The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, February 01, 1914, Image 12

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Newspaper Page Text12 TIIE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 1, 1914. MR. SLOVER DOUBTS 0FFIG1ALS' POWER Right to Discharge Any City Employe Not Definitely Placed, Is Stand. INJUNCTION IS OBTAINED Attorney for ox-Captain of Police Kestrains Civil Service Board Temporarily Xew Charter Is y Cited in Support. Does Mayor Albee or any other of ficial of the City of Portland have the right to discharge any city employe for any cause whatsoever? This is the question involved in an Injunction suit filed yesterday in Cir cuit Court by C. M. Idleman, attorney for ex-Captain of Police E. A. Stover. Upon the strength of an argument by Mr. Idleman that city officials do not liave the power of dismissal. Judge Morrow yesterday issued a temporary order restraining- the Municipal Civil Service Board from hearing the evi dence in the case of Mr. Slover, whe, with 11 other policemen, was dis charged some time ago by Mayor Albee on various charges. As a result of the restraining order, members of the Civil Service Board met yesterday afternoon at the hour Bet for the hearing of Air. Slover and postponed hearing the case until fur ther legal proceedings to determine the authority of the Commissioners and the Mayor have been instigated. Removal Powfr la Doubt Attorney Idleman contends that pro visions' of the city commission charter must be In direct language, nothing whatever to be implied. He says that the commission charter as adopted last Spring to replace the old charter pro vides for the removal of employes for cause, but does not place the removing power in the hands of the Mayor, who. lie says, only can suspend. And upon the point there is much contention in legal circles. Section 317 of the commission char ter pertaining to civil service, it Is con tended, explains the method of removal, but does not say who has power to make such removal. The text follows: 'Section 317. No employe In the classified civil service who shall have been permanently appointed under the provisions of this, article shall be re moved or discharged except for cause, a written statement of which, in gen eral terms, shall be served upon him and a duplicate filed with the Com mission. Such removal or discharge may be made without any trial or hear ing. Any employe so removed may within 10 days from his removal file with the Commission a written de mand for investigation. If such de mand shall allege, or if it shall other wise appear to the Commission that the discharge or removal was for political or religious reasons, or was not In good faith, for the purpose of Improv ing the public service, the matter shall forthwith be investigated by or before-the Commission, or by or before some officer or board appointed by the Commission to conduct such In vestigation. The investigation shall be confined to the determination of the question of whether such removal or discharge was or was not for political or religious; reasons, or was or was not made In good faith for- the pur rose of Improving the public service. The burden of proof shall be upon the discharged employe. On such grounds the Commission may find that the em ploye so removed Is entitled to rein statement -upon such conditions or terms- as may be imposed, by the Com mission, or may affirm his removal. The findings of the Commission, or such officer or board, when approved by the Commission, shall be certified to the .appointing officer and shall be forthwith enforced by .such officer." Another Sect ion Questioned. Another section of the charter out lines the power of removal but there is a question as to Its applicability. Section 317, relating to the removal f civil service employes, reads: "Section 286b. The Council shall liave the power by ordinance to create and abolish all such subordinate offi ces, places and employments In the service of the city as it may deem nec esary for efficient and economical ad ministration. Each Commissioner shall appoint and remove the Incumbents of all subordinate offices and employ ments In his department, subject to the Civil Service Rules of this Charter." , "Without the Mayor and Commission ers or any other official having- the power of removal of employes things would be thrown in a deplorable con dition, it is said. Kmployes could re ifuse to work, could practice insubor dination and do anything desired with out danger of losing their positions. M. M. SPAULDING IS BURIED Funeral Services Held at Chapel of Holman Company. The funeral of Morton M. Spaulding was held at 2 o'clock yesterday.- The service was that of the Unitarian Church, Kev. T. L. Eliot officiated, tho service being held in the chapel of Hoi. man's undertaking establishment and he also said the service over the grave at Rivervlew Cemetery. Mrs. Max M. Shtllock sang at the chapel service. The pallbearers were: J. D. O'Shea, E. Pap worth, E. May, J. E. Forestel, A. Streift and 11. W. Fries. Mr. Spaulding died at his home, 175 North Sixteenth street. Wednesday. He had been an Invalid for two years. He was 67 years of age and a native of Massachusetts. For many years he and his twin brother were engaged In the meat business, and he was one of the founders of the American Dressed Meat Company and the Union Meat Company. He is survived by a widow, a son. At. R. Spaulding, and a daughter Relief F. Spaulding. ALBANIAN REBEL TO DIE Leader of Movement to Put Izzet Pasha on Throne Condemned. AVLOXA, Albania. Jan. 31. Bekir Aga, the leader of a revolutionary movement which began here early in January, with the object of placing Izzet Pasha, ex-Turkish Minister of War, on the Albanian throne, was con demned to death today after a trial. Nine Turkish officers implicated in the movement were sentenced to imprison ment of from three to 15 years. The Turkish officers, together with 200 Turkish soldiers, arrived here Jan uary 7 on board an Austrian steam ship from Constantinople. The detach ment was surrounded and disarmed after It had landed, the provisional autonomous government of Albania having been forewarned, LYRIC TENOR COMING HERALDED AS GREATEST John McCormack, Young Irish Singer Who Appears in Portland February s', Draws Record Audiences on Three Continents. JOHN MANNING IS FORMALLY IN " RAGE V : - : - . - y K f , - " JOHN M'CORMACK. MOST unusual is the opportunity that will be given to Portland people Sunday afternoon, Febru ary 8, to hear the man proclaimed the world's greatest lyric tenor at a popu lar Sunday concert. John McCormack, the young Irish tenor, has already this season sung in three continents, and to record-breaking audiences, many hundreds of people being turned away unable to obtain seats. His American tour Is a short one this season, open ing on the Pacific Coast. Only 35 possible dates could be offered by his manager, yet 147 cities and towns In Amerca made application for these 35 dates. The radiance and sparkle of youth mingles with rare pathos and sudden onsets of tenderness that stir the heart strangrely, as John McCormack sings the folk-songs of Ireland. Apropos of these folk-songs. John McCormack, last April, In a speech thanking the people of Boston for a massive loving-cup just handed him by the Mayor of Bos ton, said: "Ireland was singing when the breath of history first parted the mists about her coasts. All down through the ages she has sung, whether on the battlefield, amid the clang of arms, when half-savage kings went chanting to the fight; in the quiet cot, when the wandering bard tuned his harp to gentler lays; or out among the hills under the stars, when the shepherd voiced the wonder of the heavens, or the yearnings of his heart. Even through years of famine and horror, of poverty and discouragement, she sang, though it might be mournfully, and to day she is still crooning to herself, or to whomsoever has ears to hear, not loudly, not dramatically, but very sweetly. From coast to coast the is land is throbbing- with its heritage of melody." The McCormack concert will take place at the Armory under direction of LrfJis Steers-Wynn Comm. SCHOLARSHIP IS WON Carrier for The Oregonian Is to Be Sent to Harvard. CARL ROCHET GETS HONOR Harvard- Club, of Portland, Selects Jefferson High Student on Merit After Thorough Investigation. Boy's Record Attracts. Here Is a newspaper carrier who Is going to Harvard. His name Is Carl Rochet and for the last four years he has been a carrier for The Oregonian. He has just been IC- JN 0' j t ' '- i Crt Rochet. Orreonlaa Carrier. A fco Wins Harvard Club's An nual Scholarship at Harvard University. awarded the Harvard scholarship, one of which 13 given annually by the Harvard Club of Portland. Young Rochet is a student at Jeffer son High School and will be graduated from there this year. He is the son of Mrs. Anna E. Grivelli, who Is well known among Portland 'business men as a sales agent for one of the big stationery and printing houses. Since coming to Portland seven years ago the boy has worked his own way through high school, has contributed substantially to his own support and that of his mother and never has been without employment. He has mani fested, always, a desire for learning and has nursed, continuously, an ambi tion to become a lawyer. He expects to enter Harvard law school after first completing his preliminary training at Harvard College. $500 Canh Payment Included. His scholarship, which consists of a cash payment of $500, will apply on his general expenses, including travel, tuition and recesslties. He will earn additional funds by working either at the university, in Boston or at some other place convenient to his studies. Of course, his scholarship is subject to his passing the required entrance examinations, but the lad is so con fident that he will pass that he is making all preparations to enter Harvard next Fall. Examinations will be held In Portland, as usual, early in the Summer. He is very apt at his studies and his teachers predict that he will pass without difficulty and with a good record. The Harvard scholarship is awarded annually by the Harvard Club of Port land, composed of Harvard alumni residing in Portland. A. I Mills, presi dent of the First National Bank, Is the president, and K. H. Koehler, of the Eastern & Western Lumber Company, is secretary. The club aims to select each year a deserving boy of certain ability who probably would not be able to secure an education otherwise. The attention of the club was called to young Rochet a few months ago and after Investigation he was awarded the scholarship on his merits alone. Harvard clubs in other cities perform a similar service, but it is said that the scholarship awarded by the Port land club Is the. largest. The young man has made a good record not only In his studies, but in student affairs, in business and at home. He is somewhat slight of build, altuough perfectly normal and entirely healthy, and has taken active part in athletics. He has been assistant man ager of the Jefferson High School foot ball team. Portland Attorney Seeks Dem ocratic Nomination for Governor of Oregon. PLATFORM MADE PUBLIC Law Enforcement, Publicity of State Business and Economy Among Promises and Bifurcated Session Is Proposed. Th open secret that John Mannlns: would be a candidate for the Demo cratic nomination for the Governorship wu given concrete form yesterday, when Mr. Manning made public the text of a letter which carries his announce ment of candidacy to the voters of the state. Law enforcement is tha first nianir In Mr. Manning's platform, and h fur ther pledges himself to support tho principles or "progressive Democracy," give an economical administration. make all effort to hasten the back-to-the-land movement, work for good roads through bond Issues Judiciously expended, advocate legislative reform, and join with those who are striving to get deep water from Portland to the sea. .-Candidate Is Attorney. Mr. Manning is a Portland attornev. When George E. Chamberlain was first elected Governor. Mr. Manning was ap pointed to fill his unexpired term as District Attorney of Multnomah County. Mr. Manning was elected and served one term in the same office. Mr. Manning's announcement. in part, is as follows: "Seeking as I do, at the hands of the people of Oregon, the nomination and election to the office of Governor of the state, it seems proper that I should declare briefly and clearly my views ana convictions and also to sketch an outline of the things which seem to me essential to the progress and prosper ity of the people, and which, in thi event of my election, I shall strive to accomplish. "By stating thus where I stand I shall feel, if elected, that I am commis sioned to use my efforts and the in fluence of my office within the law, to achieve these ends, and the time is now for the people to rally to the sup port, of these principles, and to my support if, in their judgment, they are truly served thereby. a "As emphatically as I am able, I wish to announce that I shall enforce the law with energy. Pxopcr Publicity Vrged. "A proper amount of publicity of all affairs of Government tends to create the intelligent and critical interest of the people in the business of the state and aids as a safeguard against ex travagance and dishonesty. It is my purpose to publish periodically, the de tailed expenditures of the various branches of the State government through the press. "Through this publicity, I hope to attain a greater economy in the man agement of the state's business, but I hope to be able to reduce . expenses by reduction of the number of salaried office holders and commissions to the lowest number consistent with efficient service; to this and a careful scrutiny of their expenditures I stand hereby committed. "The uncultivated land of the state should, with all possible haste, be cleared, divided up and sold to home seekers at cost on a 20-year payment plan. Bonds should be sold by the state for this purpose, to be a Hen on the land and guaranteed by the state. The settler should have the benefit NURSES GET LICENSES 14 PASS TEST ALLOWING THEM TO . GIVE AXESTHETIC. Every Applicant Taking; Examination Under Xew Law Is Successful Sy Dr. L. M. Hamilton. First to take the examinations for license to administer anesthetics under the new law passed at the last session of the State. Legislature, 14 nurses will secure licenses from the State Board of Medical Examiners. There were no failures among, these applicants, who took their examination at the same time that the state medical examina tions were given, January 6 to 8. The rules governing the Issuance of licenses for the administering of anes thetics require that the applicant shall be a graduate or a member of a senior class of a "Nurses' Training School" or a recognized hospital, and an additional certificate showing that the applicant has taken a special course of three months in chemistry, physiology and theoretical and practical anesthesia, during which the applicant must have given an anesthetic at least 100 times under competent supervision. The nurse is required to pass an oral or written examination before the state board on these subjects. The 14 nurses to whom certificates will be issued, as announced yesterday by Dr. L. H. Hamilton, secretary of the State Board, are: Misses Marie M. Tunzat, Elizabeth A. Darling, Anne M. Schneider, Fhilomena Kurath, .Hazel Butler, Frances C- Maron, Anna Cath erine Berg, of Salem; Edith Greene, Edith D. Muhs. L. Jean Sharp, Georgina Mary Welsh, Mae V. Eidemlller, Cora Laretta Dunlap and Elsie E. Hollen beck, of Vancouver, Wash. "When I'm legally free," he says In his usual deep, rich tones. "I'm coming to awsk you to be me wife," of the low interest and the powerful organization which the state can put beuind this enterprise. "No increase of taxes would follow this as the land would pay its own way, but a great increase in the taxable property and population would follow and a corresponding benefit to all citizens of the state. "Roads should be divided Into state highways, these built by the state and paid for by general taxation: county highways, these to connect to the former and built and paid for by the county by general taxation; lateral roads which should be provided by the road district and paid for by the im mediately benefited district. Perhaps some form of ten-year bonding plan similar to the plan used by the cities for street improvements, would solve the question of financing these roads. Split Sesnton Wanted. "I favor the enactment of a law to change the present legislative session into two periods, the first to be a term of one week and to be given up to the introduction and reference to com mittees of bills and nothing more. Bills tfis. - - J : -f- nv ! -- -fp -" If --i irt tilinni 'i nil rmn 1 1 mnii-i n '.tnti'v I John Manning, Portland At tor-, ney, "Who Aspires to Be Governor. to be immediately printed. The second period, which should occur after a recess of 30 days, to proceed with the deliberation and passage or rejection of these bills and no others except in certain emergencies. During recess these measures would have the benefit of public criticism, thus preventing unpopular, tricky and hasty legisla tion. "In common with our merchants and public organizations of business men, I promise my support to the efforts now going on to enlist the Federal Gov ernment's assistance in securing deeper water to the sea." MAYOR TO HELP CLERKS EXECUTIVE SAYS DEMERIT SYSTEM IS BSPAIR. Department Heads Should Set Time When Employes Go to Work, Declares Mr. Albee. Declaring there is unfairness in the new demerit system which was adopted last year by the City Commission to apply to all city employes. Mayor Al bee announced yesterday that he will suggest to the Commission several im portant changes. He will urge elimina tion of a provision which provides for the penalizing of employes absent on account of sickness and will ask an amendment to permit heads of de partments to designate the hours em ployes shall serve. Under the system as it has operated during the past month the employes have been given demerits for sickness. An example of the unfairness of this is pointed out by Mayor Albee in the case of S. Grutze, Chief Deputy City Auditor. For more than three months PERFORCE, GEORGE BAKER TURNS TO PL AY WRITING Versatile Manager of Baker Stock Company Becomes "Belasco of Port land" When Last Act of "The Silver Horde" Is Written. BY LEOXE CASS BAER. t IN the ups and downs of a very busy career George L, Baker, manager of the Baker Players, has had a great many titles, business and otherwise, tacked after his name or leading it off. And, although he has been as sociated with the theater in every capacity, from usher to scene shifter, property man and manager, he has yet one position in the amusement world to fill. That is he had. until the last fortnight. Now, he has filled it. He is a playwright. Many persons are playwrights. The world Is full of them. They write at the stage and to the stage just as would-be newspaper people write at the paper or to it. The ones who land are those who write for it. There's a great difference. Sometimes it is a loud and Insistent call that forces folk to write. Oftener it is some other sound they hear, and mistake for the call to write. Everyone who has Landed even so much as- a four-line poem at space rates In a magazine hopes some day to be the author of "the great Amer ican drama." Every little home now has a playwright all its own. It's Different With Mr. Baker. But here's the fly in the ointment they never sell their yards of manu script, and Belasco goes right on pro ducing plays written by others. In which respect George L. Baker has it all over the aspiring and per spiring little fellow with a play to sell. Mr. Baker, you see, has all the mod ern conveniences of play-writins and producing. He writes his play, dic tates it to Mrs. Baker, which Is a rare combination of pleasure and work, not to mention profit, and pares and prunes to suit himself. He cuts out any line he does not like and substitutes others a thing he couldn't do if It was the work of some other author. Then he submits- it to himself, buys it promptly and has Milton Seaman read it just to make Milt feel that he's earning his salary as play-reader for the organization. Next he produces it. His own com pany plays it. And all his friends have bought tickets to see it today and the rest of the week. The only thing he cannot do is review the pro duction for the papers. The play Is "The Silver Horde." Rex Beach wrote it. George L. Baker dramatized it. Tou will, no doubt, read on the programme Borne name other than Mr. Baker's as the dramatist. But, like some breakfast foods, "there's a reason." Domestic Parallel Cited. It's just aa if you'd had a dress made by a modiste and when itcame home it didn't fit anywhere, was too short some places and too long In others, and not tho color you selected and of no earthly use to you. So you Just took it all to pieces, cut it over by a pattern you made, took a dart here and,- let it out there until you. finally turned out a perfect and lovely gown. Get the "Idear?" That's what G. L. B. did to "The Silver Horde." Also he is responsible for the work tho other fellow put in on it, responsible for his doing it, but not for the way he did it. About a year ago Mr. Baker read the book and its dramatic quality ap pealed to him. So he dashed off a letter to Sanger &. Jordan, who represent Mr. Baker's theatrical interests in the East. ! He asked them if they had the drama tized version of the book. They said no, but that if he wanted it dramatized they'd have it done. Mr. Bakor's idea at the first reading had been to use the play for a road production. Later he decided to confine his theatrical interests solely to the Baker Players and let "The Silver Horde" matter rest. Then he got a letter a month ago say ing that the book had been dramatized and offering it for use, of course at a good price. So Mr. Baker told them to send along the manuscript. It ar rived and with State Director Bliss Mr. Baker went over it, in connection with the book. The two were as alike as the proverbial two peas, only one of the peas was a bean or a turnip. You see the author's idea of the Northwest couldn't get any nearer to us than State street, Chicago. He splashed all around in the Alaska scenery as happily, us a bull in a china shop. He wrote reams about a sort of Lincoln-Nebraska Alaska that was fearful and wonder ful, but not convincing. Rrg'lar Alaskans Give Aid. So Mr. Baker got in conversational touch with, two or three reg'lar Alaskan travelers. Calvin Heilig's brother Fred was one of them. He spent several years in the very part of the country Beach writes of and Mr. Baker got enough notes to provide atmosphere for a dozen plays. Then he set to work on a reconstruc tion process. At breakfast, lunch and dinner Mrs. Baker kept pencil and pad within reach, for she knew not at what minute her husband would utter another speech for the hero or villain. When it was whipped into shape he gave It to Mr. Bliss, and each mem ber of the company read the book after the roles had been given out. The entire last act is Mr. Baker's own, and the other's are three-fourths his production. This afternoon ' "The Silver Horde" goes on the boards at the Baker. And the queerest thing about it is that already the seat sale is larger than for any other production of the sea son. .'Mr. Baker says that If the public accepts his play that he may develop into a dramatist. But he wants It understood that his stepping Into the field of playwriting was born of neces sity and not a desire to shine or" to emulate Belasco. "I had a piece of property that was worthless in its condition. I merely fixed it up and made it salable. It was a financial benefit." And after all that's what most of us work for, financial benefit. Hotel Multnomah Portland's largest, finest and most completely equipped hostelry Arcadian Garden Recognized as the "Crill Beautiful" affords d iners pleasant environment, a splendid menu, unexcelled service and attractive entertainment. Miss Susanne Remi, Soprano Senor Bollinoferi, Tenor operatic stars, will be fea tured this week in conjunc tion with Professor Heller's Orchestra, presenting the latest selections from the opera during; dinner and after the theater, also Sun day night's concert. ( L. P. REVXOLDS, Asst. Mr. 77ie World-Famed International Trio ) 1 he management announces that arrangements are about completed to bring to Portland the world's greatest "Society Dancers" Mr. Carl Bentzen, famous ballet master of the Alhambra Theater, London, England; Miss Phillis Lawton. an English dancing favorite, and Miss Myrtle Howard, originators of Trio Society Dancing introducing also these famous dances in couples. Definite announcement later. Table (THote Dinner at The Portland as served here provides for every desire of the appetite truly a wholesome feast, fit for the taste of an epicure. Served from 5 :30 to 8 in the dining-room. $1 Week Days, $1.25 Sundays Delicious Luncheons Our noonday luncheons are the best that the chef, long skilled in the preparation of savory dishes, can produce. The warm, well-ventilated- dining - room is a most delightful place to enjoy luncheons so good us these. You are courteously Invited every weekday. 11:30 to 2. Afternoon Tea After-Theater Suppers in the. Grill Music The Portland Hotel G. J. Kaufmann, Manager. X. K. Clarke, Assistant Manager. he worked practically from 8 A. M. to 11:30 or 12 P. II., Including Sundays. He received no pay or other considera tion for this overtime. In December he was sick two half-days and unable to be at work. As a result he was given several demerits, which detract from his standing and his possibilities of securing an increase in rank pr salary at the end of the year. He could be given no merit marks for the hours of overtime. Under the system if a man works overtime he receives no extra pay or merits. If on the morning afterward he is five minutes late he is penalized. Mayor Albee says it will be possible to get around this by letting heads of departments designate the hour, the employe shall get to work. done by water. The damage was over $2000. HCf? WE. 1 Studio at The Dalles liurns. THE DALLES, Or., Jan. 31. (Spe cial.) The typographic studio was practically destroyed at an early hour this morning by a blaze which started from an unknown cause. The studio was located in the Condon building, Third and Washington streets. The loss to the building was slight, but nearly everything in the gallery was wrecked. The heaviest damage was FREE Lecture Course BY REV. C. A. 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