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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 10, 1905)
0 THE 3IOHNING OHEGOXEi, THTJBSDAY, AUGUST 10, 105. LANECALLS BOARD HEALTH "Irregular Financiering" He Gives as Cause for Re- -moving Members. NEW BOARD IS NAMED Drs. PoW, 1 Glesy and Wilson Arc Appointed Retiring Officers Say Politics Influenced the Mayor. , The old Health Board Dr. Mae CarduMjll. Dr. TVlllItm Jones and Dr. James BelL The new Dr. Esther C. Pohl, Dr. A J. Glesy and Dr. George F. Wilson. About the first official act committed by Mayor Harry Lane when he reached his office yesterday morning, was to file with the City Auditor a lengthy quantity of reasons why the old Board of Health did not look good to him. In the next breath he appointed three reputable local physicians to take their places. The Mayor denies that he Is playing politics when he took a summary method of getting rid of the old Board, while those whose scalps are dangling at his belt are Just as certain that no oth er motives could have Inspired his ac tion. In a statement given out last night they say that the Mayor summoned them to his office In the City Hall ostensibly for the purpose of considering the ap pointment of a successor to Miss Lillian Tingle as market inspector, but In real ity to demand their resignations. Scon after the Health Board had assembled, all three members were colled into execu tive session in his private office, and their accounts all agree that upon enter ing he told them In a Jocular way that he wanted their scalps. Dr. Bell there upon picked up a waste basket and said, "I guess this will hold our heads," jr words to that effect, when the Mayor responded, "I mean it I want you all to resign." Dr. Mae Card well, seemingly endowed with a woman's natural intuition, was the first to realize that he was In earnest, and promptly asked him for his reasons. The Mayor t is alleged to have responded that the Board having come to him from the old administration, and inasmuch as he was anxious to surround himself with those In harmony with his policy, it was Incumbent upon him to request their res ignations, whereupon Dr. Cardwell is said to have promptly informed His Honor that she would not resign, and the male members, being desirous of displaying their gallantry, as promptly announced that they would remain loyal to the stand taken by the lady member. The Mayor thereupon told them that he would have to poll them, and proceeled to ask each one separately, commencing with Dr. Cardwell, if he or she would step down and out, and upon, receiving negative answers from ail hands, said to them, "Well, you may consider your selves dismissed." All were completely taken by surprise, bo they say, and without any precon certed action, they Informed the Mayor that their tenure of office under the char ter contemplated various terms of years, and that they were entitled to know the written reasons for his course In ousting them. He promised to enlighten them without delay, and yesterday morning he put the trinity of officials out of their political misery in this style: Mayor's Reasons. PORTLAND. Or., Aug. 7, 1903. Drs. Ma Cardwell, William Jones, James Bell, clty-Dear Doctors: In compliance with the provisions of the city charter I hereby notify you that your services ,as members of the City Board of Health will 'not be required after thU date. In furtner pursuance of the provisions of the charter, which requires that you be notified in writing in regard to the cause of your re moval, I have to say that at this time the board of which you arc a member has a pe tition before the City Council praying for the authority to pay out the sum of $1100 due various persons in and about this city In amounts varying from two or three dollars up to two hundred and odd dollars. This unfortunate state of affairs has been brought about by the fact that you have failed and neglected to require that requisi tions be obtained before the Indebtedness was Incurred, and hence have had no mich requl sltlona as required by law to attach to the voucher when claims were brought up for payment. In making up your claims for payment from the treasury of this city you have failed and neglected at all times to make out the proper vouchers showing for what purpose such moneys were expended. This neglect applied not only to the amount for which you are now praying for relief at the hands of the Coun cil, but so far ae I can learn to every bill for which you have ever drawn a warrant during the terms of your existence as a body. I do not believe or wish to say that one dol lar of the city's money has been expended wrongfully, but I do say that under the method of drawing moneys pursued by you there Is no way of telling whether It has been done rightfully or not, nor Is there any way of ever finding out. Such careless methods of handling the people's money can only have one result in the long run, and that not a. pleaant one for yourselves, no matter bow honorable or respectable you may be per sonally. In regard to this matter, then, as It now etands, you occupy the anomalous position of having a lot of claims, aggregating the sum of $1100, say, and of having the money to pay them with, and the authority to do so, yet owing to your own acts of neglect In proper ly certifying them in a businesslike manner, you are forced to appeal to the legislative brant of the city government for permission to do so. Personally I have every confidence In your honor and good Intent, but Uttla In your business methods and attention to de tails. Again, under your appointment as a law fully organized body you have had one of your most Important employes, one upon whom your work very vitally depends, cut off from the payroll by the City Council for the alleged reason of nonattentlon to duties, and so far as I can see the Council has not been unjust In Its action. In closing I wish to say that you were gives at opportunity to go out of offlc on your own volition, and I respectfully stated to you that such a course on your part would be appreciated by me. This you refused to do and have forced me to remove you, as la my right -under the organic law of this city. In all candor I wish to ay to you further l that there is nothing personal In my action toward you, but Inasmuch as I am responsible to the people of litis city for the management of such of Its affairs as come under my supervi sion, as this does, I must, as I have the right and is my duty, decline to assume such re sponsibility In regard to the management of Nhe Health Department If Its business affairs are to be conducted In the manner which has been the -custom In the past. Very respectfully, HARKT LANE. Mayor. Later in the day lie announced the ap pointment of Drs. Esther C. Pohl. A. J. Glesy and George F. Wilson a.s members of the Board of Health in place of those, deposed. Deep Indignation chorused In the breasts of those affected by the accusations of in- ' competency, and they, lost no time in making a flat denial of the charges that the business affairs of the board had been run in a slipshod manner. In an inter view upon the subject last night, Drs. Jones and Bell, two of the deposed mem bers, gave their version of the matter in the following language: Health Board's Defense. "A requisition is required before any article can be purchased. This requisition accompanies the bill when it comes be fore the board. It was not possible to carry out this Idea In strict accordance with the provisions of the regulations at the time we were reconstructing the garb age crematory, because of the fact that many articles were required as expedi tiously as possible In order to keep the men constantly employed. "This phase of the situation was rec ognized by Superintendent Robinson and also by the City Auditor, and they con ferred together on the matter and ar ranged that a blanket requisition should be prepared to cover such matters of emergency. "Had Mayor .Lane's suggestion "been fol lowed to the letter, it would have resulted in keeping many high-priced workmen Idle for hours at a time -waiting for arti cles of small value that could be quickly ordered by telephone direct. All those bills that are hold up as Irregular have never been presented to the Board of Health for approval or disapproval, but were held up by Auditor Devlin." Dr. Boll added that the present trouble arose in connection with the situation of affairs incident to the rebuilding of the garbage crematory. The operations of the plant were suspended on this account. he says, but the garbage kept accumu lating to such an extent that it became necessary to dispose of it in any way pos sible, and it devolved upon the manage ment to Incur extra expense for this pur pose. In some instances it was burled, while various other methods were resorted tp in order to meet the demand of the sit uation. "Watch the new board," said the doc tor, as a sort of parting salute, "and see how closely they observe the Mayor's ideas about requisitions for everything. It is simply a preposterous proposition, under certain circumstances, and the Mayor will have to get a new Board of Health every 2 hours If he is honest In his contention that politics Is not the con trolling motive in getting rid of us." Superintendent Robert Robinson, Jr., of the garbage crematory, vras equally as outspoken. While he says that his resig nation has not yet been demanded, it is evident that he expects to Join the ranks of the decapitated in very short order. Emergencies Had to Be 3Iet. "Relative to the bills that were sent to the City Hall," said he, "they should have been first sent to my father. Robert Rob inson, Sr.. who is superintendent of con struction, so they could be checked off and the proper requisitions granted ac cordingly, the idea being that tho bills should "bo corrected before asking for tho requisition. "Our understanding was that in emer gency cases we could purchase tho goods and get the requisition afterward. There were requisitions issued by tho Auditor's office for all the crematory bills that were sent In prior to the meeting of the Board of Health on August 1." HOW MUTES ARE EDUCATED Instructive Feature In Utah Building From Ogden School. Six children from the Utah State School for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind, at Ogden, who arrived in Portland Monday, save their first exercises in the Utah bulldingr at the Lewis and Clark Exposition yesterday. The chil dren are from 6 to 10 years of age. They will be at the Utah building for four weeks, giving dally exhibitions at 11 o'clock in the morning and at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Professor Frank M. Driggs. Huperlntendent of the school, brought the class to Port land with their teacher. Miss Frances Eddy. The exercises are conducted under the supervision of Professor 'L. A. Ostrien, director of the educational exhibit at the Utah building. The greater part of the exercises consist of demonstrations of the manner in which deaf and dumb pupils are ' taught to talk and inter pret tho actions, of a speaker. The pupils are beginners. They themselves are being taught to watch the lips of people talking, so that In time they can be able to understand persons whenthey are speaking. The children can tell when a person is walking near them in a building, although they may be out of sight. They foel the slight est vibration of the floor. They can also locate a piano when the Instru ment is sounded through vibration of the walls of the building. A large crowd was present at the demonstra tions yesterday. A STEAMBOAT RIDE. Up the Columbia Hirer to Cascade Locks and Hcturn. Steamer "Bailey Gatzert" leaves every morning at 8:S0 A. M., arrives back at 5:30 P. M. This Is the finest of all river trips. Round trip 51.50. Starts from Alder-street dock. Phone Main 914. GET -RIGHT TODAY. The way to do that Is to take your meals at tho Tavern, the handsomest anl most unique cafe and grill in the United States. The "wise ones all do that. Be one of them. A grand concert everv evenintr bv Thellhorn's orpnestriL Main entrarice on Sixth street, opposite J. no uregcxjian bunding. Lauies' annex at 209 Alder street. ALASKA EXCURSION. Sitka and Hcturn $00. Btearaer Cottage City. August 12, 24, Ekagway, Sitka and return. Steamer City of Seattle, August 15-26, Skagway. Last excursions of the season. Pacific Coast Steamship Company. 249 Washington street. Phone Main 229. IX) W EXCURSION RATES EAST. On August 24, 25, and September 16. 17, the Great Northern Railway will sell ex cursion tickets to Chicago and return. S7LE0; St. Louis and return. JS2.50; St. Paul. Minneapolis and Duluth and return. HO.00, tickets good for going passage for ten days; final return limit, SO days; good go ing via Great Northern Railway, return ing same or any direct route; stop-overs allowed going and returning. For tickets and additional information call on or address H. Dickson, C P. & T. A., Great Northern Railway. 122 Third street, Portland. SPECIAL EXCURSION" RATES. Very Low Xlaeir-Day Tickets East Offered by O. B, Jfc N. August 24. 23, September IS. 17, the O. R. X. sells SO-day special excursion tickets to Eastern points: stopovers sxant- ed going and returning. Particulars of C W. Stinger, city ticket agent O. R. & N. Co., Third ana Washington streets, Portland. DON'T USE POOR OIL. For use on sewing machines, bicycles and-U purposes requiring a fine lubricant tbe beJfc is cheapest in the end. Genuine Singer oil can only be obtained at Singer stores. Look for the red S. 354 Morrison sL, MA Washington st. 540 Williams ave.. Portland. Oreron. Maln SL. Oregon City. Or. Murine Eye Remedy cure eye: znikea ireaJc eye jrtrent- Soothe -ye pals; dot sixt. September Delineator on Sale, 15c Copy Agents for Bntterlck Patterns and Publications The Meier (8b Frank Store' Men's Aii-Wool Spits Half Price For today, tomorrow and Saturday we will offer a complete line of men's all-wool blue serge Suits in round cut and double-breasted sacks Regular, lean and stout sizes Suits of the best styles and splendidly tailored to be sold today at half their real value Blue Serge makes a desirable Suit for any season $10.00 Blue Serge Suits $5.00 $12.50 Blue Serge Suits $6.25 $15.00 Blue Serge Suits $7.50 MEN'S $25.00 SUITS $17.85 All our Stein-Bloch $25.00 Fancy Worsted Suits; this season's best style; finest materials; all sizes ; a rare bargain for three 1 7 A tjiii days at this low price. Special Book News Today Wood's Natural History, illustrated; $1.25 value 39 Souvenir Edition of Barbara Frietchie; special 50 The "Wopgrle-Bupr Book, by Frank Baum; special 60 The latest hits in clever books at right prices: A Woman's Confessional. 65 A Cj-nic's Meditations . 65 Tomfoolery, per copy 65 The Knocker .65(1 Woman and Her Wits . . 75 Hello Bill Toasts $1.25 Isn't -It So 95c Breath of the Gods, per copy $1.08 The Plum Tree Best selling book; per copy $1.08 $3.25 Net Curtains $2.15 Pair Special three-days' sale of Ruffled Net Curtains; best quality net; fine lace, insertion and edges; 45 inches wide by 3 yards long; every pair in the lot $3.25 value; your choice at (Pj 1 C the remarkably low price of, per pair tw 1 400 pairs of Ruffled Net Curtains; Cluny pattern; inserting and edges; 36 inches wide by 3 yards long; regular p yr $2.25 values on sale for, per pair 1 New Domestic Arabian Lace Curtains; magnificent KC showing, at prices ranging from, per pair, $3.25 toP v Jv New Madras; beautiful patterns; 30 to 50 inch; per ptr yard, 50c to J ct he only satisfactory Porch Shade on VlldOr the market Keeps out the sun and permits the air to circulate. All sizes; Porch Shades oto! $6.50 50 each less if you hang them yourself. The Meier & Frank Store's 8I?th Friday Surprise Sale 500 Summer Silk Waists $7.50 and $8.00 Values for $3.85 We are making our Friday Surprise Sale bargains the best to be found anywhere and judging by the response, Port land shoppers are very appreciative of our efforts For to morrow's 8 17th Friday Surprise Sale we will place on spe cial counters in the waist section, second floor, a great spe cial purchase of high-grade Tailor-Made Summer Silk Waists of taffeta and pongee silks, made with small tucks side pleats or embroidered fronts, black, green, brown, white, navy, tan, red, plum, black and white checks, invisi ble checks and plaids, narrow stripes, etc. All new, pretty styles, by far the best silk waist bargain we have invited you to share-in for along time They come from a, reliable manufacturer whose product we have been selling for fifteen years with J Q tT entire satisfaction Regular $7.50 and $8.00 values for tomorrow, each See big Fifth-street window display The Meier (8b Frank Store's 81?th Friday Surprise Sale $ 1 0 White Shirtwaist Suits at $4.45 For tomorrow's 8 1 7th Friday Surprise Sale a very unusual bar gain in women's white, lawn and linen Shirtwaist Suits All new, clean, fresh stock very best styles and unequaled value A great special purchase from a prominent New York manufacturer anx ious to clean up his Summer stock 240 of them, tucked or box- pleated and surplice effects; skirts pleated, kilt or flounce effects. Beautiful Summer suits, every one of them, splendidly made and perfect fitting All sizes in the lot You will appreciate more what exceptional values they are after seeing them in the big Fifth-street window Regular $9 end $ 10 values' d A A C Mail Orders-will receive careful attention Choice P TST J $22.50 Silk Suits $9.85 Special lot of Women's Silk Shirtwaist Suits in black, navy, mahogany, green and plum shades, checks and polka dots ; plain and fancy silks ; skirts full pleated; all are this season's styles; suits worth tfQ oc &LS.00 to 22.50: your choice at r.... '"J All our high-grade White Suits are marked at greatly reduced prices. Second Floor, 400 New $ 1 0 Walking Skirts $3.95 A Walking Skirt bargain no woman wants to miss New, up-to-date stylish starts at less than half their real value Plain and neat figured mohairs, granite cloths, Panama cloths, fancy worsteds in checks, plaids, stripes, blue, black, brown, green, light and dark checks and fancy mixtures, made kilt effect, 40 gores, big variety to select from. Skirts that are handsomeiv tailored and of the best materials Most of them are desirable for Fall and Winter wear A Walking Skirt bargain thatfor genuine value has never been equaled 1 Q f? in the city $10 Skirts, today your choice, each V Jr See Fifth-Street window display Many lines of Children's Ready-to-wear Apparel reduced to half our regular prices Second Floor AU Wash Goods Remnants on Sale Today at Half-Price Choose today from our entire stock of this season's Wash Goods Remnants at half regular prices Included will be found all lengths in white materials, sheer, heavy and me dium weight, ginghams, chambrays, percales, organdies Swiss, nainsook, calicoes, novelty wash materials, etc. All grades and all styles An exceptional bargain for to day only at half regular prices By Express, Women's White Canvas Oxfords in All Sizes Men's $3.00 Oxfords at $ 1 .95 Pair 1000 Pairs of Women's Ox fords, Johnson Bros', best $3 product at $1.95 a pair All new goods in regular or BIu- cher styles in tan Russia calf, brown, vici kid, patent colt, black vici kid, heavy and light soles, medium and low heels, ffl sizes and widths, shoes of style, comfort and durabil ity, a footwear bargain that will thoroughly pleased you Today and Tomorrow $3.00 values for only $1.95 Pair Drugs, Notions and Cutlery Specials Kodak Albums Burnt Leather Kodak Albums; handsomely burnt; carbon leaves; great values. 4x8 in., 35c values, each 29 ? 5x6 in., 45c values, each 39 6x8 in., 75c values, each 65 7x11 in., $1.35, values 51.10 10x12 in., $2.00 values $1;79 Complete stock of Cameras, Films, Plates, Paper, etc. etc. Printing and! developing done as it should be done Third: Floor. Patent Trouser Hanger; n something new. each 16C Imperial Fountain Pen Fill- ers; don't soil the hands.... 1 JC Spirit Gas Stoves; makes Its yt0 own gas; perfectly safe ...frtJC Eastman's line Toilet Soaps; assort ed odors; regular 16c and 20c values on sale today at, ' per box "C Glycerin Bouquet Transpar- , ent Toilet Soap 3 cakes for....OC Sapolin Floor Finish; pint cans on sale for OzfC Pure bristle Complexion 5A Brushes; special OC Real Tortoise Shell Hairpins; .Q assorted patterns lz?C Okayed Toilet Paper, In rolls; icr per dozen rolls JJC Knickerbocker Toilet Paper: larg est and best, roll or package.. 7c Fairy Soap It floats; buy all you "want at, per cake OC Artificial Palms Fan leaves, Areca Kentla and Palm Trees; big display at, each 2Sc to n.oo Iewls and Clark official Souvenir Spoons; every one has President Goode's signature; big variety, each to 9X50 CHILDRXN'S SHOE SPECIALS Misses' and Children's tan and black kid Oxfords and patent leath er Strap Slippers; all this season's styles. 5 to S, 75c, St to IX, S5c, 11 to 2, 9Kc Children's tan Lace Shoes, very best lasts; all sizes; 5 to S, 85c pair; to 11 86c pair; 11? to 2, l.W5 pair. Good shoes of style and dura bility. Misses' and Children's White Sea Island Lace and Button Shoes; all new goods, very best styles and ail ! sizes; best children's shoe bargains j in town. I S te 8, f 1) 9 to 11, f tae 12 ta 2, 1A Kid and Fabric Glove Specials "Valliers" famous Washable Suede Gloves in mode and gray only; the highest grade glove any woman wants; all sizes; reg ular $2.00 values on qi eg sale today per pair..P . " "Women s Biarritz light-weight Driving Gloves in tan; all sizes and grand value at 7Qr this low price; pair Odd lot of Silk -and Lisle Gloves in mode, gray, black and white; regular 50c values on sale at this special price, per pair . ...33? Indian Blankets SPECIAL $3.19 EACH All-wool Oregon Indian Blankets, 20 patterns, all of them this 'year's designs; suitable for steamer rugs', couch covers, robes, etc.; full size; special. . .$3.19 BLANKETS $2.6? PAIR. All-wool Oregon Gray Blankets; full 10-4 size; the quality most stores sell at $4.00 and $4.50 a pair; price today, pair... $2.67 COMFORTERS $1.19 EA. Silkoline Covered Comforters, white cotton filled, dark pat terns; the greatest comforter value ever offered for. .-31.19 Women's Neckwear Bargains Today Every item q worthy oneValues you will enthuse over "Washable Stocks in Scrim, Linen,Madras and Bolting Cloth ; trimmed in French knots, inser tion and piping; regular 35c and 50c values for, each r. White China Silk Collars without tabs embroid ered in Persian, green, lavender and light blue; roses and dotted designs; 35c values q on sale for I -71 Surah Silk Windsor Ties; 2-yard lengths, with Dresden ends; $1.25 values 75 Round Yokes with Stock Combined, made of tor chon lace, lawn bands and pleated; -JQ great special values at Just received new line of "Kaiser" Stocks of sheer lawn, eyelet embroidered. and black stitched, tailored effects, with narrow hem stitched turnovers; each, 35c to.... Hammocks, Croquet Sets Reduced 8-ball Croquet Sets, regular $1.65 value for, per set.... $1.39 6-ball Croquet Sets; regular $1.10 value for, per set S9d 4-ball Croquet Sets; regular $1.65 value for, per set $1.39 All our 85c Hammocks on sale for, each 69 ? All our $1.25 Hammocks on sale for, each 1.., 99i All our $2.25 Hammocks on sale for, each . S1.84 Hammock Stand, regular $6.00 value for, each . $4.75 Canvas Folding Porch Chairs, with back rest, $1;75 value. $1.26 Regular 50c Camp Chairs on sale for, each 39 1000 Camp Stools on sale at, each 26b New line of Automobiles for Boys; $3.50 to $25.00 Fiber Rugs and Fiber Carpets We call attention today to the new Fiber Rugs and Car pets, close woven, and durable, Fiber Rugs that will give thorough satisfaction Colors are fast, patterns beautiful, dainty and artistic; the best line of inexpensive floor cov erings on the market Fiber Carpet; big variety of pat terns; sewed, laid and lined for, per yard VIC 26x60 Fiber Rugs $1.65 Ea. 36x72 Fiber Rugs $2.25 Ea. 6x9 ft. Fiber Rugs $7.50 Ea. 7.6x10.6 Fiber Rugs $ 9.50 9x12 ft. Fiber Rugs $12.00 August Carpet Sale Continues $1.25 quality Windsor Brussels Car pets, Oriental and two-toned ef- ' fects; the best wearing carpet on ' the market; guaranteed to wear as good as any body Brussels; regu lar JL25 quality; sewed, laid and low price, per yard c q ! lined at the remarkably s UO j $1.15 quality Cordova Brussels, a splendid carpet tor parlors and ! dining-rooms; Oriental and two- toned effects with beautiful bor- ! dors to match; regular $l.lc ' grade; sewed, laid and lined oq, ; at. yard yoc 1 $1 BRUSSELS CARPETS 84c. J1.)0 quality Brussels Carpets; with or without borders; Oriental and floral designs; 20 patterns to choose from; excellent carpet for all-round wear; 51.00 grado; sewed, laid and lined for QA this low price, yard 04C 60c MELROSE IXGRAIX 40c Melrose Ingrain Carpets, 60c qual ity, 12 beautiful patterns; the best Inexpensive Ingrain on the market; sewed, laid and lined fcr this low price, per yard.. 40c Sole Agents Ostermoor Mattresses Sole agents for ,03termoo,, Patent Elastic Felt Mattresses. Better than hair and .cost about one-half All sizes Orders promptly filled. Iron Beds, Cots, Pillows, Springs, Blankets, Comforters, etc. I