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9 11 1 MEETS NEXT IN PORTLAND mESBYTElUAN MISSION BOARD ENDS 190 7 SESSION. ' Meets Mrs. W. S. Ladd President, Miss Julia I'razer Tells , of Mission AVorW. Tlie AVoinan's Xorth Pariflo Presby ttrin Board of Missions held the second and last day's session of its annual1 meet ings yesterday at the First Presbyterian Church. The 'morning meeting was opened with a devotional service, led by Mr. Gertrude H. Wylle, of Whitman col lege. Reports of the traveling libraries end literature departments were read by Mrs. M. R. Andrews and Mrs. E. C. Protxman. During the year the receipts of the. depository were J66S.75. Gifts of mission books to the value of $2076 were reported sent to Alaska. Memorial trib utes' to the memory- of the late Mrs. J. M. Wilson, of Seattle and Mrs. J. G. "Wileon. of Portland, were read bv Mrs. Steele and Mrs. Milllgan. Miss Helen Clark, a teacher at the Neah Bay Indian Mission, gave an interesting account of the mixed origin of these Indians. Portland was chosen for the next an nual meeting. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Mrs. V. S. I Arid; associate president, Mrs. K. P. Mossman; vice-presidents, Mrs. M. R. Andrews. Mrs. Wolverton, Mrs. lock wood. Mrs. J. 8. Bradley. Mrs. TV. H. Koulkes, Mrs. E. T. Tallen, Mrs. Sieele, Mrs. Hasted. Mrs. Hench, Mrs. Cordit; recording secretary, Mrs. H. C. Camp bell; treasurer. Mrs. J. W. Goss; mission ary corresponding secretary. Miss Caro line Strong; corresponding secretary, Mrs. J. V. Mllligan; Junior and Senior Y. P. S. C. E. secretary. Miss Mary McGaw; box secretary, Mrs. J. w. Honeyman; auditor, W. R. MacKeniie. At the afternoon session Miss Julia Frazer told of the home mission work and of Its execution. She said In part: "The home missionary work on the fron tiers of our country was for 75 years sus tained by the Board of Home Missions. As the need of Influences to uplift and educate the foreigners of different classes on our borders was seen It was decided that the women and young people, with the co-operation of the Sunday school of the "church, could do this work much bet- i't win ii iitum ine nimra or nome Mis sions. Wc first undertook the work among the Mormons; Indians. Mexicans and Scotch-Trlsh In 'the mountain regions of the Southeast. Soon after we began a work for the negroes of the South. Miss Ijury Ianry. a colored teacher of the South. Is ohtalnlnar as remarkable results from her work 'as Booker T. Washington has gotten. "The women of-the Presbyterian Church support schools for the education of for eigners from Point Barrow, Alaska, the most northern mission station In ' the ' world, to Ponce. Porto Rico, on the south. Among these are schools for the education of the Russians. Bohemians, ; Italians Rnd other immigrants who come to our shores." Giving Away "Unearned' Income. CHICAGO. April 18. J. G. Phelps Stokes, of New York. Socialist and settlement-house worker, denied last night that he was a millionaire, and said that his . highest ambition was to be a consistent Pociallst and remain a member -of the "working class." In demonstration of this and in order to prove his sincerity. Mr. Stokefl an nounces that for a venr he had not used rniv of the Income due him from the few thousand dollars his father had left him. but had devoted and would continue to devote It ail to the Socialist propaganda. ANNOUNCEMENT CELE THE SKIDMORE DRUG COMPANY He said he kept hold of It simply In or der to keep It out of the hands of some other man who would make, wrong use of that which lie had' not earned. Mr. Stokes spoke at a Socialist gather ing at Hull House. He arrived from New York yesterday with his wife, who was Rose Pastor, a cigar worker of the Bast Side slums of New York when Stokes met ner. BE LOYAL TO UNIVERSITY Mrs. Burkheimer Makes Plea for . Grangers' Cordial Support. PORTLAND,' April 18. (To th BdKor.): TVhy should not we Oregon lans bo loyal to our State University? "Why should we not do dverythlngr in our power to raise the (Stand ard of our highest Institution of learning; equal tt that of the Eastern States? . It U true enough that we are not as for tunate as some of our "sister states," whom Institutions have been, liberally endowed In order that young men and women may have every advantage to fit themselves for what ever vocation or profession they wish to fol low.. ."While we cannot expect to rival with these places of learning- on account of a scarcity of funds. It Is certainly a necessity for the state to give the growing genera tion the very best it can. so that "Oregon," which has already sent abroad from Its uni versity men and women who hare won hiprh honors for their "Alma Mater" and the state, can continue to do so. In the Senate, Congress, medicine and In many, many Instances students, alumni of the University, have been and continue to be In the front rank, ' thanks to the college and to the able corps of Instructors who are un tiring in fitting students for their various duties. Having been a resident of Eugene for some years, being personally acquainted with the professors, I must say that the state ought to be proud of such an excellent institution of learning, and nothing ought to be placed In the road to retard the progress which the University is making. The Grangers must remember that their sons and daughters are just as welcome at this school and receive the very best of training, just like the sons and daughters from the city. Why then be so opposed to the appropriation? We cannot expect one single individual to put up funds for the education of thousands upon thousands of people. But If all persons in the state put up their little mite, they would not only do themselves everlasting good, but future gener ations. Therefore I think that the farmer as well as the city man should look at this In the proper light and give . our loyal Institution their loyal support. MRS. SAM DURKHEIMER. THE NEW Y0RK CENTRAL UNES operate the finest trains in the world TWENTIETH CEXTURY LJMI, TED. LAKE SHORE LIMITED and MICHIGAN CENTRAL LIMITED from Chicago and KNICKERBOCKER SPE CIAL from St. Louis. Complete arrangements for your next trip East at our agency, 132 Third St., Portland. . Vnlverslty Appropriation. PORTLAND, April 18. (To the Bditor.) There, is a difference of opinion In regard to the total amount appropriated by the Legislature for the University of Oregon. In othei1 words does the university receive, un der the present arrangements, the S125.000 and the former appropriation as .wellT W. W. B. The hill passed by the recent Legislature amends the former law and substitutes SI2.-..O0O. for S47.S0O as the standing- appro priation. But the new appropriation la for both maintenance and improvements, while the 147,500' teas for maintenance only. BETSIXKSS ITEMS. If Baby Is Cutting Teeth Be sure and use that old and well-tried rem- wji m iiiiww owiuui, syrup, tor emi gres, teething. It sooth. ths child, softens th rum. a : !a n a.11 i. UM j . . and diarrhoea. -THE MORNIXG TO "e have secured and have on sale a BRATED These preparations are considered the most remark able ever introduced in this country. The sale of them is spreading over the United States and Canada with the ut most rapidity and is tremendous in all of the large cities. We will take pleasure in explaining the nature of these great preparations to all who will call at our store. WE SELL THEM AS FOLLOWS Cooper's New Discovery, $1.00 for $5. Cooper's Quick Relief, FIRST LOOK AT HDMELAND GEORGE C. GIBBS BORN HERE, BUT RAISED IN JAPAN. Went to Mikado's Land W hen Three Weeks Old Now In Business ' in Yokohama. , Having sailed from San Francisco for Japan with his parents when he was but three weeks old, George C. Glbbs, of Yokohama, Is enjoying the novelty REAPPOINTED REGENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. S. H. Friendly, of Eugene. BUGEXH Or., Aurll 18. (Special.) Much satisfaction ia expressed here because of the reappointment of S. H. Friendly as a regent of the University of Oregon. Mr. Friendly has served as a regent since 1893, and has been one of the roost useful and Influen tial members of the board. He has been a member of the executive com mittee, for several years and closely Identified with the administration work of the University. , Mr. Friendly settled in Eugene in the early '60s and has been Identified with the Industrial and political life of this part of the state. He is one of Hiugene's foremost citizens and is a liberal, broad-minded man. ELs ap pointment as regent holds until 1919. of a Tlsit to the country of bis nativity after an absence of 23 years. Mr. Gibbs was In Portland yesterday on his way to San Francisco, where he has relatives. This American citizen, raised and edu cated In Japan, may return to Yokohama,, where he has business interests. although he said yesterday that he dared not re main for any great length of time in the Rose City or he would lose all desire to return to the land be has learned to know as his home. Mr. Gibbs was educated at Tokio Col lege and had mastered the language of the Land of the Rising Sun almost be fore he had learned .the rudiments of his native tongue. Stx ' years ago he went to Honolulu, intending to locate, but was soon called back to Yokohama by the death of his father. He was repre sentative of an American firm that handled bicycles and automobiles when OREGONUN. FRIDAY, OUR PATRONS COOPE the Russo-Japanese war broke out. He supplied the Japanese government with several hundred bicycles for the soldier cyclists, one sale Including 1600 machines. . "The Japs have not only found the bicycle useful in war. but have adopted the machine for practical use. The coun try has become thoroughly "bicyclized,' and annually imports from the United States something; like 350,000 of these ma chines. "The Japanese are very generally adopting the American style of dress, and I would not be surprised if the next tew years witness a complete substitu tion. -They have made wonderful prog ress since the -war with Russia, especially In an industrial way. There Is now being held at Tokio an exposition not unllke the American district fair. "Japanese give much attention to their schools, where the, system of education Is well rounded out. They are close imitators, have adopted the good points they have discovered in the educational systems of other countries and have com bined these features Into one complete system." Mr. Glbbs says the Japanese are adding to their implements of war by building; a number of modern warships. Whether they contemplate any further conqVest or not. he says, is purely speculation. but the Inference- is they are preparing for any contingency that may defy the Intervention of the peace commission. He finds .it practically impossible to ac custom himself to passing pedestrians on the right side and frequently finds himself side-stepping when he meets per sons on a crowded sidewalk. He also sometimes discovers himself beghnnlng the perusal of an American newspaper from the back page. i Mr. Gibbs speaks American, Japanese and French fluently and can also write the three languages. BRISTOL SUBPENAS FIRST Holds Neuhauoen Here for Ap proaching Land Fraud Trials. Among the witnesses from Oregon subpenaed to Washington, in connection with the Hyde-Benson-Diamond land fraud cases, which are to go to trial as soon as the Hermann trial ends, was T. B. Neuhausen, special Inspector of the In terior Department, who has been In charge of the land fraud investigations in Oregon for the past two years. In spector Neuhausen will not, rrowever, be one of the star witnesses In this case, for before the subpena from Washington was served. United States Attorney W. C. Bristol served Neuhausen with a subpena that will keep him In Oregon until the work of the Federal grand jury that will be sworn in this morning . at 10 o'clock gets through. Perhaps outside of Francis J. ' Heney. who has long been camping on the trail of the giant California and Oregon land fraud sharks. Mr. Neuhausen is said to know more about their crooked dealings than any. other man connected with the case. He'may be badly needed at Wash ington, but Mr. .Bristol feels that with out Neuhausen here in Portland just at this time, prosecution of the land cases to be- brought before ' the grand Jury would be seriously handicapped. This is whv for the first time since he has been connected with Oregon land-fraud work that Neuhausen has had a subpena handed him. U-AUTO-DRINK Diamond W" Coffee not only delights the palate but will clear your brain and inspire you to endure the day's toil. Ask your grocer for "Diamond W" Coffee, a blend of the choicest grades, packed in one and two-pound sealed cans, at 40 cents per pound. If you are tired taking the large old fashioned griping pills, try Carter s Little. Liver Pills and take some, comfort. A man can't stand everythlnK. APRIL 19, 1907. consignment of per bottle, six 50c per bottle SEEK OUTLET FOR MONEY TWO INSTANCES OF CAPITALISTS LOOKING TO OREGON. ' Syndicate Wants Irrigation Scheme. Wisconsin Man Ready to Buy In to Some Established Business. Opportunities in Oregon for Eastern Investments are being looked Into by capitalists, showing the results coming from the systematic advertising that has been and 'is being carried on by the commercial bodies of Portland. Two Instances will illustrate the na ture of inquiries made personally and by letter every day: The Chamber of Commerce has a proposition from an EaBtern syndicate of capitalists asking for a suggestion for Investment in a private irrigation system In Oregon. The Chamber has Information which Secretary Glltner says is satisfactory to establish the responsibility of the syndicate, and a representative of the company has taken up the matter with the Chamber in a way that would Indicate Its desire to enter into an extensive project- Com munications addressed to the secretary of the Chamber of Commerce from any section of the state with reference to this proposal will receive attention. W. B. Medary, of LaCrosse.. Wis., is in Portland with the object in view of locating in a manufacturing or Jobbing business. The nature of the business depends on what offers as an Invest ment, Mr. Medary saying he would pre fer' to go into some business already established and enlarge, rather than start up an entirely new concern. Mr. Medary has conferred with the Chamber of Commerce, and in case any Portland concern- that contemplates an extension of its manufacturing plant will communicate with the Chamber, an Interview will be arranged. Portland and Oregon are to be made subjects of an illustrated lecture In the East. Rev. Curtis Lee Laws, pastor of the -First Baptist Church of Balti more, has written to Portland asking for information concerning stereopticon slides illustrative of the beauty and commercial progress of the city and state. He states that he will be one of a large party from the East that will visit the Coast during the Summer and will then obtain facts upon which to buildt up his lecture. JAILED FOR CARRYING GUNS Police Start Crusade Against Men With Concealed Weapons. NEW YORK, April 18. The crusade against carrying concealed weapons that was begun after the murder of two po licemen Sunday is going steadily tor ward. I Today the grand jury in considering 50 cases of prisoners, Italians and others, who have been sent up by the magis trates since Monday morning. Tbe Tombs 1b full of prisoners. It is asserted that most of the offenders who were arrested for carrying assorted arsenals and who are called Italians, are really Sicilians. Coroner Acritelli has received a long let ter signed by some 300 Italian women. The letter states In picturesque lanu&gre that Italians do not want to be shoul dered with the odium attaching to them because of Sunday's shooting, which they say was really done by Sicllans. The magistrates are holding for trial EMEDIES all prisoners on whom concealed weapons are found. Several have already been sentenced to serve six months in the penitentiary. A negro who had in his possession brass knuckles, was sentenced to Sing Sing for three years. OREGON GIRLS, BLESS 'EM Youth's Sentiment About Pilgrims' Jamestown. Trip, PORTLAND. April 18. (To the Editor.) In a discussion of the Jamestown Expo sition and. th part the West will play In It. the question is raised why this band of Oregon girls desires to masquerade In squaw blankets? Is It because they think It will be perfectly charming? Surely they do not wish to give Easterners the impres sion that the West Is a wild country yet to be tamed? It puzzles me to know Just how these girls will enter Jamestown to attract the most attention. Will they swoop down upon the town with a blood-curdling war-whoop? Or will they march stolidly behind their chief, with determination written in the very tread of their moccaslned feet? If this is, the idea to attract attention to bur state, why not go to the nearest res ervatlon for 'O or SO of the most buxom- D O' I T JN O W ! Take advantage of tha COLONIST RATES TO OREGON And the Pacific Northwest over the Union Pacific, Oregon Short line, Oregon Railroad it Navigation Co., and Southern Pacific, from all parta of the East, DAILY during March and April. YOU CAN PREPAY For tickets, if you desire to bring friends, relatives, employes or others from the East, by depositing the cost with any agent of the O. E. & N. or S. P. Co., with name and address, and ticket will be promptly furnished in the East A Rare Opportunity to Promote the Industrial Growth of the Northwest RATES ritOM PRINCIPAL EASTERN CITIES. A B Cklesgs ..... St. Loots . . , Kaasas City Omaha ...... St. Pan! . . . , .S30.50 433.001 . Z7.00 SU.OV . 22.SO - SS.0O . 22.50 25.0O . 22.50 25.00 A Rates apply to all main and branch line points, Huntington to Spokane. Inclusive. B Rates apply to Portland. Astoria and Puget Bound points- also Southern PaclXlo main and branch Una points north ot and Including- Ashland. Oregon. For complete Information, Inquire of WM. HeHIIBlUY, General Pasea-er Agent, . Ojreaoa Railroad Navigation Co. C W. Stinger. City Ticket Agt.. d and Washington. I INVESTIGATE It Is Bona Fide . . . . . No Strings Attached to It The Daily and Sunday Oregonian, one year, $9.00. A $25 Talking Machine and six records, or a $25 Violin, bow, strings, case and rosin, allfor $25.65. In other words, you get $37.60 worth of values fo f25.65. paid for in very liberal weekly installments. This is an extraordinary proposition, and if you want all the news, home and foreign, before breakfast every morning, and a fine musical instrument to furnish entertainment for the entire family, you can not afford to torn it down, without a careful inquiry into the merits jf the offer. ETLEES PIANO HOUSE PARK AHO WASHINGTON PRIVATE EX, 23 13 lookfng squaws and send thm ? The r1 thing is far better than the imitation. Girls never appear so well when trying to imitate someone ele, nor yet so protty as when they are their own sweet selves. I .am very proud of our state and wl-h to always show It at Its bent advantRK. When could we do this better than now. while delightful memories of the Lewis and Clark Exposition are still fresh in thu minds of those Easterners? And whom could we And better to do it than Oregon's fair daughters of today? For, who represents the social and home life- If not woman,, and what is more eloquent of civilization and progress than the refined and cultured ' home? More responsibility rests upon fne dainty boulders of these girls than they imagine., Therefore, let them not hide their light under a bushel, but each one individually appear at her best. No girl can afford to do otherwise, and dress aa we love to see our mothers and sinters dress. Then, indeed, will they represent our Oregon in all that. Is truest and best, and we boys will be so proud of them that we will toss our hats up In the air and yell: "Three cheers for our Oregon girls God bless' em." R. R. HOLDINGS WORTH. - a Adee Sails for Europe. NEW YORK, April 18. Alvy A. Adee, Assistant Secretary of State, was a passenger upon the La Savoie, which Balled today for Havre. A ....940.00 .... 47.SO .... 47.40 .... 47.25 .... 47.36 B S42..1 so.00 49.90 49.73 48.25 Bnrralo . . New York Boston Philadelphia Washlngtoa THIS OFFER I THE OEEOOKIAJ? MAIJT T070 ROOM 200 ooooooooeooeeaosj