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r THE OREGON DAILY. JOURNAL,. PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY ; EVENING, DECEMBER 3, 1813. EVERY PURCHASE OF GOODS MADE HERE IS Iihelhio ciimiY .v wmmmmm I JruM Factories Could Emj)lqy. jviore reopie it setter rax- by ' Local ' Dealers. OFFICIAL BALLOT FOR PRECINCT , CITY OF PORTLAND, OREGON, AT THE SPECIAL CITY ELECTION TO BE HELD DECEMBER. 9, 1013., HI i KUU OBOSS (Z) BBTWIZV TXS STTTHXEB Altt AIIWEB TOTXO TO. Chsrtsr Amndmsnt Sabmmd to th Totsrs wy ths ConncU. " An Act to amend t City Charter of Portland by adding thereto two taction defining the word improvement, pro vider for the Issuance of bonds and payment a the work progresses of. a portion of the cost 'of Improvements, au- inorizing tne aauesament or tne cosi or any improvement upon property apeclRlly benefited thereby, permitting prop, erty owners to bond and pay in' twenty . aenil-atitiual 4n- -Bittiinieut any auwiutint imuuiiun r to live dollar or over, wovidto foi-lntert..or-pBany, a cUlinQUftut . es8meni, anp repealing quarter ceciion ao 100 TBS. 101 HO. Shall tlx Chart Do so amended t Every tlm yon bny m Portland mad article yon are belplng s Portland family. . Alwayi aak the dealer if It wag mad la Vortissfl. r.v.. -There la but one way to-build a great city here, and that la to make It a man ufacturing center. When capital feel that Portland people will buy Portland . made articles there will be no hesi tation about building factories and giv ing employment to labor, but if Port landers won't patronise Portland mer chants and won't consume Portland made products capital, will be alow in developing Portland as an Industrial center. For years there has been more or less complaint of failure on the part of tne people of Portland to patronize home industries by insisting that the merchants buy home made goods. One of the Industrial Jlnes In Portland that has suffered most in this respect 1 the trunk and suit case manufacturing business. More than $150,000 is Invest ed In local trunk factories, and the own era of these factories find it exceed ingly difficult to Induce Portland mer chants to handle their product Could Double Output. "We could double our annual produc tion if we could sell the goods," aad - the manager of one of Portland's trunk factories. "Not ten per cent of the trunks and leather suit cases that are sold In Portland are-manufactured here, in spite of the fact that the factories of this city meet eastern competition and turn out as good an article as is made' anywhere in the country. Out side of Portland, that Is In the smaller towns of Oregon and Washington, wo have lea trouble In placing our pro 1 uct with the merchants, but hero in Portland we can't induce some of the. larger dealers to put our trunk on their floors or to put our suit casos on thoir shelves. We Know that we manufacture as good a trunk, grade' for grade, as is made anywhere, and that out suit cases will stand the test of comparison with the output of the best of eastern factories, and we know that our prices are right.'' More than 100 men are employed In the manufacture of ' trunks and suit cases in this city, The value of the - annual output is estimated at 1100, 000 With the present equipment the local factories could double the number -f employes and double the annual out put. That would mean giving employ ment to an additional 100 skilled me chanlcs. It would mean the addition of a tidy sum of money to Portland 3 pay roll, out so long as Portland's mer chants refuse to encourage the Industry and continue obtaining their stock In the east that particular branch of Port land's industrial Itfewlll languish. Of course. If the Portland retail dealer can get a better article at a lower pricv from eastern factories he Is justified in doing it, but there is every reason to believe that the Portland trunk manu facturer meets his eastern competitor both as to price and quality. Helps City Generally. Whenever a Portland buyer picks -a Portland made article he is doing gome thing', for some of the working men and women of this--clty. The greater the demand for home products the great er the number of working- hours fo. working people of all classes. Waged paid for labor goes- Into circulation very quickly ho that the money keeps mov ing and doing ora good every tim it Is turned. Portland made titanic ar tides do not t-ost more than those made elsewhere: the market prices on th staples varies very little. Portland manufacturers are necessarily compelled to meet eastern prices, plus the freight and tney ao it, so that there la no ex cuse for a retail merchant or a Jobber to nil his floors and shelves with east em made articles when the same thing is nianuraciurea in tnis city. Could Afford to Pay More, One manufacturer says that the peo ple of Portland would not quit any loser ir xney bought Portland made goods :o the exclusion of all others and paid 10 per cent more for them. His argument is mat the Portland manufacturer would oe able to keep just so many more peo pie at work and that the wages pa'd would come back through many channals and be beneficial to everybody In one way or anotner. how much less ex cuse when the Portland manufacturer not oniy meets tne quality but meets th Charter Amendment submitted to the Voters by the. Council. An Act to amend Seotlon 128 of the City Charter of-Port land so as to except the City ISngineer and the Snperln tendent of Parks from the nrovisions renulrlnsr all municl. pal officers to be registered voters of the city. 102 YES, 103 wo. hall Section' 3,88 of the Charter he so amsnasar Charter Amendment Submitted to the Voters by the Council. An Act to amend the Charter of the City of Portland so as to provide that officers appointed by the Council, in stead of all appointed officers, shall serve during the pleasure of the Council, and to provide further' that the City Engineer and Superintendent of Parks shall be ex empt from th orovlslon which red u Ires that such officers shall, at the time of their appointment, be citizens of the1 united states, residents ana quauiieq voters' or - tne wiry of Portland. 104 YES. 105 WO. Shall th crarter he so amended J Charter Amendment Submitted to the Voters by the Council. An Act to amend Section 3 of the City Charter so as to firovlde that the City oC Portland shall be invested within ts limits with authority to perform all public and private servipes, and with all governmental' powers subject to the limitations prescribed by the Constitution and criminal property within its limits. 106 YES. 107 WO. hall Section Charter of amended? 3 as amended, of the 1903 the City of Portland, be Charter Amendment Submitted to the Voters by the Council. An Act to amend Section 317 of the CitJ- Charter so as to provide that civil serrice employes who have been re moved because the office or employment has been abol ished or the number of employes reduced shall have prefer ence for reappointment according to their efficiency, in stead of in tne order or ineir aiscnarge, as at present pro vided. Charter Amendment Submitted totheVotrs hyjhe jOouncll. An Act to amend8ectTon 30 of of the" City Charter of r-oruana so as to exclude the superintendent or Parks and the (secretary of each Commissioner from the civil service provisions or tne cnarter, lit YES. 117 WO. Shall Section 306 of ' the Charter of the . city of Portland be amended? PjhertsT.jiainet Submitted to the Voters ay the Council. An Act to amena tne city, unarter or Portland so as to provide that the Council, in the transaction Of legislative business shall act only by ordinance, and on all other mat ters the Council may act by ordinance, resolution or mo tion. Instead of requiring that the Council, in the transac tion or legislative ana judicial business snail act only by ordinance. 1X8 YES. 119 hall the Charter be so amended? ?2!At!:JlJ,dm?jiLSrii by the Council. An Act to amend the Charter of the City of Portland by adding .thereto" a section giving the Council authority to reject any ana an oms ror oonas or public utility certlri cates, and to place not more than one-half of such bonds as, purchasers may desire at a pr yieretorore tixed by the Council. or certificates with the Treasurer for sale in such quantity rice not less than the price iao YES. iai wo. ball the Charter of the City of Portland be so amended? Charter Amendment Submitted to the Voters by the Council An Act to amend the Charter nf the Cltv nf Pnrtlarul hv adding thereto a new section providing for the Issuance ana sale or bonds not exceeding fifty thousand dollars to provide a fund for the construction, equipment and maintenance of a Municipal Paving, and Street Improve ment Repair Plant. iaa YES. 133 WO. hall the Charter of the City of Portland be so amended? Charter Amendment Submitted to the Voters by the Council An Act to amend the Charter of tli Cltv of Portia nit hv adding thereto a new section providing for the issuance and sale of bonds not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars to provide a fund for the establishment and main tenance of a public market or markets in the City of Portland. 134 YES. 138 WO. Shall the Charter of the City of Portland bs so amended? 108 YES. 109 WO. Shall Section 317 of the Charter of the Charter Amendment Submitted to the Voters by the Council. An Act to amend the City Charter of Portland by adding thereto two sections providing lor a Municipal tjourt, de fining the Jurisdiction and powers thereof, and providln for appeals therefrom in certain cases and a writ of review in otner cases, 110 YES. Ill WO. Shall the Charter be so amended? Charter Amendment Submitted to the Voters by the Council, An Act to amend that portion of the Charter of Portland which requires at least one week to elapse between the Introduction and final passage of any ordinance, and that ho ordinance shall be amended within one week of Its final passage except in case of emergency ordinances, so as to provide that six da.VB Instead of one week shall elapse be tween the Introduction and final passage of any ordinance, and that no ordinance Khali be amended within six days of lis final passage, except an emergency orninanoe. 118 YES. 113 WO. Shall the Charter bs amended In the above Charter Amendment Submitted to the Voters by the Council. An Act to amend that portion of the City Charter of Portland which authorises the Council to Issue and sell public utility certificates for the construction or acquisi tion of any public utility to be operated by the City so as to authorize. such certificates to be issued and sold; also for the reconstruction, addition, enlargement or extension of any such utility, or any portion thereof, including such property as may be convenient or essential therefor; pro property witm fclpal purpose vlded that property without the City shall be acquired only lor a munic 114 YES. 115 WO. Shall tlie Charter bs so amended? Charter Amendment Submitted to the voters by the Council An Act to amend the Charter bv nddlnar thoretn a now section authorizing the issuance and sale of bonds In an amount not exceeding two hundred thousand dollars to provide a fund for the Improvement of existing parks and playgrounds and for the improvement of existing boule vards and parkways, and reserving to the Council the rignt to assess property specially nenerited by the im provement of property for park purposes 136 YES. 137 WO. hall the Charter of the City of Portland oe ao amenaau f Charter Amendment Submitted to the Voters by the Council An Act amending an Act adopted June 2, 1913. which amrndpd Section 17R nf I ho Chnrlor nf h I'll v nf Unvtiun.i by amending suhcliviHion nine thereof fixing the anibunf to no wunnein rrnm me salary or mcmoers ror the Fire men's Relief and Pension Fund and by adding anew sut division authorizing the granting' of a pension 'to W H Whitcomb and C. D. Shane, firemen disabled In the service before said act was adopted, but are barred from receiving pensions because said act recocnizes onlv disabliltieH mil,. sequent lo its adoption. 138 YES. 190 WO. Shall said Act he so amended? CHARTER AliNDM prU-e as well. A "hopper- who starts out to buy any- ining -a, tame, a stove, a ham, a bed, sack of flour, a chair, a trunk, or a pound of candy even can find out wnetner the article was made In Port land. , It is a simple matter to make a comparison in price and then to try vui,anu it ii is satisiactory, remem ber It next time and tell the neighbors aoout.it. If you get your living out of Portland Biana Dy your Home town, encourage home enterprises and don't make the mistake of playing into the hands of i nose wno are trying to surpass Port land in growth and enterprise and who are depending upon unpatriotic Portland people to help them succeed. Fire at Eugene. Edgene, Or., Dec, 3. Fred C. Jean's general merchandise store at Donna, a villago on the Wendllng branch of the Southern Pacific railway, was destroyed by fire Monday morning. The owner of the store and his family were at Ray mond, Wash., at the time of the fire. The store was In a large two story frame building which was owned by the Mohawk Lumber company. The to tal loss is estimated at 17000, with par-j tiai . insurance. ENTS WHICH WILL COME BEFORE VOTERS ON DEC. 9 ARE EXPLAINED Claim Made if City Repaired Own Paving Saving Would Re sult; Commissioners Refer Question of Establishing Public Markets to Vote of People. Title of Amendment Wo. 13. An Act to amend the Charter of the City of Portland by adding; thereto a new section providing for the issuance ana sale of bonds not exceeding- fifty thou sand dollars to provide a fund for the construction, equipment and maintenance of a Municipal Pa-ring ana street im provement Stepalr Plant. Shall the Charter 01 tns wy 01 Port land bs so amended? 123. Yes. 133. Wo. This amendment contemplates the purchase of a pavHig repair plant so that the city can do its own repair worn. Repairs in pavements are now made by contractors. Pavements are laid under rive-year guarantees, the contractors binding themselves to make all needed repairs Incident to the natural wear and tear of traffic. But the original contracts do not cover cuts in the pavement made for the purpose of putting down sewers or for any similar purpose. All repairs not covered ny tne con tractors' guarantee are matte oy con tract or open order, each contractor be ing called upon to patch pavements ho puts down. It Is said tne system lm noses unnecessary delays and that in spite of stiff prices charged for repair work the contractors are not anxious for the Jobs. The claim Is made that If the city owned a repair plant it would be possi ble to group cuts in the pavements, thus effecting a considerable saving in cost. There Is the further consideration that guarantees are running out on many streets, so that the city win soon De compelled to pay for keeping these pave ments in good order. Title of Amendment Wo. 13. An Act to amend the Charter of the City of Portland by adding thereto a new section providing for the issuance and sals of bonds not xoeedlng Twenty. five Thousand Dollars to provide a runa for the establishment and maintenance of a sublio market ox markets In the i' oity or. ronuua. Shall the Charter of the City of Port land be so amended? 134. Yes. 135. WO. The city commissioners decided to finance public markets bv a bond issue. There was sonic tnlk of putting an item for this purpose in the budget, but the decision was to submit the question of puDiic markets to the people. One pur pose is to test public sentiment. A rea son for financing the public market pro ject by bonds is the fact that most of tno inltlnl investment will be for pet- mnnent improvements. No program has been decided upon. It is suggested that should the bonda be voted two markets will be established one eacn. on the east and west sides. You Save Money : and ,.v", '," Superior Service Your Life Insurance is in ROYAL ARCANUM TO CREATE GRAND COUNCIL Grand Council of the Royal Arcanum will be instituted in Portland tomor row by F. B. Wickersham of Harrlsburg, jra., bupreme regent or the organiza tion. Mr. Wickersham will arrive from Se attle on the Shasta limited at 5:30 this afternoon. . An informal reception in his honor will be held in the green room of the Commercial club between 7 and 8 o'clock in the evening. This will be followed by a banquet In the dining room of the club. At the banquet, Mayor Albee will de liver a formal address of welcome and Commissioner Dleck will speak Id behalf of the Pennsylvania society. A review of the work of the order In the state will be made by R, J. Kirkwood, deputy supreme regent, who has been In charge of the work the last 12 months. Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock the Grand Council will be instituted at Masonic Temple, Park and Yamhill streets, when officers will be elected and installed. i ' At 8 o'clock tomorrow night a class of 100 candidates will be initiated. The new Grand Council will be com posed of 10 subordinate councils with a membership of 1135. only . insurance Company Exclusively Oregon. , Orenco Is Progressive. Orenco, Or., Dec-3. Orenco had Its The nntv cnrnnanvwhicli invocfe all Jfc fnnrlt in Orixmn wHrifi'.t i" political fight yesterday. Two r r - ..-y" ... w.v parties, were'ln the fieldthe Progres i -t---..-..--..,..--!.,,.,-. J ,.,,. . v ' : . I .1,,. J TJ.nK1. V. . Best for Oregomans Hom Ofice porbett Building, Fifth and Morrison Streets, Portland. A. L. MILLS, ( L. SAMUEL! ' C. S. SAMUEL, President. General Manager, AuUtant Manager. WOMAN LEADS TICKET . IN CALIFORNIA ELECTION ' Santa' Barbara, Cal., Dec. 3. Defeat ing her male opponent 3 to 1, Miss Chris tine Holmberg is city clerk-elect of San ta Barbara tbday. Hiss Holmberg, who was the only woman candidate at yes terday's municipal election, ran far ahead of her ticket and carried practi cally every precinct. Mayor Prank Smith was reelected over John B. Henck. : Insures the town a new water sys tem and all metropolitan -conveniences. Malcolm McDonald, president of the Oregon Nursery company, was reelected mayor over L. A. Brush, formerly a member of the council; Ralph L. Wann, principal of the schools, was reelected recorder over Virgil Parker; Miss Edna Purdy, the only woman candidate for office, was reelected treasurer over J E. Frank; Roy McDowell was reelected marshall over Grant Brown, the contest being close. The eouncllmen elected were Robert Schneider, Spencer Jones, E. A. Mlncemoyer, John A. McOee. H. v. Meade and John Borwick, Messrs. Jones, McGee and Borwick being new members. Fifty-three women voted. LOS ANGELES RAILWAY TO ISSUE $50,000,000 Los Angeles, Dec. 3. The Ios An geles Railway company has announced a proposed bond Issue of $50,000,000 and the securing of $14,000,000 New York capital for extensions and improve ments of the Los Angeles street car system. In addition to these plans, the Hunt ington interests, controlling the street railway system here, contemplate the erection of a large office building to house the offices of the Huntington concerns. According to present plans, the bond issue would be used In approximately equat portions to cover the company'! bonded indebtedness and push improve men is. Moses Couldn't 3et In. New York. Dec. 3, "If Moses. Jesus or Jsaiaii should land at Kills Island he probably would be deported." said cnairman Sulzberger, of the United. He brew Charities. In a speech on "Imml gratlon." ! mm sjve and the Peoples, the former, being strongly In favor of adopting the new charter as proposed for the town, also Btrongly favoring putting in a water system, while the- latter party stood opposed. . The new tmartef carried by a plurality of nearly four to one, which mm SEND FOP CATALOG ID SJ"1 if 9t aiafr (7f Wait lU forThem jjj 0. s 1 i $25 A WONDERFUL SALE, giving you an opportunity to buy some wonder fully beautiful and serviceable garments for your Winter wear at prices far below the ordinary. buys any of these ladies' and ' misses' fancy man-tailored Suits in the ladies' store, on which regular prices until now have been $39.50, $44.50, $49.50, $54.50 and $59.50. Suits of tweed, cheviot, brocade, duvetyn, eponge and novelty wool ens, fashioned in the latest Winter modes. You are cordially invited to compare the quality and price of these garments with any other offering in the city. , All season long our coats have been sold freely because they were correct in style and reasonable in price; on each succeeding visit to the store you have seen new coats, and they are the coats now of fered at these remarkable reductions. $10 Coats are now only $ 6.85 , $15 Coats are now only $ 9.85 $18 Coats are now only $11.85 $20 Coats are now only $13.85 This store never seeks to exaggerate, mislead or deceive. A reduc tion here means an absolute downward revision of the normal pricethere is no juggling with price under the guise of "value." Winter coats for girls are all reduced: warm and serviceable, and made by men-tailors in the same thorough manner as our ladies' garments. $10.00 Coats, Sale Price $6.85 $12.50 Coats, Sale Price $8.35 $15.00 Coats, Sale Price $9.85 Ladies Store, Third Floor, Elevator Service. BEN SELLING LEADING CLOTHIER Morrison Street at Fourth V ' I "'urn ' t ' TiV . ' - n ' . . " -''''' p --.g U ; 5 1 .'. ( Fhe New Amber Glow Light Latest Invention from the Welsbach Laboratories J 157-CANDLE POWER' .FOR. V3 of a Cent's Worth of Gas per Hour So carefully has this new invention been worked out that the absolute minimum of gas is used to supply the maximum of candle power, together with the wonderful, soft, mellow ' light, which has made the AMBER GLOW o"ne of the most popular lights ever oHered to 1 the public. , . r ITS BENEFIT TO THE EYES AND HEALTH ALONE IS ENOUGH TO WAR RANT ITS UNIVERSAL USE. ; SCIENTISTS tell us that of all the colors of the spectrum, Amber reflects most light. So why not have Amber Light in your horned-why not a genuine AMBER GLOW LIGHT? We install them in your home, you pay nothing down, but remit in three mbnthfy in. stallments of 75c each, with your gas bill. v '.i, ,We replace any defective part within three montlts of date of sale. 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