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20 TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN. FRIDAY, MAY 7, - 191.T. CANDIDATES QUIET IN CITY CAMPAIGN Last Weeks Expected to See Keen Rivalry by 7 Seek " ing Commissionerships. ASPIRANTS' PLANS MADE 31 r. Baker and Mr. Adams ATill Look After Own Interests Mr. Cooper Has Artlbtic AdTcrtisIng Aud itor Depends on Ttecord. With the regular city election at which two commissioners are to be elected and at least 10 and probably 11 measures to be passed on by Port land voters, one month from today, the political situation is beginning to open up. As yet there hns been no extraordin ary activity on the part of any of the ftoven candidates for commissioner anil iwo candidates for auditor who have announced themselves. This will be re served for the last two weeks of the campaign. However, thty are all mak ing: their preliminary moves, and gird ing themselves for the finale, which Is certain to be a warm one, as all the candidates are well known and the number is comparatively small. At this time, it appears that the main factor in the election of the two Commissioners will be the personality of the candidates, who are Commis sioners Brewster and Bigelow, up for re-election: George L. Baker, ex-cov.n-cilman; William Adams, present city treasurer; George W. Caldwell, member of the civil service commission; C. V. Cooper and Dr. George Parrish. Announcement is expected within the next day or two of the personnel of a special campaign committee which will handle Commissioner Brewster's cam paign for re-election. Headquarters have been established at 411 FaiMng tuildinsr. One of the most active campaigners Is George L. Baker. Mr. Baker has not made any formal political addresses, nor does he expect to do so, but he has made a number of informal talks in response to invitations from various organizations, in which he has told his views of the needs of the city, and the policy of its administration. Mr. Baker la handling his own campaign. C. V. Cooper, candidate for Commis sioner, has instituted a departure from the old conventional type of campaign poster. Instead of placarding the city with these posters and cards, to the srenic detriment of the community, he is having distributed for window dis play artistic engravings of his photo graph, mounted on regular photogra phers' card board. A small printed flap folded over one corner containing his namo and the announcement of his can didacy is the only printed matter. His election cards, containing his picture and platform, are also an artistic de parture from the old style. Mr. Cooper is a member of the Koso Festival com mittee and believes that even as a candidate he should adhere to the "city beautiful" Idea and refrain from litter ing up the city with unbeautiful post ers. William Adams, city treasurer, who Is also seeking a Commissionershlp, Is another candidate who will handle his own campaign. He will have headquar ters at 407 Medical building, but will campaign only in the evenings, staying on -the job at the City Hall during the day. He will speak before the Forest ers of America next Tuesday night by Invitation. A. Ij. Barbur, candidate to succeed himself as City Auditor, is not plan ning an active campaign. Mr. Barbur has served four terms as City Auditor, and three times has carried every pre cinct In the city. Ho is seeking re election on his record. " The Bigelow Booster Club has been organized with Eugene Brookings, president, and C. C. Hall, secretary, with offices in the Healy building. Grand avenue and Kast Morrison street, its object being to procure the re-election of Commissioner Bigelow. The executive committee is composed of M. B. McFaul. T. J. Krcuder. Dr. N. J. Fulton, Frank F.arringer, Dr. A. K. Higgs. Mrs. H. R. Reynolds. E. L. Van Prt-sar. l K. Hotchklss, A. N. Searle, R. G. Brand, J. Dannells. Mrs. M. L. T. Hidden, J. Allen Harrison. J. M. Bam ford. Kugene Brookings, C. C. Hall and A. C. KewMll. Y. M. C. A. PLANS RECEPTION Thousands or Hoses to Bo Displayed on "Association Day." Thousands of roses will be on dis play at the Young Men's Christian As sociation May 2S. "Association Day" i.-hen international association visitors are In Portland following the Employ ed Officers' Conference at Asilomar, Cal. A. M. Smith. B. S. Huntington and F. C, Krapp, tho entertainment commit tee of tho board of directors appointed by W. M. Ladd, president, met yester day ti lay plans for the reception of the visitors. There will bo an auto mobile trip along the Columbia River highway where all points of scenic in terest will be shown. Iater the visi tors will reach Multnomah Fall3 where a baked salmon banquet will be held under the trees and where a number of the guests will speak. WOOD CONTRACT AWARDED City to Pay $2.80 for Hauling 10, 000 Cords 1oiu I.innton. ' The City Council yesterday author ize. 1 Commissioner Brewster to enter into a contract with Charles R. Hart for the hauling of 10.000 cords of wood from the municipal woodyards near I.innton to Twenty-seventh and Savier streets, where the city will have an office for the handling of the supply of wood at retail. The city will pay $3.80 a cord for hauling with an additional 10 cents for each half mile beyond Twenty seventh and Savier streets, should the Mood be delivered to a purchaser in stead of being unloaded at the wood yard. The cost of the wood laid down will be to. 05 a cord. BOND OPINION QUESTIONED Tload Act Is Kxplaincd to Boston Lawyers and Test Considered. Arthur A. Murphy, deputy District Attorney, sent a long telegram Wednes day night to Storey. Thcrndike, Palmer & Dodge, tho Boston attorneys, who have questioned the legality of the Multnomah County $1,250,000 road bond issue, on the ground that there has been no proof that election notices were prop erly posted. In his message Mr. Mur phy quoted the section of the road act which makes a declaration of an elec tion by the County Court proof of the regularity of the election, and cita tions from court decisions bearing on the case. An answer from Storey. Thorndlke, Palmer & Dodge 4s not expected before Saturday. If It is unfavorable, a friend ly suit probably will be brought at once, so that the Supreme Court can pass early on the validity of the bonds. Specifications for the eight types of hard-surface pavement on which bids will be asked by the County Commis sioners for paving 70 miles of Mult nomah County roads probably will be completed Saturday by Road Engineer Nunn. Unless unforeseen delay occurs, the Commissioners will pass on them SEW COUNTY EXGIXEER FOR PERMANENT ROADS HAS PAVING EIPEHlt;CE I V,.? -X. :. i I is tr" ; ti t t S ' f I T I .MSs if v i J i X - - v i t - - , it If Si. ' J Herbert Nnnn, Herbert Nunn,- who has been appointed engineer in charge of permanent road work in Multno mah County under Roadmaster Yeon, has had jnuch experience in supervising paving work. As Conty Engineer of El Paso Coun ty, Texas, and later as City En gineer of El Paso, he was In charge of paving construction aggregating $750,000 on 94 miles of roads., besides considerable street paving not included in the total, in five years. Mr. Nunn was a sergeant In the Fourteenth United States Infan try during the Spanish War and Philippine insurrection. In 1904, he was appointed by President Roosevelt from civil life to the United States Infantry, and Cav alry School at Fort Leavenworth, in recognition of his good record in the Army, and there had a special engineering course. In 1906 he was chief engineer of the Imperial Mining Company, in Col orado, from 1907 to 1909 was connected with different mining companies as engineer, and later served as engineer of the State of Chihuahua, Mexico, under Gov ernor Enrique Creel. From there the went to El Paso. He is married and lives at 733 Wasco street. Monday and advertise for bids soon thereafter. BOARD DELAYS ACTION OPINION SAYS PRINCIPALS YET HOLD POSITIONS. Charges Viewed as Joke, So Matter la Laid Aside, "to Be Taken Up in Executive Session." The School Board yesterday took up the dismissal of Principals C. M. Staf ford and O. R. Dinwiddie, of the Wood- lawn and Richmond schools, and dropped the matter again, "to be taken up in executive session." Newton McCoy, one of the attorneys for the Board, wrote an opinion based on the permanent tenure act of 1913, saying that the teachers must - be granted a hearing within 10 days after they request it. Another proceeding might be started by the Board, but in the meantime the teachers could re tain their positions. Because they wee given no hearing, therefore, the. two principals are still legally holding of fice, against the recommendations of Superintendent Alderman. Mr. McCoy s opinion was read to the Board yesterday. "I think the whole things a Joke." said Dr. E. A. Sommer. "I move that we dismiss the charges right now." Some discussion ensued, and then Dr. Alan Welch Smith said: "Let's lay the matter by and take It up in executive session." This was done. The position or tne different Board members on the dis missal of the teachers was not made clear before the matter was dropped. On motion of Dr. Smith. W. H. Boyer was reappointed musical director of the school district for the next two years at a salary of $2250 a year. STREET VACATION SOUGHT School Board Asks Council's Aid for Bujlng Seventeenth-Street Tract. That the School .Board may complete the purchase of a tract of landat East Seventeenth and Oak streets, a request has been made by J. V. Beach, of the School Board,- that the City Council vacate East Seventeenth - street, .1 be tween Oak and Pine streets. The Coun cil will consider the proposition next Wednesday. . - The property proposed to be pur chased Is owned by W. T. B. Nicholson. J. V. Beach is his guardian and is ne gotiating for the purchase.- ' .:-. HEALTH OFFICER ASKS SUIT Alcohol in Candy Said to Be Kjiough to Intoxicate Children. Chemical analysis revealing the presence In brandied chocolates of eight one-hundredths of 1 per cent of alcohol caused City Health Officer Marcellus to send a letter yesterday to the State Dairy and Food Commission requesting an investigation. The candy Is produced outside of Portland. Dr. Marcellus says the chocolates are strong enough to make a. child drunk If the child should eat a few pieces. He asks the state to proceed against the manufacturer of the candy under the state pure food laws. Lents lresters Give Dance.. Tho women of the Catholic Order of Foresters of Lents gave a May Day dance Wednesday night at St. Peter's hall. The ballroom was elaborately decked, with roses and red and white hearts. A large orchestra furnished the music, and after tho dance delicious re freshments were served. The patro nesses were Mrs. C. L. Holway, Mrs. E. L. Wiley and Mrs. George II. Hobson. About HQ persons were present. CHURCH LACK AIRED Baptist Pastor Says Body De mands Must Be Met. BREAD AND BUTTER NEEDED Example of Christ reeding Crowds of Followers Cited as Duty of Modern Day Disciples if Iteliglon Is to Succeed. The church must adjust its relations to the social and economic questions, recognize the bread and butter prob lems, and the relations of the church to physical health as well as spiritual health, or Its pews may remain empty and the membership will drift away, Rev. W. O. Shank said in his address before the Willamette Baptist Associa tion yesterday. "The Church Efficiency in Gospel Stewardship" was the subject of Rev. Mr. Shank's address, and his remarks startled the members of the associa tion. He discussed efficient steward ship and then took up the social and economic questions, which he declared are pressing themselves upon the at tention of the church. "The Church of Jesus Christ," said Rev. Mr. Shank, "must get Itself into relationship with the physical side, the 'bread and butter side' of-the social and economic problems. If it would fill Its pews. This side has been neglected, and yet It is the open door of. the church. Physical Needs Kmpbulied, "Go down on Burnside street In Port land and you see what that problem means to the men gathered there, and it is the only way by which the church can reach those men. Jesus Christ fed the multitudes with the five loaves and two fishes, after the disciples would have sent them away hungry. And so we, the church, must meet and solve this relationship to the physical side, but I don't know how, except it must be done. It can be done. Solve the social and economic problems and we shall no longer preach to empty pews. "Again, the church must adjust its relationship to the science of health, or the church will dash itself on the rocks of Christian Science, and its members scatter like sheep. The relations of the church to health must be adjusted, a question which the church has neg lected. Education Is Discussed. "There is something subtle and allur ing in Christian Science that makes a man sick and crippled believe he is not sick and not a cripple. This Is one of the problems the church must meet and will meet." "The Church and Religious Educa tion" was the subject of the address by Mrs. A. W. DeLong, assistant pastor of the White Temple. She pointed out that the successful church must be ag gressive, efficient in religious educa tion, making the Bible a text-book, and never apologizing for the church. She declared that the weak church is never successful. v Rev. W. J. Beaven spoke of "Co-operation and Comradeship," and said that he hoped the annual meetings of the association would develop more of the spirit of mutual help. He rapped those who did not attend the early morning sessions and urged more comradeship and spiritual co-operation. Rev. F. H. Haynes conducted the "quiet hour." Opportunities Pointed Out. The institute work was continued In the afternoon, with addresses by Rev. J. B. Champion. Rev. H. B. Foskitt, Rev. O. C. Wright and others. Rev. E. A. Smith gave a "wide vision" of the op portunities offered the Willamette Bap tist Association. Rev. W. T. S. Spriggs and Rev. W. J. Beaven reported a plan for a uniform church year ending December 31. The committee on the question of a his torical eecretarj, whose duty will be to gather and preserve the historical data of the association, reported. The com mittee on resolutions made its report in the afternoon. The missionary report showed the fol lowing totals: Home mission $1792, paid out $1553; foreign $2653, paid out $2197. Iter. A. B. Walts Moderator. Officers elected for the ensuing year are as follows: Rev. A. B. Waltz, pas tor of the East Forty-fifth-street Church, of PorUand. moderator; Rev. F. E. A. Smith, Portland, vice-moderator: Rev. J, M. Nelson, Lents Baptist Church, secretary-treasurer. The association adjourned to partici pate in the denominational rally at the White Temple. . Rev. A. B. "Waltz, the newly-elected moderator, could not attend the meet. ng of the association, as he is In a Portland hospital, where he underwent a serious surgical operation - yesterday. SEE THAT Do You Squint in Bright Sun shine? You would not if your vision was perfect. Squinting; is a sure sign of eyestrain, which can be corrected with proper glasses. Eyestrain means muscle strain and strained mus cles grow constantly weaker. Let our scientific exam ination tell you whether you need glasses. THOMPSON OPTICAL INSTITUTE 209-10-11 Corbett Bldg. "CLEAX-l'P AND PAINT-IP" WEEK SUPPLIES ARE BEST I'lKCHASKI) 1IKHK BSTIT AXIVERSARY AD 1318TH FRIDAY SlRPHlSB! Men's Shoes and Oxfords $1.39 Discontinued $3.50 to $5 Line Sizes 6. 54. 6. 6M. 9, 10 and 11 only. Oxfords tan Russia calf, patent leather, gunmetal: shoes tan Russia calf, patent leather, dull calf. Tblrd Floor. Slxtk-St. BolldlnsT. 1607 teia Tne- QmalitV Store or- Portland nftK, .SlxtA. "MorHaofV AkJsr Sta. Look for Them Always! The Double Diamond Signs as you go through the store, are the unadvertised speclali often ' of greater value than advertised. They 1 and those Today Our 58th Anniversary and 1318th Friday Surprise Sales BSTH AXKIVKRSARY AT 1318TII FRIDAY SLRPIUSEI Women's Silk Hose 59c $1.00 "Mi!) Runs" Famous make, mill run or "seconds." Mostly black, some all silk, others silk lisle tops. Very special for , Friday. First Floor, Slxh-St. Bids. I58TH ANNIVERSARY AXD 1318TH FRIDAY SURPRISE! Yard-Wide Taffeta Silks $1.19 A Big "Waist Favorite Beautiful shades of light blue, pink, apricot, navy, grays, Belgian blue, lavender and turauolse in the lot. Tblrd Floor, Stxth-St. Bldg. KKTH ANNIVERSARY AND 1318TH FRIDAY SURPRISE! CORSET COVERS 89c B o d 1 c styles. Crepe de C h i n e. Chiffon, In flesh, white. Lice and ribbon s h o u lder strap, rosebud and lace trimmines. -d FI., eth-at. RUir. BSTH ANNIVERSARY AND 131STII FRIDAY SURPRISE! Linen Handkerchiefs 10c Full 25c Values Pure linen, shamrock cloth. White, colors, hand-embd. cor ner designs. Initials. None C. O. D. or phone. First Floor, Slxtk-St. Bid. BSTH ANNIVERSARY AND 131STIC FRIDAY SURPRISE! Bloomer Dresses 98c $2.00 Value Six to 12 years. Guaranteed f.vst color. ginghams, blue and tan checks, solid color chambrays. Is'o phone orders. Fifth Floor, Slzth-St. HltiK. MTH ANNIVERSARY AND 1318 I'M FRIDAY SURPRISE! AH Linen Barman Laces Yd. 5c Worth Yard 10c to 18c In large handsome Climy patterns for art squares and undermuslins. Widths range from IVb to 3 inches.. First Floor, Slxth-St. Bldg. CSRTIT ANNIVERSARY AND 13 1ST H FRIDAY SURPRISE! Scrim Curtaining , 17c Has Sold at 25c and 30c Plain marquisette mercer ized scrim, white, cream and ecru. A tremendous bargain, made to close out dropped piece. Temporary Annex, th Floor. BSTH ANNIVERSARY AND 1318TH FRIDAY SURPRISE! All Brass Fern Dishes 59c Former Price 90c Hammered brass, handled, three claw feet, made with metal lining. Dining-room and living-room decoration. Temporary Annex, 4th Floor BSTH ANNIVERSARY AND 1318TH FRIDAY SURPRISE! Men's New Soft Cuffed Shirts at 11 Beautiful fx Amazing Mercerixed iyC Assortment Materials of Patterns 69c JSTVR BOUGHT SVCH SHIRTS BEFORE It's going to be a day youH re member, too for you can depend upon it. we searched the market far and wide until we were fortified ate the biggest selling furore we've 111 had for months. ! Every conceivable coloring is here in those smart wanted striped patterns of the hour. Many are of fine crepe cloths. Temporary Annex, First Floor Hft ill BSTH ANNIVERSARY AND 1318TH FRIDAY SURPRISE! Auto Blankets $3.95 Worth $3 to $6.50 All-wool Indian and Mack inaw Blankets, in splendid colors and .designs. Temporary Annex, 5th Floor B8TII ANNIVERSARY AND 131STH FRIDAY SURPRISE! Toilet Paper 2 for 5c "Leader" Usually 4c 10 packaares, Friday 25c. Pbennlax Wafer. Up John's, I0O tablets in bottle, 28c. First Floor. Slxth-St. Bids. BSTH ANNIVERSARY AND 131STH FRIDAY SURPRISE! New Trimmed Hats at $3.00 $3J00 to $8.00 Models A splendid assortment of trimmed hats. In either severe tailored style or dressy ef fects. This unexcelled offering for Friday. Second Floor, Slxth-St. Bids. nlM Anl hllS.t n V A N IP 131STH FRIDAY SURPRISE! Women's Neckwear 10c 3000 Pieces to Choose Hifrh and low neck collars and sruimpes, dozens of styles laces and embroidered ef fects, nets, white, cream, ecru, black. First Floor, Slxth-St. Bid. BSTH ANNIVERSARY AND 13ISTH FRIDAY SURPRISE! Women's Blouses $3.45 Several Styles New crepe de chine and Jap silk, flesh and white, in many styles. Also filet lace over silk linings. Fifth Floor, Slxth-St. Bids. KSTH ANNIVERSARY AND 131STH FRIDAY SURPRISE! Women's Handbags 98c Silk or Leather The very newest shaped leather and silk bags are in cluded in this lot, worth about double Friday's price. First Floor, SIxh-St. Bids. BRTH ANNIVERSARY AND 131STH FRIDAY SURPRISE! Women's Kid Gloves 50c $1.23. $1.50, $1.75 Grades For clean-up, 1200 pairs of famous makes. All kinds, sizes, colors. Some sllKhtly soiled. No O. O. IX, telephone orders or exchanges. First Floor, Slxth-St. nidsr. J BSTH ANNIVERSARY AND 1318'1'H FRIDAY SL UPRISE! Embroidery Flouncings 37c Usually 59c-85c 45-inch width Swiss and Voile Flouncing-, eyelet, large floral, blind designs. Five yards make a dress. An ex ceptional offering. First Floor. Slxth-St. Rids. BSTH ANNIVERSARY AND 1318TH FRIDAY SURPRISE! Women's Wool and Silk New One-Piece Dresses $12.45 Models Usually $19 JO to $25.00 There's a wide range of styles and colors and materials. Some distinctive and absolutely new ef fects. Russian blouse, plain tailored, braid, button and buttonhole trim mings. Navy, black, putty, sand and checked materials. All sizes to 48 bust. Your choice of silk or wool frocks. Two handsome models Il lustrated. Fourth Floor, Slxth-St. Bids. BSTH ANN I VER S A R Y AND 13181 H FRIDAY SURPRISE! Woolnap Blankets $1.45 Our $2 JO Grade Gray wool-nap blankets, with striped borders in color. Full bed tlze. Excellent grade for Summer use. Temporary Annex, 9th Floor. BSTH ANNIVERSARY AND 1311 H FRIDAY SURPRISE! "Lifetime" Rockers at $6.98 Reduced From $11.00 Chair or rocker at same re duction. Waxed or fumed fin ish. Made with leather auto mobile cushion seat. . Temporary Annex, loth Fir. BSTH ANNIVERSARY AND 1318TII FRIDAY SURPRISE! 5 Cans Mount Vernon Milk 19c Packed in small cans a convenient size for household uses. Limit, ten cans to one purchaser for 38c. BUTTE It. BLUE RIBBON BRAND. FANCY OREGON CCn MAKK. ROLL 33u CORNMEAI. WHITE EAST ERN MAKE, NO. 9 SACKS, 2gjj b a" k in o" " c ii o c 6'iVa't k G II I R A R DBIXl'S PRE- I C M1UM. 14-POUND CAKES..I31 GROUND CHOCOI.AT E G H I R A KDKLLI S, ONE-OC- POUND CANS. AT ?OVE OYSTERS EIGHT- OUNCE CANS.. I5c MINCED CLAMS R. R. EXTRA QUALITY. NO. - 1, TALLJQq coffkbc h A L L iV N G E BRAND. 4 LBS., 05 OCp POUND MACARONI OR SPAGHETTI FRESH OREGON MAKK71 a PACKAGE ' 2 TOMATO CATSUP SNIDKK'8 OR BLUE LABEL, HOT- 2UC QUAKER OATS 15c PACKAGES FOR. 10c -Pure Food Grocery, Basement, Sixth-Street Bulldlns. KSTH ANNIVERSARY AND 131STH FRIDAY SURPRISE! Wash Silks, Yard 59c Usual Price, Yard 73c A good variety of striped patterns In many colors, for shirtwaists or Summer dress es; 34 inches wide. Third Floor, Slxth-St. Rids- USTH ANNIVERSARY AND I31STH FRIDAY SURPRISE! Boys' New Blouses 35' 3 for $lJOO K. & E. and Bell makes. Light and dark percales, ma dras and ginghams, sizes 6 to 16 years. Temporary Annex. 2d Floor. KSTH ANNIVERSARY AND 13IMTH FRIDAY SI Ml'lt I .!:: Crepe Kimonos 98c 36-46 Sizes Flow crcd. plain crepes. Empire with elastic at waist line, ribbon trim med, organdy collar and cuffs or self- material. Fifth Floor. eth-St. Rids. lw4 KSTH ANNIVERSARY AND 31S'I'H FRIDAY SlIIPItlE! Hair Bow Ribbons, Yard 18c Regularly 35c Yard Pure silk ribbons, plain taf feta and moire. 6 inches wide, shown in 40 colors. Heavy quality. First Floor, Slxth-St. Rldg. KSTH ANNIVERSARY AND 1318TH FRIDAY SLRPRISE! Bloomer Dresses 50c Rrgularly KOe Plain t'iue. rope, pink or blue and white Ftriped g i n g h nms. Pleated hkirts, nrpa r a t e bloom ers to ma.tch. Sizes 2 to 6 years. -d Fl Ath-st. Blrli KSTH ANNIVERSARY AND 13ISTH FRIDAY SURPRISE! Thousand Good Books 25c Worth Up to SI JO Each Miscellaneous collection, fic tion. Juvenile and gift hooks, original editions. worth to ll.bP. Very special. Bookstore. Sixth Floor, Slxth-St. Hid. KSTH ANNIVERSARY AND J3ISTH FRIDAY SURPRISE! Baby Walker $1.43 Usual Selling Price 2.00 Made of maple with cherry finish. Uprights golden oak finish. Seat suspended by steel spiral springs and straps, tray. Temporary Annex, Sth Floor. KSTH ANNIVERSARY AND 131STH FRIDAY SI UPRISE! Glass Shelves 69c Regular $1J2S Va7u For bathroom uses: 3 sizes, 5x18. 6x24. !ix30. Complete with nickel - plated brackets. A strong Friday offering. Temporary Annex, 3d Floor. '"CLEAN-UP AND PAINT-UP" WEEK SUPPLIES ARE BEST PURCHASED HERE