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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (May 15, 1915)
TIIE MORNING OKEGONIAN. SATURDAY, MAY 15, 1915. CHARTER IS 10 WAIT MORI! VOtll 'l"HS HERE KOFI SAFE-KEEP1XG. STORK VOIR FIRS IIEUE KOI S A I'B-K ICKI'I . -oj't by the Big Opportunities for Money Saving in This 14-Inch "Reliance" Lawn Mowers $3.69 Regularity $4.25 16-Inch "Reliance'' Lawn Mowers $4.49 Regularly $6.00 . ' Last Day of Our 58th Anniversary Sale Council Firm in Stand for Com mission Form. 1807 s 181S .Tme QjuajLitV Store or- Portland rVt-N iix "MT-T-iso Alder INVESTIGATION TIME ASKED 1G ill YA lllinncsb lo Ilcfvr Measure on Old Manner ot Ciovcru incut at IJec tlon Two Years From June Is Announced. TakinK a flrm stand, the City Council by u mini mous vole yesterday refused to submit to the voters at the June ejection a proposed new cltarter giving Portland the old Councilmunic form of government in plac-o of the present lominission form. In taking- this ac tion tlie numbers of the Commission announced tliat a chnnse in the (orni ot Kovernnient is too serious a prop osition to bu submitted to the voters by the City Council without tinio for investigation of tlie provisions of the charter as proposed. If the measure were to be submitted the Council would have only one week in which to investigate the whole charter as proposed, containing 200 typewritten pases and involving: a complete chanfre in the form of gov ernment and the method of transacting business. The voters would have only "U days in which to ascertain the coif tents ot the proposed charter, it was ai sued. Eleven YVnrda Proponed. Tle proposed new chater was pre sented by Ceorge S. Shepherd, repre senting a committee appointed at a mass meeting- held in North Portland in March. Mr. Shepherd announced that the ineusure proposed to do away witb the present commission system and to re-establish ward representation. It was proposed to have eleven wards vijh a representative in the Council from each. Positions of City Attorney, City Treasurer, City Engineer and Mu nicipal Judse were to be made elective When the request was made by Mr. Shepherd that the proposition be sub mitted Commissioner Ualy wanted to know whose charter it was. lie de clared that it wits the outcome of dis satisfaction on Mr. Shepherd's part be cause the City Council had refused to appropriate money for the dredging: of Columbia plough as a sewer drain for the Peninsula, lie said the committee was appointed at a mass meeting, which was poorly attended. Time to Investigate IJenlred. "'It would be an insult to the voters to ask them to vole upon a question like tills without having time to in vestigate the provisions of this pro posed new charter," said Commissioner Brewster, who took a firm stand against the committee. He moved that the proposition be placed upon the table and receive no further consideration. W. T. Vaughn, ex-City Councilman and defeated candidate for City Com missioner at the last election, declared that nine people out of 10 were aeainst commission government. He asserted that the new charter committee repre sented four-fifths ot the people of the city. Members of the Council expressed a willingness to submit to the voters a new charter, provided time were al lowed in which to prepare a charter properly. It was declared that the present Commissioners would be will ing to submit a proposed new charter at the election two years from now. FINANCIAL PLAN PASSED rollI'LWD RAILWAY, LIGHT 4POW. KR COMPANY TO RAISES 1,230,000. R.t Tranafer of 60.000 Shores t Pre ferred Insue on Payment of -5 ,v a Share Fund Is Crested. A plan for ref inancinsr that will pro vide ?1. -"0.000 for Immediate needs, was adopted by the stockholders of the Portland Kail way. Light & Power Com pany at a special meeting yesterday morning. By this plan holders of the outstand ing common stock will be permitted to surrender "0 per rent of their hold ings, together with $25 for each share thus surrendered, and receive in re turn paid-up preferred stock, share for ehnre. The present capitalization of the company is $25,000,000 in common stock, of which but $J5 on each share, par value $100, lias been paid in. Decreasing earnings has forced the company to seek revenues from other sources and for a time the advisability of levying an assessment was consid ered. The meeting yesterday authorized an issue of $10,000,000 in new preferred Mock, of which one-half will be 6 per cent non-cumulative, same date. Only one-half of each Issue will be offered for immediate sale, however. The re maining shares, or $2,500,000 of cumu latlvc and $2,500,000 of non-cumulative, will be held In the company's treasury! Fy this plan an aggregate of 50.000 shares of common stock will be sur rendered and canceled. Each share will he Accompanied by n cash pay ment of $25 an aggregate of $1,250, C00. This money will be devoted to im mediate betterments and improvements, such as are required in the ordinary conduct of the company's business. The company has paid no dividends tor more than a. year. LIQUOR AUCTIONS TABOO Council OpjMed to Plan of Saloons to Pisosc of Stocks. Plans of liquor dealers to hold liquot suction sales were nipped in the bud by the City Council yesterday, when it was decided by unanimous vote not to Slant permits to conduct such sales. The auctions had been planned by sev eral concerns as a method of getting l id of the stuck of liquor which will be left the end of this year when Portland goes dry. Mayor Albee brought the question be fore tlio Council yesterday at the re quest of liquor dealers. All members of the Council, including tlie Mayor, were against the proposition. 8 PASS SWIMMING TEST in iuation Held to SSelcct Public J nst motors. Eight out of 15 persons who took recent civil service examination for po sitions of swimming instructors in the public swimming tanks during the com ing Summer season got passing grades, according to the ratings as made pub lic yesterday by the Municipal Civil Service Koard. The elsht who passed and the ratings received are: 11. 1j. McKay. 8S.8 per iicnt; I. R. Foster, 92.7; Grace Kadderly, .1 II Men's $5-$6 Silk Shirts $3.85 just one of the many good offerings to be had in our Closing-Out Sale AH "Goth am" Shirts and Underwear There never has been a sale just like this, and in all probability there never will be again. Hundreds of satisfied men who have already bought a whole year's sup ply will testify to the wonderful values this sale affords. It embraces our entire stock of "Gotham" garments, only a few of which are "GOTHAM" NEGLIGEE SHIRTS AT $1.15 Heretofore $1.50 Pleated Terel Shirts. Striped or Fig ured Corded Fabric Plain-Bosom Shirts, P I u i i Wh i T f T. ft. u n- dered Cuff Shirts; Col ored Striped W oven Madras Shirts: De tachable Collar, French Cuffed, Mercerized Cloth Shirts and many others. "Gotham" Shirts $1.85 Negligee, Here'fore $2.30 "Gotham" Shirts $1.95 French Flannel, Were $1 "Gotham" Shirts $2.25 Negligee, Were $3, $3.50 "Gotham" Shirts $335 Flannel, Were $3, $7.50 quoted here. v "Gotham" Shirts $3.85 Full Dress, Were $3.00 "Gotham" P'j'ms $1.49 Heretofore $2 and $3 "Gotham" P'j'ms $2.69 Heretofore $4 and $5 UNION SUITS 75c Heretofore Priced $1.00 FOR You Personally Here's Real "Financial News" Remarkably Spiced by the Novel Merits of New Suit Styles New Fabrics New Colorings: 300 New, Very Fine Suits for Men Today at $25 Fancy Worsteds, Cassimeres Cheviots Velours, Tweeds Colors and patterns include browns, blues, greens, light and dark gray mixtures, stripes, pencil stripes, Tartan and Glen Urquhart plaids. The styles are English, with or without patch pockets, the conservative and box back models. . . All sizes for regular builds, stout, long-stout, long and shorts. Men's "Invincible" Suits at $16.50 A variety of fabrics, colorings and styles that you would not expect to find at $16.50. Suits that have no opponents for value anywhere. Temporary Aun, Seeond Floor. Boys', Girls'" Blue-Bird" Bicycles Reduced High-grade ma chines, good single tube tires. NO. 14. BOYS' 1S-INCH FHAMR, 24 - TNCil W HKBLa,7 7 C WERE f2S.i,0, NOW I I l J NO. 20. ROYS' 16-INC1I FRAMK, iO - INCH W II E ELS,C CC WERE J20.00, NOW ?IOiUJ Coaster brakes, steel mud guards, steel rims. NO. 26. GIRLS'' 19-TN. t'TAMP 26 - INCH W HRKLS.f in on .01 o.ou WERE ? 25.00. NOW. NO. 24. GIRLS' 18-IN. PR AMR 24 - INCH W II E E L S, I 7 7 C WERE 2S.50. NOW Olt0 Temporary Annex, Sixth Moor. "GOTHAM" NEGLIGEE SHIRTS AT ' $1.35 Heretofore $2.00 Specially woven soft mercerized fabrics. with 1 fr e n c n cuffs; Plain, and Pleated Bosom Shirts, with laundered cuffs, made of the newest materi als in light and dark effects; also shirts made of desirable plain white corded madras. UNION SUITS $1.15 Heretofore Priced $1.50 UNION SUITS $1.35 Heretofore Priced $2.00 UNION SUITS $2.29 Heretofore Priced $3.00 UNION SUITS $3.49 Heretofore Priced $3.00 Temporary Annex, JFlrat floor FREE! $10 Trout Rod! FREE! To the man or woman catching; the largest trout and bringing; it to Meier & Frank's. Bring; in your catches and get into the race! Contest closes next Mon day, May 17, at 6 P. M. Sporting Goods Store, Temporary Annex, Main Floor. STORK VOI R KIRS II Kit K FOR SAKK-KKKIMNG. It 11 11 1J 90.2; Ella P.onheim, 89.9; Bess C. F.urch, 87: Sue Loomls, .77.2: C. C. Walker, 75.4; Bianch Fisher, 81.3. RETAILERS T0 BE HOSTS Tito Rg Parties of Business Men Inspected Here on AVay From Fair. Two nip parties of Ohio business men are coming to Portland the first of the week. The Chamber or Commerce has made arrangements for an elaborate entertainment. J. C. English and a committee representing the retail mer chants of the city will have charge. The visitors are returning from the Panama -Pacific Exposition and -will be in Portland tomorrow and Monday. . The first party will be that of the Ohio Retail Merchants' Association, and will reach the city from San Fran cisco Sunday. The party will be met at the depot and escorted to a boat for a trip up the Columbia River to Cascade Locks. On Sunday a delegation of S00 Cin cinnati grocers will arrive by special train and will be taken on the Colum bia River boat trip to Hood River, where they will be shown the great orchard district and be guests at a I luncheon, returning to Portland by train. SellvtooU l-erry Xot to Run Sunday. Don't try to cross the Sellwood ferry Sunday. It can't be done. The County Commissioners announced yesterday that the Xerry Jo tin F. Caples. would be closed at that time for repairs. The vessel will be docked and her boilers thoroughly cleaned. THREE BALLOTS PROBABLE Annexation Questions to Go on Sep arate Tickets. An opinion. of City Attorney LaRoche to the effect, that a separate ballot must be provided for questions Involving the annexation of territory to Portland means that there will be two and pos sibly three separate ballots at the city election June 7. One ballot will con tain the names of candidates and vari ous measures, a second the question of annexing St. Johns and the third the question of annexing Li fin ton. provided II LAST DAY OF OUR "ATHENA" UNDERWEAR SALE W o m e n's and Children's Knit Undergarments at below r c s u 1 a r prices. m 1913 IS07 Tn& QjualitV Stofo or Portland ALWAYS LOOK FOR DOUBLE DIAMOND SIGNS They're the un a d v e r tifed b:ir khIiik in every de partment of the Ktore.. All Our Children's Coats Reduced Four big groups one of each we illustrate. Two to 14-year-old sizes. At $5.98 9 Serviceable and stylish mod els in serge or checked ma terials. Regularly $6.95 to $8.50. At $7.95 All Coats formerly sold at $9.75 to $11.75. High grade, up-to-date styles, in coverts, serges and silks. At $10.50 Our very best models that have sold all season at $12.50 to -$14.75. Imported novelty materials and fine serges. At $12.75 In this group are all our $15 to $18.50 Coats. Klflli ; C- Kloor. MTh-.-t. UldK. Specials in 50c RARl'S THEATRICAL C O T. D C 11 E A .M (POUND QQn JAUS) Wv3 15c P.EECIIAM S TALCUM I Op POWDER. I 25c DR. GRAVES' TOOTH O I . POWDER 4l 75c PINAUD'S LILASCQ. VEGETAL 3 0u Drugs and Toilet Articles :7c 10c JERGENS BUTTER MILK SOAP 50c HESS' THEATRICAL OQ POWDER $2 COTY'S l'ACE POW- C I Q DER. ASSORT'D ODOKS l iH3 50c SCOTT'S EMULSION OQp OK COD LIVER OIL OOU 1.00 SYRUP OF PEPSIN gOg Out-of-Town Mail Orders Filled From This and All Our Ads IK IIFXE1VKD "WITIIIX THRKK DAYS OK DATK OK 1HHLICATIOV Telephone Um Where Quantities Are Limited or You Are In m Hurry. We g"ive our out-of-town customers the same privilege of buying- from our daily advertisements a.s thoe who live in the city. Moreover, our method is not a "mail-order system.'' it is. rathr, a syHtematized shopping wervice which gives the personal attention of a trained "shopper to the filling- of every mail order. 1 Boys' Extra Well Made Suits $7.50 7 to 18 Year' Sizes Two-pants Suits, full-cut knickers, in all-wool fancy materials, coats in Norfolk style. Also extra quality blue serge Suits with one pair of pants, at the same price. BOYS' HATS FOR SUMMER 50c TO $5.00 Straw Hats and Felt Hats in the shapes and colors worn this season- There are white, tans, blues, greens, browns and black, in rah-rah, oval, Alpine, telescope and pencil-edge shapes. 'IVtnpfl rry t nnrx. Srrond Kloor Kodak Supplies at Special Prices For Kodaks and Cameras, developing-, finishing-, films and accessories, come here 15c MeaaurinK l 19 I O'ou may be Infl in I picture Owtlil 25c Printing: FrT 4x5 size, now for only n es, I I4c I SJl.50 Print Trimmers. fix - Inch blade. for CJlasjaehi. fouronnfew Troi. Annex, Main Fl. Sugar Cured Sweet pickle cured, well ntTTTER, ROYAL BAXQl'RT It It AND, KINK OKEUONECn MAK 12. THK UOIJi SHRIMP. liATKST PACK. NO. PASTRY Kl.OUIt. FOR CAK 15 AND PASTRY. NO. 9 fl SACKS FOR Shoulder Hams, lb. 11V2C smoked, closely trimmed, weight seven to nine pounds. 35c BACON. S T R K A K K D WITH L.KAN. EKiHT TO TKN-P' l ' N U STM1PS, ONK - HALF STRIPS. I'Ol'ND. P O W I K R K D Sl-'OAII, BF.ST QUALITY, SsIOVliN POUNDS Q- FOR -tov C O F F K E. VICTOR. OUR POPULAR Sic BLENn. Pure I'oiid 22i2c 29c n)II.KI HAM. SURPLUS FAT HKJliiVKH, SLICED. Tl 1 10 I-OUNK J'Oli. . TABLE RA ISINS. 4 CROWN QUALITY, LEMON SPECIAL, sizi-:, riozKv SOLID TOMATOES, I ON NO. Z'i CANS. .-. FOP. l,.5:I0c o2i,c C11IF- OC. ton Women's New Neckwear at 49c tsc'-Iloo Collars, lace trimmed, hand embroidered, rolled edges or "hemstitched. Guimpes and Vestees of organdy, batiste and other sheer materials. i. irt Kir. M&th-M. uida. All that is new and stylish appears in this group of Neckwear at -il). Women's White Doeskin Wash Gloves 75g Will wash perfectly, directions with each pair. One-clasp style, pique sewn. An extraordinary offering for today's selling, for they are worth far more. THE $1.25 QUALITY OF WOMEN'S LONG SILK GLOVES AT 95- Pure heavy Milanese Silk in black and white. Double finger tipped, full elbow length, all sizes. Made by one of America's foremost manufacturers. First Kloor. suih-si. Hide. II E P A T 1 C A BR ISIIKS g IGc f.0e SAL FOR r.Oc H A I R FOR LT.c TOOTH BRUSHES. PURE BRISTLES .'.Of HAKD-RU'BKER DRESSING COMBS. NINE-I,NCIl SIZE Qg I "J rut Flour, Slxth-St. Ill.lii. Your oriirr is studied and nromntlv filled with an much "intelligent interest" a.s if you were here yourself. Should you come in person we will he triad, upon reiiest. to have one of our experi enced shoppers assist and conduct you lo as many of the ." different departments as J oil choofc.. There Is no charge. STORE YOl lt Fl ItS IIEHB FOR SAl'K-KKKI'lM;. that question is submitted. It is said ths law regarding annexa tion provides that such itueationa tnuBt not be submitted on the same ballot with other Issues at an election. Milwaukic School to Have Fair. A fair will be eondueted by the Mil waukie school just before the county fair nt-Canby, in September, according to the decision reached yesterday. It will be mainly under the charge of the Milwaukie Industrial Club, organized bV N. C. Marls, of the Oresron Arieul- Milwaukle are: President, Dorothy Nash; vice-president. Blanche Hop wood; secretary, Florence Grasle; treasurer. Charlotte Nash. The advis ers are: Robert Ooets. principal; Mrs. Oeorjre Wissinger. Mrs. W. II. tlrasle. Mis. Arch Stewart and Mrs. John R. Nash. Six Captured in Moral Raids. Six persons were arrested Thursday night In two moral raids by the police. Y. Saki and F. S. Kawaklta. Japnnese, and tural College. . Olliccrs ot the club atlL'jcile Raymond and Sadie Williamson were arrested for alleged disorderly conduct at 293 First street by Patrol men Forknn and Wright. Edith Shelby and "Ilabe" Brown were arrested on vagrancy chart: -h t 25 H Third street. flarefoot MaiHlnl for tlarM, Chil dren, nnd llun "lie l.adleM. MiNMeK nnri ltoN lilte or black nibher-Kole Oxford . . . le Men Name kind .TOe WRIGHT'S XT 1 All