THE STJTCDAY OREGOXIAN. rOKTXANP. FEBRUARY 18, 1912.
NEW CHURCH IS TO BE BLESSED .
ON BIRTHDAY OF WASHINGTON
Edifice Named After St Mary Magdalene to Be Dedicated With Elaborate Ceremony Celebration In Honor of
Father of His Country" la to Follow.
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catuouc cnrRcn or t. mart icdi.f at kat nrem-third
TO BR DEUICATkU) FEIBC1BI tX
THE Chorrh of St Mary M
dln. on SUklrou (trt b
twn East Twecty-thlrd ul
Et Twenty-fourth trt, wtll b
kl'K In clabor&t ceremoor onWli
lnirton'a birthday. February 32. byArch
bluhop Cbrlatl. lie will be aaaleted
by the Catholic cleriry of Portland and
vicinity. After the bleaalnc of the edi
fice aolemn hlsh miu wlli be clcbrat
ed by iter. Arthur Lane, of Albany.
Ker. EJwtn V. O'Hara will dellyer tha
tJuliratory irrnon. Key. Jamea I'.auw.
Ttrar-rneral. will be prenu A trained
choir of 10 Tolca aocf aololata under
th- chare of Mlaa Helen Calbreath.
will i!n( the maas,
Fnllowtnc tbe maaa a banquet In honor
of Washington will be aered In the
aaarmbly ball by the women of the par
iah to the laymen. Amonc the ppeak
er who wltl dellTer abort addreaaea
will be J. U Farrell, prealdent of the
liarrlmaa llnea: J. P. O'Brien, jeneral
manager of the Ot-W. R. A N.: W. TK
VhelwHrht. John F. O-Shea. John M.
Cearln. lachard Wlleon. Dr. Andrew C
F -ulth. Judce W. N. Oaten a. Judire J. P.
Karanaucb, Ex-Senator C W. Fulton.
Archblahop Chrlatte and of ficUtlne;
rlercrmen also will be g-ueata of the
pariah at the banquet.
Preparatory to the dedication a
bouaewarmlnf will be held next Tuea
day. February !0. when member of
the pariah aad frlenda will Inapect the
new church. Re. Oeorite Thompaon la
the pastor of the new parish,
A mission will be opened the Sunday
after the dedication by Ker. Thomas
Measher and lie. Patrick OHelily.
Jesuit priests. The mission will be con
tinued eery nlRht at 7:4$ o'clock for
th ensulna week.
The pariah owna ten lota. tOO by 150.
With the church the property Is valued
at 14 000, the structure costing; ;0.
00. The r round a will be fitted up for
a Tlarfround. In the Fail a kinder
garten and primary school will be
opened by the Slslera of tbe Holy
Names.
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T'-e travelers' aid department of the
T. W. C. A. will soon place represent
atlrea at the- Alnsworth and other
eocks of the city, to furnish Informa
tion to traveling women and glrla and
to be of such other service to them aa
they can. The regular monthly meet
tnjr of the board of management of the
department will be held next Thurs
day, when the subject will be taken
up. The department already ha rep -reaentatlvee
at the I'nln Iepot and
at the o. W. P. waltlnir-room. at First
and AIdr streets.
Tr travelers' aid department Is now
POULTRY d TO M
SOl-TIIEK-V PACIFIC PL.1SS TO
EXCOrRAGE INDUSTRY.
J'turatlon and) Demonstration Ca m
ralrn VVill Be Carried On In
Willamette Valley.
Poultry-raisin? will be stimulated In
the Willamette Valley through the edu
cational and demonstration cam pain a
about to be Inaugurated by tha South
ern Pacific Railroad.
Harvey K. Lounabury. general frelfrht
agent has arranged to send a special
ear. equipped with poultry colony
houses, yards, fencing, nests and tray,
over the entire Southern Pacific sys
tem In Oregon. The car will be fitted
tip by Instructors of the Oregon Agri
cultural College at Corvallla. who have
made a particular atudy of the poultry
business.
One lecturer and an assistant from
ths Ar1cultural College will accom
p uiy the car on Its tour. Tbe schedule
has not been worked out but It Is prob
airie that the car will start about April
1 and remain on the road a month. Mi
Lounsbury is eager to have it remain
In each city on the Oregon lines long
enough to give every person Interested
In poultry-raising an opportunity of
vi'ttlcg it.
Negotiations have been opened with
L R. Alderman. State Superintendent of
I ubllo Instruction, so that the achool
children at various places may be given
an opportunity of visiting tbe car and
hearing the lectures by the expert from
the Agricultural College. The co-operation
of the local school authorities
also will be sought In the effort to
bring the children Into touch with the
movement
Mr. Lounsbury Is .firm In the belief
th.it the Willamette Valley can be made
th greatest KK and poultry-producing
section of the United Statea.
Oregon doea not produce all tha poul
try producta that It consumes. Nearly
half the money spent by the people of
Oregon for ecci and bens Is sent out
of tbe stale. Mr. Lounsbury contends
that Oregon, Instead of being an im
porter of poultry and ecit. should be
an exporter. It ought to be the hen
nery of the Nation, is bis idea.
KaJlrod and express company rec
ords show that an average of almost
a farload a day of ega-s Is shipped Into
Portland from the ill-Mle West and
Eaat All these ecss should be grown
In tha state, says the Southern Pacifle a
supported lanrely by tha Catholla
Women's f Leeeut, Council of Jewish
Women. Trinity Oulld and VlslUna;
Nurse Association, their oontrlbutlone
of fie a year each rolna to the T. W.
C A. and belua- turned over by tba
association to the travelers' aid de
partment. e
Portland District Epworth Learue
will hold a aub-dlstrlct rally at , the
Aatorla Methodist Churoh March t and
1. A meetlns; will be held on the af
ternoon of March and a social In tba
evenlnr. Dr. John W. Hancher. who
la workln In the Intereat of the Wil
lamette University endowment fund of
1660.000. will apeak at the Astoria
church Sunday morning-. March 10. the
raeetlna- belns: under leaxue ausploea.
J. W". MrDounall. district superinten
dent of the Methodist Church In Port
land district, and Mlaa Mary Hepburn,
superintendent of tbe Portland Deaoon
ness Home, will attend. In addition to
league officers from PortlanU.
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R C. W. Parker, aecretary of tha
Oretron Baptist state convention, was
in Southern and Western Oregon last
week. Ha visited a large number of
churches, A Baptist church of IT
members was organised in tha beauti
ful Berlin Valley, 11 mtlea from Leb
anon. Of these many were converts
won at recent special meetings held
by Re. A. it. Willisana, of Lacomb.
Mr. Parker la now on hla way to Cen
tral Oregon to ts!t placea where tha
Baptists are holdlnr special meetings,
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Tha Roaa Festival Musical Chorus
will rehearsa at 7: o'Jock tomorrow
night In tha building- at East Seventh
and Ankeny street formerly occupied
by the East Side Baptist Church, now
known aa tha People's JlalL Rev. Al
bert Ehrgott will apeak there at t
o'clock this afternoon on "Be s Man."
Mr a. Sara Bard Field Ehrgott will leo
ture Tuesday night on "A Garden of
tha God a."
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Tha Olad Hand Brotherhood of High
land Congregational Chorrh met last
Monday night. Dr. Luther Dyott being
tbe speaker. Hla subject was "Need
of a Better Understanding."
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Mr. and Mr. William H. Lewis en
tertained the young people of tba First
Congregational Church and their
friends Wednesday evening, at their
home at Westover Terraces. St. Val
entine's day and Leap Tear offered a
combination, fully taken advantage of.
for mirth-prooklng game.
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Prealdent Foster, of Reed College.
traffic man. With actual demonstra
tion of the profits accruing from poultry-raising,
he believes the people of
the Willamette Valley will take up this
Industry.
On tha Southern Pacific demonstra
tion car the beat methods of conducting
a poultry farm will be shown by actual
example. Tbe lecturer will explain tba
methods of caring for the hens and
making them produce tha maximum
quanUty of egga. He will ba ready also
to answer all questions.
An effort will be made to Induce
homeseekers and colonists who arrive
In Oregon within the approaching re
duced rate period to engage in poultry
raising. The fact that thle Industry re
qulrea s small Initial outlay. It la be
lieved, will appeal to many of them.
MUSICAL TREAT IS TODAY
Special Feature Arranged for Mea'a
.Meeting at Y. M. C. A.
R. R. Perkins, religious work director
of the Portland Toung Men's Christian
Association, baa planned a musical
treat for the men who attend the usual
Sunday meeting thla afternoon at
o'clock. Tha Robley mala quartet
one of tha leading organlsatlona of its
kind, will give a 40-mlnute programme
of varied vocal selections. This quar
tette is well known aa an entertainer
at chautaunuas In all parts of tha
country. The meeting Is open to all
men.
In addition to thla musical feature
there will be a brief address by Dr.
Delmar H. Trimble, pastor of Centenary
Methodist Episcopal Church, Dr. Trim
ble has not announced hla subject.
Check Canse Arrest
By watching a local bank. Detective
Coleman caught Burt Flaherty yester
dav. and he Is being held at the city
Jail for the officers at Chehalla, Wash
on a charge of burglary. In the
burglary at that place a check for $10$,
drawn on a Portland bank, waa stolen,
and the police made their calculations
that tha thief would offer it here.
Their deduction waa proved correct
yeaterday when Flaherty walked In and
tendered tbe check.
Meat Market Owner Arrested.
On complaint of J. F. Singer, addi
tional market Inspector. M. E. Gale, a
butcher of iit Madison atreet was ar
rested yesterday for maintaining un
sanitary eondltiona In hla abop. In
spector Singer says he found a number
of pieces of spoiled roeata. Including
ona large piece of beef. In the Icebax.
He reported also that the butcher had
a barrel of spoiled sauer kraut In stock.
ao aiKiroc streets
spoka at the monthly supper of the
Brotherhood of Hasaalo-Street Congre
gational Church Monday night on "A
Liberal Education."
Tha men of tha TJnlersallst Church.
Broadway and East Twenty-fourth
streets, will celebrate Washington's
birthday by serving a New England
dinner to tha public In tbe social hall
of tha church. Perley Homes, for
merly of Fltchburs;, Mass, Is In charge
of tha affair. '
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The Bishop Scott School for Boys, at
Ashland, may be reoponed. CI t liens of
Ashland. It la said, will submit to tha
trustees of the school a proposal for re
opening It. It being understood that tha
site of tha normal school formerly oper
ated there by the state la to ba acquired
and turned over to the school at a nom
inal flrure. Bishop Scaddtng. of tha
Kplscopal Church, left Portland for Ash
land last Friday night. A meeting of
the trustees and Ashland cltlxens will
be held Tuesday and Wednesday.
Bishop Scaddlng said tbe Episcopa
lians had hoped to open the Bishop
Scott school soon, possibly next Sep
tember, and thst tbe Portland people
desired to have It built on the 100-acre
farm In Tamhlll County. But If there
Is a desire on tha part of the people
of Ashland to deed us property for con
ducting a school, we will consider it."
ha added. "The Bishop Scott school
owns the property at Nineteenth and
Couch atreets. formerly occupied by the
school. Tha Nineteenth-street property
la leased on a good Income-b earing; ba
sis for (0 years. Tha Tamhlll prop
erty weald probably ba sold should tha
Ashland proposition be accepted, and
the proceeds be used as a building fund.
Bishop Scad di n g is chairman of tha
board of trustees The other members
are J. W. Canons;. Rev. A. A. Morri
son. Re. J. E. H. Simpson. F. H. Orue
ber. and Re. C. W. Roblnsen, of Ore
gon City.
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Bishop Smith, of tha Methodist Epis
copal Church, will leave this week for
Spokane and other points in Washing
ton. Ha will then go East, and It la
possible he will not return until aftsr
tha general conference, next May.
Dr. Wilfred T. Orenfell, medical mis
sionary to the deep sea fishermen of
Labrador, will apeak at the First Con
gregational Church next Friday nlcht,
at tha Centenary Methodist Church Sat
urday night, at the Trinity Kplscopal
Church ' Sunday morntns;. and at the
First Presbyterian Church Sunday
evening. Ha will speak In Seattle Feb
ruary It.
FETE BUNTING OPPOSED
port land wo max's clcb fa
vors cse of flowers.
Gomnrunlcatlon to Rose) Festival As
aoclatlon 6a s That Plant Deco
' rations Are Rotter.
No more bunting, except the Ameri
can flag, will be used in the decorative
schemes In connection with tbe Rose
Festival celebration. If the earnest sug
gestion made by the civic committee of
the Portland Woman'a Club Is adopted.
In a communication addressed to tbe
Festival Association officers. Mabel
Akin, chairman, and E. M. NewllL sec
retary, give the details of a new plan
tor beautifying the city during thla
gala event each year.
The new plan la to decorate by means
of the growing of plants and flowers
throughout the city, to take the place
of bunting, which haa heretofore been
used very largely.
The committee takes tha ground that
weather conditions are very uncertain,
even In June, and that a rain may fall
and ruin decorations of no more en
during character than cheap bunting.
They therefore urge upon the associa
tion officers the proposal to ask tha
people of tha city to join In what they
believe to be a much better and mora
charming scheme,
George L. Hutchln. general manager
of the Rosa Featlval Association, heart
ily Indorses the plan, which Is set forth
in tha communication, as follows:
At various times In tha past requests
have been made through the presa for
suggestions as to a general acheme of
decoration for the city during the Rose
Festival. The deep Interest that we all
take In the success of Portland's cele
bration Impels na to offer the following
plans for your consideration:
If the decorations are to be of a last
ing quality, so that they may furnish
a gala attire for the city throughout
the convention season, they must be
by nature prepared for the uncertainty
of the weather. An occasional rainfall
In June Is not an unprecedented event
here, and any plans tor decoration
should make due allowance for it
Therefore. It would seem that there Is
only one suitable form of general dec
oration in Portland that obtained 1 y
means of growing plants and flowers.
Tbe sporadic examples of this kind that
we have aeen here In the past have
been by far the most satisfying and
appropriate of all the decorative efforts.
and surely worthy of Imitation by
everybody.
Colonnades, urns, pergolas, wlrenet
awnlnga, pillar boxes, hanging baskets,
window boxes, latticed arches over
doorwaya, all covered with Tinea, cut
k,.n.h. Hnwarlnir nlanta these are
j perhaps unusual modes of adornment
for downtown oistricts, out mtj
aa feasible there as In tha residential
portions of the city, and would offer an
Incontrovertible argument for Port
land's aspirations to the floral crown
of our country. Nothing could be more
unique than the alght of one of our
skyscrapers such as the Yeon build
ing for Instance with Ita white walls
forming a dasxllng background for gay
blossoms waving in its. window-boxes,
and with ita base surrounded by arbor
Ilka walks flanked by urns overflowing;
with flowers.
The window box decoration la said to
have been tried in St. Paul last year
with signal success.
In the residence districts, the nse of
window and porch boxes Is becoming
more and more general. We would sug-
- - nnln.r.ll aHnntlOn Of thiS
custom would accentuate tha festal Im
pression and would tncreaae to an as
tonishing degree the attractiveness of
Portland homes.
Finally, In support of these sugges
tions, especially in reference to the
business sections, wa would urge your
hif jtaMntlal economv of
effort time and expenditure. Once
placed, such decorations neeu pi
removed In order to protect them from
the weather, nor need you plan some
thing1 new for each occasion to replace
the raln-aoaked or sun-faded remains
- . Mi.hr.tinn. Moreover, the
-i . m-A unwtra with Terr little care
on your part, will Increase in beauty
with tha advance or tne season. wi
our latest Summer vlsftors will ba Im
pressed no less than the earliest with
the happy lot of those who lire In such
an environment.
Further, we trust that your oorarau
. .I, mrhn iri Interested
mw KUU . V .A "
In the success of the festival will dis
courage any use of bunting tor decora
tion. It haa never been effeotlve, la
,h hi. anil at beat. Is tha
veriest makeshift for a deooratlvo
scheme. Not once in a nunarea um
Is It ekllfully uaed and. taken all In
.11 fc.ii h. Aiitiav tn the Individual
buyer may be Inconalderable, tha re
sults obtained proclaim to m " ex
travagance beyond the possibility of
..... xtaw v.-f l .nil in future eschew
bunting In any form except tha United
States flag. '
We ahall be much gratified if these
-i . . . with vmir annrovaL and in
such case wa shall rely upon your
good faith so to inaorse iuam.
they will receive the favorable conald
eratlon of all who mlRht profit by them.
MABEL AKIN, Chairman.
E. M. NBWILL, Secretary,
Civic Committee of the Woman'a Club
of Portland.
GO-OPERATION ISMGED
txiTT of rarrr growixo dis
tricts DECLARED NEED.
Formation of Joint Selling Agency
for Northwestern Product Is Ad
vocated as Benefit.
PORTLAND, Feb. 17. (To the Ed
itor.) Tha fruit growers of the four
principal districts of the Northwest ara
greatly Interested at present in formu
lating a eelllng organlxauon that can
handle the entire output on the most
economical lines and at a material sav
ing to the grower.
As a producer in tha Hood River dis
trict I am directly concerned and have
read your editorials on this subject
with much interest When we speak,
of tha four districts, fruitgrowers will
understand that we mean the Rogue
River, Yakima, Wenatchee and Hood
River districts, all of which have an
established reputation for their fruit
producta. .
Eaoh of these fruit growing centers
has a local organization to market its
products. Thus there are four selling
agencies in the market at the same
time, offering fruit at first hand and
in direct competition with each other,
none of which can ever hope to obtain
as good an average price for the grower
as- if the eelllng account was all In
tha hands of one Joint organisation.
I will admit that a good healthy
business rivalry exists betwen the dif
ferent districts, which Is commendable
and natural to the orchard enthusiast
but this feeling should not Interfere
with adopting the most up-to-date and
economical plan to get the fruit to
market .
Admitting that tha products from the
four districts mentioned sre equally
popular with the publlo and as exten
sively sdvartlsed the buyer of a car or
more of apples would be the one to say
from which district he desired ship
ment If he wanted Red Cheek Pippins
from Wenatchee and that district was
sold out b might easily be induced to
take them from Yakima, as the same
price would prevail at the Initial point
of shipment The hVad eelllng agency
would have at all times a complete "toca
sheet of the different varieties avail
able at each of the four districts; dupli
cates would be In the hands of the as
sociation's brokers or sub-agents in all
of tbe markets of the Vnlted States.
The eagerness to find a market in
years of a bountiful crop has led to
the overstocking of the market by con
signments, auction sales and individual
shipments, to the material loss of the
"''organlratlon Combining the selling
Interest of the apple-growing districts
appeara to me to be the only solution
for the proper handling of the fast in
creasing fruit crops of Oregon and
Washington. The Increased profits to
the grower would be apparent from the
start by eliminating cut-throat compe
tition, overcrowding the market the
rejection of goods at destination be
cause some other district has offered at
s lower price, the avoidance of cold
storage charges, insurance, etc, in the
East and the heavy commission charges
to the middleman.
Each district should have sufficient
cold-storsge facilities at home to take
care of the surplus stock and ship only
as the market will absorb It. Cold
storage at home costs only one-fourth
what It does In the East, and the
grower haa the advantage of knowing
at all times how his stock Is keeping.
With the proper organization here it
should not be necessary ever to put a
car of our fruit Into Eastern cold stor
age, for all fruit would be sold to. b.
shipping point cash on arrival, subject
to Inspection. If any shipment were re
jected, the association broker on tne
ground would immediately reaell the
car. If shipment was rejected on ao
count of poor quality, bad packing, etc.
It would be up to the district shipper
to stand the loss. A report from the
association broker on these points to
govern. .
Tha time is not far distant when other
apple-growing districts in the North
west will be bidding for a share of the
trade and there will come years when
It will require the best business ability
to market the cropa at a profit to the
grower. The orchardlst that grows
only a few varieties, of the most sale
able kind, can make a good profit at
$1.60 a box f. o. b. shipping point and
it Is a well-known fact that In years
of low prices and abundant varieties,
the best varieties of each district are
the first to sell, and generally at pay
ing prices. Old orchardlsts have learned
this lesson, and to this experience Is
mainly due the large percentage of
NEW YORK AROUSED OVER CASE OF
EX-VALET OF MORTIMER SCHIFF
Public Believes Fonlis Brandt, Sentenced to Serve SO Years in Prison for Robbing Employer's House, Has Been
Done Grave Injustice and Inquiry Promises to Be Made Thorough.
BT LLOYD F. LTJNERQAN.
NEW YORK, Feb. 17. (Special.)
The case of Foulke Brandt serv
ing a JO-year term In Dannemora
for burglary at the home of Mortimer
Schlff, his former employer, is rapidly
becoming a celebrated case. Several
prominent lawyers have been retained
by newspapers and societies, and the
chances are that the matter will be
thrashed out thoroughly.
Governor Dix, who refused to exercise
clemency and then ordered the papers
in the case sealed, is beginning to wab
bl again. The chancea are that seeing
how muoh the publlo is aroused, he
will reverse his former action, and it
It Is not impossible that he may head
off the Investigation by commuting the
convict's sentence.
Tha general publlo Is aroused over the
. ... kait.. 1 1 aanma clear that
grave injustice was done. Brandt, who
does not know mucn cnsiiou, piucu
guilty to burglary In the first degree,
although there Is no evidence to Justify
such action. From the testimony In
the case, Brandt stole a few trinkets
of comparatively trifling value. A sen
tence of 0 years seems all out of pro
portion for such a crime.
Tha Unirsd Swedish Societies of New
York will meet next week to consider
the case of Brandt, with a view of
securing Justice. Lawyers in the em
ploy of Mortimer Schlff and his father,
Jaoob Schlff, are busy in the case, but
privately tbey admit that a grave
error was committed In trying to hush
up the matter and that the outcome
Is likely to ba of lasting value to the
convict
Kama a ad Property Enough.
The value of oircumstantial evldenaa
was demonstrated In the Court of Gen
eral Sessions the other day. The case
waa not particularly strong, but when
the Jurors heard that a rosary had been
found in the pocket of the prisoner and
that his name was Abraham Rabonl
vltch, they promptly convicted him of
robbery.
Tha complainant was Hortense Hen
nessey. Her purse, containing a nickel,
a subway ticket and a rosary, was
stolen from her on the street Rabonl
vltch had the rosary when arrested,
and it was practically all the evidence
that the police had been able to secure
against him.
Story of Friendship Told.
One of the - chief mourners at the
funeral of Tammany Senator Thomas
F. Grady was Edgar Brackett Repub
lican leader in the upper house at Al
bany. Braokett in conversation with
some friends here, told how the friend
ship between the two came Into being
a numbe of years ago.
"It was when -my only son died, said
Brackett. "Whenever I was la Sara
toga Springs I would visit his grave
every day, and often I found fresh flow,
ers which had not been put there by
my wife or myself. For years I did
not know the name of the giver of
these flowers, and I tried hard to find
out Then, one day, an Indiscreet flor-
high-grade apples grown in the North
west ,
The estimate for the 1912 apple crop
at Hood River Is one to one and a quar
ter million boxej. In five yeara this
output will double. It is safe to as
sume that other apple-growing sections
of the United States will also show an
Increase, but not In the same ratio.
When all the young trees that have
been set out the past two years come
Into bearing it will require the eelllng
ability of the strongest organization
that can be formed to market the out
put at a profit to the grower. The
markets have easily absorbed what we
have purchsed in the past and wa have
built up a reputation second to none,
but this fact should not lull us to sleep;
there is much to be-done in exploiting
the foreign markets, which are sure to
open up a fine outlet
If Yakima thinks she is big enough
to handle her own fruit crop without
the aid of any stronger organization,
that Is her private affair. It is a mat
ter of regret that all fruitgrowing sec
tions cannot see the benefits to accrue
from a Joint selling headquarters.
The Northwest will produce this year
(1912) crop between 8000 and 10.000
carloads of apples. In five years the
crop will be doubled.
The transportation companies are al
ready figuring on increasing their
equipment to handle the annual in
crease in the fruit crops, and no time
should be lost in getting together an
organization to market a crop the value
of which will aggregate $5,000,000 to
$6,000,000.
F. A. JONES. 811 Johnson Street.
BOY'S CAREER NARRATED
Writer Denlea Guardians Were Re
sponsible for Conduct,
PORTLAND, Or, Feb. IT. To tha
Editor.) An item appeared in The
Oregonlan, yesterday's date, respect
ing a boy named Ralph Rose, aged 17
years, now serving a term In the peni
tentiary for larceny from Umatilla
County; also an editorial item today
reflecting on his guardian and custo
dians as being responsible for his
present condition. I am sorry this was
printed without first consulting me,
as I hava the entire history of the case.
In the first place, the boy will be 19
years of age June 4. 1912. He did not
begin hla life In the Reform School, as
he waa 15 years of age before having
been sent the first time. His father
was not a convict but a law-abiding
citizen. HH guardian did not receive
$3000. but $2699.60, in April. 1899. There
were two boys, Ralph and his brother,
two years his senior, to be maintained.
I write this, not in defense of my
self as guardian, for the money paid,
out has been duly accounted for, but
In defense of the relatives of the boys
who really had the raising of them and
they both had an excellent home with
their grandmother and the older boy
remained with her until he was mar
ried. The younger boy, Ralph, how
ever, gave her a great deal of trouble.
She waa a poor woman, but economical
with the funds for their maintenance.
The younger boy lived steadily with
her until July. 190$, when he was 10
years of age, and began to give her
trouble and was sent to the convent
school in Vanvouver, from which place
he ran away twice antt the sisters de
clined to keep him 'longer. He then
returned to his grandmother's home
and his aunt took him to her farm near
Oregon City, where he caused her con
siderable trouble and ran away twice.
Finding she could not manage him
she placed him in the Receiving Home
of the Boys' and Girls' Aid Society, from
which place he ran away twice. On
being captured the seoond time he was
taken before Judge Frasier, who sen
tenced him to the Reform School, but
suspended sentence pending good be
havior and he was again returned to
his grandmother in November, 1907,-the
boy being then 14 years of age. He
would not go to achool bo she secured
him a place to work, where he re
mained three days, took $5 belonging
to his employer and ran away. A thor
ough search was made for him in San
Francisco, where it was reported lie
was In company with a "dope" fiend
In January, 1908, he was returned and
sent to the Reform School. In April,
ist revealed the mystery. It seemed
that whenever Senator Grady was in
Saratoga Springs he surreptitiously
purchased these posies and placed them
on the grave. Is it necessary for me
to say that his thoughtfulness deeply
touched me and that we were firm per
sonal friends, alttiough we always
frankly disagreed politically V
"Tom" Grady died absolutely penni
less. ; In fact the funeral expenses were
paid by Senator Frawley, an old friend
and colleague.
Grady In his last hours said that in
his Judgment young men should not
engage in political life unless they had
a competence. Many years ago Grady
had a lucrative law practice, but he
lost it when he gave practically all his
time to politics. His salary as a state
senator was 'only $1500 a year and It
was Invariably expended before he re
ceived it
If Grady had kept out of politics and
looked after himself personally, he
might have achieved fame as a lawyer
and died wealthy. As it was. he was
dodging the open door of the poor
House all the time.
Death Recalls Ma"s Record.
The death of James N. Adam, at Buf
falo the other day. was given less than
150 words in the metropolitan papers,
and yet at one time, not so long ago
either, Adam was one of the big po
litical figures of the state.
Mr. Adam ran a department store in
the Lake City, and was elected to va
rious municipal offices, culminating in
the Mayoralty. At the time he- was
chosen, the New York State Democrats
were practically all out of office, and
Adam was watched with interest He
made an excellent Mayor, running the
city on business principles, and was
heartily, approved of by independents
generally. At the state convention in
1908, Adam was boomed for the nomi
nation for , Governor, but Murphy
turned him down to enter into a deal
with William Randolph Hearst By so
doing Murphy lost a chanca to win a
victory in the state, for politicians
agree that if Adam had been the can
didate that year he would undoubtedly
have been elected. Along the same
line, they figure that Hughes, instead
of being on the United States Supreme
Court bench, would now be an obscure
lawyer, that, racing would still have
bean going on in the state (for Hughes
personally passed that measure), and
the chances are that there would not
be any public service boards in exist
ence. A few years make such changes,
however, that Adam is now practically
forgotten except in his home town, and
not one metropolitan paper recalled
the fact that the Buffalo man was at
one time a real "live wire" In the
great field of politics.
Subway Built 40 Tears Acs.
The work of digging the new sub
way. Just under way, has recalled to
attention the fact that Manhattan had
a jsubway 40 years ago. This pioneer
underground railway, which was never
used, was built in 1869-1870, under
1909, he was paroled to his grandmoth
er and went to work In a bakery,
where he remained Just one month
when he again took "Frenoh leave,
being then 16 years of age. In Febru
ary, 1910,- he came home in a very
loathsome condition and was returned
to the Reform School. He was paroled
from that Institution and I am Informed
that he robbed the man who' took him
and left for parts unknown and I
heard nothing further of him until May
7, 1911, when I was Informed he was
in the penitentiary, since which time I
have been in frequent communication
with him and have called on the super
intendent for suggestions as to what
was best to be done with the boy.
W. T. GARDNER.
RATES PAY F0R SERVICE
No Reason Why Waiters Should Bo
Made to Kely on Tips for Living
McMINNVTLLB, Or, Feb. 14. (To the
Editor.) I have read with considerable
interest the letter in The Oregonlan
signed "Constant Reader." The article
by the "Constant Reader" is a good one
and his argument is well put I should
Imagine this person to be of sufficient
intelligence to make for himself a place
in a vocation that would afford a sal
ary that would allow him to support his
family without having to depend upon
the uncertainty of the present bribing
system in vogue in most all of the lead
ing hotels and cafes of this and other
countries.
The supporter of the tipping evil asks
us to imagine ourselves a waiter who
can speak five or six languages and
who has traveled all over tha world
that he might become efficient in his
calling. This is an impossibility. I
cannot imagine the size or caliber of a
man that would apply himself so faith
fully to a calling that would in the end
when he bad become proficient in every
sense (even to speaking five or six
languages), fit him for a position where
he could only command a salary of
from $30 to $40 per month.
The object of the Western Travelers'
Protective Association is not antagonis
tic to the Interests or welfare of those
who serve us in any capacity. We
maintain and can prove that tbe rates
of every hotel and cafe do or should
cover and include the best of service
and that those who serve us should
not be compelled to depend upon tha
bribing system of today In order to
properly provide for themselves and
those dependent on them. We also de
ny that It Is optional with the patron
as to whether he shall tip or not tip.
He either comes through with his por
tion of tha bribe money (at tha expense
In service of the fellow who will not
or cannot afford to tip), or he is ridi
culed and takes his service any old way
he can get it
This Is radically wrong an Imposi
tion on the public. There is no argu
ment to be advanced that can justify
or rightly defend tha present system
of graft and the masses of today are
rising In unity and demanding that our
public service be rid of this curse. In
regard to the implication made by the
supporters of tipping that I am evi
dently Ignorant of civilized life I
humbly beg to acknowledge that I have
never been abroad, can speak the Eng
lish language only and that very poorly,
but I am proud to say that I am a na
tive of the grandest country God ever
created; that I am fighting: for a prin
ciple and that my fight is clean and
above board and that I am not hiding
behind some fictitious name as are my
friends who are taking issue with me.
If public sentiment counts for anything
the time is not far distant that the per
son who tips, and not the one who re
fuses to do so, will be the Joke.
Yours for the abolishing of the tip
ping evil and the elevation of those who
serve us. W. H. LILLET.
Assessors End Session.
SALEM, Or., Feb. 17. (Special.) In
dorsing the work at the asylum and
the penitentiary and -recommending
that the next Legislature make appro
priations commensurate with the size of.
tbe institutions and the work which is
being done there, the assessors closed
their meeting today by visiting the
institutions.
franchise granted to the Beach Pneu
matic Transit Company, "to provide
for the transmission of letters, pack
nirns and merchandise in the cities of
New York and Brooklyn, and the North
and East Rivers by means or pneu
matic tubes, tct-bconstructed beneath
the surfaces Jof streets and pub
lie Dlaces." Lnie'r is the charter was
amended to perfcitvihe company to
"construct maintVln-vand operate an
underground rail1y Tor the trans
portation of passtl (ers and property.
Work was bqjr on ona diock on
Broadway, andit' stopped. Liti
gation followe-J 4 fjally the proj
ect was- abandons' city offi
cials went into ir i:iul ms uiuoi
day, they fonn! fgtnal experi
mental car, wl' f een placed In
the tube msnjV jfa0 to demon"
ground railroad. :$Se had practically
reduced the car to splinters
The work of digging on the new
route will be done at night and every
morning the openings will be planked
over, so as not to interrupt street traf
fic. No estimate as to When the work
will be completed has been mads pub
lie by the contractors.
Remarks Create Storm.
There is trouble in the Thirteenth
Regiment, one of Brooklyn's pet or
ganizations, because of some indiscreet
remarks made by its commander, Col
onel Charles O. Davis. After a recent
review. Colonel Davis was called upon
for a few words, and in praising Gen
eral Roe, the present head of the Na
tional Guard, he saldV that tha Guard
had now reached Its highest state of
efficiency, and "was in marked con
trast to tbe men of 20 years ago, who
were called tin soldiers, and justly so."
The members of the Veteran Asso
ciation of the regiment are up in arms.
They recall that it was just 20 years
ago that the organization made one of
the finest displays of effiblency on rec
ord, by getting to Babylon on short
notice during the cholera disturbance.
Also, tbe same year, it had three suc
cessful tours of field duty the Peeks
kill camp, the Buffalo switchmen's
strike, and the Fire Island riots.
While nothing has been done as yet,
Colonel Davis has received an unoffi
cial Intimation that unless he takes
back "them cruel words," the Vets
wtll do something most unpleasant.
What they can accomplish is a ques
tion that is hard to answer, but the
old soldiers declare that they will not
rest under the unjust- stigma of being
"tin soldiers." '
Throw Away
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Throughout the civilised world there has
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