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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 7, 1910. 1 - -L ID EMM bvmsm Plan Under Way to Place He roic Figure of American Aborigine Jnl New : York Harbor, v 4' ,v. ; y By Ralph Johnson. (PuMUhMV Ptm Uaa Wtra.) New York. Feb. J. Rodman Wena- maker la very confident '. that before inany yeare have passed the atatua of Liberty will have been given a coneort In the shape Of a hnrplc figure of the North American Indian .who, atandlng at tha mouth of New York harbor will ,ntiow to tha world tha debt of gratitude we ; Owe ' tha aborigine and to remind ilic aajca to come of tha. finer, better trlta of the Indian, typified by hia welcome, with hands : outstretched,' to the rirat white men to reach these It la likely that If the memorial la establlMtied, it will be at one of the forts near tha mouth .of tie harbor of jew ror. it wui be wen down the .' Narrows, farther out tban tha great atatua of Liberty. It will ba mag iiificent In alsa but. aa la appropriate, eoniething leaa In proportion than tha Liberty atatua. . i no natter is already berora con gress In tha ahapa of bill permitting tha erection of tha atatua without coat to tha federal government. Mr. Wanamaker bUnaelf la prepared to give liberally, but It la deemed de ferable to have contributions to tha fund com from various aourcea. The Order of Red Men all over the country are enthusiastic In tha movement and are rriy t contribute It la proposed to oniain penny ' contributions from aonooi children and otherwise add to tha fund from many banda, Bo that there will ba tha wider and deeper In terest in we pian. .. It waa last May that tha movement for this great bronae statue to the In dian In New York harbor waa started. Mr. Wanamaker gave a dinner In New lorn in Honor of Buffalo B11L The din ner In Itaalf wa a remarkable gather lna-. It Included auch distinguished In dian fighters aa General Nelson AT Miles, General Leonard Wood, Buffalo Hill and Pawne Bill. Side by aide with them eat Chief Ironahell and hia eon, Harry IronshelL Frederlo Remington, tha great Indian artist, waa present, and many prominent public man. At this dinner tha speakers took up tba Idea which Mr. Wanamaker had long entertained, that of erecting; a herolo statu to the Indian In New York har bor. Every speaker strongly approved it. the presa took It up, and now there la ecarcely a state In tha Union from which favorable sentiment has not been evoked.''' : -!' r. .......' President Taft Is friendly to tha idea of auch a statue. So la Vice President Sherman -ju.i.-w...T Tha cabinet membera generally are favorable - to the suggestion. Many members of tha house and annate have written Mr, Wanamalcer favorable let ters, bo have leading- soldiers and In dian fighters. . - . Oood Work Ooas On. The announcement that Mrs. K. It Harrlman has taken up with enthusl- fwm the work of her late husband In connection with the East Side Boys' club, which was one of the late railroad king's pft hobbies, has developed the fact-that Jlrs. Harrlman herself was .really the inspiration of this work. A good many years ago Mrs. JTarrt man, then Miss 'Mary Averell, waa an enthusiastic settlement worker. It was. in fact, while engaged In this work, she met young Harrlman and waa assiduous ly and successfully courted by him. She started perhaps the first social club for working girls established In New York, and was Its guiding genius. f Mr. -Harrlman was much Impressed with the good accomplished by this club, and at Mls AvereH'a suggestion he started a similar club for boys, which Is still In existence. The good It has done for those young fellows on the East Side Is hard to estimate.. The Boys' club, at Avenue A and Tenth street, has grown from the few rooms, in which Mr. Harrlman estab lished It, to a building of five atorles, equipped with gymnasium, all aorta of recreation rooms and serving 15,000 boya and young men. . i) i ' '. , .. It has become famous for Ha annual 1 ... .. : : . V , ' I in w w n ,m i lit-: 3-. si-. i i r: r ill' .V.J .y t r " Vpi f.: ' "4 i : 'J " ' '. 't t .'. I I I - y; ', r.- j xs r r -..:- r-c .'.'.' i 1 32 ID Scene at Thriving Douglas County Town, Showing Enthusiasm., production ' at Sherry'a of Gilbert and Sulllvan'a operas, with "Billy" Schmidt and other young men of Tomp kins square playing the roles. Mr. Harrlman'a annual contribution to the Boys club 1a understood to have been : approximately one . third of the total expenae 110,000. ; . . Mr a. Harrlman'a gifts to the clS are at an even greater ratio. She has de clared, It la eald, that she Is willing to contribute In proportion to its develop ment . " ' Xock Kotuita4a Club. " The aplrtt of the Rocklea la about to make Itself manifest In the great me tropolis by a noteworthy addition to the number of palatial iclubhouses In the big city. - It will be the home of the Rocky Mountain club of New York, and It la expected that the early spring will witness the breaking of ground for Ita erection. One million dollars will be the probable cost. While the club is not yet in actual possession of the site, the land has been bought for a sum said to be 1200,000 by two members of tha club, who hold It for the action of the organisation, to which they stand ready to deed it with out any advance on the price at which they ecured it. The aame man stand ready to finance the building of the edi fice aa aoon aa the club takes regular action for carrying out the project. The land comprises three lots, with a .front age of 86 feet on Forty-fourth afreet, Broadway and Sixth avenue. ' The Rocky Mountain club has just completed the, third year of ita exlat ence. Its purposes are similar to those of the Ohio society and others designed to bring into touch with each other and with their old homes the former residents, of particular aectlona Of the United States. John Hays Hammond, the eminent mining engineer, was one of the active promoters of theorgan laatlon and holds the Office of preal- I dent. Charles Wateon, formerly of Be attle, la secretary and" John C. Mont gomery, formerly of Denver, Is chair man of the house committee. For the present the home of the club is at the Waldorf-Astoria. The club num bers about 600 members, a large num ber of whom are prominent residents of Colorado,. North Dakota, California, Oregon and Texas, each of these atatea being represented on the "list of hon orary , vice presldenta which alo in cludes President Porforie Piaa of Mex lco. Membership irt- the club la open WOMEN GIVING ' . nnnnrnrjiiiTirin lYIUiOCAUIirUL Harvard Professor and Noted Artist Laud.Perfection of - American Women. (PublUhan' PreM Liwd Wlra.) New York, Feb. I. Women are gain ing on the opposite sex In physical per fection, declares Professor Dudley A. Sargent physical director of Harvard unlveraity. ' William C. Chase, the fa mous artiat. Indorses the declaration and adds to it: "Professor Sargent la right. , American women particularly are becoming more beautiful every day. I absolutely mean every word I say when I tell you that In no quarter of the globe, nowhere In the world, is there a beauty compared with that of the athletic American woman of today.' "Knguan women nave been famous al ways for their marvelous complexions gained through' exercise,' but not even English women can compare with Americana I would aay that It la the mingling of the racea here which haa a great deal to do with this, but not nearly so much their habits of tak ing - exercise, t Nothing has done ao much to . enhance woman's beauty aa haa golf, but tennla ia a good aeoond." FISH WARDEN SUBMITS L HIS ANNUA REPORT (8K-ra Bnria ef Tbe Journal. V Salem, Or.. Feb. 7 Among the moat interesting facta contained In the annual report of Master Fish Warden H. C Mo Alllster are the figures showing the only to residents Or former residents, J exact catch from the Columbia river dur- sons of residents and sons of former! "iff 109, amounting to 28,928,547 residents of the atatea Included in thejpounda, of which 11,238,844 -were taken region of the "Rocky, mountains. "1010 Tax Roll About Complete. ' (Special DUpatch to Tha Jonrnil.l " Hood River, Or.. Feb. 7. The tax roll for the year 1910 will soon be com pleted. The sheriff expects to be in position to make collections by the mid. die of the week. The amount of taxes for. Hood River county totals the sum of $188,724.8. The valuation as fixed ty the assessor amounta to S7.S27.S3S. This ia an Increase over laat year ef nearly zoo per cent. TO CUSS A cots OVS Ckt Tki LAXATIVE) BROMO Quinine Tablets. Drof data refund money If it (alia to core. IFflmail OvcBiFcoaift (Gleai nai race & on the Oregon aide and 8.691,703 from the Washington side. The following table ahpwa the different kinds of sal mon taken during the year: Kinds or fish Chinook Oregon, 12.473.7S1: 'Waah- ington, 4,215.189. Total. 18.688,922. isiueoacK uregon. 1,551,434: Wash ington. 878,961. Total, 1,928.885. Steelhead Oregon, 2.153,156: Wash- Ington, 949,047. Total, 8,102,200. ' Silverside Oregon, 1,426.677: Wash ington, 1,832,708. Total, 2.769,380. Chum salmon Oregon. 152.740: Wash. ington, 1.460,885. Total, 1,618,125.. Sturgeon Oregon. 104,541:' Washing ton, st.zaa. xotai. 168.774. Shad Oregon. 874.668:, . Waahtnrton. zva.igo. , .. .iotai, 57,76l Mr, McAllister recommends an elee.tWn iignung piant for the central hatcherv I at .Bonneville, lust completed a few months . ago. He recommends tha re moval, pr. tne beating plant . at Ontario, which will not be used there Brain. Bonneville. He recommends further the repairing or tne fish way at the Willsm. eite rails, ana the location of other fish hatcheries on the Santiam, Molalla, Bull Run. Alsea.and. Nehalem rlvera during m lie a i year, Every Overcoat In the Store at These Saving Prices Fot the $25.00 Kind. For, the $20.00 Kind. MB For the $15.00 Kind. ' Well iwortli while to invest now,' even '.for next sea-' son's use. The savings are- great and genuine. It will be a pleasure to show you. - , CM HOPS 1GG-170 Tlilrci StV mm School Convention Close. Junction City, Or.. Feb. 7 Nnrthewi iane county neid a school convnnMnn in the High . School building at Junction City on Friday evening, February 4, and Saturday. On Friday an audience of over, buy gainerea in the assembly hall I ana, arier appropriate, address of 'wei. come by Mayor C. F. Hurlburt, a very interesting lecture waa delivered, by x-roieaaor u.. . Aiaerman Of the de. partment of education of the University of Oregon, His subject waa "The re lation or parents to school and their part in the education of the children." The audience was also entertained by an excellent duet by Miss Josie Moor. head and Harry E, Leppert, and two songs by, the High School Glee cluba I The Friday morning' session was de- votefl, to ifiaehera'. work. RECLAIM 200,000 , ACRES IS OBJECT (8peeal THapatch to The Journal. I worth Yakima, Wash.. Feb. 7 The Yakima Water Users' association waa fully organised this afternoon by the election, or tne following officers: Pres ident,, liee A. i Johnson, of Sunnvslde: vice president, H; B. .Scudder, of North Yakima; secretary and treasurer. F. A. Wiggins of Toppenlslv The headquar ters wm ne at xoppenish. The articles of incorporation were signed. The purpose of this aasoctatloh la to promote and secure If possible the high line canal in Kittitas. Yakima and Ben ton counties which will reclaim 200.000 acres or janav . '- Mistic Shrine Rates. : The Canadian Paclflo'announce a rate of $87.60 to New Orleans and return sc roll nt- cOBvention---NoblPB of " Mystic Shrine, to be held April 10 to 20. Tick ets on .sale March 31. For full particu lars, apply at locM office, 142 'Third MRS. RUSSELL SAGE r 10 TOUR THE COAST (Halted Prtos Leaaed Wire.) New Orleans, Feb. 7. Mra. Russell Sage will leave this city today en route for Lea Angeles, San Francisco and other Pacif io coaat points. She ia ac companled by. her nephew, Stephen 81o cum, and Mrs. Slocum. Mrs. Sage came to New Orleans to have a glimpse at the Mardi Orae festivities. Half the Jour ney across the continent completed. It was decided that she and her party anould continue to the coaat The date of her return .to New Tork Is not an nounced. - . Milk Producers to Vntte. Chicago. Feb. 7. The Milk Producers' Protective association, which comprises in its - membership more - than 1000 farmers, principally of Illinois, Indiana, Wiaconaln and Iowa, began a big con vention in, Chicago today. The milk producers declare they are not getting enough for their product and they there fore propose to form a national asso ciation for the purpose of combating "the greed of the milk trust,"- an al leged combination of big dealers said to control the market In Chicago, New Yor'k and other large citlea. One of the proposals to be discussed at the convention is for . the milk producers to return to the old plan of coopera tive creameries. . j GREAT CHEMICAL VORKS AT FRISCO New York Financiers Organize ' for Operations With $3, ' 750,000 Capital. ' New Tork, Feb. ?. A deal has Just been closed In Wall street that Insures the development of a 13,760.000 chem ical plant on San Francisco bay; the influx of a million or more of dollars of new capital into California, the ex pansion of the chemical trade with tha Orient from San Francisco and the gen eral cheapening of chemicals on tho Pacific coaat; In other words, the. doal means- another Important step in the development of San Francisco bay aa great manufacturing center. After a aeries of negotiations lastlna several montha, t consolidation of the Peyton Chemical company of San Fran- claco and the western Interests of the General Chemical committee of New Tork has been consummated. The consolida tion will shortly be Incorporated under the name of General ' C hemical com pany of tha Pai-lflo coaat, with a toial Issue of 13.760.000 in aeruritus, i,foo, 000 In storks, 11,000,000 In preferred and 11.160.000 In bonds. Tho enter prise Is fully financed through' one of the largest banking lntereata In Wall street, which has taken the entire intnie of bonds, the stock all being acquired by the parties to tha consolidation. j . . . . MIDDLE WEST EDITORS TO NEW ORLEANS ' .MB Chicago, F-b. T. A large party of newspaper editora from the middle weat left here at noon today via tha Illinois Central railway on their way to New Orleans, where they will sttend the twenty-fifth anniversary meeting of the National Editorial association to be held at the Gruenewald hotel in that city during the laat three days of this week, beginning Thursday. On their way .to New Orleans the editors will spend a day at Vloksburg, a portion of a duy aiNatches and a portion of a day at Ilaton Rouge. At New Orleana the party will be royally entertained, a novel feature to be a boat ride over the har bor, . Interrupted by a luncheon inside the great floating dry dock owned by the United ' States navy. The program for the convention, proper will Include addraaaes and papers by many distin guished editors In all parte of the coun try, members of Presiaent Taft'a cabi net the governors or Louisiana and Mississippi and Other, distinguished men. ' After the convention the members will have the choice of side trips to Panama or Havana. ...... " AD HAS lil S0UI CITIES Their Majesties Rex and Pris--cus XI Show Up at New' ' Orleans and Pensacola." New Orleana, Feb. 7. A .' mighty throng of visitors witnessed the open ing of the Mardt Ores carnival here today. Escorted by the gunboat Padu- cha and a flag bedecked fleet' of pleas ure craft the royal yacht proceeded to the city and landed Kex and hia gorgeous retinue. Through crowded streets the king of the carnival nro. ceeded in trlumpliant ' proceasloti from the canal street landlnar to the nitv hail, where the mayor formally pre aented him with -the keys of the city. Te festivities will continue tomorrow, ending in the evening with the ball of Rex and the parade and ball f Momua. ' .... ? . , , ., FAIRBANKS FAMILY ' CHARGED WITH FRAUD Bloomlngton, . Ill- Feb. 7. Much In terest Is displayed in the suit agalnat the officers and promoters of the Old Mexican Land Industrial company, which waa caUed for trial in the Piatt county court today. Real estate, min ing properties and rights of great-value near the village of Vllladama. Monterey. in Mexloo, are Involved In the caae. The defendants, who are charged with unlawful Investmenta and' fraudulent misappropriation of moneys of the com pany, are , Frederick C. Fairbanks of Pasadena, Cel., son of former Vice President Char lea . W. Fairbanks: Lu ther Fairbanks, brother of Cbarles, and Lorlaton Fairbanks, a nephew. The stockholders of the company, who al lege mey were defrauded out of 1130. 000, are the complainants In the case, v BROOKS IS PARDONED r BY GOVERNOR BENSON . flWtal rnsnatra to The Joaraal.l ' Balem, Or., FeU- 7. -Upon recommend ation ef Judge W. L Bradahaw and Pis. trlet Attorney Wilson of The Dalles, Governor Benson last week pardoned R. A. Brooks, the negro who pleaded guilty in the circuit court for Wasco county to a charge of aaaault for shoot ing two railway 'officials at Shanlko last June. Brooks was sentenced to pay a fine of 600, and being unable to pay It waa serving It out at the rate of one day for each $ 3 of the fme. He had served eight montha He had about 10 daya more to serve. -V i . Pensacola. Fla.. Feb. 7. -Panaaol. today thronged with one of the largest crowds of vial tors that haa ever as sembled In this city to witness the famed Mardi Grae festivities. His ' majesty. King Prlscus XI, arrived this morning amid the cheering crowds and playing brass bands, on his royal yacht, Kospen, and landed at the wharf called Palafox. The king and his pages were : uiwi eiwiw h ine royal auto car which waa In waiting, a .procession was then formed by hundreds of sol diers In full dress --uniform and tha king, with his heralds and gaily be- -decked knights waa ' escorted to tha city halL where Mayor fteiiiv. much ceremony, handed over the keys of the city to the king. . The king with his honor the mayor, the aldermen and many prominent cltisens then proceeded ' to their especially prepared tables at the San Carlos, where they dined, while the crowds In the streets chart .-.a made merry. King Prlscus and . hia pages and heralds will parade through, the city at high noon . tomorrow, fal lowed by -a grand automobile parade and at. 7 o'clock In; the evenin th. superb pageant of electrically lighted unci wui laae pjace. The events ot the festival will wind tin with w.vimmu vuii. mi wnicn thai king -Will reveal Ma .i, , public. : . . . . Dickens and Irving Honored. London, Feb. 7. Westminster Abba was visited by hundreds nf net-anna . day, among them representatives various literary societies, who placed flowers upon the graves ; ef Phari.a. Dlckerm and Sir Henry Irving. In com memoration of the anniversary of their birthdays. Irvlngs birthday really falls on Feb. . but It was hot ob-. served until today. " . Save 14 tin tags from Ploer Heldsieck chewing tobacco for a fine leather pocket pourn A8K your aeaier. uesi looacoa made, . .- - -. jri nf i . ,; fl. if vv- : - : lS i," 'irT.i''1 'WViM'.'j ' .:;viT'i;'( ,vj. t! "! -.V at . ' f.s. , ?. I' TAKE f ) If V V TOR ' f I K rt ' ' ' " J: -V U) & 7 TAKE EITHER OF THESE CARS FOR mm V 1 ' i awn i is. me m Hie. 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