TTTF, jrcmXTXG OREGOXTAX. WEDNESDAY, . DECEMBER 3, 1913. 13 REDUCED CARFAR E ODDER IS HALTED City Temporarily Restrained by Court Mandate Obtained by Traction Company. LOW EARNINGS CONTENDED Assertion Is Xet Returns Iess Than 3 Per Ccat When Corporation Should Be Able to Receive 8 Per Cent Yearly. P.. S. Bean. Judge of the I'nlted States District Court, yesterday grant ed the Portland Railway, Light A Power Company a temporary Injunc tion against the city officials of the dty of Portland from enforcing the ordinance requiring the sale o( six tickets for 25 cents. . The company gave as Its reason for asking an Injunction the contention that the present net returns are $499. 164.38 a year, or 2.T4 per cent on the value placed on the system by the company officials. It was further contended by the of ficials that to put Into effect the or dinance would cost the company $2S0. 000 in loss of revenue on their street railway system. Appearing; for the company In the court were Frederick V. Holsnan and Harrison Allen. The court made the injunction returnable at 11 o'clock il on da jr. December 8. Grass Reveaae Cited. In Its bill of complaint, the traction company bases the value of its prop erty on the figures submitted to the State Railroad Commission, which Is S1S,404.3S2. The gross revmna nvrivrd for the year ending June 30, 191S. was given as 13.377.6:7.94. The expense of operation. Including taxes, charges and depreciation, was declared H.878. J J.6. which left a net return of t4.344.s. or S.74 per cent on the contended value of the property. The company contends th.it to put Into effect the ordinance would de prive the owners of said property without due process of law of a just compensation. It further asserts thut the "service rendered under the provision of the franchise granted provided that the fare should not be more than 6 cents in 'one general direction': that with this understanding bonds were issued and sold, and that to deprive the com pany of the reasonable return upon Us Investment would result in the im pairment of the contract entered into between the city and the company, which is the basis upon which the bonds of the company were sold. The company sets out In Its bill, the conditions of the state public utility act. which provides for methods of de termining the reasonableness of the schedule filed with the State Railroad Commission. Council's Right Questioned. It Is pointed out that the company has submitted Its schedule of rates to the State Commission, and that the City Council's right to question such schedule of rates is before the State Railroad Commission and not through the ordinance, .such as passed. The bill further says the company is entitled and ought to be allowed to charge such rates as will yield a Just and reasonable net return upon the value of all -Its properties. Including Its physical property and intangible assets or going cost of business and necessary working capital actually and nscessarlly employed in the opera tion of Its said system and in the ren dering of such services; that such net return should not be less than 8 per cent a year. It la also contended by the company that, under the provisions of the char ter of the City of Portland, "the city did not reserve unto Itself or its Coun cil the right to thereafter from time to time change, alter, regulate or fix farts In the lranchlse granted." In commenting upon the action of the company. Franklin T. Griffith, president' of the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company, made the following- statement: "In Instituting suit to enjoin the en forcement of the alx-fares-for-26-cents ordinance, ws are acting on the first law of nature, self defense. Conflncatloa Is Hinted. We feel that the enforcement of this ordinance will be In the nature of confiscation of our property in that It would require us to devote the in vestment in street railways to public service without compensation. "My attention Is called to the recent Order of the Railroad Commission of Washington requiring the Seattle Railway Company to sell six tickets "for 15 cents. In comparing the Seattle rate with the rate ln Portland we should not lose eight of the fact that the Seattle six-ticket ordinance does Hot require the Issuance of transfers on the tickets. The slx-tlcket ordi nance In Portland requires the Issuance of transfers. On our present rates of fere, because of the extensive use of transfers, our net receipts per revenue passenger on city railways are only 1.61 cents, as compared with the cents required by the Seattle ordinance." IRVINGTON CLUB ACTIVE Life Membership List May Total 150 by January 1. "It la nearly assured that we will succeed In getting the 150 life mem bers we started out to secure," said Frank 3. Fields, of the Irvington Club, yesterday. A meeting of the commit tees making the membership campaign was held Monday night at tbe club house. East Twenty-second and Thomp son streets, when reports of progress were received, nearly one-third of the 150 being reported as having been se cured. There are now 35 members of the campaign committee, and each member has pledged himself to secure Ave life members. Several of the committees already have obtained their quota and are still at it. The canvass will con tinue until the full number has been added to the membership list. It Is Intended to ask every citizen in Irving ton district not now a member to take a life membership. All told the club has more than 600 members of all classes, and the 1L0 additional will place the club In position to be more useful than ever before. It Is hoped to complete the work by January 1. MANY PUPILS DEFECTIVE State Xurse Inspects Schools In Six Counties. The November report of Miss Kath arine Kelly, the State School Nurse, shows that six counties have been vis ited by her and that 76 rural schools and 2700 pupils have been Inspected. ' In these the school nurse found 26 cases of Impetigo, six of scabies, six of de fective mind, four of defective speech, four or adenoids, eight of defective eyes and one of ringworm. Some of the strikingly insanitary schools, according to Jiias Kelly, are the Laeomb school, in Linn County, which is described as being mora than 30 years old and in bad condition; the Griffin Creek school. in Jackson County, the one room and outhouses of which are said to be far from sanitary; the Brownsboro, Antloch and Roosevelt schools in the same county, with insan itary outhouses, and the Oold Hill school, which Is described as an old building with no Water supply of any kind. In Josephine 'County the schools which met with the disapproval or the State Nurse were the Missouri Flat, Baltimore. Quarts. Lee and Wlldervllle schools. In the last-named she reports a child eight years old who cannot talk. In Douglas County the Cleveland school stands out as a bright and shin ing example of what a rural school should be from a sanitary and educa tional point of view, but the Stevens. Coles Valley. Green and Brock way schools leave much to be desired. In the last-named there are three feeble minded pupils from one family. In Clackamas County the nurse ex cluded two children from the Barclay school in Oregon City and one from the Canemah school, on account of having contagions skin diseases. About the dirtiest school the school nurse has en countered, she says, is the Parkplace school. In this county. She says that when she visited the school she found the principal in his shirt sleeves, and that his shirt showed no evidence of having been washed for weeks, and showed the stains from a blue under shirt. She thought that his dirty con dition was a bad example for the pupils. SCHOOLS ARE HUPPED SOI LS KICKED OIT OF CHILDREN, SAYS C. K. ft. WOOD. Addrvag, la Made at Oswalag .t Aiml Art Kxblbltloa Mere aid Brltrr . Displays Are Skews. A decided advance over all tie ex hibitions of previous years, as regards the number of pictures, the number of exhibitors aiMl the interest -shown by the people of Portland. Is the Fourth Annual Art Exhibition. Under the auspices of the Society of Oregon Ar- tlst, which opened Monday night on the third floor of the Portland Library. Colonel C. K. f. Wood gave an ad dress at tho opening of the . exhibition. "And It we are to appreciate art. the expression of the soul." he said, "we must have more soul as Individuals and as a Nation. "I want to say. l"mnstl. ally, ami without taking the time to go into proofs of my belief, that we are de liberately kicking out of the children of thiB country whatever soul tbey may possess. U'ir system of -lucatlon la in accord with our modern, machine civilisation." - The artlsfs held a rneeptltfn for tholr friends after the address. Light re freshments were served. " Nearly 200 visitors viewed the ex hibit last night. i Officer of the association are: Pres ident. C. C. McKim: vice-president. Miss Ellen Ravenscroft; secretary, G. C. Christiansen, and treasurer. J. M. Crook. Exhibitors, many of whom ap pear In Portland for the first time In this public exhibition, are: J. Berxevlxy, Edna C. Broyman. Rockwell Carey, A. L. Cummings. Collsta M. Uowling, E. r. M. Fowls, Genevieve Halley, Myra Helm. Clyde Keller, In-, Luce. Robert McClure. C. C. McKIm, F D. McLouth, Edith U Miller. George O'Brien. O. V. Odell, Conrad Tedersen, Ellen Ravens croft, F. A. Uoutledge, Mrs. E. O. BIs pon. Henrietta M. Shore, Almee Spencer. Jeanne M. Stewart. C. A. Waiters, Mary H. Webster. Henry - F. -tVenta. Floyd Wilson, Melville T. AVlre and C. E. 8. Wood. Employment Given to 881. Seven hundred and forty-six men and 135 women received employment last month through the Municipal Free Em ployment Bureau, according to -the monthly report of the bureau filed yes terday with City Auditor Barbur. Of the positions given to men 702 were within the city and 44 outside. Of the positions for women 12? were Inside the city and seven outside. CATALOG GLOBE THEATER Eleventh and Washington Two-Reel Vitagraph The Golden Pathway Maurice Costello and Mary Charleson Pathe's Weekly Good Comedy A RASH REVENGE Specially Added Pictures for the Red Cross Seal Society Edison Story THE PRICE OP HUMAN LIVES THE FASHIONS Latest Styles From Europe lOo ALL SEATS 10c Toyland9 4th Floor Bring the Children and Let Them Enjoy the Sights Dolls, Toys, Games, Tree Decorations, Wheel Goods, Athletic Goods Immense Stocks Lowest Prices ONLY 19 more shopping days till Christmas. Don 't put off your holiday buying till the last minute shop early in the day and early in the month.' Olds, Wortman & King "The Store With the Christmas Spirit" Business Hours From 9 A. M. to 6 P. M. Daily. , Saturday Hours From 9 A. M. to 9 P. M. Merchandise Bonds the ideal Christmas Gifts. We issue them in any amount, good in any department at any time. This is a safe, satisfactory way to solve the gift question. In the Big Basement Underprice Store Today! Double )&f. Trading Stamps With All Basement Cash Purchases of IP Cents or Over Women's $16.50Winter Coats at $8.98 $25 Suits $11.98 $5 Dress Skirts $3.48 Basement Women's and Misses' Heavy Winter Coats in full length, or short 6tyles. Splendid grade materials and exceptionally well tail ored. Coats selling formerly up to $16.60 each. On sale CO QO Wednesday, a garment pOei70 Basement These excellent S a i t a were bought at a big reduction, hence this unusual bargain. Diago nals, fancy worsteds, tweeds and novelty mixtures in season's most favored colors. All C T T QO sizes; worth to $25 Basement Women's Dress Skirts in several pretty styles, in soft finished wool serges and novelty mixtures. Practical, serviceable garments for holiday shopping wear. Good range of colors. Regular fj CO id d at, each T7-'0 Girls9 $7.50 Coats at $4.29 . Double Stamps with Purchases Special one-day sale of ehildren's'Winter Coats. Several stylish models in the popular rough materials and excellent line of desirable colors. Very attractive, well-made coats, 9Q ages 6 to 14 years; $C.50 to $7.50 gAdes P.aVi7 Girls' Serviceable Rubberized Bain Coats, for $1.39 grade, offered at, Women's $7.50 Coats $4.98 Double Stamps with. Purchases Cut in extra long, full sizes and made from best grade rubberized coating. Shown in serviceable tan or blue shades. An nnequaled opportunity to buy a Rain Coat at a de- GZj QO eided saving in price. All sizes, special at v",i'0 Women's Regular $1 Cotton Petticoats, Special, 65 Women's $6 Bath Robes at $4.98 Women's Silk Petticoats $2.49 Rawmfil Women's and Misses' Heavy Blanket Hath itobea, sult nblu for Ciirlalmaa Rifts. Hand some double-faced matvrlala in inanr attractive patturns anil col orings, trimmed, with satin bands and lords, l-'ull line of C!A QQ all sixes, $6.50 value! Ot.JO Ilax-aneat O n ' s a 1 e today only at this prli-e. Beautiful Itlch Messallnn and Taffeta Silk in all the fashionable shades, also black. Arcordeon plaited or neat tailured flouncea. Very appro priate for sift giving. f0 (Q Silk Petticoats special 0H7 Trimmed Hats, Worth to $5, Choice $1 $5.00 Hat Shapes 50c $2 Fancy Feathers 19c Basement 200 beautiful new Trimmed Hats will be closed out Wednesday at a dollar each. All this season's newest shapes. On many of them the trimminirs alone are worth more than this price. Smnll, medium or large shapes, in good colors. Worth P f flfk to $5.00, offered ntV-asUU Basement Pioctically our entire stock of tint rimmed Shapes is in cluded in this sensational offering, lligh-grnde folts. velours, etc., in an excellent assortment of wanted colorings. Small, medium and large shapes, selling formerly to $5 each, offered in tbi sale at the EZ()f special low price of only" Basement Novelty Feathers of all kinds and colors, grouped in one big l"t for immediate clean-up. You will find included hundreds of smart effects for trimming your Midwinter bat at a nextto-nothiug price. Many of these sold former ly up to $2.00 each. Your "J Qn choice in this sale for only 7C Men's $3.00 Sweaters $1.69 Double Stamps With Purchases !-Men's heavy Shaker Knit Wool Sweaters in the popular Ruff Neck style, cut extra long and full; finished with CI fZQ large pearl buttons, side pocket, etc. Men's $1.50 Flannel Shirts at 98c Double Stamps With Purchases! Men's Wool Flan nel Shirts at a bargain price for Wednesday. Cnt in full standard sixes, extra well made. Navy, GGf gray, olive and brown. Regular $1.50 Shirts Men's High-Grade Shirts 59c Double Stamps With Purchases I 300 of these excel lent Shirts to begin with, so come early for your size. Fine quality percales in great variety of at- tZOf tractive patterns. Sizes up to 17. Choice at-''" Men's 75c Night Shirts Now at 50c Double Stamps With Purchases! Made from good, heavy quality outing flannel and cut full and long. Shown in neat stripe patterns. With or with- EZflf out collar. Sizes 15 to 19. 75c grades, only Special Sale Holiday Aprons In Basement 75c Aprons, 48J New bungalow style so popular just now. Light and dark colors and neat A &f patterns. Reg. 75e Aprons Ol Dost Caps, 10 Special showing of Dust Caps, in assorted styles and patterns to match l aprons. Special at, each -a-"' Tea Aprons, 15 Shown in a great many attractive style and trimmed with embroidery and ruf fles. Good grade of ma- t CZg terials. Special today at Aprons at 48 Fancy Christmas Aprons of fine, sheer materials. Trimmed with laces, embroidery ribbons, etc. Extra spe- ft Sf cial for today, each, only0 Fancy Aprons, 25fr A wonder ful assortment of dainty styles to select from. Ribbon an2Tl7 embroidery trimmed. Ea. Fancy Christmas Aprons at 351 Handkerchiefs Specially Priced At 191 Each Men's fine, sheer, Linen Kerchiefs, with hemstitched borders. Full size. Reg- t Qs ular 25c and 35c grades At 25 Box Women's fine, sheer Kerchiefs, with neat initial in corner. Extra good value O CZf at this price. Box of 3 At 39 Box Women's Initialed Ilandkerchicfs of fine, sheer lawn. Neat hemstitched edge. QQe Box of 3, special, at only & 71 Child's Picture Handkerchiefs, 2c Men's 10c Kerchiefs, special, 5c Women's Linen Eerch'fs, 8 for 75o Women's plain Kerchiefs only 2c Children's Colored Border Hand kerchiefs, special, two for only 5c ChristmasGiftsThatWillPlease -m 11 fc'-J fl v. ...- Basement Excellent showing of Christ mas novelties at prices the lowest. Doublo stamps with all purchases amounting to lOo or over. Shop early! Toilet Sets, 93 In neat Christmas box brush, comb and mirror. Fine pol ished rosewood.. Beautiful gift for any women. Limited number fQi3 these Sets, so be on hand early e-70l 50c Dolls, Special, 39 Inter esting little Character Dolls in 10 different varieties. Nicely dressed and substantially made. Regular 50c Dolls. On OQ- . special sale for today ut- 75c Doll Beds, 39 Extra strong and well constructed. Com plete with mattress and pillows. Reg. 75c Beds 39c Military Brushes, 69 A gifl that will surely please him. Ex cellent quality bristles, with good heavy backs, ebony finish and sil ver trimmings. Medium fZQf size. Special today for" 25c Doll Beds, 15 These are of good size, well made and will fold. On special sale for t one day only. 25c Beds 10c TOnzlT PAPER, 5 Extra good grade tissue, full 1000 sheets to the rolL On special sale today. Limit, 20 rolls to a customer. 75c to $1.00 Fancy Neckwear at 49c $1.25 Leather Handbags, Special 79c Basement Women's genuine black Leather Handbags in me dium size. Well made and nicely finished. Regular $1.00 'JQf. grade. Special for today 7C Pillow Tops, 19 Endless as sortment of patterns and color ings to select from. Complete with back. On special T Ckr sale for todav at only a 65c Laces, 33 Yard Beauti ful Shadow snd Net Allovers, in white, cream and ecru. 18 inches wide. Regular 50e and O Basement Fancy Neckwear for J' i i . . i i noiiaay gixis at a rcaucea price. Dainty Venise, lace and net effects. Regular 75c ACkg $1 grades. Special for Fancy Ribbons, 25 Novelty Ribbons, in great variety of colors and patterns. AH pure silk. Widths up to fiveO?f inches. Special, the yard WJl Pillow Cords, 21 Fine Mer cerized Pillow Cords, in a great assortment of colorings. Full length. On special sale OYp for today at only, each wXC 65c grados. Special at4 $150 Royal Worcester Corsets 98c Special for Today at Basement For today's selling we offer a special number of the well-known Royal Worcester Corsets at an ex tremely low price. Very latest model for aver age figures. Made from good heavy conlil and perfect in fit. Boued with non-rusting steel boniug. Standard $1.50 grade. Sizes up to 30. 85c Outing Flannel Gowns Special at 63c Double Stamps With Purchases Women's heavy Onting Flannel Gowns at a very low price to day. .Cut full and lonij and nicely finished. Attractive stripe pattern and all (.izes. JO Regular 85c Flannelette Gowns, special"-" Women's 25c Wool Hose at 19c Pair 50c Union Suits, Special 37c Basement Women's medium weight Wool Hose, in black and gray. Seamless feet, double heel and toe and ribbed top. T Og Fast colors. Special, pair w Vests and Pants, 19 Women 'a medium weight in fleece-lined white cotton. Perfect fitting and extra well finished gar- 1 Of ments. All sizes. Special eVi Basement Women's fine ribbed cotton Union Suits, with warm, soft fleece lining, l'uro white High neck, long tlcrves, O 7g ankle length. .'i0; grade O l 60c Union Suits, 39 Misses' Union Suits of heavy, pure white cotton yarns, with .--oft, warm fleece lining. High neck. QQ long sleeves; siz.s 10-16 e-TC 75c, $1.00 Fancy Silks, Special at 43c 39c, 50c Dress Goods, 25c Yard Basement Another special Silk offering of great importance. Beautiful novelty Silks for petti coats, linings, dresses, waists, faneywork, etc. Great variety of patterns and colorings. Ji 9 Regular 75e and $1 Silks 27-Inch Jap. Silks, 45 Suit able for all sorts of holiday fancy work. Full assortment of all col ors. Regular COo Silk.?f Snpcinl fnr fnlav vard -a J W- i - -i Basement Double-width Dress (roods, in good heavy weights for dresses, skirts and children's school wear. Good, serviceable colors, in medium and dark tones. Regular 39c and 50i O fabrics on sale at, yard- 20-Inch Jap. Silks, 25 Shown in" every imaginable color black, cream and white, fcupply needs now, while stock complete. Special, ya X25c 24-Inch Heavy Quality Lining Satins, Special Today, a Yard, 48 $3.50, $3.75 Wool Blankets at $2.10 Full Size Comforters, Special $1.45 Basement A splendid gift for mother. Extra large, full-bed size, fancy check Wool Blankets, in attractive colors and nicely bound. Reg. $3.50 and $3.75 CJ O 7 f grades. Special, pr.?5 roll Size Feather Pillows, With Fancy Ticking, ?2.25 grade, SI. 69 27-In. Heavy White Outing Flannel 9c 27-Inch Sheeting at 23c Yard Basement Special one-day sale of extra heavy fleeced white Out ing Flannel. Comes full 27Qs inohaa wMa Rmeial. nnlv Basement Extra large full bed size Comforters, filled with soft, warm cotton down and covered with best grade silkolinc, in me dium colors. On CJ "1 ACZ special sale, only P-- Basement Ileavy Unbleached Sheeting. Full 2 yards wide and nice soft finish. On sale O O Wednesday at only, yard awJt Mill ends doable-width black and white check Dress Goods, yd., 11 42x36-lnch Bleached Pillow Cases on special sale at only, each, lO 32-inch Unbleached Muslin, 6Vi: 15c Percales, special, yard, lie 68-inch Mercerized Table Damask on sale today at, the yard, 2S 36-inch soft-finish Cotton Challies on sale today at, the yard, 10 Great Basement Sale of Men's and Women's Holiday Slippers Special Sale $3.50 to $5.00 Shoes Men's and Women's Carpet Slippers on sale today at, the pair, 29 Men's Leather House Slippers (Everett style), special, the pair. 79 Men's "Borneo" Leather House Slippers, black or tan, special, $1.39 Men's low-cat Everett Slippers, iH sizes, special today, the pair, $1.19 Women's regular $1.50 Felt Holiday Slippers, special, the pair, 98 Women's regular $1.00 Lined Felt Slippers on sale today, pair, 79 Women's regular $2.50 Kid Juliets on special sals today, a pair, $1.79 All Parisian Ivory Now at V Off Regular Prices Department, on the Main Floor-We offer you unrestricted choice of our entire stock of Parisian Ivory at one-fourth off. Toilet Sets, Brushes, Mirrors and hun dreds of other appropriate gifts. Buy now. Wednesday Sale of Notions V' 'J 5c Wire Coat Hangers, special for today at 3 i? 'i fr Spo1 IIolJer8 ho,d S1X K s I 'V) spools, special at 23 '.1 t aney .baskets, assor ted styles, special, 25 Shoe Trees on special sale for today at 10 Shell Hair Goods, worth to 50c; special for today at only 10 Hair Nets, with tied ends or with elastic, special, 5 for 10 Thimbles, assorted styles, 4c Cube Pins, 200 's, 7 and 10 Hairpin Cabinets, special, 8 3oc Fancy Garters on special sale, pr., 25 Regular 10c Necktie Racks, special, only 8 Regular 35c Net Shop ping liags, only 25 lOo Novelty Pins, spe cial today at only 3 Reg. 25c Workboxes only 19 Reg. 25c Needleboxes now 18 25c Celluloid Hairpins at 21 '50c Scissors Thimbles at '42 25c Skirt Markers at only 19 50c Stocking Darners at 15 $2. 75 S terling Silver Frames $1.79 Main Floor Beautiful sterling silver Picture Frames, in oval designs, with silk plnsh backs. Reg- J? T 7Q ular $2.75 grade tll' $225 Shaving Mirror, with brush and cup attached, special, only $1.50 Ring Mesh Bags, medium sire, silk or kid lined, the $2 grade, $1.50 $5 Quadruple Silver-Plated Toilet Sets, in beautiful designs. Comb, brush and mirror, several finishes. Special for today at only S3.9S On the EOc Table Sterling Silver Pencils, -Vanities. Purses, Pins, etc On the $1.00 Table A great variety of articles Combs, Mesh Bags, Card Cases, Brooches, Pins, etc. $138 Basement Thousands of pairs of men's, women's and children's high-grade Shoes in all popular leathers and lasts. Not odd styles and narrow widths, but tho very newest models. Button or lace. All sizes in the lot. Worth QT CkQ up to $5.00 a pair. Special ejJXeeVO Basement Sale Decorated China Double Stamps With Purchases Cu-ps and Saucers, worth np to 25c, special sale price today, only 15 Cups and Saucers, worth up to 60c, special sale price today, only 2o $7.00 Decorated Lamp and Globe to match, special for today at $3.50 Fancy Decorated Creamers, worth np to 25c, special for today, only 10 Decorated Sugars and Creamers, worth to. 50c, special for today, 25 Decorated Shaving Mugs, worth np to 30c, special for today, only 15 20c White and Gold Bread and Butter Plates, special for today at 10 30c White and Gold Dessert or Salad Plates special. today only at 15 $3.50 White and Gold Semi-Porcelain Dinner Sets, 42 pieces, at $2.75 $10.00 Decorated China Dinner Sets, three styles, 60 pieces, set, $5.98 $2.00 Decorated Lamp and Globe to match, special for today at Sl.OO $2.50 Decorated Lamp and Globe to match, special for today at SI. 25 Decorated Cnps and Saucers, worth np to $1, Wednesday special, 50