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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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What would afford you more pleas
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music and story and long? Music gives
to the home life an atmosphere which
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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
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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. .
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