" rillCE FIVE CEXTS VOL. LX XO. 18,848 Entered at Portland Oreiron) Postofflre as RArond-Olasn Matter. PORTLAXD, . OREGOX, TUESDAY. APRIL 19, 1921 EX-KAISERIN'S BODY E POKER GAME WINNER IS THROWN INTO JAIL MASTODON SKELETON FOUND IN SAGEBRUSH MR. STOKES LOSES JAPANESE CALLED HOME FOR TRAININ REACHES POTSDAM - TlIORX WREATH, SY3IBOLIZIXG AT OLD, LITTLE-USED LAW IS IN VOKED IX COURT. SHEEPHERDER DIGS UP OXE DRAFT LAWS ARE EXTEX BED &ADXESS, PUT OX OOFFIX. OF XIXE-FOOT TUSKS. TO FILL UP ARMY. I OF NOTE FROM JAPAN INSISTSOW YAP Mikado Firm in Stand on Claim of Mandate: PHON REHEARING CONGESTS TRAFFIC ARGUED SALEM HUGHES ASKED FOR PROOF Reservations by Wilson at Paris Are Denied. AWARD IS HELD INVALID American Declares Question at Is sue Is Rights of United I States as War Ally. WASHINGTON', T. C. April 18. The American and Japanese governments have adopted equally firm attitudes as to the status of the island of Tap. iplomatic exchanges are continuing and those to date were made public today in Washington and Tokio. They consist of two memoranda and three formal notes. Japan, in its last communication re ceived late in the Wilson administra tion, insisted it had received a man date for the island from the supreme council May 7, 1919, and that it could not agree with the American conten tion that irrespective of any award of mandate other nations should have free access to the island for cables. In replying. Secretary Hughes. April 5 stated that the United States could not be bound by action either of the supreme council or of the league of nations and that as no one had been "authorized to surrender or cede" the right of the United States in the is. land the American government could not recognize the allocation of the island or the validity of the man date. Xotem Before Allies. Japan now is considering this com munication. Great Britain. France and Italy also have before them sim ilar notes. Exchanges between the four governments were understood to be under way with a view to reaching an accord. Meantime, however, France In a preliminary reply stated that the mauer was one for the supreme coun cil to consider In May and that when Jt comes up, Bhe would approach it with a view to finding a solution giving every satisfaction to the United States. The viewpoint of the Harding ad ministration as explained today is that the question of whether the su preme council did actually award the island to Japan on May 7 is of sec ondary importance. The important point at issue, it was emphasized, Is recognition by the allied governments of the principle laid down by Mr. Hughes that the 1 nked States as a principal allied and associated power has an equal right in the former German colonies and that those rights cannot be disposed of without consent of the American government. Approval Is Expected. Administration officials believed that the soundness of this position will be conceded by its former war associates. With this principle recog nized, it is believed the details as to the American rights can be worked out. No official information has come indicating Japan's position. Press dispatches from Tokio today, how ever, said newspapers there seemed to think Japan would adopt a passive attitude. Japan, it was pointed out, adopted a positive attitude on Yap in her last note. The Imperial government said in order lor the linited States to maintain Its position that the man date was not awarded to Japan by the supreme council, it would have to prove that not merely reserva tions were made by President Wilson, but that also hla views were accepted by the council. Bad Fallk Pointed Out. 7t must also be remembered,' Japan said, "that If a decision in favor of the exclusion of the island of Yap a question of grave concern to Japan and one on which the Jap anese delegation Invariably .main tained a firm attitude bad really been made, as it is implied by the argument of the United States gov- eminent at the meeting of the supreme council May 7. 1919, at which Japan was not represented. It could not but have been regarded as an act of entirely bad faith." Proof Held lnWMry. It was to this note that Secretary Hughes replied April 5. at the same time sending similar notes to the governments of Great Britain. France and Italy. He declared that the United States was unable to agree with Japan's contention that, in order to maintain its position. 1 would have "to prove" not only that Presi dent Wilson made reservations re garding Yap. but also that the su preme council adopted those views. "As no treaty has ever been con cluded with the United States relat ing to the island of Yap." Mr. Hughes added, "as no one has ever been au thorized to cede or surrender the right or Interest of the United States I in the Island, this government must Y insist that it has not lost its right or interest as it existed prior to any action of the supreme council of the league of nations, and cannot recog- . t Concluded on Face la. Column L) Ex-Crown Princess, Grand Duke of Baden, Von Hindcnburg and Generala Sleet Train. LONDON. April IS. The funeral train bearing the body of the Ger man ex-empress reached Potsdam shortly before midnight, said a dis patch from Berlin received here early today. The station was cordoned by police. Prince Henry, the ex-emperor's broth er, the ex-crown princess, the grand duke of Baden, Field Marshal von Hindenburg and Generals Ludendorff and Mackensen were on the platform. Officers mounted guard around the bier. A Berlin dispatch to the Dally Mail said the mayor of Emmerich, near the German-Dutch frontier, placed on the coffin of the German ex-empress a wreath of thorns entwined with laurel, symbolizing' the sadness which overshadowed her in her last days. DOORN. Holland. April 18. (By the Associated Press.) The German ex emperor suffered last night from se vere nervous depression and to this was due his absence from the Maarn station today when the funeral train departed with the body of his wife, Augusta Victoria,' During the morning he regained his composure in a measure and attended a special service held before Princess Victoria Louise and her husband, the Duke of Brunswick, and Prince Oscar left for the ceremony at Potsdam. Germany. At the moment of leave-taking WI1 helm almost collapsed again. AUTHOR TO PAY DAMAGES Skipper, Wbo Resembles Character In Book, Gets $10,000 Award. HONOLULU, T. H.. April 18. (Special.) Frederick O'Brien, author of "White Shadows in the South Seas," passed through here recently on his way to American Samoa. He told of having lost a suit in a Tahiti civil court filed by "Lying Bill," skip per of the Morning Star. The amount asked was 850,000 and the amount awarded was 810,000. "Lying Bill" alleged that the party described in the book so resembled him that his friends said he was the person mentioned, though "Lying Bill" Is not his name nor is the "Morning Star" the name of the ves sel. "In a way, it's a tribute to my descriptive powers," remarked O'Brien on the case. i". STORMS' TOLL ABOUT 100 Relief Work In Six Southern States Being Pushed. MEMPHIS, Tenn.. April 18. With the death toll of the tornadoes and storms which swept six southern states Friday and Saturday remain ing at approximately 100. relief work in the storm areas is being pushed, with reports tonight indicating im mediate needs of sufferers have been met. The list of known dead stands at 94, with a number more missing- and believed dead in Arkansas and Texas. A dozen or more of the injured ae expected to die. Hempstead and Mil ler counties, Arkansas, were the hard est hit by the storm, with 68 deaths, hundreds, being homeless. In Texas and Arkansas early plant ed crops were destroyed. WOODCUTTER IS KILLED Tree Falls and Crushes Skull of Man Wielding Ax. OREGON CITY, Or., April 18. (Spe cial.) David Lindgren, a woodcutter near Eagle Creek, on the Matt Glover place, was killed instantly this morn ing about 19:30 o'clock when a tree fell, crushing his head. He was cut ting the tree and it crashed to the ground in the opposite direction from which he in. ended. Lindgren was a bachelor. He took a contract to cut wood about a year ago for Mr. Glover. The funeral will be Wednesday aft ernoon. Lindgren had a brother. Charles Lindgren, who lived with him in a cabin in the woods. SENATE VOTES FOR ESCH Appointment to Federal Commis sion Is Confirmed. WASHINGTON, D. C, April 18. The nomination of former Repre sentative Esch of Wisconsin to be a member of the Interstate commerce commission was confirmed today by the senate. Senator La Follette, republican. Wisconsin, opposed confirmation. SHIP TO CARRY LIQUOR Munson Line Steamer to Sail From Montevideo "Wet." BUENOS AIRES. April 18. The American shipping board vessel Hu ron, managed by the Munson line, which will sail, from Montevideo Wednesday for New York, will be "wet" ship, it was announced by the !in-i today. BRYAN VISITS HARDING Commoner Evades Politics and Pays Respects to President. WASHINGTON. D. C, April 18. William Jennings Bryan called today on President Harding. He said he did not discuss policies or politics, but merely assured him of his personal regard and good wishes. AH Oregdn Joins Portland in Protest. EXCESSIVE PROFITS CHARGED Legality of Suspending New Schedule Questioned. RATE BASE HELD TOO HIGH Public Service Commission Is Told Charges More Than Enough for Fair Retnrn on Capital. SALEM. Or.. April 18. (Special.) Rehearing of the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph rate case and suspension of the recently increased charges pending a final order in the contro versy were sought in a petition sub mitted by the eity of Portland and argued before the Oregon public serv ice commission here today. Oral testimony placed before the commission indicated that practically every important city and town in Oregon had Joined with the city of Portland in its' action for a rehearing of the case, while the Oregon State Hotel association intervened through a separate petition presented by Law rei.ee McNary, attorney for the or ganization. Rate Snspenslon Questioned. James T. Shaw, general attorney for the telephone corporation, with headquarters in San Francisco, while admitting that the public service com mission had authority to order a re hearing of the case, declared that it was not within the rights of the com miFsion to suspend the present rates, which had been in effect for more than - 30 days. Mr. Shaw contended that this question had been settled in th& courts and there were numerous decisions on the subject. In opening the case for the peti tioners Frank Grant, city attorney of Portland, alleged In part that the present rates, of the corporation were excessive, service poor and inade quate, profits-unreasonable and that the rate base on which the advanced charges were computed was too high. Reference- also was ' made by Air. Grant to the enormous profits of the American Telephone & Telegraph company, parent corporation of tlfe Pacifio Telephone & Telegraph com pany. He said that any extension, unless absolutely necessary, should be delayed until conditions returned to normal. Average Rise 30 Per Cent. Mr.- Grant said investigation had showed that the increase in some instances was as much as 200 per cent, while the average advance throughout the state exceeded 30 per cent. Attorney McNary, in submitting the (Concluded on Page 4, Column 1.) WELL, S'LOXG. j . - to JSjjfr S .- . "-. t :: . ' x :: " & , : . ft '""fee. s.s.s ... . .x. .... .. a..... .. .. XJL MX.M.'J.'li-M.U.Ml.UMM, Joseph Mozorosky Imprisoned for Failure to Pay $1600 Jary Declared Due Loser. Failure.of Joseph Mozorosky to pair the Judgment of 81600 returned by a Jury in Judge Stapleton's court two weeks ago in favor of Sol Swire, loser to Mozorosky at gambling, resulted in an execution against the body be ing issued yesterday morning and the throwing of Mozorosky In the county jail. Shortly before 5 o'clock jester day afternoon Presiding Circuit Judge Kavanaugh issued a writ of habeas corpus returnable before Judge Sta pleton at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Invocation of this old, seldom-used law through which a man may be imprisoned temporarily for debt was the move of Henry E. McGinn, for mer circuit Judge,- who represented Swire in the recent civil action. In the petition for writ of habeas corpus, John H. Stevenson and J. J. Fitzgerald, attorneys for Mozorosky, contend that his Imprisonment is un constitutional, asserting that the debt Incurred by Mozorosky is not founded on fraud, that he is not an abscond ing debtor and that there is no war rant of law for such an execution. Swire filed Suit for 81600 against Mozorosky on the ground that the latter had won 8800 from him at poker. Under an Oregon law a loser at gambling may sue the winner and recover damages double the amount of the loss. The statute was designed to discourage gambling. , Attorney McGinn won for Swire, receiving Judgment for the full amount de manded. ANNUNZI0- WEDS PIANIST Soldier-Poet of Flume Fiasco Marries Woman "Patriot." GENEVA, April 18. G a b r I e 1 e d'Annunzio, soldier-poet, married in a civil ceremony Saturday In a village near Lugano, Signorina Luisella Bac cara, an Italian pianist, says a Lugano dispatch. Tbey are passing their honeymoon in the Italian lake country. ' Signorina 'Baccara was In Flume several months while D'Annunzio was in control. She refused to leave when an attack was imminent, saying she would rather be killed. It was an nounced when D'Annunzio left Flume he Intended to marry her when he had obtained a divorce from his first wife. The poet's bride is 29 years old. GIRLS TABOO FACE PAINT - - Home Service Corps on Record Against Use of Lipsticks. "No more rouge or lipsticks." This is ' the rule unanimously adopted by the Oregon state staff of the Girls' Home Service corps. These young Portland girls went on record prohibiting the use of rouge or lip sticks in their organization. They believe" that the Oregon state staff is the first to make this ruling. Miss Frances Ball is commander of the staff and the motto is "Service." The girls are planning to raise funds to send delegates to the national con vention that will be held in Detroit later in the year. Arlington Plans to Exhnme Bones of Prehistoric Mammal and Put Them on Exhibition. ARLINGTON, Or., April 18. (Spe cial.) The skeleton of a mastodon, apparently complete, was discovered yesterday in Butcher Knife canyon, about four miles southeast of Arling ton, Or, in Gilliam county, near Wil low creek, by William Marshall, a Fheepherder in the employ of Smythe Bros. . The prehistoric relic was discovered by Marshall upon noting the point of cne of the tusks sticking up several inches above the sandy soil in the sagebrush. Fred Danielson. camp lnHp fnF tYiA fimrth. T? r a nia rtn? plant and sheep camps., brought one, cf the tusks to Arlington this morn Ing. The tusk measured exactly nine feet from the base, which is 12 Inches in- diameter, to the tip and is a per feet specimen. Mr. Danielson said that the skele ton of the prehistoric mammal is com plete, as far as could be determined from a preliminary excavation, and Arlington citizens were planning to have the find exhumed and brought to town for exhibition purposes. Rem rants of prehistoric animals have been found in this territory -before, but this is th first time that a com plete specimen has been discovered. EXCURSION FARE IN AGAIN Southern Pacifio Re-establishes One and a Third Rates. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., April 18. Re-establishment of excursion rates to all points .east by all transcon tinental roads, was anirbunced by th Southern Pacific company today. The rates were suspended in 1917. Tickets will be sold from June 15 to August 15 and the time limit will be October 31. The old excursion rate of one and one-third fares for the round trip will be restored. Excursion rates on these carriers to all points west were announced some months ago. Today's order re turns the roads to the old excursion status. TRAINING CAMP IS DATED Reserve Officers to Be at Camp Lewis on June 16. THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Washington, D. C, April 18. Reports that there would be no training camp for reserve officers at Camp Lewis, Wash., this year, were ended today by announcement of the war department that the training camp at Camp Lewis would open June 16, This will be the infantry camp lor the entire ninth corps area. WOOD UNIVERSITY CHIEF General Elected President of Penn sylvania Institution. PHILADELPHIA, April 18. Major- General ieonara wood today was elected head of the University of Pennsylvania by the board of trus tees. He was nominated by the board last month. 3 CO-RESPONDENTS Millionaire Admits Evi dence Is Lacking. SON'S NAME IS WITHDRAWN Rowland Miller, Will Myers Also Eliminated. , FOUR OTHERS TO REMAIN Defense Expected to Begin Earnest Today When Wife's Mother Will Go on Stand. NEW YORK, April 18. (Special.) Three co-respondents were lost in th legal shoals of the Stokes divorce trial today. Four remain. The ellm ination of three Rowland Miller, Will Myers and W. E. D. Stokes Jr. was both a legal formality and confession by the millionaire plain tiff that agents had failed to find sufficient evidence against them. Young Stokes, even before the trial began, was out of consideration, so that withdrawing his name was technicality. But the two others were under scrutiny until yesterday. Maxes Are Accentuated. As usual, the day's developments served to accentuate the mazes of th proceedings. In addition to dropping the co-respondents, counsel for Mr. Stokes -succeeded in changing an ad d"-ess in a charge of misconduct. This step was somewhat involved, but sira ply told. It was like this: The original complaint, sprinkled with various "unidentified men," con tains a reference to one such at No. 229 West Seventy-eighth street. "The tall, dark young man," romantic wan derer in the early sessions of th trial, Mr. Stokee'- lawyer discovered according to the evidence, was at No SIT, the Stokes home. So a motion was made to move him, and after consid ei'able debate he was moved. Other Developments Follow, Other developments followed in rapid succession. The action naming Edgar" T. Wal lace was consolidated with the orig inal action. It will be recalled the complaint was amended to include Wallace, and now legal action united the two In form, after they had been joined in fact. Meanwhile Mrs. Stokes filed an appeal on the consolidation and the amendment. She recited that a previous motion to merge the two actions was denied by Justice Ford, Unless the unexpected occurs, the end of the trial is in sight. Legal dif ficulties swept aside, the defense will begin in earnest tomorrow, with Mrs, Stokes' mother as the first witness. Complaint Dismissal Denied. Mr. Littleton's motion to dismiss the complaint was denied and Mrs. Stokes will be free to refute her hus band's charges and prove some of her own. Cross-examination of the three al leged eyewitnesses of the Wallace- Mrs. Stokes incident was concluded at the morning session with Mrs. Mabel Matteos9ian. She said she thought Mr. Stokes "a dear old man," and as ured the court that was her sole motive for testifying. Although her memory of her' his tory, insotar as dates went, was somewhat hazy, she fared better un der cross-examination than her predecessors. She was the one who testified she saw Mrs. Stokes and Wallace from the roof coping. Witness Is Poeitlve. Questioned once more, she was positive" she had seen Mrs. Stokes Wallace's bedroom and that they were somewhat under-dressed, she was sure, too, tha't the picture on Wallace's dresser was that of Mrs. Stokes. This was despite the fact she had "impressions" of the incident and could not state definitely her position, the position of her peeping compan ions nor the exact actions of the couple ehe saw. Ill for several weeks, Mrs. Matte- ossian sat huddled in her chair, nerv ously rubbing her hands, answering questions' in a faint voice, sometimes with a tinge of asperity. Cross-ex amination failed to shake her orig inal story, and, unlike Mrs. De'An quinas, she did not boast a "conven ient memory." Contradictions Are Slight. There were some slight contradic tions. In her original story, she sail she saw Mrs. Stokes turn on the light in the room and Wallace came to the window. Pressed, she said she could only give her "strong Impression." The extract from the record bearing on this was rend to her. "Did you see Mrs. Stokes turn on the lightr "I don't remember." Henry Wise, for Mr. Wallace, asked if she saw the face of the man at the window. "I'm not responsible for his face," Mrs. Matteosslan retorted. Witness Vague on Point. She was not Quite sure at first whether her view of the red-haired woman led her to decide that Mrs. Stokes was In the room. She did not know, then, she said at first, whether she had known of Mrs. Stokes. Later she said she was "positive" of her immediate identification. Mrs. Matteosslan, despite her physl- (Concluded on Fage 2, Column 2.) Subjects Residing in Philippines and South Seas Are Told to Report for Duty. WASHINGTON, April 18. General tightening of the conscription law by Japan, including extension for the first time of the application of uni versal military training to Japanese residents In the Philippines, East India and the South Sea islands was reported to official circles today. Not only have all Japanese officers stationed in the Pacific Islands south of the equator and In the East India islands been ordered to return to Japan for military training, but Ilk wise "all Japanese between 21 and 37 without previous service have been ordered to return for military duty to Japan." As applied to the Philip Cines, the order was reported to have een issued March 31. So far as is known, it has not been applied elthe to Hawaii or continental United States. Officials attach no unusual signlfl cance to the reports, but state they are to be regarded only as indicating a general inclination of Japan since the war of adopting more rigorous methods to place herself in a state of defense. ' The Japanese law, it was stated, has never exempted a subject from military service by residence in foreign country, but hitherto consid erable laxity has been exercised i the application of the law to Jap anese residents some distance from Japan. It is thought that on account of reduction of some 15.000 in the class called to the army last December as compared with the preceding yea means of meeting this discrepancy by a more general application of the conscription laws has been judged advisable. U. S. EXPENDITURES RIS Treasury Statement for March Shows Heavy Increase, WASHINGTON, D. C. April 18. Government expenditures for Marc Increased heavily as compared wit February, according to the monthly statement today by the treasury. Ordinary expenditures totaled 3336 476,360, as agarfnst $351,102,030 for February, while' public debt disburse ments were $962,598,242, as compared with $79,860,750 in February. Redemption of certificates of in debtedness to $894,462,500 accounted for the bulk of the publio debt dis bursement, while the heaviest ord nary expenditures were $133,079,821 to tht railroads and $100,507,860 to the war department. GIANT SEARCHLIGHT MADE One of. World's Largest to Be In stalledTon Coast. SCHENECTADY, N. T., April 18.' searchlight 60 inches in diameter ha been shipped by the General Electric company for Installation on Moun Tamalpais, near San Francisco, it was announced today. This 1b one of the largest searchlights constructed, it was said, there being only two or three as large In use. The rays of the . searchlight will pick up a battleship 12 miles at sea and is 500 times more powerful than the headlight of a locomotive. NDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather, YESTERDAY'S Maximum tpmoeratura. 64 degrees; minimum, aejerees. TODAY'S Bain; southerly winds. Foreign. Allies demand uermaa gold renrv.a Page 4. Lloyd George refu.es to attack labor privileges. rag. o. Ex-kaicrln' funeral train reaches Pott- dam, rage 1. National. Japan calls for American proof of Yap reservations, rag. i. Food price level remains gen.rally station ary. Fag. 3. House committee expected to approv. im migration bill. Fag. 0. Japanese called horn, (or training. Pag. 1. Pocket delegate seemingly doomed, saya Sullivan, rage 4. Federal supreme court upholds legality of Ball Housing ace rasa . lomesiie. Gary favors control of business by gov. ernment agencies, rag. z. Stokes loses three of bis list of eo-respond-, ents. Pare 1. Railroads begin drive to cut wages. Fag. 2. Pacific Northwest. Mastodon skeleton found near Arlington. Page 1. Cronkhite murder caee to Do dropped. Page (. Governor's pilot sod two mates blamed for collision, rage Telephone rehearing argued at Salem. Page 1. pports. French to captain American golfers. Pag. 15. Langford slated to give Gorman hard row. Page It Commercial and Marine. Wholesale prices fall to lowest level In four years, rage .3. Imports from Canada break Chicago wheat mantel, rag. o. Moderate reaction In Wall street stock market. Page 23. Danish xnotorshtp Indian due at elevator her. today, rag. -i Portland and Vicinity. Fifty men arrested in first day of crusade against reckless auto driving. Page 13. Fishermen robbed by nets, they charge. Pag. 15. Parking of taxis congests traffic. Pag. 1. Poker game winner ordered to Jail for fail ure to make good to loser. Page 1. Drive to continue until chest is filled. Page 8. . E. Brodie of Oregon City leads In race for post In Slam. Page 9. High freight rates east hurt fruit growers. Pag. 22. Food menu chosen for county charges Pag. 12. Public questions retail price of bread. Page . Attempt' to Injure Alaska mining by leg islation is charged. Page 16. Pay cut accepted byj buildinj labor. Page . . . . . ....... Special Investigation Be gun by Chamber. COMPLAINTS ARE POURING IN Prominent Men and Women Declare for Remedy. GENERAL PUBLIC ROUSED Xew Methods of Handling Down town Traffic Recommended In Committee Report. Congestion of Portland's downtown streets through the parking of taxi cabs and for-hlre cars has become so acute as to demand a special In vestigation by the committee on traf fic) and safety of the Portland Cham ber of Commerce. Scores of complaints against usurpa tion of streets In the congested area have reached this committee and ap peals have been made that action be taken to force the taxicabs and tor hire cars to relinquish their monopoly of the streets in the shopping dis trict. General Pobllc Complains, The complaints registered with this committee have come from business men, hotel men, automobile owners and the publio generally. So important has this problem be come that the committee appointed by President Van Duzer of the Cham ber of Commerce will give special consideration to It and submit Its findings In a report shortly. Dr. A. E. Rockey, chairman of the commit tee, announced yesterday that a re port covering the for-hlre and taxi cab situation would be made as quickly as the investigation has been concluded. The committee yesterday presented report recommending new methods of handling traffic In the congested area. This plan conformed in the main with the plan outlined by Captain Lewis, In command of the traffic de partment of the police bureau, at a meeting last week at the United States National bank. Advsatnite Declared Takea. Among the complaints registered with the Chamber of Commerce traf fic committee were Included charg'-s that the for-hlre operators were not observing the spirit of the permits granted them by the city council, Compla'nta have also been made that many of the stages operated out of .Portland have been converted into for-hlre cars at any timo convenient to the owners. City Commissioner Barbur was the first member of the city council to take a definite stand in favor of re moving the for-hlre cars and taxicabs trom the congested area. Commis sioner Ilarbur was one of the pioneer backers of the plan to eliminate busi ness enterprises using congested streets. Streets lleld Too Narrow. "There is no question in my mind but that the for-hlre cars and taxi cabs must go," said Mr. Barbur, Portland streets are far too narrow and are li::e a pair of Shoes out grown by the wearer. We are be ginning to suffer from corns. Much of the for-hiro and taxicab business is now obtained mrougu the telephone. I have hoard that one taxicab company has a monopoly upon the hotels. I cannot see where that makes any particular auicrenuc. If the for-hiro men and taxicabs are forced to return tho streets to the uklic, they will devise means to ob tain business. I am willing to gie them any reasonable time to adjuxt their affair, but I will certainly fight in favor of an ordinance oust ing them from the downtown streets. prominent Persona Interviewed. Borne Idea of the sentiment preva nt amonir prominent men and wom- n on the question was gained from interviews yesterday by The Orego- Ian. D A. Grout, superintendent or schools, who has visited many of the arte eastern cities, was emphatic in his opinion that the stands should Df removed from the business area. There ought to be some arrange ment to keep for-hlre cars and taxi- cabs from the congested business dis trict," said Mr. Grout. "In the east ern cities I have visited, you can al ways get a taxi quickly by telephon- a- from any hotel. I thlr.k the same ystem of calling these cars by tele phone should be used here." Dodson Opposes Monopoly. W". D. B. Dodson, general manager the Chamber of Commerce, said that, in a larga and rapldly-develop- g city like Portland, where the treets are narrow. It is Inevitable that there should be restrictions against for-hlre cars as to parking. While the for-hire cars fill a real eed, they must not be privileged to occupy space In the downtown sec tions where it is needed for other purposes," said Mr. Dodson. "It is a serious question and need, careful nsideration. The whole traffic problem here is acute and, it seems me, Is one which must eventually given full consideration. A plan. sed upon the fundnmentuls of the AConeluded ea Pag K Column 1.)