11 IS Mr. Straus la making a tour of the West and left the Sound last night for Portland. PORTLAND IS ILL KNOWN IN EUROPE Portland today because of the lack of such a hotel. The Waldorf-Astoria would pay better in Portland right today than it does even in New York City. ' "It is conceded that the finest hotel lo cations in Europe are along the Swiss lakesr- There land sells for 100 francs (that is, $5) a square foot, or at the rate of JoO.COO per lot -of 25 by 100 feet. Yet I tell you that in all Switzerland there Is not a finer location for a hotel than light back here on our Portland Heights. Now add to this the Columbia River scenery within an hour's ride and the seashore only two hours away when the railroad is built to It, and where In Europe have you anything to equal it? "From" what I have seen and heard over Europe and America, east of here, during the past year, of constant traveling, I expect to see at least 1,000,000 people in Portland within the next 20 years. What Portland needs above all else right today is new blood. And the new blood is al ready coming. Outside money and people that, have made other cities are going to come sweeping in here, and the Portland TAKE UMBRAGE AT STRAUS Paget Sound Tugboat Owners Feel t They Have a Grievance. TACOMA, Wash., July 19. (Special.) Incensed at a remark alleged to have been made by Secretary Straus of the Bureau of Commerce and Labor, tug boat owners on Puget Sound have called a special meeting of their association to take up certain matters with the author ities at Washington. Tugboat owners say they are required to do things wholly unnecessary In the way of manning and equipping their vessels. Yesterday a deputation was sent to wait upon Secretary Straus and dis cuss the matter with him. Secretary Straus was under the impression that the representatives . were assistant ATTENTION ! ! I Oscar Solomon Straus Rise From Obscurity Due to - Power of Intellect. Other Cities of Pacific North- west Still Unheard of on the Continent. HONORED BY GOVERNMENT H. J. HEFTY TELLS OF TRIP mis iaUBHinov OKEGOXIAIf, SATURDAY, JULY ZO, 1907. FIRST JEWISH CABINET MEMBER SUNSET MAGAZINE Became Diplomat After Achieving Success In Business and liaw and Is Now Secretary ot Commerce and Labor. Oscar Solomon Straus is vthe first Hebrew to enter the Cabinet of a Presi dent of the United States. .This- small, pale, quiet scholar and diplomat of Israel has risen by sheer power of brain and heart to the highest place ever held by one of his race and religion in America. With Benjamin Disraeli, once Prime Min ister of England, and the head of the House of Rothschild; the man who Is Portland's guest today shares the honor of having reached the three highest po sitions held by men of their blood in modern history. ' Mr. Straus is Secretary of Commerce and Labor of the United States, the greatest commercial and Industrial Na tion ever known to history. On his hon esty and Judgment and tact largely rests the success or failure of the largest cor porations of America; the bread and meat, the very life happiness, of nearly every laboring man In this country. His power for good or evil over great cor porations, such as the railroads or others directly or Indirectly concerned in inter state r international commerce". Is sec ond only to that of the Secretary of the United States Treasury, and his influence on the dally bread of those who work with their hands Is second to none save that of the President himself. Such is the power and position in Amer ica of a man who would perhaps long ago have died under the lash In darkest Rus sia had his life been shaped, differently. First Recognized by Cleveland. Nor is President Roosevelt the only head of the Nation to honor this man. President Cleveland in 1884 appointed him Minister to Turkey. At a passing glance this may mean little, but It was at the request of auch Christian influences as that of Henry "Ward Beecher and of Christian sects who had nsslons In that land whose doors were nailed shut and whose missionaries were in prison. Jew fought with wits against Mohammedan for Christians, and he won, where for years all the diplomats of Europe had failed. Turning, still tireless for others, be they of what race or religion they would, this same small, quiet man, backed with American battleships swing ing uneasily in the distance, Journeyed to Jerusalem. In the city that gave Christianity its religion, this Jew found 400 men of his race In dungeons, and he set them free. Only a few of them were American, all the nationalities of Europe were among them, yet this lover , of. all mankind secured their freedom. Showered with the thanks from both church and state from both sides of the Atlantic this same Quiet man re- turned to New York City, there' to re build his broken health, and to write such books as "The Origin of the Re publican Form of Government in the United States," "Life of Roger Wil liams," "The Development of Religious Liberty In the United States," "United States Doctrine of Citizenship and Ex patriation," and "Reform in the Con sular Service." Called on by McKinley. Another President called Mr. Straus to his assistance when this country was on the verge of war with Spain over Cuba. Mr. Straus had already outlined to President McKinley a peaceful method for the government of Cuba by the United States similar to that of England's over Egypt, when the Maine disaster brought on the war. But the United States was then very near war with Turkey over outrages to Americans during . the Armenian troubles. Because Mr. Straus had forced from the Sultan certain definite results that no other diplomat of the world could, President McKinley sent him- back to Constantinople, and once more Mr. Straus won a diplomatic .vic tory, resulting in the satisfactory "set tling of all American claims without firing a shot, where all other ministers had failed. h All of Mr. Straus' work for America has not been on foreign Chores. Ha has been a member from the United 6tates to the permanent Court of arbi tration at The Hague, taking the place there of ex-President Harrison when the latter died; president of the New York Board of Trade, president of the National Primary League, president of tne American social Science Associa tion, vice-president of the National Civic League, vice-president of the In ternational Law Association of America and the moving spirit of the Hepburn commission as representative of the New York Chamber of Commerce. In 1879 the Hepburn Commission investi gated the railroad abuses that had. grown up through the manipulations of such men as Jay Gould and the Vanderbllts with the result of -the forming of the New York State Railroad Commission, which has been copied by most of the states of the Union, and which also resulted in the formation by the Federal Government of the Interstate Commerce Commission. So In a way Mr. Straus has today become the head of what be, perhaps more than any other one man, helped to create. Various universities have honored him. He holds the degree of L.L.D. from the Universities of Pennsylvania, Washington and Lee, and Columbia University of New York City. Brown University conferred on him the degree of L.H.D. Was Born In Bavaria. Mr. Ptraus was born December S, 1S50, . In Otterburh in Rhenish Bavaria, . Germany. He was brought to this country when 8 years old and lived till 1865 in Halbotton, a little village near Columbia, Ga., where his father kept the country store. The Civil War forced the family North, where they arrived in New York City penniless. He entered Colum Dla Grammer school, then Columbia Uni versity, where he was graduate from the law school In 1871 with such men as Stuy vesant Fish. Brander " Matthews and R. Fulton Cutting. He entered the law firm of Hudson & Straus, later Sterne, Straus & Thompson, but later,' because of poor health, gave up the law and entered the Importing business with his brothers Isldor and Nathan. Although successful both as a lawyer and a business man, Mr. Straus long ago abandoned both, at heavy financial losses to himself, to serve his Nation, first as a diplomat abroad where others failed, later In the Cabinet chair of Secretary of Commerce and Labor in the National . Capitol, to which he was appointed by President Roosevelt December 17, 1906. 6" , ' -r. - x--s - - ?s - : 1 - ' : sm 1 I; ' H A V -' - ssr '. iiv ...r'i-- .iiviwJ r i f frv' Oacar S. Btnu, Secretary of the Department of Commerce and La bor, Who Arrives in Portland Today. United States marine Inspectors, and when the subject of owners' interests was approached made a remark from which they Inferred that the owners' interests were not to be considered. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ISSUES PAMPHLET. Contains Many Facta 'of Interest to Intending Settlers and Is Profusely Illustrated. "Oregon, the Land of Opportunity," an attractive booklet of 64 pages, has Just been issued by the Portland Chamber of Commerce. The opening pages are de voted to a general comparison of Oregon with various other states. Under the bead ing. "Commercial Fruits," some Interest ing facts, not generally known, are given regarding the various kinds of fruits raised In this stale, together with esti mates of yield and prices paid compiled from authentic data. The booklet also ' contains considerable information regarding farming In the state. The various grains and garden pro ducts are treated of at length and the sections favorable to their culture given. Stockralslng and dairying, as they de serve, .are given an important place in the book. Oregon wool Is known everywhere to be of superior quality and it is inter esting to note that this state produces more wool per sheep than any other sec tion of the Union. Under the heading "Varied Industries," facts regarding the lumbering industry of this state will be found as interesting to the Oregonlan as to the outsider. The state has today more than 300.000.000.iOOO feet ot merchantable timber, conserva tively valued at about J4.000.000.000. The mills of Portland turn out 2,000,000 feet of lumber per day. The hemlock of Oregon is radically different and superior to any other known hemlock. This timber Is shipped to all parts of the country and to China, Australia, the Philippines, Eng land and South Africa. Several pages of the booklet are devoted to a description of Portland and Its re sources and activities, which will be of especial Interest to the homeseeker. A table of wages, compiled from the re port of the State Labor Commission, gives the wages paid to workers In the various trades. Two pages are also devoted to tables of the public and school lands of the state and Government lands available for purchase and homesteadlng under the United States land laws. A list of the commercial bodies of the state are also given. ' The folded map of the state, which is attached to the back cover, is of sufficient size to show the smallest communities, and is of especial value for the reason that on the reverse side haa been printed an exhaustive list of facts regarding the state lands. This information will do away with the large amount of letter writing which the Chamber of Commerce has found necessary in answering the countless questions relating to the. state lands. The cover of the booklet is an attract ive design In three colors In poster style of a .group of forest trees. The book Is profusely Illustrated In effective half tones of natural scenery, views of or chards, wheat fields, forests, stock farms, lumber mills, fish canneries and Irrigation systems, together with cuts of Portland public and commercial buildings and pri vate dwellings. ' The presswork, typography and index are excellent and the book is an example of the best workmanship in printing and book making. It Is the result of the com bined efforts of the officials of the Port land Chamber of Commerce, . who have, exercised the utmost care in Its compll- HIBERNIAN PICNIC SUNDAY Children of Emerald Isle - Will Gather at Cedar Park. With the National colors and a liberal display of "the green," Cedar Park is being attractively decorated for the an nual picnic of. the Ancient Order of Hi bernians, which will be held on those grounds tomorrow. The order found it impossible to procure a suitable steamer for the usual river excursion and decided on a family picnic Instead. The Ladies' Auxiliary is co-operating with the mem bers of the society to make the affair a grand success and this result seems as sured, since the streetcar -company has promised the management a special serv ice throughout the day. At the grounds the Ladles' Auxiliary will have charge of the refreshments and the men will conduct the athletic events, which will consist of an Interesting pro gramme, including a tug-of-war contest between the East Side and the West Side. Valuable prizes for all of the events have been subscribed by the business men of the city. Pioneer Architect Content to Pass Rest of His Life Here Gives Opinions on Keeds of the "Rose City. "In -Europe Portland Is the Best known city of the Pacific Coast, San Francisco alone excepted," said . H. J. Hafty yesterday. Mr. Hafty, though a native of Switzerland, has lived in Portland for the past i'S years and is known as one of the leading architects of the city. The past year he haa been touring Europe, but has "come back from half way round the world to spend the rest of my days In the finest city in America," as he said yesterday. "Wherever I went In Europe, the year I have been gone, I of course, regis tered from "Portland, Oregon, U. S. A.,' andseverybody knew where I was from. Seattle is unknown across the water; even the name has never been heard over there where Portland is well known. The Lewis and Clark Exposi tion is the reason; that fair did this city more good out over the world than the people here realize. But odd aa it may seem, the ' reverse is true as be tween Portland and Seattle in the east ern part of tins country. "But one tiling is sure, this whole section of the Pacific Northwest is the place that people, both in Eastern United States and all over Europe, are looking to as the most promising spot on earth. Instead of trying to push this section they kept me busy ans wering questrons about It. 'How much does it cost to get there?" 'What does it coBt to live there?" Bow much Is house rentr And so it went every day for almost the entire trip. , Left Here a Tear Ago. "I left here a year ago over the Canadian Pacific and first went to Paris. Then Switzerland, Italy, Aus tria and Germany; then back to New York City, then Washingtoh, Denver, Salt Lake and home to Portland. And nowhere did I pass through as good a city as Portland.. Let me compare it in piecemeal, first with Europe, then with other American cities: "In European cities the buildings are without elevators, except the first-class hotels. Office, studio and apartment houses, five, six and even eight stories high, have nothing but stairs. Now these are not old buildings with which Europe is, of course, choked, but the new ones that have just gone up, most of them having been built, by the way, with millions on millions of American dollars left there by American tourists. The building laws are not as strict as they are here, and more wood is used than even here In the Pacific North west. The brick and stone work is not as good, and here is something that will surprise you, the taste,. the archi tecture is not as good. "Take in Italy, for Instance, the cen-tiiry-on-century old home of art; the modern Italian haa not the architect ural taste tabt has the American, as Is proven by the results In the buildings themselves. The old Italian art is dead. In such things as steam heating, fire escapes, and all that goes to make a building convenient to live in, Europe as a whole is fully a quarter of a cen tury behind America, ' and especially behind Portland, which in this respect is exceeded in America only by New York Clty Gotham's Fine Buildings. right today the finest buildings in the world, the finest that the world has ever seen in every way, size, safety, beauty, convenience, and permanence fir, rolnflr un in Knw Vnrr rM ... has nothing to equal them. The best wjr io maso a resident or, the United States a c o n H Amt-rfrun on4 . wnvA him realize that he lives In the best country on earth, is to let him make a dO noli -("T 11 1 nuru Th. . n " " UllBSb roads in the world are the New York central ana me Pennsylvania systems. "The scenerv of Switzerland , nificent, but that seen from the car vmuuvva vi ma uanaaian pacific, the Denver & Rio Grande, the Santa Fe aiuug me virana canyon of the Colo rado, and last, but not least, that seen right along this Columbia River, Is. not only as good as anything In all Europe, but better. The famous Rhine is a ditch compared to the Hudson and the Columbia from Portland to The Dalles exceeds the Hudson. It is the finest river scenery In the world. "Now as to climate: Italy for centuries has been famous for hoi .HmaA -t.-h-- 1, , ... , . . " " J L till ft II skies, Italian climate, are proverbs in ""r"ur" a"u nistory ror hundreds of years. But I tell, you that Italy has not as good a climate as Portland. This Is not boasting or 'boosting,' It is a cold fact. I have even heard Italians admit it, with poor relish it Is true, but they had to, those who had been here In Portland for any length of time, especially In Sum mer, and who had gone back to the old country. Winter In Italy is delightful of course, but no better than here; but the Summers are hot,' depressing and un healthy. Oregon Climate Ideal. "Summers in Switzerland are like Sum mers in Portland, but In Winter there they have from six to eight feet of snow for six months of the year, and here' we have roses all Winter. Portland climate is simply this: 'Italian Winters and Swiss Summers." "As for business conditional, I found that things are in excellent shape all over both Europe and America. Everybody Is busy and everybody has money on both sides of the water. But there Is a pres sure all over Europe and in the East In America to 'go West.' "The Pacific Coast Is again attracting the eyes of the world, as it did during the gold excitement in 1849. All Europe and America is talking about the chances to get rich out here. And people will be coming here by tens of thousands for years to come. ' "What Portland needs above all things now Is hotels ; next, large apartment houses. I understand that the Portland hotels today are crowded to their limit, and more people are coming than ever before. Portland has passed the asre and position of a village, or even one of the mailer quiet cities; she has arrived at the point where she must take a new and bigger view of things. A first-class hotel, equal to anything In America, except the St. Regis, of New York, Is needed at once. A hotel, for example, -where rooms rent for from S5 to $20 per day, with suites at J100 per day. "This class of travel stays away from w?rm. i v - H. 9. Hefty. people who remain asleep will suddenly wake up. like old Rip Van Winkle, to find themselves strangers in their old home, with the chances of a lifetime gone forever. Nothing can hold Portland back." HOE FROM MOUNT HOOD TOM RICHARDSON TELLS OF VISIT TO CLOUD CAP INN. Hardships of Journey Thing of Past Since Establishment of Auto mobile Lino. Tom Richardson, manager of the PorV land Commercial Club, returned to Port land Thursday night after an enjoyable outing at Cloud Cap Inn, Mr. Richard son says this resort is found to grow in favor, as most of the difficulties that have heretofore hindered Its deelopment have been removed. The trip can be easily and comfortably made, and the hard ships of the old route are a thing of the past. The guides report that there is more snow on the summit of Mount Hood at the present time than there has been at the beginning of any season in the past five years. One guide said that the ropes and outfit he used last Summer are under fifteen feet of snow, and ha does'-not think they can, be got at thia season. All the parties, - with one exception, who have climbed the mountain have reached the summit. The party in ques tion was obliged to descend because of a severe storm. The ride to and from Hood River, Mr. Richardson says. Is through the heart of the fruit district and affords the visitor a splendid view of that well known section. Automobiles run to a point within four miles of the Inn. One motor succeeded in covering the entire distance, the four miles representing an Incline of 3200 feet. Discussing the return trip, Mr. Rich ardson said:" "On my return I visited Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Wallace, formerly of this city, who now live on their ranch In the Hood River Valley. Certainly modern farm ing Is a delight. ' Telephones connect ail the farm homes with the town of Hood River, and there are electric lights in the poultry-houses, stables and out buildings. One almost forgets that he is not In the city. "Of course, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace are expert horticulturists now and know all there is to be learned about farming, but when they first located there a few years ago, after Mr. Wallace had given yp .the wholesale drug business In Portland, a good many comical things happened. The fruit-growers In Hood River Valley oc casionally borrow from each other. The first day of Mr. Wallace's residence at Meadowbrook farm a neighbor came in and wanted to borrow a potato planter, apologizing for making such an early re quest. Mr. Wallace informed him be was welcome to It, but explained that he did not .know Just where the different arti cles around the farm were kept, and was pleased when his borrowing neighbor as sured him that he knew where the planter was. "By watching him, Mr.' Wallace learned for the frrst time what a potato planter looked like, and by .'keeping up this method he finally got acquainted with machinery or the names of It used upon a modern farm. Mrs. Wallace. In her department of the work, had sim ilar experiences, but she has long since found out that you can't make hens lay until they get ready, and a good many other things that come only by experi ence. "Most of 'the farms throughout the Hood River Valley are named, and many men of wealth are buying places there. The story of the advance in values dur ing the last five or six years Is most In teresting, particularly so when the com-, parlsona are made upon a speclflo pieoe of land. "R. P. Loomls. .of New York City, one of the largest apple buyers on the continent, has . Just purchased land In Hood River Valley, and the people of the valley are very much delighted over this fact. "J. B. Stelnbach, Malcolm A. Moody. J. Thofburn Ross and F. W. Baltes, of Portland, are among the guests at Cloud Cap Inn." DARROW TO BE ORATOR Unions Will Invite Him to Speak Here Labor Day. Clarence S. " Darrow, of Chicago, chief counsel for W. D. Haywood, secretary of tne western federation or Miners, on trial at Boise, Idaho, will be asked to serve as orator of the day at the Labor day celebration that will be held In Port land, Monday, September 2, under the auspices of the labor organizations of this city. In event the services of Mr. Darrow cannot be secured, the committee will endeavor to get Rev. Father York, of San Francisco, who has for years FOR Will be a number of n y-v tit l- i or uregon, ,vv asmngton ana xaano. it is a , PACIFIC NORTHWEST NUMBER And every part of this great section is adequa tely treated. The article i on "The Pacific .Northwest A Land of Promise and Prosperity, " by E. "W. Wright, is elaborately illustrated, and will appeal to all who are interested in the progress of this great empire. This issue will contain sixteen splendid full-page ILLUSTRATIONS IN TWO COLORS Showing the resources and beautiful scenery of the Pacific Northwest. ' It contains, in addition, J MANY STRIKING FEATURES Among them may be mentioned the Attractive Cover Design of St. Peter's Dome, Columbia River,' reproduced in three colors; the absorb . ing illustrated Prize Story, "The Garden of Content," and other stories; f ' ' The Passion Play in California' ' ; the unique article and illustrations on "Feathered Foragers; the article on "The Forests of the Pacific North- ' west," with its very unusual and fascinating illustrations; "Deer-Hunting in the Siskiyous"; and a very exceptional article that will -attract marked attention, "A Goal for Young Men," with illustrations. This number is a perfect. FE AST OF GOOD THINGS V& This number is bound to sell. It ia the newsdealers' great opportunity for August. Don't overlook it. The article on "The Pacific Northwest" alone will sell the number for months to come. Make a liberal order and display magazines. For other information about this great number write to Sunset Magazine, Worcester building, Portland, Oregon. ORDER TODAYs FILL THIS OUT AND SEND TO YOUR NEWS COMPANY Gentlemen: Please send Dealer's Name ........ 'Address been a prominent champion of organized labor, to make the principal address. Plans are being formulated by commit tees representing the Federated Trades Council and the Building Trades Alliance for the greatest labor demonstration ever witnessed In Portland, -if it is possible to secure the grounds, the exeroises win be held on Multnomah Field, otherwise the demonstration -will take place at some other location within the city limits. as It Is not proposed to hold the exer cises out of the city. So far as returns have been received from the different unions to which the subject was submitted for a referendum vote, it Is more than likely that the labor organizations of the city will decide for a monster parade. At last night's meet ing of the Federated Trades Council tl delegates heartily concurred in tne sug gestlcm that not only the 4000 union men of the city, but their families as well, participate in the parade, that the demonstration may not only be more Imposing, but representative of the labor ing people of the city. . ' , It Is the Intention of the committees In charge of the arrangements to make the event one that will not be forgotten soon Childhood has not only the freedom of Nature in Rose City Park, but every other advantage, such as school, good' companions, moral surroundings, and an atmosphere that- in spires character. What the mother tries to instill into the child, amidst the surroundings so common in the heart of the city, is a simple matter in Rose City Park. It behooves the father to co-operate with the mother . by pro viding both of them with the best influence of all a home of their own. You have no idea what advan tageous arrangements you can make with us for the . erection, of a home upon . your lot. Get the lot ; get it in the right location and then build a home. HARTMAN 6 THOMPSON . Bankers, Chamber of Commerce. 5 AUGUST extraordinary interest and J TJ.I Tl i me T.- copies of the August Sunset Magazine. .Returnable basis. by the members of organized labor In this city. Off to Attend Milk Congress. NEW YORK, July 19. Nathan Straus, merchant and philanthropist, has sailed TUB OBomutir nvjui MODERN OEBXAITRAim PORTLAND JlWili nnUIQ, Oil pH ooer on uixuoir doi OTEL 2 - CORNER SEVENTH AND STARK STREETS. Z Portland New and Modern HoteL Ratas $1 per Day and Up. Z Z , European Plan. Free Bus. 2 , WRIGHT-DICKINSON HOTEL CO., Prop. HOTEL Fifth and Washington EUROPEAN PLAN M, 1.M to fS.M Far Da Aunaidlaa tm Inatlnal S. V. DAYXB, rKsldaa, St. Charles Hotel CO. (INCORPORATED) Front and Morrison Streets, PORTLAND, OR. CTJROPEAN PLAN ROOMS 50c TO $1.58 ' FIRST-CLASS RESTAURANT IN CONNECTION Hotel Lenox Tt&sl. Portland's Newest and Most Modern Hotel Up-to-date grill Auto bus meets all trains Rates: $1 day and up European plan Long distance phone in all rooms Private baths. value to every resident j Date , 1907. . News Company. ........... . .. i ....... . . .t. . I for Europe, to attend the second annual Milk Congress to be held In Brussels, from September 12 to 16. Four hun dred eclentists. medical experts and philanthropists have Indicated that they will be present. j iiteputiTiu roi tousiih m combeicial rumtti Bpeclal nfctee to ranuuea stnfle The DMUfonMi wUl be pleaae i U times to akm prion. A HieillB Turklnh bath ea tabllntunens ta hotel. H. C BOWX3M. OREGON I PERKINS Street, PORTLAND, OREGON Jliat-CTaae Clleek WHfc ; O. O. DATES. Baa. i