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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 3, 1915)
TIIE STTXDAT OKEfiOyTAX. POTITLAXP. JAXUART 3, 1915. ROAD AND BRIDGE W0RKUSESS279.882 E0YAL R0SAEIANS DEDICATE OREGON'S BUILDING AT PANAMA-PACIFIC! EXPOSITION. E SURE TO GOME UF SJUJfflR DUGTIONS . I 1 ana, - .raa - - s- t - jaar-w mmmimiaftM f J 1 . I I I -jrf-eVT -V . ... - ..,.,....TO...-e... , ..s. aTC' , Ja,. v . ( saury-- -a.-.: IV JUT , 'vaSSW.v , tl . .; v I Senator Farrell Wins Adher ents by Agreeing to Include Only Highly Paid Posts. $4 MINIMUM IS ACCEPTED ftesolution Presented to Multnomah Legislators Contrasts Security of State and County Employes With Others. It is apparent that the nest Legisla ture will make a serious effort to re duce the salariea of the high-salaried state officials. When this plan first was suggested by Senator Farrell. of Portland, tt was not taken seriously. Senator Farrell insisted on It. however, and gained some support among his colleagues. His first proposal "was to make a uniform reduction of 20 per cent in the salaries of aU state and county em ployes, but It was pointed out that this programme . would reduce the Incomes of many persons who now are not over raid. On suggestion of Representative elect Home the proposed reductions will be limited to employes who are paid at a rate to exceed 4 a day. - Accordingly Senator Farrell now is studying the salary lists of the state end of .Multnomah County with a view to drafting a bill that will provide 20 per cent reductions for all officials and employes who are paid more than a day. He will present the bill at the regular meeting of the Multnomah delegation Monday night. It Is expected that legislators from the various other counties will ask for similar reductions -in their respective home counties. The Multnonah delega tion favors such a programme, but does not want to initiate legislation affect ing the outside counties. Senator Farrell- original resolution to the Multnomah delegation is a rare attempt to analyse the present business and industrial situaUon and contains a refreshing bit of cynicism mixed with an occasional shaft of humor. It reads as follows: Wb.rea.. oar taxes r. now exorbitant and .cmIt. and will unless we call a jia.t "com. Impoaslbl.; that tn.y , ,ud V,, .rtially or excessive salaries to Stat. ,'TnY o'mcu:. and said keen miad at various seMlons of the iis uTuie forth pa" " r '". ud " "Sr Lading J""?"" banklnc Institutions, manufacturing . ..tab ll.hmtnti. (ictorl'a, sawmill, and loegin im ilr. "urtalllns .xpenae. by .reducing "fle. eliminating many employe, and "at con.ld.r a .tat. or county .on. batter than an employ, for a pritat eooc.rn. eon.ldertng th. employ, of the eocro 1. luck. If . ..Ill holds hi. Job n at a reduced salary and Where that If .uch taxation condition, eonllno. th. stale aad county may .h.mKl. for. a. I. It. people so is tl ..... if th. oitlxen.hlp cannot pay Its taxe. then necessarily the state must beeom. In.olT.nt or bankrupt, and Wh.reaa. the hu. and cry of the tax payer, and cltl.na at large throughout th. aiate U for lm taxea. and Whereas, this delegation was for the greater part elected on a platform pledg ing economy, retrenchment and reform, therefore, b. It . ... KoMlnd, That we. lh members of th. Multnomah delegation aMembled do pledge ourselve. to vote for a regular reduction ot 20 per c.nl In all stst. officials- salaries In cluding Judges of th. Supreme Court and th. ilrrult Judge their clerks and assist ants and Ih. county official, of Multnomah County, their clerks and assistants, together with Ih. county official, of all other counties in the state, and all the salaried officers and clerks In th. .tat. .mploy. Including Leitl latur. clerks, so far as th. same lie. within th. power of Ih. legislator, and are not constitutionally provided for. "Slnca starting on this programme I have had letters of Indorsement from all parts of the state." says Senator Farrell. "but I have had no Indorse ments at all from public officials or their employes." Ro.scoe P. Hurst, who was the Demo cratic candidate for Representative in the Multnomah-Clackamas Joint district at the recent election, and who was defeated by C M. Murlburt, Repub lican, who was repudiated by the Re publican ora-anixutlon. is preparing to -ftle his contest with the Secretary of tate. Mr. Hurst will altece that Hurlburt disqualified himself for the office by entering Into a corrupt agreement with a constituent for the division of pro reeds from a relief bill that Hurlburt. It is said, was expected to Introduce in the Legislature. tt was for this same alleged fraudu lent agreement "and for other discred iting reports that the Republican or ganisation repudiated Hurlburt. Hurl burt nevertheless was elected and is determined, he says, to take his seat. SI, 543,272 IS NOW ON HAND TSeport of Treasurer Sliows Stand ings of Varflous Funds. The city has a total of J1.543.S72 47 en hand In the various standing funds, according to the semi-monthly report of City Treasurer Adams Issued yes terday. The report shows the following bal ances: general S01.R.79 Bonded Indebtedness Interest... ,i,32b.di Library 40.5S Improvement bond, sinking..... 331.413.4 1 Improvement Dona tnieroai.. . . . Water Park and boulevard Proad&ay bridge Kir. boat and lire main Special bridge ................. Sinking Water bond, sinking Water fund bond account ..... T-ehc and Klre Dept. relief.... Bonded indebtedness, sinking... street improvement viewer ........................ Street extension Street and www Interest....... Tubltc Auditorium fund ........ Tollce re.lef fund 48..-I02.69 17.4Bi.ai S.K4.VS3 4.1 3.1.53 1 01.03 S.12X14 90O.39 IMPOST L'2.9', 2.-..3J (544 74 11.82'.'.B. 4. M 5.04 161.13 I4.B2S.45 3. 135. S3 Total ..Jl.143.I7i4; MORMONS jMD BELGIANS Carload or Flour From Idaho Con tributed for Relief Work. Mormons of Idaho contributed to the Oregon Belgian relief committee yes terday a carload of flour. 00 sacks, valued at 1750. Cltlxens of Teton Val ley and of Jackson. Idaho, following the movement set on foot by the people of Teton Stake, Church of Jesus Christ cf Ltter-Iay Saints, mad up this shipment. Aid for the Belgians Is nearing the 110.000 mark, the total having gone above 128.000 yesterday. Cash to the amount of IUS-50 was received by -h.irman Samuel Hill yesterday, to gether with several consignments of foodstuffs. On Portland man gave 1 barrels of flour. A woman brought 1 to the offices of The Oregonian for the fund. The committee wants It known generally that all shipments from out-of-town points should be made to the Oregon Belgian reuei com mittee, car of Municipal XKck. Port land. . - --4- rT r" jt'f 'in Pj liv il i-.;.- V i; -.Bt Kwl iffy'-- L$$ .v v Li' .t' sMztf ctt1- - J-. v; ? p?r, M-t?Mig - .- -'r riNiVi Imi l-ti' 1 -41 ifcti4:? J r . V -jM DEDICATION IS HELD Rosarians Conduct Ceremo nies at Exposition Building. OREGON ROSE IS PLANTED President or Punama-Paciric I'air in Address Pais Tribute to Ore gon for facing First to Have Kdifice Ready. Koyal Rosarians. in full uniform, ac companied by officials of the exposi tion and many Californians, dedicated the Oregon building on the Panama- Pacific Exposition grounds on tne last rtv of the old year with appropriate and impressive ceremonies. The gathering was the biggest held ou the exposition grounds. The Oregon building nas won praise irom iimu r.nni. n-iin have been lmDressed 'with its original character and size, follow ing in design tne forestry duiioius iu Portland. Its site has been declared n h, tht hpst on the ground, its loca- tion being such that it at once com mand the attention 01 mo the exposition grounds. Exercises at the dedication were in charge of r. O. Lively, director of live stock exhibits at the big show, and him,r fnrmer Portlander and en thusiastic Oregonian. He was intro duced br L v . BUCKiey, cnairnian o th day. Pliu Are Delivered. Albert Vogt turned over the plans of the building to J. M. C'larK, cnairman of the Oregon Commission, who de livered them to General W. E. Finzer. representing Governor West. They then were given into the keeping of V. I- Thompson, secretary of the Corn- John F. Logan made the address In behalf of the Oregon Commission. President C. C. Moore, of the exposi tion, was greeted with enthusiasm when he was escorted into the assem bly hall, and he paid a high tribute to i ww.iArincr this state was first in selecting its site, first in breaking ground, first in completing us ouuaing and first to dedicate the structure for .vniiKllInD uses. President Moore received a surprise at the close of the dedication, when he was Initiated into the Rosarians. J. E. . - t i UHH,.atinir th. K.vnp lf , f i in. ii, iri- i ......... . " j - Portland, and acting as Prime Minister Of the Kosarians. conierrea me ueisrce on President Moore, and Mrs. John P. tiran Grand Duchess of Rosarla. be- tnwad unon him the jewel of th order. Oreisa Raae la Planted. Following the dedication also was th pretty custom of planting an Ore- gonPro,e In front of th Oregon build- Following the dedication also ing. which was- christened In honor of M.S. 0.M. Clark, wif of th.chairnaJ of the Oregon Commission. The shovel used was th one with which an oak was planted in Portland by the Royal Oakland Commercial Club the following A tre. taken from Portland 'for the PhUn,oSego"lSb0uiTdTngPla'4ted 'rODt ' the Oregon building. Entertainment oi tne uregon visitors 1 ft ' r V'-dw-imiRl M - : pIPii GREAT HONOR FOR 6 1 Kroat 07.0 n Building, Ieft to Right, John F. Ig-n, W. I- Thomp so. O. M. Clark. , L by the San Franciscans was elaborate. Exposition officials vied with the com mercial bodies and private citizens in doing honor to the Oregonians. FIREMEN GIVE FUND $4894 For Relief and Pension, $6239.92 Paid Out During; Fiscal Year. Out of a total of 6239.92 paid out . . . i TiMmane eellAf And nension ' J I,.," Th. ended De- fund during the fiscal ye" ?el e.br h.0r"nTSetneS8annual " ,W J .TWninir of the dlSr J""; " . M2.S0B. This umi.- r. i-nnda. Uw. the -p p- 'r,"' t?nT to aboul S k.. . on hand of 1300.000. i " - : - . . when the taxation feature will be 4is-continued. CHERRY GROVE MILL SOLD Townslte Included in $400,000 Purchase and Big Plant Slay Rise. The -property of the Lovegren Lum ber Company, which has been Idle at Cherry Grove, Or..' for more than a year, has been acquired by L. B. Men efee, of Portland, John M. Carpenter, of Los Angeles, and W. L. Haskell, of Montreal, Canada. The exact consider ation is not made public but it is un derstood to be In the neighborhood of $400,000. The holding Includes a large area of timber, a railroad spur con necting with the Southern Pacific, a mill and townslte. Mr. Haskell and Mr. Carpenter, who were formerly engaged in the lumber business In Pennsylvania, ara at Cherry Grove looking over the field with the idea of erecting a larg mill ia the near future. . San Diego's Order of Panama Admits Six'Rosarians. FAREWELL DINNER SERVED Oregon Fair Commission, General Finzer, J. E. Werlein and Plill S. Bates Decorated Former Ore gonians Greet Visitors. (Continued From First Page) dent of the Panama-California Exposi tion, and after a brief ceremony were given the freedom of the grounds. An afternoon of rest was welcomed by the party, tired from a week of travel, and in the evening, before the initiation ceremonies of the Order of Panama, they reassembled for the last time in uniform and partook of a fare well dinner together. Members of the mounted rank or the Order of Panama formed a guard of honor to the Rosarians in the morning parade and escorted them to the New Mexico building for the initiation cere, monies after the dinner. The party definitely dissolved after these ceremonies, many starting Imme diately for Portland. Others will re main over for a few days and visit th towns Just across the Mexican border and devote more time to the exposi tion The Oregon Commission will re turn to San Francisco, where final touches- in preparation of the Oregon building there demand their attention. Friends) Made For Portland. All along the route the Rosarians have created a profound impression and In every city scores of persons have declared personally to them their inten tion to visit the Rose Festival as a re sult of the excursion. The excursion has also impressed everybody mani festly with confidence in the stability of business conditions in the North west. "When a city so far north as Port land can send out such an excursion as this one," said Mr. Hogaboom, of the San Diego reception committee, to day "there is no occasion for any one to ask if business is good In Portland. The visit of the Rosarians at this time is proof self-evident. I doubt if there is any other city on the Coast that could have conducted successfully such an enterprise at this time." MUSGRAVE TURNED OVER Burglary Charges Two Against Cleaner and Dyer. On two distinct charges of burglary. i-o distinct charges of MWary, Coll V. Musgrave. cleaner ana oyer, oi 675 Milwaukie, rty was bound over to the grand jury by Municipal Judge istevenson. Accoraiug w iuc - , ter Chase. 18-year-old confessed bur glar Musgrave had planned two. rob beries of drug stores by drawing dia grams of the stores to be entered by Chase and Stephen Spitulski, or Chase and Walter Goetten, and hud abetted vnhh.rv nf the Klerrett & Oberle Packing Company by furnishing the young roODers witii . i' " a purpose which he knew full well. m,ri-avp received a "cut" in both of the store burglaries for his assistance, but none for the loan of the gun, de clared Chase. . n-u- .kV.orie villi wllit'.h JllIS- grave was charged in connection with the youths arrested were tne uun'" of the Brinkman drug store at 669 Mil- ii. c 1414 and of th Porter drug store at Powell and Twen tieth streets shortly oetore inauasBi ing. Chase testified that Musgrave first visited the stores and later fur nished the boys with charts showing the location of the money kept In the stores. , T Knit, Inat.nran MllHITraVe IS al- loe-ori trt hftVA received his "cut." This amount in the latter case was J6.85 said, his youthful accuser. LICENSE PROTEST FILED THEATER MANAUBRS GRANTED HEARIXi BV COUNCIL TIKSDAT, Collection and IJelectlve Agencies Also Oppose New Requirements and Suits Are Threatened. rv.ntinriinir that the basis upon which the license for theaters la fixed under the city s new code is uniair and unreasonable, theater managers will anneal to the CitV Council tO ,m,T,H tha measure. A hearing has h.on arranired for Tuesday at S o'clock, at which time the theater peo ni n.iii nronpnt their grievances. Up to the time of the adoption of th present ordinance about a month ago .1.. n.nuM nf theaters was based on the performances. A license of J0 I n.1t,,.tAr -was charged for theaters pro H,,Mnir a strictly mechanical show, 30 a nari,r for a combination motion ni,i and vaudeville show and $30 ... a vanHAVillfl theater. a quarici " - rr-i nA iirenRA is baed on the sea t- i naitv a u follows: Two hundred and fifty or less, $20 a quarter; 250 to 799 130 a quarter; ovu i e-iv quarter; 1400 to 2099, 50 a quarter; n,iA cka a nuarter. Among suggestions which have been made is u 1" , . .- Aarn seat- nmvimnBT 1 ,i i l vw iwu v. liutsiiov i", The new theater license was adopted as part of a general new license code. Other features of the code have stirred . him, nnnosltlon and may result in court proceedings. Opposition has come from collection agencies, who are required to furnisn a Dona oi ouu m protect their patrons, as well as pay ing a nccuoo Complaint is made also by detective agencies againsi provisions iu m dinance requiring such concerns to fur nish a bond or iuv. Parents and Pupils to Hear Talk. Under the auspices of the Parent Teacher Association. Mrs. Frank Kerr will address the parents and pupils of the Irvington school district Tuesday . Children." At the -4S o'ClOCK. On riciuro. aim i wi,i n onened an ex- . plctures of various classifl- hib on bJr schooi8 Rnd Individ- cation, loaned by schools ana maivia- uals of the city to illustrate tne suo iect. There will be a lecture given by Miss Henrietta Failing at 8 P. M Thursday. A musical programme will accompany each lecture. Roadmaster Yeon in Report Advises That Macadam Surfacing Be Abandoned. BENEFITS POINTED OUT Ilcoommeiidatlona Made for 05 ! Miles or Hard-Surrnclnft Paving of Columbia lllgliay Wonld Develop 80.000 Acres, View. .luring ijii, ..!,-. - - - bridges and highway in Multnomali i,it ltB IT .a au.nt on County, exclusive of the toluml.la Highway, according to me rci.wri Roadmaster J. B. Veon to Ih County Commissioners J eeterday. The olum hia Miithwav. now completed from Chanticleer to Warremlal. will n made the subject pi " special i " bv Mr. Yeon within two weeks. "I am oi tne urni r-' - . . . . ii,. n,.,,Him r tit , 1 In nis repori. mai i"w - on main highways has outlived its use fulness and no mora '"' he constructed on tho main arterial roads In tne rouiuy. mvself through th reports of other slates and counties, coupled wllh th recorils of my own office, that the cost ot macadam and its upKeep la tar in excess of what it sliould ne. consiaer ing the cost of other hard-surface In contunctlon with macadam. Valuable ....... ti,,. (mention can be obtiilned anywnere to substantiate my alate- ments and I. thereiore, win nui a.. a lengthy report on tins i' " question. "As to trestles, culverts and brldaes, I recommend that they be conetrticie.l ... . T(,a ul.tlli wun a view 10 - of wearing surface of brl.lxes an.l roadB snouia. in my - les than 18 feet. The width of bridges sliould be preferably 20 feet." Benefits resulting to the community from good roads are pointed out In Mr. i eon a repon. iu a leadlnK through farming fee-lions to i. i i trhHt,ki inl ine maraeio. i - portance In developing the country, h a:s- ... ... .-..i ... Recommendation ivr - hard-surfaced roads In tho county ai contained in in "i"- " - wnicn Mr. iron hiia " - surfaced for some distance- are handy -...l .. ... I.( lllirliu-Bt' road in muss, -uiuitn-i. 28i4 miles; Base 1-lne load, nine mile; Powell vancy roau. ein - . i , , . . -.iu,- Cunvnn rnud. IKO ter roau, no - .-- . miles; L.lnnton road, three miles. Wealth I n crease. Not Haala. .... . . , .i ... f this n-nrlc '11 ine linai t:.nmi -" .hom .how that a 11.000.000 bond Issue would do th work," says Mr. Yeon. "then the Issue means a cnarae i property owner, assessed at 1000. of S3 on the principal of the bond and a charge of 15 cents per annum for Inter est. , , "A ten-year bond issue would mean, for every property owner assessed at sioou, an annual payme.uv - , . , , 1 .nJ Interest The tnClUUlllK I'luivini ....... man having no property probably would receive uireci oeiieni. hiivub., - - creased demand for labor. "These ngures are uaeeu n sumption that Multnomah County will not Increase in wealth during tho life . I . r,-L.: tuuilntw'A AlllllU or tne oonua. i n - - would double the value of outlying property. MI.0O0 Farm Acre May Be Reached. "This Improvement would make Mult nomah one of tho foremost couiitlea of tho Northwest In mileage of paved roads, while at present we are almost ten years behind time In tho construc tion of permanent highways. "The Columbia River highway, from the city limits to the county Una, has tributary to it about 80.000 acre of farm land, which Is now only partially developed. The paving of this road will rapidly develop that part of tho country, and in a short time the in creased valuation will hav pnld for this work by Increased taxation. "Roads of this character mean al most as much to a farming community as a railroad. The main purposo of the roads Is to carry traffic. Trsfflo means tonnage, and Hie better tho roads the less the cost for transporting tonnage. "Ono of the vital questions that tho pcoplo of this country are facing at present is that of wagon road Improve ment It cannot be denied, even by those who moat persistently oppose highway construction, that great bene fit Is inevitably the ultimate result. Maintenance IIIst Factor. Their denial of the wisdom or build ing Is based on the flimsy fundatlon of expenditures and tho cost. Coupled with construction and Inseparablo from it Is the matter of maintenance and re pair. Highways, once built, must not be allowed to fall below their original standard, while highways lacking pave ment and depending upon dirt, gray 1 or macadam for their surface much attention and considerable ex pense in their maintenance. -A fruitful subject of discussion to day is the high cost of living. tWch every person has become a poslilx burden It cannot be denied hat o roads would, to an appreciable degre be a solution of the problem. It would ooen many fields of production now closed The quantity and variety of products would be so Increased that the laws of supply and demand would mak. a lower living scale." WATER SURVEY TO BEGIN Inspectors to Detect Kxtra n.lure. and Adjust Rental. A survey to deleft all water-users a. , connection wltn who have fixtures V", h , ,.i. .Ai-vicea for which they are noi in J wTll be started tomorrow. Kvery paying will be """ , D. examne tr's..nCethat tn. Si?"' getting ... Jull "mount of revenu- for th. scrvlc "ursine wat.r additional charges are made for additional bath tub; toilet, or other similar ap nHances It Is the opinion of water wlffr that ther ar hundreds of ee wher additional fixture, bav. been" installed without th. city having " ' 'otittfcd In all such cases, the ?nspec?or. who ar. conducting th. survey will mak report and the w.-.cr rental of the plac. will be ch.n.d t, conform with th proper rat. NEIGHBOR TOTS ARE FETED Mrs. Anna Cummlna IMaya Santa lo Many Children. . -.,.,,. n who reside. In Railway Addition, made glad the hearts of her neighbor children on Christ mas day by serving to them at her home. 2068 Brasee street, an elabor ate Christmas dinner. Between SO and 35 children attended. All wer given presents by Mrs. Cummins, sh Dlaylng the role of tsanta Claus. Other children In that district who did not attend, wer remembered by Mrs. Cummins with presents.