THE SUNDAY OTiEGONIAX. PORTLANTJ. JANUARY 31, 1915. LAST RITES SAID FOR ish Loving Tribute Paid to Man for 48 Years Teacher at Pacific University. ALUMNUS REVIEWS WORK fcusiestion Is Made That Fitting Memorial Be iirected on Cam pus Granite Block or Plate on Balldlns. BT H. E. T. ' Funeral services for Professor Joseph ' 'Walker Marsh were held yesterday at Forest Grove. Pacific University, where Professor Marsh taught for 48 years. suspended classes for the day and tr. entire student body attended the serv : l. es. There were also present hundred f n.nni. to whom Professor Marsh was a beloved neighbor and fellow- townsman, and many others, alumni nd old students of Pacific from Port land and other parts of Oregon. While this final tribute to the mem , ory of Professor Marsh was being: paid In the Congregational cnurcn at -ror est Grove, thousands who were unable to attend were saddened by the knowl odge that they had lost a dear and : revered friend. It is doubtful If any ; ether educator In the Pacific Northwest has a record of continuous service, cov ering so long a period. The death of Professor Marsh is a distinct loss, not only to Forest Grove, but to the stale. Ills Influence Fnr-ReacnlnaT. During the half century that Pro fessor Marsh taught at Pacific It is liardly possible that even one student failed to gain his close personal friend ship. His personality and influence permeated the whole institution, reach ing far beyond the classroom and touching a vital spot in the life of each Individual man and woman. The pleasure of knowing Professor Marsh . and of being brought in,to contact with his rare scholarship is a cherished memory to all who have gone out from the pioneer college where he taught. 3o alumnus or old student returning to Forest Grove neglected to call on Professor Marsh, and not even In his enfeebled later years did the pioneer educator fall immediately to recognize any such caller and to greet him with a warmth and cordiality that were characteristic. In the educational history of the Pa cific Northwest Professor Marsh will te given high rank. The late H. W. Ecott, who first knew Professor Marsh in the early days of Pacific, held him in high regard and declared he was one of the great scholars of the west. This sentiment has been echoed by all who knew Professor Marsh in the dec ades that have followed. Concise RnKtlsh Ilia Hobhy. He was a profound student of Latin and Greek, not regarding them as dead ' languages, but as the best means of . studying the writings of the old his torians and philosophers. As an au thority on these subjects he was well ' Jtnown beyond the boundaries of the state- His interest as a scholar, how ever, was not confined to the depart inent of ancient languages, of which he had charge. He was a lover of na ture and took great delight in point ing out to young people the manifold wonders to be detected in a aingle flower or in even the lowest form of animal life. The use of clear, concise l-;ngltsh was a hobby with him. and he was the author of a recognized text book on English grammar. Professor Marsh took great interest In the civic affairs of Forest Grove. lie was a leader In the long and sue cessful fight to keep the saloon out of the town and was a persistent enemy of places that sold liquor il licitly. Anything that threatened to lower the moral tone of the community aroused his hostility. Even strangers were requested to 'observe the student rule against the use of tobacco on the campus, and such a request was never resented or ignored. Contributions Were Liberal. Generosity to a fault was a charac teristic of Professor Marsh. Although receiving no income except the meager valary paid in a small denominational rollege. he found means to contribute liberally to every worthy cause. These donations were continued after lie retired in 1!07 on a Carnegie pen sion. He was deeply religious and srave of both money and time to the work of the Congregational Church. was always found actively pro moting every movement for a better city and a better rollege. The library at Pacific stands as a monument to Professor March. In ad dition to his duties as a teacher, he became librarian soon after arriving .it Forest Grove, In 187, after teach in? 10 years in Canada and Wiscon sin. In 1SS7 he hud graduated from the University of Vermont, where his father was at one time president. It was principally throujrh Professor Marsh s interest and untiring efforts that the library grew to Its present size and importance, in its beautiful new bulldlnjr. Books were his friends and almost constant companions, and he .never failed to impress on students the value of good literature. Personal Pewer Recognized. Professor Marsh will always be re tnembered first of all for his splendid Christian character. Never hesitating in his duty, never shirking a task, he came to be recognized as a man of prfnt personal power and activity, a power and activity always used In the risrht direction. As a teacher, he in spired his students to their best ef forts: as their friends t all times, he helped and simulated "them to a high er pliin of living and thinking, and as a brother of all mankind, he was superb In doing for others at a sacrifice to self. It will not require any monument to perpetuate the memory of Joseph Walker Marsh. However, the writer, as president of the Associate Alumni of Pacific t'niversity. hopes that some fitting memorial may be erected on the campus. .lust an engraved block or i metal plate on the library build ing would be appropriate. It is all that would be wished by this plain, kindly, scholarly num. In thinking of Professor Marsh, one recalls Kipling's lines: Kn as he trod that da- tn Tod. So talked he font his M-th. In simplfnfsu and pentlenese And k'ndn-s.. and vlMn mirth. Teaclier's l-'uneral Takes Place. ROSEBCRG. Or.. Jan. 20.--Special.) The funeral of Miss Anna Belle Clark took place at the Baptist Church here Thursday morning. Interment was in the cemetery at Coles Valley. The fnneral services were conducted by Rev. W. II. Eaton, pastor of the Bap tist Church. Miss Clark was 41 years old and had taught school since her JJth birthday at St. Johns. Koseburg. Oakland and in Douglas County. so m PIONEER EDUCATOR WHOSE FUNERAL WAS HELD AT FOREST AS MEMORIAL TO HIS ZEAL. f JITNEYS FACING TAX Plea of Railway Company Of ficials Wins Council. REGULATION IS PROMISED President Griffith Says Streetcar Keveimc for December Was De creased $700 Daily and Serv ice ' Cannot- Be Kept Up. As a result of a showing made before the City Council yesterday by President Griffith and Vice-President Fuller of the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company, steps are to be taken to regu late the jitney bus service in Portland. The Council at the close of a confer ence with the streetcar officials asked them to get the ordinances which have been Introduced or adopted In other cities and to present them to the Coun cil here for consideration. The declaration was made by Presi dent Griffith that the jitney service is no longer a joke. "It has got beyond that period." he said. "Two weeks ago when 1 first complained of the service there were 59 buses operating. Now there are 125 and they will operate ust as long as they are permitted - to do so. They take the close-in business without which the streetcar company cannot live. They do not attempt to compete with the company, they merely take the eream and leave the skimmed milk. We are forced by the city to operate where we lose money. The jitney- gives ua no competition beyond the point where service can be given at a profit. Loss of Receipts .'t,000. "I do not mention this in the sense f a threat but merely as a matter of absolute fact. If this jitney business continues and is not checked it will be Impossible for the streetcar company to continue Its service as It is now. Our receipts in December were $1900 a day less than in December a year ago. Of this decrease $700 a day was due to the inroads made by the Jitneys. Our gross earnings in December were $93,- 000 less than In. December a year ago, while our taxes were $15,000 higher. . "The time will come, and Is not far ff, when we cannot continue our serv ice on its present oasis. we ao not propose to lay off men until we have to, but under conditions as they are now we cannot stand the strain long. We do not object to competition If it is on a fair basis if it lives up to all the requirements the public and the law requires of the streetcar company. The jitneys do not touch the business that cannot be handled at a profit. They do not attempt to give service. They merelyrtT where they can make the most moey." Jltueya Aalc Hearing. President Griffith when asked what regulation he would suggest, said that the Council should require ttte Jitneys to pay fees relatively the same as the fees Dald by the streetcar company to operate: they should maintain a sched- le and give service to all parts of the ity: should have a liability and should be required to employ competent men to handle the machines. Members of the Council agreed that the jitneys should be regulated, but ifl'ered as to the extent of sucn regu- tion. President Griffith was asked to gather the ordinances regulating the service in other cities and to submit these to the Council here. Mavor Albee yesterday received a letter signed by Horace D. Jones, Jr., secretary of the Auto Transit Welfare Society. In which the request is made far Democratic- State Alabama. Arizona Arkansas. . .. . California. . ... Colorado. . ...... Connecticut. . . . Delaware. I'lorida. tleorgia- Idaho . . I llinoi. . ....... Indiana- . ....... Jowa. Kansas. . Kentucky. Louisiana. Maine Maryland. Massachusetts. Michigan Minnesota. Mississippi Missouri. Montana .Nebraska. . ..... Nevada. New Hampshire. New Jersey New Mexico. . .. New York North Carolina. . North Dakota. Ohio. . Oklahoma Oregon - . Pennsylvania. . . Rhode Island. . . South Carolina. . South Dakota. . . Tennessee. Texas. I'tah Vermont- Virginia Washington West Virginia. . , Wisconsin. . ..... Wyoming. . ..... Totals 1914. 3.8T1 3.1.30S 37.-'66 284.353 118.211 78.110 20.S81 24,016 ' 80.S00 ' :!9,736 375.379 272,4t 159,286 195,810 90.429 40.543 60.683 111.410 .177,945 147.262 87.S05 35.960 312.557 37.012 112,309 S.031 35,241 175.525 23.812 532,444 120.256 26.684 4S4.34S 108.234 67,'.:49 360,902 33.1 S6 33,077 37.752 155.34.1 173.177 53.057 13.685 5S.S20 6.652 106.317 116.446 21.562 tj unlaw 4 - f .1 'fttSStTes-'.'SttrjA..' that the jitney .Interests -be given a hearing before the Council makes any attempt at regulation. JITN'EY REGULATION PAA'ORED Greater East Side Improvement Club Adopts Resolutions. The Greater East Side Improvement Club met Friday night In the rooms of the East Side Improvement Club, 151 Grand avenue, to consider the jitney question with L. M. Lepper. president, in the .chair. The prevailing opinion was that the jitney service had come probably to stay, and that it required some regulation for the protection of the public as we'll as the owners of the automobiles. The following resolutions were adopted as the sentiment of the club represented: Whereas. A lare number of people dally are riding- In jitney aad motor buses: and. Whereas, This very fact shows a desire on the part of the public to take advantage pi this class of transportation -recently fast de veloping; therefore, be it Resolved By the Greater East Side Im provement Clubs here assembled, that we favor giving- the passenger automobils and buses fair play. In accord with article 1, sec tion 20.. of our Oregon constitution, wnicn reads: "No law shall be passed granting- to any citizen or class of citizens privileges or Immunities which, uoon the same. -terms. shall not equally belong to all citizens: and. further Resolved. That we ask the city council to change th-j wording; In the pending traffic ordinance so that said ordinance shall not handicap or discriminate against the pas eneer .automobiles and buses: but that they only be reaulred to protect the public by suitable and adequate liability insurance or bond, and that passenger buses snail oe con strued as motor vehicles and not as motor trucks. i The following clubs were repre sented: Bast Side Business Mens Club, Sunnyside Improvement Club, East Tillamook Club. East Halsey- street Club, East Thirty-third-street Improvement Club, Utility Club of East Alberta, Overlook Club, Alberta Im provement Club, Union-avenue Club, Albina Club, North- Portland Commer cial Club, Upper Albina Improvement .Club, Brooklyn Improvement Club, Greater Irvington Club and i,ast Burn side District Club. SUSPECTED YOUTH FREED Man Wlib Charged Thefts Commit ted to Insane Asylnin. - . .Dan Murphy. 15, and John Conley, 17, were dismissed by Juvenile Judge Ga tens yesterday when it was shown that the complaining witness. Dr. H. H. Franklin, Is now in the insane asylum. The boys had been arrested January 7 on a charge, of stealing clothing from Dr. Franklin. They stoutly maintained that Dr. Franklin had invited them to his house and had given them the clothes. ' At the time of their arrest by De tectives Abbott and Cahill they were suspected of other thefts of silver ware and jewelry, but they were sub sequently cleared of these charges. POPULAR VOTE BY PARTIES Total Vote for National Representative. In Each State In , Republlcan- -Progressive 1912. - 1914. 1912. 9,731 3.021 24,297 3.914 58.386 68.324 15.998 4,279 5,190 32,810 253,613 151.267 119.805 74.844 115.512 3.843 26,545 54,956 155.948 152.24 1 G4.334 1.511 " 207.821 18,512 54.216 3.196 32,927 88,8,15 1 7,733 455.428 29.139 23,090 277.066 90,786 34.673 273,305 2J.703 536 " sV.444 28,853 42,100 23.305 23,288 70,445 56.754 130.878 14.560 1914. 82,439 10.324 68.838 2S3.436 114,223 74.561 22.631 36.417 93.171 33.921 405.04 8 SI.S90 1 85,325 143,670 219,584 60,966 51,113 1 12,674 173.408 150.751 106,426 57,164 830.746 27.941 109.00S 7.9S6 34.724 178.289 20,437 655.475 144.507 29.55.1 423,152 119.156 47.064 S95.619 30,142 48,355 48,942 130,335 221.589 36,579 15,350 90 332 86.840 1 13.197 161.409 15.310 10.538 7.586 4,087 260.574 109.900 89,000 22,922 786 107,865 16,985 6,734 1,633 "'640 8.295 . 130,772 84.973 19.090 64,017 10.832 8,867 17,958 - 3,188 41,370 47,790 24,737 20.702 6,694 3.540 '""V.SSO 21,128 1,695 . 83.183 " V,i63 - 50,515 4,389 5.770 151,422 1,321 V.850 7.196 10,605 .545 210 66,666 . 8,786 Y.ios 45.365 "65,095 229.795 207,446 188,106 51,636 " Yo'.sis 135.586 222,830 -217,745 180,482 " 24V.917 26,161 110,859 " 8.915 42,450 1S2.479 19.805 601.924 78.844 50,792 480.482 75,737 101,907 542,627 38,801 74 52,844 44,951 1,581 54.940 36,980 . 23,654 12S.O01 107.792 155.262 17.246 .5.839,886 6,593,019 5.635,015 3.484,956 1,061,624 GROVE AND LIBRARY THAT STANDS . 4 nfflwwaaa. NEW CODE N FORM Regulation of Electrical Men Before Council Tomorrow. LICENSE SYSTEM PROVIDED Board of Appeals to Hear Com plaints Included Also in Measure - That Demands -Supervision of Work if It Is Done by Owner. Establishment of a license system for electrical contractors and .creation of a board of appeals to hear all electrical complaints are the principal provisions or a proposed new electrical code which will be sent to the City Council to morrow by City Commissioner Dieck. The measure, which contains several hundred pages. Is aimed to take the Place of the present electrical code. It was drafted originally by a code re vision committee, made up of the prin cipal electrical interests and electrical workers'. - but has been . changed In a number of important respects by Com missioner Dleck. ... Originally the measure provided that all electrical contractors should de posit with the "city a surety bond of $500 and a cash bond of $100 for the protection Of the Interests of builders and the city. Electrical workers' unions made a fight on this proposition on the ground that it was a plan to drive out small contractora or workmen who did contracting and might be unable to provide a cash bond of $100. . After several hearings. Commissioner Dieck cut out the cash-bond feature. Work Supervision Is Required. The measure as It stands would pro hibit any work from being done ex cept by a property owner on his own property, unless the work is under. the supervision of a supervising electri cian. A supervising electrician is de scribed in the ordinance as an L elec trician who has had at least four years' experience and Is over 21 years of age. Every such electrician must be regis tered with the city and every contrac tor, whether a contracting firm or an individual, must register and pay a license fee of $25 a year.. The purpose of this is to drive out of the business inexperienced men and boys. . Except in the case- of an owner, who Is doing work on his own prem ises, the measure prohibits men with out at least four years' experience from working except as a helper to a super vising electrician. It is said that this provision is agreeable - to the labor unions, as well as to the contractors. In the case of owners doing their own wiring- the city will discontinue the -system of free Inspections. Under the ordinance at present an owner or a contractor may require any number of inspections of his work by the city without paying more than the regular fee of BO cents or $1. - Inspections Are Limited. Under the proposed new measure the 50-cent fee will entitle the person pay ing it to two' inspections. A charge of JO cents will be- made for each ad ditional inspection. It is said that in the past the city has virtually taught people the electrical business by mak ing Innumerable inspections of a job , of wiring and giving instructions at each Inspection as to how the work should be done. Under the new meaa- , AND STATES IN 1914 AND 1912 1914 Compared With Total Vote for President In IMS. -Sociallst- 1912. 1914. 1912. 3.029 3.161 8,153 79,201 18.418 10,056 556 4,806 11,647 .5.249 81,278 36,931 16.967 26.807 11,647 5,249 2,541 3,996 12.616 23.211 27,505 2,017 28,466 " 10,885 10,185 3,313 1,981 15,801 2.859 63,381 1,025 6.966 89,930 42,262 13,343 83,164 2,049 164 4,662 3.193 25.743 9,0 23 928 - 820 40,134 15,248 34.168 2.760 22,689 . 6.949 21,673 2S3.610 72.306 34,139 . 8,886 4.535 22,010 25,527 386,478 162,007 161,819 120,123 102,766 9,323 48.493 57,786 142,228 214,584 125.856 3,627 -124.371 22,46" 72,689 5,620 17.794 145.410 , 8.347 390.021 - 69,130 25.726 223,327 7',600 447.426 16,878 1.293 58,811 53,725 26,755 24.174 22,070 21,777 113,698 79,112 58,661. 9,232 336 3.773 -1.781 61.688 6.965 6,718 - 463 . 8,093 39,972 " .455 14,001 2,876 1.S44 1,630 ' 2.421 5,524 9.777 29,236 1.125 17,006 12,278 5,044 4.294 1,054 14,521 1.109 45.420 50.02J 62,844 2,181 40,311 1,666 71 2.68S 5,641 14,276 -5.673 1.073 1,812 32.512 9,942 20,845 1,693 4.119,507 557,011 - 901,873 ure the, wlreman will pay for his edu cation. Provision is made in the measure for a board of appeals to hear and settle all controversies arising between con tractors and wlremen. The board will consist of three members, to be ap pointed by the Mayor, and will have power to settle all controversies. Orig inally the board of appeals provision nf the nronosed measure required the deposit of $10 with each appeal to the board, the amount to De lonenea the person making the appeal lost In the case. Labor unions objected to this and it was eliminated. PORTLAND MAN WINS POST J. C. Havely to Represent California National Bank, Is Report. . Word has been received from Sac ramento, Cal.. that James C. Havely, vho lived in Portland for 20 or 8S years, and who is a brother of J. K. Havely, will become confidential out side representative of the California National Bank of Sacramento tomor row. He resigned recently as general agent for the Western Pacific Com pany, at Sacramento, after a conference at the San Francisco headquarters of the company. Mr. Havely has been with the West ern Pacific in various capacities dur ing the past 10 years. Prior to Joining the Gould line he was connected with the construction department of the Ore gon Railroad & Navigation Company, with headquarters part of the time in Portland. CITY LAYS OFF NINE MORE Retrenchment Policy Puts One of Three Repair Crews Out. Continuing the policy of retrench ment in city forces. City Commissioner Dleck yesterday laid off a crew of nine laborers and engineers who have been engaged in street repair and- mainten ance work. The men were notified that because of the limited appropriations of the Citv Council for street main tenance during the year, a cut In forces has been necessary. The laying off of the crew leaves Ltwo crews In the neia to namue mi street repair ana maintenance The men in the two crews wjll be divided up so as to cover as much ter ritory as possible. PERSONALMENTION. S. E. Wolfe, of Salem, is at the Sew ard. C. B. Luther, ' of Seattle, Is at the Carlton. Dr. O. C. Settler. Glenwood, is at the Oregon. . . F. A. Farmer, of Lebanon, Is at the Seward. James T. Bell, of Newberg, Is mt the Perkins. Dr. E. 6. Gipe. of Albany, Is at the Seward. John Anderson, of Astoria, is at the Cornelius. -Paul Childers, of The Dalles, is at the Perkins. Paul Schrader, of Tillamook, is at the Oregon. George McKay, of Waterman, is at the Perkins. w. W. Patterson, of Albany, is at the Seward. H. B. Hoey, of Oakland, is at the Multnomah. Conrad Krebs, of Independence, is at the Imperial. C. H. Clemons, of Montesano, is at the Imperial. H. F. Flagg. of McMinnville, is at the Imperial. George Schmidt, of Warrenton, is at the Multnomah. Henrv Whitman, of The Dalles, Is at the Perkins. Ray R. Hampstead. of Prineville, Is at the Nortonia. W W. Breaddus, of San Francisco, is at the Nortonia. C. M. Gilman. of Shipherd's Springs. is at the Carlton. Frank E. Campbell, of Corvams, is at the Nortonia. F. L. Perkins, of Salem, la regis tered at the Oregon. James Petty, of Oregon City, Is reg istered at the Perkins. Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Russell, of Eugene, are at the Multnomah. Mr. and Mrs. George Russell, of Sa lem, are at the Nortonia. Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Darrln, of Eu gene, are at the Carlton. W. H. Fisher, of Roseburg. is reg istered at the Cornelius. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bois. of San Fran cisco, are at the Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. R. Chambers, of Med- ford, are at the Cornelius. H. H. Gentry, of Cascade Locks, is registered at the Imperial. Mr. and Mrs. w. E. Williams, of a- lem, are at the Multnomah. Mr. and Mrs. F. Williams, of Pasco, are registered at the Carlton. Mr. and Mrs. A. Davenport, of Gol- dendale, are at the Cornelius. Pioneer of 1853 Passes. THE' DALLES, Or., Jan. 30. (Spe cial.) One of the pioneers of The Dalles, Mrs. F. li. wakerieia, was Dur led this morning. Mrs. Wakefield died Thursday, following Iier fifth paralytic stroke. She is survived by a husband and seven children: Francis F. Wake field, of Redmond, Or.; Mrs. viietna Williamson, of Prineville, Or.; Mrs. J. L. Kelly, Erwin N., Edwin Jaa ana Effie. of The Dalles. Mrs. wakerieid was born in New York State. June 27, 1833, and crossed the plains to Oregon in 1S53. , Prohibition , r-Soc-Labor-, Ind. 1914. 1912. 1914. - 1912. 1914. v.'.'.'.'.'. 265 v.'.'.'.'. 898 ..... "43.192 23,366 "!!! '. ....... 5.063 475 6,445 1,333 2,068 460 1,260 623 1.854 60 3,233 956 1329 ....... ..... ...... ...... " iV.Tl'o 4.066 : 19,249 3,130 4,170 8,440 832 11,345 .r 150 3,233 71 ..... 956 145 257 945 3,518 2,244 ' 748 322 2.754 1,102 190,264 8,934 125 1,252 240 7,886 2,212 ""S16 "',380 "667 .",778 ....... 33 1,895 3,383 535 .'.".'.".' 2,878 536 1,321 388 "".478 ''Y9',427 '4,251 (,242 117 - 20 ....... 1,243 51J 11.459 2,623 . 512 2.185 32,150 4,360 16,049 19,533 IS ' 704 2,695 575 616 236 "11111! ,9i6 " 1,501 . . . 825 300 1,738 442 ...... 609 1,154 709 323 50 431 10,759 9,810 1,872 5,565 4.517 8.467 698 . . 431 309,808 207.928 2,886 29,259 80,358 'S FLEA IS Petition Circulation by Trac tion Company Employes , Is Enthusiastic. MEN'S PROTECTION SOUGHT Action I'rged by Conductors and Motormen, as "Citlicns and Tax payers" Company to Distrib ute Statement of Obligations. Regulation for the "Jitney." the passenger-carrying automobile that ranges Portland's streets, exacting a 5-cent fare in competition with the street cars. Is asked In a petition now being circulated by the carmen employed by the Portland Railway. Light & Power Company. Petition have been printed and placed with the members of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, an organiatlon of employes, who are re ported as enthusiastic In their circula tion. The petitions are addressed to the Mayor and City Council and they re cite that the "Jitney" bus Is being op erated here extensively and allege there is need of regulation. It is urged that an ordinance pass requiring that all auto buses and smaller passenger carrying autos be permited to operate only under a franchise from the city, the object being stated to be that they may be conducted in a responsible man ner along properly defined routes, with protection to the citiens of the city. The employes of the company say they expect to secure 40.000 signatures within a short time. The proposal to circulate the petition la said to have come from the railway employes them selves at a meeting of the brother hood. "Idea Spontaneous," Says Mr. Hlld, "The idea was entirely spontaneous on their part." said F. W. Hlld, general manager of thi Portland Railway Light ft Power Company, yesterday. "At tint the officials of the company were reluctant to have them under take the matter, but the men urged that as they are citizens and taxpayers they are entitled to protection, and we consented. The company is preparing a brief- printed statement for general circula tion that will be distributed widely, and will show the ta.es the company pays annually to city, county and state. well as the other obligations the concern ie obliged to meet In return for its frauchise to do business. The petition now being circulated for signatures is as follows: To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of the City of Portland: Whereas, There are now being operated on the streets of Portland a number of auto buses and a number of smaller automobiles for the purpose of transporting . passengers with the aim to give urban transportation service similar to that rendered by street cars, and . Wliereaa, Such service, to be of benefit to the citizens of the City of Portland, should be conducted In a responsible manner along drined routes, with definite schedules and with reasonable protection to the patrons of such service and the citizens of Port land, and Need Declared Imperative. ' Whereas, The experience of other cities where similar auto buses and automobiles are operated has shown the imperative need of making such' service responsible and re liable. . Therefore, we. the undersigned residents and citizens of the City of Portland,-do here by petition your honorable body To enact an ordinance requiring that such auto buses and smaller automobiles be per mitted to operate only under a franchise in order that they may be conducted In a re sponsible manner along properly defined routes, with .definite schedules and with reasonable protection to the patrons of auch service and the citizens of the City of Port land, and we further request that, in the interest of public health and safety, such ordinance carry with it the customary emer gency clause and be made effective Imme diately from and after its passage and due publication. CHOP CAMPAIGN ON MAYOR ALBEE PROCLAIMS FEBRU ARY 13 BIG WORK DAY. MSpotlesa Town Plana Outlined In Co operation With City Beautiful Move Aid of All Asked. By proclamation. Mayor Albee yester day set February 12 us clean-up day in Portland. Every citizen is asked to get out with a rake or a broom and clean up the front and back yard and the neighboring vacant lot, thus win ning for Portland the title of "Spot less Town." The Mayor's proclamation reads: "To the People of Portland Tou have all heard of 'Spotless Town' and of how delightful a place it Is in which to live. If all will perform a share of the work necessary, there Is no good reason why we cannot make our own Rose City as beautiful and clean. "To the end that this much-desired result may be obtained in Portland, I am setting aside Friday, February 12, as a date upon which all citizens may join in making the entire city clean. "This Is a work In which all may engage, with excellent advantage to ourselves and to the city at large. It is to be hoped that citizens will enter Into the spirit of the occasion enthus iastically and devote their energies to making homes and grounds, vacant spaces and streets beautiful and or derly, abolishing all rubbish and debris and making ready for roses and flow ers. "It Is my hope that tho children of our public schools will be given an Important part in this work. "It would be an excellent thing if the merchants and owners of down town business properties especially would give careful attention to floral decorations of their places along lines which I understand are to be suggested later by the Rose Festival City Beauti ful Committee. "Not alone to plea so our guests, of whom we shall have, no doubt, hun dreds of thousands this year, but for our own general satisfaction as well, let us 'turn to and show the world what wonders we can perform and how pretty we can make Portland appear." LINNTON ROAD GAINS TIME Old Franchise Extended Pending Negotiations for Pureliase. Pending negotiations for the purchase of the United Railways Company's line to Linnton, and pending the granting or a new franchise by the City of Port land, the County Commissioners yester day extended the old franchise until March 1. The county franchise pre viously had been revoked, effective Feb ruary 1. Deputy City Attorney .Stanley Myers appeared before the board to re.iuext that the liauculBC pe Ciionacu a my urn HEN BUS REGULATION You'll Have to HURRY If you profit by the Suit and Extra Trousers Sale For the Price of the Suit Alone $25, $30, $35 and Upward. Our entire stock included in this offer. It's Nicoll's way of keeping; a large force of skilled tailors busy between seasons. Made to fit you perfectly, satisfac tion guaranteed in all cases. Gar ments to order in a day if required. See our window for goods and prices. No Trouble to Show Goods. 108 Third Street. F. F. Boody, Jr., Manager. Tailor for particular men. because the city franchise had been held up during the negotiations for the purchase of the road. JITNET IN TO ELECT AUTO TRANSIT Wlil.KAHK KK IKTV TO MKKT TOMORROW. New Organisation, Only for 31ulual Benefit. Make Pirn In lira oluiloa to Commission. Having organized and adopted a con stitution under the name of tho Auto Transit Welfare Society, Hie Jitney bus owners and drivers of Hie city will elect permanent offlceia and arrunK for the enactment of traffic refuta tions for the society at a meeting In the Public Library at 8:30 tomorrow nlgl.t. The new organization docs not ex pect to own or operate Jitney buses, but is for mutual benefit and under standing in the regulation of tlie busi ness. The membership, acllvc, will In clude owners and drivers. AskocIsIo membership will be available for .oth ers Interested. The organization will appoint com mittee to prepare traffic refutations and committees on membership. Uuscs driven -by members will be labeled and will operate under the rules or the so ciety. Members of the committee on or. conization wero F. C. King, W. W. Swan, G. O. Elsca, It, D. Jones and I. A. Klein. This committee, at Its meeting Fri day, drew up a resolution, which was nrescnted to the Mayor and Commis sion yesterday. The resolution tollows Id part: Th Auto Trsnult Wlfr Society, rep resenting more thsn M pr cent of llio own ers and drivers ot Jitney automobiles In tls City of Portland, deKlres to rotet ssslnsl Ihe recent action of the board of liulrs of the Portland rhamoer of l ommene "d kindred bodice. In Ihelr endeavor 'o In fluence your honorable body lo iesitaie . ,.,,n.r ih.l would be dlsorlmlnallnc lo our rlKhts and Interests, and ute that y" take no such action without ilvln mis or ganliallon an opportunity to be heard In the matter. . , , We desire further to go on reooro aa s'a Ing that we b-lleve that the auto Due, with ita nnnnlir nrlce. has come to si a y ana is one of the modern solutions of rapid transit. It lnc-eaaes the trade of many auxiliary businesses, such as that of car and accessoiy dealers and mechanics. We believe our movement Is in accoroance with the slogan. "Keep Oregon Munry in Oregon." and that It merits ine neartiesv co-operation of all fair-minded cltlacna. CLEAR WALK IS LAW'S AIM Measure io TrolilMt llloekndc by BulluVrs lo Go to Council. Rulidlna- contractors will be pro hibited from blockading sidewalks during building operations within the business district II a measure wnu-u has been, drafted by City Commissioner Dleck Is adopted by the City Council. The neasure will be sent to tho Coun cil this week. It requires th,e builder lo leave at least Ave feet of the sldewulk open at all times for the. use of pedestrians. Provision, the measure says, must be made for the protection of pedestrians. Commissioner Dleck says tho system of blocking sidewalks while buildlnas are being erected Is out of date and Is unnecessary under modern building conditions. Wonderful Values "AQUASCUTUM" "BURBERRY" and "TOGA COATS REDUCED by $29 K.S.Ervin & Co., Ltd. We Are Over stocked These famous Coats for men and women guaranteed weatherproof. Always in style. Regularly sold by us for from $40.00 to C0.00. We are greatly overstocked and must reduce our entire Coat De partment, as our Coats for next Fall are being made. K. S. Ervin & Co., Ltd. GENERAL ENGLISH TAILORS Second Floor, Selling Building.