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THE MORNING OEEGOXIAX, THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1910. LOUIS HILL WILL pie here -wanted to spend their vacation at the Coast. The magnate replied: 'I'll see that you get there." The col legians gave cheers for Hill and gave their college yells. A .trip through the neighboring: country had to be given up because of the brief time at Mr. Hill's disposal. James J. Hill was surprised to find that wild strawberries were growing in profusion on the campus of Pacific Uni-' versity, and he made it the subject' a little lecture. "From the products of ten acres of this fertile soil." said Mr. Hill, "a man can support a family and send his children to school and college. This is a great state." TRRCKLAY1NG NOT SIGN OF CONFLICT I LONG TRIP "STINGY" Route Laid Out for Compre hensive Inspection of State by Magnate. Portland Company Does Not Plan War Over Rights in South Portland. LOUIS HILL MAY VISIT COOS Kcplj- Is Made to Invitation From Chamber of Commerce. -MARSHFIELDOr., May 4. (Special.) Jn response to an invitation extended to James J Hill, inviting him to visit Coos PARTY TO LEAVE FRIDAY LOOP BEING CONSTRUCTED UK fcvery Section of Oregon Will Be Penetrated by Great Xorthern President, Who Accepts Invita tion to Roseburg festival. Under the guidance of William Hanley. Ixmis W. Hill, president of the Great Northern: E. C. Leedy. general immigra tion agent, and a party of assistants, will leave Shanikn probably Saturday morning for their tour of Interior Ore gon. The party will leave Portland Fri day, traveling "by rull as far as Shaniko. Ah at present outlined, the tour will include Central. Kastern, Southern and Western Oregon. Tt is their intention to go tirst to Madras and from there to Rend. -Then the party will double back to Redmond and over to Prinevllle. From Frinevlllo, the route will take the offi cials to Burns. from which point the trip will continue southward to Harney and. Malheur takes. nd through Blitzer. Catlo and Warner Valleys to Iake View. From Lake View, the trip will be continued westward to Klamath Falls, and if a feasible route can be found, will extend around the shore of the lake through Klamath In dian reservation to Pelican Lodge. From there, a trip will be attempted over some road through the Cascade Mountains to Ashland, with possibly a side trip to Crater Irfike. Starting in at Ashland, the party will work back through the Rogue Itiver Valley, stopping at Medford and Orants Pass, and thence to Roseburg and back to Portland. Thus, at Roseburg, Mr. Hill will be enabled to accept an invitation tendered to the members of the railroad party by citizens of that place. The Invitation was accompanied by a box of beautiful roses, grown at Rose burg. They were unpacked at the rooms of Frank Alley in the Imperial, tastefully arranged and quietly slipped into the Hill suite at the Portland. The compli ment was a pleasant surprise to Mr. Hill end his associates. The following is the text of the invitation: J. J. Hill and Party, rortland. Or. Gen tlemen: On behalf of the Ladies' Commer cial Club of Roneburgr I be? to tender you these few roues as a testimonial to the ex cellent climate of the Umpqua Valley and as an expression of appreciation for your great help In the development of OreKon. I also desire as a representative of the Jtosehurjr 'ommercial "luh to extend a most cordial Invitation to yotirself and party to vi.it . Roseburg during the coming straw berry festival and rnse how to be held May 12, 1:: and 14. We would feel hisrhly honored to have at least a few members of your party with us on that occasion and be lieve that a personal visit to RoseburR lo cated on the natural hiKhway from Kastern Oregon to Coos Bay and a personal In vestigation of the resources and opportuni ties of the t'mpqna Valley will give you a greater tn?lg-ht into the wonderful possibili ties of our sreat state. Trusting- that your ensaR-ements will permit of your accepting the invitation. I am, very respectfully, FRANK E. ALLEY. HI LI, BOOSTS SALEM COUNTRY Mujrtiate Says Ten Acres in Valley Are Kqual to 160 in Minnesota. SALEM, Or.. May 4. (Special.) James J. Hill and party arrived in Salem at 10:40 this morning over the Oregon Klectric and were given an en thusiastic reception by a large crowd that had been waiting for an hour to catch a glimpse of the "empire builder." Mayor Rodgers and reception com mit tee from the Salem Board of Trade and Business Men's League then took the party through the Liberty and Rosedale fruit districts in automobiles. The weather was rather cold and dis agreeable, but the orchards were in splendid condition. Returning to the city about 12:15 an Informal reception at the Illihee Club was followed by a dinner in the banquet room of the Elks' Club. Mayor Rodgers introduced Mr. Hill, who said in part: "The day of the large farm is past. What you want here is the man who will take 10 acres and cultivate it thoroughly. The man who takes 10 acres of your rich land and works it as It should be worked can easily make JB000 per year. Ten acres in the Willamette Valley should be aJ valu able from the standpoint of produc tivity and earning power as 160 acres in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois and some other states in that section. I do not know of any land anywhere that will compare with your land here. "You will find that your principal market will be east of the mountains because in that part of the country are more people who are able and willing to pay the highest prices for the fat of the land. We are going to do our share in developing your beau tiful valley by furnishing the trans portation facilities, but you will have to do the rest." The speaker suggested that an ap propriation of $15,000 or $20,000 per year by the Oregon Legislature for the purchase of the best seed and the employment of men to teach a few farmers in each locality how to use it and how to employ the right farm ing methods would be of value. Howard Elliott. ' president of the Northern Pncific. spoke briefly. Neither Mr. Hill nor his son, Louis W. Hill, would make any statements as to the plans for extending the Ore gon Klectric south. As the party left the club Mr. Hill was Joined by a typical Oregon farmer, wearing high boots, rough clothing and an unkempt beard. Arm in arm the "empire builder" and the tiller of the soil walked up the street toward Mr. Hill's special train, discussing with great earnestness some of the problems with which farmers have to contend. Several hundred people saw the Hill party's train leave at 2:30. l-ORKST GROVE GREETS HILLS Empire Builder Says People and Roads Development Partners. FOREST GROVE, Or., May 4. Opecial.l Forest Grove gave James J. Hill. Louis Hill and their party a rousing reception at the Oregon Klectric depot this after noon, although the visit was unexpected. As the special stopped, loud cheers greeted the veteran "empire builder." He was prevailed upon to make a short address, from the car platform. He praised Oregon and the Tualatin Valley, and said that the public and the rail roads are partners in the development of a country. Mayor Peterson told Mr. Hill the peo- BITTOXS, IHSTRI81TED BY HII. I. LINK. WILL HELP WI. SKTTIERS FOR ORKUOft. j p DeKlsrn That Is Part of the Great Northern's Advertising; CampaDKn. Many persons in Portland are now wearing the booster button that the Great Northern has had designed for Central Oregon. The button is printed in colors, show ing the American flag- floating over a comfortable-looking home. ".Free homes In Central Oregon under the Stars and Stripes," reads the inscription. The "Ask Leedy," printed on the face of the button in small type, refers to E. C. Tweedy, general immigration agent of the Great Northern. Bay, Ir. J. T. MacCormac, president of the Marshftpld Chamber of Commerce, today received a telegram from Mr. Hill stating that time would not permit him coming here, but that J-ouis w. Hill, on his tour of the state, hoped to be able to accept the invitation. UNIA'KRSITY INTERESTS HIIL 44Empire-BuUdcrM Asks Many Ques tions About Willamette. SAL.EM. Or.. May 4. (Special.) Al though James J. Hilt, Iouis W. Hill and other members of the Hill party that Visited Salem today were enthusiastic in their praise of the fruit country through which they were driven in automobiles, the "empire builder' showed particular Interest in only one institution in the city itself, and that was Willamette University. In passing the university, he became keenly interested. He asked a score of questions about tho history of the in stitution, the amount of its endowment fund and various other features regard ing the school. He carried away with him a very comprehensive idea of the condition and needs of the university, and the friends of the institution are con gratulating themselves that the old school appnTently has won a powerful friend and ally. WILSON FIERCE MAYS DIES Scarlet Kever Soon Fatal to Well Known Young Man. "Wilson Pierce Mays died yesterday morning at the residence of his par ents, Franklin Pierce Mays and Gene vieve Wilson Mays, Twenty-third and Flanders streets. He was taken sick last Saturday night with a malignant form of scarlet fever. He became un conscious almost immediately after the first symptoms of the disease appeared, and remained in that state until his death. On Saturday afternoon he was one of a happy party of young people that attended the ball game, and the suddenness of his death comes as a great shock to the family and his friends. Mr. Mays was 25 years of age, and was an only son. A daughter, Mrs. Genevieve Dodd, of Salt Lake City, is the only other child. The family is well known through out the state. His maternal grand father was Joseph G. Wilson. Con gressman and Judge oT the State Su preme Court; and Robert Mays, his paternal grandfather, was in his time one of the well-known business men of Kastern Oregon, residing at The Dalles, where he served as County Judge for many years. James W. Nesmith and James K. Kelly. ex-United States Sena tors from Oregon, were related to the family. Wilson Mays was a graduate of Hill Military Academy, and a student at Portland Academy and the University of Oregon. The funeral will be held at the Port land Crematorium at 11 o'clock today. Tour tongue Is coated. Your breMth is foul. Headaches come and go. These symptoms show that your stomach is the trouble. To remove the cause is the first thing, and Chamber lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets will do that. Easy to take and most effec tive. Sold by all dealers. . . g i j J iN ' 1 1 i Uil I V c o vi i I 'V- f0v I ' I ? it h l Vs4l i " Ill Mm I Mil ffl-i TTlT lift..! nhfilf f (Won Pierce Mays, Who Is Dead. t .... ......4 Mr. Josselyn Does Not Figure That Mr. Hill Will Engage in Street Railway Busriness Here. Co-operation rromlsed. The Portland Railway, Ligrht & Power Company yesterday" put a force of men at work at Sixth and Hall streets on the construction of what will be a loop for the Fifth-3treet service, and the activi ties of the company In that locality at once gave rise to the rumor that the Portland Railway, Light & Power Com pany was preparing to combat the con struction of the United Railways on Seventh street. While there is an apparent conflict In some particulars In the franchises claimed by the two companies and while it is known that the Portland Railway. Light & Power Company has been plan ning to ask a franchise oh Seventh street following the completion of the Broadway bridge, statements made by officials of the two roads yesterday were to the ef fect that no street railway war is in pros?pect in South Portland. The Inten tions of each company as outlined indi cate that they are not planning to occupy the same streets with the work each now has in progress. Streets to Be Improved. The present Fifth-street line of the Portland Ral'.way, Light & Power Com pany is double-tracked from Jefferson to Sherman street, where it ends. Both Fifth and Sixth streets are to be Im proves this year and the company will convert the Fifth-street line into a single track and turn to Sixth on Sherman, come down Sixth to Jefferson and over the present rails on Jefferson back to Fifth. The Sixth-street line will be sin gle track also. The construction of this line was announced at the time the year's budget was approved. t The indications that pointed to a con flict of interests lay in the fact that the United Railways franchise extends southward on Seventh to Hall, from Hall to Sixth and on Sixth south to Sherman. From Sixth and Hall to Sixth and Sher man there is, therefore, apparent con flict between the two franchises. That of the United Railways antedates the franchise of the other company, which was included in the "blanket" privilege granted by the City Council last year. At the office of the United Railways yesterday it was said, however, that the rails of that road would be laid south on Seventh street to Taylor and down Tay lor to Front, a route permitted by their franchise. Under these conditions there would be no conflict. Xo Conflict Expected. "There Is no intention or disposition on our part to fight the United Railways," said President B. S. Josselyn, "and we are not expecting that Mr. Hill Intends to engage in the local street railway business in Portland. "We are anxious to do all in our power to encourage the extension of his inter urban railways, because we believe that interurban lines have a strong influence In building up the community. "The Portland Railway. Light & Power Company is so well established that one of its chief values Is in the transfer privi eges fclven to the public. If another sys tem were started it would be unable to transfer to our lines and to serve the city in general would have to duplicate our lines. "While there has been some talk of our using Seventh street for cars that cross the river on the proposed Broadway bridge, the completion of the bridge Is probably two years away and there is planty of time to figure on what can be done. If the property-owners succeed in keeping the United Railways off Seventh street, I see no reason why arrangements should not be made for the use of our tracks on Seventh street. The construc tion of about two blocks of track on Jef ferson by the United Railways would provide it a connection with the present lines at Stark street. We now have a third rail laid on Second ,to Alder and are- planning to extend it to Stark. We have traffic arrangements with the United on the latter's broad-gauge line on Stark which will permit our cars looping back to the new Madison-street bridge on First street. There will be a loop also by way of Alder to First, thus enabling us to handle expeditiously the rapidly increas ing traffic on the broad-gauge lines.'' CITY FARMERS COMMENDED Work of Portland X. M. C. A. At tracts Attention in Xew York. With an article entitled "City Farm ers" the Portland Toung Men's Christian Association almost monopolizes the cur rent issue of News of the Y. M. C. A., the official publication of the association, printed in Mew York City. In this ar ticle the work of the Portland Y. M. C. A. in stimulating interest in outdoor life and encouraging young men to devote attention to farming is highly commend ed. Among the activities described In detail are the apple culture club, the poultry association and the potato-growing contest- " These are heralded as de sirable innovations In Y. M. C- A. work. The same publication has an article on the Y. M. C. A. in Massachusetts in which the Oregon apple has favorable mention. One of the Y. M. C. A.'s near Boston has set Itself the task of improv ing the standard of the apple in that state. Its slogan is "The Massachusetts Apple In 1910 to Compete With the Ore gon Apple." However much it Is doubted that the apples of Massachusetts or any other Kastern state can compete seriously with Oregon's high-grade product, the choice of this slogan shows that the fruit from this state Is the standard In the Boston market. Popular Restaurant to Reopen, .Peter Thompson, formerly proprietor of the Palace Restaurant, today opens at his new location at 144 Fourth street, opposite the Honeyman Hardware Com pany. Mr. Thompson has been busily engaged during the past few weeks ar ranging his new place of business, and promises his friends the same courteous treatment and excellent service that char acterized "The Palace." Mr. Thompson's new location is an ideal one, and this announcement will be welcome news to the many who have enjoyed the service in Mr. Thompson's former place of business. An Irish woman. Miss Lilian E. Bland, has designed and built for herself a hi plajie glider 28 feet wide. Several satis factory glides have been accomplished with the machine controlled from th ground toy ropes. CONTRACT TO BE SIGNED NO HITCH OVER CREMATORY, SAYS MAYOR. Contractors llave Already Started Work on Modem Plant for De struction of Garbage. After a conference with the officers of the Public Works Engineering Company, Mayor Simon yesterday afternoon an nounced that the contract for the con struction of the new garbage crematory will be signed at 11 o'clock this morning. The award was made to this concern several weeks ago by the Board of Health and the work was commenced t once, there never having been any doubt as. to the result. The company wanted the work and it was known that It would not quibble. Ground has been broken for the crema tory, which will be built on Guild's Lake, the location of the present incinerator. This pace was selected by Mayor Simon lew than a week after he assumed the duties of office last July. Several years had been consumed by the preceding ad ministrations, without repiilts. The Coun cil and Dr. Lane, then Mayor, could not agree and the resnilt left the city without adequate crematory facilitfl???! -Conditions were indescribable when Mayor .S'mon came into office. He went to the garbage dump and was shocked at the spectacle. He found hundreds of tons of refuse, accumulated through the years' of turmoil and bickering between the former Mayor and members1 of the Council, and at once announced that his administration would remedy this in as short a time as possible. A good deal of trouble was encountered by him while trying to get the work done, as certain members of the Council wished to dictate the style of burner. Finally, however. the Council passed an appropriation for $100,000 and the contract was let to the Public Works Company for $99,900. The new crematory will consume more garbage daily than can be hauled to It. as it will be thoroughly modem. It is Mayor Simon's intention to install a sec ond one somewhere on the East Side in due time, to save cartage expenses. PUBLIC TO OBSERVE DAY White Flowers Will Be Generally Worn Next Sunday. The mothers day committee of the International Congress of Mothers has completed the arrangements for the celebration of Mothers' day next Sun day, and Governor Benson has request ed that it be observed. White car nations and white roses are to be much in evidence. The plan is for every person to wear a white flower in mem ory of his mother, or to present her with white flowers. The committee has arranged for THE CHILDREN ENJOY Life out of doors and out of the games which they play and the enjoyment which they receive and the efforts which they make, comes the greater part of that healthful development which is so essential to -their happiness when grown. When a laxative is needed, the remedy which is given to them to cleanse and sweeten and strengthen the internal organs on which it acts, should be such as physicians would sanction, because its component parts . are known to be wholesome and the remedy itself free from every objectionable quality. The one remedy which physicians and parents, well informed, approve and recommend and which the little ones enjoy, because of its pleasant flavor, its gentle action and its bene ficial effects, is Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna and for the same reason it is the only laxative which should be used by the fathers and mothers. If you would have them grow to manhood and womanhood, strong, healthy and happy, do not give them medicines when medicines are not needed, and when nature requires assistance in the way of a laxative, give them only the simple, pleasant and gentle Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna. As you value the health of the little ones, dd not accept any of the substitutes which unscrupulous dealers sometimes offer to increase their profits. Please to remember, the full name of the Company California Fig Syrup Co. is printed on the front of every package. To, get its beneficial effects it is necessary to purchase the genuine only. Buy a bottle today to have in the house when needed. Put up in one size only. 4 1 the sale of the flowers throughout the remainder of the week, at the Chamber of Commerce, in the lobby of the Y. M. C. A., at Olds, Wortman & King's, Meier & Frank Company and Llpman, Wolfe & Company's. The carnations are to sell for 10 cents each. Mrs. K. H. Tate, chairman of the committee, says those desiring to order flowers may do so by calling up Mrs. R. L. Donald at Main 4658, or Mrs. W. L. Hawkin3 at Main 6029. Mothers day was first sugested by Miss Anna Jarvis, and the National' Congress of Mothers has taken the matter up with the idea of raising the standards of home life by developing wiser and better trained parenthood. A convention is to be held in Den ver, June 10 to 15, which four Port land delegates will attend. JERSEY CATTLE VALUABLE Scappoose Public Auction Brings 917,050 for 70 Head. A disposal sale, of the Jersey cattle belonging to H. West was held at Scap poose yesterday, and 70 head of cattle, the accumulation of 20 years' effort on the part of Mr. West, were sold at public auction to buyers from Oregon. Califor nia and British Columbia. The total amount received was $17,050, or an average of $242.80 per head. The largest price received for a single animal was J1000 for Emminent 24th, 2-year-old bull, purchased by Ted Pettit. of Dungeness. Wash, anmlnent 24th is a son of the Great Emminent, who was sold at the Cooper sale In Pennsylvania for $10,000. ' After a spirited contest between Oregon and California buyers Empress Lass, 2 years old. was sold to the N. H. lxcke Company, of California, for $705, which was the largest price paid for a single heifer. The sale was attended by a large num ber of dairy and stock men from all parts of the country, prominent among them being J. W. Bailey, State Food and Dairy Commissioner, who delivered an address on the bright outlook for the dairy industry in Oregon. Dr. James Withyeombe, director of the Oregon ex periment station of the Oregon Agricul tural College, urged that Oregon buyers should use every effort to keep the cattle In Oregon. WOMEN FIGHT WOMAN Mrs. Jolin JDengle Acquitted of Breaking Neighbors' Rosebushes. Mrs. John Dengle, 104 Emerson street, charged with breaking her neighbors rose bushes and other shrubbery maliciously, was acquitted in Municipal Court yester day. Almost half a hundred residents of the vicinity, most of whom were women, attended the trial as spectators and witnesses against Mrs. Dengle. The case was hotly contested, Mrs. Dengle demanded a jury trial and it was set for yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock. It was after f o'clock when the j7 m. Regular price fiOc a bottle and for sale by all leading druggists. case was finished. Many warm parleys occurred between witnesses on the stand and John McCue. counsel for Mrs. Dengle. Charles Petraln had been retained as special prosecutor in the cas. Neither .5 --.'-'-ivV When You Buy BaKin Powder BE SURETOU BUT why pay three prices? If you pay fifty cents, forty cents, or even twenty-five cents per pound, you are paying- some-one two or three profits, and defrauding your self. We guarantee that the best Baking Powder at any price is 25 Ounces for 25 Cents If you don't like it better than any'other, your money small be returned. Try it, here's what we guarantee : 1. 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