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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (April 29, 1914)
e TTTE MORNING- OREGONTAN, TUESDAY, APRIIi 28, 1914. 3 IN TRICYCLE HIT SPEEDING TROLLEY Seventy-fourth street. Southeast, to Seventy-seventh street Southeast, by Cochran, Nutting & Co., amounting to $1332.18; Fifty-third avenue Southeast, from Seventy-second street Southeast to east line of lot 2, block 2. Haller Addition, extended north, by Cochran, Nutting & Co.. amounting to $1513.20; LAD Fifty-fourth avenue Southeast, from Seventy-second street Southeast rto , Seventy-fourth street Southeast, by South Oregon. Club Convention Draws Big Attendance. Cochran, Nutting & Co, amounting to $1322.50; Victoria street, from Weldler Uames H. Mahoney, Checker, of Sheffield Apartments, Has Broken Skull, May Die. street to Broadway. Star Sand Com pany, amounting to $373.40; portions of .Lexington avenue. Nenaiem avenue, Crystal Springs boulevard, Tenino avenue. East Forty-second street and MANY - TOPICS . DISCUSSED East Forty-fourth street, as a district, by Joplin & Meeks, amounting to $13,-$55.32. WOMEN SESSION Don't Overlook RIGHT OF WAY UNYIELDED Three Occupants or Smalt Motor Vehicle Violently Are Thrown, Against Curb at Tw-nty-Thlrl and Everett Streets. Three men were badly injured, one perhaps fatally, at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, when their motor-tricycle crashed into a ballpark streetcar, at Twenty-third and Everett streets. The Injured are: James H. Mahoney. a checker, 4 34 years old, who lives in the Sheffield Apartments, 272 Brmdway; factured skull and broken leg: may die. Edward F. Bliss, bookkeeper, 25 years old, of Boston, Mass.; internal injuries, may be serious- A. W. Stansfield, salesman, 40 years old, of Oregon Yacht Club, dislocated shoulder and bruises. The three men were riding west on Everett street, which approaches Twenty-third on an ascending grade. They were traveling at considerable speed. The streetcar was going north on Twenty-third, at the usual speed, according to one passenger. , Power Shut Off Too Late. Both the motorraan and the motor tricycle driver tried to shut off power, but it was useless, the machine hitting the streetcar about three feet from the front. The riders were flung in a heap to the northeast curb of Twenty-third street, and tiro machine piled on top of them. ' Patrolman IL H. Harms, en route to the baseball game on the streetcar, said that the motormau and the driver of the machine appeared to wait for each other to slow down and give right-of-way. Both, he said, were go ing at a fast rate, but he did not know just how fast. . Mahoney, the worst hurt of the three, " was partly conscious when Harms, the first of the streetcar passengers to reach him, picked him tip. He told his name and address, but both proved in correct, because, doubtless, of a semi conscious condition. . . Mahoney' Skull Fractured. ' Mahoney regained clearer conscious ness -w hile being taken to Good Samari tan Hospital, where he told the attend ants his correct name, age and address. and the fact that his wifo is now visit ing in Dunsmuir, Cal. His skull had been fractured Beriously snd is likely to cause death. One of his legs was also fractured. Both' Bliss and Stansfield were un conscious when picked up by Harms . and the car crew. They were removed to Bt. Vincent's Hospital. Bliss had tickets for Boston, and was to have left for that city last night. His injuries are internal and . could not be determined because of his . unconscious condition and the apparent pain from which he was suffering. Stansfield is a salesman for the Nott- . Joslyn Company and lives at the Ore gon Yacht Club. His shoulder is dis located and his bruises are painful, but nis condition is not oeneved to be sen ous. He is married. The streetcar was an open one, and more than 30 persons witnessed the accident, but there was no panic. Proceedings will be started by the Council for the Improvement of the following streets: East Forty-fifth street and East Forty-fourth street, from East Lincoln street to Division street; Sixty-ninth street Southeast, from Whitman avenue to Millard avenue (Fifty-fifth avenue Southeast). JURY FIXES NO BLAME POOL WHERE BOY DROWKED IS CALLED DANGEROUS, HOWEVER. Inquisitors Recommend That Authori ties Take Steps to Campel Owner to Have Place Made Safe. A Coroner's jury named no particular person as responsible for the death of 8-year-old. Edwin Allen Hensley last Friday in a pool in the vacant lot at East Second and Belmont streets. The jury heard the evidence yesterday afternoon. The verdict was that- "the pool where the child lost his life is a dangerous place and steps by the proper authorities should be taken Im mediately to compel owners of this and similar property, to fence or fill in uch pools to prevent further such ac id en ts. , . M. G. Thorsen, of Fisher, Thorsen & Co., owner of the lot, was grilled by Coroner Slocum .and Deputy District Attorney Ryan, as a witness at the in quest. He said that he had not visited the lot for three or more years and did not know its condition. He ex pressed a willingness to have the lot fenced in such a way as to keep out children, saying that he had children f his own and. recognized the danger of such things. Dr. Stickney, of the City Health ft ice, testified that the place was pon the records of the office- as a permanent unhealthful pool,' and. said e thought that the tilling of it had been recommended to the Engineering Department. Shortly before the" inquest Cotnmli- ioner Delck reported to Coroner Slocum that he had never given orders to Mr. Thorsen to have the 1 lot filled. the face of such failure to notify he owner, said members of the Jury, they did not feel justified In naming Mr. Thorsen as liable for the accident. Mrs. Beatrice Hensley Kelly, mother of the drowned boy, with the lad's younger brother, and a woman com panion, attended the inquest. 1 NEW AUTO PATROL FAVORED Mayor Will Submit, Ordinance for Second: Car to Council Today. Portland may have another automo bile patrol wagon. At the request of Mayor Albee an ordinance ivas pre pared yesterday for submission to the City Council this morning providing for an appropriation of $3000 to cover the cost of a. new machine for the pa trol service. The city now has one car only for this work. It is proposed to buy a good truck chassis and have a top built possibly at the municipal shops. The new car ; will be fitted with all manner of new conveniences for emergency police work. It is planned to have cushion rubber tires instead, of pneumatic tires, the object being to avoid punctures, which often cause delay in responding to hurry-up calls. TEST IS CALLED UNFAIR Oral Hxainination Should Have Been y Given, Says H. Y. Holmes. Asserting that the Municipal Civil, service examination for the position of chief of the bureau of highways and bridges was unfair, impracticable and unjust because there was no oral tes Jn addition to the written examination H. W. Holmes, who failed to pass the examination, but still holds the posi tion under temporary appointment made by Commissioner Dieck. sent request to the Civil Service Board yes teraay asking that the proposition b given further consideration. Mr. Holmes says the -questions in th examination were of such nature that an oral test by capable engineers wa necessary. He says he is supported 1 his contention r by members, of the American Society of Civil Engineers. NEW PAVING PLANS READY Specifications to Give fairer Com petition TTp to Council Today. In an effort to open the way fo awarding contracts in the near futur for a number of important paving proj ecis revisea paving specifications, as worked out by City Commissioner Dieck and others, will be presented in final form to the- City Council this . morning. It Is the plan to get the " specifications adopted as soon as pbs ' sible. because several improvements tire- being held up pending the action. The specifications are said by Mr. Dieck to open the way for. fairer com petition. The working plans for vari ous types of paving are made more complete and specific Mayor of Grants Pass Welcomes Delegates at Xlglit Meeting Oth er Addresses Are Made and ; Musical Numbers Given. GRANTS PASS, Or., April 28. (Spe- I cial.) The first-day of the South Ore gon District of the Federation of Women's Clubs convention drew a large attendance. Fifty delegates ar rived on the morning train from Med- ford, Ashland, Phoenix and Rogue River. It is expected that fully twice that many will be present tomorrow. Subjects taken up at the afternoon session included: "Art." "Conserva tion," "Civics," "Education," "House hold Economics," "Legislation," "Li brary." "Music," "Press" and "Public Health." Talks were ' given by chairmen of committees and general discussion fol lowed. At 1 o'clock the delegates were registered and a general conference held on "Libraries." Miss Moss read papers, and discussion followed by Miss Elizabeth Robinson, of Medford, and Miss Blanche Hicks, of Ashland. An address was given by Mrs. Ida A. Kidder, librarian of the Oregon Agri cultural College, entitled "Reading for Home and Library." It was greatly ap preciated by the women of Grants Pass, as they are installing a new library. William Hanley, aspirant for the United States Senate, gave a talk on "Good Roads. A programme was given tonight at the Presbyterian Church and addresses of welcome were delivered by Mayor McKinstry, of Grants Pass; Marshall Hooper and Mrs. Arthur Conklin. with a response from Mrs. Gard, of Ashland An address also was given by Mrs. Merrick and a response by Mrs. Gore. "Impressions of Oregon" was the subject of an address by Professor Hull, of the High School of Grants Pass. Instrumental music completed the programme. .haimaJhiaini m bale - Stock Etc. Dry Goods, Suits, Waists, to Be Sold at Once NEW RAILROAD WANTED ROSEBIBG STARTS CAMPAIGN FOR LIKE TO COOS BAY. 15 RECRUITS ENROLL ARMORY AG.iUr SCENE OF like: preparations. WAR. Third Orefson Mem Rejoice to Receive Orders' to Report for Rifle Prac- - . . tice- at Clackamas. . Committee Named to Arrange for Road ; Inline Calls Meeting: for Mar 13, Wlea First Steps will be Taken. ROSEBURG, Or., A,Dril 28. (Special.) -Koseburg has started a campaign to issue bonds to begin construction on the long-sought railrcad outlet to Coos Bay. At a meeting of the Commercial Club last night, J. W. Perkins, V. H. Rich ardson and H. H. Stapleton were ap- poined as a committee to promote the project. They announced today that the first meeting will be held May 13. At this meeting men, who have con ducted such ; campaigns successfully, will be asked to tell their experiences and methods and further plans will be made for the campaign. The route, the amount of the bonds and what kind of railroad, whether steam or electric, will be determined. "But of one thing we are sure and that is that Roseburg needs, and must opies of their orations are to be given to the Judges several days before the contest. The copies will be turned In without signatures In order to avoid any appearance of partiality In the de- isions of the judges. Prospects of the settlement of the Mexican imbroglio by mediation to the contrary notwithstanding the Armorv last night continued to be a scene of nave, a Jine to joos cay io secure tne warlike preparation, and - the officers I fullest development of the rich Umpqua and men of the Third Oregon Infantry were rejoiced to receive orders from Colonel Martin to report for rifle prac tice on Clackamas range next Sunday. Company D, Captain Sever command ing, and Company H, commanded by Captain Brown, went through extended order and platoon drill, watched by a throng, from the galleries. Both com panies were' augmented by new re cruits, just from the "rookie" . squads, where they had received such good training that they went' through the difficult movements with scarcely a Slip. - .. : . . - .. Besides the two companies, three squads of recruits were drilled by ser geants. . , . . Fifteen recruits were taken into the regiment yesterday,, and .many young men called at the recruiting office in the Selling building and at the Armory ior lniormation as to the length of the Valley," said Mr. Perkins. "I do not care what route is chosen, by Camas Valley, by Hubbard Creek or down the Umpqua route. What we want Is the railroad." IDAHO. WANTS SETTLERS Lewiston Commercial CInb Makes an Appeal for Ranchers. LEWISTON, Idaho, April 2S. (Spe cial.) "We must have more people in Idaho," is the subject of a statement recently issued" by the Lewis ton Com mercial Club, and commenting upon It in part as follows: . "The momentous problem in Idaho at the present time is and will be: We want more thrifty people to come period of enlistment and thn T,rr,.,t I among us and cultivate our lands. of service in Mexico. ... Hundreds and thousands -of acres of Officers of the. Thiwi i9. I fertile sou await tne coming of set- pressed themselves as sanguine of the tIers to make them productive, and yet failure of mediation a : a m t other parts of the country peopl Drmg uuerta to accede to the ripmarula I are lana-uungry, wui tuum una wouiu of President Wilson. They regard mt- come and add prosperity to the state diatlon as simply a staving off of in lervennon. MURDER TRIAL. IS TODAY James Mcintosh to Plead Insanity to Uxoricide Charge. The trial pf James Mcintosh, charged with the "murder of his wife, Mrs. Agnes Mcintosh, alias Agnes Meadows, will begin -today- before .Circuit Juriirn Kavanaugh. Deputy District Attorney Collier will ' appear for the state and Attorneys Ralph A. Coan and Fred erick H. Whitfield for Mcintosh. Insanity will be the defense. Mrs. Mcintosh was found dead in her room at the-Rheinpfalz Hotel last February 8, death being due to strangulation, the Coroner's jury reported. The murder was discovered after, the room in which it had been committed was fired. It is believed, by the -murderer with a view to covering up his crime. if they but knew. "Idaho -has 350,000 people now resi dent within its borders, and we want 350,000 more. "The Btate appropriated $100,000 to advertise its resources at the Panama- Pacific Exposition. Thousands, if not millions, of people will see this ex hibit, and many thousands of them will want to know more about this great state that has such wonderful re sources,1 HIGHWAY CHANGE URGED Albion-Lewiston-Poineroj- Route Will Serve More People. Is Contention. CLARKSTON, Wash., April 28. (Special.) Feeling that the possibil ity of the building of the state (high way from Rosalia to Pullman and Clarkstoa is remote, an effort is be ing made by the Clarkston Chamber of Commerce and the commercial or ganizatlons of Albion, Colton, Union Una! W B . . I . n ------ . . - IU Wll, 1 VV OilU i VI Jf 11.. C AnMI MAN b DUUY LUUA I fcUl tn Highway Commissioner change th 'I route from Coiiax to Day ton to run Harry. Cheskin, Who Disappeared December-17, Thought Suicide. to $17,596 BILLS UP TODAY Mreet and Sidewalk Improvements Heady to Accept. - Street and sidewalk improvements, representing a total of $17,596.24, will come before the City Council this morning for final acceptance. The im provements, which have been completed and approved by the engineering de partment, are as follows: Fifty-fourth avenue Southeast,, from " VANCOUVER BARRACKS. Wash.. April 28. -(Special.) The body of Harry Cheskin, Hospital. Corps, who disappeared December 17, was found in thick underbrush by ComDanv K. Twenty-first Infantry, today. He was 3 years old and had he lived until to day he would have served three years. It was thought that Cheskin had committed suicide when he disappeared, but a search of the post failed to lo cate him. He leaves a sister, Miss Jennie Cheskin, at 86 Willet street. New York City. through the above-named towns. The question has been referred State Highway Commissioner Roy with the information that the pro posed route serves more' than 10 times as many people and passes through territory having property values more than four times as great as that from Colfax to Dayton. Lumber Camp l"m ployo Hurt. LA GRANDE, Or.. April 28. A la borer- employed by the George Palmer Lumber Company was injured at How ard Creek by falling under a ballast car. The man was brought to the La Grande hospital. He probably will sur-, vive.- SUPPOSED SAGE BLOWS UP South I-a Grande Woman Hurt When She Empties "Can Into Stove. LA GRANDE, Or., April 28. (Spe cial.) Mrs. F. A. Epling, of South Grande, is suffering -from powder burn Inflicted Saturday when she emptied the contents of a supposed can of sage into the stove. There was an explo sion and she was severely burned. She will recover. La Grande Teachers Re-elected. LA GRANDE, Or., April 28. The 45 teachers in the La Grande public schools were re-elected to fill the posi tions they occupy foe another year. Oratorical Contest Date Set. MOSCOW, Idaho, April 28. (Special The annual Watkins oratorical con test will be held at the University of Idaho on the evening of May 23. Th contestants will be judged on both de livery, and composition Typewritten We Are Going Out of Business Forever When Down Town Come and See the Greatest Bargains in Portland On Third Between Morrison And Alder MAMMS On Third Between Morrison and Alder SETTLEMENT IS HELD VOID Washington Supreme Court Upholds Verdict la. Injury Suit. OLYMPIA, Wash., April 28. (Spe cial.) The fact that Mat Matson ac cepted $250 and signed a release after suffering severe injuries did not bar him from bringing a personal injury uit for damages In Chehalis County ater, the Supreme Court held yester day. It took the ground that Matson had. been imposed upon. A $3906 verdict which he obtained against the Eureka Cedar Lumber Sc Shingle Company is affirmed. Road Drag to He Shown. LA GRANDE. Or.. April 28. (Soa cial.) The board of directors of the Merchants Association has recom mended that all places of business be closed next Saturday afternoon when D. Ward King will demonstrate the split log road drag. I the Pendleton High School, won the county oratorical contest in this city Saturday night. There were five other high schools of the county represented in the contest. ELGIN TO RAISE COMPANY Da Grande Hotel Proprietor Con templates Organizing Force. LA GRANDE, Or., April 28. (Spe cial.) Fifteen men have signed the roll for service with a company being formed In Elgin by Lee Morelock. Mr. Morelock wrote Governor West offering to raise a company of cavalry for Mexican war service, and this morning received the Governor's ac ceptance of his services. It is rumored that Pat A. Foley, pro prietor of the Foley Hotel, will or ganize a company here, and many have signified their intention of joining. Pendleton Youth Wins Contest. PENDLETON, Or.. April 28. (Spe cial.) Ernest Crockett, representing VANCOUVER FARMER DIES Two Daughters of X. W. Powell Are Residents of Portland. VANCOUVER, Wash.. April 28. (Special.) N. W. PowelL a retired farmer, formerly of Ostrander, Wash., died here today. He is survived by his wife and three children, Mrs. Ralph Percival and Mrs. Charles Wheeler, of Portland, and Mrs. Arthur Pender, of Vancouver. Mr. Powell had lived here 13 years. Tygh Valley Observes Event. DUFUR. Or., April 28. (Special.)- Tygh Valley Lodge of Oddfellows cele brated the 95th anniversary of the founding of the order Saturday evening at Tygh Valley. Nearly 200 Oddfellows and Rebekahn wer present. Large delegations were in atendance from Dufur. Grass Valley. Antelope. Wapnl tia and Waniic. A banquet was served after which the Initiatory degrees were exemplified in full ceremony form by the degree team of Rldgely lodge of Dufur. Port Orrord Building cw Road. PORT ORFORD, April 2S. (Special.) Work has been Begun on the clear ing of a new road into Port Orford. The new road starts from the county road just before it enters Port Orford from the north. The women of the Port Qrford Commercial Club gave a ball to raise funds recently, and more than $60 was realized. A fund has also been raised to advertise Port Orford. Commission Kniploys Accountant. OLYMPIA. Wash., April 18. (Spe cial.) P. F. Garnett, accountant of the Industrial Insurance Commission for the last year, has accepted the posi tion of chief accountant with the new Oregon commission and will take up his hew duties May L A successor has not yet been named. -THESE. MAGNIFICENT RESIDENCES TO BE SOLD AT AUCTION on Friday Next at 10:30 A. M. at 862 and 864 Marshall . Sticet Corner 26th. Liberal Terms Two Beautiful Semi Detached Homes. For Inspection of said Property Apply to Auctioneer. - . ' . i. ' - . " ' -A , ' ,. o ft jr ,. , , - - . " - r ' ' ' - i if r-- . . " - I ' , ' - . '" , ."x. l EACH house contains ten rooms, viz.: Two bath rooms tiled, reception hall, living-room, library, dining-room, billiard -room, five bedrooms, sun porches, all hardwood floors, solid mahogany woodwork, plate glass windows and doors, steam-heated, also garage, brick construction. TN THESE TWO IDEALLY MAGNIFICENT HOMES you will find X your own ideas and desires anticipated to an extent far beyond what you have dreamed possible. If this whole page were filled with the most detailed and minute description of these homes in the words of the keenest word painter there would still be lacking that exquisite satisfaction which you may experience only from a personal inspection. J. T. WILSON, Auctioneer. i