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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, ? WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 9, 1913. ANY KNOWLEDGE OF POLICE GRAFT STRONGLY: DENIED Former. Member of Civil Serv i ! ice ; Commission Armstrong y Astounded at Use of , His : Name in Matter. am astounded at the intimations of Kraft nifc against me." declared Coun. ty Superintendent of School A, P. Arm. strong tjits morning. . "The Insinuation In thf morning papers was the first in- lima' Inn' T hiiM hH fhat T nr. thfc Alvll ' er iee commission was tinder any sus picion whatever. ' ; I .-"All I can say 1 that not one penny was oontrlbtued to my Campaign .In consideration of favorable aotlon -by Hie or the commission for places in the City employ,. . I state- that positively. ,Nor did I intimate during my campaign for the position of county superintendent that the position' of 'any city employe would be enhanced or Jeopardised by any support or lack of support accord ed me," r Mr. Armstrong formerly conducted a business college, which, he says, be came heavily involved In debt, to such an extent, in fact, that he felt be could no longer carry it. Accordingly, he made a tentative deal to dispose of lt and was able to get out from under, . though, he'' says, . at Considerable . loss. He displayed a number of letters from creditors asking for payment on notes. which, lie said, he had answered with promises to take up the notes as rap- Mlv h muM nut nf hla Ralnrv - "If I were in the grafting business, don't you think I could have managed : to graft enough to pay off these obliga tions and silence these creditors?" he, asked. : , i rormtt PupIIn Aid Campaign. ' "With the exception of some money raised in my behalf by a 'boosters' club composed of formor pupils of mine at the business college, all expenses of my campaign were paid by myself,"' in sisted Mr. Armstrong. "I don't know how much this club raised it wasn't much and the resit of the amount came from my own pocket. "In making my campaign I may have handed out cards to policemen and fire men I don't remember. I know I so licited all my friends for support. Just as does every candidate. But if I did thus distribute my literature to city em ployes, it was only as citizens, and not as men subject to civil service appoint ment." Mr. Armstrong cited one instance In which he says an Italian applied to htm for a p'ace on the" street cleaning de partment. Believing him entitled to the place, he said he tried to get him an ap pointment, but failed. Afterward, when the Italian worked for his election to the superintendency, Armstrong offered him J5 for his services, which the Ital ian refused. Tradinr System Explained. "It looks to me as if that would show . the direct opposite of charges that I was taking mpney for appointments." .Mr. Armstrong said the grading of papers of applicants for city Jobs of-; rered some difficulties, but that all were .marked according to a uniform system. ' tie examiners not knowing whose pa pers' were being looked over. He de clared the papers are a matter of public .-record and subject to inspection. Some changes In grades were made after all were examined, but only as Is usual . when there is doubt as to the relative merits of applicants and after the minds of the examiners had cleared somewhat from the confusion of marking all at - once. These changes, he said, were i based purely on the subject matter of the examination and nothing else. CHIEF CLARK NOT AT UBERTY TO TALK ON GRAFT INQUIRY " Former Acting Chief of Police Slover . ald this morning that while he had heard numerous rumors within Oe past few months regarding certain thing : which the grand Jury is now supposed to be investigating regarding both the : payment of money to get on the police lores and of the activities of certain members of the department In the ' re cent municipal campaign, he did not think that they amounted to much. He was very reluctant ;in giving information. "I had heard of many things recent- IV." said Cants In Slnvni- thin mnriti ; "but Just what they amounted to, I am unable to state. I believe that every ''thing will blow over and come out all right.'" . Chief of Police Clark said that the first he knew of any grand Jury inves tigation regarding the police depart ment was last night when' he read of it In The Journal. 7 'Later.'' said Chief Clark this, morn ing; "Deputy Dtstrlot Attorney Magulre came to see me. I am not at liberty to discuss what was said. I. am Just new hero and am hardlv on to v,rvihin ; O at has occurred. From whet I can learn, however, Itfo not think Detective Craddock did anything which was un lawful."' News of County Board . Arrangements' for the sale of water to residents of the district about ' Kelly Butte rockplle ar being made by tl county commissioners. -t , ' ' . .- . A ' request . for , the improvement' of one-sixth of a mile of the road neat1 An -derson station' was' referred 'to 'Road Supervisor Qhapman by the county com missioners. '.',; 1 '. ,'-' Sheriff Word has submitted a reqdest for the payment of carfare of deputies engaged in collecting' pergonal taxes. The request of; Charles Rapp for the county to - pay his doctor bills and emugh for maintaining his family until be can work was submitted to the dls-. trlct attorney.. Rapp received a broken leg while employed by the county last September and was sent to the hospltvl Later he was taken home. Until June 13 he was paid, hla regular wages by the county. Then he was cut from the payroll. , He cannot get on withou crutches , and' has nothing" to support himself, his vtfe and their two chil dren. , v ' ' ' W "" ' Tw6 bonds of 1X0,000 each, submitted by tne interior. warenouse company n the Paoific Coast Elevator company to cover their warehouse business In the county were sent to tho district attor ney for an opinion. The bonds are on file but. the companies denlr- to ' have them remain for the new fiscal year. ' An opinion from -District -Attorney Evans said that he believed the county -commissioners had the right to a seal of their, own but recommended that the request 'for the seal be made to the sec retary of ftate and the opinion of the attorney general secured. This was ordered 'done. A letter from the West Coast En gineering cdVnpany which installed, the lighting system on the Burnside bridge, asking regarding alterations to be made, waa referred to Superintendent Mur nane. The request of residentsalong the Hewett boulevard that it be improve! was denied on recommendation of Road Supervisor Chapman. . He reported that the cost of - the Improvement asked would be 8S95 and that the Humphrey boulevard between Sylvan and Mt. Zion carried the travel at present and the other was unneoeesary. Mr. Chapman recommended that 652 pieces of cull lumber be accepted from Gates & Co, for use on the Kenton tres tle. The price of this was reduced to 110 a thousand feet. The company of fered to replace the cull sticks but Mr. Chapman found them good enough for use. C. L. McKenna submitted descriptions of Holeteln cattle he desired to sell the county. The descriptions were sent to Dr. James Withycombe of the Oregon Agricultural college. Mr. McKenna sug gested that Mr. Withycombe visit his farm and Inspect the cattle. They are for the Multnomah farm. ! ACTIOfl ON SALOON LICENSE DEFERRED Mayor Puts Matter Off in Or der to Avoid Taking Snap Judgment. NO ACTION POPULAR BOND ISSUE YET TAKEN Although Commissioner C. A. Bige low favors the plan of issuing city im provement bonds In small denominations for the general public to buy, he said today that the statement that he Is pre paring a popular Issue of 6 per cent im provement bonds at this time is not true. Mr. Blgelow said that problems attending the organisation of his de partment as commissioner of finance have so far taken all hla time and that the Issuance of bonds in denominations of $100 and up Is a matter that he may not be prepared to take up for some time. : " --- - OA ARTILLERY N WRECK; 6 DIE, 30 HURT iOalted PrM Letwd Wlre.t 'Manila. P. I.. July 0. Six men met death and 30 others were injured, sev eral probably fatally, when a flat car, crowded with members of the Coast artillery, was wrecked 30 miles south west of Manila, according to reports re ceived here today. The accident oc curred late yesterday. The soldiers were en route to Corregidor drill grounds when the cat Jumped the track and turned turtle. Are You Envious This is the seuson that those who have automobiles ar. enjoying them iselves to the fullest extent.' Perhaps you are missing- these pleasures through ignorance of knowing where to pick up a bargain in a car that is within 'your meana,- The most likely place to find what you are looking for is The Jour nal's automobile column. Through the want .ads in this classifi cation you will find listed dally a num ber of slightly used machines of good makes at a price that will make It pos sible for you - to enjoy the spins to be derived from an automobile. - i ATTORNEY GIVES NEW LIGHT UPON INQUIRY ABOUT POLICE GRAFT (Continued From Page One.) on the force had to pay $100 before their positions were secure. "Knowing that this matter should be sifted to the bottom, this clergyman and myself went to work on the case. Just about the time we were to meet this police officer he was changed to another relief, ' "The clergyman, however, got to see him and made arrangements that affi davits were to be secured from him and other members of the department who alleged that they had paid. "While we were waiting for these af fidavits other business came up. We tried td get. to see this man Jones, but eaclt time we missed him. Finally we let the matter slide for a while, expect ing that there would be something else develop and we could go to work along a different line. If I remember correctly, this police officer who protested stated that all of tho new men who ,were" going on at about that time were' solicited and asked to,, pay .certain, amounts,. Tha . largest amount asked waa $100. . We tried to learn 'Just who got the money bat were unable to get the desired Information. "This clergyman has left Portland for a -while, but if It Is necessary for him to be i here I think he can be persuaded to come.; He probably know more than I can tell." - Have. our wagon t stop REGULARLY .., ai yourtnciu$e, especially: wnue tne present warm weatner lasts. Let n supply you with beer that you'll like better han what you nave usea. Main 589,: 'A-1117 , i a i w , and av you one third. r ; You'irslcto better and " v enjoy yoitr .meals more for an' occasional glass of this mild delicious Drew.. '(,''',,, i ; 'f 1 i SPRING Mr ALLEY Wino U Company r. . Meaona and V T&mli(1f ttta. - 1- 1 t Mayor Albee's ordinance prohibiting the transfer of ownership of saloon ticenbes was not introduced at today's commission council meeting, as had been expected., The mayor explained later that he is holding it for a time so that he can be sure It is fair in all its pro visions snd that it will not work an in justice on-any tine. " " "I do not want to "take snap Judg ment." said Mr. Albee, "so I am holding It off for a -short time. I firmly be lieve that" the transfer of license should be prohibited, and that saloon licenses should have no right as prop erty. However, it is possible tht there may be some slight amendments Irt the ordinance before it is presented." Transfers In ownership made prior to the passage of this ordinance, would, of oourse, be legal. It Is said that a num ber of such transfers arc contemplated by saloon men who desire to sell out or quit business before it will be impossi ble for them to do so without forfeiting all property rlghj conveyed by the li cense ' f i ' , r i " "What I ' object ' td In the proposed Ordinance," said one saloon man, - "Is that if I should die, I could not leave my family a thing. .. With my death, the license would lapse automatically. It would thus be impossible for them to dispose of my business. That Is where the law would work a hardship,"- FIVE FOOT TREE GIVES BEFORE CABLE, KILLS 1 Sperlui ti The Journal.) Bilverton, Or., July 8. Andreas Toma sett!,' a laborer employed by the Sliver Falls Timber company, near this city, was instantly killed yesterday after noon when the branch of a large fir struck him In the head, - crushing the skull, Five or six men were moving a donkey; engine and the cable had been anchored to a dead fir, tree about five feet in diameter,, No thought was en tertained of the tree not being solid enough to stand the strain until lt started, to fall. AH ran with the ex ception of Tomasettt, who stood as if dated by thea'wful danger; .' Charle Hlbbard of this city was with him at the time,, and was but a few feet from him when the. tree struck.. Burial took place thta afternoon, '.. -j TomaHetti waa born in Italy and was SO year old, ' He was,, unmarried and the only relative he has in this country la one brother, who is employed at the Silver Falls Tlmbey company's camp. SCORED BY JUDGE; SENT TO ROCKPILE Thirty days on the rockplle for abus ing, hla wife was the sentence Judge Stevenson of the municipal court ' gave Robert Neeley this morning. Neeley lives at 826 East Eleventh street. His wife has " been lit. Last evenings she called the police to her assistance, com plaining that bar husband had threat ened to kill her If she did not write him a check for $50. She also com plained that he had used Indecent lan guage and abused her. Dr. J. Sproat, 122H Grand avenue, has been attending the woman, and had her removed to the 8t, Vincent hospital last evening after the family trouble. "Your conduct toward your wife la beyond excuse," said Judge Stevenson to the man.' "It, seams impossible that a man could do-, the things or which you are charged.'. . Thirty, days on the rockplle will b'vj you time to think it over, and will r possibly , make a new man of you." t ,,'5. FIRST INDICTMENT FOR NON-SUPPORT RETURNED f . i,"iN" 1 1 1 1, n , ' The first nonsupport Indictment to be returned was against Oeorg Kldenour, Indicted yesterday by the grand Jury for failure to support his '-wife, Julia rtidenour. Three have been released by not true bills on the aame charge. .Another indictment returned wa against Edward Carter, formerly a deputy In the registration department of County Clerk Coffey's office and a Spanish war veteran, charging him with a statutory offense. The grand Jury also returned a new Indictment charging K. K. C. Von Klein with polygamy. This indictment waa ieturned to guard against possible defects In the first indictment charging the same crime. Just for That Reason When some one tells you they never found anything to equal "Rum and Pine" for a cough or a sore chest you tske that as the reason for you getting some, If you need it. "Rum ana Pine" gets there while other remedies merely think about it. 50c the tfottle, a The Clemenson Drug Co., cor. Front and Morrison streets. EXPENSE OF RUiUilUG : ROCKPILE IS SHOWN ' The operation of the Kelly Butt rotk pile tost $1484.43 during June, and 1434 yards of rock were broken by th nriti oners, according to the report of Super-, intendent Eachtel. The average unut, waa $1.0$ a yard for the rock. The ex- : penses were: Labor and teaming, $10;J supplies and repairs, $168.28; fuel oil, wood, lubricating oil and grease, $172.3 J; ' meals, prisoners ' and ' guards. $428.$!); salaries, guards, engineer and fireman, $420; powder, caps and fuse,. $113.12; water, $36.6$. 1 During the same month Mr. Kaclitol reports that the expense of running the court house amounted to $1348.20. The expenses were;- Salaries.' engineer fire, men and elevator; operators, $30; sup-1 plies and repairs, $85.80; fuel oil, $616. 29; lubricating oil and grease, $14.20. , Hat Company Fails, -' .. ; Robinson & Co.. hatters, this morning filed in the United States court a volun. tary petition in bankruptcy, listing their liabilities at $69,338.76, with assets of $61,065.48, Judge Wolverton ordered ' a ' hearing before Referee C. O. Murphy on July 24. A Great CI ear a me Sale! A LL my clothing for men, young men and boys f Is going at startling price reductions. Unlike Am most of the so-called "sales", now in progress in this city, this SALE presents an opportunity for, GENUINE and MATERIAL SAVINGS. Unless otherwise specifically stated, every garment is this sea son's make of, first quality in fabric and in tailoring. EVERY GARMENT IS REDUCED early buyer se cure the best selections, f Men's Fancy Suits Grays, hairline stripes, club checks, two tones, fine mixtures all in newest fabrics. $20.00 Men's Suits now $25.00 Men's Suits now $30.00 Men's Suits now $35.00 Men's Suits now $14.85 $19.85 $23.85 $28.85 Main Floor ra, To . m Ji ihrri ivrtt Mi ifQA n Young Men's Suits All this season's classy styles are in- eluded in this great clearance sale. $15.00 Young Men's Suits for $1 1.85 $20.00 Young Men's Suits for $14.85 $25.00 Young Men's' Suits for $19.85 $30.00 Ybiing Men's Suits for $23.85 ' I still have a few of last season's young men's $15 and $20 suits, sale price $10.- Second Floor BOYS' KNICKER SUITS All this season's make; some with two pairs of trousers. $ 5.00 Suits now. $3.95 T6.50 Suits now. $4.85 10.00 Suits now $7.85 $12.50 Suits now $9.85 BOYS' KNICKER TROUSERS 75c Knickcr Trousers now 59c $1.00 Knicker, Trousers now 85c $1.50 ' Knicker Trousers . .$1.15 $2.00 Knicker Trousers .. .$1.65 $2.50 Knicker Trousers .. .$1.85 sns&.r a BOYS' WASH SUITS PRICE $3.00 Wash Suits now $1.50 $2.50 Wash Suits now $1.25 $2.00 Wash Suits-nowvi-v-. $1.00. BOYS' RUFF - NECK SWEATERS $1.75 Sweaters now. $1.35 , $2.50 Sweaters now $1.95 $3.50 Sweaters now :.$2.65 $5.00 Sweaters now . .$4.15 7, BOYS' BLOUSE WAISTS ' - ' Madras and percales, patent waistband, and . drawstring, 5 to IS years; reg. 50c, at .29f About 150 Suits that formerly sold at $6.50 to $10, extra special $5.00 mi Tl O K Leading Clothier Morrison Street at Fourth MAILORDERS Promptly Shipped Lowest Prices Guaranteed BEN AoBEILLAlMIYcJSUr THURSDAY and FRIDAY SALE 20 lbs. Beet. ....... .$1.00 18 lbs. Caae .$1.00 100 lbs. Beet $5.00 100 lbs. Cane . .$5.25 ' Not Delivered Alone. LEBANON CREAMERY BUTTER 62c Per Roll BEST THERE IS IT'S GUARANTEED BELLAMY'S ROSE FLOUR $1.25 PER SACK $4.80 PER BARREL Made From Eastern Oregon Hard Wheat Laundry 10 Bars 25c TELEPHONE ORDERS TAKEN AT NIGHT We Never Close Open All Night ! ; SALT RISING . BREAD lOc Per Loaf - Made by the Cookery. THESE FOUR STORES -CUT THE PMCES..TJESE FOUR STORES PER SACK -ILiARJD-:- Pure Kettle Rendered NO. 3'S PAIL: . . . . . . .50c NO.S'SPAIL .,75c NO. 10'S PAIL $1.45 BACON-HAMS Bacon, full piece. ..... .22c Bacon Backs full piece . 20c Hams ..'...... . 21Vjc WATERMELONS 3c Per Pound Thin Rind-Extra Fine 1 35c bot. Vanilla Ext. 251 1 25c bot. . Lemon Ext 20 3 packages Jello. . . . . . . .25 1 lb. Bulk Black Pepper. .25 Yt lb. tin Black Pepper. .20 2 10c tins Black Pepper 151 1 pkg. Knox Gelatine,. .10 Fig Prune or Postum. :;20 1 lb. Blend A Lipton Tea G5 Yi lb. Blend A Lipton Tea 35 -1 lb. Royal ' B! Powder 45 2 pkge. Digesto Spearmint Gum . , .....5 4 lbs. Sago or Tapioca. .25 9 lb. sack Corn Meal.... 30 0 lbs. Pastry Flour. 3fj 9. lbs. Graham Flour. . ..301 3 tins Carnation Milk . . .25 3 lbs. Lima Beans. . ....25 4 bs. Small White Beans 25 4 lbs. , Jap . Rice :.25$ 0 lbs. Macaroni.,.. 25 5 lbs. Verrhicelil , . . . . ,25 5 lbs;, Spaghetti .25 STORE NO. 1 401 Hawthorne, Cor. Grand. Phone E. 867, B-1615 . I "ST Green Trading Stamps . To every customer who brings this coupon to one of our FOUR STORES THURSDAY op, FRIDAY ud mskss pnzotasss of Two Bolini or nor w nu this oonpoa driTsrs. tmt must tors wtaM pnrobass Is sasds. . Wot ppusa on smf r or annt !, rill jrlTs 30 extra stamps, will aot bs rsdssmsa by mast bs pisssutsd M tb New Potatoes 9 Lbs. 25c ' STORE NO. 2 595 Washington, Cor, 19th. Main 322, A211 Deliveries lrvington, Albint and Rose City Free to " . Park Friday , and Monday 3 dozen Jar Rubbers: ; ..25 3 tins Tomatoes........ 25 3 tins Corn ...25 6 15c tins Minced Clams 65 6 15c tins Tomatoes..... 65 6 15c ting Corn 70 6 15c tins Cove Oysters 65 6 15c tins Pimentos.. .. .65 6 15c tins Sardines...... 65 5 tins Shad 25 3 tins Salmon .....25 6 tins Barataria Shrimps. 65 1 glass Strained Honey. .15 1 bottle Snidcr's Catsup , 20 2 tins Table Peaches.... 25 2 doz. Home M Donuts 25 Kaola 55, 85 and S1.65 Cottolene 35t 65, i 51.50 Crisco. .30, 55, i 51.10 Compound 40S 6Qt $1.15 6 lbs. Best Rolled Oats.. 25 6 lbs. Gloss Starch 55 1 tin H. & G. Cocoa, . . . ,20 Bellamy's Circle B COIFFfEE 35c Lb., 3 Lbs. $1.00 One Loaf Salt Rising Bread Free With Each Purchase SEARCHLIGHT MATCHES 12 5c Pack 3"S2?.J age..,.;..tQCf MASON JARS Pints, - dozen ".,.-'.,. .50c Quarts, dozen 65c Yz Gallon, dozen. .85c v FANCY TABLE. K:! PEACHES 30c BASKET v. STORE NO. 3 142 Second, Near Alder. ' Telephone Main 4160. ; STORE Nb. 4 1 , 405 Hawthorne, Near Grand Telephone, B.1615 Three Kir, :. Latirelhurst,.Mt.' Tabor and i Sunnyside, Thursday Aft ernoon and Saturday. Sellwood and Westmoreland, Saturday A. M. , Richmond, Ladd's Addition and Ve-t SiJs every frht! co: No orders for Portland Heights accej ted for 1 iv ' ' S13.CC j ;