TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX. rOKTLAyP. AUGUST 27. 1011. GUT IN PRELATE'S POWER IS ADOPTED Pacific German Conference Wants Minister to Name District Heads. BISHOP SMITH SURPRISED .Weniblegc Would Also Re-nact Law Limiting Pastorates to Five) Tear Cbange Cp to Next M. E. Convention. At the Pacific German conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church at the Rodney-Avenue Church yesterday, a memorial was adopted to take the power of appointing district superin tendents out of the bands of the diocesan bishop, and place It in the hands of the ministers. A memorial was adopted also to obtain the re-en. actment of the rule limiting; the time of a preacher's pastorate to live year in a single place. Both memorials were Introduced by the committee on resolutions. The one referring to the appointment of super lntendenta met with slight opposition, while that referring to the time limit waa generally, favored, but both were adopted by large majority. Bishop Charlea W. Smith, who pre. sided, did not comment on the resolu tion, but expressed surprise that It should be the German ministers who were the Arst to take action. It will be the duty of the preachera delegate elected Friday. Rev. H. P. Lange. of Walla Walla, to Introduce and look after the measure at the general con ference which will meet In Minneapolis next May. If Anally adopted It will affect the Methodist Episcopal Church throughout America. Limit Once Repealed. It wilt also be the dnty of the dele gate to endeavor to have the time limit of paatoratea made a church law. This measure once existed as a law. but waa repealed about It years ago. Tr. Julius C. Zeller. president of the I'nlverslty of Puget Sound, addressed the laymen In the morning. He spoke on the necessity of maintaining church scnoola. and outllneu the work which his Institution Is doing. Dr. Zeller said that the church need not look for its ministers or Us work ers to the state or secular Institutions. Three per cent of the preachers, he said, constitute those who come from state or secular Institutions. He de clared that 15 per cent come from de nominational schools, while 12 per cent have no particular educational train. Ing. He aald that e did not wish to antagonise the atate schools as such, for he thought that thar had their place In the general scheme of educa tion, as well as the church schools. He said that all their work would come to naught, however. If the uni versities did not look after the moral training of their students, and la this connection he thou. - It augured no good that but such a small percent age of churchworkers came from them. Work at Home Vrired.' Committees at the morning's lay men's meeting reported on and made suggestions regarding Sabbath observ ance, temperance and education. Dr. W. B. Holllngsworth spoke, taking for his theme the motto of John Wesley Smith. The world la my parish." He said that missionary work should be gin with the Individual, and expand gradually. There remained much mis sionary work to be done at borne, he sai At the morning meeting of the pastors Rev. Q. A. Willi, for six years pastor of the First German Methodist Church of this city, was transferred to the California conference. He will leave In a few days. Rev. J. Ricker. of Newberg. was also transferred to California. At the Invitation of Rev. C A. Wentch. of the c Irst German Metho dist Episcopal Church of Spokane, the conference decided to meet In Spokane next year. The laymen closed their session yes-terd.-s.'. The preachers held a busi ness meeting In the evening, at which the reports of the statistical com. mlttees were heard. Bishop Smith will close the conference tomorrow morn ing by reading the appointments for the ensuing year. He will also preach at the morning services. At an educa tional meeting last night addresses were made by Lr. Fletcher Homan. president of Willamette University, and K. 11. Todd, vice-president of Willam ette. In e statistical report It waa shown that within 111. HI was paid out for salaries ai ouse rent last year. 1110 for missions and other benevolent pur poses and that the number of Sunday schools is 2. with an attendance of 1445. The membership of the church vtuio the conference Is Ills; Epworth League membership Is tit: number of ehtrehes Is 27 with a valuation of 2194.700 and the number of parsonages la 21. with a valuation of $l.00. PERSONALMENTION. P. T. Anderson, of Salem, la at the Perkins. A. W. McLaughlin, of Eugene, la at the Cornelius. R. M. McDonald, of Eugene. Is at the Oregon Hotel. H. W. Banneld. of Medford. la at the Bowers Hotel. R. A. Wilson, of Eugene. Is registered at the Oregon. Dr. H. A. Llttlefleld. of Newberg, la at the Cornelius. R R Butler, an attorney of The Dal les. la at tne Imperial. Tom Irvine, a business man of Rose, burg. Is at the Cornelius. Alex Thompson, a merchant of The Dalles, la at the Oregon. H. E. Blrkner. of Mauler, la regis tered at the Oregon Hotel. A. C. Hamilton, a Hood River or chardlat. Is at the Cornelius. W. Leldel. a merchant of Sheridan, la registered at the Cornelius. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Jennings, of Eugene, are at the Perkins. J. T. Batchelder. a merchant of Hood Blver. la at the Oregon HoteL Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Bryant, of Seaside, were at the Oregon yesterday. R e. Williams, of Dallas, a banker and capitalist. Is at the Imperial Mr. and Mrs. John Dennis, of HUls boro. are registered at the Perkins. E. K. Pearson, a mining man of Spokane, la registered at the Oregon. A. T. Campbell, an attorney of Eugene, Is registered at the Cornelius. A. R- Bullock, a merchant of Sheri dan, waa at the Cornelius yesterday. A. Gelser. proprietor of the Gleser Grand Hotel. In Baker, la at the Im perial. . Ur. a ad Mrs. A. A- Holme, of Med ford. were registered at the Bowers r'esterday. L. B. Hogan. a merchant of Cosmo, polls. Wash., was at the Oregon Hotel yesterday. E. X. LaFore. a merchant of Salem, and Mrs. LaFore were at the Imperial yesterUi t: A. S. Bush, a merchant of La Center, and Mrs. Bush are registered at the Cornelius. Oscar Hayter. an attorney of Dallas, was registered at the Portland Hotel yesterday. Mrs. A. Harris, proprietress of the Dacres Hotel. In Walla Walla. Is at the Cornelius. F. J. Donaldson, business man of Pendleton, was registered at the Per kins yesterday. W. K. Newell, a horticulturist of Gaston, and Mr a. Newell are at the Imperial Hotel. W. H. Ecdea. of Salt Lake City, ana J. E. Inglls. of Inglls. members of the newly-formed tccies Lumotr i.omi are at the Oregon HoteL C. A. Murphy, superintending en- t ,t. new tr.m asvlum build' ing at Pendleton, and Mrs. Murphy reglsterea ii tne impn Miss Olive Mlsamore, of 172 East Main street, who has spent the last two months visiting In California, re. turned home yesterday on the steamer Bear. Phil Metschan. Jr.. manager of the Imperial, went to Grants Pass last night to Inspect the Hotel Josephine which was recently acquired by him. aelf and brothers. The Grants Pasa ....... i- i..in. ft.tmivlv remod eled and converted Into a modern bos- telry. lie xr.-v on f the asnhalt king Mr. Kent, general manager of the Barber Asphalt Company of the PacIAe .' i . F . . . . I r4 n . mininp Diai, r ibiik . ........ . - . - of the Warren Construction Company ot v,auxornia, anq 4. Ing engineer and general manager of the same company on the Pacific Coast, accompanied by their wivee have gone to Lane County where they will pasa the next two weeks Ashing- In the mountains near Springfield. FRUIT YIELD 40 PER CENT Agricultural College Expert Inspect State Orchards. F. Rosa Brown, field assistant In re search work at the Oregon Agricultural College, passed through Portland yes terday en route from Eastern Oregon to Corvallls. after having Investigated prunegrowlng conditions in Douglas, Lane. Union. Wasco and Umatilla counties. He says that the fruit crop generally Is light and the average will be about 40 per cent of the usual yield. The Willamette Valley crop, he says, will be heavier than In other sections. Mr. Brown is the editor of a bulletin that will shortly be Issued under the direction of the college, beartng on orchard heating. He Is deeply Inter ested In the system of placing vessels with oil Ares In orchards to overcome frost and says that It la a protection beyond any doubt, providing growers do not All the vessels and light them with the expectation that they will burn all night without watching. It often happens that the Ares burn out In advance of heavy frost In the morn ing and the trees are therefore with out the protection. CONSONANT NAME DISLIKED Ladlslaus Groscxyk Would Be Called Ladd Fisher. Declaring that his name, being unpro nounceable, has been a source of con tinual worry and grief to him, Ladle laus Groscxyk has petitioned the County Court to have It changed to Ladd Fisher. Judge Cleeton has set August 21 as the date of the hearing on the petition. In the meantime Groscxyk must adver tise through the medium of a newspaper MAGNET ARMOR IS WORN IN BATTLE WITH "JINX Chicago Janitor Declares El-Luck That Followed Him for Years Is Repelled by Strange Charm. fV .-W . ill ;: ; ; -i ;- l r ?-' -1 f v GEORGE! i - CHICAGO. Aug. 1. (Special.) a lot of bad luck, awnings fell upon George Thompson, aged SJ, of thle him,, doors slammed and pinched his city, haa evolved a plan whereby .brick, fell from buildings and . x".a-a -iin" bounced off his head and other mlsfor- he can ward off the dd fw tunell came upon nlm- He could not that enemies put upon him. His ss- under,tani t ajj untn the woman. In tem necessitate, carrying about, at all a tit or boasting, told him how she and times, II pounds ot metal In the shape her husband accomplished these thing, of horseshoe magnets, but Mr. Thomp- by wearlngmagneta. son says he does not mind that, since This was enough for Thompson, who he can confound his enemies and upaet ; Immediately Invested in a lot of mag thelr plana to "sap his mind and neta and began wearing them. From strength." time to time he adda another, holding Thompson is a janitor In the Record- them in place against his body by Herald building. He Is a native of means of heavy straps. In his cap he Norway. In all earnestness, he says. I wears four small ones and has four h. n.t of mall with which he clothe, I tied about Ma neck with a nandker- hlmself enables him to know the j thoughts and actlona of his enemies a man ana a woman, wnu. n mj. i wear the magneta. For a long time be suffered headache, and other pains, had SOLE AGENTS FOR pip JlH 1 FIFTH and STARK of general circulation tne contents oi his petition. cm account of the Inability of any one to pronounce or epell my name my employers have always cauea mo l-"" Fisher." Orosciyk says in nis p"'"- nroirirk was born in uermany .u 1ST and came to America when a child. Two Asked to Greet Togo. L. J. Wentworth, president of the Portland Lumber Company, and o. m. Clark, president of the Clark & son Lumber Comparr have been In vited by rresldent Lowman, of the Se attle Chamber of Commerce, to at tend the banquet to be given for Ad miral Togo at Seattle tomorrow night. Mr. Wentforth lert lor seame imi night and Mr. Clark will leave today. Tom Richardson to Speak. The Pplendld Opportunity" is the theme which Tom Richardson will dis cuss at the meeting of the Portalnd Realty Board at noon tomorrow at. Richards' Cafe. Mayor Bagley, of Hllls boro, will also speak. If : v. t is-, -.c - . V v. .'v.--,-' THOMPSON. chief. His legs also are encased, the magnets hanging from straps at the hips and knees. He never remove, them and whan be goes upon the street he carries magneta l ' BERKEY & GAY and W. RARE VALUES IN AND DINING-ROOM ing-room pieces in Oak and Mahogany, and Bedroom Furniture in Mahogany,' Circassian Walnut, Prima Vera, Satin Walnut Nand cream, white and gray enamel. See them, for they are beauti fully designed, finely made and extraordinary bargains. J. G. MACK In each hand for additional protection. He say, they caused him much Incon venience at first, but now he can Bleep very well In his casing of armor. While at work In a room he hangs Urge mag nets over the door, and windows, fol lowing the same precaution when he aleeps. Thompson is not vindictive and doe, not attempt to bring misfortune upon his enemies, now that he has discovered how to read their thought, and keep accurate account of their every move ment. All ha wants is to ward off their designs upon himself. He says they are still able to cause perspiration to break out upon hla face for the reason that he cannot well wear magneta over hi, face, but they are no longer able to afflict Mm with headache, or cause thing, to drop from mysterlou, place, upon him. Thompson,-otherwise. Is an unusually intelligent person and very popular with the hundreds of per,ona In the building, all of whom take a lively In. terest in hla successful battle with the "Jinx." HEARING PUT OFF AGAIN Colombia, RlTer VntU Decembei Appeal Deferred Action Urged. T have Just been Informed by Sen ator Polndexter that the hearing of the appeal from Major Kuta's report on the Improvement oi me i,wumm River from the mouth of Snake River j to Wenatchee has been postponed pos- i Itlvely until next December," said J. j N. Teal, counsel for the transporta- tlon committee of the Portland Cham- ; ber of Commerce yesterday. "There . is not question but what a critical . point has been reached In the progres8 of Columbia River Improvement, and If this adverse report Is not reversed. It will ba years before further progress , can be made In the Improvement of the : Upper River. ! "Every place on the river from As- : torla to the British Columbia line ought to unite In this appeal and do every thing It can to have this situation re versed. Strong Influences are oposing this improvement, and It will be a great mistake if the people of thla en tire section do not now and on thla appeal make their Influence felt. The National Rivers & Harbors Congress will be In session at the time of this hearing and all the delegate from the . three Pacific Northwest states should be prepared to appear and protest , against the report and If possible ob tain It, reversal." J. B. SAWYER TP HONGKONG Local Immigration Officer Is Named. Vlce-Consnl-General. John B. Sawyer, an Inspector In the United States Immigration Service un der J. H. Barbour, ha, been named by the 8tate Department aa vice and dep uty Consul-Oeneral of the United Statea at Hongkong. The appointment was made on recommendation of the De partment ot Commerce and Labor, and notice of the action was received yes terday. In the official communication it Is set forth that Mr. Sawyer Is to act, besides In the capacity of Deputy Con- I sul. In conectlon with the Investlga- j tlon of cases of Chinese person, in- tending to enter the United States. In t the past it has been the custom of the ' authorities to have consuls In foreign j lanas investigate cases oi pruspecuvo Immigrants before approving their pa pers, but In selecting a man familiar with details of the immigration work. It Is believed that a more- thorough system la to be adopted as a means Of guaralng against any irregularities. Mr. Sawyer has been under Mr. Bar bour since September 14. 1904. and pre vious to that time, wa, In the Cuatom House service at San Francisco, erv lng two year,. He expects to leave for Hongkong In a month and will be ac companied by hi, wife and child. . WHEN YOU TRAVEL . Have your baggage checked at home. B. A O. Transfer Co., phones M. 1980, A 8322. Attend the Astoria Centennial. The O.-W. RcK Co. has put In ef fect, via tho' steamers T. J .Potter. Har vest Queen or Hassalo, a low fare of II each way to Astoria, The Potter leaves at 8 A. M. daily except Sunday. Saturday at 1 P. M., and the Hassalo and Harvest Queen at I P. M.; Satur day, 10 P. M. Full particulars at city ticket office. Third and Washington street K. COWAN & CO., AMERICA'S MOST FAMOUS FURTITURE MAKERS At the beginning of each season we sell out, at a loss, all odd pieces of bed room and dining-room furniture. These pieces are the- remnants of matched suites left on our hands by buyers unable to use the suites complete. They are chiefly Chiffoniers, Dressing Tables, China Cabinets and Serving Tables, with a few Sideboards and Dining Tables, and a few Dressers, Wood Beds, Desks and Pier Glasses. . . This season's accumulation includes about forty pieces. They are dead stock, since they are left from suites that we do not intend to re-order. Moreover, with new shipments arriving constantly, tney occupy a lot 01 exceedingly valuable space and tie up a good deal of capital. Therefore, they are to be closed out at prices ranging from one-third to two-thirds of their regular value. In our windows this week are odd Din UNIONS TO IKE MERRY IiABOR DAY TO BE CELEBRATED OS COUXCIL CREST. Old-Fashloned Picnic and Barbecue to Bo Held September 4 Fire works to Light Sky. Labor day, Monday, September 4, will be celebrated by members of organized labor and their famllle, of this city with an all-day picnic at Council Crest. Oratory haa been relegated to the background, with the result that the programme will not Include speech making. The day will be given up en tlrely to the entertaining features CASCADE 15 MILES FROM HUSUM IS KLICKITAT BEAUTY SPOT F 1 V 1 Photo copyright. 1901, by H. B. Carratt, Goldendale, Wash. F,tLLS OK THE Ol'TLBT." HUSUM, Wash., Aug. 26. (Special.) One of the beauty spots of Western Klickitat County Is the "Falls of the Outlet." about 15 miles northwest of this point. It Is an outlet stream from Conboy Lake, in the Camas Prairie country, now undergoing drainage, preparatory to installing an Irrigating system. , . , , . Much activity in development work Is displayed in the Camas Prairie region this year; which promises to be a drawing card for those in search of a home where diversified farming can be carried on. Tho lands cover a large mountain meadow, aggregating 40 square miles, at an altitude of 1900 feet, surrounded by mountains and bills covered with fir and pine forests. Two large steam shovels are at work excavating drainage canals through the bed of Cenboy Lake, the contract being pushed to com pletion by Burtleson & Son, of Tacoma. No sooner was work com menced on these drainape canals than settlers petitioned for an irri gating system to cover the same territory. With the additional up lands of the meadow to be Irrigated, some 16.000 acres more will be brought under cultivation, water to be taken from Hell Roaring Creek, one of the streams of melted snow from Mount Adams. BEDROOM FURNITURE J J I & CO. which usually attend an old-fashioned family picnic. At the noon hour, a 600-pound beef, roasted whole In true Spanish barbe cue style, will be carved. In the after noon a programme of all sorts of foot races for young and old, lean and fat, two and three-leged contests will be held. There will also be pie-eating and watermelon-eating contests and a nail-driving contest for the wives of union men only. Winners of these events will be rewarded with cash or merchandise priies ranging from Jl to $5 each. In the evening fireworks will be touched oft at Council Crest, while the young people will conclude the day's festivities with a dance at Christen aen'g Hall, Eleventh and Yamhill streets. Clackamas Hogs Have Cholera. OREGON CITY, Or., Aug. 26. (Spe cial.) Hog cholera In a virulent form ha, made Its appearance In this coun tv. Dr. H. M. Thomas, a veterinarian of Gladstone found that 11 hogs on 4r yjriH ' - 1 . J r ' I FIFTH and STARK one farm had the disease. He notified State Veterinarian Lytle and the latter had the hogs quarantined. Dr. Lytle does not think there is any danger of the disease spreading. This Is the first time the disease has appeared in this county, and Dr. Lytle says It will goon be eradicated. Falling Paper Bruises Man. OREGOX CITY. Or.. Aug. 26 (Spe cial.) William Hobble, employed at the mill of the Willamette Valley Pulp & Paper Company, narrowly escaped being crushed to death today, when a truck loaded withgrolls of paper rolled upon him. Hobble was pinned under the wheels. He was removed to Wild wood Hospital, where It was found that his only Injury was a severe bruise on his right hip. Steamer "Monarch" for Astoria Cen tennial leaves Washlngton-st. dock 7 A. M. Fare II. Edlefsen's coals are best C 2303. Land-Seekers! Your Greatest Opportunity for Oregon's Richest Lies in the BIG NEW orchard and garden district at BEAVER HOMES tributary to the PORTLAND MAR KETS. Colonization prices on the FINEST VIRGIN SOIL in the Northwest will continue until the first 1000 acres are in homes. Think of PROTECTED ORCHARD I SLOPES and incomparable garden tracts at from to ou per acre price gauged solely by location in tract. If you have "$75 or $100 saved and can pay $8 to $12 a month you can deal with us. It is the GREATEST LAND OF FERING YET, and with slender chances of a duplication. For this new district is the first fruits of CHARPITTING, the new process that is revolutionizing the clearance of stump lands a method that makes the development of logged of lands cheap and easy. So 'you don't have to pay costly de velopment prices here. You get rich, virile, virgin land at lowest known prices. And, being only an hour's run down the Columbia, this district will pass swiftly into an established producing area upon which the Portland mar kets will depend. Best of water on every tract of 5, 10, 15, 20. 25 and up to 40 acres; handy to schools, churches, stores, etc.; on county roads. Most attractive dis trict in Oregon, with four great peaks in the foreground. We want you to investigate this district without delay. SEE US TOMORROW. F. B. H0LBR00K CO. 214 Lumber Exchange, km