Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, March 14, 1913, Page 14, Image 14

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THE MORXIXG OREGONIAN, FRTDAY. MARCH 14, 1913.
H. BEGKWITH WILL
QUIT WELLS FARGO
Portland Genera! Agent Re
signs After 34 Years in
Express Service.
LONG REST WILL BE TAKEN
Well-Known Portland Resident Is to
Remain In City, He Says, and
Iater May Enter Other
Ilne of Endeavor.
Harvey Beckwlth, general agent for
Wells-Fargo & Company, express, has-
resigned, - effective at the convenience
of his superior officers. It Is probable
that his successor will be appointed
and placed In charge of the Portland
office within 30 days.
Mr. Beckwlth, who has been in the ex
press service for 34 years, gives as
surance that he will continue as a res
ident of Portland, where he has lived
for nearly SO years. After a much
needed rest he will probably engage In
private business.
Beginning his career as a driver for
the American Express Company in his
home state of Idaho, he came to Port
land 30 years ago as a messenger. He
rwas promoted through various positions,
such as agent, route agent and others
of minor importance until he became
general agent in Portland. About 14
years ago ha was transferred to San
Francisco, but after a service there of
lour years he came back to Portland.
Civic Affairs Interest.
For the last 10 years he has been
enteral agent here. Under his admin
letratlon, the Wells-Fargo building at
fclxtn and Oak streets was erected.
JStnce Its completion he has had .charge
of the property in addition to his duties
as head of the Portland office and ter
ritory around Portland.
Besides his activity in this capacity
he has taken an important Interest in
' the civic duties Incident with the
growth and development of the city.
For two years he was a member of the
board of trustees of the Chamber of
Commerce and for two years president
of the Commercial Club. By appoint.
tnent of the Governor he served also as
chairman of the Naval Militia Board
and still is & member of that board.
He Is prominent as a Mason, a Shriner
and in various other organizations.
"In leaving the express service," said
Mr. Beckwlth last night, "I do not in
tend to leave Portland. I have con
siderable sentiment about severing my
connection with the "pioneer route of
the West,' with which I have been con
nected for so long, but I want to take
a long rest, which I have not had for
years, and after that I may enter some
other line of work.
Patrons of Company Thanked.
"I am extremely grateful to the peo
pie of Portland for their patronage of
the Wells-Fargo under my direction
and commend the patrons of the com
pany to my successor, whom I hope
they will continue to favor with their
patronage."
C. Cain, special agent for the com
pany, who was in Portland yesterday,
expressed extreme regret when he
learned of Mr. Beckwith's resignation.
"I only hope he will withdraw It be
fore It is acted upon," was Mr. Cain's
comment.
OLYMPIA LAWMAKERS QUIET
(Continued From First Page.)
own affairs to listen to our explana
tions. Had the veto came earlier in
v the session. I believe beyond a doubt
we could have drummed up enough
strength to over-ride the Governor."
Pend O'Rellle Bridge Loses.
The veto of the Governor of an ap
propriation of $50,000 for a bridge over
the Pend O'Rellle River at Newport
was sustained Immediately after the
.Vancouver veto was laid on the table.
One of the last official acts of the
' session was the final concurrence to
amendments in the logged off lands
lilll which was prepared by the joint
committees on , logged off lands em-
bracing the fundamental features of a
number of other logged off land bills
introduced by Representatives from
Various sections.
The bill which probably will be
signed by the Governor provides for
the formation of improvement districts
consisting of a county as a whole or a
part to clear land or to bring it under
Irrigation.
The bill provides commissioners shall
be appointed to serve as a managing
board. The districts are authorized to
issue bonds when empowered so to do
by vote of the district.
Purchase Rights piven.
It la provided that state, courity mu
kilclpal or other public funds and the
permanent schood fund may be invested
In the bonds. Provision is made-for the
acquisition by the district of lands
and property by purchase or otherwise.
The districts can purchase the lands
of settlers, giving them the right of
repurchase after reclamation or clear
ing at a price not greater than the cost
of acquisition and improvement plus 5
per cent and In SO annual payments
at 4 per cent interest.
Legislative reapportionment, the
question which deadlocked the Legis
lature in 1911, was knocked in the head
by the Senate, when a final llth-hour
attempt to put through a reapportion
ment bill, fathered by Senator Jackson,
of King County, failed. The cow coun-
ty delegations standing as a unit re
volted against the measure and cast
It Into oblivion to remain until resur
rected either by the people under the
Initiative or by the Legislature of 1915.
Game legislation, which has been a
perplexing question during the session,
was all straightened out, and a com
promise bill put through both houses
after several committee conferences.
The bill as sent to the Governor pro
vides that the Governor shall appoint
two chief state game wardens, one from
Eastern Washington and one from
Western Washington, each to be paid
11800 a year.
Training School Veto Stasias.
The Senate voted to sustain the veto
of Governor Lister of an appropriation
of $10,000 to establish a state train
ing school at Bverett.
The veto was sustained by ' an
even vote of 21 to 21. Twenty-eight
votes were necessary to carry the bill
over the Governor's head.
Practically all the rest of the day's
session was taken up In getting bills
already passed straightened up to be
sent to the Governor.
In the face of charges that the ses
sion has not been a great success a
list of the important bills passed by
both houses was produced and read.
Among other bills which were passed
and many of which have been signed
by the Governor are the following:
A women minimum ware bill, creating
a state welfare commission empowered to
Investigate the. cost of living In the. various
sections and to tlx a minimum wage for
women sad minors by districts; prohibiting
the publication of false or misleading ad
vertisements; creating a state department
for the sealing of weights and measures;
permitting ' cities to install cold storage
plants for the benefit of farmers; creating a
state cepartment or agriculture to admin
ister the agricultural, horticultural and
livestock laws of the state and taking over
the duties of seven of the present state
departments; setting aside tne waters oi cne
wenatcnee watershed for use In a reelaxn'
ation project : Increasing- the state high'
way fund from ."00,000 to $1,500,000 this
rear ana Il.ooo.wo each year thereafter;
an appropriation of 1200.000 for the rebuild
ing of the 8tate Normal School at Cheney;
creating a state bureau of farm develop
ment; repealing the anti-tlpplng law; legal
ising co-operative associations; applying the
principles of the Iowa red light abatement
law to this state; providing for the employ
ment of con-supporters and family deserters
on county roads and. the payment of their
dependents, of fl.o a day for sucn service;
an appropriation of 1300.000 for tbe pur
chase of the bridge over the Snake River
between Lewiston and Clarkston; referring
to the voters the question of a teachers
pension system; an appropriation of $50,000
to finance a state publicity campaign; aooi-
ishing capital punishment; to bond the State
Capitol granted lands for S4.uuo,tMW. ana
others.
Total appropriations for the session
amount to about $20,000,000. The ees-
insai iimi Timt&"-'::Mw4ttfa$ti&fflMmA
Harvey Beelcvrlth, Who Leaves
Wells-Fargo Express Company
After 34 Years' Service.
SAM HILL IS HONOR
GUEST AT BANQUET
Portland Business Men Pay
Tribute to Unselfish Work
of Road Builder.
OCCASION IS BRILLIAN
slon cost the state about $90,000 not
counting- orlntlnsr which will add an
other $10,000 or a total of close to in Oregon, and should now have the
Speakers Eulogize Man Who Is Do
ing Much to Open Resources of
Oregon to World, and AH Join
In Hailing Him as Great. .
Sam Hilt builder of good roads, was
declared last night to be the man of
all men In Oregon, who - is doing the
greatest work in opening to the world
the resources of the commonwealth.
A large number of the leading busi
ness and professional men of the city
gave him a banquet at the Hotel Ore
gon. It was a most brilliant occasion.
Many . tributes were paid the guest of
honor by Theodore B. Wilcox, Charles
W. Fulton, Frederick V. Holman,
Frank Terrace, Richard W. Montague
and Dr. Kenneth A. J. Mackenzie. C.
S. Jackson presided ae toastmaster.
A loving cup was presented to him
bv his friends.
An elaborate dinner was served, after
which the toastmaster Introduced Mr.
Wilcox. Tne latter declared that Sam
Hill is truiy a great man, in that he
has done and is doing a great work
in the way of building and assisting
to build good roads. He said a man
should have credit for the-achievements
of his life while he lives, but that it
is customary in this country to be
little a man while ne lives, ana eulo
gize him when dead. He believed, he
said, that Mr. Hill Is absolutely un
selfish in-his efforts to get good roads
$100,000
The Governor to date has vetoed
$2,500,000 in appropriations and has
been sustained on $2,370,000 of ' the
amount.
VANCOUVER FOLK ARE GLOOMY
Veto of Bridge Appropriation Bill
Disappoints Business Men.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. March 13.
(Special.) "Blue" would hardly sug
gest the state of feelings of the peo
pie of Vancouver and Clark County to
day over the failure of Governor Lis
ter to sign the Pacific Highway bridge
appropriation bill. Wherever two or
three men or women gathered today,
they were discussing - but one topic,
the failure of the bridge bill to pass
the Governor..
For days business and professional
men have been keyed to a high pitch
awaiting the Governor's action. Many
went to Olympia for one or more days
to do what they could in the bill's
favor.
But many believe that there may yet
be some way to finance the project.
CLEAN-UP ORDER IS GIVEN
Seaside Officials Announce Cam
paign for Splc-and-Span Town.
SEASIDE. Or.. March 13. (Special.)
There is a movement here, headed by
Mayor Gilbert and City Recorder Berry,
to do Spring cleaning Immediately.
Notices have been printed warning
property-owners to clean their yards
and to see that the sidewalks are put
in repair. To all tho property-owners
living at Seaside, as well as those liv
ing outside -the city, notices have been
sent, notifying them that clean-up time
nas arrived and that, unless they have
the work done, themselves, the city-
will take action.
Since the fire citizens have been busy
rebuilding the city, and wreckage from
the fire has littered the back streets.
tho residence portion of the town
evidences of last Winter's storms are
till seen.
A woman's club will be organized
and will take up the subject of nam
ing a cleaning day.
FESTIVAL BEING ARRANGED
Roseburg Preparing to Hold Straw
berry Carnival in May.
BOSEBTJRG Or, March 13. (Spe
cial.) Pursuant to a call issued by the
chairman of the Strawberry Carnival
committee, appointed last June, a mass
meeting of citizens will be held at the
Armory Friday night for the purpose
of discussing plans whereby this year's
festival will eclipse former celebrations.
It has been decided to pay more at
tention to stock exhibits than in past
vears. Douelaji Countv is tho homo nf
hundreds of thoroughbred animals, and
it Is predicted that the stock parade
will prove a feature of the carnival.
The date has been tentatively set for
the last week in May.
ROUTDALE BANK MERGED
Citizens Bank of Portland Takes
Over Institution's Accounts.
All accounts and business of the
Bank of Troutdale, by consent of the
State Superintendent "of Banks, have
been taken over by the Citizens Bank
of Portland, located at Grand avenue
and East Alder streets, and in a "few
days the notes, books, papers and cash
of the Troutdale Bank will be moved
and consolidated with the Citizens
Bank. A representative of the Citizens
Bank will be In Troutdale next Monday
morning to transfer the balances of depositors.
The Citizens Bank has been doing
business in Portland for 23 y?ars and
has deposits in excess of $655,000.
J. W. Scudder Made President.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE, Corvallls. March IS. (Special.)
oy W. Scudder, Junior student In
grlculture, was elected president of
the college T. M. C A. last night. The
other newly-elected officers are R. V.
Wright, Croton. O., vice-president; D. C
Howard. Corvallls, secretary; Charles
Robinson. Forest Grove, treasurer. The
new officers will be formally Installed
April 1. Following the business meet
ing there was a programme of musi
cal numbers - Interspersed with wres
tling matches and boxing bouts.
Marriage Ii ceases.
DAY-SMITH W. F. Day. city. SB. and
Louie? G. Smith, leral.
- METER-MAYER Edward Meyer, city, 26,
and Henrietta Mayer. 4.
uoajKAl CT1JUJ rrans: tjm Don,
city. S2, and France Crawford, 32.
ROSS-HALLAM John M. Ross, city, 37.
and Bessie Blanch Hallaro, SO.
PEARL-DRAKE J. P. Pearl, city. 29.
and Maude M. Drake. 27.
BEESOX-SXDEKSOX Roy S. Beaeon,
city, -4. and Freda ilanderaoo, IS,
credit for It.
Mr. Fulton declared that "Sam Hill
is doing the greatest work of any man
in Oregon, in opening up the country
to the public so the people can see the
beauties of the state, which truly are
marvelous."
Frederick V. Holman followed, pay.
ing Mr. Hill great credit for what he
has done to build up the state in the
line of roads especially, and also gave
It as his opinion that Mr. Hill Is en
tlrely unselfish In his work. He point
ed out the fact that Mr. Hill had pat
ented none of the roads he has built
and no one has to pay him royalty on
them.
Those present were
L. y. Swetland, Rufus C Holman, Dan J.
Malarkey, Dr. W. D. Wood. Dr. E. B. Mo-
Daniel. Rabbi Jonah B. Wise. Sig Sichel, W.
H. DunekW. Charles T. Ladd. B. M. Lom
bard, S. M. Mears, W. B. Ayer, Ersklne
Wood. A. H. Devers. Charles J. McPherson,
J. P. Plagemann, W. J. Hofmann, H. M.
Haller. A. G. Rushllaht. Charles McGontKle,
Gay Lombard, E. G. Crawford, F. A. Free
man, lix H. Isherwood, A. C. Emmons,
Frank Branch Riley. Dr. A. E. Rockey.
Emmett Callahan, F. H. Page. E C. Mears.
R. W. Hoyt. w. A. Montgomery, J. w.
Minto. J. L. Paterson, David M. Dunne; W.
E. Prudhomme. S. M. Luders, Oustave E.
Bruere. A. Feldenheimer, Julius L. Meier.
Arthur L. Fish R- W. fiehmeer. Georee F.
Rodgers, A. O. Jones, A. R. Plnckney, Paul
Wesalnger, W. L. Boise. R. Smith, R. P.
Efflnger. John D. Wilcox, J. W. Cruthers.
J. W. Ganong. T. M. Word. G. Walter
Gates, Ed C. Shevlln, G. F. Johnson. W. F.
Burreu, W. D. Skinner,. H. M. Papst, Elbert
Wells. J. ilcL Wood, Alfred F. Smltn,
Arnold 8. Rothwell, J. K. Wentworth, Jr.,
E. R. Eldredge, Jay Smith, Edward. Lyons,
Frank Terrace, C. P. Chamberlln. A. E.
Doyle, Frank C. Rlggs. Marshall N. Dana,
J. B. Mlddleton. R. w. Montague. W. H.
Allen, T. B. Wilcox, Samuel Hill, C 8.
Jackson. F. V. Holman, C W. Fulton, Dr.
K. A. J. Mackenzie. Dr. E. D. Tucker. San
derson Reed. W. B. Gilbert. W. D. Fenton,
George Lawrence, Otto .Brayman, Leo J.
Clayburgh. Ed Ehrman, A. L. Finley, W. L.
Morgan, W. M. John, Joseph M. Healy, J.
F. Daly, H. H. Ward. M. C. Dickinson, R.
C. Hart. J. Frank Watson, J. A. Cranston,
J. H. Voght, B. S. Josselyn, Franklin T.
Griffith. O. B. Cold well. E. R. Eldredge,
Jay Smith. Drake C. O'Reilly, George M.
Trowbridge, E. W. Ortman, K. H. Koehler.
O. B. Welcher, B. c. Ball, wains B. war
ren, John S. Beall, H. L. Bowling, W. H.
Gore, C C. Chapman. R. W. Raymond, H.
E. Noble, Edward L. Devereau.
MDNTAB MAY GET JOB
COTJXCIIiSIAX MENTIONED FOR
FEDERAL OFFICE.
United States Marshalship of Oregon
or Collector of Customs Said
to Be Probable.
John Montag, at present Councilman
from the Sixth Ward, can be United
States Marshal or Collector of Customs,
just whichever job he wants, according
to Portland politicians. That he wants
to be Marshal is said to be the fact, and
it is believed here that he will be.
In Democratic political circles in
Portland it lis said that Mr. Montag is
one man who can have anything he
wants from United States Senator Lane,
and it is also said that Lane will name
the Marshal and Collector.
John Montag is one Democrat who
is said to stand very high with the ex
Mayor of Portland, who is now the
junior United States Senator from
this state, and Senator Lane 13 certain
to reward him for his loyalty, accord
ing to the best information obtainable
In Portland. Montag served on Lane's
Executive Board for a long time when
Lane was Mayor of this city. Now
that Lane occupies a seat in the United
States Senate, It is declared by looal
political people that Lane will hand
out to Montag the United States Mar
shalship or the post of Collector of Cus
toms. It is said he wants to be Marshal.
Montag at present- Is serving as a
member of the City Council and Is pro
prietor of a stove foundry in South
Portland.
Before he left Portland, Senator
Lane's mail was heavy with applicants
for every job under the sun with which
he would have or would not have any
direct hand In disposing of.
That Senators Lane and Chamberlain
will divide the patronage between
them Is said to be the plan, and It Is
thought that Senator Chamberlain will
have the naming of the Portland Post
master, while Lane will name the Col
lector of Customs or the Jfarshal. If
Montag is named Marshal, then the Col
lector of Customs probably will go to
a man to be agreed upon by both Cham
berlain and Lane, and tbey probably
will divide the remainder of the patron
age of the state between themselves.
Great Interest centers in tne actions
of the Senators, and Portland and Ore
gon Democrats are eager for the slate
to be made public
- Cottage Grove to Be Paved.
iviTTinp fiT?r V W Or ATn rfi 1
c-.iol 1 Tha Citv Council has pom-
pieiru J-" " " 1 - . a - -
malnlng : unimproved streets in the
DUSiUCW - " - " I
for the work have been presented by
the property owners and accepted. No
remonstrances are anticipated, and It
is expected that work will commence
as soon as weather permits. Birch ave
nue on tbe West Side will also be hard-
surfaced and petitions have been pre
sen ted for the same finish on two other
streets in the residence district.
COMMITTEE OF 100 MEETS
Plans for World's Citizenship Con
ference Are Put Under Way.
A meeting of the committee of 100
or the World's Christian Citizenship
Conference was held at the Commercial
Club yesterday. C. C Chapman called
the meeting to order. Dr. Benjamin
Young was elected temporary chair
man and B. Lee Paget, secretary. Dr.
William T. Foster was elected perma
nent president of the committee, and
E. L. Thompson vice-president. These
officers will meet at 2:30 P. M when
an executive committee of seven will
SALVATIOV ARMY LEADER
ARRIVES tS PORTLAND. ,
Commander Gvangeline Booth.
Commander Evangeline Booth
will deliver her illustrated lec
ture, entitled "My Father," at
Lincoln High School, Park, and
Market streets, at 8 o'clock to
night. Miss Booth's power of
expression is inspiring, as the
large crowds who have heard her
are willing to testify. With Miss
Booth are: Commissioner Thomas
Estill, Colonel Parker, Brigadier
R. Dubbin, Major Griffin, Staff
Captain Welsh, Adjutants Cook
and Broughton and Captain Jackson.
BURNSIDE OWNERS
TO FIGHT WIDENING
Property Holders Decide to
Oppose Street Changes
Which Are Urged. ;
AGITATION SAID TO HURT
be named. The next meeting of the
committee of 100 Is a week from next
Monday at the Commercial Club.
A committee of three to decide where
the -preliminary meetings and the con
ference Itself shall be held are F. W.
Hild, E. L. Thompson and B. W. Ray
mond.
The following were present: William
T. Foster, Winthrop Hammond. C. C
Chapman, J. W. Sprecher, R. Hughes,
J. D. Corby, W. L. Crissey, J. P. Ras
mussen, S. C. Pier, Samuel Connell, W.
F. Reagor. S. R. Hawkins, G. G. Ames,
W. H. Fear, J. R. Ewlng. R. W. Ray
mond, J. R. Wilson, Henry Marcotte,
Charles Scadding, W. N. Coffee, J. H.
Boyd, H. P. Coffin, R. B. McClung, A. L.
Veasie, J. Richard Olsen, James T. Fail
ing, D. W. Wakefield, James J. Sayer,
W. D. Skinner, J. H. Bennett, S. E. Du
Bois. J. E. Werlein. ,A. L. Huchison, F.
W.- Hild. C. Huggins. Guy W. Talbot,
Frederick H. Strong, B. Lee Paget, John
bain, James s. McGav, - Benjamin
Young. J. K. Gill. C. T. Haas. E. F. Con
nor, Morizo. Idaho; E. L.' Thompson,
George E. Higgins, W. R. McKenzle, F.
C. MaJpas, William McMurray, R. H.
Atkinson, J, P. Newell and Walter S.
Asher. -
CROWD HEARS EVANGELIST
Singing by Toting People Forms In-J
teresting Feature of Service.
The most successful of a series of
special evangelistic services, which are
being given in the First Methodist
Episcopal Church, Third and Taylor
streets, was held last night under the
leadership of James W. Patterson, of
Long- Beach, Cal. The church was
crowded and great interest was manifested.
Mr. Patterson, who Is a baritone,
sang "Though Your Sins Be as Scarlet."
Following this he preached a sermon,
taking: as the text: "The wages of sin
s death: the gift of God is eternal life,
through Jesus Christ, Our Lord."
This address was followed by an
after service.
One of the most Interesting features
of the service was the singing by the
young people, under the leadership of
Lou Hansen, with Koy Aimtener, or
Minneapolis, at the piano.
The service tonight at 7:45 o clocK
will be the closing one of this week.
but the series will be continued next
week, with Mr. Patterson occupying the
pulpit both at the morning and even
ing, services on Sunday.
TR EN KM AN WILL IS FILED
Widow Gets All of $2O0,000 Estate
With Exception of $12,000.
All but J12.000 of an estate of the
value of approximately $200,000 is left
to his widow. Elizabeth Trenkman,
by the will of Herman Trenkman.
who died March 1. The will was
filed for probate yesterday. Bern
hart Trenkman, a son, is left 10.000 in
trust. The other bequests are: $250
each to Herman and August Tauber,
nephews, living in Portland; XoOO to
Eddie Hirsch. a nephew, of Oakland,
Cal., and $1000 to Ernestine Hirsch, a
niece of Oakland, Cal. Mrs. Trenkman
is executrix. '
G-eoree W. Kleiser, A. J. Dave and
L. E. Sauvie, the last named a deputy
County Clerk, have been appointed ap
praisers of the estate. Mr. Sauvie was
named by Probate Judge Cleeton in
conformity with his recent declaration
that he would reserve tne right to
name one of the appraisers of any es
tate from which Inheritance tax might
be due the State of Oregon without
any suggestion from the attorney for
tne estate.
Appendlxless Waitresses Wanted. '
VANCOUVER. Wash, March IS.
(SneciaL) "Girls who have had their
appendix removed" may be the adver
tisement display by Frank Fox, a local
restaurant keeper, who Is In serious
trouble with his waitresses becoming
victims of appendicitis. No less than
five have gone to the hospital to be
Derated upon for this disease during
the past two years, the last one being
taken Monday.
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ECZEMA CCRED TS 10 TO SO DATS.
The Paris Medicine Co 2S24 Pine
street, St. Louis, Mo., manufacturers of
Laxative Bromo Quinine, have a new
and wonderful discovery, GROVE'S SA
NARE CUTIS, which they guarantee to
cure any case of ECZEMA, no matter of
how long standing, in 10 to 30 days, and
will refund money if t fails. GROVE'S
SA-NARE CUTIS is perfectly clean and
does not stain. If your druggist hasn't
it, send us 50c, in postage stamps, and
it will be send by mall ,
I
Committee Appointed to-Hold Con
ference in Near Future With
Greater Portland Plans
Association Members.
Thirty-eight members of the Burn-
side Property Owners' Association met
in offices in the Teon building last
night and decided on a programme of
vigorous opposition to the plan to
widen Burnside street at this time In
accordance with the Greater Portland
plans.
Especially were the property-owners
opposed to the plsn proposed by Mayor
Rushlight before a meting of tbe Great
er Portland Plans Association last
week, which was that a resolution
should be passed by the Council pro
hibiting the granting of building li
censes on Burnside street and nearer
to the line of the present street than
the street line as proposed by the
Greater Portland "plans.
"The time is not ready for such ac
tion," said Gus C Moser, a member of
the Burnside Property Owners' Asso
ciation, last night "No procedings
have been Instituted to widen the
street. Nothing has been done, except
the agitation' of the question -by the
Greater Portland Plans Association.
The people refused to vote bonds for
the purpose of prosecuting these plans
at the. November special election, and
yet it is proposed to tie up our prop
erty so that we can neither build nor
grant leases except at a great loss.
"The plan proposed would confiscate
a portion of our property for an in
definite period without giving us any
compensation.
Committee Is Named.
The following committee was ap
pointed to have an early meeting with
the Greater Portland Flans Association,
with the Mayor and the Council, and
such committees of the Council as may
be called on to consider the matter:
Isaac Swett, chairman; Dr. Andrew C.
Smith, Dan J. Malarkey, Gus C. Moser,
A. King Wilson, Paul Wesslnger, E. C.
Jogensen, E. Henry Wemme, S. A.
Arata. J. r. Klnnott.
This committee will report to another
meeting of the Burnside street property
owners in a week.
Others who were present at last
night's meeting were: Matchiner
brothers, L Lowengart, F. Frledlander,
E. Solomon, Sauvie brothers, Joseph
Closset, H. L. Keats, Z. Swett, F. J.
Alex Mayer, John F. Shea.
EUGENIC CHIEF IS DUE
DR. WOLFF SOOJI COMING HERE
TO HOLD CONFERENCE.
Planned "Baby Show" Is Attracting
Attention From All United States-,
Says O. M. Plumrner. .
The idea of a "eugenic -exposition,"
which was put into practice first in
Oregon and In the same year Iowa,
is attracting attention throughout the
United States and O. M. Plummer, who
has been reappointed manager of the
exposition at the Oregon State Fair
for this year also, is receiving cany
communications from many cities
which desire to enter into the move
ment and assist in the plan to de
velop a great world-wide eugenic ex
position to be held In San Francisco at
the exposition in 1915.
Already I have received letters from
more than 20 states In the Union which
expect to hold eugenic expositions this
year, basing their plan upon the one
originated in the Oregon fair last year.
where physical perfection and health
in the children exhibited was made the
basis of prize awards instead of mere
beauty of features," said Mr. Plummer
yesterday. "The indications now are
that eugenic expositions will be held
in practically every one of the United
States this year, similar to the expo
sitions held last, year in Oregon and
lowa. ,
Officials of the Panama-Pacific Ex
position are deeply interested in the
plan to hold a great exhibit of chir
dren from all parts of the world at San
Francisco in 1915. Dr. Frank E.
Wolff has bean given three years' leave
from the Department of Commerce and
Labor in Washington. D. C. and will
come to San Francisco to manage ex
hibits In the Fanama-Pacinc Exposi
tion. .President Moore, of the exposi
tion, has placed the management' of
the proposed eugenics exposition in Dr.
Wolff's hands.
'Dr. Wolff will come to Portland in
a short time to interview the persons
who have been active in the eugenic
exposition work here and to secure
Information for use in planning the
big exposition of eugenics In San
Francisco, and I Intend to place In his
nanus an or the data and communi
cations that I have received."
JUDGE M'GINNSETS CASES
Salts of Absent Attorneys Go to Bot
tom of List.
Cases of attorneys who were not
present to state whether they were
ready for trial went without waste of
time or parleying to the foot of the
list when Circuit Judge McGinn called
his docket yesterday morning.: The
Judge did not set the cases for any par
ticular days but announced the order
In which they would be tried, stating
that each would succeed as fast as the
one preceding it was finished. His clerk,
Seth Smith, said he would do his best
to keep attorneys informed a few days
in advance of the calling of their cases
for trial.
Judge McGinn has also Btated from
the bench that hereafter the cases he
will take nnder advisement will be few
and far between. He does not believe
in delaying decisions.
FARRELL RETURNS TO CITY
Supplies for Steamships to Be Pur
chased in Portland, He Says.
"All purchases for the San Francisco
3c Portland Steamship Company, ex
cepting those that cannot be supplied
here, will be made in Portland." said
J. D. Farrell. president of the O.-W. R.
&'N. Company, upon bis return yester
day from San Francisco, where he had
passed two weeks on business.
"The executive and. administrative
For Your Early Garden
Onion Sets, 1 Oc per lb.
R. R. Scarlet Gem Radish, Duke's Extra Early
Peas, R. R.'s Tender Crisp Lettuce, Rout
ledge's Favorite Beet, Extra Early Irish Cob
bler Potatoes, Early Jersey Wakefield's Cab
bage Plant.
We have garden tools and supplies of all
kinds. Lawn and Rosa Fertilizers, Sprays and
Spray Pumps.
How is yonf lawn? Are yon proud of it?
Get our new long-handled weed puller. (You
use it standing up). Pull out the large weeds,
reseed the thin places with R. R.'s Evergreen
Lawn Grass Seed, and apply a top dressing of
"Will-Grow" or "Rose Lawn" Fertilizer, roll
it well and you will get great results.
Plant Sweet Peas now outside, but all kinds
tender Flower Seeds
should be planted in
hot beds or pots inside.
When the plants are 2
inches high set them out into permanent beds.
Buy Rontledge's highest Quality
i Seeds and Plants and have a prize
' Garden. You know it requires no
more work to raise good vegeta
. bles or flowers than inferior ones
it's in the seed. '
Get the habit of trading at the
"Quality Seed Store."
- Our 128-page descriptive cata
logue free.
Routledge Seed & Floral Co.
169 Second Street, Near Morrison
office will remain In Portland," he Said.
The office of G. L. Blair, the general
manager, will be in San Francisco. The
boats will be stocked and repaired in
Portland. Only such supplies that
necessarily have to came from Cali
fornia will be bought In the south.
Business of the steamship company is
moving satisfactorily and we look for
a prosperous season."
Mr. Farrell was busy yesterday with
railroad work and gave some attention
to the plans for .extending the line
across the state from Vale to Crescent
and thence to Bend.
AGED COUPLEJN DIRE NEED
Income Only $2.50 Per Month and
Husband Fatally III.
A pension of $2.50 a month was given
an aged couple In this city by a chari
table organization of their own coun
trymen. The man Is dying of an in
curable disease and his wife, being re
quired at his bedside all the time, is
unable to work outside to earn money.
This case came to the attention of
the Associated Charities when it was
planned to send the husband to the
County Hospital and his wife objecting
strongly, pleaded that she be allowed
to stay with him.
The Associated Charities Is making
an effort to arrange a way in which the
wishes of the old couple can be met.
Friends of the organization will be
asked to assist In providing for them;
one person taking care of the rent.
another the fuel and others the various
articles of necessary groceries.
Improvement Club to Meet. '
Association will meet tonight in the
Albina Branch Library Assembly Hall,
350 Knott street, to further the plans
for celebrating the opening of the
Broadway bridge to traffic. They re
quest the presence of other Improve
ment associations.
DAILY METKOKO LOGICAL REPOBT.
PORTLAND. Match 13. Maximum tem
perature, 49 degrees; minimum, 38 degrees.
River reading at 8 A. M., 4.S feet: change ill
last Z4 nours, u. xooi ran. low nuuioij
(D F. M. to o F. ua. 1. none: total rainiii
RtnrA Sftntpmher 1. 1912. 26.2U Inches: normal
rainfall since September 1, 84.11 Inches;
deficiency of rainfall since September 1,
1912, T.82 inches. Total sunshine March 13,
2 hours, 11 minutes; possible sunshine, 11
hours, 47 minutes. Barometer (reduced to
sea-level) at S P. M-, S0.33 Inches.
THE WEATHER.'
In Intensity and is now central over adjom.
Ing portions of Iowa, Missouri and Kansas,
the lowest barometric reading reported this
evening being 2U.24 Inches at Des Moines, la.
This storm covers the entire territory be
tween the southern Rockies and the Appa
lachian Range of mountains, and Includes the
Great Lakes region also. High pressure ob
tains to the west, northwest and northeast.
Precipitation has occurred within the last
24 hours In nearly every state in the Union,
heavy rains and thunderstorms having been
reported, from the lower valley of the Mis
sissippi. The weather Is cooler In the basin, '
Rocky Mountain and Plains states and in
terior "Western Canada, and It Is warmer In
Arisona, the Gulf and Atlantic States and
Western Tennessee. In general, tempera
tures are below normal over the western
portion of the United 6tates and above nor.
mal over the eastern portion.
The conditions are favorable for generally
fair weather Friday In this district, with
frosts In early morning. Winds will blow
mostly from the west.
FORECASTS:
Portland and vicinity Fair; westerly
winds
Oregon. Washington and Idaho Oenerallt
fair; westerly winds.
THEODORE F. DRAKE.
Acting District Forecaster.
MOTHER! WATCH THE
CHILDREN'S BOWELS
If Cross. Side, Feverish, Bilious or
To&ffue Is Coated. Give Bell
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Portland
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No matter what alls yonr child, a
rentle. thorona-h laxative physic should
always be the first treatment given.
If your child isn't feeding- wen; reel
ing nicely; eating regularly and acting
naturally it is a sure sign that its little
stomach, liver and 0 feet of bowels
are filled with fouL constipated wast.
matter and need a gentle, thorough
cleansing at once.
When cross, irritable, feverish, stom
ach sour, breath bad or your littl. on.
has stomach-ache, diarrhoea, sor.
throat, full of cold, tongue coated; give
a teaspoonful of Syrup of Figs and la
a few hours all the clogged-op wast
undigested food and soar bile will
gently move on and out of Its little
bowels without nausea, griping or
weakness, and you will surely have a
well, happy and smiling child .again
shortly.
With Syrup of Figs you ar not
drugging your children, being com
posed entirely of luscious figs, senna
and aromatlcs It cannot be harmful,
besides they dearly lov. Its delicious
fig taste.
Mothers should always keep Syrup
of Figs handy. It Is the only stomach,
liver and bowel cleanser and regulator
needed a little given today will sav.
a sick child tomorrow.
Full directions for children of all
ages and for grown-ups plainly printed
on the package.
Ask your druggists for the full
name. "Syrup of Figs sad Elixir of
Benna," prepared by th. California rig
Syrup Co. This Is the delicious tast
ing, genuine old reliable Refuse any
thing else offered - ,(-t r ,
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
The Plains States' storm has Increased
Everybody
Is Invited
1 to the FORMAL
OPEISTINC of this
Bank on Friday,
the 1 4th inst.,
from 4 to 9 P. M-
Commerce
Trust & Savings
Bank
(Formerly Merchants' Savings
. Trust Company)
PARK AJTD MORRISOPT STS.
AUCTION SALES TODAT.
At Wilson's Auction House, at 1. JL. M.
furniture. 186-8 First St.
Ford Auotion House, 211 1st. Farnltur
carpots. etc Sale at 2 P. St.
A
MEETING NOTICES.
WASHINGTON COMMAND
ERT. No. 15, K. T. Btated
conclave this (Friday) evening-,
7:30. Red Cross. All Sir
Knights courteously invited to
attend.
F. H. NOLTNER, Recorder.
SELLWOOD LODGE No. 181,
A. F. AND A. M. Stated com
munication this (Friday) even
Ins. Sellwood Masonic Hall. Vis
itors welcome. By order W. M.
J. H. BUTLER. See.
PORTLAND LODGE, NO. 55, A.
F. AND A. M. Special communi
cation this (Friday) evening, T
o'clock. Work in M. M. decree.
Address by P. G. M-, Brother Philip
S. Malcom. Visitors welcome. By order
W. M. C. M. STEADMAN, Sec.
MT. TABOR LODGE. NO. 42.
A. F. AND A. M. Specl-.l com
munication this (Friday) evening.
West Side Temple. E. A. degree
6 o'clock; F. C. degree 8:S0 o'clock.
Visiting brethren invited to attend. By or
der W. M-, M. R. SPAULPING. Sec.
MYRTLE CHAPTER. NO. 15. O.
E. S. Resular meeting this (Fri
day) evening in Masonic Temple
at 8 o'clock. Social. By order W.
M..
JENNIE H. GALLOWAY, Seo.
GENERAL RELIEF COMMITTEE, I. O.
O. F. A special meeting Is called today -(Friday)
In Oddfellows Temple. Z2 Alder
St.. to conduct the funeral of pur late
brother. Dr. C. W. Herland. a member of
Fraternity Lodge. No. 82, Minneapolis, Minn..
meeting In lodge hall at 2 o'clock P. M.
Services at Holman's at 2:30, thence to tha
Crematorium. All Oddfellows are invited to
attend. J. C. JAMESON, Sec
B. P. O. ELKS, NO. 142 Members ar.
requested to meet at the undertaking par
lors of tho Holman Undertaking Co., this
(Friday) morning. U:45 o'clock, for the pur
pose of conducting the funeral services over
the remains of our late brother, H. B. Moyer,
member of Albany Lodge, No. 359. Visiting
brethren invited to attend. By order of the
E. R. M- R. SPAULPING. tec
FORESTERS OF AMERICA Members of
Court Multnomah No. 3 Tho funeral of
our deceased brother, Isaac Bloom, will tax.
place from his late residence, 60 Third St.,
at V A. M today (Friday).
EP GOLDSMITH. Fin. Sec
HASSALO LODGE. NO. 15. I. O. O. F.,
will meet this (Friday) evening at 7:o'
o'clock In Oddfellows' Temple, corner First
and Alder streets. Special business. Consid
eration of amendment to by-laws. Visitors
welcome. FREDERICK COZENS. Sec
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