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TITE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, DEfcE3IBER 4, 1921' SCHOQLCAMPAfGN HEARING IS QUIET Captain Edmonstone Takes Stand in Defense. ALL CHARGES ARE DENIED Inquiry Launched by Director Shull Expected to Be Con cluded Monday Night. A comparatively quiet session of the property committee of school district No. 1. continuing the inquiry launched by Director Shull, was held last night, when Captain Edmondstone, superin tendent of properties, took the stand In his own defense and was succeeded by corroborative witnesses. The ses sion adjourned at a late hour to meet gain Monday night, when It is ex pected that the hearing will be con cluded. The atmosphere of court procedure was heightened by the fact that the hearing was held in a courtroom, with George B. Thomas, director, presiding In the Judicial chair, and with R. H. Thomas, clerk, administering the oaths. For the prosecution appeared Director Bhull and Attorney Hart, while Attorney Collier appeared for Captain Edmondstone. Thomaa Often Made Target. Though Director Thomas has fre quently asserted that he himself is not on trial, the unusual character of the proceedings Is spiced by the fact that lta presiding officer has fre quently been the target of testimony. Captain Edmondstone. called as the. first defense witness, testified clearly If emphatically, and in general denied the charges which have been pre ferred against him, and the support ing testimony of witnesses previously summoned by Director Shull. All things considered, he made a good witness In his own behalf, though his statement serv.ed in no way to afford a complete reply to the several charges, as yet unchal lenged, that employes of the proper ties department neglected thlr duties to campaign for George B. Thomas, director, and subsequently to solicit funds to defray his expenses for the campaign. Reorganisation Is Explained. He Is a civil engineer of 37 years' experience, he testified,' and entered the employment of the district on De cember 28, 1920, as superintendent of properties. He explained In detail how he had reorganized his depart ment into bureaus, holding the chief of each responsible for the bureau entrusted to him. He had appointed Matthew Odell chief of the bureau of maintenance and construction, and bad made other similar appointments. "You have heard the testimony of witnesses," said Attorney Collier, "that you have .discharged without sufficient reason certain employes of the district, among them B, J. Phil Hps, an electrician? "Yes," answered the witness, "and the reason that he was discharged was Insubordination. Also, he had not been doing the proper work and had not made proper estimates. They were too low and would have subject d me to criticism." Typical Instance la Cited. Captain Edmondstone asserted that a typical Instance of faulty estimates prepared by Phillips was one that, having been returned to him for cor rection, had eventually proved larger than the bid received. He had been rquired to check with the bidders, the result being that his estimate was shown to lack important and es sential Items that totaled $300. Questioned regarding the declara tion of Phillips that he had, at Ed mondstone's Instructions, passed more than a day of the district's time Installing a motion picture machine at the Knights of Pythias hall, the witness said that the matter had first been brought to his attention by T. A. Proctor of the bureau of records, who had told him of such a request. Cap tain Edmondstone had then sum moned Phillips and asked him If he knew of anyone who could do the work, to which rhllllps bad answered that he would. "I then said," testified the witness. "that there was no money In it, and that It must be done outside of school hours. He understood that." "Did he .agree to do it that way?" asked Attorney Collier. Agreement la Reported. "He said he would take pleasure In doing It." "When did you first know that he had put in more than a day?" "When he himself testified to It." Phillips was subsequently dis charged for refusing to reduce his force, said the witness, though he had later complied with the order, and be cause he was not In harmony with the department. The testimony turned to an attack on Phillips' state ment that an estimate submitted by him had been arbitrarily raised by 11000. Captain Edmondstone aald that in this instance the ' estimate was passed on to George Jones, drafts man, and that Jones, unaware of the fact that Phillips already had added the 10 per cent charge for overhead, added another 10 per cent. Discharges Are Explained. Concerning the discharge of men from Phillips' department, the wit ness said they were dismissed be cai;se there was no work for them, and that the saving thereafter had been $20 daily to the district. He added that Phillips always sought to prepare low estimates, thus Insuring the work to his own craftsmen rather than to outside bidders In order to keep the men employed. As to James Stanyon, Janitor, who was dismissed from Washington high chool, Captain Edmondstone testified that this employe won his discharge through an. uncongenial and quarrel some nature, which led him to trou ble with district workmen; by ne glect of certain duties, namely, the tli'.ng of a furnace whici supplied the cafeteria with hot water; and by neglecting to concern himself with the condition of the roof. Boys, It appeared, had clambered to the top cf the building, gained the roof and smoked cigarettes thereon, wrecking a skylight and tearing away orna mental Iron. Then, too, there had been danger of an explosion in the donkey engine, when Stanyon ap pointed a sub-Janitor, inexperienced, to fire It. . ' Teacher Protest Recalled. "After conferring with the prop erty committee," testified Captain Edmondstone. "I determined to dis charge him for the good of the serv ice. I told him that no Investiga tion was necessary." At previous, sessions of the In quiry witnesses had testified that fitanyon was an excellent Janitor, and m nrotest against his dismissal. e.gned by every teacher at Washing- ten high school, had been filed as evidence. "Mrs. Dora Kimball," pursued the witness, "was discharged from Lin coln cafeteria for the sole reason that she had a husband who was capable of supporting 'her. He was earning $5 a day. I had nothing to do with filling the position after ward." Previous testimony had been to the effect that the displacement of Mrs. Kimball was to "take care of" the woman who succeeded her. Concerning the solicitation of funds by C. A. "McBain, prosecution witness and discharged employe, for the cam paign expenses of George B. Thomas, the witness said that he had no pre liminary conversation with McBain regarding the matter. Knowledge of Actions Denied. "I did not know that he was work ing on school time or collecting from school employes." testified Captain Edmondstone. "I knew that he col lected money from men employed by the district, not in their capacity as employes, but as representatives of a certain society. He had said that he would raise the money from the boys down at St. Johns.' Interrogated further, the witness repeated the story of the refusal of the fund by George B. Thomas, direc tor, and the entrusting of $58 to Mc Bain to return to its original donors. Delay in this return had aroused sus picions of McBaln's honesty, and Cap tain Edmondstone had charged him with embezzlement. "J asked him why he was not pay ing back the money," testified the witness. 'He declared that he had paid It. Ed Stackhouse told him pos itively 'No.' I told him tnat if he was In need Stackhouse and myself would have gone down in our pockets gladly. But I knew that he was not, and I charged him directly with stealing. "It was also reported," said the wit ness, "that he had been drinking at James John high school and that he had not done his work properly. He was discharged by Mr. Stackhouse, his foreman." Witness Is Entangled. Cross-examined by Attorney Hart concerning the discharge of Phillips, the witness was entangled in his own statements that a severe and exacting discipline prevailed In his department and that, though Phillips had been In the service of the district for 16 years, he felt that his dismissal was justi fied. "Do you think It was insubordina tion for him to raise a protest against the dismissal of those employes of long standing?" asked Attorney Hart. "I certainly do.". Cross-examined further as to the dismissal of Phillips, the witness said that the electrician had persist ently underestimated work, notably that on the Marysvllle school. In order to Insure employment to his crew. The episode of the motion picture installation brought a new interpretation to the word "install," used in Captain Edmondstone's letter to the fire marshal when he com missioned Phillips to undertake the outside task. Attorney Hart insisted that the witness was In error In as suming that Instructions to "Install" could be Interpreted as merely to "connect." The major portion of th"e misused time was spent In conveying the outfit to the hall. Testimony Is Challenged. "If he had told me," insisted Cap tain Edmondstone, "that he was working on school board time, and that It was necessary, I would havb paid it out of my own pocket with pleasure rather than see hira swear to a He." Concerning the collection of cam paign funds by McBain the witness cast aside all previous corroborative testimony and asserted that he st'll believes McBain did not operate on the district's time. He passed lightly over the Incident of distributing cam paign commissions for George B. Thomas, the day before election, ad mitting that he knew it but denying that McBain and another workman were taken from regular employment. Captain Edmondstone was rather Lehrewdly questioned by Director Shull concerning the dismissal of Leslie W. Murray, a draftsman, ex service man and father of five, while Tom Odell, son of' Matthew Odell, a bureau chief, was retained. He is unmarried. "He went to the North sea plant ing mines," said Captain Edmond stone, "leaving a position which paid him more than he is getting now. His father did not put him on. 1 and I alone am responsible." Much Testimony Corroborative. Testimony of Matthew Odell was largely corroborative of that of Cap tain Edmondstone. . He admitted, however, that he knew that some of the departmental employes were en gaged in political work during sejiool hours in the interests of George B. Thomaa Faced with a repetition of previous testimony, wherein he was quoted as having said that he hoped the political debts would soon be paid Land that George B. Thomas couldn't oe elected aga'n, the witness became confused and sought to evade the question. "You must answer it," said Director Thomas. "I did not make the statement," said the embarrassed witness. Attorney Collier requested an ad journment because of the late hour and the fact that several more de fense witnesses were to appear. The hearing will be resumed and con cluded Monday night at 7 o'clock. Following the hearing the school board met In special session and unanimously indorsed Director Wood ward's proposed amendment to the school laws, whereby property quali fications would be dispensed with in all school elections, and any citisen would be entitled to vote on any school matter. The legislature was urged to present .the measure and Di rector Woodward, as chairman of ths business committee, was instructed to further It. WHITTLESEY WILL FOUND Property and Most of War Relics Are Left to Mother. NEW YORK, Dec. 2 The will of Colonel Charles WV Whittlesey, com mander of the "lost battalion," whose tragic death at sea was reported by wireless from the steamship Toloa, was found Friday among papers in his desk at the office of his law firm in Wall street. He bequeathed his property and most of his war relics to his mother. Including his distinguished service cross. The German order demanding surrender of the "lost battalion" was left to Captain George McMurtry. The cross of the legion of honor was be queathed to John B. Pruyn, his law partner. UNIFORM TERMS PROVIDED Reform fn Railroad Export Bills of Lading Is Decreed. . WASHINGTON. D. C, Dec. 2. Terms and conditions to be Included in all export bills of lading issued by railroads for through transportation in connection with ocean .carriers were prescribed In a formal decision today of the Interstate commerce commission. , The uniform bill of lading so cre ated, the commission said, would be put Into effect on all lines as soon as proper arrangements can be made. The commission previously had pre scribed a uniform bill of lading for domestic shipments. Ifead The Oregonlaa classified ads. 35 HELD UP IH-IH JO EX-COXVICTS ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH CASES. 61 Burglaries Reported to Police Bureau In Course of November. One Murder Committed. There were SS holdup robberies on Portland streets during November, 21 of which have been "O. K.ed" by de tectives that is, either explained or arrests made and a gang of ten ex coiivicts was held responsible for the majority of the crimes. The gang was broken up this week by Lieuten ant Thatcher of detectives and nine of them were said to be ex-convlcts from the Monroe reformatory of the state of Washington. Those arrested were Carl Lind, Frank Burns and 'William G. Lawler, charged with robbery; Gordon Kirk patrick and Elmer Johnson, wanted for the robbery of Judge Henry Mc Ginn's home, four other burglaries and the robbery of a store at S60V4 Alder street; Max Hoaglln. charged with vagrancy, who was arrested with Lawler; Arthur- Holmes, the only one of the ten who had not served time at Monroe, charged with burglary: Robert Weaver, Joseph Ford and Ed ward Barnes, the latter three with police records in Seattle, Butte, Spo kane, ' Cheyenne, Portland, Tacoma, Los Angeles and Stockton. None of the gang was more than 24 years old. Through lucky arrest of Frank Burns as he was fleeing from the scene of a holdup at Jake & Shy's restaurant, detectives obtained a wedge with which they pried into the gang's secrets. Weaver, Ford and Barnes were ar rested on suspicion, charged with vagrancy. They were said to be ex convicts, and were held because they were associating with, vagrants and were toying with the drug traffic. Other crimes of November were 1 burglaries, 12 of which ' have been cleared up; one murder, with the al leged murderer in jail; two safe rob beries and 288 cases of larceny. TIS NOTORIOUS RESORT THALIA IS SOLD UNDER- HAMMER. Beacon Light of Notorious Haven In San Francisco's Street of Vice Snuffed Out. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 2. (Special.) The beacon light of another port of call on the Barbary coast of San Francisco is dimmed forever. The Thalia Is no more. The grand Jury yesterday in Its final report pronounced the Barbary coast "theoretically dead." Today the racuous calls of an auc tioneer sounded the funeral dirge of the most notorious resort on San Francisco's street of sin and the fall of his hammer tolled the death of the Thalia. Like the advertisement of cleaning establishments, the coast has been "always dying" but never dead. The coast soon will be dead. The beginning of the end of the coast that is known in the harbors of the seven seas is seen in the demise of the Thalia. Those who have watched the long struggles of the patient at tribute the end to an acute attack of prohlbltlonitls and an overdose of Captain Layne's "coppers," plain and blue-coated. The funeral service of the Thalia was written In the auctioneer's col umns this morning and at 11 o'clock today Terry Mustaln's "place" was thronged by a different crowd than might be seen any night at 11 o'clock. Benches, carpets, glassware, pic tures and everything else that has glittered and glared in the old Thalia since the first sailor visited the place and the coast secured Its name of "Barbary" went to the highesT bidder. And the Thalia la dead. FOOD COSTS INCREASING Slight Drop in Family Bill Is Re ported by Loggers. Food cost averages In the north west during the past month have in creased slightly over preceding months, according to figures issued by the Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen Friday. The figures show that the average cost of purchasing food for a. family of five advanced for November 1 cent a day over the cost for Septem ber. . The legion's figures estimate the cost of food for the family of five to be 81.64 a day In the Pacific north west. Oregon is the highest, with an average daily cost of 81-66. Wash ington Is second with $1.63 and Idaho third with $1.52. In contrast to the flgunes for the entire state, the legion's table shows that the cost of living in Portland has dropped from $1.63 to $1.51 In November. The figures are based on the amount of food required by a family of five as determined by the United States bureau of labor statistlca LIEUTENANT BLOOM HERE Information to Be Supplied for Naval Reservists. Lieutenant Adolph Bloom, U. S. N, personnel officer from staff head quarters, Thirteenth "naval district, Seattle, arrived in Portland Friday for a week's stay, during which he will confer with reservists who de sire Information concerning naval re serve affairs. Lieutenant Bloom returned recently from a visit, to Washington, D. C, where he conferred with officers In the navy department and the naval reserve bureau. He announced yes terday that members of disenrolled reserve classes may transfer to class 6 upon request to the commandant of ths 13th naval district prior to Janu ary 1. 1922. Service in class S is strictly voluntary and' requires no compulsory training duty to maintain status. The officer or enrolled man who requests this transfer loses noth ing and is in a positiov to realize the advantages of future legislation. Lieutenant Bloom said. County Hospital las Fire. Fire In the bathroom on the second floor of the old county hospital at Second and Hooker streets at 9 o'clock Friday night caused excite ment at the institution. Only a few rags behind the bathtub burned, and the blaze was put out before the ar rival of the fire department, which had been summoned. Postofflce to Be Remodeled. SALEM, Or., Dec 1. (Special.) The work of remodeling and enlarg ing the Salem postofflce will start within 60 days, according to a tele gram received here tonight from Sen ator McNary. The cost of the pro posed Improvements has not yet been determined definitely. emW?m I y ui& ssf As ftfflWSM HR fjT S i I 3v2? tiff M BACK Fl EXPOSITION TEMPLE OF PROG RESS PROJECTED. Local Association Organized and Incorporated With View to Par ticipation In Exposition. Optimistic over the outlook for the 1926 world's fair, local colored pro fessional and business men formed a corporation November 23 which will be known as the Race Progress asso ciation. The - organization has been Incorporated under the state depart ment of education. The object of the association is to finance and construct a building as a part of the fair, to be known as the Temple of Progress, in which ex hibits of science, art. etc.. showing the progress of the colored race of the world and especially the progress cf the colored race In America during Its 66 years of freedom will be housed. The organization will be ready to begin activities as soon as the ex position project is started. National and International charac ters of the colored race will be In terested in the movement, which is expected to surpass anything of the kind ever attempted, it is said. The incorporators are Fred D. 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Graves Robbed of Flowers. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2. Mlchaelo Davencensl is held today !n the Colma Jail, near here, accused of having stolen bouquets from graves in Green lawn cemetery and then selling them on bis flower stand. Constable Lan dlnl kept lonely vigil in the shadow of tombstones for several nights, he said, before be was able to capture Davencensl. Britain Investigates Outrage. MIAMI. Fla., Dee. 2. Acting under telegraphic instructions from the Brit ish pirlwMV In Washington. A. H. No Regrets" or other, impurities ALL COAL. 287 E. Morrison St. the Following Dealers North Itank Furl Co., 059 Ipshnr. r2-3. Sellwood Drayage A tornce Co 1H2H K. 17th S. Sirllwood 174.. Sanset Wood Co., Stf Inlun Ave. N. Wood. 4.1 1 S. Ask Coal Co, rhoae OS. iTl Bvi The Belmont HE Patrick-Duluth Belmont is a gentle man's overcoat. It has such refinements of style as only the foremost designers could conceive. It is "bigger than weather." It is made from cloth that cannot be duplicated any where. 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