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TIIE SUNDAY OHECOXIAy. PORTLAND. JUNE 11, 1911. 8 -ELECT ILL; HIS PLANS MIT Appointments to Boards Pend Rushlight's Recovery From Ptomaines. EARLY ACTION EXPECTED Ten Member of Earctsllse Body to Iletlre Jane 30 anil Health and Water Official Are Likely to Quit Then. With Mayor-elect Rushlight and hie little ann 111 with ptomaine poisonln. virtually no prosrsss haa been ma da In en-analng for the various boards to b named In the near future. Mr. Rushlight ana eon hare been violently 111 and for a time It waa feared that the boy would die. Both, however, are reported to be out of danger. They ate Ice cream lat Thurs day while downtown and, were taken til that ntKht. Mr. Rushllsht will probably be able early this week to leave Me home and to take op In earnest the considera tion of appointments to the Executive Hoard. Watr. Hralthand I'ark Board. The Executive Board Is composed of tea members, the Water and Park Hoar-Is of. four members each and the ' Health Board of three physicians; the Chief of Police la an es-ottlcto mem ber of the Board of tl-alth. While Mr. Kuehlljcht has as yet made no officlai announcement as to appoint ments. It Is believed that hf will make public the names of the members of the Kxecutlve Hoard wtthln a short time, possibly this week. As soon as be Is able to be at work, he will take up with his advisers the names of men which have been sutmltted to him for varloua appotntmenta on these boards. FoMs Vacant Jane? 30. All of the members of the present Executive Board o out' of office auto matically June le at mldnlrht. The new Mayor will probably call a spe rlal meeting of his Executive Board for Saturday. July 1. at which time be will announce the committee ap pointments, hla Chief of Pollca and City Ens-ineer. and he may make some statements as to the policy he will pursue In various departments. Members of the Psrk. Water and Health Boards will probably reslsrn July 1 or before, that their successors msy be appointed and be sworn In la time for the reeular meetlnsrs falllnK In July The Board of Health meeta rea-ularly on the Brst of every month. At the first meetln. It Is believed. City Health Officer Wheeler will be re lieved of duty and a new man will be elected In his stead, probably Ir. M U McCorkle. other chanites are slateil to so Into effect without delay, also, in this department. A new arbae, crematory superintendent will probably be employed and an assistant health officer elected. Kte Varamlr on Water Hoard. There will be four vacancies on the Water Board, as the three members now nervlna- will resign and there la now one vacancy- Superintendent Frank T. INxlBe. who has been at the head of the city water srr-rlce f r many year, will also re.lan. hether Chief Kntrlneer Clarke will tender bis resig nation is not announced, but at any rate It l expected that his placa will be filled by a younger man. There will be four appointments to the Park Board, all of the present members having decided to re.litn. It 1. wtthln the power of the Board to remove Superintendent "-' .w' salary la a month but I Is said that this will not be done: that Mr. Mische Is regarded f.tvorably by the new administration and that his serv ices will be retained. Mr. Rushllsht also has to arrange the committee, for the new City which will take office July 1- This of tt-elf is no small task, as there are 1S members and all have to P"J on various committees. At Its first meeting In July, the-Council will elect a president, who will serve one year, succeeding fl. A. Balding. PRINCE IS MADE KNIGHT x1rt of Itoynl r om-tlona of Corona tion Ncaeon Held. laONTOS. June The first of the great state functions associated with the coronation of King tleorge. waa witnessed today at Wlnd.or Castle, where the Prince of Wales waj In vested with the insignia of the Order of the Garter. The elaborate ceremonial, dating from the Institution of the order ears l(x was conducted In the throne room. King tleorge and Queen Mary, with the knights of the order, at tended In gorgeous robes and full In s'gnla. The King himself buckled the blue velvet garter on the left leg of the youthful knight. following the Investiture, a brief re ligious service was held at St. George's Chapel, and the King and jufn and knlgMa then returned In procession to the castle. The ceremony was private, bat the boys from Kton. the civic au thorities of Windsor an 1 a few priv ileged ones were permitted to view the procession. JEALOUS SUITOR SUICIDE Wyoming HatMliman Wounds Cilrl and KWal for Krvence. 'pHER.ir.AX. Wyo.. June 10. George W. Chspm-n. a young ranchman con nected alth Forbes brothers- Brecton stock farm, went to the Penlo ranch near Fig Hon. ten miles south of here, at midnight last nleht. and ahot his sweetheart. M.s Amelia M. Maler. whose nnvle Is manager of the ranch. He then went to the home of C. C Vorce. hie rival In the g'.rl s affections, and shot Mm through the stomach. later be slew out his own brains. orva will probably die. but the girt la only slightly hurt IVaver O fleers Tcilfr. K. W. Clark, purser. and George Pout ha At, steward, of the steamship Beaver, te.tifled brfor fnlted States Commissioner M-irsh yesterday In the case against A B. Barrett, held on a white-s'.avery charge, that Barrett and Irene Gibson traviej on the Beaver from Portland to San Pedro and back In the month of April as man and wife. They positively Identified the pair. The preliminary examination was continued. Commissioner Msrsh haa still a few witnesses to easmloe before deriding whether or not to hold Barrett for the action ct the next Federal (rand g MAYOR FAMOUS rttSTTEGENT FIGHTXB WHO VISITS PORTLAND. t "1 ' f V 1 GJTSS-JZXC -COCW JCrVJ StZWO BLANCO UTS CITY Mexican Insurrecto Leader Spends Week Here. IDENTITY IS KEPT SECRET Portland People Knew Him as Lools Van Horn When He Promoted Railroad at Klamath Falla. Has an Interesting Story. Louis Van Horn, a general of the Mexican Insurrecto army, and known by his soldiers as General "Blanco. or U-t.t. S?-..---! an-nt Rom Festival week In Portland, and not until yester day waa nis luentuy anuwn. vuv Van Horn said yesterday that he would depart last night for Lower California, where ha will aid In putting down the hands that are threatening to over throw tha new Mexican government. Mr. Van Horn la an American capl i.ii.r arh tatad In an interview yes terday that ha was forced to take up arms against me siemcau to protect hla large financial Interesta In that country not far from the City of Mexico. m i -1 - f.li.n affairs la l pi trim a ".. now pending. aald General Van Horn. and It la my opinion m swift and declslva blow la struck at the anarchists In Lower California, serious trouble will reeull." Although the insurrecto general Is prepared to fight In the Interests of Madero's government. General Van Horn does not believe tha present head of Mexico Is the man who will fet tha full support of the people. "The jealousies existing among tha Mexicans no not i""1 r - - - -. those of us who are Americans, for all we care about me government MPnt. nor financial Interests." ex plained General Van Horn. Utt many men oi in experience. Mr. Van Horn Is conser vative, and not Inclined to seek pub licity. He would probably have left Portland without his Identity having been discovered, had It not been for one of his acquaintances, who disclosed tha Information yesterday. Once Lived In Portland. About 1 yeara ago Mr. Van Horn was In Oregon promoting; the Oregon Midland Hallway, from Klamath to Klamath Falls, which was later taken over by the Southern Pacific Company. Previous to thst time he had been In Mexico, where hla uncle was Interested In the construction of the Vera Crua Paclfic Railroad. After giving up his Inerests la tha local railroad, ha re turned t Mexico and obtained quits extensive concessions for plantations near Mexico Clly. At tha present tlms he haa till acres of land of his own which Is used as a tobacco plantation, and 11.000 acres forming a sugar plantation. It was to protect these Interests, and also to aid the people of Mexico to overthrow an unjnit government, that he says hs brought a large number of men into a military organisation and later Joined this force with others, which formed the Insurrecto army. -For a long time." said General Van Horn, "there was no general' organiza tion of the Insurrectos. but junta, or gathering places, were maintained In a number of places. Thus a man raa not mads general by selection, but by his collecting a number of men to serve under him. -Like other Americana. I recruited a large number of men. and became a self-appointed lradef of them. It was finally found that these separata or ganisations could not hope to accom plish anything unless they united nn drr a single commander. The trouble with Madero Is that bs waited until the real fighting had been done, and then appeared on tha scene and became the leader. Ha does not take well with the Mexican people, as be Is not sympathetic enough to gain their confidence. .Maiirro Not Sympathetic. -It Is my opinion, that tha beet leader Is tha man who will take hla coat off to cover a sick person, or who will go among his followere and ex press sympathy for thera and show that hs Is with thera In their troubles aa well aa la their- successes. -Madero doee not do this. He al ways comee out with his shoes well polished, and In a nae aalfona. Ha will pass bis men without noticing V 1 : '. -e 0 - :1 : . : - - K I ' ' them, and they have gained the Impres sion that he Is there for his own good and not for their assistance. "In Lower California there are bands of men who are wanting to overthrow the Insurrectos who are now In power. It Is possible. I believe, to put these down. If action Is taken decisively and at once. I thounht my work In the army was over with, but 1 am going now to work for putting an end to these troublesome bands, and when peace le regained. I will return to my plantations." -What waa the botest fight In which you took part?" General Van Horn was M'tl"was at Tres Castelles." he answered. "They overtook us with their cavalry, but In the end we got tha best of It. A number of our men were wounded, but not one dead, while the enemy left dead on the Held. We captured II horses, a machine gun and 104 rifles." . "Did you get wounded there?" "No, but my horse was shot from under me." -How many wounds did you get In all the fighting In Mexico V the General waa asked. He Received Three Wonnds. "Three. I was shot ones through the left side, once through the flesh of my left arm. and once through tha calf of the leg." When asked to explain further how ha was Injured. General Van Horn said that he was with a party In a house at La guns, when they were aur rounded by the enemy, and In the fight that followed he waa shot, but that no serious effects remained. "None of my wounds were serious," said Mr. van horn. Tor iney were an made with Mauser bullets, which make a clean cut." In place of a cuff on hla left arm. a bandage may be seen below General Van Horn's coat sleeve, covering the wound of which he bad made men tion. When asked for hla opinion of what will be the result In Mexico of the In surrection. Mr. Van Horn said: "When peaceable conditions prevail In Mexico, I look for a large number of Americans to go there and settle up that country. In the district where my land Is. land Is cheap and rich. Tha trouble with agriculture Is that tha people of Mexico have mad no ad vancement In agricultural lines, and that they are ualng Implements now that were In use In biblical times. They still use. In many places, wooden plows, and In one state there has never yet been seen a four-wheeled wagon. The two-wheeled wooden wagons are used almost everywhere." RJW'tffPTTOX KKLD IX HONOR Or MW tifniWAN F.TASOKL 11 Afu FASIOK. Rev. B. Bcaakaecht. A receotlon waa tsndared Rev. H. flehukneeht. the new pastor sir the German Evangelical Church. Clay and Tenth streets. Friday night, at tended largely by the membership and ethers. Rev. T. B. Culver, of the Flret English Church, spoke on -The Blessings of the Christian Min istry." and as one of the city pastors welcomed Rev. Mr. gchuknecht and his family. Rev. Charles Lscas spoks la behalf of the congregation and welcomed the new pastor back to Oregon. Rev. Mr. gehuknecht was presiding elder of the Oregoa Confereaoe of the Evaagsllcal Association. In ISM and lft4 aad sntered the Washington Conference In 1901. He resigned from the Reed City. Wssh, church April , and was transferred back to tha Oregon Conference, which met at MUwankte. He Is a pioneer mission ary worker, having served In Oregoa aad Washington the past 55 years. I . . '-SCI' 1 a. f -Vvsh', 1 V ' ! 77 PROSPERITY SEEN BY WUMATJ DANKER I Outlook in Sherman County Never Better, Wasco Cashier Declares. CROP OUTLOOK EXCELLENT Hood ' River Delegate to Bankers' ' Convention Sees Xo Prospect of f Overproduction of Apples. Durham Made President. Acting as substitute for L. Barn urn. of Wasco, who was unable to be present. Marie A. Bamett. cashier of a bank con ducted by William Barnett at Wasco, yesterday gave one of the most enter taining of the numerous five-minute talks on the financial conditions in the various counties, which was the principal feature of the concluding session of the Oregon State Bankers convention. She devoted herself to Sherman County. Never, she said, had the outlook been better. Crop prospects were good and prosperity gen eral, she declared. ' Others who SDOke were M. S. Wood cock, of Corvallis; Leslie Butler, of Hood River: R. K. Hackett, of Grants fass; J. W. Siemens, of Klamath Falls; D. A. Paine, of Eugene; E. D. Cusick, of Al bany; 8. G. Sargent, of Salem; F. A. Freeman, of Portland: Frank A. Jtowe, of Nehalem: T.J. Scroggln, of La Grande; W. L. Thompson, of Pendleton: A. C. Shute. of Hlllsboro; C. T. Mc- Oanlel. of Wallowa, and E. C. Apperson, of McMlnnvllla. Crop Movement Cared Por. Tha fnllnwlnv .Ttrni'tl am Quoted from the various addresses: W. a.- Woodcock, Corvallis The local Institutions are well able to take care of the people during the movement of crops without calling In outside assist ance. 1 do not tnina you win unu luem ... - .in... in n.nfnn fnnntv who signed the referendums that were circu lated to have tne state university uu m 1 I...K....I f'dl l. MlnBnlldAtlHL The state Is too large to justify the untt- . . i ... . i , n', win ing or tnese insuiunuus. ..hiwii, fnv the mimosa of saving money. We would rather spend money on tnem tor tneir pruper supp" " maintenance. r c.tla- TTood Tllver The OeODle of Hood River have no complaint to make. We reel we are in goou Kiituin stances. Thirteen years ago the United q...- ..,ri MnilDiNi harrels of apples. The past three years we have been unaoie to iinwm." quantity. I am fully satisfied that we cannot put out apples fast enough in the apple teri'ltory of this section to make up for the falling off In the apple industry In the East and Middle West. . . r am kiUHfld that the vn i ii i i'-u"". - r,- price of apples In this country will not be reduced ror tne next i"n -If all the good apple lands of the North- lu nut Into SDDles WS WOUld get good rewards for our efforts. Mining: Is on Increase. t u- u.nb.H nrante Pass The min ing Industry Is on the Increase. V e are shipping more gold all the time and our mining Industry brings more money Into the county and produces, I think, larger returns than any other Industry. The financial situation Is good. W e have had an enormous Increase In our hank ing business the last year 60 per cent. I think, me lumoenug .uuui,j -...... j ..i i .. ..-iii .ni come uo acaln ill I m ouii ... - - - until the railroads give us better facili ties to get out the timber. J. W. Siemens. Klamath Falls The Government has a large Irrigation proj ect under way and the Southern Pacific la making rapid progress with Its line In our county. aiaiuui - Ing great strides In the way of general ,' " . n-. hove nut in a new sewer system and are now paving the streets. There nas dcou ... """ opment going on that money has been rither tight. The banks have been un able to take care of their customers. est body of standing timber of any T r... Another bank, to have a capital of 0O. and to be known lis the Eugene Hang oi i-"" ' org.ni.ed by Eastern and Eugene capi talists, mat wui bi Z.Z, J. H. Albert, aaiera probably shall ship from Marlon county between 300 and 400 carloads . hnut 700.000 or prunes. . acres of land and the marketable prod ucts each year amouni. w ' . ..' s cents a nound wa win ..V ,2, Ki,m this vear proDaoiy mi' . - . over a million dollars worth of hops. Portland Maintains Record. F A- Freeman, Portland Portland's . .. .. i. .n.i.il to S20.S66.- buliatng perruii- 000 in 1810. an Increase of 53.8 per cent over the preceomg year. lam ,hnv,n a rain of 3 1 ancea uuimn " " mAa Rank clearances per cent over .-.v. , :t tor the first five months of this year show an increase wi - - " j i ...ih. nf last vear. the correspond. "a -- - -Fortland enjoys the distinction of manufacturing more lumber and ex- k. than anv Other porting moro w w. ' . . . port in the world, a. we 1 as being the healthiest city in ' .... i v. . nrousrht higher uattie auu prices 4n Portland than anywhere else ' . .... ..Anirvanli were In. America since -"--' - opened. The members of this associa tion cannot exercise tnelr Influence to better advantage than to encourage A ..laa mora and bet- tneir cuaiuinn o w - ter livestock. When we are forced to Buy more than one-nan oi that ws use from Nebraska and have to . . haaf from Dolnts along snip in I'"" m-v. - .- r the Missouri River and . from Fort Worth. Tex- it is time - r of Oregon to ,,.. The following omcers President R. L- Durnm, Porti?"di vice-president. Leslie Butler, Hood River; treasurer, R. K. Hackett, Grants Pass; secretary. J. L. Hartman. Port land; executive committee. W. J- Thompson. Pendleton; Emery Olmstead, Portland; D. A. Paine, Eugene; J. H. Booth. Roseburg. and Elliott Corbett. Portland. Resolutions were passed as follows. Urging that the banks of the state follow in the wake of the Clearlng House section of the American Bank ers Association In adopting a universal system for numbering the banks of the United States. Recommending the adoption of the proposed amendment to the constitu tion of the state providing for the double liability of stockholders in state banks; that Is, double the-amount of their stock holdings. Thanking State Bank Examiner Wright and others who were instru mental In aecurlng the passage of the state banking law adopted at the last session of the Legislature. ' The finale of the convention came last night when the Clearing-House As sociation acted as host at a banquet given at the Hotel Portland, which was attended by virtually all the members of the Oregon Stats Bankers Association. rrora a Photograph 13,662 OFFICIAL VOTE FOR VICTOR Count Gives Rushlight Plural ity of 4827 Over Mayor Simon. KENTON IN "WET" RANKS George II. Thomas, Democrat, Re ceives 3418; Socialist, 1637, and Prohibitionist 452 Ballot as Checked Is Shown. i Ttfaver-elect Rushlight (Rep.) re- tntal vote of 13.662 In the city election last Monday, as against 8835 for Joseph Simon, lncumDent, wno an iniiannnHanL George H. Thomas, Democratic candidate, re ceived 841S; Charles n. uu "".;" 1637, and J. Allen Harrison (Pro.). 452. x..-v.iii.f' . ninmlitv over Mayor Simon Is 4827. The official count was completed yesterday. The result oi tne vote iui m' cers Is: First Ward John Burks. Socialist. 11.: T. J. Concannon. Independent. . . Tom . Monks. Democrat, IU1; Jordan V. Zan, Re publican. . . . , .k- n.nEr.L Fourtn warn a. o. r f.5 a" 49; Otto Newman. Socialist, 343, Frea . SlTTr. Beialng. Republican. f!xy rJifrBoclallst, 130; John Montas. Democrat, 7. .Hir,. 2391: KaeocUllVtr 6' W.uS" Prohibition. 3SS; White, Democrat 1279. 1&5U; ucnenry crw.. - dT.n?hen'wirdE.ll. recan ,.ltion-Am- brose, Indpppnaeni, i-". oaa- M. 11(13: Harrington. Independent. 2l3. Ma- SJU, . KNOWN WOMAN DIES AFTER DINISO OCT WITH FRIENDS. i V V Mrs. T. C. Peterson. Henrietta Manervia Peterson, be ved wife of Frank C. Peterson, and eldest daushter of W. W. Wilton, passed away at her home. 798 East Salmon street. June 8. after a brief Illness. She had been In her usual health: hsvlns been to dinner at the home of a friend; returning- home at U p. M. Friday eventat- She was stricken with hemorrhase of the brain while preparing to retire and Immediately became unconscious, re maining so until death. Mrs. Peter son had a wide circle of friends. Her life had been mostly spent In and about Portland, havlns come to Ore ion at the ate of seven years. 8he was born In Detroit. Mich-. May 8, 1S6S, was married to F. C Peterson, October 24. 1S8S. Bhe Is survived by her husband, father and mother, one sister, Grace Wilton, and two broth ers. W. W. Wilton. Jr and Bruce Wilton. The funeral waa conducted at the residence on Monday. Judo 5. Inter ment at Rose City Cemetery. . - -. "We -vn - H : - t " V J June Time Is Wedding Time and Commencement Time Where On Washington, near Fifth inilre. Independent, 1185; Steel. Independent, 232; Stephens, Independent, 311. r.-, City Auditor Barbur, Republlcsn-perno-erit. 22.418; Htnck. Socialist, 6505: Osden, Prohibition. 1081. , City Treasurer Adams. Republican-Democrat. 20.566; Hinsdale. Socialist, 4309; Morse. Prohibition. 155T. . ,, . City Attorney Grant, Republican Demo crat. 22.169; Payne, Socialist, 42S8. Municipal Judge Ramp, Socialist. 4343, TaxwelL, Republican-Democrat, 22,1.17. The rote for Counoilmen-at-Large was: Long term Baker. Republican-Democrat. 1T.165; Daly. Republican-Democrat, 20.049: Jennings, Republican-Democrat, 18. 615; Foley. Socialist. 4598; McDonald. Pro hibition. 4231: Robinson. SMlaJlst. 8840. Hall. Prohibition. 2463; Small, Prohibition, 1738: Tate, Prohibition, 2568. councllman-at-large (to fill nnP term of T. C. Devlin ) Burgard. Republican Democrat, 21.642: Hoykas. Soc allst. 4502. Councllman-at-large (to fill unexpired term of Gay Lombard Clyde. Republican Democrat. 16.623; C. L. Daggett, Independ ent, 6323. . The vote on the various amend ments Is: Proposed South Portland Bridge Tes. 11. 630; No. 13.941. Authorizing levy -of 1 mill for street-cleaning Yes. 12. 786; No, 10.0 l For fire department pensions Tes, 10.S17, No 14 460. To increase City Attorney s sal ir TeiV 10.577: No. 13.503. Creating po lice pensions Tes, 7540; No. .17.517. For new Jail building Tes. 18,622: No .6047. Bond issue for Council Crest Tes. 7p76: No, 17 608. To pay for fills from general fund Yes, 13,809; No, 9936. Auditorium bonds Yes 13.915: No. 10.771. Bond issue for gar bage collection system Yes, 14.808. No, Bill. Increasing City Engineer's salary TesT 11 8547noT 11.954. For street-cleaning nsi"iyes. 5004: No. 19.646. Calling for two sets of plans for w"- iiY3,6 No. 8080. No-eat-no-fare ordinance Yes. 8714- No. 17.022. Gross revenue tax on gas SompaSSTis. 18.655; No.10.551. Gross revenue tax ior eiecino v.y. 18.870: No. m553. Public -o?- ; ipal pavlnE plant Ye. 844: No. .Ji- SKS? from ' ETecuUve BoaM, " Yea. 11.866: No. 10.729. Ordinance to pre vent carrying of banners Tes-246. No. 16.626. Anti-boycott ordinance Yea, U". No, 12.854. ' In Kenton district a vote was taken on the liquor question, with the result that It went "wet." The "wets" got 7 votes ana me arye ia. EXPERT STUDIES VOLCANO Data on Which to Base Earthquake Forecasts Sought. SAN FRANCISCO, June 10. Frank a pprt. vnimno exnert. whose home Is on Mount Vesuvius, sails today for Honolulu to watch the famous volcano Kllauea In action. The expedition he izeit hv the Volcanic Research Society In conjunction with the United states w earner nuionu, u Carnegie Institute and the Massachu setts Institute of Technology. Mr. Perret hopes that the knowledge gained from study of the Hawaiian volcano will enable scientists to fore cast earthquakes and seismic disturb ances with accuracy. Specially con structed scientific Instruments will be used by the expedition. Increased ac tivity Is expected from Kllauea within the next few weeks. SONG WILL CURE TOPERS Boston Charity Worker Prescribes This for Drlnt Habit. BOSTON, June 10. A suggestion that the singing of songs drive the desire for drink out of man was made today by Miss Alice La. Hlgglns, a Boston charity worker, at a meeting of the National Conference of Charities and Corrections. The speaker said: "All the literature regarding drunk enness which the committee of fifty has gathered and which reposes on tha li brary shelves for the exclusive use of Harvard students In their compulsory reading, should be brought before the public It should be translated Into the vernacular and even Into the bal lad." There were several other section meetings where Interesting topics were discussed. McKlm Fellowship Awarded. NEW YORK. June 10. "William C. Francis, of Leland Stanford University, has been named by the Columbia Uni versity Faculty as the winner of the McKlm fellowship, one of the most coveted prizes in architecture In this country. Under the terms of the fel lowship. Us recipient must spend two years at the American Academy In Rome, and In visiting historic Euro pean cities. Ordinance Is Enacted. The Indianapolis City Council has de cided that. In enacting a new ordinance providing for the registration of auto mobile drivers. It will provide for per sons who registered under a former or dinance held Invalid by allowing them to re-register under the old ordinance, and their money has never been re funded. Edlef sen's Slab wood Is superior. And so it is Dress Clothes time, too the time of year when nearly every man has occasion to wear evening clothes. No matter what you want in full dress or Tuxedo suits, new cutaway frocks and dress overcoats, dress shirts, ties, gloves or collars we have them all in full assortment, with the advice of our experts free. you get the Best1 Mow Y.M.C.A. SEES Extension Work Keynote of Organization. PORTLAND READY FOR PLAN i i Size of City Warrants Establish ment of Branch Clubs Through out District Travel Heavy to Oregon This Season. Extension work of the Toung Men's Christian Association is now receiving attention in all the large cities, accord ing to H. W. Stone, general secretary of the Portland Y, M. C. A., who re turned yesterday from Cleveland, where he attended the annual confer ence of employed officers of the Y. M. C. A. Mr. Stone also spent some time In Los Angeles, Chicago, and other cities, and familiarised himself with the tendencies of the work of the as sociation wherever he went. While in Los Angeles, Mr. Stone par ticipated In a campaign to raise 8500. 000, nearly the entire amount being secured. The greater part of this money will be used in establishing branch associations throughout the city. Other cities are also working along this line, and officials of the local Y. M. C. A, realize that there is need of carrying out a similar policy In Portland. Small Branches Needed. "Y. M. C. A. secretaries now 'realize," said Mr. Stone, "that they have not covered the field when they establish a large central building. The tendency is to build branches convenient to the various centers of population through out the city, and in this way only can the association be of fullest use , fulness. "There is a disposition on the part ' of business men everywhere to slve the Y. M. C. A. hearty support. They have found that the X. M. C. A. is an uplifting Influence in any commun ity, and they are advancing money to meet its needs as never before. While I was in Chicago I encountered an in- t. stance of this. I was In the office of the general secretary there, when James A. Patten, the wheat operator, came in and made an unsolicited dona tion of 150,000 toward a Y. M. C. A. hotel that is to be built. It was rather remarkable that within a few mirjutes of the time Mr. Patten was there, the agent of an estate came In to turn over to the Y. M. C. A. $480,000 In se curities." West Wins Attention. Mr. Stone reports that the conference was successful in every way, and that special attention was directed at the work that Is being done by the Y. M. C. A. in the Northwest. The delegates, he says, were especially interested In the co-operative educational system that has been adopted by the associa tions of Portland, Seattle, Tacoma and Spokane. The success of this plan has attracted wide attention, and It is ex pected that other cities will follow the lead taken by "the cities of this terri tory. There was also wide interest in the work of the advisory and employment department of the Portland Y. M. C. A. In this line the local association Is generally recognized as operating more extensively and efficiently than any other Y. M. C. A. in the country. Boys Secretary Coming. J. W. Palmer, who is soon to be come boys' secretary of the Portland association, also attended the confer ence. He will arrive here within the next few days. Oregon, according to Mr. Stone, is now receiving more attention in the East than is any other state. Every where he went, he says, inquiries were being made cooncerning this state. "The travel by train also showed that people are .directing their atten tion this way,"" said Mr. Stone. "I came as far West as Omaha on a train made up of Portland and Los Angeles sleep ers. The Los Angeles cars were prac tically deserted, while both upper and lower berths were all occupied in the Portland cars. This Is a marked con trast with conditions a few years ago, when the bulk of travel was Invari ably toward the southern city. I think the 'Oregon system' has done much to arouse interest In this state, and, of course, the systematic advertising campaign of the commercial organiza tions has played a very important part." ,' w GAIfJ