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7 TRAFFIC SESSION THE MORNING OREGOXIAX. FRIDAY, OCTOBER G, 1922 COMMITTEE FAVORS ; TO OPEN M RAILWAY RIVALRY A' More Uniform Regulation to Be Discussed. Central Pacific as Separate 1 5 i M : Entity Preferred. chief of police, Portland; Charles J. Chenu, chief, division ef motor vehicles, Sacramento. Cal. "Hand and Arm and Mechanical Sig nals, Operators. Drivers and Chauffeurs, and Their -Regulation" L. D. McArdle, director, ' department . of efticiency, Olympia, Wash. ; Sam A. Kozer, secre tary of state. Salem. "Motor Vehicle Lights and Need for "Uniform Requirements" H. E. Crockett, secretary of state, Salt Lake City. Utah; Charles J. Chenu, chief, division of motor vehicles, Sacramento, Cal. "Advertising Signs Along Highways and Possible Consequences to Motor Ve hicle Operators" L. D, McArdle, di rector department of efficiency, Olympia, Wash.; H. E. Crockett, secretary of state. Salt Lake City, Utah; T. A. Raffety. chief, state traffic division, Salem. GARBAGE COLLECTION ISSUE SEVEN STATES INCLUDED British Columbia Also Is - to Be Represented at Gathering; Policing Is One Issue. To obtain mor4 uniform regula tions for the operation of motor ve hicles and to make ample provision for the protection of persons and property a conference of motor ve hicle administrative and traffic en forcement officers of the states of Oregon, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah and Washington and the province of British Columbia will be held at Portland next Mon day and Tuesday. Details of the plane for the firath i ring were received in this city yes terday in a communication from Sam A. Kozer, secretary of state for Oregon. "The conference has been called to lay the foundation for proposed amendments to the motor vehicle Jaws of those states necessary to the regulation of motor vehicles in order that adequate protection may V-( be afforded to the persons and prop erty of the citizens of those states and the province of British Columbia by reason of the extended use of such vehicles," said Mr. Kozer in his communication. Important questions to be dis cussed include those of policing the highways, the treatment of traffic violators, the regulation of lights of motor vehicles, proper signaling and ; the licensing of chauffeurs and op-: erators of motor vehicles. Speakers from various states and! the province of British Columbia! -will participate in the discussion. The address of welcome to the con- I vention visitors will be delivered Monday morning by Governor Olcott. TRAFFIC HEADS WILL MEET Large Attendance Is Indicated at Portland Convention. SALEM, Or.. Oct. 6. (Special.) Many letters rec&ived here indi cate that a large number of per sons will attend the conference of motor vehicle administrative of ficials and traffic officers of the Pacific and western states and the proyince of British Columbia to be held in Portland Monday and Tues day, October 9 and 10. The programme was completed recently by Sam A. Kozer, secretary of state. There will be a large number of speakers, and the dis cussions will cover every phase of the traffic problem. The complete programme fol lows: Monday Morning, October 8. Welcome and Introductory Ben W, Olcott, governor of Oregon, Salem. "Traffic Lawsr-Why We Have Them and the .Necessity for Uniformity" Rob ert O. .Jones, secretary of state, Boise, Idaho. ( "Co-operation Between Countries "William G. McMnn, superintendent divi sion of motor vehicles, Victoria, British Columbia. "The Need for and Value of Uniform Laws Between States" George ; Brodl gan. secretary of state, Carson City, Nev. "Traffic Conditions in Washington and Need for Co-operation Between States and Countries" L.. I- McArdle, director department of efficiency, Olympia, Wash. Monday Afternoon October 9. "Attitude of the State Toward the Tourist "and His Obligation" C. T. Stewart, secretary of state, Helena, Mont. "The Duty the Public owes trie state in the Intelligent Use of the Highways r. N. Day, Portland, Oregon, ex-state sentor: James Allen. supervisor of highways. Olympia, Wash.; Herbert Nunn. -state highway engineer, Salem. "Registration of Motor Vehicles1 of Non-Residents Its Value to the Public In the Protection of- Their Persons and Property" Fred J. Dibble, director of licenses, Olympia, Wash.; Chas. J. Chenu, chief of division of motor vehicles, Sac ramento. Cal. "Traffic Conditions In Oregon Need for State and Local Co-operation Prob lems of the Traffic Officer" T. A. Raf- fety. chief, state traffic division, Salem. "State versus County and City Traffic Control" Fred G. Stickels, sheriff of Lane county, Eugene; A. H. Brown president Motor Vehicle Dealers' associa tion, Portland. Tuesday Morning, October 10. "Attitude of the Courts With Refer ence to Traffic Violations" S. A. Mann, municipal Judge, Spokane. Wash. ; John B. Gordon, municipal judge, Seattle, w ash. ; V. A. Kkwall, municipal judge. Portland: G. .. Unruh, justice of the peace, tfaiem. "The Province of the State Legal De parlment in Its Construction and In terpretation of the Traffic Laws" Willis S. Moore, assistant attorney-general, Salem; M. H. Wight, assistant attorney general, Olympia, Wash. "The Province and Accomplishment of the Press in Connection With Traffic regulation H. ir. Irvine. Portland. "Relation of Automobile Clubs to "the Btate Licensing and Traffic Depart ments i.uy r lenner, Idaho Automotlv Trades association. Boise, Idaho; Doug- jss w. eneior, manager western wai ington Automobile club, Seattle, Wash. ; A. II. Lea, president Oregon Automobile association, Portland. "Uniform Reports on Accidents nrt Traffic Violations Their Necessity and How They May Be Obtained" R. Frank lin nan, supervisor motor vehicle divi sion, Olympia, Wash.; Oren Leldy, chief Tuesday Afternoon, October 10. "Automobile Thefts" L. V. - J en k i ns, Candidate for City Commissioner Advocates Change. The question of free garbage col lection has been revived by Dr. J. D. Duback, candidate for city com missioner, who after what he de clared to have been a thorough in vestigation of the plan, favors it. Dr. Duback declared that it is costing residents of Portland about four times as much for garbage collection as it does residents of other cities of similar size. Dr. Du back maintains that Portland, either through contract or direct handling of garbage, can effect saving to the residents of the city of from J300.000 to $400,000 a year. REPORT IS PRESENTED Failure to Further State Develop ment Laid to Both Union and Southern Pacific. WREAK IS FAILURE CULPRIT OVERHEARD WHILE SAWING BOARDS. Man Held on Robbery Charge Is Cauglit in Act of Cutting Hole in Ceiling. PENDLETON, Or., Oct. 5. (Spe cial.) Cyril Proebstel, deputy coun ty clerk, last last night thwarted an attempted jail delivery when, sit ting in his office in the courthouse, he overheard a' sawing- noise and re ported his discovery to Deputy Sheriff Lavenaer. The deputy . round Fred Blake, held on a holdup charge, attempt ing to saw his way out through the roof . of the jail, which forms the floor of the courtroom on the sec ond floor. The last attempted jail delivery was made in this manner, It was believed that Blake had out side assistance, as he did the work with a large caseknife which had been nicked like a saw. Blake had succeeded in cutting through three boards. For many years each grand jury in session has reported on the de sirability of constructing a new county jail, but no action Has ever been taken by the Umati'Ja county court. When the last report was made a few weeks ago Circuit Judge G. W. Phelps, in accepting the report, stated that he hoped the proper authorities would soon take notice of these reports. Man in Trouble With Wife Away "Ah! So it's you. Phil. - When I 5ieard the doorbell ring I thought "it might be my wife slipping in on me a day ahead of schedule. Come on out in the kitchen. I am washing a pile of dishes a mile high. This is the first I've washed since the wife has been away. In fact. I used up all the dishes and stopped eating here to avoid buying more dishes." "Good night, man! You surely have a merry little job before you now. Why on earth didn't you wash them when they got dirty?" "Well, I never thought about that. just got through scrubbing the floor, too." . "Well. I should say so! And. man, you've burned your clothes on the stove, too. Looks to me like you've ruined your clothes. Haven't you noticed that the women put on house dresses when in the kitchen? You're not much of a housekeeper." "I've known that right along. I have made a mess of thia suit. I'll admit. I burned it taking some water off the stove, and I spilled grease on it, too. I'll have to get a new one as soon as I can afford It. This Is about the only business suit 1 have." "Well, you'll get run In If you wear that on the street after what you've done to it. Why don't you buy a new suit at Cherry's? They have some fine new fall models in. and they allow one to buy on credit. Six months to ' pay. S49 Morrison street, second floor." Adv. 17 ASSISTANTS NAMED Reed College Students to Aid De- partment Heads. Seventeen Reed college students have been appointed assistants to the heads of the various college de partment's. Miss May Borquist and Miss Eve lyn Capell, seniors of Portland, and Curtiss Griffin, a sophomore, also of Portland, will assist Jr. L. E. Grif fin of fhe biology department. . As sistants to Professor F. L. Griffin of the mathematics department are Miss Viol-ette Odekirk, sophomore; Miss Dorothy Stahl, junior, and Miss Dana Small, senior, all Portland residents. Miss Fre-derika Krichesky of Portland is the ole aide to Dt. S. C. Kohs in ithe psychology laborato ries. ; Students selected by Physical Di rector Charles S. Botsford to aid in physical education are Ward Foster, senior, of Portland; Gus Beich, senior, . Capitol Hill,, and William Miller, senior, of Oregon City. The staff of literary aides includes Mis-s Elizabeth McKinley, senior, Portland; Miss Anna Iandau, Louis ville, Ky.; Miss Jeannette Tresnon, Portland, juniors; Mis-s Violette Ode kirk, Portland, sophomore; Miss He 1 e n Case berg an d M iss C at h r y n Miller, also of Portland. BOY, HIT, GETS DAMAGES h Court Orders Keekless Driver to ' Pay $2500. . OLYMPIA, Wash., Oct. 5. (Spe ciai.) Evidence of negligent driv ing on the part of W. B. Lambert when his automobile struck Harold D. Edwards, 16, on the Pacific high way just south of Seattle June 18, 1921, was sufficient to take the case to the jury and also sufficient to sustain the verdict awarding Ed wards judgment for $2500 damages, the supreme court held yesterday, affirming Judge A. W. Frater of King county. The boy was standing at the east edge of the pavement, there was no other traffic and noth'rig to obscure Lambert's vision, and no warning was sounded by him, the court held. The boy -did not see the automobile approaching, his back leing turned. OFFICIALS ATTEND FAIR Statehonse Nearly Deserted for "Western Washington Event. 'OLYMPIA. Wash., Oct. 6. (Spe cial.) Official Olympia, and some that wasn't official at all, went to the western Washington fair . at Puyaliup yesterday. Some of the state offices were practically de serted while officials and employes visited the fair on governor s day as guests of Governor Hart and W. H. Paulhamus, president of the fair. Frank R. Spinning, supervisor of transportation in the department of public works, who is one of the fathers of the fair, entertained all officials and employes of the de partment at the fair grounds during thfyay and at a chicken dinner at hi.fHNnch at Sumner at noon. Mr. SpJ ig provided two large auto rml for transporting his guests to and from tht fair grounds. ROSEBURG GETS RANGE War Department Appropriates $2000 for Target IFeld. ROSEBURG. Or.. Oct. 6. (Spe cial). An appropriation of 92000 has been made by the war depart ment to restore the rifle range at Roseburg, according to word re ceived today by Captain Avery L. Roser, commanding officer of the local national guard company. The range Is considered one of the best in the state tor distances up to 1000 yards. The range has net been in uee since the war and considerable work will be needed to put it in shape, which Captain Roaer Bays will be done as quickly an possible. After listening to the presidents of both lines and attorneys for the Southern Pacific and Union Pacific, the special committee named by the Chamber of Commerce to make recommendation on the unmerger decision turned a deaf ear to the blandishments of .both sides and ad vised the interests of Oregon will best be served by the Central Pa c'fic remaining a separate railroad entity. A new factor entered into the re port that has heretofore remained in the background. That is, that with the Oregon Electric operating to Eugene from Portland and the Natron cut-off. Central Pacific property, projected from Eugene to a, connection with the Central Pa cific in Nevada, there are possibil ities of a separate transcontinental railroad that will come into com petition with both the Union and Southern Pacifies for Oregon traf fic, and in this competition, it is de clared in the report, lies- the chief interest in the unmerger situation, so far as this state is concerned. Situation Studied Deeply. The committee went deeply into the whole situation, holding re peated hearings . that covered a period of more than two months. Before the committee appeared Carl Gray, president of the Union Pa cific, and William Sproule, presi dent of the Southern Pacific com pany. That the report of the com mittee pleases neither of these com panies is an open secret, and yester day neither would comment upon the committee's findings. Membership of the committee is as follows: H. B. Van Duzer, C. D. Bruun, Efmery Olmstead, L. A. Lewis, Nathan Straus, George Law rence Jr. and Ira F. Powers. In its report the committee takes occasion to rap both the Union and Southern Pacific for the arrested railroad development of this state, saying that each has regarded its own portion of the territory as a private preserve to hold for itself and draw up in as needed. Had there been real competition between the rail lines, it is stated, the state would be much farther advanced in development. Oregon Vitally Concerned. The report in full is as follows: In view of the findings of the supreme court of the United Staie$ in the Centra i- riuii; ayuLiiern x-uinc unmereer case, we feel It would be presumptuous on our part to do other than to accept the de cision at its face value. We must as sume, In adopting? the plan for consoli dation of the railroads into competing systems under the transportation act of 1920, that the interstate commerce com mission will consider itself bound by this decision as well as by the prior decisions the northern Securities and Union Pacific-Southern Pacific unmerger cases, in which th esame principle of unfair competition was involved. On this basis the continuance of the t-outhern Pacific- Central Pacific San Francisco-Ogden line would appear to be out of the question. The method and manner of unmeremg. when in due course the mandate of the supreme court! is handed down to the lower court and the final disposition of the property Is Involved. - ir a matter of vital interest to those concerned in the future development of the state of Ore gon. IT the same spirit or development, of opening up the country, of creating traf fic had been the policy or those in con trol of the roads serving the state as was had by the builders of the original lines serving the northwest, the Natron cut-off would long since have been com pleted regardless of legal controversy ; the line from the Crane westward would have been constructed; thus bisecting the state whether, or not the tonnage of the Willamette valley could have been had to pay the bill, and, as a consequence, the great territory of central Oregon would have been opened up and the tate advanced and prospered accord ingly. Competition Declared Needed. We ned competition among the rail roads;- the more the better. Can any state develop when It is as woefully lacking as It Is today in Oregon? The north and east elections of Oregon have been the property of one line; the south and west the preserve of another. It is well timed that poter-tial owners of these properties and preserves be made to feel that they owe to. the state which they serve, end which in turn serves them, -the' same degree of support and development that they have given to our neighboring states both on- the north and south. If conditions such as are existing today are maintained, central and eastern Ore eon and portions of the Willamette val ley will remain for generations the treasure box of the railroads to br drawn upon when, in their judgment, the time is opportune, which policy we believe is thoroughly detrimental to the best In terests of the state as a whole. In view, therefore, of the leal status as expressed above, we must assume that the main Jina of the Central Pacific from Ogden to San Francisco will be divorced from the Southern Pacific system. We would, theerfore, recommend: First That the influence of the Port land Chamber of Commerce be exerted to maintain the independence of the Cen tral Pacific In tbe grouping to be made by the Interstate Commerce commission or the lower court, whichever is to have Jurisdiction, as w believe that Buch an Independent line will be for the best in terests of the state of Oregon. We feel that with such an independent and com peting line entering the state, traffic arrangements can be had that will insure the completion of the Ontario-Crane line of the Union Pacific as well as connect up the Klamath and southeastern por tions of the state, including an extension south from Bend in such a manner as to aid materially in their long retarded de velopment. , With the northern lines operating the Oregon Electric service to Eugene at the present time, and inde pendent Central Pacific from Ogden to Eugene, there are opened up possibility of future development and competition in both eastern Oregon and the Willamette valley. Second That the Influence of the Chamber of Commerce al be exerted to the end that the main line of the South ern Pacific north and south, i. ,, San Francisco to Portland, should be con tinued as a unit and such disposition of the properties of the Central Pacific In northern California be had as to insure this condition. Whether good business judgment -will result in common user rights being had on certain portions of the Southern Pa cific and or Oregon Klectrie Une in Ore gon, or whether new construction Is un dertaken to connect with an Independent Central Pacific at Eugene, Is not mat ter of immediate intreest. The spirit of fair competition which must be had In this state, if our development is not lot.ger retarded, will demand that fair and honet competitive rail conditions must be had and maintained at any east. I fir "''''''itftao.. a0v HART SCH AFFNER & MARX CLOTHES r V you stylish; save your money EN who make a success have to be well dressed and save money too These clothes do both for them BV Ikl it m WW 1 1 J VV-' v-'- -V'-'-'-'-'-"-v- JA V iftlWwi fc.sW - Mi : Rosenblatt Brothers HART SClArTNER&MARX CIOTHESSH0P Sam'l Rosenblatt & Co: Vest Park Street TTIIfU n A trio HlSm Rlllldinj i'l -ifrlV5M.iirh1i ijiiTi,im iTrtiiiwim.n f".i an mm Conntjr Seat Fight Planned. K ALA MA. Wash., Oct, 6.. (Spe cial.) Kalama residents turned out Tuesday night at a maaa meeting to effect planB with which to carry on a campaign for the fighting of removal of the county Beat from thia elty to Kelso, J. O, Gruver was chosen chairman and O. Wendel eeeretary, after which committees were arranged for. to- take full chares ot tha work. HOSPITAL PATIENTS 1845 REPORT PREPARED BV SU PEniNTEXDEXT STEIXBR." Population Greater Than Antici pated by legislature ;' Allow ance Enough, However. SALEM, Or., Oct. B. (Speclafc) The Oregon state hospital, at the close of H biennial period October 1, had a total population ol 184B, ac cording to a report presented to the state .board of control by Dr. R. B. Lee Stelner, superintendent of the Institution. The average daily population ef the hoBpttal for the biennium was 1814, or 14 more than anticipated by the legislature at the time it au thorised the appropriation for the two years ending December Si, 1322. Despite the increase In population, however, Dr. Stelner reported that he will return to the state treas urer money in excess of $30,000. The total expected disbursements up until October 1 were J66,149.9J, while the actual disbursements ag gregated $733,531. 21'.' The average per capita cost of conducting the institution since October 1, 1920', was $20.33. while the average per capita cost since January 1, 1921, was $18.6 fhe leglslf ture allowed a per capita appropriation of $20.23. "The average cost for the full period was 10 per cewt per month more than the legislative allow ances," eald Dr. Stelner's report. This was due to the high coat ef supplies In the commSMary at the beginning of the biennium, -The fact remains that all of the institu tion's funds show no deficiencies and most of them carry a surplus to be returned to the state treasury," I.lquor Prosecutor Named, ABERBERV, (Special.) O, M, attorney, whs Wash., Oet, B. Nelson, Montesano as a candidate; for the republican nomination for con- amount of fees, etc. $2470, leaving total to bs raised by tstatlon for general government $10.2S. The library fun receive $n: city hall fund, $1600: accident fund. $1740: bonds. $1600: Interest of funding bonds, city halt bonds and otjt.tarnmer wsrmnTe gress In opposition to Albert John son In the recent primaries, running on a wet platform, has been named by County Attorney Aeret deputy prosecutor In place of A, M. Wade, resigned, for the prosecution of liquor cases at the coming term of the superior court. CITY BUDGET IS $19,900 Montesano Council Adopts Esti mates Without Change. MONTESANO 'Wash., Oct, I. f Special.) The elty budget calling for a grand total of $11,Q0 for all city expenses was adopted without change by the Montesano city coun cil at Its regular meeting Tuesday night, This s $5000 less than last year's budget, The amounts are distributed as followst tieneral government, $S444i protection of life and property, $&420 health and sanitation, 1125; maintenance of highways, $4000i miscellaneous, 2$0, ! limited, to be raised hr tarnation fr t' purposes. $';&. al The prestige of Or.niii 'A rt. Ada has bn (iln..l not . ;r t.y The OreBnnisn's lr. nr. u.t . lm by the fact that I lt r.r't. ar ftS Trt.! ... .t.-1 'f n.fl.n V.. Your credit U good Thar understood. PUT A DIAMOND ON HER FINGER If a thm Sign of thm Treaty of Love Diamond Rings flou' 25 $1.00 Down and $1.00 a Wk CRESCENT JEWELRY CO.. 294 w..Hnrton