3 thk htodat OKECJOXIA1V, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 4, 1912. PLANS OF RAILWAY If! BEDH MEASUHE Southern Pacific Will Spend $1,600,000 to Electrify if Ordinance Passes. EXTENSIONS ALSO PURPOSE Attorney Fentoa Saji IX Council Approve Request Regarding I-forth-Street Changes Work Will Begin Soon. All pending litigation Involving the rights of the Southern Pacific Company on Fourth street will be dismissed, the lino will be doable tracked and elec trtfled and a connection with the Tam hill division by way of Jefferson street will be built If the City Council passes the ordinance that will be Introduced at Its next meeting. An appropriation of tl.COO.000 has been made to carry on the work and If no delay Is met with In the Council construction can be started at once. officials of the company say. Trelma te Ran Often. Plans for the operation of trains provide for service In either direction out of Portland every hour. The hourly trains will alternate over the Fourta atreet line and the Yamhill division, giving the towns on each branch a service In either direction every two hours. McMinnvllle will be the southern terminus of both routes. The Southern Pacific will scree not to operate freight or steam trains within the city limits. All Its freight will be routed through Oswego and carried over the bridge at that point to the East 8 Kin. The Southern Pacific Company has decided to electrify Us West Side lines now operated by steam, as far south as McMinnvllle. and the estlmsted cost of this work approximates U.iOO.OOO." said William D. Fenton. attorney for the Southern Pacific yesterday. "This money has been set aside-In the pres ent budget for that purpose." he con tinued, "and a large amount of ma terial la now on hand, warehoused, ready for the commencement of con struction. The rolling stock will con sist of steel passenger cars of the very best modern pattern. "Franchises have been secured at Forest Grove. HUlsboro and Newberg. under which the electrified lines will enter the heart of each of these cities. At other points the present right of way will be operated, and such addi tional depot and station ground facili ties acquired as may be necessary. Doable Track Essential. "When Installed It is the purpose of the company to put tn a schedule by which passenger trains will leave Mc Minnvllle for Portland, by way of Forest Grove, every two hours, re turning on the same schedule, and by which other trains will leave McMinn vllle for Portland, by way of Newberg'. every two hours. It Is the desire of the company to bring; Its traffic by way of Newberg Into Jefferson-street sta tion, and thence np Jefferson street Into Fourth street, and thence down Fourth street to the Union Depot. "To facilitate the movement of tta passenger traffic it Is necessary that the company should have a double track on Fourth street from Jefferson street north. "The company has a contract with the Portland Railway. Light Power Company for ample power to operate these electric lines, and It Is believed that when permission can be obtained from the City Council to electrify Fourth street, and a franchise Is ob tained to construct a track on Jeffer son street, that the work of electrify ing the entire mileage to McMinnvllle, on both lines, can be completed In 11 months. "It Is apparent that the company cannot proceed with any part of this work outside of the City of Portland until the Council has granted the nec essary permission to electrify Fourth street, and haa passed the necessary franchise for construct!-:; of track on Jefferson street. With that end In view, an ordinance haa been prepared (printed In this paper In another place), proposing to amend the old ordinance under which the company Is now oper ating Its steam traffic on Fourth street. Cesspresslse Ie PiepeeteV. "By the terms of this ordinance, as anyone can see from an examination of the same, the company la willing to compromise Its contention heretofore made aa to thla ordinance upon Fourth street, now Involved In litigation with the City of Portland In a case pending In the Supreme Court of the United States, brought some years ago, and is willing to accept an amendment to the existing ordinance which shall prohibit the operation of steam motors or loco motives on Fourth street, and prohibit the movement of freight, and limit the right of the company to the transpor tation of passengers, mall, baggage and express only. "This will require the company to move Its freight traffic on Ita West Bide lines, through Oswego and over the Oswego bridge Into East Portland, and all traffic of every kind will be moved by electricity, and steam locomo tives will not be need on the West Slds lines north of McMlnrvllle, The ordinance provides that these tracks may be used for transportation f material for the construction or re pair of the tracks, and for paving the street, but for no other purpose. This will be a convenience In construction, and a convenience to the city In pav ing the streets. No time limit was contained In the original ordinance, and no time limit Is expressed In the proposed amendment, leaving the ques tion of the duration of the amended ordinance open. Tlsss Iteatrletlea Waived. "If It be true that under this amend ment, and under the old franchise, the rights of the company can be termi nated at will by the Council.-the same condition will obtain under the amend ment. Speaking for the company, aa Its counsel. I am willing to accept an amendment which contains no restric tion aa to time, and remain In precisely the same condition as the old ordinance on this subject, leaving It to the good faith of the officials of the city now and hereafter to say whether or not that question shall be raised or dis cussed. It Is also my desire to terminate the litigation with the city, and the pro posed ordlnsnce requires the company to dismiss this case now pending on appeal In the Supreme Court of the United States, without costs to either party, and that thla shall be dons with in CO days after the ordinance has been accepted by the company. -It Is my Judgment aa a legal propo sition that the Council properly may amend the existing franchise by tha consent of the company, and that they may enter Into a new contract, without being limited by the provlslona of the present charter as to a time limit of iS years, or as to common-user privileges, r.iirtuloul Act Gsverna. "Thla road from the Union Depot south on Fourth atreet to Hlllsboro. Forest Grove and to a point near Mc Minnvllle Is a road built under the act of Congress of May 4. 1170. which act required the company lo locate its line definitely between these termini, and to construct, operate and maintain the same as a land-grant-aided road, with certain duties and obligations In favor of the public -Thla obligation upon the part of the company as to the United States Is per petual, and cannot be limited by the company If It would desire to do so. It Is therefore Impossible for the company to accept either a common-user clause or to accept- time limit, because Its ob ligation under the act of Congress and under a state law under which the road was located and built requires a con tin -nous exercise of its duties In that re spect. Furthermore, there is no pub lic demand or need for a time restric tion, or for a comomn user on Fourth street. -Of co use It must be apparent to any student of transnortatlon that the elec trical development to McMinnvllle of these West Side lines cannot stop at McMinnvllle. and while the present ap propriation only provldee for construc tion to McMinnvllle. it must logically follow that the electrification must be extended to cover the entire West Side mileage, taking It to Corvallls and all Intermediate stations now served by these West Side lines. This will cer tainly follow as a second unit of the development, and the officials of the company have visited these otner places beyond McMinnvllle and given assur ances to this effect. Throwa-h Else Aseatred. "When the electrification ahall have reached Corvallls. It Is apparent that the gap between Eugene and Corvaina must be closed, with the result that the entire West Side, from Portland to Eu gene, must be served by an electrlo through line, with necessary connec tions, to serve all of the Important cities and towns on the west side of the Willamette River. This means a great development of all thla country, and Is necessarily beneficial to Portland aa a great metropolis. Interested In the prog ress and developmnt of the cities and towns of the state. "There will be no objection to passen ger trafflo moved by electricity on Fourth street. Passengers each hour of the day will come and go on these trains, and be permitted to alight at suitable and appropriate places for their convenience and the convenience of the city. -To accommodate this trafflo It Is necessary that there should be two tracks between Jefferson street and the Union Depot. The company proposes that It shall pave this space, and for one foot outside of the outside rail, and that It shall keep this portion In good condition at Its own expense. Carefal Ftraal Aaked. "The amended ordinance. In my Judg ment, Is a reasonable one. and one which shall for all time settle any controversy- between the city and th com pany, and will relieve Fourth street of Its steam locomotives and of Its freight trains, and will bring quick and rapid service. I desire on behalf of the com pany that everyone Interested In this matter will take the time and trouble to read the proposed ordinance careful ly, and I am satisfied that when thla has been done there should be and will be no reasonable objection. -The company has asked for nothing more than It must have, and It cannot ask for any less than Is contained In the proposed ordinance. I have every confidence In the fairness and good faith of the city administration, and believe that the property owners particularly Interested on Fourth street, and the people of the city In general, will gladly assist the company In thla matter, ao that the company, while serving Itself. may perform Its part of the great de velopment of the state and the particu lar sections served. WATER BOARD BLAMED RESERVOIRS HALTED BT OITT, WAKEFIELD COS-PLAINS. Contractor Declares He Was Prom ised More Time and That Plans Were Received Late. That the office of Engineer Clarke and the Water Board Is largely respon sible for the delays In the completion of the two large reservoirs on Mount Tabor known as No. t and No. C. Is alleged In a report Issued by Robert Wakefield, the contractor, and banded to Mayor Rushllaht Friday. Mr. Wakefield declares be received the assurance of T. B. Wilcox, one of the members of the Water Board, at the time changes were made In plans for the new reservoirs, that more time would be allowed, as there was no hurry about completing reservoir No. C. Failure to let the contract until 1 days after the bids were In; In crease of the quantities required for the work by 21 per cent over the amount given In the proposals; fail ure by the city to furnish the contrac tor with a right of way for four months after bids were taken; failure of the city to furnish pipes to lay on ground used for waste material In time, caus ing five months' delay; failure of the city to furnish slsee of reinforcing rods until three weeks after contract was let. and then only a partial state ment, resulting In failure of rolling mills to make prompt delivery, failure of tha engineer's department to furnish plans promptly; - swampy ground In reservoir No. C all these are pointed out as reasons for the delay. Mr. Wakefield says that when the contractors were preparing bids they were Informed by the manufacturers agents that prompt delivery of steel could be expected but that during the tlma they were waiting for statements from the engineers of the steel needed, the rolling mills bad received so many orders that the contractors order did not receive attention until lata in the following Spring. He declares that the delay was due primarily to the negligence of the city. He charges that tha failure of tha city to furnish plana promptly and the constant changes made In them kept the contractors In Ignorance of the nature and extent of the work ahead of them and prevented economical and rapid work. "Had the contractors anticipated any demand for penalties for delsy," says Mr. Wakefield, -they undoubtedly would have Insisted on the extension to which they were entitled on account of the change In plana, although It would have been Impossible then to foresee the full extent of the delay. Plans were made, material furnished and estlmatea paid after the expiration of the contract time. "The Important structures of thla work are the inlet gatehouse, the out let gatehouse and division well. -The plans for these were made July 14, July 29 and August 1. 110 respective ly, or about nine montha after the be ginning of the work. Construction was begun Immediately. In view of these facts. It would seem that the Board should not. at this late date, set up s claim for penalties for delay. "In both reservoirs the primary causes of delay were failures of the city to furnish tha necessary materials for the work on time. When these materials were finally delivered, the - m9wmmmmrmnwi i- In. i-.. 31 ii . W a rill I. u--i. -p- tjll 1 ' EE 'l'"""'"!'c """ "'' "" ' a"' ' ' 1"""llh-"' 1 '"""'"'""ii Ip The Management of the Hotel Multnomah "The Most Magnificent Hostelry in the Northwest" Opening, Thursday, Feb. Eighth, Begs to Announce that in response to the numerous reservations for tables at the Opening Din ner in the Arcadian Garden already received over twenty-eight hundred and the insistent demand that the Dinner and Entertainment be repeated in their entirety to accommodate all those who desire to honor the Multnomah with their presence on this occasion, it has decided TO EXTEND THE OPENING DINNER AND ENTERTAINMENT. PRO GRAM TO INCLUDE THURSDAY February Eighth FRIDAY February Ninth SATURDAY ' February Tenth On these three evenings a Special Table d'Hote Dinner will be served at Two Dollars Ilfty Cents per plate. Reservations should be made at once to the management, and written acknowledg- ments will be forwarded by mall. . -iCD , The opening musical and entertainment programme In the Arcadian Garden cf the Hotel Multnomah includes such stellar attractions as Philip Pel-, Eua sian Imperial Court Conductor, directing his Concert Orchestra of twenty; Miss Bess Stokes, popular singer of topical songs; Mile. Marie and Josephine Ghezzi, Premieres Danseuses of the Grazi Opera Ballet; the Emilia Leovalli Operatic Trio, late star principals of the Lambardi Opera Company; and Miss Ethel Wilson and Mr. Harry Weber, introducing the terpsichorean nov- elties, "Panama-Pacific Bag" and "1915 Waltz." A cordial invitation is extended to visitors to inspect the Hotel the openinf night, Thursday, February eighth, . Multnomah Hotel Company H. C. Bowers J. M. Brownell Manager Assistant Manager contractors prosecuted the work with Qiugeuoe, ana compiiini u m mm w a time aa could be expected wtth due regard for the quality of the work and for the changed condltlona forced upon them by the clty"a delays. These de laya constituted a breach of contract on the part of the city, and made it Im possible for the contractors to per form their part as agreed upon, al though they were at all times ready and willing to do so had they been permitted." BIBLE WORSHIP OPPOSED Rabbi Wise Seea Fetlchlam In Mak ing Idol of Holy Writ. Taking Tetichlsm or Enlightenment, the Problem of Religion." for his sub- She Had Consumption Was Dying; Now Well Xckmaa's Alterative Is being Med with secoeee In the treatment of Tuberealoele. Persona who have taken it Improve-, sained weight, eanauatlng night sweats stopped, fever diminished, and mini recovered. If you are Interested to knew more about it, wa wm put you In touch with some who are new w elL Tea caa Investigate and judge for yourself. Read of Mrs. Oovert'e r"COWJ,: Griffith. Ind. "Gentlemen: Thinking that perhaps a short history of the remarkable cure of my moth.r-i--lw (Mra Anna Gov.rU might benefit some other sufferer-i I hereby T" the following twtlmoolal. About Lntamber 10. 10. she wae taken sick wurrhl Pneumonia, and continually Jl won, requiring a trained .n VUrnt sweats were eo bed that It was neeeary te ch.nse her clothing once or iwleVevery nlsht; her cough increased and ct eo bsd that everybody expected that she woukl not live much longer. The tnind nurse (Mies Anna Trtnen) Informed i that snY had Tuberculosis and nothing S,ul be done for her. In Janu.ry. when J.dWHIlint Berg, of St. Michael . Church at Bh.revllie. Ind.. prepared for her death, be recommended that I set some Eckman s Alterative and eee If It would give her some miief I then requested the attending phy ilclan" to give hi. dlacnoela and he Informed .. that ahe had Consumption and wae be yond I all medical aid. When I asked it I. thought that It we. mlees to try the .leratl-e. he replied that .No phyi ielan eouTdbeln her any and I oould suit myself Sbout V So I Immediately had Rev. Wu han? Berg to send for a bottle. Practically wto-t hope for recovery. I insisted that The trV the Alterative, which she did. At the e7d ot the nrst wejks treatment ahe mot so bad that ehe refused to take any , of It. but the doctor advised her to See? on taking It, aa tt was the only thm, th.t mlsht help her. I am glad to ear now that she kept on and soon began to improve. New she works as hard ever. wi.he t pounds heavier than she ever did Before she took sick, and Is In good health. the frankly ssy. she owes her life and health to ckman-s Alterative. We keep It on band at all times and recommend It highly. "(Signed Affidavit) JOS. GRIMMER." Eckmaa'a Alterative Is effective In Bron chitis. Asthma. Hay Fever. Throat and Lung Troubles, and In upbuilding the eystem. Deee not contain poisons, opiates or hablt rormlng drags. For sale by The Owl Drug Co. and other leading druggists. Ask tor booklet of cured cases snd write to Eckman Laboratory, Philadelphia. Fa., for additional evidence Ject at Temple Beth Israel, last night Rabbi Jonah B. Wise said that the wor ship of the Bible la a form of fetlchlam practiced by many religions other than bla own. "Protestantism la receding In the spirit because of the tyranny of the Bible," he aald. "The fact believed by many religious people that tha Bible cannot bo wrong, but that the transla tion may, is fetlchlam. The Bible Just happened to bo preserved, while other books Jurt as- valuable have perished. God has written his works In the ad- vancement of the human race not on idols or perishable sheets of paper. Love the Bible, hut do not worship it At the service. Dom Zan and Mrs. Rose Bloch Bauer gang a duet and E. E. Coursen played a solo on the organ. Rabbi Wise will have for his subject "The New Tear from Trees," morning's service. at this Bread riots are a serious proposition, but history doesn't record that they accomplish much In the way of In creased wheat ylia. 'Mtr'V' it k---3rt ' it R. AXBEET9 MAGXIFICEXT SEW HOME rXDER COXSTRCCTIOX AT EAST AXKE. Y AKD FLORAL AVENUE, IS LACRELHTRST. Mr. Albee is building what, up to this time, ia tha finest home in Laurelhurst The exterior walls are to be done in red pressed brick and the Interior, as shown from the design, will be a perfect dream in beautiful hardwoods and ivory enamel. The house has a frontage of 90 feet and occupies a cornmanding site overlooking Ladd Park. Features of the interior design of this magnificent home are: The spacious hall, finished in the finest of mahogany and floors of maple; the dining-room, with its doors of bevel plate glass, beamed ceilings, paneled walls of mahogany and maple floor; the living-room, 18 by 31 feet, with its old fashioned colonial tile mantel and enamel finish, and ivory enamel finished chambers on the second floor, all floored with se lected white oak. " While Mr. Albee 's home is elegant in all its appointments and, when completed, will be one of the finest homes in Portland, it is but a type of many homes already built by discriminating homebuilders in Laurelhurst, and is but a forerunner of many others that will go up in this splendid residence addition during the coming year. Lovers of beautiful homes naturally turn to Laurelhurst as the one residence park in Portland in which to buy and build. Nearly every building site in the entire tract affords a magnificent setting for a fine residence, yet Laurelhurst lots are today lower in price than in any ether high-grade exclusive addition in the city. Add to the extreme low price of Laurelhurst lots the fact that we are giving a 15 per cent dis count to homebuilders, as well as helping them finance the building of their homes, and you have the reason why more than 200 residences were built there last year. Are you contemplating building a new home? If so, come in and talk it over with us. We can interest you. MEAD & MURPHY, SALES AGENTS PHONES MAIN 1503, A 1515. 622 COEBETT BUILDING