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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 14, 1915 SANITY HEARING IN !M E Sntatnre- All Kfint On f hft ; ;mkv'"'"- ; Qui Vive During faking ot TioctimAnu VocoMciw' I i povuiiwnj i wiviuu; . : J ji : I .. , PUBLIC HEARING SCORED) J - 1 'Miysiclan Declare That Woman 1s t 1; Bajie and That Hearing Is Hon of Public's Easiness. J ' .Sensational developments followe-l Jine (another rapidly yesterday afur SnoOnj at the hearing in Judge Cleeton' .fourt to determine the mental condi tion iof Mrs. A. K. Clark, divorced wife 5 of Attorney A. K. Clark. S. Orje that set on a qui vive the score X or tvro women and men, who have ; mliuted no word of , th'e hearing, was 5 wbe Or, J. Allen Gilbert, who, until few mtnuteis rerore nao yresumeu tthat he was a member of the eXamin- Slng board, went on the witness stand, jflle Intimated there was much to tell ofa startling nature. He said Mrs. fClark- was not Insane. - Hi was followed by Mrs. UlarK ner- T . . I - .. . .W 1 . ... 1 .... I ...1.1. .seirjwno weni inrougu me murai wm f excellent composure and only once camA near breaking down. The cas was continued until 9:30 o'clock tomorrow morning, when Mrs. fCIurjt will be examined by the three members of the examining board. 5 Public Hearing Opposed. J Before he got down to his testimony.' jDr. Gilbert said he thought the publio 'hearing being held was an outrage on J character. He said the many things Jthatf had been brought out by wit nesses was none o the public's busi tnessj. t- "I know a great deal about Mrs. .Clark professionally' he oaid. "Mrs. jClijk came to me and was brave j enough to advise me to tell on the wit- IieKt) stand ail lliai i snuw auuui liki 'tLvor 'i,.f 4,.,,...,nH h sairi '. thart was customary to 'hold such j - theafings privately, but that Thomas ihadf asked' for a public hearing.' j "I beg yoifr pardon," said MeCusker. t"l did not", expeet to lftive a public Iheaflng like this.' J JUdge Cleeton retorted that McCus Ikerf had come with charges of a con-isDivacv-tieainst Mrs. Clark. $ -"!& our.; witnesses have made asser-.I ttloris : there was a conspiracy," said X'leeton. "You include the court in ?yoir charges. There should be a pub . he hearing of this case:" 1 "What witnesses of ours have in cluded the court?" asked MeCusker. I Judge Cleeton replied that some of the witnesses made statements that' Mrs. Clark could not get a hearing in, thenewspapers 05 before the. court. ; " "jThose statements were made by the plaintiff witnesses," said MeCusker." I 'IWell, I want the charge of con- ti piracy proven, or to hear nothing iore ! - about it," retorted the Judge. Testimony Is Reviewed. j MeCusker began to review the testl jrrtojny to show that Mrs. Clark was forced., to sign a, complaint In divorce rprdeeedLngs, which she did not want to ;br:rtg. . .-;., r S tThat is not true," interrupted Clee aori. "There is no evidence that she was forced to sign any paper. You ?flo not discriminate. The evidence was Shat she was persuaded to sign the 5aper. Slie was told to sign the paper fr-j take chances of going to the asy slufti. i She had her choice, j he Judge said the evidence showed tht ahe decided to sign the paper, but ;lt was against her will. MRS CLARK'S CAS PROVES SENSATION j . ITou call It force. I call it persua sion' replied the judge. I While this tilt- waa going on Drl Gil jbett1 was . waiting to testify. Before proceeding he asked Mrs. Clark wheth er she desired him to testify publicly ior: before the board in private. . She 1 ?ald publicly. But when the members pfl th4 board said , they would like to consult with him later he said he would ;not go into details publicly. f fin the. beginning Mr. and Mrs. Clark jwere married under circumstances in 1 Which no marriage should be contract- ed' he said. " . He said "he bad justification for many of the things she has done. He uepenoea ner as xeing Deuigerent, tenacious of opinion, impolitic and prob ably injudicious in the method she se lected to gain her ends." a !"Buf' she Is gaining, her ends." he said, "and she will, even if she eoes .; dawn, which, if she' does, will be with ; filing colors." j f 4 V: Take , Courage, j . jie- saia u taseis courage, to make the fight she has triad e, and that dis- play of courage is sane. ievidence that she is f'An insane person is a coward," he . Jl told of t!he times he had been cent to see Mrs. Clark.when she was first under- arrest on a charge of in- "sanity and had b Jeen refused admis sion by the officer in charge. !Wben I was (finally admitted to see her I got aj story, which if true. Is: shocking," he said. "Her story Ms consistent. I know not if she is lying, but I know she has always been con sistent. ;: ' . I"W differed over details of. gaining tHe-end "she was seeking. She was Biuuuvru ttiiu wo sepitiiakieu. - - .He said her stubbornnesp and deter mination to follow . her course indi cated she was sane. Later he said their point of difference was over the money she paid an attorney, who left town without giving any further serv ice to her. When Mrs. Clark was called to 'the Witness Stand, the Only time she came , near losing her composure was when her attorney asked her to tell of a visit she made to the" office of her husband one Christmas eve after they had .Had' their domestic troubles. -She had " difficulty in restraining herself and. choking back the sobs." i ! " woman Olves Testlmoay. ! "in our family' she began, "Christ mas ia a season of peculiar sacrednesj afidt Joy- I went to 4r, Clark' office with ar preseat for, him. While I was sitting ibt the outer office another wo man came iw with a present;" She took It in "f to Mr, Clark. - H ; was " very pleasant to her." 7 r She said in a-little wniie Mr. Clark came out and saw them. -Her maid, I Klizabeth 1 Abadie. was -With her. - She! said he pushed them out of the office and told them to stay out. That night' I did . not sleep very well," eh said. "At 5 o'clock: Christ mas morning I got up and went down to the Perkins hotel, where I sat in the first chair by the window for sev-J ral hours. 1 I thought, I might see my husband." She. told of another time when the 1 H gue88 I am ignorant of what du- soii, the baby's mother, to secure cua res or force is." replied MeCusker. i today of the Httle girU Julre Karn Ilurnac tn her home -got out of order and the house became cold. She went ..'down-to Mr. Clark' office. She "aid ni cleric, when be la who it was, lammed the door In her face. She hired the elevator boy to bring: her a chair and said she eat In the hall near me orrice door: for three hours, until he became so chilled she could stay o longer. i , Replying to questions from her at torney she related details of being forced, by threats as she said. Into signing , the complaint in divorce pro ceedings. She almn rotated the tfr- ?"mstan$ " acquaintance or wui rcBpoTKJcnee with various persons ta .j- Friday, when Judge Cleeton an- Bounced that Dr. E. Nelson Neulen and. Dr. J. - Allen " Gilbert would sit V ltA.a- t . . t Liiree memoers i ine exam: - j Judge Cleton said yesterday afternoon that was a wrong impression. Whtle the Judge was making his explanation l both Hnf'tAf, trr.. .... .. .J IaI'4 I . i ..... . - - " o i auu ii tuc jut box, in which the -board members had been slttinir. Dr. Neulen left the court room, but Dr.. Gilbert took a seat in the rear. Judge Cleeton said he had Intended Only that the two physicians should be privileged to hear the evidence and conier with the three members of the board, but have no voice in the board's recommendations. Woman Brings Suit To; Cancel a Deed Alleging that a deed to ber home was secured, through duress, Mrs. Ce lia Rostad. wife of Hacon Rostad, former cashier of the Multnomah State bank of Ients, and now under S2G08 cash bail on an indictment charging forgery, yesterday sued M. G. Thorsen, C. F. Uendricksen and Henry Harksen and the Oregon Securities tympany to have the deed canceled and notes aggregating $15,270 declared void. Mrs. Rostad alleges that the deed and note were given on the promise that Rostad would not be prosecuted on the forgery charges and that she and Rostad were forced to sign both through fear. The three men are the board of di rectors of the bank, and Thorsen; and HendrickaCn are stockholders of the Oregon Securities company, to whom the papers were made out. She al leges that " the defendants represented to her that Rostad's peculations to taled $21,279 and declined to letter u. ctf"nse11, efore signing the Papers. She alleges that by making ment was broken and the papers should be declared void. The Ros- tads have two children. Women Relatives Row in Courtroom Two women . relatives of parties in terested in adoption proceedings before County Judge Cleeton Friday after noon started a fight which did not end until one had received a sound slap from the other and court attaches in terfered. Mr. and Mrs; Charles S. Goodale were seeking to adopt Klizabeth Miller, Mrs. Goodale' 10-year-old daughter by a former marriage, and give the girl the name of Goodale. William L- Miller, the girl's father, objected but as the custooV of the child was given to the mother in her divorce, secured October 5, 1906. and Miller could think of noth ing against the mother's character, Judge . Cleeton ; allowed ' the adoption. The fight occurred during a discussion of the case after the decree was made. Seek CtJutdy of Child. Charging that neither the mother or father of Dorothy Ingersoll, 2 years old, have had practically noth ing to do with the care of thj little girl for over a year, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin W. Carpenter yesterday an swered the petition for a writ of hah- fas wi,iju iiitfu 11 v ivi r . pnn a 1 n cat augh declined to hear the petition yes. terday and a date for the hearing will be set tomorrow. NEW SUITS FILED Lily M. Gaither administrator of the estate of Harry Gaither, yesterday sued the Western Baking company and the Aldon Candy company for $7500 damages as the result of the collision between the auto truck owned by the defendant and a motorcycle ridden by Gaither. The accident occurred Octo ber 17, 1914, at Seventeenth and Tay lor streets, and Gaither died two days liter from his injuries. Suit against Multnomah countv wan filed yesterday bv Harold B. Ktmr. . pianist and a violinist, for 12000 dam- fg3 ihe refult of injuries to his left hand received when he crashed into the draw gat on th Morri bridge, November 13. 1914, while riding a motorcycle. The accident occurred in the darkness of early morning and Knox allege no light was shown on the gate. Saturday in the Circuit Court. Ja&rmeats. W. H. H MargH n. George W. Cleloha, mandate- entered. .p,rtBlej' G'lHham," et aL, v. George W. Cleloha, mandate entered. K. D. Stone vs. Alameda Land Co., dls- Jt5SL .rrtla8, Co. vs. Baker TheatrFl l ummw nuweii ti. is. w. Cnandler et Tate InTeatiuent Ca. ra. S A runii a,. saiHSed. , ' "T fR.' 8 Moore va. Ell B. Moore, diamtesed. foflitntt6ffbla U A" HrlOW' JUat foder.ndHi"- L' Sarah Micnaelski va. ;.eph M chaelskl. de cree. - . . W. A. Hesetan vi. 3. S. Clark, non-rfult. Eleanor PaUett Eaitmaa Ta. Watson East man, decree. R. W, Kidd vs Helen aUdd, decree, fc. V. Hoover, et fd.. t. JuUua Adler, dla- deSee1 HntInet0 B" ,ohn B Huntlngtoa, .V- Hug Haines Betay B. Haines, de- x-''?.. A;ia.Bn?? JS- L- w- Claneey, decree, decree 1 D,wltt Chdd, New Suits. George Cole va. Perry K. Meyere. to collect U&lieSnS: -T- Wea, et .1, rs? F?zlet T- frrier, divorce. E. K. Clary vs. JTred Dande. et al.. in junetkm againat aale or property tote. W' L mach. et al.. account: BOrChert! AleCk Colfolt- collect C. B. Canato ; Anrtw w.ink..:. ktah! minriamn, u Celia M. Rostad v. v a Twa. -i to recover property. ' ' xjiij bi. uaiwer, .amimatratrlx t t. od C- ' ' dam6. on -.cSSkt tSfiSrr? Bromberger, aonf EWiB MafT MIUlnton. to Collect G. F. Robertson vs. T. U. Hurlburt, to re- cow property. Henry Jennlna- Bona - . U. Young, to collect accounf. Harold B. Knox v. Maltnomah eouilty. oer onal Injury damage. , . r Complete Calm on ' French Battlefield Paris, March 13 (Night official tatement). Following the lively en gagement ' of preceding day, almost complete calm on both sides has char acterized th whole front. . Today ; was marked ' merely by artillery actions. We have concentrated Our posltiohs at all point. V . 1 A a result of some excavating done at Les Eparges on the ground ' won by u we have found mor'e German machine gun, bringing the total lost by the enemy at this point up to four. We have stopped short an attempt- ed attack at the woods of Le Pretre. -. I -: -:-:'':, ivlP'" 'V6t m : f Ire z... ' aLxI -JJX ' : ; --v I wf s; - J4traf . f ?jrV I ! FORMER HOUSEKEEPER CHIEF BENEFICIARY OF PORTLAND CAPITALIST Will of C, F. Baxmyer, Found Dead on Train, Filed for Probate, The will of C. F. Baxmyer. the Portland man whose body was found Thursday morning on a train Hear ing Chicago, was filed for probate yesterday afternoon at the county court house. . v It was made February 6, and names Mrs. Zillah Cowan of Portland, his former housekeeper, as the chief bene ficiary. Mrs. Cowan and the Com monwealth ; Trust company of Pitts burg are named executors. Under the terms of the will Mrs. Cowan is to receive $2000 "for aiding me with cash loans and for her very kind care in watching over and tak ing care of me while sick." The for mer housekeeper is also to receive $800 to be paid April 15 of each year as long as she lives from the prin cipal and interest of the estate after several other bequests have been car ried out. To his wife, Eleanor C. Baxmyer, of Carrick Borough, Pa., from whom he was separated, he bequeathes $4900 In payment .of two notes aggregating $5000. The notes, the will states, were made at the time Of separation and payment was contingent; On ful filling of certain promises by Mrs. Baxmyer. ' Stating that Mrs. Baxmyer had vio lated the agreement in refusing to join in the signing of deeds to realty he orders the $4900 paid "Just as if she had kept her promise." All his personal effect such a household goods and treasures, as well as his watch and photography sup plies he wills to his nephew, .William F. Vegeler of Carrick Borough, Pa., as well as $1000 for "his loyalty and faithfulness to me." The will further ' provide for be quests of $500 each to his stepdaugh ters, the Misses Inez and Grace Rich of Carrick Borough; $1000 to be set aside as a fund for keeping his cemetery lot in order in South Side cemetery, Carrick Borough, Allegheny county, Fennsyfo vania; and the remainder, after ,. all other bequests have been paid, to go to a children's hospital located on Forbes street, Pittsburg, for the care of poor children as a memorial to his deceased daughter. His Portland estate is given as two life Insurance policies aggregating $6250, a claim In litigation amounting to $753, 271 shares of Story Manufac turing company par value, $2710, and $50 worth of office furniture. The total value of real and personal prop erty in Portland is $9763. Baxmyer is said to have some prop erty in Pennsylvania. His will was filed for Mrs. Cowan by James L. Conley of the-legal firm of Conley & DeNef fe, who served as notary : when the will was made. . 'I had known -Baxmyer for seven years," said Conley; last night, "and I believe absolutely that he met foul play. In a letter written in transit received yesterday he spoke of carry ing more money on his person than he felt safe with and we know of $175 that he took away with him. "It is trite that Baxmyer had mari tal troubles but he had been separated from his wife for several years. He was going east for a Seattle manufac ing concern, making his first trip with a patent weeder. "1 first met Baxmyer in 1907, when he was a visitor In Portland. He cams here several times afterwards and his health being- poor, removed to this city two years ago. He was a quiet, easy going man and a fine fellow." ! According to Conley, Baxmyer was at one time a director of the Dollar Savings bank of Pittsburg and a broker, having had -at one time con siderable property, though much of it had been lost. Taken to Jail. ; Charles Beggs; aged 16. a South Portland boy, who was arrested yester day 'by City Detectives Moloney and Swennes, charged with the theft of 1600 pounds of hides from the Frank L Smith Packing company on Feb ruary 1, was removed to - the county jail yesterday, and will be tried in the municipal court this week. To other men implicated in the case have not been arrested. .'; : . ; i ; . Jitney. Convention Called. Kansas City, Uo., March 13. A na tional convention of jitney bus own ers and operator will be held here May 4 to 6. The call was sent ' out today by the Kansas City jitney bus association. . . - s MARBLE TIME HERE AGAIN . .. , ... . , , Typical scene showing children enjoying delights of game of marbles. Go-plunk! "Goody. I got Mm!" The shot was a good one; the marbles scattered. A little sunshine and the warm spring days have brought out the mar bles. Big boys and little boys, yes, and some of the girls, are renewing acquaintance with their favorite taws. For the bigger boys, "Boston" Is Homes for Needy Children Wanted " Three Motherless Little Girls Are Among Those Who Ar In Weed of Flace; Boy Want Home. Homes for an 8-months-old baby boy and three motherless girls are sought by Mrs. Lola G. Baldwin, of the wom en's protective division of the depart ment of public safety. - A mother for the child for an in determinate period is wanted, as the father la in jail, and the mother ha left the city. The baby is the picture of health and is said to be of excel lent disposition. At present - it Is in one of the baby homes. The girls are of excellent character, and want to go to school. One is 10 years 'old and would like to be in a family where there is a baby. She can wash dishes and do light housework. Her older sister is 15 years old and 1 capable of work. She would like to be placed in the Ladd school district. The other girl is 18 years old, a native Of Holland, intensely musical, and - in experienced in housework. The bapy cannot be permanently ac commodated in the homes as the Al bertina Kerr nursery Is filled to over flowing .nd the Waverly sanitarium is under smallpox quarantine. . Negro Woman Is Held as Witness Wanted as an important witness In a scandal case said to involve officer of the Bremertor navy yard, Mrs. Jen nie Trolllnger, a colored woman, was arrested shortly after she arrived from Coos Bay oh the George W. Elder yes terday by City Detectives Hyde and Vaughn. The arrest was the culmination of an exciting chase from, Bremerton to Seattle, to Portland, Astoria, Marsh field and back to Portland again on fhe part of Sheriff J. H. ; Shattuck of Kitsap county. Wash.' . tWith a technical warrant charging vagrancy, the sheriff secured extradi tion papers from Governor Withy- combe eany this week, and hearing that the woman was In Cooa Bay, left at . once by boat. A he sailed into the harbor, the woman left on the Elder. Not to be outdone, the sheriff imme- aiaieiy leiegrapneo. me Portland po lice to arrest ner, and started across country In the course of his trip through the mountains on ; of - Til horses died fom exhaustion. He will leave with his prisoner for Seattle to night. : , Milwankie City V Treasurer Named Milwaukie, Or., March 13. Mayor J, C. Pelton tonight appointed') Philip Streib, ex-mayor of Milwaukie and president of the First State bank of Milwaukie, city treasurer to succeed A. L. Bolstad, who died Wednesday. Mr. Bolstad, who was cashier of th bank, was reelected city treasurer in January for a, two year term, i Mr. Streib will serve until January, 1917. Hundreds of Milwaukie and Portland friends attended the funeral of Mis Bolstad at Skewes undertaking parlor this afternoon. Rev. H. R. GeiPof Mll waukiEvangelical church, officiated, assisted by Rev. George Hend rick son, Of Our Savior Norwegian' Lutheran church, Portland. The choir' of th Milwaukie church and Mrs. B. G Skul ason and Mr. K. Ro&ld sarig." The remains were shipped today to Dexter, Mich., - for interment. Bivervlew lodge No. 179 Of Odd Fel lows will initiate T. W. Sell wood !i the' second degree Monday night at Grange .hall. - 4 ; i m ' i ' v Major Will Name Board. 'I: Appointments of ' members on the board of appeals under the new elec trical ordinance are to be made by Mayor Albee this week. The board will consist of three member. , the favorite game. They are playing it at the schools and in back yards. They like it because they can "plunk" the marbles. More skill is required. The little tads are playing "fats." In that game they can "baby up" and hit the marble easy. But it Is as fascinating to them as is "Boston to the older boys. Marbles being out Is a sure . sign that spring has arrived. Youths Keep Mum; They Go to Jail Two Lads Are Sent Back to Jail to Xemaln Vntil Monday to Make Up Their XUuds to "Talk." Because they still insisted on main taining a defiant attitude and refused to tell the truth, Harry Meister and B. F. Smith, .involved in the perfumery thefts for which Al Dawson was given six months jail sentence Friday, were sent back to Jail yesterday by Muni cipal Judge Stevenson, to medjtate un til Monday. Meister and Smith admitted that they acted as "stalls" for Dawson, go ing into the drug stores and making trivial purchases to attract the atten tion of the store attendants, while Dawsoa stole the perfume. They re fused, however, to say how they had arranged the deal with the chief de fendant. "Something's going to drop If you fellows haven't found your tongues by Monday," cautioned the Judge. FATE OF LINER UNKNOWN London, March 13. Since the for mer Canadian Pacific liner Montrose was reported ashore off the coast of Senegal, West Africa, in Bordeaux dis patches early today, no word has come from the admiralty regarding her fate. Fcartlier I Price .;:Re3tapiijvMdle' TforoogMoiLit tlie EMtire Stock I .This sale will erid in a fery few days, as we are compelled to make way for the carpen ters, masons, etc., who are to make needed repairs. The balance of our stock MUST therefore befclosed outLand we've made new and muchJower prices that Will positively clear the store by next Saturday night. Impossible fo give many details excepting to say this: Come prepared to find the greatest bargains you ever saw. We guarantee against disappointment. -Men's Suite LOT 3 $ 1 3.75 Worth at Least Double. LOT 4 Worth at Least Double. Furnishing Goods Cor. Fourth and Alder Hoboes Have Eye : ; On Howrs Fortune St. Louis. Mo.. Mar.j 13. Hoboea in all parts of the country by a refer endum vote are to decide what James Kads How, widely known as the M.l lionalre hobo," shall do , with $125,000 bequeathed to him by his mother, Mrs. Eliza A. How, and with the interest on an additlanal $125,000 left in trust for him under the terms of Mrs. How's will filed for probate yesterday. How said that he , would not think of deciding as ti the disposition of his fortune without "first consulting his brothers." CHINA PHEASANTS DO DAMAGE TO FLOWER BULBS SET IN PARKS Superintendent Convill Calls Birds of Fine Plumage "Pests." How to prevent China pheasants from eating tulip and other plant bulbs set out in the parks of the city is a question puzzling James Q. Convill, park superintendent, following the discovery that the birds have already done about $100 damage in the park. Although It had been suggested that the plants be screened, this is said to be impossible ' owing to the fact that they are so widely scattered.- It was also suggested that the birds be shot, but Superintendent Convill says the law-prohibits such steps. The longer the city waits for a solu tion the greater the damage, it is pointed out. Pheasants have done the most damage in Columbia and Penin sula parks. In Columbia park, es pecially, there is hardly a bulb plant which started sprouting which has not been damaged by the birds. Superintendent Convill says that the Peninsula district in the vicinity of the two parks is infested with the birds and park employes have counted as many as 50 In Columbia park at one time. The birds do not begin to touch the bulbs, 'says Convill, until they : start to sprout, but a soon as shoots are an inch or so above the ground they are detected by the pheasants. Ttie birds then dig out the bulbs and eat them, j i Unless & solution of the problem la found ery soon Convill says that the city will etop planting the smaller bulb. j - He want to receive sugges f - j Men's Suits i Lots 1 and 2 Vere $15, $18 and $20 There aTe about 350 Suits in this lot, made of all wool casslmeres, cheviots and tweeds, in the wanted colors and styles. Sizes 33 to 40. Sold at $ 15, $18 and $20. Choice of the lot .$7.75 . ....- i- , I ." '. ! Every Suit in Perfect Condition of Every Sort on Sale at What. Is Practically Your Tomorrow for Your Next Season's Needs Phegley tion as to 'how to get rid of what he terms "pests." ". . ' TRAFFIO MEASURE . CHANGES Matter Will Be Discussed at 'Meet ing Wednesday. Several changes are proposed in the traffic ordinance which become ef fective Friday and they will be dis? cussed by the city council probably at its meeting Wednesday. The most important change has been suggested by Commissioner Dleck and that Is cutting down the speed of motor trucks. Under the new ordinance 12 miles an hour is the maximum speed allowed for motor trucks and Commissioner Dieck thinks this is excessive. He fay that tne heavy trucks going at that speed do a great amount of dam age to pavements and is to endeavor to have it cut down. The new ordinance will introduce a new system of warnings for automo bile drivers .when other cars are stop ping or turning. When the machines slow down dr turn driver ar to warn other machines behind them by ex. teading the arm out from the side of the machine that it may be seen by other drivers. Changes are also made in the con gested district and the parking dis tricts. Under the ordinance no ma chines are to bo allowed to stand in front of building entrances to hinder ingress and egress. The . speed lim its are cut down to 20 miles outside the Congested districts and 15 miles an hour inside the congested districts CITY TO DISPOSE OP WOOD Jeffrey & Iiufton Will Buy About SOOO Cords.' -. AH the wood cut by the city on the Kelly and Klllen tracts' near Beaverton where the city had wood Cutting camps is to be sold to Jeffery & Bufton, con tractors. Their price is $2 a cord for first growth. $1.95 for second growth and $1.90 for doty wood for the 6097 cords of wood cut. This offer was the best made. ... For 3497 W cords cut. the Kelly tract the city paid $1 a cord and 90 cent a cord to the men for cutting it. For 1609 cords cut on the Killen tract the city paid 90 cents a cord and 90 cents for cutting, i Just how much the city will lose or make on the transaction will not be known until all bill have been re ceived. CITY TREASURER'S REPORT Total of $847,883 in Various Funds. . -The city has a .total of $847,883 In its various funds, according to the semi-monthly report of City Treasurer Adams compiled yesterday. The money is distributed as follows: General . i $491,508.04 Bonded iirdebtedness Interest 10,981.40 Library " 8.S6 Improvement bond sinking. 121,468.85 Improvement bond interest. 2L179.22 Water ... 73.416.32 Park and boulevard 6.040.68 Broadway bridge .......... 6,188.65 Fire boat and fire main... 108.03 Special bridge 4,259.74 Sinking 13,092.97 Water bond sinking 25,200.87 Water fund bond account... -22.95 Police and fire dept. relief.. 25.86 Bonded indebtedness sink.. 734.74 Street improvement 23,920.28 Sewer 12,458.57 Street extension 3,785.57 Street. and sewef Interest.. 1,939.86 Public auditorium 24,788.S Police relief 8,766.03 Total i ........ . $847.883.00 REORGANIZATION PLANNED Safety 'First Commission to Be Made More Effective. A the result of suggestion made that those actively engaged in the transportation business act in an ad visory capacity to the safety-first commission instead of an official ca pacity, a general reorganization of the commission is to be made. It Is pro posed td have the new commission backed by the new organization to re sult from the consolidation of the Portland Commercial " club and the Chamber of Commerce. A meeting will be held In Mayor Albee's office Monday afternoon to make plans for reorganization. It is probable that the Jitney owners will have representation on the advisory committee of. the commission, a a number of owners have already asked that one of their number be selected. $7.75 Cavemder LABOR INVITES GOOD HIGHWAY, ADVOCATES TO DISCUSS QUESTION Central Labor Body Wants to . Hear What Is to Be Said in Favor of Proposed Roads DISCORDANT NOTE STRUCK Besolntlon Condemning Proposed Issue .- Passed; Report Mad on Jitney Ordinance. . The Central Labor Council Friday evening debated the proposed good roads bond Issue and although lie question was otn the recommendation of the executive committee that tiie advocates of the bonds be Invited to appear before that committee next Thursday everting, considerable talk ing was done on the mutter of t bonds and the; construction of the Columbia Highway. Tli invitation of Jultus Meyer, Ueorge VV. Joseph, John. B. Yeon and others was extended; but subseuuently a motion "was carried by the council reiterating the resolution of three weeks, ago of opposition to the issuance of bonds for tlio construc tion of roads while under the super vision or direction of John B. Yeon. William Mackenzie started the fire works at the opening of the bonds dis cussion when he -demanded that the council "Tie right into this flRlit against the bond issue." Ho was rul-d out of order by the chair on the ground, that the question was not the bond issue but the inviting of the ad vocates of the bond issue to Appear before the executive board next Thurs day. He appealed from the declmion of the chair, but tlve chair was strong ly sustained. - K. J. (Stack Maid that "labor should not put itself In the attitude of oppos ing good roads. No harm can come of this conference.;. Whether or not the working people will be considered In the expenditurex In the future can be brought up fet the conference." lie said he had informed , Julius Meier . find Mr. Joseph that In his opinion lahor had not been?dalt with fairly in fhe construction .of the Columbia lllver highway, but that he was sure a con ference would be .entered into. Frank liannon wanted to,have the conference and "go down I the line with Johnny Yeon." J. L. Ledwldge hotly denounced the proposed bond .Issue as a "gtgnntic steal and a Scab labor scheme." Kven wood," he saldj "that wa to be 'given to the poor' by John Yeon on?s road work was sold for $4 a cord." Another delegate declared that the roads proposed were to give a few land speculators enhanced values at the expense of the small home own er who had to'pay themselves for the good streets in front of their little properties. Getting the floor again, J. L. Led wldge 'declared that he was in favor of good roads, "but not royatles of 60 cents a square yard to the Warren. or ny other construction company." lie declared such royalty to be ' downright, absoute grait." and further that streets were left unpaved la this city to favor big corporations. The committee on unemployment re ported through 'E. J. Stack that the free rooming house at 124 Fourth street would be closed on April 1 an 1 funds in the lands of the' committee would be used-'for direct relief there after He repoirted a total of $516 re ceived and a detailed-account of ex penditures, with $358 on hand. Flora Foreman -addressed the round! in regard, to her troubles "at Qutncy. Columbia county, with" a local school board. She said that the people there were Finns s.nd six years ago endeav ored to seoure a publio school in which only Finnish should be taught. They objected to hen teaching United Btatex history from accepted school books, and he said they j were the catspaws of schemer and politicians. Blessed Influence of one true, loving; soul on another. George Kllot. Men's Suits LOT 5 $1 9.75 VVorth at Least Double. If. you need at Hat, don't miss being here tomorrow Own Price Buy Cor. Fourth and Alder - y - .-.-.: