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THE bREGONIAX. IXESDAY. jlTLY 28; I90S. TUFT AT CHURCH; . GREETS FRIENDS Spends Quiet Sunday in Prep aration for Tuesday's Demonstration. CITY PUTS ON GAY DRESS Senator Warner Arrives Hitchcock Expected Today With Report of Conditions in West as He Found Them. CINCINNATI, July 27. As the calm be fore the storm was the Sunday observ ance of William H. Taft in the home of his. brother, Charles. The Presi dential candidate " works at the trade of politics today, attending the meet ing of the state central committee, meet ing informally the members of the noti fication committee, lending his aid to the local arrangements committee and placing himself generally at the dispo sition of National and state leaders. On Tuesday he will deliver his speech of acceptance and then surrender himself completely to the vagaries of a riot of poilrical enthusiasts. With Mrs. Charles P. Taft and her daughter. Miss Louise, the candidate at tended the morning service at the Christ Episcopal Church, Rev. V. H. Poole, one of the assistant rectors, drew a lesson from the first verse of the tenth chapter of Matthew. "And when He had called His disciples unto Him, He gave unto them power." Greets Old Friends at Church. While there was no reference to the presence of the candidate, the preacher sought to make emphatic that power for good and not contrition, confession or even charity. Is the influence which the Christian church should exercise among men. Mr. Taft Joined heartily in the services, and at the conclusion was made the cen ter of an admiring group of acquaintances and friends, and many of them he greeted by their first names, with all with whom he spoke ho shook hands. ( With his two escorts he walked half a dozen blocks viewing the decorations, which even then were being put in place. He retraced his steps to the home of his brother where he Is staying and remained there until late in the afternoon when he paid a visit to the bedside of former State Senator John AV. Hern, father of Mrs. Taft, who has been ill for some time. In the evening Arthur I. Vorys, who ar rived late spent some time at the Taft residence. Senator Warner on Hand. Senator Warner, of Missouri, chairman of the notification committee reached the city during the day, but did not present himself to Mr. Taft. remarking facetiously that he was in grave fear that Mr. Taft had already gained a suspicion of the fact of hia nomination, which waa to be revealed to him Tuesday. Frank II. Hitchcock, who is expected today, will make a rpport to the candi date on the conditions In the West, as he has found them during his recent visit to that section. Importance Is attached to the meeting. - There seems little left for the local notification arrangements committee to do, as every part of Tuesday's pro gramme seems to have been thoroughly perfected. Although the customary " Sunday cessation of business prevailed in the downtown streets today, there was decided activity in carrying out the scheme of decorations which Is to give the city . a holiday appearance. Long lines of pointed vari-colored streamers were strung along the trol-ley-poles, flags were placed out of win dows and streamers and bunting fes tooned on the buildings. Altogether, there was a decided interest shown rn preparing for the day on which Cin cinnati plans to do honor to her dis tinguished citizen. SHEATH SAVED 8! GLIDE DIRECTOIRE BECOMING OXL TO CORRECT AVALRERS. Object of Its Corsets Seems to Be to Compress Form Into Shape of Beanpole. liONDON. July 27. When the dlrec tofre dresses first made their appear anre in Paris, Englishwomen ridiculed the style. A few women, however, introduced them at Ascot, slightly modined certainly, but still they were . the directoire. By now the prejudice has been overruled, and two-thirda of the women of fashion are wearing them. Daily among the usual crowd In Hyde Park numbers of the new gowns may be seen, most of their wearera also carry ing the long-handled directoire sunshade. These sheath gowns look elegant, but only as long as the wearer is in repose. They lose their attractiveness Immedi ately she sits down or walks with swinging stride. A stately glide is the only movement possible for wearers of this confining robe. The woman who wants to look well in a sheath gown has to endure much from the sheath corset. Thte is worse than any corset yet evolved. The whole or the trunk ha to be confined, the firmly-boned corset being made longer than ever before. The waist, however, is let out a bit, as the main aim with the directoire is for the figure to be almost curveless one might say, like a lamp post and a par tlcularly small waist is not necessary. For the princess and empire dresses the leading corsetleres were selling short 16-inch corsets. Eighteen Inches is now the average for the waist. With tho sheath, corsets the long cling ing drapery becomes entangled even when it is held in place by loops attached to the inside of the skirt. These loops are made like the straps in a riding habit, to keep the gown in place. A loop of ribbon or elastic is attached to the hem of the skirt, and this is slipped over the shoe, there being a loop for each foot. If flimsy material is used for the Ureas, similar loops are attached at knee, so that the long graceful lines of the drapery need not be disarranged. RECORD. FOR UMATILLA Oregon County Has Great mother Who Is 61. Grand- PF.'NDI-JCTON. Or.. July :. With a mother at 16. a grandmother at SI end .a great-grandmother at 61, Umatilla. County again challenges the world for record. The - - great -grandmother la Mrg. H. R. Neil, who, with her husband, resides on a farm about five miles north east of Pendleton. H. R. Nell, who is now 64. was married in 1876 to Miss Susie Coffman. who is now 61, The next year a daughter was bom to then who was. christened Emma. In 1891, when Emma was a little less than 15 years of age, she was married to Grant Elgin, son of a prominent wheatgrower of Umatilla County. In 1892 a daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Elgin and to her was given the name of Retha. In 1907, at the age of 15 years, Retha was married to Frank Perry and a few days ago gave birth to a (laughter, making Mrs. Elgin a grandmother at 31 and Mrs. Neil a great-grandmother at 61. Grandfather Elgin is 39 and Ferry is 22. But the proudest man of the entire family is Great-grandfather Nell, who declares he is becoming more of a Roose velt Republican every day. OLYMPIC GAMES DO COOD LOXDOX MAIL COMMEXTS OX RECEXT CONTEST. Like Peace Conferences, They Don't Realize Highest Hopes, Yet Help the World Along. LONDON, July 27 The London morning newspapers continue to discuss the Olym pic games from the viewpoint of the in ternational friction developed, but with a disposition more freely to recognize that there Is much to be said for both sides. The Daily Mall says: "After all the number of unpleasant in cidents is surprisingly small and the ini tial feeling may be removed by second thought and fuller information. Perhaps with Olympic games as wltn peace conferences they may not realize the highest hopes of their projectors, yet they help the world forward. On calm reflection, leading public opin ion takes the proper view that from the moment Dr. Muir, in attendance on Do rando, ordered him to be lifted from the track, he was out of the race." The Mail says: "Dorando had completely spent his en ergy when he fell, and if he had not been lifted up he must have lain on the track." Some comment has been caused by the signing of a contract by Dorando to ap pear at Music Halls. The Italian ex plained that he had signed the contract under stress of his first emotion and cannot withdraw from it, but he added it is for only one week and he will donate the proceeds to charity. The Times commenting on the Olympic game eays: W e have learned userul lessons, es pecially that In strength and speed we are far behind the Americans, and In the field events our men were as children by the side of the American athletes, or to put it differently, they were as amateurs compared with professionals. Our men have not been taught so well, in many casee they have been taught but the run and Jump and throw the hammer simply by the light of na ture. Our haphazard methods were all very well so long as we had our own men to deal with. 'Then the question arises a to whether it is worth while to make a business of sport. Probably it is not; so we shall not go far wrong in the cause of true sport If we stick to our . antiquated methods." SAFER THAN AUTOMOBILE AEROPLANE'S SUCCESS ASSURED SAYS FARMAX. Aerial Navigator Arrives in Xew York for Series of Tests at Brighton Beach. NEW YORK. July 27.-That the future of the areoplane is a safe means of con- veyance is established with the confident declaration made by Henry Farman, the Aeroplane Investor and navigator, who ar rived here yesterday on board La Lor raine from Europe for a series of flights In his now famous flying machine at Brighton Beach. Farnam was welcomed by a reception committee of the Aero Club of America. After two weeks in this city, it is expected that Farman will make flights in Cm- cago and Boston. Mr. Farman spoke 'freely of his plans and work. , When asked .what he contem plated attempting next, he said: "To do new things.- We 'are always changing more or less. - Every- day- brings some thing new,- and I shall try something right along." "Has the aeroplane-a future so far as being practicable?" he was asked. "Yes," he replied. "It will have a future to a very great extent. I think the aeroplane will be safer than the au tomobile or other method of convey ance. It will be so easy and so quick. My greatest pause in flight has been ten seconds, starting- on an ascending wind. The birds in their flight have a special instinct which' we - will never have, but we can improve our methods by using some of the methods of the birds. "I think the time is not far distant when we shall see the aeroplane stand ing motionless in the air. In time an automatic balance will also be secured. The aeroplane is now much more of a question than the balloon." JUNE BUG GOES 35 YARDS Curtis Tries to Tarn, but Is Only Partially Successful. HAMMONDSPORT. N. Y., July 27 G. H. Curtis made a flight of 35 yards today in the June Bug, during which he at tempted to turn, but was only partially successful. Lieutenant Seldfrige then made three short flights, each of about 106 yards. During the latter's second flight, the ma chine rose after touching the ground about 160 yards from the start and then flew 100 yards further. PLAN NEW ELECTRIC ROAD Proposed Line Will Link Grange ville and Elk, Idaho. LE W1STON, Idaho. July 27. Advices from Grangeville are to the effect that a number of mining companies operat ing in the Elk City district have sub scribed $200,000 for the construction of an electric road from Orangeville to Elk, and that a mass meeting has been held at Elk to raise funds for the road. The proposed line will be 35 miles long, and for a distance of S3 miles will run through a - fine belt of timber. Excellent grades have been found for the road. The line will extend to within ten miles of Buf falo Hump and will serve the Four Mile, Six Mile. Orogrande and Elk districts. Abundant power will be available from the South Fork of the Clearwater and Its tributaries. Olympia Beer. "It's the water." Brew ery's own bottling. Phones, Main 671, A 2167. LEVEE GIVES WAY; FL0DDS4QQ0 ACRES Damage to Farm Lands San Joaquin Estimated - at $50,000. - on BIG CELERY FIELDS RUINED Eight Thousand Carloads of Product Swept Away Two Dredges and Plledrlver Hope to Repair Dike in Few Days. ANTTOCH, CaL. July 37. At S o'clock Sunday morning about 200 feet of the San Joaquin River levee gave way on the fer tile Jersey Island, tract, located east of here, flooding the entire island, compris ing nearly ww acres, i ne ios win i about J60.000, and fall principally upon tne Jersey Island Company, although there are many small farmers who nolo leases that will lose everything, as their crops were all practically ready to harvest. The Jersey Island Company nan iw acres of the finest celery in the river sec tion, estimated at 8000 carloads, that would have been ready to harvest In about two months. There was also 500 acres of potatoes, besides other vege tables. Nothing will be saved. Besides this direct loss all the ditches used for draining the land will be ruined. Also thousands of young celery plants that were ready for planting are under water. It was Intended to make this one of the largest celery fields in the state. Two dredges and a piledrlver, all equip ped with material and men, are working today endeavoring to close the break, and those in charge believe this will be accomplished with two days. AMERICAN BOYS IN UM HATE BETTER OPPORTUNITIES THAX BRITISH COUSINS. - Youths Who Make Suggestions in Old Country Fortunate If They Keep Jobs. LONDON. July 27. (Special.) Ameri can boys have a much better chance of rising than their English cousins." is the opinion of R. A. Learned, managing dU rector of a large employment agency in London, who has been preaching and applying American methods to English conditions -for some months past with great success. It. would be difficult, to discover a better-informed man on the subject of employment than Mr. Learned, for not only has he had years of ex perience in tho United States in supply ing high-class men to business . houses but he has had as well considerable ex- nerlenrn In Rnffland. "The average young' man is much bat ter off in the United States than here;" said Mr. Learned to me today. "To begin with, he is much better paid. That is due, I believe. In a large measure to the regrettable system of 'living In' which is in force, in many of the retail busi ness houses In England, and which, I believe. Is a great evil. I know, as a matter of fact, that in the drapery trade, which corresponds to the drygoode trade in the United States, the houses here figure that they can get their men and women at about half price so long as they enforce the 'living in' syBtem. They exact much more from their employes for board and lodging than they are wil ling to allow them should they wish to live out. They figure to make no small profit out of boarding and housing their employes. In addition to that element of evident unfairness it leads to im morality among the men and women. in business in England are vastly Inferior to those in the United States. For . in stance, in America a premium is placed upon initiative, and a suggestion, is as welcome from the offlceboy as from the manager. And it is acted upon if It ap peals to those in authority. In England a suggestion from a man or boy in an inferior position touching on matters out side his own specific duties is looked upon as an unwarranted- impertinence. The man Is fortunate if he is not dis charged. In England the men and boys are hired to do certain work, and they are expected to do that work and leave the rest to their betters. Initiative on their part is treated as a vice, not ai virtue. "In the United States in every great business there is a large class who are getting fairly good wages. In England there is no such class. Here there are no finely-graded steps by which a man or a boy may advance. Instead there is a wide gap between the poorly paid clerks who may be getting J300 or $400 a year and the well paid managers who are drawing KO0O or WOOO. That Is a ter rible gap and a difficult one to bridge, and it takes a man of unusual ability to do it. The result is that the majority of Englishmen remain poorly paid clerks all their lives Instead of advancing to the middle positions which are the salvation of the American clerks. LONG TRIP IN "AUTOMOBILE Party Makes Run From Los Angeles to Portland..- R. C. McCormack, capitalist, and John C. Cline, ex-Collector of Customs of Los Angeles, accompanied by their families and some friends, comprised an automobile party that reached thi city yesterday from Los Angeles on their way to Seattle. The party Is trav eling in three automobiles, having left Los Angeles two weeks ago yesterday, They are registered at the Portland. "The trip has been a delightful one and altogether uneventful so far as even a slight mishap Is concerned," said Mr. Cline yesterday. "We left Los Angeles just two weeks ago, and have been proceeding leisurely through Cal ifornia and Oregon, enjoying the seen ery and inspecting the country gen erally. We will continue the Journey to Seattle this week, where Mr. McCor mack is interested in business prop erty." The party includes Mr. and Mrs. R. C- McCormack. Mr. and Mrs. John C. Cline. J. Banning Cline, H. W. Cline. Mil Barker,' E. T. Stimson and F. T. Griffith. DRILL INTO VAULT ROOM Ambitious Seattle Burglars Foiled by Accident. SEATTLE. Wash.. July 27. (Special.) j Cracksmen drilled their way into the j vaultroom of the Seattle Safe Deposit Company's vaults, at 701 First avenue, in the heart of the business district Sunday night, out before they had lighted the fuse attached to a pocket of nitro-glycer-in. attached to the main door of .the inner strong box. A. J. Elwell, the, man ager, who visited the vaults with Ed. Batheim, of Portland, commercial trav eler, on an emergency case, and fright ened them away. The front doors of the vaults were found blocked by a large piece of timber which had been placed against them from the Inside. -The. burglars had entered by drilling through three steel doors from the rear en trance . to the vaults, which are in a basement. Had the inner vault been cracked, val uables worth more than n.oop.ooo could have been secured. Just how much was secured will not be known until a check list of the goods can be made by the owners of the property. The great num ber of empty jewel cases scattered about Indicates that the amount of loot taken must have been large. BAY CITY BANK DEPOSITORS IX LIVELY SESSION- Police Forced to Remove Two Men From Bnilding May Prose . cute Market-Street Bankers. SAN FRANCISCO. July 27. A stormy meeting of depositors of the Market Street Bank was held Sunday to discuss the affairs of the crippled . institution, seek means to save something out of the wreck and if possible to take criminal action against any officials who may be considered to have acted dishonestly. At one stage of the proceedings the excitement was so Intense that the po lice were called in and two of the men fn attendance were removed from the room. After hours of angry discussion a com mittee of 15 depositors, including two women, was appointed to investigate the affairs of the bank, learn of the resources of the stockholders and if deemed ad visable to institute criminal proceedings. John Kantner, who was instrumental in calling the meeting, was chosen chair man. There was much opposition to his methods and he was forced to give way in favor of M. C. Randolph, the vice chairman. It was expected A. F. Mar tel, ex-prefeident of the bank, would be in attendance to explain the financial transactions that involved the institu tion, but it was announced by a deposi tor who had been in communication with him that he was prostrated and would not appear. Louis H. Mosser, the receiver, ad dressed the meeting. MOVE FOR SETTER BREAD MASTER BAKERS TO MAKE SCI ENTIFIC STUDIES. ' University of California to Establish Department for Latest . Experiments. SAN FRANCISCO, July 27. Master Bakers fr?m the entire coast met- at Berkeley yesterday for their annual con vention and banquet. One of the aims advanced was tye establishment in the siate university oi a department tor tne scientific study of the making of bread In the most hygienic manner conserving the glutens and proteins and making care ful use of fermentation. The organization placed itself on record as favoring such a plan . in order to counteract the Impoverishment of the flour in the United States, which has caused a considerable deterioration In the quality of bread. Secretary W . J. cnause read the annual address on the relation of capital and labor, with special reference to condi tions in San Francisco and the futility of co-operation concerns in the business. Theodore Bartholmaed, of Cincinnati rep resenting the Ohio state Association of Master Bakers, delivered an address on the scientific and commercial means within the reach of bakers to counteract the impoverishment of the flour so far as the percentage of wet gluten is con cerned, due to the increased use of heavy machinery In bakeries and improvident methods of farming. He recommended the use of malt extract. Officers were elected as follows: Presl dent, H. C. Doerr, of San Jose; secretary. A. W. J. Glbbs. of San Francisco; treas urer, A. Komsthoeft; among tne vice presidents are L. L. Robinson, of Tacoma, and A. W. O Brlen. ot Sacramento. A "Sunny Jim" Doll-FREE last for years. Every little boy and girl should have one. Fill out the blank below and mall today to H-O Company, 54 Fulton Street, Buffalo, N. Y., and the doll will be forwarded promptly. H-O COMPANY, 54 Fulton Street, Buffalo, N. Y. Enclosed find two trade marks from regular size "FORCE" packages and 4c in stamps, for which please send your ''Sunny Jim" cloth doll to Name. Street and Number-City HATS FOR WOMEN BIEEEB THAN EVER Also More Expensive, Says Mr. A. Meier, of Meier & Frank Co., Now in Paris. FRENCH STYLES ENORMOUS MEIER & FRANK CO., Paris Office, 24 Rue Richer. (Special Cable.) Mr. A. Meier, of the Meier & Frank Com pany, of Portland, Oregon, U. S. A., re turned to Paris from Switzerland a few days ago and will start for home on the Kronprinzessln Gecille' from Cherbourg early next month. Mr. Meier gave the Economist correspond ent some of his views on women's hats and said: "I came over here early in May to be here' for the big races at Autenll and Longchamps, when the prominent mil liners compete to introduce the latest fashions and colors that indicate the styles in America for the early Fall and Winter. "The hats worn were very extrava gant and enormous in size and likewise in price. The style excelled anything I have heretofore seen. "At the Grande Course de Haies and the Prix des Drags it was a veritable millinery display, and at Pre Catalan, at Armenonville, and at the cafes and chic restaurants on these nights it ap peared to be a contest as to who would wear the largest and most expensive hats, costing from 400f. to 2000f. each. "Of course, the aristocratic New York women will not wear such large hats, nor will they have to pay such large prices, for New York and Portland will be more moderate in both respects, al though for the models I have been compelled to pay almost twice as much as heretofore, owing to the large size and quality of expensive materials re quired to trim them. "Small hats are not shown at all ex cept in some fur toques and turbans, which are also larger and more expen sive than formerly. "The stylen this season are beautiful and most ploture hats of dark color, with light, airy trimmings of crosses, aigrettes and paradise feathers, or large quantities of single ostrich feathers." Mr. Meier is certain that the styles will be popular in Portland with indi cations of Increased business activity and prosperous times. Mr. Meier has also selected from the leading modistes magnificent costumes and wraps, as well as novelties in all lines of women's apparel, the various shipments of which are keeping their Paris office extremely busy. GIRL DROWNS IN RIVER Thetta Stephens Falls Into Water From Overturned Rowboat. Miss Thetta N. Stephens, aged 20. was thrown Into the Willamette River from an overturned rowboat late Sunday night and sank before help could reach her. The body has not been recovered although divers were put to work and the remains will probably be found this morning. With a companion. Miss Stephens went out on the river boating last night. In the darkness, their rowboat collided with a passing log raft in the harbor. The boat was capsized and . although Miss Stephens' friend did his utmost to reach her and place her on the overturned boat, she sank almost immediately. Miss Stephens was the daughter of D. G. Stephens, who is visiting In England at the present time. She lived at her parents' home on the Columbia Slough road. ANOTHER MURDER MYSTERY Body of Italian Found in East River With Rock Tied to Neck. NEW YORK, July 27. The corpse of a man' with a piece of flagstone tied about the neck was taken from the East River and the police believe that they have a murder mystery confronting them. The general appearance of the corpse led) the police to believe that he was an Italian. The police believe that the dead man may have been a victim of the Black Hand assassins. Earl Roberts Coming West. WINNIPEG. Man., Jufy 27. Earl Rob erts, the famous British General, will visit Winnipeg August 10, and will later go west as far as Banff, in the Rocky Mountains. We have had our famous character "Sunny Jim" made in the form of a delight fully funny cloth doll, and we will send this to anyone mail ing us 2 trademarks from our regular size "FORGE" packages, and enclosing 4c in stamps to cover postage. These dolls are made of tough linen. 15 inches high, and printed in five colors (with full directions for cut ting and sewing). They will State- Portland Railway, Light & Power Company BULLETIN NO. 9 Suburban Train Service The development of the suburban and interurban territory near a large city is largely dependent upon transportation. The highest development of the transportation problem is found in the modern high-speed electric train. Even the steam railroads admit this as witness the electrification of the New York, New Haven & Hartford, New York Central, Southern Pacific, Oakland, Califor nia, and many other suburban steam lines. The same has been true of the lines running ont of Portland to Oregon City, Cazadero, Gresham, St. John, Vancouver, Mount Scott, Montavilla, Fulton and other nearby points. Running time of trains between Portland and Oregon City has been reduced from 80 to 60 minutes. This and similar service eaa easily be maintained with the co-operation of passengers; for in stance, the time lost in stops can be greatly reduced if passengers are ready to leave or board the train promptly. In many eases railroads are adopting the plan of limiting the time of stops, and passengers not ready are carried to the next stop; or the number of stops is cut down, making the train an express or limited. This last method is objectionable where most 6tops are of equal import ance, and is only used as a last resort. ' That safe and reliable service may be maintained, a block signal system has been installed on the Oregon City line. This in sures safety to passengers, and is in accordance with modern rail way practice. New and heavier rails and a steel bridge over the Clackamas River have also been put in; other improvements are .contemplated soon. A new boat for the Vancouver ferry service will be in operation in a few months. These matters indicate the consideration given to this suburb an service and the efforts constantly made to improve-it. The value of suburban property and residence is greatly in creased by frequent, regular and rapid train service; The market gardener, dairyman, poultry and stock-raiser are also well served by the new "Package Freight" service recently inaugurated, by which such products are brought in on passenger schedule and placed in the hands of dealers in a few hours after preparation for the market, instead of from one to three days, as.ly ordinary freight. The absence 6f dust, smoke, cinders, ability to quickly add cars, to trains for Tush or special travel, are all a part and feature of the Suburban Electric Service. 1 Gee! Tttt Waters Fine, come m TAKE POTTER 1THE GRAND TRIP GLORIOUS TIME PARSONS ORCHESTRA ENGAGED FOR SATURDAY TRIPS Every convenience provided. Including experienced tewardr- b ess to look after comfort of lady K M vtij. m. n u I M nn n season iickbts irom roruana nuu SEND FOR "OREGON City Ticket 00 1m. Third and Washington Street. rtfJM I Moclips and Westport Beaches . IDEAL. SUMMER RESORTS Easily Reached Via Northern Pacific Railway With Frequent Train Service. SUMMER TOURIST FARES $60.00 For the Round Trip to St. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth, Sioux City, Omaha, Kansas City, Etc. CHICAGO. $72.50. ST. LOUIS, $67.50. Ask your nearest Northern Pacific Agent regarding train service, rates, etc., or address A. D. CHARLTON, 255 Morrison Street, FROM ASH ST. DOCK. PORTLAND 8:30 A. M. SATURDAYS 1:00 P.M. Dasaenger. i m. I a m saiuraay w monaay tj.uu OUTINGS" ti M Asst. Gen. Pass. Agent, Portland, Oregon.