Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, February 17, 1910, Page 15, Image 15

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ENDEAVORERS PICK
PORTLAND PASTOR
WORLD AND STATE LEADERS OF CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR UNION
NOW QUESTS OF PORTLAND. ' (
HERE'S ONE REASON WHY
'FORT.
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Rev. T. B. Griswold,, of First
Presbyterian, Heads
Organization.
CONVENTION CLOSES TODAY
Busy and Enjoyable Day I Second
Session Dr. Clark In Great De
mand for Speeches Banquet
and Reception Interesting.
With the election yesterday of a Port
land man president of the Oregon State
Christian Endeavor Union, the "organiza
tion closed a busy and undoubtedly the
most enjoyable day for the delegates of
the 19th convention now in a three-day
session at the First Presbyterian Church.
Today's programme will close the con
vention. In addition to numerous addresses, in
cluding prominent people in the society
In Oregon and Ir. Francis E. Clark, In
ternational president, and William Shaw,
international secretary, the election of of
ficers took place; this was followed by
the biennial banquet, together with two
hours of social enjoyment In the form of
a reception to the visiting delegates, in
the church parlors.
Xew Officer's Elected.
Rev. T. B. Griswold. assistant pastor of
the First Presbyterian Church, was elected
president. Other officers elected axe as
follows: Vice-presidents, B. W. Paul, Port
land: Miss Vera Storey, Medford; L. C.
Barrett. Baker City: secretary. Miss Mil
dred Krost, Portland; assistant secretary.
Miss Mary Kalin, Portland; treasurer, K. A.
Tripp, Kugcne, succeeding himself; world's
vice-president for OreKon. J. A. Rockwood,
Portland, succeeding -himself.
The department superintendents were se
lected as follows: Devotional. T. G. Pic
ton, Portland; Junior and intermediate. Miss
Luella Knapp, Portland, succeeding her
self; missionary and Christian Endeavor lit
erature. Clarence E. MpraRue, Portland:
temperance and citizenship. Rev. H. G.
.Shaffer, Portland; builder's union. Q. Evere't
Baker. Portland; press a;nt, W. A. Dill,
Kugene (the latter three were reappointed);
advisory members. Rev. William H. Foultes,
Rev. L. R. Dyott and W. F. ReaKor, of
Portland.
The retiring officers, the latter two of
whom were re-elected. are as follows:
President. Rev. Charles T. Hurd. Newport;
vice-president. Rev. D. A. Thompson. Port
land: Rev. B. W. Bass. Rnsobnrg:. and
Homer Black. Milton. The only two de
partment superintendents, who were not re
elected, are: rwvotional. Rev. A. A. Win
ter. Dallas, and missionary and Christian
Endeavor literature. Mrs. T. A. Gault, Ore
tcon City. Dr. E. S. Mulckley, of Portland,
was replaced on the advisory committee by
Rev. W. F. Reagor.
The convention thus far has been the
most successful In the history of the
union. The local arrangement commit
tee is given credit for the great success
of the sessions. It Is composed of the
following members: B. W. Paul. Rev. Guy
L. Dick. Miss Agnes Weber, G. T. Set
tlemeyer. Miss Mary Kalin, Mrs. N. T.
Hibben. 'G. H. , Charters. Ray L. Stout.
Miss Mildred Frost, Dr. J. W. Mc
Mlchael and D. T. Short.
The second day of the convention
opened yesterday morning at 9 o'clock
with a quiet hour of devotional services
conducted by Rev. A. A. Winter, of Dal
las, superintendent of that department
of the union. It was followed by an ad
dress from James R. Knodell, state super
intendent of the Anti -Saloon League, on
the subject. "Oregon Dry in 1910." Wil
liam Shaw, international secretary of
the union, closed the morning session
with a. school of methods on Christian
Endeavor work.
Dr. Parsons Speaks.
In the afternoon Dr. William Parsons,
pastor of the Third Presbyterian Church,
of Portland, opened with an address on
"Making the State Christian." Dr. Lu
ther R. Dyott, pastor of the First Con
gregational Church, spoke on ''Future
Tenses of Christian Endeavor." Dr.
Francis E. Clark. International president
and founder of Christian Endeavor so
cieties, closed the afternoon with an address-
on the work in general, which waa
well received.
Miss Luella Knapp, prominent in the
work in this state, who was a delegate
to the international convention, held
last Fall in Agra, India, was unable to
speak yesterday on her experiences
abroad. She will, however, deliver an
address this afternoon.
Probably one of the most enjoyable
events of the convention this year was
the dinner given last night in the au
ditorium dining-room of the Young
Men's Christian Association building.
Over 200 plates were set. Several after-dinner
speeches were made.
Last night in the parlors of the First
Presbyterian Church a reception was
given to the delegates by the First
Presbyterian Church Society. In addi
tion to the social inteucourse, frappe
was served and several musical num
bers were given. The Y. M. C. A,
Quartet and the Y. W. C. A. Octet
Bang several selections.
Programme for Today Follows.
The programme for today, including
an address by Miss Luella Knapp on
her experiences while attending the
international convention as the repre
sentative from Oregon, is as follows:
From 9 to 10 o'clock this morning a
quiet devotional hour will be conduct
ed by Rev. A. A. Winter. Rev. James
A. Dodd, formerly missionary to Mex
ico, now of Ridgefield, Wash., will
speak on the subject "America and
Across the Sea." At 11 o'clock a school
of methods will be conducted by Rev.
E. A. King, of North Yakima, Wash.,
formerly president of the Ohio Chris
tian Endeavor Union.
The afternoon programme will be
opened by Dr. William Hiram Foulkes,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church, who will speak on the subject
'Evangelistic Possibilities of Christian
Endeavor."
"Relation of Christian Endeavor to
the Sunday School" is the subject of
an address to be delivered in the af
ternoon by Rev. C. A. Phipps, general
secretary of the Oregon Sunday School
Association. An address on "Endeav
orers and Larger Christian Service"
will be delivered by Dr. W. F. Reagor,
pastor of the First Christian Church,
Portland. This will be followed by a
solo by Miss May Breslin. The after
noon session will then close with an
address from Rev. E. A. King on "Per
petuating Christian Endeavor."
The next meeting place of the con
vention will not be decided upon until
after the executive committee Is ap
pointed by President Griswold.
At this evening's session the princi
pal and only address will be given by
Rev. E. A. King. He will speak on
"Who Dominates Your Life?" The
musical programme for this evening
will be in charge o? T-r. McMichael.
One number is a solo by Mrs. Fletcher
Linn.
President-elect Oriswold will close
the convention with a few words on
the plans for the next two years before
there is ' another state convention.
Morgan & Robo. 250 Stark St.. will
(write your Fire Insurance for you.
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BOOKS ARE AUDITED
Farmers' Mutual Found to Be
in Excellent Condition.
NEW DIRECTORS ELECTED
Secretary Not Voting, Says Com
mittee Report, and Accounts Are
Tangled, but He Has 3Iade
Generally Good Showing.
The stockholders of the Farmers Mu
tual Fire Relief Association of Portland
yesterday adopted the report of a commit
tee appointed to audit the books of
the secretary-treasurer, and elected a
new set of directors. At times there was
confusion, but the result seemed ,to meet
i with the approval of the majority. Early
In the day. as some were Inclined to in
dulge In personalities, a motion was made
that any one using personalities should
be escorted outside.
The "directors elected are: H. W. Sna
shall, C. H. Blanchard, Fred Gruner, Au
gust Brugger and A. R. Fanno. Of the
175 votes cast, 79 were proxies, although
not all the proxies brought to the meet
ing were admitted to vote..
Secretary J. J. Kern held 29 proxies,
it was said, but the commitee on creden
tials held that Mr. Kern was not a mem
ber of the association and could not cast
the votes.
Xo One's Integrity Questioned.
The committee apopinted to audit the
books of the secretary submitted a re
port in which It was said:
Including balance carried over from the
previous yaar, it wai found that the re
ceipts of the association from all sources
during trie y?ar 1909 were $6279.85. Of
this sum $1343.02 was derived from as
sessment No. 6. The disbursements for the
same period amounted to $5248.17, leav
ing a balance to the credit of the com
pany at the close of business December 31.
1909. of $1031.48.
It will, therefore, be sten that had not
assessment No. 6 been le led there would
have existed at the end of the year a de
ficiency of $311.64.
During the period of tima from Decem
ber 31, 1909, to the close of business, Feb
ruary 15, 1910, we fin; funds have come
into our possession In the sum of $1327.19,
which added to our balance at the close
of the year,, $1034.43. gives us a total fund
of $358.67. The disbursements during said
period hav been $179.58. leaving on hand
at the present time the sum of $2179.09.
This amount la now in the United States
National Bank to the credit of the asso
ciation. We find no evidence of fraud or graft on
th-a part of the secretary, or any member
of the board of directors, nor do we ques
tion the integrity of any member. We be
lieve we should call the attention of the
govwnlnj board to the necessity of observ
ing closely the requirements of the consti
tution in its procedure.
As to our secretary, we would say that
while he does not possess the qualification
of a young?r man we believe he has at all
times endeavored to advance the Interests
of the association, and that he has labored
diligently to that end. While his accounts
were rather tangled and exceedingly diffi
cult to follow, yet when we consider his
age and other circumstances under which
he has worked we believe he has made a
creditable showing.
As to the board of directors, we believe
they have served the association faithfully
and that the membership has cause to be
grateful to thm for their devotion to the
Interests of the association. In conclusion,
we wish to congratulate the members of
the association on the thrifty condition of
this association and its splendid prospects
for future growth and development.
The report was signed by Charles L.
Hunter, J. J. Krebs and C. H. Blan
chard. Secretary Defends Position.
Secretary Kern charged that the direc
tors had done wrong in Issuing assess
ment No. 6 for last year, contending that
it was not necessary. Director Gruner
retorted that if this assessment had not
been called the association- would have
faced a deficit.
B. L. Barry, secretary of .the Oregon
Merchant Mutual Fire Assurance Asso
ciation, of Dayton, Or., on invitation,
addressed the meeting urging that the
meeting follow the state laws exactly In
the election. Following this address the
legal opinion of Attorney O. Young was
read to the effect that no amendments
.could be made to the constitution at this
meeting, and that the election' of direc
tors was held under the provisions of the
state law. The amendment needed to
make the organization legal will be made ,
n r ffxi tT;
aocording to the state law at a later
date.
The association has nearly 3000 mem
bers and about $2,500,000 In fire insur
ance throughout the state.
Secretary Kern circulated the follow
ing printed ticket for candidates for di
rectors: John Raz, J. J. Krebs, Caleb
Blanchard, Ferd Groner, Peter Roth and
Henry Troege. It was voted that this
ticket could not be considered, although
any of the stockholders could place In
nomination any of the names on it. After
the close of the meeting Secretary Kern
said that he waa not satisfied with the
result, but declined to make any state
ment. - .
The new board of directors will elect
a new president and secretary-treasurer.
PERSONALMENTION.
E. M. Fries, of Roxbury, is among
the arrivals at the Lenox.
James Dorgan, of New Westminster, B,
C, is at the Ramapo Hotel.
J., A. Westerland and wife, of Med
ford, are registered at the Oregon.
J. C Maclnnes and wife, of White
Salmon, are staying at the Nortonla,
F. Hornan came down from Salem
yesterday and went to the Ramapo.
D. J. Calvin, auditor of the Northern
Pacific. St. Paul, Is at the Ramapo HbteL
A. B. Bateham, well-known fruit
fancier, of Mosler. is staying at the
Seward.
W. T. Stephens, retired capitalist of
Seaside. Is among the arrivals at the
Cornelius. "
O. B. Mllloy, a business man of Scap
poose, was among the arrivals at the
Oregon yesterday.
H. R. Alger, manager for" Alger Hard
ware Company, of Castle Rock, Wash.,
Is at the Nortonla.
B. W. Dexter, the fruit man of White
Salmon, is at the Cornelius and is ac
companied by his family.
Paul M. French, - banker at The
Dalles, is at the Cornelius and is ac
companied by Mrs. French.
B. E. Kennedy, proprietor of the
Baker City evening daily, is among the
late arrivals at the Imperial.
Senator Hart, the Baker City lawyer
statesman, arrived at the Imperial yes
terday and will remain several days.
Charles Lewlston, of Madison, Wis.,
.rrlved at the Lenox yesterday and will
remain during the coming two weeks.
O. B. Aagard, operating the large
lumber Interests at La Center, Is at
the Perkins and is accompanied by his
wife.
James Dorgan, of New Westminster,
B. C and advertising manager for the
Prince Rupert district, is at the
Ramapo.
D. J. Galvln. general auditor for the
Northern Pacific, with headquarters at
St. Paul, Minn., arrived at the Ramapo
yesterday.
Arthur Williams, the noted San Fran
cisco baritone and president of the
Williams-'Byrd Company, is at the
Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Lane have en
gaged a suite at the Portland and will
remain at that hotel for the balance
of the Winter.
Benjamin A. Gifford, The Dalles
photographer whose scenic views have
done much to advertise Oregon, Is stay
ing at tne imperial.
J. R. McCormack, an old resident of
Portland and now located at Palouse,
Wash., is staying at the Perkins while
renewing old acquaintances.
I. Oppenheimer and family, of New
York, are staying at the Portland while
becoming familiar with business con
ditions of the Northwest. Ale Onnan-
The Addition with Character
SELLS FASTER THAN ANY OTHER
RESIDENCE PROPERTY IN PORTLAND
Read This Letter Carefully
"Sarin AggfraU Patting (Uaatfimty .'
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Portland, &rgira
Portland,-Oregon Pebruary ,8;1910,
Paul C. Murphy ; Vice President
Laurelhurst Co.,
522 Corbett Building;
C I T Y .
Dear sir
In answer to your inquiry as to what you
nay expect in relation to the improvements in
Laurelhurst, ve-would say that all of the con-'
tracts for installing the water mains and sewers, v
grading streets, laying cement sidewalks and curbs
and paving all of the streets with asphalt, have
been awarded to us-
The grading is practically finished, and
the work of laying the water mains and sewers,
sidewalks and curbs will be commenced immediate
ly Gas mains are to be laid and cluster lights
installed throughout the entire tract before pav
ing. All of the above work will be finished on
or about the 1st of August, 1910.
While this" is the largest .contract of its
kind ever let in Portland, we are providing every
facility for expediting the work, and are prepared
to complete i t. by the time above stated
In addition" to the "above work, wewill
also plant 2200 shade trees in the parking strips
throughout the entire tract. some time during the
months of March and April. These trees will be
as large as it is possible to plant them, and
will be; very attractive for shade. tree purposes.
Note that this letter speaks of contracts for asphalt streets, water, sewer, gas,
curbs, shade trees, etc., have been awarded. Please note the distinction awarded.
Not planned for the future or promised, butf awarded. And also notice that all
this work is now started and is to be completed on or about August 1, 1910.
Then Realize That Laurelhurst is on Two Carlines and From
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AUTHORIZED BROKERS,
f tin rim K. Henry Co. .
Wakefield. Fries & Co.
Geo. D. Schalk
H. V. Palmer-Jone. Co.
Holme. & Menefee
Mall Sc Von Borstel
jt it F. Bryan
w Frirk-loddit
Ruff-Klelneorge Land
to.
Dubois St
Kculty Co.
heimer Is at the head of one of the
largre department stores of New York,
and is on a tour of the West.
Nlel A. "Weathers, of Ne York, is at
the Portland. He is connected with
the corporation which recently ac
quired the Portland Gas Company.
Mr. and Mrs. T. K. Blnnie, of Spo
kane, joined the newlywed colony at
the Hotel Portland yesterday. They
are personal friends of the new pro
prietors, Norman Bros.
D. McGarrity and bride arrived at
the Hotel Portland yesterday and in
tend to pass a large portion of their
honeymoon In Oregon. Mr. McGarrity
is manager of a corset manufacturing
establishment at San Francisco.
DBL MONTE, Cal., Feb. 16. Spe
cial.) Arrivals at the Hotel Del Monte
today included C. F. Swigert and R.
Koehler. his wife and daughter, from
Portland. .
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 16. (Spe
cial.) Portland arrivals at the Palace
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Very -truly yours ,
THE BARBE
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5 to 10 Minutes Closer in Than Oth
. er Additions Now on Sale and
You'll Realize Why.
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Phones A 1515, Main 1503
Crockett
Hotel today were: S. B. Connell, E. L.
Thompson and wife, Edward Thomp
son. C. T. Whitney and wife, W. J.
Burns and wife. Miss Burns.
CHICAGO, Feb. 16. (Special.) Ore
gon people registered at Chicago hotels
today as follows:
Portland Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Spencer,
at the Congress; E. W. Weis, at the
Kalserhoff. .
Baker City J. H. Anderson, at the
Brevoort.
NEW YORK. Feb. 16. (Special.)
People from the Pacific Northwest reg
istered at New York hotels today as
follows: Portland Astor, E. Pear
son. Spokane Grenoble, J. D. Sher
wood. Seattle Plaza, C. J. Smith. J.
Rosene; Hotel Astor. A. Levy, E. Levy.
Albany Chooses Delegates.
ALBANY, Or., Feb. 16. (Special.)
The following delegates have been
chosen to represent Albany College at
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the meeting of the State Intercollegiate
Oratorical Association, to be held in
Salem March 11: Seniors. Rhoda Stal
naker and Martha Montague; Juniors,
Buena Blckell and Nita Schultz; sopho
mores. Kate Stewart and Lucille Hart;
freshmen. Victor Yates and Kenneth
McLennan. Grover C. Birtchet, who
will represent Albany in the state ora
torical contest, and Gil Ogden, Albany's
representative on the executive com
mittee of the state organization, will
accompany the delegation. The local
Oratorical Association of Albany Col
lege has elected the following officers:
President, Kenneth McLennan ; vice
president, Lucille Hart; secretary, Eva
Cushman; treasurer Vffctor Yates.
Have you a weak throat? If so. you
cannot be too careful. - You cannot be
gin . treatment too early. Each cold
makes you more liable to another and
the last is always the harder to cure
If you will take Chamberlain's Coucii
Remedy at the outset you will be saved
much trouble. Sold by all dealers
bv all dealers.
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Last Great Metropolis
of North America
Let ua recapitulate a few of the con
ditions in regard to Fort Qporge whi c h
are destined to make it a great city.
Fort George is nearly at the geo
graphical center of British Columbia
it lies actually somewhat to the south
of the center.
Fort George is on the main line of
the Grand Trunk Pacific half way be
tween Edmonton and Prince Rupert.
The situation of Fort George Is such
that it will be the largest city on the
Grand Trunk Pacific between Edmon
ton and Prince Itupert.
Fort George is on the route that will
open up the Peace River country; and
the terminus of the railway for which
a charter has Just been granted at
Ottawa from Edmonton through, the
Pine River Pass.
Fort George is the terminus or on
the line of six other lines of Railway
building or projected.
Fort George commands the river nav
igation of Central British Columbia; it
Is the point where the Nechaco with its
tributaries meets the Fraser. .
Fort George is headquarters ' for
steamboats navigating one thousand
miles of waterways at the present time.
Fort George Is the center and dis
tributing point for Central British Co
lumbia today; and its central geo
graphical location and strategic situa
tion Is such that it will continue to be
the chief commercial place of Central
British Columbia for all time.
Central British Columbia Is -sufficiently
vast in extent to support many
cities. It is larger In area and richer
In resources than Washington and Ore
gon combined.
But there is destined to be one pre
eminent place of commerce and manu.
facture one metropolis and It is in
evitable that this place will be Fort
George.
To Fort George will be tributary all
the natural resources of Central British
Columbia, and all the lesser cities and
towns.
Central British Columbia Is suffi
ciently rich in natural resources to sup
port a population of millions.
That population is already beginning
to sweep into this new "Last Great
West," and before half the destined
population of Central British Columbia
is attained. Fort George will be one of
the largest cities of Canada.
And because this new West is the
last vast and rich undeveloped section
on the continent. Its growth will bo
faster than that of any similar section
la the past.
Within a few years Fort George will
be whore Winnipeg and Vancouver are.
today.
That this is not an empty boast Is
shown by the fact that the develop
ment of the "Inland Empire" of the
United States. which is similar to
Central British Columbia, but smaller
In area and less rich In natural re
sources, has created in Spokane a me
tropolis of one hundred thousand peo
ple. A MIXXEAPOI.IS MAN'S
PKEDICTION.
(Vancouver Province, Nov. 6, 1909.)
The Minneapolis of the Pacific North
west Is the admiring appellation which
Mr. H. A. Jones, the Cordova - street
business man, applied to Fort George,
the busy little Hudson's Bay post at
the junction of the Fraser and Nechaco
Rivers in Central British Columbia. Of
course, it is a Minneapolis In the mak
ing, but in the eyes of Mr. Jones (who.
before taking up his residence In Van
couver, lived in the Minnesota city,
which is the distributing point for the
Dakotas and Minnesota) Forge Georga
In the not very distant future will oc
cupy a similar position to the central
and northern parts of this province that
the Flour City now occupies in its re
lation to the prairie country adjacent
to it.
Mr. Jones has but recently returned
from an extended tour through Cen
tral British Columbia, and to say that
he Is enthusiastic over the future of
Fort George and the neighboring coun
try is putting it mildly. In three weeka
he covered 1400 miles, and he declares
it is a truly wonderful country with a
great future. .
"I firmly believe." said Mr. Jones,
'that Fort George will in time be the
second largest city in British Columbia,
Vancouver only excepted. With such
a country around it and with such easy
means of communication, I do not see
how It can possibly be held back. There
are boundless opportunities there, and
I am only sorry that I am a little too
far advanced in years to make the most
of them."
A SEATTLE MAN'S VIEWS.
(Extract from interview of George
L. Brown, of Seattle, In Vancouver
World. Nov. 15. 1909.)
"Mr. Brown is very enthusiastic
about Interior British Columbia, and
advises every young man, especially
with small means, to go there.
"Mr. Brown stated that he knows,
of his own knowledge, that there will
be a great many people moving In
there next Spring, and that in his opin
ion Fort George and the country sur
rounding, will be settled up much more
rapidly and in much less space of time
than ever before in the history of the.
West.
"Mr. Brown's big Interests are at
Prince Rupert and around Quesnel, but
he does not hesitate to make the un
qualified statement that Fort George
will be a larger place than Prince
Rupert."
The ffrfft opportunity to buy -vrhat
-vrlll be the mont valuable business
property In one of the largest cities In
the West is now presented to the pub
lic. I'rlee of lots 1.-.o to 3O0 eneh. pay
able $10 down and tO per month for
each lot no Interest, no tuxes.
Ten per cent discount for cash.
Title to lots Is Kunranteed and In
sured by the government, which owns
one Quarter of the lots.
The price will be advanced soon.
Official plans, maps, aud proof of the
wonderful fortune-making opportuni
ties can be had by writing at once to
Natural Resources
Security Co., Ltd.
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Vancouver, B. C.