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V 5 THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, AUGUST 4, 1912. r 20 KINGS PROPOSE TO DARING FRENCH GIRL Leaders of Cannibals in Equatorial Africa Succumb to Graces of Pretty Jeanne Genac and Give Skulls of Monkeys as Love Tokens. liilllllll 4 MLLK JEAWK GENAC, DARING FRENCH GIRL, WHO EXPLORED IX AFRICA AND RECEIVED 20 "ROYAL" PROPOSALS. P ARIS. Aug. 3. (Special.) Made- i struck them most was that I had no molselle Jeanne Genac has just husband or master. They soon deduced returned from an exploration trip to Equatorial Africa to relate how she refused the flattering- offers of 20 can nlbal kings. "When I told my parents and friends that I had made up my mind to go end study the manners and customs of the Equatorial Africans," she said, "they all thought I had gone mad, "Heavens. they cried, 'exploration Is not for young women; and who will con sent to marry a girl who has been jaunting about in the jungle? "Seeing that I was unmoved by this supreme argument, they drew a terrible picture of the fate that awaited me. I would die of hunger, thirst and heat, or if I escaped these dangers, I would certainly fall a victim to lions, tigers or serpents. I listened patiently, said nothing, and started on the appointed -day. Danger Not Great. "I left the steamer at Cape Lopes, and was obliged to wait there, three weeks for the little steamboat which was to take me along the Ogolve River, which follows the equator and crosses the country I had made up my mind to explore. I spent several months there and am almost ashamed to say that I was never In any great danger. "Certainly I saw some horrible beasts gigantic monkeys that could have strangled me without difficulty; py thons and crocodiles that might have gobbled me up with ease; but I sup pose they were not hungry, as none of them threatened me. "The only real risk I ran was that ef being made queen! No white woman had ever visited this country before, so my appearance naturally made a deep impression on the susceptible savages who live on the banks of the Ogolve River. The news of my arrival spread through the jungle with lightning rap idity, and whenever the little steam-" boat stopped there was always a crowd waiting to see me. . Probably what that there might be 'something doing, and a number of them hinted that I had only to say the word if I wanted to live under their august protection. But only the kings were bold enough to make me formal offers of marriage. Royal Suitor Presses Salt. "My first royal 'suitor bore the har monlous name of Oranger. He Intro duced himself to me and explained that he had spared no pains to array him self Bumptiously in my honor. Per haps I showed some surprise at the seeming meagerness of his apparel, for he at once pointed triumphantly to his headdress. He had gathered up his long hair Into a bunch. Into which he had stuck a red feather brush. Round his forehead were fastened many col ored ribtons to which he had sewn stars and crosses cut out of sardine boxes. I was forced to admit that It was extremely chic. "He had crossed a wide stretch"- of jungle to see me. and had brought me several presents a dead snake, an ele phant's ear (an alligator's egg, a little piece of carved ebony, and some mon keys' skulls. "I accepted the lot with as good an appearance of Joy as I could muster. Then Oranger offered to make me his principal wife he already had a dozen but I told him that 13 was a very unlucky number for white people.. He kindly offered to kill one of his present wives to make room for me, but I was. adamant. Then he became furiously angry, and I could only calm him by telling mm I would think it over. "Another monarch whose proposal I rejected, said: 'No doubht you fear you are too thin for me, but don't hesitate on that account. I will fatten you up I did my other wives. I know well how to do It and you may rely on me." I have counted up the cannibal kings who wanted me to share their thrones, and I And that there were Just 20. Surely that Is a record!" SOCIETY WOMEN CHEAT IN NAME OF CHARITY Many a Fair Stakeholder at London Functions Said to Deduct Sum for Her Expenses From Cash Taken In. LDNDON. July 13. Society people, who are in the habit of running charity shows and bazaars, are very angry with Miss Helen Gladstone, who in opening a church schools' bazaar in the country, said quite frankly that people cheated- a great deal at some of those smart London functions. But Gladstone's outspoken daughter only repeats publicly what people have been saying privately for a long time past, and the time has now come when a powerful section of society folk rec ognizes it must take steps to put a stop to this abuse. - The ramifications of the deceit are wide, stretching from the management of the bazaar to the big society hop. In the first instance it is asserted that many a fair stallholder has peculiar notions about her cash takings, from which she is said to deduct a liberal allowance for her expenses. But it Is to the unsatisfactory outcome of some recent expensively organized efforts in the shape of charity balls and enter tainments that the harshest criticism Just now is directed, especially the fa mous Hundred Tears Ago Ball, ar ranged ostensibly In aid of the Soldiers and Sailors Help Society. Only $25,000 were realised, which scarcely worked out at a profit of $5 a head for each dancer. And as many a man cheer fully spent $20 on Ms uniform, and women several hundred dollars apiece on tneir elaborate historic costumes, the plain man who is now making his voice heard, declares such efforts to be a farce from the charitable point or view. More serious still are the allega tions made against - some of society's dramatic periormances. "Very often. explains a woman who Is on the in side track of these things, "when sev eral girls are acting in a play planned for charity, they have a new frock apiece by way of douceur. It Is paid lor out or tne funds, while cabs, lunch eons and dinners are classed under the generic term "sundries and are re funded to those among the promoters who put ia a claim, for them. The social, critics who are loudly as sertlng that lax commercial morality Is rue among sections of the smart set, point to the trafficking In Ascot badg es, of which a society dame was guilty. These badges, which admit to the roy al enclosure at Ascot, are only issued to the chosen few. The culprit sold two of them to people who had no real title to their use. A court of law prevented her from following up this lucrative business, but without making her name public, for exposure would have led to a public scandal, a consum mation which lawyers always conspire to avoid, as a .rule, when the erring one Is a member of society. INDUSTRIAL GROWTH IS IN SIGHT FOR EUGENE Rich Territory Surrounds City, Which Is Now Center of Railroad Activity. McEenzie River District Equal of Any in State. BT DAN McALLEN. BLUE RIVER CITY, Or. Aug. S. (Special.) "Ring the bell, "Blow the whistle, "Stop! Look! Listen! "Eugene the railroad center. "The above will be the slogan for the opening ot the Oregon Electric celebration to be held In Eugene Sep tember 10-11 inclusive. The slogan was adopted at a conference of com mittees from the Commercial Club and Merchants' Protective Association to proclaim the advent of another railroad to tap the arteries of the Upper Wil lamette Valley commerce." On read ing the above in the Eugene Register I became Interested and decided to learn if possible the claim of Eugene as a railroad center. Possibly some fraction of the 250,000 readers of The Sunday Oregonlan may be interested in what railroad developments mean to the state of Orefron. Please secure a map of Oregon and follow my state ments. - That Eugene on account of her cen tral and geographical position is des tined to become a great railroad and Industrial center tha Chicago of the Inland Empire goes without saying. It is planned that Eugene within two years will have railroads radiating from it north, south, east and west, tapping every section of the State of Oregon. From Eugene to the west the South ern Pacific is constructing a line which will open up the country at Florence and Coos Bay to Eugene. The Eugene and Klamath Falls cut-off to the east and south will open up the country south of here and the central part of the state. The line that reaches across the state west from Vale will tap the Klamath Falls cut-off at Florence or Odell Lake and put Eugene on a di rect line across the state east and west to Coos Bay, the terminal point and seaport. Keep your eye glued to the map. There is every reason to believe that there will be a connection between this lino and the line down- the Deschutes River, thereby opening up Central and Eastern Oregon. Everybody knows the service the Southern Pacific is giving from Portland . to San Francisco through the Willamette Valley and Eugene. In addition to all this Eu gene will have the Oregon Electric line from Portland; also the Portland, Eugene and Eastern Electric. The Oregon Electric will equip, its train with diner and sleeping car. The Southern Pacific ' expects to electrify its West Side line to Corvallls and build feeders in eery direction. All this means that Eugene is boui.d to be a grcit railroad center and distributing- i Jint. Portland, of course, will remain the supply department. Have I mentioned a contemplated electric line from Eugene, or rather, from Springfield along the McKenzle River, in order to tap some of the most fertile land possible to be found in any section of Oregon along the McKenzle River? Fruits and berries may be raised that will compare with the prod ucts pf Hood River or Rogue River Valley. . In fact, you can raise any thing that can be raised In any part of the Willamette Valley. As the matter stands now there Is nothing grown except for local con sumption. Why? Lack of transporta tion facilities. With a railroad to Blue River the McKenzle River Valley would flourish. Further, a railroad would mean the development of the Blue River mines. The Eugene Commercial Club and business men In general should see to it that this road is built and at once, for Eugene would receive direct benefit unless the traffic is flagged at Springfield. Lane County, of which Eugene is. the county seat, has wonderful resources. Lane County with its productive soil. Its mineral wealth of Its forests, its streams capable of generating great power, offers to the homeseeker and capitalist unpar ailed opportunities. Industries Assured. Any statement made concerning Eu gene applies with equal force to Springfield, as it is on the main line of the Southern Pacific and only a few miles from Eugene. One point that should not be overlooked Is that Eu gene as a railroad center means an In dustrlal center. Industries mean em ployment for the youth, the girl as well as the boy. The best shield of pro tection that you can throw around the youth Is wholesome employment. I have learned that a party of Port land capitalists headed by J. B. Yeon and M. F. Brady, have purchased a quarter block at Eugene, on which an eight-story office building will be erected. ' I wonder how these Portland financiers learned that Eugene had a great future. Eugene, modest Eugene. Any other city even with half the ad vantages would be as noisy as a bunch of Kilkenny cats. The above remark applies also to Springfield. Keep your eye on Springfield and on Watervllle and on Leaburg and all along the McKenzle River for a dis tance of SO miles. Land may be had now for $25 an acre that with railroad facilities will be worth from $100 to 500 an acre, possibly $1000, or even more, close in. Eugene gives the im pression bf a home city with its lovely homes, well-paved streets, a good street car system, and a fine electric light ystem. Lanfruas;e Is Lacking. In order to properly describe Eugene the English language does not supply sufficient adjectives, at least not the expressive endearing ones to be found in the French language. However, the Eugene Commercial Club may find some in the home language to portray the beauties of Eugene as an ideal home city. - There is one grand feature under lying all this railroad activity. A rail road means . transportation for the products of the soil and a market. The day is not far distant when Portland and other cities will be well supplied with foodstuffs at a moderate cost. thus eliminating to some extent the cost of high living." The great annual event at Eugene is the Lane County Fair. The Lane County Fair is fast coming to the front and dividing honors with the State Fair held at Salem. Unusual ef fort Is being made this year to make the fair exceptionally attractive in the way of exhibits and amusement fea- ures. For that reason those visiting the fair will be well repaid for their time. Portland, it is understood, will contribute by sending a large party of excursionists. The fair opens Septem ber 12 and continues four days. As usual, W. K. Nesmith will be the of flclal starter of the horse races. This is as it should be, for "Bill" is well qual ified for the position and on the level. Lane County boasts of the largest body of standing timber of any county in the state. Judging from appearance. most of it Is ready for the sawmill. First Floor Drug & Toilet Goods Dept First Floor Drug & Toilet Goods Dept.1 Free-One Dollar's Worth of Blue Rose Perfume CHRISTIE MAC DONALD Miss Christie. 'Mac Donald, the charming petite star of the "Spring Maid," joins the thousands of women of note in tKieir -praise for ' ' Melorose. ' ' Wlllard White Comnany Dear Sirs: Permit me to congratu late you on your wonderful Melorose aeauty cream and race fowcier, as well as a number of other Melorose preparations I have used. After using many other toilet preparations, I can truthfully -say I find the Melorose far superior, and I shall take sreat pleas ure in recommending it to my friends and fellow artists. (Signed) Sincerely. CHRISTIE MAC DONALD. PREMIUM LIST COMPLETE D. O. Lively Plans Distribution of 50-,00 Copies. . The premium list for the Pacific In ternational Dairy Show, which will be held in Portland November 18-23, has been completed and copies will soon be mailed to 50,000 dairymen and dairy farmers In the states of the Northwest and in British Columbia. Already clr. culars announcing the show have been sent out to these dairymen. Among the prizes lately added to the list is one orrered lor the best article written about silos and silage in the Pacific Coast states. This contest, in the opinion of D. O. Lively, general manager of the show, should attract many contestants, owing to the im portant place silage Is now taking in the development or the dairy and live stock industry of the Pacific Coast. Judges in this contest will be experts from the Eastern states. A prize win be offered for the best type of dairy barn, and the prize contests in ex hibits of certified milk and cream wm be an object lesson in modern methods of milk production. Butter and cheese-scoring- contests will also be a part of the show. The annual conventions of the Oregon Dairymen's Association and of the Ore gon Butter and Cheese Makers' Associa tion will be In session in Portland dur ing the time of the show. Cable for Vaqnlna Bay Arrives. NEWPORT. Or., Aug. S. (Special.) Yesterday the Yaqulna Bay Mutual Telephone Company received from Chi cago its submarine cable for crossing the bay at Newport to connect their lines with South Beach and the south- ern section of Lincoln County. The cable has been en route since the latter part of May. When it is laid tele phone communication will be estab lished along the coast to Florence. Ef forts were made last Fall to span the bay with an overhead wire, which proved unsuccessful and costly, as ves sels' masts caught it repeatedly and broke It. I I TRIXIE FRIGAXZA. Star of "The Sweetest Girl in Paris." Chicago. 111., November 28, 1910. To Wlllard White Co.. Dear Sirs Wish to "add ray praise to your wonderful Melorose Powder, Rouge and delicious Melorose Beauty Cream: It Is well named. . Sincerely, (Signed) TRIXIE FRIGANZA. PERFECTION MELOROSE FACE POWDER The perfection of toilet dainties. One of the very few powders that are ' not harmful to the skin. Melorose improves . the complexion and pro tects the skin from heat, cold, wind, dust, etc., as would a fine veil, par ticularly when, dusted on the face over a small amount of Melorose Cream, .removing the .shine" upon the skin that makes the best groomed woman look vulgar at night; it gives a deli cate "and almost transparent velvety appearance to tha skin; it does not blow off, and is so fine that it does not show. - Has a dainty flower-like odor, and is tinted perfectly to suit any complexion. Melorose gives uni versal satisfaction to people who ap preciate articles of merit ; it does not chap, scale, burn or smart the face and is very soothing to an irritated skin. Priced at 50c: Every purchaser of $1 worth of articles mentioned in this advertisement Monday or Tuesday will re ceive $1 worth of the latest, daintiest, most lasting perfume in the world, an exact reproduction of the fragrance of the Blue Rose lately developed in Germany. FREE DEMONSTRATION of the World Fa mous Melorose Toilet Preparations by expert in our Toilet Goods Department. Come and learn how to use these pre- s parations for quick and best results. Actresses Are Best Judges of what is a good complexion, what makes a good complexion, and what keeps a complexion fresh and perfect. They are quickest to detect harmful qualities and when they indorse a face beautifier their judgment may be accepted as that of experts. MORE LEADING ACTRESSES USE Melorose Beauty Specialties THAN ANY OTHER SKIN PREPARATIONS. Once they have used Melorose they always use Melorose, because Melorose are all "perfect toilet dainties." Other high authorities on health and beauty culture, also leading society women, unite in indorsing Melorose preparations as meeting the most exacting re MELOROSE PREPARATIONS ARE DAINTILY FEMININE. MELOROSE BEAUTY PREPARATIONS ARE EXCLUSIVE. DAINTY ROSE Playing in "The Wall St. Girl," loua in ner praise ior me weiorosu preparations and writes the following letter: Wlllard White Co., Chicago, 111. Dear Sirs: I hae used your delight ful Melorose preparations for some time past and would not use any other. Your Melorose Cream and Rouge are very superior to the Imported. Cor dially yours, (Signed) BLANCHE RING. MELOROSE ROUGE Unlike and superior to any other; won't rub off; defies detection; per fectly harmless; perfect color; comes in jelly and powdered forms. Priced at 50c. The perfect Cleanser and Massage Cream; has no equal: excellent for the complexion, freckles, tan, wrinkles, pimples, blackheads, chapped hands or face, etc.; does not grow hair or turn rancid end has a very dainty odor. s"uggestlve of fresh flowers; defies sun. wind or dust. 60c size, only 395 U 1 Bust Developer, Flesh Builder, Tonic $1 a Box 6 for $5 DEVELOPING THE FI GURE Mile. Merlyn, America's greatest authority on Health and Beauty Culture, advises deep breathing each morning and night, massag ing with Melorose Beauty Cream each night, and each morning bathe with cold salt water freely, and within a very reasonable time excellent results will be noticed. It is essential that you take the Vaucaire remedy that contains the GENUINE IMPORTED GALEGA such as Wlllard White Company's does, and to be on the safe side ask for this brand. Don't use substitutes, as they are worthless and a waste of time. The tablets are more food than a medicine and have been proven harmless. Tablet form easy to take. Not only does Mile. Merlyn indorse this method, but also all high authorities on beauty cult, and beauty writers and thousands of women who have successfully used them. White's Vaucaire Gal ega Tablets are not a new experiment. Sent by mail If desired. Edna Goodrich, starring In "His Neighbor's Wife." This winsome and talented little comedienne, who Is con ceded to have one of the most beautiful complexions of any woman In tha world. Is very loud In her praise of the famous "Melorose" preparation and adds her testimonial to .the thou sands of women of note who recognize the great merit of "Melorose," and says: The Wlllard White Co., Chicago, 111. Gentlemen: Your Melorose Face Pow der, Rouge and Beauty Cream is with out doubt the best on the market. I have been using it continuously now for over a year. Yours truly. (Signed) EDNA GOODRICH. MELOROSE NAIL POLISH Is the latest and best. Polishes the nails almost instantly; at the same time giving the nail a perfect, lasting tint. Easily applied. Price 25c. "TRULY WONDERFUL" are the' merits of the MARGUERITA SYLVA toilet preparations. Mondav and Tues day we sell: Sylva Face Powder, B0c sire, at...45t Sylva Face Powder, $1 size, at...85t Sylva Cleaning and Massage Cream, 2 In 1, 60c size; Sylva Perfect AC Rouge, EOc size at 40C Sylva Nail Polish 25d These preparations are used and In dorsed by Marguerlta Sylva and many other grand opera stars. They are much better than any of the lmDorted cosmetics. WOMAN WRITER CHOSEN TO PROVINCIAL DIET Governor of Bohemian Body Is Puzzled at Eligibility of Young Authoress " ' and Will Let Members Decide Issue. i 5 ' , ' 0 " t ' v "" ? ' , - i , - r&tr i It! 4 FRAP BEATRIX KIVETIZKY, THE YOVSG CZECH WRITER, THE FIRST WOMAN TO BE ELECTED TO THE BOHEMIAN DIET. decide by vote as to the admission of Frau Kunetltzky at an early sitting. DR. M'GAW JLOSES TODAY Two Addresses at Third Presbyte rian Church to End Visit. Two addresses delivered at the Third Presbyterian Church, one this morning and one this evening, will close the visit In Oregon of Dr. J. S. McGaw, general secretary of the National Re form Association, who has been here for the past month making prelim lnary organization for the World's Christian Citizenship conference which will be held in Portland, June 26 to July 6. 1913. Dr. McGaw spoke before the Evan gelical Association at Jennings Lodge last night. He will leave tomorrow morning for Seattle and will travel thence to the Eastern states, where he will remain until the middle of January. After that time he will re turn to Portland and open permanent headquarters for the conference. "I have been highly pleased with the reception accorded me and the assocla tlon I represent by the people of Portland and of the state," says Mr. McGaw. "Everywhere I have gone I have met with Interest and enthusiasm. The prospects are excellent for the big conference in July, and I feel that I can say that the co-operation afforded by the people of Oregon while I have been here has made certain Its suc cess." Dr. McGaw's itinerary while In- the East follows: Monday to Seattle for a week's stay, during which he will give four addresses on the World's Chris tian Citizenship conference at the Baln- brldge Island Chautauqua; August 11, two meetings at La Junta, Colo.; Aug ust 12, Rocky Ford; August 13, Denver; AugU3t 15, Winchester, Kan.; August 17 and 18, Clarlnda, Iowa, Chautauqua; one month of general work In Iowa; one month In Illinois; reach Pittsburg November 1, and remain there until the middle of January. V IENNA, Aug. 3. (Special.) Quite a hubbub surrounds the question of whether Frau Beatrix Kune tltzky, the young Czech writer, should be allowed, to take her seat in the Bo hemian Diet, according to the wish of the voters of Jungbunzlau. to decide, for though there Is no spe cific prohibition of., women legislators in the electoral laws, no woman has ever been elected before and the op ponents of women in politics are straining the meaning of certain words to make them appear to indicate the eligibility of men only for election. But the Governor is a cautious man, BOYS PICK UP PORPOISE Seaside Inhabitants Say It Is First One Ever Seen There. SEASIDE, Or., Aug. 3. (Special.) A baby porpoise, three feet in length and weighing 26 pounds, was picked up on the beach here today by small boys who were digging clams. Al though seals and whales are not infre quent visitors In these waters, no por poise has ever been seen here in the memory of the oldest Inhabitant. The amphlbean is the exact repro duction of a whale, on a small scale, and Is covered with a lustrous black skin which much resembles the glossy finish on a new pair of rubber over shoes. The little porpoise, reposing on a neat napkinned tea-tray on the Hotel Moore veranda, attracts much curious attention. The matter of disposing of the crea- It is up tQ.tha Governor, of Bohemia and his present Idea is to let tutr Diet ture Is causing, some perplexity. Sev eral other unusual animals which have been captured here in recent months have been forwarded to James J. Hill at St. Paul by express. Recent com plaints having been heard here that Mr. Hill has not received all the Sea side natural history museum contribu tions, but that all such express directed to Mr. Hill and sent collect has, been kicked through the open door , of the express car at the next whistling post beyond the city limits, has aroused sentiment against wasting curiosities in this manner. - School Directors Meet at Kalama. KALAMA, Aug. 3. (Special.) A county convention of school directors was held in Kalama today under the direction of County Superintendent Campbell. Practically every school dis trict in Cowlitz County was represented in the convention. Professor Lay hue, of Olympia, Assistant State Superin tendent, was present and delivered an address. The convention, by unanimous vote, passed a resolution in favor of a change in the state law raising tha limit of age in the compulsory school law from 15 years to 18 years, or when the pupil has passed the eighth grade. Dr. Chapman, of Woodland, delivered an interesting- address on the subject of the schoolhouse as a sooial and civic center. In some of the towns of Hunrirv a nf.ia4 tax Is levied on barhelors. rans-lnr from a few centu to about 2Q per annum. WHAT IS FAT FOE? A New Treatment for Fat People Which Is Creating a Furore. Readers of this paper deserve to know something: about the various treatments offered them by advertisers. It is thtr right to be protected from fakes and mis representations and to know just what thy are buying when they fcuy goods which they have seen exploited in the advertising col umns. Here is a report on Fat Foe, the nevr Obesity treatment, tho sales of which ar$ declared by druggists to exceed thoae of a:ijr other fat reducer. It has been known for some time that Europe has had a recognised metltod uf fat reduction that we have not known of 1.) the past, a method that accomplished this much-desired result without subjecting tn-t victims of fat to the unpleasant und danger ous features of the ordinary fat euros, iu city women and actresees who make fre quent trips abroad have spoken of the care- luiiy-guarded secret mat nas enaoied Hum to reduce their weight. Fat Foe, In whole or in part. Is believed to be this or a similar treatment. It docs away with all exercising, diet, sweating and unpleasant features, and Is absolutely harmless. Its phenomenal success is testi fied to by the thousands who have tried It with delightful results. Kat people who have endured the privations of the old me thods of fat reduction hall Kat Foe lilt joy as the easy road to slenderness. All druggists claim this remarkable treatment is enjoying a greater sale and giving moro satisfaction than any other reducing treat ment ever Introduced In America. Out-of-town customers can secure FAT FOE from the Portland druggists by mall at $1.00. Sold In Portland by Laue-Davls. Drug Co., Raa ec $ates, Knigni urug t o., ko & Martin and Clarke-W oodward & Co. cure this great Sl.OQ treatment now.