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J SOCIETY CLUBS MUSIO
WOMAN'S REALM
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ILLUSTRATED NEWS -llEVIEW ,
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PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 21, 1913.
JOHN ZIEGLER'S CAREER ;
, LARGELY ONE OF PROTEST;
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John Brownlow Zlegler.
By F. L.
John Brownlow Zlegler la a typo.
Professional politicians say he la a
crank and should be suppressed.- Cer
. tain ones who. are willing to take ad
vantage cf public apathy to their own
advantage say he is in agitator and
should not be tolerated. Certain others
who are too busy attending to their per
atonal affairs to have time for the pub
lic's interests say he is a nuisance. Here
and there you will hear some .one eay
lie is devoted to the publio interests and
that he is one of Portland's most use
ful and public spirited citizens. Being
unable to harmonize these diverse views.
I bunted Mr. Zlegler up and asked him
to explain himself. "Tennessee is my
native state," said Mr. Zlegler. "I was
born in a. little town called Athens on
March 29, 1K61, and I was named John
Brownlow, after .Parson Brownlow,- the
war governor of my native state. I
chose medicine, for my life work. 'After
being graduated I practiced medicine
for a while, but gave It up. The prac
tice of medicine had so many men In it
- who were-- fakers that an- honest mail
who wanted to be thorough had but
little show against the fakers who were
" good bluffers. --1- found no pleasure" In
the practice cf medicine, and rather
tian Dtnv with whit, had hnrnme rilfl-
tasteful to me, I did the only honest
thing I could do, which was to quit.
Cornea to Oregon in 1892.
"I was 31 years old .and I decided to
come west . I came to Oregon in 1892,
and went to ranching. I took up a
place on Sileta bay. We needed a road
from Newport to Slleti bay, but we
were a mere handful without' political
Influence, so the county court refused
' to recognize that we had any rl&hta
We were voters, - home builders and
American citizens, and to be ignored
and sneered at aroused my indignation.
That we were not taxpayers was the
court's excuse. I began a campaign that
resulted in the legal establishment oi
the needed road. I laid out the road.
Captain William R. Wakefield, one of
the county commissioners, helped me
and in spite of the adverse attitude of
the other members of the county court,
we won out. I soon had a good ranch
on Schooner creek, but the children were
getting to an age when they needed
good schools, so I sold out and came
to Portland.
"When I came to Portland and
bought a home, on Holladay avenue, 1
found that the' hard surfacing of that
street was a pawn In the political game.
The improvement of this street had be
come a personal controversy between
the Oregon Keal Estate company, who
had nine blocks subject to assessment,
' and Herman Wittenberg. For two years
the matter had dragged along. I took
hold of it and within three months the
public became aroused and the improve
ment, of the street was ordered. There
after the Oregon Real Estate company
submitted to. the policy of street Im
provement. rights Street Vacations.
"Shortly thereafter the O. R. & N.
company moved to have the ends of 14
east side streets vacated tpr terminal
purposes J' saw that a. gross wrong to
the public was to Te perpetrated -and
that aa.one seemed willing to take up
the flVt to protect the publio In Its
Vested rvVhtspf having access to the
river. Tmi-'Souncil under tho old char
ter was', given the right to vacate a
street oh application of two-thirds of
the abutting 'property owners if such
vacation were not prejudicial to the
public Interests. The council had es
tablished the doctrine that the street
belonged to the abutting property own
ers, thus Ignoring; the rights of the
general public who. were the real own
ers of the streets. I found the rights
of the public throughout the city in all
uch property were being ignored and
a steady divestiture of public property
along the' harbor had gone on since the
' organization of the . municipality, . J
wrote what is known as the Ziegler
amendment forbidding the vacation of
- atreets-wlthtn 2000 feet of ..the harbor.
I suggested putting this on the ballot
To secure action I put a resolution be
fore the East Side Business Men's club,
asking them to authorise the appoint
ment of committee, the securing of-an
attorney ana we v uuiy
lng of a petition, to have this placed 04
the ballot. The resolution was passed
. and I was made chairman of the com
mittee. There was some Question as
io mt oiuo paying uiwu wuu iruu
lated the petition so. I paid for this work
out of my own pocket, the 'club later re
imbursing, mm for one-half, the expense
Incurred. The measure went on the
B. eVN, company withdrew lt appllca-
tion for the vacation of the streets and
substituted a blanket franchise which
would secure the same result. All
franchises on commercial railroads un
der the old charter were subject to the
common user clause. This blanket fran
chise would give them exclusive rights
as a waiver was inserted which pro
vided that the city waived the right of
common use upon any part' of the track
that passed over -their own property.
This old dodge had worked In the past
to defeat the common user clause. It
was such a -palpable fraud and such a
worn out dodge that I laid siege to the
committee revising the charter until I
succeeded in securing the Insertion of
a clause prohibiting the evasion of the
spirit of the law.
"The clause Inserted In the charter
provided that a franchise for any track
occupying streets wholly or in part shall
be subject to the- confmon' User Wause
throughout their full extent within the
city limits. This spiked the guns of
that dodge.
Water Front Abuses.
"In investigating publio easements on
the, waterv front I found that the public
rights had been more ruthlessly ab
sorbed on the -foreshore than on the
streets and that it constituted a great
er' abuse. I began an agitation for the
protection of the public rignts tnrougn
the columns 'of The Journal.
"In addition to the anti-street vaca
tion amendment which I secured I also
secured an amendment to the same,
permitting street vacations for public
purpose also , the curing of the 'de
fect of the common user provision in the
charter, the clause in the charter that
requires committee meetings of the
council to be public, as well as the
meeting of the council Itself, the com
mon . terminal amendment which has
proved its merit by the fact that tho
diverse Industrial Interests on North
Front street have compelled the ap
plication of this principle to North Front
street as the only possible basis of
agreement and under which the S. P.
and S. Railroad and the N. P. Terminal
companies are conceding the withdraw
al of their main lines from the street
Another of my measures passed In 1909
was the revision of the old charter
curing the defect by which public util
ity corporations evaded making quarter
ly reports to the city auditor.
"A good many business men eay I
PRESIDEN
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REGULAR, PATRON OF5
THEATRES; OF CAPITAL
Hottest Days Do Not Deter
Him; He -Likes Vaudeville
- Shows, Too.
1 United Jrn teased Wire.)
s Washington, Bept 20. President Wil
son Is setting a new presidential record
for theatre going. Moreover, he Isn't
particular in his selections of the kind
of .entertainment. He likes the 'legit'
as well as the musical comedy, the
vaudeville as well as the problem play
i Just so they are clean shows. And he
evidently Intends to bo a regular patron
this season.
All summer long the President has
gone regularly to. see the two stock'
companies hero. No matter how hot
it was, he seemed to enjoy It And
the other day,, when Keith opened his
new vaudeville theatre, 'the President
had his first taste of that kind of en
tertainment. He had never seen i
vaudeville show before. Folks who saw
him that night say he enjoyed himself
Immensely.'
An old-fashioned slap-stick team of
comedians tickled the Presidential rial
billtles so much that he actually got
red In the face from chortling his glee.
Now, the theatre has placed a box at
his disposal for the remainder of the
season.
The president goes to the theatre Just
like common folks. Like as not. be
will walk down from the White House,
He always gets there early enough to
hear the orchestral overture, and , in
time to read his program and see who's
who. - And he never leaves until the
curtain goes down.
There have been other presidents
whose coming kept the theatre manage
ment in a fever because they had to
hold the curtain or thought they had-
until the chief executive put in an ap
pearance. President Wilson also dls
dalns private entrances and exits from
the theatre and walks In and out With
the crowd through the main entrances
Of course he ts surrounded by his usual
secret service guard, but he will bow
and smile at fellow theatre goers and
enjoy himself Immensely.
The President hasn t yet "dressed
up for the theatre. He may put on a
spike-tail" this winter, but he cer
tainly didn't- inflict , that discomfort on
himself during the hot weather. He
came In his famous white suit - and
looked cool and comfortable. Dr. Cary
Grayson, naval aide at the White House,
was his usual companion, with James
Sloan, chief of the White House secret
service guard and perhaps Secretary
Tumulty as the third member.
Also the president has taken In a
couple of moving picture shows views
of the Panama canal and the Capt Scott
Antarctic movies.
should attend to my own business, that
I am a 'have not' and am attacking the
haves.' I will tell you what I have
observed. The big business man is usu
ally the poorest man you can put in
public office. He subordinates the pub
lic interest to his own Interest and
often through his lust for money or for
power he Is led to betray those who
have elected him to serve the Interests
of all the public And another thing I
have observed Is that a good man who
is weak and who fails to be vigilant
In the public defense is as bad as a
vicious man, for in both cases the pub
lic Interests are exploited. Men who
are engaged in politics as a profession
and who receive the rewards are not the
ones who institute political reforms.
They are opposed to reform lest it In
terfere with their privileges or position.
They are not Interested in the science
of politics, but are Interested in the
business of politics."
Englishmen Want Channel Tunnel.
London, Sept. 20. The Dover Cham
ber of Commerce has unanimously ap
proved a resolution in favor of the
proposed channel tunnel. Mr. Flnez,
marine superintendent of the Northern
of France railway at Dover, was of
opinion that the construction of the
tunnel would quadruple the cross chan
nel traffic In the first year.
This Brass Bed Out
fit. Continuous Post
Bed. Guaranteed
Spring, Fine Felt
Mattress. Extra Special
This Is an exceptional offer In a brass bed outfit Every' piece Is of
quality we can , recommend. .The bed is a continuous' post patters with
ten filler rods and wiH -not tarnish. -There la a splendid link fabric
spring with malleable. corners and aforty; pound sanitary layer felt
. mattress covered with first quality ticking. - The special price named
. is unusually, low and should move out many of these brass bed outfits
una -.wees,.' : '-..
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Come to Powers' the Big Store
For Your New Heater. There Is a
Showing Here That Will Interest
You-One You Will See If Looking
for Real Heater Satisfaction
This is the one store that can rightly solve the heater problem. Solve it to your
entire satisfaction by giving vou greatest heater value for your money. Our heater
showing is truly wonderful; there are so many styles and sizes on show that choosing
is made comparatively , easy. ' When you' buy a heater here you are sure of quality, for
the heaters we show you are made for service, not mere D sell.
COME IN AND MAKE YOUR SELECTION TOMORRWCT)OUR "DIGNIFIED
CREDIT" PLAN IS AT YOUR SERVICE4
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Your old heater taken at part payment on
tha purchase of. a new one.
Have a new heater added to your ac
count. Well Install it now.
Wilton Rugs, a Great Sale
Thirty patterns of high quality
9x 1 2 Wilton Rugs worth $55,
offered in this sale forVonly
It Is seldom that you are offered an opportunity to buy rugs of this character at a reduction
in price but here they are, high class dependable rugs every one perfect patterns of colorings
of most beautiful and choicest character, a wide variety for practically every room in the home,
at the extremely low price of S46.8S. There are over two hundred rugs in the lot consisting of
thirty unusually pleasing designs. You would be glad to own any one of them at the regular
price. They are now offered you for less.
Ours Is the Greatest Showing of Rugs in the West
$46.85
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It Is Insured Against
Accident. Breakage
Flood, Tornado
Tree"
Sewing Machine
We believe it to be the most won
derful value in sewing machines for
the home. The "Free" Rotscillo
movement, the "Free" Togle Link
takeup, the "Free" Rigid Feed, are
all pew features exclusive with the
"Free." It is the only sewing ma
chine with an insurance policy behind
it.-
Out' Great Aviator d 1 Q 71Z
Midline This Week $ 1 0. O
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No Worry, No Failure
in Baking With the
Powers Great
"Sterling"
Steel Range
There is just one thing about the
Sterling Range it will give you sat
isfaction above everything else, . and
that is what you would naturally ex
pect of any range, but do not always
get. The Sterling is a good baker
and has a firebox built expressly for
Oregon fuel. ...
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a Weeli Is
All You Pay
Look at This Three Piece
Chamber Suite Can You
L Equal It for
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Maple Chiffonier Special
$u
Hat Urge French plate mirror
and baa, contain! alx drawera.
Can also be bad in quartered
oak effect, now
Two Inch Post Bed Special
$9.25
Uaaalre contlnooaa poat iron bed
Datteru with 10 filler
tanaad foot end.
altera with 10 filler rods. ex-
Terr rla-ld in
construction, now
Maple Dresser Special
$11
A Prlncraa pattern, 38 lnchea In
width. Uaa loua French plate
mirror. Same dresser In quar
tered oak ettect, now
Powers'Bedding
It Just What It Is Sold Fot-
You May Depend on That!
You never pay an all-wool pries for a
part cotton blanket at Powers'. You're
assured of clean, sanitary bedding; when
trading at this store. Choice stocks art
now in readiness for you. Pretty down
comforters In a variety of grades, Scotch
plaid wool blankets snd soft satiny
comforters In sJniost endless colors and
styles. There is a fair pries marked on
each article, as low a price as good bed.
dins can be sold for.
And Now the Big Store Has
Another Great Mattress to Offer You The
Tuftless
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Mattress
We thorouKhly believe in -good bedding. We aim to offer for eale only the best grades proourable. We havs mads
a ten strike in procuring the widely advertised, fully guaranteed "Sealy. ' The mattress that is made without tufts
and guaranteed for twenty years against becoming lumpy. There is great satisfaction in offering for sals av
mattress of such high quality one that we ran guarantee to our customers. It is mads of one solid bat of snowy
cotton, put into the cover by a patented pneumatic process. It is real pillow for the body and Is as elastic as rubber.
Will Never Get Lumpy Guaranteed -fqrl2Q ;Years:
This $6S.OO Oak Leather Upholstered Library Suite
cnpr;a 1 Th U WppU Onl v Terms $6.00 Cash and $1.5Q a Week .
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$52.75
This library suit 1 built of solid oak anal
ban arenuine leather unholstered seats. It
Is rigidly made of selected stock finished wax
golden. The table is 44 inches in length, with
heavy plank top, massive lags and panel ends.'
Tho niecea vary slightly from Illustration.
Your-choice of either fumed or golden oak
wax. ,
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A tn low nrlee for a
trong staple- erlb-'w1tav fold
ing legs and good wlr spruits
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Maple Folding-Crib
$1.89
Baby
Walker
xlra' aidal for iliM wl onlr.' Btrnmrly
- built, fltud wifh tr ronulug cttra. is
adjuatabls seat taunt. ' ...
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