THE MORNING OHEGONIAN. THURSDAY, APRIL 8 19i: BOND CAMPAIGN TO ARTISTS WHO WILL HAVE LEADING ROLES IN "AID A" AT GRAND OPERA OPENING AT BAKER THEATER TONIGHT, ROSE TOUCH EVERY HOI Whirlwind Canvass .to Started by Business Men and Organizations. Be SALE! MR. MEIER GIVES WARNING Chamber ot Commerce Is to Take Active Part in Work, Sending Speakers to Every Meeting Held by Road Advocates, GOOD ROAD MEETINGS FOR REMAINDER OF CAMPAIGN. . Thursday. 8 P. M. Public stereopticon lecture at headquarters, ground floor Teon building. , Friday. 8 P. M. Multnomamh Club. John B. Teon and C. C. Chapman, speakers. Saturday. 10 A. M. Farmers' assembly in headquarters in Yeon building. Afternoon Lents Grange, E. E. Coovert to splak. ' 8 P. M. Central Library, J. B. Teon, speaker. 8 P. M. Headquarters. Teon building, for general public Sunday. Afternoon and evening St. Johns meetings, John B. Teon, speaker. Tuesday Afternoon. Albina Homestead School, fe. E. Coovert Peninsula School, A. S. Benson. Fernwood School. Frank B. Riley. Sunnyside School, C. C. Chap man. Chapman School, John B. Teon. A campaign of dynamic energy, 40 horsepower strength and whirlwind en thusTastn will -carry the gospel of good roads to the voters of Multnomah Coun ty in the six days remaining before the special bond election next Wednes day. Plans for this gattling-gun movement were completed yesterday, when 45 business men met in the Yeon build ing in response to a call by Julius L. Meier, a-member of the good roads committee. Mr. Meier, in a serious but good natured way, took the business men severely 'to task for their apparent apathy in the present road bond cam paign, lie called attention to the fact that Roadmaster leon, S. Benson, Amos Benson, E. E. Coovert and a few others have been doing nearly all the work and that men who ordinarily ought to be interested in road improvements are not dolr it their just share. "Don, think that because you and all your friends are going to vote for the bonds." he said, "that everyone else is going to vote for them. Our duty does not end by going to the polls and voting. We must see that our famines, our relitives and our neighbors vote. ' Chamber to Lend Hand. "If tWs election is lost it will be our wn failt. We can win it, as it ought to be ton, if we do our plain duty. But if 1 few of us sit back and take no furtler interest than merely voting wo arein grave danger of losing it. Mr. Meier's note of alarm struck a responsive chord with many of the others. Speaker after speaker agreed that Ms utterances expressed the pres ent Situation precisely. A a result of Mr. Meier's presenta tion of facts the newly organized Chamber of Commerce will get firmly and squarely behind the bond; move ment and devote its solid effort to its support. A monster ratification meet ing will be held by the Chamber next Monday. Meanwhile the work will be conduct ed along lines definitely laid down at yesterday's informal meeting. Delegatlona to Attend Meetings, At least three members of the Cham ber of Commerce will be assigned to attend every road meeting held in the county and assist the regular speakers. This work will be Inaugurated at once. Members of the Chamber will con duct personal canvasses in their re spective home communities to enlist the support of their neighbors. The county will be divided into districts for this purpose. A commttee composed of J. E. Eng lish. J. Fred Larson and C. C. Chapman was named to arrange. for a house-to-house canvass of the various school districts. Beginning today the Chamber will have an active speakers' bureau at the disposed of the good roads committee, and men who are well informed on the road situation will bo sent into every part of the county to point out the merits of the bond issue. The com mittee In charge of this bureau will be J. H. Dun dor. J. F. Daly and J. A. Currey. Factory Employes to Be Visited. Another committee composed of A. J. Kingsley, A. C. Callen and John Tait will confer with the various factory officials and men in charge of other lines of industry to obtain their support and that of their employes. Much enlightenment on the present situation was provided by Rufus Hol man, member of the Board of County Commissioners. He pointed out that some of the employment agencies inad vertently are presenting conditions in a false light. One agency blackboard, tie explained, contained the announce ment. "Men wanted. 12 a day, for state highway work." His investigation re vealed that the men were wanted in California and not In Oregon. Commissioner Holman reported that there are at present 15,000 unemployed men iu Portland in excess of the nor mal surplus. It Is costing Multnomah County J435 a day to furnish relief for these men, ho said. Bonds Meaa Work, He Says. "Put these men to work," he urged. "Give them something to do." The bond issue will provide work at good wages for thousands of these men. Upon suggestion of Edgar B. Piper the various commercial organizations were invited to co-operate in the ac tive work of the remaining days of the campaign. Following is a list of those who were present: A. C. Reas. W. I.. Bolw. Franklin T. Orifflth. H. V". Chase. J. C. Alnsworth. J. Krtd LarK-n, Arthur I.. Finley. Frank branch Riley, Julius L. Meier. A. C. Callan. J. A. Currey. H. I. Plttock. E. C. Giltner. S. S. Hewitt. R. W. Foster. W. & Din widdle. M. R. Klepper. Philip Puebke. W. J. Clemens. O. W. Taylor, C. C. Chapman. J. C. English, J. F. Daly. Louis F. Bravton. James E. AppUby, J. B. Teon. E. E. Covert, Kufua Holro;in. C. A. Morden. Phil Metschan. Jr.. E. R. Corrstt. Geo r ire L. Baker. Emery Olmstead. 6. C. Pier, J. C. Fording-. A. S. l ' i x Vvjt rp tsp- V , mm: vi- y Ll'ISA CECrHETTI, MEZZO SOPRANO, WHO tVIlf, SING ROLE OF AMNERIS. SMALL PICTIRE IS FILIPPO BENYAN, BARITONE. , GRAND DPERA1SHERE Italian Company Opens Baker Theater Tonight. at "AIDA" WILL OPEN BILL Manager Baker Secures I.ambardis for Stay Which Promises Musi cal Attractions Never Before Enjoyed at Popular Prices. Hundreds of music lovers are all ex pectancy for the opening at Baker The ater tonight of the Italian Grand Opera Company. No event that has occurred here for a long time has aroused, so mucn gen uine Interest in all walks ot me as nas this. viz.. a season of grand opera that does not mean merely a social event, a place to show lavish display ana couri. fashion rather than the muse. It is a season that means real pieasuic n.nonr. for the Drlccs nave oeeu ninoeri within reach of the humblest income, and Door and unfortunate in deed is the man or woman wno can not Bffnrd at least one or two per formances each week during the say oi the Lambardis. Musical people, teacners, pupiia ami noimnc hAvfl become intensely nucl eated, and the sale at the Baker box office has exceeded by far the most sanguine dreams of Manager Baker, through whose enons ronmini have the privilege of listening to grand opera witnout poms ouncx r the family Jewels to do so. "Alda" la Bill Tonight. Tonight Verdi's magnificent Egyp tian spectacle, "Aida," is to be the bill, and although the -same opera again will be rendered next Saturday mat inee and Monday evening, of course tho greatest interest is centered upon the opening performance. This Drll liant and wonderfully melodious com ,w.iHnn which has been formerly de scribed, was written for Ishmael Pasha of Egypt and was first produced at Cairo in 1871. The stage settings, "" costumes are gorgeous and the arias and ensemble numbers gems of the rarest creation of a master-mind. Katherina Lynbrook will eing her way into Portland's heart in the lead ing soprano role of "Aida." the slave ,ri who afterwards provesto be the captured daughter of a rival King, and Eugenio de Folco, whose magnificent tenor has aroused the greatest enthusl- I asm in all the important opera-loving cities in thaaworld. will appear as Ka demes, with Lucia Cecchetti; also an artist of note with most captivating charm of manner: Filippo Bennyan, from the Royal Theater at Madrid Olinto Lombardt, who for many years was a favorite at ths Scala di Milano TTrherto Rovere. Anstide Isen, and tn entire cast whose names soon will be familiar in every home where music l loved in this city, in the other exact Ins- roles. The orchestra is composed of 20 of the best musicians in the city undef the conductorship of Luigi ceccnotti and everything is in readiness to open a season that doubtless will go down in thA historv of Portland musical ai fairs as one of the most brilliant and successful the city has ever known. "Canillle" Also on Programme. Tomorrow night and Sunday matinee "Traviata, which is founded upon Dumas' fanv'iar story of "Camille, will be suvg. and this is also a popular ODera ai' well as is "Rigoletto," wnicn will be the production (Saturday even ing and Sunday evening, and which is based upon Victor Hugo's powerful drama of medieval court life entitled "The Kins Amuses Himself. "n Trovatore," probably the most popular with all classes in this coun try, is announced for next Tuesday evening, and those to follow -for the rest of next week will be described in full in the naners. Seats are always on sale one week in advance and with mail orders com ing from all the nearby cities and the Portland public reserving seats in large numbers it behooves those wno expect to attend anv of their favorites to se cure their seats as soon as the sale opens. . VETERANS FAVOR . BONDS Spanish-American War Organization to Aid in Promoting Victory. The- Spanish-American War Veterans of Portland and vicinity are strongly in favor of the proposed road bond issue, if the sentiment displayed at their meeting in the Courthouse Tuesday night is to be accepted. J. B. Yeon, County Road Master, addressed the veterans, after which a general discus sion was in order. Of the 150 or 200 present during the evening mere was no dissenting opin ion voiced and the spirit of the meeting was that the veterans would give indl vidual attention to promoting a victory for the proposed issue. Death Held Due to Negligence. Francisco Celleschi, the oiler who died Monday as the result of Injuries received when his clothing became en tangled in the machinery in the Clark & Wilson Lumber Company's mill near Linnton, came to his death through the negligence of the company, according to the verdict of a Coroner's jury Tues day night. Mexico aDPears destined to become world's principal source of petroleum. the Benson. Lynn B Berg. Taylor, B. Coovert. Edzar n fiMr. C C Ovannlre. Charles F. RURAL BENEFITS CITED AS ROAD BOND ARGUMENT Julius Meier Declares That Route Guaranteed to Taxpayer for 10 Years Is Cheaper Than Yearly Average Maintenance of Paved Highway. I nv .TTTT.TTTS L. MEIER. N THOSE communities wnere souu roads abound, the taxpayers are building more. A guaranteed article at the same price as one not guaranteed is prefer able. In the matter of roads, this holds good. A road guaranteed for 10 years is cheaper to the taxpayer than a macadamized or other road, as the yearly average maintenance expense for 10 years exceeds the original cost of a good paved road. The ease with which a farmer can haul a load on a paved road is about four times that of the usual dirt road. Paved country roads are available and in use the year around. Paved country roads make larger and better townships and cities. - The country schools always are filled where good roads prevail and statistics show a better development of the boys and girls. Good roads invariably Increase the value of abutting property. In pro portion the assessed valuation adds a little tax on the farmer, but he pro duces more, makes more money. Taxes are decreased and equalized in all com munities. ' One of the greatest of all crops is the tourist crop for a state like Ore gon, with its scenic wonders and its unlimited resources. . Good roads are the means to ah end to secure this har vest all the year around, not mention ing those who will take up a perma nent residence. Multnomah County has three and one-half miles of paved roads outside the city. King County (Seattle) has 110 miles and a prosperous farming community. Let's make Multnomah County more prosperous by securing TO miles additional of paved highway, including all the main trunk lines lead ing into our city. Every dollar expended on good roads, excepting a small fraction thereof, re mains in the community affected and provides employment for thousands of men. A bond issue for paved roads will help relieve the unemployed. .Eighty per cent of the cost of paved roads goes for local labor. Paved roads will develop the farming country of which 50 per cent is now uncultivated. Portland pays 95 per cent of the taxes of Multnomah County. Portland pays 36 per cent of the taxes of the State of Oregon. Develop the farming I Luuiiuy miu uisinuuie tne taxes. Seventy miles of paved roads will cost only Jo. 60 for each $1000 assessed valuation. This is $5.60 spread over 10 years, or only 56 cents a year. It won't hurt the small taxpayer. Fifty-three per cent of the taxpayers are assessed at J1000 or less. Seventy three per cent are assessed at $2000 or less. Fifty-two per cent of voters pay no taxes. Five per cent of tax payers pay 75 per cent of taxes. The cost to maintain our present system of roads is more than the cost to pave them. The passage of the present bond Is sue and the immediate distribution of $1,250,000 (80 per cent amongst labor) will open the flood gates of prosperity to this community. Arbor Day Is Friday, April 9 Keep the "Kose City Ideal" and . Plant a Rose ALL 25c ROSES AT 10 This list includes:- American Beauty, General McArthur, Gmua an Teplita KaUerln, Le Detroit, President Carnot, . Ulrtvlt B runner, White Killarney, M innie Da via, ALL 50c ROSES AT 20 OR 6 FOR $1.00 This list includes: . Edirnrd Maw ley, Ktolle de France. Gladyn Harkneis, Uuarh Diokaon, J. B. Clark, Sunburst, LI rich Brunner, CLIMBING VARIETIES AT 20 American Beauty ifelle Mebrecut, Cecil B runner, Kai serin, Killarney, Madam Alfred Carrlere, A'eervelt, Wooton, Madam hi SPECIAL FEATURE Arbor Day all school children who are identified by the "City Beautiful Badge" will be given any climb ing rose at half the above net prices ( not over two bushes to any one child). ' California Rose Co. 325 Alder Telegram Office Out-of-town Customers Add Stamp for Mailing. - BOND VOTE ANGERS Delegates to Grange Meeting Protest Method Adopted. GOOD ROADS ARE FAVORED Prominent Members Declare That Attempt to Get Action on QueS' . tlon Was Blocked and Time Taken Up by Outsiders. RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY FAIRVIEW GRANGE SATURDAY. J P.esolved, by Falrview Grange. Patrons of Husbandry, that wo indorse the proposed bond lssie of f 1, 250,000 for laying hard surface on trunk roads "t this county, and the completion of the Columbia Highway, believ ing that permanent roads are the most economical in the end; and further be it ' Resolved. That we commend the County. Commissioners for refusing to agree to fix a mini mum wage of $3 a day In ad vance of the letting of the road contracts as demanded by the Labor Council. ; ' stimulate women to vote. ro not electioneer on election day that is against the law but every day be fore election you can arrange to have a group of neighbors or acquaintances at luncheon or tea. Make a 'voters' matinee' of it and impress every guest with the importance of voting. If all the women vote who believe in the bond issue it will carry. . "Carrying the bonds is of even less importance than that voters should vote. The responsibility of this issue is on all. the voters. It should be de cided on Its merits, not by the indif ference of stay-at-homes. Every pa triotic woman should exercise all her Influence to induce voters to perform their duty by voting next Wednesday." Had we been permitted to vote on the bond issue direct at the meeting f the Grange committee last week at the East Portland Library, before two thirds of the delegates had left in dis Kust. there would have been a clear maioritv in favor of the bonds," de clared B. P. Rasmussen, member of Columbia Grange and prominent farmer east of the Sandy River, yesterday. Mr. Rasmussen, John Pounder and George Knieriem were the delegates from Columbia Grange, and all made an effort to get a vote on the bond Issue. Mr. Rasmussen further said: The Grangers and farmers in the Eastern part of Multnamah County favor the bond issue as the best and easiest way to -get hard-surface trunk roads. I have only found one man east of the Sandy River who opposes the bond issue. We came to the Grange committee meeting to vote on the bond Question, but were prevented - from doing so. It appeared to have been fixed so there wouia De no vow oy those opposed to the bond issue. A lot of men had been invitad from the out side to take up the time so there could be no vote on the question, and that succeeded. I don't know what right State Master Spence, of Clackamas County had to come down into Multno man County to tell the farmers how to vote on the bond question. They can Judge for themselves how to vote on all questions." H EL Davis, widely known as a pro gressive farmer and former master of Gresham Grange, who attended the Grange road committee Wednesday, at tempted to get a vote on tne Dona issue, and made the motion to indorse the bonds, but this was laid on the table. Mr. Davis said'yesterday: 'The farmers of this county iavor the bond issue and will vote for it. anil the only question with them is, will the contracts be let to the lowest bidder and will there be open bids? If the managers of the good roads cam paign will make that clear; the cam paign among the farmers is won now, in my judgment. I don't think that the representatives at the commiftee meeting Wednesday had a fair deal in that they were not permitted to vote before they had to leave for their homes. - It was a question for Multno mah County Grangers, but instead the State Master, known to oppose all bond issues, and paving experts were brought in who took up all the time of the committee, and prevented a vote being taken." Gresham and JLnts Granges win meet Saturday and it is expected that they will take some action. Falrview, Columbia, Gresham, Rockwood and Pleasant valley Granges, with ouo active members, are solid for the bond issue and permanent roads. VOTIXG 3IATIXEES' SUGGESTED C. Chapman Urges Women to Talk Bonds Over Teacup. "Voting matinees" were suggested by C. C. Chapman to the college women at their meeting in tne iaDrary yesterday in his address on the road bond issue.- "Women's votes will decide the election next Wednesday.' he said, "and women's Influence is- what will ROAD SIGXS TO LURE FAXS Banners Urging Support of Bonds to Appear at Ball Park. Baseball fans at the opening game between Portland and Venice next Tuesday will be urged to vote for the road bonds. Big banners proclaiming the advan tages to the home owners, the taxpay ers and the workingmen that will ac crue for the improvement of 70 miles of county roads will be borne in the mon ster parade preceding the opening game. A circuit of the outfield also will be made by the banner bearers after the crowd assembles. Inasmuch e-s 15,000 or more persons are expected to attend the perform ance, it is believed that the road ques tion can be brought to the attention of I a large force of voters in this way. As the election is scheduled for the fol lowing day, the impressions gained at the baseball game, it is believed, will be lasting. For the Rainy Day - Piano Many a man spurred on by his prac tical wife has provided for the "rainy day" by giving his little girl a piano. Today she is teaching music and is "independent. Or she is organist at the church or plays for the kindergarten or is supervisor of public school music down state-; or travels as accompanist for a concert singer. Your Gift of a Cable-Made Jriano at a time when you didn't much miss six, seven or even eight dollars a month, gave her the right start. Today you look upon that investment tn a true-toned staunchly built piano as one of the best you ever made. AND IT WAS forthese famous makes are UNMISTAKABLE VALUES Conover Pianos Cable Pianos Kingsbury Pianos ArVcllington Pianos rAROLA INNER-PLAYER P,an Eupbona Players and coupled with these big values is our uncommonly liberal plan of Easy Payments. Your Money- Wortt or Your Money Back Out-fJ&wn rmisrt writ toimy ftr mir trx factory tatahft MORRISON AT BROADWAY OTHER STORES San Francisco. Oakland, Lon Anarlra. Sinn Joc nod other t'onat clttra. N VETERANS TO CELEBRATE Patriotic Observance of General tee's Surrender Planned. Patriotic observance of tho 50th an niversary of the surrender of General Lee to General Grant at Appomattox will be held by the Grand Army of the Republic tomorrow night at 8 o'clock at Grand Army of the Republic Hall, 570 Courthouse, to which the general public is invited. H. S. Fargo, department commander, Grand Army- of the Republic, will pre side. The other members of the com mittee of arrangements are as follows: R. T. Chamberlain, A. C. Sioan, B. J. Hoadley, T. E. Hills and J. J. Walter. They represent the following Grand Army posts: George Wright, No. 1; Lincoln-Garfield, No. 3, and Sumner Post, No. 12. PAVING SOLUTION OFFERED Mr. Bigelow Has Plan to Block Type Dictations by Speculators. Speculators In property within the city will notibo able to dictate the kind of paving to be used in streets paved along their property if an amendment proposed by Commissioner Bigelow is adopted by the Commission as a part of the ordinance presented recently by Mavor Albee reauirlng affidavits accomnanv nreferentlal Davilig pen tions. The amendment was presented to the Commission yesterday. It ha been taken by Mr. Bigelow from th New York law. - At present, a property owner holding the majority of property on a street often dictates the type of pavement to be used in snite of the fact that n does not live on the street and in spite of the fact that other property-owners who do live on tho street favor Borne other tvDe of pavement. Commissioner Bigelow's amendment would provide that "in case two-thirds of the owners of property, owning at least three-fifths of the linear feet fronting upon any street or part of a sreet to be improved, shall designate a particular make, style or Drana o navement to be used in making such im nrovement. the contract therefore shall be awarded to the lowest bidder for such pavement. PRIMER CITED IN AD TALK C. C. Chapman Tells Club That Key Is Simple, Direct Style. "Take a lesson from the kinder garten teacher's primer," was the Hd vice of C. C. Chapman to the Ad Club at its luncheon yesterday in an address on advertising through the medium of booklets and pamphlets. Simple, direct style, putting forth the facts in such lorm that every reade: of the booklet will "get them," he held to be the chief key to successful ad writing in the form of booklets. Don t be afraid of getting your booklet too long," he said, "so long as the material In it is interesting reading. If your subject matter Is interesting Time to Take Care Poisons are created all the time in a healthy body; faster, of course, in sick ness. especially any germ disease. The kidneys struggle to filter such poisons from the blood. ' Many a bad case of kidney trouble begins after recovery from some Infec tious disease, and even a cold often has the same bad result. Common signs of kidney weakness are headacnes, DacKacne, rneumatic pains, nervousness, loss of weight and urinary troubles. During convalescence, in fact, when ever there are signs of kidney trouble, use Doan's Kidneys Pills, and help the medicine by avoiding meat eating, over exertion of any kind and the use of liquor. Drink milk or water. Doan's Kidney Pills are certainly re liable for sick kidneys. They have been used for years all over the civilized world, are uniformly successful and are recommended by thousands. Portland proof: Fred Muralt, pro prietor Eagle Market, 873 Haight ave nue, Portland, says: "All I said about Doan's Kidney Pills in my old home at Lisbon, N. D., some years ago, still holds good. I can add to that state ment then given that the cure they brought me has been lasting. I. nave had no sign of kidney trouble since." "Every Picttze TulU Story' ji .Li.' l ft in -c j . irj r:tt r in mmsmm "I'd b all right nly for i back jy !rUN w PILLS SoU by 1 Dralerv Bice 50c kda-WxwrrCo. Rons. BmMJY j the man who gets the booklet will rvd it to the end. lie la the ole Judex; of when he will quit reading and he won't quit reading while your copy la interest. n(f." W illiam Bittle We.ls and W. H. Chat tel, also spoke on other phases of booklet advertininff. The chairman .if the day wan Merrill A. Heed. Several musical numbers were offered through, courterty of the management of ihe Empress Theater. WIrele telegraph avei mr proprllrd along the nurfaia of the arth wii h a velocity fiMghtly less than 1S0.OO0 miles in hour. BIG EATERS GET KIDNEY TROUBLE Take Salts at First Sign of Blad der Irritation or Backache. The American men and women must guard constantly against kidney trouble, because we eat too much and all our food is rich. Our blood Is tilled with urio acid which th kid neys strive to filter out. they weakan from overwork, become sluggish; the ellminatlve tissues clog and the result Is kidney trouble, bladder weakness and a general decline in health. When your kidneys feel like lumps of lead; your back hurts or the urlna is cloudy, full ot sediment or you ara obliged to seek relief two or three times during the night: If you suiter with sick headache or dlxsy, nervous spells, acid stomach. or you hava rheumatism when the weather Is bad. get from your pharmacist about four ounces of Jad Salts; tako a table.poon ful in a glass of water before break fast for a few days and your kidneys will then act fine. This famous su)ta Is made from the acid of grapes and lemon Juice, combined with lllhla. and has been used for generations to flush and stimulate clogged kidneys; to neutralise the acids in ths urine so It no- longer is a source of irritation, thus ending bladder disorders. Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannot In jure, makes a delightful effervescent lithta-water beverage, ana belongs In every home, because nobody can mtkt mistake by having a good kldnsy flushing any time. Adv. Why Suffer From Migraine or Sick Headache? USE ANTI-KAMNIA TABLETS Dr. J. J. Caldwell says that this exceedingly distressing disease does not shorten life, but does not appear to be curable. ttufTrr rs from this affliction are condemned to undergo the periodical attacks evary few which the attacks are less frequpnt.vand Dnany aisappnar entirely, raiiiauve nieas nrea during the attack are ail that It la possible to suggrnt, while care In tua dirt Is tna oast preventive measure, id auacit mar often be prevented by taking two Antl-kamnla Tablets when the nrnt symp toms appear, and one A ntl-kamula Tablet very two hoars daring the attack shortens ft, eases tbe pain and brings rest and quiet. Antl-kamnlalTablets mar ba obtained at sU druggifits. Ask for A K. Tablets, luar tuickiy roller nit ruo.