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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. SATURDAY EVENING. APRIL 1010. ilPEIM'fflS SI, NHB DO J BEETC1KIIIT EE Councilmen, Ignore the Protest Made by Residents of Cor bett Street Against Paving .Thoroughfare.',;:. W don't want to tear vi a perfectly rood street whlcU w havon't paid for In order to put tn slippery, nard sur- face. .. All wa. trant . la common Justice, and w propose to ret It or flffht to tlia last ditch.". i;.;i .- i .a y :--: Such wa - the ; almost tearfully de livered statement of Mr a P. tW. Qtllatt, one of a largs delegation of Corbett street property owners .who . appeared befora tha.street committee of the city council :. yesterday afternoon : to protest against the proceedings for paving Cor fcett street, "between Hood and wood. yrth hard surface.' .; ' '.-""" ;:''.;...:.',! After Mrs. Glllett had finished speak Ing sereral other, property owners fol lowed with- remonstrances.' , They- said ; they represented 90 per -cent of th tax payer af ected by th proposed Improver ment; that they' had;. onjy' a few. years ago had to pay. "for a, macadam surface: that even t this f is - so . slippery In 'bad weather that horses are able to set t up ths steep slope ,wlt& difficulty. . ." - " Delegation Turned Bowa. . - , ' George W. . Gordon, one of the pioneer residents of lue neighborhood, said that the only property owners In favor, of the- hard surfacing of ths street were those who had refused 'to pay for the macadam and had defeated , the assess ment ordinance through a technical mlsr take In the wording.. , "Oentlemen. you hays heard the re monstrance, what la your pleasure V said Councilman. Rushlight, temporary chairman of ths commutes In ths ab sence of John Annand. "All those In favor of overruling the) ' remonstrance say ayO cotnlntied ths chairman. , There were three af flrmatlvs sponges when the vote 1 was taken but no neaativa The councllmon who d- libera tely, voted to overrule 90 per cent of ths taxpayer were Lombard, Wal lace and Balding, .. Councilman Kubil did not vota - '"'' ' ( ;r :-Jtovo X.ittl Chano. . 1 guess a property ownsr doasnt out much of a figure Derore mis commit' tee," was ths demoted remark of one of the delegation as it downheartedly filed Out of tn council cnamoera Other remonstrances against ths par 1ns- of hillsides In South Portland witn hard Surface were similarly overruiea. Hard surf aco district Improvement proceedings affecting JbOO blocks In Ful ton and that part or ' bouio roruana which lies south of the Jones mill will not be rescinded, the committee having voted aralnst stonnlng the Improvement yesterday,: although an effort waa mads by " obstructionist 1 realty lntsrests to ave certain or the improvements wipea off ths council -program. -fi' fcjC.;-. ; V iJDsf Sad.; 9Mtng..; . M.'' JT. Clohessy'L and other leading members of ths South Portland Booster club, however, cams to the defense of Councilman Beldlng and ' declared that all the proceedings should go through. They said that a majority of the resi dents affected desired the- Improve ments and that the only people Who ob jected were stockholders of the South port: Bealtjt," Company., P ' rt ': Mr. Clohessy - said that ' these people sold lots with the understanding that pavements; would ba put down on ths streets abutting, on ths property , sold. They got .prices In y accordance i with thess promises, said the speaker, and now they want to block the paving of ths district untn : they lav . sold out The company would have to bond th property for the paving if it should be done now and they, would rot be able to sell ths lot for any mors.;. . Boat X.U Sffnd Holss. It la just such 'a grasping spirit ss this that has checked progreaa in South Portland for 40 years," said Mr. Cio hessy. "The streets down our way ars all mud hole and ths people are getting tired i of thess conditions. Ths pusn clubs havs aroused the -pride pf ths community and ws are going to change the order of thinga Mossbackism nas been routed." .. - orotest by Mrs. , A. M. B. Mann against the proposed extension of Ore gon street according to th plans out lined by ths viewers led to the whols matter being rareferrad by th commu te to th viewer Mrs. Mann's at torney stated to th oommltt that bis client Is willing to submit to th city's taking a strip 80 fsst off her property, but that she does not want to glv 7 feet. :., 6hs believes th JLaurelhurst company, which will be greatly, bene fited by th extension should have to furnish half th ground for th street. Bhe does not think th street ought to b more than 60 feet-wide, though th city engineer propose tP make It 67. An ordinance to prevent the obstruc tion of sidewalks by th loading and un loading of merchandise on busy streets was 'Indefinitely - postponed. , Council man" iiombard Introduced the measure. City Attorney Kavanaugh will , prepare another ordinance which will meet with th approval of th wholesale Interest of th city. 'Jt is Mr. Lombard's de- sir to prevent ths dally blockade of th sidewalks in place iocs Alder street, between Fifth and Sixth and be tween Fourth and Fifth,. THE STRANGER WITHIN OUR GATES : Jsmes Al , Thornton. Dover. Del. AV though a resident - of Phoenix. Arls, since 1901, I still claim Delaware as my home. - Nine years sko I was glvon un to die.' Doctors sald I had consumption; Incurable, they, said. Do I look ItT 1 weigh 310 pounds now:' weighed 125 when I went to Phoenix. And, besides being cured of consumption. I discov ered a gold prospect that looks pretty good to me so good. In, fact, -that I am going . back .to Dover and organise a company to work it , A.' S. Baker,' Farmlngttm, Wash. Ex- psrlment with vetch has Induced a number' of farmers In our section to abandon the raising of alfalfa and go Into vetch raising on a larger scale; It seems to hare more nutriment than any other feed yt discovered. Personally I find that my cows produce a third mors milk when fed with vetch than .with any Other feed except bran, ' XAborer Injured In Explosion. " (Special Dispatch to Th Jonra(l. " Oakland. Or.,. April 0 C. Williams, n 'employ of th Sutherlin Land A Water . company . at Butherl tn, was se verely Injured by a premature, blast of dyhamita while working on the drainage dltoh yesterday. WllUains had but ono good eye and this accident may causa him to go blind. - '. , i : ' .... ' . ".v: George W.' Folsom, Medford.- Or. If th Oregon Trunk should build to the coast from Medford as has . been sug gested they will. It will open a wonder fully. prollfla country between ths Rosrue River valley i anrdv Crescent, City, Cal Whll there are a good many mountains to cross, the valleys are the rlohest in the country, and anything that . grows can be produced there, - . , fflfl SEEKS PLACE FOR OK VIE Fred Huppirch .Says Institution Turned Him Away When He : .Sought Admission. . , ; Fred Huppirch, a government airent. who has been living at Tremont Place. wishes some ' place . established In the city- where- his wife, who Is dying of consumption, .could bs cared for. . "My wife was taken 111 with con sumption seven years ago," . said Hup plrch yesterday.- . "As long as sh was In the Incipient stages I found a num ber of places ' where they vould treat her. She became worse and the doctors pronounced, her incurable.' "I applied' to the .Visiting Nurse asso ciation, St. Vincent' hospital, Northern Paclf lo . sanatorium, Portland . sanator ium and. the Open-Air sanatorium, but I-. JFIndt Charred Body of Man. -Granite " Falla. , Wash, AprU .-Jx party of. logger cam upon a burned cabin In the wood near Ixwhsloy and found sitting) In the ruin the charred body of It owner, a man named Loath, according to new, which reached here today. When' the tragedy happened Is not known, foath was last seen Sun day, v Ths body wa bent forward. : A fragment Of clothing . with the pocket knife was untouched and served as a mean of Identification. - - i etite indicates weakness of the stom- achncrvea which control the desire for food.. ; It is a sure sign that the digestive organs need the help of- : Sold Ererywliere." la bexae 10c aael S5s none of them Could help a woman who was dylnff-. Ho I stayed at home away from my work to care for hr. Hut my funds began to run low. 1 had to bo st my work. Bo finally X sunt her to the St Theresa sanatorium at Oak Grove as1 a last resort They have boun caring for nor very satisfactorily, and I can leave now for my work. .Rut I wish there was a place nearer the city.'' Neck Broken, Man SHU Live, " ' (United Pre Lend Wire.) Seattle. April 8. Totally paralysed from 8 dislocated neck, which he sus tained la a plunge down a clmio at Luna l'ark lust nlKlit. George 11. .Kwanson, a murine " engineer, though unconscious, was still alive at 9 o'clock this morning at the Providence hospital, s for 1 hours Swanaou had lived, despite the expensed" opinion of physician , hat death muwt come aoon. -, .. SwaiiHon hud gono to the top -of the chute to get a vlow of the park, an amusement rraort. He lost his balance and plunged hend downward. He alight ed on his head and shouldora and be sides receiving a dislocated neck he Sus tained a ooucusslon of the brain.- Ll D (2(S Ll; D iLQ D IC LL.SQ D L (DJ . ;We are giving 10 acres of .Yamhill County, fruit land -, absolutely free" with every tenth , purchase of 10-acre tracts, : oq the following terms: i ( ' JO ACRES $10 PER MONTH .No better fruit land in Yamhill County. ; 40,000 fruit trees planted in this -section. this-season. - . . : Office opea Tuesday, Wednesday," Friday.and Saturday; . evenings for benefit of working men. , 1 . CHAPIN & HERLOW 332 CHAMBER OF, COMMERCE 'A Phone""';- - S Call Will Bring-.; Further Literature on Lauirelhurst in' the Next Mail Phone Us and Make an r HK App See m ointment to Laurelhurst ir Autos - " ' . 't CaBB n o have made Laurelhurst the most ,beautiful residence section "of Port land. Local! transportation facilities do not materially increase popu lation but do locate it i By reason of its accessibility by 4 carlines Laurelhurst is the center of a thickly populated . and well improved ' district of fine homes; where values re assured. Laurelhurst is not I on the outskirts it is only: one and one-half miles from the center ' ' . . ,vf: ; :,lX'- ! of thecity.: . ; v - nJ SALEM AGENCY " ' ; A; N. Moores, 1-2 Bush-Brtyman Block. EUGENE AGENCY Magladry & Shumate. ALBANY AGENCY A. T. Stark. 'At present prices an JnvestmWHn liurelh profiitsVortnis pert7i8 being sold for less per front- , foot than any other high-class residence property in Portland. It is being sold for less per lol.than is being asked , for. lots in other sections not improved,' not restricted and much farther out from own, H The future of Laurelhurst is so safeguarded that if you buy for a home you are ever assured a residence in the most magnificent4 district De . Luxe of Portland. Just realize this fact and you. .will realize Laurelhurst. There will bd 26 miles of asphalt streets, " 4-inch gas, 8-inch water and 10-inch sewer mains In XAurelhurt-oremilea of asphalt streets in this one addition than is at present laid in the entire. balance of the East Side streets. .There wiHW 52 miles ofhighly restricted hpmes, 9-foot parking strips, handsome duster lights, "shade trees and cement walks. See. this property-for yourself, ' that is the only way. .Then compare it with other residence sections and you will be convinced that Laurelhurst is the most reasonably priced, most highly improved and restricted and the closest-in residence section of Portland. Remember, Laurelhurst lots are cheaper man unimproved "lots and Laurelhurst has improvements which can be , - . '1 ; ' V .'v: found ui ru other residee secUoa of Portland, . - ' ' Lots Mow e!lM; From 0750" Up Prices Advance S200 to 5300 Per Lot VALLA WALLA AG , BrumheDer 4 Ennis W. C, Kochne. 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