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J i A 1 I J X j VJ U i , . ; i , , U i . i i - I i i i . i U , W 0 SHE'S NOT PLAYING POLITICS m 10 BIS OF GOOD VEATIIER IS W.'H 111 t i , wits a rr-!' innniier H to .i.ii'Lii.1:; lIUlil) (linfton told firpiff that ho nouli have to (l!'oiit,liiiie tlila practice. Ptrclff H'lfi thnt he had iniloyi.'ft a "runner." -moiig other attorneys churgod with the name practice la At, O. Wllklns, who was rchukiil by JudRe Tazwell A'mne time ago, when it was allesed that Wll- i J!y treating it with certain ntl.h-i, a French Inventor has brought out a p:i per' wiilch dtBtnteKi'ates and di'Mroys any inscription written upon it . alter a time. . . , mm BilffiifitS V, Study of New Commission Shows, That It at Last Will Give Real Control Over the Franchises. liy Marshall JV.'Dana. Ai-i'ordinft (ii report, tho corporations will fight the' commission plan charter, , The niHhoiJ of uttack,, It in said, WJi t ! Indirect, , No t'ffort will be made to : ;ny that '.the 'ida of rovernment by ciwnmlwslon Is wrong, but fault will b . luund wl'th the form f commission plan ihartpf proponed for Portland. lt;i the corporation hope. so the re port fops, that the people will believe carefully circulated, statements that th .'coinmUsIon charter draft on which they ' are to vote May, 8 will be Inoperative, If , ndnpted, because confused and Imperfect in form, i' ' .. -. What can the corporations, especially the 'public' eervlt-e corporations, object to In the commission plan charter! ' Have they found anything ,' therein which they consider h6tuila to public Interctit and, hence, wish to defeat?' The commission plan' charter provides a Return) tightening of public control otvr public utility ' corporations. L'nder the commission plan charter " the people may take over and operate ' not only any public utility, . but any plant or enterprise. . , i Hay Pretest Monopoly. . ': For Instance, 'if a milk, wood or coal trust should ariw,. the city under sec l t Ion 77 of the proposed charter, could break-' the monopoly by taking over the ; property and operating It. . Neither will 'It be necessary, under ' commission.. plan government, for the city -to Issue bonds which are a general liability against the city to get money ; to purchase a nubiitt utility. The com s. iiislon may Issue publio,! utility cer tjficatcs swtion 80 "for the construe v tlon or acquisition by. purchase, con. ilemnation or otherwise of any public , utility ; to be operated within the city. The certificates' shall, be secured by a Mortirase or mortgages upon such-pub-i lie utility "plant and the revenues there ,' of, but the same shall not be a general 'liability Of the city and shall be paid ; solely from the revenues derived from jthe plant or from tha sale thereof." i Which means that If the city found . it necessary to take over a lighting . plant or a paving plant the value-of tha plant itself would be security for " the notes or certificates issued against it. It would have to pay its own way, ;; Positive Control of Franchises. : There are provisions for " new . and l more rigid investigation of public util ities and inspection of work done to? the city of a quality not obtainable tin- ler a plan where officials give but part I iirno or unrecompensed service. There are broader common , user pro- visions, better, defined, statement of what a franchise is to .contain, but there is one short section that has perhaps lhe greatest significance of all to cor- porations asking franehtse privileges of the city. It 1.1 section 103 and. It reads: i 'No franchise aha.il be sublet or as piKtud, nor shall any of the rights or privileges thereby granted or author ized be leased, assigned, sold or trans ferred without the consent-of the city, ' expressed by ordinance, which shall be "subject as other ordinances to the ref erendum." ; :."V'VZ'-;V '' '?:.:' ; Search the old charter, If you will, tfor a similar section. It is not there. 5 The section quoted simply means that '' 'V "'' , ' 7 . r ' ' ' " 1 rf I i . I ly I J . ... 'j QL i , jl h Xi J . '-' V , S i ' - "r ' . vi:-.yS...,;..:',.. " i ' , I .7 ..-. II ra Minnie E. Nelson, Mayor Rushllght'B secretary.. "I came up here to work, . not. to play p61itlcs,." said Mrs. Minnie M. Kelson yesterday, when interviewed fof the first time by half iHtoaen reporters who called at Mayor Ruehllghfs office to see what the mayor's new private secretary was likb.--- - The remark waa elicited when the newspaper men laughingly told the new aide that she had. assumed her new duties in the open season for politicians and that ahe' would have -her work cut out for her to - provide Job's for the grand old array of Job hunters.; Unlike some of the members of her sex who have made . themselves. con sptcuous of lute by making war on publlo officials who amoke; Mr Nelson says ehe doe not object to the fumes of a good ' cigaij- with the accent on the good. She immediately declared war, however, on a reporter s who haa hitherto made practice of placing his feet on the desk of the mayors secre tary.; Mrs. Nelson says ehe believes there are other waya Of convincing the public that this is an administration of the people. : J'r - The new secretary smilingly answered all inquiries put to her, but warned the scribes not to ask her age. . A SEE1 THAT Largest Practice in the West f The Thompson method of building up the largest retail optical business in the West is an open book. , Dependable Eye-Wear-intelligent semce-satisfac ticn three of the many rea sons for our success. ! J We give you highly satis ' factory Eyeglass service be cause we understand your ; needs and cater to them. , CJ We guarantee satisfaction because we know that every pair of Glasses we furnish are accurately ground to fit your especial needs. ( Whether your glasses cost $2, $3 or $5, they are guar anteed to give complete sat isfaction. - SIMPSON Optical Institute wCr-J Flocr Ccrbcit.BUg. fifth and Morrison Unl sOlrti'st and I,rsrest Escla. rvo CpUeal Bonne. ... . when the city gives a corporation fran chise privileges that corporatloncafr' sell out to another until tho city has passed an ordinance giving consent And the ordinance which the commission may pass need not stand If the people do not like it. By referendum the peo ple may veto an ordinance passed by tha commission giving a franchise hold er permission to sell out, to sublet, to lease or to assign. . Makes Beferendum Sasy. . And never before has the referendum been so easy to operate as It "will undor the new charter.; For no franchise can take effect Until 60 days after passage, and a referendum petition witn but zairu names on it will be sufficient to call a referendum election Section 7j. From Owe to time the people have de sired that there be competition in street railway transportation, lighting and other public service. From time to tlmei so-called competitive ; franchises have been granted, From .time to time, me neonle have seen these so-caned compel itive franchise privileges absorbed by the established interest and competition killed. Of late It has become a city pro. tectlng custom to Include In the fran chise prohibition gainst its sate, or we sale of the corporation s pnysicai prop erties without consent by ordinance of the council. But under the commission plan charter these competition killing trans fers of franchise 5 privileges : would be impossible without the oonsent of the people.-"..- Does some one ee now why some cor porations will ; desire perhaps to fight the commission plan, charter? 1 E PETITION IS FILED Wjfe of Ex-Senator Alleges Cnlelty; No Money Set - - tlement Is Asked.. ELKS mm a AIDS FLOOD VICT Among the contributions received by the Chamber of Commerce, daring the last 24 hours for the relief of Ohio and Indiana flood ufferers Is B0 con tributed by the Elks Ladles 600" club. Tho citizens of St. Helens also sent In a donation of $48.10, In all 1138.6.) has been added to the chamber's sub scription list since yesterday afternoon making a grand total of 14,47t.l$ re ceived since the call for aid waa issued. Of this sum, $977.18 remains in the hands of the local committee, $13,600 having been wired east. Something over $200 " will be added to the fund probably this afternoon when the proceeds of the benefit per formance at the Helllg theatre, given by Weadamea -jDonna Malottand von Erown will be turned over to the cham ber's fund. Tonight the Rotary club anticipates a largo attendance at the People's the ater where the brganliation will give Its "Night Out. Ail J the proceeds above expenses wilt be forwarded to the Ro tary . club , of. Dayton, thio, to assist in relief measures;. Jn addition 'to a film exhibition several acts Will be staged, and a general good time Is antic ipated. The general public is invited to attend. 4.' ' Advices have been received by Sec retary Giltner of the Chamber of 'Com merce to the effect that three carloads of supplies, Including clothing and po tatoes, have been forwarded to the stricken districts. Tho First German Evangelical church. Tenth and Clay streets, raised $92.60 for the flood..sufferera through subscrip tions given by its member. The money hae been forwarded to Reverend George Johnson, of Cleveland, Ohio, who Is act ing as treasurer. - . SUGGESTS CHANGE IN " THE BUILDING CODE In-order to out a utan ha . tlce Of ganting special building permits iv nas Deen suggested by Councilman Ralph q. Clyde that the proposed hew building code be submitted to the peo pie In the form of a charter arYienrtmont ... TJie comnilttee that is revising the cuub recenuyTeceivea a letter from the councilman urging that such action be iftKen. However, the committee, after discussing the matter, decided that the work .of revision-can not.'b .cotnnie.Urt until after the June election. Whojher Clyde's suggestion swill be carried t ftf-tit 'rtrtJesttw-TriaT-WtTt TJimtf:' tcrmlned later, , -, The AVelsh rabbit unlike its timid nnmeseke, does Us most desperate fight ing afteT it la do- n. Jonathan Bourne, Jr., ex-TJiiited States Senator from Oreyon, wafc jresterday made defendant In a suit for divorce filed by Attorney F. V.: Holmari In the name of Lljlian Elizabeth Bourne, in the circuit court. - Mrs. Bourne charges cruelty. fih aa serts that he was accustomed to call her names which reflected on her chastity, and which were too vile to be Incorpor ated in the complaint. She also com plains that she was In constant fear of physical violence, aud'that on one occa. elan, m August, 1911, she was compelled to call tho police to their residence in Washington, D. C, to protert her, No alimony or property division is asked in the complaint, and it Is sup posed that Senator Bourne and Mrs. Bourne have agreed oa thesa points, and that he will not contest the suit Her wlicreabouta in, Oregon are knovn only to her most intimate friends. Senator Bourne is in the east Mrs. Bourne declare that while they occupied apartments adjoining In Stone- leigu court, their Washington residence, he would refuse to assist her in enter taining friends and distinguished guests in her part of the apartments. When Jie entertained guests, both men and women or el titer sex, she declares he would lock the door between the apart mcnts and not allow her to enter,. Their two apartments contained 13 rooms. The Bournes were married In Chicago November 28. 1893. prior to her mar riage she was Lillian Elizabeth, Wyatt, of Albany, Or, After the marriage they established their , home In this city. Senator Bourne was admitted to mem bership of several exclusive olubs, but Mrs, Bourne was hever accorded social recognition. Mr. Bourne was elected to the United States senate In 1910 and they moved to Washington, D. c., where they resided until Mrs. Bourne left for Portland over a month ago. RUSHLIGHT SIGNS E HALL MEASURE Mrs. L. G. Baldwin, head of the de partment of public safety for women, came out of tha office of Mayor Rush light today wearing a happy smile. The cause of the smile was explained when Mrs. Baldwin announced that she had Just been Informed that the mayor has signed the dance hall ordinance passed by.the city council week before last. 'While the ordinance did not pass In the exact form in which I originally recommended it," Baid Mrs. Baldwin, "the measure is nevertheless a good one and is bound to work a great change for the, better in moral conditions of the city." - , DAI CITY TAKES FIRST STEP TO BUY ROSS ISLAND Following out the wishes of the sani tary commission, City: Attorney Grant today filed a reaolutldn authorizing his department to commence condemnation proceedings for the purchase of Ross Island. The resolution will go before the city - council tomorrow.. Although the city has no moneywlth which to buy the Island and . cannot, therefore, make: a bona fide legal" otter for It as a' preliminary to the cbfiflemna tlon suit, the owner, John Kiernan, has agreed iq waive this technicality in or der that a basis for the submission of a troposed.,bond issue to the people may be obtained. . Sunshine Is Awaited to Lay Wood Block Paving on East Approach and Then Big Bascule Will Open.. Ten rousing1, bang-up days of eun shine, and the new Broadway brWRe, its 7900 tone of structural steel n place ej the last beam and bolt, the two 2800 tort leafs of the big blscule draw all ready and working like a kid's new top, and only the paving of a couple of spans yet to finish, will open to the clamoring young east side another 'traffic way across' the river. . r , ' - It might be done with a week's sun shine. But 10 days Is the outside, esti mate.' : Front now on It Is tip to the weather how. soon the bridge is opened, for wood block pavement cannot be laid when there i rain In tho air, or when toe temperature Is otherwise than warm and balmy.- - ; - In the first place, the water, gets under the blocks and makes them swell. Andvfor reason number twoi the hot pitch poured around them will not stick when the weather Is cold enough to make you wear an overcoat.' Laying the pavement on the two east side spans, and on the block Of the east side approach between ' Larrabee and Crosby streets is- praotlcally the only work yet to be done preliminary to the opening of the big structure. Tho west side approach Is paved and ready. So are the. west side spans and ootii arnw Jcara. '', Tea Ken to rinlih. "We could open It today If the pav I rig was done at the east end," eald II. E. Trout, engineer' In charge of the Pennsylvania . Steel eomnanv. . which built the bridge. "I think the paving could all be finished in a week of good weather, but In any event, it would be read in 10 days. - "We have finished the bridge, so far as construction work Is concerned. From pOO men, we have reduced the force to about 10 men, and all they ere doing In to clean up and put finishing toucn here and there. The paving is done by sub-contract. ; , The materials for paving the rest , of the bridge are all on hand, so there will be no delay when warm weather and sunshine start, ; ' v v Ralph Modjeskl, ot'CMcago, the con suiting engineer, who designed the bridge, and who is supervising its con struction for the city, la In Portland to. oay 10 mane a unai inspection, ii. m. Harps, representing Mr. Modjeskl, has been here since work began v . - Iioar Time Before Oar Ron. ' Though the car tracks are laid across the bridge, and the Portland Railway. Light & Power company has a force of men at work In lower Seventh street tearing up the pavement preparatory to laying rails, It is likely to be between five and six months, according to Vice President F., I. Fuller, before street cars can be routed across tiie structure. - Title delay Is caused uy the require ment that a third rail be laid outside the narrow gauge track of the Portland Railway, Light &. Power company. 'It is not the actual laying of the third rail that will take so much time," said Mr. Fuller, "but the fact that crossovers and curves that we had or dered from the east, and which are now ready 'for delivery, cannot be used as they were made for narrow gauge track only. This requires the ordering of an entirely new set Jt the,m. Even after the, order is placed, it takes weeks to turn out the work, : "; Much Work to Be Bone. " "Otherwise we could have the double track built and in operation to Jeffer son street in aoout tnree to four months There-!' a rreat amount of work to be done, It must be remem bered, for not only must much pave ment be torn up; trenches dug and track laid, but there are cross-overs and curves to be put in at Morrison, Wash ington,, Burnside and Gltsan streets, and cross-overs at Stark and Flanlers., Then on the east stae, mere are curves ana cross-overs to put in at Larrabee. Wil liams avenue and Union avenue; and 10 blocks of new track to lay in Broad way." ';r:-.":r.t'i''?'.'..,:'v.:i. , .,.',:-'- General Manager F. w. Hild is work ing out the re-routing of cars over the Broadway and Railroad bridges. It has not been definitely decided which lines shall be sent across the Broadway bridge,. and It may be left to vote of the people living on each line. , ' ' - Broadway street, between union aven ue and Larrabee: 1s macadamized and In fair condltldn for ;tl)e opening of the bridge except in tho block between Van couver avenue and 'Wheeler street. This is where the fill was put in. A leisurely start has been made toward macadam izing It, but that is all. The bridge will probably be ready first Direct Election of Senator Assured. Hotel Contends That Heavy Standard Gauge Cars Will . Shake the Building, Following the filing of an injunction suit against the Portland,'. Railway. Light & Ppwcr company by the Imperial Hotel company yesterday, Circuit Judge Davis issued an order yesterday re straining the railway company from laylns third rails on Broadway from the new bridge1" to Jefferson street. The order will. lie In effect only until Satur day, when the matter will be argued be. fore Judge ' Davis. ''"""' "v ;,. '"; ;l !: The hotel ; people i contend that the railway company . received a franchise to lay only two regular narrow gauge lines of tracks and that the laying of the third rail for broad gauge cars on each line Is being done without author ity. They claim that the heavy cars which will be ue4 on these broad gauge tracks will shake the hotel at the cor nerof Broadway and Sark streets, caus ing the mortar to break loose from the bricks, the plaster te fall from the walls and ceiling and the plumbing to leak, necessitating costly repairs which the company will have to stand. : It Is also contended that the; noise which will Result from the crossing of the united railways tracks which run on Stark street will drive patrons from the hotel and make necessary the reduc tion of rates and cause great loss of business.. The presenrpeace and quiet of the corner they hold to be a valuable asset of the hotel. . Still another contention is that the broad gauge tracks will make the street much more congested and will make ingress and egress to the hotel difficult with th? omnibuses. The rails In ques tion are declared to be a nuisance, Already the company has begun lay. Ing the third rails at the north end of Broadway from the bridge. These rails are, supposed to be for the operation of cars by ft company which is represented by George F. Heusner. Heuener made first application to the city for the franchise on Broadway, and is supposed to be representing some corporation. The Portland Railway, Light A Power company niade application and also property owners on the street. The rail way company was successful, but when threatened' with the referendum it JpTace .the third rails Strong --Manly 7- in appearance are the character istics of our twenty-five dollar men's suits. They lead in integ rity of fashion and fit. Others at fifteen to forty dollars, . Glance at the : case in the. entrance of the Fourth-street store-as you pass. It keeps you in touch with the very newest arrivals in men's fashions. agreed to Heusner. . for Al y BY AVIATOR KILLED HYDRO-AEROPLAN E (United tttt Ceased Wlre.J HartforJ, Conn., April 8. Direct elec tion of United States senators was as sured today when the Connecticut state legislature, the thirty-sixth state to fall in line, ratified the amendment to the federal constitution to that effect It was necessary for threa fourths of the states to ratify , the amendment before con gress could put its provisions into ef fect. . - (United Prese Leced Wlre.l" .Ban Diego. Cal April 8. Lieutenant Rex Chandler, United States . aviation corps, was killed in a hydro-aeroplane accident here today.. The machine was being - driven by Lieutenant Lewis Brereton, who was taken to . a hospital, not seriously injured. It Is thought. It is said that Chandler was drowned. Lieutenant Chandler came here from NeW Orleans. ; His home was in Indiana. 'ferereton, although half, unconscious from the shock, and with one wrist sprained, clung to the wreckage- until the arrival of the Point -Loma ferry, when he was rescued. , The machine was sailing like- a bird over Beacon No, 3, about a half mile from i the quarantine : station," when a gust of wind seemed to send one wing lip and tho other directly down. Dr. McKay of the quarantine station, and Dr. James Jackson of San. Diego, who were watching the air craft, say that Brereton, who was driving, tried, ; to right the . machine, but failed. t dropped like a stone into the water, '-s k-' - -iiT'l LEVEE BREAKS; LOV 6 Only 128 Boys .' .1- '- ;'.','.' i .'.."' ." . . : " "" 'V- ' can get the' benefit of this special purchase (just in by express) of a small lot of boys' suits. vThey are superior, in appearance and wearing quality and an extra pair of pants is included. - Worth more, but priced special $5 Of course, ball, bat, catcher's glove or mitt FREE with these suits, as well as regular purchases. llrnP MISSISSIPPI INCHES fTTnltert Preti liMd Wlre. : Memphis, Tenn., April 8. Forcing a gap 400 feet wide and inundating mil lions of acres, the Bt. Francis levee, 23 miles south of here, broke at I o'clock this morning. The river fell six inches here today, indicating' that a tremend ous volume of water is pouring through the gap. The Inhabitants of the inun dated district were warned Snd fled in time to prevent fatalities. The gap Is growing continually wider. . ATTORNEYS WHO EMPLOY '"RUNNERS" GET A JOLT Attorneys who persist In employing "runners" in thecounty. Jail to work up businesa for them are due for a severe Jolt, according to Deputy Sheriff Grafton, Jailer at, the county bastlle, who found that a number of cards of attorneys had been passed out among the prisoners. . Some of these cards -carried the name of Albert Streiff and, according to Graf ton, Btrelff had given them to one of his clients who had been sent tip from the municipal court and had this man) S. & H. STAMPS GIVEN UPON REQUEST SUCCESSOR TO A. B. STEINBACH & CO. Morrison at Fourth Street" 'Third Just Off Morrison STRENGTH AND EFFICIENCY With ever-increasing strength, .and efficiency - this company has grown with the jsjowth ' of ' Portland. Founded 23 years ago, it has been ; an important factor in the commercial life of 'the city ever since. If you are looking fora strong institution to handle your business, . open an actount at the . . SECURITY SAVINGS AND TRUST COMPANY Fifth and Morruon StreeU Capital an Surplus r : $1,400,000 JUubitiou&l From the1 Kanaasv City Jrwrnal. "Why don't you make Johnny wash his 'hands, once! In a while?" 4., v . "They ere tnking finger prints' at his fchool." answereil tint wlf, "and you kuow liuw tUo child luvte to excel.'' ADSCLWTEtr PURE , Tho only Baking Powder made from : , Royal Grape Cream of Tartar. . Malccs delicious homc-baked foods of maximum quality al minimum cost Maltcs home baldnq pleasant and proiitalilc J Ctespg-Qut Sal e in full blast at The National - We are in:receipt of orders -which H make it imperative that we dis pose of every garment in our su perb stock' immediately; - Those , who have patronized us know what phenomenal values we show lat. these sales those. who have .not will be astonished' atthe remark able showing of new Spring Suits and Goaks at unbelievable reduc tions..'. They are being sold as fol lows: . . - - - $40 Suits arid C loaks, at $22.45 $30 Suits and Cloaks at $18.45 $25 Suits and Cloaks at $14.45 $lp Suits and Cloaks for $8.45 - . Note Location Note Upstairs, 2d Floor S wetland Bldg., 5th and Washington Opposite llpman, "Wolf e on rifta Street. , i' , , CLOAE AND SUIT CO.