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10 THjS MORXIXG OREGOXIAN, SATURDAY, JULY 15. 1905. TEACHER Iff EXPOSITION Impressive Ceremonies Held in Their Honor at the ' Centennial. RECEPTION AND SPREAD Exercises Arc Held in the Massa chusetts Building for the Thirty Instructors Who Came From Xcw England. ORDER OF THE RAT. 8 A. M. Bulldlnce, Government ex hibit and Trail open. !:30 A. M. to 12 M. Concert by De Caprlo's Administration Band, band stand. Gray Boulevard. JO A. M. and hourly thereafter Fren moving pictures. Nebraska Pat'lllon, Acrlcultural Palace. 10 A. M. National Food and Dairy Dept. Convention. Auditorium. 10 to 11 A. M. Concert by Fourth United States Cavalry Band. Govern ment Terrace. 1 P. M. Kllpatrlck's bicycle ride down MRht or stair, on Trail. Free. 1:30 to 3 P. M. Concert by Sher man Institute (Indian) Band. Trans portation building bandstand. 2 to 5 P. M. Administration Band, Washlnpton buljdlng. 2:30 T. M. Grand concert by Llb eratl's Band, bandstand. Gray Boule vard. 2:30 P. M United States Llfe-Sav-.1ns Service exhibition on lake. 2:30 P. M. Public reception to Joa quin Miller at the Oregon building. Public address by Joaquin Miller. 3 to 4 P. M. Concert by Fourth United States Cavalry Band, Govern ment Terrace. 4:30 to (1 P. M. Concert by Sherman Institute (Indian) Band. New York building. 3 P. M. Kllpatrlck's automobile dash down 140-foot Incline, on Trail. Free. 5:30 P. M. Government exhibit closes. 0 P. M. Exhibit buildings close. 8 P, M. Organ recital. Auditorium. tf P. M. Grand concert. Llborati's Band, bandstand. Gray Boulevard. S P. M. Kllpatrlck'n bicycle ride down flight of stairs, on Trail. Free. 8 P. M. Grand electrical Illumina tion. it P. M. Fireworks on lake. it P. M. Bohemian lunch and smoker at American Inn. In honor of Joaquin Miller. 10 P. M. Kllpatrlck's automobile dash down 140-foot Incline, on Trail. Free. 11 P. M. Gate close. 11:30 P. M. Trail closes. Further Information may be ob tained from the official daily pro gramme. Yesterday was Schoolteachers' day at the Massachusetts building, and impress ive ceremonies were held In honor of the SO women who have been sent to see the Exposition by the Boston Herald. Speeches and 'music were the features of the day, with an Informal reception nnd refreshments for the guests. The 30 teachprs came West over the Canadian Pacific, as guests of the Her nld, which held a voting contest during the Spring-, for the purpose of picking; thu fortunate ones. They had a pleasant trip across the continent, and arrived in Port land tired but happy. Immediately after their arrival. Senator W. K. Falrbank. of the Massachusetts Commission, planned an entertainment in their honor. Invitations were sent out to the members of the New England Society, which gathered In large numbers yester day afternoon to listen to the speeches. Presides at Meeting. N J. Crain. of Portland, presided over the meeting, and the guests of honor sat with, him on the elevated platform mid way between the first and second floors of the building. The lower space was filled with visitors. Mr. Craln Introduced President Goode, pf the Exposition, who expressed his ap preciation of the visit of the Easterners, and welcomed them to the Exposition. President H. H. Northrup. of the New England Society, welcomed the excursion ists to Portland In behalf of his organi zation. After a well-played piano selection by Miss Connell. from Chicago. Miss Ger trude L. Brlnkhaus. spokesman for the teachers, made a few remarks to the au dience. Miss Brlnkhaus told of the con test the Herald had carried on, how 6.250.000 votes had been cast for the schools and teachers, and how 112 of the former and 30 of the. latter had been suc cessful. The schools received handsome pieces of statuary, while the teachers were given trips to the Exposition. Miss Brlnkhause also spoke of the song contest that had been held on the way across the continent, to secure a compo sition that woula express the appreciation of the teachers for the kindness that had been bestowed upon them. She then in troduced the teachers, who sang tho verses composed for the occasion. Visitors Are Received. At the conclusion of the exercises, re freshments were served, and tne visitors were received by tnc following New Eng enders: Wilson K. Falrbank. Mrs. Fair bank, Judge and Mrs. H. H. Northrup. R. F. Robinson. Frank Riglcr and Mr. and Mrs. Charlas D. Perkins. The reception committee in charge of yesterday's entertainment was composed of the following members: X. J. Craln. Louise T. Phllbrick. Wallace S. Shaw. F. K. Arnold and Marie A. S. Soule. Music was furnished by the Administration Band. At the same time as the Massachusetts reception, 12 young ladies from Boise. Idaho, who were winners In the Boise News' contest as the most popular young women in the city, were received at the Oregon building by President and Mrs. Jefferson Myers. The exercises were of an informal nature, and music was fur nished by the Sherman Institute Indian Band, FOR XORTII DAKOTA DAY. Governor Sarles and Party Due in Portland Tomorrow. Governor E. Y. Sarles. of North Da kota Is due in Portland tomorrow at the head of a large excursion party that - is coming to participate in North Dakota day. on Tuesday. An elaborate pro gramme has been provided and the North Dakotans intend to make it duly known that they arc in the city. Governor Sarles official party, now enl route, includes Mrs. Sarles and family. United State? Senator P. J. McCumber and family. Congressmen T. F. Marshall and A. J. Gronna, Secretary of State E. F. Pprter. Attorney-General C. N. Frick and about 40 other prominent officiate and citizens with their wives and families. On Monday the party will visit the Expo sition and will be entertained at luncheon in the New York building at 1 P. M. by the president of the Exposition. The exercises in observance of Dakota day, Tuesday, will be different from many other state exercises in that they will occur at the North Dakota booth In the Agricultural building. A speakers" stand Is being erected in front of the quaint little Roosevelt cabin, and there will be seats provided for 503. The pro gramme will be the first held in anjjf of the big exhibit palaces. Executive Com missioner "W. N. Steele will preside t the exercises, at the conclusion of which a reception will be held in honor of Gov ernor and Mrs. Sarles. The speakers of the occasion are Governor Sarlep. Dr. E. L. House. President Goode. Senator Mc Cumber. Congressman Gronna, J. F. Wal lace and Dr. H. W. Coe. The Admlnitv tratipn Band will be In attendance and several musical features haye been pro vided, including a cornet solo by SIg. Liberal! and a vocal solo by Mrs. Kate Brldwell Anderson. The party has planned to spend several days at Portland and vicinity before starting on the return journey. Fourth Cavalry Band Here. Members of the mounted band of .the Fourth United States Cavalry have ar rled at the Exposition, and during tho next month will give concerts twice a day in the portico of the Government building. These concerts will be given at 10 A. M. and 3 P. M. The Fourth Cavalry' Band attended the opening exercises of the Lewis and Clark Fair and made a most favorable Impres- i!on with Exposition visitors. The band at that time had Its horses, but these have been left behind at Fort Walla Walla during the present engagement. Yesterday morning. In connection with Company K, of the Tenth Infantry, the band participated in drcsp parade in front of the Government building. The soldiers were put through a series of maneuvers. ADMISSIONS. 17.300. Admissions to the 1-air grounds j yesterday were 17.500. j and the band played several well-known selections. The ceremonies were very in teresting to the spectators present. Celebrate Fall or Bastlle. In commemoration of the fall of the Bastlle. yesterday was made a French fete day at the Exposition, and four bands filled the air with patriotic ialec- ! tlons. "1 Marseillaise" rounded from every bandstand on the grounds, and brought tender recollections to the minds of French sightseers at the Fair. July 14 le in a measure a "Fourth of July" In France, and Is always celebrat ed in a fitting manner. The day Is feted in Europe and America, in memory of the birth of liberty in Paris. Four bands played patriotic mus5c among the numbers on the programme. Llbprati'p musicians In the bandstand, DeCaprlo's Administration Band at the Oregon building, the Sherman Indians and the FourtJi Cavalry Band were those which entertained visitors. . Lecture on Yellowstone Park. So popular have the lectures of Barry Bulklt;y on " Yellows; one Park" be come that crowds are halng turned away daily. The lecture-room In the United States Government building will only accommodate about 30 at a time and every person who attends this prrt-at free show recommends it to his neignbors and friends, consequently the crowds arc steadily increasing. Mr. Bulkley's lecture. Illustrated by beautiful pictures, is so realistic that It Is almost as good as seeing Yellow stone Park. From beginning to end it l is full of interest and instruction and is j as entertaining as the high-priced lec- ! turcs provided in tne large cities, i ae lecture Is glcn every week day at 4 o'clock at the Government building. Michigan Day at the Fair. A meeting wap held last night in the parlors of the Commercial Club for the purpose of formulating piano for the proper celebration of Michigan day at the Lewis and Clark Fair. August 9. All i prcent expressed willingness to contrlb ute for any amount necessary to make Michigan day a success. Among those present were: E. H. Carlton. C. S. Rus sell. W. R. McGarry. Arthur Langguth. R. J. Holmes. Fred A. Ballin. George H. Force. W. H. Taft, L. B. French, John C Griffin. Dr. H. A. Start and G. E. Carlton, of Flint, Mich. All former citi zens of Michigan are requested to be present at the next meeting of the so ciety, at 309 Alder street, Tuesday even ing, to perfect arrahgemcnta for Michi gan day. Nebraska Exhibit. Free moving picture exhibitions. Ne braska Pavilion. Agricultural Palace. BUSINESS ITEMS. If Baby Is Cattl&c Teeth. J sure ana w that oio ana jrell-tried r"n47. lira. IClaslow'e Sootblnr SjUip. for cblldrea Ueujlnr. It soothm the cnllG. ften( th (uai, alUys J1 pilccurc wiadceUc and GUrrfct, j ' t TAKE RIVER TRIP Visiting Doctors Have Salmon Dinner at Bonneville. LARGEST PRIVATE PICNIC Three Thousand Guests Enjoy a Perfect Day on the Columbia and Do Justice to the Feast Given Thcni. Portland gave tho largest private picnic in Its annals yesterday when the doctors entertained the visiting delegates to the American Medical Convention with a boat ride up the river and a planked salmon dinner at Bonneville. Four river steam ers, the Gatzert, Spencer, Potter and Un dine, pulled out from the Ash-street dock at 9 o'clock, loaded to the water's edge with their lively freight, the perfect day and the gorfd nature of the crowd making the occasion a most enjoyable one. There was a good-natured rivalry among the boats as to speed, and much waving and bantering exchanged between the passen gers. The Willamette and Columbia never looked more beautiful, and the mountains STEAMERS WHICH CAKUIED came out from their two days seclusion and bewildered the visiting medicos with their white beauty. The enthusiasm over Oregon scenery kept the travelers In a perfect chorus of "oh's" and "all's." which was sweetest music to the ears of the hosts. At 1:15 Bonneville was reached, and 30 hungry picnickers swooped down upon the delicious luncheon which was In wait ing. Twelve tables, each 100 feet long, were loaded with .good things to eat, and the Immense planked salmon proved the downfall of more than one medicine man. It was cooked to a turn, and the majority of tht guests ate fresh salmon for tho first time. Salads, sandwiches, coffee, ice creani and other good things vanished like leaves before an Autumn wind, and after a rest and stroll through the grove the party again took the boats for the return trip, preferring to spend as much time as possible on the river. Several Portland doctors' wives went up on the morning train to superintend the final preparations of the luncheon and receive the guests. A special train car- MINIATURE PORTRAIT PAINTED BY MISS GERTRUDE WILLISON. OF TORT TOWNSEND. In the art nailery of the California building at the Exposition there .will be on exhibition beginning today a miniature portrait of Joaquin Miller, the poet of the Sierras, executed by Mlfs Gertrude Wllllaon. of Port Townend. The portrait was painted lart Spring from life at Miller's picturesque home at The. Hermitage. Oakland Heights. California. x Mies Wllfison has executed miniatures of prominent person" In San Francl?co and Seattle, peveral of which have attracted much attention In exhibition. The Miller miniature will be on exhibition In the California building until the c!oe of the. Exposition, and will, no doubt, attract considerable attention today, which Is Joaquin Miller day at the Fair tying prominent physicians and their friends. Including- Dr. K. A. Js Macken zie's party, arrived shortly after the boats, and in returning, this party took the boat ride and about 223 of the boat passengers returned by train. The task of handling a crowd of 20 people and serving- them an outdoor luncheon was a difficult one, but the committee in charge arranged matters so perfectly that every thing worked with greatest smoothness and there was not an incident to mar the success of the day. The delegates are unanimous in declaring that they have never been treated so royally at any con vention as In Portland, and that the famo of Western hospitality Is no myth. Some of them left the city on evening trains, and many more went this morning, all completely tired out after the round of social events which the Oregon doctors planned for their entertainment and which they so thoroughly enjoyed.. EXPOSITION NOTES. Tournament games will begin Monday and continue until July 31. The club hag extended to fair visitor? an invitation to attend the matches. This tournament is open to members of tennis associations from all parts of the United States and Canada, and a large number of entries have been received. The reception to Joaquin Miller in the Oregon building today Is a public affair, no special invitations, having been ex tended. The famous American poet will recite several of his poems and will de liver an address. In the evening he will be the guest of honor at a smoker and banquet at the American Inn. for which Invitations have been Issued to about 40 Exposition. Government and state offi cials and newspaper men. Lord Roberts, the famous field mar shal of the English army, may be a vis itor at the Lewis and Clark Exposition. He will be in Canada at an early date on a tour of inspection and recently an THE AMEICCAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION invltatlon to the Fair was forwarded to him. Consul Laldlaw received a reply yesterday and at once forwarded it to the Exposition. It tendered Lord Roberts' good wishes to the Fair and gave the as surance that he w Id be here If possible to make the necemary arrangements. Beginning Monday, the Oregon state championship tennis matches will be played off on the Multnomah Club courts under the direction of the Lewis and Clark athletics department. Swimming Club Formed. Judge Frazer. Marlon Johnson, his clerk, and Professor Standley, of the Boy's .Manual Training Schools, met about 30 boys on the beach near Jones' Lumber mill yesterday afternoon and organized a South Portland Boys' Swimming Club. The boys will build a bathhouse under the supervision of Professor Standley. and a float to he used In case of emergency. The bathhouse at the fpot of North Seventeenth street will be completed to day. OF JOAQUIN MILLER TS A Department of Agriculture Regulations Are Called Impracticable. DISPUTE IN CONVENTION Crltchflcld. Because of Alleged Lax ity In an Investigation, With draws With His State From National Association. Yesterday morning the most notable event In the history of the National As sociation of State Dairy and Food -Departments took place when at the last day's session of the annual convention held In the Auditorium at the Exposition, it was unanimously voted to formulate food standards for the association in ut ter disregard of the standards of the De partment of Agriculture, which hereto- EXCLUSION TO BONNEVILLE. fore have dominated. This Is the most ren.irkable move that has ever been made in the fight for pure food, as It means the separation of the state and Govern ment Interests, which have worked to per fect food standards since the Inception of the National Association of State Dairy and Food Departments 10 years ago. The food standards have always been recog nized. . Last yar n attempt was made, at the convention held in St. Louis, to adopt certain food standards, foreign to those of the Department of Agriculture, but the Government forces were too strong and the resolution presented for this pur pose failed to pass. Xcw Food Standards. The adoption of new fowl standards by the National Association of State Dairy and Food Departments Is an open critic- I Ism of those of the Department of Agri culture ana cannot oe interpreted in any other way. The members of the associa tion, and many of them In Portland attending the convention, are 'among the foremost chemists in the United States, and are not satisfied with the methods of the Department of Agriculture, per taining to pure food, and believe they can accomplish more striving as a separate body, not hampered by the Government officials. Ever since the opening of the conven tion at the Exposition, the pure food ad vocates, who do not Indorse the standards of the Department of Agriculture, have been marshalling their forces for the es tablishment of new standards. The cli max came yesterday morning when Dr. E. N. Eaton. Illinois State Chemist, de livered an address on "Stnte versus Na tional Standards." Dr. Elton was loudly applauded again nnd again as he told of the insufficiency of the food standards set by the Department of Agriculture and how the work of the National Asso ciation of State Dairy and Food Depart ments had been hindered by the Govern- ment officials. He criticised and ridiculed the standards of the Department of Agri culture, and his statements were heartily approved by nearly all of the members of the association present at the morning I session. I "The agricultural standards are not practical standards." said Dr. Eaton In the courser of his address. "The men hav ing most to do In preparing- them are I not familiar cither with the manufac turing side or the food control side and consequently make curious mistakes and I blunders and this notwithstanding the I snail-like progress and the advantage of j correspondence and personal meetings ! with manufacturers. These blunders In standards are especially noticeable in the schedules for llavoring extracts where un usual strength preparations are advocated and some, such as almond extract of such a strength as would be actually poison ous when used as a food. They have rec ommended the medicinal strength. Standards Must Be Elastic. "The agricultural standards do not pro vide for any Improvement. As I have be fore observed, to this association, stan dards must be elastic. They must keep pace with the progress of science. The no tion that standards once made are sacred, that they are above facts and criticism, is blgotory. and we are living in too en lightened an age to confuse opinion with truth or credit the fiction that kings can do no wrong. "The only laws penalizing the sale of impure and adulterated food In the United States, are those of the State Dairy and Food Commissioners, and why, therefore, should not the officers of this association in convention assembled, deriving their information from their chemists who come Jn dally contact with old and new food products and the courts why should not they be the proper persons to say what shall be regarded by them as pure and wholesome food of standard quality? And by what right or assumption of authority NEW STANDARD should any other organization say to the food commissioner wnat he must accept as a standard of quality in his own state?" Followlmr the deliverance of the address by Dr. Eaton a motion was made and rarrlp.l nnnolntlnir a. committee on the adoption of food standards. The committee was Instructed to formulate standards ana to report at the next annual convention of the association. The members of the committee are E. N. Eaton, chairman, Illinois: A. L. Wilson. Connecticut; Rich ard Flsrher Wisconsin; Theodore Wed- derstroem. Ohio; Professor Elton, Fulmer. Washington; H. V. Tarter, Oregon: Juuus Hortvet. Minnesota. The Food Commis sioners annnfntfri n arivlsorv members of the committee are A. H. Jones, Illinois; J. w. Ballev Oregon; J. H. KracKe, Illinois. Various Topics Discussed. At the morning session, T. K. Bruner, of Raleigh. N. C. secretary of the North Carolina Board of Agriculture, spoke on "The Use of Antiseptics in the South." Dr. T. D. Wctterstroehm. of Cincinnati, chemist or the Ohio Dairy and Food Com mission, spoke on "Drug Adulteration." and the subject of address by Dr. Elton Fulmer. of Pullman. Wash., chemist of the Washington Dairy and Food Commis sion, was, "Some Problems Confronting the Food Chemist." The concluding ad dress of the morning session was deliv ered by E. A. McDonald, of Seattle. State Dairy and Food Commissioner of Wash ington, on "Federal Inspection of Dairy Products." The afternoon session, which concluded the convention was far from orderly, con siderable antagonism developing among the members of the association, which re sulted in the withdrawal of Commissioner Critchfiekl. of Pennsylvania, who was not satisfied with the manner In which an investigation of the printing of the book of the annual proceedings had-been con ducted. H. B. Myers, of Chicago, hereto- 'jiff fore has had the contract of printing the book. Mr. Critchfied withdrew, taking the State of Pennsylvania with him, which he represents at the convention. Two years ago. "at the holding of the annual convention, certain manufacturers of Baltimore and New York made the statement to the association that repre sentatives of the official book, containing an account of the proceedings, approached them for advertising. Tho manufacturers stated that they had been offered Immu nity from arrest, in case they violated the food laws, provided they advertised in th; otllclnl book. The matter was turned over to the executive committee and nothing was done about It. Crltchfield Leaves Convention. Yesterday afternoon Mr. Crltchfield in quired as to the Investigation, demanding that It be made to erase the stain from the association. President W. W. P. Mc- Connell, of Minnesota, stated that he had never heard of It, and Secretary R. M. Allen, of Kentucky, said the matter had been neglected. H. B. Myers, who has had the contract for the publishing of the records of the proceedings, took the floor and announced that all money obtained through advertising had been turned Into the treasury of the association, adding that there was absolutely no truth in the allegations of the manufacturers. Mr. Crltchfield thought the receiving of the money and the lnxlty of the investigation of the charges were reflections on the in tegrity of the association, as It might be construed to be Indicative of the food in- terests having a control In the affairs of j the association, and withdrew. Hot words were spoken by the mom J bers of the association, who took, sides j In the controversy ami it looked for a time as though the meeting would break up In disorder. The withdrawal of Mr. j Crltchfield ended the discussion. Various j members apologized to Mr. Crltchfield. but hp refused to rescind his withdrawal. I Resolutions were adopted Immediately i afterward, prohibiting advertisements in J the official publications of the proceedings j of the organization. Another resolution 'was adopted forbidding members of the f association, allied with any food or liquor j Interests, to hold office in the organlza i tlon. i Officers Arc Chosen. ; The following are the officers for tho t ensuing year, elected at yesterday after i noon's session: I J. B. Noble. Connecticut, president; Pro 1 fessor Elton Fulmer. Washington, first t vice-president; E. W. Burke. Idaho, sec ond vice-president; Mrs. Mary Wright. I Colorado, third vice-president; R. M. Al j Ien, Kentucky, secretary. The executive I committee, appointed yesterday, consists j of J. L. Emery. Wisconsin: F. J. H. j Kracke. New York; T. K. Bruner, North i Carolina, and Horace Ankeny, Ohio. J The new executive committee, by the : passage of a resolution, was Instructed : to Investigate fully the charges against . the representatives of the book published, j containing the proceedings of the organi ( zatlon. and which have been hanging fire i for the last two years. There was very I bitter opposition agumst the election of j R. M. Allen as secretary of the assocla i tlon. It is alleged that Allen was paid $3GX) for Installing a whisky division, dls j playing certain brands, in the pure-food I exhibit at the St. Louis World's Fair. In the face of this accusation, which his op J ponents say he will not deny, he was eiectea- as a resun. oi nis re-eiecuon. it has been intimated that the States of Illi nois and Colorado will withdraw from the Association. SEWING-MACHINE NEEDLES For all makes of machines at five cents per package, and everything else pertain ing to sewing-machines at greatly reduced prices. Look for the red S. S51 Morrison St., 402 Washington St., 540 Williams ave., Portland. Oregon. ain St., Oregon City, Or. WILL BEGIN SESSION Conference of Charities and Corrections. NOTED SPEAKERS ENGAGED Delegates From the East, the Middle West and the Pacific Coast Are Jlerc to Attend Meet- Ing Tltls Afternoon. The 32d annual session of the National Conference of Charities and Correction will be formally opened this afternoon at 2:20 o'clock, at the First Presbyterian Church, Twelfth and Alder streets. Thom as N. Strong, chairman of the general committee, will deliver the address of wel come, following which there will be ad dresses by Dr. Wise, as representative of Governor Chamberlain, and Mayor Lane. Mrs. Rose Bloch-Bauer will sing Kipling's "Recessional." music by De Koven, and Mrs. Anna Selkirk Norton will sing "Oh, That We Two Were Maying." by Ncvln. and "Snow Flake," by Cowen. Miss Leo nora Fisher will be the accompanlste. Many delegates have already arrived from the East. Middle West and Pacific Coast country. President Samuel G. Smith. Ph. D.. LL. D.. of St. Paul. Minn.. arrived yesterday afternoon. The con ference special train will arrive at the Central Station at 6:50 o'clock this eve ning. This train carries the bulk of delegates from the Eastern and Middle Western states. The first regular ses sion of the conference at which all dele gates will be present will take place to- night at 8 o'clock at the First Presby terian Church, when the annual address of the president will be given, his sub ject belnp "Social Standards." Rev. Graham Taylor, professor of Christian sociology in the Chicago Theological Seminary, and resident warden of Chicago Commons, will give an address on "Labor and Charity." The several addresses of the evening will be interspersed with mu sical numbers. The sessions are wpen and the public Is Invited. The conference sermon will he preached by Rev. James W. Lee. of St. Louis, at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon in Festival Hall. Exposition grounds. Sunday eve ning at S o'clock there will be two gen eral sessions, at which tho following sub jects will be discussed: "The Lawyer and the Juvenile Court." by Timothy D. Hurley, of Chicago; "The Child of the Juvenile Court." by Mrs. Alice B. Mont gomery, of Pittsburg; "The Progress of the Juvenile Court Movement." by Judge Ben B. Lindsay, of Denver; "Tuberculosis in Institutions." by Dr. Livingston Far rand, secretary of the national society for the prevention of tuberculosis, the discussion on this subject to bo opened by Rev. Stephen S. Wise; "The Open-Air Trentment for Consumptives." by Dr. Woods Hutchinson, of Portland, the dis cussion to be opened by Miss Harriet Fulmer, superintendent of the visiting nurses" association of Chicago. It is not known exactly how many dele gates will be present at the conference, but it Is understood that this evening's train will bring several hundred Into th city. During the progress of the annual session there will be several sectional meetings and visits to the state institu tions ut Salem. Delegates will visit the Centennial and make side trips to points of interest near the city. PROBLEMS OF CHILD LIFE Xotcd Speakers Discuss That and Immigration Question. In her address at Temple Beth Israel last evening upon the subject, "The Child and Problems of Child-Life." Mrs. Flor- I ence Kelley, of New York, told some in r teresting stories of the struggles of tho t children of the poor In the great metropo lis, and of their education, successes, hardships and failures. She also spoke nf nhllaiitfirnnlr. Tvnrlf flnnn In thplr Vtcv. half. She told of the burdens caused by heavy immigration and the attempts made to distribute some of the newcomers else where, and said that S000 families were scattered throughout the county in a year, tho arrivals In a week being sometimes that many. The landing of Immigrants in more congenial. less populated parts of the country, was advised. Rabbi P. D. Coffeo. late superintendent of the Hebrew Orphan Asylum in New York, spoke concerning its work. Cor poral punishment, he said, was never re sorted to, but instead the children were controlled through moral suasion. Tal ents for music, drawing and so on were developed, nnd employment found for those old enough to go out Into the world. The orphan asylum, the speaker Bald, was passing, and In It3 place homes would be found for such children in families. The attendance at the lectures was large. Pythian Lodges "Will Unite. Orpheus Lodge. Knights of Pythias, has voted to consolidate with the other lodges of Portland, making one of the largest individual lodges In the world. A charter will be secured from the Grand Lodge. The new arrangement gives the lodge a membership of over TOO men. The three lodges concerned are the Orpheus, Ivan hoe and Oregon. It Is Intended to erect a temple at Eleventh and Alder streets. Brude Taken to County Jail. Leon Brude. who shot and wounded his wife on the Trail because she flirted with a Frenchman, and afterward shot him self, was yesterday removed from St. Vincent's Hospital where he has been re ceiving medical attention, to the County Jail. Guards watched him at th hw. jjjital to see that he did not run away. Dr. J. W. Lee. N