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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 19, 1916)
THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAIT, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1916-" K SEASIDE AUDITOR OUSTED BY RECALL Deposed Official Says He Will Contest Legality-Succes-L sot Is Elected. FIGHT IS AN OLD ONE Major and Councilmen Charge IVurpation of Their Powers and Blocking Business Accused Man Says Iaw Violated. FJOASIDE. Or., Oct. 18. (Special.) J. . Berry, City Auditor and Police Judge of this city, today was ousted from, his municipal positions at a spe cial recall election, by a majority of 82 votes out of 358 votes cast. Ed Abbott was elected his successor by a majority of 20 votes. Mr. Berry tonlgrht issued a statement that he would not resign his positions, but would contest the legality of the special election. This is in line with his attitude before the election was held. The total vote cast was about two-thirds of the registration, reasons for tho recall of the official: "J. Ij. . Berry is Incompetent and not qualified to perform the duties of the auditor and police judge of the city of Seaside." Judge Berry, on the other hand, in an open circular charges the Administra tion with killing the credit of the city, violating the provisions of the city charter and the spirit of the moral and civil law. It is specifically charged that money is wasted in unnecessary litigation; that City Attorney Miller had "(U. on the results of the recall elec tion: that the election is unconstitu tional, and the petition for the recall null and void. Auditor Berry has been at logger heads with three sets of city officials, for the same reason that he tried to usurp the powers of Mayor and Coun cil, the present officials asserted" in Iheir move to oust Mr. Kerry. His fight with this city administration is said to be simply a continuation of those when Alex Gilbert and Audley 0egg were heading the local admin istration. In a statement issued prior to the recall election. Mayor Paget said: "We are recalling City Auditor Berry in the cause of good government. He is unreasonable and incompetent and hia incumbency make the administration of municipal business too difficult for results." "Huh." replied Mr. Berry to this charge. "The Mayor and his pann are after me because I won't let them put the City Auditor's office under the rof -of the First State Bank of Sea side. Pagefs bank. Inefficient? I've been here three terms. They're trying to railroad me out of office because I'm too efficient." The trouble came to a head when the Council reduced Mr. Berry's salary from J85 to J75. Living up to campaign pledges, the Council also cut the salary of the City Attorney as an economy move. The duties of collecting water rates were taken from Mr. Berry and given to the City Treasurer, whose satary was fixed at $30. Berry main tained this was poor economy. Berry then tied up his own salary by Pitting out a referendum against the oiltnance reducing his salary. Then a nonce was published that if the Audi tor were not recalled the Council would take it that the voters were dissatisfied with the administration and would resign. It was signed by Mayor Paget, and Councilmen E. D. Pool, Thomas Mc Kay. J. R. Smith, C. M. Godfrey and Kric Kieppin. REQUESTS NOT GRANTED Restricted llstriot for Street-SpeaTt-h-S Jot Enlarged. agents and testified to by Fireman Nel son, who was on the engine, bo Fed eral Judge Wolverton yesterday or dered his release. At least the defense proved to the satisfaction of the court that the Chinese was born in the United States and had not left its con fines. . Lum Ming Ho was arrested here two years ago by Thomas Fisher, of the Seattle office of the immigration bu reau, and he has since been at liberty on bail. ' At yesterday's hearing the Government produced a witness in the person of the manager of a British Columbia cannery who said the ac cused had worked for him prior to his arrest. Nelson, who was convicted of smug gling and recently completed a sen tence of seven months, testified that he had brought the Chinese from Van couver aboard the engine. Incidentally he was said to have been one of 90 Chinese smuggled into the United States at $125 & head, with which Nel son was familiar. On the other hand, there was abun dant testimony that the defendant had spent his life in America, while he dis played familiarity with, street names and other features that won for him his release. ROAD MAY BE EXTENDED POWERS LOGGING LINE ADDITION THOUGHT LIKELY, Rumors Tell of Plan for Serr Kail Route Krom Myrtle Point to Bunker Hill. MARSH FIELD, Or'., Oct. 18. (Spe cial.) It is announced unofficially by persons well informed on the subject that the mith-Powers Logging Com pany is considering the construction of an extension of its railroad from Myrtle Point to Bunker Hill, a suburb of Marshfield. paralleling for the greater part of the 26 to 30 miles the Southern Pacific. The road is necessary, it is said by those who have the information, to provide a cheaper means of delivering logs from Powers tnan is now in force through traffic over the Powers road from Powers to Myrtle Point and from there to Coos Bay over the CSouther racmc. a numoer oi ranchers along tne proposed rlght-or-way stand really to donate land for the accommodation of the line. A. H. Powers, head of the Smith Powers Logging Company, was non committal when questioned about tne line today, but did not deny the com pany had it In yiew. The contract for rights of way are likely to be closed within the next fortnight. The new line would give tho frimitli Powers Company a total length or railroad of 64 miles anj give direct en trance to Marshfield with its own traffic line. Very likely the road would become a common carrier when finished. The reports state the road will be completed within 18 months and will probably be built on the sur vey run by F. A. Haines in 1308. CO-EDS ARE FORHUBHES UNIVERSITY' OK OREGON WOMBS TO FORM CLIB. W. B. WILSON HERE Secretary of Labor Speaks Tonight for President. WORKERS ARE TO WELCOME Trip Slay Be Taken Over Highway it Cabinet Ofricer "Wishes Another Campaigner, liainbrldge Colby, Is Expected for Saturday. William B. Wilson, Secretary of La bor of the United States, will speak for Woodrow Wilson in a campaign ad dress tonight at the Baker Theater. Broadway, between Morrison and Al der streets. The meeting will open at 8 o'clock. He will be introduced to the audience by President Hartwig. of the State Federation of Labor. Secretary Wilson Member Will Do Mixaionary Work In l.anc County Towns, Between ' Now and Election. The restricted district for street speaking is not to be enlarged for the ui li; present political cam paign and the distribution of literature on the streets is not to be allowed. Requests for concessions along both lines were rejected by the City Coun cil yesterday. The democratic campaign commit tee wanted permission to allow Secre tary of Labor Wilson to address an overflow meeting in Sixth street out side the entrance to the Baker Theater. This was denied. Then a request was made that distribution of literature be allowed and this was rejected. Motions to reject both plans were made by Cctmmissioner ieck, who is a Wilson man. RUBBER PLANT TO ENLARGE Portland Still Increases Capital Stock by $15,000. The capital stock of the Portland Titibber Mills has been increased from J25.000 to $40,000, according to an an nouncement made vittorHiiv V, tt ji Huntington, president and general man ager of the mills. Mr. Huntington says the stock has been fully subscribed and that the new stockholders include K. B. MacNaughton. Oscar Overbeck J. N. Teal, Henry Corbett, Hamilton F Corbett, W. G. McPherson and Otis B Kiddle. The field of the company is to be extended materially and the product ex panded correspondingly. The company is said to have received a contract recently, for 5000 gross of rubber heels amounting approximately to J100.000. ' 0. A. C. ENROLLMENT 1934 Increase in Number of Students Is 14.9 Per cent. ' w2FGN' AGRICULTURAL COL HGL. Corvallis, Or., Oct. IS. (Spe cial.) Enrollment at the Oregon Ae-ri-eMltural College for the first four weeks of college exercises -shows an increase of 14.9 per cent over that of last year for the similar period. The total number of students, including the Summer School registration, is now 134. and of this number practically 1600 are engaged In study on the campus at this time. The ratio of men to women is 2.6 to 1. The department of civil engineering reports an increase of 157 per cent among its freshman members this Fall and a total increase of 100 per cent for ail classes in this department. CHINESE IS SET FREE Itim Ming Ho Not Smuggled In, De cides Court. Lum Ming Ho, a celestial now 28 years of age, was not smuggled from Vancouver. B? C. to Portland in the tool box of a Great Northern locomo tive, as contended by the Government UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Euirene. Or., Oct. 18. (Special.) With promi nent co-eds leading, a movement is on root among the women of the Univer sity to organize a Hughes club, inde pendently of the - combined men's and women's organization. Organization will take place Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock and will be In charge of Miss Emma wootton. a senior from Astoria, and this year editor of the college year book; iliss A'Drienne Epping. of Hood River, and Miss Jeanette Calkins, of Eugene. Under the leadership of R. D. Cal kins, of Eugene, and Secretary of the Lane County branch of the Republican party, the members of the club will take side trips out of Eugene and make addresses. Coburg- and Elmira will be the first towns visited after the final organiza tion Friday. In the organization Friday, stump speeches will be the feature, according to Miss Wootton. Buttons and ribbons will be distributed and songs from the campaign book sung. "All Hughes women and those on the fence are invited." says Miss Wootton. "but I would advise the Wilson women to keep away for they will be in danger of conversion to the Hughes side. And we don't want that for we want to see a close race this Fall." THEFT OF 2 CARS CHARGED Hornbrook Officers Make Capture Two Hours After Loss Is Known. . - -. -"-v. ao vopecia.1. ) On a charge of stealing an automo- "" ueiuuBuiB to tjnaries Hobbs, of Glendale, last night, a man whose name is not known here was arrested at Hornbrook, Cal., early today and is beiner detainerl that-A ,-1 ; . v. . - - - me ar rival of an officer from this city. The nail was arrested within two hours after Sheriff Quine received word of Sheriff Quine says the suspect is the same person who stole an automobile belonging to Arthur Ellis, of Portland last Saturday night. The latter car was uiiven to toseburg Sunday and abandoned by- its driver. i '--'''Hi i - : ' ., J E-.-.rnf'-xWT , . M gnUa denies that b. is the W. Mar gulls" of Bay City liquor connections, though he- was proprietor In 1915 of the Kentucky Liquor House. 260 First street. Walter F. Geren, special agent of the District Attorney's office, and Dep uty Sheriffs Phillips, Beckman. Tich enor and Ward raided the lunchroom yesterday, confiscating books and rec ords of Mr. Margulis. The specific charae against Mr. Margulis in the complaint issued is that of maintaining a nuisance. The lunchroom is between Alder and Morrison streets on Third. S. Julius Mayer, was recently arrest ed on a similar charge for operating with a liquor house at Hornbrook. Cal.. from a room in the Oregon building. He pleaded guilty and was fined J50. after agreeing to go out of business locally. SUNDAYSCHOOLSTUDIED PHILADELPHIA EDITOR 9 PEAKS AT ALBANY CONFERENCE. Wllllnm n. Wllnon. Srrrr(ry o Lahor, Who Will Make - rratie C'amnalirn Addreaa at Bakrr Theater Tonight. f will be met, on his arrival earlier in the day, at 1:30 o'clock, from San Fran cisco, by a committee from the Cen tral Labor Council, the Oregon State Federation of Labor and the railway brotherhoods. Secretary Wilson will be the first member of President Wilson's Cabinet to ftpeak in Portland during the cam paign. He is said to be a. forceful and Interesting speaker and a good cam paigner. Prior to joining the Cabinet Secre tary Wilson was Representative in Con gress from Pennsylvania. He began life as a coal miner in Pennsylvania, later becoming a labor leader. He is now touring the West in behalf of the President. From Portland Sec retary Wilson will go to Seattle on a late train tonight. He will stay at the Portland Hotel while he Is In Port land. Arrangements may be made to take him up the Columbia River High way, but this depends on his own wishes. Should he go up the highway, Judge Samuel White, Democratic state chairman, probably will accompany him. Secretary Wilson will be followed two nights later by another campaigner of National prominence for Woodrow Wilson. Bainbridge Colby, of New York, who nominated Theodore Roosevelt at Chi cago last June in the Progressive Na tional Convention, is to apeak Satur day night. His address also will b held at the Baker Theater. Judge Samuel White will preside at Saturday night's meeting, and a largn reception committee of Democrats will sit on the stage. John P. (Jerry) Rusk, of La Grande, ex-Speaker of the Ore gon House of Representatives, will In troduce Mr. Colby. IE MARGULIS III TOILS MAIL ORDER LIQUOR BUSINESS AL LEGED TO II AVE OPERATED. Prosecutor' Office Ralda Lunchroom and Records Are Confiscated. Dealing la Sooth Denied. William Margulis he of Nickel Eat-ing-House fame was arrested yester day because, it is charged, he has been conducting a mail order liquor business from the premises of the White Dairy Lunch, 145 Third street, of which he is proprietor. The local establishment was the clearing-house, if the assertions of the Investigators fie true, for orders of liquor from the W. Margulis Liquor Company, of San Francisco. Mr. Mar- Northwest Delegate Hear Bible Topics Dlacuased by Experts at Three Dally Sessions. ALBANY. Or, Oct. 18 (Special.) Professor James McConaughy. of Phila delphia, editor of publications of the American Sunday School Union, was the principal speaker and instructor at today's session of the conference of the representatives or this union in the Pacific Northwest, now in session in this city. He -was the only speaker at this afternoon's session. He talked first on "Making the Most of Our Centennial Year," and then during the remainder of the afternoon session presided at a Round Table discussion of problems of the union's representatives. Professor MeConaughy also gave the leading address of the forenoon session, talking on the subject, "The Union Bible and Prayer League." Rev. George D. Peacock, of Blackfoot. Idaho, also spoke this morning, on . the subject, "Tract and Bible Distribution." Rev. W. P. White. D. D., pastor of the United Presbyterian Church of Albany, conducted the Ilible hour this morning and the remainder of the forenoon ses sion, was devoted to an open parlia ment on the misHionary, programme. Rev. J. P. Bontrager. pastor of the Mennonite Church, of Albany, led the praise service this morning. Rev. G. H. Toung, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Albany. was the speaker at the open session tonight. He gave a splendid address on "The Charms of the Bible." Missionary ex periences by various delegates preceded his address. CITY TO CARE FOR MARKER Centralia, However, May Move Mon ument to New Locution. CENTRAL! A. Wash.. Oct. 18. (Spe cial.) The City Commission yester day passed first reading of an ordi nance wherein the city agrees. to take care of the monument recently un veiled on Bridge street by the Sons and Daughters of the American Revo lution as a marker for the Old Oregon Trail. Before the ordinance is passed final reading, however, it is expected that the marker will bo moved farther west and placed in the triangle formed by the intersection of Bridge and Main streets. The commission yesterday passed final reading of the ordinance reducing the rate of interest on current expense warrants to 5 per cent. The ordinance will become effective Novembev 1. The warrants will be purchased with the surplus in the electric light fund. APPLES BEAR INVITATION Hood Itlver I'ruit Asks Eastern Star to Come AVest. HOOD RIVER, Or.. Oct. 18.-i-(Spe cial.) When the General Grand Chan ter of the Order of the Eastern Star convenes at laoulsville, Ky., on Oc tober 31. the wrappers on 25 boxen of Hood River Jonathan and Delicious apples will bear an invitation from the Grand Chapter of Oregon asking that the next General Grand Chapter of the organization be held. at Portland in iai. The apples are being packed here this week under the supervision of Professor J. O. McLaughlin, grand pa tron of Oregon. On each wrapper is a large star, emblem of the order, in the center of which is printed the words of tne invitation extended by the Oregon delegation. POISON-SELLER FINED $50 Druggist Is Penalized for Failure to Put His Label on Bottle. Charged with selling bichloride of mercury tablets In a bottle which did not Dear the. name of his drug store or nis own name, Morris Rathwitz. Dro prletor of the World Drug Store at First and Sheridan streets, was finH ou oy uistrict Judge Jones yesterday. "There are no mitigating cireum. stances," said Judge Jones, when it was asked that the fine be remitted should have known better. Th. law is plain and must be followed" The arrest was made by Inspectors ocott ana jetrries. of the State Phar macy Board. Tnrtls has S4.tiOS.000 acres In cotton. CAR SUPPLY IS IMPROVED Baker Lumbermen Report More Rollins Stock Available. BAKER. Or.. Oct. 18 (Special.) Improvement in car shortage condi tions as regards the lumber Industry is reported today. Local mill men say that more cars are being received and that some plants now have enough cars to fill all their wants. Grain shippers are atill storing their grain and the rush at warehouses is so great that at one place. Haines, wagons yesterday lined the entire main street awaiting their turn. Grain deal ers are reported to be able to get enough cars to send out grain from the warehouses almost as fast as needed. SCAPPOQSE HAY IS BURNED Fire Destroys 700 Tons on Frank 1 Smith Ranch. SCAPPOOSE. Or fW ill ,c More than 700 tons of hay were de stroyed by fire today on the D E Freeman ranch, two miles from town" I E."1" -M. tsmitn, for merly of Portland. Tho fir. ts..AJ i . . . . 2; . u me wet nay In I one of the large barns, and farmers and 1 j l"c country round were! called upon to help save the surround- ' ing structures. Fire apparatus from Portland was sent here and. aided in I fighting the flames. j FOOT-SCHULZE Shoes arc made right But more than this, they are sold right. Thev. are distributed direct from the manufacturer to the dealer and by him fitted to your feet. Never sold by mail. And not every dealer handling shoes can act as a distributor for Foot-Schulze Shoes. You'll generally find him the best merchant m the community. Put on a pair of Foot-Schulze Shoes their comfort, durability and lasting good looks will prove they are better. Find the Foot-Schultze dealer they're everywhere. 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