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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, THURSDAY ; EVENING, ; DECEMBER 24, 1908.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL;
SQUABBLE OVER LIGHT
Solons Finally Tote 8 to 6 to Adopt lleport of Commit
fee Recommending Letting of Five-Yea r Con
tract With Electric Company.
There whs a lively arena 'In the
. council chambers yesterday afternoon
whta Mayor Lane's fight to release the
city from the grip of the electric light
monopoly led him Into a denunciation
of all counctlmen who accept favors
from the Portland Railway, Light A
Power company and of Counollman Cel
lars in particular.
Mr. Cellars Is chairman of the coun
cil lighting committee which sent in
a report re-commending', among other
things, that the executive board sign
- a five year contract with the light com
pany. This report was adopted by a vote
of 8 to , in spite of the bitter speeches
made against - it by Councilman Kella-
- her and the mayor. . Before making his
final plea that the council take steps
to Install - a distributing system the
mayor -turned to Councilman Cellars,
who has-been making a fight for the
light company, and in a voice trembling
with passion shouted:
"I protest against the right of any
counollman who receives favors from
the Portland Railway, Light A Power
company to vote on this question at
all. If the chairman of the lighting
committee has taken emoluments from
the. company I deeply protest bis right
to vote.
"Yes," replied Mr. Cellars wrathfully,
"I don't deny that I have received tick
ets from the company. I'm not ashamed
of it, either. But I didn't. sneak down
an alley to give them back. You recall
. a little Incident, don't you? Tou smoked
some of. Mr., Josselyn's cigars once,
didn't 'your t
:- . Back tha Cigars.
"I didn't know : from whom the ct
gars came," slammed back Mayor Lane,
until after some of the cigars had been
smoked. When I found out who was
the giver I took them back, you bet,
' and rammed the present down his
throat- Call the roll, but I aUll deny
this man's right to vote on a question
, which so vitally touohes the Interest of
the people."
Councilman Kellaher opened the dis
' cuBKlon on the lighting report by de
claring that it was foolish for the city
to give the -company a five year con
tract -
"Do this, and you will bottle up, ab
solutely exclude all competition. I would
favor entering Into a contract for only
one year, I understand that President
Josselyn would entertain a one year
proposal. '
lhe company would agree to a one
year contract," saia Mr. cellars, answer
ing a question asked by Mr. Kellaher,
"but it could not afford to make any
extensions of the present system."
' Councilman Cellars then proceeded to
summarise the lighting question from
. the viewpoint of the corporation. He
naid the executive board had acted In a
high handed and unfair manner when
Jt withheld $168 of the money due the
company every month. He said that
no one had ever intimated ' that the
company had not lived up to its con
tract in every respect and that the board
had arbitrarily cut down the bills with
out consulting the city attorney as to
Its right to do so.
' Insult to Voters.
"Why, I era astounded." cried the
councilman, 'That Mr. Greene would
recklessly challenge the company to a
lawsuit without asking the advice of
the man who received a majority of
.. 10,000 votes for the position of legal ad
viser to the city, officials. The un
warranted action' of the board is an in
sult to every one of these voter."
"It would be' a nice thing if we coulv
get a one year ngntinr contract, but we
' can't. I am informed bv the gas com
pany that it would not think of signing
an agreement to light the city for a
period of less than 10 years, as the ex
pense of putting in distributing appar
atus would be so heavy.
"Portland Is not paying a high price
for light. - Statistics given me show that
27 large cities of the United States are
psying more."
FITHQDISTS TO
HOLD II1STITUIE
Churchmen Will Confer on
, the Home Missions and
i Church Extension. ;
. The Oregon Methodist conference will
kola Its home mission and church exten
sion institute at Centenary church, Kast
. Fine . and Ninth streets, Tuesday and
'Wednesday of next week. Prominent
Methodists of Portland and other towns
In the state will .sneak. There will be
the usual reports from all branches of
the work. The first session will be held
Tuesday morning at :80. - The program
win tie as rouows:
The field The Geography and topo
graphy of the Oregon conference, R. E.
, TDunlay. district superintendent Klamath
district; reports from mission charges,
by men on the field.
The Church at Work Agencies; " Wo
men's Home Missionary society: Its
Place and Mission in Methodism, Mrs. C.
Ja Weaver; Women's Missionary League:
3ta Place and Mission in the Oregon
Conference, Mrs. C. W. Jones; The Lay
men's Association as a Permanent Fac
tor in Oregon Methodism. Hon. R, A.
Booth, president Oregon Laymen's asso-
elation.
Sunday School Work: Its Relations
to Home Missions and Church Extension,
J. T. Abbott, 8. B. missionary, Oregon
conference. ;-
How to Interest the Epworth League
in Home Missions. W. H. Warren, prcHl
, dent Portland District league; the Dis
trict Superintendent apd Pastor as Lead
ers of the Force in Missionary Work,
C T. Wilson, secretary home mission
and church extension. Portland district
Publications The Church Advocate,
the Christian Republic, Woman's Home
missions and tracts, general discussion;
The Difficulties of Securing Pastors for
Home Mission Fields, the district super
intendents. The Problem of the City The City
Kvangelizatinn Union end Its Relation
to the on-English Speaking People, T.
8. MeDanlel; How Home Mission Work
Among Foreign Speaking People as Re
lated to Foreign Missions and the
World's Evangelisation; German work.
K. E. Hertxler; Swedish work. John
Ovall; Norwegian-Danish. H. P. Nelson;
Chines. Chan Sing Kt; - Japanese, H. B.
Johnson.
Wednesday How to Create the Mis
sionary Spirit' "America for Christ";
Advantages of Conventions and Con
ferences, R. C Blackwell, secretary home
missions and church extension. Salem
district; The Work of the Board of
Church Extension in the Oregon Confer
ence, bv K. S. Akin; The Relations Be
tween Our Denominational Schools and
Our Church Benevolences, Rev. Fletcher
Horn an, p. D.. president Willamette uni
versity; How to Creato the Spirit of Be
nevolences. El-H. Todd, financial agent
J'uget Sound university; How Far Shall
We Enter Into Competition With Other
)enomlnationsT How to Enlist the Co
operation of the Indifferent, J. D. Gllli
3 in. district superintendent La Grande
district. - ,
The Evil of Apologising for Our .Be
rt valences. A S. Sulliger. district upr
Intendent Vancouver district; Are We
Vvpr Justified In Surrendering a Field?
V'Mltn kipworth. lirlct superintend
ent The twlles dintrlet: What Is t!e
l iirtw'M of lvlnr MfnxJonary Money to
h H.m Ki-ld? R. F. Rewland, district
eiirteilntendent Salem oiutrirt; What
Ymptltute a Mission Ohargw onrt When
JKio'iilJ It Oa&e to Receive Missionary i
"In these cities that you mention how
is the power obtained f asked Council
man Kellaher. "J a It artificial or nat
urn IT"
"In ' Philadelphia." replied .Cellars,
"ohep coal is utilised to generate the
current." , .
The corporation champion then told or
a trip to Seattle and his inspection or
the municipal lighting plant there. He
said that the electrical engineer in
charge of the system told him tnat
Portland street lamps were' far superior
to those in use over in the Puget sound
citv. A few questions from the council
men brought out the admission by Mr.
Cellars that service which in Seattle
costs but 8 cents costs here IS cents.
Quality of lights.
Councilman Vaughn interrupted the
discussion by observing that as he un
derstood it the question was whether or
not the company complied with its con
tract. . . .
"It seems that there is some doubt
as to this," he went on. "Mayor Lane
says the city did not get what it con
tracted for. If so the question sub
mitted to our city attorney by the light
ing board was based on a false assump
tion that the contract had been complied
with by the company." t ... t.
"No. they are not complying with, the
contract." volunteered the mayor. ,' we
called for a certain amount or current
to give a certain amount of light, we
are not getting it. The old lamp would
f:ive out a far greater amount of light
f it were-jided by the same mechanical
contrivance as the new one."
"Well, if that's the case let's assume
so and see what the city attorney will
sav then," said Vaughn. ,
Mr. Kavanaugh declared that In such
a case the board would certainly have a
right to withhold payment. "But where
the city -consented to a change that
guaranteed equal illumination "and where
this waa furnished by the change," he
said, "then I think the contract has been
complied with if the lamp is operated
tn If full canacltvl"
. On being pressed for an answer to the
question as to wnetner or not me ugnis
now in use are better than the old lamps
the mayor finally admitted that perhaps
the new llaht is better In a way.
'The light Is distributed better, hut
we do not get nearly so much of it," he
said. . '
Mayor Attacks Trusts.
"Now, gentlemen, beforo you take a
final vote on this I want to say a few
words more," and so speaking Mayor'
Lane rose and poured forth a vigorous
attack on all lighting trusts, and the
Portland trust in nartioular.
"I want this council to help the city
out of the grip of th monopoly by tak
ing an equal responsibility with the ex
ecutive board In refusing to let a five
rear contract." he said. "If you want
o continue to pay the present high
price, but make a contract for only one
year. By that .time ws will have com
petition if you get a distribution sys
tem.
"Hold this matter In abeyance awhile.
Don't put the city in a hole. We are
paying far too much for light, and we
can not afford it. We have only half
the number of lights we ought to have,
and to properly Illuminate the streets it
will take more than 1200,000 a year at
? resent rates. Wo are paying too dear
or the whistle. -
"I will further say that we can Install
our own plant and system for a first
cost of not to exceed $160 a lamp. This
would rive us 2000 lights for $320,000.
"I wish to say also that the price
which the city pays Tor building lights
Is 1 cents an hour, and that the com
pany furnishes some of its customers
Illumination for of a cent an hour. I
don't care to give the name of this per
son, as the information was confiden
tial." . ,
As the mayor made these statements
he turned to Oskar Huber of the light
companv. uuDer denied mat ugnt waa
supplied for H of a cent He admitted
that Meier .4 Frank pay pnly 14 cents,
however. I
Aid? m. C. Wire, district superintendent
Eugeie district.
Address, Bishop C. W. Smith, resident
Disnop, foruana. or.
RAILROADS ACTIVE
AROUND PASCO, WASH.
Special Dispatch to Tbe Journal.)
Pasco. Wash., Deo. 24. From the ac
tivity 'displayed bv the railroads in this
vicinity, it is evident that the Colum
bia river valley will be the center of
many active railroad operations during
the coming year. The Chicago, Milwau
kee & St Paul, the Northern Pacific
North Coast, the Kenoewick St North
ern and the Northern Southern, to-
f ether with the Priest Rapids electric
ines, have all been surveyed through
the valley, and on three of these lines
actual work of construction will soon
begin. Two large steam shovels are
now at work on the North Coaat ' be
tween Klona and Richmond and engi
neers are engaged in running lines be
tween Kennewick and Klona.
650 High Pupils in Linn.
Albany, Or, Dec. 24. The high school
board held a meeting at the courthouse
yesterday afternoon. It was found that
about 650 students are In the high school
grades In this county; that the cost
per capita will average .about $30. The
new law will be taken ud sraduallv.
This will give students the advantage of j
any scnoot in me county at. me laiters
expense.
The
General Demand
of the Well-informed of the World has
always been for a simple, pleasant and
efficient liquid laxative remedy of known '
value; a laxative which physicians could ,
sanction for family use because its com- J
ponent parts are known to them to be!
wholesome and truly beneficial in effect,
acceptable to the system and gentle, yet I
prompt, in action. '' j
In supplying that demand with Its ex-J
cellent combination of Syrup of figs and j
Elixir of Senna, the California Fig Syrup !
Co. proceeds along ethical lines and relies
on the merits of the lasttve for its remark
able success.
That is one of many reasons why
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna is given
the preference by the Well-informed.
To get its beneficial effects always buy
the genuine manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co., only, and for sale
by all leading druggist. Price fifty cents
per bottle. .
I - TEA
: V ou find it always alike:
Schilling's 'Best Last j
. year, this year, next Year
i Veer grocer retanu yes aoaey if rea dea't
lite it: we Mr bira. - , "
NO SYMPATHY
FOR GULLIBLE
The council. ; yesterday afternoon
granted 8. Maaaroufaky, an auctioneer
well known In police circles, 'a license
to continue in business ': on Burnslde
street. - The plea was made that the
man has a large family to Support
Councilman Driscoll, who urged that the
license be granted, said it made no in
ference to him if Masaroufsky did
bunko the public. "Any one who allows
himself to become an easy mark ought
to toe bunkoed," observed Mr. Driscoll.
At the same session the liquor license
committee's report on transfers was
adopted.
An ordinance from the health and po
lice committee, regulating the sale of
firearms, was referred beck to the
committee. The livery stable exclusion
measure was referred back to this com
mittee also.
Water rates recommended for next
year by the water board were frowned
down by the council, which passed an
ordinance continuing practically the
same rates in effect as are now sched
uled with the exception that schools
are given a 25 per cent discount.
Thanks the Public.
F. A. Gunn, manager of Lennon's,
savs that the business of this store this
Christmas shopping season has so far
exceeded that of last year that he feels
very grateiui to uia Portland public
for their generous patronage. Mr. Gunn
recently came from the Lennon store in
Ban Francisco to assume charge of the
Portland branch and has not onlv main
tained the high standard of the Lennon
store but, by liberal and progressive
management has greatly added to its
popularity. i
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Bishop Scadding's Christmas
Message to Episcopalians
'. A merry ' Christmas to you one and
all, my dear members "of our. diocesan
family. : At this Joyous season ray heart
goes out in loving greeting to all our
clergy and laity, to the faithful in act
ive city pariMh. to 'friends without the
diocese, to the - patient and sometimes
discouraged workers in our distant mis
sions, to ranchers far away who can
have no oDoortunltv to make their
Christmas communions, to our auxiliary
women, and the dear children, to the
occasional worshiper 'with us, and als6
to those baptized and" confirmed- mem
bers of our father's family who rarely,
if ever, "praise God in congregation"
to all may God give in abundance-the
cheer and consolations of the Christ
mas truth. How all thoughts Of self,
of our successes and failures, of the
Indifference of : friends. of the unre
sponsiveness of fellow workers, of false
judgments of our actions, and misin
terpretations of our motives, ' take to
themselves wings and fly away, and our
hearts glow with joy and love when we
meditate on the marvel of the incar
nation, on the great wonder of the love
of God. The world apart from Christ
gives us no adequate assurance that
God is love, although Robert Browning
has taught us to say "He that created
love, shall he not love?" But that God
is love it is this that our Lord guar
antees. It Is this love which furnishes the
motive power to carry out the object
of the incarnation expressed in the
command of Christ "As the Father hath
aent me, even so send I ." The call of
the Incarnation to you and me is per
sonal and complete. Wo are asked to
invest ourselves. The motive, after all,
which must move the church, is - not
proportionate giving or systematic giv
ing, pleas for money, various incite
ments to duty, or the crying needs of
heathen-at home or the heathen abroad.
It is the example and direct command I
11 Ygi Me an Mo Me to
Perhaps you've been housed up pretty closely right up to Christmas didn't have a chance ; to get
away to see things SWINTON among them. Come to our office tomorrow forenoon and take an
auto ride to SWINTON at our expense. By going you do not obligate yourself a cent's worth, un
derstand. You'll have the pleasure of an auto ride, will see how very fast this old town of ours is
growing, and you'll bring back a dandy appetite for your Christmas "dinner. This auto ride will give
you an opportunity to see SWINTON face to face to see the best piece of investment property in
this neck of the woods. If you were lucky enough to receive a "money gift" you can do no better
than invest it in a SWINTON lot. A little over three months ago we placed 1000 lots on sale today
there are LESS .THAN 100 LEFT. Others have invested in S WINTON and made a turn at a hand
some profit already why wouldn't it 6e a good thing for you to do likewise while you can? Perha
there's some member of your family who is a wage-earner and whom you want to encourage in thrifty
and frugal habits. Make a payment and take a contract and make them keep up the small monthly
payment of 2 per cent Money that would otherwise be frittered away for trifles will be placed where
it will double in a little while. We could go on forever and a day and then not tell you all the reasons
for investing in real estate of proven good quality and SWINTON. surety has that quality above
all others: Streets are graded to city engineer's stakes water mains in front of each lot all brush 1
cleared off you see what you get. Interested? Then let us take you out tomorrow and show you
what SWINTON really is. S. ' . '
N. B. Remember that there's
few days.
vUVUUUimiWLUHOli II
Seventh Floor, Couch
of the Incarnate Lord. The "as" and the
"so" of that command are equal. His
Coming into the world cost him pov
erty, persecution, agony and crucifixion.
He gripped the world by renouncing1 it
and we must continue and complete his
work as his commissioned ones,- for he
invests us with the same program ' of
renunciation, and tMa same promise of
victory. I call upon you, dear people,
to invest yourselves, i body, soul and
mind In the service of our incarnate
master; then there will be no "mission
ary problem" and no lack of means for
church support The incarnation of the
Son of God is not a speculation of the
understanding.1 It la incomparably - the
greatest fact In the whole history of
our race, and as auch It imposes -on us
corresponding moral duties, so that It is
no exaggeration . to say, -
"Were the whole realm .of nature mine.
That were an offering far too small;
Love so amaslng. so divine, - - s, -
Demands my aoul, my life, my all."
Affectionately, " your bishop and ' fellow-servant
in the Lord,
, CHARLES SCADDINOv
: " 4 Bishop of Oregon.
WASHINGTON SCHOOL .
LAWS IN CONFLICT
" (United Press leased Wire.
' Taeoma, Wash., Dec 1. The- Taeo
ma board of education Is in a quandary
as to the enforcement of the state vac
cination law. The board finds that if
the law Is enforced to the letter and all
the children who have not been suo
ceasfully vaccinated are excluded from
the school, it will be violating another
state law providing for the compulsory
attendance of all children between the
ages of S and 15 years. ...
The law will take street January 14
an advance of 10 per cent on
. l-
Bidg.
FourOi
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and it is feared that many of the chil
dren will fall to show vaccination
srars at ii at time.' either because of
opposition to the measure on the part
or tneir parents or oeoause ine- imyei
cians believe them unfit physically t?
submit to the operation.
The conflicting provisions of the laws
will be brought to the attention of the
legislature immediately - after Its con
vening, and It Is believed the measures
will be modified. . .
Your Holiday Vaca
tion at Paso Roblcs.
'" If complete rest and the most perfect
conditions Imaginable for nature cure
are what you need, spend your holidays
at Paso Robles Hot Springs, California.
A week or two, and even a few dayk
there will accomplish more in the way
Of restored energy than a much longer
period and more expensive treatment
elsewhere, because good old Mother Na
ture is nurse and physician.. - i
Paso Robles Is taking the same-rank
in America and enjoying the same fame
for wonderful cures that Carlsbad and
Baden Baden do in Europe.- The hotel
is a marvel of comfort and luxury,1-and
the bath house built by the city, free
to all. Is said to be one of the best in
the world- It Is a stubborn ailment and
a hopeless condition of physical break
down that: the mineral waters and hot
mud baths of Paso Robles will not- heal
in a short time., ... ,
Call on City Ticket , Agent Stinger,
Third and 'Washington streets for de
scriptive booklets of Paso Robles. and
ha will also tell you all about rates, r
Toy Shop
If voti want tova. bo to the Tov Shoo.
24W Washington . street, next to God-
dard A Kelly. All must be sold at coat
price, Happy Hooligan, Foxy Grandpa,
Johnny-on-the-Spot. Teddy Bear, new
Century -Bicycle, new Century Auto,
Tut-Tut Auto, walking pog, the Balky
Mule, the Naughty Boy. All mechani
cal. Remember the number. $24
Washington street. -
Make table reservations for Christmas
dinner at the Lenox, Third and Main.
OHicc Open Friday ForenoonChrislmas
the price of SWINTON lots
trnriTTTcnTTi
11 VDVUHUU UM1UI
St., near Washington
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FOR ORDERS
City , Attorney Announces
Hopeless Defeat in Suit
of ex-Detectives. -
' How can a Portland detective be fired
so that he will stay fired?
'' This Is the question that Mayor Lane
addressed to City Attorney Kavanaugh
at the council session yesterday after. :
noon. .The city attorney had asked the
council what waa Its wish with regard
to the decision of the state circuit court
and Relsllng were entitled to - about '
1000 back pay which was refused them
by the executive board and the mayor1, i
City Attorney Kavanaugh asked the
council If it wished him to appeal the
case to the supreme court. - H said the
city had no chance of winning. Corn '
promise was suggested by some of the
council, but no official action was taken.
Tha suit of the detectives for salary
from the time they were reinstated by (
the civil servloe commission until the
court made the decision in their favor
will come up for settlement next month
and tha city may have still another suit
on its hands after that according to tha
advloe of the city attorney.
Uivnr.Tjn a n4 th aymmiHv hnri4
came in for another tongue lashing on
the part of tha council. Cellars ani
Wills were .especially loud in their de
nunciations or the executive branch of
the ' city government . They declared
that the city attorney should have been '
consulted before involving the city in a
series of expensive lawsuits. -
due
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