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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 26, 1912)
12 rnn motiving onEOoyiAN. friday, January 20. 1912: OIL THIS TO STAY, IS MAYOR'S. EDICT Ordinance Passed to Force Depositories Out of City Is Vetoed. HARDSHIP SEEN " IN ACT Rushlight Favors Permitting Com panies to Operate on East Side tnder Rigid Rules Busi ness Men Plead. Mayor Rushlight yesterdsy vetoed what la known ma the olltank ordi nance, passed by the City Council two weeks a co. ostensibly Imposing such restrictions as to drive the big oil companion from the city limits, but In reality allowing them to to Into any section where they could purchase property. He recommends that the tanks be allowed to remain In the central busi ness section of the East Side, where they have been for many years and where he says there Is no opposition to them, but he would restrict them as to rapacity and specify modern con struction and throw about them every possible safeguard. In lila veto message, the Mayor points out that, to drive the oil com panlea from the city would not only work a hardship upon audi companies, but would also compel several hundred workmen employed by them to give up such employment or to sell their homes ami remove from the city. The Mayor, speaking aside from the veto, said laat night that he doea not believe It nec essary to move the oil business from the city, but that It should be per mitted to operate here under proper restrictions. Hardship 5eea la Act. The Mayor's message to the Council follows: While this ordinance may hare been tn tn(l4 to compfl oil compsnlrs to remove their tanks and storage stations outsltle the cttr limits. I am of the nplnloa that In Its present form It would fall to accomplish such a purpose t'nder the provisions of section 4 of the ordinance aay Individual or company In the ell business would be foe te srasiisti and maintain tanks or storage stations tn any residence district of the city providing tr-v selected a location SOH fet from the Willamette Kiver. baould the or dinance, become a lew. Its enforcement would mean that the oil tanks would t-e driven from their present location In the heart of the Kest side manufacturing and wholesale vehicle district to some one of the new residence tracts on the east aide of the river. On ih other hand, should the companies be farced to mov. outside the clr'e limits the city would be a party to working a hardship not only oa the oil companies, but en hundreds of employes.who would be com. Belied to either quit the employ of the oil companies or changs their residences, t am Informed that over JH employee would be affected, and aa many of these are paying for their homes oa the Installment plan. It would be working a great Injustice on thsm at this time to compel thsm to change their plans. The trsnd of the times Is to rheapea the necessities of life, and to facilitate the traaa-tloa ofl business In every way possi ble, if we are to help reduce the cost of Itvtng we should try to encourage and not hamper the Industries that are sstabllsbsd j id our miamx. i Mil pffn r-impi? miipunn that the dealers and manufacturers who do buslnssa wbsre the oil tanka are at present located are almost unanimously In favor of having them remain la that locality, and aa the oil companies are willing to construct buildings aa required by the city. I am sat isfied that this ordinance la unnecessary. 1'or the reasons given t return the ordinance to yea for your further consideration. Bawlaeaa Mea Make Plea. Mayor Rushlight received yesterjay a petition, signed by a number of large business establishments In the city, urging that the city permit the oil companies to continue In business at their oM locations. It was handed to Mm by M. G. Thorsen, who prepared It and circulated It among the business men. The petition asked that the oil com panies be allowed to operate in their oM locations under proper restrictions, and Mr. Thorsen personally assured the Mayor that the Standard and Union Oil Companies wllL If permitted to engage la business there, reconstruct their es- I tsbllshments or rebuild to comply with any conditions set forth by the city. The petition is signed by Allen Lew Is. W. P. Fuller A Co, Klsher. Thor sen & Co.; Hasmussen Co, Basa Heater Taint Compsny. Acme White Lead Company, Jones Cash Store. Rice I'helan. Ladd A Tilton Bank, the Crane Company. Pioneer Paint Com pany. Stude baker Bros, Mitchell. Lewis Jt staver Company. John Deere Plow Works. Kelly. Thorsen Company. St row bridge Hardware Taint Com pany, and the estate of Henry Weln hard. Bat Owe 7eae Wist. Tasks. The, City Council has been trying to place the oil tanks farther out or to drive them from the city, but all at tempts have failed because no locality wants them, with the exception of the old location, which was built up around, them and did not regard them aa any special danger. Many of the signers to the petition to the Mayor are of firms doing large business In the Im mediate vicinity of the old tanks. Mayor Rushlight's Idea Is that the Council now should pass an ordinance allowing the tanks to be located at the old places and that the supply should be restricted to perhaps enough for a day or two and that the building In spector's department provide plans for the most modern construction possible and that the companies shall be com pelled to comply with these provisions. ana that the carbureter Is damaged so that It Is difficult to start the ma chine, were statements made to the police commitee of the Executive Board yesterday afternoon by Captain of Police Keller, and Policeman Schaffer. They bad been cited to ap pear before the committee at the City Hail to explain how they came to smash the machine at East Twenty-nrat and Clinton streets recently. Schatfe said tbe accWent was from skidding, the machine turning and striking against the curb. The re ps Irs will cost the city between $100 and 1300. The committee decided to try out the new police automobile this week, the machine havln arrived at the Port land dealer's, but not yet having been examined or accepted by the city offi cials. It Is to take the place of the automobile now In use. "If ever In the world we needed Bo more policemen, we need them now." declared Chief of Police Slover at the police committee meeting. "I wish the ordinance were signed right now. for we can't have them any too quickly to suit me." Many applications for positions as sergeants were received by the com mittee. These were filed, and the sub ject will be taken up at the next meet ing. Eight patrol sergeants and five detective sergeants are to be appointed. John G. Schroeder and C. E. Chrls tenaon, of the Municipal Free Employ ment Bureau, were appointed special policemen. Captain Slover recommended the dis charge of George H. Bailey, the sus- COURT CHECKS USE nr. u Ul liUIIU nmn DuHD Judge Tazwell Deems It Illegal to Apply Term to Men Who Keep Posts. SIX PICKETS ON TRl)U. Railroad Shop Foreman Testifies Unionists "Follow Laborers to Homes and Yell at Them. Patrolman Is Grilled. While the epithet "scab" may be. ap plied legally by union pickets to men who deserted their ranks at the call- COMPANT K. CRACK NATIONAL GUARD BODY, TO CELEBRATE 13TH ANNIVERSARY. eaesssesssessssssssSsssssssassBss a1r" - m''lSpJSTM&$. sssssssssaaaaassssarssassssssssasssassssassssasss- f 5- co s", as asyeu- ponded Captain of Police. The com mittee set bis cans for hearing next Wednesday. Instructing the Auditor to notify him that the committee will gladly entertain bla application for a continuance, that the bearing may not prejudice his case In the Circuit Court, now pending. I'nder the chsrter a police officer cannot be suspended more than 30 days, hence the Betting of the case for January 11. to be technically within the time limit. The cases of Pstrolmen Gill and Griffith will be heard at the next regular meeting of tbe committee. The permit of Special Officer Taylor was revoked yesterday. It was reported that he visited saloons In policemen's garb, and drank. IPM K 13 CRACK XATIOXAIi CCARD BODY TO CELEBRATE. CHINESE SUSPECT FREED Police I-rarn Front Seattle That Prisoner I Not Murderer. Chin Tun. known also as Chin Chun, who wag arrested here Wednesday on suspicion of being the Chinaman want ed for the murder of Don Weg In Se attle Chinatown on New Year's day. waa released yesterday, when It was learned that he Is not the man sought by the Seattle police. The wounded man's dying statement was to the effect that Chin Tee com mitted the crime. Chin Tun was reared In Seattle and was formerly cabin boy on the coast survey steamer McArthur. POLICE AUTO VERY FITFUL Corrunlttee Told Car Is Ter Sore) to Proceed. Complaint that the automobile tem porarily furnished tbe Police Depart ment as a police patrol cannot be relied upon to reach the scene of a crime, that the steering gear la so loose It keeps the chauffeur busy turn log the wheel to take np the slack, first on one aids and then oa the other Masquerade Ball at Armory Satur day to Honor Birthday of Stellar Corps. Company K. Third Infantry, one of the crack commands of the Oregon Na tional Guard, which is to celebrate the Uth anniversary of Its organisation Saturday, was organised January 26. 1S99, and during Its 1J years of ex istence baa made an enviable record. For five consecutive years Company K carried off first honors In the In fantry organixatlons of the state at annual Inspections, and since com panlea are no longer rated, it baa re ceived a number of excellent reports from the Inspecting officers of the reg ular Army. It has always acquitted Itself with credit In the annual field maneuvers. Much of the success of the company has been attributed to competent of ficers, there having been but two changes in company officers during tbe nast eight years. The first captain of the company was Captain George C. von Eggloff stein, later Major, who received his training aa an officer in the German army. After his promotion to a majority, the company was commanded by Captain Jameson, a veteran of the Second Ore gon Regiment in the Philippines, who died not long after taking command of the company. The next commander was Captain Charles E. McDowell, who commanded Company H. of the Second Oregon. In the U'hllipplnes, and was afterwards Colonel of the Third In fantry. . - Since April. ltOS. the company has been under the command of Captain Ryland O. Scott, under whose admin istration It bas been brought to Its present high pitch of efficiency. The flrst-lleutenant of the company Is Lieutenant Richard W. Holman, who was transferred to the company from Company M about three years ago and who Is the senior flrst-lleutenant of Infantry In the state. Fccond-Lleuten- ant Prank S. Server bas been nearly nine years with tie company and Is the senior second-ilteutenanl of In fantry In the state. The company possesses an efficient corps of non commissioned officers. Among the other duties which the company has been called upon to per form was the fighting of forest fires In the great fires of August. 110. Tbe company put In several days of hard work In saving property In the vicin ity of Gresham and Boring. At once time a majority of the men of the com pany were without rest or sleep for i hours. Compsny K Is noted for Its large turnouts at maneuver camps. At the encampment at Columbia Beach laat Summer the company had the largest number of men ever taken to camp by any Infantry company In Oregon, the muster roll showing two officers and 70 men present for duty. The company will celebrate Its birth day Saturday night with a masquerade ball at the Armory. 11 . i I 11 V w 1H 1 PIANO BARGAIN. We have a fine large piano almost new we are offering at . the special price of $210: this Is a regular S7$ piano fully warranted for ten years: easy terms of payment can be ar ranged. Kohler At Chase, IT5 Wash Lnua alrc-U . . Ing of a strike, or to professional strikebreakers. It Is not lawful to ad dress It to men who are continuing In the positions they have held for yeavs, announced Judge Taxwell yesterday, amplifying his original ruling allow ing strikers to apply the word. Six pickets from the Brooklyn car- shops were on trial for following the workers home, yelling "scab" after them. They were charged with dis orderly conduct. H. J. McCracken. foreman of the bollermakers and for 12 years in the service of the company, said that when the workmen came out at quitting time, a gang of 20 followed them all the way to their homes. He counted 19 on the sidewalk when he went up the steps at his home. He denounced the police who accompanied the men but made no effort to stop the yelling Forcmil Admits Cnrslac. "Would you allow such conduct as that on Washington street?" Mc Cracken asked. The police said they would not. he testified. James Rudeinan. foreman In the nalntshoo. loat his temper after the pickets had pursued him for eight blocks, and he confessed using an oath as he turned vion them and told them. "This has got to be stopped; we won t stand It much longer." Then, he says. the pickets appealed to the police, say ing that Rudeman had threatened them. Rudeman has been with the company 2J years. "We have to keep our mouths shut, while these fellows can yell all they please." he told the court. "Tbe police think It Is a Joke." All the defendants admitted being In tbe mob which followed the workers and of crying "scab" nfter them, but denied the use of other language. All stood on their purported right to use the obnoxious ward. Patrolsaaa la Scolded. Patrolman Ennla waa called by the defense to substantiate the pickets, and cams In for a grilling by the prosecution. He said he saw nothing out of the way In the crowd following the workingmen, but that It was "ag gravating to be yelled at along the street." he supposed. He said that the workmen. In protesting against the conduct of union men. were bitter to ward the Mayor as the one responsible for tbe condition. The case occupied all the afternoon, ajjd waa continued until Monday, when argument will bo heard. Hood River Stan's Mother Dies. HOOD RIVER, Or Jan. 25. (Spe cial.) Charles A. Tucker received a tel egraphic communication here Monday announcing the death of his mother In San Diego, Cal., where yesterday she was seised with a stroke of paralysis while awaiting on a atreet corner for an electric car. Mrs. Tucker's husband, B. R- Tucker. -ona of the pioneer fruit growers of thla valley, sustslned fatal Injuries from streetcar accident In the Southern California city In Novem ber The body, accompanied north by Mr and Mrs. J. H. Krary, respectively the" son-in-law and daughter of tho de ceased, will arrive bera for burial Sat urday. ' rCVSET BROS FRIDAY SPECIAL. We offer our i wines at tl a gallon; II s wines at "6c a gallon; Straight Kentucky Whisky, seven year old. resular 14 60. at J 3.50 a gallon; Ken tucky whisky, regular 3.6U, at 2.S0 a fallon; $1 grade whisky, fl.10 a gallon, rlday only. 379 E. Morrison St. ttioaea Eaa lit, M aiS. iea delivery, H ow Far Will a Dollar Go? if is largely a question of food knowledge and food sense. An intelligent selection of food means less waste, smaller grocery bills, better health, better nourished bodies. The least nutritious foods are often the most expensive. For breakfast take two H J J ere J Wheat I 1 fa if y sT -a isciilt ' V ......... and heat them in the oven to restore crispness and then pour hot milk over them, and you have a warm nourishing meal that will supply all the strength needed for a half day's work, at a cost of four or five cents. Served with stewed prunes, baked apples, canned peaches or sliced bananas the meal is even more wholesome and satisfying. ' " It's All in the Shreds Mad only by THE SHREDDED WHEAT COMPANY, ,HlsM a-vr & . ..---r'--' W:-r-- n C-s nSMy J ii a sis,, i us ii aan i ja. : 3ia, .atilii.ilfeHiiUfei NIAGARA FALLS. N. T. mmZi Siiiiiiii'liliili WILLIAMS TO DIRECT NEWSPAPERM-AX WllXi MAXAGE TAFT PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN. Work of "Winning; Oregon Republi cans' Support at Primaries to Bo Started at Once. . With the appointment yesterday of Clark H. Williams, a Portland news paperman, as publicity manager for the Taft committee, arrangements hav boon completed for launching the Taft campaign In Oregon. Mr. Williams will take his new position Monday, at wnicn tlnie the offices of the committee In the Soiling building, Sixth and Alder streets, will bo opened. The work of starting a wide, publicity campaign w'll be started at once. Mr. Williams Is at present connected with th press bureau of the Commer cial Club publicity department, which position he has held since the estab lishment of that department. The campaign of the Taft committee will be for the purpose of winning; the support of the Oregon Republicans for President Taft at the primaries and supporting him during the campaign leading up to the Fall election. Be sides a campaign of publicity In the form of booklets and newspaper ar ticles, the commltte will promote pub lic meetings at which speakers of prominence will advocate President Taft's re-election. Similar committees 'In several of the counties of the state have been formed and are about to becln active cam paigns. They will work In harmony with the Taft committee here. TRAVELERS TO AID FISHER Candidacy for Sheriff at Coming Primaries Is Indorsed. Traveling salesmen of Portland and vicinity have outlined, a campaign In the Interest of Willis Fisher, one of their number, who has announced his Intention to seek the candidacy for Sheriff of Multnomah County at the coming primaries. At a meeting held Wednesday night In tho Buchanan building Mr. Fisher was unanimously Indorsed and tbe details of the cam paign which Is to be begun at once were worked out. Al Chlnnock was elected chairman and C. D. Smith secretary of the com mittee to handle the campaign. An other meeting will be called In the near future. "BOYVILLE" HEAD COMING Judgw, Willi Brown to Lecture Here Twice January 30. Judge Willis Brown, originator of the Gary, Ind., "Boyvllle," and one of the ,aa. Vnnwn snAalcers On bOV DrOblemS , In the Middle West, will lecture under the auspices oi tne Oregon i,gnsrt i Mothers at the White Temple, January 10. The topio of his address will be. "The Kid of the Shack and the Boy of the Palace." Judge Brown will also speak on the afternoon of January SO at the Jefferson High School to stu dents and others. Under the charge of Mrs. Robert H. Tate and members of the Oregon Con gress of Mothers, tickets to the even ing lecture have been placed at the Toung Men's Christian Association, at Woodard & Clarke's, and at the Meier & Frank store. Teachers and those in- Peculiar After Effects of Grip this Year Leaves Kidneys in Weakened Condition Doctors ' in all parts of the country have been kept busy with the epidemic of grip which has visited so many homes. Tho symptoms of grip this year are very distressing and leave the sys tem In a run down condition, particu larly the kidneys which seem to suffer most as every victim complains of lame back and urinary troubles which should not be neglected, as these dan ger signals often lead to more serious sickness, such as dreaded Brlght's Dis ease. Local druggists report a large sale on Dr. Kilmer's owamp-Root which so many people say soon heals and strengthens the kidneys after an attack of grip. Swamp-Root is a great kid ney, liver and bladder remedy, and, being an herbal compound, has a gentle healing effect on the kidneys, which is almost immediately noticed by those who try It. Dr. Kilmer & Co.. Bing hamtcn, N. TM offer to send a sample bottle of Swamp-Root, free by mail, to every sufferer who requests it. A trial will convince any one who may be in need of it. Regular size bottles 60 cts. and 11.00. For sale at all druggists. Be sure to mention this papers terested in boy problems have been asked to be present at the evening lecture. Delegations from several schools will attend the afternoon talk at Jefferson High School. Kohler & Chase A chance of a life time to buy a Piano cheap. ' Store full of bargains. Some new and some shopworn, others returned from .rent and hare been refinished as good as new. ALL GO ON SALE AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES YOU CAN AFFORD TO INVESTIGATE Prices from $175 to $265 ALL FULLY GUARANTEED BY US This is beyond a doubt a wonderful opportunity to purchase a piano at a very low price and upon the very lowest terms. There never were better values placed on sale in Portland than these. If you are contemplating the purchase of a piano do not delay, for these pianos will not last long at tlie prices quoted. 9 PIANOS AND PLAYER - PIANOS 375 Washington Street Use Tools That Are Guaranteed But- Don't think it is necessary to buy those sold under an Eastern jobbing house trade-mark. Have a guarantee from nearer home tell your dealer you want Pacific Coast goods ask him to show you the line of tools. We guarantee them ab solutely. Should they fall short of what we claim your dealer only has to phone to us in stead of writing East to have the faulty tool replaced. Sold at the best hard ware stores. 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We want you to get a bottle of Rexall 93"' Hair Tonic and use it as directed. If it does not rolieve scalp Irritation, remove dandruff, prevent the hair from falling out and promote an Increased growth of hair and in every way give entire satisfaction, simply come back and tell us and without question or formality will hand back to you every penny you paid us for it. We lend our endorsement to Rexall "93" Hair -Tonic and sell it on this guarantee, because we believe it Is the best hair tonic ever discovered. It comes in two sizes, prices 50 cents and $1 00. Sold only by the Owl Drug Co. Stores In Portland. Seattle, 'Spokane. San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles and Sacramento.