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Limit Once Repealed.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waa repealed about It years ago.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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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& 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
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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,
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