THE MORNING OREGOXIAN". TUESDAY, DECE3IBER 21, 1909.
STATE-JiLONE GUN
ENFORCE 'DRY' LAW
Boston Leather Seat
Finish: Weathered,
Wax or Golden
Just Like the Picture.
Federal Court Frees Man Sen
tenced Under Eugene
Ordinance.
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'fljlgljl This Large
jBll Oak Rocker
SB
C. F. KUTHE WINS FIGHT
Violators of Local Option Order In
Oregon Must Be Prosecuted in
I State Conrt Is Interpretation
of Judge Wolverton.
In granting Charles F. Kuthe, of Eu
j.gene, his freedom from confinement in
the Lane County Jail, Judge C. E.
Wolverton, of the United States District
Court, handed down an opinion yester-
day which clearly draws the line be
tween the powers of city councils and
tate courts In the matter of enforcing
, the .provisions of the local option law of
J904.
In 1833 the Legislature granted the City
of Eugene a charter which provided that
rthe City Council should have the control
of licenses issued for the sale of malt
liquors. In 1SXH the State of Oregon
.adopted the local option law, and in
l:J6 Lane County, voted on the question
of prohibition In the county. It was
carried and the sale of malt beverages
'was prohibited.
In 1905 the City of Eugene was granted
Va. new charter, and Immediately passed
Ian ordinance by which the City Council
attempted to prohibit the sale of "non
intoxicating malt liquors," and it was
lalleged that Charles F. Kuthe was one
of the residents of Eugene who persisted
In selllnor the bevftraEA known as " n t si t-
leer." He was arrested, found guilty in
the Police Court for violating a city or
dinance and turned over to the Sheriff of
)the county for confinement. .
j A writ of habeas corpus was asked
ffTom the United States Court, and yes
fteiiday the Sheriff was commanded to
give the prisoner his liberty. Judge
Wolverton held that in granting the
charter of 1P05 to the City of Eugene the
legislature had only renewed the pro
visions of that which was created in
1893, and that the powers of the City
Council so to regulate the liquor traffic
were annulled by the vote of the people
(prohibition. The court held that the city
had no power to regulate the sale of any
I kind of malt liquor-and that the convio-
! tion of Kuthe for the violation of a city
ordinance was an error.
j The case had been previously passed
i upon by the Circuit Court for Lane
County and the decision therein rendered
I was identical with that of the United
) States Court.
'HABEAS OOTtPTJS WRIT denied
Conley Must Stay In Jail Until Ex
tradition Is Arranged.
t
, James Conley, wanted In Vancouver, B.
I C, was yesterday refused a writ of ha-
bens corpus in the United Stated Court,
I and he will be compelled to remain in
I the Multnomah County Jail until Secre
; tary of State Knox si i all forward an or
i dor or hie extradition. Judge Bean set
j aside all the technical objections1 against
; extradition which were raised by the, at
torneys for the alleged bunco-steerer.
In company with two associates Conley
is said to have operated a fake pool
Toom in Vancouver and Induced two
Swedes from the logging camps to bet on
the races which they pretended to handle.
After losing the money the loggers found
that they had been swindled and caused
the arrest of the confederates of Conley,
one of whom turned King's evidence.
Conley had escaped to the United States
and it is said he was assisted by- Seattle
confidence men among whom he operated
during the A-T-P Exposition.
DITOXT
WOMAN"
CAPTURED
Will Be Tried Here for Securing
Citizenship Tapers by Fraud.
A telegram received by Deputy United
States Attorney Evans yesterday aft
ernoon advises that' Seattle authorities
have succeeded in placing Jeanne RoVe
IHipont under arrest. The woman will
be brought to Portland to answer a
charge of perjury In connection with her
application for naturalization papers. She
Applied for citizenship at Astoria and
swore that she had been & resident of the
tate for one year and was a woman of
good character. Her witnesses were An
drew C. Anderson, now serving a term
In the County Jail, and his brother, Jo
seph Anderson. Both men are to be
witnesses for the Government against
the woman.
Miss Dupont has been in the country
too long to be subject to deportation,
having resided here three years. She
was Indicted by the Federal grand Jury
in November.
NO CHANGE IN WAGE SCALE
1 Seattle Employing Printers Insist
i Old Schedule Is Adequate.
,
Seattle Post-Intelllgenoer, Dec JS.
Extended conferences) between rwpre-
nentatives of employing printers of Se
attle and other Northwest cities were
held here ye.iteruay for the purpose of
considering demands of the union. The
result was a determination to abide by
the old seal of prices, which provided
for an eight-hour day and . minimum
wago scale of $24 a week, and written
notice to this effect was sent to officers
of t he union at the conclusion of the
conference. Information at hand showed
that ain Eastern states the weekly wage
scale" for Job printers' varied from $17.60
to J19.50; that on the Coast Ins Angeles
has a scale of $21 a. week and Portland
for several years past has paid $22.50,
as comparied with :4 in Seattle,
The original demand from the Seattle
Typographical Union was $27 a week for
a seven-and-one-half-hour day; this was
afterwards modified by restoring the
eight-hour day as heretofore.
Committees for the union and employ
ing printers have had frequent meetings
during the past ten days without reach
ing an agreement. At on conference, the
employing printers tendered an offer in
writing proposing to Increase the scale
from $24 to $25.60 a week, but this was
refused by-the union.
Since December 6. the date set by the
union in Its demand for a new scale, prac
tically every union shop in town has been
operating with foreman ami an appren
tice. Several employing printers have
ceased taking orders until the wage dis
pute is settled.
Speaking of local affairs, & well-known
Seattle employing printer s&ld:
Seattle Job proprietors simply cannot
"meet the" demands of the union. The old
scale. $4 a day for eight hours work. Is
all that can be paid under existing con
ditions. There axe approximately 155 Job
Not only on Xmas morning, but every day in the year and many years to
come will be brighter and merrier with the aid of a Talking Machine. There is
more real entertainment and a greater variety in
a modern Talking Machine than in any" other musical
instrument. The voices of the world's greatest sing
ers, the most famous bands, orators, monologuists,
etc., etc., may be heard under your own roof, at a cost
so nominal as to be hardly noticeable.
Make your selection at Headquarters, where all
the best makes of Talking Machines and'Records are
shown and tested impartially side by side.
Here will be found the very latest product of the
Columbia factory the Grafonola, with or without
the receptable for Records. Prices $100, $200
and $225. Other Columbian from $10 up.
Also the finest Victor product the Victrola, with or without the receptable
for Records. Prices $125, $20O and $250. Other Victors from $17. 50 up.-
Also the latest machines from the factory of that wizard, Thomas A. Edison.
5.50 to $20O.
All are purchasable on terms of as low at $1.00 a week.
Come in and hear your favorite selections. Any machine selected now will
be delivered as an Xmas gift if desired.
- tea
life
m if i '
!fekaCT
$1!
Store
Open
Every
Evening
Rent a
Pianola
for the
Holidays
353 Washington St., at Park. .
A selection of Pianola Rolls would please a Pianola or Pianola Piano owner
on Xmas morning.
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establishments in Seattle, more.than half
of which are nonunion and operating at
vastly less expense than is possible with
union shops. Competition from the East
is keen and growing more active. Much
work that should be kept, in Seattle Is
given to concerns in St. Ixniis, Minne
apolis, St. Paul, " Chicago, Detroit, Han
nibal, . Kansas City and other points
where labor is cheap, and to undertake
to make Seattle merchants and business
men pay increased printing charges at
this time is out of the question. The
majority of Job offices in Seattle have
been operated for years without profit,
as the financial reports of Dun and Brad
street and the court records of this county
will prove. It is the wrong time to ask
for Increase of wages, already much
higher than elsewhere."
From authoritative inside sources it is
learned there is a growing disposition on
the part of employing printers at all
points on the Coast to surrender the union
label and ' declare for the open shop In
the near future.
Burkett Aids Homesteaders.
ORHGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ingtcn, Dec. 2Q.3enator Burkett today in
troduced a bill permitting homesteaders
on Oovernment irrigation projects to as
sign at the end of five years, after proving
the requisite residence and cultivation.
HUMJDORS.
Every smoker loves his cigars to be
in good condition. One of our Humi
dors will give that satisfaction at little
cost. "We have them In Oak, Mahog
any, Rosewood, Circassian Walnut, all
sizes. Just the thing for Christmas.
SIG. SICHEL & CO..
92 Third Street.
BRANCHES: Third and Washington,
and Wells-Fargo Building.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is not
a common, every-day cough mixture.
It is a meritorious remedy for all the
troublesome and dangerous complica
tions resulting from cold in the head,
throat, chest or lungs. Sold by all dealers.
CHRISTMAS KOVELTIBS,
New and up to date.. E. W. Moore, pho
tographer. Elks bldg., 7th and Stark sts.
CITY AGEH? OPPOSED
DEVLIX AXD BAKER DON'T LIKE
MAYOR'S SUGGESTIONS.
Plan to Appoint Purchaser of Sup
plies Fails to Make Hit With
X Two Councilnien.
No purchasing "agent will be appointed
to take charge of the vast amounts ex
pended yearly by the city departments
for materials for operation. If the atti
tude of Chairman Devlin, of the ways
and means committee of the City Coun
cil, and of Councilman Baker, a commit
tee member, prevails in the Council. They
expressed themselves as strongly opposed
to the suggestion of Mayor Simon, that
some one be provided to oversee this
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. SOLID OAK
Just Like Cut.
No. 1440. Here ia an excep
tional bargain in 50 Rockers
picked up by our Eastern
buyer. They have spring
seats covered with high
grade' Boston leather; made
of solid oak, w e a t h e red,
waxed or golden finish;
worth regularly $7.50. Spe
cial this week
at
.53.75
Music Cabinet
ONLY sio.oo
A fine assortment
of Music Cabinets,
in mahogany,
birdseye maple or
golden oak, polish
finish, all styles
and prices. One
like the cut, in ma
hogany, for
only ,.
$10
A Gold Watch for Christmas
What could give more pleasure to
the recipient than one of Our fine
srold watches, with the 20 -year
guarantee, In Waltham or Elgin -I
movement .'
WATCHES FOR MEN, WOME5T
AND CHILDKEN of standard makes,
reliable movements and guaranteed
in every respect. Prices from $15
up. Make a small cash deposit then
PAY $1,00 A WEEK,
Writing Desks $12
MAHOGANY
QUARTERED OAK
BIRDSEYE MAPLE
Beautiful models in the
above woods. Suitable
gifts for young or old la
dies, men or boys. Prices
range according to size. A
desklike the one shown in
the picture, with large
drawer and drop leaf writ
ing table, pigeon- 010
boles, etc.. 0 XL
Easy terms of payment
Pay $1 down, $1 a week.
Mission Rockers
A carload of Mission Rockers alone was
unpacked last week and we are able to
show a splendid line purchased espe
cially for the, Christmas trade. They
make notable holiday gifts7and there
is a wide price range
No. 611. The one shown here is in
waxed oak, fumed oak or in the Early
English finish ; genuine leather , seats ;
worth $12.00, special sale OQ OF
price OUiw
r
";75
. .. .,
Diamonds-Jewelry
Sold on easy payments.
Make a small cash de
posit on any Ring or
Diamond In the stock
and pay weekly or
monthly at your conve
nience. All transactions
strictly confidential.
GEVURTZ & SONS
FIRST AND YAMHILL
SECOND AND YAMHILL
great work and save discounts and in
general get better results for the munici
pality, when the meeting was held yes
terday afternoon.
"I will never vote to have a purchas
ing agent," said Chairman Hevlin, when
the matter was being discussed. "There
is too much opportunity for graft, and
the experience of other cities in this re
spect is not such as to lead me to sup
port a movement foiKsuch an agent in
Portland." 1 '
Councilman Baker said he felt the same
way about it; that he would not want
to see a purchasing agent appointed. It
was suggested by one of the committee
members that a good deal of money could
be saved by having some one. to look
after the purchases, and Chairman Devlin
said he believes that as good results can
be obtained by arranging some other
plan: that. In hie opinion, a purchasing
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The famous Duffner & Kimberly electric lamps and elec
troliers for the library and the living-room, the hall and
the reception-room, the chamber and the dining-room.
Shades that tone the light agreeably and distribute it gen
erously. " Sizes, shapes, styles and prices to please every
variety of good taste. Shown in Portland exclusively in
' our lamp room. .
The J. C. English Co.
Open evenings. 128 Park Street,
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agent cannot he appointed, under the
present charter.
Mayor Simon recently asked S. C. Pier,
a member of the City. Executive Board,
to investigate the proposition of having
a purchasing agent, as it is apparent
that a great saving can be made in the
buying of the city supplies. Mr. Pier has
reported in favor of such an agent. -
The subject came up yesterday after
noon when the matter of insurance on
public buildings- was being discussed.
W. J. Clemmona filed a communication,
calling the attention of the committee to
the insurance subject, saying that the
city Is paying too high for its policies,
and Baying he could make some good
propositions. The committee voted to
postpone action and to aak Mr. Clemmoni
to appear before the next session and tell
what he proposes to do. j
LADIES' SUIT SALE. '
J'jst 88 sample suits, handsomely tailored,
secured for 60 cents on th $1; also, chil
dren's sample coats and ladies' fancy
waists will be on sale today, second floor
of McAllen-McDonnell, corner Third and
Morrison. Closing out toys ajid dolls.
Pimtaa Arenas, Dec. 15. Sailed Ah Su&n,
from Seattle, via Valparaiso, for Hamburg.
BORDEN'S
BRAND
EVAPORATED
MDOC
BEST FOR ALL
HOUSEHOLD
PURPOSES
PURITY
GUARANTEED
Borden's
Mm 't-x--r
See that the Label bears the name of
BORDEN'S CONDENSED MILK CO.
'Leaders of Quality'