The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, May 11, 1916, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON . DAILY; JOURNAL, PORTLAND, THURSDAY MAY 11. 1916. v EV BUYERS APPEAR FOR PROPERTY BACK BOND PAYMENTS pAC. ; Emmons Warns Appli r catits That Sale Is Illegal, :but Some Buy, ORDINANCE NOT IN FORCE 'Contention That Bales Kut Be Hld im jPomrthouae slot Sustained by City f Tmnnr. Who Continues. ..7.1 j .' Although plecea of property In vari ous parts of the city on whic'b bonded tract and newer anseasment install ments are dttlinquent were offered for Kale this mornlDK very few purchases were made. Tha delinquencies total $40,000, while the amount sold to taled 'only $28R. Another sale is pro 'oSeJ for tomorrow and will continue until tha property is sold. A. C. Emmons, representing the Mer chants' Trust company, protested ayalnst the sale belnjr held In the city hall and warned tha would-be pur chasers that the sale mijrht be illegal. Several. Including the city, purchased property, however. , 'Emmons contended that the law re quired tha sale be held In the court house. An ordinance fixing the court house as the place for the sales has been passed, but does not take effect for several days. City Treasurer Adams plans to hold the sales in the city hall until the ordinance takes effeot or un til he Is stopped. The city purchased the property owned by K. S. Muokley In block B, Upper Drive on Portland heights, on which delinquencies total $530. This 1 thev second purchase by the city re cently of property on which assess tnents are delinquent. Owners of the property sold have three years in which to redeem and if not-redeemed at the expiration of that time the title passes. A1MKI AT JITNEY DRIVERS Enforcement of Eight-Hoar Service " Rule Is Sought. V A campaign Is to be started by Com i'mlssloner Daly to require Jitney driv ere and owners to obey the ordinance requiring them to give eight hours' i service during the auy. a systematic I check has been made of all machines, I " and It was found that very few of the -j ' ewners .and drivers were obeying the I . ordinance. jr..' On one route alone, where nearly 20 'machines operate, it was found that i - only one macnlne gave eight hours' service. Other machines were found to have made snly one trip during the 1 day. J ' - "If the Jitneys cannot maintain serv 1. Ice. they are imeleus." said Commls ) loner Daly this morning. "Eight ; hours' service is not a serious restric ! lion, and they should be made to obey the law." Astoria' Work Held. : Up by Injunction Const XaOf Cornelias Ornate Peti tion. Afalast City In Connection With Yiadaett&e; of OomsneroUl street. Astoria, Or., May II. An injunction applied for against the city In connec tion with the vladucting of Commer cial street was duly granted yesterday afternoon by County Court Judge Cor-H nelius, in the absence of Judge Eakin. , who 1 conducting circuit court at St. j Helens. The plaintiffs In the case are Howell Lewis, C. S. Brown, Wilkinson Real instate company, inc.; n. arruiucr, J. N. Griffin, Foard & Stokes. M. A. Copeland, F. A. Fisher, Oregon-Washington Railway & Navigation Co., a corporation, and the Spokane. Portland & Seattle Railway Co.. a corporation, and the defendant la the city of As toria. The plaintiffs' allege that the de fendant, city of Astoria, has no power or authority to make said improve ments, and that the proceedings of the common council in regard thereto are null and void. The injunction ties up $147,728 worth of work, contracts for which had been let. MAUI SMITH E1B. VERAN OF THEATRE TICKET TAKERS, DIES Man Who Always Smiled Pleasantly Came Here In Early Days. H1NG THE MATTER WITH PORTLAND IS THE UNANIMOUS VERDiC General Opinion Expressed at Ad Club Luncheon Held Yesterday at Chamber, LAND WILL BE INSPECTED Action in riayground Case Tem porarily Delayed. " Commissioner Baker's proposal to establish a playground In the Vernon k, district was submitted to the city 5 council, but it was deolded to take action until the land proposed for playground purposes is seen by the commissioners. Commissioner Baker proposes to lease IS acres from Moy Back Hin ne'er East Nineteenth street and Ktll- ingsworth avenue for two years, the rental being about $760 a year. A delegation from the district urged tine establishment of a playground in , that section. It was said that 6000 children will avail themselves of the playground If established. EMPLOYES RESIST DISMISSAL Men Lt Out Ion Account of Sewer Trouble Appeal. Employes dlwoharged yesterday by j Commissioner Dleek as the renult of the recent Montavilla sewer Investiga--...tlon propose to fight for their posi tions.' This was learned today, when : Jtf. L. Dow ling, a municipal engineer ' and one of those discharged, stated 'that he would Immediately file notice . of appeal with the municipal civil ' service board. The board had planned a meeting for , this afternoon, when a decision in the '"-cs.se of Harry Gurr, discharged sewer Inspector, was to be given. The meet lng has been postponed, however, ow ing to the absence of John F. Logan, y one -of the board members. "Nothing the matter with Port land" was the slogan expressed by posters on the walls of the Ad club's luncheon room in the Chamber of Commerce yesterday. "Nothing the matter with Portland" was the unanimous conclusion of man ufacturers and retailers, whom the club had Invited as it3 guests afM speakers. "Nothing the matter with Portland." asserted John C. English, chairman of the day and head of tuc Retail Mer chants' bureau of the Chamber of Commerce, as he referred to Rose City opportunities or industry. Journal Za Praised. Mr. English spoke, also of The Journal's "Nothing the Matter With Portland" as one of the most monu mentally constructive pieces of publlo service ever rendered In Portland. The list of speakers included C. B. Rlne of the Dennoa "Food company, Walter Lewis of the Tru-Blu Biscuit company, John Lund of the North west Lead Manufacturing company. C. Wlntermute of the Hlrsch-Wels Manufacturing company, Henry Feld- man of the Mt. Hood Soap company. L. Bowman of the Brownsville Wool en Mills company, R. B. Bain of Clos- set & Devers, C. E. Dye of the Ore gon Chair company, Dom Zan of the Zan Broom company, and others. Each told of the importance of loyalty to ocal industries. Toe conclusion of the session was that another meeting within three weeks must be devoted to the proposi tion, "How the Ad club can help Portland Industry most practically?" Candidate Is Introduced. Charles F. Berg Introduced Tom Phelps, head of a group from Wash- ngton high school, anj he. In turn, Introduced Miss Lucille Johnson, the Ad club's and Washington nigh school's candidate for queen of the Rose Fes tival. In response to Mr. Berg's ap peal and the prompt work of a com mittee of 12 Ad clubbers, enough money for 282.000 votes was secured from those present. The committee as announced by S. C. Bratton, acting president, consists of L. R. Bailey, chairman: Sol Blumauer, E. T. Cars well, R. If. Atkinson, R. D. 8tone, R. M. Emerson, M. Mosessohn, George Bower, A. N. Stanton, Sidney Mills, George Vinton and Ray Barkhurst. If. J. Blaesing was chairman of the day. ' MSSsssttieaaaiaaM h t A BACKING UP CLEANUP AVEEK City Takes Hold of Unsightly Tract When Owners Fall. "With he owners of property on the southwest corner of Lownsdale and . Washington streets apparently taking t no- steps toward cleaning us their t property, the assistant fire marshals and cleanup workers are to expedite fc. matters by getting busy on the prop- Perty tomorrow. , Fire Marshal Stevens eays the quar V ter block la one of the most unattrac tive pieces of property In the business f section.- About 40 men are to b nut tt work removing debrle and pumping out water from a hole on the property. I. : " EV PLAYGROUND PLANNED ;T Jtubbish Heaps to Bo Removed : j.u lYom Marqaam Gulch. A playground ror enildren is now j. proposed to be established In Marquara p. gulch, just east of the entrance to J iTerwilliger boulevard. Commissioner Baker, in charge of the park bureau r : proposes to nave tne rubbish Deans and the old shacks in the gulch re- 1 moved end tne gulch beautified. V , Rertdents of South Portland are also " interested la the plan, and are to hold . a mass meeting Friday night to discuss plans for changing the boulevard en i, it vile iuiu wMumuif uie guicu. Rate Question Postponed. , : Action toward fixing the rate the "Portland & Oregon City Electric Rall Vway companies should pay for common Z user privileges over the. traaks of the Portland Railway, IJght & Power Co. ana toe Southern Pacific wu again - postponed by the council today. Presl indent Carver of the Portland & Oregon V City line asked for the postponement. The matter will be settled at a meet i Ji'g tw in neia way zo. ;'X "Plar Streets" Are Suffgested. A number of Portland residents are petitioning the city council to close up .every . fourth -'street in the residential district from S o'clock In the afternoon until 8 o'clock In the evening during . the summer monUjs, -that taay nmy- be Maurice Barrymore Smith. The little old fat man who always smiled genially when he took your tickets at local theatres for so many years is dead Maurice Barrymore Smith, prince of ticket-takers and dean of Portland .stage employes, died this morning at ' a private sanitarium of Bright's disease. Hundreds of Portlanders knew Mau rice Barrymore Smith as ticket-taker and treasurer of Cordray's old Third street theatre and later of Cordray's' Washington street theatre. Hundreds of others knew him as the stage doorkeeper of the Sullivan & Consldine bouses in this city and of the Orpheum. He was at his post at the local Orpheum up to the closing or tne season early this month. Known Along Entire Coast. Maurice Barrymore Smith, was the best known' stage doorkeeper on the Paciflo coast and numbered the coun try s greatest actors as his friends. v His name was Maurice B. Smith, the Initial being expanded Into Barry more after the celebrated actor of that name early in his Portland career. And so ilaurice Barrymore Smith stuck with 'him to hir death. ' He was. always In good spirits, al ways had a'smlle and a good word, and ever had a fund of reminiscences and stories. Maurice Barrymore Smith first came to Portland in 18S9. He met John F. Cordray. now proprietor of The Oaks, on the street and asked for a position. "I am a Mason," he tl Cordray. "From what lodge?" asked Cordray. "From Denver No. 5," he replied. It so happened that Cordray was a member of the same lodge. "I am a Royal Arch Mason," con tinued Maurice Barrymore Smith. "From what lodge?, again asked Cordray..:, . "Denver No. 2, replied Mamies Bar rymore Smith. , Bngaged Ob Snort Hettes. Cordray was a member of this lodge, too, and he engaged the appli cant on the spot. Maurice Barrymore Smith was first ticket-seller at Cordray's Third street theatre. Then he was made treasurer, continuing In this capacity when the Cordray theatre moved np on Wash ington street. When Mr. Cordray sold out to Sulli van sc Consldine provision was made In the agreement that Maurice Barry more Smith should have a position with them. ' - He was made stage door tender for the Orpheum in the old Marquam theatre building and followed the Or pheum in its many moves. He was gregarious and always good natured but he never permitted anyone to cross the stage door without proper authority. On one occasion he stepped Martin Beck, bead of the Orpheum circuit. Ail looked Alike to Smith. "But I am Mr. Beck," protested the magnate.. "It can't be helped," responded Maurice Barrymore Smith. "I don't know you and you can't go on the stage without a permit." And he didn't. Maurice Barrymore Smith was a member of the Theatrical Mechanics' association and of the Masons. He was an authority on Masonic law. He leaves no relatives, so far as is known, and was about 66 years old. No funeral arrangements have been made as yet. Maurice Barrymore Smith was a unique figure In the amusement life of Portland. "FORTY-FORTY AND FIGHT IS 0. & C. SLOGAN SEARCH BEI NG MADE FOR S. E. B IRON REPORTED ii MISSING Mind of Corvallis Man Be- lieved to HaveBeen Af fected as Result of Injury, (Continued From Pare One roads, diverting 40 per cent to the reclamation fund. Of that two-fifths Oregon, In the nature of things, would receive only a small proportionate share. Feeling, however, that 10 per cent is enough to reimburse the government for its administration expense, the senate sub-committee decided that an other 10 per cent could fittingly be placed in the reclamation fund, leaving the forty-forty plan for Oregon's schools and roads undisturbed. Chairman Tarrls Hot Favorable. Can this forty-forty division be held in the senate and in the bill that Is finally to become law? That question is not easy to answer. The house is the hardest nut to crack, in view of the attitude of Its committee on public lands. Repeated effort there to secure better treatment for Oregon has been turned down, and Chairman Ferris, who will head the house conferees. gives no encouragement to the thought that mere may be a change of attl tude. Aside from the section apportioning the proceeds from timber sales, Sen, at or Chamberlain secured one other highly Important amendment In the bill as reported to the house. This Is the provision making the timber tax able as soon as it is sold. Under the house bill i the timber would not be come taxable when sold on the 10-year credit plan until patent was Issued, which might not be until 10 years after sale. Oregon's tax loss will be reduced? to comparatively-idmall proportions truths plan proposed y the Chamberteia sub committee Is adopted. The secretary of the Interior is directed to sell the tim ber as soon as market conditions al low, and ihe timber sold would go on the tax roll at once. Senator Chamberlain believes tac tical advantage will e gained by making as few amendments as pos sible in the bill as it comes from the house, since that bill makes no radical change in principle from his original measure, but has undergone close scrutiny as to detail by the house committee and has been approved by the federal departments concerned. vf:'4:i ''fill a few years ago the activities of many locate rs. who have operated in Ore gon and California land grant "claims' would doubtless have been curtailed. The bill was prepared by the interior department' and introduced by request ot Secretary Lane, who says he be lieves a statute of this sort is needed to deal with unscrupulous persons who have shown little regard for truth or for moral obligations in dealing with prospective settlers. After the enact ing clause the bill reads: "That any person who, for a reward paid or promised to him in that be half, shall undertake to locate for an intending purchaser, settler, or entry man any public lands of the Unite States subject to disposition under the public land laws, or who shall will fully and falsely represent to such in tending purchaser, settler, or entry man that any tract of land shown to him is public land of the United States subject to sale, settlement or entry, or that It Is of a particular surveyed description, with intent to deceive the person to whom such rep resentation Is made, or who. In reck- less disregard of the truth, shall false ly represent to any such person that any tract of land shown to him Is public land of the United States sub ject to sale, settlement of entry, or that it is of a particular surveyed description, thereby deceiving the per son to whom such representation is made, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine of not exceeding $300 or by imprisonment for a term not exceed ing ione year, or by both such fine and Imprisonment." S. E. Emerson. A statewide search is being mado for S. E. Emerson of Corvallis, who has been missing since May 2. He was last seen near the North Albany bridge after getting off an Albany-Corvallls car. His mind affected by injuries re ceived in . a railway wreck several years ago. he is believed to have wan dered away. Ho had no money when he left home. Emerson is described as being 68 years of age with gray hair, sandy mustache and weighing 140 pounds. Hi. wore a gray suit with a blue work shirt and a soft hat. He is pale and sickly and walks with slow Btep and stooped position. His left lower eye lash is cut, 'letting the upper lash droop. His mjnd is weak and affected. There are gold crowns and fillings In his lower teeth. The accompanying picture was takon 28 years ago. Emerson has a wife ami daughter in Corvallis and a daughter in Portland. Information as to his whereabouts is requested by J. D. Wells, chief of police of Corvallis. Railroad Revenues Increase. Washington, May 11. The upward sweep of railroad revenues Is again shown in the report Just issued by the Interstate Commerce commission showing returns for the month of March and for nine months ending with March. In March the net revenues of large western roads were 137.775,000, com pared with $27,745,000 for the corre sponding month in 1915, while for nine months back the net revenues on these lines amounted to $351,504,000, against $285,407,00 for., the corresponding nine months of the previous year. For the United Btates,for the nine-month period, ths revenues Jumped from $$08,000,000 to $885,000,000. FRAUDULENT LAND OPERATORS PENALIZED BY BILL BEFORE HOUSE INSIDE PASSAGE TO UNITE COLUMBIA RIVER WITH PUGET SOUND Washington, May 11. Fraudulent lapd operators in general will take notice of a bill Introduced In the house by Chairman Ferris of tha house pub lic lands committee, fixing a stiff pen alty for misrepresentations made to settlera or Intending purchasers. Had such a law been In operation Washington May 11. Disregarding the scrupulous care of the house of representatives In refusing to include new projects in the river and harbor out, except in the case of the New York channel deepening urged by the president as a preparedness measure, the senate committee on commerce has added to the measure several new plans. Most of the new projects carry small appropriations, ur tne larger ones. two of the more Important are on the1 Faciric coast. One Is a project for the benefit of Los Angeles harbor, the other for the Improvement of Wlllapa river ana narDor m Washington. Numerous new surveys of nros pective projects were also directed, the one most important to the west coast being an instruction to the army en gmeers to make a preliminary survey ror an lntercoastal waterway between the Columbia river and Puget Sound. The object is to provide an inside passage for vessels by connecting Gray's Harbor and the Wlllapa harbor by canal, extending the canal system north and south to the sound and to the Columbia channel. No specific appropriations are made for surveys, this expense being car ried in a general Item. The house bill provided $250,000 for surveys for which no special appropriation is made. The senate committee, having In mind the extra work In this line that It desires, increased this amount to $850,000. The Wlllapa river and harbor Item as approved by the senate committee appropriates $100,000 for Improve ment, and further authorises the secre tary of war to enter into contracts for the completion of the nroject at a cost of not more than $247,950 additional The senate bill carries $42,934,685 in appropriations and authorizations, with $40,889,735 In direct appropriations ' Manufacture?) of. Spokane.. 'Washington, May 11. Census fig ures of manufactures for the city of Spokane, Wash., for 1914, Just issued, show 278 establishments, with 4161 employes, a payroll of $3,618,000, cap ital Investment of $18,893,000, and product worth $16,637,000. Comparison is made with 1909, showing a decrease of practically 20 per cent In the num ber of employes, of nearly 17 per cent in payrolls, and of over 10 per cent In value of products, but an increase in capital of 16 per cent. 1 m To lessen the smoke nuisance an in ventor proposes drawing locomotive smoke beneath the engine and moisten inir it so that the soot and cinders drop to the ground. FUrf ayilaX an. v -w I 1 1 a It Th ree ' M. W Two Men Shot Down Day$ Only At Meeting of Union Union Members Silent as to racts, but Injured Ken "bed right Against Offi cers of Organisation. Chicago, May 11. (I. N. S.) Two sheet metal workers, who have been heading a vigorous fight to wrest the high offices of their local from the present holders, were shot down, and one was perhaps fatally wounded last , night at the close of an exceptionally j quiet business meeting. The wounded men are: Burt Connors. 41 years old, married, shot in the side; wound be lieved to be dangerous, and Joseph P. Cooney, 44 years old. shot through the stomach; probably will die. j The police believe that Cooneys and ! Connors activity In lining up a fight on the present officers at the coming June election was tne motive for the shooting. The men belong to the Amalgamated Sheet Metal Workers International Alliance, local No. 73. A dead wall was encountered by the police In their efforts to get Informa tion concerning the shooting. Nearly 80 men were in the hall when the guns were going, but the hand of-silence covered every man's mouth when the police started an Inquiry. Connors and Cooney also refused to make any statement concerning th shooting. Deposed Pastor Will Face Fraud Charge Episcopal Minister of Philadelphia Zs Charged With Beading Threatening letters Through Mails. Philadelphia, May 11. (I. N. S.) Charged with sending "threatening letters through the malls with intent to defraud," Rev. George Chalmers Richmond, recently deposed from his pastorate of St. John's Episcopal church, was arrested todav and held in $f00 ball for further hearing. Howard Turmer testified as the recipient of one "unmailable" letter. K ' Secretary to Leave Berlin. Berlin. May 11. (I. N. S.) Official annuncement was made " here today that J. C. Grew, secretary of the American embassy, -will leave for New York shortly to attend to private business. Grew' father recently died. , . used as "play plaees" for th rhiMr.. The latest petition was tied with thai councils today by 30 residents of fit. ... THEATRE 3 Days Only, Beginning Today Dlteef i d A Real Sensation m Mm Majestic Novelty Trio A Drastic Arraignment of the Evil Men Do ALSO Pathe News Knockout Comedy Charlie Chaolin Coming Sunday In the Best of All His Comedies The Floorwallter 51 -Bie Guiie io I Pure Gasoline Wherever you see this" sign, in front of garages or at our SERVICE STA TIONS, you know you can get Red Crown, the straight refinery gasoline not a mixture. Use ZEROLENE.theStandariOil -v. for Motor Cars STANDARD Oil, COMPANY: k ah r o x.rt i j Fry for a-fty-Odlk oo Can you write It short, snappy slogan? Can you express ideas in a few words? If you can if you can forcefully and tactfully ex press the object of the Greater Portland Association you may win the $50 prize of fered for the best slogan submitted! The Greater Portland Association is an organization of business men, profes sional men and property owners who arc interested in the, upbuilding and develop ment of the individual stores. By purchas ing your clothing at a clothing store your hardware at a hardware store, your mil linery at a- milliner's, and soon, in confining your purchases to the merchants specializ ing on respective lines you are aiding In the city's development. Look for this Port on seal when shopping, and ask any clerk or merchant where you see the above seal for information about the slogan contest. Send as many slogans as you desire. Contest closes June 1st. Greater Portland Association Ree4 Ady. Co., Asst. Sec. 503 Selling Building. -