- "THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY - 19, 1 1911
CRITICISM OF MOTIVE
INCENSES ELECTRICAL
: CONTRACTING FIRMS
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Statement They Are in Col
lusion! to Drive Out Small
, Man Highly Resented,
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PUBLIC GOOD IS INVOLVED
WITH OREGON NAVAL MILITIAMEN ON THEIR CRUISE TO. HONOLULU
Othn site. oMiiu OlTen by J. C.
Caine, "Who Says Cohtraetoxs
"Showed Their Hand."
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Criticism of their motives In cham
pioning the proposed new city elec
trical code has brought vigorous pro
test from three of the leading elec
trical contractors of Portland. They
brand as false statements that they
are in collusion to drive out the small
operator.
The provision for a cash bond of
, $ 1 00 and surety bond of 1500 Inserted
in the ordinance was adopted, they as
sort, for the protection of the public.
' Tho aim sought, it is said, la to safe
t Ruard those who have electrical work
performed, the contractors" having no
petty or selfish ends to gain.
"The electrical contractors of Port
land resent the untrue and slanderous
"statements which have been made ap
' parently by designing persons." said
i J. C. KngllHli, a member of the code
revision committee.
"All our acts have been in the open
and the proponed ordinance represents;
an nearly as possible, the united opin
ion of thin representative electrical
firms in tltils city.
All Were Equally Represented.
, 'Ve have no quarrel with the union
and wo are not trying to timpose a
handicap upon the small operator. In
fact the Klectrlcal Worker's union was
, represented on the revision commit
tee: They: had Just as much power
from a voting point as the electrical
i contractors. The ordinance was
drafted after careful thought and
. much personal sacrifice of time.- Each
' reprenentatlve firm and organization
; had Just one vote on that .committee.
Therefore, It is apparent that the big-
Iter contractors could not have pos
,'slbly exercised more power in the
i committee meetings than any other
aggregation of men of business insti
tutions." ' Mr. Knglllsh explained that the mea
sure was, drawn only after the prac
tices in "vogue in many of the larger
t itles of the country had been care
fully studied.
"It Is now eighteen months since
, the city issued a rail for assistance
;in drawing! this ordinanoe," he added.
'"We feel that our time has been of
! scTme value to - the people and we
(willingly contribute it for their bene
i fit; but we feel that it is unfair for
I anyone to assail our acts or intimate
! that we are actuated by any other
than sincere motives."
Contractors Bee Ulterior Motlre.
The contractors declare there Is
something significant in the state
' ment said to have been made by Eu
t gene 8nilth, business agent . of the
I Electrical Workers' union. The state
I ment, according to Mr. English, fol
'lows: '"Give me 16 minutes, an audience of
' fifty men and two newspaper report
! era and theclty council will be afraid
i to pass this ordinance." .
, 'This is the present attitude of the
i union toward the measure," contin
ued Mr. English. "This in face of the
'fact that W. II. Emriclc. representa-
Vttve of the union, had signified over
Ms own signature his acceptance of
. tho code. 'He favored It personally,
i but had votod against it because of
Instructions he had received."
V. I. Weber, chairman of the re
vision committee, and Robert Skeen,
president of the local contractors' as
' soclation, indorsed the views of Mr.
English.
"The union is opposing the measure
In the effort to make us adopt the
closed shop policy." said Mr. Weber.
"They are : trying to draw the small
operator into the fuss by making It
appear that we are trying to ruin
him."
Deposit to Be It turned.
Represented on the revision com
mittee were the following: Portland
" Railway, Light A Power Co., Norths-western
Electric Co., Pacific Telephone
& Telegraph Co., Home Telephone Co.,
- the underwriters, electric fixture, men,
city building department. 'Western
Union and Postal Telegraph compan
ies, Electrical Workers' union, and the
local architects.
It Is explained that the $100 cash Is
. merely left with the city on deposit
.and that it will be returned when the
operator desires to quit business.
' J. C. Caine. 885, East Main street,
one of the small operators, gave his
side of the controversy as follows:
?The Oregon Electrical Association Js
behind the proposed code. It is aimed
at the small worker. They hope to
drive him out of business because
they know that In most cases It will
be hard for him to meet the surety
requirements.
"They tried to get a bill, licensing
operators, passed at the last legisla
ture, but failed. Now -they seek to
get' us through the city council.
.There are more than h hundred small
workers In the city and less than a
dozen big operators. The city inspec
tion cares only for meeting require
ments of the underwriters."
Boost To Ordinance.
"At the recent convention of the
contractors held in, this city the
Interests" .showed their hand. Im
mediately after Mayor Albee had made
his welcoming address the president
T. the association urged the members
to do all in their power to have the
electrical code ordinance passed. It I
Is nonsense for them to claim that
they are not in league against the
small wlremen.--
"Simply because a man hasn't got
unlimited, financial backing is no rea
son why he should be suspected of
doing inefficient work. To tie up (100
In cash, receiving no Interest on the
money, might not affect a person of
means, but the man of small capital
can ill afford to dig down In his
pocket In this way."
Mr. Caine advocates the conduit sys
tem for electrical work throughout
the city. On this point, he said:
"Abolish the license plan and put In
the conduits. . This would reduce the
cost of insurance and . keep a consid
erable sum, of money at home that is
'now sent to eastern Insurance' con
cern, .j .
; "In the j long run, I fail to see
Where the people are to be benefited
should the ordinance pass. - Any added
expenses in the way of cash deposits,
etc.. would naturally be cut out, so far
as possible, by Increased cost -of work
to the consumer." v - ' .
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NAVAL IYIILIIIAIVIlN 7rt
DIRECTORS
U. RV K.
FEL FOR BRETHREN
ON NEW HAVEN ROW)
Some Stockholders s in San
. Francisco Looking Up Law
on Financial Responsibility
ICIVIL ACTION IS POSSIBLE
Stocknoldere Talk of Trylag to Ke-
cTer Honey Patrick Calhoun invert
ed In Solano Irrigated Xnda.
'best Interests' of the company I sup
pose U develops that the corporation
wnicb gave him these proxies die-
covers that the money he uaed did not
go tor railroad curooiaa but Tor some-
tning else, the nature of which may'
be partly or wholly known; how far
can the directors be held- responsible
In an equity court for what they did?
Are they protected?"
"I do not know." replied Van Vorst.
I do not know the laws of California"
covering such a point, nor can X re-1
call a case offhand in which It ham'
been decided. 1 would not Uko tot
commit myself before making a thor-.
ough examination of the law and tni
decisions."
The same question was asked vf
other attorneys. One of the members
of the railroad commission who is an
attorney took refuge in almost ex
actly the same language as Van Vorsi.
He added, though, that If stockhold
ers think they are aggrieved, it
for Hi em to start such action tn aa
equity court.
San Francisco, CaL. July 18. Direc
tors of the United railroads, under the
old regime, who are financially re
sponsible, scurried rather hastily to
attorneys and law books today to learn
I if they can be held In a civil action
to recover the money which Fatrick
Calhoun says he Invested in the So
lano irrigated farms. They discov
ered, as did others, who made similar
Inquiries, that the subject Is a rather
Involved one, covering the right of
a proxy holder to bind his principal
in such a deal as Calhoun is said to
be responsible for.
This hypothetical "question was put
to Frederick V. Van Vorst. counsel
for the California Railway A Power
company:
'Suppose that the president of a
company holds proxies of tne stock
holders: suppose he has a 'dummy
board of directors; suppose that at his
bidding these directors pass a reso
lution confirming past payments for
, unspecified purposes and authorise
future 'advances' to companies for the
Polk Democrats
Have Organized
rrank K. raw, of Dallas, Made
Chairman of County Body; Charles
Gregory, Dallas, Is Secretary.
Dallas, Or.. July 18. The Demo- .
cratlc county central committee for
Polk county organized this afternoon
by electing Frank H. Kswk. of Dal
las, chairman, and Charles Gregory.,
of 'Dallas, secretary. John R. Sibley,
was elected as state central commit
teeman. A good representation of committee
men was present and much enthu-1
siasm was evidenced. Secretary Horal
brook of the state central committer.'
who waa in attendance at the Willam
ette valley editorial meeting, attended
the meeting and made a short talk.
Under a new law which has come
into effect in Greece, the railway men.,
have been deprived of the right to
strike.
TO END CRUISE IN
TARGET PRACTICE
U. S. S. Milwaukee Reaches
Port Angeles, Wash,, After
Voyage From Honolulu.
Port Angeles, July 18, Oregon and
Washington naval militiamen aboard
the cruiser Milwaukee celebrated th-lr
first day back in home waters today
by preparing for a fuU course in tar
get practice tomorrow. The sailor
citizens spent the entire day setting
sights and putting out targets. The
distance' will be 1000 yards with three
inch guns.
Competing for the marksmanship
honors of the two state organizations
will be four gun crews from Oregon
and eight from Washington. - Each
crew consists of seven men.
The personnel of the Oregon crews
is as follows:
First division, first crew Plugman,
H. Morill: pointers. Thomas and
Kinkley; trainers, Llnd and "Lent;
sight setters, Melllnger and Daniels;
loaders, Ironside and Hilbers: extrac
tor, Meyers. Second crew Plugman,
Lambert; pointers. Detach and Sibley,
trainers, Gillard and Von Groenewald;
sight Betters. Christy and Brown;
loaders, W. Morill and Nordberg; ex
tractor, Mclntyre.
Second division, first crew Plug
man. Stlnsman; pointers. Boon end
Fitch; trainers. Turner and Hayes;
sight setters, Boe and Sears: loaders.
Hurst and Mattern; extractor, Stanley.
Second crew Plugman, McGinnls;
pointers, McCaleb and Richardson;
trainers, Campbell and Schmidt; sight
setters, Mclntyre and Young; loaders,
Bennett and Butterfleld; extractor,
Conway.
Militiamen to Betum Wednesday.
Tomorrow and Tuesday will be spent
in boat drills and it is expected the
cruiser will weigh anchor about mid
night Tuesday for Tacoma on the last
leg of what is deemed the most suc
cessful cruise ever. taken by the naval
battalions of the two states. The Ore
gon sallormen will leave for Portland
by special train Wednesday afternoon.
Thftse aboard report the homeward
cruise as uneventful save for passing
and American-Hawaiian freighter.
Communication was impossible, how
ever, as the merchantman carried no
wireless and It was too foggy to signal.
The voyage to Prt Angeles took six
days ana n nours irom Honolulu.
Mishaps of Trip Few.
The only mishaps of the trip con
slst of an attack of pneumonia suf
fered by W. F. Collins of Portland,
who Is now much better, and the loss
of a finger tip by J. P. Hart, also of
Portland, who caught his Index finger
In a winch.
The Milwaukee sailed from Honolulu
leaving nine men behind. Two wern
from Oregon, Benjamin K. Tucker and
Harry D. Thomas, both of Portland.
According .to the officers of both
militias the benefits of the trip can
not be estimated. The drill in sea
manship and naval warfare has been
thorough to the highest, degree. The
men have taken a great 'interest in the
whole cruise and are improved fully
100 per cent over when they left. They
are "rooicies no longer.
FRATERNAL NOTES
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Paris has about IIS residents to the
acre,, to . Xiondon's .60. -
Annual Reunion of Women of
Woodcraft at Oaks Is Enjoyed.
Sports and Pastimes Ytunerous.
One of the many pleasant oreanlza
tion picnics at The Oake last week
was the annual reunion of members
and friends held by Royal Circle.
women or wooacrart, Wednesday af
lernoon ana evening. An evening meal
was prepared in tne free Oaks' kitchen
ette, coffee and milk being donated by
me society. . inere was a long pro
gram or sports and pastimes. Tho
members of the committee in charge
were Harry Day. Mrs. Marcraret Wr-
theimer, Mrs. Cora Burrell, Mrs. Mary
ruwaer ana Mrs. t. AL Bundeleaf.
mere were a large number of child
ren present, games being arranged for
mem unaer tne auspices of the com
mmee. ADout 200 members and
friends attended the gathering.
During the afternoon various race
were arranged and the following were
the results; j Married women's race,
won; by Mrs.' G. M. Sundeleaf girls'
race, won by Gladys McCurdy; boys'
race, won oy, tticnard Sundeleaf; lit
tie boys' race, won by Gussie titter
stout women's race, won by Mrs. Wer-
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Tod Citizen Sailors Aboard the U. S.
Bottom Street Scene in Honolulu.
S. Milwaukee Engaged in Washing Their Clothes.
theimer; Chinese race, won by Mrs.
Gladwyn and Miss Klrkham; peanut
contest, won by W. Fraser and Mrs.
Gladwyn; throwing at pipe, won by
bteila Simon.
The convention of the Improved Or
der of Red Men next month will have
headquarters at the Benson, which ac
commodation has' been donated to them
by the proprietors.
.
Hustling Hew Members.
This fall early campaigning among
all the fraternal orders will be tho
rule. The Improved Order of Red Men
expect to augment their numbers and
their lodges. ; Probably before the
leaves begin to drop there will be two
new lodges established In Portland or
some of its close by suburbs.
Will Hold Moonlight Excursion.
The Junior Order of Moose will give
an excursion on the steamer Bailey
Gatzert on the evening of August 3
Dancing, with band music' will enliven
the hours. The headquarters at Moose
hall. Royal building, has tickets on
hand. .
Eureka Council No. 204, Knights and
Ladies of Security, will give an even
ing excursion Saturday. July 25, on
the steamer Grahamona. Dancing,
whist and music, will be in order.
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New Officers Installed.
Last Monday night tho Portland
Lodge No. 619, Order B'rith Abraham,
seated a new se,t of officers, E. N.
Weinbaum, district grand deputy, in
charge of installation. The following
is the list: S. Miller, president; John
Gilbert, vice president; A. Wviott, S.
Gevurtz, II. KeswicK, trustees.
Artisans Install Officers.
Columbia Assembly No. 4, United Art
isans, Installed their officers for the
ensuing term at their last meeting.
Mrs.' Sophia King of the Supreme As
sembly acting as - installing officer.
It was agreed to change . the meeting
night from Wednesday to . Tuesday,
owing to "the fact that the majority
of the assemblies of the city meet
Wednesday night. This will give the
members- a chance to visit other as
semblies and get more acquainted with
the other members of the order. The
following officers were Installed: Past
master artisan, Emlle A. Meyers; mas
ter artisan. J. C Albright; superin
tendent, Hilda Slater; inspector. Maria
Albright; . secretary, H., J., Flecken-
stein; treasurer, E. V. Gottfreidz; sen
ior Conductor, Josephine Albright; mas
ter of ceremonies, Francis ; Harvey;
junion conductor. Virginia Smick; in
structor, W. E. Slater; warder. George
H. Hamilton; musician, Mary Albright.
Degree of Sonor Convention.
The - Degree of -Honor . Convention
Sewing Society met at the home , of
Mrs. Dora Bolter, 478 East Forty
sixth street, Tuesday, June 30. Those
present were: Sarah E. Moore. Mar
garet Gilchrist, Ollie F. Stephens, Wil
helmina Hoffman, Laura Clarke, Edna
Williams, Clara Bruce, Jessie Gaither,
M. E. Burdlck, Emma Wlngart, Ida
Bosier, Mrs. P. Hughes, Lydia Gra
ham, Ella Lovejoy, Mrs. Evans, Mar
garet Todd, Caroline Koerber, Cordelia
Ehman, M. Winters, Mrs. Taylor, S.
J. Thompson, Margaret Becker, Mr.
and Mrs. Jasper Wilkins, Dora Bolter
and Mrs. Bolter of Roseburg.
ibe business meeting was called to
order by Sarah E. Moore, president.
Reports from' committees were read,
stating many useful articles were fin
ished ready for sale. The club is very
active and new members being added
at each meeting. After the business
session a delicious luncheon was
served. The next meeting will be
held at the home of Mrs. Graham,
1242 Garfield avenue, J.uly 28. All
members of the Degree of Honor and
their friends invited to attend.
Masonic Xodge Meets.
The United Grand Lodge of the Free
and Accepted Masons for Washington?
and Oregon tan organization known
as the Afro-American Masons and not
.affllliated with the A. F. and A. M.)
held their annual communication 1 in
Portland, ending Thursday last and
meeting in Hills hall, Russel and
Williams avenue. The a rand Chapter
of Eastern Star was held at the same
time for the same territory. Some 250
delegates ' and ' hosts were present at
most of the sessions, -and the visitors
were greatly pleased with the cordial
reception they were given.
Both organizations will hold their
next communication in Seattle in,1915. 1
. Circle to Hold Tea. . I
The George H. Snell Circle. No. "ii.
will hold, an afternoon tea at Grange
hall, Milwaukle, Tuesday, afternoon
July 21, from 3 to 6. All sister circles
are invited, as this circle has pnly
recently been organized and needs en
couragement.
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. Committee Is Betalned.
The committee that so successfully
managed the public display " made by
the Improved Order of Red Men at the
Rose Festival and the Fourth of July
has been retained for the arrangements
for the Great Council of Oregon to
take place August 18, with head
quarters at the Benson. L. M. Hemlg
is chairman and E. M. Wells, ecretaty.
They will be augmented by three
members from each local tribe in
Portland. . - - ;.
V Jted Men . Sold Installation.
The Improved Order of Red Men in
Roseburg have Installed the following
set of officers: W. S. Howard, sachem;
C A. Chamberlain, senior sagamore;
C. D, Shoemaker, junior sagamore; Ed.
S. Cockelreas, prophet.
The order in Roseburg is in a
flourishing condition. At every meet
ing they have "hyas close mucka-
muck," which is otherwise called re
freshments and amusements.
The Knights of the Maccabees in
Banks will initiate a class in the new
local tent at that place next Satur
day evening with a degree team down
from Portland, followed by a banquet.
Joucho Lodge, I. O. O. F., Banks, Or,
has the following new set of officers:
Carl Wilson, noble grand; H. A. Da vies.
vice grand; F. s. Wilcox, secretary; R.
J. Wilcox, financial secretary; B. T.
West, treasurer, and W. F. Davles,
chaplain.
Foresters Install Officer.
At its last regular meeting Court
Columbia, No. 2, Foresters of America,
Installed the following officers: E. H.
Fisher, past chief ranger; C. S. Hunt
ington. - chief ranger; J. E. Stewart,
sub-chief ranger; A. E. Klink, record
ing . . secretary; W. R. Flint; senior
woodard; J. F. .Weitzel, Junior wood
ard; J." Tupper" senior nettle; H. B.
Huntbngton. junior beetle; O. O. Smith,
lecturer. The members of this court
have, decided to have nome-cooked
contributions for the weekly spread
every Monday evening -at their hall
129 Fourth stret. Every member is ex- tlatlon.
pected to bring something prepared
and cooked in his own home. Any mem
ber guilty of fraudulently and with
malace aforethought bringing in any
baker's product will be dealt with ac
cordingly. Woodmen dive Sinner.
Friday night 46 Woodmen and
women Sat down to a feast at the
Jewell Oyster parlors on Morrison
street, the occasion being the long
promised dinner to the. active workers
of George Washington, Prospect and
l'ortiand camps. Woodmen ' of ihe
World, and the candidates secured
during the three month's friendly con-
tesi closing July 1st. J. J. Jennings,
consul commander of Prospect Camp
was toast master. Francis Clarno, past
consul commander, and Harry Day,
past deputy head consul for Oregon
made brief remarks. Captain F. G.
lAwson or iTospect Camp won the
first prize for securing the most mem
bers. C. Duvail received second nriza
Toastmaster Jennings in accordance
with a personal pledge gave three cash
prises to. the best rustlers. The other
prizes are coupon. orders for merchan
dise, so that the winners can sqtect
to suit themselves. Neighbor Jennings
announced that lie would give a caih
prise of $25 to- any member of the
three local camps bringing in the
most applications during August, pro-
viaing n orougnc in over ten for inl-
HAPPENINGS IN THE EAST
" To Die For Trunk Murder. :
New York, July 18. Karl Drandwics
is to die in the electric chair in Sing
Sing prison during the week beginning
at midnight tomorrow night for par
ticipating in murder of Ivan Marry
sewicz, whose body was found in a
trunk oq the sidewalk on Pitt street
last December. The case attracted
more than ordinary attention, largely
from the fact that it was one of the
very few of the so-called "trunk" mys
teries that the police or tne metropolis
have ; succeeded in solving in late
years. Like the most of its predeces
sors, the Pitt street case promised for
a time to baffle every errort or the
detectives to discover the perpetrators
of the murder.
Wire Weavers in Session.
New Tork, July 18. Delegates to the
American Wire Weavers Protective as
sociation annual convention arrived
here today for the annual meeting of
the trades union to be held in Brook,
lyn. i ; ' v
Glick in the Hall of rone. -.
Washington, July 18. In the pres
ence -of a throng of interested specta
tors, the status of . George W, Glick,
contributed by the state of Kansas to
the collection of Statuary hall at the
capitol. was unveiled this afternoon
with ceremonies appropriate to the oc
casion. Mr. Glick was a lawyer and
s farmer, and was one of the pioneers
of Atchison county, Kansas. In the
early eighties he served as governor of
the state.
Mayor Mltchel's 85th Birthday.
New Tork. July I8J Mayor 'John p.
Mltcbel will celebrate his thirty-fifth
birthday anniversary tomorrow. Mr.
Mltchel Is the youngest mayor, in the
history of New Tork city. He entered
public life Immediately after his grad
uation from Colombia university, end
at 30 years of age was president of the
board of aldermen. -
Centenary of Samuel, Oolt,
Hartford, Ccniu, July 18. Tomorrow
will be the one hundredth annlveraarv
of th birth of Samuel Colt, famous
as the Inventor of the revolver, wae
was a native and yfelong resident of
Hartford. In early life Mr. Colt was a
sailor lad ' before ' the mast. Before
his death, which occurr at the early
.wealthiest of Americst'fSeufaoturers.
Like a Cool Oasis
The Portland's wide aisles, high-ceiled
dining rooms, and vine-clad court
make a pleasant refuge from the heat
of pavement and street. A -welcome
here, always hospitable aqd courteous.
Sunday Table d'Hote Dinner
$1.25
5:30 to 8:00
Breakfast 6:20 to 12:00
Weekday Luncheon 11:30 to 2:00
Afternoon Tea 3:30 to 6:00
Weekday Table d'Hote Dinner $1
Service in the Grill to 1:00 A. M.
DELIGHTFUL ORCHESTRAL MUSIC
AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS
Tke Portland Hotel
G. J. KAUFMANN, Manager
Away From Home For Sunday Dinner
Oet away from the beat and work of
preparing dinner at h-me and partake
of the splendid table d'hote dinner
served between six and eight in the
cool, luxurious Arcadian Oarden. Costs
no more than dinner at horns and yon
will find, the added pleasure of aa
entertainment of the highest order.
Kiss ICyrtle Howard and Trio of Inter
national Society Dancers and Xnter
talners. Also John Xynch, Irish Tsaor,
and Keller's augmented orchestra.
Grand Concert in Lobby from Eight
Thirty Until Ten. Instrumental and
Vocal. Everyone welcome.
Multnomah
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Extra
Special
Alaska Excursion
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Victoria ei
July 26
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restful 2 or 25 day tour of about Q0O miles. "J
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