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IT THE -3I0BXIXG OREGOXIAX, SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1918. A NCR EASE IN POWER RATES IS SOUGHT f ; J ' 1 1 1 ; t i i i j I H ! ! lpogjE T ! I ! ! ! !i ! II i 1 1 ! I jjTl UM WATER POWER LAW SEEMS ASSURED Higher Cost of Production Is Pleacted by Portland Rail way, Light & Power. OPERATING EXPENSES SOAR Stabile Srr1ce Commission Asked to Set Aside Present Tariff and Fix Reasonable and Ade ' quale Charge. Contending that the present chare's for commercial power. Including heat ing, lighting and powen, are not re munerative, adequate or sufficient, the Portland Railway. Light & Power Company has petitioned the Public Service Commission for a general in crease In rates. Copies of the peti tion were received by City Auditor Funk yesterday from Salem. In May. 1917. the Publie Service Commission ordered the company to discontinue the commercial powe rates tiien In force, substituting rates fixed by the commission. Cendltleaa ef 191 Chaaged. These rates were placed In two diri aions. The first provided that all elec tric energy used by the consumers un der 73 hours a mopth be charged at a primary rate of 6 cents for the first too kilowatt hours. 4 cents for the next (00. cents for the next 4000 kilo watt hours and 2 cents a kilowatt hour for all in excess of 5000 kilowatt hours. The secondary rate was made for users of a great amount of energy and was lower than the primary rates. In its petition to the commission. the company states that these rates, now in effect, were based upon the operating conditions prevailing during the one and one-half years ending December 31. 1916, and that the com mission assumed that the conditions then existing would be fairly indica tive of the conditions to be encoun tered in the near future. The experience of the company, ac mHE Multnoman Hotel will be tn I scene tonight of a dance for -a. h henefit of the Post Hos pitaL The money will pay for it hie tic eupplies for the use the soldiers. The original plan were made by a committee of which Sergeant David Blank was chairman. When all was well un der way the chairman was transferred to Camp Kearney. But another com mlttee took the matter up, and all igne point to an enjoyable affair. The First Provisional Regimental Band will give a dance at the Audi toriura tonight. A band of 40 pieces will give a concert tonight from S to t o'clock preceding the dance. Miss Louise Corbln's tea this after noon will be an event of aocial Inter est for the younger maids and a few of the matrons. Another event of social note will be the marriage of Miss Mar garet Welch and Dr. Charles Loeding. A wedding causing much surprise to the many friends of the participants took place at Newport Tuesday even lng when Miss Anne Dawson, of Al bany. became the bride of Lleutenan Gordon Van Gundia. who is stationed at Camp 7 C, at Newport, being a Sec ond Lieutenant. S. R. C. A. S., 78th Squadron. The ceremony was performed at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, the Im pressive Episcopal service being spoken by Rev. John Rice, the local rector. Garlands of Marguerites and ferns, fes tooned at each pew, formed the aisle down which the wedding party, unat tended, marched. Baskets of similar flowers were arranged artistically about the quaint little church and sev eral American flags were conspicuously placed so as to give the military note to the occasion. Miss Wilma Wagner played the wed ding march by Mendelssohn and Miss Isabella Toung, an Intimate iriena oi the bride, sang "At Dawning" and "To You," with unusual sweetness. Lieuten ant Philip Southwick acted as usher Clad in a simple but lovely tailored suit of navy blue, the bride made i very chic picture. Prior to her mar riage Mrs. Van Gundia attended con secutively McMinnville College, Miss Harker's school at Palo Alto, the Uni versity of Oregon, where she was a prominent member of the Kappa Alpha Theta fraternity, and during the past year Northwestern College, in Chicago, where she took advanced work In jour nalism. Lieutenant Van Gundia. who is a na tive of Ohio, received his A. B. degree and Master's degree at the State Uni versity of that state and during the cording to the petition, from December Pt ? years ha8 been f nJnBifutr Agricultural College, being very popu- II, 1916. to the present time demon strates that the conditions prevailing in the year 1916 have changed sub stantially, both with relation to the revenues and to the operating expenses. CMts Abrb Bigger Re-veaae. Figures compiled by the company how that while the aggregate rev enue from the electric properties for 1917 was 4.9 per cent greater than for 1916, the revenue per kilowatt hour for 1917 was less than for 1916 by 12 per cent and that while the revenue for 1918 will be 18.1 per cent greater than for 1916, the revenue per kilowatt hour for 1918 will be 22 per cent less than for 1916. The operating expenses of the elec tric properties, excluding taxes, de preciation and fixed charges, have in creased so that while the revenues un der present rates for 1918 will be 16.1 per cent greater than for 1916. the op erating expenses will be (3.9 per cent higher, and that while the revenue for each kilowatt hour utilised will be less for 1918 than for 191C by 22 per cent, the operating expenses for each kilo watt hour produced and utilized for 1918 will be greater by 10 per cent than in 1916. Industrial Demaada Great. Increases in operating expenses, the petition states, are due to increased cost of materials and supplies and in creases in labor costs. The operating expenses in 191S will be greater be cause of the necessity of more con tinued operation of the steam power plants owned by the company, due to the heavy loads on the system caused by the increased activities in war in dustries and due to low water con ditions. The Public Service Commission is asked In the petition to set aside the present rate tariff and fix higher and Increased ratea as will be adequate and reasonable under the existing condi tions. The date of the hearing before the commission has not yet been de termined. 1 lar with the members of the faculty and student body. Lieutenant van Gundia is a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. After a short wedding trip to Port land and Vancouver Lieutenant ana Mrs. Van Gundia will return to Camp 7 C, where they will occupy the charm ing home of Judge Bean during their stay here. www Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Healy, of San Francisco, are visitors In the city, at the Multnomah Hotel. Mr. Healy is a prominent attorney of California. He was one of the lawyers in the Hindu case tried in Judge Van Vleet s court and has figured in many of the im portant caaes of the year. Mrs. Healy formerly was a well-known newspaper woman, Marie Hicks Davidson, of the Examiner. Mr. and Mrs. Healy have been on a tour of the United States for their - wedCing trip. They are en route to their home in San Francisco. Mrs. Healy was entertained yester day at an informal tea and later went for an auto trip about the city as the a-uest of Mrs. Alice BenBon Beach. ber of Mizpah Presbyterian Church, in which she is an active worker. Mr. and Mrs. Roberts will reside in theii new home in Oak Grove. Mrs. Byers is the daughter of Mrs. Hattle Codding- ton. Mrs. B. Cloutier, mother of H. H. Cloutler. manager of the Multnomah Hotel, is visiting in Portland. Mrs. Cloutier is possessed of a charming personality and Is socially popular. Miss Esther Cloutier, who has been in Brit ish Columbia. Washington and Idaho, has returned to the hotel. Mrs. Gilbert Drynan, of 61 East Twenty-ninth street. Portland, who Is spending the Summer at Ocean Park. Wash., has as house guests for the re mainder of the season Mrs. A. W. Hutcheson and family, of Portland. The Ancient Order of Hibernians will give an excursion on the Steamer Kellogg to Deer Island Sunday, leaving Ash-street Dock at 9 A. M. There will j be dancing, games and refreshments, j Hoch's Orchestra will provide music. Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. McMonles and son, Walter H.. Jr., and party have returned from a motor trip to Seaside, Tillamook, Bay Ocean and other points of interest. Mrs. W. R. Williams and daughter. Edith, have opened their cottage at Seaside for the remainder of the sea son. Miss The 1 ma Reed is their guest. ... Mrs. Ralph Clarke, of Ta'coma, has been the house guest of her husband's Dsrents. Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Clarke, for the past week. Mrs. Charles W. Gibbons, of Los Angeles, is visiting Mrs. Carl Evans at Kosy Korner cottage, Long Beach. Dr. and Mrs. G. E. Watts are spend ing a short time in San Francisco and are at the Bellevue. i , - J N. 1- Li JLJ J.".'.' . Uaaf W Opinion General in Congress Development of Vast Supply Should Be Encouraged. BILL IS BEFORE MEMBERS .estimated Water of United States I With Proper Storage Can Supply Energy Aggregating 2 0 0 000,000 Horsepowre. WoiMENSCLUBS rpHE county institute of the Woman's X ChKsttan Temperance Union will be entertained by the University Park union" in the Baptist Church at St. Johns Thursday, August 15. (St. Johns car to Fiske street. Walk north three blocks.) Bible study at 10:30 in the morning will be conducted by the pres ident. Mrs. Sleeth. In the afternoon a mothers' meeting will be held, under the direction of Mrs. Sarah Kerr, coun ty superintendent of mothers' meetings. Mrs. M. L. T. Hidden will speak and Miss Janet M. Pendegast, secretary and field lecturer for the Pacific Coast Res cue and Protective Society, will give a talk on her work. The county convention of the Wom an's Christian Temperance Union will be held Wednesday and Thursday. Sep. tember 18 and 19. in the Methodist Church South. Lavender Club, branch No. 2, will hold a meeting Tuesday at th Library. All members are asked to attend, as business will be discussed. First aid class of the Council of Jew ish Women will meet Tuesday at 2:S0 clock in the Concordia Club building. Red Cross unit of Council of Jewish Women will not meet next Tuesday. OREGONIAN NEWS BTTREATT. Wash ington, Aug. 9. The trenerallv mani fested opinion In Congress that water power develonment should be encour aged at once is a pretty good indica tion that this session will not take final adjournment without passing some sort of water power law. The Senate has already passed a bill wmon has been favorably reported in the House with amendments. When the House reconvenes after the present re cess this bill will be up for immediate and continuous consideration until final action shall be had. Unless the Senate and House become, involved in a disa greement over the terms of the meas ure It will probably go to the President soon. The pressure of war emergencies and the shortage of fuel have served to em phasize the importance of early action. COOO.OOO Horsepower Developed. It is estimated that water power al ready has been developed In the United States to the extent of 6,000,000 horse power and that there are available op portunities for development of 61,000, 000 horsepower without storage and 200.000.000 with storage. The Geological Survey has estimated the available water power in the several sections of the United States, if developed to the practical maximum, without storage, as follows: THE r SENSA FOUR DAYS PIT IM A V AIT? I0MALSSM 1SJ North Atlantic states South Atlantic states North Central States South Central statss Western states Horsepower. 4.910.000 ... 5.107,000 ... 4.270.000 . .. 3.S42.000 . . .44.040.000 WohEtooiic&iaVri By Edith Knight Holms Horsepower available for devel opment 61.678,000 When the pending bill was before the Senate last December Senator Jones, of Washington, read a list of projects for I water power development which had been defeated by lack of. what he termed rational water power laws. Among these projects the most Impor tant, with the estimated water power I to be developed, were as follows: Columbia River. Washington 410.000 Pend Oreille, Washington 250.000 Tennesee River. Alabama 410,000 I Little Tennessee River. N. Carolina. . .200.000 Coosa Klver. Alabama 180,000 Chattahoochle River, Georgia 138.000 Susquehanna River, Maryland 110.000 Missouri River, Montana 100,000 Smaller Projects , Included. Smaller projects Included in the list brought the total of water power de velopment defeated up to 2,122,000 horsepower. The bill provides for the granting of 60-year permits for the erection of I dams on navigable streams and use of water for power development purposes. rates to be regulated by state authority I in the case of intrastate business and by the Interstate Commerce Commis sion in the case of interstate business. and at or after the expiration of the It wasn't a riot or a blockade at Third and Oak streets yesterday Among other points of interest she I merely the various machines arriving 60 years the Government may, upon two visiiea qb riiiniis al"."":" i to deposits tneir loaas at ma ncu wubb by the National League for Woman's j sajVage bureau. Mrs. Milton Kahn, BUS FIRM WANTS CHANGE Service. . Mrs. Healy is active In the lea rue and has studied the work of the organization in all cities she has visited. The soldiers who packed theiKnlghts of Columbus building at Vancouver Barracks, Wednesday night were treat ed to an attractive musical programme under the direction of Miss Mamie Helen Flynn. Continuous applause greeted each number. Those on the programme were Mrs. Leslie Scott, Mrs. Marie C Fischer, Miss Eugenia Craig, reader, and Albert Crletz. violinist. Miss Flynn played the accompaniments. Last night another programme was presented. Those who took part were Mary and Genevieve Clancy, Miss Nina Dressell, Fred Crowther and Miss Bernlce Nathlefen. Officials Ask Repeal of Ordinance Requiring Franchises for Vehicles. A wedding of this evening will be I that of Chester C. Roberts and Mrs. Eva Byers. The ceremony will be solem nised at the First Presbyterian Church, IRev. J. H. Boyd officiating. Mr. and Mrs. M. R Spauldlng will attend the i.iion.M oinciais orne united uo- business circles. The bride is a mem tur cue (.ornpiny are airectea at se curing the repeal by the City Council of an ordinance requiring franchises for all motor vehicles operated on def inite routes. The members of th council recently defeated an attempt to repeal this legislation as proposed by City Commissioner Kellaher. One of the main reasons given by some members of the council aealnst the repeal of the franchise ordinance I IV PW PPfltPt Aflflint ll-Rnntc; is that should the city enter the trans- '"CVV UICJ1 yaIJl U DUdia portauon business to Llnnton the re peal of the ordinance would render the municipal line a failure. Thirty-four licenses have been Is sued by Jitney Inspector GUI, but only about 10 of these are being operated as jitney Duses. The remainder are used in strictly for hire service. one of those In charge, saw the great mass of contributions coming In. The women couldn't handle them all. so they Just went out into the highways and byways and asked all the business men in the neighborhood to help them. Within a few minutes Vjtchers, bakers and bankers had their coats off and were carrying in salvage. The fire engine houses sent in their supply at the same time and so there is at fine assortment at the bureau. Among other things are several sewing machines, baby carriages, bicycles, etoves, old years notice, take over the plant upon payment of just compensation for the property and also payment for any I locks, canals, etc., the lessees may have built in order to preserve the naviga bility of the strewn. The bill passed the Senate December 14, by a vote of 46 to 18. Among the Western Senators Jones of Washington, McNary of Ore gon, Myers of Montana. Phelan of Cali fornia, Pittman of Nevada and Smoot of Utah voted in the affirmative and Poindexter of Washington, Borah of Idaho. King of Utah and Johnson of I California voted in the negative. Cham berlain of Oregon, Brady of Idaho and I Walsh of Montana were absent on ac- l L k. . i F I i sm " .savw m r -w sassf-- STARTS lll TODAY! . The bill as was amended reported to the considerably. clothes, kitchen utensils, shoes, books, count of inness or official business. dishes, vases. All the money derived from the sales goes to the Red Cross. a The auxiliary to the 69th Field Artillery and the Eighth Company Columbia, C. A. C, will meet in room F of the Library Monday at 7:45 P.M. The auxiliary is completing plans for moonlight excursion to be given on the Swan Friday evening. Dancing and music will be enjoyed. The Swan will leave Jefferson-street dock at 8:15 P. M, House BOYS ANXIOUS FOR SERVICE Hundreds of High School Youths Seek to Enter Military. VIVIDLY DEPICTING THE MOST DARING AND GIGANTIC FIRE SCENES EVER ENACTED BEFORE A CA'MER A SPANISH IRE VOICED Made to Germany. SCHOONER SEAMAN SUNK PIONEER OF OREGON DIESi Daniel B. Hall, Xorth Bend, Victim of Stroke of Apoplexy. NORTH' BEND. Or, Aug. . (Spe cial.) Daniel B. Hall, a well-knsKn resident of this city and father of John Hall, former chief of police here, died at the home of his son late last evening of apoplexy, after a linger ing illness. Mr. Hall was 8( years old and was born in Fountain County. Indiana. Ha was an old resident of Oregon, hav- rng crossed the tap lain s with an ox team in 1862 and settled nesr Sher wood. 'Or., where he engaged In 'fann ing until about five years ago. when he moved to this city, where he had resided since. He is survived by a widow and three sons and two- daugh ters. Submarine That Sank Diamond Is I Shoals Lightship Reported Par- r f suing Lumber Schooner and Tramp Steamer. SAVING TO STATE SEEN Commission Would Make Workmen's Compensation Compulsory. SALEM. Or, Aug. . (Special.) In event the Legislature listens to a recommendation of the Industrial Acci dent Commission to make workmen's compensation compulsory, it will cost the state 'but I2S6.974.1S to conduct that commission during the next bien nium. Oa the other hand, if the recom mendation ia'not abided by, the state's share of the accident fund for the two years wil!be 1 1,200.000. These facts are brought out In the special report of the Accident Cora- MADRID, Aug. 8. (By the Associat ed Press.) Spain has addressed a new not to Germany concerning the tor pedoing of Spanish ships. Foreign Minister Dato made this an nouncement late today after the Cabi net had held an extraordinary session. NEWPORT NEWS. Vs., Aug. 9. Ths American schooner Stanley L. Seaman, bound from Newport News to a foreign port, was sunk last-Monday, 110 miles easU of Cape Hatteras. by a German marine. Captain W. C. McAloney and crew of eight men arrived today at this port, having been picked up by a British vessel. The Seaman, Captain McAloney said, was fired on without warning while becalmed about noon Monday. The crew took to their small boats but were later permitted to return for provi sions, and then put off in a gasoline launch. The members of the submarine crew looted the ship before sinking it with a bomb. The submarine was described by Cap tain McAloney as the U-133. 350 feet long and mounting four guns, two 6-inch fore and aft, conning tower with f small gun on either side. The Seaman was owned by Crowell A Thurlow. of Boston. ' NEW YORK. AuF 9 The German submarine which on Tuesday afternoon mission Just filed with the State Taxi sunk the Diamond Shoals lightship and Commission. I the American steamer Merak. was last the library station. seen in pursuit of and shelling a lum ber-laden steam schooner and a tramp steamship of about 7000 tons. This was learned today when officers and crew of the destroyed Merak arrived. A CANADIAN ATLANTIC PORT, Aug. 9. The schooner Gladys M. Hol- lett, attacked by a German submarine and thought to have been sunk by bombs off this coast Monday, was towed into port today. The vessel can easily be made seaworthy. , LONDON. Aug. 9. Details of the sink ing of a German submarine by a Brit ish armed yacht in the English Chan nel are available. A call for help was picked up by the yacht, which Immediately headed in the direction indicated. Half an hour later the lookout sighted the periscope -of a submarine preparing to attack mer chantmen approaching from the oppo site direction. The periscope was barely 160 feet from tne port bow of the yacht. Full speed was at once ordered and the yacht drove right over the subma rine Just as the periscope disappeared. Two depth charges were dropped lm mediately. One survivor of the U-boat. covered with a thick coatipg of oil, was picked up. DIGITALIS DEMAND GROWS Women Earn $5 a Day ' Picking leaves in Alsea District. TOLEDO, Or., Aug. 9. (Special.) J. Ragsdale, who operates a digitalis dryer on the Alsea River, yesterday aid there has been a big demand for his product, but is experiencing diffi culty In filling orders on account of the scarcity of pickers. Mr. Ragsdale uses a hop dryer and has exploded the idea that the leaves of digitalis must be dried slowly in the shade. The whole Coast section is covered with the herb and in the Alsea section women and children are making from S3 to $5 per day. One woman recently earned 33.46 in three and one-half hours gathering the leaves. , Library Carried to Workers. Wednesday noon will be library day at the Peninsula shipyards hereafter. Besides books on shipbuilding the Port land Library Association will suddIv the latest war books and books of gen eral interest. Secretary Hale is much interested in th ework and hopes to see every man in the yard a patron of SALEM. Or., Aug. 9. (Special.) Hundreds of high school boys from various parts of the state went to the nearest recruiting stations today and endeavored to enter the Army or Navy, according to advices received by Super intendent Churchill. The boys thought the order prohibiting further voluntary enlistments was not to become effective until tomorrow, Mr. Churchill said, and as a result were anxious to get in under the volunteer system. Mr. Churchill telephoned to W. F. Woodward at Portland, new chairman of the State Council of Defense, in regard to the move being made and was informed that enlistments had been closed and that the boys could not be accepted, even if they applied. He asked Mr. Churchill to take such steps as possible to advise young men to remain at their studies.- as it evl J .1 I . ,1 1 . A 1 mcnt not to molest them even if they DISEASE DAMAGES SPRUCE are of draft age, unless tne demand for their services elsewhere becomes im perative. adsta FEATURING THOS.. SANTCHI Star of "The Spoilers" Portland High School and of the min ing engineering department of the Salt Lake University. Twelve years ago the family moved to Montana, following a lengthy residence at Nineteenth and Marshall streets, and each Summer they return to spend a vacation In Portland and at Gearhart, where they have a beach residence. Government Takes Steps to Preserve Vast Tracts of Timber. WOMEN FOR HIGHWAY WORK State Adopts Plan to Release Men for Other Service. SALEM. Or., Aug. 9.-r(SpeciaL) Wherever practicable women will be used on state highway work In the fu ture, acocrding to State Highway En gineer Nunn. They will be assigned to positions of inspecting, checking rock and similar lines oi employment. Or ders have gone forth to engage as many women as possible and to release men for other service. Already two women are employed on the Lower Columbia Highway between Inglis and Galena, and Mr. Nunn says they are proving themselves as capable and honest as men. An -investigation of damage being done to Sitka spruce in the Lower Columbia basin by what was thought an insect pest, has revealed that the havoc is being wrought by a patho logical disease. John M. Miller, of Ash land, and A. J. Jaenicke, of this city, representing the bureau of entomology of the United States forest service, con ducted the investigation. They report that thus far the disease is confined to the poorer grade of spruce on the lower elopes, and has not affected the high quality timber used in aeroplane construction. In an effort to diagnose the disease and prevent the spread of the damage to this stand of spruce, further In vestigations are to be made. The survey just made covered some 50,000 acres in Clatsop County, Oregon, and Wahkia kum County, Washington. , ARMY OFFICER FOUND DEAD Lieutenant-Colonel Cole Killed ac Fort Sam Houston. , SAN ANTONIO, Tex.. Aug. 9. -Lieutenant-Colonel Clarence Leroy Cole, Medical Corps, formerly In charge of the laboratory at . the base hospital. Fort Sam Houston, was found dead at his headauarters today with a bullet wound in the head. He is survived by a widow and three children. The mili tary board has not made its report. OPERATION IS SUCCESSFUL Mrs. J. GansI, of Montana, Conva lescent at Portland Hospital. Mrs. J. GansI, of Billings. Mont, and formerly a resident of Portland, is con valescent, following an operation at the Portland Surgical Hospital. In 10 days Mrs. GansI will be removed to the Campbell Hotel to stay a fortnight, af ter "which she will return to Montana. Mr. GansI leaves tonight for Billings, called by a telegram to bid good-bye to their son. Granvuie. who goes to Washington, D. C, to enlist in the I Navy. Granville Ganil is a graduate efl HUNGER THE BEST SAUCE Sauce is used to create an appetite or relish for the food. The right way is to look to the digestion. When you have good digestion you are certain to relish your food. Chamberlain's Tablets im prove the digestion and create a healthy appetite. Greaf Baby Year Doctors say the birth rate in America for the year 1918 will be very large. AH right, we're ready! Ko daks enough and films enough to snap-shot all the babies in Portland! Yon never catch the Colum bian's Kodak department asleep." No matter what demand devel ops, we're prepared to meet it. If there's a baby at,, your house, how's your stock, of films for tomorrow? COLUMBIAN Optical Company 145 Sixth St. Floyd F. Brower, Mgr. L