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TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1913. 14 6000 HEAR KNOX CITE TAF'S MERIT "Noiseless Worker" Is He, Says Statesman ''Man of Deetfs, Not Words." ORDERLY PROGRESS SHOWN America Must Remember Its High Standard of Comfortable Living Before Abusing With Strong "Words, Declares Speaker. (Continued From First Fags.) - diction upon the wayward states, and withdrew the last soldier from South ern soil; with Harrison It extended the friendly hand of reciprociety to the Nations, and hopeful pan -Americanism " was born; to MoKlnley was given the scepter when Cuba was freed, and we . found place In the council chambers of .Christendom as a world power; Rqose- ' velt was a Republican and occupied the Executive chair by the gift of that party, when he secured the brightest lewel of his political diadem, tn matchless waterway, which will unite the oceans. A thousand other things all necessary and most of them im- : portant, mark these administrations. . and with them a thousand others, use- .less, blundering and unblest, the drift 'wood of human effort. The great cen ' --tral achievements, however, of which I . speak, are lasting as the age; they are the heights above the clouds. party to Lead Peace Movement. "The place of the Administration now "sitting at Washington Is fixed In nis- tory. Its niche in the hall of fame will be determined by its leadership in the -world-wide peace movement and those magnificent arbitration treaties nego tiated with France and Great Britain. '.. President Taft has remembered in the "conduct of the Government that above the glory of war and the glided glam our of material triumph rests the eter--nal truth of the prophetic declaration. ,The work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness - Quietness and assurance forever,' and -""It is the recognition of this record fi which In this time of storm Is bring " lng to his banner the mighty forces of ' the religious world and the army of " recruits frm the fields of social uplift. "At the right hand of the President in the conception and Inauguration of his magnificent scheme of peace has been the- distinguished gentleman who honors us with his presence tonight, the Secretary of State, Philander C Knox, of Pennsylvania, whom I now present to you." Northwest Boats Pessimism, "I am glad to be In the great Ameri can Northwest," said Secretary Knox. "Life here is an expression of achieve ment wrought out of conditions and opportunities unknown in any other age or any other country. It is a con tinuing and increasingly emphatic pro test against pessimism. It is text from which an abler and more eloquent tongue could preach a sermon of sound and sober Americanism that should stay the march of self-slander that has alas, been sweeping over our fair land, carrying on its baleful crest the un thinking, the ungrateful, the envious .and the unjust. "The opportunities that were and are 7 enjoyed here are the results of a strug ,;gle for equality of social, political and : economic rights that has been progres sively advancing since the foundation ' of our Government. Let us not be de ceived about ourselves. The vigor, zeal , and courage of the American people are not symptomatic of evil. I 7.- "Our great cities, fertile farms, pros- perous industries, matchless facilities .- for transportation, intercourse and communication are not evidence of dis ease. This country has neither the T measles, the mumps, nor is it myopic or paralytic, and this I assert, notwith- - standing the strenuous efforts that are being made to convince the people that - It Is so. Diseases that require argu ment to establish their existence are - not serious and yet there is nothing .more common than the conviction that - we suffer from ills over the possibility of whose existence we habitually brood. '. ; "QuckV Interest Evident. , "There is usually a direct relation between the zeal of the quack who In-. . sists upon your fatal illness and his interest in putting upon you his own .'remedy or insuring his own employ ment. "The violence with which the place hunters proclaim the general decline, laud their own virtues and denounce . those who do not agree with them need not alarm the thoughtful. Diverg ences of opinion among our people the differences In motives and policies represented in the more radical modern ' movements have been, I believe, and -may be exaggerated.' The reasons are '.- not that we are hopeless. The reasons appear to' lie around an opposite or con trasted attitude towards fundamental , principles, and especially the principle of the rights of the individual. "No honest man differs from another as to such moral issues as honesty in public life, rebuke of bosslsm, equality - of opportunity, repression of corporate aggression, control of Irresponsible and conscienceless wealth and corrupt al liances between business and politics. ' We are all one there." Orderly Prosresa Urged. v' Referring- to the large measure of prosperity that exists throughout the 'United States with the farmer, the la boring man, the business and profes , sional man, the speaker remarked that this was a condition which made for strong and effective as well as pro gressive government. Ee expressed confidence that the great masses of the people favored policies of "orderly progress under the Constitutional guar anties of life, liberty and property, and will not be long misled by Inconsis tencies and dangerous vagaries and ex travagancies." The policies under which the Nation had grown so great, prosperous and influential, he pointed out, were, and are. Republican policies formulated and made effective through the Republican party. Continuing. Secretary Knox said that no country at an Important time in its history had been so nearly dominated by a political party as the United States had been by the Republican party for the last half century. The parry In that time had met the do- PORTLAND RECEPTION COMMITTEE MEETS SECRETARY AND MBS. KNOX AND PARTY U 1 l . ;-n . - -1 t a V ' " f ' 1 RE.DIXO FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. JCIME STEPHEX A LOWELL, OP PEXDLETO?? J RALPH E. WILLIAMS, NATIONAL COMMITTEEMAN FOR ORFOxfc W EwLTOI EI-C SITED STATES BOATORl GEORGE W. HAZEV SECRETARY KNOX, CHARLES B. MOORES, CHAIRMAN REPUBLICAN StZS ckHl MHnZ, MRS. KNOX. EDGAR H. PIPER AND THEODORE B. WILCOX. JOSEPH SIMON, EX-UNITED STATES SENATOR, STANDS A T THE EXTREME RIGHT. mands of humanity and the responsibili ties of legislation and administration, unassisted for the most part by con sistent and Intelligent opposition. All problems had been -met and solved as the patriotism and intelligence of the party directed. In no other period of the country's history, declared the speaker, had any more been done to effect the real purposes of human gov ernment than stands to the credit of the Republican party and at no time had Its service to the people been more conspicuous than in the last ten years. Taft's Accomplishments Listed. Here Secretary Knox enumerated the Important accomplishments of Presi dent Taft during his administration, the list making up a series of pro gressive and constructive legislation. Ue said: "Within these years we have added to our glory as a Nation by our as sumption and creditable discbarge of wider International obligations and by our humanity and charity towards peo ples of other lands. No finer page has appeared In the annals of nations than the one recording our conduct towards Cuba China and the Philippines. "Within three years the value of American citizenship has been en hanced, the privilege of American op portunity has been equalized and the unfair and oppressive methods that marred the splendid development of American prosperity have Been cor rected. These results were attained through sound legislation, enlightened judicial decisions, and. where the evils lay beyond the corrective functions of Government, by relentless exposure and stirring appeal to the ethical sense of the world. "Within these years, as the result of Republican statesmanship and unre lenting Insistence. It has been finally and forever settled that through no human device can the plenary control of Congress In respect to the regula tion of commerce between the states be evaded; and basing further advance upon this victory, the party moved on to the accomplishment of an effective system of railroad regulation having for the corner stone tne equnaoie nronosition that urjon the highways of commerce all men should be equal and should be afforded equality of oppor tunity upon equal and reasonaDie terms. Government's Pnrpose Outlined. "nv.A nnvnmmcnt'q mimOSO WHS that combinations of capital should be regulated and not destroyed, and that while effectual measures uuum . 1 A nnmnt tha tanrlftncv toward monopoly, regulation beyond the point necessary to accompiiu iui -a thing to be -avoided; that compe chmii h. sixaiired a.n oDen field and protected against unfair and dis criminating practices; mni mo "e,.. ways to the markets should be avail able to the small producer for the same tolls as were charged to his power ful competitor; tnat oiBitinu.i.. .1 foia. Toturna of values and earnings should cease; that the laws against rebates snouia De Hrensiacuou by prohibiting transportation at less than published rates and applying all the prohibitions to the shipper as well i- T. aonnT-rian with these as lua - views and the principles of fair-dealing, honesty and reform in other matters vitally affecting the public welfare, a splendid body of progressive and constructive legislation was enacted The quiet, scienimo so conspicuous in President Taft has been most admirably shown In his broad tariff policy. President Taft and the American people wanted the tariff, reduced in so far as by undue protec Hn. , . -avA a AwnilAn unearned incre ment to any special Interest, They wanted the tarui reaucea m it might be considered a contributing . . . U .TMaafv.lv hlh COSt Of living. Surely the tariff should not be reduced enougn to aesiroy pruayjw.j and turn loose the wolves of hard times . v, .. 1 .... fit nttaflr thA noor. Sure- tutti tt&nrnja .- ly the tariff should not be reduced enough to Interfere witn mat progres sive high stanaara 01 cumiui wwio 1 .ni.hA.H iti7.Anshin and snlen- dld' opportunity to which it has been the axiom or tne nepuoiicau i .j hold fast and defend as trustee for the laboring men of America. "Here was a complex task ; clearly one for scientific statesmanship a work in which the blind attack of the j-Mnn-A..A vtaH n r niarA. Mere was a work for scientific examination and deliberate action. In it there snouia De equally no place for stupid political dogma nor for the political trading of special and local interests, which was the curse of our out-of-date and un scientific methods, under both parties, up to March 4, 1909. Taft Has Distinction.' "President Taft has the distinction of being the first Republican President to sign a tariff bill substantially re ducing the rates. In the same bill, by the new maximum and minimum clause, .u- TTnit. fitata, at- Innt took a steo toward becoming able-bodied instead of helpless in the severe struggle of in ternational commerce. Before many years we may be importing food. Al ready a considerable section of our in dustrial workers would be thrown out of work if we lost our foreign trade. Anyone can see that every year our prosperity at home will be more and more dependent on foreign markets. I know of one Important factory that ..14 v. n)... taHhv wnrA It nnt run ning on full time to fill foreign orders got for it Dy tne aireci acuuu ui x-i can dent Taft's Administration. "With the maximum and minimum clause, the Administration got substan tially from ail countries as iuw ratco for our-goods sent to them as were , -uA ,nmn,t(nfi- trnorlft of Other countries that is, "the most-favored- nation treatment." Finding mat mere were some discrimination, against us. mmmmmwmmirmmrvvrv,mwxw, .r i iuji 11 mnij y,c urm 1 W " : : ll niinii -? . it: j -Hi ti i --t i It: X vrr- fe - 1 ' Vin J. x : 11 - not big enough to justify our using the maximum, a club of 25 per icent in crease of duty on all Imports, and thus disrupting our commerce witn tne na tion, to which it was applied: and find ing, also, that we had no means of bringing pressure upon a foreign coun try whose exports were mostly on the free list, to which the maximum cannot be added, with the foresight of scien tific statesmanship President Taft's Ad ministration has advocated a .flexible sliding scale of Increase appllcame to the free list also. "This will arm the President with weapons of different sizes with which to exact from all countries still juster and better treatment of American ex ports. This policy represents a great advance. We can get irom tne pruu lin ing countries of the world cheap neces Hin. hut reserve the rlsrht to tax them or threaten to tax them In the case of countries of origin whlcn discriminate against us. Western Problem Solved. ' "The Republican party cannot main tain the high standard -of living of the American people and avoid the abuses sometimes incidental to protection in any other way than the. President's way of scientific tariff revision, schedule by schedule. Because you cannot have two reservoirs connected by an . open pipe and keep the level in one higher than the level in the other. President Taft has favored a reasonable strengthen ing of our immigration policy, and with offense to none and upon a purely economic basis, without the slightest reflection upon any race, his Admlnis tratlon has solved for the Pacific Coast the problem of Oriental Immigration threatening to undersell our home la bor. So shall' we solve. If it arises in the exercise of our sovereign power. any immigration question threatening the interests of American laoor in any section of the country. "Another matter bearing upon pros perity is our terrible need for a more flexible currency and credit system on modern lines proved by the experience of other great -countries. This has been the work of the monetary com mission. The results are pending be fore Congress, and, like so many of the President's great progressive re forms, will surely become realities when the people know the facts and have done their part at the polls by re-electing their truly progressive President with a Congress that will co operate in a truly progressive spirit for the real good of the American peo ple Taft No Visionary. "In the field of . world affairs we have all felt proud, I am sure, that an American President should have set the highest mark In humanity's as peratlon toward peace and the substi tution of reason and Justice for the sword. President Taft did this In the magnificent arbitration treaties drafted and signed with France and Great Britain and recently defeated in the Senate by a coalition between the Democrats and certain Republican Sen ators. We are proud, also, of the ad vance made toward the establishment at The Hague of an International court of arbitral Justice. We know what happened to the arbitration treaties and we know that the President has not abandoned them, "President Taft is no visionary; he believes in peace with honor and he knows that in the present stage of International civilization America must have a first-class Navy and the nucleus of an effective Army. It Is curious to observe that one and the same party cuts down the Navy, cuts down the Army, and yet weakened the means of arbitration, designed, in the last an alysis, to take the place of both and weakened through scant appropriation the Department of State, whose work of peaceful diplomacy is an alternative and minister of chances of war. "The sphere of "foreign relations seems far away, perhaps, but our place among the nations is something that must affect, even if unconsciously, every American citizen. In foreign af fairs President Taft's Administration has made the open door of commercial opportunity In China a reality and the Pan-American policy of the United States a living thing and a mutual benefit to the 21 sister republics. Farmers Aided Much, "For the farmers of the country President Taft has established postal savings banks and millions of dollars are already on deposit. Rural free de livery, so necessary to consolidating our National thought and to keep town and country in touch, has been greatly extended. The indefatigable operations of the Department of Agriculture have been vastly Increased. "Bonds have been issued to complete Irrigation projects in the West. What is now generally known, arrangements have been made for Investigations and report to the President upon the most advanced methods of foreign countries with a view to the elaboration and recommendation of a plan whereby com munities of farmers shall have the same advantages that municipalities have in the matter of long-time bonded debt on easy terms for the important improvement and development of farms and the modernization of methods of agriculture. This system has worked well in other countries. The bonds of associations formed for the purpose have found a good market as a favorite investment for well-to-do farmers and the loans have been found easy to carry and have resulted In a wonder ful Increase of agricultural prosperity. This Is a subject In which the Presi dent Is greatly Interested. "This is a great railroading and mln- I lng country. Let us see what is being done for the great body of citizens engaged In those pusults. On the 20th of last February President Taft sent to Congress a most important message, transmitting the report of the Kmploy ers' Liability and Workingmen's Com pensation Commission. Here again we see in action the President's character istic scientific statesmanship, his thor ough, effective and noiseless work. The concrete legislation which the President urges has for its object, to use the language of the message, "to secure Justice to the weaker party under existing modern conditions." The proposed law will create a sepa rate tribunal and so enable the in jured workingman or his family to get damages without delay. It fixes the compensation beyond controversy. It compels the payment by the employer of compensation for injury to the em ploye in every case except where the employe was Intoxicated , or deliber ately brought the Injury upon himself. What is vitally Important, it limits the fees of the lawyers so that the dam ages shall not be eaten up in litigation. The President truly says in his mes sage that the proposed bill Is 'one of the greatest steps of progress towards a satisfactory solution of an important phase of the controversy between em ployer and employe that has been pro posed within the last two or three de cades.' The President's recommenda tion Is for legislation overriding some of the most time-honored principles of . . .I, Iaot T chinra trim TtrntrrAS- LUQ U1U v -j w - - slveness, responsive to the changed conditions oi our iutrio uiwugm .in dustrial life. , . Constructive Work Looms Up. "The report of the Railroad Secur ities Commission, the Economy and Ef ficiency Commission, and other activ ities might be cited. All reveal the same quiet constructive work, the same scientific statesmanship of the true and Bound progressive. "I cannot believe that high-grade American labor and wide-awake busi ness men will shut their eyes to these realities, will prefer strong words to quiet, courageous and effective deeds. "Finally I call upon you Republicans to forget your animosities, to heal your i Boon qinn r to clear away every root of bitterness and present an unbroken front to your antagonists. Can you fail to recognize our distin--,.,,1,. TTMont fnr what he is able. upright, patriotic, courageous, devoted to his country aia lis wenare, me great President of the people, the fit i.oat rxt his nnrtv? T aDDeal to your good sense and wisdom and patriotism to stand by ths ship of state at this critical Juncture, and loyally to uphold i . Y Dannhllnfln nflTtT And policies and the Republican Adminis tration whlcn unaer . jciepunncaji is energetically enforcing those pol icies." Cheers Thunder at Close. The close of Mr. Knox speech was the signal for an outburst of enthusias tic cheering. Before the last note had died away Mr. Fulton was paying a pleasing tribute to the speaker or tne evening. "Were I able to ask every laboring man of ths United States today what measure he considered had been of the greatest advantage to him in the past j.... nr an nv tilt ini rreaier ma jority would side with me in naming .V.- .nlnvara' Hdhtlitf SLCt." fCheers). In connection with this, Mr. Fulton showed how the first bill contained pitfalls and injustices, into which the aai,d nnnAIU-Ari likelv to fall. "This would have suffered the same fate had It not been for one man, tne greatest lawyer in congress, ne saiu. "Whan tha ntlAStlnn WBS SSked in Congress: 'Who is the- man best fitted to be entrusted with tne drawing up r ,hi. Km in an 1mnfl.rtlal manner? i h& nimnst iinnnlmonfi orjinion was that Secretary Knox was the one person for the post, how wen ne ima iw fnrrA an nrrilinuR and ticklish duty you are as well able to Judge as L" Mr. Fulton asaea tor a mouon imjii lng the speaker of the evening and fHA whnia nuriiAnpA rone to its f eet and a irraa t ahnm nf "AVP.S" ranft OUt across the room, followed by three hearty cheers. Big Men of State Here. ' Prominent Republicans from various sections of the state came to Portland to attend the meeting, and many of them accented invitations and occupied seats on the platform. Conspicuous among them was John Minto, or Ma rion County, who only recently cele KotA v,te Qrtth nirthdA.v. Amone others on the platform were: H. C. Campbell, H, L. putocK, X. 1. Vieer, . r. dim, T. W. Sullivan, of Oregon City; E. W. Haines, of Forest Grove; W. N. Barrett, of Hillsboro; D. Soils . Cohen, C. B. Aitchison, Phil Metschan, Sr.. McKinley Mitchell, Ralph E. ' Williams, L. R. w.kot.. rharinn R Moores. C. N. Mo- Arthur, J. H. Hall.. C. W. Nottingham, m , Q. tirirrin, tjoionei u. i. uuuim. Circuit Judge Kavanaugh, Robert C. Wrlerht O T Hoff. B. S. PaCU6. J. K. GUI, Gus C. Moser, George S. Shepherd, Thomas McCusKer, I. IN. lay, vvauace McCamant and William H. Galvanl. t2..rrtr .nil Mrs. Knox arrived in Portland from' Seattle on the Shasta Limited at 5:30 o'clock yesterday. They were met at the depot by a reception committee and escorted Immediately to the Multnomah Hotel, where the Secre tary rested until the hour for the Ar mory meeting. The members of the Mmmltta wArn: Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Fulton, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Moores, Mr. and Mrs. Kalpn is. wn iia m a iu mil Mrs. W. R. Ellis. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar B. Piper, Colonel and Mrs. D. M. Dunne, Joseph Simon, Theo dore B. Wilcox and George W. Hazen. Secretary Knox win De me guest oi AT UNION DEPOT, the Commercial Club at a luncheon to be given at the club at noon today. A list of people Invited to meet mm nas been prepared, and comprises many of the most Influential business men in the citv. After the banquet, at a time most convenient to the guest of honor, Mr. Knox will be taken for an automobile ride throughout the city. He leaves to nierht at 7 o'clock on the Great North ern, and will go direct to Chicago and thence to Washington. no GOME "D1TKB SARAH" BILLED FOR APPEARAXCE AT OKPHEUM. Portland Is One of Few Western Cities to Get Great Actress Date Set for Week January 23. That Sarah Bernhardt is to be the headllner of the bill at the Orpheum here In the early part of the new year was the announcement made yesterday by Martin Beck, managing director of the Orpheum circuit, who passed the day in Portland with John W. Consi dlne. Owing to the brevity of "the di vine Sarah's" vaudeville engagement It had been Intended first for her to appear only in the large-capacity houses, said Mr. Beck, but Mr. Consl dine insisted upon the famous actress gracing the Orpheum houses of the Pa cific Northwest under his charge, and the vaudeville chieftain consented. As Sarah Bernhardt Is to receive $7000 a week net, the expenses of her big company to be a separate charge, It has been decided by the Orpheum management to charge more for seats during the Bernhardt engagement. That the highest price exclusive ol boxes may be 11.60 is the estimate made by Mr. Beck. That detail will be de cided In San Francisco, Mr. Beck and Mr. Consldine departing for a confer ence there with other Orpheum officers last night. v Not only will Sarah Bernhardt ap pear in Portland, but all other stars under contract with the Orpheum cir cuit will he seen and heard here. That was announced by Mr. Beck, who, in revealing the Portland plans of his vaudeville circuit, declared Ethel Bar rymore will shine as a' headllner here next March, that Virginia Harned will play a week here in her vaudeville tour and that all the big foreign acts ob tained for the Orpheum circuit will not skip the Portland house. On the same bill with Bernhardt there will be five other acts, and the cost of the bill for the week will be $12,000. The great French actress will travel in a special car, and a cabin de luxe has been provided for her for her trip across the Atlantic and back. She is due to arrive in New Tork next Sat urday. In her 14 weeks' tour of the Orpheum theaters she will present con densed versions of "La Tosca," "Ca mille." "Le Buffons," "Lucretia Borgia," "La Sorciere" and "Madame X." It is probable that she will appear here for the week of January 23. An engagement at the Seattle Orph eum also has been scheduled for the great actress, but whether she Is to appear at the Spokane Orpheum has not yet been decided. "My contract with Madame Bern hardt," said Mr. Beck, "is for 1 weeks, and there is a big demand from all parts of the country to see her. As Mr. Con sldine has insisted that she be booked for Seattle and Portland, she will play an engagement here. There will be no money made by Mr. Consldine in Bern hardt's visit to Portland, but as he is willing to take a chance, I bow to his wishes. At top capacity the house here cannot hold more than $8000. Madame Bernhardt never before has played at less than $5 a seat, but such a price cannot be commanded In vaudeville. Our price probably will be $1.50 a seat." Mr. Consldine was host at dinner at the Portland Hotel yesterday for Mr. Beck, Louis M. Sonnenberg, attorney for the Orpheum circuit in New York, who accompanies Mr. Beck on his tour of the Coast, and Mose Oppenheimer, of the Spokane Orpheum. ALICE HOLMES IS BURIED Impressive Ceremony Attends Fu neral of Auto Accident Victim. Impressive. scenes marked the burial services yesterday at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church by the Rev. li. M. Ramsey over the late Miss Alice Holmes, who was the victim of the accident on the Llnnton road Saturday afternoon, when an automobile, in which she was seated, went over the embankment backwards, killing her ai. most Instantaneously. The relatives and family friends were assembled at the home of Mrs. H. B. McCabe, the married sister, at 445 Tenth street, where the coffin was lit erally burled under a wealth of flow era After private prayers had been said the cortege passed on Its way to the St. Stephen's Church, on Thirteenth and Clay streets. There the vicar met the procession, escorting it up the aisle. The church was filled with mourners. Union County Pioneer Passes. A veteran of the Civil War and a i'T BE FUSSY ABOUT EATING Your Stomach Will Digest Any Kind of Fool wnen tiiven tne Proper Assistance. We are prone to fall Into the error of singling out some article of food and soundly berating the fiend who first Invented the dish. The habit grows with some people till almost all food is put on the 'blacklist. This Is all wrong. What is required Is a lit tle assistance with those agencies upon which scientific students for many years have set their seal of approval because they have become absolute facts. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets for all stomach disorders are recognized; they have a fine record; they are rated reliable, dependable and worthy of con fidence Just as the president of a big bank puts his O. K. on a depositor's check. And so you can eat what you want, whatever you like, knowing well that should indigestion, sour risings, gas formations, fermentations or any other stomach, distress arise, Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets in a few moments will put you right. Coated tongue, . bad breath, heart burn, belohlng, flatulency, bloat all the symptoms of digestive troubles disappear quickly when these tablets are used. They are not a cure for anything but dyspepsia and kindred complaints. But they have brought re lief to more sufferers from digestive diseases than all the patent medicines and doctors' prescriptions put together. The stomach does the heaviest work of any. of the bodily organs, yet it's the one we treat with the least regard. We eat too much of the wrong kind of food at any time. The patient's stom ach stands such treatment as long as it can and then It rebels. You get notice of the rebellion In the shape of the gases and pains caused by undigested, fermenting food. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are sold and recommended by all druggists at 50c a box. - pioneer of Grand Ronde Valley, Union County, J. M. Selder died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. C H. Gossett, 1305 Mallory avenue, yesterday. Mr. Selder was born February 4, 1846, at Mlddlebury. Elkhart County, Indiana. At the age of 18 tie enlisted in the 152d Indiana, and was honorably dis charged August 3, 1865. For the past 30 years, until two years ago, when he moved to Portland, he was a resident of Grand Ronde Valley, his postoffice being Cove. He was a lifelong Repub lican, and took -a prominent part In the politics of Union County, holding the office of County Commissioner and other positions of honor and trust. The body will be sent to Cove today, where interment will be made. MAIM TRACED BY LETTERS Alleged: Robber Arrested at Home of His Sweetheart. By figuring correctly that Boy Travis, wanted here for robbery, would com municate with his sweetheart in San Francisco, Detectives Coleman and Snow succeeded in having him arrested there yesterday and have begun pro ceedings to extradite him. Travis is accused by E. C. McDougall of "rolling" him for $800, following a drinking bout in a North End saloon, several weeks ago. Among the loot were two express or ders, which Travis, it is alleged, tried to cash at the express office. He was refused when he misspelled the name of the owner, which he pretended was his own. Through this Incident the officers obtained a good description, by which they traced the man to a tavern In Clackamas County, There .they found mail for him, with the return address of the girl. With this address. the San Francisco police found the man at the girl's home, a short time after being notified. ANSWER IS REASSURING Recognition of Chinese Republic Is Being Considered. ' "It is the disposition of the Executive to accord recognition to the Chinese Republlo at the earliest opportunity afforded under the established usages of International law." 1 This announcement was received yes terday by E. C. Glltner, secretary of the Portland Commercial uiud, irom the office of the Secretary of State in Washington. D. C In reply to a com munication sent from the chamber some time ago. Indorsing the attitude of the Pacific Coast Chambers In favor of the newly-established republic and urging that the Federal Government give it official recognition as soon as Dossible. "The announcement from the Secre tary of State's office is very hopeful, said Mf. Glltner, "and indicates that the matter is being given careiui at tention, and that ti will be probably but a short time until the United States will officially declare its recognition of the Republic of China as one ot tne world powers." COMMISSION PLAN LAUDED R. W. Montague Says Proposed Cbarter Will Fix Responsibility. t. ..niaininir thA Imnort&nt features of the .proposed, commission cnarier, r tat vrnntActiA a TortlanH attornev. urged' members of the Portland Civic Club Monday night to support tne measure, pointing out that through its ( ,.A hiialnaa, nf thA miinicl- U gjtl a llUlt 111 U vhv.uwuh . pality would be conducted to better ad- . than. 4t i unaiAr tha nresent system 01 administration, no uecircu that one of the main results oi tne crctATT, vnnM hn tr fix definitely the responsibility of those In charge" of the city government. xne measure will be voted on the special election to be held November 2. J. H. Miner, of the Ladd & Tilton T. rft,neaa thA mPdSlim nTTl V'i.i ( n C for double liability of stockholders in state banks. The majority rule bill was discussed by W. K. Royal. Monday, October 21, Walter H. Evans, assistant unnea states iisinci At torney, will address the Civic Club on the proposed "blue sky law." PARK PLANS TO BE KNOWN Greater Portland Plans Association Will Meet Tonight. The regular monthly meeting of the Greater Portland Plans Association to night at 7:30 o'clock, will be presided over by William F. Woodward, one of the members of the executive board, m. T. Mische, Superintendent of Parks, will deliver an illustrated address on "Portland's Park Plan," followed by Howard Evarts Weed, who will speak of the relation between the Bennett plan and the development proposed by the Park Board. Mr. Weed will also present illustrations of what has been done in other cities. G. F.. Johnson will give an outline of "The Business Man's View of the Greater Portland Plan." - The public Is cordially invited to at- HEILIG THEATER 7th and Taylor Phones Main 1 and A HVt. TWO PERFORMANCES TODAY Special Price Matinee 2:15 Tonight 8:18 All ThU Week Wm. R. Brady Preient Geo. R. Broadhurst's Drama "Bought and Paid For" The Play Everybody's Going- To. Evenings 11 rows $2.00 7 rowa $1.B0 Balcony, II. 73c. 50c. Gallery, 35c, 25c This Afternoon: 11 rows SI.B0. 7 rowa SL Balcony. 75c. 50c. Gallery. 85c. 25c. SEATS SEIXING FOB ENGAGEMENT BAKER THEATER Main , A 6360 noma or xne waiter riayera. week; Mats. Wed and Sat. Most popular Weatem play ever written. "THE II KIR TO THE HOOKAH." By Psul Armstrong, author ot "Alias Jimmy Valentino," "The Deep Purple" and many other great successes. Strong cast, great slt- Uttuviis, roaring comeuy. trrn-vm S5c 50c. Matinees. 25c only. Next week: I lie pprpumru l. Mala 6, A 1020 Matinee Dally. Matinee, IS, 25, 50c; Nights, IB, ZS, 50, 75c. WEEK OCTOBER 14, The Distinguished Actress Miss Amelia Bingham Six Big Vaudeville Acts. AVHTINEE- DAILX WEEK OCTOBER 14 Schepp's Comedy Clr. cm, Six American Beauties. Miss Mabel Johnston, AI Espe and Laura Roth, ,al Stew art, Pantagescope, Pantages orchestra. Pop ular prices. Boxes and first row balcony re served. Box office open from 10 A- M. to 10 V. M. Phones, A 223d, Main 4i36. Curtain 2:80, 7:15 and 8. Matinee DAILY fi.lll.-an Jfr r-onala-ilrua Sullivan A Consldine 6 Feature Acts 6 Official Pictures of World's Baseball Series SPECIAL SUMMER PRICES. Matinees, any seat luc; Nights, 10c, 20c. LYRIC THEATER WEEK OCTOBER 14 The Keating Flood Musical Comedy Co. In "PAFA'S BABY." The great laughing success. First time in this city. Week days, two performances nightly. 7:30 and 9:10. Sundays at 6:45, 8:00 and 8:15. Matinee dally at 2:30. Admission Evenings, 15c and 25c. Matinees (Except Sundays and Holidays), any seat 15c. Iriduy night "The RowebodM' Contest." tend the meeting, which will be held in the Auditorium of the Journal building;, mezzanine floor. All committee mem bers are especially urged to be present. TAILX METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND, Oct. 15. Maximum temper ature. 65 degrees; minimum, 48 degrees. River reading, 8 A. M., 1.8 feet; change in last 24 hours, .4 foot fall. Total rainfall (5 P. M. to 5 P. M., trace; total rainfall sines September 1, 1912, 1.54 Inches; normal rain fall since September 1, 3.60 Inches; defi ciency of rainfall since September 1. '1112. 2.06 inches. Total sunshine, 20 minutes; possible sunshine, 10 hours 67 minutes. Barometer (reduced to sea level) at 5 P. M., 30.16 Inches. THE WEATHER. "5 Wind State of Weather STATIONS Baker Boise Clear Cloudy Boston .. Cloudy Calgary Chicago ....... Colfax , Denver ........ Des Moines Duluth Eureka ........ Galveston Clear Clear Clear Clear Clear PI,. Cloudy Kaln iPt. cloudy Cloudy Helena Jacksonville ... Kansas City ... LAurler ........ Ijoa Angeles .. Marshfleld 12 E 5 SB 6lSW Clear Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Clear Clear Cloudy Clear Cloudy Clear Clear Clear Clear Clear Cleat Clear Clear Clear Clear Pt. cloudy Cloudy Rain Clear Clear Clear Medford ....... Montreal ...... New Orleans ... New-York ..... North Head ... Pendleton Phcenix Pocatello ...... Portland Roseburg ...... Sacramento .... St. Louis St. Paul Salt Lake San Francisco . Spokane Tacoma Tatooah Island Walla Walla .. Washington ... Welser WEATHER CONDITIONS. A low-pressure area of decided character Is central over Alberta, and a high-pressure area of great magnitude is central over the Lake region. The barometer is now slowly rising ovor the northwest portion of the North Pacific states. Light rain has fallen In Western Washington and In Northwestern Oregon and local rains have fallen in tho Gulf and South Atlantic states. It Is much cooler in the Lake region, but elsewhere th changes in temperature have been small and unimportant. The conditions are favorable for rain Wednesday in Oregon, Washington and In Idaho, except its southeast portion, where fair weather will probably continue. It will be cooler in Oregon and Washington, except near the coast, and in Northern Idaho. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Occasional rain; cooler; southerly winds. Oregon and Washington Rain; cooler, ex cept near the coast; southerly winds, Idaho Rain, except fair southeast por tion: cooler north portion. EDWARD A. BEALS, District Forecaster. Household Economy Bow to Have the Beat Cougk Syrnp and Save 92, by Making; It at Home. Cough medicines, as & rule, contain a large quantity of plain syrup. If you take one pint -of granulated sugar, add pint of warm water and stir about 2 minutes, you have aa good syrup as money coula buy. If you will then put 2 ounces of Pinex (50 cents' worth) in a pint bottle, end fill it up with the Sugar Syrup, you will have as much cough syrup as you could buy ready made for $2.50. It keeps perfectly. And you will find it the best cough syrup you ever used even in whopping cough. You can feel it take hold usu ally stops the most severe cough in 24 hours. It is Just laxative enough, has a good tonic effect, and taste is pleasant. Take a teaspoonful every one, two or three hours. It is a splendid remedy, too, for whooping cough, croup, hoarseness, asth ma, chest pains, etc Pinex is the most valuable concentra ted compound of Norway white pine ex tract, rich in guaiacol and all the heal ing pine elements. No other prepara tion will work in this formula. This recipe for making cough remedy with Pinex and Sugar Syrup is now used and prized in thousands of homes in the United States and Canada. The plan has often been imitated but never successfully. A guaranty of absolute satisfaction, or money promptly refunded, goes with this recipe. Your druggist has Pinex, or will f?t it for vou. If not, send to The inex Co., Ft. Wayne, Ind. Pinex is fullv sruaranteed by I.aue- Davla Drag Co. (distributers), Portland. ft RVv "ITr IT