Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, December 23, 1908, Image 14

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Newspaper Page Text14 COMPANY OFFERS M President Josselyn Will Re duce Rates if Back Claims' Are Settled. LANE SAYS HEATED THINGS Acctis Councilman Ollars, Chair man of Lighting Committee, of i Ttepresentlnsr Company Five- Xcar Contract Is "Wanted. r t it I . t REPORT OF I.KiHTINti COMMIT TEE. Recommends that Executive Board pay Portland Railway, Licht A Power Company all disputed claims for past service, as City Attorney holds there Is no legal authority tor withholding payment, which amounts to $29,000. That Executive Board enter into five-year contract with company to furnish Hunts at J38 per year for aerial street arc lamps; $72 per year tnr arc lamps attached to the under ground circuits; li cents per kliowat hour for incandescent lamps, and that city pay for extensions of lines where arc lamps are ordered Installed at distance of more than 000 feet from nearest present arc lamp. The City Council will receive the report :f Hit committee on street lighting today, 'relative to the problem confronting the city officials as to the public lighting for the next five years. It will be based upon an offer made yesterday morning at the special meeting of the committee by President Josselyn, of the Portland Ball ' way, Unlit & Power Company. He ; agreed to furnish street arc lamps and rIncandescents at reduced rates. If the t light that has been waged by the Execu tive Board Is discontinued and a five : year contract awarded to his company. The committee report will recommend 'that the propoFltion be accepted and Jtliat the Kxecutive Board be urged to : act accordingly. President Josselyn"s proposition Is riased upon the payment of the bark -laims. aggregating J2P.O0O; to furnish aerial arc lamps at J58 each per year; arc lamps attached to the under-ground 'circuits, J72 a year; 14 cents per kliowat hour for lncandescents and that the city jpay for all extensions of lines for new ;arc lamps desired at a distance of more than 600 foet from the nearest present lamp; new lamps within the GOO foot limit to be put in by the company gratis. The rate that Is now being paid Is $6190 for street arcs, and It will thus be seen that, jif the new rate takes effect, it will work a considerable saving to the city in the 'lamp service. Chairman Cellars called the lighting committee together at 10 o'clock in the morning and the meeting continued until ,3:30 P. M.. when Mayor Lane, President Josselyn, of the company, and others participated. At times the bitterest per sonalities were indulged betwen the Mayor and Mr. Cellars, for the Mayor Js strongly In favor of municipal owner- ship of a city distributing system for COMPHOM St NEAT PRESENTS WHICH MAY BE PREPARED BY BUSY FOLKS Lilian Tingle Gives a Few Hints Abont Christmas Gifts, and Be veals the Secrets of Their Manufacture. BT LILIAN' TINGLE. ! SUPPOSE every one who indulges in the luxury of Christmas presents has noted the following facts In connec tion with them; (1.) That no matter 'hnw firmly you make up your mind to .refrain from giving next year, or ma terially to decrease your list, you always find It larger than ever when December 24 comes round. (2.) That no matter Jiow earlly you begin to prepare and pack up your presents, there Is always some thing left to struggle with at the last moment. (3.) That no matter how much or how little you have to spend, you never have quite enough, and yet some how it always stretches. These seem to be natural laws in re gard to Christmas presents, and their ex planation may be left to men of science and authorities on economics. In the meantime, a good many of us continue to wrestle with mixed problems of time, finance and taste our own and the in tended recipient's and1 nearly every '.home is more or less littered up with tissue paper and red ribbons. The "shops are full of the most inviting things, all labeled "for Christmas:" and there are church bazaars and the Women's Ex change, all able and willing to help those 'givers who have money but little time. And there are forehanded people, who, with little money but plenty of time, have succeeded in evolving beautiful and elaborate gifts. But what about those people with very little time and very little money, who still wish to have the pleasure of giving some small remem brances to their friends? The girl who can cook has here a great advantage, and of her I will speak .another time. And the girl who can make pretty trifles with the aid of her camera, or paint-brush, finds matters greatly simplified. But possibly there are others with none of these accomplishments, who may find useful some of the following suggestions for "last minute" presents, though there is nothing strikingly novel about them. First, hatpins. These are always useful and acceptable, and in England this Sum mer home-made ones of the following types were much in vogue: Get some ordinary hatpins, several sticks of differently-colored sealing wax. and a large stick of cheap sealing wax such as is used for pickle bottles. Soften :the cheap wax In a candle or alcohol lamp, and with It make a large head for 'the hatp'n. building it up gradually on the small black head. When sufficiently large, cover Judiciously with the pretty colored wax. combining two or more col ors to give a Venetinn-glass sort of effect. The silver, gold and bronse waxes are useful for giving a final touch. Twirl the head cautiously over the flame to get a good round shape and a nice glaze; then plunge it Into a pitcher of cold water and there you are! I have worn for several months hatpins of this de scription, made by a schoolgirl friend, to match my hat, and though they have boen favorably commented upon, no one has succeeded in guessing their origin. ' Of course, size, shape and color can be varied indefinitely. Another English friend gave me some prettv hatpins of which the heads were formed by a neatly-woven complex knut of moderatelv heavy silk cord, covering the original black knob. For this a large needle was necessary, and the method . followed was that of the well-known ' "Japanese knot." illustrated in any bas ketry manual. The. heads are, asily and lighting, while Mr. Cellars is as strong ly opposed to it. The Mayor believes it would effect a large saving to the city, while Mr. Cellars is equally positive it would be a losing proposition. The ses sion was a ler.gthy one. for numerous questions of considerable Importance came up for discussion. The committee finally voted to report the recommenda tion stated. Mayor Lane was called Into the meet ing by request of some of the members, and answered some questions in regard to his views on the subject of municipal ownership of the lighting system. He and Mr. Cellars could not agree on any point, and once the Mayor asked Mr. Cellars If the latter was present as a representative of the company. 'I am chairman of this committee." heatedly replied Mr. Cellars. "You may remember' that you appointed me to .it two years ago." "I hardly knew, from the questions asked me by you," replied Mayor Lane, 'whether you were representing the city or the company." Mayor Lane declared that eminent . v ,r,iri thiit ft rltv can operate Its own distributing system cheaply and save mucn money. Mr. Cellars had figures to show that the average charge r- arc lamos In the cities of this coun- ( iv: a vear. and said that, as Portland la paying but S3.60, It does not appear that robbery is being committed. The opinion of City Attorney Kavanaugh was read, in wnicn ne noias mm me ecutive Board had no right to hold up the payments for claims of the company, us lias been done for eight months, in asmuch as it is assumed that the quality of the light is unquestioned. The Mayor protested this last statement, saying the quality is not what it should be, neither the quantity, and said that, so to assume, is misleading. Mr. Cellars replied that the Executive Board had never charged poor quality. COLD DECEMBER DAYS, Saturday and Sunday AVere the Coldest Iecembcr IJays Recorded in Portland in Ten Years. The Columbia Trust Company had an nounced to the public that the special discount of 10 per cent that was being deducted from Swinton lots would be discontinued last Monday evening. The cold weather caused hundreds who had made appointments to see these lots to stay at home. Almost every one, however, who did brave the weather bought, and less than ICO remain unsold out of a thousand placed on the market three months ago. The company Intends to add 10 per cent of the price after the holidays, and it will pay you to buy now. Automobiles are always waiting to take you out. Office, seventh floor. Couch building, 109 Fourth street, near Wash ington. . MUSIC FOR XMAS. All Can Enjoy Music During Holi day Season. A piano can be rented by the day, week or month at 13, J4. H. JS and J7.60. ac cording to value of Instrument chosen. No charge for cartage If piano is kept six months. Phone or call immediately to insure prompt delivery. Ellers Piano House, 352 Washington street. ALL D0LLSAT COST. All Dolls. Toys. Games, Books, Pic tures, Toilet Sets, Glove Boxes, Calen dars, Christmas Cards, etc.. at whole sale cost. Choose now! McAllen & Mc Donnell. Third and Morrison. Pearce's Home-Made Candies In beautiful new boxes order for Xmas. As delicious as they are tempting. Royal Bakery & Confectioner'- ' quickly made, and are very effective for "tailored" hats. Instead of using silk cord you can get very good effects with solid leather bootlaces, dyed or tinted with water color or colored Inks. A set of fancy buttons, similarly made, might also be a very acceptable though Inexpensive present, and would not take much time to make, once the trick of the knot Is learned. The buttons should, of course, be sewn on a card, with perhaps some touch of dainty decoration; and, If your muse is willing, a rhyme of good wishes. Perhaps you have looked longingly at some of the dainty Irish lace neck-pieces displayed so temptingly this season. I know a girl who has purchased a few of the solid motives all ready worked, and with a crochet hook and line thread fs constructing some ravishing little "tabs'" with the rapidly-worked "filling stitch." three chain, a "plcot" of two chain In the third, then' two chain more. Cut a paper pattern of the shape of tab or butterfly you desire, and guide your work by that. This Irish filling stitch, or some modifi cation of it, can be used effectively in making insertion about an inch wide, which, when finished with a tassel on each end and two crochet-covered rings to pull it through, will give, for a total expenditure of not more than 10 cents, one of those long lace "string ties," that cost J1.50 to $2 when they bear the maglo label "imported."" I believe the Franco British Exposition in London is largely responsible for the widespread popular ity of these Irish ties. Another ingenious young friend of mine has made a quahtity of shoes and socks for the doll families of still younger friends. Some of the socks are knitted, some are made by winding strands of wool over a sock-shaped piece of card board closely notched round the edge, and then weaving lengthwise, with the aid of a darning needle. Of the shoes, some are miniature crochet bedroom slip pers "just like folks'," stitched to a cardboard sole. Others are made on the model of Turkish slippers and are cut out of the armpieces of a pair of long gloves whose career of usefulness as otherwise ended. The "uppers'" are neat ly overhanded to a sole of the same ma terial. A tiny seam up the back and a few steel beads (from an old beaded purse, I believe) by way of buckle in front, complete a very dainty pair of shoes such as the regular dolls" shoe maker cannot supply. . This same Ingenious young person has also been manufacturing pen-wipers of so old a fashion as to be almost new again. These are for such of her elders as are not wholly given over to fountain pens, and for some of her contemporar ies. She collected chicken wish-bones, quietly and unostentatiously, from family chicken dinners. These she boiled clean and adorned with black sealing wax to make head (with white bead eyes) and feet for an armless, bodiless figure. Three circles of cloth made, when folded, a sort of full divided skirt and shoulder cloak for the creature, which now began to take on a semi-human appearance. The cloth circles were pinked or edged with beads, according to the texture of the cloth and the makers' convenience; and the fullness enabled the figure to stand erect. Finally, a little card, stitched to the front of the skirt, bore in minute script, this touching verse: Once I was a merry thought, Cirowlnir on a hen. - - JCow I am a little slave . i"'! iJoomed to wipe a pen, , . . ' MODIFY LIQUOR Lfl May Exclude Incorporated Cit ies From Local Option. ORIGIN OF MOVE MYSTERY Saloon forces and Antls Accuse Each tner of leathering Pro posed Change in Pres ent Statutes. An amendment to the local option law, excluding incorporated cities from its operation, will be proposed at the meeting of the Legislature this Winter. It was practically impossslble yester day to learn the interests back of this movement. Officers of the anti- Saloon league declared emphatically that such a bill was being drafted by the liquor people. At the same time the liquor interests Insist that the Anti-Saloon League, recognizing the unfairness of the local option law In its present form have agreed with the brewers to consent to an amendment that will exempt cities from the opera tion of this statute. One thing Is cer tain that an attempt will be made to modify the existing law in this im portant particular if not in others. The liquor interests will not admit that they have prepared such a bill. and in charging that the prospective legislation has the indorsement of the anti-saloon forces, allege that this or ganization is not agreed on the sub ject. Among the people fighting the saloon, say the liquor men, are not less than three classes those who be lieve in absolute prohibition, those who who would permit consumption of liquors at the home only, and those who advocate reformation In the con duct of the saloon. It is-on this prem ise the liquor men declare that at least some of tho men affiliated with the Anti-Saloon League are behind the proposed amendment. At the same time J. R. Knodell, su perintendent of the Anti-Saloon League, denies vigorously that -his organiza tion has made any compromise with the enemy. "Our people t are entirely satisfied with the local option law as it is now framedV' said Mr. Knodell yesterday. "However, anticipating that the saloon Interests 'will seek to have the teeth extracted from the law we are pre pared earnestly to combat any such programme. We have reliable Informa tion that it is the intention of the liquor men to ask that the law be amended to conform more nearly to that In the state of California, where cities are excluded from the operation of the law. Under such an arrange ment endless confusion prevails in that state, a possible condition in this state we are satisfied would follow the adoption of the proposed amend ment and against which we shall di rect our most vigorous efforts." Mr. Knodell -reports that the Anti- Saloon League expects next June to call a local option election in at least six of the wet or partly wet counties in the state. This will be but a pre liminary step to an election for state prohibition which -will be called in 1310. The anti-saloon people figure that with the result of next June's election the number of dry counties in the state will be Increased to at least 26. It is predicted by them that the anti-saloon vote of those counties, combined with the prohibition expres sion in the other eight counties, will be sufficient to offset the wet vote and place the entire state in the prohibi tion column. The temperance forces have not yet finally decided in which counties they will call local option elections next June. Neither has it been decided whether or not an attempt will be made to enlarge the dry territory in Multnomah County. Such an attempt was made last June but in every instance, every precinct on the East Side covering a large area of wet territory, in which an election was held, the liquor men were victorious by a de cisive majority. It has been definitely determined, how ever, that Harney will be one of the coun ties where the question of saloon or no : saloon will be submitted next June. An- i other county in which the subject will be resubmitted will be Lincoln, which went wet last June, after a two years' drought, by the narrow margin of three votes. A similar election will be called in Jackson County if the temperance people succeed in carrying the muni cipal election In Medford, January 12, next, when an effort will be made to re peal that provision in the Medford city charter which reserves to the city the right to regulate its saloons irrespective of state laws. The Anti-Saloon League is conducting a vigorous campaign in the Medford municipal election. GEORGE G. MAYGERS DEAD Ex-Member of Oregon legislature Passes Away. George G. Maygers, formerly a business man of Maygers, Columbia County. Or., and member of the Oregon Legislature, died Monday at the home of his brother. C. W. Maygers. living at 3!t5 East Second V ' 4 v. - . .v, ' ' .S--k ' i r t ilSl The Late George C. Mayarers. street, North, at the ago of 40 years. His health had been failing for some time and he sold out his business at Maygers and came to Portland to secure medical attention but nothing could stay the prog ress of his malady. Mr. Maygers was a son of Charles Maygers, a pioneer of Vancouver, Wash., and he came to Portland with his parents when 8 years cf age, and tha family BIGGES j,.. (yf'Zp) J"-" iV "L j- s "si h -5 $10 Morris Chair NOTICE No $7.50 ALL XMAS GOODS INCLUDED afterwards moved to Maygers, a point named after Charles Maygers. Here George C. Maygers continued in business and became prominent politically in the county. He was sent frequently to Re publican state conventions. In 1904 ne was elected a member of the House of Representatives of the state from Co lumbia County. With - his wife he had been a resident of Portland for the past six months. The funeral will be con ducted today at Holman's undertaking chapel at 1 P. M., and the interment will be 4n Greenwood Cemetery. Mine. 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Owl Cut-Rate Drug Dept mmmmtK We Are Going to Close Out All of Our Morris Chairs Today at One-Fourth Off Regular Prices T VALUE $14 Morris Chair 10.50 Mail or Phone Orders Xmas Presents yL Afe " vehicles" i ffvm of all kinds . iTy- . xffiSfcJ AW FOR THE . d5& CHILDREN H oneyitian oaraware lo Aider sts. CHRISTMAS What would afford you more pleas ure In your home Christmas day than music and story and long? Music gives to the home life an atmosphere which nothing else can supply. Your children will be better, brighter, happier If they sing and play. Mother and father will likewise be happier. Music Indeed has charms -power to drive "dull care away." We suggest a piano, a player piano or a Victor Talking; Machine, for a Christmas present for the whole family. A new piano will find Its way to your home if you will briny us but J10 cash; a player piano if you bring us $25 cash; a Victor talking- machine If you pay only S5 cash and Jl per week. Why should you be without music this Christmas day and all the days of 1908? This If a personal Invitation for you to call to see and hear our pianos and Victor talking machines. . 8TEIXWAT AUTO OTHER PIAXOS. Sherman-Clay & Co. OPPOSITE POSTOmCB, SIXTH AjKD - aiofuusojr. Isli f PIANOS AST GiANC EVER OFFERED $17 Morris Chair $1 2oZ5 Filled. Order Now for Xmas Delivery IN 0DR LAST for Boys and Girls OPEN EVENINGS rv -''I'tf. :-'y- .i : - ' ft 1 THE NORTH POIITI.A.D'S DAILY 6:35 P. M. - n f v iaMSffl GOOD r E COMBINATION! 1 Xs 1 THE KHKAT luniiir.n. I" ' ' r " " - " - " KAIOIIS, CHICAGO, ST. I.Ol IS and All Points h-.ant and South. SEW SUPERIOR KQ.IIPMET. Other Connecting Trains Leave 8:30 A. M. and 2:00 P. M. Dally From Union Depot Via Seattle. See the Columbia River INLAND. EMPIRE EXPRESS, THE DAY LIGHT TRAIN VIA NORTH BANK ROAD. For White Salmon, Iyle, Goldendale. Paneo, Walla Walla, Spokane and Intermediate Points From Eleventh and Hoyt-St. rept nally 9:15 A. M. El.-srant Parlor and Im-ln-Car Service. Ticket sleeping and Parlor-Car Reservations. II. DICKS o -V l A- T. A.. 123 Third St.. Portland, Or. M iiin KO. A KlIOIfliniElllfllllM IT? SALE r $20 Morris Chair 15.00 CHANCE SALE T Fourth and BANK LIMITED SEW TRAIN. i-ROM ELEVENTH AND 1IOYT - ST. DEPOT, H Connecting at Spokane With If w - ft m- m ii - .i jk crvi Ts I 1 'I U I. 22M. Swill 1 !nmnnnin!iiin!iiraiiiiiii!