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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
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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.
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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-
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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
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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
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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-
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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
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