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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (March 8, 1908)
THE SUSP AT OREGON! A PORTLAND, MARCH 8. 190S. CLAIM EASILY You Are Judged By What You Actually Accomplish j 10 ARE MADE mm P gfatiiii n in rm ii in Miai'iiiW BMStmMil'WWIffSS l' li I1 1 III I y Mlt.ll,a" e Sff TgS.nYaga Vtftmn-Tlfrltt i iMI itmi IT That I fan accomplish the best possible results" in all kinds of dental work requiring skill is at tested by a business that has steadily increased dur ing the past 12 years. . ft Very often I have to repair the damage inflicted by men who are misfits in this profession. The catch some customers by so-called cheap prices. J I guarantee the best skill in every branch of deu tal work. The work that stands the test of time and makes a friend of every patient. . ' fit If you appreciate skill, gentleness and modern methods at reasonable cost, entrust me with Tour work. Why not have what yon need and pay for it at your convenience? Perhaps yon think the prices are out of all reason hsre, as they are in many places. Not so. Come in just to see and make your estimates and you will find that there is but little difference between the cash and credit prices, only enough to pay for the use of the money. - If you call,' you will find that this is ' 'the only place where yon can afford to buy on credit." 5f U if . vl " !- V J DR. B. E. WRIGHT. GOOD SET OF TEETH ON RUBBER PLATE . $5.00 BEST SET OF TEETH ON RUBBER PLATE . $8.00 DR. B. E. WRIGHT PAINLESS DENTIST 342V2 Washington Street, Corner Seventh OFFICE HOURS--8 A. M. to 5 P. M.; 7:30 to 8:30 P. M.; SUNDAYS 9 A. M. to 1 P. M. Phone Main 21 19 Twelve Years in Portland LIGHT ORDINANCE VETOED BY LANE Mayor Considers It Inadvis able for City to Sign Five Year Contract. FAVORS MUNICIPAL PLANT Council Will Probably lusis-t on ravage of Measure Which Pro vides for Continuance of Electric Lighting System. Mayor Italic yesterday vetoed the 01 rliiinnrc. passed at llio last session of the Council authorizing the Kxec-utive Board to advertise for bids for electric liplits for all municipal lighting purposes for a term of llii- years. In his message to Itie t'ouncll. the Mayor declares that ho believes 1 1 ip city should not he bound for n Ioiik a contract, as lie thinks better rates can he secured soon by means of competition. He also holds that the Council !" exceeded its authority in orderiuK bids for electricity only. The charter he says provides that the Kx eculive Board may ask for bids for light ins by otiter means. The Tortland Railway, Light & Tower Company now holds the contract for ctiy lifilithiK.' and its contract will expire De cember 31. WS. When the matter of a renewaV of contract was up for discussion, CMayor Lime and other city officials ad vocated the construction of a municipally owned electric plant, and the lighting committee of the Council held three meet ings to talk over the feasibility of the plan. After hearing all arguments, the committee recommended awarding an other contract of five years for electric lights, gas lights being oljjeotionable to the majority of the members of the Coun cil, because of the absence of com petition. It is virtually certain that the name company will receive the award for lighting again. Veto Will Be Overruled. That Mayor Lane's veto will accomplish, nothing beyond the exploiting of his own views on the matter, seems certain, as the large majority of Councllmen is op posed to him in the matter. Those who will probably vote to sustain his veto are Councilman Vaughn. Kellaher, Cocannon, Rushlight and Cottel; those who will probably vote to pass the ordinance over Ms veto are Councilman Annand. Baker. Striding. Menefee. Dunning, Driscoll, Wal lace. Cellars. Bennett and "Wills. Thus It will be seen that the required two thirds majority for passage of an ordin Fiice over the veto af the Mayor Is at band, if the members mainta'n their original position on the question. Mayor line's veto message. contain ing tils reasons, follows: I herewith return ordinance No. "IT.iio Pot approved. This is an ordinance which directs the Kxeeutivr Board of this city to enter Into a oontvaet for lighting the public buildings, streets, avenues, parks, public grounds and places within the .itv. The prire to be paid is not to exceed l",41 per mnth for eneh arc lamp, which Is about the rate which is now paid, atuf the contract is to run for a fixed period of not less than five years. Tn respect to this ordinance 1 have to Mv that 1 do not consider its terms to be favorable to the clt for several reasons, ome of which are as follows: Competition Might Arise. T do not deem it advisable to enter into II contract for lighting the city tor so long a period as five years, there being t this time no opportunity to secure the advantages of any competition for the service to be rendered, whereas within a period of one. or at most two years, it ,s my opinion that new plants furnishing power will be in the field ready to bid upon such a contract. It Is a fact. too. that the cost of producing light is at this time being greatly reduced owing to more efficient methods both of producing elec tricity and by means of improvements In the construction of arc lights. With about one-half the lights which ire really needed, it is costing, say MvAOuO a year to light the city at present. Hid at this time some provision should he made looking to the establishment of k plant owned by the city, which plant K-onld prove a profitable Investment, the present cost being out of proportion to Ute benefits derived. Advise Against Iiift Contracts. The journals devoted to municipal af fciirs are publishing articles from g(od luthority stronglv advistwr against long me contracts for municipal lighting, and giving statistics favorable to mu nicipally owned plants. This ordinance, however, allows no choice in respect to a time limit less than five years, but ar bitrarily fixes it for that specific period upon the city if a contract is entered into under it. It is my opinion that this ordinance if it becomes a law, will tie the city up with a contract continuing for a period too great to be in the interest of the city: also that it practically will result in placing the city's lighting in the hands of the present company, no competition being possible at this time. Also that it will operate to delay the acquisition of a plant owned by the city, which is the end most to be desired, and for these reasons I view it as a measure directly inimical to the true interests of the people of this city. Cost Has Been Reduced. It is stated upon good authority that the cost of illuminating streets by elec tric arc lights has been reduced some 20 to 25 per cent of late through the use of the new niagnatite lamps, and there seems no reason why the city should not be allowed to participate in such reduc tion of cost., there, however, being no assurance of any such reduction in cost being contemplated . in this ordinance, which fixes the maximum rate of $5.41 per month for each arc light, as against J.V30. the amount now being paid by the city. All benefits derived from the lower cost of operation accruing solely to the contractor. It is my opinion that the city is entitled to its just share of all bene fits to be derived from any just source, and that it should be allowed the oppor tunity to participate in them where pos sible. It is my belief, likewise, that your hon orable body has made the ordinance too specific in its terms, inasmuch as the last paragraph of section 208 of the cltv char ter provides "that it shall be competent for the Kxecutive Board to contract for lighting the public buildings and any part or portion of the city by different means or systems." whereas in this ordinance they are confined to but one means, and practically to but one bidder, upon such contract. A NEW INITIATIVE PETITION Proposal to Reduce Extravagance in Dress. The Dalles Optimist. Old Man Bennett starts out today with a new and fresh Initiative meas ure, and it is hoped everybody will siBii it. for it is of the greatest im portance, not only to Oregon, but to tnj country at large, in fact to hu manity ge:iei-i.lly. The new act is entitled "An Act to Reduce Extravagance in Dress," and it provides that hereafter all coats shall be made one inch shorter than hereto fore, and that all dresses of women shall have one less breadth in the skirts than heretofore. It is estimated th&t this reform will result in a sav ins of at leas; Ji.000.000 per year in this state, and will surely do "nobodv any harm. It is true that this measure is not new with me. Klyspeck and his crowd of reformers had the measure under advisement last yer.r, and again this year, only they went a little further and prohibited buttons on men's coat sleeeves. and curtailed the length of women's apron strings. But while the reformers were cogitating we got in ahead of them and have our bill all ready for signatures. There, is no doubt of its passage, for we are ripe for ryforni along the lines of the bill. If it passes all right, and by a fair majority, we will have another great measure to brln,i up two hence. This will establish a state menagerie and a stfite mattress factory. To the former must be taken all snakes, rats, devils and all other "varmints" found in men's boots as a result of too much booze, when they have what is known as delirium tremens, and to the latter must go the surplus hair of the women of tiie state, no woman hereafter to allow her hair to be over one yard in length. AVe will have two new state officers, a state barber and a keeper of the menagerie, and they will both ba nice, soft and remunerative berths. But the menagerie will be very remunera tive, as it will be such a novelty that the admission fees will produce a big revenue. The mattresses also will bring in a lot of money, for it is well known that hair mattresses are the best ever, beating the oystermere brand to a standstill. We will have four grades blond, brunette, auburn and Schenectady (just beyond" Auburn). It will be seen that these measures will be highly beneficial to the state, and the only wonder is that the fly speckers have overlooked them. Denver Pesthouse Burns. DENVER. March 7. The city pest house at Sand Creek, just north of the city limits, ki Adams County, was burned today. There was a panic among the 15 patients, one man and 14 women and children, when the Are was discov ered at 10 o'clock in the women's dormi tory, but the strong helped the weaker one and all escaped safely. The pa tients are without shelter, but amply sup plied with bed clothing, and are now camped on the prairie. Read Sharkey add today. CAN DATES PDT BAN ON it LINEUPS Each Man to Fight His Own Campaign Before the State Primaries. MAKE NO DEALS THE WORD Aspirants for Office at Olympia on Record That They Will Observe Letter and Spirit of the Xfw Primary Law. OLYMPIA. Wash., March 7. (Spe cial.) The eleven known candidates for state office who. by virtue of their present state offices are residing in Olympia, are almost unanimous, this early in the political game, in declar ing that each man must fight his own battle in the primary election cam paign. ' The matter of deals between this candidate and that has been discussed to a considerable extent in the last few weeks, and the letter of Congress man W. L. Jones to his North Takima campaign managers instructing them to make no deals for support with other candidates in the effort to send him to the United States Senate, has brought out similar resolutions from the men aspiring to other positions. "Line-ups" Are Frowned On. The ban is on "line-ups," but whether it can be made effective is a tpatter of speculation with the primary law in the experimental stage in this state. Governor Mead is practically the only candidate for office who fights shy of the question. . The other candidates who are resid ing temporarily, at least, in Olympia, are John D. Atkinson1, candidate for Governor; Samuel H. Nichols, candidate for Secretary of State; J. H. Shively, candidate for Insurance Commissioner; C. W. Clauson, candidate: for State Auditor: E. W. Ross, candidate - for Commissioner of Public Lands: H. B. Dewey, candidate for State Superin tendent of Schools; T. D. Rockwell, candidate for Congress, and Justices H. E. Hadley, M. A. Root and Herman D. Crow, candidates for Justices of the Supreme Court. Jones Wants 3io Promises. Congressman. Jones, who has started the .every-man-for-himself movement, says: "It is my intention and desire to have my campaign conducted with the strictest regard both for the. letter and -the spirit of the primary law, and the committee must not make any promises of any kind relative to future appointments or any communication with any other candidate or any deal of any kind to secure support for me." Attorney-General Atkinson, seeking the Governorship, says: "I am positively not 'lined up with any Senatorial, Congressional or other candidate in any manner whatsoever. It would be only the friends of other gubernatorial candidates who would suggest such a thing. I have always kept free from factions and I always shall be my own political and official regulator. I am aAcandidate for Gov ernor and shall be a candidate for no other office under any possible cir cumstances." Said Secretary of State Sam H. Nichols: Every Man Tor Himself. "As I read the law, every man should stand for himself and no one else. I may have preferences as to the other candidates, but I shall keep them to myself: neither shall I throw a straw in the way of any man's aspirations. I shall plan and carry out my own campaign." "It should be the policy of every man seeking nomination in tha direct $25.00 V '',, V. v.-.,-: c- s . r v -' t, large, ,i $-t JSr-"- V .. ; 4 l- H Elesran biscuit - tufted V., - . . - ' v a UN MATCH ABLE Davenrjort Sofa '-t'V.iyVC V&f O--'li $22.50 Davenport Bod. medium . veiour COMFORTABLE GO-CARTS On account of out PRICES Folding Go-Carts, steei w h e e Is, no parasol, worth $3. only.. SI. 69 Folding Go-Car t.s, rubber tires, adjust- aoie loui uiiu o ri u k, . . only. . . ..: S3.49 uux underneath Beds, covered with extra quality veiour, with oak frame and wardrobe -"!3 cover without purchase of the entire "41 ' wullouc stock of a large factory. ho'v or drawer ol,r regular prices on .: wwwwf'!." first-class uphol stery and solid )aajfc4a'.aim q&z frame. JflJO than til coat to the a, ve rase dcalrr. Cio-Cart Parasols only 75 Reclining- Carts, with all 1 in provemcnts. includ InkC parasol. Slt val ues, only. . .... 86.95 ah mm l Hilt I N i 1 ,, ...... Ill I I n . ""! 1 II, 1 i:eM'mnsi!iisfiii;r dik iikH;nfi itmi jik'k iiuiit. ukmou mitw mm. iliillfallHloiIi IS SUFFICIENT PAYMENT ON ANY ARTICLE i. if j' 'hr-r a MONARCH MALLEABLE RANGES, $57 to $135 Other rangres are sold only because people do not know about the "Mon arch," or do not realize that THE BEST IS THE CHEAPEST. CASTEEL COOK STOVE Just like the illustration, have steel ovens and are lined with asbestos like a range. . KPRCHI. PRICES 16-in. oven, coal Sll.OO l-in. oven, wood XIO.OO IS-in. oven, coal $13. OO JS-in. oven, wood Slli.OO KITCHEN CABINETS Made of. hardwood, but not exactly like the Illustration. They ore worth every cent of $20.00; have 14 compartments each, with bins which work on rollers. They ire all stained and varnished ex cept the table top price only 01350 I as -191 FIRST ST. 55v NEAR TAYLOR ST. Qsgsi2 " ar M ZM " - ' , , i --- sp PORTLAND'S BEST PTSS HOME FURNISHERS.m primaries," said J. H. Shively. "not to work for or agrainst any "ottier eandi date on his primary ticket. Tt is the spirit of the law and good politics. After the primaries every candidate defeated or successful . should work for- the whole ticket of his party. That shall be my plan" "I do not intend to- be a party to any primary election deals," said State Audi tor C. W. Clausen. "I have not fully determined to become a candidate - for- State Superintendent," said Deputy State Superintendent H. B. Dewey, "and if I do announce myself. It will not be before April or May. For each man to work out his own plans ap pears to me to be the only thing to do." Judges to Make Xo Campaign. Land Commissioner E. W. Ross, who has been out of the city for two weeks, is known to have written to numerous friends throughout the state that he is thoroughly opposed to- deals with othr candidates or with any faction for sup port In the primaries. If the three judges of tho Supreme Court, whoso terms expire next 'January, carry out their intentions,, they will not .even engage in a primary election cam pxign on their own account, let alone any other candidate's. The attitude of the other judpes is expressed by Judse Crow, who said : "I do not intend to do' any campaign ing throuRhout the state. I shall simply tile my declaration of candidacy as re quired by law and go -back to my work." Difficulties of Smaller Candidates. It is undoubtedly true that the candi dates here, without exception, are sin cere in their - declarations and resolu tions, but it is likely to prove a difficulty for some of the minor candidates to stick to them. According to the present out look, the primary campaign will resolve itself into a double-headed contest, with the Senatorship and Governorship occu pying the principal attention of the voters. As between the Governorship and the Sen atorship. it is difficult to see how there could be any alignment. For instance, in the southwest. Atkinson and Jones appear to be stronger than Mead and Ankeny. In Mead's stronghold in What com County, Jones is said to have the bet ter of Ankeny. On -the other hand, in Ankeny's strongholds. Atkinson. Meade and Cosgrove strength predominates in different localities. But some of the minor candidates, if there is as much noise of battle as is now predicted on the two main issues, may have to align themselves with a Senator ial or. Gubernatorial candidate in order to pet themselves noticed. Finds Ijoeked School Door. PORTLAND. March 7. (To the Editor.) Perm it m to corroborate the comment made by J. P. Newell in last Thursday's Oregonlan in regard to locked doors of- schooihouses during sessions. It was true, so far as 'the Sunnyside School is concerned. I have, on two different occasions when calling to see a little granddaughter attending there, found the outer doors locked. I was obliged to rattle the door handle and knock upon the panels to attract at tention. A small boy ultimately dame and unlocked the door. My daughter had a similar experience. After rattling and "pounding," and finally by tapping upon a window, a small boy was sent to unlock the door. Possibly there are others who can give like-testimony. This was during the Fall term. I am told by pupils that since the (Soiling wood horror, the doors of the Sunny side School have not been locked dur ing sessions. SIRS. K. T.V RCHErtER. LARGE MAIL DELIVERY If any of Portland's mailcarrlers ar complaining of the large amount of mail they have to deliver the past few days, don't scold thm or make remarks about their Retting- tired of their jobs, for thy have a "kick" coming- and a xood sizfd one at that. Iast Thursday the John V. Sharkey Co. delivered to the postofflce 40,0) letters to be delivered, at once, as Mr. Sharkey explained to Postmaster oVlinto, "It s important." When the gen ial Postmaster caueht his breath, he in formed the dirt dealer that It would take at least 3 lays to deliver this amount of mail with the present force of carriers, as Sharkey was not the only letter-writer in the city. The Mayor sometimes writes letters, also the preachers, then there were the sweetheart's letters, to say noth ing of the bills, papers, magazines, etc.; but 40.000 from one firm at one time prob ably Is the limit and sets a new high water mark that will make the pen-pushers with a record sit up and take notice, if they do not want to be foiled as -letter-writers. The fact is. sinee Sharkey has quit pol itics and is paying strict attention to business, he is making more money than he knows what to do with, so he just sat down and wrote a letter to each of his 40.000 friends, asking them to come to his 'office and get their chare of it. If you did not get a letter, don't blow Sharkey blame the postman. Witnesses in Land-Grant Case. SAN FRANCTSCO. March 7. South ern Pacific - off icials - here yesterday were served with a Federal summon to appear in the 17.. S. Circuit Court at Portland In the case of Snyder vb. the Oregon '& California an3 the Southern Pacific, two of . the Harriman roads. The ease involves the legality of rail- western Oregon. YOU can't go any where, at home or away, where our Shoes won't be a credit to you. We'll supply you with any kind you want, from the- highest-priced down. At $3.50, $4 and $5 you probably don't care to go lower you'll get Selz Eoyal Blue Shoes; we can give you a perfect fit, and the kind of service you'll like. Every pair guaranteed. Best Oak Sole Leather Used on Our Shoes All -y .3 CALL AND SEE THE NEW SPRING STYLES CORNER SEVENTH and WASHINGTON STREETS (Formerly. 149 Third Street)
