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H. Parrv Seattle; F. Henry. Scotland;
F. M. ki'rscli, Portland: Miss Olive D.
Sutton, A. E- Williams. Thomas M.
Gearman. Mrs. Gearman and Elvin G.
A. Gearman. Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. Victor H. Wolff and
daughter, Miss Loui6e Wolff, have
taken up their residence in San Fran
cisco, where they will remain for the
Exposition period at least. They have
made Portland their home the last few
years, though originally from Cali
fornia. Tiie Japanese exhibit is one of the
most picturesque to be seen. A big tea
garden, in which are a temple and
many smaller buildings, composes the
attractive feature. The San Francisco
Japanese are bufiy entertaining a group
of girls who have just arrived from
across the sea. The' girls will be at
the exhibit all -the time and will serve
visitors tea and Japanese delicacies in
Japanese style. The maids are students
at one of the big girls' schools of the
Orient.
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Six Per Cent Cumulative Preferred Stock
Now Ready for Public Subscription
An Opportunity for the Small Investor to Share With the Large the Profits
Attendant Upon the Growth of the State and a Successful Public Utility
Price $82.50 Per $100 Share, at Which Price It Yields 7.27 Per Annum
Stock Is lSl on-Assessable Exempt From Taxation
. Preferred as to Assets and Dividends
Rapid Changes Noted as Day
. for Opening of Exposition
li ., Is Drawing Near.
SITE IS ATTRACTIVE ONE
View of Golden Gale Attracts Many
Sightseers to Building Chair
man Clark Personally
, , , Superribins Work.
t ST RALPH J. BTAEin.1.
; OREGON BUILDING. Fanama-Pa-lflc
International Exposition, San
: Francisco. Feb. 14. (Special.) Less
. than a week before the opening of the
Panama-Pacific Exposition, workmen
are on the grounds night ami day in
all the state exhibits and. in the main
buildin&rs-
It hardly seemed possible three
' weeks ago that the big- Dream City
would be ready for the crowds of visi
tors who have filled practically every
otet In San Francisco. But wonders
iiave been accomplished and now that
the streamers and minor bits of the
decorative scheme are coming out, the
' oic place Is rapidly assuming a fin
ished appearanre.
-The visitor who has only two or
three weeks to spend in the Exposition
City will do well to wait about that
same length of time, when the big ex
hibit will bo complete,
r Oregroa TCxhlhlt Araonc Foremost.
The Oregon Building is one of the
foremost of the state exhibits and tn
installation of individual and county
xhiblts Is now going on at a pace
which la rapidly changing the .interior
f the log Parthenon to a Dig airy
pavilion having much the appearance
f some big conservatory.
On each of the booths Tests a big
ase. In which are Oregon plants and
shrubs. These are growing under the
rlftc roof.
The Coos-Curry exhibit, under the
supervision of J. M. ard. Is progressing-
and attracting much attention
even in its uncompleted state. The big
coal fireplace Is one of the most strik
ing things In the building. It is built
entirely of Coos County coal.
. On the second floor of the building
the same counties are making a bis
landscsn of their allotted space.
which are being used all the plant
7rowths of the two counties.
Jitneys Big- Transportation Factor.
"Jitneys" probably will be a big fac
tor In the Exposition transportation
nroblem. The United Railways recent
lv declared the public would have to
be patient, which is taken to mean
that some trouble may be expected at
the terminals near the grounds.
The "jitneys" are not as yet running
to the grounds, but probably will be
called on to relieve some of the con
gestion from the three main lines
which eo to the big fair.
The Municipal Railway will be in a
good way to make more money for the
people, as the Geary-street line, the
first of the city-owned lines, is one of
the shortest and quickest ways to get
from downtown to the rair.
Those who are figuring on doing a
little home-cooking Just like mother
tised to make and all such favorite
brands will find little call for such
(forts in San Francisco.
inn FranrlMCO la Well Fed.
San Francisco is probably one of the
best-fed cities in the United States and
the traveler can always find something
to his liking. Prices In the high-class
restaurants, of which there are hun
dreds, will be found mucn more reas
onable than would be expected and as
yet "Exposition prices" have not been
found.
The San Franciscan delights in tak
ing you to the "little joint around the
corner."
With these places the electric sign
Is in disrepute, but the meals which
the old-fashioned hosts serve up for
small sums are wonderful examples of
the art of fine cooking.
If San Francisco is found to be too
crowded. Oakland. Berkeley and Ala
meda, the three beautiful cities on the
bav. will offer shelter and food. These
cities will undoubtedly be the stopping
place of many visitors. ior uej i"
.also offer a way out of the San Fran
fiqrn streetcar crowds.
The Key Route System has announced
rpeciul boats from the Oakland pier to
the Fair Grounds mreci. inn
save the fare from the ferry to the
grounds and also the crowds at the
rntrances. Many who are not particu
larly bent on staying in the larger city
.n the west shore of the bay. undoubt
edly will seek the more salubrious
climes of the cast snore.
Orrconiaan See Golden Gate.
Oregon people sit by the hour and
watch the Golden Gate from the ter
races of the Oregon building. It seems
transe that the Fair has not thought
of the scenic value of the Golden Gate
and given the people a place to waicn
the ships come and go. but it is a fact
tliat the Oregon building is the best
Tinint of observation.
A crowd gathered to watch the
steamer Great Northern come into the
Gate. The channel is close to the Ore
ton building and crowds on shore and
n the boat greeted each other in a
lioisv manner.
Silas Christofferson. the Portland
aviator, was one of the reception com
mit lee and did many difficult feats
uroun.l and over the boat. Lowell's
machine also greeted tlie boat at the
i.ar. and convoyed by a host of smaller
Acssels it sailed through into San Fran-
isco Bay.
Oregon Italn Is Ontdonr.
Thns far none of the Californians
around the grounds have said anything
to the Ores-on delegation about the
rain up Nortii.
Oregon's bit of rain always worries
the people here a lot more tiian it does
I hose who live in the state, but since it
has leen pouring (not rainingl almost
every day here, the subject has gone
into th .discard.
The en. I of the week brought around
some real California weather and In a
measure V.elpe.i the Exposition workers.
The rains interfered with the road
work, which is being rushed for tne
big races.
Every rath within the) Exposition Is
hard-surfaced, and when the fast cars
are placod in service it will be as
smooth as a billiard floor.
Automobiles, docs and other luxuries
will not be permitted within the Ex
position grounds after the formal open
ing. A traffic officer now stands af every
corner and the Exposition is not yet
open. If the autos were allowed to
enter after the opening of the gales it
would be hard to imagine the turmoil
which would ensue.
( ktimai t lark Hard at Work.
O. M. Clark, chairman of the Oregon
Commission, has been on the grounds
ince Wednesday and is personally
supervising the finishing work. He
will be here until after the official
opening of the building and the
grounds.
Recent visitors to the building have
been: M. II. Lawrence, Portland; Will
FOREST SERVICE RESISTS
OBJECTION MADE TO YIELDING
LWD FOR CRATER LAKE PARK,
Contention That State Wo a Id Lose Its
Share of Income Timber Sound tn
Theory Hot In Practice.
OREGON! AN NKWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. Feb. 14. The Forest Service
will resist to the end the proposed ad
dition to Crater Lake National Park
of certain lands lyinjr In a forest re
serve and immediately adjoining the
park on the north. The inclusion of
these lands In the park was strongly
recommrndfd by Superintendent Steele
In his annual report and Is approved
by Secretary Tane.
The Forest Service reported adverse
ly on the transfer of Jurisdiction and
raised the contention that the lands in
question are chiefly valuable as forest
assets and not as spots of scenic
beauty. Senator Lane appealed to the
Serretwrv of A trriculture and finallv
has been assured by Secretary Houston
that a report will be made In detail
as to the character of all the land
which Mr. Steele wants added to the
National Tark.
When the Forest Service found that
Secretary HouFtnn was not going to
abide by its arbitrary ruling, a counter-objection
was raised by the For
ester to the effect that if the lands re
main 'n the forest reserve and the ma
ture timber is sold, the state will be
entitled after sale to about $350,000
its 25 per cent of the estimated value
of the timber. If the land is added to
the Crater Lake Park, the Forester
contended, the timber could not be
sold and the state would lose this reve
nue. Theoretically, this objection is sound,
from the standpoint of state finance,
but as a matter of fact the Foreat
Service is selling public timber so
slowly, and is allowing1 so much of the
mature timber to become over-ripe,
rather than sell it at attractive prices,
that few states are receiving more
than $2000 a year as their share of
forest reserve receipts, and at the ;
present rate at which the Government
is selling its timber from forest re
serves, it would be 300 or 400 years
before the State of Oregon would get
$350,000 from the forests surrounding
the Crater Lake Park. On the other
hand, if the Forest Service were to
place the mature timber on the market
in such a way that it could be sold be
fore it decays, the states -ft ould re- ,
ceive large benefits.
COUNCIL OF 5 PROPOSED
DELEGATES TO TACOMA FRUIT CON.
VEXTIOX 1IXSTBI"CTED.
Suggestion Made That City, Not Home
of Any 1-arge Selling; Agency, Be
Chosen aa Headquarters.
HOOD RIVER. Or.. Feb. 14. (Spe
cial.) Hood River delegates to tne la
coma meeting- of fruitgrowers Monday,
at which it is proposed to institute a
growers' council to investigate com
ninint of irrowcrs astainst Northwest
ern apple-selling agencies, left yester
day. Thev are: Oscar Vanderbllt, E.
H. Shepard, A. D. Moe, O. P.. Nye. J. C.
Porter, C. H. sproat, w. w. noowen
and E. E. Stanton.
Dr. C. A. Alacrum will represent the
fruit districts of Wasco County, and a
delegate" from the White Salmon-Underwood
growers of Klickitat and
Skamania counties. Washington, will
join the local delegates in Portland.
Other local iruiimen who win aiienu
the Tacoma convention are: Kenneth
McKay, manager of the Fruit Growers'
Exchange, the local affiliation of the
Northwestern Fruit Exchange: t. t.
Davidson, president of the North Fa-
riflc Fruit Distributors: E. W. Sweaney.
member of the board of directors or-
tl-.e Fruit Growers' Exchange, and Tru
man Butler, a r .-mbcr of the North
western by-products committee.
At the meeti-.ig of growers yesterday.
when the delegates were selected, it
was decided to hamper the representa
tives with no binding instructions.
However, a resolution was adopted de
claring it to be the sense of the meet
ing that the growers council be com
posed of five members, one each from
the fruit districts of Oregon. Idaho and
Montana and two from Washington,
and that the council have its head
quarters in some centrally located city.
not the home of any one of. the large
lllnc agencies. Walla Walla was
suggested.
AS AN attractive and sound invest
jment, this stock should appeal alike
to the large and small investor. The com
pany's earnings increased from $36,
319.56 in July, 1914, to $61,805.85 in De
cember, 1914 almost doubling in six
months.
These figures are but slight indication
of future increases when it is consid
ered that over 2000 additional con
tracts for service are signed up, but
not yet connected. With this business,
and that to come by virtue of tlie na
tural growth of the state, the future
earnings of the company will greatly
exceed the sums set out in the para
graph above.
The dividends on this $1,200,000 stock
issue will not detract irom the present
k net earnings after paying interest
charges, etc., as they simply take the place of the in
terest charges on a'similiar amount of 6 per cent gold
Notes now outstanding. This stock is non-assessable
and exempt from taxation in Oregon, and is not
subject to the normal Federal Income Tax. The
stock is preferred as to assets and dividends. No divi
dends can be paid on the Common Stock until divi-
PITTOCK BLOCK, wherein are
located the offices and city plant
of the Northwestern Electric Co.
dends shall have been paid, and continue
to be paid the holders of Preferred Stock.
The manifold safeguards attendant on
this stock issue should appeal to the con
servative. The intrinsic value of the real
property back of this stock greatly ex
ceeds its par value.
The physical properties of the com
pany have been erected with such
superior engineering skill that their
deterioration is minimized and the
operating efficiency of the company
enhanced.. Subscriptions for this stock
will be received for one share or more.
Payments may be made in full, or $15
cash and the balance in four quarterly
installments.
Fully paid stock yields 7.27 per cent
on the investment installment pay
ments draw 6 per cent and when the
entire stock is paid for. 7.27 per cent
will accrue to the holder thereof. The
resident familiar with the splendid growth of the
Northwestern Electric Company, and the excellent
future before it, will recognize this stock issue as an
investment opportunity that occurs but once in a
long time. Any further information will be cheer
fully given a postcard will bring an illustrated
folder containing detailed information.
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Ladd & Tilton Bank Bank of California, N. A.
Lumbermens Trust Co.
CHURCH SELLS SHINGLES
Xames of Buyers Bnrncd in Wood
Strips to Cover New Edifice.
CALDWELL. Idaho. Feb. 14. (Spe-
ciaL) A Congregational Missionary
Church in the suburbs of Boise has hit
upon a novel way to raise funds for
its new edifice. The shingles to cover
the sides and roof of the new church
are sold at 10 cents each and the
buyers' names are burned into the
shingles with a red-hot pyrography
iron.
Families, lodges and associations are
permitted to buy the shingles in
groups. W. A. Rops, treasurer of the
church, expects a shower of dimes to
be brought about by the shingle
method.
For two years the congregation has
held services in the basement of the
church, where a revival is to be held
while building of the superstructure
proceeds.
Xo-Dccr-Law Stand Again Vscd.
OREOOX CITY. Or, Feb. 14. (Spe
cial.) Using the same defense which
proved successful in Eugene recently,
George C. Brownell. attorney for the
Sherman brothers, of the Molalla dis
trict, who were convicted before Jus
tice of the reace bievers on a charge
of killing deer out of season, has filed
an appeal from the decision of the
lower court. During the 1913 Besslon
of the Legislature the whole game
law code of the 1909 session was wiped
out ami a new one substituted. The
section relating to killed deer out of
season and having deer meat in pos
session was repealed and no new one
substituted. This point was raised
successfully by Howard Brownell, son
of the local attorney. In a game case In
Eugene. .'
CHOICE IDE EASY
Next House Has Nothing to Do
but Ratify Speaker.
NEW MEMBERS SLIGHTED
Advance Action Believed to Indicate
Desire on Part of Champ Clark s
Friends to Serve Xo
tlce on President.
OREGOXIAX NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Feb. 14. Democratic members
of the present House of Representa
tives who also will be members of the
next House have selected and indorsed
Speaker Clark to succeed himself as
presiding officer of the lower branch
of Congress and when the next House
organizes the new Democratic members
will have the privilege of ratifying the
selection of their older colleagues.
It" has been known from the first that
Speaker Clark would not have serious
opposition for the Speakership, and It
did not take long to demonstrate that
no Democrat would be able to prevent
his re-election, though there were sev
eral Democrats more closely Identified
with the Wilson Administration, and
more in harmony with the President
himself, who felt that they should be
chosen in preference to Mr. Clark.
C lark Popnlaritr Conceded.
Regardless of his differences with
the President, Speaker Clark Is a more
yopular man wnn in nieiiiuemmij
fhe House than President Wilson, and
because of hla popularity no demo
cratic member could defeat him for the
Speakership of the next House. It was
this popularity that led the Democratic
holdovers to get together to indorse and
virtually to re-elect Champ Clark to the
highest office in the gift of the House.
Why the Democratic members of the
present House who were re-elected
should have held a premature meeting
to select a Speaker for a House that
cannot come Into being until after
March 4 has not been answered. The
holdover members will constitute a
large majority of the Democratic mem
bership of the next House and they
would be able to dominate the Demo
cratic caucus and elect whosoever they
liked. By meeting in February, way in
advance of the assembling of the new
Congress, they deprived the new Demo
cratic members of any voice in the se
lection of a Speaker, and for this action
they are being criticised. Tlie com
plaint is that discourtesy was shown
the new members.
Notice Given President.
Wrere it not that the President and
the Speaker of the House are so often
at variance on big issues, and were it
not that the friends of Champ Clark
want to impress on the President and
the Administration their Intention to
support Clark for Speaker, regardless
of any preference the White House may
have, it is probable the premature se
lection of the Speaker would not have
been made.
In a way, the early indorsement of
Speaker Clark was intended to be a
warning to the President to keep out
of the Speakership contest and to that
extent the meeting was a success, for
Champ Clark now has far more than
the necessary votes pledged to insure
his re-election as Speaker.
EXCHANGE LIST IS POPULAR
Klamath Agriculturist's Monthly Is
sue for Farmers' Is Success.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE,
Corvallis, Feb. 14. (Soecial.) County
Agriculturist Glaisyer reports the first
Issue of the Klamath County Monthly
Farmers' Exchange List as having met
with the general approval of the farm
ers and business men of the county.
In less than two weeks three-fourths
of all the Items listed were sold or
exchanged.
Mr. Glaisyer also reports widespread
Interest In regard to co-operative field
tests with different crops for 1915.
Many farmers have called at his office
in this connection without previous so
licitation. Interest Is being shown
especially In regard to trying out al
falfa and field peas in rows under dry
farming conditions, a g-ood start along
this line having been made last sea
son under the direction of M. A. McCall,
former County Agriculturist.
PURCHASE OF PLANT TOPIC
Dallas Folk Discuss Bond Issne
Buy Water System.
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DALLAS, Or.. Feb. 14. (Special.)
Whether or not the city of Dallas
should Issue S50.000 in bonds to pur
chase the water plant from H. V. Gates
was the subject of discussion last night
ina town meeting in the Courthiso
C. K. Green, one of the civil engineers
connected with the Railroad Commis
sion, and S. B. Snyder, city engineer,
explained the value of the local plant.
There was a divergence of opinion as
to the advisability of issuing bonds at
this time. Several opposed purchase
because of municipal ownership. Others
favored it It is believed the City
Council will submit the question to a
vote of the people.
3 GAMPS WILL RESUME
CHEH.tLIS LOGGING OPERATIONS TO
GIVE 165 MEN WORK.
Chartering; of Three Sailing Vesaela,
Two for Australia and One for
East Coast, la Announced.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Feb. 14. (Spe
cial.) Three Chehalls County logging
camps, employing a total of 165 men,
will resume operations March 1, after
a shutdown of several months, accord
ing to the logging firm managers. The
camps are the Western Logging Com
pany camp near Ford's Prairie and two
camps of the Grays Harbor Logging
Company. The Western Logging Com
pany camp has enough work to keep 25
men employed for at least 90 days.
C. H. Shutt, president of the Grays
Harbor Logging Company, Bays that
Arm's camps will run from March 1
until July 1 at least, and keep 140
men employed. The opening of the
Donovan Lumber Company mill, which
employs 125 men, is certain if the firm
succeeds in getting orders on, which
it is now bidding.
Another indication of improved lum
ber1 business was seen here today when
HAVE YOU HAD THE GRIP?
The debility and depression follow
ing an attack of the grip is not a
fancied disorder. "Post-grippal neu
rasthenia" is the medical name for this
condition and Its seriousness is recog
nized by all medical writers.
One authority says: "Broadly speak
ing, every victim of grip will suffer
from post-grippal neurasthenia also.
Lowering of nervous tone, with In
creased irritability is the most strik
ing effect of the disease, with languor
of mind and body, disturbed sleep and
vague pains in the head and else
where." Every sufferer will recognize the
symptoms. What is the remedy?
After the fever has passed and the
Influenza has subsided the diet should
be more liberal but be limited to arti
cles easily digested; rest and sufficient
sleep are essential and Dr. Williams'
Pink Pills are the only medicine re
quired in most cases. This treatment
should be continued until the patient
Is completely restored to normal
health and " spirits. It Is a specific
treatment and rarely if ever fails.
Send today for the booklet "Building
Up the Blood." It is free if you men
tion this paper. Address the Dr.
Williams Medicine Co., Schenectady. N.
T. Your own druggist sells Dr.
Williams' Pink Pills.
the chartering of three sailing vessels,
two for Australia andi-jiMa for the East
Coast, was announced. 5'he Australian
charters were for the loading of the
barkentine Kahola and of the schooner
Philippine. An East Coast charter was
announced for the schooner Meyers, but
neither her destination nor loading
place was made public. However,
shipping men believe the Meyers will
load on the Columbia River.
Vniversity Meetings Are at F.nd.
PACIFIC UNIVERSITY, Forest Grove.
Or.. Feb. 14. (Special.) Dr. H. C.
Mason, of the University Congregation
al Church, Seattle, closed a successful
series of meetings at Pacific University
In the college chapel, under the direc
tion of the Christian associations. It
is expected that the work of the asso
ciations will be taken up with renewed
interest and that many more students
will join this movement.
Klamath Farmers Course Arranged.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Feb. 14
(Special.) County Agriculturist H.
Roland Gialsyer has Just returned from
the farmers' week at t'orvnllia, and hmm
announced that a short course In agri
culture has hcen arranged for the farm
ers and ranchers of this county. Lec
tures, demonstrations and latmratory
work will be held here and at Merrill
week after next. Five Instructors from
the extension department of the Ore
gon Agricultural Cnllrg will be here
for these sessions. They are Professor
It. E. lleynolds. J. K. lrsm, E. M. frltt..
W. A. Barr and C. ". Lamb. n
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