Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, December 08, 1916, Page 11, Image 11

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    THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1916.
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JITNEURS OPPOSE
CARVER
FRANCHISE
Willingness of Railroad Man to
Accept City's Terms Stirs
Up Storm of Protest.
PROFIT IMPOSSIBLE IS CRY
Question of Grant I'ut ter t'ntll
Monday, Because Mr. Baker Feels
Higher Bond Is Necessary.
Union's Case Deferred.
The jitney situation In Portland took
a peculiar turn yesterday before the
City Council -when the application of
Stephen Carver for jitney lines through
the southeastern part of the city was
up for consideration. The session
found Mr. Carver asking for a fran
chise embodying all regulations and
restrictions deemed advisable by the
Council, while on the sidelines were
officials of the Jitney Drivers' Union
protesting against the terms of Mr.
Carver's franchise being made so se
vere. Mr. Carver In his application not only
willingly agrees to all the franchise
conditions which the Jitney Drivers'
Union refused to accept recently, but
he agrees to do what the union officials
have contended Is impossible, that is
furnishing service on a schedule to re
mote sections of the city, partly over
non-paved streets and in no case along
streets occupied by streetcar lines. He
agrees to maintain a service from
Fifth and Alder streets on the West
Side to East Sixtieth and Division and
from tie same business district termi
nal over Division street. East Fifty
second street and Foster road to Lents
at Ninety-second street.
IVext Meeting Monday.
The Council practically completed
consideration of the franchise except
ing as to the question of bonds to pro
tect passengers from injury in case of
accident. This question will be
threshed out at a meeting Monday af
ternoon, at which time also the ques
tion of regulation for the rest of the
jitneys of the city operated by the Jit
ney Drivers' Union will be considered.
The whole subject was to have been
considered yesterday, but the entire
session was taken up by the Carver
franchise.
Mr. Carver In his application asks
for jitney lines as follows: Starting at
First and Alder streets, to Morrison,
to East Water, to Belmont, to East
Fourteenth, to Maple avenue, to Ease
Sixteenth, to Ladd avenue, to Division
street, to East Sixtieth: a line cover
ing this same territory as far as Ease
Fifty-second street, south on East
Fifty-second to Foster road and thence
to East Ninety-second street. On In
coming crips the lines would operate
down Division street to Ladd avenue
to Harrison, to Mulberry, to East
Twelfth, to East Clay, to East Water,
vto Hawthorne avenue, to Front, to Tay
lor, io ruin, to Aiaer.
Regular Service Guaranteed.
Mr. Carver agrees to give a mini
mum of 15-minute service in each di
rection between 6 A. M. and ll'P.M.
on the line to East Sixtieth street and
SO-minute service on the Lents run,
with the privilege of increasing serv
ice as may be necessary.
The franchise asked is for three
years, service to begin within 30 days
after the granting of the franchise. He
agrees to pay 40 cents a month to the
city for each seat. The franchise pro
vides for a transfer system between
the jitneys and the Portland & Oregon
City Railway, with the right of the
passenger to a transfer to carry him
anywhere on the lines not within six
blocks of the starting point.
The question of a bond for protec
tion of the public came up and found
Commissioner Baker favoring a bond
of not less than $2o00 on each ma
chine operated, though he said that
S400 would perhaps be sufficient where
several hundred cars were operated
under one management.
"1 will call your attention to the
fact," said Commissioner Baker, "that
the cities of the state of Washington
require a bond of 12500 for each ma
chine. In King County alone there
bave been in a year personal injury
law suits aggregating $264,000 against
the jitneys and $28,000 recovered in
suits, not counting many settled out of
court.
Union Opposes High Bond.
Arthur I. Moulton, representing the
Jitney Drivers' Union, declared that
the bond should not be so high. He
contended that a bond of $2500 is pro
hibitory and that it is no more right
to impose such a bond on a jitney
driver any more than the driver of a
private automobile. He contended that
taxlcabs have no such assets for pro
tection of passengers.
"You are mistaken In that," said T.
O. Greene, representing the Portland
Taxicab Company. "The taxicabs carry
$5000 bonds on each car."
Mr. Carver said that his jitney sys
tem Is to be ooerated in- conjunction
with the Portland & Oregon City Rail
way Company and that the assets of
the company are behind the jitneys
and therefore passengers are protected.
"If the Counpil wishes protection in
the form of a bond," said Mr. Carver.
"I have no objection to organizing an
other company separating the assets
of the railroad from the assets of th
jitneys and furnishing whatever bonds
the Council may wisli to ask."
The Council took the bond question
under advisement until Monday after
noon. Inasmuch as Mr. Carver has
agreed to all the terms asked by the
Council, it is expected the franchise
, will be granted.
Commissioner Daly prior to vester-
aay nad objected to the franchise
sought by Mr. Carver because of the
plan to carry passengers only to East
j. wenty-secona and Division streets
end transfer them there to the raiirnaH
ltne. This objection was eliminated
yesterday when Mr. Carver announced
mat me jitney buses would be oper
ated to Fifth and Alder streets.
tween the new s'ystem and the one the
Council objected to as a mere subter
fuge for the jitneys is that the rate
of fare to every part of the city is
Indicated now Instead of the rate being
indicated to certain parts and the rest
of the city being subject to service on
an hourly basis.
The zone plan is worked out in such
way that the 5-cent fare can be posted
in all territory now served by the
jitney. The rest of the city is so blocked
off that higher rates can be posted. By
this plan the Jitney can continue as
under the former zone plan along the
streets desired and can collect regular
taxicab rates for service off these
streets.
That this is the real purpose is In
dicated by a footnote on the zone draw
ing which orders that all rates within
zones shall be calculated from Fifth
and Washington streets as a common
center or starting point.
MINSTREL AT ORPHEUM
I1DDIB LEONARD APPEARS OS SEW
BILL COMI.VO SUIV'DAY.
Mrs. Leonard Alse on Programme bat
in Act of Her Own That la Clever
Offering and Is Enjoyed.
Eddie Leonard, "The Prince of Min
strels," is the principal star of the Or
pheum show coming to the Heilig The
ater next Sunday. Mr. Leonard is the
originator of the "waw-waw" type of
song so popular among blackfacers and
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CAMPAIGN FOR FLAX
MILLS. UNDER WAY
Western Oregon Committees
Propose to Get Linen
Factory as Well.
FARMERS ADD ACREAGE
Eddie Leonard, "Prince of Min
strels." Coming to Orpheum
Sunday.
in stage circles he is regarded as hav
ing no equal as a softshoe dancer.
Mr. Leonard's Orpheum act is entitled
"The Minstrel's Return." It is a little
story of the South in a musical setting.
The famous minstrel is assisted by An
thony Howard and Fred Mayo. The
act is staged elaborately and the cos
tuming is rich.
"The Minstrel's Return" was written
and staged by Mr. Leonard, himself,
and in It he features his own songs.
These include "I Lost My Mandy," "Boo-
loo Eyes," "I Wish I Was a Girlie's
Beau," "Ida," "Roly Boly Eyes" and
his latest song, "Black Eye Lou."
Carl Reiter, manager of the Seattle
Orpheum, who visited Portland for a
few hours Wednesday, declares that
Mr. Leonard is receiving such a rous
ing reception In Seattle that the ap
plause "stops the show."
Mrs. Leonard also is among the art
ists of the new Orpheum show, but she
has an act separate from that of her
husband. On the stage Mrs. Leonard is
known as Mable Russell. She and
Marty Ward and Company are appear
ing in a comicality programmed "Call
It What You Like."
The Joint stars with Eddie Leonard
are Homer B. Mason and Marguerite
Keeler, who are presenting "Married,
ORPHANAGEFUNDGROWS
CHRISTIE HOME CAMPAIGNERS
TURN IX 1S30 MORE.
NEW ZONE SYSTEM SUBMITTED
Evidence Apparent That Mr. Daly Is
Still Trying to Trick Council.
In accordance with instructions from
the City Council City Commissioner
ualy yesterday completed the prepara.
tion of a proposed new zone system for
TaxtoaDs and taxl-jits. The revised
system is extremely complicated in
appearance, but is considered merely
another subterfuge to permit jitneys to
continue to operate and evade regula
tion insisted on by the Council. It
probably will be before the Council this
morning.
The revision was demanded from Mr.
Daly, following his recent approval of
a zone system devised by the Jitney
Drivers' .Union, which enabled the
jitneys to continue operating under the
KUise of taxicabs in evasion of the
Council's mandate that Jitneys must
obtain a Xranchlse to continue.
A study of the new system indicates
that ia reality the only difference be
Dr. Andrew C. Smith Addresses Work
ers at Luncheon, and Vrgea Neces
sity of Persevering.
A new impetus was added to the
fund-raising campaign of the Christie
Home for Orphan Girls at the luncheon
yesterday, when it was announced that
another sum, amounting to $1830. had
been added to the fund.
In his talk to the guests at the
luncheon Dr. Andrew C. Smith, general
chairman of the fund-raising campaign,
impressed upon the workers the neces
sity of keeping up their courage to as
sure themselves of ultimate success.
Those attending were addressed by
the Rev. M. P. Smith, of New York, who
praised the efforts that had already
been made for the home.
A benefit entertainment for the home
was announced for Thursday evening,
December 14. It is to be given under
the auspices of the Immaculate Heart
Court No. 1049, Catholic Order of Foresters.
The contest between campaign teams
is now well under way, the relative
standings being as follows:
Mrs. Andrew C. Smith
Mr. James P. Cooke
Mrs. E. M. Holway . .
Andrew cv Weber
Peter Vaa Hoomlssen
Oscar V. Home
$628.50
477. B0
202.73
2-T.30
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CITY WORK COSTS MILLIONS
More Than $6,000,000 Paid Since
January 1, 1914.
Property, owners of Portland have
paid a total of 16.234,174.23 in principal
and interest on street and sewer im
provements since January 1, lSTli. ac
cording to a financial statement issued
yesterday by City Auditor Barbur. Of
the total $1,935,096.41 has been paid
in Interest.
Mr. Barbur's statement shows the
following amounts paid by years:
Interest. Principal. Total.
1914 ...t613.270.55 $1,381,06:1.00 $1.IP4,a42..1S
1015 . .. 646.642.PL' 1.368. 078.63 2.015.621.55
1916 ... 675,173.94 1,559,036.25 2,224,210.19
Nathan. Strauss Offers to Take En
tire Output of Plant for Next
10 Years and Question of
Market Is Settled.
Flax mills and a linen factory for
Western Oregon!
That Is the programme of the joint
committee of flaxgrowing enthusiasts
authorized to take charge of the cam
paign at Eugene on Wednesday.
Portland members of the committee
returned yesterday and dug right into
their task of further promoting the in
dustry. The complete committee follows:
George Quayle. F. H. Miller and David
Auld, of Eugene; Theodore Roth. Joseph
Albert and Thomas B. Kay, of Salem;
Professor G. R. Hyslop, of the Oregon
Agricultural College; ex-Governor of
Washington Miles C. Moore, of Gaston,
and Dr. E. A. Pierce, W. F. Lipman.
William McMurray. H. B. Miller and
H. A. Hinshaw. of Portland. Dr. Pierce
is general 'chairman of the whole com
mittee. "We have demonstrated conclusively
that flax can be grown successfully
and profitably in Western Oregon,"
said Dr. Pierce yesterday.
"The next thing now is to get enough
flax mills to take the farmers' prod
ucts, and to secure linen factories to
take the products of the flax mills."
The Portland people who were at Eu
gene report that farmers of Lane Coun
ty offered to grow more than twice as
much flax as the small mill there can
use. Farmers in that territory are en
thusiastic Some of them are turning
their hop lands into flax fields.
It Is probable that the Joint commit
tee will send a representative through
the East this winter to study the flax
situation there. Samples of Oregon
flax will be taken. They will be pre
sented to the various Eastern linen
factories for inspection. Flax mill op
erators will be asked to give the Ore
gon field a trial. ,
Professor Thomas Shaw, agriculturist
for the Northern Pacific and Great
Northern railways, -who was in Port
land yesterday, reported that a new
type of mill has been invented by a
Minnesota man and that it operates
more successfully than any other mill
now in use. It saves every part of the
plant, and does not mutilate the seed,
which can be used either for commer
cial purposes or for germination. The
Oregon committee will get further re
ports on this mill.
Dr. Pierce and other members of the
Portland committees have been working
on the flax industry in Oregon for more
than five years. It has been hard work,
but they believe now that they have
succeeded. Substantial aid was given
through the experiments conducted
during the last two years by Governor
Withycombe at the state penitentiary.
The Portland Chamber of Commerce
gave $1000 to assist in developing the
industry near Eugene. Portland's sub
stantial interest in the work pleased
the Eugene people immensely, reported
Mark Woodruff, representative of the
Chamber of Commerce on the Eugene
excursion.
"They have buried the so-called 'Port
land hog" for good and all," said Mr.
Woodruff. "Eugene people have for
gotten the tradition that Portland Is
interested only in her own development,
and indifferent to the progress of oth
er parts of the state."
The next big work before the com
mittee is to interest at least half a
dozen communities in Western Oregon
in flax mills. These mills can be In
stalled at small cost. In some com
munities in other parts of the country
they are operated on the co-operative
plan.
Half a dozen mills will supply enough
flax fiber to run a linen factory.
The question of what to do with the
linen caused some apprehension at i!u
gene for a few minutes, but was quick
ly dispelled when Nathan Strauss, rep
resenting Fleischner, Mayer -o.
wholesale dry goods, promised to buy
the entire output of the proposed tac
tory for 10 years.
EAST .IS TO BE INTERESTED
Governor Points Out Experiments
Snow Money Can Bo Made.
EUGENE, Or, Dec. 7. That Eugene
and all Oregon will get an Immense
amount of good from the flax meeting
held yesterday in Eugene, is the belief
of George Quayle, secretary of the
Eugene Chamber of Commerce and of
Dr. T. H. Miller, chairman of the flax
committee of the Chamber.
At a conference of representatives of
the various organizations held here last
night. It was decided to send a rep
resentative East within a short time to
get in touch with manufacturers using
flax fiber and to endeavor to interest
them in the establishment of factories
in Oregon.
"The thing that appeals most strong
ly to me." said Mr. Miller this morn
ing, "is the spirit of co-operation man!
ftst by the three largest commercial
bodies in Oregon. That Portland.
Eugene and Salem can get together and
unitedly pull for the establishment of
such an industry for Oregon, speaks
well for the future of the state."
In an interview on the flax experi
ment in the state. Governor Withy
combe said:
The experiments at Eugene, while
on a smaller scale than those conducted
at the State Penitentiary, are the best
examples to the farmer as to what may
be done along the flax line in Oregon.
They have been successful and are
well worth studying by those desirous
of ascertaining just what may be done
with flax in this state as an Industry
by profit for the rancher."
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Christmas Gifts should be practical and useful
to fulfill their purpose. Shoes are always
appreciated, and especially Baker shoes. The
name Baker has for years stood for the best
in Dependable Footwear, at the lowest
price possible.
With new styles and lots of them, arriving
daily from the style centers of New York, we
are more than able to meet the Christmas
needs of all. We invite your careful inspec
tion and comparison of our shoes with others
because we feel sure that the results will be in
our favor, not only in style, quality and com
fort, but in price as well.
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Footwear
That Pleases
"PRINCESS ELAINE" Black kid
vamp with white kid top. Similar
boot in all dark gray kid with
covered heel. Price $6.50.
"The Sign of Your Satisfaction"
"AVALON" All gray kid. all
mouse brown kid, gray kid vamp
with gray buck top; Havana
brown kid with brown buck top;
either wing tip or plain toe; turn
sole and wood-covered LXV heel.
Price $9.00.
"The Sign of Your Satisfaction"
"PRINCESS PAT" Black kid
vamp with gray top; gray kid
vamp with white top; all dark
gray kid. Price $6.00.
"PALM BEACH" Black kid
vamp with gray ouck top, ivory
welt. LXV leather heel. Price
$10.00. Same except with white
kid top. Price $9.00.
Give a Baker Gift Certificate. It
is a sensible, practical and
greatly appre ciated
Ch ristmas Gift
that is bound to
please
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"VICTORIA BUTTON" A inost
pleasing combination. Gray kid
vamp with gray buck top; also
Havana brown kid vamp vith
brown buck 'op; pearl buttons.
Price $10.00.
Don't forget those Christmas House Slippers. We haven't. For mother and
the girls we have dainty boudoir slippers and cosy felts; for dad and the
boys, those comfortable kid slippers in any style. And we haven't forgotten
the kiddies, either. They will enjoy those little kewpie slippers we have
for them, and those soft, pretty moccasins. Come in and see them.
Sole Agent for Nettleton Shoes
Largest Retailer of Shoes West of Chicago
380 Washington Street
308 Washington Street
270 Morrison Street
270 Washington Street
'HIP' BILL GETS L
TotI $8,234,174.29
The statement shows that the city's
greatest bonded indebtedness for
streets and sewers was reached in 1913,
at which time the total debt was $14.
972,171.44. The lndebtedeness now is
$12,810,511.63.
Gold Presented Pastor.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Dec 7. (Spe
cial.) A purse of gold was presented
by the Aberdeen Swedish Mission
Church congregation last night to Rev.
J. J. Huleen. their pastor for eight
years, who today left to accept a posi
tion in Minnesota. The presentation
was made at a large social held in his
honor. Rev. Mr. Huleen's successor has
not been named.
COMEDY AND THRILLS DIVIDE AT
TEXTION OK Al'DIE.NCE.
Aerial Act Holds Interet. Pretty Ctrl
la Clever Impersonator and
Good Skit Appears.
There is something radically wrong
with anyone who doesn't laugih long
and loud when he visits the Hippodrome
and sees the new show that opened
there yesterday' to run until Sunday.
Martini and Maximilian, comedy trick
sters, are positive Joy mannfacturers.
A clown who is unbelievably funny
exposes his clever partner's magic in
this act. The comedy is all in the way
he does it.
Then there are the four casting Kays,
who are circus marvels. High, above
the stage they do wonderful aerialist
stunts. This act is of headline quality.
Georgette Chartres is a wonderfully
pretty girl, in attractive gowns, who of
fers impersonations, songs that go big
and some exceptional whistling.
Lewis and Leopold, merry men In
songland, are real comedians, who pro
duce delightful harmony. Their songs
go over In great shape.
Milch and Martin present 12 musical
moments. A piano and violin aid these
attractive performers to make warm
friends of Hippodrome patrons.
Turner and Grace, a man and a girl,
offer a novelty number, "Ten Minutes
on Main -Street " There is plenty of
good entertainment In this act.
Then there are the movies and they
are all good. There are two more reels
of the Pathe adventure serial, "The
Shielding Shadow," the Pathe News and
an amusing cartoon comedy.
EXTENSION LECTURES SET
Three Special Addresses on Schedule
at Library Tonight.
Special lectures will be given before
three of the University of Oregon ex
tension classes meeting tonight at-8
o'clock In the Central Library.
In philosophy Dr. Rebec will Fpeak
on the subject, "Fundamental Phil
osophy During the Nineteenth Cen
tury." Dr. DeBusk will address the child
psychology class on "The Hygiene of
the Ear in Relation to Learning,", and
Dr. Sheldon's subject in current prob
lems In American education is "Prog
ress in the Primary School as Exempli
fied by the Ideas of John Dewey."
Architecture classes meet tonight in
the north gallery of the Library.
Californlan Killed on Somnie. -
Rev. W. J. Fenton, pastor of the First
Methodist Church South, yesterday re
ceived information from California,
that Lewis Robertson, sergeant in the
Twelfth Machine Gun Company, British
forces-at the Somme drive, had been
killed. Mr. Robertson was a resident of
Visalia, Cat., and sang in Dr. Fenton's
choir there. He left for Canada in
August, 1915. end probably was sent di-
Jrectly to the front.
DAMAGE CLAIM SLASHED
MRS. LOMBARD SUES CITV FOR
MO.OOO, AWARDED 930OO.
Pleee of Property Assessed at 93760
Declared by Owner to Be
Worth 65,000.
Appeal from the decision of the City
Council to award Caroline S. Lombard
$3000 damages for the injury to her
property in Rose City Park by reason
of the change of street grades to elim
inate railroad grade crossings, availed
Mrs. Lombard nothing in the Circuit
Court yesterday.- The decision of a
jury in the court of Circuit Judge Mor
row was that she should receive $3000
damages, and no more.
Damages of $60,000 were asked by
Mrs. Lombard, who held the propyl ty to
be worth between $65,000 and $70,000.
Witnesses for the city testified that
the property was worth between $17,000
and $19,000. Its assessed valuation
was only $3780.
This was the first of 10 similar suiU
filed against the city by property own
ers who were dissatisfied with the
amounts of damages ' awarded by tue
city because of the grade changes.
In this case the estimate -of the city
engineer placed the property- damage
at $1475. A committee of five appointed
by the Council held the damage to be
about $4400, but this was with the
understanding that a building on thi
premises would have to be removed,
which it was understood later was net
imperative. A third committee report
assessed the damages at $675. 'The
Council compromised by offering $3000.
Knox Plurality Is 230,34 5.
HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec' 7. The plu
rality of Philander C. Knox, Repub
lican, over Ellis L. Orvls, Democrat, for
United States Senator at the recent
election, was 230.31?, according to the
official computation of the vote an
nounced today. The official count for
Presidential candidates probably will
bq completed tomorrow.
Your Xmas Gift at Half Price
SewWOMEN'Sl
146 Fifth Street, between Morrison and Alder.
HOLIDAY
HALF PRICE SALE
$24.50
Coats
VELOUR de Norde Coats the
best made,' hereto-
fore $49.00, at...
Plush Coats
PLUSII COATS, guarant'd saltz
plush, heretofore at fcOl Cfl
$49.00, now only. . . J-XoO 3
Velour Coats
Velour Coats in all the new and
wanted styles; values to $38.50 at
$11.75, $14.03 1 Q 7C
and at plO. O
Georgette Crepe Waists
Georgette Crepe Waists, beauti
fully embroidered and lace trira'd.
Values to $6.50; price I0 Qj"
at this sale only... ....PsWI0
Dresses
Silk and VelvetDresses. Combi
nations heretofore at
$19.00, now
$9.75
Serge Dresses
Serge Dresses, the finest made
values to $35 now "t A CZf
$11.75 and... Ji4,OU
Party Dresses
PARTY Dresses in the very latest
styles. Values to d 1 A 7f
$35.00 at pls O
Novelty Skirts
Novelty Skirts in serge, wool,
poplin and broadcloth CJQ CA
from $1.95 to....PO.OU
ROSENTHALS
146 Fifth Street, Between Morrison and Alder
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