Friday, December 13. 1935
Page Three
years.
W H A T O F T H E FUTURE ?
Currency inflation, which
means
rising prices, would be severe on
those utilities vvnose power is steam-
generated.
Their costs would very
likely rise more rapidly than would
their rates.
This, however, imglit
not injure those utilities which gen
erate trt-ir e li.tiio ity front water
power.
Thtii
production cowls
would not be n u- h grealei under a
period of inftuticn
Many people
even beli“ ve that the 3tock of a
g ooj hydra-electri conipsny is one
of the best hedge-., a .tins* inflation
Are the Utilities
Therefore, sin. e th utilities have
so many gooo: points in their favor,
Acting Wisely ? it seems too bad foi their leaders
to undermine in any way then
Bab»««n I’ raLc» Nvw England Bow- greatest asset, namely, good wil.l
and public oonfido rv
It is upon
•*T A s s o c i a t i o n
these two fundamentals that con
tinued pro|>er rate stiuctures and
Bibson Park Mass., Dec. 13—Un private ownership depend. It seemr
der the Public Utility Act passed as
if tins confidence
could
be
last August, most holding companies strengthened
creut . by
general
weie required to register with the willin-ine»;
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to register under the
Securities Exchange Commission by new Holding Company Act
I es
December first.
Some did more pecially emphasize this point in view
did not. I believe that the United of the pending Presidential cam
Gas
Improvement
Company
was paign.
wise in refusing to register. It wa$
ACT NEEDS AM E N D M E N T
up to some concern to test the con
When it comes to amending the
stitutionality of this questionable act and ironing out some of the in
legislation.
United Gas
Improve justices, the power companies will
ment is probably the oldest utility find me strongly with them
T Hm
holding company and is one of the willing to go to Washington or any
largest. In my judgment it has been where else to fight for corrections'
honestly and (conservatively oper in this act in order to give more
ated.
equal
justice to all concerned. I
L E G A L IT Y SHOULD BE TESTED feel, however, that such amendments
The vice president of this great should come about through demo
Pennsylvania concern, Phillip H. cratic means rather than through
Gadsen. wa* in charge of the fight I communirtuT or f^ c ls tic
methods.
Theae boys and many others in the St Mary's home at Beaverton are
on the Public Utility Act in Wash- p efiance Qf jaw js not democracy
chased with proceeds from a charity ball sponsored by the Knights
ington last summer and is thorough- but anarchy
ters of America.
Left to right Johnny Crain, Jack Clarke, Norman
ly acquainted
with the
"Ins and
The American people are funda- _
outs of the legislation.
Therefore.; mentaIly faJr and honpst. They can Oregonian
I thoroughly approve of the attitude be led to a
worthwhile goal if we --------------
of the United Gas Improvement, have patiPnre.
The Am erica« peo-
Company in refusing to register and i p,e
however. cannot
be driven
Imports of Foods Show
Les Miserables” at
in determining to test the consti- Somptinles the plowe8t and most dif.
Considerable Increase
tutionality of the act.
This same ! ficult path js the begt in the loner
Ritz Theatre Dec. 15-18
comment may also apply to one or (run
Believing this to be true,
two other outstanding companies.
the rpat New England Power Com-
Victor
Hugo's
immortal classic
Food imports from foreign coun
However,
any
have registered
reiilstprpd with the Se- “ Les Misérables” will be be brought tries, during the fiist ten months of
„ wnen it comes to a dis-1 ,---
j have
cussion of the attitude of those com- parities Exchan'#’ Commission and i to the screen of the Ritz Theatre ID35 shows an increase ot about
panics which do not have a bona we New Englajid people are proud I Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wed- * 100 , 000 ,000 more than for the same
fide reason for refusing to register |of thptr a<,tion
nesday, December 15 to 18, in Darryl period last year. “ The Importation
r have a different opinion.
I refer
Business, as ' registered
by the|Zanucks lavish production of the 0f coin has junu .ed from l.uuu.uuu
to the fact that so many of theee Babsonchart. is now 23 per cent novel for 20th Century Pictures, star bushels to 39,000,000; the import ot
concerns have followed like blind abovp a ypar ago and only 14 per | ring Fredd ie March, Charles Laugh- wheat is four times as great, being
sheep and jumped the wall. In my | cent bp)ow normal,
j ton and Sir Cedric Hardwick, under increased from 4,500,000 to 19,000,000;
judgment some companies, by refus-
p ftnvrli.M 1<«5
I the direction of Richard Boleslawski. ryt> |ias tripled from 3,ti00,000 to 9,-
ing to register, have not taken into, copyr'Knl
The role of Jean Valjean, cele- ooo.ooo; oat» from 1,500,000 to 10,-
consideration the real good of all |
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j brated convict hero who spends five 000,000. The hugest portion of these
their stockholders.
Their exeou- t t *
j A J J f.iL
J
: brutalizing years in the galleys of a K, ains are coming from Canada and
tlves are, of course, honest in their Tigard O d d f e l l O w S and
French prison ship for the theft of Argentina,
actions and are doing what they
Rebekahs Entertained a loaf of bread and finds his whole Butter imports in doll.tr* has in
think is best.
future life darkened by the petty, creased from $1,000.000 to $22.000.(XX>
M . ISTAK
r M A K IN G BIG
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i Members of Tigardville I. O. O. F crime, i3 the greatest undertaking of and meat pioducts from $51,000,000
however, that they are
niikInn- » CreTT ye,r'P tJiat
are and Rebekah lodges were enter- March'*
brilliant
screen career. to $95,000,000.
They . f ,e tained by the Beaverton orders at Iaiughton, as the fanatical deti
tective,
g
C
m
e'. ,They.
The A AA group are placing the
defying
the
law
and
thereby
setting
j
, Ko/i
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their hall Thursday evening, Decern- Javert, who ha* dedicated his life to reason for
this Increase on the
a bad example for 1
id other
other ^ aggressive
o , - e f°ivo abor'
b «r •
The program consisted o f the literal lnterprstatlon o f the law. drought, but from all indications the
and
'
„ BrOUPS
'y e two song numbeis by Mrs. Anna offers a characterization which af curtailment program is in part res
nM. a, __ , . lie _ et. . a . democrat7 .. i j Barnes,
Mrs. R. C. fords a psychological glimpse into ponsible for such a large portion of
onrnos, accompanied by Mrs
from other
w o rld
nnriiHf8»!.dem° C
*la» y m
Doty; Piano solo, Fay Haines; songs the strange workings o f the mind of our eatables coming
other d e m o t e !
by Mrs A. Naagli of Columbia lo d ge; a man-hunter.
nations.
and fallen
w i* *
crumbled I accompanied by Mrs. Hugh Lewis;
Sir Cedric Hardwicke. distinguish-
nations turn tn rnmmun?«
\ harmonica numbers Mrs. Hazel War- ed stage and screen star, is seen a*
faaoism
• ner; severa» acc-ordian numbers, E a rl the beneficent
Bishop
Bienvenu.
O l’K.N EVENINGS
irroun were ^>ot ««ti fi^H
Drorbraugh, whistling solos Edward whose faith raises the hunted Jean
l 7 m Z ,
th e,Jannsen. reading Mrs. Rose H u m - ! Valjean from an unfeeling boast to
slow progress o f democratic gavern- bu,.g
’Dancing followed.
| a noble and prosperous man
There were 78 present for the oc-
The story, which was transcribed
Founta
Fountain
Pens and
We bankers and utility officials
to the screen by W. P. Lipscomb, re
Leather Goods
criticise direct .resistance
to law casion.
veals vividly the social conditions In
and order by
communists or fas
723 S. W. Alder
the France of Hugo’s day, against
cists..
But, are we justified in CCC Trooper to Receive
lict. liny. A I’ark
which his stirring novel was a dra
resisting law and order when it
STATIONERY A PR IN T IN G CO.
protest.
Pacific U. Scholarship matic
suits our convenience?
Of course
"Les Misérables” Is a Joseph M.
we are not!
Hence, certain power
Schenk presentation, released thru
companies may be making a great
Camp Reehers, CCC, Westimber, nnitea Artist«
mistake in arbitrarly flouting an Dec. 13,— (Special)—The Christmas i
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act passed by our duly elected rep stocking of some CCC trooper at j
resentatives.
I feel very strongly | Camp Reehem will Include a gift
Tigard Club to Appear
on this point for the act, by proper j worth
$150.
I
a thrae-act comedy
"Has Anyone
amendments, may bqcome a real
Award of a one-year tuition schol- _
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Seen Jean? will be presented at Ti
benefit to the security
holders of . i - arship
to Pacific university. Forest
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certain companies.
I Grove
will be
made to
to tne
tne Keeners
Reehers Kard
,11>;ht club
by membe«'8
Brove, win
De maue
p^b„ Frlday
Speaking
Included ,h«'
in
For many years I have been in member who has demonstrated out- ..
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the
east
will
be
Donald
Hite,
Dorothy
timately connected with the utility standing initiative and
industry
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, Frederick
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. . , Nystrom,
.. . ' James
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s
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Upchurch.
industry.
It is a splendid business ..
the camp educational program and .,,,
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i Allison, Kathleen Ramsby, Evelyn
and is constantly growing.
There who
has made a satisfactoiy work
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, . Sherk, Maxine Nixon, George Mat-
is nothing in sight to stop its record . . during
his enrollment period,
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i sura, Virginia Sims. Eunice Gault, Art
growth so far as kilowatt-hour out announced Lauri
Pernu, camp educa-
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Steele,
Helen
Vershum,
Alice
Multoy.
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put is conrerned The only flies in
tional aavisor
Ted Anderson and Jack Blankenship I
the ointment are municipal owner
Selections of the qualifying enrol.-
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ship, pending franchise expirations, ee, to be made by Pernu and an ad
and unfair rate reductions.
Legi visory commitUe, including Lt. John
Cancer Sufferers We furnish fulij
timate rate reductions need not J. Taggart, company
commander, information in our booklet
Recov-
now be feared as thus far they have and Ross Meeker forestry project ery at
home without operation
resulted only in increased business. superintendent, will be prior to De- Booklet free.
Kook's Infornvition
Unfair rate reductions, o f course, cember 20.
Bureau, Box 5035, Portland.
have been, and are still, a serious
Included In the All-Oregon mem-,
problem.
bership of the Reehera camp are sev- i
Have you a house for rent?
Use
All this means that those power eral men from Beaverton and Aloha
the classified ads.
companies which have the good will
o f their customers are making mon
I
ey
The only ones In trouble are And N ow —
those who are suffering from poor
Canned Rattlesnakes
public relations or from .unweildy
capitalizations, especially in connec
tion with bond issues of holding
Sealy-Dresser Company, dealers in
companies.
The stocks of public fine groceries and outstanding Port
utility companies operated by hon land caterers, received a shipment of
est, farseeing
men
and free of canned rattlesnakes Thursday to fill
troublesome
franchise } expirations, the heavy demand for this delicacy,
Cookies— Danties
should still be wonderful invest-1 Sealy-Dresser Company has had to A z
—are here In great profusion
ments.
Sotne^ such common stocks wait three months for shipment from
In gaily colored gift packages.
may be double or quadruple in Florida due to the great number of
value during the next two or three orders placed in advance.
Fruifs— Candies
Sealy-Dresser Company
takes on
Suggestions for Y'our
an air of Christmas time due to the ! JS
Dinner or Gifts
I many gift boxes of fruits, nuts, can-!
| dies and specialties of every nature [
Xmas Carol, ll/2 lbs.,
| that is edible.
Mr. Jack Luihn,!
| manager of this establishment, orig- j
gift
; inated the gift box idea which has
wrapped ..
| been so heavily copied in this dis
trict.
Seaty-Dresser Company was
Dresden
$1
established in 1878 and has enjoyed
|| Stollen, a t .. U U
X
a
steadily
increasing
clientele
SAVOYA BRAND
throughout the years.
It can be
Sweet Wines
truthfully stated that If it is edible. | j ! Xmas Cookies in
PORT TOKAY, SHERRY, (S w m I
it can be had at Sealy-Dresser.
gift baskets. . . . OVJ up
or dry) MUSCATEL
ANG E LICA
“Dear Santa Claus: Please Bring Mt
Babson
it appeared an If I would be obliged
to build in order to expand.
"Fortunately this Multnomah club
house became available, and I count
j n.y s ;f fortunate to have obtained it"
Adequate parking space is laid out
at t.ie front door of the building, and
t i evidence for employes o f Berg’s
| Civ let is included in the lease. Mrs.
1 H«
expects to keep up the putting
i'll n adjacent to the chalet.
During 15 years o f serving dinners
lo Portland people at the Chateau
i South of Tigard on the West Side
highway and at the Base Line road
I locations.
Mrs. Berg ha» built up a large fol-
i lowing, and she feels she will at last
j be able to give her patrons a com
plete service.
tt
Says—
O P E N IN G
SATURDAY NIGHT
The NEW
Berg Chalet
i waiting eagerly presents to be pur-
•
'tH;, catholic DftUgh-
.
clarence B levins__Courtesy
Surber,
Clarence B l e U n s . - L o u r r >
Berg’s Chalet Takes
Golf Clubhouse
Mrs. Emma Berg,
operator of
Berg's Chalet on Base Line road, an
nounced Saturday she had obtained
a long term lease on the attractive
clubhouse at the Multnomah Golf
club, which she will transform into
Portlands finest dining and dancing
center, to open next Saturday night.
"I have long desired to offer my
hundreds of patrons n setting worthy
of the most refined taste," Mrw. Berg
said, "The present location o f Berg's
Chalet has proved fur too small, and
G R E E T IN G CARDS
FEAST DAY
BEHOUNDY. R E ISLIN O
SAUTERNE, Z IN F A N D E L
BIRTHDAY
( ial. $.95, ' j ( ial. 50c
24 oz 35c
CLARET
(Ial. 78c, V j gal. 4Or, 24 oz SOe
HAVJT SAU TER N E
Gal $1 25. H gal. 65c. 24 ox 8Sc
10c charge for gal and H gal.
container refunded when re
turned.
Park Street Grocery
739 S. W PARK AVE..
C attlcoiw r from Yamhill
Slags i» pot
O PEN EV ER Y DAY TUI 1 A M
AN N IVE R SAR Y
W ED D IN G ami
MASS CARDS
“ Portland's Busiest Men’s and
Boys’ Store, Cor. 3rd and Alder
Knt Ire
Main
Hix>r and
Ha main
ItRnpinrnt Mbowtnf G reater Htockn
Thun K ver B efore. I.a r te r Volum e
r ik I ( a»h K ellln « I’ ollry M a k e « The*e
\ allien I'onnlble.
M EN’ S ROBES
Kxtrn
SiMH'lal
llpH illlful Ko \ no»— an
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nmart, w ann l liuuud-
p it « » i • « 111 m • 11 < Kobo«.
M in '» Blanket Hath H obe»
aa low na f I .HM. Hoya’ Kobra
at p n ip ofilon a tely low price*.
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[FURNISHINGS FOR BOYS
M EN’S SWEATERS
The [Mipular brushed rough
finished. In new fanny back
coat stylo with fu ll
Elpper, 1 pocket*, assorted
Three Stores to Serve You
Catholic Book &
Church Supply Co.
31« S. W. Wash.
17 N. Monroe
Portland, Ore.
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Garter & Suspender Sets
Pine quality In m atched Ores* mm
style sets, assorted color*, n a r < H W #
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M EN’S FINE SILK TIES
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H and-m ade,
non-wrinkle r«»n»truction.
A
large assortm ent, 2 ties In fan cy boxe* fo r f l ,
>»r any tie hosed, each
( h r ls ln m s Ito x e n F r e e
I t 'i i n l i i 'l Silver 11 < • 11 > and Ib d lloses In sl/e*
fo r f m . v pac king o f nil piircluiHC* fo r * lfts .
N o es tra charge.
55c
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SHIRTS
l)e f.uxc lines o f customised tailored Shirts
In the newest styles; non w rinkle collars.
beautiful m ati rials.
A speeitil o f several famous
m akes. A ll sires. A ll sleeve
lengths In w hile patterns
and solid assorted colors.
K eg. *1.20 to tfl.ti.1 value*.
< holce, each .......................
M en's
Broad* lotfi
Pa ja m a s In the Q Q ,
popular styles. A lso I lanneletle* In % / O C
Ibis big grouping a w ay underpriced.
M en's I'lg Grain Leather
Jacket*.
Very
siic i» i f«.i s p o il- w* ar and driving.
H egiilar $7.50, ut .............................
Several attractive
plaid patterns.
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Book«. — Prayer Books — Bibles
Church Goods — Statues
Candle*
4M list
Like
Dad's9*
L riiio «iiia llty broaüdrlotb, eollar-attaehed Shirts. « I Q ,
v II live, im ih-rin. colors,
In bitapinrnt . .
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H o y »’ Sw eater* In th « neweat style*.
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G olf-style V » H o *e I H o ;
Belts lîJte
Nus|»rnders, f«o**ack Jacket*. Nllk T ie * — On Kale
Kxtra Fine
Pure
Silk
I lose
T K t r « * t o n *
East rn
Friends
those
thrlllingly
beautiful packages o f Ore
gon produce proud Rifts
the finest of their kind!
J list Give Cs the Address—
we’ll pack and mail.
Place
Orders Now.
at W orth W hile
Savings
L A D IE S ’ ■ ■
i ^ r e g o n T r a il
V
Packs
nd
For Dad & Son
For Mother
SALE
XM AS
Spri nger l e, cellophane
wrapped.
A f\ ?
bag of 2 doz... 4 U T"
Honey Cakes and QC(J|
Lebkuchen, pkg. L * O '
Gift
Suggestions
Christmas
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BR. 0932
Berg's Chalet is just 10 min.
from Broadway
49th Annual
4 j CAKES
< 1 . 1 ! $1.39,
gal. 75c,
(); 47c, 24 oz 37c
Dry Wines
Y E A R ’S E V E
—o—
AND A L L CHRISTM AS
AND H O L ID A Y P A R T IE S
CLOTHING CO.
FRECKS’
WINE SPECIALS
For the HOLIDAYS
NEW
miLLCfi
CHRISTMAS CARDS
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A new herd's Chalet for
all Portland.
Here you I
may dine and dance to
Kennv Allen and his 12-
piece orchestra amidst a
surrounding of charm and ;
beauty.
The new Berg’s!
Chalet is located at the
former site of the Multno
mah Golf Club.
Make reservations now
for the opening night
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F ine q u a lity, Initialed, 2 In box KG«*
Vcy. colored txirdeni, 2 In box 23c*
B E L T S £ SU SPE N D E R S
B ridle leather belt*, reg. 7ftc, 4 H r
f ancy narrow weh *u*|»rndrr« 4l#c*
M en's lined Dress G lov**, A Q
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no extra charge.
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