rire MORNING OBEGOXIAX, TTEDXESDAT, SEPTEMBER 20, 1911. METHODIST BODIES RALLY AT SALEM Election of Delegates to Na tional Conference Calls Forth Interest. PORTLAND MEET INDORSED Mlnlttrr n.l I .a rmr-n fnlt In Brine. Inf ltl Convention Her. Trial of Alaska Clergyman I'earnr of Programme-. SALEM. Or- Sept. 1- (Special.) with sa Epworth Las-gua rally the, an. tuaj conference of tha Methodist F.plsropal Church opened here this eelnr It will contlnua In aeislon until September JJ, Tha.roeetine- this aranlng was held at tha rirst Mathodlat Church, where tre aasslons of tha oonentlon will ba held. Rrr. Williams, of tha First Jfet&odlet Church of Lewie too. Idaho, was tha speaker for tha evening. All cf Methodiera was present at tha open ing and tha churcn waa crowded to rara-itjr. Much Interest Is centering about tna election of delegates to the conference which will ha held In Minneapolis In far. and several candidates ara men tioned. Hon. R. A. Hooth. of Kugene. one of the strong candidates, sat churchmen. Pr Fletcher Homan. presl llent of the Willamette irr.lverslty. la another candidate mentioned, and back rf him there ta a strong following. Among the other candidates mentioned are It. Young, of the Taylor-Street I hurch rf I'ortlsnd: Re. McPougal. ld of the Portland district, and lr. Ahhott. of the Kugene district. Among the lay candidates mentioned, b.eidea Hon. K. A. Booth, are A. A. J.ee. of this city: A. M. Smith, of Port lend, and John McCorklsh and Robert Iftiches. also of Tortiand. The delegates elected will go to tha general conference with tha determina tion of having Portland named as tha plsre for holding the general confer ence In tl. Tha minister and lay aien as a unit feel that the conference res rot given sufficient recognition to the Northwest, and that no more Ideal j- are could be selected for the hold Inr of tha convention than Portland. The trial of Dr. Parson, of Alaska, on tha charge of misappropriating tha funds of his church Is slated. Pr. Par son was for a number of years pastor rf the- rhurch hera and has scores of f 'lends. A question which will coma up be fore the laymen's meeting of the con tention on Friday morning and about wht.-h there will revolve considerable dehate Is the rutting down of tha num ber of district superintendent from four to three. Should te reduction be made It will mean a I'.ka reduction In the districts and the change of tha boundaries of tha present dlstrtcta I HARGFS IMPLICATE PASTOR I. J. Wheeler Arrive? From Alaska to Forward Church Case. For the purposa of presenting evl-1-nce at the Salem conference of tha Methodist Church, which nieeta today. ' In support of charges which hsve been made against Rev. John Parsons, su perintendent of Alaska missions of tha -Methodist Church. I. J. Wheeler, of '"Fairbanks. Alaska, arrived In tha cltv yesterday and will start this morning - for Salem. Wheeler charges that wblia " Parsons was pastor of tha church la t alrbanka la 1901 he permitted a sa loon to be opened on tha lot adjoin ing the rhurch building, though ha knew that member of hi congrega- 'thn were opposed to It. Tha saloon, known as tha Floradora. had been In operation sine the founding of tha t-n until an order of tha I'nlted States I tstrJct Court compelled tha closing of a. I saloons that had dance ha. Is In connection. Some time after the place was closed the Methodist Church waa - started on the lot adjoining. ' When, later tha saloon appMed for licenses to operate as a saloon. Wheeler declares Mr. Parsons wrote a letter In which he expressed no objjectlon to - tie proceeding. Mr. Wheeler also haa dorumenta purporting to have been :med by Mr. Parsons. In which he Is shown to hsva charged usurious rates or Interest for money loaned to varli cms people In tha t.me. In IS'1 and V-f re any of tha evidence which Mr. Vhecler now has bad been eecured. Mr. Faraone left Fairbanks for Ju rra'j. leaving In charge of tha church a minister bv tha name of Dun is p. Dissatisfaction with affair there led It the resignation of Punlap, and an ' other minister was appointed. Both of 1k.se ministers, so Wheeler chsrges. were obliged to leav tha church be f 'jse of their unwillingness to put up wtth the fault-finding of tba sttperln- t.ndeot. Rev. Mr. Parsons. Conditions rename so unfsvorable with the church '".tnat It was closed In tha early part of !nt month, and many of Its mem Vers are now attending churches of other denominations, as shown by let ters which Mr. Wheeler holds as part cf his evidence. "I have no personal feeling aga'nst Mr Parsons.- said Mr. Wheeler last .night. "It has taken us nearly a year to rolct the evidence we hold and It la solely becauea of this and he re use wa wished to have tha scandal eiear.d up that I hava come here. I am here simply as a orrvate cltlsen '-and not a a representative of tha church." , Rev. Mr. Parsons was prominent In the affairs of tha Methodist Church of " this state before going to Alaska as superintendent of Methodist missions Shout eight years ago. He wa at one time In charge of tha Salem district cf tha Oregon Conference and later was pastor of tha First Methodist Church rf that city. In hla various cspacltlea y has always been regarded as an able and sincere churchman. MAXY CHANGES ARB EXPF.CTEJJ Portland MlnlMrra at Salem "Confer ence on Anxious Seat. Portland Methodist Episcopal preach- ers hava gone to Salem, where the first " business session of the Oregon Confer ence will be held this morning at t '.e clock. Bishop Smith will preside. -The conference will hold over until " Jlonday. when the pastoral appomt stents m-lll be announced by the bishop. Vhile holding tha other Northwest con ". f .ranees, tha bishop this yrar has made -a good many changes In pastors and It Is bslleved that this conference will e'en-e In for a large number. The work In Portland haa progressed well this year that many of the congregations have requested the r-ishop to return their respective pas tors for another 12 months. Howexer. this dees not mesn that the bishop "wtu be able to do an. even should be o wish, in mas-lcg u Uia arpomt- ments a arreat many thlna-s enter In and preachers hare to h sent where he 6eaia best attar considering all problems. There are rm vacancies this year In the district superintendence. and. aelde from the paetoral appointments, the- selection of delegates to the gen eral ronferem-a at Minneapolis next Mar will be the most exciting feature, so far as known at this time. Three trt to he choeen and as this Is a greet honor there ara manr eandl dat.s and their f.lenrte ara working hard for their aureese. BEAUTY IS CITIZENS' AIM Baslnrat Clubs See Portland Ad vantage! In Improvement Move. At tha Invitation of Dr. J. R. 'Wether bee, of tba Civic Improvement League, member of the Rotary Club went to tha Art Museum yesterday Immediately after the close of their weekly lunch eon and looked over the plans of "the greater Portland" displayed there by the Improvement League. Pr. Wether- M ELL-K.IOWTT OREGON CITT KEMDOT DIES, AGED . ' - - T iv- - .- Etoaeser Warmer. OREGON CITT. Or, Sept. It. (Special.) Ebenexer Warner, an old and highly respected resident of this city, died on Monday at Medford. The body will bo brought to this city for burial besMe his wife, the lata Louise Werner, who died March 4. Ebenexer Warner was born at Galpalts. O, April 12. 181s. and on the llh day of November. 1814. married Mlsa Louise Barker, at Merlin. Wis. The couple moved to Nebraska and then to Oregon. Mr. Warner I urvlved by two sons. Henry and FTed. of Michi gan, and an adopted daughter. Mrs. George Ely. of this city. He also leaves a brother, L. B. Warner, of Medford. bea gave a short address, explaining tha different prints and outlining; tha plans of the league. Adolphe Wolfe wa tha guest of honor at the luncheon, and gave an In teresting description of tha axpanaa of mercantile business In Portland. Enthusiastic over tha "dty beautiful" movement which tha Clvto Improve ment League represents. Mr. Wolfe de clared that no city can ba of commer cial Importance unless It la a dty beau tiful and a city practical, and said thst this Idea should prsvall aa well In the construction of stores and ahops In a city aa In tha laying out of parka and boulevards and the erection of museums and galleries. Hla own firm, ha aald. In tha construction of Its new 10-story building, waa keeping this In mind, and hoped to produce a building that should ba practical and at tha same time add to the beauty of tha city. About 79 member of tha club at tended tha luncheon, which wa P re al Jed over by W. W. Roblnaon. After Ita luncheon In tha Portland Hotel, today, the members of tha Port Vend Ad Club will also probably Tlalt tha Art Muaaum and Inspect the plan of tha Improvement League. This wa seriously discussed at the luncheon last week, and the visit to tha museum waa only deferred ao that anthualaetto mem bers could gather a record-breaking crowd of membera for tha occasion. HEALTH BOARD ORGANIZED Medford Mass Meeting Result In Prompt Action by Cltlsms. MEDFORD. Or. Fept. li. fSpelal. At a mass meeting of Medford elUiens tonight. Dr. E. B. Picket member of the State Board of Health, waa named to appoint a committee of five local physicians to act ax a clvlo health com mittee. Thl action wa taken during an address by Pr. J. N. McCormlck. chairman of tha organisation commit tee of tha American Medloal Associa tion, who I starting a series of talk through Oregon. It Is the plan of Medford cltlxena to have thla board of physicians hold pub lic meetings frequently during; tha year, at which lecture on practical sanitation, pur food and all matters pertaining to tha pub'.lo health will ba considered. Oreat Interest was aroused and It was decided that special atten tion be given tha question of tha milk supply, sanitation and fresh air supply of school and the disposition of city ' garbage. Dr. McCormlck. who will speak at Eugene. Salem. Portland and Pendleton, declared tha greatest need today waa a knowledge by the .people of tha ordi nary rules of health. He advocated a National board of health and city boards of health similar to tha on ap pointed. He further auggeata tha physicians composing them be paid by the Nation and city, ao that they could devote their entire time to tha public health and depend In no way upon pri vate practloa. CAR TOLLS ARE DISCUSSED Power Cotnpanr Object to 5-Ccnt Rate on Hawthorne Span. Arguments were completed yesterday In the quo warranto proceedings before Judge Oantenbeln to determine tha rental the Portland Railway. Light et Power Company la to pay for the use of tha new Hawthorn bridge and the case was submitted to the Judge for de cision. Figures were Introduced to show that If the railway company la forced to pay t cents toll for every car cross ing tha bridge tha amount will ba close to 120.000 yearly. It wa shown that from December 20. 110 to February 1. 1911 the company operated 67.100 cars over the bridge snd from February 1 to September IT of this yesr 31i.42. This would make a total of $l 7St-0 ao far this year with three months yet to run. The company Insists that Its old eon tract of a straight $100 a month for the use of tha bridge U.IUU binding. J 1P0LIGE MAY GROW Mayor Favors Reorganization of Whole Department. NEED OF 100 MORE SEEN Rnshllght AdvorafrM Ilttonslon of Protection of City MUli Bulldin of New Station Next Tear. New Billot Approved. I i rnrrnlete ranmn Ixatlon of the Port- laud Police Department probably will be effected early next year, by the con struction of a new City Jail, head quarters, emergency hospital and Mu nicipal Courtrooms, tha adding of per haps 100 mora policemen; building of at least one precinct station with lieu tenant In charge and the creation of tha position of Assistant Chief, lieu tenants and corporal. Mayor Rushlight ha such a plan under consideration, he said yesterday, and. while he was enable as yet to say whether he would recommend a plan so elaborate, he admitted that he be llevea Portland should have a police force on a thoroughly modern forma tion baaed on the precinct plan. That tha city Is alresdy too large to be policed properly from a single station he declared to be a fact, and it is probably only the question cf funds that would be necessary to build new statlona and pay for 100 or so new policemen and the requisite number of .eutenanta and corporals, with the of ficers of rank already classified, that causes him to hesitate. Rut One Bulldlag I'eed. At present Portland has only one very antiquated police building, which la used for directing the work of the entire force of 200 .officers and men. It has been condemned repeatedly and la Inadequate for the present needs. "I think we will ct action pretty soon on the new police administration building." said the Mayor. "We are looking for a site. The present loca tion at Second and Oak streets is good, but It Is not larna enough and. besides. It would be difficult to build a new station-house and take care of tha police business meantime on that ground. "I believe that the city Is larga enough for a reorganlxed police force, based on modern plana. It Is also a fact that we need mora police men; the preeent number Is too small to police a city of the slxa of Port land. We need at least 100 additional patrolmen. Aide ta Cblef Favorad. "I favor the creation of the office of Aaslstant Chief, but under the pres- 1 ent charter. I hardly believe the, Coun ! cil hss tha authority to do so; there should be such an office, however, in my opinion, and I thought It would be wis to let the subject go to the City Attorney for an opinion In due course of time." Under the present organization, thers are captalna, sergeants and patrolmen, aside from the detective staff. It la believed by many that the efficiency of the force could be Increased greatly by tha Installation of an Assistant Chief, lieutenants and corporals and the formation of the prec'net station plan, so that the city would be dis tricted and policed from sub-station, a In nearly all large cities. Seattle has three statlona Los Angeles three and San Francisco a doxen. Authority to reorganlxe tha force does not exist at present, but It Is plsnned to lay the case kefora the framers of the commission charters, that they may consider the advisability of tha plan and. If favorable to It, to Incorporate It Into tha charters to bs submitted to the people In a few months. Johnon-Vells light Fought. LONDON", Sept. 1. The Times In an editorial yesterday urged that. In tha empire' Interest, tha Johnson-Walla match ought to ba stopped, because It haa no sporting Justification. The spec tators, aald the Tlmee. would be of to-ether with the showing of the fight 1$ 'vl-'iV s Lad?'s Suit Free " 1 With a I I S;ifi - - .. i will I I v rVVv.v- l cf T . :-i 1 ' :' hi mm OREGON'S BEST LAMB at COLONIZATION PRICES Tribntarr to Portland mar kets. Honr's run down the Co lumbia, t Perfect for orchards. Protected slopes; righ't drainage. Fertile garden bottoms. , Deep, rich, virgin soil. Plenty of good water. , Good roads, schools, handy to churches, stores, tc. Superb scenic settings. Soil positively unsurpassed. Developed by charpit method. "WTiich means great saving. Water and rail .transporta tion. Lowest known freight rate. And ruitil further notice this great new district will be parceled out to home-makers at from $25 to $60 per acre. Pay $75" or $100 down and $S to $12 a month if you wish. See Us Today. F.B.HoIbrook Co. 214 Lumber Exchange. morbid nature, and the contest Itself, pictures, can only serve to promote or aggravate race feeling throughout the empire. NEW BANK CONTRACT. LET Merchants National Building. Will Be Substantial Structure. Tha contract for ths construction of the new bank building for the Mer chants National Bank was awarded yes terday to the Louis A. Hicks Company. There were about a dozen contracting firms that submitted bids. The cost of the building has not been announced, but tha structure, bank fixtures and equipment combined probably will cost more than 1 100.000. The contract stipulates that the building shall be completed In 100 working days, It being neceesary for tha bank to have Its new location ready before January 1, 1812. The building now occupied by the bank at the north west corner of Second and Washington streets has been leased to the North ern Brewery Company, the lease to take effect January 1. ' The bank building to be erected will occupy ground 60 feet on Fourth street and 100 feet on Washington street. It will contain three stories and full base ment. It will be a class "A" structure, thoroughly fireproof and probably the most modern and exclusive bank build ing In the Northwest. The sub structure will be heavy enough for the addition of flvo more stories. Tho Louis A. Hicks Company will com plete the building except Installing the lighting, beating and plumbing. The exterior will be entirely of white Man s Suit ,HE offer is order for a gentleman's suit costing $37.50 or. over, we will make to ladv's man-tailored suit free. No deposit will be required when you place the order if Vou are doubtful or skep tical as to getting satisfactory garments. That's all there is to it. It's clean-cut, to the point. The burden of turning the gar ments out right is up to us. No headache for you. . .- ' Important Notice We hope, . If it be possible, that all who can would come In in the forenoons; it avoids the crowd and gives you a better chance to make your selections! ACHESON Cloak & SuitCd. 367 MORRISON ST., COR. 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TIFF 0VERDUKS COSTLY Alleged Stolen ecoy Cause of 3Iacb Court Procedure. VANCOUVER. 'Wash.. Sept. 19. (Spe cial.) The two trained wild ducks, al leged by Jesse Troeh. night police offi cer, to hava been stolen from their pen recently by Jesse W. Hill. will, cost somebody much more than their orig inal worth before the case Is settled, as costs are piling up. Hill was'to have been tried Friday, but he failed to appear, and a bench warrant was issued for him. For con tempt of court Hill was fined $10, which he paid under protest. Then the case was set for today, but when It was called by G. Lloyd Davis, Justice of the Peace, a request by Hill for a change of venus was granted to Justice Wilson's court at Minnehaha. Troeh bought the wild ducks this Summer for 15 apiece and trained them to sit as decoys. 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