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TnE-SrORXIXG OREGOXIAN. MOXDAT, SEPTEMBER
1911.
18.
REV. JOHN PARSONS
SOON TO BE TRIED
Methodist Minister, 60 Years
Old, Is Accused of Mis
using Fund.
BISHOP BLAMES ANIMUS
Clergyman. 5 Year In Oregon,
Now la Alaska, to Fare Church
Tribunal for Alleged Unprofes
sional Business Deal.
TACTIA. Wash, S-sr- 'Special
". Charged with misappropriation of
church fund and other offense. Rev.
John Parsons. 0 rear old. for three
vears superintendent of the Alaska
Mlsaloaa of the Methodist Church, will
be placed en trial next Wednesday be
. fnre the Oregon Annual Conference at
SeJem. Bishop Charles W. Smith, of
Portland, now In Tacoma. presldina
srr the Puget Sound conference, will
act as Jidge.
Rev. Mr. Parsons, who Is In Alaska,
, will not appear personally at the trial,
t A (umtwr of depositions nd lettera
frm Klrbapks. Alaska, will be entered
In hla defense.
The rhsrs-es aaalnst the minister
principally are that he took for his
own use funds for tre Alaska Missions,
and that he figured In an untrofs
itI Outness deal clued In, the Far
Sortn .lhoush friends m-ou the
rhiriM. and Rhop S-ntth chara-Mer-!
them mereb as trivial Indiscre
tions, the trial Is to rrr eed.
Rev. lr. Parsons, who was In Ore
oa for i rears, before his Alaska
xpenenro. has mr confidence." satd
Bishop Smith. "His former associates
d not believe him rapaM of the
chars A mernher of hie rhurch.
namd Wheeler. Is reronlbl for the
rharaes. rronl animus I" probably
the cause of his action.
. . Rv. Mr. Parsons lM me several
wsk aso that there was no truth In
the charces and explained that In one
deal at least Ms accusers had con
fus-d him with another man of the
same name, who was. he said, mixed
up In a shady business deal."
Rev. John Parsons was a resident of
Oregon for J year, during which
' time he was prominent In the work of
the Methodist church. He entered the
field about : years ago as pastor In
ouihrn Oregon. He advanced rapidly,
serving a pastor, la . churches at
r.ueene. Albany. Korest Crove and
oiner pla. es. Thirteen yeara ago be
was appointed superintendent of the
Paiem district of the church, which
, position he held for ore years when
he was appolntetd pastor of the Salem
Methodist church. He was appointed
' to the superlntendency of tbs Alaska
missions eight yeara ago and has
. been there since.
' Rv. J. w. McDougall. supertnten.l
. ent of the local dlstrl.-t of the church.
says Bv. Mr. Parsons Is a family man
' and one of the most able and earnest
; pastors In the church.
METHODISTS WILL CONVENE
. restore and Ujmrn Pre pa re for
', Meeting- at Salem.
6AI.FM. Or. Kept. 17. Speclal.
'. With tha programme for tha tth aes-
slon of tha Oregon Annual Conference
', ft the Methodist Episcopal Church com-
pie ted. arrangementa ara now going
- ahead for the final details In raring for
I the accommodations of the 490 pastors
- and laymen who will vfcslt thla city
" (September 1 to I. Those of the min
istry will be eared for In the homea of
tha Methodists In this eltv. while the
laymen will secure accommodations at
hotels and private homea.
There promisee to be much of Inter
.". est for the visiting Methodists when
they pa the week here. Since a con
ference has been held In Salem the Old
Peoples Home of the Methodist Church
has been established. The Leslie Church
In South Kalem and the Lee Mission
Church In North t-alera ara now being
completed and construction work will
be well atfyig by the time the confer
ence open.
It Is expected that those who are
present will vlstt these place of In
terest, especially the Jason Lea Ma
mortal Church. Thla Is being construct
ed through contributions of churches
. all over the Northwest In honor of tha
pioneer Methodist missionary and
pastor on the Paclflo Coast.
Following la the eompleta programme
for the conference:
s- T-es4as T.JO P. .. th EjwortS
t a A- A. Heist presiding, addrssa. c.
w. Wilisma. minieisr. First Church, Lew
1st An. Jdsna.
sdass-lar - A. M.. erianlsailon ef
the eoof.rsare Pl.hop Oiers V. emtth;
3 p ja. trt womsn s Horns Missionary
ciefy Mrs. Fltn.r Hmnsa presiding: ad--MS.
O. O. rirtrl1s; 4 P St.. IBs I'hur. B
Tsmperance Seoisty. J. C. Rollins presldins.
addrsss. tsor:d Vlai-m of Tsropsrsnrs Ks
forn - Clarsere Trus Wilson, assistaal ftel-1
-Tsier; I P. at, the B"ard of II. 'ins
'Missions and rhurch Eatsnsion. H J. en-
.Ma prwaidlns: eS.l-ea. swbsrt Ferns,
cer-sspondins s-rstarj.
Turs.ls 14 A a!- '- dl. In Vle-
t-r r"r-f. P A. Hays, Chair ef - Tes
tament Cvssss's. C.arrstl Biblical Irstitutr;
S A. McnmaDt of the Lord' buppsr;
riQ'rtn;f ssl-o: 2 P. M.. tr: soats s
r-.-wisn Ml-st.maryt, SncWr. Mre W. H.
rrssirc prssidir.. adilrssa. It. S. Wl klnson;
T 5 p. 1 B--ird of Kors.sn M-sslons.
. Hopert hutc-iff prv.idlnc: sdjrsen, Adaa
S) I s..naxd. rorrsspndlns s-.-rstary.
Fr.ds s IJ A. M , -studl. In victory."
TK A. Han. S A St.. confrrsacs sesstoa: 9
A. M.. ersaslsll.-i of th Lav s.ectorat ron
fsrvnre in tSs eftepl of Wlllarnstts Vnl
v.tfliir 2 P M.. annua! tneoting of tho
t.asna's AssoriatlAn of ths orvcia roaf.r-3.-t
In the I nt..rs:;s Chspst; 3 IV M.. the
, rMdmans Ant ?ol'r. W. K. Ir:. prs-s-.lirs.
ni'l'sss. U. H. w. ises. minister.
First Churr-h. srtt. WsshT. 4 P. M . rs
r.pifon to tn ministers mives at ths par-...raft-,
a P. M . r-N-sption sn4 banquet
stt.,-n.tie I'm ersitjf to the rr-oi ti-rs of
lt. Msistenal and Is , Kiectoral ."onfsr-
- sn-s) and Ujnti s Asaovuitioa and tcisir
v (
setaray IS A. M.. -ytudles In VI.
. tors r A. Hays P A M . oonVrence ses
sion: 3 SO r at., the Ministers- Him asso-
elation te tho rhopel of Ktmba:i Coi;ese.
, Mrs. Fletober H mM presf.tin. S P. M .
an mfortna. rsTti.n at the Old Trop.s s
Home ! t-e ire-noers e--1 f-in.1. of tis
las aa V'.ntsterta: 1 ..pf - rn.-e . U) V, M .
vur pfssti. te fis ft,r'e,o'enl Hoards
Scd e tqui'ab'e A ip ri '.-nmer t Sit .ten.'
H'ra-n il-Mi.d presi.lln. s-I-lrees. W . H. Koi
:r.nee4. k SifioSI A. V. MBf-rr- lor feast.
. Fd-"ar4 Uittlns p-sidirg. to -s A. v.. ser
mon. Hlsh.ip Cliar'.o W hrnnri t.l,n.. or
ctrstloa of dearors. S P. M .. ordination of
e ders. ptshop Smith. 4 P. M . memorial
serl,e. Asa !at presides; V p. M..
Tp-eorf I.eaeue. ad.lrr.set by rte't.n mm.
t.ters. f W r M . trie of Elur. t i..n.
fi IT HorStns presldlns s-ldree.ee It lre,l
f .t "r.et-.ier H-3maa and u-e-l'reeio.nt Ed
II T.ll.
M-n-la a 11 A. V -studt-e of Vle
ore." t. A. Hes. A M . eo-iferene SeS
aon: re.d .r c alp.4-i--eo.) a l.-uraiasat.
FIRST GRAIN CARGO SAILS
Colllngham Leaves Portland With
Load for Vnl ted Kingdom.
First of. the hip carrying wheat
from Portland th s season, tha British
steamer Colllngham. with a earsro of
;jJ.2S bushels for the United King
dom, lft down early yesterday morn
ing. The French ship rouguay Trouln
completed her wheat cargo yesterday
and is standing out In tha channel. She
will probably leave down today.
Tha steamer Shasta, of San Francis
co, will arrive at Rainier today to load
lumber for San Pedro. The Pan Ja
clnto. belonging to the aame company
ax the Shasta, will leave the Port of
Portland drydocks today and will go
to the In man Poulien Mills to load
for Pan Pedro. The Pan Jacinto ha
been undergoing repairs on the dry
docks for several weeks, aa a result of
her Jtolng ashore off Grays Harbor
bar.
The ateamer F. 8. Loop. Captain Lev
Inson, with a cargo of oil and asphalt,
from San Francisco, left up from As
toria late last night and will reach
the Couch-street dock early this morn
ing. The barkentlne Ceorglna left down
yesterday morning for Knappton,
where she will load lumber for Bris
bane. The damage resulting from tha
collision with the tug Ocklahama. Fri
day, was slight ind win be repaired at
Krsppton.
The Norwegian steiimer TTsns has
been tewed up from the ballast docks
and is lying along the Alaska dock
waiting for a berth to load wheat. Her
place at the Llnnton docks has been
taken by the British ateamer Torris
dale, which ha been lying off the
docks for several days, waiting for an
opportunity to discharge her ballast-Con-Ing
from San Francisco via
Ftireka and Coos Bay. with ) psssen-
THEEB WHO ABE CHOSEN
i
I Aaaele rssrs, k. Will Rep
a hiietopher I'slsaisi.
gers and too tona of general cargo, the
steamer Alliance. Captain Lofsledt
reached here yesterday.
WOMEN CAUGHT IN RAID
FIVE NOTORIOUS RF.SOBTS ARE
IVVAPKD BY POLICF..
For Two Honrs After Midnight Pa
trol Vaeon Carries l-nfort unates
to Headquarters.
A general raid of five notorious re
sorts was made last night. The rsld
began Just before midnight. For two
houra the patrol wagon waa sent
scurrying through the streets for load
.fier loAd of nalnted and bedlslned
'women. When the raid, ona of tha
i biggest and moat successful In tha
cttya police history, was completed.
more than 10 women ana lo men
found In the house were behind the
bars.
Everett street. Sixth street and the
French quarter were strictly combed
by Patrolmen Olll and Wyle and Pa
trolman West In plain clothes, under
the direction of Captain Bailey, of the
first night relief.
From JO North Seventh atreet. Pearl
Slseman. Dolly Roberta, Lillian Long
and Jewel Flint, and C Boyd and F. E.
F.dward. who were visiting the place,
were taken. From 32 Everett street
Jus Johnson and O. Carrlol were taken.
Mary l'etera. Katie Burns, Jessie Col
lins were srrested at C6 Seventh street
North, and from 6s Seventh street
North were arrested Lucille Walker
and Loret Le Mont. Jennie Pratt.
Lola Lopes. Llla Mooney and Marcel
I-e For were arrested at JT1H Davla
street. C W. Allison. G. A. Kay and
C p. Jackson were arrested at 70
Fourth street North. In company with
Marl Kelley, Dottle Clay and Gladys
Wright Ruby DuvaL Lulu Durand
and Koala Smith were taken from 62t
Fourth atreet North. From SS Seventh
treat North were taken Marie Keed.
Edna Tremont. George Crow. George
Johnson and rrank Lea-la.
Patrolmen Gill. Wylle and West, in
plain clothes, entered the bouse at
rirst and Davis streets and arrested
c-adle Smith. Marguerite Waller, Mollis
Splo and Annla Smith. Anton Myers.
Joe Watklns. John Sullivan and Max
Will hay. found In the house when tha
officer entered, were alao arreated.
E 15 FELT FAR OFF
KXPFRTS PISAGRFE AS TO LO
CATION OF SHOCK.
Washington Connects. II With Monnt
Klna; Cleveland Observer Fa
vors, South America.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 17. A heavy
earthquake waa recorded on the
seismograph of the Georgetown Uni
versity observatory here last night.
The hock laatej an hour. Father
Tondorf director of the observatory,
said that the center of the Olsturbance
apparently was about 4.".no miles from
Washington and he believed It waa
connected eltn Ihe eruption of Mount
Etna.
NEW YORK. Sept. IT. An earth
quake of serious proportion wss re
corded early tolay on the seismograph
of Brookln College. The quake be
gan at 11 rot Saturday night and con
tinued until 12:13 ttna morning, reach
ing It maalmu-n at ll.t. Professor
J. V. Glover, of the colli gr. estimated
It to be '" mile awa.
CLEVELAND. Sept. 17. Father
Odenbach. director of St. Ignatlua
College observatory, reported today
that a beavy earthquake wa recorded
on the seismograph last night. He
believes the disturbance mas In South
America and d.iees net t.Hnk It waa
cau-ed by the volcanic eruptions In
Italy.
For best heating coal ask Edlef
vA:. V ry
QUAK
ITALIANS SELECT
ROYALTY FOR PETE
King and Queen Named to
Reign Over Festivities of
Columbus Day.
DISCOVERER ALSO PICKED
Daizling Celebration of First Oregon
Holiday In Honor of Navigator
Is Planned by His Country
men F-and Big.
At the culmination of an active and
enthusiastic nine-months' campaign
for the first celebration of Columbus
FOR PLACES OF HONOR IN COLUMBUS DAY CELEBRATION.
r
FlaHada Ferret 1 1 Kleeted e Rep
reseat Qaeea Isabella.
day In Oregon under tne new law
which makes thst day a holiday, the
Italians of the Northwest, at a meet
ing at the Swiss Hall, at !H Third
Street, last night selected members
who win represent Christopher Col
umbus. Queen Isabella and King Ferd
inand at the celebration planned for
October 12.
Angelo Cuneo. second vice-president
of the Columbus dy celebration, was
elected to represent Christopher Colum
bus. . He received a vote of 361C while
his opponent. Joseph Stasl, had 1240. A.
P. Fimonl. with a vote of 1715. for the
place of King Ferdinand, won over D.
Rlnaudo. whose vote waa HOT.
For Queen Isabella, Florlnda Fer
rettl was elected with a vote of 6791.
Her opponent. Maria Dlcrlstororo. had
19S1 votes. The cash boxes In which
the voting waa dona for the last hslf
hour of the contest, were filled with
gold pieces. One envelope contained
H&.
Immertl tely after the announce
ment February 1. that Governor Wast
had signed the bill creating the new
holiday, the contest began. It ha not
been confined to Italian of the city
or of tha state, but participated in by
persons throughout the Northwest.
Angslo Cuneo and Joseph Btaei have
been active rlvala for the honor of
representing Columbua. A. P. Slmont
and D. Rlnaudo would play King
Ferdinand, and Florlnda Ferrettl and
Maria Dlcrlstoforo have run a close
race to act the part of Queen Isabella.
Tefes Raise celebratloa Fund.
The campaign and arrangements for
observance of Columbus Day have
ibeen under the auspices of the Colum
bua Day Celebration Association, an
organization formed for thla purpose
by tha seven Italian societies of Port
land. Votes were obtained by the
payment of 10 cents for each, the
money raised In this way being put
Into the treasury of the aasoclatlon for
tne purpose of defraying the expenses
of tha celebration.
The contest waa confined wholly to
Italians, as It was their desire to
make the celebration distinctly Ital
ian. Only Italians were permitted to
contribute money for votes. AiDert
H. Korrera. president of the aasocla
tlon. said he Is gratified over the
way his countrymen responded to the
call. Mr. Ferrera believes that when
the expenses of the celebration are
paid, there will be a tidy balance in
the treasury.
Nearly every Italian in the state
haa contributed hla mite. Money tu-s
come from all quarters. The section
hand, the fruit peddler, the plck-and-shovel
man. the vegetable grower, or
hla more prosperous countryman, the
merchant, the manufacturer or tha
man of tha professions, have all Joined
enthusiastically In contributing to
ward the celebration.
Victors te Get Tropblesv
Each of the auccessful contestants
will receive an engraved silver cup. to
be his absolute property. The cups
are now on exhibition at Beldlng
Brothers' Jewelry store, with two
others which will be given to tha Italian-
society making tha best showing
In the parade, and to the society ap
pearing with the greateat numbera.
Tne cups for the main contestants ara
presented by the association, while tha
trophy for competing societies Is the
gift of a Jewelry firm, this gift being
the only Instance In which an out
sider has been permitted to contribute
to the celebration.
The first hour of last night's meet
ing waa devoted to voting, and the
rest of the evening was given over to
a programme of music and dancing.
The first hair hour of the period de
voted to voting was given to csstlng
open votes. Those present announced
rrom the floor how much they wished
to contribute for their candidates, and
the results were recorded. Secret bal
loting waa the order for the aecond
half of the period, and this developed
considerable Interest among those
present. A box was plsced In the hall
for each candidate, and the voters
dropped their money Into the box of
the candidate for whom they wished
to cast their ballots. When the time
expired the money was counted by
Judges, and the results were an
nounced. Parade Te Be Regal.
Those elected last night to repre
sent the historical characters In the
celebration will be costumed in ltth
century attire. In a manner befitting
their stations, and will have their full
suites of court attendant, such aa
maids of honor, ladles In waiting.
courtiers, pages, guards and noble
men. Not even the Jester will be left
out. Columbus will be sttended by his
sailora They will have appropriate
floata In the parade. President Far-
rera promises that tha floata will b
magnificent.
The day'a festivities will begin with
the crowning of the king and queen
at the City Hall, and thla function will
be carried out with all the pageantry
and' pomp of the 16th century- Later
in the day the king and . queen, and
Christopher Colpmbus and their suites,
will appear at other functions. At the
coronation and other affairs of the day
Governor West. Mayor Rushlight,
the Italian consular agent from Seat
tle, military and naval authorities, and
other prominent men will be present.
The committee has keen working
actively on the programme for several
months. It explains that while it
wlshea tha actual celebration to be In
the hands of Italians, because tho oc
casion is one which the Italians feel
la peculiarly theirs, it doea not wish
to exclude Americans from joining In
tha festivities.
STOLYPIN GETS WORSE
Condition of Wounded Premier
Causes Alarm.
KIEV. Russia, Pept IT. The condition
of Premier Stolypin, who was shot by
Dmitri Bogroff at a gala performance
In the Municipal Theater Thursday
last, la causing alarm. Peritonitis haa
net in and the patient's heart action
has considerably weakened.
The following bulletin was issued
thla afternoon:
"A change for the worse in Pre-
JL. P. bla-ietal, Ele-c-ted to Reprtaeat
King rerdlaaad.
mter Etolypln's condition set in last
evening. Symptoms of local peritoni
tis mere noticed, with Indications of
effusion of blood. At s JO o'clock this
morning the patient's temperature was
96 9, pulse 0, respiration 2 to 28.
The temperature two hours later was
98. . pulse 104, respiration 24 to 26.
"The bandages were removed at 10
o'clock and the mouth of the wound
waa found to be in a satisfactory atate.
The bullet was felt in the skin and
removed, a local anaesthetic being; em
ployed. The patient stood the opera
tion well In every way."
The premier showed no Improvement
during the day, but the doctors hope
fully expressed' the opinion there waa
no great cause for alarm. The mid
night bulletin, however, waa not reas
suring. It read:
"Late tonight M. Stolypin Is still
showing symptoms of peritonitis. Tem
perature a, pulse lit to 120, respira
tion 2."
FLORAL DISPLAYS STOLEN
Vandals Raid Beds at State Fair
Grounds at Salem.
SALEM. Or.. Sept 17. Special.)
Vandals raiding the beautiful exterior
floral displays at the state Fair
grounds caused authorities there con
siderable trouble today.
They took only the choicest speci
mens, which are highly prized and ex
ceedingly valuable for seeding pur
poses.
The word
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and better. Quicker work
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Gold Dust was the original cleanser all the others are
mere imitations. Gold Dust has always stood at the head,
and its sales are yearly increasing.
Cut your household labors to a minimum by the use of
Gold Dust the greatest cleansing agent the world.has ever
produced.
Use Gold Dust for washing clothes and
dishes, scrubbing floors, cleaning wood
work, oilcloth, silverware and tinware,
polishing brasswork, cleaning bathroom
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ARMY CHIEFS FACE RAIN
TEST RIDE BY VANXOCVEK OF
FICERS IS BEGUN.
Trip of 0 Miles Is Part of Yearly
Requirement of Department.
Camp Fixed at Sandy.'
VANCOUVER BARRACKS. Wash.,
Sept. 17. (Special.) When the weath
er waa threatening: and rain seemed
sur, Brigadier-General Marlon P.
Maus, commanding officer of the. De
partment of the Columbia and other
officers of high rank, were preparing
to leave the post on a 80-mlle test
rldOL .
The party, composed of General
Mans, Lieutenant-Colonel George W.
Van Deusen. Lieutenant - Colonel
Clarke. Colonel George K. McGunnegle, J
commander of the post; Major Tayman I
Major Jere B. Clayton. Medical Corps; 1
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Gold DUS Twins do
Lieutenant-Colonel James ft. "Rogers,
Lieutenant-Colonel Francis J. Kernan,
Lieutenant-Colonel Robert L. Hirst, re
cently promoted from the Fourteenth
Infantry and assigned to the First In
fantry: Major B. K. Pent, and Major
James Canby of the Pay Department,
left here Saturday. They rode, in the
rain much of the way, to Sandy, Or.,
where they camped tonight in a camp
previously prepared by a party sent out
from this post.
Friday the officers will ride out Into
the country 15 miles from Bandy and
return there for the night, and return
to this p06t Monday. Immediately
upon arrival they will be examined by
doctors of the Medical Department.
This test ride is made once a year by
order of the War Department.
7 ELDERS ARE ORDAINED
Pnget Sound Methodists Hold Con
ference at Taooma.
TACOMA, Wash., Sept. 17.--I Spe
cial.) The twenty-eighth annual ses
sion of the Puget Sound conference of
the Methodist Church will be conclud
ed at Mason Methodist Church tomor
tliiok
Do not use soap, naphtha, borax, soda,
ammonia or kerosene with Gold Dust.
Geld Dust has all desirable cleansing
qualities in a perfectly harmless and
lasting form.
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your work
row. Most Important of the conference
business will be the reading of ap
pointments some time tomorrow.
Impressive ceremonies in the ordi
nation of elders and the consecration
of deaconnesses marked today's programme.-
The ministers who were or
dained elders were the following: Rev.
William O. Pflaum, assistant pastor of
the First Methodist Church, Tacoma;
Rev. John H. Berringer, of Vancouver;
Rev. Edward R. Tracey, of Tenino;
Rev. Frank W. P. Camp, a recent mem
ber of the St. Louis conference; Rev.
H. L. Richardson, of Hoquiam; Rev.
R. V. B. Dunlap, of South Bend, and
Rev. H. C. Leavenworth, of Fern
Hill.
Deaconnesses consecrated were So
phia Eunice Chick and Frankie York,
both of Seattle, Wash.
Girl and Man Swap Grips.
L. Lindsay, of Portland, traveling
out-bound on the Woodlawn car last
night, found that his suitcase, which
he had left in the back of the car, was
gone and in Its place was one belong
ing to Miss Minnie Jones, of Grants
Pass. Lindsay, without opening the
girl's grip, took it to the Piedmont
barns of the street railway company,
patiently hoping that the Grants Pass
fair traveler would do likewise.
It over
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