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33 TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX. PORTLAND, MAY 1G, 1915. MEASURES ON JUNE BALLOT iW NINE Among Four Issues Pending Are Annexation of .St. Johns and Linnton. POUND ISSUE COMING UP Jitney Regulation and Building of l-'ire Stops on Water-Front at Cost of Property-Owners likely to Bo Settled. SUMMARY OK MEASURES TO HE O.V KAIJ.OT AT JOE ELECTIOX. Mrunr Submilted. Keferendum ordinance provid ing for metering of all water servient. Referendum ordinance provid ing for Sunday closing of gro cery stores. Initiative ordinance, - by Coin mission, amending Bancroft bond ing act to make installments for street improvements payable semi-annually. Initiative ordinance, by Com mission, granting pensions to C. t. Shane and W. 1L Whitcorab, disabled firemen. Initiative measure, by Commis sion, changing charter provision regarding re-appointment of em ployes temporarily laid off. Initiative measure, by Commis sion, proposing municipal gar bage collection system to operate at expense of taxpayers. Initiative measure giving Com mission power to turn dog pound over to Humane Society. Charter amendment giving Commission power to handle sev en East Side grade crossing elim inations as one project. Initiative ordinance, by Com mission, providing .limited regu lation of Jitneys. Measure Pending;. Regulation of Jitney buses. Annexation of Linnton to Port land. Charter amendment to anex St. Johns to Portland. Initiative measure giving Coun cil power to build fire stops on water front at cost of abutting property owners. Nine important measures already have been submitted officially to the voters at the June election and four others are pending. Time for submit ting these measures will expire next Saturday. They aro the measure pro viding for the annexation of St. Johns, which will be submitted if the people interested secure & sufficiently large petition, a measure proposed by the Municipal Dock Commission giving the city the power to force the construc tion of concrete Are stops on the water front, the measure for the annexation f Linnton, and Jitney regulation. This measure probably will be submitted by the Council next Wednesday. Ballot titles to all the measures ex cepting that for the regulation of jit neys have been prepared and submitted to the City Auditor for placing on the ballot. The ballot titles, as they have been prepared by the city's legal bu reau and adopted by the Council, are as follows: round Change I Bought. An act to amend the charter by adding thereto a new section to be designated as Section :MK. authorizing the Council to con tract with some association which has been organised for at loast lo years for the pre vention of cruelty to animals, for the opera tion of a pound, giving tho Council power to fix the terms of such contract and to delegate to the contractor all necessary police power. Shall .the charter be so amended? An act repealing Section -7S of the char ter and enacting a new section providing for the payment, in 20 semi-annual Installments, f assessments of $Q or more for the im provement of streets or the laying of sewers, providing for the sale of bonds to pay for such improvements and sewers, and pro viding for the redemption thereof and for the sale of property for delinquent install ments. Shall the charter be amended by repeal ing Section 278 thereof and substituting in lieu of said Section 8 a new section num bered 278? An ordinance prohibiting tho opening of shops, stores and groceries on Sunday ex cept for works of necessity or charity, and i I rs. s. 8 -i5 . resyr'r s r r 3 f i i -w,wi(pmwi s 4 4 u, v - , , - ! , ? 1 - - ,? ,is. - . s-- - - , -eWf t. ,s4.- "t, . - ' . ' X. '. "i-4 , : rJ.Jcws......-..-J..v.v-,-.--AAvc- ..oc...- - , . . .f . ,f , , , , j , --'- - , r'. . . :.. .: v . . . . " . . - ' , L , , j U-L J excepting theaters, amusement places, drag stores. undertaking establishments, shoe shining stands, livery stables, garages, butcher shops, bakery and delicatessen shops, allowing the serving of meals, the sale of tobacco, milk, fruit, confectionery, newspapers, medical and surgical supplies. Shall the above ordinance pass? New Garbage System Wanted. An act to amend the charter by adding thereto a section to be designated as Sec tion authorizing the Council to pro vide in one proceeding for the elimination of the grade crossings of two or more streets with any railroad or railroads In a district. Shall the Council be given authority to provide for the elimination of two or more grade crossings of streets and railroads in tho same proceeding? An act to repeal the present provisions of the charter providing for a municipal gar bage collection system and enacting new provisions re-authorizing the sale of $7o,(00 of municipal bonds for the establishment, maintenance and operation of a municipal garbage collection system, giving the Coun cil power to provide for the management of said system, for the collection of garbage either with or without charge therefor, and giving the Council all powers necessary to carry said provisions into effect. hall the charter be so amended? An act to amend Bection J09 of the char ter so that reappointments in the classified civil service shall be made in the order of original appointments. Shall Section lot of the charter of the City of Portland, as revised, codified and arranged by Ordinance No. 20350 be amended? An act to amend the charter providing that 1 per cent of the salary of temporary firemen shall be deducted for the firemen's relief and pension fund, and granting pen sions of (02.?) a month to W. H. Whitcomb and S4.- a mo-nth to L. Shane. Shall the charter be so amended 7 Water Meters to Be Voted On. An ordinance authorizing the Commis sioner of Public Utilities to purchase r,000 water meters of such kind and size as may be determined by him. Shall the above- ordinance pass? 'Shall the City of St. Johns, Or., be merged Into the City of Portland by amend ing the charter of tho City of Fortland so as to extend its boundaries to include the City of St. Johns. Or. ? (The elector de siring to vote affirmatively on the above question, shall place an X mark in the space before the word "yes." If he desires to vote negatively, he shall place an X mark in tho space before the word "no"). In addition to these there is the Jitney ordinance, the ballot title of which has not been prepared and the ballot t'.tle for the measure to annex Linnton to Portland providing that measure is submitted. The question of annexing St. Johns will be o.a a .separate ballot from that bearing the other Issues. If the Linn ton question is submitted it will have to go on a third ballot, the law re garding annexation requiring the plac ing of a question of annexation on a separate ballot in each instance 7 IN COMMISSION RAGE MORE CAKbl DATES ARE EXPECTED TO FII-E TOMORROW. Time to Hand In Petitions Will Expire at 5 o'clock Election Prep arations) Relng Made. Seven candidates for the two Com missionerships to be filled at the city election June 7 already are in the race. One and probably two will file tomor row, which will be the last day for candidates to get in the running. Time limit for filing nominating petitions by candidates will expire tomorrow at 5 o'clock. The two who have not filed yet are Boon Cason, who announced yesterday that he will file tomorrow, and Kalph C. Clyde, who refused to say whether he will enter the race or not. It is said that he lias his nominating peti tions prepared and intends to file them tomorrow. The candidates already in the race are Commissioners Brewster and Bigelow, George L. Baker, William Adams, C. V. Cooper, Dr. George Par rish. and George VV. Caldwell. There are two candidates for the position of City Auditor. They are A. L. Barbur, for re-election, and Monroe Goldstein. With the closing of the time for the entering of new candidates in the race it is expected that the pre-election campaign will open up In lively shape. The various candidates have booster committees at work and are conducting lively personal campaigns. Street speaking is expected to be started within a short time. A lively campaign along this line is planned by some of the candidates. City Auditor Barbur is at work with plans for the election. The printed matter is being put out, notices of the election have been posted and employes in the Auditor's office are at work getting out the ballot forms and ar ranging the supplies. The ballot boxes have been taken from the vaults in the basement of the City Hall and are being opened and prepared for the election. Auditor Barbur says that everything will be in perfect readiness long before the date for the electron. It is probable that with only few ex ceptions the polling places at this elec tion will be the same as those at the recent county road bond election. Huenos Aires is the largest city In the world south of the equator. GROUP OP GUESTS WHO ATTENDED RECEPTION GIVEN AT HOME ,:T 'T- W$?i l&S fcj (& AO: W. L HILL HONORED Golden Wedding Anniversary Fittingly Celebrated. LAW'S GRIP HOLDS AT 80 Noted Ijcgiil Authority and Former Editor or The Oregonian Still Writing Boobs Oregon Pio neers Xow in California. The golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and lire. William Lair 'Hill, Ore gon pioneers and for many years resi dents of this city and The Dalles, was PROMINENT OREGON PIONEERS WHO CELEBRATED GOLDEN WEDDING RECENTLY. celebrated at their home near Mar tinez, Cal., on April 23. Mr. Hill and Airs. Hill, who was Miss Julia Chandler, were married at Mc Minnville. Or. April 23. 1S65. The wed ding ceremony was performed by her father, the Rev. George C. Chandler, at his home. Their golden wedding anniversary was made especially happy by the re ceipt of scores of telegrams and let ters of congratulation from friends from all over the Pacific Coast. William Lair Hill has the rare dis tinction of being noted in Portland as a criminal lawyer and of being known throughout the country as a real estate lawyer, through his handling, of two celebrated cases those of Neff vs. Pennoyer and of Sullivan vs. Settle mier. He practiced law in Oregon and in Washington for many years with great success. He was at one time a partner of the late Judge George II. Williams, of Portland. He also took an active part in Oregon politics. At the age of over 80 years he is still actively engaged in law practice in California. After leaving Oregon he was for a number of years a prominent attorney of Seattle. It was largely through hia efforts that the present campus of the University of Washington, known as one of the most beautiful college cam puses In this country, wae obtained for the university. He also was prominent as a writer and as an authority on legal works. He was the author of Hill's Oregon Code and also of Hill's Washington Code. He is now writing a book on "Presumptive Evidence." Mr. Hill was editor of The Oregonian for about four years, from 1872. For the last several years he and Mrs. Hill have made their home in California, They have four children E. Coke Hill, of Alaska, attorney-at-law, and for several years Assistant United States Attorney at Nome; Reuben Chandler Hill, of San Francisco, phy sician and surgeon; Margaret F. Hill, of Napa, Cal., a member of the Napa High School faculty, and A illiam Lair Hill, Jr., civil engineer, of Olympia, Wash. PERSONALjVIENTION. E. J. Stewart, of CorvaJlis, is at the Oregon. Thomas J. Keenan. of 771 Com mercial street, left Portland for Ames, fttxd i-WyfrWe ); Myr V"' MRS H. K. ALBEE A.D MRS. FREDli RIC SCHOFF, PRESIDENT, la,, Monday at 10 A. M. to attend the funeral of his father, Michael Keenan. E. J. Barrett, of Albany, Is at the Oregon. W. E. De Long, of Salem, is at the Perkins. A. B. Hughes, of Seattle, is at the Carlton. C. A. Strong, of Tacoma. is at the Carlton. L. Beecher, of Enterprise, is at the Imperial. G. X. Chiville, of Seattle, is at the Imperial. S. H. Cornelius, of Turner, is at the Cornelius. George McDuffee, of Heppner, is at the Seward. W. H. Burnett, of Pendleton, is at the Oregon. Mrs. Joseph Mayer, of Lebanon, is at the Carlton. II. L. Gill, of Woodburn, is registered at the Eaton. H. Baxter, of Camas, Wash., is at the Portland. A. B. Weatherford. of Albany, is at the Cornelius. R. R. White, of Sumner, is registered at the Oregon. II. B. Duff, of Dillon, is registered at the- Imperial. Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Mason, of Kla- math Falls, are registered at the Port land. M. E. Mallory, of White Salmon, is at the Nortonia. C. A. Meeker, of Bridal Veil. Or., is at the Nortonia. James JL Cutting, of Hamilton. Can., 1 is at the Seward. . W. F. Schultheiss. of San. Diego, is at the Multnomah. Mr. and Mrs. Irving Dunn, of Baker, are at the Seward. . B. O. Hardock, of Hood River, is at the Nortonia- II. D. Mason and family, of Medford, are at the Cornelius. I L. F. Laughlin, of The Dalles, is reg istered at the Katon. . W. I Keefer, of Spokane, is regis tered at the Multnomah. Mr. and Mrs. E. Rodgers, of Enter prise, are at the Perkins. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Sherman, of As toria, are at the Portland. Carl Barten, of Upham, N. D., Is registered at the Carlton. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Zerha, of Athena, are registered at the Perkins. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Nichols, of Spokane, are at the Cornelius. Mr. and Mrs. George B. Hagerman, of Salem, are at the Imperial. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Putman, of Jack eon. Mich., are at the Multnomah. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Stevenson, of Scranton, Pa., are at the Portland. Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Moore, of Saint Clair, Mich., are. at the Multnomah. Joseph C. LuckenbiU of Seattle, Wash., is registered at the Eaton. Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Pittman, of Mon mouth, are registered at the Seward. R. H. McKean, J. R. Morgan and E. H. Watkins, of Wasco, are at the Per kins. Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Mace, of Vir ginia, and James E. Mace, of Ashland, Wis., are at the Nortonia. Dr. Clarence True Wilson, who un derwent a surgical operation last week at the Good Samaritan Hospital, has been moved to his home. No. 8 East Seventeenth street. After Dr. Wilson recovers sufficiently the Wilsons will go to their farm near Gresham for an indefinite rest. CHICAGO, May 15. (Special.) J. M. Gorman, of Sumpter, Or., is registered at the La Salle, The Brazilian cottoa crop Is Increasing In quantity and quality. OF MAYOR AND MRS. II. R. ALBEE, WILSON IS BACKED Resolutions Meet With Hearty Applause. MILITARISM IS DECRIED Work of Antl-Cigarctte League, Travelers' Aid, Big Brotherhood and Sisterhood Movements Indorsed by Body. (Continued "From KIrst Page) stress on our appreciation of the was the first to congratulate her sister city. Mrs. Thacher said she would give a prize to the circle that increases most in membership during the coming year. This offer for any part of the United States. Jefferson Parent-Teacher Association of Los Angeles io the biggest circle in the country. It has 5o9 members all paid up in the National organization. Mrs. J. D. Taylor, president of the Los Angeles federation, spoke highly of the W. C McKinney. of Seattle, took tho honors for being the eldest mother in attendance. She is 73 years of age. Mrs. McKinney said: 'We may not have the biggest delegation here, but we have the Seattle spirit. In our work, however, we know no Seattle, no Tacoma; we are all for Washing ton." Mulrlans Are Landed. Mrs. Schorf. at the close of the adop tion of the resolutions and vote of thanks for the entertainment afforded hero, said: "I want to put particular musicians who so charmingly gave us the brilliant musical programmes." Mrs, Thomas Carrick-Burke had charge of the music Among those who assisted and gave of their talents were Otto Wedemeyer, Mrs. Delphine Marx Miss Lillian Morgan, Miss Con stance Piper. Miss Meta Brown, Hart ridge Whipp. John Claire Monteith. Mrs. Lulu Dahl Miller. J. Ross Fargo and Harry Wembridge. The report of the resolutions com mittee, presented by the chairman. Mrs. FTed Dick, of Denver, was opened with the resolution that expressed confidence in the President in the present crisis. The expressed sympathy of the National Congress of Mothers and Parent Teacher Associations for the Chief Ex ecutive and the trust that he would help to bring about permanent peace between warring nations, was received with enthusiastic applause. Militarism la Decried. The enactment of laws that should bring militarism into the schools of the country was decried. The National Congress of Mothers by resolution indorsed the Anti-Cigarette League, the Travelers' Aid work, the Big Brotherhood and the Big Sister hood movements, and. the Boy Scouts and campfire organizations, and pledged support as far as possible in the efforts of those organizations. Indorsement for the National Playground Association and the providing of widows' pensions and the establishment of social centers in the schools also received the stamp of approval. A resolution recommending to each state that steps be taken to provide educational advantages for children in construction camps; another suggest ing that a closer study be made of boy nature and needs, and a recommenda tion that the schools of the country provide practical education for mother hord and home-making, were adopted. Training of Child Advocated. That all School Boards establish a sufficient number of kindergartens to train every child between 4 and 6 years of age, and that well-trained workers be in charge, was another recommenda tion. The opinion of the convention regard ing the proper basing of child labor was voiced in the following principles: Prevention of employment in occupations injurious to health or character; for em ployment In suitable occupations; employ ment certificate for children to be given b eduratlonal authority of the district, after certificate is given from physician as to the child's physical and mental ability for the work contemplated; special employment cer tificates for children permitted suitable oc cupations during vacation and out of school hours; that the hours for children per mitted by the law to leave school and go to work conform to the laws in ttie state, as otherwise their opportunities are limited; discretion as to Individual needs of children to be Riven by parents to the educational authority issuing employment certificates and physicians examining- the child, such discretion being based on physical and home conditions as well as age; provision for prosecution of such parents or educational authority who may abuse the discretionary power. During the automobile trip the car FRIDAY, HONORING OFFICERS IS CE.MER OF FRONT ROW. Wt!8 i" dinner- xl WW ?h,vride ofourfef Jli l light of our guests. great hotel be your home and resting place today enjoy with us an appetizing Sunday Table d'Hote Dinner Five-Thirty to Eight Covers $1.00 A la Carte Service in the Grill to 1 A. M. Orchestral Music We Portland Hota GEO. C. OB Eft, Manager. HHHE Hotel Multnomah offers every thing which goes to make up com fort to the Tourist, Commercial Man and Shopper. To the People About Town It Supplies a Meeting, Dining; and Entertainment Place Without Equal. Sunday Table d'Hote Dinner 5:30 to 8, $1.00 Sunday Grand Concert in Lobby 8:30 to 10 Novel Entertainment in Arcadian Garden at This Time IIS bearing the president, Mrs. Schoff, and some of the most distinguished visitors was halted in the mud, but not on the highway. The driver being ambitious to show those in his vhargc the choic est scenery, asked directions from a farmer. "Wall, you git off the highway and go along this way and you'll see swell view," he directed. They went, and saw a splendid view, but, the road which was softened by the rain of the day before, was in no condition for auto travel. The glorious sun that poured on it all day yesterday had made no improvement. The machine went in to the hubs and stuck fast. Mrs. Schoff and party got out. A scurrying of the neighborhood resulted in finding a team of horses and with their assistance the president's car was able to pro ceed. RATE ADJUSTMENT MADE Sumpter Valley lload Officials Meet With Commissioner at Baker. BAKKR, Or., May 15. (Special) Supposed differonces in the proportion al rate on wet and dry lumber shipped from White Pine to Taker over the Sumpter Valley road were adjusted to day at a meeting at the Sumpter Val ley headquarters in South Baker, W. 11. Kccles. K. B. Pengra, SS. S. Landis and Charles Karly representing the railroad; Frank Gardinier, representing the Baker White Pine Lumber Com pany, and Frank J. Miller, State Itall road Commissioner. The lumber com OF NATIONAL CONGRESS OF MOTHERS. W.4.'J' JUJUJPIJ J' I.UMJMW 1 J',. ' "M" IIIHIHI i Hilt lJIJii Ull H , '"II ill the de Let this i LJHtEWOUXS. 'Aaat fjr pany is preparing for big shipments from the up-country mill, and it had been thought at first that the differen tial between the rate of 6.7 cents per hundred charged on wet rough lumber and the 10-cent rate on dry was ex cessive. It was found, however, that the charges are as nearly correct as possi hie. Differences In shipping In open and closed cars also came up for discussion, but were not settled. Mr. Miller was on his way to thu Ontario-Nyssa telephone rate hearing at Ontario, but when he reached Baker he found that the meeting had been postponed, so stayed here. Vancouver Oddfellows Charter Train VANCOUVKR, Wash.. May 15. (Spe cial.) A special train has been chartered by Oddfellows of Vancouver and Clarke County to take them and their brothers from Klickitat and Skamania counties, from Vancouver to Tacoma, to attend the grand lodge meeting there June 7 to 10. The train will leave Vancouver June 7 at 9:f0 A. M.. reaching Tacoma at 2;1S I. M. The Oddfellows from the tipper coun ties will come to Vancouver and Join the Clarke County delegation lure. Farmers to Buy Telephone Lines. CliNTRALIA. Wash., May 1.". (Spe cial.) Arrangements were made last night for the purchase of the Home Telephone Company' lines on Cowlitz Prairie, as well as three farmer lines. Considerable building activity is noted in the district.