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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 5, 1914)
tiie aronxixG oregoxiax, moxdat, october 5, 1914. OCTOBER 27 MAYBE RECALL VOTE DATE SCENE3 ATTENDING CELEBBATTON OF THE FEAST OF THE HOLT EOSARY AT DOMINICAN CHURCH YESTERDAY MORNING. - . City Auditor Barbur to Set Last Day Within-Law if Test Isn't Ordered. RUSHLIGHT DECIDES. TODAY rJt . ------ 5, , -5 4, . T.' t , I ' - Dan Kellaber Also IHtely to Enter If ex-Mayor Files Whether Pref erential System Applies Is Question to Be Decided. Unless legal steps are taken to test the recall amendment to the state con stitution the recall election against Mayor Albee and City Commissioners Dieck and Brewster will be held Octo ber 27. That was the announcement Saturday of City Auditor Barbur. whose duty it is, under the recall, to call a special election within 2 5 days after the filing- of recall petitions. Mr. Barbur said he would oall the election for the last day of the period. Under the recall law an officer against whom a recall petition is filed is given tive days to resign. Refusal to resign makes an election necessary within 20 days after the expiration of the five clays. Auditor Barbur says there is such a complication of affairs to attend to that he proposes to hold off the elec tion until the last day. Three Aspirants File. The three men selected as recall can didates, B. E. Kennedy, W. A. Leet and H. E. Abry, filed their nominating peti tions with City Auditor Barbur yester day. On the petitions are the names of a. number of policemen who were dis charged last Fall by Mayor Albee for gambling. Among the petition signers are Joe Singer, ex-market inspector, who was discharged; J. C. Lane, a sani tary inspector who lost out; Seneca I-'outs, Lou Carpenter, C. J. Rupert, R. K. Btaack and Guy E. Fuller. Rupert, fctaack and Fuller are ex-policemen. A question has come up as to whether the preferential system of voting ap plies to a recall election the same as to a regular election. City Attorney La Roche says the preferential system prevails, as the charter says the prefer ential system is stipulated for general and special elections. The same view is expressed by other attorneys, including Richard W. Mon tague. The question will be looked into further, inasmuch as it is consid ered important, because, if it does not apply, no other recall candidates than those now named can enter. Rushlight May Aspire. Although ex-Mayor Rushlight has mot announced his candidacy in the re call as yet. he admitted last night that he is considering it. When called on . the telephone and asked if he was ready to announce his candidacy, he said: Not tonight." He said hundreds were urging him to run and that he would make his decision today. In case he enters it is believed Dan Kellaher -will file, too. Mr. Kellaher has said upon several occasions that he proposes to be a candidate for Mayor every time Mr. Rushlight is a candidate. An evening paper said last night that George B. Thomas was to be a candidate for Commissioner. This is denied by Mr. Thomas. "I was solicited by the recall commit tee and was asked to be a candidate," said Mr. Thomas, "but I turned it down flatly. "I do not think the recall is right in this instance. I certainly want it understood I am . not and will not be a candidate. Mayor Regrets Expense. Mayor Albee said yesterday he de sires to have the recall election held and will not favor any move to stop it. "I am not afraid to go before the voters in a recall campaign," said the Mayor. "My only regret is that the city will have to pay out about 20.000 tor the election. These recall harp ings have been bobbing' up for months and they have hurt the city and state. rioniuiy j. am tor noiding the elec tion. The public knows or will know the motives and character of the per eons behind it. which will be suffi cient in itself. , That the whole recall is based on lements o. revenge and personal am bjion is the general belief at the City Hall. It is said that B. E. Kennedy, the candidate for Mayor, is disgruntled because he did not get a position when Mayor Albee was elected. It is said that he was an applicant for the posi tion of City Treasurer and also for the position of purchasing agent, but lost out in both. Mr. Kennedy has said he did not seek any position. Oiackargcd Men Active. Another of the men Interested in the' recall is John C. Lane, who lost his position as meat inspector when an or dinance was passed requiring meat in spectors to be graduate veterinarians. Still others are ex-policemen, who have been dismissed by Mayor Albee and the civil service board for various offenses. At the head of the committee is M. E. tiibson, who was a candidate against the Mayor. Lou Carpenter, a private detective and ex-policeman; Joe Singer, a discharged member of the health de partment, and a number of others are said o be identified with the move ment T. B. Neuhausen, who was associated with B. E. Kennedy in the campaign in which Mayor Albee was elected, de clared yesterday that he has absolutely nothing to do "with the present recall. Neubaucn 3fot in It. "My name has been used by Mr. Ken nedy," said Mr. Keuhaueen, "in con nection with a statement aimed to enow that Mayor Albee refused to pay (his election bills. I will say that I believe the whole thing is a misun derstanding. "When I was made chairman of the Progressive party we wanted to iret a clean candidate, who stood a chance of "Winning for the Progressive party. We selected Mr. Albee and urged him to run. Ave assured him that his cam paign would not cost him a cent. He consented to run and he won the nom ination. That was ia the primary cam paisn. Mayor Albee says it was his understanding that the assertion of the flection costing him nothing meant-for .the regular election campaign as well as the primary campaign. Mr. Kennedy eays it covered only the nominating election. "1 think it is a nrisunderstandinsr. At any rate I consider the whole thing unimportant, as the entire campaign bills amounted to only about ?644, and the bills were paia. 1 can see no reason lor maxing me tning public. "As to Mr. Kennedy not having re- ceivea a position arter the election will say that he certainly was entitled to something. But the fact that he did not get It doea not make sufficient grounds lor a recall. He may havi other reasons that 1 do not know." Dinner Dance at Club Wednesday. The fourth dinner dance at the Com mercial Club will be held next Wednes day. These dances are becoming more popular each week. George E. Wag goner will have charge and several specialties win b.e. Introduced, rn -ifcJ'fT- iAM it K Asm A 4 I i - 4, Si H n r 3 3 it li - 4 3&Hj (. rn- y-Kv xt 1 Sunday" School Boys In Auspicious Procession. 3 Altar Boys Just Before Procession. S L,eft to B-lsrht Very Rev. . J. S. Hlee, O. f., Very Rev. J. t . O'Brien. O. P., Rev. A. I. a Marre, O. P., Prominent Ileum in the Celebration. 4 Main Body of Procession, Men in Front Carrying Statue of the Blessed Virgin. S Sunday School Girls In Devotional March. GIRLS MAY CONFESS Authorities Expect Conference to Net More Men. ACTOR'S FATHER ARRIVES Deputy District Attorney Dcicli Says lie Will Summon High School Tupils in Alleged White Slave Inquiry. Written confessions probably will be obtained at a conference to be held soon of Detective Swennes, Deputy District Attorney Deich. Mrs. Lola - G. Baldwin, superintendent of the Munici pal Bureau for the Protection of Women, and the five girl witnesses against those under arrest in connec tion with the Investigation of the al leged traffic in schoolgirls. . The fifth witness was brought in Sat urday and although Mrs. Baldwin. Mr. Deich and Detective Swennes ques tioned the girl for several hours, she refused to throw any light upon her past in Portland. The authorities say they believe this girl can give evidence which will incriminate several mem bers of local and outside ball clubs, in addition to more evidence against Bert Roach, Joseph Berger, Robert Davis, Elmer Lober and Frank Arellanes, who are under arrest. Father to Aid Son. F. C. Roach, father of Bert Roach, arrived in Portland yesterday from New York City. The elder Roach is general manager of the Yawman-Erbe Company, a large furniture concern. He telegraphed Detective Swennes from Ogden, Utah, Saturday saying that he was prepared to put up a strong de fense for his son. Roach, Berger and Arellanes face a statutory charge, subject to a sentence of from two to 20 years upon convic tion. Lober and Davis are charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor girl, an Indictable misdemea nor, punishable by a fine of from S50 to $1000 or imprisonment for three months to one year, or both. A person, who refused to give him name, tele phoned Deputy District Attorney Deich yesterday, declaring that he spoke with the authority of Lober and Davis. He said the ballplayers were willing to plead guilty provided they were fined and their sentences did not entail In carceration in jail. , Actor Climbs Rapidly. ' Roach, it Is said, only -recently en- I tered the theatrical profession. Play house attaches say he was a promising recruit. He recently Joined a stock show in this city and. after hard, work and study, was promoted steadily, un til the week of his arrest, when he was playing the leading part in a production. It was hinted about the police sta tion that a raid would be made upon members of a reported organization which is said to have existed in a cer tain high school up to the closing of the 1914 Spring term. When questioned regarding this move Deputy District Attorney Deich declined to discuss It, but said two more high school girls probably will be summoned before him the first part of next week. The names of the two girls have not been disclosed. It is understood that these girl stu dents could furnish evidence along the lines given out in the present Investi gation, as obtained by the Municipal Bureau for the Protection of Women, wmcn is playing an Important part in the- investigaticn. CITY MAY BE AFFECTED Columbia Recall Decision Expected to Have Bearing on Case Here. The outcome of the recall contest in Columbia County, where several weeks ago County Judge Harris, County Com missioners Farr and Fluhrer and Dis trict Attorney Dillard were recalled, is expected to have a bearing on the Portland recall movement started Fri day. By agreement reached at St. Helens yesterday between the contend ing factions in Columbia County it was arranged to await decision of -the State Supreme Court, where the valid' ity of the Oregon recall law will be argued Saturday. It is expected a de cision will be forthcoming within a few aays tnereaiter. The recalled officials, with the excep tion of District Attorney Dillard, are represented - by Attorneys Martin L. Pipes and Ansel R. Clark, of Portland. Mr. Dillard, being viewed as a state of ficer, instead of a county official ik the strict sense, does not appear in the case that is before the State Supreme Court. The firm of Wood, Montague & Hunt, of Portland, and Attorney Martin of Rainier, will represent the Columbia County recallers at the argument next Saturday. The case will be the first actual test of the validity of the law. JOHN BIRNER IS - SOUGHT Police Seek to Locate Man on Re quest of His Mother. On request of his mother at Salt Lake City the police of that city and Port land are trying to locate John Birner. Chief of Police Orant. of Sale Lake, has written Chief Clark to locate him According to the report filed by Pa trolman Young yesterday, Birner is a restaurant employe and formerly lived at 5315 Sixtieth avenue Southeast. The local police have been Informed that Birner left Portland about aix months ago Xor Walla Walla, ROSARY DAY FETED Feast Celebrated Solemnly at Dominican Church. PRIESTS HEAD PROCESSION Parish Named After Devotion Relig ious Holiday Honors Holds Im pressive Service Peace Prayer Said Roses Are Blessed. In Dominican churches throughout the world Rosary Sunday was cele brated yesterday. The day was ob served with special solemnity by the Dominican Fathers of Portland at the Holy Rosary Churon. at East Third street and Grand avenue yesterday morning, the celebration closing with a procession. The procession was in imitation of the pageant of Rome in the 15th century, under the Dominican Pope, St. Pius V, when Catholics marched through the streets saying the rosary and praying that victory might come to the Christian forces under Don John in the battle with the Turks for the salvation of Europe. Solemn high mass was celebrated at 11 o'clock A. M.- Roses were blessed and distributed by boys to the congre gation. Very Rev. J. D. O'Brien. O. P., was celebrant: Rev. J. S. Rice, deacon, and Rev. A Lamarre, subdeacon. The rosary sermon was delivered by Rev. A. S. Lawler, O. P., who reviewed the progress vpf Christian civilization and related attempts made to destroy Christianity. St. Dominic in the 12th century, he said, had hurled back the wave of infidelity and unbelief In France and saved the Christian re ligion. Again, be said, at the battle of Lepanto, in 1571, the Turks, who sought to enslave the Christian world, were defeated by the army of Chris tians under Don John, more than 30,000 Turks having been slain in the de struction of their power. Prayer for Peace Said. "In conclusion." said Father Lawler, "we have been asked by the President to join in universal prayer that peace may be restored in our brother nations across the water, now engaged In ter rible combat. The United States is a cosmopolitan Xation. made up in bone and blood of the nations now engaged in war, and they are our brothers. In our own peace and prosperity may we join our prayers that these nations en gaged In strife may harken to our pleas, be reconciled and peace may come." - - The procession of the holy rosary SAID ADMIRAL "FIGHTING BOB" REGARDING PROHIBITION I would rather take my sailors to ANY . OTHER AMERICAN PORT THAN MAINE'S for the reason that my men return to their ships, NOT SO MUCH DRUNKEN as CRAZY, which is due to the VILE DECOCTION OF DRUGGED LIQUORS they have supplied them (by the "Blind Piggers"). Register Before Thursday, Oct. 15 VOTE. 333 X NO AGAINST PROHIBITION Defeat of the Proposed Prohibition Amendment Will Not Effect the Present Efficient Local Option or Home Rule Law (Paid Advertisement, Taxpayers' and U'ace-EirQtn' League of OrfROn, Portlaad. Or.) was headed by priests clothed in their sacerodotal robes, boys with candles, banners and crosses attending them. As they marched from the church they were joined by the Sunday school classes, members of the Holy Names Society, the St. Johns Society and finally by the congregation, the pro cession encircling the church block. War Victory Creates Fnut In memory of the victory gained by Christian arms at the battle of Lepanto Pope Pius V established the feast of the rosary, which is usually observed the nrst Sunday in October. The Pope, according to Catholic history, was moved to establish the special feast because this victory, saving Europe from the peril of a Moslem Invasion, was won the day on which devout cli ents of the rosary were gathered in the churches of Christendom, praying for victory for Christian arms. Estab lishment of the feast of the rosary was the confirmation of this form of devo tion by the Pope in honor of St. Domi nic, founder of the Friars Order. The month of October, according to the usages of the Catholic Church, is spe cially devoted to the devotion of the holy rosary, the observance dating back to the first Sunday in October, 1571. Devotions in honor of the rosary will continue until November 2, the feast of all souls. The rosary or beads were introduced in their present form by St. Dominic, and the propagation of this world-wide devotion has always been in the hands of the Dominican Fathers. SAVINGS PUT AT $57,034 CITY PURCHASING AGENT REPORTS OX WORK TOWARD ECONOMIES. Total of ar.80,0O Expended, of Which Good Part la for Staples Not Subject to Reduction. That Portland's new municipal pur chasing bureau saved the city $57,033.83 during the first year of Commission government is the declaration of Pur chasing Agent Wood In a statement submitted Saturday to City Commis sioner Bigelow. Adding to this the amount which has been saved by the City Council which has handled some of the purchases, Mr. Wood gives 0. 734J8 as the. net saving to the city the first year of Commission govern ment. Xfv Wnnil av- thnf thA tnlnl mil. chase of th'e department were $343. 056.20. while the Council purchased 1237.004.50. making a total for both of $580,060.70. There waa no saving on purchases of $84,658.87 of this total, the materials having a fixed cost. The saving on the total purchases, the statement says, was $57,007,76. Add ing to this a sum of $10,000 which Mr. Wood says was saved in repairs to the old fireboat. the total saving is given as $67,007,76. The cost of the pur chasing bureau was $9.973.8.1. Sub tracting this amount from the saving as given, Mr. Wood shows that the net saving was X&7.033.33. "Tho ruout remarkable savins shown is on the stationery account." says Mr. Wood. "The total saving for the year was $15,349,99. On these items we are able to get an accurate check. We have looked up the vouchers to ascertain the average price paid for year previous to the Commission form of government and compared those with the average price paid by us. We have perhaps saved hundreds of 'dol lars that cannot be shown. It is rea sonable to believe that by keeping a close check on the stock, as we have and stock being issued to the depart ments when required for use, that the waste has been much less than under the previous arrangement. "I feel that we have been hampered in the department by not having suf ficient help to get the best results, and in submitting our budget for the next fiscal year I have requested an additional telephone boy to assist the price clerk in getting prices. We feel that we can make a much better show ing for the second year, for the reason that we have at this time an efficient department. You must realize that we had many obstacles to overcome in the organization of this bureau. Most of our clerks were inexperienced, and it has taken a good deal of time and labor to educate them along purchas ing lines; therefore, we were not in condition to give as good service to the city as we will be during the second year." The cost of the organization durln the first year was as follows: Salaries $9,435.00 Stationery and office expense.. 548.83 Total $9,973.33 BATTLE BREAKS PEACE DAY Woodsmen on Burn&ide Disregard Proclamation and One Locked Cp.. The peace and quietude of Peace Sun day, as observed according to the proc lamation of Mayor Albee, was rudely disturbed by. Fred Wilson, "the Moose of the Woods," as he ia known to the Strasse Burnside brigade, yesterday when the big woodsman, according to the police, insisted on ruffling the feel ings, as well as the physical being, of H. M. Jensen. Patrolman Sims interfered. -"Wat do yuh fellows mean by dis turbing the peace and natural quiet of Burnside?" he asked disgustedly, and then added, "and this bein' Peace Sun day." "Wat do I care about yer Peace Sun day?" answered the warlike Wilson. He was taken to the peace station at Second and Oak Btreets. where he is charged with assault and battery. There ar 10 bridges formed by nature In the T'nited States. 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