THE MORNIXG OREGOTfTATT. TUXTRSDAT. 3IAY G, 1915.
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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. The kidneys
aTe slowed up in their blood-filtering
work. The blood gets heavy and Im
pure. The kidneys weaken.
A good kidney medicine Is certainly
needed, but it is quite as necessary to
avoid worry, over-work, late hours, ex
cesses, etc.; to diet more lightly; to
take milk and water instead of strong
drinks; to get more light outdoor ex
ercise, rest and sleep. Giving the ktd
neys a little rest helps the medicine
work better.
Doan's Kidney Pills have a wonder
ful record of success all over the world
ia repairing weak kidneys. Thousands
publicly recommend them.
A PortlandMan Says:
J. L. Hutcheson. T54 K. :8th St..
Portland, says: "Some few years ago,
while living in Arkansas, I had quite
a severe, backache; also other trouble
from my kidneys. Hearing of Dean's
Kidney Pills, I decided to give them
a trial. The results of their use was
very beneficial. 1 'gave a statement at
that time, praising Doan's Kidney Pills
and today I can enderse them just as
highly as ever."
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