TIIE 3IORNTSG OREGONTAN, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25. 1911. LAYMEN ORDAINED IN PACKED CHURCH Four Are Made Elders and Two Become Deacons at Salem Methodist Meet TRANSFERS MADE TODAY Statistical Commute at Conference Report Gain of More Ttoan 11,000 In Membership CIUibk Pu) Tear. 6ALEM, Or. Sept. 14. (Special.: Before a crowd that filled the audl tortum of the ehoreh building to over flowing. R. H. Alloa, of thlo oityj Charles L. Crmr, of Caaby: Joseph Ksotta, of Lafayette, and Addis Ur. of Lebanon, were ordained elders of the M.thodlet Choroh thlo afternooa by Bishop Smith, of tho Or coo Conference of tho Methodist Episcopal Church. Tho ordination eerrleee were con ducted by Bishop Smith and woro both beautiful and Impressive. Tho bishop anade a few remark for tho benefit of the newly ordained' elders, with re lation to their duties and responsibil ities. The feature of tho forenoon set-rices the ordination of two dea mne Ere." M. Smith, of rraln. and Franklin "Sr. Jasper. of this city. Bishop Pmlth also conducted tho serv ices and prior to ordaining them preached a sermon. rasters Ttaaifm Awaited. In adlltton to tho ordination of tho deacon In tho forenoon, a lore feast was hold at o'clock, whtch was well attended. Besides the ordination of tho oilers la tho afternoon a memorial service was held and ihw an Ep worth League meeting. Rev. Edward nittlns. presided over tho lore feast and Rev. Asa rUeeth ortr tho memor ial service. Addresses by visiting ministers were mads at tho Ep worth League meeting. Much Interest Is being evinced with relation to tho chances to b mads In pastors within tho confer ence. Bishop Smith and hi cabinet went Into oesslon to consider tho sub ject yesterday and tho announcements will bo made tomorrow. A campaign for A mors complete tithing system Was proposed to tho conference yes terdsy by It. Kerr, he offering to finance It. and It was adopted by both tho ministerial conference and tho lay association. It Is estimated that tho campaign will cost I -500. Prior to adjournment yesterday the lay association met with tho minis terial association and tho question of admitting; laymen Into the minis terial association was discussed. R A. Booth, repreeentlng tho laymen's association, favored tho plan and spoka strongly In favor of It. Bishop Opposes Mot. Bishop Moore, while favoring tt. aid that It was confronted with dif ficulties. He ssld the conference was ths life of the minister. To It was re sponsible and was ths only organlxa tlon relating; to the church to which ho belonged. Should laymen be admitted, ho asserted, ths conference would bo unable to exercise any Juris diction over them; they would bo re sponsible for their acts neither to tho conference nor any other body, and ho doubted ths advisability for that rea son, of admitting them. Ths Ministers' Wives' Association held a meeting last night and elected officers for ths year. They are Mrs. Henjamln Young, president, and Mrs. Jeffreys, secretary. An Increase during tho year of 131 In tho membership of ths churches coming within tho Jurisdiction of tho Oregon Conference of tho Methodist Episcopal Church, and an Increase of 174S In the membership of the Sunday schools connected with ths church Is the showing msde by a report of ths statistical commutes of ths conference, which completed Its labors last night. Big laereaees Marked. Tho membership of the churches last year was ll.:;i, and this year It Is 1.;. The membership of the Sunday schools last year was 10.345. and thla year It la 12.1 li. There Is an Increase, according to tho report, to the church property of 1131.450. tho value of tho property for last year being fTSl.150. and for thla year 1 1.013.10a. Ths Increase In the parsonage property Is given as 1-4.-000. the valus of that of last year be ing ns:.in. There was tl'S.Ttl paid In salaries during tho year, the Increase over ths previous year being $10,119. Four hundred and s!ity-fur dollars and eighty-seven cents was paid out In the year for benevolent purposes. fnakltisj an Increase, over the year before of 111. Ths eommtttea will submit Ita report to ths conference when It convenes to morrow. KLICKITAT TR0UT BITING Mr. and Mrs. John E. Flnc-h Make Record Catch on River. LTLE. 'Wash, Sept 14. 5pec!aL) The record of trout fishing so far In September as reported on the Klickitat Is test mads by Mr. and Mrs. John E. Finch, of l.vla. Tho catch was mads below the Wahktacus Indian Village. In three hours' fishing Mr. Finch placed la his basket more than 40 fish thst averaged Inches In length. lie threw back many under tnchea Mrs. Finch landed a 14-Inch rainbow trout. For this time of year, the river Is the lowest known to white settlers. Largs boulders never out of water before are visible, Mr. Finch Is recently from Iowa, and a novice at trout fishing. ROBERTVILLE IS NO MORE CXoce Prominent Town Among" Early Settler) Sow Abandoned. LTLE Wash. Sept 14. The plat of Robertvllle. at the head of Ekocknm Valley, and a few miles south of O'.sn wood. has been vacated by the county board. Robertvllle, once a prominent point to early settlers, has been on the de cline since the postoffloo waa moved to a mora convenient point. LANE MEN0PP0SE MOVE Senator Calkins and Representative Eaton Dislike Special Session Call. EUGENE. Or. Sept. 14. (Special. -Host emphatically. I do not favor a special session of the Legislature." said Eenator W. W. Calkins, of Lane County, yesterday. Regarding Governor West's actions, Mr. Calkins said: "I know nothing about the good roads bills that have been prepared for ths Legislature to enact, and should certainly want time to oonslder them thoroughly before voting for them. "The Governor's requirement that tho vetoed bills bs not taken up at the special session m.ns simply that ths Governor's vstoes bs sustained. If a special session Is called, those vetoes most bs considered then, or not at all. The Governor vetoed those bills. He now has a programme of his own. which he wishes to have adopted. Let hlra Initiate Mils, and submit them to ths people." Allen H. Eaton, Representative from Lane County, was also positive In his statement that he does not favor a spe cial session. He said: "I would not be willing to pledge myself to consider nothing but ths road bills which would bo drafted tor ths session, because I do not know -nor does any one else at this time what these bills would be." WEST'S POLICY RAPPED josepiixve coxrsTX legisla tor POETTS TO VETOES. VrUBatntmrn to Servw Wrtlioat Pay If Governor Will Do Same Ex pressed by Dr. J. C Smith. ORA.TTS PASS. Or. Sept. 14. (Spe cial.) The agitation over good roads and ths number of bills vetoed by Governor West, especially those psr lalntng to highways, la being discussed all over this county. The Idea of Governor West dictating upon what terms the Legislature shall meet. If called for the transaction of special read bills, does not meet the approval of Dr. J. C Smith. Representative, of this county, who Is a candidate for the office of Senator from this county upon the Republican ticket. "The only question Governor West should consider," said Dr. Smith yester day, H whether ths Interests of the state demand that such legislation should be done. If he finds that It would be advantageous to the stats to have good roads. It Is his duty to call the Legislature together In an extra session, without any restriction, and then submit bis advisory message. "After vetoing 11 blils. Including the good roads bill, ho finds that he has made a grave mistake. All vetoes were exercised to belittle the acts and wis dom of the Legislature. and show West's broad statesmanship and knowl edge of public affairs, yet such acts and conduct have not met the popular was expected when the people are call approval and yielded the laudation that waa expected at the hour when ths people are calling tor relief. "Instead of calling the Legislature together tn a legal way, ha asks, as usual to fetter that body's working order upon good road's legislation and other matters, and asks the members to come to Salem under term that could not bo accepted by any person of Intelligence. "I will meet Governor West half way. I will serve the Stste of Oregon for the rest of my term without pay. If he will agree to serve as Governor for ths remainder of his term without compensation. Each member of the Legislature Is sworn to perform his duty, and among the first duties of each member If called Into an extra session would bo to consider the 71 vetoes. "It Is the consideration of these vetoes that keepa West from calling an extra session, without some pledge at tached to the call to hamper legisla tion of ths kind tho people want. While pretending to deeply desire an extra session, he at the same time makes It impossible to have one. and then places the blame upon the members of the Legislature because they do not wish to follow his ways." SCHOOL ONION PLEADED CEXTRAXIZATTOX FLAX SAID TO BE BEST FOR STATE. M. Xj. Pratt at Mllwaukle District Pair rrg-cw Reform In Edu cational Methods. MILWAtTCIE. Or. Sept. 14. (Spe cial.! Consolidation of the State Uni versity, the Oregon Agricultural Col lego and the tate Normal school Into one great central Institution and closer supervision of the district schools, was urgsd by M. L. Pratt In his address yesterday at the Mllwaukle District Fair. In Crystal Lake Park. The sub ject of the address was "Establishment and Development of Our Public School System. "There are perhaps 1000 students' In these three schools, Said Mr. Pratt, "but there are many thousands of stu dents In the state, who are deprived of the advantages glvsn thrse fortunate luOO students. Consolidation would mean tho saving of many thousands of dollars, as these three Institutions are going over practically the same grounds every year. "The old school district plan has out lived Its nsefulness and should be abolished and the state take direct con trol. It has been shown that the best schools are under centralised control. Our country schools are poor compared to those of the city. The city schools get the best teachers and sap the life of the country schools. Hundreds come to Portlsnd from tho country to get their children Into the Portland schoola I think that more money comes Into Portland through Ita schools than from any other source. Let the poor weak districts of tho country be consolidated and a state school be established In a modern schoolhouse, and then the same advar.tagee now enjoyed by a small fraction of students who can attend the higher state Institutions, could be given to the country lad and girl, who are entitled them. The cost of state control of ths publlo schools would bs no more than Is now sxpended on and dissipated by the obsolete school dis trict system. "The central Institution, or power house, could send out Its teachers and bring to the homes of ths country boy and girl the best education that the country affords." Rood River Plant Case Arg-nod. HOOD RIVER, Sept. 14. (Special.) Judge Rradshsw. of ths Circuit Court, heard yesterday the arguments of tho attorneys for the City of Hood River and the Pacific Light A Power Com pany over the alleged Insufflclnecy of city warrants offered In payment for ths plant. The Jury fixed the value of ths plant at 131441 and city warrants In that amount have been offered the power company. Ths attornsys for the company contend that the warrants are not legal tender because the city will be unable to take them up until funds are realised from the bond Issue au thorised by the taxpayera Banks have offered to take ths warrants and carry them until the city has sufflotent funds to take them up. The case was taken under advisement by Judge Bradsbaw. BOISE VOTE HALTS Mayor and City Attorney Bar Commission Election. SUPREME COURT TO DECIDE Petitions Carry 600 More Xnxnea Than Necessary, but State Law la Said ot to Apply to Capital. Tangle Causes Month Delay. BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 14. (Special.) The Supreme Court of this state will decide whether or not ths (lectors of Bolss have the right to be governed by a commission and to hold a special election for the adoption or rejection of the Black commission government law, following the refusal of Mayor Harry K. Frltohman to call the election as petitioned. Ths Progressive League, of Bolss. has taken an appeal to the Supreme Court, through a writ of man. damus for ths Mayor to show cause why ha refuses to call the election. The election will be delayed a month through the recent developments. Mayor FrUchman, the City Attorney, and prominent attorneys hers are of the opinion that It does not: contend ing that Boise is not governed by ths general laws of the state. Supporters Are Cotaadeax. Ths members of the Progressive League are Just as confident that the special charter makes no difference and that If the eleotors petition tn sufficient number for the opportunity to vote on the adoption of the commis sion form. It is mandatory that the Mayor comply with their -wishes. The Progressive League circulated 11 petltlone and secured over 1800 sig natures, (00 mors than the law requires to securs a special election for com mission government. These petitions were Bled with the Mayor an& found valid. A week later and a few days ago Mayor Frltchman announced to ths offloers of the league that he would not call the election. Yesterday ths leagus applied for a writ of mandamus to com pel him to. This raised the constitu tionality of the commission law passed by ths last Legislature, and the point waa argued at length. Both sides havs been given sufficient time to brief the case. The briefs will be submitted to the court and an early decision Is ex pected. Mayor Urges Teex. In his notification of refusal to call the election Mayor Frltchman says that he welcomes a test of ths law and urges lt He says tn part: T have completed a canvas of ths petitions and find that the number of qualified electors which has signed Is sufficient to make It a valid petition as described by the law. I also have di rected the City Attorney to furnish me bis written opinion. From the opinion of the City Attorney yon will observe that he Is very positive that the act does not apply to Boise City, and there fore It would be unlawful for me to call ths election. From his opinion It will be seen that sooner or later the question of whether or not this act applies to Boise, must be passed upon by the courts, and I am convinced that It Is my duty under ths circumstances to have the validity of the act. so far as it applies to Boise, Judicially deter mined before I would bo Justified In permitting the expenditure of a large sum of the taxpayers' money." The opinion of the City Attorney re ferred to by Mayor Frltchman, Is to ths effect that Boise was granted a special charter by the Legislature and Is acting under It at the present time and that cities operating under a special charter do not come under ths general laws of ths stats. DECREASE PROVES PUZZLE Educationalists Stndy Causes of Les sening; College Attendance. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Seattle, Sept. 24. (Special.) Why Is ths percentage of Increase In student attendance at colleges and universities less this year than last? This Is ths question that Is troubling savants of the university. There must bs soms reason for tho decline In col lege attendance. Dcea It lie In the Increased cost of living. In the fact that more high school graduates are learning trades. In less efficiency of the high school In preparing students or In the higher demands on students made by the universities? Part of the deficiency Is due to the higher standard, of the colleges, but it Is thought that there la something more back of this. Tns registration here shows an In crease from 154S last year at this rime to IT 55. but this is not nearly the at tendance conditions warrant. CONGRESS HIS ASPIRATION Woman May Then Be Next State Su perintendent of Instruction. OLTMPIA. Wash. Sept. 14. (Spe cial.) That H. B. Dewey, state super intendent of publlo Instruction, will not be a candidate to succeed himself at the next primary election, but will bs a candidate for ths Republican nomina tion for Congress from ths Second Dis trict, Is asserted. No formal announce ment has been made by Mr. Dewey, but he Is going to run, ths admission being made todr.y. He has his homs in Ta coma, and there Is where Stanton War burton, the present Congressman. Uvea The retirement of Mr. Dewey may mean that one of his office force, or. possibly, some woman may aspire to- the position, as females can now cold office In this state. Underwood May Be Lighted. HUSUM. Wash. Sept 14. (Special.) A petition has been presented by the Paclno Power Light Company for a franchise to oonstruct an electrlo light line 'from the plant at this point to Underwood. October 4 Is set for the hearing by ths Skamania County Court. Hns-om Baa Packing- SchooL HUSUM. Wash. Sept. 14. (Special.) A school for appls packers has been In session at this place during the past week, conducted by William Olson and W. F. Cash. A packer's school will be In session at the union warehouse, at Underwood next week, beginning Sep tember IS. Explosion Injures OrchardlsC UNDERWOOD. Wash. Sept. 14. (Special.) Henry A. Hussey, an or chardlst and raiser of fancy squabs, waa Injured while clearing land with stump-powder yesterday morning. Mr. Henry Is a retired shoe manufacturer of Haverhill, Mass. and came hero two years ago. EdlsUsn delivers dry fuel ties. Stop These heating outfits are now so simple comfort at a turn of the valve like telephoning the cellar for heat. Nothing so clean and sanitary, so saving in fuel, so everlasting in comfort and durability as IDEAL Boilers and AMERICAN Radiators. IDEAL Boilers are so easy to run feed them once or twice a day, depending on the weather remove ashes thrice a week-add a few gallons of water every three or four months-no need to rekindle the fire in the whole heating season. The larger sizes of IDEAL Boilers have two shaking levers one to shake tne rear nan 01 me gimc, lug vu. u front half, In this way the fire can be gently agitated in mild weather, or thoroughly but easily shaken and fire kept bright and clean in severe weather. The simple, easy-to-run features of IDEAL Boilers make them mmm. A No. A-l IDEAL Boiler and 481 ft. of 8Mn. AMERICAN Radiators, costing tho owner $21 S, were used to best this cot tage. At this price the goods can be boueht Of any reputable, competent Fitter. This eld not include costs of labor, pipe, valve., tVeisht. etc., which ore extra and vary ac cording to climatic and other conditions. No exclusive agents. Sold by all dealers. Pnblle Showrooms at sCT6.e.r Minneapolis, r Tig" PRUNES HALF CROP Clark County Growers Lose $375,000 by Rains. PICKERS HARD TO SECURE Fruit Declared to Hare Been Kept From Maturing and Ixtat Much In Weight Because of Con tinned Wet Weather. VANCOUVER, "Wash., Sept. 24. (Special.) Rains within ths past 10 days hare caueed a loss approximately estimated at 1375.000 to the prune crop of Clark County, assert B- L Frenoh and Ecott Swetland, the heaviest prune buyers and packers in this county. The packing season Is now at Its height, and the pickers are doing what they can to save 60 per oent of the crop not destroyed by rain. The first fain caused tho prunes to split and mold, destroying them as a marketable product. The rains also caused the prunes to keep from maturing, so that they are drying away and losing weight. Then the prune was not so large, losing along the line from 10 to 15 points. The prunes that should have been 40's and 46's are only making 60's and 55's. The original estimate of the prune crop wss about 1750.000. or -from S50 HOW SAVINGS GROW: la order to Illustrate the rapid growth) of savings with 4 per enl eempoosd interest added, we have compiled the following tablet ESSal H,te et latest. avra. sTr- ?V. $-5 $ 73. $ 162.!$ 403. $1,294. 50 FOUR Per Ceat per 146. 324. 806. 2,583. 1-00 "rrZTZl'JZ 293. 650.1,614. 5,177. 2 00' ft a. juiy i.t. 585. 1,301. 3,223. 10,355. 5.0oj 1.462. 3.252.!8,070.,25,888. 91 STARTS AH ACCOUNT Hibernia Savings Bank Coaservattrs Castodlaa Opem carrying Lugging coal and ashes up and down stairs is needless, wearing, crippling work The strain oh a woman is as bad now as it yAs in the days of the old tread-mill punishment for crimi ways? Why not p ixt in at , once un equaled m tne wona. rwery uumjcivduic iclu-lu has been carefully and exhaustively investigated by our American, German, English, Italian, and French factories' experts, and wherever found good have been and are being incorporated into IDEAL Boilers and AMERICAN Radiators. The immense annual .out put enables us to offer these outfits at price within reach of alL Accept no substitute. These outfits can be put in without any tearing up, annoyance to occupants or disturbing old heating methods until ready to start fire in the new. If you are ready to quit being a slave of the coal hod and are paying the bills and suffering the ills of old-fashioned heating, phone, call, or write to-day! Bnff.lo.Pltt.targh.Clel.odrCindnn.tl.t.At to 300 cars. This has been cut down fully 50 per cent. Both Mr. French and Mr. Swetland have been over the county, and while there will be few growers who will save most of their orop. In all cases there Is some loss on account of the fruit not maturing. Ths weather for the past few days has been ideal for drying prunes and the growers are making the most of it. There is a scarcity of prune pickers. EXPERIMENT FARM BUILDS Water Found at Harney County Sta tion 1 00 Feet Down. BURNS, Sept 24-(SpeclaL) "Work at the Harney County Agricultural Ex permlent Station, under tho direction of Professor Brelthaupt, of Oregon Agricultural College, is progressing. The contract has been let for the build ings, two of which will be furnished this Fall and the others by July 1, 1911 j, There has been success In flna lng an adequate supply of excellent water on ths farm. The drillers havs Just completed a 6-Inch well. In which, at a depth of 100 feet was found a now of cold, soft water that comes within eight feet of the surface and cannot be lowered by an ordinary tank pump. It Is the third flow below the surface and the well Is cased below the second flow so the purity of the supply is as sured. Venesa Case Is Delayed. CHEHAXI3, Wash, Sept. 2 4-( Spe cial.) The Veness arson case, which was to have been tried in the superior court Monday, has been postponed un til December, owing to the serious Ill ness of the wife and daughter of ths attorney for the defendants, M. A. Langhorne, of Tacoma. Hood Orchard 1st Goes to irurrum. HUSUM. Waslru. Sept. 24. (Special.) G. D. Beal, of Hood River, will take Second and Washington Sts. Saturday Evenings, Six to Eight. coal an nals. Why do it? Why shiver and freeze "through another winter, with crude, old-fashioned heating methods? Why continue to pay the highest cost for the drudgery, fuel waste, dis comfort and dirt of old-fashioned MRIffiN Datmatadc 1 VtAXSLtlSXJ charge of the "Hllmar Orchards- owned by J. M. Papst, two miles north of here. 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