The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, October 19, 1913, Section One, Image 16

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Newspaper Page TextTITE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN. PORTLANP, OCTOBER 19. 1913. 16 con SS ON SAD TO BEE CO OMIC fill T,1nA a tha nnnt Csf fiollth VI 111. 1D1UUU, v w v- America. Preserved ginger, 25 and 50 cents a packet; Ohio cnestnuts, 35 and 40 cents a pound: Doherty (Oregon Officials Declare Published Statement Does Not Give Adequate Explanation. EFFECTING CHANGE COSTLY Comparisons Being Prepared to Show Economics Introduced and It Is Asserted Great Saving to Tax payers Will Be Shown. Taking: exception to figures shown In a report by City Auditor Barbur on the cost of commission form of govern ment In Portland during Its first three months of operation, as compared with the last three months of the old coun cilmanic form, and also declaring that newspaper comment upon the subject has been unfair, members of the City Commission have prepared a statement to show that the commission form has in reality cost comparatively less in three months than the old form, not withstanding the increase in salaries of officials provided in the city char ter adopted by the people in April of this year. The statement of the Auditor showed that the expenditures for ordinary gov ernmental operation during July, Au gust and September, the first three months of commission government In Portland, was about $11,000 greater than the cost for April, May and June, the last three months of the council manic government. Members of the Commission say that these figures for July, August and September Involve all the expense of the change of gov ernment which of necessity must be great, and also eliminate the element of saving of money by new systems of doing business. New Department Effective. In the purchasing department, for Instance, Commissioner Blgelow, head of the department of finance, reports that the new system has occasioned an expenditure of $2000 In salaries and expenditures for the purchase of ma chinery for the new municipal shops. Out of this $2000 salary expenditure the city saved in cost of purchases ap proximately $3000 in July, the first month of commission government. Each month since, the saving has increased. Actual figures to show the increase have not been compiled. Out of the salaries paid the city has saved the cost of making repairs to automobiles and other apparatus for merly done at private garages. For merly most of these repairs were ac credited to expenditures from the gen eral fund and other funds of the city. Now they are charged to salaries be cause the city has its own men. The cost under the old form was much greater, but it was paid out in a dif ferent way and therefore Is not shown in the comparisons between the costs of the two forms of government. It is declared that a comparison of the money actually expended, taking into consideration the change in sys tem of making expenditures, would show that the cost in July, August and September would be lower by far than during April, May and June, not withstanding the large outlay neces sary to get the new government into working shape. Salarlra Requirement Greater. The people, in adopting the commis sion charter, increased salaries. It is believed that the Increase in this way will be more than made up in the sav ings In the new and more efficient methods of transacting business. Un der the old form there were 15 Coun cllmen, who were paid $25 a month each. This made an tggregate salary for Councilmen $4500 a year. With the salary of the Mayor this was raised to $8500 a year. Under the commission government there are four Commission ers at an aggregate salary of $20,000 a year and a Mayor at $6000 a year, making a total of $26,000 a year or an Increase of $17,500 a year. In addition, provision is made for a purchasing agent at $8600 a year, and he of ne cessity has to have assistants. This increase, it is declared, will be more than made up by new systems of purchases and business transactions. Members of the Commission Bay that this will be demonstrated by Janu ary 1. They assert that the actual figures, comparing the first three months of commission government with the last three months of councllmanlc government, will be the biggest in dorsement the commission government could have. The Commissioners hope to show that, notwithstanding the un avoidable salary increase, the actual dollars and cents comparisons will show a big saving under the commission sys in thn first three months. Such comparisons are being prepared by Municipal Purchasing Agent Wood. GOOD THINGS IN MARKET A MONO fresh fruitB, apples now lead easily. The display, whether in boxes or pyramids, is certainly very fine. Winter bananas come first at $1 a dosen and $2 to $2.75 a box; King, 60 cents; Northern Spy, 30; Spitxen berg and Jonathan, 25, and wax, 20 cents a dozen. A specially handsome exhibit of fancy apples in boxes for shipping, as pres ents, includes Winter Bananas at $3.30 cnu.nhr at S3 a box. Many shipments are being made to England and the European Continent. There are still plenty of grapes to be seen and among them the Moss seed less, from Detroit. Mich., at $1 for, a five-pound - box; Concords, 20 and 25 cents; Muscats, 30; Malagas, 35, and Tokay, 40 cents a basket. Peaches are gradually receding. The Dalles has some Elbertas of large size in market at 20 cents a dozen. The average Is 85 cents a box, though Sal ways are offered at 60 cents a box. Bartlett pears sell at 20 to 25 cents a dozen; oranges, 60 cents a dozen and upwards; lemons, 35 cents a dozen; Florida grapefruit, 15 and 20 cents each; quinces, four pounds for a quar ter; bananas, 15 cents a dozen; the best of Italian prunes, two dozen 15 cents, four dozen for a quarter; unusually large pomegranates, 16 cents each; per simmons, large, 5 cents each, smaller, 25 cents a dozen; from California come prickly and Sickle pears, the first 5 'cents each, the second 50 cents a dozen; casabas, 25 to 35 cents each; red Mer Titt prunes for stuffing), 10 cents a dozen; pineapples, 25 to 35 cents each; a consignment of Latzee pears (for sweet pickles) are offered at $2.50 a box. Two interesting varieties of late melons, both developed in Oregon, are the Tango and Steinhauer, at 20 cents each. For the holiday festivities and for Winter use "Brown Autumn" is spread ing -her store with generous hand. New Smyrna figs, 30 cents a pound. Fard and golden dates, the first 20 cents and the second 15 cents a pound, from Mc- trrntfn rhntnilta (for Stuffing), 20 cents a pound; new almonds and wal nuts, 30 cents a pound; hickory nuts, 15 cents a pound, and black walnuts, at the same price, is but a brief outline of the good things our markets afford. Among vegetables those that develop above ground are on the wane and feeling the touches of frost, while . i. kat irrmi nnHur cround &ro ex panding and coming to their prime. The only newcomer tnis ween, is voB .aiafuA tvrn hiinnhe fO lEtUlO Uyovct t - " 25 cents. Potatoes now retail around $1 to $1.25 a sack; the sweet variety, 10 pounds for a quarter. Some par . i i .. -i nt.r.frA nwAtrnn cauliflower al 35 cents a head helps to adorn the market. (Sliced with red cabbage, the combination is voted "prime" by cul inary experts.) Less select cauliflower can be had from 10 to 15 cents a head. Hood River is to the front with splen did head lettuce large as cabbages 10 cents each; corn getting scarce 30 cents a dozen; green urns oeauo good two pounds for 25 cents; string beans, 15 ' cents for the same amount; fancy bunches hearts of celery, 25 cents each, but gooa, tnougn ieu i"vj, wa haj at tvtrn for 15 cents artichokes, $1 a dozen; okra, 25 cents i it A 9 fnni a a pouno; cvcumucis, -- - dozen; tomatoes, 5 cents a pound mushrooms, 60 and 75 cents a pound. In the fish market: Baby salmon, 2! n.,n. rninTTihln. River chlnool ueiiia i u i salmon. 15 cents; smelt and torn cod. 15 cents or two pounos ior a. ut" salt macjserei, iu ii v ... in ..nt. a nminil! crabs. 15 25 cents eacn; razor ciams, is cents i dozen, comprise the more prominen t ,v,a moat- mflrknt ITia Advent colder weather is bringing pork, in Its various lorms, 10 m iruuw fwi id" derloin, 60 cents a pound; smoked hams rrom is to i puuii a i-clw pound; pork spareribs, 15 cents .... .i "nlo- nnrlf" aflune'v )fuuini, uii? f r - - - o cardboard boxes, 25 cents each; choice English lamD cnops, zu cents a poura pot roasts, 15 cents a pound, and all th staples, looking very fresh and invit ing. Thoujrh noultry is described as "com- lng in better," the prices hold up ...,41.. T.ai.0-A finiHnir i.hlf.lrpTiH 9.5 cents a pound; small, 30 cents; ducks, 30 cents; geese, 25 cents; turkey, 85 cents a pound. The dainty ,of the poultry market is squab guinea fowl, at $1.50 each. Eggs, 40 to 50 cents a dozen; butter. v iu a cenia a puuuu. The season has come round again rv null lilt; uita it!;- - t-u w v lied upon by housekeepers to provide llll? lli till g, 1 . Dkwwn.a w . kippered herring, salmon and cod are in the marKet, tne nrst at o cents eacn, the second 20 cents and the third 2i cents a pouno. ouueu biuiaua ubiiice, snlmnn t i t and Rmoked salmon are each 35 cents a pound. Home-made salads ol most inviting appearance, chicken, 40 cents; shrimp and crab, 30 cents, and potato, 20 cents a pound. OIIva oil salad dressinar (uncooked is 60 cents a pint, 35 cents a pint if cooked. The wide range of selection in this ready-to-set-on-the-table de partment of the larger stores is little less man merveious. to of in WEIDLER GETS $300 RISE STIR AMOXG CITY EMPLOYES FOL LOWS ACTIOS'. After Adopting Efficiency Salary Baal, ' Commission Makes "Exception to Rule." A stir was caused among employes of the city yesterday when the City Commission, after adopting by unani mous vote an ordinance placing' salaries on an efficiency basis, eliminating the elements of politics and personality, proceeded to make an exception to the rule by increasing the salary of MUton W. Weidler, chief clerk in the Are de partment, from $1800 to $2100 a year. The action was based on the fact that Mr. Weidler is one of the oldest and most efficient city employes in the service. Strict compliance with the efficiency ordinance as passed previous to the action on the Weidler case would have made it Impossible for Mr. Weid ler to receive more than $1800 a year. The action was opposed by Commis sioners Brewster and Daly, both con tending that If the new salary role as based on efficiency is to be. of any use the elements of personality and poli tics shpuld be left out altogether. They declared that in the efficiency system a certain standard is set for certain classes of work, and that these salaries are based on scientific facts involving the worth of men capable of doing cer tain classes of work. Mayor Albee and Commissioner Blge low and Dleck voted in favor of the in crease, basing their action on the record of Mr. Wledler. Commissioner Daly said this was inconsistent. "You have just passed an ordinance fixing a standard for salaries. The purpose is to correct an evil. Immediately after this action you turn about and violate the purpose of the ordinance by allow ing personality to play a part In the i considerations," he said. In the face of the trouble which arose and the fact that all members of the Commission were not satisfied with the salaries of employes as set forth in the ordinance, final consideration of the measure was deferred until later. City employes who are cut in salary under the new system declared after the meeting that if exceptions to the effi ciency rule are to be made in certain cases they should be made in all cases. They declare that the salaries already have been fixed tentatively, and that if the element of personality is to be brought into the considerations the Commissioners will make a botch of the attempt now under way to equalize the salary lists and base them on effi ciency and the real work of the em ploye for the service rendered. LAST CONFESSION DOUBTED Prosecuting Attorney Thinks Spanos and Parker Seek to Escape Penalty, Little stock is taken In Medford of the latest confessions by Mike Spanos and Frank Parker, condemned to hang for the murder of George Dedaskalous, in which the attempt is made to shift the crime on the shoulders of Tom Frekus, the star witness for the state against these two men. The recent arrest of Frekus for steal ing two boxes of apples from the Hop kins ranch at Central Point is sup posed to be the cause of this most recent confession. Spanos haB already made three confessions, all different and all but the first one exonerating Spanos and, according to Prosecuting Attorney Kelley, the evidence against these two men was so conclusive and the evidence to substantiate subsequent confessions so insufficient that it is plainly a last desperate attempt to escape the death penalty or, if possible, secure a stay of sentence. , TALKINGJV1ACHINES At Your Own Terms. See Graves Muslo Company Removal Sale adv, page iu, section a. auv. More than 600.000 men are employed In wortuui wv - dom. Wet a Piece of Goik- Inwntssr cheese dod a be. & Wring It Dry . or than damp. . Poor on O-Cedar Polish tmtH the cloth contains as modi ncJisn m k does water. lo ttoer the stnrace to bo cleaned. VarntsK sbacrbs K O-Cedar bat noi watei the frie- boa i mmvm the dirt aad dost VI. I J f i.-y ana zoo sortace This Is What An 0-Cedar Polish Means to You It means relief from the hardest work of housekeeping. The hard, tedious, back-breaking drudgery ot constant cleaning, dusting and polishing. And it means even more a clean bright, dustless home without hard work, red hands, tired back and tired knees. Just a few minutes daily and your floors are spotlessly clean and as bright and pretty as new. The New The Improved The Better Lf is cleaned. Polish xtuth a Dry Cloth Sliffbx mLijirtf will quickly pro-1 duce Aa desired lustre and ocisJ X The Beauty of the Grain apra wma taa urnaa oak at sew. .-.X'Tf. ft r A Hard. Dry Lastn 'M not Buraeojr or atiefcy. A earn- brio bmKftercbict wooid not beLS soiled closed on eny article polished (lie (J-JsdeT f'Mi- Be Bure you always get Mm pll li . '. " 1 1 " ii i i , . , . f "s" 1 J I Polls VAi DaaW Erwywham Cbamell Ckemkmi Co, MeaCanvilAva. ctacAco rt. 5 Wm&hM i f No Doty Hear ljpv: i; :r, 'Polish (Jtofc U.S. Pat Office' Two Sizes $LOO and $1.50 is even better than before. And there are over a million now in use all giving perfect satisfaction. Ask your neighbor. With the new, improved, easily re moved pad, its cleaning, washing and renewing takes but a few min utes. You can get a specially pre nared dusting and cleaning: pad for X waxing surfaces, or where a lustre is not desired. lust. Try It at Our Risk Simply deposit the price with your dealer and try an O-Cedar Polish Mop at our risk for 2 days. If not eminently satisfactory your money returned without a question. Sent from either factory, prepaid, upon receipt of price, if not at your dealer's. $1 size not sold in Canada. CHANNELL CHEMICAL COMPANY, 1439 CwroU Aw-, CHICAGO Charmsil (ieralcal Co lid toMBBLO. Canada FLOWER SHOW IS DATED GREAT PREPARATIOH IS BECfG MADE BT FLORISTS. Clarke, E. T. Mlsche, J. B. Pllkington, R. R. Routledge, B. Tonseth. Max Smith, Albert Rahn, Arthur Bowman, J. J. But. zer, Hans Nlklas, John Holden and J. H. Bacher; committee on decorations, A. J. Clarke. James Forbes. Max Smith, B. Tonseth, H. Nlklas; publicity commit- tee, Ralph R. Routledffe. Arthur Bow man and J. J. Butzer. ChehaUs Resident Dies Aged TO. CHEHAXJS, Tfash., Oct. 18. (Spe cial.) A. J. Bates, father of A. A. Prise List Leng-thr, Mimic ProTldeOi Ost-of-Town Judges to Act and Receipts Will Go to Charity. Vm.mhfr 11 and 12 have been de cided upon, as the dates for the second annual Flower Show to be given at tne Armory by the Portland Floral Society. The show last year, , althougn pro nounced by many the finest thins of the kind they had ever seen anywhere, bids fair to be eclipsed this season, as the florists are growing flowers, vines and fern3 in great quanttles with which i adorn the Armory on tne occasion ' this the second annual show. m , -1 n.1lf v,nv n thrAe-fold mls- X iio auun . . . . sion to entertain all lovers of the beautiful in nature, to educate the pub lic and to help in charity, as the re ceipts Will all go to uio r run o.uu Flower Mission, which maintains a Day Nursery for the children of moth ers who are employed. Prizes, both in cash and in beautiful silver trophies, will be offered for the , i v.iKi0 -fcTufVi IntprpRt centers Deal e.iui.J' around the decorated table section, which last year provea to oe one oi the greatest attractions of the show. A group of well-known Portland so ciety women will be the judges in this particular class. The other judges will OUt-OI-lOWn meu, uxie uceii- at- be UO UUV-vi'.wi.- ' cured from among the flower experts of San r rancisco, anu w c.vpci;i.c from the East and a third probably will be KOt from one of the cities in this section. , An orchestra composed or zt pieces selected from the Symphony Orchestra will play during the two days of the show. The second day of tne show will be school children's day and special ar rangements will be made for entertain- -u. hrnuanria n f school nhlldrpn lug vuc of the city that they too may enjoy the beauty of the finest blossoms that can be grown. The officers of the show are: Presi dent, J. B. Pilkington; secretary, F. A. Van K.lrlc; treasurer, i. joneetu; ucsei era! arrangements, James Forbes, A. J, We Are Principal Portland Agents for O'Cedar Mops and Polish Daily Demonstration in Our Basement Store See This Demonstration Tomorrow Bates, of Chehalis. died in Seattle this week. Burial was made in the family lot at Centralia. Mr. Bates had been a resident of Chehalis for several years, and was visiting Seattle relatives when he died. He was 79 years old and was hnrn In Conenhacen. N. T. I-Ater ha lived in Iowa and afterwards in Utah and Illinois. He came to this section in 1899. His wife died in 1911. Two sons. A- A. Bates and Bailey Bates, sur vive . 0' CEDAR PRODUCTS AEE ON SALE IN" OUR KITCHENWAR E DEPART- MENT. O-CEDAR POLISH IS A VARNISH FOOD DOES NOT GUM. RE- STORES VARNISH TO ITS ORIGINAL BRIL- LIANCY. FOR USE ON AUTOMOBILES, PIANOS, FURNITURE, HARDWOOD FLOORS AND MOST EXCELLENT FOR DUSTING. O-CEDAR POLISHING MOPS' UNEXCELLED FOR HARDWOOD FLOORS. O CEDAR DUSTING MOPS INDISPENSABLE FOR DUSTING PURPOSES. NOTE ON AND AFTER TUESDAY NEXT OUR KITCHENWAR E DEPARTMENT WILL BE LOCATED IN NEW QUARTERS ON TUB SECOND FLOOR, HONEYMAN HARDWARE CO. FOURTH AT ALDER.