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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, AUGUST 9. 1914. 12 UPLIFT PLAN VOICED LAND SHOW SPACE WALLA WALLA FRONTIER DAYS SHOW IS GROWING WUd Indians, Bucking Bronchos, Wild Horse Races, Roping Contests and Parades Will Be Seen in September. NORTH BANK BOATS STRONGLY OPPOSED DAINTY COMEDIENNE, WHO OPENS ENGAGEMENT AT THE OAKS AMUSEMENT PARK TUJJAY. TAKEN WITH Dr. 0'Hara Proposes Change in City Employment Agency. Counties of Willamette Valley Arrange for Large Gen eral Exhibit. Last Seven Witnesses Say No Delay Should Be Allowed in Making Sale. SEGREGATION IS ADVISED Member or American A-roclallon for Labor Legislation AMlMl That Present Condition Previ m Efficient Servlr. MANY FACTORIES ALSO ACT TIME TO FILE BRIEFS SET i RUSH Men Called by Mr. Teal Assert Kail road Line Keeps Independent Craft Off River by Manner of Competition. Hearing of the application of the Spokane. Portland & Seattle Railway to continue Its steamboat service be tween Portland and The Dalles through the Summer of 1915, or until the boats can be sold. was concluded at S o'clock yesterday afternoon before Henry C. Hall. Interstate Commerce ' Commissioner. Seven witnesses strong ly opposed granting, any extension of time to the company. The boats In question, the Bailey Catzert and Dalles City, are operating on" a temporary permit issued by the Commission, pending a decision on me facts submitted at the hearing. This decision may not be handed down be fore January. The permit nas oeen ef fective since July 1. the date on which the Panama Canal act, which governs the case, became operative. A. H. Deren Kirat Wltneas. A. H. Devers, former chairman of the transportation committee or tne Portland Chamber of Commerce, was the first hostile witness called yester day morning by J. N. Teal, who, as a representative of the Chamber, has been contesting the company's applica tion. Mr. Devers declared that it would not be to the public Interest for the line to continue under the Spokane. Portland & Seattle, or any railroad. "I think the line has had ample time to dispose of Its boats." he said. "An extension will not be beneficial to the public, and It Is not necessary to the railroad company." Mr. Devers made the assertion while on the stand that he knew of several Instances where railroad owned boats had driven independent lines out. Chal lenged on cross examination by James B. Kerr, attorney for the Spokane. Portland & Seattle, to name specific examples, Mr. Devers said he could not cite specific cases ofThand. He and Mr. Kerr clashed several times on cross-examination, once when Mr. Kerr asked him If he had meant to Infer, by a remark about "rebat ing" by railroad companies owning steamboat lines in company with la dependent lines, that he or President Oilman, of the Spokane, Portland & Seattle, would grant rebates. "No, I don't think you would ever do such a thing," said Mr. Devers. "I don't know anything about Mr. Oilman." Mr. Devers made It clear, though, that he was not accusing the rail officials of having rebated. Captain E. W. Spencer, pioneer steamboat man, told how he had lost a lot of money between 190S and 1910 trying to compete with the boats of the railroad company. Instance la Cited. "The Northern Pacific Railway, half owner of the Spokane. Portland & Se attle, Bued me for $960 for landing at a dock fn Vancouver, which the City Attorney hod assured me belonged to the city," said the captain. "I beat them in the Oregon courts, but they sued .me again in the Wahsington courts and got what they were after. It cost me $2200. That was just a sample of what I was up against In the way of competition." Captain Spencer said that his losses had been "so heavy that in 1910 he sold the Charles R. Spencer to the Monarch Towing Company for $25,000. Getting only part of his money, he took the Spencer over again and sold her to San Francisco persons for $15,000. He said she was worth fully 435.000. "While I was on the run they threw 11 the obstacles in my way they could," the captain asserted. "I certainly wouldn't go up against It again." he added, when Mr. Teal asked him if he thought an indepen dent boat could compete with the rail road owned boats. "I don't believe any practical steamboat man with, limited capital could do it." Captain Spencer said the Spokane, Portland & Seattle had offered Its boats for sale at $80,000, but that this was too much, considering the condition of the boats. Another witness was H. N. Dryer, a Umatilla merchant, who asserted his emphatic belief that development of the Upper Columbia River country was dependent on steamboat service, but that no independent steamboat line could exist unless it was free from killing competition on the middle river from Portland to The Dalles and was able to make a reasonable profit there. Otkent Oppose Railroad Boats. Other witnesses included M. W. Mat tescheck. banker and representative of the Kennewlck. Wash.. Commercial Club; F. J. Walsh, chief engineer of the Port of Astoria; Charles W. Johnson, of Pasco, and W. S. Smallwood, former manager of the Open River Transpor tation Company. All declared that an independent line could not thrive on the upper river if sutiject to keen com petition 'on the middle river. Mr. Kerr, for the railroad company, obtained the admission from Mr. Dryer and several of the others, however, that in their belief an Independent line could not be made to pay until after the opening of the Celilo Canal. As the canal will not be opened this year Jf the river and harbor bill now be fore Congress falls to pass and the rail road asks an extension only of a year, this was an important point. Commissioner Hall set September 15 for the railroad to file its opening brief. September 30 for the Chamber of Commerce to file Its answer and October 10 for the railroad's reply. O.-W. R. X. Case Br ulna. After the conclusion of this case, hearing of witnesses began on three applications by the O.-W. R. & N. Company for leave to continue steam boat service between Riparia and the head of navigation in the Snake river; across Lake Couer d'Alene on a through line from Spokane, Wash., to Wallace, Idaho, and between Portland and As toria and Megler, Wash., and Ilwaco. Wash. None of these applications Is contested and the hearing is little more than a formality. This case and the application of the same company to be permitted to con tinue the Bear, Beaver and Rose City, of the San Francisco & Portland Bteamehip Company, in operation be tween Portland. San Francisco and San Pedro. CaL. will be finished Monday. Six Chinese Taken In Raid. Six Chinese were arrested in a gam bling raid by Sergeant Robson and Patrolmen Miller and Wellbrook In a house at 99 North Fourth street yes terday. Charley Lee is charged with conducting a gambling game and Charles John. Ah Wong, Ah Joe, Ah Sing and Ah Hue with visiting the place. I '"vf" Bbl v JH I I ! "MONICA." t . ..... ....1111.11'''' 1SSISSSS1S1ITTT--- CONCERTS ARE SET McElroy Band to Give Special Programmes at Oaks. ENGAGEMENT IS NEAR END Monica, Comedienne, Is Headline Feature and Has Act of Merit, Advance Reports Say Movies Are Shown Dally. After one of the most successful season's it has ever had, McElroy's Band will close Its engagement tnis week at .the Oaks Amusement Park. Special programmes will be given by the corps or soioists auauacu ii i A .Ftamnnn nnH Tlicht. One L'.lll'l I LI J i...... - - - - - unusual feature planned by Director McElroy is that musicians of different nationalities shall play airs aistinctive to their native countries. As there are Italians, Frenchmen and Germans In the band the result promises to be interesting. Tha haoriiino fofiturA nf the week is Monica, the comedienne. Monica has a programme of unquestioned merit, advance reports say. Presa Notices Praise. Hi.- mm a a nntlfAq rtP.plftrP' "MOniCS. has appeared before four of the ...n n.. haaH. nf Rurnni' and at. at least, one command performance at Buckingham i-amce. Advance Information leads Manager fnrrtrav to believe he has procured an unusual attraction. Movies at the Oaks seem to have JUL IV uaKJ 'i r - Owing to the number of theaters not running full programmes, Manager Cordray has been able to procure first run films of the best quality. These I SIDEWHEELER LEAVES WITH wt STEAMER T. J. POTTER. There were 395 smiling face aboard the popular sidewheeler T. J. Potter when she hauled away from Ash-street dock promptly on the stroke of 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon, representing all classes and in dividuals, as well as families, headed for North Beach. " ; tA, , , ,,,, Weather conditions on the shore of the Pacific are said to be ideal, and with northwest winds prevail ing temperatures have been refreshing for city people. "Captain" Budd. superintendent of the fleet pre dicts that records will, show the 19H ieason to have been the best in the history of the Washington side. are now a feature of every performance, bdth afternoon and evening. Several other vaudeville numbers have been added to the programme. With the band concerts, programmes will be given twice daily. The weather recently has been a prime factor In filling the bathing tank every afternoon and evening. At some times it has been Impossible to accommodate the great crowds. Picnic parties are daily events. They never fail to take advantage of the free kitchenette and other arrange ments specially made for those desir ing to prepare warm food on the grounds. Although drawing towards the close of the season, the Oaks seems to be proving Just as great a magnet as it was earlier in the season. EAST SIDE MARKET GROWS New Trading Place Has Record in Attendance. Twenty-eight farmers came to the public market on East Sixth street yesterday and double the usual amount of produce of all kinds was on sale. It was the best day the East Side pub lic market has had since it was opened July 7. Chickens, live and dressed, honey, tomatoes, potatoes and veg etables of all kinds were to be had at reasonable prices. There is said to be no crowding at this market, as the people come stead ily, make their purchases and leave, without there being a great crowd at any time. SOCIETY ON LAUNCH TRIP Massachusetts Club and Guests to Pass Day at Rooster Rock. Laden with, quantities of "eats," the launch Eva will leave the foot of Mad ison street this morning at 9 o'clock for a trip up the Columbia River with members of the Massachusetts Society of Oregon. They will land at Rooster Rock, where lunch will be served and games and sports enjoyed. The party will return about 9 o'clock tonight. Members of the society, their fami lies and friends will participate in the fun. ONE OF LARGEST CROWD'S OF SEASON FOR WEEK-END TRIP rAlTPTi -NYVPTTT TIT! A HIT "RTTROT.TS t XV x nmui ' v jut. -i i v I 1 War News Is Credited With Having Exhilarating Effect on Sales for Displays Farm College Has Big Area. War news from Europe the past week Is credited with having had an exhilarating' effect on the sale of space for the Manufacturers' and Land Prod uct Show to be held October 26 to No vember 14. The trip made by Messrs. Bateman, Buckley and others down the Willam ette Valley also resulted In the various counties taking space to the extent of about 1600 square feet for a general Willamette Valley exhibit. In addi tion the Salem Commercial Club took 400 square feet for an exhibit of Salem and Marlon County. The Manufacturers' Association of Eugene has taken up the question of making an exhibit. It probably will occupy 300 square feet. The Baker County Commercial Club will settle the matter of a general county exhibit this week. The La Grande Commercial Club wants space for Its section. The Vancouver Commercial Club, Clarke County (Washington) took 300 square feet. Morrow County signed up for its exhibit. The Oregon Agricultural College has 1200 square feet. The Union Meat Company signed up for 300 square feet of space which naa been held for it in the land products division and for 100 square feet In the manufacturers' division. Model Farm to Be Shovrn. The company will have the co-opera tion of the Oregon Agricultural l-oi lege in the making of a model farm showiner the uses of irrigation ana ter tllizer and what can be accomplished when the two are applied properly. The Portland Railway, Light & Power Company was going to use 600 square feet, but asked for an additional 900 square feet. This would make one of the best showings ever made in the Northwest of the uses of electricity and electric power In the home and on the farm. The exhibit would demonstrate the milking of cows by electricity; the uses of electric motors; the operation of dairv products machinery; the sew ing machine in the home, and a home electric light plant. A large amount of space in the man ufacturers' division of the show also was signed. Among those taking space are the following:: .Denny - Kenton Ulay at Coal Company. Economy Wire Tie ComDanv. Portland Bolt Manufactur ing Company, Portland Furniture Com pany. Portland Brazing company Schleo Ladder Company, Hood River Apple Vinegar Company, Portland Gas & Coke Company, Portland Pure Milk & Cream Company, Ku-tione uorset Shop, Freeland Furniture Company, Stowe Electric Company and Irvington Machine Works. Space has been reserved and will probably be taken this week by the Crystal Ice & Storage Company, White Auto & Truck Company, Portland Wood Pipe Company, Carman Manufacturing Company, Oregon Welding Company, the Parellus Manufacturing Company, the Needlecraft Shop, Helser and Under Machine Works, Oregon Dennison Block Company, Brown Portable Ele vator Company, American Brush and Broom Company. Multnomah Trunk & Baggage Company, Universal Bed Com pany, Gerlinger Auto Truck Company and others. President David M. Dunne has called several meetings for this week. Mon day afternoon the Manufacturers' ex hibit committee will meet at 1:15 o'clock in the offices, 408 Commercial Club building. The executive commit tee will hold a meeting Tuesday at 1:15 o'clock. The general directors, 24 in number, will meet at 12:15 Wednesday in the ladies' dining-room in the Com mercial Club. At the same time and place a meeting of the board of direct ors of the Pacific Northwest Lana Show Association will be held. On Thursday there will be a meeting at 1:15 o'clock of the special days and special events committee at 408 Com mercial Club building. - , .. y 1. Roping and Tying a Buffalo. 2. Wearing Down a Savage Bocker, 8. A Point Scored for the Horse. 4. One of the Champion Woman Rider. THE Frontier Days celebration in Walla Walla has grown until it has become Interesting in the magnitude and variety of the features it presents, and September 14-19, when the great show is on, will find thou sands of people from all parts of the United States thronged into Walla Walla to enjoy the entertainment. Wild Indians, bucking bronchos. Hid horse races, roping contests and the Innumerable sports of the frontier days will be the predominant features of the. entertainment, but there will be In addition to this many great specta cles that have a modern appeal as wen. Forty rounds or. Doxing in wii. , ,i ...-A to he one of the features each night during the cele bration and teams nave oeen eu. from Portland, Seattle, Vancouver. Ta- VARSITY'S HEAD IS HERE BISHOP AND FACULTY WELCOME COLUMBIA'S PRESIDENT. Rev. John T. Boland, C. S. C. Arrive" to Assume Charge of Classes. Library la Enlarged. Tfnv John T. Boland. C. S. C, new president of Columbia University, re turned yesterday from lacoma, wasn., to take up his duties. Father Boland was welcomed on his arrival by Arch- hi.hnn Christie and the faculty. He succeeds Rev. Joseph Gallagher, who governed Columbia University as its president for eight years. Father oai- lnirher has been appointed to a posi tion of importance at Notre Dame Uni versity, Notre Dame, Ind. with Father Boland come Father Thomas Corbett, C. S. C and Brother Hubert, (J. s. J., to join tne mcuuj. Father James wauigan, o. iu &..Avnl ..oat-a nrftfpiinr of hlstOTV at the university, will replace Father Ed wards at St. Edwards' College, Austin, Tex. President Boland comes from St. Ed wards' College, where he was president or IB years. "atner jaoiano. i noi r,....',- y.ora hnvlnc- vinlted Portland and being an old acquaintance of Arch bishop Christie and Catholic clergy men of this city, rne remainaer ui iu faculty remains Intact. Rev. Hugh S. Gallagher, C. S. C, continues as vice president; Rev. George J. Marr, C. S. r .jir.vtnv rvf wtnriips. and Rev. James H.' Galligan, C. S. C, prefect of re ligion. A new course in civil engineering will be inaugurated at Columbia this year. The library has been increased by nearly 1000 volumes through the liberality and assistance of Portland usiness men and rrienas or tne uni versity. Columbia will open septemDer in. SUNDAY AMUSEMENTS HIT Evangelical Association League Con demns Excursions and Movies. Resolutions were adopted at the close of the convention of the Sunday School T.osicriiA at Jennings Lodge, under the auspices of the Evangelical Association, Thursday, condemning an lumia Sunday amusements and Sabbath dese crations among the young people of the country. T wsl at forth in addresses and resolutions that many people are giv ing their time to Sabbath excursions, automobile trips and moving picture shows, neglecting their religious duties. The league elected nev. a. u. num schuch, of Portland, president; Rev. H. C Abies, Portland, vice-president; Miss : ' S coma and other leading cities of the Northwest. Four tribes of Indians in native cos tume are to participate in the sports, and practically all of the Western celebrities in the roping and riding sports will be present. Herlck's mounted cowboy band Is to be one of the musical organizations present throughout the week, and there will be also big bands from Seattle and other cities. R. H. Johnson, secretary of the Fron tier Days, announces that arrange ments have been made for reducod rates on all lines during the celebra tion and tnat Walla Walla will be pre pared to lake care of all the people who come there to enjoy the spectacle they prepare. Eva Blschoff, Lents, secretary; Lloyd Dinsmore, treasurer. PARK PROGRAMME GIVEN City Bend Will Play at Sellwood To day, South Parkway Tomorrow. The Municipal Band, Charles L. Brown director, will play the following programme at Sellwood Park today at 3 o clock: March, "AmlcUra," Ch&mDer overture, "William Tell," Rossini; waits, "La Bar carolle. Waldteufel; duo for plcoolos. "The KKhtlngalu and Thrush," Kline (Messrs. Knlgnt ana MtrauD); seiecuon, "Prince of PUsel." Luders. Intermission, (a) "Miserere," "II Trovatore," Verdi; (b) Sextette. Lucia." Donizetti (Messrs Evans, Livingston, Tait. Newman, DeCaprlo and Cloffl) ; American sKelcn, uown South," Myddleton; patrol, "U. S. A.," Peck; dream picture of the old South, "Unrle Tom's Cabin," Lampe; an educated rag, "The African 400." Roberts. Monday concert will be at South Parkway. Sixteen new railways are being built In Switzerland. ome of which will be com pleted this year. YOUNG MATH ON WILL VISIT PARENTS IN IRVINGTON. Mrs. n. Ellery Seymour. Mrs. H. Ellery Seymour (Hazel Weatermlre), who left Portland last November, is now in New York, having passed some time In Atlantic City, Philadelphia. Baltimore and Washington. D. C. She plans to leave soon for the Coast, coming by way of the Canadian Rockies to visit her parents, Mr, and Mrs. Henry Wea termlre, of Irvington. That a free employment office) lo cated where It will be patronized, and efficiently managed. Is much needed In Portland, wu th aasertlon of Dr. Frank O'Hara, of the American Asso ciation for Labor Leglilatlon. yester day, apropos of the augKeation to move the present municipal employment bu reau to the north end of town. Rep aration of the departments for men and women was advised. Commenting upon what would be desirable. Dr. O'Hara gald: "It appears that a certain amount or opposition has developed to a proposal made by gome of the City Commis sioners to make the municipal free em ployment agency more efficient and to move it to the north end of town. Thl opposition seems to come principally from two sources, the private employ ment agencies and certain well-wUhers of the free employment agency who are afraid that the women's department of the agency would suffer If the of fice were to be moved to the section of town where unemployed men con gregate. "The objection on the part of these latter is not well taken. As a matter of fact, the women's department of the city free employment agency Is not a success In the present location of tho office. It Is distinctly a failure. The people who oppose moving the women's department of the agency to the north end of town should oppose having It where It Is. It should not be In the same office as the men's department Those private employment agents who have two offices, one for men In the part of the city where unemployed men are to be found and the other for women In a part of the city where women prefer to go, act more wisely. Whether the men's department of tha city agency is movod or not, the men'a and women's departments ought to he separated. Taking It for grunted that the Council will separate them, there can be no reason why the men'a de partment should not be moved to the place where the unemployed men ara to be found. Inefficiency la Cbarard. "The men's department of the free employment agency Is not efficiently, run at the present time. This la due to two principal causes. It is not properly located and It Is not properly equipped. It should be located where It la possible to get tha buslnesa and It should be managed ao that It will get the business. A manager who can hanriln the business properly cannot be had for the salary which la paid to the present manager. The city should find a man who knows the employ ment agency business and pay him enough to enlist his Interest In the business. The office should be located where It can get the business "Naturally the private agencies are opposed to any move on lha part of the city which will serve to make the free agency more effective. This I not to be wondered at. Like other In stitutions they do not relish too keen competition. The express companies, for example, opposed the parcel post. No one blamed them for looking after their Interests, but very few would at tempt to maintain that their Interast la the common Interest. There waa a time when they satlafled an economic demand. The economlr d.niand for them at the present time Is rapidly di minishing. Similarly, there waa a time when honest private employment agen cies satisfied an Important economic demand. With the development of the free employment agencies the nerd of private agenclea Is decreasing. The need for honest private agencies will not dlsapepar entirely until the city or the atate develops a thoroughly ef fective free office. There Is some talk of abolishing prlate employment agencies by law. 1 doubt the wliiom of such a move. Abolishing the prlvato agenclea will not build up a public agency. The public agency must bo built up by constructive work. Advrrtlslnar la I rsieil. "One thing that the municipal frea employment agency needa to do la to let the public know that there la a city free agency. A great many of the unemployed who were congrated In the Tabernacle lat Winter. In answer ing a questionnaire circulated by thosa in charge of that gathering, showed that they were unaware of the exig ence of a city free employment bureau. On the other hand, many contractors employing considerable numbers of men do not know where the agency Is located nor what it Is doing. "A number of tha private agenrlea have objected to the extension of the city's activities In the Una of the em ployment business on the ground that the giving of something for nothing will tend to pauperize the workers. This objection overlooks the fact that there la a great deal of difference be tween giving bread and potatoes and giving information. The employment agencies do not give or sell Jobs. They give or sell Information. True, there Is a widespread opinion that many of the private agencies are actually In a position to sell Joba. temporarily, on account of secret understanding which they have with foremen and superin tendents. But to tho extent to which this la true It la an evil which should be abolished. The legitimate private or public agency sells or gives away, not the Jobs themselves, but Information about the Jobg. "If we are to object to free employ ment agencies because they glva In formation for nothing, we might equal ly well object to the activity of the Federal Government 1" collecting and distributing Information concerning the glze of the wheat crop, or of the agri cultural college In distributing Infor mation concerning soils to farmers. The wage-earners are as integral a part of our social fabric aa the speeulatore In wheat or the farmers and the state Is Interested In seeing that they make the most of their resources, both for themselves and for society. "Tho best way to put the rrooked private employment agancy out of busi ness is to develop a strong public frea agency. The honest private aaency un doubtedly will suffer somewhat In the process, but It will suffer less than It la likely to suffer If It attempta to stand In front of the wheels of prog ress. If the people generally learn how crooked a crooked employmeat agency can be without being caught they may become impatient of the slower methods of reform." W ild Mtl.li .rr K l Charged with taking his automobile, which he had mortgaged, outside of Multnomah County. Ward Ulrlch will be brought back from La Grande, where he waa arreeted. by Deputy Sheriff Tlielan to face the charge of larcency by bailee. Deputy Phelaa left yegterday to bring Ulrlch back.