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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (April 29, 1905)
iff MOIftJING OEEGONIAN, SATURDAY, APEIE 29, 1905. PRIM FOR ND URY District Attorney IsAbsent, but Investigation of City Af ; . fairs Goes On. RUMELIN IS UNDER FIRE Rumors Fly About His Activity in Regard to City Contracts How City Employes Contribute . to His Revenue. "While District Attorney John Manning was absent from, the city yesterday, this lact lias not stopped the Investigation that Is being made through his office of the charges against Councilman Kumelln and other alleged cases of graft. From all accounts, the District Attorney "will be loaded and primed when the grand ury Is called by Judge Frazer Monday. While there is little new in connection with the alleged Rumelln bribery case, Etorlca of the Councilman's connections 'with other bridge contracts and other deals are being passed from mouth to mouth. Yesterday the story was told of Rumelln's attempt to turn the Thurman street bridge contract over to C. W. Hod ison, when it had already been let to J. B. C JLockwood, the lowest bidder. There were several thousand dollars' difference In the amounts of the two bids, and In spite of the fact that the contract was let to the lowest bidder according to law, Bumelin is said to have made repeated attompts to have the low bidder's esti mate rejected and to have the contract awarded to Mr. Hodson. Bumelin, so the story Is told, had several interviews with City Engineer Elliott. One argument that Bumelin is said to nave made In behalf of Mr. Hodson. who was bidding for an Eastern Arm of contractors, was that the people that Mr. Hodson represented would put something like live tons more iron in the structure than Mr. Lockwod. Mr. Elliott, it Is understood, refused to listen to the protests that Bumelin was making and the contract was let to Mr. Lock wood. Successful as a Broker. If the charges of alleged bribery against Bumelin are proved, it will be said of him that as a grafter he was a failure. A failure in one lino of business, how ever, does not mean a failure all along the line, for if there is one business he has made a glorious success of, that is his 10 per cent brokerage business. A little more than three years ago the Bumelin-Ashley loan business was at a low ebb. It was done by Maegly & Tich ner. This was before C. E. Bumelin be came a Councilman. The Arm of. Bumelin & Ashley had formerly done the bulk of the 10 per ecent loaning business to both the city and county' employes, but had been almost driven out of the business by Maegly and Tlchner. The moment, however, that Bumelin became a city offi cial the borrowers came flocking back, and some people go so far as to say it was passed along the line that it was best that they did. Pay to19-$3S2S of the Fire Department, $5505 of the Street-Cleaning Department and $11S6 of the Police Department for March tell the story of Bumelln's colos sal business in lending money to the city employes. There are 158 members of the Fire Department and of -that number in March 73 men borrowed money from Bumelin. The receipts calling for the warrants for the salaries of these 73 men are attached to the pay roll. This is a problem for a student of economics. Think of 73 out of a total of 158 men, drawing on an average of 560 per month, paying to this city official 10 per cent for the money they have borrowed. This month 83 slips were turned In by Bumelin for collection. On the Police Department there are in the neighborhood of 107 men. Thirty of these pay tribute to Bumelin. The police men get 574.50 per month, 50 cents of which is deducted for the police and fire man's fund. The month of March was a quiet one In the loan business for Bume lin from the policemen. City Employes Pay Tribute. These are three city departments whose employes are piling up wealth for Bume lin. This, however, is only a drop In the cup. There is the City Engineer's Depart ment In one department four out of the nine men on the roll borrow from Bume lin. There are three men in charge of the pound; two of them are on Bumelln's list. There are eight janitors and elevator men; two borrow money. There is one building inspector. He is on the Bumelin list. Out of 24 employes in another branch of the City Engineer's office, four are Im provident and aro among Bumelln's cred itors. "Working among the sewers are six men; three of them are working for Bumelin. In the Health Department there are 17 men. Six of these cannot wait for payday. They contribute to Bumelin. The Water Board payroll shows 140 employes; 30 of them- hand over 10 per cent for the privilege of honoring Bumelin as their collector. These men average about 52.50 per day, yet they, month after month, contribute to Bumelin. These are not all of the city employes that are. month in and month out, in creasing Bumelln's bank account. The same firm does business with county em ployes, railroad men and employee of sev eral of the big department stores. Those payrolls that are laid away in the City Auditor's office are mute, but undoubtedly if they could talk they would tell a story of privation and self-denial. There has been no attempt to stop this practice of wide-open borrowing of the municipal em ployes by the officials. It is blinked at, and in reality the employes of the City Auditor become custodians of Bumelln's loan fund. It is Bumelin himself who does the collecting, although In justice to him it Is stated that It is Ashley's name that appears on the slips. FRANK SELEE GETS PARDON Trusty "Who Prevented Jailbrcak Re warded WIUi Freedom. Governor Chamberlain yesterday grant ed a pardon to Frank Selee, the 17-year-old lad who frustrated the attempt of prisoners to escape from the County Jail last Saturday night. Selee bravely stood the prisoners off at the point of a re volver. The pardon was issued at the request of Sheriff Word. Selee was sen tenced for stealing money and jewelry from, guests of the Hotel Scott. He has previously borne a good reputation, and has promised not again to give way to temptation. Starts for AVould-Be Patrolman. Just 160 men of Portland want to bo patrolmen on the police force, according to the applications on file with the City Civil Service Commission. An examina tion of the applicants will be held today at the athletic field of the Multnomah Club. Each one of the number will be asked to run 100 yards, while Chief Davia Campbell and Alexander Donaldson keep records of their tlmq. During $h-jer- aoon the applicants will be given a writ ten examination at the Ladd School. O. Lu McPherson, of the Civil Service Com mission, has been busy for several days preparing the papers for the examina tions, and now has them already for the would-be policemen. Heard in the Kotundas Harry L. Holgate, now at Klamath Falls, where he is connected with the legal department of the Government Be clamatlon Service, was a Portland visitor yesterday. Mr. Holgate explains the Klamath Lake situation a little differ ently from what has been given of late by many who havo come from that dis trict. He says that many people, drawn by the prospects of irrigation work there, are continually coming into the country looking for employment when there is little or none to give them. There is but little Government land in that section of the country unless It be what Is now covered by from eight to 15 feet of water. Tule Lake and Lower Klamath Lake, when they are drained and the beds have been uncovered and made fit for cultivation, win provide many acres of very rich Government land, but with these texceptlons and perhaps a few others, the land Is mostly owned by private individuals or companies. There is great opportunity for men with even a small amount of capital at this time, but there is little to encourage those who have no money to start with. From an irrigation standpoint the Klamath country is now In very good shape as irrigation Is assured whichever way the case pending in the Federal Court is decided. Even if the Govern ment is not able to enjoin the Klamath Canal Company from using tho waters of Upper Klamath Lake, still the failure will not necessitate the abandonment of the irrigation project. The Klamath project is better off than the Malheur scheme owing to the fact that in the first the Government has options on the land with tho exception of the holdings of the Klamath Canal Company, while in the latter district there are many com panies and corporations which cannot be, up to this time, induced to co-operate with the Government In Its work. John Wilson, of Edinburgh, Scotland, a director of the Oregon Mortgage Com pany, is at the Hotel Portland this week on his way home, after having spent sev eral weeks la Arizona, where he has ex tensive copper Interests. Mr. Wilson Is an ex-member of the House of Commons, and until recently, having retired, was one of the largest merchants in Scotland. He is one of the original stockholders of the Oregon Mortgage Company. "Ever since I first came to this country I havo had a sort of a desire to make my home In Oregon," remarked Mr. Wilson at tho Hotel Portland yesterday after noon. "Oregon is my favorite state," continued Mr. Wilson. "But I have been in Edinburgh all my life and It would be well-nigh Impossible to break away from the old surroundings. I was in Portland ten years ago, but I hardly knew the city, as it has made such a wonderful improvement. Tour streets are as clean as highways in Edinburgh, and that is a good deal for me to say. "So many of your American cities are barren, you might say. All you can see is a lot of enormous buildings and chim neys. But in Portland there are so many trees and such great quantities of foliage. From Portland Heights you see almost as much green as .houses. Portland Is a wonderful city. "Yes, the lower classes of the Irish aro dissatisfied with the present conditions," said Mr. Wilson, when questioned. "The English people, who have tried -their ut most to avoid trouble, have petted them too much and given them to many privi leges. For instance, in the United States when a tenant kicks on the way he Is being treated by the landowner, he is told to get out. But in Ireland if the tenant is not satisfied ho can present his objec tions to the land court and the landlord lias no right to put him out. Tho land court nearly always decides In favor of the tenant. Many of the farmers who rent are favored to such an extent that they neglect their land and crops. PERSONA! MENTION. B. Burns, of Walla Walla, is a guest at the Perkins. H. V. Gates, of Hillsboro, is regis tered at the Perkins Hotel. B. R. Hinton, a sheepman from Shan iko, is a guest at the Imperial. Mr. and Mrs. Sam H. Nlchold, of Olympia, are guests at the Imperial. B. F. Laughlin, a wheatman from The Dalles, is a guest at the Perkins. Mrs. Dr. Gelsondorfer is in Portland for a few days. She is at the Perkins. H. G. Van Dusen, Fish. Warden, who lives at Astoria, is a guest at the Im perial Hotel. KANSAS AND THE FAIR Governor Hoch Writes That Ho "Will Attend Exposition. While Kansas is not going to participate officially In the Lewis and Clark Exposi tion, owing to the failure of the Legisla ture to make a suitable appropriation, a largo delegation from Kansas is coming here, headed by Governor E. W. Hoch In person. This Information Is conveyed in a letter which the Governor has writ ten -to R. W. Travers. of this city. Mr. Travers became anxious at the failure of his former state to fall Into line, and wrote a letter to Kansas under the well known caption first written by William Allen White "What is tho Matter With Kansas?" ' Governor Hoch's answer is short and to the point. Here it is: "There is nothing the matter with Kan sas. Its hanks are bulging with money. Its people are happy, and everything is altogether lovely in the Sunflower State. "The Legislature failed to make an ap propriation for the Lewis and Clark Expo sition, which is to be regretted. Other wise the old state is all right, and many of its citizens wil visit the great Exposi tion this Summer, Including yours truly, "E. W. HOCH." BARGAINS AND VALUES Today From 8:30 A.M. to 9:30 P.M. Our jacket and suit department will Interest you today. New silk shirtwaist suits in brown, blue, green and castor. Today while they last at 510.45, 512.43, 513.50, $14.85 and 515.00. Exceptional values. Sunburst and 40 good skirts in all colors; sale price today, 55 and 55.45. Each skirt Is perfect worth. New silk taffeta petti coats In black, brown, green and navy, 54.45, 54.SS, 55 and upwards. New Panama cloth, tailored suits In plain and fancy weaves. High-grade garments; no two alike. All samples. On sale today at & sacrifice. New tan jackets for ladles and misses; sale price today, 55, 56.45, 57.50 and upward. Ladies new waists, heavily em broidered, on sale today; greatest values on earth. French kid gloves; special sale today, 63c, Too, 95c a pair; all colors; ex traordinary values. Big corset sale today; Warner's and Thomson's celebrated glove-fitting . corsets at reduced prices. Ladles, don't miss this sale. McAllen & McDonald. News comes from Hawaii: "That the volcano of Kilauea has become active again. Tho activity, like the outbreaks of the past, is in Halemaumau, the House of Fire, tho inner crater of the volcano. Great fountains of molten lava aro playing in the center, and cones are forming. Beduced first-class ticket to Honolulu, sailing of May 6. 5125, round trip. Full information 653 Market street, San, Fran Merchandise Purchased on Credit Today Will Go on May Account The Meier (& Frank Store Open Tonight Until 9:30 Men's Wear at Saturday Prices A great array of Saturday bargains in the Men's Furnishing Goods Store Seasonable furnishings Shirts, neckwear, belts, underwear, hosiery, etc., at exceptionally low prices and every Article of desirable style and quality The best Saturday bargain budget we have presented for many months Store Open Tonight Until 9:30 Men's Muslin Night Shirts, plain and trimmed styles, with Afg or without collar, all sizes; the best values evor offered at. .CC Men's fine Golf Shirts, imported Madras and Zephyrs, beautiful pat terns and colorings, attached cuffs; every Shirt $2.00 fl cq value; grand value today at this price - Our entire line of 25c Neckwear, Four-in-Hands, Bows, Midgets and String Ties ; all the prettiest patterns and colorings ; immense variety; choose today at, each Men's and Boys' Leather Belts, all colors, all sizes, newest buckles; regular 25c values, today at, each Men's light-weight Pongee Overshirts, this season's very best styles, in all sizes; grand value today at, each Men's Summer-weight natural wool Underwear, shirts and drawers, best $1.00 value, on sale today at Men's imported French Balbriggan Underwear, shirts and drawers, best styles, extra special value today at 19c 19c 83c 8?c 69c Boys' Jersey Sweaters, in blue, maroon and Oxford, striped necks; our best $1.50 values, tf on sale today at "Cluett"Shirts $1.50 Each 200 dozen new "duett" Shirts for your choosing to day; every jiew, pretty pat tern and color, coat or regular style; plain or plaited bosom; the greatest showing of new, nobby shirts Portland men have ever selected from, 'duett" shirts give satisfac tion. They are made right, feel right, sleeves right length, neckband feels right; comfort in them not to be found in any other make. Let us show you. "Monarch" Shirts $1 Ea. 350 dozen new "Monarch" Shirts, Portland's greatest dis play. We want more of your shirt business; that's our aim in providing such immense varieties, so there won't be any trouble in pleasing every taste. "Monarch" Shirts- need no introduction; you know their style, make and wearing qualities best $1.00 shirt America produces. We can supply your Summer needs In a most satisfactory way. Great Sale of Women's Neckwear Blind embroidered Swiss Cuff and Collar Sets, mir best f 50c values, on sale for today at this low price C Handsome white Lawn Yokes, trimmed in Val. lace and insertion, also tucked and faggoting effects; great special value... 24 Long Silk Windsor Ties, assorted colors and designs, best 50c values, on sale for today at this low price & Black Spangled Net Stocks, in a large variety of styles, r wonderful value at the low price of JV See demonstration in a Fifth-street window of the new game, "Tumble-in," very interesting; on sale Third Floor. Hosiery Sale Values Up to 75c Great odd lot of Women's fancy Hosiery, left over from the great sale of two weeks ago; fancy colors and patterns; good vari ety and all sizes; great Saturday bargain at the low q price, pair , C The Meier (2b Frank Store. Women's Trimmed Hats Phenomenal Values $1.98 Saturday sale of Dress Hats This season's prettiest styles Marvelous values Fancy braids and straws, black chiffon and jet. Turbans and sailors, six styles in black, navy, brown and cham pagneTrimmed with foliage, flowers, chiffon, etc. Paroxoline braid turbans, black ribbon hats. The-grandest millinery bargain of the season at this low price... $1.9S Saturday Specials in Drug Sundries "4711" Perfumes, all popular odors, ounce 23 Satin Skin Cream, skin food and beautifier X9? "La Premiera" pure white Castile Soap, bar 7J "Peterman's" destroyer of bedbugs and their eggs 12p Tarine Bags for "Winter furs, 2 sizes, each 39, 49 Fairy Soap, great value, dozen cakes 35 "Krecht" Toilet Paper, 1000-sheet rolls, each 7 Silk Waists at $3.95 Each Silk Waist Sale continues be cause we know this to be the best Silk Waist bargain in town today in style and value it has never been equaled for- the price. Taf feta Silks in plain colors and checks, tailored effects, black, tans, brown, navy, checks, side plaits, tucks and plaited ; all sizes ; Waists are all new, up-to-date styles and a bargain the most economical buyer will appreciate at this price Second Floor $3.95 Women's Knit Underwear Women's low-neck, no-sleeve Vests, with Val. lace trim- a mingr all sizes, 50c values T 1 C Imported Swiss ribbed Silk Vests, low-neck, no-sleeves, ao cream or pure white, $1.25 values "OC Women's fine ribbed high-neck, long-sleove, gauze lisle A.Re Vests, our best 65c values, for xOG Imported Swiss ribbed Vests, high-neck, long-sleeves, pure white, $1.00 values for Children's Summer Underwear at lowest prices. Men's Trouser Sole Second Floor Our entire high-grade stock of Men's Trous ers at greatly reduced prices for today; all this season's styles in fancy Worsteds, Tweeds and Cassimeres in the latest effects. Note the great reductions : $3.50 Trousers $3.10 Pair $4.00 Trousers $3.35 Pair $4.50 Trousers $3.85 Pair $5.00 Trousers $4. 1 5 Pair $6.00 Trousers $5. 10 Pair $6.50 Trousers $5.65 Pair Men's Suits $12.35 Men's strictly all-wool fancy Worsted, Tweed a'nd Cheviot Suits, new, up-to-date garments; the styles ancLgrades the ex- CIO 5 C elusive clothier asks $18 for, at. V 2 Mens fine quality single or double-breasted Blue Serge Suits, strictly all wool and fast color; equal to mer- CIA fiC chant tailoring; wonderful values at this price. . .4 Great Rubber Goods Specials Eagle Fountain Syringe, three hard-rubber pipes, 2- quart size ; great special value at this very low price 0-C Eagle Combination Fountain Syringe and Water Bottle, q 3-quart size; extra special value at this very low price. ,0C Fairy Fountain Syringe, red rubber cloth inserted, rein- o forced binding, 2-quart size; great bargain at 05C Express 3-quart Fountain Syringe, jirst quality white qq rubber, rapid-flow tubing; great value at this price JOC Columbian Water Bottle and Fountain Syringe, fully $n guaranteed, 3-quart size; great value at...' 0 1 Ilubber Plant Sprinklers, special, each 63, 69 Fountain Syringe Tubing, large and small, each 7, 12 Extra Fountain Syringe Tips and Combination Corks, special values at, each , 10 aud 15 Goodyear's All-Rubber Syringes, special, each... ..490 Eagle Hot Water Bottles, 2-quart size, each 59 Omega Bulb Syringe, continuous flow, each 39 Atomizers for medicinal or toilet purposes, each 33 Saturday Stationery Bargains Cream wove Envelopes, popular size, 10c value, $1.75 box g of 1000; great value at, package. . . . v OC Illuminated, hand-stamped, fine quality initial Station- r cry, extra special value at, box 1 Lewis and Clark "Envelopes, large size, package S Chambard Linen Paper, white, blue and gray; special g value today at this very low price. . , . . . OC Visiting Cards, all sizes, package of 50 ' 8 Dennison Lunch Sets, 12 napklins, 1 cloth, doilies, etc., j q fancy designs; special value at 1 C 25c Ribbons 15c 3000 yards of 4-Inch Taffeta and Satin Taffeta Ribbon of superior quality anl In a great variety of leading' shades, pink, light blue, red. reseda, brown, mode, blacK, -white and cream; regular 25c value today at this low e price, yard ., I jC 4p0reE24c POUND Meier & Frank's famous Mocha and Java Coffee, equal to the best 40c coffee sold at other stores. Buy all you want at, pound 24c 40c ORANGES 25c DOZ. For today our weekly offering- of oranges: great large, delicious fruit, of tho finest quality. Sale o c;2 price, dozen JC Fruit stands ask 40c a dozen. Boys' Clothing "Buster Brown" Suits in red. navy, brown and bluo. wool materials, ages 2 to to 6 years; our entire $5.03 line, on sale for $4.20 Boys all-wool, 2-picce double breasted Suits, in brown checks, plaids and mixtures, ages g.0 S to 16 years; $4 values.. .JU Boys' double-breasted Norfolk Suits, with plain or knlckerbocker trou sers, neat brown and gray mix tures, ages 8 to 14 years; a 0rt regular $5.00 values, for-..U Young men's alNwool cheviot and casslmere Suits, in light and dark brown and gray mixtures, ages 14 to 20 years; regular $8.50 C- ae values, on sale for 0.!0 Great Sale of Children's Garments We expect to please scores of young ladies and their mothers today The nattiest apparel the season has produced is being offered at greatly reduced prices Coats, wool and wash dresses and suits for misses and children of all ages are included $1 1.00 White Pique Dresses $7.55 Ea. Children's white P. K. Dresses, made in Eussian style, with yoke of fine embroidery and deep ruffle of same material over shoulders; ages 8 to 14 years; regular $11.00 values on sale for 7.55 $2.25, $2.50 Dresses for $1.89 Children's Dresses, made of fine wash matef-ials; Russian and fancy styles; all colors, including Scotch plaids; ages 1 to 4 years; large variety to select from; regular $2.25, $2.50 values, for 51.89 $5.00 Wash Dresses $3.85 Each Children's fine white French. Pique-Dresses; Eussian style, with sailor collar piped, in light blue and tan ; ages 4 to 12 years ; the prettiest styles we have shown this season; regular $5.00 values, for. .3.85 $3.00 Wash Dresses for $1.89 Children's "Wash Dresses, made in Chambrays and French Ginghams; sailor style, with shield of white Poplin with, emblem; white trim mings on collar to match ; ages 6 to 14 years ; regular tf aa $3.00 values, for $ O Children's Reefers and Suits Children's Eeefer Coats, made in blue aud brown Cheviots; box style, with sailor collar; braid trimmed; emblem on sleeve; ages 4 to 12 years; our best $9.00 values, on sale for v' Children's "Buster Brown" Suits, made of fine quality Serge, blouse style, with white linen collar and tie to match suit; plaited skirts; colors navy and brown; ages 6 to 16 years; $14.00 values for $10.25 $11.00 Silk Petticoats $5.95 200 handsome Taffeta Silk Skirts in all the leading shades, made fidl with accordion plaiting, ruffles and ruch; every Skirt in the lot regular $11.00 values; your choice today at 5.95 BLACK SILK PETTICOATS $3.85 100 Black Silk Petticoats with wide flounce, ruffles and two rows of ruching, well made; regular $6.00 Petticoat, on oc sale today at the exceptionally low price of p2QJ 300 Black Sateen Petticoats with three ruffles, well made, service able Underskirts, regular $1.50 value, on sale today at 69 WOMEN'S," MISSES', AND CHILDREN'S LOW SHOES Everybody wiliwear low shoes this summer Going to be the greatest oxford season in the history of the shoe business Weanticipated as much and pre pored accordingly We are of fering special inducements in women's, misses' and children's styles in order to start the buy ing early Women's low Shoos, vici kid OxforJs or Bluchers, patent leather Oxfords or Bluchers, tan vici kid Oxfords, all new lasts, all sizes and widths; shoes of equal grade cost you $3.00 a. pair at other stores; your choice, pair. 31.02 "Women's tan Blucher Oxfords, tan BUtcher Ribbon Ties, oxblood Blucher Ribbon ties, patent colt Blucher Ribbon Ties, plain or tip toe;- all sizes and widths; best $3.50 values on sale or, pair S2.42 Three-strap patent leather or vici kid Sandals for misses, children and In fants; all the newest and most desirable styles 5 to 8, $1.25 value, 84cj D to 11, $1.40 value, 04c; 12 to 2, $1.50 value, 51.04 One-strap vici kid Sandals, all sizes, all new goods u to S', pair, 74c; S to 11, pair, 84c; 12 to 2, pair, 84c Last Day of Towel Sale Hemmed union Huck Towels, sold reg ularly at 9c and 10c each; all you want at jC Hemmed union Huck Towels, best lsyc value, on sale at tho low price " of, each c5C Hemmed linen Crash Di3h Towels, 300 dozen of thorn; regular 12yc 0 values, each OC Hemstitched linen Huck Towels, CS inches long; our best 25c value, for this semi-annual sale, your n choice, each iyc Hemstitched linen Huck ToSvcls, size 22x40 inches; our best 35c grades, on sale at the low price of, each.... 28c Knotted fringed damask Towels, 3ize 20x41 inches; best 30c values, for the very low price of, each..5lC Bleached Turkish Bath Towels, 500 dozen, size 20x40 inches; val,ue ex traordinary at this low price, each. 12c Hemmed bleached Turkish Bath Towels, 200 dozen, big sizes; regular 60c value, wonderful bargain at, each 30c Knotted fringed damask Towels, 22x45; regular 40c value, on sale today Xor :..29C Webb's grass-bleached hemstitched Huck Towels, 20x38; 40c value for. 20c Screen Doors 87c Screen Doors,, complete with hinges, knob, hook, etc.; size 2&x6& feet; great special value for a few days at this low price oZC 18x34-inch Window Screens; . great value -at, each .....J9C 24x34-inch Window Screens; . great value at. each 4C 24x42-inch Window Screens; great value at, each ,&tC 3- quaix Ice Cream Freezers, eacn..81.S0 4- quart Ice Cream Freezers, each.. $2.23