THE SfORXIXG OREGOXIAX. TUESDAY APRIL 25, 1911.
UN ON
IS
IN CIVIL
FORMED
SERVICE
City Employes of Seattle Pre
sent Plans to Dubious
Officials.
YOKE GALLING, THEY SAY
'rmrrt of Constitution Provide for
w Rule That Would Render
OommisMon Cseless and
Helpless.
SEATTLE. Wuh. April J4. (fa
cial.) Civil service employes of Seattla
hate Inaugurated an Insurrection. They
would reconstruct tha civil service
rules so that they would be in charge
rf their own destinies, to the end that
the opinions of superior officers and
rlvli service commissioners shall be
without avail.
Seriously they have labored to this
end. and have brought forth a pre
amble, article and a constitution,
with accompanying; bylaws, by which
self-reculatlon Is provided, the means
for advancement outlined and the pos
sibility of dismissal safeguarded. The
civil service commission Is relegated
the arnrret. merit promotions frowne
upon and the tenure of office alone 1
to be made the srrounds for advance
ment. If a member of the order should
be discharged they want the stifflcienc
of (-round for that discharge duly con
sldered bv the executive committee i
report made to the general council
upon the ftndlnir.
All these matters came up at a meet
Ins; In the Mayor's office this morn Ins;,
when the promoters of the scheme ap
reared to have the official sanction
p'.ared on the scheme.
Mayor Dllllns; and the heads of the
various departments were called Into
the conference to hear the proposition
explained. All could not attend, bu
Superintendent Ross, of the llaht de
rartment: Superintendent Valentine, of
the utilities department: Pr. Crlchton
of the health department, and Superin
tendent Waiters, of the street depart
ment, were on hand and endeavored
to throw a wet blanket on the scheme.
REGULARS PLAN TO BLOCK
Tnnttnaed From F1r.t Pace
posed by the President. Cummins fore
saw an attempt on the part of the
standpatters to prevent revision in
this manner, and proposed to amend
the rules so that when a bill proposing-
to amend a single schedule Is
brought in. no amendments can be pro
posed except such as amend that par
ticular schedule. The Senate, how
amendment, for Democrats as well as
Republicans will oppose It. There
fore it is not likely that any way ran
be found to confine the Senate to re
vision schedule by schedule.
The combination plan, spoken above,
may be attempted, or it may be de
cided to resort to other tactics to kill
oft the scheme of revision suggested
by the Democratic House. But It is
very certain that a most interesting
situation is going to develop before
the session closes, and it will be dif
ficult to rob the Democratic House of
the political capital it seeks to make by
Its tariff record, no matter what the
Senate ultimately may do. The Demo
cratic House managers have played
pretty clever .politics thus far. and
they bid fair to bother the wise ones
of the Senate before they get through.
BURIAL FUND MISSING
Employer of Spokane Man Says An
other Decamped With Cash.
SPOKANE. "Wash.. April Special.)
The unusual story of a man disappear-
i WHIPS
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Prominent Sara Farmer
Lashed Before Crowd.
Is
FIGHT IS OVER LAND
Mrs. O. H. nclhing-, Accompanied by
Son, Wields Horsehldc on J. M.
Hoff After Attempt to
. Prosecute Fails.
VAXTOTTVETt. Wash.. April 14. (Spe
cial.) With a heavy horsewhip. Mrs.
r vr n.ihin. linhfd J. M. Hoft In the
presence of several neighbors at Knappa j
station, on uie wormem .....
Saturday night. It Is eald the man and
woman engaged in a dispute over land.
v ii.ii,!.. .!lHn- that Hoff. a
tu I 0. Ill uln w. r. '
n -n.tr,. n r.rmer of Sara, "had moved
ARCH SPANNING STREET OF OREGON TOWN BIDS WELCOME
TO COLONISTS.
the plans of wise men do not always
work out as their originators expect,
and it may be that the proposal to
combine all House tariff bills. In the
hope of preventing the passage of any,
may result differently from what the
X-romoters of the scheme contemplate.
One thing la sure; any such plan
thla will greatly prolong the session of
Congress, possibly right up to Decem
ber 4. But no matter how long it runs.
there la always a possibility that a
general tariff revision bin. with or
without Canadian reciprocity as a fea
ture, might get through the Senate,
and the Senate would be badly fooled
If It expected the Democratic House to
reject such a MIL
If the finance mmmllt of the Sen
ate should report a general revision
bltl. it would have to make a revision
rlownward. Not more than three Sena
tors would have the temerity at this
time to raise the rates of the existing
law. Therefore, from a Democratic
standpoint, any general tariff revision
which lessened the rates of duty fixed
by the Payne-Aldrlch law would be a
step In the right direction, and while
the reductions generally might not be
as great as proposed or favored by the
House, the Democratic House unques
tionably would accept the Senate bill,
on the theory that half a loaf is better
ts.sn none. Therefore there Is danger
in the plan proposed provided there Is
ny possibility of getting a vote In
the Senate on a bill generally reduc
ing the Payne-Aldrlrh rates.
Iianger in Standpatters' Way
Of course the object of Senators pro
posing the combination of the House
bills is to report to the Senate a bill
which will provoke so much opposition
mo to make Its passage Impossible. They
feel that they can make reductiona on
Southern products that will force
Southern Senators to oppose the bill:
ran reduce the rates on New England
manufactured articles to a point where
all New England Senators must vote
la the negative, and reduce the rates
on farm products so that the Senators
from the great agricultural states of
the West must oppose the measure. And
there Is no question but that the finance
committee can do thla very thing.
But once such a bill gets before the
Senate. It will be opened not only to
unlimited discussion but to unlimited
amendment, and if it should transpire
that a majority of the Senate favors
general revision of the tariff and a
general lowering of duties, the bill re
ported might be amended Into such
frm that It would receive the indorse
ment of a majority of the Senate, and
t':en there would be trouble the in
stant that majority had a chance to
te.
Insurgents May lie Mollified.
A number of Insurgent Senators are
opposed to Canadian reciprocity, who
base their objection on the ground that
Canadian reciprocity win hurt the
American farmer. But If the tariff
can. be revised generally so as to give
the farmer benefits he does not receive
ttnier the Payne-Aldrtrh law. and If
these Senators can show that they
feave helped the farmer In other direc
tions sufficiently to offset any Injury
he might receive, according to their
theory, under the Canadian reciprocity
agreement, these insurgent Senators
probably would vote, not only for fur
ther general revision of the tariff, but
for Canadian reciprocity as well.
The old Senate leaner who are
talking of bunching the House bills will
play with fire if they attempt to carry
tv.rough the plan they have In contem
plation. They may live to see the day
when the lemocrattc minority, com
bining wtth the Republican Insurgents,
constitute a majority of the Senate
favorable to tariff revision, and if this
situation is brought about, it will be
tip to the opponents of tariff tinkering
to Institute a protracted filibuster, and
there Is some donbt If a filibuster could
succeed In a session that has no limit,
especially when It mtght merge with
t:-.e regular session, which In turn Is
without limit.
The Senate unquestionably will reject
the Cummins suggestion to amend the
rules so as to permit revision of the
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SIIFRIOAX STRl'CTVRK WHICH GREETS SEWTOMERJ.
SHERIDAN. Or. April 54. (Special.) Sheridan's triumphal arch,
recently finished. Is at the head of the business section on Bridge
street, and was placed to lelrom colonists, who were attracted by
this city. The arch epans the street and is BO feet wide and 40 high,
measuring 30 feet to the arch spring. It Is made of white stucco with
cream trimming. At night the arch Is a blase of electric lights and
can be seen for miles from the hills. One side In emblazoned with the
word "Welcome," while the opposite side bears four-foot letters spell
ing "Sheridan." The arch waa built by citixem of Sheridan who sub
scribed to meet the expense.
Ing with funds contributed for a burial I her fence back from the road without
. . - tnA to J mine Henry I. Ken- . permission.
the Suoerlor Court this morn- j Hrs. Helblng visited
h.n t a Stoner told the court i Attorney at
the Prosecuting
Vancouver to file a com
fit contributions receiver iir "
funeral of Charles Applaln had been em
bezzled. Applaln. who nod neon em
ployed by Stoner. died at Sacred Heart
Hospital, leaving a widow In destitute
circumstances.
Stoner paid the h.npltal inn pnyKicmn
bllla and then with otners comriouieo
ICS toward the burial fund, which had
been placed In the hands of a Mr. Page,
an acquaintance of the decedent's fam
ily. Stoner made arrangements for the
funeral and the entire bill of $71.90 waa
charged to him by the Turn bull Cotn-
Pnv- .
Ul.,n.r .iimi iruiE Fie 1 inuKiil 1113 "
ho.l Kern nld. but learned later inn
Page had left with the money. 1 1
Turnbull Company sued Stoner for the
entire amount. Judge H-nry l Kennan
decided he should pay the entire bill.
ASTORIA CHANGES PLANS
Building of New Bulkhead Will Be
Begun in Business District.
ASTORIA. Or- April M. Speclal.V-The
City Sanitary and Reclamation Board
has changed Its plan somewhat regard
ing the building of a bulkhead along the
city front aul In place of the Scow Bay
section, the district in which the first
Improvement will be made will be in
the central business district.
The board has adopted a resolution de
claring its intention to construct a 1
Inforred concrete bulkhead on a piling
foundation to the height of the street
grade, with the necessary spurs and
braces along the north side of Bond
street from Ninth to Fourteenth street.
thence along the east side of Fourteenth
street to a point 6 feet south of the line
of Duane street, to fill tlic streets witn-
In the district to the established grade
between the curbs with a slope to the
property line and fill the property to a
height of one foot anove nign water
mark. The bulkhead la to be paid by
general tax. while the cost of making
the fill will be assessed on the property
affected.
The proposed concrete bulkhead will
be about ! feet long and Its cost will
be in the neighborhood of SS.ooO. The
board has also adopted a resolution ask
ing the North Bank Railroad Company
If it will Join with the city in asking the
United States Engineers to locate the
bulkhead line north of the railroad track
the entire length of the city.
WRONG NAME NOT VOIDING
Error Not Sufficient to Free Slayer,
Is Opinion.
tariff, one schedule at a time, as pro- to)a.
OI.YMP1A. Wash, April 24. iSpe-
clal. ) In an opinion given to the Pro
secuting Attorney of Cowlitz County,
George A. Lee. Assistant Attorney
General, holds that where a case has
been started acainst a defendant on
the charge of killing a certain person
nd it develops that the name of the
Ldead man la wrong In the information.
whereupon tne original rr.arge is Dis
missed and a new one filed, that the
first case- does not constitute a Jeo
The Opinion noias mat wnere me ae-
fendant was accused of killing victor
Alin and the state's chief witness tes-
Ifled positively that the name or tne
dead man was Ictor Allen, dis
missal of the Indictment and alleging
that he killed Ictor Allen. Instead or
Victor Olin. la permissible, as the two
names are entirely distinct and sep
arate.
If. on the other hand.- it is Held.
"the state should in the meantime dis
cover that the state's witness was wrong
nd that the deceased s name waa really
Victor Olin. then possibly In a subse-
uent prosecution for the death or Vic
tor Olin the defense of former Jeopardy
could be pleaded successfully."
Ft. Petersbsrr. R'Jta. has 1? enmmerclal
srhonis, th admlseion being restricted to
plaint against Hoff. but she was In
formed that the evidence was not suf
ficient to gain conviction.
"Very well. If the law will not protect
me. I will protect myself, I will horse
whip him." ehe said.
This threat was fulfilled Saturday and
witnesses say spectators were slow in
staving the whip hand of Mrs. Helblng.
"Every person In any way -connected
with this disgusting affair will he ar
rested." said Mr. Hoff. "I am not to
blame and will ask Justice at the hands
of the proper authorities. Harvey Helb
lng. followed by Kmmett Bellinger,
struck me and knocked me down, and
Cal Phlnney waa attacked at the same
time."
Mr. Hoff bears a discolored eye as a
result of the encounter. He was return
ing to his home at Sara when he was
met at the station by Mrs. Helblng.
who was a-companled by her sons, Har
vey and Allen Helblng, 22 and 18 years
old.
LEAGUE READY
IXTKHMOCXTAIY CUBS TO
OPEX SEASON' TUESDAY.
Lucas Six-City Baseball Aggrega
tion to Play First (iamc at
BoIms Teams Sound.
BOISE. Idaho, April 54. (Special.)
The Union League of Baseball Clubs,
organized in the inter-mountain coun
try, with W. H. Lucas, formerly head
of the Northwestern League, as presi
dent, will open its schedule In three of
the six cities of the league next Tues
day afternoon. The league Is composed
of Boise. Salt Lake. Butte. Helena,
Great Fa lie and Missoula.
The first two weeks' series of the
league have been arranged as follows:
First week At Boise. Butte and
Boise, April 25 to 30 inclusive; at Great
Falls. Helena and Great Falls. April 25
to 30 Inclusive; at Salt Lake, Miesoula
and Salt Lake. April 25 to 30 Inclusive.
Second week At Boise, Missoula and
Boise, May 2 to 7 Inclusive; at Helena,
Great Falls find Helena. May 2 to 7 In
clusive: at Salt Lake, Butte and Salt
Lake. May 2 to 7 Inclusive.
I'nllke the Inter-mountaln League of
two yeans ago. which went to the wall
in the middle of the season, due to poor
management, the Union League starts
with a clean record and exceptionally
good men behind every club, with
President Lucas to guide them. Jack
Cody has charge of the Boise club.
Cooley Is supporting Salt Lake, "Hon
est" John McCloskey has Butte. "Blub"
Irby Vs In charge at Helena. Reed
guides the Great Falls team and "Bill"
Joyce Is the Missoula leader.
Official umpires who will hold the
Indicators on the six clubs are "Rasty"
Wright. Ralph Frary and James, Tor
ran. They are well-known men in
Northwestern fandoin.
Boise will open what i said to be
one of the best minor league parks in
the n est. It is a short distance from
the heart of the business district, with
in reach of three electric carllnes. It
will cost $(1000, and will be valued at
SSGnO when completed for the opening
game. It will have a eeatlng capacity
of 3,00 in a covered octagon grand
stand, the central portion of which is
directly behind the battery line.
Chrhalls County Has Bank Account.
MONTESANO. Wash.. April 24. (Spe
cial.) The annual report of the Audi
tor of Chahalls County shows a total
of 820, 44 acres of land assessed, which
with Improvements thereon are valued
at S10.11.203; town and city lots and
Improvements. 15.343.122: timber lands.
$$.876,052; personal property. J2.405.
320. Total valuation aa returned by
Tull & Gibbs, Inc. Tull & Gibbs, Inc. Tull & Gibbs, Inc.
Store Opens at 8:30.
Morrison at Seventh.
Watch Our Windows.
Buying Activity Continues to Mark Portland's
Greatest Bargain-Giving Event
OUR CLOSING-OUT SALE
It began its fourth week yesterday, offering opportunities that thrifty homefurnishers never overlook and
in dependable merchandise.
A $500,000 Stock to Be Disposed of by July 1st
The Greatest Glove Sale Ever Known Is Now
Being Held in Our Glove Department
For Quick Disposal, Our Entire Line, (Excepting Silk Gloves)
Is Being Offered at 25 Per Cent Below Manufacturer's Price
The best makes and all new fresh stock. Many women took advantage yesterday and supplied their glove
needs for many months to come. Entire east section of our first floor has been given over to this great event.
Remarkable savings to those who buy just one pair. Still more remarkable to those who buy three-pair lots.
THIS SALE
la Governed
by following
Cash only.
No C. 0. D.
orders will be
accepted.
Goods will not
be charged ex
cept on orders
of five dollars
or more.
No Deliveries
or Exchanges.
No fitting.
In: 3 Pair Single In 3 Pair Single
Lots, Pair Pair Lots, Pair Pair
Regular 25c Gloves. 13c 15c Regular $3.00 Gloves. $1.56 $1.74-
Regular 50c Gloves. 26c 29c Regular $3.50 Gloves . $1.82 $2.Q5
Regular $1.25 Gloves. 65c 72c , ' 1A
Regular $4.00 Gloves . $2. 1 0 $2.35
Regular $1.50 Gloves. 78c 87c
Regular $2.00 Gloves. $1.Q5 $1.18 Regular $4.50 Gloves . $2.35 $2.6Q
Regular $2.25 Gloves. $1.17 $1.3Q Regular $5.00 Gloves. $2.6Q $2.9Q
Regular $2.50 Gloves . $ 1 .30 i $ 1 .4-5 Regular $6.00 Gloves . $3. 1 0 $3.4Q
$8.20 Folding Go-Carts, now $3.75
$9.90 Folding Go-Carts, now S4.25
LATEST MODEL COLLAPSIBLE
GO-CARTS, with metal frames and
also with hoods. Some of them the
Celebrated "Sturgis" Patent.
$ 7.00 Go-Carts, now $4.90
$ 7.00 Go-Carts, now 5.25
$ 9.50 Go-Carts. now $6.75
$10.00 Go-Carts, now. $8.00
$13.50 Go-Carts, now $10.25
$15.00 Go-Carts, now $11.50
$12.50 Go-Carts. now $6.25
' ORIEL GO-BASKETS The ideal con- wheeled vehicles :
veyance, combining carrying basket and $9.50 vehicles, now
The Go-Carts and Perambulators
Are going fast at these Close-out reductions.
$24.00 Go-Carts, now $16.80
Closing Out Sale Prices in Perambu
lators, Carriages
$17.00 Reed Carriage, now $11.90
$18.00 Carriage, now $7.50
$22.50 Reed Carriage, now $15.75
$22.50 Perambulator, now $15.75
$20.00. Perambulator,. $14
$30.00 Reed Carriage, with
reed hood, now $21.00
$37.00 Reed Carriage,
now $Z&.yU
$12.50 vehicles, now.
$7.25 $15.00 vehicles, now .
....$10.75
Carpets, Rugs, Linoleums
It's such offerings as those that are attracting hundreds of
homefurnLshers.
Wilton Carpets, Bigelow Axminster and Berlin Carpets some
with borders to match the standard $2 grades for $1.50 yard
and no additional charge for sewing, laying and lining.
Tapestry Brussels Carpets -with borders to match. The $1.10
cjuality'for 75'yard just two patterns at this price, but never
theless good ones. They must be sold with the borders.
90c yard Tapestry Brussels Carpets for 69 a yard.
$1.25 yard Tapestry Brussels Carpets for 95 a yard.
$1.25 yard Printed Velvet Carpets for 69 a yard.
80c Printed Linoleums for 62 square yard.
Inlaid Linoleums worth from $1.25 to $2 yard for 98 to
$1.58 square yard. ,
$18.75 for $30 Seamless Velvet Rugs, 9x12 feet. Three good
patterns to choose from.
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Bookcases
The time to buy one is now. Trices
were never so low.
$11.50 Open Front Book Case, ma
hogany finish, now $7.90
$23.50 Book Case, golden oak,
now f$14.75
$3S.00 Book Case, golden oak
now $24.95
$43.00 Book Case, golden oak,
now. $28.00
$59.00 . Book Case, golden oak,
$39.75
$37.00 Book Case, mahogany finish, now ..$22.50
$84.00 Book Case, mahogany finish, now $42.00
$143.00 Large Colonial Book Case, mahogany, now. . .$85.80
now.
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Assessor. $18,709,886: total as returned
bv the State Bonn! of Equalization.
JS6.508.412. The total tax levy for 1S11
for all purposes is $874,343.53. Includ
ing cash on hand the county's resources
are $338,588.12: liabilities $294,591.48.
leaving an excess of $43,996.64.
AVhlto Salmon Pythlans Form.
WHITE SALMON, Wash.. April 24.
With a charter membership of 30 and
a class of 14 candidates, a Knights of
Pythias lodere was organized In this
place Friday. Thirty Knights from
Hood River, 17 from Goldendale. 15
from Camas and ten from Vancouver,
attended. Grand Instructor Savidge. of
Olympla. had charge of the work,
which was not concluded until 5 o'clock
the next morning. The officers of
Wauna Lodge No. 172 are: Past com
manders, J. C. MacTnnes: C. L. Colburn.
E. E. Mills, F. G. DunniclifT; chancellor
commander, A. H. Colman; vice-chancellor,
A. J. Shepler; keeper of records
and seal. L. S. Mann: trustees. G. Crow
A. Carlson. C. M. "Wolfard; r.aster of
work, J. C. Maclnnes.
Foley Kidney Pills contain In con
centrated form ingredients of estab
lished therapeutic value for the prompt
alleviation of all kidney and bladder
ailments. Foley Kidney Pills are anti
septic, tonic and restorative. Do not
allow your kidney trouble to progress
beyond the reach of medicine, but start
taking Foley Kidney Pills at once. Re
fuse substitutes. Sold . by all drug
gists. December .11. 1010, Auntralia had a pop
ulation of 4.470.00O. an increase in 10 years
of about 700,0110. The greatest gain. 303.000.
was in New South Wales, followed by Vic
toria with 127.OO0.
The upper portion of our old building on Washington
street will be entirely vacated by Wednesday night. Every
one of the grand pianos, every player piano, making talking
machines and numerous other instruments now in that
part of the building must' find homes. The unforeseen
delay in the finishing of our new building at Seventh and
Alder makes drastic methods necessary. The incoming
tenant of the old store is frantic to get possession. That is
why we are vacating a portion at a time. That is why
prices on high-grade instruments have been reduced v to
unheard of littleness. That is why 22 pianos were sold yes
terday, following day after day of ever-increasing selling
records. Doesn't this prove conclusively the honesty of our
advertising, as well as the confidence of the people in the
business integrity of the Eilers Music House? If you
intend to buy a piano, a player piano, a baby grand, a talk
ing machine or an organ, all we ask is that you call today
or tonight and decide for yourself if this great closing-out
sale is not the greatest opportunity you have ever been
offered to obtain the right kind of an instrument at a big
round saving. Remember, it's Eilers Music House, still
at 353 Washington street, but soon at Seventh and Alder.
INVESTIGATE
THE ELECTRIC IRON
THE ELECTRIC CHAFING DISH
THE ELECTRIC COFFEE
PERCOLATOR
THE ELECTRIC STEEL RANGE
THE ELECTRIC TOASTER
THE ELECTRIC HAIR DRYER
THE ELECTRIC FAN
And Hundreds of Other Modern
Electric Appliances on Display at
THE ELECTRIC STORE
Daily Demonstrations
PORTLAND RAILWAY,
LIGHT & POWER CO.
ALDER AT SEVENTH
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