THE SUNDAY ORTfiOXTAX. PORTLAND. SEPTEMBER 23, 1919.
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INTEREST IN IDAHO
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l.'x-Cliairman of Deniocratfc Com
mittee and ei-I.ieutenant Gov
ernor to Aid Accused.
BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 27. (Special.)
rl'he pending trial of Charles S. Moodv,
former atl jutant-general of the state,
and member of the legislature, on the
haige of making a false certificate
to a voucher for traveling expenses
while adjutant-general, -will attract
tate-wide interest and will have no
.ittle bearing on possible political de
velopments. Ihe trial is holding the
ittention of toth republicans and
iemocrats, for Moody is a prominent
lemocrat and has been active in party
iffairs. He was named by Governor
Mexander, democrat, as adjutant-gen
eral, holding that office the two
terms that he was chief executive of
Ihe state'.
Mr. Moody Pleads Not Golltj-.
Mr. Moody, who was arraigned in
the district court here this week,
nieaded not guilty to the charge. The
defense filed a demurrer to the com
plaint together with a motion to set
aside thfl information on the grounds
i hat it did not state a 'public offense
Ijnd further that a proper preliminary
examination was not conducted in the
justice court as provided by the con
stitution. The demurrer and motion
were taken under advisement by
Tudge Keddoch. The defense contends
hat a deposition must be filed show
ing every item of the offense before
an information can be brought, and
unless these depositions show that a
public ofi'ense has been committed,
the information is not valid.
Prominent Men Are Aides.
That Mr. Moody proposes to fiyht
hard the charges presented by the
.itate is considered apparent from the
nalaiy of legal lights he has em
ployed. Among them are J. T. Pence,
former chairman of the democratic
oiate committee in Idaho and a promi
nent attorney of Boise, and Herman H.
Taylor of Sandpoint, former lieutenant-governor
of the state and a promi
nent republican. When the charge
nus first filed against Moody in a
legislative report during the session
of the legislature last winter, friends
of the former adjutant-seneral in
northern Idaho, particularly at Sand
point, where he lived, voluntered to
furnish an attorney to present his
.ase properly. This attorney is Mr.
Taylor, who was prominently identi
fied with the northern Idaho district
draft board as its secretary during
the war and held the rank of major.
Expenditure la Questioned.
oon after the legislature convened
reports were in circulation that an in
vestigation of the adjutant-general's
department would be made. Later the
legislature gave authority to employ
accountants and auditors to investi
gate all departments. The state af
fairs committee of the two houses
wud pjven general supervision over
Una investigation. Some time later
the committee reported a number of
irregularities in the handling of the
appropriation of the adjutant-gen-rial's
department. Included among
the Items cited was the one involving
the expenditure of 1176.63 while Moody
was east. In answer to the charge
Mr. Moody took the floor of the house
of representatives and asserted that
every "single red cent" spent in his
department could be accounted for.
He explained that the country was at
war when he made the trip east and
that he had been called to Washing
ton by direct order of the provost
marshal-general. Mr. Moody had been
in charge of enforcement of the draft
law in this state.
Direct Charges filed.
Counsel for Mr. Moody asserts that
at the preliminary examination given
Mr. Moody when he was bound over
to the district court to stand trial,
duplicate state vouchers were intro
duced and testimony eriven to the ef
fect that they had been filed, but no
testimony was introduced as to their
lalKity or truth.
The legislature adjourned after the
special committee presented its find
ings in the Moody case, without tak
ing action except to refer the sub
stance of the reports to the attorney
peneral. It was laten that County
Attorney Delano filed the direct
charge and complaint against Moody.
SALARY REVISION HEADY
SEW SLATE FOR CITY EMPLOY
ES BEFORE COU'CIIi SOOX.
Majority Supposed to Favor
Changes Recommended Pier
May Put Vp Fight.
Kevised slate of salaries for city
employes, promulgated by the stan
tlardization committee, will be pre
sented to the city council for adoption
or rejection Wednesday, according to
City Commissioner Pier, chairman of
the committee.
A few changes have been made
since the. informal meeting: when the
proposal was first submitted. These
consist of correcting some errors
which were in the first list, accord
ing to Commissioner Pier.
Commissioner Pier gives an inkling
that he stands ready to fight for his
proposal. Commissioner Bigelow has
refused to commit himself as to his
possible etand on the proposal, al
though he worked with the com
mittee during the past week com
piling recommendations for the fire
and police bureaus.
It is generally believed that Com
missioner Bigelow will refuse to vote
for many of the proposed increases
and that in this position he will have
ine support of the mayor.
Commissioner Barbur has been
away, but is known to favor the list
of salary changes to be submitted
Wednesday. Commissioner Mann also
ia supposed to favor the changes,
giving a majority to support the
salary revision ordinance.
The proposed changes are contained
in one ordinance, which will make it
necessary for a member of the coun
cil to vote against all salary increases
in the event that he favors some but
cannot support others.
' The ordinrnce provides that the
changes be retroactive to Septem
ber 1.
Prominent Uriton Dead.
LON'DO.V, Sept. 27. Francis Leve
fcon Bertie, first viscount of Thame
and British ambassador to Franca
from 190a to. ISIS, died here yester
day. '
A Carload of the Nationally Advertised
Coii'goleum Gold.
C if
Seal
Floor Coverings
AT PRICES AWAY BELOW THOSE QUOTED
IN THE "SATURDAY EVENING POST"
OFFICE tenants, landlords, private householders far and near, who need good, inexpensive floor cover
ings, are invited to share in the sale that starts tomorrow (Monday) at 9 o'clock.
Never before in Portland has any retail store bought a
whole carload of Congoleum floor coverings. A carload
means 30,000 pounds, 15 tons. A large quantity for any one
store, but not too much for Meier & Frank, who are in the
habit of doing big things in a big way.
For a year and more we have been testing Congoleum Gold
Seal floor coverings. They have sold well. They have stayed
sold. Customers have sent their friends in for more. There
has been a steady stream of in-coming shipments of Congo
leum to keep up the demand.
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Now we are prepared to sell Congoleum floor coverings in a big way. We are ready to say publicb , that we believe
Congoleum Gold Seal Floor Coverings Are Absolutely
Satisfactory for Some Room or Rooms in Every Home
To lower their cost to our customers, we have ordered an entire car
load and the following list shows how much can be saved now from the
maker's nationally advertised retail price list :
6 x 9 Feet Rugs, Regularly 8 9.75, Now $ 8.65
7Vx 9 Feet Rugs, Regularly $11.85, Now $ 9.75
9 x 9 Feet Rugs, Regularly $14.25, Now $11.75
9 xl012 Feet Rugs, Regularly $16.65, Now $13.75
9 xl2 Feet Rugs, Regularly $19.10, Now $15.75
Congoleums Are Babies
In the Rug Industry
They are American babies. They are only six years old. They were
born just before the war. They have thrived tremendously because
they fitted in to a time when labor had to be simplified. Their prices were
never inflated as were so many war industries. They were established
and have been maintained at fair low rates which any housekeeper could
afford.
Meier & Frank often buy staple merchandise by the carload. This is
one reason why Meier & Frank prices are lower on the average. But
we wanted to be sure that these Congoleum Gold Seal floor coverings
were what our customers liked before we bought fifteen tons of them
in a carload.
During the year we have been trying them, we bought a few at a time.
Followed up the sales. Buyers were more than satisfied. Had no com
plaints. Large farmers and fruit growers and many suburbanites told
us they were just what they had been seeking for their living rooms and
dining rooms; that mud tracked in on them could be mopped up in a mo
ment; that dust could not grime into them because of their hard, non
absorbent surface.
Women whose husbands were doing government work in shipyards or lumber
camps said that the amount of work Congoleum rugs saved was wonderful. That
they required no sweeping or beating, but that they could be kept clean with a
mopping every morning.
Mothers with children told us that their Congoleum rugs lay flat to the floor
without tacks or fastenings of any kind, that the children could not kick them up,
and that on rainy days the water could not roll under and rot them because both
sides of the rug were water-proof.
Owners of large homes told us that they had never had anything go satisfac
tory as Congoleum for kitchens, pantries, nurseries, porches.
Meier & Frank . naturally are trying to serve the public in a big, whole
hearted way. When any merchandise is so generally popular and satis
factory as these Congoleum rugs, we want to have all the choice for cus
tomers that it is possible to obtain and we want to lower prices if it can
be accomplished.
That is the reason why we have bought a whole carload of Congoleum Gold Seal
all colors all patterns-i-all sizes and plenty for everybody.
All Are Perfect Goods
This carload of Congoleum Gold Seal floor coverings consists only of
perfect goods. The best the manufacturer produces. All have the Gold
Seal, carrying the maker's definite assurance of "Satisfaction guaranteed
or your money will be refunded." This guarantee means exactly what
it says. If any Congoleum Gold Seal rug. or floor covering does not give
you the satisfaction you expect, let us know and we will give you either a
new rug or your money back.
What Is Gold Seal
Congoleum?
Congoleum is not linoleum. It is
a wool fibre base saturated with
asphalt The surface and back are
heavily coated with the best lin
oleum paint There is no burlap on
the back to rot or wear off. Its
firm, non-absorbent surface is water-proof
and sanitary and Con
goleum Gold Seal rugs or floor cov
erings can be cleaned in a few sec
onds with a damp mop. They re
quire no beating or heavy sweeping.
Congoleum patterns include
adaptations of old Oriental designs
and new ideas created bv the best
rug artists in New York, London
and Paris. There are soft browns,
blues, greens, Algerian reds and in
teresting color combinations.
Some of them are designed for
nurseries. Others in tile effects
are for halls, kitchens and pantries.
Many are splendid for living room,
bed room and dining room use.
Congoleum Gold Seal art rugs
are suitable for any place where
low priced, long wearing rugs are
desired. In addition to being ideal
ly sanitary and labor saving, they
are pretty enough to please any
body and their color combinations
are so artistic that they are a pleas
ure to have in one's home.
Congoleum is the cheapest good
floor covering on the market at the
regular prices. Room .size rugs at
the special prices of $8.65 to $15.75
are amazingly inexpensive investments.
Congoleum by the Yard
. Congoleum in roll form for halh and kit- f
chens is two yards wide. The usual price is
Border Congoleums
Giving the Effect of Hardwood Floors
2 1-inch width, regularly 65c, now, yard, 53c
36-inch width, regularly 90c, now, yard, 68c
This first full carload of Congoleum Gold Seal Art
Rugs and Floor Coverings will be on special
sale in the Carpet Store, Seventh Floor,
beginning tomorrow, Monday
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