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lO THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY. OCTOBER 22, 1915. COUNCIL WILL GUT MR. DiECK'S BUDGET Proposed Park Appropriations , Trimmed $97,850 After I Mr. Baker's Attack. "MR. DALY DROPS ENGINEER .General Assault Made on City's --Purchasing System and Commit ; tee Appointed to Devise ..- Less Expensive Method. StMMARY OK WORK. OP CITY BIDGET COMMITTEE AT YESTERDAY'S SESSIONS. Dock Commission budget sent back with ultimatum to trim it or make separate levy. City's purchasing system at tacked on ground of red tape and extravagance and commit tee appointed to revise it so as to reduce cost of making pur chases. Appropriation made for im provement of Benson Park, $1500. Special appropriation allowed for permanent park improve ments, $21,000. Proposed special park appro priations denied, $97,850. Job of E. A. Taylor, water en gineer, eliminated, $3000. Special office operating appro priations allowed, $24,900. Commissioner Dieck fails to trim own budget sufficiently, so Council fixes time to do It 'for him. X.t - II ' A 4 j. -Oh I li e4 The Council . handed Commissioner fTDieck his budget of proposed 1916 ex ; penditures and instructed him to lop k olt $100,000. He took it back, spent J,,two days or thereabouts with his shears and returned it with only a small fTreduction beyond what the Council had trimmed out for him previously, "All right," saidUCommissioner Baker r after the revised -sheets were -looked over," take off: your coats, gentlemen Jand let's go to it. (civilly" 11 he won t we Works' Estimates to Be Trimmed. And this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock was set as the hour for the operation, fwith the majority of the Council Pledged to serve as surgeons and Mr. Dieck and whatever other members of v the Council he may be able to muster up as spectators. i.. This little display of pyrotechnics l along with a fatal attack made by Com Jmissioner Dieck and others on the clty's long-revered purchasing system; an ultimatum to the Dock Commission X to cut its budget or make its own levy; the whacking off of the $3000 a i.year job of Water Engineer Taylor; the slaughter of $97,850 in proposed J special park improvement appropria tions and granting of $34,900 in spe- flal office appropriations, made up a J lively session for the day. .Mr. Dieck Falls Short. In Commissioner Dleck's revised budget he fell short of meeting the 'demands of the Council for cuts. He - had an array of cuts lined up which at tirst looked like a total of $33,825, ( but upon, investigation it was found lhnt much of this already had been y-iut out by the Council before the : budget was sent back. " The reduction by Mr. Dieck Included one structural draughtsman at $1800 a year, which position has been vacant 1 ior about four months; $780 In pro posed salary increases which the Coun cil had trimmed out; one instrument man at $1320 a "year; one senior "'draughtsman at $1260 a year; two chainmen at $1930 a year, and $3000 'for laborers and $700 for a bridge carpenter. The rest was in small -supply items. Former Errors Charged. - Along with the revised budget Mr. rDieck presented a compilation show ing that lack of proper engineering in J'tars past had. cost the city and the property owners hundreds of thousands -of dollars. He said the difference be - tween now and then was that the engi neering work is being done now. He said there was insufficient help in the t old days. "What's the idea now?" asked Com .missioner Baker. "Are you going to -ask a still greater increase?" ' "Not at all, Mr. Baker," replied Mr. . Dieck. "I am just showing you ivliy v-ngineering costs are higher. I want f.'to show .you "that proper inspection pays in the long run, whether it Is 6 per cent or even 10 per cent. "It ought to be great now, with 25 per cent for engineering," said Mr. Baker. "I deny that. Mr. Baker." retorted Mr. jiecK. it is nownere near 2a per cent. ' "You are putting us in an awfully . "hard position, Mr. Dieck." said Mr. ; Baker, "by making us trim your bud get for you." Mr. Dieck Defend Position. , "Now, listen," replied Mr. Dieck have asked for just what I think is necessary and nothing more. I'm not grandstanding it's not my nature nnd I'm not trying to 'pass the buck' to the Council. I am willing to do what you want, but I am responsible for the engineering, and I am going to fiffht for what I think is necessary to keep up the engineering end of the work People demand certain things, and if I say I haven't got the money and can't do it, something's 'going to bust ' " "Looks like the city's the one that will 'bust' if we keep on," said M Baker. "I've given you the honest figures. and I'll answer any questions or fur nish any Information you need," said Mr. Dieck. "Well, gentlemen, " said Mr. Baker, "you ve heard all the testimony; it s vp to us to take off our coats and get busy.' This operation was deferred for 34 hours. System Called Cumbersome. The attack on the cumbersome and costly system of making municipal purchases came during the discussion of the budget of City Auditor Barbur. It has often been pointed out by Audi tor Barbur that he is put to great ex pense in his office by reason of the Council's red tape system which re quires all kinds of bookkeeping, clerical and accounting duplication. Commissioner Dieck popped the Question of this extravagance which often has been pointed out as a defect of the present government during the past two years. "Why can't the number of requisi tions be cut down?" asked Mr. Dieck. "Hundreds upon hundreds of them go through for less than $1." "It costs money to Issue -reauislr tions, don't it?" asked Commissioner Baker. The statement was made that It costs between 75 cents and $1 to put through a requisition. Commissioner Bigelow questioned the statement that great numbers of requisitions unnecessary were going through. The question was put ftp to Mr. Grutze. Requisitions Increase Enormously. "We issue as many requisitions now under - this system in one year as we used to in five," said Mr. Grutze. "What do you mean by 'used to'? asked Mr. Bigelow. "I mean two or three years ago." "That's my attack." said Commis sioner Dieck. "There is no excuse- for this system of duplicate bookkeeping and red tape. It costs as much for bookkeeping as the expenditure for the stuff purchased." "Yes," explained Mr. Grutze," the cost of bookkeeping now is much greater than it was -two or three years ago. It is because of the system." The proposition was questioned again and Mr. Dieck sent for one of the ledgers in the Auditor's office. He opened it haphazard and found a long list of items purchased ranging .in amount from 14 cents to 60 cents. "That's evidence enough, isn't it?" asked Mr. Dieck. "I think here is the place to begin," said Mr. . Baker. "There is something wrong when it costs 75 cents to.buy 10 cents or 15 cents, worth of stuff." "These small purchases should be CITY COUNCIL IN SESSION YESTERDAY AS BUDGET COMMITTEE EXPENDITURES AND TAX LEVY FOR t-rtri.w m r:CWCT? "ITi'Mi;j yVl ""''i iiin.iuiiwwumiiirii winr 1 x " v i : - . - - 4. ::-::- -Frt y.-iM, ,, ,, ... niMWUMH il 'i'ii f- 'f ' -lirflnr ff '-V n' f ' -- 'A - ' 1 Slttins (FrOm Left to Rlht Around the Table Commissioners Robert G. Dieck, C. A. Bleelon, Mill II. Daly, Mayor Albee, Chief Council Cleric S. Orntxe, Commissioner Baker. made as they used to be as depart mental cash accounts," said Mr. Dieck. It is bad business to put cash in people's hands, isn't it?" said Mr. Bigelow. There is an absolute check on it, said Mayor Albee. "It's better to put the money this way with the slight chance than to put it into additional payroll." . It was finally agreed by all that the system is cumbersome, bound by red tape and generally deficient. A com mittee comprising Auditor Barbur. Chief Deputy Auditor Grutse, Commis sioner Bigelow and Purchasing Agent Wood, was appointed to revise the system. And thus fell into disrepute another of the red tape systems which came in with commission government and has been clung to as something sacred Jn spite of its excessive cost having been pointed out often. The system was no. vised by the New York Bureau of Mu nicipal Research, an organization brought here by commission govern ment proponents during the campaign for commission government. Water Engineer Dropped. The job of E. A Taylor, water en gineer, fell Into the discard at the opening of the morning session. The item of $300 salary had been questioned befcre by Commissioner Dieck, who said he did not believe the man was needed. Commissioner Daly at that time put up a fight on the position as being one of importance to the service. Between then ana yesterday ne naa material change of heart. It was on his own initiative that the Job was chopped off. At the morning session tne question of separating the dock levy from the city levy was settled in favor of the dock levy being included if the Dock Commission is willing to cut out ques tioned items aggregating $2850. Chair man Mulkey, of the Dock Commission, attended the Council session. "Have we Any right to cut your budget?" asked Mayor Albee of Mr. Mulkey. "Why don t you test it out? replied. Mr, Mulkey. "My opinion is you havo not but it is an open question. Per haps your City Atorney can advise you better than I." Rejection Is Proposed. It seems to me that it is the proper attitude for us to reject it from our levy," said Commissioner Dieck. "You have never done it before," ex plained Mr, Mulkey. "It has always been a part of the city levy." "Why is it submitted to us?" asked Mr. Baker. "Because the charter requires It.' said Mr. Mulkey. I take it that it is merely ror you to reduce the amount asked for to mlllage and put the mill- ace in the city levy. The Dock Com mission is part of the city govern ment" "It is as much a part of the city gov ernment as the street cleaning bureau, said Mr. Daly. "No." said Mr. Dieck." It is a sepa rate function and should not be a part of the city expenditures." "I believe," said Mr. Mulkey, "that the Council's part in passing upon our budget Is the performance merely of 'ministerial' duty." "What's that?" asked Mr. Baker. Trim of ICSSO Asked. A function to perform without discretion," said Mr. Mulkey. The Council finally decided to send the dock budget back with a request that $2850 be trimmed out. . A total of $97.&5u in proposed park Improvements fell In one lump under the pruning shears. Out of a total of $113,850 in special park appropriations $-1,000 got by. Of this amount $6000 was for extension of the Laurelhur Park lake;. $12,500 for park drives and $2o00 for park drainage. . Special appropriations aggregatin $34,900 got by without trimming. These were as follows: Official advertising, $10,000: relief of certain persons, $3000; assessments against city prop erty, $5000: Council emergency fund. $5000: premiums on bonds of city em ployes. $1300: annual-audit of city books, $2500: transfers to street and sewer interest fund. $50C0: printing annual municipal reports. $2000: relief of Mrs. J. F. Kralg, $100: small judg ments in courts. $1000. Ontmrfl! is ?ncral:y adulters. ed wltfc built; Iluur to give it a niter appearance BRIDAL COLORS VARY Mrs. Gait Picks Blues, Brown, Creamy White, Green, Black SMALL HATS PREDOMINATE Several Picture Hats, However, Will Be Included, and. One of Floppy Style Will Give Almost ' Debutante Effect. WASHINGTON. Oct., 21. (Special.) The shops have been turned literally upside down -by the prospects of a wed ding in White House circles. The win dows in the shopping districts of Wash ington. Baltimore and even New York are filled with trousseau suggestions and exhibitions as "bowling greens," supposed to be the chosen color of the future first lady of the land. Mrs. Gait, the President's fiancee, is spend ing moat of her time with the details of her trousseau and of her wedding, the date for which will be announced probably this week. In her trousseau there are already some blues, much brown, much creamy white, some greens and some black. The Baltimore- tailors who made gowns for the trousseaus of both Miss Jessie Wilson and Miss Eleanor Wilson are making some of Mrs. Gait's, but orders for green cloths are closed. She sent back two sent on approval the first of this week with the message she wanted no more greens. A distinctive costume which has been sent home is of a green duvteyn. that soft, velvety material which is a cross between silk velvet and old-fashioned chenille, with trimmings of beaver fur and. a. pronounced flare, to both skirt and coat. Another velvet gown is of gray a real dove gray made in a three-piece suit with bands of silver fox. With this there is a toque of gray with a black rette. -Small hats are predominat ing in Mrs. Gait's outfit, although there are several lovely picture hats. One is large velvet with a great quantity of black paradise feathers. Another is a soft, large, floppy style of hat, which gives Mrs. Gait an almost debutante appearance. GUN CARRIER IS JAILED COMIAD OLSE.X THREATENS EX- WIPE; GETS SHOT) WON'T TELL. Ma a Is Sentenced to Serve lOO Days and Fined S20O. After Stopping; Charge of Buckshot. Arrested Wednesday night at Lents Junction carrying a loaded inatgun and a 41-caliber revolver. Conrad Olsen was discovered at the police station yester day to be Buffering from a iharce of shot which he had received in the right leg. Two shots also had penetrated his head just behind the ear. Olsen, according to tne testimony oi friend, had declared that he was go ing out and burn tne store ana nouse of his divorced wife" at Lenta Junc tion, and it is the belief of the police that some of her friends snot nim. Neighbors In that vicinity said they heard four shots, but Detectives Leon ard and LaSalle. who made an investi gatlon yesterday, were unable to learn who did the shooting. Olsen is uncommunicative and re fuses to tell how he received the shot in his body. The man was arrested by Motorcycle Officers Crane and Gouldstone, after people In the vicinity of Lents Junc tion had telephoned the officers of the disturbance. He was given a sentence of 100 days In jail and fined $230 by Municipal Judge Stevenson yesterday. When he is released it is probable that he will be put under bond to keep the peace, as it is said he has threatened number of times to kill his divorced wife. LAND SHOW SOON READY MSG OXEGON COt-'KiTlES INSTAL LING EXHIBITS IN ARMORY. Government Display Being; Prepared nnd Decorating; or Downtown Streets Is Commenced. Nine Oregon counties were installing exhibits at the Manufacturers' and Land Products Show yesterday. These were Morrow, Polk. Umatilla. Jackson. Baker, Marion, Wheeler, Clackamas and Malheur. 1 Work on the displays to be made by the United States parcels poet and the Forestry Service commenced. In the industrial section, mora than 25 booths were in the course of construc tion. C;ej ai wotkins night and day and the task of stringing lights and pen nants on the downtown streets be gan yesterday. By Saturday the exposition will be more than 90 per cent complete. Many of the perishable displays will not be put in place until Monday afternoon, so as to present the best- possible ap pearance Tuesday, when Judging of the exhibits will begin. Offices for the exposition were opened at the Armory yesterday and President Kingsley and Vice-President Bateham with the various committee chairmen will be found there until the close of the show. The office at the Armory is in the Couch-street end of the annex, and A. C. Black, chairman of the amusement committee, will make headquarters there. All supplies for the "1916 Bar" were in place yesterday and Umatilla County had its display of grains and grasses nearly finished. Many exhibits are fast taking shape and by Sunday the show will be .well along towards com pletion. LOVE AFFAIR SUICIDE CAUSE Man Found Dead Identified as Lloyd W. Chick, of Oakland, Cal. The man who was found early Wednesday morning hanging dead in the men's restroom of the Plaza block has been identified as Lloyd W. Chick, TO 1916. ARRANGE MUNICIPAL 1 a jewelry salesman who was rooming at tbs Cadillac Hotel, 268 Third street. Letters from a girl in Spokane, which were with the belongings at the hotel, indicated that it was a love af fair which had caused him to commit suicide. Mr. Chick's body was identified by Mrs. Eva May berry, who lives on Hayden Island. Mrs. Mayberry said that he had been traveling around through the West making the various fairs and expositions. He is 6aid to have a mother and sis ter in Oakland. Cal.. and Deputy Cor oner Smith is attempting to get in toucn with tnem by wire. Y. M. C. A. BOYS ORGANIZE Governing Cabinet Starts Work With Eugene Vincent President. Organization of the Boys" Cabinet. the governing body ot the boys' divi sion, was effected last night at the Y. M. C. A. after the election the night before of Eugene Vincent, president: Alfred Kellogg. executive director; Marion Dickey, Bible Club director; William Ingram, athletlo director, and Wilbur Hood, social director. Every member of the Boys' Council, represent- ng 17 clubs, participated in the selec tion of the cabinet. Frequent meetings of the cabinet will be held to plan the division's activi ties, the Halloween social October 28 and the older boys' conference Novem ber 7 being discussed last night. Killing Thought Accidental. ROSEBURG, Or.. Oct. 21 (Special.) After an investigation of two days Sheriff Quine has announced that it was his opinion that the shooting and killing of J. L. Myers, of Grants Pass, by James Manuel was accidental and litiiiiiiiiiiiimmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiin ainmniiimMiniiiiiiiiiniiniiiiiuniiiiiimunniniiiiiiH SOLD EXCLUSIVELY BY Coffee Week Oct. 17-23 erage cost of 40c per pound if you would observe true economy). ' Second, be sure that it is fresh roasted. Third, buy it in quantities small enough to be used before it gets stale. Fourth, boil the water not the coffee, as boiling water and coffee is ruinous waste. Fifth, use a percolating coffee pot, or any coffee pot that boiling water may be allowed to drip through the ground coffee heat the coffee pot by pouring hot water through before putting in the ground coffee use one tablespoonful of ground coffee to each cup of boiling water have the coffee ground fine and put into the top of the coffee pot and add the boiling water gradually. Correct making adds both efficiency and wholesomeness in the cup and reduces the caffeine and tannin to a minimum. Moral: Get your coffee fresh roasted; buy in small quantities; the best is the cheapest. - . mm that the slayer could not be prosecuted. The men had been friends for many years, according to' the Sheriff, and there was nothing to Indicate that the fatal shot was flt-ed with the intent or purpose of killing Mr. Myers. MILK INSPECTION COPIED Los Angeles Takes Vp Portland's Prize-Winning System. Los Angeles now has fallen into Portland's system of handling milk in spection work. A letter was received from the milk inspection department of the Los Angeles Health Bureau yes terday by City Health Officer Marcel lus. in which it Is said the California city has arranged to conduct some of the Federal milk Inspection contests which have been held in Portland dur ing the past two years and which have proved a great success in bettering milk conditions. While in California in June Dr. Mar cellus spoke in Los Angeles on the subject. At that time there was much interest In Portland's milk system, in asmuch as Portland had just carried away the National first prize at the San Francisco exposition tor purity of milk supply. Lewis Women to Meet Tuesday. CHEHALI3, Wash.. Oct. 21. (Spe cial.) The Lewis County Parent Teacher Association will hold its sec TEIN-BLOCH superiority rests on Stein-Bloch style and tailor ing and they are the result of "Sixty-one Years of Knowing How." THE STEIN-BLOCH Wholesale Tailors ROCHESTER, N. Y. a .Bh 1 11 Smart Clothes BEN SELLING There is one best way to accomplish every result. The best and simplest way to make coffee is: First, be sure that your coffee is high grade (at an av DEPENDABLE COFFEE IS ROASTED FRESH Ti A II V At Your Grocers JL-V1II I Be.tbjTtst 40clb. ond annual convention at tne Baptist Church in Chehalis next Tuesday. Mrs. C. G. Beeson will prsside. Mrs. J. C. Todd, Mrs. David Stewart, of Chehalis, and Professor B. J. Cleme, of tho State Normal at Ellensburg. are the princi pal speakers. SWIMMING HOUR CHANGES Public School Tanks Open Saturday Noon for Boys and Girls. . Announcement Is made that the time for Saturday swims for the children using Couch and Shattuck swimming pools haa been changed so they will begin at noon hereafter. This change is necessitated by the cleansing and filling of the tanks. On Saturdays boys and girls alter nate in the use of these pools. To morrow the girls will use the Shat tuck and the boys the Couch, revers ing the order next Saturday. Consideration is being given to the many requests for social swims, at which men and their wives and women and their escorts will be permitted to use the pools jointly. 200,000 Members Wanted. Samuel C. Lancaster, president of the Trails Club of Oregon, spoke before the Progressive Business Men's Club yes terday and said his organization was out after 203,000 members. During the course of his talk he pointed out the CO. beautie of the Columbia Highway as shown in colored pictures by- Mr. OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS Members Portland Osteopathic Ass'n. Baker, Dr. Lillian. 920 Corbett Eldg. ir-nones Alain izzi. a. 79. Barrett. Dr. H. Lester, 419 Morgan isiasr. ftione Main 49. Browne. Dr. Agnes M., 331 Plttock Blk. fliones Uroadway 309, Main 2568. Carrier, Dr. Jessie B., 820 Selling Bide. Pnones Main -4386. A 6516. Flack. Dr. William O., 917 Broadway Bldg. Main 3391. Main 9453. Gates, Dr. Gertrnde L., 922 Corbett aiag. juain ibJ-s. A 4U6. Giles, Dr. Mary E., 609 Morgan Bldg. Phones Main 6att, A 196. Howland. Dr. L. K., 915 Selling Bldg. Main 2213. A 2229. Keller, Dr. William G., 508 Taylor St. rnoues -Main 644. A 3444. Lacy, Dr. H. N., suite 301 Morgan Bldg. -rnones Marshall 1!SS. Tabor 427S. Leonard, Dr. H. K 757 Morgan Bldg. Phones Main 709, A 1709. Leweanx. Dr. Vlrginin V., S13 Morgan Bldg. Phones Main 1497. Mar. 3944. Moore, Drs. P. K. and H. C. P., 908 Sell ing Bldg. Marshall 1275. A X031. Korthrnp, Dr. R. B., 308 Morgan Bldg. .rnones Main 349. East 1028. Pen err a. Dr. C. T., 709-710 Selling- Bldg. Phones Main 3440, Main 3445. Shepherd. Dr. B. P., 608 - 609 Morgan til d ST. Alain 6566. East 248. A 1966. Stales, Dr. John H., Jr., Hast 7235, 559 Pittock Bldg.. Bdwy. 167 3. Walker. Dr. Eva S.. 124 East 24th St. N. Phone Last 5332. i--- 1 m W Man Neighbor's Windows I your own everybody win" dows will radiate comfort.' cheer and hospitality with tho use of tho beautiful abundant light of the Q Fo7s7ly Now 15c (For Uprishi and Iowfted Cm Ushta) Awarded Grand Priza . Highect Honor Panama-Pacific International Exposition 100 Points EzcoIUs FOR SAI.F. BY " Gas Company & Dealer . m hi mi (