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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 16, 1903)
THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1903. TO GOVERN HUNT TO BE CHIEF Administrative Boards Ap-: k i Former Official Will Succeed pointed Dy mayor. Daniel McLauchian. ALL EXCEPT CIVIL SERVICE LATTER REPLACED Klhl IN 1894 That Committee Will Be Announced in Thirty Dayi;-51ennvrhlle Ap pointments Will Be Made Char ter Goes Into Effect Monday. Appointment Will Have tp Be Rati fied by Executive Board Shalie Up In Probable in the Police Force. 10 Oil j EXECUTIVE BOARD UNDER MAYOR WILLIAMS' ADMINISTRATION. i , . .. I 0 over the wires. g jSOV WATCHEM j Usifc & continually to millions. jjjj HH '(So! Every Elgin watch has the word "Elgin" f egf jlfeWrOTfev engraved on the works. Send for S Aq n jjj jjM p free bpoklet about watches. g A Iki J In M M m M IB 1 ffl ELG,N NATIONAL fjf y M k Ik hi M m Is & li n S ilfsf$z watch co. M WILL. GOVERN PORTLAXD. Executive Bonrd. A. Li. Mills AVm. Macllaster Edward D. Curtla Charles F. IJcebe William KlleUner Jopeph Weber Georse K. Howell Whitney L Boise H. W. Goddard Sis Slchel Water Hoard. W. M. Ladd A. L. Lewis S. E. Josephl C. II. Raffety Parli Hoard. T. L. Eliot L. Hawkins Ion Lewis J. D. Meyer Ileal III Board. Dr. TV. H. Saylor .Dr. William Jones Dr. Mae H. Cardwell. Mayor Williams yesterday completed his announcement of the names o the men who will govern Portland under the new charter. The personnel of the Ex ecutive Board and the Water Committee was announced In yesterday's Oregonlar.. "I expected that Governor Chamberlain would approve the new charter at once." said the Mayor, "hut he now says that he will not do so until after the document has passed through the hxnds of the enrolling committee. This wiil probably delay the goirg Into effect of the charter until Mon day. But I have made up my mind about the appointments to these boards, and the announcement can do no harm." The personnel of the Civil Service Com mission Is causing much curiosity, and -very little Information as to its probable make-up can be gleaned. Mayor Williams stated yesterday that lie had not decided whom he would appoint upon this board yet, and until he does so,, outside specu lation is necessarily Ule. The question as to whether the Civil Service Commission will have authority to make all the policemen, firemen and other municipal employes who will be appointed in the ne-t few days by the Mayor and Executive Board take the civil service examination in order to re tain their positions is a matter of anx ious Inquiry among those affected. Tho great majority of the city employes will be appointed and In office before the end of next week. The Civil Service Com mission will not be appointed for some 30 days, and the point is whether they will have a retro active power. "I am not very cjenr on this point my self." paid Mayor Williams yesterday. "I do not think, however, that the commis sion will attempt to interfere with ap pointments made and filled before they come Into office. In other words, I think that the commission will regard all mu nicipal employes who are in office when the commission takes hold of things as having demonstrated their ability to fill their positions." The appointments made by Mayor Will iams so far are interesting from a politi cal standpoint. In 21 appointments made to four boards, there is no representative of the followers of Thomas Jefferson. As tho Mayor had previously expressed a willingness to appoint at least one Demo crat, this has occasioned a mild surprise. It eecms probable, however, that the Mayor has considered that the lone Dem ocrat would appear to better advantage on the Civil Service Commission than anywhere else, and if the minority party is to be recognized by the city's execu tive, it is likely that It will be here. There has been no radical change In the formation of the new Park Board. Colonel I I Hawkins and Rev. T. L. Eliot were members of the old board, and were re appointed because of their undoubted value to the city. General Beebe, a col league of theirs, has been appointed to' the Executive Board. The Health Board appointments are noticeable only because it is here that the gentler sex has been recognized in the person of Dr. Mae H. Cardwell. The other two physicians are well known In local -polities'. On the roster of the new Water Board appear four of the members of the old commission Joseph!, Raffcty, Lewis and Ladd. H. W. Corbett, who has for some time acted as chairman of the old com mission, was not reappointed, but it is said that this was at his own request. These boards will, with the Mayor, gov ern the City of Portland. In them, subject to the restrictions of the Civil Service Commission, is vested the appointive power as regards all the positions in the municipal employ. The Mayor is. ex offi cio, chairman of all the boards, and is thus practically In control of the appoint ing power, subject only to the general ap proval of the Executive Board. This ap proval is on much the same basis as the approval of the United Stitea Senate, necessary In the case of many Presiden tial appointments, but is not expected to prove a serious bar to the Mayor's free use of his power. SOCIETIES MAY UNITE. Local German Organisations May Jein la Erecting: Building:. The following officers were re-elected at the last general meeting of the General German Aid Society: John Relsacher, president; Charles J. Schnabel, vice-president; C Bircher, secretary: H. Claus senlus, treasurer; Ludwig Levy, C. H. Meussdorffer and John Matthieson. trus teee; Joseph Heller and John Wagner, W. M. Ladd. 14 A. I. Mill?. . Edward D. Curtis, Chnrlea F. Ilccbc. X I j Photo by Felloes, j j J I Whitney L. BoIkc. H. W. Goddard. Big Slchel I Photo by McAlpm. Photo by McAlpIn. L...-o-o . . . o , school directors; Hiram C. Bohlman, Caspar Kohler and J. H. R. Renken, auditors; Dr. Otto S. Blnswanger, physi cian. The society has a membership of 112 and has since its formation in 1871 granted relief in the amount of 519.7S9 90. It owns a quarter-block at Eleventh and Morrison T. L. Eliot. streets, on ideal site for a German -Halt The matter of building such a hall was debated at this meeting and the members came to the conclusion that if the two leading German societies In thto city, the Turn Vereln and the Aid Society, would combine their forces and fortunes, a build ing could be erected that would be an THREE MEMBERS OF THE NEW WATER BOARD. S. E. Joaehl. honor to the German citizens and an orna ment to the city. In order to facilitate the uniting of the two above mentioned societies it was de cided that the constitution of the Aid Society should bo altered so as to make an amalgamation with the Turn Vereln possible. If the Turn Vereln takes the MEMBERS OF THE Ion Levris. same steps then an allancc of the two societies can be expected In the near future and with It Das Deutsche Haus. Soldierx' Monnmcnl. Ground will be broken some time this month for the foundation of the soldiers' monument to be erected In Central block C. II. Raffcty. mittofl of the Monument Association will hold a meeting Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock to let the contract for the con crete foundation and for all the grnnite work up to the table on which the sur mounting metal figure will stand. The foundation will be 11x4. and will be sot in the ground about four feet. NEW PARK BOARD. L. L. Hawlcins. There will be threo granite steps leading up to the shaft, on whose four sides will be Inscribed the tribute to the veterans of the four wars in whose memory the monument will be erected. The total helxht of the monument will be about 17 feet, which may vary a little according to the metal figure which will be placed on top of the shaft. A soldier's figure, with flair or uun. will be used. Every effort will be put forth to have tho monument completed by Memorial day for dedication. The association has. In cash and subscriptions, about $1700. Divorced Tvro Husband. Jane Moody wan granted a divorce from William Moody In the State Circuit Court yesterday, because of cruel treatment. "She testified that her husband drank to excess and beat her on fr?quent occasions. She stated that she had him arrested, but afterward condoned his offenses and tried , to live with him in peace, but all to no ; purpose The plaintiff admitted on cros3 : examination that she was married to a man at The Dalles, from whom she had obtained a divorce. She said he also drank and Ill-treated her. Married n Cruel Man. Anna Amunds has commenced suit i against Nels Amunds for a divorce on ac count of cruel treatment. She nsks for the legal custody of their three children, and that the court declare that she is the separate owner of certain lots and other property mentioned In the complaint. Mrs. Amunds avers that her husband has done little or nothing toward the support of the family during the past six months. Sho says he has remained away from home at night, drinking and gambling, and that he beats and abuses her. Prompt relief. In sick headache, dlzzi ness npusea. ronstlrsition. rain in the idf, guaranteed to those using Carter's j Little Liver Pills. ' While Mayor Williams will not say so. there Is no doubt that Charles H. Hunt will be Portland's next Chief of Police. And the humor of the appointment lies in the. fact that Mr. Hunt will succeed Daniel M. McLauchian, at who request he resigned the position in l0i. Mr. Hunt was Chief of Police In Port land from 1S92 to 1834. In the latter year McLauchian was chairman of the Police Commission, and as the office of Chief of Police was demanded by John W. MInto. as a reward for political services, Mc Lauchian wrote Hunt a letter reeucsting his resignation. Later McLauchian was appointed to the position himself, and is now to be succeeded by the man whose chief he once was. "I cannot well announce the man whom I shall appoint to be Chief of Police," said Mayor Williams yesterday. "The appointment will have to be ratified by the executive board, and it would scarce ly be seemly to make the name public until it is laid before the board." "The story runa on the street." said the reporter, "that the new Chief will be selected from one of three candidates, C. H. Hunt. J. T. Wilson or D. M. Mc Lauchian." But the Mayor just said: "Very possi bly." "It Is also rumored," pursued the re porter, anxious to ehow the city's execu tive how much he knew, "that, you would not consider the candidacy of Mr. Mc Lauchian." "Well." said the Mayor, "that Is not altogether correct. I certainly considered Mr McLauchian s application; I consid ered all of them." But the accent was on the second syllable of "consider," and the reporter deemed that McLauchian wa3 not In the running. Mr. Hunt, when seen later In the day, also refused to confirm the rumor that he was to be the next Chief. "There have been no appointments mada yet," said the diplomatic Mr. Hunt. The reporter endeavored to persuade Mr. Hunt that the public would be glad to get a little notice In advance of his nppolntmcnt, but the ex-Chief only shook his head. "Lam a candidate for the posi tion," he said, "but really I could not say whether the Mayor Intends to ap point me or not. There are many other candidates. Ask the Mayor, he knows." Mr. Hunt Is known, however, to have had an interview with the Mayor on the conduct of the Police Department, should he be appointed, and It Is a practical cer tainty that he Is slated for the position. Charles H. Hunt served In the Civil War, entering the service as a private, and rising through the various ranks till the battle of Antietam found him in com mand of a company at the age of 22. Af ter the close of hostilities, he entered the police force of Providence. R. I., as a patrolman. Here he was promoted from one grade to another until he was ap pointed Chief of Police. From Providence Mr. Hunt went to Boston as outside su perintendent of the consolidated street car systems, and from there came to Oregon in 1SSS. He was appointed Chief of Police In 1SS2, and served two years. Later he acted as superintendent of the Portland Exposition, and under his ad ministration a surplus of $350 was turned over to tho charitable associations of the city. Since then Mr. Hunt has been In Alaska, where he was manager of a quartz mining company operating on the southeastern coast. There will be other changes In the Po- J. D. Meyer. lice Department. While no definite in formation can he obtained, it Is stated that from 15 to IS officers of all grades are slated for removal. "For cause" will be the reason assigned in all probability, and those who know say the cause is ample. "I have seen nearly every policeman on the force in the last few days," said Br. W. II. Saylor. Photo by McAlpln. THE WILSON DTSTTLLING CO. Baltimore. Md. Mayor Williams yesterday, and his honor looked as If he had listened to many a tale of woe. SPEXCEU TO BE CHIEF DEPUTY. District Attorney Will Appoint One Assistant Today. Arthur C. Spencer will be the chief dep uty under District Attorney John Man ning. His principal duties will be to try cases in the State Circuit Court and at tend upon the grand jury when one Is called, which, under the present law, oc curs only occasionally. Mr. Manning ha3 the appointment of another deDUty, who will probably be either William A. Munly or H. B. Adams. The latter was a can didate at the last election on the Simon Democratic ticket for County Judge, and was defeated by Lionel R Webster. Mr. Munly Is a well-known attorney, and Is in the employ of the Title Guarantee Ac Trust Company. He was Governor Pen noycr's private secretary during his two terms In office. R. W. Montague is also mentioned, but it is stated that he is un able to decide If he can arrange his law practice,, which he does not care to aban don, in such a shape as to permit him accepting a place In tho District Attor ney's office. The salary of both deputies Is $150 per month each. The appointment will be made tcday. PROTECTION FOR THE FISH Irrigation Dltchen Work Hardship to Those Learning to Swim. MEDFORD, Or., Jan. 3. (To the Edi tor.) While the protection of our fish Is under discussion, I would like to mention another necessity for legislation. My ob servations the past Summer lead me to the belief that the two greatest menaces to our fish are seines and irrigating ditches. The continual seining over the spawning beds uncovers many eggs that otherwise would be productive. It is al most Impossible to cope with this mode of fishing and fish at all. But the Irrigation menace can easily be overcome. One has only to walk down an Irrigating ditch when the water has been turned off, and. If not satisfied, continue out on the alfalfa field to see the potency of this suggestion. Millions of fish from one inch to six or eight Inches are lying around festering In the sun. While they enrich the soil It can hardly be expected to Improve the quality of the soil to the devastation of the streams. Two headgates one solid, to stop the water when not In use. and the othr of one-eighth mesh wire, to screen the water when It Is In use would do much toward protecting our fish. This would be but little trouble or expense, work no hard ship on any one, and be apreclated by the fish at least. The hatchery on Elk Creek Is conducted alon? practical lines, and is a success. Why should we allow fit least j one-fourth of the youtift fish Mr. Berrian j puts Into Rogue River to wander out on our meadows and die, besides the trout j inu omer usn inai naiurauy sees snaae and seclusion? The open mouth of an Irrigating ditch ha3 a great attraction for fish, both young and shy, and once in they rarely survive. If you will stop this heavy drain, our ef ficient hatchery' system will quickly re store the fl3h to our waters. M. F. PARKER. To Organise Hniitfarlnns. PITTSBURG. Jan. 15. At today's meet ing' of the executive committee of the board, of home missions of the Reformed Church of the United States of America, a plan of S. T. Harsenldl. a Hungarian student at Tiffin, O., to organize his coun trymen in the United States Into Christian associations under the direction of the Re formed Church, was adopted. Dr. Har senldl -says there are about 150.000 Hun garians In this country, whom he hopes to Induce to Join the organization. An an nual charge of 50 cent3 for missions will be collected from each member. Midget Baby DIch. NEW YORK. Jan. 15. The 2Vl-pound baby born to Mrs. Vincent McNally Is dead, despite the belief expressed by the physicians at the hospital to which the child was taken to be placed in an incu bator that It would live. CITY'S NEW HEALTH BOARD. Dr. William Jones. Established 1023. WILSOI at's All! NEW TELEPHONE SYSTEM FIRE DEPARTMENT INSTALLS SER VICE FOR ITS OWN USE. Private Line Sow Connects West Side Stations nnd Will Soon Be Extended to All. A private telephone system now con nects all of the West Side fire stations, and within a few days connections will also be made with the engine companies of the East Side. A private exchange for the fire department has been talked of for some time, but it Is only recently that the project has been worked out to any ex tent. Such a system has been declared to be necessary If the department Is ex pected to give prompt and efficient serv ice. After evfry fire there is a large amount of telephoning, and If the firemen have to wait until they can get central. It is often hours before the foreman, who Is at Engine No. 1 headquarters, Is ablo to know where all of the engines are. Ho says that by the new system, which 13 now in use on the West Side only, he has been enabled to get a report from four engines while he was waiting to get cen tral ho that an East Side engine could report In. As soon as connections are made with all eight stations, the whole department will be able to act promptly and together. If Engine No. 1 "Should be out. and there should be a call for Its district. Engine No. 4 will know that No. 1 Is out and can hurry to answer the call. Under the old system, when It was neces sary to wait for central to answer. En gine No. 4 would not know where Engine No. 1 was. and would be undecided wheth er or not to go to the fire. The firemen state, however, that the new system Is still deficient in one re spect. There Is no operator provided for the new switchboard at headquarters. The members of that company can attend to the board all right when they are in, but if they are called to a fire, every one must go, and there is no one left to an swer the calls. The board must bo switched out of the circuit, thus leaving the other companies In the regular circuit and obliged to central for their communi cation, or there will bo no one to answer the call, and no communication can be established between the engine compan ies. Besides making the service prompt for the fire department, the new system does away with the "line is busy" response which often keeps outside people from be ing able to get news of a fire to the de partment. As the service now Is, It Is impossible to call up an engine company, except No. 1. which Is private exchange 1C The operator at No. 1 Is the only per son that can connect with the other com panies, and he will not make the connec tion Unless the business is of Importance. There are two main lines connecting with the system, and neither of them can ba used except upon business of Importance. In this way It is practically assured that one of the lines will be open at all times. MONEY FROM IDAHO. Commlniiloner Mclsnacn Thlnli Boise LeKlslature Will he Generous. Chairman Mills, of the Lewis and Clark legislative committee, has received a let ter from Commissioner C. H. Mclsaac, at Boise City, Idaho, saying that the Gover nor and other Influential people of that city had been called upon, and urged to help in the matter of the coming centen nial. Mr. Mclsaac said in part: "I am well satisfied with the resut of my work here, and I am satisfied that an appropria tion will be made for us, and the only question will be the amount. "I am going to Insist upon an appropria tion of $75,000. and I am satisfied that we will get an appropriation of not less than 550,000 for Lewis and Clark." Mr. Moody Will Soon Be Well. WASHINGTON, Jan. 15. Secretary Moody was not at the Navy Department today. He Is rapidly recovering from tho accident sustained at Annapolis several days ago In a runaway, but his physician was unwilling that he expose himself to the-cold until his hurts have healed. Dr. Mae H. Cardwell.