THE OREGON' DAtLY JOPBNAt; 'PORTLAND.-' FRIDAY'' EVENING. ' JANUAfcV. , 13. 1911.
bUiiili
CON
NFERENCE AtV
.i,'ftJlt -! t.'t-i
I OF 0. OPENED
f Interesting ; Papers Read and
Addresses:; Made by Prom-
i mcnt Oregon : Citizens
r Students . Take Part.
(8U1 I)tpteh Th 'Journals
" Eugene, ' Or.. Jn. A13. The third n
tl'ial Common waalth conference, under
th usplce of the University of Or
Run, began this morning with a lecture
by Clara H. Waldo of Portland on
" Step In, the .development of an ideal
,furat community iii Oregon."
In 1 thl paper she kv .an enlighten
Ing comparison f the Amwlcan and
: .European, system of farming, showing
the great waste In. Oregon methods be
cause of laoK of ppeclallzing and useless
expenditure 0f money for needless roads
and fencing, Ehe quoted Hood River as
,an apprQuchtto the ideal In. that tha
, fruit farmer jralaed fruit only and often
did UQt. even Jive on M farm. This
, latter idea he expanded greatly by
laying that emaU cummunltiea of mod
" . ern residences , with a school, athletic
, field and .church, could be built at In-'--tervala
convenient to the farming terri
tory and that the farmer could go to
, nd from his fields for bis .work and
then, gain the advantages of both the
. town and the country life.
rawer Highways; Better Quality.
: , The expenditure f funds for useless
highways was also - discussed, , fewer
. highways of a better quality being re-
-. v quired,- ; In- conclusion the subject of
railroad , domination . of transportation
- rates was thoroughly,, . llscussed, and
various plana proposed for the reduction
of the.,:, high, " freight charges. Mrs.
Waldo, emphasised the remark of W1K
, liana MtMarray of the Southern Pacific
.company, that. each new ettler in Ore
gon w&a worth $500 annually, to the
. company.--.in conclusion, she aaid that
while the business of farming had ad
vanced marvelouely in the lit IS
years. It had not kept pace" with other
lines- or Industry.
i ) . H. H. Darnell of Oresham, lecturer
;of tha atate grange, led the discussion
- which followed the address. He also
- ( ' expanded on the community Instead of
, the Isolated farm house as a means of
preventing young people from going to
the cities.-'; -
f h, R. Alderman, state superintendent
,( of schools,, spoke concerning the mar
velous growth of our school system,
and especially of the county union high
schools, v -
He spoke In favor of the two bllla
"before the legislature; one for the cut
.; tlng of a school superintendent's terrl
,' tory to 40 school districts, and" the other
. to make a state certificate good in any
part of the United Btatas.
V Tha second address of the day was by
- Principal J. a V;' Butler of Monmouth,
-who took for his subject thefresponal
Ability of the normal school for rural
- lite uplift, ; !
v . Tha afternoon session waa opened by
the Associated Students of the Uni
- verslty, when several prominent under
graduates considered the students' ob
, ligation to the commonwealth.
.. Mrs. Evans Speaks.
' Mrs. Sarah A. Evans, president of tha
i State Federation -of Women's clubs, ad
dressed ihe Commonwealth Conference
-'this afternpon: M'.?""1"
, v- "Our mistakes oJ the past," she be
gan, "have been largely because of want
of cooperation, A gathering of this
kind ehows that -w are- taking cognli
.rance of pur.-past mistakes and It Is a
, ' promise- of betters work for. the future,
. each organisation .specializing, It Is a
- coming together tot the future.
. '- I quote from Mary K. Richmond,
manager of, the charities, department of
; tne Russell-Sage Foundation fund: 'An
other way Hif utrengthening the whole
fabric of social TefSrm ls to study our
, own work carefully at its points of in
tersection with some other useful form
of service and then do our utmost to
strengthen It Just there'.-v-
Mrs. Evans endeavored to show how
. work In Oregon had been thwarted by
organisations not working together. As
' an example she cited the difference of
Opinion between our state health author
. ltles and the dairy Interests, the women
allowing their sympathies to Judge be
tween the two whllo all th. lntersts
siiould be correlated. v.: w v .
, "I see two lions in the .way of these
reformx, namely, . Ignorance .and Indif
ference, the first of which the state unJ
verslty should clear away and the sec
ond obstruction, the aoclal organizations
should clesr away. In showing these
points of Intersection. I am "not prepared
to.'joffer exact orspoeiflc instances, for
this will have to be worked out gradual
ly through Wise counsel, experience and
professional service,.- I can- only Rive,
as I say, a common starting point, being
the Individual. I believe all will agree
wltli me that no matter what our aim or
object may be or along what line we
specialise, we must begin with tho In
dividual. ; Health Beforma Heeded.
."The avenues through which our unit
ed .forces could. work or fight are bo
many that in first considering the sub
ject several things presented themselves
as of paramount Importance. There is
no"questlon about the reforms we need
in our health regulations.. We must
have our commissions if we are to have
our cities beautiful. We must eliminate
Jhe commercially prepared courses of
study in cheap magazines if our women
are to be well Informed. Of course,
we need more libraries and every branch
of our educational and public school
work needs strengthening, whlfo a gen
eral and more systematic Improvement
must be made for civio Improvement.
And there are many equally good and
necessary things calling to us, but aft
er all, these things. If we study them
seriously, are but results and the time
has arrived In the movement for social
betterment " -,
rwhat depipraoia social circumstance
can1 be traced oirectiy ; to political
conditions? - This does not mean In any
sensa political parties, which are orig
inally no more serious than a differ
ence of .opinion. It 'became crime when
Andrew Jackson promulgated the doc
trine of 'to the victor belong the spoils.'
A few evenings ago. judge Llndsey. In
Portland Bpoke eloquently of the re
sponsibility of the slate, but what Is
the state but the administration of Its
business for weal or wm of Its people?
'- Ail Can Stand Together.
This brings me to what I consider
the most Important thing where united
force could strengthen every force upon
civil service reform. It Is a common
ground upon which we all stand and 4
banner under which we could all flghj.
To me it transcends all other calls upon
our time and effort."
Mrs. Evans gave a number of In
stances of women who Were afraid to
work on civil servlcs committees be
cause they were afraid it was politics.
"I am sorry to say there are many
like them who have never been able tp
spell out of civil service good cltisen
shlp. I quote from Mr. Foltx, an em
ploy of the United States treasury de
partment, who asks If anyone even
heard a father counseling his eon to
adopt government service as a career
Mr. Folts also asiys tnat our educators
havo new possibilities set before them.
There are today nearly 400,000 federal
office holders, yet no higher institution
of learning offers a course In civil serv
ice. The resuit-or these conditions is
that when a young man arrives at the
age of legal cmxensnip, ne aoes one
of two things: He eitner goes Into noli
tics as a gamester or keepa entirely out
because politics is too dirty for re
spectability and one Is almost as repre
hensible as tne otner.
Tna Home Directly Affected.
I recognize that the merit system
Is a tremendous thing, but the pendulum
started by Andrew Jacxson reached Its
farthest Umlt.durlng our Spanish-American
war when thousands, of our beat
men . sacrificed through corruption in
high placea. Since that time It has been
a life and death struggle between -the
protected Interests of the country and
the common law makers. I cite the
struggles of Dr. Wiley for pure food
against the purveyors of prepared. food.
This shows that it la not as hopele'ss as
we at first think, and the reason we
hear more of graft and malfeasance in
office Is because It is Jarred loose In
order to give the pendulum of honest
movement a chance to swing back to
plumb, and it is our plain duty to help
clear the way. I suggest some plans
of work beginning with a systematic
study of civil service, supplementing the
study with vislta to our institutions, a
study of these institutions, how the
officials are appointed and what the re
quirements are. jsaS
"These Investigations should be made
carefully, intelligently and wisely, above
all guarding every public utterance until
we can speak with authority and In un
mistakable terms. My observation as a
public official has taught me that as
much graft and corruption Is hatched by
unjust; accusations as from any other
cause. ' It Is the old, old story of try
ing for the game if you havs the
name.'
In conclusion Mrs. Evans quoted John
O. Holland's prayer for better cltlxen-
ship.
Polk ccunt" Is getting a great repu
tation for fine stock.
COLLINS SPRINGS
MONEY RETURNED
Says Captain Belcher, Seller,
Secured "Naturally Heated
Water" by a Cleverly Hid
den Steampipe.
MI.250. Attorney H. IL RIddell rep
resents Mr. young. The ,new owner
of-the health resort has been in the
sheep business In eastern Oregon the
past few years, but recently moved to
roruand. -
CASES IN SUPREM
I red A. Young, new proprietor of the
Collins Hot Springs, failed to .find me
poautlful stream of "naturally nested
water coming fram sumerranenu
depths," as he says was represented by
C. T. Belcher, and lias started sun
In the circuit court to recover 140,000
of the amount paid for the sanltarfum.
The new proprietor did discover, how
ever, he states in hl suit, that the
water, la artificially heated by a clever
device. - ,
Young began negotiations August zs,
1910, for the' sanitarium. He says ne
listened to Belcher's claim that the me
dicinal qualities of the water were due
to the fact that thy came irom sucn
ffreat deDth. and from sucn a noi
place somewhere in the Interior of the
earth that he had not exactly discov
ered It. 'i.
It was also related how the' water
became so hot in the earth that It
Sought a place on the surface of the
earth, where It could escape and cool
off. The site at the Collins Hot Springs
was the best place the water could
find, and soma man discovered the won
derful curative powers it contained. , It
was further explained to the prospect
ive purchaser that the water had cured,
hundreds of people of ailments too nu
merous to mention, and had made the
sanitarium a noted place for people
seeking rest and recuperation. The new
purchaser saw the pipe leading from
the spring to the oath house, ana w
how hot the water mslde made It. This
was convincing, and on September 8
contract was mHde. In which TToung
agreed to take over the santtflrlum with
all the equipment. The price agreed
upon was 152,260.' An option was. also
secured from the O.-W. R. & N. upon
the real estate upon which the . build
ings were located. This option was" se
cured for $40,000.
On November JS Mr. Young took
charge of the health reBort. He made
an Investigation the next day, and
talked to the engineer. The result of
this Investigation, he claims, was that
he found the temperature of the water
to be only V0 degrees, and that it did
not eome from such a hot place as rep
resented by the former manager, who
claimed the natural temperature to be
118 degrees.
Mr. Young says he found the water
was like other mountain water, and that
a mechanical arrangement had been
made by which the pipe carrying the
water from the spring to the bath
house was Incased In another plpe-ear-rying
steam. The top tf the spring was
eourely sealed over with cement and
the place at whiTh the water entered
the bath house waa also cleverly ar
ranged so as not to disclose the steam )
pipe. This discovery exploded the, story
told by -the former1 owner, says the
plaintiff, and caused a depreciation In
the value of the sanitarium. He In
formed the former . proprietor, who
failed to return any ojthe . purchase
price. " ""
In his suit filed today Mr. Young
asks that Mr. Belcher return 140.000 on
the ground that the sanitarium and
equipment are not worth more than
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COURT NEXT WEEK
(Bpacja! Dispatch The Journal.)
Salem, Or. Jan. 18. Cases havs been
set down for hearing in the supreme
court by Clerk X C. Mpreland as fol
lows: i
Tuesday, January 24 at 10 A'ntnrk
Long, executor, vs Duur, administra
tor; appealed from the circuit court for
Multnomah county. At X o'clock Kinney
vs. Astoria; appealed from the circuit
court for Clatsop county. ,
vTcunesuay, January 25, at 10 o'clock
altOn VS. Moore: Annnalo4 fmm
circuit COUrt for T.an wmnf it
o clock, Bourne vs. Wilson Case twmber
company; appealed from tha circuit
court for Columbia' county.
Thursday, January 2, at 10 o'clock
Blanchard vs. Eureka Planing Mills
company; annealed from h init
court for Columbia county. At 3 o'clock.
Aniaony va. Hiiisboro Gold Mining com
pany; appealed from tha circuit court
for Washington county.
SALE AT SOTHEBY'S .
OF RARE AMERICANA
London, Jan. 13. A notable sal nt
rare books and-pamphlets relating to
the early history of the United Ktt
nd Canada was commenced today at
Sotheby's. Among the Interesting fit;
nadlan items in the oolleetinn i. CI nrtnv
of the rare "Sermon OcaaalonM h h
Reduction of Quebec." dellv.r.H j
Cooper and printed In Boston In 1769.
A scarce Connecticut item Is 'The Code
of 16E0, being a compilation of the earli
est laws and orders of the general court
of Connecticut, also the constitution, or
civil contract, entered into and adopted
by the towns of Windsor. Hartford and
Wethersfleld In 1SS8." Orta of tha In
teresting New England Items In the col
lection Is a copy of R. Barclay's "Ca
techism and Confession of Faith," con
I?1?1?.. the utograph Signature of
Uatehellor Bunker, who is said to havs
ueenine original owner of Bunker Hill,
VEDD1NG GOWN
HELD BY It LOEB
Vivian Gould's Fiance Offers
Check to Pay the Duty
. but Nothing ; Stirs.
Is accused of petty grafting,
i "I don't understand why Paul V. Marls
should make such Insinuations," said
Nottingham. "As he was a1 deputy In
Bailey's office, he must bo-' aware that
I am not an Intimate friend of Bailey,
or he would have seen me around the
office. ; I have no reason' for wanting
to ' whitewash Baileys; Charges have
been mads which I think should be
investigated by a legislative commit
tee, and I included the other officer
named because one committee can do
the work for all without employing ad-
dltlonal help."
The resolution presented by Nottlng-y
ham calls for a committee of five, two
senators and three representatives. It
la now -resting in the resolutions com-J
ralttsa. , .... ., . ,,-';-:,
In novel'' English aeroplane tha
aviator occupies a seat, suspended us
tween two. sets of three planes- eoh.
i ... l
(United I'ren Leaaed Wire.)
New York, Jan. 13. After a night in
the customs house, where it was held
for duty, Mrs. George J. Gould's 11400
gown waa redeemed today and removed
to the home of its owner. The creation
waa brought across the Atlantic from
Paris modiste, by I-ord Decles. f lanes
of Miss Vivian Gould.
Lord-Cecies arrived last night on the
Lusitania. His arrival was unan
nounced, and no carriage or automobile
was waiting at tne dock. ,
Customs officials were obdurate when
Lord Decies wanted to pay for tha en
trance of the gown by check. - Checks
are not recognised, he was told, except
in special cases. The duty amounted, to
11000 and the nobleman was . able to
dig only $200 In cash from his pockets.
He waa plainly peeved and intimated
he bad lots of money coming to him.
"Can t Help it; its cash or your trunks
don't go," was the offlolal reply.
Today the money was sent to the
oustome ornciais ana the gown andi
other nnery Drought front Paris were
turned over to their own era ,
Lord Decles and Mlaa Gould will be
married in February. .
NOTTINGHAM DENIES
ANY INTENTION TO
WHITEWASH BAILEY
State Senator C W. Nottingham, who
introduced a resolution In the senate
a few days ago providing for Investiga
tion or tne offices of the state dairy
and food commissioner, the state health
board and the fish commission, resents
the intimation that ho is preparing a
coat of whitewash for I, W. Bailey,
state dairy and food commissioner, who
ThU Genuine Rogers
Orange Spoon FREE
Save 12 "finnklat Oranra (or
Mmon; wrappers ana send them
to a wlin uo to pay cnarges,'
etc., ana w wiu present yon wun
a famine RocersOrannSDOon.
ot beautiful design ana Mgheitv ,
quality. Begin saying wrap
pars today. SendUSunklsr
wrappers ana no tor eaca
additional spoon.
la temtttlB please swd Is
taaps b;a toe amoui Is
M lhaa Mai eaeaats
em sm we srenr fumtj
qruait pim orar or dsu
wewii,
yes oomp'
ion
will be s4 to
omplvt IUt mt !
Th orance la
luscious and healthful
fruit. California excels
Quality of oranfiwa. T
beat of the California
ii u k c a ara uuw a. m .l
wrappers labeled "San- iV,
Five thousand onan farm.
ers In California do their own
lackingr, shipping and lellln?.
bey irrado and select their cron
Into "firsts," "seconds." ate. the
si m - mm zzm a "
e w aiv w. -t i
firsts are fancy, tree-ripened, hand-nlckad. aaarl. ,
lets, fibreless. thin-skinned oramna-verw inrlli.
vidual orange a perfect spedrnwa of the finest variety
of oranees. They are not only mora health! nl and
mira palatable than other o ranees, but thaw am arm.
' . . . " ' . . ;
aiiyxaeapoT,iorineyaro neanv ail meat ana nourishment.
Your dealer sells "Snnkist" Orantres. Ask for thum.
xon wm enow tnem ov too iissue paper wrap
k per in which each "Sunkist" Orange Is A
packea. ua the wrapper note the labeL
incj are worm money to you
Best California Lemon
Come in MSunkt Wrappers
for
caafudiretomooibT the cIothes,,thev wear. If
wear Snnklst" wrappers they are juicy and good.
rr are mat ii i isim n or wbf. -i ne ara i nut am
SunkUt" Oraages, and their wrappers are equally valuable.
they
OUJFORN1A FRUIT GROWERS' EXCHANGE
03). LkM dark Street, CHICAGO, ILL. i w f
: if
Leading Furnuhen of the
Home and Office
Tul S: Gibbs, Inc.
Dr. Lyon's
PERFECT
B00YI
irouoer
neutrallzea the destructive
acids of the mouth cleanses,
preserves and beautifies the
teeth, and imparts purity
and fragrance to the breath.
Important Notice
Lovers of Good Laundry Work
To
Union Laundry Company Have Installed a New Process
To Insure Perfect Bleaching Without the
Least Injury to the Fabric ,'
CJ One of the most valuable applications of electricity jfl recent
J ears is one which enables the laundryman to ENTIRELY IjJLIM
" INATE THE USE OF BLEACHING POWDERS, :
Q . he passing; of a common salt solution over electrodes through
which passes a current of electricity givrs a : chlorme -. without
any lime 6r alkali, which destroy the. linen, in the ustfiof bleaching
5 WE HAVE IN USE THIS EQUIPMENT, which, has beti
tested and adopted by shirt . factories and plants doing -Pullman
' J work. , . .
.1 :j- ' , - - - . : ; ' ; t
if The public .now . has the opportunity to get .away from the'
DREADED BLEACHING POWDER.
Union Lauridr Co.
Vtere linen lasU and qualitjr counE "30rSerS"ComerCoIumBTT
",: .'. ;: PHONES:. Main 398 A-1123
Morrison at Seventh
Easiest Payment Terms to
tiomefurnishers
Quality Up to the Standard Here Always and a Homefurnishing Service for Your Comfort, Convenience and to
Your Advantage. Mail Orders Given Prompt and Careful Attention.
Umusoal Are the Offerings SL Rummage Sale
Unusual From a Standpoint of Economyy Unusual in Assortment and the Almost Unlimited Number of Opportune
ties for Replenishing the Home Needs. '
These Are Some Opportunities That Await Women
in the First Floor Apparel SectionsThisWeek. Briefly;
$25.00 to $29.00 Tailored Suits at $14.75
$40.00 to $50.00 Tailored Suite at $27.85
$29.50 to $35.00 Tailored Suite at $1&50
$60.00 to $75.00 Tailored Suite at $38.50
WOMEN'S AND MISSES' WOOL COATS
$7.50 for Coats that were $10.00 to $13.95 :; $12.50 for Coats that were $15 to $25
WOMEN'S AND MISSES' WOOL DRESSES
$10.95 for Dresses that were $12.95 to $25 $13.85 for Dresses that were $15 to $30
Lingerie Waists Worth $1.19 at 89c Silk Waists Worth $5.95 to $7.50 at $3.98
LINEN WAISTS AT HALF PRICE"
Children's Wool Coats, Wool Dresses, White Dresses and Raincoats at HALF PRICE
Women's Blanket Robes in Navajo Patterns, worth $20,00, now at $14.75
$4.95 and $5.95 Silk Petticoats at $3.59
WOMEN'S COMBINATION UNDERGARMENTS
$2.50 and $2.75 Values at $1.98 $3.00, $3.50 and $3.95 Values at $2.75
$4.75, $5.95 and $7.50 Values at $3.48
Leather HandBags $4.79 for $5.50 Bags. $5.39 for $5.95 Bags. $5.79 for $6.50 Bags.
$6.79 for $7.50 Bags. $U7 for $1.50 Bags.
$1.95 Values at $1.29
Itn the Furniture and HomefurriislMh Sections, Too,
Are EconomieslThat the Most Economical Welcome
$1.50 hardwood center tables, in golden fin
ish for 75. .. . ; ;
$4.50 mission magazine or book jacks, in
weathered oak, for $2.50.
$2.?5 bedroom chair, m'h'g'ny finish, $1.85.
$6.00 Uedroom rocker, in mahogany finish, '
for S2.95. .C-
$3.00 round ton folding card tables; in golden
lmish, for Jpl.75.
$7.00 large arm rocker, in golden oak, with"
high back and wide seat, for $4.25. I- ;
$9 kitchen cupbo'ard, in goldenj elm, $4.25. .
$12.50 kitchen cupboard, in golden elm, 6
It. high, for $6.25. ; v: -
$12.00 full size bed, in solid oak, quartered ,
Stock and golden finish, for $8.75. v
$24.00 full size bed, in mahogany, for
$12.75.
$10.00 solid. oak chiffonier, golden
finish, without mirror, for $7.40.
,$19.50 easy arm chair, with quartered
oak frame and large cushions in seat
and 'back,: for $13.25. .
$31.00 mahogany settee with. uphol
stered seat, for $16.50.
$33.00 sectional bookcase desk in
fumed oak, for $19.75 A 1
. $15.)0 cane arm- chair for $8.75.
"$10 colonial style arn chair, in mahogany
finish with split cane seat; for $5.25.- '.. '
$10 arm rocker to match for $5,25. ; r
$12.50 mahogany cofomar bedroom chair,
with rush seat, for $6.75."'
v $10;iSiplid mahogany arm rocker,- for $5.00.
$7.25 solid oak desk chair, in golden finish,
ifor.$4.25. , - . 4.;.
$1100' large arm rocker, in solid oak, with
, high back1 and wide seat, for $6.25
$20.00s combination' library table and desk, in
"golden oak for $6.95. . -
$24.00 mahogany arm chair,-with upholstered
seat, colonial design, for $12.50. ' ; -
$16.00. dressing table, m solid oak, golden fin-
.HE
iest Terms to Horaef urn ishers
,ish,:for $9.75.
$24.50 complete kitchen cabinet, with
case- irt gbldea'oak,vfor $9.75. :
$14.50 dresser, 'iri;-solid oak; golden
finish. withbevel,rrpIa.tevjmirror, for -
$9.75,'';,;'5'-:ip'
. ; $15 dresser, in quarter sawed golden
oak, with patterned f plate mirror, for
$12.75. 4 , , '
$31.00 " craftsman ! arm. rocker, in
fumed oak. With leather cushion seat
and back,.fof $19.75, ' :
$23.00, arm . 'chair, ' craf tsman style,
with leather covered seat and back, for
$1X50. U-Jr- -7'' .'
M $47,00 cfaff smah davenport, in. fumed
t m
Mir
oak, with Spanish leather seat and back
for $32.75.
$28.00 fumed oak settee with rush
seat, for $15.75. -,
,, $83.00 leather couch of very best con
struction and best grade of leather, for,
$57.75. .. -' j-
; $18.00 dining table- in -g6lden oak," -wjth
gedesl base, .6 ft, extension, for
$50 massive sideboard in solid oak,
quarter sawed, for $37.75. t
v-io.w comoination Duttet and china
-eabi,netr1nHluirt3he
sawed golden oak, for $32.75, ' ,
Timely; Savings in Bedding, Heating Stoves, liugs, Caipets, Remnante, Etc.
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