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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 19, 1916)
THE SUNDAY OREGONI AX, PORTLAXT, NOVEMBETt 19, 1916. It DEMOCRATS AFTER FAT FEDERAL JOBS Postmaster Myers, Collector Burke and Marshal Mon tag Eyed Enviously. "DESERVING" ONES MANY Portland Postal Chief Blamed for Having luused Party's Cam paign in Oregon to Fail. Situation Is Involved. Reserving Democrats are very plen tiful since the election. Their slogan, naturally enough, is the famous dic tum of William Jennings Bryan "jobs for deserving Democrats.' The fact that available Federal jobs In Oregon are already filled with de serving Democrats does not deter the brethren as much as might be supposed. The theory, of course, is that some of thoe on the outside may be even more deserving than those oh the inside and will get their desserts accordingly. There are indications that the assault will be massed on two or three offi ces, for which the chances look espe cially fiorable just at present. One -h office is postmaster, paying $6000 a year. Another is Collector of Custom's, with a salary of $4500. There are reasons, obvious to all deserving Democrats, why these jobs offer a bet ter point of attack than some others on the list. Take the postmastership. There are no Democrats who will argue that the Honorable Frank Stott Myers, Port land's famous $6000 a year postmaster, la not thoroughly deserving. But there are Democrats who will say they hate to mention what they think he really deserves. Myers Blamed for 5am,Talgn. The sad truth of it is that the Hon orable Frank Is credited by many of the brethren wrongly, perhaps, but credited, none the less with having Kummed up the Democratic campaign In Oregon. To his old habit of "horn ing in" and trying to run things they attribute a split in the ranks and ef forts of. Oregon Democracy that cost Votes and left many embittered hearts. It is no secret that if Myers reap pointment as postmaster depended on Judge Samuel White, Democratic state chairman, the Honorable Frank and his $6000 a year job would have a violent parting. Among the various reasons for this is the fact that the Honorable Frank not only did not work with Judge White after the latter became state chairman, but went so far as to open what virtually amounted to a sec ond Democratic state headquarters, with H. M. Esterly, Democratic Na tional committeeman, in charge. Esterly is a Myers man clear through. He owes his election as National com mitteeman to Myers, and quite natur ally he played the Myers game to the limit. No part ot this game was the aiding and abetting of Judge Samuel White and the Democratic State Cen tral Committee. bitten Appointment Annoys. The fine Italian hand of the Honor able Frank is also seen by the brethren In the appointment of F. C. Whitten early in the campaign as financial rep resentative in Oregon on the National committee, a most unusual proceeding and one excessively annoying to the state committee. At a time when the state committee was straining to collect money for its campaign. Mr. Whitten and the Myers organization headed by Esterly were also gathering funds and no more of this money than could be prevented went to the state committee. Myers in his famous "dig up" letter to Postmasters, it will be remembered. In which he suggested that though postmasters themselves were forbidden by law to contribute, their families and "friends" might pungle up all right without hurting . the feelings of the law, named Mr. Whitten as the person to whom such moneys should be sent. He did not mention the state com mittee. All this, as might be supposed, has not served to endear the Hon. Frank to those who were ignored. And further more, it has provided them with a mighty good alibi for the loss of the state. G. H. Watson After Place. George H. Watson, ex-chairman of the Multnomah County Central Com mittee, is waging an active campaign for the postmastership and he seems pretty sure to have the enthusiastic support of the big element hostile to Myers. And by a peculiar poetic justice, or Injustice, as the case may be, the afore mentioned F. C. Whitten is likewise a candidate for the job. Mr. Whltten's candidacy is best described as recep tive. His attitude is that if the Hon. Frank is going to lose the job, Whit ten might as well get it as somebody else, which is excellent philosophy but rather cold comfort. Summed up, the Hon. Frank's future as Postmaster seems to depend on the attitude of Senator Harry Lane, who got him the job in the first place, but soured on him after the Hon. Frank tried to get some relatives appointed to other postmasterships. Senator Chamberlain never has been an ardent admirer of Portland's famous $G000 Postmaster. Myers' four-year term expires next May and he ought to know his fate some months before that. So much for the postmastership. An other incumbent whose future is rather doubtful is Judge Thomas C. Burke, Collector of Customs. Burke's Blunder Serious. Judge Burke made the serious poli tical blunder two years ago of guess ing wrong on the T'nited States Sena torship. Bill Hanley. Progressive, was running against 'Senator George F,. T'lianiherlain. Democrat, who was ip Try This if You Have Dandruff There is one sure way that never fails to remove dandruff completely and that is to dissolve it. This destroys it en tirely. To do this, just get about four ounces of plain, ordinary, liquid arvon; apply it at night when retiring; use enough to moisten the scalp and rub it In gently with the finger tips. By morning most, if not all. of your dandruff will be gone, and three or four more applications will completely dissolve and entirely destroy every sin gle sign and trace of it, no matter how much dandruff you may have. You will find. too. that all Itching and digging of the scalp will stop in stantly, and your hair will be fluffy, lustrous, glossy, silky and soft, and look and feel a hundred times better. You can get liquid arvon at any drug store. It is inexpensive, and four ounces ts all you will need. This simple reme dy has never been known to fail. Adv. for re-election. Judge Burke guessed that Hanley would win' and acted ac cordingly. As everybody knows. Cham berlain was re-elected by a huge plurality. . Senator Chamberlain has a long memory and he has never expressed enthusiasm at the poor guessing of Judge Burke. And Senator Chamber lain is likely to have a whole lot to say about the parceling out or re-parceling out of Federal jobs. It re mains to be Been whether he will for give the judge his indiscretion. In the meantime Judee William Gal loway, of Albany, who was defeated for re-election as Circuit Judge up there, is understood to be circulating a peti tion indorsing his candidacy for Col lector of Customs. Another good job on which some of the boys have their eyes is that of United States Marshal. John Montag, the incumbent, has enjoyed his incum bency very thoroughly, and is perfectly willing to sacrifice his personal In terests and stay another four years. Deputy Berry Willing. Frank Berry, one of Montag's dep uties, is understood to be just as willing to relieve his chief of the arduous cares of the office. Berry " wouldn't back away if anybody approached him bearing the ofrice on a platter. Tom Word. ex-Sheriff of Multnomah County, also is mentioned for the job. And any l'OnMKH CHRISTIAN" CHURCH EVA .GELIST UN OKEbO.V . DIES I. CALIFORNIA. ' ' . ' A - y a '4 - It tt'SY, i ' v ' A Iter. R. M. Messick. News of the death at Victor ville, Cal.. Monday of Rev. R. M. Messick recalled to many mem bers of the Christian Church that for a lengthy period Mr. Messick was state evangelist for Oregon, a position he had likewise held in Missouri. Rev. Mr. Messick retired from the ministry a few years ago, after having spent 45 years in the interest of the Christian church. 20 of which were in Ore gon and the Northwest. He was 81 years of age, having been born at Nicholasville, Ky., Sep tember 15. 1833. Ho was married to Mary B. Tomlinson ' in Virginia. The widow survives, together with one son. Judge J. Bruce Messick, County Judge of Baker County, and four daughters, Mrs. Irene Van Clyck, of Cordova, Alaska; Mr3. W. E. Mahoney, of this city, and Virginia and Margaret Mes sick, of Victorville. of the several Democratic Sheriffs and ex-Sheriffs would like it. Clarence L Reames has made an ef ficient United States Attorney, and there does not seem likely to be any violent effort to relieve him. The name of Judge Samuel White is sometimes mentioned as a possible candidate for the office, but it Is understood that the Judge would really prefer to be appointed American Minister to one of the South American republics. So far nobody Is even mentioned as a candidate against Milton A, Miller, Collector of Internal Revenue. Senator Miller has' been a father to many a deserving young Democrat in distribut ing the jobs in his department and has otherwise contributed mentally and materially to the continuance of Demo cratic sway. He even took the stump and cam paigned actively through the state for Wilson and the Democratic ticket in the late campaign. Senator Miller looks like a fixture. In any event, he will be an exceedingly hard man to dis place If anyone does come out against him. Most Officeholders May Stay. At this time it seems probable that with a few exceptions here and there most of the present holders of impor tant Jobs will be suffered to remain. Of 'course, there are a few of the de serving outsiders who must be re warded, but places will be provided for them. Lester W. Humphreys, secretary of the Democratic State Central Commit tee, is one of these. He Is looking rather wistfully across the peas at the vacant $10,000 a year job of Minister to SLam. Another deserving Oregon Democrat, William II. Hornibrook. of Aibany. won this plum a couple of years ago in re ward for his services for the re-election of Senator Chamberlain, but he has resigned, and is even now on his way home with his family. Inasmuch as Humphreys managed Senator Chamberlain's campaign for re election that year, and still stands high with the Senator, it looks as If the little matter of making him Minister to Slam, or Timbuctoo, or some place, might easily be arranged. George F. Alexander, chairman of the Multnomah County Central Committee, may also desire a job. though as yet he has expressed no preference. If he does want one. no doubt he can get it, as his father is a Democratic Repre sentative in Congress from Missouri. CHARITY BOARD SELECTED Confidential Kxcliange Will Be Clearing-House for Information. Including one representative fro eacn or tne charity organizations in Portland, a new managing committee or the confidential exchange to han die charitable work in' the cliv h been formed, under the supervision of A. R. Gephart. secretary of the Public Welfare Bureau. The headquarters of the committee will be in room 444 of the Courthouse, and it will furnish a clearing-house for information for all the charities of the city. The personnel of the committee an nounced by Mr. Gephart follows: Mrs. D. . C. Burns. Mrs. C. J. Devereaux, Miss Katharine Gile. Rev. F. K. How ard. Isabella R. Gauld, Emma R. But ler, hadie Orr Dunbar. Mrs. George W, MCMatn, N. F. Johnson. A. R. Gephart Lola i. Baldwin.' Miss' Valentine Prichard. M. Mosessohn. Rev. W. W. Youngson. Jacob Kanzler, J. W. An drews. Miss E. V. Campion, J. R. Stu art, Miss E. E. Grittinger and Mrs. A. N. Feits. Buv Furniture This Christmas Weekly News from Portland's Greatest Furniture Store Furniture -and Rugs of Quality on Liberal Terms at Money-Savins. Prices. Begin Christmas Shopping Nozv. - JV !! - HIT I k'r &;,; 71i 1 r l fc. . --BSSl J J" fM f .v.-.'.-.--.-..;.....;. ..( S'fcViifiG Suk,..-.V--.-.-A.,.'.'.V-'.- iV "? " ' .WAV. ' V.VV.VVAVJU.'.'JlV.'JIUV.-.W4IUlJbMK.,A' V.VAVA Thanksgiving Sale of Dining Tables Prepare this week for the annual feast. We have reduced scores of Dining Tables, embracing the least expensive as well as the finest we carry on our floors. This list is merely suggestive of many similar bargains. $16 Solid Oak Dining Tables, 42-inch top, 6-foot exten- QIO OpT sion, reduced this week to X.ttt9 $20 Solid Quarter-sawed Oak Dining Tables, 45-inch - fT f?A top, 6-foot extension, reduced to pAJJl 30 Quarter-sawed Oak Dining Tables, 48-inch top, S-CJOT Kf) foot extension, reduced to stlV $80 Quartered-oak Dining Table, 64-inch top, 12-foot QPIJ extension, massive pedestal, claw feet; 'handsome finish ' A Fine Rug for $1 9. 75 Last week's buying; on these rugs was far beyond our expectations, but we still have a complete range of .patterns for the reason that our mammoth stock' was bought before the recent heavy advance. We have drawn upon our reserve stock and will continue to offer this week beautiful Canda hars.Khorassans and Saxony rugs in 9x12 size for S19.75. This is less than the present mill price on the same rugs. Sale of Wool Fiber Rugs Regular $15 Wool Fiber Rugs, 9x12 size, assorted pat- Q" "1 r7" terns, reduced to I J Regular $12.50 Wool Fiber Rugs, 8:3x10:6 size, as- C- f f( sorted patterns J)XlsUV Regular $11.50 Wool Fiber Rugs 7:6x9, assorted pat- JQ OST terns, now for pJLiJ Sale of New Davenports An opportunity to buy a handsome addition to your home furnish ings at a generous reduction. Call and look through our stock of superior Davenports. Regular $38.50 Duo Bed Davenport in solid quartered oak, frame upholstered in the finest quality imitation leather. Equipped with the latest automatic steel bed device. Fumed or golden oak QQQ 77 finish, reduced to I O Regular $42 Bed Davenports in massive quartered oak frame, Col onial style, upholstered in the finest imitation leather. QOi tZ( with the most modern automatic bed device ipti ltUU Regular $125 Daveno Bed Davenports in handsome quartered oak frame, very heavy and massive. Upholstered in genuine Q Qrt c r leather. Reduced to only 00 Comforters for Christmas We have just unpacked for the Christmas trade a large shipment of specially selected Eider Brand Down Comforters in handsome silk and satin coverings. They are warm, yet soft and light. The pat terns are new and wonderfully beautiful. Priced from 9.50 to S?2o.OO ifPPIlP Special Nezv Prices on Heaters A $76 Dining -Room Suite for $58.75 A solid quartered-oak suite in golden wax, light or dark fumed finishes. It consists of buffet, six-foot extension dining table with 15-inch top and six chairs with genuine leather-slip seats. A $99 Dining - Room Suite for $76.75 A fine quartered-oak Jacobean suite, consisting of a fine buffet, with French plate mirror, six-foot extension table with 45-inch top, carver and five chairs with genuine leather-slip seats. A Cedar Chest for Christmas A new shipment of genuine Tennessee red cedar chests just received from the south. Hand somely finished, some embellished with copper trimmings. Dust proof and practically air-tight. Make Your Own Comforters . Regular $2.25 Maish Lami nated White Cotton Down; a superior filling for & -4 rrr comforters, special X 0 This Is Blanket Weather Regular $6.50 Wool F.lankets in various plaid combinations, reduced for thlsjcr -T sale to...- pOJLO $9 all-wool Oregon C CI OCT Blankets. 6j lbs., at JpD.O Regular $17 Cedar Chests for Regular $21 Cedar Chests for Reg. $27.50 Cedar Chests for Regular $35 Cedar Chests for $13.25 $15.85 $21.25 $27.50 New Auto Robes A wonderful exhibit of Nav ajo and Chemawa all-wool Auto Robes in rich color combinations and in handsome plaids. Priced now from $7 up to COPT Cf as high as PDJJ Special Regular $7 Chemawa Indian Blanket in beautiful color combinations, reduced to New Cretonnes at 24c Special Our entire line of 35c Cretonnes in a beautiful assortment of newest patterns, yard Phenomenal sales in our Stove De partment have compelled us to replen ish our stock of Heaters time after time during this season. We begin this week with a greatly enlarged stock in all sizes and at all prices. Regular $21.50 Cole air-tight Heat ers, the best heater made Q - f jr f at the price vlO.OU Regular $18 Cole's air-tight Heat ers reduced for this week Q- 4 OfT only to V-l-'i.O No. 21 regular S30 Yale Garland Air-tight Wood Heater, the highest tiful color grade manufactured at COO rrCT fit: only ZZ.D V"'"" No. 21N. regular $33.50 Yale Gar land Air-tight Wood Heaters with handsome nickel - plated (jJO J base, now only tpst I O No. 25 regular $35 Yale Garland Air-tight Wood Heaters, large and 3 :24c handsomely finished, on QOf? sale now at only tilJ. I J No. 218 Mascot Heat ers reduced to $12.40 Henry Jenning & Sons Liberal Terms Washington at Fifth Liberal Terms Buy Furniture This Christmas. LIQUOR IS FLOWING IN STEADY LINE OF" CUSTOMERS WAIT AT EXPRESS OFFICE. Shipments Expected to Int-rense as Ap proach of 'Bone Dry" I. aw Comes Closer. The approach of the "bone dry" law is causing a great hustle to replenish supplies of drinkables araonff Port land's population. This is evident at the local express offices, where a land office business is being carried on throughout the time that the delivery departments are in operation. All the express olfices are experienc ing an unprecedented rush. At the Wells-Fargo Express Company yester day, a record day's business was transacted. Early in the afternoon a long line formed that held no fewer than 150 persons. All sorts and conditions of men and a number of women were in line, waiting to reach the counter and get the shipment that awaited them. lt was by no means a line of addicts to intoxicants who formed th line. either. One man who visited the-office said he hud not taken a drink of liquor for eight years, but if the state were going tetotally dry he wanted to have a little In the house in cae it should be needed. Every available man in the express offices worked hard and long yester day delivering packages and taking af fidavits from the recipient.". The rush is expected to Increase as the time for operation of the "bono dry" law ap proaches. Last evening by 5 o'clock the line at the Wells-Kargo office had lengthened until it extended into the street. A lease was closed yesterday for added quarters in the Beck building, across Oak street, where the delivery department of the Wells-Fargo Com pany will be housed from November 23 until after New Years, giving added space for handling all deliveries, in cluding the increased holiday business, of the company. Added space for the holiday business is always obtained by the company. a sanatorium at Phoenix, Ariz. lie was a member of Hassalo Lodge No. 1Z, Oddfellows, and also had been a member of Utopia Rebekah Lodge. His life was mostly spent in and about Portland, following the occupation of bricklaying. His last work was on the Union High School at Seaside, where his health failed him. He was in his 26th year. The body was sent by the Oddfel lows' Lodge to his mother's home at Uklah. Cal., for interment. ODDFELLOW PASSES AWAY Francis Schlnckter, of Portland, Dies at Phoenix Sanatorium. Francis Schinckter, formerly of this city, died last week of tuberculosis in llollnday School Fumigated. The Holladay School, closed by order of the Health Bureau on account of smallpox cases having been discovered there, underwent fumigation yesterday by city officials. It is expected it will be reopened for classes tomorrow morning as usual after a thorough disinfection. Columbia EDISGNcr 11 VICTOR, PASTOR TO BE WELCOMED Dr. Arthur 1". Bishop and Family Will-Be Guests of Church Club. A popular welcome to Dr. Arthur F. Bishop and family, newly installed pas tor of Central Presbyterian Church, will be tendered by the Men's Club of the church at a banquet next Tuesday evening at 7 P. M., at Mnsonic Hall, East Eighth and Eaat Burnsidr streets. Brief talks will be given by Rev. W. O. Shank, of the East Side Baptist Church: L. M. Lepper. representing the East Side Business Men's Club; Rev. A. J. Montgomery for the Portland Presbytery; John NT. Iewls for the men of the church: Mrs. C. F. Clark for the women, and Willard Rucker for the young people. Musical numbers will be provided by E. Maldwyn Evans, director, and Miss Marian Bennett, soprano, of the church choir, assisted by Miss Evelyn Ewart at the piano. FUNERAL WILL BE TODAY Several Portland Friends to tJo to Services Tor Glen. . Bassett. The funeral of Glen O. Bassett. man ager of the Spalding Logging Com pany's plant at Newberg, who was killed Thursday while supervising the unloading of logs, will be held at New berg today at 2 o'clock from the Friend's Church. Several Portland friend, including the officials of the Spalding lagging Company, will go to Newberg for the services. Mr. Bussett was a Mason, a member of the Order of Eastern Star and of the Woodmen of the World. Artillery Corps Kqulpmcnt on Way. Equipment for the four new com panies of Coast ArtlMery. recently or- A t 1 M lit J THE DIAMOND STORE of Portland i ' i rrr:,-m V-n t This Tims ll Mnct WnnHrfnl Khnw. ing of These Very Precious Gems. DIAMONDS are the most exquisite and highly prized of all gifts. The regal beauty of the diamond is its purity. This Store prides itself in its diamond knowledge and in offering only the better grade. The showing now is the finest thi3 store has ever made and affords widest choice, ranging in price from $5.00 to $1200, mounted in Rings, Pendants, Brooches, Necklaces, etc. CREDIT ACCOMMODATIONS WITHOUT EXTRA CHARGE. See my special $50 and $100 Diamond Rings they have no equal. Largest Diamond Dealer in Oregon. G34 Washington Street. Opp. Owl Drug Co. ganized in this state at Tillamook. Marshfield. Astoria and Hood River, is on the way from various arsenals and munition factories throughout ' the country. Soon these new units of the state troops will he equipped fully and will become a full-fledged part of the defense forces. Major W. W. Wilson. Acting Adjutant-Oeneral of the Ore gon National Ouard, was advised of this fact yesterday from military head quarters. . . ' ' w J - - . . i 't - ' - I. -V -r, . ----- 1 My practice is limited to high-class Dentistry only at Prices Everyone Can Afford A Dentist's Character lias Much to Do With the Success of His Business Reputations Are Made or Unmade Overnight Character Is the Work of a Lifetime Reputation is what PEOPLE SAY YOU ARE. Char acter is WHAT YOU REALLY ARE. Reputation is a fickle jade she follows the crowd, listens to the jingle of money, bestows her favors upon worthy and unworthy alike. Dr. Cook, of North Pole fame, was placed upon a pedes tal of fame by reputation, and in the space of a few short weeks was torn from his lofty place and became the laugh ing stock of two continents. Customers are either satisfied or dissatisfied either way they spread the news, and reputation follows. Go among my patients and my friends and they will tell you my reputation is good ; go among my enemies and they will tell you there are no words of sufficient strength in their vocabulary with which to describe my reputation. I pride myself that no man leaves my office with a feel ing that he has been robbed; that no woman ever left my office with a blush upon her face; that no child whot placed confidence in my claim of painless extraction ever had cause to feel that I had abused his innocent faith in me. If I .had lacked . character the people wpuld have soon deserted me and my cause would have been lost. Any Dentist Can Cut Prices, But It Takes Brains to TURN OUT BETTER WORK MY PRICES FOR GUARANTEED WORK All Other Work Electro Whalebone Plates $15.00 Flesh Colored Plates ; $10.00 Ordinary Rubber, All Red $5.0 O Porcelain Crowns $3.50 to $5.00 Gold Fillings, from Sl.OO 22-K Gold Crowns .$it.50 to $5.00 22-K Gold Bridge SjUJ.51) ro $5.00 Proportionately Lowr We Have the Knowledge, Ability, and Experience Electro-Painless Dentists IN THE TWO-STORY BUILDING Comer Sixth and Washington St&, Portland, Oregon o