t O T J ' :,y.l. M'fill .1.01 if ILL -m mm.. ;,i t 11. SERE At Coming Convention at To ronto: Pacific Coast Dele gates Will Make Fight to Put - Resolutions Through. Insurgency is to play a part in ;the International fconvenUon ot the Young '.Men's Christen Association to be held! at Toronto, Canada, October 29-3 1; me "Insurgents" are to be Pacific coast men, whose object Is to' change the "funda mental methods of T. M. C. A. control, placing he governing ' power In the hands of . all the associations instead of leaving it to the delegations making up the conventions, which are' held ' every three-year-:C'f;:.: ;"'-'.'';t " OVegffn'a great political prlnclpless the . initiative and referendum,, are to be In jected Into the system of control of the association, ff the . insurgents are Suc cessful Resolutions ' embodying these principles liave been prepared by Port land and other Paciriccoast associations and sent out broadcast from this city. Several thousand ' cople of the ' resolu tions have already been distributed and many mora are to be sent but When the Toronto convention meets every dele-" gate will be .Informed as to the purr poses of the resolutions and !t Is cer Uln that they will be one of the .chief issues before the convention. man reUowa Wan yolcs. The Portland delegation will take an aotlve part In urging the adoption of the ..resolutions, which will be presented by K. W. Stone, the local general secretary. Those besides Mr. Stone, who will at tend from ttya'city are: Judge E. C Bronaugh and E. B. MacNaughton, of the board of directors; J. C. Clark, boys' secretary; jv. M. Grllley. physical dirc lor, and I.' B. Rhodes. Oregon-Idaho sec retary. ; Strong delegations .will also be, sent by other Pacific coast cities.. The delegates from this city will probably leave October 20." : i -.'-v The pamphlet that has been issued, containing the Insurgency tesolutlons, also advances many reasons for their adoption, chief of h!ch. ii that at pres ent a large number ol associations are unrepresented in the conventions and It is only right to give them a voice. In the large affairs of the organization.: This pamphlet Is signed by Mr. Stone and W. M. Ladd. president of the Portland asso ciation, and also by the following of ficers of western associations; Victoria, ' B. ' C. R. B. McMlcklng, president; A.' 3. Brace, general secretary. Ban Francisco. Cal. Rolla V. .Watt president; Henry J McCoy, general sec retary. -,- . a " " ' ' Oakland, Cal. Wallace M. Alexander, president) r, I Btarrett, general secre tory. ,., Seattle," Wash. -T. 8. Xlppy, president; A. s. Allen, general secretary Tacoma, Washv Henry . Longstreth, president; C P. Nevlus... general secre-tary.'-rrvv-'--" ?- .-, . -;;. Spokane, Wash. R. B. Patterson, pres. ldent; George A, Forbes, generalsecre tary. . -. - ; - """ , Vancouver, B. C E. W. Keenleyside, president; J. M. Graham, general secre tary. ' , Referendum restore. The-referendum.f eature of the reso lution is provided for In the first two sections, which are as follows; "Be it resolved by ' the International convention of the Young Men's Christian Association vt North, America, that aoy 10 per cent of the Young Men's Chris- tlan Associations reported f in the last year book of the international commit tee, shall have the right to 'file their referendum petition with the general secretary of the International committee any time within 90 days after the ' Close of a session of the international convention, demanding by such petition the submission to all the associations of , any act. resolution or motion approved by said convention, said submission be ing for approval "or rejection of said act, resolution or motion by a majority Of the . vote cast by the associations for and against the same. . ' "In voting thereon, each association shall be entitled to one vote on such measure, and to one additional vote for . each 100 active members, and to one ad dition v6te for a majority" fraction' of 100 active members, as shown by the - last annual report on file la, the office of the International committee. yKach -jsoclOi9a shall -deolde- f Ulf to the-maancr In which andby whonrltt votes shall be determined and cast, pro. ; Tided that tha vote' shall be either by ballot of Ha active membership or by formal resolution of Its governing body or cabinet. If a majority of the whole number of votes cast by all the asso ciations voting on the question be , against any measure so submitted on referendum petition, it shall thereby be repealed ana or no more force and er creasing complexity and growth of the organization."' The pamphlet shown that at the last j V. SI. q.'jA. convention, held In Wash-i Ington. t. C there were 773 socla- j Hons, with a total membership or ios, 865 which had. no-representation. All these. It Is cited, would have votes un der the new system. Some of the other reasons advanced for adoption of the resolutions are: ' 'Geographical location of an associa tion will have nothing to do with the preferment of representation. "Expense will prevent no association having a voice in the legislation for the entire movement. ' ' "All the associations city, student, railway, industrial, etc. will have equal oDoortunitv for representation. The ability to secure transportation or get expenses paid will not enter into the case. " "; i." - .. ., ' .: . "A vital matter that should have early action could be placed before the broth erhood without waiting for three years for a. convention to meet -, Wjt : Representation. "Small associations . that --are at a great distance from the convention 'sone' now feel Ahat.they can, have little or no say in the general association work. In f at't,. official representatives, evdn In many large associations, today feel that they have no ability to be represented in any practical way In the legislation for the general association movement "The proposed method allows every association, large or small, rich Or poor, no matter where located, to-have a full and equitable representation, in general association legislation." v r - . : , ' "More important than all. this method places the legislative power, If desired by 10 per cent of iiie associations, di rectly in the hands of the loeaUassocia Uona.. " Theoretically, today the untt of power fdr the movement is the local as sociation. Actually the legislating power of the general movement ts practically In the hands af the secretaries of the International committee. The authors of these resolutions believe In centralized executive administration, but not In cen tralized legislation." 1 ' t .,;..; ; Besides these resolutions, Portland will conduct a campaign to have this city chosen the convention city for 1913. The convention has come west only once before, and Portland has extended three previous Invitations. This year Its claim Is . backed lip- by all the Pacific- coaat associations, with the exception of Los Angeles, which la also expected to prof er an Invitation. The Portland Commercial club and other r western commercial bodies are taking an active Interest-lri having this city named aa the conven tion. City, -..v :.!. . - ';'- ConservaLion Congress Packed By Friends of Eastern States Forest Grove, Or., Oct. 8. JI. C At well of this city, president of the Ore gon State Horticultural society, who, with Mrs. Atwell, has been traveling for several weeks In the cast, expresses confidence In the future of- Oregon fruits. - , "The middle west," said he, "looks to California and the Pacific northwest for Its supply of pears, - prunes and plums, and as our shipping season fol lows that of California, there is no great competition between the two mar kets. Commission men assured me that there had been little cause for complaint In recent years a to the condition of our fruit upon arrival. Our dried prunes have become staple and are gen erally preferred to the sweeter variety. Good racking1 Xssentlal. . "If ' our' apple shippers continue to practice superior methods of grading! and packing, they will have no difficulty 1A retaining the preference of the mar ket The Institution of ; the auction method of i selling western ' fruits, - in leading eastern cities is a great gain to the shipper. Instead of being carted to the store of the commission many and there exposed for sale to, those who may chance to drop in, "the fruit la of fered' next, morning after arrival, for sale at auction, where competition Is active and the goods paid for on the spot" ; Speaking of the recent Conservation congress at St Paul, which he attended as a delegate from Oregon, Mr. Atwell said; -' ' ' Llks Volition Conventloa. . j. "Those" who attended the congress, in Special Excursion to Hawaii. v Interest in the Hawaiian Islands is so wide-spread . that . arrangements .; have been made to run a special excursion from ' Portland during February, This tlma of tha year has been, chosen be cause "The Paradise of the Pacific" is then at Its best and for the further fact that Honolulu will hold its annual floral festival during that month. The excursion will be conducted by M. J. Roche, who for a number of years, Was passenger agent of the Denver & Rio Grande railway, and later of the San Francisco & Portland S.- S. company. and A. C. Thompson, well known throughout the United. States as a ho tel man! - . , ; - . ..... Yesterday these gentlemen completed arrangements with the Pacific Coast Steamship company for chartering the steamship Quoih for the voyage, and tomorrow will Begin making their book-' ings for the trip. , The steamship Queen, for several sea sons, has run opposite to the steamship Spokane in the Alaska excursion busl- i ness and la one of the most popular 1 steamships on the Pacific coast While she has capacity for 242 first class! passengers the number on ' this excur- I slon will be limited to 100 parsons, so i that there wil be no crowding, thereby ! adding to the comfort, -of the excursion-j lets. The company , completely remod elled the ship before putting her on . Hhe-Alaska-exeuralon-run, and hamlnce , then spent thousands of dollars In fit tings and furnishings. As a consequence ! she la today one of the safest and best equipped veajels on the toast' Nearly all the rooms on the upper and prom enade decks have two bertha, which adds much to the comfort of the passengers. The excursion will sail from Port land the afternoon of February 1, and will be the first personally conduct! excursion . to leave Portland. The Itin erary arranged la an exceedingly at tractive one and will cover 31 or 32 days. The distance covered will be close to 6000 miles. From Portland the eteamer will sail direct for San Francisco, where a stop of two days will be made that those who have not been In San Francisco since the fire may see the wonders wrought In the rebuilding. Those who have never been in the Bay City will ; have the opportunity of visiting the ' many points of Interest thereabouts. ! After the two days In San Francisco j the course will be direct to Hllo, where I a stop of three days will be made. From Hllo the excursionists will be taken to the mouth of Kllauea. the world's great-1 est living volcano. Since 1?0 jyiayeal has71been"rn!6r.eJ-aQttve ihaiiia- many years, and the great molten lake has been slowly filling, the lava has risen from a depth, of more than a thousand feet to within 200 feet of the surface. On the brink of the crater has been erected a completely equipped observa tory for the study of earthquakes and volcanic phenomena. This will be open to the excursionists. From Hllo the cruise will be to Hono-: jlulu, where the "Queen" will anchor feet, in like manner and with like effect j seven days, during the life of the only as though It had been repealed by ma- i rval -to Portland's now world-famed jorlty vote of the International conven-1 KOse tarnival the Honolulu Floral tlon In open session." i Festival. Passengers retain their births Provides for Initiative ! for the entlr8 trlP sleeping and eating The resolution goes on to take up in h?nIX" .ii h. . -.. ...i ' i Honolulu If they so elect, -also In San l.lh ""'J .Cf2f"C!,n! a ref"! Francisco and Hllo. The rate named a: r" 2. 7. .V vf :;ror the rP covers all ex initiative, as follows "Be It further resolved bv the Interna- tlonal convention of the Young Men's penses. including transportation from Hllo to the Crater Kllauea and return. A special rrw has been engaged for tne trip, special care belni taken to vvv , i,,iH iiiuorai sneci ouicers ramiuar witn such ex- that any 10 per cent of the whole num- curslons. The cuisine will be in keeping ber of asoci8tlons reported in the last ! with that maintained by the company year book of the international commit- : on its Alaska excursions. This means tee shall have the'right to rile with the no less than four meals each day. Be general secretary of the International ' '"g equipped with wireless telegraph committee at any time their Initiative I excursionists will be able tokeep.:ift petition proposing any act, resolution or!,out w'th their friends throughout the motion that might be legally proposed I trln ;m ptersd by the international conven-i Th Tk. tl II i . . . ronv.n. 1 ran isianas. as nas nean 1on In open session. Every such lnitta. i sl8ted, are at their best In February. No tive petition 'shall Include the full text more delightful spot could have ben cnosen ror a mld-wlnter excursion. As Mark-Twain wrote of the Islands: "No land in all the world has any deep, strong, charm for me but that of the act resolution or motion de mended. " v "The general secretary or the Interna tional Committee ahull rnrthnHtk a i. .. . -- - ..... riwriu,,.,.,, , in an respects to submit said initiative k. V , L u , ongingiy Proposal to all the associations in the lvj n8Ly haunt.ira "loeping and same manner ftljove provided for ,T "k' thtrv,0Utsh ml ha" half a "f" mittin m..r 1 I l1?8- as ht one has done. Other .. (- --- u 'iicim- :thin lnav ma t. lt .kM... mings cnange, but it remains the same, dum petition. Statement of Tramers. . Following the resolutions comes the following formal statement in favor of the resolutions: ; , -. "The framers of these resolutions be lieve they are offering - an effective method fpr tha solution of many of the pressing problems before the general as sociation movement at the present time, among which are the historic differences For me Ks balmy airs are always blow ing, its summer seas flashing In the sun; the pulsing of Us surf beat Is in my. ear; I can see its garlanded craigs, its leaptng cascades, its plUmy palms bowing by the shore; Its remote sum mits floating like islands above the cloud rack; I can feel the spirit of Its woodland solitude; I can hear the plash of ltsv brooks; in my nostrils still Uvea the- breath of flowers that Derished befWdan the iinari'linrs an,ba "'Thou the meeting .and solving of new-problems as they shall arise through tha in- .r'f8w'.VJ" Property Proud of its new school building. ., anticipation of hearing grave economic' questions discussed, were disappointed. It waa a frame up' to secure Indorse ment of certain men and certain theories of conservation. Party lines were dis regarded. ') The vehement Republican governor '-of Kansas, and . the fiery Ltemocratlo ex-goyernor of " Louisiana vied with each Other in denunciation of all suspected of favoring states rights as against- federal control of natural resources.- "By resolution of the convention, the natural resources of one third of the state of Oregon its water power sltea, Its forests,, its oil fields, its mines were declared common property of the people of all the states; and the federal government' was voted the lawful and logical administrator of those resources. With leave toV'.turn into the federal treasury the proceeds derived from their utilisation. Tha revolutionary charac ter of this doctrine, its unfairness to weBtera states, and Its dangerous tend-" ency were not, I . think, fully , appreci ated by its advocates. The sooner, how ever, we of the west come to appreciate the significance of this new policy re gardln g the public . domain, - the sooner shall we be able to' make effective pro test against Its realisation. . , - States Breed Taxes. , . "Unfairness of the doctrine is appar-; ent, when we consider that Its applica tion will, result lit preventing', these natural -resources frbm coming, within the taxing powers, of the .state govern-: ment, thus withholding from the people of Oregon avast prospective source of contribution ; toward y maintenance ' of . . w . . , 1 . . - , V --w- - tbeir inMit!iti.-im. vjh r.-i--!.-rn Hi'.tt have already r- alizol on t'nelr natuiat resinjrces through setemont of th public domain within their borders, and its transformation Into taxablo prop erty. It is the west alone that is to be conserved. The dangerous tendency lies in the almost llTr'tless expansion of federal f unctlons.'and the dembraltza tlon of the public mind, consequent upon surrender to distant government of duties pertaining to the indlvdual cltl sen and to local jurisdiction. Conservation, Seep Problem, "Conservation, as regards widest field for Its application, is a question of local government and of individuals. If mu nicipalities and states exercise their prerogatives, the field for, and need of, federal conservation will be greatly re duced. ' The theory of our political sys-. tem Is to reduce to a minimum inter ference of general government in local affairs. Abandon this theory .and our system must be' recast along European lines. Our national founders, though but ' dimly . anticipating our present greatness and geographical, extent, pre ferred local government by states to unlimited - federal . jurisdiction. How much stronger their preference, had they reallied that bur people would Bpread over a continent. , Half Baked legislation. "Magnitude and diversity of Interests now demanding attention of congress, make well considered legislation Impos sible. Congress Is no. longer a delibera tive body; its , legislation Is accom plished through committees. V Inability of congress adequately to consider the Immense and complex Volume of meas ures presented to it, leads it more and more, to entrust tQ; discretion of de partment officials, duties that, congress Should perfonri. . Thus Is approached that dangerous combination, under one control, of legislative and administra tive i functions a system ' as undemo- crr;: - ns cum v,:i t -i f-'s-rt of a i:i-':;.i.rch a t ) -. 1 f : . . t r-inovf-il from the 'peoi-la nn, from t'ua ideals of the fouiuit-rs. From this tin ts tls factory anj clang-erous condition, there teems to be no rolief, exct-it IhrouKh reference of many subjects of federal legislation to the people of the various states an acknowledgment of the functions of local legislatures a partial rehabilitation of state sover eignty a bringing of legislative power closer to the people, placing it In the hands of their more immediate and re sponsive representatives. "This is too big a' nation to.be gov erned entirely from one capital. Cur tailment, sather than enlargement, of the province of'federal legislation Is de manded, in, the interest of good gov ernment. - Strengthen federal authority as to foreign and interstate relations, but bid it hold aloof from Interstate affairs. As to natural resources within a state, the dissenting delegates to the Conservation congress maintained that the state was entitles to the revenues arising from utilization, and should be permitted, .. under -proper safeguards against waste and monopoly, to admin ister such resources." i, WORLD'S BIG CHEESE i BUILT ON FLAT CAR ' Appleton, Wis., Oct 8. The biggest cheese the world has ever known; has been completed here. The cheese weighs 4029 pounds net contains the Friday's milk from 5000 cows., amounting to 40, 280 pounds, and required the servjees of seven cheese makers two days to build, ThSi Cheese will' be on display at the national dairy show in Chicago. It has already been sold - to a Chicago ' retail house for $1409.80.; It "was built on a ill ill ii Pi il ........ 1 3 D'SIIDI Minneapolis, Oct 1 8, The mystic power of a . bottler of oil of rose, pur chased In a shop in Cairo, Egypt, Is named as one of the chief "causes of his domestic troubles by Magurdltlch Alex anlan, who yesterday riled" suit for di vorce against Elizabeth, -May AlexanlanJ He accuses the woman of deserting him six times, " once r in Marselllss, France, and five times In America; v The Alexanlans were jharrled in D-i trolt Mich., and went to Egypt on their wedding trip. , . " -.- - , - : i There fhe bridegroom-purchased a bot-, tie. of perfume said to te most rare lh all Egypt His wife had this bottle with her always and Alexanlan says- that when they reached Marseilles she de serted him. Later she returned to him. The complaint says that in the last letter she ever wrote to him she said she was Jn Webster City, Iowa; that she was Inhaling the fragrance from the wonderful bottle, which always caused her to tnink of the one she loved best " , The same letter urges her husband to get a divorce. -t ,i'-s'':;-'s" ',-t Tha letter is an' exhibit In the suit Alexanlan says hia wife deserted him in Marshalltown. Iowa; South Bend, Ind.; Charleston and Champaign, 111., and in New 'York city., - ., , 'Aaams won first ii vegetables at the Pendleton fair. garden Lot to Child Children Have an Awful Learn But Any School Kn ows That Furniture Costs : LESS AT OUR STORE, BECAUSE: EACH CUSTOMER 69-75 Grand Avenue Corner E. Stark . Street coLsU FURNITURE THAMES Tll;: 'imsl . - : 1 : !JTm hvfi OE I. Ml-. -8 11 jj.yy . vi"w n In Annual Savings in W I , V T, if Interest, and Taxes -fM. . . ir -BecaroW'Bnflt the East Side' - -V ' U " r 'm-v: vw can , Z.T.V'S l'' Cm. if?'. '.A I. M 1H? I Oovty; r ba KNEW wMHt 10 BUY OUH l?7 L. . "sssss-. ',M P" 1 "Ot?Bl' I ,,'., 1 a .-r WE ONLY .iC t, Stir KNEW '.-,, L:.P:..;Vsa1 m m - - aH I VVV1 ff7VTrlX wm. (mm J -- iirr- j , nil I i t. I . ; x- I o THE PUBLIC Is cordially invited to visit the West Side Furniture Stores 'firsts-Then vou'll aooreciate our Low, No-Rent Prices AXMINSTER RUGS 9x12 . . . '. $17.00 3x6 Axminsters . , . . . . ... . . . . .$2.75 Body Brussels, 9x12, Special. $23.50 - r n '- i ) I ' " " ' i rw , - I, , n ,x , , - i , . r. .. . Clearance of Sofa PillowsGhoice Only $150 $4.0Q Couch, Cover .,rtT.; $2.75 $5.50 Couch Covers ,7". 77 .Ti $3.75 $3.50 Couch Covers . $2.25 $7.50'Couch Covers ; . . ; . .$4.75 Specials in .the Bedding Department $5.75 AU.Wool Blankets . . . $3.7J $3.25 Half-Wool Blankets . . . $2.25 $3.25 Comforts ..i.........$2.25 $2.50 Comforts ... ..... .$1.75 $7.50 All-Down Pillows, 7-lb pair, 22x28 . V. . .$4.75 $3.75 Ali-Feather Pillows, 7-lb pair, 22x28 . . .$2.25 Lace Curtain Specials While They Last $5.25 Battenb'g; ecru, No. 93 $3.85 $8.25 Battenb'g, ecrii, No. 87 $5.25 $3.5(T Nottingham, No. 62.. v. $2.50 $1.85 Nottingham; No. 56 ra $1.15 liQMESlIIISIIEIX-COMPLETB-OrREASONABtE-TERMS M. A. Special Heaters Duryip the-long" winter everybody should have a land we have a . mild winter. There are "many days when it is too warm to keep' the furnace or steam heat ing plant fired 'up, but too damp arid cool to go without a fire. ; A h e at e r solves the oroblem. Our M-A Special' comprises all the usual styles' of heaters wood, wood and coal and hot blast coal stoves. - The. nirWel is nr- fectly smooth. They ate cast lined, cast tops ft ana bottoms, ana ot . various sizes jpiu.uu to $24.00. v ; months to" come heater.' In Port- S0 fib 3 "TTAS,TANKENyiA"ND RUSSELL-SHAVER CARS PASS OUR DOORS ;