Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, February 24, 1916, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextTHE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 191G. 'PADDING' PAYROLL Tl CHARGED MAN Mrs. Eaton Says Mrs. Rowe Was Not Content With Rakeoff on Salaries. TWO . INQUIRIES STARTED Chicago Major Continues to Assert Political Plot by Enemies of Administration Criminal Action Considered. ' CHICAGO. .Feb. 23. Probability of a clash of official investigations of the City Hall scandal growing out of "split ealary" charges made by Mrs. Page "Waller Eaton, cx-superlntendent of so cial surveys, against her official supe rior. Mrs. Louise Osborne Kowe, head of the city department of public wel fare, developed today. Both the Civil Service Commission and the Council civil service committee planned to be sin investigations tomorrow and wit nesses were" summoned by both bodies. Mrs. Eaton said she would recognize the authority of the Council committee, and in an open letter to Mayor Thomp son referred to the Civil Service Com mission hearing as a ""joke." She" urged the Mayor to submit the whole affair to a committee to be se lected from the Mayor's advisory board of business men and asserted her inno cence of sharing in any political plot against the administration. Department Payroll Held l p. On the order of the Civil Service Commission the payroll of the depart ment of public welfare was held up pending the investigation. Mayor Thompson declared his com plete confidence in Fred Lundin, ex member of Congress and political aa viscr of the Mayor. He criticised Mrs. Eaton for not having preferred he charges at the time when she asserted the first demand for a part of her sal ary was made. The Mayor and the president of the Civil Service Commission attributed th charges to a political plot against th administration and the head of the , Civil Service Commission gave out resolution of the Commission calling tomorrow's inquiry and declaring tha Council committee investigations in the past often had proved "fruitless and farcical." Possibility that the charges might be laid before the State's Attorney for action in the criminal court were dis cussed in political circles. Padding Payroll Charged. Mrs. Eaton elaborated .her charges today by declaring that Mrs. Rowe not only had exacted part of the salary o her subordinates, but had carried Miss Lundby, a stenographer, on the payroll without performing any service. Miss X.undby admitted she was on Mrs. Howe's payroll for more than six months, but declared she had worked constantly. , Mrs. Eaton said Mrs. Jtowe had of fered to place a dummy name on the payroll at J80 a month during the time that her regular stenographer was in California for her health, and offered to split the salary with her. This she eaid she refused to do. Mrs. Rowe. denied the charge, and asserted she never had any "dummy" names on her payroll, and that all her employes had to-work hard. Concerning the proposal to carry a dummy on the payroll. Mrs. Eaton said "I told Mrs. Rowe it was dangerous business and that I would have noth ing to do with it. Perpendicular Stripes Preferred, ' 'Why, it's done all the time in the .city hall," she replied. " 'Then she asked me if I did not know some woman who would be will Ing to have her name used If I did not have a daughter whose name might be used. I told her I would not go into such a scheme under any circum stances. " 'I prefer to wear my stripes up and down and not round the body,' 1 said to her. "After that I went over to the office of Seymour Stedman. my lawyer. I told him all about Mrs. Rowe's pro posal. " 'Steddie,' I said, "did you ever hear of such an insult? what does she take me for? Can you beat it? " 'Why didn't you biff her one in the rose? was Mr. Stedman s comment. Loganberry Juice May Be Beverage for Army. Dried Product Also Urged by Rep resentative Hanky for L'le In Panama Canal Zone OREGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Feb. 23. Representative Hawley, of Oregon, is trying to prevail on the Quartermaster-General of the Army to introduce loganberry juice and dried loganberries into Army circles on the Panama Canal Zone and at the Alaska Railroad construction camp. In a letter to the Quartermaster General Mr. Hawley called attention to the superior qualities of both the juice and the dried berry and offered to sub mit liberal samples for experimental use. He informed the General that loganberries are now grown on a large commercial scale in the Willamette Valley and can be furnished in almost any quantity on short notice, if found desirable for Army use. If the Quartermaster-General will agree to give the loganberry a trial, Mr. Hawley will provide as many sam ples as may be deemed necessary for the test. COWLITZ CAMPS RESUME Construction AVork and licpatrs to lagging Tioads Under Way. KELSO, Wash.. Feb. 23. (Special.) Most of the camps in the vicinity of Kelso are rushing construction work and repairs on their logging railways, so as to be ready to start logging operations as soon as possible. Several of the camps . have already put on crews and started to work, while others have large crews working on the rights of way which were damaged by the Winter storms. The Ostrander Railway & Timber Company camp and the Multnomah camp are operating, aa is the Wiscon sin camp at Midway. West of Kelso the Inman-Poulsen and Eufaula Los King companies are rushing right-of-way work and soon will start actual logging. RATE FIGHT AUTHORIZED (Continued From First Paice.) ciple and has placed Portland and As toria on a parity. Some authorities believe that Port land has just 'rounds for attacking the recent decision on this latter ground alone. They declare that As toria, In its complaint, did not make Portland & party to the case, but that tne Commission arbitrarily made Portland a party with the result that tne former ruling has been repudl ated. If Portland was entitled to lower rates than Astoria In 1909 It is en titled to correspondingly lower rates now. Is the argument. Whether the Astoria rate Is on a parity 'with the Puget Sound rate is immaterial, is the further contention. Wrong; Ilypotheala Alleged. Several members of the transporta tion bureau in discussing the situa tion yesterday insisted that Portland must seek now to establish the Co lumbia River haul as the basis for Portland rate-making. They express the belief that the Commission here tofore has permitted the cost of the haul ' across the Cascades to Puget Sound to govern the rates to Portland. It is- expected that these problems will be presented to the special com mittee to be named by Chairman Lewis and that a definite campaign of ac tion will be outlined promptly. The managing directors of the Chamber then are expected to authorize for mal procedure along . the lines out lined by the transportation bureau's committee. ' RAIL MOVE BOOMS MINING New Interest In Properties Near Medford Is Reported. MEDFORD, Or., Feb. 23. (Special.) The movement for a railroad from Medford to Eureka, Cal., has stimulated interest in mining to an extraordinary degree. On Saturday the St. Albans Mining & Milling Company was in corporated at SI, 000.000. one of the backers being A. L. Hill, president of the Medford Commercial Club and president of the California-Oregon De velopment League. This mining property lies in tne .Blue Ledge district and would be-tapped by the proposed railroad. J. ne group oi Claims covers 400 acres and tne copper deposits are said to be rich. MARINE LAW URGED Mr. McArthur Purposes Re vision by Competent Board. WIDE AUTHORITY IS GIVEN Long Experience in Shipping and Maritime Matters Made Pre requisite for Membership. Modern . Statute Is Goal. mnTT A V VfWC TITTT?PATT- "Wash 1 . t.-i v. no TranrARentjLtive MC 1I1K cw. - i . v. ,j . Arthur, of Oregon, today introduced a complete revision of the maritime and navigation laws or tne unu Tiki- .in -AaA a Roard of Maritime Control of the United States and de fines its powers and duties. It pro vides that the Board shall consist of the Supervising Inspector-General of the Steamboat Service, the Commiesion- xt niii.ntinii anri flvA members who shall be appointed by the President with tne consent oi me iciin.c, who shall serve for terms of six years and receive 110,000 a year. Two of the Commissioners must come from the Atlantic seaboard, one from a state bordering on the Gulf of Mexico, one from a state bordering on the Great Lakes and one from the Pacific Coast. At least one of the appointive mem bers must be a marine engineer and each must have had not less than five years' active seagoing experience and not less than five years' experience in the management and handling of ship ping. The bill provides that the Board shall have exclusive Jurisdiction and control over all matters pertaining to the construction, classification, equip ment, operation and manning of vessels of all classes engaged in the merchant marine and fishing industry and must consider and approve the plans and designs of all such vessels constructed in the United States. The Steamboat Inspection Service and the Bureau of Navigation are to be placed under the Jurisdiction of the' Board and, as soon as possible after organization and m vestigation, the Board is to make rec ommendations to Congress for a thor ough revision of the maritime and shipping laws of the United States, and is authorized to make further recom mendations as to amendment, repeal or enactment or all such laws. "The object of this measure," said air. mcAnnur, 'is to Dring aDout a thorough revision of the navigation and shipping laws of the United States, based on reports made by a commis sion of high-salaried experts who are to give this great subject their undi vided attention and make recommenda tions as to the legislation that will restore our merchant marine and mod ernize our shipping and navigation laws. "There are few men in Congress who nave even a passing knowledge of shlDa and shipping, for this knowledge must be gained by actual experience, and tha bill which I have introduced requires long experience in snipping and mari time matters as a prerequisite for membership on the Board. POLITICAL CLUBS PLANNED Republicans Propose Organization in Every Umatilla Town. PENDLETON, Or., Feb. -23. (Spe cial.) For organization of a young men's Republican club, an enthusiastic meeting was held last night, at which preliminary steps were taken. An at tempt will be made to organize similar clubs in every other town in Umatilla; County. A nominating committee, consisting of Ben Burroughs, C. P. A. Lonergan, Dr. I. U. Temple, Alger Fee and Nes mifh Ankeny, was chosen to select a list of suitable officers. Dr. M. S. Kern was chosen temporary chairman. BREWER SENT TO ft jM(6( and isc of Cy Merit Only" ASSOCIATION SECRETARY IX COX- - TEMPT OP COURT. Officials Fall to Produce Records Al leged to Show Contributions In Political Campaigns. PITTSBURG, Feb. 23. Hugh F. Fox, of New York, secretary of the United States Brewers' Association, was com mitted to Jail here late today by Judge Thompson, in the United States Dis trict Court for failing to produce sub penaed records of the association be fore the Federal grand jury, which is investigating the alleged political con tributions of brewery interests. Shortly after this action had been taken by the court, the grand jury re turned a presentment asking that three other officials of the brewers' associations now under investigation be ordered to produce certain sub- penaed records or be held in contempt. The presentment was prepared after the men had been called before the grand jury but had refused to reply to certain questions. The officials are Edwin A. Schmidt, of Philadelphia, millionaire president of the United States Brewers' Associa tion; John P. Gardiner, of Philadel phia, president of the Pennsylvania Brewers' Association, and Gustave Lembeck. of Jersey City, treasurer of the United States Brewers' Associa tion. Counsel for Secretary Fox asked Judge Thompson to allow Mr. Fox to be taken to a hotel in custody of a deputy marshal, but the court re fused. Doty Iiumber Plant to Open. 1 CHEHALIS, "Wash., Feb. 23. (Spe cial.) The Doty Lumber & Shingle Company will start working with a full crew. The new kiln is nearing completion, which - will incr""" the capacity to 1,000.000 feet per day. 1 Gf Wm A man picked up his wife's copy of The Ladies' Home Journal the other evening. After he had buried himself in it for two hours, his wife said: ' . . X ' I "You seem perfectly glued to my magazine this evening."' ' "Yes," he answered; "cracking good stuff in it By the way," he went on, "did you see this pic ture?" and then he quoted: "'He wouldn't have done this before marriage. Why, then, after mar riage?'" . v , "Yes, I saw it," said the wife. : - . "Sort of fits me, don't you think?" he asked. "It certainly does," answered his wife. "I am glad you saw it I wish thousands of other wives would casually lay the magazine where their hus bands would pick it up and see that picture." "Yes," lamely answered the husband. It had "got" him. 0 - """" - ' 1 What is the picture? Every wife should look it up ' . ; ' In the March Issue of 11 Jli JLaaies HOME JOUMMAL Ms 'only '1$ 'cents ' ; & Jjeto Cape Coat for igpriutj &emarkafcle at $16.50 The shoulder cape mal(es its appearance this Spring on ivaisls, dresses, in necktvear and on coals and is the last nord in smart fashions, - Thursday &? are introducing this latest mode in a coat of fine xvool poplin trimmed tilh wide bands of self-colored taffeta, also ivith the chin chin collar, and betted at the Waist. Third Floor Our Famous Wynall Blouses At $1.50 Grow More Popular Each Day Again we come forward with another special assortment of these famous waists which have just arrived in time for Thursday's selling. Waists that reflect all that is newest and best in light, airy mod els made from an excellent quality voile, both plain and allover embroidered. Other models show trimmings of tucking or hemstitch ing, some inset with dainty lace. The long sleeves are trimmed in each instance to correspond with the main body of the blouse. Third l-'luor Again Lipman, Wolfe & Co. Set the Pace The New Spring Color Is Here "Knbrtristble J3iue" A color that nas launched by lVanamal(cr on Lincoln's birthday a new shade made from the blue of the North and the gray of the South, an' indivisible blue-gray characterizing the indivisibility of the American people. It is proving itself more and more correct as Spring actually draws nearer. It is beautiful, it is a la mode and re show it in crepe de chine, taffeta, faille and satin. Yard-Wide White Taffeta the most popular sill( of the hour as veil as the scarcest our silk department anticipated this demand and non shows the finest of white taffeta at $1.00 to $2.25 the yard. Second Floor man WolJc landiso of o Merit Only" , UNFRAMED PICTURES Representing Odd Numbers and Broken Assortments , That Have Sold as High as $1.00 At the One Price 25c t In this sale we have assembled a varied collection of beautiful Sheet Pictures facsimiles of water-color landscapes. Harrison Fisher pictures mottoes, carbon reproductions of the old masters, and many reproductions in color. Sixth lloor For Three Days Only Thursday, Friday and Saturday of This Week We Will Electrify Free of Charge Any Lamp Shade and Vase-Base You Select . from our sixth-floor art salon. No electric lamp bears so much the impress of exclusiveness and distinction as the one you combine in this way to fit a special environment and a special color harmony, and you secure a lamp that cannot be duplicated. We are showing a large and varied assortment of handsome lamp shades and beautiful vases that are especially suitable for this purpose. Sixth Floor. cTMerchandis of U Merit Only" The New Spring Models Have Arrived in C. B. a la Spirite Corsets "Preparedness" Means YOU It is the warning to every woman to give her dress its proper consideration. your figure is properly corseted you need never be badly dressed you have real "preparedness." Take a leaf from the book of the thousands of superbly dressed women who frankly credit their smartness to the C. B. a la Spirite Corset. This famous corset for the past 40 years has been noted for correctness of style plus excellent construction. And it comes in so many different models that this correctness is possible to any type of figure. Examine the smart new models we are now showing at $1.00 to $5.00. ' Fourth Floor W f I Some New Pin Seal and Morocco Hand Bags m m m r-n A ft f Make I heir Appearance at p.yj 77iere are pleated bags, plain bags and gathered bags, and bags with set-in bottoms, which give the full and puffy effect. Daintily lined rvilh moire or Dresden silk: some have hinged-in coin purse and hanging mirror. First Floor We have a good supply of A-l Fir Cordwood. Delivery to most parts of the city. ACME FUEL CO. E 3551 B 318S Phone Your "Want" Ads to THE OREGONIAN Mam 7070 A 6095 J5