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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 29, 1911)
14 TTTE BIORXIXG OREGONIAX. FRIDAY, SEPTE3IBER 29, 1911. SIDESTEP TAKEN TO RAISE KELLER City Attorney Is Asked to Find Whether There Is Legal Police-Captain Vacancy. MAYOR WANTS PET KEPT Committee Would Icxle Certlfrine; Thre Entitled to Promotion to Get Around CItII Serrtce Lmw Slorer oo lemi-e. Not only has Maror Rushlight mar lp- ilitfd the checkerboard of police af fair la auch a war aa to obtain posl- tlona for hta farorltes. bat an effort la now to be mad to keep the faror. ltes In their positions, to which they wero appointed temporarily. Tha police committee of the Executive Board at Ita meetlne; jreaterdajr afternoon too"T up the question of appointing a captain of police, and following the Mayor's boIIct to keen Kerceant Keller In tha place at all odds, decided to put before Cltr Attornry Grant the question whether a vacancy really exists In the caotalncT rank When Captain Plover waa made Aet tnc Chief of Police, he waa erlven an .l.ht month.' leare of abeence. and Ctrrrtnt Keller waa temporarily ele vated to hla place. Mayor Rushlight could appoint Captain Mover aa Chief, bat ae this office la not under civil eervlc rules Actinic Chief Slover might 1dm hla ofnclal head ahould there be a chanite of administration by the adop tion of the commission form of govern ment. He would then be out of tha department entirely, and would obtain Dona of the civil aervlce benefits. Vaeaary la Dabltable. At the earn time the mere leave of absence of the Actinic Chief from the position of captain leaves It a mooted queatlon whether there la actually a vacancy. Section tit of th charter provides that -whenever there shall b a vacancy In any position In th classi fied civil service, the appointing author ity ahall Immediately notify th clvll service I commission thereof. Th com mission shall thereupon certify to such appointing authority th names and addresses of the thre eligible candi dates standing highest on th register for th class or icrade to which such position belong; s. but If there be fewer than thre th commission shall so certify ail th candidates upon th reg ister. Thre Kul Bo Ortllr. It so happened when th examina tion for poile captain wer taken Fers-eant Keller stood eighth, while Perceant JUley and Patrolmen Inekeep and Circle stood at th bead of th list. I'nder th charter th Mayor la com pelled. If there I a vacancy, to notify th commission, and It la th commis sion's duty to certify th three name erst on th Hat. Now. to avoid ap pointing on of thee three, th techni cal question la raised. Commissioner Coffey said yesterday: f a captain la appointed we shall have fire pecs for four boles, because Mr. Elover may take back hla place as captain, at any time. Grand, and Mrs. Gardner are at th Oregon. F. A. George, a merchant of St- Hel ena, la at th Perkins. W. r. Lara war. of Hood River, la res' istered at th Perkins. Dr. A. r. Bother, of Roseburg. was at the Oregon yesterday. Webster Klncald. a merchant of Ea ten. Is at th Imperial. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bauer, of Mount Ana-el. art at th Perkins. J. M. Crawford, a lumberman of Wal la Walla. Is at th Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Thompson, of Bayr ocean, are at th Cornelius. J. M. French, a Jeweier of Albany, waa at the Imperial yesterday. Mrs. J. A. Vaness and daughter. Marl. ot Inlock. are at the Portland. Fred Toung. an attorney of Albany, waa at th Perkins, yesterday. H. C. Eakln. an attorney of Dall and Mr. akln. are a. th Imperial. F. T. Mulkey. a business man of Mon mouth, waa at th Perklna yesterday. L. L. Jewell, a merchant of Grants Pass, was at th Jmperlal yesterday. J. W. Palmer and IL F. Gleasnn. of Hood River, are at the Portland Hotel. W. E. Dahney. of Hood River, accom panied by Mrs. Dabney. Is at th Per klna J. D. Sullivan, chief clerk In th of fice of th Secretary of State, la at th Imperial. W. C Hawlev. of Salem. Representa tive from th First Congressional dis trict. Is at th Imperial. T. O. Barnes, a merchant of Sliver Lake, and Mr. Barnea are at th Perklna O. Lansing nurd, ef th 6 lan 11 el 4 Commercial Club, la In Portland visit In th different commercial organlaa tione In th Interest of Central Oregon's development. Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Sender (Hannah Cohen) will be at horn to their friends October 1 from S until S o dock at th horn of her aunt. Mrs. S. Cohen, at 16 North Twenty-first street. Horace Butterfleld has left for th Fast, where his daughter. Genevieve Butterfleld. la reported to Be seriously 11 L 6he la a student at Dana Hall, fashionable preparatory school. M. K. MacRae. resident manager of th Oregon Hotel, returned yesterday from a vacation trip through Southern Oregon, where he assisted In posting guide boards for th Pacific Highway SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. II. (Sp. rial.) Portland arrivals at th Palace Hotel: O. C. Nlckeraon. R. R. Hog. C J. Gray. C- P. Washburn, C A. Zander and E. R. ZHdrldga. PAVNG MUNCE Suit Against Hassam May Bar Patented Improvement. FIGHT ON CONTRACT MADE Lombard-Street Owner Complain That Competition Was Stifled and That Slllmlar Work Can Be Done at $1.25 a Yard. TAFTS AID TO BE ASKED romXAVD UXTTERSAXISTS TO BID FOR 11 COSTEXnOX. Conrrntttoe Will Meet President on Ills Visit Here In October Her. J. D. Corby Goes East. member, will carry on an extenalv campaign In th East, especially at Springfield. Mass, where th 111 con vention will be held early next month. Thee two delegates started yesterday for th East, with Invitations from th Mayor and various commercial bodlea and with a good supply of Portland and Oregon literature. Arrangements have been mad for a lecture on October It. at which colored OVERHEAD RAILS FAVORED EES! T,h'.eu.v.rar,,rtUcnodnv.:iiU,i: of th large annual church meet- In a-s and la attended by th pastor and one lay member from each town la th United States where there la a church. That President Tart will Indorse Port land as th 111 meeting plac Is th opinion of local church members, owing to the fact that he la a memoer or tne church and has taken an active Interest In th local church affaire In th past Two years ago on his visit her he laid the cornerstone to th church at Eaat Twenty-fourth street and Broadway. The aid of President Tart will be sought ky the L'nlversallst Church bar to eecure for Portland th Ills conven Uon of th church. A committee waa appointed yesterday to visit th Preal dent, who comes her October 11 In th meantime Rev. J. u. corny. s.r-i r- miiirrn pastor of th Portland Unlversallst WV. 1,. I . U. MLL WAIi I LU Church, ana c J. jaeger, a prominent A suit which, if successful, may put an and to th us of patented pave ments on th streets of Portland was filed yesterday by Attorneys Aber crombl and Hunt on behalf of proper ty holders Interested In th Improve ment o:' Lombard strot from th west line of Westana stratit to tha east 11ns of Wabash avenue. Th plaintiffs ask: That th contract for th. Improve ment of th street which the city has with th Oregon Hassam Paring Com pany be declared null and void and that th bond furnished by th Title Guaranty Surety Company, which with th city and th paring company la alao mad defendant, be also de clared null and void. That each and all th resolutions. ordinances. acta and proceedings which entered ss part of the city's preparations to Improve tb street be vacated and set aside. That th city be enjoined from tax ing th property of the plaintiffs to pay for the Improvement now under way and that a temporary Injunction be Issued along th same lines pending a decision In th action. Th objections of th property hold ers to th Improvements are based on the contention that the plana and spe cifications called for Hassam paving. which, they assert, only th Oregon Hassam Paving Company bas th right to lay. Competition, they declare, was Illegally stifled. Tha plaintiffs further object be cause th competition In th remainder of the Improvement outside th paving as stifled illegally, they declare, by the action of the city In calling for bids for th Improvement aa a whole. Only the Oregon Hassam Paving Com pany was In a position to bit they point out. and of the total bid of 1117. 64S.91 only 191. 669. 2 waa for paving, the balance being for walks, sewers id grading. For 11.25 a yard a contractor could lay with profit a pavement In every respect as good, composed of substan tially the same materials in the same proportiona as the Hassam pavement, which costs 11.15 a yard, the complaint avers. The complainants declare tnat there are many persons and firms in tb city fully equipped to lay such a pavement and that th materials whloh enter into the Haasam pavement may be purchased In the open market. Special Sample Sale Suits, Coats and Dresses Complete Assortment Stylish Fall Sample Coats, Suits, Dresses For Friday and Saturday The greatest variety of latest sample models. Over five thousand garments to select from. The choicest selections of smart fabrics, unexcelled beauty and taste in colors and color combinations. The authoritative touch of style and correct ness is notable in every Sample Fall Suit, Coat and Dress. The general moder ate prices that always prevail in this Great Sample Store have been entirely out done, and the store is a perfect whirlwind of bargains. In our new and well lighted comfortable store you- will find it a pleasure to shop rather than a task. $16.50 for Sample Suits worth $25 $19.50 for Sample Suits worth $35 $24.75 for Sample Suits worth $40 v Other very swell exclusive models at 40 to 65 that are "worth. $50 to $80. City Attorney and Engineer Deride After Sullvan Cnk-h Trip. City Attorney Grant. City Engineer Hulburt Chief Engineer Boachke. of the U.-W. 11. 4 N. Company, and Coun cil men Raker, gchraeer. Kurgard and Magulre made a trip yesterday morn ing to the Sandy Itoad. along nulllvan's Oulrh. and to the 81 Johna-Troutdale rutofT where It crcsaes Vancouver road. to determine what crossings ought to be provided, and the most feasible way f building them to avoid accidents. The question waa brought up when suit was commenced against the city, to enioln It from making a grade croaa- Ing at r.a.t Plfty-thlrJ street. It d veloped that "an elevated bridge would be feasible at that point, and that It would leen the danger of accidenta. and enable tne rnilroad company to run lt.e trains at better speed, because It would not have to run lt traina slow ly at the crossing. Roth the engineers and the City At torney are In favor of overhead cross Inas along Sullivan'e Gulch wherever po.sir.ie. There ia a hearv a-rade down tfie guirh. which Increases th danger wr.ere streets cms the tracka at grade. At the Sandy Road crossing It Is pro posed to cut under th railroad tracka, thus avoiding the danger to streetcars and teams r this point. The engineers will submit their report to th Council at ui neat meeting. NIXON SECURES VERDICT George Constable Loses In Snlt Recover Stun of $158. to Executive Committee Wonld Win 1 1 1 S Convention for Portland. Th executive committee of the Mult nomah County Women's Christian Tem perance Union. In session yesterday. decided that Portland may win tb Na tional Convention of 111 If th State Convention will Invite th National de egatea and if Multnomah County boots" th movement. It was decided to ask the State Convention, which will meet In Medford October e-lL to send the Invitation to th National officers. If the convention Is won by Portland. unions of Multnomah County will en tertain 4Zi delegatea In Portland, and each union will take car of a certain number of delegates In Its own way. About $:509 will be raised In the state to defray other expenaea. Sessions of th National Convention will be held in prominent Portland church If th convention assembles here. Mrs. Mary Mailett. president of the County Women's Christian Temperance Union, and th other county officers attended tb meeting yesterday. ' ASYLUM NULLIFIES PAWN Th last phase of a controversy. which Involved city and private detec- tlvea and led to a report that W. J. Burna waa going to probe civic cor ruption In Portland, was dealt with In Justice Olson s court yesterday, when Jury heard evidence In th suit of George Constable, for the Burna Detec tive Agency, against Ezra Nixon. merchant, to recover Verdict was for the defendant. The sum in dispute was th amount of a check given by Nixon for th re covery of willow plume etolen from his store. After getting the plumea he stopped payment, and made allegations that the detective agency had connived at th escape of the criminal. City Detective Carpenter, who was at work on the case, joined In thla accusation, and in turn the Burns people charged that he had taken money from a woman of the underworld. Carpenter later was suspended on other grounds, and re signed from the force. V. J. Burns, In Los Angeles, hearing of the affair, telegraphed that he was coming here, and for a tlm it waa re ported that he had been engaged to give th city affairs a thorough investiga tion. He set this rumor at rest on his arrival. AUTO FIRE TRUCKS DENIED City Hoard Finds Money for Par chase of Equipment Insufficient. At a meeting of th flro commute I tne .xecutiv Board yesterday aft ernoon at in iity nail It waa decided to reject the bids received recently for two auiomooue trucks, on to be used m tn e4-ctrical department, and the sther In th hydrant department, aa It ,;TpUht7uu TO BE RETURNED Th committee limited to l:so In th purchase or tracka for these do- partmeta. ana It was found, tn exam ining th aide, that th cost of tha ma chines would exceed this. Th com. mltte will decide on what will b don regaramg ui track at another meeting. A dispatch was rr!vi from W. t vtooo. ot micago. designer of th n f re boat, saying that th boat will nve a apa or 14 mile aa hour. aad under favorable conditions could attain IS mile, which, t said, would be to highest speed attained by any nreooat anoac a special meeting was called for Monday evening, at T lx. wnen tn committee win ta, up the aueaiioai ci earner accepting er reject ing the plana submRted by ilr. Wood. ana ok naaiai say modifications In than. Patient Released Complains That Money lndcr Is Larcenist. Seeking recovery of articles left in a pawnshlp l months ago wnen n is taken to the Insane asylum. B. M. Judktna. a photographer, applied to the Dlatrlct Attorney yesterday for a larceny complaint againat jona Doe." proprietor of a loan office at 12 North Third atreet. Jfadklna says he went Into the place to hypothecate hla watch, and at the sara tlm asked permlsalon to leave hla dreaa coat and valuable photo graphs until he called again. The next day hla wife filed a lunacy complaint against him and he was deprived of his liberty. Being released a few days ago, tha first thins; Judklns did was to go to th pawnshop and demand his prop erty, but he waa Informed that it had been sold when he did not return on time. I was unavoidably detained." sail Judklns. Coats Coats Coats Everybody says that we show the largest selection in the city. You will say so when you see them. The New Reversible Coats $20.00 to $45.00 A selection of Coats for everybody. Every style, every price for every purse. $7.95, $10.00, $12.95, $16.50, $18.95 . $19.50, $24.95 and Up to $45.00 This is the Store for Everybody Everybody is Welcome. SAMPLE CLOAKS AND SUITS "The Largest and Only Exclusive Sample House on the Coast" 132-134 SIXTH STREET, COR. ALDER, OPP. OREGONIAN RAIDS REAP S2000 Fines Are Imposed by Munici pal Judge on 31 Women. LESSEES OF HOUSES NEXT Vancouver, B. C. Police to De-port Maa for Portland Officer. HIGHLY COMPLIMENTED. Most Mafrniflcent Fixtures Tet In troduced in City. PERS0NALUENTI0N. II. E. Hunt, ef Hosier, is at the tiewers. Dr. Frank Griffith, ef Falem, Is at ue imperial. T. F. Em lth. a lumberman from Bend. is ai ire no wars. R- Turner, a merchant sf Sheridan. IS ai isff rrriini. II. A Litter.! J. s N.wberr attorney. Is at te Cornelius. Peter Cenaaeher. a lumberman of Ta. celt, is st the Orea-en. J. C Uardxer. a merchant sf La Throush aa accommodatlna; spirit of tna anconver. B. C. police. ara Man- dlcn. aa Austrian, arrested here as a vacraat. and who made a daring; es cape from the Llnntoa quarry, several weeks sko. will be brouarht back to serve out bis eentence. ThouKh Man dlch could not be extradited, tha Cana dian officials have consented to deport nira to tne Miionai line, wnere he will nnd Detective Craddock waltlnr to re ceive Dim. Mandlch was arrested br Detectives Carpenter and price for brlnslnx- i Immoral woman Here from Alaska. He. received sentence or st days, but had not been Ions In the stockade when, by careful prearranrement, he escaped. Friends on the outside sawed throush board in the stockade and notified JJandlcn of tn.lr set. While at work In the quarry the next morning; he, with another prisoner, rushed to the sap and Iota the open. The other man was recaptured, but kfandlch escaped. Damages Asked for "Pnoch." In a suit Aled in the Ctrculf Court yesteraay alii r leaeinser demand a rtpsrauun i nun r vraiuna jFloas to tne extent ot i...e tor injurlee which ne suataiueo om prn it wnen he al leges ne was aseaaited by the de fendant. . SI a; Slchel & Company opened third cigar store yesterday corner of Hlxtn ana t s streets. The handsome Circassian wal' nut fixtures elicited admiration from every patron and these were many hundred of tnem rrom eariy morning till late Into the nlcht. Every unit In the store, every combination or details harmonizes one with ths other, so that the whole place presents a most strik ing combination ot elegance which could not ' easily be found elsewhere In ths Northwest. Mr. Mcnet came In for continual compliments throughout tne whole day. Kt Paul, Or., Bank Incorporated. BALEU Or.. Sept. 1. (Special.) Articles of Incorporation were filed today by the Ftate Bank of St. Paul. Or, capitalized at 115.000. James J. Keber. for several years casnier st tne lit. Angel bank, will bs cashier of tha new institution. 910,000 Asked for Aato Smash. -Allea-tnsr that he was knocked down and permanently Injured by the auto mobile of Louis NIcolaL at Grand ave nue and Eaat Oak street, on June 21. Jess Moudy has begun suit In the Cir cuit Court to recover flo.QOO from KTcoIaL District Attorney Declares Owners of Questionable North End Property Will Be Defendants Gambling- Cases to Be Taken Up. Richer by $2000 are the city coffers by virtue of North End raids attend In the prevailing- "moral wave," and several precincts are yet to be heard from. Announcement of deferred de cisions was mads by Judge Tazwell yesterday In the cases of nine women charged with keeping- disorderly places, and of 72 Inmates. All of the keepers were assessed f 100 and the other women 50 and a few cases decided at times hitherto the sum netted to the city - Is above the 1100 mark. A few cases remain to be decided, but as they rest upon the samel evidence. It is probable that they will take the same course. Never tn the history of the city has this class of cases been harder fought, or won by the city on more dubious evidence. In none of the cases was there an overt act, and the tromen stand convicted principally upon their personal habits and the common fame of the house, they occupy. It Is ex- ned their ft "" iks hnds Catarrh No Stomach Dosing', Hyomei, the Old Reliable Remedy. Tou can get rid of hawking, spitting, snuffles, discharge of mucus and foul breath if you will only try. You can get a complete HTOMEI (pronounce It Hlgh-o-me) .outfit for 11.00 with a guarantee that if it does not end the misery of catarrh yon can have your money back. Catarrh la caused by germs, and the only way to kill these germs and for ever banish catarrh is to breathe HT OMEI. an antiseptic vaporized air that hundreds of thousands have used with wonderful success. Bear in mind that there Is no cocaine, opium or other habit forming; drug in HTOMEI; It Is made of pure Australian Eucalyptus and other antiseptics. For catarrh, asthma, catarrhal deaf ness, colds, croup and coughs, HTOMEI has no equal. If you already own a HTOMEI in haler you can get a bottle of HTOMEI for only 60 centr at druggists every where. Mail orders filled by Booth's Kyomel Co, Buffalo, N. T. pected that appeals will be taken In many of the cases. Howe Owaers to Be Targ-et. Finding of guilty In these cases opens the way for proceedings - against the owners and lessees of the property, and according- to statements previously made by Deputy District Attorney Col lier, complaints will be filed against the owners of record of property where the women stay who stand convicted. Satisfaction with the result Is ex pressed by the police officers concerned, and if untrammeled. they will further the campaign by making additional ar rests. It has been made clear, how ever, that the attack will be confined largely to the places where the women are the most numerous and most flag rant in their actions. Next in line comes the trial of cases growing out of the second raid upon the Chinese gambling house at 285 Everett street, in which the attorney for the defense has announced that he will demand a separate trial for each of the 24 defendants. F1aaer Prints Evidence. These cases bristle with novelties, one of which Is the attempt the police will make to identify their Jlrlsoners by finger prints taken at the time of the arrest. - If this experiment succeeds It will obviate ths difficulty the police have had In the past of identifying defendants who stand npon their right not to be present at their trials. An amusing aspect of the cases Is that the police have in their possession a combination safe taken from the gambling house, and which they believe contains the gambling paraphernalia. It is tight locked and as yet no one has been found to open It. When the cases come to trial the city will ask that the custodian of the com bination open the safe in the presence of the court, to show the guilt or in nocence of himself and his companions. MRS. A. A. SQUIRES RESTS Funeral Is Held From East Home of Daughter. Side The funeral of ths late Mrs. Amelia A. Squires was held from the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. M. Lownsdale 44S Schuyler street. The services were conducted by Rev. Luther R. Dyott, or tne First congregational Church. The pallbearers were Andrew A. Mo Master, Fred Bender, Oeorge H. Pear son and Fred H. GrlnnelL The floral tributes were many and beautiful. Interment was at River view cemetery. " Edlersen delivers country slab. E 303. a Another Line to Grays Harbor N Regular train service is now in Trograe from Portland to Aberdeen and Hoquiam via O-W. R. & N. (LINE OP SHASTA LIMITED.) 1 Jjeave Portland 8 :30 A. M. Arrive Aberdeen 2 :15 P. M. Arrive Hoquiam 2 :30 P. M. 0.-"W. R. & N. has unequalled train service to Seattle, Tacoma, and intermediate points, connecting for Vanvouver, Victoria and other Pnget Sound cities. O-W. R. & N. (LINE OF THE SHASTA LIMITED) All trains arrive at and depart from Union Depot, foot of Sixth Street. City Ticket Office, corner Third and "Washington Streets. 0. W. STTNGEE, City Ticket Agent Telephone Private Exchange 1, Home A 612jL - W. D. SKINNER, General Freight and Passenger Agent. In two heights : DELMAR REXTON 2 in: 2 in. YOU should see the new IDE SILVER COLLARr-if you'ra seeking a straight-front shape that does meet close. It's baked and so shaped in the baking by our special Vertiform Process that it has the vertical front so much desired by correct dressers. Has ample scarf space. Collars lose their shape and fit when buttonholes stretch or tear the veriest trifle. have exclusively the Linocord Buttonholes. They're easier-to-button and don't tear out. They're strong where the strain comes. Coll Cee, jjjff Maker. The many uses of If you were to use, for each kind of washing, cleaning, scouring and scrubbing, one of the so called special prepara tions which are made, you would have an im- posing and expensive arrav of chemicals, wash ing compounds, cleaning pastes, etc. There is one cleaner1 that has the virtues of all and the faults of none. Use Gold Dust and you have no need of borax, ammonia, kero sene or naphtha. D not ui borax oap. naphtha, soda, ammonia or kero with GOLD DUST. GOLD DUST haa all desir able cleansing qual itiea in a perfectly harmleaa and last ing form. "Ut thm COTDDUST TWINS do roar work" . ;""-'- .r-:--i V-"- ijY-v - r --.i-.-j-,;-r''-r 5 ;':'V ' ' The Army of Constipation Is Growing Smeller Ever? Dmy. CARTER'S LITTLE UVLK FILLS ere lesooosible they oo)a only give reiKi they permanent! cure voeitij tioe. Mil lions we them for Bets, Iadireition, Sick Kestfscse, aeHnr aim. SHALL PILL, SMALL DOSE, SMALL PRICK ' Geauine nuutbeu Signature V-r y witti e 1 flHrlCV Is a deceptive disease thou sands have it and don't knojf pniipi C it. If you want good result flUUCLf. you can make no mistake by using Dr. Kilmer's Swamp - Root, the great kidnev remedy. At druggists in fiftv-cent and one dollar sizes. Sample bottle by mail free, also pamphlet tell ing you ho v.- to find out if you hare kidney trouble. XddrcM nr. Kilmer A Co., Bingham ton. K. T f