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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 27, 1908)
T1TE MOKS1SG OKEGOXIAX. TUESDAY. OCTOBER 27. 1908, "GUSSWORDS'USED BY LIQUOR MEN Big Row at Meeting of Liquor License Committee of the Council. TWO LICENSES REVOKED Amendment to Women-ln-Saloons Ordinance Passed In to Council Without Recommendation. Fight In Prospect. WHAT THK "JOKKR" MEANS. If th irtndmnt to tbe cellars nrdin:uireis paused by the City Coun cil tomorrnw. as proposed by Coun cilman Ruh!iht. Councilman Cel lars declare the law may as well be repealed that eatfn house" mesns nothlna In particular, and that the reduction In number of feet of floor spare where liquor can be, red with meals from 4V) to Son will make. It possible for women to enter every saloon In the city. The fat of the. ordinance la un certain. Tomorrow the Council will n mi .nit th nronosed amendment rill be up for discussion. Great pub- lie Interest nss been arousea. ana delegation of prominent ministers rill be present to watch the pro ceedings. During a stormy session of the li quor license committee of the City Council yesterday afternoon a com mittee of prominent ministers sat quietly by and listened to what Is re garded as the most uproarious meeting this committee ever experienced. A feature of the heated debate was the open rupture between Councilman Driscoll and John Friedlinger, busi ness agent for the Retail Liquor Deal ers' Association, and Jacob Reisch. a member of the Board of Governors of the organization. Friedlinger and Reisch. in the verhal thrusts adminis tered by them used a generous supply of profanity, at the utterance of which the preachers cast significant glances at each other. Councilman Cottel, the chairman, made no effort to curb the row. which for a time threatened to end In a fight. After the tempest died down, the committee voted to continue citing sa loonkeepers for trial; recommended revocation of two saloon licenses; passed the alleged "Joker" amendment to the Cellars "women-in-saloons" or dinance to the Council without recom mendation and refused to arrant res taurant liquor licenses to several welr known downtown restaurants. Saloon Agents A.ail Driscoll. The fury of the representatives of the Retail Liquor Dealers' Association at Councilman Driscoll knew no bounds when he declared that the organiza tion opposes certain saloonkeepers for its own selfish interests and that the best men in the business will not Join the society. Business Agent Kriedlinger attacked Air. Driscoll witli all the vehemence at his command. Including profane and abusive expletives, after which Mr. Reisch. of the organization's board of governors, lambasted Mr. Driscoll and defied him 'to prove what he had said. Mr. Driscoll told the two men that they could not tell him anything about the business; that he knew why they favored certain persons and opposed others, and that he would not allow the Retail Liquor Dealers to dictate to him. While the two saloonmen and Coun cilman Driscoll were administering verbal lashes, their words were ban died about in a tone so loud that peo ple from all sections of the City Hall were attracted and the room was filled to suffocation in a few moments. Throughout Iie hot clash. Chairman Cottel did not attempt to restore order, neither did he suppress or endeavor to suppress Messrs. Friedlinger and Reisch. who were speaking without the privilege of the floor having been granted them. The ministers were Dr. William Hiram Voulkes. of the Kinst iYesbyterian "hurvh: Dr. E. S. Muckley. of the First Christian Church; Dr. K. Nelson Allen, of the Hawthorne-avenue Presbyterian Church, and Dr. J. V. M.Dousall. of the Mount Tabor Methodist Episcopal Oiurch. Although the committee repre senting the Retail IJquor Association occupied mui-h time on the floor In stat ing their position on all subject coming befure the Couneilmen during the meet ing, not one word was spoken by the ministerial delegation. Borden Thrown on Council. ' There was less debate over the pro posed amendment to the Cellars "women-t3n-ealoons" ordinance than any other fea ture of the session, principally because there is such a strong division of senti ment among the members of the liquor l".cense committee on this subject that It wan known no decision could easily be reached, and the whole section. In troduced by Councilman Rushlight, was "passed up" to the Council without rec ommendation. This is the matter which railed out the ministers. The delegation will be present at the Council session tomorrow to witnese the proceedings. Reducing the number of square feet .necessary for an '"open and public dining room."' and the injection of the words "eating house. ' are the two "jokers" Alleged by the opponents of the proposed 3inshliht amendment to be concealed in the new section sought to be added to the Cellars ordinance. The terms of the 1'ellarn law. now In effect, forbid women to enter saloons or restaurants where l.quor is served with meals, except where there are "open and public dining Tooms." having no obstructions, and Laving at least . square feet of floor pace. The real "Joker." however. Is declared to be the two words "eating house." Included In the proposed amend ment. Poible F.ffect of Amendment. Councilman tVUsrs declares that, if the Council adopts the amendment, carry ing the words "eating house." and reduc ing the required number of feet of floor epace from X to 9. it will permit of every saloon in the city installing an "eating hnuse," and In thie manner the result will be that women will again be permitted in every salmon In Portland, dir. Celiara declares that. If this should be done, "the law may as well be re pealed." "What Is an "eating houser " asked Councilman Cellars. "There ie) no ordi nance defining the term, but there Is an ordinance defining a restaurant. The latter must furnish three full meals every day and the other, for all that the law says, may mean any place where a sand whlch Is served once a day. or whenever it Is necessary, in order to permit of women being in an establishment from whioh they are now barred. The only changes tiiis ordinance needs now. as I view it, are two; one to make it read licensed restaurants.' and the other to exempt family liquor stores from Its pro visions." Councilman Rushlight says that the Cellars ordinance robs a woman of her personal liberty, and makes a distinction between her and her husband, brother or escort that Is unconstitutional. He says that, if a man takea a woman into certain places in Portland for the pur pose of buying a glass of beer or other liquor, the woman, according to the Cel lars ordinance, must eat a full meal in order to get liquor, while her escort can drink without ordering anything to eat. This, he contends, is un-American, and without Justification by law. Restaurant Licenses Denied. The liquor-license committee had be fore It seven applications for restau rant liquor licenses, included among the establishments being the Perkins Hotel Cafe, the Hofbrau, Richards', the Louvre and the Turn Halle, all places of prominence in t:ie downtown dis trict. City Attorney Kavanaugn has ruled that the Cellars ordinance makes It necessary for all establishments serving liquor with meals to have a license for it, but the members of the committee did not sign the applications In the required number, and unless they do so not later than tomorrow. City Auditor liarbur declares that the police will be obliged to see that no liquor is served with meals in any of the places named. The Couneilmen are divided as to the proper sum to be paid for these restaurant liquor licenses, some think ing it should be SSOO a year, and oth ers that It should remain at 1300 a year. If the Council does not act to morrow In this matter, patrons of these fashionable places will not be served with liquor at the tables in the dining-rooms, it is said. The committee voted to continue the policy of citing saloon-keepers to ap pear and show cause why their licenses should not be revoked. In cases where there has been a conviction In the Municipal Court. This system was at tacked by Councilman Driscoll. who said It is useless to do this, and that the rule was adopted simply because the Retail Liquor Dealers' Association wished It. in order to weed out of the business certain men who are not in the organization's good graces. This was the remark which caused the uproar at the outset. Two Licenses Revoked. After voting to continue the plan, the committee took testimony In the cases of B. Pugliese. of 361 North Sixteenth street, and J. P. Berg, 514 Savier street, and voted to revoke both licenses. Both saloon-keepers were fined in the Mu nicipal Court for violations of the ordi nances, and the committee found the charges sufficiently serious as to rec ommend that the Council revoke the licenses. Business Agent Friedlinger. speaking for the retail liquor dealers, declared himself in favor of an ordinance "cut ting out the free lunch In every saloon in Port'and." He declared this free lunch to be a disgrace, and a thing which should be abolished by law. No action was taken, but it Is thought something will be done later. Councilman Rushlight inquired about the West Coast Oyster House, on Sev enth near Alder street. He said he un derstood that Ed Johnson, whose li cense was revoked several months ago. is still In charge of that place, al though It was agreed by him that he would turn the business over to a new proprietor. Ed Kennedy. Mr. Rushlight said he had been told that this place needs a rigid investigation, nothing was done. W. B. CHASE PASSES AWAY l'ormrr City Engineer of Portland Succumbs to Paralytic Stroke. As the result of a stroke of paralysis received at McMinnvllle, last Febru ary, William B. Chase. ex-City Engi neer of Portland, died at an early hour yesterday morning at Good Samaritan Hospital. Since he suffered the par lytlc stroke he has been confined to the hospital. Mr. Chase was born in Ohio 63 years The Late W. B. Chase. ago. He came to Oregon when a young man and married Miss Georgia Barker in 1SS4. He was the engineer in charge of building the Burnslde-street bridge, and was City Engineer under Mayors Mason. Storey and Rowe. It was while engaged at his profession at McMinn vllle last February that he was strick en. He was a member of Centenary Methodist Church for years. His wife died 14 years ago and the deceased is survived by two daughters. Miss Marlon Chase, a trained nurse at Good Samaritan Hospital, and Miss Jessie Chase, who lives at Cliffs. Wash. Miss Marlon Chase was with her father constantly during his illness. He Is also survived by a brother, who re sides at Oakland. Cal., and a sister at San Francisco. CaL Institute at McMinnvllle. MWUXNVILLE. Or.. Oct. 2& Special.) The annual County Teachers' Institute will be held in this city beginning Wednesday of this week and ending with the school officers' meeting on Saturday. Among lecturers who are expected to be present are Superintendent of Public In struction J. H. Ackerman. E. D. Ressler. president of Monmouth Normal School; Miss Cornelia Marvin, of the Oregon IJbrary Commission; J. M. Powers. City Superintendent of Salem Schools, and W. R. Rutherford, of Tillamook schools. We make the best suit In the city to order for let us prove It. I nlque Tailoring company, 309 Stark, between Fifth and SUth. r- V--7 - r ' . v: ff- ; . s . . BOARD OF TRADE OFFICIALS RESIGN President Townsend and Sec retary Muller Suddenly Quit Organization. WILL ASSIGN NO REASON Action of Merchant' Kxchange in Providing Sample Tables and Giving Information Thought to Be Cause Board Criticised. Annoyed because the Merchants' Ex change intends to provide grain sample tables and furnish more complete infor mation to grain men than the Board of Trade, two officials of this organization. President T. S. Townsend and Secretary Fred Muller, handed In their resigna tions yesterday to Vice-President A. B. Stelnbach with the request that they take effect immediately. Neither will dis cuss the causes for the act but It is generally understood the officials are angered because of the competition of the Merchants' Exchange. Since the reorganization of the Board of Trade the first of the present year. Its grain sample exchange has been its chief activity. After considerable argu ment at the time, it was decided to deal in grain options and this has lost it the support of a part of the grain dealers. It is said the management of the ex change has not been an entire success and that the trouble culminated yester day when the active management of the Board of Trade decided to give up its efforts to carry on an option-dealing grain exchange. By the officials who have resigned, the Merchants' Exchange Is blamed for their action. Directors to Meet Today. "I can stand any kind of competition," declared .Secretary IMuller yesterday, who was In anything but a calm frame of mind, "and have been In the exchange business for many years. I welcome competition. But this sort of competi tion is altogether something I will not stand." ' Mr. Muller would not explain to whom he referred, nor would he make clear his reasons for resigning, declaring that until the board of directors has had a chance to act upon his resignation, he would not discuss it. A meeting will be held either this afternoon or tonight by the directors to act upon the resignations. Grain men declare that ine Board of Tnatfe exchange, by reason of its dealing in options, did not wholly meet the re quirements of the grain dealers in Port land. They say that they have been getting grain information from the Mer chants' Exchange, which is owned and operated by E. W. Wright, an authority on grain matters and shipping, for many years. The Merchants' Exchange pro poses to move into new quarters In the Board of Trade building soon, where ad ditional facilities will be provided for grain men. It was this knowledge, it Is understood, that caused the resignations of the Board of Trae officials yesterday. Wright Tells or Exchange's Work. "I hardly see why the Merchants' Ex change should be drugged Into the ap parent internal dissensions of the Board of Trade," said E. W. Wright, who for the past 12 years has managed tne ex change. "No one connected with the Ex change has ever in any manner Inter fered with the Board of Trade, and tne Exchange will gain nothing by the Board's disruption. The announcement that members of the Merchants' Ex change would be afforded facilities for a sample market as soon as the Exchange moved into its new quarters, was made in accordance with the request of mem bers who have supported the Exchange for many years some of them for a quarter of a century. "As a matter of fact, the Exchange, nearly 20 years ago, established a sample market in connection with its marine service, but was obliged to abandon It, because the business had not at that time reached proportions that warranted it. The Merchants' Exchange has always been run in the interests of the grain and shipping trade, from which It drew its support. It will continue on the same lines. There is undoubtedly a field here for a produce exchange, where the rapid ly increasing butter and egg trade can be handled but the grain business of the port is too big to be mixed up with other features in no way connected with it." Options Said to Have Xo Place. Theodore B. Wilcox, president of the Portland Flouring Mills Company, in dis cussing the matter, said: "The Merchants' Exchange is willing to establish a cash market, for which there is a field here. The Board of Trade Exchange deals In options, to- which I am opposed and have been ever since it started. I cannot support an Institution which fosters gambling In the grain trade, and I do not think there is & field for that sort of thing here." Another prominent grain man, who did not wish his name used. Bald: "There are too many bodies here to handle the grain business. I suppose there has not been a demand for what the Board of Trade has provided. The Chamber of Commerce handles groin samples, the Board of Trade has a grain exchange and the Merchants' Exchange supplies grain news and shipping Intelligence. We have been using the latter firm for a Uong time and saw no reason to make a .luincrA w-ben the Board of Trade Ex change was opened. But we Joined and sent one of our men down there. The option business did not seem to go and from our experience, we did not get much out of it." -V. J. Burns, resident partner of Bal four. Guthrie & Co., gave it as his opinion that the service supplied by the Merchants' Exchange was of more value to grain men than that furnished by the Board of Trade's option-dealing ex change. QUESTION GOES ON BALLOT Mount Scott District to Have Oppor tunity to Vote on Annexation. Residents of the Mount Scott district will probably have an opportunity of vot ing on the annexation question at the coming election. County Clerk Fields said last night that he will this morning order the ballots printed. Earlier yesterday Mr. Fields said that he would withdraw from the Supreme Court at once the appeal of the case in volving the balloting question If those opposed to annexation did not come for ward with a bond to indemnify him against loss. The bond was furnished yesterday afternoon, but counsel failed to obtain an assurance from the Supreme Court that a decision would be banded down before November S. Thus It Is probable that the question of legality will have to be fought out after election. It is the contention of those who wish to defeat the annexation that the No vember election Is not a general election, hence the question cannot be submitted to the voters. As Mr. Fields has no per sonal Interest In the case, he felt that he should not be called upon to bear either court costs or attorneys' fees. TYPHOID IN BAD WATER Every Case Comes From This Cause, Says Dr. Tenney. Members of the State Board of Health met with the people of Rose burg Saturday night in a public meet ing held in Elks' Hall in that city. The meeting was presided over by Dr. E. V. Hoover, County Health Officer, and Judge Hamilton delivered an address of welcome to the visiting doctors. Dr. Andrew C. Smith, of Portland, was present at the opening of the meeting and was to have read a paper, but was called, home on account of a death in his family. Papers were read by Dr. E. A. Pearce, of Portland, on "Tuberculos'is." and by Dr. R. C. Tenney. on "Good Water, and Sewage Disposal." It is the Intention of the state board to meet with citi zens of communities in different parts of the state for the purpose of dissem inating information regarding the duty of laymen In assisting physicians in their work of preventing disease. At Roseburg the board met in con nection with the good roads meeting held Friday and Saturday. Attorney General Crawford, who was In attend ance at the good roads convention, making a short address at the night meeting. Dr. Yenney, in his paper, said that the endeavor of the State Board of Health is to have such conditions prevail as will lead to the greatest health and consequent happiness of the people - of the state. Some of the points In his paper follow: "With the board we have in each county a healrh officer, 'numerous In spectors, the whole medical profession, a great many societies and practically all the live, energetic citizens, both men and women, working shoulder to shoulder as best they know how to aid the various health officers in secur ing those conditions so essential to the material progress of the state. "It goes without saying that no in dividual or community can be healthy without good water, and in abundance. It is also Just as true that no indi vidual or community can be healthy without a proper disposal of the products of bodily waste, and It is an established fact that the contamination of water comes chiefly through its pollution with the products of body waste. The problem, then, is to create such conditions as shall prevent abso lutely the pollution of water, and this can be solved In only two ways com plete prevention of such waste entering sources of water supplies or destroying the products of body waste by some artificial means so that these products can be disposed of without danger. "Our streams, springs and wells were originally pure, wholesome and free from disease-bearing products. It has only been through the presence of man and the carelessness of man that they have become contaminated. Man, in stead of preserving the original purity of the streams as the source of the most widely distributed and universal food product in existence, which -they are, has converted them Into filthy sewers, filled them with disease-producing agents, and has created for him self by his own acts a never-ending source of worry, expense and sickness. Where direct contamination of a live stream is too difficult, he manages to Indirectly pollute his water supply through soil contamination from closet or cesspool. "Impure water causes, as a rule, gastro-lntestlnaf diseases. However, the most important of these, the dis ease that ranks beyond pneumonia and diphtheria, so far as mortality Is con cerned, is typhoid fever. This is in nearly all Instances a water-borne dis ease and is rarely contracted through other avenues. In all cases typhoid fever arises from a pre-existing case, and the infection from the pre-existing case comes from bowel and urinary excretions.. When a case of typhoid fever arises you may say, without fear of contraditlon, in practically every Instance the affilctcd person had been drinking water contaminated by a previous patient. " , "Our statistics show 360 cases of typhoid fever as the probable total for the present year, there having been 261 cases reported since the first of the year. On the basis that each of these Is incapacitated for two months, his medical care, nurse, etc., would cost easily J3 a day, or $180: he will lose. reasonably stated. S380 in wages, or a ROYAL PUMPKIN PIES The best of Halloween is that it brings us round to pumpkin-pie time again. And the most delicious pumpkin pie in all the world is that made famous by the Boyal Ba kery chef. Great yellow pump kins, rich milk, fresh eggs, sugar and spices and all the other good things, including the crisp crust, are preparing for pie time this week. Order in advance for your Halloween parties. HALLOWEEN PIES ROYAL BAKERY & CONFECTIONERY, Inc. "The Great Portland Bakery That Always Invites Inspection" Either of The Royal Branches 268 Morrison St. and 360 Washington St. DIAMOND INSURANCE I insure your diamonds against flaws and imper fections if you buy them from me. It is the best insurance you can carry on dia monds the absolute cer tainty that they are per fectly cut, true in color and free from flaws. I "select all of my dia monds myself not a stone in my stock that I have not examined thor oughly, to guard against flaws, discolorations and imperfect cutting. I put the value on a diamond from its actual individual worth, and not by is weight. I sell diamonds to those who are satisfied with nothing short of the best people who would not own a stone that they be lieved to be imperfect. My experience in Port land and my knowledge gained from hard, ear nest study of diamonds, have given me a standing as a diamond expert that diamond-buyers respect. I offer you my services in the selection of a dia mond, and my stock of gems from which you can select a stone that I in sure against imperfection I am always pleased to show my stock of dia monds to those who are interested. & Iailonson CJeweler and vSiIveramittv Z34 Wa-stviAgton. Jtreev total loss of $460. This amount multi plied by 360 patients results in a total of $100,000. This is quite a sum to pay 'or the scourge of a preventable dis ease; for a disease the prevention of which the securing of good water and good sewage disposal In Itself tends to one of our greatest economic assets. Money Invested In good water pro duces a larger return to the people than when invested in any other way." Dies at Age of 89. ALBANY, Or., Oct. 26. (Special.) O. W. Pwetherer, who died yesterday at .his home near this city, was buried today at the North Palestine cemetery in Benton County. He was 89 years old and had lived in Oregon for the past 34 years, residing In Polk and Ben ton Counties. For the past eight years he lived at the home of his daughter, Mrs. M. Bailey, at North Palestine, near this city. Died In Sacramento. Frank Walsh, of Milwaukee, Or., died in Sacramento Sunday, October 18, where he went with his family some SEAT SALE -;: - EMILIO DE GOGORZA, Baritone Heilig Theater, Thursday Evening, Oct. 29 Emilio de Gorgoza is one of the best-known baritones in America. His well-trained voice and artistic interpretations are quite familiar to concert-goers, and he sings a remarkable variety of music with admir able skill and unimpeachable good taste. . Mr. de Gogorza makes records exclusively for the Victor. You will find these records displayed in our Morrison-street window. SHERMAN, CLAY & CO. Opposite Postofflee. HEADQUARTERS VICTOR MACHINES, RECORDS AND SUPPLIES. i Michaels-Stern fY I Clothes M:: jl v- without style. Nobody es: because their styling is as much part of them as their .fabric and custom tailoring. You see it in the graceful lines, the way they are draped and how they hang; Priced within reason. the stasam't tuwst moiett shtmta de on zale tn-your Citf. If not, we'll tell you where to obtain them end wiU also forward yon one of our handsome Portfolios of styles if you'll send us your local dealer's name. Sn time ago. He is survived by his wife, three children, a mother, four brothers and two sisters. He was born in New York in 1872, and came to Oregon in 1877. At the outbreak of the Spanish- does: because their f 1 OPENS TODAY ' -V.A -: $ American War, he Joined the Second Oregon Volunteers, and while at the Presidio, at San Francisco,, contracted scarlet fever, from which he never fully recovered. TWO FOR tWO BITS Price is not the first consid eration, but it's an important one, just the same. You couldn't buy the kind of ma terials we use and construct pies as rich as ours at this price to save your life. We can do it for you becJruse we buy in large quantities at first band. We're proud of our pure, wholesome bakery prod ucts and it's a matter of es pecial house pride to give you the richest, deepest, most deli cious pie for the lowest price. ...Jfc , . v.. . . s ,y ... . 'NBt.
