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SUNDAY OREGOXIAN". PORTIAXD, JULT 31. 1910.
BUS1NESSMENN0W
OPEN SHOP ALLIES
Portland's Industrial World
Takes Decisive Action in
Mass Meeting.
LABOR CONFERENCE TODAY
Following Decision of Draymen's As
: sociation Against Arbitrating
Teamsters Strke, General
Walkout Plan I'nder Way.
Two hundred business and profes
sional men. gathered in meeting in the
.. convention hall of the Commercial Club
yesterday, declared allegiance to the
open-shop principle, voted down in prac
tically unanimous voice a resolution of-
. ferlng mediation by the business In
turests in the present teamsters' strike;
and also laid on the table a resolution
recommending that the Commercial
Club maintain a permanent arbitration
I'Ommlttee to solve labor difficulties in
the city.
Representatives of the Draymen's
Association yesterday also declined to
accept the proposition submitted by
the Central Labor Council providing
. for arbitration of the teamsters' strike,
and the Central La"bor Council will
convene again today to determine
whether to call a general strike of
union labor in Portland.
Committee to Canvass City.
Apparently a distinct impetus was
Rqlven to the open-shop movement in
; Portland at the business men's meeting,
. , for. in addition to the acts already
enumerated, the meeting instructed the
chairman. Harvey Beckwith. president
of the Commercial Club and manager
of Wells-Fargo & Co.. to appoint a
committee of 13 to canvass tie retail,
wholesale and manufacturing lnstitu-
. Hons to gain recruits to the open-shop
movement and to induce the proprietors
thereof to display open-shop-card an
nouncements in their windows.
' The declaration indorsing the open
shop was in the form of a motion pre
sented by L. A. Lewis, and, in addition
thereto, a set resolution was adooted
denouncing picketing and secondary
boycotts. The motion received one dis-
i Hentlng rote and tho resolution none.
; The following is the resolution:
We affirm the right of men to organize
for their betterment within the law.
We affirm the right of men to lawfully
sell their labor as they may see tit without
. restraint.
We denounce what la generally known aa
t r picketing. .
j : We denounce the secondary boycott and
; the display of banners, placards and the like
liy any man or organization for the purpose
; or injuring another's bualneaa a wrong in
principle and un-American.
; And we pld(re ouraelves wholly and wlth-
otit reservation to the support of these prin
ciples. Chairman Hud Hands Pull.
The men who were present at the
meeting were summoned by telephone
and Charman Beckwith explains tiiat
the fact that many business men did
not receive invitations was not because
of any oversight but through the phyxl
' cal impossibility of getting word to
all in one morning.
The. object of the gathering as an
nounced by Mr. Beckwith, was discus
' slon of the open shop. After calling
J i the meeting to order he suggested that
, a chairman be elected other than him
self, but on motion of K. L. Thompson.
; Mr. Beckwith was elected.
The resolution heretofore given was
presented and adopted without dlscus
; slon.
Thereafter B. S. Josselyn. president
of the Portland Railway, Llgnt &
j-ower Company, brought up the matter
of the teamsters" strike. Mr. Josselyn
is a. member of the executive committee
of the Employers' Association and he
i told of discussions had with the repre
' sentatives ' of the Draymen's Associa-
lion. Mr. Josselyn called attention to
the statements made my union leaders
that the issue in the teamsters' strike
)' was not the open shop, but one wholly
of wages. He then read a copy of the
, demand made by the teamsters on the
' draymen, and called attention to the
two last paragraphs, one of which pro
. ; vides that new men shall be allowed 15
, ' days In which to Join the union, and
. the other that union men shall be given
the preference, when available, when
the employers are hiring, men.
Nothing to Arbitrate.
These two paragraphs, he declared,
were plainly demands for a closed snop,
but said he was Inclined to show a
conciliatory spirit in the controversy
and would favor the appointment of a
committee to meet the one named by
the Central Labor Council to discuss
. the trouble solely from the standpoint
of wages. So far as the open shop was
concerned, he declared, there could be
nothing to arbitrate.
I. Lang put Mr. Josselyn's suggestion
into the form of a. motion, but it raised
. a storm of protest.' in which the discus
sion ranged from the history of the
trike on the American-Hawaii steam
ships to the machinists' trouble.
The possibility of a serious general
strike was declared by V. H. Corbett
to be "poppycock." and W. C. Bristol as
serted that the "number that is going to
throttle you is 3300 and not 11,000. as
has been stated by the union leaders,
and I can select 10 men from this room
who will down that 3300 if you will Just
put a little Norway iron into their
spines."
It was suggested by President Heints.
;j of the Manufacturers' Association, that
the draymen should come tack at the
unions with a statement as to what
; they were willing to pay in wages, and
H. J. Hanson, of the Pacific Transfer
Company, arose and said that some time
ago he bad told his men that he, would
take them back at wages of S3 per day,
but that any man who did not earn his
JS per day would not be retained.
Deal Only as Individuals.
"I was told that if I would present
f- such a proposition to the union, the
men would return to work." he said,
"but I told them I would deal with
them only as individuals,-- that I would
: not make any proposition whatever to
; the union and that from that time forth
the Pacific Transfer Company would
run Its own business. The men did
not return to work, but I have met
fully 100 strikers who are anxious to
-! take their old places, but dare not do
so. I am now willing to take some of
mr old men back at ti per day, but not
one of the hoodlums who have been
stoning other teamsters."
; A. H. JDevers Insisted that the mo-
tion wa not in order as the meeting
waa not called to discuss the team
sters' strike. He insisted that there
was nothing whatever to arbitrate and
related a circumstance of where one
drayman had returned to his old posi
tion and been stoned by strikers.
"The statement that only a question
of wages is at issue In the teamsters'
strike Is nothing more than a lie," de
clared W. H. Corbett. "The labor agi
tators sent here to stir up trouble have
not 'made, good' and the minute we
meet them and concede anything they
will herald it in their labor press as
a great victory for the unions and will
go ahead until they get this city down.
Concessions to the unions will be the
beginning of our- downfall."
Many of those present, however,
seemed to have the Impression that the'
proposed board was intended to take up
the present strike as well as future
difficulties and it received opposition
on that -score.
W. F. Woodward said that the retail
merchants had been having trouble with
in their ranks and that some of the men
who had agreed to stand by the open
rhop movement had sidestepped. fHe want
ed the people . to understand who was
who in the struggle by the posting of
cards in the windows.
T. D. Honeyman, Applauded.
The reference to sidestepping was. ap
parently taken aa somewhat personal by
T. D. Honeyman, who said that in x-iew
of the passage, of the ordinance forbid
ding the display - of boycott banners he
had believed that there would be equity
In the merchants not displaying the open
shop cards. He said he had offered,
however, to sign an agreement not to
employ a union man in his store while
the present difficulty was in progress
and to post a check of $1000 to be for
feited if he -did not keep his agreement.
"I shall now put up the . open-shop
card," he concluded.
Mr. Honeyman's remarks - were ap
plauded and the meeting then adopted
the motion that the men assembled in
dorse the open-shop movement and post
the cards in their places of business.
On motion of B. S. Josselyn the dray
men were asked to present their side of
the strike controversy to the press and
the meeting adjourned, following the
adoption of a motion instructing the
chairman to appoint a committee of 12
to investigate the open-shop sentiment
among the business men generally.
Chairman Beckwith announced the
names pf committees later in the after
noon aa follows:
Julius L. Meier, department store; W.
F. Woodward, drugs: Edward Ehrman.
wholesale grocer; W. H. Corbett, iron
and steel; F. H. Ransome, lumber;
George Lawrence. Jr., leather; H. CI.
Wortman. department store; A. Felden
heimer. Jewelry; W. A. Knight, shoes;
William Gadsby. furniture: E. L. Thomp
son. banker; T. D. Honeyman, hardware.
Mr. Beckwith said lest night that he
had selected the committee with the view
to getting a representative from each
general line of business. The members
are asked to meet in the parlors of the
Commercial Club at 10 A. M. Monday - to
elect a chairman and perfect an organi
zation. It is expected that at that time
they- will also district the city for the
purpose of canvassing it.
HUSBAND REMAINS . AWAY
Wife of S. A. Blanchar Reports Dis
appearance to Police. ,
City detectives spent considerable
time yesterday in an effort to deter
mine the present whereabouts of S. A.
Blanchar, a well-to-do resident of
Kerrigan Station, near Gresham.
Blanchar's wife reported to the po
lice that her husband had been missing
from home since Tuesday. He left at
noon that day, ostensibly on a business
errand. His wife, after a few days,
started a quiet Inquiry among friends
and neighbors. They had not seen
him.
The detectives are . considering the
theory that Blanchar and his wife had
some difference and that he is remain
ing away from her from choice rather
than by accident. They have learned
that for some time before his disap
pearance Blanchar had been making in
quiries with reference to farm lands
in the vicinity of Eugene. They think
that he may have gone there. The
authorities at Eugene will be asked
to search for him.
Blanchar is 62 years old. 5 feet 7
inches in height, weighs 160 pounds, is
sitiooth faced, has dark hair, sprinkled
with gray, and Is lame in the right
leg. At the time of his disappearance
he wore a dark gray suit and a stiff
hat.
SEASON FOR DEER OPENS
Game Warden Prepares to Punish
Violators of the Law.
With the opening of the deer eeason
August 1, State Game Warden R. O.
Stevenson is preparing to make a strenu
ous campaign against all violators of the
game laws.
Special vigilance will" be maintained by
the deputy game wardens to prevent the
killing of female deer, which is unlaw
ful at all seasons of the year. It has
been the practice of hunters in the past
to mutilate the carcasses of the slain
animals to hide the sex but this is also
now prevented by law.
Deer in the Oregon mountains are
rapidly passing and It will be necessary
to enforce the game law in every respect
to save them from becoming extinct. The
open season for buck deer oloses Novem
ber 1. The penalty for the violation of
the deer laws Is a fine of not less than
$50 not more than 50. or imprisonment
in the County Jail for not less than 60
days nor more than 90 days, or by both
fine and imprisonment. f
KI'XERAL OP LATE PAST GRAND
MATROX, ORDER OP REBEKAH9,
TO BE HELD MONDAY.
. Mr. Robert M. Foster.
The body of the late Mrs. Robert M.
Foster arrived In Portland last night
from Astoria. The funeral will be from
the F. S. Dunning undertaking rooms.
East Sixth and Alder streets, at 2 P. M.
Monday, the services being conducted
" y uuiin jawsun. or i no unurcn
of the Good Shepherd. Burial will be
at Rlverview. Mrs. Foster had been
an active worker in the Episcopal
Church, as well as in the Order of Re
bekahs. the women's auxiliary to the
I. O. O. F. She had been honored wJth
the highest office in that fraternity,
worthy grand matron, serving with
distinction. The pallbearers will be G.
C. Morris. C-' H. Thomas, Charles Mar
tin. Oeorge VaupeL William Laycock
and E. F. Loom is
ISSUES OF STRIKE
: AHEHOW DISPUTED
Teamsters Say Wage Question
Is All; Closed Shop, Em- ,
ployers Declare.
ARBITRATION NOT NEAR
Draymen's Association Officer Says
Men Will Be Dealt With as Indl-
viduals Only "We Can
Fight," TTnions Retort.
The teamsters' strike is now at the
strge whpre the two sides are totally
at variance as to the real matter at
issue.
The employing draymen assert with
positlveness that it is not a question
of wages that they are paying the
union scale, and in some instances
more, to the non-union men in their
employ, but that the real issue is the
open shop.
The union leaders assert with equal
positiveness that' the open shop does
not enter into"the Issues of the contro
versy, but that it is a question simply
and wholly of wages.
This much is admitted by both sides:
Three years ago the draymen and
teamsters signed an agreement fixing
a scale somewhat lower than the one
submitted last May, which contained
the two clauses: "New men allowed 15
days in which to Join the union," and
"When hiring men, union men to have
the preference when same are avail
able." Agreement Not Renewed.
It is also admitted by both sides that
this agreement was renewed from y-ar
to year until last Spring, when the
union presented an agreement identi
cal in form with the eld one with the
exception of the wage scale and the
length of time for which it was to be
in effect, but that later the agreement
was revised so, that if signed it would
be effective for one year only.
The draymen refused to sign the new
agreement and the men struck.
So far all is fairly clear, but the
draymen now declare that they have
been operating under the closed shop
principle for three years, while the
union representatives maintain that the
latter part of the agreement does not
provide for a strictly closed shop.
"It has been a closed shop," said
Thomas Gray, secretary of the Dray
men's Association, yesterday. "The
agreement providing that new men be
allowed 15 days in which to Join the
union made it so. If the new men did
not join the union we could not keep
them in our employ.
"We will not arbitrate the present
controversy. We are now paying the
union scale and more In some instances
and will take back such of the men as
we have places for, treating them as
individuals. Personally I have but one
vacancy and I certainly shall not dis
charge the men who have stood by me
in this trouble to give employment to
strikers."
"The agreement does not provide for a
closed shop," said Secretary Robinson of
the Central Labor Council, yesterday.
"The provision providing that preference
shall be given union men shows that it
was expected that the union men will
work with nonunion men, hat the latter
may be employed when union men are
not available."
"The clause providing that new men
shall be given 15 days in which to Join
the union was put in at the request of
the employers three years ago," said
Will Daly, president of the Central Coun
cil, yesterday. "The draymen desired
that provision in order that they might
test the capabilities of the men before
permanent positions were given to them.
Wages Issue, Says Daly.
"As I have stated heretofore, the only
question at issue is one of wages. The
teamsters have been working for three
years under the identical agreement sub
mitted with the exception of the change
In the wage schedule."
The resolution adapted toy the Central
Labor Council, Friday night, was pre
sented to Harry Cowgill of the Draymen's
Association yesterday morning by Sec
retary Robinson, but no reply had been
made to the proposal up to a late hour
yesterday, according to Mr. Robinson.
Thomas Gray, of the Draymens' Asso
ciation, yesterday gave out the follow
ing statement:
"At a meeting of representative citizens
and merchants held at the Commercial
Club at noon today to consider the labor
situation, among other business consid
ered was a request that the secretary of
the Draymen's Association should fur
nish the public through the medium of
the press, with a statement of the de
mands made by the Teamdrivers' Union
and also the position of the Draymen's
Association regarding the same. The
following is a correct copy of the agree
ment presented by the Teamdrivers"
Union to the various draymen of this
city for their signature:
WAOE SCALE OP
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OB
TEAMSTERS; LOCAL NO. 162.
The Mma to take effect tho first day of
June, 1910, and continue for from one to
five years.
Per Day.
Wages for furniture van . drivers and
helper -25
Wages for drivers of trucks and wagons
of three tons capacity or over. . 8.00
Wages for lumpers 3.(H
Waxes for drivers of watons of less
than three tons capacity Z.75
Waarea for drivers of drays '..... 2.7
Wages for drivers of two-horse express
wagons 2.30
Wages for drivers of -delivery watons. . 2.25
- Wages for new men 25 cents less than
regular scale for first 30 days. Extra, hours
less than one day. 35 cents per hour. Over
time, time and one-half. Sundays and holi
days, double time. New an en allowed IS
days in which to Join the union. When hir
ing men union men to have the preference
wiien same are available. Ten hours shall
constitute a day's work. Salary to be paid
not less than twice a month.
EXECUTIVE BOARD. LOCAL 162.
Businaas Agent. ............... '.
Employer i
"On June 2 the draymen caused to be
published in the dally papers a state
ment in which they stated that the ques
tion of wages did not enter into the con
troversy between the members of the
Teamdrivers' union and their employers:
thai tl-.S only question at issue was
w.:;!?Tr employers and employes
6hould have the freedom of in-divl-lual
contract in the matter
of employment, irrespective of whether
or not an employer or employe waa a
member of any organization. .
"The officials of the labor union assert
that the only question at issue is the in
crease of the wage scale. This is not true;
several of our members have been waited
upon by committees from the Team
drlvra" Union and In every instance they
have been told that if they would return to
work they would be paid the wages men
tioned in the schedule, but In every in
stance they have returned for answer
that they could not return to work as in
dividuals, but that our offer must be sub
mitted to the union, or its officials, for
their consideration. This shows con
clusively that the paramount icsue with
the officials of the labor unions is recog
nition." .
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you will be waited upon by salesmen thoroughly familiar with correct furnishings and entirely competent to advise or
assist you if you desire it.
Fifth
and Stark
HOOD RIVER GREAT
Secretary Wilson Enthuses
Over What He Sees There.
MORE FARMERS NEEDED
Cabinet Member Says World Will Be
Oregon's Market When Pan
ama Canal Is Completed.
Day to Be Spent Here.
James Wilson, Secretary of Agriculture
in the Cabinet of President Taft, accom
panied by Jasper Wilson, his son and
secretary, returned last night from a two- i
day trip to Hood River and the Mount j
Hood, district. The Secretary immediate- j
ly announced that Oregon farmers and
horticulturists were in position to play an
imporant part in the solution of the high
cost of living in all parts of the world. ,
"Just as soon as that canal Is com- !
pie ted across the Isthmus of Panama, I
and you people get access to it, you will
have the markets of the world at your
feet," said the Secretary.
"I have seen some of the most wonder
ful natural soil in the world in the vicin
ity of Hood River and along the route
of our trip. The soil conditions consti
tute the most striking thing I observed.
They are highly mineralized, probably the
result of volcanic action of past ages, and
if well farmed and well managed they
will outlast those of most other places.
""You have a natural condition out here
in Oregon that is not only remarkable,
but is something that advocates of dry
farming in the Middle VVest have at
tempted to produce artificially.
Dust Preserves Moisture.
"Have you ever noticed that wher
ever you go in Oregon, outside of the
paved districts of the cities, the ground
is covered by a fine, dry dust? I found ,
that dust wherever I went, and I made as
close a study of it as possible under hasty
conditions. I found that by kicking it
aside and scraping the hard ground un
derneath there was moisture in plenty
for the raising of any fruit crop, or most
any other crop. The dust is a natural
mulch which preserves moisture In the
soil. All it needs is the slight stirring
which your orchardlsts give their plots
to make it perfect. The cultivation is
necessary to keep It from packing and
cracking, which allows the moisture to
escape. Going up toward Mount Hood
we frequently walked to ease the horses,
and I frequently scraped down to the
moisture in the packed road.
"I am satisfied that one of the great
elements which enters Into the merits
of the Hood River and the Oregon apple
is the fact that the mineral qualities of
the soil are not washed out through irri
gation. The rainfall of the west slope
of the Cascades Is sufficient to raise the
crop, and the fruit receives the benefit
of the ingredients of the soil in which
it is planted.
World Is Oregon's Market.""'
"Oregon farmers should feel encour
aged at the outlook for the future. The
Panama Canal will be in use within a
few years, and they should get ready to
utilize that great American enterprise
which will be open to American shipping.
You can put your products into foreign
countries, and need not be afraid of
either the quantity or quality yon raise
being detrimental to prices. For years
to come, the rich people of the world
will buy your fruit, and when you raise
so much that they are overtsocked, the
poor people of the same neighborhoods
will take it. In Paris a Hood River apple
has been known to sell for 40 cents. That
sum of money would represent the en
tire cost of keeping a peasant family one
day. One apple divided among such a
family would hardly be sufficient food
for a day.
"The high cost of living will be re
duced by the farmer, and in doing that
the farmer will make -fust n mtifh
money as h will under present con
ditions. The land is not now being
used intensively as it will be In later
years, and land that has been con
sidered useless will be found highly
profitable under the right kind of
farming. The Department of Agricul
ture is maintaining IS experimental
stations to help the farmer, and we ere
scouring the world "for roots and plants
that will thrive oa such lands. We
J.'G.
Maek
have brought the macaroni wheat, al
falfa and clover from Siberia, where
such products are inured to cold and
drouth, and we are aiding the farmer
to secure roots which will fertilize the
soils which have been worn out by
Summer-fallowing. Summer-fallowing
is a curse to the land, and is slowly be
ing abandoned.
Intensified Farming Urged. -
"Out here in Oregon you should farm
Intensively, and devote time to the
poultry and dairy business. The secret
of successful poultryraloicg is cheap
grain. On cheap food of th.t character
depends the profits of the r-uslness. No
state has a better chance to raise cheap
chicken-feed. You have ideal dairying
conditions because of the great amount
of natural forage on which the cattle
can feed, as well as the better alfalfa
fields.
"And the farmer should feel rood
over the fact that the tendency of the
times is for the boy to drift back from
the city to the farm. The boy that
is now drifting from the farm to the
city Is the lad who doesn't know any
thing about farming. You have a great
agricultural college in Oregon, but I
venture to say that with all the boys
who complete the course in scientitio
farming, and with all the demand thore
is throughout the country for such
men, not one boy graduate can be hired
in this state. In Iowa, we graduated
100 this year in the full four-year
course, and every one of them either
went to work for himself or returned
to his father s farm to take charge of
it. Whenever the farmer dad finds that
the farmer son knows more about the
business than his progenitor, the 'old
man' will turn over the place.
"In the Bast lands are owned in many
instances by Investors. They have been
unable to hire agricultural college boys
to take charge.
Policy to Settlers Liberal.
"You have hundreds of good farmers
in Oregon. My message to them would
be to plant more acres as fast as they
can. Land must not be idle in this
country, where it can be made to pro
duce any of the elements whlcsf are
needed to feed the world. Oregon
needs hundreds of good farmers, and
we are going to help them all we can.
"There have been so many settlers
allowed -to go Into the forest reserve
near Hood River and Mount Hood that
there are not many good places left,
but wherever the soil can be obtained
and the settler is in good faith I am
going to let him if I ean. It may
as well be understood that I am not
going to countenance speculation in
lands in any form.
"I find that many of the applications
which have been personally examined
by me are for lands that are -rather
heavily timbered, and it would appear
that the element of speculation may
enter into the matter. I am anxious
to help the bona tide settler, but I will
not stand for anything else."
Mr. Wilson expressed the opinion
that apples could be successfully
raised at a considerably higher alti
tude than Hood River, and that - the
district would continue to spread with
experiment. He thought 3000 feet al
titude a safe limit, but advised proceed
ing cautiously.
The Secretary of Agriculture will re
main at the Portland over Sunday,
planning to proceed on his journey
Monday morning. Until the present
Journey began. Secretary Wilson had
been absent from his desk but six days
in the past 10 months. ..
"But I owe the West at least one
visit per annum," said the Secretary.
"I am going to keep It up as long as
I am on the Job. I found many nice
people in and around Hood River, and
am. glad I called on them." -
PIONEER SMELTERMAN DIES
S. C. Chase, Wbo Built Plant at
Linnton, Passes Away.
S. C. Chase, at one time owner of
large smelting and mining enterprises
in this state, died yesterday morning
at the St. Charles Hotel, which had
been his home for more than ten years.
He waa 0 years of age.
In his prime Mr. Chase was superin
tendent of the smelting and refining
plant at Omaha that formed the nucleus
for the present plant of the American
Smelting & Refining Company in that
city. Later he came to Linnton. where
he erected a smelter which was success
fully operated for a number of years.
He also engaged in mining and for a
time fortune smiled upon him. The
panic of 1893 proved financially disas
trous to him and he could not recover
his losses. Since then he had been
living in Portland. Mr. Chase was
never married.
Vsanpr American machinery, the Banrkok
MfcnufsLCturlnsT Company; tre only ic plant In
ouuh. msws u iobm a as4 . ,
Correct and
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plus a little expert advice, will make them harmonious and distinctive.
Co.
MERGER IS FORMED
Power, Gas, Electric, Trans
mission Companies Unite.
THREE STATES INVOLVED
Pacific Power & Light Company
Takes Over Vast Holdings In Ore
gon, Washington and Idaho.
Deal Represents Millions.
Pinal steps in the transaction by which
a large number of gas, electric and water
power plants In Oregon, Washington and
Idaho are merged under the name of the
facltlc Power &. Light Company, a S7.5O0.-
000 operating corporation, were taken yes-
leruay.
These properties include the former
holdings of the Northwest Corporation.
part of the holdings of the Strahorn in
terests in the Yakima Valley and the
power and lighting system formerly
owned by the Wasco Warehouse & Mill
ing company of The Dalles.
Deeds Given by All Corporations.
Negotiations and procedure under the
merger plan have been going forward for
several months under the direction of
Guy W. Talbot, who is the Northwest
represent""- of the Electric Bond &
Share Company and president of the Pa-
citic Power &. Light Company. To bring
the numerous plants and public service
systems under the control of the Pacific
Power & Light Company, temporary cor
porations were organized including the
Yakima-Pasco Power Company, the Co-
lumoia rorer & Light Company, the
Astoria Electric Company and the Walla
walla Valley Railway Company. .
These companies have now all deeded
their holdings to the Pacific Power &
Light Company and will go out of exist
ence with the exception of the Walla
Walla valley Railway Company which
will be continued as a subsidiary com
pany.
The property deeded by the Yakima-
Pasco Power Company includes lighting,
gas or water systems at Pasco, Kenne-
wick, Benton City, Sunny side, Mabton,
Wapato and North Yakima in Washing
ton and franchises in several other towns
in the Yakima Valley.
Many Systems Transferred.
Light & Power Company embraces the '
gas and electric lighting plants at Pen
dleton and Lewlston and the electric
lighting systems at Walla Walla, Wash
ington, and Adams, Athena, Milton, Free
water, The Dalles and Dufur. Oregon,
and the transmission line from Walla
Walla to Pasco, now under construction.
The Walla Walla Valley Railway Com
pany consists of the city system In Walla
Walla and an interurbah line between
that city and Milton and Freewater, Ore
gon. The Astoria Electric Company lights
Astoria and operates a streetcar system.
Generating Plants Taken Over.
Included also in the deeds to the' Pa
cific Power & Light Company are the
water power generating plants on the
Walla Walla River, the one on the
White River in Oregon near its conflu
ence with the Deschutes, and one on- the
Nachez River near North Yakima, Wash
ington. The generating capacity of the
three plants Is now 15,000-horsepower
which will be enlarged, but to what ex
tent depends on the reports of hydraulic
engineers who are now engaged in sur
veys. It is understood also that the Pacific
Power & Light Company has options on
several other properties in the North
west which are likely to be taken up
soon
The Pacific Power &. Light Company
will be the permanent operating corpora
tion. . and the head office will be main
tained in Portland. The present officers
are temporary but permanent officers
will be elected within a few daya Next
week the company will move from, the
Lewis building to a suite of 12 rooms
on the 13tn floor of the new Spalding
building, at Third and Washington.
Two Speeders Arrested.
- J- B. Yeton was arrested yesterday aft
ernoon by Patrolman Sims, at Grand
avenue and East Glisan street. , when
, going at the rate of 25 miles in his auto-
Fifth
and Stark
mobile. The builder of Portland's new
est skyscraper took his arrest in good
part, and will be in Police Court Monday
to answer to the charge.
Wendell K. Phillips was arrested at
Union avenue and Everett street . for
speeding, and will appear Monday in
court.
PROPERTY-OWNERS TO PAY
City Wins Snit Regarding Payment
for Water Mains.
The case of Joseph Closset and J. R.
O'Neill against the City of Portland,
which involved the authority of the
City Council to assess the cost of aux
iliary water mains upon the abutting
property, was yesterday decided in
favor of the city by Judge R, a. Mor
row, of the Circuit Court. The de
cision is held to be important for
the city and, unless reversed by the
higher : court, will settle for all time
a question that has been a bugbear
to the legal department.
The plaintiffs had been ' assessed
their pro rata share for paying for the
recently installed auxiliary water
main but demurred on the grounds
that the work should be paid for by
a special bond Issue instead of by as
sessment. O'Neill's assessment was
194.80 and Clossefs $151.76. The
property involved is on Hoyt street.
The city contended that the cost of
the improvement should be met by the
property-owners by special assessment,
in accordance with the assessing or
dinance passed by the City Council
last February. In rendering his de
cision. Judge Morrow coincided with
the view of the city attorney that it
was optional with the city either to
assess the property or to Issue honds
to pay for the system, including fire
hydrants and lateral connections, and
fZZZ?1? ne.'d that the Procedure
taken by the city was proper.
EXPERT COUNSEL SOUGHT
Prosecution of Physician for Cnlp
. able Negligence May Result.
Assistant District Attorney Fitzgerald
is seeking expert medical advice in his
investigations into the death of Vera
Hall on the operating table of Dr. J J
Rosenberg last Sunday. The question
he wishes to determine is whether Dr
Rosenberg was culpably lax in failing to
use greater precautions against death
after the administration of chloroform
The facts that the patient suffered from
a weak heart, that no expert assistant
was employed and that the girl's tight
ciothing was not loosened during the
attempt to resuscitate her, are all held
to Indicate that the physician did not
use proper diligence, and action may be
taken against him on that
theory that a criminal operation was
contemplated fails to receive supporting
CARD OF TKABfKS.
We wisn to extend our thanks to our
many friends extending their help and
last respects to our dear beloved. Mrs.
Rosalie Beaulieu. We also thank the
lodges for the bautiful floral pieces.
T. E. BEAULIEU.
MRS. ROSE BICE.
MRS. JOSIE LEONARD.
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with cream or milk
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