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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 19, 1911)
TUESDAY, DECEMBEK XV, 1311. A Baby Grand for- Christmas The Imperial Oregon's Greatest Hotel S50 Booms, 104 Suites, With Private Baths. - ' NEW FIREPROOF BUILDING Moderate Rates. SEE RUSH AHEAD A Chickering A Sohmer Or a Kimball From Phil Metschan & Sons, Props. Nightly Sessions to Be Held in Order to Prepare Draft for December 27. PORTLAND HOTEL CHARTER FRIERS v TTnt w 4 e.Al niirfta ae. .aOa The largest and most 'magnificent ho tel in Portland; unsurpassed in ele gance of accommodations or excellence of cuisine. European plan $1.50 per day and upward. O. J. KAl:FMAS, Manager. DISCORD MARKS MEETING fractional I)lrnlon and Minor Anr-unenta Hinder Projrr of People! Committee Corpora tion Measure Proposed. With Its work (till unfinished, the people's charter commission, which had ibeen granted an extension of time and I waa to hare filed Its completed charter draft todar. adjourned late last ntfrht. I after bavin spent several hours In ! discussion without reachlnir definite conclusions and having crowded a sreat amount of work Into the last 20 minutes of Its session. 1 ,"o second request will be made for an extension of time, since the Coun cil does not meet until Wednesday. De cember 27. and members of the com mission still believe that they will be able to finish the revision and have the document ready by that time Meetings will be held every night un til the work Is disposed of and by Fri day they Intend to turn their work over to an enR-rosslng committee to be recopled and placed In form for final ft ln Dr. Harry Lane. A. L. Barbur and Geora-e Black were appointed by rhalrman A. K. Clark to act on the en Crossing committee. Farther M ark t rsjed. After a protracted discussion over Ithe advisability of empowering the Council to Issue revocable permits for use of the streets and city property. Instead of providing that all such ) powers should he given in the form of franchise direct from the people, the 1 commissioners were on the point of ad journlnr. when Mr. Clark cailed them Ito order and begged that an effort be I made to "accomplish a little buslne 1 before leaving." "We have frittered away several i hours." he said. "In more or less use less discussion, and It does seem to me that we should make an attempt to get something done. It appears to me. gentlemen, that we have forgotten to consider that we have only a lim ited time In which to finish our work on this charter." Throughout the session, the chair man liu.u aiifit-uliy In holding te commission to the consideration of the points In question. Time after time they broke up Into lesser groups, argu ing hotly over all manner of matters that had not yet been brought up for formal consideration or hod already been disposed of. Ktoek 'Watering Target. "1 mnrp that we return to the order of business." ssld II. . Parsons upon one occsslon when the debate had broken up and drifted particularly far -.-. u. "I should be very much pleased my self, if It were possible for us to do so." retorted the chairman, rapping persistently for order until the dif ferent groups finally abandoned their minor debates and came alowly back to attention. One of the subjects that provoked especial discussion was a section In troduced by Lr. Lane, aimed, as he said, "to put a check upon the practice of watering stocks by public service corporations." Or. Lane's measure provides that the Council may investigate the actual val uation of the property of public serv ice corporations and If It finds the company's stock or bond Issue to be In excess of such reasonable valuation, may make such changes In the rate of Ita charges for services aa will restore the proper balance. This he believed would act to deter, companlea fro'm excessive Issues of stock above the mounts actually warranted by the business they might be carrying on. The measure was submitted to a spe cial committee for revision and will be further considered at the next meeting. CITIZENS SEEK NEW LINE Proposal Made to Raise $10,000 to F-xtond Electrics Line. At a meeting' ef property ownera and residents of South Mount Tabor held last night In the school house, on Di vision street. It was decided to under take to raise 140,000 among the inter ested people, to be used In the con struction of a streetcar Una eastward from the end of Hawthorne avenue. The railroad committee from the form er meeting reported having held a con ference with the officials of the Mount Hood Railway Power Company with the result that this company agreed to e-onelder the proposal of building a line from the main line at Russellvllle by way f Kelly Butte to Hawthorne ave. sue. and to run care on Hawthorne avenue and over the Hawthorne bridge Into Portland, and that the probable cost would be about 140.000. Another proposal was from the Portland Rail way. Light a: Power Company to build three-quarters of a mile east from the end of the Hawthorne Una at a cost ef S30.09O. The proposal to have the Mount Hood Railway Company build the line was considered the best as it will be built from Russell-rtlle to Kelly Butte and then west to Hawthorne avenue and operate the line without the requirements of the Portland Rail way, Light power Company. C. V. Hodson. representing the Ja-coba-8tine Company, which recently ac quired the Kelly homestead farm on the Fectloa Line road, addressed the meet ing and said be stood ready to co-operate wlta the people In getting the ex tension. Mr. Hodson expressed his preference for the Mount Hood pro posal. He said that In his opinion a street railway extenston will cause property In the district to double In value. J. W. Kaste, who owns property In the district, announced that he will give $2300 toward the construction of the line, and named nearly a doaen more who will contribute largely. - It was the consensus of opinion that the car line should be built south of the flection Line road, between two or four blocks. The following committee was ap pointed to take up the matter of con structing the line, lay out the route and raise the 140.000 required: J. Kln ard. Dr. Hamilton Meade. W. F. Powell. O. a. Root. A. Von der Worth. C. H. Klanchard. O. Q. Pearson. L D. Elliott, f. E. Miller and William Bloom. BUY APLAYER. :;$ Player Piano, used but guaran teed. Free muslo library. Kohler Ctaee. ITS Washington street. mi Let s have a straight oat talK about giving the Whole (tlj V J Family the best present of all laying" aside for the mo- hj ment the air of mystery sarroanding' individual Chrlst Qj New Perkins Fifth and Washington St, DESIRABLE SUITES FOR PERMANENT OCCUPANCY AT REDUCED RATES. A Hotel in the very heart of Portland's businesa activity. Moderate price restaurant in connection. Modern in every respect. Rates 1.00 and up. L. Q. Shetland, Mgr. 0. H. Shafer, Asst. Mgr. mas Gifts. We all Know that each of us wants a Baby Grand We all Know the very corner where it will be placed. Let us not permit our attention to wander over the great field of individual gifts choosing' this one and that, and forgetting' the family gift most important of alL ' The Nation's foremost, the ChicKering', New YorK's supreme achievements, the Hazelton, the Sohmer, the DecKer and Chicago's internationally renowned maKe, the Kimball, and its later day success, the Steger, all are here in magnificent variety, ranging' in price from $1650 to less than what comparatively a few years ago (be fore Eilers Music House came into the field with its money-saving' methods) was considered a fair price for a g'ood upright piano. " Pianos will be accepted in part payment for Baby Grands and also for player pianos and payments as low as $12 a month may be arranged by those not wishing' to pay cash. Let's not forget the gift to the entire family, the gift of permanent value the piano which will not become useless as soon as the novelty of possession is a bit worn off. Select your piano today, or tonight, or any day or any nigTit this weeK. Arrange to have it sent home at which ever particular hour its arrival will prove most delightful and then go right ahead with those individual gifts. Eilers Music House, now the Nation's largest Alder street, at Seventh. ALBANY FIRE IS MENACE BLAZE IX CHINATOWN ENDAN GERS BCSIXESS DISTRICT. Historic Building Used lears Ago by Bank Is GutKA JFIajnea Thought Incendiary. A1.BAST. Or. Dec. IS. (Special,) Fire which broke- out In Albany's Chinatown at :15 tonlg-nt, wnne it caused but little loss, waa dangerous for half an honr as It waa In the cen ter of a large number of wooden bulld- nre In the cltv's business district. The fire waa confined to one building-. which was completely gutted. The building was owned and occupied by a Chinese doctor with a drug store on the first floor and living apartments on the second floor. Most of the stock of the store was saved and the loss Is mall. The building was an old shack. Chinamen who discovered the fire assert that It started on the outside .f the hniidlne- from an alley In the rear and waa plainly of Incendiary origin. The destroyed building is a historic one here. It waa used by the First National Bank of Albany as Its first W.klns. t. nil. . m.TlT Vkrl ltd I t T It wss the headquarters of Albany's Chinatown ror eeverai years, ana was i gathering place irom an pans 01 me ..... wh.n hundreds of Chinese made their headquarters here during the ulldlng Of (jregon-r-acmc nan- road. CENSUS PADDERS EXCUSED T aroma. Enumerators Let Off With Llfht Fines Offense Slight. TACOMA. TTesh Dec IS. Special.) Leniency waa today extended by Federal Judge Rudkln to two more In dicted census enumerators who pleaded Flft rinll.rt n4'r.nsts wee the sen- fence Imposed on Kllswnrth A. Noble and J. H. Dunn. Special Trosecutor Newton asked for light punishment of Dunn because of his age, years. Clemency Is Noble's case was urged because he turned In but a few extra names and only after being ordered to place them, on hla lists by his su periors. Withdrawal of attorneys in the cases of Elmer L. Amldon and C. J. Foley made a continuance necessary In both instances. Amldon has now re tained Y. U. Able, of Portland, as his counsel. "I am well satisfied with the result of the census cases in Taeoma," said Prosecutor Newton today. "In fact. In all the cases, in Wisconsin. Arkan sas. Montana. Oregon and Washington, the Government has been very success ful. Of 60 men Indicted there' have been 38 pleas of guilty." DAILY CITY STATISTICS Births. THEIIATE To Mr. and Mrs. John W. Thellsde. S2S Alblna avanu. Decembtr IS. a son. SLt'PPELHOfTTE To Mr. end Mrs. Alex Sluppelhoutte. VI North 13th street, No vember 2t. a son. MILWARD To Mr. and Mrs. Reslnald Mllward. 05 Third street, December 13. a son. BOf LA R To Mr. and Mrs. Adolpbn, Bos lr. l-ortlsnd. Or.. December 8. a wn Marriage Ucrneee. BWARTZ-PHEEKS R. C. S warts, city. M. and Hlancbe Fhevka. 42. GOLLKT-NORTHUP Harry Oolley. city. 42. end Mrs. Charlotte Northup. 48. BO WEN-E ASTON Roy Bowen. city. 22, and Ijona Eaaton. 23. GOODNlfiHT-DOI.T Roy Goodnllht, le gal, and Eunice Anna Doly. 20. COKRK-K-OHEEVEH Clyde E. Corrick. Albany. Or.. 2S. and Ethel Cheever. 21. JACOBSON-BERO Peder B. Jacobaon. Orogrand. Idaho. -.. and Insa Mathilda Hers. 22. HOCKENPON'-COCHRAN A. J. Hncken son. city, lesal. and Edith P. Cochran. 29. COLE-NICHOLAS Wilfred B. Cole. city. Si, and Myrtle A. Nichols. 23. OWEKS-TROVPK William F. Owens, cltv, 2V. and Florence M. Troop. Si. ELLIS-BUTLER James A Elite. Vancou ver Barracks. Wash.. 4X and Annie B. But ler. Pleasant Home. Or.. 3S. BCHMEER-KSLa Philip 8chmeer, city, 25. and Halt bcls. lecal. B ALDWIN-LENTZ Earl Baldwin, city. 2S, and Eva A. Lents. 22. - ALFSON-BVRKLAND Christ Alfaon. CUy. 61. and Emella Burkland. 34. 'TENS ANT-DICK SON Allison Tennant. city. 24. and Alfreds M. Dickson, 17. CfPHMAN-GISKE D. W. Cuabman. Wendlins. Or.. 52. and Mrs. Hry Klake. 48. PAlLSOX-rtnXEK John Paulaon. city. $2. and Anna Turner. 23. DAIX.T MKTEOROU)GICAI. REPORT. PORTLAND. Or.. Dee. IS. Maximum temperature. 38 decrees: minimum. 84 de greee. River reaaiiig. 8 A. M.. S.4 feet; chan ice in laat 24 hours, 0.1 foot rlae. To tal rainfall t5 P. M. to 5 P. M ). none: total rainfall since September 1. 11I. lLve Inches; normal rainfall since September 1. 118 Inches: deficiency of ralnlail since September 1, 111. 5.12 Inchea Total sun shine, none: ponslble aunihlne. 8 hours, 36 minutes. Barometer (reduced to aea level.) at S P. M.. 30.20 Inches. WEATHER CONDITIONa The southwestern dlaturbance oocuples the same relative position that it did this mornlnr, but It has decreased in Intensity. A marked disturbance,, central last evening over Eastern Alaska, is drifting aoutheast waid across Canada, and the barometer reading tonlrht at Edmonton was 211.44 Inchea Relatively hlfth pressure obtains over the North Psclflc Slope, the center of the "hlsh" being over Idaho, while the entire, eastern half of the country la over spread with a larse htsh pressure field that is central over the Lake region. Light pre cipitation has occurred within the last 12 hours in Western Washington, Arizona, Col orado. South Dakota. Southern Texas, and In the lower St. Lawrence Valley. The weather la cooler In the Basin states, the Northern Lake reslon. Western Missouri and on the Atlantic Slope, and It Is warmer In Interior Western C'snsda and slightly warm er In the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys snd Southern Lake region. Temperatures are much above normal in Alberts, Manitoba and North Dakota, and they are correspond ingly below normal in Nevada and Colorado. Contritions sre favorable for generally fsir weather Tuesdsy in this district, except oc casional rain In Western Washington snd Northwestern Oregon. No decided temper sture chsnges are Indicated, and southeast to south winds will obtain. FORECASTS. Portland snd vicinity Probably occasion al rain; southeast .winds. Oregon Fair except occsslonsl rain north west portion: southeast winds. Washington Rain west. generally, fair east portion: southeast wlnda, Idaho ienernllv fair. THEODORE F. DRAKE, Acting District Forecaster. Compasses, field-glasses, barometers, hydrometers, nilcrosropes, scientific ap paratus. Woodnrd. Clarke & Co. AUCTION SALES TODAT. At residence, 1038 E. 22d N. Sale st 10 A M. Take Alberta car. J. T. Wilson, auctioneer. At Baker's Auction House, 152 Park St.; furniture, ruga range, etc. Sale at 10 A. M. DIED. FLOOD Killed St Albany, Or., Dec IS. Philip M. Flood, of Company F. Seccnd Oregon Infantry. Funeral notice later. GIBONET In this city. December 18. at his late residence, 21 13th street. Rev. George William Olboney. aged f3 years. At Fountains & Elsewhere Ask for n t S" The Original and Genuine MALTED rV19E.Il The Food-drink for 11 Ages. At restaurants, hotels, and fountains. Delicious, invigorating and sustaining. Keep it on your sideboard at home. Don't travel without it. A quick lunch prepared in a minute. Tale no imitation. Just say "HORLiOCS." Hot in Any fJilk Trust No Man is "Stronger v Than His Stomach w A strong man is strong" all over. No man can be strong' who is sufferiii4 from weak stomach with its consequent indigestion, or from some other disease of the stomach and its associated organs, which im pairs digestion and nutrition. Far when the stomach is weak or diseased there is a loss of the nutrition contained in food, which is the source of all physical strength. When a man "doesn't fed just right," when he doesn't sleep well, has an uncomfortable feeling in the stomach after eating, is languid, nervous, irritable and despond- cut, he is losing the nutrition needed to make strength. Ssrca- m mma mkould rse Dr. fierce" m Golden Wrdteat Dlmcorerr. It cares diaemaem the stomach mad other ortmnu of dliestlom and nutrition, it enriches the blood, iarlioratem the liver, mtreaithens the kidneys, nourishes the aervem, aad no GIVES HEALTH AKD STRENGTH TO THE WHOLE BODY. Yon can't afford to accept secret nostrum aa a substitute for this non alooholie medicine o known ooMmmoH, not' erven though the urgent dealer may thereby make a little bigger profit. Ingredients printed on wrapper. HOTEL RAMAPO Corner 14th and Washington j New Betel, Bleerantlr Fsrslsses. Rates SI and Up FECIAL. RATES FOR PERMAJflllNTS. Kvuropeaa Flasu ' Take suay car at Depot aad transfer at Washlna-toa at. ! St. B. FOLEY, PBOPRIBTOB. OPENED SEPT., ISO. PRIVATE BATHS. HOTEL LENOX EL D. and V. H. JORGKHSKIf, Props, and Bisra. CORNER 3d AND MAIN STS. Hot and Cold Water. Lrag Distance Mess In Every Room. RATES $1.00 and Up 1 HE BOWERS HOTEL -e?V ' it, 1 k I J E..:.,..--- I, iriiir" n't n'r-,-n T11 11I nV t My - '. I S ' ' i '.' ; ... jv" --" f " ltv Change of Management Annonneemeat. te-: elal Winter Rate la Kiiect u xaxa. Single rooms, transient, without bath ..I1.M n fllnrl. rnome. tr&nsient- with Drl- vate bath. I1.SJ Table d'hote breakfast g? Table d'hote lunch. j Table d'hote dinner. lAu j Also a la Carte Menu. Only First-Class Hotel in Portias a Feara-Ins- American Plan. prop In and Tallt! Over Oar Attraotl-ee Permanent Rates to Families and Single People (or tss v .. . . nne nirtiaji. luncheons, teas SD banquets alven personal attention. Perfeoti service In all departments. More HomelUse. Than Hotel-like, yet with all the advan-, laces and comforts of hotel service at ex-; tremely low rates. P. P. WILLIAMS, Mgr. Eleveatb and Stark Stsv Portland, Oregas. HOTEL CORNELIUS House of Welcome Portland, Or. Our 14-passenger electric 'bus meets all trains. A high-class, modern hotel in the heart of the theater and shopping district. One block from any carhne. ai nr dsv and hd. European plan. E. P. MORRIS, Prop. H. E. FLETCHER, Mgr. NOTIC TO LAND SEEKERS Central Oregon Irrigation Company has moved its Engineer's, Cashier's and Land Sales Offices to the new town of DESCHUTES, CENTRAL OREGON ' All parties having business with this company should write to or call at Deschutes. Hotel accommodations can now be secured at Deschutes. Write for BOOKLET describing CASEY ACT IRRIGA TION LANDS. Holiday Round-Trip Fare TO CLATSOP BEACH SEASIDE GEARH ART 3 SATURDAY and SUNDAY December 23, 24, 30 and 3 1 RETURNING UNTIL TUESDAY Special Train Service The train leaving Portland 6:30 P. M. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Decem ber 22, 23, 24, 29,' 30 and 31, will run through to Gearhart and Seaside. Daily train leaves. Portland at 8 A. M. Spend the Holidays at the Sea Shore Steam-heated hotels at Gearhart and Seaside are open all year. Spe cial accommodations for holiday parties.. Clatsop Beach is a delight ful salt air resort for rest and recreation m V inter as well as bum mer. Splendid weather conditions have been prevailing. CITY TICKET OFFICE, Fifth and Stark Streets NORTH BANK STATION, Eleventh and Hoyt Streets e3