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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 13, 1912)
GENERAL F it RANGH1SE am mi iiATinN niinliu inuuniiuii Council Acts on Requests of . Portland Railway, Light & Power Company. , SAFEGUARD IS INSERTED City Fathers Retain Right to Forfeit Grant If Any Extension Pro vision Are Violated Magnire Measure Is Postponed. COUNCIL PIGEONHOLES VARIOCS MEASrRBS. Proposed genaral franchise of Port land Hallway. Light & Power Com pany ent to Executive Board for the filing of valuation after Inser tion of stringent forfeiture clause to assure fulfllllng of provisions of the grant. Action on proposed Helllg-Dlckin-son franchise postponed. Move made to provide reduced minimum meter rate for city water. Special permits without . compen sation to city opposed. Proposed revolutionary liquor- or dinance drafted by Councilmea Mi guire pigeonholed. Proposed ordinance providing re duced fare for straphangers pigeon holed. Proposed ordinance requiring seats for conductors on streetcars pigeonholed. After Inserting a clause , providing for a forfeiture of the entire franchise if the extension provisions of any part are violated or if service on all parts Is not continuously maintained, the City Council yesterday finished the long task of checking over the pro posed general franchise grant to the Portland Railway, Light & Power Com pany and sent the measure to the Ex ecutive Board for the fixing of the valuation. The action marks the near culmina tion of a heated fight extending over a period of about 14 months, during which time many Important streetcar extensions have been held in abey ance. The Council has yet to approve the valuation and send the measure up for advertising before it comes up for final passage. , SeveBth-Strert Grant Included. Included in the franchise are grants to the company to construct lines on Seventh street from the Broadway bridge to Jefferson street, on Patton avenue from Prescott to Lombard streets, on East Harrison from East Twentieth to East Thirtieth, from Hawthorne avenue on East Twentieth to East Harrison, on East Fifteenth from Siskiyou to Prescott, on Oregon street from Union avenue to the Steel bridge and many other shorter exten sions. The franchise covers 12 miles of tracks already laid and six miles yet to be laid. The insertion of the forfeiture clause In the measure was the principal change made by the Council yesterday. This provides that in case the company fails to construct the lines provided for in the franchise within the time specified or falls to maintain service on any of the lines for more than SO days in any 90 days, the entire fran chise is automatically forfeited. Ex empted from this provision is the South Mount Tabor extension and two small extensions on the West Side, which are asked for by the company merely to help relieve congestion In case rerouting is decided upon. Other wise these parts of the franchise will not be used. The South Mount Tabor extension is not a project for the Im mediate future. Many proposed amendments to the franchise were made but failed to pass. One was a provision for the granting to passengers of stop-over rights on the East Side on the way to the West Side. This was proposed by Council man Magulre. Another was a provision requiring the placing of seats in all cars for the use of conductors. Both these were defeated. Liquor Measure Postponed. The Council was to have considered the proposed Heilig-Dlckinson fran chise on Seventh street, but action was deferred on account of the fact that the Portland Railway franchise was not disposed of until after 5:30 o'clock. It is likely that this measure will be considered at eitto.er a special meet ing or at the next regular meeting of the Council. By substantial votes action on the proposed ordinance Introduced by Councilman Magulre establishing stringent regulations for the liquor traffic was indefinitely postponed. The measure provided for making saloon keepers liable for damage and poverty brought about by drunkenness: did away with free lunches and made many other changes in saloon conditions. The same fate awaited the measure introduced by Councilman Magulre re quiring the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company to give half fare rates to straphangers. Action was in definitely postponed, which means vir tually that the measures are perma nently pigeonholed. The same action was taken In the case of the proposed ordinance introduced by Councilman Clyde requiring the establishment of seats for conductors in pay-as-you-enter cars. This was opposed because of the fact that the company has al ready begun the installation of the seats. Water Rates Sent Bark. When the annual recommendations of the Water Board for the water rates for 1913 were presented to the Council there was so much opposition to the rates that the recommendations were sent back to the ater Board for re consideration. It' is the intention of members of the Council to require the establishment of a minimum meter water rate of 60 cents a month Instead of il a month as is maintained at pres ent. This is the rate established by the Council for public service corpora tions and should govern water rates, according to Councilman Daly, who fathered a motion to refer the rate recommendations back to the Water Board. Councilman Clyde made a mo tion to require the payment of 6 per cent Interest on deposits for water meters, which motion carried. Another motion was made by Councilman Ma gulre to eliminate the graduated meter rates, . making the straignc . rate oi 16 2-i cents per 1000 gallons apply re gardless of the amount of water used. At present reductions are made where more than 4500 gallons are used. When the majority of the members of the Council voted against requiring the payment of 110 a year by the o. W. R. & X. Co. for the right to con struct and maintain a spur freight track on the East Side under a special permit. Councilman Magulre opposed final passage of the measure and it went over for two weeks. The same resulted In the application of Wadhams & Kerr Company for a special permit for an elevated pfetform. Councilman Magulre, Clydek Daly and others op posed grantiog special permits of any kind unless the city receives some compensation. ORPHEUM SEEKS NEW HOME Negotiations Under Way for Theater In New PIttock Block. John W. Consldine, owner of the Em press circuit, and associated with Tim othy D. Sullivan In the Orpheum cir cuit, having failed to accept Calvin Heilig's price for the Heilig Theater, is now negotiating with the new own ers of the PIttock block for space In the central part of the proposed PIt tock building as the new home of the Orpheum. D. C. Lewis, the architect, who has been commissioned to prepare the plans for the new PIttock building, has been In San Francisco this week for the purpose of conferring with some of the directors of the Northwestern Elec tric Company which will erect the huildine. It is understood that the ob ject of the conference was to decide on the plans for the theater ior air. Consldine. With the wrecking of the old Mar quam building the Orpheum Theater has been closed. The only present available place for the Orpheum shows is at the Bungalow, at Twelfth and Morrison streets. As the use of the Bungalow is only temporary, Mr. con sldine finds himself without a satis factory show place. It is intimated that if a deal is made with the North western Electric Company it will be decided to close the Orpheum in rori land nntil the PIttock building is erect ed. It will be nearly a year before this structure is completed. BOOK READ BY 1,000,000 Haskin's New Work Indorsed by President and Speaker. Have you not been troubled In read-trio- hnnV. and neriodicals on political subjects by the difficulty of eliminating the controversial partisansnip irom wt actual facts? There is one book about the Government which is entirely free from this difficulty. Nearly 600.000 copies have been sold In this country, it has had more than 1.000,000 readers ind from all this vast army not one word of complaint has come. It Is the book that was indorsed by President Taft and Speaker Clarke be fore it was printed. It is the book that Ambassador Bryce said he wished he had had when he first came to this country, representing Great Britain. It Is being distributed in Portland by The Orcgonian solely because of its great educational value for the mere cost of distribution and handling. Al ready a great many of those who bought and read the book for them selves are buying additional copies to give to their friends for Christmas, bee the coupon, page 2, this issue. NEW POSITION OBTAINED Deputy Sheriff Leonard Will Be Agent for O.-W. R. & X. T).nniinplTiir hf lfa1rA tf bfl fl.TDOlnt- ed to the city detective force because of a technical difficulty which has arisen to his reinstatement, Archie F. T enors) Sheriff Stevens' chief criminal deputy, has accepted a position as as sistant cnier special agent ior me W. R. & N. Co. under E. B. Wood. He m . n 1. a n hta noff 1lltiH fifl flOOD as Sheriff Stevens' term expires, Jan uary 6. Mayor Rushlight, police officials and members of the Civil Service Commis--1 .A..a nil unrintia m nhtn f n Leon ard's services for the city, but a tech nicality which might make tne rein statement illegal, udaU.WheLeon- was the Chief's stenographer and as to how be could oe put oaca as a de tective and his pay increased propor- ti....lir l Ha 1tff Ifiilrv Means of overcoming this obstacle were being sought, but are- rendered unnecessary by Leonard s action in accepting me position with the railroad company. PUTER TAXES NON-SUIT Damage Case WIH Be Prosecuted in Minnesota Courts. Rerause service was obtained on Al bert Fifieid, who was not a member of the law firm of Fifieid, Fletcher & Fi fieid, defendant, S. A. D. Puter took a voluntary non-suit of his $50,000 suit for daman to reputation against the Minneapolis law firm of Fifieid, Fletch er & Fifieid in Judge McGinn's court yesterday. John F. Logan, atorney for Puter. explained that the suit will be prosecuted in the Minneapolis courts. The Minneapolis lawyers caused Pu ter"s arrest here last June, charging that, under the name of A. L. Metz, he bad passed a worthless draft for $2400 In Minneapolis. Puter was held in the County Jail here for several days, be- lnir released when Amen uieia, wno came here from the Minnesota city to identify him, pronounced him the wrong man. The testimony of -uter, .Detec tive Day and K. R. Schnitt and B. S. nurkee. the latter two managers of tel egraph offices in Portland, was taken yesterday for use in Minneapolis. FREIGHT OFFICIALS MEET Winter Schedules Discussed by West ern Railroad Men. Frplz-ht traffic officials of the O.-W. R. & N. Company. Oregon Short Line and Southern Pacific held a conference in Portland yesterday to arrange new routings on a number of commodities and to discuss Winter schedules. The meeting was not a result of the recent mereer decision of the Supreme Court, but bad been called previous to the time the decision was announced. Those attending the meeting were: R. R. Miller, traffic manager, and W. D. Skinner, assistant trafic manager, of the O.-W. R. & N. Comaany; G. W. Luce, of San Francisco, freight traffic man ager of the Southern Pacific; J. A. Reeves, of Salt Lake City, general freieht agent of the Oregon Short Line; H. E. Lounsbury, general freight agent of the O.-W. R. & N. Company; H. A. Hinshaw, general freight agent of the Southern Pacific, and J. A. Mulchay, as sistant general freight agent of the Southern Pacific. NEW CARLINE PROJECTED Sunnyslde Improvement Association to Urge Improvements. The Sunnyslde Improvement Associa tion has started a movement to secure a through carllne on East Thirty-ninth street running from the Reed College zrounds north through Sunnyside and Laurel.urst to the north side of the city. A committee of five was ap pointed Wednesday night to take the matter up with the present, streetcar company, or with any company that will build the line, or it may oe built by the city. The association indorsed the move ment to. secure a central passenger depot on the East Side and also the lo cation of the auditorium on the East Side, favoring a site near Hawthorne CHRISTMAS POST CARDS, BOOKLETS, TAGS AND 5LAL Here in Greatest Variety. Post Cards All lc Each. BooKletsSp'l g 2c, 3c, 5c Each. Tags and Seals Specially Priced at 5c PacKage. m That Christmas Is But Twelve Days Away Bealize, too, the convenience, economy, and helpfulness of Holiday shopping by .mmi nurr ' .n-ntronioTiro VwaiiRA of its efficiency of service: econ- omy because of the lowness of its prices and quality of merchandise; helpfulness u ' 11.. r;r to.,---. nffP1. innumerable siieeestions ana answer most practically and best the question of "What to Give, Tor these and many other reasons, realize mai LEATHER TABLE THROWS and (TSH ION fOVEHSi Friday and Saturday OQ. at the special.. Oir S2.50 DESK SETS of five pieces, at the s p e c ial Friday and for' r'dy.$ 1.98 GILT EDGE PLAY IN CARDS in leath er cases at the CA. price OVl. Solve the Gift Problem by Giving an "OWL" MERCHANDISE ORDER They're printed in denominations of U. $2.50. $5 and i r. ..cmilili tn anv of the eighteen Owl stores, located in the following cities: Portland. Seat tle, Spokane, Sacramento. San Francisco, Oakland. Los Angeles. If you wish to remember relatives or friends in any of these cities, or somebody who travels ou could make a no more acceptable gift than an owl . Merchandise Order. Rexall Fountain Pens $1 up. Yfaieriaaa foun tain Pens $2.50 up. Rexall STodco Watches $1 THE OWL" IS YOUR CHRISTMAS STORE FOR HIS XMAS SAFETY RAZOR The Gillette $5 QQ ji .A n:t o$5.00 "."r.ss.oo aTr Re.".dr$i.oo at" E.-.der$1.00 The Gem J'JI.OO SUITCASES AND GRIPS Hake Excellent Holiday Gifts Let us show you our stock you'll find it easy mat ter to choose here. All tonapsible Leather Collar Bag's on Bale here Friday and Saturday grouped at one p e c i a. i (1 u . . . . . w w price. 25c Feather Fans Special Friday IP and Saturday IOC Dainty Feather Fans In different styles and favor ite colors. , . I SHAVING SETS at $1.25 Mug and Brush Handle of decor ated Bavarian China, in lined case. ' ONE-FOURTH OFF ON ALL UMBRELLAS SELLING AT ABOVE $1.25 Whether you in tend buy lng one for a gift or for your own use. such savings sug gest that you BUY NOW. FOURTH OFF HANDBAGS WOMEN'S LEATHER HANDBAGS NOT ONE RESERVED FROM THIS HHISTMS SALE OR TAKE YOUR CHOICE AT ONE-fttiARTER OFF, Some of their prlcea: ."."$3.00 3.00 Bags dJO now -iPJ I n5o-5wB"r.$4.13 w,.B"!5.".$4.88 L25 BieiqC- now J J fl&O Bags tf 1 -I O now P11 2.00 Bags d 1 1 C now. : d) la XiJ 13.50 Bag (JO Q now f,J K3f w St These M I S3 1 M II f Si I UNUSUAL The Savings Offered in This List of One Dozen "OWL" SPECIALS For Friday and Saturday ' At these prices we reserve the right to limit quantities to purchasers. Packer's Tar Soap, spe- 10- cial at, cake 1v' "Owl" Peroxide of Hy- 1 T. drogen. full pint....... X Meatholatum, soothing 19- and healing, at... Bathasweet, at the spe- 19- cial price of. XaJ Kalynoa Tooth Paste, 1 C. at. the tube, special.... I"" Din peps In, stomach OQ. remedy, special at Canthrox. at the spe- OQ. cial price of.- Poslam Ointment, epe-OO cial at l--.v"X- Miles' Nervine, at CC. special prico of ""J1, ' Plnkham'a " P ound, CC at the low pri of ..... 1'lnaud'a Ean lie tt'l-fiCp nine special at Duffy Malt at the BPS- CQr special price of. "S is I . PARISIAN IVORY NOVELTIES 25c PIJT CUSHIONS, HAT PIN HOLDERS, MAM( IKE SETS, TRINKET BASKETS, NAPKI.V RINGS, -TUT.K7.KRS. - VANITY BOXKS, 1AJ1TI 1II111VI FANCY GLOVE AND HANDKER CHIEF BOXES, cretonne A C lined 25 each. Per se'..OC HOLIDAY PERFUMES Colgate's, in five sep arate odors, at Jergen's C b r I stmaa Packagea, up from. . . Hndnut'a Carl atmaa Packages, all odors, oz 25c r I stmaa 25c ll.50c Christmas Candy Boxes and Baskets VALUES TO 6 ftUADRVPLE SILVER PLATE BRUSH COMB AND MIRROR SETS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY SPECIAL $4.95 50c STERLING SILYER DEPOSIT COLOGNE BOTTLES nun 33c fSD CDCC wltfl every Ufl lute ounce bottle of Nile BlossomflJI Perfume at the price I FRIDAY AND SATURDAY SPECIAL PRICES TRAVELING ROLL-UPS & CASES LADIES' AND GENTLEMEN'S SETS IN FINE LEATH ER CASES. $5.00 Ladles' Set of five 30 S.0O Ladles' Set of seven 34 S.OO Gentlemen's Set of 0A AQ five nieces at Pt.i7 $20.00 Sterling Silver, 1 C Art eight-piece Set at Fancy Baskets, filled with Choice Candy, at," JUL 35 c 60c HOLIDAY STATIONERY BIG VALUES AT 25c, 35c AND 50c PER BOX Thermos Bottles each Silk lined) can be used for work baskets. Pen m y'a Fancy Holiday Package, ha,lf pound. each F e n w a y's P o u nd Pkg., at 50$ and. Llggett's Fancy Holiday P a e k a ge, containing (J 4 over one pound ij) X Other Liggett Pkgs. Qf at 25. 40 and...OUC Stuffed Turkeys, filled with candy, 15S 20S. 25 and a3C GERMAN SILVER VANITY CASES With long or short chains. Regular values up to 65c Friday and Satur day only at. avenue. The park committee was in structed to urge the construction of a swimming pool In the Laurelhurst Park the ensuing year when the playground is built, for wnicn a coniiati u let. Clob Establishes Civic Department. . m ll TAHA PUW The directors oi me xwoo . Park Club have Instituted a civic de partment ami, in accomni; w.v. request of the Improvement League, made U. nugnson cnan .nan department. This civic department has i Jl..l,l k ILTaa Ullirh :"!" IntO t ffl oeen iiiti uj " e -- -- different subcommittees, each wi,tn its own chairman. These committees are as lOilOWS: UlvlC pnutj i.ru roi o, Emmet Drake; car service. Dr. Harvey G. Parker: fire protection, George W. m R 49c Quadruple Silver Plate BONBON 1ES Special 15c HENCHEL MANICURE SETS In Leather Cases, Special F2..0 Four-IMrce tf O OQ Sets Now DaiaW 3 Three-Plece dJO CQ Seta Now tii& 3..10 Five-Piece dJO QO Seta Now BiJO M-TO Five-Piece J O QO Seta Now 9J.a70 SERVING TRAYS 2 in. long. 9 in. wide. D e c o rated goul frames. Brass hi andles. Glass pan C1.50 values ela over silk, If I Q d I: IV THE GENUINE Red Japanned 0 1 fifl Finish, pint size W " J Non - Separable 0 1 Cfl Model, pint sizel' White Enamel f I 7C Finish, pint size f ' Blaek Metal 00 Cfl Finish, pint size- U KH,ounrf:$3.oo The Thermos K fifl Carafe, at pUiUU Thermos Carrying CCn Cases, pint "dli Thermos Carrying DC n Cases, quart ..OJU PARISIAN IVORY AT SPECIAL PRICES FRIDAY AND SATURDAY IXoTaTo overlook this sale if you have in mind Parisian Ivory as a gift or for your own collection. tt 75e Hat Pin Holder now. . J'J 75c Trays CCr l Tr" 7g C now Jl now ai.oo Picture Frames Tffp r - now " i -; . "2 Picture FrameaQC- - -mow at 0t- gpr;si.5u P 1 e t n re "gg Frames 1 IE E3at wltU Hg$t CombTer r-"3 now at i J ggSl:! PuffflJ-1 A a Wro.rSl.SB ., HalrPO 1 Q fc3 ttriish. , 13 Hair- tfO OQ Brnsh now atJa' S40 Mirror O 5 4.50 Military Hair Brushes, fiJO AQ pair now iDO.t $5.00 Hair Rrnsh now at $3.79 ALL CUR PARISIAN IVORY IS SOLID, Th'THE IMITATION WOOD-BACK KIND '1 BIT )!MaMnK-0kaWMV"---V SEVENTH AND WASHINGTON STREETS Established 1892, Eighteen Stores on the Pacific Coast Wilson; street lights, Clinton P. Smith, electric engineer: telephone service, William T. Teague; police protection, F. H. Schoene; streets, W. A. Lovett: schools, Hev. Boudinot Seeley; water and sewers, H. J. Blaesing; viaducts. Floyd J. Campbell. The first meeting of "the civic department will be held tomorrow night at 8 o'clock. : when a short session will be conducted for or ganizing and laying plans for work. Five Tcne Bills Returned. Five true bills were returned yester day by the United States grand Jury in cases which the accused have been previously arrested and given hearings before the commissioner. The indictments returned are as follows: John F. Fitzgerald, Introducing liquor on the Klamath Indian reservation O. K. Joe, having contraband opium in his possession; Lon M. Crawford, white slavery; Charles E. Rigdon, embezzle ment of funds while acting as letter Carrier; Lee, a Chinaman, having con traband opium in his possession. ATTENTION! Grand opening of Sing Chong Co., for merly of 333 Morrison St.. in old Mar quam bldg.. now at 400 Morrison St.. cor. 10th St.. Thursday, Dec. 12. A handsome souvenir given with every purchase. Ttia extreme northeastern corner of Si beria will "Son be In wireless touch with Vladivostock. A DIRECT SUGGESTION TO LOVERS OF COMFORT IN TRAVEL THE O.-W. LIMITED A through solid elec-tric-lighted train leaves Portland Union Depot daily, 10:00 A: M. . Portland and Puget Sound EXPRESS. Leaves Portland Union Depot daily at 8:00 P. M. Block signals all the way. Chicago, Denver, Omaha and all points East. Phone and find out how little it will cost to make that trip East. . A PLEASURE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS City Ticket Office, Third and Washington Phones : A 6121, Marshall 4500 The Ideal Christmas Gift The New IMPROVED TONE SHUTTER Construction GRAFONOLA FAVORITE The One Unexcelled Instrument 9 SSiSL.te:' J4 '-'-"r..'.,- 3 if' : nv With 12 Double Faced Disc Rec ords, including the Sextette from "Lu cia" and Quartette from "Rigoletto," making twenty-four selections for $59 Gash Or $7.00 Down $5.00 Per Month No Interest No Extras COLUMBIA PHONOGRAPH CO. 371 WASHINGTON STREET. M "Xnp f TP I The Notice to Vacate Our Store 1 I I : No. 342 Washington St. But we have been fortuuate to secure a store, No. 313 Morrison St., opposite Postoffice. Everything is reduced very low except a few. con tract goods, and now is the time to buy. We have not imported a lot of trash for this sale. Everything is high-class. . APMiF Cut Glass nearly Vss OFF. Watches reW lteillS: OFF. Umbrellas, 40 OFF. $1.25 Cream Ladles 50. $1-00 to $3.00 Belt Fins 65. $1-75 Alarm Clocks $1.35. ?2.50 Alarm Clocks $1.50. Emblem Pins, Buttons and Charms, 1-3 to 1-2 OFF SALE AT ' : , F. ABENDROTH, Jeweler 342 Washington St. New Store, 313 Morrison St.