TTTE MORMXG OREGOXIAN. WEDNESDAY, JTJNT3 30, 1915.
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
OBEGONIAN TELEPHONES.
Managing Editor .Main 7070. A 60U5
City Editor . .Main 7O70. A ")5
Sunday Editor Main "070. A 05
Advertising Department . . .Main 7070. A bO5
City Circulation Main 7O70. A BOUS
Compolna-room Main 707O. A tfowa
Printing-room Main 7070, A bows
buperlntenedent Building . .Main 7070. A 60V5
AMUSEMENTS.
HEILtG THEATER (Broadway at Taylor)
Mlzzl Hajoa In "Sari." Thla afternoon at
2:15 and tonight at 8:20.
OAKS AMUSEMENT PAKK Varied amuse
ment, concert band and vaudeville.
Vaudeville.
FANTAGES Aldr and Broadway) Per
formances 2:30. 7:3U and :30 P. M.
EMPRESS (Broadway and Yamhill) Per
formance 2:30. 7:30 and 9:15 P. M.
Motion Picture Theater.
ORPHEUM Broadway and Stark.
NATIONAL. Park. Weat Park, near Wash
ington. PEOPLES West Park, near Alder.
MAJESTIC Park 'and Washington.
NEW STAR Park and Washington. -SUNSET
THEATER Broadway and Washington.
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PORTLAND'S NEW CITY COMMISSIONER TAKES THE OATH
OF OFFICE PREPARATORY TO ASSUMING DUTIES.
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New Ferry Is Promised. On com
pletion of the road from the Columbia
Slough road, at Falrview. to the Co
lumbia River it Is announced that a
ferryboat will be put into operation
from the Oregon to the Washington
Bides at Camas. This ferry will have
capacity to handle automobiles as well
as general traffic. The road Is prac
tically finished now and can be used.
It is stated, but requires some levelng.
It was built by the county with the
assistance of the Sun Dial ranch
owners as it gives the ranch an outlet.
Some Alls and bridges have been built,
and the surface of the road is above
high-water mark. When a ferry is
put on. It will shorten the distance to
Portland, to Camas and the other dis
tricts materially and do away with the
trip around by Vancouver. The cost of
the road to the county was- about J6000.
Chapel Car Meetings Being Held,
Kev. W. C Driver and Mrs. Driver,
Baptist missionaries working under
the direction of the American Baptist
Publication Society, have been holding
rnetings in the chapel car, "Good Will,"
on the side track in Gresham. Mrs.
Driver presides at the organ. The
car seats 100 people. It has a built-in
sweet-toned organ, and carries a sup
ply of hymn books and Bibles. It has
a circulating library of books from
the publication society which are cir
culated free while the car remains in
one place. This car Is one of the
seven built and operated by the Ameri
can Baptist Publication Society, all
equipped practically In the same man
ner. J. A. Eastman Named Permanently.
J. A. Eastman was yesterday given
the permanent civil service appoint
ment to the position of Marketmaster.
Junius Wright was appointed assistant
to Mr. Eastman. The appointments
were made by Commissioner Bigelow.
Mr. Eastman has been in charge of
the market since last Fall, having
served on temporary appointment. Mr.
Wright was .one of those who passed
the recent civil service examination
for the position. Mr. Eastman also
passed the ptxaml nation.
John Versteeo'b Funeral Today.
Funeral services of John Versteeg,
who came to Oregon In 1865. will be
held today at 10 A, M. from Larch's
Chapel, East Eleventh and East Clay
streets. Interment will - be made in
Lone Kir Cemetery. Mr. Versteeg was
78 years of age. He Is survived by
two sons and two daughters, Mrs.
Harriet V. Matthews, Elizabeth and J.
A. Versteeg, of Portland, and A. Ver
steeg, of Ashton, S. D. His wife died
last February. '
Zionists Hold Election. At an Inter
esting meeting of Zionists Monday night
In the vestry room of the Nevah
Zedeck Synogogue the following offi
cers were elected: President, L Brum
berg; vice-president. H. Rosencrantz;
treasurer. A- Rosenstein; secretary, E.
M. Krant: directors, - M. Abrams, D.
Nemerovsky. N. Welnstein. Many
Zionistic subjects were discussed. The
achievements of the organization were
reviewed.
S. C. Pier Is Thanked. The secre
tary of the East Side Business Men's
Club was directed to convey to S. C.
Pier, who had charge of the music
during the Rose Festival, the thanks
of the club and East Side citizens for
the concerts provided In Central East
Portland and elsewhere. A letter will
be sent to Mr. Pier.
Portland Man Undergoes Operation.
Word was received from Philadelphia
yesterday that Dr. C. E. Templeton
had been operated upon for appen
dicitis. He was graduated a few weeks
ago from the dental department of
the Medico Chirurgical College, and is
the son of Dr. and Mrs. C. R. Temple
ton, of this city.
Jackson Club to Meet. The Jack
son Club will hold its regular monthly
meeting In the assembly hall of the
Central Library at 8 o'clock Friday
evening. Milton A. Miller. United
States Collector of Internal Revenue,
will be chairman of the evening.
White Temple Women to Meet. The
Woman's Society of the White Temple
will meet today at 2 P. M., In the
ladies' parlor of the White Temple.
A large attendance is requested. It is
a called meeting. ,
State or Washington. Daily round
trip. The Dalles and way landings.
Leaves Taylor-street dock 11 p. m.
Leaves Dalles daily except Monday 12
M. Tel. Main 613. Adv.
Retail store location for rent.
Reasonable rate. Heart - of business
district. S 890. Oregonlan. Adv.
A Place of Refinement. Afternoons
for ladles. Multnomah Hotel Turkish
Baths. Adv ,
Oriental Rugs wash cleaned and
repaired. Cartozian Bros. Main 3433
Adv.
Da. W. E. Mallort returned. Chronic
diseases. Located at 312 Swetland bide
Adv.
Best Printing Service at lowest rates.
F. W. Baltes & Co, Main 165. A 1165. Adv.
W. O. W. Picnic. Crystal Lake. July 4,
exhibition drills, music ball game. Adv.
Summer School Books, second hand
and new, at Hyland's. 170 Fifth. Adv.
Delightful week-end trip, Shipherds
Springs. Carson, Wash. -Adv.
Dr. William House has returned.
Adv. ,
Dr. George F. Xoxhltr has returned.
Adv.
CITY AUDITOR. A. I.. nARDl'R ON LEFT A DMIJVISTERING
TO COMMISSIONKR-EL.ECT GEORGE I.. 11 A Iv Kit.
OATH
Street Improvements Under Wat.
The Portland Railway, Light &
Power Company Is relaying its double
tracks on East Glisan between East
Sixtieth and East Seventy-fifth streets,
preparatory for hard-surface pavement
to be laid later. Heavy rails have
been put down and between the double
tracks vitrified brick are being laid.
The Independent Paving Company has
the contract for this improvement, and
it is announced will proceed with the
work as soon as railway company has
finished its part-' In Tabor Heights
work has been started on the pave
ments to be laid In East Seventy-second.
East Stark and other streets
rthere. Pavements will be laid in Tabor
Heights at a cost of about $35,000.
Montavilla Public Market Opens.
The Montavilla public market opened
yesterday on East Seventy-ninth on the
north side of East Stark street. So
far ten stalls were built by the boys,
but more will be provided as required
on both sides of East Seventy-ninth
street. The boys of Montavilla had
produce on sale yesterday at this
market. A big sign was put up oi
East Stark street in front of the
market calling attention . to this
market. It Is expected that farmers
coming in on the Base Line road will
take" advantage of this market and
leave produce there. It will be opened
Tuesday and Thursday of each week
for the present.
Kelso Holds annual Meeting. At
the annual meeting of the taxpayers
of the Kelso School district the fol
lowing were elected: T. B. Milan,
director for three years, and P. C.
Spooner, clerk; F. W. Canning, union
high school director. A 3-mlIl tax was
voted for school purposes. The measure
providing for uniting Marmot district
to the union high school district was
carried. The School Board engaged
Mrs. J..Barnum and Airs. M. Erickson
to teach the school next year with in
creased salaries. Kelso School was
standardized the past year and now
has a standard banner.
Summer School Roll Grows. Regis
tration in the vacation schools of the
city, which opened Monday and con
tinue until August 6, reached a total
of 2208 yesterday, with many new stu
dents being received daily. This was
divided as follows: Elementary schools,
1249; high schools, 654; boys' trade
school, 100; girls' trade school, 205.
Last Summer's total registration In the
vacation schools reached 5388 and it
is expected that this figure will be ex
ceeded this year. It is urged that
pupils should enroll early to keep up
with the classes.
Ex-Salemites Postpone Reunion.
-Because the Salem Cherry Fair is next
Friday and Saturday, the proposed re
union of ex-Salemites now living In
Portland which was to have been at
the Oaks next Saturday has. been post
poned for one week. Many Salemites
living in Portland will attend the
Salem fair and a good many Salem
people will also attend the gathering
here. For this reason the postpone
ment was agreed upon. The gathering
will be a good old-fashioned get
together social time and there will be
a picnic dinner.
A. B. Warnock's Funeral Held. Fu
neral services of A. B. Warnock, who
died from the effects of an electric
shock at the Southern Pacific carshops
Saturday, were held yesterday after
noon from the residence, 760 East Main
street- Interment was made in the
Mount Scott Cemetery. Mr. Warnock
was 68 years of age. He is survived
by his widow, Mrs. Katherine L
Warnock, and four children: Mrs. J. D.
Fresham, Edward J., Anna I., Lillian
K. and Dan Stanford Warnock.
Howard Crofts Returns. Howard
L. Crofts returned yesterday from his
biennial visit to the parental home
stead in Potjawattomie County, Iowa
Like all Hawkeyes, Mr. Crofts has an
eye for but one thing the state of the
corn crop back there, which he re
ports is coming on fine. Having timed
his visit before the beginning of the
cyclone "season. he has no thrilling
escapes to report.
Mass Meeting in Montavilla. A
mass meeting has been called for next
Friday night in the assembly hall of
the Montavilla public schoolhouse to
consider the matter of establishing a
community center and swimming pool
in Laurelhurst Park. Several of the
City Commissioners - will be asked to
attend this meeting. The Montavilla
Board of Trade will have charge of
this meeting.
Electrical Code Soon in Booklet
Form. The city's new elecrlcal code
as passed several months ago by the
City Council is to be put out In book
let form for the benefit of electricians.
The Council this morning will give a
contract to Kleist & Co. for printing.
The contract calls for 3412.
Dr. Cudlipp now 853 Morgan bldg.
Adv.
OFFICE OATH TAKEN
At Midnight Tonight Mr. Baker
Steps In. '
NO CHANGES ARE PLANNED
No Trace of Missing Boy Found.
Up to a late hour yesterday the Port
land authorities had no trace of Charles
Haygarth. the 11-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. H. H. Haygarth, of Gilbert
station, who disappeared from his home
Tuesday night. Yesterday a younger
brother told the mother that Charles
had intended to go to California to
visit his uncle.
Personnel of Bureaus WlU.Kemaln
Same Private Secretary De
sired Is Not on Civil Serv
ice Eligible List.
George L. Baker will become a mem
ber of the. City Council at midnight to
night. He took the oath of office yes
terday, filed the required 325,000 bond
and went through all the other pro
cedure preliminary to his advent into
office. All that is left to do is to
take over the office held for two years
by W. L. Brewster and to take over
the work of the Department of Public
Affairs, where Mr. Brewster leaves off.
This is Mr. Brewster's last day in
office.
The oath of office was administered
yesterday by City Auditor Barbur at
the City Hall. .Mr. Baker took the
customary "pledge" and presented his
bond of $25,000, which was examined
by City Attorney LaRoche and ap
proved. This leaves nothing more in
the way of ceremony or formalities
for Mr. Baker to do.
Bnreao I'eraonnel to Be Same.
Mr. Baker returned yesterday from
Cannon Beach, where he passed about
ten days resting after the election. He
passed yesterday looking over the City
Hall and conferring with Commissioner
Brewster on the work which will, be
left fo Mr. Baker.
No changes in the personnel 6f the
bureaus under Mr. Baker are planned.
"I have made inquiry and am con
vinced that all the men are capable,"
said Mr. Baker. "I can see no reason
for making any "changes as long as
the men do their work. I am going
to conduct the office on strictly non
political lines, for I am under obliga
tions to no one and have made no
promises either of positions or favors."
There is considerable speculation as
to who will get the position of private
secretary to Mr. Baker. It is known
that he w.ant3 a man for the position
and it is said he has decided who it
will be, but his selectton is not one of
the eligiblcs on the Civil Service list
for privqte secretaries.
Mr. Brevrater to Practice Law.
Mr. Baker says he considers the posi
tion of private secretary to be vastly
important to a ' Commissioner and he
thinks he should be privileged to select
a person whom he knows is capable
andi can be trusted.
It is likely that Instead of appoint
ing a private secretary Mr. Baker will
appoint a chief clerk for the Depart
ment of Public Affairs. This position
will be subject to Civil Service but
an opportunity will be given the' man
Mr. Baker favors to compete in the
examination. Mr. Baker says he wants
a man who can go into the field and
direct work as well as attend to duties
in the office. -
Mr. Brewster, who will leave office
tonight, will pass about two weeks at
home resting, after which he will start
the practice of law. 'He says he has
made no arrangements for a partner
ship .as yet and is uncertain as to
what arrangements he will make.
Oriental on Trial Surprised
Into Use of English.
Interpreter Waved Back by Proe
cutor and Demanded Answer Is
Given Finally Fine Follows.
NOTICE!
A REMARKABLE incident, showing
the aptitude of the Oriental mind
in picking up a strange language,
took place in Municipal Court Monday,
when Ah Toy, charged with selling
yeng-shee ' to a negro, dispensed with
an interpreted after a brief conversa
tion with Deputy District Attorney
Thomas Ryan.
The Celestial testified on the stand,
through an interpreter, to talking to
another negro, but denied ever selling
the drug to the colored man who was
the chief witness for the prosecution.
Several remarks addressed to Ah
Toy met with no response until interpreted..-
Finally, confident that the
Chinese could talk English if he
wished. Deputy Ryan shot this ques
tion at him. waving aside the inter
preter: "Did the negro you' were
speaking to talk Chinese?"
This "stumped" the witness. J
"Come oil now, answer me," de-J
Portland, Or.,
June 28, 1915
We, the undersigned
jewelers of the City of
Portland, will close our
respective stores at 6
o'clock Saturday even
ings during the months
of July and August.
G. Heitkemper Co.
Jaeger Bros.
A.&C Feldenheimer
L. C. Henrichsen Co.
F. Friedlander Co. -Felix
Block
Leffert Jewelry Co.
A.& M.Delovage
Frederick L. Miller
F. Abendroth
M. Jacoby
H. J. Alstock
manded Deputy Ryan, holding back the
interpreter, who was vigorously of
fering his services.
"No, he no talk Chinese," answered
Ah Toy.
During the remainder of the trial
the interpreter was on the side lines.
A fine of $100 was imposed on Ah
Toy by Judge Stevenson.
$183 GIVEN FOR BELGIANS
Money Raised by Five Card Farties
Turned Over to Mr. Labbe.
C.Henri Labbe, vice-Consul for Bel
glum, yesterday received $183.50 for
Belgian relief. The money was con
tributed by local Belgians and their
friends, who raised it through a series
of five card parties given at the homes
of J. B. LeRoy, J. H. Boon, Mrs. Felicie
Beatty. Prosper Boon -and Mrs. Frank
Disbrow, who put her home at the dis
posal of hef mother, Mrs. Williams.
Mr. Labbe wishes publicly to express
his appreciation and to thank the
donors. The money will be sent to Mr.
Havenith, Minister for Belgium to the
United States, at Washington.
Two Men Injured in Cave-In.
Two men were slightly injured when
a ditch in which they were working at
East Seventy-eighth and Halsey streets
caved in yesterday. They were laying
pipe. Mike Chiross, aged 22, of 82 Mor
rison street, sustained a wrenched back,
and H. Runge, aged 32, of Montavilla
station, an injured side and broken
finger. Both were taken to the Good
Samaritan Hospital.
Trial Lasts Only One Hour.
Richard W. Carey was unable to con
vince a jury in Judge Davis' court yes
terday that he had been damaged $3000
worth when Lee Evans rsm into him
with a Jitney. The Jury awarded him
$75. The case was tried in exactly one
hour, it being one of the shortest suits
of the kind on record.
CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to thank our friends for
their kindness during our recent be
reavement of or loving son, brother
and husband, P. L. Wright; also for
the beautiful floral offerings.
MR. AND MRS. S. M. WRIGHT.
MRS. P. L. WRIGHT.
MRS. W. OSBI'RN. Adv.
The Store of 100 Per Cent Service.
What we are doing
today can only be known
in truth when you examine
the high-grade merchandise of
fered at these reduced clearance prices.
$30.00 Men's and Young OQ
Men's Suits now ptC
$25.00 Men's and Young Q- Q
Men's Suits now. ........ P J- J
$20.00 Men's and Young r
Men's Suits now. ......... P J-O
Men's Palm Beach Suits 3 yQ
reduced to P O
A large estimate of our requirements
for Spring and a .backward season of
selling make an unusually large as
sortment to choose from now.
Men's $7.50 Panama Hats now
at $5.85
Men's $5 Panamas now $4-35
Men's $3.00 Brook and Beaver
Straws ,..$2.45
Special values in Men's Bath
ing Suits at $2.15
Men's $2.00 Shirts with soft
cuffs now $1.45
Children's Wash Suits, special
at only $1.35
$10 Women's and Misses' Out
ing Coats now $4-85
Hundreds of other bargains
await you here. Come today.
GUS KUHN, Pres.
Successor to
Steinbach & Co.
Morrison
At Fourth
S. & H. Stamps Given.
"RED TAPE" IS SCORED
CITY'S EFFICIENCY RATING METH
OD IS DECLARED FAILURE.
Secretary of Municipal Civil Service
Hoard Ursres Abolition or Re
vision of Plan.
' Declaring that the city's efficiency
system as it stands at present is de
ficient in many respects. Secretary
ilacLean, of the Municipal Civil Service
Board, requests the abolition or the
revision of the system to make it
workable. The request is made in a
communication sent to Mayor Albee
and member of the City Council. He
says:
The s yet em was practically an untried
proposition when Installed, both on the part
of the originators and the city, and ex
perience has proved It to be laden with a
superabundance of red tape and that It was
not as applied suitable to the purpose for
which It was intended.
Further it was not understood fully, and
in its application the city several times has
appeared at a decided dt sad vantage In the
hearings before this board.
Several of the departments merely have
sent blank reports, which has further added
to Inefficiency. If there was an advantage
to be gained by Its use it should have been
consistently used by all departments, as
employes of one department were as much
entitled to benefits accruing as those in an
other. The purpose of efficiency records pri
marily Is to reward the employe, who by
the exercise of ability, faithfulness and re
sourcefulness has served the city's best In
terests, this reward to be in some tangible
shape, either by promotion, merits or in
crease In pay. In this respect the system
has fallen far short of Its original Inten
tion. As the present system is constructed.
If used by all, thore might be some con
sistency in the situation, as all civil service
employes presumably would be securing
benefits accrulag from their services if only
Insofar as It would show their relative
ability; but th-a facts are that only a part
of the service is marked. Therefore, it fol
lows that a great injustice is done a large
part of the employes and no particular good
is secured for those marked.
Tha system, if continued, should be re
vised thoroughly and be made to fit our par
ticular conditions, and a suitable arrange
ment be made for the proper control and j
scope of the markings. As it Is. the Civil I
Service Board is required to secure extra
help to combat the present conditions and
feels that the effort is not Justified by the
results obtained.
JULY F0URTHTHE BIG DAY
Men. boys and everyone will have a
big time on this day. especially if they
have ten dollars extra money to spend.
which they can easily have by fitting:
out in an Oregon pure-wool, light-col
ored. Summer suit worth $20, now be
ingr sold in the Brownsville Woolen
Mill Store's big removal sale for only
$10. Any one who does not know the
old store should get acquainted with
it, at Third and Stark streets. Adv.
rs She Will Soon Know feiitl
)Y and Meet You Face to fcyf
J Watch for Her Tomorrow
Watch fZ Prizes
Ash the
Fountain Islan
AUTO RACES
AND
MONTAMARA FESTO
TACOMA
July 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
35.SO ?ND
Trains Leave North Bank Station, 10th and Hoyt
Streets, 10:00 A. M., 5:00 P. M., 12:30 Midnight
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Tickets, Parlor and Sleeping Car Reservations at
City Ticket Office, 348 Washington St. (Morgan
Building), and at Depot
H. DICKSON, C. P. & T. A.
Telephone: Marshall 3071, A 2286
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Cold Meal
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on a warm day is both
pleasing and healthful.
We have arranged for your
dining pleasure in this respect.
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is one of the coolest and best ventilat
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today. Service most attentive.
g ed dining places in tne city, iome in I
3 today. Service most attentive. . St
il Lunch New Direct Dinner I 1
ill 11 :30 to 2 Entrance to Grill 5:30 to 9 I g
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