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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 28, 1915)
THE SUNDAY OREGON'IAN, TORTLAXD, FEBRUARY 28, 1915. t.7 JITNEY ROUTES ARE BEING LAID OUT Protective Bond Is Another Point Yet to Be Decided Upon by Commission. FINAL ACTION WEDNESDAY license to rnrrv eia-ht fS) wesengerB persons, or less (exclusive of the operators thereof), and the sum of ten dollars (tlO) ner mnnth. navuhln monthly in advance, for eacn such vehicle running or operating un der each such license authorized by such license' to carry more than eight S) pas- Mnnrs or nernons (exclusive of the driver or chauffeur thereof); excepting only that for the first fraction of a montn me n cense fee shall be at the rate pf five dot' lars flii a month or ten dollars 10) I month, respectively. Any failure to make said monthly payment In advance shall make void such license. Kach such license shall for a continuous period from the date of such license to the 31st day of August, 1013. and shall terminate on the olst day of August. 1014. Section 14. Before the Issuance of any such license the corporation, company, per son, association, their lessees,, trustees or receivers (appointed by any court whatso ever) applying for such license, shall exe cute a bond with a surety company lawfully doing business In the State of Oregon, as surety, in a sum not less than dollars. to said Cltv of Portland, for the benefit of all whom It may concern, conditional for the payment of damages or for the injuries r.r f Mrasnra Passed to Third TiMdinir bv Council Is Given. Emergency Clause Makes Reg- illation Effective at Once. Strict regulation of" jitney -buses and automobiles is provided in an emer gency ordinance which will be before the City Council Wednesday for final n.asio- The niKEBure. which is not entirely complete as yet. has been pre sented by City Commissioner Daly, who. with City Attorney La Roche and Municipal Traffic Engineer Kirkpat rick have made a comprehensive study Of the Jitney proDiem. nrhoro vet to be nlaced in the or finance a list of the routes which the i. win he reaulred to follow. These will include all parts of the city nil Till Drovide. wherever possible. for the operation of the Jitneys on streets on which cars do not run. The routes for the machines will be in serted in the ordinance. Commissioner Daly is working out these. There is yet to be decided, also, the question of requiring bonds or other measures for the protection of passengers in case of accidents. Bond Feature Unsettled Tn the ordinance as published here with a section is devoted to surety or Insurance bond protection ior me puu lic This may be changed if a more stisfsiHnrv system can be provided. Following is the complete text of the niinanra with the exception of routes: An ordinance providing that certain omni buses, auto trucKs. auioouses. jnuw -tnmohiW. taxicabs and other vehicles propelled or driven by any motive power shall not be run or operated In the City of Portland without licenses. The City ot Portland does ordain o.1. 4 t n riH after the first day of o...mh.r 'lai.-i. It shall be unlawful for v mrnnrailnn. company, person, associa- tv..ir .. . trustees or receivers (ap pointed by any court whatsoever) either as principal, ageni or eniinujr. . . - I , ate any omnibus, auto truck, auto bus. Jit- l T ney bus. automobile, taxicab or other ve-1 J . 1 1 ... i - Hvn hv any motive I T ...,r whatsoever (the same being herein .,- .,nH .irh vehicle") to run or oper ate on the streets of the City of Portland for- the purpose or arrorains a means m m.. street transportation of passengers or persons for hire similar to that ordinarily afforded by stret railways or street railway cars, by indiscriminately accepting and discharging nu.onrurs or Deriou as may offer them selves for transportation along the way or route or routes OD Which it lS ...a nmi,ri nr mav be running, with nut lirst obtaining a franchise granted by the Council of the City of Portland by ordi Section 2. Between the 28th day of Feb ruary, . 101.1, and the first day of Septemoer, i.n it huti hn unlawful for any corpor ation, company, person, association, their trustees or receivers (appointed by anv court whatsoever) either as principal, agent or employe, to run or operate any such vehicle on the streets of the City of Portland for the purpose ot aooroing WOMEN TO RALLY AT COJI VE.N'TIOX IW FIGHT FOR SUFFRAGE. BUS OFT-IN CRASH Jitneys in 14 Accidents ported to Police. Re- GAIN DURING MONTH BIG 1 v i. , j Miss Doris Stephens, Organiser for Congressional Union. Miss Doris Stevens, the New York organizer for the Congres sional Union for woman suffrage, will have charge of the political convention of women voters. The women will gather from all the enfranchised states to discuss and adopt plans to aid unenfranchised women in their struggle. The convention will meet in San Fran cisco in August. After the convention deputa tions will be organized in each of the free states to go to Wash ington. D. C. for a great demon stration on the day of the open ing of the regular session of the 64th Congress, to impress upon its members the demand of the enfranchised women. Representatives from Oregon will attend the San Francisco convention and also will take part in demonstrations at the Na tional capital. Miss Stevens leaves New York early in May for San Francisco, where she will be in charge of Congressional Union work at the fair. She will be assisted by Miss Margaret Whittemore, who was secretary of the Wayne County Suffrage League. She is a graduate of Oberlin College and a woman of culture and acumen. I caused by Its. his or their negligence, or the negligence of its. his or their agents. I servants or employes ; or any such corpora tion, company, person, association, their " - ......... nam I lOKWBB. LI UDlcrn v, ici.ci-mo ( ai-uiuii .1 J means ot local siroei uu.ijwi". w- v 1 any court whatsoever) applying tor such l sengers or persons for hire similar to that I cenge. shall give such a bond or bonds with ordinarily aixoraea or sireei. '."""J" street railway cars, by indiscriminately ac cepting and discharging passengers or per sons as may offer themselves for transpor tation along the way or course on v. men n is used or oierated or may be running, with out lirst obtaining a license issued by the inHlmr of the City of Portland upon the Dersonal sureties or such surety company as surety in the sum of not less than dol lars for each sucn vehicle to oe operatea under such license and such bonds shall be subject to the approval of such Commis sioner and the Mayor. Appeal to Council Provided For. Section l.i. Any person, firm or corpora terms, provisions and conditions hereinafter tton aggrieved by any action of the Com in this ordinance set forth, excepting only that such license need not be procured until the .... day of 1913. No such license shall be for more than one of the public vehicle routes hereinafter described. Cancellation of License Penalty. Section 3. Any license issued under this ordinance may be cancelled by me council at any time for any gross, repeated, or will ful violation of any of the terms of this ordinance. When any license shall be so cancelled there shall be refunded to the owner of such license the proportionate part of the license fee paid in advance. Section 4. That there be and hereby are aatahllahed n the City ot Portland the tol ' lowing routes for the running and operation of such vehicles unaer sucn license iw iirniM isMid route and routes being here after called "said public vehicle route" and ..id nnbltc vehicle routes." respectively) i Here description of routes will bo ln- Mrtftil 1 Section 5. No such license shall be issued ti.nt unon a certincate issued by the Com miasloner of the Department of Public Utili ties of the City of Portland (hereinafter railed "said Commissioner" ). and such iinaa ahaii he in accordance with such certincate and with the terms, provisions and conditions of this ordinance. No such license shall be transferred or assigned with out first obtaining a certificate or order of said Commissioner allowing such transfer or assignment. Section 6. To obtain such license, every uch corporation, company, person, associa tion, their lessees, trustees or receivers (ap pointed by any court whatsoever) shall make a written application to said Commis sioner, setting forth the one of said public vehicle routes which such license Is applied for. the number of such vehicles to be run or operated on said public vehicle route, the name of the maker and the maker's number f each such vehicle, the number of the state license thereof, the seating capacity .f each such vehicle and the number of passengers to he allowed to be carried on such vehicle at any one time, and also stat ing the schedule time or times or frequency, of trips over such public vehicle route. Limit Fat on Licenses. Section 7. No certificate shall be issued by said Commissioner except only when, in his opinion, publlo necessity requires service by such vehicle or vehicles on one of said pub lic vehicle routes for which such application for a license is made as herein provided; and also that, in his opinion, there Is to be operated under such license a sufficient num ber of such vehicles to give proper service, tiuch certificates shall set forth the name tne corporation, company, person, associa tion, their lessees, trustees or receivers (ap pointed by any court whatsoever) to whom such license shall be Issued, the public ve hicle routo over which such vehicles are to Yesterday was an old-time Summer" These are busy days at Eilers. Many shrewd buyers taking advantage of this piano -purchasing opportunity. See Lists of Standard Makes and Astonishingly Low Prices Below That Piano You've Put Off Purchasing So Long Is Here Today It May Be Gone Tomorrow The number of pianos we sold yesterday and during tne past week snows mat roraana puopiB r' buvinz hieh-grade pianos at greatly reduced prices. Our unusual sale oi usea uranas, riayer r,ino.if..S,.vur.,8,,vr.-I.. ,,v. ,. ...,., . The congestion of downtown streets. Many of these pianos have seen very little use and are in excellent conaraon. ie Jfi r"r 77C: u due to the numerous jitney Duses in polished, tuned and regulated. They are nign-ciass instruments, most ot mem iu"ms - Increased Congestion on Down-Town Streets 3fakes Danger Bigger. Many Drivers Brought Into Court Admit Inexperience. - An increase in the number of auto mobile accidents reported during the month to the police may be due to the advent of the jitney bus, said Chief of Police Clark yesterday. This year is showing a big increase over 1914 in the number of automobile licenses is sued. During February 14 accidents have been reported, in which the jit ney has figured. Numerous collisions were not reported. None of the acci dents have proved serious. aoi-vlce. has increased the likelihood of f ' , oo tji ..,: tj;o accidents. Though the majority or jit- Wrl Kt'in the wav of vour nride in purchasing one of these pianos, for many of them cannot be told from brand new ?.e7T not miss thfs sde, if you have been longing for a piano. We will arrange the terms of payment to suit your convenience. the Municipal Court mere nave up- We gtm haye ft numher of good "buys" lett. You SuOUlu act qulCKiy. iNOte wests pica. pearea several iia.1111; vmiawto, drivers, who have admitted .driving au- USED GRAND PIANOS. tomnhilpH only a short while. One - , j j stated last week that he had been ar- we are offering in this sale of used pianos several standard maKes oi usea tjranu rested the second day he naa tnea lo pjanos on which we are enabled to make exceedingly low prices, we nave a smui drive the machine he was operating. cari(i in a mahoe-anv case for $385. See this tomorrow. Another ttlit iSil one at $425, besides several larger styles for $475, $525 and upwards. The original jitneys. A list follows: prices of these grands range from $800 to $1200. February z isrnesi tjesma, unvme, . We have included in this stock of many used pianos a number of slightly used player pianos, some that have been out in the hands of agents, and others that have been used for demonstration purposes. Some have been rented to tourists stopping jitney bus No. 9170, collided with an express wagon at 6:10 P. M. Light was r..irr.inr nn waeon. which was owned iw .la it Smith. 834 Vancouver avenue. Pntrnlmnn Adams attributed accident nap KM, llrPETOn SLfCKU " il Tiiie' and Shaver street. Driver did not stop. Front wheel of cycle smashed, to carelessness of jitney ariver. ; l,fi nthera have been taken in exchange on part pay- iidedbwUhymotorcycfe of' George Wag- Lent toward the very latest improved, up-to-date Chickering Electric and Autopiano Electric. These instruments are guaranteed to De in pencil w..uii. ...u the- very latest type of 88-note players. A large quantity of music and a handsome "J"rtKZt2on.MiervlBW bench are included with each player. These players are especia ly priced at of auto bus No. 3296. knocked down ?198 290 ?318) $493 $465. $485 and upwards. You are invited to call for a dem and injured a 5-year-old boy at Missis- onstration. 'nrrv istitneTbua K 7487 ran We will give our regular two-year exchange agreement with any piano sold dur- into enaer oenTy-thlrd-streei car inff this sale This means practically the use of the instrument for two years, then in a reckless attempt to pass m such instrument may be given DacK to us in pan payment vn of car. . ,,oc hiVher nrice. the sale Drice now paid being then allowed toward payment 01 a new February 14 Jitney dus lulA ; : a 19.1; A M . ran lmo rca-r eim wi- lusu uiuut,. - Woodstock car standing at Second and TELEPHONE OR WRITE QUICK. Hawthorne. The damage was slight should write or telephone for descriptive lists and num- February 19 Jitney ' dus io. " !" . . . ,,w. fnr rumination. A deposit of amount driven by A. Foplcn, 53 rirei bh "- Der. vv a oeuu incsc uuuuuicma ""J"""- " . . , T. - . -i, collided with the automobile of H. J. stateri in this advertisement should be sent to show good faith, itus sale win of 1635 Virginia avenue, .. incfrument is sold. Remember, every one IS Iuiiy guaiauwcu aim at the low prices quoted, each instrument should lind a Duyer qun-Mv. J. & C. Fischer SI 28.00 Chickerino; S225.00 Marshall & Wendell, fancy mahogany SI 08.00 Stuyvesant Piano, beautiful mottled walnut S 185.00 Weser, largest size, cabinet grand, mahog any (with orchestral attachments) S1S7.00 Ludwig, largest size, fancy upright, quar tered oak S225.00 Another Ludwig, oak case Sl.'tO.OO Hamitlon, plain case, excellent condition. . .SliOO. 00 Largest size Singer Piano, mahogany case, looks like new S1G2.00 Whitney Piano, a famous studio style, French walnut finish SI 75.00 Largest size Kingsbury, walnut case SI -10.00 Hardman Upright, mahogany, a fine-toned instrument SI. 15.00 ' Kimball, in art case, looks just like new SliOO. 00 Steinway, Verti-Grand style $100.00 The above list shows only a few of the many barguinx offered. Other pianos at prices ranging from S7"i, $87, $03, $110 and up. Wfhur. -inrl T.inrnln streets. f.hr,inrir 2(1 Jltnev DUS -IVO. t ir Wilson, of 552 Frederick street, crashed Into grocery wagon of L. Meyer at Kast xniriy-m 01 mont streets. ... IVV,r,iarv 21 rl. 1. IMies, ul Cleveland avenue, machinist, taaeii iu ciruritm Hosnital with com- ,, frnrtnra of left lee and numer- hriiisps. received when struck by iitnsv bus at Williams avenue ana f.hrur. 23 William Fitzgerald, nruiirn TTnir.ii messenger, while riding a bicycle was struck by jitney bus at Fourteenth and Cilisan . sireeus. u c leg was badly bruised. The bus driver was blamed. . February 23 rl. o. miner, unvci jitney bus No. 53Z, strucK a i Broadway and Washington streets at 15 P. M. The man was uui ocuuuo.j hurt. BROADWAY AT ALDER. TWO BATTLE WITH SURF BREAKERS JS WASHIiVGTOlV DAY DIP TOSS SWIMMERS ABOUT. Moxamas and Multnomah Club Folk Welcomed to Seaside by Band and Commercial Club. HOTEL MOORE, Seaside, Or., Feb. 27. - (Special.) Despite unfavorable weather for the annual Washington's February 25 Passenger in jitney bus birthday dip in the ocean by the Mult- .r,t hv W. L. Truuinger. im Washington street, received injury to knee whenibus was wrecKea in ,1.1, Biilnninh WttB"" " nn-niama avartllA an d Mason street. f.hrnarv 25 Mrs. W. n. ojivl u.e -n- n TTousrnten were oruieea verelv when knocked down at Chin Gin. of on irat wiventh street, was knocked down and painfully bruised at East LAUD HIGHWAY ENGINEER Clatskante Club Says Citizens Favor Retention of Mr. Bowlby. misstoner of Public Utilities may appeal to the Council by eervinsr a written notice of appeal upon such Commissioner and filing a duplicate thereof with the Auditor within five dars after such action, and thereupon the Auditor shall place such appeal upon . Washlngton streets by jitney the calendar of the Council to be heard In i ana vvasiniis i' the regular course of business of the Council, driven Dy J. Section 16. No such vehicle shall be op-I February 26 Edward erated under sucn license except upon me one of said public vehicle routes therein apecified. nor slrall any such vehicle engage in the transportation of persons or passen gers for hire during the hours of any day, as sofecified in Section 8 of this ordinance. except on the public vehicle route as speci fied in such license. Section 17. Each such vehicle operating under such license shall have painted in oil paint in letters and figures not less than two 2 Inches in height on eacb side ot such vehicle and on the front thereof, or on the windshield thereof, the public, vehicle route on which it is licensed to run or operate and the number of the city license under which It runs or operates. Section 1&. In addition to the provisions of this ordinance, the Council of the City of Portland shall have power to provide other provisions and rules for the operation of any such vehicle under any such license, and shall also have the power to regulate the service rendered by any such vehicle under any such license. Section llh Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this ordinance, shall upon conviction thereof in the municipal court of the City of Portland, be punished by a fine of not more than 200 dollars (fl'OO) for each olTense. or by imprisonment in the City Jail for not exceeding 90 days, or by both such fine and Imprisonment for each such offense. The officers, directors and managers of any corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be subject to the penalties herein provided. Section 20. None of the provisions of this ordinance shall apply xo any railroad car or street railway car. or Its or their oper ation In the City of Portland, or to the offi cers, agents, or employes of the corpora tions or persons operating any such oars. Section 21. Inasmuch as many of such vehicles are being run and operated in the City of Portland without necessary or proper regulations or rules, and the Immediate preservation of the City of Portland and its Inhabitants make it necessary that this or dinance should go Into effect Immediately, an emergency Is hereby declared to exist and this ordinance shall take effect imme diately upon its passage by the Council. bus nomah Club members of Portland, everything was done to make the vis ltors at home. The Seaside Commercial Club had automobiles and a band at the depot when the special train ar rived. After the party was taken to the hotel "stunts" were staged in th natatorium. Norman Ross, Louis J. Balbach and Harry W. Gammie entertained with fancy affairs, while Miss Blanche Ca vana was the only feminine member cost per acre, and carry "water for the Van Brimmer lands in the. Lower Klamath marshes. Eleventh and East Clay streets when I of the party who braved the water in struck by a jitney, ms itijuik treated at St. Vincent's Hospital. February 26 Three autos, one a jit ney, collided at Third ana Aiaer urcem None were injured. 1 2 ' - the tank. Ross and Gammie were the only two who were able to swim ou In the surf, because of the hucre breakers. Both were tossed about, and Gammie suffered a lacerated shlnbone and had his sida twisted. No serious accidents were reported. The mazamas took a long hike to points on Cannon Beach, leaving last Sunday morning early and arriving at the Hotel Moore just in time to catch the snecial for the Orearon metropolis CLATSKANIE, Or., Feb. it. tope- Monday night. The entire round trip Cial.) At a meeting or tne uaisiwuic was made by root by a majority or the Business Men's Club Friday, night the party, two members having returned following was drafted and oroerea ior- i in an automobile Ccntralia Striker Serving Term. CENTRA LI A, Wash., Feb. 27. (Spe cial.) John Rucker, one of the strikers arrested on the picket line at the East- operated under such license, the number ern Mill several months ago on a charge f such vehicles to be run or operated under such li-ene, the name of the maker and the maker's number of each such vehicle, the number of the state license of each thereof, the number of passengers or per allowed to be carried on each such vehicle at any one time (exclusive of the operator thereof) and the schedule time or times of frequency of trips over such public vehicle route. Section 8. The service given by each such vehicle under such license shall be continu ous every day over the public vehicle route as provided In each such license, from 6 o'clock in the forenoon to 12 o'clock mid night: provided, that on Sundays such serv ice shall not be required to start before 7:S0 o'clock In the forenoon. Section 9. The rate of fare for each pas senger traveling in any one direction on each such vehicle shall not be more than 5 rents. And it shall he unlawful for any driver or any chauffeur of any such vehicle, or for any other person to ask. demand or receive from any such passenger more than said fare of 5 cents. eipeed Limit Same as for Autos. Section 10. The speed of such vehicles to be run or operated under such licenses shall tiie same as provided for similar vehicles by ordinances of the City of Portland. Section 11. No such vehicle shall carry or transport at any one time passengers or persons (exclusive ot the operators thereof) tn excess of the number specified In such license for the operation of such vehicle. Section 1-. Between thirty fo0) minutes after sunset and midnight of each day. whenever the top of such vehicle Is up or closed or partly closed, such vehicle shall be well lighted on the Inside thereof. It shall be unlawful for any driver or chauf feur of any such vehicle to violate or to suffer or allow to be violated the provisions f this section 12. Section 13. There shall be paid for each such license to the City Treasurer of the City of Portland the sum of five dollars f$r) per month, payable In advance, for er.ch such vehicle running or operating un der each such liceuae authorised by such of disorderly conduct and whose con viction in Police Courtwas appealed to the Superior Court by his attorney, is serving out his sentence in the local jail. Rucker's wife and children are destitute. Several strikers are endeav oring to have him released. warded to the State Hlgnway com mission: . "The Business Men's Club and De velopment League of Clatskanie. Or., congratulate your honorable body for eontinuing Major Bowlby as State Highway Engineer, to further the com nletion of the unfinished work on the Columbia Highway tnrougn our uuuuu. Dan J. Moore, of this city, hopes to have the members of the Mazamas and the Multnomah Club at another similar affair when the condition of the weath er will bo more settled. The Mazamas were drenched, as they had been out in the open for more than 36 hours. Following are those who registered at the Hotel Moore as members of the And we wish to assure you that this Multnomah Club and Mamma parties: expresses the sentiment oi ins sreaier majority of the citizens and taxpayers of this county, as stated by our repre sentative, 'Norman Merill. who was present at your meeting yesterday, February 24." Winlook to Elect School Directors. CENTRALIA. Wash., Feb. J7. (Spe cial.) Two directors are to be elected at the school election in Winlock on March 6, one for a one-year term and one for a three-year term. The retir ing: directors are R. W. Fletcher and H. W. Raught, both of whom were ap pointed to fill vacancies. Idaho Cadets' Trip to Fair Unlikely. UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO, Moscow. Feb. 27. (Special.) All chances for the University cadets to go to the San Francisco Exposition In June seem to have vanished. Lieutenant Fooks ii going -ahead making arrangements for the.annual encampment early in April on Hayden Lake. COMPANY I HAS BAND MADE UP FROM ITS OWN RANKS. MILITARY CONCERTS ARB PROMISED FOR WOODBliHX, WOODBURN, Or., Feb. 27. (Special.) Company I, Third Oregon Infantry, holds the distinction of being the only infantry company in the state that has a military band entirely within its own ranks. This band was organized three months ago by Captain Eugene Mosh berger and has been under the direction of Professor McDougsll, of Portland. Local business men have subscribed liberally toward the support of the institution and many of the men have purchased their own instruments. Open air concerts during the coming season are being arranged for. The first one of the series last Sunday was largely attended and received much favorable comment. Dr. F. E. Warner. A. E. Wheelock, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Cooper and child, Edna C. Fahey. Inez Rippey, Sig Wertheimer, Jasper Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. David H. Smith. Mrs. F. A. Snow, Mrs. L. M. Schwartz, Mrs. A. von der Werth, Miss Blanche Cavana. Lillian Cowle. Leah Ganzmiller, J. T. Ross. Jr., Arthur A. Allen. C. M. Dzertwood, Tom Autzen. Harrv W. Gammie, Hal Rasch. J. Lee Thompson. Mr. and Mrs. Roy O. Yates, Mr. and Mrs. M. D. MacQueen, Miss Almy, Miss Ellis, Nellie Mae Dalcom, Miss Elsie Brooke. A. L. Hagen. Jr.. B. J. Davidson, . L. Webb. W. B. Ullarthe, R. L. Gilson. John A. Lee. H. G. Kolb, C. Y. Luther. F. P. Leuttus.JL. F. Buck, R. H. Crelger, Dr. and Mrs. If. G. Mc Corkle, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Gadsby, Miss Alice Gadsby, Jack Cody, Louis J. Bal bach, Norman Ross, W. J. Feeney, O. V. Marias. Rex B. Parelius. Will Spalding. Earl R. .Goodwin. Leila L. Dean. George Butterfield, Georgian E. Smedley. M. C Mastin, E. C Sammons. D. C. Free man. Mr. and Mrs. John Brooke, Miss Anna Russell, Miss Margaret Mears. L. P. Coleman. Miss Irene Clarke, Miss Edith Wilson, Byron Marshall, Rose Wilsoh, Stanton Marshall, Evelyn Har mon. Mr. and Mrs. Percy A. Smith. J. M. Ayers, Jr.. Pete Barbara and Esper Hansen. . KLAMATH VOTE ORDERED Water Users to Pass on rroposeo $75,000 Extension. -KLAMATH- FALLS, Or., Feb. 27. (Snecial.) J. G. Camp, manager of tne Klamath Reclamation Project, received instructions yesterday that In order to expedite the vote on the proposed Griffith lateral enlargement a pro ject involving a $75,000 expenditure, he should make a house-to-house canvass to procure the votes or every water user. The objects of the proposed enlarge ment of Griffith lateral are: To ef fect a saving of about 130,000 by dis continuing the south branch canal; to provide better for drainage oi tne First Unit lands by not using th di version canal during the Summer months: to enlarge the area of the Firt Unit lands and thus reduce the VERBOORT PIONEER DIES Mrs. Mary Saelen, oi Early Dutch Colonists, Succumbs. VERBOORT. Or.. Feb. 27. (Special.) Mrs. Mary Saelen. nee Van Dyke, passed away here February 16. Mrs. Saelen . was one of the earlier Dutch settlers in the Verboort Colony that was formed here more than 40 years ago. She was born in Holland on August 7, 1838. She is survived by an adopted daugh ter Mrs. Antonla Gieshers, and a brother, Theodore Van Dyke. Centralia Club Campaigns for Bill CENTRALIA. Wash.. Feb. 27. (Ppe cial.) The Centralia Commercial Clu yesterday started work on its state wirie cumnaie-n to secure the passage v House bill No. 67, providing for equal distribution of state school funds. Lt ters were sent to every Commercia Cluh In the state askine them to ge busv with their legislators. Thirty members of the local club wiir so Olympia Tuesday in the interests the bill. Centralia Club to Begin Campaign CENTRALIA, Wash., Feb. 27. (Spe cial.) Durine; one hour of next Thurs day. the Centralia Commercial Club will conduct a strenuous membership cam Daiarn. Committees of two or three will be appointed and. the city thor oughly canvassed. It is hoped to add 150 new members. The committees will report Thursday night to make plan for a big banquet. Injured 3Ian Better. Harry F. Boyd, of S8!l Lownsdale venue, who was seriously injured In the trarage of Meier & Frank, where he was employed, is convalescing. The ac cident occurred on February u. POHTI.AX1) BRSIDEXT DIES A 'I' AiE OK S.I VKAKS. m v.. - i J. KHMiWs&Usl to Charles Dlttebrandt. Charles Dlttebrandt. who died at his home. 401 Prescott street, a few days ago, was a native of Germany. He was born at Her rendorf. in that country. 83 years ago. He came to America In 1865 and located in St. Louis, where for a time he was superintendent of a sugar refinery. Later he held executive positions with the Burlington Railroad at Nebraska City. He came to Portland eight years ago. The widow and the following children ' survive: Miss Anna Dlttebrandt, Mrs. Pierce Jlc Closkey, Charles B. Dlttebrandt, M. M. Dlttebrandt.' of Cascade Locks: Herman Dlttebrandt. W. F. Dittebrandt, Mrs. Lucy North cut, Mrs. E. D. GriersOn. Mrs. C. Van Brlmer and George Ditte brandt. , The funeral services took place yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock. A delicious Dinner at The Portland The Portland's cuisine and service is world-famed, and it is enj'oyed with rare appreciation by Portland citizen themselves. In the beautiful dining and grill rooms are served the finest delicacies, gathered from forest and stream, from dairy, orchard and garden viands prepared with rare skill wholesome, tempting, satisfying. Breakfast from 6:30 to 12. Afternoon Tea from 3:30 to fi. Dinner from 5:30 to 8. Grill service from Noon to 1 A. M. Weekday Club Luncheons from 12 to 2 served in dining room and grill. Sunday Table d'Hote Dinner $1 Served in the Dining Room. The Orchestra plays in the Grill each evening before and after the theater. GEO. C. OBER, Manager. Uemember the Press Club benefit for the Larch Moun in Trail at the Heilig o Tuesday night. 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