tg TIIE 3I0RXIXG OREGOSIAS. WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 1911.
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STATE GDNTRDL IS
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Rotary Club Told Local Utili
ties Bill Would Mean End
less Confusion.
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ISSUE CONSIDERED WELL
Jjip-riem-e of Oihcr fomraaollkt
Ascertained. Saja Slato Senator
. at Lanrheoa Opponents
Are Criticised.
Ftat Senator Malarkey In plain
word. last niht told the member of
tie Rotary Club, at a "Dutrh" lunrh
Ito at Richard cafe, tliat an at
tempt which wu belns; mad to foist
noon tha peepl of Portland endless
confusion and chaoa by mean of t:i
local public utilities bill In opposition
to th stat power bill which carries
his cam and was passed by the. Slate
Lalslatur and afterward held up
until November. 1I3. br means of tlie
referendum. The luncheon proved to
be of exceptional Interest to the diners.
In addition to Mr. Malarkey. K. W.
Ulld. reoeral manaa-er of the Portland
Railway. Light Power Compinr. and
A. E. Clark spoke. Mr. lilld discussed
trie practical operation of a street
railway, and Mr. Clark referred to the
recrnt Standard (HI decision. Brandt
II. VUkerham acted as chairman.
President Edwards railing the banquet
to order.
Mr. Malarker brum Ms address by
referring to the attacks made upon
Mm. not only at the session of the
Legislature by the opponents of his
Mil. but ever since. In which it was
t hara-ed that he was co-operatlna; with
the public service corporations.
Careful Study t.lven.
"I becam a candidate Ust Fall for
the position to wiilrh I was elected
throush tha aid of the primary, upon
the platform that I would use my orst
endeavors to secure the passage of a
public utility meaaure." he said. "I
made an examination of this subject.
"My platform appeared In all of the
newspapers and In every speech made
during the campaign I referred to It,
and I spoke continuously for six weeks.
t.yrynn knew the measure that finally
pscd. I promised my constituents that
I would, and In dolus; so I simply en
deavored to make irood my word. Be
fore oin to Salem I took up the ques
tion of the details of the law with J- N.
Teal and he advised me. I took It up
with Governor West, then Railway Com
missioner, and he advised me on the
bill. Railroad Commissioner Altchlson
s ded In maklnv up the bill, so you see
the men I sought were men known and
tried In the Held of public labor. Altchl
son made a trip East and looked Into
the question from the experience of
K.astern states and returned and advised
me that state control of public utilities
was the only practical method, contirm
l:i; what I had already A-ead and the
a.lvlce of others who had given tue sub-jr.-t
thoufht and study.
"I am cltlns; this as a prelude to
what 1 am aolne; to say wlto regard
to the. attack which has been made
upon me with the sole Ties of dls
credltlns my efforts to make rood my
promise to ;! tha people the best
public utility law obtainable. Re
gardless of these facts. reardles of
the attitude of Covernor West, all
through the flitht. I have been subjected
to the vilest attacks known to the po
litical history of the state, all because
1 followed th experience of other
statea and gave the people the benefit
of my best Judsjment. which happened
to be In opposition to a small crowd of
office-seekers in Portland. J
Josvljn ConfrTrnrw PmJed. ,
"One newspaper In Portland durinc
the session of the Lesislature printed
across Its columns. -Caught In a confer
ence with Joeselyn. Is Senator Ma
larkey a traltorT Now that was a He.
and no soch thins; ever happened. I ot
up In th Senate and told there It was
a lie. Since that time I tav appeared
before labor council and made the earn
statement.
Ther are thre thlr.s to be consid
ered l connection with a public utility
sen lc bill: Klrst. to furnleh reasonable
end suitable facilities for aerrlce; sec
ond, to treat all persons alike, and
third, to charge for the service rendered
as much as wUi return a reaaonable
mount on the Investment. To leave
regulation to public service corporations
alone permit them to run It to suit
themselves and ordinarily their otyect Is
to chafge all the traffic will bear."
"The only question In Portland Is
local or state control. The bill backed
by Dan Kcllaher and which la up for
vote at the coming city election, lacks
a very Important element In Its opera
tion, and that Is that the public senr
l.a companies spread over and beyond
th Jurisdiction of tha city authority.
There Is the street railway company,
which I know covers four counties
Multnomah. Clackamas. Washington
and Marlon. What authority can the
local public commission have over these
oatlyin districts which ar part of the
stat but not of the city of Portland?
ot a bit. The local bill can give no
authority excert such as Is granted by
th state. Behind th Malarkey bill,
wlilch carries my nam imply bocaus
1 introduced it. s th power of th
stale and all It Implies.
State's rower Effective.
-Xosr Wisconsin, th horn of Fena
tor La Follette. has a publics utility
law. it places the power in the bands
vt Ihe state railway commission. Just
as the bill passed by our Legislature.
ao doea New York. Vermont. Virginia
and so far as I know every state in the
ountry. which baa a public utility law.
Why la It this way? Because the state s
power Is back of the action of th com
mission and the local commission could
not poses .: power of the etate to
put in effect Its decree. If Portland is
to have a commiaaion. why not St.
Johns. Oregon city and other outly
ing suburbs? Then sgaln. If Portland
Is to have a commission of Its own.
why not give the City Council the au
thority to regulate all public ecrvice
corporations. No. you would not do
that because you have no faith In City
Councils, through their unwillingness
and failure in the past to comply with
your wialies. Tf our commiMton which
the local bill proposes Is nothing more
nor leu than a City Council which will
look after this line of work. It will
list no more rower then the City
Council. All throusa this local bill
are provisions which would Indicate
that it Is apologetic In ton for not
fcavlns; state authhrltv. For Instano
It prevlrtes that appeal shall b taken
to the -Supreme Court In days, yet
th state law gives r'x months, and
j on know tnst the city has no more
a'jthoritv to do away with a state law
t.i'vn you have. If It come Into the
rujrts It must do so the same as any
illietv. beca'is the court Is a siste
court snd Its authority Is obtained
(teas (- iaaa. ct Lb atat and not
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HI1.LMDE 'APARTMENT nOTXt. PT WILL APPEAR WHKS CUMPIETED.
those of the city. The commission can
instruct the Chief of Police, but Its or
ders will have no effect upon the
Sheriff, for he Is a state ofttcer.
"Now in the State Senat the Malar
key bill was discussed day after day.
One whole day was devoted to Its consid
eration, and In the committee room it
was examined with the greatest care.
Out of the total vote of 30 ther were 25
cast for It. Of the flv who opposed It.
two thought It was too drastic."
KcguLalion Is Prevent Need.
Mr. Clark said In discussing the
Standard OH decision that it would have
little affect on the trend of commercial
ism. "The theory that competition in
certain lines is the life of trade is a
back number." said the speaker. "It is
regulation that we need now."
Mr. Ulld said that It was the purpose
of his company to "play fair" with the
people of Portland. Not only was the
company spending all of its receipts
here, he said, but additional sums, bor
rowed In the East, were being used to
place the property in shape to meet the
growing demands of a growing city. He
dwelt with emphasis upon th proposed
"no-seat-no-fare" amendment.
"I do not believe." said Mr. Hlld. "that
the people fully understand the Incon
sistency of this law. It makes It Im
possible for the company to carry a per
son after all the seats have been taken.
If a man with bla wife Is waiting for
a car and one comes along with one
seat In It he will have to wait for the
next car or the couple will have to take
separate cars. So ,Jt Is with the base
ball frames. How can the passengers to
the grounds be handled? When the game
lets out. what Is going to happen a riot
I spprehend. How are the people going
to get down to business, and you men
who depend upon the arrival of cars from
the outlying district for the continua
tion of your business, how are you going
to get rapid transit for passengers so
that your business may continue to
grow? These are some of the features
of this law that I believe will appeal to
you as not only Inconsistent, but im
possible to comply with. Our company
wants to do the fair thing. It wants to
do all It can honorably and consistently."
Vice-President Coffin, of the Durable
Roofing Company, told of the Improve
ment of the streetcar service In Kenton,
which had been secured be making an
application to ilr. lilld. He found that
hi complaint was quickly acted upon,
he said.
HOTELS TO BUILD
Eight and Nine-Story Struc
tures Planned.
TERRACE IDEA IS NOVEL
VEHICLES TCBE FEATURE
Driving; and Hunt Club Plan to Aid
IViUi Novelties.
A meeting of tb Joint committee of
th Rose Festival horse and vehicle
rarado will be held tonight in Chair
man Lrakes office. Entries ar coming
In faster than expected. Floats, double
teams, tally-hos. racing carta and saddle
horses sre a few of the many features.
The Riverside Driving Club and the
Portland Hunt Club ar lending aid.
Th Hunt Club will have a large entry
of men and women on saddie horses,
beautifully decorated. Th riders will
wear red coats. Th Riverside Driving
Club a 111 have a large number of race
carta decorated with rosea Kramer's
Riding gchooi has entered a large tally
ho. which will lead th Driving Club
division. Many fraternal organisations
are building floats.
Multnomah Camp of Woodmen of the
World will keep open house on Thursday
night. Jane S. when the fraternal parade
is held on the Bast Side. The hail will
be the headquarters for 'Vtoodmea and
their friends.
Til general commlttea from th Sell
wood Commercial Club lias ordered the
Sell wood float to be built. Tn com
mittee also voted unanimously to Invite
ail the cs-ndldHtes to be the maids of
honor to Miss Frankle Donnell. who was
elected Queen.
Secretary Walter, of tne Ea-t Side
Businesa Men's Club, reported yesterday
that the subscribed toward 'the ex
penses of- the fraternal and children's
parade was not sufficient to tinanc those
two affairs. "The Impression has gone
out" said Mr. Walter yesterday, 'that
we had collected a big sum and had more
tuan was required, but the facts are that
we shall have a hard pull to meet tne
expenses of the parades and decorat
th streets out of the f :ds that ar
available and slisll need more money.'
Teachers Challenge Accepted.
CRBUOX CTTT. Or, May -Spe-rlsXl
The teachers of Clackamas
County having challenged lawyers, doc
tors and ministers of the county to
play a game of baseball July 4. at the
opening of the ChautaJqua at Glad
stooe. an acceptance was sent today to
Coontv Superintendent of Schools Uary.
Oilbrt 1 Hedges, rantaln of the chal
lenged team, wrot th acceptance to
tn challenge.
rhil Jevwrt Interested in Both
Ventures ETerett-Street Site
Now Occupied by Blslmp
Scadillng's Residence.
Preparations have been completed by
a ayndlcate of portiana capitalism im
the erection of a nine-story family ho
tel on the south side of Heights Ter-
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Mle at Twentieth sad Kverrtt
street aad Will Build Family
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race, which Is an extension of Hall street
at a point wher Sixteenth would Inter
sect If extended. The syndicate Is known
as th Hillside apartment Hotel Com
pany, and Newton W. Rountree is the
organiser and agent. Th building will
cost $330.no, and construction is to b
begun early next Fall. Phil Gerurtx.
president of L Gerurts aV Son. has been
engaged. to look after th details of
building snd to provide th furnishings
and equipment.
Phil Gevurtx announced yesterday that
he personally had obtained a GO-year
ground lease on the northeast corner of
Twentieth and Fverett streets from the
trustees of the Kplscopal Fund and would
erect an eight-story fnmlly hotel on the
sit In the near future. t
Design to Be Novel.
The structure to be erected on
Heights Terrace will be known as the
Hillside Apartment hotel. Attractive
plans have been prepared by Thomas
Hawkes, architect, and the novelty of
the design will make the building one
of the points of Interest In Portland. It
will have cream-white walls and Spa
nish tile roof, wltn fountains, statues
and pergolas. The entrance la to be
through an arched tunnel leading to
tha back of the building where the
elevators will be situated.
The structure will consist of a series
a terraces, each group of stories being
set back some distance to provide space
for roof gardens and ornamental treat
ment. The roof gardens will be ar
ranged so that they may may be closed
In Winter. The building is to be abso
lutely fireproof and as a hotel it will
be In a clasa by Itself. It has been esti
mated that the gross return will amount
to 75,0"0 a year and that the Invest
ment will net 10 to li per cent.
Although the building Is to be erected
on a sharp hillside It all! be reached
easily, since the grade on Hall street
snd Its extension. Heights Terrace, is
nut jiroiubiUva. Th view ta unsur
passed, taking in a large part of the
city the Willamette and Columbia
Rivers and the mountains beyond. The
site has a frontage of about 140 feet
and a depth of 150 feet. The syndicate
has an option on the ground which It
will soon close.
Hotel Built tn Tiers.
The structure la to be built four
tiers. A stairway from the entrance
tunnel will lead to a broad terrace,
at the, tront of w-tiich the main lobby on
the first story opens. The second story
contains the dining-rooms", with two
stories of rooms above, while the third
story, which Is in the next tier, con
tains the music-room. Th whole de
sign Is novel in th extreme and is
the result of a great amount of study
of the site and the use for which the
building Is intended on the part of the
architect. The structure will harmo
nize nicely with Its site and the back
ground of green hills.
Mr. Gevurti will pay $200 a month
ground rent for the property at the
northeast corner of Twentieth and
Everett streets owned by the Kplsco
pal Church of Oregon, which he nas
leased for eu years, i.m
In tho nam of the Trustees of the
Episcopal Fund. It has a frontage, of
150 feet on Everett street and 116 feet
on Twentieth, and Is occupied by two
large frame bouses which bring la a
return about equal to the rental to ba
paid by the lessee. One of tha houses
Is Bishop Scaddlng's residence.
Work Walts Btehop's Moving.
It is the Intention of Mr. Gevurtx to
start construction of the hotel as soon
as Bishop Scadding has moved Into his
new residence, which Is now being con
structed. The hotel Is to be eight stories
high of fireproof construction, and will
cost J150.000. It has already been leased
to a practical hotel man. It will contain
10 rooms, each with bath. The main
floor will contain the lobby, dining-room,
billiard-room and library. The kitchen
will be In the basement, while there will
be a sub-baeemnt for the heating and
refrigerating plants and laundry.
Pill lip Gevurtx has been remarkably
successful In Inaugurating hotel enter
prisea In Portland. The Seward Hotel
at Tenth and Alder streets, and the
Carlton, now being ouin ai rminitnm
'and Washington, are largely monuments
to his enterprise, no w ,D,,
also In causing the erection of several
fine apartmeut-housee.
MT. SCOTT GETS GAY DAY
District to Celebrate June 7 as Its
Own in Festival.
Mount Scott residents will celebrate
th Rose Festival Wednesday, June 7,
In conjunction with the greater Port
land festivities. This date was set at
the meeting of the general committee:
last night which was one of the most
enthusiastic held. Sub-committees re
ported most promising progress. Plans
have been formulated to make the or
ganization permanent and hold a fes
tival every year. '
F W. Joblemann. secretary of the
committee, resigned, and E. W. White
was elected to fill the vacancy. Rev.
j. h. Meyer was elected aa grand mar
shal of the festival. He reported that
suveral of the secret organizations, as
well as local public associations would
take part In the parade.
Scores of residents of the district
have promised to provide roses and
other decorations for the event.
HrrmMon to Have Own Phones.
TfFRMTSTON. Or.. Mur IS. (Special.)
FIXE LOTION MAKES
PERFECT COMPLEXIONS
"In the universal quest for beauty,
writes Mae Martyn. beauty specialist
In the New York Chronicle, "no prepa
ration for whitening, beautifying and
toning the complexion has been found
to compare with the simple, lnex-
pensive lotion made by dissolving four
ounces spurmax in one-half pint hot
water with two teaspocnfuls glycerine
added. '
"This lotion clears and refines the
complexion making it smooth, velvety
and .charming. It is much better than
powder ss It doesn't clog up the pores
causing rough, sallow skin, nor will
It show or rub off so easily as powder.
"Kor removing that shiny, oily, sal
low look It is unequaJed and gives the
skin a healthy, smooth. outt"i
pcaranceI"-Aaii't
Can You Get Hot
Water When
You Want It
Can vou get hot water at the turn of the faucet when there are
no fires "in the house, without waiting, or without lighting any heat
ing device?
Can' you always get hot water, even though there has been an un
usual call upon the supply by other members of the family?
Can you get all the hot water you want the first thing in the
morning, or late at night f
If not, you are missing one of the modern conveniences easily
available in every home.
The Automatic Gas Water Heater will give you an unlimited
supply of hot water at any time, day or night.
It reauires no attention you do not have to light it or put it out.
All you do is turn the taucet, ana not water nows.
In Summer time the convenience of the Auto
matic Gas Water Heater is emphasized a little hot
water is wanted the Automatic Heater supplies it
without a fire in the kitchen to overheat the house.
The best idea of an Automatic Gas Water Heater
may be had from an actual demonstration.
Call at our salesroom and sec the Automatic
Heater in operation.
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The Hermiston Farmers Exchange Is
the name of the new telephone com
pany recently organized In this city
and Just Incorporated with W. H. Skin
ner as president and George A. Creasy
as secretary. The other Incorporators
are Henry M. Sommers, P. P. Sullivan
and Charles E. Percy. The capital stock
of $10,000 Is nearly all subscribed and
the amount of the stock Is to be In-
creased as the eystem Is extended to
include all the western half of Uma
tilla County.
France's annual consumption of wine is
spoilt inn bottles per capita.
40,420,630 Incandescent Lamps
197,000 Horsepower
Forty Million, Four Hundred and Twenty Thousand,
Six Hundred and Thirty incandescent lamps!
That's exactlr the number now in use to provide light
for our 26,413 customers. To give you this light, the elec
tricity is distributed over 21,116,473 feet of wire, strung
along 21,000 poles and through 1500 transformers.
In addition to the incandescent lamps, there are HALF
a MILLION other kinds and thousands of motors that
furnish 30,000 horsepower for the manufacturing activi
ties of Portland.
An immense sum of money An invested in an under
ground system with costly cables. A mammoth storage
battery stands ready at any time, in the event of jurfaw
seen interruption, to furnish electrical energy for the
down-town district.
And, the above figures are for Portland, alone. An
other great system serves the outside territory.
You ask where all this power comes from.
This company has SEVEN LARGE STEAM PLANTS
in operation, developing 26,000 horsepower and THREE
GREAT WATER POWER PLANTS, aggregating 29,000
horsepower. Another huge water power plant will be
ready in October, furnishing 22,000 horsepower. This
makes the 1911 total 77,000 HORSEPOWER.
Two more. GIGANTIC WATER POWER PLANTS
are under way the recently acquired Southern Pacific
property, generating 75,000 horsepower and another to
develop 45,000 horsepoweT.
Making the MAGNIFICENT TOTAL OF 197,000
HORSEPOWER!
To convert all this power for practical use, FIVE TRANSFORM
IXG STATIONS are maintained, with three others building. There
are 207 miles of high-voltage lines, carrying from 10,000 to 60,000
volts A fortune is now being spen,t in building steel transmission
towers. This is done to protect YOU AND ALL PORTLAND from
the great loss that would follow the destruction of wooden poles in
forest fires.
Now reflect for a moment. This enormous and intricate power
svstem. offering unlimited and cheap power for factoriey is helping
and will make Portland the greatest manufacturing center of the
West. There are few institutions that indicate the marvelous confi
dence which this company is showing in the present and future of
this community.
PORTLAND RAILWAY, LIGHT & POWER COMPANY
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