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THE 3IORXING OREGOXIAX, SATURDAY, JtTLY 15, 1911. t LIFE" PROPHET GUILTY Jury First Returns Verdict of Conviction on Additional Charge. DELIBERATION IS BRIEF .Members Quickly Afrre on Abduc tion Count, and Add One of , Contributing to Ix-lln-quency of Minor. CHICAGO. ujly It. Evelyn Arthur Sm, founder of the "Absolut Life" cult, tha chief tuitt of which waa said to b tha stabllanment of a prfec race, last night w found icullty of tha abduction of Mildred Ilrl.Uea. tha 17-year-ol.l disciple of tha cult. The Jury u out only 4& minutes and la said to bit taken only on ballet. The statu! tiles tha penalty at from on to ten years In tha peniten tiary. Th Jury also returned a ver dict ot arutlty of contributing to Jove r.!k delinquency, which had been In corporated In th abjl'ivtlon charge. It tv aa Instructed to rtlr and re turn with a stDiel verdict. Counsel for b offered th contention that th re turn of two verdicts necessitated new trial, and made an Immediate ap peal for a retrial of th case. See's flat, th horn of "Absolut IJfe." named In th cult publications as "The House of th Lord." was raid ed In January. See was areated and two a-trls. Mona Reea. aa-ed 21. and Mildred Bridges. 17 years old. who had been livlna- In the apartment, wer taken Into custody. Stephen Bridges, a wealthy Jeweler, father of SItldren. whose wife admitted ah had contributed 11000. 1500 and many smaller monthly sums to See's support, aided th police In sratnlns; Tidence. He also began action for divorce from Mm. Brldea and suit for alienation of affection against Bee. FOLK-DAKCES FOR HEALTH w York's gcliool Work Is Making Children Rtroogcr. Harper's. Th Importance of play haa engaged the attention of naturalists for many years. Much paper haa been covered with words telling; how young animals learned by playing and romping; with one another how to stalk and capture the prey on which they fed and how to defend themselves from attacks. In a -word, they learned th serious business of their adult Uvea by means of pluv. And while It has been long- recocnlied that human youngsters acquire by means of play much of the menial and physical training that achieves success In life, yet th Importance of provid ing plT for cooped-up city children was long overlooked. Their vital need of play was so olrvlous that of course no me noticed It for a long time. But tr. Iuther H. Gullck. sane dreamer and ronaervatlv Idealist, aroused the Board of Education of New York City a de rad ago to the crying need of play If the millions of children In their charge were to grow up Into normal men and women. It was at this Junctur that Miss Elis abeth Burchena! suggested to lr. Gu llck that the folk-dances of various Eu ropean peoples afforded a meana of giv ing exercise and fun to whole classes cf girls at one time. Instruction In dancing waa begun mere ly as an experiment In one of the lower Kal Side s. -hools. Mrs. Clarence Mac kav. Mrs. James Ppeyer. Miss Grace iHvdae. Mls Catherine Leverlch. and other women of position and wealth, gave their support to the new enterprise. Uke all new things. It needed enthusi asm and hard work to get th.o work un tler way: but the children took to It eacerly. Classes were taught only after school, but th great difficulty was to choose from among the hosts of girls who-begged for a chanc to learn. Miss Hurchenal worked hard, but the eaio-r children were full of enthusiasm and therefor so much easier to teach. From trie very beginning the experiment was a success. Th girls who danced looked stronger and happier, prepared thetr lea sons better, wer actually ever so much turdler and more efficient than thos who did not dance. BASEBALL CRUSHES SKULL Tortland Yonlh Urcovrra Conscious ness and Goe to Hospital. While playing- . baseball yesterday fternoon. Oscar Olson, aged 19. of 16S2 First street, waa struck on th fore head by a ba!l and hla skull waa frac tured Olson was knocked Insenslbl when th ball struck him. but regained Consciousness and went home. He did not know he waa so seriously Inlured until h and his mother went to the Oood Famarltan Hospital lat last night and he was examined by Pr. R. J Marsh. The doctor found that th frontal bon had been crushed and tt waa necessary to take out several rdece. Th skull was trephined, but It J. not known If h will live. MOSQUITOES ARE SAVAGE Haj den Island Passengers Beset by Myriad of Tets. VANCOUVER. Wash, July H.-Spe-rlal.) Mosquitoes aa a pest hav taken th place of th tent caterpillar on Hayden Island, and so aggreaslv liav they become that they make, life miserable for the hundreds of passeo gers who wait for cars there dally. l.ate in the afternoon th mosquitoes -em out in myriads and swarm around their victims with vigor. The eaus of the moequltoes is the receding of the water In th river, leaving larg swamp, ideal breeding placea for mos quitoes. SELLWOOD AIDS TEACHERS Petitions May IW Kllod to Demand Reinstatement of Two. Two petitions, signed by a larg num ber of Sellwood cltlxena. asking for th reinstatement of Miss Kstell Hell and Mrs. H. B. M. Rlnearson as teachers in th Sellwood public schoo.. will prob ably b filed with th commute on teachers of th Board of Education to day. This committee consists of I. N. J'ieis-hnr and R. l Pablo. E. U Mills, of th Sellwood Board of Tradv.ha tt east In charge, being on ii ABSOLUT cf a committee of four appointed to in vestigate th merit of th charges made against Miss Hell and Mrs. Rlnearson. The other members ot th Board of Trade committee are D. M. Donough. Peter Hum and Dr. J. W. Lehman. Mr. Mills lays th blame for the dis missal of Miss Hell and Mrs. Rlnearson partly upon Tsland 11. Morgan, principal of th Sellwood school. "EiMst that It would b violating eon fldence said Mr. Mills. "I think I could glv th names of "6 teachers who hav mad adverse reports about air. Morgan. When th vacation period began he had been at th Sellwood school only It weeks. H was principal of tbre schools hefor h took this one. and In non of them did he remain for any length of ''"Th report under which Miss Hell was discharged shows her to b a flrst clasa teacher. Her marks ar excellent, except that upon co-operation, in which she Is marked good. M . Hell declined to state her position further than to say that th causes for which sh waa dropped do not seem to her valid ones; that sh did not miss any tiro from the school last year ex cept at th time of her mother's death. and that her markings are gooq. YOUNG GIRLS WARNED POLICE DEPARTMENT ISSUES STRINGENT ORDER. Rigid ' Investigation Instituted to Suppress Mght Ioltcrlnff Among- Youth. s. A aweeplng order waa given th sec ond night relief by AcUng-Captaln Keller last night at roll call, to brln all girls ranging in age from 14 to IT. found on th streets or loitering In th parks, to th police station for Inves tigation. Boys of similar ago. escort ing them, or men who do not glv a satisfactory explanation, will also b taken In custody. Th order was given by Acting-Chief Plover yesterday to Captain Keller. Th unusual number of Juvenile cases brought to th attention of th pollc recently Is responsible for th order. Acting-Chief Klover Is of th opinion that no girl IS or is years old haa any business on th streets or about the parks after th second night relief goes on duty at 11:15. Olrls brought to the station will b held In custody until morning unless their parents ar found and agree to appear with them la Juvenll Court. Escorts of girls of such ago picked up at late hours will also be rigidly Investigated. Th alarming rapidity with which reports hav reached th pollc of girls running away from horn, mys teriously missing, found on th streets after hours and in rooming-houses. loitering about parks, frequenting Chi nese noodle Joints and places of ques tionable character, la beyond precedent. Mrs. Baldwin has renewed ber efforts to check the growing evil and girls arrested by th pollc hereafter, who hav no homes will find suitable places for them to stay under wholesome en vironments. GERMANS AS DOMESTICS Highly Successful, bat Employers Cigars Are Said to Suffer. Washington. P. C. Poet. With th exception of a slight fading In the color of th whisky and a high mortality among th cigars, th result of Germany's experimental substitu tion tkt man for women as household servants Is said to have proved highly satisfactory. According to reports from Berlin, families in modest circum stances are finding it more profitable to employ men than women in their homes. A capable manservant can ba hired In Berlin for IS or $10 a month. This. It is said. Is due to th great mi gration from th country to th city. Incidentally, It may be due to tns manner In which women are entering the walka of life formerly confined to th activities of th men. Women ar entering commercial houses as stenog raphers, clerks, and even as drummers. They are becoming lawyers and doctors and chauffeurs. Her In this country It Is a well-known fact that woemn em ployed as domestics are becoming mora and more Independent and harder to en gage. Th Heading, Pa., man who had to bait a servant with a piano and the unlimited us of th family automobile Is no exception. The axperlenc of Berlin families Is said to show tha't men can do as well or better all that the woman servant does dusting, cleaning, brushing, at tending at table, and cooking: In short. everything except washing and Ironing, against which the manly soul still revolts- Men ar aald to be more easily satisfied, more obliging, and far less capricious. The only trouble with them Is that they win us a little water to make the deficiency In the whisky and form Illicit attachments for th house hold cigars. Terhaps Berlin has discovered the so utlon of th servant problem. Those who hav wondered what men would do when women obtained the Tot may find In the reports from Berlin th an swer to thetr query. E. H. WEMME CELEBRATES Capitalist Gives Banquet In Honor , of Uls 50th Birthday. Commemorating his 50th birthday. E. Henry Wemme. real estate operator and good roads enthusiast, entertained a num ber of hla rnena -inursaay nignt wun a banauet in on of the privet dining- rooms of th Portland Commercial Club. Many unique features were displayed. Including a miniature - of the Mount Hood road on whlijh Mr. Wemme was represented as traveling in hla motor car at the rate of iO miles an hour. The dining-room was decorated with crimson rambler roses. The general color scheme was crimson and green. The work of decoration was a master piece and said to be the finest ever seen at the Commercial Club. Place cards representing Mount Hood and the Mount Hood road were provided by Mr. Wemme. Jollity was the keynote of the party. Many musical numbers were on the programme. Madame L Roy. a pan Francisco soprano soloist from th Louvre, sang several solos, while th Oregon Mai Quartet and Laskay's Or chestra, also had been engaged by Mr. Wemme for the occasion. Frank K. Jago. manager of the Commercial Club, prepared the menu. The gueata were: Mr. and Mrs. George W. Joseph. Mr. and Mrs. Bert E. Haney, Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Letter. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Btrandborg. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ftelnmetx. Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Wels. Mr. and Mrs. A. Henning. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Blodgett. Miss Haxel Tlch ner. Miss Paula Stelnmetx. Miss M. R. Fmlth. W. J. Lyons. C. G. Jennings, John J. Cole. C G. Griffin and J. M. Ambrose. Clearing-House Clierks. Philadelphia Ledger. A- number of the larger banking In stitutions employ from one to half a doxen men whose sole duty Is to exam ine every check that comes in through the clearing-house, and vouch for the genuineness of the signatures. SERVANT SUES FOR JEWELS GIN HER Aunt of Vice-President Sher man Defendant in Con test Over Will. KEY TO BOX SURRENDERED Bridget McCarthy Declares Wealthy Mistress Told Her to Help Her self to $73,000 In Gems, Stocks and Bonds. KANSAS Cn Mo., July It-Mrs. Bridget McCarthy, for years a servant of Mrs. Mary Dlckerson. widow of Dr. D'Estalng Dlckerson, a prominent physician of this city, who died July 2. los. leaving an estate valued at 1 500.000. brought suit here yesterday against -Mrs. Ellen Babcock. of Utica, N. T.. principal heir, ana Mm a. Btrotber, public administrator, to re cover 225.000 worth of Jewels and $30. 000 in cash, which she declares Mrs. Dlckerson left to her. Mrs. Babcock Is an aunt of Vice President Sherman. Mrs. Dlckerson died without leaving a will, but Mrs. McCarthy asserts that the day before her death Mrs. Dicker son called her to the bedside and handed her the key to the Dlckerson strong box. "Take this key. Bridget." said Mrs. Dlckerson. according to Mrs. McCarthy, "and keep the contents of the box for your faithful service to me." Mrs. McCarthy said the box contained Jewels valued at 225,000 and stocks and bonds worth 250,000. Believing Mrs. Dlckerson had left a will pro tecting ber. Mrs. McCarthy says she gave the key to the box to Mr. Slrother and that the Jewels and money are about to be turned over to Mrs. Bab cock. Shortly after Mrs. Dlckerson's death, Vice-President Eherman made a trip to Kansas City to look after his aunt's interest in the estate. Mrs. Babcock waa a niece of Mrs. Dlckerson. BASEBALL CAUSES DEATH Policeman, Struck In Foreliead, Dies From Injuries. BAN FRAJfCISCoT July 14. (Spe cial.) Patrolman Crowley, aged 60 years, died yesterday at his home, fol lowing a audden Illness caused by being struck upon the .head Saturday last by a baseball. Crowley was at tached to the Ingleslde Station and when walking through Balboa Park Saturday afternoon received the full nrnact of a batted ball, the missile strik ing him squarely In the forehead. He was stunned for a moment but kept on nis feet and after a few moments walked home and thought no more of the In cident. Crowley . went off waten yesterday fternoon and waa shortly afterward taken 111 with pain In the head. TThe pain became more severe until this morning. when he lapsed into coma and expired. Examination revealed that a blood vessel had been ruptured, producing a bloodclot on the brain. AT THE THEATERS "MBS BUMPSTEAD-LEIGH" A Comedy In Three Acts by Harry James Smith. Presented at th Helllg Theater. CAST. . Justin Rawson Henry 6tephenson Miss Ttawson Janet T.ee OoefTrey Rawson. .. .Georse D. Parker Anthony Bawson. .William H. Boyd Stephen Leavltt R. Owen Meech Mrs. Stephen Leavltt. .Edith Barker Peter Swallow Malcolm Duncan Kltson Cyril Young Mrs. De Salle Florins Arnold Mrs. Bumpstead-Lelgh. . . .Mrs. Flske Violet De Salle... Xathlene MacDonell Nina.....' Helena Van Brush BT L. C. B. OTHER than her Becky Sharp, Mrs. Flske has never given anything more delicious In Its drollness and naturalness than her present play. Mrs. Bumpstead-Lelgh, which opened last evening at the Helllg. In point of truth this Is a story of another Becky. a modern one, hailing from Missionary Loop, Indiana, and wedded to an Eng lish clergyman of high soclaJ, standing. Purely a social satire It la also clearly farce, but as a play it is entertaining from curtain to curtain. Its author. Henry Jamea Smith, possesses the sav ing sens, of comedy ana a keen insignt into human weaknesses. His stag folk go blundering along, disclosing tor our delight their iraiuies, tneir petty assumption and arrogance, and withal so naturally that an audience relishes It gratefully. An actress oi aominaung personality and unusual dramatic equipment for anv departure she may make. Mrs. Flske displays a new phase of her versa tility In this role or the social adven turess. Her humor and characterisa tion are broad, but never to the point of caricature. She makes apparent three characters the Englishwoman, with her assumed mannerisms, politely suave In ber company manners; the American, with her direct and slangy diction, raucoua when she commanda Maw" or lays down the law to her vounger sister, and underlying both these type Is the real Mrs. Bumpstead- Lelgh, with her Becky sharp ambitions. grit and anility to cajoie or demand as occasion requlrea. The transition the actress makes in this trio of characters-in-one la an adroit and polished bit of broad com edy, full of fun and line flavor, the la a Joy of versatility and her playing Is full of fine light and shade. To Mrs. Bumpstead-Leign the serv ices of Malcolm Duncan in the role of Peter Swallow, the monument actor, are Invaluable. There Is one Import ant ecene in which' bis monologue on tombstones and people la one oi tne notable and delightful features of the comedy. Stage atorles have given us various sorts ot undertakers, but it has remained for Malcolm Duncan to proffer the proud, sentimental, patri otic If boorish, dispenser of tomb stones and the glory of Indiana. Par ticularly delightful is tne scene in which Mrs. Flske eyes her former swain through her lorgnette, and com pletely disconcerts him by her naive amusement at his absurd claim that he used to know her. The story Is In teresting and dramatic. Mrs. Bumpstead-Lelgh rids herself of Mr. Swal low, but her younger sister, in love with a younger brother of the pink of social propriety to whom she is en gaged, lets out the secret of Mission- ary Loop, and the fact that they are of the family of old Jim Sales, "the suf ferer's friend," Inventor and proprietor of "Sales' Stomach Ellxer." She re cites graphically their transition from Sales to De Safes and 'the annexation of a dead husband, Algernon Bumpstead-Lelgh for the ambitious Delia. The trio are ordered to leave the home of the Rawsons, where they have been staying preparatory to the young girl's wedding. How Mrs. Bumpstead Lelgh remains and brings the entire family of snobs to her feet makes the closing action diverting and highly dramatic. Mrs. Flake's playing of this role Is likely to be remembered dis tinctly in appreciation, when some of the more serious things she has done are forgotten. In the play the other roles that are largely minor ,ln Importance are ade quately Interpreted. Honors must go, however, to Florine Arnold in the role of the vugar subservant, "Maw." per petually dumb before the arrogant en deavors of her daughter, but who be comes galvanized Into vocal Individ uality when she hears Pete Swallow Is to call. All the stored emotions and dissembling Influences of two years' social activities are swept away In her panlc-strlcken, "My Gawd." Th one scene of the play, a living room. Is handsome. The play will be repeated this evening, tomorrow even ing and at a matinee tomorrow. BROTHERS FACE CHARGE ADMISSION MADE TO POLICE IMPLICATING FAMILY. Woman With Two Babes Is Hysteri cal TVhen Taken to Cell Offi cer Target ot Hatpin. One of the most unusual eases of demoralized minor delinquency was unearthed last night by Patrolmen Ful ler and Stanton, when they arrested Bessie Slgnett. aged 15, Hazel Sanders, aged 20, Frank Qando, aged 29, Luther Choate, aged 24. and Charles Gosa, aged 18. The Kirls are sisters and bothamarrled, anu Charles Gosa Is their brother. Oosa admitted to Captain Bailey that he asks me), to call on his sis ters and said his brother, Frank, does the same thing. Joseph Slgnett. Bessie Slgnett's husband, is now serving a sentence of (0 days on the rockplle. He was arrested June 30 by Patrolman Fuller after he had threatened sui cide and attempted to frighten his wife by Jumping Into the Willamette River because she refused to support him with money received for Immoral pur poses. At that time the family lived at Front and Mill streets In a house filled with Italians. A few days ago they moved to Grand avenue and East Ever ett street, where they were arrested last night. Patrolman Fudder arrested Frank this morning. Mrs. Sanders' husband deserted her about a year ago. She has two babies, one about 3 years old and the other a few months old. They were taken to the station-. When the woman realized she was to be locked up she feared her children would be taken from her, be came hysterical, screamed and rolled on' the floor. She threatened to com mit suicide and tried to stab Patrol man Burrl with a hatpin. She made a vicious Jab but the pin was warded oft and narrowly missed Burrl's face. SEA MUSSELS AS FOOD Prized In Europe but . Scarcely Known Here Outside New York. New Tork Sun. The sea mussel, which is practically unknown as a food In the United States outside of New York, has been utilized in other parts of the world for hundreds of years. According to Quat refages Xho artificial culture of mussels for food began as early as the year 1035. Gould states that this shellfish Is extensively used as a food In England. France, Norway and Russia, and that it is more palatable than the common clam. Anderson refers to it as a cheap and healthful food in America. France, Spain and Portugal, where it Is eaten raw with vinegar and pepper or boiled with milk. This state of affairs Is re versed in America, where the soft shelled clam Is so popular that there Is danger of the demand exceeding the supply, while the mussel, although ex ceedingly abundant, remains almost un utilized. At the present time In the United States the pickling of mussels Is the only form of preservation In use. As an article of trade they are known only to New Tork and vicinity, one man supplying most of the demand with 400 gallons a day. According to a bulletin of the bureau of fisheries they are eaten both by Americana and foreign ers. The process for preservation by pickling involves the use of vinegar and spices in various propomuna un cording to Individual fancies. Mussels abound In the bays and es tuaries of the Atlantic Coast from North Carolina northward and on the Pacific Coast from Alaska to San Fran cisco Tliev ctow In great beds, often acres In extent, on the surface of mud n, asnrl extending out from Between tide marks .to several fathoms or water. Near Marthas Vineyard, Mass.. there Is a mussel bed two years oia tht represents hundreds of tons of valuable food. On one occasion In vinevard Sound, not far rrotn omn- sons Hole, the steamer Fish Hawk dredged up a beam trawl full of them. a quantity approximating a ton or more. A resident of Pawtucket. R. I., writes that there are places in Narragansett Bay where a man could obtain W bush els a day for the whole season If he had a partner to receive and dispose of them. Under these conditions he con siders 35 cents a bushel a reasonable price to ask. which amounts to 75 bar rels of mussels In the shell and 400 gal lons of the plckeled variety a day. is furnished chiefly from the bays border ing Long Island. The man who pro vides nearly this whole supply says that the quantity of mussels Is far In excess of the demand. Dominican Republic Lotteries. Philadelphia Record. Lotteries are operated In all Im portant towns and cities of the Domini can Republic In many of the larger cities there are from two to five, practi cally all under municipal supervision. Seventy per cent must be given In prizes, 5 per cent goes for streets and roads, and the rest, less expenses. Is divided among the public hospitals, schools. Are departments and charities. The New Hotel, Washington Aberdeen, Washington "Which has been enlarged and remodeled at a cost ' of sixty-five thousand dollars, vill be formally opened today, July 15. Your presence is requested. Griffin & Morck. ELKS OF PORTLAND CAPTURE 3 PRIZES Western City Lodge Cheered on Atlantic City Streets as Parade-Passes. FLOAT BRINGS ATTENTION Antlered Ones of 142 Have Largest Number of Men and Women, Fig uring Aggregate Mileage, In Cavalcade of 20,000 Persons. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., July 14. More than 20,000 "Hello Bills" from all parts of the country took part in the annual parade here Thursday after noon of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. The parade consisted of ten divisions. The Atlantic City lodge headed the pageant. Portland Prizewinner. The following prizes were awarded: Lodge having the largest number of men In line, aggregating mileage First prize. Portland, Or.. 5250. Lodge making the best appearance In uniform First prize, St. Louis, $250. Lodge coming greatest distance First prize, Portland. Or., $150. AVomen Also Score. v Lodge having the largest number of women In line, aggregating mileage First prize. Portland, Or., 2200. Lodge having the roost attractive float First prize. Orange. N. J., 2200; third prize. Portland, $50. Lodge having most beautiful banner First, prize. Philadelphia, 2100. The Portland. Or., delegation, which came to Atlantic City in a special train and secured the 1912 convention for Portland, was In the sixth division of the parade. The delegation made a splendid showing and waa enthusiastic ally chered along the route. AUDITORIUM WILL BE RUSHED Efforts to Be 5Iade to Have Building Ready for Elks In 1912. . Every effort will be made to have the new municipal auditorium completed and ready for occupancy by the Elks' convention next July. Although the auditorium commission which has construction of the structure In charge is not in a position to promise the completed building at that time. It Is aiming to accomplish that end. While ther commission Is figuring on a site for the auditorium a number of architects are preparing plans. The commissioners have not yet asked for plans, but there are numerous enter prising architects here as well as else where who are working Independently beforehand, knowing that the prestige to be gained from the acceptance of their ideas will be a valuable asset. As soon as the site is selected it is probable that the commission will be ready to call for plans and bids. Actual construction work Is not likely to re quire much time. If no unforeseen de laya occur, it will not require more than six months to put up the building. Denver Takes Three Months. The Denver auditorium was built In 90 days after actual work was started fol lowing its numerous delays on account of pecuniary difficulties in which the contractors became Involved. t v. .fmmloainn i n o not met since official announcement of the Elks' vic tory was received, but the probability of the convention being won has been discussed by the Individual members in formally. They are eager to have the building ready In time that the first public gatherings therein may be held by the Blks. It is pointed out that the auditorium could not be opened under more favorable auspices. Although the Elks themselves are eager to have the auditorium for their convention, they promise to make the convention a success even if they do not have use of that building. The Helllg Theater Is big enough to accommodate the grand lodge, but an auditorium would be better. Excursions to Attract. The opening exercises usually are in teresting and impressive and are open to the public. A ha.ll that will accommo date 15,000 persons will be none too big for such an. occasion. For the regular business sessions a much smaller build ing. will suffice, as Elks other than the regular delegates will be too busy hav ing a good time to attend the meetings. In many conventions of the past even the delegates have been scarce around headquarters. The affairs of the grand lodge ar conducted systematically and harmoniously, and after the election of officers and selection of the next con vention city, a small number of grand lodge members usually handles the routine business. When the officers of the local lodge return from Atlantic City the work of preparing the entertainment will be taken up in earnest. It will mean a year of active efTort, say those officers who remained In Portland. No Brittany Mosquitoes. Kansas City Star. The late Henry Guy Carlton, the playwright, lived at Atlantic City, N. J, and when the mosquitoes were bad he would tell his Madras mosquito story. "There are no mosquitoes," he. would begin. "In Brittany, and a Bre ton woman, about to emigrate to Mad ras, was warned by a friend. 'Beware of the Madras mosquitoes. They have long suckers hanging from their heads and they will draw the very life blood out of you.' The Breton woman ar rived in Madra duly, and as she dis embarked she saw three elephants drawn up near the pier. lel!' she cried. 'Are these mosquitoes?"' Seal of the Confederacy. Malcolmn Townsend In letter to New York Sun. ' Referring to the controversy re garding the whereabouts of the great BULLETIN July 15TH, 1911 On July 15th, 1883, Charles H. Stratton (Tom Thumb) died at Middleboro, Mass., aged 45 years. Ki t. swwi S t l1 seal of the Confederate States, I find among my "scraps" on the subject two statements: "It is in the office of the Secretary of State of South Carolina, having been presented to the state." "Professor E. A. Pound, superin tendent of public schools at Waycross, Oa, says the seal Is in possession of Miss. Belle Blackshear, of Waycross, and that he has seen it." This second Item is upon authority of the Florida Times-Union (1909). It may not be generally known, but no official impression of the great seal was ever taken, as Lieutenant Chap man, who brought the die from Eng land, where It was cut. did not reach Richmond until after that city had been evacuated by the Confederates. Future Chinese Parliament. Work has begun on' the building ot Have Your Ticket Read "Burlington" It Means Travel Education All Northern Pacific and Great Northern Through Trains are either Trains over the Bur lington to Chicago, St. Louis, Omaha, Kansas City and Denver, or make immediate connections in St. Paul with the four daily Burlington trains to Chicago. 300 Miles Alongside the Majestic Mississippi VERY LOW EXCURSION FARES TO THE EAST These are in effect on frequent dates each month," to principal Eastern cities. Agents of initial lines, or the undersigned, will ticket you at current rates via the Burlington, arrange for through berths and help you plan an attractive trip at the least possible cost. Many round-trip fares to the East are good for variable routes; note how the different Burlington main lines can be used going one way, returning another. A. C. 100 SUMMER l sa ni in k n i I mi sal m i.fj feii mm edge of the. beach on the Pacific Ocean nTen1encei thanwill benenciai rest, neaiwuui ciijj." be found anywhere on the Coast. billiards, pool, bowling, tennis, For entertainment of fru"" "Ratine riding and automoblllng. We golf, fresh and salt water fishing, boating. les;15 miies of unbroken have our own livery stables . hes and f1 own ,airyi vegetable beach for auto runs. Our table Is suppliear. telephone and tele- gardene and poultry yards. Pt! Nsta?i0 on the grounds. Write graph station In the hotel. u.-v. . for terms ndTrHB bAeaKERS HOTEL. BREAKERS, WASH. r ft,;.,!? J 111 eai at Wilhoit Springs Two Weeks Here Better Than Six at the Sea Shore Wilhoit Springs Water is a -wonderful tonio and curative agent. Lirin g in the open among the fir trees and drinking the spring water builds up ones entire system both physical and mental. Relieves stomsoh trouble and other oomplaints In oniok time. QuieU the nervous system. Yoor Jhoice of Hotel. Cottages or TeoU. Hooting, Fishing and tramping tbrongh the woods. Auto mobile leaves Electric HoteC Orxgon City, every day at 1 p. m. Pleasant 25 mile trip. Call up .one distanoe "Wilhoit" and make reservauons. r inaii inuuiry to Wiluou bpnnga. W u V:t. Or. The McGuire Main Street. Mrs. Olive McGuire. Prop. NEATLY FUP.NISHED ROOM3 By day, week or month. Two blocks from depot, five minutes' walk from the Ocean. Seaside, Oregon. Ho For Cascadia Best mountain heelt resort; mineral water, baths, dcenery and camp grounds, hunting and fishing. Nature's own recuperating rest place. Auto from S. P. trains. Lebanon; stage , from Albany and Brownsville. Write or phone O. M. Gelsendorfer. Cascadia. Or. THE HOTEL ABBEY A. M. Abbey Co.. Props., Newport, Or. We have our new cement hotel open to the public; 3 blocks from the beach. Hot and cold water in every room; 18 rooms with private baths, steam heat, electrlo n.hi. Rates from $2 to 13.50 a day. Amer ican laa. Lin SB' tea msr: mm- atrtftftn the palace of the future Chinese Par liament ot Peking. The structures are modeled after those of the Belgian Par liament. The total cost will be $1, 300,000. X-Ravs for the Oyster. Indianapolis .'ews. Instead of destroying the oyster to see If It contains a pearl, it is sug gested that X-rays might be used and if nothing were discovered the oyster might be put back into the sea to contnue growing. Sakhalin New Wheat Ground. London Tit-Bits. Japanese Investigators have proved that the southern half of the Island of Sakhalin Is a good Winter wheat coun try. SHELDON, General Agent, C. B. & Q. R. R., Third Street, Portland, Or. RESORTS. Your Vacation What You Get Out of It and Where You Spend It Is Important The Breakers Hotel Is the leading Coast resort of the Pacific Northwest, located just at the Seaside Hotel Bert Westbrook, Mgr. Located in Holliday Park. Seaside, Oregon Purchase Eailway Tickets to Holliday Park Station. American Plan Strictly First-Class. Newly Eenovated. Bates $2.50 Upward Calapooya Mineral Springs IXMTOON, OREGON. In picturesque Calapoola Mountains, sno ft. above sea level. 12 miles from Cottatt Grove (on 8. P. RyO, over beautiful acenlo auto drive. Waten highly curative f'ir Stomach, Liver. Kidney end Blood Disorder. Rheumatism and Kindred AUmente. Steam. Mud and Hot-Water Bathe, with modern facilities. Hotel newly furnlehed; cuis ne the beat; rooms light and airy. Extensive grounds, with swings, tennis court, cro quet, etc. Calapooya water, hottlea at tne prlngs. shipped anywhere. Hotel rates. s to 110 per week. Special rates to campers. Address for further Information. Calapooya Springs Co.. Cottage Grove, Or. Daiily AutoStage To Mt. Hood Resorts. A dellg-htful ride, good accommoda tions. Round trip daily. lor descrip tive pamphlet, etc.. phone Main 59nb, A 3S11. or call Rontledsce Seed Co, 19 Second t. " Cloud Cap Inn Spend your vacation on Ml Hood. Leave Port land 10 A. M.; reach the Inn 5:30 P. M. For Rates and Reserva tions See O.-W. R. & TICKET OFFICE, Third & Washington Stav ilk-