TIIE MORNING- OREGOMAy, FK1UAT, JAXUART SB, 1913.
ROLPH REBUKES
SOCIALIST FOLK
San Francisco Mayor Will Tol
erate No Meddling With
His Appointments.
WHOLE PEOPLE MUST RULE
Faction Tlit Objected to "amln of
McDr1tt on Ctril Sorrlco Com
mission RpcfltM PUIn
Talk In letter.
FAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 25. (Special.)
Mayor Kolph has answered the So
cialist county committee, which recent
ly took him to task for namln William
MeDevltt a member of the Civil P'"11
Commission, instead of appointing l
VT. Hosjue who had the indorsement or
the Socialist orKanlzatlon. In J"er
sent to Eecretary Keller, of the Social
ist committee, the Mayor defines hi po
sition in the following lans;uae:
-The charter of San Francisco vests
the appointive power of the election
commission In the Mayor.
-It la the duty of the Mayor, under
rim o.th of office, that he shall make
these appointments.
I d ! la Deelare.
-Were the Mayor to act otherwise
tian on his Independent Judgment, he
would be untrue to the charter, false to
his oath and unfaithful to the people.
nv.ro the Mayor to allow any com
mittee to select his appointees, he
would be commrttins; an offense against
the law of the city and against rood
innrala.
-No other committee than youra and
r other party organization has made
either Indorsement or recommendation
to me. nor has any other political or
ganization sought in any manner to
control or Influence my action.
-The Mayor Is the servant of the
whole people, not of any part of the
people or of any subdivision thereof.
Callertlv WUi Will Glde.
"A wholesome, efficient and successful
administration must rest on the broad
est basis: that basis must be the good
f all. and. as nearly as possible, the
collective wish of the community.
-A a eervant of the entire, public. I
am not permitted to recognize the
wishes of suiy particular subdivision of
the people In Its demand for any ap
pointment. -1 am satisfied that on further consid
eration of the subject, the Justice of my
position will be fully recognized by
you."
KELSO PHONES UNITED
radflc Company Dlspoe of Plant
to Granger Concern.
Announcement waa made yesterday
by C. H. Moore, district commercial su
perintendent of the Pacific Telephone &
Telegraph Company, that arrangements
have been made to consolidate the two
telephone plants at Kelso. Wash. Here
tofore there was dual telephone service
at that point. :Jie Granger Telephone
Company operating a local exchange
and connecting with the Northwestern
Long Distance Company's toll service.
Under the new arrangement the P
rifle Company haa disposed of Its local
business in Kelso and the two plants
will be consolidated and operated by
the Granger Company. The long-distance
lines of the Pacific Company will
be connected with the Granger Com
pany, thus making It possible for Its
subscribers to receive connection with
a great many long-distance points
which heretofore they have been un
able to reach. The number of tele
phones under the consolidated arrange
ment will number nearly 700. Including
the subscribers In Kelso and the many
rural communltlea nearby.
Jackson were scheduled to speak, but
were unable to be present.
Dr. Morrison declared trusts had
grown up as the result of economy and
not the insatiate desire of a few men
to grow ultra-wealthy. He advised
the business men to practice economy,
aa by It alone could they survive.
Touching on women'a suffrage, he said
that women were the backbone of the
churches and might do aa much for
politics. .
Mr. Newbegin made an appeal for
ro-operatlon between the retailers
throughout the state and the Portland
Jobbers. ,
Mr. Tlmms asked tor co-operwu
all merchants, wholesale and retail, to
make Oregon a greater mw. n. ...
followed by Mr. Hyland. who dwelt on
the present prosperity oi muwu
the encouraging outlook.
The second executive session, held
behind closed doors in Eliers Hall In
. ..t.nH.H h V 200. C.
me Hiciiiwu, - -
M. Johnson, of the Minnesota Hard
ware and implement .i
spoke again on the cost of doing busi
ness. S. R. Mllos, retail editor of the
Hardware Reporter, spoke on the re
tailer's objection to the parcels post.
There will be a final meeting this
afternoon st 1 P. M. In the convention
hall.
KAVSAS CITY POUCE THROW
LIGHT OS DVXAMITIXG.
RICE PRISONER'S CLOAK
Friends 6evk to Hide Fact That
Woman Is Under Arrest.
T A. CO MA. Wash.. Jan. !S. (Special.)
In an attempt to hide the fact that
the woman was under arrest and on
her way to prison, friends showered
Ieputy Sheriff Peter Stenso. and Mrs.
Laura Leeds, alleged bigamist, with
handfula of rice aa they boarded a
train at Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, yester
day afternoon for Tacoma. Stenso re
turned with his prisoner to this city
today, and Mrs. Leeds Is held under
1500 bond.
When IS years old she met and mar
ried George Smith, a horseman In
charge of the blooded stock of Marcus
Ialy. the copper king. She got a
divorce eight months ago In California
and last month married Walter Leeds,
age II. Jockey. She Is now charged
with bigamy, aa her divorce decree did
not take effect until a year after
granted-
NEW POSTMASTERS NAMED
FourthCIa Appointments Made;
Others Are Rerom mended.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. Jan. IS. The following fourth
class postmasters for Oregon have been
appointed: Mrs. Etta Mulllnlx. Rock
vllle; William B. Ross. Meacham;
George E. Hartlll. Melville.
Representative Latterly haa made
the following recommendations for the
appointment of fourth-claas post
masters: Alfalfa. Mrs. Sybil C. Walker;
Hudson. Mrs. Palsy M. Sloper: Powell
Butte. Ef L. Johnson: Lawen. Mary
Fain.
The Senate today confirmed nomina
tions of the following postmasters: J.
Hugh Shefey. at Colfax: Grant C Angle,
at Shelton. Wash., and Stalker Clubb.
at Mullan. Idaho.
HARDWARE MEN BANQUET
rta-lne Methods of Retail Trade
IHscnseed by Dealers.
The banquet tendered to the Oregon
Retail Hardware and Implement Asso
ciation at the Portland Commercial
Club by the Portland Jobbers. last
night, was attended by 42 men. Ba
rnard Newbegln was tnastmaster. After
dinner speeches were made by Dr. A.
A. Morrison. E. D. Tlmms and George
M. Hyland. Governor West and C 3.
immtorlm' Attorney. Summoned
to Produce Check Books, Seeks
to Resist Subpcna.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. Jan. !S. Five
explosions la Kansas City. Mo., all di
rected against Iron works contractors
who employed men on an "i"" --""
basts, were Investigated by the Fed
eral grand Jury today through police
omclale of Kansas City, who were said
to have learned facta relative to the
identity of the dynamiters.
Only one of the explosions that or
August 23. 1910 when a bridge was
damaged is credited to Ortle McManl
gal. Evidence that one subsequent
explosion and three previous ones were
arranged by men other than McMani
gal and the McNamara brothers is said
to have been given to the Jury.
Verl Carson, a liveryman who rented
vehicles In which J. McNamara and
Ms -dynamiting crew" made trips to
Muncie. Ind.. where quantities of dyna
mite and nttro-glycerlne were kept, also
testified.
Leo M. Rappaport. attorney for the
Ironworkers" organization, was sum
moned to appear In the Federal Court
with the personal checkbook of John
J. McNamara. Rappaport filed late to
day a petition to quash the subpena,
alleging that he does not have the book
in ki. -n....inn mnA vmtM tireak con
fidence with his client should he obtain
It. Judge Anderson win ruie wratrw
on the petition.
Federal officials believe that McNa
mara'a personal accounts will show ex
unjlitdFM ibul wniifri fully with the
sums said to have been received on cer.
tain dates by Ortle McManlgal. They
reel assurea mat ine court win oruer
the checkbook produced for examina
tion.
CLARKE FACES GALLOWS
STATE REFUSES COMPROMISE
IX Ml'RDEU CASE.
BARONESS IN COURT
Morganatic Widow of Leopold
of Belgium Brings Suit.
DIVORCE DECREE ASKED
Madame Dnrrlcnx, Formerly Mad
urn Vaujhan, Who Was Married
Shortly After King's Death,
Says Spouse Is Cruel.
PARIS. Jan. 25. (Special.) Baron
ess Vaughan. who was the morgan
atic wife of the late King Leopold or
Belgium, was given a 12-mlnute bfr
ing In the French courts today to plead
her case for divorce against M. Dur
rleux. whom she married soon after
Leopold's death.
M. Uurrieux has long been well
known as a frequenter of gambling
,i rt v.nrt before Leopold s
death he was Intimate with Baroness
Vaughan.
r Tt.if-I.nv Mitnsel- in an eight
nimiio, r.K.wh rehearsed the Story Of
her wrongs. She related how. on the
day of their marriage, Durrleux vio
lently demanded money for use at his
Counsel declared that Durrleux often
Insulted his wife In the presence oi ner
children and of servants and fre
nnontiv rtiirned home intoxicated.
On October 28. lsio. .ime. uuincu.
said her counsel, was forced to jeave
her home, bearing marks of her hus
rmriH'a hiows She returned later and.
on February IS. 1911. there was a vio
lent scene. Durrleux had lost heavily
at the gambling tables, although he
i. i w, l .1 . I. ,, ,1 K-n In his Club.
The police had to be called to establish
peace in the house.
fmA r 1 1 t r-t-i . 1 1 y aiks 11000 a month
alimony. She leaves the question of
provision for her children to the de
cision of the courts.
Judgment was reserved.
SCHISM SAVES MEASURE
m.vno iu:presextatives pass
TAX COMMISSION BILL.
Charge of First-Degree Crime to Be
Pressed Asa Inst Slayer of
Centralis Banker.
CENTRA LI A. Wash.. Jan. IS. (Spe
cial.) In commenting this morning on
the rumor that the state would com
promise with the defense and change
the charge of first degree murder
against Adelbert B. Clarke to one of
second degree, allowing him to plead
guilty and sentencing him to lite Im
prisonment. Prosecuting Attorney J.
R. Buxton said:
'There Is absolutely no truth In the
rumor. Clarke has been accused of
murder In the first degree and he will
be tried on that charge. I do not know
what the man's defense will be. I
have been Informed that he will plead
Insanity, but we are fully prepared to
meet any arguments the defense may
put forth."
Clarke will be tried on March 4 for
the murder of Lawrence Bar. president
of the Farmers Merchants Bank of
Centralla. on the night of December 30.
His mother Is expected to arrive tomor
row from New York, and it Is said that
his family will leave no stone unturned
to save him from the gallows. The
state has already subpenned 34 wit
nesses, but Buxton said that several
more would be summoned before the
rase comes to trial. Mads Chrlstensen
and Carl Mller. the tramps who were
the first to enter the bank after the
shooting, are still being held at the
Lewis County Jail, as they are consiu
ered to be the state's star witnesses.
POLE RIGHT NIL IS HELD
L. R. Webster Submits Opinion to
County Court.
"There Is no statute respecting erec
tion of telegraph, telephone or electric
light or power lines over public roads
within the limits of cities or towns,
and. therefore, no right exists for the
erection of such structures unless It Is
granted by the County Court.- aays
Lionel R. Webster. ex-County Judge, In
a written opinion given the County
Court yesterday on the subject or tne
court's right to control the placing of
poles along county roads. Many of the
roads owned by the county are within
the Incorporated limits of Portland,
G res ham. Linn ton. Falrvlew and other
Incorporated municipalities within the
county.
Fortified by this opinion Judge Clee
ton and Conty Commissioners Llght
ner and Hart expect to make the Pa
cific Telephone ac Telegraph Company
meet their demand that the county be
given free phone service In return for
the use of the roads, even as the city
gets the majority of Its telephones.
Including those of the fire department,
free for franchise privileges.
Former Official on Trial.
OLTMPIA. Wash.. Jan. 25. A Jury
waa obtatnl In the Thurston County
Superior Court today to try Joseph M.
Sinow former state highway commis
sioner, on a charge of grand larceny
by embexxlement. He Is accused of fall
ing to account for 1 1 100 of the state's
money hold In trust when he left of
fice. The lower court once dismissed
the action, but the Supreme Court
ordered It re-trtod.
Bullet tarried In Hip.
UNION. Or.. Jan. 25. (Special.) Lon
notion, who was shot at Union last
weelt while the police say he waa at
tempting to rob a house. Is up and
around the bullet having been allowed
to remain In his hip. He has given
bond for his appearance In court on the
charge of attempted burglary.
House Kills Hawley's Scheme and
Approves Republican Proposal
by Aid of Democrats.
BOISE. Idaho. Jan. 25. (Special.)
The unexpected spilt In the Republl
can wing of the House of Re.prose.nta
tlves In session here, following an ex
citing fight on the floor of the Legis
lature, resulted in the passage of a
Republican revenue tax commission
measure, providing for the creation of
a commission of three to supervise tne
equalization of taxes In this state. The
House killed Governor Hawiey s tax
commission early in the session, but
when the Republican measure came up
this afternoon it found the KepuDU
can wing divided and the Democrats
gave it their solid support. The bin
passed by a vote of 30 for and
against. It Is believed that it cannot
mu the Senate.
The revenue revision law passed In
the House as a Republican measure and
sent to the. Senate for approval was
placed on the rack today by the Senate
committee of the wholes but the Re
publicans stood solidly together, pre
vented the adoption of the 100-odd
amendments offered by the Democrats
and secured the passage of a recom
mendation that the bill pass without
amendment. It will go to third read-
lnc tomorrow.
The Republicans will pass and send
it to the Governor for approval. This
bill gives the necessary relief to tax
payers In the states cutting their as
sessments almost In two.
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Every Ladies' and Misses
fancy, man - tailored Suit
every Blue Cheviot at half
price.
Omly S Days LA wl
Which to DonaHe
Yonair Mmy
THERE are a few ladies' Winter coats
left, that were $15 and $20. They'll
cost you only $7.50 or $10 now, if we can
fit you and please you in fabric.
Some one will get them for half.
THIS is the shop of refined service. Highly
trained saleswomen who make their voca
tion a pleasure will be glad to assist you in
your choosing by courteous suggestion and
helpful attention.
You will be welcomed here if you merely
call to rest.
The Third Floor
Elevator Service
E USE that sentence advisedly. When we offer, at
ut -rn-Q warm hnmpsmins and mixtures 1
these foreign-looking tweeds and cheviots fashioned by
. . . rrrr.. i. 1--r.--nr that
master hands into becoming winter suits, c
every woman who buys is doubling her money. 1 he in
creasing sales in our ladies' suit shop constrain us to yield
to the ladies of Portland credit for a high degree of dis
cernment. We believe implicitly in the worth we otter,
because we know our ability to command the finest prod
ucts of the looms the service of the worlds best
designers. We buy. for you in the great fabric markets
as we would buy for ourselves in the finest retail shops.
Again, let us remind you there are only five days
more in which vou may choose from this array of fashion
and fabric, at half what you would expect to pay.
THESE handsome blue serge suits, designed and fash
ioned by men tailors, are selling for one-fourth less
than their price, without charge for alterations by our own
tailors. Splendid workmanship in these; your suit will tit
you perfectly when we deliver it to you.
TUTS is raincoat time. We are selling ladies' and misses'
Mandelbergs for less. The fabrics were woven on
Eng lish looms and rainproofed in London-town. When
you buy English raincoats for less than their price, you are
exercising visible economy. These are the reductions:
Regularly . . . $20.00 $22.50 $25.00 $27.50 $30.00
Reduced to. . . $165 $19785 $21.15 $22.50 $24.85
3mm
Unas
LEADING CLOTHIER
Morrison at Fourth Street
Judge Mack Continued on Court.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 25. Judge Mack,
of Chicago. Junior member of the Court
of Commerce, has been designated by
the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
to serve for five years more on the
Commerce Court branch. The Com
merce Court Judges rank officially as
Circuit Judges and are under the juris
diction of the Chief Justice.
BURNS' BIRTHDAY IS KEPT
Slentory of Scotch Poet Toasted at
Salem Celebration.
SALEM. Or, Jan. 25. (Special.) At
a "Bobby" Burns celebration here to
night at the Marlon Hotel, John Mlnto.
In his 90th year, was one of the princi
pal speakers. John. Gill, of Portland,
was a guest of honor.
Among the other speakers were jus
tice McBride, John Bayne. Will McGIl
ehrlst. Judge Galloway, Senator J. A.
Carson, Thomas Brown, Squire Farrar.
George Shand and George O'Brien, the
latter of Portland
West to Visit Oregon City.
ORBOON CITT. Or.. Jan. 25. (Spe
cial.) M. D. Latourette, secretary of
the Commercial Club, received a letter
today from Governor West, announcing
that he would be here Saturday to con
fer with committees of the Commer
cial Club and the East Side Capital
Highway Association regarding obtain
ing rock for the Capital Highway be
tween Portland ana yaiem. i
mlttees will go from here to New Era
in automobiles, where they will meet
the Governor and examine rock quar
ries in that neighborhood, with a view
of establishing convict camps there to
work the quarries. It is prooaoie ram
fi.A.(r. Pnvsra eArAtarv nf the State
Highway Commission, will accompany
the Governor to Oregon City. It is now
assured that convicts will be sent to
this county soon to begin working on
the roads.
FREE
FREE!
To the School Boys and Girls
One thousand Drinking Cups will be given away
to all the boys and girls who call at our warerooms,
355 Washington street, Saturday. The Cups are
sanitary and are just what you need for school use,
since the law does not permit the use of dippers, etc.
Remember, we have only 1000 and they will be given
away absolutely FREE.
We wish to quote a few bargains which should
interest the mothers and fathers who are anxious to
have their children learn music along with their
school education:
Victor, slightly used $190
Another Victor, slightly used $185
Another Victor, slightly used, $235
Still another Victor, slightly used $245
A Bush & Lane, handsome mah. case, exchanged for
one of our Player Pianos $290
Another Bush & Lane, returned from rent $315
All Can Be Purchased on Easy Monthly Payments
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npO use W. H. McBrayer's Cedar
Brook is to enjoy that smooth
mellow, delicious flavor that has
made Cedar Brook the accepted
whiskey of critical drinkers
three generations.
It has Stood the Test of Time
because its high standard of quality
has always been maintained.
W. H. McBrayer's Cedar Brook is not
a name here today and gone tomorrow
it is the whiskey without a rivaL
t ris ?!??. it
for 111 Ril ;1
illillfiife
Try Cedar Brook Today
and you'll never return to your whiskey
of yesterday. It will win your approv
al on its merits.
ROTHCHILD BROS.
Distributers Portland, Or!
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