14 . THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAy. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 191Q. i , STREET TO VAGAT ON ROAD OPPOSED Chamber of Commerce Holds 0. R. & N. Should Condemn by Process of Law. DEPOT SITE IS SOUGHT Commenting on Action, Mr. Mo Master Ssjs Body Is Opposed to Trades Between Municipal ity and Corporation. Susrutlng. la tha form of resolutions. a eeneral policy to bs followed In grant ing street franchises for railway pur poses, the trustees of tha Portland Cham ber of Commerce yesterday opposed the petition of the O. R. at N. Company, re questing the city to vacata certain streets upon tha East Side, which they desire for the establishment of freight yards and a freight depot. Tha srssloa con sumed one hour and a half. Those pres ent were Will Ism MacMaster. Charles T. Whitney. Harvey Eeckwlth. H. M. Haller. F. C. Knapp. Ben Belling and Knctney L. Gllsan. The resolutions were unanimously adopted and voiced the sentiment of the trustees, that. If tha railroad desires these streets. It should secure them throuch the ordinary process of law pro vided In such cases by condemnation and tbe exercise of the light of eminent do main. Law Shoald Be Followed. The trustees In adopting these reso lutions. said Mr. MacMaster. "took for their position that If a railway corpora tion Is desirous of securing property owned by the city. It shouUl follow the process provided In the law and exercise the right of eminent domain. We do not In the resolution express any opinion as to the merits or demerits of the propo sition, for we believe that trades between municipal and railway corporations are not rood policy or advisable. Both are Institutions of great wealth, and they are mply able to provide the necessary re muneration for anything thrr may desire to possess for their respective develop ment. We believe that If the cttlsens of Portland will follow tbe lines suneeted In all matters pertaining to corporations that much of the friction Involved In the public a citation of these questions will be avoided. It will eliminate what too frequently occurs, the doubts likely to rise that the negotiations are being eiade to serve personal ends. X Defense Seen. "If the O. R. N. is In earnest about the construction of Its warehouses on tha East Bids. It strikes me that the differ ence between S0O and "3s feet la not of any serious consequence. It Is said by air. O Urlen that In bulling tha depot an the blocks owned brihe road on the streets they desire to have vacated, the blocks are too short and they wish to build a depot 3S feat In length. It would be easy to build two depota with a street running between them. "To vacate Important streets to pro vide an extra (0-foot space for a depot Is not of sufficient Importance to appeal to my mind. At the meeting Mr. 0lrlrn declined to consent to a common user clause In the vacation franchise and. of eeurse. with such a condition existing. It are ma to me important that we keep ths room ofwn for the construction of a line from tlie south en.l to the north end. If the O. R. X. Company should gain Its point. It would poesll'ly blork all further coniriH'tlon of an Intl.-pendent line," Herniations .Arc Given. The resolutions adopted yesterday fol io : We sre troerlr opposed st the present time In the aclln o( any streets between t h- end of ItntUUsr aveoue and the wet ena of Kat Oa street, ami we are sire npr1! I the seating uf aar streets at any ftilure time fnr the sule ue of snr Incle rr r I Ion. Ind Should tt be deemed itvleaMe la the future to acsle streets or nrts of streets that suea Tacatfcm be ma.! with the rommoB-yer cUuse snd thai the Cltr of 1-nrtlsod bsve like rlshls with the rrioratl.ns for hse benefit the streets mr he iscaled. Reelvel the! the fortlaml Chamber of Commerce te eopoeeU te any trade between a public service corporation ana the elty la nn-ctln with vacation ef streets for railroads er other purpose, and the vacation f property required by the elty for any puMtr purpose whatsoever; that they are tsanlnmi'lr of the opinion that If a cor poration requires property owned or con tre'led br the rlty. that It art under proper 1-sal eondrmnatloo proeee.ltn and that la the event of the city reoulrln any property that It should eserclse Its Mr ht of eminent inula and la like manner proceed to eon drnia and acquire such property as It needs. Also that the Vhamber of fommerce Is ck-arlr of tbe opinion that earn separata trau.-tloa should stand entirely oa Its own merits and be decided under the ststutes IjrevWled for such rai. MAN SEEKS OWN ARREST liartrutlcr Tired of Jibes and Wants Ills 'amc C'loared of Odium. At his own request, and In order that his good name mljjht be cleared of a shadow of circumstantial evi dence. Henry Abmeyer. a bartender, was arrested yesterday afternoon by Infectives iellyer and Moloney, upon a charge of larceny, and Is held at the City Jail under live rash balL No one Interested In the matter wished to place Abmeyer under arrest, bot he was insistent that the suspicion upon him should be cleared away by a court trial. Abmeyer was In the employ of . Y. Klnuatermelcr. In a saloon at Hi Klrst street. tne nlsht recently, after clos Intr the saloon at the usual hour, and bavtnic Imbibed too freely. Abmeyer returned to the saloon, let himself In wlin the key he alas carried, and aat down In a chair to sleep off his potations. When .he awoke In the morning, two empty money sacks were lylbs by his chair, and 3i waa mlss lnr from tho cash register. The employer believed Abmeyer's protestations of Innocence, especially as tbe money was not found on him. an. I allowed him to continue at Work, but patrons of the bar heard of the loss and "joshed" the bartender until he could no longer stand their Insinu ations, and bego-d to be arrested and tried. It Is believed that the real thlrf was either secreted In the saloon all nlcht. or slipped In when the bibu lous and unobservins; Abmeyer opened the door after closing hours. DEMOCRATS TO CELEBRATE Inillrd Our sis at Jackson Pay Ban quet Include W. J. Ilrjan. To have the Pemocratte Oovernora of elrfht Kepubllcan atates break bread with Champ Clark. William Jennings Bryan. Senator Chamberlain and scv- eral hundred loyal Oregon Democrats at the Commercial Club Monday. Jan uary I. In celebration of Jackson Day Is the sincere ambition of members of the Portland Jackson Club, who are arranging for one of the most notable gatherlnga of prominent membera or their party ever held In the Northwest. At tha meeting Thursday night ins com mlttee consisting of H. B. Van Duser. Dr. A. C. Bettman. George I. smitn ana re E. McKay waa named to arrange the feast. Invitations were sent to the eight men chosen at the last election to govern In as many states heretofore hopelessly Republican, the list inciua lng Harmon of Ohio. Dlx of New York. Marshall of Indiana. Wilson of New Jersey. Baldwin of Connecticut. Foss of Massachusetts. Hawley of Idaho. Plalated of Maine and West of Oregon. As tha oracle of Democratic doctrine the presence of the Nebraskan was considered essential. Senator Chamberlain and other ad herents to the party faith In Oregon will complete the list of honored guests. The rest of the banquet party will be made up of Democrats wining to buy tickets. Jackson Day properly comes on January I. but aa. that date falls on Sunday, ths Monday following has been chosen. SIMON INTERPRETS LAW M.VYOK EXPLAINS JfEW STATCTE RELATIVE TO WATER MAI.YS. Refunding- of Money Depends Vpon Annual Income Prom Mains Based on Origins! Cost. Numerous Inquiries concerning tbe re fund of money to be made for water mains. In accordance with the charter amendment passed at the November election, caused Mayor Elmon to pre pare a statement outlining the workings of the law. Hla statement- In Dart. fol lows: There seems to be a misapprehension about the refunding of moneys paid by abutting property owners on account of the Installation of water mains, during the past two years, and as to the proper course to be pursued by property owners syiose property has been assessed and payments not yet made, as well aa prop erty owners whose property Is yet to be assessed on account of malna already authorised and only partially completed. 'In my Judgment, the charter amend ment adopted by ths people November S. 1910. contemplates refunding to prop erty owners the moneys that may here after be paid as well as the moneys al ready paid during the last two years, on account of laying water malna, pro vided only that the annual Income from such mains equals a per cent of ths original cost thereof. "In short. It was Intended by the amendment of 1314 that all water malna that have been laid, or are In process of being ISId. under the act of 1907. shall be made a charge against the water fund of the city, and where property owners have paid or ahall hereafter pay assessments for laying such water mains the money shall be refunded IX the In come from such" water mains equals S per cent of the original cost. it was not Intended to refund the money where there Is no substantial In come, and where the malna have been laid simply to enable the owner to sen the property, snd to guard against this contingency a provision Inserted In the charter restricted the refund to such water malna aa pay an Income of per cent per annum of the original cost. "The . matter of refunding moneya so paid Is under consideration by the Water Board, and data are being obtained to enable the board to ascertain the names of owners entitled to refunds. The board bos also recommenced the sale of CK.0M of water bonds to pro vide moneys to make this refund and for other purposes. It will require some time to work out the problem. "Meanwhile It la suggested that all property owners assessed on account of the laying of water mains should bom assessments. L'nder the bonding act. tha property owners need not make any payment be fore one year, am! long before the expi ration of this period amplo provision will be made for refunding moneys paid or cancelling assessments. Property owners who prefer not to bond are advised to puy assessments and await the refund. Their only loss will be the Interest for the brief period they will be out the money. CREMATORY SEEMS 0. K. CITY OFFICIALS INSPECT PLANT WITH PLEASING RESCLTS. Mayor Simon Describes It In Terms Favorable to tlte Contractors. Preliminary tests of the new garbago crematory proved satisfactory to several city officials who Inspected the plant un officially yesterday. The tets have no bearing on those which will determine whether the plant fullllls the contract. I An pleased with what 1 aaw, said Mayor Simon. "It Is a nice looking place, cleanly and without odor, and If It answers the requirements when It Is officially tested In regard to Its garbage burning capacity. I will be highly pleased.'' Yesterday. lor the nrst time, me new crematory attempted to take In .all gar bage of the city, although It has been consuming considerable garbage for some time. The contractors, the I'ublic Works Knclnserlng Company, of which A. B. M.inlcy is president, sent Invitations to members of the Health Hoard and other officials, which were generally accepted. None who visited the plant offered any serious crHlrism. The contract price of the new plnnt Is r.9w, and Its llnnl success will fill an Important public need. The two engines needed to complete the plant are expected to arrive Monday." said Mr. Munley. "and It they do we will complete the plant some time next week. It will take little lme to Install the engines, then we wilt) begin the six months' test preliminary to formally turning the plant over to the city." The contractors have claimed that they exceeded their contract with the city, to advertise their work. During the six months' trial a lanes variety of official tests will be made. - One of these will determine If the plant can consume 1 tons of garbage dally. NEW TRAIN SERVICE On the S. P. A new fast local train has been put In service between Portland and Eu gene by tbe Southern Pacific Company. This train will lesve Portland daily at :30 P. M- and arrive In Kugene at 10:30 p. M. a four hours' run. and will stop only at Oregon City. IVoodburn. Salem. Albany and Junction City. Returning, ths train will leave Eugene at (:0v A. M will atop at all local stations, ar riving In Portland at 11:00 A. M. Train No. 14 will leave San Fran cisco at t:40 P. M. and will arrive In Portland at T:10 A. M. No change In No. It. WHITE CLOVER BUTTER IN WAX CARTON FIRST IN QUALITY . Because of Our Experience. FIRST IN SALES Because of the Buyers' Experience. Factories at Portland, Astoria, Salem, Lyons, Dallas, Harrisburg, Gardner T. S. TOWNSEND CREAMERY CO, 18-20 Front Street Portland, Oregon PRICE IS REDUCED Postoffice Sites Offered to Roberts at Low Figures. ESPEY ESTATE IS FIRM Government Inspector Leaves Town With Valuable Information. Condemnation Proceedings May Be Bronglit at Once. With ths departure from Portland yes terday of Joseph W. Roberts, superin tendent of public buildings) on the Pa cific Coast, It became known that his mission to this city was to ascertain how much cheaper than Dr. J. V. Hill bs could buy a site for the new Poetnfflce. Dr. Hill was appointed a special agent by President Taft, the two being former schoolmates and was allowed $20 per day for his work. Mr. Roberts conducted a thorough In vestigation, and consulted with repre sentatives) of all the properties whose owners desire to aell to the Government. Mr. Roberta Is said to toave gone to the County Courthouse and ascertained the dale price recorded ajralnst every piece of property which lias changed hamls In the neighborhoods a of the offered sites during the past two years, and wher-j the books have recorded "II and other valuable contsderatlone" lie Instituted Inquiries which placed him In possession of a large amount of con fidential Information." which will be sub mitted to the Secretary ef tlte Trccsury with his report. Superintendent Roberts is said to hare threatened to Invoke condemnation pro ceeding unless prices were materially reduced. Discounts of from U.0o to -.-000 aro said to have been secured. Rep resentatives of the Efpcy Estate Com pany are said ts have "stood pat'' on their holdtnre. refusing to make prices lower than those named In their bids. They have property In every district from which a site was tendered. They refused to make lower offers than Quoted to Dr. Hill. Superintendent Roberts carried witn him copies of the taxrplls of Multno mah County pillowing the assessed valua tions of all of th properties about which the Government Is concerned. Good Things in Markets BI LILIAN TIXGUK. The end of the duck season In the markets Is at hand, but In the mean? time there Is a fair supply of canvas- backs at ll.SO. mallards $1, widgeon 75 cents, and teal 60 cents each. Wild geese are coming In now at 75 cents to tl each; snipe are to be had at 75 cents a pair, and jackrabblts at 50 cents each. Poultry prices remain about the same as last week; chickens 20 to 25 cents: turkeys 28 to 30 cents; ducks and geese 20 to S cents a pound. In the fish market there appears to be a good supply at reasonable prices, though Olyrapla oysters, razor clams and lobsters are on the scarce list. Salmon costs about 12 Vi cents a pound, and halibut 10 to 12 H cents. Smelt, black cod, rock cod, kelp cod, torn cod, perch, flounder "and sole are all to be had at 10 cents a pound. Catfish, California shad and halibut cheeks cost 15 cents. Large butter clams are now available at 6 cents a pound; Shrimps cost about IS cents a pound. and crabs 10 to 15 cents each. While apples are still most conspicu ous and beautiful In the fruit displays. the new navel oranges. Japanese oranges and Florida grapefruit are all coming In for their share of Interest. Apples can be had at almost all prices from -extra fancy" Spltsenbergs, Ort leys, Ncwtowns and others at $5 a box down to humble but useful "cook ing apples" at 5 cents. L.lttle Japa nese orancas sen at a cents to i a box. and the large navels at 35 to 60 cents a dozen. Grapefruits come In varied sizes from 6 cents to 15 cents each. A few Cassava melons are still available at 25 cents each, and pine apples at 20 to 40 cents. There are also pears at 20 to 40 cents a dozen, grapes at to 15 cents a pound, per simmons, pomegranates and prickly pears at 5 to 10 cents esch. Nuts are already much In demand for Christmas candles and other delights, and are for tunately somewhat lower In price than last year, averaging zv cents a pound. There Is a good supply oi vegeta bles. Jerusalem artichokes are new this week and are delicious for soups, salads and vegetable's, though both the supply and the demand are strictly limited. Good French artichokes no relation of the Jerusalem kind are also available at 2 or 3 for a quarter. Heart celery Is very attractive Just now. Kxcellent curly kale and savoy cabbage Is to bs bad. as well as the more nsual white kind. Green peppers cost 16 cents and green beans 20 centl a pound. Both hothouse cucumbers and hothouse tomatoes are seen at 26 cents and 40 cents respectively. Chicory Is at Its best just now, and good watercress Is also to be had. Spinach costs 6 cents, and Brussels sprouts 10 cents a pound. Sweet-potatoes are slightly higher In price. Sev eral kinds of squash and "the usual roots." Including" good celerlae and oyster plant, complete the list. DEADLY WIRES ARE FEARED Residents of Barr Road Petition Council for Protection. High voltage electric wires placed along the Barr Road caused 25 resi dents to file a protest with the City Council, who referred It to the City Electrician for Investigation. The protest follows: "We, the undersigned residents snd property-owners, hereby complain that the Portland Railway, Light A Power Company Is maintaining a high voltage line on poles down the Barr Road and on Broadway and other streets through Irvlngton. These wires are charged with about the same voltage that they use for criminal executions In New York State, and thee are a danger to the lives and property of all people in that district especially during wind storms, fires and such sleet storms as we had two years ago. . "We respectfully petition that the said company be required to remove said high voltage wires, or to redti?e PORK DROPS Today I offer Pork as follows: All cuts except Tenderloin 15c Lb. Pure Kettle Rendered Lard 5-lb. Pail 75 10-lb. Pail $1.50 IJastern Skinned Hams, lb.'.17? Picnic Haras, lb l4i G. L. Parker 149 First St. the voltage to an ordinary city' basis at some outlined point where residences are fewer, where there will not be so much danger." BUTTER 65c, and 70c BEST CREAMERY Dairy Batter Hams Picnic Hams ....... Eggs Ranch Eggs Full Cream Cheess Swiss Cream Brick Limburger, each . . . Oleomargarine Chickens Turkeys . 75 60H ...16 lXYxt 30 .35 and 40 20 .25 20 : 35 45 18 and 20 25 All goods retailed at wholesale prices. LaGrandeCreamery 264 Ymhin Street . OREGON PRIZE APPLES We are offering the entire Lane County exhibit of prize apples from the recent Apple Show at $1.75,$2.00 SPECIALS SATURDAY ONLY 19 pounds of best Sugar, granu lated $1.00 CASH Butter, best creamery, 80 cash Pork and Peas, regular 15c tins, three for 25 Oysters, regular 15c tins. . . .10 2 Minced- Clams 25i Jellies, regular 15c jars 10 Can Peas, rejrular 15c tins. .10 We make a specialty of Groceries, Hardware. Furniture, Carpets, Stoves, Shoes, Men's Furnish ings, etc. FORD BROS. Cor. E. 33d and Belmont. Phones: Tabor 975, B 2312. For the Children's Sake Use RA0LA in Your Cooking KA0LA is absolutely digestible. You need have no fear of it hurting them in any way. There is not a single particle of animal fat of any kind "whatsoever in KA0LA. It is pure. 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