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Heavy Balloting in Politica
- .'Battleground" for. Dele-
.gates' to Republican, Demo
cratic National Conventions
LATE. BEFORE RETURNS
WILL INDICATE RESULT
Harmon Followers Admit Bry
an's Opposition Has, Hurt
Chances of Governor. .
tl'alted I'm Um4 frlrM
Columbus. Ohio. May 31 With fair
weather throughout ths state, Ohio vol
era turned out early today and started
rolling a heavy vol for delegate to
the Republican and Democ-ratlo national
conventions, it of whom will ba chuaen
by th Rouubllcana.
Tha roll oprnAd at S:t8 O'clock thla
mornlna; and mill not cloaa ualll 1:1
orlork thia artcrnonn. It la bciiavad
It IU bo lata bafora tha roault la
knowq,
Fuprortrra of Taft, Roovelt and
' La Kollatto all xpraa ronfidrntio In tha
ruH.; Ua t'otlrtto hopaa to el act at
Ivaat a dojen dfloxatc. whtla tha Itooaa
vait furcca aay thry ara aura of at Icaat
It.
Oa the IVniocratlc ald, Hurmon and
Wllaoir man darlara victory la aure.
Harmon lurii admit William . Brynn'a
oppoHltlon to the Ohio governor wrfl
hurt him badly, hut drclara that Uvapitv
thla ho will caally win. ....
Tim Democrat are voting directly
for their candidaUa. m. Kollelte la
ceklnir drlesatra In only four dletrlcta
two in Cleveland, one In Columbua and
flic Iti Tolodo. -
I'niihiially heavy vnllna; aa reporti-d
In clllra and towna und a llht vote In
the ruml dlatrlcta. Tha Tilfl people
claimed tlint the fine weather would help
tha prrahlrnt and hurt Rooaevelt. be
rauac the farmem who are aupportln.T
the former prealdont were behind In
lulr spring work and would not leave
the flelde to vote.
It was retlniatod lato thla afternoon
that the Republican, would poll 30,
noo votea and the Democrat 200,000.
It Is Relieved that Senator I-a Vollette'a
tundlilacy is hurting.. Colonel Roosevelt
- -'V!lnclnnot. "May 'Tl. Prenldent Tatt
elept lat hero today, having arrived
after midnight from Daytop. where b
cloaed his flrht tnr Dhln'a national
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aatea. 111a brother, Charles F. Taff,
inHiiod a statement today aaylntr:
r have assurances front everywhere
In the state Indicating that tha president
will receive a large majority; If eot all,
or the state a delegates to the national
convention." ; . ,
- President Taft will lea ve for theast.
this afternoon.
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One Wounded Desperado Fails
at Suicide but Only Surviv
Ing Pal Stops In His Flight
to Slay Him.
LAST OF TRIO IS FINALLY
RIDDLED WITH BULLETS
Had Threatened Death to Ev
eryone Interfering In Cam-
paign of Robbery. 4
ritt T lrat
Berlin. t.y II Three of Berlin'
"phantom Land lie" were elalit today by
(ha pollca In the moat sensational atree
battle the city haa ever known.
The deaperadoea had terrorised store
keepers In a Hrrlln auhurb. employln
methods alinllar to tho.a of tha "phan
torn bandits" of rerls, recently wiped
out by the police of tha French city.
At- midnight the authorities were no
tified that a trio of deaperadoea were
operating In tha aiihurha, looting atorea
and threatening death to everyone who
tempted to Interfere. Iollee were
rushed to the .eerie In automobiles.
Tha bandlta were heavily armed and
put up a deaperate fight. Burdened with
loot, they were eaally overtaken, and
one or tneir numoer aroppea in ins
tracks with a score of bullet wounda In
hla body. The other dropped tha loot
and flod.
The second robber waa wounded and
attempted aulcide. Inflicting a severe
wound. The third bandot stopped, killed
the wounded man and then continued
his flight, lie waa finally riddled with
bullets.
Colonel Not 'Pedlctillg.,,
(United rre.i LeaMit W!re.k
New York, May 21. "I am not good
at predicting. - I will tell you better
tomorrow fcw Ohio goes," waa tha only
statement Colonel Roosevelt would make
when ho arrived here today' from his
campaign in the Buckeye state. Colonel
Roosevelt went at once to his home at
Oyster Bay, whore he will remain until
Thursday, when he starts a four dayk'
invasion of New Jersey.. .
MANACLED
LASHED TO
MASTHEAD
48
HOURS
EmhtV EDiscboal VCIerav'men
From Over Northwest Arriv
ing -to .'Attend. Annual Con-
. vention.
WITHOU
T
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Steward of Steamer Portland
: Charges : Dfunken Captain
Tortured Him Horribly, V
riloircd Press tested Wire.)
San Francisco, May 21. -Charging
that "he was left manacled wrist to
ankles for 48 haura without water or
food, and was lashed to a masthead In
& blazing ..sun, scorched by steam and
stifled by chloride of lime fumes at
night,- at the orders of Captain W.c: A.
Webb, Steward Joseph yahina;ton ar
rived In port here today; 6n the steamer
Portlat.d, 133 days from Norfolk, weak
ened to the point t)f collapse ny the
alleged sertes of inhuman tortures In-
fllctud - upon WiltTR t n siewara is
c'nargcit with inciting - mutiny on tht
KTfelj sens. . and la unr guard, at the
I Kil'ted States mareha. Of f ice. " He -de-
clai etrhe would place a counter charge
of hrutailty aeainst captain weoo.
ShOrtlv after, we -icit xxonoia me
captalnvbegarr drmktng ana smgiea me
out for cbaw,. fleeiarea;, waHiiuigvon
Wo mftda nw life miserabld. A Once he
"r-tfrew- tfun-and iareBtened ltLklll nie.. ,
"One day at toronei, vmu, in. hiiiuu
waa boisterouS" and profane at lunoh. I
did everything to 'please him.; butj-he
tnKictAti on -nuarrelinc. . Finally he
niKiiert toward me. I seized a knife front
the table to defend, myself and he eum-
moned the mate, yemng mat i naa as-
r sauned ntffi wtrrintent to mu ana or
dered me into Irons.. For hours J
Buffered untold, agonr. wiien m we
nd day passed 1 was lasnea.-to ine
masl, in which position I was placed
each day.. At nignt i round no reuei,
-for when thrown into the brig I found
" the place rank with the fumes of chlo
' ride of lime-and stifling with heat es
caping from a t earn pipe. I thanked
God wrhen, the'Ooldcir atr greet e 'tis."
Vashlngton eald he scratched reo.
d of the vbrutalitlea inflicted oa him
by marking dates, etc.," on the Iron
aide of the brig. -. ' r " r
Captala. Webb's story has Jiot beea
learned The Portland- arffved with
' a Cat-go of coal for "th United States j
goTer"ant . V'
Beautiful roses, emblems of Portland's
welcome, were presented to each Epis
copal clergyman on hla arrival in Port
land today to attend the annual conven
tlon of the United Clerlcus, which will
convene thla evening at Trinity church.
Nineteenth and Everett streets. Every
train mis aiiernoon was met by a dele
gation of young women of the various
Kpiscopal parishes, burdened -with blos
soms roc the visitors who come as rep
resentatives of the dioceses and Juris
dictions of Columbia, Caledonia, Kqo
tenay. New Westminster, Calgary, Idaho,
oyunane, yiympia, uregon ana eastern
Oregon. Delegates who will arrive this
evening will be glv.eir similar greetings.
The' work of the welcoming. commit
tee at the depots was1 directed by Rev.
Henry Russell Talbot of Portland,, pres
ident of, the United aierlcus. The out-of-town
divines were met at the depot
also by prominent members of the
Episcopal church, who wlir act as hosts
and hostesses of the 'visitors during
their-three day stay In Portland. .,
Owing to the ina voidable detention of
the Rt. Rev. John Charles Roner. lord
bishop of Columbia, who wred last
night that he could not. leave Victoria,
the services that he waa to conduct at
Trinity tonight, opening the convention,
will be conducted by Rev. C. "W. Robin
son1 of Oregon City. The services will
not be open to the public The sessions
of the convention Wednesday and Thurs
day will ?be open to everyone however.
xugniy , seiagatea to Participate,. ?
Bishop Roner -was to deliver an ad
dress at the annual, convention banv
ouet at the tmturlaf hnl.l Tk,,I.j.
1 . ' . . r .iiniDunj
nrgni, aiso. Hit place, it was announced
' - ;
Brass' Band. Greets 88 Bust
ness Men of Portland Who
uGoon Get Acquainted Tou
- to Great Dairy District.
(Continued, on Page Nineteen.)
SAIIY; COBB 1ST,
STAY OUT OF GAME
' - s f United PrM. l uml Wlr. i
Philadelphia, May 31;- Ty Cobb must
remain inoenmtely suspended rrom thi
American league as punishment lor hla
action -Jn striking a fan In the New York
bleachers last Wednesday. Thla deeis
Ion was reached this afternoon after a
two hours' conference -ef -the baseball
magnatea or the American league here.
The ostracised Georgian's fellow player
or me veiroic users were- reinstated,
with flnea of 1100 each for remaining
out of the game two days on a sympa
thetic jstrlke with Cobb. .
The only .balm offered Cobb at 'thla
afternoon's , meeting was - the addition
by -the magnates o resolutions pleda-
ing themselvee to , tite protection of
players rom-. Insults. It was agrn-eil
that; special police wftl hereafter be
hired at" all . American ileagve ,came,
wherever tte regular police are unable
tp handle the ' situation. ,
(Journal Staff Correspondence.)
Banks, Or., May 21. "Smoke on Port
land, -says the label on each of one
thousand cigars aboard the Portland
Commercial club excursion to Tillamook
county. The first of these good
"smokes" handed out this forenoon
made smile the citizens of Backs and
Buxton.. - Postmaster C. B. Merrick,
Frank Kerr and J. Fred "Larson' are the
committee on distribution of the cigars
which are to leave short lived but frag
rant memories or the 'Cheese Special
In" every town along the route. "
The forenoon was made busy with
organization. B. S. Josselyn was elected
Chairman of the excursion committee,
which haa as additional members the
following prominent Portland business
men: J. W. Vogan. J. K Gill. C. B,
Merrick, George Iawj-cnce, Jr., 8. C.
Pier, Ben Belling. J. p. Rasmudseh. F. S.
Stanley. T. S Townsend. H D. Ktlham
C. C. Borttmeycr. o. M. Plumtner, Frank
Kerr, rrea Lockicy and c. C. Chapman.
instead or 68 people, there are 8
aboard, three cars beside the diner befha-
comfortably filled. L. Samuel,' George
W. nyiand, A. J. raterson, A. M. Wright,
jay smitn, Artnur u. iniey, E. J. Jae
ger, Phil Metschan. Jr.. and B. Lee
Paget are on various committees named
enToute. "
,Tho, Banks :braes band . met the ex
cursion, and every one aboard piled off
for a parade through town. Within, a
block rain descended from the coast
range, and tho Portlandera 'finished
their tour on the tuft;.- The band" played
under a , sheltering tree while the train
pulled out, Speachmaking was omitted.
. A big cheese, presented by the Banks
Cooperative creaftiery was put- aboard
for luncheon. 1 . , .
Banks Is a good - looking town In one
of the state's, best looking farm. local
ities,-The farms' In the Immediate vi
cinity seem rich, level .and well drained.
E. , G. Willis, 'a.i former Portland busi
ness man and head of the Bants M.e
cantile company.' piloted the hastening I
procession through Banks, - v. r . .-.
MRS. ALEXANDER SUES
FOR A DIVORCE FROM
CONVICTED FORGER
Miw of Suit Surprise W Her
rnenas, as woman uevoiea
- to Husband in Trouble,
Representatives of Northwest
Have Lavish Praise for Hill
' Line Officials; Oregc-n, Best
. State of All.
Portland, the state of Oregon and the
Pacific northwest last night at the ban
quet at the Portland Commercial club,
eulogised In the highest of terms and
bade a tender farewell and God speed
to Carl R. Gray and welcomed and
heartily enco'uraged his successor,
Joseph H.. Toung as president of the
North Bank and Hill lines in Oregon;
It was a most auspicious occasion, with
30 representative men of the city and
a tate assembled to express their re
grets and' extend their greetings. '
Carl It. Gray leaves mis evening zor
St. rattle to become president of the
Great- Ndr'thern Railway, and he -groes
with the-kindliest and heartiest wishes
of the people of Oregon and the north
west, who have learned to know mm
ntlmately during his short year or work
In this section as head of the Hill In
terests. ' president Young haa already
assumed , the duties, and by his frank
utterances last night, added a large
number of friends to those who knew
him before the" important appointment
fell to hla lot fr"bm the directorate that
represents the Great Northern and the
Northern pacific Joint Interests in this
comn anwealth.
The affair was under the auspices or
the executive committee' of the' club,
E. Johnaon. chairman, and u.ogar u..
Piper, president bf the club, carried out
the function of toastmaster in a manner
that eollnsed all former efforts in tnat
line. So diplomatically .did he intro
tfiwefal to Tha. Jmtenal. 1
Salem. Or.. May 21. Suit for divorce
was filed here today by Grace C Alex
andor against Temple W.i Alexander, who
J serving a term in -the penitentiary
for peculations made while employed in
the purchasing department or me u.
W. R. & N. company, at Portland. Alex
ander's conviction on a felony. -charge
Is the basis of the divorce suit. The
couple were married November 10, 1911.
News of the divorce' action brought
by Mrs. Temple Alexander against her
husband. came as a great surprise to
friends of the couple in Portland. It
was Mrs. Alexander who told -her hus
band to return and "take his medicine"
after he fled to Chicago, his peculations
discovered, declared then-that she would
wait for him no matter how long he
might be in tho penitentiary.. Before
and during his trial she appeared de
voted to him. -- i
Mrs. Alexander wasa divorcee when
she married Temple AJexander. She has
two children by , her former marriage.
It was on her that the tw raultlng: rail
road clerk is said to have spent most of
the thousands he embezzled by false
vouchers.
Alexander's sentence is from two to
20 years. , '
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Gov. Vest Announces Purpose
to Save Expense of Main
taining Military Organiza
tion at $1300 Per Month.
FRIENDS OF MILITIA
MAY MAKE SHOWING
Organization Has Been In Ex
istence a Year; Boston As- -signed
to Company. t
('. V. T. IllrlirMui as he pieaml a
few tn)s Ix-fore his rxrutlon.
Llf'S GF RICHESGfJ
MOVE N PfliViEB
AS DEATH COMES
Former Pastor and Slayer of
His Betrayed Sweetheart
Dies "A Better Man Than
He Lived."
(Continued -on Page Threel)
ONDON SUFFRAGETTES
ARE PLACED ON TRIAL
PLAN MONUMENT FOR 1 .
IVIUSICAIS OF TITANIC
T; V tSitel Vreas- iraaeil Vlteli: "-."v
- Paris. Mtsy 31. A movement. Is well
under way here today for the erection
of a monument ..to the memory 4 of -.the.
here -mueicians -wno -stood - playing
"Nearer, My God, to Thee.- as tho liner
Titanic disappeared in the waters of the
Atlantic. - The Association. Sportive des
Astirtes Mustciens tie France originated
the Idea. A concert will "be gfven. the
proceeds ' fronrwhlch : will, form the
nucleus or t$e luno. . . - . -4 ...
; ' ...
feritish Otut'boai After Hef Ogees,: .
Cullacaflr Mexico.-,May .21; -Tbe. Brit-
lh ganboat Atgerine. today ;has arrived
at Maxallan preparatory -,to - a cruise
" (United Pres. teaaed Wlre.l
London. May 21. Charged with, .
conspiracy to damage property, the out
growth of the recent activities here of
militant'- suffragettes, M rs. tmmeline
Pankhurst a leader of the suffragette
movement, and Pethrlck Lawrence and
wife, -sympathizers of the cause, were
placed on trial here' today. ,'.
Mrs. Pankhurst was represented . by
Attorney Timothy Heaieymnd 'Law renew
acted as counsel , for both himself and
wife, i in an Impassioned ' address. In
which he-accused the. police of. unjust
persecution., Lawrence demanded - acr
quittaL- -:-'v" -, -i.v ;': i:
Healey asked fc . Mrs. PshkhUrt's
dismlssat on the -rouril 'tha; tlit ,ln-.
dtctrqenrln her caeo wa defective..
MrsvPankhureMpalfe and on tho verge
of collapse, addressed the Jury, defend
ing her daughter,- Chrlstobel, . who .is
Jointly Irtdlctcd wlfh herbttt'who has,
not been; arrested. T She attributed the
defeat .of e(jul suffrage In the recent
government clectlotuto a general failure
to recognize- ine 'jmponaoce oiwpmaij
uriragcv-' -.-:'iriV
S. P. MAY MAKE SPECIAL
RATES ON CAR OF SHEEP
(Wnihlngton I) u red a of The Journal.)
Washington, V. C, May "21. The In
terstate Commerce commission has
granted permission to the Southern Pa
cific company to make speciaarload
rates on sheep from Oregon to Chicago
and Omaha, on three days' notice. Train
load rates are not permitted.
(3 rwrli I to Tka Journal. 1
Boston, Mass., May 21. "God will
pray for ray soul, and 1 pray for all, I
forglvf everybody."
Clarence V. T. Rjcheson died In the
electric chair at 1J:1T o'clock this morn
Ing with these words on his Hps. -. In
contrast: with hUJiysteria. HXee u.
l'g,h TfcJu-; we' m -ibd-apparently
unatrsio. - . ' . (
Attendants at Charlestown prison
said that the former pastor was so far
under the Influence of opiates, ' howj
ever, that he did not realize what was
occurring. . ... ,
Coolest Parson la Seats. Xooau ;
Tho young Virginian, confessed poi
soner of Avis "Linnell. the Hyannls
high hool glrl.- whom he 'first "bar
trayed and then, murdered..- was ex
pected to die cravenly. But he was the
coolest! person In the death chamber.
When Warden Bridge arrived at
Richeson's oell shortly after midnight.
RIcheson was singing. " , The official
waited until the last verse was finished.
and told the condemned man that the
time had come when he must die.
I am ready to go with you." RIche
son said quietly. "There will be no
scene." With body erect and eyes look
ing straight ahead, RIcheson marched
to the death chamber. There .he sur
veyed the death instruments and seat
ing himself in the electric chair closed
his eyes and moved his lips in prayer.
This finished, he glanced curiously at
the straps and electrodes, and assisted
the officials to buckle the leather. belt
cross the abdomen. ' . -. ' .
Smiles at Mistake of Official. .
TJie. rubber 'mask first w.as put on
his" head, upside down, and the former
(Ktleai Hume t Tk. JUnraeL) ,
Salem. Or , May 31. 'L'nleas a show
ing can be made to Justify Its existence
by friends of the Oregon Naval MIIIU.
the organisation will be dlabanded
days from date."
This announcement waa made today '
by Governor Weat, and is the second
chapter in his campaign to trim and,
aboil. h unneceaaary and fruitless ex
penditures of taxpayrra' money. . lie
gives aaauranca that succeeding chap
ters will follow with surprising regular .
Ity.
"The law creating the organisation
went Into effect May 20. 1111. and It -haa
coat the taxpayers for 10 months.
June 1, 1111, to April 1.' lll, about'.
113.000, an average monthly cost of
about 11100,' said the governor. "As
the bill creating the organization car
ried an appropriation of i;5,000. there '
Is still remaining an unexpended be
anca or about 112,000. This amount
will be saved If the organisation la dts- .
banded." .-;
The naval- militia, haa been In almoat
ronatant turmoil since Its organisation,'
either over the election of officers or
the qonduct of officers and the men on ',
the cruiser Boston, which was assigned
by the government' for the use of the '
mllltla and has been It Portland her-' .
bor. ' ' , '''.
(Continued on Page Four.)
Adjutant General Klnz.r, chief execu
tive officer of the Oregon Nations!:
Guar-Kand Naval Militia, la in entire ac-. .
cord with, the announced policy of. lov--
ernor West to disband tha naval militia ,
at ttie end of 30 1ya Unl.aa thare Is In
the meantime a big improvement tn the '
conduct of the officers and men of the '
organisation,.. y. . . ;u.k .f si ' "i
r k kxaiVT'feV to tnH lym," sa id ,
the adjutajit geriral, "that the governor
was serioBlK'es'u:- ditamrms
the naval militia. The organization has
been In- a turmoil since It cams Into ex-,
istenoe one year ago. The-officers have .
been , fighting and 1 scrapping among ,
themaelves and t lie men naturally have
little respect for the authority of their ;
superiors.," Another trouble, which has '
bothered ii all along, was the unwii-
llngness bf the officers 'of the organize.
tlon. to submit to tlwauthorlty-of nhe
naval- board. We have had trouble in
enforcing discipline in the organisation,'.
but this condition has- improved some
what during the past 60 days. In fact.' .
the naval militia as", whole is In better
shape. than It wag 4 few months ago.
"'I m conftdemV;hat the governor - '
would like' to retain tbe state's naval A
organization" but ; I- know that he will
put U. out -of .buaniess If- every man".,
connected with It doesn't at, once turn,,
over a new leaf andbelp to, put the or5
ganizatlon.on a much higher plana than -It
ever hss;heen."; -t js:'.':''l'l-'
Women "Ate braver Tharf .'Hen.'', .
tDnltee'Trm. Leasee Wite.-. (
London, May 21.- That', women are ; , -braver
than men when- It comes to un-'
dergolng operations is the opinion of . ,
Sir Ray Lankester, famous Englla'i
specialist. Vaccination Is the best test 1
Of this,' he 'says, for great husky men
and atheltic : collegers frequently fafnt , '.
Over this trivial ordeal, while- tt Is
a very rare and almost' unknown thinrr,
for eyen-the most anaemic young worn-.,
an to do so, '
STREET NUMBERING AND NAMING SYSTEM TO . .
BECHANCED IF CITY, COUNCIL'S PLAN CARRIES
Proposed Han Would Divide City Into, Five Section,. Nanielj orth
Portland, Northeast Portland, Xorthwest Portland, . Southeast and
Southwest Portland; Thoroughfares Running East and West to He
Known as Avenues; Those Running. North and South . aa Streets.
- H. E.- Lounsbury. general freight
agent Of the Southern Pacific, states
that the ruling of the Interstate Com
merce commission will mean a great
deal to western Oregon sheepmen who
have from 60 to 75 carloads of sheep
that they ,are ready to dispose of st
onoe. Keeping the sheep the length of
time required by the regulations gov
erning changes. In rales would entail an
unnecessary expense running- into a
large amount and at the same" time
the-sheep-would' probably, loae. some in
weight since by July 1 the pastures will
have dried up considerably. '
BEST MAN ELOPES
WITH
HE BRIDE OF GEORGIAN
JJ-At lan ta, Ga V- May - 3 1 . Usin tjr theTtu7
tomohile given tier, as a t edding pres
ent hy Kdwht Glenn Filbert, the bride
groom, to be. :.ln' which to elope with
the Jest man,'- ClafmtaTOtM'Tarkeris
tqda weddeC to Benjamin Sullivan of
Atlanta, herMWldhood sweetheart. All
preparations for the-wedding to Filbert
Were completed when Su(llyan. acting as
best man, idocd .Mlgs . Parker to flee
wit'tv him; --' ' .'-'
. "I am lilcky tb gat' off.'.' said the
jilted rOomuncon'ernedly when he aW
rhfit few mlnutea later and oun.t hi.
Another determined effort IS to be
made . by the -city , council, to adopt a
new plan for the numbering and naming
of city streets. A comprehensive re:
numbering and renaming system has
beenr prepared by Deputy City Engineer
P. n. Harrier and thla system was' fa
vorably recommended to tho council yes-
r , i ...
teraay ov a specim l-uiuuuucw -uaai-w
lng ef -councllmen Watklns "Clyde and
Wllbelm. - .. . . a '
The proposed system would di1de 'the
cVty Into five sections, namely. North
Portiand.Northeast Portland,. Northwest
Portland; Southeast Portland and Soutli
wt Portland. - t , .-';
'This division would he effected by
usin two streets as central lines from
which to count. One of -these Would "be
Burnslde street,: runnirti east and west.
If ls" T5rDposedto" call- Burnelde' streert
Central, avenue, the . other would be
East- Water -street, .running, north and
south. Under 'the contemplated rear
rangement thla street would be renamed
9!vltf!on.'atreet -.'C-;",.-'',-.'i,:-.t. .,- V
; To; Change Vamet.
AH thorohghf ares' running, -east -and
west are to be known as avenue and
ih.A mnalne ' 'north, And ROuth'. aa
streeraf.if'the.ln.e'w" system is finally'put
Into effect. - - - -,
.All that eectton, lying east oi Eat
Water -et r.eet and : north -. of RtirnKlJe
street s woula be-known as isortrieitst
Portland. The section line, east of git
Water, street' and - south, of .Burnntde
street .would be cll,i Southeast Portland."-;
-The district.-lj ing vest of rat
Water t re-it- - "d ' h of ruirns -tn
district west of the river and north f
Burnlde wo'uld.be Northwest Portland.,
and the district lying between the river
artd East; Watet atreet and north of
Burhside street would be North Prft
laid. .'' - ;-it.f''j-t-Siit-:,;-,--"v!1:'
s. The thoroughfare running parallel to
BurnSlde street,, or ,: "Central; avenue," 1
would, . be 'nunibered ' both ways. First,
Second and so on, with the suffix d-
noting whfoh othe five sections of th
Cftyteach particular,' nnmbcf Is, located.
A generate plan 'f.i 100 numbers . to vs
block' Is provided tir, , , '
v rubllo Invited to Meeting. . 1
. 'Thoroughfares paralleling East Water
street, or 'PlvUl.on' street, would be
named likewise, -.: '.i. -, ? -
. Under; the proposed system -ItiwouM
be. possible 4o determine exactly" how
far from the- mairt-divieion streets-
number might be. !' For. Instance, , Nt.
1275 Tenth avende northeast,, would h '
12 blocks cast of East-Water or "ll-vlsion'-
street and 10 blocks north ff
Bumslde street, . or "Central avenui"."
No. t375 would be" three oua-rtars of
block from the corner of Tenth Bveii.Jt
and : Fourteenth street .
The system, as outlined. It Is believe 1'. 1
Canute--4ed- out 'ta -the Ifttar, x'(t
in a few districts auch as Ladti a art-l
tlon where, the streets d'j not , run i
the ' same general direction. Ia ,i i
cases.it ia propoaed te liate'tlis nN i
of streets unchaneeit. '
The genera! public- I invtte.l t'i i s" '
tha r.eit meetins of ire ii'fi
com-mlttes of t:e -oin.-.l,
afternoon a t 2 -,.: - 1
t- T ' '
u:i -
along the weat coaat of Mexico to pick
up xef u gee g. -i 1 -f --Va--- ij"FJ-w".
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