TITE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND. AUGUST 15, 1915.
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RED TAPE METHODS
COST CITY DEARL
Purchasing Bureau Expense Is
$1 on Requisition for Five
Cent Purchase.
SUPPLY SYSTEM IS BLAMED
Lac-k of Co-operation Between Ie-
partiuenl Said .to Result li
1IOO Transactions Being
Made Each Month.
It coats tha city clo to II to pu
through a requisition for a purchase.
Red tar la tha principal resson for
large part of this. Doaens upon doaens
ct requisition go through each month
for ourchsses ranging from t cants to
t rents each, because tha city lives
largely from band to month.
These facta loom up In aplta of th
luring promises mada a coupla of year
i( that Commission government would
provided a smooth, dependable, econom
leal purchasing; system. Great savings
la purchases by means of a purchasing
bureau and a good purchasing aystem
vera assured.
For two years now tha city has hsd
tha Durchaainar bureau, at a cost of
about !00t a yaar. and It baa had tha
aystem. But to a large extent that
about as far as tha promises have been
fulfilled.
There Is no doubt that tha city
kaa saved money In soma of tha pur
chases, but the system, la ao tied up
with red taps, and there la aucfe a lack
of co-operation between tha various
branches of tha government and the
purchasing bureau, that these aavlngs
ara offset to an appreciable extent.
Like a family of decidedly limited
means making Ita purchases of dally
needs day by day at tha corner gro
cery, so tha city supplies many of Ita
need. It buya largely at retail rather
than at wholesale, la addition to tha
losses larae or small accruing from this
aystem. tha general loasea ara aug
mented by the requisition system which
Involves a complexity of transaction
between tha time a rrorjlaltlon la Issued
aad th bill U finally paid.
Department Are Biassed.
Tha fault, it Is said, la not neces
aarlly with tha purchasing bureau. The
bead of this service asserts he
asked tha city bureaus and department
to make In advance annual or seral-an
nual statementa of their need In tha
way of supplies and materials. These
statementa hava not been forthcoming.
Instead orders for small amounts, some
time a null a or 10 cent, are
ent to th purchasing bureau. Thl
bur.au la obliged to buy la the
amount, owing to th fact that there
I no indication a to whether mora of
tha aama commodity will be needed
later.
Many or th small purchase ara
necessary, being for supplies not fre
auently neeoeo. out many more are
believed unnecessary. Records show,
for example. purchase of small
amounts of carbon paper twice or three
time a month: small purchases of pen
ells, stationery and other commodities
needed by ail departments throughout
in year.
And more Important still, la tha re
ejuuttlon. Th handling of each requl
anion. It I estimated, cost no lass
than f I whether It be for a t-cent pen
cil or n uozen gross or cnt pencils.
Th most th city tries to do on any
commodity is to buy a three months
supply In advance. Thla la dona on
some of tha stock of stationery.
To make a purchase, tha department
wisnine; tne commodity first makes I
requisition in triplicate, securing aig
aaturea within tha bureau and depart
ment. These go to tha purchasing
bureau. A clerk rails dealer and gets
prices or bids, oftentimes for 33 or SO
cents- worth or good. Tha requisition
than are sent to the Commissioner of
finance for signature.
Much Handling Re I red.
Th requisition then go to the
Auditor office. where they are
cheeked, a duplicate kept and the orig
inal sent bark to the purchasing
bureau. An order then la written In
quadruplicate. On copy goea to the
Auditor, on to th department mak
ing th purchase, on to th vendor
and on la retained by the purchasing
bureau. These are all recorded In the
books of tha departments. A tally
sheet then la made up by tha party
receiving th roods and this Is sent
to th purchasing bureau.
When the bill from the vendor la
received It la put with tha tally aheet
and th order sheet and sent to the
Auditor, wher th original requisition
Is attached. The various sheets are
compared and matched and a claim Is
mad up. Th claim then la checked
and seat to th Commissioner, who
elans It. It then goes back to the
Auditor, who make out a warrant.
This ha to hava three signature of
officiate. During tha process the rec
ords of th transaction are registered
In th books and are checked. Check
ing la necessary again when tha war
rant la paid and returned.
Counting th time of employes, the
paper used, and the space used In
costly books. It Is conservatively esti
mated that the cost of putting through
a requisition whether for t cents or
92 Is near tl. The aystem Includes
th city's old purchasing system with
a large array of new processes, trans
actions and employes to handle It.
rhaag la Saa-geete.
Ther ara on th average about Ilea
requisitions put through, each month.
Pohbs upon dotena of these ara for
less than II. The great majority ara
for lea than IS. It la contended that
poeslblr hundreds of these requisition
and their accompanying red tap and
expense could b dispensed with by th
departments designating their needs
In advance aad waking purchase la
large amounts -at wholesale and keep
ing th supplies m stork. Instead th
rlty has but on small stationery store
room wher supplies of this nator
for two months ahead are kept, and
a few small s'ore plaeea wher other
small supplies are kept. Thar la no
general storage plsca and ao general
stores system.
Money la lost. It la pointed out.
through strict adheraac to a aerie
of prlnMng forma established by tha
city's "Forma Committee. An ex
ample Is seen In recent purehasea of
envelopes. The Federal Government
frnlhes stamped envelope, printed,
for 9 cat la addition th 9
cent of postsga on each. The Oot
ernment would not print the aaall
tvoo on each envelop "form No.
The order for printing upon several
occasions was given to printing eon
rem who charged It cr mora for
printing, whereas tha Government's
standard chars would hava be) less
than II for tha number of envelop
printed.
False economy. It Is charged, has
been practice t an extent. Cheaper
arades of carb-n paper, for example.
have been used In place of th more
expensive and batter grades.
price for carbon paper haa been less,
thua showing a saving, yet It haa been
necesaar to use far mora of the paper
to accomplish the same results.
PERRY TRULLINGER IS DEAD
Son of Oregon Pioneer of 1848
Passes Away at A to or 00.
After a lingering Illness, Perry A.
Trulllnger died at th Portland Gen
eral Hospital Friday night. August IS.
at o'clock. Mr. Trulllnger was born
on what waa known aa .tha Durham
plac In Washington County, Oregon,
on April t. XSSI, and waa four months
past (0 years of age. Ha was the
oldest son of tha lata John C Trullln
ger, a pioneer of 1141, and who erected.
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Rev. D. V. Pells.
Rev. D. V. Poling, ez-psstor
of th Pilgrim Congregational
Church and for li years in
charge of the First Church at
The Dalles, has decided to quit
th ministry and become a writer
of life Insurance.
Nearly a year ago tha Rev. Mr.
Poling left bis pulpit to go on a
tour of the United States -with
tha Flying Squadron. Ha baa had
great success in leading choruses
In hla church work.
He will take up hia new voca
tion within a few weeka and will
be stationed In this- state, prob
ably In Eastern Oregon. He hss
a wife and three children. Rev.
Mr. Poling baa been a clergy
man for Zi years.
MONSTER SALE OF
CHOICE GUARANTEED
"Ij Supply Your Grocery
Now at
20c C a n n a d Apricots on I f)
rale at ,u"
20c Canned Peaches on inn
sale at. -G
:oc Canned Pears on saleQ,
15c large slxe No. S can Tel
Monte. Solid Pack. Tom- Cn.
toes, seven cans..... will
16c Red Ribbon and Maine Op
Corn at. Oil
All Kinds of Bean, the Eg
pound at "
'5c
CERIE
12o Lard Compound at, th On Mo Texo" Brand Crabs
nn.mrf Oil On SSl St.
15c Helns Mustard onTlsi 10a German Ball Bluing on 7 p
ale at .- 2C sale at '
20o Large Six Bottle Cat'QQ c Rex Lyo on "le now 5C
rweive ie .packages japan ts
Matches for u
40c Vanilla Extract on OCn
S.WW
25c
sc Good Rica at. thai
pound.
Eight Large Bars White 0C
or Naptha Soap for A tils
10c California Home HrandOCp
Sweet Pickles, four for...""
66c Table Salt, 60-pound 1Ci
sack for 03"
2oo Columbia Chinook Sal- On
mon. tha can
luc Can Campbell's Soups. 4
all kinds w
10c Almoro's Mince MeatC-
for 3
10c Baker Coconut, the C-
package- at "
i'Oc Walnu ts, the pound 2q
2ic Vanilla or Lemon Ex-I C-
tract at wu
6c Mount Hood Tar Soap 1
at.
1216c Can Oysters ow71
:3c
it. .
la UTS. tb first largo sawmill plant
in Astoria.
Perry Trulllnger was married on De
cember 2C 17. at Forest Grove, to
Miss Emma 'Watt, daughter of tha late
Abio Watt, they having been school
matea at the Pacific University. Dur
ing tha past eight years be and hi
wife had lived on their farm near Eagle
Creek. Clackamas County. Besides hla
widow. Mr. Trulllnger leavea two aona.
Dr. Paul A. of Portland, and Rosa, of
Chicago: four brothers. Grant and Thad,
of Astoria, and John and William, of
Portland, and two sisters. Mrs. K. A.
Mack, of Astoria, and Mrs. T. T. Geer,
of Portland. Funeral services will be
held at tha Portland Crematorium to
morrow at I o'clock. Rev. William G.
Eliot officiating. Friends are Invited.
Regular 60c Package Xe 2 5 C
Tomatoes With Puree, six OC
cans at "
, 10c Can of Shlnola now gg
10cToilt Paper, aix pack- OC
aires for
luc Mason Jar Rubbera at, Cn
the package
15c Grogon's Olives on I fin
sal at I Ub
60c Armour's Extract of OR.
Beef at 03b
60c 8 c h 1 1 1 1 ngs Baking Oflr.
Powder at. "
ISo "Good Living" Salmon 0C
at three for JIj
10c Can Helns Pork andTln
Beans for "
13c Can Helns Pork and I Hp
Beans for Uu
25c Rex Sliced Beef, seven- I Q
ounce can at IWU
10c Oysters, four cana on 0Cn
sale for '..AJto
23c Union Brand Corned I Cn
Beef. 12-ox. can at w"
25c Glenore BrandlOl p
Crabs at I L 2b
10c Cornstarch, tha pack-C
age at. b
15c Gloss Starch, th 7 1
package at I yZU
40c Pie Krult, In gallon cans,
solid pack, all varieties, Oflp
on sale at -Uu
SOc Fresh Shredded Cocoa- I Cn
nut. the pound at. "u
All Spices including Cloves,
Pepper, Mustard. Ginger, OCn
Nutmeg, etc the pound.
35c Choice Coffee. thelCp
pound at Uw
35c Quart Jar Fancy Oflp
Pickles on sale at .UI
15c Del Monte Brand Jel- Dp
lies on sale at 0u
Three dozen Cloth spins Cn
on saJe for "
10c Package Baker's Gela- Cp
thin on sale for u
Dixie Tea. good break- 01 p
:e... s."
10c Libby's Apple Jelly on
sale St..
lie Curoco Rlpa Olives on inn
sale at.
45c Edwards' D e p e n da- Oflp
able Coffee at. UUu
25c Suncreat Raspber-I 01p
ries at It2b
25,000 SACKS
OF SPERRY MILLS'
CHOICE WHITE
FLOUR
Here's a Decided Saving
v That Will Compel You
to Buy Now.
48 - POUND SACK
Wants sT!
Simo
Read Every Item
Every Article
Underpriced
Sale Starts
Tomorrow Morning at
9 o'Clock
SALVAGE SALE OF PAINTS
fast tea, the packag
sale at.
:bc
25c Del Monte1 Canned I 01 e
Fruits on sale at iAZW
25c Best Cocoanut on aalegQ
20c" tabby's "Bacon on I 01p-
sale at I L 2b
6o Lava Soap on sale now
4uc'H-Pound"Tetleys Tea OCp
on sale at. "'
80e K. C. Baking Pow-4Cp
fler at.
15o .Quart Ammonia on71
sal at 2b
15ovLibby s Sauerkraut on Dp
WHITE LEAD po"
for, at. the pound
SHjNGLE STAIN fcS&Z
Stain, in all colors, atCflp
the gallon uti
I IPC I'll I CD Sanders' Lice
LlbC MLLLII Killer, worth
31.00 a gallon, on sale Cfln
at only. 3U"
TREE PAINT Stt
SOc package, on salegQQ
incnnPATn"Th sani-
ULbUlirllW tary Kalso-
mine, &uc
sale for. .
VARNISH
SHELLAC
'$1.00
packago onCii
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WHITE ENAMEL
Ion, onsalehere CI Cft
now at iJIiJU
Good Varnish on
sale here l
now at, the gallon.
Good 32.00 Shel
lac now going at
the small price of. f I OC
the gallon 9I.AJ
FLOOR WAX?rAag,c
Floor Wax now at, the ORf'
pound "
s
$1.25 1 All Chi-Namel Products at Vz Price
sale at.
SIMON SALVAGE STORE
131-133 First Street
J. Simon
& Bro.
Near
Alder
Be on Hand Early Tomorrow
and Save Substantially at
Simon's Salvage Store
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OAKS TRIPLES BILL
Australian Students to Give
Music and Vaudeville.
ONE BOY DEFIES DEATH
FERRY TRANSFER LIKELY
Objections Withdrawn to Ilenioval
of Webster From Alblna Run. "
Unless lecal restrictions forbid, th
ferry Webster, now In service at Al
blna, will be transferred to Vancouver
duiina; th week of September -lL to
eccoramodat th crowds icolng- to th
Clark County Fair. All objections to
th transfer wer withdrawn before the
"Loop-Uie-Loop" and "Fljing-the)-Flnme"
Acta Are Combined by
Daring Youth; Frank Rich. .
Comedy on Programme, Too.
A triple bill, including; th brass
band and vaudeville performances of
tha Australian Boy Students, a so
called death-defying; cycling; act by
Oscar V. Babcock, known as the
-death trap loop," and th final per
formance of the Frank Rich Musical
Comedy Company combine in making;
the new programme at the Oaks today
unusual both In size and quality. '
An accidental clash of programmes
and dates waa- responsible for the size
of the bill.
Both the Babcock cycling act and the
Australian band, which has lust closed
an engagement at the Panama-Paclnc
Exposition. followed by one-nig;ht
stands In tha larger cities of the. Wil
lamette Valley, will hold over all week
at the park, while th musical cornea y
company. In their latest offering, Va
rlety Isle," will close tonight.
Two Daring Feats Combined.
Babcock cycles down a steep Incline
Into a loop, which he circles. Then a
tran is iDruni and the performer
speeds out and up a short incline. Next
he leaps a gap. Babcock "a act. which is
said alresdy to have been responsible
for the death of nve men. is a comoina
tlon of two different acts, "tooplng the
loon" and "flying the flume." Hia per
formance is declared to be even more
sensational than the famous "autos
that pass In th air" feature, .which
was at the Oaka two years ago.
The Australian atudenta choaen for
participation in thia second world tour
of the xoung jrusiraua ieagjue are
cribed as the Dick of the common
wealth. Each young fellow had to pay
hia own transportation, although in
soma Instances chambers of commerce
subscribed sufficient funds for a boy
to be with the party. In addition the
Australian government gave" a sub
sidy to the league for the tour.
The aim of the tour are: To adver-
SOME OF BOT STARS l.V VAUDEVILLE AT OAKS AMUSEMENT PARK BY AUSTRALIAN STUDENTS,
INTRODUCING YOUNG AUSTRALIAN LEAUUfe uau.
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County Commissioners yesterday morning.
When the propossl wss nrst maae
th Alblna Fuel Company declares it
would entail a loss of 110 a day to
hem It the ferry was moved, i-.d
Werleln. of th Portland Railway.
Light s Power Company, yesterday
tated to the Commissioners inst mis
objection hsd been withdrawn, ana
hat. If the terry is transierrea iwr
bat week, tha P. It. U P. Co. will
make good aay loja to anybody re
sulting from tb absenc of th Alblna
ferry.
MRS. STARR. PIONEER, IS 90
FIT Children. Yoanget Sf Tear
Old. Attend Celebration.
Flv of bar children. h youngest II
years of eg, attended a celebration of
th loth birthday anniversary of Susan
Starr, of Francis avenue, last
Suaday. Th celebration consisted, of a
family reunion.
Among th visitors wer Mr. and Mrs.
Benson Starr, of. Pasadena. CaL Mr.
Starr la en of th sons of lira. Susan
Starr, airs. Starr crossed the plains
la IIS, golag to California. She con
tinued her Journey to Oregon from
Tha unitJ there, arriving th following Tear.
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tlse Australia; to educate Australian
youth by travel; to promote trade and
commerce and to quicken International
friendships.
Some Idea of what tha first trip ac
complished la given by Lieutenant
Simons, commanding officer, who. says
that every member of the first party
now holds a highly salaried position as
the result of the experience gained on
the first trip. ,
Staaent to Be Honored.
Mayor Albee will receive the Austra
lians officially Tuesday and will wel
come them to the city. The Chamber
of Commerce will hold a lunch for
them and is arranging an itinerary of
sight seeing and visits to Industries.
British residents, headed by J. C. Rob
inson, are planning a British night at
the Oaks. The boys will atay at the
Y. M. C. A.
Bush vaudeville. athletic acta
sketchea, duos, sextets and song num
bers are all Included in the repertoire
of the boys, in -addition to the band
concerts. It Is said they will offer a
combined vaudevillle programme that
will surprise older thespians.
The band was engaged at tha Aus
tralian building at the Panama-Pacific
Fair and was then engaged by the ex
position authorities and appeared a
number of times In the Court of Abun
dance. A commemorative plaque was
presented to the organization by the
exposition. Colonel Roosevelt made
the only address he made outside of
his official programme to the youths
during his visit to San Francisco.
The young Australians will appear
twice daily this week at the Oaks In
the same manner as other entertain
ment features.
MR. . STREIFF ACCUSED
WOMAN DEIf IES SUICIDE ATTEMPT I
REPEATS KIDNAPING STORY.
OUTING FOR WARDS PLAN
Gresham Society Is Arranging
nt County Fair.
Day
GRESHAM, Or., Aug. 14. (Special.)
The Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety at their meeting Wednesday at
the home of Mrs. I. E. Towlo voted
to give the children of the Portland
Industrial Home a day at the Multno
mah County Fair next month.
Mrs. K. A. Miller was appointed to
present the matter to the fair board
and ask -for free admission for the
children. A committee on .transporta
tion was appointed, consisting of Mrs.
A. Hevel, Mrs. G. W. Stapleton and
Mrs. J. N. Clanahan. The women plan
to serve a picnic dinner to the children.
Insanity Charge Contradicted and Ac
cusation by. Detectives Are
Branded as Untruths.
Reaffirming that the Incidents sur
rounding her kidnaping were as she
alleged and declaring that the detec
tives who Investigated her case were
entirely wrong in their conclusions,
Mrs. Elizabeth Strelff. whose sensa
tional story of abduction by a mys
terious masked man followed the find
ing of her unconscious form at the
foot of Sellwood Ferry two weeks ago.
gave a statement to the press yester
day. Mrs. Strelff, who has Just returned
from the hospital, wrote:
"I wish to tell the -public that It Is
untrue that I owe any furniture bills
or rent, and that financial reasons led
me to attempt suicide. I have receipts
for my bills to date. I did not attempt
suicide, but was forced, at the point
of a gun, to get into the automobile,
after which a wild ride and struggle
followed.
"I am no more possessed of insane
Illusions than' the one who gave such
untrue statements to the press. There
would have been no doubting of my
story or suicide theory evolved if I
was a woman of means.
. "The detectives alleged that Mrs. C.
Colt told them a fern was against the
kitchen door of my home so that no
one could leave without disturbing it.
She told me that the fern was in no
such position and that she never told
the detectives that it was.
"Further, Detective La Salle told
Mrs. Colt that she was in serious dan
ger if she tried to shelter and protect
me In the future, showing that he be
lieved the story he discredited.
"The attempt upon my life and to
secure possession of letters which I
hold was Instigated by my former
husband, Tom Streiff, and Guy McCoy.
I am sure, and thelr reason waa to se
cure possession of letters discrediting
Mr. Streiff that I had kept. They
wanted to get me away from the house
and then set fire to the house, destroy
ing the house and all its contents, in
cluding the letters. The letters were
of endearment and were written to
me by my husband just previous
our divorce. He admitted everything
I charged against him, and could ac
cuse me of nothing, and wished me to
come back again. He was very angry
with me when. I would not.
"Though I sacrificed my health In
caring for my husband, he refused to
pay my doctor and hospital bills when
I was i IL
"As a testimonial to my character
and trustworthiness, I offer the fol
lowing leter from Julia M. Parker, of
the Portland Convalescent Hospital:
" "To whom it may concern: This Is to
certify that I have known Mrs. Thomas
Streiff for about seven years, and
have known her to be an honest, re
spectable, hard-working wife and
mother. Her only thoughts are for
the training and betterment of her
children and the care of her husband
and home. My first acquaintance with
Mrs. Streiff was at Collins Hot
Springs, where she had taken her hus
band, who was absolutely helpless from
inflammatory rheumatism. She took
care of him to the detriment of her
own health. It is my belief that Mr.
Streiff owed his recovery to the care
and devotion of Mrs. Streiff.' '
$20,555 FIRE SUIT FILED
Albany Lumber Company Charged
With Letting Bluzo Escape.
ALBANY, Or., Aug. 14. (Special.)
Alleging that a fire which tha Ham
mond Lumber Company set on May 12,
1914, to burn slashings escaped and
destroyed its logging outfit, a large
quantity of logs and considerable
standing timber which belonged to
him, S. V. Hall, of Detroit, yesterday,
yesterday brought an action against
the company for $20,555.90. His com
plaint was filed in the State Circuit
Court here.
Hall alleges that he was engaged In
logging on certain lands near Mill City
when the fire occurred. He says it
destroyed 1,933.146 feet of fallen tim
ber, which it had cost him $483.25 to
fall and 491.491 feet of which had been
converted into sawlogs at a cost of
$294.90.
Gresham High to Have Laboratory.
GRESHAM. Or., Aug. 14. (Special.)
At a meeting of the Union. High
School board Wednesday it was de
cided to install complete chemical and
physical laboratory equipment for the
first term. The equipment will cost
$450. The board authorized Principal
Elmer F. Goodwin to prepare and
issue a prospectus of the school be-
to fore the opening;.
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