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TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXI AX. PORTLAND. DECE3IBER 6, 1903. JOB HUNTERS GO TO PASO - RUBLES Visit Cosgrove to Know Who Will. Deal Out Pie at . ' ' Olympia. MANY ON ANXIOUS SEAT lcacl-fo-grovc (o"l Worries j Officc-Seckers Situation Pre- j hcnts Many Puizllug tonipll- j catioiis In WaslilnRton. .TTI.K, Wash.. Kec. i.4SieciaU jfthouih reports ax to the Pb' v of Governor-elect Corore r,avT boen anything but enrouraKinS iince he left this iate for California. T ," Southern Pacific line to Pa.o no bles lias proved an irresistible attrs tion for numerous Washington l-.U- ' "The announcement of an with Governor Mead, under which the ,;overnor will carry out the -' J the tiovernor-elect. has not the pilgrims, and in raci n. t- -bly augmented their number. Appointive Terms Vmertain. Politicians In this state have had j"o recent an lllu.tr.Uon of the ; xv of the tenure of appoint! : orr. ice n the official headlnp:. that followed the death of Governor John t, PPM to make very strong effort to get m with the administration of a """r whose days are . believed to r";" ho dln on in the event of the Governor-elect's death. But It is inferred from the " s-nt entered into in rv,""";" would still be serving a continuation of his original term and would not be entitled to more than Mn0 per year. In this event there Is aome ques tion as to whether he would care to remain in office. It Is said he is quite" certain of securing; the appointment of Collector of Internal Revenue, a posi tion now held by B. D. Crocker, in Ta coma. Tills position pays $4000 per year, but it does not have such large incidental expenses attached as the office of Governor. There is also a good patronag-e to the 'office. Mr. Ciocker's term does not expire for nearly two years, but his activity in the Senatorial . campaign In favor of Senator Ankeny may result in an ef fort elng made by his enemies to tie pose him soon after Congressman Jones qualifies as I'nited States Senator. It is claimed Mnad can get the indorse ment of the entire Congressional dele gation with trie possible exception of Senator Pile, but there ,is a possioil itv of a trade on that which would mean Piles' indorsement of Mead In exchange for Cushman keeping out of the Senatorial njht two years hence. Altogether th situation Is so com plex that seekers for appointment to sta'e office are stumbling in the daik when it comes to taking a trail that lends to office. PLACE FOR 1IWAKI COSGKOVE Mc.miI Akcd lo Name lllm Tax Com missioner Is Keport. OI.Y.MPIA. Wash.. Dec. 5. (Special.) It is rumored Governor Mead will be asked to appoint Howard Cosgrove. son of ttie Governor-elect, to the Tax Com mission to fill 'the position made va cant several months ago by the resig nation of J. If. Kasterday. of Tacoma. Commissioners Itockwell. of Spokane, and Frost, of Kllensburg. or one of them, would probably lose their posi tion if Cosgrove was named, as other wise the west side would have no rep resentation on the Commission. Kock well. who' was defeated by Poindexter for. lbn .Republican nomination for Congressman, is making strong effort to retain- his place, and is receiving many indorsements. Frost expects to remain, but is not working so actively for retention. In the event Cosgrove is not named. Assessor Parrish of King County Is said to have the best In dorsements, but Governor-elect Cos grove probably has .his personal friends slated for the place. m Cosgrove left f - r me so..i.. Mead will appoint to office th ,en:,hose names Cosgrove give, mm. Mead will hold over. In .K re-pecU It is said that uovernor-i-iei. mentioned but a very few porters, of whose welfare he desired Governor Mead to take care. Some, not mentioned In the STf.'? . nient. want the indorsement of the (iovcrnor-elect and still others have gone to Paso Robles to satisfy them selves as to the exact condition of Mr. Co-grove in order that they may gain Home Idea as to who will be hold.ng down -the executive chair for the next four years, and toward whom solicita tions should be directed. Few of Lucky Ones. The appointments It is said the Governor-elect Cosgrove asked ' Governor Mead to make are F. A. Valentine .to the Board of Regents of the State Vnl versltv; F.ugene Norton. of "'a Walla;" to the Board of Control: K. H. I Wdmam-. of Puyallup. to the office of Printer.' a-rt Colonel V A . Robr i i.- in. of North Yakima, or Joseph Mo 1, indro. of Seattle, to the- Hallway 'emission'. Other places. It Is under iood here.'' were left somewhat onser-t-ed as a result of Cosgrove"s .strong confidence that he would ultimately be able to assume the duties of Governor, hut others who are heliev-ed to be more nr loss definitely slated for positions hu lu.lo Harry Gilliam, of Seattle, for the Board of Control or secretary of the Jlailwav Commission, and li. F. L'..iner. of Tacoma. for Tax Commis sioner. Kvery other position is left piettv much in the air and hence the worriment of the. politicians who a few necks ago were close enough to the pie counter to smell the food. It 1s said .that emissaries from M. E. I lay. I.ieutenant-Governor-elect. . have, gonei to Paso Koblea prepared to assure Governor-elect Cosgrove that If he can only qualify he can again leave the Btate with the assurances that his wishes will be carried out. From all that can be learned no mission to the present abiding: place of the Governor elect has been fruitful of result. The Governor-elect is too 111 a, man to dis--sus politics. " 1 Fine I.nv Point Involved. As a matter of ' fact, however, the present situation raises ao many in volved law points that it Is not a cer tainty that an appointment made by Governor Mead at this time at the re quest of Cosgrove will be a lasting- one unless the Governor-elect recovers suf ficiently to perform the duliea of Ills office. An investigation of the constitution and statutes of Washington shows that no where Is there any specific require ment that a man elected Governor shall take an oath of office. The only provision on the subject is one II xing the term of office of the (lon-rnor for four years, "or until his accessor Is elected and qualifies." The question arises In the minds of lawyers as to what the word "qualifies" means. By certain authorities it Is held to mean the taking of the oath of office pi escribed by law. But In this state no oath Is prescribed hy law. although it has been customary for each Gov ernor to be sworn in. There Is a possibility that the courts might hold that Mr. Cosgrove is Gov ernor In fact, but ahsent from the state If he is still alive at the begin ning of the term for which he is elected, and that the Lieutenant-Governor Is the acting Governor, during his absence. May Take Oath Out or State. Some lawyers are also of the opinion that If an oath of office is necessary It may be taken in California. al though It would require the unwinding cf considerable red tape. The oath of office as heretofore taken is nothing more than an oath to support the Con stitution and laws of the state of Washington. Depositions are taken before notaries in other states and rec ognized in this, so why not this form Bf affidavit? And in the event Mr. Cosgrove does hot live until the beginning of the term for which he was elected the holding over of Governor Mead will not be con reded without a contest in the courts. The point raised will be that the peo ple of the state have elected a Lieutenant-Governor to be acting Governor in the eent the Governor is disquali fied by illness, death, resignation or oi lerwise, and that it can make no il ffxrence "when the demise of the Gov- I I ;ior-elect occurred. Question of Salary Involved. In the event Governor Mead should h -'.il over another law point affecting t salary question is raised. The lasti I. cislature raised the salary of Got i. nor from $1000 to $6000 per year. T - re is a constitutional section pro " 'irtg that the salary of a state offl-:-. i cannot be raised during the term t- office for which he was elected. It ii .tin be held that as a Governor la n d to serve until his successor Is t...u.i a:id uuallried. Governor Mead SEATTLE MAX SECL'KES JOB E. J. Koors Made Secretary of Tax Commissioners. OLYMPIA. Wash., Dec. 5. (Special.) K. J. -Koors. of oeattle. has been ap pointed secretary of the State Board of Tax ' Commissioners to succeed Frank C. Morse, of Tacoma, who will become Assistant Commissioner of Public Lands. . Mr. Koors was for several years chief clerk in the traffic department of the Northern Pacific at St. Paul, and re signed that position to become an ex pert employe of the State Railway Commission here. During the last ses sion of the State Board of Equalization he was employed as an expert on the railway assessment, and about six weeks ago went to Seattle to accept -tbe. position On the tax department of the Great Northern. FOUND DESD. -THROAT GUT GHASTLY DISCOVERY XEAK . MILWACKIE gAXITARICM. Body Relieved lo Kc That of Robert McViekar Was Ink now a to Anyone in Milwaukie. OREGON CITY, Or., Dec. 5. (Special.) -T-Lying dead In a pool of his own blood, the body of a man. who is supposed to Tie' Robert McViekar. was found this afternoon, by Henry Bodecker, gardener for the Open Air Sanitarium, at Mil waukie. The body was lying behind a rock on the beach below the sanitarium, and the unfortunate man had cut his throat with- a knife or razor, though In the darkness the weapon was not found. During the recent high water the boat belonging to the sanitarium had been sunk. . and for the last three days Bodecker made trips to the beach In an endeavor to locate it. He. stumbled upon h! Eliastly find unawares and hurriedly gave the alarm. Sheriff Beatie and Coro ner Holman, from this ctty, and Justice of the Peace Kelso, of Milwaukie, went to the scene and their Investigations con vinced them that the man had committed suicide. Coroner Holman took the body to Oregon City and will hold an Inquest Monday.. The man had evidently sought a lonely spot to end his life. He waa destitute, and In his pockets were found a package of 60 plain white cards, and a card on which was Inscribed the name of Robert McViekar. There was also a memoran dum book with a few figures ih it. a pocketbook containing two postage stamps and a pair of steel-framed spec tacles. He had smoked a cigar about 30 feet from where the body waa found, dropping tlie stump In the sand. He had made a bungling job. gouging a hole three Inches long In his throat, and had crawled about 12 feet, then stopped and staggered 15 feet farther, as indicated by great pools of blood, finally struggling violently behind a rock, where he was found. Residents of Milwaukie had never seen the man. He was of slight build, weigh ing about 140 pounds, of very light com plexion and having thin gray hair and a small mustache. His hands were small and delicate, and not those of a working man. He wore gold bowed spectacles. The deed was probably committed late last night or very early this morning. RAILROAD CASE DROPPED Proceedings Against Coos Bay & Eastern Dismissed. SALEM. Or.. Dec. 5. (Special.) The Oregon Railroad Commission today dis missed the proceedings against the Coos Bay. Roseburg & Eastern, In which that road was accused of discrimination against the California & Oregon Coast Steamship Company. The commission ordered that the Cor vallls & Eastern provide two toilet-rooms in each of its passenger cars, except those running only between Albany and Cor vallls. Accident Costs Arm and $700. EUGENE. Or.. Dec. 5. (Special.) Last evening while Charles McFar land. of the Southern Pacific freight department, was assisting some work men unload a shipment of plate glass at the depot, the big- crate fell, pin ning Mr. McFarland underneath the load and breaking hla arm. The glass was for the Odd Fellows' building, and In the accident about $700 worth of plate glass was broken. Meet me at the electric fountain in the Perkins Grill and listen to the Ha waiian Symphony Orchestra at 12 o'clock lunch, 6 o'clock dinner and after the theater, ROAD ASKING 5 Union Pacific Ready to Build Into Aberdeen. BEGIN SURVEYS . MONDAY Payments Offered to Mill Compan ies for Right or Way Through Property Station Sites Are Kept Secret by Company. ABERDEEN". Wash.. Dec. 5. (Spe cial.) Bids were called for today by the Grays Harbor Puget Sound Rail way for the construction of the exten sion to Grays Harbor. This announce ment is in line with the statement given "out by .' 3. Patterson, manager on. the .Harbor of the L'nlon Pacific in terests, that work on the extension wouM- begin within -90 days. Work on the last surveys. It is also stated, will be commenced Monday, when a large corps of engineers and surveyors will leave -this cltyto conclude the survey of the Tout- between- this- -city and Olympia. Sites' for passenger and freight na tions in Aberdeen are declared to have been selected, but if so the secret is being well kept. Rumors have been busy the past few days thac the pas senger station would be built on what Is now the site of the Western Cooper age Company's plant, but this report is denied today. Negotiations for the purchase only of rights of way through the Western Cooperage "grounds and the Mill plant have been in progress, according to statements made '.by officers of the companies. . George. C. Atchison, for the Cooperage Company, says that a right of way 60 feet wide is desired through the property of his company and that a price has been submitted to the rail roads. If accepted he says that the sale will necessitate the entire recon struction of the plant, since seven dry kilns, a cooper shop and two ware houses are now located on the land the company'wanls'. All of these would necessarily, be removed and would force the cooperage company further Into the- river -and - onto its boomage property. Mr. Atchison said the offer that had been made was considered reasonable and he thought the com pany would settle wilhou a condem nation suit. A.- W. 'MieHeton.. of-Hie -Anderson-Mid -dleton Mill Company, said: "Reports re garding the sale bf odr' property to the L'nion Pacific, are untrue,. , A year ago a representative of the company asked me if our property, could, be bought without a lawsuit, and I told 1 thought it could, for the reason- that -we" needed another railroad on Grays Harbor and should en courage it. I have not heard .from the company since, but presume It still wants some part of our property Tor a right of way. The right of way will also take a part, it is said, of the holdings of the Llml strom Ship-Yard Company, the Western Mtil Company and the Hart wood Company. CARS COLLIDE IN THJCK FOG Motorinaii Killed and Several Men Injured in. Seattle Accident. SEATTCE 'Waslir. Dec. 5. Motorman Gust .Qlson. waa killed and two others were hurt, perhaps fatally, when an out bound university car crashed into an In bound car at Roanoke street on Kastlake avenue' at ' 7:40 o'clock this morning. Twenty-th.-ee others weref seriously In jured. The desperately hurt were re moved to the Seattle General Hosnital as fast as ambulancs and automobiles could be summoned. Owing to the heavy tog that prevailed, the motorman on - the outbound car missed the block lights on the single track' and ran almost on the inbound car before, he saw it. . When he applied the brakes they failed to work, and next moment came the crash. Motorman Olson, of the Inbound car. tried to Jump when "he "saw the other car was bearing down upon him, but he was too late, and was taken, broken and bleeding, from the debris. He died at 12:25 o'clock. The outbound car carried 130 passen gers and the inbound more than 70. The cars Must have collided with great HP A W .a ji :1 xciusive Cloth es 8Rop Chesterfield Clothes may just ly be termed " Gentlemen's Clothes" they are attractive, but not. gaudy;. characteristic, but not obnoxious; sedate, and yet ''distinctive. In making the selections of our Chesterfield Clothes we have constantly in mind that young man who wishes to dress different from his father ! and yet maintain a mannish, dashing appearance. You could look 'the country over from Coast to Coast and not find a make of ready-to-wear clothing to equal bur Chesterfield Clothed. The exclusivehess of style and with an unceasing endeavor for the best tail oring has placed our Chesterfield Clothes in a class by themselves. Priced at $20.00 to $60.00 269-271 MORRISON STREET force, as both platforms, were smashed to kindling and nearly all the seats were broken. Those seriously hurt are as follows: John E. Ixindel, Fremont, both legs and left hand broken; condition serious, at hospital. William T. Prescott. 4126 Tenth avenue, northeast, shoulder dislocated, hurt In ternally. SI Reynolds. 302 Fifth avenue. I Others suffered only ' minor cuts and bruises. STRING WIRES .IN . ALBANY Trolley Car System Will Be Ready for Use In January. ALBANY, Or., Dec. 5. (Special.) Trolley wires for Albany's new electric line are being placed today. The track is now laid on First street from Wash ington to Lyon and out Lyon street to Third street. The construction work on the track Is nojv proceeding so rapidly that another crew began work today erecting the trolley wires and bv the time the track is completed the wires will be strung so that operation can begin at once. The line will run out Lvon street to Tenth, the terminus adjoining the new Southern Pacific de pot, and cars will be operated on this line by the first of the new year. This' line on First and Lyon streets will be the only one erected this Win ter, but it. Is understood that in the Spring tracks will be laid on other streets and a line will be operated the length of the city east and west. Mercury Goes to 24 at Albany. ALBANY, Or., Dec. 5. (Special.) Last night was the coldest of the year in this part Of the state. The official Government thermometer here, kept by F. sr. French, United States weather observer, recorded 24 degrees above zero, which Is 4 degrees lower than any mark heretofore reached this Winter. - Programme for Young Women. A musical programme by the Catholic Women's League will be rendered, at the Catholic Young Women's Home. Six teenth and Couch streets, at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Young women in the city are invited to attend. Books Make the Most Acceptable Xmas Gifts And GILUS Have the Best Selection THERE IS A BOOK for you to give to any relative or friend that will convey exactly your message of love, affection, good-will or friendship of whatever nature. There is nothing that is so much, appreciated as a book nothing that gives as great and as lasting a pleasure. ' Ours is the Oldest, Largest and Best BOOK STORE west of the Rocky Mountains, having attained the venerable age of Forty Years. , AVe have Books of history the works of famous authors spirited Novels of today rich Gift Books Bibles Chil dren's Story and Picture Books; unquestionably the best selection to choose -from in Portland, and all at the fairest and most tempting prices. ABC books and uiiifuc menagerie books for the little ones sell at from a nickel up. For the older boys and girls and we make a specialty of books for this class the prices range from 25 cents up. Handsome Gift books may be had from 50 cents to $4.00; leather bound editions from 75 cents to $5.00; Bibles of every character up 'to $10.00, and as low as 50 cents. The best Popular Fiction at $1.18 (publishers' price, .$1.50); the newest Reprint Novels at 50 cents (publishers' price, 75 cents). But you "must COME AND SEE and EARLY; for then you can choose fronv a complete, new, bright and inviting stock and you'll also avoid the ceaseless, perpetual "Xmas rush." The result .of this will be more fitting presents for all whom, you remember shop early. Also Stationery Bookcases Leather Good3 ' Mathematical Goods Etc., Etc. THE J. K. GILL CO. "The Ideal Gift Store" THIRD AND ALDER STREETS JUST IN TIME FOR XMAS VIOLINS, MANDOLINS, GUITARS, ETC, AT 50c ON THE DOLLAR We have purchased the entire small goods stock of Eilers Piano House, which, owing to lack of room, they recently determined to dis continue. It includes Violins, Mandolins, Guitars, Banjos, Accordions, Harmonicas, Zithers. Music Rolls, Music Stands, etc., etc. Owing to the fact that our present stock is all that we can con sistently handle, we have decided to close out the newly-acquired goods at 50c on the dollar. This is an unusual opportunity for people of Portland and vicinity . to secure high-grade musical instruments and accessories at greatly reduced prices. Below we list a few of the remarkable bargains that . we are now offering: VIOLIN OUTFITS Regular .$75.00 Violin, Box and Bow,, now $37.50 Uegular $GO.0O Violin, Box and Bow, now $30.00 Regular $50.00 Violin, Box and Bow, now Jj25.00 Regular $40.00 Violin, Box and Bow, now $20.00 Regular $30.00 Violin, Box and Bow, now 15.00 Regular $'20.00 Violin, Box and Bow, now 8510.00 Regular $10.00 Violin, Box and Bow, now $ 5.00 Regular $ 5.00 Violin, Box and Bow, now S5 2.50 ENTIRE STOCK OF MANDOLINS, GUITARS, HARMONI CAS, ACCORDIONS AND ZITHERS AT ONE-HALF PRICE MUSIC ROLLS Regular $3.00 Music Roll, now ...551.75 Regular $2.50 Music Roll, now 851.50 Regular $2.00 Music Roll, now .551.00 Regular $1.00 Music Roll, . now 55 .50 BANJOS Regular $40 Banjo now 5520.00 Regular $30 Banjo now 5515.00 Regular $20 Banjo now 8510.00 Regular $10 Banjo 'now $ 5.00 Entire line of Violin Cases at exactly one-half price, while they last. VIOLIN BOWS Regular $10 Violin Bows,. now 856.50 Regular $7.50 Violin Bows, now 554.50 Regular $5.00 Violin Bows, now 553. OO $3.00 Violin Bows, now $1.50 $2.00 Violin Bows, now SjSl.OO MUSIC STANDS' . Hamilton Music Stands..S51.25 Rojal Music Stands 55 .75 Leather Music Stand Cases, all sizes 551.00 111 FOURTH STREET, NORTH OF WASHINGTON STREET. SOLE AGENTS CELEBRATED DUNLAP HATS If anybody asked you what kind of clothes you want, you'd say: "Good Clothes, and noth ing else." That's your rulefor clothes, isn't it? It's ours, as sellers. WemakeaspecialtyofStein Bloch Co. Smart Clothes, because they are better than any other we know, most per fectly fit our ideas as here ex pressed. They are nothing: else than good clothes; as profitable to you to buy as to us to sell. We show a most complete stock of these fine clothes. From the smart business suit to the extreme evening clothes. Including Overcoats and Raincoats. $20 to $50 A complete assortment of Holiday Furnishing Goods; this includes everything for men. If you are undecided give him a Merchandise Order and let him choose for himself. ROB INSONsCO Washington at Fifth Perkins Hotel Building