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Newspaper Page Text1809. curs; mm the, Portland Railway, Light tad Power what action he would talc. Th coun cil meets tomorrow morning to eon- alder the report of th llrhtlne? eon The Host in . Value tnlttea of the executive Hnnril Tf (hat lawmakers give the board authority (o ouior imo m temporary contract me Bept in Quality responeiblliv will then be shifted ta the n ine ooard oners to make a snort uma contract ror light and the com pany refuses to alo-n the contract un. leas tha city yields, dark streets will come next .Tuesday. - -. following is tha comnanv's last mas- " THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, ' FRIDAY EVENING. JANUARY 8, BeSSBS; SBVBBVSflBBBSBBBSSBSMBSBSeejSJI " - - - ; -isviaV - (Wy) - Z V ; V : age 10 uie city: il 11 11 , 11 M t! Ii H II tl II II II II 01 II II II It M II M ti ii M n ti M H II 1 1 1 1 i t M tl M f 1 f i t i Municipality's Legal Advis er Doubts Whether Law .-.Will Step In to .Prevent Light Company From Cutting Off Current i Tart of Statement. "Resolved. That the nraeldent he and ha hereby Is authorised and reaueated. for- and- en behalf e thl eerapaay, -t4 nuurv i no common council eir tne eitv of Portland, that there ta now before the executive board of aald cltv a nroDO- attion from this comranr for 1 Ian ti na me streets ana municipal buildings lor a period or nva years from January 1, T will da everything that can ta done to keep th street lights burning," said City Attorney Kavanaugh this morning, "but I am not prepared to say Just what steps tha city will take to prevent tha lighting company from shutting off the current on the street arcs and )n the puollc buildings at its piessure. "It mar seem advisable, after invest! ' ration, to aonlv for an Injunction from the courts against (he corporation, but : 1 am not sure that an injunction would be granted. There is no contract for - lights la effect now with the company and the city cannot compel the company to enter into one against Its will. Of course the money for each night's bill might be tendered in advance, but this procedure would be impracticable and In case the -company should refuse to ac cept sucn sr tender ine macninery 01 tne courts could not be set In motion be fore next Tuesday, the date fixed by . the corporation directors as the last on which lights will be furnished unless trie city agrees to one ox inree propo '; aitlons submitted by the company in its latest statement,, published this .morning. - - . "Either- pay as arrearages of 129,000 or pay $5.69 a year more for each arc light and do-this for five years. Is the substance of the light -company's ulti matum. The company also offers to enter into a temporary contract at the maximum rate, on condition that the arrearages are paid, i Mayor Lane and the executive board have said that they will not pay the claim made by the company unless com pelled to by the courts, so If neither side yields before Tuesday night every body will have to "go borne in the dark."- . -. Mayer Lane said this morning that he had not been officially notified of company's last word on the lighting lUestlon. Therefore he would not sayi " E " 'T" . , 909. at a price for aerial fad street arc lames of 163.60 each ter year, and for mcanaesceni inmna at a urice or cents per kilowatt tour of current con sumed, with tha provision contained therein that this company will make an BAifiiBiunn mi me Bireei aisuuiis tern as ordered to a maximum distance of 600 feet from street lamps now in service, the aforesaid proposition not being contingent upon any settlement of the dispute between' the executive board and this company regarding; pay ment of accounts under the contract which expired December 81, 1908; "That this company has also made a verbal proposition which has been placed before the executive board, and which we stand ready to confirm, under the terms of which this company would contract to furnish for a period of five years, aerial fed street aro lamps at the rate of $58 each per year, and incan descent lamps at Hi cents per kilowatt nour oi current consumed, mis tatter proposition being conditional UDOn Day. ment by the city forthwith of all amounts due tnis company unaer tne contract which exolred December f 1. 1908. aa Der account rendered: "And the president is further author ised to notify the said council that if in their judgment tha city is not pre pared at this time to enter Into a con tract for a period . of five years, then this company will enter into an agree ment, by the terms of which it will fur nish to the said city, for a nerlod not exceeding six months from January 1, hub. tne-atreet lighting . service as at present installed, at the rate of $5. SO per month for each arc lamn. and in candescent lighting at the rates in ef fect under contract which expired De cember 31, 1908. payment for such service to be made by the city monthly in advance, conditional U"on payment by the city forthwith of all amounts due this comcany under the contract which expired December SI. 1908. aa ner ac count rendered: "And that If the council should favor ably consider any of the nronoaala as above, this company will then continue furnishing lights without a contract until mldnlaht of January 11. 1909. In order that the executive board may have ample time to take necessary ac tion in the matter. Should, however, the executive board ran to make a contract with this com- Not So Far . Behind That She's Forgotten. SIGNS OF ABATEMENT FAIL TO MATERIALIZE (Continued from Page One.) Erovlded with accommodations In otel at the Peninsula. Portland houses are not constructed to shut out weather aa cold aa Is bain experienced now. and consequently fuel Dins are mounting sgywara. ARCTIC GOLD STILL PARALYZES TRAFFIC j . (Continued' From Page One,) v ' pany under any of the proposals sub mitted, this 'company will be compelled to discontinue the furnishing of light for the streets and munielnal bulldlnara mmnmiu on tne izin insi. r !l 14 II II II t! ii i i M i i H M ii II ii H II II II II M H II II II H N 11 M ;i H M M M II I! ii M ! II li M II W 11 u lei i N M a n ii M ti !i ii ii .3 ii 13 ii M zirs 3SXS5SZZZ5ZZ33SXSZ!EZS3SZX&SSZZISR3SX i Fop Youp Cortnfiopt During this extremely cold weather we suggest the following wearing ap parel, which will keep down doctors' bills, and at the same time fit you to cope with and enjoy this Excruciatingly Delicious Cold Snap WARM Woolly Ulsters.. . , 1 1 WARM Dressy Overcoats , ...$16.50 . $i ; nn k : , - - yr m. w W i h WARM Stvlish Suits ' Hi : nn - - "-sty WARM Wool Sweaters $ 3.00 WARM Felt-Top Rubbers $ 1.50 WARM Golf and Auto Caps $ 1.00 WARM Golf Gloves 75c 11 11 Reg. Price, Special at $8.65 $8.65 $8.65 $1.35 $1.15 But not withstanding all efforts to keep the houses warm, trouble is being caused all over the city by water dIdss freez ing. The plumber will have hi day as wen as tne wood ana coai aeaier. Many of the smaller wood dealers are short of fuel, but altogether there is probably enough wood and coal in the city, added tp the supplies which are now beginning to come in, to prevent any serious shortage. But great diffi culty is being experienced In making de liveries on account of the snow. One dealer stated this morning that four horses cannot do nearly the amount of work now that can ordinarily be done by two. - - Yesterday the Western Union had only two messengers on duty, the others hav ing all refused to work, because the streetcars had stopped and they did not want to walk. As a result the comoany was obliged to instruct the sending of fices -that no messages could be taken for Portland delfveVy. River traffic is almost at a standstill on account of the fact that the Colum bia from Vancouver to the coast is full of slush and swirling; ice floes through which, the steamer! can not make their way. Some of them tried It yesterday, but got only as far as St Helens and were obliged to turn back to tha city. The upper river Is completely blockaded, and a number of vessels are frozen in. Borne people ara maklnir an effort to remove the snow from the sidewalks, but the majority, except uptown, are leaving it lie where It fell. However. the chief of police has Issued en order that the ordinance which requlrea house holders and business men to clear their walks of snow must be obeyed. JSleighlna; is the popular amusement Of the day with those who ara fnt-tu. nate enough to own cutters or who can afford to rent them. Many hastily con structed makeshifts for cutters and; sieos are in evidence on the streets. The I snowraji prevented what would other wise have been good skating. Though there is some Improvement in business conditions today, the volume of transactions in all lines la far below the normal. People are not anxious to expose themselves to the weather any more then la necessarv. and annaa. quently comparatively few are to be seen on the streets. The city schools are sua ciosea. it is hoped that they wm ue avuia 10 reopen next Monday. couver Liisrht & Power Mnnnnv that fatv.bDn. I Portland & Seattle railroad will run two Bissau 1 iiKniaj unween rortiana and Vancouver:- The trains will be run for two days. Friday and Saturday, leaving inn rurunnq aeooi at Eleventh and Hoyt streets st 11 a. m. and 8:40 p. m.. and leaving Vancouver at 10 a. m. and 1 p. m. The service may be continued luiiitwr n me terry remains out OX com mission. woatherUt'tr 10 t0W U 0Ut d,"P,t n2inB.ijtIaen .w. working ali over feW" bVtt0 k!" walk, clean! Ih,.i5faTjr '! nake this almost tm ?hfmbi.?f half wrves to block LEWIS COUNTY IS EXPEEIENCINO ITS WORST IN YEARS , (Special nispatch to The JonraaL) Chehalla. Wuh.. ji 2 ti,. i est snow storm in a number of years began- Monday nlerht In thia Mnn' covers a large territory. It haa con tinued since and ! .nil V?. fu.nd J" covered 10 inches wn tha AU r -"a uw vx.n(,ao( n pari county state that the fall Is rT nere; word trom Centralis. Pf'1- Napavlne, Winlock and other "".."I " ? "Che inimurair Detow rreeslnar. It TlhT tb. ad frVews fJni,ght T.tlr no danger of a fuel m ? V t'l8 " ?oal mtnea here fui wi wggo, ajatue and mtnou "1 "2. . rruib tree. h2ve xt . . "wurea oy tne cold, thiv.? ? chooim r closed here, though the rooms are far from com- Srvel '? lmPl' nd trains t. i " "lf ' pipes are rroien. It Is feared that when the snow melts m . I,ooa' . wiu result from the Newaukum and Chehalis river, as the b.uuiiu in hvho sna tne Wator will Goods Promptly Delivered. : Mail Orders Carefully Pilled C.LE:RANO Prices Reduced in Bvery Section of the Store , Bddding Re3uced . Domestics Reduced Curtains Reduced Flannels Reduced v Wash Goods Reduced Shoes Reduced , Men's Wear Reduced Hosiery Reduced Knit Underwear Reduced , Dress Goods Reduced Silks Reduced . ; ...... Linings Reduced " : Ribbons1 Reduced Laces Reduced Corsets Reduced Muslin Wear Reduced Aprons Reduced Petticoats Reduced Trimmings Reduced Embroideries Reduced Gloves Reduced V Art Goods Reduced Notions Reduced Suits Reduced Coats Reduced Skirts Reduced Waists Reduced , FYTFIfl f Mens HlSh:Grade Shoes, in patent .uli kn i leather, gunnietal, velour and box calf, $4.00 and $4.50 values. Your)eA5 choice while they last for M Wc Advertise Fiacts Only All WojI OJiVcsls 45c VsLla it . . -. a. ' . Stiff Bosom Shirts 30c Broken Lots YaL to $L53 run off on ton. K-S.v'iry khl(1 ' .eHlcle that ha. run Ber" If P88! into service for trans portation service and for pleasure. RECORDS FOR 15 ' YEARS ARE BROKEN AT KALAMA, WASH. ,(8pecUl Dispatch to The Jonrosl.) Kalama, Wash., Jan. 8. A mantle of snow cover, the face of the earth here i!deptn of n. lnche- This wa. the f,6"' 6 f- . At 10 a. m. this morning fn tUl snowing-, with indications for warmer weather. Should the weath er turn warm arM that nn T7 On account of suspension of the Van-J warn, rain and a Chinook wind there var ferry of the Portland Railway, will be great danger of flood., . .k..T r" . f ao7 now equal to about two Inches of ralnfalL ami the wni8tJ, th, earth ta ?"n wthat it will run off very rapidly, once it be gins melting The river Is full of float lc wh.loh will seriously J?,T Te wlt& legation if the weather Miuve vviiji SNOW FALLS, BUT MELTS RAPIDLY ABOUT ROSEBURG (Special Dlspitch ta Ths Journal. 1 Rosebur;, Or., Jan. I. Snow began falling here early this morning. The ground was barely covered at daylight There was a light snow falling all fore noon, two Inches at Drain and only a Quarter of an Inch here up to noon. The coldest weather has been 38 above. The snow has melted almost as fast as it has fallen. Weather Forecaster Bell jay. this is Just the beginning of a big storm. Indications point to a cold wave. The fact that the entire state Is covered with snow while the weather o mild here is caused by the fact that Roseburg and the Umpqoa vallay are sheltered by the surrounding hills. TWO DEGREES BELOW ZERO IS TOUCHED ABOUT HOOD RIVER (Speetsl IHspstcb t The Joarastl Hood River Or, Jan. 8. Thl. morn ing was the coldest of this winter. The thermometer in some sections of the ?,ty.iri?i"J?.rel 'ow sero. The .now is still falling. No train, have reached here. Report, from farther up the val ley.Ctve.2a lnche. of snow on the level, and sero weather. lee is rapidly col lecting tn the Columbia river and con tinuous cold weather for 48 hours Is predicted to close it at thl. point. HEIGHT OF STORM BELIEVED PASSED AT NORTH YAKIMA height of the storin haa passed, but It is still very cold here, the thermom eter showing about sero today. The coldest reported here was IS below, yes- of snow fell here.- enough for good sleighing, bnt not sufficient to impede SIDEWALKS MUST TIP! TTCTPT PT P AT? Si ' SAYS GRITZMACHER The snow must go. Chief fSrlt. jmacher has unearthed an ordinance passed in 1885, which requires both i occupants and property owner, to dig ,tne snow Off their sidewalks promDtlv. inis ordinance has been enforced only a few times, but today patrolmen are busily notifying all persons on their beats to put shovels to work. we could no nothing until the .now Stopped." said Chief rirltsmnnh.i- thl. morning, "but now this ordinance to to u5 cmorceo. us one or our oldest or dinances.' Three feet Is the required width of the path which must be cut through the snowy sidewalks, and It matters not whether the sidewalk in question Is down town or tout in Montavilla. The ordinance applies to all sections of the 1CG-1TO Tnird Street U cUy. While it was snowing hardest yester aay. lnd,gnant woman called up the police station and demanded that aU Sidewalks leadlnr frnm k.r t,An. i. Piedmont to the department stores be jrwj OI lnelr ,now right straight away. Strange to say, the department did not comply with her command, but today aiuoTeis are at worg. at the wuiu hi me aeparimeni. Many property owners and Household ers began work aa soon as the .now atopped, without waltinr for a nnlir. man to tell them to do so, but in every w.,,iauuuj mere were some who did nothing until they were told it was necessary to clean off their walk, with out delay. 45 n Ti, ordinance being enforced today G I reads as follows: oecuon l. une tenant or occupant or any .person .having the care of a uuuaing or or iana bordering on a street where there is a sidewalk, within the corporate limits of the city of Port-. nu, or ii mere l. no tenant, occupant or other such person having the care of the whole of .uch building,- or - of any such land, the owner thereof shall, within the first few hours of daylight after the ceasing to fall of any anew, cause the same to be removed : there from the entire length of .aid prem . nd for a apace not less than three feet in width. "Sea 2. The provisions of the nre- S,.. ectlon shall also apply to the launn. oi enow irom any building. eec s. wnenever mt nnrMmif . (Sidewalk is encumbered with Ice the tenant or occupant of sv building or of uu unjominj a street wnereupon is such sidewalk, or- in case there Is no occupant of tha whole of such bulldine or of such land, the owner or other per son, having the care of the same .hall cause' such sidewalk to be made aafe ana convenient Dy removing the ice therefrom, or - by covering the same with sand, ashes or other suitable mh. H l stance, within the first three hours of usyiiBni aiier ine Tormatlon or said lea 'Sec.-4. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a mlndemeanor, and upon conviction thereof before the po lice, court.-shall be punched by. a fine of not less than 15 nor more than 120." i local traffic. The snow Is looked upon as a God-send bv the dry land farmers, down the valley, who say the heavy fall is worth thousand, of. dollars to them. They say crops next sum mar will be very much increased because of it The entire valley is much inconvenienced be cause of the delay in traffic on the Northern Pacific. Passenger train, are from 1Z to 14 hour, behind, and no at tempt la made to maintain a schedule. Freight trains are still more irregular. but as yet the delay, to shipments have caused no suffering. No livestock is moving, as the Northern 'Faciflo ha. re fused to take shipments over the moun tains until the regular schedules are re sumed. Livestock in the lower valley is being brought in from the range, and feeding station, are being put In opera tion. Some bands of sheep are still out, the owner, saying they can .till grass, There ha. been no damage to fruit tree, in the valley ana none 1. expected. WILLAMETTE RIVER WILL DO DAMAGE IF COLD LETS UP COMMENTS OH CATA8SQ aaaajBaaasssssassBaasBSSaaaasks Crlvtnr Excellent mecipe tot Xt Quick Belief sjta Owe, TJi. on,J 'ogical treatment for catarrh ,"a.ttlLP0I?" th Wood- A Prescription; which ha. recently proved ao wonder fully effective in hospital work la the iouowing. It Is an exceedingly- simple w, asu uu ui win orinsT sulci results and put the aystem In a normal condition: . , "One ounce compound syrup of Sarsa parillaj one ounce Toris compound; half pint flwtlass whiskey." These lo be mixed by shaklns: well in a bottle and need In tablespoon dose, before each meal and at bedtime. ,P Ingredients-can be gotten from any well stockaut iim. ..n- mlxed at home. A bottle of thl. mixture should be In every family medicine ?i?'f 'a.01 eco't t the manifold ills that It will cure, belnar-a ntrft tnni. and system builder, the ar nod reaiiiUfl are felt after the first few doses. (Special Tiiapatch to The Jonrnel.) Salem. Or- Jan. 8. The Dresent cold pell continuee to grow more Intense each day, and there is no Indication that it will end soon. Last night the gov ernment thermometer registered 18.8 de- rress anove sero, several degrees be ow the coldest weather vet exoerlenned. What 1. moat remarkable and uniimiaj however, is the fact that ice formed during the night three quarters of an Inch thick along the banks of tha river. Thin block, are breaking: away today a. the river rises. At f O clock thl. mornlnar the river stood at 12.2 feet above the low water mark, which was a rise of 1.2 feet since 6 o'clock last night, when the river stood at 11 feet. The river is plains- nn rapidly at this point and a flood I. in evitable unless the cold spell should last for weeks. Oldtimers are begin ning to tell how the river haa been known to rise at Salem and cover the Willamette valley from the Polk county hills on the west side to the Waldo hills on the east. The Santiam river Is ris ing very fast, which would indicate the now i. melting in tha mountains. About two inches of snow fell last night making a total fall In Salem since Monday of 14 Inches, all of which li standing. Practically none has melted. A few streetcar, are moving this morn ing. The aohedule maintained is not regular ana tne system Is demoralised. SUN BEAMS DOWN ' ON WINTRY SCENE AROUND ASTORIA (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) Astoria, Or., Jan. 8. This morning aon came out on a winiry scene. About three inches of annw has fa linn in Astoria and more than that through- i mo couniy. xne streetcars nave leep kept going, and thus far the cold anf .now have caused very little In convenience in the olty. The storm .topped during the .night and the weather is now fairly clear and cold. Everything 1. frosen. Shipping is very quiet, but it is starting up today. No accident, have been reported on the river. Ice is reoorted In tha rltraar already below Rainier. It Is .aid to be nigniy inadvisable for wooden vessels to try to make the trtn un the rir s. the Ice 1. apt to cut them to pieces, The steam schooner Majestic arrived in this morning, but i. awaiting order. The master is unwilling to assume the responsibility of trying to get through the ice. The Elder, arriving down this morning, was badly shaken up. PENDLETON FACES WATEP FAMINE IF - - COLD CONTINUES (Speetal Dlspateh to m Journal.) Pendleton. Or.. Jan. 8. t!nl. rallr is found In a change In Weather condi tion. Pendleton may be waterlea. within a very ahort time. The sero weather ha. resulted in the bursting of many pipe. In Pendleton home, and in other, the water ha. been kept running to pre vent freeslng. The result is that with the pumps at the water station running 24 hour, a day the water level in tha teservoir Is rapidly lowering. More water is being used than during the irrigatln season. Tha water misslon has. asked the citizens to use otner measures to prevent freeslng, and fear, are expressed for the safety of the town In case of fire. . .The .now continued throughout the night' and morning and there la a fall of about nine lnche. on the level. Wheat farmers are Jubilant For th first time in year, the Umatilla river la frosen across above the Main s treat bridge. - Raining in Jackson. (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) Medford, .Or.. Jan. 8. There has been a terrible downpour of rain th past 18 hours. It is till, raining. Th rainfall" last night was 1.S5 inchss. No damage was done to bridge, or low land lm- There was no enow at provementa. Jacksonville. The air is perfectly calm. MONEY REPORTED FOR OREGON RIVERS (Baited rress fctsssS Wire.) Washington. Jan. 8 The committee On commerce yesterday favorably re ported house resolution, for a survey of the Colorado river to protect The Need less of California, and of tha Siuslaw river In Oregon, for Its Improvement and of the Columbia and Hood river, in Oregon. s. TOO ICO OK VACS Ton feel a If you had one face anj OUT too many when you have Neuralgia, don't ;n ut ge 0tv .Hi? a.aw, juu til c et rid of the Neuralgia Ing Ballard' Snow Liniment thing in e face, you may need It; nest the world for rheumatism, neu- apply- in ralgia. burns, cuts, scalds, lame back and all pain. . Sola by Bkidmor Drug ELMHURST OlCS SAJLE OF1 ' Will Start in a Few Days at the OUTLET CLOTHING CO. Thousands of dollars' worth, of water damaged merchandise is being dried out in the basement and preparations are being made for the biggest Sacrifice sale ever conducted by 'a clothing establishment in this city. ', Watch Paper for Our Announcement OUTLET CLOTHING CO, 0i Copnep lFirst and lV2oPFiiibnr J