MORXIXG OltEGOXIAX,
FT? in AT. APRIL 2S,
1911.
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T.OIVIBAROATTACKS
COUNCIL AGAIN
I Mayoralty Candidate in Home
Ward of Rushlight Urges
Change of Rule.
COMMISSION WAY LAUDED
(ampalnrr In Speech at ftfllwood
llrpeat Promlw to Work for
New Form of (itrniRwnt
If He 1 Elected.
Inra.lins; Councilman nnnhllcht'a
htm ward. Gar Lombard and J. K.
Werleln last nlfht addressed the voter
of the iventh Ward in Strahlmaa'a
lla!l. Sell wokmI. Mr. Kuhllbt did not
attend the meeting, at which A. N.
Will. ex-Counc-liman. presided. On
'hundred and twenty voter were pres
ent. "Fully one year will elapse from the
time a commission form of forernnwnl
for the city ran be prepared and adopt
ed and placed In effect." said Mr. Lom
bard, who opened the Joint discussion.
but It may be depended upon that In
the meantime I shall enforce the pro
visions of the present charter until that
Instrument can be amended or the com
mission plan of government supplied. "
PromUe of Change Renewed.
Mr. Lombard renewed bis promise
that If elected he would Immediately
appoint a committee of IS members to
draft a commission form of srovernraent
for this city to be submitted to the
voters not later than June. 1313. and to
fro Into elTect July 1 following. lie
pointed to the fact that such a plan
for administering- the affairs of the
city had been indorsed by IT. Harry
lane, Mayor Plmn. I. LanK. of the
T'ark Hoard, and T. B. Wllcor. of the
Water Board, all of whom had crltl
rtsrd the present charter because the
ctty had outarrom-n It since Its adoption
In 101 and for the further reason
that Its provisions were not adequate
to meet the demands of the Tortland
of today.
Council Called Trust.
Relteratlnc the rharsre that the city
i misgoverned and that the present
t'ouncll was the ereatest trust con
fronting the people of Portland. Mr.
Lombard insisted that an efficient and
economical administration of municipal
affairs cannot be eected from a sys
. tern under which responsibility for of
ficial conduct could not be placed. This
constituted one of Mr. Lombard's
strongest arguments for a commission
form of government. Blame for ex
isting conditions, argued Mr. Lombard,
rested largely with the voters them
selves, who had failed In other elec
tions to take the proper Interest In the
selection and election of candlates to
the Council.
"My advocacv of a commission plan
of government." continued Mr. Lom
bard, "Is no afterthought with me.
When I first announced my candidacy
for Mayor I advocated such a change
from the eh rter under which we are
now operating. I voted for this com
mission plan two years ago because I
believed In It. and I am stronger for It
now than I was then.
Werlrln Ieeninl Fva!ve.
"In his arturuent tonlarht Mr. tVer
leln has eraded and avoided all refer
ence to a commission form of govern
ment. By this attitude be U-noree the
demand of the people for a'change In
their present charier. Why does he
not commit himself on this question
which has become distinctly an Issue
In this campaign? The truth of It is
that In Mr. Werlein's candidacy Is rep
resented the hope and aspiration of
the old regime In municipal politics
that the present conditions, carrying
with them an evasion of responsibility,
will be continued."
Mr. Lombard frankly told his aud
ience that they could not hope reason
ably fr reduced taxes. Tha growth
of the city, he said, necessarily would
entail Increased taxation. One of the
most direct means of reducing taxes,
he contended, was to effect a consoli
dation of city and county governments
and thereby ilUpense with a multiplic
ity of officials and a duplication of
record-keeping and miscellaneous ad
ministrative expenses.
The only reference by Mr. Lombard
to his absent opponent. Mr. Rushlight,
was Indirect when he said he was op
posed to any policy of reticence, be
lieving that any man seeking the office
of Mayor should not shrink from
publicitr but. on the contrary, should
go before the people and let them know
who he Is. what he stands for and what
may be expected from him If elected.
Tavlng Ridding Approved.
Mr. Lombard Indorsed the Ellis
amendment providing for competitive
bidding in street paving, but disap
proved of the proposed fl.O0.v00 bond
Issue for a municipal paving plant,
holding that the necessity of such an
enterprise could be dispensed with by
the approprtation of f 44.00 for a re
pair plant owned and operated by the
city.
After denouncing editorial attacks
by an afternoon paper. Mr. Werleln re
ferred to the argument of Mr. Lom
bard as one of "glittering theories."
Ieclarlng that he stood for govern
ment. Mr. Werleln explained that un
til the present charter Is amended or
replaced with some other form of gov
ernment, the affairs of the city must
be administered under the provisions
of that document. He said that as
Mayor It would be his purpose to ad
minister public affairs as he had man
aged his private affairs.
As evidence of his efficiency and
honesty as a public official he referred
to the fact that two expert Investiga
tions of hla office as City Treasurer
within one month had revealed a
faultless system, with every cent of
public money accounted for.
"The city taxes have increased from
$. 000 In 10 to II. (00.000 In 111."
s-Ud Mr. Werleln. reverting to the sub
ject of taxation. "This Is due to the
system or lark of system on the part
of the City Council, showing the abso
lute lack of ordinary business Intelli
gence In the management of the city's
business. When anything required by
the city and costing over IISO Is need
,l bids are invited, but all other sup
plies are purchased In the open mar
ket on requisitions. If I were Mayor
I would obtain estimates from every
department at the beginning of the
year covering the probable require
ments of every department for the
year and I would then have supplies
bought under competitive bidding and
distributed to the various departments
through a stock keeper. In this way
a great saving to the city would be ef
fected annually."
tdscusslng street paving. Mr. Wer
leln declared that the Interested prop
erty owners should have the right to
say what kind of paving should be laid
long their property, lie said all such
I improvements were determined by or
dinance passed by the Council. Ordi
nances providing a character of paving
not agreeable to the homeowners, said
Mr. Werleln, could be vetoed by the
Mayor.
"The Mayor ! responsible for the ad
ministration of the city government."
charged Mr. Werleln. "and he la indeed
a coward who would undertake to
evade or to shift that responsibility.
As Mayor. In my appointment of a
Chief of Police. I would assume the re
sponsibility for that officer conduct
with respect to law enforcement. The
present Police Department not only
lacks an executive head, but also the
respect and confidence of the subordi
nates In tbelr chief which snouia pre
vail.
Jury Inquiry Crged.
"The Mayor has power under the
present charter to appoint and remove
every city officer with the exception
of Conncilmen and the people have that
power. If I had been a member of the
Council for two years, and knew tnai
the corruption existed in the t-ouncu
which the other speaker has charged.
I would have considered It my duty to
place the facts before the grand Jury
and not wait to mm a cwuv.i
position of such alleged conditions dur
ing a political campaign."
Replying to this remark by Werleln.
Mr. Lombard said that his record in
h. Council was. one of uninterrupted
turmoil and strife In his persistent ef
forts to defeat speclsl interests irom
gaining their wishes. He declared that
renditions In the Council today were
only the same as he had to contend
with during his service as Councilman
and of which the average voter had
general knowledge.
Mot avor Commission Plan.
In response to an invitation for
questions, when he hsd concluded his
remarks. Mr. Lombard was requested
by J. F. Kertchem to ask for a stand
ing vote from the audience as to their
position on a proposed commission
form of government. Mr. Lombard ac
quiesced and requested those favoring
such a plan of municipal government
to stand up. Fully 40 per cent of the
voters present arose. When the op
portunity was given those opposing the
commission plan to express themselves,
not a man arose.
Last night's Joint discussion probably
... . . . - in thl pamnfttsn.
win e uw -. vi. ... '
While Mr. Itushllght refused to take
part In either or tne two ueoaiee m
have been held, the attendance and In
terest on both occasions were good.
The remaining 19 days of the primary
i . Iiamm .hlv occunled with
campaign u .... j -
Individual meetings In various sections
of the city by both Mr. Werleln and
Mr. Lombard.
LOMBARD ATTACKS PIYTxX)IOs
Candidate Kays Rushlight Has Add
ed w riank at 1-a.te Hour.
-Indorsement by Councilman Rush
light of a commission form of govern
ment, comes as an eleventh-hour con
fession." said Osy Lombard, yesterday.
"Reference to the platform Mr. Rush
light Issued at the time he announced
his candidacy for Mayor shows that he
made not the slightest reference to the
commission plan. n contrary in
his platform Mr. Rushlight, discussing
the character of men with whom he
would surround himself on ths vari
ous boards and committee!, plainly con
templated a continuation of the pres
ent system In our municipal affairs ss
prescribed by the present charter. His
sudden conversion to the efficacy of a
commission form of government for
this city can only be construed as a
deathbed deposition.
"Mr. Rushlight goes further and de
clares he always has favored a com
mission form of government for Port
land. The fart Is that prior to his
forced Interview, which was published
In The Oregonlan this morning. Mr.
Rushlight at no time committed him
self to the commission plan. If he
always has been such a firm believer
In that plan of administering the city
government, why was he so mute on
that subject when be Issued his plat
form. As I understand a platform and
Its function. It Is a vehicle through
which a candidate for office Informs
the voters whst he believes In and
what his candidacy represents.
"There Is another thing the people
of Portland would like to know and
are entitled to know. Ehould Mr. Rush
light be nominated and elected to tha
office he la now seeking wonld he
serve as Mayor? The voters have no
assurance thst he would. In announc
ing his candidacy for Mayor Mr. Rush
light subscribed to Identically the same
declaration he did last year when he
became a candidate and was elected
Representative In the State Legislature
from this county.
"The substance of that declaration
Involved a solemn pledge that If he
should be nominated and elected he
would qualify and serve the people In
the capacity to which they elected him.
But did he? He was elected Repre
sentative and was the only member of
that body of (A members who did not
qualify and discbarge his duties to his
constituents as a regularly elected
legislator.
"If he Is elected Mayor, will he take
the oath of office and serve? A pledge
Is a pledge, whether It was taken last
year or a month ago. Having violated
this pledge a year ago. It la naturally
assumed that he Is apt to disregard the
same promise at this time.
"When a candidate for office makes a
promise to qualify and serve his con
stituents he la expected to live up to
his pledge. Falling to do so In one in
stance, there Is established ground for
believing that he will fall to deliver
the goods next time."
ROOKI.KT GOIXG TO VOTERS
Auditor Preparing; to Send Out 33,
000 Copies Authorised.
The big tssk of sending out to the
15.000 voters In Portland a copy of the
booklet authorised by law, containing
the proposed amendments to be voted
on In June and the candidates' state
ments, will be begun In a few days by
City Auditor Barbur's staff. He will
mall to each voter a copy, which for the
first time will contain the complete texts
of all measures to be decided by the
electorate.
Mr. Barbur is also giving Instructions
to Judges of election now. and Is hold-
Ins personal conferences wltn each one.
with a view of securing more hearty
co-operation and Intelligent direction
of the work. Clerks are being engaged
nd where any vacancies occur, they
are to be filled by-the Judges.
The voting booths are nearly all In
nlace. There are 1SS precincts in the
city and as many polling places.
DEMOCRATIC ASPIRANT QCXET
'Mayoralty .Nominee Thomas Prepar
ing Platform, but Is Silent.
While the three Republican candi
dates for Mayor are waging an aggres
sive fight for their party nomination.
Oeorve H. Thomas, probable nominee
for that office on the Democratic ticket,
Is garnering In all the votes he can
corral. Thomas says he Is willing to
allow the Republicans to furnish the
fireworks for the present. Following
the primaries, he promises to touch off
some Interesting set-pieces to say noth
ing of political skyrockets. In the
meantime he Is devoting a portion of
his time towards compiling an an
nouncement of hla views on municipal
questions, including the present city
charter and the proposed commission
form of government which hasabeen In
troduced as an issue in tha pending
campaign.
FEDERALS FIGHT
TO EXTERMINATION
Boy Lieutenant In Mexico
Leads 30 Men in Battle
With 400 Rebels.
ALL KILLED EXCEPT TWO
Train Is Halted by Rebels and. Sur
render Being; RefusfS, Fusil
lade Follows Tears of Fam
ily Savo Official.
MEXICO CITY. April 27. Refusing
to surrender or to leave the train on
which he and his command of 30 sol
diers were being brought to the capi
tal, a Second Lieutenant, little more
than a boy. yesterday engaged In a
battle with 400 rebels at Cajones, Guer
rero. At the conclusion of the brief en
counter, the Lieutenant and 28 sol
diers were dead and the remaining two
of his men were prisoners. One of
the arms of the Lieutenant was shot
away.
The rebels were under command of
"General" Prudenclo Figueroa, Learn
ing that troops were being carried on
the Cuernavaca division of the Nation
al Railways, the rebel leader marched
to Cajones. a station some distance be
low Cuernavaca. When the train
stopped he sent forward a messenger
to demand the surrender of the troops,
and a request, if they would not sur
render, to abandon the train in order
that the Uvea of the passengers be not
endangered.
Hoy Refuses to Surrender.
Fresh from the School of Ashlrantes,
a military training-school, the boyish
officer sent back word that he had
his orders to continue on that train.
But little time was lost in beginning
the fight. The rebels poured down the
embankment on either side of the train
end almost simultaneously the shoot
ing was begun by them and by the sol
diers on the train.
Passengers who had been Imploring
the young officer to yield were in a
panic. The cries of women and chil
dren were heard in the roar of the
rifles and the shots raked the sides
of the train, many entering the coach
es occupied by passengers.
Man Killed on Wedding Eve.
But one. however, did personal dam-
sge. That one killed Luis Bastamente.
a young civil engineer on his way to
the capital to be married. Bustamente
was kneeling beside a frightened little
girl passenger, attempting to comfort
her. when he was shot.
Passengers who arrived here on the
train late last night brought the story
of the battle to the capital and today
there stood In the yards of the rail
way the bullet-scarred coaches, mute
evidence of the encounter.
At no time during the engagement
did the federals betray signs of cow
ardice. With the blood of their com
panions running from the doors of the
little second-class coach, the men
coolly fired Into the ranks of their
assailants until but two remained.
In the first-class coach, immediately
In tha rear of the soldiers' car, was
riding the Jefe Politico, of Agua Guer
rero. The rebela forced their way
through the panic-stricken passengers.
With the Jefe Politico were traveling
his wife and five children. These sur
rounded the man and with tears run
ning down their faces, begged the
rebels to spare his life. A short con
sultation and the rebels told the wife
that the entire family might continue
tbelr Journey.
March on Capital Planned.
After the fighting, while the dead
federals were being taken from the car
and the rebels were collecting their
dead and wounded and none could tell
how many of them had been hit by the
federals an American talked with
Figueroa. the rebel leader. He said
he had been commissioned a general
by Madero and placed In command of
the troops in tha States of Guerrero,
Puebla. oaxaca and Morelos.
General Figueroa added that be was
now concentrating his forces for an at
tack upon Iguala. whence they would
march upon Cuernavaca. Once that
point Is taken, according to tha plan as
ha outlined It, there will begin a gen
eral advance by the rebel forces In the
south dn the national capital.
SALOON BOLDLY ROBBED
B.VRTEXUlER avd SEVEX OTH
ERS LOCKED IV BASEMEXT.
Two Criminals Command "Hands
l'p," Take $160 and Calmly Es
cape Under Bright Light.
The bartender In the Old Home sa
loon, at Seventeenth and Korthrup
streets, and seven men were mar
shalled Into the basement at 8:35
o'clock last night by two robbers, who
took their time about rifling the caeh
register of tiso and escaping.
The two men entered the saloon
about IS mlnutea before they robbed
lt - They bought drinks, talked to Ed
Hlggins, the bartender, and watched
a game of pool. Then they started to
play a game of pool and were about
half through, when the tall man, with
a light suit, suddenly whipped out a
revolver and commanded "Hands up."
As he swung the revolver right and
left, the seven men in the saloon and
the bartender compiled. The other
highwayman, who was short and wore
a dark suit, lifted the basement door
and the tall man commanded all to
enter.
In single file, with hands in the air,
the patrons and bartender complied.
As the last man disappeared In the
darkness the door was slammed and
the two robbers took the money from
the cash register. As soon as the
prisoners In the basement heard the
highwaymen walk out, one of them
cautiously lifted the door and peeped
out. When he saw the coast was
clear they re-entered the saloon and
notified the police.
Neither of the highwaymen appeared
to be nervous or uneasy while they
were committing the crime, although
they were outnumbered and an are
light was burning over the front door.
Cattle Quarantined for Scabies.
SALEM. Or.. April 27. (Special.)
Governor West today declared quaran
tine for scablea against cuttle In Klam
ath and Lake counties. . The moving of
cattle In or from those counties except
after legal Inspection is forbidden.
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see the perfection of style, the finished
tailoring, the correct fit, you'll want them.
They'll cost you only as much as such
clothes ought to cost; the prices are
economical considering the clothes.
Suits and Overcoats
Twenty to Forty Dollars
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STEVENS IS GUEST
Railroad Man in Turn Enter
tains Press Club.
CANAL WORK FILMS SHOWN
Immensity of Undertaking Depicted
on ScreenMachine for Moving
Railroad Tracks Is "Vote
worthy Feature.
Motion pictures of the Panama Canal.
of scenes taken within the past few
months, were the leading attraction
at the farewell reception given last
night to John P. Stevens, retiring
president of the Hill system of the
Pacific Northwest, by the Portland
Press Club. 8. B. Vincent, president of
the club, introduced Melvin G. Win-
stock as manager of the evening's pro
gramme. Mr. Wlnstock explained that
the Panama reels were received only a
few days agb from New York and that
permission was obtanled from the Edi
son Biograph Company to give the ex
hibition In advance of the release date.
The first reel depicted scenes during
the early period of construction, while
Mr. Etevens was In charge. The later
reel showed the work which has been
accomplished since. Culebra cut. the
port of Balboa and many or the more
prominent places were shown. Proba
bly the most remarkable part of the
pictures was the reproduction of the
working of the huge steam shovels,
the blowing of the dynamite charges
and the cement plants. The Gatun dam
and the locks were especially good.
Invention Supplants 260 Men.
The machine for moving railway
tracks was unique. Mr. - Stevens,
peaking of this feature, said that the
rt t ruck. movl nsr machine ever used
in the world was prepared by En
gineer mora wnue ne was woraing uu
the canal under Mr. Stevens' direction.
The first attempt to make one was by
using a derrick on a flat car, and Mr.
Blerd formed the Idea that a machine
could be made by wrich the track
could be moved In either direction.
Suction steamers, by which the sand
and dirt are drawn from the bottom of
rivers into dredges, were shown. There,
Mr. Stevens said, were planned In the
office of the canal engineers, a crew
was sent to the United States to man
the boats and then the boats were
taken around Cape Horn and used on
the .Pacific side.
Work Is Immense.
""Few men," said Mr. Stevens, . "can
grasp the Immensity of the work of
the canal unless they have been on the
Isthmus while the work is going on.
I remember placing one order for 85,
000,000 feet of lumber on the Pacifio
Coast. There were two orders of 600w
000 pounds of white lead to paint the
houses, sent to firms handling that
class of goods In this country. We
used in blasting at one time 76.000
pounds of dynamite, which displaced
90,000 cubic yards of rock. We used
monthlv S00.000 pounds of dynamite."
The film showing the destruction of
the battleship Texas, a song by Miss
Etta Allen, a song by the Star Trio,
and another film, "The Troublesome
Secretary," furnished additional en
tertainment. Mr. Stevens will be entertained at a
dinner in the Arlington Club Tuesday
night by B. S. Josselyn. C. R. Gray,
who succeeds Mr. Stevens as the head
of the Hill system on the Pacific
Coast, will attend.
Portland Contractor Bankrupt.
Charles O. McClaren, a Portland eon
tractor, filed in the federal Court yes
terday a voluntary petition In bank
ruptcy. It shows his debts to be
$182.94 and his assets $290.
It takes the most
skilled artisans,
the finest automatic
machinery and the Wtft
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