THE . 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAN, THURSDAY, MAY 11,-1911.
IS
RIILWAY AND CITY
EXCHANGE
RIGHTS
Council Unanimous in Ordering
Publication of Proposed
Franchises. '
WAY CLEARED FOR BRIDGE
Grants Made for Terminal Tarda
and Certain Streets Are Vacated.
Companies Give Approach
anil Ground for Piers.
Negotiations between the city and the
O.-W. It. A N. and Northern Pact Bo
Terminal Company wtth relation to the
Broadway brlda-e and right of way for
in sunivan a gulch have pro-
S-resed to the point where the Council
has approved the franchises for the
companies In the terminal yards and
across rrrtaln streets to the railroad's
steel brldtr. After soma explanations
had been made, the Council yesterday
by unanimous rota sent the documents
to the City Auditor for publication In
the official paper. They will be granted
m ana time.
For a time Councilman Baker and
Rushlljrht threatened to tie up proceed
ings, as they attempted to have the
franchises referred to the Judiciary
committee for a report, but were first
defeated. They then marshalled their
forces and voted down a motion to
a rant the franchises, as It requires 10
votes. There were only nlna In favor
I the motion.
Menefee Pclends Franchise.
Councilman Menefee. an enthuslastlo
iiroadway bridge supporter, was an
gered and. rising to his feet, declared
that It would be well for some of the
ranflldates for public office toSstate
their attitude on the Broadway bridge.
"If the.e franchises fall." declared
.Mr. Menefee. "the Broadway brtdica will
be set bark. lo the candidates wish
to assume this resposlbllltyT
I favor the Broadway bridge, but
win not be coerced Into voting for fran-
rmses about w hich I know little, "i
piled Wr. Kaker.
"I also favor the Broadway brlda-w.
as every one has reason to know." said
.-! r. Kimhltsht. who was Included In th
ienefea statement. "All I want Is to
know the franchises are properly
urauea ana mat the city gets In return
wnai it is entitled to la fairness."
Mayor Mmori took a hand at this
juncture and. calling- Menefee end
itu.mtisnt. suggested that the Inn
chlses be referred to the Judiciary com
mlttee; that the Council then adjourn
for S minutes and- that the committee
mase its report. This was done and
the aubject waa thereby disposed of.
The committee, after Investigating,
found everything satisfactory and so
reported. Tbs result was the unani
mous vote, sending the franchises, to
iha Auditor for publication.
Exchange of Klghts -Made.
P-y the understanding between th
city and company, the O.-W. R. A x.
rives to the city the east approach for
the Broadway bridge and a right of way
for a large sewer down Sullivan's
gulch. The Terminal Company will give
two feet off blocks D aad Y on Seventh
street and the right to place piers, and
both companies agree to institute no
legal proceedings to hamper tha con
struction work.
The city will grant franchises to tha
O.-W. R tX. Company. In exchange, to
cross certain streets on the East Hide
and Front street on tha West Side to
connect its rails with Its new steel
bridge, and to the Terminal Company va
cations of certain short streets now in
use by that company, but which hava
never been vacated. Mayor Simon and all
of the members of tha City Council be
lieve this to be an excellent exchange.
By It the vexatious problems of rights
of way for tha Broadway bridge axa
cleared up.
FROST WO LONGER MENACE
Expert Horticulturist to DUcuss
Protection of Fruits.
Although the Winter course of apple
lectures at the Portland Young Men's
Christian Association closed several
weeks ago. R. C. French, educational
director, yesterday arranged for a sup
plemental address that w ill be delivered
In the Y. M. C. A. auditorium the night
of May 20. The speaker will be Pro
fessor P. J. OGara. of tha Department
of Agriculture, and It la expected that
the address will be one of the most
valuable ever given under the ausplcss
of the association.
Professor OGara has been conduct
ing experiments In tha Rogue Klver
Valley along the line of preventing
damage to fruit by frosts. The use of
smudge pots and other methods of
orchard protection have been carefully
studied by Professor COara. and his
discourse will be on this aubject. It
Is his contention that frosts are not
a menace to orchards If proper safe
guards are provided.
The address by Professor OGara will
he free and open to the public.
SOCIALIST OFFICER GONE
Friends I'ear Foul PJaj Ha Befal
len Secretary With Funds.
Carrying $150 of the funds of tha
Portland branch of the Socialist party.
Percy C Ntmman. secretary of the
party, has been mteslng for a week and
bis fellow members believe that he has
met with foul play. They refuse to
consider the possibility of his having
absconded.
On the day of his disappearance
Newman paid personal debts to the
amount of lit) and paid his room rent
in advance. He left his personal ef
fects In his room.
Newman Is It years old. dark com
Splexloned and smooth ahaved. Hla
friends say that he la not given to
drinking. The police have been asked
CHARACTER IS ASSAILED
Witnesses in Ferjary Case Attack
Reputations of Witnesses.
Witnesses for tha Government. In
the case wherein Charles A. Patterson
Is being tried for alleged perjury In
connection with the securing of a har
ness buckle patent, testified yesterday
afternoon aa to the reputation of
L-uelia C I'arrtsh. one of Patterson's
witnesses and said to have an Interest
In the buckle. J. 8. Van Winkle, post
master at Alhanv waa nn. r. t . wl
Besses who said he did not approve J
Mrs. Pa rrlsh's reputation. He said he
knew of her reputation because tie had
talked with C H. Stewart. & N. Eteel
S. H. Plevenger. James P. TUlotaon and
James X. Keeney.
"Keeney is a saloonkeeper and all
around good-for-nothing. Isn't he?"
asked Patterson's attorney of Mr. Van
Winkle.
"I was born on an adjoining farm,
his mother being my sister." answered
Postmaster Van Winkle. .He afterward
said that Mr. Keeney was Interested In
the Cunningham StieeprCompany, which
owns 23.000 acres of land.
The Postmaster said that Mr. Plev
enger formerly lived with Mrs. Parrlsh
In Albany, when she conducted a rooming-house
there. "He said she was full
of schemes and could prove anything."
continued Mr. Van Winkle, "by having
about her convenient witnesses, mem
bers of her own family. There was a
little excitement about a house that
mysteriously burned down. There were
three or four such occurrences In our
city."
C K. Stewart was also on the wit
ness stand, and said Mrs. I'arrlsh was
talked about at a public grange meet
ing he attended several years ago. tie
Intimated that the flree brought on
the discussion.
Henry si. Cram and J. C Moroland
clerk of the Supreme Court, testified
as to Patterson's reputation. He spoke
of a quicksilver mine In which he
agreed to give Patterson a halt Interest
It be would develop It. and was about
to tell how the deal came out when an
objection from the District Attorney
cut the testimony short. Judge Bean
sustaining the objection. Archie Pow
ell also testified as to Patterson's rep
utation.
The casa will probably go to the Jury
today.
See the New "Wrinkle" Shape in Stetson at $4.00 Also
King Alfonso's Favorite Shape in Roloff Smile Hats. $4
COCRT HEAP TO FEEA
MASSING. WIFE-StiAYEU.
OF
Child Is Awarded to Relatives of
Woman Killed, and Name Is
Changed to Burntrager.
The petition of James McWllllara
Hasslng, condemned for the murder of
his wife, that hla baby be given Into
the hands of friends at Oakdale, CaL.
waa wholly disregarded by the County
Court yesterday. Judge Cleeton award
ed the custody of the child to Mr. and
Mrs. H. T. Burntrager. well-to-do resl-
dents of Portland, declaring that from
the evidence presented It appeared to
be for the best Interests of the child
that they should assume Its care. They
have had the baby since January 4. in
disregarding Hasslng s wish. Judge
Clneton fulfilled the wishes of rela
tive, of the murdered wife.
Judge Cleeton was Interrupted by
Mrs. T. B. Wlkfora. a sister of Hasslng.
who obtained permission to address the
court.
"We sr. trying- hard to save our
brother's life." she said, "and If his
baby Is given Into the hands of strang
ers, our efforts will be useless, for he
will die anyhow. We beg you to give
the baby to Mr. and Mrs. Nellsen. of
Oakland, as he has asked."
"I feel sorry for you. but your brother
entitled to no consideration In this
matter." replied Judge Cleeton. "It
was by his own act that he finds him
self In his present predicament, and he
has no one to blame for It. Mr. and
Mrs.' Burntrarer have promised to al-
law the child's relatives to come to
visit him when they please, and while
I know that Mr. and Mrs. Kellsen, from
the evidence presented here, are worthy
people and could give the child a good
borne. I feel that It Is for his Interests
to be retained In this city by those
who have already learned to love him."
Brothers of the wife whom Hasslng
murdered yesterday asked thst their
nephew be turned over to Mr. and Mrs.
Burntrager. Several witnesses tesflflod
hat Mr. Burntrager had an excellent
See the Man m Our Morrison-Street
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home and a (rood Income and was able
to give the child a good education. The
court granted the petition of the Burnt-rag-ers
to have the baby's name changed
from Jans Hasslng to John Prouty
Burntrager.
Mrs. Kellsen. who had made the trio.
Iall the way from California In the hope
Of securing the child, told the court
that when the. Hasslngs first came to
the United States they were befriended
by her and her husband, and that Mrs.
Hasslng In gratitude had told Mrs.
Kellsen that If she should die she
hoped that Mrs. Neilsen would care
for her baby.
While the case was being heard, the
baby whose fate was being decided ran
about tha courtroom, laughed and
called out loudly. He even crawled
behind the Judge's chair and played
peek-a-boo with
recapture him.
those who tried to
TWITCHELL MAY GET JOB
Spokane Man Mentioned as Succes
sor to George A. Lee.
SPOKANE, Wash, May 10 (Special.)
Dalbert Twttchell, of Spokane, mem
ber of the lower House In the last
Legislature, is being prominently men
tioned as a possible successor of Oeorge
A. Lee aa Assistant Attorney-General.
Attomey-Oeneral Vaughn Tanner, on
his last visit to Spokane, mentioned
Twltchell aa the possible appointee to
several local attorneys. Twltchell re
cently returned from a trip to the
Coast, daring which he Is sold to have
been In consultation with the Attorney-
General.
The outcome of the employers' law
probably will determine this and sev
eral other question. If the law should
be declared unconstitutional It Is said
George A. Lee, who will resign to be
the head of the new commission, will
return to his old place.
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"Baby Show" next Thursday at
Olds. Wortman & King's. Portland's
first annual baby show will be held
In the auditorium of the Olds, Wort
man & King store, next Thursday
aiiernoon rrom z to 6 o clock. Bank
accounts for handsome amounts wUl be
opened for the winners In the various
classes. The classes wlU be arranged
for intents months to z years of age.
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