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Newspaper Page Textig THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAy. PORTLAyP, APRIL 28, 1912. z " 1 ' ' BRIDGE PROBLEM IS OP TO CITIZENS County Court Seeks Taxpay ers Views on Rental Asked by O.-W. R. & N. TOLLS HELD TO BE UNFAIR evr structure May lie Built Inloss Better II fru rr I Obtained. E-tlniatcs Submitted on Upkeep Vary. For the purpose of ascertaining, as far as possible, the public view rela tive to the kind of contract. If any. the rounty should enter Into with the Ot-W. R. A N. Company for the use for pedestrian and vehicular traffic of the upper deck of the new steel bridge, the County Court Is sending out a number of communications. The prin cipal object Is to get a line on public opinion as to how much should be paid the railroad company for the use of the span. Among the organisations which will receive letters on this subject are the Portland Commercial Club, the Cham ber of Commerce, the East Side Busi ness Men's Club, the Ad Club, the Tax payers Uarue and the Progressive Business Men's Club. Several will be snt to heavy taxpayers. The County Court feels that It Is fact nit a problem in deciding- this question. Inasmuch as the railroad company demands that the county pay a rental of 11600 a month and assume all maintenance charges of the upper deck an" the salaries of gate tenders. The actual operation of the draws would be handled by the company, ac cording to the proposition offered the county by General Manager O'Brien of the railroad company. Yearly Kxpeaa Tatala S.TJMmo. Madison Welch, superintendent of bridges for the county, yesterday pre pared an estimate showing that. In his opinion. It would cost the county IJ167.S7 a month, or more than IIS. 000 year, to accept the company's terms. His estimate contains the following monthly estimates of expense: Redeckinir roadway of upper span. IS35.87; painting of steel. $372: monthly rental as per Mr.'o'Brlen's letter, $1600; salary of bridge tenders, $40. Mr. Welsh figures that It would be necessary to redeck the bridge every Ix years: that the cost would be $60. 113.50. and that the steel would have to be repainted every three years at a coat of I'JSOO. Robert Shaw. Clerk of the County Court, has prepared an estimate Inde pendent of that of Mr. Welch. In which be figures that the county would ex--end $2s0 a month If Mr. O'Brien's proposition were accepted. He believes that It would not cost the county more than S0i a month for painting and ail ther repairs, redecklng expense In cluded. His estimate Is based on an assump tion that the sub-decking of the road way of the upper deck would not have . be replaced as often as the top part of the decking, which Is composed of ireosote blocks. w Bridge Coasldered. The river at the point where the Fteel bridge Is constructed. Is little more than half the width It Is at the Hawthorne brWa.-. which was built by the city at a cost of about 150,000. Judge Cleeton said yesterday that It might be cheaper for the city or coun ty to build a new bridge than accept the dictation of the 0.-W. R. X. Co. as to the price to be paid for the use of the upper deck of the railroad bridge. "I should say off hand. Judge Cleeton stated, "that such a bridge would cost not more than $300,000. and probably less. The only objection to the scheme Is that already there Is a great multiplicity of bridges across the river, and that operations In the "harbor would still further be Inter fered with. It Is likely that the public will demand a crossing somewhere be tween the Burnslde and the Broadway bridges. I take the position that the railroad company Is asking altogether too much. Offer Held lafalr. "I also consider It unfair that the county should be expected to pay as much as the street car company. I think the county should pay one-third of a reasonable rental and the Tort land Railway. IJgbt A Power Company the balance. The sum which the rail road company wants from us aa our share of the rental. $19,200 a year. Is per cent on 1314. 0'0 and we would build a good bridge for that sum and j.robably a great deal less. Much of the cost of the upper span of the new steel bridge has been oc casioned by the fact that the upper deck towers above the lower one and has to go great distances on each side of the river to landings. -We could build a bridge Independent of this one somewhere In the same vicinity, and It would not have to be longer man the lower deck of the new steW bridge, the deck on which the railroad trains are to cross. RraMaaale" Realal Kail sealed. "In addition we could deal with the street railroad company as we saw tit. or exclude cars from crossing the bridge. "Mr. O'Brien wants us to pay a rental of tl$.30n a year and maintain the npper deck, which would cost a like sum each year, according to Mr. Welch'a estimate, and leave the company free to collect a similar or larger rental from the street railroad company. "To be mere concise, 1 do not be lieve that the county should be re quired to pay as rental a sum greater than 3H or 4 per cent of the amount which it would cost to build a bridge of Its own somewhere In that vicinity. "We must also take Into considera tion that the cost of maintenance of such a bridge, owing to the fact that It would be little more than a third as long as the upper deck of the new steel bridge, would not be nearly as great as the expense of malntaing the upper deck of the railroad company's new steel bridge, an expense which Mr. O'Brien wants the county to bear. "The railroad company has built the deck and It will' be of no value at a revenue producer unless the county wants to enter Into a contract for Its use." PARTY BY EASTERN STAR Jtclief Hoard Hcneflt at MaonIc Tempi, May 8. The Eastern Star bo&id of relief has completed plans for the benefit party to be given May 8 In Masonic Temple. The officers of the board are Mrs. Lucy Ring, president: Mrs. Lena C. Uendennaii, vKe-prrsidtnt; Misa Nellie McKlnley. secretary, and Mrs. Clara Graham, treasurer. The entertainment committee, Mrs. Louise Menefee. Mrs. Clara Graham. Mrs. Lela Shields, Gerge H. Goehler and J. J. Johnson, has prepared a pro gramme of exceptional merit, The card committee. Mrs. Maud V. Sinks. Mrss Belle Wldmer. Mrs. Ida Turlay, Mrs. Lizzie Wilkinson. Charles McAfee and M. E. Beatty, has arranged to use both large rooms on the fourth floor. Beautiful prixes will be given In each room. The dancing will be In charge of Mrs. Minnie Pisbro. Miss Llllle B. Hicks. Mrs. W. It. Kaser. J. K. Guetln and Clinton's. Fletcher. On the refreshment committee are Mrs. Cissy Chamberlain, Mrs. Katherlne Swennes. Miss Violet Holston. Mrs. Laura Tunk and James Coullon. The grand ofllcers h-ve been Invited to art as a reception committee. Mrs. POKTLA.D Bl'SIK MAJf WILL B RI'KICI) 1' FROV IUK.ME, It. 1. i i ' r W . Y ) (7-1 Charles V. Bljth. Charles F. Blyth, whoso fu neral was held last Wednes day, was born In England Aug ust 2, 1843, and came to America with his parents when he was a small lad. For more than two years Mr. Blyth had been a great sufferer, and death came as a relief. Aa an honest business man he commanded the respect of all with whom he had deal ings. He married Clara Chadbourne February 21. 1S91. The widow will take the body to Providence, H. I., for burial, but will return to 1 ortland. Pauline M. Riley, worthy grand matron: Mrs. Margaret Hayter, associate grand matron; Clyde Evans, worthy grand patron, and other grand officers have already signified their .'rtentlons of at tending. AUTO HITS MAN; GOES ON Victim of Accident Says Driver of Car Was Careless. W. S. McCube was struck by in auto mobile yesterday and suffered a broken leg and badly crushed ankle. This adds one to the long list of auto accidents reported during the last three or four days. Manr of them have been due to recklessness or negligence on the part of the drivers. Yesterdsy's accident. says McCabe, waa due to careless drlv- Init. . . , The accident occurred at r.ast i mm and" Burnslde streets. McCabe was crossing Burnslde north on Third street and the machine was proceeding west on Burnslde. According to wit nesses the machine was going at high speed and when It struck McCabe the driver called back and taunted the fallen man. but refused to step until other drivers nearby compelled him to do so McCabe Is at St. Vincent's Hos. pltal.' He lives at 11 East Third street. North. Leniency to Be Denied Sccdcr. Positively the last day on which au nmnhile soeeders will receive leniency from the Municipal Court was an nounced yesterday when Judge tax- vell allowed suspenoea sentences in hree cases, one that of a woman. Mrs. "race Lancaster. Hereafter, the court .. n.n.itia will be Im posed according to the gravity of the ffense. t FAMOUS QUARTET WILL BE HERE ON MAY DAY Flonzaleys to Give Portlandcrs Bare Treat in String Music at Heilig Theater. FLO.XZALEV STRING QUARTET. OX May day there will be a musical offering of rare merit to Portland music lovers, Lois Steers-Wynn Coman presenting for the first time In this city the Flonxaleys, the great Eu ropean string quartet, which has sprung into fame as the highest type of string music the world has yet evolved. This concert will take place at the Hellig Wednesday night. May 1. The critic of the Chicago Tribune, under date of March 18, says of this quartet: "A spirit of refinement and unfailing tonal beauty made the playing of the Flonxaleys a miracle of fantasy and sympathy. As a novelty their pro gramme offered the K major of Havel, possibly the most Important contribu tion to this department of literature which the modern French school hi-S effected. He evolves singable melo dies that shimmer and gleam Illusively through cloudlike harmonies or cast J WEST WILL LEAD GOOD ROAD PARADE Governor Selected to Head Procession Through City Wednesday. COMMITTEES PLAN WORK Petitions Contain 15,000 Names With 60,000 Needed to Place Six Bllrs for Bettor Highways on Official Ballot. Governor West will lead the good roads snuadron on Its parade through Portland Wednesday; This was defi nitely decided at yesterday's meeting of C. T. Prall and his co-workers, who met to arrange preliminary plans for celebrating Oregon's first Good Roads day. Good roads will hold the center of the stage here May 1. Wednesday's carnival will be the opening salute In a two weeks' cam paign for Initiating the six good roads bills drafted by the harmony commit tee. By May 14 It Is expected that the remainder of the necessary 60.000 signatures will have been secured. Nearly 15.000 signatures have been ob tained. Frank C. Riggs was named chairman of the parade committee. George W. Klelser of tho banner committee, J. Fred iJirsen of the speakers commit tee, F. W. Graves of the music com mittee and Philip S. Bates of the rtereoptlcon and illustration commit tee. 1 Aatoa to ne la Parade. Automobiles and other vehicles will be In the parade. These will be decked with banners, telling In terse terms the reason why the bills should pass. George W. Klelser. of Foster & Klelser. announced that his firm will contribute six banners ready for the cars. The committee will meet at the Com mercial Club Tuesday noon to make final arrangements for the big day. Besides having a good roads squad ron for Wednesday, there also will be a flying Bquadron which will make a three days' trip through the Willam ette Valley, stopping at the towns en route to obtain signatures. They will do their work Thursday, Friday and Saturday of next week. This suggestion waa made by Frank C. Rlggs. It was immediately accepted as the right Idea, because there seems to be a lack of Interest In the bills In the country. Three automobiles probably will go on the trip to carry the speakers, petition circulators and newspaper men. Wednesday's parade will start at 11:30 A. M. and wind through the busi ness section of the city until 1 P. M. Wide Campaign Planaed. .During the next two weeks every meeting of civic clubs In the city will be attended by members of the "com mittee appointed by Mr. Prall to take care of this work. They will go armed with petitions for the bills and ready to refute any arguments against the measures. An Invitation to the committee was received yesterday from the East Side Business Mens Club for Thursday night. The meeting will be held In the East Side Library, East Eleventh and East Alder streets. The committeemen named yesterday are as follows: Parade Frank C. Rlggs, W. J. Clemens. O. K. Jeffery, John S. Beall, L. H. Rose, C H. King and T. Irving Potter. Speakers J. Fred Larsen, C. K. Henry, Samuel Hill. Eugene Brookings, James Cole. Frank B. Riley, Aman Moore. C. T. Prall, Gus Moser. Dr. A. O. Smith. M. N. Dana. George M. Trow bridge, Edgar B. Piper, John F. Car roll, Ersklne Wood. George M. Hyland and C. C. Chapman. Banners George W. Klelser, I. R. Rlggs. T. J. Swivel and J. J. Sayer. Muelc F. W. Graves. C. C. Craig, Josep'h C. Gibson and B. Lee Paget. Stereoptlcon and Illustration Philip 8. Bates and If. E. Weed. All those who have vehicles available to enter the parade are requested to radiant arcs of tone across Intertonlc chasms. "Each of the four voices is touched by this quality of song, the contrapun tal idiom of the string quartet being thereby preserved, but amplified with many a touch of modern figurative art. until, at moments, it attains something of tho orchestra's greatness of utter ance. At the same time the possibil ities for color and contrast are ex hausted. The song of each instrument meets and merges in that of Its neigh bors, or echoes It In widely divergent key. The incisive uccent of plszacato answers the weird and unearthly ir idescence of pontlcello effect; and al ways some voice of song moves fur tively across this web of melody. Il luminating It with a radiance that seems to cast vast shadows and show dim visions of Infinity. "Such music demands standards of ensemble which no other chamber or ganisation now playing in America can advance." Nowfor vertisement, Panes fi ALL F.rtknd has been aWnifinrf ! V Portland has been . wu6 . " "c ve & vuuiu rf . 111 today's Ore gonian. e ofTL..Annersarv a celer.mf.' nil Ed. ;; zW f, , contest fenfced with i . u-viaed into 79 famo; Tnrn t .u " tS rjfei vvni -ntest and phenomena, offerings. Tine Meier communicate with the office of Frank C. Rlggs. Main 5402 or A 1117. Of the 60,000 signatures necessary to put the bills on the ballot, nearly 15, 000 have been obtained. Those present at yesterday's meeting were: W. J. Clemens. A. J. Stephens. Aman Moore, B. Lee Paget, A. B. Cleaveland, F. Fuchs, Eugene Brookings. George T. Atchley, W. A. Spanton, George E. Waggoner, Frank C. Riggs. Ersklne Wood, James Cole, J. J. Sayer, J. E. Sawhlll. J. Fred Larsen. Gus C. Moser, T. J.' Swivel, H. E. Weed. C. T. Prall, W. L. Priest, M. N. Dana and Lee Gold smith. Following are the places where the petitions can be signed: Oregonlan business office. Sixth and Alder. Journal business office. Fifth and Yam hill. W. J. Clemens. No. 2 Commercial Club building. Home Telephone Company, Park and BurniUde. I'mdenstock A Larsen Company, 2 S8 Oak tnret. Lumbermen! National Bank, Fifth and Sterk. First National Bank, First and Washing ton. Merchants' National Bank, Fourth and Washington. Frank c. K'ggs (Packard Garage), Twenty-third and Cornell streets. SK Fichel ft Co., Sixth and Washington Streets. Brady ft Oliver, Teon building. Martin ft Campbell, No. 2 Worcester build ing. Beall ft Co.. 309 East TamniH street. Title Trust Company. Lewis building. Archer ft Wiggins Company. Sixth and Oak streets. K astern ft Western Lumber Company, Twenty-first and North Front. Oregon Association for Highway Improve ment. V1'3 Board of Trade building. SLAYER'S, AIR IS JAUNTY Youth Who Killed Woman Eager to Head Account of Crime. With no abatement In the confidence he displayed Immediately after the killing of Mrs. Margaret Bellalre Fri day morning. Lou Whltlock, U-year- old slayer, appeared In Municipal Court yesterday and waived examination. His ttorney entered a plea of "not guilty. though no plea Is taken In tho lower court in felony cases. Whitlock was eager to see the newspapers, as he had a.'ked that the story be "played up" and his pride in his deed set before the public Sympathy, not accorded the prisoner, was shown his aged uncle and foster- father, who has haunted the station since he saw the news of the crime In naner. The man said: "He s my boy. in a tone that showed how tender his feeling toward the wayward youth had been. Soon after the crime he retained a lawyer and began preparation for a defense which will be based on allega tions of provocation and self-defense. A Coroner s jury heia a periunciory Inquest yesterday and found that Whit lock caused the death. BAGGAGE CONVENIENCE. When vou arrive in the city it Is not necessary to give your baggage check to an expressman, unknown to you. Just phone us the number of the check when you arrive at your home and we will collect the check when the bag gage Is delivered. Service day and night. B. A O. Transfer Co., Park and Davis streets. Phones Main 69S0, A 3322. " Bar Association to Meet. The regular monthly meeting of the Multnomah Bar Association will be held in Judge McGinn's courtroom, third floor of the courthouse. Tuesday night at 8 o'clock. the P, romised news for oeen prom- oe. The de- Vwu oy nder- tfte. most ""u ,oca' alleges ?ffiS32S nnri xr.Vi . ' HUBBARD HERE TUESDAY KING OF KOVCROFTEKS SPEAK IX POKTXAND. TO Editor Gains National Reputation by Rare Sense of Humor and Quaint Philosophy. Elbert Hubbard, lecturer, philosopher and writer of National renown, will ap pear at the Bungalow Theater next Tuesday evening under the auspices of the Portland Ad Club. His subject will be "Modern Business" and It will be of great Interest as well as profit to every business and professional man, as well as women, who Is either directly or In directly connected with business as it exists today. Others doubtless will be highly en tertained, as Mr. Hubbard is one of the most fluent and original talkers upon any subject the country knows at the present time. His keen wit, rare sense of humor and quaint philosophy have gained for him fame that extends from ocean to ocean. Known as "The Sage of East Aurora." "King of the Roycrofters" and by other titles more or less suggestive of the peculiar style of the man, and his equally -strange and original philosophy, he is ever ready to burst forth with a terse and humorous saying and no one appre ciates a good story, well ' told, more than he. At times he becomes Intensely drama tic, especially when touching upon some delicate theological subject, and then he seems at his best. Before the eyes can moisten, almost, an usually witty remark will fall. Just In the right spot, and the audience bursts forth in laughter. . The Portland Ad Club has made spe cial arrangements with Mr. Hubbard for his appearance at the Bungalow and stands sponsor for the merit and general worth of his lecture and en tertainment. He offers something new and different hard to describe but nevertheless of a quality which no man, woman of child can help but be benefited, amused and delighted with. Tickets may be obtained at Sherman, Clay & Co FATHER SEEKS SON, AGE 7 Boy Believed to Have Been Stolen by Gypsies. Mysteriously missing for more than six months, Joseph Joseph, a Syrian boy, seven years old, whose home Is in Lackawanna, N. T., Is being sought by his father, who has offered a reT ward of 1000 for evidence leading to hla discovery.' The boy disappeared October 12, 1911, and is supposed to have been picked up by a band of gypsies who were in the. neighborhood at the time. "The money is ready and no ques tions will be asked, writes the father, who adds that the child's mother is distracted with grief. The missing child weighed about 50 pounds, was of stocky build, had black eyes and was dressed In corduroy trousers. He speaks both Syrian and English. Boys Suspected of Robbery. Ervin Prlbble, 367 South Nineteenth street. Portland Heights, reported that his house was entered last night about S o'clock and several pieces of Jewelry and other articles taken. The burglars are believed to have been- two boys who were seen on the back porch by a neighbor. . They bad gained entrance Evvntt -r o "yj.ai OfleSf K and W 6 and 7of urocnetr cft-o.i ,a' f Fpafok Store 1 1 v. 1In thA wnndlift from the lower flat. One boy waa described as about 12 years of age and well dressed. The other was about 10 years of age and wore ragged clothes. They were said to have had -the appearance of schoolbovs. They ransacked the house, taking with them two rings, a gold chain, a topax necklace and articles of clothing. A detective has been put on the case. " '' MAN'S WEAPONS STOLEN Guns and Knives of H. E. Roberts Taken From Goble Store. Tfte pumpgun, revolver, razor, jack knife, hunting dirk, nickel - plated matchbox and 1'ather shotgun belt which Sheriff Stevens found on H. E. Roberts when he arrested Roberts on a charge of murdering Donald M. Stew art and George Hastings, wno were shot to death , in an attempted auto mobile holdup on the White House road, were stolen from the general merchandise store of Frank Bishop at Goble, Or., on the night of Decem ber 27. Noticing a description of the arma ment carried by Roberts, Mr. Bishop came yesterday to Sheriff Stevens' of fice and presented a list of .articles stolen when his store was entered a few days after last Christmas. He had the numbers of the shotgun and re volver stolen and ' they corresponded with the numbers on the Roberts weapons. The other articles he posi tively Identified. Attorneys McAllister and Whitfield, appointed by Judge Kavanaugh to de fend Roberts, may ask the county for a small appropriation to defray the cost of hunting up any evidence favor able to their client which may exist. Sheriff Stevens believes that he has a perfect case against Roberts. SALOON KEEPER FINED Donnelly Bros. Found Guilty of Serving Intoxicated Patrons. I get if I don't sell to these people." Howard Gamier, bartender in Donnelly Bros.' saloon at Third and Flanders streets, is said to have re marked when Sergeant Harms and Pa trolmen Long and Evert raided the place and found two men lined up at the bar in an obvious state of intoxi cation. Gamier denied in Municipal Court yesterday that he had made the remark. After watching from the outside and making sure that the drunken men were being served with liquor, the police entered and arrested the bar tender and t-vo of his patrons. De fense was .made that the , two had seized drinks that had been served to others, but Deputy City Attorney Sul livan called the attention of the court to the fact that this defense has been offered times without number and would seem to indicate that a bar patron stood small chance of enjoying the drink he had paid for. Gamier was fined $100, but took an appeal. Library Building Under Way. The new building for t he Albina branch library on Knott street, near Union avenue, will be completed and ready for occupancy by August 13, in the opinion of E. F. Lawrence, the architect. The structure will cost 335, 000. Montavllla Board to Meet. The Montavilla Board of Trade will hold an election of officers tomorrow night at 8 o'clock at the headquarters. East Seventy-sixth and East Glisan streets. i t StioIhTells of the SooW EdJSM LAND SWINDLERS BUSK LOCATING CROOKS FIND PROFIT IX RAILROAD GRANT. United. States District Attorney Is sues Warning Decision in Caso Is Far Away. That the public should be warnec against the men who within the lasi few weeks cave been seeking to indue people to make payments on claim! Involved In the railroad grant case was the declaration yesterday of Lniteo States District Attorney MoCourt. Mr, McCourt said that a number of cases had come to his attention where per sons claiming to have information that th-3 railroad lands In question woulc be open to sale within 30 or 60 days had offered to locate claims for fee.' of from J30 to J50 and assuring thr would-be purchasers that title coulc ba obtained. "As a matter of fact, this land gran case cannot be decided for two or thrct years at least and no one can saj what Congress will do with the land: If they should revert to the Govern ment. The only effect of the operationi of these would-be locators is to sep arate people from their money. In fortunately, so long as these repre sentations are not made in writing, there Is no way to reach these swin dlers through the law. One of these men recently rrgristered at a leading hotel here. Another agent offered tc locate for J50 a claim. Another asked 325 down and $150 to be paid when title passed. That, of course, meant a $25 swindle." The Oregonian has received a num ber of queries within the past two months relative to the reported open ing of this railroad land grant. MIXED W00D PUZZLES New Wrinkle Discovered In Giving Short Measure. A new wrinkle in short-measurii firewood by putting In a quantity of "four-cut" wood wij-h a load of the usual "three-cut" has been discovered by City Scaler Buchtel, who brought about the conviction of W. S. Hyde, 764 East Thirty -fourth street, in Mu nicipal Court yesterday, for selling wood mixed in this manner. Hyde was fined $50. Had not A. G. Gumaer. 5035 East Sixty-fourth street, detected the short sticks when Hyde delivered him a load of wood, the scheme might have passed unnoticed, but when Buchtel arrived to measure the wood he found that the buyer had sorted out the short sticks in a pile by themselves. They measured just one foot long, and there was a quantity of them. Allowing for this shortage. Buchtel found that the pur ported cord contained 98 cubic feet In stead of 128. Oddfellows to Attend Church. Members of Canton Portland Lodge of Oddfellows No. 1 will attend the services tonight in Centenary Meth odist Church,, East Pine and East Ninth streets, when Rev. Delma.r II. Trimble will speak on "The Second Degree of Love In Oddfellowshlp." Court Buys Auto Truck. The Cosnty Court yesterday bought from the Keats Auto Company a five ton Peerless auto truck. The price was $47)10. The machine will be used principally for conveying gravel and rock on the county roads.