il ; GOVERNORS REFUSE TO TALK POLITICS Hay, Hawley and Norris Pass Quiet Day Before Leaving for California. CAMERA SNAPS VISITORS' Chief Kxerutivr f Washington, Idaho and Montana Lined Cn for Ph-tur All littereatrd In Panama F.xpoSllon Ilan. Three Governor. Hay. of Washine ton: Ha wiry, of Idaho, and Norris. of Montana. were Informal visitors In Portland yesterday, on their way to fan Francisco to select the sites for their rep-ttve t-te building on the crnunds ef the Panama-Paclf Ic Expo itln. Althnnch expected Monday ma-hl. they did rot reach Cortland until ye.f.rday mornir.sr. The day i spent nul'tlv and at &.3o In the tventns the three ;overnor ill ti:lr parties left on thai Shanta Limited for the South. "It t' bad Governor Vet Isn't here." said Governor Hawley to his two romper at the Tortland Hotel yrsterdiv Ju.t before their detarture. "I: would be almost like a reunion from t iovrrnor Special." When a newapaper photographer ar rived at the hotel and with the assist ance of r.ilev Ali.lnon. of the Boise Commercial Club, who alro was rain aarr vn the Governors' Spectal In It lour of the Pant, beean to "round up" the three Governor for a photograph. Governor Itawley t-ave a huge sl-h of felaned relief. "Thl make It almoat Ilk" old times.' I.e drawled. "I waa afraid we- would all !!: out of town without standing un In line to be 'hot at." I ot mo used to that ceremony while th Governors' partv was on the road that aomehitw a vllt to another rity does not seem complete unless we have someone with a camera around." far Hesere4 for .overmer- Car three was reserved for the Wash-InKlon-Idaho-Montana delegation on trie southbound train, and the party Mill be united until after the sites for the bJlldlnn rave bun selected. Oov rrnor Norris Is traveling alone, but Governors Mjv and Hawley have with t-cm the members t the two atata rtoIMnri commissions. In the Washmrton party are: Gov ernor Hay. K. J. Nety. of Tncoma; K. J. Clillberc. former president of the A-Y-f exposition; L. II. Burnett, of tha Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce: S. A. IVrklns. of the Taconi.i Idaer. also i:rpubll"an National Committeeman: Lloyd I'ubols. of Vancouver: W. W. Crispin, of the Seattle I'ost-Intelll-cmrrr. and G. P. lennls. of Spokane. with Governor ltwley are Judge C. U Hrxan. of i 'aid well: State Treasure t. V. " Allen, of Boise: George At water, of Mtrldcn: lliley Atkinson, of tha Hnlse Cominerrial Club. C. L. Ilelt man. Kepublfcan National Committee man, and J. U Nufc-ent. Democratic National Committeeman for Idaho, will Join the Idaho party In Pan Francisco. Interested In the approaching taek of selecting sites for their etate bulld Inrs at the exposition, none of the Governor were Inclined to enter Into deep dlscusolon of the political situa tion In their respective states. "There are only Republicans In Wash ington, anyhow." paid Governor Hay, " what's the need of arguing about It" OiefereBt la Irian ana Moataaa. "U'rll. that's not the case In Idaho nd Montan at any rate, la It NornsT asked Governor Hawley. and received a corroborative nod from the Governor of Montana. "We may let a Republican ltp in here and there." he added with a emile, "but not very often." Governor Norris announced himself in favor of the nomination of Wood row Wilson. U II. Burnett, of the Aberdeen Cham ber of Commerce, speaking of tha polit ical situation In Washington, declared He believed Washington would nomi nate Tift on the Republican ticket without serious opposition. "At pres ent, however, this building site down oulh Interests me more than politics. We are going to make a campalsn for n appropriation of at least 1300.000 by the Legislature for the erection of the building." he said. Regarding the labor trouble In IIo qulatn and neighboring cities. Mr. Bur nett declared that It was not so aerl oua as It appeared to those living In other rltles. He says that the lumber mills have not been seriously handi capped at any time for any lonaperlod and believes that the situation will ba qulrklv Nronclil under control. ITIor to the departure of the south bound train. Governor Hay visited the state Institutions at Vancouver yester day afternoon. With his delegation ha will make his headquarters In tha St. Francis Hotel In San Francisco. West's A Wee are Ksplalaad. Governor Norris Is president of tha Western Governors' Association. Yes terday ha Joklnsly explained tha ab sence of Governor West from the gath ering of state executives at the Port land Hotel by saying that ha was at home probably addressing tha lattera Issuing the call for the first anual meeting of the association at Boise, August l-i. Governor Wast Is secretary of the association, and 1 sent blm a batch of letters to O. K. Just before leaving home, so he probably Is In the- thick of tha work today." he said. Tha Western Governors' Association was organised by the Governors who took part In the tour of tha special train through the East last Winter. Its membership comprises the Gover nors of the 17 Western states, with the exception of Texas. Annual meetlnga are to be held for the purpose of con sidering concerted plans of action for tha development of the territory of tha West. SPOKANE. Wah.. March 1. Gover nor Kdwln L. Norris. of Montana, will be the guest of Spokane 1'emocrata next Monday on his return from San ranclsco. w here he has gone to select a site for th Montana bulldlnc at tha l'anama-Pacific Exposition. Ho will attend a luncheon and ad "dress a mass meeting of Pfmocnll Monday night. Governor Norrla, who passed through here lata last night, announced himself as favoring tha nomination cf Woodrow Wilson. Nonsuit Granted In Wantage Case. ASTORIA. Or.. March 1. Tha trial ef the ae ef Clifford J. Hogan agalnat tiie Hammond Lumber Company ramo to a suddca end In tha Circuit Court shortly bufore noon today, when a mo tion by the plaintiff for a voluntary n-mrult w-a grunted. The suit was an action to recover $:i.00 damagr for peronsl Injurlea sustained by the l.talntif r. in retting his hand caught and crushed while coupling two cars on the defendant company's logging rail road near Oak I'olnt. Wajh. . DELEGATES EN ROUTE V- ; - ' ill s 1 Charter Contmlttco Vrgcd by Acting Mayor nakrr to Snhntlt Tlcport at Kjrllcst Possible Pate. Salaries Considered. T;-e voters of Tortland are to clde all questions which the nine mem bers of the charter commmcf work cannot agree upon. This been determined already and is Iwinrianl SCttOn taken OY new committee, which was appointed recently by Mayor Rushlight. That the people must say which they want In Instances where the conrmlttce i. rfi.M.rf wras the sentiment 01 committee at Its meeting Monday night. Sprate amendments on these will be submitted. Other charter committees 1-ave sp.it on various points and lave divided t-.opelesslv on certain questions, with ih. result that their work Is vlrtiiolly lost and nothing gained except compilations they made. These may act as a guide to the new committee, but not necessarily. The proposed charter now belag framed will ba drafted by a special subcommittee, which will report to tha matn body at Its earliest convenience. Mar I ntra Haste. Acting Mayor Baker, who Is rep resenting Mayor Rushlight, urged the members of the special subcommittee to make all possible haste, saying that It Is necessary to have their report. If the main body Is to ad-here to Its original Intentions of submitting the charter not later than May 15. Whether the City Auditor. Attorney and Treasurer shall be elected or ap pointed by the Mayor and four Com missioners called for under the plan adopted. Is an example of things that are to be submitted direct to the peo ple for decision. As a matter of fact, the committee is making rapid progress. Monday night Acting Mayor Baker presided. All were present save R. W. Montague, and- great earnestness wan manifest throughout the session. Pome heat ed discussions were had, but much business was transacted and finally a committee consisting of Mr. Montague. P. U WUIls and Plgel Grutxe waa named to draft a tentative charter embracing tha points passed upon. C lvtl Service Pussies, Civil service Is one thing upon which there Is some division of opinion, but it looks at this time as though the committee will insert It In the pro posed charter. A report of a subcom mittee favored extending civil service to the deputies In the City Attorney's office. City Attorney Grant made strenu ous objection to this. It was left on the table. Aa the matter now stands, the com mittee will frame a charter based on four Commissioners and. a Mayor; tha Commissioners will be paid i000 and the Mayor fSOOO annually and shall devote all of their time to the work. ROOF COURTS TO BE BUILT Y. M. C. A. Member Will Play Handball on Top of Building. Permission to constract two hand ball courts on tha roof of the Port land Your.g Men's Christian Associa tion waa granted yesterday by the City Board of Appeals, before which appeared A. M. Grilley. physical direc tor of the association, and E. B. Muc Naugbton. Plans for the courts will be prepared Immediately, and It Is hoped that they may be constructed without delay. The Y. M. C. A. directors regard the proposed roof courts as an im portant Improvement, as they will giva the association members an opportun ity to exercise In the open air without leaving the building. The courts will have a wooden floor, and will be wired In. about II0O4. "Our roof handball oulte a novelty." said there are no others a concrete wall They will cost courts will be Mr. Grilley. "aa In the 1'acinc Northwest. The association now has a fine Indoor handball court, but one court does not accommodate the men who deslra to play. We are especially pleased that these courta are to be constructed on the roof, aa the Y. M. C. A. believes In open-air exercise as much as possible. Although the Y. M. C. A. dlrectora have not yet taken definite action toward con structing the courts, I am confident that they will decide to do so." PIANO RENT. We will rent you a new piano In any wood for $4 per month and apply the rnt on the purchase, cartnge free. Kohler & Chaeev 375 Washington sU l ' v vi l ;.- - ' !T- C-.e - 1 t .. Sv - - J l" : - ; - v v. , " p ; n "'.,. -.u' I VOTERS TO DECIDE i , " ";r T v " ! ALL QUESTIONS ! . Municipal Matters in Dispute ; v . ' . v,y.; j Up to Citizens on J . ,1 ? ' : ! ;:V; j Charter Problem. ; . 1 '.' - . i r- - ,; : - - ' ' VXi- CIVIL SERVICE PUZZLES S . 1 i ?x FOR SAN FEANCISCO TO SELECT ' ': "i'awJ. V" V lhL: ,'0 f:V; ' a f 4 SPECIALS flEEOEO Northwest Shriners to to Los Angeles. Flock CONCLAVE OF 1915 SOUGHT Portland Flr?t tn Field for Conven tion In Fair Ycar Local I-ode to Send Fine Ilrlll Tcnni to Enter Competition. At least four special trains will move from points in the Northwest to the Imperial council of the Mystic Shrine at I.os Angeles early in May. One train will be required to handle the Portland delopatlon alone, one each will come from Spokane-. Seattle and Vancouver, B. C. The Portland special will accommodate Shriners In all parts of Oregon and Southwestern Washing ton. The members at Ashlnnd, which has tho onlv other organization in the state, probably will Join the Portland party. The Ashland Shriners will have two or three cars of tuelr own. The Tacoma delegation will combine with the Seattle crowd, and North Yakima also will have a full carload which will be carried on the Seattle train. The Vancouver, B. C, train will ac commodate tho members from that city, Victoria and Calgary. From Spokane will come the fourth train, which will take care of the Walla Walla. Lewlston and other Inland Empire cities. Pally 10O0 to Attend. Each train will carry about 130 per sons. Including Slirlncrs and members of their families. It is probable, too. that many will travel on the regular trains, thus giving the Northwest a representation of fully 1000 persons at the I.os Angeles meeting. ' A special rate of one and one-third for the round trip from all points In the Northwest to Portland has been announced by the railroads on account of this convention. From Portland to Los Angeles the business will be han dled on a fixed rate of JS..90 for the round trip. It will cost $15 additional for a trip through Salt Uako City on either the going or returning Journey. Officials of the O.-W. R, & N. Com pany say that the Shriners' trains from points north and east of Portland will be handled over their lines to this city. From here, of course, they will move over the Southern Pacific. Drill Team to Compete. The festivities at I.os Angeles will begin on May 6, but the rates will be applicable on the last day of April. The exact schedule of the Northwestern trains hss not been worked out, but It Is probable that they will arrive in the convention city a day or two before tha fun begins. Each Northwestern city will be represented. In sddltion to Its official delegate", by a well organized Arab patrol. The Portland team will enter the compeiltlve drill contests and It Is probable that they will come home with a portion of the prize money. At : r. v:----. -, . . i t i . ..... . ; the I '. :-r J I J C 4 t - nO., - ?p . j J ' " 1 J t -prr tiroup or Delegate- .1 I nloa Matloa Just Before l.e-vlag Portland for the Panama-Pacific Kxposl- tloa City. Loner The Three Governors: treading from left to right) Governor Hay, of Washington , fcov- ! eraor Norrle. of Moataaa; Governor Hawley, at daho. Gaeata of Portland Veaterday. A j m m m ,....ee'TI '' BUILDING SITES FOR WASHINGTON, IDAHO AND MONTANA. u 5 x 2 -e if Rochester. At the L,os Angeles meeting Portland will launch Its campaign for the jhu conclave. Portland has entered the field earlv-snd It Is jienerally conceded that the city will win. It -is pointed out that there will he a natural deslro on the part of all Shriners to travel to the Coast In that year anyway, on ac count of the Panama-Pacific Exposi tion. To hold the conclave in a city convenient to San Francisco, it is be lieved, will be suitable for members of the organization In all parts of the country. A committee has been named to han dle the Los Angoles excursion and it is probable that a large and enthusiastic crowd will be recruited from Portland and surrounding towns. MULTNOMAH ROADS LIKED Kins County, Washington, Commis sioners Praise System. That Multnomah County has an ex cellent class of roads la the declaration of A. L Rutherford and M. L. Hamil ton, members of the Board of Commis srioners of King County. Washington, w ho were visitors In Portland and other parts of Multnomah County recently. After returning to Seattle, the Com missioners gave an Interview to a Seat tle newspaper. In whicliwthe roads of Multnomah County under the Lightner system are lauded. They said In part: "Multnomah roads are. in splendid shape. We went down the Willamette road 12 miles to the county rock-crushing plant and 12 miles further to the second plant, both of which are well operated, the former by Portland city prisoners and the latter by Multnomah County prisoners. At each place we found well-constructed Jails and clean, well-lighted. sanitary dining-rooms. Multnomah County has Inexhaustible quarries of the best rock for road pur poses that we have ever seen, which ac counts In a large measure for the splen did condition of their roads. The thor oughfares down there have a much greater crown than ours In Kins Coun ty, which does not permit the water to collect in the center of the road. The man who designed them is certainly de serving of credit. Multnomah has per haps the widest county roads In the West, the graded highways averaging 36 to 40 feet, with 60 to 80-foot rights of way. "Wo must say however, that their methods of transporting road material In the past has been slow and expen sive, but the Commissioners have about decided to do away with teams and use our type of traction wagon." PERSONAL MENTION. Ed L Bryan, Portland. S. Kappel, of of Caldwell, is at the Boise, is registered at the Bowers. J. If. Lyster. a Spokane merchant. Is at the Carlton. C. W. Miller, a merchant of Pasco, Is at the Perkins. Z. F. Moody, former Governor of Ore. gon. is at the Imperial. Judge Stephen A. Lowell, of Pendle ton, ia at the Cornelius. R. E. Matson, of Coos Bay, is regis tered at flic Cornelius. x W. C. Green, a .Turner merchant, la registered at the Perkins. y j. Kldride. a business man of Ger vals. is at the Bowers. Ed Lakin and John La kin and D. C. i I II . .-a?-' v J N. Y.. last year they were 3ke r. HI MeCrimmon, Oregon. I K. McKce. a Jeweler of Goldcndale, Is registered at the Carlton. W. B. Cellars, a Bend rancher, is registered at the Carlton. Judso and Mrs. Frank J. Taylor, of Astoria, are at the Imperial. George C. Bcckley, a banker, of The Dalles, is at the Multnomah. Dr. and Mrs. I.. K. Kdmonson, of San Francisco, are at the Carlton. F. V. Bowan. a sheepman of Joseph, is registered at the Bowers. A. C. Goodrich, a business man of Yamhill, is at tho Multnomah; Chris Schmidt, salmon packer of As toria, Is registered at the Oregon. A. G. Beals, a lumberman of Tilla mook, is registered at the Imperial. Grant Mays', a stockman of The Dalles, Is registered at the Imperial. Norris Staples, prominent In business circles of Astoria, is at the Multnomah. Captain J. Br Ac'Atee, of the Yaqutna Bay lifesaving station, is at the Cornelius. J. Charles Green, publicity advertiser of San Francisco, is registered at the Multnomah. Lee Tignor, secret service officer of the Spokane. Portland & Seattle, is at the Oregon. C. V. Allen. George E. Atwater and Riley Atkinson, of Boise, are registered at the Portland. lJ. R. Romsby, R. V. Stubbs and A. D. Cutting, stockmen of Molalla. are regis, tered at the Perkins. J. R. Bozarth and C. A. Taylor, of the Kelso Lumber Company, are regis tered at the Perkins. Governors Hawley, of Idaho, Norris, of Montana, and Hay, of Washington, are registered at the Portland. H. B. Preston, one of the flour manu facturers of the Inland Empire, Is reg istered at the Oregon, from Wallace. Mrs. L. de Groff, the richest Individual gold miner of Alaska, is at the Port- St&'issco Proves It Groins Hasp Stops Dandruff and Scalp Diseases, Ec . stores Gray or Faded Hair To Its Natural Color. Sttlisco YVUI Do This For You. Swissco produces astounding results so quickly it has amazed those who have used it. We will prove it to you If you will send 10c in silver or stamps to pay postage and we will send you a trial bottle and our wonderful testi monials. There is no excuse for baldness. Write todav to Swissco Hair Remedy Co.. 4741 I'. O. Square, Cincinnati, Ohio. Swl.ssco is on sale at nil druggists and drug departments at 60c and fl.OO a bottle. , i,aa iENNETT' Alberta Farmers Get Rich so Easily It Seems to Make the Mil lionaire Tired THE OREOOX1AX published a breezy column editorial last Sunday, it was all about a siziUner speech delivered in Montreal. Canada, by one R. B. Bennett, a millionaire resident of Calgary. Alberta. This rich man is evident.lv the friend of that other man of wealth who fipures in the story of "Lazarus with the difference that the Calgary Bennett Is still on earth. He mav be differently situated later on. lp to this time he has been busv cording up gold accumulated In the great country comprising a territorv aa large as the three States of Oregon. California, and Washington. And in this respect he has been eminently successful. His vaults are filled with coin, himself with aristocratic arrosrancy, his KnKs with atmosphere, his brain with vanity and he warms an up holstered chair In the Canadian Parliament N'6t the Alberta Legislature. Alarmed at the Farmers' Prosperity Mr Bennett has swept, with his impulsive eyes, the troreeously rich prairies of Alberta, beginning at the International boundary line and running: northward more than a thousand miles, and lo, and behold, ne has a vision! Beiewelins; the landscape, as diamonds adorn the bosoms of our queens of society, there shines bet'ore him scores of homes in a modern Kden. It is inhabited, not by such unskilled agriculturists as Adam, nor such carelessly appareled ladies as Kve, his wife, DM ) farmers who ride spring-sea ted plows and cushioned harvesters. They emplov harrows as broad as a. city lot. Steam engines are a Part ot their "farm equipment. Fine coal mines are scattered here and there. There Is Just enough timber to make the country, soberly speaking. A Land of Pure Delight Water, pure as the dews of the from 15 to 30 feet. The blithesome grasses, and the equine grows gay the imprisonment of the city man's their modern methods trie tillers or ine son rui.i mw.ui a r- . .......r. ative than anv previous occupation of their lives. It is less wearisome than conducting a mercantile establishment. It is practically free fro tho huainesa man's anxieties and heartaches. It Is a libeiatlon Trom It Is a Real Free Life, and Is Making Those Happy Farmers Rich In r.o other place in the world can so much money be accumulated. h ... m.,..i. oooo with Ki little effort bv the argrieultunst. and tins must worry our irienu. ni i nui.-i .- . '.." ,;., v. X ,'v-Wi -nv.-" editorial quotes him as saying. "THERE CAN PK NO ..V ,Vn 'ii GREATNESS IX CANADA. AS LONG AS IT IS SO KASY -TO GET 1U il. With no apologies to the honorable gentleman, we pause to remind ers buying and settling upon Canadian garden farm lands, " "' to $"0 per acre land without an equal for fertility. In a climate th.it charms Its people we say we pause to remind him that we are march ing alonp with the happy army that is getting rich quick, in the niot honorable avocation known to the world of toll, and after a. '''t,e- P"' " haps, we will pause again to enquire of Mr. Bennett what he means oy his untamed expression. We Mail Booklets Free To anv person sending us his or her address. They tell all s!out Alberta Tliov describe the country so Intelligently and truthfully trial they might profitably find a place In the reader s library. They open the eyes of the benighted. They afford a panorama of grandeur and a description or rmino- nnLlMHMA that at nncn fascinate those who peruse litem. Thev show $10-per-acre Alberta farms the equal of the $.i0-per-acre soil in the ordinary farming region. They portray U-per-acre ground that nets Its owner as mach clear money each year as the f i a-per-acre teai .... . . i . i.l . . r i .j . f i.. t in t..) nHrM Thuv noint the wa to eSlilte ill lilt? OI'I fClLlci n7v.v o. ... . .- , - Canadian Pacific land every atom as rich as any ground on eartn and sold on terms so easy that, figuratively fpeakins, the salary or a chambermaid would enable her to own a farm. And all this dcllghtrui land Is ready for the plow no trees to fell, no stumps to gruD. Why Our People Go to Alberta OI R OWN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TKI.I. THE REASON IN THT? ASSOCIATED PRESS DISl'ATC'HKS IN THIS NEWSPAPER TOO AY. WASHINGTON, D. C. 51 arch in. In tho hope of checking the tre mendous exodus of American farmers to Canada, ard with the idea or malting the Land Office more responsive to present conditions obtain ing In the public land states, the House comrnitteo on public lands pre pared a number of important amendments to the Borah three-year home stead bill. In the report accompanying the bill the committee says: "There are no longer large areas of contiguous land suitable and subject to homestead entry; they are eitoer arid or semi-arid anil difficult and expensive to either clear or irrigate. It is a rare exception when a man can now find a luO-acre tract of contiguous good or level land. He is usually fortunate if one-half of his claim Is capable of being cul tivated or irrigated at all, owing to the broken and mountainous condi tion of the country. "To reclaim and subdue our remaining public lands requires an expenditure of labor and money far beyond what is generally supposed; it requires determination, courage and energy of a high order, and con tinuity of purpose, which are characteristics and virtues alone of good citizens. "The hope of securing: a home is one of the noblest instincts of the human race, and your committee believes it should be encouraged rather than discouraged. "It stiould be remembered that as to our remaining public lands svbject to homestead settlement, the Government needs 'the man on the land' quite as much as the man needs the land. lmn a homestead meant 100 acres that would all produce profitable crops by the mere turning of the sod. the homestead problem was comparatively a simple one But now the remnants of the public land in the and TV est. the reclamation homestead, and the dry-land homestead present entirely different and much more trying problems, and If we are to continue to obtain for the conquest ot these lands the men best qualified for the work, we must establish conditions which will encourage them in the undertaking." No word of ours could be written as strongly as the foregoing Asso ciated Press dispatch, printed last night and today. Simmered down to Bn atom, the truth of it is this: Alberta soil is so rich and easily cul tivated and crops so certain and prices so good, our people are migrating to that charming land in thousands. Soon these lands will all be gone, and then the poor homesteader will be compelled to remain poor and still pay rent for he cannot "make it" on the arid sagebrush plains about the only "free" soil now left In the United States.) IDE-M'CARTHY LAND CO. Sole Oregon Selling Agents. Land Department, Canadian Pacific Railroad. Ground Floor. Lnmbeniiena Biilldluff, Fifth and Stark Sta' Portland, Or. Telephone .Main 3712. land, returning from passing the Win ter at Honolulu. Klamath Deed Is Filed. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., March 19. (Special.) 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