VOL. LXI XO. 19,356 Entered at Portland Oregon Poatofflc'- as Fecond-c'asa Matter. PORTLAND. OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1923 ' PRICE FIVE CENTS MR. TUFT GALLED .ffOHELP IMPEACH Some Witnesses Named in Daugherty Case. NATIONAL THEATER FOR DRAMA TO RISE ICHEST DRIVE STARTS 110 KILLED BY AUTOS BLOC IS FORMED GIFTS OF GOLD COINS !' Gfl SLOW IS PLEA ARE IN FAVOR AGAIN' WITH RENEWED VIGOR DURING NOVEMBER ; ALL INTERESTS UNITE FOR DOWNTOWN DISTRICTS TO BE COVERED THOROUGHLY. BOY HIT WEDNESDAY DIES OF INJURIES. REVIVAL OF CHRISTMAS CUS TOM IS IXVITED. I LOFTX STANDARD-BEARER. M I L L i 0 N LOOKTD 1 H CAR REROUTING 14 CHARGES SET FORTH "Corrupt and Dangerous" Men Held Appointed. FRAUD HELD PRACTICED .Indictment of Morse Is Branded as Use of Official Power' for "Personal Revenge." WASHINGTON, D. C, Deo. 1. Chief Justice Taft was named today in a statement to the house judiT clary committee by Representative Keller, republican, Minnesota, as a witness to be called in support of his demand for the impeachment of Attorney-General Daugherty. The chief Justice was desired to testify, Mr. Keller wrote, in connec tion with his charge, formally filed, that Attorney-General Daugherty had appointed "untrustworthy, cor rupt and dangerous men" to high of fice, knowing at the time that they were men of such character. George W. Wickersham, ex-attor-ney-general; Samuel Gompers, presi dent of the American Federation of Labor, and Guy Oyster, Mr. Gom pers' secretary, also were mentioned by Mr. Keller as witnesses he would ask the committee to summon as to this particular allegation. 14 Charges Set Forth. Regarding the committee request that he gave the names of all per sons who could testify as to any of the charges or. which he based a demand for impeachment, Mr. Keller wrote that he would not comply ex cept in certain particulars such as he and his advisers regard as safe. Setting forth 14 specific grounds for impeachment, Mr. Keller alleged, that Mr. Daugherty had practiced 'fraud and deceit" on Mr. Taft while president, to obtain the release from prison of Charles W. Morse and that on Morse's failure to pay Daugher ty's associates in the pardon pro ceedings an agreed fee he "pros tituted" the office of attorney-general for "personal revenge," by se curing an indictment of Morse. Reasons Are Set Forth.- The reasons why Mr. Keller de sireq to have Chief Justice Taft and Mr. Wickersham testify were set firth In his bill of particulars. He cited the case of William N. Jones, convicted in 1907 for alleged land frauds against the government In Oiegon and subsequently pardoned ty President Taft. He alleged that William J. Burns, now chief of the bureau of investigation of the de partment of justice, and then em ployed by the government, "got pos session in advance" of the prospec tive Jurors, who were to be called in the trial of Jones and placed op posite their names a notation as to their so-called fitness from a prose cuting standpoint. Through the influence of a secret ervice agent associated as a de fendant, he said, Jones was induced to accept as Jurors men to whom otherwise he would have objected "Attorney-General Wickersham after Investigating the circumstances re ported to Mr. Taft, as set forth in the Keller bill, that ,he could not countenance the methods employed in the prosecution of those cases by requiring an enforcement of the sentence imposed in the Jones case." Jonea Promptly Pardoned. On receipt of this report by Mr. Wickersham, President Taft prompt ly pardoned Jones, the bill set forth. At the time of Burns' appointment by Mr. Daugherty, Mr. Keller as serted that Mr. Gompers went to him and protested, calling attention to the record in the Jones' case, and that Mr. Daugherty, in his presence sent for the files which were "pro duced and which contained the re port of Attorney-General Wicker sham and the direction of President Taft for the issuance of a pardon." In the "full knowledge of the facts," Mr. Keller stated that Mr. Daugh erty went ahead and made the Burns appointment. Mr. Keller said it would require at least a month additional time for him to prepare full particulars In . his case, and that most of this time would be taken up in examining document." at the department of jus- tice to which he demanded he be given access. Evidence Declared on Hand. Declaring he had evidence to prove that "Harry M. Daugherty is unfit to be attorney-general of the United States," Mr. Keller said Mr. Daugh erty's "consistent refusal to prose cute" offenders charged with viola tions of the anti-trust laws had be come a public scandal." "Reverting to your extraordinary demands that I furnish names and . addresses of witnesses on whom I rely to support my charge," Mr. Kel- deputies today approved an amend ler said, "I assume you do not there- ment proposed by its military com by intend to limit me to the calling: mittee, appropriating 300,000 francs of witnesses who are named. How-! to "send a mission of five officers ever, apart from that consideration, ' to America." I respectfully and emphatically pro- The purpose of the mission, it is test against being compelled to com- (Concluded on Pure 7. Column' l7) Educators. Publicists, Dramatists and Actors Co-operate in Big Undertaking. "V NEW YORK, Dec. 1. Establish ment of an American national thea ter, long the dream of lovers of the drama, has been undertaken by the Producing Managers' .association With the co-operation of an initial committee of 17 educators, publi cists, dramatists and actors, Augus tus Thomas announced tonight. Universities specializing in dramatic courses have been asked to join the movement. t ' Mr. Thomas, who is executive chairman of the Producing Man agers' association, stated that arti cles of incorporation are being pre pared with the aim of holding up the national theater as "a lofty standard bearer." The 17 men outside of the asso ciation who have consented to be incorporators are George Pierce, banker; David Belasco, Nicholas Murray Butler, Samuel Harden Church, Owen Davis, John Drew, James W. Gerard, William Gillette, Otto H. Kahn, Brander Matthews, William Lyon Phelps, Channing Pol lock, Arthur Hobson, Frank Haven Sargent, Otis Skinner, Booth Tark ington and Whitney Warren. "The Producing Managers' asso ciation will be substantially repre sented among incorporators and directors," Mr. Thomas said. "It is j possible that some plan of selection will be arrived at whereby the bur den will hot fall continuously upon the same group of managers. As the enterprise is not commercial but is entirely social and altruistic, there is an element of fairness in changing the group of managers whose professional experiences will be not only helpful but necessary." The directors will be limited to 40. LLOYD STILL RADICAL Millionaire Communist Convinced Communism Will Prevail. CHICAGO, Dec. 1. (By the Asso ciated Press.) William Bross Lloyd, millionaire labor party communist, released Wednesday night from a prison sentence of from one to five years, has reconciled his beliefs in government and present conditions by a "peaceful peasant proprietor ship,". In his North Shore home, he announced today. Lloyd, convicted with 15 other communists under the state anti syndicalism act, and later pardoned by Governor Small, denied he had changed his views. "I still believe and I still have faith," he said. "The American people are not yet ripe for a drastic change in government, but it may come in Ave years or a hundred. It's a matter of evolution and experi ence." INVENTION AIDS AIRCRAFT New Muzzle Brake and Muffler to Increase Offensive Power. PARIS, Dec 1. (By the Asso ciated Press.) The offensive pow ers of fighting aircraft will be tre mendously increased, it Is believed by experts, as a result of an in vention now undergoing its final trials in the French naval arsenal. The invention was at first re ported to be a newly developed re coil absorber for big guns, but it is authoritatively learned that it consists of a combined muzzle brake and muffler similar in principle to an American invention, which it is understood plready is being manu factured u?.der the supervision of the United States navy. BRITISH SHIP PAYS VISIT Tacom t Extends Welcome to Crew of Cruiser Capetown. TAC )MA, Wash.. Dec - 1. The Britlsl cruiser Capetown arrived here tc lay for a four-day visit, the first ti ne a British warship has en tered t ie harbor since 1887. Spec il entertainments have been planne 1 for the officers and men on the ve sel and the. local street rail way c mpany has announced that a Britis sailor's uniform will be as good is a street car ticket during the t rm of the visit TUtN TO RIGHT ADOPTED New Traffic Rule in Effect In New Brunswick. FREDERICTON, N. B.. Dec. 1. The rule of the road In this prov ince now is "turn to the right," a legislative act changing the traffic law to conform with regulations in I the United States and the majority - of Canadian provinces came into I effect today. I Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia are the only Canadian provinces in which the old rule contjnu es. FRIENDSHIP FRENCH AIM Mission of Five Officers May Be Sent to America. PARIS. Dec. 1. (By the Asso ciated Press.) The chamber of announced, is to advance good re-i lations. j glie WantS 1171173- tion Bars Dropped. POPULATION TO BE MOVED Thracian Cities to Be Cleared of Minoriti.es. U. S. HELP IS EXPECTED Great Increase in Number of Ref ugees Dependent on Foreign Aid Is Contemplated. BY HENRY WALES. (Chlicaso Tribune Foreign News Service. Copyright. 1921!, by the Chicago Tribune.) LAUSANNE, Bee. 1. The rrea tion 'of 1,100,000 more refugees in the near eaBt for the United States' to feed, support and transport, was suggested by the league of nations and agreed on in principle by the territorial committee of the confer ence today. The huge masses of civil population in Constantinople, Anatolia and western Thrace , will forcibly be moved to Turkey and Greece, according to a plan of Dr. Fridtjof Nansen, the league's com missioner, who just has returned from the near east. M. Venizelos lost no time in tell ing the conference that the Unite States will be expected to- revise its immigration laws to admit an enormous quota of Greeks to tha country, as there is no place for them In Greece. He also asserted that an appeal must be made to America particularly to raise, the necessary funds, charter ships, pro vide food and clothing for the refugees, and install and support them in their destination until they are made self-supporting. Dependence Put on America. Dr. Nansen's plan does not include the cost fpr the exchange of the civil population nor , does the league, which Dr. Nansen represents, pos sess a war -chest, and therefore is unable to make any appreciable contribution. The plan even provides that Greek and British ships should be chartered with American money to transport these refugees to America. The plan looks too much like British domination of the straits to suit the other powers, particularly France and Italy, who feel that the British are asking the key to the last door of the Mediterranean. Russia wants Turkish control of the straits, with no warships in the straits at any time, but then It would be like a Russian lake, which all the allies oppose. The Turkish compromise plan pro vides for one warship of any na tionality to be permitted in the straits, except in time of war. The American control of the Pana ma canal and its determination to close the waterway to whom and when it wishes, is expected to result in America adhering to the Turkish (Concluded on Pave 2, Column 1.) Resollclting Committees to Make Second Canvass of Those Who Gave Too Little. RESILT OF CHEST DRIVE TO DATE 4I5,123. With last night's audit the Community Chest subscrip tions advanced to a total of $415,123. The quota is ?648, 329. Drive etarts out with re-, newed vigor following Thanks giving rest. . General Sammons- asks in formation relative to estab lishments not yet covered. Another big rally to be held at the Multnomah hotel Mon day noon. The Community Chest drive start ed out again yesterday with renewed vigor following the Thanksgiving rest and the workers made another step nearer the goal with Indications that the campaign would be brought to a speedy ciose. The work of cleaming up various districts both in the downtown district and the various residence sections is already under way and the workers hope to have this completed In the next week or ten days. It was announced that the work of re-soliciting various people who have contributed small amounts and are able to give more will be taken up in a few days. Nathan Straus has been made chairman of the re- soliciting committee and it is planned to have a meeting of this body next Tuesday. At that time .plans will be laid for a quick clean ing up of this work. With a view to giving everyone In the city a chance to give, E. C. Sammons, general of the campaign, is making an effort to secure Infor mation relative to city establish ments which have not been covered by the workers. "If your office, store or plant has not been solicited please call Com munlty Chest headquarters, Main 5601, so that solicitors may be sent, he urged in an appeal sent out. General Sammons said that in some instances it was found that, owing to a mistake, or to failure of certain , teams to. unction properly, some territory had .not been cov ered. As a conseqiience he said he was expecting the public to advise him. of that fact so . that no one would be left out in the general cn-wme orive. It was announced yesterday that receipts were beginning to come in in gooa snape irum ie Buure cu booths in the downtown section. conducted by members of the wom en's division, for taking subscrip tions. Returns from the 60 public schools are also beginning to come In to headquarters of the chest and indi cations are that the subscriptions from this source will amount to a considerable sum. It was announced that in the Lents school a campaign was on to get each student to give one cent a any 10 me cuesL. con tributions reported from different schools yesterday included the fol- lowing: Richmond school, $57.12; New Buckman' school, $12.99, and room 1, Franklin high school, $17.50. These sums do not include contribu- (Concluded on Page 2, Column 3.) DECORATING IT FOR THE NEXT CAMPAIGN. I tioux Most?.! . j' Joseph Tichey Fails to Regain Consciousness In 48-Hour Battle for Life. Death toll from automobile acci dents in November mounted to ten with the death yesterday at Good Samaritan hospital of 12-year-old Joseph Tichey Jr. from injuries re ceived when he was struck down Wednesday at Willbridge on the Linnton road by a Union Oil com pany truck. He did not regain consciousness in the 48 hours in which he clung to life despite a badly-fractured skull and could add no details to the re port . of the occurrence made by F. A. Mowers, 760 Ainsworth street. driver of the truck, who was ar rested last night on a charge of careless driving. Bail was set at $250. Mowers declared that the boy skated into his path with a sud deness that made It impossible to avoid hitting him. The body was turned over to un dertakers by Good Samaritan hospi tal four hours before Coroner Earl Smith was notified of the lad's death. Dr. Smith declared that oc currences of the kind were becoming altogether too common. "The same hospital has been at fault' on sev eral occasions lately," he said. "The hosDital had no business to do such a xning ana xne unoenaKer naa no j right to take the body under such I circumstances. , Serious injuries from which it was feared death might result were suffered by Anthony Brissio. 47, an Italian gardener, living at 1047 East Thirty-fourth street, when his ma chine collided with a gasoline car on the Carver line at East Twenty second and Taggart streets at 4 o'clock yesterday. He was taken to St. "Vincent's hos pital where his condition was pro nounced grave. In a 30-foot fall of hls automobile over an embankment in - Mt. Tabor park Jack Cady, 19-year-old youth, living at 1421 East Madison street, escaped unhurt. Slippery roads were blamed for the accident. FILM ACTRESS INVOLVED Wife of Wealthy Publisher Sues Husband for Separation NEW I YORK, Dec. 1. On the ground that her husband, Eugene V. Brewster, wealthy publisher of mo - 1 n rHoiira m a cu rlnad harl main , tained & Bcreen actress Jn thef I home at-Roslyn, L. I., and then , moved to a nou8e in Morristown. I N. " J., with her, Mrs: Eleanor Brewster today Degan a suit for ; 8eparation . in Brooklyn supreme j court t Mrs. Brewster said the actress' name was Corliss Palmer and de-j clared that in March, 1921, her hus band admitted the Infatuation. The publisher, in his answer, dis claimed any wish to escape his obligations to his family. STR0MB0LI IN ERUPTION j , vioIent Activity Is Reported on Island Off Sicily's Coast. LONDON. Dec. 1. (By the Associ ated Press.) The volcano of Strom boll, on the island of that name, off the coast of Sicily, is in violent i eruption, said a dispatch to the Cen- . tral News from Rome today. BYPRDGHESS1VES Any Intent to Organize .Third Party Denied. LEGISLATION PLANS LAID t. Abolition of Presidential . Electoral College Aim. PRIMARY IS FAVORED Republicans and Democrats Join in Gathering; 100 to 200 Ex pected to Attend Today. BT ARTHUR SEARS HEXNING. t ' (By Chicago Tribune Leased 'Wire.) WASHINGTON'. D. C. Dec. 1. A "progressive bloc" to fight for an tensive programme of government . . . u iunuouvu wo ted today by the 34 republican and democratic senators, senators-elect, representatives ana representatives-eU-ct who met at the call of Senator I-a Follette, Wisconsin. The latest blc will get busy t once on projects of thwarting legis lation in this session deemed to rep resent reactionary tendencies of the republican and democratic parties and confidently expects, to hold the balance of .power ip the next, con gress, in which it will be stronger. That the new bloc Is not a third party, but is organized for non-partisan legislative effort was stressed by Senators La Follette, Borah, Idaho and Xorris, Nebraska, in ad dresses to the gathering.' Programme Drawn Up. In some quarters President Hard ing's espousal of new agricultural credit legislation was interpreted as a shrewd forestalling of the plans of the new bloc, but It turns out that the credit scheme agreed upon at the White House yesterday was only . a PaJB rejection or tne aemanas or tne more radical agrarians loentined with the progressive bloc. ' In addition to rural credit propo sals of great magnitude, the La Fol lette bloc has a programme includ ing the following items: Revision of the revenue law to provide for restoration of the excess profits taxes arid higher surtaxes Repeal outright or drastic modlfl cation of the Esch-Cummins trans portation act. Impeachment of Attorney-GeneraT Daugherty, partly for his conduct i the railroad strike injunction case and partly for his failure to prose cute war grafters. Rejection of the administration ship subsidy plan and for a contin uation of a government-owned and operated merchant marine. RooM-velt Policy Favored. Restoration of the old Roosevelt policy of conservation, particularly with a view to preventing sue leases as those made by Secretary of the Interior Fall of the Teapot Dome Naval Oil reserve. Amendments to the constitution abolishing the electoral college and 1 providing for earlier meetings oflfor permits to carry pistols in New newly-elected congresses. . , . j York during 1923 will have to have More effective corrupt practices their pictures on the permits to pre legislation to prevent the lavish use j vent transfers. Police Commissioner vi muucj in irunLiva.1 campaigns. . A more extensive direct primary system for all elective offices, in clud'ng the presidency. - 'Recognition of the soviet Rus sian government. - . c ' In addition : to the foregoing propositions, the soldiers' bonus bill will receive the virtually solid sup-! port' of the progressives, although they are not likely to indorse It as an organization. - Purpone Is Announced. The conference announced its pur pose in the following resolution: "That the progressive minded senators and representatives of all parties agree to meet from time to time and co-operate wholeheartedly in order to accomplish the funda mental purpose upon which we are all united, namely: : ' ' "To drive special privilege out of control of government and restore it to the .people. "To this end we will oppose un ceasingly Special Interest legisla tion and in order to prepare scien tifically to meet the critical situa tion that confronts the nation we propose to create special committees composed of members of the senate and house, co-operating with men of affairs and experts, to prepare and submit to this group for considera tion from time to time during this and the next congress practical and constructive plans for deafing with the' following great subjects: Agriculture, shippinr. labor, nat ural resources, ,- railroads, credits, taxation, amendments to the consti tution looking to the abolishment of the electoral college and the ear lier meeting of the newly-elected congresses. , Open Frimtrim Favored. "In order to restore and perpetu ate, the control of the people over this government, we propose the in stitution of a nation-wide campaign In the various statea for direct, open pr'maries for all elective offices, in eluding the presidency, and for an (Concluded on Page 2, Coliua 04 Some Officials Think Public Will Not Want to Return Heavy, Hard Money. to WASHINGTON. D. C, Dec. 1. The ' old custom of using gold coins for i Christmas gifts, so strongly dls-1 couraged during the war, is no longer looked on with disfavor by the treasury. J Acting Secretary Governor Piatt ! of the federal reserve board in-1 formed the reserve banks today j ithat the treasury has withdrawn its objections to the release of gold j for -such purposes and said the re- j serve board invited a revival of the ' practice. j ! The original request that issuance of bold "by banks be curtailed was purely a war time measure, treas ury officials said, and its continua tion largely was due to a dsire to reduce the loss occasioned by wear in the circulation of the coins. They felt, however, that the restrictions Bhould be removed even though the circulation of gold might be great ly Increased. Some officials expressed the opin ion that the use of paper currency had become quite a habit with the average American and that he would not readily turn again to the carrying of heavy hard money I.U-. .....M f ,,t Lie nnnUAld ""- " e .even mougn it uiu jnigie. SECRET PACT IS DENIED Reported Russian-German Con vention Held Propaganda. BERLIN,, Dec. 1. uermany's de nial of a secret military agreement with Russia is contained in a semi official communication issued today. The communique declares the re port in a London paper of the con clusion of a Russian-German mili tary convention, which already has been repeatedly circulated and categorically- contradicted, is propa ganda. HARDING TO MAKE TALK Message to Congress to Be Deliv ered in Person Next Week. WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 1. President Harding will deliver in person his annual message to con gress on its reconvening in regular session, it was stated officially today at the White House. No intimation was given, however, of the subjects which would be dis cussed, it merely being said that the executive would deliver the mes sage "some time next week." BIGGEST SHIP SPEEDIEST Majestic Makes New Record in . Crossing Atlantic. NEW YORK, Dec. 1. The Majes tic, world's, largest steamship, also became the world's fastest liner to day, according to the White Star line, when she completed her trip to the Cherbourg breakwater in 5 days S hours 13 minutes. The former record, held by the Mauretania, was 5 days S hours 10 minutes. NEW YORKERS GO ARMED Permits to Carry Guns in City in 1 1922 Total 30,000. "' NEW YORK, Dec .l. Applicants Enright ruled today. Records show that 30,000 permits were issued in 1922, of which 10,000 went to workers in the financial district. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 41 degrees; minimum, 34 degrees. TODAY'S Unsettled and occasionally threatening: winds mostly southerly. Foreign. More than 1.O00.O00 more Greeks look to America for help. Page 1. . National. Taft called to help impeach Daugherty. Page 1. Treasury again favors gold coin gifts. Page 1. . Callfornlans urge keeping rail merger. Page 2. Progressive bloc formed in congress. Page 1. Domestic. Clemenceau t appear in St. Louis parade today. Page 2. National theater for drama undertaken. Page 1. Oakland is anxious to get exposition. Page S. Ford generous but hates charity. Page 5. Sports. Gorman or Leopold gets chance at Kra ft Pare 14. mer. Orphans to play Quaker high today. Page 14. Commercial and Marine. Seven Intercoastal carriers In port. ' Argentine wheat reports bullish. Page 20. j one north and one south of Wash Prices continue on upward trend. Page 21. ,'ington street. He held that a Hide markets depressed by lack of buy Ing by tanners, rage 20. All clashes of bonds again advancing. Page 21. ' . Portland and Tlcinity. Children of Japanese-American wedding 14 years ago held geniuses. Page 15. "Go slow" asked in car rerouting. . Page 1- Chest drive starts with renewed vigcr. Page 1. Ten killed in November auto accidents. Page 1. Three are dead in $30,000 hotel fire. Page 12 . lrlvin- squadron ready for drivo for fund A for state development. Page 9. Box grape season just about ended. Paee 11. cuy allowed to buy golf links and club-1 I bouse, l-age u. - Citizens Favor Gradual Traffic Reform. COUNCIL STARTS HEARINGS ' nnp.WaV Movement f Or Ve- VVdJ IVIUVCIIICIIl IUI IC Hiploc lnrinr-;pri nlCleS HlUUneU. " - MAYOR STATES POSITION Mr. Baker Tells Property Owners and Business Men Now Is Time for Change. Indorsement of the proposed one way traffic plan so far as it affects vehicular trarfic was given by many property owners and business men at the traffic hearing held before the city council yesterday, but the majority of those who spoke ad vised the council to "make haste slowly"- in rerouting street cars. It was evident that at least some of the speakers who opposed the changing of street car lines did so in order to protect property inter ests that are benefiting by the pres ent routing of cars. Most of the argument against new street car routes was based on the proposal of looping Hawthorne ave nue bridge car by way of Taylor to Fifth, thence to Madison and back to the bridge. Rerouting PInn Presented. John F. Logan, attorney for prop erty owners in the district embraced by Third. First, Yamhill and Wash ington streets, called attention to the fact that this particular plan would result in three left-hand turns for street cars and he held that left hand turns should be eliminated as far as is possible. His alternative suggestion was to send the Hawthorne bridge cars down Second to Pine, thence to First and thence back to the bridge. This suggestion was Indorsed by other business men who were as sembled In the council chambers. The hearing opened with a state ment by Attorney Logan that he was in hearty accord with the re port so far as it concerned one way routes for vehicular traffic. Taylor Loop Xot Favored. But the proposed plan of stopping lnterurban cars on the east side of the Hawthorne bridge did not meet with the approval of Mr. . Logan, and he did not. approve the pro posed TaylOr-street loop. "I hold that this council will have gone far enough if it confines it self to one-way traffic for automo biles," Mr. Logan declared. "How ever, I also think that' the council could go even farther in the one way plan for automobiles by taking in all the streets." Mr. Logan protested against spe cial favors for the "man who steps on the gas"; the man who drives his automobile to work and back and uses the streets as a garage all day. The council, he maintained, should give more consideration to pedestrians and to the Btreet-car riders and no change that would in convenience' this last named class should be made, he contended. Time to Act Held Now. At this point Mayor Baker took the floor and said the city council must take some definite action to ward solving the problem of traffic. "I'm for one-way traffic and I'm going to fight this battle through to the end," he said. "I want those here, many of whom I think will oppose the plan, to know my posi tion. What we want is construc tive suggestions for the solution of the problem. "The great trouble with the people on the west side of the river is that they are not looking far enough into the future. Unless there is, a decided change in traffic conditions on the west side of the river, business houses will establish themselves elsewhere, where cus tomers can reach them easier." Street Widening Favored. Widening of some of the streets in the congested district, preferably Yamhill and Salmon streets, is the only way In which the traffic prob lem can be effectively solved, in the opinion of S. B. Cobb, who declared that he had made a careful study of traffic conditions. . .Proposed movement of the public market from Yamhill street to Front street met with the approval of this speaker, who also suggested that two markets be established. multiplicity of things caused con gestion, and pointed to left-hand terns as one of the main reasons for traffic jams Mr. Cobb opposed any new car lines, holding that car lines added to congestion and that there are sufficient lines now. ',. Gradual Reform I'rged. Street-car traffic should not be disturbed for the present, in the opinion-of G. T. Woodlaw, manager of the Circle theater, A similar argument was advanced by J. B Yeon, who held that traffic reform I t Concluded on Page 3. Column 4.)