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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (May 29, 1912)
14 tttt 3roRyryo oKEOoxiAy. Wednesday, may 29, ioig. . 1 -erjr--. " -Tl - - t3 Hi .mfflff -me-taste fi la&.m: IBM thBeeriitlillif fatties MAYOR LIFTS AX 10 M WATER DEPARTMENT Superintendent and Chief En gineer Due for Dismissal, Is Rumor. BAD SYSTEM IS TARGET City Executive Tevlres Modern DailnrM 111 Will Be 1.1 b llsbed or lie Will Know the Reason Why." MAYO BtHIK',HT riWWIES IMIIK l IN CITY WATER , , DKPAITNOT. Reteotaiomsaf br civil serrlrs com mUMoi of "load Mtunua Murphy, who was ditalwl br the Wtur Una rd fnc the good of the sorvlcs. throats-is to result In developments Mayor Rushtisht sectares ho will "put the el ater rprtmrnl oa a o-lness tools or know the reason bjr." v milr BortJ win met on affairs I a meeting to bo bI4 ssxt Hondo.? afternoon ml I or loc k. SuportnteBdeot Po-Ss-e and Cbiof Cnf Cork Mid to b4 slatsd . for dismissal In &ir fsture for In- cosmpetosce. JfeJ-or KaeMlfM ! to so eafore tho grand Jury today. Development are scheduled to take pla-e In the t'lty tt'tlir Deportment within .the next lew oars. Including the diimliul of Frank T. Podge, i l-erlntrmlent. and D. t. rtarke. chief engineer. Mayor Rushllgtit would not deny that such Ix the case when asked point blank If that Is not his lntcn lion. Angered beenuse of the reinstate ment of i- O. Murphy, head meterman i.f the department, br the Civil Service t ommlilon loot week, after Murphy hod been dismissed by the Water Board f.r the a-ood of the service. Mayor I'ushllgbt declared yesterday afternoon mat "1 will put the Water Department on a, modern business basis or know the reason why." "Will you oisoharse Chief Knglneer flarke and tluperintendent LWJft r in Mayor was asked. "Just watch developments closely.' was the guarded reply. Deveto-saoeata Dae Meaday. "Developments" may come next Mon liy afternoon at 4 o'clock, when the rose of Murphy will be taken up Id i.r-en session by the Water Board, upon Jvi.e of City Attorney Ormnt. with whom the Mayor. W. B Ma.kay. J. C Mnsworth and F. W. Winn, members of a special committee of the Board, met In aoeclal session In the City At torney's office late In the day. These men and Theodore B. Wilcox com prise the Water Board. It was when Mar Rushlight re turned from this apeclal meeting and found letters swatting him from Roger K. Sinnott. counsel for Murphy, re sordine the proposed Investigation of i he rae by t.ie grand Jury, that the Mayor made declarstlon to the effect that he would "put the Water De partment on a business basis or know the reason why." Meanwhile, the Mayor had been re quested by the bailiff of the county grand Jury to appear before that body early this morning. He will go there at II o'clock. It Is not definitely known that he Is wanted In connection with t ie Murphy affair, but It Is presumed . as the Murphy letters were de livered to the grand Jury yesterday afternoon. F.ad of "Hill" ear. It Is believed that the formal de mend by Murphy for a complete In vestigation of the charges against him will bring to s head Ion -drawn-out Internal dissension In the Water De partment and that, when It Is ended. Superintendent Iode and Chief Engi neer Clsrke. at least, will be displaced. Whether they will be let out at tho meeting of the Water Board next Mon day afternoon. Is a question that goes unanswered st the City Hall, but there t a persistent rumor that It will be done. It Is predicted that this session will be an Interesting one. to say ths least. Mavor RusMlg-t has been endeaver Ing to place ths Water l"-priment on a modern basis for several months. He ured the employment by the Board ' cf sn expert to go over the depart ment a bo.'ke and the Drat rlav Fred R .-nods-ass. a clerk, fled without even torpir.g to get his overcoat. It was discovered t.al he was short In bis ac counts. He has never been located and is now offlcUMv known to be more than loa 0 tho bad. .An exhaustive report br Jhe expert showed that there Is no rrkaon whv any receiving clerk In ths department cannot appropriate funds to Ms use and never be discovered, under present conditions. newts: Held ReeweaalMe. Two montrs ago. upon bearing the report, the Water Roa'd unanimously ordered reorganisation of the depart ment. This wl'.l take a long tlrr.s at best. Tbs si per accountant was au thorised to work tr-.la out with the as sistance of Superintendent Podge. A vstem of checks snd balances was to bo Installed and a cashier woe to take tie place ef the present receiving clerks, so that accounts could be c.tecked rapidly and the responstbltttv he nxed quirk.; for shortagea. should anr ertur. As superintendent. Mr Dodee Is held b Mavor Rns"-.iM to be reeponslb:e for these conditions, as he has been In charge of the department for mary vears and has had full authority. Chief r'-.glneer Clarke faces an Inquiry at the Mayor's hands as to whv It la that many hundred of feet of pine, ordered laid by the Hoard. Is still lying In the street and with thousands of people going without ample water supp'.y In the hot weather. He may also l ave to explain ay he has never kept tab on supplies for t:e enrineerlng department, as tt has been officially reported bv ths ex pert that there Is no tracing system and that It Is poealMo for thoati-an? of dol !rc worth ef suppltes to be lost. The requisition system for supplies In t' e department Is n'.so railed Into ques tion by the Mayor, who. on May 1. this 'ear. notified Superintendent Lodse teat the supplies were being ordered la a most unbusinesslike manner and that It must be stopped. However, there has been no change la the system. Cm esparto la Vafarvwrakle. Tula department Is the only ono In the -lv m lilch does not pass Its requisitions t roug?i the Mavor's office for scrutiny, and Is the only one which sends out requisitions that are vlrtual'y limitless as to purchasing power and are signed by a rubber stair.p. at least frequently. Mavor Rushlight himself has discovered that supplies are paid for In this de partment at higher rates than la other ' departments In certain Instances. Ths prices are not stated in me requisition, of ths department, as they are In oth ers of t.-.e city, leavlna; opportunity for Juggling. Regarding the Murphy case. Superin tendent Dodge Is again blamed by the Mayor, as the Mayor feeis that ths su perintendent should have organised the voflt Into such a system that It would have bean Impossible for any city sup plies to he sold, ss It Is charged by ths Mayor Mr. Murphy did. Marskyns Attorney Arts. In line with bis announcement of yes terday morning. Roger B. SInnott, at torney for Murphy, yesterday Bled with the Mayor the following letter: Dear Kir: Knclooed please find copy of s tstter which I have sent at the request of C. O. Murphy, to the foreman of the sraad Jury of atuitnomab Coanty. la this connection 1 rvapectfully request that If yoa bare aoy evidence that a crime has been committed agalast the City of Portland yourself or any other person by Mr. Murphy, that yen submit ths same to the grand Jury. Tou are reported In the papers ss say Ins that if the Sittr Board does not dts otiaree Mr. Murphy that you will prefer charges, stalest him to the grand Jury 1 beg Uave to Inform you that both Mr. O-W. ft. ot '. LIVRHTOCK AOFT TO AID lnt"aTRY IX THE NORTHWEST. f , n : . V t : i v u MEMORIAL DAY PLANS COMPLETE East and West Sides of City to Have Separate Programmes in .Observance." POPULATION f I. UIUXC4. OIiSX0 5 Four Million in Ninety Two Millie in iiu e e-" . "V. aJV. I larXFT-ee-ai NAVAL CEREMONY 10 A. M. Parade Start t S and 2:30 P. M Fu rtnoon Is CJi-en to Tcor atlcij? Gravea or SoltUer. " Open-Air Music Arranged. D. E. Clark. WrelopmetU of the 11 res took Indcstrr In tha Northwest la tiia duty that has b?n ai(cned to l. K. Clark, newly-appointed li f k t or k agent for the O.-W. R. & N. Cfl . a position Just created, Althoueth a younff man. Mr. Clark la t horoucii ly versed In tha a: row in s;. breeding; and market tnr of 11 v. tock. 11a haa lived nearly all his life on a cattle ranch near Chrynne. Wyo and for several years was so assis tant la the otfUe uf tha veter inarian of that state. In a few days he will start on a tour of tha enUre O.-W. R. A N. system and will study livestock condi tions among; the farm era Ha will dvote particular attention to tha swine Industry. Murphr and mylf woold l pleavcd to liav tho who! matter tnvtiated oy ine srsnd Jurv. f-r I ca p bo reason why. if Mr. Merphr hsa cornmltted a crime aeainst th- irv of Portland, the mere fact f faia ditch arc bv the Wnr Depart men I should ruit yoa to withhold the fact from the a rand jury, or ths failure or nis ois- rharf- should rause you to present the fvt. This seems to me an Inconsistent po sit itu Trtiatlnr that vou will clve ths amslMancs In the. Hand Jury I hav requested. S Mr. Murnhv hu no fear of the result of an Investtsatlnn by any body of Impartial men. C.raaal alary Apealeel To. Mr. iSlnnott also sent tha following; etter to Harry Cs mplon. foreman of the arrand Jury: At the request ef C O. Mnrphy I flesire to call the attention of your honorable todr to the fact that for the laxf few days that difffbi-wnt ntwsiaiers of Portland In re portlna purported Interviews with some of the officials of the City of Portland have stated that Mr. Murphy haa appropriated to hl own use and benefit certain material belonging to the Water Department of the City ef Portland. If these facts are true, thn Mr. Murphy Is utltr of a felony and should be punished accordlnely. These of f triats have slso ben reported aa say Ins hat unless Mr. Murphy Is dlscharsed from h. Water r-epartment. the matter will b id b for, the gnnn Jury. la the opinion of Mr. Murphy, with which nersonaliT concur, there can be no rea son for the wttlihoedtnc of an Indictment tv rour honorable body asalnst Mr. Mur phy If he has committed a crime, for the crime would still exist, whether or not he was d1s-haraed by tho Water r-epartment; herefore. on behalf or Mr. Murphy. I re quest your hoo arable body to take this mattsr up at your earliest enverilenre and lata a t(urouch inet ration ot me i- s-wrf 'hirtft as-alnst Mr. MurDliy. aa he courts the fullst Investlsal ion of all his acts and has no rear of our action in me nustter. A third letter mas aen-t to lstrict Attorney Cameron, calllns: his attention n the letters filed with the Mayor and he grand Jury, and asking his official assistance in securing an Investigation. The case Is likely to te paased on to tha next grand Jury, however, an the pres ent one will conclude Its labors this week. CENTRALIA TRIP PLANNED Portland Haftlne Men Will rt to iK-velopmrnt I.rsgne? Mrrtlng-. Plsne will he nade at once for a business men's excursion tn csrry rer resentstlves from Portland to ths Southwestern Wsshlngton IVvelcr. ment League convention In fentrslla June 1. trie closing lav ot the "Hub CHv Festival, whlrh begins there to morrow. A committee will meet at tna Commercial Club tomorrow noon to perfect plans for ths excursion ami to prepare for Puiwtlng up as tsree a membership In the party as possible. The excursion special will lesvs Fortlatwl Saturday morning awl ths greater part of the dav will be passed tn Centralis. Leaving Centralla late riaturtlav. the party will be hack In Portland early Sunday morning. A rate of 110 for the round trip has been promised. Luncheon will be served on the train and In Ceptralla the Port land bnsrness men wtll ha entertslned st a banquet by the members of ths Southwestern -Wsshlngton PeTalop mrnt League. Ths progrsmme for ths festival In cludes four Ire portent events besides the meeting of the Wvelopment League: Judication of the new nigb school, dedication of the I'nlon Sta tion, dedication of ths Postofftce and laying of the cornerstone of the llbra ary. Pecorstlon day exercises will be held under the auspices of ths Grand Army Post and several other festival features will be Introduced. EASTERNEXCURSION. Low round-trip rates now tn efrect by the Cenadian Pacific. Apply for their row folder giving full particulars. Of fice Third and l ine (Multnomah Hotel building. Our Insecticide, positively puts bed bogs out of business. We also make all otvles of sweeping compounds, floor oils and Toor sprav. Phone Plummer Iru Co- Third and Madison. Mala . Memorial Day will ba observed In Portland ' tomorrow with gerctscs on both the East snd West Fides under the auspices of the Grand Army of tha Republic posts, women a neuei turpi and Koanlsh War Veterans. The entire forenoon will be devoted to decorating the graves ot ths soldier dead In tne various cemeteries. At 10 o'clock the service for the desd aallora will ba observed by the Oregon Naval Militia, opposite the mooring of tha cruiser Boston, by strewing flowers on ths river. The exercises, consisting of music snd addresses, will ba under the direction of a Joint committee of Grand Army veterans and Women's Re lief Corps, of which w. H. oter is me chairman. y The exercises on the West Side will be held in the South Plaxa block at 1:S0 o'clock. Addresses will be deliv ered by Wallace McCamant. Rev. Ed ward L.' Conaty and Mrs. Ada Smith, Mrs. Fred L. Olson will sing "Ths Star Spangled Fanner," and Jaspar Dean MacKall will sing The Veteran's Last Song." The Veteran .Male Quartet will sing "America. - The parade on the West Side will start from Third and Morrison streets at 5:30 o'clock, and will consist of the following: Third Regiment, Oregon National Guard. Llautsnant Colonel John L. May: Battery Av Captain H. U. Weh-h; Medical Corps. Oregon National Guard, Captain H. M. Hendershott: Coast Artillery, Captain Charles O. Brown, and Oregon Naval Mllltla. Lieu tenant William H. Hober. Veterans who csnnot march -ire requested to report to Comrade G. 1. Caukln at Altsky Hall, corner of Morrison and Third streets, for assignment card to carriages, which have been provided by Mrs. D. .P. Thompson. The Grand Army veterans will be escorted by the Spanish War Veterans. sie exercises In ths Plasa Block wtll begin Immediately upon the arrival of the procession at that point. The Memorial Day execlses on the East Side will begin at 2 o'clock at the Soldiers and Sailors Monument In Lone Fir Cemetery, and will bs under the auspices of Sumner Post No. 12. Ben Butler Post No. 67, General Compson Post No. 22. A. J. Smith Post No. 26, Reuben Wilson Post No. SS, Gordon Granger Post No. 42, McKlnley Post No. 43. Sumner Corps No. 21, Ben Butler Corps No. 61. Gordon Granger Corps No. 4J. Genersl Compson Corps No. Mc Klnley Corps No. 4& of the G. A. R. and Women's Relief Corps.' The principal address will be delivered by E. Hoefer. I. McGowan will give Lincoln s Gettys burg address, and R. B. Lucas will read Logan general order establishing Me morial Day. Music will be furnished by the Oak Grove Ladles' Bsnd. The officers In charge of tha West Side exercise are: W. G. Copley, mar shal of ths day: J. P. Shaw, commander; J. E. Mlsenhelmer, senior vice com mander: Elmer R. Lundberg. Junior vice ovtmmander: Rev. Joseph Hepp. chap lain: T. B. McDevltt. officer of the day; H. B. Bellard. officer of the guard; w. M. Hendershott. sdjutsnt. The exercises on the East Side will be under the direction of the following committee: T. E. Hills, commander: E. K. Covey, senior vice commander; T. C. Wilson. Junior vice commander; A. H. Nicholas, chaplain": H. 8. Fargo, officer of the day: F. A. Neldermark, officer of the guard: R. B. Lucas, adjutant. The record of the soldier dead in Portland shows that S00 soldiers of ths Civil War, Spanish War. Mexican War and Oregon Indian Wars are burled tn Portland cemeteries. During; the last year SO soldiers havs died of whom TO were Grand Army veterans. A. E. Borthwlck. who complied the record. has announced that persons who desire to have corrections or additions made to this should communicate with him at room SOS, Chamber of Commerce build ing. The complete programme for the ex ercises on the West Side Is as follows: Prayer, chanlaln. Rev. Joseph Hepp: offertory. "In Memorlum." Cosst Artll- err Corps Band: Memorial orders. Ad jutant Hendershott; address. "Women's Relief Corps. Mrs. Ada Smith: song. Star Spangled -Rsnner. Mrs. h red i. Olson, Miss Jessie Lewis, piano accom panist; Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Elmer R. Lundberg. U. & W. V.; vocal selection. Veteran Male Quartet: ad dress, Hon. Wallace MrrCamant: song. -Veteran's Last Song." Prof. Jasper Dean MscFall. Miss Bonnie Replogie, accompanist: address. Rev. Edward L. 'onaty; "America. eteran aiaae Quartet and audience; benediction. Chaplain Hepp; taps. Corps Band buglers. The progrsmme for the exercises In Lone Fir Cemetery Is as follows: Dirge, Oak Grove Ladles Band; prayer. Chaplain A. H. Nicholas: G. A. ft. service; W. R. C, short address, with service to "Unknown Dead"; selection. Oak Grove Band: Lincoln's Address at Gettysburg. Comrade L McGowan: Lo an's general order. R. B. Lucas: select ion. Oak Grove Band: address, K. Hoe fer; song. "America": salute to dead, detachment O. N. O.: benediction, chap- aln: taps, bugler J. ft. . And Cade Sam eajculatl-ag how ta feed aeut clothe all this family! When it comes to clottiing, we'll do our share by produc ing -reliable quality t satis factory prices. This country makes the best clothing in the world for men and our store is an ex ample of the results. Let us show you the $25.00 Lion Guaranteed Suits, spe-. cial today at S19.00. OWN LION Clothing Co. 166-170 Third St. Always Reliable) though It Is probable he will do so. Ha has preached at the church two Sun days. Mr. Woodcock's father and mother live at Albany. A few weeks ago he was compelled, on account of his wife s heslth. to come to Oregon. Rev. George W. Nelson, former pastor of tho St. Johns church having re etgned, Mr. Woodcock was asked to (111 the pulpit for a few Sundays. The congregation was so well pleased with his preachng, that last Sunday It was decided to ask him to nil the pulpit permanently. Mr. Nelson resigned April 1. He had filled the pulpit five years. A " salary of S1000 a year haa been offered Mr. woodcock. LIBRARY CASE HANGS CO.VFEREXCK OX FINAL LOCA TION rXFRCITFTL. Hope to Obtain Site en Park Blocks to Conform With Plans No Nearer Realization. At the conclusion of an all-after noon meeting: held yesterday between the members of tlt County Court, mem bers ot the Board of Directors of the Portland Library Association and rep resentatives of the Greater Portland Plans Association, nothing definite had been accomplished In support of the agitation to change the library site from the block bounded by Tenth. Eleventh. Yamhill and Taylor streets, to one of the Park blocks, to conform with the Bennett plans. Henry L. Corbett, who, .with his brother. Elliott Corbett, owns the block bounded by Main. Madison. West Park and Tenth streets, the one suggested by C. B. Merrick, of the Plans Associa tion, ss the most feasible, declared that he would not sell. William M. Ladd. a member of the directorate of the Li brary Association, said that those own ing Park blocks had been importuned without success to sell before the site now being prepared for the building was purchased from the Laad 'Estate. Among those who were In attendance, were W. M. Ladd. C. B. Merrick. R. W. Montague, Dan Kellaher, L. M. Le-p-per. W. L. Brewster snd W. F. Wood ward. The matter was discussed thor oughly. The main conclusion reached, was that the county has already pur chased the block bounder by. Tenth. Eleventh, Yamhill and Taylor streets, for S342.000 and paid for It and that there are no funds on hand to pur chase another block unless an oppor tunity to sell the present one presents Itself. Mr. Merrick suggested that the county offer to trade even for a Park block. but Commissioner Lightner pointed out that the county would be sacrificing over J100.000 In value by doing this even If It were possible. Block 221. bounded by Tenth. West Park. Salmon and Main streets, another piece of property suggested by the Bennett plans enthusiasts, is distributed among a half-dosen or more owners and it Is admitted that the taak of ne gotiating sucb a trade as would give the "county a square deal financially would be difficult. This block Is not worth nearly as much as the one owned for library purposes. It Is argued. - Sclnlitz is as fure wken -oured into your glass as wKcn it left tke brewery. It's tke Brown Bottle. It lteefs out tlte liglit. LigKt"leveloJ)s in beer a peculiar taste and a disagree able odor. Tkis is not a tbeory. It is a fact proven by scientists. Scblitz is frof)erly aged before leaving tlje brewery. It will not cause biliousness, nor ferment in your stomacn. Scblitz in Brown Bottles costs you no more tban com mon beer in ligbt bottles. BOTECHTLD BR0&, DISTRIBUTORS, 20-22-24-26 H. First Street, Portland, Oregon. Phones, Main 153, A 4666. .av as- -jee Th e B eer See that crown or cork is branded "Schlitz: HOOD RIVER STORES ClOSE Portland Men to Speak at Memorial Day OhvrrlDCf. HOr RIVER, Or.. May 2S. ( Spe cial. V Tha stores will be closed here on Decoration day, Thursday and all of tha business men will take part In the observance of Memorial day services. The members of the Canby Post Grand Army of the Republic will form In line at the Idlewlld Cemetery and march first to the grave of George CrowelL oast commander of the poet, where ritualistic services will be observed. Afterwards they will march n a body to all the graves of old sol- dlera lt the cemetery and decorate them with flowers. In the afternoon a programme will be rendered on the Courthouse lawn. The principal speaker at this ceremony will be W. H. Nortnrop, ox romano. E 8. Mayes. Rector E. T. Simpson nd Arthur Clarke form tha commlt- ee havln charge of the Memorial day xerclses. ALASKA READY TO TRADE Merchants Only Ask for Regular ' Portland Kerrlce. ' " Alsskan merchants will be glad to do business with Portland If they can depend upon regular sen-lee, declare Captain J. J. Reynolds and Phil Gross may er. who returned yesterday morn ing from a trip to Ketchikan, Wrsngel and other points In the northern territory-Captain Reynolds and Mr. Grossmay er made the northward trip in the gasoline launch Myrene, which "carried supplies to the Barnes canneries, and St. Johns Calls Kaneas Man. St. John's Congregational Church extended a unanimous call to Rev. Thomas J. Woodcock, of Alton. Kan. He has not yet .accspted the call, al- Women who bear children and ro mala healthy ar those who prepare their gystemi in advance of baby'g coming. Unless the mother aids nature In 1U prenatal work the crisis Dnds her system unequal to the de mands made upon It, and ahe Is often left with weakened health or chronio aliments. No remedy Is so truly a help to nature aa Mother's Friend. It relieves the pain and discomfort caused by the strain on the litramentfL. makes pliant those fibres and muscles which nature Is expanding, and soothes ths Inflammation of breast glands. Mother's Friend assures a BDeedy and complete recovery (or the mother, and she is left a healthy woman to enjoy the rear ing of her child. Mother's Friend is sold at drug stores. Write for our free book for expectant mothers. tADFIILO RECVUT01 C0...AiUsts, Ca. That Made iWHwauEtee fasnous. returned on a vessel risking the regu lar run between .Alaska and Seattle. They stopped at-.seversl places to in quire into trade conditions, and found the people everywhere entertaining a very friendly feeling toward Portland. "All that's necessary is for us to -ret the boats and give them the serv ice." said Mr. Grossmayer. "I'm sure we can get the business. The people in Alaska are looking forward to a prosperous year. Although ave- touched only at the salmon-fishing ports, we were told that the mining . camps are getting- ready for the usual rush." The Alaska run of salmon Is heavy this year, and all canneries are work in r-ertiirieireportth - ) Mother's Friend ward Through the Storied Northwest i 9 See America NOW! 9 , ' Spe the. most beautiful and interestins: -part of it from the NORTH COAST LIMITED or ATLANTIC EXPEESS, runnirig through to Chicago daily from Portland and the Pacific Northwest, via Minneapolis and St. Paul. EXCURSION TICKETS f On sale to all points in the East for various dates to September 30. Liberal time limits and "stopovers" en route. Additional stop allowed for making the side trip through YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK Through Gardiner gateway, the official entrance" to the Park. Park season June 15 to September 15. y Full information as to rates, train service, etc., gladly furnished. Let us arrange your trip and make your berth reservations.. A. D. CHABLTON Assistant General Passenger Agent 255 Morrison Street, Corner Third Street, Portland, Oregon Main 244 Phones A 1244 Northern Pacific Ry i