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$3 - ". . v ' . THE OREGON-DAILY JOURNAL PORTLAND. THURSDAY EVEftwfQ. UOVZllZZZt Z2. llZ2: n .o iving Thahlsg - n -rX reN yt- Neckwear 50 c to $3 AS TO VALUE NONE HIGH VOLTAGE A7IRE WILL ENDANGER BOTH LIFE AND PROPERTY Electricians Give- Warning ;" of ' What East Side Residents . May Expect. : "SAY WIRING SYSTEM i ' IS VERY DANGEROUS Big Caxadero Line Will Prove Great " Menace If Council Allows General Electric Company to Bring It Into v- the' City, v.; ':' V';.-' ' 'Poor a iring, ties ma uf wuiaeis u - electric polea and the carrying of high tension currents Into the residence and business sections of the. "lty are crt ing a powerful sentiment In Portland favoring the placing of electric wlrrs underground. It Is said there will be determined opposition to the plan of the , itortland General Electric company for bringing a line carrying C.OOO volts from Caaadero into the thickly popu lated part of the city. - ' Electricians say that the carrying of - ' high voltage line - from the Oregon City generating! plant to the transmis sion station of the Portland General . Electric in the center of the business v district is extremely dangerous" to peo ple and property, and that It would not i be permitted In any eastern city. The sub-station, they say, should be located at the city limits and the high voltage . current there stepped down and dis tributed by numerous. low tension lines - to the various sections'to be served with . light and power. They allege that a current of such, tremendous power for - harm should not be permitted to coma closer , than the city limits and there It should be stepped down to low pressure for distribution. .An electrician said: "7 rJ Destructive rower Terrible. "The destructive power of the high voltage current ls terrible, and despite precautions It is Impossible to prevent '. occasion breakage accidents In thickly populated cltles. When this current touches wet ground it permeates the surrounding earth and may kill any person who steps on the ground In the vicinity. I ones saw a broken wire ? carrying high voltage fall Into the wa ter. A man with a pole, stepped Into , the water 10 feet away from the wire and died there. It being Impossible for any one .to go to his rescue." , It la argued that accidents are liable 'to happen at any time to. cause-the breaking of a high tension wire,, and when such a current is beyond con- Irol it, Ik Jlkely.to destroy all life and i property wtthln irach - of the deadly ' fluid. . . ., , ' The route of the Cesadero line enters the elty from the southeast, and follows the Base Line mad to Seventeenth street; thence crease the gulch and runs to Russet! street,- East Portland. . . where It "enters the substation. This line will carry the highest voltage yet transmitted by any line within the state. It la alleged by electricians that the pole ' Una construction now being carried on with a view to stringing this wire Is very light and wholly Inadequate fori safety of the public.' One electrician designated It aa a "toy line." , OonAema Wiring System. , . A' number of electricians well known In the city, but declining to permit use of their names,- have msde statements to the effect that Portland Is the worst . wired city of its slse la the country. It Is . alleged , by electricians that the breakdown of the car service on the east J side Monday morning was caused y4h overloading of poorly constructed trans mission lines and the jumping of the current to the wet poles, grounding the lines and throwing tha entire system out of commission. . , , , One electrician aald: "Most of the wiring In Portland li ret ten.' That In a hard thing to say, of tha electricians as well aa the wir ing com pen tea In this city. No eastern city that I have any knowledge of as lo txrtrtcal conditions would tolerate the, lyings bat exist her la Portland. The Awaits your inspection here now, bright, new, appropriate styles something to please every" fancy We also show a complete line of Dents, Fownes and Perrins Dress V and Street Gloves - , . . U. JEnAl MA JII 1 311 MORRISON ST., Opp. Postofrice CAN CTVE BITTER i;r S city council seems to be entirely Igno rant on this subject, and exhibits no -de-side to inform Itself, or else It Is 1 snor ing : the -facts and taking promises fori performance of the wiring companies, t particularly the Portland uenerai. The Portland General must be given credit ; for one thing It is now attempting toj remedy aome of the evils of pole wiring . l .iit.di. am ' i r t 1 1 a wir,uJ' But -the-hose-r-mdy .lsiaiy".te inpora ry and offered aa a . sop to public stnti msnt. In a year or two it will be as bud ' as ever and there will have to be somethlnc more done. - The onbr perma nent rer.iedy for the wiring evil on the) streets Is to put the wires under ground, at leaat within the fire limits, as Is done In, eastern cities that have had long ex perience with the electric Wiring trou ble. When Councilman Annand writes from thireast that ha has not found any cities where the electrlc-arlrea are placed under srnwnd. he Is showing a singular Ignorance of the facta. He certAlnly"ha1 not Investigated Chicago, New York and several other cities where the electrical companies have been compelled to place pielr wires under ground." 1 . ; ; ' Milwaukfs , Country Club. ' Eastern and California races. Take Sellwood and Oregon City cars at rust and Alder. FRANK L SMITH MEAT CO. - 226-228 Alder St, Bet let and 2d. " "FIGHTING THE BEEF TRUST Porterhouse Steak, per lb..,. 12 "T" Bone Steak, per lb: ."f Smith Gives Full Weight. Mutton Loin RoaUjer' Ib.lZf Mutton Loin Chops, per Ib...13j4f .Smith Girea Full Weight - -Boiling Beef, per lh. .B Mntton SteW, per lb. 6 r Smith's Scales Are All Right. . Corned Beef, per lb.. .......... Liver, per lb.......... ......5 Sixteen Ounces to the Pound. Pot Roast Beef, per lb...." .. .8 Veal Breast, per lb.. 8(f) Smith's Meats Are Clean. Mutton Shoulder Roast, per lb... 8 Prime Rib Roast Beef, per lb...10f Smith's Meats Are Wholesome. Sirloin Steak, per IbT.T . . . . .... J . 10 Veal Shoulder Roast, per lb. , . .10 f No Preservatives No Dyes. : ;;' Veal Shoulder Cutlets, per lb..V.10 Round Steak, per lb 10 r Positively No Adulterations. Hamburg Steak, per lb. i . . ,. . . 10 Veal Rump Roan, per lb.s,...12f Smith's Meats Ars Oregon Meats Leg of Veal, per lb :.12t Veal Loin Roast, per lb...... 12 ': No Cold-Storags Meats. Leg of Pork, per b.. ........ .liyit Pork Shoulder Roast, per lb..l2f No Chicago Meats. ' Pork Shoulder Chops, per lb.. 1.2 Pork Loin Roast, per Ib........l5 1 J Good Oregon Meats. Pork- LmrrChopi7pef lbT77rrr;15e Our Own Lard, 5 lbs for. ...... . 60 Patronise Moms Industry. Our Own Bacon, per lb .lT Hams, per lb .;,.1T Trsds With Smith. All. those other markets who. claim to be 'fighting, busting, ooundina. downing, kicking and licking the beef trust are simply the beef trust's mar ket trying to tool the people. We want everybody to know V ; 1 that we sell the best of clothing on the installment plan, and we charge no interest Being a side line with us we can afford to sell ph a closer margin of profit than exclusive clothing dealers. (Mi 'WiW; :A , We keep only GOOD clothing of- the very latest styles and prices ranged to fit every pocket We will sell you any Suit or Overcoat in the house on a small payment down, then you may payr $1 a week until it is paid forr- ires Up fi(or Ydiir JWe will make it easy for you r-we will makeltleasant for you to buy your clothing on our easy pay ment plan. Come in tomorrow or "Saturday and talk it over with the clothing man. ' ' . ' , .'"''' - 173-175 first St. : (. , es- Itwillsoon pay-for-a suit - or overcoat, and - you'll never feel it to be a bur den on your, pay erivel i ope. And bear in mind, we give only good values for your money, whether you . pay. cash or accept credit We warrant the quality of the goods. ; Cor. Tint and Yamhill Mil pwjl i X -F; ill jyJrJ , ' , Jkdim ! fill ; ! ft I 1 LL LLJ ,Yf W Wr 219-227 Yamhill .1 vim rA"i.t ". 1 11 st. : r y ' $1.00 a weeK will pay for it, and you will nevermissthe ? money -jVLu- ,, . 1 it: i ( ., ! ....... ... ' ) I ' r ) .