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a THE MORMNG OREGOXIAX. TITOESDAt, 3fAT ST, J9I3. GATHERING OF CITY OFFICIALS IS TODAY Commonwealth Conference at University Will Discuss Solving of Problems. TAX MAP TO BE OFFERED Frofcssor Hon C. Sowers., Author of I Pamphlet for .Municipal Heads, ; to Hare Charge Resources ) . . of State to ' Be Topic. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EU GENE, May :!5. (Special.) The sev enth annual Commonwealth con ference, to be held at the University of Oregon will be opened formally ' tomor row mQrning. when city officials from 11 over the state will assemble to dis cuss common problems, share experi ences and to determine the best ways of confronting the many obstacles in municipal life. Don C. Sowers, professor of munici palities at the university, will have charfr of this special session. Air. Sowers is the author of the "Short Talks for Busy Officials.", a pamphlet whiih has been Issued by the univer sity at various intervals during the col lecriate year. Twenty-six Mayors, 13 City Record ers. 3 City Engineers and 3 City At torneys, representlns 35 cities in Ore con, have been receiving regularly the xeries of "Short Talks'" during- the past year, ihd from this fact It seems that a healthy interest is being taken In municipal affairs and the attendance promises to be large. Professor Explain Object, Professor Sowers said in discussing the conference: " "The purpose of these meetings Is to Ret acquainted with each other and to discuss coming problems. This will prove to be both inspiring and helpful and I should like to meet personally every official to whom I-have had the privilege of speaking, in this series of 'talks' and to hear his criticisms and usgestions." At the conclusion of the conference committees on municipal charters, street paving, sewerage and sanitation, waterworks, taxation and assessment, judicial decisions, franchises and public utilities, municipal accounting, mu nicipal ownership, parks, playgrounds and city planning, public health, mem bership and public safety will be ap pointed. In addition the officers of the league re to be elected for the coming year, committees are to be appointed to study and report tm-definite subjects at the next annual tneetHigi and other ques tions affecting the scope ami purpose of the , organization are to be acted upon. --'. - Tax Map to Be Discussed. One big feature of the conference will be the presentation of a map, drawn by Professor Sowers, of all county expenses, the total amount of taxes for 1914 levied by the state, county, school and road districts of the towns and cities. This map .will be considered and discussed from lta qualities of efficiency and economy. Friday the Commonwealth conference proper will get under way. The- first topic of the day has to deal with the eo-operation between state and Na tions and among neighboring states .for the attainment aud of fuller and freerer use of Idle resources. Among those who will lecture on this problem are B. F. Irvine, member of the Oregon Conservation Committee; J. N.. Teal, chairman of Oregon Con servation Commission; ex-Governor "West, E. C. Kinney, member of Board of Appeals, representative of Frank lin K. Lane, Secretary of the Interior; Harry Lane, United States Senator, and Louis Sharp, chief of field divi sion. Department of Interior. ' FRUIT EXCHANGE ELECTS i Selling Agencies Near Wenatchee Compete for Tonnage. t WENATCHEE, Wash.. May 6. (Spe ; ciaL) There Is a great scramble on behalf of the selling agencies for the tonnage of the Okanogan country. Re cently the Omak unit of the Growers' League announced that It had accepted the offer of the distributors for mar keting its fruit. Saturday the Okano gan unit signed up with the associa tion. The Wlnesap unit decided to mar ket Its fruit through the Wenatchee Produce Company. The Northwestern Fruit Exchange ; expects to get the tonnage of the ; Brewster unit. Chairman Adams had a ', roueing meeting at Pateros Saturday ' and the Methow-Pateros unit was i started on a good working basis. The i following directors were elected: J. X). . Stanhope and Bert Stennis, Methow; ! W. D. Glann, Bridgeport; W. V. Tukey i and Amos Tupper. Pateros. S WARNING GIVEN THIEVES ! 5 Harvey O'Bryan Posts Notice on 5 . Cabin Door After Robbery. After the robbery of his hunting cabin near the Barnes county road, about four miles from Portland. Har vey O'Bryan, insurance agent, wrote and pinned to the cabin door the fol lowing note, which, he says. Is caicu lated to make any prospective thief quake for the rest of his life: "One hundred dollars reward will be paid for Information leading to the ar rest and sentence of the thieves who broke in this door . and stole some household articles Harvey O'Bryan.1 The thieves obtained some tools, two suits or clothing, two pipes and a cig arette holder, tobacco and other ar ticles. River. . Lake River has been rising for the past two weeks, and at its present rate will overflow its banks in a few days. The banks are low at this place. Many cattle are grazing on the bottom land', and if the water rises much high er they will -have to be removed to higher ground. COURT TO DECIDE ON CHILD Mrs. MoIIie Bowers Carries Fisht to Supreme Tribunal. DALLAS. Or, May 26. (Special. ) An appeal to the Oregon Supreme Court marks the last step taken by Mollie Bowers, the young Portland mother. In her sensational fight to secure the pos session of her baby girl, Marion Bow era, aged 4 years. Notice of appeal from the decision of the Circuit Court of Polk County, where the writ of habeas corpus sought by Mrs. Bowers was dismissed, was filed several weeks ago. Mrs. Bowers Is being backed in her fight for The custody of her child by the Juvenile Court of County. Multnomah Lake River Nearly Out of Banks. RIDOEPIELD, Wash., May 26 (Spe clal.) The bottom lands around Bache lor Island, near this place, and also around Ridgefield, are being inundated ly the back water from the Columbian 246 AGGIES TO GRADUATE AM I lis in Dana AYheelvrright to Give Commencement Address. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Corvallis, Or., May 26. (Special.) William Dana Wheelwright, of Port land, will deliver the commencement address to the graduating claBS at the Oregon Agricultural College on Tues day morning, June 8, when degrees will he conferred. The commencement ex ercises will be held in the men's gym nasium. Musical numbers will be fur nished by Mrs. William Henry Metzger, soprano, of Portland; B. Hellier-Col-lens, of the Oregon Agricultural Col lege school of music, and a violin quar tet, composed of Miss Ruth Lewis, Law rence Skipton, George Francis and Professor Collens. On Sunday, June 6, Rev. Frank Iyer, of the First Congregational Church, of Tiicoma, will preach the baccalaureate sermon. The class to be graduated is the largest in th history of the college, numbering 246. Two hundred nd sev enteen will receive bachelor's degrees. J5 master's degrees, 10 will graduate in music and four 1n pharmacy. Of the 15 " receiving master's degrees, 13 are in agriculture and two are. in home economics.- The students receiving bachelor's degrees. are classified as fol lows:- Agriculture 82 forestry 9, home economics 61, civil engineering 11, elec trical engineering 10, mechanical en gineering 8, industrial arts 4, mining engineering 2, commerce 20, and phar macy 10. Degrees will be conferred by President W. J. Kerr. 'HOUNDING' TO GO ON Women's Congressional Union to Keep After Wilson. EUGENE BOND ISSUE SOLD Council Accepts $411 Premium Of- Tcr Witnout Consulting Committee EUGENE. Or.. May 26. (Special.) A premium of $411, with "blank bonds furnished and accrued interest paid, was offered for Eugene's $40,000 City Hall bond issue by Smith & Paschail, of Seattle, at Monday night's meeting of the City Council. The bid was the best received by Eugene for 5 per cent bonds in several years. The bid was accepted by the Council without so much as referring the mat ter to the finance committee, as is usu ally done. The money will be used to purchase from school district 4 the present high school building, soon to be abandoned by the school for the new $110,000 structure, which practi cally is completed. SENATOR FRENCH TO TALK Vancouver Commercial Club Also to Hear Report on Waterfront. VANCOUVER, Wash.. May 26 (Spe cial.) Senator French, from Clarke County, will be the principal speaker at a special meeting of the Vancouver Commercial Club, to be held tomorrow night at 8 o'clock. He will speak on Work of the Last Legislature." At the meeting the committee ap pointed by President W. P. Connaway, of the club, will report on- what it learned concerning the status of the public waterfront of Vancouver. A large part of the waterfront has been leased to the Northern Pacific Railroad Company, and this lease will not ex pire until 1939. Other leases also are in effect. f STRAWBERRIES IN DANGER Ridgefield Growers Kear Rains May Cause Fruit to Rot. RIDGEFIELD. Wash., May 26. (Spe cial.) Strawberry growers throughout this section, of the country are begin ning to get alarmed over the excessive rains which have been falling for more than two weeks, as they fear they will cause their berries to rot Some grow ers report that already many green berries have been injured. Berries in the local markets are sell ing for 10 cents a basket and are In great demand. Many farmers here are of the opinion that if hot weather follows the rain3 it will cause the blight to appear and decrease other crops, especially the po tato crop. PORTLAND JVIAN GETS JOB J. O. Bailey Is Appointed Second As sistant Attorney-General. SALEM. Or.. May 26. (Special.) Attorney-General Brown today' announced the appointment of J. O. Bailey, of the law firm of Piatt & Piatt. Portland, second assistant Attorney-General. The salary Is $2000 a year. I. H. Van Win kle, of Salem is first assistant, his salary being $2500. J. A. Benjamin, of Salem, is third assistant, his salary be ing $1200 a year. Mr. Bailey is a graduate of Harvard College and also of Harvard Law School. He practiced in Spokane for more than two years. He has a wife and two children. Western Suffragists In Kat, With out Kxceptlon, Refuse to Partici pate In or Indorse Spectacu lar - Programme. OREGON I AN NRWB BUREAU. Wash- ngton, May 26. Notice has been served on President Wilson by the Congres- sion Union for Woman Suffrage that he will be hounded by suffragists every ime he leaves Washington and stops for any length of time in any city where the Congressional Union is or ganized. The game of "hounding the resident is the latest development n the national suffrage fight, and while it is indorsed by the women of the Union, it is bitterly denounced by the opposing suffrage organization. The Eastern suffragists are divided nto two organizations, and the Union appears to be. the militant organiza tion. It was the Union which last Fall conceived the idea of sending workers nto every state where Democratic Senators and Representatives were seeking re-election, in the hope of de- eating the Democrats, because the Un- on held that party responsible for the defeat of the suffrage resolution in Congress.- . Only a few weeks ago the Union sent wo of Its members to the White House with orders to "see the President and present their case for national en franchisement." The President, several times, has received these women, and he has repeatedly declared his belief that the suffrage question should be settled by the states, rather than by constitutional amendment. Nevertheless, these two women went to the White House with the announced mention of sticking until they saw the President and presented their case. And "stick they did; they haunted the White House offices for two days, and never got near the President. The Un ion had exploited their White House siege in the newspapers before sending their women to. the White House. A few dnys later, when the President went to New York to review the fleet, the New York branch of the Union un dertook to reach him through some of their delegates, on the same mis sion. " The New York women also failed to reach the President. Western women living temporarily in the East, almost without exception, have refused to co-operate with the Congressional Union, and havo refused to participate in or indorse the spec tacular practices to which the Union has resorted. Sutherlin to Be Host Saturday. ROSEBURG. Or.. May 26. (Special.) Sutherlin people are making elabo rate preparations for the annual Com mercial Traveling, Men's celebration to be held there Saturday. The morning will be passed in shooting matches, tennis games, free automobile rides and many other features. Two .grand balls will be held, one in the assembly room of the Hotel Sutherlin and the .other in the Oddfellows hall. Street attractions will help entertain the Sutherlin visitors. Early Settler Scar Bly Hurt. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., May 26- (Special.) W. W. Finley. a well-known early settler living close to Bly, about 50 miles east of this city, was severely injured recently by a falling tree, which broke one leg, fractured one arm and dislocated a shoulder, besides bruising the old man considerably. He was rushed Immediately to the hospital Lake view. His condition Is said to be serious. lrmer Albany Pastor Is Chosen. ALBANY. Or., May 2 6 (Special.) Rev. Tracy B. Griswold, for several years pastor of he First Presbyterian Church of Albany, has been chosen pas tor of the Lefferfs Park Presbyterian Church In Brooklyn. N. Y., according to word received in this city. Since he left Oregon Rev. Mr. Griswold has been an assistant pastor of the Central Pres byterian Church of Brooklyn. Albany College Alumni Klect. ALBANY, vOr., May 2. (Special.) John G. Bryant, a member of '.he class or 1906, was elected president of the Albany College Alumni Association last night. Mrs. J. L. Wood was chosen vice, president; Mrs. W. H. Rhodes, secretary, and J. C. Irvine, treasurer. Arrange ments were made for the participation of the alumni in the events of com mencement week. - OTHERS OPPOSED TO PLAN LAND AGENTS CHANGED POSITIONS ARE FILLED IN BAKER, "WASHINGTON AND MULTNOMAH. W L. Patterson, Thomas H. Tousur, Jr., and Arthur Lnnggrnth Are Ap pelated by Governor Wlthycoiabe, SALEM. Or.. May 26. (Special.) The State Land Board today appointed W. L. Patterson land agent of Bauer County, succeeding C. H. McCulloch; Thomas H. Tongue, Jr., land agent Washington County, succeeding John M. Wall, and Arthur Langguth, land agent of Multnomah County, ' succeed ing Warren E. Thomas. Governor Withycombe and State Treasurer Kay voted for the changes. Secretary of State Olcott opposing them. - The Board authorized the advertising for sale of 3000 acres of school land recently sur veyed in Umatilla, Lake and Malheur counties. At a meeting of the State Desert Land Board today State Engineer Lewis submitted a report of Field Inspector Dubuis that 4000 acres of the Paisley Irrigation project of the Northwest Townsite Company had been sold. Mr. Dubuis was authorized to make an nspection of the Jordon Valley project in Malheur County, and Assistant Sec retary of the Board McAllister was au thorized to make an inspection of the Deschutes Land Company's project in Crook County. The Board decided to inspect personally the Tumalo project June '25. Arthur Langguth is State Senator from Multnomah County. His term does not expire until the beginning of 1919. As the state law provides that persons cannot hold two renumerative state jobs simultaneously, it is be lieved that he would have to resign the Senatorship to accept the land agency.. "This is the first I knew about it. said Senator Langguth last night, when informed of the appointment. "I was not an applicant for the place and until I have had time to think it over I can't say whether I am in position to accept it or not. The land agent is required to ex amine titles of property upon which thje 5tate Land Board proposes to lend school funds. 1 Place in jQfcMv&V, 4, EVERY (LSrUf 1 man'-) NisSvir ' The well - dressed chap knows where he gets off at the cower of Approval Street ' and Popularity Ave- Kerchiefs, cravats, gloves, sox that are guaranteed to wear, shirts that won't let po of their color, garters that won't- let go of your hose a line of happy haber dashery that demands and receives recognition. Phegley& Cavender Corner Fourth and Alder Sts. Wallace Schools to Close June ft. WALLACE. Idaho. May 26. (Spe ERUPTION ON SCALP . FOR FIVE YEARS Itching Almost Unbearable. Hair Came Out. Feared Baldness. Used Cuticura Soap and Oint ment. Now Scalp Entirely Well. Nunn. Colo. "I had been troubled for five years with an eruption on my scalp. Sometimes the itching was almost unbear able. My hair was coming out and I didn't know at one time but what I would be bald headed. My hair was lifeless. "1 tried everything that I could possibly find but nothing gave relief only for a short time. My husband suggested that I try Cuticura Soap and Ointment. I washed m; head with the Soap and "used the Ointment. Now my scalp Is entirely well.'! (Signed) Mrs..A. R. Hill. Sept. 0. 1914. CUTICURA SOAP r To cleanse and purify and Cuticura Oint ment to soothe and heal have been 'very, successful in clearing the skin and scalp of Itching, burning eczemas, rashes and Irritations besides furnishing to discrimi nating people delicate, super-creamy emol lients and prophylactics for maintaining the natural purity and beauty of the skin, scalp, hair and bands. Sample Ench Free by Mall With 32-p. Skin Book on request. Ad dress post-card "Cuticura. Dept. T, Bo ton. Hold throughout the world. cial.) Schools in the city close June 9 and 20 to 25 high school students will be graduated. The speaker for com mencement exercises has not yet been engaged. Superintendent Brock is ne gotiating with Spokane educators. IDLE LIFT MAY OPERATE OREGOX CITV ELEVATOR HI.VGKS O.N ACTIOS OF COUNCIL.. Programme of Waiting Likely to End Long; War With Board When en Commissioner Is Chosen. OREGON CITT. Or., May 25. (Spe cial.) The operation of the Seventh street elevator, which has been com pleted many months, but never used. may follow the election of a new mem ber of the Board of Water Commission ers at the regular June meeting of the City Council. The new member will take the office at the first regular meeting of the Board in July. The Water Board has contended that the city water mains were not able to stand the pressure of operating the big shaft with the machinery now in stalled. The Council contends that the elevator can be operated with water from the city mains. Both have the opinions of engineers who have studied the problem. The controversy dates back a year and a half, when the Council requested the v ater Board to lay an extension from one of the trunk lines to the ele vator. The Board refused and the Council attempted to remove the three Commissioners. The matter was taken to the courts, where It was decided that under the charter the Council cannot remove rnembers of the Water Board, although the Council can appoint the Commissioners. Defeated in the courts, the Council then began to play the waiting game. The programme' adopted is each year to name a man in harmony with its policies. The first man appointed under this programme -was Fred Mc- Causland, who took the place of James Roake. The term of J. E. Hedges, con sistent opponent of the Council, will ex pire, and in replacing him the Council now can have a man after Its own heart and gain control of the Board. SHEEP MAY BE LOWER Woolmen Propose Pooling Holdings and Standing for Better Prices. PENDLETON, OriT May 26. (Spe cial.) Fairly disgusted with the best offers extended at the wool sale at Echo yesterday, woolgrowers of this section are contemplating the advisa bility of pooling their interests and shipping their' clips into Portland for sale when the market offers more at tractive prices. It was freely predicted yesterday that the apparent unwillingness of buy ers to purchase at 20 cents portends a decrease in the value of sheep. Immediately after the close of bid ding on wool yesterday. J. C. Hosktns. OA for Men's New OV Spring Suits! & Values to $25.00! ism Fire Sale of the aron-Fulop Co.'s Wholesale Stocks! Get Yours SH TODAY! You'll have to hurry if you want to get in on this great sale of Men's Suits. Prices were never dealt such a crushing blow. Prices will never be lower on such fine, new suits. Thou sands are coming to this sale. It's feS til UVs TN fea Fifth and Alder TT . at llCllf a 1 v Wr e QuiictMe C3 .laze of Ecohoebi Men's and Young Men's ew Spring Suits Not last year's styles not last season's styles but styles of today styles that young men prefer and styles that conservative dressers de sire. Materials are the newest in popular colors as well as "neutral" shades. Men's Furnishings and Hats at 50 Cents on the Dollar YE0N BLDG. Fifth and Alder of Echo, disposed of t0 yearlings to Stephens & Boylan, of this city, for ?4 a head. Morton Telephone Plant Leased. MORTON. Wash., May 26. (Special.) - c. O. Smith, who recently bought the Morton Klectrlc Company, has leased the Rural Telephone Company for one year, with the option of buy ing it at the expiration of that period, the consideration being 15000. The sys tem serves residents of Bremer, High land Valley. Mineral and way points, Davis Lake, Clenoma, Randle n4 Lewis. Morton to Celebrate l'ourlli. MORTON. Wash.. May 26. Special. Morton will celebrate the Fourth of July. This much was determined on at the meeting of the standing celebra tion committee, which has raised about $150 tor the purpose. It is probable that baseball will constitute the major part of the observance. There will be two or three games, depending on open dates of teams in this section at the time. WITH FISK SERVICE NON-SKID AT LOW PRICES Cost Reduced Quality Maintained Compare With Plain Tread Casing Pjicen Of Other Standard Makes 31x30 - 12.20 4 x33 - 20.00 4 x34 - 20.35 41x34 - 27.30 41x36 - 28.70 5 x37 - 33.90 Fisk quality tires never gave more universal satisfaction than they are giving today. THE FISK NON-SKID is the only real non-skid which can be bought at the Low Prices. Fisk Tires For Sale By All Dealers The Fisk Rubber Company of N.Y. Chicopee Falls, Mass. Portland Branch 349-51 Oak Street . u.i. rt. os. Tim to .-tor (Burfyi) THIN FOLKS WHO WOULD BE FAT Increase in Weight Ten Pounds or More A Pta,TstetB' Advice. I'd certainly c'v moat anything to ba abi t fat up a few pounds and atay that -way," declare every exceaaively thin man or woman. fcuch a result la not Impossible, despite pa-st failures. Thin people are vic tims of mal-nutriUon. a condition whlrh pre vents the fatty elements of food from bclns; taken up by the blood as they are hen th pomers of nutrition are normal. Instead ot Setting- Into the blood, all the fat and flerU producing elements stay In the Intestine until they pans from the body an Kactt. To correct t hta condition and to produce a h eitlt hy normal amount of fat t lie nu tritive procesnes mut t arllfh tail y sup plied with the powr which nai ure ha fie ri ied them. Thin can beaL b accim plind hy rating Kartiol talt with avery mea. hurgol 1h a MctenLiflr combination of si f t ne best airenjrt h-Kt ving- f at - produt lnc ele ni"nl known to the in'-dical profusion. Taken with meals. It mlY'i with the fond sud .turns the sugars and aiarrhe inio rich, npn nourishment for the iiwurs and blood and Its rapid effect Is remarkable, im ported rains of from ten to ieniy-ftva pounds In a single month are by no menA Infrequent. Yet Its action Is perfectly jit -ural and absolutely hsrtnie. KarfTol la t-nll by tood druftxtuts everywhere and 'vrv parkaare contain a auaraiite of weight in crease or money ba k. watfon While ir;nl has produced re markable results In t he treat men t of nerv ous IndJsjentinn snd general ttomaeh eMr ders. It thould not. owing; to its rmark.ble f !esh-prodi-in effect, be uxed by thoae who re not willing to inrrcaso their meitfht tea pounds or more. Adv. French Remedy Aids Stomach Sufferers Franca has been called the Nation without stomach troubles. Th. French ha. lor cent rations used a simple mix,, tur. of vegetable oils that rellev. stomach and intestinal ailments snd keep the bowels free from foul, poisonous matter. The stomach is left to perform its functions normally. Indigestion snd gastritis vanish. Mr. Ocone 11. Mayr. a leading; drug gist of Chicago,' cured himself with this remedy in a ehort time. The de mand is so great that he imports these oils from France and compounds them under the name of Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. People everywhere write and testify to the marvelous relief thsy have received using this remedy one doss will rid the body of poisonous ac cretions that have accumulated for years and convince th. most chronic sufferer from stomach, liver or la tetinal troubles. Mayr's Wonderful Remedy is o!d by leading drugjetsts everywhere with the positive underrtanding that your money will be refunded without question or Quibble U ONK bottle fails to give you absolute satisfaction. Adv.