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FOREIGN LEGATIONS III PEKING lYHEf.E FCHCES ARE EEi::G CO.'XEflTRATED . n'P'.'P I !ri! I ITiH II bail U. OiljU 1U BE PRESIDENT OF M, IS HIED . - ..- rnimoiiOiUiiiUL, ; PLAYGOOUiiDSTOO ; FEW, SAYS KIRBY JiecrectjorLAssociationOfficial 1 Urges Formation of Play- I rtronnrl fnmrrnc-eirin . fnp ,UhN "lil ROOSEVELT IS HOI SINCERE Has Adopted Progressive Poli- cies,- He5aysr0n!y-When They Became Unavoidable; Elected Before by Trusts. ' ' ) Louis-WHill-to Resign- De More Liberal Assistance From Federal GovernmeatrState, Individuals Big Banquet Enjoyed. spite His Denials, Is In v formation Received to De ; vote Time to Law Deals, i. Portland. ELLS4QD0 Mil FOBS 10 HAVE BETTER FIRE PROTECTION (Special to The JonrniU Seattle, Wash., March 2. Strong de nunciation of Theodore Roosevelt's third term aspirations, courled with a- de claration that the colonel la not a gen uine progressive and Is adopting pro gressive policies only after they have been confirmed by a vote of the people - or by act of congrss, and that .Robert M. La Follette should be the chotee of progressive Republicans, marked thff ad dress upon political Issues of the day delivered by William Jennings Bryan, befoiV an audience of probably .,4000 people at Dreamland pavilion this after noon. The address lasted two hours and one quarter and was Interrupted by applause at frequent Intervals. Mr. Bryan also declared -unequivocally that he Is not a candidate for the Demo cratic nomination for president, that he does not believe he would be the strong est candidate In the party, and that he could work more successfully for the . election of another man than for him-, elf. r - ' What Eooseveit Has Opposed. "" Mr. Bryan said that Roosevelt', had opposed the direct election of senators, that he had opposed the Initiative and referendum, andjthat ,he' had owed his elevation to the office of president, first to the death of President McKlnley and secondly to the assistance rendered him by the great financial -Interests." 1 - There is sure enough' fight on In the Republican party,'. he sald7 "I thought three yeara ago that the peo ple had made a mistake, and now I " know it fr Mr. Roosevelt, who was the sponsor for Mr. Taft says in effect that Taft'a administration has been a failure. That would be the only ground upon' which he could consistently be a candidate for a third term In opposi tion to Mr. Taft.' , - .v V- The leaders afe against each other, and as 1 have a, very high opinion of the veracity of both I believe that both are right and that neither should be elected. If Taftls nominated w iiave Roosevelt's impeachment of his record, and if Roosevelt is nominated he must meet the objections to the third term and-we can compare his progresstveness to that of the Democratic nominee. A. Oae Candidate Party... "Personally t believe In the single term for presidents. Four years Is long enough for any man'to hold the office. When elected to that high office a man should tear out of his heart every shred of personal ambition and give his every , effort to the service or tne country, There must be something wrong with a party which after ...nearly 80 years of power has only one man capable" of sav lug It from defeat, and that mart must violate tne precedent or tne nation, es tablished by George Washington".'" "A narrv with onlv one candidate should !" Vie allowed ' to die -v and have v decent burial.' BENEFIT TAFT4YER W. B. Ayer, chairman of the Taft campaign committee, yesterday expres sed satisfaction with the progress of the work being done xn behalf of the president, and gave the opinion that the Roosevelt announcement of candi dacy baa been of decided benefit to , Taft. He was chairman of the Oregon delegation at the 1904 convention, when . Roosevelt was nominated. '- "I have been a great admirer of Roosevelt." said Mr. Ayers, "and ; the announcement of his candidacy caused 'me deep regret, x believe there are i many men capable of being president of the United States, and I would not be willing to set aslde-the nnkrokon precedent of history to satisfy the am bition of Mr. Roosevelt for another term. Mr." Roosevelt's place in history , will have to be re-written, and I am not surprised by the expressions of sent! ment I have heard since his candidacy was announced." ....... ... ' The first speechmaklng of the Taft , campaign will begin next week. - Meet ings will be held at Oregon City and Iieppner. Speakers have not yet been .. named for the Oregon City meeting, , which will be held Saturday afternoon, A banquet will be held after the meeting and a Tart club organized. Arrangements for the Heppner meeting are in charge or w. W, Bmead. chair man of the Taft committee -of that ; place. R. R. Butler of The Dalles will - apeak. . - - ' ' ..; One of the most enjoyable events of Its kind that has taken placo this sea son, was tha annual -banquet and bus! ness meeting last night of the Portland Willamette University Alumni associa tion, , which was held In the dlnln room of the Meier" & Frank store. One hundred guests were present and many able addresses were macle. After the banquet' the election of officers took place. The new officers are: Robert A. Miller, president; Clyde Belknap, secre tary, Dr. Mae Cardwell, treasurer. Among the principal speakers were Judge George, ex-Qovernor T.' T. Geer, C. B. Moores, Judge N. Jj. Butler, Judge Van Zant, George Shepard, Dr. Fletcher Homen, president of the Willamette university, and Mr. B. Lee Paget. R.'A. Miller acted as toastmaster. " Anniversary of Cleveland's Birthday (UiUtffl FrM LMHd Wire.) New York, March 2. The seventy- . fifth anniversary of the birth of former President Grover Cleveland will be ob served by his loyal friends here tomor row. A great mass meeting will be - held In Carnegie hall, at which eulogies of the .career of the dead statesman will b: pronounced by some of his former associates. , ' , : Sold Uquor Without License. On a charge of selling liquor without a license, John Charlton was arrested and placed ln- the county Jail last eve i.lngt The arrest was made upon i . 1 m;h tnu-xaut inua fm tlio'lvmilt vourt. where - E' complaint was lodgfri gainst hlriv A bond of $500 was re. qulrfd for Charlton's release, but. he mm MOVE-ID ALUMNI ASSOCIATION HOLD ANNUAL BANQUET Oregon is going to have better forest fire protection this year than ever be fore in Its history. It will have a larg-, er appropriation J from the federal gov ernments greater help from lndlvidaul timber owners and, it is believed, more liberal assistance from tho state Itself, iudglngroniiheeipresilons-at-tbe banquet last nigQt at the Multnomah hotel,, given as the closing feature of the annual meeting of the Oregon Forest Fire association. G. H. Cecil, In charge of the govern ment forest service tin this " district, stated that the federal government had promised $10,000 tor fire protection the coming season, or $5000 more than last year,-State Forester E. A. Eliott stated he believed the state would probably see it good' business , to .. ; appropriate; $100,000 for forest fire protection for the next two -years, instead of $60,000 the amount appropriated for the purpose during the past two years, and the various speakers financially interested In timber Intimated that they and their associates would, do all In their power and within their means to protect the Umber against fire. ' ' Ministers to Kelp. Rev. Henry Marcotte promised to aid In the good work by announcing from his . pulpit a . warning to those of his congregation - who - go - camping - to - be careful not to allow their camp fires to smoulder after breaking camp and he sald-hewould"T6qxieBr othe rTnthlsters to follow the example.' Wells Gilbert, timber holder, urged that all timber owners provide themselves with equip ment so that when an Incipient fire s discovered it can easily be extinguished. E. T. Allen, forester for the West ern Conservation association, urged that tho timber and lumber men should take more active part In the enactment of laws that affect the biggest Industry of the states He pointed out that often laws detrimental to the industry were passed because the lawmakers were not acquainted .with the facts and did not see them from the right viewpoint He said he had confidence in the people of Oregon, that they want to seo the big gest Industry given the square deal, which he felt Is all the Industry would ask. , . ... .... r:.r.v.--:-.;,. ''The Umber Industry is of such mag nitude to the state or Oregon," ho ex claimed, "that it is to everybody's in terests to see to it that it is given every protection possible." ; , Opening of Canal Subject. - F. G Knapp, lumber manufacturer and president of the Portland Chamber of Commerce, spoke on the meaning of the timber Industry to th stater saying that It would be well to acquaint everybody with it so that they will realize what effect prosperity of the industry has upon general conditions. A. P. Sprague, president of the asso ciation, who acted as toastmaster, ex plained what effect the opening of the Panama canal would have on the tim ber industry. He pointed to need of revision orX the existing shipping laws and also urged active work In making the merits of- Oregon fir better known in the east and in such markets that will be more easily reached by way of the canal. " '"'."' E. B. Falkner spoke on the taxaUon systems in Oregon f and Washington. Judge C. U. Gantenbein touched upon the Industrial liability law, and C. S. Chapman, secretary and manager' Of the association, related how the patrol Bystem had developed In ' the state"; a wonderful - improvement in the past three years, -but yet having an abund ance of room for- enlargement, v George M. Cornwall spoke of public ity and how it can aid the timber and lumber Industries. State Forester El liott said he hoped to have 100 patrols in the field-next summer and announced that a great deal of good will' be ac complished in protecting against fires by the building of trails and the exten- ion of rural telephones. He explained how the best results will be obtained by cooperation between the state and the timber owners associations. Five coun ties, he said, had promised to pay for patrols. Lloyd J, Wentworth spoke on market extension work. Clyde McKay spoke on the umber - industry In general. Business Meeting Morning. The business meeting was held at the Hotel Multnomah yesterday , morning, President Sprague outlined, the woiSk: of the association the past year arid expressed the opinion that through the efforts of the Oregon Forest Fire as sociation, the state was far better pa trolled than ever before, thoughmuch remained to be done before the proper kind of organization for handling the situation was in effect. Secretary and Manager C. S. Chap man In his report -called attention to the need for better organization In pa trol work, and drew a parallel between ttW'Work done In Oregon with other western states. ' He pointed out that Individual owners 'were spending more money than was necessary if all agen cies engaged . in protection could be brought together and handle. this. work In a uniform and systematic manner. FILES FOR CONGRESS ' (Riecll to The Journal. Salem, On, March- 2. Another Demo- cratic candidate for. congressman for the-Second district entered the contest today. He 'is Claude C. Covey of Warm Springe. His slogan Is, "For eastern Ortgun development. Oregon system, tariff reduction, honesty, economy and eriioiency." His opponent Is John Har vey uraham of Uaker, .- , -.. . Charles W. Sherman, Sr.. of Dairy niea for democratic " delegate to th national convention, ; , Miss Allstrum's Story Kicks Back. Tacoma, March 2. Miss Esther AH strum, city ' pure food Inspector, got long favorable story written about her work in an eastern magazine recently, In it she was quoted as attacking the city attorney's office for failure to back her up. Following two hearings before Mayor Seymour at the Instance Of Assistant City Attorney Tinker Btiili.ini.rit will In. o i a W 1 1 Ify fdfMTC AiiKinim- to siKn withdrawing the a tacK. i.mt)voirsti have- come to Mis Allstruin't t-fht-nc. iintl tuivn ua-lcrtHk' C. C. COiEY DEMOCRAT -J rtf-wntubillii- loi u.e ....bdlue ttitldj'uian, fi 'r'i-'--. . . . . !.V - ' ' ' '.:.. 1 " .... "' ;: 'S , f - ; tl i W-." -v.- v-r-" " -7svkciy:: ..r--. ,.-:.-' ' : v.: r.iV.S. :V:v;::?-.:r...iS. ' v' ! - - , ,' . 1 ' -, View of that portion DEFEATS Y. M. d A. Third Annual Indoor Track Meet Is Won by Forest ; . Grove Athletes. (Speclil to The Joorosl.) Forest Grove, Or., March 8. The third annual Indoor and race meet between-the f ortland rY7-iS.CrXriM Paclflo university was held here to night The T. M. C. A. was decisively beaten by the varsity by a score-of 43H to 33 tt. Throughout the meet the score did not vary five points until the last event, the relay, which was won by pa cific. ,- ''.: ; - ' : r,- Austin of Pacific, was tho star. He made 10 points, and was closely fol lowed by Ferrln, with- 9 points. . The half mile was the feature event, Austin and Bsrndollar of the T. M. C. A. running neck and neck until the last lap. Austin won by a close margin. McKee and Dudley of T. M. C A., and Ferrln of Pacific, fought over the pole vault, -McKee winning out on his third trial. Knighton outclassed Mayfleld of the T.XM. C. A. In the shot' put Mc Donald of tha-YM CVJU-woaha mil raco by & lead of 12 yards over Donald son of Pacific. McKee was tne oiggesi point, winner for the Y M. C. A, The events: Twenty-five yard dash Fleming, T. M. C. A, firstr Markee, Pacific, second. Time, t seconds. : 1 ; Half mile run Austin, Racine, first; Barndollar, Y. M. C. A., second. High lump Dudley, C. A., first! Ferrln. Pacific, second. Height 5 feet Inches. : 220 yard dash Bryant, Pacific: first! Kurtz, Y. M. C. A., second. Time, 291-5. 140 yara aasn AUBiin,racuic, iirsi, Barndollar, Y. M. C. A and Bryan, Pa cific, tied. Time, 62 2-5. Pole vault McKee. Y. M. c. A., first; Ferrln, Pacific, second.-Height, ltt feet, Inches. - .' . . -: 25 yard hurdle Ferrln, Pacific, first; McKee, Yr M. C. A., second. Time, 2-5.... . - ' . .... V.v. - ' Mile McDonald, Y. M. C. A., first; Donaldson, Pacific, second., . Time, :58. .. ; : Shbt pub Knighton, Pacific, first; Mayfleld, Y. M. C, A., second. 40 feet inch. ... "-- --' 880 relay Vfon by Pacific team, com posed of Bryant, McNeil, Knighton and Austin. - Time, 1:55. : - REED COLLEGE GETS POPULAR PROFESSOR N. P. Coleman of . Whitman college Walla Walla, who la affectionate ly regarded by students and townsfolk.': Walla Walla. Wash., March 2. -In rec ognition of the services of Norman F, Coleman, head ' of the English depart ment of Whitman college, who has re signed- to accept a similar position in Reed college at Portland, the students faculty and friends of the college will establish the Coleman Alcove of Eng lish Literature In the college library. A "Coleman Testimonial committee" has been appointed, consisting of Professor Ralph P. Boas, Mrs. 8. IS. L. Penrose, Professor E. E. Ruby, Rev, R. C. Brooks and Miss A. M. McNaughton. Mr. Coleman has been connected with Whitman college for the past five years, and has been recognized as one of the strongest men the college has ever had His Jobs is keenly felt both In -ity and college, and the library alcove, which Is being installed by .donations, will be a large one, Jt is believed. : Every stud ent in the collese htm contributed, by an HgUHf"""-f '"'"' a'""'ff -iliinn, -nt tu laculty anil iott-HcpevplB will give Inrgfjr sums. Mr. v;tiioniaii stays with Whit man until the cml or the present school year, lie is a tmvcjity f 1'oronto PACIFIC VARSTY .of Chinese, capital where foreign troops are centering. DIPLOMATS HEED PRESIDENT'S PLEA ' FOR ASSISTANCE , .(Continued from Page One.) not be estimated, but several thousands must have, been killed at the various points where the riot in g occurred. f CiVia faces a repetition' of the Boxer uprising, and unless the powers are able to concentrate adequate forces here at once, the loss of life must nec essarily reach stupendous proportions. The Chinese authorities are apparently powerless. - Tuan Shi K&l has offered pardon to all the mutineers who return, but -o this edict there has .been no response. Instead, the soldiers of the entire north ern army are in sympathy with the pillaging movement These troops con strue the-coming of the republican dele, gates as a guarantee that they are to be dismissed from the service and their depredations are prpmpted solely by re venge, y CHINESE TROOPS IN ' . TIENTSIN 'MUTINY; NATIVE TOWN LOOTED i Tien Tsln, March 2. At a given sig nal tonight the Chinese troops mutinied and swarmed into jthe business district of the native town, firing indiscrlmln.-atelyat-civlllan-nd pillaging with practically no effort being made by the authorities to restrajn them. f After sacking hundreds, of downtown stores the soldiers entered the residen tial section, terrifying the inhabitants and carrying off everything of value in leht. Several persons were reported to have been .killed by the looters, . but the city was In such a panto that jno estimate of casualties' was possible. All foreign troops were held In readiness to defend the f legations. ' They were or dered," however, to make no efforts to suppress the outbreaK unless foreign ers were interfered with. Hundreds of natives and foreigners, believing that a general massacre was imminent flocked to the legations lor protection. , At midnight the soldiers congregated in the vice royal district riddling the government buildings with bullets and attempting to burn struc tures. - f ' - : r : - " Practically all the Chinese soldiers in the local garrison participated in the mutiny and those who refused to Join the looters spurned the efforts of their fflcfers to induce them to fire on the looters. ... . . . . ....... The troops here have been restless ror long time. Several weeks ago beforo the. revolution was ended there was an Indolent mutiny, but it was .stamped out before It gained headway. It was reported here tonight that the outbreak was Inspired by the success or tne rt' oters in looting Peking. ; . Lew Anderson,-well known In com mercial circles and particularly familt ar with rate questions by reason of long experience as a rate expert is a candi date for the Democratic nomination lor state railroad, commissioner from the Second district which comprises the counties of the old Second congressional district . -,-- ,. "Improved service - with fair and equitable rates" will be printed on the ballot after his name. In his announce ment ; he presents his claims 'as fol lows:;. .;.. .i 'I . have record , of. more, than JO years experience in the freight ana traffic departments of numerous rait roads, where I became thoroughly fami liar "with all phases of rate making and transportation, took an active part In memorable rate controversies before the interstate commerce commission and aided materially in the adjustment of rates In the interest of the shippers. "Have managed the traffic, depart ment of the Pacific Coast Biscuit com pany, ppsduce Merchants association, Douglas Fir Bales company, as well, as being statistician for the Portland Chamber of Commerce transportation committee. If elected, I will devote my time and experience in adjusting any controversies between th public and the railroads with absolute Justice to all parties concerned. I will use my best efforts to secure Improved transporta tion service with fair and equitable rates." ' . . ,-. : . . : EARLY MORNING FIRE ON BURNSIDE STREET ir. ... Fire broke out at 1:30 o'clock : this morning la a two story frame structure at 268 Burnslde street. The blaze was got under control after damaging a barber shop and small clothing store, 4 Sharif! Must Pay kntVaws. Olympia," Wi-fh., March 2. That the sftfrtft-wmi vis inipirtrBriirirnffrchrrneJ to reduced rr.'.cs on streetcars In SoattloH Is the opinion given to the public service conimtf w.on. It is held that it would be, Mrex-hirs a ixmt to call a sheriff a policti.,a.t. RATE EXPERT OUT FOR RY. COMMISSIONER IAL Plan" to Bring Members To gether. by Series of Month ly SociaL Meetings. . lu! order to get away kf rom the Idea that the Portland Commercial club is a-place at which Orget-luneheon-ani to get the members interested In th other side of the club's work, a series of "smokers" is being, arranged which will open with one next Wednesday night at 8:30 o'clock in the club rooms. It is planned to have these smokers at periods of not more than a month apart and in all probability much closer to gether. The officers of the club and those in terested in Its welfare are taking this means of bringing the members together in order that there njay be more co operation in the futurK Many of the members have used ; the club for only thelr: noonday meals and for occasional visits and it is thtse men that the. at tempt will be made to interest .Tho matter was taken tip by the house com rnitteo composei of John. Annand, T.-N. Btoppenbach and John Burgard with the result that the smokers were devised. ) - Mak Manill, the sleigh-of-hand artist who mystified the members and friends' of the Press club at tha "Jinks," held in honor of William Jennings .Bryan Thursday night,, is to be the feature of the program of the first of these' smok ers next Wednesday nights In addition there will ba music and an Interesting program. vJ ;' ','' Tho clever little, wonder worker, Ma- llnl, with the smallest hands of any master o the mysttfylng art,' is spend ing a few weeks in Portland on his way to Japan. Mallnl does hot care for the stage in performing his tricks, but prefers to amutitj private audiences with the guests gathered as close as possi ble, lie has letters from many of the most prominent people In the world to day and has performed for the majority of the crowned heads of the world. Mallnl does his tricks directly under the eyes of his audience and many of them suggest the "black art for they seem Impossible. At the Press club he tit a button from the coat of one of the onlookerti, pulle the loose threads out and to the amazement of all whon he passed his hand over. the coat tho button appeared sewed tightly In place as much as if it had never been sepa rated from the coat Other tricks were equal In marvel. - ' " - The conJuter has been at his profes sion for more than 20 years though he Is a yohgman. At eight years he be came an acrobat and camo to America with a troupe. Within a few years he began to do card tricks, making up many of them himself. His fame grew with his proficiency until at the pres ent day he .has become ono of the great est of his profession. : (Hnltefl PreM Leaned WIrO San Diego. Cal., March 2.--One of the most thrilling accidents in the history of the Curtlss aeroplane ; school on North Island, in the harbor here, oo curred today when Lieutenant Herb stef, "United States havy, and Waldo Waterman of San Diego, In a hydro aeroplane,' plunged "from 'a "height ot more than 100 feet Into the bay. The machine was tilted to too great an an gle for the breeze that was blowing, and" slid sideways dovjn toward ...o water. . The momentum with which we men traveled carried the machine for ward with such force that' when it struck the vater It turned over, spilling the two men Into the bay. At flrst .lt was feared that they were drowned under the machine,, but both were strong swimmers and managed to clinb up on the boat of the machine. w. ,B. Atwater was . standing near the Curtlss camp when the accident oc curred. He Tan uo , ins curtlss ma chine of the same type , and went to the rescue, in. less tnan a minute fie was alongside the wredked craft, giv ing aid to Herbster and Waterman. The two men were", easily saved. . "SWIFTWATER BILL" IN , COURT AS A PLAINTIFF Seattle, Wash., March 2. William C. Gates, better known In. the northwest as "Swlftwater .Blll,".srgoldlnr of for tune who has made and lost several fortunes, is a plaintiff in court He Is suing the Aetna Insurance company for 11090 for damage to incK-ae infllctml by quarantine of iici&Is j In : fumigating 1 U Ji " An mori t V nMotamtlla at T."n in m n -n. life v (.caiiioii k vuttwunium . . jl nun nit uu November- 10 last'-H'- allogestJiuU ruined Nothing disappoints ;some women hioro than ts . dincover that a candal MI 1 AVIATORS NARROWLY ESCAPLWATERY GRAVE ay r isn't That Portland's parks are Incompar ably more beautiful in natural grandeur than any he has ever seen elsewhere, byt that the city . is somewhat ( lacking Iri playgrounds and children's recrea tion centers, was the pith ofan address dPltvTyredlasthT5h.t at th Unitarian church, by Oustavu T. ICIrby," president of the Amateur "Athletic union of the United Stntes, treasurer of- the Na tional - Playgrounds association and member of the recreation commission of the city of New Tork. '' - "I have peen two gre'at ahd Inspiring things in Portland," said .-.Mr..'; Kirby. "One of thenj Is the" wonderful natural park, and the other Is the splendid am ateur athletic club.. The Multnomah clilb Is one of the few so called 'clubs' In which a bar is not the most, promi nent feature. There Is no bar ih ijhe. local club,- and : I am informed there never will be one. I approve very high ly of this feature. It means a great deal to the best . Interests of the or ganization." , . . - ' Advocates Banc Halls, , : Mr. Krby. pointed out. that the dance halls of the city can be made of real benefit to tile young people If conducted along proper lines.; He cited instances pf what has-been accomplished in this direction in New Tork city, where unde sirable dance pavilions have been con verted Into real wholesome places Of amumeht "by Hieing -"taken" in hand- by recreation committees, Mr. Kirby urged the formatlpn in Portland of a recreation commission tin der the direction of which all public playgrounds, Including those, of the schools, shall be conducted. ''Ifhasoeen proved in New Tork and other cities," kaid Mr, Kirby. "that the btfst results are obtained when the matter of play and . recreation for children, and for grown ups- as well, is looked after by a commission of experts appointed for the purpose. ' Members of the: board of education may be well fitted for such places and still be not familiar with playground requirements. The same may be said of park superintendents, and others who ar In positions indirectly-correlated to playground Inter ests, but who are at the tame time not thoroughly familiar - with the require ments of this branch, and who are at any rate usually . so busy with their other interests that the playground and recreation features suffer in conse quence, t i i . ' - , , Uore Sand Files Seeded. - . "It Is necessary also to have play grounds properly supervised. Play grounds without supervision are worse than no " playgrounds at all, forthen thereanurpose of the Institution, to teaob children to play fairly and to the best advantage Of t their minds and bodies. Is lost sight of. The more play. grounds you have, if they are properly conducted, the fewer Jans you will have. The uplifting Influence of"i clean play has boon amply demonstrated In . New Tork and other big cities, where condi tions are much less favorable to th movement than they are in Portland and most of the western cities. . "I . would advise Portland people to take advantage of their school premises and buildings as a means of promoting playground work. Make the schools the center of community gatherings of grownups as well as youngsters, v '',''. . "It seems to me, too, that the play grounds already established here could be kept in operation all winter to good advantage, Tho natural parks provide a plac of : recreation for adults, and what you want Is more sand piles for the little fellows. Take advantage of tho vacant lots before real estate prices are boosted higher. Dump a wagonload or two of sand onto them, have some one to look out for the youngsters, and you-will have a good start towards the best kind of a playground" equipment Several small playgrounds scattered throughout the city . are many times better than a few, big ones in more out of the way places. "Tou will find the general tone of the neighborhood, nioral and physical, very much Improved after the advent of the .,i.. inr.a ... " "Portland has spienaia advantages ror an elaborate playground and recreation system, and with a properly selected commission to promote the plan, great things can be accomplished, and at com naratlvely little cost" v - Mr. Kirby s address was attentively listened to and applauded by those pres ent. ' Five Floors of Big Department . Store to Be Devoted to Annual Exposition. The annual ''made in Oregon" expo sition opens tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock in the Meier & Frank depart mont stores five floors of that retail center having been set aside for the big ftxhihlt. The exposition.- which reore- sents a great 'outlay on the part of Oregon - manufacturers, has been planned on comprehensive' aid Instruc tive lines, and will be an object lesson to thousands of Orogonians and visi tors from other states. .. . .".-; i -All over tho store machines have been Installed where mattresses, trunks, upholstered furniture, wire bedsprlngs, women's-, hat- frames, tents, ; awnings, men's waterproof clothing, gas mantles and pottery will be- made. One of the Interesting exhibits will be a miniature mill turning out rice. Another will be a mill manufacturing -mohair products, This is to be operated by employes of the Multnomah Mohair mill of Sell wood, whlchJs one of the only three mills of tho Kind Jrr-the United States. A woolen mills loom showing how fancy dress goods are woven .Wll be another interesting exhibit. -Very few cUizcns realize the extent to which home manufacturing has - spread in the past ' few years. Thee -, . . . 4. . , M are. ttOTininr---S ' nun ui . io.vuw,-vv,. emu n uiupui ui 1 J7B.ooo.ouu. 'i ne annual pay row or the factories Is 122,500,000. Journal Want AJs bring results. "1DEPU" EXHIBIT TO OPEN I, notwithstanding repeated denials from , Louis W. Hill . that he is contemplating resignation, from the presidency of the Great Northern RalU way, the information was received here lastjilghtfrgin St. PauU through--p'H-r vate sources that Carl R,- Cray. Is i( be-' made prcsideiA of the Great North ern on May 1., ' " - ' - '-' " . Mr. Grayla president of tharlllll lines In Oregon, having come here a year ago : from , the Frisco line at St-Louis to succeed John V. Stvensv who built the Oregon Trunk line for the Hill interests, nnri Ta in nnw' In Tnnl Ar tin hia hr-iv home from a conference with Hill of flciafs at St. Paul. It was stated at the Norths Bank offices that' Mr. Grav will probably return ., homo Monday or Tuesday, -- ' ';' -. ;. ;' That Louts Hill will devote his time to the colonization of central Ore gon Is believed to be the program he has mapped out but which he Is not yet ready to announce, Judging from the fact that ho has denied the truth of the various rumors to the effect that he would resign. . . ' Mr. Hill is interested in tne soo.ooo aere tract of the Oregon Western tJolon izatlen company, and as has been an nounced, this land will be placed on the market this summer, with a view of establishing thriving communities, and thereby create tijaffio for the railroads tapping-the-ceatral part -of -the, state. - To transform this vast area Into prosperous, thickly populated settlement, Is said by his friends to be one or Mr. Hill's ambitions. : ; !w; Shortly before his resignation from his position as president; of the HUl lines in Oregon, Joha F. Stevens was spoken of as having been slated for the presidency of tho Great Northern, and it is believed here tnat Mr. tun at that time figured seriously on devoting , all his timotgL tha, colpnlzation of central Oregon. Mr. Stevens' sudden decision to sever his connections with the Hill interests, however, brought about new conditions. - v, ' 1 ; Two names are mentioned prominent ly In i connection with the report that Mr. Gray Is to succeed Mr. tun. these being George T. Slade and j Howard James, both of St Paul. Mr. Slade Is third vice-president . of the ; Northern Paolfic and a son-in-law of James J. Hill, the railroad and empire builder, and Mr; James Is director of purchases of the Great Northern. It is reported that one of them wilf succeed Mr. Gray, as president of -the 111U lines In this state. ;-v. -'-.r i - MINI STERlXa U I LtY-0 F , STATUTORY OFFENSE A verdict of cullty with the reconi--v. menctation of leniency was. returned by a Jury last night at 9:30 o'clock in the circuit court, against , Rev. Clifton Hughes, who was charged with a statu- - tory offense against' a girl under is years of age. The Jury began delibera tion yesterday afternoon at 2:30, o'clock . and was divided upon a verdict until the last moments, when It was agmd to recommend leniency. Rev, Hughes lived with the girl's family at.Roseburg until last April, whea they moved to Portland. Aft. r spending a few weeks here, they moved to Kallspell. Mont, where a homestea.i was entered. The girl and-her -mother, returned to Portland arly in the sum mer, soon after whiqh the complaint against the minister was made. Th case was heard in Judge Gantenbein s department and sentence will be pass d Monday.;. ": : .'''' - Lafferty to Posh Bill. . . " Washington, March 2.--Congressman received little encouragement In oftl cial quarters to believe his bill raising . Vancouver" barracks - to a brigade po;t ' would be passed at this session, .the war , department felt friendly to it'iand ho would push the bill through Jf. p'oaalb le. THOMPSON'S KRYPTQ FARYggS Without linei ... Y X7 You Can Pin Your Faith en our Optical work. ... go into the eye glass question carefully before you buy glasses. It is as dangerous to wear , glasses prescribed i by any one but a skilled specialist, as it is to wear glasses fitted to some ' ono else'B eyeB, " Twenty years : experience goes into every'pair of glasses we fit. Our lfijis grinding plant Is the most modern on the coast. Hrok ; cn. lenses replaced while you 'wait." t . , y TH0MPS01in , coo . io f ir?YHerri?iig. i FIFTH AND , MORRISON ' STS. MA