THE MORNING OREGONIAN. TUESDAY. JULY 10. 1906.
TIRED OF
OPERATION AVOIDED
EXPERIENCE OF MISS MERKLEY
GAEKWAR OF BARODA, WITH HIS SUITE, ARRIVES IN PORTLAND
PRINCE IS HERE
She Was Told That an Operation Wi
Inevitable. How She Escaped It.
When a physician tells a woman suf
fering with serious feminine trouble
that an operation is necessary, the very
thought of the knife and the operating
table strikes terror to her heart, and
our hospitals are full of women coming
for just such operations.
Gaekwar of Barocia. With
$5,000,000 a Year Income,
Touring This Country.
Lieutenant Shigemura, of Jap
anese Army, in Portland to
Study Transportation.
CURIOUS ARE DISAPPOINTED
PROTEGE OF HARRIMAN
8
MILLIONAIRE
18,
GOES RAILROADING
Crowd That Expected to See a Dig
nitary Scattering Riches Reckless
ly Witnesses Arrival of Modest
Oriental In Business Suit.
FACTS? ABOUT THE GAEKWAR OT f
BARODA.
Tb. GBkw is ruler of a gret
section of India. His full name alone
would Justify expectations of Oriental
lavlshnesa. When he spells It all out
thl Is the result:
Hla
Hlvhneas.
Maharajah Gaekwar of Baroda-Sayoji
Rao III. Senakhas
Bahadur. Farzandl,
Ingllsha.
His state, Baroda,
British dependencies
Kiel. Sam Sher
Khls-l-Dowlat-1-
ls one of three
that Is signaled.
out for especial honor. The Gaekwar
of Baroda receives a salute of 21 gups
as against from 13 to 10 for other
states. Only Hyderabad and Mysore
rival Baroda for wealth.
As ruler of rhls realm, which 1st
about the size of Massachusetta, the
Gaekwar has an Income of about five
millions yearly, and his wonderful
Jewels are said to be worth 40,O00,000.
His Highness, SayoJI Rao. Gaekwar of
Baroda. third richest Prince and potentate
of India, dropped Into town yesterday
morning, and will drop out again this
morning. During yesterday Sayoji's in
come from the royal estate at Baroda
amounted to something like $14,000. Of
this amount His Highness dispensed with
something like J45 in cash. This amount
went to buy the actual necessities of him
self, his wife, the Maharani, his brother,
and their suite, composed of three serv
ants and a secretary,. Th Gaekwar
bought only his meals and paid for his
rooms. He had his cigarettes along with
him. likewise his other little necessities.
Some way or other the word had gone
out that the Gaekwar was coming. Many
people who have read of the reckless ex
travagance of Indian potentates went to
the depot to greet him. while the flunkeys
at the hotel where he had engaged rooms
began spending their portions of his
wealth before he arrived. Those who have
partaken of Action of the Far East were
prepared for a dignitary In costly silks,
with rubies and diamonds set In his heels
and hung in clusters from his princely
shoulders. Who knew 'but that In some
royal mood, such as Indian potentates are
supposed to experience, he might become
Impatient of his surplus gems and cast
them heedlessly from his person.
Potentate Escapes Unnoticed.
His Highness arrived unobserved. When
a short, thick, coppery, little Oriental,
dressed In a wrinkled suit of gray serge,
such as may be procured from the top
shelf at a fire sale, stepped from the train,
no one paid any attention to him. That
this should be the great and mighty Gaek
war, master of Baroda and custodian of
2.000.000 souls by right of Almighty Allah,
seemed preposterous. The group of cu
rious ones assembled at the Union Depot
paid no attention to his arrival. They
saw him help a comely Oriental woman,
plainly gowned, from the Pullman, with
out ever dreaming that she. might be the
Maharani. And when a tall, slow-galted,
solemn-vlsaged Indian In flowing silks
got off the car there was a murmur of
satisfaction. This pretentious being, sure
ly, must be the mighty Gaekwar.
However, had the little man In front
turned to this haughty creature and told
him to stand on his head until 4:15 P. M.
next day, the command would have been
obeyed immediately and without question.
While the knot of curious ones were ad
miring his servant, the chubby Gaekwar
hurried with the Maharani and her native
maid. Yumanlaklie, to a hotel 'bus. En
route they had to dodge a few camera
wlelders who had guessed their real iden
tity, but otherwise had no experiences.
They swept by In such haste that a na
tive reception committee had no opportu
nity to salaam. This committee was com
posed of three sons of India who are
working in a local lumber mill, acquiring
a knowledre of English and $2.10 per day.
They had their ilowlng Oriental .whiskers
ironed out with fine exactness and wore
snow-white turbans in honor of the occa
sion: but It was all lost on the democratic
SayoJI. who either overlooked them by ac
cident, or disdained to see them, even as
. our own mighty John D. might fall to
observe three lowly American workmen
were he' to visit Baroda.
Annual Revenue $5,000,000.
When the statement Is made that His
Highness pulls down $5,000,000 a year from
his domain In India, one would think he
might well develop a friendly and popular
mania for throwing his money away In
stead of holding onto it tighter than Rus
sell Sage ever did. But even with his
5,000.000 a year Sayoji hasn't a cent too
much, for it isn't all clear profit. Out of
that he has to support an army of 10.000
men; he has to maintain a Judiciary and
full civil paraphernalia for the guidance
and welfare of his 2,000,000 subjects, and
then he has to keep up a royal court.
When he gets through paying for these
things his $5,000,000 is reduced to a miserly
few hundred thousand dollars for use in
buying his royal cigarettes and adminis
tering to his other royal needs.
On this trip he has no private car, nor
Is he making any lavish display. Since
landing recently, at San r'rancisco, he has
been traveling as a tourist of limited means
might travel. He talks with his fellow
passengers and demeans himself pleasant
ly. The only royal attribute he displayed
during bis stay in Portland was yester
day afternoon, when he remained in his
two rooms, or at least in one of them,
complaining that he was fatigued from
his night's sleep on the way up from
Ban Francisco. He invariably became full
of energy at mealtime, though, and the
way he swooped down on the hotel cafe
yesterday and ate everything In sight was
something fearful to behold. He eats
with conventional manners, a trifle awk
ward, perhaps, and tops off his meal with
finger bowl and cigarette.
Amazed at America's Wealth.
His Highness Is in America partly be
cause he wants to see the country again
and principally because It affords him a
little variety from the sea voyage to Liv
erpool. England, where he Is headed on
a pleasure trip. He says he is pleased
with America and feels quite at borne,
having been here four times before. Ha
Is an admirer of President Roosevelt, he
ays. wuli whom he has dined twice. The
thing of greatest wonderment to him Is
the wealth which all American people
seem to display. Over where he comes
from the wealth is centered In a few and
r- x '.r f DEMAND LA Ft G E. S U IVl
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the many are desperately poor. Possibly
by the time he calls again the same con
dition may exist here. He does most of
his talking through his under-secretary,
an Indian with an Oriental cognomen that
Kipling might be puzzled in spelling.
The Province of Baroda. over which his
rule, by grace of the English government,
is absolute, is one of the richest districts
of India. It embraces about 8000 square
miles, and its population exceeds 2,000,000
people. His power in this domain is great
er than that of a Romanoff in the old
days of Russia, but he Is said to be a gen
erous and kindly disposed ruler who has
the welfare of his people at heart.
His Highness during the day visited The
Oaks as the guest of Manager Fried
lander, expressing delight at the beauty
of the amusement resort and announcing
his intention of building a similar resort
In one of the large cities of his dominion.
Last night he witnessed the performance
ot "Uncle Tom's Cabin" from a box at
ttoe Baker. Leaving Portland today, he
will travel by easy stages to New York,
whence he will sail for Liverpool.
GRANT
St. Johns Council and Telephone
Company Differ on Compensation.
The franchise of the Pacific States Tele
phone Company will probably be consid
ered tonight by the St. Johns Council. At
the last meeting of the Council the mem
bers declined to amend the 2Vfe-cent re
quirement, and instructed the Recorder to
write the manager of the company asking
his final answer and what arrangement
his company will agree to.
It is understood that the telephone com
pany will not accept any ordinance which
contains a provision that the franchise
shall be paid for in any form outside of
the offer of free telephones for the city
officers and use of poles for the fire alarm
wires.
Presfeure Is being brought to bear to
compel the Council to arrive at an agree
ment of some sort with the telephone
company, as the present service at St.
Johns is not satisfactory to the people.
The franchise has been pending for some
time, but is no nearer a solution than at
first. Mayor Valentine says that he and
the Councilmen were elected with the un
derstanding that they should not give
away any franchise, and points to this
fact when criticised for his present ac
tion. In just what form the franchise
will appear this evening is not yet known,
but at the last meeting the only point of
difference between the Council and the
company was in the matter of compensa
tion. POSTAL CLERKS' LOW PAY
Commercial Club Trustees Urge Gov
ernment to Be More Liberal.
Postal clerks are underpaid. In the opin
ion of the Portland Commercial Club. At
a meeting of the trustees of that body,
held yesterday afternoon, resolutions were
passed to that effect and a permanent
postoffice committee was recommended to
agitate the demand for better pay in the
postal service.
Postoffice clerks are paid but $600 a year
and are compelled to take a civil service
examination to get that. The Commercial
Club resolutions, which are similar to
those recently passed by the -Seattle Com
mercial Club, declare that the pay of
clerks on this coast is proportionately
lower than it is in the East.
A. L. Craig was elected to honorary
membership in the club, a signal honor
paid to but few.
8. G. Reed, treasurer of the Portland
General Electric Company, was elected to
succeed Mr. Craig on the board of gov
ernors, and Henry McCraken was chosen
to take the place left vacant by R. B.
Miller.
BEARS DESTROY HIS CROPS
Farmer Offers Reward for Hunters
Who Kill Marauders.
John Beckman, who lives on a farm a
short distance from Milwaukle, has been
troubled with bears coming on his place
and destroying his crops. He wants the
bears killed and offers a reward of $2.50
for every bear killed, provided he Is given
a hind quarter.
Several young men were out to Mr.
Beckman's farm a short time ago and
found fresh bear tracks, but all they ran
down was a big black hog. However,
Mr. Beckman Is positive that several bears
visit his place frequently and trample
down his crops. There Is timber near the
place, where the bears are supposed to
hide during the daytime.
SAN FRANCISCO. LOSSES
Four Large Insurance Companies
Paying Promptly.
The German-American Insurance Com
pany of New York. Phoenix of Hartford,
"New Hampshire Fire and the German Al
liance of New York, represented by George
H. Tyson, general agent, are paying all
San Francisco losses promptly and satis
factorily. Over $1,500,000 has been paid in
cash to over 1200 claimants a very satis
factory record. Their San Francisco
losses wilL not exceed one-quarter of their
assets.
rlSS h, -O. i JHBVM TV One Hundred Millions for Irri-
l i rule, by grace of the English government, VlSgfsW .V- ' si M'J?. I fgsHsHKuV L
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FRANCHISE Mf .IW'vWdHIIV
GOESTO JURY TODAY
Jew Nun Murder Case Is Near
Its End.
ATTORNEYS WILL ARGUE
Henry E. McGinn Will Make His Ad
dress to Jury This Morning and
Will Be Followed by G. C.
Moser for Prosecution.
The Jew Nun murder case will be
submitted to the Jury In Judge Fraz
er's court today. Henry E. McGinn
will make a closing address for the
defense this morning and will be fol
lowed by Deputy District Attorney
Moser for the prosecution.
Jew Nun shot and killed Lee YIck
Yee on the night of January 10 last.
His motive for the killing, he testi
fied, was because Dee Ylck Yee ran
away with his wife. The woman, Niu
Kiung, testified that she was the
slave of Jew Nun and was never mar
ried to him. James Downing and D.
A. Finn, watchmen in the Chinese dis
trict in San Francisco, testified for the
prosecution that Niu Niung lived In a
house in Baker's alley In the Bay City,
a . disreputable district, and was not
married to Jew Nun. They admitted
receiving $7.50 per day expense
money' while in Portland, and- that
their occupation in San Francisco
kept them in touch with immoral
Chinese women.
At the previous trial of the case the
Jury disagreed. The majority were
for conviction and they failed to come
together on a manslaughter verdict.
AlIi HIS FARMS LOSE MONEY
W. M. Ladd Gives Additional Testi
mony in Johnson Case.
"Wm. M. Ladd. banker and administrator
of the estate of A. H. Johnson deceased,
testified In tho County Court yesterday
In defense to the petition of the heirs
asking for his removal, that the Johnson
farms In Washington County did not pay.
In recent years he said he was informed
the grain did not do well because of the
ravages of Hessian flies.
Mr. Ladd took the court into his confi
dence in answering questions propounded
by H. H. Riddell. attorney for the John
son heirs, and told Judge Webster that
the several magnificent Ladd & Reed
farms do not pay. In fact they all lose
money, said Mr. Ladd. except the East
Portland farm, which he stated operated
as a dairy, and cleared money enough to
pay the taxes.
Mr. Ladd testified more concerning the
purchase of the First and Taylor street
property by the Occident Investment
Company in which he was the principal
stockholder. He said there were about
1900 liens against the property. If so his
profit on the deal would only be about
$eO0 Instead of $10,000, as previously stated
and it is Immaterial so far as the estate
is concerned how much he made because
the estate did not profit any by the
transaction.
Mr. Ladd admitted on cross examination
that' he purchased a claim of the Port
land Savings Bank against the Johnson
estate. He did not remember how much
he paid for the claim or what Ladd
Tllton made out of It. The hearing will
be concluded today.
SAYS FEES ARE EXORBITANT
Creditor Objects to Account of S. C.
Armitage, Administrator.
John A. Hoffman, a creditor of the es
tate of William S. Nelson, deceased, filed
objections in the County Court yesterday
to the final account of S. C. Armitage.
administrator. Mr. Hoffman objects to
$360 fees paid J. R. Stoddard, attorney, as
unreasonable and exorbitant.
Hoffman also objects to the administra
tor charging commission on $5335 property
of the estate, and says the administrator
should charge commissions only on $4335.
The court is asked to require the adminis
trator to pay $19.50 Interest on funds un
der his control.
EXPENSE OF THE ELECTION
It Costs $6450 to Cast the Ballots of
Multnomah.
The expenses of the June election will
amount to about $6450. Bills thus far
audited aggregate $6400, as follows: Clerks
and judges salaries, $4504: meals, 393;
rents, $671: registrations, $136; miscellane
ous, $725.
The number of votes cast was -over
18,000, and the expense of each vote was
about 33 1-3 cents. County Auditor
Brandes will issue the election warrants
within a few days.
Widow Has Charge of Estate.
Mary M. Edris was appointed in the
County Court yesterday administratrix of
the estate of her husband, William Edris,
deceased. The estate consists of a house
and parcel of land in section 7, township
1 south, range 1 east, and 160 acres of
land In Benton County.
The heirs are the widow, Walter P.
Edris, 12 years old, and Delclne F. Mc
Cullough. Smelter Company Organized.
Incorporation articles of the Improved
Smelter Company, of Mexico, were filed
yesterday in the County Clerk's office by
Arthur Langguth, Charles D. Williams, L.
Christenson and C. H. Weston. The cap
ital stock is fixed at $1,000,000. The busi
ness of the corporation Is to buy, sell,
lease and deal In mines, minerals, water
rights, and to operate mills and smelters.
Mexico, Is to be the chief field of opera
tions. Fries Appointed Appraiser.
H. W. Fries was appointed in the Coun
ty Court yesterday an appraiser of the
estate of John R. Foster, deceased, suc
ceeding John McCraken, who will be ab
sent from the city on July 11, the date set
for the meeting of the appraisers. Mr.
Fries will act In conjunction with Henry
Roe and J. M. Hodson.
Wife Charges Desertion.
Martha Jane Epperson has sued Frank
Vivian Epperson for a divorce in the State
Circuit Court because of desertion, begin
ning in August. 1904. The couple were
married In June. 1901, and have one child,
a girl 3 years old, who is with her mother.
Best Medicine In the World for Colic and
DiarThoea.
"I find Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy to be the best remedv
In the world." says Mr. C. L. Carter of
Skirum. Ala. "I am subject to colic and
diarrhoea. Last Spring it seemed as
though I would die. and I think I would
If I hadn't taken Chamberlain's Colic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedv. I haven't
been troubled with It since until this week
I when I had a very severe attack and took
I half a bottle of the 25-cent size of this
I remedy, and this morning I feel like a
1 new man." For sale by all druggists.
CONGRESS MEETS AT BOISE
State of Idaho and City of Boise Are
Making Plans to Receive 150 0
Delegates and Big Portland
Party Is Expected.
'One Hundred Millions for Irrigation"
will be the slogan of the fourteenth an
nual convention of the National Irriga
tion Congress, which meets from Septem
ber S to 8 at Boise, Idaho," said Monte
B. Gwlnn, chairman of the executive
committee of the congress who came to
Portland yesterday.
Mr. Gwlnn was most enthusiastic on the
prospects and benefits of Irrigation, what
it already has done and it will do. Yes
terday he discussed the situation and al
though he admitted that the work al
ready done and now in progress amounts
to nearly $40,000,000, he emphasized the
necessity of spending at least twice or
three times that amount to accomplish
the work In sight.
"Our chief aim at the next congress,"
said Mr. Gwlnn, "will be to get the Gov
ernment's support and appropriation of
funds to push the work. It is strictly
a buslnes proposition and it is
the opinion of the entore congress
that the Government should appropriate
money for the projects, the same as It
does for the Panama Canal. There are
millions of acres out here in the West,
now practically worthless, which could
be made Into the best farming land by
reclamation, and the Government ought
to aid the congress with the funds to
accomplish the necessary results.
"Nearly all the Western Senators and
Representatives," continued Mr. Gwlnn,
"have been approached on the subject
and have promised their hearty support.
Between 1500 and 2000 delegates will at
tend out coming convention and we ex
pect to achieve a great deal. A party
of Congresmen and Senators will attend
the convention and both the State of
Idaho and the City of Boise are making
elaborate preparations for the reception
of the delegates and guests. While there
all the delegates will visit the Minnedoka
Falls and see for themselves the gigantic
enterprise which transformed an Immense
arid area into prosperous and rich coun
try. "Portland has grown marvelously since
last year's Fair," said Mr. Gwlnn, "and
Is bound to have a wonderful future. Both
the State of Oregon and the City of Port
land are taking great interest in the next
Irrigation congress and the Portland Com
mercial Club contemplates making a
special visit to the Congress during its
coming convention."
MILLIE TO BE TRIED
CHAUFFEUR WILL BE HELD TO
GRAND JURY.
District Attorney Takes Up Investi
gation of Death of Ellis Korklin.
Manslaughter the Charge.
William McCallig, the chauffeur who
ran down and killed little Ellis Kork
lin, a 12-year-old orphan boy, will have
to ' face a charge of manslaughter.
While no one has shown interest
enough in the case to sign a
complaint against the driver, the Dis
trict Attorney's office has decided to
take the matter up and hold the
offender to the grand jury.
Whether the charge will be voluntary
or involuntary manslaughter Is a mat
ter yet to be determined. Deputy Dis
trict Attorney Adams stated last even
ing that he has decided to act at once
but is yet to arrive at a decision as
to the exact charge to be preferred.
"The case is one that must not go
unprosecuted," said Mr. Adams. "Since
no one appears to take sufficient in
terest in the matter to file a complaint,
it is necessary for the District Attor
ney's office to file an information and
have McCallig held to the grand jury.
I have not had an opportunity yet to
make as full an investigation of the
cast as I wi3h to and consequently am
not in a position to say exactly what
degree of manslaughter McCallig will
have to answer to. The matter will
prouably be decided tomorrow.
Roosevelt's Gift of Library.
OYSTER BAY. N. Y.. July 9. President
Roosevelt today sent to the Oyster Bay
Library four handsomely bound volumes.
bing the Old and New Testaments, illus
trated by James Tissott The two vol
umes of the Old Testament contain 396 Il
lustrations, and the two of the New Tes
tament 365 illustrations. Every year since
the President laid the cornerstone of this
library he has sent a contribution of
books.
Warrior Who Served With Railroad
Magnate as Guide in Japan Is
Given a Chance to Master Se
crets of Difficult Profession.
Lieutenant S. Shigemura. of Toklo,
late of the Japanese army. Is learning
the rudiments of the railroad business
in lae East Side freight offices ot the
Harriman Hues. He Is probably the
first of his race to enter American rail
roading in the traffic department, and
his opportunity is due to the favor of
E. H. Harriman, Union Paclflo and
Southern Pacific magnate.
While touring Japan last Winter,
Harriman employed Lieutenant Shige
mura as nls guide and messenger. In
choosing Shigemura he made no mis
take, for the Japanese proved to be
one of the brightest of his race. He
was tireless In the service and it was
due largely to his efforts that the so
journ of the Harriman party in Japan
was uniformly pleasant. So apt was
the Japanese guide that before the
tour of the American railroad king
was ended. Shigemura was useful as
an interpreter, although he previously
knew no English and still speaks It
brokenly.
Mr. Harriman was struck with the
Intelligence of his guide and he took
a strong fancy to him. So loth was
he to part with one who had proved
so great a help to him that he sug
gested at the end of the tour, half in
jest, that Shigemura shoulc come to
America and continue in Mr. Harrl
man's employ as a railroad man.
Somewhat to the magnate's surprise,
Shigemura accepted the proposition
without a moment's hesitation. He
packed his few belongings and made
ready to follow his employer to this
country as soon as the opportunity
offered Harriman and his party sailed
from Japan soon after, but not until
an understanding had been reached
that Shigemura was to follow within
a short time.
Proves an Apt Pupil.
The Japanese Harriman official ar
rived in Portland Sunday and at once
began to learn the railroad business.
Already possessed of a knowledge of
telegraphy, he is proving an apt pupil
and those who work with him predict
that Shigemura will one day be operat
ing Japanese railroads in the interests
of his patron.
Mr. Harriman's protege Is short of
stature, like all his race, swarthy of
complexion and possessed of typical
Oriental politeness. He is' working as
a clerk in the freight offices on the
river front south of the steel bridge
and he has already made friends with
the force In the office. Whether he
expects to return to Japan and operate
railroads in the land of the chrysan
themum or remain in this country,
Shigemura will not say. He is ab
sorbed In the study of American rail
roading as it is carried on by' Mr. Har
riman, and Is just now intent in cram
ming his Japanese brain full of the
transportation business.
Shigemura is a friend of S. Ban, the
railroad contractor, and he will be
given every opportunity to master the
business' by General Manager O'Brien.
"He has been put to work," said Mr.
O'Brien, "and he will have the same
chanco as any one else In the service.
When he Is ready for them, better op
portunities In the business will be
given him."
Served In War With Russia.
Shigemura, who Is a graduate of
the University of Toklo, played a stir
ring part in the Russo-Japanese war,
throughout which he served with the
rank of lieutenant. For six months
he lay In the trenches at Port Arthur,
directing the fusilade of his men upon
the doomed fortress. During this
iege, when wires were stretched to
every part of the fortifications to per
mit of constant communication among
members of the attacking party, Shige
mura learned telegraphy.
He was connected with the construc
tion of the railroad from Port Arthur
to Tien Tsln and in other ways proved
useful to his Emperor during the war.
When it was over he again took up
the arts of peace, but finds a fascina
tion in the operation of railroads. To
this business he has made up his mind
to devote his energies.
A Japanese in the offices of a rail
road company has proved somewhat
of a shock to all approved ideas of
railroading. Heretofore the only place
for an Oriental has been on the section
gang or In the construction camp. With
the advent of Lieutenant Shigemura
on the local railroad horizon the old
attitude may be changed and the
"Yankees of the Orient," as they are
called, may win a place In the railroad
traffic department.
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CHAUTAUQUA OPENS TODAY
MANY CAMPERS ALREADY AT
GLADSTONE PARK.
Indlacations Favorable for Largest
Attendance in Association' His
tory Fine Programme.
OREGON CITY. Or., July S. (Special.)
All Is in readiness at Gladstone Park for
the formal convening, tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock, of the thirteenth annual as
sembly of the Willamette Valley Chautau
qua Association. There are on the grounds
a large number of campers, the tent reser
vations for this year's meeting exceeding
that of any other year before. The char
acter of the entertainments Is first-class,
and there is every indication for a profit
able and entertaining meeting.
The Introductory exercises at the audi
torium Tuesday morning will consist of a
selection by Parsons' Orchestra. Congressman-elect
W. C. Hawley, president of
the association, will deliver the address
of welcome, to which E. S. J. McAllister,
of Portland, will respond. Rev. E. S. Bol
linger, of the First Congregational Church
of this city, will give an Invocation. At
this meeting there will also be made the
usual announcements by the instructors
of the Summer school.
The afternoon's programme will Include
an hour's concert by Parsons' Orchestra,
beginning at 1 o'clock. At 2 o'clock at
the auditorium, Professor Mark B. Beal.
of Los Angeles, will give his first read
ing. The lecture will be given by Dr. J.
Whitcomb Brougher, whose subject is
"What's Under Your Hat?" The White
Temple Quartet, of Portland, consisting of
Miss Ethel M. Shea. Miss Ethel Lytle, J.
W. Belcher and Carl Robinson, will be
present, with Miss Grace Kemp accom
panist. At 3:30 o'clock will be played the Initial
game in the baseball tournament, the op
posing teams being the Northwest Gun &
Bicycle Club and Multnomah Amateur
Athletic Club. At 7 o'clock another con
cert of an hour's duration will be given by
Parsons' Orchestra, and at 8 o'clock the
day's programme will conclude with an
entertainment by Rosani, the magician.
Beginning tomorrow, the Southern Pa
cific Company will establish its special
train service between Portland and Oregon
City and the Chautauqua grounds, operat
ing cars on practically the same schedule
that gave complete satisfaction last year.
Milwaukle Country Club.
Eastern and Seattle races. Take Sell
wood or Oregon City car. starting from
First and Alder streets.