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TITE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1913.
BOARD IS ASKED
FOR NEW SCHOOLS
Fulton Park People Assert
That Trades Institution
Should Come Later.
GENERAL BUDGET STANDS
Trailing to Meet Bare Maintenance
Criticised' by Man Who Wants
1 to Know Why Richmond
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Work Is Delayed.
While no opposition to the general
demands set forth in the school budget
for 1914 developed at tKe conference of
the School Board with taxpayers of the
city at the Courthouse last night, the
meeting became the occasion for opening-
up a great number of demands from
different sections of the city, for which
there has been made no provision in
the budget.
A bier delegation from the Kulton
Park district, in which the school
building burned down two years ago
BJid which has been supplied with a
portable schoolhouse alid served by.two
teachers. Insisted that arrangements
should ba made for the erection of
mew building in that district.
It was declared by the spokesman of
he delegation. W. R. Litzenberg, that
the Terwllllger school and the Capitol
Hill school have gained In attendance
fit the expense of Fulton Park, In the
past few years, and that the failure of
the district to provide a school la' In
juring that section very materially.
i . New School la Asked.
"The Fulton Park Improvement Club
committee asks that arrangements be
; Blade to erect the first unit of a new
; ochoolhouse on the property alraly
! owned by the district In that section,"
tie said. "I think that until Fulton
: JPark baa a school. Its needs ought to
itake precedence over the plana for a
hew trades school."
. Another member of the delegation ob
f eoted to the proposed appropriation for
physical education, until the Fulton
Park school Is assured.
i li. Osvold, representing some of the
residents of the section supplied by the
old Hawthorne school, registered an
equally vigorous objection to the plan
under way to erect a new Hawthorne
(building and turn the old one over to
the use of the "Washington High School.
' Phil S. Bates demanded to know
"what has become of the appropriation
for the completion of the Richmond
school, while this budget was being
made up."
Chairman Sabln, of the School Board,
pointed out that the budget had been
pruned to cover bare maintenance and
that In this process many of the plans
which had been entertained for new
construction had been necessarily aban
doned. Mr. Bates declared that he believed
the people of the city would vote for
a. tax levy much larger than the one
proposed by the budget. If they might
toe assured that the needs for new
school room to accommodate the growth
of the city would be attended to.
Board Invited to 3Iect People.
He Invited the board to attend a mass
meeting of the people of that section In
the Richmond schoolhouse Wednesday
night, to discuss plans for completion
of the Richmond building.
Chairman Sabln in the discussion over
the proposed 1 mill additional levy for
a trades school, put forward his idea
that the site near the Jefferson High
School should "be used and that no levy
should be made at the present time.
O. M. Plummer, in reply, argued that
it will be at least a year and a hall
before the new building can be com
pleted and that It is necessary therefore
that it be begun as soon as possible.
In the discussion of the proposed ap.
propriation of $25,000 for physical edu
cation, little evidence of opposition was
developed.
"SMUGGLER" IS SALESMAN
"Sailor" Selling Furs Arrested on
Talse Advertising Charge.
II. Mitchell was a sailor bold, and he
roamed the swelling sea. He was also
a smuggler, and he had landed many
pieces of fine furs.
To believe this narrative one must
hear htm tell It.
Patrolman Ed Burke did not believe
the tale when he observed Mitchell sell
ing many furs in a store on Fourth
street, so he arrested Mitchell and
charged him with false advertising.
After the arrest it developed that
Mitchell was a salesman and that the
lurs were bought from a jobbing firm
In New York City.
CARFARE TO BE DELAYED
(Continued From First Page.)
i reasonable or unreasonable, for until
our investigation is oompl8'ii any rate
that we might fix as a 'reasonable' rate
could ony be guesswork. Once the ap
praisal is done and we have the exact
physical valuation of all the company's
properties at our disposal, however, it
becomes possible to determine exactly
to what return the company Is entitled,
and thus to fix rates reasonable and
equitable to all."
Technical Questions Involved.
Another Intricate phase of the prob
lem that must be considered, Mr. Mil
ler pointed out, is that of what tech'
nlcally are known as the factors of out'
put cost and consumer's cost.
Summed up In simpler terms, the
point to be determined in this connec
tion Is whether a reduction of rates In
one commodity, such as that of street
railway service, would be fair to users
of other commodities, such as electric
light or power. The Commission In
its investigation must determine wheth
er a reduction In streetcar fares would
not react. say, against the man who
uses electric lights In his home.
"On its whole output. Including
atreet railway -service, electric light
and power, the utility company In any
fixing of rates is entitled to a reason
able return on its Investment," ex
plained Mr. Miller. "That is funda
mental. On the other hand, however.
the consumer of each of its different
commodities Is entitled to a reasonable
return In service for the cost of that
service to him.
"Suppose, to take an entirely lmagtn
ary case, that a user of electric power
obtains his power for $50, but gets
return in service from it worth $100 to
him. Then suppose that near him Is a
citizen who pays $1 for his house light
ing and gets only 50 cents return in
service on It.
Equity to Be Bnli of Price.
"The user of the electrical power, in
this suppositional case, is enjoying 'a
rate so low that his return Is out of
proportion to the cost to him and he
Is to be regarded as a typical consumer
in his class of commodity. His low
rate, however. Is obtained at the ex
pense of the citizen using the electric
light, who Is to be regarded as
typical user of that commodity. , An
equitable adjustment In .tola Cass
would require that the rates be so
fixed that each consumer will get as
near to the exact return in service for
the cost of the service to him as possi
ble, and such a rate that a consumer
of one class would not be benefiting
at the expense of a consumer In an
other class of commodity.
"So it is clear that the class, or con
sumer rates, In their relation to the
rate on the total output that will give
the utility company a fair return, must
be scientifically considered in their
relation to one another.
"In the case of the 'slx-for-a-quar-tef
ordinance, there is no way of tell
ing, except through the kind of in
"tlgation the Railroad Commission is
making, whether a reduction in the
streetcar rate would not be at the ex
pense, say, of the consumer of house
light. If the house consumer Is paying
too much, the reduction In streetcar
FUNERAL WILL BE HELD FROM
SCOTTISH rite: CATHEDRAL.
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J. Woods Smltb.
Funeral services for J. Woods
Smith, 691 Clackamas street, who
died of heart failure at, his home
Saturday night, will be conduct
ed at the Scottish Rite Cathedral
Thursday afternoon at 8 o'clock.
Mr. Smith was 64 years old,
and had been a resident of Port
land for 12 years. He Is survived
by a wife and one son, Henry,
who Is a salesman for a Chicago
hardware firm.
fares might make It Impossible to give
the former the rate he ought to have.
"Not only must the physical valua
tion of the property of the Portland
Railway, Light & Power Company as a
whole be found, but also the separate
physical valuation of the properties
used In eaoh class of commodity, be
fore such rates can be determined
equitably."
Mr. Miller cited the example of Wis
consin and the City of Milwaukee, oc
cupying a position In regard to car
service almost analogous to that of
Portland. In Milwaukee the city,
though- empowered to regulate Its car
service and rates, asked the State
Railroad Commission to take over the
whole case because of its greater facili
ties for obtaining correct data and its
familiarity with public utility prob
lems and regulation.
FRANK FIELDS ACQUITTED.
JX'ItY RETIRES AT 5:2 5 AND AT
9 MO HAS VERDICT.
Ex-County Clerk 19 Cleared ol
: Charge of Larceny of Public
- Funds Prosecutor Commended.
Frank S. Fields, ex-County Clerk of
Multnomah County, was acquitted by
a jury In the Circuit Court laBt night
of a charge of larceny of public funds.
Mr. Fields was charged specifically
with failing to turn over to John B.
Coffey, his successor In office, $18,
051.96, alleged to have been public
money intrusted to him.
His attorneys, John F. Logan and
J. J. Fitzgerald, defended him on the
grounds that the money was lost
through- the failure on December 16,
1911, of the American Bank & Trust
Company, in which part of the county
tunas were deposited.
The case went to the iurv at 6:25
last night and a. verdict was reached
at 9:C0.
'The verdict," said. Mr. Logan, "is an
exoneration of the conduct of Mr.
Fields and a commendation of his loner
and faithful service.
"A jury of Multnomah Countv. bv
its verdict, has vindicated the theory
that proper methods should be adontnd
in settling the difficulties over money
lost in the failure of the American
Bank & Trust Company. A civil suit
ana not a criminal one Bhould have
been brought."
The following statement, sis-ned bv
me iz jurors, was returned and dp.
livered to the court with the" verdict:
W e, the jury In the case of the
State of Oregon vs. Frank Fields, wish
to publicly commend the District At
torney, Mr. Walter H. Evans, for his
able efforts and untiring zeal In the
interest of Multnomah County, as evi
denced by his preparation of this and
other casea which have come under our
observation."
NOTED EDUCATOR IS DUE
Series of Addresses to B-o Given by
Minnesota "University Head.
Former residents of Minnesota, alum
nl of the University of Minnesota, ac-
anowieagea as tne richest state unl
verslty in the country, and native Ore
gonlans will join hands today- in wel
coming to Portland one of the noted
educators of the United States George
E. Vincent, president of the Gopher
state Institution.
It will be a busy day for the visitor,
who is due to arrive at the Union de
pot at 7 A M., where a delegation of
alumni of the Minnesota University
will meet him. Mr. Vincent will be
guest during the day of former stu
dAits of President Emeritus Northrup,
Mr. Vincent's predecessor.
At 11 o clock he win address the
students and faculty of Reed College
in me cnapei on tne subject, "Play
ing the Game." President Foster, of
iteea, says he regards Portland's vl
ltor today as one of the strongest
speakers he has ever heard.
The public is Invited to hear this ad
dress.
Following the visit to Reed College
Dr. Vincent will travel to the Univer
sity Club, where he will be the lunch
eon guest of Minnesota alumni, at
which time he will give another short
talk.
At the Lincoln High School at 3:30
o'clock Dr. Vincent will talk to the
teachers of the city on educational
matters of unusual Interest, outlining
Minnesota methods and discussing the
latest ideas of Eastern educators.
While at Reed College Dr. Vincent
will Investigate some of the new Ideas
in college administration that are bo
lng Introduced by Mr. Foster, i
Dr. Vincent Is a son of Bishop Vin
cent, of the Episcopal Church, well
known to Oregon cburchmen.
BISHOP ORDERS
SUIT WITHDRAWN
Head of Oregon Methodists
Sustains Dr. Young in Se
cession Difficulties.
MEETING IS HARMONIOUS
Two Services Ordered in. Taylor
Street House of Worship to Be
Conducted by Man of First
Church Trustees' Choice.
The controversy in the First Metho
dist Episcopal Church between factions
of the membership as to whether the
principal services of the church shall
be held in the Taylor-street or In the
Orace Church building, was l'irtually
settled yesterday when Bishop Cooke,
telegraphing from Springfield, 111.,
took n hand In the case.
Irior to receipt of his message, the
suit in the Circuit Court brought by
Martin L. Pipes, as attorney for U. Lee
Paget and 22 other members of the old
Taylor-stieet 'congregation, seeking an
injunction to restrain the consolida
tion of the churches from being car
ried out, had been withdrawn. The
decision to withdraw the suit was
reached at a meeting in Mr. Paget's
office.
Bishop Cooke's message was ad
dressed to W. C. Bristol, attorney for
Rev. Benjamin Young, pastor of the
First Methodist Episcopal Church, one
of the defendants in the case. Mr.
Bristol had previously telegraphed to
Amodee M. Smith, who was also in
Springfield, and to Bishop Cooke that
he would subpena him to appear at
the hearing in Portland next Friday
and testify.
Withdrawal of Suit Demanded.
Bishop Cooke answered as follows:
"My decision Is not reversed In any
particular. I will not stand for Mc
Dougall's interpretation as quoted. I
reaffirm my situation to remain as It
is until official action changes. But
service is to be held at the Taylor
street church, by our assistant pastor,
under the direction of Dr. Young, pas
tor of the First Church. This is and
always has been my position. Show
this to anyone concerned."
Amedee M. Smith also telegraphed to
Dr. Benjamin Young as follows: "Bish
op Cooke stands for the situation as It
is at present, but Insists that we hold
a morning service also at Taylor-street
Church. An assistant pastor agree
able to yourself and the trustees will
be appointed to help you with these
services and other pastoral duties. Con
solidation will stand. Action at law
must be withdrawn before parties to
action can treat with church authori
ties. This may be shown to all con
cerned, and is the exact decision of the
bishop." 1
Dr. Tonug Declared Head.
To G-. F. Johnson, a fellow member
of the trustees of the First Methodist
episcopal Church, he telegraphed:
"See telegram sent by Bishop Cooke
today to Attorney Bristol for informa
tion and guidance in official action.
Also see my telegram to Dr. Young.
All services at both churches, of what
ever nature, must bo under the direc
tion of Dr., Young and his official
board."
Attorney Bristol's telegram of, last
week to Bishop Cooke Informed him
that he would be subpenaed to testify,
and told him of Rev. w. J. McDougall's
appointment of Rev. W. T. Kerr as
supply at the Taylor-street church.
When the quarterly conference of
the First Methodist Episcopal Church
convened in Grace Church last night
several members of the Taylor-strest
church faction were present. The meet
ing was carried on, however, almost as
if nothing had happened to mar the
narmony or toe cnurcn. relations, -mere
was a large attendance, evidently In
the expectation of an Interesting ses
slon.
About the only reference to the con
troversy was made by Dr. Young, when
he asked .that the collection taken up
at the Sunday morning service in the
Taylor-street church be turned over to
the First church trustees. He objected
however, to the First church's being re
sponsible for the cost of holding the
service.
MILK BOTTLES MISSILES
Salesman Is Charged With Nearly
Wrecking House.
Frank Peters, a salesman, was ar
rested yesterday charged with having
practically wrecked the Interior of the
house of C. H. Piggot, at Sixth and
Main streets, Saturday afternoon. De
tectives Ackerman and Hill made the
arrest on a warrant sworn out by. Pig-
got.
The trouble started late Saturday
afternoon, when Peters, who, with his
wife, had apartments' in the Piggot
home, is said to have become abusive
and threatened Mr. Piggot with a milk
bottle. Mr. Piggot dodged, and with
several others fled from the house and
called the police. When motorcycle
men arrived tables were found over
turned, chairs smashed and; . a -door
shattered.
ALLEGED FORGER IS BACK
McClery, Caught In Salt Lake City,
Is Returned to Portland.
Earl McClery was returned to Port
land last night by Deputy Constable
McCullough from Salt Lake City, where
he was arrested by the Pinkerton de
tectives on a charge of forgery sworn
to by George Estes, manager of a mes
senger company, at 441 Stark street.
McClery was a messenger boy em
ployed by Estes. He drew a check for
$37.60 and signed Estes' name. It is
charged. He disappeared and it was
then found that other checks had been
forged on Portland banks, totaling
more than $200.
McClery was In similar trouble In
Utah, where he served four years in
the StatS Reform School for forging
checks amounting to 80.
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If you positively knew that the finest, warranted,
brand new, latest perfected, real $700 player pianos were
reduced $252.50, you'd be intensely interested, would you
not?v
But suppose you haven't the money to pay all cash for
such a player piano, even at such a wonderful saving in
price, and you found that one of these- fine new instru
ments would be delivered to you on payment of only $2.50
a week. Then surely you wouldn't hesitate.
Don't hesitate now. Make home a musical home, for
the above actual price saving and also the easy terms of
payment are offered to you now in this undertaking which
will be without question the most successful of many suc
cessful sales we've ever conducted
It can only be a question of proof now. That's easy. You
surely can quickly find out what is obtainable elsewhere
for $700. Shop around all you want to, find out for yourself
the utmost to be had in new player pianos anywhere for
$700. Don't look at anything for less than $700; look only
at the very finest and most expensive instruments. Then
come here and you'll get a better, a more valuable player
piano, better in tone, and better in the artistic rendering
of your favorite selections at the saving we've stated and
on payments of $2.50 a week.
PRESS CLUB RACE CLOSE
JOTTX T. DOTTGAIiTj IS ELECTED
TO PRESIDENCY.
Recount Necessary to Decide Suc
cessful Candidate to Read
Organization.
The culmination of a spirited cam
paign came last night when a recount
of the votes at the Press Club showed
that John T. Dougall had been elected
president of the organization. Tha
recount was made necessary by reason
of the fact that less than five votes
separated the three candidates for the
position.
The contest for the- places on the
board of directors was also keen.
Charles W. Myers was the most popular
candidate, receiving an almost unan
imous vote.
GOLDEN TAG SAL!
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Never Let Money Matters
Stand Between Your Family
and a comfortable home. No salary is so small, no income
so big, but what our credit system can help you. So many
of the nice homes you envy were bought and furnished in
just this way. .
Our Golden Tag Sale Means
More Than an Ordinary Sale
Our regular Low-Rent Prices are so much lower than
West Side high-rent prices that when a sale is put on and
prices reduced so as to move the stock quickly it means
a saving that you should take advantage, of. Don't take
our word, but go and visit all the stores you like, get
the prices and examine the quality carefully; do not take
a salesman's word for anything; see for yourself. Then
come to us and do the same. You will find a big saving
here.
HERE ARE SOME OF OUR GOLDEN TAG SPECIALS
$16.00 large cast bottom and cast lined Heater S12.50
$14.00 heavy cast bottom and cast lined -Heater, plain
nickel S11.50
$16.50 heavy coal or wood Heater, nickel trixn'd S13.50
$12.50 coal or wood Heater, extra special S9.T5
HOME'FURNlbnLKj
360-
eople
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Carl S. Kelty was re-elected treas
urer without opposition.
W. S. Watson and Lair H. Gregory
were elected librarian-historian and as
sistant secretary respectively by com
plimentary vote, the regular nominees
failing to qualify as such, and Messrs.
Watson's and Gregory's names being
written in by their friends.
The majority of those elected have
had previous experience in official po
sitions of the club.
The complete list of the men who
will guide the destinies of the club for
the coming year follows:
John T. Dougall, president; A. R.
Slaymaker, first vice-president; Mon
roe B. Goldstein, second vice-president;
Horace E. Thomas, third vice-president;
J. L. Wallin, .secretary; Carl S. Kelty,
treasurer; W. S. Watson, librarian
historian; Lair H. Gregory, assistant
secretary; directors, Charles W. Myers,
Dean Collins, Harold E. Smith, George
K. McCord, Donald J. Sterling, E. N.
Blythe and Nathaniel Stevens.
Rainfall Short nt Astoria.
ASTORIA, Or., Nov. 3. (Special.)
According to the records in Weather
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Genuine New $700 Player
Pianos Reduced
$252.50
Do you suppose we'd make a statement like this if it
couldn't stand the test?
Aside from low price and easy terms, if you will take
one of these fine instruments you secure a money-back
guarantee and free music roll service, under which a se
lection of the very best rolls of music are supplied free of
charge to each buyer of one of these player pianos. They
may be exchanged without charge. Free bench. Free de
livery. No extras.
We agree also to ship one of these player pianos any
where in the Northwest subject to examination and trial.
Send for descriptive catalog or telephone us, or, better
still, come immediately to the big piano house, Broadway
at Alder, and get one. Eilers Music House, the Nation's
largest, Eilers Bldg.
Observer Gilmore's office, the rainfall
In Astoria during the month of October
was 6.27 Inches, which Is .79 Inches less
than the average for the corresponding
month of previous years. The greatest
precipitation during any 24 hours was
As a result of the "double
ripening" of W. H. McBrayer's
Cedar Brook, bottled in bond at 7 to
8 years old, this Kentucky bourbon
whiskey has been famous during
three generations.
Yet the price you pay is no
more than for any 4 to 5 year old
bottled in bond whiskies.
Cedar Brook is always the
same and is never "extra priced
according to age."
No whiskey bottled-in-bond,
as others are so shortly
after the U. S. Govt. 4 years'
law limit, can possibly attain
the rich, smooth, mellow taste
and "double ripeness" of 7 to
8-year old Cedar Brook.
Always the tame price at Lead'
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Altvays the
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