3IORXIXG OREGOXIAX, WEDNESDAY, DECE3IBER 7, 1910. ' " - -' n STREET VACATION .ACTED 'ON F Trustees of Portland Chamber of Commerce Will Adopt Recommendation. EAST SIDE FIRMS APPROVE Wholesale and Retail Interests De clare Shipping Buslnesa of City Will Be Throttled Unless Plan Is Accepted. EXTRACT rROM MR- 0-BBXEXS mTEMO'T. "If tha Cut Side la willing ts sh! xim half wmjr In oar plan to con struct (nlibl depot and prorlda farllitlea to haadla traffic there, w will Improve th ehtpptna eltoatloa on that aid of to river la tha boat anaalbla manner. I hara aa anch fait a In th Eaat 8ld. aa In tb Wrtl aid. Cnleaa tb atrata ar Tacmtd between Eaat Pin and Eaat Flan ders etre.tfj according: to plana that have been .ubrallted to tb dir. It will b abeolut.ly Impoaalbl for na to fo ahead with tb Improreraenta dealr to mab In tb ahlpplnc condltloaa of th Eaat Bid J. P. O'Brien. general manager of th Har rlman line In Oregon and Washing ton. According to statement I mad by East Side business meii representing the large wholesale Interests or the Lest Side, during: the discussion of the street racatlon desired by the O. R. N'. and Southern Pacific, beld before the trustees of the Portland Chamber of Commerce yesterday, tb shipping business or Portland would be throttled to a great extent and the East Side wholesale- district could not expand, 'unless the proposal made by the rail road people la accepted by the city. In opposition to the attitude shown by the wholesale business men. retail ers and property owner of the Eaat Kid argued that It would be against th best Interest of the city to turn oer th ownership of the streets de sired by the railroad, with practically no consideration, and by so dome pre clude the city's chances of building public docks wtthln the limits de scribed by the proposed grant. George T. Airhley. representing th East tWl Business Mens Club: George B. Van Waters. Dan Kellaher and J. B. Zel fi ler. East tilde property owners, and A. II. Pevers. representing the Taxpayers' League, spoke a-alnst the proposed street vacation. Company Would Hold Control. Their protests were chiefly based upon the assumption that by the city giving the railroad company title to the ground Involved, the company would be In position to prevent other .Inea from entering the city there. It u also said that tha city would be ;Uced at a disadvantage in the mat lor of dock Improvements at any time it was desired to Install a public dock In that Immediate vicinity. Oeorge T. Atrhley believed that the company should not be given absolute right to the property to the exclusion of other lines that may seek an Inlet to the nty on the same streets. He thougni the matter could be disposed of to the batter Interests or the city by com pelling the company to accept a com mon user clause In the proposed agree ment. A. IL Pevers' principal objection was that egress to the waterfront should not b blocked. 11 said th difficulty could be overcome by the city re serving the right to construct subways as well as overhead roadways. "Do you object to either overhead or subway approaches to the river rront in the event either la so desired T' sked Mr. Pevers. directing his ques tion to Mr. O'Brien. Road Willing; to Concede Much. tVe have no objection whatever to such plans." replied Mr. 0"Brlen. -Furthermore. 1 will sell to th clt water frontage for public dock pur poses at figures that wiU surprise you." Charles Smith, manager of the local branch of the National Cold Storage & Ice Company, declared that additional trackage and freight facilities were the East tide's great need and the only practical way to meet the situation was to permit the railroad company to go ahead with It Improvemen; plans. "The time has come when the Iargs wholesale establishments of the Cen tral East Side must have better frelgr.t service." said Mr. Smith. "If the rail road company la blocked In Its present plans, w will not only suffer, but the entire city wtll be the loser. Fully 13.000.01)0 In new buildings and new plant Is contingent upon the satlsfuc tory adjustment or the street vacation matter. Jn a few years, the establish ment of other concerns In the district would amount to several times that figure If ample freight and shipping facilities are given ust By all means let us have the matter settled at once." Edward Xewbegin. of R. M .Wade a. Oo was In. favor of the proposal made by the 'railroad company. He .i that he could not see how any fair-r.ilnded business man could object f the propoeH'on. . Chance for Et Side Seen. Thl I the chance for the people of the East Side to ahow the gret need for better traffic conditions." said v- . in TH m railroad romunv Ji T. .wnurnu. - " . " 1 willing to go ahead and provide the aervlce we want. i K. ' -ln on the East Side can consistently o rose the present plans Is something 1 can t understand. As far as aroother ing competition with other lines Is 4 . . k itAtunpnt seems ab runrvi .- surd. We receive goods at our place of business, shipped In by th various road, and will always continue to oo ,(Mr. OBrlen said that it would be ..... m hi., tb streets vacated In order to build a freight depot SiO feet long and to provide ample space for trackage for the railroad as well as for teams. He said that the city had such a great future. It was neces sary to be prepared to take care of the rapidly growing business. He an nounced that tt probably would be nec esrary to construct a freight depot on the West Side 1300 feet long, within th next f'v years, to supplement th 10 rot depot now In course or construc tion. . Mr. Smith read th names or J bulns concerns on tb East Side, representing practically th entire wholesale Interests as well as som re tailers, all of whom were In favor of the city accepting the proposition maoe RDM by th railroad company for the va cation of the streets. William MacMaater. president of the Chamber of Commerce, advised the visitors that the matter would be given full consideration .by the trustees of the organization and that they prob ably would be ready to express def inite views on the subject on Friday. WOOLMEN TO MAKE MERRY Local Committee Plans to EnWtala Contention Here Next Month. Acta by vaudeville artists, a ball in the Armory, sight-seeing or Portland In daylight and at night, singing and music are among; features arranged for the reception of the National Wool Growers' Association here In January. D. O. Lively, or the Union Stock Tarda, acted as chairman. The meet ing was attended by E & Joaselyn. J R Welhtrbee. E. L- Thompeon. M. C. Dickinson, Phil Metschan. Jr.. Fred Lock ley. Otto Breyman. W. M. uaugn trey. C. D. Mlnton. F. A. Freeman. C M. Hyskell, C. C. Chapman. G. F. John son. P. E. Sullivan and C. A. White more. The convention, which will be at- o'm a'x," I PIOVKFR OREOOX W Willi DIKI) AT EW BERb. it r i - v.-. r ; II i n at Lata Mrs. Lydla Goodrlcli Petty, iokm. Mra Lydla Goodrich Petty John, died November 27. at New berg, after an illness of two years. She is survived by her husband and four children: Mrs. Mary F. Hurley. Mrs. Harriet Wrage, and Guilford Worden .of Portland, and Gordon Worden. of Newberg. Mrs. Jettyjohn was born In La Porte, lnd.. In 1&35. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carmle Goodrich, accompanied by the daughter, crossed the plains in 1815 and set .tied on a donation claim near Dayton. In 1851 she was mar ried to Guilford Worden. who died In 1863. and in 1S73 she be came the wife of Ruben. Petty John. The funeral was rrom the fam ily residence, and the Interment in the family cemetery, near Dayton. tended by 1500 delegates from all parts of the Nation, will open in the Armory January 4, and continue for three days. The first forenoon will be largely a "get-together" affair. In the after noon the delegates will inspect the sheep show to he arranged on the lower floor of the Armory. This will be followed by a sight-seeing- trip of the city In automobiles. In the evening a formal reception will take place at the Armory, from g:30 o'clock until 10:30 o'clock, after which there will be dancing. Mrs. Sarah A- Evans was requested to ap point a reception committee fr the occasion. Thursday night will be taken up by vaudeville and a smoker at the Armory. Friday night a theater party will be rormed to attend Clyde Fitch's play. "Girl's." at the Baker Theater. This will be followed by a unique parade of automobiles, with the wool growers as guests In viewing Portland in the light of the electrolier. JAILEREAK IS THWARTED Wall Broken, Cell Bars Loosened. Hotel Thieves Accused. An attempted Jail break at the City Prison some time Sunday night was discovered yesterday morning- when Jailer Branch was making; his regular round of Inspection. Pars at a win dow on the vtest side of fhe Jail, riv ing access to the skylight over the stable, had been loosened and about a cubic foot of masonry was removed. The workers were frustrated by en countering a board partition which their tools could not shatter. Jailer Branch reported his discovery to Captain Baty and all prisoners were at once locked In cells. They were subjected to close questioning, but all denied knowledge of the attempted es cape. Suspicion points to Philip Crossman and Thomas Miller, arrested last Sat urday by Patrolmen Hlrsch and Sims, sa hotel thlevea. They were kept In the City Jail Saturday and Sunday nights and sent to the County Jail Monday. Both have criminal records, though only 1 and :1 years old. They faced the court Jauntily yesterday morning. Both denied knowledge of the attempt upon the Jail wall, but confessed stealing clothing; In two lodging-houses. They were each sen tenced to serve a year at Kelly Butte. DRUM TO SPEAK TONIGHT "What About the Girl?" Will 'Be Subject at Y. M. C. A. Charles R. Drum, one of the fore most sneakers of -the religious work department of the Young Men's Chris tian Association and a member of tha International committee, will speak In the auditorium of the Portland asso ciation tonight at 8 and tomorrow night at the same hour. His subject on both occasions will be "What About the Girt?" and the second address will be a repetition of the first. The V. M. C A. officers expect that the auditorium will be crowded on both occasion, as Mr. Drum Is a speaker of great ability. His address at the Oregon-Idaho Y. M. C. A. convention last week In Eugene attracted much at tention. Mr. Drum ts associated with Kred B. Smith, who has spoken in Port land on several occasions, and Is said to be an equally forceful speaker. The committee In charge of the two meer Ings here consists of W. M. Ladd. H. W. Stone. R. R Perkins. A. M. Grllley. r. c. French. J. W. Palmer and J. C. Clark. The meetings are for men. and boys under IS will not be admitted. MH5..C0E REPLIES Doctor's Wife Says Stanfieid Bank Violated Law. WOMAN CONTESTS SUIT Xole on Which Action la Brought by Savings Institution Said to Have Been 'Given Without Any Consideration Whatever. That Ralph A. Holte, cashier of the Bank of Stanfieid. admitted to Viola M. Coe. wife of Dr. Henry Waldo Co, that the offlcera of the bank had vio lated the banking laws by loaning more money than the law allows. Is the statement made by Mrs. Coe In her answer to the bank's suit against her. The answer was filed In the Circuit Court yesterday. The bank brought suit against Mrs. Coe for the recovery or 13000. alleged to be owing on a promissory note. She replies that the note was given August 1. 1910. wholly without consideration. Holte represented to her, she alleges, that the bank had loaned too much money to Sloan & Co., ot Stanfieid. the firm being composed of Frank Sloan and others. The cashier represented, further more, says Mrs. Coe, that the bank was about to be examined by the State Bank Examiner, and that If she would give her promissory note for a short time It could be returned to her as soon as tha loan was repaid by Sloan & to. She was told, she says, that If the State Bank Examiner discovered the true condition of affairs, the bank of ficers would be liable to civil and criminal prosecution. . Instead of acting; in good faith, al leges Mrs- Coe. the bank brought suit against her within a week to recover upon the note, and caused a writ of attachment to be Issued against her home. WLFE-SLAYEK. IS ARRAIGNED Housing; Allowed Week to Make Plea on Murder Charge. With bis head and face heavily ban daged on account of wounds Inflicted when he tried to kill himself after killing his wife. Jans M. William Hass I lg was arraigned before Presiding Judge Cleland In the Circuit Court yes '.erday afternoon on a charge of mur der in the first degree, Hasslng. asked the court to give him time In which to enter his plea. Judge Cleland allowed him a week. Hassing killed Mrs. Edith Hasslng. his wife. November 24. The second charge against Nora Rathlou. alias C. Collins, on which Viggo Holsteln Rathlou, her husband, is also Indicted, was read to her yes terday afternoon before Judge Cleland. Rathlou was arraigned at the same time. As the pair were taken to the courtroom Mrs. Rathlou waa In charge of Matron. Cameron, and her husband was In the custody of Deputy Sheriffs Leonard and Beatty. They will enter their fileas Friday afternoon. Frank Thompson pleaded not guilty to a charge of having uttered a forged check for $50 September 28. It was passed on Frank G. Hedderly. Thomp son will be tried February 8. ' Harry Martin pleaded not guilty to embezzlement of ISoO from the Co lumbia Laundry Company, October 20. Harry Raymond was arraigned, and will plead Friday to a charge of theft from the dwelling of Julius Pincus, Oc tober is. Assault with a knife on Louie Battanlnl, November 21, Is the charge upon which John Jacklsha was arraigned yesterday. Walter J. Scott was arraigned on three charges; beat ing Louise E. Scott, his wife; contribu ting to the delinquency of a 16-year-old girl and a statutory offense. ALBERT SCHELX ACQUITTED Jury Fails to Find Assault Charge Substantiated by Evidence. Albert Schell, tried on a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon, was acquitted by a Jury in Judge K'ava naugh's department of the Circuit Court- yesterday. The Jury was out only 11 minute. The reason for the acquittal was that witnesses to the assault said they saw nothing in Schell's hand, although they did see him make a lunge at George Schmidt. A wound an Inch and a half long was Inflicted upon Schmidt's abdomen. Schmidt was at tempting to separate two men who were fighting, and the theory Is that Schell attempted to prevent him from doing so. Wakefield Loses Damage Suit. C. T. Chenery was awarded $1210.93 damages yesterday by the Jury which tried Chenery's suit against Robert Wakefield, of the Portland Bridge Building Company in Circuit Court. Chenery sued to recover the price of a steam pump he said he sold Wakefield. The latter denied he owed the bill. SHOPPING BEGINS EARLY Contrary to R,ule, Say Washington Street Haberdashers. i Clearly indicating Portland's pros perity and the success of the early shopping campaign, is the general tendency to do the Christmas shopping much earlier thlsyear than in the past. At the Hewett, Bradley & Co., men's shop, on Washington street, between Seventh and Park, this early activity has been especially marked in th de mand for the finer grades of neckwear, lounge robes, umbrellas. Jewelry and the many other necessaries and com forts pertaining to a man s wardrobe. To make the Christmas purchases as early as possible and thus avoid the wear and tear of the last minute rush, is becoming quite generally the rule throughout the country In shops which cater to the finest trade. If all shop keepers will assemble their holiday stocks early In December as Hewett. Bradley & Co.. have done, Christmas buying at such shops will be a real pleasure In future. . , Centennial Committee Selected. ASTORIA. Or.. Dec. 6. (Special.) The managing committee that Is to have charge of the arrangements for the Centennial celebration to be helJ here next Summer was announced at a meeting held this evening. The mem berr of the committee are A. M. 8re!h, Gecrge H. George. C. R. Higgins. W. F. McGregor, F. L Dunbar. J. M. An derson. W. E. Schimpff. J. Q. A. Bowlhy, Norrls Staples. J. B. Kllmore, E. M. CJe-ry, George Kaboth, F. J. Taylor, Harry Hoefler. H. H. Zapf and A. W. Ncrblad. Have a Piano for Christmas Pay For It After New Year's Any Responsible Party Can Have a Piano Delivered to Their Home With- out Paying a Cent Now Then. Begin Paying for It After New Years . . . eor a Steinway jrianoia jrianu, weuer x iaiiuia x ano, Stuyvesant Pianola Piano, Fischer Player Christmas Used Pianos TIFFANY PIANO, $145. Large, full sized, beautiful mahogany case. KOHLER & CAMPBELL, $155. Upright piano in splendid condition. BREWSTER, $169. Has been used several years; thoroughly overhauled in our factory remarkable value at $169. STARK PIANO, $295. Aa art piano with beautiful mahogany case. HALLET & DAVIS, $309. Absolutely new; regular $350 style. EMERSON, $210. It is a $375 style ; large size. Comes in a rich burl oak. FISCHER, $150. An old style, in good condition; has been used for a number of years. Founded 1850 CURLS FEW HERE School Board Believes High Girl Pupils Sensible. NEATNESS, NOT SHOW, SEEN Display of Finery and Frllla Un known in . Portland Classes. Rush of Business Prevents Inspection by Officials. The wave of reform instituted by school boards and school principals against the wearing; of false hair and overdressing- on the part of High School girls has not struck Portland at least not yet. Members of the Board of Education aay they are too busy to take the sub ject up at a regular Board meeting, but each has intimated an intention to con duct a quiet Individual investigation, and if they find, as has been charged In some quarters, that a great many Portland girls wear curls and dress lavishly, the res.ult will probably be the adoption of a policy of discourage ment iy ine boko m -pacity. "A girl is much sweeter and more attractive when she Is neatly and plain ly dressed," said Mrs. L. W. Sitton, chairman of the Board. "To my mind, overdressing Is an indication of vul garity. It has not been brought to my attention that any of our girls are guilty of such indiscretion, although I believe some of them are, a fact which I most sincerely deplore." "I don't believe the charge of curls and overdressing applies to Portland," said I. N. Eleischner. "We have a pret ty sensible lot of girls In this city. I have too much faith in our Portland girls to believe that they wquld be guilty of such things, and would be sincerely disappointed to learn that my opinion of them Is incorrect." J. V. Beach said he thought it was a subject which should be left to the discretion of parents, meanwhile call ing attention to the fact that overdress ing on the part of some girls arouses the Jealouaies of others, who for finan cial reasons aro unable to emulate them. "I hadn't noticed that the Portland . 1 1 , t.. ivr.i T.,-. t:v ctonir TMarinia Piano. Sal i Washington and High School girls are overdressing par ticularly," said R. I Sabin. "If they are, it should be discouraged, although I do not believe the Board of Educa tion can possibly find the time to go into the subject at present. We are busy preparing our budget. I cannot say what might be done later." "I think that anyone who would charge that the Portland girls would be guilty of such bad taste Is uttering a libel. At least for their sakes, 1 hope that such is the case," said H. C. Campbell. TEST IS MADE ON RABBIT Doctor to Determine if Child Suf fered Hydrophobia Attack. For the first time in Oregon, rabbits were inoculated yesterday with virus taken from the brains of two pigs and one sheep, believed to have developed rabies after bites by a vicious dog in Wallowa County. The mad-dog also bit John Bosley, the 7-year-old child who was brought to Portland and placed in the hospital for treatment for a sup posed attack of hydrophobia. This is the first attempt on the part of the State Board of Health to deter mine the existence of hydrophobia in a case referred to them. Dr. Calvfn S. White, secretary of the board, has had charge of the boy's treatment and se cured upon the patient's arrival from the United States Marine Hospital at Washington a full set of the Pastuer treatment for rabies. It consisted of 21 separate tubes, containing portions of the spinal cord of rabbits that have been inoculated with the rabies. A tube is used each day and so far the patient has received 10 doses. Professor Pernot, chemist for the board, made a critical examination of the brains of the pig and of the sheep which were supposed to have had the rabies, and found Indications of hydro phobia. To make sure. It was decided to try the inoculation of rabbits from the virus taken from the brains of the pig, and If the rabbit shows strong symptoms of hydrophobia It will be conclusive to the board that the child had an attack of the disease. The boy was bitten November 7 on the face twice, and following the dog's attack and was brought immediately to Portland. Chicago Syndicate Buy Timber. RED BLUFF. Cal., Dec. 6. Practically all of the timber lands which lie in the coast ranges of Glenn and Tehama coun ties have been purchased by a Chicago syndicate, the deal being closed today by which 103,000 acres are sold for a price said to be over J2,000,000. Dr. E. B. Pen-in, the Finnell Brothers and other small owners are the other parties to the transaction. - Scores of people are taking advantage of this opportunity to have a piano in their home over the holidays. . We know how much added cheer a piano in the home means during the holi days. We know, too, how much better values our pianos are than any that have ever been sold before in Portland. We want you to find this out in your own home that is why we say let us send a piano to your home we won't ask you to pay a cent down until after New Year's. You can have a Weber, Steck, Fischer, Wheelock, Kohler & Chase, Hof f man, etc. wuu, i" Piano, or Kohler & Chase e o Weser Pianos .... $225 They axe worth. $300. Hoffman Pianos . . . $215 They are worth $325. Winthrop Pianos . . . $210 They are worth $300. Kohler & Campbell Pianos $235 They are worth $350. Auto Pianos . . . . . $450 Sold elsewhere $750. Standard Player Pianos . $475 They are worth $600. West Park Streets COUNTERWEIGHTS TO LIFT MUST BE REDUCED. Enforcement of Penalties for Delay . Is Demanded by Mount Tabor People. Completion of Hawthorne avenue bridge to the point of permitting its use for all kinds of traffic Is expected to be accomplished by next Saturday, barring bad weather, which may pre vent certain work from being done by that time. This was the announcement made yesterday by Drake C. O'Reilly, president of the United Engineering & Construction Company, which has the contract for the superstructure. All that remains to be done on the bridge Is to remove a portion of the counterweights to make them balance the weight of the lift; finish laying a little wood block pavement and con struct two waiting rooms at the ends of the bridge. The waiting-rooms are of minor importance and can be com plete!' in a day's time. It is asserted. The lift was raised and lowered sev eral times yesterday. Late the night previous the work of removing portions of the bottoms of the counterweights had been completed and the removal of parts of the tops of the counterweights was begun yesterday. These counter weights were heavier than contem plated, and to reduce them it was found necessary, owing to the iron framework In which they operate, to take portions from both ends. Before the lift was put into place, the bridge, with the exception of about 20 feet on each side of each Junction of lift and piers, was paved with wooden blocks. It was necessary to delay the portions mentioned until after the lift was put Into place, and thus there is still remaining to be completed a small amount of pavement. At a meeting of the Mount Tabor Improvement Association in the as sembly hall of the Mount Tabor Sani tarium, it was voted to demand that the city enforce the penalty on the con tractors for the Hawthorne bridge, for failing to complete that structure with in the time required. A communication to the Mayor and City Council was adopted, calling attention to the action of the association declaring: That the contractors responsible for the unusual delays on the Hawthorne bridge should be held to the terms of their contract; that the penalties ac cruing to the city because of dilatory tactics be withheld when final payment la made; that the sum would be a par tial reimbursement to the taxpayers for Wheelock Pianola Pi Player Piano. lanos Founded 1850 inconveniences and actual losses sus tained and also be an Important factor in preventing tiresome delays with fu ture contracts. NEW TRAIN SERVICE On the S. P. A new fast local train has been put in .service between Portland and Eu gene by the Southern Pacific Company. This train will leave Portland dally at :30 P. M. and arrive in Eugene at 10:30 p. M. a four hours' run, and will stop only at Oregon City, Woodburn, Salem, Albany and Junction City. Returning, the train will leave Eugene at 6:00 A. M., will stop at all local stations, ar riving in Portland at 11:00 A. M. Train No. 14 will leave San Fran cisco at 9:40 P. M. and will arrive in Portland at 7:40 A. M. No change In No. 16. " Welsh Anthracite is Ideal for furnaoe; over 600 use it. Phone E. 303, C. 2303. " Christmas Gifts We. are splendidly prepared to fill vour wants with the most acceptable and lasting holiday gifts at prices that are sure to interest you. Call, examine our stock of Dia monds, Watches, Jewelry, Silverware, Toilet Ware, NoveltieSj Cut Glass and Umbrellas, compare prices. It costs yon nothing and you are under no obligation to buy. . Credit to Reliable Parties. Marx & Bloch 283 Morrison St. 74 Third. rm 1 o5.o