TITE MORNING OREGON IAN, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1911. 12 QUADRUPLE TIE ON TROLLEY ADVISED Common-User Clause. Iron Poles, Right to Streets and Fare Regulation Asked. CITY ATTORNEY DECIDES Official Dfrlarrt Traction Company Onght JUfo to Paj Its Share for Stmt Paving--JossHyn Says Demand I fnfalr. That the Portland Hallway. Light A Power Company" franchise, which It la endeavoring- to obtain from the City Council. ouht to contain a common user clause and should r-mvlde for Iron trolley pole.; that the City Council should rerulate fares within the city limits, and that the city oughtto have the right to open streets "; tn corporation now has private rights of way. the cltr not to Interfere with the operation of the company's cars. Is tne opinion of City Attorney C.rant. sub mitted to City Auditor Barbur yester day for the City Council. Mr. Orant says further that the cor poration ousrht to pay its proportion ate share of the street improvements on East Twenty-eighth str.-et. llalsey street. Nineteenth. Oak. Front, r Irst and Tillamook streets because Judge Oantenbeln has held "that the com pany has no legal right to abandon Its tracks on these streets without per mission from the Council." "This permission was never Sly". continue. Mr. Grant, "and I am of the opinion that the company should com P'y with the decision of Judge Oanten beln I l ave suggested the use of Iron trollev poles because the Oregon trie Railway Company Is required by Its franchlee to use Iron trolley poles. A provision against subletting the etreetrar ltnes has been inserted by Mr. Grant. I a fair. Sara Jo-aelya. -Our .ppllcatlon to the City Council for additional trackaae to what we nave at present." aald President Josae lyn of the railway company. "Is solely for'the purpose of Improving; the pres ent streetcar service. Rose City Park residents desire to get Into the down town district and out of It on shorter . hedules. It take, 41 minutes to make the trip now. By forming a loop at Ftark street and double tracking we ran cut this time down. With exten sions on Harrison street and In Kast moretand. more residents may be served and the walk from their present homes to the end of the carllne may be saved t there. In each case It means ad ditional value to thlr property. In no case will It add to the revenue of the company, except as the city and country prow. In the meantime these extensions will be a burden to maln- -Kor these accommodations to the people Mr. Grant auagests that we Rive valuable considerations such as pay Ins; for paring on streets not occupied. This question Is In the Circuit Court and when decided will determine the whole subject as to our rljihts. The attempt to force us Into paying for something which we do not use. before the final adjudication of the case. Is hardly fair and would Indicate a fear as to the outrome of the case In the courts on the part of tr. Grant. He provides further that we shall donate to the cltv any real property that we mar own for street purposes. In other words, any private owner receives from the city the value of his property taken for street purposes, while we are. re quested to donate It. That would be confiscating property, and no fair minded person In Portland or In any other city would believe that Is the right thin to do. "Our object In applying; for this ad ditional franchise 1. purely for the Im provement of the service and not for the purpose of adding to our rights or obtaining valuable privileges. We are anxious to rive the people of Portland the very best service. Outlying districts ran only maintain their values in realty and In their homes by having good, service. If It Is the City Council's de sire that we rive the people the pres ent service, which Is Inadequate In point of schedules in many cases, we shall be content, for we can continue In our present way. The franchise tinder which we are operating continues for 11 years. The vital thins; which a growing city like Portland needs is service quick service and rood serv ice. Any effort to curtail the deliver ance of this one feature means a letting; up of the city's development, for all must admit that streetcar service la Intimately Interwoven with the de-' velopment of Portland. Graat'a Plaa Oapasia. "The application for an additional franchise that la, permission to per fect quicker service for these various districts waa made at the urrent re quest of the rttlsens. In the various dis tricts Involved. We desire to accommo date them. If the city does not wish lo meet their requests we have nothlnr mora to say. and will continue doing; the best we can to serve them and everybody else to the very best of our ability with the rights now owned. "It must be remembered that the present application la merely to fill out And connect the llnka In our old fran rhlae. These additions or connections for better eervlce provide for the same regulations as exist now. To propose different regulation, would create a sort of craaypatch affair to the detri ment of a harmonloua gervtre and fran chise, under which, we could not operate to the satisfaction of all concerned." ELECTRIC SIGN LAW MARK Councilman Clyde Seek lo Stop Al leged Monopoly. Councilman Clyde filed yesterday for Introduction at tomorrow's Council m.etlnc an ordinance, which he de clarea will destroy the monopoly on the electric sign business, which he declare la now enjoyed by the Port land Railway. Light A power Company. I nless the new ordinance la passed he gayg there are many Kast Side firms whose signs must be taken down. Clyde saya that although the present ordinance provides that gas lights may be used for signs this Is only a blind, as none are thua used. The ordinance provides signs must be outlined either lu Incandescent globes or gas Jets. "Business men are now compelled to py for a minimum amount of current on slgr.a a flat rate being charged whether the light Is use I or not. With the new ordinance pasted a business enaa can select his own al.cn and have It attached to his meter, paying for the actual amount of current used." PAIR Or BAD MEN WHO LAND IN PRISON, AND THEIR IMPLE MENTS Or TRADE. I f ' , Ml; -- l; r m 3i 1 ' if ii I i :Ut L r Hi Hi V,'- -. -w . i j -. K .. ' . I Vf One, 61, Confesses, When He Eats Strychnine in Food. PARTNER, 62, IS CAUGHT Leon Lorhard Admit Committing Robberies and Involves Man Said to Be Hlch Ttoth ex-Convicts. Kanrh Their Rendezvous. A quarrel between partners In crime over the division of proceeds of rob beries. In the course of which one Is altered to have attempted the life of the other by mlxlnr strychnin witn his food, has led to the capture of Leon Lochard, aged CI. and J. F. Hawkes, aged C2. both cx-convlcte. by Consta ble John Hall, of Lents, and K. L. Phil lips. Deputy Sheriff, Lochard, whose life nearly cald the penalty wnen ne swallowed the poison with his food, has confeesed a serlee of robberies com mitted last month In Portland and vi cinity. Hawkes refuses to talk. Lochard waa arrested at a ranch which the two had leased near Lents as a rendesvous and Hawkes. who la worth between 175.000 and $100,000, the authorities aay. waa arrested at 26 H Eaat Sixth street, near the corner of East Bumslde street. In the base ment of his house waa found a com plete kit of burglars tools, which was confiscated by the authorities. In his trunk were found watches, surveying Instruments and clothing believed to have been stolon. The two men. now In the Multnomah County Jail, first met at the Peniten tiary, where Hawkea. who waa sen tenced from Multnomah County Feb ruary C. 190S. was swvlng an Indeter minate sentence for horse stealing. Lochard, under the name of John Pkel ley. had been sentenced from Roseburg tor two and one-half years. He was caught in the act of attempting to en ter a hardware atore In that city. De cember 12. ISO. They leased the 20 acre ranch near Lenta last September, after agreeing that they would go Into the thieving business on a wholesale scale. Leehard la Poisoned. Last Tueaday night Lochard. who was living on the ranch, three-quarters of a mile from Lents, oh the road to Kelly Butte, rushed Into a drugstore et Lents without a hat and coat, de claring that he had been poisoned. Con stable Hall and Tr. McStoy were called and saved him- Hall went back to the ranch with him and sought for two hours In vain to persuade him to dis close the name of the person he sus pected of poisoning his food". The constable suKpected Lochard before that time, a friend having told him of a conversation with Lochard In which Lochard spoke of the ease with which farms and farm houses on the Towell Valley road could be robbed. The next day Lochard m-ent to Lenta again. In his absence about 200 chickens which the pair had stolen, he says, were taken from the ranch. This PQiSQN NABS PAIR OSES . . ..... i - l- - - -. ? 3 ' ' I j W : -:;-. ; theft Induced him to tell all to Con stable Hall. Among the robberies to which he confessed were the theft of three horses, a rubber-tired burry and a set of single harness from a farm near Washougal: $400 worth of carpets. Iln olouma. ruKa, lace curtains, pillows, mirrors and other article from the store of Drcktor & Wller. at East Washington street and Union avenue; a wagoi owned by A. Labrache, prop erty man at the Baker Theater, from the Htudebaker agency on Belmont street: 73 chickens from T. J. Kreuder, 4530 Powell Valley road: 60 chickens from W". Orebasch. in the Mount Ta bor district; 10 sacks of grain from H. Mall. Powell Valley road; a Jersey hei fer from a vacant lot at East Powell and East Twentieth streets: a wagon load of hay from a car sidetracked at East Washington and East Water streets; six sacks of wheat and seven of barley from a feedstore at East Washington and East Water streets: six rolls of chicken wire netting from the Portland Wire & Iron Works, at Belmont and East Water street, and a wagon top and seat from the woodyard of F. J. Ward, at East Sixth street and Hawthorne avenue. After hearing the confession Hall went to Kolly Butte and enlisted the services of Deputy Sheriff Phillips to catch Hawkes. Lochard waa allowed to be at liberty for a couple of days. Only Lochard lived on the ranch, Hawkea staying at hla house on East Sixth street and "spotting" the places to be robbed. A great deal of the stolen stuff baa been recovered, part from tha ran oh and part from Hawkes house. Arrest Bloc Its Wed dims;. Hawkea admits taking tha chickens from tha ranch last week In Lochard'a absence. "The worst of It is is." said Lochard, "la that I was to have been married January 1 to a woman worth between fCO.000 and $76,000, but I suppose that la ail off now. I dyed my hair for the purposes of this marriagei. That is why you don't believe that I am CI years of age and say I look more like 48 or B0." The prisoner refused to give the name of his fiancee. Hawkes was flrst arrested In 1S07 by Peputy Hherlff Leonard, who recovered 10 horses, four sots of harness and four wagons which he had stolen. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to serve from one to 10 years by Judge Uantenbeln. He obtained his release on good behavior at the end of the first yeer. Hawkes owns four houses at East Sixth and East Bumslde streets, it is said, and also has considerable other property in various parts of the county and state. UNION SERVICES PROPOSED Reflections on Brethren to Be Canae I for Dismissal. A proposal for sectional union Thanksgiving services. In which the various Protestant denominations In each district of the city may unite, will be made by the Methodist ministers at the next meeting, November 6. of the Portland General Ministerial Associa tion. The Methodist ministers, at their meeting yesterday morning voiced sen timents In favor of this move. It was voted that any member of the association who so far forgets himself aa to cast reflections upon a brother member In meeting shall have his name stricken from the rolL C W. DeUraff read a paper on "Busi ness Methods of the Church." MAYOR STANDS BY ROSS ISLAND PLAN Rushlight Declares Project Is Feasible Despite Fears Several Express. SOUTH PORTLAND FIGHTS IT Provo.al to Have Bridge Cross River Land Opposed "CItII Engineer" Says Cost Will Be $2,000,000. Ground Submerged Often. In spite of opposition to Mayor Rush light's proposal that the city purchase Ross Inland for a municipal farm, where city prisoners can be worked, he etill maintains his position that in pur chasing the island the city will be making a wise venture. Marine men believe that It will prove a more dif ficult and expensive venture than ex pected, owing to destructive currents and freshets. Captain Ernest Kellogg, who has spent 25 years in business on the waterfront in handling launches, row boats and other pleasure craft, and as a consequence has made frequent Jour neys to the island and farther up stream, says that each season an aver age of five feet of the west side of Ross Island Is washed into the river. He declares that a dyke or retaining wall to protect the shore must have Its foundation a considerable distance below the bed of the river at the Bhore line, and that It will unques tionably prove an expensive under taking to raise the height of the island so hat It will not be Inundated In freshets or in Summer with backwater from the Columbia. At the same time Captain Kellogg and other boathouse owners will welcome the establish ment of recreation attractions on the Island as a means of aiding ttreir dusi ness. Bridge Plaa OppmeiU Change of the location .of the pro nnnoit South Portland bridge from Woodward avenue and Meade street that It may pass over Ross Island, as sug gested by Mayor Rushlight, is not looked upon with favor by the Greater South Portland Bridge Association. Dr. Dav. Raffety, president of the associa tion, said that the engineers took into consideration such a move as the Mayor now proposes, when the South Fortland bridge waa suggested, and they believe Ross Island can be reached better from the bridge between Meade and Woodward streets than If the bridge Is built over the island, aa In that case, they think, the ap proaches will be too high. "The Island can be reached from the Woodward avenue Kication on a much easier grade than If the bridge were moved farther south." aald Dr. Raf fety. "The City Beautiful plans Include the bridge site at Woodward avenue. Dr. Raffety and other members of the bridge association are In favor of the purchase of Ross Island. The question will probably be discussed at the next meeting of the association. Xced of Walla Seea. A person signing himself "Civil En gineer" sent The Oregonlan the fol lowing letter yesterday: The writer has taken note of the fact that Mayor Runnllght has taken an option on Bom lland. with the view of Anally purrhulng It for the city, to be used aa a civic c.nter. where the City Jail, garbage crematory and a city park are to be 1- "i'vei-r person who knows what Ross Island Is. knows that to make that lland nt to be used for the purpose the Mayor speaks of would necessitate the building up of the whole Island at least four feet and the putting In of stone and cement works to resiit the Spring freshets. To my knowl edge. Ross Island has been four feet under water In the shallowest place at least four times In the pat 15 years. The Island to the east of Ross Island Is even worse. Knowing Ross Island from beginning to end. and bolng a practical engineer. I can roughly estimate a cost running somewhat over the $J.OOO,000 mark to build the Inland up. and this does not Include the additional cot of the eremetorvi and other buildings. Mayor Rushlight ought to give the tax payers the beneflt of some little common sense, and If the Mayor Is at all wise, ha will not be so foolish aa to hold himself up to ridicule by asking the people to vote on such a measure. "There Is no particular reason why I should answer such a communication as this, where a man does not sign his name." said Mayor Rushlight, when shown the "Civil Engineer's" letter. "If he would come to me and talk It over I would be glad to explain to him my position. We can then argue it. Dumping Ground Proposed. "There Is no question but that a part of Ross Island is under 'water In the freshet season. But that is one of the reasons why I think the city should buy it. because it is low. It will make a fine dumping ground for all the street sweepings, and the small Island to the southwest will make a fine crematory site. If we do not have some plaoe for these sweepings. In few years we will have to pay hun dreds of thousands of dollara to have them carted down the river on barges. In New York they have no place to deposit sweepings, so have to haul them down the river. "The little island will of course havs to be' built up before we can put an Incinerator on It, but It can all be done without expense to the city. This property will be much more valuable to the city In 25 years than it Is today. If .we wait until some corporation has taken up this land, the city's oppor tunity Is lost "The Island will make ;a fine In dustrial center. The city needs a place to store its waterplpe and supplies. It now has to store them on private property. If it could store them on the island and take them on barges to the point on the river nearest the place they were needed. It would save the city money. The Water Department Is rrowlnc larger all the time. "The water may not be deep enough at the island at present, but It can easily be dredged out. and the dredg--lngs used to raise the bank. "If the city takes the island it will not buy It for temporary use; it will be a permanent institution. I con sider It an ideal location for the work ing of city prisoners. Better put them on a farm than to keep them cooped m v cltv Jail or In a little place like the Llnnton rock quarry. If some of the drunks could be put 10 worn ou a farm like that for CO days it would do them good. The nrooosal hlDges largely on the question of putting a bridge across at the north end oi tue isianu. "Where can you And 460 acres of nori farming land at a price like this. $300,000? I have taken an option on the property from John Kiernan. and will hold It until after the people have had- a chance to express themselves on the subject. The part of the island not used for other purposes could be used as a park." Infant Daughter Dies. Dorothy, the 10-months-old daughter fof Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Pierson. of 3S8' I Ross street, died Friday morning oi j Inflammation of the stomach. Burial waa xnaae samraay in mo .... . . . Cemetery. 12 IN GAME-LAW NET Dozen Men Are Convicted In Few Days by Deputy Wardens. A dozen convictions, covering half a dosen different forms of offenses, have been obtained by the Deputy Game Warden's office within the last few days. The offenses include hunting from a gasoline launch, fishing without a license, hunting on private property, resisting a Deputy Game Warden, pur suing Chinese pheasants and killing a female deer. The fine In every Instance was $25. For ona offense 25 days' Imprison ment was imposed. Olaf Johnson was sent to Jail for resisting a Game War den. He was hunting in company with his father. 8. T. Johnson, on the prop erty of W. F. Slaughter, near St. Helens. October 18, when the two were accosted by Special Deputy Otto Gray, and charged with trespassing. The son resisted arrest, and in a scuffle bested the Warden. Gray, with another War den, again went on the trail of the two Johnsons last Saturday, with the result that the offenders were taken before Justice of the Peace Hazen, at St. Helens. The father was fined $25 and the son was sentenced to Jail. Several Portland men were charged with shooting ducks from a gasoline launcfi last Sunday. They were fined $26 and costs each yesterday before Justice of the Peace Hazen, at St. Helena This was the first offense of this nature which the Warden's office has proseouted this year. The men ap prehended by Deputy Game Warden Nooning were W. Holtoman. H. E. Haw ley, A. Freeman, D. L. Wallace and J. Phillip. For fishing without a license D. C. McKay, of Multnomah County, was fined $25 and costs before Justice of the Peace Olson last Saturday. Sam Parker, of Hillsboro, who was caught chasing a Chinese pheasant, was fined $25 and costs before Justice of the Peace Smith at Hillsboro. Carl F. Carvin, of Curry County, was fined $50 and costs by Jus tice of the Peace Wright, of Port Or ford, for killing a female deer. Gay Gross will be tried in the Justice Court at Oregon City today on the charge of hunting without a license and of killing a Chinese pheasant. Chief Deputy Craig has supplied all Deputy Game "Wardens with lists of the numbers of the automobiles regis tered within the state, to enable them to trace automobile parties caught vio lating the game laws. TROUT FRY TRANSFER ON Wallowa take to Get 800, 0J0. Willamette Valley Next. T. J. Craig, Chief Deputy Game War den, yesterday morning began trans ferring between 250.000 and 300,000 trout fry from the Minam hatchery. In Wallowa County, near Joseph, into Wallowa Lake. The work will occupy about a week. The annual distribution of trout fry began several weeks ago, with the transfer of some SOO.OOO fry from the Bonneville hatchery to different streams of. Baker and Umatilla counties. The distribution of fry in the Deschutes River will begin as soon as the work of stocking Wallowa Lake is finished. Then stocking of Willamette Valley streams will be taken up. It Is not thought that the game authorities will be able to undertake work in the Wil lamette Valley, however, before Novem ber 15. E. S. Catron, chief clerk in the Game Warden's office, who Is conducting the office In the absence of Warden Fin ley In the Fast, says an effort will be made to supply all points from which requests have been received, but that he does not know how far the supply on hand will go. The number of young trout transplanted will be about the same as last year. A number of im provements and enlargements are to be made in the hatcheries, with a view to Increase tne supply next year. The trout are transferred In 10-gallon cans. REALTY MEN WILL JUDGE Relative Value of Kast and West Side Property to Be Estimated. To determine whether or not East . i 4 n n a atiH Vi n tti a nronertv has OIUV UDH.l.'J" " . . been, assessed out of proportion to its relative vaiue wiw vei oiuo yuv ty, as asserted Ty the East Side Busi ness Men's League and the improvement- clubs of that section of the city. It was determined at the Courthouse yesterday, by agreement between tho members of the Board of Equalization and a committee of East Side business men. that realty men pass Judgment on the values of various parcels on both sides of the river, without being aware of what the assessments are on the property selected for test pur poses. ... . An expert will first select pieces of Columbia We have the best selection of lands in the Nechaco Valley, selected by our own cruisers three years ago. ' As an in vestment, it is second to none on the continent. Our lands are all situated within eight miles of the main'line of the Grand Trunk Pacific Rail way. Our price is very low, and terms very easy. Satisfy yourselves we are right. For full particulars, apply to Nechaco Valley Land Co.ui 620 Broughton Street, Victoria, B. C. Reference:' Union Bank of Canada, Victoria, B. C. British Lands H i3&QaaiSy Pzsro ml yyb Economizes Butter, Flour, ffl S Eggs; makes the food more () Jm appetizing and wholesome vStf L The only Baking Powder made MI from Royal Grape Cream ol Tartar Kr property which are asserted to be In equitably assessed in comparison with West Side property and the Board of Equalization will then appoint its commission of realty men to determine relative values. George Black, man ager of the Hawthorne estate, was delegated to act as expert at the ex pense of the East Side committee. The committee of realty men, which Is to do the "blindfold" stunt." will have its expenses paid by the County Court. This was deemed the best way of avoiding litigation, members of the East Side committee having Intimated that the courts might be asked to adjudge the righteousness of their cause unless their contentions were 7:10 A. IX BilSiiiJ.'iiil:ilii faya liitiuiitiWaM; ' jj jj A Pleasant ffq I Daylight Ride Tacoma and Seattle g jj I I I I 111 ..Ljri H ee Going Out of Business If you need a piano, now is your great opportunity to secure one at cost, as we are retiring from busi ness. A call at our store will convince you that now is the time and here is the place to save money. Easy payments if desired. Call at once. Buy; phonograph records while they are cheap. HOVENDEN PIANO CO. 106 Fifth Street, Next" to Perkins Hotel. PROFESSOR OSLER VflllTU All! IUUIII Gray Hair First Sign of Age. Harmless Remedy Restores Natural Color. Osier Isn't the only man who turns down old age. In the business world the "young; man" Is always the one who picks the plums. 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