TIIE- SUNDAY- OKEGOXIAN, PORTLAND, , JANUARY 18, 1920 CITY OF AUTOS HAS ir IL 14 Cetroit'sStaggering Problem : Now Is Solved. NOW PLAYING ALL THIS WEEK Business men pleased 1 1 " ' I " ... . . ..... .,.c..... Men's Overcoats and Suits My store:Closes of Unusual Merit Every Day Modestly Priced . at 6 o'clock $35, $40, $45 -pm ' Main Floor. Sv - K$z?gg ' I . MAY TRACE P fccw Regulations Overcome Objcc- tions and Win Popular Approval in i'lve-Year Workout. BY H. C. GARKISOX. DETROIT, Mich., Jn. 17. Spe- I ial. Detroit has more automobiles iitx its streets than has any other city Jn the world lor its size or anything near its sire. With the.sinsrle excep- hinn V, nnnK..V.l.. la ' rity in America wnose downtown Streets are narrower or more tor tious than Detroit's. Detroit's traffic problem, therefore, V'hen the ' motor car reached the ieight of its voKue, was a staggering fne. To understand the seriousness f the situation thoroughly, one must ricture the actual conditions in the fownlown area. . The city m laid out on the so-called continental" plan. Tfiat is, tire city tenters about an open square, known the Campus Martins. Radiating: in Various directions fron the square' jfiuch like the spokes of a prroat wheel, re six broad streets, stretching in ach case from the Campus to far fceyond the city limits. . Upon this skeleton the city's streets re laid. The original planners, never dreaminsr of a Detroit of a million Bouls, believed that the six great ar teries would easily suffice for the town's "business and traffic. The sub sidiary, streets, therefore, especially in the downtown district, were narrow lanes, laid out much as tie villagers' Jancy dictated. a As the village grew to a town and Jhe town to a city, these side streets Vapidly lost their residential flavor d became pnrely business thorough- res. During the era of the horse d carriage, the wanderintrs of the Bowntown streets and the sudden con fcerglrigs of several of them upon a single point caused no noticeable dis comfort. Autos Change Everything. . But when the automobile industry came and dumped its thousands, later hundreds of thousands, of motor cars ippon the streets of the city, the town Vas set by . the ears. I To crown this -bedlam of traffic, there sprang into being the parking nuisance. ,A11 day long both sides of the street in this busy portion of !the city were lined with parked cars, leaving a narrow lane down the cen ter for the passage of vehicles. On the tar-line streets, it was ab solutely necessary for automobiles to run on the street car tracks, slowing ip traction operations and being themselves delayed each time one of the street cars made -a stop. This spot was one of the city'3 worst. 1'here were many others as bad. J Merchants complained that they could not get their-trucks in proper Jiositions to- unload, due to the nar rowness .of the .streets; Street cars tnade snail's 'progress down town. k Accidents- became' so common that hey no longer attracted attention. As conditions continued to grow worse, the city adm inlstration. .-began Jo take a hand in the- solution of the problem. After careful discussion and study, ?he one outstanding cure for the evil was recommended one-way traffic. iAt once a storm of protest broke, par ticularly 'from down town business Vnen. "It will take business away from ur stores, was their plaint. , "It will require too much maneuver ing for our trucks." "You can't enforce it." I "It will cause more confusion than the old way. f City Officers Daunted. . '1 nese ana others were the argu ments advanced against the plan. So ptrong was the opposition that the administration did not dare put into effect the wholesale plan at first con sidered. One street was turned into n one-way traffic lane. Then another. Gradually more. That was five years ago. Today downtown ijetroit nas lz one-way traffic streets, a total length of ap- riroximately six miles. Those streets n the downtown district proper have Xhe restriction imposed upon them for a distance of only a few blocks, liirougn tne most congested areas. Three blocks is the average. One Jery narrow and very busy thorough tare, snemy street, supporting a car line, is restricted to northbound traf Sic throughout its entire length of ifeven blocks. John R street, paralleling "Wood ward avenue, the city's main street restricted to northbound traffic fori a. distance ot two miles, thus forming $n excellent avenue of escape to the Uiorthward from the heart of the city. The downtown traffic muddle has I w h sJ nAiK III 11 I . . ' V.' f4 . . M M 1 E I XlMi $ ' f Vt4 t ' ml tl tf i ill v ? " V. ly'VHH s y? y,-f&4t: lpd M ih fulfil t IrJgi 4 The Liberty's De Luxe Program 1. Liberty Educational Weekly News from the Four Corners of the World compiled by the management. Murtagh's Concert. Playing "Let the Rest of the World Go By," introducing his origi nal innovation, "The combination that speaks the words." Sayings of Wit. ' 4. Mr. Earl Alexander, tenor, singing the Aria from "Pagliacci," with lighting effects. Liberty's Pictorial Re view Odds and Ends of Interest compiled by the management. A Selected Comedy. Paul E. Noble presents "Pastimes Aboard the U. S. S. Oregon," a Sailor Jazz Orchestra and singers; 10 people. The Liberty presents Wm. Farnum in Zane Grey's triumphant novel, "The Last of the Duanes." The Greatest of All the Dramatic Screen Stars in a Vivid and Thrilling Tale of Texas in Early Days, With Hard Riding, Quick Shooting and an Alluring Romance. MURTAGH'S Concert on Our $50,000 Organ Overture ("Jolly Rob bers ) ...... .suppe Andante from "Sonata Pathetique" . . . Beethoven Serenade "Rococco," Aletter Echoes from the Past "In the Gloaming" "Juanita" "Sweet Genevieve" "Patches" (a new song hit by the composer of "Smiles") Lee Roberts fc5 Utiecn wonderfully clarified. Progress lis faster, the streets are more open, jpnd accidents have been materially ir educed. Police records show, in the jingle case of John K. street reduc tion of accidents of more than 33 per ftent since one-way traffic was in stalled on the street. Enforcing 1m Knsy. There has been no trouble in en forcing the ordinance. Each street is labeled with a neatly-painted sign fin a stanchion, "South Bound Traf fic Only ' or "North Bound Traffic Only," as the case may be. The pro tests have ceased entirely. Listen to Inspector Harry Jackson, liead of the police traffic department pnd the brains behind Detroit's traf fic regulations. ; "Every few days a new petition i-.omes in from the property owners n some street who want it to be Jtnade a one-way thoroughfare. The fcusiness men are enthusiastic about Jt." , The advantages of the system, ac cording to Inspector Jackson, are Jour-fold: ? "Kirst. of course, there is the ele incnt of speed. The street blockades. in which a hopeless tangle of auto mobiles and street cars would hold jup traffic for five and ten minutes duringr the busiest part of the day, fcavc disappeared. Vehicles are no longer forced to run out onto the tar tracks. t "Second comes safety. There. is no doubt that the presence of ' the one ivay traffic streets has had a. marked ff'fect in decreasing our traffic, acci dents. Both parties know that the. Jraffic can only come from on direc tion, and tflat direction- is the only np it is necessary .to watch. J' "Thirdly.' it has enabled us to allow parking on streets), where it would otherwise be impc 3ible. In a city w here parking-has become such a se-j-ious problem as it has in Detroit, each additioual parking space is warmly welcomed. ; . "Fourthly, there is an advantage to the merchants in that it allows them load and unload trucks in tront of heir stores and business places in narrow streets wnere it wouia not regime. It also enables customers ro stop in front of the stores to. make their purchases instead of! being forced to leave thejr machines several blocks away, because; two-way traffic would not permit the standing of their ! cars at the curb. , City Saves MUllonn. I "One-way traffic streets have saved the city millions of dollars, that it might have been forced to spend for street widening." The one-way system does not stop with streslo. Every alley In the city of Detroit is governed by the one way traffic rule. Traffic in all east-and-west alleys points toward Wood ward avenue, those east of that street being confined to west-bound travel and those west being confined to east-bound. Traffic in all north-and-south alleys points north. Other subsidiary features -are be ing worked out by the traffic depart ment. At heavily-traveled corners, where no traffic officer is stationed, a rotary system is in vogue, whereby all vehicles swing about in a circle to the right and drop off as they come opposite their street, thus elim inating crossing. The center portion of the crossing is roped off. The setting-back of curbs to elim inate the square, sharp turn of horse and carriage days and substi tilting a long, full sweep turn is also being tried out with considerable sue cess. This arrangement is said to be valuable in the prevention of corner accidents, especially collisions. It has not yet been thoroughly tested out. A system of automobile routing is just being inaugurated. factories employing large fleets of trucks, tax icabs going from hotels to depots, and other vehicles making practically the same trips daily are being asked to co-operate with the police depart ment by keeping -to certain routes or traffic Janes designated by the de partment. This will allow the diver sion of heavy streams of traffic from streets already overcrowded into those capable of handling them. CHIEF TELLS OF BRIBE HOQIIAM OFFICER SAYS SPURNED $10,000. GORDON IS NEW ADJUSTER R. M. Fuller Retires From AVash ington Insurance Commission. OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan. 17. (Special.) The industrial insurance commis sion has announced the appointmen of John W. Gordon of Seattle, as chief claim adjuster. Gordon is named to succeed R- M. Fuller, whose resigna tion the commission called for thi week. Fuller is chairman of the democratic central committee Thurston county. He has been chie claim adjuster for the commission fo 17 mouths pnd before tnat was sistant auditor. Gordon has been in charge of th Seattle branch of the industrial in surance commission. The appoint ment is effective Monday, January 19 Lebanon Loan Body Meets. LEBANON, Or., Jan. 17. (Special. Tiie Lebanon National Farm Loa association held its annual meeting this city this week with the follow ing board of directors: E. E. Taylor, M. F. Loomis, George Long and George Simony, with L. E. Taylor as presi dent and Clarence Ingram as secre tary. The association now has membership of 54, with more than $200,000 in loans to farms, with abou 35 applications now pending for ad ditional loans. S. '& H. Green Holman Fuel Co. Adv. stamps for cash- Main 353. 660-21. HE was permissible ror n:m to "do i little shady stuff on my- own hook.' Biir Whisky Deal Reported and Plan to Issue Bad Cheeks Said to Have Been Revealed. HOQUIAM, Wash., Jan. 17. (Spe- ial.) Chief of Police Havens sn- ounced last rught the fact that George Pappas. now a prisoner at the city jail and who, when arrested, had n his possession several hundred blank checks on Seattle, Portland, Tacoma and Aberdeen banks, had of fered him a bribe of $10,000 if he would give him his release. Pappas, according to Chief Havens, said that is liberty would assure his making cleanup of $80,000 to $100,000 in a liquor bootlegging plot. Pappas sought the interview with the chief yesterday, and when they were closeted in an office he unfurled his plan. According to his story, he entered into an agreement at Astoria, Or., three weeks ago with two men for the purchases of 560 cases of whisky. He was taken to a ware house and permitted to count the cases of liquor and was told these could be delivered to him at an unused dock in Hoquiam either on Saturday, January 17, or Sunday, January 18, upon the payment of $27,800. Pappas said he paid the men $2800 all the money he had, and then came to Hoquiam to' prepare matters to complete the transaction. Me en deavored to interest friends in th transaction, he said, and failing to do so, hit upon the plan of making the final payment of $25,000 with ficti tious checks. Some checks he had taken to t printer at Cosmopoiis and had had Inserted the name of an imaginary contracting firm to give the paper the appearance of genuineness, he de clared, and it was his intention to double-cross the leaders of the whisky sale, excusing his action on the grounds that they were engaged in double-crossing game and that it Stanfleld Washouts Repaired. PENDLETON. Or., ' Jan. 17. (Spe cial.) Train service' interrupted Thursday by washouts near Stanfield and mud elides on the mountain east ward is again normal, all the breaks having been repaired. The first train to be routed over the main line west ward left here about 2:30 this after noon. While the Umatilla river early this morning reached its highest stage this year, no reports have been re ceived of any damage. The river re mained within its banks. Cigar Stores Are AVarned. THE DALLES, Or., Jan. 17. (Spe cial.) City authorities have started campaign against, the selling of cigarettes to minors and the playing of pool by youths. The schools have supplied the local tobacco merchants and pool hall operators with a com plete list of ail students under 21 years of age and stores will be held strictly to observation of the law, Nearly every male school lad in this i city is on the list, which contains buu names. JNW fmr i& Y 1 TODAY AT 12:30 I I t&',3s I .. ."' t I i :.: i i m inn i 1 1 J if J: . f iAMMlMOM Cn Cjvey's iviumpkanb novel NEXT SATURDAY CONSTANCE TALMADGE NEXT SATURDAY "A VIRTUOUS VAMP" staliation of officers he last night following a banquet given by the men of th lodge. The installing officers were Roy Gardner .and Mr,. Laura Heinrich, with Mrs. Jennie Southard and E. C. Morris acting as grand marshals. Those installed are: He bekahs Mrs. Sara Morris. noble grand: Mrs. Flora King, vice-grand: Mrs. Emma R. Newport, correspond ing secretary: George W. Cruson, financial secretary; Mrs. Alice Elliott, treasurer. Oddfellows Vernon Reeves, noble grand; Sheridan Long, vice grand: Roy Gardner, corresponding secretary; George W. Cruson, finan cial secretary; Henry Klura, treasurer. Lebanon Banks Elect. LEBANON, "Or.. Jan. 17. (Special.) The annual meetings of the two national banks of Lebanon were held this week, at which time directors and officers were elected as follows: First National, directors. S. P. Bach, J. C. Mayer, S. M. Garland. George H. Buhl and J. W. Burkhart. The , board of directors elected the follow ing officers: President, S. P. Bach; vice-president, J. C. Mayer; cashier, Alex Power; assistant cashier, Miss Ruth Fry. Lebanon National, direc tors. S. C. Stewart. A. M. Reeve-?, F. W. Seeck. A. I. crandall, Tom I. O'Brien, Clarence. Ingram ar.d Gus Gunderson. Officers, president. S. C Stewart; vice-president, A. M. Reeves; cashier, Tom D. O'Brien; assistant cashier, Clarence Ingram. Tho bank showed a remarkaole Increase In as sets over a year ago of nearly 40 per cent. The combined resources of the two banks is nearly $1,000,000. 1). A. R. orriccrs Elected. THE DALLES, Or., Jan. 17. (Spe cial.) At the annual meeting of Quennett chapter. Daughters of the American Revolution, held last night at the home of Mrs. Joseph Stadel- man. the following officers were elected: Regent. Mrs. E. W. Bayley; vice-regent, Mrs. E. M. Williams: sec retary. Miss Elizabeth Lang; treas urer, Mrs. A. E. Crosby; registrar, Mrs. W. A. Kirby; historian, Mrs. C. J. Crandall. Hoquiam Club Elects President. HOQUIAM, Wash., Jan. 17. (Spe cial.) Ralph D. Emerson, one of the leading mill owners of the city and prominent financier, yesterday after noon was elected president of the Ho quiam Commercial club, to succeed H. V. Collins. Lebanon Lodges Install. LEBANON". Or., Jan. 17. (Special.) The Oddfellows and Rebckah lodges of Lebanon held a joint public in BARRF.LS AND KEGS. 344 Haw thorne. 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