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r THE MORNING OREGONIAN. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1911. ELKS BEND TO TASK SPECIAL SESSION. FOR ROADS URGED SEATTLE GIRL LEAVES GLITTER OF SOCIETY FOE VAUDE VILLE STAGE ' . i Commission of Ten to Handle . Convention Business. Commission Decides to Ask Governor to Call Solons to Act on Highway Bills. OFFICE TO BE OPENED Secretary to Hold Forth at Reunion Headquarters to Take Charge of Information Bureau Now Needed Hotelmen Walt- FOUR MODELS ADOPTED 14. . - , Highway Department, Levy, State Aid and County Bonding Are Ap proved by Body Harmony Comes After Brisk Debate. That Governor West be asked to call a special session of the Legislature at once to act on the four road bills drafted by the Oregon Good Roads Commission was the recommendation made In one of the resolutions adopted by the commission yesterday, after the close of the debate on he proposed laws. W. C. Bristol and his committee of seven, after working late Into the pre ceding night, presented at the opening . of the morning session copies of four bills embodying the suggestions the commission had referred to them. With the exception of the state-aid bill, there was little debate on their adop tion. Both in the forenoon and after noon session, however, argument waxed warm between the faction rep resenting the granges and the majority faction which favored the state-aid bill as presented by the committee of even. Harmony Found Necessary. Sharp as the argument became, the members of the entire commission aft er the close of the session, agreed on the necessity of harmony of action If any effective work: was to be. done. Representatives of the granges were not entirely opposed to the state-aid bill, but held that It should have been so modified that the counties would be . given more power In the construction and maintenance of roads. f The first bill adopted by the com mission is entitled "A bill for an act providing for the establishment of a State Highways Department and ap pointing a State Highway Commission er." It provides that the Highway Commissioner shall be appointed for four years by the Governor and must b a skilled road engineer. His office is to be in the State Capitol and he Is to have all roads tinder his direct supervision that are built by state aid. 95000 Salary Provided. The Highway Commissioner Is to be required to compile statistics on the - work within his Jurisdiction, make a monthly report of the expenditures ' from his office and submit a report of the work of hie department at each session of the Legislature. His salary is fixed at 15000 a year, payable monthly, and the bill provides for the appropriation out ef the state treasury, for state aid purposes of 150.000, or such sum as may be necessary, for payment of salaries and needful ex penses. The second bill calls for the creation f "a fund to be known as the State Highway Fund," and makes provision for "an annual levy to produce revenue therefor, a distribution of license - taxes and distribution and apportion ment of the fund among the counties . of the state, for road construction.1 Sixty-six and two-thirds per cent of the license taxes on vehicles, etc. Is to be turned into the highway fund, and 75 per cent of the fund thus created Is to be divided equally among .. the counties of the state. The remain ing 25 per cent is to be apportioned among the counties according to their . srea. State Aid Debate Brisk. The bill also requires that County Courts shall make a certificate to the ? highway commission of all work in construction, improvement and main tenance of roads under state aid. The third bill, entitled an act "to pro vide for procedure for construction, maintenance, improvement and repair of public highways out of the State Highway Fund in this state and out of funds provided by the several coun ties therefor," was the one that pro voked the sharpest argument In the tfternoon. 'Roads made under these provisions," according to the bill, "shall be known as State-Aid roads." The cost of their construction is to be paid out of the state fund, and all road construction in the counties under the supervision of the state-aid bill, must be done sub ject to the supervision of the state commission. The issue raised, of whether the maintenance of state-aid roads should be left to the state or the county, while of minor Importance, provoked a brisk Interchange of argument. L R. Webster leading the supporters of county main tenance, and W. C. Bristol and J. H. Albert standing for state supervision. ' County Bonding Approved. The fourth bill Is an act enabling the counties to avail themselves of the provisions of section 10 of article XI of the state constitution, as amended by initiative petition at the last election. It permits counties to create and Issue bonds for the prosecution of road work, at a special election called by the County Court upon petition of ten per cent of the voters of the county. Resolutions of thanks were adopted , In courtesy to the Commercial Club, -which had plaoed its convention hall at the disposal of the Commission, and in courtesy of W. C. Bristol, who had given the use of his office and the services of his stenographers to the committee which drafted the bills. A - resolution was also adopted commend ing the citizens of Jackson County for the activity they have shown in the past year in road improvement, by -. availing themselves of the clause In the constitution permitting counties to bond themselves to raise funds for road Improvement and maintenance. TABERNACLE GRANT GIVEN Frame Structure for Gypsy Smith Revival Meetings Allowed. While some of his colleagues Inter posed objections to granting a spe clal permit for the construction of a frame structure for the Gypsy Smith . revival meetings, soon to be held here, '. - Councilman Baker, theatrical manager, j ' took an opposite view. Opposition was ' based mainly because the committee proposes to charge admittance to some of the meetings. "That is all right, as far as I am : concerned," said Councilman Baker. "J. " ' never object to legitimate competi tion. Let them cuarge any admission fee they wish to." After the laughter subsided, the per "T mlt was granted. The frame building -Is to be erected on the Jacob Kamm 'j7 : property beyond Fourteenth street. The per capita consumption of paper In the United States has Increased about slx ' -old slno 1680 V4 x f ...... MISS GEORGIA DTJ BOIS AT PANTAGES. Sacrificing a social career for the lure of the stage. Miss Georgia Du Bols Is making her first appearance in vaudeville this week at Pan tages. A Seattle society girl until four weeks ago. Miss Du Bois could not resist the temptation of the footlights, and called on Alexander Pantages. The theatrical magnate had heard of the girl's remarkable skill as a violinist through her appearances in concert work in the Puget Sound metropolis, and her desire to work her way up in the musical world apealed to the Impresario. Incidentally, Mr. Pantages realized that he had an opportunity to capture a genuine novelty, a girl who was willing to give up her social aspirations to become a successful musician. Rehearsals followed, and four weeks ago Miss Du Bols made her first professional appearance. Her programme was a great success, her home town folk packing the theater when she made her initial bow. It Is Miss Du Bols' ambition to swing from vaudeville to concert work, but to get stage presence and "a wee bit of nerve," she con fesses, she made her debut in vaudeville. Miss Du Bols Is one of the stellar attractions at Pantages this week. MILO STANDS TEST Maize Grown- Easily on Dry Land in Central Oregon. CROP GOOD STOCK FEED Howard W. Turner, Mayor of Madras, Has Great Success In Growing: Substitute for Corn on Cn-Irrlgated Soil. Experiments conducted in Central Oregon In the last few months prove the theory that mllo maize, as a sub stitute for corn, can be grown suc cessfully on dry land without Irriga tion and give good return for the In vestment. Howard W. Turner, United States Land Commissioner, Mayor of Madras and editor of the Madras Pioneer, has raised a good crop of milo. maize on his ranch near Madras, and is prepar ing to engage extensively in its cul tivation next year. Other farmers in that part of the state have had equal success in an. experimental way. The efforts to grow mllo on the dry lands of interior Oregon were initiated by R. B. Miller, traffic manager of the O.-W. R. & N. Co. Mr. Miller caused 1000 pounds of selected mllo seed to be distributed last Spring in Eastern and Central Oregon, with In- ! S " . 11 . i :3 V i A v. . p 1 SJyl m 3- m "A c :j ,1 i V Bbcperlments Show That MUo Maise Can Be Grows Success fully oa Dry Lands of Central Oreicon Small Ranch Palled Font Week After Planting) Large Bunch Seven Weeks After Planting Rule Shows SUe of Plants. ' structlons on planting and explanation of its uses. He is endeavoring to in terest farmers in this industry, and believes that through the cultivation of mllo the stockgrowlng Industry in all parts of the state will be advanced greatly. Maize Fed to Cattle. In Texas and in other states where milo has been grown sucessfully both the seed and the plant are fed to cat tle and hogs with good results. There Is no reason. Mr. Miller believes, why Central Oregon and the arid lands of Eastern Oregon cannot be. made equal ly productive. He supports his conten tion that Oregon should be a great hog-producing state In -part by the fact that milo maize can be used as feed for swine. Cattle also thrive on It. The seed has about the same chem ical composition as corn, and Is said to be more nutritious If properly fed. Farmers are Instructed to crack it or grind it before feeding to cattle, but hogs can digest It without that treat ment. When fully developed the , plant is about four feet in height, and the leaves greatly resemble the leaves of the cornstalk. They are of virtually the same composition. The stalk is fibrous and somewhat woody, but can be fed to advantage if chopped and mixed with other food. Seed Grows Quickly. Mr. Turner planted his milo seed June 6. The small bundh consisting of 15 plants was pulled July 3. The larger bunch was pulled August 22. These plants are average specimens from a quarter-acre tract. . These samples are typical of the general results obtained in and around Madras this year. There was no rain after It was planted and It was not irrigated or cultivated. In consequence of the successful ex periments many farmers expect to set out large fields to mllo next year and feed the product to livestock. Growing milo on a commercial basis is not en couraged. Farmers are urged to pro duce it only as a stock feed. TAFT BANNER TO WAVE MRS. -WOODCOCK CALLS OX MAY OR TO TELL HIM ABOUT IT. "Rosenfelt" Supporter Thinks Sug. gestlon That She Carry Green Flag Too, Very Good One. Mrs. M. L. Woodcock, of "Rosenfelt" fame, later an admirer and supporter of Taft for President, is to have a new joint standard, which she will bear proudly through the streets when the Nation's Chief . Executive visits Port land next month. Mrs. Woodcock visited the executive offices of the city yesterday afternoon, but found Mayor Rushlight out. George K. McCord. formerly of Cork, was in charge, and to him she told how she was preparing to Bhow her admiration for President Taft next month. She intended, she explained, to display her "Taft flag" In the streets. "I tell you how you could win your way Into the hearts of a large part of Portland's population," said Secretary McCord. "You should have a nice green flag to carry with your "Taft flag.' " Mrs. Woodcock assured Secretary Mc Cord that she would be delighted to carry a green flag also, and he sug gested that she write to the Executive Board, which is composed of such em inent citizens as John B. Coffey, W. H. Fitzgerald and M. J. Humane, and ask them to buy such a flag. She accepted the suggestion with enthusiasm and will make application in the Immediate future, she said. Expressing her great regret at not finding the Mayor in, Mrs. Woodcock departed, saying she would get his house number from the directory and call on him some evening. BARGAINS!BARGAINS! Oregon Hardware Co., removal sala. 107 Sixth street, between Washington and Stark. London la the principal market of the raw product for Brazilian and eastern va rietlea, and Liverpool for Peruvian and West African varieties of rubber. Business concerning the Elks' grand lodge session to be held In Portland next July has grown to such volume that offices and headquarters will be opened In the Elks' Temple at once. At the meeting tonight K. K. Kubll, exalted ruler, will announce his ap pointments of commissioners, who will have complete charge of the big meet ing, as determined by unanimous vote at the special session Tuesday night. It is likely that the women's parlor, adjoining the main office of the lodge on the third floor of the building, will be oonverted into an office for the use of the commission. A secretary will be placed in charge and probably he will be required to remain on duty constantly. The correspondence has grown too heavy for the lodge secre tary to handle and Inquiries from Portland persons for information con cerning he convention are adding to the wor" now being done in the secre tary's office. The plan Is to segregate the work of the lodge and that of the convention commission and to make the new headquarters a general infor mation bureau to be maintained until after the big meeting passes Into his tory. Ten to Handle Meet. By decision of the lodge the commis sion will be composed of 10 men, one at the head of each of the following departments: Auditing, decorations, entertainment, finance and revenue, grand lodge, hotels and accommoda tions, musio and parades, publicity and correspondence and reception and ways and means. The exalted ruler will be ex-offlclo chairman of the com mission. It is understood that each commis sioner will be expected to name sub comm'ltteemen to serve under him. The sub-committees will be responsible to the commissioner appointed by the ex alted ruler alone, while the body of commissioners will report to the gen eral lodge. In this way the work of handling the convention will be on a systematlo basis and will be less un wieldy than that at other big gather ings of various character. Inquiries from lodges In various parts of the country continue to pour in, indicating that the forthcoming meeting will be the biggest- ever held by the popular order. Local Elks esti mate that not less than 40,000 visiting members will register. More than that, many visitors in addition to the Elks are expected. Hotel Reservations Walt. Pending a meeting of the Portland Hotel Men's Association and a confer ence with the Elks' commission, none of the reservations requested by out side lodges will be filled. It is prob able that they will be withheld until after the grand lodge officers come here late In the present month and se lect the hotel in which grand lodge headquarters will be maintained dur ing the convention. Portland Elks do not desire' to participate in the selec tion of grand lodge headquarters. They will allow the grand lodge officers to decide this question themselves. Colonel John P. Sillivan of New Orleans, grand exalted ruler, and other officers will be here in the latter part of September. The new Multnomah Hotel has given an option on 300 rooms to the San Francisco Lodge, but pending the se lection of the grand lodge headquar ters the hotel managers will not permit the option to be accepted. Members of the Minneapolis lodge have organized a Portland club and are interesting every lodge In Minne sota and Iowa, with the result that two or three special trains will oper ate from St Paul and Minneapolis to Portland. They are sending out elab orate literature advertising the event and expect to Influence many Elks to come here. Pittsburg, Omaha, Boston, Baltimore and Buffalo are the only contenders thus far developed for the 1913 con vention. Charles A. Rasbury. of Dallas, Tex., has been boomed for grand exalted ruler, and as he ffas been prominent In Elkdom for many years, it Is be lieved he will be elected at the Port land convention to succeed Colonel Sullivan. RAILROAD HELPING WEST Great Northern Development Com missioner Likes Oregon. Touring the West to study commer cial, industrial and agricultural condi tions in this part of the United States, A. E. Chamberlain, of St. Paul, devel opment commissioner of the Great Northern Railway, passed yesterday in Portland. The development commis sion, of which he Is the head, was organized only recently by the Hill road. Its purpose is to cover fully phases of development that have hith erto been in the hands of half a dozen sub-commissioners. "We intend to co-operate with tlte farming people to develop the farming land," said Mr. Chamberlain, "but the work of the commission wi)l go fur ther than this. Relations will be es tablished with the state schools, the commission will interest Itself In se curing new Industries for the Western states, and will iiork along every other line that will increase the productive ness of the country. Incidentally react ing to produce more traffic for the lines running into it." Mr. Chamberlain passed Tuesday at Salem visiting the State Fair and left Portland last night to attend the fair In Chehalls, Wash. "I have been surprised at the re sources I have found in the North west," he said. "When I looked over the Willamette . Valley, and remem bered the heat-parched or snow-bound sections in some parts of the East, I was inclined to paraphr.-e . the old savins: and remark, 'What fools these mortals have been.' Tou need but to make it clear to the East what a won derful country you have here, and your population will very soon begin to double Itself from immigration." An article that has real merit should in time become popular. That such is the case with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has been attested by many dealers. Here is one of them. H. W. Hendrickson, Ohio. Falls, Ind., writes, "Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is the best for coughs, colds and croup, and Is my best seller." For sale by all druggists.' Governor Dlx of New York vetoed 234 bills. This establishes a record in execu tive disapproval. He cut from the appro priations f5.51,12S.27 and X1.633.70O in special enactments carrying disbursements. A veto message was written tor each of the 824 vatAM. - . , TvnMiniita Tnaat Antrfima Toast is the foundation for many delicious dishe) I WO-iViinUte I OaSt--Anytime Welsh rarebits, asparagus, olub sandwiches, etc, Bat if these ordinarily toothsome Viands are served on charred, or soggy, or brittle toast, thqy lose their de licious zest. Perfect toast can be made only in the Electric Radiant Toaster. For this reason: Radiant heat forces the absolutely necessary chemical change in the bread. This insures the delicious golden toast that fairly makes the mouth water. Tou oloth can operate the Electric Radiant Toaster on the finest damask table Pnrfl anH Rnilwnv , The cheerful glow of Its colls on a neat porcelain base creates a i . . . " 1 snug and -Soothing atmosphere. It makes Perfect Toast as fast as you can I Llgilt OC rOWer l0. J eat it and at the merest fraction of a Cent per slice. (Main OnToe Serenth mnf Aloe BIBLE CLUBS TO START PORTLAND T. M. O. A. HOPES TO LEAD OOCSTET. Classes Will Meet on Wednesday Evening; and Systematic Courses Are Announced. Although 1219 men and boys were enrolled in Bible study clubs of the Portland Toung Men's Christian Asso ciation last year, R. R. Perkins, the re ligious work director, expects that .the classes will be still larger this season. The Portland association now stands third among the Y. M. C A.s of the country in the number of Bible stu dents, being exceeded only by Balti more and Buffalo. Elaborate plans are being adopted for the present year, which, it Is hoped, will put Portland first. Wednesday of each week Is to be Bible study day at the association, aft er the Bible clubs begin their -work on October 4. All enrolled in the work will gather at the T. M. C. A. at 6:20 o'clock where they will have supper. From 6:45 to 7 there will be informal talks on Bible subjects by H. W. Stono and others, and from 7 to 7:50 will be spent In classroom discussions, the classes dismissing promptly. E. M. Brown, who came to the asso ciation several months ago, will have direct, charge of the Bible study work. The following teachers for the Bible classes have been selected: T. H. Bev erly, F. C. Arnold, A. R. Marker, E. W. Pettybone, W. W. Billon, C G. Ray mond, Rev. Henry Marcotte, M. ,E Snedecor, Rev. Thomas H. Walker, J. D. Neilan, Rev. J. H. Bowl, G. B. Pratt, H. C. Melby, H. W. Stone, H. D. Nave, R. R. Perkins, J. W. Palmer, J. C. Mee han and E. M. Brown. These teachers will have charge of the men's classes, the boys' clubs be ing under a separate group of men. Anyone who desires can enter the Bible classes, even though he Is not a mem ber of the association. In addition to the classes on Wednesday evenings, several large Bible classes will be con ducted on Sunday afternoon, following the weekly men's meetings. The fol lowing courses have been outlined: First year Constructive studies In the life of Christ (six classes). Second year (a). New studies in Acts; (b) Works and teachings of the earlier prophets. Third year Social significance of teachings of Jesus. Special courses (a). Conversations of Jesus; (b) Course in social service; (c) Course In personal work; (d) Great ideas in religion; (e) Evangellstlo course; (f) Training classes. There will will be six training classes taking up the following subjects: Character of Jesus," " Life of Christ," "Personal Work," "Conversations of Jesus," "Men Who Dared." "The Christian Race." GOVERNORSHIP IS USELESS Correspondent TJrges Abolition and . Condemns West's Pardon. PORTLAND, Or., Sept. 18. (To the Editor.) A party of gentlemen were engaged In a discussion a few after noons ago in the Commercial Club In this city, and the result of our con versation was that we all practically came to the same conclusion, viz., that the office of Governor of this state un djr our present system of initiative and referendum was a useless per quisite and should be abolished. Is It not coriect? We also arrived at the conclusion that to maintain this office any further was simply a temptation to small callbered political misfits to aspire to the same for the salary there is In It. not for a moment taking into account whether or not they have any qualifi cations for the office. From the late acts of the present In' cumbent of thlB office. Governor West, In making It easy for atrocious mur derers like Webb to escape his de served fate after the Immense amount of money it cost the taxpayers of this county to fasten upon this murderer Webb the horrible crime which he com mitted in killing Johnson, and, mind you, coming from another state to do it to our minds this act alone In in terfering with Webb's sentence marks him unfit to hold this office for a day. What pursuit did Governor West fol low previous to taking the job of Gov ernor of this state? What kind of talS Is this that he commuted Webb's sentence to please his little daughter because she asked him toT Whom did the people vote for. anyhow. In this case? Why does he bring in his child-daughter In this transaction? This affair the people of this state are interested in and propose to hold him to strict accountability for his acts, and he can put down on his slate that he, nor any member of his family, will be tolerated to deal out Justice as he sees fit. Let Governor West reflect lest he may for get that the people of this state are his boss and they pay him his salary, and when he proves unworthy or un faithful they will unceremoniously kick him from the payroll. F. B. GRAT. Judge McCredle Confident. VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept. IS. (Special.) Judge W. W. MoCredle says that Portland and Vernon are in the fight for the pennant this season, but that Portland Is going to win the honors, which will make the second time in succession. Judge McCredle lives In Vancouver and was Represen tative in Congress from this district for a term. Edlefsen has dry and part-dry slab. A Friendly Suggestion often puts the wanderer on the right path. Thousands of former coffee drinkers are now healthier and happier because some friend suggested FOSTUM in place of coffee. Headache, nervousness and other annoying ills, due to cof fee drinking, quickly disappear whenPostum becomes the reg ular table beverage instead of coffee. 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