THE SUM-DAT ORJEGOIIA, rORTLAXD, KOVE3IBEK 8, lil!4.
NEW ACT DRAFTED
. TO RULE TAXICABS
VARIED REPERTOIRE ON
TODAY'S PROGRAMME
Evan "Williams to Sing Aria From "Elijah" That Depicts Tierce Denun
ciation of .Worshippers of Baal Welsh Airs Also to Be Heard.
T7
Commissioner Daly Submits
Measure Reducing Rates '
: and Controlling Drivers.
LUGGAGE INSIDE FREE
HIPPODROME NOW OPEN
21st and Marshall Streets
Clause of Proposed Ordinance For
bids Smoking by Chauffeur Wtth
, out Passenger's Permission.
Action Due Wednesday,
12
C
M
T Reduction In the maximum rates
Which operators of taxlcabs, eight-seeing
cars and automobiles may charge
for their service Is provided In a meas
ure which has been sent to the City
Council by Commissioner Daly. The
measure, in addition to fixing rates,
prescribes a long list of rules and reg
ulations for the protection of patrons
and governing the behavior of the
drivers. :
At present there Is a city ordinance
Tiling a maximum rate of 60 cents for
the first half mile for a taxicab carry
ing one or two . passengers. The pro
posed ordinance provides a 50-cent rate
ror three-fifths of a mile. The old
ordinance permitted a charge of 60
cents for the first one-third of a mile
Xor taxicaba carrying - three or more
passengers. Mr. Daly's measure allows
not more than 60 cents for the first
(two-fifths of a mile. - For taxlcabs
carrying one-or two passengers the old
ordinance fixed a charge of 10 cents for
every quarter of a mile after the first
Taa.lt mile. The Daly measure sets the
charge at 10 cents for every one-fifth
mile after the first three-fifths mile.
-Baggage Inside Preea
No charge is permitted in ' the new
measure for children, under 5 years of
age when accompanied by a parent and
no charge is permitted for baggage
carried inside. The driver is required
to unload baggage without charge and
charge for waiting because of prema
ture arrival of a taxicab is prohibited.
For taxicabs carrying from one to
our passengers a charge of $3.60 is
allowed for the first hour or fraction
thereof and 35 cents for every addition
al quarter mile. For more than four
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EVAN WILLIAMS, WHO SINGS AT HEIL.IG THEATER TODAY.
ANT beautiful and noteworthy
numbers will grace Evan Wil-
J"!!"-? " f 25 Ut 3 o'clock today. Among these is an
cents an hour may be made.
Taxicab companies maintaining zone
aria from Mendelssohn's wonderfully
made for every passenger for every ad
ditional hour or fraction thereof.
rates are required to file a copy of the dramatic oratorio, "Elijah. In lm
sone and rates with the Commissioner agination we see this mightiest of all
of Publio Utilities (Daly). The sone the prophets, stern, inspired with fer
rates must not be in excess of the rlDia power from heaven, as the curse
F'Vn tJflTi. tOP taxlcabs not of drought falls on the land because of
having zone rates. , . , .
Sight-seeing automobiles accommo- Q"etn Je"b?l and, thlT,rB?lp 1 Baal
dating 10 or more passenger are 11m- sha J18;9 introduced. Following the la
lted to 60 cents for every passenger, mentations of the people and the som
by the Daly measure, and are prohlb- ber despairing mood of the music,
lted from giving a trip of less than an ?om?,lthre,t pa"s,ona tefPPeals of most
hour. The route must be as advertised. t,ouc,in beautV "p . A" the
For trips longer than an hour an ad- ,.lc"Y,r " " Iour
ditional charge of 25 cents may be tlon. '"UW,"!M antt conB-
Thls aria is sung with exaltation and
melting beauty by Evan Williams.
Accurate Registers Required. I whose genius calls up before our eyes
The measure prohibits charging for I vivid pictures of the scenes that follow:
the return trip of taxicab after per-1 The grand a id lonely figure of Elijah
forming a service or for responding to I in the desert, ministered to by angels;
a call provided the distance is not over I his renewal of strength and return-to
one mile. For distances over a mile a I the world, his fierce challenge to the
charge of 6 cents may be made for I priests of Baal; his call to heaven
every one-fifth mile over the first mile, and the descent of fire from above; the
Taxlcabs are described in the meas- I ruBh and swirl of the storm that ends
ore as "all motor vehicles (except the long drought in answer to Elijah's
streetcars) propelled by power other prayer; the tragic destruction of the
than muscular, which aro commonly of- false priests, and the final sublime pic-
fered or rented for hire with a driver ture f th grand old prophet caught
or are commonly engaged in carrying I
passengers, or passengers and bag
gage, lor hire."
ins measure provides that every
taxicab shall be equipped with an ac
curate timepiece and an accurate cy
clometer or other devices for register
ing time and distance. These shall be I OREGON PIONEER OS 1889 ESCAPED
FREE INSTRUCTION TO BEGINNERS
Skating Hours : Morning 10 to 12
Afternoon 3 to 5:30
Admission 25c
Admission 25c
Evening 8 to 10:30 Admission 50c
SKATES FOR RENT
up to heaven in a chariot and whirl
wind of fire.
Other beautiful oratorio numbers
will be Included in the programm
"Total Eclipse," from Handel's "Sam
son"; the martial and fiery "Sound An
Alarm" from "Judas Maccabaeus," and
How Many Hired Servants," from
Sullivan's "The Prodigal Son."
Several captivating songs by com
posers of today, a group of Welsh airs.
arias will complete this unusual pro- team registered at the Imperial yes-
gramme, showing to advantage thelerday.
rare beauty and emotional quality of I Judge and Mrs. W. H. Maione, 01
the voice that is now recognized as the I Corvallis, are at the Carlton.
greatest American concert tenor. j Albert, of Salem, is registered
ob recivai """ at the Imperial with Mrs. Albert.
lowing ia the nroeramme: Mr. and Mrs. A. II. Russell, of Al
(a) "Where E'er Ton Walk Handel bany. Is registered at the Seward.
MUSIC BY PR ASP'S 10 -PIECE BAND
Direct Service on "W," Lovejoy, 16th, 23d and "S" Cars
OFFICIAL
GRAND OPENING, MONDAY EVENING, 8 P. M.
b) "Total Eclipse'
c)
a
(b)
(c)
(a)
b)
Handel
Sound an Alarm" Handel
Ah, Love But a Day" Protheroe
I Send My Heart Up to Thea
Protheroe
The Tear's at the Spring" ... Protheroe
Wanderlne" Schubert
'Murmuring Zephyra" Jensen
(c) "Spirit Sone" Haydn
(d) "Wind and Lyre" War
"T Deryn Pur," "Adieu to Dear Cambria,"
"Mentra Owen" (Welsh songs)
(a) "If With All Tom Hearts". Mendelssohn
(b) "How Many Hired Servants" Sullivan
(a) "Flower Song" from "Carmen" Bizet
(b) "Tour Tiny Hands" from "La Bo
heme" . Puccini
i JOHN J. BUGS PASSES
placed so that the passengers may read
them without difficulty at the time of
starting and at the end, of the trip.
The driver is required to carry a flash
light for use In dlsplcylnar the regis
ters at night. No registering device
may be used until it has been tested
and approved by the city Sealer of
.weights and Measures.
Disputes Up to Police.
INDIAN MASSACRE BT CHANCE.
Man Who Helped Build TJp Tom of
East Mllford, Neb., Survived
by Five Children.
John J. Briggs. who died at Bay
In case of a dispute between a driver I View. Or.. October 25. was born near
hud a passenger as to the proper legal Bowling Green. Ky, August 20, 1844.
faro the taxicab-driver is required by . . ' V . . ,.
the ordinance to drive the passenger a by he worked In the. lumber
Immediately to the nearest police sta- camps conducted Tgy his father on the
tlon and put the question up to the of- Mississippi River. r
Seer In charge, who shall have author- About 1860 he left bis father's home
ity to decide the question. If the dls- and engaged In milling near Camden,
puts Is at the depot the policeman on Neb., where he located on a homestead,
duty shall decide. The trip to the For 14 months he mined In Colorado,
police station snail be at the expense f journeying to. Fort Kearney, Neb., by
the person, winning the decision of the ox team. Left by chance by the party
policeman. with which he Intended traveling to the
Drivers of taxicabs are required to Black Hills, he escaped massacre by
have cases inside the cars containing the Indians.
cara upon which are the name, ad- Hemarried Mahattie Collins in 1879
dress of the driver and the number of and moved to East Mllford, Neb. Here
the automobile and the rates provided he was engaged, with offices In LJn-
by the city. No taxicab,- the measure coin, by the Burlington Railroad as
provides, may carry more passengers re8j estate agent. In building the town
than the ordinary seating capacity. Cf Grover and in operations covering
Drivers are prohibited from swearing tne entire territory of the Platte River
or smoKing unless mey gei me per- Bection. He Journeyed .to Newport, Or.
mission of their passengers, n 18g9 aa a means of improving the
Commissioner Daly says such an or- heith of his wife and one of his sons.
yesterday, en route home from Nevada,
where she campaigned for woman suf
frage. Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Morris, of Seattle,
are at the Cornelius.
A. C. Ac k arm an, of Corvallis, is reg
istered at the Oregon.
P. H. Stanton, a Hood River orchard
ist. is at the Perkins.
Charles Hunkes, of Woodburn, is reg
istered at the Carlton.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Johnson, of
Centralis, is at the Oregon.
II. B. Olds registered at the Cor
nelius from Seattle yesterday.
Claude Nasburg, of Marshfield, is
registered at the Multnomah.
Rancel Nlelson registered at the Per
kins yesterday from Carlton.
The Aberdeen High School football
BEAUTIFUL LITTLE GIRL WHO HAS BEEN SELECTED FOR TEMPLE
OF CHILDHOOD FOR PANAMA-PACIFIC EXPOSITION AND
HER PRIZE-WINNING BABY BROTHER.
finance "is necessary for the preserva
tion of the health, peace and safety of
the city in that there is no adequate
ordinance now in force for the regula
tion of taxlcabs, and great publio In
convenience is now suffered on account
thereof." .
Immediate Enforcement Asked.
Ife asks that the measure ie passed
with an. emergency clause attached so
that it will become effective at once.
It will be considered by the City Coun
cil Wednesday.
Commissioner Daly has prepared an
other measure to settle troubles among
taxicab drivers at the depots. This
also will be considered Wednesday. It
prohibits any railroad company or own
ers of Wharves from giving a right to
one firm which is not given to all firms.
It prohibits any person or firm from
being favored by positions at depots or
wharves. This measure has been pre
pared as a result of charges that the
managers of depots and wharves favor
one of the taxicab companies to the
exclusion and detriment of others.
$45,000 Is Sale Price.
The three-story brick Weaver Hotel,
located on the south side of Washing
ton street not far west of King street,
was purchased from Lloyd F. Weaver,
of San Francisco, last week by O. M.
Smith, president of the Smith Invest
ment Company, for $46,000. The build
ing is divided into 28 bachelor apart
ments with supplementary rooms. The
sale was handled by Newton W. Round- " ' Oregon '
tree. The building was built three at the Oregon.
After a stay of a year here the family
took up their residence on the place
near Bayvlew
John J. Briggs was the son of Ben
jamin and Mary Briggs. He is sur
vived by two sisters and four children.
Miss Aldura and James, at Bayvlew;
Frank, of Toledo, Or., and Edward, a
miner at Juneau. Alaska.
Mr. Briggs was a lover of nature and
his greatest delight was in planting
and caring for his orchard.
PERS0NALMENTI0N.
G. W. Parman, of Condon, is at the
Seward.
H. G. Campbell, of Dallas, is at the
Perkins,
J. F. Tates. of Corvallis. is at the
Imperial.
W. R. Knight, of Corbett, Is at the
Nortonla.
Mrs. John Kopp, of Corvallis. Is at
the Seward.
Mrs. J. Wells, of Salem, is at the
Multnomah.
A. E. Minnchan. of Falls City, is at
the Perkins.
H. E. Wadsworth, of Chemawa, is at
the Imperial
J. A. Kutil, of Racine, Wis., is at
the Cornelius.
H. A. Sprague, of Warrenton, Is at
the Nortonla.
Emile Marx, a Seattle merchant, is
years ago on land 60 by 112 feet in
dimension.
Florence to Have Jfew Hotel.
E. H. Johnson, of Canby, Is registered
at the Carlton.
L. M. Wlttoetf. of Grants Pass, is at
the Multnomah.
Mrs. Robert E. Smith, of Roseburg,
Ormond Bean. Eugene representa-1 i at the Seward.
tive of the Portland architectural firm Mr- and Mrs. S. W. Josse, of Salem,
or Lawrence x tionora, nas corapieiwi i are at tne Carlton.
plans for the erection of a two-story
md basement irame notei Duiioing 10
be built at Florence. The estimated
cost of the building is $15,000. It will
Mr. and Mrs. J. Branch, of Seattle,
are at the Nortonla.
C. L. MacKenzie, of Dallas, Is regis
nave 50 room; Work' win begin on tered at the Oregon.
the basement, immediately, the plan
being to have It completed by May.
Mrs. Grace Benefiel CotterilL of
Seattle, was in Portland a short time
Samuel White, of Portland. Is among
the recent arrivals at Hotel Clark, Loa
Angeles.
Professor F. G. G. Schmidt, of the
University of Oregon, is, registered at
mer jorneuus.
J. J. Crowley, with Mrs. Crowley
and their daughter, are registered at
the Nortonla from San Francisco.
Ernest G. Hopson, supervising en-
SALOONS LAYING PLANS
NINETEEN LIQUOR DEALERS
VANCOUVER TO CLOSE.
IN
General Shift In Business Looked for
When Good Corners Housing Drink
Ins; Places Are Vacated. -
VANCOUVER, Wash., Nov. 7. (Spe
cial.) Already the effects of the local
option election, which carried Van-
gineer of the Pacific District. United couver by a majority of 414 last Tues
States Reclamation Service, left for
Truckee and Orland, Cal., last night in
company with General William L. Mar
shall, consulting engineer of the De
partment of the Interior, with whom
he will Inspect the California projects.
Charles R. Paul, of Chicago, is in
Portland, registered at the Multnomah
Hotel.
CHICAGO. Nov. 7. (Special.) The
following from Oregon aro registered
at Chicago hotels:
Oakland Congress, J. Irving- Potter,
C. H. King.
Astoria Congress, Mrs. George Fla-
vel. Miss Nellie Flavel; La Salle, F. C
Harley.
Xorth Dakotans Sleet Tomorrow.
The North Dakota Society will meet
tomorrow night at 8 o'clock in room
H. Central Library. A literary pro
gramme will be given. All former res
idents of that state are invited.
if-'. - WY;-
" s S ' jf
..
Miriam and Stanlev M. Schiller, children of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley
Schiller, are both excentlonally attractive types. Little Miriam is an ' ex
ceedingly bright child. 5V4 years old, with marvelous eyes, fringed with
heavy curling lashes. She is a lovable ai)d natural little girl, wnn a aee
mm of humor. temDered with obedience. Stanley is 1 year old and is also
beautiful child. 'He recently won a prize at the baby show at tho Manufac
turerers' and Land Products Show at t he Armory,
day, are beginning to be felt. Seven
teen saloon-keepers and two family
liquor houses are preparing to sell or
dispose of their fixtures, and have be
gun to lay plans to leave the city, or
to procure other employment or business.
Circulation of a petition asking that
Vancouver be declared dry under the
tate-wide prohibition measure, instead
of under local option, has been sug-
ested and many have expressed them
selves in favor of this. With local
option in force here January 1. 1915,
Vancouver will be dry a year earlier
than Portland. The assertion is made
that this is unfair, but. on the other
and, the drys maintain the period of
eadjustment, if started at the earliest
possible moment, will be over Just that
much sooner, and that with Vancouver
dry for a year before the remainder
of the state, or Oregon, Vancouver will
be Just a year ahead of other com
munities affected by state-wide prohibi
tion only. It is believed the petition
will not be circulated and that local
option will be enforced strictly.
The Star Brewery, being in Van
couver, will be compelled to cease the
manufacture of beer January 1, 1916.
To supply the local demand, it is un
derstood, the brewery will be com
pelled to ship beer into Oregon terri
tory and then reship to Vancouver, to
comply with the interstate law.
Half of the saloons in the city oc
cupy fine corners, and it is thought
that these will be occupied at once by
other businesses, now in the city, which
will be moved as soon as the change
can be made.
As both Oregon and Washington
went so strongly on record in favor of
prohibition, the-majority of people are
well satisfied, much more so than if
only one state had voted in favor of the
bill
The ' question of reimbursing the
saloon-keepers for the portions of their
licenses paid in advance beyond Janu
ary 1. 191a, has to be met by the City
Council at once: There is not money
enough in the treasury now to do this
and the budget for 1915 did not make
allowances for the loss of about $18.-
000 revenue from the saloon licenses.
Mayor Crass, however, said today that
this can be met by pruning down the
cost of operating the city government.
More than this amount was saved to
the city by economy, and It is declared
the streets of Vancouver are the best-
kept of any city in the state.
ers. wholesale confectioners at 722-728
West Monroe street.
One of these ways not so well
known is the promptness with which
the government pays its debts.
Mr. Bunte exhibited a letter from an
agent of the military commission in
Stuttgart, informing him that 12,000
marks had been deposited to his credit
in a German bank by the-government.
"I keep an automobile in a garage in
Stuttgart," he said, "for I go to Europe
every year to see my daughters and
five grandchildren. I went to Europe
and was caught in the war. My auto
mobile, which cost me 14.000 marks,
was commandeered by the government
for use in the army. Two days later
the military commission paid 12,000
marks for the automobile. I had
used the automobile for a year, and
this was a good price."
friends. Mrs. Lllburn was formerly a
member of the Portland Progress Club,
and the members entertained her dur
ing her stay in Portland.
A young professional man is inclined
to overlook the word ethics.
MEN USE BREAST ARMOR
nates impenetrable at Average
Range of Modern Rifle.
PARIS, Oct. 27. A correspondent of
the Journal states that the French in
fantry has recently gained much
ground in the Argonne region through
the use of a steel breastplate, which.
though unable to resist & point-blank
bullet, is nevertheless Impenetrable at
a range which permits the troops to
pause Derore the last rush with the
bayonet. The Russian Government had
decided to adopt- the breastplate at the
outbreak of the war. and placed im
mense orders with a factory at St.
Hllaire de Harcouet which has the ex
elusive manufacturing rights.
The French Government has ordered
a vast quantity also, and has released
the reservists employed in the factory,
which Is busy night and day.
A NEW SONG WITH
A PECULIAR IDEA
Has a Love Secret Hidden Between
the Lines.
New York has a new song which is
said to be one of the oddest things
written In a long time. It is called,
"I'm Going to Tell Your Mother" and
is full of smiles and surprices until the
last line Is reached. We can only quote
a part of the chorus for the reader
must guess for himself, or herself, what
the secret is. Here is part of the re
train: I'M GOING TO TELL ,
YOUR MOTHER
Jni jSn' to tell your noth -"Ir,''
J Some tiling jY know a -bout you, I think she
ought to know. For it's a - bout your beau ;
Mrs. I.irtrarra Returns to Roseburg.
Mrs. A. J. Lilburn, who was the
chaperone for the Roseburg Queen of
the Manufacturers' and Land Products
Shitv. l.ft for hsi- Tnnma -v -mt t-X n v . ftr
passing two weeks among her Portland were eageny eeizeq oy tno --v-
1 am goin' to tell her all a - bout your
Cnriickt MM Hwm H. mUI4 ,
The question is: What did he tell
her mother?
The song has only been out a few
days, but the printers are unable to
issue it fast enough. The few advance
copies that reached Portland yesterday
CHAPLAIN IS 'ENTERTAINER
United States Gives Army Spiritual
Advisers New Tasks.
WASHINGTON. Oct 30 Army Chap
lains this Winter will have to play
the role of official entertainers for the
soldiers in the United States Army. To
enable them to do this about $80,000
will be expended soon on amusement
outfits.
Each chaplain will be furnished with
a tent, and his show properties will
consist of a moving-picture machine,
stereopticon outfit, and a phonograph.
These articles will be furnished by
the War Department, but most regi
ments will have pianos and many of
them orchestras to assist the chaplain.
KAISER PAYS PROMPTLY
Government Sends Check for Com
mandeered Auto In Two Days.
CHICAGO, Nov. 2. The efficiency of
the German government is shown in
more ways than one according to Ferdi
nand Bunte, president of Bunte Broth-
Neutrality
in
War
Humanity
in
Suffering
Call to the Red Cross Colors
Will You Help?
The need is urgent. Humanity in distress is ap
pealing to you. Winter has already set in and the
suffering of wounded soldiers is intense. The Ameri
can doctors and nurses already, on the field of battle,
rendering aid to the sick and wounded, have been re
ceived with open arms. Cheers greet the American
Red Cross Flag on every occasion. The doctors and
nurses, whose great services to the suffering are made
possible by your subscriptions, called forth the bless
ings of every nation in this terrible conflict To keep
up this good work the American Red Cross appeals
for your aid. Give what you can. The smallest con
tribution is welcome.
Local Depot for American Red Cross
c'MercltanJtae of cJ Merit Only
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