The Oregon daily journal., July 21, 1914, Page 5, Image 5

THE OREGON , DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 21. 1914.
LIGHTNER TO RESIGN IF
WEIGHED
BALANCE
AND
FOUND
WAN1
Commissioner Places Docu
ment in Hands of Commit-
... tee of Taxpayers' League,
HOLMAN TO DO LIKEWISE
league to Hold Public Haarlnffa, Wlt-
aeasaa TTndar Oath, in Xnvoatlg-at-lag
Board'a Acta, ConOmon.
t-ounty Commissioned W. L. Light-
ner addreaaes a letter to the special
committee jointly representing tha
Taxpayers' and Nonpartisan leagues In
a investigation or the county's pur
cnase or bed bue juice. In th itttar
he outlines how he would like to have
me investigation conducted nubile
hearings in a room large enough for ah
auaience or 60, witnesses to testifv nn
dir oath, those Investigated to be glvea
liberty of employing attorneya, com
plete reports of hearings to be pub-
iisnea dally !n two newspapers, and
the Investigation to Include not oniV
me oug juice purchases, but the offl
cial acta of Rufus C Holman. chair
man. of the board, since he assumed
orrice, June 3, 1913.
! . .
in cunsiueration or granting my t e
quest," reads the letter. "I herewitn
place in your handa my resignation as
county commissioner of Multnomah
county, and I authorize you to kee?
the same In your possession until ail
Investigations of county affairs have
oeen rinished."
Xdgntaer Outlines Conditions.
Commissioner Llghtner, In his letter,
outlines the conditions under which
me resignation might be filed with
the board of county commissioners
ror acceptance. He asked that Com
nussioner Holman also place his resig
nation, under the same conditions, In
uie nanus or the committee.
"I will be very glad to do so," was
commissioner Holman s brief coir
ment.'
"Until a meeting of our committee
has been called we will not be In posi
tion to comment on Commissioner
Llghtnefs letter," said George C. Mi
son, manager of the Nonpartisan
league and chairman of the epecla!
committee, of which the other memt
bers'are Paul Stark Seeley and Charlce
D. Mahaffle. The communication reads
as follows:
I.lghtner's tetter.
Portland. Or., July 20. To Messrs.
Mason, Mahaffle and Seeley GentlO'
men Through the public press, I have
learned that you, as a Joint committee
irsm tne committees or the Taxpayers'
and Nonpartisan leagues of this city,
will soon begin, at the reauest of Ru.
fus Holman, chairman of the present
board of countv commianlanra nf
Multnomah county, an investigation of
ins purcnase oi oug juice by the for
mer county court ana county commls
loners, or wnicn I was a member.
The DUbliC Dress nuotea Mr. Pnl
man's letter to your respective leagues
as saying: "From various Information
which I have gathered, I am satisfied
in my own mind that there has been
dishonesty practiced, or the grossest
incompetency on the Dart of someone.
yet l.am unable to, alone and unaided,
accomplish anything In the matter of
Investigating this subject, and I ap-
Iieal to you as representing a body of
ong suffering taxpayers, to appoint a
committee to demand a satisfactory
explanation."
Will Explain "Bug Juice."
Now, I have no objection to explain
ing my connection with the purchase
of bug Juice for county use, or of ex
plaining, under oath any other official
act of mine. In fact, it is a very
frreat relief to me to feel that the pub
ic will now; learn the truth about the
bug Juice purchase and other county
BOYS OF FRAZIER DETENTION HOME LEAVE ON TEN DAYS' OUTING TRIPTO SEASIDE
tr ira 1
r m f$ v i V:P f tffjW Jrfwt v I
C I. Stafford, dry goods, Oregon City,
Or.; Minidoka. Cash Store, Minidoka,
Idaho; Pullman Furniture & Undertak
ing company. Pullman. Wub, by D. D.
Kimball: Grand Ronde Meat company.
La Grande, Or., by T. A. Epling-; New
ton's, OntarM, Or., by ,M. K. Newton;
Alexander Department -Store, Pendle
ton, Or., by R. Alexander; Grande
Ronde Lumber company. - Perry,' Or.,
by M. Rosenbaum; J. R.' Klnsey. Hood
River, Or.; Wehtz & Dahlman, Castle
rock, Wash., by Otto. Wehtre; Adams
Department Store, Oregon ,.Clty, Or.,
by I Adams. '
As the invitations were mailed out
on Friday and Saturday of last week
and, consequently, have barely had
time to reach the addresses, the num
ber of responses received Is - looked
upon with gratification as presaging
a large attendance during Buyers'
week. The splendid success which at
tended Buyers' week last year, when it
was Inaugurated, is proving of mate
rial advertising benefit this year.
Getting Back.
From the Kansas City Journal.
"Why are you spending the entire
day down town?"
"Had a fuss with the housemaid. If
I remained in today she'd 'admit every
beggar, peddler and bill collector who
called."
CITY IS PREPARING TO
IMPROVE BROADWAY
AT LARRABEE STREET
Time Limit for Remonstrance
. Which Has Delayed Matter
for Several Months Expired
YouthB marching lo North Bank depot to take train for Seaside.
With blanket rolls across their
shoulders, 15 boys from the Frazler De
tention home swarmed aboard the As
toria train at 8:45 o'clock this morn
ing for a 10 days' outing at Seaside.
They were accompanied by Miriam Van
Waters, superintendent of the home,
and H. M. Barr, principal of the Fern
wood school, who conducts the summer
school at the detention home, and will
have the boys keep up some of their
work while at the beach.
Dr. E. I Woods of Vassar college
went with the party as the guest of
Miss Van Waters. Dr. Woods is a
psychologist and is Interested in the
mental testing of school children.
The boys range In age from 10 to 15
years. It Is planned for them to take
a hike from Seaside to Nehalem. They
were given their outing through the
kindness of the North Bank raliroad
officials, who arranged for their fare
to and from Seaside.
The city Is preparing to institute
new proceedings for the improvement
of Broadway from Larrabee to Wheeler
street, but owing to the great amount
of red tape necessary to start work it
.will -be at least 80 days before the
street can be touched.
Proceedings for the improvement of
Broadway from Vancouver to Union
avenue are now pending. Should the
council , prosecute both proceedings.
Broadway will be paved from the
Broadway bridge approach on the east
side to the hardsurface on Unlo ave
nue. ... - r'- "--"'
Proceeding for the Improvement of
a portion; of Broadway between' Lar
rabee and Wheeler streets have been
held up for a number of months owing
to remonstrances made.: The remon
strance time limit expired last Wed
nesday and now there la nothing In the
way to prevent the "city from pushing
the proceedings through as rapidly as
possible.
It was stated this morning that tha
department of public worics Intended
to combine both proceedings for the .
improvement of Broadway and ' have
them ready for the city council by
next week. Even though the council
does not hold up the- proceedings It
will take at least 80 days before work
can be started owing to the charter .
provisions. With this 80 days handi
cap It was said today that work could
not be finished this year.
No Escape. .. . ,
- From Sketch.
The Dentist's Daughter (anxious to
explain the presence of a young man
in the passage) Oh, Ronald darling,
here's father coming. Quick! You'll
Just have to say you've come to have
a tooth out.
transactions, for I mean to take this
opportunity of presenting to your com
mittee the true facts concerning the
stories that have been given to the
public press rrom time to time Dy air.
Holman since he took office, wherein
he sought to give the impression to
the Dublic through insinuations, inuen-
does and generalities that dishonesty.
graft, extravagance in county iunaa,
and incompetency were rampant in
county affairs until he became a mem
ber of the " county commissioners
through appointment by the legisla
ture. I claim that the public Is entitled to
know the truth concerning my official
acts from the time I toolc ortice some
10 vcars sen ud to the present time.
and I now stand ready and willing to
make them known to your committee
under oath. I also claim that the puD
llo should know how Mr. Holman has
conducted county affairs since he took
control thereof on June 3. 1913, and he
should likewise stand ready to testify
to his acts under oath.
Platform Is Given.
I am now ready to stand or fall on
this platform, and so I respectfully
submit the following request for your
consideration, to-wit:
That, in addition to the investiga
tion of the county matters you have
decided to undertake, you also investl-
rate the administration of county af
alrs since June 3. 1913, up to date,
and that you also investigate the
methods employed by Rufus Holman
to have himself appointed a county
commissioner. That all your investi
gations be open to the press and the
public; that your meeting room be
large enough to accommodate at least
50 people at one time", that all persons
testifying be put under oath and in
case anv person should refuse to tes
tifv under oath that said fact he pub
lished, in the public press and also the
name of the person or persons so re
fusing; that a stenographer take down
all testimony offered; that witnesses
be supenaed and asked to testify,
and in case anyone refuses to
testify (unless sickness prevents)
that said witness' , name be pub
lished: that any of the parties con
cerned be permitted to employ an at
torney to represent them at your in
vestigations and that the findings of
the committee be published in full in
at least two daily paers of this city.
I sincerely believe that this request is
reasonable, that it will result in ob
taining the truth and that therefore I
you will grant it.
Resignation Tentatively Tendered.
In consideration of granting my re
quest I herewith place in your hands
my resignation as county commls-,
sloner of Multnomah county and I au
thorize you to- keep the same in your
possession until all Investigations of
county affairs have been finished. I
further authorize you to file my said
resignation with the board of county
commissioners for acceptance if in the
opiniofi of a majority of your commit
tee it has been proven that any official
act of mine can justly be construed
to have been made with a view of
making any profit for myself either
directly or indirectly or that I ever
received any money or present ror an
official act. or that any act of mine
was made for the purpose of causing
a loss to the county or that I ever
failed to stand for the lowest bidder
or that my vote on county matters
was ever influenced except by merit
or that I ever made a promise to any
one directly or indirectly whereby I
was to receive political or any support
in return for county patronage or that
I ever attempted or did use my offi
cial position of commissioner to secure
or attempt to secure directly or m
directly any business for myself or
my associates, or that I ever used
county funds In such a manner as to
justify the suspicion that I was pay
ing a political debt or that I ever
entered into any combination with
other county officials or other Indi
viduals to divide county patronage, or
tnat l ever voted to create an un
.necessary position for the benefit of a
friend or otherwise to be paid for out
of county funds.
I hereby call on Rufus Holman to
also place his resignation in your
hands under the conditions specified
above. If he iA as solicitous for the
taxpayers as he claims to be and his
record along the above lines is clear.
ne win noi reiuse. ttespeciruwy,
W. Xj. LIGHTNER,
. County Commissioner.
And Seen Nothing Better.
"Say, did you ever know a woman
to buy what she wanted at the first
store she came to?"
"Xes- My wife frequently does
that is, she returns to It after she's
been to all the other stores."
PLANS BEING MADE
FOR ENTERTAINMENT
FOR BUYERS' WEK
Out of Town Guests to Be
Given Reception at Com
mercial Club.
More detailed arrangements for
the entertainment Of the hundreds of
out-of-town buyers who are expected
to be in Portland during Buyers
Week, August 10 to 16, have been.
worked out by C. C. Chapman, sec
retary of the Jobbers' and Manufac
turers of Portland, and the various
committees In charge of the big
event.
On Monday, August 10, the open
ing day. the visitors will be given
a reception In the green room of the
Commercial club at 8 p. m., followed
oy a buffet luncheon at 10 o'clock.
Tuesday noon there will be a lunch
eon for visitors at one of the local
manufacturing plants.
The whole week this year Is to be
a continual round of pleasure for the
visitors lr the Portland jobbers and
manufacturers can make It so. Tues
day night the entertainment of vis
itors will take the form of a smoker
and Dutch lunch in the club's main
dining room. There will be vaudeville
turns and stunts or various klni.
Wednesday noon the Ad club will be
host to the . visitors at Its regular
weekly luncheon.
Wednesday night the
for a business meeting of the Pacific
iMorrnwest Buyers' league, an organ!
satlon to which all out-of-town mer
chants are eligible to membership.
There will be talks by experts in va
rious lines of business, music and refreshments.
For Thursday night a Jollification at
the Oaks has been arranged, at which
the jobbers and manufacturers will
be hosts. The same evening the fur
niture dealers and manufacturers will
be the hosts of the visiting furniture
dealers at a trade banquet.
Friday night will come the big
event of the week, a banquet at the
Commercial club. The full program
has not been prepared. E. B. Piper,
chairman of the club's reception com
mittee, will be toastmaster. Saturday
afternoon automobiles will be. at the
disposal of visitors for sightseeing
trips. The whole afternoon will be
devoted to this feature.
Visitors to Address Ad Club.
At this lunchebn one minute floods
of oratory describing the advantages
of various towns within Portland's
trade territory will be heard.
It is arranged to give 20 of the
visitors one minute each for oratorical
effort on their home towns. Prizes,
the exact nature of which has not
yet been determined, will be given;
but they will be of a permanent charac
ter. As the luncheon lasts only an
hour, and a quarter. It has become nec
essary to limit the number of speakers,
Mr. Chapman is sending out notifi
cations all over Portland's trade terri
tory, and the first 20 who respond
stating their intention to participate
in the contest will be given places on
the program.
Responses Coming1 Xb.
Responses to the thousands of In
vltatlons sent out to merchants all
over the northwest Inviting their pres
ence in Portland during Buyers' week.
are Degmning to pour into Mr. Chan
man's office. Among those heard from
so rar are the following:
Smith & Fountain, Jefferson, Or.,
Dy josepn . i-ountalne; Thomas C.
Watts, Reuben, Or.; Sterling Ware
house & Feed company. Lebanon. Or..
by Thad Sterling; Falls City Lumber
company, sal em. or., by F. A. Voget
LADIES, you may buy fine
hand - tailored suits now
lower than at any other time of
the year.
I have grouped all my new Spring and
Summer models, including silks as well
as new wool fabrics, into two lots; a
choice from either will give you an im
mense saving:
$24.50 to $34.50 Suits $10.00
$37.50 to $42.50 Suits $14.85
These are genuine reductions from the normal
prices, which at this store are always moderate
PORTLAND'S FOREMOST GARMENT AND MILLINERY STORE
.Rummage
S
O Hafts
to $ 1 2.SO
$1.5 (D M
Get a fresh, pretty, new
m m e r Hat for
50 think of it! Over
that sold ' up to
$12.50. Most advance
styles. Who will continue
to wear their old Spring
Hat, when they may pur
chase a new one for this
ridiculously low price.
To $2.95 Black
Bandeaux- Hats
So much in vogue this
season. Very simple to
trim.
$3.98 Untrimmed
Hat Shapes, Rum
mage Price ,
Hundreds of them piled
out on tables for your
choosing I Hemps, patent
Milans and fancy braids
-all colors. Hats that
sold to $3.98 now' 69c.
ale A Bargaift Feast!
Price is no object. All Summer Garments and Millinery that are left
must move and move quickly! We will carry nothing over. Hundreds
of bargain "plums" have been carried away the last few days. Only
two more days of this Rummage Sale. Cornel
To $32.50 Suits, Now $
26 handsome Suits, wools and silks; good styles,
to $32.50, Rummage Sale, $10.
Sold
28 Wool Suits, to $24.75 $7.SO
18 Fine Suits, to $47.50 $ 1 5.00
11 Linen Suits lfj0
, 2 Pongee Suits K i f
8WhiteSerges ) $1 .95
2 Salt Suits
7 White Hairline..
Serge Suits
10 White Serges....
3 Linen Suits....
1 1 Mixture Suits ...
3 Checked Suits. .
Sold Up to
$19.50 '
$3.95
Ladies' Coats
Ladies' Dusters
Juniors' Coats
HALF
PRICE
BEN SELLING
MORRISON
AT FOURTH
The Ladies' Smart Clothes Shop
To $12.5a Coats Going at $,
8 black and white check Cape Coats 4 Belted Sport Coats
11 assorted Sport Coats. Sold to $12.50- Rummage
COATS Lot 2
4 Pongee Coats x
4 Khaki Coats . J Sold to
14 Linen Coats . . I $1 5.00
Splendid f o:
outing and auto-'
ing.
4$1.95
COATS Lot 3
6 Silk Coats.
8 Balmacaans
14 Mixtures . .
6 Silk Capes.
Sold to
$22.50
DRESSES
31 newest Sum
mer- W
Dresses, printed
. cp, long iu
nics. Sold at $5.95 j
uuuiujj6 price
Sum-
H$$3.95
Waists and Sweaters
$2.75 to $3.50 New
Tub Silk and
Lingerie Waists.
Rummage
34 Dozen New
Lingerie Waists,
scores of style.
(1.75 kinds, at
$1.00
$1.95
New Navajo
Sweater Coats
border designs
carainsu. navy.
maroon, gray.
Instead of 55
5
$3.95
(Tr
M 1
sf J
PORTLAWP'&I
$7M:
14 Natural Linen
and .. Cham bray
Middie Suits and
Dresses, ages 13
and 15 only. Sold
to $7, at ,
$1.00
34 Wool Dresses,
all-wool serges,'
navy, black and
colors. Sold to
$120. now
II
$4.98
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