THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL.- POE TLANP, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1910. EMPLOYES CHARGE OF Men Questioned Say They Never Heard of Jobs Being Sold Like So . Much Goods, UGHTNER STARTS INQUIRY ComiolfsIOM Says He Eu Tuned ; ", OTerto Grand Jury Uss of "Wlt - nesses to Bo "examined. . "Never heard of county employes baying their Jobs." . . This was the unanimous expression of persons mentioned by Martin-Reddy as having; knowledge of the alleged auctioning "of obs by county commU doners. - ". ' . Reddy, apparently. Is the only person who has ever- heard the graft story di rect, Some admit they have heard " rumors." - Keddy - says he has first hand ? Information from those who bought - berths on the county pay roll. : W. la. Ligbtner,. xhairman of the board of county commissioners, says he and his co-workers on the board had nothing to do with the hiring or "firing" of county help. . lAft to PomnMU ' The employment of men for minor lobs, aaya Mr. Llghtner, was left en 1 1 rely, to foremen and superintendents. Most of these, the commissioner says, have held their places for years,, and their integrity never has been ques tioned. V "I have turned over to the grand Jury a complete list of the men whom I wish summoned -to testify," added Mr. "Lightner. "This list ; includes bridge foremen, superintendents and guards, also the foremen of quarries and other work." "I never have questioned the in tegrity Of Mr. Ughtner," says Rufus C, Holman, another member of the board of commissioners. "I do not be lieve thesa statements made by Reddy. but I do believe the grand Jury and district attorney should make a thor ough investigation." . "Reddy's story sounds fishy," de clares Commissioner Holbrook. ' Sever Heard of Graft. "I . never heard of bartering Jobs, -and if there had been -any graft in this office, I certainly would have taken it before the grand Jury long ago.'! Harry Bulger, chief deputy in the Juvenile court, who, Reddy says paid $400 for a Job that pays 9150 a month, brands the Ketfdy story as a lie. District- Attorney Evans says he had heard "rumors" for more than a year. : "I did not consider the source of such stories as reliable," says Mr. Kvana. I Richard I Shaw, an attorney, form erly clerk of the county court, says Reddy'a yara is a hallucination. Reddy probably will be called be fore the grand Jury next Thursday. Tillamook Line Is In Operation Again ' Trains Son on Xegular Schedule After ,- Tieup of Several Weeks Because of Slides. The Southern Pacific's Tillamook . line is In operation. i- For the first time in untold weeks, : the mountain line is free from wash r outs, slides and snow blockades. Trains " were running today on regular sched- COUNTY DISCREDIT MARTIN REDDY 1 ule. E ; The trains that got through yester j .day encountered no trouble. But the crews took no -chances. Up In the . baggage car were a big coffee pot, many cans $ condensed milk, some smoked meat and plenty of bread. Ex . perlenee on previous trips had taught that it; is better to be safe than hun gry, i So the crews were prepared for an other possible hangup somewuere in the woods, far from a dairy lunch, "With the smiling weather prevailing, 'the provisions were not needed. ' " Boise Resident Here. Child, 'secretary of the Com Tnerclal club of Boise, Idaho, is a Port land visitor. Yesterday noon Mr. Chllds was the guest of M. E. Smead, assistant to the executive secretary of the. Portland Chamber of Commerce, at the- weekly members' council lunch eon. He made a short talk on the vain of commercial organizations. This motorist states the experience of prac tically all who use Zerolenje, That's because Zerolene is scientifically re fined from asphalt-base crude. Zerolene that goes into the explosion chamber doesn't "break up" into gummy, carbon-forming deposits, but after complet ing it efficient work, is consumed and passes out on exhaust. . Kext tine yea empty the erinkctte, refill with Zerolene. Send for pamphlet "Motor-Cylinder Luhri emtio" hf Lieut Bryan, U. S. Nv government expert. Standard Oil Company . - " (California) : . , f Portland k i) thz Standard Oft Peelers everywhere and -. , - : t- - at our: Servk Station Use tied Cown, (hm Casolinm of Quality Municipal Court ; , Is :KeptTBusy by 0 ; Extra Big Docket Chinese ; and Americans a leged to be gamblers, vagrants, drunkards, ; automobile traf- flc ;f violators, persons ac-- ; cused of 'owning vicious dogs and persons, who had ,been delinquent in cleaning up snow drifts were all docketed in the municipal court this morning to the number of 102. This is the largest docket the court has m seen la over a year. The cmirt , covered Just a- few more than . half of these cases this mom- ing.' The remainder of -the pases will be beard tomorrow. ' ALLIES STEADFAST IN STRUGGLE FOR RIGHT, SAYS ROYAL ADDRESS King George Not Present at Opening of Sixth Session of War Parliament, Ixmdon. Feb. 15. 1. N. S.) The sixth session of the "war parliament opened today. King George was absent, but his majesty signed the royal address and it was read to parliament. Among the more important matters to be considered by parliament are the following: An additonal war credit of $1,500, 000,000. Adoption of measures to strengthen the empire's air defenses. Amendment of blockade policies to prevent goods reaching Germany through neutral nations and th ex tension of England's sea power. Adoption of a policy of economy by the government and possible curtail ment of imports. Consideration of a measure discon tinuing the salaries of cabinet officer during the life of the war and taxation measures. King George's speech from the throne said: "My Lords and Gentlemen: It has been my duty to summon- you, after a short recess, to renew your delibera tions. The spirit of my allies and my people, who are united in this con flict -by ever-strengthening - ties of sympathy and understanding, remains steadfast in the resolve to secure rep aration for the victims of unprovoked and unjustifiable outrage and effect ual safeguards for all nations against the aggression of a power which mis takes force for right, and expediency for honor. "With a proud and grateful confi dence I look to the courage, tenacity and resource of my navy and army, on whom we depend worthily." King George's address was read by Lord Chancellor Buetemaster. r Premier Asuuith, addressing the house of commons, said: "During the past two weeks, the allies have well held their oan. A general conference soon is to JEet held in Paris to discuss political and strategic aspects. All of the Allies are to be represented. . Thrift and Economy Urged. London, Feb. 15. (I. N. S.) The Times this morning says: "A memorial has been presented tol me premier ana cnanceuor oi me ex-, chequer asking them to bring to the attention of the cabinet the urgent ne cessity, owing to the grave conditions of national finance, of increasing tax ation and forcing economy in official and municipal expenditures. It urges organized thrift among all classes. "The signers include Lords Cromer, Lytton, Grey, Burnham and Strachie. the Honorable Waldorf Astor and many other members of parliament, the Archbishop of Canterbury and several bishops." Missionaries Speak at Luncheon. . The importance of foreign missions was affirmed by speakers from the Laymen's Missionary convention before the Rotary club at its luncheon today. "The missionary movement is the big gest big business in the world today," said Fred B. Fisher, a missionary from India and a prominent man in the movement. A. R. Kepler, recently re turned from China, where as a mis sionary he was wounded in the Chin ese revolution, told of the rapid spread of western civilization in that country. "After driving more than 10,000 miles,! couldn't find enough' carbon to fill the hoi-' low of your hand." fti , f i i for Motor par GOVERNfiiEIITASKED ; TO MAKE SURVEY OF PORTLAND SCHOOLS Commissioner i of. Education Spends Short Time in This City Today on Way South. P. T. - Claxton, United Stales com missioner of education, was invited to day by. School Superintendent Alder man to make a survey of the Portland schools, at least to the extent of check ing up to see how many of the recom mendations of the former survey are being carried out. -The department Of education is mak ing a survey of the San FYanclseo schools, and Mr. Claxton thought it might be possible to send some of the educators to Portland to comply with Mr. Alderman's request. jir. Claxton wu in Portland only a short time this morning on his way south. ' He expressed to Mr. Alderman great interest in the two-sroup plan which is being tried out in three of the Portland schools; '. - M 0N0P0LY GRIP ON WATERP0WER OF U. S. SHOWN (Continued From Page One). nopoly 'and interlocking directorates. They show at a glance where the mo nopoly lies. The report, when printed, will con sist of three volumes. Fart 1 com prises the text; the other volumes will contain the maps and diagrams. The entire cost is about $21,000. Talk Cost Store Than Printing. Senator Norris of Nebraska had a running debate with Smoot on the printing of . the report, in which he declared that' the report is the most concise and the greatest Collection of data upon the question of water power that has ever been printed. He called attention to the time of the senate consumed by the Utah senator. The printing question had been delayed and talked over into the next day'a ses sion three times, he pointed out, and this delay was of greater cost than tho actual printing- of the report will be. At last there was a vote, and the senate decided to print the report, il lustrations and all. The only roll-call was on a motion by Thomas of Colo rado to limit the printing to one vol ume. That was defeated by 89 to 17. One of the, features of the debate was a direct and emphatic admission by Smoot .. that the water powers vf the country are in the hands of mo nopoly. "I do not think any man who has studied the subject to the extent that I have," be said, "can doubt for a mo ment the, fact that t,bere is in the United States a monopoly or series of monopolies, in hydro-electric power. In its generation and in Ms sale. It is here, it has been with us for soma time, . and It will always be with us, because it is one of those elements which necessarily form the nucleus of k jeanopoly. You can no more avoid, a monopoly r In the generation and dis tribution of electric power than you can avoid the operation of the law of gravity. s . . . NEW PLAN TO CREATE MOUNT HOOD PARK IS PROPOSED AT CAPITAL Washington, Feb. 15. A new scheme to create the Uount -Hood National park by eliminating all settled areas, grazing lands and the Bull Run reserve, h: : been conceived. The plan is to designate as a park cer tain detached tracts, to be later con nected by a s; stem of. roadways and trails, taking in all scenic places of the vicinity, , including the new Colum bia Gorge park, Iiost Lake and the mountain itself. Officials of the park and forestry bureaus, Lancaster and Oswald West, participated in working out the plan. Senator Chamberlain v.-Ill Introduce the bill when the descriptions are per fected. New Cntters for I4feavers. Washington, Feb. 15. The senate committee on commerce has favorably reported a bill which carries appro priations for construction of new cut ters for the' llfesaving service or coast guard. The approved items in clude 1700,000 for two new cutters for the Pacific coast, and $50,000 for two or more other cutters for duty on the west coast. The $700,000 appropriation is In tended for replacement of the Ferry and Tahoma, lost on uncharted: reefs in Alaskan watera, one in. 1910, the other in 1914. The $50,000 is intended to replace the old cutter Hartley, in customs service 'in San Francisco har bor, and for two fast motor, launches for patrolling shoal waters. Patent for M. J. Nichols. Washington, Feb. 15. The land of fice has issued a patent for homestead in Coos county, Oregon, to Matthew J. Nichols of Myrtle Point. Snow Delays Mails. Washington, Feb. 15.Two hundred and fifty letters from Oregon, received in one day, gave mute testimony to one effect of the Pacific coast storm as they were piled in a heap on the desk of Senator Chamberlain. . Desks of other Oregon members of congress were almost as heavily laden, and there was much disturbance of mind in the corps of stenographers following the arrival of the first' mail train from home for elx days. ; Not Enoagb Families. Washington. Feb.' 16. The postof flce department has informed Senator Lane that it cannot at present estab lish a rural route south Of Pendleton, requested In a petition recently re ceived from Frank Hardy and others, as it appears that only about 60 fami lies would be served by a route 88 miles long. The department standard for establishing a new route is four families to the mile. Action Is "Urged by Court. The grand Jury should take hold e these oases in which attorneys, be tray ithe, confidence of their clients." said Circuit Judge , H. E. McGinn In commenting on a verdict for $1400 awarded in favor of Mrs. Matilda a fetabler against F. K, Melvln, t Mrs. Stabler employed Melvln as at torney and business adviser, and. ac cording to the story told before a Jury, lost valuable land as a , result of the confidence niaMH " n h lawyer.- r - ; - "Perfectly Goodr ' ; Liquors Destroyed Constable Wain'berger . sad Deputise Ztunp SEore Than SOO Gallons Xnto Sewer at the Courthouse Today. Imagine more than, 200 gallons of liquor flowing down into a sewer. This Is what took place at the court house today. The business of law stopped for half an hour, from 8:10 -.until :10 o'clock this morning.- while Constable Weinberger and his deputies wheeleJ barrels and kegs and bottles and dem IJons - of Intoxicants Into the court yard. A moving picture man bad ls machine all set for the great cruci fixion," as Deputy District Attorney Ryan called it. Every window over looking the court was filled with spectators. Plugs were knocked out of five, bar rels of claret wine, holes, were bored In kegs of whiskey, hammers tapped flasks and demijohns and bottles s of wine, Scotch and beer. The red and amber fluid formed a small lake, seeped through a drain pipe into the street and ran in a red rivulet for half a block to the sewer. With bared heads, an army of men stood about the pond. The liquor formerly belong to Joe Mazxanl, restauranteur of 67 Nojrth First street. - .. - . f COMPLICATIONS OVER TEUTON POLICY DELAY DEPARTURE OF HOUSE Notice That Armed Merchant men Will Be Fired on With- out Warning fs Cause. London, Feb. 15. (f. N. S.) Owing to ."pressing engagements," Colonel E. M. House, who has been touring Euro pean capitals as the personal repre sentative,, of President Wilson, will not sail for the United States February 21, as planned. His change in plans was learned today and resulted from complications which have arisen over the policy of the Teutonic empires, in treating armed enemy merchantmen as cruisers. When Colonel House first arrived in London ho was expected only to par ticipate in several perfunctory confer ences. Later, however, he is reported to have cabled President Wilson sug gesting that he prolong his visit and the American: executive authorised him to use his own judgment, Fear of alienating the sympathy of the United . States recently caused Great Britain ; to refrain from tight ening the blockade about Germany. It was pointed out today, however, that if America condones unwarned sinkings of armed merchantmen by the Germans that the situation will change. New Monitor Submarines. London, Feb. 15. (I. N. S.) Among the new vessels built by Germanyare some described as "submarine moni tors." They have already been at sea and are fairly big vessels. Above a more or Jess circular bull is a long battery, protected by armor, which can be made water tight. ,Tn the center "is the commander's tower. Within the water tight battery are mounted guns whose caliber is unknown, but which .are certainly powerful weapons. Such vessels which are no doubt much swifter' than the vesels hitherto employed will prove formidable. The submarine monitor can approach Its unsuspecting prey and can bring its armored battery just above the water, leaving, the hull submerged. In this awash condition she may be Immune from, the light artillery of a merchant ship, "the submarine's guns being be hind steel walls. Should a British man of war appear it would be easy to close the battery and dip beneath the sur face. " Such vessels, it is said, will be used in the new campaign. "Chuck" 0;ConneU Is Drownett in Coquille Body Taken Prom Stiver Hear Town, of rowers Zs Identified as That of saa Known In Portland, , Marshfield, Or., Feb. 18. The body a f h. man found nMr Powers elonir the Coquille river February 10, dur ing the stormy weather, has been pos itively identified as that of "Chuck" O'Connell, former prise fighter, who hi. fouerht here and who also was well known about Portland. His real name was Richard O'Connell and he was raised at Duluth, Minn., by Mr. and Mrs. Carson, who now live in Port. O'Connell had been working near Powers, and went rrom tnere to nia homestead in the mountains. It is believed he was drowned when he at tempted to cross the river during the high water. . Widowed Mother Is In Need of Position Woman Has Six Childxe to Support, One of Them Being Hi at a XoeaJ KospitaV :r 'Work work tof any kind is sought for a deserving widow with six de pendent children The mother : needs work badly In order to support herself and her chil dren, her task being doubly hard at the present time s because her eldest daughter is ill in a local hospital. Relief In the form of charity is not wanted, but " work such as will enable the mother to oar for her dependents. Those who can er h,r work are requested to - eaji the People's Insti tute, Broadway; 48TL , New Campaign for Industrie Planned An important meeting of the North Portland Commercial club will p held tonight in the North Portland branch library. Ay-ran gements for the annual banquet to be held at a later date will be acted upon. The main purpose ef the banquet is' to encourage manufac turers to locate on the peninsula. , j, , .-.... i. i - ' ' ' i, ii Change ot Venue Deitfed.,' - Hequeat change of vnue made by Wll) C rurdy in a minor-case as signed to ' Judge . H. E. McGinn was denied today by the court. . - t ' "'" . V " . ' ' DRIVERS OF FOR-HIRE CARS OF ALL KINDS MAY BE EXAMINED Measure Introduced iii.Coun tyl - Would Have 7li Ma- fchines Inspected Also, i Drivers of' taxicabs, sightseeing cars and for-hlre machines are tQ bo required to pass an examination for fitness and have . their machines i ln speoted for defects under an 'ordinance which Is being drafted by Will H. Daly, commissioner of publio utili ties, for introduction before ' the city council. It is his purpose to have all drivers and machines examined, as is required of all jitney drivers i and owners. - -.; . "I believe," said Daly this morning, "that there is as much danger to-the traveling public - from the inexperi enced, driver ot all rented cars as there is from tho inexperienced Jitney driv ers. ' Several Jitney drivers' are seek ing to evade the jitney ordinance by having their cars for rent, and this new measure will eontrol them. "I'also believe that by having the machines inspected fewer 1 accidents will occur." i , .1 A meeting is being held iwith ' rep resentatives of the Chamber of Com merce by the city council this after noon to discuss plans for regulating sightseeing and for-hlre -s machines carrying people- over the Columbia river highway. It is proposed to fix the maximum fare the for-hlre machines may charge for-the highway trips. Named on Appeal Board. Members of the board of appeals, under the recently 'adopted plumbing ordinance, were appointed ' by Mayor Albee yesterday. They are - Wllnam Muirhead, , Robert Strong and Robert Gillan. They will serve without pay. Named School Inspector. Dri Edna Sherrill, with offices in the -Morgran building, has been ap poiJtd school inspector to take the place left vacant by the death of Dr. P. J. Payne. She is a graduate of the California Medical college and is one of the physicians of the Fruit and Flower Mission. - ; Will Discuss Dog -pound. The plan of the Oregon Humane so ciety to take over the dog pound is to be 'discussed by the city council Fri day.; An ordinance providing for. an -agreement to be made with the society has been drafted at the instance of Mayor Albee. It Is proposed to give the society 80 per cent of the pound fees and dog license receipts for the handling of the. pound. . City Buys Mayor's ;Car. The contract for the purehate of a light touring car for use of -Mayor AJtJee and the council was awarded to the, Oakland Automobile company by the council today. - Under the arrange ment made, the city is to exchange the present car used by Jhe mayor - and pay 95 cash.. , . , ' i: Dies After Brief, Illness. C, CX Cadonau, an "employe of the city treasurer's office, died this morn ing at' the Open Air sanitarium after an f illness of less than .a month. Cadonau was about 28 years old and lived ' near Multnomah station. He leaves a widow and one child. -Arrangements have not yet been com pleted for the funeral. . ti - Taffe Estate $100,000. Real estate and personal) property valued at $100,000 was left by Irwin H. : Taffe to his widow, Mrs Mary H. Taffe. Taffe was prominent in the salmon packing' Industry of Oregon. Petition for probate of the estate was filed yesterday, C A Thrillingr Expose of the Inner Secrets of ! 'The Great White Way" Majestic Novelty Trio Coming Su Eainbow' Sans Eain Adds to the ; ; ! CBeauty of Dawn "'Portlanders who were' abroad this; morning and,Hwho turned their faces I toward the north saw -a rare and beautiful phe- nomenon a rainbow in the sky m without rain. .. The sky was clear. The arm shone. The birds sang. There was not the least sign of pre- - A m clpitatlon. But the rainbow m -waa there. Iridescent. beauU- ful, glorious! It lasted -a minute or two and then faded from view.' . TRENCHES IN SMASH SOUTHMOF YPRES Most Important Gain Since Loos I Made,' German At tack Spreads Over West. Berlin, via London, Feb. IS. Ger man troops captured over 800 yards of English trenches In a sudden smash southeast of Ypres, the war office said today. This gain s the most Important against the British since the Loo a combat. The German onslaughts starting In the Artols,' spread to the Champagne and are now extending to most of the western battlellne. The statement added that one of ficer and dosens of men were also captured. J "On the road between Lens and Be th une, , the bulletin continued, ' "we occupied the' crater caused by a suc cessful mine explosion. "In the Champagne district, north west of Tahure, we repulsed French attacks. "In the Balkans there is ..nothing reportable. , Allies Expect New Attack. London, Feb.. 15. (U. P.) While tho steady roll of artillery reverberates In the Champagne hills, the Germans, so cording to dispatches, are preparing for a still more powerful offensive there. This is designed to throw the 10PE8LCIEV At sJ eiealers 17 different degrees for every known pur pose. Also two copying. 19 Velvet Sc pencil is supreme in its class Today and GERMANS WIN BRITISH At all r dealers . ' :--r : iLmw vr IfOT In That Great Broadway Success -Also- Pathe News French . back along a. 15 . mile front from the Challerange railway. ' Paris expects the Teuton blow ' to strike before night, r, ' . Evidence of ' the German Intent has been, seen in the battling of recent hours. For a day past, German guns have concentrated their activities on Tahure and the sector east of the Kavarln farm. : Bv makinir.a wedre In thu Trtiwh Hll WMt at ttk K'aorln f. (in Saturday and: repeating, this operation uiuoa 10 ut ui on tne mo. bath, the - Clrmm.nm thruln4 ; th. French, retiring on a wide front. 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