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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 12, 1920)
' 11 A.L BARBUR SEEKS RETURN TO OFFICE c 4 e City Commissioner Points Out Improvements Made. rofit $95,000 REPORTED SAVED Municipal Paring and Repair Plant Established Without Ask. ins Additional Funds. THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLA, SEPTE3IBER 12, 1920 I i - A : ClotMsig m dsn ' -Without P Sale A. L. Barbur, commissioner of pub lic works, yesterday announced his candidacy for re-election at the lo vember election. Mr. Barbur has been a city official since 1907, when he was elected to the office of city auditor. He was re elected ten times, serving: as city audi- f I It is simply sensible merchandising A. L Barbar, elty commlmiottcri who has announced candidacy for re-election. tor for ten successive years. In 1917 he was elected a member of the city commission and assigned to the da partment of public works. In announcing- his candidacy for re election Mr. Barbur reviewed his acts both as city auditor and city commis sioner. He stated that upon assum ing office as city auditor he formu lated a method of refunding: the bonded debt of the city, and after per sistent efforts had its adoption by the city council; that he found that c'ty property was being insured only on one-year policies; this he corrected, he says, by forcing- the Insurance com panies to rive the city the same con sideration sb private individuals, namely, a three-year policy with a two-year premium. Discounts Are Secured. He also states that he found that the city was not given cash discount on purchases and that he corrected 'this condition. These corrections, he contends, have almost paid his salary during- his ten years' service city auditor. Mr. Barbur said that upon assum ing office as city commissioner he se cured the appointment of O. Laur gaard as city engineer and A. O. John son as assistant commissioner, after which he reorganized the entire de partment. "I found," "reads the statement, In part, "that the department was overloaded with personal service and reduced the force from 221 employes to 171. I also found that it was cost ing the city too much money to main tain and kep in good condition its 800 miles of improved streets. I made an Investigation and found that the city could maintain its own Btreets more cheaply by doing the work itself than by contract. Larve Simi Saved. "At the end of the fiscal year 1917, the department of public works had left unexpended in its appropriation for personal -Service, due to the re duction of force above mentioned $15,000, and I secured the consent of the council to expend this money in establishing an asphalt paving and repair plant. "The savings resulting In cost of maintenance and repair of hard-surface pavement during 1918 and 1919, as well as the paving of Terwllliger boulevard at request of the mayor for the bureau of parks, costing only (19.285. 16, and resulting in a saving of 819.020 under what it would have coet "If performed under contract, were so large that the council agreed late in 1919 to build a large paving plant. 90S.OOO Is Saved. "Whan the entire amount of work undertaken by the municipal paving plant for the year 1920 shall have been completed, the saving to prop erty owners on the basis of the figures shown above will amount to S95.000. "Except during a short period fol . lowing the war when the federal gov ernment urged that all possible im provement work be expedited to fur nish employment. I have insisted with consent of the council, first, that a representation of 40 per cent of prop erty be required In all petitions for street improvement and since July 1, 1920, thlB ratio has been increased to 50 per cent. "In closing, I wish to state I have never made a single promise to any individual or group of individuals as to my policy, but have always made my pledge direct to the people. 1 stand on my record. There are many opportunities yet present to Improve the service which our government can render to our citizens, and I am seek ing reelection in order that I may further aid in securing for the public a better return for the money which they will invest in making our city a betrtr and safer place in which to dwell." " ' , H " ViS JJ M,xan m&r t &!&. mm wff I'M h I: III III Tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock, we inaiignrate the greatest clothing, event in our history. isn't philanthropy CLOTHING PRICES are and have been for the past year at too higK a figure. We know it. You know it. The universal demand for commodities at lower prices is just and right. i ' At present wholesale prices of clothing are at their high-water mark. THey will be slow in their decline BUT THEY WILL DECLINE. This means that re tailers must take losses. It is as inevitable as the profits that came to them on the market's upward swing. - Good merchandising demands that we take our loss ONCE AND FOR ALL. By making drastic cuts but selling our merchandise NOW at prices which will no1 become the rule for possibly two years we will be in position to buy at lower levels later. And that is why we have decided upon this sale without profit. We want to release the large capital invested in our immense stock of fine suits and over coats. Therefore we place at the disposal of Portland's men folks these gar ments ALL standard Mathis qualities nothing reserved, at prices which mean, to us, real sacrifice. Take advantage of it to the fullest degree. The Following Price Reductions Prevail u His Hearing Restored. The Invisible antiseptic ear drum invented by Mr. A. O. Leonard, which is in reality a miniature megaphone, fitting Inside the ear and entirely out of sight, is restoring the hearing of literally hundreds of people in New York City. Mr. Leonard invented this remarkable drum to relieve himself of deafness and head noises and it does this so successfully that no one could tell that he is a daf man. This ear drum is effective when deafness is caused by catarrh or by perforated, partially or wholly destroyed natural drums. A request for Information addressed to A. O. Leonard, suite 113, 70 5th ave.. New Tork" City, will be given a prompt reply. Adv. The government of Ceylon is con sidering the establishment of a gem Industry In crown-owned territory close o & rich gem district. . $40 Suits and O'Coats $50 Suits and O'Coats $60 - Suits and O'Coats $70 Suits and O'Coats $80 Suits and O'Coats $90 Suits and O'Coats ZJ 4j Corbett Building Fifth and Morrison Corbett Building Fifth and Morrison MEN'S WEAR MARINER BELIEVED DEAD SMALL' SAILBOAT IS WASHED ASHORE NEAR EUREKA. Thortenson Attempts Cruise From Bremerton to. San Francisco In Open Craft. SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 11. (Spe cial.) The sea is believed today to have given up the mystery which for weeks 'has veiled the fate of aged Helgar Thortenson. who last June sailed away from Bremerton in a tiny open sailboat, bound for San Fran cisco. A boat answering the description of Thortenson has washed ashore at CentervlUe beach, 30 miles south of Eureka, CaL, according to a message received here today. The fate of the hardy old mariner who had sailed the seven seas for years In the United States navy has been the chief topic of marine nea up and down the coast all summer. Thortenson retired several years ago, and with his wife established a litfle home at Bremerton, where he Could be close to the bustle and ac tivity Of the navy life which he loved. He was chief petty officer, but his wife and approaching old age finally Induced him to quit the service. Last spring he announced he was going on a cruise to San Francisco. He set to work outfitting a 20-foot open sail boat. Announcement of his plan to sail between the two ports attracted wide attention. Vainly his wife tried to dissuade him. On June 6 his little craft sailed away from Bremerton. The next heard of him was when the life-saving station at Grays Har bor rescued him from a heavy sea and tried to persus.de him to abandon the trip. This was the last beard qf him. LARGER MARKET HEEDED FARMER DECLARES PRESENT FACILITIES IX ADEQUATE. t Suggestion Made City Should Con demn and Purchase Two Blocks In Satisfactory Location. That the present municipal market on Tamhill street is much too small to serve the needs of this commu nity and that a larger market should be established, is the declaration of C. R. Organ, a farmer of Tlgardville, Washington county, and a member of the board of directors of the Market Producers association. Inc. Present high prices are traceable to a large extent to the shortage of production, Mr. Organ contends, and not only should encouragement be given to farm production to counter act the present movement from the country to the city, but the way should also be -opened for the ready and profitable sale of what the farmer produces. . - The present market, he declared, is considerably too small to take care of not only the farmers who wish to sell their produce on the market, but also for the large number of citizens of Portland who wish to . patronize the market. At the present time, he pointed out, farmers bringing their goods into the city cannot be sure of finding a booth on the market at which to sell, while in other cases a group of farmers were forced to go in together to dispose of their products In a cramped space. If farmers were sure of finding a place, on the mar ket for displaying their goods they would come into Portland from 60 miles distant, he declared. While Mr. Organ had no definite plan for market extension which he is advancing at this time, he declared that he believed some arrangement might be made whereby the city could condemn and purchase two blocks of property In a satisfactory market location and Install upon the property an adequate publio market. Farmers would gladly pay two or three times as much as the 15 cents per day which they are now paying, he said. In such a market. The Market Producers' association. Inc., which was formed from among farmers disposing of their goods on the public market, recently estab lished a wholesale and retail store at t06 Stock Exchange building, and will endeavor, according to Mr. Organ, to handle largely goods which might Otherwise go to waste and remain on the farms unsold. CARD OF THANKS. We wish to express our heartfelt thanks to all our friends and rela tives who rendered assistance and sympathy in our recent bereavement of our daughter, granddaughter and niece Dorothy; and the many beauti ful floral offerings. MR. AND MRS. C. J. LTTTLK - MR. AND MRS O. L. BOVVDER Adv AND FAMILY. Read The Oregonian classified ads. INTEREST IN FAIR KEEN UXCSUAL EXHIBIT PROMISED AT HOOD RIVER. All Industries of County to Be Rep resented -Programme of Sports Is Being Arranged. HOOD RIVER. Or., Sept. 11 (Spe cial.) Members of the Hood River county fair board, who yesterday visited the high school athletic field to arrange allotments of space, say they expect a successful session this season. Keen Interest is evidenced by apple growers who have entered the dairy business and the exhibits of registered Jersey cows is expected to equal those of communities devoted exclusively to dairying. Several grow ers have imported nish-class stockJ some of the animals being' in world--' championship lists. - The county court has appropriated." $160 to cover the expense of taklns" a county exhibit to the state Tair at: Salem. The blue ribbon awards of the ", fair here, to be held next Friday and -Saturday, will be shown at the state , fair. -.-;r Orchardlsts will participate in am apple show in conjunction with the.,: local fair and communities will vl--with each other In display of products. . A big tent has been allotted for dis plays of local merchants. Automobiles, , truck and tractor dealers also will exhibit. .;' A programme of sports i being ar-.. ranged by Rev. W. O. Benthin. master of the Parkdale troop of Boy Scouts. CARD OF THANKS. We take this means of exnresslnp ' - hour heartfelt thanks to our friends- - who have been so kind to us during,. -our recent bereavement, in the los- of a loving brother, also fir tbV- MATT ANDERSON. ' Adv. , Andrew, Or. t 102.0v