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THE MWRVT-VG OREGOXTAN, TUESDAY, JULY 14, 1914. LEAGUE TO PROBE UN CHARGES Taxpayers to Name Men to Investigate Purchases of County Supplies. NONPARTISANS MAY AID Executive Board to Meet Today to Determine on Wljether It Will . Join in Examination of All Records of Commissioners. Members of the executive board of the Taxpayers' League, at a meeting In the office of J- N. Teal yesterday, decided to appoint a committee to make an Immediate and thorough investiga tion of the Board of County Commis sioners. . , -7-1, - Mn utrn crw nut of charges and counter charges made by the Com missioners against each other, in which the incident or a large amoum. ""i . jviired bv County Com mlssioner Ho'lman to have been bought above the market price, has had an Important part nH Plan Part In Probe. ThA allowed failure of the County Commissioners to live up to the re i .j.,r,iH affinlencv code in trans action of county affairs also Is to be investigated. L. J. Goldsmith, secretary ot the ex ecutive board of the Taxpayers' League aid last night that the names of the . rvo on the investi gating committee would not be made public until their consent to act had Kr. H added, however, that the committee is to have three or four members, and that It Is tne intention to have the investigaion under way by the end of this week. As the records of the County Com o t-a nuhlir. documents, no difficulty Is anticipated in making the Investigation. Invaatliratlon Is Second One. This is the second investigation of ho Pnnntv commissioners inai na Y ,, i a Bitlt of the im UCCIl iuuiiovu " broglio between its members, in which Commissioners Lightner and Hart and Cnmmisaionar KnllTlRD are On ODDOSite sides. District Attorney Evans has nnnn-ii.,H that H a will lav evidence be fore the grand jury when it reconvenes on August 1 and ask it to go into me affairs of the Commission thoroughly. Members of the executive board of the Non-Partisan League are to decide this morning whether they, too, will conduct an investigation. The Non partisan League and the Taxpayers' League had been asked by Commission er Holman to investigate. COUNTY SHORTAGE THREATENS Many Offices Use More Than Half of Allowance First Six Months. Multnomah County already has ex pended more than one-half of Its bud pet for the year in the first six months of 1911. The budget for the year amounts to 1. 572,51.81. Up to July 1, the expenditures were 1S14, 148.57. or 127,851.06 more than one-half of the budget. Many Departments la Class. Those departments that have exceed ed one-half of the amount provided for them in the budget are: Courthouse expense. Circuit Court, Multnomah and St. Johns Justice Courts, county jail, armory, purchases of real estate, relief of indigent soldiers, postage, tax de partment. Board of Relief, fruit inspec tor. Courthouse building, scalp boun ties. Public Library building, and road districts. Unexpected Accounts Drawn. Several expenditures were not pro Tided for In the budget, such as In demnity for livestock, $1,312.60: pros ecution of state cases in Municipal Court, 1151.40; trust fund account, $550.92; new Courthouse building. 853, 065.28; Public Library building, J9, 161.50. The statement, prepared by Auditor Martin, shows: Expenditure Budget, six months. Courthouse expense.! 45.68J.50 $ 81,808.50 circuit Court 100.000.00 t!,118.7 Board Commissioners 8,86.0O 4.150.97 District Court 18.S33.0O 8.549.40 Justice Court, Mult nomah District . . . 85.00 62.85 Justice Court. St. Johns District 125.00 96.05 County Jail 18.28O.O0 10,075.13 Armory l.OOO.OO 3,935.92 County Treasurer.... 5, 050.00 1,909.69 County Auditor 8,446.00 3,582.59 Coun;y Sheriff 49,466.00 17,772.76 County Clerk 65,465.01) 29,480.44 County Assessor .... 46.936.0O 30.349.38 County Coroner 7,500.00 2,831.05 County Surveyor .... .".100.00 1.4S7.S3 County Supt. Schools 5,650.00 2,396.23 'Widows' pensions ... 60,000.00 1 4,548.50 Indemnity livestock 1,312.50 Real estate 3,000.00 3,067.48 Indigent soldiers 6.600,00 6.239.70 Insane 3,500.00 1,090.00 rootage 2,000.00 2,100.00 Tax department 42,816.00 32,200.46 Rejristra n. elect n 77.12o.uo 36.04D.65 Board of relief 13,378.00 9,027.34 District Attorney 11.665.U0 4,376.60 Board of Helath 7,210.00 2,451.73 Municipal Court 151.40 Trust fund Acct. 550.92 Purchasing Agent .. 3,600.00 1.053.70 Weight and measur's 2,200.00 367.07 Juvenile Court 18.034.06 8,084.53 Fruit Inspector 1,313.00 783.17 Multnomah Farm .. 60,718.00 35,273.06 Fair appropriation. . . 3,639.83 639.82 New courthouse 33.0t55.-S Detention Rome .... 39,525.00 (,006.89 Constable 19,315.00 , 9,482.18 Multnomah Hospital. 36.20S.0O 12.ff57.63 gomers unit system. . 36.000.00 10,652.19 Scalp bounties 35.00 63.00 Public Library bid 9.161.50 Board Equalisation.. 950.09 31.80 Bridges and ferries. . 1(1,904.00 77.176.46 Road districts (14,831.43 808.(35.07 Justice Court, Lents District 11.75 bear upon the city administration to reprimand the Marshal for his conduct in entering the parish-house of St. George's Church, turning out the lights and bringing to a termination a pri vate dance was embittered here tonight when Rev. Charles Wilson Baker, pas tor of the church, appeared before the Council and declared he had been threatened by the Marshal. In his statement to the Council, Rev. Mr. Baker said he recently met Marshal Williams on the street and the latter turned and in the presence of one or two witnessed remarked: "I know where you get your booze and I am going to use it against you Mr. Baker told the Council he ad mitted to Williams that if he wanted a glass of beer he took it, but denied in dulging In stronger stimulants. Mr. Baker said he considered Wil Hams' so-called insult a threat. Marshal Williams arose and was about to make a statement when Mayor Rice interfered and said the matter would be referred to the Council, as a com mittee of the whole, to Investigate and report a week later. The Council cham ber was crowded with spectators Unless Williams makes some atone ment members of St. George's Church threaten to circulate a petition among the voters asking for his removal from office. BENSON LEAD MAY BE BUI ONE VOTE LUMBER WARFARE AIRED ORGO. - WASHINGTON COMPETI TION AROUSES CALIFORNIA. Hearing, With Rate Reduction From San Francisco to Interior Points Chief Issue. In Held. SAN FRANCISCO, July 13. With the underlying Issue the reduction of rates on lumber on rail shipments from San Francisco to Interior points, represen tatives of various Pacific Coast lum ber companies are engaged In open warfare to control the business In Cal ifornia, according to t-stlmony given in a hearing today before State Rail road Commissioner H. D. Loveland. Le gal representatives of five railroad sys tems handling lumber sat in alienee while the whole theory of lumber pro duction was threshed out by traffic and timber experts. They intevened only when A. C. Ru lofson, president of the Home Industry League of California, said: "The railroads had been batted around to such an extent that there had resulted a financial depression." S. A. Booth, attorney for the South ern Pacific, supplemented this with: "Every time a Christmas tree is de clared we eem to be called upon to play the part of Santa Claus." The entire day was devoted to the examination of two witnesses repre senting lumber companies in tne Sierra Navada ranges, who contended that they could not market their fir tim ber because of the competition of Ore iron and Washington operators, who are selling their products In Califor nia. One asserted that all timber used in the construction of the Panama Pacific Exposition was from Oregon and Washington, and this was because California mills could not compete with shipments carried in steamers from the north. The hearing will be resumed tomor row. PRISONER TO GO ALONE Multnomah Recheck Gives 16 Over McNary, With 27 Dis puted Lists Counted. HARNEY YET DOUBTFUL Present Majority of 10 Votes May Be Changed by Loss of Nine) When Official Plirnres Are in, Leaving One Ahead. ATTORNEY GEORGE LDDWIG KLUG LEAVES FOR PRISON TODAY. County Prosecutor and Judge Conaent to Convicted Man'a Delivering Own Commit menu t Papers In Salem. George Ludwig Klug, tho Portland attorney who was convicted of forgery. will take the Oregon Electric train for Salem this morning, unaccompanied OS any officer, and will carry his own commitment papers, which call for a penitentiary sentence of from one to five years. Klug pleaded guilty a week ago to forgery, after being convicted on an other indictment charging the uttering of false mortgages. His first convic tion Is pending before the Supreme Court on appeal. Klug late yesterday telephoned Circuit Judge Morrow, be fore whom he entered his plea and from whom he received sentence, and pleaded that he might be allowed to make the trip to Salem without a guard to embarrass him. Judge Mor row, after a consultation with tne uis- trict Attorney, decided to grant the unusual request. Later in the evening the convicted attorney, broken in spirit and repentant, called at Judge Mor row's home and received his commit ment papers. Klug was convicted of uttering false mortgages against estate properties, and then, according to the testimony, would forge the names of County Clerk Coffey and Circuit Judge Clee ton to make it appear that the Pro bate Court had given consent to the mortgages and that the documents had been admitted to record. Then, according to the Indictment, he borrowed large sums of money, giv ing the false mortgages as security. Total 81.572.5B3.S1 8S14.148.S7 LIQUOR CASECOMING UP Proprietors of Friars' Club "Will Be Put on Trial Today. OREGON CITT. Or.. July 13. (Spe cial.) The trial of W. Wilbur, J. Wil bur and B. Barish, Incorporators of the Friars' Club, on the charge of selling liquor to a minor, will open here to morrow. Although the grand jury returned six counts against the three defendants, the case will reat on one. Marian Hoff man, according to the complaint, se cured liquor at the club on May 16. Miss Hoffman, who will be one of the principal witnesses for the state, is in a Portland home for girls. CHURCH BACK0F PASTOR Fight for Marshal's Scalp Is on in Roscbnrg. . ROSEBCRG, Or.7"july 13. (Special.) The warfare which has been waged here between two factions of the City Council for several weeks in connection with the effort to bring pressure to Today's Tennis Schedule 10 A. M. Court 1, Miss Hald and Lewla vs. Miss Weldler and Edgar-, court 2, De Neffe vs. W. H. Lewis; court 8, Levlnson vs. Harrican; court 4. Wlckersham vs. M. C. Frohman; court 0, Richardson vs. A. 6. Frohman, 11 A. M. Court 1, Miss A. Tucker vs. Miss Collins; court 2, Roberts vs. Shlves; court 8, Greenberg vs. K. D. Joy; court 4, Mrs. Northup vs. Miss Hassalo; court 5, Rosen feld vs. Webster; court 0, Miss Ballln vs. Mrs. Putnam. Noon court 2, Norman and Brown vs. Chlpman and Klehle; court 4, R. M. Jones vs. Mahaflle; court S, Herdman vs. Wether ell; court 6, Morris vs. Ewlng. 1 P. M. Court 1, Goss and Wolfard vs. Cook and Shlves; court 2. Miss Leet vs. Miss Brown; court 3, Miss Campbell vs. Miss Bent; court 4, Johns vs. P. Lewis: court 6, Norris vs. Kern; court 6, Miss C. Tucker vs. Miss Hall. 2 P. M. Court No. L R. M. Jones and A. 5. Frohman vs. Levlnson and Green berg;; court 2, Miss Doulton and Lewis vs. Miss Collins and Merserean; court 3, Miss Howe vs. Miss Povey; court 4. Hobson vs. Breck; court 5, Miss Fording vs. Miss Smith; court , Lotourette vs. Wilder. S P. M. Court 14 Kearns and Callahan vs. Putnam and Moors; court 4, Lentz vs. Corbett; court 5, Wakemsn vs. Pratt. 4 P. M. Court 1, Miss Dotboom and Kearns vs. Miss Young and Jones; court 8, Miss Hassalo and Greenberg vs. Miss Howe and Wheeler; court 4, Roberts and Johns vs. Corbett and Wilder; court 5, Goss vs. Hendrickson. 5 P. M. Court 1, Marios and Lusk vs. Snow and Jones court 2, Miss Ryder and Roberts vs. Miss Bent and Ware; court 3, Miss Livingstone and K. Smith vs. Miss Povey and Johns; court 4, Mrs. Putnam and Putnam vs. Miss C. Tucker and Breck; court 5, Edgar vs. Miner; court 0. Winner Goss and Hendricksen vs. Winner Levin son and Harrigan; Winner Wakeman and Pratt vs. Jones and Mahaffie. Bay City Girl Is Bride. BAY CITY, Or., July 13. (Special.) The wedding of Miss Hazel Ardella Schiffman and Fred William Schreiber was solemnized here laaf Wednesday evening. Rev. D. A. Mackenzle,-of Tilla mook, officiating. The bridegroom Is a business man of McMinnville, Or., while the bride Is the oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. Schiffman. of this city. The couple will be at home to their friends after July 14 at their borne, near McMinnville. After swinging back and forth until first one and then the other Baa ap parently been nominated, latest com plete 'official figures of the vote for Judcre H. L. Benson, of Klamatn County, and Judge Charles L McNary, of Marlon County, Indicate that Judge Benson has received the KepuDucan nomination for Supreme Judge. Judge Benson gained six votes yes terday when duplicate tally sheets from 27 disputed precincts in Mult nomah County were checked over by County Clerk Coffey and representa tives of Judge Benson and Judge Mc Nary, before Circuit Judge McGinn. This gives Judge Benson a net gain of 16 votes In this county over the first official figures as compiled by deputies of the County Clerk. Vote Galna and Loses. The first recheck of the official fig ures In this county, made several weeks ago, showed an apparent gain of 20 votes for Judge Benson. On a second recheck, it appeared that Judge Ben son had lost 10 of these votes. The final count hinged on the results in 27 precincts in which there was a ques tion whether the tally sheets turned In to the County Clerk had been in error. Bv agreement between Judge Ben son and McNary, an order was obtained from the Circuit Court to have the duplicate tally sheets in these pre cincts brought in to court and checked This was done yesterday, Judge Ben son's gain of six votes making his net gain 16 votes here. Arthur C. Emmons, who is repre senting Judge Benson In the recount, said last night that with the Mult nomah County situation at last set tled, official figures obtained from the Secretary of State of the recount re sults in other disputed counties give Judge Benson a certain majority of one vote, and if the present figures stand in one disputed county, a ma jority of 10 votes. Harney Is Yet Doubtful. This county is Harney. There Is a possibility, Mr. Emmons said, that nine votes in the present county may be lost to Judge Benson. Should he lose these nine votes, his majority would be one. On the other hand, there is an equal ly strong chance thr rechecking of duplicate tally sheets of certain doubt ful Drecincts in Harney County will give Judge Benson five additional votes. In this case, his official ma jority over the state would be six votes. The following table of figures from all the counties where a change has been made In the recount show the re sulyt as Mr. Emmons has It: Benson. McNary. County Gain. Loss. Gain Loss. Baker 1 Clackamas 1 Crook 10 Grant ' Harney ' Hood River Klamath Lincoln j " Marlon 1 Multnomah 10 Umatilla ' Wasco Wallowa 6 Yamhill Jj j- Totals 86 10 23 0 These figures, the official count as It now stands, do not take into account the possible loss of nine votes to Judge Benson in Harney County, nor his possible regaining of five of them. They show Judge Benson's total gain to be 56 votes and his total loss 10 votes, making his net gain 46 votes, and Judge McNary's net gain to be 23 votes. As the first official count showed Judge McNary to have a majority of 13 votes for the nomination, this, added to his 23-vote gain, makes 36 votes which Judge Benson's gain must offset. If Benson's net gain Is 46, as the fig ures show, his majority is 10 votes. If he loses the nine votes in Harney with out regaining the five, his net major ity would be one vote. ROAD IflolPTIMISTIC W. K. SCOTT SAYS HARD TIMES CRY KILLED BY CROP OUTLOOK. We cannot afford to make cheap glasses. You cannot afford to wear them. THOMPSON OPTICAL INSTITUTE 209-10-11 Corbett Bldg. Fifth and Morrison be a fine crop year throughout the country, and especially on the Pacific Coast," Bald Mr. Scott. "While the freight- business of the railroads In general is slack, the volume of freight handled being about equal to that in 1910, when normally there should have been an increase of 10 to to 15 per cent each year, there are signs that the movement of westhund freight is picking up. "The railroads still find it difficult to obtain money for Improvements, and improvements in Oregon, as elsewhere, must wait until the market becomes easier. "There is really no reason for hard times now. We have everything, in eluding bountiful crops. A general un certainty appears to be the cause of the money tightness. As soon as it clears away, there is no reason why we should not have prosperity." MR. ALDERMAN RETURNS Portland Man to Help Arrange In ternational Conference. Superintendent L. R. Alderman re turned yesterday from attending the annual convention of the National Education Association at St. Paul. At tho recent convention Mr. Alder man was prominently spoken of In connection with the presidency of the association, and it is rumored that his election to that position is highly probable at the annual convention. which will be held in Oakland next year. At the recent convention ne was elected vice-president of the depart ment for the study of education of the exceptional child and a member of the commission of 10 jointly representing the Federal Department of Education and the National Education Associa tion to arrange for an international educational conference at Oakland next year. Equality of educational opportunity s the keynote of the modern educa tional movement." says Mr. Alderman, discussing the deliberations of the educational convention. "It must be the agent to strengthen our democracy by preventing a line of demarcation between the capitalistic and working classes. The public school system of the present day must be made good enough to hold alike the children of the well-to-do and the children of the working class." Official figures fix the number of cows In Hungary at . 2.020.000, of which more than 2.000,000 are pure-blooded iinimala. Money Tight Bnt Uncertainty Held Re sponsible and Hopes Expressed That Market Will Be Easier. W. R Scott, vice-president and gen eral manager of the Southern Pacific Railway, with headquarters in San Francisco, arrived in Portland on his private car from Ogden yesterday. Mrs. Scott accompanied him. Mr. Scott will remain in Portland today attending to business matters here and will leave for the South tomorrow morning. "Everything indicates that this will Merc or FiM Gases Never Greasy By Mrs. yanet McKensie Hill, Editor Cf the Boston Cooking School Magazine Everyone likes fried cakes or crullers. Here's a very superior recipe. Follow directions closely success is certain. 44 K C Crullers or Fried Cakes Three cuts sifted flour; 1 level teastoonfuls JT C Baking Powder; teasfoonjul mace or nutmeg; M teaspoonful salt: 2eggs, beaten light: K cuf granulated sugar: J tables poontuls melted butter; cut skimmed milk. Sift together, three times, the flour, KC baking powder.mace and salt. Add the sugar, butter and milk to the beaten eggs and stir into the dry ingredients to make a stiff dough. Knead slightly; then cut with fried cake cutter. Drop into a deep kettle filled with hot fat ; drain on soft paper or colander and roll in powdered sugar. To fry have fat at smoking point, turn crullers several times while frying to in sure all parts being equally light and thoroughly cooked. By all means, send for the K C Cook's Book it's free and it contains 90 just such appetizing' recipes. Send the colored certificate packed in 25-cent cans to the J agues Mfg. Co., Chicago, and write name and address plainly. Standing for a Better Home The Hotel Multnomah, occupying one solid block, containing 500 bedrooms. Is the Ideal home for the commercial man and the man about town. Splen didly equipped, cuisine and service unsurpassed, prices reasonable. Ths Multnomah expresses a higher standard throughout. Entertainment During dinner and after the theater.- MUs Myrtle Howard Chicago's favorite dancer Miss Phyllis Linton An appealing and dainty actress Neville Fleeson Noted songwriter and dancer Paulo de Silva Maxixe expert John Lynch Irish tenor. Multnomah L P. ItrmOLDS, Asst. Mgf Double S. & ff. Stamps All Day DRUGS Five pounds Epsom Salts 25c Ten pounds Epsom Salts. ,& Twenty-five pounds Epsom Salts 81. OO Five pounds Sulphur 30c Ten pounds Sulphur 550 Five pounds Soda Bicarb 30 Ten pounds Soda Bicarb 55c One pound Senna Leaves "JQ7 Five pounds Alum 4j)C Three pounds Napthallne ..' PAROWAX (Pure Refined Paraffine.) For sealing fruits and vegetables, lb...lOc SPECIALS FOR YOUR SUMMER OUTING 10o Rose Water 7 :5c Spirits Camphor I ! 10c Adhesive Plaster 8 25c Absorbent Cotton 21s SI. 25 to I2.S0 Rubber-Lined Rollups 88s Adults' and Infants Portable Bath Tubs S7.SO to S1Z.SO $1. 15, $2.75 Combination Beach and Bath ing Caps lO PER CENT OFF 6c Wash Cloths, three for ! lOo Wash Cloths, two for 15t 60c to $2.50 Rubber Bps lis i lO Her Cent OFF FLOATING TOYS Geese, Ducks, Animals and Fish. 5s to.. 250 RUBBER BALLS All sizes Golf, Soft and Hard Rub- ber, 5c to 25 Colored, assorted, IOC to DOC GAMES Chess, Dominoes, Checkers, Dice, Cards, Tally Sheets and Books AH at Popular Prices CATAWBA 'Bass Islands" Unfermented Grape Juice, large bottle, special 46r BEEF, IRON and WINE A restorative tonic for convalescents. Price, each, SO: three for 81.25 VERMONT MAPLE SUGAR Pure; the sap taken right from the "old rock maple tree," boiled and molded. Take along a cake to make syrup for your breakfast "fritters." Prloe 25s rri Horatea laicum jrowaor . as Tooth Brush, guaranteed, holder free..35 Imperial Tooth Paste 25 V TOXIDO For that poison oak or Ivy 25s EYE SHADES Auto Goggles, many kinds Eye Shades, Colored Glasses, a large assortment to select from. Prices 254 "P CLA-WOOD OLIVE OIL hi - w n ibssbisi'i saasivsB. Price, per bottle. 2Sf . BOr. 86et quart Sl.OOl la 8-ai . Sl.TSi gallon 8' 83. BO AUDITORIUM SITE UP JUDGE DAVIS TO DECIDE OX IN. JUNCTION PETITION FILED. Witnesses Tell of Dedication of Ma ket Block and Court Is to Settle Case This Week. Location of the auditorium will be definitely established by Circuit Judge Davis Thursday or Friday, when the pe tition of Gordon Lang, J. R. Wldmer and M. F. McLain for an Injunction to prevent the city from building the audi torium on the Market block will be either refused or granted by the court. If refused, the public auditorium will be erected at Third and Market streets, the Market block, and if granted, the City Commission must look elsewhere for a site. The suit was brought at the request of Mayor Albee to determine by a court decision whether or not the city has a right to use the Market block for any other purpose than for a public market. According to L M. Lepper, of Hall A Lepper, who represent the plaintiffs, the Biady map, which was filed in 18B2, and the Burrage map, which was record, ed in 1859, both show that the block was recorded as a Market block, which may be construed to mean that the city cannot use the property otherwise than for a public market. "The city map, recorded In 1150, Is be ing disputed by Hall & Lepper and by Deputy City Attorney Latourette as to the Incorporation title of the Market block. Early residents, a score In number, testified yesterday as to the purpose of the dedication to the city of the Market block. The arguments for tho Injunc tion will be heard Thursday morning by Judge Davis. Westlngliousc Strike Knds. PITTSBURG, July 13. The strike In the Westlnghouse factories was form ally ended today when approximately 1000 men and women returned to the shops. Ail plants were placed on full time and all of the strikers were taken back with the exception of 100 or loo whose places had been filled. BRIDGE PAINTER DROWNED Man at Work on North Hank Stru. ture Falls From scaffold. VANCOUVER, Wash., July !. (Bp claL) A. Paul, a painter, working foi Gerske sV Dooney, contractors, palatine the North Bank bridge spanning the Columbia River, today fell Into the water and was drowned In sight of four fellow workmen. The men threw planks to Paul, but he was unable to reach them, though but two or threo feet away. Whether he was drowned In Oregon or Washington Is a question that ms be brought to the attention of the courts to determine which slate will be compelled to pay Indemnity under the workmen's compensation act. MLat-'W ssssslP I. Nature has many ways of warning man of danger. The sense of taste and smell both serve for your protection I See that Crown is branded "Schlitz." That skunky taste denotes decay and is often found in beer from light bottles. Why take the risk? The Brown Bottle protects Schlitz pur ity from the brew ery to your glass. Pbone.jM74$ Rothschild Bros. 20-26 N. First St Portland, Oregoa The Beer That Made Milwaukee Famous.