Morning Oregonian., September 13, 1917, Page 7, Image 7

THE 3IOIt?fIijr OKEGOMAJft TlIUKSDAl", SliPTUJIliliiC IIS, 1917..
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STREETCAR FARE
QUESTION PUT UP
Right of Public Service Com
mission' to Fix Rate in
Portland Involved.
COMPANY. ASKS , ACTION
Attorney-General Brown to Decide
AVIiethcr State Body Has Jurisdiction-
City Charter to '
Bo Studied.
SALE5T, Or., Sept. 12. (Special.)
The Public Service Commission today
asked Attorney-General Brown if the
Commission has jurisdiction to handle
the request of the Portland Railway,
Light & Power Company to be allowed
to increase its fare on its etreet rail
way lines.
Tvo propositions are involved in the
application of the Public Service Com
mission to the Attorney-General for an
opinion. One is whether the act of the
Legislature of 1901, providing that in
cities of 50,000 persons or more street
cur lines shall charge no more than 6
cents fare for a ride soinsj continu
ously in one direction, was "repealed by
the public utilities act, and the other is
whether the Commission has Jurisdic
tion to fix rates when there is a fran
chise covering such rates.
Company Cites Case.
Contention is made by the company
that the public utilities act repeals the
act of 1901. and consequently gives the
Commission jurisdiction to fix rates,
and the company also contends that the
"Woodburn case, handed down by the
Oregon Supreme Court, covers the
question of franchises. In the Wood
burn case it was held that the Com
mission had power to fix telephone
rates regardless of a franchise given
by the city which provided the maxi
mum rates to be charged.
It is pointed out by 'attorneys, how
ever, that in the Woodburn case it was
held that the city of Woodburn had
been granted no authority by charter
or by the state to fix rates and conse
quently the power of the Commission
was paramount to any power that
might be attempted to be exercised by
the city in granting a franchise fixing
such telephone rates.
fhartrr o Be Probed.
With this distinction in view, it Is
understood that a probe will be made
of all existing f ranchiset-and of char
ter provisions of the city of Portland
to ascertain whether that city has been
vested with the power of fixing rates,
or to ascertain whether any franchise
fixing the rHtes of the company has
been enacted by the people.
It is declared by attorneys who have
looked into the matter somewhat that
if the city charter of Portland grants
the authority to the city to fix rates,
or if the people have voted directly on
the question through initiative, the
Public Service Commission would have
no Jurisdiction, regardless of the deci
sion in the Woodburn case.
Consequently, it is understood that
those interested will be called upon to
furnish information as to just what
the Portland city charter provides in
the premises in the Portland Railway,
Light & Power Company case, and also
to furnish information as to the com
pany's franchises and the manner of
their enactment.
Xew Briefs Are Filed.
Two new briefs were filed today
relative to the petition of the company,
one by W. S. U'Ren, as attorney for the
employes, and one by B. J. Howland,
of Portland, who also raises the ques
tion of the Jurisdiction of the Com
mission. Attorney-General Brown said today
it probably will be two or three days
before he givtes his opinion on the ques
tion of the Commission's Jurisdiction.
HARRY CLARK SPEAKS
FIRST WOItD LTTERED SIXCE MYS
TER.IOCS BLOW OX HEAD.
FfcysIcHans Think Mind May Be Blank
If Victim Survives, and X-Ray "Will
Be Taken of Head Today.
Harry Clark, mysteriously Injured on
Base Line road last Saturday night,
and who is In an unconscious condition
at St. Vincent's Hospital, may yet re-
tjuiifciuusuess long enougn to tell
the police how he was injured. An
X-ray photograph of his head will be
taken today.
we regained consciousness long
enough yesterday to say that he was
leeiing rotten when the nurse asked
how he felt. He immediately sank into
a state of coma again. That he was in
jured by an automobile Saturday night
seems to be the only solution to the
case now. although the first theory ad
' vanced that he had heen assaulted is
still considered.
His case is one of the most baffling
eiitoumereo oy tne nospital. He ap
pears to be suffering from a fracture
of the skull, but at the same time
there is no evidence of a fracture, other
than a swelling as if from a hlo-
from a blunt instrument at the base of
the brain. There is a discoloration be-
nina each ear which Is attributed to
a blood clat.
His chances for recovery are consid
ered slight, but should he revive his
mind, it is feared, may be a blank as
10 tne past.
PERS0NALMENTI0N.
Ike Gallagher, of Astoria. Is at the
PTrKint?.
G. V McLean, of Salem, is at the
Nortonia.
L. G. Fhebus. of Seattle, Is at the
Xortonia.
T. Endys, of San Francisco, Is at
tive Ritz.
Benjanjin Brick, of Salem, Is at the
Portland.
Sam Wilson, of Seattle, is at the
Hotel Ritz.
J. W. Butler, of Los Angeles, is at
tle Portland.
C. E. Laukeston, of Astoria, ' is at
the Imperial.
G. A. Flood, of Albany, Is at , the
Hotel Oregon.
C. K. Doiirmaa, of San Francisco," is
at the Oregon.
W. B. Clark, of Me&ford, Is at the
Oregon Hotel.
A Bend visitor, to the Oregon Hotel
is A. C. Froom.
H. E. Edwards, of Pendleton, is at
the Palace Hotel.
Stanley Burrows, of Pendleton, is at
the Oregon Hotel.
Cida Merrick, of North Bend, is at
the Portland Hotel.
R. L. Battle, of Salt Lake City, is
at the Palace Hotel.
Joseph E. Vuttlr. of Eugene, is at
the WashingM i Hotel.
AIis. A. it of St. Helens, is
on her way to Little Rock. Ark., and
stopped yesterday at the Multnomah.
G. Stelg, registered from Salem, Is
at the-lmperial Hotel. . -
Miss Myra McNaught, of Baker, is
at the Washington Hotel. ,
S. P. Fleming, a Seattle' shipbuilder,
is at the Multnomah Hotel.
J. !.- Harvey, of Walla Walla, is
registered at the Imperial.
M. J. Reardon. of La Center, Is reg
istered at the Hotel Perkins.
Mrs. Charles W. Sare, of La Grande,
is at the" Washington Hotel.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Anderson, of
Westminster, are at the Ritz. - -
Mr. and. Mrs. J. II. Albert are Salem
visitors to the Imperial .Hotel.
Max Greenbaugh. o Honolulu, is at
the Portland .on his way East.
Mr. and Mrs. C. G.: Kinney, of Kansas
City. Mo., are at the Nortonia Hotel.
William B. Bohn, registered from Los
Angeles, la at the Multnomah Hotel.
Mrs. M. Archibald- and her son, of
Butte, Mont.,""are at the PalaceHotel.
A Pendleton visitor to the Washing
ton Hotel is 'Miss Margaret Cronin.
Mr. and Mrs. George. H- Jackson are
spending their honeymoon-in Portland.
Uhey are stopping at the Hotel Perkins.
: Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Dandon, of Ken
necott, Araska, are here for a few
days and registered at, the Multnomah
Hotel.
-"William L. Thompson.' of Pendleton,
member of the State Highway Com
mission, is here attending a meeting
of the board. He is at the Imperial.
Mr. and Mrs. F..R. Hauger. of Mary
hill, Wash., are at the Nortonia Hotel,
and also registered there are Mr. and
Mrs. -H. E. " Hauger, of - Klamath
Falls, Or.
Charles Norton Hunt, head of . the
l..tr'lr,aii of the Northern Pacific
Railroad, is here gathering data for
the work of next year, ne weni-out
on the Columbia Highway yesterday.
He is at the Multnomah Hotel.
- Rev. S. - J. Greenfield, of .Utica. N'. T..
was a guest at the . Portland last
night. Dr. Greenfield represents the
board of conference claimants of the
Methodist Episcopal Church at the
Pacific Coast annual conferences this
month.
SERGEANT CALIFF DIES
OREGON CITY BOY RUX OVER BY
TROOP TRAIN AT REDDING, CAL.
Learning Horse " In " Cattle Car Was
Down, Soldier Rashes to Give Aid,
and Meets Death Bctna Cars.
REDDING, Cal., Sept. 12. Carlton F.
Califf, sergeant of Troop -A, Oregon
cavalry, which passed through Redding
southbound last night, died today in a
local hospital from injuries received
when he fell between the cars south of
here.
Califf, whose father ls said to be a
.Hlurrl1it In irf crnrt fMtv- hnri been
Informed that one of the horses in a
cattle car was down, according to nis
own statement before he died. He was
going over the tops of the cars when
he fell.
OREGON CITT. "oi, Sept. 12. (Spe
cial.) Only meager . details" have
reached this city of the injury and
death of Sergeant Califf, who died at
11 o'clock this morning after having
been run over by a troop train.
A long-distance telephone call to
Mrs. Clara Califf, the dead man's aunt,
from Redding told of his Injury, fol
lowed by another at noon notifying her
of his death. His father, E. F. Calirr;
a brother, Gilbert, and a'sister, Ida, all
of this city, are the only immediate
survivors. Another brother, Bradford,
was killed Instantly several years ago
at the Crown. Willamette Pulp & Paper
Company' plant when he fell' a con
siderable distance onto tne rocks Deiow
the mill.
Sergeant Califf left Oregon City Mon
day with the rest of the troops from
Camp Withycombe, after having spent
Sunday with his family here. calirr
was 34 years of age and had served in
the United States Navy. - He vas born
in Oregon City, and attended the Ore
gon City grade and high schools.
LIVE STOCK SHOW SURE
Chamber of Commerce and Packing; -Houses
"Will Raise $10,000.
A campaign to raise $10,000 to pay
premiums for pure-bred exhbiits at the
Pacific International Livestock Show
will be inaugurated by the Portland
Chamber of Commerce, working with
representatives of the packing houses,
any deficit to be underwritten by them
Jointly.
This assures the success of the 1917
show, which probably will be held, as
usual. In the first week of December.
A legislative appropriation of $1500 is
also available.
Training: .Ship Requested.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU.'Wash
ington, Sept. 12. Representative Mc
Arthur today requested the Secretary
of Navy to designate the cruiser Prince
ton now at the Bremerton Navy
yard as a training ship for use of the
Oregon and Washington Naval Militia.
susiMijy-:
25c and up for
Table d'Hote
Breakfasts and
Lunches, and
50c and up for.
Table d'Hote
Dinners are ex
actly the same
prices that we
have been
charging for 3
years.
Therefore when you
take your meals here
vyou DO NOT pay any
advance in prices.
imperial
Manager.
BOYCOTT IS GALLED
Jobs Where 10-Hour Mill Lum
ber Is Used Will Suffer.
METAL. MEN GET ADVANCE
effect price control regulations that
will reduce the -cost of living and make
the readjustment of shipyard wage
scales possible.'
The lumber workers' union has re
quested the shipwrights and Joiners,
,who are affiliated with the metal
trades council, jto Join the building
trades in a boycott of unfair lumber as
turned out by ten-hour mills.
If this request is granted work in 15
yards building wooden ships would be
tied up. No action on the question of
sympathetic strike has been taken.
Members of the West Coast Lum
bermen's Association say there are only
five eight-hour mills in Western Wash
ington, sufficient to cut only a small
percentage of material required for
commercial orders now on hand.
Shipping Board Grants Demands of
Stcelworkcrs Xcw Seale Retro
' active From August 1 Adjust
ment to Be Asked January 1.
SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. II. More
than 1000 carpenters, according to esti
mates made by officers of the building
trades unions, were called out today 1
on Jobs throughout the city in "Which
lumber manufactured by mills operat
ing on the ten-hour day standard was
being used. More than a score of build
ing jobs were tied up. '
More than 2000 carpenters are In the
seven unions of the . Carpenters' Dis
trict Council, and approximately 900
ship carpenters and joiners are in the
number.
This action came just as Seattle's
long-drawn-out wage dispute between
the 15 unions represented in the metal
trades council and the shipbuilders. the
latter represented by the United States
Shipping Board, following the com
mandeering of the vessels building, was
definitely settled when the council offi
cially ratified the terms of adjustment
reached by the conference held at
Washington Tuesday, and the threat
ened strike of 12,000 men employed in
shipyards here was called off.
According to the advices received
here the scale asked by the union is
granted by the shipping board and is
to be effective to January 1, at which
time a new agreement ' is to be ar
ranged. It will also be retroactive from
August 1.
The inference is that the Shipping
Board hotcs that by the first of the
year the Government will have put Into
WHITE PLAGUE SUBJECT
Xortliwest "f ubcrculosis Convention
to Be Held Here in October.
Tuberculosis and its relation to war
and wartime activities will be the prin
cipal subject of discussion when the
Northwest Tuberculosis Convention
takes place in Portland October 15 and
IS. The delegates will be from Oregon,
Washington. Idaho, Montana, Wyoming
and Utah and the meeting' will be the
first of its kind ever held in the North
west. The meeting has the sanction of
the Oregon Association for the Preven
tion of Tuberculosis.
Prominent speakers from many parts
of the country will attend the confer
ence. Motion pictures and educational
features of many kinds will be brought
before the visiting delegates.
MAN HELD UP AND ROBBED
George D. Miles Reports Loss of
Watch and Diamond.
George T. Miles, of 344 East Second
street North, reported to the police
yesterday that he was held up and
robbed Tuesday night on the Grand-td
avenue bridge across Sullivan s Uulch
by a highwayman.
A gold watch and. a diamond ring
belonging to his wife were taken. Mr.
Miles said that he begged the highway
man to let him keep the ring but that
the man took it after making some
curt reply. Mr. Miles was able to give
a fair description of the mnn.
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