THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1917.
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Now let us skim over a few pages of street railway history.
The public service operations of this company are divided into three classes; City
railways, interurban railways and the supplying of electric energy. The same
principles apply to all three classes of the public service.
This series of advertisements, however, is devoted primarily to the problems con
nected with city transportation.
Street railways were originally constructed and operated as private enterprises
under franchises providing for a certain definite amount of service, but with
a large discretion vested in the companies as to character, quantity and quality
of service to be rendered. '
Under this early system the service given was good or bad, depending largely
upon the inclination of the particular street railway company.
UNDER THE REGULATORY SYSTEM NOW IN FORCE THE STREET
RAILWAY MUST GIVE A SERVICE REASONABLY NECESSARY TO
PROVIDE FOR THE PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND THE CHARACTER,
QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF SUCH SERVICE MAY BE AND IS PRE
SORTED BY THE PEOPLE.
Many persons still in the prime of life recall that the fare for indifferent service
rendered by many early streetcar companies was 10 cents for a short, slow
ride.
Thirty years ago electricity began to supilant other forms of street railway motive
power. Just prior to and during thi3 transition period in the readjustment of
street railway franchises, a fare of 5 cents was adopted in most cities, but even
these franchises still left largely in the hands of the street railway companies
the determination as to the amount and character of service to be rendered
for the fare.
With the development of electric transportation it was found possible, by reason
of the progress of the art, the less cost of labor and materials and the increase
in efficiency of operators, to give more and better service than was possible
during the horse-car period and still make a profit at the lower fare of 5 cents.
HEW JURIST RUSHED
Judge Stapleton Has Wide Va
riety of Experience.
JAIL WEDDING PERFORMED
Grand Jury Report Received, Di
vorce Cass Heard, Bigamist Sen
tenced and Numerous Motions
and Orders Disposed Of.
To officiate at the -wedding1 of a
County Jail inmate and his anxious
bride; to receive the final report of the
errand Jury and commend them for their
dill great work, extending- over three
Summer months; to sentence and par
ole a bigamist; to hear arguments In a
divorce case and grant a divorced
woman additional alimony for the sup
port of her children; to dispose of
countless -motions and orders, and to
spend much time receiving the con
gratulations on his elevation to the
Circuit bench these are but a few of
the many incidents and experiences
which crowded themselves yesterday
Into the Judicial life of George W.
Stapleton, newly appointed Circuit
Judge, who sat yesterday as the pre
siding officer of this court.
During the morning session Judge
Btapleton, at the request of A. W. Or
ton, chief clerk to County Judge Taz
weli, consented to officiate at the wed
ding of Peter Soflch, now under sen
tence for 30 days as a slacker, and
Miss Hose Ecker, 93 Morris street.
Friends of the young couple purchased
the marriage license and Judge Staple
ton united them without cost.
Soflch had registered for the Army
draft under the name of Peter Meyers.
Mr. Orton told the court he had taken
the name of Meyers to get a Job open to
a man of that name. He said that
Soflch had made no attempt to evade
the draft law.
Next came the grand Jury with Its
final report, which showed that a total
of 48 true bills had been returned.
Thirty not true bills were presented,
Six cases were continued for further
investigation by the Incoming grand
Jury.
ui the Indictments returned yester
day, several were secret.
Indictments made publlo yesterday
follow:
Harry McLean, for criminal assault
on a minor girl.
Roland Forsberg, for larceny of an
automobile from C. E. Sand.
M. M. Squires, against whom three
Indictments were returned on statutory
harges.
Save Drullard, alias O. Smith, for
polygamy.
Drullard entered a plea of guilty and
was sentenced to one year and then
paroled after representations had been
made to show that he was a foreman
of a shipbuilding plant which is con
structing ships for the Federal Gov
ernment. He 19 to pay $75 to Jennie
Rlstau so she may have her spurious
marriage to him annulled.
E. V. Littlefield, another new ap
pointee, will sit as presiding Judge
today.
French Mission Coming West.
"WASHINGTON, Aug. il. Members of
the French high commission to ' the
Lnlted States headed by Eduard de
Billy, Deputy High Commissioner,
Started today on a transcontinental
trip, with San Francisco ajs the desti
nation. M0ULT0N AVERS MALICE
Attorney for Mrs. Farrell Says Her
Mind Sound When Making: Will.
"Mrs. Ann Eliza Farrell was neither
Influenced nor coerced Into signing a
will leaving the bulk of her property
to Mrs. John B. Teon and she was
in full possession of her mental facul
ties when she signed her last will,"
says Arthur I. Moulton, the attorney
for Mrs. Farrell.
Mr. Moulton also says the relatives
of Mrs. Farrell now contesting the
will are actuated by malice in bringing
In the name of John B. Teon, that Mrs.
Teon frequently urged Mrs. Farrell to
leave the property to her ststers, and at
no time sought to secure any part of
the 9330,000 estate.
10,000 MEN ARE FED DAILY
Consumption of Meat at Camp Jjewis
Estimated at 8000 Pounds.
TACOMA, ash, Aug. SI. (Special.)
F. W. Sullivan, president of the Pa-
ciflo Coast Commissary Company, which
Is feeding the civilian builders at Camp
Lewis and the officers who have ar
rived, estimates that 8000 pounds of
meat are consumed daily by the men.
who number more than 10,000. The
average cost Is 18 cents a pound.
The Quartermaster's department
thought It made a record Wednesday
when S1000 worth of goods were sold
from the general supply store at the
camp, but yesterday they sold mer
chandise valued at $4000, and the stock
was almost wiped out.
GEOLOGIST'S SON EXPIRES
Child Succumbs at Baker While
Parents Arc on Way East.
BAKER, Or., Aug. 81. (Special.)
Howard, 21-months-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. R. H. Sargent, of Washington,
D. C. died at the hospital this morn
ing from dysentery, contracted on
board ship while the boy and his par
ents were crossing the Pacific Ocean
on their way home from China and
Japan. The body will be shipped to
Salt Lake City . for burial.
Mr. Sargent is In the employ of the
United States Geological Survey. He
and his wife stopped in Baker to take
their son to the hospital here when It
became evident that he was seriously
ill. They have been In Baker 18 days.
OWNER OF CAR SURPRISED
Portland Bootlegger Uses Brother'
ln-Law's Auto In Illicit Traffic!
ASHLAND, Or., Aug. SI. (Special.)
Clarence H. Smith, of Portland, who
with Rankin Estes, of Medford, were
each fined $500 and sentenced to six
months in Jail for Importing whisky. Is
a brother-in-law of Z. L. Dimmlck, of
Grants Pass, whose Chalmers Six he
was driving.
Dr. Dimmlck sent his car to Portland
to be sold and was much surprised to
learn of the- use made of it.
The Estes home was searched by the
Sheriff and 85 gallons of whisky were
found,
ailway,
DR. MORRISON HOE
Visit With Thomas W. Lawson
Real Vacation, Says Rector.
MRS. SCADDING IS MET
Long List of Topics for Sermons
Is Gathered From Conversation
With Writer, Says Pastor,
Now Ready for Work.
Dr. A. A. Morrison, rector of Trinity
Episcopal Church, who is Just back
from a delightful visit la the Cast, is
convinced of several things.
First, he Is sure that the climate of
Oregon Is better than that of any other
state. Secondly, he is sure that while
the East shows a large amount of
patriotism on the surface, the West
deep down In the hearts and pockets of
Its people is feeling and doln Its share
with the right spirit. Thirdly, Dr. Mor
rison Is sure that It is good for every-
Bushnell Photo.
Dr. A. A. Morrison, Who Returned
Yesterday From Visit With
Thomas W. Lawson.
one who can to rest a while and play
a while that he may be In trim to work
better at his "regular Job."
Dr. Morrison was the guest of Thomas
W. Lawson at the latter beautiful
1000-acre estate. "Dreamwold." situ
ated- about 28 miles from Boston, Mass.,
on the South Shore. He also visited
the Lawson place at Cohassett and
went by motor to East Gloucester,
where the Robert W. Lewises are Sum
mering and where, when he was visit
ing. Mrs. Charles Scadding happened to
drop in, quite unexpectedly and there
was a happy reunion of loyal Portland
era. "Mr. Lawson Is an Ideal host and
companion, said Dr. Morrison. We
sat up often way Into the night dis
Light and
cussing literature, history, topics of the
day, art. theology, any subject. He Is
a wide reader and a man of most in
teresting personality. I hadn't had a
vacation for three years and the fact
that he could give me all his time and
that we did nothing but play made the
trip one of exceptional charm.
"Lawson Is a man who never wastes
his time, however, for even In play
time he Is observing, studying, helping
others. He has more friends among
the poor and the men of the ordinary
walks of life than any other man of af
fairs I know. The trouble with him is
he sometimes makes himself unpopular
by saying what he thinks.
"His sincerity and the good he does
have so Inspired me that I have a whole
train of thought ready for sermons,"
declared Dr. Morrison, and as a proof
of his statement, he will preach on
Sunday morning on "Spirituality
What It Is and What It Is Not."
The large numbers of soldiers march
ing, marching everywhere across the
continent impressed Dr. Morrison, but
everywhere he went he said he felt a
certain pride that he came from the
state that had been first In every form
of patriotic response to -the Govern
ment's call.
SEED EXPERTS WANTED
DR. KERR CALLS ON GOYERXME.VT
FOR TWO AX ONCE.
Fallwre ef Crop If Proper Selection Is
Not Made Is Probable, and All
Food Will Be Needed.
A telegraphlo request for assistance
from the Federal Government has been
sent to Washington by Dr. W. J. Kerr,
chairman of the special grain com
mittee of the Council of Defense. Act
ing upon authority of the committee
he telegraphed the Secretary of Agri
culture, asking that two seed experts
be put Into the field In Oregon to assist
the farmers in the selection of seed
wheat and rye.
Unless great care Is exercised In the
selection of seed for the next plantings.
It is pointed out, the results may easily
be disastrous. There Is so much simi
larity between good and bad that the
committee members believe experts are
necessary.
The committee also urges all those
who may have seed for sale to make
It known by writing Dr. Kerr at the
Oregon Agricultural College. It is nec
essary that prompt action be taken in
this regard, as Winter crops must be
arranged for without delay.
Dr. Kerr has been in Portland for
three days holding conferences with
committees and Individuals, and has
about .completed this work for the time
being. He expressed his appreciation
of the manner In which the people are
co-operating In the matter of food pro
duction and conservation.
Roseburg Livestock Man Fined.
ROSEBUKG, Or. Aug. SI. (Special.)
John Banks, a prominent Roseburg
livestock dealer, was fined $160 for
having liquor In his possession unlaw
fully. Mr. Banks admitted having the
liquor, but denied that he kept it for
sale or barter.
Soldier to Be Burled at Centralis.
CENTRALIA, Wash., Aug. SI. (Spe
cial.) George L. Rardln, of this city,
a member of Company M, Third Oregon
Infantry, who died at the Vancouver
Barracks yesterday following an oper
ation, arrived here yesterday. He was
24 years old.
Read The Oregonlan classified ads.
During this transition period, however, it frequently was the case, AS IT WAS IN
PORTLAND, that streetcar transportation was in the hands of several dif
ferent companies, each operating under its own franchises and EACH
CHARGING THE FULL FARE WITHOUT ANY INTERCHANGE OF
TRANSFERS WHATEVER.
At one time there were six entirely separate and distinct street railway companies
operating in the city of Portland, EACH ENTITLED TO A FULL 5-CENT
FARE FOR THE SERVICE UPON ITS OWN LINES.
As late as 1904 there were three street railway systems in Portland.
There was no community of interest between the two narrow-gauge companies
and transportation for the prescribed fare was limited to the lines of each
company.
In 1904 the Portland Railway Company and the City and Suburban Railway Com
pany were consolidated under the name of Portland Consolidated Street Rail
way Company and a single fare of 5 cents was extended to cover the lines of
both of the former companies. x
In 1906 the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company was organized and took
over into one-ownership and under one management all of the street railway
lines in Portland, and immediately extended the single fare of 5 cents to cover
all of the lines in the city. i
MANY MILES OF STREET RAILWAY TRACK HAVE BEEN ADDED TO
THE SYSTEM DURING THE LAST ELEVEN YEARS AND THE SERV
ICE HAS BEEN GREATLY EXTENDED, BUT THE FARE HAS
REMAINED AT 5 CENTS, WHICH, HOWEVER, BY REASON OF THE
EXTENSION OF TRANSFER PRIVILEGES, HAS BEEN REDUCED TO
AN ACTUAL AVERAGE FARE OF 32 CENTS PER PASSENGER
CARRIED.
These are some of the facts worthy of your consideration in arriving at a correct
solution of problems confronting all three of the parties involved.
Please think them over.
(Number 7 will appear Monday.
-Power Company
By FRANKLIN T. GRIFFITH, President
I FIRE HORSES MAY GO
Motor-Driven Apparatus Is
Suggested by Mr. Bigelow.
FEED COSTING TOO MUCH
Reorganization of Bureau to Elimi
nate Some Stations and Kcduce
Force Also Proposed in
Commissioner's Plan.
An extensive reorganization of the
city Fire Bureau, eliminating some
of the present fire stations, replacing
horses with motor apparatus and mak
ing other changes, is being worked out
A. . GRADUATES COMMIS
SIONED IN OFFICERS'
RESERVE.
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F. B. Lufe, of Portland.
F. B. Lufe, a member of the
class of 1909 of Oregon Agricul
tural College," has received his
commission as a First Lieutenant
In the Officers' Reserve Corps
and has been ordered to report
for active training on September
ber 6. Mr. Lufe will leave for
the Presidio of San Francisco
next Monday.
Mr. Lufe has had military
training. He was Captain of
Company G, the crack cadet com
pany of the entire college, while
In his senior year at Oregon
Agricultural College. Company G
won the competitive banner from
all other companies of the corps
while under Captain Lufe's guid
ance. Mr. Lufe came to Portland in
1903 from Baltimore. He has
been active In Y. M. C. A. work,
being assistant secretary at
Fresno and other places. When
he received notice of his com
mission he was in the employ of
the Fobes Electrical Supply Com
pany. His home Is at 1011 Michi
gan avenue. He Is married and
has two children.
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by City Commissioner Bigelow. The
plans will be announced In a few days.
So high has become the cost of fed
and other supplies for horses that Mr.
Bigelow, who has charge of the Fire
Bureau, proposes to do away with
horses wherever possible, equipping
stations with motors. He says he has
a plan whereby a number of machines
can be purchased at a price which will
enable the city to pay for the machines
In one year from the amount saved In
horse feed plus the amount realized
from sale of the horses replaced.
While the exact method to be used
Is not known. It Is understood Mr.
Bigelow plans to purchase tractors to
put on present horse-drawn machines.
This can be done In many of the sta
tions and. In addition to cutting down
the expense, will enable the firemen
to cover even more territory than Is
possible now.
Some Stations May Be Closed.
As the new methods permit more
speedy travel to fires, Mr. Bigelow
says he believes some fire stations
might be eliminated. Motor-driven ap
paratus, he says, would be able to
reach fires much more quickly than
horses and therefore the stations need
not be so close together. The location
of some present stations might be
changed so as to place the apparatus at
more advantageous places.
The Fire Bureau now has 91 horses.
The cost of feed has been extremely
high the past year, having Jumped
practically 76 per cent. While he says
the city Is protected by contract for
feed for a short time, there is no pros
pect of any material decrease in prices.
Horses, he says, will have to be re
tained in some stations because of the
lack of paved streets and the conse
quent inability of motors to reach fires
In many of such places. He proposes to
keep the horses at these stations.
Force Also May Be Reduced.
While the details of the reorganiza
tion plan have not been worked out,
there probably will be some changes In
the men In the stations. It is said the
elimination of horses and the consoli
dation of stations may enable the cut
ting of the force. Also there may be
some cuts in the number of officers In
the stations and elsewhere.
Mr. Bigelow has had the municipal
shop Investigate the possibility of the
city manufacturing tractors or other
types of fire machines. It is probable
this phase of the situation will be gone
Into in detail. Mr. Bigelow says he will
have his reorganization plan ready
within a short time.
Swiss Workmen Strike Half Day.
PARIS, Aug. 81. Workmen in the
Swiss cities of Berne, Zurich and' Basel
went on a half-day strike yesterday as
a protest against the high cost of living-,
says a Havas dispatch from Basel.
Don't Trifle With Blood Disorders,
But Get Rid
Cleanse the System of All Imparities.
Watch your blood supply closely, be
ever on the alert lest some Impurity
creep In which will make Inroads upon
your general health.
For upon the condition of your blood
depends largely whether or not you
are to enjoy that robust and splendid
vitality to which you are entitled. ,
Some of the most painful and serious
ailments are diseases of the blood.
which could be avoided by alert and
prompt attention. Rheumatism comes
from a tiny germ which gets its foot
hold when the blood supply Is impure
and run down.
Catarrh Is another disease which
science has shown la mora easily con
tracted when the blood la la an lmpov-
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VACANT STORES FEWER
IMPROVEMENT OF S8.S PER CENT
MADE SINCE MAY. 1016.
Retail District of 52 Blocks on
West Side Shows Decrease In
Unoccupied Frontace.
Comparisons of surveys made by the
Portland Association of Building Own
ers and Managers In August. 1917, with
a survey made in May, 1916, of store
vacancies, in the retail district of the
West Side, on the basis of number of
feet frontage, shows an improvement
of 3S.3 per cent for the later date.
The district surveyed consists of 62
full city blocks, the four park blocks
and the Irregular block directly north
of the park blocks. The total frontage
is 43.100 feet. The vacancies on Au
gust 15 aggregated 2259 feet frontage
as compared with 3663 feet May 15,
1916. Expressed In percentages the
vacant frontage on August 15, 1917.
was 5.24 per cent of the total frontage
of this district, compared with 8.5 per
cent 1& months ago, a net gain of S8.3
per cent. The north and south streets
show an Improvement of 41 per cent
and the east and west streets 32 per
cent.
At the present time there are no
vacancies on Yamhill. Broadway and
Eleventh streets. In the district sur
veyed, while 15 months ago Yamhill
street had 4 per cent of its frontage
vacant, Broadway, 9.S per cent, and
Eleventh street. 13.76 per cent. The
frontage on Oak street today shows an
increase In vacancies of 21 per cent.
Park street. 32 per cent, and Third
street. 5.45 per cent, compared with
May, 1916.
It is also shown that the vacancies
aggregate 127,075 square feet or 6.8
per cent of a district with 2,185,000
square feet of renAble area.
Rldgefleld Plant Under Guard.
RIDGEFIELD, Wash., Aug. 31.
(Special.) George W. Buker, Mayor of
Ridgefleld, has Issued a. warning for
all persons to keep away from the
town pumping station, and an armed
guard has been placed In charge with
orders to shoot anyone tampering with
the machinery. This order Is given In
consequence of recent attempts to In
terrupt the operation of the pl..nt.
Phone your want ads to The Orego
nian. Main 7070, A 6095.
of Them Quickly
erisnea and disordered state. There
are numerous other diseases which are
due solely to an Impure condition of
the blood.
Can you not see, therefore, the Im
portance of taking a blood purifier,
so as to avoid these diseases? Just give
the system a thorough cleansing with
S. S. S.. that sterling blood remedy,
and you will be In position to enjoy the
blessings of good health.
8. S. S. has been on the market for
more than fifty years 'and Is sold by
druggists everywhere. Demand S. S. S.
and don't take a substitute. Free med
ical advice will be gladly given about
your own case if you will write to our
medical director. Address Swift Specific
Co, 217-A. Swift Laboratory, Atlanta.
G. Adv.