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.
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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
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