THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, MAT 20, 1906.
THE
Portland Delegation Will Leave Tonight for the Farmers' and Shippers' Congress at North Bend
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Portland and Willamette Valley
Will Send Their
Delegations.
PLANS FOR THE CONGRESS
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Farmers' and Shippers' Meeting and
Coos County Farmers' Institute .
Will Be WelAttended by
Representative Men.
Although the "Made-in-Oregon" Expo
sition is now In progress. Portland sends
to Coos Bay to attend the joint conven
tion of the Farmers' and Shippers' Con
gress and the Coos County Farmers' In
stitute. which will be held at North Bend
May 23 and 24, a delegation representative
of the commercial Importance of this city.
The convention which will be held at
North Bend will he held under the aus
pices of the Oregon Development League
There are but few other cities lo the
Northwst which at this time could secure
so large and so representative a delega
tion as Portland la now sending to Coos
Bay. Those who are going; do not exactly
relish the Idea of leaving. Portland In the
midst of the "Made-ln-Oregon" celebra
tion, practically all of which they will
have (o miss, but they realise that Port
land Is deeply Indebted to Coos Bay, and
that these obligations must be paid off.
The relations existing between Coos Bay
and Portland are more pleasant at the
present time than ever before, and it is
believed that the ' visit of the business
men of this city will have the effect of
strengthening the bonds of friendship. .
Portland Does Its Share.
Portland will do her shara. and it goes
without saying that the good citizens of
Coos Buy will do what is expected of
them. The people of Coos Bay are noted
for their hospitality, and all the members
of the party from Portland are looking
forward to the visit with much expecta
tion. The visit will not result in a "love
feast," which Is generally the product of
The uniting of two dissenting factions, as
there are no hatchets to be burled by
either Coos Bay or Portland. The very
best and kindliest feeling evlsts on both
Bldef.
Ever since the Lewis and Clark Exposi
tion, the Portland business men have been
looking forward to an opportunity to visit
Coos Bay In a body. This opportunity
has been afTorded them by the conven
tion. Even if Coos Bay had not taken
part in the Exposition, the Portland busi
ness men would have been anxious to
make the trip, but the spirit of recipro
city tends to increase the desire.
Coos at Exposition.
Coos County was the only county in
Oregon to erect a building at the Lewis
and Clark Exposition. The other counties
In the state all sent excellent exhibits,
most of which were housed in the Agri
cultural building, hut this was not enough
for the enterprising and progressive cltl
aeiis of Coos Bay. They banded together
snd raised a large sum of money, which
was devoted to the erection of a most
creditable building, in which were in
stalled extensive exhibits. The magnifi
cent spirit of co-operation shown by Coos
Bay attracted much attention at the Ex
position, and was greatly commended by
the business men of Portland. Now Port
land will show Coos Bay that she la not
unmindful or ungrateful.
Portland is not the only city which
will send delegates. The steamer Alli
nce, which leaves "Portland for Coos Bay
it 8 o'clock tonight, will carry 31 persons
to the convention. Of these IS are from
Portland, and the others are delegates
from other Oregon cities. Practically
every city of Importance in the WlUam
ftte Valley will be represented.
Will Leave Tonight.
Leaving Portland tonight, the steamer
Alliance will arrive at North Bond early
Tuesday morning. The convention wh
he held Wednesday and Thursday, and on
Friday the Alliance will depart on the re.
turn trip to Portland.
All the cities of Coos Bay will unite In
entertaining the visitors. Special excur
sions, clambakes, banquets, receptions
tind many other entertainments intended
to make the slay of the visitors a pleas
ant one have been arranged. The com-
OLDEST WOMAN IN THE WORLD
Will Celebrate Her Birthday.
TODAY will mark the 119th anni
versary of the birth of a woman
supposed to be the oldest female in
existence. She resides, with a daugh
ter, at Hlllsboro, Washington County.
In this state, and if appearances are
any Indication, Is good for several
more years on earth.
Mrs. Mary Ramsey Lemons Wood
was born May 20, 1JS7, at Knoxvllle.
Tenn. She Joined the Methodist Epis
copal Church In 179, and was married
to Jacob Lemons In 1804. the Issue be
ing four children, as follows: Mary
Jane Lemons, born in'1806. died 1904;
Isaac Lemons, born 18i)9. died 186;
Mrs. Nancy Lemons Bullock, born In
JMft. died 1S68; Mrs. Catherine B.
Southworth Reynolds, born in 1S30.
still living.
Mrs. Lemons removed with her first
husband to Alabama In 1837, and to
tjeorgla In 183S, where Mr. Lemons
died the following year. In 1849 she
removed to Missouri, and in 185S
crossed the plains to Oregon, settling
In Washington County. She rode a bay
mare, a favorite animal which she
called "Martha Washington Pioneer,"
the entire fllstance.
May 2S. 18S4. she was married to
John Wood, who built and managed
for a number of years the first hotel
In Hlllsboro.
She is descended from English an
cestry, her parents first settling in
the Carollnas, and afterward removing
to Tennessee.
Her father. Richard Ramsey, was a
hrlckmaker, and built, it s said, the
first brick house In Knoxvllle, Tenn.
He dropped dead from heart disease.
Her mother died at the age of 110.
The day before, she walked five miles,
knitting all the way, as was her cus
tom. .
Mrs. Wood weighs about 130 pounds,
and is about S feet 3 inches In height.
Every year the birthday of Mrs.
Wood Is made the occasion for a gath
frlng of relatives and friends from all
sections of the Northwest, and In 1905
several great-great-grandchildren were
present. Her oldest living grandchild
Is Mrs. Bullock, aged 56.
At last year's celebration all joined
In singing- "Blest B tno Tie That
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MARY RAMSEY
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Binds." The old lady said she enjoyed
the music, but could not hear the
words with sufficient distinctness to
understand them. She sat in a side
room Just off the parlor of her daugh
ter'! home, and received the congraiu-
j yz f 1 I (t i by Mayor Lane to represent officially the
y ebI , 1 ' '"T , AL" ' city of Portland at the convention. Jay
f - e -s-l f , -7? : i : gif ' Smith was appointed : to represent the
y " - J i- 41 . Chamber of Commerce, but last night he
y-- 3 ' f . J 1 stated that he had found It absolutely
riL:J .y pS-iMgfe - :'y' it ft . ', Impossible to make the trip. He was also
" " paj"i4r3&: " - ,f M appointed a representative of the City of
V 3 . . - " ' J ' Portland, but in this capacity his place
-Sgi- EF?V " t y ' : . wi" fillcd y rr- R- c- Coffey. All of
ry y - L f aS. I W'r thf commercial bodies send other- dele-
y yp-fZL I-" rl gates besides the official representatives.
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LEMONS" WOOD.
latlons of her numerous friends, fre
quently interjecting some quaint re
mark that made It clear to all that she
realized the company had assembled to
do her honor.
The oid lady's photograph adorns
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the walls of the Historical Society at
the City Hall, and is always the sub-;
Ject of interest to visitors, yesterday
being no exception, when it became ap
parent that she was about to turn an
other milestone in her long earthly
career.
FINE TURNER ART EXHIBIT
It Will Be Presented at the Chap
man School,
The famous Turner Art Exhibit will be
presented at the Chapman School next
Thursday evening at 8 o'clock and again
Saturday afternoon at 2:30. This exhibit
consists of carbon reproductions of 200
world-known paintings of ancient and
modern times, many of them in the exact
colors of the originals, and la said to be
the finest collection ever gathered to-,
gether. A movement is on foot to adorn
the walls of schoolrooms with good pic
tures, instead of the ordinary cheap print,
so that the child's taste In art may be
cultivated instead of lowered, and the
fund raised by the exhibit In question
will be expended In the purchase of some
of these pictures, and they will remain in
the Chapman School. Thursday evening
the charge of admission Is 5 cents, and
Saturday afternoon it Is 15 and 10 cents.
The street railway company has gener
ously volunteered to transport any child
who wishes to attend the exhibit free on
those days.
The pictures presented In the Turner
collection are carefully selected and of
great educational value. The famous
masterpieces in painting, architecture and
sculpture form the nucleus, around these
being grouped the most Interesting mod
ern paintings reproduced in color and
monotone. Artists will be much Interest
ed in the exhibit, and parents are espe
cially invited to attend and inspect the
collection.
Change Their Pleas to Guilty.
Wl'liam A. Townsend and John T. Town
send, who pleaded not guilty to a charge
of Illegally Inclosing Government land, in
the Federal Court Friday, appeared be
fore Judge Wolverton yesterday and
changed their plea to one of guilty. Each
was lined $2Ti0 and sentenced to one- day
in jail. Their offense was committed In
Wheeler County.
C1UV RAIR QUICKLY RESTORED
To Its natural color by using Alfredum'a
Egyptian Henna. Sure, harmless. At nrt
cUss di'UsgUia.
A View of Empire City from
the water front.
B Steamer Alliance, which
will take the Portland - delega
tion to Coos Bay.
mittee which will have charge of the
meeting at Coos Bay is composed of F.
H. Brigham, L. J. Simpson, J. H. Ouerry,
Thomas Henm. Peter Loggle, Thomas
Vigars and G. W. Temple. .
The Portland Commercial Club will be
represented by President F. W. Leadbet
ter and the Board of Trade by G. M.
Brown. They have also been appointed
BERRY PICKERS WANTED
HOOD RIVER CAN EMPLOY THREE
THOUSAND.
Other Line, of Work Also Make Heavy
Drafts for Laborers
This Season.
Portland employment agencies are
not only besieged by railroad con
tractors for laborers, but calls are now
coming in from the Hood River and
White Salmon strawberry- fields for
pickers. Thousands of men and women
are wanted for this work and the cry
for'help adds to the embarrassment of
labor agents who are already trying
with all their might to secure labor
era for railroad ' and construction
camps.
Fruitgrowers find help particularly
hard to get this year because of the
many other lines of work that demand
large numbers of men. The Hood River
Fruitgrowers' Union is not only plac
ing orders with Portland employment
agencies, but is advertising for men
direct. It was thought that the call for
help to pick strawberries would se
riously interfere with railroad opera
tions along the Columbia River, as it
would attract laborers away from the
nearby railroad camps to the berry
patches, but railroad men do not ex
pect any serious shortage of men on
this account. They say that berry
pickers usually take their families
along and that the work Is suited to
women and children quite as well as
to men. while robust workmen wlio"are
fit for work on railroad construction
do not care to take up such a fussy
job as berry picking.
The Huod River fruitgrowers offer
Hi cents a pound for picking: berries
and say that 3000 persons are needed
to begin work Airly this week. The
employment will last two or three
weeks. The pickers are expected to
come ready to camp out, and camp
ing ground, wood and water will be
furnished free. Pickers And their
camping outfits will also be hauleJ
free of charge from train or boat to
their destination.
Witnin the next two days, the an
Those Who Will Make Trip.
The .other Portlanders who will make
the trip are: H. L. PittocK. C. M. Hys
kell. J. B. Davis, E. Kyssell. J. A. Mc
Kinnon, Mrs. G. M. Brown, Mr. and Mrs.
H. W. Evans, W. G. MacKae, George M.
Cornwall. W. L. Ilerand. Arthur P. Tifft.
Jefferson Myers and Frank C. Baker. The
Willamette Valley delegation is headed
by E. Hofer, president of the Willamette
Valley . Development League, and is com
posed of M. L. Jones, C. F. Lansing, E. S.
Callender. F. W. Spencer, F. N. Derby,
L. K. Page, J. R. Rogers, J. U Stockton,
O. C. Kinney. F. G. Deckabach. Max Ho
fer, J. A. Simpson. J. O. Beardslcy and
John H. Scott.
Other reservations will undoubtedly be
made before the steamer Alliance sails
tonight. President R. R. Hoge. of the
Chamber of Commerce, will appoint some
pne to fill the vacancy left by Jay Smith.
A large representation Is particularly de
sired. The fare for the round trip is but
112. Owing to the business meeting of the
Oregon Development League, which will
be held in Portland Tuesday, Tom Rich
ardson will be unable to attend the con
vention at Coos Bay. This he deeply
regrets.
Not knowing who would attend from
Portland, a complete programme for the
convention has not been arranged. Many
of those who go from Portland and the
nual rush to the berry fields from
Portland will begin, both by steamer
and train. It Is estimated that the
Portland employment agencies will
supply not lesg than 1000 pickers, while
many will go Independently. That the
available force will not be large
enough to grather the fruit as fast as
required to nave the crop is the fear
of fruitgrowers Interested in the sit
uation. -
COMES OUT FOR SUFFRAGE
Federated Trades Council Indorse
Ballot for Woman.
' By a resolution denouncing opposition to
the woman suffrage amendment as in
spired" hy corporations, the federated
Trades Council of Portland has placed It
self on record as strongly In favor of he
extension of the elective franchise to
women. The resolution was passed at the
meeting of the Trades Council Friday
night.
The resolution says that, as the Ameri
can Federation of Labor has year after
year Indorsed equal suffrage as necessary
to secure fair play for the 5.000.000 wage
earning girls and women of the United
States, the protection of the ballot Is
necessary to Oregon women. The recent
protest of Portland business houses is
styled an expression from the corporate
interests, which are said to be enemies of
the people, and also the enemies of Justice
for women.
The association of women, says the reso
lution, which opposes granting the ballot
to Women, has also placed itself on record
In a circular letter to the corporate in
terests as opposed to the people's power
held through the Initiative and referen
dum. Jew Jons W Acquitted.
Jew Jong Wa was acquitted by. the
Jury in the Federal Court yesterday
afternoon on his second trial, upon the
charge of impersonating another Chi
nese in prder to retain his residence in
this country. 'o sooner was the verdict
of not guilty presented than he was
re-arrested, charged with being unlaw
fully in the United States.
Wa was accused of personating Lee
Ding. His certificate of residence bore
the name of Lee Ding, which he
claimed during the trial was a name
given him during his school days in
China, and that he properly bore both
names.
Attorney, who conducted the prosecu
cities of the Willamette Valley will de .
liver addressee.
The tentative programme follows:
Wednesday, May 23. morning Called to
order at pavilion; address of welcome.
Mayor Louis J. Simpson, North Bend:
"The Development League and Its
Work." E. Hofer, president, Salem: re
sponse for Coos Bay, J. W. JJcnnett,
Marshfield.
Wednesday afternoon "Forty Feet of
Water on the Bar." ex-Governor T. T.
Geer, Salem; "What Oregon Needs and
How to Secure It.'' William Kramer,
Mount Angel: "Greetings From Yamhill."
Judge William Galloway, McMlnnville:
"Competitive Markets for the Willamette
Valley Farmer." M. L. Jones, Brooks.
Wednesday evening "Out of the Earth
quake Belt," Henry Westbrook, Oregon '
City Transportation Company; "The Har
riman Syatem and Oregon." William Mc
Murray. assistant general passenger
agent, Portland.
Thursday, May 24, morning S, A. M.,
excursion over Coos Bay nd harbor; II
M.. clambake, barbecue and crab boil at
park: 5 P. M.. band concert at park: 9
P. M.. banquet to delegates at pavilion
and grand ball. ,
New Local to Biggs.
The new train over the O. R. & N.
from Portland to Biggs will make Its
Initial trip today and will run dally
hereafter, leaving Portland each morn
ing at 8:16 o'clock, and returning to
Portland at 6 o'clock In the evening. A
stopover of several hours at Hood
River, Multnomah Falls and the other
points of Interest along the line, will
be possible for Portlanders who desire
to spend the day at any point between
Portland and The Dalles, with the be
ginning of the new train service.- Par
ticularly during the Summer months,
this accommodation will be appreciat
ed by Portlanders.
Mount Tabor Republicans.
Mount Tabor Republicans organized a
Wlthycombe Club last evening, with thf
following officers: President, E. M. Stev
ens; vice-president, Al Peterson: secre
tary, F. A. Bowen. It is a "straight-ticket"
club.
tion, alleged that Wa had obtained the
certificate of another Chinese and had
altered it by changing the photograph
and in other ways. In proof he pro
duced a Chinese from a eannery near
ABtoria, who claimed to be the original
and real Lee Ding. The jury,, however,
believed tliat It was simply a case of
two Chinese by the same name, and
voted for acquittal, after deliberating
two hours. On Wa's first trial the
Jury disagreed.
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