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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
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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., - ., ,
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