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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY, EVENING, DECEMBER 7, 1S10. .IIS TO HELP . .STilUCT ROADS !,! ALL COUNTIES :'3 Providing Ways and Uzzns of Carrying Out Preposition Now .Ready for Discussion at Convention..' The convict labor bill which Judge i.lonel R. "Webster says, 1f made Into iw will empty the prisons of Oregon nd put the prisoners to work building r. rood roads ey stem for the state," are Hi ten and ready for discussion at the iod roads convention to b held In tie ad, December 12. : c ; ' ' ' The first of the two bill provide for !h utilization of prisoners In county :.nd city prisons upon road work. The cond contains this opening statement: -It If! the purpose of this act that !1 convicts confined in the penitentiary t the state (except only such a& may a required to do the necessary 'work n and around the penitentiary and the irms and grounds connected therewith) hall hereafter be employed In work ,; on the public roads la thla state, which work will Include the preparation - I road-making material, and to that end rnd for that purpose all convicts now or hereafter confined In the penitentiary of this statu, sare only such as above excepted, shall be under ths control, management and direction of the state highway board for the purpose of this act e,..' :, " County Host Provids .rood. V "Y1 "Any county In this state shall have and is hereby granted the right to se cure such number of said convicts for labor upon Us .public roads or In .the preparation of road-making material, as in tho judgment Of the elate highway board, It may be able properly to guard, rare for and employ. Any county deslr ii:g to secure such convicts shall, by its county court or board Of county commissioners, make written request therefor to the state highway board." , it is further provided that a county .--hall keep convicts at work upon Its i ad only so long as Is desired. The . -st of their fopd and so forth Is to be borne by the county. They will be v, o: ked under the direct management and control of the state highway board .-Mid the state highway commissioner. r,- i Exclusive -X ' Li t i t J L-J L If a sufficient number of convicts are available the board shall establish at least tnreo central camps or station for the crushing of rock, suitable for the copKtruction of macadamised roads, one In southern Oregon, one In the Willam ette valley, and one in eastern Oregon, la another provision.. ' Other camps may be established as Is found necessary. . i ' ' . .t Board slay Kirs Help. ' The road making material prepared at these camps shall be delivered to the county at actual cost' "In carrying out ths provisions' of this act ths state highway board Is hereby authorized and . empowered to employ andf discharge such civil engi neers, superintendents, foremen, guards and other assistants as may be neces sary, to purchase such machinery, tools, Implements, supplies and materials as may bu necessary, and to make such other expenditures as may bo required In carrying on such work. The board shall have the power to fix tho salary or com pensation to be paid those who are em ployed, but no greater salary or com pensation shall be paid than is generally paid by others for lilce service," contin ues the . bill. ., - ; i 4 ':: -;' . ; " (. - 1 : . .. . The 1 board : Is given power: to take from the penitentiary convicts that are desired for .road work.' ' Personal infor mation concerning convicts 'shall be fur nished the board. Rules and regulations will be enforced by the board,, credits and punishments shall be given. All roads built by convict labor must bo of the best and most scientific construc tion. The, sum of 180,000 is appropriat ed for carrying out the' purposes of the act. ; ;-! ' ' -- ' i. " -; i -- - Vast y Work Slgn jron. The bill for ths employment of eonnty or city prisoners on roads is similar In its previsions to the bill for the nse of state prisoners; except that tho county court has full control over the prisoners, they; being received Trom-the sheriff. Such prisoners may bo put then under the direction of "any road supervisor or other person or persons regularly ap pointed to take charge of such con victs." f - , Ac y county ; court may transfer to tho county court of any other county any of tho convicts" committed to its control, by ths provisions of the act, And .'such prisoners shall then be under the control of that county to which they are transferred. A credit of 12 a day Will be allowed and all prisoners must work at least eight hours. These bills with others calculated to facilitate the .building of roads In Ore gon will be submitted to the legisla ture after being approved by the' Oregon Good Roads association. Work Delayed by Rams. , Colon, Deo. 7. The government rail road through the Canal Zona was Inun dated today by an overflow of the wai ters of the Chsgre river, caused by an unprecedented rainfall, which still con tinues. Work on ths Panama canal has been halted temporarily by the heavy rains.' ,; :-; ;: West Side Property Thrown Open to the Public The Carson Estate, through their trustee Robert T. Piatt, will sell their holdings in Portland's beautiful south em heights. This property, CARSON HEIGHTS, situated amidst Portland's charm of scenic boulevards, com-, mands the most beautiful of.vtews, overlooking the city, the rivers and the splpridid, distant mduntainSe Two carlines furnish transportation at the present time anda third line is as suredJn the near future, which means service absolutely the best in the city Immediate Prices $400 to $850 Ten Per Cent Discount Until Jin. 10, 1911. Lasy Terms. For Further Particulars Inquire Selling Agents. 269 CHARTER FORBIDS STREET VAGATIOIIS East Side Club Declares One :' ! Provision Ties Hands of , City Council The East Elds Business Men's club has : taken the position that the city charter ' forbids the vacation of those portions. f east side streets which are desired by the ; O. R. & N. company. Chapter 6, article 4," section 362 of the charter provides that a street may be vacated only If the "council shall find that tho public Interest would not be prejudiced." This : position is indorsed by the six members of the city council, who have from ths beginning opposed ths vacations. . They hold that publio Interest would be prejudiced by such an act-.s;;.: -j- ' It Is particularly desirous, say" mem bers of the club and the councllmen re ferred to, not to vacate tho streets or to take any action calculated to lessen the city's waterfront ownership r ac cess until It i definitely decided wheth er ths recommendation for ths location. of tho east side public dock between the Burnslds and steel bridges will bo ac cepted. If (ho streets are vacated In favor of the railroad and It Is then de cided to locate the dock at the place fa vored by the club tt will be found neces sary, say those who oppose the vaca tions, .to buy back these streets at a high price and at a loss to the city for which they could not bo recompensed by tho erection of a freight house 250 feet long, In accordance with O, R. & N. company promises. Cement Gravel Obstacle. A visit to property owned by the Harrlman Interests below - ths ' present steel bridge revealed why the east side business Interests contend that a dock, publio or private, could not be located there, and that it would be useless to the city even If given free by, the rail road. A. stratum of naturally cemented gravel crops out at that point . It Is so hard that it 1 impossible, say build ers, to drive piling into it,, consequently a dock could not be built there save at excessive cost for foundation. "Wo believe that the public docks should ba placed dose to the city's busi ness center," said. George Black, mem ber, of the public docks committee of the East Side Business Men's club, 1 "It would certainly be tho worst kind Of public policy were we to give away the east Bids streets, than deold to locate the dock where wo now recommend it Oak St., Ground Floor; i i t a it i f i r i i i i t i ii i and then have to buy back the streets ws have given to the railroad at the exorbitant price the railroad fixes on all Of Its holdings. . . "By locating ths publio docks Just be low the Burnside bridge; we get Im mediate access to the business center of the east side. The belt line railroad, shown Just to the tear of , the dock, would be subject to the common user clause obtained from the raiiroaa. un the south it would connect with ths proposed terminals of the Chicago, Mil waukee & St Paul railroad. "It would mean that - the east side gets the use not only of the public dock but of other lines of railroad." Suggestion by Collins. "It seems to me that it would be a good idea,", said M. O. Collins, "If "space Tor tho west side public oock were od tained Just opposite ours, t The Only thing to be feared then would be con gestion In the harbor." , , East side business Interests are of one opinion that public dock service should be given them and that it should be close to their business center for tho sake of convenience In transportation. Some of the west side business inter ests are 'disposed to believe that if a belt line railroad Is built tho public dock could be well placed below all the bridges. This Is in line, it is under stood with tho proposed plan of harbor improvement, which E. H, Bennett civic architect ispreparing. ... ; t ? s v uopies Pi the map, showing the iocs tlon ' for a publio nock as desired by the East Side Business Men's club, have been sent by the docks committee to Mayor Simon and to each member of tho "docks commission. The following" letter accompanied the map sent, to tho msyor and council; "The undersigned duly appointed Joint committee from ths East Side Business Men's club and East Side Improvement association, hereby, respectfully advise you that we have taken preliminary steps to apply, for ths location and im provement of a publio dock on tho east side waterfront adjacent ; to ; the pro posed vacation of streets (see map here with attached marked exhibit "A"), and will lay Our application before the dock commission, as soon as. that body or ganizes, and we hereby respectfully ap ply to you to aid our designs and post- Remember that' when vour kldnevs are affected, your life is In danger. M. Mayer, Kocnester, jn. x., says: "Foley Kidney Pills are a wonderful discovery and I heartily recommend their use. My trouble started with a sharp shoot ing pain over my back which grew worse each day. v I felt sluggish , and tired, my kidney action was irregular and infrequent with a fins sand-like substance. While the disease was . at its worst I started using- Foley Kidney Pills. Their prompt and efficient ac tion was marvelous. Each dose seemed to nut new life and strength Into me. and now I am completely cured and feel Better ana stronger man ror- years." Skidmore -Drug Co., two stores: Main store 161 Third sti branch store, Morri son and West Park - Sta. : Wondard- ' Clarke Drug Co. Lewis Bldg. C0 pone action on said vacations until the dock commission organizes and Makes some recommendation to you on the matter. . ' "GEORGE BLACK. Chairman, i "George Black, A. D. Hufrhson. C. A. Blgelow, George B. Van Waters, Dan Kellaher, Joint 'committee East Side Business Men's club and East Side Im provement association." , - i w ' A BUSY LITTLE VOulAN Mrs. Jmtnces King Ileadlee, the clever little lecturer, who has been commis sioned by the Hawaiian Promotion com mittee to toll the people of Portland and the Paclflo northwest of the many at tractive features of ths "Paradise of the Pacific," is a very busy woman these days. The several lectures she has de livered In Portland since she has been here have been more than well attended. The interest developed in the Roche Thompson "Aloha" excursion in Febru ary, has created such a demand for her services that she is already well booked for the next two weeks. This afternoon at 2:30 o'clock she lectured In the Third Presbyterian church on the oast side. Monday evening she talks upon the "Yosemite" in the Y. M. C. A. audito rium. ' Friday, the 16 th, and Tuesday, the 20th, he appears -In the Masonic Temple at 8 o'clock In ihe evening:, lec turing upon "Hawaii.". In addition to these lectures, arrangements are also making for talks before the Portland Heights "club and the congregation of ths Whits Temple. It snrely is a treat to hear the clever little woman talk. She pictures- all her lectures with lan tern slides, and if you . would make a trio tn the far away islands without ex- fense to you hear one of her lectures, t is a good guess that after you have heard her lecture you will feel much in clined to Join the ''Aloha" excursion and sea for yourself ma places she has pic tured to you, , .. : 5 . , l, . , -pj. . .. m r .. p tl im . Death of C. J. WoUcts. Lebanon. Dec 7. Ths remains of Christophsr J. Wolters , were brought rrora rortiana yesterday, and taken to ths t o. O. P. cemetery for Interment He was born in Hanover, Germany. August. IS, 1S60, and cams to thla country when he was It years of age. He came to Lebanon about ths year nno QJJ CutcttllcClotUe . fin . - THVi', "V, -y n Ik W I'-TkflWI t ill, ' ! M , . - Hen's Overcoats and Raincoats for Less 50-Pi?ce Dinner Set EfceelW i , , , i ' j l With every Peninsular are authorized to give charge1 whatsoever. Pay $5.00 Down, $1.00 a IVceli VrTTTTij)rir,.l77 y .uju.. 1 D , 0". R 1892 and accepted a position as one of the head machine tenders In the Leba non paper mill, which position he held for about 18 years, resigning: to go into the mercantile business la Kugrene about two years ago. A few weeks ago he bought Into a etora in Portland, where he was doing business at the time of his doath. : - " , . ' i ' GiitG V. - We re splendidly prepared to fill your wants with the most acceptable and lasting holiday gifts at prices that are sure to interest yort. , . Call, , examrne otrr . stock of Diamonds, v-Watches, t Jewelry, Silverware, Toilet .Ware. .Nov elties, Cut Glass and Umbrellas, compare pnc.es. " it costs you nothing 'and yon are under no obligatioa to buy, r : Credit to Reliable Parties ' Mane & Bloch 233 Morrison St!,' , ; 74 Third . "rn J ,""' '-1--r'' fSHT ' r-vv i - 1 wsmm wwsrwm All of our Winter Hats have been reduced in price one -half to close hem out before inventory-time- " $20.00 VALUES NOW. QNLY ?10.00 . $15.00 VALUES NOW ONLY.....,.:. $7.50 $12.00 VALUES NOW ONLY..... U.......$G.00 $10.00 VALUES NOW ONLY,..;.,:. $5.00 :': $9.00.VALUES NOW ONLY. :...... $4.50 $8.00 VALUES NOW ONLY.'.... ........... $4.00 : , $6.00 VALUES NOW ONLY .$3.00 $5.00 VALUES NOV ONLY $2.50 . . ". $4.00 VALUES NOW ONLY. i .$2,00 n ' j ' , , i c ' t t $teel Range' sold' this ,week we ' a $7,50 Dinner'Set free of all; " " , !y ix v V I I I I f - A t 'l 1 f i . ' 'K IHesltators never profit; doubt- ers never prosper frqm present . opportunities. . Portland now starts to rise ; upon Its greatest wave of growth and development t ' In this coming growth, no oth er section of Portland will equal the increase In value that will .be realized In all of i The Addition with Character. Ths reasons are plain: Laurel hurst is the bl orgeat investment , opportunity in Portland. . . Get these reasons from Sales sa rents, 533-6 Corhstt Bnilaistf.' ' Sse Ouf ;p3cial: VaMes: at ' : v ' .; Our line of $15 Suitsls uneqiialed iri' the tity Jt'was selected with great care, and the margin of profit was -trirameo! down to the Jovvest. price notch consist-. , , ent with good merchandising 1 " " ; - If you ,are' looking1" for: something' GOOD in thef suit, line at a moderate ; . price; you should not fail to see what 'sterling values ' we have to offer you at 15.00. ;m;;V .-j Always a full line of Men's Furnish- "ings at lowest prices. ' ; , ; S23 j' WW M fir- BiWti K i ti J ;l fj J ; i 'J j Coriisr ii'.B'drnslcl