:12vS:S ' ' ' " ' THE OREGON;? SUNDAY JQURNA
TOURNAfl PORTLAND; SUNDAY MORNING NOVEMRTCPli i lflia ? . A V " A . .Y .sr ,
; r PRESIDEN
FIGHTING
L LIE AS
mm.
"Insurgents" Say They Will
f "Get" Labor's "Grand Old
" Man" This Year or Next,
DUTIES OF VOTER TO PUBLIC. ARE SET FORTH '
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Seattle, Wash., Nov. IS. Samuel Gom
(Pera 1 again fighting for Ms official
( .'life as president of the American Fed-
' f ration of Labor.
i' : This is no new thing for Gompers.
i-'But each succeeding convention his
I'task grows more difficult. JCach year
the hosts of insurgency are added to by
' 'desertion from 1 lie staudpat ranks.
r " There Is a general feeling tliat he
foresees a change, fur. at the opening;
of the convention, now 1'n session here,
he dooliiied to tw a candidate for re-
i electron, contenting himself with saying
. J that If reelected Me would serve.
. Uorapers ha,. been president of the
federation wltfi an intermission of one
'year, since 1SS2. He is 63 years old.
He baa ruled autocratically. Ha Iihh
: built up a "machine" with a "steam
roller" attachment. With the machine
running: smoothly, no one man In Amer
ica has greater power than Gompers.
From without he Is practically unas
sailable. His danger lies within the
great organization which he has helped
to found. Ills enemies cay he is old
fashioned.
In the flood of resolutions introduced
. In the first days of the convention there
; were at least two aimed at the Gompers
"machine," and two others In which
Gompers strikes back.
They Are After Elm.
J. Mahlon Barnes, of the International
Cigar Makers, Gompers' own craft, asks
that the appointment of the four most
- . important committees, on resolutions.
on laws, on the report of the executive
cc unc 11, and on adjustment, be taken
way from the president and made elec
tive. If the Barnes resolutions are carried,
Gorafvera witl be crushed.
Tba resolution of Geo. L. Berry, of the
pressmen, cailin for the formation of
a national labor party and a political
program, is met by an apparently sim
ilar one offered by J. & Hall, of Wal
lace, Idaho, supposedly acting for the
"machine.' Hall's resolution calls for a commit
tee of nine delegates, to be appointed,
by the president, which shall draw up a
. political platform which shall be ac-
Opted by the convention.
Gompers being an enemy of political
activity by trade unions. Is expected, if
the Hall resolution goes through, to
name men who will draw up a platform
bo faulty that the convention will re
ject It
It may be that the Gompers "steam
roller? will again flatten out the ln
... eurgents as has been done before, "but,"
nay the Insurgents, "if not this' year.
next."
. Many of the' insurgents are against
an attempt to elect a hew president of
. the federation at this time on the ground
that any gain which might be made
along- progressive lines would be lost In
the turmoil resulting from entirely new
control ot the federation. They urge
that every effort be put forth toward
electing; progressive delegates to the ex
ecutive council and toward trimming
in appointive power of the president
Work la Bight.
With the thirty-third convention of
the American Federation of Labor half
over, and all of the Important resolutions
jet to be acted upon, delegates are fac
. lng a hard grind during the remaining
. kIx days, and It is probable that night
sessions will be in order.
Hot debates are expected on several
big questions before the convention, es
pecially on a resolutlou from Delegate
Fi. A. Arnold of the Brotherhood of
Painters, in which Arnold makes an at
tack on ministers who are prominent In
their activities against strikers in West
Virginia and Michigan, and asks the fed
eration to oppose any religious move
ment harmful to the labor movement.
This Is the first time that the ques
tion of religion has been brought be
fore the American Federation of Laborj
and many delegates are open In their
charge that It was introduced in an at
tempt to embroil labor in an internal
tonfic.t and thus defeat Its ends.
This resolution has already resulted
In two hours' furious debate before the
committee to which it was referred
Without any decision being reached.
Reed college has commenced an im
portant series of lectures on the re
lation of the citizen and tlio city. They
will be delivered each Tuesday evening
at 8 o'clock in the public library until
January 29, by Professor V. V. Og
burn. Also before other . audiences
throughout tho city that desire them.
The purposo Is to contribute to the
knowledge a voter should have In order
to perform his dutUs t' the public.
The flrat was given at the library lust
Tuesday evening.
"The purpose of thene tdx lectures on
tho government of vne city of rort
land Is solely to give Information," said
Professor Ocburn.
"The first lecture alms to give defi
nite facts concerning the forms of our
city government. In Inter lectures
concrete illustrations will show the
government at work. It Isn't th pur
pose of the lectures to support nny par
ticular man or group of men. No par
ticular administrations nre being muck
raked. No special theory of govern
ment, socialistic or individualistic. Is
being advocated. '
Purpose is Bet Forth.
The purpose is to si t before the
voters certain facts, that all citizens
ougiit to know. It is desired that every
citizen in Portland should hear these
lecture. They are to be given In dif
ferent lecture hulls nil over the city.
Kvcry person In this audience can help
the cause of good government by bring
ing other citizens to hear the lectures
or by arranging for tho 1 enures to
be riven In some part of the city.
"If the citizens would take Interest
In our city government, our most seri
ous problem of city government would
disappear like the morning; mist.
"People do not realize how much our
city government can affect our dally
lives. They can give us pure water,
pure food and pure air. ' They can help
to determine our monthly rent bills
They can diminish, poverty and increase
employment.
s ' Questions are Important.
"Aren't these things Important enough
to compel us to take Interest In our city
government? Are our, taxes high? Do
we know why? Do we know what our
taxes are spent for? Is Portland as
healthy as other ' cities? What can
be done to make Portland more healthy?
Do we know whether Portland Is pro
tecting lives and property as well as
It should? Does Portland live up to
Its possibilities of being the most
beautiful city on the Pacifio coast?
What is Portland doing to better the
social conditions of its citizens?
"These are some of the questions
that we shajl try to throw light on In
these lectures."
Only 60 Per Cent Register,
Professor Ogburn called attention to
the proportion of voters who register.
registered prior to the election of mayor
vote to register.
The population of Portland Is 25ff,-
000," he said. "There are In the city
191.600 persons of voting age; there are
146.000 persons who are eligible to
PcTPorfaderoltaKe
Toio Fopvbhn UYciWTz&axk
Men frWomen of voting qgei. "' CI9LOOO
" ; ;klffri . Mom
- "'.jitoJ prior
foelection'of Mayor in June 1913 j&6d0
Men & Women iSfill for Mayor ,
in" June 1915 . 45203
I,, .,,1 ,,.J,
EL
DO AS MANY WOMEN SHOW nrTER:
1ST IM PORTLAND'S GOVIRIf MENT AS MS IT ? ,
' sa fjf
register. Of this number 76,680 had
registered prior to the election of moyar
In June, 1913 an Important election,
and only 45,203 men and women voted
in that election.
"That is to say, only one half of
those who could vote this year in
Portland cared enoiign about It to reg
ister, and not one third of those eligible
to register voted. There were 100,000
men and women In Portland who could
have voted for mayor last June and
did not care enough about it to make
th effort.
Men Show wore Interest.
'Taking registration as an Index, thei
women or Portland have not shown
so far as much interest in their city
government as the men have shown.'
There are In the city 110,000 men of
voting age; there are 84,000 eligible to
register. Of this number 63,493 have
registered.
"Of the 81.000 women of votinr are
and the 62,000 women who are eligible'
- . A, , O , ,...11 I J
io riHfiaier, omy u.c-iun.u7 uiu
register. In other words, 63 per cent
of the men eligible to register last May
did register, while only 39 per cent of
the women registered.
Fifteen thousand more women will
have to register in order to show as
much Interest as tho men have shown.
"Whether all women believe In
equal suffrage or not, now that they
have it, the thing for them to do Is
to register and vote. There are 88,000
wqnien who have not registerea wno
ought t,o do so. The facts of the situ
ation now demand that they exercise
the rights of citizenship."
Registration is Described.
The speaker described the duties in
connection with registration the per
sonal signing of name and address In
the registration book at the court
house at any time prior to 30 days
before an election. ,
"The law also provides." he- said,
"that every voter, new or old, whether.
nereioiore tie has registered or wheth
cr be has not registered, must regis
ter after- a certain date which is to be
fixed by the county court. . It will
probably be January 1, 1914. ' The" date
has not yet been set because the city
Is to be redistrlcted, making all ' the
precincts smaller so that yoa will not
have to go so far to vote.
"The new law provides further that
once you have registered after this
day, you will not ever' have to reg
ister again unless vou have failed . to
vote at an election or unless you have
moved your residence' in the precinct
in which you were registered, in
either of these ' events"' you, must re
register.
Voters Should All X filter.
"Whatever the , law, the important
thing is for every voter to register,
The system of preferential voting
usea ai me last general election was
described, and it was explained that
under the new. commission form of
government both political parties and
wards are abolished In nominations
and elections. There was interesting
description ..or the means of adminis
tering city business in the city hall
then detailed statement of the duties
and powers of each department. Pro-
fessor Ogburn concluded with these
words:
"Portland is a larger city today.
But in many ways we have governed
the city as if It were a village. It
was a village 15 years ago. It is
now a city. Our attitude toward its
government, however, hasn't kept
pace) with its growth.
"Portland will contain !,00o',000 peo
ple some day- and will stretch from
the plains of Tualatin valley on the
south to the Columbia on the north.
We must build for the future."
FEDERA
GOvERNlNT
L
TO AID WORK ON FARM
Promise of Cooperation With
State Is Secured by Pres
ident Kerr in Capital,
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ORDERED
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.... Tt. lowe in WaahinsTton.
(tV'ishlr.gtoD Bureau of Tho Juurnm.l
Washington, p. C, Nov. l.V Dr.'
Charles Wesley l.owe, president of the
state board of "opthalmic examiners, and
Mrs. Jackson Stlbaugh' of the industrial
weiiare commission, Seattle, called
Benator-Chambcrlaln today.
on
(Washington Bureau of The Journal.)
Washington, D. C, Nov. 15. Profes
sor W. J. Kerr, president of the Oregon
Agricultural college, conferred today
with the secretary of agriculture an.l
other officials of the department, re
garding larger cooperation by the gov
ernment with the state in its agricultu
ral work and was assured that the of
fice of farm management would give
another thousand dollars for the promo
tion or boys ana girls clubs, the state
to give an equal sum. Other increases
may be made by the department of ag
riculture for work In Oregon.
Professor Kerr expressed great inter
est In t.ie bureau of marketing and
asked that the department send men to
Oregon to shew how to get better mar
kets for farm products. He was urged
In telegrams from Oregon to remain
here for the conservation congress but
said he would leave for Oregon tonight.
He has visited Cornell and various col
leges In the middle west and has studied
their work in production and marketing.
"Better organization," said he. "ha?
done much for Oregon farmers but it
is lmp6rtant to provide still better
methods for getting farm products to
consumers.
Official in Malheur.
Vale. Or., Nov. 15. Following are tho
official referendum election returns
from Malheur county; T'nlversity re
pair fund, yes 431. no 397; University
appropriation, yes 403, no 418; steriliza
tion, yes
?4, no 452
act, yes 380, no 421;
yes 470. no 339.
; county attorney
compensation act.
Owners Usually Comply With
Notice, But Some Resist;
Docks Overloaded,
Since January 1, 1913, 110 buildingb
condemned and ordered torn down by
tho city building department have been
removed, according to a report f Citr
Building Inspector Plummer. Owners
of 231 buildings In all have been noti
fied to remove their structures.
In a number of cases owners have re
fused to comply with the orders of
the department and the matter has gone
before a board of arbitration. Usually
the decisions of the department have
been upheld. The building department
recently finished an Inspection of th
docks and wharfs along the river. A
number of them were found to be in
bad condition and overloaded beyond
their safety. A number of changes
were ordered made. s
water is used. In the working out of
the plan the city is to be divided Into
three districts, each of which will ba
subdivided into three sections. Bills
will be sent out alternately to the dis
tricts every ten days. About 6000 arc
to be mailed the first ten days after
the plan takes effect. When water
rentals have been paid In advance after
December, refunds are to be -made.
INTEREST NOT TO BE RETAINED
City Attorney Says Bonds Not Lia
ble for Federal Income Tax.
According to an opinion rendered yes
terday by City Attorney La Roche, .City
Treasurer Adams will not retain o.ie
per cent of the interest on improvement
or other municipal bonds of the cit
for the federal government under the
income tax law. There had been some
question as to whether the bonds of the
city were exempt from the provisions
of the law.
EIGHTEEN ADMITTED TO
CITIZENSHIP; 3 DENIED
J. Andre Foullhoux, member of the
firm of Whitehouse & Foullhoux, archi
tects, took the oath of citizenship be
fore Circuit ..Judge Kavanaugh yester
day, renouncing his allegiance to the
French government. Eighteen men
were admitted to citizenship and threa
were denied their final papers because
their witnesses could not qualify. The
m en admitted are John Klaus. Conrad
Helzer, Mark Markesen, George Neu
maler, Thomas Stewart, John Thomas
Beamish, Jens S. liensten, James
Mooney, Creighton W. I,ewi:. Abraham
Zurbrugg, Arthur W. Trenholm, Steffen
S. Mjander, Ernest Echijarz, Anton Ol
fon, Meyer Reich, FilPpfiS Muida and
Fred Wcideman. Mondayand Tuesday
win De uevoiea to examination or ap
plicants for citizenship by Judge, Kav
anaugh. Henry B. Hazard is in charge
for the government.
vALUABL
PROPERTY
E
IS SOUGHT BY STATE
Proceedings Will Be Instituted
to Espheat Several
Estates,
ENGLISH ADVOCATE
ON UNIVERSAL PEACE
' i n ism si .susiii mim A
B, A. Langdon-Davies Is to
Speak -Under Auspices, of
International Association, .
Much Interest Is ' manifested In the
Visit to this city of B. N. Lanadon
Danes, M, A of Cambridge university,
who is expected to arrive here tomorrow
at & p. m. Mr. Lanedon-Davles is on
four months' tour to the United States,
undor the. jduspices of the American As
sociation for International Conciliation.
and is-one of the leading men in the
uarton Foundation instituted .by.. Sir
Richard Carton, a ereat London banker.
with the cooperation of the Right Uu-
orawe- A.-j. Balfour, former prime min
ister! "Lord -Ksher, permanent member
of the committee of imperial defense.
ana JVormun Angel, the Jingllsb journal
1st residing 'in Paris, whose famous
work. "The Great Illusion." has had
such a wonderful effect in bringing
about a better understanding of the
folly which leads nations to appeal to
arms in expectation to settle interna
tional difficulties or troubles.
will Speak Monday Evening.
Mr. Langdon-Davies will BDeak here
Monday evening, under the auspices of
the Oregon Peace" society, at the new
public library.
William H. Galvanl. secretary of the
Oregon, Peace society, when seen by a
representative of The Journal, sald
Air. Langdon-Davies comes here with
a great message from the Garton Foun
dation, as also from ouriown American
Association for International Concilia
tion, a message which he lias already
carried into many parts of Europe and
with great success. He follows Senator
d Esternelles de Constant of France
and Baroness von gtuttner ' of Austria,
as visiting lecturer of thos two great
organizations. He is a man of great
ability, a convincing speaker and is
equally capable of presenting and de
fending his ideas in a university lec
ture room .and at a nieetinsr of commer
cial, Industrial, or labor men.
i am sure his lecture will be a ereat
treat to all who mav have the onnortun-
lty of listening to him, and especially
so to an tnose wno are engaged in edu
cational work."
Mr. Langdon-Davies Is to speak here
a Joint luncheon of the Commercial
ana Progressive Business Men's league
on Tuesday at 12:30 p. m.. as also be
fore a number of educational institu
tions. Members of the Portland nress
are Invited to attend the luncheon.
GUARD
PRC
NVESTIGAlt
TROUBLE A
ER WILL
T
WORKERS
FLORENCE
Governor Says Martial Law Is
to be Declared If Florence
Situation Warrants It.
18lem Bureau of The Journal.)
Salem, Or., Nov. 15. After makings
practically complete reDarations to
leave tonight for Florence to person '
ally investigate the I. W, W. depor
tation yesterday. Governor West mt
into communication with Captain Har- '
ry K.Metcaif. o. N. G.. of Cottage
Grove, and detailed him to make the
investigation. Captain Metcalf will be
accompanied by another officer of the
national guard of his own selection.
They wiM leave Eugene by staare Mon-
day morning and should arrive at Flor
ence, on the coast at the month of the
Sluslajy river, Tuesday.
it uaptain Metcair reports any
thing wrong at-Moronoe," said the
governor, "martial law will be - de
clared until the officials there - can
give assurance of seeing that the laws
are- enforced."
This afternoon the governor was un
able to locate Captain Metcalf. who 18 ,
in Eugene in charge of the national '
guard rifle team, and the governor
prepared; to make tlje trip t Flor-'
ence himself. He assembled his trap
pings at the executive office and in
tended to go to Eugene tonight and .
leave tomorrow morning on horseback, -riding
as far as Mapleton and going
from there down the Biuslaw in a boat. .
Captain Metcalf will Investigate the
Florence troubles and make his report
from there to" " the governor. He will
remain there until the governor de-'
cldes what action shall be taken.
The governor says he Is determined ;
that mob rule and deportations In this
state shall end.
OREGON BOYS TO MEET
n
IN ANNUAL CON
ERENC
E
NEW METHOD ON WATER BILLS
Statements Will lie Sent to Houses
Where Water Is lTneJ.
Along with his plan to collect water
rentals quarterly, to take effect Janu
ary 1, Commissioner .Daly will als)
put his method of billing water state
ments to the house address where the
JEFFERSON HIGH GRADUATING CLASS PRACTICING HARD FOR PLAY
in-?,!) li'iWIIWslBaBss
ij"""' tii Milium li iii r i t '' miiisuiwiiiiiSm
: : yf 3f - . L. fAjli i
Tftli;roW. Ipft in rip-ht havM r.i-lff n i ... . , .
Bottom rntf TPfr rir t,t Mi. A'., i 'eigchrnati. Kenneth Nottingham, manager;; Harry. Melendy.
wcS J Wirim DlJ Sh J1 Md!C8n-M,S8 El8le KUne Ml8S Elizabeth Knight. Fred Pack
ooa. mjbs wnuia DUtrlcn. Iseal McKachern, Miss Elsie Braun. - ,- ' V v
Members of the Jefferson High School
graduating class are practicing dili
gently every ftfterneon after school in
ntkipntlon of the production of thtlx
class piy, "Wj,en Man's Single' .
iho t-lass looking forward with
eagerness to. the arrival of the cos
tumes next, week, whon dress rehear-
stfls start. . . "
-The piny Is to be given next Friday
and Saturday evenlngw In the High
School auditorium.,, , ' ,
:-'r '": . f V?' J, Ir'.
TO LEASE SAND ISLAND
IS LATEST PROPOSITION
Washlncton Ilureau of The Journal.)
Washington, ). C, Nov. 15. In view
of the objections to the transfer of Sand
Island to Oregon, , Governor West and
the state fish eommision have wlrad
Senator Chamberlain, a.sklng htm to get
the Oregon delegation to cooperate in
urging the war department to lease the
Island to the state at a nominal rentalr
so that It may he sublet at a profit for
the benefit of the state salmon hatch
eries. Revenues to the government from
the island amount to about J40.000 a
year. Senator Chamberlain will take
this up with the war department.
Kenator Lane is inclined to favor
turning the money over to the govern
ment fish commission, believing It Is
in a better position to propagate salmon.
He will confer with Senator Chamber
lain about it, but us the channel has
shifted, giving Washington part of the
island, he thinks it may he necessary to
secure the cooperaon of that state In
anything that may be done.
LANELASKS KERR TO TAKE
UP ALCOHOL SUBJECT
'Washington, l. C, Nov. 15 Senator
Lane has asked Professor .Kerr, presi
dent of tho Oregon Agricultural collega
to take up practical work" under his
bll' permitting tho mnnufucture of de
natured alcohol from waste products of
the farm. He has received many letters
saying that writers have potatoes, ar.J
other unmarketable produoand asking
how thy could turn- them into mer
chantable alcohol. The senator wihe
to. see. Oregon among V.ie first states
to receive practical benefits from his
bill.
PROMISE OF REPORT ON
U. S. COURT BILL IS MADE
(Washington Bureau ,f The Journal.)
. Washington, D. C, Nov. .15. Senator
Chamberlain's .bill to. revise feder.il
court fees In Oregon, California, and
Nevada, has called atentloji to the-wead
of a general revision of the laws re
specting such fees, but he has secured
the promise of a committee' to- report out
his bill affecting those states and then
to go into . the question of a general
bill, so that Oregon may receive berro
fits of the legislation as soon as pas
sible. , -. ; - i
SECTION HAND KILLED .
BY SHASTA LIMITED
Falling to hear the, approach of the
Shasta limited yosCerday afternoptt;
Fred Bastlne, a section worker for the
Southern Pacific, was strucfc by the
engine and killed at Insley uitreet.' The
train wan coming Into the city at ?:30
o'clock. He lived at Kast Eleventh and
Ellsworth streets and is survived by a
widow and: two children. , 1
Governor West has appointed James
Walton Jr. to represent the state In pro
ceedlngs to escheat the estates of Dan
iel Norton, Michael J. Conroy and an un
known man to. the state. The proceed
ings will be flied in the near future.
Daniel Norton, whose estate Is among
inose sougnt, was a pioneer of the '50's
and acquired considerable prdperty.
From Stephen Coffin, who originally
owned the site of Portland, he secured
lots 5 and 6 of block 119, located at First
and Harrison streets. Three deeds, dat
ed 1859. 1860 and. 1862. give Norton the
names of Naughter and Naughtln. Two
are from Coffin and the other is from
Thomas Pritchard.
Norton died 'on June 6, 1875, and his
will was dated the day prior to his death
in the handwriting of W. F. Trimble, a
pioneer notary. Tls will left every
thing except a half of the two lots In
question to Norton's wife. She was left
a life interest in these, but they were
given to Norton's two brothers, James
and John, in Ireland., The brothers wene
never found, bo Mrs. Norton sued to
quiet title, serving the summons on the
brothers by publication and by mail. No
return was madc-and she secured the ti
tle. ,
Mrs. Norton died on January 9, 1908,
and It Is the contention of the state that
the title reverted to the two brothers.
The state also contends that the title
was never legal In that it was secured
by publication and mailing of summons,
and on this will base the suit.
A complication is brought Into the
DR. GEORGE REBEC TO
LECTURE' ON EDUCATION
Dr. George Rebec of the Universityof
Oregon will deliver the first of a course
of lectures on "Twentieth Centm-jr Edu
cation" in the assembly hall of Lincoln
High Monday evening, November 17, be
fore the corps of teachers In the. agri
cultural course. Following the lecture,
Secretary Stone of the Y. m. C. A. will
lead a round table discussion of subjects
suggested In Dr. Rebec's lecture.
Mrs. B. T. Voorhorst will name a gen
eral commitee to have charge of a gar-
aen or Oregon vim nowers which are
to be grown for the purpose of. replant
lng them on the grounds surrounding
the Oregon building at the San Francis
co fair. The plan Is to have Oregon
wild flowers growing in the grounds of
the state building at San Francisco
throughout the fair.
Self Development Is Theme to
Be Discussed at Session
in Dallas, .'!
ALPHA TAU OMEGA TO
HAVE ANNUAL DINNER
Representing thirteen chapters In
various parts of the United States, 60
alumni and chapter members of the
Alpha Tau Omega fraternity met at a
dinner at the Commercial Club last
night. The dinner is to beconfe an an
nual affair on the date of each Washington-Oregon
game. College songs and
yellB and short talks by various mem
bers enlivened the evening. The din
ner was arranged by the recently or
ganized Portland Alumni association of
Alpha Tau Omega.
matter through the fact that the proper
ty was purchased from Mrs. Norton
about 20 years ago by Said Back Sr., a
wealthy Portland Chinese merchant. He
claims, ownership throug-h the deed
which she executed, and Is in posses
sion of the property at present. He
will probably contest the proceedings if
they are- staj'ted. The quarter block of
which the congested property forms a
part contains five hofiues, and is valued
at about $15,000.
The eighth amuial Oregon Boys' con. ,
ference, which Is composed of dele-'
gates from Sunday school classes and '
boys' clubs In Oregon, a majority of
whom are 14 years of age or over, meets
this year at Dallas, Or. The conference
opens . Friday afternoon, November 28,
and lasts until Sunday evening, Novem
ber 80. During their stay entertainment .
will be furnished-free to all delegates
by the citizens of Dallas.
Classes and clubs sending delegates to
the conference are. entitled to one dele
gate for each five members. It Is ex
pected by Guy E. Needham, who has.
charge of the conference, that there will
be about 850 delegates attending this
year.
The-conference tfieme is, "Self Devel
opment." i
Arrangements have been made with
the Dallas Commercial club to take all
delegates on un automobile sightseeing
trip on their arrival Friday afternoon.
It Is expected that the following will
address the conference:
From Portland, J. W. Palmer, C Clar
ence Likins, Horace Foulkes, Lawrence
Todnem. 1. B. Rhodes, C. A. Phipps,
Professor Norman F, Coleman and Ken
neth lrle. rom Seattle, Frank Morgan;
Salem, Joe Milton; Albany, Olhv Neber
gall; Forest Grove, Ted Thomas: Ed-
gene, Wendell Bartholomew and E. K.
Miller; Corvallis, Winifred Dryden: Dal
las, Virgil Ballentyne and Rtfr: C. C.
Curtis.
There will also be speakers from Me-
Mlnnviile. Tillamook, Newbarg and-
other Oregon towns. The railroads have
consented to grant special rates for all
delegates.
Talk in Norwegian Allowed.
Berlin, Nov. 15. The minister of'"
the interior has given permission to
Captain Amundsen, ' the dIScavereTT5f I
tho faouth Pole, to speak in Norwegian
in his lecture at Schleswlg-Holsteln. on
November 18.
The authorities of Schleswla-Hol-!
stein feared that, owing to the simi
larity between Danish and Norwegian,.
anti-German feeling would be aroused
among those in Amundsen's audience -
whb still look back with regret at the
Incorporation of the duchy pf Schles
wig, formerly part' of Denmark, ln
the German empire in 1887. ,
A Christmas Presents
That's Different
The Northwestern Fruit Exchange has gathered together the cream of
the Pacific Northwest apple crop under the "Skookum" prand. . They
are by far the best apples grown in the world are perfect irrjsfre,
color and tasted They are incomparable as a holiday present. To
enable Western people to send these apples, for holiday presents to
their friends in the East, the Northwestern Fruit Exchange' has made
arrangements with the Meier & Frank Company, who will take or
ders for delivery in the East. The fruit has been delivered in carload
lots at New York, arid purchasers under this plan wiU not only secure
extraordinary quality, but will effect a very important saving in He
Jlyery .esSee Meier & Frank Co.'s ad for details) Thepres
ent is one which will be appreciated, even by the most blase. -
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