THE MORXIXG OEEGOXIAN, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1911.
BENEATH
MYNDTIGE
MAYOR
.
Rushlight, Back From Vancou
ver, B. C, Piqued at Pas
tor's Recall Warning.
TOWN CLEAN, HE DECLARES
.
City's Chief Saj 3ItnJstr la Misin
formed ad Offer to Prove. Con
ditions Better Than at Tim
Ho Entered Office.
Mavor Rushlight returned to Port
' land on a. Great Northern train at 9:50
- last night from Vancouver. B. C, "When
.kAitt inmon of Rev. W. B.
Hlnson at the "White Temple Sunday
. tn which the creacher advocated
... ,.it of thr Mayor If he did not
i cop Tilth -what the preacher asserted
were highly immoral conditions now
1 existing within the city, ho showed
surprise and said Dr. Hlnson is be
neath hta notice.
"I do not propose to make a state
ment now." the Mayor aald. "I have
not read the story and do not care
"very much whether I do or not. al
though I shall probably go through it.
T am pursuing my own course, regard
less of what other people say or think
about It. I shall have my say in due
time. Meanwhile I shall let my ac
tions speak for me."
"When tolf that Rev. Mr. Hlnson Im
plied very strongly that Portland was
"taken by the throat by the worst kind
of tricky politicians and debased sa
loonkeepers and friends of Infamy" and'
that moral conditions were- worse at
present than they had been for years,
the Mayor said:
"Mr. Hlnson and I are unacquainted.
I have never met the gentleman. But
If he has made such- a statement, be
was highly misinformed, and I con
sider him beneath my notice."
City Better, KushUght Insists.
"To you think moral oonditions have
Imnroved within the last three
months?" the Mayor was asked.
"Do I think ltr ha replied. "I know
it. If any t" or woman wanted to
come with me and take the trouble to
investiarate. 1 could .show him a few
things that would leave no doubt in his
mind that moral conditions In this city
have improved vastly since I went Into
office. If neocle knew what I know
about' theso things they would open
their eyes. Not only have-moral con
ditions Improved since I have ' taken
over-the office of Mayor, bnt they are
continually improving. '
-The statement that the present ad
ministration is . taking a complacent
attitude toward any attempt to 'open
this city is absolutely untrue."
Mayor Rushlight was told that Rev.
Mr. Hlnson scored the "policy or si
lence" which the preacher aald the
Mayor had declared waa his.
( "I do not exactly know what the
gentleman means by my policy of si
lence." said the Mayor, "unless he-re
fers to my announcement when I went
Into offte that I would let my actions
speak for me. I shall continue this
policy without regard to what preach
ers. newspapers, or other persons have
to say about me. I do not propose to
squabble with any one on the subject.
I regard such things as beneath my
notice."
Mayor Rushlight's attention
railed to the reference by Rev. Mr.
Hinson that 300 parasites were at pres
ent walking the streets 6t the city. -
Hlnson Declared in Error.
"I have nothing to say as to that."
the Mayor said. "That may be the way
Mr. Hlnson has sized things up. But
there are other persons who see things
differently."
The Mayor agreed that the police de
partment was not giving satisfaction,
but said tbat Rev. Mr. Hinson erred in
comparing the police deparment to the
Army and Navy. Conditions In the
Army .and Navy, he said, were such
that any insubordination or Inattention
to duty could be speedily coped with,
while the police department was under
civil service rules, where It was not
such an easy matter to punish recal
citrant men so speedily.
T hlle in Vancouver, the Mayor ex
amined the garbage crematory there,
w Inch Is built along the same lines as
the new one in Portland. He said the
superintendent of the Vancouver Crem
atory told him that the plant was at
present handling 41 tons of refuse a
day. while It has a capacity of 150 tons.
If necessary, and that it was found In
every way satisfactory.
Mayor Rushlight said that other mat.
ters also'-engagred his attention while
away, and that, while ha had nothing
to say regarding them now, he might
have some , announcements to make
later.
Mayor Rushlght left Portland for his
northern trip at 3 P. M. Friday, and
during his absence Councilman Baker
was Acting Mayor. The absence of
the Mayor for something more than
three days was the longest of a chief
executive of Portland for many years.
John B. Coffey, who accompanied Mm
on his trip north, also, returned to the
city with the Mayor last night. He Is
chairman of the police committee of
the Executive Board.
f Kline. International president of the
j Blacksmiths' Union, who has been aot
tng as spokesman for the Eastern
labor leaders now In this city. Kline
saia ne naa received a numoer oi tele
grams from Eastern cities to the
effect that the shopmen favor arbi
tration, providing all efforts fail to
gain from the railroad officials recog
nition of the federation.
Kline says he expects that by Friday
35 delegates, comprising the general
committees ef the shopmen employed
by the Harrlman system, will be in this
city for a conference, and that the ar
bitratlon question then will receive
consideration.
On Saturday night the Ave presidents
of shopcrafts issued a formal statement
In response to one mads public a few
days before by General Manager
Kruttschnitt, outlining the position- of
the Federation, and stating that the
Federation plan is now in force on 14
of the big railroad systems of the
United States, all of them as much
under the control of the Government
and as much responsible to the public
as the Harrlman system..
The Eastern labor leaders took part
In the Labor day parade today.
DEPOSITORS GET BUSY
BOARD GRAPPLES
LAWYER SECURED TO PROSE
CUTE MOCJfT SCOTT OFFICERS
Receiver's Report Shows Total of
SI 1,4 8 T Receipts and Disburse
ment Equaling $6748.
At a meeting of the depositors of
the defunct Mount Scott Bank, held
last night in Duke's Hall at Lents, it
was voted to engage Attorney C M.
Idleman to assist the District Attorney
In the prosecution of ex-PreBident
Myers and also the cashier, and to as
sist in the protection of the Interests
of the depositors.
F. R. Peterson, chairman of the de
positors' committee, presided and ex
plained the object of the gathering.
The chairman read the. report of Re
ceiver E. P. Tobln, which showed total
receipts of 111,487 and disbursements
of $8748. leaving a balance of 34739.
Receiver Tobln answered questions as
to the management of the property of
the depositors and the sale of the bank
building and lot In Lents. It appeared
that the transactions are somewhat
complicated and involved, and Attorney
Idleman was instructed to secure an
abstract of the bank's property in or
der to ascertain its present status, ow
ing to its Involved condition.
Mr. Idleman Informed the depositors
that he would be able to complete the
abstract by Wednesday, September 13,
when another meeting of depositors
will be held to hear his report.
It has been reported around Lents
that some of the larger depositors had
been settled with, and would not press
the case against Myers, the president,
but this was denied vigorously at the
meeting last night, and it was declared
to be the desire of the depositors that
the bank's officers should be pros
ecuted to the fullest extent of the law,
and several said that they cared little
about the money they have lost. If they
can bring the officers, to justice.
GREEKS OFFER BRIBE
EFFORT MADE TO XEASE MAN
ACCUSED OF MURDER.
CHARTER PROBLEM
Control of Public Service Cor
porations Favored by
East Side Body.
ACQUISITION RIGHT HEARD
Power of City to Take Over Fran
chisee Mnat B . Clause ef . Sew
Basio law, I Belief of Fram
ers Proposal of . Firemen.
Friends of Prisoner Take $1500 to
District Attorney .Mulkey, Who .
Orders ' Arrests,
MEDFORD, Or, Sept 4. (Special.)
Attempts to bribe District Attorney B.
F. Mulkey to cause the release of
George Boglas, Indicted for the murder
of Christ Spanos. resulted in the Jail
ing of Boglas' brother. Spanos son and
two other Greeks tonight. Flfteea
hundred dollars was offered the Dis
trict Attorney If he would do what was
asked.
The fact that young Spanos should
ask for the release of a man accused
of the murder of his father, is attrib
uted to possible bribery and a prom
ise on the part of Boglas' friends that
money would be sent to his father's
widow In Greece. These men have been
with young Spanos for soma time, and
it nas been noted that he testified for
the prosecution before the grand jury
in a half-hearted way.
The four Greeks left Medford this
afternoon for Jacksonville with $1500
recently drawn from the bank. They
went to the District Attorney and made
plain to him that his assistance was
worth $1500 to them.
The District Attorney admitted that
they were offering him a large re
tainer, but tactfully refused it and as
soon as they left his house, telephoned
the Medford police to arrest the Greeks
on arrival here.
CHILDREN ARE OUTWITTED
California. Bride Is Mother-in-Law
. of ex-Statesman.
Vexatious problems of municipal
ownership were threshed over by the
people's charter commission (East
Side) for nearly four hours last night,
and only a beginning was made of the
task. The report of the subcommittee
on municipal ownership, submitted by
H. G. Parsons, chairman, was finally
referred with Instructions to modify It
to the extent that It should provide for
the acquisition by the municipality not
only of all public service corporations
now operating In the city, but all other
such corporations which might In the
future be established within the juris
diction of the proposed commission
government. The subject will receive
further consideration at another meet
ing of the commission Thursday night.
As submitted, the report conferred on
the commission the power to construct,
condemn and purchase, or purchase at
fair valuation any waterworks plant or
property, gas." electricity, heat or pow
er plants, sewers, also plants conduct
ing, under direction of the commission,
11 street Improvements. The commit
tee received Instructions so to amend
Its report as to Include telephone plants
and other public service properties.
.Valuation Clause Up.
Another amendment ordered by tha
general committee will provide that on
petition of 5 per cent of the total vote
cast for Governor -in the preceding
election, the commission of five mem
bers shall ascertain the physical valu
ation of all public service corporations
for the purpose of determining wheth
er or not such properties can be oper
ated by the municipality without en
tailing a deficit This information Is
Intended to serve as a basis for the
commission In determining the actual
value of these properties, and also for
fixing rates and prescribing the serv
ice to be rendered by these corpora
tions.
H. D. Wagnon appeared before the
committee and declared that any char,
ter which the committee might frame
would not meet with the approval of
the voters of the city If It did not pro
vide a simple and direct method by
which the municipality might acquire
ownership of all public service corpor
ations. In this connection, Mr. Par
sons advocated, giving away franchises
to such corporations without price, but
at the same time see to It that the cost
of service was reduced for the benefit
of patrons. He favored this plan
rather than the present practice of
seeking to obtain from corporations en
tering the city a financial considera
tion for-thelr franchises.
. Firemen Would Organize.
A communication, signed by three
captains of fire department companies,
was received announcing the purpose
Of the members of the fire department
to organize a mutual benefit and fra
ternal organization of their own. The
firemen asked the committee, in draft
ing the new charter, to incorporate a
provision directing that one-half of the
fire department ' relief fund be trans
ferred to the treasury of their proposed
organization.
The firemen requested another provi
sion to the effect that members of the
department shall receive full pay when
injury or sickness, resulting from their
employment, makes it necessary for
them to be absent from duty. The
communication was Teferred to the
subcommittee on civil service.
, Present at last night's meeting of
the committee were eight of the 15
members. aJi follows: A. E. Claris,
chairman; City Auditor Barbur, A. D.
Crldge, H. Gf Parsons, William C. Ben
bow, N. U. Carpenter, Dr. C. H. Chap
man and George A. Black.
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97c
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'Regular $2.00, special
at
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25o now 17
Razor Hones, Q 7
Regular $2.00 ....'
Face Lotions and
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Witch
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BayR'm
Imp't'd
Witch
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Imperial
Face Cream
25c
25c
17c
Almond
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Hinds
Almond
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Parisian
Massasre .
25c
27c
35c
50c
Pocket Knives
Fine 2, 3 and 4-bladed Pocket Knives,
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For sharpening all makes of razors and blades. Reg. $3.50 $2.00
Shaving
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Regular
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Regular 1 7n
25c
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Shaving
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Regular Q 7
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gfff ...47c
Regular O "7
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"Brandt" self-honing Q7f
Ct.n Parralar 9
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JScissors
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Talcum
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Mennen's ...90 I Colgate's 150
Lundberg's 110 Imperial 200
Photo Developing
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Sterling silver Shaving Mugs 1-3 off.
Gillette and other blades sharpened,
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GOVERNOR'S WIFE DENIES IX.
TERCEDIXG FOR WEBB. '
Sbe Says Her 'Province Is at Home.
Executive Returns' After Being
at Summer Resorts.
SAX-EM. Or., Sept. 4. (Special.) A
umor that spread here tonight to the
effect that Mrs. West, wife of Gov-
ernor West, had been Interceding- with
the executive for tha life of Jesse F.
Webb, who is sentenced to hang: tomor.
row, waa strenuously denied by Mrs.
West.
"I am not Governor," said Mrs. West,
when questioned relative to the rumor.
"Mr. West handles the executive office,
and my province is at home. There is
absolutely no foundation for such an
assertion."
' Governor West returned today after
several weeks away from the capital.
When he arrived, he waa attired In be
draggled clothes, his hat torn and bat
tered, and his appearance was- more of
the hobo order than of the Governor of
a state. V
"Nothing to say." he remarked. "It
will require more than a Burns detec
tive agency to ferret me out after I re
tire, because I am all In."
He has been more than a week in se
clusion at Isolated Summer . resorts
along the coast, and since his absencQ
during the past week even the em
ployes in the executive, pfflces have
been unable to find him, although' nu
merous attempts have been - made to
do no.
GIRL'S BLOWS DOWN MAN
' Brother Snoots at Miscreant as He
Flees From Plucky Sister.
,1 Elisabeth Peters fought an unjden-
tified man near her home at 997 Com
- mercial street last night, knocking
him down and Anally scaring him
" away. Except for a blackened eye.
:,tbe girl was unhurt While the man
waa fleeing, Adam Peters, her brother.
,'. shot and is believed to have wounded
the prowler.
Miss Peters, who is a telephone op
erator, got oft the car at Blandena
" avenue. She noticed that she was
i followed by a young man and turned
' about when he caught up with her,
meeting him and administering a se
vere beating to him. When he scram
bled to bis feet after she knocked him
down, he made oft across a vacant lot.
I He is described as 21 years of age, five
ii feet eight Inches In height, smooth
l. shaven, but with a heavy growth of
.' beard, which gives his face a dark ap
r pea ranee. He wore a brown suit, a
, brown slicker and a gray soft hat. One
' finger on his left hand baa been ara
i putated. -
ROAD ISSUES, LAST WORD
if . '" ' - (Contlntd from Ftrgt Page.)
settlement of the difficulty between Vie
Harrlman system officials and tha shop
-employes la the belief of James W.
SACRAMENTO. Cal., Sept. 4. (Spe
cial.) Robert Chapman, aged 72, and
Mrs. Sarah A. Hutchinson, 69, mother-in-law
of ex-Secretary of State -Charles
F. Curry, were married here late last
night, the ceremony being rushed, it
is declared, to escape expected inter
ference by the daughter of the bride
groom. Both are wealthy.
Mrs. Hutchinson was for 14 years As
sistant State Librarian. Chapman is a
retired capitalist of Sierra Madra.
Three months ago they met at Sierra
Ala d re and when Mrs. Hutchinson went
from here to San Francisco to live.
Chapman was her frequent guest.
It 1s said Chapman's five grown chil
dren opposed his plans to marry and
that they were to put obstacles in his
way. but that he and hla bride over
cam,e them by hurrying to Sacramento,
securing a license at night and having
the ceremony performed immediately.
STAGE SPILLS "ON CURVE
Passenger Is Severely Hurt by Fall
From Capsized Conveyance.
HUSCM. Wash., Sept. 4 (Special.)
While rounding a sharp oura Saturday
afternoon on the down grade between
here and Gilmer, near the Tllton
ranch, the dally four-horse stage struck
a boulder and turned turtle. Five pas
sengers were Inside the coach and
three on top at the time of the acci
dent. ' Harry Fay sustained serious
Injuries on the back of hla head, while
the other passengers were shaken up.
The driver, Dick Krepps, held on to
tha lines, avoiding a runaway. "- The
passengers were brought to Husum by
private conveyance, when they com
pleted their Journey to White Salmon
via the Trout Iake stage.
Secretary of Interior Says Trip Has
Given Him Idea of Needs.
SKAGWAT. Alaska. Sept. 4 Seere.
tary of the Interior Fisher concluded
his tour of Alaska today- and started
for Seattle aboard the revenue cutter
Tahoma. Secretary Fisher and his
party returned on a Special train over
the White Pass and Yukon Railroad
from Whltehorse last night, and were
entertained at a banquet and reception.
Mr. Fisher reiterated the statements
he made at Cordova and. Valdes re
garding the difficulties that confront
tha Government in attempting to solve
the Alaska coal problem. He said that
his trip had given him 'much knowl
edge of conditions here and of the peo.
ple'a needs.
Back from the seashore cams a
prominent society woman, that ahe
might take advantage of the oloalng
out sals bargains In Oriental rugs at
Atlyeh Bros', great' sale at Tenth and
Washington streets.
Tired
Unambitious
Listless? If s ten to one you've
been smoking black clear Ha
vana cigars until your nerves
have revolted. Humor them,
and save your health with a
light, fragrant, harmless . , . -
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Miw 10 c Cigar
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FIFTIETH ANNUAL
OREGON STATE FAIR
Salem, September 11-16, 1911
HOMECOMING WEEK
Livestock, Poultry and Agricultural Exhibits,
Races, Free Attractions and Fireworks
FERULLO'S GREATEST BAND
REDUCED RATES ON ALL RAILROADS
Have Your Ticket Read "Burlington"
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Denver, Kansas City, St. Louis
The Burlirurton's through trains from the Northwest via Billings,
the direct and short line to the Southeast, have recently been equipped
with the most luxurious and restful library, lounge and observation
cars..
Great Northern-Burlington Southeast Express
Is a hiarh-class, dynamo-electric-lighted, complete train of chair
. cars, dining car, standard and tourist sleepers, and compartment.
observation car. It leaves the North Coast at night, Monday
(for example) : Spokane, Tuesday noon; arrives Denver, Thursday
nignt; umaca ana Kansas iiiy r naay morning; ot. uouofl, in
day evening.
Northern Pacific - Burlington Mississippi Valley Limited
Leaves Portland and Puget Sound, Monday evening (for exam
ple) ; Spokane, Tuesday 'morning ; arrives ' Denver, Thursday
morning (63Vfc hours) ; Omaha, Thursday afternoon (70 hours) ;
Kansas City, Thursday evening (75 hours) ; St. Louis, early Fri
day morning. It is a completely equipped, high-class, electric
lighted train of chair cars, dining car, standard and tourist sleep
ers and library.observation car with buffet, barber and bath.
Let me show you how well the various
Burlington main lines can be used
for diverse routes through the East.
A. CL SHELDON, General" Agent,
C, B. & Q. E.
100 Third St., Portland, Or.
I .lililliiiJL
E
xcursion T ares
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VIA
Sale
.$60.00
Including Oregoa Short Line, Union Pacific, Chicago & Northwestern
TO FARES.
OMcago $72.50
Council Bluffs.
Omaha ,
Kansas City.....-.
St Joseph
St. Paul
St Paul, via Council Bluffs... $63.90
Denver, Colo $55.00
Minneapolis direct $60.00
Minneapolis via Council Bluffs.$63.90
Detroit $S2.50
St Louis $70.00
Boston, Mass $110.00
New York, N. Y $108.50
Washington, D- 0..i $107.50
Atlantic City, N. J $102.40
returning!. Final return limit, October 81, 1911.
September
1,2,4,
5, 6
' and 7
BiODOfui rolns and returning.
Call at onr City Ticket Office, Third and Washington streets, for any
information desired. Also lor sleeping-car reservations, or address
WM. McMtTRRAY, General Passenger A Kent, Portland, Or.
Summer
Excursions
to the East
September 1, 2. i, 6, 6, 7.
' mpin n ils lajBH si sjs I
irF?TrTaA.RE,nJEN $ 72.50
CP T rt M I O A HI f V T Mini mh. T
uuuiu funis nxiiufi 70 nn
NEW YOEK AND EETUEN " "fl08 W
BOSTON AND EETUEN $110 00
STAPMJAirPT0LIS' DULUTE," OMAHA,
KANSAS CITY, ST. JOE AND EETUEN. .$60.00
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