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THE MORNIXG OREGOXIAX, THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1921 PROTEST OF TAXIS SET FOR TUESDAY Petition to Revoke All For Hire Car Permits Filed. CIVIC CLUBS WILL ACT Ici-pci-tion of Stage Terminal Sites Today la First Step Toward Relieving Congestion. Business men of Portland will have an opportunity to appear before the city council next Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock to present their case in connection with the movement to iorce taxicabs and for-hire cars to re linquish their hold upon the down town streets. A petition signed by merchants, ho telmen and property owners of Port land, urging- the city council to re voke all permits issued to taxicabs and for-hire cars within the congest ed area was filed yesterday by James S. Sayer. secretary of the Building Owners'- association. City Commissioner Pier showed some opposition to the handling of the for-hire car problem as a separate unit, contending that the effort to drive the for-hire car men from the congested area was very likely to re sult in the formation of a gigantic monopoly for one taxicab company operating in Portland which is said to have -complete control of stands within the leading hotels. Separate Issue Contended. Both Mayor Baker and Commis sioner Barbur contended that the question of for-hire car stands on the downtown streets was a separate is sue and should receive separate con sideration. Business men of Portland have some rights which should be protected, a"w cording to Mr. Barbur's argument as recited to the council yesterday. "The business man who pays high rents should have some right to say what shall occupy the space in front of his store," said Commissioner Bar bur. 'The streets are not intended to be used as a place for the conduct of private enterprises and if we are froing to permit the taxicabs and the for-hire cars to continue to use the streets iu the congested area when they are sorely needed by the public, I say we should throw the streets open to all type of vendors, peddlers and the like." Commissioner Bigelow was inclined to favor the consideration of the for hire car plan in conjunction with the general traffic problem. Sites to Be Inspected. The first step toward relieving the congestion of traffic within the con gested area was taken yesterday when City Commissioner Mann ar ranged for an inspection of proposed automobile stage terminal sites by the members of the city council. The in spection trip will be made this morn ing and it is expected that within a few weeks the council will have taken such action as will remove the auto mobile stages from the downtown streets. At the hearing Bet next Tuesday, both the proponents and opponents of the plan of revoking the for-hire car stands in the congested area will have an opportunity to present arguments. It is expected that plans for the pro posed revision of general traffic and parking laws will not be ready for submission to the city council for an other week or two. Civic Cluba to Discnsa Plana, Before the general plans are sub mitted to the city council, it is un derstood that they will be placed be fore all of the civic clubs of the city for approval or rejection. Approval of the plans by a majority of the civic clubs and organizations of Portland will bring the proposed changes to the city council with far more support than has been accorded any proposed change laid before the city council in recent years. The fact that movements to revise the parking and traffic laws have usually lacked popular support has resulted in fail ure on the part of the city council to effect necessary change i in the traf fic code. Mayor Baker announced yesterday that he was ready to present any plan to the city council, but that he did not feel like taking the Initiative after leading two losing battles on proposed traffic amendments. Flagrant Violations Cited. "Let the business men of Portland decide what they want and then pre sent it to the council for considera tion.' was the mayor's idea. Flagrant violations of the traffic ordinance by taxicabs holding stands on Yamhill street between Sixth street and Broadway were called to the at tention of city officials yesterday. In the complaint it was pointed out that, although permits have been granted for but three cars in this block, fre quently there are from five to ten cars parked here. The complaint will be referred to the traffic bureau of ficials. In fighting the ouster movement the for-hire car men have adopted two arguments, one that removal of their cars from the congested area will throw a monopoly of the for-hire car business to one taxicab company, and the other argument, predicated upon removal action by the council, is the setting of September 1, 1921, as the time for removal. 4 Watson Iron works In the federal I court for alleged patent Infringe ments in the manufacture of two- speed logging engines, has been dls missed with prejudice on request of counsel for the plaintiffs. Withdrawal of the complain against the Smith & Watson Iro works with prejudice means that suit cannot be renewed at a later date upon the same grounds. Counsel for the defendant firm held that the dismissal of the su proved their contentions that th machine manufactured by the Smith & Watson company was nothing like that sold by the Willamette Iron & Steel company. It was held by the attorneys for the defendant that the Smith & Watson machine had novel features which were not incorporated in other machines of this kind. Victory for the Willamette Iron Steel works, the counsel for the iron works held, would have given the plaintiff a virtual monopoly upon the two-speed engine business in the northwest. PINE OWNERS FIGHT BUGS Aid From College Experiment Sta tion Is Asked OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL' LEGE. Corvallis. April 20. (Special.) Aid from the experiment station in controlling Insects in the pine regions of southern Oregon has by been asked F. W. Elliot, state forester, and A. J. Jaenike of the federal forest service of Portland. These men con ferred with Dean Peavy in behalf o timber owners in the southern part of the state, Damage to the extent of several thousands of dollars apparently has been Inflicted on the forests of the state by insects alone, and timber owners have become somewhat con cerned over the situation. Through their efforts, the federal forest serv ice and the state board of forestry, of which Dean Peavy is a member, planned to obtain the co-operation of the college, HIGHWAY SURVEY ENDS Contract to Be Let for Portion of Ocean Beach Road. GRAYS HARBOR. Wash, April 20. (Special.) Surveyors from the state highway board today completed the setting of grade sticks for that por tion of the Ocean Beach highway be tween Grays river and Svenson's land ing. Bids have been called for and It is expected the road will be com pleted before autumn. The road is to be graveled and will open up a route so that the entire Grays river population may have connection with the Deep river steamboat. It is probable that in the coming biennium the road will be completed as far as Naselle, Wash., affording an outlet to the Grays river and Deep river sectors through Pacific county via South Bend and Chehalis. Bidding on the contract is to close May 2. MAY DAY FETE PLANNED Canby High .School Is Preparing Elaborate Programme. OREGON CITY, Or., April 20. (Spe cial.) Great preparations are under way for the annual May day exercises to be held under the auspices of the Canby High school at the Clackamas county fair grounds Friday, April 29. Various kinds of sports will be lined up for the day's events. Among these will be baseball, running and jumping. Maypole dancing and sing ing. The teachers arranging for the event are Mrs. Pearl Gregory Cart lldge. Miss Helen Wastell, Mrs. Evan geline Dye Hutchinson and Mr. Moody. POEM CONFUSES WITNESS (Continued From First Pane.) litiie wond (the children's) that none other can fill." Now, she said she thinks different ly. She charged that Mr. Stokes helped a negro charged with stealing Mrs. Stokes' jewels. The jewels were lost on a railroad train. One of the Stokes' employes testified Mrs. Stokes was distraught because of her fear that "her husband would find out who gave them." Replying to this testimony, she de scribed the jewels, with the excep tion of the few given by the million aire, as her gift to Mrs. Stokes. They were not presents from admirers, she swore. Tomorrow her cross-examination will be completed and Mrs. Stokes is expected to follow her. ii m inrniT lifixiTrn IfllllllflhNUI lMIN I HERE Hil HEW YORK Tip Reveals Whereabouts William C. Jacklin. of POLICE GET INFORMATION San Jose, Cal., Authorities Tell of Efforts to Get Friends? to Act on Surety Bonds. Druggist Heir to Fortune. BOISE. Idaho, April 20. (Special.) A fortune left by a deceased rela tive In Pennsylvania came to Idaho seeking a druggist. Paul Davis, di rector of the state bureau of licenses, is seeking to locate the heir. J. C. Riser, a registered pharmacist for merly employed at Weiser, is the ob jec of the search. The attorney ad dressed his inquiry to Robert McAfee, cashier of the First National bank of Boise, who learned that Kiser was a registered pharmacist living in Reno, Nev. Forest Fire Fund Sought. THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Washington, I. G. April 20. An emergency appropriation of $130,000 for forest fire protection for the re mainder of the fiscal year, which ends June 30, was asked by the secretary of agriculture today. He said there was only $20,000 remaining In the treasury for this purpose and that there were signs in the forest areas of the west that the fires would start earlier this year than usual on ac count of lack of rain in many sections. H00 HOOS INITIATE 20 D. R. Ishenvood of St. Louis Puts On AVork for Lumbermen. BEND. Or.. April 20. (Special.) Under the direction of H. R. Isher- wood of St. Louis, secretary-treasurer of the concatenated order of Hoo Hoo, 20 "kittens" were initiated into the lumbermen's order here tonight at the first concatenation which the order has held in Bend since 1916. From Bend Mr. Isherwood will go to Portland, Fresno, Cal., Los Angeles, Cal., and Trinidad. Colo., to conduct similar sessions. He was met in Bend today by George M. Cornwall of Port land, editor of the Timborman. Both were guests of the Beni Commercial club at luncheon this n job. That conditions In the lumber busi ness in the east are Improving but cannot become normal until an ad justment with labor is reached, was the comment by Mr. Isherwood on conditions existing in the industry. "In cities where suca in adjustment Has been made. In the prices of com modities as well as in the wage scale, business is going on as usual," he said. PATENT SUIT DISMISSED Ci.se About Two-Speed Logging Engines Thrown Out by Judge. Suit brought by the Willamette Iron & Steel works against the Smith Indian Dies of Influenza. DALLAS. Or., April 20. (Special.) John Day, the well-known Indian of the Grand Ronde reservation, died last week of "flu." His wife and several children are also reported to be very ill with the disease. Day was known to hundreds of Oregon fishermen and hunters who camped at his place on Kock creek every year. William C. Jacklin. Portland auto mobile dealer wanted by authorities here on a warrant charging larceny by bailee, is in New York attempting to negotiate a bond in the sum of $7500 to Insure his appearance here to answer the charge, against him, according to telegraphic information received last flight by city police from the chief of police at San Jose, Cal. Jacklin's whereabouts became known to, the San Jose authorities when friends whom he had requested to act as surety for him made known his location. Jacklin came to Portland from San Francisco the first of the year and opened a garage and salesroom at Twenty-first and Washington streets after he had obtained the local agency for the Stutz automobile. It is said that he was enabled to embark upon the business venture here through ar rangements with Portland capital, and that he had little personal money in vested. He spent money lavishly in decorating his salesrooms, for station ery, etc., and appeared to be on the highway to success when he disap peared. Prior to leaving Jacklin is said to have removed six cars from his ga rage, none of which belonged to him. Another car which did not belong to him was recovered in Vancouver, Wash., where he had driven it before he took a train for the east. A war rant was issued April 4 by District Attorney Evans, charging him with larceny by bailee, R. M. Fox, com plainant. Fox alleged that Jacklin had sold two cars for him on commission, and then pocketed the entire proceeds. The warrant, however, was based upon the alleged sale of one car in such a manner. Civil actions to re cover small sums due for office furni ture and stationery were filed by the Credit Service company for J. K. Gill and the Pacific Stationery & Printing company, prior to issuance of the warrant alleging larceny. Police received no information last night as to why Jacklin left Port land. Since his disappearance the an Jose officials, co-operating with those of Portland, had been tracing im. Jacklin, who formerly sold automobiles in San Jose, had asked certain friends in that city to go urety on his bond. These are saia to have tipped him off to the police. CO-EDS RESOURCEFUL LOT Girls at Corvallis Make Money In Mcny Ways. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE. Corvallis. April 20. (Special.) Self-supporting students resort to all kinds of work on the campus ana in the city and some of the most in genious plans for earning money are to be found in women s dormitories, according to one who has visited them. Two co-eds advertise themselves as Mesdames Sew and Sew, old clothes made new, new clothes made newer." Agencies for hosiery, sweaters and scarfs are advertised by signs. Ar tistic women make money by design ing and lettering these signs. "Sham poo shop," is another sign, and type writers; sewing machines and electric curling irons are rented out. capital stock is $300. Headquarters of the association will be in Portland. The Texas Fatroleum Engineering corporation, organized under the laws of Texas, has made application to operate In Oregon. The capital stock Is $3,000,000 and Frederick M. DeNeffe has been named attorney In fact. Ore gon headquarters of the corporation will be in Portland. L. D. Winters, incorporated, has been organized by L. D. Winters, Roy T. Brookings and E. K. Oppenheimer. The capital stock is $5000. Portland is headquarters for the corporation. The Hidraulic Engineering Manu facturing company, with a capital stock of $250,000 has been incor porated by C. L. Cox, Karl Robertson and S. P. Scheffel. Headquarters of the corporation will be in Portland. The Adventure Scenics corporation, with headquarters in Portland, has filed notice of dissolution. PLOT MAY BE CHARGED 101 MAKE HIS CHOICE TODAY Commerce Places, Shipping Board Likely to Be Filled. COMPANIONS OF LIQUOR BOAT OPERATOR ARRAIGNED TODAY. Receipt Found In Pocket Indicates Drowned Man Lived in South, Federal Officials Say. HOQUIAMV Wash.. April 20. (Spe cial.) Charge of conspiracy may be placed against Robert Braid and John Santchiex, Mexican, companions of Jack Wallace, alias J. Gamber of San Francisco and Seattle, drowned Fri day off Copalis beach, according to federal officials investigating their connection with the cargo of 100 cases of Scotch whisky found in the launch alleged to have belonged to Wallace. The men were held in Hoqulam and Aberdeen Jails, respectively. They will have a hearing before United States Commissioner McKay tomor row. t The launch, which carried the liquor and from which Wallace is said to have jumped overboard when he feared it would be wrecked on the rocks, was held at the Chilman ship yard here in custody for disposition by federal authorities. The liquor was taken by the customs officials. In the pocket of Wallace's coat was found a receipt for $2100 cah paid by J. GamVer for an automobile In San Francisco last March. Advices from San Francisco were to the effect that there was a J. Gamber living at the address, 821 Eddy street, given in the receipt, but that he had been away for several weeks. STRONG INFLUENCES BUSY Frank J. Hagenbarth Believed to Be Slated for Commission, but Spokane Man Has Chance. EXTE N S 1 0 N J-EA D ER DINED President of Pacific University and AVlfe Entertain. . PACIFIC UNIVERSITY, Forest Grove, Or., April 20. (Special.) President and Mrs. Robert Fry Clark entertained at. dinner this evening in honor of A. S. Hill, the director for the Pacific university extension and endowment campaign. The guests, who numbered about 108, included members of the faculty, the board of trustees, the Oregon Congregational board and Forest Grove citizens who sponsored the re cent community dinner when the final subscriptions for the promotion fund were made. After dinner a musical programme was given by the conservatory of music. Mrs. Virginia Spencer Hutch inson, head of the vocal department, and Arthur Carhart Jones, baritone, both gave numbers. NEW FIRMS INCORPORATE Soft Drink Workers' Association Flics Articles. SALEM, Or., April 20. fSpeoIal.) Improvement of the literary and mental capacity of Its members is the purpose of the Soft Drink Workers' association, which filed articles of in corporation with the state corpora tion commissioner today. The incor porators are Jack Reynolds, Martin Fay and Frank Pinnella and thelterday, HIGHER COURSES REVISED Important Requests of University Are Granted by Board. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eu gene, Or., April 20. (Special.) Sev eral important requests of the uni versity were granted by the board of higher curricula, according to an an nouncement made today. The university was represented by President Campbell -and Dean Dyment. Courses of study in pre-engineering. military science, medicine, commerce and geology were approved. The three-year pre-engineering sat isfies requirements of high-olass pro fessional schools. A year of rein forcing work in pure science and sub jects of general culture was provided. A commission from civil life will be granted from the military department, according to the new course. William Klcb's Father Dead. City detectives last night were try ing to locate William Kleb of Rose burg, who is supposed to be stopping In Portland on his way east. A tele gram from Roseburg, signed by Cor oner Ritter, said his father died yes- THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash'ngton, D. C, April 20. It was Intimated at the White . House today that the remaining two vacancies on the interstate commerce commission will be filled by the president tomor row. Ernest L Lewis of Indianapolis, ex-newspaper, man but for several years a member of the Indiana state railroad commission, is to receive one of the appointments. The other appointment seems to be between J. B. Campbell of Spokane and Frank J. Hagenbarth of Spencer, Idaho, although it was said at the White House that 15 candidates were being considered. . It also was as serted .that the president had given positive assurance of the appoint ment of Mr. Hagenbarth. j This In formation came, however, from one of Mr. Hagenbarth's leading support ers, and it Is the experience of those who have followed such matters in Washington for any period that par tisans of a particular candidate some times misconstrue presidential utterances. Choice Declared Difficult. Senator Smoot of Utah has had charge of the campaign of Mr. Hagen bartb, while Senator Poindexter has led the fight for Mr. Campbell. Both senators have strong Influence with the president and the delay is thought to be due to the difficulty of favoring one senator as against the other, both candidates being admittedly strong men. There were also rumors that the shipping board appointments will be made tomorrow, the supposition being that James A. Farrell has finally ac cepted the chairmanship of the board. Mr. Farrell's hesitation, it is under stood, has been holding up definite action on the part of the president. Colonel Charles R. Forbes of Sno- kane, personal friend of the president and once considered for the board, went to New York yesterday on some mysterious mission, which one of his friends said was to confer with Mr. Farrell. Goodwin to Help Fall. The- hint was given today that the nomination of Frank M. Goodwin of Spokane for assistant secretary of the Interior, will be sent to the senate tomorrow. There appears to be no doubt that Mr. Goodwin is slated for this place. He is in the city now and if nominated will be expected to step into office at once. - Hearings on the bill appropriating $250,000,000 for western reclamation will begin before the senate commit tee on irrigation May 2, Senator Mc Nary announced today. The first per son to be called before the committee will be Secretary of the Interior Fall, then will come A. P. Davis, director of the reclamation service, and Will iam Spry, commissioner of the gen eral land office, who before taking the latter office was here represent ing the Western States Reclamation association. Other witnesses will be E. F. Blaine of Seattle, president of the Northwest Irrigation congress, and national of ficers of the American Legion. POULTRYMEN START DRIVE Centralia Association Plans to In crease Membership. , CENTRALIA, Wash., April 20. (Special A membership drive has been launched by the Centralia Poul try association, in connection with which a meeting will be held at the Fords Prairie grange hall Friday night, to be addressed by R. E. Dar ling of Tacoma. For the past three weeks local poul trymen have been shipping eggs to Puget sound marxets by auto truck, thus effecting a considerable saving. A receiving station has been opened cn the prairie. The poultrymen also are buying feed on the co-operativo Tuwn. 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Keeley against the Journal Publishing company, ask ing $165,000 damages for allege! libelous news items and editorials. published, opened before Circuit Judge Tucker yesterday. Selection of the jury had not been completed at adjournment last night. Keeley was permitted to amend his complaint before examination of the jury began. He added specific ex planatory allegations to the charges in his complaint. While being examined as a pectlve juror, B. F. Jagger was asked by Keeley, "Now, Ilr. Jagger, If you were sitting in my place and I were In yours, would you be willing to have your case tried by a man In the frame of mind in which you ap proach the trial?" "If you were sitting In my place and you had the same opinion of me that I have of you I wouldn't want you on the Jury," retorted Mr. Jagger. He had been foreman of the Jury In the recent libel suit of Keeley against The Oregonlan. Keeley challenged him on the ground of bias and Judge Tucker excused him from the panel This was the only challenge made yesterday. Keeley is trying his own suit. Attorneys George Joseph and B. E Hancy appear for the Journal. New Survey Improves Road. ROSEBURG, Or., April 20. (Spe cial.) According to County Engineer Frear a good deal of road work Is now under way. New surveys for the Draln-Elkton highway will re duce the present grade on Hancock proa- mountain from 30 to 5 per cent. Th HI I II II in - - route is used extensively by residents of the lower Umpqua country and the Improvement will enable them easily to reach the railway. ABLE TO DO HER WORK After Long Suffering Mrs. Siefert ; Was Restored to Health by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Pottaville, Fa.-"I suffered with female trouble for four or five years t ti ' regular. I was not i' ' "1 Mh. tn Ho mv wnrk at times and took: medicine from a doctor and got no benefit. f saw . 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