Morning Oregonian., December 29, 1916, Page 6, Image 6

THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, DECE3IBER 29, 1916.
JITNEY FRANCHISES
COVER 30 MILES
Eleven Carver Grants Will Be
Considered Finally by City
Council Today.
ROUTE CHANGES DECIDED
Streets Upon Which Trolleys Oper
ate Are Kept Free So That New
Service Will Be Auxiliary,
Not Competitive.
Thirty miles of streets extending over
11 routes into various parts of the city
on both sides of the river are included
in the three city-wide Jitney franchises
sought by Stephen Carver to be finally
considered this morning by the City
Council. The routes have been mate
rially changed by the Council to elim
inate operation of the Carver cars
along streets occupied by trolley lines
and these route changes have been
agreed to by Mr. Carver.
The franchises call for various regu
lations, including a schedule of service
over each route with the right resting
in the City Council to require addi
tional service. Except in a few places
the routes are all separate from street
car lines and the service augments
rather than duplicates the service of
the Portland Railway, Light & Power
Company.
The franchises call for bonds aggre
gating $27,500 for the protection of the
public in case of accident. Bonds ag
gregating $2500 are called for to guar
antee establishment of the service and
Its continuance for at least six months.
The franchises call for transfer from
one jitney line to another and to the
electric line of the Portland & Oregon
City Railway, thus affording city-wide
service for 5 cents. The lines extend to
the suburbs.
Following is & complete list of the
lines Ln the franchises as revised:
Route 1 From corner Fifth and Alder
treats. Alder to First, to Morrison, across
bridge to East Water, to Belmont, to East
Thirty-ninth, to Division, to East Sixtieth,
and Inbound returning same route.
Route '2 From corner Fifth and Alder
streets, on Alder to First, to Morrison, across
bridge to Grand avenue, to East Stark, to
Kast Sixtieth, and Inbound returning same
route.
Route 3 From corner Fifth and Alder
streets, on Alder to l-'irst. to Taylor, to
Front, to Madison, acroba Hawtliornt bridge
to East Water. to East Clay, to East
Twelfth, to Mulberry, to East Harrison, to
I .add avenue, to Division street, to East
Thirty-ninth, and Inbound returning game
route and streets.
Route 4 A branch on East Fifty-second
street, from Division street to Foster road,
thence to East Ninety-second street; run
ning in both directions with transfers to
Division street and on other routes.
Route S East Thirty-ninth and Belmont
streets, north on Eaet Thirty-ninth to Chico,
to East Thirty-seventh, to Sandy boulevard,
to East Thirty-eighth, to Knott, to East
Forty-third, to Wisteria avenue, to the Ala
meda, to East Fifty-seventh street, to Klick
itat and returning via the same streets.
Route 6 From Fifth and Alder streets,
on Alder to First, to Morrison, across Mor
rison bridge to East Water, to Belmont, to
East Twelfth, to East Burnslde, to East
Twenty-fourth, to East Everett, to East
Thirty-second, to East Thirty-third, to East
Thirty-ninth, to Hsjscy. to East Fifty-second,
returning by the same streets to East
Twelfth and East Morrison, over the Mor
rison bridge to First street, to Alder, to
Fifth.
Route 7 From Fifth and Alder streets, on
Alder to Fourth, to Ollsan, across O.-W. R.
& N. bridge to Oregon, to Grand avenue, to
Holladuy street, to East Tenth, to Thomp
son, to East Twenty-seventh, to Knott, and
return by the same streets as far as'Fourth
and Gllsan. thence on Uilsan to Sixth, to
Alder, to Fifth.
Route 8 East Tenth and Thompson
streets, on East Tenth to Stanton, to East
Seventh, to Beech, to East Eighth, to PresH
cott, to East Thirty-third.
Route 9 From Fourth and Alder streets,
on Alder to Washington, to Twentieth, to
Northrup, to Twenty-first, to Thurman, to
Twenty-third, to Vaughn.
Route 10 From Fifth and Alder streets,
on Alder to Fourth, to Grant, to Third, to
Shcrldarf, to Front, to Hamilton avenue.
Route 11 From Fourth and Alder streets,
on Alder to Sixth, to Stark, to Tenth, to
court to fill out the November-March '
term, as follows:
Percy E. Allen, farmer, Elsie: C. E.
Banton, farmer, Alsea; E. X. Bates,
farmer. Barton; Charles W. Boyle,
farmer, Rlckreall; Homer V. Carpen
ter, manufacturer, Portland; M. T.
Chance. Tillamook: Thomas Connell,
Hillsboro; T. B. Cooper, farmer. Tan
gent; A. J. Dear, farmer, Oakland; Paul
S. Dick, banker, Portland; John M.
Farlow, plumber, Portland; Ernest E.
Faville, publisher. Portland; Walter J.
Finke, merchant, Portland; Thomas E.
Gault, laundry man, Gladstone; S. S.
Gordan, cashier, Astoria; Benjamin F.
Gray, salesman, Portland; J. L Hadley.
retired farmer. Saringbrook; George
Hille, farmer, Svenson; W. A. Johnson,
retired. The Dalles; William Lingen
felter. farmer, Toledo; W. M. Maxwell,
Tillamook; John J. McBee. laborer,
Dallas; Clarles McCollum, farmer, Eu
gene; Edward Nachand, farmer, Ore
gon City; T. J. Risley, farmer, Albany;
William H. Scollard. farmer. Gervais;
L. K. Sisgmund, capitalist. Gervais.
ORPHEUM HAS BIG ACT
lRIZE-WIMG PLAYLET. "PEGGY,'
TO SHOW HERE SIXUAY.
COLO DOES DAMAGE
Traffic Halts, Stock Suffers
in Grant and Baker.
25 BELOW ZERO RECORDED
Clayton White, Broadway Celebrity. Is
Star of New York Hit to Appear
t Midnight Matinee.
A prlse-wlnning playlet that set New
York talking will be one of the stellar
acts of the Orpheum show opening at
the'Hellig next Sunday afternoon and,
as if made to order for the occasion. It
:
Clayton White. Who Will Appear
ln Feature Playlet.
Hoyt, to Fourteenth,
teenth, to Vaughn.
to Overton, to Nlne-
NEW ZONE SYSTEM APPROVED
Commissioner Dleck to Issue Per
mits fop Taxicabs.
City Commissioner Dleck ' yesterday
approved the standard zone system for
taxicabs as framed by the City Council,
ana, commencing today, will receive
applications for permits to operate un
der the system after January 1. The
new zone system takes the place, Jan
uary 1, of the zone scheme worked out
by the Jitney Drivers' Union and ap
proved by Commissioner Daly to allow
Jitneys to evade regulation.
It Is expected that the Jitneys will
apply for licenses under the new sys
tem and wir. go ahead operating Just
as they are at present, trusting in their
patrons not to require them to mike
trips off their regular routes. To op
erate under the system, the Jitneys will
have virtually to go to any part of the
city for 5 cents when requested so
to do.
Jitney Inspector Gill, who has had
desk space up to this time In one of
Commissioner Daly's offices, will he
moved to Commissioner Dieck's depart
ment and will work from there. This
is ln accordance with .Mayor Albee's
recent order taking control or the jit
neys from Commissioner Daly's hands
and transferring it to Commissioner
Dleck. The new zone plan will be open
to any who wish to obtain licenses. If
Jitneys are able to make a go of the
plan, and it seems likely they will, the
business will be opened once more to
non-union drivers They were excluded
under the zone scheme apnroved by
Commissioner Daly, the Jitney business
having been confined thereby to the
members of the Jitney Drivers' Union
affiliated with the Central Labor Council.
is a Christmas story and will be one
of the big features of the Orpheum's
midnight matlneo New Year's eve.
The playlet Is "Peggy," which was
written by Roy Atwell and which won
the silver cup offered by the Lambs
Club, of New York, for the best playlet
staged by the Lambs In their annual
gambols. It is being presented along the
urpneum circuit oy Clayton White, one
of Broadway's notables.
The cast enacting "Peggy" Is com
posed of four men. Mr. White. theTstar.
takes the role of a stage carpenter. The
scene is a dressing-room in a theater.
The regular Orpheum show will be
arranged New Year's eve so that the
Columbian Ladies' Orchestra, of Port
land, will be on the stage at midnight
to usher in the New Year with their
lively selections. Miss Myrtle Johnson,
soprano soloist with the Columbiana!
will sing two solos, the orchestra of 13
accompanying her.
L. Frlede, the Orpheum's stage man
ager, and Charles Whltwell, electrician,
are working on a contrivance which
will be operated promptly at the stroke
of midnight ln the New .Year's eve mat
inee to show the passing of 1916 and
the entrance of 1917. Immediately after
this electric effect the Columbian La
dies' Orchestra will appear, to devote
the first quarter of an hour of the New
Year to rollicking melody.
MAIL CLERK IS APPOINTED
William C. Beatty Named for Place
Required by Heavy Business.
Wilbur C. Beatty yesterday was ap
pointed clerk in the Portland postoffice,
on authority received by Postmaster
Myers from the department at Wash
ington. The extra clerk was necessi
tated by the increased amount of mail
from San Francisco, Ogden and Seattle
terminals, which is sent to Portland for
distribution to Oregon and Washington
points.
Mr. Beatty will be employed in the
terminal railway postoffice. which was
recently taken over by the Portland
postoffice. x
Rye Valley Reports Lowest Temper
ature Roads in Grant County
Are Blocked by Snow Trains
. Prom East Do Not Arrive.
BAKER. Or- Dec. 28. (Special.)
With moderating weather ln the city.
reports of the cold wave's effect in th
country have been received.
The heavy storm and below-zero tem
perature swept all of Baker and Grant
counties. Rye Valley reported 25 de
grees below zero yesterday, while Grant
County had a severe storm for more
than a week, during which a foot of
snow fell. Some of the roads ln Grant
County are filled, making traffic Im
possible.
The storm was very severe on stock
ln the Beeck Creek district because
there was no shelter. The automobile
mail stage between Baker ami Spark
can travel only part of the way. the
Journey being finished by sleigh. There
have been no trains from the East
since yesterday and there Is no promise
when they will resume. A "iHtub" train
from Pocatello, Idaho, to Portland is
expected here at 12:15 o'clock ln the
morning. Four feet of snow Is reported
at Meacham and three feet at TeYocas
set, but rotary plows have kept the
tracks clear.
The railroad tie-up has cut off Ba
ker's coal receipts, so that a famine Is
feared unless the road is opened soon.
TRAFFIC HAMPERED BY SNOW
Walla Walla Temperature Rises and
Snow Is Eight Inches Deep.
WALLA WALLA. Wash.. Dec. 28.
(Special.) Four more Inches of snow
fell last night and today, which, added
to the four inches on the ground, has
hampered traffic somewhat. The last
snow came with a slight rise ln tem
perature. The street railway company
had to put Its snow plows in operation
this morning and early cars were late.
On the lnterurban cars no trouble was
experienced. Local trains are arriving
on time, but Eastern connections are
late. Reports from the Blue fountains
are that the snow Is much heavier than
usual at this time. Forest Supervisor
Schmitz, of the Wenaha Reserve, said
that the depth was partly due to the
lack of Chinook winds or warm
weather.
COLD LESS AT LA GRANDE
With Moderation or Weather More
Snow Begins to Fall.
LA GRANDE, Or.. Dec. 28. (Special.)
Moderation ln the cold and additional
snow summarised the weather condi
tions in and about La Grande ipday.
The cold snap has apparently been
broken.
Trains are running on the same
schedule as during the past week, sev
eral hours late.
PENDLETON IS SNOW-COVERED
Only Train to Arrive From East Is-
One From Salt Lake.
PENDLETON, Or., Dec. 28. (Spe
cial.) Three inches of snow fell last
night in Pendleton. A fine snow has
been falling most of the day. Although
the snow is much deeper ln the country
outside of Pendleton, no eerious block
ade of traffic has been reported.
There have been no trains from the
East exoept a "stub" from Salt Lake,
which arrived here this morning.
MANY TO 8E COMFORTED
ATTORNEY - GENERAL TALKS OF
"BONE-DRY" LAW FIZZLE.
Enlisted Men Get Commissions.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28. One hun
dred and seventeen noncommissioned
officers of the regular Army, regular
privates and former officers trt the
Philippine scouts today received pro
visional commissions as second lieu
tenants in tne Army.
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ONE OF ENTERTAINERS FOR
DI.V.VER-DAXCE.
PHONE ROBBER IS JAILED
William Gorman Confesses to Do
ing Wholesale Business.
William Gorman, arrested yesterday
by Special Agents Smith, Maher and
Wagner, of the Portland Railway,
Light & Power Company, pleaded
guilty before Judge Langguth within a
few hours after to the systematic rob
bing of telephone pay boxes, and was
sentenced to serve 60 days in Jail.
Gorman was first observed by Spe
cial Agent Maher, at the First and
Alder street depot. He was tampering
with the pay stations there, and was
followed by the officers as he left Uie
depot. They truiled him to Meier &
Frank's store, where he was arrested.
Gorman made a complete confession
NEW FEDERAL JURY DRAWN
Body to Fill Out November-March
Term Under Judge Wolverton.
A new Jury was drawn yesterday
morning in Federal Judge Wolverton's
Progressive Business Men Told of
Complaints Which Already Have
Been Reslstered Before State.
If Oregon is to be a "bone-dry" state,
it will take much work on the part of
the legislators to formulate a measure
or measures which will eliminate all
possible chance of complaints from doc
tors, druggists and those who would
wish to use wine for sacramental pur
poses, according to George M. Brown,
Attorney-General, who spoke yesterday
before the Progressive Business Men s
Club at the Multnomah Hotel.
Mr. Brown outlined, ln brief, points
which had come to his attention rela
tive to the dry question following com
plaints received ln his office, in regard
to the sale of bitters, complaints from
doctors, druggists and religious organ
izations. He said In closing:
"In enacting leslation no law Is
stronger than a Jury-box and all law
should be clearly within the constitu
tion of the state. My office will aid In
framing any needed legislation and
help in putting into effect the bone-dry
law, but I am not to be the author of
the 'bone-dry' law, for we have, on our
hands now a volume of business which,
if we would attempt to reply to all
complaints, and try to please everyone,
we would 'devote the next 50 years to
making those self-same laws."
Following Mr. Brown's address, Car
roll G. Pearse, president of the State
Normal School at Milwaukee, Wis., ad
dressed the club and announced that
with good rates and good weather, he
thought Portland could count on at
least 15,000 or more teachers here next
year to attend the sessions of the Na
tional Education Association.
Arthur M. Cannon, principal of Couch
School, was chairman of the day.
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YOUNG GIRL BEATEN
Miss Gussie Studebaker, 18.
Attacked on Way Home.
ROSE CITY PARK IS SCENE
Gladys Hack.
The committee of the Travel
ing; Protective Association haa
arranged an Interesting pro
gramme for the dinner-dance and
entertainment of the association
to be held tomorrow night at
Multnomah Hotel. Mrs. Jane
Burns Albert and Miss Gladys
Mack win contribute numbers
and Misu Evelyn Braun. Charles
L-'McNeill and the Ad Club Quar
tet are engaged for the evening.
There will be several numbers
from local theaters and stunts by
the members. The committee ln
charge Is composed of Paul C.
Morton, Roy C. Slocum and W. I
Orlnnell.
TENORS H0ST T0- BASSOS
Singers of Apollo Club Enjoy Ban
quet at Xortonia Hotel.
The tenors of the Apollo Club male
chorus, headed by Frank Branch Riley,
made a wager of a supper that they
could secure more associate members
than the bassos. This was a month
ago. Led by Dr. W. M. Campbell the
bassos won. Last night the defeated
tenors, with Mr. Riley as toastmaster.
entertained the winning bassos at sup
per at the Nortonia Hotel. It was a
happy informal occasion. Songa were
sung by these tenors: O. E. Hallow, 11.
W. A. Erwln, John Deegan, E. N.
Strong. R. E. Barrett, W. E. Pearson
and H. M. Reejfes. 'Cello solos were
played by Herbert J. Anderson. The
piano accompanists were Ralph W.
Hoyt and William C. McCulloch. Amonsr
tha speakers was Paul Wessinger. a
member of the chorus, who said, when
asked what helped to make him happy
and young. "Singing: especially alnglng
with such charming company that I
always meet at the Apollo Club."
Somewhat Similar Occurrence of
August 7 Recalled and Victim Is
Said to Have Been In Fear
of Former Admirer.
The police are 'Investigating the case
or MISS tiUSSie DlUO.euK.er, jcia
old, who was discovered in an uncon
scious condition at East Fifty-ninth
street and Alameda drive, shortly after
midnight yesterday. The young woman
lays that she was attacked by some
man, unknown to her, and beaten into
Insensibility when she resisted and
screamed. She is now at Good Samari
tan Hospital, suffering from the nerv
ous effects of fright.
Miss Studebaker Is employed at the
home of W. J. Laldlaw, 650 East Six
tieth street North, where she has been
for almost a year. Early Wednesday
evening she left home to visit friends
at 331 First street. Mr. and Mrs. Lald
law walked to the front steps with
her as she departed. She cried out
that a man had run around the corner
of the house, but search disclosed no
sign of anyone.
The girl remained at her friend's
home until 10 o'clock, when she went
to see her brother. Ervin Studebaker,
who is employed by Dr. G. S. Breltllng,
of the Royal building. From there she
telephoned to the Laidlaws. telling
them that she was starting baclc She
boarded the Rose City Park car at 11
o'clock, and got off at East Fifty
seventh street and Sandy boulevard,
where she began to walk home.
At Fifty-ninth street and Alameda
drive, the yonng woman says, her as
sailant appeared and seized her. She
screamed and he beit her into uncon
sciousness. The girl was found tome
minutes later lying ln the snow, and
was carried to the horn of Dr. Roy
A. Pebbles, of 1554 Alameda drive.
Later aho was taken to the Good Sa
maritan Hospital by the Ambulance
Service Company.
Patrolman Charles Porter made a
careful inspection of the vicinity where
the attack took place. He found evi
dences of a struggle and Miss fatude
baker's broken umbrella, with which
she had attempted to defend herself.
Her purse lay nearby. Tracks ln the
snow led acrosa a vacant lot and Into
a clump of bushes.
Miss Studbakpr underwent a simi
lar experience some months ago, offi
cers of the Women's Protective Divi
sion say. On August 7 she was found
In a house at East Thirtieth and Ash
streets ln a semi-conscious condition.
She told the officers that she had been
decoyed and attacked. Her clothing
was rent.
She could not see the man who at
tacked her, says Miss Studebaker, with
sufficient clearness to give his descrip
tion. She had told friends of threats
which she said had been made against
her by a young man who had been
attentive to her at one time.
The case has been assigned to City
Detectives Goltz and Howell for Investigation.
dered at Sunday's concert will be pre
sented. A few tickets may be ob
tainable early this morning at the store
of Sherman. Clay & Co.
YOUNG TREES ARE KILLED
Government Lose- Stock in Washing
ton for Reforestation.
Much of the stock for reforestation
purposes at the Wind River Nursery,
maintained by the Government In Wind
River Valley, Washington, was de
stroyed by frost during the Fall, ac
cording to announcement made by of
ficials at Government .forestry head
quarters here yesterday. It was de
clared that a large percentage of the
! rt, tr... w. -.. kill, ,! hnt that the
extent of the damage would nm n,.
definitely known until Spring.
It Is not expected that the present
cold spell will cause any further dam
age, as the young trees are now cov
ered with snow.
Canada's 1915 crop yield Is valued at
J800.000.000. with wheat heading tha
Hat at more than $3 12.000.
RALSTON AGREES TO PAY
Case of Contempt Entered by Judge
McGinn Dismissed.
Edward Ralston, sentenced to jail
"until he rota" when he Incurred the
displeasure of Circuit Judge McGinn by
refusing to pay alimony ordered by the
court to his wife, Ellen, and child, and
later released following habeas corpua
proceedings, agreed to pay $10 a month
to bis family yesterday, and Judge Mc
Ginn consented to dismissal of the con-tempt-of-court
case, which had been
appealed.
The original alimony ordered waa $20
a month, but Ralston convinced the
court that he was unable to pay so
much, and a modification of the original
decree was allowed by Judge McGinn
yesterday.
Children to Hear Orchestra.
As many school children of this city
as are able to secure tickets to be pres
ent, will be guests this morning at 10
o'clock at the rehearsal of the Port
land Symphony Orchestra at Eleventh
street Theater, when music to be ren
th ery mode
IK'-f-A It will prove a pleasant and appropriate
8aV5A way to spend the "first day of the year." Y23i
bBBK 'C Prgramrne by F. H. Wing