17 THE MOItXIXO OREGOXIAy. TITTJ-RSDAY. DECEMBER 11; 1913. EFFECT OF DEFEATiNG CITY BILLS FEARED City Attorney Says Defects' in Charter Will Bob Up and Cause Trouble. HARDSHIPS ARE FORECAST JVjcctlon of 1 mprovemcnt Bond rian Expected to Be Bad for Poor Poreons and I-os to City Is Figured to Be $200,OO0. That the people of the city as well as members of the Citr Commission wtU feel from time to time In one way or another the results of the over whelming defeat of the various measures which were on the ballot at the special city election Wednesday, was the declaration yesterday of City Attorney LaRoche. He says the defects a found in the charter as It stands will bob tip from time to time to cause trouble and expense. "There Is not a question which was en the ballot for consideration which will not cause trouble as a result of being voted down," said Mr. LaRoche yesterday. "Take for Instance the proposed rm yrovement bond assessment plan which went iown. This leaves In effect the old Bancroft bonding? act which Is out of date and expensive of operation as well as severe in Its provisions re arardlna" the bonding of property for municipal street ami. sewer improve ments. The property owner has but ten days after completion of an improve ment to bond his property. If he hap pens to be out of the city at the time It may be Impossible for him to tret notice of his assessment in time to bond within ten days. If his aesess ' tnent Is under J23 he must pay In cash, no bonding advantages being extended. "This will affect many poor familial who are unable to raise 1-5 to j;. y up as soon as work Is completed. l.oa of :OOJK0 Korrr at. "In the next two years it Is esti mated the city will loso about $200,000 under the Bancroft act by reason of the method of redeeming bonds. This loss comes in the city being unable to redeem bonds excepting at Interest bearing dates. "Money will be on hand for bond redemption, but cannot be used until an interest bearing date. In the mean time the city wil be paying 6 per cent Interest on the bonds and will be re ceiving 2 per cent lntert on the money waiting In the banks. The loss will be 4 per cent which will run Into Treat sums. "The proposition of accepting In the charter the governmental power limita tions prescribed In the state constltu lion may bob up in many ways, prin cipally, however, in the enactment of legislation by the Stat Legislature imd purely at Portland. "The city i limited by the general laws of the state und;r the wording cf the charter, as it stumls. which means laws whih are passc.t by the legislature which are aimed purely at Portland. These laws may be objection, able at times. "The defeat of the Municipal Court amendment might result in serious complications. In adopting the com mission charter the provision for the Municipal Court was retained only as en ordinance. There is now before the courts a suit to determine the right of the city to maintain a Municipal Court. If this Is decided against the city we will be v.ithout a police court. Hardship Isrelarrd I.lkelr. "The proposition regarding the length of time which ahull elapse be tween the Introduction and final pass age of an ordinance will work a hard shin on the City Commission and prob ably on many people, because of the fact that under the "law as it stands now the Council has to take two weeks to finally pass even the most unimportant Tiiemiris. It means week's delay in putting through street improvement proceedings among other things. Private secretaries to Commissioners are greatly worried because of the fact that it wlil b necessary now for them to take a civil service examination to hold their positions. The measure ex empting them from civil service Juris diction was overwhelmingly neaten The falure of the park bond Issue to pass will mean a complete curtail ment of work in parks. The budget committee allowed but few dollars for park improvements, all of the work being provided for in proposed bond Issues. Firemen la IJIre ed. Th failure of the amendment grant. Ing fire pensions to W. II. Whltcomb and C. P. Shane, disabled firemen, to pass has raised a serious problem In the families of these two men. Both were permanently disabled In the fire service and are now in bad financial circumstances. They had expected pensions. They have been supported largely in the past on subscriptions taken among firemen, several hundred dollars having been raised for the men in this way. The old system of reinstating city em ployes which Is considered extremely unfair will have to be continued. It is stronslv against the employe who has been In the service for a term of years. As the lsw stands, when the city curtails work employes are dropped In the order of their appointment, the last employed being the first to be dropped. On taking on employes again the first man dropped Is the first to be taken on. Kor instance if one employe has been In the service ten years and another only five days and both are dropped temporarily, the man who has been In the service five days will be reinstated before the man who has been at work ten years. MAIL CLERKSJUSE SKATES Pollers Donned to Expedite Work of Men on Concrete Floor. -CHICAGO. Pec. 10. Roller skates were brought into use In the postofflce here today to accelerate- the move ments of clerks In the ehecking-room. Eight clerks donned the rollers and more will be equipped If the innova tion proves valuable. The skaters have a stretch of concrete In the base ment a block long to cover. Irish Embargo Made Strict. QUEENSTOvVX, Pec 10. The cus toms authorities have been Instructed to examine the baggage of everyone landing here. Including passengers from the United States, under the proclama tion prohibiting the Importation of arms. ! ADMEN CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA AT THEIR ANNUAL ELECTION AT PORTLAND HOTEL. I t " '' '"i't y 1 1 "' ' ' 1 111 " L- " ' " " -f f - rl I ' I ' .. .-iT--5f : . . - .-.,.." t .. tea - --. i. .. 9 t - --. r , .- . . 'i 'i w 4 m ... . , . . , .. I .... . ' MEMBKRS GATHERED ABOUT THE REUI5TRATIOX TABLES BEFORE THE POLLS OPENED. MAJORITY PILES UP Late Election Returns Only En hance Early Announcement. FINAL PRECINCTS ARE IN Every Measure Proposed, by Com mission Smothered, Bond Issue for Parks Belns Hurled by Nearly 5-to-1 Vote. Complete returns from all precincts showed no change In the general trend In Tuesday's special city election against every measure on the ballot. Return from 11 out of the 168 pre cincts not heard from at the time The Oregonian went to press Wednesday morning increased the majorities against all the measures. The II pre cincts went almost as a unit against every measure. The complete unofficial returns on the IS measures on the ballot are as follows: Improvement Bond Amendment. I'll Yes 4.71; 101 No '.72 Majorltr acalnst i.04e Etemnilor rilv engineer and Park "nper intrndent Frnm erelty of Being Beftstered Voters. I? Tr M00 10J No 11.424 Majority strains! 1.714 Femplng f'lly Fndoeer aad Park Hopee Intrnalent From t Itlieoihlp tjuallflrations. 104 Yes I... t.4U lOi No Majority against t.&:4 Accepting (iovernmental limitation De erlhed In Mate Conatitntloa. to Yes l; .No 10.S1 Majority acainit . tlianEing Method of Reinstating City Kjnployee. 10 Yes '. S.154 1U .No 1.131 Slsjorliy aa!n Creating Marnls Conrt and Prorlriing Ap pcal I'rom Monlripal onrt. 110 T 4.5: 111 No Majority acainst S.174 ProTldlng Hlx lmm Retween Intmdttcllon ntl Final ianase of Orfllnaneei. 1 IS Yes 41 i:i No " bills relating to the subject of women's voting prior to Its passage. It Is also charged, makes the act unconstitu tional. Attorneys for the various civic and political organizations of women were invited ty the election commissioners to aid. in the defense of the suit. The Board declared that every effort would bo made to have the suit hurried to the Supreme Court of the state for a final ruling, and said that the suit would be defended with every resource. The bill charged that the city would be put to an expense of several hun dred thousand dollars for separate bal lot and ballot boxes for the women, and asserted the law would necessi tate the redisricting of nearly all pre cincts, as the statute now provides that a precinct shall not number more than 300 voters. CHINESE PIRATES ACTIVE Portuguese Steamer Attacked and Captain Killed. HOXGKON'G. Dec 10. Great unrest continues In ' the South. Pirates at tacked today the Portuguese steamer Kwong-Chou-Wan and killed the cap tain. They looted the -vessel and es caped. General Lung ChPKuang. who Is In, command at Canton. Is - recruiting largely In the province of Kwangsi. Five cruisers have arrived off Canton and have Impressed thecity with the power of-the republic LINER'S CREW IN MUTINY Englne-Room Workers) Attack Offi cer, but Are Subdued. CERBERE. France. Pec. 10. The engine-room workers and firemen of the Spanish steamer Alfonso XII. of the trans-Atlantic line, mutinied on the voyage from Corunna to Cadiz, accord ing to a dispatch received today from Cadiz. They attacked the officers, but were overpowered after a desperate fight. Several men were wounded and the mutlnoua sailors were placed under arrest. The Alfonso XII sailed from Vera Crux November 16 and from Havana November 2U for Malboo. he Is com manded by Captain Aldamex. FIRST TEACHER HONORED Vancouver Mutes See Address of H. li. Terr, Which Is Inaudible. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Pec 10. (Spe cial.) The anniversary of the birth or l)r. Thomas Hopkins liauauaei. ursi ADMEN CAST VOTES C. F. Berg, Unopposed, Goes Into Office of President. ELECTION OCCASION OF JOY Majority against 4.1-4 Permitting Kale of Utility rertinevtrs for IMnrrlopnient ef foblle t lllitlea. 114 Yes i.7S JIJ No 11.14S Majority asaloit .470 F.temptlag Park Naperinlendmt and See re laries to Commissioner From Civil Service. 11 Tr 3.S4 117 No 10.1 Majority aicalnat 7.4: Permitting TnnnaiilM nf Judicial lluslneaa by Kesulutloa or Motiiul. 11 Yes 3.4S1 11S No 10.012 Majority asalmt 0.411 Providing for Popolar le ef I'tlllty Cer tificates. 1? TVs . 111 11 No .71 Majority aralnst t.TtS SoO.oOS Bonds for Paving Plaat. 112 Tes MSI 1:1 No 10.lO Norwegian tra1e unions have a memeer mnip of S-4.IMO, an Increase of lT.Ovo since Majority against 1.410 StJ.000 Bonds ft Pablle Market. 1J4 Tes S.0S1 1:5 - No .a4 Vajorlty acaintt ,, 4, Ml flOO.soo Park Bonds. 1- Tea S 474 i:7 No 11.100 Majority asalnst .:( Granting Pensions to W. H. Whlteomk) and C. U. Bbane. . 1311 Tea 0.146 K No 1.140 Majority asalnat 1.111 SUFFRAGE LAW ASSAILED TAXPAYER BIU9 Sl IT KOR TEST IV ILLINOIS. t v, ----- - T '."k a 11 ' 1 - ; T t'.v-..: A ! ,-.';.v,t 0 r ' ' N Cms urn 1 n it 1 1 - , -sfc , 0 C. F. Berg. President f the Ad Club. Balloting at Portland Hotel I Cp raartous Affair and Corrupt ' Practices Act I Shattered Times WlUiout Number. The Ad Club of Portland yesterday uproared Joyously through Its annual election at the luncheon at the Port land Hotel, rigging up the big dining- room with all manntr of election fix tures and shattering the corrupt prac ttees act In a dozen place. All week long the mail had been full of the literature of the candidates, and the very air was full of their cards and circulars at the election itself. 8a great was the volume and so wondrous tiie variety of electioneering ceviees Introduced that the club voted to as semble a collection of the different can dldates' literature to place in the arch Ives of th organization. The voting was held in a regular tent, rescued from the old stores of the municipal elections, and the bal loting went on from 11 o'clock to 1:15. The count went through so rapidly that the final results were reported by Pres ident Moore and Secretary Whltcomb by 1:0. C P. Berg wan elected president with the popular vote of 215, 110 candidate running against him. "George U. Baker, for first vice-presl dent. II 2." announced Mr. Whltcomb. "He's running behind." yelled the Ad Men. albeit Baker also had no opposl tlon In the race. W. D. Whltcomb was elected secre- tary-treasururer without opposition. Other officers elected for the ensu ing year are: Second vice-president. Harvey O'Bryau; directors. Pr. John F. Beaumont. W. I. Campbell. R. P. Car penter, A. O. Clark. F. T. Hyskell. C. H. Moore and v.. i. Ttmms. NGOI TAX ATTACKED BANK FILES DEHIRRER AGAIT 'sriT OF CHICAGO WOMAN. lajnartlon Asked far te Prevent Print ing f separate Ballots Defease to Be Vlgerena. CHICAGO. Dec. 10. An attack on the woman suffrage law, enacted at the last session of the Legislature, was made today in a suit filed against the Board of Election Commissioners by William J. Scown as a taxpayer. The suit asks an Injunction to restrain the Board from spending money for sep arata ballot for women and to pro hibit women from voting pending a decision on the constitutionality of the law. Th suit attacks the constitutionality of the art In permitting women to vote on special questions. Failure of the act to recite In It contents the bills which it U supposed to amend, or ail teacher of the deaf in th United States, was celebrated appropriately In the Washington State School for the Deaf in Vancouver today. A programme was held In th chapel and a feature was the Inaudible, but visible, address of Howard L. Terry, deaf poet and novelist, who for the past few days has been a guest of Professor Thomas P. Clarke? superin tendent of the Institution. The birthday of Dr. Oallaudet was observed In every institution ' for the deaf la the United States. Answer Osanlalat Kay Law I C'nn- Mltntlonal Case ta Be Heard la t nltrd State lHstrict Caort. CHICAGO. Deo. 1. The Continental A Commercial Trust c ravings Bank. through counsel, filed today a demurrer In the suit of Klsie De Wolfe against the bank. In which the plaintiff attacks the constitutionality of th Income tax law. The demurrer Is fcaaed on two grounds: First, that the declaration presents no cause of action, or In other words, that the law Is constitutional. The second defense present th con tention that the rase presents no Fed eral question, because It Is the argu ment of the defense, in order to give the Federal Court Jurisdiction the case must be one arising under the Constitu tion or law of the United States. The defense contends thwt the plaintiff's suit Is based entirely on Interest cou pons which are ordinary civil contracts and in no way spring trp or arise under the Federal Constitution and any laws made thereunder. If this second defense prevails. It Is said that the complaint will be thrown out of court, regardless of whether the Income tax law is unconstitutional. The case will be beard before Judge Landls in the United State District Court here tomorrow. The plaintiff will bo represented by W. Bourke Cockran and Colin H. Fyffe. Munition ill ridding; Tr)out. MONMOUTH, Or.. Dec. 10. Special.) A series of tryouts for the county de bating contest Is taking place at the high school. Fach student will have a chance to dehato and the best will de bate again until the final tams are chosen. A cup Is on the shelf In the auditorium which via won by the school two years ago. and for which keen competition is expected this year. The questions argued relate to Mexi can troubles, abolition of final examin ations, and collection of toll at the Panama Canal. Bold Lover Conaolatloa. London Pelican. He So thla la your final answer? She It Is, George. I cannot be your wife. He Then there is nothing left but another glrL DR. LYMAN JURY SLEEPS Trial it Retire for Xlglit After Day of Deliberation. LOS ANOELKf. Dec 1. The Jury In the Dr. John Grant Lyman case re tired for the night at S o'clock, after having deliberated sine 10:4S o'clock this morning. At s o'clock the Jury asked Judge Wellborn, of the United States District Court, for further Instructions, .and after receiving them retired. The court will receive th report of the Juy at :30 o'clock tomorrow morn Ing. Cottage Grove Want Road Primers. COTTAGE GROVE. Or.. Dec. 10. (Special.) Cottage Grove wishes to demonstrate Its progresslveness by be ing the first city I nthe county to ap ply for the road primers which are being published by the County Court Th secretary of the Road Builders' Club ha been Instructed to take the subject up with the court after which It will be taken up with the schools. You Can Own a Complete, Modern Disc Graf onola With an Outfit of 12 Double Disc Records (24 Pieces) For gf? W Mm cashor at the same cash price on $5 monthly payments if you like no in terest or extras. All delivered by our nearest dealer and subject to approval - w&wm r a -e This Is the Columbi Grafonola "Favorite the first Grafonola ever offered at its price or anywhere near it. We believe it is the best that can be constructed and sold at this price, or near it the first instrument of the enclosed type offered at anything like its price, and capable of all the tonal qualities of a 200 instrument. IMPORTANT SOTICB All Colnmbla Heeord. -. Be Pl.e4 krtor Tnlklng Mnrhlnen. l.ltvK.V lH 411 colnmbla lastrumentn Will Piny Victor Heeord. AT YOUR DEALER OR Columbia Graphophone Co. 371 Washington SL, Portland, Or. W. B. AYER IS LAUDED PORTLAMI I.IBRARV AVMKI ATIOX HOI.oa AXMAL MFETIXG. ft. v. Montngne. Vlee-Prenldent, Pays Trlnnte to Work Taat Made Big Balldlng Ponnlble. With Rev. T. I. Eliot presiding, member of the Ubrary Aasoclatlon, of Tortland. held their annual meeting In the director' room of the new rubllc Library building lt night. The principal business transacted at the meeting was the adoptlou of re port of executive and administrative officers for the past year. In the absence in Europe of W. B. Ayer, president of the association, R. . Montague, vice-president, presented a vice-president's report In which Uie paid a high tribute to Mr. Ayer. "I cannot refrain from taking ad vantage of the absence of the presi dent," hi report read In part, "to record some euggtlon of th debt of gratitud whicn th L4brary and through It. th public, owe to him for the new building and, a well, for the career of ample and uetalned use fulness upon which the Library has entered, and which the new building ntly typlnea, -The primary difficulty of securing from the resource of our own com munity 1500.000 for an enterprise ma terially unremunerative and at that time not technically In any degree under public contro or management a difficulty which seemed perfectly in. ruperable to those of little faith was met and overcome by a far-reaching and cogent marshaling of unthought-of source of support, no hint of which appeared In the direct nd effective simplicity or the means ennsen. "The many other difficulties encoun tered In the progress of the work were disposed of in the same masterful fashion. It Is not dut to accident, but to the sagacity, the resourcefulness, and the unfailing devotion of W. B. Ayer that we have In Portland a li brary building which It Is within bounds to say furnishes larger and bet. ter facilities at less cost than almost any other In the I'nlted States, and that the actual dally work: of the Li brary In not less successful. "It la no small source of pride and pleasure to some of us that we need not shame to place above It portals the proud motto of our state. 'Allls volat proprlls.' We hope that Mr. Ayer Indispensable presence and counsel will be with us again before the coming year I far spent." The report of K. I 8a bin, treasurer, for the year ending October 31. showed cash balance on hsnd of 130. 18 1 ( Mian Marv Frances Isom. the librarian, reviewed the work of the year. Miss lsom gave figures showing that in the II months to October 31. 1.1S8.S25 volumes were bor rowed for home use. an Increase over 1M3 of II. per cent- Of this total. 45 ISO volumes were borrowed from the Central Library, 405..77 from the 14 branches. 7S7J from the deposyo stations. I7i.I79 from the city schools and 1.70 from rural schools. The registration for the year was 70,610. to 6.S7 in ltlJ. Miss Isom devoted a considerable part of her report to the good results accomplished by the Municipal Ref erence Library In the City Hall. DAN KELAHER IS ACCUSED AilverlUlns of Cold-Storagi Kgfis a lVeoh I Charge!. I "an Keilaher, an East Hide grocer, will apprar in the IiHtrict C"iirt today to defend himself against a charge cf Irnving advertised cold storage eggs as fresh. Some of the eggs are said to have been unfit for use. Mr. Keilaher had the eggs on exhibition in front of his grocery and family li'inor store at Orand avenue and East Morrison street, advertised for sale at 3." cents a dozen. f. H. Fullenwlder. tale Dairy and Food Inspector, was so Impressed by the low price that be purchased a dozen of the eggs nd had them can dled. Th candler's report was that some of the eggs were all right, but that ethers were unfit for consump tion. When Mr. Kellalier's attention was called to this fact, says Deputy Dis trict Attorney Diech. he first main tained that be had purchased the eggs with the understanding that they were fresh, but finally admitted that he knew they were from cold storage, and exhibited a bill of tale showing that he had purchased them at a wholesale price of 30 cents a doien. .Mr. Fullenwlder swore out a com plaint charging Mr. Keilaher with vio lating the law concerning the selling of adulterated food, and the matter will be threshed out in the District Court tomorrow. Aged Ashland Tlesldent Pies. ASHLAXD. Or.. Dec. 10. fEpeclal.) Lyman X. Judd. an old resident of this section, died suddenly at Talent while sitting in bed writing a letter. He was more than SO years of age and was a Civil War veterans, also an ex preacher and college professor. He had been a realty dealer In Ashland and Talent. He leaves no relatives here, but has a son 'and daughter residing Washington, near Vancouver. The population of Corea Is now ectiroated at is o'..e-;. Look at These Watch Bargains BUY NOW BEFORE THE RUSH A WATCH MAKES A LIFE LONG GIFT That Wonderful Event IF THERE la a time above all time when a woman should be ia perfect physical condition It Is th time previous t tb coming of her babe. Durlna thla ncriod maav woman suffer from headache. fleeplcaanoia, pains of various description, poor appetite, and a noste, other ailments which should be eliminated In Justice to the new life about to be ushered into this world. DR. PIERCE'S FAVORITE PRESCRIPTION a a srsnitlftc medicine carefaUy compounded by an expeiienced and tkitlfal nhyaician, and adapted to the needs and ranuirenxnU of woman delicate ratrm. It baa been fcominar.dd lor over lofty years a a remedy tor thonj nerellar ailments which make their appearance during 'the expert"' prrrod. Motherhood is made eaaief by It um. Thousand ef women have been bencatnd by this great ntedicina. Your dracflst can supply yon in flqnld or tablet form, or you can send 50 or cent stamps lor a trial hex ol Dr. r kerco's Favorite Pi ac notion TaMota, to Dr. Plcsxa. at Invalids' Uoud and Surgical institute, Buaaio. Is your priviltdg to write to Dk Pltrct for advict, and It wilt 6 gladly given free of charge. Of course alt communications are confidential. .p. e No. . l.ndios' "0" siz 14-k. oli-: groM case, choice of Klein or Wal thnm works. Regular .2.".0f value: our Xin,i! a'e $13.0S Tliii U imliiubtPilIr thf best vratfn bargain in the city. anl what yon usually pay for poM-fillo!. No. 2. Ladies' or (icnls' ojicue.l elosccl facp. 15-jewol F.lgnn or VCs' iIkuii works: poM-filied rase: jrua: antceJ "JD-year watch. $18.00 vain,-: our Xmns sale Sll.OS No. 3. Same a. alsove. onlv 7-iewci. for !.$S.9S No. 4. Extra (ieutn. open face. 17 jewel : choice of K!?in. Waltham " Hampden. Repular .20.oi value; our Xma. sale S11.98 We pive a wrilteu guarantee on all watches. Our pat reputation bear u out tlvat we can save yon money on watches. Try ns and be con vinced. Holsman & Co. Open Evenings. 315 WASHINGTON ST., NEAR 6TH. The Watch Honse of Portland. fpeeial sale on llracelets. Ioket?. Rin?s. Tins. Clocks. Silverware, etc. Concert Saturday Night Christmas Songs and Carols by Fam ous Artists Philharmonic Pipe Or gan and Other Musical Numbers at EUers Music Horse Saturday Night. Admission Free. A specially interesting- programme of Christmas song's and Caro'.a has been arranged for Saturday night, free re cital at Ellers Music House. Special renditions on the New Philharmonic Pipe Organ, recently Installed In the beautiful hall, and also selections on the Chickerin Artigraphlc Player Piano, also renditions on Edison's latest and most wonderful invention, the Diamond Point Disc Phonograph, as well as on the Vlrtrola and on the faOO Baby Grand Grafonola. Concert begins promptly at S:lu P.M. A hundred musical moments. Admission free. K'lers Music House, Broadway at Alder. A suggestion: Come early: over crowding Is not permitted, and when ever ail seats have been taken hall remains closed.