TIE aiUK.1 AL OBEOOm!f, SATTEDAT, JANUARY 13, 1P1P. TO EARTH BROKEN FOR BUILDINGS OF REED COLLEGE. PORTLAND'S BIG EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION APPLE BASE SOUGHT EARTH IS BROKEN FOR REED COLLEGE Four Unions' Merger May Buy Northwestern Exchange. V Dedication Ceremonies Held at Grounds Where New Build-' ings Will Stand. PORTLAND PROPOSED HUB eejejesssenes sSHk V taJ"' ENTHUSIASM MARKS EVENT .Mr. Ilelen I. add Corbet Turna First Spade-ful of Earth and Facnltj and Students Participate. Cjrna A. Dolph Speak. After a (hart ceremony of dedication In th preaenoa of 200 of th mcabtri and frland of Read College, Mra Helen Ladd Corbett turned the firt hovel ful of earth In the foundation whr tha new building of tha Institute are to stand at 37 o'clock yesterday morning. Tha weather was Inauspicious, and for that reason the ceremony wa somewhat shortened, but this did not check th enthusiasm of tha people present. Dr. Thomas L. Eliot, president of the Board of Trustees, conducted the dedi cation. Tha crowd gathered about the staka that marked the place where tha cornerstone of the main building of the Institute Is to b laid, and In the ab wnct of Bl.'hop Bcaddinv, who was to hare made tha Invocation, but had brn detained in Southern Oregon. Or. Eliot mide the prayer. First Kartfe I plarara. A burst of applause greeted Mrs. Cor ban a Dr. Eliot escorted her Into th center of the group and presented her with tha spade. The bright new in strument unk into the turf and the first spadeful from the foundations of tha irreater Keed College was upturned. Mra Corbett was followed in turn by Dr. Eliot, C. A. Dolph and William M. Ladd. and after these Dr. Foster head ad th faculty In turning a shovelful of earth. Then th student insisted on bavins; a share In the ceremony, and Unlna; up in squads delved Industrious ly Into th moist brown earth, until a beginning- had been made In the pre liminary excavation for the foundation of th Liberal Art building. Cyrus A. Dolph, who was for many year tha legal advisor of Mr. and Mrs. Reed, was the speaker of tha day. Just before the actual ceremony of ground breaking ha outlined briefly tha condi tions under which tha Reed Institute had coma Into existence. Even Deemed Rotable. Today marks ma epoch la the history of Ptd Collese he said, not full fruition of in hope r lis founders, but rattier an other mliee-ton along the war to the torn fiiete establishment and equipment of "aa nstltuttnn having for Its object the Increase and diffusion ft practical knowledge among the cttlsens of the City of Portland, and for tha promotion of literature, science and art T thle purpoee Amanda W. Reed dedi cated her fortune, and In the execution of the truata created by her last will and testament In furtherance of such purpcee. the truateee have dedicated their time and beat enileavor. We are now entering upon the work of eonatructlng the Initial college building upon these ample grounds, acquired largely through the aenerous gift of one of tne present truateee and his family. rounder Are EnJogtsed.' The occesloa Is thought by our distin guished president to be of sufficient mo ment to Juatlfr Its oelebrmtloa by appro priate though simple ceremony, snd be baa requested that I contribute something con cerning the man and woman whose devo tion to their fellow men and women, and love for the elty la which they lived. Im pelled them to sacrifice uKtn the altar of Eubllc good tha accumulation of a Ufa of onest toll. It la a grateful task ha hss thus set be fore ma fr both were the friends of my early manhood, and knowledge of tbe fact that I held their confidence and reepeot for so many yeare Is treasured by me among the beet of my possessions. Mr. and Mra. Keed ware blessed with ne children of their own. and vet their hos pitable home was alwars open to the en tertslnment and enjoyment of the young people of the city. They deemed education mental and moral training of young men and woman the prime neceasltiea of a use ful life. They were not unacquainted with the difficulties which beset young men and women In their efforts to equip themselves for the great battle of life, and they sought be the means within their power to stim ulate to higher attainments thsee who should onme after them, and so far aa pos sible, make leas rugged the wsy to sue- llnsbead's Wleh Fulfilled. Mr. Feeds health began to full In the yea,r leul. and in the Autumn of 1SV2. he and his wife removed to Paeadena. Cel.. where he died November T. ll.V leaving a will devlaing and bequeathing eubalantta.il ail hta property to hie wife, and making her eole executrix thereof. In thla will he made the following sug gestion: "Feeling as I do. a deep Interest In the future welfare and prosperity of the City of I'ortiand. dr.. where I have spent my business llfs and accumulated tha property X rose.'se. I would suggest to mr wife that she devote some portion of my estate to benevolent objects, or to the cul tivation. Illustration or development of tha nne arts of said City of Portland, or to acme other sultehls purpose which ahall be of permanent vulue. and contribute to tha beauty of the ray and to the Intelligence, prosperity and happiness of Its Inhabitants." Mr. Dolph outlined the chain of went which tha board nf trustees, ap pointed to carry Into effect the plana of Mr. and Mrs. Reed, bad built up the beginnings of the institution, detailing; tha work of the past five years, which ed up to and made possibl th cere mony which they were then celebrat ing;, and closed with a word of en couragement to th students In their future college work. Work Start at Once. Tha Bound Construction Company, which will erect the first three build ing of the institution, will begin it work Immediately, and th college will b Installed on Its own campus in time for th opening of the second year's work next September. Tha three build ings will cost approximately $500,000. Th first building, for th corner stone ef which the first spadeful of earth wa turned yesterday, will be th Liberal Arts building. It will be constructed of steel and concrete, fir proof throughout, built In collegiate Qotrtlc style of architecture and fin' Ished In mission brick and Indiana llmestona Tha building; will be 257 feet long, with wings 5 feet, and will bb situated along the artificial lake which la to b built on th campus. Tha cost of the Liberal Art bulldlna; will be about $215,000. The dormitory will be constructed so a to form practically five dormitories, and will be similar to tha Liberal Arts building as far as structure and archi tectural style are concerned. It will be capable of accommodating 1IS men and will ba fitted with club rooms, dining room, baths and Individual apartments. Exclusive of furnishings th dorml tory will cost at least $140,000. Th gymnasium will ha next of th first thre buildings which are, to ba finished said thrown open next fceptem ber. If also will be a fireproof build lng and will be liberally equipped, sine th policy of the institution is to a r rang for athletic training for all of its students irrespective of Individual athletic ability. Gcaeral Physical Training; Alan, Th college will lay stress on general (. i a-xxaargaa-... , , ' ' : 1-' - ' " " ' - ... - .we?. . yi; H ELKS ASK INFORMATION ran semen t tests. Arrangements also will be made be fore tha opening of the next year, for the dormitory accommodation of the women of the college who will be in charge of Dr. Eleanor H. Rowland, the tiewly-lorted dean of women, in Reed College. Mra Rowland will come from Mount Holyoke College next ran lor th opening of the first semester. WHAT FATHER O'HARA SAID Xo Attack on Protestantism or Any Other Order. PORTLAND, Jan. 1J. (To th Edi tor.) Mr. Trlmbl ha confided to th public that my lectures on "Rome in tha Fifth Century." at th East Side Library, ar "a covert attack on Prot estantism or the great ilasonio uraer. Moreover, he found that In my opening; lectur I "abused the courtesy of the library authorities" by assuming "that such institution aa th confessional found their roots in the origin of Christianity." I wish to state flatly (that the pub lic may know how much dependence to put on Mr. Trimble' assertions) that I said not one word about the confessional In my lecture at the li brary: nor dkl I refer to the subject directly or Indirectly; nor JI4 I state or Insinuate that this or other Cath olic Institution mentioned by Mr. Trimble had any relation whatever with the origin of Christianity. AH such subject were foreign to my theme. If Mr. Trimble wa present at th lecture, ha certainly was listening;, not with bis ears, but with bis preju dices. A to abusing; the courtesy of th library authorities. I know of no on so capable of Judging; about that a the library authoiitle themselves. I shall, be perfectly satisfied with their Judgment. That Mr. Trirobl shouM Imagine that I shall hav anything; to say about th Masonic order must b at tributed to on of those hallucination which I fear the moil advanced pay chology a-ill never be able to fathom. Th only Masons with whom I shall be concerned in my lectures will b th stone-cutters who chiselled th in scriptions and monuments of psgan snd Christian Roma. As to Protestantism, Mr. Trlmbl need fear no attack either open or covert. I have never felt any Inclina tion to attack It from the pulpit and I may certainly b trusted to respect th right, not to say the religious feel ings of my audience. FATHER O'HARA, BETTER LIFEBOAT WANTED Tillamook Officials Appeal to Con gress, for Improvements. The Port of Tlllsmook Commission, through Its secretsry, James Walton, Jr.. has communicated with urejron s Congressional delegation, enaeavorina; to eniiet cctlve effort for the Improve ment of the life-saving facilities of the port- , . Calling attention to the recent acci dent of the schooner Patsy on the Tll- i w Ko unH elan the loss Of the steamer Ara'go. the Commission declares that It was prowMJ in tnese two wrK. that it is a physical Impossibility for the crew to get over the bar with the lifeboat in a storm against an advers tide. It require more than an hour, with the present equipment, for the life savins crew to launcn its boat, which has to bo wheeled on rollers for more than one-half mllo over oft aand. be fore it can be launched. The Commission asks that steps b taken to obtain for the lite-saving sta tion a motor or power lifeboat, with fully enclosed top, of modern construc tion, and that th boat b " arranged that It can be lowered Into the water, instead of the crew being obliged to waste tlm and partially exhaust Us strength dragging the boat over the sand. TRIAL OVER IN HOUR Federal Court Breaks Record In Trying- Red Who Beat Sqnaw. In th United States District Court yesterday, at the trial of Roy Butter fleld, a Sllets Indian, charged with an attaok on Rose Lane, an Indian woman, th court' speed record was broken. From the time th case was oalled for trial until th Jury returned a verdict of guilty only 65 minutes hsd expired. Th oldest attendant of th court says there Is no record of a case be ing started and completed In that court In such a short time. The other case against Butterfleld. for selling liquor to aa Indian, was dismissed. He will b sentenced on th assault charge next Monday. OREGON TRUNK RX. OPEN Tha temporary storm blockade on the Oregon Trunk Ry. has been lifted and train leave th North Bank Station, Eleventh and Hoyt streets, regularly at :20 and :5S A. M. for Madras, Me tollus. Redmond. Bend and other Cen tral Oregon point. " Buy th records for from Sherman. Clay at for lntroolleglat con- I ; '. f 1 v - M I your Vlctrola Co, Eixth at - s- . . 'A r A 1 ' 111 LM PDJESKI HELD TARDY 3LWOR BLAMES EXGIXEER FOR BRIDGE DELAY. North East Side Mould Expedite Letting of Contract Despite Bas cule Argument Logan Demurs. laying; that Consulting Engineer Modjeakl 1 to blame for tha delay of mora than two months In th awarding of the contract for the Broadway brldg superstructure. Mayor Rushlight told a delegation from the' North East Side Improvement Association yester day afternoon that he want to have a full detailed report on th bids before taking final action. M. Q. Munly, president of th asso ciation, took the floor to express the wish of his organization that the award of contract be expedited a rap idly as possible. He said he and his associates and residents of the satire North East Side ' ar watching with great Interest every move In th step toward completion of th bridge and that they desire to have tbe contract awarded without further delay. "We are not concerned at all over this controversy as to the typ of ba cul." said Mr. Munly. "What we want is th bridge and we want to see the contract let for the superstructure and have the bascule feature adjusted later. It Is a matter of Indifference to us as to the style of bascule." John F. Logan, representing the Strauss bascule, challenged the state ment of Mr. Munly. He said It Is a matter of great Importance as to the type of bascul and particularly as to the cost of the bascule. Consulting Engineer Modjeskl, who ha recommended the Rail basoule, did not reach the city. A telegram re ceived from him by his Portland rep SPECIAL FEATURES OF THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN Beforming Mediaeval Bllibid Aa intensely interesting page on how a young Portland man was sent, without notice, to take charge of the world's most wicked prison. What he accomplished after 11 years work. Fables in Slang George Ade writes a new fable for The Oregopian on "The through train, the two passengers, and nothing doing in the way of transfers." No Beauty Doctors for Us! That is what the girls of the U. of W. have announced. A whole feature page is given to telling why thev, don't need cosmetics and massages. Possible First Ladies Besides Mrs. Taft there are seven of them and their "stories" loom large with interest. Faked Meetings An illustrated account of the means whereby local celebrities "prove" how much the President thinks of them. Wringing Confessions From Criminals The third and last of the series of articles dealing with Y. J. Burns, the famous detective, and his methods. Two Complete Short Stories, illustrated. New adventures by the color-supplement folks, and many other features. News Photograps From All Over the "World A full page of pic tures illustrating various happenings in various parts of the world. Baker Makes Great Strides Addison Bennett describes the devel opment which is making this Eastern Oregon city prosperous, in a full page illustrated article. la the Land of Opportunity A new serial by an Oregon woman. Katharine Maynard, starts tomorrow and deals with the problem of making a home in the forest. MANY OTHER FEATURES resentative said that he was delayed at Billings, Mont., and would reach TJ,ftl-nH thle morlllnz. AS 0OOI1 as possible after his arrival. Mayor Rush light will call a special meeting of the bridge committee for the purpose of discussing various features connected with the span. BROOM BID ATTACKED C. Hylo Says State Accepted Highest Offer Instead of Lowest. C. Hyle,' president and treasurer of the Standard Broom Company, is asking why the state purchasing department recently asked for bids for a supply of brooms for th state and then reject ed the low bids and awarded the con tract to the highest bidder. After try ing for nearly a month to get the offi cials at Salem to answer the question Mr. Hyle has resolved to take more drastic steps and the case may find Us way to the courts. He says he has re ceived answers to his queries but that the answers are evasive. "I submitted bids for various classes of brooms much lower than the com pany which received the contract," said Mr. Hyle, "and cannot sea why the bids were rejected. I made the bids on brooms which are exactly th aame as those used at present. I submitted a bid of $5.75 a dosen for 61 dozen beat brooms and th contract was awarded at I5.87V4 a dosen. For six dosen ratan push brooms I bid t a dozen and the contract was awarded at $ 10.50 a dozen. For three dozen heavy barn brooms I bid $5.25 a dozen and the contract was let for 15.95 a dosen. "Th bids wen opened December 21 and I was there. I went home assured that I had won the contract. 1 was extremely surprised when I learned that th contract went to th highest bidder Instead of th lowest. Sine then my efforts to get an explanation hav met only with explanations which evade the question' FEXySxXVAJvXA GOVERXOR LEAD KETSTOXE HERD. Publicity Committee to Authorize Publication of Booklet Telling Charm of Portland. Bequests for hotel reservations and for railroad rates are crowding the of nc of Harry C. McAllister, secre tary of the Elks grand lodge conven tion commission, who has charge of the preliminary arrangements for the big reunion of Elks In Portland next July- , a Principal among tbe number received yesterday was one from Harris burg. Pa, which city will send a special train. The HarrlBburg fclks will be joined by members at Bcranton, Al toona. Wllllamsport and other Penn sylvania towns, each, of which will be represented In the big parade on Thursday, July 11. with Its own uni formed marching body. John K. Tener, Governor of Penn sylvania, himself a past grand exalted ruler of the Elks, will come with the Harrisburg herd.. He has arranged to nominate Pittsburg for the honor of entertaining the grand lodge In 1913. However, Pittsburg will have a train of its own. Bo will Philadelphia. Chehalls and Wenatchee, Wash., were two of the nearby towns that telegraphed for reservations yester day. Each will send from 160 to 200 members. , M John J. Faulkner, City Controller of East St. Louis, 111., has announced his candidacy for the office of grand trus tee. His friends are conducting a vig orous campaign In his behalf and will come to Portland In a special train to lend strength to his cause. He will have the support of the St. Louis lodge, which also has engaged a special train. Both these lodges now are negotiating for hotel reservations. ri,hA -T.1l.ltv rnmniHtM will meet .today to authorise the publication of I . . . ... - J knnVLt eV- an eiaDoraxe ujuBuaitu ploltlng the convention. It will make brief announcement of Portland's en tertainment programme and the city's natural attractions, but will make its principal appeal to prospective visi tors through its illustrations. The Elks are arranging an invitation to the Governors of all Eastern States who contemplate a trip to the North- - - ...tim pnurtesv for the Western Governors' recent trip to the East, to visit fortiana wnna mo tun ventlon is in progress. B'lMAI B'RITHJ-ODGE MEETS Order for Men and Women's Auxil iary Installs Officers. At th meeting of Theodor Herzl Lodge, Independent Order of B'nai B'rlth. last Tuesday evening, January 9 the newly elected officers were In stalled by District Grand Deputy I. Leeser Cohen as follows: Dr. George i ...in nr.,Mrt' A. Boskowitz. vieA-nresldent: Alex Miller, assistant monitor; Charles Robinson, inner guar dian; Ed Welnbaum, recording secre tary; Julius Cohn, financial secretary; N Welnsteln, treasurer; I. Brumberg, ML Ostrow and Dr. H. Heller, trustees; Alex Goldstein, outer guardian. Presi dent Rubenstaln appointed the standing committees. The Daughters of the Covenant, aux iliary to Theodor Herzl Lodge, Installed officers the same evening, as follows: Mra David N. Mosessohn, president; Mra Abe Davidson, vice-president; Mra David E. Cohen, financial secretary; r. D.,.n.K.r7 mmrHlnr secre- O0.1BS Juun u... ..r., c tary; Mrs. J. Lautersteln, sentinel; Miss Bessie Abrams, waraen; mra n. neimr, treasurer; Mrs. Abe Rosensteln. Mrs. J. Gilbert, Mrs- I. Brumberg. trustees. The installation ceremonies were performed by Past President Mrs. N. Mosessohn. Mra D. N. Mosessohn,- president, ap pointed standing committees for the year. The. retiring president, Mrs. M. Klapper, was presented with a silver water set in recognition of her services, as under her administration the lodge has more than doubled In membership. LETTERS CAUSE OF DIVORCE Ten Marriages End Badly in Court Grist This Week. phueiBs o Lawrence objected to his wife. Cora M. Lawrence, carrying on correspondence) with former sweet hearts through the medium of a post office box which she held under an as sumed name, he told Judge Gatens yes iniar morninsT. and was allowed a de- t f divorce. Ten divorces In all were allowed, the others being as fol lows: n. " Jessie L. from Robert G. Simmons, habitual drunkenness; Alice from Wal- . u TiAnnv ffsrtlnn fahel f rom ROV Burns: Edna E. from Charles R. Dob bins; Ralph H. from Cora R. Hopson; T J from K. M. Clay; Dolly V. from ' - .... 1. a . Wlnnla fertm .1 T ueorge n. 1 ... ...... . - - Scott, and Pearl E. from T. H. Harland. The grounas were tne usu&i uuen, cruelty or desertion. In every case. DISK RECORDS. wietnr records are the best in th world. They wear longer and may b used on other machlnea Sherman. Clay Hood River, Ttxbns, Wenatcbee and Kogne River Growers After Con . trolling Interest of Big Sell ing Agency ' Here. If th proposed jnrgr of th fruit growers' union of Hood Rlvr, Yakima, Wenatche and Rogue River Is com pleted, tbe first step of the combine will be the purchasing of a controlling in terest in the Northwestern Fruit Ex change, of this city. This Is the plan of the promoters of the combination. According to officials of the North western Fruit Exchange, they have not been approached officially on tbe sub ject. They have kept in touch with the movement, but their attitude In the subject Is entirely passive. It Is be lieved, however, they will consider the proposal favorably. A party of "representatives from the fruitgrowers of Hood River were In Portland Friday to . visit the North western Fruit Exchange and make an investigation of selling methods. Thl is one of the steps In the movement in augurated by the Rogue River fruit growers to bring about consolidation 01 tha "Biar Four" Hood River, Yakima, Wenatchee and Rogue River for the formation of a fruit exchange con trolled by the grower- themselves, to handle their crops. Meetings have been set for the latter part of this month, to be held In various places, to consider plans for forming such a sell ing organization. ' Members of the committee from Hood River who attended the confer ence were C H. Sproat, W. B. Dicker son, E. H. Ferguson and A. I. Mason. The idea of combining the four big unions In the Pacific Northwest and establishing one general selling agency originated with K. S. Miller, manager of the Rogue River Fruit & Produce Association. With the sanction of his association he has put the subject ten tatively before the officials cf the Hood River Apple-Growers' Union, and at a meeting at Hood- River January 27 the plan will be considered formally by the officers and stockholders of the union. r Washington Unions la Plasu The Yakima and Wenatchee unions have also been communicated with and It is understood Mr. Miller has received their approval, but this will not be given formally until meetings have been held In those districts. During the past two years there have been five large sellers of apples In the Northwest, the four unions above nanied and the Portland bX- change, which has acted as selling asrent for a number of smaller unions in Oregon, Washington and Idaho. The result has been much competition In finding buyers, and this has greatly added to the selling expense. It Is to reduce this expense to as minimum that It is proposed to amalgamate the sell ing features of the four large asso ciations and take over the business al ready established by the Northwest ern Exchange. The exchange began operations In the Summer of 1910. It obtained the marketing of the fruit of a consider able number of small unions in the three states, and during the season dis tributed about 700 cars of apples, plac ing many of them In small markets in the East, where Northwestern fruit had not before been seen. Its pro-, gramme for 1911 was more ambitious, but a short orop In the Pacific North--West and a big crop in the East inter fered with its plaps. . Next Crop May Be Huge. Next season's crop In this section promises to be a great one and the growers realize that it must be han dled systematically and with the small est possible expense. It is for this rea son that, steps have been taken to bring the four leading unions together and sell through a common agency. As the Northwestern Fruit Exchange al ready has the machinery In operation for handling any amount of fruit, the promoters of the plan believe they can not do better than by taking over the exchange. v When this proposal,' which is known as the "Rogue River plan," was put before the officials of the Hood River Fruitgrowers' Union, they appointed a committee consisting of C H. Sproat, manager, and H. E. Ferguson and A. I. Mason, directors, a committee to inves tigate the workings of the local ex change. This committee was at the of fice of the exchange in the Spalding building, Friday, and the business of the exchange was fully explained. The committee had nothing to say for pub lication, but may report to the Hood River Union before the day set for the stockholders' meeting, so the subject may be fully understood by the mem bers. ' If It is decided to take over the Northwestern Fruit Exchange, this probably will be done by purchasing a controlling Interest in the stock of the exchange. The latter is Incorporated with a capital stock of 1100,000. No figures in regard to a possible pur chase price of a controlling Interest could be obtained. SIX BIG DEALERS HERE I! Dyers of Coast Fruit and Fish Come - From Eas to Inspect. ' Six of the largest wholesale dealers lrr the fish and fruit products of the Pacific Coast have made their head quarters at the Portland Hotel for the past week, making dally trips to the fish and fruit canning and drying. cen ters of this district. The party is com posed of Charles Corby. L. B. Parsons, . .... J . ,t.lt. IXA KTSsrl lSfl healthful vegetable remedy as the surest and safest cure. The disease is brought about by the accumulation of uric acid, an irritating;, pain-producing property in the Wood. This causes a weakening and souring of the rcula Uorfwhich then becomes unfit for nourishing the body, while the deposits of uric acid in the nerves, muscles, joints and bones produce the pain and airony of Rheumatism. To treat the trouble with medicines containing pot-, ash or other strong minerals, is simplv adding another poison to the already weak, diseased blood, sapping it of its remainingvitality, and perhaps m thTedaking aphysicaf wreck of the sufferer. The one safe ana otilycure for Rheumatism i5s;aS. It is nature's tl tell entirely from healthful vegetable ingredienta extracted from the iwtiU erb and barks of the forest and fields. S . S. S. goes down to the blood and removes every trace of the cahse of Rheumatism, cleanses and purities tne cirmlatioE Tdrestores health and cnfort to those who are suffering from SSffl dSlst There is but one way to ) yxrar system with mineral medicines, and that is to take S. S. & Boole ora eRheuBxatlsmsv CO. ATLANTA;. The .man Who Has been waiting for a bargain can cer tainly get one here now. We place on sale the bal ance oi Winter Suits, Rain coats and Overcoats this season's newest styles, and all sizes in the lot 930 and $25 garments. TODAY AT " $14.85 We carry no stock over from one season to another. This is our last call and final sale price ; so come today and take advantage of this saving opportunity. T THNCLOTHING USXJilGusJdjhnProfo. 166-170 THIRD ST.- A. A. Clark and S. W. Beeman, of New York; Thomas V. Cobb, of Philadelphia, and E. T. Ward, of Newark. After leaving New York in a private car they, became the guests of the Northern Pa cific at St. Paul, and a personal repre sentative of that road has accompanied them. The visiting dealers handle noariy all the Columbia River canned salmon sold east of the Missouri River, and much of other prepared flsh. Their purchases of canned and dried fruits amount to thousands of cars, and while deals have been consummated largely In advance by their agents and by cor respondence, many other purchases are the result of this trip. "We are all Interested In the same general line of business, but are not all directly connected, yet we are members of a New York luncheon club where we discuss general business affairs daily," said Mr. Seeman. "It waa decided at one of these meet ings to come West together and become personally acquainted with the Pacific Coast dealers with whom we have dealt for years. Some of us have been here before, but that was years ago when conditions were entirely different. Now we have decided to come oftener in stead of sending our assistants. We see how the business of each of us can be expanded in this section and believe that it is best for us to do it personally. "How much we have purchased since arriving in Portland I cannot say, but It does not amount to as much as we wanted." i The party will leave this evening for the East by the way of California. Y. W. C. A. SECURES $8181 More Than 65 Members Are Added to Association in Day. The Young Women's Christian Asso ciation campaign for $15,000 had re sulted last night in securing 18181. The amount raised yesterday was $1065. Of this $495 was raised yesterday morning- . . . The membership campaign is being conducted simultaneously with the budget-raising campaign. On Thurs day $65.50 was received in membership dues. The dues for Junior membership are 60 cents, and as some of the money received was from juniors, more than 65 new members were added during the day. Last year the local association- ac commodated 2717 transients, assisted 2951 girls in the Travelers' Aid depart ment, assisted 1479 children, 801 for eign persons, 902 old persons, 849 sick persons, and 11.016 women. Employment was found in the year for 1842. The physical department had 2475 enrolled at the close of the year, 1911 being In the swimming classes and 664 In the gymnasium. The cookery and sewing classes had 880 enrolled, sewind and millinery classes, 132; Bible study classes, 355, and 130 girls were In clubs. The circulation of li brary books for the year was 8000. Play to Aid Pupils. MEDFORD, Or., Jan. 12. (Special.) In ordSr to provide the pupils of the public schools with all the school sup plies that the students of the wealthiest parents may have, the scholars of the Washington school have decided to give a play at the high school, Monday, Jan uary 16, the proceeds of which will be devoted to the purchase of supplemen tary books, paint boxes, etc., which though not required are of assistance In school work. Professor L. S. Bev eridge, of the Queen Anne school, has written the play entitled "The White Man's dod," and there will be a cast of, 45 pupils. The Vlctrola will furnish more en tertainment than any other possible gift Sherman, Clay & Co., on Morrison at Sixth, have all the records. Victor records may be used on other ma-' chines. HfiTUBES CUBE IBHEUI eutnn PllPtimatisffl all SUPCSt 9. as Co, Sixth at Morrison. chilcal training and will not make ar Morrison, r tX I t