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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, NOVEMBER 9, 1913. 5 SPIRIT OF GIVING FILLS METHODISM Confidence in Ultimate Ascen dancy of Christianity Fea ture of Convention. STRIKING PHASES NOTED Writcr Summarizes I'eatures of In dlunapolls Meeting Tliat Make It Memorable Beyond Leaders' Kxpcctatlons. BY A. N. FISHER. INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 4. (Special Correspondence.) Those things which will make the convention of Methodist men memorable wjiI not be found in the record of proceedings. It has been the indefinable "atmosphere" which more than any deliverance has afforded Its inspiration and impulse. This was eo at different times when speakers were borne out of themselves and be came prophets of the Most High. It was so when the conference quartet Bang "I "Want to be There. Don't You?" or the Jubilee Singers charmed as with "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" and others of their weird refrains. It was o when the spirit of giving took pos session of the assembly. J. Campbell -White announced that the dream and desire of years had just been realized. Long he had prayed that some man might be found that would ftive, in one offering, $1,000,000 for mis sions. That man (name concealed) liad been found, he believed there were 25 men in the church who could follow Ms example and not miss the money. He wondered whether $1,000,000 could not be raised there and then? He would give toward It $1000. Three like subscriptions Instantly followed, but the management called a halt. It had been agreed that not a dollar should be asked for at the convention. yOO.OOO Soon Subscribed. The matter was postponed. But the desire to give would not be denied and it was arranged that a fund of $100,000 to finance the layman's mis sionary movement might be solicited. In a short space the sum of $60,000 was subscribed the remainder to be raised later. The last day was notable for great addresses and the adoption of Im portant measures. Sherwood Eddy acquitted himself with remarkable ability. Bishop Shepherd, a modest, unassuming man, moved the assembly mightily. ' Some characteristics of the conven tion that impressed the writer were: First Its loyalty to Jesus Christ as a divine Lord." It is an impressive 20th century fact that in this-great gather ing representative of the Intelligence of The largest Protestant denomination in this country, the old-time dogma of a Supernatural Christ was regnant in all hearts. No words spoken from the platform elicited a heartier response than were spoken in exaltation of Jesus. We seemed ' to be assembled around that great personality and to draw our Inspiration from him. Second The belief in the final ascendency of Christ was frequently and strongly voiced. The convocation was devoted to the scheme of world wide evangelism and no member so much as hinted at the possibility of failure in establishing the kingdom In the ends of the earth. A measure that on any human basis Is chimerical beyond expression was held a future certainty. Of the 3700 persons enrolled, e majority were men of affairs high officials. Supreme Judges, Governors and all that-i and humanly speaking, fanatics, everyone. VI believe in Jesus Christ," said one speaker, "because he is impossible." And the whole company. believe in his ultimate reign in the earth because It is incredible. Humanitarian Note Sounded. Third The convention sounded a humanitarian note that In former years was less emphasized. Fourth Emphasis was placed on the financial expression of the Christian life. A speech of George Innes, the ex-lumber king, who Is supposed to have given the $1,000,000, met with hearty approval. He gave the sin of covetousness "the awful lust of cov etousness" some hard Jolts and In doing It he Jabbed hard the man who, professing' Christianity, sits In his pew and drops qunrier iniu ine mission try collection plate when, on any basis of figuring of profits, he is cheating Uod out of $499.75. It was a great gathering and one that . ought to affect powerfully the future of Methodism. GROUP 2 BANKERS MEETS Xew Currency Bill and Taxation Dis- cussed at Albany. ALBANY, Or.. Nov. 8. (Special.) Participating in an interesting discus sion of the proposed new currency bill now before Congress and considering other matters of banking interest, the members of Group No. 2 of the State Bankers' Association met in convention in Albany today. This group includes the bankers of Marlon, Linn, Benton, Polk and Lincoln Counties. Alfred C. Schmltt, president of the Albany Clearing House Association, welcomed the visiting bankers, and C. E. Hawkins, president of the Lincoln County Bank, of Toledo, responded. Orton E. Goodwin, of Portland, sec retary of the Oregon Equal Taxation League, gave an interesting address on "An Economic Menace and the Way Out," and this was followed by an open discussion of the proposed new currency bill. CO-EDS INDORSE TANGO College Cirls Think Dancing "Would Suffer by Elimination. PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 8. The tango and Boston dances, which faculties frown on. were indorsed today by a majority of the delegates to the con vention of the Intercollegiate Self Government Association. The conven tion began at Swarthmore College yes terday and ended tonight. All of the delegates are girls, and 25 colleges in the East and South are represented. Discussion of modern dances came tip at 'a closed meeting. While some delegates thought the tango and the Boston out of place at college balls, most of the young women declared there was nothing unseemly in these titeps, and that dances would suffer if they were eliminated. PARTY PROBLEMS RAISED Republican Law Committee May Advise as to Convention. WASHINGTON. Nov. 8. Reorganiza tion plans of the Republican National k committee will be discussed at a meet ing of its law committee here next Tuesday. The committee will consider what recommendations to make to the National committee at its meeting in "Washington on December 15. as to any changes In the basis of representation at the Republican National convention and In the manner of choosing dele gates. The committee may decide to sug g3st that the National committee, in the absence of authority to make changes along these lines, has power to call a. special Republican convention to settle the question; in which case a special convention may be called next Spring. The general scheme of rep resentation In the Nation Is now double the number of Senators and Repre sentatives In Congress. The committee consists of Charles E. Warren, Michigan, chairman; Repre- REAL ESTATE MAN DIES AFTER. BEING CAUGHT l.V RAIN. H ?' i . fA 1 J 1 I r 11 Alfred Avery Baker. Alfred Avery B'.ker, 41 years old, a prominent real estate deal er, who was engaged in business in Portland for the past 14 years, died suddenly Saturday evening, November 1, after a four days' illness. While in Clarke County, Washington, on Monday, Mr. Ba ker was caught in a rain storm, contracting a severe cold, which led tb an attack of pneumonia and erysipelas. Mr. Baker's early life was spent in Hillsdale County, Michigan. He was a member of Masonic and Oddfellow orders. The funeral was conducted from Holman's chapel Wednesday. November 5. A widow, two sons Frederick Nelson and Alfred Warren two daughters-t-Florence May and Or pha Mary survive. sentatlve Mann, Illinois; Senator Jones, Washington; Roy West, Illinois, and James A. Fowler, Tennessee. RODSEVELTS AID GIRL VAUDEVILLE ACTRESSES ARE KEPT FROM RIO DANCE HALL. ' Note to American Minister Settles Lawault and Subscription Para Passage Back Home NEW YORK, Nov. 8. Gladys Wad- dell, 17 and pretty, who took a Juvenile part two years ago in "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm," arrived today from South America tvith her team-mate in vaudeville singing and dancing sketch. Miss Joan Shore, aged 19, de claring that but for the interest- that Colonel Roosevelt and his wife had taken in them they might have been stranded in Rio de Janeiro or perhaps have become involved In even more se rious trouble. They sailed for Rio de Janeiro on the steamship Van Dyck October 4 under contract to appear in a place of amuse ment in Rio Janeiro. On the way down Mrs. Roosevelt learned that the place where the girls were to appear was a dancehall and, as the Colonel ex pressed it, "not a proper place for good American girls." Mrs. Roosevelt sug geusted , .the srirls return to America and. took up a subscription to pay the return trip. On the arrival at-Rio de Janeiro the girls were taken before court for breaking a contract. Mrs. Roosevelt sent the American Minister a note and the latter deputized the American Con sul to assist the girls. The case was dismissed and the girls returned on the next steamer. When they were several hundred miles at sea they received a message of congratulation from the Van Dyck on her way to Buenos Ayres. The mes sage sent by Mrs. Roosevelt. the Colonel and other cabin passengers who had befriended the young women said: "Everybody very , well pleased and happy. All send good wishes." Miss Waddell 'and her friend have letters from Colonel and Mrs. Roose velt to friends of the Roosevelts in this city. Miss Waddell praised th dancing of the Colonel, particularly in the Virginia reel, which she and Miss Shore danced with him. WILKINS ASKS FOR DELAY Murder Case Evidence In "Wisconsin ' Affidavits Say. A motion to continue . the trial of Lloyd H. ilkins, charged with th murder of Lou Winters, a musician. Oc toDer 1j, was filed yesterday by torneys for the prisoner, and affidavit by Wilkins and his father, who arrived last week from his home in Superior, vv is., were inea in support of the mo tlon. Judge Morrow will hear argu ments tomorrow nignt. The trial of Wilkins was set for to morrow, but was continued until Wed nesday. Wilkins says in his affidavit that hi mother and sister, who are in Moro, Y is., will testify that he received Injury to his head, which so affected him that at times he has acted irratlon ally. His mother is too ill to come to Portland for the trial, and Wilkin asks time in which the depositions of Mrs. iiklns, Miss Wilkins and tw doctors who attended him at the time of his injury may be taken. HYGIENE IS FOR PARENTS 31issouri Teachers Told Mothers Should Study Sex Problem. ST. LOLTIS. Nov. 8. Mrs. R. Blodgett, chairman of the parent teachers department of the National Mothers' Congress, made a speech at the meeting of the Missouri Teachers' Association tofiay and said that sex hy giene should be taught to parents, who in turn should teach it to tbelr chil dren. By this method, she said, it would be more effective than if taught to the school teachers. She urged mothers to form clubs to study sex. hygiene. POLITICS IN IDAHO BADLY SCRAMBLED Democratic Factions at Dead lock Over Appointments to Federal Places. REPUBLICANS LOOKING ON Borah and Brady to Object Only if Proposed Xominees. Should Be Unfits President Hopes for Compromise. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Nov. b. Unless the Wilson Administration recognizes both fac tions of the Idaho Democracy in dis- ributing Federal patronage in that tate. an ugly light is likely to aeveiop in the Senate when Idaho nominations are brought up for confirmation. It a foregone conclusion tnat tne Elder, or Wilson, faction will be fav- red by the Administration, if a dlvi- on is not agreed on. Idaho has no Democratic Senator, nd neither Senator Borah nor Sen tor Brady is willing to take a hand in the Democratic patronage quarrel. Neither Senator has made or will make ny recommendation for any 1 ederal ppointment. for both concede that tnis patronage belongs exclusively to the party in power. The Senators merely will reserve the right to object ir tney find the President ready to appoint ome Democrat whom they know to be incompetent or otherwise disqual ified to hold public office. Senators May Be Consulted. If the President follows his usual. rule, he will, whenever he determines on any appointments, call in Senators Borah and Brady to ascertain whether they have objection to the men select ed. If It should develop that he Is thinking of appointing any man be lieved by them to be disqualified the Senators will state their objection, and in such event the President probably will make a new selection, but the Senators will not make any objection on political grounds. The Democrats of the Perky-Ha wley- Dubois faction in Idaho are preparing o make serious trouble over Idaho patronage, unless their faction is rec ognized by the President, and they seem to have means at their command by which they can at least delay, if not prevent, the confirmation of ap pointees belonging to the other fac tion. Ex-Senator Perky, during his brief stay in Congress, made many strong friendships among other Sen ators. Ex-Senator Dubois, though he has not been in Congress for years. has some old-time friends yet in the Senate, and ex-Gorvernor Hawley, while not well acquainted with the Senators, has a host of friends among Governors of the various states, and can pull strings which reach various Demo cratic Senators, now in office. Opposition Is Hopeful. , Therefore, if the President turns down the Perky-Hawley-Dubois faction In Idaho, and accords all the patron age to the Elder-Nugent faction. Perky, Dubois and Hawley will make appeals to their friends in the Senate to hold up the various Idaho nominations, and will furnish ammunition for opposing these nominations in the. Senate. Di recently, they cannot reach the nomi nations, but through Senatorial friends they hope to be able to build up suffi cient opposition to force the with drawal of at least a part of the Elder Nugent appointments and the substi tution of Perky-Hawley-Dubols Dem ocrats. By holding up appointments made on the recommendation of Na tional Committeeman Elder, they hope to compel the Administration to make a division of the patronage. The Perky-Dubois faction is merely asking for a division. The Nugent Elder faction, on the other hand, is demanding full control. The Elder- Nugent faction is not willing to com promise. Aside from the advantage which they enjoy by reason of their claim to being the true "Wilson faction" in Idaho, the Nugent-Elder crowd have the fur ther advantage of having the active support and co-operation of Secretary Bryan and Postmaster-General Burle son, the two politicians of the Wilson Cabinet. Bryan and Burleson have treated Perky, Hawley and Dubois with little consideration, and there is thus far no indication of a change of atti tude toward them on the part of the Cabinet officers named. Secretary Lane probably would be glad to see a division of the patronage and recog nition of both factions, but as yet no Idaho appointments have issued from his department, and there is no indi cation of record that the President will consent to a division, even on land office appointments. Republicans Continue In Office. Because of the factional quarrel in Idaho, few appointments have been made in that state four or five post masters being all and though the Administration has run more than eight months, the importapt offices in Idaho are still filled by Republicans, notwith standing the loud clamor by faithful Democrats for a share. The delay in making appointments. Iteft Washed Away By P7e want all skin sufferers who hjLvo differed for many years the torture of bmu uv siavo auuiiai meoicai aid in vain to read this. We, as old established druggists of this community, wish to recommend to f'ou a product that has given many re ief and may mean the end of your agony. 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PRESCRIPTION For 15 years Use stairfju-d ckln remedy is explained in Administration circles on the ground that the President had been hopeful the two factions might be brought together. However, com promise seems as far away now as ever. National Committeeman Elder, dur 'ngr his recent visit to Washington, did verything in his power to induce the Vdministration to remove Republican ncumbents and appoint Elder-Nugent Democrats to the various important of fices. He left for home, reasonably confident that his wishes would be respected. Then came Governor Haw ley, undertaking, to undo the work of Mr. Elder, and again the Idaho situa tion was disturbed. What the end will be no one ventures a. prediction. EPISTOLARY WOOER JAILED John Grant Finds Road to Matri mony Halted by Insanity Charge. "Well, I am over 45 and looking for a woman to marry me," s wrote John Grant, 206 Couch street, to Mrs. A. M. Blssonnett, at 971 East Twenty-ninth street North, whose name, he informed her, he had obtained from a "real estate agent" Mrs. Blssonnett complained to the police and Grant was charged with Insanity. Asserting his eligibility, Grant wrote: I . have H500 in the bank, and the real estate agent said you had about the same. "I heard from another real estate agent of a woman with $10,000, but as it is not for money I want to marry, you may be the lucky one. I have not promised any yet. I was . very" good looking in my younger days. "I want to be married on Wednesday at 4 P. M. in the Y. M. C. A.. Portland. I have spoken for the use of the rooms already. "I have been In the city since a month looking for a girl to marry." KLICKITAT TEACHERS' MEET Ninety Expected at Institute to Open Tomorrow. WHITE SALMON. Wash., Nov. 9. (Special.) Ninety teachers from va rious parts of Klickitat County are ex pected here to attend Teachers' Insti tute, which will be held here Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. It Is thought that the total attendance will number 125. State Superintendent Josephine Preston will be in attendance and will deliver addresses at different times during the four-day session. Professor Glass, principal of the White Salmon schools, and other instructors are on the programme and "the Insti tute this year promises to be the most Interesting ever held in this county. The Western Klickitat County Fair will also be in progress at White Salmon next week, the dates being Tuesday and Wednesday. The overflow of visitors to the two events will be cared for by citizens in their homes, which will be thrown open to the guests. The entertainment committee appointed by the Commercial Club Is making every effort to make the vis itors' stay in White Salmon pleasant. STANFORD ALUMNI DINE Victory of Undergraduates Over Cali fornia Lends Zest. Portland members of the Stanford Alumni held their annual banquet last night at the University Club under ex tremely . enjoyable conditions with the victory of the undergraduates over the University of California at Stanford yesterday demanding more attention than the meal. Alfred A. Hampson, president of the Portland Alumni Association, acted as toastmaster and called Forrest S. Fisher, Chester G. Murphy, Ben Day ani others to speak. Their talks were brief and expressed the general Joy of the occasion with the Blue and Gold of California once again put under. Portland alumni gathered about the table and sang the "Buccaneer" and other songs sacred to Stanford. Sunday Dancing Under Ban. GRESHAM, Or., Nov. 8. (Special.) At the meeting of the Gresham Coun cil this week an ordinance was passed prohibiting dancing on Sunday. 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One more can sit with the driver on the front seat, entering" from the curb for the driver sits on the left side. ft3Jp "OU'LL find here the -L very latest models in man-tailored suits and coats for ladies f an(l misses. Handsome mannish fabrics, fash . ioned into clever, mannish styles garments y noted for their smartness and thoroughness of workman- xf ship as well as for conservatism in price. v Suits at $15.00, -- - X $19.50, $24.50, fp-4p- $29.50, $34.50, Misses' Sport . Coats in decidedly chic models some new ones just in r eplicas of Fifth Avenue styles, $15.00 to $22.50. For rainy days you'll find one of these Ladies' Raincoats of decided service. Gabardines, fancy tweeds and a host of other fabrics, thorough impervious to moisture. Moderately priced from $15 upwards. Ladies' Store, Entire Third Floor BEN SELLING the coming town election on December 2: S. S. Thompson, D. W. Metzger and Frank C. Jones, Judges; AV. R. Kern and James Elklngton, clerks. A mass meeting of the legal voters of the town of Gresham is called for the purpose of nominating candidates for three Councilmanic offices and for Town Marshal. The meeting will be held in Commercial Club Hall on the evening of November 11. Vincent Astor Engaged. NKW YORK. Nov. 8. Vincent Astor $3600. jjl iii.T;mj -Passenger Limonilac, H. L. KEATS AUTO CO. PORTLAND, OR. 1:1 v wprGiim Mi; iml 1 tL ifeil LEADING CLOTHIER Morrison Street at Fourth confirmed through his secretary today the announcement that he was en gaged to marry Miss Helen Dinsmore Huntington, eldest daughter of Mr. and -Mrs. Robert P. Huntington, of Staatsburg. N. Y. The wedding, it is understood, will take place next Spring. Alleged Hunters Acquitted. CHEHALIS, Wash., Nov. S. (Spe cial.) Leo Kerkendall, Fred Hill, Clint Hough, Jim Taylor. Henry Nash ami You hardly know you are riding. The master motor in this car delivers its steady power with no apparent ex ertion. At any speed, 25, 30, 35 miles an hour there is no vibration. Is it a little warm inside? Lower the window. It's no trouble. Just turn a handle and you can raise or lower the plate glass to any height. No sticking, no rattling, no awkward strap to pull. And you will find every refinement in this new Chalmers "Six" Limousine, richness of finish, beautiful pillar lights, and those features that add to your comfort and. convenience carried out to the utmost. Surely ii all motordom there is no car like this so beautiful, so luxurious in appointments, so perfect in mechanical points, of such sterling worth throughout. And the price, when you've seen and ridden in this car, is equally amazing $3G0O. Let us chow you this New Chalmers ".Six" Limousine. Please telephone and give us an opportunity. mm Harry lne, Vv-oll-Un;vu young men of the Cowlitz River Valloy near Toledo, were tried this week before Justice 1. C. Beaufort, in Cheha'.Is, the last o the cases being heard yesterday. All were charged with hunting deer with dogs and there was a large delegation of witnesses. .No conviction was se cured in a single 1 case. The line of defense seems to have been that it was someone else's dogs that were running the deer and that the men in court had nothing whatever to do with starting the animals or their ownership. n