THE OHEGOf DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, THURSDAY, JULY 15,
1315.
JACK MAHHEVS DIES
AT HOSPITAL AFTER
LINGERING ILLNESS
Former: Leader in Republican
Politics; Here Was Born ; in
, .San , Francisco,
ASSISTANT POSTMASTER
Barrsa ' aa XT. & Marshal for Oregon
TQM909 ud Dictated FoUeiss i .
v of Taction la Portland. V . ,,
Walter F. (Jack) Matthews, at -one
tlma a powerful figure In Oregon poli
tic, a led from cancer at 4 o'clock
thim morning at St. Vincent's hospital.
He had been 111 alnca the firet of the
year and- bad -been In - the hospital
; lnc. March-15. ; He waa formerly
United .States marshal for Oregon and
' was once chairman of tha Republican
state central ; committee.
For -a ; number of Tears Mat
thews was political boss of Multnomah
county. Early -in : life Matthews was
trained . In , machine politics. He took
to. It as a duck takes to water. He was
shrewd, and crafty, and did not submit
to defeat. -,- V -
As chairman of the Republican state
central committee, and as United
States mar Bhal, he set himself up as a
dictator in Oregon politics and was In
: the thick of every pollUcal fight until
. In 1905, when he was removed from the
office of United States marshal by
President Roosevelt. From that time
- be . practically dropped out - of active
participation In political : affairs, al-
; though indications that he -was not en
tirely out oC touch with political move
ments frequently appeared.
Father Was Slver FflotT '
Matthews was born In San Francisco,
' In 1856, and came to Portland when he,
- was 9 years old. His father, who was
a river pilot,' was drowned in the Sac
ramento river. His stepfather, Harry
" Morgan, was chief engineer of the
Portland fire department, and was well
known in Portland's earlier 4ays. v ? ;
Young Matthews attended, the old
Harrison street school, and later at
tended the high school, which then
- stood on the block now, occupied by
the Portland hotel. He was an enthus
iastic amateur baseball player, and was
a member of the Atlantic baseball club
along with Hiram Bennett, J, D. Wil
cox, Billy Druramond,r Frank Post and
others. ': ' ' -; -; : ; ' '-'
' He became a member Of the Pacific
baseball club, and went with the Pie-
neers t in 1876, when they won the
championship of the state from the
; Willamette university team at Salem.
Matthews was catcher and Howard
Ridgeley . was pitcher. In the game
with thetSalem club they; Introduced
" the new style of pitching, which has
been developed to its present day de
gree Of expertness, ,
Entered Insurance Business. -When
he completed his schooling he
1 entered ; the 'insurance business, but
only for ahor.t time, as he soon- went
to work for. the Willamette Iron "Works
to learn the trade. .He 'became a ma
chinist. - , ", ''
At that time Jim" Lotan.was boss
of the Republican party organisation
in Multnomah county and it was while
at the- Willamette "Iron Works that
Matthews first; saw machine politics
In the making. .Whlle.he was learning
' to make machines out of Iron, he also
learned the art: ot; building political
machines.
-One day he lost a thumb, and this
compelled him to seek other employ
ment. Nothing was more natural than
for him to seek a political Job. .That
was In 1885, and he became ' deputy
county clerk under I. N. Saunders. He
served but little more than a year, as
In 1886 Saunders, who was a.Republi
can. was defeated by WiUlam Church,
the Democratic candidate.
Matthews immediately turned his
attention to city affairs, and soon
became a deputy ine the city auditor's
. office. In time he was elected city
- auditor, a position r he lost in 1891,
when the election of the Citizens
ticket, coincident with the consolida
tion of Portland, East Portland and
Alblna, put ; the Republican: organiza
tion out of control.
During all of this time he had been
an active -lieutenant of Liotan in con
trol of the wins; of the Republican
party organization known as the Lotan
wing, which subsequently was merged
Into and became known as' the Mitchell
wing. ' -" - ' " " V
Powerful Pig-ore In Party.
He ' became assistant postmaster
under' A. B. Croasman, serving In this
capacity for several years. "
He waa active and a powerful figure
in the Mitchell faction of the Republi
can party, which was opposed by the
Simon faction. ; In those days machine
politics - dominated this ' state, which
became notorious for some of Its po
litical fights. Matthews was the lead
er of the forces -which in 1896 elected
what was known as the Mitchell Re
publican legislative ticket In ' Multno
mah county. : --; These legislators ' par
ticipated In the notorious "holdup ses
sion! of 1897. ?when 5 the legislature
failed to organise because a number of
the members of - the house refused - to
qualify. The deadlock was a result of
the 'senatorial fight. - Senator, Mitchell
was In off ice,' but bis term expired in
March-of that year, and as no senator
was elected to succeed him, bis office
became vacant. . The state was- left
with but one senator, 'Who was George
McBrlde, . . . i . ' - '
a Bemoved by Soosevelt. -
win the following year, 1898. a special
session of the legislature 'was held
and the Simon forces won out. .Joseph
Simon was - elected United States sen
ator. In 1901, Mitchell, who had been
supporting McBrlde for reelection, was
himself elected at midnight of the last
day of the legislative session. In all
these fights Matthews took a promi
nent part. . . - . s " . ti': ' v v-
He was chairman of the Republican
state' central committee during the
campaign of 190ft A year-: later he
was appointed United. States marshal
upon the recommendation of Senator
Mitchell. He served as ' such until
1905, when President . Roosevelt re
moved him from office at the instance
Of Francis J. Hehey, the government's
special prosecutor, who was investi
gating land frauds in' this state.
Heney considered, Matthews too friend
ly to some of the men who were being
Investigated to render the kind of serv
ice he wanted from the marshal's of
fice. , . tis:-:- .' ; HMr
- Matthews married Minnie Bradenv
but for t a .. number of years i Mrs.
Matthews has lived in San Francisco.
HI brother Fred Matthews, lives In
Portland, f'jj? '3:?HS$'iT,'i ' "(C?
1 . '." i rpii?
Camp Meetings v
Arouse Residents
As result, of complaints to , the po
lice by residents of the Peninsula dis
tricts near Lombard 'street and Patton
avenue, . Where 'members -ctt the Apos
tolic faith are holding camp meetings.
Patrolman S. S.' Arnold in a report
filed with' Chief of Police Clark this
morning said that he had told mem
bers of the faith "to desist with such
vociferous supplications to the Lord,'
V General Arthtur Dies.
Baker, Or . July; 15. James Ai
thur, , a Civil . : war Veteran v and old
time prospector, died early Tuesday
morning; after a short Illness. "Gen
eral.", as he was v known, was ' a S well
known local character for many years.
He belonged to the old school of pros
pectors, hoping-always to "striker it
rich," and be never ceased, his ef
f orts. - He was an enthusiastic mem
ber, of the G. A, B-,T which organiza
tion had charge, of . the .funeral
Wednesday.- "Getreral' is sald-to have S
tlves In this 'part of the country so
far as known. -
Man Beat on Head '
And Robbed of $35
While Charley ! Sine. JCenton. was
mImI in front of hi ham it 9:15,
o'clock last night. . a burglar entered
the building" and struck" Sing over the
head witb a gTin, stunning mm. w nen
Sing i recovered his senses be found
$35.19 to be missing. vPatrolmen -Tully
and Morris Investigated ' tha? robbery,
bat tjo further investigation is to be
made, as the .robbery occurred outside
of the city limits.-
Douglas Tax Collectible..-'
Salem. Or.. July -15. That the tax
collector ' of Douglas county has - full
authority (under the law -fo proceed
and collect a special . tax levied . In
school district Nov 183- that was omit
ted from the 1915 roll, was a ruling
of the state - tax commission yester-?
day -afternoon. Jl The tax - collector
should , notify , all taxpayers . who are
subject to the- tax,, but.havet, paid the
other taxes, ; of j the t amount still due
and the reason therefor, and. penalties
should - not , be i charged ; because . one
half of the school , tax was not ' paid
before April :1- unless the taxls al
lowed to become delinquent, says the
commission. . ,'r,'r't -' - -, . 'I
.Morgans Settle. Suit.. ',
Xrfmdon. ! July 15. (I. N. S. An
nouncement that the suit of Oomtess
de Beauregard against, the -Morgan
estate had been settled out of court
was made here today.
Inspect the liberty Bell Tlifen
Inspect These Great Outfits
complete witn Kecora meeates. urc.
The Grafonola the only Machine i using the
No.. &
Reprddiacer
You owe it to yourself to hear this new renro-
P ducer before purchasihgr.a musical instrument
of any make. : We will t
accept your old , ma
chine as part payment
for a new. 1916 model.
'
;TheGrafonolaT.eadrr A The Grafonola iTw1
With 24 selections .(2-10 ; With 12Vselections 6-10
men u. u. Kecoras ;
$82.80
Small payment and' $6 per Small payment down and
. t iiiuiuii. . g 1.2 i per week.
.The;- Grafonola V
inch D.; D. Records) With 12 election (6-10
S38.90 Kero) for
.1 Terms Easy
J9
Manufacturers . and job
bers. , Dealers . wanted
where we are not actively
l- represented.
Colombia
GraphoplioBie; Go.
429-431 Washington St Bet 11th and 12th
We Have Inaugurated in This City a Weekly Half-Holiday for Department Store Employes, Closing Our Z::
on Thursday Afternoons at I P. ht, During July and August We Maintain That a Weekly Half-Holiday D
ing These Hot Months Should Be Universal, and We Solicit Your Co-operation. Lend This Movement Your A
Store Opens
. Daily at
8:30 a, m.
On Saturdays
9KX) a. m. '
Pacific Phone
Marshall 5080
T -
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The Host in 17aluo Tho Best in Quality
Store ; Closes
Daily at
'J 5:80 p. m.
On Saturdays
8.00 p. m.
Home Phone
A-2112
EXTRA!-
ToimiioirFow Will IBe Omip
wlZO
Special for. Friday -
Four Only, in WOMEI VZ
KNIT PANTS. Uesul-r
Ai 10c Pp.
: 25c and 35c Grades
At this low figure we are closing
out two broken lines of Women's
Knit . Cotton Pants Summer
weight garments in lace knee
and ankle-length styles, but only
in size four. - Regular 25c and 35c
grades while the lot lasts 1 A
BARGAIN FRIDAY AT JLU w
THeIsaLE IS A ''MARK-DOWN" RIGHT THROUGH THE STORE-DONT . FAIL TO PROFIT BY IT
Industry, without, thrift is, a fruitless task.; " To move forward here and score progress from season to season, we
must? work industriously to keep stocks, bright and new. And so, before the end of the season, we mark down
to clean up. A new. low range of price is: inaugurated which .is effective in all departments . of this ambitious
storeJ -You -may" well judge the values'from these; offerings: . ' r J t
a nncivn oaw M Varxr, ) , EXTRA !
t JALCi JT 1U,UUU lIVa VJT
Plain Colored and
r 1 "
I ' 1 1 III III I i 1 1 I I I 1
Ob
er
JUST THINK!! WALK-OVERS, Too!
A Real GeEiiame .Glearance
BEGINNING TOMORROW AT 9 A. M.
Sale
YES, SIR! AReal Clearance Sale of Men's and Women's High-Grade Walk
Over Shoes all good, clean, fresh this season's stock; in f aft, it is the first
time you have ever seen this store have a sale, and will probably be the last
Men and Women, One and All, NoteThese Prices
95c, $1.45, $1.95, $2.45, $2.95, $3.45
Most lines are regular widths and sizes.
LEST YE FORGET The ? Walk-Over Shoes Were
Awarded Grand Prize at the Panama-Pacific Interna
tional Exposition. 1 ; -i
Values
Regularly
$3.50 to
$7.50
F. C. Steidle, Mgr.
136 BROADWAV, EILERS BLDG.
BATISTES CREPES, LAWNS, VOILES,
ETC, IN PRETTY PRINTED FLOWERS,
FIGURES AND STRIPES; ALSO PLAIN
RATINE AND SUITINGS-FABRICS OF
STANDARD 10c TO 25c QUALITIES
ALL PLACED ON SALE FRIDAY. AT
Various are the ways and means through which the prices
of good merchandise tumble. In our Wash Goods section
unusual conditions cause prices to be . reduced; as never be
fore. At this sale' values will surprise even pur oldest store,
friends. It. is the most remarkable underpriciner of desirable
new. jWash .Goods ever announced in this city. Included are over 10,000 :yards and plain col-
nr.. alnrl' rlaintv an A ; r-irh: rr1nrfA -not-trric 5 -flAwrc -fitriirAC ctrtnc " Tfti f tA .Katsi
crepes; lawns and voiles; also plain colored, ratine and suitings--all fabrics of standard widths
and qualities that sell regularly from 10c to 25c a yard, and all on -sale tomorrow, w"
BARGAIN FRIDAY; AT YARD.7 v .... i v .VW C5
OVER TWENTY-FIVE DIFFERENT STYLES IN
: Bto Silkoslieen ; Crepes . ! ,
Especially Desirable for Comfort; Coverings medijim taid hght coloiings.
Best 18c Quality,"on sale Friday at. . . . . . i . . . . . . . . . .' . i . H... . . . 1 1 V
Here is a sale that is sure to arouse the enthusiasm of the ' careful buying housewife, whose
nimble fingers canuickly fashion J dainty bedj coverings you have Cchoice from over
twenty-five different styles ln,the popular mercerized' aubsheen crepesV "that are in such
greardemand for comfort coverings. They .come full 36 inches wide and are shown in both
light and medium dark colorings, in pretty floral effects a' quality sold universally at 4
13c a yard, priced for BARGAIN FRIDAY at, yard : .... . . 1; . . '. ........... 1 1 C
$2.25 Wool Batts in Full Dcuble Bed Size, on Sale Bargain Friday, Special at St.69
: i . ' .v; They Come' in One Piece 72 by, 90 Inchest . '
Special For Friday
Extra Sizes Only In
WOMEN'S KNIT VESTS
At 17 g IZ1
Regular 25c Grade
A splendid saving Vhere to
morrow, in women's fine
Combed Cotton Vests, shown
in; low neck, sleeveless styles,
but only in extra sizes. They
are .neatly trimmed, perfect
fitting garments of seasonable
weight. Reg. 25c grade, - r
while they last Friday 1 1 C
as -the 'clearing- VfllJ.rV'Jr '
of U
WONDERFULLY ATTRACTIVE VALUES AT THIS SALE OF
Women's B ainty Ilndepmiislins
Manufacturer's Samples, Short . Lines -and
' Broken Lots, Combination Suits, ;'
Chemise, Gowns and - Skirts- The Most
Popular Styles, Trimmed and: Finished
in a Perfect Manner. ; Values Regularly ;
Selling Up to $1.75--For This Sale at;
Manufacturer's ; losses most of them which we,
house, hand over to our customers, with just about the cost
handling added. - We also include. short ? lines and ' broken lots from'
our own regular stock at the same great price reductions. You may
select, from fine Nainsook and Cambric Gowns of full . width, neatly
trimmed with embroidery and lace galloons, insertions and Valenciennes and Cluny laces.
COMBINATION SUITS in Knickerbocker and circular styles beautiful garments of fine
nainsook with trimmings of laces, ribbons and embroideries. ..'''.
FULL -CIRCULAR SKIRTS in styles with deep ruffle of lace or embroidery.: also EN
VELOPE CHEMISE in many pretty, styles of trimming l?ce, "ribbon and embroidery. All
sizes in the Jot-and values regularly sold up to $1.75. Prudence ; should prompt you : J A
to pay this sale an early visit. There will be rapid selling at this low price.... ..... UC
WE ARE CLOSING OUT BROKEN LINES OF ;
Children's Rompers Friday at 25c
Garments Regularly Sold Up To 50c;
Mothers will quickly take advantage of this" saving sale of Children's Rompers for the ma
terials alone would ;cost more than the figures at which we are closing out these broken
lines. The assortment includes most every style and size for children from 6 months to
3 years.' They come in chambrays and percales, in plain colors, checks and stripes,-with
V-shaped or square neck and wih short sleeVes. " Regular 35c, 39c to 50c values at r
one price, while they last Friday, at; . . ... ......... -. .. . . ..... . . ....... . . . .' uC
-EXTRA !-
Special For Friday
500 Dozen Pair Women's
MERCERIZED LISLE
STOCKINGS
Reg. 20c and 25c Lines'
A special purchase and sale of
500 dozen pairs of women's
mercerized lisle and lisle fin
ished Stockings. All sizes, in
blacks white and tan. Regu
lar 20c and 25c grades' the
season's best opportunity to
secure a " generous supply.
wnue tney last uargain 1
Friday at, the pair. ... JL Li C I
-EXTRA 1-
Special For Friday
Broken Line of Misses'
MERCERIZED COTTON
STOCKINGS
At 5c Pshp
7 Sizes 7,. 7 V2 and 8 Only
A clearance of a broken line of
misses' fast black mercerized
cotton Stockings, at a ridicu
lously low price. They are
well- wearing stockings,
shaped like women's and arc
shown only in sizes 7, Vt ami
8. A stocking regularly sold
at 25c. Priced, while r
they last, Friday, only
Stock Reducing at Radical Reductions of 27 2sd 45 Inch
Imported Embroidery
' 00 :y' v"
And Allovers of Fine Voile, Batiste,
Organdie,' Swiss and Crepe The
Most Beautiful y Floral and Artistic
Patterns. Qualities Sold Regularly
j Up to $2.50 the Yard. Specially
Priced for This; Sale at. . ,
ouncmgQ
Hundreds of yards, of choice, new Embroideries to b.e closed
out at " sensational "price reductions in order to readjust our
stocks. This is your opportunity for greit savings. You have
choice from hundreds of yards of 27 and 45-inch Allover and
Flouncing Embroideries in high-grade voiles, batistes, organdie, Swiss aid crepe.' They
come in heavy raised and openwork designs, in floral' and conventional patterns. The work
manship and quality of material are of the finest. Values selling regularly: up toj nW
$2.50 a yard- to close out at, yard. ... .................. .1 ........0C
12 : and ' 18-Inch EMBROIDERIES. 0 pf
Regular Values Up to 50c Yard, at X U C
These staple widtHs come in heary and baby pat
terns'!; in Corset Cover and Flouncings of fine'
Swiss, Batiste and Organdie as unlimited asiort
ment to select from all this season's, goods in
qualities regtilarly sold up to SOc a yard. Off A
TO CLOSE THIS SALE AT OC
27 and 40-Inch EMBROIDERIES.
Regular : Values to $1.50 Yard,' at
Both Allovers and Flouncings in Batiste, Swiss
and Organdie-Cozens of choice patterns finished
with ruffle, hem or scalloped edge others worked
in sill, in white or in dainty pastel shades of pink,
blue, lavender, etc ' Values up' to $10 a yd. CQ .
TO CLOSE THIS SALE AT .............
Again We Prompt You
Profit By Our
to
Great
.OS2L'
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SHOES
Inclu'deid Are All Fashion
able Styles and Leathers
Standard Qualities in Val
ues to $3.50. On Sals tt
yi)
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PAIR
- It is a difficult matter to over-estimate
the. importance cf
this 'v selling occasion, as it'
gives you ; the opportunity to
choose from a vast collection
of women's high-grade Foot
wear at considerable less than
regular selling prices. You
have choice from one and two
strap 1 and 'Colonial Pumps,
Mary Janes and Shoes with
high or low, heels, and heavy
or light soles. All sizes and
widths, in patent colt, vici
kid, gunmetal, velvet, etc.
Regular values up to y$3.C0.
In our Basement ( 1
Shoe Section, pair O if