, TIIE MORNING OREGOXTAX, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1910. FARMERS REALIZE a9 SECRETARY OF NAVY WILL BE GUEST OF PORTLAND ONE HOUR TODAY PROGRESSIVE SHOE STORES Close-Margin Shoe Stores G Shoe Stores for All People Methods Employed Only Sub j'ect of Criticism Over State. PORTLAND, LOS ANGELES, SAN FRANCISCO The popular JJlrectofre la art in pntent, with kid or cloth top m ol I n h short vamp end round toe. WORK TO BE ORGANIZED HOE GOOD roads need H Baker Knowledge Small on Good Roads Amendment Offered Campaign to Bo Undertaken Ttult Work May B Carried Out. That ths farmers of Oregon are awak ening to the necessity for better high way, hat appear somewhat skeptical aa to methods that are proposed to be em ployed in road work, waa the expression given by speakers at an Informal meet ing of the Oregon Good Roads Associa tion lest night. County Judge Cleeton spoke of the work being done In Multnomah County, and waa of the opinion that much great progress could be made and more eco nomical work could be done If more modern methods were used. "The great trouble with our road building has always been that we have never had the work systemlsed." said Judge Cleeton. "The Improvement work ts left In the hands of supervisors, many of whom know nothing at all about road construction. In many cases, the work done la entirely unsatisfactory and the money spent Is practically wasted. "For this reason, there has been con tinual trouble In the counties and farm ers have shown an unwillingness to spend money on road work. In order to get out of the rut. we must adopt some practical scheme, such as being advo cated by the Good Roads Association, and then we can go ahead with road construction in an intelligent manner and get results that will be satisfactory to the farmers. It is simply a matter of education and It will take time to im press the farmers with the importance of the measure for which we are work In." Phil S. Bates reported that he had made a canvass of the counties in East ern Oregon and found that much inter est was being taken Jn the good roads movement, but that the farmers knew lit tle In regard to the Good Roads amend ment which la to be Toted on at the coming election. Efforts will be made to reach the farm era In a more direct manner for the purpose of enlightening them on the ob jects of the proposed amendment. It Is believed that with the business Inter ests of the state united for the adoption of the amendment, a sufficient number of the farmers will favor it and the measure passed by a aafe majority. The amendment grants to the people of each county the power to pledge the credit of their county for money to build permanent publlo roads. The question whether or not a county should pledge Its credit to raise money for building any permanent road would be submitted to a vote of the people of that county and would be decided by a majority vote. The people of any county may Issue bonds or warrants, or any form of obliga tion they desire, for such length of time and at such rate of interest aa they may determine; in short, this amendment la bat an additional grant of power to the people of each county to manage their own business. ! !' ?. t . - t - -.. . :.:' I " f L ;: . w ' , ? f - Aj :: - . h, - L I 2 t : y ' , ' , 1 GEORGE VOX COAL TEST IS AIM Secretary of Nav7 Assures Fuel Trial Will Be Fair. EXPERIMENT ON SOUTH Squadron Xow In California Waters Will First Burn Washington Product and Later Alaskan Output In Special Grates. power service, honest" No such robber is BOULEVARD WILL BE TOPIC Improvement Clubs Will Hold Mass Meeting at Fulton. The Olmsted boulevard system will be the subject of the bridge and boule vard mass meeting to be held tonight at Weber's Hall. Macadam and Nevada streets. Fulton. The Olmsted project Involves the West Bide hUls command ing the most magnificent view of the Willamette River and the mountains. ronations of land have been made to the city for the purpose and contracts have been let for the section through the Terwllllger homestead donation, but has been held up by the Mayor and City Council. In this project is contemplated a bridge across the Willamette River be tween Fulton Park and Sellwood and a continuation of the boulevard to Wil liams Park at Mount Tabor. The resi dents of the southern part of the city. east and west, are deeply Interested In the boulevard question, and the follow ing improvement clubs will have repre sentatives at the mass meeting: South Portland Boosters. Westmoreland Im provement Club, Mount Tabor Club, the Sellwood Board of Trade and Commer cial Club, Seventh Ward League. Brooklyn Club and the Fulton Park Improvement Club, under whose aus pices the rally will be held. Prominent speakers will be oa hand and music will be furnished. DIETZES ARE ARRAIGNED Trial Is Set for October 1 8 Wife Whispers to Prisoner Spouse. HAY WARD. Wis, Oct. II John P. TMets. Leslie Diets, and Mrs. Hattle XHets were arraigned in Municipal Court today. The first charge which waa against John F. Diets. Leslie and Mrs. Diets for the killing of Oscar Harp, was adjourned until October Is. . Another complaint charging John F. Diets with shooting Bert Horrell was put over until October 31. On the charge of attempting to kill Patrick McGinn. May IS. 104. Dleti said he was not ready for examination. Mrs. Diets whispered: "John, there will be aa examination every day of the month. Endless Chain" to Aid Diets. AURORA. I1L. OcUll. City Clerk William J. Flanlgan. a close follower of the troubles of John Delts. of Cam eron Dam. has begun an "endless chain" movement to get funds to pay for the defense of Deits in the several cases that are to be brought against him in Wisconsin. Sew Yorkers Entertain. A musical programme featured the regular monthly meeting of the New Tork State Society of Portland at the Glendora Hotel last night. MVss Carmel Sullivan played a piano solo; Miss Char lotte Banfleld sang "And I." and "Dost Thou Know? Miss Nancy Beals sang "May Morning Dance" and "n a Gar den": Misses Banfleld and Beals sang "L'Adlo." and Miss Sullivan closed the sxerctses with a piano solo. The club decl.led to hold Its next meeting No vember If to celebrate emancipation day. Instead of the second Tuesday of the month, as Is usual. A number of new members were admitted to the club, following which a pleasant social esalon was enjoyed. SEATTLE. Wash., Oct. llu Secretary of the Navy Meyer today gave Seattle business men assurance that tests of Paclno Coast coal would be made soon by the Paclno squadron In California waters, and would be fair in every par tlcular. Local marine men had complained that In making tests of Paclno coal the Government has persistently refused to use grates adapted to this kind of fuel. These complaints were laid Deiore Bee retary Meyer when he arrived here and he at once ordered that the tests be so made as to get the best results possl ble from the fuel. In response to a message sent to the Department at Washington asking lur ther information concerning the plans of the tests to be made next month, bee retary Meyer today received the follow Ing telegram: nMiimcat refaifd to install Herring' bone graia until WasMngton coal Is trl.d on standard crates. This Is necessary to classify coal For general naval use. Aftr this has bn don., the intention is to try coal with H.rrtnfbons gratM. it necessary, and othr special grates, to determine tne suitability under tnM sp.ci.i conditions 11 Is th Intention, after classifying Washing' ton coal, to try AlssHs coal. II obtainable. Secretary Meyer will leave tomorrow morning for the South. That the Government and Naval De partments are well disposed toward the Paclflo Coast, waa the assertion made by the Secretary beroro leaving for Call' torn la. "That explains my visit among you.' he said. "I have come here to look Into conditions and make preparations for a proper defense of the Pacific Coast. "Before that can be done, however, care must be taken that this coast can maintain a battleship fleet. It can not do so now. lour present docks would not accommodate more than half of the smaller ships of the navy. Ve cannot, therefore, divide our Atlantic fleet at this time. Tour new dock will not be completed until 1911. but even then, we could not very well send a fleet here. "At San Francisco, we have a differ ent condition. There we have an en glneerlng problem because of the large deposits of silt. No one of our large ships could dock there now. CTTT WILL GREET SECRETARY Business Men Regret Navy Head's Stay Is Only One Hour. Secretary of the Navy Meyer, who waa expected to arrive In Portland at o'clock this morning, will not arrive until 6 o'clock P. M.. and will remain in the city but one hour. Mr. Meyer goes directly from Seattle to San Fran cisco on ' the Shasta Limited, and hi conveyed Information to Portland that on account of limited time It will be necessary to hurry to California, and thence back to Washington. D. C. Portland residents feel that they will miss an Important opportunity to con fer with the Secretary in regard to bet ter protection of the Columbia River harbor. President Harvey Beckwlth. of the Portland Commercial Club, ex pressed keen disappointment 'last night when If was learned that the Secretary could remain In Portland but an hour. The Commercial Club, as well as the Chamber of Commerce officers, bad ex pected to be able to meet Mr. Meyer in formally and confer with him In regard to the local situation. Members of the two organisations will call on the Secretary when his train arrives at the Union Depot, how ever, and pay their respects to the head of the Navy Department. Drury Scorwi Cigarettes. PHILOMATH COLLEGE. Oregon. Oct. 11. (Special.) President Drury gave his first chapel lecture before the stu dent body for the new year this morn ing. Among other things be said: "The cigarette smoker Is untrue to himself, and robs himself of that vital brain and physical force essential to high candle- ( 'BILL' LANGE TO SEE GAMES Famous ez-OntflcIders to See World's Championship Series. CHICAGO, TU Oct. 1L "Big Bill" Lange Is back among us. Lured east ward by the world's series after an ab sence of 11 years, the former king of outfielders alighted today from an overland flyer to find a howling mob of old-time "constits" on hand with a rousing reception. Lange Is vacation ing, cure and simple, with a smile, a hearty handclasp and a word of praise for the Cubs. "I've been looking forward to this trip for a long time. The Cubs of to day are one of the greatest combina tions of players ever gathered to gether, and naturally my sympathies in the big series will be with Chance and his boys." Lange will attend all the champion ship games. AGGIES' STAR FULLBACK LOST "Octy Enbcrg May Be Out of Game for Season With Bad Knee. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COCr LEGE. Corvallls, Oct. 11. (Special.) "Octy" Enberg, star fullback of the Oregon Agricultural College football team, la lost to the squad for many weeks and possibly the entire season, because of a badly wrenched knee. The accident occurred during the last few moments of scrimmage last night when the varsity was trying some new plays on the second team. Dr. Johnson was Immediately, called to aid the Injured player, who is resting easily in the hospital. This accident to Enberg is one of the worst that could possibly have hap pened to the team. Coach Schlldmiller has been building his team around four men. Keck, Enberg. Hawley and Hunt ley, and with one of this quartet out of the game, weeks of coaching will have to be undone. The members of the squad were almost disheartened when the seriousness of the Injury to Enberg became known for they know better than anyone the extent of the loss. While it will be utterly Impossible to replace the Scandinavian there are several likely candidates who will be given a chance for the place. Hastings. Asbahr, Sltton and possibly Walters be ing the most likely men. be odious, but all in favor of riff Comparisons may they are certainly "Queen Quality" Shoes. In style, fit, workmanship 'and material it makes no differenqe which "Queen Quality" shows marked superiority over other makes at the same, and even higher, prices. In patent or arun metal with kid or cloth top, short vamp, -c-rlnajed tip vrtth proper perforations. $3 I 3 ! , "Qneen Quality" is but one of the links in our endless chain of big values. Ladies who are particular about their footwear, yet to whom the saving of from 50c to $1 is of im portance, will find in our immense stock a great variety of smart styles in quality shoes from which to select. Close margin prices prevail. 270 Washington Street SSSHSSBBBBBtMBBBBSBBiSdSSaSBSadSBSaaSSSaaSSaHBUIBXesMBBaB 270 Washington Street SAN FRANCISCO PORTLAND LOS ANGELES OPEN RIVER SOUGHT Inland Empire Appeals United Efforts. for PORTLAND WILL GIVE HELP Wenatchee Commercial Club Begins Movement for International Open River Association Lower Rates Expected. pagranda and otherwise actively en page In the prosecution of Columbia River improvement." Secretary Glltner has advised the Wenatchee Commercial Club that Port land civic, business and commercial or ganizations are most favorable to the movement. At the next meeting of the trustees of the chamber. It Is expected that the mater wil be given consider ation with the view of effecting' defin ite plans for the proposed organization. PERCY CUPPER IS BLIND CORRIDOX AFRAID OF IiA JOIE St. Louis Third Baseman Gives His Version of Bunt Fielding. ST. LOUIS, Oct- 11 John L. Corri- don. who played third base In the lo cal American League club Sunday, when Napoleon Lajoie. of the Cleveland team, made eight hits In two games. said today that he played far back of third base because he was afraid of the speed in Lajoie's hits. 'I want to remain in baseball -for some years, said corrtdon. "I waa not going to get killed playing In on La joie. I might have got some of the bunts and at the same time a broken nose, or lost a couple of teeth. Lajoie Is known aa a hard hitter and I played far back." In the double-header Lajoie bunted down the third-base line six times and either beat Corrldon's throw to first base or -else Corrldon did not throw. Anc her time Corrldon fielded Lajoie's burn, ' which netted a sacrifice bit. PEARY TO GET CAPTAINCY Arctic Explorer Given Promotion on October SO. WASHINGTON. Oct. 1 1. Commander Robert K. Peary, the Arctic explorer, will be promoted to the rank of cap- tain In the Corps of Naval Civil Engi neers on October 20, as the result of the retirement of Captain U. S. G. White on account of age. Naval orders to this effect were issued at the Navy Department today. Captain Peary will command an an nual salary of $4000 after his .promo tion takes effect. Aa commander his pay has been 13500 a year. Road Connection Delayed. MEDPORD, Or, Oct. 11. (Special.) John F. Stevens, right hand man of Jamea J. Hill, while In Medford today said emphatically that the plan to con nect the Pacific & Eastern Railroad from Medford to Butte Falls, with the Oregon Trunk, now moving up the Des- hutes would ultimately be carried out. He explained that the reason consturc tlon work waa not started Immediately was the unsettled conaiuoa of the money markets. Portland commercial bodies have been asked to join organizations in all of the cities and towns In the Columbia River district in a movement to open the Co lumbla River to navigation from tide water to some point on the stream In British Columbia. The matter has Just been brought to the attention of the Portland Chamber of Commerce, and It Is expected that body will Immediately take steps to aid the movement. Credit for the movement belongs to the Wenatchee Commercial Club, and the open rivers committee of that or ganization has suggested that an open Columbia River Association be formed for the purpose of boosting the proj ect in an effective manner. O. M. Thomason, secretary of the committee, refers to the matter as most important to the people of Oregon, Washington, Idaho and British Columbia. In his communication he says: Columbia Nature's Highway. "After production, transportation is the most Important problem confront' lng the people of any country. Puget Sound is the nearest outlet to the sea for Eastern Washington and all the Co lumbla River basin, but Nature has thoughtlessly erected an almost lm passable barrier to that outlet, name ly the Cascade Mountains. That ob struction positively prohibits cheap transportation direct to tidewater for a great empire. But, the same Nature has provided a natural and economical way to avoid that obstruction, the Co lumbia River. This great natural com mon highway forms a natural drainage to tidewater. It Is vastly to the Inter est of the people living in the Columbia River basin to utilize that highway. "It will not only be a natural, easy and economical means of transporta tion, but will also be an automatic reg ulator of freight rates for all the coun try affected thereby. It Is one of the most commercially Important rivers in America, and yet less Is being done to improve It than any other river. Other rivers of less commercial Importance have organized efforts In their Im provement and the Columbia River has none. It is now time that some active and concerted effort be set in motion to that end. Interest Is International. "The Columbia River is of interna tional Importance and an organization embracing this country and British Co lumbia should be effected at once for the prosecution of such work. After several months' investigation of the matter, it haa been found timely to sug gest the formation of an International Open Columbia River Association. This organization should Include all com mercial bodies embraced In the terri tory of the Columbia River basin, and which, would be tributary thereto and affected thereby, whether above or be low the International boundary line. This should be a permanent organi zation with annual meetings of pro- , Fear Expressed Assistant State) En gineer Will Xot Regain Sight. SALEM, Or, Oct. 11. (Special.) Fear is expressed that Percy A. Cup per, assistant to the State Engineer, has become blind, with small chance of recovery. Cupper is now In a Portland hospital. He recently made a trip through Eastern Oregon, Inspecting reclamation projects, and while there assisted In lifting a heavy automobile out of the sand. He was formerly blind In one eye, and the optician In charge of his case expresses the belief that the heavy strain caused the remaining optlo nerve to be severed, with the result ing blindness. gon City. This number Is divided as follows: High School, 116; Bastham build ing, 281; Barclay building, 353. These figures show an increase over the at tendance at this time last year. A new department was added to the local school work, -when authority was given for the installation of the appara tus necessary for a domestic art course. 750 Pupils Are at Oregon City. OREGON CITY. Oct. 11. (Special.) According to the report of City Superin tendent Tooze at the board of directors' meeting last night, there are 750 pupils enrolled In the public schools of Ore- AUTOMOBILE PARADE HELD Twenty-five Machines Appear on Streets at La Grande. LA GRANDE, Or., Oct. 1L (Special.) With a pyrotechnic display equal to a Fourth of July celebration, an automobile- parade was the feature of the fair here last night. Despite a wind storm there were over 25 automobiles In line, and every machine belongs in the city. C. H. Conkey won the coveted honor and prize money for the best one-box of apples display. The box will go to the Spokane and Chicago apple shows. Maine Lobsters Coming West. PORTLAND, Me.. Oct. 11. As an ex periment the United States Fish Com mission will on Sunday send to Seat tle, Wash., 2000 lobsters to be planted in the Pacific Ocean. A refrigerator car will be used for the journey of 3000 miles and It will be kept the same tem perature throughout the trip. If possi ble. By this means it is expected the lobsters will b- kept alive without be ing put into water Advance Showing of "Cash for you in a few steps farther to Fraley's." Now coming into vogue for Winter trimming another dem onstration of - Fraley's rule of being FIRST to show new styles. They are shown in a variety of beautiful colorings in silk and satin; some sufficiently large to trim an entire hat. Priced at $1. Others up to $5. Fashion decrees the use of these gorgeous flowers or the dainty buds with foliage the new hand-made erect pile silk velvet shapes in black priced at $6.50 to 10 the new long nap beaver shapes for women and misses; white, black and colors priced at $4.50 to jjX2; and the new silk beaver and hatters' plush shapes priced at 354.50 to-' $15 all of which shapes are completely repre sented in seven large Express Shipments Received Yesterday Make early selections one hat of a kind Paying for a Sewer is a necessary evil. But the property-owner will get full value re ceived for his money when Glazed Cement Sewer Pipe is installed. It costs no more than the Pipe 1 Trust pipe, yet it lasts a life time, is not subject to breakage, and cannot be penetrated by liq uids or gases. If a sewer must soon be laid in front of your property do this much to see that the full worth of j-our money goes into that Go to the City Hall, tell the City Engineer it is Glazed Ce ment Sewer Pipe you want in stalled. A resolution calling for the use of that pipe will- then be introduced into the Council. The laying of the pipe is open to the competition of every con tractor. Let your Councilman know what is wanted. Remember, the Pipe Trust has its "lobbyists" everywhere. "Breaking; the Pipe Trust." Portland's Big Plume Store, Third and Salmon Slain office. SOS Beck Bids; Factory. Kentoo. Local Supply Depot, 1J5 Front St. It Is Curable Dyspepsia may be completely eradi cated if properly treated. We sell a remedy that we positively guarantee will completely relieve Indigestion or dyspepsia, or the medicine used during the trial will cost the user nothing. This remedy has been named Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets. Certainly no offer could be more fair, and our offer should be proof positive that Rexall Dyspep sia Tablets are a dependable remedy. Inasmuch as the medicine will "cost you nothing if it does not benefit you, we urge you who are suffering with indigestion or dyspepsia to try Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets. A 25-cent box con tains enough medicine for fifteen days" treatment. For chronic cases, wa have two larger sizes, B0 cents and $1.00. Remember you can obtain Rexall Remedies only at The Owl Drug Co., Inc., Cor, 7th and Wafehington ts.