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THE MORNING OREGOXIAX, SATURDAY, JANT7AKT 2, 1909. LADIES' AND MISSES' COATS MAN TAILORED HALF PRICE LADIES' AND MISSES' $15 COATS Now. . .$7.50 LADIES' AND MISSES' $20 COATS Now. .$10.00 LADIES' SWEATERS LADIES' $8.50 SWEATERS $5.65 LADIES' $6.00 SWEATERS $3.95 LADIES' $5.00 SWEATERS ... ?3-35 LADIES' $3.50 SWEATERS ?3-45 BOYS' WOOL SWEATERS BOYS' $1.50 SWEATERS Now 89 BOYS' $1.00 SWEATERS Now 59 LADIES' DENT'S GLOVES $1-15 ROCKS AHEAD FOR lE'S Filling of Offices by Personal Friends Has Resulted Disastrously. MEAD LEARNED BETTER IViund It XwesMiry to Select Men Especially Adapted to Work la the Several Icpurtments Mc- Brltlc'8 Friends Turned. BT J H. BROWN. OLTMPIA. Wash.. Jan. 1. (SpcciaL) Assuming that Govrrnor-clcct Cojf grove whs correctly quoted in published statements that he purposed filling all state positions at his command with personal friends, the next LegislMure will have to decide whether it. will approve this policy or whether 'It will indorse the recommendations to be marie by Governor Mead that the state institutions be placed under civil serv ice. Admittedly civil service in practical operation has to a large extent resulted chiefly in retaining incompetents in office, but it may be Guvernor Mead may evolve a plan wlilc'j would elimi nate that bad feature and retain all the good features of t.he plan. There is no question that those per sons in charge of the wards of the state, the Insane, the deaf, the blind, the feeble-minded and the old soldiers, and for that mattr also the incorrigi ble! and the criminals, should be se lected, not from political pull, but for special ability and training in the lines of the work. Their tenure should not be Insecure, subject to political changes and an additional provision should be made for promotions through merit. State. Salaries Not Large. To begin with, the hundreds of state positions In the different institutions' are none of them sinecures. There is a, popular delusion that state positions carry extravagant salaries and require little work. The facts are that aside from a limited fpw higher offices In each Institution, the average salary jiaid by the state to institution em ployes is less than ISO a month, an J few. If any, of the positions would be acceptable to any but those who have special Inclination for that class of T-ork. As a matter of fact, probably 50 per cent of the employes of the state in stitutions today are strictly speaking not residents of Washington. They came to this state seeking employment and have had experience in other state Institutions, or hospitals. Anybody of any ability who has lived In Washing ton, for more than a year has learned that he can get lots better pay for his work outside of the state's employ. Should Cosgrove try to put his friends into state institutions, he will make a great mistake. In the first place. If the appointees are selected from political pull rather than fitness, the result will be disastrous to the un fortunate victims. the wards of the state. Political Favor Disastrous. Experience has also shown that such a policy Is disastrous to the political fortune of the executive. licBride tried It and Instead of building up a political machine that would help him. It Is a known fact that a large number of the employes contributed to a purse COSE 01 PLAN to be used in the campaign of the. Dem ocratic candidate for Governor. Mead tried It when he was new in offlca and paid some political debts and In the last campaign aside from a few of the higher officers the employes, none of them, made special efforts on Mead's be half and many of them worked for the success of rival candidates. Mead learned very quickly politics would not do In state institutions, and It is a rather. peculiar fact that two of the men who had served under Governor McBride, who were dis charged by Mead early In his term, wero later brought back by the present exec utive and given better positions than they formerly occupied. These were S. C. Woodruff, whom Mead discharged as steward of the FVrt Steilacoom asylum and later brourfit back to make him su perlntendent of the State Institution for Feeble Minded at Medical Lake, and C. C. Asplnwall. omrmer bookkeeper of the Board of Co.ttrol. who after a brie, ab sence returfied to become secretary to that board. Fitness Tiest Requisite for Office. These, men returned to the state em ploy because they were sought for their peculiar fitness for the positions. State ments to the contrary notwithstanding Govc.Tinr Mead has honestly endeavored to make fitness and ability rather than political prestige the determining fac tor in his selection for the state Insti tutions. This is evidenced In p.any ways. For Instance, just today it was learned that Thomas P. Clarke. Superintendent of the State School for Deaf and Blind at Vancouver. Is a Democrat. The question of his politics has never been considered. When his appointment was made the Board of Control went Into Oregon, where he was making a reputation In that lino of work, and induced him to accept the place because he was considered the best man available for the work. Some time ago when F. S. Thompson was appointed superintendent of the State Training School at Chehalis. the Governor announced the appointment at his office. I at once asked concerning Thompson. Ms politics and qualifications. The Govern or and members of the Board of Control were able to furnish me with complete information as to Mr. Thompson's abil ity and record as an educator and his in dorsements for the position, but knew nothing as to his politics and I had to telephone to Mr. Thompson for that in formation at Chehalis. Kducatlon. training and fitness are the requisites for appointments today In In stitutions. Politics plays a minor part, and it certainly would be well for the state If these conditions could be continued, but they cannot be continued unless some form of civil service is adopt ed, and at the same time there Is that old. old dancer that unless the rules nre carefully drawn, incompetent persons may got through the examination and land in berths from which it will be almost Im possible to dislodge them, and the other fault of civil service, that it to a large extent we;tkens the power and effective ness of the administrative department. In its management of the institutions. JAP SLAYS COUNTRYMAN Fatal Kncounter on Board Iyo Mara on Seattle Waterfront. SEATTLE. Jan. 1. (Special.) Toio rohi Aoki. a Japanese fireman on the steamer Iyo Maru, of the Nippon Tusen Kalsha line, was stabbed to death by Sinsaku Ito, an oiler in the forecastle of the steamship at the Great Northern docks. Smith's Cove, this afternoon. In the fight which resulted in the murder Ito was struck several times in the face and is cut above the right eye. Ito, the man who stabbed Aoki, Is held a prisoner at the City Jail. He was taken there today by Patrol men M. R. Hubbard and Frank Keefe, who had been sent out to the steamer immediately upon the receipt of the news of the cutting affray at police headquarters. Ito admits that he stabbed Aoki. but declares he did so only in self-defense, and used Aoki's knife to do the work. Aoki droped to the deck and died with in a few seconds. Those who witnessed the fatal fight rushed out to the fore castle, and the news of the knifing affray soon spread.. The dock officers were notified and through them the police. MEN'S SUITS AND RAINCOATS Divided into Three Lots. ALL REDUCED LOT ONE MEN'S SUITS AND RAINCOATS 61C $20 and $25 regular Now. ? LOT TWO MEN'S SUITS AND RAINCOATS O f $30 and $35 regular Now .PV LOT THREE MEN'S SUITS AND RAIN- $Qf COATS $40 to $50 regular Now ... .... ?JKJ MEN'S FANCY VESTS HALF PRICE . MEN'S $15 VESTS Now .$7.50 MEN'S $10 VESTS Now. : $5.00 MEN'S $7.50 VESTS Now. $3.75 MEN'S $5.00 VESTS Now ., . . . .$2.50 MEN'S $3.00 VESTS Now .$1-50 MEN'S $8.00 OPERA HATS Now $4.00 MEN'S $10.00 SILK HATS Now. . ....... . . . ..... ....... . ,$5.00 No Exaggerations IS SCATTERED Police Foil Attempt to Storm Seattle Jail. RIOTOUS NEW YEAR'S MORN Kevelers Resent Arrest or Peaco Dis turber and Surge About Jail Door, Demanding Re lease of Prisoner. SEAT-TLB, Wash.. Jan. l.-(SpeciaL) Following the arrest of Thomas Patter son, on Washington street, at 2:30 o'clock this morning, a mob of more than a thou sand men and boys stormed' the City Jail, calling for the release of the pris oner. It was only by using every reserve officer at headquarters, Including the force of clerks and detectives on duty, that Captain D. F. Willard. the officer In charge, cleared the steps of the police station and scattered the rioters from in front of the City Jail. It was with or ders to disperse the mob without force if possible, but to use every necessary force if required. that the policemen, led by Captain Willard, charged the crowd that was at the time surging up the steps at police headquarters. . The members of the mob fell before the show of force and a few blows from fists and the use of a little sole leather judiciously administered served to dis perse all but a few of the rioters. The others were given a litle shaking up by the reserve patrolmen and then sent on their way with the others of the crowd. Merrymakers Abuse Leniency. The police in charge of the business section of the city New Year's eve and this morning were acting under Instruc tions to make as few arrests as possible. They did not have orders to tolerate any fights or genuine disturbances, but leni ency was to be used by them wljprever It could -be. On Washington street, the haunts of the working class, the orders to show leniency were taken advantage of. There were many fights and cases of disorderly conduct there that ordina rily, tho officers say, would have re suited in arrests. Policemen separated fighters, sent disorderly drunkards on their way. but In every instance where police found it necessary to interfere there were cries of 'Mob the coppers!" "Kill the police!" and utterances of that sort. Beer Bottle Hurled at Officer. Sergeant William Kent, with Patrol men Gay and Foleick, found it neces- ary to arrest Thomas Peterson, a la borer, as one of the men who had been making the utterances against the of ficers and making remarks that tended to incite a riot. Sergeant Kent had Peterson under arrest and was start ing to walk with him to police head quarters when someone In the crowd that gathered following Petersons ar rest threw a beer bottle, which struck Ivent on the shoulder. Other missiles were thrown, but they did not strike their targets. The patrolmen who had been with the sergeant made an effort to ascer tain who had thrown the bottle which struck the officer, but were unable to do so. Failing; they tried to disperse the crowd that filled Washington street from sidewalk to sidewalk. The crowd following behind Sergeant Kent and his prisoner as he led him to the City Jail hurled abuse at the officer who had charge of the prisoner and the police J in general. The officer was not at tacked again, but the crowd surged about the steps of police headquarters. making remarks that they would get IB Permitted in Any of SELLING ttiAl. ma-n nut nf Inll And that theV f would break into the police station. REVENUE ON INHERITANCE State of Washington Secured $5 3, v 000 on Annual Income. OLTMPIA, Wash., Jan. L (Special.) The inheritance tax law results in pro ducing an annual income of $55,000, ac cording to the biennial report of the State Tax Commission now being pre pared. This report shows that during the first four years the law was in operation ending June 13, 1905, the total receipts from this tax was but 153,175.36. Later tills collection of the tax was placed with the Tax Commission and in the two years ending June 30, 1908. the Commis sion collected and turned into the Trea sury J111.022.S1. The Commission says that 22T4 cases for the collection of the tax are still pend ing in the courts. The report also refers to the fact that foreign countries have protested to the National Secretary of State that a law passed by the last Legislature violates treaty agreements In that It levies a heavier tax on property passing to non resident foreign heirs than is levied where the heirs reside in the United States. As a whole the Commission, declares the inheritance tax law is a model one and the enly amendment suggested Is one requiring copies of inventories of all estates to be sent to the Commission. In its report the Commission will rec ommend a new law which will cut off the right of Inheritance of collateral heirs beyond the third degree of relationship. EUGENE MAN DROPS DEAD Peter Xye Espires In Store as Re sult of Heart Trouble. EUGENE, Or., JaJi. 1. (SpeciaC) Peter Nye, a well-known resident of East Eugene, died suddenly of heart trouble in the Eugene Commission Com pany's store in Falrmount this morn ing. Mr. Nye had been making some pur chases at the store and was sitting on a stool, when suddenly he fell to the floor on his face, dying almdst Instantly. Peter Nye was born in Ohio in 1844. He was married In 1868, and came to Eugene in 1879. He owned and oper ated the Nye stone quarries in East Eugene, which have supplied most of the stone for local building purposes for several years. Besides his widow, Mr. Nye leaves three children, Ed. Nye, MrsNettle Hunter and Mrs. Hammie Grace. EUGENE INVITES GROCERS University City AVants State Conven tion In 1910. EUG"ENE Or.. Jan. W(Special.) At a Joint meeting of the Eugene Commer cial Club and the Merchants' Protective Association held here this afternoon it was unanimously decided to invite the members of the Oregon Merchants & Grocers' Association to hold their annual convention In this city In 1P10. A com mittee consisting of W. A. Bell. W. M. Green and George T. Hall. Jr., was elected to present the Invitation to the association at Its meeting In Portland next week. EUGENE HOLDS OPEN HOUSE Newcomers Entertained by Women of Commercial Club. EUGENE. Or.. Jan. 1. (Special.) The parlors of the Eugene Commercial Club were thronged from 3 to 6 this afternoon with hundreds of newcomers to Eugene, who responded to the Invitation of the club and the Ladles' Auxiliary. Refreshments were served and the meeting was so successful that it will probably be made an annual event. My Advertisements LEADING CLOTHIER EW COUNTY ASKED Cottage Grove Active for Di vision of Lane. WANTS HOME GOVERNMENT Puts Forth Argument That Growth and Commercial Importance of Eustern Lane Entitles Sec tion to Recognition. COTTAGE' GROVE, Or., Jan. l.-(Spe-cial.) A mass meeting was held in the rooms of the Commercial Club last night for the purpose of considering the ques tion of the creation of a new county. The meeting was called by invitation and several, hundred people were present. There was not a dissenting expression as to the proposed undertaking. The ques tion as to metes and bounds and other details fair to the Counties of Lane and Douglas consumed several hours' dis cussion. The lines so far have not been definitely fixed. It Is the intention of the committee to meet the business men of Eugene and Douglas County, and if possible, to ar rive at a satisfactory understanding. The people In this locality are not antag onistic to Eugene, the present county-seat, nor to the neighbors In Douglas County on the south side. Cottage Grove is forg ing ahead at a rapid pace as a commercial center, her population is rapidly Increas ing, and It Is argued here that It is not unfair or unreasonable to ask either Lane or Douglas Counties to give up a strip of these two counties, which are very large, and also rapidly Increasing in wealth and population. A committee has been appointed to out line definite plans as to lines, the name and other details, which will be worked out next Tuesday night. NEW COCNTY IS OPPOSED Douglas Will Refuse to Give Up Portion to Cottage Grove Scheme. ROSEBURG. Or.. Jan. 1. (Special.) The agitation for county division of the southern half of Lane county and the northern part of Douglas, the two parts to be formed into a new county under the name of "Bohemia." finds little, if any, encouragement in this county. The movement was presumably hatched in Cottage Grove, which city, in the event of the movement being successful, as pires to be the county seat of the pro posed county. The division by the line proposed would take from Douglas county over seven million dollars' worth of taxable property, and what Is more Interesting to the poli ticians, would probably make Douglas a Democratic county, as the precincts that would be lost by such a division are strongly Republican, and at the best tho county Is only about 850 Republican, as evidenced by the last National election. Tho Representatives to the Legislature from this county are unanimously opposed to any division of the county, and are confident that It will be impossible to pass any such measure through the Leg islature. , M'DONALD BOOSTS PATTON Multnomah Legislator Praises Har mony Work of Marion Alan. SALEM. Or.. Jan. 1. (Special.) At a meeting of the Young Men's Republican Club this evening. Representative C. J. McDonald, of Multnomah County, was present In company with Representative H. D. Patton, of Marion County, and In an address to the club Mr. McDonald BOYS' and CHILDREN'S SUITS ALL REDUCED BOYS' $15.00 SUITS Now ...... .$9.85 BOYS' $12.50 SUITS Now. $7.95 BOYS' $10.00 SUITS Now , .:.$6.35 BOYS' $ 7.50 SUITS Now .......$4.95 BOYS' $ 5.00 SUITS Now .$3.35 BOYS' AND CHILDREN'S OVERCOATS Same Reductions as Above. BOYS' PLAIN KNEE PAN1 S $1.50 KNEE PANTS Now r. . . . . . . . .75 $1.00 KNEE PANTS Now 50 $ .50 KNEE PANTS Now... .25 credited Patton with having brought harmony into the Multnomah delegation, which he said has always been divided in the past. This Is taken as indicating that McDonald is a supporter of Patton for the Speakership, or at least that he is working with the Statement No. 1 forces, though he has been counted as a caucus man. The club decided to give a banquet on Lincoln's birthday, February 12. The fol lowing officers were elected: President, Carl E. Abrams; vice-president, L. W. Acheson; secretary, J. G. Heltzel; treas urer, S. Z. Culver. HUGHES IS INAUGURATED New York's Chief Executive Takes Oath of Office Again. ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. 1. Governor Hughes was today inaugurated by tho Executive Committee of New York. Among those on the platform were the Rev. David C. and Mrs. Hughes. The inauguration ceremony was pre ceded by a military parade which was re viewed by Governor Hughes. In the course of his address, Governor Hughes said: "Government is merely an organ of the community to secure a basis of peace and order essential to Individual liberty and opportunity, and also to maintain the collective rights which cannot oth erwise be safeguarded. Our dependence for progress is not chiefly upon Govern mental' agencies, but upon the virtues of sobriety, industry, thrift and moder ation, upon the realization of our mu tual dependence ' and upon the gradual supplanting of motives of mere self-interest between those Inspired by the ap peals of brotherhood." ROSEBURG'S TAXES .LOOM Loss of Saloon Revenue Slakes 10 Mill Levy Necessary. ROSEBURG, Or., Jan. 1. ( Special.) Roseburg will pay the heaviest tax in Its history for 1909. This will be from 30 to 35 mills, probably 32. Tho City Council and school district have al nKsnsserl a 10-mill tax each, and this, added to the county and State tax, whM will ha approximately 10 mills, ! will bring the total up to 30 mills. Be sides this, there is the road tax to ba added. .... The absence of the saloons, which have heretofore contributed several thousand dollars to the city, Is one of the reasons for the heavy city tax. BOOSTERS PLAN MEETING Roseburg to Have Honsewarming for New Commercial Club Home. ROSEBURG, Or.. Jan. 1. (Special.) Ruseburg's Commercial Club will hold one of the bigsest booster meetings m the history of the organization on Janu ary 12. It being the occasion of the op-n- FOOD FOR A YEAR Meats . . . 300 lbs. Butter . . . 100 lbs. Milk .... 240 qts. Eggs 27 doz. Vegetables.. 500 lbs. This represents a fair ration for a man for one year. But some people eat and eat and yet grow thinner. This means a defective digestion and unsuitable food. A bottle of Scott's Emulsion equals in nourishing properties ten pounds of meat. Your physician can tell you how it does it. At.r. DHUGOISTS Send this ad., four cents for postage, men tioning this paper, and we will send you a" Complete Handy Atlas of the World.' SCOTT & BOWNE, 409 Pearl Street, New York ing up of their club's new quarters. The club has secured the entire upper floor of a new brick recently constructed and has furnished it in a lavish manner.. In vitations have been sent to every com mercial organization in the State to send representatives to the housewarming. A Horrible Hold-I'p. "About ten years ago my brother was 'held up' in his work, health and hap piness by what was believed to be hope less Consumption." writes W. R. Lips comb, of Washington. N. C. "He took nil kinds of remedies and treatment from several doctors, but found no help till ho used Dr. King's New Discovery and was wholly cured by six bottles. He is a well man today." It's quick to relievo and the surest cure for weak or sore lungs. Hemorrhages. Coughs and Colds. Bronchitis. La Grippe, Asthma and all Bronchial affections. 00c and 51.00. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by all druggists. Buffalo, N. Y. Justice Marcus vacated the temporary Injunction ttuit restrained the Independent Order of Foresters from enforcing its new schedule of increased nssrsm',nt rates. An Inhalation for Whooping-Cough, Croup, Coughs, Colds, Catarrh, Bronchitis, Diphtheria. Cresolena Is a Boon to Asthmatics. i . n . ; .. - tn hra the In & UOes ifc nob seem raoro out.-.i. -- remedy tor diseases of the Dreaming ora. uu to tats the remedy into the stomach? Oesolcne cures because the air, rendered strongly antiseptic, la carried over the diseased surface with every breath, giving- prolonged and constant treatment. It U invaluable to mothers with small children. For Irritated throat there Is nollmiK better than Cresolene Antiseptic Throat Tablets. Bend 60 Ir. postage for sanijtle bottle. ALL DRUGGISTS. Bend postal for do scriptire Booklet. Vapo-Crrsolene Oo lsO Pulton Street. New York. HEALTH FOR YOUR KIDNEYS. . Is guaranteed vou by Lane's Kidney and liachache Medicine. You can't be healthy unless your kldney.i nre and very fre quently you need not bo sick If you would keep your kidneys well. If yeu would as sist them in the proper performance of their work at those times when they become tired or clogged with imiurl:lea. Lane's Kidney and Bachache Medicine rests the kidneys, tones them u and assists them to do their work. You neea a bottle If you have any of the following symptoms: Dull pains In the calves of the Icr, loss of appe tite, swelling In the lower limb... dizziness, blurred eyesipht or sallow eon-plexlon. Don't delay. lie well. Lane's Kidney and Ttack acho medicine is safe and sure. Absolutely pure and suaranteed under tho pure food and diups law. Made by t:has. K. Lane & Co.. Chemists. St. i.culs. Mo. Sold In portlnnd by the I.aue-Davls Drue; Co. at their 4 stores Third and Yamhill. 34i Washington St.. "4th and Thurman and at K. :18th and K. Gllsan. New Year's track's open. The race is to be run aad you will run as your health gives brain and physical force. Bad bowels, liver and stomach kill more GOOD EFFORT than any other trouble. CASCARETS will keep you healthy THEN vou can produce results. Take CASCARETS keep tuned up your liver working and then you can go it for all you're worth. gga CASCARETS ioc box week's treat ment. All druggists. Biggest seller is the world. Million boxes a month. 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