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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAT. POKTLAJTD. JUNE 23, 1914. 18 Lcmr. commission. SERVES ONE YEAR Many Faults Are Brought to ; Light but System Is Not Held to Blame. FIVE MAYORS AT HEAD Apparent Lack of Co-operation and Harmony Between Departments ,' Thought Main Rea9on for Trouble That Has Arisen. - ' BY H. M- WHITE. Wednesday will mark the end of the - first year of commission form of gov ernment In Portland. It was a year ago July 1 that the old Councllmanic form gave way to the present commis sion charter, and the present adminis tration, comprising: a Mayor and four - Commissioners took the places of the old Mayor, the City Council of 15 mem bers, the Executive Board of 10 mem bers and a number of other boards and 'commissions having the administrative supervision of several of the principal city departments. The question, "Has commission gov ernment been successful In Portland?" is a difficult one. To the person who has followed closely the workings of both forms, objections can De cited to either. The best that can be said of commission government during its first vear in Portland is that it nas Dee only moderately successful. Character I Factor. One thins has been made very clear, and that is that the whole proposition of successful government resolves it self into the personal equation the character of the men in charge. With nroner men. either Councllmanic or commission government would be a sue cess in Portland. With improper men neither would be a success. Weak nesses which have been noted in Port land's commission government are not necessarily weaknesses in the system, nr it least the most of them are not; they are weaknesses in the methods of the men in charge. Obiections or weaknesses as noted during the past year might be sum marlzed as follows: Too wide a dis tribution of administrative power and authority: no distinct head of the en tlra eovernment. or. in other words, Ave Mayors instead of one, or virtually Ave distinct governments within one lack of co-operation and similarity in methods and application or rules ana regulations in various departments and between departments; too mucn un necessary red-tape. Beneats Are Mentioned. - 'On the other side of the ledger, standing in favor of commission gov ernment, are the following important points: Ability of the public to trace responsibility; more careful supervision nf the cts affairs by responsible - heads: greater dispatch in the transac tion of legislative and administrative affairs; the concentration or power ana Councllmanrc votes into a few hands, thus concentrating responsibility; the absence of ward or local representation and its consequent over-representation of some districts and under-representa- tlon of others; the reduction of possl bilities of Councllmanic cliques or ma chines for "steam roller" purposes. Individual members of the commis sion and the commission as a whole have made mistakes. This fact is not disputed. However, this is not entirely due to faults in the system excepting insofar as the system concentrates the power into a few persons who must measure up to a very hlgH degree of capability. With the men now in of fice, who are given credit for being men ot substantial caliber, mistakes have been made which have reflected upon commission government. With Inferior men the entire system, ' it is apparent, might collapse. The same can be said to an extent of Councilmanic government, although the wider distri button of responsibility under that form makes collapse less possible. Administration Paves Way. In considering the success of com mission government so far there must be taken into consideration the fact that the present administration has had to Dave the way. and, therefore, has been hindered by many serious ob stacles. It was up to Mayor Albee and the four Commissioners Bigelow, Brewster, Daly and Dieck to over throw the old forms and build up new. a KiEantic task. This was in addition to the regular routine of business which had to be transacted. Unfortunately for the commission, the umaking of the old and the building up of the new apparently was undertaken on too large a scale. The impression Beemed to prevail that the function of the new Council was to cast aside and make over everything that existed when the new men took office. That policy brought about much trouble and has been the foundation of most of the criticism. The policy has caused fric tion in all branches of the service and has detracted more or less from the efficiency of employes. Details Too Bothersome. Apparently too much attention has been given to unimportant Retails. For Instance, one Commissioner spent a lot of time and energy in an attempt to oust from the service an aged Janitor because he was unable, in this Commissioner's opinion, to give the city a full S0 worth of work each month. The proposition even went so far as to be tested in the courts. Then again the Commission met with financial troubles. Such glowing ac counts of the success of commission government had been published that many expected taxes to drop to bed rock the first year. Unfortunately, the Council found itself virtually with out money at the end of the year, principally because of the expenses contracted before it took office. This made it impossible to reduce the an nual tax levy below the 7.7 mills, which was the levy of the year before. This caused criticism. It has been demonstrated that It costs about as much to operate under commission government as under the old form. Maintenance expenses have run about the same and the salary rolls have been as high in spite of the fact that. about $30,000 was clipped off the salaries of employes the first of the year. Salary Roll la Large. The Counoilmen all receive large sal aries, running the Council cost thou sands of dollars higher than that of the old Council. Heads of departments such as the City Attorney, the City Engineer and the City Auditor have received salary increases, and a large new department the purchasing bu reau has been added. With it has come the municipal shop, taking in a number of new men. Men have been added to the public works department making maps, plats, drawings and studies of more or less importance, but of questionable necessity. An important thing in favor of com mission government as it stands at present is the concentration of re sponsibility. The acts of each Commis- sioner have necessarily to show and the limited number of men to TOte on various questions simmers the Diame for the action down to such a point that indiscretion cannot be indulged in safely. . Partly because of this fact and the fact that the honesty and integrity of the .present officials can hardly be questioned, the usual cries of graft and fraud which are applied to mu nicipal government of almost every kind have been missing elements dur ing the past year. ' Form Lacks Real Head. The worst fault with the new" form has been the lack of any strict head of the government, Each department has been a government of Its own There have been five Mayors Instead of one. Each Commissioner has operated his department apparently Just as he pleased, without regard to the wishes of the other members of the Commls si on. The result has been a wide vari ance of the methods In the various de partments. This has caused much fric tion and trouble. When a campaign was being made. about 14 months ago, In behalf of commission government, one of the points of objection to the new form was the unusual power supposed to be conferred upon the Mayor. As it has worked out, the Mayor now has far less power than he had under the old form. Possibly this would be true what ever course the present Mayor should have followed, but it has been very clear that if the Mayor has any great power it has not been exercised in the past year, so far as the admlnistra tion of the general government of the city is concerned. He has confined his efforts to his own- department. Co-operation la Lacking;, Lack of co-operation between the de partments has caused considerable criticism and friction and has militated against the success of commission gov ernment. This is traceable to the proposition of five mayors. When the municipal shop was established all city repair work was to be done there. The place thrived for a time . and then gradually the departments quit their co-operation and the shop became a los ing proposition. The : possibility of municipal shops was a strong feature In the campaign for commission gov ernment. The shop is virtually failure. An efficiency system was established to govern all city employes. Although the rules and regulations of the system were all set out In black and white, the system was followed in as many differ ent ways as there were commissioners to enforce it. This, too. has been a fail ure and is about to be cast into the waste basket. One commissioner decided to revise the entire water collection system. process involving a big question t policy and considerable expense. He failed to get the consent of the rest of the Council and later his proposition was turned down. This was the out come of the five mayors' policy. No commissioner, including the - mayor, seems to want to interfere in another department. . . ., Five Mayors in Power. Each seems to want to run his de partment to suit himself without seek ing the advice or co-operation of the others. Under the old forms the mayor sat as guardian over all departments. Now each commissioner assumes that task, with the result that there are variances in methods.- Herein is one of the basic faults. Elimination of ward representation has been a good thing. Under the ward system with its wide distribution of responsibility and power, councilmanic machines or cliques were common. -The result was that the ward representative not in the clique found difficulty in getting what he wanted for his ward while those within the clique were suc cessful. The commissioners under the new form are each responsible to the entire city and for the entire city. The difference ls""very noticeable. - The concentration of power and re sponsibjlity has reduced the amount of lobbying and logrolling. The agents of paving and other interests who were noticeable up to a year ago are absent now. fiflniD rrriflplMYn Unmerited. Of the individual members of the Commission there has been more or less criticism from time to time. Some of this has been merited, while at other times it has been prompted by improper motives. With a certain element which had much influence up to a year ago there, apparently, has been a con certed effort to embarrass commission government. ' Even now, while it Is in its experimental stage, there is a move ment to overthrow It. The concentra tion of power and responsibility has made special privileges very difficult to grant, even if the Commissioners had desired to grant them. Therein is the basis of many of the unwarranted criticisms of commission government heard today. - Business Uulckly Handled. Expediency of business has been anhan( fire department. . who was killed Important feature for commission gov ernment. The Commissioners are on hand daily and a meeting of the Coun cil can be called within a few minutes. Questions of importance can be given immediate attention. Under the old system Council meetings were held every two weeks and there was a great I amount of business to transact. -All I matters failed to get proper Investiga- tion or consideration. Under present conditions there have been as many as six Council meetings in one week. The next 12 months will be a much more opportune time to gauge the suc cess of commission government than has been the past 12 months. The ma chinery is in working condition now and many of the big troubles have been settled. The new machine, fully oiled and adjusted, with each Commissioner knowing his place and his work, is ex pected to make a much more creditable showing than has been made hereto fore. It is fully believed that, at the nd of the second year, commission government can be given the credit of a complete success. EDUCATORS COME TODAY California Delegation to St. Paul Meeting to Stop Here for Day. A delegation of California educators. en route to the annual meeting of the National Education Association at St Paul, July 1 to 12. will arrive In Port land at 7:20 A. M. today and remain until 10:30 tonight. The Commercial Club will co-operate with the School Board In affording entertainment to the I visitors. They will be taKen on an auto ride around the city. City Superintendent Alderman and School Director Plummer will leave this week to represent Portland at the con-I vention. The finance committee of the school of Nurses were held Wed Board recommended that the expenses nesday anj diplomas were presented to of the two Portland men on the trip be paid by the Board, but Directors Smith and Sommer objected and the scheuled appropriation was "nipped in the bud." Mr. Alderman and Mr. Plummer will make a general inspection of schools addresses were made by County Com while on their trip, particularly at I mift,inn4,r Liirhtner. Dr. A. W. Baird and Gary. Ind., where the continuation school system, suggested for adoption In Portland. Is in vogue. Columbia Highway Viewed. At the invitation of county com-1 missioner Holman. City Commission-1 ers - Dieck and Brewster and of- I flclals of the City Engineering depart- ment went by automobile over the new wiuiuwu, ii.suTi j--'-' 1 day. Accompanying the party were I jonn n. 1 nun, .uuiiijr iuu iwnsrer, 1 ana samuei wmcwiior, wiuniy zxiga- 1 way Engineer. The party paid espe-1 cial attention to the engineering fea- turcs of the new highway. -, The trip 1 required the entire day. SCENES AT MEMORIAL SERVICE Mi ill-..:. -. -v' -.v. -.v. . . -. alw.a .-. .-.tr t ; .vj ft David Campbell's Grave Cov ' ered With Flowers. : (Jr-J-lfJIfll S lpirmn t-.i.t. Pin r.nrlnnHi on Bier of Leader Who Sled In Discharge of Duty Three Years ' Ago at Oil Plant' Blaze. . City oficials. members of the fire department and others Joined in sol emn memorial Friday at Rivervlew Cemetery over the grave of the late David Campbell, late chief or me t-ori- three years ago yesterday in tne-discharge of his duty at a fire' on the East Side. The services were similar In nature to those held on each anni versary of the disaster. Assembled about the riower-coverea grave were Mayor Albee, Fire Chief Dowell, Assistant Chief Laudenklos, all of the fire department battalion chiefs officers, of the David Campbell me- morial fund. Mrs. Campbell, widow of the departed chief; City Commissioner Bigelow- and a number of fire cap tains and privates and other persons. A larire floral piece was placed on the grave by the officers of the David Campbell memorial r fund, comprising Commissioner Bigelow, John F. Car roll, W.- T. Pangle and A. u. uong. and roses and other flowers were strewn over the grave by firemen. John- F. Carroll gave a short address, intone those who took part in the solemn tribute, in addition to those al ready-mentioned, were James 'Camp bell, brother of the late chief; Miss Helen Eilers, H. V. Boardman, Cap tains Kerrigan, Simpson. Slaughter back. Smith and Canuto. . of the fire department, and a number of others. Tha death of Chief Campbell was caused by an explosion at a fire in the building - of the Union Oil Company on the East Side about- 8 o'clock, in thA mnrninff. Memorial services win De neio. to morrow night at centenary m. a. Church.- The firemen's band and many members of the department m uni form : will attend. NURSES GIVEN DIPLOMAS Jlultnomah Trainin, School Turns Out Six Graduates. Commencement exercises of the 1914 ,...i nt Multnomah Train- Misses Pearl - Gibbons, tseuiati n. wriht. Theresa Glazik. Olive 1. Wil cox, Helen. D. Krebs and Lura D. Cla son. The exercises were neia in tne Nurses' Home,. 755 Second street, and D . w R. Cliff. The training school is ,n co.nnection " with the Multnomah County Hospital. Seventy to Sing at Chautauqua. Neariv 70 '-singers- have agreed to , at the performance of "Holy City" at tne Gladstone Chautauqua next ,, tn addition to this number. laree chorus from Oregon City will be atiaeci. Tne renearsai w :i i do nei-a Tnurs(jay at the Siinnyside Congrega- tnai church. East THirty-second ana gast Taylor streets, , A B cure. Ask for Insecticide. plummer Drug Co, 3d and Madison. Adv. s- : ' v . . "tare.-.- r .WWeP. ,"'fv -t.-- sj TRIBUTE PAID CHIEF rh:7$M 1 SEE- SERVICES! ' V. tKlvft FOR LATE FTBJ3 CHIEF CAMPBELL AT RIVEEVTEW CEMETERY -ifi. i---; 4 1 View of Grave After the Solemn Memorial. 3 John K. Carroll Speaklng , Words of Praise for the Brave Departed Chief. Mayor Albee, Standing - to- Left of Mra. Campbell, Widow of Departed Chief. 3 Fire Chief Dowell nnd Other Firemen Decora tins the Grave. Commliwloner Bige low, Standing; on Left, and John F. Carroll, Standine on Right. E YAMHILL STREET SKES BIGGEST TRADE SINCE MART WAS OPENED. One Farmer Sells 2500 Pounds of Peas Before 9 A. M., Another 460O Pounds of Potatoes ftulckly. Yesterday was the biggest day-yet for the Tamhill-Street Public Market Records for the number of producers and consumers and the amount of stuff sold . were broken. While no actual count was kept it is estimated by the market officials that upwards of 60 tons of produce was sold during the dav. ... - - The farmers arrived early, "as did also the consumers. Many, farmers who expected to spend most of the day In the booths had sold out by 9 o'clock and were homeward bound. Some of them made two and -three trips during the day. Market officials had a diffi cult time furnishing display space for the producers.. Some booths were occupied by two and three producers, and at times farmers had to wait, on side streets until they could get space in booths. - ' -, - There is not a' fruit, vegetable or meat that is in season now that was not for sale oil the market. Every sort of produce was on hand in abundance and sold at ' reasonable prices. : In cluded in the offerings were supplies from the gardens-of school children, the market board having granted children farmers the right at all times to display and sell the stuff grown by them. -r ---.-!-.- Interesting . experiences - were re ported by some of the farmers who came in with salables. John Zurbachen, of Tualatin, brought in 55 sacks, or about 2500. pounds, of. green peas, in tending to spend the day at the- mar ket He was sold out at 9 o'clock and went home for another load. He dis posed of this before 4 o'clock. : W. U Aula. 01 AXioau, urousni m X7 about 250 dressed chickens. He and his wife could not wait on their trade fast enough. Another producer sold 4600 pounds of potatoes within a short time. W. H. Head, of Orenco, brought in double the quantity of produce- he had a week ago, and sold it quickly. His supply consisted of meat chickens, eggs and fruits of various kinds. He started out when the market was first established to visit it twice a week. Commencing tomorrow he will he In every day. A feature of the trade at the market yesterday was the buying by autolsts. Between A. M. and 11 A. M. it is esti mated -200 automobllists stopped In the market place yesterday to make pur chases. .. REGIMENT PLAN IS LIKED Formation of Cavalry Squadrons In dorsed by Brigadier-General. Formation of a cavalry regiment by Police Sergeant Lyons, a veteran of the Spanish war, was indorsed by C R. Edwards, Brigadier-General in charge of the Division of the Pacific, U. S. A, in a . letter received by Lyons' secre tary. Lyons,- - who has a Congressional medal for distinguished service, as well as other medals gained In the Philip pine campaign, gathered together a number of his old comrades of Young's Scouts and started the formation of a cavalry company for use in case of war with. Mexico. The apparent sub siding of the war signs did not stop his work, because, he said, another reg iment of the National Guard could easily be formed of the Portland and other Oregon veterans. Brigadier-General EdwardB Informed Lyons that he had recommended the scheme in a letter to Governor West Gardner Funeral Is Tomorrow. The funeral services of the-late Wil liam T. Gardner, superintendent of the Boys' and Girls'. Aid Society, will be held at the Finley Undertaking Parlors tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. , GASH FARES CAUSE 11 O.-W. R. & N. Trainmen, Some Old in Service, Dropped as Result of Inquiry. FEDERAL LAW IS VIOLATED Passenger Equally Guilty In Some Instances Indictments Thrr-at. ened, but None Returned. More to Lose Jobs. A reorganization of the staff of pas senger conductors and brakemen on the O.-W. R. N. lines la In progress as the result. It Is said, of the discovery of numerous Irregularities In collecting cash fares from travelers, yearly dozen passenser conductors some of them old In the service have been dropped within the last few weeks, and the positions of other men are Jeopardy. Within the next few months. It Is predicted, a score or more of oth ers will be dismissed. The practices that the company com plains of are In violation of the Inter state commerce law. and recently the United States District Attorney start ed an investigation. Indictments were threatened, but none have been re turned. Brotherhoods Denounce Practices, So glaring have been the offenses among certain conductors ana onm men that officials of the Order of Kali. way Conductors, and of the Brother hood of Railroad Trainmen have Usued circulars denouncing the men guilty of Irregular practices and appealing to all members of those organizations to be "straight" and honest, lest the ex istence of the brotherhoods be threat ened. Revelation of tha practices among the O.-W. R. A N. trainmen was brought about through one of the regular In spections to which all railroads peri odically resort. Detectives were sent out on the line In an effort to "pot" the men. While a great majority of the conductors and brakemen were found to be honest, it Is reported that evidence was obtained against 88 con ductors. Probably the most common practice was that of collecting cash fares from passengers and retaining the proceeds In this particular offense the passenger who participates Is equally guilty with the trainman. It Is said certain trav elers were In the habit of paying their fares to favorite conductors on a half fare basis. The familiar practice of freight con ductors of collecting petty fees from 'box car passengers also has been In vestigated, both by the railroad and officials of the brotherhood, with the result that efforts are being made to put an end to It. Freight Men To Be Promote. Officials of the O.-W. RAN. Com pany declared yesterday that they pro posed to weed out all dishonest pasnen. ger conductors and replace them with experienced freight conductors or with passenger conductors recruiter rrom other lines. Officials of the brotherhoods sre making an endeavor to save the posi tions of some of the men, but admit that there Is no hope for them, even by appealing through the grievance committees of their respective unions, if the company chooses to dismiss them. Following Is an extract from a cir cular recently Issued Jointly by the Order of Railway Conductors and the Brotherhood of Rsllway Trainmen touching on the subject: 'Some time ago the company ssw ill to check up their employes (conduc tors and brakemen), and as a natural consequence adopted a system that was almost perfect In Its results. Op eratives were sent out both In pairs and as Individuals: neither operative being aware that there were other op eratives in the business on these par ticular trains. Reports were compared thus giving the managing officers of the company an exact Klea as to wno the employes were that were using dis honest methods In. handling the rev enues of the company. Irregularities Are Recorded. "Out of the conductors In service on the system that were checked In this manner, 38 have numerous checks registered against them. Freight con ductors were checked up; also brake- men who collected from boxcar passen gers something that no railroad in me country can compete with. Others were holding out tickets and selllnr them; others were pocketing the full fare. These and many other Irregularities were recorded against the men, Includ. Ing drinking both on and off duty. In terminals and at other places while on duty. "It Is safe to ssy that If the company takes action In all cases where the rules were violated and men removed from the service where sufficient cause Is proved, the service on this road would be demoralized. When these facts were made known to the sub-committee, Messrs. Gregg, Mclntyre, Hanley and Rhodes, It Is needless to say we were dumfounded, and means of saving these men who had virtually thrown away their post tions were discussed with the man agement, with the hope that In ssvtng at least a portion of them we would at the same time be able to put a stop to the practice that is sapping tha life of our organizations, and Is a corres ponding detriment to the railroad. through the necessity of having con tinually to place new men on the trains of this railroad, and In many cases the same operation oeing noces aarllv reDeated from time to time. "In connection witn tnis matter, it Is well known that there Is at the Dresent time a Federal grand Jury sit Ing in the city of Portland, ami It Is possible that some of our men will have Indictments returned against mem lor violating the Federal laws. Men l'rn-ed to Forget Past. This should be well known to each nd every trainmen, as we are fully of the opinion that every man knows full well that he Is subject to fine and Im prisonment for carrying a passenger for less than the legal rate; and It Is, or should be, equally well understood that It Is a violation of ths Federal laws to carry a railroad man without the proper transportation. We realize the great nandlcap some of these men would be placed under, especially those who are alleged to have been splitting fares with pas sengers, and we have asked the man agement to . give each and every man fair chance a chance without a trlng to It and with that end In view we ask that each of you make no ef fort to offer an apology to any person you may have been doing business with and to pay no attention . to threats; to look up, not down, and go ahead and do business In a business like manner and forget the past." Butterriy Collection Unique. The technical room of the Central Library has on file some of he month ly magaxlne of various Industrial , RAILWAY SHAKEUP firms, such as the Brill M1ne. Crane-lug. the Bulletin of the rr'fio Power Light Company, the r-lf-Telephone Company, the Viilve W erld and others. The rare collection of hat torf lies, loaned lo the Llbrry by Wre. W. M. Lnd.1. Is now on hlhi!n In the lower lobby, end Is attracting much attention. Founder of Dufur Pastes After Active Career. Andrew J. Iafnr. Jr- Arrived la Ore sen In IMS via Panama and One farmed Moa Aerea la M aaea 1 eaaty. D LITR. Or.. June !T. The drain of Andrew J. Dufur. Jr., marks taa passing of snothar of the pioneers ef Oregon, for many yeara one of the best known and most auri-ereful ranin ere and stot-kratsers of Vaaro County, klr. l'ufur died June 1 In the oily which he founded and whli-n sear his nair.e, Andrew J. Pufur. Jr., n oni In Wllllamatown. Vt . Ausuel It. lit:, the second of a family uf four ihililran. With his parents he moved to Vt lacon- a: Andrew J. Dalir, Jr.. Kaaade f Tewa V kirk Hears Santa Kane. Wn Illrd Reeently. In In the early 'to. In 1M0. with his mother, he crossed the Isthmus uf Panama and arrived In Portland In April of that year, his father having come to Oregon the prevloua year via the overland route. His edui-atlon was ohtalnei In the district schools and In I'srlflc Univer sity at l-'oreat drove. The family settleil on a large ram n. 12 miles fruin Portland, on Columbia BIoukIi. This farm was owned jointly by Mr. Dufur. his fattier and two brothers. Th.y llvad there until 1171, when they sold their ranch end moved to Wasco County, settling on Klfteen Mile Creek at the lower end of what Is now known as the lufur Valley. One settler only hod preceded them In this section where Mr. L'ufur and his brother, K. B.. purchaaed about too acres. They Increased tneir noidings from time to time until at one time. Andrew J. Dufur. Jr., owned about Sioo seres, having purchased his brothers Interest. In the year 181 Mr. Dufur and his brotAer platted the original townalte of Dufur. At Portland, Mr. Pufur was mar ried May 2. 1S. to Mary XI. Etans- bery, formerly of Indiana, who survives him, together with two daughters, Mra. C. P. Hatch and Mra. H. A. Mar. both of Dufur. Two brothers and one sta ter also survive, K. B. Dufur and W. II. II. Dufur. of Portland, and Mrs. Ars- belle Btsats. of Maupln. WOMEN'S WAGES TO GO UP About SO Per Cent of Laundry Workers to Be Advanced. OLTMPIA. WashTjune 27. (r'perlal.) Statistical data gathered by the In dustrial Welfare Commlaalon on the wages of 2304 Isundry employes In the state. Indicate that the ware of ap proximately (0 per rent will be In- creaaed by adoption of the pew It mini mum wage rate, which will Become ef. fectlve Aiiguet 24. Of tha 234 employe Hated. 1411. or 41.6 per cent, are receiving le than $9. However, since the average launrtrr girl Is employed three or four hour lea han a full 4S-hour week, tha actual earnings per week will be nearer It than If. and will benefit approximately ba.t of the present employes. Rev. W. n. Illnenn Going fcnntli. Rev. W. B. Hlnson. of the White Tem ple, will leave tomorrow for l-ta Angele. where n will 1ilres the convention of the Baptlat Young Peo ple's Union. Kev. F. O. Pavle. ef Kpokane, will preach during Her. Uln son absence. OouT.t Toltla rerv -! 11e great wrl-irt l'lrrv m rrKr,l toxt , ulnfl in 62 mntuae-. mwi - io. a many hook In fengllah as In nuaaiaa 341r acnlnvt HM'., SEE THAT URVE (Trovda Mark sVeartataead ' Today's Saving in Money is not always the sriaefct econ omy. But SAVING FROM USE of what we buy is the height of wisdom. You cannot afford to have anything less than the bot in glasses good eyesight is too valuable. If you will come to us, we will tell you what you should have to cet the results you want. But if your judgment tells you you must have something cheaper in a frame or mounting than we recommend, then it will be supplied cheerfully, and yon mnv depend on getting the ssrae SERVICE thnuch you had paid the higher price. THOMPSON OPTICAL INSTITUTE, 209-10-11 Corbett Building. 6th and Morrison. i