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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MOOT AY, OCTOBER 12, ,1903. COMFORTS OF HOME Special Hotels for Japanese at St. Louis Fair. OTSUKA ARRIVES IN PORTLAND Sent by Mikado's Government to Slake ArrniiKcmentd for Receiving Ills Countrymen. Will Meet Levrls and Clark Officials. In order that Japanese visitors to the World's Fair at St. Louis may be com fortably housed according to the customs In vogue in the land of the Mikado, U. Otsuka has been sent by the Japanese government from his home at Osaka to America. A few days ago he. arrived In Seattle. Last night he reached Portland, and while here he will hold extended con ferences with Colonel Henry E. Dosch, whom he met at the recent Osaka expo sition, and will also confer with the offi cials of the Lewis and Clark Fair regard ing the transfer of the Japanese exhibit at St Louis to Portland In 1905. From Portland Mr. Otsuka will go to San Francisco, and from there to St. Louis, where he expects to remain for more than a year. At Seattle and at San Francisco, the two points on the Pa cific Coast which have regular communi cation with Japan by steamship lines, Mr. Otsuka will appoint agents who will later meet all Japanese tourists and supply them with all necessary information re garding hotels and transportation in this country. At the Portland Hotel last night Mr. Otsuka said: "There are a great number of our peo ple who are not well versed in foreign customs. Even those who are do not, in many cases, like the American customs, and I shall try to arrange In St Louis so that some of the hotels will cater to our people as they wish. Of course we will direct those who wish to go to pure ly American hotels, but I think we will also be able to have some of the hostleries where especial attention wljl be paid to Japanese. 'We shall arrange for the reception of Japanese visitors at Seattle and San Francisco upon their arrival. We shall be able to direct them to hotels and to plan their itinerary In America. At the St Louis fair every arrangement will have been made for the comfort of my countrymen and they will be given ample opportunity to see that exposition. "I have made a number of trips to this countrj and have visited the larger East ern cities. This will aid me in directing the travels of such Japanese as desire to make a thorough tour of America. Since I was engaged in a similar work at Chicago, I believe that the arrange ments for the entertainment of the Jap anese visitors will be made thorough. I am directed to remain In this country from the present until the St Louis fair is over. "My countrj expects to be able to send to America some of its brightest men. We believe that the St Louis fair will give an opportunity to study the advance made along all lines of industry in this and other progressive nations. Those who come to America will Investigate all lines of trade and manufacture, and will return benefited by having come into con tact with American business methods. At the game time, we feel that Americans will gain a better impression of Japanese by meeting our loading men and learn Ing through them of our country's de velopment" Mr. Otsuka is director of the Japanese Visitors' Welcome Club, which is as near as the Japanese title can be translated. It is really an organization something like a combined board of trade and Im migration bureau, and Is subsidized by the Japanese government It includes In its membership Michio Dio, an Osaka bus iness man, who is president and a large number of influential Japanese citizens. A guide book to the St Louis exposition. rccompanled by descriptions of routes. railway and hotel rates and Illustrations of buildings at the fair, has been Issued and is being d:ytributed in Japan. HOW TO LEARN FOOTBALL Constant Training: and Are Essential. Coaching October has meant .football ever since that game has become the great Amer ican amateur sport In the Eastern States, where the coming of Fall means the end of weather so hot that nothing but tennis thrives, there Is a good reason for the renewed Interest In more active athletics at this time of year. Even in our own moderate climate a touch of frost In the air stirs the blood in the veins of young men, and a spectators Interest in profes sional baseball Is changed into an active participation in the Autumn sport. The schools all organize football teams within a week after the beginning of the new term, and their first games have already been played. The clubs and colleges are also urging all their heavy men to repre sent them on the gridiron, and a success ful season is being looked forward to by all lovers of sport The Western characteristic, not to take anything too seriously, hampers the high est development of the gamevln this part qf the country. Western men have not completely realized yet that nothing less than constant and hard practice will turn out a good football team. Eastern col leges are criticised for making work out of a sport but only by those who de not realize that team work can only be obtained by serious application to bus! ness by the members of a team. "Bill' Reld, the most successful coach Harvard ever had, the men who won the Inter collegiate championship from Yale in 1901, insisted upon being addressed as Mr. Reld. when on the field. He allowed no bantering or horseplay, but made every man attend strictly to busienss. His success proves his wisdom. A man may grit his teetn on tne day of- a game and be ever so determined to win, but if he has not looked his man in the eye every day In practice scrimmages, and learned how an opponent Is going to act, all the determination in the world cannot save him and his team from defeat Football Is a busienss in this sense, brilliant playing Is Invaluable, but thorough training must back It This fact has not been lost on local teams, but Same Is rarely seen on the Coast where every man shows an Individual training that always places him in the right place at the right moment Nothing but the hardest kind of work will teach him this. Tne spectator does not realize when ho sees a team slowly but surely forcln Its opponents down the field that every movement of each man has become habit from training, and .the player himself does not always remember It but the coach knows why and how a thing is done. The way to train a football player Is seen best early In the season, about this time of year, at one of the hip American universities. At Harvard and Yale squad of over 200 men turn out to try for the eleven, within a week two complete teams and promising substitutes are set tied uton by the coaches. The two elevens are lined up against each other and put to work. Men are constantly changed from one to the other, and gradually one becomes known as the first team and the other the second. Even' man is watched closer than a racehorse and his points are picked and discussed, As maVa 25 waS wUl turn outj two or three hours every afternoon during an entire season. Among these there will be three or four men who have played, and know exactly how to play, every po sition on the team. The line receives par ticular attention. Tackles and guards need the most coaching, not only because they are generally too large to be quick, but because their position requires It Backs know their own game, but there is always just one way to play a line position, and It takes several years of constant watch ing and coaching to show a man how to do It Position coaching is kept up to the morning of the last game of a player's last yari but as soon as he knows where to stand In the line-up, he begins to play with1 the team. Consequently he never importance of his place In the team. He ! learns to know In course of time just what Is expected of him, and whether he can do It In football everything Is In making use of the psychological moment, and a man must do It by second nature. In me heat of a scrimmage it Is impos sible to think. If a man is in the line, and hears the signal for a line rush through him, he must know Just how soon a hole ! has been called by the committee appolnt Is wanted. If he is too quick, the hole ed by the Pomona Grange of Multnomah will close: If too slow, the play will be county three months ago. It will be corn blocked. Such knowledge comes only . , , r;MT,a through team work. When a football nlaver has had this dnublo tralnlnsr. he comes out uDon the gridiron the day of a game knowing exact- special invitations to all Granges In Ore ly how to plaV his position. When he 1 gon. and Invited those of Washington hears the cheering, he grits his teeth In determination to win, and he knows how to win. PYTHIANS WILL CONVENE rand LodRe of Orep-on Meet Tues dayUniform Rank Drill. The annual convention of the Knights of Pythias will commence in this city Tuesday and continue through three days, j Representatives from all the lodges of j the state will be In attendance. The ' grand lodge has much work to do, but the social side of life win not ne lost i sight of during the meeting. ! It is expected that about 300 delegates i will be present and participate in the de- liberations of the grand, lodge. Among the Important business will be the annual i election of officers. This will probably take place on the last day. The delegates and visitors will begin to arrive in the city this morning, and It is exnocted that by tonight they will all be here and ready for business. The uniform rank of each lodge will be ' out in full force and on Tuesday morning will parade. The uniform rank will ap- I pear in lUll costume anu ine jjruuessiuu will be lead by a platoon or ponce ana band. .There will be two sessions of the grand lodge and each day and tne evenings will be devoted' to pleasure. On Wednes day evening there will be a ball at the Armory, given In honor of the visiting delegates. One of the features will Be a compeuu- tlve drill among the uniform rank teams of tho out-of-town lodges. A prize will be given to the winning team. The uniform rank of the Portland lodge is barred from the contest ITS ULTIMATUM OUT. Board Will Pay No Bills While Mm. IWksk Remains. The State Commissioners of the Crltten- ton Home give notice that they will pay no more bills of the institution until Mrs. A. R. Rlggs resigns as superintendent and as president of the board of managers. The Commissioners notified Mrs. Rlggs three weeks ago that they would take tnis recourse should she refuse to resign from the two positions. Anv nerson who sells supplies to tne Home on credit runs the risk of getting no compensation. The notice of the Com missioners Is as follows: To "Whom It May Concern: As Mrs. Anna R. Rlpgs has not tendered her resignation as superintendent of .the Florence i.mienion Refuge Home, nor as president oi tne Doara of roar.acers, we, tne fcinie wmmiwioncra, have decided to withhold the state funds ana to ray no bills Incurred by the management after this, the 10th day of October, 1003, until the board of managers has been reorganized In such a way as will meet with the approval of the commissioners. MRS. A. H. BRETMAI, MBS. CLEVELAND ROCKWELL. MISS AX.N'A M. CREMEN. State Commissioners. finrinnrt" stoves ana ranres Dake the bread and roast the meats that make the man. BRIDE SLEEPS ON FIRE ESCAPE FRANTIC HUSBAND ROUSES HOTEL IN EFFORTS TO FIND HER NOVEL HONEYMOON EXPERIENCE Chicago Chronicle, October 7. Mrs. Montgomery Sears Butler, a Bos ton Md( snent the first nlgnt ot ner honeymoon on a fire escape at the Vic toria hotel. Montgomery Sears Butler, tne nusDano. of the Boston bride, spent the night roaming the streets, striding up and down the hotel corridor, wandering through the hotel halls In fact, everywhere 3ave in tho bridal chamber. Incidentally when the bride was found perched on the lowest round, of the fire escape men were ungallant enough to make remarks about a woman who chose to spend the night clinging o the side of a building. Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery Sears But ler are prominent in Boston. At least that is what their friends say. The bridge groom showed that he was willing to give his wife the best when they arrived at the Victoria hotel Monday night "The finest suite in the house," he said to Clerk McHenry. "Sure," said the clerk, and gave them tho keys to room No. 313. It was about 11 o'clock when the bride groom and brldo left the lobby. An hour later the bridegroom roturned to the clerk. "Havo you seen her?" he queried, and he was excited, too. "Who?" naturally asked the clerk. "Why, my wife." Then the clerk looked at the bride groom. Ho wore a bathrobe. What else the clerk could not tell. "No," he answered finally. "Well, she has deserted me." "So soon?" from the clerk. "Well, she's gone." The clerk did not know just what to do. "Well, do you want to find her?" he asked at last "Do I want to find her? Why. man, sh must be found. Maybe she's been kid naped." All the bell boys were called. Instruc tions were Issued and they were about to begin the hunt when the bridegroom shouted; "And there's $10 to the boy who brings a trace of her. and ?20 to the man that finds her." The boys needed no other incentive. They went along the halls shouting her name. Guests were awakened and asked If they had seen her. Sympathizing women joined In the hunt For an hour the hotel was crowded by amateur de tectives. But no trace of the bride was found. "The lake," finally shouted the hus band. "Have to wait until morning," said Clerk McHenry. And he spent the re mainder of tho night trying to calm the bridegroom. Day was breaking when, a brcwf"-v wagon stopped at the hotel. "Well, what do you think of that?" and the driver pointed to the fire escape. "Say, they must be doing an awful business," came from a pedestrian. "Well, It's a cinch that she'll escape If there's a fire," from another. Clerk Mc Henry began another investigation, this time to see what the second trouble was. He saw a woman asleep on the last round of the fire escape. oay, now was your wire dressed?" he the bridegroom. THEIR OPINIONS WANTED GRANGES OF WASHINGTON AND OREGON ASKED TO MEET HERE. Question. of Bringing; National Grange Convention to Portland la 1005 Will Be Discussed. There are two Important questions be fore the Granges of Oregon and Wash- Lnston - The secuilnS the National Grange to meet In Portland In 1905 and the providing of a special exhibit and head quarters at the Lewis and Clark Expo sition. It Is expected that both these questions will come Op before a meeting of delegates to be held In the Chamber of Commerce Novembor A. This meeting ' , T ... -. Oregon and Washington. Mrs. H. L. Vail, secretary of the general committee, sent to elect one delegate each and send him or her, as the case may be, to this meeting in the Chamber of Commerce. Those who cannot send delegates are requested to send letters expressing their sentiments one way or the other. While the movement was started pri marily to discuss the question of having a special display and headquarters, the question of securing the National Grange for Portland for 1905 will be considered. At the last meeting of the State Grange resolutions were passed Indorsing the ef fort to get the National Grange here at that time. The subordinate Granges gen- erally have approved of the movement but no action has yet been taxen. Airs. Edith Tozier Weatherred In her talks before the Granges has urged that there be a concert of action to get the National Grance to come here. She has urged the members to make It a point to write, personal letters to friends in tne iast on the subject and solicit tneir aia in tne matter. One thing that Is largely In favor of the success of the movement Is the visit of National Master Aaron Jones last year. He formed a very favorable imnrcsslon of Oregon and wasmngton and It Is believed that Mr. Jones will favor holding the National convention in i'ort- land in 1905. He is the moat powerful nersonace In the farmers order today. and If he can be won over to the move ment there will be easy sailing. Tho con ventions of the National Grange are much sought after by the cities of the East and if this effort is to succeed the Granges of Oregon and "Washington will have to be up and doing. The Grange order has advanced rapidly within tho nast ten years In intelligence and practi cal methods. This Is attributed to the closer relations between the city and countrv brought about by the suburban trolley, the telephone and the rural free mall delivery. In Oregon many business men nre becoming members or tne urange. The National Grange will bring to .fort-' land In 1905 a very desirable class. GKESHAM MAT INCORPORATE. Signs of Growth Sure to Come Be fore Loner. It Is considered probable that Gresham, the central point and town of Powell Val ley, will Incorporate in the near future. It has grown rapidly since work was started on the Sprlngwater branch of the Oregon Water Power & Railway Com pany, and has made rapid strides the past few months. New houses have been going ud all around, and many more are pre lected. A business man at Gresham said yesterday: "We will probably be Incorporated with in a year at least for we must have pro tection here against the rough element and besides we are growing rapidly. The Oregon Water Power & Railway Company has established a -sub-power station at Gresham and from there we will. get elec tric lights. That will be a great thing for us. Only a temporary depot has been established here so far, but the railway company will establish a first-class depot after a time. The countrj' surrounding Gresham is growing rapidly. It Is a rich country. The sawmills, which have been cutting ties will cut lumber for shipment to Portland. It has been a great waste of fine timber to cut ties out of trees "In her nightgown," answered the hus band. "Have you any tidings of her?" The clerk led him to Van Buren street "That's she." shouted the man from Boston, end he would have shouted at the woman had not the clerk restrained him. "Don't The shock might awaken her and then she would fall. We must be mighty careful. She's found, but not yet saved. Then he ran for a blanket Four men caught the four corners and the blanket was held beneath the sleeping figure, "Now call her softly," advised the clerk. "Oh, Harriet" called the man from Bos ton. The woman yawned. "Oh, I am so hungry," she said. Then she became fully awake. Her husband shouted Instructions to her. But they were unnecessary. When she saw, the crowd below and then saw her nightgown sne got away quickly enoucrh. , She explained to her husband afterward tnat sne walked in her sleep and that she probably left their room down on the fire escape and when she nmi in J j. came to the last round and could go no lanner sat aown and continued her nap. PLATT TO MARRY AT SEVENTY. Uriae-to-Be Is a. Widow, and Date Will Be October 15 NEW YORK. Oct 6. (Special to Kansas City Star.) Thomas Collier Piatt senior unitea states senator for New York, made the fqrmal announcement today that he Is to be married October 15 to Mrs. Lillian T. Janeway, of Washington. Senator Piatt nas teen a widower since February 13 1901. when his first wife, who was his cous in, Ellen Lucy Barstow, died at the Fifth Avenue hotel. Mrs. Janeway's first hus band. Dr. Theodore Janeway, died six years ago. She has one daughter and Sen ator Piatt has three sons. They will ko to Washington almost Immediately after the marriage and will reside at the Ar lington hotel. The Senator was 70 years oia in July. It was reported three years ago that Senator Piatt was very 111. He spent al most all that summer In a steamer chair on a piazza of a summer resort hotel, it u .I.- u .... ...... nosaaiu mat no tuuiu nui uve UntU r ail, but later he rallied and returned to New York to look over the political situation A broken rib was the cause of the begin nlng of the decline. It is said that Mr. Piatt has never been in good health since that time. Mr. Piatt was a merchant beforo he en- ftered politics. He was a clerk of Tioga county, rsew yorK, from l5o3 to 1S61; mem ber of Congress from 1S73 to 1S77, and was elected United States Senator January IS, 1SSL He was elected to the Senate again In 1SS6. He Is the recognized Republican leader In rew York.i Edward T. Piatt the politician's "eldest son, has a government position In Wash ington. The second son, Frank H. Piatt Is a member of the New York law firm of Tracy, Macfarland, Broadman & Piatt The youngest-son, "Harry" B. Piatt has a government position In New York. Mr. Piatt's first wife was a handsome and ac complished woman, who had traveled in most of the countries of the world and Is said by her friends to have been one of the j most lovable women in New York society. that may now be turned Into good lumber, but It can't be helped now." Pioneer Woman's Birthday. The 70th birthday of Mre. Emily Ar- rlngton was celebrated yesterday at the home of her son-in-law and daughter. Professor and Mrs. John Teuscher, at Hillsdale. Relatives and Intimate friends from the city went out to the house in the forenoon, and spent the day very pleasantly. Mrs. Arlington is a pioneer. With her husband, John Arrlngton, she crossed the plains to California In the sixties, and afterwards moved to a farm ten miles east of Hubbard, where the family resided a number of years, and where her husband died. Mrs. Arlington has lived In Portland for the past 15 years. She received the congratulations of her numerous friends of the New Church Society of Portland. Work on Stephens Annex- Work Is progressing on the annex to the Stephens schoolhouse, but it will be five or six weeks before the "lour rooms on the lower floor can be occupied. In the basement the concrete floor has been laid, and part of the heater delivered. Conqrete walks havo been completed to East Harrison and Stephens streets, and on East Seventh street a concrete side walk Is being laid the entire length of the school ground. The work of the school goes forward under difficulties, owing to the crowded condition of the rooms, which will only be relieved when the four extra rooms are occupied. At the North Central school work on the eight-room annex Is along about as far as ati the Stephens building. St. Johns School Overcrowded. Principal John Teuscher, of the St Johns school, reports that building over crowded with pupils. Last week the di rectors engaged a new teacher, the fifth, who will hear recitations In the office. The attendance is now more than lio. Extra desks have been purchased, and all the available space In the building Is occupied. Before another year the dis trict will have to provide more room. The Increase In attendance at the St Johns school Is nearly 25 per cent over last year. T. J. Jones Recovering. T. J. Jones, who was severely Injured in the Elks' wreck on the Northern Pacific Railway. Is able to walk on the street with the aid of a cane. The physician removed the plaster from his leg last week. His leg had become stiff from dis use, but the difficulty will be overcome in time. Mr. Jones says that he would rather his leg had been broken than to have received the Injury It did for he then would have known what the result would be. Mllwnaklc Grange Fnlr. Mllwaukle Grange, Patrons of Husband ry, will noid its annual district iair in the Town Hall Friday and Saturday next Friday evening there will bo a public pro gramme, during which addresses will bo delivered by prominent speakers. Exten sive preparations are being made for this fair. The members of the Grange invite their friends to be present East Side Note. Contractor Joplln has established head quarters In Ladd's field near East Twelfth street preparatory to commencing tne Improvement of East Tenth street be tween Hawthorne avenue ana .Division street At the Third Presbyterian Church, East Pine and East Thirteenth street the or dination of E. M. Tucker and Henry Craw took place yesterday morning. With P. A. Spence they were then Installed as elders of the session of the church. RECENT ACCESSIONS. HISORY. Rmoka E. S. Story of the American Indian. siu.i .e Rmrilov. A. G. FIcht With France for North America mu. Davids, T. W. R. Buddhist India. (Story ot the Nations series.) ..SSt D251 T)rai'f 5?. A. Maklnor of the Great West. rv?e tv?m SJtO j-nvo Greene. F. V. (The) Mississippi. (Cam DaiKns of the Civil War.) ....973.7 G793 T.nAip H. C. Storv of the Revolution sua.o .ooi Lossing, B. J.' Pictorial Field Book of the War of 1S12. 973.5 L8S1 Lummls, C. F. Spanish Pioneers 970 L95a ' T COO frnrthv j. . Ireland ana .tier story. 911.5 M123 TfteDonald William. Select Charters ana otner uocuments illustrative oi American History. 1606-1775 ..973.2 M135 MacDonald. William. Select Documents Illustrative of the History or tne unu Prl States. 1776-1S61 973 M135 Mnhnffv. J. P. Problems In Greek His tory. 5 Noll, A. H. Short History of Mexico. 972 N793 Norgate, Kate. John Lackland. 912.03 N83S Tnwaites, it. u. atory ol wiscon&in. 9II.D Walker, F. A. History of the Second Armv corns in tne Army oi ine ro- tomac S73.7 W179 Wohh ;. S. (The) Peninsula, (uam- naisms oi me t-ivu war. aoo Williams. G. W. History of the Negro Trflnns in tne war oi me xteoeiuun. 973.7 W723 FICTION. Allen. J. L. Mettle of the Pasture A427m Banks. N. H. Round Anvil Rock. ..B21S8 nnvia w. s. saint ol me jjraKon s Dale .uoaa Jackson. Mrs. M. -D. Daugnter or tne Fit Jiooa London, Jack. Daughter ot the fanows. .Li i a "KTafMnnns Seumas. Lad of tne U .b rieis juoioa Moor- Georffe. Untllled Field M522U Stevenson, a. ri. ientage. oonn BIBLIOGRAPHY. Publishers' Trade List annual; Index 1202-03 un: uio.j jtji PSYCHOLOGY. R'ce. Joslah. Outlines of Psychology. I iw rtoaa RELIGION. Rilfv T. W. Founder of Mormonlsra. .......................... o.CO XVJJO SOCIOLOGY. Firth. C. .H. Cromwell's Army. ..3 irszi v.w r. T. studies in tne involution oi industrial society SCIENCE. Pronr-h T.. TT. Hezeklah's Wives, (story of a Canary-Bird.) .....593.2 FS74 Pycraft, W. P. Story of Fish Life. i 7J USEFUL ARTS. Braun. Emil. Baker's Book. v. 2 Ml BS2o Rhctnin .limns.. anae-vaive turn j.ib T.WtTons 621.8 Bll no n h How to Make and Use the Telephone vv;v;,6i4-6 95s2 Haskins, C. W. How to Keek Household Accounts & H3ol FINE ARTS, inthnm- n, r. Elements of Mechanical Drawing -J-A''41 .A62S Brlggs. R. A. Bungalows and-Cntry Residences R728.6 BS34 Chattock, R. S. Practical Notes on o.tphlnir 757 C19o Eckstein. Llna. Albrecht uurer ;;;""TiVV'3T?2?E millcur ATra V fMl HlStOri Of LaCC. I cio-., -. - R716 PIGS TT;JU,"nro TTrwi prick. Etching in Eng land. .T 757 w393 Wheelef, Mrs. C. (T.) Principles of Home uecorauon. . ' Al Wlllshlre. W. H. Introduction tp the Study and collection oi AncjCill-""ifM 2 v V11 BIOGRAPHY". Bristol, Sherlock. Pioneer .rreacner Grover Sir" George." Graves, C. L. Life and letters ol oir ucutbc B GSS3G Mather. Cotton. Wendell, narrett. yoj ton Mather. 'U1-'" DESCRIPTION AND TRAVEL. Lowell. J. P. Impressions ot spam..... -oltlo VnH "Eldorado of the Ancients. I 916, BUSINESS ITEMS. It Baby Is Cutting Teeth, Be ure and use that old and well-tried remedy. Mrs. Wlnalow'a Soothing Syrup, for children teelhlnr. It coothes the child, softens the annas, aUxys U pain, cure wind collo &nd 6Urraoa Meier (8b Frank Company "Shopping Center of the Northwest." "Peninsular" Stoves, Trunks, Traveling Bags Today's Store News A condensed list of the important store happenings for this week. For full details see page ad in yesterday's Oregonian. Great October Sale of Table Linens. Thousands of yards of fine Embroideries, 14c yard. Sale extraordinary of Infants' Goods, second floor. Great special values in Silks and Cordu roys. Two great lots of heavy cotton waistings reduced. Unus ual bargain in Brussels Carpets at 83c yard. Hundreds of pairs of Oregon Wool Blankets at low prices. Great special sale of Sheets and Pillow Cases. Bargains in Drug Sundries, Station ery and Jewelry. "Buster Brown" Suits for boys 3 to 6 yrs. old. Meier Frank Company. LAST DAY OF CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS OF PASTORS FOR A. 31. E. ZIOX CHURCH. Cloalnfr Sermon Delivered by Rev. W. W Hovrnrd and Bishop Clin ton Bishop's Romantic Life. The final day of the A. M. E. ZIon Conference was given over mainly to prayer, services and preaching. The morning sermon waa delivered by Rev. W. W. Howard, of Fresno, who Is the youngest man In the conference. Bishop Clinton was the orator of the afternoon, and the church was filled to overflowing with people eager to hear him. A great many white people were among the congregation, and all pro nounced 1 the sermon a brilliant one. Bishop Clinton Is a ready speaker and all his productions show deep thought and study. He Is a shining example of what the negro youth can accomplish If he will hut n nnlv hlmsplf. Thlo mnn .r?nts hnrn si.- in Smith rnrniin.i nnrt during h! hovhnn HDn,w m.hit, nA his boyhood, attended public and coun try schools. He prepared himself for col lege and by steady application to his work went through with flying colors, be ing licensed as a minister at 20. At the age of 2S he was ordained a bishop, and has been delegate to the last two ecu menical Methodist conferences. While In London he delivered one of the prin cipal addresses at City Road Chapel, and preached in two of the prominent Metho dist pulpits there. Bishop Clinton Is an indefatigable worker and takes great in terest In all efforts for the uplifting of his race. The conference he has just closed has been most satisfactory to him, the church showing great progress in all Its branches. In the past few years It has just doubled Its work, which Is highly encouraging to him. Rev. S. A. Knox was made a presiding elder at the conclusion of the afternoon services. The following are the appointments for the ensuing year: Snn Francisco District. Rev. Tllghman Brown, D. D., presiding elder. 1. Star King Church, Stockton, street San Francisco, Cal., Rev. J. C. Taylor, pastor. 2. Cooper Chapel, Campbell street, Oak land, Cal., Rev. I. W. Hawkins. 3. San Jose and Holllster. 4. Hunter Chapel. Paso Robles, Cal., J. W. Wathlngton, pastor. 5. Clinton Tabernacle, Modesto, E. M. Golns. 6. Wesley Chapel, Fresno, W. W. How ard. 7. Howard Chapel, Hanford, Cal., S. Vlsalla and Bowles. Cal., W. H. H. Rousseau. 9. Clinton Chapel and Anderson, Red ding, B. A. Knox. 10. Bakersfield, to be supplied. 11. Alameda Mission, H. L. McKlnney. 12. San Mateo, to be supplied. 13. Salinas, to be supplied. 11. Watsonvllle, to be supplied. 15. Santa Cruz, to be supplied. Main-Street Church. Portland. C B. F. Moore. Conference evangelist, R. Vernon, Se attle, Wash. Los Anpreles District. Rev. M. wf Bynum, presiding- elder. 1. Fourth-Street Church, Los Angeles, J. W Wright 2. Thlrty-seventh-Street Mission, S. W., M. W. Bynum. 3. Pasadena. David Mucker. 4. Shlloh Church, Monrovia, R. H. Hunter. -. 5. Santa Barbara Mission, to be sup plied. 6. Redlands Mission, to be supplied. 7. San Diego Mission, to be supplied. S. Riverside Mission, to be supplied. 9. Long Beach Mission, to be supplied. Arizona Mission, T. A. Meacham. Floneer of Negro Mctb.odl.nm. The presiding elder of the San Francisco district, A. M. E. ZIon church, is prob ably better known than any representa tive of the negro race on the Coast He camo out here in 1SS5, when the colored Methodists could only boast of three churches on the Pacific Coast, and he has had a hand in the building ot each of the 22 which they have today. He first be came well known to the. general public of his stato on the occasion of his oration on Colored American day at the Mid Winter Fair. He is a good speaker and a natural wit, and always able to keep the attention of his audience. Among the negroes Rev. Mr. Brown Is known as the watchdog of the confer ences, for no detail escapes him. He might be called the racial historian of the coast In the past 17 years he has delivered more than 1000 sermons and addresses. Mr. Brown says he loves all mankind, but he loves the negro best Dogs Keep a Smithy's Fire Bright. New Y'ork Mall and Express. On an uptown street, on the east side of the city, hundreds of people dally pause at a blacksmith's shop to watch three large and intelligent Newfoundland dogs, which are employed by the brawny smlth to work the bellows of the forge3 of his shop. In one corner of the shop Is a wooden wheel about eight feet In diam eter, and wide enough for a dog to stand. In. When the wheel Is at rest the dog stands In much the same, position as the horse In a child's rocker, with Its head always turned toward the forge, awaiting orders. "When told to "go ahead" the beast on duty at once starts on a brisk trot which makes the wheel turn around rapidly, and by means of a crank and Meier (8b Frank Company "Shopping Center of the Northwest." Ranges and Wood Heaters Fifty models Basement. and Suit Cases Every GoodSize and Style Third Floor. lever the power Is conveyed to the bel lows. The dogs work willingly and with, such Intelligence that people are never weary of watching the efforts of the animals to keep the smithy's fires bright Each dog works In the wheel for one hour and then rests for two. They cost their owner about $2 a week each for feed, and he estimates that they save him 512 a week, as otherwjse it would require at least the services of two men or a small engine to do their work. CUSTOMS OF PERSIA. Dr. ICo.ilinhn Explnlns Tlicm by Aid of His Wedding; Clothes. Attired In a quaint Persian costume, which was to have been his wedding cos tume, Dr. Joseph Koshaha, a native of Persia, appeared before an audience of boys that filled the lecture-room of the Y. M. C. A. yesterday afternoon, and gave them an Interesting address on his native land and the incidents of his own life. Dr. Koshaha was a striking and interest ing figure as he stood before the audience. His swarthy complexion and peculiar ac cent stamped him as a son of the Orient, and his dress to those who are acquainted with Old World styles, marked him a 1 Persian. The suit was of a bluish-green color. The coat was of the Prince Albert cut, with the exception that the skirts were tucked at the waist and flared at the bottom. A colored vest of Oriental de sign formed a striking contrast to the coat and trousers. This queer suit, as the speaker Informed his listeners, has a romantic history. Some eight or nine yoars ago, when Joseph Koshaha was Just an ordinary citizen of Persia, he fell In love witha Persian girl. The courtship progressed until all ar rangements were made for the wedding. The young man had purchased his green suit for the occasion. When all was in readiness, the groom-to-be happened to hear some missionaries tell of America and the opportunities there for a young man to gain an education and accomplish great things in life. He at once became Imbued with the desire to visit that coun try and study medicine. . But, as Dr. Koshaha related to the boys, he knew that If he married he could not go away and study, as he desired to do. It was a battle between love and a desire for knowledge. It was a hard fight, the doctor said, but desire for knowledge gained the day. He gave up tho object ot his affections, left his home and friends and, making his wedding suit serve for a traveling costume, started for America. When he landed here he could speak but three words of English, but he persevered until able to enter a medical school In St. Paul, where he took a course In medi cine and graduated with the title of M. D. "I have kept this suit," said Dr. Ko shaha, "to remind me of what I sacrificed In order to gain an .education, and I al ways wear It when I deliver an address." Dr. Koshaha gave the boys an Interest ing account of the dally life of the Per sians of both the high and low classes, describing their peculiar customs and manners. At the close of the address he called upon the boys to ask him any ques tions they desired about Persia, and the majority of those present availed them selves of the opportunity. They voted an Invitation to the doctor to give them an other address In the near future. At the mtn's meeting, which was In progress at the same, time, Gabriel's can tata, "The Nazarlne, was rendered by Professor F. C. Streyffler's chorus of 23 voices. A large audience was present, and the story of the Christ, told In song, was listened to with Interested attention. The music of the cantata Is of a high class and It was well rendered by the singers. The story of Christ's sojourn upon the earth is told In solo, duet, quartet and chorus music from the time of his birth to his resurrection from the dead." The cantata ends with the rendition of "Glo ria In Excelsls." LITERARY BOOSTING. How the Author Should Advertise Himself to Bringr Results. Michael Wrhlte in The Reader. It is In the author himself that one must look for the best advertising medium of the future. In these days mere para graphs In the literary supplements an nouncing that Mr. Wilcox Toast has gone to Iowa for local color do not suffice. The public would much prefer to see him doing, something more intelligible riding a black horse up and down Fifth avenue, for in stance. In such a way he might combine personal advertisement with the gathering o10 C,l0Ji, par"culfarly " hlsTp"re smacked of the adventuresome. , bankers and brokers and the legal profes slon can march behind brass bands with banners held stoutly aloft, why not the authors and editors? In a sedentary occu pation the mere exercise would be bene ficial, and the cheers of the crowd most exhilaratlne as thev recoenlzed their fa- vorites. If In their abstraction from world- ly affairs, the poets should doubt their ability to "keep in line," they might be provided with carriages. But what an op portunity for theimore strenuous .among writers! Who would conduct himself with more fitness to the whole situation than Mr. Richard Harding Davis, riding behind the band and supported by the mounted ( cuuuia UL naijicL ?, ui.twiii twit. xt Century? Needless to say, considerable further Interest would be added to the spectacle If for a mascot Mr. Thom Er nest Thompson Seton would lead one of the wild animals he "has met. And how the crowd would cheer as they recognized the veterans marching In the front rank Mr. Howells. "Mark Twain" and others. It would be a triumph of the old Roman kind for literature. For all troubles arlslnc from urinary Irrita tion, Uke Orejon Kidney Tea, BEGIN GYMNASIUM WORK RECORD-BREAKING ATTENDANCE AT Y. 31. C. A. CLASSES. Five Hundred Men and Boys Are Taking; Physical Culture Courses Under Trained Instructor. The Portland Y. M. C. A. has begun gymnasium work for the Winter with tho phenomenal attendance of over 500, a number which increases ,daily. Such a large body of candidates for physical cul ture can only be handled In groups and squads, divided according to age, occu pation and ability. There are-classes for boys, working boys, students, business men, young men and women. The busi ness men have turned out In the great est number, over 200 having already reg istered. Instructor Babbitt takes espe cial Interest In the working boys, who will grow up under his attention Into clean, healthy men. There are In all 22 classes a week doing regular gymnastc work, besides the tumbling, wrestling and fencing squads. Obviously such a heterogeneous collec tion cannot all be put through the same exercises In the same way, nor can they all have due attention from the gym nasium Instructor. Mr. Babbitt has met this need by a characteristically practical expedient. He called for volunteer assist ant Instructors to the number of 12. The response was prompt and enthusiastic. He has chosen his men, given his instruc tions and Is now breaking them In to the work. Every Monday evening he gathers them together for dinner, talks t6 them on subjects of physical culture, and later teaches them drilling, marching and cal isthenics. This Instruction they pass on to their squads of eight and ten during the week. The advantages of tho sys tem are apparent. The volunteer instruct ors have classes small enough to handle. They become acquainted with the Indi viduals, familiarize themselves with their various examination charts, and under stand their needs and ability. These vol unteers also conduct classes at the AI blna and Sunnyslde Boys' Brigade and the Jewish boys manual training class. A business men's club has been formed with separate lockers and boths and. up-, holstered lounglng-room. Twenty-five dollars a year Is charged to the members of the club to keep up the steam bath and pay the wages of the strainer they Intend to have. The boys are also being separated from the grown members, and Will soon have a locker-room by them selves. All grades and classes have their own hours for the use of the gymnasium and the big 60-foot swimming pool. The Y. M. C. A. athletes do not conflno their physical work to gymnastics. Every year they organize basket-ball. Indoor baseball and handball teams and competo with other athletic organizations and clubs for the honors. Just now the hand ball court Is very busy In preparation for the coming tournament. The fencing club will organize next Saturday evening. Mr. Babbitt Is a decidedly good man for physical director. He Is young, but has had excellent training. Two years ago he was graduated In a four-year course at the Western Institute of Physical Edu cation of Chicago, and since then he has been taking a special course for gymnas ium teachers at the medical school of tho North Western University. During tho last two years he has conducted physical work in the boys' clubs. BOOKKEEPER IS MISSING. Ehren M. Korten Deposits Money In Bnnlc and Disappears. Ehren M. Korten, a bookkeeper for VT, J. Van Schuyver & Co.. is missing, and his employers are unable to learn anything of his whereabouts. The last seen of Am. according to the statements of those who know him well, was on Friday last when he deposited a sum of money with one of the banks. After doing this he dis appeared. W. J. Van Schuyver will say nothing to contradict the rumors concerning tho bookkeeper's disappearance which are floating about town. "I haven't anything to say to the news papers," said he late last evening. The disappearance of Korten was made known to the police, but they have found no trace of the missing man. Korten lived I at 7S2 Kelly street, but no one was in tne dwelling last evening. Pine Needle Factory at La Grande. LA GRANDE, Or.. Oct. 11. (Special.) La Grande Is to have a pine needle fac- torv. Attorney Turner Oliver, of JL.a i Grande, has secured a controlling Inter est In the Oregon Pine Needle Fiber Company, which has headquarters at Grant's Pass, and has a manufactory there. The factory at Grant's Pass was established for experimental purposes, and It has proved a .success. The main factory will be built at Summenille. This factory will have a capacity of 2500 pounds of fiber a day, and will coat $75 a day In the way of expense, this mostly In labor. This will call for the establishment of a large mattress factory In La Grande, as the fiber Is used for upholstering and making mattresses. An old Quaker at Grant's Pass has Invented a machine for making the fiber, and this machine will be used In the factory at Summervllle. . Beads 500 lbs. white, all shades, and chains free. Hotel; arrlved. Black, bluo. Lessons on belts, fobs Parlor C, Portland