THE MOKXTJNl OKJKtiOJVXAJV, TUESDAY, MAT 31, 1910. :9 ALL SECTIONS OF STATE TALK ROADS Professor Eldricige, Govern ment Expert in Great De mand for Lectures. COUNTY BONDS PROPOSED Amendment to State Constitution to Be Submitted at Next Election Providing Power to Issue 40 or 0-Year Roads Securities. Th good roads campaign which has been conducted through Oregon during the past two weeks by Professor Maurice O. Eldridge. the Government good roads expert, and Judge L R. Webster, chair man of the executive committee of the Oregon Good Roads Association, is al ready beginning to bear fruit and An drew C. Smith, president of the associa tion, is receiving letters from all parts of the state highly commending the work being done by these apostles of good roads Communications are being re ceived dally asking Professor Eldridge to come to different parts of the state which have not been visited. Owing to engagements In other parts of the coun try, he will not be able to cover the entire state at this time. At the conclusion of Professor Bl dridge's educational tour, the Oregon Good Koads Association, under direction of Dr. Smith and Judge "Webster, will at once take up the question of an amend ment to the state constitution which shall permit the various counties of the state to bond themselves for the construction of highways. Voters to Decide Question. . The question will be put before the peo ple at -the next election and if the meas ure Is passed, Oregon will within a few years become one of the foremost states in the Union in the construction, of good roads. Letters which are received from all parts of the state would indicate that the proposed amendment will receive almost the unanimous support'of the State Granges. These have heretofore opposed a radical revolution In the road-building ltne. The plan as outlined now is to form a strong central .organization for the pro motion of road bul?dlng in Multnomah County, with nuxllary branches in every other county in the state. That plan la advocated by Judge Webster and already several counties In Eastern Oregon have formed such organizations. The next step is to create some strong central organization which shall be au thorized to secure expert road builders for the counties which have decided to make extensive improvements in their roads. Under the proposed system no county would be compelled to build roads and the question as to the manner and extent of improvements would be left entirely with the voters and taxpayers. The main feature to contend with is to prevent a direct tax on the people and It has been pointed out that this can be flone by bonding the counties for 40 or 50 years. Roads Argued as Assets. . It is argued that it has been clearly demonstrated In the past that a road is n asset and an investment rather than n expensive luxury, hence that posterity should be made to meet part of the cost of constructing a system of high ways. Many good roads advocates are in favor of at least four trunk lines in the ttate, two leading east and west and two north and south. From these the coun ties could build in branch lines and the state would soon be connected by a net work of fine roads. By constructing a trunk line up the Columbia River to The Dalles and thence through Central Oregon ' and across the mountains to Medford, the State of Ore gon could boast of a scenic highway which would surpass even the world's most famous roads in Switzerland. This plan is being actively advocated not only by the automobile clubs, but by the farmers in all section of the state as well. DEVLIN SUES DIRECTORS Action for $500,000 Against Former Oregon Trust Officers Set. The civil suit for the recovery of about $500,000. brought against the former officers and directors of the Oregon Trust & Savings Bank by Thomas B. Devlin, is set for hearing in the Circuit Court today. But as Presiding Judge Morrow has other work laid out for the six judges under his supervision, the bank case will probably not be reached before Thurs day. The same transactions which were threshed over at the criminal trials of W. A. Moore and W. Cooper Morris will enter, into this case, for the suit is brought to determine the civil lia bility of the bank directors. Besides Moore and Morris, the defendants are Henry A. Moore, E. E. X.ytle, W. H. Copeland, L. O. Ralston, Leo Kriede'and Albert T. Smith. They are represented by Attorneys Charles W. Fulton, John H. Hall. Manning & White, J. M. Long, Wirt - Minor. Franklin T. Griffith, Raphael Citron, Sweek & Fouts and Frank Schlegel, while ex$leceiver Dev lin is represented by A. E. Clark and Martin L. Pipes. PERSONAL MENTION. Mr', and Mrs. Hugh Bartlett, of Port Orchard, Wash., are guests at the Cor nelius. F. V. Fisher, of HUlsboro, is at the Lenox. Dr. C. E. Wade, of Drain, is at the Cornelius. F. L. Franklin, of Boise, Idaho, is at the Seward. Captain W. H. Moore, of the steam ship Rosecrans, is stopping at the Sew ard. E. P. Ash, a merchant of Stevenson, is at the Imperial. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Gilson, of Salem, are at the Perkins. Henry Hunt, a land owner of Amity, is at the Nortonla. Edgar Meresse, of Forest Grove, is a guest at the Lenox. J. E. Bortle, a real estate man of Yam hill, is at the Nortonla. Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Read, of Salem, are registered at the Lenox. Bird Rose, a big rancher of Harris burg, is at the Perkins. Dr. and Mrs. S. N. Rice, of Aberdeen, are registered at the Perkins. Alex Poison, a lumberman of Hoquiam, is registered at the Oregon. Frank S. Baillle, a mining man of Sumpter, is at the Portland. James E. Montgomery, a fruitgrower of Hood River. Is at the Cornelius. Charles Butler, .who has a big cattle ranch near Port Townsend, Wash., Is at the Oregon. E. D. Borie, one of Guggenheim's min ing engineers, of Cordova, Alaska, is at the Imperial. J. D. Sutherland, of the State Treas ury Department, of Salem, ie registered at the Imperial. F. " C. Fish, a hotel man of Salem, and Mrs. Fish, are at the Oregon en route to Eastern Oregon. R. E. Williams, Republican National Committeeman for Oregon, of Dallas, is at the Imperial. Mr. and Mrs, W. S. Holies, of Minne apolis; Mrs. M. C. Brown, of Boston, and Miss Cora Robinson, of St. Louis, are at the Portland. Mr. Hollis recently purchased a large fruit ranch near White Salmon, which he expects to make his home. The party will return to the ranch this Summer and make a trip along the Pacific Coast before return ing east. SAN FRANCISCO, May 80. (Special.) The following persons from Portland registered at the Palace Hotel today: W. L. Morgan, George W. Hazen and wife, R. M. Townsend and wife, C. B. Simmons, Phillip V. W. Fry, J. C. Lewis, and wife, R. E. Michell. R. B. Meyer. Eugene E. M. Cox and wife. ARCHITECTS PLAN PLAY 'FIRST GAME OF SEASON" BE PRESENTED JOE 6. TO Third Annual Exhibit Is Now Being Put Into Place and Will Be Open to Public June 3. ."The First Game of the Season" is the name of a one-act play written by W. P. Dawson, a young Portland architect, which will be presented un der the auspices of the Portland Archi tectural Club at the T. M. C. A. audi torium on the evening of June 6. Lo cal amateur talent will put the new play on the boards. The Portland Architectural Club's an nual exhibit, which will open June 3, is now well under way. The last box of pictures in Manager M. A. Vinson's traveling collection of mural decora tions, stained-glass designs, architect's drawings, etc., arrived at the Museum of Arts yesterday, and these are being hung. A number of local treasures in bronze bas-reliefs are being arranged for, and loans of beautiful pieces of sculpture will lend further variety to the choice collection of art treasures. The famous Bashfleld mural decora tions are all- on hand, and are being arranged about the walls. These come in sections, and the method of ingen ious joining, to make the complete decoration, will be one of the rare educational features of the exhibit. The 16-day exhibition will be free to the public throughout the period, save two days yet to be named, when 25 cents' admittance will be charged as rental for the building. . As the object of the exhibit is to rouse general interest in the better class of build ings, and more particularly, in artistic effects and the "city beautiful" idea, general invitation is extended to all, to view the rare collection, and during Rose Carnival week, it is hoped that tens of thousands will visit the Mu seum and gain both pleasure and profit thereby. The club's year-book, which abounds in splendid half-tone reproductions of artistic buildings of all classes, show ing both exterior and interior views, is now finished, and will be placed on sale at the exhibit. It will be a fruit ful and useful book of reference, and will contain many helpful hints for prospective homebullders. Through this year-book alone, the undertaking is financed, yet the volume is kept entirely free from blatant advertise ments, the patrons merely listing their names, with their place of business, in pages at the front and rear, provided for the purpose. LIBRARIANS TO GATHER CONVENTION WILL BEGIN ITS SESSIONS WEDNESDAY, Pacific Northwest Library Associa tion, In Annual Session Here, Will Discusse Work of Members. With an attendance from among 50 or more of the public and college librarians of the district, the Pacific Northwest Library Association will be gin its annual convention at the Port land Public Library Wednesday night. The session will be attended by many book-lovers from the states of Oregon and Washington and the Do minion of Canada, among the more prominent representatives of active as sociations being Arthur E. Bostwick, of St.. Louis, Mo., of the American Library Association, who will deliver an address on "The Companionship of Books." Mr. Bostwick will speak to morrow night. Richard . W. Montague, of Portland, will be associated with Mr. Bostwick on the programme. On Thursday morning the session will be convened at 9 o'clock and Wil liam E. Henry, of Washington, will explain the salient points of the pro posed library commission law of that state. Maud R. McPherson is coming from Hoquiam, Wash., to discuss the useful ness and - influence of small public libraries, and will be accompanied by Helen Grade, of Seattle, whose work consists in placing orders for books. Miss Grade will talk of how to outfit and maintain public libraries. Miss Charlotte "E. Wallace, of Seattle, will also have part on the programme. Friday, the concluding day of the convention, will be given up to chil dren's library work, the discussion be ing led by Miss Jessie Millard, of Port land. Later in the day Professor H. M. Douglas, of the University of Oregon, will direct attention to library work in colleges. v During the convention a number of entertainments have been planned for members of the association, the chief event being an automobile trip over Portland and surrounding territory. Many of the visitors will remain in the city during the Rose Festival. Head quarters will be opened at the Im perial Hotel this moaning. Among those who have made res ervations at the hotels are: Miss Elizabeth Stevens, The Dalles; Miss K. B. Judson, Seattle; F. H. Hopper Ta coma; Miss E. L Chapman, Seattle Mrs. P. A. Stokes, Astoria; Miss Alta L Stansburry, Spokane; Miss Ida Kid der, Corvallis; Mrs. Margaret Meyden bauer, Seattle, and B. B. Futermick, Seattle. Miss Mary F. Isom. librarian of the Portland Public Library, is at the head of the programme and entertainment committee. Meetings will be held in the art room of the library building and will be open to the public. Volunteers for Tag Day Needed. . The young people from many of the Portland -churches met last night at the Commons Mission Hall, 22 North Front street, to string 60,000 tags for the tag day, Saturday, June 4. Three WANTS HER I LETTER PUBLISHED For Benefit of Women who Suffer from Female Ills Minneapolis, Minn. "I was a great Bnfferer from female troubles -which caused a weakness and broken . down condition of the system. I read so much of whatLydia E. Pinkham's Veg etable Compound had done for other suffering' women I felt sure it would help me, and I must say it did help ma wonderfully. My nains all left me. I f ew stronger, ana within three months was a perfectly well woman. "I want this letter made public to show the benefit women may derive from Lydia E. Pinkham's "Vegetable Compound." Mrs. Joilst G. Mold an. 2115 Second St., North, Minneapolis, Minn. Thousands of unsolicited and genu ine testimonials like the above prove the efficiency of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, which is made exclusively from roots and herbs. Women who suffer from those dis tressing ills peculiar to their sex should not lose sight of these facts or doubt the ability of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to restore their health. If you want special advice write to Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass. She will treatyonr letteras strictly confidential. For 20 years she has been .helping: sick women in this xra.r. frta yf-wrr T Aesitate write at once. hundred names are registered, but the committee requires 200 more volun teers. Those who desire to offer their services are requested to call or phone the Commons office at 22 North Front street, Main 1665 or A 7426. EVIDENCE SOUGHT IN EAST District Attorney McCourt Going After C. A. Smith's Testimony. United States District Attorney Mc Court will leave for Minneapolis Thurs day morning to take evidence in the case of the United States against C. A. Smith, the Linn-Lane Timber Company and a number of Oregonians, including S. A. D. Puter-and Horace McKlnley. The controversy Involves cancella tion of patents to 8000 acres of timber land in Linn and Lane Counties, now valued at $800,000, which Is alleged to have been obtained by conspiracy to defraud the Government. It was be gun on evidence furnished by Puter, who informed Francis J. Heney and District. Attorney- McCourt that the present owners of the property were parties to the plan. - On the witness stand at the first 'hearing of the case. which occupied more than two weeks1 in April, Puter furnished the only sen sation of the trial by repudiating his affidavits. The witness assisted the defense more than the prosecution for whom he appeared. The hearing was adjourned to Minne apolis to secure the testimony of C A. Smith and other witnesses. The Dis trict Attorney will be accompanied by Special Agent Rabb, of the General Land Office. The case will be argued before Judge Bean on July 15. TRAVELING MEN CRAFTY Salesmen Plan to Harvest Orders During Rose Festival. Commercial travelers are taking ad vantage of the Rose Festival to do a big stroke of business. During the last few days they have been flocking into Port land from all directions, engaging apart ments and sample-rooms at the hotels, with a view to establishing miniature wholesale houses in the big hostelries and catching the merchants from smaU towns while they attend the Carnival. Commercial men find they can reach more merchants In a shorter length of time by this method than any other, and, in addition, they have an opportunity of showing a bigger line of samples than they can conveniently carry over the state. The plan is also agreeable to the Gold Bust the composite cleanser We would be forced to enlarge our factories many times if Gold Dust was used for ALL, the purposes in the .homes where it is already used for SOMK .purposes. When you use Gold Dust the composite cleaner you do not need to use borax, ammonia, kerosene or naphtha. Please read the direc tions on the package. Gold Dust is safe, econom ical and harmless to hands or fabrics. PIMO UY1G aum. "1 5 lO Highest Grade Brand New Pianos Will Go to Club Members at Prices and Terms Unprecedented Co-operative Club Selling Begins at Eilers Music House This Morning. Think of it! A fine, high-grade piano strictly brand new and fully warranted retailing regularly at $350, obtainable on terms of only $5 down and $1 weekly only a little more than 10 cents a day! -Then, couple with these unheard-of terms the further fact that Club Members secure any $350 piano selected for $237, and we're sure you'll admit that the equal of this offer has never been witnessed anywhere east, west, north or south. . - - We're going to dispose of 510 of the choicest and finest new pianos ever brought to this city on the Co-operative Club Plan. By this method you join with others in wholesale buying.- You co-operate with. 509 others in practically one single, solid purchase and then sent one experienced, careful buyer to the factories and bought them . all at one time. Naturally the prices would be a great deal less than buying singly. That's the principle of the- Club Plan m a nuLsneu. CLUB MEMBERS SECURE Jffifoti iarimaflmwrtgw saaay-asa. .-. . .. VMr,. . . .. . , . i jw -' jfi $ ,T M - x-x- -.v r y . 4 I g , )rj. pntf.ir-y ? ujtiM . Advantages MUSIC LESSONS TUNING LIFE INSURANCE ONE YEAR'S TRIAL OF PIANO STOOL TO MATCH PIANO DELIVERY OF PIANO Extra Special Club The club price includes" everything. Besides, if a club member dies after the contract has been in vogue six months we give the heirs a receipt in full for the instrument. Furthermore, you get a free tuning and each club member is entitled to a special course of twenty lessons ABSOLUTELY FREE with the Amer ican School of Music. A beautiful stool to match is included with every piano free. The club members' agreement is in the form of 232 coupons. Each coupon represents a weekly payment. Each week when a remittance is made one of these coupons is marked "paid." Should any club member desire to pay in advance the privilege is given to do so. For all such installments paid before due a rebate of unearned interest and also an additionl premium of 15c in cash payable immediately is allowed. This enables every club member still farther greatly to reduce the already low prices, dnd will more than offset the 8 per cent simple interest charge on deferred payments. Join whichever club best suits your conven ience make the initial payment and agree to pay the balance on the weekly club terms and the piano will be delivered at once that is all there is to it. Remember, membership books open this morning promptly at 8:30 o'clock. Be pn hand early. 353 Washington St., at Park Wholesale Establishment at Fifteenth Pettygrove Streets and Copyright by Eilers Music House in accordance with U. S. Copyright Act of March 4, 1909. All rights reserved. merchants, who will combine business with pleasure. Already sample-rooms are at a premium and many hotels have disposed of all their available space for commercial purposes. Klamath School Alumni Ilne. KLAMATH FALLS. Or., May 30.- (Special.) Last night the Klamath County High School Alumni Associa tion held its fourth annual reception and banquet at the Denver Cafe in this city. Only 13 members ot the associa tion were present beside the eight graduates from the 1910 class, who were admitted to membership. The alumni has a membership of 38 now, but many of them are away. Manteaano Scatters Flowers. MONTESANO, Wash., May 30. (SpeT cial.) Decoration day was generally ob served here today. The G. A. R., W. R. C. and others marched to the cemetery in the morning and decorated the graves of both federal and Confederate soldiers'. This afternoon a fine programme was car ried out at the opera-house, where the principal address was made by J. A. Hutcheaon. Yesterday all the churches of the city Joined in a union service, with the saermon by Rev. T. F. Alien. P RIN.CE SHO Wholesale E CO To Larger Quarters Corner of FIFTH AND EVERETT