TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER
30, 1920 H
INCREASE lil HEAT .
RATES IS DEBATED
Company Says It Faces Def
icit of $200,000.
CITY IS FJGHTNG BOOST
Sir. Laltocbe Declares This Is Jio
Time to Grant Rise When All
Other Prices Are Falling.
Declarations by officials of tho
Northwestern Electric company that
the concern faces a deficit of nearly
1200,000 in the operatoin of its local
steam beating plant during the com
ins year, and counter assertions by
W. P. LaRoche, city attorney, that
operating; expenses should be much
lower in 1921, featured the first day
of the public service commission
hearing on the application of the
firm for higher rates.
Large advances in the price of fuel
are given by the company as the
basis for Its plea for higher rates.
J tie steam Heating plant of thi
Northwestern Electric company sup
plies heat to many hotels and office
buildings in Portland. A graduated
table with varying amounts of in
creases was presented by the com
pany for consideration. Acceptance
of the new scale would mean a total
increase of approximately 45 per cent
over toe present rates.
$79,534 Declared Loss.
Exhibits were introduced by offi
cers of the company to show that the
concern had operated at an approxi
mate loss of J79.534 for the current
year, and that under new fuel con
tracts which would have to be en
tered into January 1, this deficit
would be increased to $196,368 for
1921. Crude oil and "hog fuel" are
used in the steam heating plant, ac
cording to the officials, and at the
expiration of present contracts De
cember 31, the price of crude oil will
be increased from 71 cents a barrel
to $2.25. while "hog fuel" will be ad
vanced from $1.76 to $2.00 a unit.
In his opening statement opposing
the proposed increases, City Attorney
La Roche maintained that the present
Is an era of falling prices, and is no
time for the granting of permanent
Increases to public service corpora
tions.
"This is an inopportune time to ask
for a rise," he said, "for it is an era
of tailing prices. "This request is for
a permanent increase, not an emer
gency rate. The company uses 'hor
fuel' and crude oil for making Its
i earn, ana i am tnrormed that the
price of crude oil is being reduced.
me Texas oil has been lowered in
price, and I understand that the Cali
fornia supply for the first time in
two years exceeds the demand."
Change Held Expensive.
Lv T. Alerwin of Portland, vice
president and general manager of the
company, was the principal witness at
the Hearing. He testified to the een
eral condition of the fuel market,
with special attention to the cost of
tne two tueJs used in the heatin
plant, and said that the company
couia not enange its furnaces from oil
to coal burners without considerable
unwarranted expense. He introduced
several charts dealing with fuel
prices.
Samuel Smith of San Francisco, gen
eral auditor of the company, declared
that within a short time the concern
must meet notes totaling Jl. ISO. 000.
He asserted that recently the firm
had ofcred for sale bonds worth
$300,000, but they were withdrawn as
only SO per cent of their valuation
was offered by buyers. A. N. Cud
worth, local auditor of the company,
was the first witness called. He tes
tified as to the financial status of
the heating plant, giving the operat
ing expenses and income for the past
12 months.
Entire Commission Attends.
The hearing is being held before
the entire public service commission,
Fred U. Buchtel. Fred Williams and
H. H. Corey. Professor W. H. Martin
of Oregon Agricultural college, who
made a study of the situation at the
local heating plant, is sitting with the
commission in an advisory capacity.
Besides Mr. La Roche, Frank S,
Grant, repesenting the Oregon State
Hotel association, and Robert G.
Dieck, representing the Portland As
sociation of Building Owners, are op
posing the proposed increases. Law
rence A. McNary, Attorney Merwin
and other officials are appearing for
the company.
who was elected to the supreme court
bench for a four-year" term. Judge (
McCarthy presented his resignation to )
Governor Davis some time ago to bo-
come effective January 3, when he
takes up his new duties on the bench.
Judge Uivens will succeed Judge lic
Canhy to the third cistrict court
bench at that time.
Judge Givens has lived in Idaho al
most all his' life, having been reared
in Black foot, where bis father, for
some years, was medical superintend
ent of the asylum. Later Superin
tendent Givens was assigned to the
superintendency of the state asylum
at Orofino and Judge Givens lived
there until be entered college. He is
a graduate of the Colorado college
and of the law department of Denver
university;
Judge Givens came to Boise in 19'-
and opened a law office. In 1912 he
was appointed prosecuting attorney
for Ada county. In May, 1919, la
was appointed assistant to Roy L.
Black, attorneygeneral, and assigned,
to the public utilities commission as
its legal counsel. He will resign this
position to take up bis new duties as
judge.
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EXPOSITION IS INDORSED AXD
CASH CONTRIBUTED.
Stanhope S. Pier Re-elected PresL
dent of Association Gain in
Membership .Reported.
Re-election of the officers of Post I
A Travelers' Protective association,
indorsement of the proposed electrical
and highway exposition in 1925 and
election of delegates to the state con
vention were the main features of
the convention held in the Multnomah I
hotel yesterday afternoon. Last eve
ning the members had a dance at the
Multnomah, with a, mountain of re-1
freshments.
The first voluntary contribution to I
the exposition fund, amounting to I
$500, was made by the traveling men
nd was promptly acknowledged by
the Columbia Hydro-Electric league.
Officers re-elected were: Stanhope
a Pier, president; Willis S. Fisher, I
first vice-president; Albert E. Brown, I
second vice-president; Clyde Evans,!
secretary-treasurer; Paul' C. Morton,
Paul J. Sullivan, Marlon R. Johnson,
Theodore Rothschild, W. L. Grinnell
and David M. Dunne, directors. Life
memberships were given to Mr. Pier
and Mr. Evans in recognition of their I
service to the organization.
A bit of information valuable to
traveling men was offered. Hereto- I
fore traveling men have been per
mitted to deduct transportation only
in their income tax statements, un
der a new ruling they may also de
duct the cost of meals and lodging.
The Oregon-Washington division,!
Post A shows a membership of 532,
a gain of 43 per cent.
Following are the delegates elected
to the state convention:
Pol J. Sullivan, 8. 8. Pier, Georgre C.
Gadwelt, Paul C. Morton. Clyde Evan.
Koy C. Slocom. U. Fuller. Charles E.
Bailey. W. I.. Grinnell, V. A. Ford. D. C.
Borart, Charles Rlngler, Earl Bunting:,
B. L. Kropp. Willie Fisher, Theodora
Rothschild, F. P. dinner, M. F. Brennan,
A. a. Brown, i)avia m. Dunne, M. R. John
son, U, C. McCormick, Fr.d Raymond, T.
W. Stephens, Otto S. Windfelder, Fred J.
Brady, F. A. Snow. S. C. Pier Jr.. Sis; Un
man. Ben Levin, Paul B. Semler, Albert
Beriter. J. A. Ockwlg. Fred Marx. George
A. Tftomas, Cnarles W. Stubbs, James N. I
D'zendort. H. W. Farrington, L. A. New
ton. Frank w. Shannon.
AGED WOMEN ADMINISTERED
TO XR 72 MONTHS WEALTHY.
Miss Katherine E. Franklin Sues
Administrator of Estate of Sirs.
Louis Humphrey-Smith.
STREET TO BE VACATED
COUNCIL GRANTS APPLICATION
OF SCHOOL BOARD.
Right of War Running Through
Ground Purchased in District
No. 1 to Be Eliminated.
The first of a number of requests
for vacation of portions of certain
streets which run through property
purchased by the school board of dis
trict .No. 1 as school sites was granted
by the city council yesterday, when
the council voted to vacate Wygant
street from Denver avenue to Concord
street.
William F. Woodward, echool di
rector, explained to the council that
the site was purchased about a year
ago for the new Beach school, and
although that, Wygant street cuts
through the traot almost at the center.
was common knowledge, proceedings
Instituted at that time for the vaca
tion of the street were not pressed.
The council referred two other sim
ilar petitions filed by the school board
to the city attorney. One was for the
vacation of a portion of Kellogg
street in the St. Johns district and
the other a portion of Murray street.
which cuts into the site of the Hos
ford school. Public hearings will be
held on these vacations January 12.
The remonstrations ' of property
owners against the vacation of Wy
gant street was overruled.
Mr. Woodward explained that the
school board has agreed to donate 10
feet on Blandena street so that this
thoroughfare might be widened, and
did not agree with the property own
ers that vacation of Wygant street
would have a deteriorating effect on
the property in the vicinity of the
Beach school site.
BOISE MAN NOW. JUDGE
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Raymond L. Givens Is Appointed
to Third District Bench.
BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 29. (Special.)
Raymond L. Givens of Boise today
was appointed Judge of the third
Judicial district by Governor Davis, to j
succeed Judge Charles F. McCarthy,,
The suit of Miss Katherine E.
Franklin against H. H. Northup. ad
ministrator of the estate of the late
Mrs. Louis Humphrey-Smith, was be
fore Circuit Judge Tazwell yester
day and will continue through today.
The plaintiff asks judgment for $12,-
850 for the care of Mrs. Smith for a
period of 72 months previous to her
death.
The elderly woman went to live
with Miss Franklin in June, 1913,
when Ehe asked to share the expenses!
of the home so as to receive care in
her old age. She was then more than
70 years old and an invalid, becom
ing more and more infirm as years
passed. Miss Franklin was under the
impression that Mrs. Smith was not
financially able to pay more for her
care. After death sufficient funds
were found in the estate. Witnesses
testified that Mrs. Smith was always
secretive about her financial condi
tion.
It is contended by the defense that
Mrs. Smith carried out the terms of
the only agreamnt made between the
two women and that her share of the!
household expenses was paid regularly.
BORAH'S SECRETARY QUITS
Earl Venable to Return to Idaho to
Enter Business.
BOISE, Idaho, Dec 29. (Special.)
Earl Venable, for 1! years secretary
to Senator Borah, has resigned and
will return to this state where he
will enter business, it is announced.
Miss Cora Rubin, for many years as
sistant secretary to the senior sena
tor from this state, has been ap
pointed secretary.
Mr. Venable has been associated
with the republican party national
committee in numerous capacities
during the campaigns and has done
exceptional work, it is announced. He
is a newspaper man, having been en
gaged in the newspaper business be
fore gong to Washington to take up
his duties as secretary to Senator!
Borah.
Medical Exarniner Appointed.
SALEM, Or., Dec. 29. (Special.)
Dr. J. K. Liocke or Portland today
was appointed a member of the state
board of medical examiners to fill
the unexpired term of Dr. Frank W.
Wood, resigned. The appointment
was made by Governor OlcotL Dr.
Locke's ternf as a member of the
board will expire February 28, 1922.
Read The Oreeronian classified ads.
Safe
Milk
r Infanta
Invalids
NOOOOaUNQ
rb "Food - Drink" for All Ages.
Quick Lunch at Home. Office, and
Fountains. Atk for HQRUCK'S.
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ALL CHARGE PURCHASES MADE TODAY AND REMAINDER OF MONTH GO ON JANUARY ACCOUNTS, PAYABLE FEB. 1
Pay Your Bill and Get
Double Stamps
Charge customers will receive Double
Trading Stamps on January 1st" bills if
paid in full on or before January 10.
Don't fail to take advantage of this saving.
The Standard Store of the Northwest
Olds, Wortman & King
Reliable Merchandise Reliable Methods
CORSETS
, Off
This includes our entire stock with the
exception of a contract line. Second Floor.
Annual CLEARANCE ' SALE
EVERY ARTICLE REDUCED
Except Groceries and a Very Few Contract Lines
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IN ADDITION to phenomenal underprice offerings in broken lines, small lots and odds and ends throughout the store EVERY ARTICLE with the
exception of groceries and a few contract lines now on sale at Reduced Prices. Thousands of dollars' worth of high-grade dependable merchandise to
select from. Extraordinary bargains in all departments of the store. COME AND SHARE IN THE SAVINGS. Trading Stamps with all purchases.
Women's Plaid Skirts
2 Great Sales!
Second Floor Thursday we shall feature a remark
able Clearance Sale of Women's and Misses' Plaid
Skirts at greatly reduced prices. Smart, up-to-date
models very latest patterns. Take advantage!
$22.50 Skirts
$14.98
Beautiful Skirts of high-grade wool plaid mate
rials in assorted patterns and colors. Various com
binations of browns, blues, greens, tans, etc. Ac
cordion plaited, knife plaited and box J" A QC
plaited styles. Values up to $22.50 at iaLVO
$25.00 Skirts
$17.95
Women's and Misses' Wool Plaid Skirts in a splen
did range of the season's best styles. Box, knife and
accordion plaited effects, also gathered models. All
the very newest color combinations. I1 fj Qf?
Skirts selling formerly to $25 special tOi-1 VD
Bath Robes
$5.98
Center Circle, 1st Floor Women's
Blanket Bath Robes specially priced
for the Clean-Up Sale. Attractive
styles with roll collars and long
sleeves. Floral, Indian and conven
tional designs. Light and dark col
ors. Full range of sizes. (PC QQ
House Dresses
$3.98
Second Floor Women's Slip-on
Dresses and House Aprons in several
smart styles. Made up in ginghams
and percales. Long or short sleeves,
round, V or square necks. Stripes,
checks, plaids and plain PQ QQ
colors. Light, dark colors DO.0
Ask for your S. & H. Stamps!
Priced very special, each
Garment Salons, Second Floor
Women's
Crepe Waists
$4.49
Second Floor This is a special
group of high-class Waists selected
from our regular stock and greatly
reduced on account of lines being
broken. Beautiful models in em
broidered, beaded, braided and lace
trimmed effects. High or low necks,
long or short sleeves. &A AQ
Good colors. On sale at D'xx
Second Floor
EVERY ARTICLE
REDUCED!
except GROCERIES and
few CONTRACT LINES.
a very
All Footwear Reduced !
Extraordinary Savings!
Every pair of Men's, Women's and Children's Shoes in tha
house reduced in price for the Clean-up Sale. Absolutely no
reserve! Here is an opportunity to buy Footwear of standard
makes in the latest styles and leathers at worth-while savings.
Men's, Women's Shoes
At 20 Off
All $ 9.50 Shoes priced special for this sale at $
AH $10.50 Shoes priced special for this sale at $
All $11.50 Shoes priced special for this sale at $
All $12.00 Shoes priced special for this
All $13.50 Shoes priced special for this
All $15.00 Shoes priced, special for this
Children's
Shoes
Every pair of Misses' and Children's
Shoes including Buster Brown at spe
cial low prices. Dept., Main Floor.
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7.0 1
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sale at $ 0.00 V I
sale at $10.80 H
sale at $12.00 I
Choice of Our Entire Stock of
Art Needle Package Goods
At HALF PRICE
Bargain Circle, Main Floor The most important Sale of its kind we have ever
announced as it takes in the entire stock of Package Goods. Hundreds of dif
ferent articles Gowns, Chemise, Pajamas, Aprons, Scarfs, Pillows, Center
Pieces, Caps, Bibs, Children's Apparel, Lunch Cloths, Collar Bags, etc., etc.
Fresh, clean stock, not odds and ends. SHOP EARLY IN THE MORNING.
Regular $1.75 Packages now 880
Regular $2.50 Packages now $1.25
Regular $3.25 Packages now $l.(J:J
Regular $3.75 Packages' now $1.88
Regular $6.00 Packages now $3.00'
Regular 75c Packages special 88
Regular 85c Packages special 43$
Regular 90c Packages special 45
Regular $1.00 Packages special 5o
Regular $1.25 Packages special 63
OWK Coffee
39c lb.
No delivery except with other
grocery purchases. OWK Im
perial Roust Coffee. Spe- OQ
cial 3 lbs. $1.1:5 a pound OuC
o'Oc TEA Ceylon or English
Breakfast, on sale Thurs- A
day special a pound, only T-wW
KOYAL taking Towder,
45c sua priced special
"2 35c
Model Grocery
4th Floor
Sale of Men's Clothin
Every Man's Suit and Overcoat Reduced
There are Clothing Sales and Clothing Sales, but here is one
that MEANS SOMETHING! JNot a lot 01 unaesirame bvyiea
and broken sizes, but high-grade clothing in the Very smart
styles and fabrics. Step into the Men's Store and select any
Suit or Overcoat in our stock at a substantial saving. And the
best of it is you get Clothing of DEPENDABLE QUALITY.
$30 Suits at $19.75
$85 Suits $56.50
$43.25
Men's regular OOQ OK
$35 Suits, special D&000
Men's regular COQ ft!
$45 Suits, special D7.I O
Men's regular Q Krt
$55 Suits, special WOVJ.OV
Men's regular fiOQ QC
$60 Suits, special DOU,UU
Men's regular
$65 Suits, special
Men's regular AC OK
$70 Suits, special 3fJtl
Men's regular flJJQ
$75 Suits, special I O
Men's regular flJKO OK
$80 Suits, special DtJQiO
$35 Overcoats $23.25
$95 Grades $63
Sheets, Sheeting, Pillow Cases
At Reduced Prices
Men's regular
$40 Overcoats at
Men's regular
$45 Overcoats at
Men's regular
$55 Overcoats at
$26.50
$29.75
$36.50
Men's regular
$65 Overcoats at
Men's regular
$75 Overcoats at
Men's regular
$85 Overcoats at
$43.25
$49,75
$56.50
Boys' Clothing
Reduced!
AH Boys' Overcoats Reduced All Boys' Suits Reduced All
Boys' Sweaters Reduced All Boys' Underwear and Hosiery
Reduced All Boys' Waists Reduced Supply the youngsters'
needs now at THE LOWEST PRICES OF THE YEAR!
BoysV Corduroy Suits
Special $9.35
$12.45
BOYS' Corduroy Suits, good
dark colors. Regu- CO OK
lar $13.50 values at D.UJ
2-PANT SUITS in the latest
belted models. Ages range
8 to 14 years. O IK
Clearance Sale at tDli.fit
BOYS' Macki-
naws; to $20 kind '
BOYS Junior Norfolks with
straight pants. Full lined and
taped. Mostly blue (Jn Qf?
Serges. Ages 4 to 10 tDU.OD
Ask for your S. & H. Stamps.
Boys' $1.50, $1.75 Blouses at 98c
BLEACHED SHEETS of good
heavy quality. One of the very best
standard makes. 3 yards Q" Q"
long. Priced vei-y special DX.tD
PILLOW TUBING in 42 and 45
inch widths. Splendid, firm quality
and weight. Priced spe- 071 n
cial for the Clearance Sale O 2C
BLEACHED SHEETING, 72 inchti
wide. Not more than 10 yards to a
customer. Priced very special AQn
for Clearance Sale at, a yard IOC
PILLOW CASES of excellent qual
ity bleached sheeting. Size 45x33
inches. Only 100 dozen In flr.
this lot On Epecial sale, each
Bath Robe Patterns Clearance $3.95
Sale of Novelty Ribbons
Values to $1.95 at $1 a Yard
Values to $10.00 at $3.95 Yard
Main Floor Hundreds of yards of high-grade Novelty Ribbona priced for
quick Clearance at an average less than half price. Ribbons suilabla for Bags,
Camisoles, Sashes, Girdles and Vests.
LOT 1 Ribbons former- fl- fif
ly priced to $1.95; special 51.UU
LOT 2 Ribbons former- (jj"! QK
ly priced to $3.00; special. Dlt
Latest designs and colors in tha sals.
LOT 3 Ribbons former- CO OK
lv nriced to S3.95: snecial O.U
LOT 4 Ribbons former
ly priced to $10; special
$3.95
-We Give S. & H. Green Trading Stamps
Basement Underprice Store
Annual Clearance Sale
EVERY ARTICLE REDUCED with the exception of a few
contract lines. The Basement Clearance brings extraordi
nary values in Women's and Children's Apparel, Men'a Fur
nishings, Household Needs, Shoes, Underwear, Corsets, etc
Pillow Cases i 27-In. Percales
17c
16c
Basement -1200 yards of standard
quality Percale in a special Clearance
offering in the Basement. Large se
lection . of light patterns for house
dresses, aprons,
cial sale in the
i, etc. On spe- 1 ?
Basement, yard J-Ul
Basement Bleached Pillow Cases
made from good heavy quality muslin.
Size 36x36 inches. It will pay you to
lay In a good supply of these, for
they are wonderful values. 1 rj
On special sale today, only '
Large Comfort Batts at 95c
200 in This Very Special Offering
Basement Fine quality Batts 72x90 inches, sufficient for making of a larg
size comforter. Weight 2 pounds each. No telephone orders ae- QK
eepted on account of quantity being limited. Clearance Sale price JOs
We Give S.&H. Green Trading Stamps