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THE MORNIXG OREGOTfTATT. TUXTRSDAT. 3IAY G, 1915. 13 FOREST RESERVES BEING LOOKED J N TO Secretary Houston Seeks to Learn Why Service Is Not Self-Supporting. TIMBER ISSUE VEXATIOUS Xr-a-left to Sell Mature- Trees to Be Among Snfcjet-ts InTestlsated at First Hand Power Sites Also Are Xeglectcd. ORKGONIAN NEWS BUREATT, Wash ington. May 6. Secretary David F. Houston, head of the Department of Agriculture and a Missourlan. has started on an extended tour of the for est reserves in the Went to find out from observation how the reserves are being administered. wtiy there is so much complaint about the forestry ad mi nistratlon: -w hy the reserves are not eelf-sustaining and why the valuable power sites within the reserves lie Idle. Being a Missourlan, the Secre tary Intends to Insist on being shown." During the past two years Secretary Houston has gathered his information about the forestry administration large lv from the Forest Service and -from official papers. The correspondence that lias come before him and the re ports of the Forest Service have shown that 'something is radically -wrong and lie wants to find out if possible how It can lie corrected. (self-Supporting: System Desired. With 165,000.000 acres of public lands tied up in forest reserves and with le gal authority to sell mature timber, to lease the grastng lands, the power sites and other resources. Secretary Houston believes that the Forest Serr-. Ice, which is now costing the Govern ment about $5,600,000 a year, ought to be able to pay its own way, instead of piling up an annual deficit in the Treasury of something more than $3,000,000. The cost of administering the 165. 000.000 acres of forest reserves now is more than double the receipts from the reserves. Among other things Secretary Hous ton will endeavor to ascertain why mil lions of mature trees in the forest re serves are allowed to die when they might be marketed. These reserves were created to afford a. permanent lumber supply, and yet. while millions of trees are rotting away in the re serves each year, privately owned tfcn . ber is being sold at high prices and Government timber is going to waste. How to encourage the sale of timber from forest reserves is one of the prime problems with which Secretary Hous ton will wrestle. Setting of High Price Criticised. In that same connection he will give attention to complaints made in Con gress that the Forest Service is hold ing its timber at the current market price. It is said this course plays Into the hands of private timber land own ers and enables them to keep up the price of their timber. Another serious complaint to which the Secretary will give attention is with regard to the withholding of ag y ricultural lands in reserves from home. vteed settlement. While there is a law permitting the. - homesteading- of such lands, that law is almost a dead let ter, because, it has been charged, of the burdensome restrictions arbitrarily Imposed by the Forest Service. Secre tary Houston will endeavor to find out whether anything can be done to en caurage the homesteading of agrtc&l tural lands that cannot well be elimi nated from the reserves. Water power development is also of prime Importance. There Is practi cally no power development within the Xorest reserves, although some of thi best power sites in the West lie with In the reserves. Capital has not in vested In these propositions because of the conditions imposed by the Forest Service. There is, in many localities. abundant demand for cheap power, but tnc only available sites are in the re serves, and under the regulations that row prevail those power sites lie idle. . 15 NOW OUT FOR QUEEN EXPECTATION OF MORE ENTRIES DELAYS START OF VOTINii. ments." said Mr. Finneran, "I found a feeling of optimism for the immediate future. The biggest producing states have the most remarkable crop out looks, which is taken as assurance that prosperity will be in full sway in the Fall, if not sooner. "The stock market is good and the bond market is opening up. There has been an astonishing improvement In conditions in two weeks. The demand for industrial stocks and bonds is on the increase. It is the firm belief of financiers of the East that the United States will not have to wait for the close of the European war for the opening ip of -industrial prosperity. It is their statement that prosperity is in store for th immediate future. Many of them look for the greatest period of prosperity in the history of the United States. "Thete has been a remarkable cur tailment of expenses in the average family of the United States which has resulted in three billions of dollars getting into the savings banks. In Kansas City I attended a meeting of the Knife and Fork Club, at which Judson Harmon, head of the Federal Reserve Bank of America, spoke. He was on his way to New York after a trip to the Pacific Coast, on which he examined banks in all leading cities. At this meeting he declared that from the condition of the banks It will be impossible to hold off immediate pros perity. Publishing of Coupons Is Expected to , Begin Saturday or Sunday Aa- men Aid Rotary Nominee Fifteen candidates are now in the field for choice as Queen of the Port land Rose Festival, June 9-11. The nominees yesterday were Miss Sybil Baker, who is nominated by the Woodmen of the World, and Miss Rossa HoffmiUer, of Woodstock, who is the representative of the Errol Heights Improvement Club. It was hoped that it would be pos sible to close the nominations and let the voting begin as soon as the list of candidates reached 15, but there are assurances that two or three other organizations will put candidates in the field before Friday, if they receive the opportunity to call meetings. The Festival Board will delay the voting until atter that time. The first voting coupons will be pub lished in the daily papers probably baturciay or Sunday morning. Miss Marian Rose Spoeri. candidate of the Rotary Club, received the in dorsement of the Ad Club also at its nieoting at the Multnomah Hotel yester day. Miss Marjorie Pike, the original nominee of the Ad Club, retired from the contest. In view of the'fact that Mr. Spoeri Is active In both clubs, it was decided yesterday by the Admen in compliment to him, to throw their support toward his daughter, instead or nominating a new candidate. BIG ERA HELD AT PROSPERITY TO BE GREATEST EVER, SAYS VISITING EDITOR. Lridrra in Eastern Financial World Declared Optimistic and Crop Outlooks Good.' That the United States is on the eve of its greatest period of prosperity is the opinion of E. J. Finneran. editor of the Eugene Guard, who was in" Port land yesterday on his way home from a trip to New York, Chicago and other Eastern cities. On his trip he inter viewed a number of leaders in the financial world and became convinced from their statements that there is something substantial behind the talk of coming prosperity. "Among men who place Invest CHARTER REVISION PLAN PROPOSED AMENDMENTS DRAFTED BRING BACK OLD FEATURES. Eleven - Co mm Ik a I oners and Mayor With Veto Powers Suggested in Committee's Programme. A return to many of the features of the old city charter are embodied In proposed amendments which have been outlined by a committee appointed at a mass meeting at the North Portland Branch Library March 27. The prin cipal oiiange proposed is the substitu tion of 11 Commissioners for five with a reduction in salary from $5000 to $1200 each. The proposals will be submitted to a second mass meeting at the North Port land Library next Tuesday night. If they are approved they will be sub mitted to the City Council and an ef fort made to have them placed on. the ballot at the election June 7. According to the proposed amend ments the Mayor's salary would be re duced from $6000 to $4000 and veto powers would be given. The offices of city attorney, city auditor, municipal judge and city treasurer would be made elective, and that of city engi neer appointive. Toe proposed amendments would re store the powers of the Council as provided in the charter of 1913 and also the provisions of that charter with reference to the maximum tax levy nd the segregation of funds and street and sewer work. In addition the proposals would make provision for primary elections without party designation. The committee which drew up the proposed changes is composed of W. M. Killingsworth, chairman; George S. Shepherd, secretary; L. Ruble, T. H. Burchard, and Coe A. McKenna. ADVICE GIVEN PASTORS BISHOP URGES FREE METHODISTS NOT TO BE TOO SOLEMN. Rev. A. W. Hlgat Elected Secretary of Oregon Conference la Session at Portland First Chnrcfc. In his opening address to the Oregon Free Methodist Conference, whloh opened yesterday afternoon In the First Church, East Mill and East Ninth streets. Bishop William Pearce cautioned the ministers to be diligent, not to be too solemn, but not to be frivolous. He advised them against wearing long faces, faces that would make the wearer tired," but to be reasonably serious. In a sermon, he said that a preacher should be himself, and not copy anybody else. Rev. A. W. Hight was elected sec retary of conference and J. G. H easier assistant. It was decided to hold busi ness sessions from 8:30 to 11:30 A. M., the last 15 minutes to be given the pre siding bishop during which to address the conference. Rev. F. Lk Burns, Rev. D. M. Cathey, Rev. D. R. Burr and Rev. M, Upton were appointed members of the nomi nating committee, and today will report committees lor tne session, u. M Cathey was elected member of the stationing committee from the Port land district and D. R. Burr was elected member of the committee from the Salem and The Dalles districts. - Rev. D. W. N. Coffee, superintendent. reported for the Salem and The Dalles district, having received $748.90. and Rev. F. I Burns, superintendent, re ported tor the Portland district, having received S74s.ll for the past year. R. P. Hutton. of the Anti-Saloon League, will give an address this morn ing. JULY 4 PLANS ARE LAID PARADE, CONCERT AND SPORTS IN CLUDED IN PROGRAMME. JITNEY ACTION LIKELY NEW 7IIEASURB FOR INITIATION URGED BY CITY ATTORNEY. Submission of Present Ordinance to Voters Thought I.fgml," but Other Method Declared Safer. While the City Council probably has power to refer to the voters at the June election the Jitney regulation ordi nance against which the referendum was invoked recently. City Attorney LaRoche advised yesterday that an other measure be prepared and sub mitted to the voters, leaving the original measure to stand unreferred at the coming election. The opinion was sent to Commissioner Daly. It is the intention of the majority of the members of the Council to have the jitney question settled at the June election Instead of letting it go for two years, as would be necessary if the Council took no stand to alter the present status of the regulation ordi nance. City Attorney LaRoche says in his opinion that while there is but lit tle doubt as to the right of the Coun cil to refer the measure against which the referendum was invoked, he ad vises the Council to play on the safe side by preparing a new measure and submitting it to the voters. It is probable that as a result of the opinion City Commissioner Daly will prepare a new ordinance differing from the original ordinance in but few es sentials. By presenting such an ordi nance, City Attorney LaRoche says, all legal technicalities will be put out or the way. The opinion was not ready in time for yesterday's Council meeting. but probably will be considered at the regular meeting tomorrow. Celebration Is to Bo Held on Monday, JalT 5, Since the Fourth Falls on Sunday. A parade, patriotic exercises, a band concert and sports of various kinds are to be features of the celebration of the Fourth of July in Portland this year, City Commissioner Brewster yesterday gave consent to a committee on ar rangements to hold the celebration in Columbia Park. Inasmuch as the Fourth comes on Sunday this year the celebra tion will be held on Monday, July 5. The affair will be strictly safe and sane. The committee of which O. A. Dot son is chairman is completing plans to make the celebration one of sufficient interest to attract a large crowd. Ar rangements. are in the hands of repre sentatlves of the Congregational. Bap tlst and Lutheran churches of Univer sity Park and a number of fraternal organizations. Other churches and fra ernaties will be invited to participate. It is proposed to have a parade in the morning through the principal part of the Last Slue ending at Columbia Park. In the afternoon a programme will be given. The only definite fea ture of this decided upon so far is an address by Governor Withycombe and a band concert by the Portland Park Band. After the exercises, a programme of races and other sports will be held. Commissioner Brewster has granted permission to the Federated German So cletles to conduct a picnic at Mount Tabor Park on July 4. Arrangements for this affair are in the hands of a committee. ENCOURAGEMENT GIVEN ASPIR- ANTS MY NOTED ACTRESS. $ 1 Six Portland professionals, whose goal is success of the vaudeville stage, will appear at the Empress Theater tonight in the show of which Mrs. Louis James, widow of the renowned actor, Louis James, ifa the star. Mrs. James has been on the stage since early girlhood and offers encouragement to the home entertainers, who are proud of the dis tinction of being part of the show of which she is headliner. The Portlanders to appear at the Em press tonight in the second show are Terrill's Trumpeters, two members of the Oregon National Guard; Richard Kitchen, high baritone singer; Edith Emmitt. singer and dancer from the Highlands; Albert Creitz. young violin virtuoso, who appeared in concert here recently and was a big hit in a Press Club jinks, and, Joe Jackson, a funster in blackface. Addition of the home talent to the regular bill makes a 10-act vaudeville show, which will begin at 9:15 and last until 11 o clock. MRS. MARY ACHESQN DEAD Woman Passes at Her Home In Portland at Age of 7 8 Years. Mrs. Mary Acheson died Wednesday morning. May 5, at her late home, 573 Main street. She was born at Cross Creek, Pa.. January 8, 1828. and . was the daughter of Nathan and Lydia Pat terson and the niece of General Thomas A. Patterson, of Revolutionary fame. She was married to James E. Acheson, of Cross Creek, September 12, 1850 and they moved to Ohio, where their six children were born. Later the family removed to Washing ton, la., where the father died. March 26, 1906. The mother and daughter. Miss Ella M. Acheson, came to Port land nine years ago. A son and daugh ter. J. M. and Miss Ella M. Acheson, of Portland; two grandchildren, Mrs. H. W. Harmon, of Lake Charles, La., and Ruth M. Acheson. of Portland, and three great-grandchildren, sons of Mrs. H. w. Harmon, survive. The funeral services will be at Fin- ley's chapel. Fifth and Montgomery streets, tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock, conducted by Rev. F. D. Find ley, of the First United Presbyterian Church, and Dr. Luther R. Dyott, of the First Congregational Church. CITY IS TO ENTER MILK Council, Over Protests of Two, De cides on Competition at Fair. Portland will enter, the Federal Gov ernment's contest at the Panama-Pa cific Exposition to determine which city in the United States has the pur est supply of milk. The City Council yesterday authorized the milk division of the City Health Bureau to enter the competition. The action was taken over the protest of Commissioners Bigelow and Daly. For two years Portland has claimed the purest milk supply, but has never been able to prove it. The Health Bureau secured an appropriation from the budget committee last Fall to de fray the cost of entering the contest at San Francisco. It is proposed to have milk inspec tors gather samples, pack them in ice and ship them to San Francisco to be tested by the Federal chemists. Other cities of the country will do the same. thus furnishing a good means of com paring the Portland milk supply with that of other cities. In a contest held In North Yakima, Portland won first place over cities of the Pacific North west. "CIVIL SERVICE" ISSUE OUT New Publication Is to Protect Inter ests of City Employes. A new publication, devoted to the Interests of civil service employes, ap peared at the City Hall yesterday. The publication with the name "Civil Serv ice" is edited by J. H. Tregilgas and announces as its purpose the protection of the interests of civil service em ployes through the medium of pub licity. Among other things in the publica tion is a blank form to be filled out with employes who have grievances which they wish to have investigated. Celebration Funds Appropriated. The City Council yesterday made Its usual annual appropriations. aggre gating $500, for the celebration in Portland of Fioneer day and Memorial Trading Stamps Given on Charge Accounts if Paid in Full by lOth of Each Month Ladies Home Journal Patterns for June Now on Sale Pattern Dept., 1st Floor Wheel Goods TEA ROOM 4th Floor Meet your friends and take down-town lun cheon in our beautiful Tea Room on th e Fourth Floor. Rest Rooms on 2nd Floor. Olds, Wortman $ King Reliable Merchandise Reliable Methods Pacific Phone Marshall 4800 Home Phone A 6231 4th Floor Baby Carriages, Go Carts, Sulkies, Coast ers, Roller Skates, Bi cycles, Trieyclc6, etc. Best makes at Lowest Prices. Shop here! Double Trading Stamps With Cash Purchases In All Departments Today! ? Clean-Up Sales Throughout the Store! EVERY SECTION of the Store has its list of special Clean-Up Bargains, Dress Goods, Silks, Wash Goods, Table Linens, Shoes, Men's and Boys' Apparel, Women's Hosiery, Gloves, Neckwear, Dress Trimmings, Ribbons, Embroideries, Women's Suits, Coats, Waists, Gowns, Corsets, Muslin Underwear, Children's Wearables, House Furnishings, Rugs, Carpets, Draperies, etc. Come to the Store every day and share in these Great Clean-Up Bargains. $4.50 and $5 Silks $2.98 $3.50 and $4 Silks $2.29 Main Floor Fancy Moire and Ben galine Silks for women's suits and coats. Shown in black, cream and good assortment of leading colors. Silks from our regular lines, sell ing formerly at $4.50 O QQ and $ 5.00. The yard IO Main Floor Beautiful Matelasse, Moire, Bengaline and Souffle Crepes for women's suits, coats and dresses. Shown in. black, cream and good assortment of colors. Regular $3.50 and $4 g O OQ Silks on sale at, yard PaVaaWit Ciean-Up Sale of Table Linens 12 Off Richardson's 72-inch Table Damask, yard $1.25 Damask Squares, size 26x26 inches, on sale at $1.48 85c 6 to 8-inch Hand-Em broidered Doilies now 22x22 Linen Napkins, JJO QO $3 grade, the dozen pi OO Men's White Vests at 98c Regular $1.5Q Quality Main Floor Clean-Up Sale of a special lot of Men's White Duck Vests. These are of a well-known make and good grade material. Styled with sleeves, such as worn by waiters, or at soda fountains ahd delicatessen stores. Standard price of these at any QQ time is $1.50. You may buy them here at the low price ofi'OC Men's Sweaters l2 Price , Regular $7.0Q Grades $3.5Q Regular $7.5Q Grades $3.75 Main Floor Here's a notable "Clean-Up" special in men's high-grade Wool Sweaters. We have grouped about 300 of them into two big rots and will close them out at just one-half price. Shown in colors, gray, cardinal and oxford. All sizes in the lot. Take advantage. Men's Wool Sweaters, regular Men's Wool . Sweaters, regular $70)0 grades. Spe- Q CZf I $7.50 grades. Spe- PO 7 CZ U I cial today at only - cial today at only Richardson's 75c Huck Toweling, 25 inches wide, on sale at, yard, 58 1 Richardson's $3.50 Hand-Embroidered Linen Towels at only, each, $1,75 Apron Sale! Bargain. Circle, 1st Floor Women's Coverall Aprons with strap back, shirred waistline or belt all around. Light ' and dark colors. 7Ek Checks stripes, etc. Special KIMONO APRONS with strap hack or elastic waistline. Shown in neat patterns. . Priced special EZQg for today's selling at only' FITTED APRONS in plain CTQn style, with bib, on sale at-' Double Stamps with cash purchases in all departments of store today. Wizard Mops Reduced! Basement Wizard Dustless Triangular Mops are a wonder ful help in housecleaning. Note the following special prices: Regular 50c Wizard OQ Triangular Mops, only--' Regular 75c Wizard EZQg Triangular Mops, only O Regular $1.25 Wizard Q EZf Triangular Mops, only $3.50 Hotpoint Iron and 2f Q 2? 5.00 El Grillstovo for p5lPi3 Hotpoint Helps for Every Home - at a Price Within the Reach of AH. Third Floor Special offer for "Hotpoint Week." This $3.50 Electric Iron and $5 El Grilstovo; total value $8.50'. Both articles " for $5.35 Women's $35 Suits oft fori jr o a c Second Floor Special line of Women's and Misses' Suits selected from our regular stock and marked lower for Clean-Up Week. About 200 Suits in the assortment and practically every one of the new styles is represented. Many in popular belted effects; others with boxback or high waistline styles. Trimmings of braids, fancy buttons, plaids, etc. Shown in plain colors, novelty stripes and checks in leading materials. Suits in this lot sell- J?0 ing up to $35.00. Priced very special today at P"f-0 NewTaffetaSilk Skirts, Special$4.9Q Every Woman Should Value and Cherish YOUTH, BEAUTY and MODESTY Maurine, the true friend of every woman, will come to her rescue and help her retain her beauty, while modesty will find no fault with the wholesome, well-groomed appearance that Maurine imparts. Test the truth of Maurine in the restrooms, where you may have a free treatment, or in your home. On sale in Rest Rooms, 2d Floor and in Drug Department on the Main Floor. Coffee Day Grocery Dept. on 4th Floor No deliveries of these specials ex cept with other purchases made in the Grocery Department today. 40c Coffee 20 Our famous Im perial Roast Coffee is used in thousands of Portland homes. Regular 40c quality. Spe- OQ cial, the pound, at only''' 50e Tea :$9 Uncolored Japan, English Breakfast or Ceylon varieties. Standard 60c OQ qualities, special, pound-''' Entire Stock Untrimmed Hats at V2 Price NONE RESERVED! All Un trimmed Hats .in Millinery Salons, Second Floor, are included in this sensational offering. Very latest styles in large, medium and small sailors, cfose-f itting Hats in fact, everything that's new and desirable will be found here. Hemps, Milan hemps, barnyard straws, etc., in black, white and all the popular colors. Choose any Hat Shape today at half price. $1.48 Hat Shapes at 74c $1.95 Hat Shapes at 98c $2.95 Hat Shapes $1.48 $3.95 Hat Shapes $1.98 $5.00 Hat Shapes $2.5Q $6.50 Hat Shapes $3.25 $7.50 Hat Shapes $3.75 $10.00 Hat Shapes $5.QO $12.50 Hat Shapes $6.25 $1 3.50 Hat Shapes $6.75 $15.00 Hat Shapes $7.50 $16.50 Hat Shapes $8.25 day. A total of J50 was appropriated to the Indian War Veterans for their celebration of Pioneer day; 1300 to the Grand Army of the Republic for Me morial day and 150 to the Spanish War Veterans for Memorial day. $138 Injury Claims Paid 1 Firemen. Injury claims aggregating $138.01 were paid yesterday by the board of trustees of the firemen's relief and pen sion fund to firemen who were injured in the Are at the Blake-McKall build ing. April 18. The amount was divided among seven firemen, who were in jured. F. B. May, who was the most severely injured, received $52.87. E. S. Bradford received $1.50; Ralph Barks, $3.33; Peter Madigan. 28; Roy Lieben good, $2.66; F. H. Hansen, J3.66; J. S. Mattis, $10. The WronginOverdoing Overdoing causes most sickness. Overwork and worry bring on most cases of kidney weakness. The Inside forces and the body tis sues are simply used up faster than they can be repaired. The body is filled with waste matter. 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