THE STJXDAT OREGONIAX, rORTLAXD. FEBRUARY 18, 1917. MUSICAL COMEDY TO COME TO HEILIG MARCH 1 AND 2 "The Blue Paradise" Is an Operetta Which Enjoyed Flattering Prosperity at New York Casino Theater Libretto Possesses Sparkle and Melody .Which Alone Hold Audiences Enraptured. OESOI IOE30 Of ie ni US ROSE GARDEN Gevuriz Furniture Co., Inc. 185 to 191 First Street, Near Yamhill Portland's Most Reasonable Home Furnishers We Charge No Interest Selection Made bv American Society of Philadelphia Ends 3-Cornered Contest. Be Sure and See Bucks' Combination Range for Coal, Wood or Gas PRESTIGE PRINCIPAL ASSET. 14 PORTLAND CHOSE finest Specimens From All Over . World "Will Be Received for Cul tivation Under Climatic Con 1 dltlons ot Northwest. Portland is the official Rose City of the Northwest. Notice was received yes terday by City Commissioner Baker and Tark Superintendent Convill that the American Rose Society at its meeting Jn Philadelphia last week selected Port land, thus ending a three-cornered light for the honor which has been waged by Portland, Seattle and Tacoma for a year past. The selection of Portland means that an official test garden will be estab lished here for the testing of all types of roses entered in the market of the Northwest. Roses will be sent from growers all over the world for testing under rules laid down by local mem bers of the American Rose Society and by members of the Portland National Hose Test Garden, an organization com prising 200 clubs of Portland. Portland first entered the race for . the Northwest honors a year ago dur ing a visit here of Robert Pyle, chair man of the National committee of the American Rosa Society. Seattle then entered the race, followed, by Tacoma. , The three cities have been waging their respective campaigns since. Board to Be Named. In accordance with the rules of the American Society. Portland organized me roruana naiionai nuui jest bur den, having a membership of 200 lm- provement clubs, parent-teacher cir cles and other or&ranlzatlons. F. W. Mulkey was elected president of the , organization.- Commissioner Baker and . Park Superintendent Convill forthwith telegraphed notice of the organization and made formal application for selec . tlon of Portland. The fight was won last week. Formal notice Is expected within a day or two from Benjamin Hammond, of Beacon, N. Y., and at the same time notice will be given of the selection of three local members of the American Society to act as Its local committee In conjunction with the local organ . Izatlon and the Park Bureau. Formal notice that Portland has been selected will be called to the attention or rose ' growers all over the world at the Na ' tlonal Rose Show at Philadelphia March 20 to 23. Already applications have been re ceived from growers who want to have roses tested here. The first application 'has come from George. C. Thomas, Jr., a multi-millionaire, who grows fancy . roses as a hobby. He is now establish ing a big garden In New Jersey. His lather was a partner of the late J. Pler pont Morgan. Great Variety Amond. Others who have applied for local tests are Conrad & Jones, of Westgrove, Pa.; Bobbink &" Atkins, of Rutherford,' N. J.; Wallace R. Plerson, of Connect icut. Roses will be sent here from all over the world as .soon as the formal announcement is made. The place for the local test gardens has not been selected as yet. but will be taken up a soon as the three local named. The American Rose Society will send out at least three medals each -t year to be awarded. Commissioner Ba ker plans to supplement these medals with some to be awarded in the highest classes and for the beet general merit . by the city of Portland. This will give all roses that win local honors a stand ing in the official catalogues. The news of Portland's selection is ' heralded by rose lovers of Portland as one of the most important advantages received by Portland, inasmuch as it will bring this city to the attention of ;the rose-growing world more empbatl ', cally than ever before. t V- - -v ' A f:" i . ' y kv ' zL- A y y - ) I i mHii BLUE PARADISE." that will March 1 and 2, is a foreign- made musical comedy, or operetta, if you prefer the more dignified title. which enjoyed a flattering prosperity at the New York Casino Theater and which has been cordially welcomed on tour. In the quality and texture of the mu sical score and in the humor of the li bretto "The Blue Paradise" is eaid to possess all the sparkle and melody that is so characteristic of the best of com positions that have come to us via the Austrian capital during recent years. DEAF MUTE MADE CITIZEN Gliomas Graham, 65 Years Old, Has lilved Here 0 1 Years. . " "This citizen will not be subject to the wiles of the average demagogue, ..commented Presiding Judge Ganten tiein yesterday when he admitted to ' oitizenship Thomas Graham, deaf mute. "IMr. Graham lives at 1529 Vincent ' treet, is 65 years old and has been in America 61 years. He was born in England. H. B. Hazard, Federal Commissioner in charge of the naturalization proceed ings, offered divorce as a possible ob 'Jeetion to admitting Mr. Graham. A class of 26 foreign-born men were ,ndmitted to citizenship by Judge Gan tenbein yesterday. They were present ed by Ieputy County Clerk Easter. Fair Board Members Xamed. KLAMATH FALLS, Or.. Feb. 17. I (Special.) The Klamath County Court Jias appointed I'. W. Snyder, of Swan, .prominent stockman of that neighbor , nood, as the third member of the . Klamath County fair board to take the , place of Lindsey C. Sizemore, of Fort Klamath, whose term had expired. The rother two members of the board are George T. Baldwin, State Senator from ihls district, and J. Frank Adams, prom lnent rancher of this city. It is planned to organize a fair association embrac ing Klamath and Lake counties in Southern Oregon and Modoc and Siski you counties in Northern California. Leo Stein is the author of the original book and Edgar Smith Americanized the piece. Much of its musical fame rests upon the beautiful love song, ' Auf Wleder sehen," which has been phonographed over the world. There are many of the original play ers in the cast and they are quite capable of giving the melodious quali ties of the operetta their full value. In the cast are: John E. Young, Rob ert G. Pitkin. Shep Camp, Cecelia Hoff man, Helen Eley, Louise Kelley and a chorus that has been selected with the aim of securing as many fresh faces combined with youth and beauty as possible. LEASE BILL SCORED Letter to Senator Chamberlain Tells of Dangers Ahead. 11 STATES ARE AFFECTED Development of "Water Powers and Public Lands of Mountain States Would He Placed In Hands of Clique, Says Writer. A copy of th- following" letter to Senator Chamberlain has been received for publication in The Oregonian: Senator George E. Chamberlain, Washington. Dear Senator As to House bill 4QR, the public land atatea and the people of the public land atatea most bitterly protest against the leasing clause In that bill. Under our public land system, established nd consistently practiced since the very inception of our Government, practically all the public lands in states east of the Rocky Mountains have passed to private owner- chip and are taxable by the states in which they lie for the support or state govern ment; and the owners thereof are freeholders. The proportion of Government land to total areas lu each of the 1 1 mountain states varies from 40 per cent in Washing ton to 92 per cent in Arizona, with an average of about 67 per cent of the total area of the 11 states. The various leasing bills now pending in Congress were all drawn, promoted, lobbied and caused to be Introduced in Congress by the Secretary of the Interior, assisted by Mr. Pinchot. and lobbied through the com mittees by the Secretary. In the aggregate these bills provide for the leasing of prac tically all these public lands, thereby leav ing them forever non-taxable by the states, and making the future occupants serfs and vassals of the ruling: landlord not free holders. Feudal System In Feared. In othr words, the leaders of the so called "Conservation Party" are straining every exertion to overthrow the sovereignties EARLY AVOM.VV RBSIDKT OK, COMSTOCK IS DJtSAD. HARD AND SOFT OR ANY KIND OF GO! Tells How to Loosen a Tender . Corn So It Lifts Out Without Pain. Tou reckless men and -women who are pestered with corns and who have at least once a week invited an awful death from lockjaw or blood poison are now told by a Cincinnati authority to use a drug called freezone, which the moment a few drops are applied to any corn, the soreness is relieved and soon the entire corn, root and all, . lifts out with the fingers. It is a sticky substance which dries the moment it Is applied, and is said to simply shrivel the corn without in flaming: or even irritating the sur rounding: tissue or skin. It is claimed that a quarter of an ounce will coet very little at any of the drug stores, but is sufficient to rid one's feet of every hard or soft corn or callus. You are further warned that cutting at a corn is a suicidal habit. Adv. t . i , , i- - - 5 h I - $ ' if J I! - I i . J Mrs. Sarah A. Griggs. COMSTOCK. Or., Feb. 17. (Spe cial.) Mrs. Sarah A. Orip-frs, who has resided here since 1873, died February 9. She was 71 years old. She was born in Pittsburg and went to Buffalo, N. Y.. to make lier home with an aunt at the age of 11 years, when her par ente died. When 20 years old she went to California and was mar ried to J. A. Origars In 1869. They came to Comstock In 1873. Mrs. Griggs is survived by her husband, one daughter, Mrs. J. F. Karl, of Cottage Grove, and Roy Griggs, of this place. of the 11 mountain states and subrert our established system of land tenure, and In Its stead to fasten upon the public land states an ancient, feudal system of land tenure ions; since discarded by all civilized nations as only Rood for the bureaucrats! The public land states must ever bitterly protest their betrrs sectionaltzed, set off to one side, degraded to mere dependent prov inces, deprived of home rule and not allowed to develop upon an equal footing with the older states the equal footrng guaranteed them by the acts of their admission to the Union. In this super-ambittlous political In trigue Its promoters have exercised an adroitness and political cunning always con ceded to be worthy of a laudable cause. Their first main step was to impose upon our helpless territory, Alaska. now known ail over the civilized world as the penal colony of the United States of America the Infamous coal leasing law, which has been a most disgraceful failure. " Their next main step Is to have Congress pass H. R. 408, which includes comparatively a small acreage of land, and then to use that as an entering wedge to the passage of ail their other leasing bills. As to the admlnlHtratlon and disposal of the public domain, for many Administra tions" last past, the United. States has. In effect, had no Congress, except Gifford IMnchot and the Secretary of the Interior, whose whole effort has been to make con quest of power, influence, patronage and gain for themselves, and to accomplish their ends and reap the full reward of their effort it is only necessary that Con- gretr now pass the Secretary' leasing bills. So far Congress has passed all his bills on these most vital matters of government, as a mere matter of course, without question. and simply for his asking. Good govern ment demands that when bills are drawn, lobbied. Introduced, promoted and solicited by appointive political officials not chosen by, nor responsible to, the people, such oil should be scrutinized by Congress with s verest scrutiny. Up to this date precisely the opposite has been tne fact. Taskmasters Are Fesvred. What coterie of politicians, pray, would not like to be administrators of our vast public domain, greater than many kingdoms of Europe combined, with patronage, power. perquisites, sinecures and graft unlimited? lie must be blind. Indeed, and wholly lack ing in ordinary human sagacity who can not see that when our Secretary's "gen eral leasing bills" are passed and the whole vast public domain falls under the personal control and administration of our bureaucrats to "lease out to the miners, farmers, stockmen, fruit-growers, etc.. etc, we, mere citizens, will be called upon to de fray the salaries and expenses of at least 1,000,000 political taskmasters to 'admin ister the grand estate forest rangers. farm rangers, fruit rangers, grazing rang ern, mining rangers, mineral examiners, petty officers. general solicitors, special s d! id torsi attorneys, a pprairs, notaries public, press agents, lecturers, detectives. special agents, aecrvt service agent, affi davit gleaners. lease drafters. bargain makers, overseeers. star chamber courts. collectors of rents, royalties, tithes and graft, etc, etc., etc. But who pays for all this? We, mere citizens, of course. That result will certainly reach to our pocket books if it never does to our heads 'l ne Development or water-powers was proceeding in an entirely satisfactory man ner in the West, when the Secretary of the Interior and his fellow conspirators caused Congress to pass the acts of May 15, 189 February l.", 1901 (revocable permit law) February 7. 190o; May 1, 1000, and March 4, 1011. all of which were designed by the Secretary to throw the control and admin istration of all water-powers and water- power matters of the public land states Into the hands of the Secretary of the In terior. Development Suddenly Quits. Thereupon, development of mater-powers suddenly ceased of course. Business men do not Invest the vast sums necessary tor the development of water-powers and make those sume subject to the whims, caprice and greed of a political boss. Having by such cunning means, and by procuring witnarawais or lands from en try, driven the public domain into a cul de sac, the noble Secretary now brazenly pro claims that the only way to get It ou again is to turn the public domain over to the Secretary of the Interior to exploit and lease out as above set forth. It's nowJuBt high time that we, mere clt izens. take a tumble to ourselves, scratch our heads, and consider whether that's so or not. on due reflection we think we per ceive tne ioi lowing is irutn : If the above-mentioned five ukases of the Secretary of the Interior, which were en acted into laws, by congress, were now elm ply repealed, no new legislation enacted and the President directed by Congress restore these power sites to public entry, th development of water-powers In the West would immediately proceed with a rush. in a manner entirely satisfactory to every body in the United States except Mr. Fin chot and the Secretary of the Interior. By the passage of H. R. 408 nobody would be benefited except the administrative of freeholders under It: everybody else in th ijnlted States would be Injured. While the 11 mountain states hold within their borders the great bulk of the public domain of Continental United States their representation In Congress is numerlcall small, and It Is, therefore, urged that yo use your great inrmenee in tne Senate behalf of justice and fair play to assist the merited defeat of the leasing clause H. R. 408. Most respectfully I CHESTER T. KEN NAN, . Murray, Idaho, Feb. 10, 1917. to A hardwood chair with veneered seat, similar to cut. Extra special 75c r, Solid Oak Davenport upholstered in good imitation chase leather. Similar to cut. Special now at $21.75 Regular $12 solid oak Rocker, wax finish with genuine leather auto slip seat. Special at $7.35 Exchange Department We carry the largest and most complete line of used goods in the city at the very lowest prices. No matter how inexpensive or high class yon wish, call on us and we will prove to you how to save money. We are the largest dealers in used goods in the city and have no connection with any other firm. Esti mates cheerfully given. ' 1 ! l Massive Quarteredaktf m I l! Top Library Table, special $13.85 Extra Specials All Feather Sanitary Pil lows, each ....05 1000 yards of regular 50c Pro Linoleum 89 ' Solid Oak six-foot exten sion, waxed or fumed Din ing Tables $11.85 Big lot of very slightly damaged genuine Brass Beds, 2-in. continuous post. Reg. $30, this week only, extra special .....$15.85 G evmnrfc it eran lire is c Reasonable Terms If Desired 185 to 191 First Street, Near Yamhill Out-of-Town Orders Packed and Delivered Free of Charge to Depot or Boat. Reasonable Terms If Desired a i i R NORTH BANK AND AFFILIATED LINES HOLD ELECTION. In Director and Officer He-electert Every Case Meetings Held In Yancourcr and Portland. Annual meetings of the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railroad and sub sidiary companies were held on Thurs- it unit trustees, directors and oin- c.ers for the ensuing year were elected. In each company the directors ana oi ficers were re-elected. The meeting of the Spokane, Portland & seame .nan road shareholders was held at Van couver and the -meetings of the affili ated companies were held In the offi ces of President L. C. Gilman In Port land. The elections were as roiiows. t- in,i.nt1 Ar Peattlo Railroad t,... .1 M. Hannaford and Ralph Budd, of St. Paul: 1 C Gilman, Portland; George T Reld Tacoma, and K. V. Brown, Seat tle: officer", U. C. tillman. president; George T Reld. vlce-preeldent; W. F. Turner, controller- W O. jiavlunon, aeeretary and treas urer; R. 1L. Kaipn. "!"' ""ol"' v. Pauraon. assistant secretary at Portland. . r. i Trunin H M 1 1 WH V 1 ruBlCf 1. I.. ' nllmnn. V. K. Turner. James 11. Iverr ana w ti. Davidson, of Portland; A. 1. Miller, of Vancouver; officers, L C. Gilman, presl w it Turner, vlce-nresldent and rntroller: W. O. Cavldson, secretary and -nr.... F". Pearson, assistant secretary. Oregon Jlectrlo tjompany directors. ju c r.llmin. W. V. Turner, blwsnl cookidi ham. Charles H. Carey, w. o. usviawo ana Oeorite K. Kelly, of Portland; J. S. Mas;- artrv of iLuicene: .oincers. l. w urnnsn. nrealdent: VT. F. Turner. vlce-preBldeiit ana controller; W. Q. Davidson, secretary ana treasurer; E. Pearson, assistant secretary. United Railways company uireciors. 1 C. Gilman, W. F. Turner, W. D. bktnner. John H. Burgard, Charles H. Carey. W. G. Davidson and E. Pearson. Officers, I, c. Gilman, president: W. F. Turner, vlc-presl- dent and controller: w. o. uaviason, sec eretary and treasurer; K. Pearson, assistant secretary. Pacific & Kastcrn Railway mrectorg. I.. C. Oilman, "W. F. Turner, Charles H. Carey, W O. Davidson and E. Pearson. Officers. I'C Gilman, president; W. F. Turner, vice president and controller; W. G. Davidson, secretary and treasurer; E. Pearson, as sistant secretary. Ruth Realty Company Directors. I C. Gilman, W. F. Turner. James B. Kerr, w. G. Davidson and E. Pearson. Officers. L C. Gilman. president: W. F. Turner, vice- president ana controller: v , uaviason. secretary and treasurer; E. Pearson, . as sistant secretary. Railroad Step Taken at Klamath. KLAMATH FALLS. Or., Feb. 17. (Special) The City Council this week unanimously adopted resolutions desig nating 14 different pieces of real prop erty In this city and between this city and Olene, 12 miles east, which will be needed for the proposed Oregon, Cali fornia & Kastern Railroad. This was the first step toward condemnation proceedings. y Babe of Two Years Drowns. POME ROY, Wash.. Feb. 17. (Special.) The 2-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Snodgrass was drowned In the Pataha Creek Thursday morning. The child was missed by her mother a. few minutes after she had left the house and half an hour later Vint Gil bert picked the dead body up from shallow water 100 yards below the plHce Flif had fallen Into th stream. r i km 6rh Tootkache THE ACHE PREVENTS DECAY Sold everywhere - 1 5c C. S. Dent & Co. Swell aSsut , Detroit. HIcb, I New Sleeping Car Service between Found Way to Health Without Using Knife MRS. MARY A. FERREE. Doctor Recommended Opera tion for Gall Stone Trouble but Mother Objected. In her work as an evangelist In the mountain districts of West Virginia. Mrs. Mary A. Ferree, who lives at 1964 Madison Ave.. Huntington, W. Va., was frequently called on to relieve suffering among her charges and became familiar with the practical value of remedies easily available. When her daughter became ill and the doctor Anally said the trouble was gall stones and that an operation was necessary, Mrs. Ferree would not consent. In a letter to the Plnus laboratories she says, "After four doctors had treated my daughter, and we had tried various remedies without avail, I heard of Frultola and Traxo and tried It as a last resort. The first dose brought immediate relief and after using three bottles or Frultola and two bottles of Traxo she was entirely cured. I nrav that my testimony may be the means of helping others to health Frultola and Traxo are compounded from the original Edsall formulas at the Plnus laboratories . In Montlcello. - 111., and can be purchased in drug stores doctor's prescription Is not necessary. Frultola Is a pure fruit oil that acts as an intestinal lubricant and disintegrates the hardened particles that cause so much suffering, discharging the accumulated waste, to the sufferer's Intense relief. One dose Is usually sufficient to indicate its efficacy. Traxo is a tonic alterative that is most effective to rebuild and restore the weakened rundow system. A booklet of special Interest to. those who suffer from stomach trouble can be obtained by writing .to. the Plnus Laboratories, Montlcello, Illinois. BEND and PORTLAND Sunday, February 18 Beginning; Sunday, Feb. 18, a standard Pullman sleeping car will be operated between Portland and Central Oregon points, as follows: Leave Portland Sunday, Tuesday. Thursday. Iave Bend Monday. Wednesday. Friday. This is in addition to the present DAILY TOURIST SLEEPING CAR service which will be CONTINUED. Change of Time: Both sleeping cars will be handled from Portland on North Bank Limited, No. 2, leaving at 7:10 P. M., instead of on Local Train No. 8, as formerly, leaving at 6 P. M Arrive at Bend 7 :20 A. M. For reservations and further information phone Broadway 920, A 6671. North Bank Ticket Office Fifth and Stark Sts. J$47 The World's Greatest External Remedy Pain In Olde, Rheumatism, Backache, Any Local Pain. ALWAYS INSIST ON HAVING AUfOCXTS orQO Every Wiqhif FT Tor CoristiTtion,Ifeadache.Indiesticrt& I. TT ?r ?r m r . w m r tv ,w w v ?r ssMSWai H l in l 2