THE SUNDAY OKEGOXIAX, PORTLAXD, JULY 14, 1907. INCIDENT OF THE . SECRETARY'S VISIT Garfield Astonishes Portland Hosts by Genius for Hard Work. . Outin g Suits WOT ON A VACATION TRIP fcpends Entire Morning In Transac tion of Official Business Ex cursion to Oregon City Is Feature of Afternoon. Of the Roosevelt type, with a capac ity for hard work that is perhaps not .ven surpassed by the President him- se If. James R. Garfield. Secretary of the Interior, is a man with a fund f in formation at his finger tips which amases older men. Those who have seen him at his desk in Washington ex press surprise that he can clear away such a mass of business as comes to him every day. He has a genius for hard work and this is said to be his greatest asset. Secretary Garfield is an aggressive man. with a square, prominent jaw that belles his mild blue eyes. He is lithe and spare and in condition, too, al though he is 42 years old and has a son half a head taller than himself, 15-year-old John Garfield, who accom panies bis father on the present trip. While Commissioner of Corporations. Mr. Garfield probed the beef trust and the Standard Oil monopoly. He was later made the head of the Department of Commerce and Labor, in which he did such good work as Commissionej of Corporations, that when President Roosevelt was looking for a good man to succeed Secretary Hitchcock, of the Interior Department, his choice was the straight-limbed, athletic Garfield, the essence of youthful energy. This made Secretary Garfield the youngest member of the President's of ficial family and he is far from the least aggressive. He has been earnestly fit work ever since his appointment and on his present trip trhough the West he Is familiarizing himself with the work of the reclamation and forestry service. "This is no vacation," he said yes terday, and it is easy to believe it after realizing the amount of work that the Secretary accomplishes during the day. Hts Western tour will end in August in "Yuma, Ariz., reputed to be the hottest place on the American continent, so it will be seen that it is no pleasure Jaunt that President Roosevelt's young secre tary Is making through the Western states. His Views on Irrigation. "Irrigation is just coming into Its own," said he yesterday. "We are be ginning to understand the results of this work. The projects I have seen in the West speak for themaelves of the value of the scheme of conserving water and putting it on the thirsty soli where it is most needed. "Portland has made great progress since I was here last, five years ago," he continued, "although it was then a big city. The .possibilities here are Immense and "the future is rich in promises of what may be accomplished. ' H - ! - - U X - -.r - - V-'l If- '-yYs'l h- vv 0i ft v &ss - U; 1 '"-''- V" 4 - "4 t f- i i ! - " . . - I I I' , - j" u"4 :' " " z i j, ys. - r--rr , - i SECRETARY GARFIELD (AT THE LEFT OF THE PICTURE) TAKING AN AUTOMOBILE RIDE, Portland's position Is highly advan tageous and with the increase in the number of irrigation projects and addi tional lands made fertile, Portland will profit to a very great extent. Nature has done very much for this section of the country." Secretary Garfield end his party, con sisting of Gifford Pinchot, Chief For ester R. A. Ballinger, Commissioner of the General Land office F. H. Newell, Director of the Reclamation Bureau, and W. J. McGee, Secretary of the In land Waterways Commission, spent a busy day yesterday. Soon after his ar rival here at 7:30 A. M., the Secretary plunged into official business and dis patched a great quantity of waiting routine. Visits -were made to the local land office and the headquarters of the reclamation service, where careful ex aminations were made into many matters that Secretary Garfield wants to investigate. At noon, the party gathered at the residence of Dr. Henry Waldo Coe for luncheon as the guests of Dr. and Mrs. Coe. Those who attended were: James R. Garfield, John Garfield. Gifford Pinchot, R. A, Bailinger. F. H. Newell, W. J. McGee, E. B. Piper, Senator Fulton, Congressman Hawley, Con gressman Ellis, Dr. Henry Waldo Coe, R. R. Wood. During the luncheon, R. R. Wood played selections on the pipe organ in the Coe residence and after luncheon, Wayne and Earl Coe ren dered a violin and piano duet In a charming style. Soon thereafter. Assistant Superin tendent Campbell, of the Chemawa In dian School,, arrived with the Chemawa Indian baud, which serenaded the Sec retary and his party. r See City From Automobiles. Automobiles owned by J. C. Ainsworth. Julius Meier and R. R. Wood took the visitors for a ride about the city at 1:10 P. M. The Forestry Building was visited and the men from Washington expressed their admiration for the huge rustic struc ture. Other parts of the city were seen and the visitors then assembled at First and Alder streets, where a special car, provided by the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company, took the Secretary, his subordinates and a few Invited guests to Oregon City, where the locks were in spected. The trip up was made in an open trailer with the Chemawa Indian Band on board. The return trip was made on launches owned by R. ll and O.B. Prael, A. E. Smith and Dr. Coe. The return trip soon developed into an exciting race be tween two fast motor boats, the Try phosa, owned by A. M. Smith, and the Andolette. owned by the Praels. The latter boat Is said to be the faster and Secretary Garfield, who was eager to get back to Portland to attend to some more of the Interminable business . that follows him on his trip over the country, took 2 seat in the Andolette. The Tryphosa got away from the Oregon City dock first and led the Prael boat by a quarter of a mile down the river. The boats maintained their respective places for several miles, the pilot of each craft cutting corners and trying unchart ed channels with daredevil carelessness In the effort to win. The Andolette's en gines commenced to limp near Milwaukie and the boat waa put In at the Rock Is land Club dock while a new spark plug was inserted. This gave the Tryphosa the race. . Secretary Garfield enjoyed the sport hugely. He frequently timed the for ward boat to see If his craft was making any gains. At the Rock Island Club it was suggested that there would be time to rest a bit on the club veranda and get a glass of beer. PerhapB remember ing the scandal aroused by Fairbanks' cocktails. Secretary Garfield firmly de clined the refreshment. Willamette at Its Best. The river lay dimpling and smiling In the sun yesterday, just as If It had on its best face in honor of Secretary Gar field and his party. "The Willamette is a beautiful river." said the Secretary to Dr. Coe. "I know of none more beautiful. Are you trou bled with mosquitoes here?" "'No mosquitoes at all." promptly an swered Dr. Coe, and District Attorney Bristol substantiated the statement. In fact the latter was as full of information as the proverbial megaphone man ,on the "rubberneck" coach. If there was anything- the visitors desired to know, Mr. Bristol had the answer on the tip of his tongue. Once or twice he dealt out misfit answers and a few times he was "stumped," but when this happened he could always point oft the starboard bow and shout. "Oh, did you see that salmon jump? Must have been four feet long. I'll bet he weighs 60 pounds." "Speaking about opening the Colum bia bar, I understand you are trying to close the bars here in Portland," said Secretary Garfield. "Yes, you see that is on Sundays only," said Mr. Bristol. Kcminded of Boyhood. On rounding a particularly beautiful stretch of the river, the Oswego local on Southern Pacific branch came creeping through the trees along the river bank. "Ah," said the' Secretary, "that re minds me of my boyhood days. We had just such engines as that and those same passenger cars, ' too. Aren't they cunning?" District Attorney Bristol was speech less for once. . In discussing , the recent gathering at Denver of those Interested in Govern ment lands at the public lands conven tion. Secretary Garfield said he believed this gathering has done much good. "It cleared the air and blew off the foam," -said he, - "leaving - the way- open for the future. While at the same time the Government's policy was vindicated jr-'-: We place on sale our entire stock of two-piece Outing Suits. These suits are made in the latest styles, in light, dark and medium shades. To demon strate.our ability to undersell we offer the following reductions : $12.50 suits reduced to 15.00 18.00 20.00 u u - u $935 11.25 1 3.60 1S.OO Copyright 390T by Hart, Schaffnar A Marx. Outing Trousers We offer 25 reduction on our entire line of outing trousers. Sam'l Rosenblatt &c Cor. Third and Morrison Streets Co. and the insurgents who vanted to change the present policy were de feated." Those making the trip to Oregon City yesterday, in addition to visiting cabi net officers and officials wore: Congress men Hawley and Bills, United States Attorney Bristol, E. T. Allen, R. M. Tut tle. J. M. A. Laue. C. W. Sherman. John Minto, D. C. Henny, E. G. Hobson. H. A. Brown. James A. Holmes, R. L. Dur ham Senator Fred W. Mulkey. J. C. Ainsworth, A. M. Smith. R L. Prael, O. B. Prael. Dr. Henry Waldo Coe and R. R. Wood. Secretary Garfield and party will leave VU " f'i 1- kit - ; ?rf - r:: n iN- - iff 55 I 1 5 x r - , t . . ?5- ': : , V -- ... s? - i ? ! . J -. - i, M W..: ' V , : - I f i . t x ' J t i ? i " J ' " ' - I i ' ' r $ .4 I - - . i i , - ' - Ki ' ' - C 4 H , ' . A - , , , . , , - - . ; , t . , - J J.' " . , , , 1 " ' , l, 'f , " v' " ' , f ' , -v ' ' s - - -i,''' "1 k . .- - r .,.J..,.,.-ri.Ai.L. .i.uj." t ,,....M,.,',,...,-,.tfiuj&.. .iis.XtA..,.....j ,J SECRET ART GARFIELD. AND MEMBERS OF HIS PARTY, WITH PORTX.AAD GVESTS, PHOTOGRAPHED OPT DR. II. W. COB'S IAWJT AT NOON TEStERDAT. LOWER ROW, READING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT V. H. AEWELL, JAMES R. GARFIELD, SEXATOIl C. W. FULTON, DR. H. W. COJ!. J5ECOKD ROW REPRESENTATIVE W. R. ELLIS, GIFFORD PI.VtHOT, DR. W. J. M'GKE, E. B. PIPER, R. A.' BALLINGER, J. C. AINSWORTH. TOP ROW R. R. WOOD, REPRESENTATIVE XV. C HAWLEY. this morning at 7:45 for the Klamath country, where the Klamath irrigation project will be inspected.. D. C. Honny. supervising engineer for the reclamation service in this distrtct. will accompany the party and V. H. Newell and J. H. Brown, secretary for Senator Bourne, will go to represent the Senator. Secre tary Garfield's trip will last for eight weeks longer, when he will return to his home at Cleveland, O., for a short rest. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Births. ' KOGAWAT To th wife of Oscar Boga way. 354 College street, July 10. 1007, a daughter. SIMONSEN To the wife of Simon C. Slmonsen, 1137 East Sixteenth treet North. July 12, 190T, a. daughter. THIIU.INGER To the wife of William L. Trulllnger, 91 Thirteenth street North, a daughter. ' 1 Death. BOILAN At 223 Market treet. July 12. 1907. Infant son of Mr. and MM. Ora Boylan. CLIFFORD At 346 Eugene, street. July 13. 1907, Clara Adelle Clifford, aged 7 years, 1 month. 18 day. JONES At 410 Manhattan street, July 11, 1007. William A. Jone. aged 47 year. 1 month, 3 days. 6TORT At 62 East Eighth et'reet North, July 12. 1907. Elisabeth Story, aged 64 year. 6 month. 4 day. Building Permits. MRS. AINSWORTH Excavating for hotal. Park, between Stark and Oak. 32000. ' JOHN STARR One-and-a-half -atory dwelling. Eaat Twenty-eighth, between Clackamas and Wasco, S19O0. TITLE GUARANTEE AND TRUST CO. Wrecking frame dwelling. Seventh, between Alder and Morrison, $185. . ALESANDRA RE One-and-a-half-tory frame dwelling. Eaat Thirteenth, between Gladstone and Cora, J10OO. F. FIGGINS Two-story frame dwelling, Tillamook, corner Aid ton, $2400. S. RAXWORTHT Two-tory frame dwel ling. Marshall, between Twenty-firit and Twenty-second. $3600. J. -W. SIMMONS Two-tory frame dwel ling. East Eighth, corner Wygant. $2000. JOSEPH HBALT (agent) Repairing brick" store. Grand, between East Washing ton and East Alder, $800. T. B. WIIXIOX Retaining wall. Kin, corner Park avenue, $500. 8. M. McCONNELjL One-tory frame dwelling, Eat Fourteenth, between Mason and Skldmore. $200. A- w. GRAHAM Two-tor frame dwel ling. East Twenty-second, between Market and Hawthorne, $3000. C. H. TOSBT Two-atorr frame dwelling. East Thirty-fourth, hetween Clinton and Division. $2000. MRS. GILLETTE Repairing story-and-a-half frame dwelling, 847 Front, $700. Marriage License. SANDS-OLSEN B. P. Sands, 58, eltyj Margaret Olsen. 19. city. MOORE-MoINTTRE ThorosV H. Moore, 48, Medford; Nellie P. Mclntyre. 30, city. RINEHABT-GOFF C. H. Rinthart, 46, city: Addle Goff. 89. city. WILSON-CAMPBELL John V. WllsOB, 85, Sellwood; Elizabeth Campbell. 83, city. WHITNET-GRENIER William F. Whit ney, 39, Columbia City; May. Grenler, 32. elty. HAUTALA-PAAKKARI Matt Hautala, 86. Astoria; Moggie Paakkarl, 81, city. PHELP8-LILES Charles A- Fhelp. 1ft city; Pearl Liles. 16. city. PERSONALMENTION. Mrs. Maud L. Johnson and little daughter, Frances, left July 12 for a short visit to Salt Lake City. Miss Ivah Fosson, "of St. James, Minn.,, is the guest of G. . McDermott. of Fir land, on the Mount Scott Railway. Mi's Fosson Is court stenographer In St. James. Joseph Nash, of Nashville, on the Mount Scott Railway, has returned from Kear ney, Neb., where he was called by the Illness of his father, who died before the son reached his bedside. ' . Jamee W. McGinn, an old and re spected resident of this city, is at St. Vincent's hospital, suffering from the effects of a painful operation for a growth on his throat. CHICAGO,, July 13. (Special.) Portland people at 'Chicago hotels: Morrison Ralph K. Moody. Palmer House J. W. Sherwood.. Grace A. J. Peterkln. Great Northern J. T. Townsend. Wellington Mrs. R. J. Peterson. Excessive use of smelling salt sometimes causes deafness. TEA If the tea is good you ask for a second cup; if not, you ask for the money. Tear grocer returns your money If you doal like Schilling' Best; we pay him. ndependent Furniture Co. 104-106 FIRST STREET For Low Prices and Good Values, Who Cannot Furnish a Home With BEDS at : $2.25 BED SPRINGS at $1.75 MATTRESSES at $2.50 Good Furniture and Rugs at Honest Prices. Every, thing Else for the Furnishing of a Home. This is the only Exclusive Furniture Store not in the Furniture Trust.' When furnishing the home, do not forget to call It will pay you. Indepeni lent Furniture Co. 104-106 FIRST STREET I 4 J