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THE OREGON-SUNDAY uJOURNAU -PORTLAND, SUNDAY, MORNING, . NOVEMBER v 29, 1908, 6 WORKS HMD HOD LIVES Jolin D. Rockefeller Gets Up at 6 ft m":, Plays Golf Be: fore Breakfast and Then Gets Down to Business ' In Perfect Health. Ti i (United Tien red " Wlre.V Nw Vrk,Kttb ;2S, When John D. Rockefeller returned tp active business a'.few wefekago be,.4ticked up ioms , , thing- of a sensation because bis as i sdclates believed that a man of 69 years ought to be thinking of other things " than financial affairs.- ' 'For 14 vears Rockefeller remained In retirement, the most of the time being ' spent tn renewing- his health. Today he , is seemingly In perfect health, with a tremendous capacity for -Work, a clear brain and a memory that Is affected only by cross examination in govern- ment suits.. i Life In the open air, exercise and plain : food have rejuvenated this wonderful old man. . Here Is what be eats: Breakfast Cereal, poached eggs, . coffee and rolls or tOHHt. Midday luncheon "' at Tarrytown " Sou p. roast beef, vegetables, milk. Lunch when in town Boast beef, potatoes, milk, v, IMnner Soup, beef stew or roast, po- tatoes. fruit and milk. Always Has lvd Frugally. Fpeaklng of his manner- of life, Mr. horkefeller said: "I feel younger today and my general health Is better than It has been for nearly JS years. ; I'm better able to : work than il have been fpr years, and I intend to work ae.lopg as ray health per mit. While my 'health at one time was i not of the best. was not in as critical a condition as many newspapers stated. "I have alwavs lived & fruiral llf- first from neoessityt then f rom . choice. My wants have always been compara tively few and within my Income. I have never had any desire to change from my simple living. My table today Is practically .the same as it has af- : ways been, and I attribute my present good health to the fact that I have al ways eaten simple food, plainly cooked. I du not use liquor in any form, and I. believe I am better off-without 1 1 "Although I smoke occasionally, I am , not a habitual smoker. The habit never got the better -of me. - "I have always been fond of outdoor life. I spend as much time as possible in the open air. on the golf links when ever the weather permits. I arise at 6 o'clock in the morning.' and when the weather permits I t go out . on the golf links before breakfast. . ;) "The tendency today, especially among Americana, Is-to overeat It is largely a habit, and a habit that is not con ducive to good health. A larre majority pf the present day ailments are caused ;.by over eating. It is little less than a vice. . h . -. j "We are living at- a rapid rate in" America. I may have old fashioned , ideas, but I believe that people should live simpler, saner lives. Better health OREGON FIR TO D ADVERTISED Lumber ilanuf aclurers Wil Carry on Vigorous Cam paign in the East. ' The Oregon & "Washington Lumber Manufacturers' association at Its regu lar monthly meeting yesterday after noon took up the matter of extensively advertising; Oregon fir- for interior fin- ish in the eastern markets. It bas'been discovered that the beau tiful surface of the wood which is so plentiful , out here is now attracting attention in -the at, but at the same time it ls - considered advisable to do Borne missionary -. work to get it intro duced on a .la rare - ecalp. Ho'w to go about it has not yet been decided -urjoni but the. matter has- been left .with-a committee to formulate the most ; effective system. - A unique ex hibit will: in all probability be sent to me jarger eastern centers to do piacea on alsplavtfor a certain length of time in each city. The material will also be brought, tp, the attention of leading architects. " Henry jB..: Miller, American consul general. Yokohama, made a highly In terestlng talk to the assembled lumber men, speaking principally upon the lumber situation and timber resources in Japan. China and Manchuria, He said that China, especially, will always prove-, a market for Pacific coast timber. since that country is entirely denuded of anvthinar in the wav of forests. Manchuria, en the other hand, he said, has -large bodies of fine timber wnien eventually will enter into com petition with other sources of supply. JIM HILL PLANS FAMILY COLONY New York. Nov. 28 James' J. Hill president of the Great Northern rail road, has been making extensive realty purchases In the "Millionaires' row' section of Fifth svenue. with the prob able Intention of drawing his family around his mansion. Broker Sherman's offer to sell a large plot with the old Duncan mansion, in East Sixty-fourth street, abutting on the Hill home, for something under f 450,000 has been snapped ud bv Hill. This property includes the plot at 7 and 9. east, Sixty-fourlh street, and it is said Kill intends to build two thlrtv- foot American basement dwell inns, for nis sons, L,ouis ana James n. jhih, who are now residing outside the city. A few months ago Hill bought, as a gift for his daughter, Mrs.., Michael Gavin, the residence at 12 Bast Slxey flfth street, adjoining his home. and greater happiness will 'be the re sult. , Bis Day's Work. " Mr. ' Rockefeller's, breakfast time is 7:30 o'clock. By the time breakfast is over he has enly time to give Miss Adams, his prlvste secretary, a few instructions' and get into his touring car. Sometimes he comes into town In the machine, sometimes by train. When he arrives by train he has another automo bile meet him at the Grand Central sta tion to whirl him down to 28 Proadway. The -same, automobile takes him back to the station at night, although he occa sionally uses the subway. Both coming and going Mr. Rockefeller reads the newspapers. There are few more omni vorous newspaper readers than .the oil 'king. . ;-...--. . ;- On his return to Tarrytown at night he has a simple dinner, and' after more reading, and perhaps a little work with Mlrn Adams, he retires about 9:30. IM1EII WHO PAY ' TAXES MAY VOTE Keynote of the Amendment Upon Which Equal Suf fragists Are Working. At the -'thirty-seventh annual -meeting of the Equal Suffrage association of Oregon held Friday evening, an In teresting feature was the address of the president, Mrs. - Abigail Scott Dun lway, dealing with the progress of the suffrage for - women movement during the past 70 years. Mrs. Dunlway quoted statistics com piled by Miss Alice Stone Blackwell, recording secretary of the National Wo man's Suffrage association, whom Mrs. Dunlway named aa unquestionable au thority as a chronologlet. "With these facts before us," said Mrs. Dunlway, "added to the recent re- marKanie progress or tne movement in lpalltv of Chicago, the adop- 11 suffrage in tralla and the actlvitv the movement In Washington, Califor nia and Orea-on. with the enfranchised states of Wyoming, Colorado. Utah, and Idaho laughing in their sleeves at the the munlclD tion of full suffraa-e in federated A us of leaders ot men of Oregon,' whom they accuse of being afraid . to . trust the women of their households with the ballot, ana giving that accusation as a reason ror men havinar voted us etown last June we believe the: time lias come so to respect. tho conservatism of the voters 01 our statu a to oner mem a ram- iromtse. , we are therefore aiming inem or a constitutional amendment, pro viding that ho citizen who Is a tax payer ahall be denied the elective fran chise on account of sex. The Initiative netltlons leaaing to this amendment found such ready ap- troval before the voters, after our June lefeat, many of whom had berore op tosed .the movement in its entirety hat we were able to leather, with the assistance of men, approximately, iu, 000 certified signatures In six weeks, althoue-h It had previously required as many months to obtain as many names lor auDmltung an amenameni nn for full suffrage to the voters at large. Our pendlna constitutional amend ment was legally launched on its way to victory September 18 of the current year, and is to be voted upon, if not made unnecessary by legislative enact ment. In 1809, November 10. 1909." Among the speakers that followed. each of whom was heartily In accord with the campaign slogan, ''No taxation without representation," were Dr. Ow ens Adair, Mrs. uiara ti. oiny, Mrs. Sarah A. Evans, Rev. w, a. Bishop, Dr. Whltcomb Hrougner, Harrison i. Barrett, Miss Myrtle E. Pease. J. D. Stephens Representative Mahone, and Levi Myers. A remarkable poem, author unknown, was read by request at the afternoon meeting by Mrs. C. A. Coburn, one of the few .survivors of the first anni versary ov the association, who had read it at" the meeting 37 years ago, entitled "Judas Not." and It was re peated at the evening session, also by request. ... .... . . letters of regret at mammy to he present, expressing hearty approval of the work of the association, were read from' Rev. Benjamin Young and Dan McAlIaiv AUSPICIOUS EVENT IN FORESTRY ORDER - tfk?N-;..'" riJ-'-v . v-'7 i f -IV" h : I I '"v; llr, I I; I 1 I v' " I 4 ' 'i : , ' :. : ' i it, v -. -. ' ' i, - - - J H '.t'l-'1 Mm I - -. . . '1 - ..r-r ' W - J- S-:l OVERCOATS: RAINCOATS Hand tailored All this season's fabics. 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From American aad Eu ropean markets, and after months of careful planning, has this become possible, and discriminating buyers will find unusual opportunities at this establishment for choice and unique gifts. From the most trivial article to the much thought of diamond, the supreme efforts of quality are fully displayed. The realm of style prevailing is of such distinct character as to make selecting of great ease and simplicity. Prices are always moderate and in plain figures. ' BILLIK HIS OLD MOTHER Suffers Collapse and Grows jHysterical-Protests In nocence Steadfastly. Chicago, Nov. 28. Herman Bllllk, conaemnea to die December 11, lies mourning on his cot tonight in his cell at the county Jail. Today he suffered a collapse and fell to the floor weeping hysterically. Dr. McNamara was hastily summoned and after a time mum was quieiea. "Oh, my poor mother. If I could only gp to ber funeral," he sobbed tonight, after he had been taken back to his cell I knew my fate would kill her. I have lost 'everything now and I feel sure thev will hang me. I won t be able to see my wife or little girl any more until Wednesday." ; It Is feared today's collapse may have Bcnuui rcpuiis. CHOlSESllEE AS INSPECTORS Instead of 'one special bridge Inspec tor, the' bridge committee of ti, itv executive board has decided to aDDolnt a committee of three to examine the ist Twenty-eighth street reenforced,! . . u ui iujo itiuuriiKS uwn Closed to traffic pending an Investigation n neifrmiTO as io me i sarety of the structure and whether or not it has own duui acoraing io specifications. The .men -who will compose the com mittee .are W. A. Grondahl and R L Donald' of -.Portland and J. W. Mnttati of Oregon City. The first two are re enforced concrete experts and engineers of recognized ability and the third member is the head of the Oregon City Paper mills. 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