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PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 1, 1921
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Entered at Portland lOrecon)
Ponrofflce A9 Second -CI a H9 Mnttr
T BILLS
BY SENATE
OREGON MESSENGER
HAS COOL RECEPTION
JURY SAYS SEATTLE
BUNKOED IN CAR DEAL
ESCAPED PRISONER
RUNS INTO LAW'S ARM
PAIR ADMITTHEFT
OF BANKER'S WIFE
AMERICA APOLOGIZES
FOR BERGDOLL AFFAIR
iL
IL POR
cAPASSED
AIL
LABOR
JOINT
TERM!
EP
VICE-PHESIDEXT STIFFLY EE-
TRACTIOX LIXES VALUED AT 5
INSTEAD OF 15 3IILLIOXS.
MAX WHO GOT A WAT IX WYO
MIXG CAUGHT IX MEDFORD.
GEXERAL ALLEX DEPLORES
ATTEMPT AT CAPTURE.
SERVED TOWARD ROBB.
WILSON TO DECIDE
Near-Bankruptcy Plea of
ID
EfiMANENT
i
J
commission Membership
. Increased to Nine.'
M- H. HQUSER IS ELIMINATED
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C' F. J. Mahoney, W. L. Thomp
cn and H. L Corbett Added.
WAN PURCHASE ALLOWED
joisition of Island Without
itliorlty of People Permitted;
House Passage Likely.
.TATE ITOCSE, Falem, Or- Jaix 31.
t Special.) All Port of Portland
on after a day of conferences, com-
romises and debates. The organ-
i zed fight against these measures in
1 i senata flattened out and little
no opposition Is anticipated to
i eir passwge in the lower house.
The principal feature of the main
rt bill la that It Increases the mem.
. rship from seven to nine and that
ax 1L Houser Is eliminated from
commission and three new men.
mas J. Mahoney, William L.
mpson and Harry L Corbett are
,;d thereto. Selection of this trio
j. distinct concession to the east-
i Oregon senators.
. Islnnd Acquisition Permitted.
I the group of bills, tne commis
si has the authority to acquire
' in island without reference to the
pie, but It cannot acquire Mock's
r. iota or Guild's lake and fill these
valnds with spoils for dredging
ithout the approval of the qualified
ters.
Also the bills call for an appropri-
on of $-'50,000 for the improvement
X -nreert with xfl dun dilicrerw-A finrt
ed."
V .astnm Oregon senators, occupying
strategic position, maneuvered for
. last week until they sained the
cession they wanted. The upstate
slatnfs worked for the develop
. nt of Oregon slough, otherwise
V wn as North Portland harbor, and
X-see that this development is car-
.cd out, they wanted members on the
co nmittee who would be In sympa-
1 1 h tic relation with the desire of the
. eat and cattle country, therefore
y backed Mr. Mahone and Mr.
-mpson, formerly eastern Oregon
, idents, and Harry Corbett, who has
ensfve stock and land interests In
ney county.
Joseph Laanrhea Attack.
fter a conference at noon, at
ich Senator Joseph attended and
present agreed. Senator Joseph
. nched into a vicious attack on the
embers of the Port of Portland and
ailed the scries of port measures
k?n they came up for final passage
few hours later. Then, when he
ue to vote. Senator Joseph sup-
rtcd the bill ho tried to scuttle.
raving only Senator Hume and Sen
tor Thomas casting negative votes.
It was during the luncheon hour
hat events moved quickly In the
rt matter. Senators Dennis, Ellis,
jbertson. Banks, Moser, Porter.
W-eph and F. M. Warren, chairman
the port commission, assembled
ore by accident than design in Pres
nt Ritner's office.
The. finrt hills, whiph wer. st tnr .
f ccial order of business at 11 o'clock,
K re postponed until 2:30 o'clock
I mat a lew amendments could be
f itten. The group In the president's
f im began an informal dicussion
Y Ich quickly developed into come-
Dg concrete.
laenue la Itefasrd.
, The eastern Oregon senators de-
ired they wanted Mr. Mahoney and
-. Thompson on the port commls
n. Senator Joseph Insisted that
. e port commission be Increased
f jm nine, the plan of the eastern
egon legislators, to 11. He was
'jroptly turned down. Various
mea were suggested for the com--islon.
Including Ben Selling, Fred
ik W. Mulkey, E. V. Houser and
t -rry L. Corbett
, Finally it w-as decided to place Mr.
Fahoney, Mr. Thompson and Mr. Cor-
fett on the commission, limiting that
jdy to nine. As the old board con-
ts of seven, someone bad to be
aropped, so Max H. Houser was ae-
lected for elimination, this action be
ing predicated on the fact that Mr.
Houser bas been too busy to attend
any meetings for the last four
months. The other members of the
uid commission are George H. Kelly
Phil Metscham, F. M. Warren, J. D.
unworthy. H. A. Sargent and An
ew R. Porter.
Other details were approved, such
Increasing the emergency . appro-
iation from SI. 000.000 to $1,250,000
A nroviding for having the North
rtland harbor improved as expedl-
jusly as engineering problems will
' stify- The dove of peace has ap-
j-ently aettled over the senate.
Dill la Attacked.
When the senate considered the
-rt measure after lunch. Senator
jser explained the several amend
ents in the chain of Interlocking
.rt bills, and they were considered
vorably. All went well until the
ilia were up for third reading. It
as then that tha dove of peace was
discovered to be a magpie.
"Senator Joseph declared that tna
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Tardy Carrier of Electoral Votes
Has Difficulty in
Proving
Credentials Are proper.
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington, Jan. 31, Oregon's five
electoral votes for Harding and Cool
id ge were presented to Vice-President
Marshall today by W. L. Robb of
Portland, who was introduced by Sen
ator McNary.
Mr. Robb, exactly one week late
under the "aw In arriving, was un
able to present the proper credentials
to. the vice-president, who waa rath
er insistent on knowing that the Ore
gon messenger was the individual ac
tually delegated to bring the state'
votes. When he replied that his ere
dentlals were probably inside th
package, which he had just dclivere
to Mr.. Marshall, the latter said
"Well, you know, I cannot open that.
The vice-president maintained the
stiffest reserve toward the Oregon
messenger as he has toward all oth
era w-ho have arrived tardily with
electoral votes.
When Mr. Robb said: "Now. Mr.
Vice-President I will be pleased to
offer to you my alibi if you care to
listen.", the vice-president replied
"Alibis do not change the law." He
was referring to the statute which
fixes a penalty of $1000 for failure
of a state messenger to appear here
with the electoral vote on, or be
fore the fourth Monday in January
following the presidential election.
Vice-P.-esident Marshall said, how
ever, that if congress adopts the
Smoot resolution, allowing additional
time for the arrival of such me
sengers, he will make a requisition
for Mr. Robb's mileage from Portland
to Washington and return, and will
not enforce payment of the f nt,
It was discovered thia afternoon
that the Smoot resolution might not
be sufficient to cover the delay of
the Oregon messenger because It au
tnorized the "payment of such mes-'
sengers as appeared before January
31."
It was held that Mr. Robb had not
arrived before "January 31, but upon
that date and that the resolution
must be amended in the house
read "on or before January 31."
The resolution having already been
adopted by tho senate. Senator Mc
Nary and Representative SLnnott
held a conference and the latter ar
ranged f r the necessary amendment
in the house, not Only to cover the
case of Mr. Robb who appeared to
day, but of the Nevada messenger,
svho wiil not get in until tqmrrrow,
LIQUOR OF HOSTS' SEIZED
$5000 Steal at Point of Gun by
Traveling Basques Reported
NTSSA. Or., Jan. 31. (Special.)
Traveling Basques, guests of Jordan
Valley Basques, are reported to 'have
held up their hosts at the point of
gun recently, seized a cache of 26
cases of aged whisky and dashed off
in an automobile. In order to pre
vent chase being given, they arejsaid
to have removed secretly the idis
tributor of their hosts' car before
making the forcible seizure of
the
liquor. The liquor was valued at
JS000,
When the Basques arrived at Jor
dan Valley they were traveling
n a
roadster, which they traded fo
r
five-passenger car. At the same t
ime
they deposited in a bank 2000. wljich
was in an unbroken package rolleol In
Cincinnati, O. It is presumed this
money was stolen, as it has later
developed that a claim on the rofed
ster is made by a Mountain Home
garage.
No trace of the fugitives has been
found.
HARDING PARTY FAVORED
President-EIect Has Perfect Weal
er for Fishing Trip.
MIAMI, Fla, Jan. Tl. TcrfdV
weather favored President-elect Hand
Ing and his vacation party on thi
fishing trip today.
The Shadow is expected to put ba
into Miami tomorrow and unl- M
Harding changes his plans lie w
slart Wednesday on his return tr
to St. Augustine.
"No country can go through w
without readjustment, but we ha
reached the lowest stfp and are op
the upgrade," President-elect Hardin
said in an interview published he
today. It was bis only comment o
political affaire.
MORGAN HOME ACCEPTED
House Opens Way for Purchase ol
Embassy Building in Paris.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 3L Accept
ance of the London home of J. P.
Morgan as a permanent residence for
tha American ambassador to the
court of St. James waa authorised
today by the house by a vote of 1S7
to 62.
The diplomatic bill waa passed!
without a roll call.
The house also adopted an amend
ment to the diplomatic bill by Rep
resentative Longworth, republican.
Ohio, authorizing an appropriation
of $150,000 for purchase of an em
bassy building at Paris. 1
BLUE SUNDAY GAINING
St. Louis Alliance Urges Passage
of Bill by Missouri Solons.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 31. The ministe
rial alliance of St. Louis today
adopted a resolution urging passage
by the legislature of a bill to close
on Sundaya all placea of amusement
operated "for gain." I
The measure waa recently pre-
aenled.
Lines Challenged.
WAGE-CUT PLAN IS FOUGHT
Graft in Repairs and New
Equipment Charged. ;
BLOW AT UNIONS SEEN
Atlerbury's Appeal Is Declared
Violation "of Proprieties and
of Transportation Act.'
CHICAGO, Jan. 31. President Wil
son was asked tonight by representa
tives of seven labor unions to inves
tigate the statement of Brigadier
General W. W. Atterbury of the
Pennsylvania lines that the roads
must have wage readjustments or
be in danger of bankruptcy, and if
the statement were found true, to
place the matter before congress and
ask that body to enact remedial leg
islation immediately.
The union leaders, however, in
message to the president, declared
they did not believe the roads to be
in the financial condition outlined by
General Atterbury. They charged
that he had, by delivering what they
termed "an ultimatum" to the labor
board, "violated all decent proprie
ties, disregarded the transportation
act and flouted existing agencies.
such as the interstate commerce com
mission and even congress Itself."
Labor Exploitation Charged.
General Attcrbury's obvious policy.
the telegram said, "was to disrupt
labor unions, turn public opinion
against the employes and place
wages on a pre-war basis so that
railway profits may be enhanced
when prosperity returned." The
shipper would have to pay increased
rates and tho laborer would be ex
ploited, If General Atterbury had his
way, the union men declared.
The message was Bigned by B. M.
Jewell, president of the railway em
ployes of the American Federation
of Labor; J. J. Hynes, international
president of the Amalgamated Sheet
Metal Workers' International Alli
ance; M. F. Ryan, general president
of the Brotherhood of Railway Car
men of America; J. P. Noonan, inter
national president of the International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers;
J. W. Kline, president of the Interna
tional Brotherhood of Blacksmiths,
Drop Forgers and Helpers of America;
J. A. Franklin, president of the Inter
national Brotherhood of Boilermakers,
Iron Shipbuilders and Helpers of
America, and J. F. Anderson, vice-
president of the International Associa
tion of Machinists.
The telegram asked the president
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City Declared Entitled to Equitable
Relief Through Courts; Xo Evl '
dence of Corruption Fonnd.
SEATTLE, Wash.. Jan. 31. The
tfrms of the contract by which the
city of Seattle purchased the muni
cipal street railway system from the
Fuget Sound Traction. Light & Power
company for $15,000,000 in municipal
ity bonds, cannot be fulfilled and the
city Is entitled to equitable relief
thrbgh the courts, the special grand
Jury Investigating the purchase de
clared in Its report made public to
day. The report asserts the lines are
worth approximately $5,000,000.
Mayor Caldwell will ask the city
council tomorrow to take action In
line with the recommendation of the
special grand Jury investigating the
purchase of the municipal street rail
way system, that the city seek relief
In the courts from the terms of its
contract with the Puget Sound Trac
ion. Light & Power company, he an
nounced today.
The report says the grand Jury
found no evidence of corruption, or
that any city official profited by the
deal whichwas completed in March,
1919. It did find, however, accord
ing to the report, that the "negotia
tions leading up to the deal were
characterized by slack business
methods on the part of the mayor
and city council. No Indictments
were returned.
The grand Jury began investigation
of the purchase of the lines last No
vember, following publication of
charges by Mayor Caldwell that th
city had been "bunkoed" out of sev
eral million dollars. The city council
voted an appropriation of $10,000 to
bo used by the mayor In conducting
an investigation, results of which
were submitted to the grand jury,
After asserting that the value is
approximately $5,000,000. the report
declared that if the city of Seattle
completes the purchase according to
the contract, the people will pay a
total of $23,752,550 in principal and
interest and that by the time the
payments are con.pleted. It will be
practically necessary to reproduce
the system.
An additional loss of $3,750,000 will
result from the discontinuance of the
26 per cent gross paid to the city
under private ownership and in taxes.
$1,601,280, making a total over all of
$32,102,830, the report asserts. -
The contract for tho purchase of
the lines, whereby the city was .-to
pay $15,000,000 in municipal utility
bonds, was completed in March, 1919.
The grand Jury, In its report made
public, today, asserted that at the
time of the transfer the lines were
worth, at an actual physical valua
tion, $7,843,000 and that considered as
an investment they were worth not
to exceed $5,000,000.
Tho report charged that the terms
of the contract were never agreed
upon or made public until long after
tho special election, November 5, 1918,
when the people voted to purchase
the lines, and that the vote was
therefore taken "without authority of
law." The terms, as finally nego
tiated. It adds, are "incapable of per
formance by the city."
Officials of the United States ship
ping board and the emergency fleet
corporation, described the transac
tion to go through in order to obtain
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Deputy United States Marshal Has
Luck on Trip to Take Two
Bct ledgers to Trial.
Luck played into the hands of Deputy-United
States Marshal Pace yes
terday, luck so bountiful that he, lost
no time in burning the telegraph
wires between Medford and Portland
to get the glad ti'dings to his chief.
For as Mr. Pace strolled through
the streets of Medford taking an
early morning airing before proceed
ing to. Jacksonville to bring two
bootleggers to Portland from the
Jackson county Jail, he. met an old
friend. . The old friend was L. S. Dean
of Shreveport, La,
Mr. Pace greeted him with a warm
handclasp, backed up by a pair of
handcutfs. For his last glimpse of
Dean had been gained as he disap
peared through the window of a mov
ing train at Rawlins, Wyo., late in
October, 1920. At the time of his es
cape. Dean was being returned to
Shreveport to face a charge of vio
lation -of the national motor vehicle
act.
Since then Dean had disappeared
completely. The meeting yesterday
with the man from whom he made
his escape was wholly by chance, for
Mr. Pace had been sent to Jackson
cointy for the sole purpose of bring
ing back two federal prisoners re
cently arrested at Gold Hill. Dean,
according to the information received
at the United States marshal's office,
has been working as a traveling
salesman. He was standing In front
of a cigar store when Mr. Pace recog
nized him.
Dean waa alleged to have stolen an
automobile in Shreveport and trans
ported it to Los Angeles, where he
disposed of it He was arrested last
October In Astoria In company with
a woman. Mr. Pace was taking him
back to Louisiana to face a charge In
federal court when he leaped from the
train as It slowed down Just outside
Rawlins, Wyo. Details of his where
abouts since then have not been
learned.
CHILDREN CUT RENTAL
Handsome Home Offered for "Al
most Xothing" to Family of 12.
PINE BLUFF, Ark., Jan. 31. A
man with 12 children can rent. the
handsome house of T. IL Ashcraft
here "for almost nothing," he an
nounced 1ft advertisements today. Mr.
Athcraft, who owns interests in sev
eral country banks, is moving to
Little Rock.
In advertising his home for lease
he said: "The house will not be leased
to a family without children and the
more children the lower the pay."
MARY'S DIVORCE MENACED
Xcvada. Attorney-General's Brief
to Bo Filed Shortly.
CARSON CITY, Nov.. Jan. 31. The
brief of the state attorney-general in
the Mary Pickford divorce matter, in
support of his motion to set aside the
decree of divorco granted the actress
from Owen Moore, will bo filed to
morrow or Wednesday.
Deputy Attorney-General Richards
made this announcement today.
Los Angeles Kidnapers
Enter Guilty Plea.
MEN PLAN FIGHT IN COURT
Evidence to Be Produced in
"Mitigation" of Offense.
ONE SAYS HE WAS LURE
Police Prepare to Hide Both AYhcn
Persons elcphono Station
. JIU s of Violence.
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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 31. Arthur W,
Carr and Floyd L. Carr, cousins, con-
ressea kidnapers of Mrs. Gladys
Witherell, wife of O. S. Withcrell, in
vestment company president, pleaded
guilty to a charge of kidnaping In
the superior court late today. Sen
tence was deferred until next Wednes
day morning.
A plan to have the men sentenced
at once was abandoned when the
prisoners asked for counsel, saying
they wished to produce- evidence In
"mitigation" of their offense.
Floyd Carr made a confession late
today, according to the police. In
which he said he planned the kid
naping and lured Mrs. Witherell from
her home last Tuesday night.
The police said tonight Arthur Carr
had retracted a statement mado by
him earlier in the day that he and
his cousin had been concerned In kid
napings in Spokane, Wash., and Den
ver, Colo. Carr made no mention of
these cases when examined in the
Justice's court.
Police Get Violence Threat.
The police said they wero prepared
ir necessity arose, to transfer tho
prisoners from tho .cfity Jail ; to a
secret hiding place.
This statement was made after sev
eral telephone calls bad been received
from citizens, some from the Holly
wood district, where the Witherell
home Is located, and all expressing
indignation over the case.
Floyd Carr declined to make
statement, the officers said,, while his
cousin talked freely.
airs, witherell bore up well after
she was reunited with her child. Then
she suffered a nervous collapse and
on the advice of a physician was put
to bed, with orders that no one ex
cept her relatives see her for two
nays.
Injured Woman Ia Decoy.
inrougn ner husband, however, she
gave out a brief story of her abduc
tion. It follows: '
"I was getting dinner last Tuesday
when the man I learned later was
Floyd Carr came to tho door, saying
some one was calling for m
woman hurt in an accident on the
boulevard. I had never seen him
before, but I thought my husband's
mother had been hurt, so I went with
him.
"We got into a machine down the
street. Another man, who I found out
a'fterward was Arthur Carr, was at
the wheel. I rode in the back seat
with the one who came to the house.
"They did not say much and sud
denly I knew something was -wrong.
I tried to Jump out, but one of them
grabbed me. , I felt a wet rag around
my face. I smelled chloroform.
fS0,0U0 Is Sum Demanded.
"T struggled as long as I could!
Then I knew nothing.
"I came to Just before we reached
the cabin.
"They told me they were after
money. I realized I must wait my
chance to escape. The next day tbey
let me write to my husband. Just to
say I was all right. They told me
afterwards they sent my letter with
theirs, demanding $20,000 to let me go
"They did not leave me. Floyd
Carr was with me most of the time.
They brought me the papers. I did
some of the cooking. I could not
sleep. I was so worried about the
baby he had not been well and my
husband, and all my family.
"All the time I was away those
terrible days and nights I slept only
an hour and a half."
Kidnaping; on Tuesday.
Mrs. Witherell disappeared from
her home here last Tuesday. She
was found early this morning, a pris
oner, in a email house on a sheep
ranch eight miles east of Corona in
Riverside county, . about 70 miles
southeast of Los Angeles, according
to telephone messages to the Asso
ciated Press.
Mrs. Witherell was unharmed.
The discovery of Mrs. Witherell and
the arrest of the two Carr men were
effected by Los Angeles police and
deputy sheriffs, who started for Los
Angeles with the woman and the two
men. .
The officers said the Carrs con
fessed they had ill-feeling toward the
woman's father-rn-law, A. J. Wither
ell, because of a transaction Involv
ing a boat and that they had kid
naped Mrs. Witherell both to obtain
revenge and ransom money, of which,
it was said, tbey had demanded S20,
000. Girl's Quick Wit Traps One.
A telephone operator's quick-wit-edness
led to the discovery of Mrs.
Witherell and the Carrs' arrest. The
operator received a call for the resi-
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Colonel Is Sent to Tell Germans
That Commander Did Xot Give
Order for Arrest.
BERLIN, Jan. 31. Brigadier-General
Henry T. Allen, commander of
the American army of occupation, has
made a formal apology to both the
Berlin and the Baden governments
for tho attempt by men connected
with the American forces to arrest
Grover Bcrgdoll, American draft
evader, and his chauffeur, Isaac
fitecher, says an official German gov
ernment statement today.
The statement says Colonel Stone,
acting on ori'ors from C al Allen
F
called on themperlal cb. 4slon for
the occupied Rhine area and de
clared General Allen desired to make
an apology to the German and Baden
governments and further said he had
given no orders for the attempt
against Bcrgdoll. which he deplored.
The order for Bergdoll's arrest.
General Allen stated, was Issued by
tho provost marshal in Coblenz, who
only recently arrived and who was
under tho impression Bergdoll was
sojourning in the French occupied
zone.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31. The war
department today finally conceded
that it had official Information that
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, wealthy
Philadelphia draft evader, was in
Germany.
LAD SHIPPED BY EXPRESS
Six-Ycar-Old Tagged on Coat From
Ranger, Tex., to Bend, Or.
THE DALLES. Or., Jan. 31. (Spe
cial.) All the way from Ranger.
Tex., as "express" came Leonard Ad
cock, 6 years old, who arrived in The
Dalles today en route Jo Bend. On
his coat is a tag bearing the follow
ing information: "Leonard Adcock,
Ranger, Tex., destination Edwin
Berly, Bend, Or. In case of accident,
notify Morna Adcock."
The boy is a bright little fellow
and has made many friends during
his long trip. At no time during the
Journey has the boy lacked for pea
nuts or' candy, according to train
officials. Word has been Bent to Mr.
Berly at Bend, and it is expected he
will meet -.th"' young traveler, who
is liia nephew.
FORD'S GAIN PASSES 3000
157 Precincts to Be Counted With
4 500 Votes Xccded.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 31. Henry
Ford's net gain over Senator New
berry in the recount of tho 1918 ten
atorial election In Michigan tonight
had passed the 3000 mark.
However, he would have to gain
nearly 41100 votes in the 157 precincts
yet to be counted by the senate privi
leges and elections sub-committee to
overhaul the senator.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, SO
degrcea; minimum, octrees.
TODAY'S Bain; southerly wind.
Forricn.
America apologize to Germans for Bcrg
doll affair. Pago 1.
Valparaiso is visited by Pacific fleet.
Page 3.
National.
Budpet organization of lower house of con
gress is held doomed. I'age 5.
Vice-president Btiffly reserved In reception
of Messenger Kobb. Pago I.
New trial granted Berger and four co-
defendanta. rage
Reveal alien land negotiations with Japan
la demand, rage J.
Coaat naval bases recommended by com
mittee, rage o.
House committee lops $38, 000.000 from
naval appropriation bill, rage 3.
Immigration bill faces discard In Senate,
says buinvan. rage .
Railway labor asks Wilson to Intervene In
wage-cutting. rags 1.
Domestic.
Kidnapers of banker's wife plead guilty.
PUZO 1.
S:ash In fuel oil, gasoline and kerosene
prices announced. rage
Legislatures.
All port bills passed by senate. Page 1
Siiecli'.l school tax measure defeated after
not Hgni in luaiio liuusr. x age v.
Repeal of Oregon bone-dry act is proposed,
Page s.
Washington state senate passes Governor
Hart civil aaminisirauva coas oy de
cisive vote, rage 8.
Tilt near over pay revision for county dis
trict attorneya. rage o.
Teachers pay to tenure lobbyist.
Page 9.
Fish and game commission asks 191,300
appropriation, rage s.
Porific Northwest.
Grand Jury declare Seattle was buncoed
in streetcar purcnase. rage x.
Sports.
Tex Rlckard will promote Dempsey-Car-
pentler tlgni a-ione. rase it.
McGoorty raps out Bonds to please Kearna.
Page 14.
Martin knocks out Burke in fifth round.
Page lu.
' Commercial and Marine.
New plan suggested for using British wool
surplus. Page Si.
Chicago wheat market weakened by Ger
many s atlltuoe. rage v.
Stocks unsettled by rise in call money mar
ket, rage -i.
Portland dock commissioners adopt tariff
of rates for storage of cargoes in munic
ipal bunkers. Page 10.
Portland and Vicinity.
Kelly Butte soon to be put In active oper
ation. Page 14.
Mayor Baker announces that hereafter
Chief Jenkins will be In complete control
of all police matters. Page 22.
Prisoner who dived from moving train runs
into law's arms.- Page 1.
Portland schools gain 12 per cent Pago 13.
Health wines and tonics under fire. Pags
12.
Strong gale blows off coast. Page 9.
Insurance men hear experts. Page 20.
Morris Bros gross deficit put at 1737.011.
Page 6.
Oregon commute appointed to assist in
perfecting organization of Foreign Trade
Financing corporation. Page 6.
Joint terminal at Portland made perma
nent. Page I.
Maurice E. Brooks, slain In San Francisco,
notorious la Portland, Pie 4
Railroad Chiefs Agree at
Conference Here.
HUGE FREIGHT YARD IS PLAN
Property at Guild's Lake to
Be Used as Site.
NEW STATION IS LIKELY
Construction Xot Promised by Con
ferees, but Action Is Indicated
When Money Is Xot Tight.
CI1IKK KKATIRKS OF PORT
LAND TKRHIK.tL SIT
UATION'. Officially announced by rail
road executives that agreement
has been reached whereby Great
Northern and Spokane, Portland
& Seattle lines shall have per
manent use of union terminals.
Even the Astoria trains are to
be accommodated later.
Believed that Portland will,
in due season, receive new and
modern union passenger sta
tion. Officially announced that
property of Union Pacific
eys-
tern at Guild's lake w ill be used
U8UU A
for great freight terminal
lievlng congestion at the union
passenger station and making
room for Increased passenger
traffic.
Believed that freight termi
nals will cost more than
$1, 000. 000.
Mayor I'aker, who Initiated
proceedings, expressed keen de
light at outcome of conferences,
which have lasted five days.
Special city election may be
necessary to authorize street
t
vacations necessary to terminal
plans.
:
After five days' continuous sessions,
during which every feature relating
to the Tortland terminal situation
had their earnest coiiHlderatlon, prcs- ,
idents of tho transcontinental rail
roads entering this cliy lust nlnht
announced that they had reached an
agreement whereby the trains of the
Great Northern and tho Spokane,
Tortland & Seattlo railways will use -permanently
the facilities of th
Union station here.
This official announcement means
that the efforls of Mayor Baker,
members of tho state public service
commission and the 'mayor s epectal
committee of civic presidents, backed
by the Interstate commerce commis
sion, to bring about permanent unifi
cation of tho railroad systems ln-re
have been highly sucocshful. The
agreement now made public, although,
lacking in details- reveal that tha
city has been conceded outright very
considerable features of its conten
tion and the only thing lacking to
make it as complete as the public
officials and others concerned mlj;ht
wish Is a definite promise of a new
depot
New Station la Espectrd.
However, as the rail officials con
cerned, in making their brief state
ment last night, did not specifically
say that they will not put up a new
union station in due time, It is gen
erally believed that this "is in the
cards" and will be forthcoming as ,
soon as money is easici nm
newed business conditions warrant
the capital outlay necessary to such
a big project.
The statement issued by tho rail
road executives last night was ad
dressed to the public servici commis
sion of Oregon, George L. liaker.
mayor of Portland, and H. B. Van
Duser, chairman of the civic commit
tee. It was signed by "Ralph Budd.
president of the Great Northern rail
way; Charles Lonnelly, presld-at of
the Northern Pacific railway; Carl B. f
Gray, president of the Union Pacifio
system, and William Sproulc, presi- i
dent of the Southern Pacific system.
Five Dnya Given Prcblrm. -
The statement was as follows:
"In response to the suggestion
made by you, the executives of the
Everal railroad companies have spent
five days in a careful consideration
of the proposed consolidation of pas
senger terminal facilities at Portland
and have arrived at a tentative un
derstanding as to a method by which,
this can be accomplaahed.
"To accomplish necessary expansion
of passenger station trackage facili
ties and to compensate for encroach
ments on freight and switching
tracks of the Northern Pacific Ter
minal company, favorable considera
tion has been given to a plan for tho
acquisition of a considerable acreage
now owned by the Oregon-Washington
Hallway & Navigation company
at Guilds lake and the establishment
thereon of a complete yard with me
chanical facilities which will result
In a relief of freight yard adjacent
to the passenger station sufficient
to enable construction of additional
passenger tracks.
"The matter has now been referreJ
to the managing and engineering oi-
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Concluded on Bmg 3. Column 2.)
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