16 THE MORXIXG OltEGONIAN, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER G, 1920 L ABOR TODAY TO STOKE FOR TEMPLE Customary Parade Foregone for Ceremony. 10 O'CLOCK IS TIME SET Plans to March Given Vp So Every one Will Be Able to Attend Dedication Programme. Labor, dispensing: with the custom ary parade, today will have its "in ning" with a programme that will be of historical Interest in labor circles. The cornerstone of the new Labor temple will be laid this afternoon at 1 o'clock, and, to allow all members of labor unions an opportunity to wit ness this affair, the committee aban doned the usual parade. Labor's programme for the day, however, will open, this morning at 10:30 o'clock in the municipal audi torium when Dr. W. T. McElveen, pas tor of the First Congregational church, will deliver the oration of the day. W. H. Fitzgerald, who will act as chairman of the meeting, will in troduce the speaker. Mayor Baker Also to Speak. Mr. .Fitzgerald is deputy state labor commissioner in charge of the Port land district. Mayor Baker, city and county officers and labor leaders also will be called upon for brief talks. At the completion of the programme at the auditorium the audience will go to the site of the Labor temple, Fourth and Jefferson streets, where the cornerstone exercises will be held. Mr. Fitzgerald and Frank Hannan, a director of the Labor Tem ple association, will speak here. Jack Lillia, secretary of Bricklayers' local No. J. will perform the task of plac lng the cornerstone. At the conclusion of the exercises the crowd will go to Council Crest park, where picnics will be held Games, races and other sporting events also will take place. Dr. Es ther Fohl Lovejoy will deliver an ad dress. Oeneral nuHlnms to Clone. Labor day generally throughout the City is observed as a holiday, with closing of the main postoffice, de partment stores and banks. Central library will be open for reading from 2 until 9:30 P. M., with branch li braries closed throughout the day. A picnic programme and children's circus will be enjoyed by children of the Mount Scott district at the play grounds near Seventy-second street and Fifty-fifth avenue southeast. The programme will be started at 10:30 A. M. The combined parishes of Our Lord of Sorrows at Woodstock and St. John at Milwaukie will picnic at Crystal Lake park. Walla Walla Has o Parade, WALLA WALLA. Wash.. Sept. 5. (Special.) The Central Trades and Labor council will hold no parade on Labor day this year. An all-day pic nic and barbecue on Mill creek, near the golf links, has been arranged in tead. A programme of sports will be given In the afternoon and a dance will be given at night. HIBERNIAN GOAL NEARED Sleuibership Campaign Progressing Satisfactorily, Is Report Satisfactory progress is being ex perienced in the campaign being con ducted by the Ancient Order of Hiber nians for 1000 members, according to the report of the committee in charge and the next meeting in connection with the campaign has been set for this evening, when there will be bal loting on candidates and reading of applications. Already a large num ber of applications has been pre sented and indications are that the goal will be reached. j On Friday evening. September 10, members will participate in an Irish rally, when Rev. P. J. O'Rourke, pas tor of The Dalles, Or., who has just re turned from Ireland, will deliver an address on "Present'Day Conditions In Ireland." On Sunday afternoon. September 19. at 2:30 o'clock', thj third degree will be conferred on class of candidates, the following of ficers exemplifying the degrees: Ard Righ, John B. Coffey; Brehon, L. P. Morrow; bard, John It. Murphy; Ol amh, George P. Haller; chief of es cort, Thomas Touhey. RAIL OFFICIALS VISIT Tour Being Made to Inspect Lines ol Southern Pacific in-Oregon. . Chairman Kruttschnitt, President Sproule and other high officials of the Southern Pacific. Co., who arrived in Portland Saturday night for an in spection of the Southern Pacific lines in Oregon, spent yesterday visiting the Tillamook branch, returning last night as far as Hillsboro, where their train was parked for the night. Today the party will go over the lines in the vicinity of Corvallis and Albany, returning to this city late this afternoons Chairman Kruttschnitt, ' President Sproule and the other offi cials are being accompanied onthelr inspection tours by A. T. Mercier, gen eral superintendent for the Southern Pacific lines north of Ashland and other Portland officials f the com pany. They" expect to be in Oregon several days visiting all portions of the Southern Pacific system in this state and also probably spending tome time inspecting 'the Portland terminal. DEBS MESSAGE DELIVERED Man Who Says He Is Descendant of Patrick Henry Lectures. William H. Henry, who claims to be a descendant of Patrick Henry, "bringing a message from Eugene Debs." spoke to a group of socialists 'last night in the auditorium of the Lincoln High school. He urged the socialists to organize for the coming election, to support the socialist plat form and work unceasingly for so cialist principles. He declared that both leading po litical parties were "clouding the .real issue of the day, emancipation of the worker." ' Huge Prune Dryer Under Way. -SALEM. Or., Sept. 5. (Special.) Bruce Cunningham, known as- the loganberry king and prune grower -of . the Liberty district, has under construction in West Salem what Is believed by many to be the largest prune dryer in Oregon. The capacity of. the plant will be more than 2000 bushels of prunes a day. Electrical power will be used in the rnechanlcal -part or the piunt, while steam will be used in the flying processes. NEW BILLS AT THE THEATERS - Orpheum. BT LEOXE CASS BAER. JOHN SCLLY. who used to come with his clever mother and father and younger trother and very pretty sister each season in a comedy epi sode at a railway station in which everybody worked at cross purposes with amazingly humorous results. Is at the Orpheum this week. He is the bright and morning star a musical revue. It ie, not amiss here to recall the excellence of the act which the Sully family brought each season, or the natural comedy talents of them all. The five had constantly appeared together while the children were growing up, until a year or so ago when a motor ac cident took its toll in the death of both Sully senior and the younger son. a red-haired likable youth, who always played the part of the ticket seller In the depot scene. The Sully who ia at the Orpheum is the lach rymose, spectacled one in ministerial atmosphere who got confused if any one looked at him. He is still like that, owl-like and an adept at keep- ng his features expressionless while he gets in his deadliest lines. His funereal manner, plus his detached air, keep him the cynosure of the audience. Sully is the moving spirit in the girl revue called "Under the Apple Tree," the plot of which is frankly made up as it goes along. Natalie Dugan sings sweet melodies, and Willard Hall helps her in the har mony. A dainty dancer is Muriel Thomas, who does her most effective work with Mr. Sully. A group of girls, of the slender, supple, sinuous sort, appear and disappear, and on one occasion come out from the heart of the old apple tree as a miniature fashion show. Sidney Phillips is a clever chap who sings and chats. He puts a punch in his stories, literally and figuratively, since they are accom panied by interpretative gestures. which illumine and emphasize. ' One of his songs Is a gem in nov elty, the effort of a versatile waiter to order food for his patrons and sing in between orders. In Phillip's treatment it proved a riot. He does an Al Jolson imitation which is good. nd impersonates an opium hound. A hovel sketch is "Follow On" with alternating arguments for the chorus girl and against her. Harriet Mar lotto of Rose Stahl comedy quality as a burlesque queen who has cast her regal fortunes in a stranded com pany finds her cynicism caught up by a little maid in the company called the "parson" because of her philoso phies afnd goodness. 'The sketch is melodramatic in spots, but it is also of good, sound logical sense in 'others, and so the combination, coupled with the good acting, make it worth while. Miss Marlotte has been here before and her dry, droll comedy work in her character studies is admired. A pair who stopped the show at yesterday's matinee were Cahill and Romaine, one done up as an ebon street-sweeper who, following his calling, runs afoul of a "wop" who has political ambitions. The latter has absorbed just enough ideas from speeches he has heard to tangle them together, and out of the whole evolves a-fearful and wonderful speech. The utter indifference and ignorance of the ebon one as contrasted with the importance and know-it-all manner of the little "wop" make for genuine fun, and their every remark is laugh ter provocative. They finish their ar gument by acicably singing together, and the harmony is fine so good, in fact, that the - audience called them back a half-dozen times. A pair of cockatoos, Jackie and Billy, have brains that function, and after Billy has done tricks, counted and carried on, Jackie rattes off a conversation with his charming trainer that sounds like a chapter from one of Robert Chambers novels all dialogue. He can apparently understand perfectly every command and his chatter is a delight to hear. Miss Ioleen is a petite lass who starts out to be a' nice little song stress and then changes her mind and ours and turns into a graceful bird like wire stepper. Reno . is an eccentric pantomimic comedian who gets his sad old. gar ments all tangled up with a de crepit bicycle which he endeavors to ride. Reno's maneuvers, mistakes and adventures make a thrilling act, full of happy- laughter. This bill will be kept over Wednes day night. Hippodrome. THE headline act of the new show which opened yesterday after noon at the Hippodrome theater demonstrates the deadly art of Jiu- ajjitsu. Three husky sons of Nippon, Nakae & Co., provide plenty of thrills by calmly tossing each other around the stage while demonstrating how easy it is to reduce a murderous thug to a whining wreck by twisting his arms and legs in various scientific ways. These skillful Japanese work with lightning speed and one of the trio is continually landing in a heap nn the floor. Leonora Diehl and her talented kid dies were a big hit. The lion's share of the applause goes to a tiny golden haired tot who sings well and does some clever dancing, using her toes find Hhnu lders with equal facility. Charles Allman and Mildred Woods darken the stage, but light up the au dience. The pair work in blackface in a screaming skit called "A Family Affair." Their dialogue is keen and Allman puts over a couple of good fhRracier aonSTS. A musical novelty, ) "Cinthia's Dream." is the offering of Leah War wick & Co. They present a mixture of old-fashioned melodies and the latest iazz numbers. Harry Lee walks down the aisle and up on the stage loudly informing everyone that he is the manager ol the ineater. But he proves to be a sparkling monologist with a turn that speeds aloncr like a racing motorooat, The opening act of the show is taken care of by Fred and Albert, capable gymnasts, featuring a daring stunt, called the derrick trick. "Slam Bang Jim," with William Russell as the star, is the photoplay attraction on the bill. It deals with the adventures of a tenderfoot in the cattle town of Lone Star, Ariz., which is terrorized by a desperate bandit. The tenderfoot and the bandit are as alike in looks as two Lincoln pennies and this provides many exciting episodes and some fine dramatic action. SULPHUR AIDS ALFALFA Good Rresults on Juniper Flats Seen by County Agent. THE DALLES. Or., Sept. 5. (Spe cial.) Sulphur on alfalfa is giving good results on Juniper flats, accord ing to E. R. Jackman. county agent. who has returned from a trip to the southern portion of the county. In 1918 the farmers, on advice of the county agent, used sulphur on their crops and as a result haVe more than doubled the ajze of the yield. The farmers use the sulphur before the planting and this gives much better results than putting the sulphur on the crop after it has started to come up. The Wasco county agent is going to take a pool of orders from farm ers to order a car load of sulphur for use in the county. Baker. BT LEONE CASS BAER. UNDER the happiest auspices, with flowers and color and lights and inspirational music and Mayor Baker to reminisce pleasantly of 20 years ago when the Baker theater was young so opened the new season of that organization at its new home last "night. The theater itself has taken on that homelike, cheerful quality that praise agents occasion ally call -zy. All the enlarged photographs of players, past and present, and the photographed scenes of famous plays which decorated the old theater are now adorning the new Baker, and a good-looking, rich, dark curtain is disclosed when the asbestos curtain rolls up. Just as one swallow does not make a summer, neither does an opening performance of a stock company make a season. But unless all signs fail, an excellent company has been gathered together. The play chosen for the opening week is always a matter of especial planning on the part of director. Walter Gilbert, be cause the play must be several things at once, entertaining and new, but most of all, an introducing medium in which each new player may 'make his or her bow under felicitous cir cumstances. For all of which sev eral purposes "A Prince There Was" serves most admirably. George M. Cohan adapted this hap py little play from a story by Dar ragh Aldrich and Jimmy Gleason was the prince when we saw the play. The Baker players give a perform ance quite as good and far better in spots than the road show and Scl mer Jackson's prince is quite as moody and charming and likable as Jimmy Gleason's. Jimmy had a sum mer in which to study the role and played only that role. Mr. Jackson had a week and while he is playing it this week he is already studying a role for next week. Which is al ways another reason for .being amazed at the creditable perform ances stock players give. The play introduces the players in typically Cohanesque characters of the sure-fire comedy type and con stant roars of laughter testify to its success. Martin, a millionaire, has taken to drink, needless to say this was in the B. P. (before prohibition) days, and is trying to forget the death of -his young wife and child. Despite the entreaties of his friend, Carruthers, a magazine publisher (played admirably by Leo Lindhard), he insists on drinking himself into oblivion. Enter a child, the slavey of a middle class boarding house. Her name is Comfort, and she is a pic turesque cousin to Pollyanna and disciple of the philosophy of being glad. She is a sunshiny person, and is played exactly like that, sunny and sweet and lovable, by youthful Ann Wade. Comfort's sunny dispo sition leads Martin to pose as a Mr. Prince, and enter In heartily with a fairy tale she is enacting in which he rescues a princess. The princess, so it happens, is a struggling young author who lives in Comfort's board ing house, and the prince does rescue her. It is the rescue that makes the rest of the story. Leona Powers is the poor princess whose stories will not sell, until the prince buys them. Miss Powers' art dawns upon one only by degrees. Her poise is so cer tain that the simulation of the actress fades away, her effects being cumulative rather than dynamic. She is delightfully feminine and amaz ingly pleasing to look upon. Among the new players is Shirley Mayberry, whose characterization of the obstreperous and slangy daughter of the boarding-house keeper is re freshing and natural. Murry F. Bar nard, another newcomer, contributes greatly to the enjoyment of the piece by a portrayal he gives of a motion picture supe. That sterling character actress, Lora Rogers, gave a notable characterization of the boarding house landlady a performance along original lines and clearly the work of an actress who thinks for herse-lf. Her highly developed study embraced even a weird and wonderful costume of the Benjamin Harrison dynasty. Mayo Methot, the youthful ingenue. had very little to do in a small role, but her welcome was tremendous, and she made the role sparkle and radiate. Another of the old guard, George P. Webster, received an ovation, and he gave an excellent accounting of a likable part, that of a broken-down lawyer who comes back when the world was in need of men of legal mind to untangle some of the tangles. bmith Davies is interesting and real as Martin's valet, William Lee steps in to make his bow as a messenger, Irving Kennedy is a 'natural-looking clerk in an office and Muriel Kinney is effective as a maid. The play will continue all week. with matinees on Wednesday and Sat urday. The cast: Charles Martin i .Selmer Jackson Bland Smith i .. ( Jack Carruthers Leo Llndhard Comfort : An U.'nH. Miss Vincent Mayo Methot Oladys Prouty Shirley Mayberry Mrs. Prouty Lora Rogers Short Murry F. Barnard Aaiuenns tvoous. Ti. ts. j...teona Powers Mr. Cricket Geonre P. Webster Bella. Muriel Kinney Messenger William Lee Eddie Irvine Kennedy Lyric. ported by a clever cast and chorus. opened the season of the Lyric the ater yesterday afternoon in new quar ters, being installed in what was for merly the home of the Baker players instead of the familiar home of musi cal comedy at Fourth and Stark. A packed house greeted "-In Societv." typical Lyric offering, only "bigger and better than ever," as the circus press agents say. The plot of the play is not very deep, but it provides an excuse for Dillon and Frank, in their well known character of Mike and Ike, to capture the audience with their keen funmaking and both stars received an ovation on their first entrance yes terday. With a larger stage than usual to work with, the ensemble dancing num bers go very smoothly and the light ing and staging effects are excellent. The popular Rosebud chorus has been increased to 24 girls and they all do their work in first-class style. The scenes of the play are laid in a Paris restaurant and the big fea ture comes in the entertainment given by the management, in honor of Mademoiselle Genee, a French opera singer, played by Dorothy Raymond, who scores in the song "Whispering." Gay Duvalle, . a newcomer here, is charming in her song number. A, B, C." But with all respects for the ladies, highest song honors go to Ben Broderick, .who made a tremendous hit with an Irish ballad of the Mc Cormick" type called "That Old Irish Mother of Mine." Will Rader has one of the French parts he does so well and puts over a song, "Mack Sennett Girls." The new leading man is Frank O'Rourke, who has a fine singing voice and con tributes some whirlwind, triple-time dancing. The beauty prize goes to Joan Maidment, who is now Mrs. Ben Dillon. The present show will continue throughout the week, supplemented by the country store feature on Tues day night and the chorus girls" con test Friday night. v What in to happen mo weeks from today f See page 7. Adv. ERRORS CAPITAL LABOR CITED Brawn, Brain, Personality All Declared Needed. SPECIAL SERMON GIVEN Not Uniformity, But Diversity, Is Order of Life, Explains Dr. Joshua Stansfield. Review of the labor situation dur ing the last year was given in the Labor day sermon delivered last night by Dr. Joshua Stansfield of the First Methodist church. Law of displace ment, based, on Christian principles, is the solution for present unrest and industrial troubles, said Dr. Stans field. "The fiercest struggles of social and industrial welfare are among the most advanced and free peoples of the world, which all shows that there are some fundamentally false and wrong ideas on the part of both labor and capital." said Dr. Stansfield In part. "We hear much of the 'rights' of labor and the 'rights' of capital, but, correctly speaking, there can be no valid 'rights' except upon the ground and principle of right. Deeper than "all the clamor for rights is the question, what is right? "We should ask first of all what are the essential and necessary elements or industrial subsistence and life. There are at least three the earth and labor and capital. There is also a very variably power of productivity onthe part of individuals. So that the human elements in industrial and so cial life are brawn, brain and per sonality. These all are necessary to successful Industrialism. "Which is the largest factor in ''the industrial world we may not always be able to say. There are some very thoughtless persons, or worse, who demagogue the cry that the "laboring classes" produce the world's wealth and that "capital" is largely a rob bery of their share. This is mani festly untrue. The fact is that three times as much wealth is produced now by the 'same working population, the same muscular power as in an earlier generation. What has made the dif ference? Not the laborer, but the thinking brain behind him. "Not uniformity, but diversity, is the order of being an of life. There fore the question really is with every man in hs place, whether of brain or brawn. 'That he do justly and love mercy,' and 'Whatsoever he would that others.' Those in the other place or position or station 'should do unto him, do ye even so to them.' 'The Golden Rule does not call for communism or a political and me chanical socialise., but for a Worthy and humane conduct between individ uals and classes of men, on the high ground of justice and personal right eousness. What would" be right to thee under similar circumstances 'do ye unto others.'" REAL PREACHER OT CISTERN Mind of Pastor Should Be Foun tain, According to Dr. McElveen. Home Coming day was celebrated yesterday at the First Congregational church with extra floral decorations, extra music by the reorganized quar tet and chorus and a sermon bv Dr. W. T. McElveen. the pastor, who preached on "Saving Society." "What is it to preach Christ?" asked Dr. McElveen. "To preach Christ," he said, "is not to describe Palestine geography; it is not to com ment on ancient Hebrew conditions. To preach Christ is not to scorn men and women of 30 centuries ago for their iniquities. Scolding Noah for his drunkenness or David for his adultery is both easier and safer than rebuking present day sinners. You can criticise Noah's or David's misdemeanors without danger of a libel suit, or without the fear of offending any of the relatives and friends. It is much more difficult and dangerous to discuss any present day live question in the pulpit. For the frank discussion of every live question affects adversely somebody in the church s membership. More people like sermons that tickle their ears and warm their hearts than like sermons that prick their consciences. To preach Christ is not to felici- tiously describe the beauties and glories of a heaven that is going to be bye and bye, or to vividly portray I the terrors of a future hell. Preach- ing's first task Is the redemption of this world, not the population of the next world. If life is ever to be worth while, it ought to be worth while here and now, and it is re ligion's task to make it so. Salva tion is not escape from the present social order, it is the regeneration of that order. A man will not go to heaven when he dies unless he tries to make earth heavenly while he lives., "To preach Christ is not to tell people that if they entertain an orthodox opinion about Him they will be saved. Many so-called Christians are long on orthodoxy, but exceed ingly short on good works. To preach Chr'st is not to unctuously eulogize the eo-called "old-fashion gospel." The true preacher of Christ is not a shouter of ancient shibbo leths. The genuine preacher is not a Victrola with a limited number of records. His m'nd is not a cistern; it is a fountain. His intellect and heart are not static, but dynamic. The preacher is a herald who de clares old truths in an ever fuller way and who, ever declares new truths. The real preacher reads, studies, thinks, meditates. And as he thus studies the spirit of truth guides him into ever more truth, and new light breaks forth from the word of God. The herald of the Gos pel brings forth things both new and old. He is not content to reiterate stale ideas, he is a human catapult who hurls new ideas, new reasons, new ideals, new arguments at his congregation. "To preach Christ is to proclaim the reality of the fatherly saving grace of uoa tnat jesus revealed by his life and death as well as by his lips. It is to give a timely and truthful interpretation of the mind of Jesus." CHURCH HELD WORLD'S HOPE Rev. Elbert Flint Says Xations Seek Relief in Christianity. "The Programme of Jesus for a. New Age" was the theme of Rev. Elbert E. Flint at Atkinson Memorial Con gregational church yesterday morn ing. - "The world, in every time of need in its extremity, has, without a single exception or contradiction, turned to divine source of relief," said the minister. "We would think that men had always been fools, or born to disappointment, 'as the sparks are to fly upward, or incurably religious. Since Jesus was born the world has A! looked to him and his programme for its relief, and never has this been more true than today. "The greatest financier of America, and perhaps the world, has recently repeatedly declared that the church and the teachings of Jesus are the hope of modern business and industry. Perhaps without a single exception every nation of the world, and this statement, too, is on good authority, has spoken openly or indicated that their hope in reconstruction lies in the principles found in the Christian religion. It would be easy to men tion -every one of these nations and the statesmen or scholars declaring this hope. "And what all honest labor and in dustry is asking for today are the simple underlying principles and truths of what Jesus lived and taught. Three or four things should be men tioned as belonging to that pro gramme. First of all. the committal of a people or nation or the entire world to the opening words of Jesus' message. His forst words were 'Good news." 'Good news' founded in truth, in an unfailing hope, in an unchang ing and everlasting God. Say what' you will, there is great power in the thought that "God is in the heaven and all is well.' "In the second place, by the power of a mighty example and by repeated exhortation, he laid it upon the people to pray. Whatever this age may think of the meaning or the use of prayer, we must remember that Jesus himself had his strength and an un dying assurance that God was a God of prayer and he answered his people. In the third place. Jesus preached the greatest sermon that has ever been preached, the main theme of which was righteous living. Not a shigle doctrinal controversy, or any theo logical hair-splitting, but a etraight-from-the-shoulder message to men, whether employer or employe, rich or poor, to live and work and produce righteously. The hope of the world then is an unequivocal, irrevocable committal to this programme." HERMIT LIFE THING OF PAST Men Combine Against Exploita tion, Says Rct. E. Constant. Rev. Edward Constant yesterday morning preached on "The Comrade- i ship of Industry" at the Highland Congregational church. The dav of rank individualism. declared Mr. Constant, "has gone, never to return. The trend of today emphasizes the solidarity of the race. It has become almost impossible for the individual to live a hermit life. The interests of society are so inter twined that we cannot get away from the thought of the interdependence of men. "Unionism and collective bargain ing are forms of comradeship as well as protests against industrial unfair ness. Men combine against the ex ploitation of their fellows. The capi talist who defies the laws of human nature and squeezes his fellow men is as much an anarchist as the la- borer who throws the monkey vrench into the machinery. "The rights of property are not to be placed above the rights of man. Human life is the most sacred thtng of all. When conscious of the inherent worth of man we are not likely to treat him as a beast of burden or a piece of muscular machinery. "We are far from the ideal in the industrial world. A virile Christianity must have a chance to play its part in industry. The teachings of Jesus are yet waiting to be put into effect. There is need of that confidence in one another which alone can come from a sense of real comradeship. True brotherliness among raei will come when we learn to co-operate in the spirit of the Christ. "It was said of a successful jour nalist and publisher who recently died that his employes worked with him rather than for him. They were fel low workers. They were loyal to him and he to them. There was genuine reciprocity. The chief looked upon the interests of his men as being identical with his own. Is not that the spirit to be desired in the industrial sphere? Such a disposition will tend towards harmony and a proper sharing of the profits and pleasures of life." BAPTISTS TO CONVENE MEETING AT CORVALLIS OPEN TOMORROW. TO Annual Session of Woman's State 'Missionary Societies Will Be Held Wednesday. The annual meeting of the Oregon Baptists will be held this week at Corvallis beginning with the minis ters' conference tomorrow afternoon and continuing until Friday night. The annual meeting of the woman s state missionary societies will be held Wednesday afternoon. Following the meeting of these so cieties the Oregon Baptist state con vention .will convene Wednesday at 1:30 and will close with the Oregon Baptist young people's rally Friday night. Well-known Baptist leaders will speak. The Corvallis church, which enter tains the Baptist convention, has made remarkable progress in the last few years. They have erected one of the best buildings in the state, re cently pledged 20,000 for the Baptist new world movement, and $20,000 for additional equipment for their new building. Dr. George E. Varney has recently resigned the pastorate to accept a professorship in the Oregon Agricul tural college, and the church has called to its pastorate Dr. W. A. Waldo, recently resigned from the pastorate of the White temple at Portland. Dr. O. C. Wright, executive secre tary of the Oregon Baptist state con vention, stated that this meeting will be one of the most Important In view of the greatly enlarged programme of Baptist work in the history of Oregon Baptists. Kelso Business Interest Sold. KELSO, Wash.. Sept. 5. (Special.) Dewey Letsinger and C. C Bashor, cashier of the First National bank, yesterday completed "arrangements for the purchase of L. J. Short's inter est in the Short & Letsinger hardware and furniture store. Short & Let singer purchased the A. R. Remick store, Kelso's pioneer hardware store, about a year ago. and Dewey Let singer has been associated with the business since last November. Mr. bashor will not be actively associ ated with the business. M. Letsinger,, one of the original members of the firm, retains his interest. 11 ; Auto Theft Suspects Returned. CHEHALIS, Wash., Sept, 5. (Spe cial.) Marcel Marsetet and Arthur Conforty, two Vancouver boys, ar rested here on a charge of stealing an automobile were returned there yesterday by Deputy Laws of Clarke county. Sunflower Crop Good. TOLEDO, Or.. Sept. 5. (Special.) With a rain at si-week Intervals all season the pastures, gardens and cultivated crops In Lincoln county are in splendid condition. Sunflowers for silage, a new crop in Lincoln county, are showing up splendidly. 01 MMKETUffi METHODS STUDIED National Farm Bureau Party Visits Portland. GRAIN BODY TO BE FORMED Committee Concludes Two Weeks' Investigation in California; Leave for East Tonight. For the purpose of investigating farmers' co-operative marketing or ganizations in Oregon, six members of the grain marketing committee of the National Farm Bureau federation are in the city and will hold con ferences with leaders of the co operative movement here today. It was recently determined by the American Farm Bureau federation to develop plans for a national wheat growers' marketing organization, to embrace wheat farmers in all sec tions of the country, and in view- ot this decision President Howard of the federation appointed a committee to investigate co-operative market ing in centers where it is being em ployed successfully. laterners in Party. The following members of this com mittee are in the party: W. G. Eck hardt of Chicago, chief of the grain agricultural division of the Illinois farm bureau federation; J. G. Brown of Monon, Ind., president of the Indi ana farm bureau federation; Harry U. Bealc of Mt.' Sterling, O., treasurer of the Ohio farm bureau federation; E.G. Nourse of Ames, la., professor of ag ricultural economics of Iowa Agricul tural college; P. K. Bausinan of Mon- ticcllo, Ind., county agent of Indiana, and Herman Steen of Chicago, editor of Prairie Farmer. The men arrived Saturday night and spent yesterday conferring with local leaders in the co-operative marketing movement and touring -the Columbia highway. Further conferences will be held today at the Benson hotel. Those in this state to meet with the visiting committee members include N. C. Maris, director of extension of Oregon Agricultural college; 11. il. McPherson of the federal bureau of of markeUs, Oregon Agricultural college; Joseph Passonncau of the de partment of markets of the Washing ton state college; K. CPaulus. gen eral manager of the Oregon Growers' co-operative association; U. L. Upson, Oregon Poultry Producers' associa tion; Alma L. Katz, Dairymen's league, and C. E. Spence, master of the state grange. Two Weeks Spent in South The committee has just concluded two woeks in California investigating the co-operative system thre and the stop here will be brief, the men proceeding eastward tonight. The work of this committee is prelimi nary to the work of a committee of 17, being formed by the national as sociation from among the diflerent wheat farmers associations through out the country, to draw up plans for the organization of a national wheat growers marketing association. "The object of our visit to Califor nia and Oregon has been to study the co-operative marketing agencies in successful operation in this section," said Mr. Eckhardt, "and to try to de termine if the underlying principles of the organizations here could be used in a national way. The Ameri can farm bureau federation is striv ing to bring about a co-operative marketing organization among wheat farmers In all parts of the country in order to do away, if possible, with rapid fluctuation of prices and the evils arising out of speculation." CATTLE ON TOUR TO EAST Cow and 3-Months-OId Bull Ride in Truck to Missouri. HOOD RIVER. Or., Sept. 5. (Spe cial.) En route from Neskowin, Tilla mook county, to Pomona, Mo., Charles A. Parsons and son. Zanies B. Par sons, passed through here today pilot ing a truck carrying Dollie Lees Nes kowin, a registered Jersey cow, and Oregon St. Mawes, a blooded 3-months-old bull. Mr. Parsons and his son have equipped the rear of a truck with spring-padded sides and the Jerseys were riding in apparent comtort. in deed, while he stopped here the calt laid down and contentedly chewed his cud. They expect to camp each night. The truck is so arranged that the animals can be quickly unloaded and allowed to stretch their legs. They will travel 1800 miles. GRAIN SPROUTS IN SACK Recent Rains at Walla Walla, Wash., Damage Wheat. WALLA WALLA. Wash., Sept. 5. (Special.) Estimates of the damage done to wheat recently by the heavy rains vary greatly. Sacked grain left In the field has been damaged to some extent. The sacks were wet through, which will necessitate re sacking in some instances. Some of the wheat has sprouted in the sacks. Normal moisture in wheat at this time of the year is nine per cent and tests show as high as 13 per cent. The wheat with a heavy moisture content will have to be replied at least once a week until dried out, otherwise it will spoil, according to wheat men. OAKS' CROWDS PLEASED Varied Programme at Resort to Be Repeated Today. Sunday crowds visited the Oaks yes terday and were pleased with the varied programme of entertainment, which will be repeated today. Lew Cullin's dog and pony show will give its performance at 3 and 9 P. M. and will close the last big day of the sea son at the popular resort. Fred DuPuy will give rides over the river and. city in his hydroplane. Miss Irene Alleman, soprano, will sing sev eral solos. DROP IN AT WOOSTER'S General Merchandise. 48S to 494 Washington St. OPEN EVENINGS Take the car home from Wooster'a . store All Day Habor Trie 3.UAirrr Store PRIZES TO TOTAL SI 000 5500 EACH TO BE GIVEN FOR BUTTER AND CHEESE. Awards to Be Made on Points Pro Rata, With $3 Limit on One and $2 on the Oilier. Announcement that $500 will be distributed in prizes towinners in the butter-scoring contest at the State Fair, and a like sum for winners in the Cheddar cheese exhibit, has been made by V. I). Pine of Oregon Agri cultural College, who is superintend ent of the dairy building. Creamery butter will be scored on commercial points only, but samples testing as much as 16 per cent mois ture will be disqualified. It must have been made in the factory from milk produced on at least two farms owned by two different persons or firms. Creameries owned by any state institution will not be allowed to compete. Prizes will be awarded on points pro rata, but no enti ot butter may get more than $3 a point above mini mum, or cheese more than $2. Entrance blanks will be mailed creameries in time to make shipment of exhibits, and the departtment i3 urging very general competition to make the creamery show the biggest success of the fair. "Outside entries will be received." says Mr. Pine, "and Oregon will have to go some to keep the prizes at home." PROTESTS TO BE HEEDED Financiers Not to Back Dam Proj ect While Legion Objcets. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Sept. 5. (Special.) As long as there is opposi tion to the building of the Link river dam by the American Legion and other local interests, the financiers back ing the California-Oregon Power com pany will not furnish money Tor the project, says J. C. Thompson, division ant-ger, who has Just returned from San Francisco where a conference of power company officials was held to consider action following the latest protests of the legion and the result ant request of Secretary Payne that work on the dam stop. Bankers had arranged to make a loan of $750,000 for building the dam ana dikink Indian lands on the Upper Klamath lake, said Mr. Thompson, but canceled the loan when the legion eppctition developed. Yakima Canvassed for Houses. YAKIMA. Wash.. Sept. 5. (Special.) Twenty Y. W. C. A. workers have begun a canvass of this city . for the purpose of compiling a complete di rectory of all rooms available for lodging or housekeeping, for perma- FOURTH ST A Conservative Custodian FOURTH AND WASHINGTON STREETS OPEN SATURDAY EVENINGS 6 TO 8 Today of Portland nent or transient guests. T. W. C. A. officials and their assistants, believ ing that the housing problem is one of the most serious with which the people of the city have to deal, has undertaken this work as a community service. GUN IN FALL KILLS BOY Youthful Hunlcr Slips While Get ting; Drink From Spring. SPOKANE. Wash., Sept. 5. William P. Bradley, aged 18, lost his life early this morning from a gunshot wound received when lie attempted to take a drink of water from a spring while on a hunting trip Saturday. His foot slipped as he was about to drink and in falling the gun was dis charged, the bullet entering his body. He was brought to the hospital, but an operation failed to save his life. Yale to Celebrate New Bridge. KKLSO. Wash., Sept. 5. (Special.) The community of Yale on the up per Lewis river is planning for the biggest celebration in its history for tomorrow, when the newly finished Yale-Yacolt bridge will be dedicated. The bridge was built jointly by Cow litis and Clarke counties and connects a big area with the railway. A bar becue and picnic lunch will be held. Water Injunction Sought. CHEHALIS. Wash.. Sept. 5. (Spe cial.) A. B. Fogelsong, Lincoln creek resident, has started proceedings in the Lewis county superior court here for an injunction to restrain a neigh bor. J. H. West, from taking water from a creek In their neighborhood. The case has been before the courts for several years in one way or an other. Hunter Sent to Jail. HOQUIAM, Wash., Sept. 5. (Spe cial.) Frank Jones, out with a gun, met Game Warden Winslow, but did not know he was an officer of the law. He told Mr. Winslow hunting was -.good, but could not produce a license. In justice court later he was fined $5 and costs, but decided to serve three days in jail rather than pay it. Limb Falls, Kills Logger. ASTORIA, Or., Sept. E. (Special.) . Nikolai Mikithyk, a timber faller, em ployed at the Big Creek Logging com pany's camp near Knappa, was in stantly killed yesterday afternoon when his skull was crushed by a falling limb. The deceased was a na tive of Russia and his only known rel ative is a sister residing in Portland. Two Girls Arrested. CHEHALIS. Wash.. Sept. 5. (Spe cial.) Peggie Palmer and Mamie An geles were yesterday arrested by Sheriff John Berry at Elma. They are alleged to have defrauded a Cen tralla horel out of a bill for room rent. The girls were members of a carnival company. WASHINGTON T