TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXI AX. PORTLAND. DECE3IBER 6, 1903.
JOB HUNTERS GO
TO PASO - RUBLES
Visit Cosgrove to Know Who
Will. Deal Out Pie at .
' ' Olympia.
MANY ON ANXIOUS SEAT
lcacl-fo-grovc (o"l Worries j
Officc-Seckers Situation Pre- j
hcnts Many Puizllug tonipll- j
catioiis In WaslilnRton.
.TTI.K, Wash.. Kec. i.4SieciaU
jfthouih reports ax to the Pb'
v of Governor-elect Corore
r,avT boen anything but enrouraKinS
iince he left this iate for California.
T ," Southern Pacific line to Pa.o no
bles lias proved an irresistible attrs
tion for numerous Washington l-.U-
' "The announcement of an
with Governor Mead, under which the
,;overnor will carry out the -' J
the tiovernor-elect. has not
the pilgrims, and in raci n. t- -bly
augmented their number.
Appointive Terms Vmertain.
Politicians In this state have had j"o
recent an lllu.tr.Uon of the ;
xv of the tenure of appoint! : orr. ice
n the official headlnp:. that followed
the death of Governor John t, PPM
to make very strong effort to get m
with the administration of a """r
whose days are . believed to
r";" ho dln on in the event of
the Governor-elect's death.
But It is inferred from the "
s-nt entered into in rv,""";"
would still be serving a continuation of
his original term and would not be
entitled to more than Mn0 per year.
In this event there Is aome ques
tion as to whether he would care to
remain in office. It Is said he is quite"
certain of securing; the appointment of
Collector of Internal Revenue, a posi
tion now held by B. D. Crocker, in Ta
coma. Tills position pays $4000 per
year, but it does not have such large
incidental expenses attached as the
office of Governor. There is also a
good patronag-e to the 'office. Mr.
Ciocker's term does not expire for
nearly two years, but his activity in
the Senatorial . campaign In favor of
Senator Ankeny may result in an ef
fort elng made by his enemies to tie
pose him soon after Congressman Jones
qualifies as I'nited States Senator. It
is claimed Mnad can get the indorse
ment of the entire Congressional dele
gation with trie possible exception of
Senator Pile, but there ,is a possioil
itv of a trade on that which would
mean Piles' indorsement of Mead In
exchange for Cushman keeping out of
the Senatorial njht two years hence.
Altogether th situation Is so com
plex that seekers for appointment to
sta'e office are stumbling in the daik
when it comes to taking a trail that
lends to office.
PLACE FOR 1IWAKI COSGKOVE
Mc.miI Akcd lo Name lllm Tax Com
missioner Is Keport.
OI.Y.MPIA. Wash.. Dec. 5. (Special.)
It is rumored Governor Mead will be
asked to appoint Howard Cosgrove. son
of ttie Governor-elect, to the Tax Com
mission to fill 'the position made va
cant several months ago by the resig
nation of J. If. Kasterday. of Tacoma.
Commissioners Itockwell. of Spokane,
and Frost, of Kllensburg. or one of
them, would probably lose their posi
tion if Cosgrove was named, as other
wise the west side would have no rep
resentation on the Commission. Kock
well. who' was defeated by Poindexter
for. lbn .Republican nomination for
Congressman, is making strong effort
to retain- his place, and is receiving
many indorsements. Frost expects to
remain, but is not working so actively
for retention. In the event Cosgrove is
not named. Assessor Parrish of King
County Is said to have the best In
dorsements, but Governor-elect Cos
grove probably has .his personal
friends slated for the place.
m
Cosgrove left f - r me so..i..
Mead will appoint to office th
,en:,hose names Cosgrove give, mm.
Mead will hold over. In .K re-pecU
It is said that uovernor-i-iei.
mentioned but a very few
porters, of whose welfare he desired
Governor Mead to take care.
Some, not mentioned In the STf.'? .
nient. want the indorsement of the
(iovcrnor-elect and still others have
gone to Paso Robles to satisfy them
selves as to the exact condition of Mr.
Co-grove in order that they may gain
Home Idea as to who will be hold.ng
down -the executive chair for the next
four years, and toward whom solicita
tions should be directed.
Few of Lucky Ones.
The appointments It is said the Governor-elect
Cosgrove asked ' Governor
Mead to make are F. A. Valentine .to
the Board of Regents of the State Vnl
versltv; F.ugene Norton. of "'a
Walla;" to the Board of Control: K. H.
I Wdmam-. of Puyallup. to the office of
Printer.' a-rt Colonel V A . Robr
i i.- in. of North Yakima, or Joseph Mo
1, indro. of Seattle, to the- Hallway
'emission'. Other places. It Is under
iood here.'' were left somewhat onser-t-ed
as a result of Cosgrove"s .strong
confidence that he would ultimately be
able to assume the duties of Governor,
hut others who are heliev-ed to be more
nr loss definitely slated for positions
hu lu.lo Harry Gilliam, of Seattle, for
the Board of Control or secretary of
the Jlailwav Commission, and li. F.
L'..iner. of Tacoma. for Tax Commis
sioner. Kvery other position is left
piettv much in the air and hence the
worriment of the. politicians who a few
necks ago were close enough to the
pie counter to smell the food.
It 1s said .that emissaries from M. E.
I lay. I.ieutenant-Governor-elect. . have,
gonei to Paso Koblea prepared to assure
Governor-elect Cosgrove that If he can
only qualify he can again leave the
Btate with the assurances that his
wishes will be carried out. From all
that can be learned no mission to the
present abiding: place of the Governor
elect has been fruitful of result. The
Governor-elect is too 111 a, man to dis--sus
politics. " 1
Fine I.nv Point Involved.
As a matter of ' fact, however, the
present situation raises ao many in
volved law points that it Is not a cer
tainty that an appointment made by
Governor Mead at this time at the re
quest of Cosgrove will be a lasting- one
unless the Governor-elect recovers suf
ficiently to perform the duliea of Ills
office.
An investigation of the constitution
and statutes of Washington shows that
no where Is there any specific require
ment that a man elected Governor shall
take an oath of office.
The only provision on the subject
is one II xing the term of office of the
(lon-rnor for four years, "or until his
accessor Is elected and qualifies." The
question arises In the minds of lawyers
as to what the word "qualifies" means.
By certain authorities it Is held to
mean the taking of the oath of office
pi escribed by law. But In this state
no oath Is prescribed hy law. although
it has been customary for each Gov
ernor to be sworn in.
There Is a possibility that the courts
might hold that Mr. Cosgrove is Gov
ernor In fact, but ahsent from the
state If he is still alive at the begin
ning of the term for which he is
elected, and that the Lieutenant-Governor
Is the acting Governor, during his
absence.
May Take Oath Out or State.
Some lawyers are also of the opinion
that If an oath of office is necessary
It may be taken in California. al
though It would require the unwinding
cf considerable red tape. The oath of
office as heretofore taken is nothing
more than an oath to support the Con
stitution and laws of the state of
Washington. Depositions are taken
before notaries in other states and rec
ognized in this, so why not this form
Bf affidavit?
And in the event Mr. Cosgrove does
hot live until the beginning of the term
for which he was elected the holding
over of Governor Mead will not be con
reded without a contest in the courts.
The point raised will be that the peo
ple of the state have elected a Lieutenant-Governor
to be acting Governor
in the eent the Governor is disquali
fied by illness, death, resignation or
oi lerwise, and that it can make no
il ffxrence "when the demise of the Gov-
I I ;ior-elect occurred.
Question of Salary Involved.
In the event Governor Mead should
h -'.il over another law point affecting
t salary question is raised. The lasti
I. cislature raised the salary of Got
i. nor from $1000 to $6000 per year.
T - re is a constitutional section pro
" 'irtg that the salary of a state offl-:-.
i cannot be raised during the term
t- office for which he was elected. It
ii .tin be held that as a Governor la
n d to serve until his successor Is
t...u.i a:id uuallried. Governor Mead
SEATTLE MAX SECL'KES JOB
E. J. Koors Made Secretary of Tax
Commissioners.
OLYMPIA. Wash., Dec. 5. (Special.)
K. J. -Koors. of oeattle. has been ap
pointed secretary of the State Board
of Tax ' Commissioners to succeed
Frank C. Morse, of Tacoma, who will
become Assistant Commissioner of
Public Lands. .
Mr. Koors was for several years chief
clerk in the traffic department of the
Northern Pacific at St. Paul, and re
signed that position to become an ex
pert employe of the State Railway
Commission here. During the last ses
sion of the State Board of Equalization
he was employed as an expert on the
railway assessment, and about six
weeks ago went to Seattle to accept
-tbe. position On the tax department of
the Great Northern.
FOUND DESD. -THROAT GUT
GHASTLY DISCOVERY XEAK
. MILWACKIE gAXITARICM.
Body Relieved lo Kc That of Robert
McViekar Was Ink now a to
Anyone in Milwaukie.
OREGON CITY, Or., Dec. 5. (Special.)
-T-Lying dead In a pool of his own blood,
the body of a man. who is supposed to
Tie' Robert McViekar. was found this
afternoon, by Henry Bodecker, gardener
for the Open Air Sanitarium, at Mil
waukie. The body was lying behind a
rock on the beach below the sanitarium,
and the unfortunate man had cut his
throat with- a knife or razor, though In
the darkness the weapon was not found.
During the recent high water the boat
belonging to the sanitarium had been
sunk. . and for the last three days
Bodecker made trips to the beach In an
endeavor to locate it. He. stumbled upon
h! Eliastly find unawares and hurriedly
gave the alarm. Sheriff Beatie and Coro
ner Holman, from this ctty, and Justice
of the Peace Kelso, of Milwaukie, went
to the scene and their Investigations con
vinced them that the man had committed
suicide. Coroner Holman took the body
to Oregon City and will hold an Inquest
Monday..
The man had evidently sought a lonely
spot to end his life. He waa destitute,
and In his pockets were found a package
of 60 plain white cards, and a card on
which was Inscribed the name of Robert
McViekar. There was also a memoran
dum book with a few figures ih it. a
pocketbook containing two postage
stamps and a pair of steel-framed spec
tacles. He had smoked a cigar about 30
feet from where the body waa found,
dropping tlie stump In the sand. He had
made a bungling job. gouging a hole
three Inches long In his throat, and had
crawled about 12 feet, then stopped and
staggered 15 feet farther, as indicated by
great pools of blood, finally struggling
violently behind a rock, where he was
found.
Residents of Milwaukie had never seen
the man. He was of slight build, weigh
ing about 140 pounds, of very light com
plexion and having thin gray hair and a
small mustache. His hands were small
and delicate, and not those of a working
man. He wore gold bowed spectacles.
The deed was probably committed late
last night or very early this morning.
RAILROAD CASE DROPPED
Proceedings Against Coos Bay &
Eastern Dismissed.
SALEM. Or.. Dec. 5. (Special.) The
Oregon Railroad Commission today dis
missed the proceedings against the Coos
Bay. Roseburg & Eastern, In which that
road was accused of discrimination
against the California & Oregon Coast
Steamship Company.
The commission ordered that the Cor
vallls & Eastern provide two toilet-rooms
in each of its passenger cars, except those
running only between Albany and Cor
vallls. Accident Costs Arm and $700.
EUGENE. Or.. Dec. 5. (Special.)
Last evening while Charles McFar
land. of the Southern Pacific freight
department, was assisting some work
men unload a shipment of plate glass
at the depot, the big- crate fell, pin
ning Mr. McFarland underneath the
load and breaking hla arm. The glass
was for the Odd Fellows' building, and
In the accident about $700 worth of
plate glass was broken.
Meet me at the electric fountain in
the Perkins Grill and listen to the Ha
waiian Symphony Orchestra at 12
o'clock lunch, 6 o'clock dinner and after
the theater,
ROAD
ASKING
5
Union Pacific Ready to Build
Into Aberdeen.
BEGIN SURVEYS . MONDAY
Payments Offered to Mill Compan
ies for Right or Way Through
Property Station Sites Are
Kept Secret by Company.
ABERDEEN". Wash.. Dec. 5. (Spe
cial.) Bids were called for today by
the Grays Harbor Puget Sound Rail
way for the construction of the exten
sion to Grays Harbor. This announce
ment is in line with the statement
given "out by .' 3. Patterson, manager
on. the .Harbor of the L'nlon Pacific in
terests, that work on the extension
wouM- begin within -90 days. Work on
the last surveys. It is also stated, will
be commenced Monday, when a large
corps of engineers and surveyors will
leave -this cltyto conclude the survey
of the Tout- between- this- -city and
Olympia.
Sites' for passenger and freight na
tions in Aberdeen are declared to have
been selected, but if so the secret is
being well kept. Rumors have been
busy the past few days thac the pas
senger station would be built on what
Is now the site of the Western Cooper
age Company's plant, but this report
is denied today.
Negotiations for the purchase only
of rights of way through the Western
Cooperage "grounds and the Mill plant
have been in progress, according to
statements made '.by officers of the
companies. . George. C. Atchison, for the
Cooperage Company, says that a right
of way 60 feet wide is desired through
the property of his company and that
a price has been submitted to the rail
roads. If accepted he says that the
sale will necessitate the entire recon
struction of the plant, since seven dry
kilns, a cooper shop and two ware
houses are now located on the land
the company'wanls'. All of these would
necessarily, be removed and would
force the cooperage company further
Into the- river -and - onto its boomage
property. Mr. Atchison said the offer
that had been made was considered
reasonable and he thought the com
pany would settle wilhou a condem
nation suit.
A.- W. 'MieHeton.. of-Hie -Anderson-Mid -dleton
Mill Company, said: "Reports re
garding the sale bf odr' property to the
L'nion Pacific, are untrue,. , A year ago a
representative of the company asked me
if our property, could, be bought without
a lawsuit, and I told 1 thought it could,
for the reason- that -we" needed another
railroad on Grays Harbor and should en
courage it. I have not heard .from the
company since, but presume It still
wants some part of our property Tor a
right of way.
The right of way will also take a part,
it is said, of the holdings of the Llml
strom Ship-Yard Company, the Western
Mtil Company and the Hart wood Company.
CARS COLLIDE IN THJCK FOG
Motorinaii Killed and Several Men
Injured in. Seattle Accident.
SEATTCE 'Waslir. Dec. 5. Motorman
Gust .Qlson. waa killed and two others
were hurt, perhaps fatally, when an out
bound university car crashed into an In
bound car at Roanoke street on Kastlake
avenue' at ' 7:40 o'clock this morning.
Twenty-th.-ee others weref seriously In
jured. The desperately hurt were re
moved to the Seattle General Hosnital as
fast as ambulancs and automobiles could
be summoned.
Owing to the heavy tog that prevailed,
the motorman on - the outbound car
missed the block lights on the single
track' and ran almost on the inbound
car before, he saw it. . When he applied
the brakes they failed to work, and next
moment came the crash.
Motorman Olson, of the Inbound car.
tried to Jump when "he "saw the other car
was bearing down upon him, but he was
too late, and was taken, broken and
bleeding, from the debris. He died at
12:25 o'clock.
The outbound car carried 130 passen
gers and the inbound more than 70.
The cars Must have collided with great
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but not. gaudy;. characteristic,
but not obnoxious; sedate,
and yet ''distinctive.
In making the selections of
our Chesterfield Clothes
we have constantly in mind
that young man who wishes
to dress different from his
father ! and yet maintain a
mannish, dashing appearance.
You could look 'the country over
from Coast to Coast and not find a
make of ready-to-wear clothing to
equal bur Chesterfield Clothed. The
exclusivehess of style and with an
unceasing endeavor for the best tail
oring has placed our Chesterfield
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force, as both platforms, were smashed
to kindling and nearly all the seats were
broken.
Those seriously hurt are as follows:
John E. Ixindel, Fremont, both legs
and left hand broken; condition serious,
at hospital.
William T. Prescott. 4126 Tenth avenue,
northeast, shoulder dislocated, hurt In
ternally. SI Reynolds. 302 Fifth avenue. I
Others suffered only ' minor cuts and
bruises.
STRING WIRES .IN . ALBANY
Trolley Car System Will Be Ready
for Use In January.
ALBANY, Or., Dec. 5. (Special.)
Trolley wires for Albany's new electric
line are being placed today. The track
is now laid on First street from Wash
ington to Lyon and out Lyon street to
Third street. The construction work
on the track Is nojv proceeding so
rapidly that another crew began work
today erecting the trolley wires and
bv the time the track is completed the
wires will be strung so that operation
can begin at once. The line will run
out Lvon street to Tenth, the terminus
adjoining the new Southern Pacific de
pot, and cars will be operated on this
line by the first of the new year.
This' line on First and Lyon streets
will be the only one erected this Win
ter, but it. Is understood that in the
Spring tracks will be laid on other
streets and a line will be operated the
length of the city east and west.
Mercury Goes to 24 at Albany.
ALBANY, Or., Dec. 5. (Special.)
Last night was the coldest of the year
in this part Of the state. The official
Government thermometer here, kept by
F. sr. French, United States weather
observer, recorded 24 degrees above
zero, which Is 4 degrees lower than any
mark heretofore reached this Winter.
- Programme for Young Women.
A musical programme by the Catholic
Women's League will be rendered, at the
Catholic Young Women's Home. Six
teenth and Couch streets, at 3 o'clock this
afternoon. Young women in the city are
invited to attend.
Books Make the Most
Acceptable
Xmas
Gifts
And GILUS
Have the Best
Selection
THERE IS A BOOK for you to give to any
relative or friend that will convey exactly
your message of love, affection, good-will or
friendship of whatever nature. There is nothing
that is so much, appreciated as a book nothing
that gives as great and as lasting a pleasure.
' Ours is the Oldest, Largest and Best BOOK STORE west
of the Rocky Mountains, having attained the venerable age
of Forty Years. ,
AVe have Books of history the works of famous authors
spirited Novels of today rich Gift Books Bibles Chil
dren's Story and Picture Books; unquestionably the best
selection to choose -from in Portland, and all at the fairest
and most tempting prices.
ABC books and uiiifuc menagerie books for the little ones sell
at from a nickel up. For the older boys and girls and we make a
specialty of books for this class the prices range from 25 cents up.
Handsome Gift books may be had from 50 cents to $4.00; leather
bound editions from 75 cents to $5.00; Bibles of every character up
'to $10.00, and as low as 50 cents. The best Popular Fiction at
$1.18 (publishers' price, .$1.50); the newest Reprint Novels at 50
cents (publishers' price, 75 cents).
But you "must COME AND SEE and EARLY; for then
you can choose fronv a complete, new, bright and inviting
stock and you'll also avoid the ceaseless, perpetual "Xmas
rush."
The result .of this will be more fitting presents for all
whom, you remember shop early.
Also
Stationery
Bookcases
Leather Good3 '
Mathematical Goods
Etc., Etc.
THE J. K. GILL CO.
"The Ideal Gift Store"
THIRD AND ALDER STREETS
JUST IN TIME
FOR XMAS
VIOLINS, MANDOLINS,
GUITARS, ETC, AT
50c ON THE DOLLAR
We have purchased the entire small goods stock of Eilers Piano
House, which, owing to lack of room, they recently determined to dis
continue. It includes Violins, Mandolins, Guitars, Banjos, Accordions,
Harmonicas, Zithers. Music Rolls, Music Stands, etc., etc.
Owing to the fact that our present stock is all that we can con
sistently handle, we have decided to close out the newly-acquired
goods at 50c on the dollar.
This is an unusual opportunity for people of Portland and vicinity .
to secure high-grade musical instruments and accessories at greatly
reduced prices.
Below we list a few of the remarkable bargains that .
we are now offering:
VIOLIN OUTFITS
Regular .$75.00 Violin, Box and Bow,, now $37.50
Uegular $GO.0O Violin, Box and Bow, now $30.00
Regular $50.00 Violin, Box and Bow, now Jj25.00
Regular $40.00 Violin, Box and Bow, now $20.00
Regular $30.00 Violin, Box and Bow, now 15.00
Regular $'20.00 Violin, Box and Bow, now 8510.00
Regular $10.00 Violin, Box and Bow, now $ 5.00
Regular $ 5.00 Violin, Box and Bow, now S5 2.50
ENTIRE STOCK OF MANDOLINS, GUITARS, HARMONI
CAS, ACCORDIONS AND ZITHERS AT ONE-HALF PRICE
MUSIC ROLLS
Regular $3.00 Music Roll,
now ...551.75
Regular $2.50 Music Roll,
now 851.50
Regular $2.00 Music Roll,
now .551.00
Regular $1.00 Music Roll,
. now 55 .50
BANJOS
Regular $40 Banjo now 5520.00
Regular $30 Banjo now 5515.00
Regular $20 Banjo now 8510.00
Regular $10 Banjo 'now $ 5.00
Entire line of Violin Cases at exactly
one-half price, while they last.
VIOLIN BOWS
Regular $10 Violin Bows,.
now 856.50
Regular $7.50 Violin Bows,
now 554.50
Regular $5.00 Violin Bows,
now 553. OO
$3.00 Violin Bows, now $1.50
$2.00 Violin Bows, now SjSl.OO
MUSIC STANDS' .
Hamilton Music Stands..S51.25
Rojal Music Stands 55 .75
Leather Music Stand
Cases, all sizes 551.00
111 FOURTH STREET, NORTH OF WASHINGTON STREET.
SOLE AGENTS CELEBRATED DUNLAP HATS
If anybody asked you what
kind of clothes you want, you'd
say: "Good Clothes, and noth
ing else."
That's your rulefor clothes,
isn't it? It's ours, as sellers.
WemakeaspecialtyofStein
Bloch Co. Smart Clothes,
because they are better than
any other we know, most per
fectly fit our ideas as here ex
pressed. They are nothing: else than
good clothes; as profitable to
you to buy as to us to sell.
We show a most complete
stock of these fine clothes.
From the smart business
suit to the extreme evening
clothes. Including Overcoats
and Raincoats.
$20 to $50
A complete assortment of
Holiday Furnishing Goods;
this includes everything for
men.
If you are undecided give
him a Merchandise Order and
let him choose for himself.
ROB
INSONsCO
Washington at Fifth
Perkins Hotel Building