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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 20, 1912)
THE 3IORXIXG OREGONIAX. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 191S CITY 10 TAKE UP TRAFFICCOHDITIONS Mass Meeting Will Be Held in City Hall Monday to Dis , cuss New Ordinance. MANY OPINIONS OFFERED Measure to Be Drafted Satisfactory to Interests Involved and Ke '; lieve Congestion In Down c Town Districts. A traffic ordinance mass meeting, with representatives of the various traffic interests invited to meet with .h. .tr.t committee of the City Coun cil and City Attorney Grant, will be held in the City Hall at 10 o'clock Mon .iav morning, when an effort will be nade to draft an ordinance for pass age Wednesday by the Council. ! Automobile dealers, the Draymen s (Association. Portland Railway, Light 1 . Pnnr Comnanv. police department. Oregon Taxicab company, congii district property owners and others have written to Mr. urant suggesting changes In the proposed traffic laws. The diversity of opinion presages much argument and deliberation before an ordinance Is drafted satisfactory to va mainrltT. President Josselyn, of the Portland Hallway. Light & Power Company, sug gests, among other things, that the state law requiring the carrying of head or tail lights be Incorporated in the new city statute, contending that tha mnresa wagons and other vehicles 'require traffic protective lights as iwell as automobiles. He also suggests that all vehicles be required to stop at 'i-.iirnnfl tracks, thus eliminating a great menace In the manner In which motorcyclists and automobilists cross tracks at present. Car Company Makes Suggestion. Under the streetcar franchise held hv the Portland Railway, Light & Pow er Company -the cars are limited to a of meed of 12 miles per hour. A prospective change Is to hold the speed at 10 miles In the fire limits and 25 rnllca outside. The streetcar company holds that .It Is essential that speed of 25 miles be reached to give proper service to the citizens of the remote districts, such as Vancouver, St. Johns, Mount Scott and other suburbs. The committee of the automobile dealers, headed by E. W. Hill, would fix the rate of speed for self-propelled vehicles, exclusive of tracks, 15 miles per hour in the so-cauea restricted dis tricts, with a speed of 25 miles per hour for the same vehicles outside of the restricted districts. The automo bile trucks are divided Into classes of 2000 pounds capacity and under, be tween 2000 and 5500, and all over 6000, -with speeds of 12 and 18 miles respec tively for the two districts for the first-named class, 10 and 15 miles for the second, and eight and 12 for the last. In addition the . automobile men ask for a special street for the testing of automobiles, and a clause permitting the crossing of Intersections without stopping unless signaled by a traffic officer. Draymen Offer Objections. The petition of the "congested dis trict" property owners, confined within the limits of Third, Tenth, Washington and Morrison streets, that automobiles and other vehicles be barred from standing on either side of the streets of the district, except for the purposes of loading or unloading, is attacked by the Draymen's Association. A com mittee submits objections and changes calling for a congested district bounded ty Oak, Third, Park and Morrison treets. It is also pointed out that It will work a hardship on many con cerns unless their vehicles are per mitted to back to tbe curbs during ouiet hours of the day. A point Is also made that the proposed ordinance rwould prohibit a vehicle from backing np to the curb for unloading when the roods are to be delivered into a re mote part of a building, a strict con struction forcing the driver to draw, away from the curb before going into the building. W. H. Warren, of the Oregon Taxicab Company, takes exception to only one section of the proposed ordinance, that giving streetcars right of way be tween cross streets. He argues as fol lows: 3 wing to the narrowness of some of the cross-streets, this will work a great hardship not only on the automobiles, but to pedestrians, as well as to the traffic policeman stationed at these Intersections. We will say for ex ample, that an automobile going south on Fifth street, between Stark and rwashlngton. approaches the Intersec tion of Fifth and Washington streets. The policeman In charge holds the automobile until a safe time to signal At to cross. A streetcar approaches from behind. If the motorman of this streetcar gives tbe signal, it is the duty of the driver, according to this section, to Immediately turn out. Tou will readily see that this section will rause some confusion if obeyed. Once In a while you will strike a motorman who Is arbitrary enough to take ad vantage of this ordinance. "I believe that the substitution of a section which prohibits all drivers of automobiles and other vehicles from delaying streetcars, would cover the matter to a greater advantage than the present section 8. Traffic Officers Hare Their Say. Chief of Police Slover submits sug gestions from Captain Moore, in charge of the traffic regulations. (Captain Moore advises that It automobiles be permitted to stand lengthwise along the euro tney should be forced to leave a space of 15 feet or more from the corners so that they will not interfere with pedestrians or vehicles turning. Certain streets should be kept free of vehicles except when they are load ing or unloading. He also warns against the license to physicians dis playing the sign of the Red Cross, be lievlng that the granting of the right to disobey the ordinance would be source of much trouble. A request Is also mads that streetcars shall be forced to stop and remain stationary upon tne approach or fire or police apparatus. P. C. Anderson, traffic . officer for four years at Fifth and Washington treets, favors a clause forbidding the overtaking and passing of one vehicle fcy another at a street crossing. He also recommends that Washington and Morrison streets be kept free from ve hicles except when loading or unload lng. pany to present "The Goddess of Lib erty" In a tour or tne uniiea omioo after his vaudeville engagement ex pires here next Sunday. Howard will be the star of the production and Ma bel McCane. who is with him at the ir.V.Ai.Tn will hd hfn nrl nci Dfi.1 SUD" port. Remaining prominent parts in i it KoM hn tne musical comeay win un " Eastern girls, Howard not selecting any talent in the Pacific Northwest. The company rehearses daily at the Orpheum, the song composer and his comedienne partner devoting their i i . .., -arni-lr The tour of "The Goddess of Liberty" will be gin at The Dalles septemoer o. i the company will go to' Pendleton for . . . .1 I ,1 la, a- ttia mtlRical comedy will be presented at Walla Walla, i,ewision anu oputvm. - itinerary from that point has not yet been decided. Sam Tuck, who managed Williams & Walker for years, is at- the head of the revived company, and James Dun worth, formerly with Savage produc tions, is the advance man. Howard appeared here in "The Goddess of Lib erty" at the Heilig last season. A PHYSICAL INSTRUCTOR HERE TO TAKE CHARGE IN PORT LAND HIGH SCHOOLS. t - ;; i 1 I- tV: -At - ,i I -Jm o ii ' ii '- iv is 1-1-1-iff jfttiwtffi r-h Carl H. Smith. Carl H. Smith, new physical In structor in the Portland high schools, has had many years of teaching physical culture in large private schools in the East. He comes here from St. John's Mili tary Academy at Delafleld, Wis. Before that he was the director of athletics In the McKenzie School t Dobbs Ferry, on the HudBon. He also has had experi ence as an instructor in the pub lic schools of the City of New York. At present he is stationed at the Jefferson IHigh School, where he will remain until the gymnasiums at the Washington and the Lincoln High Schools are finished, when he will take charge of those also. Jefferson High Is to have an Instructor, too, but he has not been selected as yet. large part of the scenery he Is taking with him for the tour was painted In Portland. TIIIAL OP SUSPENDED PU.ICE- MAX DEPENDS ON AVOfiAN. TANNERON STAND DENIES ALL GUILT Alleged Accomplice in Wallace Murder Tells Cool Story to Court. FATAL NIGHT IS RETRACED HOWARD DRILLS CHORUS The Goddess of Liberty" Is Re. heared In Portland by Songwriter. As quietly as if he were merely com posing a new song, Joseph E. Howard, prolific songwriter, who is at the Orpheum this week, assembled 35 chorus girls and boys from Eastern Star Witness Against Maddux, Ac cused of Extorting 'Hush Money, Needed to Settle Case. Where Is Madge Morgan? n.wi 4m a nralKncr iiiiarv whlnh ha.8 been sent broadcast by Deputy City Attorney Sullivan, Chief of Police Slo ver and those Intent upon delivering police department graft a solar plexus. For Madge Morgan, ostensible mas seuse, wltn former quarters m ino Breslin Hotel, is the only real witness i- .1.. atrainat PlllT W. MaddUX. charged with grafting from the wo man under tnreat tiiii- Maddux was suspended several months ago following the charges pre ferred by the masseuse that Maddux, together with irans tteea, a xormor policeman, had extorted SB0 from her under threat of arrest for selling liquor on Sunday. The case came up before the police commitee of the Kx- . t T)a., uoBtuni a v And thA Star and only witness of value for the prosecution was not present. An enon w &t uittuv .v i' " " ' ia Marian hv means of the tes timony of David H. Majors,, who was mixed up with Maaaux ana eea in the case. Majors supported Maddux . nAin, anA Avpn r?antn.ln of De. tectlves Baty and Police Chief Slover were forced to testily mat moaui had been a first-class policeman, with no black spots to mar a perfect record until tne Aiorgan case uvuoeu up. Maddux was called upon the stand and told his story of the affair, how he planned to "pull" a place for selling liquor on Sunday, secured the assist ance of Reed and Majors and had Ma- k., ha KmI he went to the Morgan woman's rooms with Reed, according to nis story, ana, laums discover anything upon which to con vict, disclosed his identity and advised the woman against questionable prac tices. As the entire situation simmered down to the point where the prosecu tion could do nothing more than sub mit hearsay evidence, the kind which would not hold good before the Civil Service Commission, the case was held over for a week. In the meantime every effort will be made to locate the missing woman and bring her before the committee at the next meeting, the police say. LAND SHOW IS PROMISING Widely Separated Districts Will Com pete for Prizes. Widely separated districts of the Paclflo Northwest are expected to make displays at the land show to be held here November 18-23. Manager Q. E. a fa ,MpWtne new entries al most dally and the Hat Is already a long one. mere m w aituij uu- petiuuu ul l--i - - - for the substantial prises offered for the best snowing maue m run. u? u trict growers and there are also at . . ... - nw thA rommunltv 1 1 ill i i c making the best exhibit of vegetables. Districts Rireauy selves as competitors at the land show m 1 1t rim, 0 Tn Q a i 11 1 H.n. are; neuaua, , " (Jala, Olympla, Stevenson and White Salmon, vasn.; wouasiue, i-, oauu .point, iqhuu, " -, Saiem, Gateway, Crook County. Grants Pass, Laldlaw, nuneuui nr jnewms, ai . i.hia.A TlaliAa RurAR. Orecron City, Baker, Burns, Oregon Agricultural College. Grant County, Central Oregon Development League, Central Oregon Irrigation Company; Canyon City, - . a ri r.1l.. HOQa luver ana a The nerry releaned by a candle burned Prisoner Avers He Was on Morrison Street Bridge at Time of Killing. I 'ace- to- Face Accusation by Girl Is Invited. If the story told by Willard Tanner on the witness stand In Judge Kav anaugh's court yesterday afternoon is true he Is altogether Innocent of any part in the murder of Ray Wallace and the victim of a chain of circumstances which would furnish material for a dime novel of the most thrilling type. If, however, there was any way of establishing conclusively that his nar rative was a concoction, the hundreds who gave tense attention to every word which came from his lips undoubtedly would be unanimous In declaring that he is tbe coolest and cleverest liar it has ever been their lot to give ear to. Tanner's eyes gazed unflickeringly Into those of the 12 men who are to pass on his fate, as in a clear and col lected voice he assured them, with a world of detail as to his exact move ments, that he was hanging over the rail of the Morrison-street bridge at the exact time Wallace was beaten to death with an iron bolt In an apart ment occupied by himself and Hazel Erwln at Lownsdale and Alder streets on the night of June 19 between 1 and 1:30 o'clock A, M., and that he knew nothing of the crime until the woman, without giving details, referred to It the next day at Salem. Ervrln Girl Ia Dared. "If Hazel Erwln will come and stand before me and eye to eye tell the story about me killing Wallace, which she told on the witness stand here yester day, I will voluntarily mount the gal lows, put the rope around my neck and tell them to spring the trap door," he dramatically declared in answer to a question from Joe Hammersly, one of his attorneys. Deputy ristrict Attorney Fitzgerald vehemently objected to this answer be ing allowed to stand In the record, re ferring to It as bravado and buncombe. Attorneys Campbell and Hammersly, for the defendant, fought the motion to strike out, contending that Tanner, by reason of being on trial for his life, should be given a great deal of lati tude. Judge Kavanaugh allowed Mr. Fitzgerald's motion. "I left the bridge and walked west towards the apartment," said Tanner. "At the corner o either Eleventh or Twelfth and Alder streets I saw Hazel coming along with a tall man dressed In a gray suit. He was carrying our two suitcases. When they saw me he dropped them and went hurriedly away. I went over and demanded an explana tion. She said that she was leaving the apartment and that he had simply come along accidentally In time to help her with the suitcases. She did not know who he was, she said. Girl Smoked Violently, He says. "I then said that we would go back to the apartment, but she Insisted that we had better go to anotner notei. We went to the Lincoln on Morrison street, where I registered as R. McKee. We were given room 14. Hazel then oqItaA to a to ao to Salem with her in the morning, . reminding me that her father, who had Deen m tne empiuj of the street railway there at one time, had promised to recommend me for a job and that I could probably get on. She wanted to take the first train in the morning. "When I tried to turn tne ngni on in the room she protested and when I finally did turn it on In spite of her she gave a yell which could be heard two city blocks. She kept me awake for a oouple of hours by talking. She Insisted on talking and she smoked cigarette after cigarette and cried almost all the time. The next morning we went to Salem and were sitting in a restaurant there getting something tn mt when Hazel Dlcked up a news paper across which In heavy, black letters was tne announcement uiu . R. Tanner had been murdered in an apartment house In Portland. "I told her I was going to the Salem police station to tell them there must be some mistake, but she kept me, and finally admitted that a man naa oeen killed In the room. She told me that if I left her she would say that I was. the man who did It. I stuffed some toilet articles Into my pockets, and in less than three hours had walked is mnes tn nervals, where I gave myself up as Wilfred Thonges, the name under which I went Into the Army, and told Mr. Barnes, the Constable, to tane me to Vancouver Barracks, as i was d sent from my company in San Fran' Cisco without leave." Girl Urged to Reform. The defendant began his story with his first meeting with Hazel Erwln In a dance hall on the. Barbaty Coast In st Francisco. He had fallen In love with her and offered to marry her If she would reform. Finally, wnen sne had been barred from all the dance haii hAcnusA she save testimony In court against her employer, he had taken her to live with mm on prona tion, promising to marry her at the end of six months. They came to Albany, Or., together after living several months In San Francisco. Then they -had gone to Thomas. Or., where her parents lived, and where he was Introduced as her husband, against his will. ie was sev eral times on the point of leaving her, ha said, but She "talked him out of It." One day when he expressed a deter mination to go she told him that if he did she would have him arrested as a white slaver for bringing her from r-Ailfornla Into Oregon. Tanner said that If the woman had received men in their rooms In Port land It was without his knowledge and against his express wishes. He spoke of having caught her several times with men in Ban Francisco, tie testi fied that he was away from the apart ment here most of the time looking for work, and that ho now knows that she took advantage oi nis aosence to have mala visitors. Deadly Bolt Has So Effect. Picking up the murderous - looking bolt with whloh Wallace's skull was crushed, he said, without the slightest tremor In his voice or cnange oi any WTiri in his oosltlva attitude: "I never In my life saw that bolt until I saw It here in this courtroom." A note which Tanner had sent to Dan Brundrldge, a companion In the County Jail, offering to pay 75 or 1100 as soon as the trial was over to any one Brundridga could get to swear that h. had seen Tanner on tne aiornson- street bridge at 1:30 A. M. on the night of the murder, haa Deen lmroauceo. in .viriAncA earlier In the day by the state. Tanner's attorney asked him about this: ' "I meant every word that was in it. Small Farms With Many Advantages Down the River From Portland The Most Attractive Proposition for the Man of Small Means. Pick Out Your Tract Now Prices at Columbia Acres Will Advance October First A Dozen Good Points for the Homeseeker to Consider 1. Richest of Soil 2. Good Roads 3. Ideal Homesites 4. Finest Water 5: Abundance of Fuel 6. Splendid Transportation Facilities by Rail and Water 7. Desirably Located 8. Free From Rock and Gravel 9. Well Drained 10. Just Two Hours Ride From Portland 11. Settled Locality 12. School Church, Etc. 6 ACRES FOE $300 $30 down and $6 monthly 8 ACRES FOR $320 $32 down and $7 monthly 10 ACRES FOR $350 . $35 down and $7.50 monthly. 12 ACRES FOR $360 $36 down and $7.50 monthly 8y2 ACRES FOR $340 $34 down and $7 monthly , 10 ACRES FOR $400 $40 down and $8 monthly 12 ACRES FOR $420 $42 down and $8.50 monthly 15 ACRES FOR $450 $45 down and $9 monthly 121,4 ACRES FOR $500 $50 down and $10 monthly. 12 ACRES FOR $540 $54 down and $10.50 monthly 15 ACRES FOR $600 $60 down and $12 monthly 6 ACRES FOR $577.50 $57 down and $11.50 monthly 20 ACRES FOR $700 $70 down and $14 monthly 184-5 ACRES FOR $752 $75 down and $15 monthly 20 ACRES FOR $900 $90 down and $18 monthly 20 ACRES FOR $1000 $100 down and $20 monthly For Further Particulars Write or See Us F.'B. HOLBROOK CO. 214 LUMBER EXCHANGE BUILDING Second and Stark Streets Main 5396 PHONES A 7507 F, . : ' 111 1 I was the answer. "I knew that I was innocent and telt that I was entitled to use every means possiDie iu self." Letter to Mother introoncra. mi . i ih. material witness . . . , i th. Afa-nna waA MrS. Etta Tanner, of Linton, Ind., the defendant mother. She proauoea a BlOT """J she said she had received from Willard while he was at i nomas ...... Erwln and the latter's parents. The letter hore a date early in May, and in . a hta mnth.r TO HP Tl U It Tanner Deeseu ' - - him $75. promising to come home ana remain there, ana oeuii"i - was in the power of Hazel Erwln and . . . a. sim li.r. what wanted to Kt r . , he wrote about the girl was far from complimentary. Btaiemenis m ter as to the lenerth of time he had been with her and other J"" en of in It disagreed with the testi mony given by both nimseii aim Erwln on the stand. - . .. , , ninnrD find Mr. r I z- serald were . called to testify to he first stories toia y e .v Ki.nV. h. had striven to take all the blame and shield Tanner. Mr. Fitzgerald win croa-"" Tanner today. H declared last night . . ... . i iht Mvnral holes tnat ne win onus -- ----rr .,., in the story and demonstrate the utter Improbability or lis uemg SONS MUST HELP MOTHER Judge Cleeton, Takes Hand In Case of Aged and Infirm Woman. County Judge Cleeton notified Frank and George Saxton, of Goldendale, Wash., and John Saxton, of Warrenton, Or., by letter yesterday that they must provide fund for the support of their aged mother, who is severely 111 at St. Vincent's Hospital. The amount re quired Is $40 a month. Mrs. Alice Merrill, a daughter, has been supporting Mrs. Baxton till late ly, when she reported to the County Court that her funds were exhausted and that the old lady would become an object of publio charity unless her brothers could be forced to supply funds for the mother's support. Mrs. Merrill said that the mother had given the two sons living in Washington 160 acres of land each on their promise to support her and that each of them is worth $20,000. . "I ascertained that John Baxton, the son living at Warrenton, has been con tributing some small amounts," aald Judge Cleeton, "but I wrote to all three brothers telling them they would have to help. They answered that they have large families and have not the means to provide for her as well as their own Immediate families. "Under our law here she la entitled to support as much as their wives and children, and I told them so in the let ters I forwarded today. If they fall to pay the county will appropriate- money for Mrs. Saxton and sue in the Circuit -. ) itnrl obtain Judgments i..t th. two in Washington. The Judgment can be transferred to that state. John can be sued m Columbia County, where he lives." Visit Honolulu and Hawaii tonight. Motion pictures. Taylor-street J. Ji. Church. Splendid lecture. No admis sion fee, but a silver offering will be taken for Sunday school., A. W. LAFFERTY BUM. MOOSE M5ADERS CHOOSE HIM rNAXIMOrSLY. Delegates to Number of 25 Meet at Party Headquarters and In dorse Representative. it tank the Roosevelt Progressive party convention for the Third Con gressional District only three or iour minutes yesterday to name A. w. ti f.rfv nj tholr nominee for Representa tive In Congress, thereby placing Mr. Lafferty In the paradoxical position of . . 1 . . n 1 T.flt.1rtol running under two. rn . rpv.A vinmlnnttnn Was tend- SUMlUIMUn. A . . VJ ered by acclamation on motion, there being no other name Bugsemeu. 25 persons were present. No creden tials were required of any of the dele gates except presence upon the conven tion flOOr OI tne ttODBHVOU ilCttuyun. - ters In the Oregon Hotel. t- tho mAtlnar. Ievl W. 1U ' a. Myers, who served both as temporary and permanent cnairman, aeieuueu .. action of the recent state Roosevelt Progressive convention at Salem and contended that the lack of harmony in the deliberations oi tnat ooay migni be taken as an indication that every thing was done "open and above board." The name of A. W. Lafferty was presented to the Congressional conven tion by J. E. Simmons, and R. B. Lucas, after seconding the nomination, moved that the nomination be made by acolamation, which carried without ap parent protest A committee of five then was appointed to manage the dis trict campaign for the Progressives with the power to name a successor to Mr. Lafferty In case Mr. Lafferty should resign or for any other reason be Incompetent to serve on the Roose velt Progressive ticket. L. M. Lepper acted as secretary. m Just before adjournment Mr. Lucas, who was defeated for the Republican nomination for Representative in the April primaries, made inquiry as to tne naming of the county ticket, which led to his instruction that the Congres oinnoi .nnv.ntinn hna no authority in prescribing the programme for the county tiCKet. a convunuun w uniuo county ticket of Progressive candidates will be called in the near future. As the Roosevelt leaders explained yester day, they will have until October 4 to have the names of the Progressive candidates placed upon the ballot of Multnomah County. It is believed that Mr. Lafferty will accept the Bull Moose Indorsement and that at the same time he will retain' the Republican nomination, which he received at the April primaries. 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