16 THE 3IORXIXG- OREGONIAX, "WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1906. S THREE GRANTING FRANCHISES Council Committee Would Give ' All Applicants the Opportunity. - LOW TOLL RATE IS FIXED Vaughn Alone Votes Against Giving Light and Tower Companies the Right to Do Busi ness in Portland. COUNCIL. COMMITTEE TAKES ACTION. Six o the wen members ol tht streets committee or the Council, at a special meetlne yesterday decided to report favorwblr upon a plan flxlnc the compensation to the city on the franchises afked lor by the Cascade Power Company, Banfield-Veysey Fuel Company and Mount Hood Electric Company, at of 1 per cent on the grow Income for the first five year; 34 of 1 per cent for the next ten yearn, and 1 per cent for the remaining ten years. It Is claimed this represents an interest of from 6 to S per cent on the net Income of the corporations. Chairman Yauchn, the wle Democrat In the body, and rccocnlred as Mayor Lane's personal representative, sought to uphold the rates imposed by the Executive Board, and will offer a minority report. Representatives of the franchlse-ficekinff corporations threatened to withdraw their applica tions If the Executive Board's flsrurts prevailed, claiming that they were pro hibitive in character. The majority of the committee also favored rcvokinp all repealable fran chises and placlnr their present hold era on the same footing with tho?e feekine to compete with them, this condition applying: with equal force to the Portland Gun Company. The sentiment of the majority was strongly In favor of offering every en couragement to tho?c aeeklng to break up the present local gas monopoly. had favored submitting any rates whatsoever, his reply being: that per haps after scrutinizing the proposition more closely he might be in favor of going: as low as or even lower than a majority of the committee, but at pres ent he confessed that he was in the dark. Given Confidential Pigurcs. Councilman Masters stated that he had been given confidential figures of local concerns and was satisfied the lower tariff suggested was all the business of any new enterprise would stand. W. M. Davis made a vicious attack upon Vaughn's position. In the course of whjch he taunted him with belonging to a party that claimed to stand for the rights of the people, and that the Councilman, by his attitude, was striking a blow that aimed at a vital interest of the public the right to encourage competition. After much more argument, a motion to recommend the low rate of compensa tion for the city was adopted by the fol lowing vote: Ayes Annand. Kcllaher. Masters. Menefce, "Wallace, Wills. No- Vaughn. Steps That 3Iay Be Taken. p-en in rasi the Council at its meeting; 4nn5cht should decide to recommend the noKari nt ordinances rrantlnsr the fran chises, under the charter they would have to be advertised in lull at least m days before final passage, and the affirm ative vote of at least two-thirds of the Councllmen are required to pass such measures. Mayor Jane wouia unqucs- tinnaWv vto them all. In which event the ordinances granting the franchises could only be passed over his head by a four-fifths vote of all the members of the Council. Contending that new franchises which are to be granted by the city should not be compelled to pay heavy tolls on gross earnings, while old franchises with which they shall have to compete arc exempt from all such charges, the street commit tee of the Council yesterday ignored the recommendation of the Mayor's Execu tive Board for heavy tolls on new public service corporations, by recommending passage of three franchises at a much lower rate of compensation for the city than advised by the board two of them for electric light and power service, and on for steam-heating service. The electric companies are the Cascado Power Company and the Mount Hood Electric Company, and the steam-heating company is the Banfield-Veysey Com pany. The committee considered the high-toll plan as devised to protect franchlsed monopolies, which pay no tariff to the city, from the competition of new grants, hv trpninr nnnllrants for new franchises out of the field and by Imposing on new public-service ventures ouraens not now borne by the old franchises. The action of the Council committee has an important bearing on the pres ent gas monopoly, inasmuch as when it shall come to recommending passago nf n new eras franchise, it will refuse to exact the nigh tolls advised by the Executive Board, for the reason mat the present monopoly pays no money .of that sort to the city, and the high tolls would perpetuate the gas graft by discouraging a new gas venture, such ."being the real purpose, in the opinion of tne committee, of the Executive Board. Tho Portland General Electric Com .nanv was also concerned in the com mittee's action yesterday, because the i wo new grants as recommended, mignt come into competition with Its mo nopoly, but, on account of the fact n.hat there is no hostility toward that company at present, the electric com pany was considered in an essentially .cmiereiiL raauuur uiau me jfUJ tumpaiii .Will be. Jk; stronr sentiment nrevailed also among most of the members In favor of repealing every repealable franchise now lexisting, and putting them on an equal ifooting with the new ones. Tho most pronounced opposition was apparent jagainst handicapping any enterprise that aimea a oiow at monopoly, ana tms feature was in striking contrast to the "be in sympathy with the Lane adminis tration. Vaughn Stands Alone. Councilman Vaughn unsuccessfully fought every effort to cut the Executive .Board rates of compensation, and his at tempt to Impose a toll of 1 per cent on ihe gross income of the corporations for tho first five years; 2 per cent for th -next ten years and 3 per cent for the remainder of the terms of existence. was equally futile. At the outset Martin C. Banfield. presl dent of the Banfield-Veysey Fuel Com pany, one of the applicants, appeared be fore the committee and announced a de sire to withdraw the application of his corporation If there was any Intention to adopt the Executive Board rates. He was followed by W. M. Davis and S. C. Spencer, for the Cascade Power Company, each of whom spoke In similar vein. All contended that the adoption of the rates of toll prescribed by Mayor Lane's Ex ccutlve Board would have the effect of keeping capital out of the city. Nottingham Makes Statement. C. W. Nottingham, on behalf of the Mount Hood Electric Company, stated that his company would go ahead whether the franchise was granted or not, although It was a question whether they would come into the city, intimating that they might stop on the outskirts and sell power to the Port land General Electric Company. He contended further that the Mount Hood people have- been at work on their cn terprise during the past four years and that the rates established by the Executive Board would put them out of business. Mr. Banfield declared that the gross earnings of his company last year ag gregated about 5335,000. of which practically 88 1-7 per cent was con sumed in operating and other expenses. leaving- the balance net. He thought the gross earnings of the new com pany would amount to between $750, 000 and $1,000,000 annually, or cquiva lent to the full amount of Increased capitalization. The net result would" bo about the same ratio as the oper ation of the present plant, he said. Councilman Vaughn admitted that his knowledge on the subject was lim ited and pleaded for time in which to investigate the matter. Somebody -silked him if this was the case, why he CHINESE NEW YEAR. Almond-Eyed Residents Are Cele brating Have Big Jollification. Several thousand almond-eyed na tives of the Orient, now in Portland, arc happy as happy can be. as for them the New Year has Just arrived. To the ce lestial the advent of the New Year Is of as much Importance as the Fourth of Julv is to the average American. Practically all of the several thousand Chinese arc resting today, recovering from the good times of last night, when they ushered In the New Year with the usual celebration. Just before the hour of midnignt all was quiet along Second street. Then when the long-anticipated hour arrived Second street suddenly became the scene of a great carnival. It might be compared to a sham battle, such as was held at the Lewis and Clark Exposition last Summer, from the terrific noise that ensued. Immense firecrackers and Chinese bombs were exploded in rapid succession by the hundreds of celestials who swarmed Into the street. Strings of firecrackers were suspended across the street in many places and when the New icar arrived these were set off. producing a noise not unlike a mall battery of rapid- fire guns. Men, women and children thronged tne sidewalks tnrowlng con fetti at each other. For fully half an hour the celebra tion continued until the Chinese ex hausted their supply of fireworks. Then they flocked Into the Joss houses, where thoy had a general good time, follow ing this t'ney went to the restaurants. where they held big feasts which did not break up until an early nour this morning. Second street Is lavishly dec orated with Chinese lanterns and "streamers which are strewn along all the buildings. The celebration will continue from five to 15 days, and is limited only by the size of the purse of the celobrant. Many outside Chinese arc now in Port land, coming from all parts of the Northwest to take part In the festivi ties. Very little work will be done by them the next week or so, and the Chi nese will loaf about Second street en Joying thomsclves. DR. M'CAULEY'S FUNERAL He Is Burled With the Honors of the Masonic Order. The funeral of the late Dr. S. D. Mc- Cauley, an Oregon pioneer and prominent physician, who died In Ellensburg. Wash., was hold yesterday afternoon from St. David's Episcopal Church. East Twelfth and Belmont streets. Rev. George B. Van Waters. D. D., rector, officiated at this service, and there was a large at tendance of the relatives and friends of the family. C. E. West, W. H. Fayle. W. Nash, Dr. El E. Cable. Dr. E. H. Parker and J. H. Richmond were the pallbearers. After the sen-Ices In the church Washington Lodge No. 45. A. F. & A. M., took charge, and the interment In Lone Fir Cemetery was with the rites of the Masonic order, of which he was a member. Dr. McCauley came to Oregon July 22. 1E65, 40 years ago, having come by water by way of the Isthmus of Panama. He first settled at McMinnvllle. in Yamhill County, and afterward moved to Salem. graduating from the medical department of the Willamette University In 1S6S. He practiced his profession with success at Salem and Portland for several years. In 18S7 he moved to Seattle, and finally to Ellensburg, Wash., where he continued till his death, which occurred Sunday, January 21, at the age of S3 yearn Al though weak through bodily affliction?. Dr. McCauley's mind remained clear to the end. During his long residence In Oregon he was the friend and associate of the prominent men of the old school of the state, respected for his high char acter by all who met him. He Is sur vived bs' a daughter and son Mrs. J. R. N. Sellwood. of Portland, and Dr. J. C. McCauley. of Ellensburg. Wash. Marlon R. McCauley. of Lebanon, Or., was a brother. There were four grand-children and one-great-grandchild. SHIRT SALE. We have just secured from the great manufacturing house of Flelschner, Mayer & Co. over 500 dozen of the cele brated Mount H00J shirts for men and boys .in soft, golf and fancy French percale, for less than cost of material. Shirts worth 51.50 for 50 cents; shirts worth 75 cents and 51.00 for 35 cents; shirts worth 50 cents for 25 cents. Thousands to select from. Come and see. M'ALIEN & M'DONNELL, Corner Third and Morrison. Scatters Checks In Flight. Two checks for 521.SQ -each, one certifi cate of deposit for 5150. a coat and a pair of trousers', were thrown from a buggy attached to a runaway horse belonging to W. Messcr at Twelfth and Lovejoy streets yesterday afternoon. Policemen, pedestrians and small boys took up the chase after the running horse, and on the road gathered up the clothes and checks. The horne finally stopped of Its own ac cord. The checks were returned safely to their owner. Great Destruction of Cotton. JACKSON, Miss.. "Jan. 23. The Missis sippi cotton compress burned today with $600 bales of cotton. Los?, 5750.009. DELIGHTFUL NEWPORT. " SpleaAId Weather at Thk Pepukur Paclic Cor it Sesert. Delightful in every particular Is th weather at Newport, and the Southern Pacific and the CorvallLs & Eastern rail roads have resumed their cheap rates to this place for the Winter. Particulars by asking at Third asd W&shlBrtek street. Portland. Sole Portland Agents for "Ostcrmoor" Patent Elastic Felt Mattresses Third Floor Trrniks and Traveling Bags Largest and Best Selected Stock on the Coast Third Floor The Meier Frank Store -Length Coats at v Price Portland's Leading Cloak and Snit Store is offering exceptional bargains in Women's Winter Coats -length, tight-fitting styles in tan coverts, gray tweeds and fancy mix tures, also black broadcloths and kerseys This season's very best garments in all sizes and grades Take your choice at $12 Coats for S 6.00 Each $14 Coats for $ 7.00 Each $16 Coats for $ 8.00 Each $18 Coats for $ 9.00 Each $24 Coats for $12.00 Each $30 Coats for $15.00 Each $32 Coats for $16.00 Each $34 Coats for $ 1 7.00 Each Our entire stock of women's high-grade velvet Suits in eton, box and jacket styles on sale at one-half regular prices. Handsomely trimmed with fancy gimp and braid ; green, red, navy, black and brown ; very rich street costumes. $32 valnes $ 1 6.45-$34 values $ 1 7.25 $45 values $22.85 Special lots of women's Suits at less than one-half regular prices. $25.00 Tailored Suits for. . .$11.45 $18.00 Suits for. . .7.45 Women's Evening Apparel at Vz Off All our high-class Costumes and wraps, suitable for all occasions on sale at one-third off regular prices. Magnificent creations in silk, lace, velvet and broadcloth. The best imported and domestic gar ments. Women having apparel needs for the opera season will do well to investigate the very unusual bargains we are offering in all the very latest modes. Second Floor. High-class Evening "Waists at low clearance sale prices. Dress Skirts and Silk Petticoats at low clearance sale prices. Men's 50c Neckwear for i 9c Each Great special sale of 200 dozen men's all-silk Four-in-Hands; reversible and French fold; 2 inches wide: also 1-inch. reversible four-in-hands and tecks; immense variety of new i q patterns in light and dark colorings; every tie 50c value; buy all you want at, each -C Entire stock of men's Umbrellas at the following splendid reductions: $1.00 Umbrellas for 79c $1.50 Umbrellas for 95c $1.75 Umbrellas for $1.29 $2.00 Umbrellas for $1.39 $2.50 Umbrellas for. . .$1.79 $3.00 Umbrellas for $2.29 Men's Norfolk and Xew Brunswick fine Vicuna wool Underwear; shirts and drawers in rf q all sizes: finely made and finished; best $1.50 values on sale at the low price of V Men's wool ribbed Underwear; pink, blue and gray; best $1.00 values on sale for 73 Men's $1.00 flannelette Nightshirts: best patterns: all sizes at the low price of, each 63 Men's Hosiery, Handkerchiefs, Neckwear, Suspenders, etc., at low clearance sale prices. Women's Neckwear at Special Prices Styles the best Qualities the best Bargains the best yon ever had the opportunity to share in Take advantage Heavy white lace Circular Cape Collars; three designs; seven to ten inches deep; also linen cut work and pique sailor collars for Peter Thompson suits; very handsome styles; reg. $1, $1.25 for 49? Coat Rcver Sets with wide cuffs; sheer linen eyelet embroidered in mercerized cotton : also heavy blind embroidered ef- c 1 1 Q fects; regular $1.75 and $2.00 values on sale for fr I 1 -7 Silk Crochet Shawls and Head Scarfs trimmed with lace CLQf edgings; cream and white; regular $1.25 values for O-fC New line of Buster Brown Ties; navy and white, black and white Shep herd plaids; four sizes of checks and dots in best colors, each. .22p AVhite washable dickies for surplice waists; machine hemstitching; val and mcchlin lace-trimmed; 50c values on sale for 19? Broken lines of Turnovers, silk and linen stock and ready-made q bow ties; regular 25c and 35c values on sale at, each Very Best Hosiery Bargains in the City 1000 pairs of women's fine 40-gauge imported German Cotton Hose; double sole; all sizes; fast, color; the best 30c and 35c values on sale at the ridiculously low price of t OC' "Women's and misses' fine 1x1 rib lisle Hose; seamless; sizes S". to 10; every pair in the o lot regular 35c value; your choice at the very low price of, the pair OC "Women's fine black gauze lisle Hose; double sole; dull finish; fine gauze: all sizes; every 9 pair the regular 50c values on sale at the extraordinary low price of, the pair C "Women's 2x1 rib Cashmere Hose; all sizes; 50c values on sale at, the pair 27 Women's Cotton Hose; fine gauge; double sole: regular 25c values on sale at, the pair 17 $ Children's fleece-lined Hose; light weight for misses, heavy weight for boys; all sizes; q fast color; the best 25c values on sale at the extraordinary low price of, the pair Misses' fine rib light weight Lisle Thread Hose; all sizes; on sale at, the pair 19d Cheney Bros 1906 Foulard Silks Important Water Will Not Spot Them We are showing Cheney Bros.' 1906 Foulard Silks in superb assortment and the selling has exceeded our fondest expectations. The silks ore by far the prettiest the famous Cheney mill ever produced Fascinating designs and colorings for street and even ing wear and you know Foulards have style as well as being the coolest and most serviceable for warm weather wear Dots, figures, Dresden stripes in ell the newest shades A very import ant feature of tha new Foulards is the fact that water will not spot them Very large assortment to select from and Clearance Sale prices prevail on every yard Do not miss this opportunity $1.00 GRADE 79c-$1.15 GRADE 89c-$1.25 GRADE $1.09 Clearance Sale Men's Handkerchiefs Men's fine quality, all pure linen hemstitched Handkerchiefs in Vs, 34 and -in. hems; best 25c quality at 3 for 50c, or, ea.17 $ 500 dozen men's linen hemstitched Handkerchiefs, and -in. hems; handkerchiefs that are unusual val. at 15c;, each 9 1000 doz. men's and boys' colored border cambric Handkerchiefs; neat patterns in great assortment; wonderful value at, ea. .36 Men's 15c Japonet Handkerchiefs; silk initials, 3 for 25 Men's white twilled, silk hemstitched Handkerchiefs; 3 for.. SI Men's extra quality white twilled silk Handkchfs; 75c val. .59p Men's large size white twilled silk Handkerchiefs; $1 va 79 J All our colored border fancy silk Handkerchiefs, 50c value. 35 All our fine linen Handkerchiefs at greatly reduced prices. Flannels at Low Prices Swansdotme Flannels In neTr light and dark colorings; best ISc quality on sale at the Mow 1 price of. yard Fine French Flannels for waists, kimonos, dressing sacques, etc; embroidered dots and fig- Ki urea: 75c values, for. yard..''' New Flannelettes; light and dark colorings, dots and Persian ef fects In grand variety; reg ular 12$Jc values, yard...... C Fancy French Walsttngs; 65c values for. yard .PC Entire stock of Outing Flannels on sale at very low clearance prices. The Meier (3b Frank Store Dinner Sets on Sale at Low Prices 60-piece German China Dinner Sets; blue violet decoration ; tf 1 Lf $17.50 value on sale at. I OU IQO-pc. set same as above $18.30 Haviland China Dinner Sets; pink rose decoration; open stock pattern 60-pc. set on sale for $ 1 7. 1 0 set IOO-pc. set on sale for $22.95 set Haviland China Dinner Set; purple and green decoration; stippled gold edge ; special values at these prices 60-piece set on sale for $29.42 lOO-piecesct on sale for $43.20 Haviland China Dinner Sets; blue forget-me-not pattern; gold edge; great values at these prices 60-piece set on sale for $29.25 100-piece set on sale for $43.20 Mrs. Potts' nickeled Sad Irons; $1.25 value, set 98c Nickel Lamps ; 10-inch white dome shade ; central tf AA draft burner; extraordinary value at $ ttt The Griswold Food Choppers chops all kinds of meats, raw or cooked ; fine or coarse ; chops vegetables dried fruits, etc., etc.; three sizes; great values at these low prices $1.00 SIZE 64c -$1.25 SIZE 88c-$1.50 SIZE 99c Sale of Blue Enameled Ware Xo. T Teakettle. 51.25 value. .l.oo ; .o. a xeaKettie, 51.40 value. 91.12 No. 9 Teakettle. 51.60 value.. $1.28 1- quart Coftec Pot. 60c value. .48c 1-o.t. Coffee Pet. 65c value.. 52c 2- quart Coffee Pot. 70c value.. 5c 3- quart Coffee Pot. SOe value.. 4c 1- quart Teapot. 60c value for. .48c 1-quart Teapot. 63c value.... 52c 2- quart Teapot. 70c value, for. .Bc 3- quart Teapot. SOc value for.. 64c 2- quart L.lpped Saucepans 24c 2&-quart Lipped Saucepans ..2Sc 3- quart Lipped Saucepans ...,32c 5-nuart Lipped Saucepans ....40c All lines of Kitchen Goods at low Clearance Kale Prlrn 3- qt. Covered Saucepans. 50c value 4- qt. Covered Saucepans 65c value 5- qt. Covered Saucepans. 75c value 6- qt. Covered Saucepans. iQc value S-qt. Covered Saucepans, 70 90c value C & 1-O.t. Pudding Pans. 25c val. 20c ,.40c .52c .60c 64c 2- qt. Pudding Pans. 27c value.. 22c 3- qt. Pudding Pans, 30c value. .24c 4-pt. Pudding Pans. 35c value. 28c 2- qt. Lipped Kettles 24c 2i4-qt. Lipped Kettles 28c 3- qt. Lipped Kettles 32c 4- qt. Lipped Kettlc3 40c 5- qt. Lipped Kettles 48c 6- qt. Lipped Kettles 5c 3- qt. Covered Kettles, for 40c 4- qt. Covered Kettles, S5c val. 52c 5- qt. Covered Kettles, 75s val. 60c 6- qt. Covered Kettles. SOc val. 64c S-qt. Covered Kettles. 90c val. 72c 1-at. Rice Boilers. 51 val SOc 2-qt. Rice Boilers. 51.50 val. $1.20 2-qt. Rice Boilers. 51.23 val.. 81.00 10-qt. Dishpans. 75c value 00c 14-qt. Dishpans, 90c value 72c 17-qt. Dishpans, 51.13 value !2c 30c Washbasins for 24c 35c Washbasins for 2Sc 45c Washbasins for 36c "Peninsular" Stoves and Steel Ranges on sale at very low clear ance sale prices. All the newest and best models. Every one fully guarantccd for ten years. Clearance Sale in the Art Dept. Battenburg Doilies; 12-inch; best styles; 50c value 23c Hardanger and Berlin embroidery pieces; hand-made; doilies. centerpieces and scarfs; a great special lot on sale to choose from at ONE-HALF REGULAR PRICES. Stamped Pillow Covers; floral, conventional or cross-stitch; 50c and 65c values on sale at this low price of 35 "Spachtcl" Scarfs and Shams on sale at very low prices. Clearance Sale of Ribbons 2000 yards of all-silk Dresden Ribbons in beautiful styles and great assortment, 7 to S inches wide; regular $1.00, $1.25, $1.50 values at fLQ low price of, yard...O-7C Immense lot of Satin Mcrveil lieux Ribbons, satin brocade ribbons, Roman striped rib bons and moire ribbons; also pin stripes and checks; rib bons worth 35c to 85c a yard on sale for, yd 15J 2500 yards of print warp Rib bons and dolly varden rib bons 5 to 7 inches wide, all silk; very best styles and col orings; regular 50c to 75c value on sale at. yd. . . .33 8000 yards of all-silk Taffeta and Satin Taffeta ribbons in a variety of 20 of the leading shades; full 5 inches wide; extra heavy quality; best 35c value on sale at the special price of, the yard C 1500 yards of hand-embroidered Ribbons, polka dots on all silk satin, chiffon and taffeta ribbons; best 65c values, yd..25 "Vampire" Glove-Cleaner 25c The best cleaning article ever placed on the market; cleans gloves, removes spots from all garments quickly and without injury. Demonstration now going on in the main Fifth-street aisle, near the elevators. Every man and woman wants it. Gloves cleaned free of charge; cake Boys' Clothing Bargains Boys' all-wool 2-piece Suits in dark plaids, checks and fancy mixtures ; ages 8 to 16 years; regular $3.50 andtf AO $4.00 values on sale for tpHi7 Boys' all-wool Norfolk Suits in navy blue, serges and cheviots; also fancy tweeds; ages 8 to 14 years; regular 4? C $7.50 values on sale for pJJJ Little boys' Overcoats in neat dark mix tures; ages 2 3o to 7 years; best styles $3.00 vals. $1.98 $4 vals. $2.85 $4.50 vols. $3.35-$5 vals. $3.85 Yoimg Men's Clothing Young men's fine all-wool cheviot, tweed and cassimere Suits; single-breasted coats in the very latest styles; ages 14 to 20 years; regular $12.50, $13.50 and $15.00 values on sale Q QJ at the low price of V Toting men's Suits in dark mixed tweeds and cheviots, single or double-breasted coats: ages 16 to 20 years; rrm regular $18.00 and $20.00 values on sale for H w All young men's Overcoats and Raincoats at low prices. $10.00 valves $ 7.95 e.-$ 12.50 valnes $ 9U95 ea. $13.50 valMts $10.30 ta. $15.00 values $1 1.60 ea. $18.00 valnes $13.60 e. $20.00 values $1485 aa. 1 r