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. I ' 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 s ' , .. inn .nit mi.. .iism mil Jll IJJLJ, . an . mmi mssm.i W 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! m i A