Morning Oregonian., April 03, 1912, Page 6, Image 6

n . , TTTE MORXrN'G OREGOSIAy. WEDNESDAY, APRIL -3. 1012.
0R6AHS 10
WORK IN HARMONY
Educational, Grange and La
- bor Bodies to Co-operate ia
Deciding State Problems.
ANNUAL MEETING PLANNED
Printed Pamphk-l to 1 Kdiled
Jointly nd Sent to Constituen
cle of Three Bodies Kejre
eentrtf at Conference.
SALEM. Or . April 3 s-iieclal. At
conference of the educational, trtnse
nii labor bodla of the state held here
today, co-operation nd harmony was
assured toward deciding problems of
state.
Presidents Campbell. Kerr and
Arkerman. of the university. Agri
cultural College and normal school:
.Jorernor West. Secretary Olrott, Presi
dent Daly, of the State Federation of
I-sbor. W. A. Marshall, of Portland.
Superintendent Alderman and R. A.
Harris, of the Federation, were among
those present.
The Idea of the meeting had Its In
ception In a resolution passed at the
last state meeting of the Federation of
lAbor held at The Dalles.
Cateraee t Be rerM4.
1 At the meetlnic today It was the
' unanimous sentiment that the confer
I run Idea, should be perpetuated and a
1 motion prevailed for a committee to
: work out a. tentative plan of organtsa
Jtioru J The committee consists of President
f Campbell, of the university: President
Ialy. of the Federation of Labor; Mas
!ir Ppenre. of the State Uranec; State
! Superintendent Alderman and Ft. A-
Harris, of Salem; who are to report as
: soon as convenient. ,
' Unanimity of sentiment was expressed
"on all the essential objects of the con-
fcrrnn and there was clearly a strong
undercurrent of enthusiasm that the
I movement was a fundamental one and
'contained prospects of wide Importance.
Numerous suggestions were made as
to the beat way for reaching the con
xtituenctes of the various bodies rep
resented. It was deemed a Rood plan
,to hold t least annually a large edu
cational conference of from one to three
rlaja" duration, when representative
speakers' might discuss Important is
sues and consider mutual plans of
action.
It was the sentiment of all that the
greatest possible publicity should be
Riven every action of this and future
conferences, which should be open to
he public, and as a further means of
f-preadlng Its discussions to the people,
it waa favorably suggested that some
form of printed pamplilet or publication
bo edited Jointly by the representatives
of the Interests concerned.
Kerr Kavera Hleaae Basis.
Among th speakers at the meeting
were President Campbell, of the I ni
verslty of Oregon: President Kerr, of
the Oregon Agricultural College: Will
Daly, president of the Oregon State
Federation of Labor, and Governor Os
wald West.
President Kerr .made the suKEes.lon
in hl talk that lie believes the schools
would be on a much better basis in
every way on a rnillaKn basis than
fhrouKh the workings of a biennial ap
propriation. He held that the schools wouli be
able to have some definite permanent
I'Olicy. with the mlllage basis In opera
tion, where, with the system of using
a biennial appropriation, there are lean
AMr and ft years and the schools
v-en have difficulty In looking to the
'immediate future.
Orea-ea Kyatea PraUea.
President Campbell brOuxht out the
statement that higher education is a
valuable factor In developing better
government and took occasion fo praise
the Oregon system.
Governor West repeated his pclicy
f requiring state boards and beads of
Institutions to make up their budgets
several months In advance of the ses
sion of the LciMslature. the people
cf the state will have an opportunity
to determine what the requests will he
and to allow the state board to apply
the pruning knife before the Leicisla
lure meets.
HUSBAND TRAILS ELOPERS
Mlfe" Saj lie Wouldn't Support Her
so Mie Ix-fi With Another.
' OREGON C1TV. Or.. April 0. tfpe-
Ul.l JuKtlce of the I'eaoe Samson
today held Tony Norwich. bo eloped
from Illinois to this city with Mrs.
Annie Patch. In bonds to answer
to the grand Jury, and the woman In
:u0 bonds. She waa allowed to go on
ler ow n recognisance, so she . could
rare for her three children. Mrs.
Patch gave as her reason for eloping
that her hu.-hand did not care for her
and tue children properly and she
feared they would starve. She said
tnat she frequently had to steal coal
to keep the house warm.
Patch, who traced the erring pair to
this city, denied the charges made by
hie wife, tie intimated that he would
be wilting to take her bark to Illinois,
but she declared she did not rare
whether she returned home, but Insist
ed upon being allowed to keep the chil
dren. Norwich was unable to furnish
bail, and will have to stay tn Jail until
th grand Jury passes on the case.
LYNCHING JS AVERTED
Sheriff Ketone- .Man Purmed 1y
t.rrek.
LLGHNE. or.. Arril I. (Special.)
A. il- Lean was taken Into custody by
Sheriff Bown at N"tt Pass yesterday to
prevent him from being lynched by
friend of Guy Crltelll. a Greek.
Workmen bad been taunting MiLean
about his present or past affiliation
1th the I. W. W. Sunday night he
struck Critelll on the head with his
?.ovel. felilcg him. Other Greeks,
l! Inking their countryman dead, chased
McLean Into the superintendent's tent,
where McLean seised an ax. lie was
told to get Into the back of the tent
siid hide under a bed. M-Lran was
sil l under the bed when the Sheriff
arrived.
GAME IS GREAT ASSET
Airdrn Klnley Hood Klvcr
Will Benefit hy Protection.
Hnr TMVF.n. Or.. April 2. Spe
.ul.i la a lecture to Hie sportsmen
I
! of this vicinity on what the Fish and
Game Commission of the state has ac
complished In game bird and flsh pro
tection, State Game Warden Flnley.
who had been told that this county had
received from the fees for hunters' and
fishers' licenses last year 11200. said
that this amount would be returned to
th county In the way of protection and
In restocking Its streams with bass.
"The state hatchery at Bonneville."
said Mr. Finley. "now has on hand a
million young brook trout, which will
be distributed over the state this Sum
mer. J. P. O'Brien, of the O.-W. R. t
N. Co.. has offered to co-operate with
us and furnish the department with a
specially constructed fish car. The state
Is now raising a large number of
pheasants to place in different parts of
the country. At Corvallls Mr. Simpson
has been secured at a salary of $J00O
a year to devote his tfme to raising
fowls for this work. We have there S00
lien China pheasants and about (0 cocks
and to Reeves hens and a rew cocas.
"A valley of this kind can be made
wonderful because of its game and fish.
Give it proper protection and you will
soon have all the flsh and 'game birds
you need. City men must have recre
ation. Hunting and fishing and the most
wholesome and Invigorating that can
be found. Take care of your flsh and
game and they will make It their goal.
"Because of the excellent system of
protection there. Matne is the best
known hunting ground of the North
eastern States. Every year the busy
city men take, their recreation there." .
DIVORCE EVIL SCORED
SALFM MINISTERS PASS KKSO-
I.ITIOX OX M.nniACK LAW.
Denial of Licence to Physically Unfit
and Refusal io .Marry UncliaMe
Divorcee Planned.
SALEM. Or.. April 2. (Special.) De
claring that they are In favor of marry
ing no persons divorced because of In
fidelity, members of the Salem Minis
terial Association passed resolutions
yesterday which promise to change the
complexion of the marriage market
here to a material extent.
In addition, the resolutions call upon
the next Legislature to pass a law re
quiring physical examination of candi
dates for matrimony and denying a
license to all who are found unfit.
A similar law was passed by a pre
vious Legislature, but was vetoed as
being an Insult to Oregon's young
manhood." the veto message being sent
to the Legislature by Wovernor Cham
berlain. Several of the ministers present at
the meeting declared without equivo
cation that they will marry no one
who has been divorced. If the marriage
takes place within the lifetime of the
other party. Dr. Avlson, pastor of the
First Methodist Church, and Rev. Mr.
Lovell. pastor of the Kvangclical
Church, said that they will pursue this
policy.
The resolutions passed by the Minis
terial Association follow:
Whereas, easy divorce and easy re-mar-riajce
are crying evils of our time and evils
which we. as ministers, are called upon to
fare: and.
Whereas, it seems advisable to hsvs soma
common rule or action, ia dealing with these
-. therefore, be it
Resolved. That we leek to be as gareful
as we may and not marry couples when it
is probable a lifelong union will nut result;
Itesotved. That we regard it as a matter
of ministerial courtesy to refuse to marry
those whom we know other pastors, for
sufficient re'n. have refuned to marry;
Heeolved. That we refuse to re-marry
during the lifetime of the other party any
one knnuro by us tn have been divorced for
Infidelity, except that we will re-marry dl
orced people a ho seek to lie re-unltetl.
Hrsolved. That we ask the next Legisls
. - . law p . i nrln . nhvsirel ex-
Am Inat ion by a competent authority of all
candidates for matrimony ane aenying
license to all who are found unfit.
Kesolved. That we ssk the next Legls
lature to enact a marriage license law re
quiring the contracting parties to swear to
their age. whether or not they are di
vorced and If divorced, the reasons there
for, and such other dsta as ma; be deemed
essential.
HARC0URT GETS SENTENCE
Fashionable Check Forger Given
Long Term In State Prison.
SEATTLE. Wash., April 2 J. F. Har
court. known also as O. R. Blystone,
J. F. Warrenton. W. P. Hill. II. M.
Block. J. F. Trudell and W. R. Rose,
was sentenced today to 25 to Si years
In state prison, after being convicted
of pns.iins forged checks on Seattle
merchants. It was shown at the trial
that H.ircourt had served terms In the
Salem. Or., and Walla Walla, Wash.,
penitentiaries.
Harcourt never forged the Dame of
an actual person, but after printing
checks of a real or fictitious firm, he
signed the name of an Imaginary of
ficr. His checks, though very nu
merous, were all for small sums. Har
court did not mingle with criminals,
but lived at fashionable places with
a woman who passed as his wife. While
the Seattle police sought hm three
years ago he lived at a large botel. He
waa finally caught last Fall at a lead
ing hotel of San Francisco. He had
baffled the police of 20 cities of Cali
fornia. Oregon, Washington and Idaho,
and operated extensively In Tacoma
and Seattle last year.
CONVENTION IS ARRANGED
Republican Crntral Committee in
Clark. County Meets. '
VANCOUVER. Wash., April 2. (Spe
cial. The Republican County Central
Committee held a meeting at o'clock
today tn the County Courthouae to ar
range for the county convention and fill
vancanclea In the committee.
Glen Ranck waa chairman and W. 8.
T. Derr. secretary.
The caucus will ha held April IS; tbe
primaries from 1 nntil 8 o'clock. April
27; and the county convention in tbe
County Courthouse In this city, at 10
o'clock Saturday, May 4. The state
convention will be held at Aberdeen,
Monday. May 14.
Clark County will elect It delegates
to the state convention.
At the meeting of the committee to
day, vacancies were filled by appoint
ing from Vancouver. Stephen Preston.
Oeorge Pcbeuie. Lloyd iKlBola. C. W.
Ryan. Glen Ranck. C. W. Hall. J. K.
Carter. Ueorge McBride. A. Col lings, K.
Y Beard. Donald McMastcr. and J. W.
Bowman. The two vacancies In Camas
were filled by the appointment of J. J.
Harrington and Hugh McMastcr.
Coroner's Jury Keturns Verdict.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or.. April t.
(Special.) The Coroner's Jury Inves
tigating tbe death of two men In the
fire which destroyed the lodging-house
of Mrs. Remington early Friday morn
ing, this morning, brought in a ver
dict that George Kotetsoa and Mike
Priemon vame to their death from
suffocation ajid burning.
' It waa said that tbe lodglnr-house
was not properly equipped with exits
and It was recommended that the condi
tions of all botela and lodging-houses
similarly situated should be Investi
gated and some means taken to pre
vent similar casuaUty la the future.
T tin 1 i v 'lit I
LUMBER DEMAND
GROWING RAPIDLY
Millmen Declare 1912 Will Be
One of Banner Years
of industry.
RAILROAD ORDERS LARGE
Uujliig of Material for Box Cars ml
of Tie Heavy Business N'ow
Better Than Since. 8an
Franclo Qnake.
SEATTLE. Wash.. April 2. Special.)
Not since Just after the San, Fran
cisco earthquake has the demand for
lumber assumed its present proportions.
If the demand continues, millmen de
clare 112 will be one of the biggest
years the Industry has ever known. If
not the biggest of all.
The railroads are at present the best
buyers. The Chicago. Milwaukee 4 St.
Paul road baa Just completed' placing
orders for no less than 6,000,000 feet
of car-building materials. This road
has bouifht enough lumber to construct
1000 freight cars. President Williams
recently said that the road purposes to
build 3000 freight cars so that about
lt.000.000 feet of additional lumber will
be needed.
One of the largest car material con
tracts ever offered in the Northwest
Is now" being placed by the American
Car Foundry Company. This one con
tract will run close to 15.000,000 feet.
The lumber w-lll he used largely In the
construction of 5000 freight cars Just
ordered by the Northern Pacific.
Other Independent car-building; shops
In' the East and Middle West are also
buying large quantities of car-build-Ing
materials.
The demand for freight cars has. not
been so keen in years, and lumbermen
here said yesterday that gome of the
large shops in the Middle West are so
crowded with business that they are
working day and night. Itailroads
have purchased comparatively few
freight cars in the last two years. The
sudden decrease In the idle freight car
supply and the threatened car short
age has led the companies to place or
ders for thousands of cars.
The Northern Faclflc Railroad Is using
more lumber than any other road In
the Northwest. It. addition to about
25,000,000 feet In the Point Defiance
line, the road Is buying a large number
of ties, having placed several small
orders as recently as today. The North
ern Pacific will practically rebuild its
Sumas line this Summer and lumber
men expect that a large amount of
lumber will be needed in this project.
BOOSTERS ASK RAIL LINE
MKPFOni CITIZKXS WO I'M J TAP
HICII COIXTHY.
If Smelter Is Erected at Blue Ledge
Mine Funds Will Be Raised
for - Road.
MEDFORD. Or.. April 2. (Special.)
At a mass meeting held In the Med
ford theater last night, a committee
composed of Colonel Touvelle. J. P.
Bell, Dr. J. F. Reddy, W. H. Gore and
Mayor W. H. Canon was appointed to
Investigate the proposition to build a
railroad to the Blue Ledge mine.
The committee will confer with Rob
ert S. Towne, of New York, owner of
the Blue Ledge, and learn If he is
willing to build and operate a smelter
at the mine It tbe road is built. If
the mine owner agrees to this, a sub
scription for 75.000 will be started,
assurances having been received from
representatives of "Mr. Towne that he
will agree to this. The opening of the
Blue Ledge means the development of
the richest fruit and mining country
In the state, which has been held back
for vears by lack of transportation fa
cilities. Until definite assurance Is received
from the Blue Ledsre owners that p.
smelter will be built, no subscriptions
will be taken. Telegrams will be sent
to Towne. In New York, advising htm
of the action of the Medford boosters
and the work will depend on his de
cision. Speakers at the meeting assailed the
Southern Pacific for Its policy, where
upon H. K. Lounsbury arose and in
behalf of the company offered to make
the preliminary survey. More than
1000 attended the meeting
PAINTER MAY BE THIEF
Man Caught In Seattle Has Stolen
Goods In Possesion.
SEATTLE. Wash.. April 2. (Spe
cial.) With evidence of two reported
burglaries in his pockets, together witn
other Jewelry presumably stolen in
like manner, Tm Leroux. 2 years old.
who says he Is a painter from Salt
Lake City, was arrested In a vacant
housei at Thirteenth -avenue and East
Pine street last night at 12 o'clock.
The house, the police assume, was the
rendezvous of Leroux and his pals.
The police believe Leroux combined
blackmailing with burglary as a means
of llvlna without work.
Captain Tennant. of the detective de
partment, compelled Leroux to write
certain words which appeared In a
threatening letter sent to Mrs.B. T.
Carr after her home had been robbed
of $700 worth of Jewelry. All the mis
spelled words tn the Carr letter were
falthrully reproduced.
The misspelled words of the Carr
letter were "madam," for madame; "no
tified for notify: "Jewls." for jewels.
and "walck." for walk.
Leroux was arrested May ;7, 1911.
for burglary In Wasco County, Orev
gon. '
SPOKANE MAY OWN PHONES
Municipal System Project Seriously
Considered by Commissioners.
SPOKANE. Wash.. April 2. (Spe
cial.) City officials yesterday seriously
took up a project for a muntclpal tele
phone system. The Immediate result
will be a comprehensive Investigation
of municipal telephone systems In the
United State and Canada and tbe
a-athering of data on the Coast and the
possibility of putting in a municipal
syetewr" here.
The ultimate result. IT the Investiga
tion, la favorable, will ba.-a resolution
OTFJ
TOT.
This seems the right time
of the year," to set forth the
growing1 boy in new clothing.
A specially good lot of suits
suitable for Confirmation or
any occasion, all ready to be
shown you here. .
The cloth and style are the
top. standard and the price
medium. "
Lion Clothing Co.
1 66-1 70 Third Street
ALWAYS RELIABLE
by Commissioner Fassett to float a big
municipal bond Issue for either the pur
chase of the . Bell-syatejn when that
company's franchise) expires In .1S14, or
of the Home system, . whose franchise
provides It may be taken over by the
city In 1915.
The electrical workers' union, which
Initiated the Han Francisco municipal
telephone project, and Charles Zaha,
telephone) engineer who put in the
Home system here, are backing the
movement, which today received the of
ficial Indorsement of Commissioners
Coates and Fassett.
CRANBERRY LANDS "EXIST
Writer Says Pacific County Has
alSOO Acres Suitable.
LONG BEACH, Wash., March 31.
(To the Kditor.) In a statement by
H. M. Williams In The Oregonian- last
Sunday that the land he owns in this
county, 600 acres, and one other tract,
are theonly Jands suitable for cran
berry .culture, he is mistaken. There
are SS0O acrea of land In this county
suitable for cranberry culture. In- the
early 80s a Mr. Ohabot, of Oakland.
CaL, was on a visit to this county, and
was so Impressed with the growth of
the wild cranberries that he bought
1800 acres of land here, the greater
part of which waa suitable for cran
berries. He . engaged the services of
a Mr. Landers, an expert In cranber
ries, from Massachusetts, and com
menced with a patch of 40 acres, hav
ing to send East for his plants, and,
tho results exceeded his expectations.
In one year after the plants got Into
full bearing the crop exceeded 2500
barrels, but Mr. Chabot died and his
heirs were more interested In their
California holdings and sold their
property to J. M. Arthur, of Portland,
who owns them yet, I think. Besides
this, there is considerable land yet
available for cranberries In this coun
ty, although perhaps Mr. Williams is
correct In his statement that some per
sons may be trying to sell land which
they assert is suitable for cranberries,
and the result may be disappointing to
the purchasers.
. I write this to correct Mr. Williams'
statement about the . present scarcity
of land available for cranberry culture.
I myself am not Interested In that
branch of agriculture.
HARVEY WOODGATE.
COLUMBIA TEACHERS MEET
Educational Session- Is Held Satur
day at Raluier.
RAINIER, Or., April 2. (Special.)
Superintendent J. H. Collins, of Colum
bia County, called an educational meet
ing here In the high school Saturday
to which many of the teachers of the
county came for a day's instruction and
conference. Principal Nash, of Rainier,
spoke on the subject of "Pennmanshlp;"
Principal W. C. McCoy, of Clatskanie,
spoke on "Manual Training."
The teachers decided" to hold the
Spring school meeting In Rainier the
second Saturday in May.
Professor Nash had prepared in one
of the rooms an exhibit of the work
done in the school here during the last
year. He has been here only this year
and yet he has accomplished a great
deal. During tho year he has cata
logued and Indexed tbe school library.
worked diligently in helping to -organ
Ize the town library and has Interested
the children in raising vegetables,
flowers and poultry. It Is his Intention
to see that Rainier children capture
some prizes In the school lairs tnis
Fall.
The schools here have, grown so
rapidly this year that a- new high
school will be erected for next year,
and a mass meeting of the citizens has
been called for April & for the purpose
of selectlnga building site.
RULING RESTRICTS BOARD
Normal Regents Cannot Buy Land
On Time," Says Crawford.
SALEM. Or., April 2.-e-Speclal.) In
response to a request for Information
from the president of the Stae Board of
Normal Regents. Attorney-General
Crawford held yesterday the board can
not buy land "on time." and that the
board cannot create a debt which will
bind the state. The letter asking for
Information did not say what land the
board contemplsted buying In this man
ner, f.
The Attorney-General also held that
In voting for county officers a voter
must vote In the precinct where he re
sides, but In voting for state officers
h,e may vote wherever he might be In
tbe state.
Klickitat Convention May 4.
QOLDENDALE. Wash.. April t.
(Special.) The Republican County
Central Committee has fixed May 4 as
the date for a convention at the court
house in Goldendale, 'to elect delegates
to the state convention at Aberdeen,
May 15. Primary dates are to be made
by the precinct comraltteemeii. Klick
itat will have 10 delegates. Dr. Frank
H. Collins, chairman of the committee,
has "been securing expressions of senti
ment from "the 32 precinct committee
men and other leading Republicans for
the past month. Dr. Collins says that
nearly all of them are on the firing
line for Taft and that Klickitat will
send a solid Taft delegation to Aberdeen.'
MAIL US YOUR ORDERS- WE GUARANTEE SATISFACTION
Easter Showing Cut Glass
' P
Never have we seen a more beautiful line than is our new "Dahlia" Cut Glass;
comes in both frosted and bright effects. Discriminating buyers of cut glass will
at one approve of this handsome ware. For your Easter table decorations we sug
gest celery trays and nappies; comports and relish dishes; sugars and creamers;
vases and water sets. All selling at Removal Sale prices.
Let us show you our 17-inch Cut Glass Platter, sparkling; in its freshness and elegance a pieca
that appeals at once to the artistic eye; regular $35.00, selling at very special S26.00
Also 13-inch Platter, regular $25.00, at special only - SI 8.75
PARISIAN IVORY
Rich 'in its simplicity. We are showing Ivory
pieces for the toilet and dressing-room that are not
to be comnared with any to be found in thi3 city.
Every piece has the stamp of
antee. Just now priced very low.
Genuine Imported French Ivory Hair Brush and Comb,
, at very special r S2.9S
Beautiful Ivory Eight-Day Clocks at special S4.98
Princess Mirror, like cut, very special S4.98
Gentlemen's Ivory Combs at only 25c
WHEN YOU HAVE VISITED THE DOG SHOW Remember that
you can purchase any of the celebrated dog remedies at this store. We
always carry a complete line of Clayton's Dog Remedies, Dent's and
Glover's Preparations, Ricksecker's and Lister's Dog Soap, Going's
Dog Remedies, used by leading kennels- of the world.
Made and packed in three sizes. If it's made fora dog we have it.
Feed f Spratt's Puppy Cakes No Trouble
Your Dog and j- No Cooking
With I Spratt's Dog Cakes J No Muss
IMPORTED EASTER NOVELTIES SELLING AT ONE-FOURTH OFF
Woodard, Clarke & Co.
JUDGE SCORES LAW
Measure Affecting Settlers
Held to Be Too Stringent.
ENCOURAGEMENT-IS ASKED
In Address Before Ttotary Club, C.
V. Gnntenbeirf Advises Legls
"lation Which Will Attract
Desirable Ilouiebuildcrs.
Referring to existing homestead laws
as archaic and likely to be of little
value In Immigration and settlement
movements In the future. Judge Gan
tenbein. In an address before the Ro
tary Club yesterday, on "System In
Colonisation." urged the need of laws
and regulations giving tbe farmer
greater encouragement.
"These should be more liberal than
the homestead laws," he said; "more
liberal even than the three-year home
stead measure, which Senator Borah,
of Idaho, fathered and which some en
terprising Congressmen are trying to
kidnap. There is need of liberality for
the poor man with safeguards against
monopoly or too heavy holdings.
"It the Federal Government could
sell this land on some installment plan,
giving the purchaser several years In
which to acquire and also to develop
the agricultural portion, it might be
better. Such a plan as this, if properly
safeguarded against company or cor
poration purchase, might contribute far
more speedily to early settlement of
our vacant tracts than any form of
homestead law yet suggested."
Settlement Problem Fixed.
Judge Gantenbein pointed out that
tbe question of settlement now is not
a matter of handling the puDlie domain,
as in the early days, since most of tbe
land now is in private ownership.
"We need a strength of public op In
Ion which recognizes the right of the
settler to a home, at a low and a fair
price," he said. "Laws protect the
large property owner the same as the
small, but public, opinion can be made
to weigh against land monopolies, in
effective form. If all Oregon were
aroused, no great arable land holding
could long withstand the pressure. Im
perial tracts would be subdivided and
the splendid work, ol trie intensive
farmer would soon begin doubling and
trebling the harvests of Oregon."
Judge Gantenbein aaid the feature of
greatest importance In the settlement
of Oregon at the present time is the
prices at- which lands are being held,
which is often prohibitive to the farmer
of modest means.
"If the improvement clubs and all
Industrial and commercial associations
of the state worked together against
high land prices," he said, "and espe
cially against speculative prices of any
serious degree, the' direct benefit to
Oregon would be Inestimable. We want
farmers, but to get them we must
afford the newcomer opportunity to
make a profit out of his purchase.
Tfcrlfty Foreigners Needed.
"We need more encouragement from
the Federal powers. Thrifty foreign
ers, willing and able to work, and
skilled in the care of the land, would
be a godsend to Oregon. Many of them
would come If they had the facta and
were, encouraged.
"Our Immigration laws have been
trulv styled repressive, rather than
helpful. It is time that we changed
this order, and let the laws discourage
undesirables who come to America to
preach anarchy and destruction, while
we bid for the thrifty, intelligent work
men who are masters of the soil."
Phil S. Bates introduced a resolution
before the club, which was referred to
a good" roads committee, urging that
the Government set aside as a road de
quality backed by our guar
velopment fund the proceeds of 1,000.
VOO acres of land in Oregon. Washing
ton and Idaho, which should be used
for building permanent roads in such
undeveloped sections of the three states
as would be otherwise unable to con
tribute funds necessary for such road
construction.
Committee of Six Appointed.
Mr. Bates, C. T. Prall. U H. Ross,
J. C Roberts, Aman Moore and V. C.
Bristol were appointed on a permanent
good roads committee, to which the
resolution was referred.
A committee, with C. V. Cooper as
chairman, was appointed to work with
the National One Cent Postage Associa
tion inits effort to have a law enacted
reducing letter postage from 2 cents
to 1 cent.
Many tickets have already been sold
to the show In the Hellig. April 6, of
"Rebecca of the Suhnybrook Farm,"
which is to be given under the auspices
of the Rotary Club to pay the expenses
of the Washington High School track
team to the Berkeley meet. The com
mittee went out yesterday afternoon
in automobiles and canvassed the town
to wind up Its advance sale of tickets,
and hopes to bring the attendance up
to the limit of the theater's capacity.
Susannah Richardson Buried.
INDEPENDENCE, Or., April 2. (Spe
cial.) Independence has lost another
long-time resident and a pioneer of
Oregon in th person of Miss Susannah
L. Richardson, who was buried today.
She was born in Adams- County. 111.,
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