OREGOXIANV 3IOXD AY, JANUARY 2, 1911.
THE 3IORMNG
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ALL-POWERFUL
TRIO PROPOSED
Amendment Creating Public
Service Commission Is
Promised in June.
VAST AUTHORITY WANTED
lien Illr-Und Is Trlnie Mncr In
. Srhrmr to Place Civic Vtllltlcs
I'ndrr Mr let Suprrrl'lon.
Uovrrnor to Aiiiuint.
Portland is to have an opportunity at
the rnnilPK June election of voting ot
an imftHlmf it to the rlty charter which
will provide one of the ino.it stringent
Public iServlce Commisalona ever de-
The nrramxl amendment has been
drafted aft. r month of InveMisatlnn ami
Jahor hr lrwal Improvement a.wH-iatlon.
tMr prim mover In the pl.n being Urn
P'lshind. t'lrtulatlnn of Initiative peti
tion will be undertaken at an earlr
date In order that enough ninwi of voters
mar o obtained to Ivc tlie amondnunt
a nl.tre on ttm ballot.
The new Uw Is Intended to applr to
all corporationa dealing In public utlll
tle. It purpose Is to adjust differences
arising hetwn the public and these cor
poration on an equable basis, ine ns
nunptlon U nut frt!i that tiie corpora
tion are fundamentally Intended to
unrn the nubile. Profltmaklng l de
nned aa an Important but not exclus're
function of, these com- ma.
Triumvirate Is Proposed.
Kstabllshment of a Commission of three
members Is provided for and they are
riven the widest possible powers. Karh
member Is to receive a salary of .'
pr year and must devote all of his time
to te work. The positions are made
elective, the terms being for six years,
one Commissioner to be elected every
two years
All aspirants may enter In the primary
election, the two receiving the hlchest
rote to compete In the general election
The ballots are required to be pnnira
separate from the regular ballots. Party
affiliations are not to be Indicated In the
contest for Commission seats.
1-rovlslon Is made that the Commission
exercise the strictest surveillance over
the affairs and operations of the various
dealers In public trtillties. such as street
car companies, lighting, power, gas and
telephone companies. In the regulation
of rates the concerns must be allowed
margin for a fair 'ncome.
All Complaint to Be Heeded.
Another duty wIU be to see that the
concerns maintain a full decree of effi
ciency and maintain modern enuipment.
AH reasonable complaints from the public
must be heard and Investigated. It Is
provided that the Commissions offlc-s
must be kept open from o'ctok In the
nmrnln until midnight for the taking
of complaints.
Watering of stork Is another evil the
Commission Is designed to remedy.
Manipulation of all sort and disregard
of public convenience are two evlla in
view.
Tower Is riven the Commission to com
pel concerns to produi-e their books and
records on request and furnish such In
formation as may be desired. Kxperts
may be employed at will In tha maklug
of Investigations.
Tower of Court letlred.
In the examination of witnesses the
am power Is delegated to the Commis
sion aa Is held by the courts. All hcar
tnes must be public. The orders of the
Commission affwtlne all corporation
and concerns are to stand, the burden
of proof reeling upon fie company af
fected by the onW In the vent appeal
Is taken. Dissatisfied concerns may
bring suit with the Circuit Court to
have an order set aside, such suit taking
precedence In the courts over all civil
suits.
Knforrement of equal treatment to all
Is another duty prescribed In the draft.
Rebates are not to be allowed In any
circumstances.
All rnbllc Service Included.
With reference to the relations of the
Commission to public sen-ice corpora
tion, paragraph 43 of the draft Indi
cates the scope given the Commission:
"The commission shall have power, and
It shall be Its duty: a To Investigate
and asi-ertaln from time to time, and as
often as the public service, health or
welfare shall require, the quality of gas
manufactured, sold, distributed, offered
for sale, or supplied to the public within
the city of Portland, examine the meth
ods employed In manufacturing, selling,
or supplying such ens. and fur trans
mitting, or distributing the same, and to
order such changes', improvements, ex
tensions, additional facilities, appliances,
or equ!pment as may be neivssary. or
desirable to promote the public Interest,
convenience, or welfare, and to protect
those using such fta. or those employed
In the manufacture, sale or dlstrlautlon
thereof, or In the maintenance or opera
tion of the works, line rondults. plant,
equipment, or system In connection there
with: and to fix the standard ' of the
Illuminating and purity of gas to be
manufactured, sold, offered for sale, or
distributed within the City of Portland,
for lighting, heating, or fuel purposes,
and to fix the pressure at which sas
pliall be delivered and to make such or
ders, requirements and regulations touch
ing the quality, purity, illuminating pow
er, and the manner of manufacturing,
selling and distributing such gas. and the
delivery and measurement thereof as
hall best promote the public Interest.
Similar paragraphs. rover streetcar
companies, electric light and power com
panies, telephone, water companies and
m'.l concerns or Individuals engaged in
public service of any sort.
The power of appointing the original
cnmlfclon Is deleated to tlie Governor,
to be exercised within days after the
amendment goes Into effect. The first
election. It Is provided, must occur in
lull, commissioners being elected for
two, four and six-year terms.
FESTIVAL PLANS FORMING
Peninsula to Repeat Iiool h at Depot
and Ilo-e Shower.
The Peninsula Rose Festival Associa
tion Is planning an early meeting this
month, at some central point on the
Peninsula, to reorganise and formulate
plans for the present year. Informally
the leaders of the part the Peninsula
has bsd In the past Festivals, which has
been Important, have discussed what Is
best to do this year, and they have de
ckled to recommend that the rose booth
at the Cnlon Iepot be retained and be
made a more elaborate feature than ever
be fore.
W. J. Peddlcord.. Charles Pat ton, II. A.
Ruble. J. H. Nolta and others who were
Instrumental In establishing this booth,
believe It can be made more Important
thsn In past years. The rose shower of
Inst year will also be repeated on a
larger scale.
"We shall hold a meeting this month
and reorganise." said President Peddi
cord yesterday. 'Those who have been
In the lead and borne the burdens of the
past lor mi rrntwtui ucstiv w ... :
and allow new men to take hold this '
year. The Peninsula, however, will do
Its part as It has In the past. The dis
trict has largely benefited from the Fes
tival. We feel that the distribution of
roses at the Union Pepot belongs to the j
Tenlnsula. having orlglnateo ana wmra
out the Idea, but we believe It can be
done better than ever by having a more
artistic booth erected. The rose shower,
too. Is a Peninsula feature which proved
attractive last year. We shall try to
make the rose shower more elaborate at
the next Festival."
The Kast Side Business len"a Club,
which has furnished the Important feat
ure for one day of the Rose Festival, has
already set In motion the preliminary
plans to repeat the feature on a more
elaborate scale this y-ar. At the meet
ing of the club next Thursday night the
matter will be tak n up.
KKARNKY RTRF-KT H.KSIDF.NTS
oppose cotxciL's action.
rrojicrty Ouners Preparing; Protest
ApalnM Laying of Bltulltlilc
Pavement.
In order to determine whether the
Cltv Counrll has power arbitrarily to
overthrow the wishes of property own
ers as to the kind of pavement to be
laid on streets, the residents along
Kearney, between Fifteenth and Twen-tv-fifth
streets, are going to carry the
case again to the Council in an effort
to secure reconsideration. They are
determined to get wood blocks. Instead
of bltullthlc and to that end have
extensively signed a remonstrance
against the Council's action In refusing
to crant the petition tor mocks ana in
trying to force the bltullthlc onto the
street.
"I can see no reason whatever why
members of the Council, elected by the
neonle to do the people's will, should
arbitrarily take action contrary to the
wishes of the people. eaia ueorge
Good, who Uvea on Kearney street and
who signed the wood block petition.
"I understand Councilman Annand led
the fluht against wood blocks and in
favor of bltullthlc. Why should he
take such an active Interest In opposl
tlon to the expressed wishes of a ma-
lorltr of the people on this streetT
signed for wood blocks because I pre
fer them to any other hard-surface
pavement. They are noiseless, good
for horses' feet and are very service.
able. I would be willing to pay more
for them than for t-ny other pavement.
If necessary to get them.
"In mv travels through Europe." con
tinued Mr. Good. "I found that wood
blocks are being laid on numerous prln
clpal thoroughfares. They are giving
excellent service everywhere. Just as
they have In Portland. Having lol
lowed the history of wood blocks very
closely. I am prepared to aay that they
are excellent for residence districts es
pectally and that they will also stand
wear and tear.
Mayor Simon's Influence Is on the
sldo of the Kearney-street property
owners who petitioned for the wood
blocks, because they are In the ma
jority on the two petitions. He de
rlares he favors rule by the majority
as to the character of pavement to be
laid on a street. Aside from this, be
wants the competition that will result
from the entrance Into this field of the
wood block company, he says.
The remonstrance against the action
of the Council In refusing to grant the
petition for wood blocks Is being; rap-
Idly signed and will be presented to the
street committee of the Council next
Friday. Councilman Wallace. In whose
ward the street lies, will lead the fight
of tha property owners for wood blocks.
He Is a Urge property owner on the
street and wants this character of
pavement himself.
Pioneer Recalls Coos Bays
Early Days.
Oira It Toek SS Day te Reach Saa
Fraaelae by Boat.
BANDON. Or., Jan. 1. (Speclsl.) Dun
can Urquhart. a Coos County pioneer,
who calls any part of Southwestern Ore
gon home, was In this city recently, re
cited conditions as they existed In the
year ISriS. when he first came here from
Nova Scotia by way of ban Francisco
and the windjammer Argo to North Bend,
on Coos Bay.
"In those days there were no roads
of any kind." said Mr. I'rquhart, "the
nearest cpproacli to a highway being
the portage, or trail, leading from the
bead of Isthmus Slough, on Coos Bay
side, to the head of Beaver Plough, on the
Coqullle River side. This portage was
four miles long, and all of the pioneers
having business or trading In the nearby
watersheds used this only avenue of traf
fic between the two valleys.
"When I first landed on Coos Bay.
after 19 days out from San Francisco,
there was nothing at Marshfleld except
a log house on the hill back of the pres
ent city. At North Bend there waa at
very small sawmill, and tlie only trading
point, or village, was at Empire, where
the first small sawmill was built. Work
was Just being started on the first saw
mill at Marshfleld, which was built by
John Pershbaker and In later years
moved to the east side of the bay, and
later still developed Into the present
great Smith-Powers mill, sawing Its
hundreds of thousands of feet of lumber
each day.
"In 1VS8, also, they were Just laying
the keel of the first tug used on Coos
Bay. the Escort, later known as the
Escort I. In after years she was replaced
by the Escort II. which I believe Is now
plying somewhere on the Columbia River.
"All there was at Bandon In those days
was a small ferry, operated by the only
white man on the lower river. C. Y.
Lowe. Sr., still living here, remembers
this time, but Is one of the few men yet
alive who do. H!s children. C. Y. Lowe,
Jr.. the Bandon druggist, and Mrs. Rosu,
were among the first white children
born In Coos County, and have never
lived anywhere else. The old pioneers
are fast thinning out, and no longer do
I see many familiar faces of the early
days. I am now 74 years of age, and am
good for quite a few years yet. A Nova
Scot lan by birth, I think there Is no
piece on eerth quite as good as Coos
County, and It's a tossup. which Is the
best, the Coqullle River Valley or Coos
Bay. I like them both; they are home
to me."
Pioneer Urquhart said further that on
one trtp up from San Francisco it took
him 32 days to reach Coos Bay. Today
the voyage la made by a fleet of half a
dosen steam schooners In from 48 to M
hours.
Public Auction Ordered for Suit.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Jan. 1. (Spe
cial.) A public auction to dispose of a
suit of clothes Is to be held this month
by Sheriff Seppington. It will be one
of his last of filial acta The suit was
left In the Columbia Hotel by O. E.
Pettlt. and to pay for his room rent,
Mrst Srethns, Phelps, filed an Inn-keeper's
lien.
At The
Greater
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not been a
GIRL M LONG RIDE
Wyoming Lass Crossing Con
tinent on Ponyback.
WAY NOT ALWAYS SMOOTH
Arduous Journey Is Outgrowth of
Wager Between Cnclc and Neigh
bor, and She Will Gain
Fortune by Winning.
Astride of "Bud." her little spright
ly cowpony. and escorted by the capri
cious "Mlckle." who looks upon himself
as the guardian of his mistress. Miss
Alberta Claire, of Buffalo, Wyo., ar
rived In Portland Saturday on a horse
back trip to ban Francisco and New
York to settle a wager between two
old ranchers, her uncle and a neighbor.
TO SETTLE WAGER, GIRL IS RIDING FROM WYOMING TO NEW
YORK, BY WAY OF PACIFIC COAST.
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1HISS ALBERTA. CLAIRE. OF BUFFALO, WYO, OX BUD," WITH
" MICKIE " IX TUB FOREGROUND. '
nternationa
Olds, Wortman
iring the
For the month of February Olds, Wortman & King announce their first In
ternational Pure Food Show a congress of the leading pure food manu
facturers of the world. It will he held on the fourth floor and will include
the large auditorium, grocery and toy departments over 30,000 sq. feet
of floor space, and it is being planned upon a scale never before attempted
by any mercantile establishment and in keeping with the standard estab
lished by our high-class grocery dept. One hundred exhibitors can be com
fortably cared for. Thirty-nine have already signified their intention of
participating. Full details will be furnished later by the management.
Applications for Space Will Be Re
ceived From Reputable Concerns
Apply to Executive Ofiices--4th Fin
The Olds, Wortman (gL Kin Store
the general information we will state
Food Fair held in any Portland retail
If the lucky wind-browned, hardy girl
from the plains of Wyoming accom
plishes the task she set out to she
will be richer by $1000 In gold and a
big cattle ranch, the prize having been
put up by one of her admirers.
One of the stipulations, not to say
hardships of the long trans-continental
trip on horseback. Is that the girl must
earn her own way en route, leaving
Wyoming with- only 2. Going Into
vaudeville, and demonstrating her
dexterity with the rifle and pistol has
helped her. She has earned enough
money In this way to get from Wyom
ing to Portland. At times, however,
her way was not at all easy. Some
times she was compelled to work on
cattle j-anches and farms to win her
way farther along the route. Although
hardship has overtaken her many times
since she left home, Beveral months
ago, she has not. and says she will
not. part from "Bud" and "Mlckle."
ried along In her saddle bag tied back
of her saddle is a sixanuuier
caliber. Also "Bud" has a rifle case
straoned to his side In which Is Miss
Claire's rifle, which she has used
frequently to kill game.
By the terms of the wager, she must
.nmr.lnt.il tha trln TO NW York
by 'way of Portland and San Francisco
by the Summer of 1912. She arrived
at The Dalles Friday and being In
formed there was no road over the
mountains to Portland came Into Port
land by boat. Miss Claire estimates
that she has ridden 2600 miles since
she left home. She Is optimistic and
does not doubt that she will win.
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OPEN VISION URGED
New Year Thoughts Suggest
ed by Portland Ministers.
PAST BLUNDERS ARE GONE
Duty for Future Is to Profit by Mis
takes, With tTnrepressed Ar
dor for Better Things to
Come, Saj9 Pastor.
M!W YEAR'S THOCGHTS BY
PASTORS OF PORTLAND
' CHURCHES.
"Let no light be dimmed, no ardor
ba repressed. In 1911. because of a
failure lr 1010." Rev. W. B. Hinson.
"Uo something to make the world
better: heed the call of duty; take
an Inxentory of your life." Rev.
Benjamin Young.
Jesua organized his church not to
develop the preacher, but th prayer."
Rev. George E. Paddock.
Forward steps In morals were urged
upon all who attended church last
night. Special New Year sermons were
preached at the White Temple and the
First Presbyterian, the First Method
ist, Grace Methodist Episcopal and
Congregational, Churches, as well as at
the churches on the East Side and In
the suburbs.
"We should begin the new year." said
Rev. George E. Paddack at the First
Congregational Church, his subject be1
lng "The Power of Agreement," "with
the open vision which Christ had of the
things about us. We should learn the
secret of life as he revealed It.
"Jesus Christ was dealing with spir
itual forces that compare strikingly
with what we know of the so-called
psychic powers of the present hour. In
teaching men and women to do the
things they did. he was simply dealing
with the forces we are talking about
today in our so-called psychology.
Place of Prayer Is Proved.
"The power and place of prayer have
been proved today by what we know
of that unseen force that we call
psychic. Jesus organized his church
not to develop the . preacher but the
prayer."
Rev. Luther R. Dyott, of the First
Congregational Church, did not occupy
his own pulpit last night because he
was called on to assist In the dedica
tion of an addition to the Laurelwood
Congregational Churvn.
At the White Temple, Rev. W. B.
Hinson took for his text the words of
Christ quoted In Matthew 20, "Sleep
on. . . . Rise, let us be going." He
said: "Severed from their connection,
these words apply to the two years,
1910 and 1911. The past year Is gone.
Let Its mistakes, blunders, failures all
sleep on. Bring nothing from the past
except such as will Invigorate, Inspire,
warn or bless. Let.no ardor be re
pressed. v no light be dimmed In 1911,
because of a failure In 1910."
Itev. William Hiram Foulkes, of the
First Presbyterian Church, delivered
his New Year sermon yesterday morn
ing, and gave a stereoptlcon lecture on
the Oberammergau Passion Play last
Benjamin Young delivered a
M
dShow
&, King Store
of February
that prior to last year there has
store for the past seven years
New Year's sermon at the First Meth
odist Episcopal Church last night.
Hobbies Ridden to Death.
"We have been taking in from every
where not only Immigrants, but theo
ries and fads of every description," he
said. "We have been taking these In
faster than our powers of assimilation.
You know what that means In a physi
cal organism. It means sleeplessness
and unrest. I think we are coming to
the time soon when we, as a Nation,
will have to take a cathartic, so to
speak.
"We ride hobbles to death. The get-rich-quick
spirit is in the air. The
spirit of sensationalism Is rampant.
We can find it In the public press. The
appetite is satisfied, but it must be
spurred and driven, and that is being
done at a tremendous cost.
"You may forget the ten command
ments, but they are written In the- con
stitution of man and nature. Be sure
your sin will find you out.
"Standing upon the brink of the new
rear, we are Impressed with the rapld
lty of . the flight of time. It seems to
me we should be dominated with a
great purpose. Do something to make
the world better. Get out and visit the
sick; listen to the cry of the poor; heed
tho call of duty. Take an Inventory of
your life."
Rev. John H. Cudllpp, at Grace Meth
odist Episcopal Church last night,
spoke on "The Young Woman In the
Home and In Society."
ACT OVER, ARREST COMES
Thespian at "Benefit" Performs
Part, Knowing Warrant Waits.
With ashen cheek beenath his paint,
and with an aching heart under his gaudy
trappings, L. Nussbaum grimmaced and
plroutted before an ecstatic audience,
bravely doing his part, though he knew
that Deputy Constable Crowley lurked
In the wings to hale him to the County
Jail when his act was finished. Panting
from the tragic climax of a modernized
Othello, Nussbaum drew into the wings
amid a storm of applause and, with hls
trionio grace, said, "Officer, do your
duty."
It was the last act of the Wagner ad
ministration. A. Goldstein, the "angel"
of Nussbaum's company, complained of
the loss of JM. and told the constaDie
that last nieht the alleged bailee was
to star In an entertainment for the bene
fit of "a poor family." at Swiss Hall. 2S5
Third street, where he might be appre
hended. Ill-natured persons Insinuated
that Nussbaum himself was the "poor
family," but all agreed that he earned
h. oneiroid of the meaeer chowd. The
actor was held under JaU of and will
have a hearing tomorrow .
SOLDIER BESTS COMRADES
Car FToni Portland Scene of Battle
Which Is Short.
vAvr-nrnrER. Wash.. Jan. 1. (Spe
cial.) Exciting was the experience of
dozen women and a score 01 men.
who saw one soldier, wnn nis iisi,
knock down two of his comrades, when
thev tried to fight in a streetcar com
ing to Vancouver from Portland at an
early hour this morning.
It seems that two of the soldiers
were quarreling, caused by too freely
Imblblna: in Portland. Over some slight
dispute one of the soldiers slapped the
other, starting tne iignt. inen a soDer
soldier, who knew the men, jumped
into the fracas and In less than a
minute had knocked both of tuem
down, giving one a picturesque black
eye. The conductor and several pas
sengers finally succeeded in stopping
the fight.
When the soldier, who had knocked
the two men down, settled down In his
seat, he said, "It is just such fellows
as that who give the Army a bad name.
That Is the best way to handle them."
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