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THE SUNDAY OBEGONIAN, PORTLAND, JULY 12, 1914. The New Irresistos Are Going! All to Be Had for a Deposit of Only $5 PORTLAND PHYSICIAN, THE GUNBOAT VTCKSBURG AND MEXICAN EXPENSES OF CITY BELOW ESTIMATES PRISON CAMP WHICH FIGURED IN MEXICAN CRUISE. s " "Sr ! ! ... Possible Reduction in Taxes Indicated by Statement of Auditor Barbur. SALARY INCREASE SHOWN General Purpose Expenditures Less and More Than Half of Appropri ations for Year Remain at End of First Six Months. A possible reduction of the Portland tax levy for municipal purposes is indi cated from the semi-annual statement of City Auditor Barbur issued yester day showing that in many city depart ments expenditures for the first six months of the fiscal year of 1911 have been less than one-half of the amounts annroDriated for tlio year The statement ehows reduced expen ditures for general purposes and in r-r-,'-- i exoenditures for salaries of employes. Taken as a whole the fig ures would Indicate that the city may have a large enough balance in the gen eral fund at the end of the fiscal year November 30, to make possible a re duction in taxes for next year. The statement shows all the city's transac tions in detail. It was issued in com pliance with a provision of the city charter. Fire Department I lure Given. In the fire department, for example, there was appropriated for all purposes a total of 1630.72;!. There has been ex pended during the first six months of the year a total of 27S,y leaving i balance of 1350,876 to run the depart ment for the next six months. This gives the department $71,029 more for the second six months than was used in the first six months. The same applies to the police de partment, where the appropriation for the vear was 5439.83;; and the expenai tures for the first six months 1197,173; the water department, where approprla tione were 11,732,939 and expenditures for six months, 1597,818. and some of the other departments. A few bureaus will run short on appropriations at the present rate, while others will about pull out even. Comparisons t Possible. Comparisons of the expenditures of the first six months of this year with corresponding periods In other years are not possible because of the change in the city s system of accounting, for merly each department had a sepa rate fund. Now all accounts are in the general fund, excepting the water department account which is separate. In addition to this the departments and bureaus have been divided and shifted in such manner that it is not possible to determine the comparitive cost now and in former years. In the item of "personal service." which covers the salaries of all em ployes, it is shown that in the ma jority of bureaus and departments the salaries amount to more, and this in spite of the fact that the Council cut salaries about $30,000 a year at the beginning of this year. Increase Is Cited. The legal department shows a total salary roll for the first six months of 1913 amounting to $8832, while for the six months of 1914 the roles aggregate 110.831. In the public works depart ment the expenditures for 1913 were $11,870. while for this year they were $147.:34. Based upon the amount of publio im provements which have been handled. there should have been an even greater reduction in this department. The roles have been kept up by reason of elab orate statistical work, which has taken the place of supervision of actual con struction. Figures Are Compared. Following is a table showing the total salaries for the first six months of the fiscal year of 1913 and the fig ures for the first six months of the fiscal year of 1914: Auditor's office 8 Legal department Public works department.. City Council salaries City Ball Civil Service Crematory Free employment Bureau. Health Department Municipal Court Pound department Firs department ......... Police department Park department Street cleaning ... Treasurer's department... Proportion Spent Is Shown. Following is a table showing the amount appropriated for the principal city departments for the fiscal year and the amount expended during the first six months: Approp'd. Expend'd. v ! , 1 I V JUL &&8TAmmiml&rfaAl&La . i If - '"" V snsm M I I, VVV 'IB' I (A N4SB KJ I I .. I I ! r JBBCP ' ' '! Tl i i W 1 1 saBBsrBBark- I III I 111 pSsBssssWB l mum hi liming I Zhr. FZTMg Mux-do j New and highly-improved talking machines, in the la test and most attractive models the equal in all es sential particulars of any of the regular $200 types. Superb and life-like tone. Offered in combination with latest dance records (six teen, all different) and eight other selections, a large quantity of needles, also brush, oil can and all extras free. On terms of only $5 monthly until the marvelously low price of $82.25 has been paid. Dr. McMurdo Believes Mexi can Intervention Need. They are now supplied in superb mahogany, elegant Cir cassian walnut, golden oak and other fancy wood cases to match furniture or furnishings in the proudest mansion. This offer unquestionably achieves the very highest value for the smallest possible outlay. Any home can pay $5 a month and this instrument will bring all the music, all the artists of all the world into every home. Will be sent on free trial to any home in Oregon. Distribution and sale is now actively under way. A deposit of $5 secures one. The Irresisto, the greatest combination offer ever devised by talking machine headquarters. PHILIPPINE CASE SIMILAR 1913. 1814. 22.308 22.317 8.832 10.631 161,870 147.234 3,416 13.000 8.069 7.39S 1.177 1.877 10.178 10.065 1,113 1.140 14,54 8 21.039 2.090 J, 801 2.708 2.440 203.487 224.415 176,340 176.3U7 47.015 4 2.94S 103. S25 103.368 7.S33 8.047 Fire department 5 630,72 Police department ltB.HI Health department 56,213 Municipal Court 7.387 Pound department 7.171 Purchasing-Bureau 16,614 Treasurer's department. . . 19,989 Sealer of Wts. and Meas. . 3.593 Free Employment Bureau. 4.324 City Hall 23.038 Legal cepartment 26.360 Park department 158,151 Free museum . 500 Publio Works dept 49S.754 Ughtlng streets and bldgs. 195,000 Street cleaning 3M.302 Garbage crematory' 26.394 - uditor'a department ... 70,041 civil Service dept 4.450 Elections 12,317 Kent of railway bridge . . . 28.074 Purchase real estate ...... 10,360 Wster department 1.732.939 J27U.S47 187.1 13 30.163 3.942 2.704 9.033 10,560 1.784 2.026 12,729 13,437 72.047 97 314.002 76.978 140.227 11.316 31.373 2.411 10.275 2"-2U0 10.361' J97.S13 Fort land Physician Buck From Serv ice on Gunboat Says United States Must Establish and Maintain Government. The United States will have to estab lish a government in Mexico and main tain it by force for at least five years. Such Is the opinion of Dr. P. F. Mc Murdo, of 4611 Seventy-second street, who has just returned from Mazatlan, Mexico, where he went with the gun- boat Vicksburg last April, ur. Mcjviur- do is a member of the Navy Medical Reserve Corps and was called into the service at the time battleships were sent to Mexico. While off the coast, near Mazatlan, where the Vicksburg was In quarantine because of scarlet fever on board. Dr. McMurdo witnessed fighting between Federals and rebels. The siege he says, lasted several days and resulted in heavy loss of life on both sides. He also spent considerable time looking over the prisoners' camp at San Diego, where Mevican prisoners at law are stationed in a fenced tract. "From what I saw of the Mexican people," said Dr. McMurdo, "the United States will be forced to go into that country and take charge about the same as was done in the Philippines. Having finished this task which will not be an easy one, it will be up to Uncle Sam to set up a government I believe it will be impossible to end the bandit warfare in less than five years." The Vicksburg was called into serv ice early in April, at which time Dr. McMurdo was ordered to Bremerton, Wash., for service at once. The gun boat left for the front down through Puget Sound and south along the coast past San Francisco and San Diego and thence direct to Mazatlan. The trip took 12 days. On the trip an epidemic of scarlet fever set in and the boat had to go in quarantine. It remained off the coast of Mazatlan in isolation for several weeks. When mediation was started, the Vicksburg was ordered back to Brem erton. The return was rough, the boat encountering a severe storm. A long stop was made at San Diego, where the marines visited the Mexican prison camp, and other places of interest in connection with the Mexican situa tion. After the stay there the return trip was continued. Dr. McMurdo got back June 24. These and hundreds of other artists should be heard regularly in every home. The Irresisto makes this possible. See Eilers Music House. Eilers Building Broadway and Alder Sts. Portland, Or. WESTERN BABIES WIN COMMENT OF COUNTRY Eastern Publication Devoting Space to Eugenics Shows 17 Youngsters, of Whom Eight Are of Pacific Slope. Perfect TREASURER FACES CHARGE W. H. Strong Alleged to Have Em bezzled $1200 From Union. An information charging former Treasurer W. H. Strong, of the Port land Bartenders' League, with the em bezzlement of 11200 from the union's funds was filed yesterday by Deputy District Attorney Delch. A warrant has been issued for Strong's arrest, but the authorities have been unable to lo cate him. Strong was treasurer of the organi sation until July 9. A meeting was held on that date and he was not re elected. He was called upon to turn over the books and funds of the union, but did not appear. His room was searched, but he had moved. "00 Elks and Friends Picnic. Primed for an all-day. old-time pic nic, between 600 and 700 members of the local lodge of Blks. their fam ilies and friends will leave East Water and East Morrison streets at 9 o'clock this morning for Bull Run Park, on the Sandy River, to engage in their annual frolic affair. Music for the oc casion will be furnished by the Elks' Band of 45, pieces under the direction of W. H. Boyer. Dancing will be held In the pavilion. Various games and stunts will be staged during the day. The party will return to Portland at 5 or o'clock. LITTLE JANE KAXZLER'S SWEET SMILE AND HER GRAVE WHEN PLAYING THE ROLE OF MOTHER. FACE BY EDITH KNIGHT HOLMES. THREE cheers for the West and three cheers more for the Western babies, for these bonny, sturdy, healthy, happy little people are attracting the attention of the whole United States. Mothers in every part of this great country are taking the deepest Inter est in the "better babies" contests. They want their boys and girls to be strong and bright. They have heard that the babies of the West rank well and they are asking "Why?" In the August Woman's Home Com panion the pictures of 17 perfect babies appear, and, think of it! Eight of these as are of the Western states. And right up in the top line is Portland's own lovely, lovable little Jane Kanzler. Next to her Is William Sass, Jr.. whose home is in Spokane. Charles A. Adams, of Boise, Idaho, appears next, and along the line Is Rachel Beardslee, a sweet baby of Bothell. Wash. Another Wash ington baby Is Wayne Davis, of Pull man, and In the center of the page is John Kinsella Boggs, of Seattle. Hepp ner has a representative in the person of little Gordon Case, and from Tono pah. Nev there is Thomas Orlando McCraney. Comment Is Made. With all this splendid array of West ern babies, should not the West feel justly proud? The accompanying article makes the following comment on the selections made: "Mothers of babies who have made perfect scores under the better babies standard score card are to be congrat ulated. " The tests on this card, physi cal and mental, are the most exacting yet devised. This Is why there are only 17 perfect babies out of more than 100,000 babies examined." The other perfect babies represented Illinois, Tennessee, South Carolina, Missouri, North Carolina and New Jersey. Only last month there was held In North Portland a better babies contest that was the means of discovering a large number of fine babies; some of them scored almost as high as did bonny Jane Kanzler. Dr. Mary Madl gan, who has the contests in charge, ays that by the time the State Fair is held iri September she will have found a fine lot of tots that will take some of the grand prizes. The prizewinners In the Rose Festival contest were: Grand champion, boy Lloyd Alexan der, son of David A. Sutherland; also first prize boy in the 1 to 2-year-old class. Score, 99 per cent. Grand champion, girl Marjorle Lou Maloney. daughter of A. H. Maloney: also first prize girl In i to s-year-oia class; 28 months old. Score, 99 per cent. Fine Showing Hade. At the Parents' Educational Bureau, 551 Courthouse, the leading special ists of the city contribute their services for the eugenics or better Dames con tests that are held frequently and some wonderful babies are found. Many of these will enter . the state contest. Those who are not up to the standard are given advice, told how to feed and clothe and care for the baby and in many cases In a few weeks, back comes the little one and after the mother has carefully followed the instructions of the doctors and nurses, the babe is found to have gained several points to ward the goal perfection. The Parents' Educational Bureau, which is conducted by the Oregon Con gress of Mothers and Parent-Teacher Associations, has become famous through the splendid work it has done It has been reproduced on the screen of motion picture playhouses. The task of scoring the babies is no easy one and should only be done by experts. The physical and mental qualifications of the child are both con. sidered. The old-fashioned beauty con test that was merely a big eyes, golden curls and pink and blue baby ribbon bedecked dress is a thing of the past. The mothers of today know that health is the thing that counts. They realize that adenoids, a weak stomach, deli cate lungs and flabby flesh are not right and that when they do exist they must be overcome. The women who have had no opportunity to study child welfare come in great numbers to Portland's Educational Bureau and to the Milk Station conducted by the Visiting Nurse Association at 270 Fourth street. They bring their babies for advice. They get It from the best medical authorities in the city and go away prepared to give the children the right start in life. The seeking after knowledge is not confined to the poorer women by any means. Wives of substantial business and professional men are Just as eager for Information. The "Better Babies" movement is sweeping the country and Portland is well in the lead. STATE DRUGGISTS TO GO TO NEWPORT Special Train to Carry 125 Delegates From Portland to Jubilee Gathering. OTHERS TO JOIN EN ROUTE Surr Bathing and Stunts and Pro gramme of Sports to Take Up Most of Time Some Business Sessions Are Scheduled. for CLARKE ASPIRANTS FILE Woman Among First Four to Enter Races for County Offices. VANCOUVER, Wash., July 11. (Spe cial.) The first candidates for county office filed Friday. Four paid the nec essary fee. Frank W. Blaker, deputy In the County Treasurer's office, was the first to file. Mrs. May R. Haack, deputy In the County Auditor's office, made out Mr. Blaker's declaration of candi dacy and then made one out for her self, she being candidate for County Auditor. Henry Koltzsch. of Battle Ground, filed for County Commissioner. George H. Sanford, deputy in the Sheriff's of fice, filed for Sheriff. WRECK SURVIVORS ARRIVE 1 2 Members of Scliooner Nakomis on Native Soil After Months. Survivors of the American schooner Nakomis, which was wrecked on Cltp perton Island last Winter, with a cargo of lumber from the Columbia River, have reached San Francisco from Acapulco on the liner City of Sidney. They were taken from the island to the Mexican port by the United States cruiser Cleveland. The survivors are Captain Jensen, Mrs. Jensen and two children, Mates Halversen and Hansen, Seamen Oliver, Hendrickson. Halversen and Miller, Donkeyman Brown and Cook Knowles. Crabs, clams, Newport, Yaqulna Bay, Pills, oowders, capsules, O. S. P. A. ' With this yell on their Hps, druggists and their families, aggregating about 125, will leave the Union depot on special train at 8 o'clock Tuesday mornintr. bound for Newport, where the silver jubilee convention of the Oregon State Pharmaceutical Association will be held beginning Tuesday, July 14, and concluding Sunday. July 19. It Is exDected that fully 125 addi tional delegates from Willamette Val ley points will joint the excursion en route. The train will make stops at Oregon City, Woodburn, Salem, Albany and Corvallis. Special railroad rates have been procured for the round trip riiirlns: their stav at Albany they will be entertained by the Albany Commer cial Club with a luncheon and auto mobile rides over the city. Following tholr arrival at Newport at 7 P. M., an elaborate banquet will be served. -Pleasure Chief Feature. While business matters will be trans acted during each day of the conven tion, the principal orders of the day will be pleasure and entertainment. The mastAr of ceremonies will be J. M. A. Laue. of Portland, who is the local sec retary of the Oregon State Pharma ceutical Association. The other offl cers of the association are: F. H. Cald well, president, Newberg; Kitty W Harboard, first vice-president. Salem; F. A. Nichols, second vice-president. Portland; M. A. Rawson. third vice nrenident. Portland: A. W. Allen, sec retary. Portland; B. F. Jones, treas urer. Portland. One of the features of the programme will be the surf bathing. The Newport Commercial Club has mailed lnvita tlone to a big clam bake to be held on the beach. First, second and third prizes will be awarded to those who win places on the various events on the sports programme and in the "stunt" con tests. The winning tug of war team will receive a silver cup, while the sad dest man will receive a grouch prize of one-half dozen Podolax for his liver Unusual among the competitions will be a capsule-ruing contest ior mo druggists, a prize bathing suit parade for the women and a throwing contest for the women. Prises to Be Commodities. Commodities typical of the drugstore atmosphere, such as pills, perfumes. ointment, compounds, tooth pastes, corn plasters, powders, cold creams, lini ments and cough drops will make up the prizes. At the business session Friday the following papers will be read: "Some Comments on Store Managements." by Lyde V. Hendricks, assistant professor of pharmacy at the Oregon Agricultural College; "One Way to Cope With the General Merchandise Store," by L. A. Jackson, of Cornelius; "Essentials in Pharmacy." by Emil Struplere, man ager of the Owl Drug Company. Port land; "Drug Business, Past, Present and Future," by Robert A. Ball. Port land; "Physiological Chemistry." by H. M. Seely. assistant professor of chem istry, Oregon Agricultural College; "Talk on Biologies," by W. F. Richber. Berkeley, Cal.; "Those Who Go and Those Who Stay at Home," R. E. Esson, Sandy: "Knights of the Grip," by C. L. Hooper and J. D. Gulss, of Portland; "Biologies," by P. A. Hunter and H. W. Holden. of Portland; "The Sale of Bio logical Products to the Doctors by the Druggists," by J. C. Rightor. of 'the John T Milliken Company: "Drug Busi ness," by A. R. Specht, coast manager of the Owl Drug Company; "Substitu tion," by William L Miller, of Port land; "Past Presidents," by Frank C. Pozzi. of Portland; "Commercial Phar macy," by Benjamin F. Jones, of Port land, and "Organization and What It Means to the Pharmacist," by C. Osse ward, of Seattle. Wash., president of the Washington Board of Pharmacy. Programme la Made. The events of the programme by days are as follows: Tuesday, July 14. Chief Announcer, E. R. Williston. 8:00 A. M. Leave Portland via Southern Pacific Union Depot. 11:05 A. M.. arrive at Aihanv auto rides around city: lunch. Al bany; moving-picture theater, compliments Ell Lilly Co. 2:50 P. M., leave Albany for Newport. 8:20 P. M.. leave Corvallis Newport. 7:00 P. M.. arrive Newport; signing of rooms. 8:00 P. M.. banquet; ilM.. nf K.lrnme. Dr. M. M. Davis. sponse. Dr. W. L Cottel; historian, H. D. Dietrich. 12:00 P. M.. taps. On arriving at Albany the Oregon State Pharmacists' As sociation will be In charge of a special en tertainment committee, composed of D. O. Woodworth, chairman; Fred Dawson, John Allen, Professor C. M. McKelllps and Rocky Mason. Wednesday, July 18. This day In charge of George C, Blakrley and Mrs. Clyde Q. Huntley. 9:00 A. M.. business session; calling to or der by the president: applications for mem bership; reading of minutes; appointing nominating committee; annual message by President: adjournment; surf bathing ac cording to tide. 12:00 M.. lunch. 2:00 P. M.. sports: event No. 1. sack race tor men, dis tance 100 feet; event No. 2, peanut raoe for ladles, best tlmi made; event No. S, needle threading and sewing contest man threads needle, held by lady, lady sews button on lapel of coat; man runs back to Judges: Event No. 4. 50-yard dash for misses only, event No. 5, three-legged race for men; event No. 6. children's 60-yard dash, 12 years and under; event No. 7, shoe-finding contest for men. 6:00 P. M.. dinner. 0:00 P. M.. recep tion and ball, compliments of the traveling men. Official photographer, C. E. Clifford. Albany. Thursday, July 16. 10:00 A. M.. baseball game, druggists vs. traveling sainesmen. Manager druggists' club. A. W. Allen: manager Traveling men's club. W. It. Sawyer. 8urf bathing according to tide. 12:00 M.. lunch. 2:00 P. M . business session; report of secretary; report of treas urer; report of committees; reading and dis cussing papers; nominating and election of officers; adjournment 2:00 P. M., social session, ladles of the O. S. P. A.; during this session the following contests will be carried out: Memory test, perfume contest. blind dunkev contest. 8:00 P. M , dinner 8:00 P. M.. clam bake, compliments of New. port Commercial Club. This day In charge of D. O. Woodworth and Mrs. George Blakeley. Friday. Joly 17. 0:00 A. M.. last business session; reading of papers; final discussions; adjournment. 11:30 A. M.. tug of war, traveling men vs druxk-lsts. 12:00 M-. lunch. 2:00 P. M.. cap sule-filling contest for druggists, hasard race for laotes, drug laentnicaiiou uy aruggiais. spoon egg contest for ladies, fat men s race 80 yards, for men 200 pounds or over: throwing contest for ladles; 100-yard race thin drugfglsts under 180 pounds. 8:0O r M.. dinner. 8:00 P. M.. musical programme. cabaret, under auspices of the traveling men awarding of prises. Chief of prise awarding. E. R. williston. This day In charge of A. E. Crosby ana Mrs. B. F. Jones. During the evening votes will be taken for the man who always smiles; a grouch prise also for the saddest man. . Saturday. July 18. This day In charge of II. J. Martin and Mrs. C. M. McKelllps. Various trips; Devil s punch Bowl, deep-sea flshlnc. 12:00 M.. lunch. 2:00 P. M., bathing suit parade for ladles. 2:80 P. V . exhibition lancy swimming at tne .-aiaionum ior men and women. 6:00 P. M.. dinner. 8:00 P. .. 600" card party for the ladles. s:oo f. .. special stag social for the male members of the O. 8. P. A.; amateur exhibition cock fight; spar contest. Sunday, July 18. 3:80 P. M.. departure of train. Arrive train at Portland. COUNTY TL Fine Buildings Financed as Debt Disappears. ADMINISTRATION IS LAUDED c of HIGHWAY IS COMPLETED St. Helens and Twenty-Ninth Street Road Soon to Be Reopened. The St. Helens and Twenty-ninth- street highway. King's Heights, which has been under construction for eev eral months, is completed and will be open to traffic within a few dayi. ac cording to Information received by the County Commissioners yesterday irom Roadmaster Yeon. Mr. Toon reported that the Lewis- Wiley Hydraulic Company, which had the contract for the road, had .reported completion yesterday morning. Mr. Yeon will inspect the road this week. A preliminary survey was made Fri day and the road pronounced to be well constructed. Federal aUtiattelan s Taxpayora Get Best Value Here Condition" Are Contrasted With King m Comity, Washington. The way in which Multnomah Coun ty has wiped out all Its Indebtedness while financing tne construction of new buildings valued at millions of dollars In the last 12 years Is shown in a comparative statement Issued from the office of the County Auditor. The statement gives a table showing a comparison between King County. Washington, and Multnomah County In the matter of taxation and Indebted ness. It la shown that 13 yaara ago Mult nomah County had an Indebtedneaa of $800,000. Sines then a new Courthouse has been erected at a coat of 11,100, 000, a county library building costing about 8600,000 has been built and the county has constructed some of the finest poor-farm buildings In the United .states and mad many other big tmprovementa. In aplte of this the debt of 1800,000 haa been wiped out. In a recent Investigation of the books at the Courthouse Federal Sta tistician Thompson reported that thla county haa got more for Its tax monev than any other county ho haa investigated. King County. Washington. In wntrn Seattle is aituated, haa had just the opposite experience In the handling of its finances, according to the state ment aa iaaued. That county now haa an Indebtedneaa of $l.S8l.000. The Washington county haa an old Court house und some other inferior struc tures. It coat tall.161.1! to conduct Mult nomah County In 1111, while the coat of King County waa tttl.llt.M. Following la a comparative state ment of the cost of operating the vari ous county offices In Multnomah and King countlea for 111: Multnomah Couaty Assr.sor 40.R1 n Auditor T.1M 4'-' County Clerk 80.TT6 2 County Comralss'n'rs. 11.028 T County Sheriff 82.88T.8J Coi-nty Treasurer anfl King Couaty I 76.288 JO .llt.4T 2.82AM 11.208 SO 62.801 Tax Collector District Attorney.... Surveyor Pour Farm and Hot- pltal Coroner Beard of Health ... Superintendent of Schools Courthouse expensa. . Circuit Court and Juronll Court Justice Court tdty ' only) County Jail Charity Indigent soldiers . . . Total expense county fund 44.RSAO.T 8.T84 84 4.088. 21 88.614 88 7.1TT S 2.818.62 n.r.2 4 .7 f.2.422..". 111.52S.38 16.427.08 16.8.12 4 11.084 :.s 8.738.0.1 78.808 22 46.807 8.1 64.2828 11 . 878.8s) COW at 4.048.84 7.818.44 88.188.B1 1.18.443 .88 28. 84187 28.417.17 68.808 18 SO. 781.71 . 1628.861.32 184 2 2 28 88 Woman Long Wed Asks Decree. VANCOUVER, Wash., July 11. (Spe cial.) Mrs. Ida M. Mclrvin is suing her husband, S. E. Mclrvin, for divorce, si eging nagging and cruelty. The cou ple have lived here since 1883. They have six children, all married, except one, a boy of 7 yeara. ORPHANS TO HAVE OUTING O.-W. R. & X. Will Be Hoat to About 600 Children Today. Orphan children from the various In stitutions of Portland will be ths gueats of the O.-W. R. A N. Co. on the steamer Potter tomorrow. Tha veasel will leave at 11 o'clock and run down the river, probably aa far aa St. Helena, return ing late In the afternoon. Luncheon and refreshments will be served. It Is estimated that about 800 children will make the trip. The Spanish-American boya' drum corpa will accompany the children. Rural Scliool Course Popular. OREGON NORMAL SCHOOL Mon mouth, Or.. July 11. (Special.) Large, numbers of atudents are taking tha coursea in rural achool studies, and apo dal method at the Summer session thla year. Nearly every part of the atate Is represented and the enrollment haa reached 478, exceeding all expectations Portland haa a large delegation attending.