16 TOE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, MAY' 7. 1016. MR. OLCOTT DEFENDS HIS OFFICIAL ACTS Charge of Extravagance Is Denied and Saving of $15, 757 Is Asserted. BLAME FOR RISE SHIFTED Secretary of State Says Increase in Xabor at Capitol JIad to lo With Growth of Appropria tions for .Maintenance. t?ALK.M, Or.. May 6. (Special.) Growth of tho stato and the conse quent increase m the business trans acted by his oiiie is the reason ad vanced by Secretary of State Oicott for the ri. in expenditures of his de partment jsince he undertook the ad ministration of tiie office. That the administrative cost of the Department of State would have increased in .at Jcast the same ratio under any other Secretary of State is the contention of -"r. jeott in reply to criticism leveled a.t his administration. In support of his argument that he js not responsible for the rise in the cost of conducting his department, Sec retary Oicott points out that im 1911 .1912 there werp slightly more than -6,-000 claims audited and paid. Inereane of t laimx Cited. In the iru;i-J!14 period the number of claims paid, according: to the official records, was -ll.oon. and in 1915-1916 The number of claims will approximate 68,000. This increase applies only to one department of his office, but the Secretary says that there has been a corresponding growth in business in practically all departments of his office. "In The Oreponian of last Thursday," paid Secretary Oicott, 'a news story makes the cliarge that of the savins? of $1i,50tf in the 1!U3-1914 appropriations for salaries and expenses of the State J department and for sularies of janitors, etc., fuel, lifrht and water and general contingent expenses of the Capitol, that $1 4,000 shou Id be deducted because the work of the corporation department Was made separate by the 3913 Legis lature. S7n JCeturnil I n used. "The facts are that the corporation department was separated from my of fice at the end of the first five months of 1913 and that there was returned un expended from the State department alone more than the cost of the services in the corporation department for the entire biennium of 1911-1912. "During the entire biennium of 1911- 1912 approximately $8000 only of the clerk hire appropriation was used payment of the salaries from my of fice June 1913. and of the amount appropriated in 1913-1911 for ser vices ynd expenses of the Secretary of State's office. $SG i T.4 was returned as unex pended." Kor the period of 3913-1914 the Lcgis lature appropriated $25,000 for salaries of janitors, etc. ; $7500 for genera I ex penses, Capitol ; $19,000 for fuel, 1 ight ! and water, and $S00 was credited to the I institutional betterment fund of the Capitol. $ 1 .",7r7 Declarrd Saved. In his efforts to show that he was economical in the administration of It is office. Secretary Oicott explains that of the above amounts appropriated lor the 1913-1914 period, $7082.46 was unexpended. This sum, with the un expended balances appropriated for the same period for his office, amounting to $8675.42, the Secretary asserts, shows t hat there has been a saving of the appropriations of 1913-1914 of $15, 757.88, under his supervision. There has been a startling increase since 1911, when Secretary Oicott went into office, in the amounts obtained from the Legislature to pay the ex penses of maintaining the State Capi tol, the Supreme Court building and grounds. For the 1911-1912 period the Legislature- appropriated $19,480 to cover the salaries of janitors, engineers and other employes at the Capitol. For the following biennium. 1913-1914. the appropriation rose to $25,000, and for the 1915-1916 period $33,000 was al lotted by the Legislature. Part of Cot Laid to Salaried. In endeavoring to justify the mount ing cost of conducting his office and especially the rise in the cost of caring for the Capitol and grounds. Secretary Oicott gives the following explanation; "During 1911-1912 but 10 persons were employed in the care and upkeep of the Capitol and grounds. Upon com pletion of the Supreme Court building, January 1. 1914, this force was in- of Portland for its City Hall and prac tically 50 per cent less than the cost of labor necessary to take ca ro of Multnomah County's Courthouse." Record. Cited to aow Savins. The records of the Secretary of State's office, showing the. legislative appropriations for the State Depart ment and the Capitol, the amount ex pended and the unexpended balances which reverted to the general fund for 191.3-1914. srive the following table. "KING JOY" ENTRY IN Newberg Moose Make Nomi nation of Clarence Coe. MASONS H0LD INITIATION Delegation of 123 1'rom Portland and Seattle Visits Engene. EUGENE, Or., May 6. (Special.) A delegation of more than 125 master Ma sons from Portland and Seattle, mem bers of the Mystic Order of Veiled Prophets of the Enca.nted Realm, held their first Eugene celebration and initiation exercises here tonight. The visitors came by special train. Immediately after their arrival a Da- rade headed by the Eugene Municipal oand marched tnrough the streets fol lowed by the delegates and their initiates. A band concert was priven at the Armory and the drill team of Gul Reasie lodge, of Portland, gave an ex hibition. The Mystic Order of Veiled Prophets ANOTHER IN QUEEN RACE Miss I.tioilc K. Johnson Appears In Voting for l lrft Time With 13, 00 0 Counts to Her Credit. Jewell Carroll Leading. Entrance of a new candidate for queen of the Rose Festival into the race and the proposal of the first can didate for appointment as "King Joy'" in the Festival were the two most striking developments in the contest yesterday. Miss lticile Kduarda Johnson, to NEW CANDIDATE FOR FESTIVAL QUEEN AND FIRST CANDIDATE FOR KING APPEARS. f t ' wr 'j ? K . :- " ff. - MttJUKXL. l.uclle Kduarda Johnson, rrnrnlrd by the Ad ( lull ll'iilhlirrlb, rhotn) ana I inrrnrr I or. I'roponfd lor hIDg or tkr Krntlval by the Vrnhrrx ln loojunrtion nitt tut .Modem Forntrra. (Photo b- Kvana Studio). consists only of master Masons and is termed "Tho Playhouse of Free Ma sons." Tonight a banquet was held follow ing initiation exercises. SPEEDING LAID TO CARMAN Warrant Js Sworn Out by Jitney Driver, diarping Violation. Charged with violating the franchise of the .streetcar company by speeding his car in excess of 1- miles an hoar, C. "V. Brown, motorman on a Williams avenue car, was arrested yesterday morning on a warrant sworn to by George W. Walker, jitney driver living at 84 Kast Thirty-ninth street. The arrest i.s taken by officials to be a mode for retaliation on the part of jitney drivers. It is the first of the kind ever made, according to the police. Walker is said to have timed the streetcar with the speedometer of his automobile. The alleged violation oc curred May 3. whom th Ad Club executive committee pledged the support of the club som days ago, appeared In the voting for the first time yesterday with 15.000 votes to ber credit as an initial num ber. Under the special offer that pre vails now this will represent in the final count 90,000 votes. Kugrne .Ad C'luh IMrkft l'.nfry. The announcement from Kugpne that on the day preceding the Ad Club had MRS. F. B. COUTURE DEAD Former Popular Nurse in 'Portland Dies at Home in Condon. Mrs. F. B. Couture, wife of a promi nent land owner and stockman, former ly Miss Charlotte Adams, of Portland, died at her home in Condon, Friday. Her death was caused by heart disease and cames as a surprise to her wide circle of Portland friends. Mrs. Cou ture was one of the early students at St. Vincents Hospital, from which she graduated in December, 1898. 6he was married to Stephen Couture in the Fall of 190S. When the late E. R. Harriman or ganized the Harriman-Alaskan expedi tion. Mrs. Couture went as a graduate Expended. XJnexp. Bal. Appropriations for itate Department: Appropriation, Traveling expenses Secretary of State Salaries of Clerks and Stenog raphers General and contingent expenses, office of Secretary of State... Appropriations, Capitol Oleneral and contingent expenses.. Fuel, light and water Institutional betterment fund S00.00 Tot a 1 unexpended balance for State Department and Capitol $15,737.88 $ 500 245.65 $ 254.35 35,000 . 31,441.03 3,558.97 17.300 12,637.90 4.S62.10 7.500 6.724.10 775.90 19.000 13,551.03 5.448.97 creased to 11. The offices of the In dustrial Accident Commission. State '"Highway Commission. Board of Con trol, State Wterinarian. Sealer of Weights and Measures, Secretary of "State, Fair Board and Corporation De partment were added to the Capitol, and the offices of the Secretary of State and the Public Service Commis sion considerably enlarged. Kxtravagance Ik Denied "The completion of the Supreme Court building at the beginning of 1914. with the acquisition of additional grounds required four more janitors, one fireman and an additional gar dener. This accounts for the gradual increase in the biennial appropriations, lwing the result of additional require ments incident to the creation of the parge number of additional offices and office rooms occupied by them, and the completion of the Supreme Court building. "That I have not been extravagant in caring for the Capitol. I believe I can show by comparing the cost with that of administering the Portland City Hall and Multnomah County Court house. From figures which I obtained in January. 1915. from authoritative sources, it is shown that in the City VftII a force of 14 is required to care for the building. These employes are .paid an average salary of $95.22, or a total of $1047.50 a month. For the care joX the Multnonlah County Courthouse a force of 34 employes is required. They are paid an average monthly salary of $72.50. or a total of $2465 a month. 11 Cost I More Than for lty Hall. "The average monthly salary of the 76 employes necessary to care properly for the Capitol, the Supreme Court building and the extensive grounds Hurrounding these buildings is $79.37. or a total of $1270 a month. """It will thus be pen that the labor required for both the Capitol and Su preme Court building and the grounds costs the state of Oregon only $222.50 a Vuonth more than the cost of the City nurse, and later became a close friend of the Harriman family. Besides her husband and several step children, Mrs. Couture leaves a mother, Mrs. Jane Adams, and two brothers, merchants, of Oregon City. $225 LOOT IN2 ROBBERIES Postoffice and Store Safes at Mar cus, AVasli., Reported Blown. SPOKANE. Wash.. May 6. Federal postoffice inspectors departed today for Marcus. 100 miles north of Spokane, where, according to a report received, the postoffice and two general stores were robbed. The safes in the postoffice and stores were blown open and the total amount obtained by the robbers was $225 In cash and notes valued at $7000. It is believed the robbers escaped In an automobile. iTMINJ OK C4l)intTKS IX KKSTIVAI, 4l'KK. COMKST. Jewell Carroll. Knights and Ladies of Security 185.261 Klfanor Jackson. Modern Foresters, McMinnville. . 1S3.265 Louise Taylor, Western Union 1 82.032 Oeorpie White. Corvallis. .. 1711.282 Mrs. Maud Oilman, CJ. A. It.. 184,107 Mildred Pegjf, Vanrouvcr... 150,410 Muriel SalinR. Pendleton. .. 14K.073 liose Cptegrove, Oregon City 140.428 Lillian C Hendrirkpen, Foresters of America... 130,621 Kdyle Fraasch. Eugene. . . . 123,699 Anna B. Allen, Metropoli tan Life Insurance Co.. 107,326 Marion Anderson, Albany. . 91,867 Waive Jacobs, Klamath Falls 73.358 Lucile Kduarda Johnson, Ad Club 15,000 Myrtle McClarkin, Koso City Park 31s STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF fNOmWimRNiiilMHMLlOT Northwestern Elii? SSB Bank Building JUUkM : ' Sixth indiMorriaoA: At the Clae t 7 I ORKliO BoaineM r 1. ii. RESOURCES Loans and Discounts United States Bonds Federal Reserve Bank Stock........ Other Bonds and Securities ; Furniture and Fixtures ...$4,747,832.22 ... 145.000.00 . . . ' 18,000.00 . .. 1,293.278.54 107,466.68 Cash on Hand and Due From Other Banks.. 2,826,893.76 Total $9,138,471.20 LIABILITIES Capital Stock Paid in 500,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits 134,072.85 Circulation 50.000.00 Deposits 8,454,398.35 Total $9,138,471.20 BOARD OF DIRECTORS II. 1.. PITTOCK, C hairman. A. D. C harlton. I.. B. Meat-fee 4ieorsre H. Kelly. A. J. lehola. K. . I radbrKer, Kmfrf lllmalrid. at MrOoua.il, O. I.. I'rloe. I.lojd I- Mnlif. John I'OTOhjr. place, and Oeortrie White, of Corvallis. who had held first In th. earlier count of the day, dropped to third. STORE OF LIQUOR TAKEN Haiti Made at 2 2 5 Market Street Lends to Arrest of Jfenry tSwanson. More than a. barrel of beer, two Ballons of alcohol and small quanti ties of whisky and wine were seized last nigrht in a raid at 225 Market street by lieutenant Harms, Detectives CanUl and Hammersley and Patrolmen Powell. Richards and Pchuni. Henry Swanson. who lives ther was arrested on charges of violating the prohibition iv, acting as aent in ordering liquor and maintaining a nuisance. The police entered the house with a search warrant. In another raid, at "92 First street. Cliff In pram was arrested on a charge of violating: the prohibition law, anil tt small quantity of liquor was seized. Mrs. Inpram and Lucy Johnson were taken to the Police Station, although no charges had been filed against them at a late hour. RABBI WISE RE-ELECTED SPF.CIAI. MEETINU HELD BV TEH I'l.K BETH ISHAKIj I OMillEliATlOX, ALBANY GUARDSMEN HIGH Artillery Wins Fourth Place In Rec ords of Entire Country. ALBANY, Or.. May . (.Special.) The Fifth Company. Coast Artillery Corps, Oregron Nat lonal Guard, of this city, has won fourth place among militia organizations In the entire coun try in the use of 10-inch guns. This is the word Just received by Jl. R. Knox, captain of the company, after all records have ben compiled. The local company's figure of merit was 69 plus, and represents two hits out of three at a distance of about eight miles. The record was made at the encampment at Fort Stevens last June. Only three of the hundreds of other militia compa nies in the United States bettered this record. HONEYMOONERS GO NORTH adopted Miss Kdyle Fraasch for Its candidate made the appearance of Miss Johnson in the contest a matter of especial interest. It was. however, made clear that the votes given Miss Fraasch in Kugene by the Admen's excursion did not bind the club against the candidate it al ready had chosen. The appointment of Miss Johnson had been made by the committee In Portland and the an nouncement had not yet been mae general to the. club when the votes were cast for Miss Fraasch. This was explained In Eugene at that time by O. F. Berg to the committee managing iuftciii: i-duuiuaii; s campaign. Clarence Coe, put up by the Moose of Newberg, has the distinction of be ing the first nominee for the office of "King Joy" that has been proposed. The Moose are putting him up in con Junction with the Modern Foresters, who are supporting Miss Eleanor Jack son, of McMinnville. Jewell Carroll I leading. His appointment will be contingent upon the election of Miss Jackson, who now stands second In the list, and the Moose will swing to her support, if possible, the vote-getting strength of their order throughout the state, so that their candidate for king may be assured of appointment. The city that elects the aueen i a-lv- en the privilege of naming the kins of the Festival. In the last count yesterdav Jewell Carroll, the candidate of the Knights and l-adies of Security, rose to firit Yaldcz Man and Itride, Engaged 15 Years, Start for Alaska. SKATTLK, Wash.. May 6. (Special.) Patrick Quinn, superintendent of the Alaska Water Power. J. ight & Tele phone Company, of Valdez. and his bride, formerly Miss Elizabeth Devlin, a well-known San Francisco musician. have gone today to Alaska on their honeymoon, after the wedding here following an engagement of 15 years. Fifteen years a?o Quinn left Miss Devlin in California to hurry to the north in search of a fortune, after she had promised to be his wife. Snlarr of ItrllKlou. W.rker 'Will Con tinue nt BflOOO a rmr Father Known Xailoaall)'. Ir. Jonah B. W ise, rabbi of Temple Beth Israel, waa re-elected to that posi tion at a special meeting of the congre gation last Thursday night. Hi elec tion is for three yeara. his salary to remain as at present, which Is $6000 a year. Ivabbl Wise will have completed his tenth year of service as the head of Temple Beth Israel next November. He came here from Chattanooga. Tenn., where he served as rabbi for a promi nent congregation of that city for some time. lie is still a young man. and he has endeared himself to the members of Beth Israel by his earnestness and Interest in wide communal activities. He is the son of a father famous the country over as one of he leading rabbis of America, The elder Mr. Wise was Isaac N. Wise, founder of Union College, Cincinnati. He was also wlde- lv known for his influenco and learning. PARDON REFUSED FORGER (lovernor Lister Ironies Frank Stone, of Insnrance Fraud Cane. OIWMPIA. "Wash.. May 6. Governor Lister today declined to pardon Frank Stone, confessed forcer of injury claims which were paid front the funds of the State Industrial Insurance Commission. Stone is under sentence of one year In the state penitentiary, havir.fr pleaded guilty. Stone was the principal witness a -rain st John F. Gillies, claim aent of th commission, who was convicted of falsifying- public records and of forpery and sentence! to the penitentiary. Gil lies has appealed to the Supreme Court Governor Lister has announced his Intention of removing the three mem bers of the commission for laxity in management of its affairs. Rnd The Oreeonian classified ads. MR. MOORES IS GREETED Candidate for State Offiec Visitor at Independence. INDEPENDENCE. Or.. May 6 (Spe cial.) Charles B. Moores, who will be a candidate for election at the Repub lican primaries for Secretary of State, was a visitor here tfday, accompanied by State Senator Bishop, who will also be a candidate for delegate to the Re publican National Convention. Both visitors were well received and were promised generous support from this section. CUMMINS LEADS COLONEL Official Figures Show Montana Re publicans for Iowa. HELENA. Mont.. May 6. President Wilson, who was unopposed, received 18.008 votes in the Presidential prefer ential primary in Montana April 21, according- to the complete official re turns announced tonight. Senator Cummins received 10.415 and Theodore Roo-evclt. whose name was written on the Republican, Progressive and not designated tickets, received 4236. Charles K. Hughes received 5S9 votes. Henry Ford's name was written five tiroes on the Democratic ballot and 134 on il c Republican. Read The Orcgonian classified ads. PASADENA flOW HAS OWL DRUG STORE Company Opens Twenty-second Store in Chain. The Owl Drug: Company's chain of stores has been Increased by the addi tion of a new store in Pasadena. The company now has 22 stores Jn nine cities. Seven of these are In San Francisco, four In Oakland, five in Los Anpelea. The opening of the new store In Pasa dena practically evens up the Owl's averag-e of one store per year, this being; the twenty-third year of its his tory and Its twenty-second store. The company has been In business nearly 24 years. After the San Francisco fire. 10 years aero, but three stores were left. The other 13 have since been In stalled. The Owl Iruft Company bought out a drup store in Pasadena which hsd been established for some years at the cor ner of Fair Oaks and Colorado streets. This store is now being; thorougrhly renovated and remodeled and will be equipped in a manner to grive the same service that has made the Owl TJru? Company famous, in the midst of sur roundings of the usual superior nature. The First National Bank OF PORTLAND, OREGON At Close of Business May 1, 1916. RESOURCES Loans and Discounts $11,970,241.24 U. S. Bonds at par 1,800,000.00 Other Bonds, etc 3,401,585.54 Stock in Federal Reserve Bank 105,000.00 Bank Premises 850,645.41 Customers Liability Under Letters of Credit 18,067.43 Due from U. S. Treasurer 75,000.00 Cash on Hand and in Banks v.. 6,023,116.89 Total 124,243,656.51 LIABILITIES Capital Stock .J 2,500,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits 1,115,196.84 Circulation 1,499,995.00 Letters of Credit 20,504.28 Deposits , . 19,107,960.39 Total $24,243,656.51 Report f Condition of The Scandinavian American Bank PORTLAND, OIL, At Close Of Bnslneoa Mar 1st. 191. RESOURCES. I.oans and Discounts Stocks, Bonds and Securities Other Resources Ileal Kstat.. Furniture and xtures Cash and due from Banks Total amount of resources LIABILITIES. Capital Stock '. Surplus. . Lcposits. . ............................... Total amount of liabilities $ 972.sl0.50 18ti.5!7. 2.33G.G1 37.57 1.6S 30.S3.li 1.540.2;.t3 100. 000. 00 f l.St0.279.63 STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF Lumbermens National Bank of Portland At Close of Business May 1. 1916. v ASSETS U. S. 4 Reg. Bonds to Secure Circulation $ U. S. 3 Pan. Canal Rejr. Bonds to Secure U. S. De posits Premium on U. S. Bonds Stock in Federal Reserve Bank Real Estate Furniture and Fixtures Customers' Liability Under Letters of Credit Industrial Bonds Time Loans and Discounts t all Loans and Commercial Paper $ 795,424.83 Municipal Bonds 1,371,900.24 Five Per Cent Fund 12,500.00 Cash on Hand and in Banks 1,558,810.93 250,000.00 55,000.00 20.625.00 36,000.00 15,001.56 50,600.00 1 ,875.00 5485.65 3,388,520.12 3,738,636.00 Total .$7,610,943.33 LIABILITIES Capital $1,000,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits 254.533.60 Circulation 250.000.00 letters of Credit 1.875.00 Dividends Unpaid 300.00 Deposits 6,104.234.73 Total $7,610,943.33 HIBERNIA SAVINGS BANK PORTLAND, OREGON. Statement at Close of Business May 1, 1916 RESOURCES Loans and Discounts Real Estato, Furniture and Fixtures. Stocks and Securities Bonds and Warrants: U. S. Government 4" Bonds City of Portland Imp. Bonds Other Bonds and Warrants Cash on Hand and Due From Banks. .$ 53,750.00 . 259.527.21 . 31,415.03 n02.180.2I 55.681.69 2l,165.8i; 344.1.92.24 906,704.89 Total $3,333,424.89 LIABILITIES Capital Stock $ 200.000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits 122,400.07 Dividends Unpaid 1,812.00 Savings and Time Deposits $2,068,880.06 Demand Deposits 940,332.76 " Total Deposits 3,009,212.82 Total $3,333,424.89 STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF Ladd & Tilton Bank At the Close of Business May 1, 1916. RESOURCES Loans and Discounts $ 9.206,099.64 Bonds and Stocks 3,129,093.61 Customers' Liability on Letters of Credit 126.277.96 Real Estate 70,000.00 Cash on hand and due from banks 3,520,841.77 Total $16,052,313.01 LIABILITIES Capital Stock. Fully Paid $ 1,000.000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits 1,410,951.00 Letters of Credit 126,277.90 Reserved for Taxes and Interest 32,000.00 Deposits 13,483,084.03 Total $16,052,313.01 CONDENSED REPORT OF The United States National Bank of Portland. Oregon. Submitted to the Comptroller of the Currency at the Close of Busi ness May 1, 1916. RESOURCES Loans and Discounts $ 5,427,839.78 United States Bonds at Par 1.000,000.00 Municipal and Railway Bonds 2,164,337.50 Stock in Federal Reserve Bank... 60.000.00 Bank Premises and Other Real Estate 443.505.30 Cash in Vaults $1,545,840.95 Due from Banks 3,478,137.17 5,023,978.12 Total $14,119,660.70 LIABILITIES Capital $ 1,000,000.00 Surplus - 1,000,000.00 Undivided Profits 201,849.38 Reserved for Interest, Taxes, etc 110,134.07 Dividends Unpaid 1,739.50 Circulation 773,997.50 Deposits 11,03140.25 Total I $14,119,660.70 (ONDEVSED REPORT OF THE CITIZENS BANK PORTI.AM). OHF.GOV At e Close of Baalana Mar 1. RKSOIRCES. Cash and due from Bank..... Ixans. City of Portland Bonds.... Ileal Estate and Fixtures Capital paid in Surplus and Profits.. !.psita. . ........... LIABILITIES. j:oo.iRh.? o.o7o.:ni SO. 433.00 44.0i0.00 $738,738.61 f 1 nn.onn.no J0.0.S.VI2 tlS.bd3.50 $738. 738. (Si