THE MORNING OREGQNIAN, SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1903.
UNDERNEWGHARTER
Names That Are Written on
City Hal! Slate.
BUT MAYOR IS LIKE A SPHINX
Colonel "Weidler for Secretary of
Subcommittee on Fire and Police
City Physician and Health.
Commissioner Doubtful.
PROBABLE APPOEVTMEXTS
UNDER SEW CHARTER.
Secretary of the Subcommittee in
Charge of Police and Fire Departments
.Milton Weidler.
Chief of the Fire Department David
Campbell, Incumbent
Chief of Police Charles H. Hunt, ex
Chief of Police.
Superintendent of Street Cleaning and
Sprinkling Alex Donaldson, Incumbent.
City Physician, Dr. J. C Zan, in
cumbent. Health Officer Dr. H. It- Biersdorf,
incumbent.
These are the men -who "will probably
be appointed to the positions named at
the meeting of the Executive Board next
Tuesday. Mayor "Williams yesterday de
clined to say anything: about the candi
dates for any of the offices, but it was
generally understood around the City Hall
that all but two were certain of appoint
ment. The two referred to' were Drs.
Zan and Biersdorf. Their appointments
were considered doubtful only because
there were a number of applicants for
their positions, and professional compe
tition may cause their removal. Outside
of this their friends declare that they are
sure of thHr offices.
The report tnat Colonel "Weidler would
be appointed as secretary of the subcom
Wmittee on fire and police while
sudden, was not .unexpected. For
four years Colonel Weidler has served
ns secretary of the Board of Fire Com
missioners, and he has been unremitting
in his attention to his duties, a fact o
Tvhlch the Commissioners have been given
evidence. Asked about his appointment
yesterday. Colonel Weidler said he had
heard nothing of It, and that his sole at
tention in the past few days had been
given to his books, which he wished to
present in proper shape to the Executive
Eoard.
Alex Donaldson is one of the very few
mperlntendents of the Street-Cleaning and
Sprinkling "Department who have had no
complaints made again them. Since his
appointment last June not a single "kick"
has been lodged against Donaldson. And
this is a department which Is generally
complained of if a sprinkling cart should
po one block out of its way.
There is no doubt whatever as to the
appointment of Charles H. Hunt as Chief
of Police. Of course, Mr. Hunt will say
nothing. Mayor Williams also refuses to
talk until the meeting of the Executive
Board Tuesday, and that ends the matter
for the time being.
The Health Board will undoubtedly he
reorganized, and it is a question as to
whether Drs. Zan and Biersdorf will be
appointed. As stated, there are appli
cants for their places, and the chances
are in favor of the incumbents.
As the clerical work of all the boards
provided for under the new charter will
be directly controlled by the City Auditor,
the office of that official will require ex
tra help. Another stenographer will
ytrobably be needed at once, and in time
a second one will be required.
FLIEDXER IS QUALIFIED.
Mayor "Williams DiKcredlts Claim of
Ineligibility.
In speaking of the charge that William
Flledner, an appointee to the executive
board, was not qualified for the office,
because he "was not a citizen of the United
States, Mayor Williams said yesterday
that the claim of ineligibility was with
out foundation.
"I have heard," said the Mayor, "that
Mr. Flledner has not been naturalized.
But he has taken out his first papers
and he is an elector and that is the only
qualification required by the charter, ex
cepting a residence of five years in the
city. It is not necessary that ho should be
naturalized in order to hold the office to
"which he has been appointed. He Is an
elector, was a Councilman for years, a
Fire Commissioner for eight years and
he Is qualified for the office."
STREET COMMITTEE MEETS.
Oil-Tank Ordinance Arc Referred
to Common Council.
As reminiscences of the 6Jl-tank days,
the Bentley and Bumelln measures, which
have been laid over for weeks, were called
up by the street committee of the Com
mon Council yesterday for summary dis
posal. The Rumelln ordinance set KIH
lngsworth avenue as the limit of storage,
and the Bentley ordinance, introduced by
request, named East Water and East
Madison streets as a place for storage.
Only Chairman Bumelln, Bentley and
Zimmerman attended the meeting, and the
last of the three moved that the Bentley
ordinance be adopted.
"I introduced the ordinance by request,"
rejoined Bentley. "I do not favor grant
ine any oil or other franchises until we
have settled upon a policy, and then we
shall do the work. Wo should not drive
one company out and let the other In; if
we are to .have fuel oil let all the com
panies in."
"I have -no objections to tanks except in
the residence districts," said Zimmerman.
"The manufacturers need It.. They have
to pay J2 for slabwopd that Is not worth
SI. Those who have protested against
the oil tanks are agents for Eastern wag
on companies, and proprietors of ware
houses from which the city derives no
revenue. They are of no benefit to the
city, not so much as the man who builds
a single wheelbarrow and offers it for
sale. They are simply consumers, not
producers. I remember the time when
we had no Eastern buggies here no East
ern wagons and we had better times than
we have now with the Eastern product."
"That is not my opinion," said Bentley.
"We must look forward."
"There is no motion," interrupted Chair
man Kumelln, "and the only thing to do
Is p refer the ordinance and the remon
strances to thft Council."
The motion was carried, although Zim
merman said he would like to vote favor
ably on the Bentley ordinance.
The application of William M. Ladd for
the vacation pt East Water street from
East Oak to East Ankeny, and. of East
Ankeny street from East First to the
river, which has been before the Council
for nearly two months, was favorably
acted upon. The vacation of the streets
was asked lor the purpose of affording a
building site for the Standard Box Fac
tory. S. B. Cobb, secretary of the com
pany, said the site was needed by his firm.
At present it could supply the needs of
Portland, but it did not wish to see all
the business of Eastern Oregon, Washing
ton and Idaho go to the Puget Sound
country. The company would employ 200
men in the new mill, and in time the
property will be taxable. The application
will be presented to the Council in the
form of an ordinance next Wednesday.
The application for the opening and ex
tension of Fifth street from Pine to Burn-
side, was adopted as pre?ented by the rep
resentatives of the Fifth-Street Improve
ment Association. An amendment to the
report of the viewers, so as to cut deeper
into the lines of the Corbett and Phlllppl
property on the west, and to make a cut
into the Burnell property on the southeast
corner of Fifth and Ankeny streets, was
presented, but was rejected on the ground
that It would cause a delay In the Im
provement. The report of the Board of Public Works
upon the West Side & Suburban (the
Hlllsboro line) franchise, which was re
ceived by the preceding Council, was
placed on fii.
"The company will have to get a new
ordinance," observed Zimmerman.
Permission to build a railroad switch was
granted to W. C. Bristol on Fourth street
north of Hoyt, and to M. Seller Co. to
build an elevated roadway for the pur
pose of unloading cars at Thirteenth and
Kearney streets.
CAMPBELL TO STAY
City Ofllclnls to Visit Seattle.
Mayor Williams, the members of the
Common Council, the City Auditor and
the City Engineer will make a trip to
Tacoma and Seattle next week to Inspect
the general Improvements made In those
two cities during the past year. The
principal object of the trip will be to as
certain the benefits to be derived from
the bituminous macadam pavement. A
Fire Chief Will Be Reappoint
ed by the Mayor.
BUT ONLY FOR THIRTY DAYS
With 200 Others Campbell Will Have
to Pan Civil Service Examina
tions, as Provided by the
" City Charter.
The rumor runs through the City Hall
that David Campbell Is to be reappoint
ed as Chief of the Fire Department. And
the prophets say that It Is more than a
rumor, a fact even. Mayor Williams has
FIRE CHIEF TO BE REAPPOINTED
DAVID CAMPBEL.li.
great deal of this pavement has been laid
In Tacoma, and more is under way in Se
attle. It Is said to be really a fine pave
ment, and on that point the city officers
wish to satisfy themselves. The courte-"
ties of the Northern Pacific will beex
tended to the Council during the trip.
RAILROADS IN ALASKA.
Prlvnte Enternrlne Doinp: More Th'nn
Congress to Develop Territory.
What Captain J. J. Healy thinks of
Seattle Is not printable, but his views on
other subjects are good.
"Alaska will be developed by private
enterprise," he said at the Portland Hotel
last night, "and not by any Congression
al appropriation. We have money enough
now to build a railroad that will pierce
the Copper River country of Alaska, and
that means as much to the country as
tho first of the transcontinental lines
meant to the United States. We have
ceased to expect anything from Congress,
and we are going along now on our own
hook.
"Our present plan provides for the co
operation of five distinct companies for
the development of the Copper River
country. The corporations involved in the
scheme are: The Valdes & Copper River
Railroad, the Anglo-Alaskan Construction
Company, the Copper River Mining Com
pany, the Valdes Townslte Improvement
Company and the Central Alaska Explora
tion Company. Most of the money needed
for the ' development of the enterprise
comes from the East, and we are assured
of sufficient capital to make the venture
a success."
The good Captain then told why the
hotel register did not give Seattle as his
residence, and It was impossible for the
interview to continue.
"I propose to make San Francisco my
headquarters after this." he said, "but
1 will spend a good deal of time in Port-
not denied" It, neither has Mr. Campbell;
and although the latter vigorously stated
that if he was to be the first Chief under
the new charter, he had not been notified
of it, he would not deny that he had been
called to the Mayor's office for an inter
view. "
Mayor Williams is very busy these
days. He has not much time to spend
interviewing people whom he is not go
ing to appoint.
And on the other hand, arises a cloud
that threatens to cast a deep gloom over
the glad feelings of Mr. Campbell and
some 200 other prospective appointees,
whose positions are placed under civil
ssrvice rules by the new charter It Is
said that all the appointments made at
j this time are temporary only, and will
last for only 30 days. The .appointees
will then have to pass the regular civil
' service examination In company with all
i other applicants for the place, and the
i best man will obtain the prize.
1 There seems to be no doubt that the
power of the civil service will be retro
active. In other words, Instead of tak
ing the city employes as they find them
on taking office. It seems probable that
every office will be practically declared
vacant, and that examinations will be
held to create a list of ellgibles for all
subordinate poats in the city employ. The
civil service commission will then cer
tify to the Mayor a list of the three ap
plicants passing the best examination for
each position, and from these three
names the Mayor will make his appoint
ment. The fact that the office of Chief of the
Fire Department was under the civil
service rules of the new charter was not
generally known yesterday afternoon, but
the language of the charter Is very .ex
plicit, and while the Chief of Police is
exempt from th'e rules and Is appointed
directly by the Mayor, the Fire Chief
must pass the civil service examination.
It is not likely, however, that 5fr.
Campbell will have any difficulty In this,
IN TOMORROW'S OREGONIAN.
Additional to all the news and the customary departments, The Sunday Ore
gonlan tomorrow will contain:
A NOTABLE REVIEW REVIEWED Rev. M. EeUs replies to Professor.. Mar
shall on the Whitman question.
OUR ANCESTOR. THE MAN-ANIMAti Science's latest find turns out to
be the moat primitive form of human soecles.
WHERE THE LEADING NEWSPAPERS ARE GIVEN AWAY In Belgium
publishers have become rich on advertisements alone.
WHY WOMEN DO THE WORK OP MEN Cessation of war made a vast
opening for women and a vast Inrush of women.
MRS. ULYSSES S. GRANT Mrs. John A. Logan compares the wife of the
great American soldier with Napoleon's Josephine.
OPPORTUNITY FOR SUCCESS A Portland young business man takes the
negative of the proposition, "Resolved, That the opportunities for success were
greater 20 years ago than they are today."
MR. DOOLEYS LETTER A keen satire by Finley Peter Dunne on the Car
negie libraries.
ADE'S FABLE IN SLANG Of what Horace bad to stand for in order to win
the Queen.
land. Some of these days, too, Portland
will have the Alaskan trade."
LADIES! ATTENTION.
Are you interested n tailor-made suits?
We have over 200 yards of the very latest
patterns in ne worsteds, tweeds and
homespuns, goods that sold for $3 00,
$3 50 and ?4 50 a yard. During our great
damage sale we'll close them out for 75c,
51 00 and U 50 a yard. Remnants' of from
one to five yards each, prices 50c to i 00.
Salem Woolen Mills Store, E5-S7 Third
street.
BUSINESS ITEMS.
If Baby In Cutting- Teeth,
Be sure and use that old and well-tried remedy,
Mrs. Wlntlow'a Soothing Syrup, for children
teething. It soothes the child, softens the gums,
allays all pain, cures wind colic and diarrhoea.
nor that any other applicant will be
able to pass a higher examination than
the present Chief. His long experience in
the .department dates from 1S81, when he
entered the service. In the Intervening
time he has served In all the various
grades of the department, and is thor
oughly conversant with the details of his
work.
When told that according to .the best
reports he was placed on the retention
list. Chief Campbell said he hoped the
reports were true. Further than that he
had nothing to say. Outside of his ability
as a fireman. It is said, nothing counted
more with the Mayor and the board, than
his daring In conducting the fight against
the Standard Oil fire under adverse cir
cumstances, and In personally superin
tending the retreat of the engines and
hose companies from the burning bridges.
Referring to the length of time the pres
ent appointments made by the Mayor will
Meier Frank Company Meier Frank Company
Blankets and Comforters, best styles and weights in white or gray, low price on every pair Third Floor.
Great clearance sale bargains in Small Wares and Dress Linings Special reductions all through.
Store Open Tonight Until 9:30 Bargains in all departments.
uring the Clearance
Is a time for making new friendships as well as renewing the old. If there
are any who have never been in the store let them come now and see
how different it is from the other places of business. If there are any who
have ever been turned away from this store for one reason or another let
them come back and see how easy it is to right a wrong. The clearance
sale continues to attract as never before.
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Picture
In a very satisfactory manner Largest and
best line of moldings and prices 25 per cent
below regular value during the great annual
clearance sale.
Clearance prices on Brass and Iron Beds, Cots,
Blankets, Pillows, Mattresses, Comforters, etc., etc.
1 he most astonishing bargains ever offered in
the Northwest. Third Floor.
i ,
Boys Clothing
Boys' Clothing that stands hard knocks All
the good styles and materials Every suit great
ly reduced BoysJ all 2-piece Suits in all-wool
dark blue serge, black and blue cheviots and
undressed worsteds.
All $3.00 Values now $2.55
All $3.50 Values now $3.10
All $4.00 Values now $3.45
All $4.50 Values now S3.S5
All $6.00 Values now $4.95
. And so on up to $12.50.
Special line of boys' Knee Pants, ages 3 to 16
years, regular 60c values at the low A.C.s
price of, pair . . . . . . .'ffvw
Young men's Suits in single and double-breasted sacks, best
styles and materials, regular prices $7.50 to $ $ Si
$18.00, now $6.30 ,
Young men's worsted Pants in medium and dark
gray stripes, sizes 28 to 33, pair, $2.60 to,
All woolen Waists and Blouses at great reductions.
All our boys' high-class Novelty Suits at great reductions dur
ing the clearance sale. Second Floor.
' Underwear
Warm Underwear for women
when nights and mornings are as
cold as these, best styles, best
weights, vests, pants and union
suits, complete line of sizes.
$ .25 garments now ..$
$ .50 garments now . - $
$ .75 garments now. . . $
$1.00 Underwear $
$1.25 Underwear $1.09
$1.50 Underwear $1.32
$2.00 Underwear $1.69
$2.50 Underwear $2.09
$3.00 Underwear $2.67
$4.00 Underwear $3.57
Children's Underwear all at
special prices.
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Today we place on sale 500 dozen men's white Linen Col
lars manufacturers' seconds in good styles All sizes While
they last, 5c each, 50c dozen. Men's Linen Cuffs 10c pair
Men's Shirts and Neckwear at clearance prices Men's Ho
siery and Underwear greatly reduced.
i
Toilet Articles All Kinds
Note the big saving offered this month on all
kinds of toilet articles Decisive reductions all
along the line:
Tooth Brushes 4c, 8c, 13c, 17c, 29c each.
Nail Brushes, bone handles, 8c to 47c each.
Hair Brushes 12c, 21c, 33c up to $2.09 each.
Clothes Brushes 19c, 27c, 39c to $2.17 each.
Shaving Brushes 11c up to $1.00 each.
Handle Bath Brushes 19c up.
Whisk Brooms 4c to 75c each.
Pocket Mirrors, 15 different styles, 3c up.
Hanging Mirrors, Triplicate Mirrors, all sizes
and qualities from 17c up to $5.00.
Ebony Goods, Hair and Military Brushes,
Cloth and Hat Brushes, Mirrors, etc., below cost
Pocket Combs 4c to 50c.
Dressing Combs, all kinds, 4c up to $1 each.
Comb and Brush Trays Soap Boxes Puff Boxes Manicuring articles at
very low prices. "
Drug Sundries Everything at clearance prices All Jewelry and Fancy
Goods at big reductions.
Sterling Silver Novelties at very low prices.
V lis
'Round the Store
Men's Clothing was never so cheap in price
Thousands of Pictures at little cost.
Rare bargains in all fine Undermuslins.
Cloaks, Suits, Waists, Furs, etc., at clear
ance prices.
Great Bargains in Laces and Embroideries.
John S. Brown & Sons' fine Linens at low
prices.
All Waist and Outing Flannels marked down
Silverware, Cut Glass, Cutlery, at clear
ance prices.
Shoes for ladies, men and children at a big
saving.
"Gendron" Carriages- and GorCarts at
clearance sale prices.
"Perrin's" fine Kid Gloves AH styles and
sizes.
Great bargains in Silks, black and colored
dress fabrics.
Carpets at the very lowest prices.
Odd pairs Lace Curtains one-third off.
Special bargains in neck Ribbons.
Peninsular Stoves Reduced
A great sale of Trunks in all styles and sizes now in progress Elevators Third Floor.
Tempting values in all lines of Ladies' Neckwear Silk and Ostrich Feather Ruffs Novelty Neckwear.
1903 Wash Fabrics About 50 more pieces of the very newest styles and weaves at clearance sale prices today.
ome Sample Grocery Pricings
Portland's Model Food Store saves you many pennies as the months roll by These few prices illustrate well the
saving on every article in the grocery line 'Phone Private Exchange 4.
2-lb Sliced Pineapple ... 15c j Arbuckles' Coffee, pkg 12c 1-lb. can Royal Baking -I 1 gallon Garden Drips.. 75c
1 ih Tar Thinned Beef - 25c 1-lb Cream Baking- Pdr 35c Powder " 45c 100 lbs D. G. Sugar . .$4.85
? t il oZ Barataria Shrimps, 10c, 20c 3 cans small Oysters 25c 18 lbs. D. G. Sugar. .$1.00
1-lb Libby s Bacon...... c Smith's Kipp'd Herring 23c 3 cans Peacock Oysters ..15c 3 cans Iowa Corn 25c
6 cans Libby's dev'd Ham 25c 2 1-lb cans Blue River 2 packages Malta Vita 25c 3 cans Iowa Tomatoes. 2c
3 cans Poppy Cream 25c Oysters 25c 2 packages Grape Nuts .-25c 2 cans R& H Asparagus 45c
Eagle Milk can 15c 1 quart C. & B. Oil 65c Clear Lake String Beans, 2 bot. Snider's Catsup, 35c
2 packages' Gold Dust .35c 1 quart Cooper's Oil $1.15 can 15c 1 quart Hill's Olive Oil 90c
Lion Coffee, package 11c Blue Label Catsup, bot 20c Log Cabin Syrup, 25c to $1.25 1 package Fig-Prune 20c
Meier & Frank Company Meier & Frank Company Meier & Frank Company Meier &. Frank Company
last, A. L. Mills, who was chairman of
the Charter Board, said: "The appoint-
ments can only be temporary in their na- t
ture, I think. As I rememoer tne provi
sions of the charter. It Is stated, but per
haps not as clearly as It might have been,
that all appointments made In cases of
emergency should be for 30 days only.
But If the Clll Service Commission has
not prepared a list of ellgibles by that
time, the Mayor could of course renew the
appointments for 30 days more."
R. "W. Montague, another member of the
Charter Board, agreed with Mr. Mills.
''The appointments made by the Mayor
at this time will only fae good for 30 days," j
said he. "excepting those positions which j
are exempt from civil service rules. At
the end of that time they must all be
certified by the commission. Still," said I
Mr. Montague, "this will not make any '
large number of changes. In the first ;
place, the members of the Civil Service ,
Commission are themselves an appomiea
by the Mayor, and will not be likely to be
severe "In their treatment of men whom
the Mayor has already appointed to of
fice. And in the second place, the men
who now hold the positions will have a
considerable advantage over outside ap
plicants In an examination, because they
will have had some experience."
BROWNSVILLE WOOLEN
MILLS.
Snle of Men's Heavy-Welsht SnitH.'
The tailors didn't get them out In time,
30 they could be sold during the holiday
trade, and now they must be rushed out
away under regular price to make room
for Spring goods.
These arc the reasons the Brownsville
store are selling- the best suits they have
ever made at Just a little' above half
price. The patterns are the nicest and
style of cut the best and latest. A look
into the windows of the store, on Wash
ington street, between First and Second,
Water tor Pueblo Steel Works.
PUEBLO, Colo., Jan. 16. In view of last
VISITiNG
CARDS
W. Q. SMITH & CO.
WEDDING-
Washington Building
Over IItt's
year's drouth, the Colorado Fuel & Iron
Company has been purchasing water for
the Pueblo steel works. Practically all
the water rights along- St. Charles Creek
were bought up, and three great reser
voirs built, and-for some time engineers
have been laying out a big ditch and pipe
line from Fremont County to the steel
works, and today the purchase of water
rights covering 5000 acres of land was completed.
Hood's Sarsaparilla will purify your
blood,-expel all traces of disease and give
you strength.