THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLA NP, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 2, 1 1915.
.
: -KEEN RACE EXPECTED
: FOR CITY COMMISSION
VACANCIES NEXT JUNE
5 i :
' About Dozen Candidates Are
' ..: Grooming Themselves for
; Race for Two Plums,
i BREWSTER TO RUN AGAIN
- - - - r - v
" " Bitfelow Undecided ; City Treasurer,
George Baker, 7. S. Orant mad
. .;;.', : Dr. 2arrln Mentioned.
I i With the cltv election, which will be
held June 7. loornlnir ahead, conslder-
able activity . is being manifested
j ifi:ong fyotential candidates.' Two -city
J commissioners are" to be elected. The
term of C. A. BigeJow and W. X.
Brewster expire. '
v, CommisFfoiier Brewster has made it
5 known tlut he will be, a candidate for
J' reelection. Commissioner Bigeibw. who
J Is a member of art east side; mercantilo
firm, is undecided -as to whether he
e Mould return to his private business
or seek reelection. He Bald today he
would reach a, decision, within a week
or 10 days, i
. City Treateurep William G. Adams is
n avtlve.eandldate for a commisslon-
l erahip. 'George I Baker la being
J urged to run. lie says If he" felt sure
I the" peuplo. wanted him he would get
f into the- race. If he decides-to enter
; the rac-3. ha said- he would make an
announcement within the next" two
i - weeks. . i
J ' The name of Frank Richardson,' one
S of' the owifcrs ot the Perkins hotel,
lias-been mentioned, but Mr. TMchard
,1 son. ttaid today hie had no intention of
( getting' into the . race.
J .' Grant I Interested Spectator.
I . Frank .S. W-ant, fornier city attor-
ney, is -Kitting on the fence watching
devflopmenf s, nd if the. outlook seems
I bright within the next few weeks prob-
ably wilj become a candidate.
' : !.v V. Cooper Is another who haa
? friends wanting him tJ become a can-
didate, but he is waiting develop--'nierits
before malting up his mind.
J Dr. iOforge' Parrish, who was a can
didate -In' the. late, recall election, jmay
J enter the race.:. He is;now in the east,
' but will return in 'ample time to make
J .the race' if 'hf ho desirjes.
1; 1 1 4 is also ; reported that Ralph C.
Clyde will be a candidate.
Organized labor expects to have one
..... r, two candidates in tha field. 'It is
I . reported in labor circles that a . mass
", convention will be held, the latter part
1 of .this month, when five, or six names
will be selected. Tnese names will be
; submitted to a referendum vote of the
' labor organizations, and one or two
' highest will be put forward as the
j.labor candidates, i
i Possible Labor Candidates.
i Two men now being discussed as
I possible labor candidates : are J. L.
' L.ertwidge. formerly business agent of
the., carpenters' union and now a shoe
j merchant, and J. U.3d. Crockweli, an
electrical worker.-
It is pointed out Jn labor circles,
however, that the indorsement of the
J, labor unions mtfy not go to union
men, but to some other candidate who
f la known to be friendly to organized
' labor. By. such a combination,' it is
, pointed out, there may be more Iikeli-
llood of sutcess. .. '
i ' Th cltv laKlInn will V V.al, TiiTtn
'Petitions of Candidates may be
i , filed not ear.lier than 40 days, hor
! j later than 20 days before the day of
.election. . i
Ex-Policemen Are
Given $20 Fines
i - - i
Murphy and XeUorg, Arrested in Com.
pany ' With Two CUrla, Ar round
' Guilty of j Sisorderly Conduct.
J. P. Murphr and K. L. Kellogg, . iu
tll yesterday .noon members of ... lh
police force, were found guilty of. dis
orderly conduct in Municipal Judge
Stevenson's court yesterday afternoon,
and each was fined $30. KarJler in the
day Mayor Aibee signed an order dis
charging the men from the service of
the city.
Tha men were convicted entirely on
the- testimony of two girls, Julia Atkin
son, aged 18. and "Virgie LePage, aged
19.
The Atkinson girl was the jnost
damaging witness, admitting relations
with Murphy. She met Kellogg two
years ago, she said, when he was de
tailed for special service In the office
of Mrs, Baldwin, head of the depart
ment of public 'safety for women. Sat
urday night, shft saidi she: met Mur
phy in Kellogg's room. Kllogg ad
mitted frequently Inviting girls to his
room during the night.
Mayor Albee asks that the other
members of the police force be not
judged too harshly because,.of the? ac
tion of these two neii .
"There re about ' 300 . men In the
department," . said ' the mayor this
morning, ''and they should not -te
blamed for the action of a few. . If 90
per cent of them aore good officers it
speaks well for the entire department.
If in the 10 per cent there are any
men who should not.be on the force we
shall get them sooner or later." '
Aim Is to Diagnose
. Ills of Industry
Austin Cary, on Visit to Portland,
Addressed Members of Society of
American Foresters.
. Twenty-seven members of the Port
land : branch of the Society of Amer
ican Foresters, an organization of of
ficials and employes of the National
forest service, met last night at 655
Kearney street and enjoyed a talk by
Austin Cary of the forest service who
Is one of several men working for the
government' to determine the cause of
slackness in - the lumbering business
and related Industries
In his address Cary declared that
the work Is comprehensive and will
take some time to complete, as the
study will go Into all matters in con
nection with the marketing of lum
ber, the causes of price fluctatlons,
etc. The Investigation is nation wide
and Is being undertaken Jointly by the
ftrest service and the department ' of
commerce and labor. Cary is investi
gating conditional in the Pacific north
west. ;.
Indictments Dismissed.
San Francisco, March 2. On motion
of District Attorney Flckert, the re
maining indictments against J. C. "Wil
son and B. A. 'Wllbrand, former San
Francisco stockbrokers, charging fel
ony embezzlement, were dismissed to
day In Judge Cabanlss' court. Wilson
and "Wllbrand stood trial In the federal
and superior courts on similar Indict
ments and were acquitted by Juries
In both courts. The indictments dis
missed today charged the two men
with embezzling $15,000 from George
Hatton and $4000 from A. B. Bus-
8ey.
GERMANS
VAN
OVER
FRENCH
SERIES
OF NEW CONFLICTS
Teutons .Claim Success -in the
Champagne Region; Night
"Attacks Are Repulsed,
Renewal of German Bombardment of
Bhelms Is Announced; XTnnVbe
of Houses Ar Fired,
(United PrM Leased Wire.)
Berlin, via London. March Z. De
feat of French- troops ';n the Cham
pagne region was claimed in a state
ment Issued from the war office to
day. The statement declared that de
spite heavy losses mentioned, yester
day, the French renewed their attacks
near Perthes,- and that hand-to-hand
fig-hting at a dozen points followed.
"The Germans," the statement conr
tlnued, ""have taken several trenches,
80 prisoners, and five mine throwers
la the Argonne district. "
'The French - -unsuccessfully en
deavored to take Vaquois. ' 3
""We nave retained our gains In the
Vosgea in the face of counter at
tacks. -"In Poland a series of night attacks
east of . Lorflza rand Plock were re-
nulsed. 1 i.
"Attacks' southeast of Augustow
also were repulsed." ;
Germans Forced Back.
Petrograd, March 2J That the Ger
mans have been pushed back 2.0 miles
along the 60 mile battlefront, .extend
ing from the Vistula river to Prza
snysz, was claimed In a statement is
sued here today by the war office, .: It
Was declared the Russians 'had found
unexpected weakness in tha German
lines north of the Vistula.
Ilheims Is Bombarded,
Paris, March 2. Renewal of the
German bombardment of Rhelma was
announced in today's statement from
the war Office. Fifty shells were di
rected at Rbeims and several houses
fired, it was alleged. , J -
The statement also claimed French
successes in the Champagne district
and ' In the Argonne region. The
French were said to be advancing in
the Champagne region in " a. driving
snowstorm.
"We have U3ed mines effectively In
the Argonne In recapturing positiens,"
the statement continued. "German at
tacks on the heights of Vaquois have
been repulsed and a number of pris
oners taken. The French also gained
300 yards at Celles, In the Vosges.
"The British have repulsed German
attacks at Ypres.",
Mrs. Clark Takes Appeal.
- Mrs. Marcella Clark, divorced wife
of Attorney A. E. 'Clark, this morning
filed, aptice ' of appeal from the de
cision of Circuit Judge McGinn deny
ing her a change, of venue in her suit
to reopen the divorce proceedings of
her husband and holding that Judge
Cleeton'a denial of her motion to re
open barred her from further action in
the local courts.
Jitney Owners to -
Oppose Ordinance
Resolutions. Passed &Mrt Wight Con-
demainff" Regulations That Will
. Fwrre Prohibitory. ' I ! .
Uniting for protection against what
they fear will be absolute i extermina
tion, nearly 400 Jitney owners par
ticipated In a mass meeting last night
in the auditorium of The Journal
building and adopted resolutions con
demnatory of the regulatory ordinance
pending before, the city council.
H. D. Jones, president of the Auto
Transit "Welfare, society, was in charge
of the meeting and in a short address
urged the drivers to . stand firm.
Others who spoke were : Joseph H.
Page, attorney for the society; F. B.
Rutherford and J. "C. Lane. The
drivers decided to go in a body to the
city hall to attend the council meet
ing when the ordinance comes up for
final action. '' ; '
Mr. Jones declared today that the
jitney owners are anxious or- regula
tion, hut they do not believe regula
tion should be so strict as to drive
them put of business. The movement
has the Indorsement, he said, of the
Central Labor Council and the Ameri
can Federation of Labor.
Wheat Speculators
; Blocking Inquiry
"Washington, March 2. Officials of
the department of - justice explained
this afternoon that anvtffort io'learn
how much wheat had tsen sold for fu
ture delivery was being blocked In
Chicago. It was said that figures
were necessary to show whether a
corner exists, but it was" doubted
whether they could be 1 obtained from
the Ctticago Board of Trade.
Damage Suit Begins.
Trial of the breaclt of premise suit
for $25,000 damages filed by Etta Wel
ler against John TL Routledge,' secre
tary of the Routledge Seed & Floral
company, was begun this morning be
fore Circuit Judge Kavanaugh. An
swering the charge Routledge alleges
that he was married at the time the
alleged promise was giveri, and at all
times since, and was therefore unable
to make a legal contract 1 '
Tillamook 'Man Sentenced. .
Tillamook, Or., March 2. A. C
"White, who pleaded guilty to an at
tempt to kidnap his own children,
who had been adopted by Mr. and Mrs.
A. G.' Beals, was sentenced to from
1 to 12 years in the penitentiary, and
to from "one to "five years for an at
tempt to kill Beals. C. Rj WOrrall,
his attorney, also Implicated in the
case, will be sentenced later.
Money Lenders Acquitted.
London, March 2. Henry Mather,
alias "Walter G Furnald of San Fran
cisco and Sir James Renals, were ac
quitted here today of a charge of con
spiracy to defraud by a money lending
Boheme. The prosecution announced
that the charges bad been dropped and
a formal verdict of acquittal ordered.
Kills His Brotners-ln-Law.
Billings, Mont., March Grant T.
Martin, a paperhanger, accusing his
two brothers-in-law of alienating his
wife's affections, yesterday shot and
killed both men, John and George
Lochiidge.
PESTING DISPLAY
AGAIN AROUSES CITY
IN BEHALF OF TRAIL
Police Band Heads Parade
Through Heart of Business
District.
PERFORMANCE TONIGHT
GIRLS WERE SAFE
Camllle an Violet Smith Spent
the Night at Neighbors House.
""WTiiri .of the "World Is Attraction at
jKalllff, Under Auspices of feocal
Organisation." j
Kv tti nnifa -hand and enhanced
by! several "automobiles filled with
''Whirl of " the "World"' chorus IbeauQes,
merchants, educators doctors and law
yers, a parade through the business
Streets occurred at noon today, wltli
placards and megaphones, advertising
the benefit performan9e ftt 'the Heillg
tneatre tomgnv .
Tne route taken toaay was jusi w?
reverse of that of yesterday noon,
ho. TTiiijr theatre down
Broadway to Morrison, thence to Tenth,"
on Tenth, to yyasnmgTon, on;i wniug--ri
tn Third, retumine hV way of
Morrison and Broadway to the Hertig.
The performance . tonignt i is . w . o
given for the benefit of the Larch
mountain trail fund, under the aus
pices of the progressive Business
Men's club, it the house is entirely
sold out the proceeds for he trarfl
fund 'will' be about $1000; A j"od
many of the tt cent andl 75 (cent seats
ttii domain tha ticket committee an-
n.,mArl- thid TTrT-Tll Tl andl eVftfl late
llluiivv. V . - r u . r ' ' ' -
applicants will probably be able to get
The "Whirl of the "World is a mu
sical comedy direct from ; the New
York Winter Garden, carries 150 peor
pie and is said to be. one f the best
In the country. I '
Th Timi pot which the Progressive
Business Men's club has undertaken is
to secure between $4000 ana $0000 zor
th construction of a trail from the
Columbia Highway to the peak of
Larch mountain, more than 4000 feet
high. Where one or. tne most, magmii
cent views in tne Cascade mountains
is to be baa. i '
rry. cola r,t tlxbsta fni- tho TiMfnrm.
ance tonight has been und4r the direc
tion of K. W. JSlsDet. jaeoo is.anzier,
chairman of the committee" dlreetihg
tha ?aU nf hnips. announced ' this
morning that the Multnomah. Hotel
company had bought the, last of lfl
boxes offered for sale.
Chinaman Hangs Himself.
Tong Hung, a middle aged China
man, was discovered hanging dead, in
his room at 285 Flanders street a?
2:30 o'clock this afternoon, and the
coroner had the body removed to the
morgue. ' Tong Hung "had fastened" a
one inch Manila rope to the top"Cf the
bed post tied a loop around his neck
and then laid down and strangled. lie
had been dead 86 hours
While theslsters and mother were
vainly searching most of the night -for
Camille and Violet" : Smith, " l4yearK)ld
twins residing at"' 707 Johnson street,
the - two girls were asleep at the. resi
dence of; Mrs. Frank Brown of TO
Johnson- street hext door. The girls
had been at an east bide residence
during the evening, and started home
Just after 8 o'clock. Before going,
however, they ' telephoned Ttlrs. Brown
to ask if anyone was at their home,
and) Mrs. Brown,; selng no-lights, told
the girls, to come to her-house. " They
went there and spent the night The
other members of the family- returned
home later, and .after a searcn,- aeout
1 o'clock, appealed to the police. This
morning the 'girls went horte;' "
MOLALLA SEES NEW
Molalla has broken away f romi the
keroeeae circuit. ' Following the grant
of a'l franchise by' the ' town council
Friday, night to t,he Portland Railway.
Lilgn ec . iTOwerr company, ,tne iirsv
gleam of electric light will shine in
Linen, coated with casein to
strengthen It and make it smooth, has
proved available for aerjoplane wings
that town April 1. The company Is
J-equired ,tb Install and maintain for
25 years 10, street lights. Fifty appli
cations for light have been signed up
and as a 'special Inducement the coftt
pany has promised consumers the first
month's "Juice" free. The transmis
sion -and service wires will -be in place
by March 3L.
Molalla la one of the principal' towns
on the new Willamette Valley Southern."-
. ' -it 'r;-
Steamship: Employes ' Arraigned.
New - York, March . Jeorge Koet
ter, superintendent, and Ilachmt-later
and J. Pappihghaus, , employes of the
Hamburg-American Steamship 1 com
pany, ..were arraigned in- federal court
today and pleaded not . guilty, of a
charge of conspiracy, to defraud the
United States.'-They-were released on
$5000 bonds each.' CafJ' Bunse and
Felix Seffener.' w'ho were also Indicted,
did not -appear. -
- Forest Grove Staff Chosen. .
Forest Grove, Or.i' March- j'. Willis
Hines has been elected manager and
Carl Pfetef son edlteft 6f the annual to
be published 'by . the Forest Grove
HlRh sehtfornext month. Other mern
befr of the staff are: s ArthUf Jonew,
assistant editor; Frank Doane, sport
Iniir dltbr; 'Margafet- McFeters," joke
editor; Pearl 'Hall, assistant business
manager; Merb Taylor and! John Frdst
will furnish cartoons. - i . :
MILK SEIZED
Seven Barrels of Condensed
Stuff Held as Unfit . for Vse. ,;
Seven barrel of condensed sklmuiei
milk- shipped to- a local bakery frofn
the German - American Specialty com-,
panys of New ?York city were aelaetl
today by federal authorities for viola
tion of the. pure food laws. The seiz
ure was made on a telegraphlo ordeu
from Washington. It Is asserted that'
the stuff is unfit for human consump
tion." The baking people had not u(;0
any of it , .
PRESIDENT COLT IS HOST
Two- hundred Portlapj bujlnes men
will be the tguests of President O. C,
Colt of the Commercial club at o
luncheon at the club Thursday at 12:i:,
p. Ui '. Plans for the consolidation of
the Commercial club and the cham
ber of commerce will be laid beforn
the guests by H. V., Chase, expert--in;
charge of the work of consolulatlonj
Mr. Colt and others. ; -i
rrewident of L'ruguajV Elected. T j
. Montevideo, March 2. FeUclana
Viria was elected president of : Uru-i
guay. - ' 1 ' 'I , ,
GlurardeUrs California S3
Chocolate -CaKe
One eve of sua ati
piece of batter, eiac of
WB,VIWUVUa WV Will IIBIIS
CUD of QhtrarOelli'S OtottAd Ch oblate?
one-half teaaDoonfut etAnamoni ane-balf
i cup ef milk: one en of Bear: two teakooe
ml wtthrfloinv balre-ta
i either etraweerry leaa
ess beaten tofreta with cm
efeogar. - .
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In making this, as well as all other chocolato cakes,'
the flavor depends upon the purity of the chocolate
you need have no fear if you buy
r 1 I "n oo
S- i.U 11 f W 1 IX XsVa ,f ,1 T 1 f 1 sy, j.XK'i
Ground Chocolate
This combination of wholesomeness, purity 'and'
" "alstlnctive delicious flavof is a teyelatkm to 1 1
, . all housewives. . ' , 1
Sold only in hermetically tcolcd ha, "
Order from your grocer
- to-day
D. OHIRARDBLLI CO. .
. XoTJ
SaaPrancisce
Since U5I
flDaylight- Burglar
I ( Would-Be Raffles
I
jfpwo Dress Suits and Much Other rtn
l ery in Wardrobe of Alleged Thief
j Caught by Ios Angeles Police.
1 'Los Angeles, Cal., March 2. Confess-i-Jng
that he had committed more trian
:100 burslarles in Los Angeles, an
,Iiego and Santa, Monica, Thomas J.
A.lajrr, who poses as a disciple of "Raf
fle is jvalting hearing here today.
Car,r was arrested -in a cafe last night
by deputy: sheriffs, after he had been
trailed c.11 day by Deputy Sheriff Fea
guns. Feagans watched him commit
a daylight burglary in Santa . Monica
and trailed him into Los Angeles. In
Carr's expensive ' apartment the., of
ficers f oundj two dress isuits, a-large
quantity of silk underwear and sev
eral' top hats. Carr prides himself on
the fact that he always worked in the
daytime. - "This burg is easy," he said.
Oregon Man Is
Blown. to Death
Salemt Or., March 2. While blast
,'inK holes for fruit trees on the Hovel
farm : three;, fourths of a mile south
of Liberty, Adolph Polley, 55. was 'in
stantly killed today, by the premature
explosion of ; a stick of - dynamite.
. Polley's "body was blown 20 feet fend
'half burled In- the soft dirt by f the
force of the discbarge. His 17-year-old
eon was, wltlfhim when the acci
dent happened.- but was not injured.
- He leaves a widow and three chil
dren. ' j
THE SUITS
The- pnly damage our Suits sus
tained was from smoke and
dampness not one -suffered
any real hurt. They sold regu
larly at from $15 to $40; but,
despite their perfect .condition,
they , go on sale at about half
price. They are grouped in
five lots,. as. follows: I
An to Men to Meet. -
i Automobile Dealers' association will
attends the Ad club luncheon! 'in the
Multnomah hotel, tomorrow In a body
.to hear the i discussion, of "relative
automobile merits, by Frank C. R-iggs,
TrV'B. Norman and others.
. j g ...... yla'w'3( fVVt
w mm m
are always aggravated dur
ing damp or changeable
weather and ordinary treat
ments are often useless.
Such conditions need the oil
food In Scoff ' EmaUion to reduce
the injurious acids and strengthen
' the organs to expel them.
Scott'. mnfi'on, with careful
'diet for one month, often relieves
the lame muscles and stiff
ened Joints and subdues the
eharp, unbearable pains
when other remedies have
failed. . .
. NO AUCOHOt IN BCQTT'S
4SCS
Lot 1,
Lot 2,
Lot 3,
Lot 4,
Lot S,
$ 7.75
$10.75
$1 3.75
$1 6.75
$19.75
OVERCOATS
and RAINCOATS
Every one in perfect condition
for service and appearance. If
you ; weren't told hat they'd
been in a fire you'd5 never know.
Our' finest silk-lined models in
cluded. Two big lots - ;.
Lot 1, $10.75
Lot 2, $13.75
Store Opens 9 A. M.
Closes 9 P. M.
Ilie Sale
of the IF
Irei Stodke and MaterDa
Stoclc of PEiegliey
paged
EegimTdmon'ow
Our new $55,000 Spring stock of Men's Clothing and Furnishings was heavily damaged by fir, smoke and water February 14. The
fire damage was confined to the reserve stock! of Furnishings in the basement. The main floor and balcony stocks of Clothing and Fur
nishings, being kept in cabinet showcases and boxes, suffered only froin smoke and water. In factl a thorough airing will Temedy all the
damage done. But, no matter how pertect the goods, they must be sola at once, as we must vacate snoniy so mat neeaea repairs can
be made on the building. . i ': v
We Therefore Place on
Sale the Entire Stock
at Prices That Will Guarantee a Speedy- Sale!
No better merchandise than ours was ever carried by any More in this qty, consisting as ft does of Schloss Bros and Sophomore CloUjittgy Arrow,'
Cluett, Vihdex and Eagle SShirts, Stetson and Leyder Hats, Keyser and CheneV Neckwear, Dent's and Fownes' Qloycs, Lewis and Staley Onderwear,
and other hationally known lines. . r - ' "
Jt will be a sale you can't afford to miss you ought to buy at least a year's supply. The more you jspend, the more you will make.
pUR GUARANTEE No matter what you buy here during the sale caifries our usual guarantee of satisfaction or money bacje.
OUR FUTURE Upon the completion of sepairs and alterations, we will reopen in our present location with the same standard lines of goods,
anv sening mem at me same low prices i ;
FURNISHING GOODS AT PRACTICALLY YOUR OWNJPRICE!
6 urth
and Alder
Fourth
and Alder
. v FrOnjfOregonlani February( 15.
ALDER HOTEL BURNS
Two Firemen Hurt, 80 Home
less and Loss. Is. $80,000.
1 0,000 SEE 3-HOU R Fl G HT
Trom (Start la Basement riamea Bon
, Up TbrougTi Toar-8tory BnlKUng.
gtocka of WtLglmy $i Carandtr
and T. W. Woolwortn Suffr.
The four atory AlJer hotnl bulldlna.
at the northwest corner of Fourth andJ
Alder Btreets, in whch wa located the
Pheglejr & Cavender clothlmr establish
ment and the F. W. Woolworth 6-10-13
cent etore annex, waa swept by a spec
tabular" fire yesterday, with a Iob o
$75,000 to $80,000, About 80 lodgers In
the hotel were made homeleHu by the
blaxe, which worked upward through
the four atorlea from the basement.
Bpriag- Stock Jnat Beeel-red.
Ph'esrlev & Cavendsr. who oonduted
a men's furnishing store on the corner
of- Fourth and Alder streets, were
among the heaviest loners. Grant
Fbopley, the senior partner, said that
the firm -had Just received Us - spring
stock, valued at about 56.000. It-was
insured for $26,000. -;
Large quantities of the stock wre
stored in the basement, where the
water stood three Inches dpep. Tne
- fctook In the showrooms wan soaked
with water which came from the floor,
Ibove. Practically the whole stock wad
damaged by ttnoke. From 'the begin
ning of the fire the smoke rolled out
of the building In dense clouds and
entry was practically impossible. .
Store Opens .9 A. Til.
Closes 9 P.M. '
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