The Oregon daily journal., December 16, 1905, Page 2, Image 2

THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL? PORTLAND. SATURDAY EVENING. , DECEMBER 16V 1005.
UOIffl RAfJKin GETS
HIS SALARY
s Judge Frazer Holds Auditor Had
No Right to. Refuse Sidewalk
-V ,- Inspector His Wages.
.COMMISSION DID jNOT1
CERTJFY REDUCTION
tThertfore, Holds the Court, Rankin
..: Could Not Be Reduced in Rank to
V Special Sidewalk Inspector by City
. Engineer. j . ' ; ,''
i . Neither the bead of any department
4 of municipal work nor the city auditor
J has the right to .reduce, In rank and
J salary any employe affected by the
7 civil service rules unless this reduction
l certified to by he civil service com-
mission. '
J This decision v announced by Pre
!" siding Judge Fraier this morning In de
ciding the case of John Rankin against
i City Engineer X. W. Taylor. City Audl-
tor rvlln. et aL Rankin bad been ap
. 7 pointed a regular sidewalk Inspector by
' the civil service commission at a sal
. ', ary of 75 a month, along . with five
others including O. J. Orose. . Several
months afterward, the. city council
- passed an -ordinance-reducing the num
" ber of regular inspectors to four, and
gave tbe city engineer the right to em
ploy additional ones at a salary of t.60
a flay. ,. i' . ' -
' Qroae was reduced, but was given em
; ployment at various tiroes as a special
. inspector. .Rankin waa retained as ; a
. regular Inspector. On March 1. Charlea
Wanxer waa made city engineer and be
at once ordered tbat Rankin be reduced
. to a special Inspector and Grose pro
moted te the rank of regular Inspector.
. When Rankin called for bis salary, the
city auditor refused to pay him, and
, Rankin brought suit. Taylor was made
' defendant in the case when he became
city engineer.- Judge Fraser's decision
was baaed upon the. following part of
- section 21 of the city charter: -
"It shall be the duty of said commls-
-skm "to certify to the auditor the name
: of each person appointed or employed In
tbe classified civil service, stating In
. each case the title or character of the
office or employment, the date of the
. commencement of service by virtue
. thereof. . and the salary or other com-
pensatlon paid, .and, also, as far as
practicable, the name of each person
..employed- In violation of this act or
- of the regulations established thereun
der, and to certify to the said auditor
' In like manner every change occurring
'In any office 'or employment of the
r , classified civil service, forthwith on
the occurrence of the change." .
"The commission did not so notify the
auditor of any change made in the
. rank-of Rankin or what salary he should
be paid after he was put on the roster
as a regular Inspector." said Judge Fra
ser, "so .the city engineer and the audi-
tonCid -not have the right to reduce
bis aalsry. . He is. therefore, entitled to
draw the salary of 7S a month, from
March 1."
Attorney John F., Logan appeared as
' counsel' for Rankin. ' v e
POOREST MAN IN SENATE
' (Continued from TagV One)
again to emphasise that I believe the
proper conception Is that such projects
should be regarded from a state-wide
point of View. " ' ' ,
- "Expedition -af details in working out
the national Irrigation law Is another
doalrable thing, if It be possible to as
sist in" this I will be pleased.". ,, . , ,
Oevenot Is pleased.
Governor .Chamberlain, conferred with
Ills appointee. Thursday evening, coming;
front Balera for that purpose.'. The gov
ernor said that he waa highly pleased
i with the manner In which the people 6f
the state had accepted his action - In
naming Senator Gear In.
"Tbe unanimity of .sentiment regard
ing the appointment," said he, "la espe
cially pleasing. It will tend to estsblisb
' Senator Oesrtn and make his. position
secure. Rarely -has any man gone to
the senate of the United States, sleeted
or appointed, with such a united con
stituency. It augura well for the suc
cess which I am confident Senator
Gearln will achieve."
' The departing senator was given good
, wishes at the union station by a party
of friends, who were waiting for him
when be arrived from his office. -
A Tim
c-..r
MM
Royal Baking Powder is indispensable
to finest- cookery and to the comfort
and convenience of modern housekeep-
tng. f -Royal Baking Powder makes hot
breads, cakes and pastry wholesome
Perfectly leavens without fermentation.
Qualities that are peculiar to it alone.
There is no substitute for Royal
Baking Powder where thelcstand
most healthful food is required.
t ROYAL BAKIHQ POWDER COTEW"YOftKA"
ELECTRICITY MANUFACTURED
FROM GARBAGE BY SWISS
City Rubbish Burnt, the , Heat
Made Utilized to Operate
Dynamos by Boilers.
(Journal Special Service.) -Washington.
P.. C.. Pec, -Consul-
General Gueiither of Frankfort furnishes
the following description of a plant re-
oeatly erected at Zurtoh, Switzerland, .for
disposing of the city's garbage, by burn
ing, the beat engendered being utilised
to manufacture electricity. The consul-
general writes: .' ,
The plant is Iocs ted In the outskirts
and contalna 11 furnaces, which are
capable of burning 120 metrio tons of
garbage In 14 hour a. The wagona load
ed With garbage are lifted by means of
an electric' -derrick upon - a--platform
above the furnace Into which the gar
bage la dumped. As garbage, however,
does not burn easily, an electric blower
Injects a strong current of air which
has been heated by passing through
flues In the furnace walls. The heat
engendered by the burning of the gar
bage Is sufficient to make steam In two
large boilers of eight atmoapheres su
perpressurs. .The steam la used In the
usual way to operate the dynamo.
The electrlo power produced la used
first for the purpose of the plant and
to aupply part of the power for the elec
trlo railroad "ef the city. Complete
combustion of the garbage doea not take
place. From 10 to 40 per-cmt of Its
original weight remains in the form of
slag. This slag, by mixing with- lime.
Is used for making bricks snd paving
blocks. The plant la said to be paying
weii. , . .
INSANE ENGINEER AT
THROTTLE FOR MONTHS
(Journal Special gen Ice.)
Albany,, N. bee. X. That an In
aana engineer at the throttle of the en
gine drawing fast paasenger trains
dally was In. his place in tbe cab for
mare than six months after his malady
was known was ths revelation made
when Lewis , Zimmerman of - Syracuse,
formerly a well-known employe of the
New York Central and Weat Shore
railroads, was taken to the St. Lawrence
state hospital for the Insane at Ogdena
burg today. He has been running to
Syracuse and Albany on the "New
Yorker," returning to Syracuse with the
western New York express. Both trains
rug on a fast schedule.
BIG LIVESTOCK SHOW
: AT THE WINDY CITY
(Journal Special Serttee.)
. Chicago. Dec. It. Today marked the
opening of the great International Live
stock exposition in the new exposition
pslace at the Union stockyards. As
usual, the opening day waa devoted to
the students' Judging contest.
Consignments of show cattle, horses,
swine and sheep, have been coming In
for several weeks and the show gpened
with a total of S.Si exhibits. Five
hundred and seventy horses are compet
ing In the 10 classes for thst animal.
Nine hundred and twenty-five cattle are
shown in seven breeding and fat classes,
while the number of sheep Is 83 and
the number of swine S67. .
CITIZENS OF ABERDEEN i '
ARE AFTER COURTHOUSE
(Special plsrftcaje The Joerasl.)
meeting held at. the Commercial club
rooms a .proposition was received from
Aberdeen relative to -the removal of the
courthouse from Montesano to the har
bor was discussed. The cltliens of Aber
deen offer to donate a block of land for
a site for the new courthouse, as well
ss enough money to offset the value of
the present courthouse. They will do
this on : condition that the courthouse
shall be located somewhere within the
boundaries of Aberdeen; they do not care
how nesr the boundary line It la The
present outlook Is thst It will be placed
somewhere near Electric park. .
VASSAR GRADUATE IS .
FOUND IN OPIUM DEN
(Journal Special Berries.)
Chicago. Dec. 1(. Startling revela
tions of Chinese traffic In white slaves,
the police believe, will result from an
Investigation following the arraignment
of two women arrested hers in an opium
den. One is believed to be a graduate
of Vasaar snd the other the wife of a
prominent Chinaman. .
HOLDS HMDS
FOR DEBTS
Must . Pay Family's Expenses,
Whether He Lives at Home
or Not, Says Judge. ' ;. I
CANNOT JUST PICK UP
HIS HAT AND CO AWAY
Judge Frazer Rules C. A." Hutton
Must Pay Wife's Grocery Bill,
Though Hutton Published Notice
That He Would Not Pay Debts.
"A husband is liable tot the expenses
of his family whether he lives with
them or not, unlesa one or the other, or
the parties has been divorced. No bus
bsnd has the right to pick up his hat
and walk out of the houae, and then say
thst be will not pay the expenaes of his
wife and children If he does not choose
to return and live under the same roof
with them."
Bo declsred Presiding Judge Fraser
this morning In announcing a -decision
In ths case of the Portland Credit asso
ciation against C. A. glutton, finding
for the plalnttrr. Hutton len nis nome
last fall, and did not return. His wife
purchased groceries from a nearby
store. Hutton refused to pay the gro
cer's bill, saying that he waa no longer
a member of the family and also that
he had had notice printed that, h would
not be liable for his wife's debts,
-"While there are two sides to this
esse," said Judge Fraser. "I think the
husband shouftt pay.' No man should
have the right to pick up and leave
home and say that he will not pay any
of the bills Incurred for the keeping
of the family. , It Is contended; on tbe
other hand, that the wife might go out
snd run her husband head over heels
In debt, still, in this case, I will find
for the plaintiff." . v ...
MUCH-FOUGHT REED ;
. CASE AGAIN BOBS.UP
Presiding Judge Fraser this morn'
Ing decided that the clerk of the court
bad made a mistake In refunding 1210
deposited by the defendant in the case
of J. Deckenback against D. C. Rlma.
The money was for disputed rent In a
case In which the plaintiff alleged that
a verbal lease had been made. It waa
tried In the Justice, circuit and supreme
courts, the latter deciding that there
bad been no lease made.
The money lay In the hands of the
clerk for many months without Its hav
ing been claimed, and at last the de
fendant went and took -it back. The
plaintiff now alleges that .this action
should not have been taken, except by
his consent, which had not been given.
It is said that the money will be re
turned to the clerk, and a settlement
then msde agreeable to both parties.
Judge Fraser also announced the fol
lowing other decisions:
A. A. Robinson vs. John Cort, on mo
tion for rehearing; not granted.
T. A. Livssly vs. J. J. Metzter et aL,
on demurrer to answer in abatement;
demurrer sustained.
Bradley at Met calf company va Shurte
St Weir company, on objection to cost
bill; objection overruled.
H. A. M. Joy, va. N. C. Pederson et aL,
on demurrer to amended complaint; de
murrer sustained.
NEW SWINDLE
(Continued from Page One.)
there have been times when the pair
have been hard pressed for funds. Mo
Klnley was stranded In Seattle for some
time last summer and he was unable to
raise money enough to go east until a
friend came to his -rescue. Puter ap
pears to have been a little more pru
dent and possibly ha did not share with
his confederate the fruits of his Istest
deals. This appears the more probable
for the reason that McKlnley ..was al
most out of money three weeks ago. al
though it Is less than two months since
Puter separated H. A. Balser from tit,
000.
Tavored Friends to tbe Xrfurt.
Neither of the two rascals" has been
apprehended as yet. though It Is scarce
ly possible that they can escape alto
gether. It Is well known that McKlnley
was In La Crosse less than two weeks
ago, and .that from there he went to
Chicago Both he and Puter are be
lleved To be still In this country, despite
the rumors to ths contrary.
I'p to about a year and a half ago.
Puter and McKlnley appear to have
made It a rule not to swlqlle their
rrlenas. strangers and mere acquaint
ances were fair game, but the men
whom they knew ss friends were 1m
mune. But as the time drew near
for their trial in the federal court, they
hoisted the black flag, end thereafter
knew neither friend nor foe.
Men with whom they had been deal
ing honestly and whose confidence they
had gained, now. became their victims.
Wealthy residents, of I. Crosse and
other Wisconsin towns, who had known
McKlnley from boyhood, were an easy
prey for the unscrupulous pair,' who
were as merciless as any pirate that
ever ssiled the seas.
R. H. Onddnrd, whose father, Hiram
Goddurd, of La Crosse .was numbered
among the swindler)' victims, returned
to Wisconsin -last evening, after a pro
tracted conference " with - State Land
Agent Weat: He will return to Port
land after the holidays and professes to
be anxious to do everything possible to
bring the swindlers to, justice.
TWELVE-YE AFT-OLD BOY
INHERITS TWO MILLION
(Journal gpeelsl Hervlee.t "
. Saratoga. N. Y., Dee; It. Billings
Sherman, the 11-year-old son of John
C. Sherman of Greenwich, Washington
county, by the death of his grandfather,
has Inherited 13.000.000, making him the
wealthiest lad of. his sge in northern
New York, but his mental condition la
such that he can hardly appreciate his
big fortune.
His mother, Mrs. Jesnhle E. Billings-
Sherman, -who died several years ago.
was s dsughter of Jesse Billings, a
mllllonalr. of Northumberland. Saratoga
county, who died last week at the age
of 71 years, lit Wife, Mrs. Eltxa Harris
Billings, was murdered 17 years ago.
Billings was tried twice for the crime.
but there was no conviction. He left
no will, consequently his entire estate
paaaea to hUgrandson, Billings Sher
man. . ' , . . '
-Slsla aVsa-VV
ft the Hovatns Prat.'
'So sh la solnc ti Marry ' tbs count, eht
Ilw niai-h I. k worth V
rl-jVa't knnw, tint I'll bet tie. Isn't wort!
ksU wast she Is iia j lug1 Tar Km.
Make
This a
Notable
Christmas
Make this ths most notable
Christmas of your Ufa., i
Buy piano a present thst
4wlll be administering comfort
and enjoyment 20 Chrlstmas.s
from now. .-
The cost not so much
burden as you think.
""Our prices are way down to
begin with, and then If you do
not care to pay cash, make a
small deposit and then pay at
, the rate of TWO DOLLARS a
- week. . ..
Tou will never feel the ex-,
pense snd the first thing you '
know your piano la paid for.
Tou have the use of the in-..,
atrument all the time you -are
paying.
- See the beautiful . new Lud
wlg Just received , from the
factory. -:
We have a number of piano
players received In trade.
All the standard makes are
represented In our collection.
- The regular dealers charge -from
$150 to S50 for them. -
We are selling- them, for a
THIRD of their value. .
. You may buy one on easy
payments TWO DOLLARS a
week. ' ' ' -
Make this - Christmas count
for something.
A fine piano Is the most
beautiful piece of furniture In
a house, no matter how ele
gantly It Is furnished and
' then think of Us pleasure
giving capabilities and the re
' fining Influence it exerts. , '
If there are children Jn your
home It Is your duty to give
' them the culture Influence of
- good music, -
. . There Is no excuse for de
lay. Remember our "pay-a-Uttle-et-a-tlme"
plan. - . .
Allen Gilbert
Ramakcr Co.
SIXTH AND MORRISON
, . The Oldest, . Biggest . and
Strongest Piano and . Organ
House in the Paolflo North
west. :'.'.',''
JUDGE PUMJE
10
George Holds Before Tax Title
Is Granted Owner Must '
. , Have Fair Show. 7 .
J, J. KEIFFER SAYS HE
WAS AWAY. IN ALASKA
And That Summons That Suit Had
' Been Brought for Title Did Not
Reach Him and Tbat He Did Not
Know of Suit , : 1
1
Circuit Judge M. C Oeorge this morn
ing decided that before a valid title to
property sold at a tax sale may be given.
the former owner of the property muat
be allowed every possible opportunity In
court to contest the suit The decision
waa made in panning, judgment In the
case of J. J. Keif fer against the Victor
Land company.
The' property In question was lot It
block,, 9, in Multnomah addition, and
was sold by tils chief of police to
satisfy a street assessment of $54. The
sale was made September It, U0J, and
the' 'land company soon afterward
brought - suit to quiet - title. At that
time Keif fer waa In Alaska,, and ha si
leges - that he- did . not receive any
summons stating that "suit had been
brought for a title to the lot. Officers
of the company said that a summons
had been mailed, but Keif fer maintained
that lie did not know anything about
the case until he returned to PorUand.
The law provided that three notices
regarding ths suit shall be posted In
public plsces and that a showing shall
be made-ae- to where end -when these
notices wore put up. Judge Oeorge held
In this esse that such -bad not been done
snd that a fraud had been practiced on
.11 V U 1 . , 1. wtc.ll.lg, a. . . . u u . A
title. . '
JurtgiS "Oeorge said that before he
would grve the findings for final Judg
ment the plaintiff muat arrange for. the
payment or disposition of the Improve
ments that have been made on the prop
erty and other- legal expenses Incurred.
The fact that the property had been re
sold since a Judgment on the title. had
been given did not prevent the court
from setting salde that Judgment when
the fscts were presented, the Judge ex
plaining that those who purchased tht
property must rise or fall with the
parties, who claimed to have received a
tiue to iu -. . - - , (
MATRICIDE WEBER TO
PAY EIGHT THOUSAND
(Journal Spatial Swrice.)
Auburn, Cat, Dec. I. Adolph Weber.
the matricide, has agreed on feea for
his attorneys. Grove . Johnson get I
12,260, Pred Tuttle 12.400. Ben Tabor
tl JSO. Sam Pullen ti n "i
o tin son 1 6 Off. , '
Beg Koines Block Boras, r
I Journal Special gervlre.)
De-MQlnea. ecJ$, Th -Pothwell
LAND
A Golumtia Certificate ;
Malces a Splendid Present
- ,. jj yOU youij iii-e xo see just what a Columbia Certificate "-r-
Xmn present jnean, comejn and we jqw yfiu. 'y
Weeil a certificate for $23 that entitles the holder to our
PHIS
Name
.FIV"'."-
Finish and
Fabric guaranteed.
The price will suit
and
The suit will fit.
Wt handle no Ready- " - . . '
Made Clothing;, but make - : TM1. Tl HJI
your Clothes to your order 'IMIf ft 14 IQ Or
at from 20.00 to 45.00 the suit Q
1JM I SomeMng fo Keep You Warm J
MW I - on Long Hides I Wm
I Buy One and Enlw j
I (J l I Studebaker Bros; Co., Northwest I
II I II -:' '-'''''SO-Hi tost Monison Sfreef 'v.;:.5V';''vV- llll If
ill ir CARRIAGES BACONS HARNESS ; t . V,l JM
block, on' the prlncipsl corner of the
business district,' was practically de
stroyed hy fire thjs morning. The loss
Ja- IJ00.ftoO. x...-i.-,i. : -
, regular $30 suit made to his measure; . -
Our regular $30. suit is made from a long Australian wool
cheviot hand padded hand sewed with silk lined with im
ported Venetian doth. , . o
It will make a beautiful present a useful present and an
eminently sensible present.
The certificate is richly mounted In an art cover and is hand illuminated.
This gives you nd idea what It looks Ilka, but shows yon what It saysi
CERTIFICATE, when signed
. by Grant Phegley, Manager of Co
lumbia Woolen Mills Co.. Tailors,
entitles the holder. to One Thirty Dollar Suit made to.
his measure out of cloth selected from our stock. The,
Columbia Woolen Mills Co. guarantees that this suit
will be made from their regular $30 stock and not from
iny other fabric substituted for the occasion. The holder
of this certificate is at liberty to select any $30 goods in
-our display windows or ask for a duplicate of any suit
made by us at a similar price. , .; , ' : . , .'
of Holder......
Address of Holder, .r.
Manager Columbia Woolen
This Cerrlfloate not good unless signed by Orant Phegley, man
ager of Columbia Woolen Mills Co. It will be honored at any
time. No time limit and no restrictions.
M IV M "aw . assaw'"
2jssjjs -
jlCllllnr Vwfc'Blrda.
From Puck
Mrs. Oramercy Do you think you wit)
be happy 4s suon a piaoet - ' ,
$3 0
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Mills Co.
OOLEtt
(pity Q
7th & Stark
Mrs. park The Induoementg. are en
ticing. By acquiring a residence there
we will be able to get our divorce and
a wear off our taxes at the same time, ,