A measure that promises to grive relief
from the multitude of bills for creation
of new counties has appeared under the
indorsement of the Madras Commercial
Club. It is said to have been prepared
some time ago -with the idea of present
ing it to the Legislature for action, but
the numerous new county projects, to
gether with the fact that Madras is in
cluded against its will in one of them,
has moved the Commercial Club of that
town to start this as an initiative peti
tion, and the petitions are now being
circulated for signers.
This measure is designed to provide a
method whereby towns, counties and mu
nicipal districts of more than one county
may be created and organized without
calling upon all the voters of the state
to decide such local questions. The chief
feature is a board of three disinterested
commissioners to be appointed by the
Governor "to examine all the facts bear
ing on the need for such new co-operation,
with reference to the general wel
fare of the state at large as well as
of the people locally Interested." If they
find adversely no further proceedings may
be taken that project dies there and
then and the expense will have been
borne by the petitioners who started the
proceeding, who are required to make
deposit for that purpose. This provision
will discourage such enterprises as do
not have real merit.
If, after a full and fair hearing of all
sides, this impartial commission finds a
real need for the new corporation, it
shall report accordingly and the Gover
nor shall order an election within the
new territory only, that the voters there
may decide whether they will assume
self-government. If they vote to do so,
the new corporation is thereby created
and its officers will then be appointed
by the Governor. A board of arbitration,
to be composed of one member chosen
by the old county and one by the new
county and a Circuit Judge from another
district to be named by the Governor,
shall settle all property questions and
other matters of difference between the
counties.
The theory of this plan is that It de
stroys all motive for unmeritorious new
county moves, because those who start
them have to advance the expenses and
are certain to fail in. the end; that the
movement, being honestly and fairly
started, shall be entitled to a fair and
full hearing by a high grade, disinter
ested commission having the power to
determine what is best for the public in
terests affected, and that If 'the public
interest will be best served by the crea
tion of the new corporation the only re
maining question is whether the people
care to assume the responsibility of a
new local government. Their vote will
determine this matter. All objections to
the new corporation are expected to be
presented before the commission conduct
ing the investigation, and if they have
merit to be treated accordingly.
Thus this measure seeks to give the
old counties every Just protection before
the impartial commission, rather than at
the ballot box, where local selfishness
might rule instead of public good and
justice. The sponsors for this new meas
ure declare that it is designed solely in
the interest of the "square deal" and the
general public good.
BRIDGE TO BE DISCUSSED
East Siders to Consider Council's
Action on Broadway Viaduct.
Whether the association will indorse
or disapprove the action of the City
Council in accepting the report of the
committee on rights of way for the
Broadway bridge on the conditions set
forth in the report will be decided by
the North Kast Side Improvement Asso
ciation at its regular meeting in Wood
men Hall, Rodney avenue and Russell
street, tonight. It will be the most im
portant meeting in the history of the
association, and the result may affect the
fate of the Broadway bridge.
At the meeting of the association two
weeks ago. resolutions were passed con
demning the report of the right of way
committee and demanding that the city
condemn rights of way for the bridge
without delay. Effort will be made to
rescind these resolutions and indorse the
action of the Council.
Councilman Menefee has maintained
that the Council's negotiations with the
North Pacific Terminal Company and the
O. R. & N. were In the right direction,
while M. G. Munly, president of the as
sociation, has held that the O. R. & N.
is not giving enough and is hostile to
the Broadway bridge. The association is
divided between these views and there
promises to be a lively meeting. Munly
has gone to Alaska, but his views will be
represented at the meeting.
PERSONALMENTION.
"W. I Morrison, a merchant of Bend,
is at the Cornelius.
R. McRae and wife, of Walla Walla,
are at the Ramapo.
W. C. Logan, a merchant of Astoria,
Is at the Cornelius.
W. S. U'Ren. of Oregon City, is regis
tered at the Perkins.
Mrs. E- P. Spalding, wife of a Spo
kane capitalist, is at the Portland.
D. W. Plnney, a lumberman of Aber
deen, Wash., is registered at the Cor
nelius. B. K. Lawson. who is a lumberman
of Cottage Grove, is registered at the
Oregon.
Charles F. Hertzman, agent for the
Henrietta Crownan company, is at the
Seward.
A. K. Martin, a lumberman of Llttell,
"Wash., accompanied by his wife, is at
the Seward. .
Dr. Pineo, a prominent physician of
Hood River, accompanied by his wife,
is at the Oregon.
Ray McArthur, a business man of
Oregon City, and Mrs. McArthur, are
registered at the Cornelius.
G. W. Bates, who is connected with
Sherman, Clay & Co., of San Francisco,
Is registered at the Portland.
J. S. Knight, of Seattle, is- at the
Perkins. Mr. Knight, who is a former
Oregonian. is in the insurance business.
L. R. Glavis is registered at the Port
land from White Salmon. Mr. Glavis
gained notoriety In the Balllnger-Pln-chot
controversy.
J. W. Ivejr Is registered at the Per
kins from Seattle. Mr. Ivey is ex
Collector of Customs of Alaska, and
has served as United States Attorney
at that place.
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick E. Weyer
haeuser, of St. Paul, Minn., are the
guests of Mrs. Weyerhaeuser's brother,
C. H. Davis. Jr., at his home in Irving
ton. C. H. Wtleon, of Astoria, and H. J.
Hildebrand, of Spokane, are at the Ore
gon Hotel. They came to Portland to
attend the funeral of Mrs. Marlon F.
Garrettson.
John F- Stevens, president of the Ore
gon Trunk Railroad, the Oregon Elec
tric Railway and United Railways, re
turned yesterday from Chicago and is
registered at the Portland. Mr. Stevens
is accompanied by his wife and son.
NEW YORK, June 30. (Special.) The
following persons from the Pacifli North
west are registered at New York hotels:
From Portland Miss G. Gill, i at the
Martha Washington; Miss A. V. Cassler,
Miss C. C. fJooper. Miss Z. Hamilton,
S. S. Schneer, Miss M. G. Howard, E. O.
Spitzner. at the Algonquin; C. F. Clark,
at the Continental; B. O. Chase, Mrs.
B. O. Chase, at the Herald Square; W. S.
Overlin, at the Navarre.
From Spokane L. E. Green, I. W.
Green, at the Martha Washington.
From Walla Walla. Wash. Dr. W. S.
DeForest. at the Park Avenue.
From Olympia, Wash. Mrs. A. H. Ru
ders, at the Wolcott.
From Seattle O. H. Jos and wife, at
the St. Andrew: Mrs. B. E. Gates, Mrs.
M. Beette. at the St. Denis; J. B. Lotz,
at the Imperial.
From Tacoma W. Antew, H. A. Fer
guson, at the Broadway Central; W.
Gross, at the Imperial; B. J. Hughes, at
the Grand Union.
CHICAGO, June 30. (Special.) The
following Portland people registered
at the hotels today: At the Stratford.
Mrs. Charles- B. King: Majestic, J. E.
Nelson; Great Northern. A. H. Langille;
Grand Pacific, Mrs. G. F. Maddock and
children.
GRAVE MYSTERY SOLVED
MISTAKE IX CEMETERY SURVEY
IS HELD TO BLAME.
Byron P. Vincent Buried in Absence
of Sexton Hannah Smith Still
Cannot Be Found.
The mystery involving the disap
pearance of Hannah Smith, May 8, ap
pears to be no nearer solved than near
ly two months ago, when the woman,
with $600 she drew from the bank,
dropped out of sight completely.
The thread of belief that the mys
terious grave in Baker Cemetery, 14
miles east of Portland on the Base
Line road, might offer a clew as to
what became of Hannah Smith, was
exploded yesterday by Sheriff Stevens,
after a thorough investigation of the
graveyard incident that set Fairview
and that community agog with gossip.
The new mound of earth was discov
ered by Mrs. O. H. Jenkins, of Fair
view, May 29, when she went to trim
and decorate the graves, of her father,
mother and sister. She was astonished
to find a newly-made grave on her fam
ily lot. She reported the circumstance
to D. W. McKay, the sexton, who lives
a few hundred yards from the" ceme
tery. The headboard bore the inscription:
"Byron P. Vincent, died 1905." McKay
had no record of a Vincent having been
burled there and the mystery deepened.
A theory was advanced that the grave
might contain the body of Hannah
Smith. -
While Sheriff Stevens was conducting
an investigation yesterday morning he
learned that the grave contained the
body of Byron P. Vincent, a son of Dr.
A. W. Vincent, 207 West Leavitt street.
St. Johns, who died five years ago. Dr.
Vincent explained the circumstance. He
said that when his son died he was'
unable to find the owner of the ceme
tery or the sexton at the time, so the
burial took place without the sexton
having a record. He said that the grave
had been partially obliterated by earth
from other graves being thrown upon
It, and when he renewed the mound for
Memorial day It had all the appear
ances of a new grave. He also said
there was a mistake in the property
lines' and that the grave is not In the
lot of Mrs. Jenkins, as supposed.
CLUB URGES SETTLEMENT
Pulton Park Indorses Basis Pro
posed for Right of Way. .
The Fulton Park Improvement Club
held a well attended meeting Tuesday
night. Councilman Beldlng gave the
club information with reference to the
proceedings for various street improve
ments. A delegation from the Fulton
Heights section was indignant because
proceedings had not been instituted for
street improvements in that district. It
was- ascertained, however, that pro
ceedings had been delayed temporarily
because of a county road Intersecting
the Important streets, and it was
thought expedient to postpone improve
ments on such streets until the county
road had been taken over by the city,
proceedings for which are now under
way. A special committee was ap
pointed to push. this.
A delegation from Corbett street in
formed the club that no improvement
had been made on that street, although
the citizens had been trying for a long
time. A representative of the district
said that if was impossible to get wood
or groceries to their residences except
by carrying a considerable distance.
The delegation was Informed that pro
ceedings for the improvement of this
street were under way but that a great
amount of business in the engineering
department of the city had caused de
lays. The club appointed a special
committee to interview the engineering
department and other city officials to
get the street improvement before the
rainy season.
A lively discussion occurred over the
boulevard question, the delay which
the city was experiencing in obtaining
the right of way across the O. R. & N.
track and the protest which had ap
peared against the proposed settlement
of this question by the City Council.
The sentiment prevailed that the
streets on the East Side which it was
proposed to vacate were not of such
importance as the -lght of way for
this- boulevard and other concessions
which the city would obtain from the
railroad company. The elub unani
mously adopted the resolution favoring
settlement upon the basts now pro
posed and urging the Councilmen to
bring the issue to an early conclusion.
The need of early action was emphas
ized further by the conditions attached
to the right of way across the Ter
williger tract, as it was said that the
city was in danger of losing the entire
boulevard system on the West Side
unless active steps were taken to ob
tain the remainder of the right of way.
3 TRAINSJDAILY 3.
New Great Northern train service to
Tacoma. Seattle, Everett, Bellingham,
Vancouver. B. C, and intermediate
points. Electric-lighted trains; elegant
dining-car service; 10 A- M., 5 P. M.,
11:30 P. M., from Hoyt-street station,
Eleventh and Hoyt streets. Tickets,
berths and parlor-car seats at city
ticket office, 122 Third, and at depot.
GAM
GO SLOW IS WOOD
Railroads Retrenching Gener
ally, Says John F. Stevens.
WALL STREET FEELS BLUE
Tillamook Line Will Be Built This
Summer if Possible, but Subject
to Financial Conditions.
No Xew Plans.
"The situation as to our construc
tion work in Oregon has not changed
since I left for the East," said John F.
Stevens, president of the Oregon Trunk
Line, Oregon Electric and United Rail
ways, yesterday on his return from a
three weeks' business trip to St. Paul,
Chicago and New York.
"We expect to build the Tillamook
line, but I cannot say how soon. We
hope it will be this Summer, but that
depends on financial conditions. We
have no construction plans In Central
Oregon to announce other than those
given out heretofore."
Stevens Confirms Report.
Mr. Stevens gave a partial confirma
tion to the reports that the railroads
are retrenching In the Northwest.
"I did not talk with many railroad
men," said. Mr. Stevens, "but what In
formation I gathered indicates that
the railroads generally have decided
to "go slow." I believe New York would
never put another dollar in railroads if
It could get out what it has in them.
There is a blue lot of men there. The
Interstate Commerce Commission's de
cision has been a further blow to them.
Llttle Scare in Dakota.
"There has been a scare in Dakota
and other Central Western states over
reports of poor crops and estimates
have been made that the wheat yield
In that territory will not be more than
60 per cent of the average. In passing
through on the train, I noticed some
fields that did not look good and others
that were In fair condition. On the
whole I believe the conditions are not
so bad as feared, and that there will be
more than a 60 per cent crop."
Mr. Stevens arrived in Portland over
the North Bank road in a Burlington
private car. He was accompanied by
Mrs. Stevens and one of his three sons,
Eugene. The family is now quartered
at The Portland.
METOLES DIVISION STATION
Madras Not Selected by Oregon
Trunk Because of Grade.
The Oregon Trunk Railway has selected
a point five, miles south of Madras for
the location of the first division station
on its new road. The company owns in
excess of 100 acres there and a well
drilling outfit Is now at work boring for
water.
George A. Kyle, vice-president and gen
eral manager, who has returned from an
inspection trip of the construction work,
says that the station probably will be
called Metoles, an Indian name, now
given to the river that flows Into the
Deschutes, from the west at a point about
opposite the proposed division station.
Madras was not selected as the division
point on account of the grade required
in getting through the town. The selec
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tion was made from a purely railroad
standpoint, says Mr. Kyle.
The trip over the line was made on
horseback by Mr. Kyle and all the work
under way was Inspected. Contractor H.
C. Henry is busy getting a large force
of men on the work between Madras and
Bend. Between 400 and BOO are now em
ployed and the number is being increased
dally. On Porter Brothers' contract about
4000 men are at work.
Mr. Kyle expresses confidence that the
road will be completed to Madras before
November 1.
ASSOCIATES HONOR OFFICIAL
H". M. Adams Is Recipient of Gift
From Office Force.
H. M. Adams, who left the service of
the North Bank Railroad yesterday to
become freight traffic manager of the
Western Pacific, was the recipient of a
handsome present from his office as
sociates. The present was a silver
tray and a set of cocktail glasses
given by 19 members of the office "force.
The presentation was made by D. N. An
derson, chief clerk. Accompanying it was
an engrossed card signed by the donors
and bearing the following Inscription:
"In appreciation of the character of
the man, his fairness, and the many acts
of courtesy and kindness. To H. M.
Adams, with whom we have worked for
the past two years and a half in the
service of the Spokane, Portland & Se
attle Railway and the Astoria & Colum
bia River Railroad, this token Is given,
wishing him Godspeed and further suc
cess in his new and broader field."
Mr. and Mrs. ' Adams . departed last
evening for their new home in San Fran
cisco. W. E. Coman, Mr. Adams' successor,
while still nominally general freight
agent of the Oregon Railroad & Naviga
tion Company, has arranged to get away
and has been spending several days in
consultation with Mr. Adams and other
officials of the North Bank Road con
cerning his duties. At the Harrlman of
fices yesterday it was stated that Mr.
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Coman's suqcessor had not yet been se
lected. DETECTIVES DOUBT DAVIES
Now Thought Man in Prison for
Crime He Confesses Was "Pal."
City detectives investigating the con
fession of John T. Davles to the forg
ery for which O. R. Blystone was sent
to the penitentiary more than a year
ago, found yesterday that the criminal
records of the two are intercrossed
with each other in some instances until
it is difficult to distinguish, between
them.
The detectives say that when the
"back-hand" checks were being cir
culated In this city, reports came in
simultaneously of a man disguised as
a workingman, and of a well-dressed
man, as passing the paper. Much con
fusion resulted and the officers were
for a time at sea over the difficulty in
reconciling the descriptions.
It is now thought probable that Bly
stone was circulating paper executed
by Davles. Davles declares he never
saw Blystone and never had a confed
erate, but his statement Is questioned.
Both men were operating in this city
at the same time and the checks passed
by them were strikingly alike.
It was found, upon investigation, that
Blystone was not tried on the charge
of passing a bad check at the Sargent
Hotel buffet, to which crime Davles
confessed. He was taken Into court
for two forgeries in which a saloon
and a grocery store were victimized,
and was given an Indeterminate sen
tence of from one to five years in the
penitentiary, which he is now serving.
When he was arrested, the proprietors
of the two places positively identified
him from among five men in the Coun
ty Jail as the one who had got their
money. He pleaded guilty.
The last of the loot found In Davles'
room wag identified and carried away
yesterday afternoon by W. H. Wehrung,
who recognized several small articles
Next to Perkins Hotel
Beer
Phone orders promptly filled
REWING
ot. jewelry as having been taken from
his home at 328 Jackson street.
Bail Given in Liquor Cases.
ASTORIA, Or., June 30. (Special.)
William Buchman was arrested by
THE FIRST
AUTOMOBILE RACE
EVER RUN
ON AN OREGON BEACH
AT i
Gearliart Park
Joly 4-tli
Under Direction Portland Automobile Club.
GENTLEMAN'S RACE
PRIVATE CARS
ENTRIES OPEN TO ALL
THIRTEEN MILES OF HARD SAND BEACH
Those desiring to enter any of the races or accompany,
the members overland to GEARHART PARK, will
apply to Clifford Harrison, Oregon Hotel, Portland.
4rO Motors
Long Course
Exciting Finish
ALL RACES WILL FINISH AT
Hotel Gearhart, by the Sea
Those who contemplate seeing this race and in
tending to stop at the Hotel Gearhart had better
make their arrangements at once, as great crowds
ax'e promised. Accommodations for a very large
aumber have been provided. Make your reservations
at once. Round trip $3. Four trains from Portland
Saturday; three Sunday. Remain over the Fourth.
Trains returning to Portland in the evening, after
the races. Most jolly time promised. Reduced rates
from all parts of the Northwest.
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Sheriff Pomeroy today on two Indict
ments returned by the grand jury
charging him with selling liquor to
minors. He was released on $500 bonds.
The defendant was at his home in Van
couver when the indictments were re
ported, and has just returned.