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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 8, 1914)
THE -3IORXIXG OREGOXIAX. TIITJHSCAT, GCTOF.T2U S. 1914. 9 1 RUSHLIGHT. NOT RECALL CANDIDATE 1: Ex-Mayor Refuses to Run, r Saying Proposed Election Is. . Ill-Aclvised and Costly. DR. G. PARRISH IN RACE ; Calling or Vote Suddenly Withdrawn, Officials Beins; Warned by ou Partisan League That Expense J May Be Up to Them. t Ex-Mayor nushliprht will not be a g candidate against ?.iayor Albeo in the J proposed recall election. i Definite announcement to' fhia effect $ -w as made by Mr. Rushlight last night ! with a public statement in which he J explains his attitude regarding the re J call and the city government. He says J that in spite o the fact that ho has 51 been ur?cd by hundreds of friends and 5 sr.I porters to enter the recall cara 3 paii.'n he has decided not to run be- cause he feels that the recall at this J time is ill-advised. This announcement of Mr. Rushlight, filing of the nominating: petitions of f Ir. Georjre J'arrish as a recall candi 1 date yaint Commissioner Lieck and the bobbins up of a tangle of legal i Questions i-oiictrnins tiie standing of I the recall and the legality of city of . ficials expending money to provide for t a special election were ihe principal de ' velonments in the recall movement yes- ' terday. j l iliug 'lime KxpireM. ': Dr. Parrish wos the last candidate to j file and the only candidate to join the ; race outside the three named origin al ly as candidates by the recall com ; mittee. City Attorney I.altoche ruled that yesteraay was the last day for the ; filing of nominating petitions, which '.s means ihat there will be no other can " dictates than those now in the race. " They are H. II. Kennedy for Mayor and ' II. il. Abry, V. A. Deet and Dr. George I'anish for Commissioners. City At- torney LaRoche says the filing of peti - tions must be in accordance with the '' city charter covering this point. The charter reuiiirrs filing of nominating petitions not sooner than 40 days and the election not later than 20 days prior to the election. Hat for intricate and extremely se rious legal questions appearing at the last minute yesterday City Auditor ljarbnr would have issued an official call this morning for the recall elec- inr; on October 27. Forms had been prepared and sent to the printer, when it developed that in case Mr. rlarbur expended any money for the recall ar rangements he might be held person ally responsible lor the amounts if the recall was held by the Supreme ; Court to be illegal. Klection C'nll -Withdrawn. 5 Forthwith he withdrew the official . call far the election on advice of City i Attorney La Roche. He will call a special meeting of the City Commission I today and put the subject before that i body. If the members are -willing to t take the responsibility for expending money on the recall Mr. Barbur will ' go anead with arrangements. Other 1 wise. ho r-ays, he will wait until questions involved are settled satis- factorily. ' George Mason, of the Xon-Partisan i League. who has conferred with a number of prominent attorneys who j have looked into the recall question ; thoroughly, raised the recall questions ! that baited proceeCings. Mr. Mason 1 wrote a letter to City Auditor Barbur : yesterday notifying him that there Is a serious question as to the legality j of the recall and that should he or the City Commission t:o ahead and call - and hold a recall election each, or i the bondsmen, would be held person- ; ally responsible for the expenditures Injunction Not FeaMible. : Tt was intended at first to seek an ! injunction against the proposed elec . tion. It was found that this could not ; be done, but that the city officials ; could be held responsible for any ex- penditures made for a recall election T- if 1 1 was determined by the Supreme I Ctuit that the recall law is illegal. A ; case from Columbia County involving 1 the same question as raised in Port- land is to be argued before the Su- pieme Court Saturday. J City Attorney LaRoche will ask the I City Commission for authority to go to K Salem Saturday and appear before the ? court to present Portland's side of . the case and to urge a decision as soon as possible. It is believed a decision can j he !ad in time fcr a recall election to ; be held Octoher 27 if it Is decided a re ( call law exists in the state. t City Auditor Barbur proposes to put ' tlie entire responsibility up to the Com- mission. Xo money is available at present to defray any election costs. It wouid be illegal. Mr. Barbur says, f f- r him to expend any money for recall t arrangements or for an election wlth ! out getting an apropriation from the : Council. Amllior In -Worried. : Mr. Mason in his letter to Mr. Barbur says: -I understand from the newspapers that you contemplate a special election ' on or about October '-'7 in connection ; with the recall of the Mayor and two ; Commissioners. I wish to call your at : tention to the fact that the legality of i the recall is. to be adjudicated in the Supreme Court of the iftnte of Oregon, the case to be heard on Saturday, Octo ; ber 10. ; "Upon advice of counsel I believe that ; a retail election held at this time would f be illegal, and 1 am advised it would cost something like J23.cutf. and should you expend this money in conection J- witn that, I wii! hold you, the Coni J niissioners and their bondsmen person ', allv ivsponsible in case this recall is . declared illegal and tne money conse- j q'ler.tiy being improperly spent." K vpeuilltlire Stir Protest. "1 am taking this action," saitl Mr. Mason yesterday, "because I oppose a recall election b.-ing called under pres J era conditions. It involves an expendi '' lure of about $J5.000. Why hoM an election and expend this amount of t money when the whole thing is now 1 before the Supreme Court with the chances strongly in' favor of its being " illegal? i "it is not that I and the Non-Tarti-i nan League are attempting to protect any o? the officials sought to be re J called, but it is merely a step to pre- vent an unwise and probably an illegal expenditure ol $2".0c0. 1 think a recall . would clarify conditions, but it would v not clarify conditions if, after we had expended $25,000, we should find that it had allvbeen wasted. I do not believe t'.ie City Commission or City Auditor Barbur will take any chance on be ing held personally responsible for an expenditure of this kind. I have gone Into the recall question extensively and 4 1 am informed by some of the best iaw- yers in the city that It is almost eer j lain the Supreme Court will rule that the recall is not in effect because the tate Legislature has not passed an mauling act putting the provisions of the recall amendment to the state con stitution into effect." It is said that should City Auditor Barbur refuse to act in the lecall the backers of the recall may start manda mus proceedings. This, it is said, could be sent straight through to the su preme Court and could be considered with the other case Saturday. Following is a public statement is sued last night by ex-Mayor Rushlight: -'Since my name has been so inti mately identified with the presumably open office for Mayor in tiie coming or rather contemplated recall election, and this notwithstanding that I had determined not to be a candidate, it might not be amiss for me to explain my position. "I endeavored to prevent the filing of this recall, first because I believed the men now in office had hardly had a sufficient time to demonstrate, to tne public what they were capable of ac complishing. Again 1 was opposed to the recall on account of the unneces sary public expense which would naturally result from a special election. as a city election is close at hand. And I fully realize the feelings of the al- j ready overburdened taxpayer, a demon stration of which was clearly regis tered in the last special election called by t!e City Commission. w;:en some 29 measures were all defeated, not because they were all bad, but because the voters wished to rebuke this constant tinkering with the laws and the frivo lous use of public funds. Tteea!! Deemed Inopportune. "Again I felt the recall was inoppor tune on account of the impending gen eral election and that the special elec tion might and would detract from the interest of the candidates in the field and might jeopardize the success at the polls of my esteemed Republican iricnas, tor whose success 1 am as much concerned as I could possifcly be for my own fortunes. "Being fully convinced, then, that this recall election is ill-advised. I have determined not to permit my name to be used. I cannot, however, but be more than grateful to hun dreds of my old friends and support ers who so consistently tendered me thetr support and think it proper here to assure them of my sincere apprecia tion of their confidence.' - Should the time come in the future when this system or plan of government shall re quire revision or my services either as a candidate or a supporter shall be needed I will not' bo found want ing, ior i desire sincerely the pros perity and welfare of Portland and all its people and cannot but hope that the Republican party, that has so honored me in the past, will be hon ored itself in the coming election b' the election of its entire ticket. "Trusting that it may be rightfully understood that I refrained from en tering this recall campaign because I did not believe it well for Portland and tiiat whenever it seems otherwise to me I will not be wanting, I beg to remain, truly yours, CSigned) ""A. G. RUSHLIGHT." SALEM FAIR LURES LAD TRAI1G SCHOOL. I.MATE RlX'g AWAY AFTER SKEIVG CIRCUS. Willie Meyer. 1.1, Committed From Portland, Win Heart of Couple, Klec as Superintendent Comes. SALEM. Or.. Oct. 7. (Special.) The State Fair, with its ring circus, its funny clowns, its Ferris wheels and merry-go-rounds, is responsible for the fail from grace of -Willie Meyers, 15 years old and erstwhile best boy in the Oregon State Training School. Willie, with the other inmates, was taken to the fair last Tuesday by Su perintendent Hale and from then on he was a c-ansed boy. Responsive to the lure of the glamor and tinsel of the circus. Willie, who was a trusty, quietly slipped away from the school the next morning and headed for the fair grounds. He spent the day seeing the sights and, late in the afternoon, climbed into the wagon of C. A. Muths. of Lincoln, and asked that he be cared for during tl-.e nijiht. With fair com plexion, blue eyes and a mop of tawny hair, the boy soon won a place in the affections of the Lincoln man and his wife. Willie said he was lost; that his home was near Salem, but he did not know just where. He explained that his mother died "many years ago" and that his sisters were in a convent in Port land. The boy told Mr. Muths the next day that he did not care much about going home and that he would like to remain with him. Superintendent Hale learned today that Wrllie was at the Muths' home and went there for him, but the boy saw tiie superintendent coming and made a hasty departure 1 in a southerly direc tion. Willie was committed from Portland about a year ago. AID FOR WIDOW PROMPT State Provides for Mrs. C. B. Ilam mons Six Days After Joss. SALEM, Or., Oct. 7. (Special.) That compensation under the workmen's act comes quickly to those entitled to it was proved today when the State In dustrial Accident Commission- an nouneed that settlement was made with Mrs. Charles Byron Hammons, of Rain ier six days after her husband was killed. Mrs. Hammons is 23 years old and has an expectancy of life of 40 years, The Commission set aside in the segre gated fund $7125.36, which, invested at 4 per cent interest, will yield a reve nue sufficient to pay her a pension of $30 a month for the remainder of her life. There also was set aside J1579.82, which at the same rate of interest will yield an income of 56 monthly for each of the two daughters. LEGAL QUESTIONS STUMP Those Taking Bar Examination at Salom Say It Is Hardest Yet. SALEM. Or.. Oct. 7. ("Special.) That the ex;: mi nation for admission to the bar, which v.-as concluded today, was the most difficult and most puzzling in the history of the state, is the opinion of numerous applicants. The quiz was conducted by the state examining board, appointed about a year aero "and whs the second under its jurisdiction. "It was a sure enough stiff examin i'tion.' said one applicant. "Virtually everything -.vas bused on case law. The questions were intricate and puzzling-. Members of the board declared that person is not qualified to practice law who cannot answer the questions. Launch Burns, Man Hurt. TOLEDO. Or., Oct- 7. (Special.) When T. B. Smith early Monday en tered Edward Stanton's boathouse to secure a pump to pump the water from his launch, he lighted a match, and the accumulated gas exploded, burning him badly about the face and hands. One of the boats was saved and part of the boathouse, but the boat Doc Tak was destroyed. Pullman Karnings in State Shown. SALEM, Or.. Oct. 7. (Special.) Ac cording to the annual report of the year endinjr June 30. the Pullman Com pany operated in Orecon 149 standard : nd S3 tourist cars. The value of rel :md person :il property, exclusive of cars, in the state is $100,817. The jrroris earnings on Oregron business for the year was ?L5SS.l04. WOMEN ARE ANGRY "Interference" by. Congress ional Union Rebuked. NO DICTATION IS DESIRED Everybody's Suffrage Club Adopts l!eoliitioii Condemning Effort, Which Is Declared Inimical to National Cause. Speakers at a meeting of Everybody's Suffrage Club at the Commercial Club green room last night voiced resent ment of the "interference" of Mrs. Jes sie Hardy Stubbs in the local political maelstrom. A resolution condemning the activities of the Congressional Union for "Woman's -Suffrage -was adopted by unanimous vote. About 100 women were present. "Women have gain- ..age in Ore gon through their av ;.:.m:y methods, by which they have won the admira tion of the men," declared Mrs. Kdythe Tozier Weatherred in the course of her remarks. Continuing, she said: "We do not need any instructions from out siders. We are not mushrooms that have grown in a single night, but in telligent, thinking women, capable of judging for ourselves. We do not think that the methods used by Mrs. Stubbs are of any benefit to the cau&e of suffrage." The principal speakers were Mrs. Millie Trumbull Mrs. F. S. Myers. Mrs. Weatherred and Dr. ISsther Pohl-Love-joy. Officers for the season were elected with the following results: Dr. Ksth'er Fohl-Lovejoy, president: Mrs. Mira C. Jackson, vice-president; Miss Marie Chambers, treasurer, and Mrs. Agnes J. Gaffney, secretary. The next meeting will be at the call of the presi dent. The speakers treated of the necessity of women following non-partisan lines, reserving the right to vote for whom they pleased regardless of party affili ations. Discussion of amendments to be voted upon at the coming Election closed the session. A BIG FAT PIANO MAIM Causes Great Disturbance in Local Piano Market. It wili soon be all off with the fat man. This man Houseman and Lucore himself will soon be out of the race, for the great piano sale at 3SS Morrison street (Soule Bros." failure) closes Sat urday night. In fact, there won't be anything left to sell, as the house Is packed full of piano buyers all the time. 950 Weber Pianola Piano, $527; a $1500 combination Lester Grand Piano- a, $bbb; a $oou Combination Burmeister Pianola, $218; $600 Kingsbury Player Piano. 88-note. one of the latest, $325, it has been offered; what will you give? Other player pianos, also late 88-note, $188 and $237. Everything goes, even below manufacturers first cost. Store open in the evening until 9 to 10 o'clock. 388 Morrison street. Your own terms. Read page 18, this paper, for further particulars. Adv. COLLEGE FLAGS LOWERED Corvallis Mourns Death of Major Frank K. Edwards, ex-Student. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE, Corvallia. Oct. 7. (Special.) Flags at the Oregon Agricultural Col- ege are at half-mast in honor of Major Frank E. Edwards, a graduate of the college and a former commandant of the cadet regiment, who died several days ago at San Joee, Cal., as the re sult of an accident, and whose funeral was hold hero yesterday. Major Edwards was for two years commandant of cadets at the State Polytechnic School at San Louis Obispo, and head of the department of chem istry. C. L. McFadden, colonel of the cadet regiment; G. R. Thomas, lieutenant colonel; Jens Olsen, Nicholas Tartar and Irwin Betzel, majors, and Ottp Ballhorn, captain, acted as honorary pallbearers. Six former students of the California Polytechnic School, now ttending Oregon Agricultural College, were pallbearers. A volley was f ied over the grave by a firing squad of the cadets. COAST WINE "SALES GROW California Producers Announce Or ders for 3,0 00,00 0 Gallons. SAX FRANCISCO, Oct. 7. Activity in the shipment of California wines to the Atlantic Coast via the Panama Canal is noted in the manifests of ves sels leaving- this port for the Eastern seaboard and it is said in a statement published here today that Eastern or ders for 3,0U0,000 gallons are now being- filled by this state's producers. The stimulated demand for the do mestic wines is due partly to the Euro pean war, it is said, but largely to the expected Federal tax on wines, which it is. believed, would not affect goods that already had left the wine cellars after maturing. DRAFT SURPRISE TO BANK I'ornier Ashland Painter Has Sts tern of Kstablishing Credit. ASHLAND, Or., Oct. 7. (Special.) A local bank was rather startled this morning on receipt of a sight -draft for $8500. This was drawn upon the home Institution by Dan Mylrea in favor of the First National Bank of Vallejo, Cal. Mylrea is well known here, having been a former-itinerant painter in these parts, and has been in trouble across the border on several occasions. It has been his custom after drawing such a draft to request a copy of the same, which would be exhibited as evidr.net of abundant credit, against which he would issue worthless checks. STATE FAIR HAS SURPLUS In Spite of Rain, Tvo Days' Profit of $2000 Is Reported. SALEM, Or.. Oct. 7. (Special.) Frank Meredith, secretary" of the State Fair, announced today that the receipts of the recent show would more than pay expenses. He said he thought the surplus would be nearly $2000. Mr. Meredith thinks that if the weather had been favorable Portland day ana the day following the pro ceeds would have been larger than last year, which established an attendance record. The attendance Salem day this year was as lrage as on the same d:.y last year and almost 33 largo as that on Portland day last year. WATER CHANGE IS UP Proposal Is to Make Charges Lien Against Property. DRAFT MADE BY MR. DALY Commissioners to Discuss Asking Opinion of Voters on Having Bills Payable Quarterly and Exacting Xo Deposits. The City Commission at a meeting tomorrow morning will decide den nitely upon the question of referring to the voters at the special recall election, if one Is held, the question of assessing water rental against the premises instead of against the occu pant, and also the question of sub stituting a quarterly collection for three months after use instead of monthly in advance. The proposed initiative measure was completed yesterday by Commissioner Daly and is expected to meet with a great deal of opposition from prop erty owners. The ordinance would make the property owner responsible for the water bills of his tenants. The ordinance as proposed would do away with deposits to guarantee payment of bills and would reduce the minimum charge from 75 cents a month to 50 cents a month. Following is the f ull , text of the proposed measure: Section 1. AH charges for furnlBhlner water within the City of Portland shall be chargeable to the premises where water is supplied, "When delinquency In the pay liiothars Tell of Father's Friend Ezperlenea is or should be our best S teacher. Women who hare obeyed th highest and noblest of all sacrifices, the struggle for the Ufa of others, should have a better idea of helpful influence than thosewho theorize from obser vation. At any rate vrhen a. prospective grand mother urges hes Saughter to fio as she did to usa "Mother's Friend," there is ample reason to believe It the right kind of advice. Its purpose Is to furnish pliancy to the muscles, to take away the strain on the cords and ligaments, to relieve the ten ion of nerves and tendons so apt to provoke or aggravate nausea, morning sickness, twitchings of the limba and 6Q pn. It Is applied externally. Although, in .the nature of things, si Ionian would use "Mother's Friend" but rarely, yet so effective has it been found that this splendid remedy is on sale in most drug stores throughout the United States. It has been prepared by Eradfleid Regulator Co.. 3K Lamar Bldg.. Atlanta, Ga., and advertised oy us fcr over tweniy years. Ask at the drug store for u. boctla of "ilother'a i'riend.' Ii wvrtik WW tell To Rev. William T. Foster, President of Reed College, and to Dr. Herbert C. Miller, Presi dent North Pacific Dental College, Either or Both of You: Since you have seen fit to appear publicly as the champions of the Ethical Dental Trust in opposition to Dentistry Bill 340, 1 make this offer to meet either or both of you in joint debate on said Dentistry Bill. I give you the choice of meeting me jointly or singly, in one debate or in an3?- number you suggest; to be held in Portland or elsewhere in Oregon. I also give you the choice of dividing the time equally with me or taking most of the time if you desire. Further, I agree to pay all expenses of such joint debate. This offer is made with the understanding that said de bates, whether held indoors or in the open air, shall be with free admission to all, and that either or both of you accept this challenge and arrange details on or before Thursday, October 15,1914. Yours, ' F AiNLESS f ARKER Dentist Sixth and V ashingion Streets Portland, Or. ment of anv charge for furnishing water shall extenu 10 days oeyond maturity of such charce the Com mtssi oner In charge of the Bureau of Water Works shall discon tinue the service by turning off the water and the water shall not again be provided to such premises until all outstanding ob ligations for water supplied to such prem ises uhall have been paid in full. faection 2. ATI water accounts estimated at K-ss than for a period of three months, which estimate shall be based upon the rates fixed by the Council, shall be col lected quarterly. All other water accounts shall be collected monthly. Section 3. AH deposits heretofore re ceived from consumers and all prepayments for water shall be refunded to the persons making such deposits or prepayments. Section 4. rvo greater minimum than 30 cents per month shall be charged. .No ce- posits shall be required and no bills snail b collected in advance BUDGET PRUNE TO START With Revenue of $761,00 and Sur pluses Tax Expected to Be Ixv. At a meeting of the City Commission tomorrow plans for pruning budget estimates for 1915 to the minimum will be considered. It is probable the en tire Council will consider the budget at the same time as it is considered by the budget committee. Considering the fact that there will be revenue amounting to about $761,- 000 next year and there will be large surpluses in the various funds it is expected the tax levy can be brought down to a point lower than it has been for three or four years. TJoiv Personal Quality of Fremstad's Voice is presented in Columbia Records. . It costs you sev eral dollars to hear her once. "With the Grafonola in your home you may hear her any time, always. Graf onolas $25.00 to $500.00 . All Columbia Records can be played on Victor Talking Ma chine all Columbia instruments will play Victor Records. Graphophone Company ' 429-431 Washington Street Between Eleventh and Twelfth Streets J j J 5 JUL EMPLOYE IS HELD STOLEN ARTICLES SAID TO HAVE BEEX FOtXD IX HIS SHACK. William Allen, lht Operator of Ele vator Seized After Discovery of Loot Suspect Suspended. Investigation of a series of thefts of various articles from the police sta tion at Second and Oak streets, led yes terday to the arrest of AVilliam Allen, night operator of the jail elevator. No charge had been placed against Allen at a late hour yesterday, but he Is held pending further investigation. Allen was suspended by Chief of Police Clark. Captain of Detectives Baty having been told yesterday that Allen was re sponsible for the many thefts from the jail and offices in the building. Detec tives John Maloney and Hyde were de tailed to question Allen at his home, at East Thirty-second and Alberta streets. Near Allens residence is a small shack and' when the detectives asked Allen if the shack belonged to him he is said to have denied owner ship, remarking that the detectives probably would have to get a search warrant to go through the shack, as J. j Mitchell owned the building. When the detectives returned a tele while .the charm of her voice still lingers in your ears, let us - show you how exquisitely the phone message informed Captain Baty that Allen was removing property from the shack to his own home. Detectives Da. Salle and Royle left for Allen's home immediately. They say they caught Allen removing property which has been identified as belonging to a contractor, who worked on the jail section of the police station. A bicycle also was found which is said to have been identified as being the property of one of the jailers. Commission T'pholds Freight Kate. SALEM, Or., Oct. 7. (Special.) That the freight rate of $2.40 for 1000 feet of lumber hauled between Cochran and Oswego by the Southern Pacific Com pany and the Pacific Railway & Navi gation Company is just was a decision reached by the State Railroad Com mission yesterday. The Oregon & Kan sas Timber Company complained that the rate was excessive and asked that it be fixed at $1.50 for 1000 feet. 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