T1TE SrXPAT OliECOytAN. PORTLAND. DECEMBER 18, 1910. X
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UNSIGNED PAPERS
DELAYING
OPEN N6
Officials Find Hawthorne-Avenue
Bridge . Meets All
Requirements."
OPERATORS PUT TO WORK
County Authorities Willing to Open
Thoroughfare lo Traffic, but
Builder Insist on Acceptance
From Major Simon.
The County Commllontrl ax ready
to throw the Hawthorn brldae open
tt general traffic. A. 8. Kldredge.
vice-president and general manager of
the tnilcd Knglneerlng Construction
Company, which built the superstruc
ture, ray tliat will not permit traffic-
upon the brtda-a until after he ha
received an official acceptance In writ
ing from Mayor Plmon. Mayor Simon
) he doea not know when A. K.
Allen, representative of Waddell ac
Harrington, ilia consulting ena-ineers
employed by the city to plan the bride
and supervise construction, will ftl
hi report, and consequently cannot ay
when an official acceptance will be
forthcoming.
County Judge Cleeton and Commls
wr Urlilnor yesterday visited th
bridge and tested the operation of the
lift span. They announced themselves
at satisfied after running the lift up
and down several times. giving each
oT the tenders to be employed on the
bridge opportunity to exhibit his skill
In banditti- th machinery. They
ordered the nine men who are to com
pose th bridge operating" staff lo re
port fr duty tomorrow as their shifts
materialise.
Mayor Is Satisfied. He Says.
Commissioner Llghtner said that h
understood that the bridge had been
cepied by the rity officials.. When
Informed of this Mayor flroon said that
trie bridge was satisfactory to him and
all that remains Is for th county offi
cials to announce their satisfaction.
The Mayor has been given verbal as
surance by Kngtneer Allen that th
bride Is satisfactory In every respect,
b it Mr. Alien baa not yet filed a writ
ten statement to that effect. When
mid of the County Commissioners'
plan. A. K. KM red ire said:
"We would be foolish to permit traf
fic on the bridge until such time as
written acceptance of the work signed
bv Mayor ttlmon Is In our possession.
Il l do not propose to. do not car
to take unnecessary responsibility.
Lift Span WorV Well.
Mr. Eld red ire said that be would not
rare to consider the commencement of
operation by the county as an accept
ance of the bridge until such time as a
written acceptance reached him.
In watching th operation of the lift
span yesterday. Judce Cleeton found
no Indication of the defects complained
f by Harry fttutsman and which led to
a conference of city and county offi
cials a few days ago. The span did not
-bump" th pier hard, aa waa charged
bt Stutsman, and the machinery was
found to be In good working condition.
ACADEMY HOLDS BANQUET
Problem of Tasatlon Ilsonrd by
.Member After IHnner.
About guests were prent at the
meeting and banntiet of the Oregon
Academv of Science which msa held In
the dining ball of the Young Women's
Christian Association last nlgltt.
After the banquet. Dr. C. H. Chapman
t.tked on "The Problem of Taxation."
Ills solution of the question was that
land or Its rental value be the basis of
taxes. The lectur was followed by a
iiiecusslnn.
The academy will hold monthly meet
ings during the Winter and Spring, when
Important subjects will be discussed and
lecture will be delivered by prominent
men from various parts of the slate.
Among those present at the banquet
last night were: Mr. and Mrs. T. T.
leer. Mr. and Mra. A. L Finley. A. E.
OM.ar.lt. J. W. Well. J. J. Johnson, A.
King Wilson. C. J. Stead man. J. W.
Hamilton. C. K. R.-ott. Mr. and Mi. W.
K. Newell. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Lee. Mr.
and Mrs. I. C Henry. 1'hllura K. Murch.
Mry Frances Isom. Pr. C. 11. Chapman.
Mr. and .Mrs. William l'araons, Ella C.
Lynch. Mr. and Mra. Frank W. Powers,
r.mrra M. UrlebeL Jane Stearns. Vera
TXirltng. A. K. Trenholm. E C. Harlng.
II. II. Herdman. Jr.. N. J. Levlnson. T.
1 Eliot. Pr. Fletcher Homan. Pr. Wil
liam T. Foster. Pr. I av Rsffety. Rob
ert A Miller. Veneka Sanderson. Flor
ence 8. Manton. Ada Ann Ward. Stew
art Brigg. W. L. Knlselr. 8. J. Bccor.
K. R. Lyman, R. M. Frereton. Mr. and
Mrs. C A. Heals, Abbot 8. Wells. Fran
cis S. Alkus. O. E. Harlng. " P. L An
dreas. J. Francis Drake and William J.
Clarke.
DAIRY OFFICER ON VISIT
II. II. natal Here From Washington
on Trip of Inspection.
R . KawL chief of the dairy divi
sion. Bureau of Animal Indualry of the
Jepartment of Agriculture. Is In the
t-lty to Inspect methods of dairying In
Oregon. He spent yesterday In confer
ence with J. W. lUlley. State Dairy
nn I Food Commissioner. ard th two
will make a trip today to various dai
ries near Fortland.
At the Imperial Hotel last night
Chief Kawl said his mission to the
West at this time of year u lo at
tend the several meetings and conven
tions of dairymen and Incidentally
tveet state and city officers who have
an authorised supervision over dairy
interests.
llr position is entirely eaecutlve."
sstd 'Chief Raw!, "and I am looking
over the dalrvlng situation with a view
to assisting the elate and city officers
and dairymen by giving them advan-t.--e
of closer relationship with our
d-i-.rtmcnt.
The department has found It profit
aMe to assicn one of Its representa
t ut to a state and It Is possible on
n-.v be sent her. It all depends upon
hat Conaress will do In the way of
appropriations. Our department, with
te co-operation of the slate and city
officials, could do much to help th
dairying Interests along In Oregon."
FILM TELLS TRAGIC STORY
Arcade Theater Presents Iteaatlfnl
Pictures, to Aid lied Cross.
To assist the Red Cross Society la
1'. campaign tor tas prevention f
tuberculosa and sal of Christmas seal
stare;, th Edison Film Company. In
New York has produced a beautiful
picture-story, taken from the con
gested tenement-house district of the
East Side In New York. Th pictures
wer released Friday In all part of
th United State and In London. Ber
lin and farts.
The pictures tell the story of a
country girl with artistic talent, who
went to New York and mad her abode
In a small apartment In a tenement
house. Her neat door neighbor is a
widow, with a son perhsps 1 years
old, and several small children. .Tne
scene In the widow's on room shows
th unsanitary and unhealthy con
dition under which they live, and the
son a victim of tuberculosis.
The country girl Is ambitious to tak
a course In painting but when ah
visits a studio, finds th Initial cost
for lessons is Slow. Sh returns horn
discouraged. She later reads an ad
vertisement In which the Red Cross
Society offers a premium of 1100 or
the best design of a Christmas seal.
The girl makes a design and wins a
prise. Just as she Is about to Impart
the good news to the widow, sh hears
the doctor tell the widow that th eon
must be sent away or he will die. The
girl goes back to her room, ponders
oter the situation, and decides to sac
rifice her ambition and give the widow
her 1100. She places the bill In an en
velope marked -From a Friend" and
slips It under the widow's door.
Meanwhile, a young man. son of
wealthy parents, finds life burden
some and takes a room In the same
tenement. He discovers th sacrifice
of th girl and soon th tenement
house has a new landlord and things
generally- are cleaned up. through the
assistance of a Red Cross nurse sent
to help the stricken family.
While the pictures wer relessed In
other plsce Friday. It will not be seen
here nntil today at the Arcade. A con
ference was held between the Edison
Company and th Red Cross Society
before they wer made and they hav
th approval of th charitable organi
sation. '
BiGSUisllSENIEO
PROPKRTV WORTH $2,000,000
GOES TO NEW COMPANY.
Loral Harriman Official WW Take
Over Tier of Blocks In City's
Terminal District-
Real estate valued at ti.000.001. and
Including th tier or blocks In the
North End warehouse and railroad
terminal district, bounded by Twelfth.
Hoyt. Thirteenth and Qulmby streets, as
well aa three block opposite the main
entrance of th L'nlon depot, will b
transferred In a few days to the port
land Terminal Investment Company, a
corporation formed her a few days
ago with J. P. O'Brien. James O. Wilson
and R. Blalsdell. local Harriman offi
cials, as the directors.
Th local men are to be the nominal
heads of th company, which will act
merely aa a holding concern for the
property that was acquired about two
years ago by J. P. O'Brien and others,
through the agency of C. K. Henry. The
Harriman lnteret will b th real
owners.
Sine the first transfer, which was
made to John W. Craig and associates,
of I -os Angeles, the property has been
held In the names of individuals. Fear
ing complications from this source, th
new concern was organised.
No Immediate development of the
block Is likely to result. However,
th Harriman people admit that they
are holding th property for other
than Investment purposes. What their
object Is In retaining so valuable a
strip of land has not been disclosed, al
though conjectures of varloua sorts
have been frequent and rarled.
At the time th first nurchase was
made It was rumored that both the Mil
waukee and Hill Interests were endeav
oring to seeiire possession of the same
property. That the real motive of the
Harrimans In stepping In was to fore
stall any similar attempt of the rival
roads Is generally conceded, but that
they have good reasons for holding It
other thsn to keep out opposition also
Is a general conclusion.
It Is believed that the property op
posite the depot eventually will be con
verted to the use of the Northern Pa
cific Terminal Company.
Th strip on Thirteenth street. It Is
admitted, can be used to good advan
tage for terminal facilities.
The new compsny I capitalised at
f.'.OOO. The transfer of the real estate
has not yet taken place, but will be
made In a few days.
VIOLENCE RATE HEAVIEST
Washington Deaths In This Particu
lar Lead All Other States.
SEATTLE. Pec. 17. Washington's
death rate for the year ending October
1 m as ." per 1000 of population, ac
cording to th annual report of vital
statistics. Issued today by Commission
er Elmer E. Heg.
The death rate In the leading cities
of Washington, per 1000 follows:
Seattle. 78; Spokane. 11.78; T acorn a.
10.M: Belllngham. 10.S3; Everett. 11.08.
Violence leads all the other causes of
death, tuberculosis coming second.
The death rste In Washington from
violence, including suicide and acci
dental poisoning. Is 1.J7 to every lvoo
of It Inhabitants, and exceeds. Dr.
Heg declares, that of any other state
or country In th civilised world. It
Is due principally to industrial pur
suits and lack of proper safeguards,
and remedial legislation will be asked
on the basis of records In his office.
There are slightly more deatha from
tuberculoala than from violence In Se
attle. BLOOD FLOWS IN DISPUTE
W. H. Benton Has W. A. Spanton
Arrested on Battery Charge.
W. A. Spanton. a real estate dealer,
appeared In Municipal Court yesterday
morning to answer lo a charge of assault
and battery, preferred by W. H. Benton,
aa engineer. Hearing went over until
tomorrow.
The difficulty arose over a disputed bill.
In a discussion of the matter in Benton's
office In the Swetland building. Friday
evening, the men cam to blows. Both
men were bleeding at th end of the en
counter. Benton declared hl belief that
Ppanton went to hla office with Intent
to do him harm.
Conductors' Auxiliary Elects.
At a recent meeting of the Oregon
Lodge. No. M. Ladles' Auxiliary to th
Order of Railway Conductors, the follow
ing officer were elected: President. Mrs
Martha Hughes; vice-president, -Gertrude
Baker; senior secretary. Grace Allen;
Junior secretary. Anna Crow; guard,
Stella Nash: chairman of executive com
mittee. KueSe Brown: first member. c.
McCombcr; second member. Cora Brotton;
correspondent. Jessamine L. Ream: musi
cian. Mattie B tjulnn: treasurer and sec
retary, ta.xabeth Hogan; delegate. Suai
Brown: substitute delegate, Martha
Hughes,
nrnnT odr itpt
ULrUI NIUdLUI
LEFT TO STEVENS
Head of Hill Systems in Ore
gon Will Work Out Many
Problems.
TRUNK STOCK INCREASED
Company Prepare to Issue Bonds
for Further Extensions Into Cen
tral Oregon Mr. Hill Much
Pleased With His Visit.
Now that James J. HUL the railroad
builder, has come snd gone, the at
tention of local officials of his sys
tem of roads will be centered In csrry
Ing on the development work that he
outlined during the few days that he
was In the city.
One result of Mr. Hill's visit, and on
that likely is to make Its effects felt
with the passing of each period In the
development history of the state, will
be the Increase of responsibilities and
power that will be vested In John F.
Stevens, president of the North Bank
Road and head of all th Hill enter
prises In the Northwest, with the ex
ception of the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific.
Mr. Stevens has In'hls hands the In
dependent depot project aa well as
the extension of the Oregon Electric
to MrMlnnville and Eugene.
The Oregon Trunk and United Rail
ways extensions already have been an
nounced by Mr.' Hill and also will be
In charge of Mr. Stevens.
Recently the capital stock of the Ore
gon Trunk Railway was increased from
J5.O00.000 to t30.000.000. The road Is
owned Jointly by the Great Northern
and Northern Pacific This increased
stork issue will permit an Issue of
bonds. It Is said, further to extend the
lin Into Central and Southern Oregon.
Pleased With Visit Here.
Th Hill party left th city In a
special train yesterday morning for
Tacoma and Seattle. Before leaving
Mr. Hill again voiced his pleasure with
his Oregon visit, but Issued a warning
to the people for less prejudice sgalnst
the railroad Interests, lest money for
future development becomes hard to
obtain.
Capital Is not willing to Invest, he
declared, with public sentiment contin
ually discouraging it and forcing leg.
Islatures to pass laws that make re
turns upon investments small or un
certain. In the matter of this future
attitude of capital the public has. In
a large measure, the power either to
Invite railroads to develop the country,
or. "by continued hostility, to prevent
them from building.
Mr. Stevens talked In a general way
of the plans for the future, but de
clared that nothing definite has been
don toward carrying out any of the
Improvements suggested by Mr. Hill.
The scheme to extend the Oregon
Electric Into th southern part of the
state was developed a few years ago,
and since then franchise for rights of
way hav been secured at various
cities.
Electric Tower lo Bo Used.
While the Oregon Electric must com
pete with the Southern P'aciftc line of
the Harriman system through the Wil
lamette valley. Mr. Hill denied any In
tention of converting that road Into a
steam line. Electricity will be used as
th motive power Indefinitely, he Inti
mated. It has been nnnounred that a new
passenger station and ticket office for
the United Klectrtc Railway will be
opened In the rooms now occupied by
the Bank of California. Second and
Stark streets, as soon as that Institu
tion moves Into the Chamber of Com
merce building, where quarters now are
being prepared.
As a result of the granting of th
franchise to the Oregon K.lectrlc. over
Tenth street, this office may also be
utilised by that road.
PRUNING IS DISCUSSED
W. K. XEWELIi TELLS HOW TO
GItOV STRONG TREES.
Horticulturist Advises Seeking; Wood
Growth for First Few Years,
Then Fruit Growth.
In setting out an orchard, one of the
most essential features Is having the
trees properly pruned so that growth
can be regulated and the trees made
capable of producing the best results,
according to th principal theme of
an address given at the Y. M. C. A. last
night by W. K. Newell, president of
the State Board of Horticulture.
By giving demonstrations. Mr. Newell
showed what methods to follow In the
treatment of trees after selecting them
from th nurseryman's stock. He said
that the roots should first be thinned,
the dry or dead roots' cut off, and the
long roots shortened. The cutting
should be done, he said, by under
strokes, so that the roots will have a
tendency to grow Into the ground In
stead of growing .towards the surface.
He demonstrated the method of treat
ing the tree after being planted and
starting to grow. In the culture of a
young orchard, he eatd the chief Im
portance was to work for a wood
growth for the first two years and in
the third year to start pruning to pro
duce fruit growth. Pruning for wood
growth must be done during the Win
ter months and for fruit growth in the
Summer months.
To force a tree to grow so that it
will be vigorous and a good producer
after the fourth or fifth year, he said,
with a system of strong limbs emerging
from the fork of the tree, was the re
suit of proper pruning. '1'he limbs can
be started and encouraged to grow so
that the tree will be symmetrical and
be kept In that condition by the pro
cess of pruning and heading the tree
bark.
In planting an orchard, Mr. Newell
advised the selection of strong trees
one year old. as they can be treated
more -successfully and be made to bear
as soon as a two or three-year-old tree.
SOCCER SMOKER ENJOYED
Football Playrrs Hear Songs and
See Boxing Bout.
Goodfellowship. an excellently rend
ered musical programme and two clever
boxing bouts marked the football
smoker and entertainment of the Port
land Cricket Club last night at Prew
Hall. Second and Morrison streets. A
large crowd of football men were pres
ent and made merry with their songs
and caprices until midnight.
There were musical numbers, both
vocal and instrumental, of unusual
merit for talent gathered among the
various football clubs of the city. Their
efforts were responded to with genuine
applause. An orchestra of three pieces
aided. A four-round boxing bout be
tween Jack Coxon and Frank Barhara
earned the plaudits of the crowd. It be
ing a clever battle between two heavy
weights. The entertainment was voted
the most successful of the soccer en
tertainments held this year. To the
arrangements committee, composed of
J. J. Churchley, George Gray, Frank
White and John Mallet, the audience
aang "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow."
In an exhibition game the Cricketers
and Nationals will play this afternoon
at Recreation Park, twenty-fourth and
Vaughn streets. The Cricketers being
shy several men. they have borrowed
the Matthew brothers from the Mult
nomah Amateur Athletic Club team.
The one ambition of the re-enforced
Cricketers Is to defeat the Nationals,
who have not tasted defeat this year.
Several players, new to soccer in
Portland, will be Introduced this after
noon by the Nationals.
WARRANTS ABE ISSUED
GRAND JURY RETURNS DOZEN
INDICTMENTS FOR CRIAIE.
live Names Withheld From Public
and Secret is Closely Kept,
Pending Arrests.
Twelve Indictments, five of which
were secret and said to be against resort-keepers
In the North End, were re
turned by the county grand Jury yes
terday. The names of the Indicted per
sons are being closely guarded, since
It became rumored that bench-warrants
were Issued for their arrest.
At a late hour last night no arrests
had been made.
Among those indicted were:
Pearl Simpson, proprietress of a
rooming house in the North End. The
woman is accused of assault and bat
tery. After beating Joseph Van Coolen.
a messenger-boy, she urged a bulldog
to Injure him.
W. Keyler, for wantonly wounding
an animal owned by another.
John Hardlgan, for burglary, the
charge being that he burglarized sev
eral homes on the East Side rcccntfy-
Carl Grimm, assault upon Johanna
Brandenburg, an 11-year-old child.
Dan O'Connor, alias Janes Gleason.
for committing highway robbery, armed
with a dangerous weapon. He was
one of the four men who, it 1b alleged,
held up and robbed Dr. J. A. Merriman
Friday night.
Jeff Stanley, for larceny in a dwell
ing. Anton Rebich, for assault upon Mer
rie Avonlan.
The Indictments were turned over to
Circuit Judge CI el and by District At
torney Cameron soon after the Jury
reported.
issuance of the bench-warrants was
deferred until late in the afternoon.
It Is probable no arrests will be made
until today.
MISBEHAVIOR IS DEfVIED
Captain Shepherd, 'of Navel Rescrre.
Upholds Men.
Angered- by the action of the Board of
Education, which Friday Instructed Clerk
Thoiiia to write a letter to Commander
McNuity of the Oregon Naval Reserve,
Informing l.lm that the use of the Lin
coln Hii-h School building for wookly
dr'lls will ro longer be allowed unless ltt
man tthave bettf-r, George-8. Shcpncrd.
captain of the Reserve. yester-l:iy ri-tin-sstd
an np-n letter to the Board, in
which he tlc-'lared that the charges 4 re
ferred by G. W. Henderson. r. charce
of thit nlql.t classes- in the bull-i'nt;, are
false. Mr. Shepherd's letter, !n pan, is:
"I have made a full Invest'g.itlon of
Iho statements of Mr. Henderson snd
Mr. Grout and find- them without founda
tion. A number of the enlisted men in
the Naval Reserve are university and
high school graduates and many of them
sre holding responsible positions in the
professions and the skilled trades. There
have been no drills in the school building
ana so far as noise is conoemoj, thoro
has jeen no more noise than is occa
sioned by any o the night class.?. I
have ::ot only attended theee lectures and
classes in venon, but I have rn.-jorts
from the off ctrs In charge of the ?lascr.
who are all ex-naval men. and I find no
evidence of unseemly conduct. There Is
no truth in the statement that the mem
ber of the Reserve "ogle" the yourur
women Attending night classes or that
they Jostle them, or make rude remnrks,
and they have never used tobacco in the
building.
"Commander McNuity, nautical expert
In charge of the Hydrographic Office of
the Navy Deparement. obtained permis
sion from your Board to use a room in
the Lincoln High School building wherj
ho might teach the young men the ele
ments of seamanship, and the first night
vu met at the door by the Janitor, who
demanded J3 a night before he could en
ter the room. It seems he appealed to
the school clerk, who acted as arbitrator
and fixed the compensation at SO cents a
night-
"Lleutenant Blomberg. In. command of
the Third division, says he was always
on the scene at the assembling of the
men before the classes and that some of
the men smoked outside the building, but
none of tliem used tobacco inside the
building. Lieutenant Humphrey reports
the same. These gentlemen also deny
the men were guilty of any unbecoming
conduct toward any of the young women
attending night classes. In fact, these
officers would have reported for punish
ment any siu?h conduct.
"J. A. Beckwith, an attorney at law.
Is one of the enlisted men, and, being
detailed to report on this subject, makes
a report In writing that he has attended
all the meetings t the high school and
that there has never been any evidence
of ungentiemaniy conduct on the part of
any member of the Reserve and that
any smoking by the men was outside the
building before the lecture.
"It will therefore be unnecessary to
send any warning to the Reserve, as we
,0 not care to use the building any fur
ther." -
NINE TO BE STATE WARDS
County Poorrarm Sends Tubercular
Patients to Salem.
KIn patients of the tuberculosis
ward of the County Poor Farm will
leave tomorrow for Salem to be cared
for by the State Sanitarium authori
ties. It Is a noticeable fact that of the
nine patients only one was born in the
United States. The one of birth under
the American flag ia Alex. O. Moore.
The others are Mike Hermasson, Albert
W. O'Brien, John ChipUasky, William
Janasky. Mike Berry. Charles Sakoo,
Peter Munson and William Burke.
Flora Hartman. the only woman
patient of the Poor Farm afflicted
with tubercular trouble, was rejected
by the state authorities because of her
residence in the state dating only, from
February 10.
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STORE OPEN
NEW LAW PROPOSED
Republicans Would Prohibit
Faking in Primaries.
COMMITTEE. NOW AT WORK
Recommendation Iade to Tlace
Bust of Late tieorge H. Williams
in Statuary Hall, Washington,
as Choice of Oregon.
M C. George, president of the State
Republican Club, has appointed a special
committee to recommend legislation at
the coming session of the legislature and
particularly to urge the passage of a new
primary election law to prohioit members
of -one party from participating in the
primary elections of another.
The committee, composed of Charles B.
Lockwood. chairman: Hugh J. oy5;
L. Conley, C. E. Moulton and O. A. Neal,
nas been at work several days on the
proposed law. studying the statutes of
various states for the purpose of gleaning
the best ideas and incorporating them in
a law for Oregon.
Although the special committee was ap
pointed for this cpeculc object. It is a o
empowered to recommend other legis a
tion and to act as the - 'J
tlon committee at this session of the Leg
islature. Another Congressman Wanted.
Representative apportionmer.t has also
been considered by the special committee
and the following CDr.cressioral districts,
S or- the Feder.U cmis'-is returns,
which will give Oregon three Representa
tives in Congress, will be recommended:
iVlrst dttrlct-Benton. 10,663: Lane, 83.783;
Lmcoln IStI Linn. 22.662: Marion.. 39.780;
Lincoln, oosi. Washington.
&' Yamhill, Clackamas, ffl.931;
l.a., itv" . Ki iaua Total
Clatsop. 16.1'a: uiu...u.,
population, 228.631.
Second district-Baker, 18.0T6, Crook,
931? Gilliam, 3701; Grant, 5607; Harney,
Hood River, S016; Klamath, 8ooi:
LTk'e 45ST Malheur. 8601; Morrow. 43o7;
rmatW -'Wheeler"
191- Wallowa, 8364; Wasco. 16.336; Wheeler,
Coo-. 17 969; Curry, 20M; Douglas,
-CJackeon. '23.7D6; Josephine, 9567.
TTVidct-MaulinoLmah County, popu
lation, 226.261.
Equal Division Desired.
The committee Is, of the opinion that it
has the state as nearly equally divided
as possible into three congressional d.s-
tr4uS7 twfng-oa'ct-thrM:
romaunty 'cfntaina one-third of the
population 6f the state.
According to the reapportionment as
provWed by the state constitution, Mult
nomah County will have 20 Representa
tKes in the Legislature, an Increase of
eight, and ten Senators, an increase of
'"The committee bas not adopted a plan
for reapportioning the state into legis
late districts, but will have an outline
in a few days.
The committee has decided to recom
mend that a bust of the late Judge George
S wulfam. be placed In Statuary Hall
In the National Capitol, as one of the
two statues allotted to Oregon.
Congress has provided that each state
I entitled to two busts of representa
tive cltirens in Statuary HalU.
APPERSOV CUTS CLUB TIE
Secretary of Connty Central Comniit
' tee Quits Greater Oregon Body.
yf. Ray. Apperson, secretary of tie
Interesting Something Diferent
PALMS, FERNS, PLANTS There Is nothing more appro
priate or desirable than a handsome, majestic palm, a
graceful Fern or flowering Plant. A living present is
much more interesting and cheerful. Everyone likes
them. Our plants live and grow.
HOSE BUSHES, ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS Why not irive your frlende,
who have a yard, a dozen choice Bose Bushes, a nice Holly Bush pr
an Ornamental Shrub. They are "living" remembrances, and will
bring Joy the whole year and for many years. will not onty
book the order, but plant them if you wish.
THE BEAUTIFUL GERMAN SINGERS Can you think of anything
more cheerful than a sweet-singing Canary Bird? Our Imported
Hartz Mountain Rollers and St. Andreasburg "trained singers - are
h.re ibt true Imported stock (no fakes), all guaranteed and in perfect song.
Hear them sing before you buy.
AOII 4R1UMS AND GOLD FISH Don't forget the Gold Fish. They are very
interesting to both young and old. Easily cared for. We offer hardy Oregon
raised fish. See them in our window.
1&9 SECOND ST. I O WT
UNTIL 9:30 P. M. ALL THIS WEEK
Republican County Central Committee,
who was recently called on the carpet
because of his identification with the
Greater Oregon Republican Club, has
restored peace in the central committee
by resigning as secretary of the so
called Republican club.
Chairman Logan recently called a
special meeting, at which Apperson was
to be given his choice of resigning from
one organization or the other. The
meeting was made unnecessary when
Apperson yesterday notified Mr. Lo
gan that he would have nothing further
to do with the objectionable club. He
said he had not appreciated the fact
that his activities for the club would
appear to have the sanction of the
central committee.
Apperson's resignation is taken in
many quarters as meaning the end of
the club, which was altogether of un
known antecedents. The avowed pur
pose of the organization was to fight
Senator Bourne In the next Senatorial
campaign. - Members were required to
pay an initiation fee of $20. which was
supposed to go into a special fund to
be used in a campaign against Bourne.
It Is known that quite a few persons
were induced to part with the requisite
$20. although the membership has not
reached alarming proportions.
- The plan of the club, as presented by
Apperson prior to his resignation, was
to raise an immense sum. .With KOOO
members It was pointed out that a fund
of $100,000 would be made available.
It was estimated, too. that the 6000
members could be developed in due
course of time.
The stand of Mr. Logan was that
Apperson's prestige as secretary of the
county central committee was of great
value to the promoters of the club, but
of negative value to the central com
mittee. He also contended that Bourne
would. In reality, be immensely bene
fited by such an organization rather
than injured.
Kenwood Property Changes Hands.
Blalsdell, Shoup & Daly report con
siderable activity in East Side property.
Temporary Heat Quickly
Did you ever stop to think of the many ways In which a
perfect oil heater is of value ? If you want to sleep with your win
dow open in winter, you can get sufficient heat from an oil neater
while vou undress at night, and then turn it off. Apply a match
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mediately at won. win uum 101 r -
smokeless snd odorless. It bas a damper top and a cool banme,
always shows the amount of oil in tne font. . , . ,,
It has an antomatfc-loeklng flame spreader which prevents tho
wick from being turned high enough to smoke, and is sasy to remove and drop
back so that the wick can be cleaned in an instant. j-m
The burner body or gallery cannot become wedged, and can be quicliy
unscrewed for rewicklng. Finished, in japan or nickel, strong, durable, well.
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LAjND OBE
Prominent among their sales last week
were four lots and three large houses
in Kenwood. The property was pur
chased by Thomas and W. -E. Stakely.
the well-known timber men of Central
Oregon, who will hold it as an invest-'
ment. It was formerly owned by a local
capitalist. The consideration 1 net
stated.
H. 0. STICKNEY ANSWERS
Litigation Involves Ten. Shares In
Hallway Exchange Building.
II. O. Stickney. principal owner of
the Railway Exchange Building Com
pany, yesterday filed In the Circuit
Court his answer in the case of the
Lumbermen's National Bank against
H. O. Stickney and George L. Green
field. Ten shares, value $1000, of the Rail-
way Exchange Building Company, were
placed in escrow in the bank in set
tlement of differences between Stick
ney and Greenfield, the latter a tenant,
of the store room, 101 Third street,,
before the Railway Exchange building
was erected.
To secure vacation ' of the property
Stickney agreed to pay $1000, or to
furnish equally as good a location.
Notice was given in December, 1909,
to Greenfield to vacate by February 1.
Stickney acquired the lease of the
New York Central Railroad, at $175
per month, at 132 Third street, and
tendered the location to Greenfield,
who, in turn, leased it to Frank E.
Smith, Inc., for $200 a month, and is
now receiving $25 per month profit
from Frank E. Smith, Inc. Because of
this act, under an agreement entered
Into between Stickney and Greenfield,
it is asked that the 10 shares of stock;
be released and returned to Stickney.
Cough Stop Is a sure stopper. Don't
forget it. Plummer's drugstore, 261
Third st., corner Madison. '
in ine morning, wucu yuu gti
bed, and you have heat while you dress.
Those who have to eat an early
breakfast before the stove is radiating :
heat can get Immediate warmth from
an oil heater, and then turn it off.
The girl who practices on the piano
In a cold room in the morning can
have warmth from an oil heater whilo ;
6he plays, and then turn It off.
The member of the family who
has to walk the floor on a cold win
ter's night with a restless baby can get
temporary heat with an oil heater, and
then turn it off. The
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