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THE MOKXIXG OREGOXIAT. WEDNESDAY, SEPTE3IBER 25, 1912. CALENDAR REFORM CONFERENCE URGED Governments of Europe Being Sounded in Advance of United States. VATICAN'S ASSENT NEEDED President of Congress of Chambers of Commerce Tells of Plan to Withdraw X'ew Year's Day From Course of Weeks. , BOSTON". Sept. 24., The International movement to reform the calendar la making excellent progress, said Louis Cannon-Le Grand today In hia address at the opening of the Fifth Interna tional Congress of Chambers of Com merce. M. Cannon-Le Grand, president of the Congress, is also president of the Chamber of Commerce of Mons, Belgium. The principal purpose of the new calendar movement, he asserted, was to make the months of more nearly uni form length and to establish a fixed date for Easter. He pointed out the benefit of such a reform from a bank ing and commercial standpoint. To take formal action In the matter, he reported, the permanent committee has induced the Swiss government to Invite the various governments of Europe to an international diplomatic conference. The American Govern ment, he added, had not yet been sounded, because it was considered ad visable first to make sure of the offi cial co-operation of the governments of 'Europe. Since Switzerland has no of ficial representative at the Vatican, the committee took upon Itself to sound the attitude of the Holy See. Vatican Aimeut Essential. "It is of the opinion." he said, "with the majority of those interested In this question, that the reform of the calen dar is not practically realizable except with the assent of the Holy See, since ' the question was largely thi.t of fixing the dates of religious holidays. We know, from a reliable source, that the Holy See has submitted the question of the reform of the calendar for the con sideration of the Congregation of Rites. It is said further that this examlna tion would probably be quite lengthy, since it would give rise to an investl gatlon throughout all Christian coun tries." "To work out a calendar," M. Can non Le Grand continued, "it is essential to bear in mind that an astronomical year consists of 365.2432166 days. It being impossible to base a calendar on so elaborate a number, the year has been lengthened to 365 days and a quarter. Then, under Pope Gregory, this lengthening has been compensated by the dropping of three days in the SDace of four centuries. If, now, we again round off the figure and bring it to exactly 365 days, this annual short ening of the year is compensated by the addition of one day. the 29th of February, each fourth year. But 365 Is not divisible by 7. so that the year is not made up of a whole number of weeks. It would -be sufficient, how ever, to bring the number of days to S64 to adjust everything. "The basis of the reform is the in genious Idea of withdrawing from the regular course of the weeks the first day of January. The first of January would be New Year's Day. This day Is already, according to our customs throughout the civilized countries, ae voted to quite different occupations from those of other days of the- year; It therefore Dossesses a peculiar char actor and deserves to be distinguished from all other days. "Leap Day" Proposed, "In lean year, a day would be inter polated, to be known as "leap day,' which would be placed, according to some, after the 30th of June, or, ac cording to others at carnival time. This, of course, is a mere detail. "If we therefore concede that the day following New Tear's Day is to be January 1, we can then divide the year Into four equal periods of three months each, each 1 days long, and, by a hap py coincidence, each of these quarters would consist or exactly li weeKs. "It will therefore be sufficient to consider one of these quarters to un derstand the whole. "In order not to change too much our present custom, we divide the quarter into three montns. consisting oi ju. ju and 31 days. Only the last month of each Quarter would have 31 days, and these 31st days would be Sundays It we begin the quarters or Monday. It will be seen, therefore, that we should Dreserve our habit of speaking in half- years quarters, months and weeks. It seems to us. therefore, that there would be a good chance of persuading the public to accept a modification of the present caienaar. Brotherhood as an essential in per fecting international trade relations .and world peace was dwelt upon today by Secretary of Commerce and Labor Charles NageU in an address of welcome to the delegates. "What we want to establish," said Xagel, "is such a relation, .so intimate commercially and subsequently socially, that no country, a party to your con gress, will permit controversy, because it cannot afford to have it." NEW TOEK SOCIETY MATRON, WHO WILL MAKE TOTTE OF EUROPE. i:BBBBi'BBWf;:WBBBt : ' 't - ' iBBBmmBMMm:Mm .it.. MRS. CLARECE MACKiV IS. MAGKAY SAILS PRISONER JTAKEN SOUTH Man Who Escaped Prom California Asylum Is Returned. On the train which left Portland at 8:15 o'clock last night for Los Angeles was Walter Brown, 37, who was being taken bark under escort by Deputy Sheriffs Liet and Griffin, of Los An geles. Brown is wanted In connection with the murder of a woman more than a year and a half ago. He was ad judged insane and confined in the asylum, but made his escape shortly atter his incarceration, coming to Port land, where he was apprehended Sep tember 9 by Detective Sergeants Snow and Coleman. The story that Brown told at the Jail was to the effect that the doctor at the asylum told him he was cured, and that if he could succeed in making his escape out of the state without bothering anyone or doing any harm that the authorities would be only too glad to see him go, and that they would not pursue him to any other state. GIRL'S FIANCE GETS COIN Continued From First Payg.) conspiracy and was in fact not his daughter's will at alL" Why Mr. Wheeler and his attorney. Kmil Schnallock, had come here under an assumed name has not been ex plained. The attorneys for the bene ficiaries say they were not aware that Mr. Wheeler was here under an as sumed name. The amount of coal consumed In th city of New York In 1011 amounted to 10, 000,000 tons. Auto Accident of . Last Month Leaves No Trace. MOTORCAR TAKEN ALONG Daughter, Two Maids and Chauffeur Accompany on Trip to Europe. Mrs. Oliver Harrlman and N Miss Crocker Aboard. NEW YORK, Sept. 24. (Special. ) Mrs. Clarence Mackay departed today aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm II for a month's motoring in Europe. Mrs. Mac kay appeared to have recovered from the automobile "accident of last month, when her motor car skidded on Monument Mountain, between Stock bridge and Great Barrlngton, Mass., and she and her chauffeur were thrown out. It was thought at first that she had been seriously hurt. Mrs. Mackay was accompanied by her daughter. Miss Ellen, and took with her two maids, a secretary, a chauffeur and a motor car. Mr. Mackay will meet Mrs. Mackay on the other side. Others who took passage on the same ship were Mrs. Oliver Harriman, who will remain abroad about a montn and Miss Ethel Crocker, of San Fran cisco. win the prize for the best grange ex hibit. Harding Grange was awarded first prize last year and Warner Grange second prize. Barlow, "Which always has an attrac tive display, will have another one this year. Among the business houses to compete for the commercial prize will be L. Adams and Bannon & Company. The Oregon City Enterprise, which has won first prize for the past two years in the commercial booth contest, will not" enter in the race this year, but will be- represented at the fair. The Western Stock Journal, in charge of W. A. Shewman, will have headquar ters also In this section of the build lng. Clairmont will have a fine dls play of fruits and vegetables. George DeBok. one 'of tMe prominent farmers of Clackamas County, has display of apples, fruit, vegetables and canned goods. Mr. DeBok will strive to win the prize for the best Individual farm exhibit. He will also enter many vegetables in the general display. SNEED GAINS POINT IN PRDER TRIAL Witness Allowed to Tell of Let ters Written by Wife to fioyce. DAILY NOTES SENT BY "AL" Woman Who Lived in Same House With Slayer Testifies of Relations Between Mrs. Sneed and Vic tim of , Defendant. K AMARILLO, Tex., Sept. 24. Counsel for the defense scored heavily this af ternoon in the habeas corpus hearing for John Beal Sneed, charged with the murder of Al G.,Boyce, when the evi dence of Mrs. L. A. Rogers, of Dallas, Tex., was declared admissible, after a debate of two hours. Mrs. Rogers testlfled that she, with her husband and child, occupied ths upper story of a house in Dallas,, in the lower portion of which Sneed, his wife and two children lived from July S until August 13. She declared that Al G. Boyce called at the house a number of times during Sneed's absence and that Mrs. Sneed received letters signed "Al" nearly every day. The contests of the letters, the wit ness testified, were read to her by Mrs. Sneed. The letters, according to thti witness, were postmarked "Amarillo, Texas," and were destroyed by Mrs. 8need when read. Letters were sent by Mrs. Sneed to Amarillo, Tex., ad dressed to Lucien Hughes, but contain ing a scaled envelope addressed to Boyce, according to Mrs. Rogers. Mrs. Rogers was the first witness for the defense at the conclusion of the examination of 14 witnesses for the state. special police, whose identity was sup posed to be secret, demanded last night that an Investigation be made, the ac cused man taking strong exceptions to the charges of Mr. Jones. PETITION . IS QUESTIONED Live Wires Will Test Legality of Move to Divide County. OREGON CITT, Or.. Sept. 24. (Spe cial.) Announcement was made at a luncheon of the Live Wires today that a pamphlet being circulated by resi dents of -the eastern Bection of the county advocating the creation of Cas cade County was a violation of the corrupt practices act.' It was declared that the pamphlet did not give the name of "th eauthors or 4he place it was published, as provided in the act. William Hammond, of Cross & Dia mond, was appointed a committee of one to make an -Investigation. The proposed division of Clackamas County will be voted on at the com ing state election. O. D. Eby, secretary of the Clack amas County Fair Association, said the fair, which would start at Canby to morrow, would be the most successful ever conducted by the association. He told what had been done and described various exhibits. W. A. Shewman, edi tor of the Western Stock Journal, de clared the livestock exhibits were bet-' ter than ever before. Grant B. Dimick, Mayor of Oregon City, will have a fine exhibit of swine. Mr. Dimick has erected a building at the fair to display his hogs. F. M. Swift, one of the promoters of the Clackamas Southern Railway, was elected a member of the Live Wires. T DR. AKED MAKES APPEAL FOR SUFFRAGE AT EUGENE. QUANDARY WELLS-FARGO LIABLE TO AR REST WHATEVER IT DOES. YOUNG SLAYER ON TRIAL Youth Who- Killed Sweetheart's Mother May Plead Self-Defense Charged with first degree murder for the killing on April 26, 1912, of Mar sraret Bellalre. mother of Harriet Bell- aire, his sweetheart. Lew Torbet, alias Lew Whitlock, aged 18, was piacea on trial In Judge Gatens' department of the Circuit Court yesterday. The hoy fired five shots into the body of the woman because, upon discovering her daughter's condition, Mrs. Bellalre in slsted that Torbet ana tne gin cease seelne each other. The work of securing a Jury is pro gressing raDidlv. hen court aa lourned at 5 o'clock yesterday after noon, there were 12 men in tne dox. The defense had already exercised five of its 12 peremptory challenges and the state two of its six. Morehan a score nf veniremen were excused Dy tne court because they expressed opposi tion to capital punishment. The state is reDresented by -Deputy District Attorneys Collier and Mlchelet and the defense by Attorneys H. C. Kin and William A. Williams. Mr. Collier says the state will prove that the defendant, on the day he killed Mrs. Bellaire, hired a revolver for 50 cents, agreeing to return It tne next mnrnln. Questions asked veniremen by the defendant's attorneys indicate that self-detense wiu oe piemen that thorn mav also be testimony about an operation on the girl and an alleged attempt on the part of the young wom an to force young Torbet to pay her money. Harriet Bellalre is now being cared for at the Home of the Good Shepherd. CAXBV FAIR READY TO OPES Farm and Orchard Exhibits Will Ex ceed Previous Displays. OREGON CITY. Or.. Sept. 24. (Spe cial.) Everything Is In readiness for the Clackamas county air ai lmdj commencing tomorrow, and from all indications this year s lair wm De me largest attended and best yet given In the county. Earlv on Monday teams commencea arriving on the grounds with camp ers, who have a most desirable camp ing place In the grove near the big novllion. Electric lights have been in stalled in the grove for their conven ience and also In other parts or tne fairgrounds as well as In the buildings. On the grounas are uiw rj -gu- round with electric piano, oog .ana onkey shows ana . various conces sions. There will do plenty oi gooo tittle supplied ty tne neaiana .liana, Hubbard Band. Oregon City Band. Oak Grove Girls' Band and canby Band. Anions- the' features or tne evening will be the dancing in the pavilion. The fair building today presented a husv scene, when members ot tne Warner Grange and of the Harding Grange were preparing their exhibits. These two organizations will strive tOj Order Xot to Carry Liquor and Order Xot to Refuse to Carry Anything Create Dilemma. SAX FRAXCISCO, Sept. 24. (Spe cial.) Wells-Kargo & Company today appealed to the Railroad Commission for relief from a situation which it re gards as serious. The company ascribes its present dilemma to the liquor sit uation in Los Gatos. The town of Los Gatos Is dry. and legally is "no license" territory under the Wylie local option law. The trustees of Los Gatos have threatened the arrest of the Wells-Fargo officials if they carry liquor Into the city and contend that the Wells-Fargo men. If they refuse to deliver packages in the city they are equally liable to arrest. Here's the way the company puts its application to the Railroad Commis sion today: "In view of the situation, your peti tioner,' as a common carrier, is liable to suits for refusal to accept pack ages addressed to persons In Los Gatos, to be carried and delivered to said per sons, and on the other hand, if this company accepts and delivers the same. which it Is bound to do as a common carrier, the agent of Wells-Fargo In Los Gatos is liable to be prosecuted criminally for making such delivery. The packages are subject to the risk of seizure and destruction by the public officials of -Los Gatos. - "The service by common carriers to the public Is likely to be seriously disturbed and interrupted and your honorable Commission is respectfully requester ana urgea to investigate this case and determine the duties and ob ligations of the petitioner as a public utility under the laws of the state." OREGON GIRJLSEEKS MATE Xora M. Bradbury, of Warrenton, AVrites to Chicago for Husband. CHICAGO, Sept 24. (Special.) A girl of the wild and wooly West "good natured,. amiable. Jolly, loving," as she describes herself, wants a Chicago man for a husband. Besides, Norma M. Bradbury, Wat- renton. Or., who asks Postmaster Campbell to help her, says she is only 21 years old, and owns a farm. 'I want a Chicago man," says Miss Bradbury. "One whose age ranges from 22 to 37 years. He need not be a high brow. Just an ordinary engineer, fire man tne, Duslness of the man is no difference Just so he -Is a reel man. I am a good, neat housekeeper and will make the man I marry happy, ricase do what you can for me." SPOKAXE GOIXG TO ROUXD-UP Special Xine-Coacb. Train Will Carry Inland Folk. SPOKANE, Wash, Sept. 24. (Spe cial.) One hundred Spokane people and residents of ths Inland Empire will go to Pendleton Thursday night at 10 o'clock to attend the Round-Up on Friday and Saturday. A large dele gation from Spokane and nearby towns will travel in a special train over the Northern Pacific Railroad. A nine-coach train, consisting of the best .Northern Pacific equipment, has been assembled. The train will con sist of five Pullman coaches, two diners, a North Coast Limited observa tion car and a dynamo baggage car. San Francisco Minister Coming to Portland Today to Lecture In Be half of Votes for Women. EUGENE, Or, Sept. 24. (Special.) Dr. Charles Aked, of San Francisco, ad dressed a large meeting here this evening on the subject of "Woman Suf frage," taking up one at a time the various objections that have been urged against the extension of the suffrage to women and answering them. The first formal "suffrage luncheon' of the Eugene Suffrage League was Kiven this noon, at the Osburn. ur. Aked responded briefly to a toast ap pealing to the women of Oregon to work with all their power to take among the' women of the world the place they are entitled to as man's equal and companion. Dr. Aked will address the" weekly assembly at the University of Oregon tomorrow morn ing and leave at once for Portland for his next appointment. Several hundred equal suffragists men and women, listened to his re marks on the subject of equal suffrage at the luncheon. The following toasts were responded to: ;"AVomen in Col lege," President P. L. , Campbell;-"Wo men in Civics," A. C. Dixon; "Why I Believe in Woman Suffrage," J. S. Mar gladry, president of the Eugene Com mercial Club; "Suffrage from the Ju dicial Standpoint," Judge L. T. Harris "Why We Want to Vote," Ann White aker. One of the most important meetings under the auspices of the Portland Equal Suffrage League will be held to night at the White Temple, Twelfth and Taylor streets, when Dr. Aked will deliver an address on. women s suf frage. Dr. Aked is in Oregon at the special instance of the Equal Suffrage League, leaving his charge at ban Francisco to aid the cause of equal suffrage In Oregon. The meeting tonight will be called promptly at 8 o clock. Rev. A. A, Morrison, rector of Trinity Episcopal Church, will officiate as chairman. Dr. Aked will be the guest of . honor at a big dinner to be given at the Ho tel Multnomah at 6:30 o'clock tomor row evening. The affair wil be held under the auspices of the Progressive Business Men's League. Over 1200 In vitations have been Issued. The ban quet will be informal and all who are interested in the equal suffrage cause are urged to attend. At this meeting Dr. Aked will be the principal speaker. NOISE DISTURBS ORIENTALS Boflermaklng Machine's Din Drives Them Crazy, They Assert. In filing a request for a temporary Injunction against B. Trenkman & Com pany, bollermakers, 102 North Fourth street. 23 Chinamen representing four business firms make allegations, from which It would appear that the sound of a hammer being operated has re suited in the insanity of some of them. They allege that a pneumatic riveting gun, going day and night, makes "loud, harsh and unearthly noises, whlc are unbearable and must be heard to be appreciated." Furthermore, this same noise causes them "great mental distress, In ad dition to misery and irreparable dam age." Not only that, but the plaintiffs say that they are "sick, that It affects their health and that it is Impossible for them to sleep." Still further, they assert that this noise drives them crazy, and that they become nervous wrecks. Also they at firm that it is dangerous to live near the hammer. The plaintiffs aver that they lose in money and trade because of the noise. The DopularJty f the automatic lighters has greatly affected the sale of matches in Europe. - , SALEM PAVING QUESTIONED Patrolmen Charged by Councllmen With Disloyalty Demand Inquiry, SALEM. Or.. Sept. 24. (Special.) Passing a resolution to Inspect the pavement on every street In the city which has been paved since the first of the year, the City Council last night had a small-sized war over the paving question. It was alleged that the Lin coln street pavement Is defective and not up to specifications and a demand was made for inspection of that street. It was contended that if Lincoln street is Inspected all pavement should be. Patrolmen Whitlach and Thompson, who were arraigned by Councilman Jones at the last session of the Council on charges of allowing speeding auto mobiles to violate the law and of having- "put wise" automobile owners to COUPLE FORGET LICENSE They Drive to Camas but Have to Return for Permit. VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept. 24. (Spe cial.) Louis A. Kanacos, a business man of this city, and Miss Lessle Hem ersley, of Corvallis, Or, attempted to get married yesterday and took an automobile and drove to Camas, Wash, without having obtained the license. When the clergyman there asked for the marriage license, the couple were dumbfounded. It was late in the " afternoon, but they were able to reach the County Auditor's office before 6 o'clock, and obtained the license. It was then too late to Teturn to Camas, so they were married by Rev. J. M. Canse, pastor of the First Methodist Church of this city. Others obtaining marriage licenses today were: Donald Campbell and Mrs. Evalyn WInterbottom, of Port land; Edward Walter and Mrs. Chris tina Larson, of Salem Creek; J. C. Par ros and Miss Ruby Mahan, of Linnton, Or.; Eugene Truby and Ozella Bennell, and S. H. Simmons and Mrs. Clara Kemp, of Yale. AGE PENSIONS ADVOCATED Speaker at Charities Conference Urges Remedial Legislation. WASHINGTON, Sept. 24. Remedial legislation, including old age pensions and non-employment Insurance, was proposed as a solution of the problem of dependent children and needy fam ilies by ex-Judge Girten, of Chicago, at the National Conference ot tjatnouc Charities today. Mr. Girton said that accident and industrial- insurance, If properly man aged, would do' much to prevent cnu drea from becoming dependent upon the state. Meet Me on the Mezzanine Floor Hawley Names New Postmasters SALEM. Or, Sept. 24. (Special.) Representative Hawley has named for postmasters Mrs. Myrtle L. ioiungs worth. at Detroit. Marion County, and William A. Moore, at Provolt, Jack son County. Mr. Hawley received an invitation today from Eugene Brook- insra nresldent of the rortlana fro e-resslve Businessmen's Club, asking him to speak at a meeting of that club. Stallion Team Pace Record Broken. KALAMAZOO. Mich, Sept 24. Paced bv a runner. Minor Heir and George Gano broke the world's pacing stallion record for a mile In team, the time to day being 2:05. Mr. Carr drove the two Savage horses, which will try for a new record afcain Thursday. The former record, 2:05, was made by Di rect Hal and Prince JJirect at Mem phis in 1902. Agreement to Sell Denied. SEATTLE, Wash, Sept. 24. Clark Davis, vice-president and general man ager of the Alaska Petroleum & Coal Loss of Appetite Is loss of vitality, vigor or tone, and Is often a forerunner of prostrating dis ease. - ( i Tt Is serious and especially so to people that must keep up and doing or get behlndiiana. The best medicine to take for it Is the great constitutional remedy Hood's Sarsaparilla Which purifies and enriches the blood and builds up the whole system. Get It today in usual liquid form or chocolated tablets SarsatabH. POSLAM STOPS ALL ITCHING AT ONCE Eczema or any skin affection treated with Poslam immediately becomes re sponsive. Itching stops and the trouble grows less annoying, less extensive until it finally disappears. All skin diseases. Including acne, tet ter, psoriasis, piles, skln-scaie, sail rheum, barbers' and all other forms of Itch are quickly eradicated by Poslam. Minor troubles, such as pimples, red and inflamed noses, rashes, dandruff, complexion blemishes, etc, respond so readily that over-night treatment is often sufficient POSLAM SOAP, used daily for toilet and bath, wil: keep the skin In healthy condition, and Improve its color and texture. It offers the healing medica tion of Poslam in a form particularly beneficial for tender skin. The Owl Drug Company and all drug gists sell Poslam (price, 50 cents) and Poslam Soap (price. 25 cents). For free samples, write to the Emergency Lab oratories, 32' West Twenty-fifth street New York City. CLEANS : SCOURS : POLISHES II J"Merchandi'se of J Merit Onl TKe Quest of tKe Perfect Corset Blithely on her maji rejoicing goes the woman, serenely conscious of a graceful, well-corseted figure. The perfect corset of today brings out all the lovely lines of the natural figure, and, above all, Parisian dressmakers have set the seal of their approval upon the new models built on hygienic lines. They real ize that upon her corset comfort depends moman's beauty. ' We have just received the new Fall models in the justly famed W. B. Nuform and W. B. Reduso corsets. Among these many models there is one to fit every figure, and our own expert fitters will insure your getting the model which is exactly right for you. The newest straight lines are shown in low and medium bust, long hips and back. Made of fine coutil and brocade. Some have lace beading and ribbon at the lop. and others are much liked with an embroidery finish. IV e show some new and effective models in the famous W. B. Reduso group, which positively reduces the abdomen in a strictly scientific manner, giving the desired straight lines. Prices of these corsets range from $1.00 to $5.00. W. B. Nuform No. 119, Price $1.00 An excellent model for average or well-developed figures, modeled strictly in accordance with the prevailing modish straight hygienic lines. Low bust. The material is coutil, lace trimmed. W. B. Reduso Corset No. 787 at $3.50 This addition to our famous Reduso line has a low bust, long hip, back and abdomen. Its special mission is the reduction of over-developed hips into symmetrical lines, without the aid of unhealthy straps, belts or other clumsy attachments. Material is the regular Reduso coutil woven especially for hard usage, lace trimmed. Three pairs of hose supporters attached. W. B. Nuform No. 127 at $2.00 A grand model for well-developed figures requiring great length over the hips, back and abdomen. Low bust and hips exception ally long. Shown in coutil. lace trimmed. Three pairs of hose supporters attached. Fourth Floor Company, said today that nine of the Llppy-Davls claimants went on the witness stand 'at the hearing In Seattle and denied that there had been an agreement to sell or to combine prior to location of the claims He also said that an appeal would be taken at once, as provided by law, and that ar guments would be presented to the Commissioner of the General Land Of fice to show why the decision should be reversed. THE DONCII ESTER is an ARROW coat shirt with a bosom that cannot bulge. Your dealer will show it. $2.00 to $3.00 CLUETT, PEABODY & CO. Makirs Hew styles in Ariow Collaxj out next month. CAUSE Inside of 10 days four carloads of BUSH & LANE and VICTOR Pianos and Player Pianos : will a r r i ve from the factory and we only have room to care for about half of them. Highest grade Pianos like BUSH & LANE instruments are sel dom" procurable ex cept at one price. This is one of those times EFFECT SAVE $75 to $100 On any piano in our store any time before this big shipment arrives. We offer Bush & Lane Pianos in competition with any Piano in the world, regardless of age, name or reputation