Morning Oregonian., May 08, 1912, Page 12, Image 12

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PROPOSED EIGHT-STORY FREIGHT WAREHOUSE TO BE ERECTED BY HILL INTERESTS ON EAST SIDE
GRAY'S PROMOTION
. DUE 111 6 MONTHS
AND MAP SHOWING LOCATION OF DOCKS, TRACKS AND usorjiuvxjia-t.nio.
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That Portland Man Will Be
Named President of Great
Northern Seems Certain.
JAMES J. HILL WILL RETIRE
Ron of Famous Empire Builder Will
Be Advanced to Chairman of
Road's Directorate Young
Slated for North Bank Berth.
In plt of the numerous denials,
modifications and qualification of the
oft repeated announcement that Carl
R. Gray. President of the North Bank
road and the Hill lines In Oregon. Is
to become preoldcnt of the Great North
ern to succeed Louis TV. Hill, such a
rhanire probably will be made within
the next six months.
Coupled with the advancement of
Mr. Gray will be the retirement from
railroad service of James J. Hill, build
er of the Great Northern and chairman
of the execjtlve committee of the rail
road. Mr. Hill now la approaching his 74th
birthday and it Is said that he Intends
to pass the remaining years of bis life
In comparative easex
Elder HIU t Seek Reat.
His son. L. IV. Hill. It la announced,
will become, chairman of the Great
Northern's Board. While the elder
Mr. Hill will not maintain active or
official connection with the great sys
tem of railroads that he has succeeded
In building-, he will exercise an advisory
relation. Hla powerful hand probably
will be felt In the management of Great
Northern affairs as lonar as ho lives.
Men who know James J. Hill declare
that his nature will not permit him to
relinquish entirely participation In the
management of tne valuable properties
that form a network of rails over the
Western two-thirds of the United
States.
While recent Information from St.
Paul Indicates that Mr. Gray will be
Kiven an "executive position'" with the
Great Northern and that he may suc
ceed lmmedjately to the presidency of
the road. It Is considered almost cer
tain that be will become president of
the entire Great Northern system.
"I don't know what kind of a Job they
are frolna: to e-lve me." said Mr. Gray
yesterday. "In fact. I am very well
satisfied with the position I have here
now. I should rea-ret any action that
would require me to leave Portland,
but a railroad man always Is subject
to belnc sent from one place to another
even though It Is against his wllL"
Vast Wtrk Credited te Oray.
Mr. Gray has been In Portland only
a year now, but In that time he has
performed a wonderful amount of work
for the roads that he represents and
for the city and state. Probably the
most Important of his numerous auc
cesses Is the Invasion of the Kast Side
shipping- district, plans for which Just
have been completed. In addition to
that he baa extended the Oregon Elec
tric Una to Eugene; ha witnessed the
completion of tne Oregon Trunk to
Bend; hu seen the completion of the
Celllo bridge across the Columbia and
the steel arch bridge across the Crook
ed River: he has built the connection
between the Jefferson-street depot and
the North Bank depot through the
streets of Portland; has made numerous
fills and Improvements on the main line
of the North Bank; has taken executive
charge of the Spokane, as Inland Em
pire and performed numerous other
valuable services that will make his
departure the occasion for well founded
regret for the people of Portland and
of Oregon.
J. H. Young, president of the Alaska
Steamship Company, a Great Northern
property, who Is slated to succeed Mr
Gray as president of the North Bank
and allied roads. Is a railroad man of
many years' experience. He has served
successively In official capacities with
the Great Northern, the Illinois Cen
tral, the Oregon Short Line and other
roads.
The proposed changes. IT is said,
will take place about June 1.
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A rTTwi'7 PTKU TO Ht l)LB TmHMEX TO WAGE. BELOW TRACK AGE LOOP DESCRIBED BY EAST WA
TER, EAST MADISO, EAST THIRD A.ND EAST OAK STREETS.
HILL'S PLANS OUT
Gray Explains East Side De
velopment Idea.
ADMEN T0SEE PICTURES
Club Members Will Itc t;ueM4 of
film Men at Lunch.
Admen of Portland wl) learn how
motion pictures are made and will be
let Into some of the Inside secrets of
this new phsse of tbe amusement In
dustry that has grown to such Impor
tant dimensions within the past few
years, at the "Pathe Weekly" luncheon
of the Ad Club at the Multnomah Ho
tel today.
M'lvln O. Wlnstock. general manager
of the People's Amusement Company,
will be chairman of the day. Kred
H Rothrhlld. president of the com
pany, will speak on the growth of the
film Industry, and H. C. Stevens. Jr..
general manager of the General Film
Company, will tell of the methods of
"Distribution of the Product."
Ralph R. Karle, representing the
Pathe Weekly In Portland, will give
a practical demonstration of the art
of the camera man. Mr. Earle has been
detailed to this district to furnish the
Pathe Weekly with film reporta of
Important happenings and to secure
some of the best of the scenery of the
Northwest and Bend It out over the
world In the iorm of motion pictures.
Pathe's Weekly of latest date will be
shown at the luncheon as an additional
attraction. D. Soils Cohen will speak
upon "Pictures as an Aid to Educa
tion." Reports will be made at this meet
ing of the excursion of Admen to Seat
tle last week to take part In the In
stallation ceremonies for the newly
elected officers of the Seattle Ad Club.
Thorrma Balmer. advertising manager
of-the Woman's World, will be a guest
of honor at the luncheon.
PETITIONS HALF SIGNED
C. T. Prall ConHdcnt 0,000 Names
Will Be Secured on Road Blll.
More than 1000 names were orougnt ,
In yesterday for the alx gooa roaaa
bills now being Initiated. This brings
the total signatures up to SO.000. or
half of the required number.
"Signatures have been piling In so
fast the last two days that I feel sure
we will have the necessary 0.000 by
May It." said C T. Prall yesterday.
-Orest Interest Is being arouaed In
the rural districts ever Good Roads day.
which Governor West has set for May
1L On that day we expect to get a
bundle of signatures from each county.
The voters of the country districts
' have lined up already and are begin
Qicg to sln tns petitions."
BIG FREIGHTHOUSE IS DUE
Through Aid of Section to City Char,
tor and by l'f-o of Loop North
Rank and Allied Hill Lines
May Gain Entrance.
(v.rt!nud Vrotn K1r-t rr.)
Kast Main. Kast Belmont. Union ave
nue and East Third street has been
secured. The old buildings now located
thereon will be removed and team de
livery tracks will be built .
This Kives JO more to Taft and 4"
to Roosevelt, making their totals 153
and 202. respectively, but putting
neither In control of the convention.
la Tits Flaht Ja Close. .
- Next to consider are the four coun
ties that have not elected their dele
gates. In each case primaries have
been held and In two of the four the
result Is too close on which to bank.
Of these Roosevelt will get the S3
votes of Snohomish County at Friday's
convention. Taft la likely to pocket
Lewis County's 19 votes next Monday.
Saturday two vitally Important con
ventions will be held. Skagit County.
1 votes, which Taft has a food chance
of corralling, and Tierce Couty, which
the late returns from Tacoma prima
ries Indicate is likely to go to T. R.
Conceding they go as Indicated, this
gives Taft 3s more votes and Roose
velt l. or totals 190 against 29t.
The Hill lines have not purchased,
tbe west half of this block, which Is
owned and occupied by falef Brothers.
Plans provide for the eventual con
struction of an exact duplication of
the' warehouse on the 50 by 200 feet
that will he occupied by the "house
tracks." When the new building is
erected heavy steel arches will be
butlt over the tracks and the move
ment of freight cars underneath the
upper floors will not be disturbed.
While construction of. the loop Is es
sentially the most Important undertak
ing In connection with the East Side
Invasion. the Hill Interests have
planned a bold campaign for connect
ing with every heavy shipper In the
great wholesale and manufacturing
district between the Hawthorne and
Burnside bridges. By building a new
track In East Third street between
Kast Tamhlll and East Morrison streets
they will be able to serve the Mitchell.
Lewis Staver Company's storage
sheds and the future development of
the Advance Thresher Company. Other
parallel tracks will be laid In East
Third street north of East Morrison
street to accommodate future develop
ment of Industries In that territory.
The powers of section 105 will be In
voked In East Second street between
a point 100 feet north of East Oak
street and Kast Washington street. The
track on the east aide of the street
will serve the Cudahy Packing Com
pany, the National Packing Company
and the Nottingham Company. The
track on the west side of Cast Second
sette. between East Stak and East
Washington streets, will serve the May
tag company and the Valvollne Oil
Company.
FOl'K DEMOCRATS WANT JOB
National Committeeman to Succeed
Mr. Miller Lure.
Not less than four Democrats aspire
for election as National Committeeman
In this state to succeed Milton A. Mil
ler. State Senator from Linn County.
Mr MiUer would like to retain tha po
sition for four years longer, but al
ready three other members of the par
ty have appeared to contest with him
for the place. They are Frederick V.
Holman and W. R. King, of this city,
and A. S. Bennett, of The Dalles. All
three are delegates to the Democratic
National Convention at Baltimore.
Tbe election of committeeman de
velops on the 10 delegates elected by
Oregon Democrats to the Baltimore
convention. Although the delegation Is
Pledged to support Wilson for Presi
dent at the convention, the personal
choice of the 10 delegates differs
widely. Mr. Miller, the present com
mitteeman. Is regarded a Wilson man
although his real tirst choice ordinarily
would be Bryan. Both King and Ben
nett are counted Wilson supporters,
while Holman personally superintended
the circulation of petitions for placing
the name of Governor Harmon, of Ohio,
on the Democratic primary ballot last
month. Bennett received the greatest
number of vote In his party for con
vention delegate In the recent election.
Strife for the office of National com
mitteeman among the Democrats will
be exceedingly keen. This Is due largely
to the prevailing Impression among the
members of the party that all signs
point to this as a truly "Democratic
year." Viewed from this standpoint
and the possibility of a Democratic
President as the result of the November
election, the berth of National com
mitteeman Is one of Importance. It Is
this contingency which will stimulate
the contest for the office In this state
Florence to Got New Building.
FLORENCE Or, May 7. (Special.)
A machine for mixing concrete was un
loadiyl from the steamer Patsy here to
day for use In the erection of a two-
story concrete building on a water
front lot owned by C. Nadeau
building, the second of the kind In
the town, will be 70 by 25 feet. The
lower floor will be arranged for a store,
while the upper story will be divided
Into offices.
Captain Buchanan to Be Buried.
The funeral of Captain W. 8. Bu
chanan, who died at his home at Sea
view. Wash.. Monday, will be held to
day at 3 P. M. at the Scottish Rite Ca
thedral. Morrison and Lownsdale
streets. The services at the grave will
be conducted by Portland Masonlo
Lodge No. 55. of which the deceased
was a member.
WH1TEAKER IS OOT
Promoter, Convicted, Hears
Sentence, Then Gives Bail.
APPEAL WILL BE TAKEN
Supreme Court Will Decide Merits
or Antiquated Law, . Which, It
Is Alleged, Aids Swindling
Operations in. State.
W. H. Whlteaker. the oil promoter
convicted In Judge Morrow's depart
ment of the Circuit Court last week on
a charge of obtaining from Mrs. Emma
A. Smith property by false pretenses In
exchange for oil company stock, was
sentenced to from one to five years In
the State Penitentiary by fudge Mor
row yesterday.
After argument by Wnlteaker's attor
ney, Samuel White, the Judge ordered
that the defendant be released on $3000
bond, pending the outcome of an appeal
which has been taken to the Supreme
Court. This Is an advance of 11000 over
the ball in which Whlteaker was pre-
ThisJ "lonely held.
JUOge Morrow arnica s ivjiiui mu
tloa of the defendant's attorneys to set
the verdict aside on the grounds of
Insufficient evidence to Justify it and
error In a law committed during; .the
trial.
The appeal in the Whlteaker case will
give the Supreme Court an opportunity
to put a construction on the Oregon law
relating to false pretenses. This
statute, one of the oldest on the law
books of the state, requires that hand
writing of a defendant or a false token
promulgated by him be introduced in
evidence. Judge Morrow held a printed
prctpectS to be a false token. Many
alleged swindlers have escaped Justice
as a result of Interpretations put on
the law by the lower courts and con-
Is Going
Out of
Business
At the
Old
Stand
First to Second
on Yamhill
Lease Expires in a
Few Days Bargains
to Be found in Every
Department
$7 Fancy
Rocker at
Only
No. 1909. There are
three styles of these
fancy Parlor Rock
ers, and all are made
of the finest select
ed quartered oak in
the polish finish.
You have your
choice at the low
sale price of
$3
.65
We are also dispos
ing of all Mission
Rockers - at remark
ably low prices.
Come in and look
the stock over.
Genuine Leather
Couches, Now . . .
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This Is a Sample of the Great Bargains Now Offered
No 303 These couches have solid quartered oak frames, with carved claw feet, best steel spring construction,
covered, with genuine leather, hand-tied and biscuit tufted; full size, perfect in every way $-6.40
slderable public dissatisfaction has been
aroused.
The law Is said to have been passed
on the theory that it would prevent
anyone and everyone who considered
themselves bested in a business trans
action from cornlnr into court and
pleading: false pretenses, but, according
to Judges and attorneys, it has had
pretty much the effect of permitting
crooks to escape from the clutches of
the law.
Oregon is one of the few states which
still has this law on its statute books.
Originally it was common to nearly all
the states, but in recent years repeals
have been numerous.
FLOOD CRISIS IS NEAR
Work of Rescuing Victims Pro
gresses Favorably.
NEW ORLEANS, Hay 7. When the
official gauge of the river registered
21. S feet at S o'clock this afternoon, a
rise of four-tenths since 7 A. M.,
Weather Bureau officials were of tbe
opinion that the Mississippi had started
on its final lap toward the predicted
crest of 21.5 feet, which would mark
the passing of the greatest flood in the
Mississippi Valley. .
Clear weather and sunshine was re
ported today at all points from the
Torras Crevasse to the mouth of the
river. The work of rescuing marooned
persons In Isolated districts progressed
rapidly today and boats coming Into
concentration camps are loaded with
women and children.
Navigable Craft Are Scarce.
There is a scarcity of every kind of
navigable , craft, and everything that
can be steered and carry passengers
and supplies for even a short distance
has been pressed Into service. Hun
dreds of primitive flatboats that can
be towed by motorboats are being con
structed. Work on the levees virtually has been
abandoned here, where in the vicinity
of the American sugar refinery the hot
sun today baked the repair work done
On the
10,000
and level
Heights
sa. ft.
Six of the very finest sites in Westover Terraces almost ready
for sale. Five have each 10,000 sq. ft and one has 15,000 sq. tt.
All are in Block 9 which is the best location in this splendid
property.
These sites should he completed and placed on sale by May 15.
And there being only six of them, I should advise a preliminary
inspection, with or without a reservation. Plats are now ready.
F. N. CLARK
Selling Agent, 818-823 Spalding Building
during the last three days. The engi
neers are cheerful, many believing that
the worst has passed.
Kevrspapers Raise Relief Fund.
The work of strengthening the levees
on the Algiers side has been about com
pleted, and the experts believe more
than a 22-foot stage can be held back.
New Orleans newspapers have taken
up the task of raising funds In con
nection with the relief committees, and
several thousand dollars and many car
loads of supplies have been sent from
this, city. "
Mother Wins Damage Suit.
OREGON CITY. May 7. (Special.)
The $25,000 damage suit of Mrs. Maud
Williams against the Hawley Pulp &
Paper Company, was settled out of
court yesterday. Mrs. Williams was
the mother of Jesse Crlppen. who was
killed December 19, 1911, while loading
lofts on a car. Attorneys Brownoll and
Stone, who represented the plaintiff,
declined to. give the terms of the set
tlement, but It is understood the plain
tiff was given a substantial sum.
Tacoma Builder lowest Bidder.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, May 7. Bids, opened today, for
the construction of a public building at
Olympia. Wash., showed that John
Waller, of Tacoma, was the lowest bid
der. He proposed to erect a limestone
building for $109,981 and a sandstone
building for $101. 80. Palmberg & Mali
son, of Astoria, bid $108,500 and $104,
827. respectively.
The national council of Italian women
recently held a meeting lo Rome in mem
ory of Julia Ward Howe. One of the speak
ers said that Sirs. Howe opened her heart
and her home to Italians, Greeks. Syrians.
Armenians and other foreign lmmlm"ants in
a manner that spread her fame abroad In
a unique way.
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The Paige policy fa the policy
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