rORTXAND. 1913. P. R., L 8 P. SELLS LINES AT SALEM Welch Interests Buy Street car Business and Block in Residence District. VAST SYSTEM MAY RESULT Resident at Capital Believes Iur-c-!uirrt Contemplate Building ! lerurban Hallway Through Valley Much Money Spent. SALEM. Or, April I. Special.) What promises to be one of the molt glg-antlo of proposed railway deals In iMa auction of the valley la presaged In authoritative Information to the ef fect that the Welch Interests positively hare purchased the local streetcar lines ef the Portland Kaliway. uini t-uw. Company and hare closed deals for the purchase of an entire block in the heart of Salem's residence district. The consideration for the purchase cf the block will be more than $100,000. This block Is bounded by Commer- ell. Marlon. Liberty and Center streets. On one side of the block are the tracks of the Portland. Eugene at Eastern, avowedly a Welch property. On another side Is the Commercial street line of the Portland Railway. Light Power Company, which this authoritative Information declares has been taken over by the Welch Inter ests. Welch's Backers 1 akaewsi. No one seems to know who ia back In Welch, but this Information shows that he Is spending; money lavishly here. What consideration he save for the streetcar properties of the Port land Railway. Light Tower Com pany is not known. There la prac tically It miles of track here and many thousands of dollars have been spent on Improvements in these lines during the past two or three years. The block of residence property will cost more than $100,000. From what ran be learned It will be the plan to rase the buildings when the proper time comes and use the entire block for depot and depot grounds. This would indicate that the local lines will be used as a unit In a vast system of Willamette Valley Interurban rail ways. Already the Welch people are Inter ested In local lines at Albany and Ku cene. I: Is known that within the lut few days surveyors, probably em ployed by the Welch Interests, have been working south from the city to ward Kusedale and the great prune belt In the Ked Hills south of ?alem. I.I aes 'May Be Ceeaeeted. The Portland Kaliway. Llcht Pow er lines, which Welch 1 said positively to have taken over, has an extension a lone distance south of tha city limits towarda the prune district and the sur vey which Is being made. It la thought probable that this may be a move toward extending these lines down the valley for connections with the local properties of the Welch In--tarests In other cities mentioned. The purchase of the Portland Railway. Ught Power lines does not Include the power, light and gaa properties here. Nothlng definite as to future Inten tions on the part of the Welch Inter ests ran be learned, but the source of the Information as to the deals con summated Is reliable and authoritative. MUTES MADE VICTIMS Washington State) School for Deaf Sends Ont Circulars. VANCOUVER. Wash.. April J7. (Special-) That Impostors will be unable to play the part of deaf mutes and solicit alms, an exposure has been pre pared and printed by the classes of mutes at the Washington State School for the Deaf In this city. It will be sent to judges, the police, and editors throughout the Northwest. In an effort to stop the practice, which Injures de serving deaf persons, who seldom, al most never, solicit aid In that manner. It has been proved that many of the Impostors In reality merely "get the lay of the next place - to be robbed. They either Impart their Information to pals, or do the work themselves. It Is charged. It Is stated that while one Impostor Is punished there are 30 who are not. Deeervlaa- Oaea fteldesa Sees. The real deaf person la seldom no ticed by the public It is usually the one who Is acting that Is seen with a card similar to the following: To the readar: I lost my speech and hear ing a little over a year aco from brain fever. I hare no friends or parents living and am trytns to oMaln sufficient funds to set a fcuatne education so that 1 can become s-lf-supportinc Anything given shall be thankfully received and fully appreciated. Pirate (lit what yon wish and sign your name with the amount tTn below. Roy Thompson was arrested In Seat tle February 4. and Olof Hanson, a deaf architect, sent for. It was soon proved that Thompson was an Impostor, but be would aot admit It until the next day. when he waa to be tried. When arraigned, he said: "Yes, I can hear, but I fooled you all." He was sentenced to (I days for the offense. There Is a school in every state where deaf children are taught to read, and a useful trade at which they can make their living. Mair Have tiasd Peertloaa. Many mutes have attained positions of prominence and trust in this coun try, where there are about 60.000 of them. The National Association of the Peaf. of which Olaf Hanson, of Seattle. Is president. Is taking an active part In exposing the Impostors, and when a person who alleges be Is deaf appears, a real deaf man will be only too pleased to go and prove whether he Is. The deaf are sensitive and feel keen ly the odium cast upon them by those who prey upon the public John Voyce obtained $170 In a week's time In Rose burg. Or, It Is alleged, playing the part of a "dummy." When arrested April 9. he found his voice and cursed flu ently the officer who trapped him. The police often bave a hard time learning whether a person under sus picion Is deaf. Many ruses have been tried with varying success. Haw Oae Was Trapped. -You are deaf and dumb?" asked De tective Hawley. The prisoner nodded. -Too bsd. poor man. How long have you been in thia condition?" "About two years." answered the Im postor, before he thought. "Sixty days." said Judge TaswelL "Oh. here comes 'Biff Burns, the for mer prlaeflghter." said an officer aa a burly aergesnt entered the courtroom. "He's a dummy. Is he?" bellowed Burns. "Watch me soak htm on the nose." "Oh. no, you don't." whined the pria- idj and you'll come to the conclusion that , St- uT ! A oner, backing away, his eyes protruding with fright. , A professor at a deaf school, who oould sign and spell rapidly, was called to court to confront an Impostor. "Are you deafr the professor signed. A nod. Can yon spell on one nana" Another nod. Turning to the Judge, the professor said: "I do not think he has had very much practice at this, but I will ask him a simple question. Qaratlam. Heard. Expeaea. "Where were you born?" Turning to the accused, he spelled on his hand rather quickly: "Where were you educated?" Without hesitation came the answer: "I was born In North Dakota." He bad heard the question asked. A genuine deaf person can read, the manual alphabet as fast as an average person talks. Another plan used successfully is for an officer or other person to walk be hind the suspect, out of his sight, pull out a revolver and say: "I'll fire this gun. If he doesn't move he Is deaf, all right." Bangl If It happens to be a real deaf person, he will almost Jump out of his hide, for such noises can be 'felt' by the deaf. The Impostor, being forewarned, will not move unless the trick has been played upon him before. When a young boy or man approaches you and alleges he Is deaf, and asks your financial aid. It Is pretty safe to refuse him, because 99 to 1 he is a fake. Real deaf mutes are good, law abiding cltlxens, and seldom, if ever, get Into trouble. Nor are they com pelled to ask aid from anybody. In all of the cities they have their soci eties to assist them. At the state schools the children and young men, until they are 21 years old, can receive their board, room and edu cation free. COMMITTEEMEN TO MEET Republicans to Hold Adjourned Ses slon at Multnomah Hotel. An adjourned meeting of the re-con stltuted Republican County Central Committee will be held at the Mult- I no rush Hotel the latter part of this week. The time for the meeting will be fixed by F. E. Beach, temporary chairman of the organisation. At that time, the committee will perfect or ganisation by the election of officers. In the meantime, the subcommittee appointed at the original meeting of the newly-elected committee last Wed nesday night, will have completed Its examination of the official election re turns and be ready to report aa to the membership of the committee. County Clerk Fields hss arranged for a meet ing In his office st the Courthouse building next Saturday of all candi dates for precinct committeemen who tied In the election last Friday. They will determine the winner by flipping a coin. This will greslly tend to facili tate the permanent organisation of the County central Committee. Tardy Voter Can Register Now. Multnomah County voters who failed to register in time to take part in the primary election last Friday may quali fy for the November election by regis tering any time before October 20. The registration books were again opened last Wednesday, but the number of delinquent voters registering has been small to date. Voters can make regis tration by calling In the corridor on the fourth floor of the Courthouse. By attending to this matter now, voters will avoid the rush that may be ex-, pected during the last week or two be fore October 20. when the books will be closed for the general election, which falls on November i. Engineer Inspects Bridge. ' Ralph Modjeskl. the noted bridge en gineer, made a trip of Inspection of the bridge construction work on the Ore gon Trunk Line yesterday. Mr. Mod Jeskl Inspected the bridge across. the Columbia River at Cclllo. the high bridge across Crooked River snd tlie smaller structures along the line be tween Crooked River and Columbia River. Mr. Modjeskl said this would be his final Inspection of the bridges. Retiring; Officers Entertained. M. C. George, president: Professor H. J. Boyd, vice-president, and Ralph W. Hoyt. trcssurer. retiring officers of the Portland Republican Club, were enter tained at dinner last night at the Bow. ers by the "executive committee of the club. 9. B. Huston, president-elect of the club, presided as toastmaster and several short addressa were made. is the most attractive Acreage Proposition after all n.-nrahlv Tated-TMs fertile section, which has shown a marked development in tue comparative sit , ... . market, is but two and one-half miles from the Astoria & Columbia River E. "ZIZZZ. from the Goble, Xehalem & Pacific R. R., the latter running irom uooie to tue iuai.m iuv.x. Goble is less than 40 miles from Portland. Productive Soil the richest free from rock and gravel best for general pur posesfruit, vegetables, hay, etc. Good Roads From Goble to Columbia Acres' is a new macadam road of high quality, with a grade similar to that of Washington street in this city. eal Tracts for Homeseekers The advantages that are most helpful to the home-maker that count most in the development of the farm and orchard home, are afforded here. The finest water fuel in abundance delightful sur roundingsschool and church rural free delivery low transportation rates by . ' " ... -e xi J : Viot rail and river, etc. A progressive community in every sense ui me w.u at Columbia Acres. Price-Your own good judgment will tell you that, considering location, accessi bility transportation, character of soil and other features, you can do no better comparison will reveal this forcibly to you. Personal investigation of what we have to offer will bear out every statement as to the merits and advantages of COLUMBIA ACRE TRACTS. Come in and get acquainted with us. We'll gladly give you any information regarding Columbia Acres, or go down with you. Note the lowness of prices and the liberal terms. These three just for example: 10-Acre Tracts at $400, $500 and $600 the Tract On Tracts at S400 a First Payment of S40 and Monthly Payments of SIO On Tracts at $500 a First Payment of $50 and Monthly Payments of S12 On Tracts at S600 a First Payment of $60 and Monthly Payments of $15 This Coupon, Cut Out, Signed and Mailed to Us End- ties You to Tract Map ana uescnptwe svia&er x-xvcxi OUR OFFICE OPEN EVENINGS ON MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS B. H0LBR00K & CO., PORTLAND, OREGON. Kindly send Tract Map and other matter pertaining to Columbia Acres. Name AddieM (!) F. B. H0LBR00K CO. 214 LUMBER EXCHANGE BUILDING SECOND AND STARK STREETS Main 5396 PHONES A 7507 PUN CRITIC DISPUTED HKAD OF GREATER PORTLAND ASSOCIATION DEFENDS WORK. COSTUME BALL IS SUCCESS Article Ires Designed by Students in Portland. Art The art students' costume ball, Riven at the Summer residence of Mrs. Lee Hoffman, the first affair of Its kind held here, was a decided success. The raf tered ceilings were hung with strings of Chinese lanterns, giving the ball a decided Informal aspect. The costumes, which were designed and made by stu dents, displayed artistic originality, aa each represented some period in his tory. Among; the men's costumes were those of the Byzantine period, a Chi nese nobleman, a monk. Bedouin priest, Mephlstopheles. the I'rlncess of the Tower, a Scotch laddie and Robin Hood. An Italian Sixteenth Century, Italian peasant of the Nineteenth Century, Em press Eugenia of I860, Louts VI. Bohe mian. German peasant. Kuaslan peasant. Roman lady. Marie Antoinette. I860 grandmother, Chinese lady and a mod ern nurse were among; the feminine costumes. Miss Lilian Tingle, In her Chinese costume, proved a popular entertainer as she sat telling stories, priestess like, over a sacred flame. On Saturday. May 4. the annual re ception for the opening exhibition of the. work of the students of the Art Museum will .be held. J. Herdman. Jr will speak, and the students will re ceive In the same coatumes that were worn Friday night. . Students plan to make the ball an annual event. Scholarship Rales Made. STATE COLLEGE. Pullman. Wash.. April !7. (Special.) Rules governing the agricultural fair scholarships. IS of which bave been established by the regents of the State College to encour age agricultural pursuits and agricul tural education, bave been formulated, and will at once be sent to the several fair associations of 'Washington. Agri cultural fair scholarships - will be awarded only through some regularly organised agricultural fair association or similar school organization. Oddfellows Dedicate Building. NEWBERO, Or, April 17. 'Special.) Members of Willamette Lodge of Odd fellows are very much gratified over the success of the dedication exercises of their new building here Thursday night. Grand Master A. W. Bowersox had charge of the exercises, and brief addresses were made by a number of members of the order and others. There waa a large attendance, many Invited guests being present. 1QI building cost about 1 12,000. Statements by Opponent, He Says, Are Not Based on Study of Sub ject at Hand. ' PORTLAND. April 16. (To the Edi tor.) My attention has been called to a communication In your Issue of April from J. "Walter Seaberg, In whioh the writer takes exception to the sug a-e'stlons br Architect Bennett In tha plans for a Greater Portland. This Is the second letter of that writer on this ubject. Ordinarily, the Greater Port land Plans Association would take no notice of such communications, but the evident Ignorance of the writer regard ing the plana adopted makes a reply necessary, because some of your read era may unwittingly Imagine there Is a v-oai wHknMi In the Diana. Mr. Seaberg objects to the diagonal rtreets suirirested bv Mr. Bennett, ror the alleged reason that the creation of snch streets would be a useless wasie of money and states that diagonal ireeta would cause congestion at rro.nlr u.nnlnts of other streets. in answer to the statement that It would be a useless waste of nioneyK I desire to say that I would like to have Mr. Seaberg give definite figures on this subject. The fact of the matter Is, he bases this statement simply on his opinion, which Indicates a woeful lack of study of the subject. The purpose of diagonal streets Is to provide the best facilities for traffic and to permit It to flow from any point In the city to another in the most direct manner. For -Instance. Mr. Bennett suggests an extension of Foster Road, an old diagonal already existing. Into East BurnHlde street at Twelfth. The pur pose Is to permit the traffic in the southeastern portion of the city to reach the center quickly. This traffic, at present, traverses a circuitous route and. consequently, a great deal of time is lost. People who live in the Mount Scott. Arleta. and Ints districts suf fer the loss of that time in coming-into the city. The diagonal suggested, if built, would save at least 10 minutes In time to every person from these dis tricts on-a single trip. This would amount to 20 minutes per day for the business or laboring man. For 300 working days per year, it would mean a saving of 100 hours a year. Esti mating this time at 30 cents per hour would mean a saving of 120 per year per person. If there are 10.000 persons coming into the city daily, the aavlng effected would be $200,000 annually. This does not take Into account the loss of time caused to vehicular traffic to and from these sections of the city. The diagonal atreet has been used by city planners since the earliest days. It Is one of the simplest rules of city planning to carry traffic along the most direct lines. Mr. Bennett in his plans has really made but few sug gestions for new diagonal streets, but the few he has made have been based solely on economy, and money spent to effect economy Is not useless. In answer to the statement that di agonal streets will Incresse congestion. It Is only necessary to point out that Mr. Bennett has anticipated Increased traffic on all diagonal streets by sug- Costing that the streets be made wide enough to care for this increased traf fic, and that circles or plazas be ar ranged to care for the traffic at the Junction of diagonal streets with the main arteries. Had Mr. Seaberg given any attention- to the plan itself, or even sought Informstlon from those familiar with It, he would have had a better comprehension of the subject upon which he attempts to write. Your correspondent also has made the statement that the plan will In crease congestion, because "barring the widening of Bumslde and Madison, no other relief has been offered." This again shows Ignorance of the plan, because Mr. Bennett provides for a river roadway to relieve traffio -coming from the East Side. He also pro vides for bringing much East Side traffic In on 80-foot streets, running north and south, thus diverting to a great extent considerable of the traffic that now enters upon the narrow streets. Mr. Bennett, la his study of Port land, did not make a haphazard plan. He was fortified In his work by years of study of city planning and by-travel In many of the cities of the world, where he Investigated these very fea tures. He made no suggestion without having considered it carefully. Inasmuch as Mr. Bennett's reputa tion for city planning exceeds that of Mr. Seaberg. It Is quite evident tne former's recommendations are based upon positive knowledge rather than upon conjecture. . Mr. Seaberg has made some mis statements whether based upon prej udice, ignorance, or upon willful inten tion to tell an untruth, I do not know. But nevertheless, his statements are not true. Knowing the gentleman, I prefer to believe they were based upon Ignorance of the plan. For Instance, he says: "They locate the Federal building near the Court house. Practical men locate It near the terminal grounds." As a matter of fact, the Federal build ing, which I assume means the Post office building, was. located near the terminal grounds by Mr. Bennett. The plans indicated the recommenda. tlon. and Mr. Bennett's influence with the supervising architect at Washing ton bad much to do with the location of the Federal building at that point. So Mr. Bennett evidently Is practical as well as scientific. Another inatsnce: "They locate the auditorium at Nine teenth and Washington streets. Prac tical men have decided that the cost of a site there would be a useless waste of money." Mr. Bennett suggested a site at that point, but also suggested another on the widened Madison street. The fact that it was not located according to the plan Is due to lack of money, not because it would be a useless waste of money. Critics who honestly criticise are beneficial to any cause, but critics who use arguments based upon ignorance, falsity or prejudice are of little use to any project. Mr. Bennett took care of the business center by creating a sys tem of encircling arteries composed of the widened Bumslde street, the Park blocks, the widened Madison street, the river roadways on each side of the river, the widened Vnlon avenue and the widened East Twelfth street. This, in his opinion, which Is based upon study and experience, will care for the traffic conditions of a olty of f.000.000. By these routes business will flow around the congested center, in stead of through it, avoiding excessive congestion. Mr. Bennett deems it a useless waste of money and unnecessary to widen some of the narrow streets running J east and west through the congested business center. He has done the very thing desired by Mr. Seaberg in di verting much of the traffic coming into the city onto the 80-foot streets run ning north and south. The plan of street circulation is respectfully sug gested to Mr. Seaberg for his enlight enment. With regard to the library site, the Greater Portland Plans Association be lieves that public building should be located on the Park blocks or on the widened Madison street. The location of the library has nothing whatever to do with diagonal streets or with the other suggestions and allegations of Mr. Seaberg. The Greater Portland Plans Association believes the Library Commission has made a great mistake in selecting the site at Tenth and Tamhlll streets for the new library. I venture to say 90 per cent of the people of this city agree that It Is un fortunate that the Library Commission Is building for today Instead of for the future. Mr. Seaberg subscribes himself: A booster for a more beautiful, practical and greater Portland." This title cer tainly Is misleading if he approves the selection of the Library Commission. Doubtless this commission, composed of the cream of our intellectual and cultured life of the city, would have selected a site in harmony with the plans had the Commission been given more time, or had it been empowered to condemn DroDerty for Its purpose.' The Commission surely would have done as much as the School Board did In locating the magnificent high school building on the Park blocks, thus adding much to the beauty of that portion of the city. The earnest members of the Greater Portland Plans Commission are sin cerely praying that the Library Com mission may yet change Its plans, so h new library may be built In har mony with the general soheme of the Greater Portland. The details for the new terminal center are practically settled, and it Is believed the now de pot will be at the head of the Park blocks. With the library and the new high school at the other end, it Is hoped the Park blocks will then be opened In conformity with the suggestions of Mr. Bennett. This letter is written as much to en lighten Mr. Seaberg. so he may commit no more blunders, as It Is to permit the public to Judge as te the reliability of criticisms of this nature. Respectfully, . ' CHAS. B. MERRICK, President Greater Portland Plans Association. WAIST LINES GO HIGHER Fashion Artists Still Cling to Straight Effects. TOLEDO. April 27. Styles for Au tumn were adopted here today by the National Coat, Suit and Skirt Manufac turers' Association. About 100 manu facturers were in attendance. The fol lowing are the styles: Suit. Jackets will show a gradual rather than a radical Increase In length, finger-tip length (approxi mately 12 Inches) predominating: the lengths to be based on the varying heights of women. Skirts will continue on straignt lines. The slightly raised waist line with the inner baiting will continue n favor. Separate coats will be run lengtn and cut on straight lines. Some ma terials will be made In perfectly loose shapes with -or without belts, and oth ers will be made In more shapely ef fects. The feature of separate coats will consist of set-in sleeves, deep arm holes, stooping shoulders and ' high buttoning effects. GIRL KILLED HANDLING GUN Stayton Lass Fatally Shot While Alone In Home. STAYTON, Or.. April 27. (Special.) Miss Bertha Apple, aged 20, died yes terday from gunshot wounds In her lung's and abdomen. The shooting was an accident ana occurrea wnu m: girl was alone in the Apple home. She is believed to have attempted to re move a shotgun from the corner of the room when the weapon was dis charged, the shot tearing a great hole in the girl's body. When found by children returnins from school. Miss Apple was too neHr death to speak. She died before medi cal aid could be .summoned. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Apple, parents of the girl, were in Stayton at the time of the accident. Birmingham. England's busy manufactur ing town, has adopted the open school idea for rhlMrPn who rfd mis irMimnii. ROOMS WANTED B. P. O. ELKS REUNION JULY 8th to 13th Fully sixty thousand visitors will be in Port ' land during Elk week, and as the larger hotels are all reserved to capacity, it will be absolutely necessary for our citizens to throw open their homes in order to provide sleeping quarters for our guests. We want rooms in Apartment-houses, Rooming-houses, Family Hotels and Private Resi dences, and would respectfully ask, of all those who are in a position to help, to fill in the fol- lowing blank and mail to us promptly. B. 0. P. Elks 1912 Committee, j ' Harry C. McAllister, Secretary. Will take care of persons in .Rooms (with bath) (without bath) at It . . . per day for each person. Sign Address