THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL.' PORTLAND, SUNDAY . MORNING. MAY 2, 1915. TODAY ' 11224 DAT OF 1916.) ONE YEAR AGO ' At Home. . Woman suffragist fori will tonight bold Big rally at t-ln-oJn blvfa school to bear con greukmal candidates' views oo woman suf- bie. ....... -"!.'-,- .i-- t . A shower of rock wait burled at a boat load f fWB.nnlon nn aa tBcr oaaaed under tba I'roedwajr bridge, t be , attack reanltioa; from . strike coiled at Hawaiian-American dock. ) Uolonel al.elUw.trr, L-Bltea estates engineer, will act dredge Chinook to work digging a 25 . foot channel acruaa Columbia river bar. . - Abroad.- Washington British If In later Carden urged ! Huerta to retire but dictator declare be can ! cc no reason why he should resign. 1 l Washington 1'rmldeiit Hllion baa praett- t cally decided on the personnel of the new Fed-; . eral Heserve bank ; board and may Mad nom- luMkms to senate ext week. ! . Jew TorsThe tuner! ship Montana, bring f lug blueiacketa sad marine inieii u vera Crui, . will aail front that port Monday and la due here Saturday following. .. . AMUSEMENTS' HKILIO Broadway at Taylor. Continuous fn.m 1 to 11 i. m., XeaalUveru," motion lltnrea. f 1 ' BAkHR Broadway and Sixth. Curtain 2:20 - and l:20. Matinvee Handav, Wednesday and Ka(urdv j Italian Grand Opera company in l.a OiHeonda". and Mirmtn." OKl'UKtIM Broadivrar it Start Vaudeville. t iirtains z:o, S :&, : PAX 't AUKS Broaflway1 at Alder. Vaudeville, Curtain 8:30. 7l3 amd 9:10. S WKff'K Mi'KE-Broadway at Yamhill.! Vaudeville, Continuous 1:30 to 5:30. T:30 ana v. lit wee a as; a. iuuuuuvo. x w ji ouu- - daya. . i - LYHIC Fourth a Stark. Vaudeville, Con tinuous 1 to 11 ip. m. . PEOPLES Weat I'ark at Alder at. Motion plct urea, 10 a. m. to 10:30 p. in. 81 All Waahlngton at I'ark. llotiou picture, 11 a. tn. to 11 p. m. ATIUNAX-I'ark; tnd Weat Park, at Stark. Motion picture, 12 m. to 11 p. m. 11A JliS'ilC Washington at Park. Motion pic- turea, 1U:30 a. an. to. ll p. m. - SUMSET-x-Waahington at Broadway. Motion pictures, 11 a. si. to 11 p. m. GLOBE Eleventh ( and Washington. Motion rivtorea. 11 a. si. to II d. m. . CIKCLE Fourth at Waahlngton. Motion p Icy mrea, in i. in. to ii p. iu. -AWT MUSEUM Mfth enu Taylor. Honrs S to A Week days, 2 i to 3 Sundays. Free after noons of . Tuesday, Thursday, Friday. Sat urday. ' Coming Events. Police band's festival-and Jubilee at Arm ory. April Si. 30 and May 1. East Side Business Men's luncheon May 63. ' liotary club luncheon at the Benson hotel May 4. - ' - . i s. - Ad clnb luncheon) at Multnomah hotel "May 5. -., Progressive Business Men's luncheon. May 6. Realty board luncheon at the Benson hotel - May 7. ' .: ; Tranaportatlon club luncheon at Multnomah hotel. May 7. . Oregon Civic iemgue luncheon, at Multnomah hotel May 8. . . :- Central Ubrary Meetings. Rationalist society, every Sunday evening. Oregon Civic league lecturea erery Thura .: day erenlng.. j . i - , s ; ' ' Pacific university .extension lectures, every 'Wednesday evening. I i Port Information SuppLed. " Information regarding this port may be ob tained from the Portland Chamber of Com merce. 60 . Fifth a tree t. .Telephone Mala t3 - or a-koj. Fire and Police. V Fire derartment4-Maln 77O0, A-l 323. Police department Main 7181, A-0751. Weather" Conditions. 1 , j Although the center cf the depression which yealrrday was ove the Great Salt Lake baHin has advanced easltward to western Nebraska, the area covered by the disturbance has great ly increased in a inorthwjeaterly direction aud now Includes nearly Mil portions of the Pa rifle slope within ita field of influence. 'J"he rains have been light but general in the Rocky mountain and Pacific states and some rain - has fallen In the AUnsouri and middle Missis sippi Valleys, Tennessee, and in portions of the lower lake region and -Mew England states. The temperatures eantlime unusually low over . the western portion of the United States but . ..cloudiness which has now become general wilt prevent frost from forming Sunday morning, ; and probably also Monday morning.. The conditions are favorable fur occasional rain in this district Sunday. ; - Forecasts. ' " Portland and 'Mniry Sunday, occasional rain, winds becoming westerly. i Oregon and Wahinjtton Sunday, occasional rain, winds necomang a-esteriy ' IdahoSuuday, KxcaNional rain. EDWARD A. BBAIA i Listrlct Forecaster. , Xocal llecord. - . j, '-" Portland." Of.. IMny 1 1. .Maximum t rrn per il tn re. 5rt 6 degrees; - zulnimum temperature, S6. degrees. . J Klver reading. S n. bi., 7.5 feet; change in laft 24 honrs, 0tl foot. Total rainfall "to P- m. to 5 p. m.), jnone; trial rainfall fine Sept. 1. 1914. 25.08 inches; ' normal rainfall since iSept. 1, 3.t Inches: oeftclency of ralntall aince iseptt J. u.wt inches.- 14 honrs. 20 minutes- Barometer (reduced to sea level), 5 p. m., 29. W) inches. United i State Weather Bulletin. Observntlons My 1. 1915: takwn at 5 p. m.. Pacific time. a f 3 c 2- a wind i Station. c . Baker . Bon ton ...... Chicago ..... . Colfax . .. lenver . i... ' Hulnth........ i ulres ton .. . Helena lackaonville . Kansas City , Ts Anjreles . Marshfield. .. Medford Minneapolis . Montreal New Orleans . New York North Head ..i . No. Yakima , Pendleton, : . . . lo-atello i ..... Portland i..., Uoseburtr"-. St. Lotifs ... Salt Luke ... : San Kran. .. Seattle ...... : Spokane ... ' Ta rami . . . . . r 'rntooab Isl'd. Walla Walla. Washington . . Winnipeg . .. as 4! .06 .4 0 .1.1 .04 .02; O .52 0 .01 o .18 O O .14 0 0 0 .1 .18 0 O .01 .m .08 o o .14 o o .08 o 0 4 ,12 i 4 O !4 22 ltl 12 16 ., 8 32 - 4 1 Irt 6 8 IS 6 10 12 8 4 12 4 4 10 4 8 " 4 8 20 .SB ! N SW: 1KB SSK INK sw i s SW ! N IRK INK tNH I R 1SH KW fSU ! W KW 1 N B B N ' N INK iNB I N INK ! I N INK Rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Clear Cloudy Cloudy 'loudy Clear Clear Cloudy Cloudy Ralu . Cloudy Rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Bain Cloudy Cloudy Rain Haiti Clear . Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Clondy Rain Cloudy Cloudy. Clear 43 43 58 42 T 4H 001 so M. rHi 40 54! iiH Mi 481 621 4tt 56.0 02 72 60 54 50 6 501 521 441 76i 64! TOWN TOPICS Ziarch Mountain ' Trlp The f ol low ing party left Portland Saturday, April .24,. at midnight in, a special car fur nished by the OW. R. &N. for Bridal .Veil, Or.,: to Climb Larch mountain. ' Leaving Bridal Veil at lj o'clock Su n- day morning, tjh party arrived at the summit at 6 ai m.j A wonderful view was obtained. AH five enoiw peaks were in view, Mount St. Heljens,' Rainier, Adams, Hood and Jeffersbn. Breakfast was served on jtlie tttnmiit. The party returned to.Brlklal Veil, where the spe cial car had been placed on a sidetrack .for the use of icampera who would re- ' turn to Portland. -Party i In charge of It. A. . Nelson land Albert K. Wlesen danger of :thjMasamas:j ,Mrg. M.- It. Joynt, Mrs. pave Baxter, Mrs. Hugh Alexander, Miss Anna French. Miss June Werti, ""Misspell i Wertz. Miss lora Patterson, Miss May Van Dyke. Miss Amie Flesnerj L. A- Nelson, A. K, Wiesendanger, L. Wernsteadt. A. Nils- son, Hi Robertson, E. Newell. Many People! Apply. More than 100 families and individuals have respond ed to the government's call for straw berry pickers for work at Mood, River during the season about to open-early this month. Inquiries concerning the work, the pay, camping facilities, etx, have been steadily coming into zone headquarters alt the United States im migration off fee ever since the an nouncement was made in The Journal last Monday. The growers' association at Hood River "will be able to use about 600 hands 'during; the coming season. which; lasts : approximately from May 15 to July 10. Applicants for these positions should call or communicate promptly with- the employment branch of the United States Immigration serv ice at 424 Railway Exchange building, To OIts Flays In - German "With Illndenburg in Poland" will be played for ; the first time on May IB at the German' house. ; 'It was written p by Else Adam-Badelt and Dr. - Wilhelm von Kramolin, both Portland residents. The authors will have leading- parts. Else Adam-Badelt has written a num ber of novels, well known In Germany. Others taking; part are Miss H. Alt man, Richard Adam, Hans Frenzel, Siegfried Hlrsch, Karl Loeb. Karl Mueller, Karl Schwarzbeck. The power ful drama, "Frlsch auf mein Volk; pie Flammeneichen rauchen," will precede. The object of : giving these two plays In connection lg to bring before the 'audience the development of the Ger man army organization from its foun dation in 1SJ3 up to the present time. Bead Collag- Speakars The speaker at the Reed college vesper service this afternoon at 4 o'clock will be Dr. EL O.. Ki88on, recently professor of educa tion at Reed college, now commissioner of education for Idaho. Special, music will be given at this .serce, consist ing or: Prelude, "Largo, from "New World Symphony" (Dvorak) Mr. Cunn ing; aria for tenor, "My God. Why Hast Thou- Forsaken. Me," I from the "Seven Last Words of Christ" (Du bois), . Mr., Wembridge. In extension course 12, natural science. Dr.. H..B. Torrey will give the seventieth lecture, entitled, "Evolution and the Geograph ical Distribution of Organisms." to morrow afternoon at! 8 o'clock. In (the biological lecture room of the college. Death of S. X. Crowlay. Solomon K. Crowley of Oak Grove, Polk coun ty, died at his home ion April 86, aged 82 years. He was born In Ray coun ty, Missouri, and came to Oregon in 1852, In 1855 he married Hannah Fulkerson. The union was a happy one and nine children came to share the home of the hardy pioneers, j He leaves a widow, eight children,! 28 grandchildren and 10 great grand children. His sons are Dr. J. M, Crow ley of Portland, J. F;j Crowley of Port land, Mi. K. Crowley, of Airlie, Holt Crowley of Rickreal. , His daughters b re Mrs. Mary U. Fawk. Salem; Ada Pentheren, Rickreal; Mrs. Effie Cra ven. Santa Cruz, Cat? Mrs. Ora Walk er, Portland. ; . j -. i Albiaa Market to ! Open. Saturday. May 15, the Albina Consumers' league will conduct the official opening of the Albina public market on Knott street. Hot coffee and sandwiches will be served free, Albina business firms wilt decorate their business houses and farmers will put forth special efforts to bring produce to the market. Many Clarke county, Washington, farmers are preparing to supply "this market again this year. j It Has Been STovea to our hundreds Of Customers that rlnth. nH.r.J h. are an economy, as they wear better. aeep tneir snape ana give thorough satisfaction. , You will find the prices are. so reasonable they will surprise you. Besides you can pay .$10 down and the balance $5 ja month If you wish. Don't wait, i Come in now. .Unique Tailoring Coj, 309 Stark, bet. 6th and 6th. . . (Adv.) Publio Is Zavlted.' Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Harmon of Washington D. C will give in address at the Bahai meeting atEIlers building, room 613. tonight at .8 o'clock.!. Mr. Hannen is secretary off the Orient and, Occident Unity sooleM'. The public is Invited. Bev. W. O. Elliott Jr. will deliver a PODular lecturn nnnn ".Tamae r i Lowell: His Message! for the Hour," at tne tjnurcn or kjut, x atner (Unitarian), Broadway.'at Yamhill, on Sunday even ing. May 2, at 7:45 o'clock. The public respectfully invited.-4-Adv.) W. J. ColvlHe. the err en to Incntr,. tional sneaker, at the World's Adrnnr a Thought parlors, 511 Yamhill street, wonaay, May 3, at 10:30 a. m. and 8 P- - - (Adv.) Steamer Jesse aarkins for Camas. Washougal and way landings, daily ex cept Sunday. Leaves Washington street dock at 2 p. tn. (Adv.) To Ice Consumers, Boss City dis trict. Phone your orders to St. Clair Ice Co., A-l 387, Main 1387. Daily serv ice. . 5 (Adv.) Ths Pen Store. Founti-In pens, ink, repairs and exchanges. 354 ! Wash ington St., Morgan bldg., near Park.Ad. One Bolt Pressed Bach Week J 1.50 a month. Unique Tailoring Co., 309 Stark. Main 514. A-4314, (Adv) Bargain In Furniture today and to morrow. No. 33 Ma acy apartments. ' (Adv.) Marshall 2147., Shlpherd's Hot Springs. A cood time to go. E. L. SHIPHERD. Mgd. Ad- BInglar'a Cotillion dancing party to night, Cotillion hall. (Adv.) Woo star Sella- Everything. 488 Washington' St. (Adv.) :. I. B. To. optician. Journal bide. Ad. $1.00 PER WEEK A Watch-Buying ; Chance That May Never: Come to You Again. Our lew Watch Cluh Plan offers you privileges and inducements for buying a high-grade watch, conven iently that are exceptional. - j f A. Small Payment Sown and as' low as $1 per week will put a first-: ciass water .m your poeneu Watch f : WE MAKB A SPECXAXTT OP. Our new watch club includes all of their high grade railroad specials.': TOTT PAT WOTHnsra- POB THE t PBIVIX.EQE of buying watches on the convenient payment plan. - Special Attention Given to Ball road Watches of all kinds, which in clude such makes as Elgin. Wal-. tham. Hamilton, Howard, Gruen, Hampden.- .-,-, . - Our first cluh. is fast filling up, so hurry along. : Write for Catalogue. r - JAEGER BROS. THE LASOB WATCH HOUSE. -26e Morrison. Street, -Between Third and Pouzth. EX-GOVERNOR VEST IS TO ATTEND IRRIGATION CONGRESS AT SEATTLE Inyitation to. Attend Confer ence Extended by Gover nor" Lister of Washington. j ' . :" ' ' - r l "'": -1 . F,",-"aBaBBaaaawaaaaMBa. VITAL TOPICS PENDING Bomber of Projects Must Be. Basoned Prom "Bocks" and Hew Ones . .Musrt Be ConslderedV , To aid in promoting an Irrigation program that 'will be in the Interest of Oregon and the west in general, former Governor Oswald West has accepted ah invitation from Governor Ernest Lister of Washington to . attend ' the session of the. Western Governors' con ference, which will be held in Seattle May 18 to 20. Governor Lister is sec retary of the conference, j At the last meeting ex-governors of the western states were made members.: "I certainly hope that you can meet In Seattle with- the conference," wrote Governor Lister. "There are so many matters of vital importance to all of the western states that.without doubt, will be taken up for corrslderation, and your knowledge of jthese i matters is such that I am !l! sure your' presence would be of great benefit to the con ference." . . . - ; "It is my intention to attend the conference and for the purpose of ad vancing an irrigation program in the interest of Oregon and the west, " said ex-Governor West today. "The Irrigation field offers a wide field for endeavor on the part of those who would aid in the development of our resources and the upbuilding of our industries and state. .We are not only facing the problem of meeting demands for . the construction of new and larger irrigation projects, but we are facing the problem of rescuing a number of projects now on the rocks of financial embarrassment and of placing them on a sound footing. TThese are all problems which deep ly concern the people of this state and the l Western Governors conference of fers a splendid opportunity for bring ing our" needs to publio attention and securing the cooperation of the several western states in the promotion of a program which will be productive of results." T Letters From the People (Communications sent to The Journal for publication In this department ahould be writ ten on only one side of the paper, should not exceed 300 words In length and must be ac companied by the name and address of the sender.. If the writer does not desire to have the name published, be ahould so state.) 'Discussion Is the grertest of all reformers. It rationalizes everything it touches. It robs principles of all false sanctity and throws them back on their reasonableness. If they have no reasonableness. It ruthlessly crushes them out of existence and sets op its, own conclusions in their iStead." Wood row Wilson. I Milwaukee Water Sjstem. Portland, .April 29. To the Editor of The Journal-! A recent news item from Mllwaukie announces that a committee of citizens there has organized for, the purp&se of defeating a proposition to have theT council purchase the two water , systems already in; operation, although the purchase price is to be determined by arbitration or condem nation. I have no vote in this matter, buj I have an indirectointerest in the outcome; It is a matter that affects a considerable number of other people who are not . permitted to 'pass upon It. They ask " Space in your columns to show I the injustice of a step ' that means the practical confiscation of private property, a step that should not be taken until carefully consid ered from every standpoint.: The par ties who Invested their money In the two water systems involved did so relying- upon the good faith of the people of Mllwaukie. The systems were sorely needed at the! time, and the advantages they offered were gratefully accepted. They have brought no profit to the ;people who put money into them. Th whole ben efit, has inured to the general commu nity. - A new system is to be estab lished by the city of Milwaukie, and it is! now proposed that the .old plants shall be wiped out without! compensa tion after the builders had been "en couraged to put their money Into them. Both plants-have a certain value that cain be utilized by the community. Common fairness would seem to de mand that they be not wantonly de stroyed by the action of the commu nity they have so long served. It is certain that if the committee" that is now trying to prevent the purchase of, the old" plants at a. reasonable price had shown the enterprise eff the own ers by investing in the venture years ago, they would now look at the mat ter in an entirely different) light. No one can censure them for wishing to secure Bull Run water, but the prac tical confiscation of the existing plant is! an entirely different proposition. The purchase price1 is to j be settled by disinterested Clackamas county cit izens either by arbitration or condem nation. It Is an absolutely fair way of settling the question, i It .: makes extortion impossible, and it gives to the present owners a part at least of what . is their due. It is consistent with every consideration of real econ omy, justice and fair play. t INTERESTED TAXPAYER. A Irftmbardi Memorial. ' Portland, April 28. To the Editor of The Journal It being proposed to give a benefit ta raise money to place a -monument on Mr. Lambardi's grave, I ; would suggest that the! money be held tn trust to found a musical con servatory to be called the ; -Larabardt School of Music I feel as if Port land could l better render respect due him and retain his memory for Port land's future welfare. I note in his letter to The Journal of April 23. how he realized the city's rapid growth and the need of giving an incentive for the "best in art and music" to! our ' youth. !, Artists do not work and live their lives to have, their naraesi placed on stones.' but to' give to posterity their rbest efforts for higher ideals. Owing to the tragic death of the woman who shared so many years of his life, and her devotion to him, dy ing a stranger: In a strange land tor his sake, it appears tor me that the Lambardl opera. In real life -should find a lasting remembrance In Portr land, where they parted wlth ; their lives- S..K. B, Daughters of Covenant Ba fit -At the B'nai B'rith building. , Thirteenth and Mill streets, next Tuesday eve King, the Daughters of the Covenant will hold their annual card party; for their "flowers for the sick" fund. Mrs. N. Mosessohn will be the hostess. . WHO'S WHO IN Fat and Good .Natu red, City Treasurer Asserts It' Was : r - Not Always So, : By Claude Af . Bristol Everyone loves a fat man. It's an old saying,- and . it may be well applied to William Adams, city 7 ' 4 William F. ( Adams, treasurer, for ' everyone ; who; knows him likes him.- But "Billie" or Just Plain "Bill," as he is called by those whb know him well, says that he 1s not! fat but only a trifle plump. "V ' Adams is only five feet seven and a half inches ' tali and weighs 235 pounds, and still he calls himself plump. But he has not always been fat tor plump as he is today. He wasn't fat when a boy. Instead he was sick ly and more or less thin. The fat did not commence to hang: on. until he was 28 years old, but since that time It has grown steadily. . Here's the story: .' ' "Bill" was born October 18, 1874, in the little town of Tenby, Wales. His; father was a butcher and "Bill" was the third boy in the family. When he became old enough , he went to school and ran errands for bis father. In those days the favorite game of the : children at school was the paper chase. Bill was small and lithe then and was one of the best runners of the school. Many a race he ran and won before he was taken ill. His throat began to bother him and It was not long beforehe developed bron chial trouble. ' When he was 13 years old the trou ble . became serious and the doctors advised that .the boy be given a change of climate. They urged that he bo taken to the Pacific coast of the i United States. . He had to , quit school , and leaye for America. At that time there were relatives of the family living in a Portland and to them the boy was sent. None of his j family . could go with-'him, so he was; sent on alone. Across the ocean he was looked after by Richard Par cell,; who is now a resident of Port land, .but when he started across the United States and reached ' Chicago, he was alone. I Arrives In Portland in . 1888. The trip was not a difficult one for the body, for those traveling on the same trains made it a poftit to look after him. After being on the road several weeks he landed here safely April 14. 1888. The boy knew how to run errands so he immediately sought work as an errand boy. The first jol he landed was with the old Pacific States Tele phone company, then at Second and Ankeny streets. After a few months of such work it did not look promis ing; and he sought something more lucrative. Aj brokerage firm needed a boy to runs errands and "Bill" went to work for the companygettlng the magnifi cent salary of I a week. Being out of doors most of tho time did much to remedy his throat troubles and it was not long -before he was entirely well. - ' But Bill ' finally got tired of walk ing! all the time and began to hunt for a job -where he 'could ride once in a while. F. C. Barnes was run ning alfish store at Third and Mor rison streets then and to him the boyi applied for work. He got it driv ing! a wagon and his salary was $25 Many Nations Will Observe Empire Day In Addition to British, This Year's Cel ebration Will Include People of All Nations Allied With Great Britain. . The observance of "Empire Day," May 2.next. In the Armory;-promises to be an event in social, fraternal and patriotic circles. In normal times this day has been generally celebrated by the active societies of British. Scotch, Welsh and . representative Canadians Irish. Australian and other states of the! empire. The calamity of war has strengthened the bonds and ; enlarged sympathies, ;. so that' all nations alliad to Great Britain in the present conflict will be represented in one. way or an other, noticeably the Irish. . ? - On the platform will be seated the consuls for France, Japan.V Belgium, Russia. Servla and. wlth'the possible contingencies in these kaleidoscopic days, other nations, with the British consul and invited guests ? among ; the state and city officials. The decora tions will emblemize all the countries of ,he empire, and the display features in the liall will specialize the flags of Great Britain's allies in the war. The music, instrumental and vocal, will elude alt the national anthems of the allied powers. "God Save the Kin,?," "Long Live the. Czar." the ' "Marsell alse." Tipperary." and the sweet senti ments of song of Scotland. Wales, the Isl4 of Man, Australia. Canada, Servla and Nippon will all Join in- the spirit of jthe occasion, while " the' oratory by some of the best speakers obtainable will be a' feature of the gathering s Refreshments and social interchanges will follow . the exercises proper, and onej of - the larsest attendances ever seen In this city on similar occasion is pre dicted by those in charge of the affair. The proceeds will ; be : donated to the Red. Cross fund. :'fc ':'' v --",'" The ; incomplete - list of : committees aree: A-; G.' Brown,, general chairman; A. T. Smith, D. Stevens, L. K. Hodges, hall and printing; program,- R. Jons. R. D. Rennie, A, G. Brown; press. .1, K. Hodges and T. Stevens; speakers, Ed ward Boyce, James C. Lonerga, J. Hen- !- it f?'f : 11 ffirn CITY HALL - - S?r vfv .'t '4 V City Treasurer, a month. Delivering fish! day after day got monotonous after a time and t'Bill" went Into the candy business. ; As far as he got' in the business, however, was to become a candy, stir rer. Day after' day he stood over a boiling kettle with a paddle stirring syrup, sugar and other Ingredients used in the manufacture of candy. The Inside work 'began to tell on him and, fearing that. his old trouble would return, he started search for another Job. J ! ! The Western Union1 Telegraph com pany needed messenger boys at that time and "Bill" went to work for this company in 1892. In those days the boys were not allowed carfare as they are today, and as result most of the delivering had to be done on foot. Think of getting a call from the vicinity of the present baseball grounds, delivering aJ message, thence to a point far out on the east. aide. He had to walk all of the time, too. Is it any wonder that he did not get fat? He didn't get ! the chance to put on fat for the messages' were numer ous those days and ; the work kept "Bill" on the jump.: i . After work "Bill" used to go into the operating room and watch the telegraphers at work. Their work seemed easier to him than running his legs off delivering messages, so "Bill" decided that- he would become an op erator; , His friends helped him, and It was not long before he j had .mastered the Morse code and became, an expert at the key and sounder. "Bill," of course, had been used to ' lots of ex ercisethat is, the kind a person gets who walks a great deal and when this exercise ceased the body Jiad a chance to" broaden. Then he started to grow not up, but sideways. ' Long were the hours 'he sat . at the key and- the weight began to come pound by pound. Slowly but surely from an emaciated, sickly f appearing young fellow, he 'developed into a stocky, deep-lunged man. The fat kept coming, and after several years "Bill" began to worry, He was glad that he was healthy, but he was afraid that he was getting too plump for convenience. , 'i ' Along about this time he quit tele graphing and' started in the audit ing, department. The work here was a ; little more confining so Adams looked around for I something in 'the way of exercise. He joined an ath letic club and began to exercise dally. The work was interesting and it was not long before he became a full fledged athlete. He even went so far as to get up early Sunday morning and play baseball. From the auditing department he went to the cashier's cage?. The work was a little easier and despite the ex ercise the fat kept coming. He" was get tin n f more valuable day by day and finally there ; came an opening for him and he was promoted to as sistant manager of the local company. 1 For three years he held this position REFERENDUM CALLED : ON NEW ORDINANCE REGULATING JITNEYS Petitions Containing 1 2,000 Names .Filed With the City Auditor; .Goes on I Ballot, ' The referendum has been invoked on tlie ordinance regulating jitneys-and auto buses and the measure will be de cided on by the 'voters at the June election. Referendum petitions con taining 12,000 signatures were filed with City Auditor Ba'rbur within a short time of the expiration of the time limit for filing. iJohn C. Une, president, and J. P. Fianigan, business manager of the Auto Transit- Welfare society, an or ganization of Jitney drivers and own ers, , filed the petitions; This society backed the referendum movement. ' nessy Murphy. Womens committee in part: Mrs. E. T.C Stevens. Mrs. Thomas R. Erskine Mrs. James Laid law. Mrs. Roger Hastings and Mrs. W. Aj. Elvers" No Juggling of Prices. . I There's no Juggling of prices in my upstairs clothes shop. The ready-to-wear suits I sell are marked tn plain figures. . 82ft men's suits for $14.76. 125 men's suits for $18.75. , Jimmy Dunn, 315-18-17 Oregoniaa Bldg. Elevator to third floor. (Adv.) 1 JWhe'n writing or calling-on adver-tIsers,,-ou will rotifer a favor oy men tioning The Journal. (Adv.), ! Cough Stop is a real stopper. "Plum, mer Drug Co.. 3d and Madison. (Adv. - W. F. ADAMS i i t t i f-.Ijlas); ' f m J v and then' resigned to go Into the real estate game. Here's where he found himself in the. spring of 1911. Adams Jiad never been much of a politician but he got the fever when the campaign started to elect city officials. He tossed his hat in the ring and stood on it so it was Impossible for anyone to kick It out. . There were a number of candidates for the position of city treasurer but "Bill" managed to land the job. lie held, on to it until the campaign of 1913 started. The endorsement of the Republican. Democratic, Progressive and- other: parties were secured and "Bill" gotusy. He was elected by the largest: vote ever before given a single "candidate in a vity Election. Little good it did Jiim, however, for the people - adop'ted" the commission form of government at the same time and 'that provided that the position of city treasurer should be appointive Instead of elective, , , Not to be deterred on that account Adams started a fight to land the job.j ' He was finally selected from a list of a number of applicants and appointed to the position under Com missioner Bigelow. He has held the job ever since. When Adams first took office in 1911 the work of the treasurer jumped steadily. Large Improvements ' had been undertaken in 1910 and, 1911 and the figures in the Hen docket, of course, jumped correspondingly. There were only 21 dockets when he took of flee and now there are 67. This may mean little at first reading but the dockets represent hundreds v of Im provements added to the list and bun dreds of collections. , The work was too much for:Jthe em ployes and Adams set1 aboutf to find a way to- save time and employes. After investigation a special type of adding machine was constructed to handle the Hen accounts, and work that had- been formerly done by I several employes was thereafter done! by ma chine and one employe. The machine has now been adopted by a, large number of the banking firms, j The dock commission needed a treasurer ahd It was decided1 to put the coin In Adams hands. Then the water bureau, which had been col lecting water - revenues, changed its system and Adams was placed in charge of the cashiers. I j , Although-Adams says he is not an actor and never could , be one; he has a few characteristics which make him look similar to a fat man, in the movies. When he talks he has a pe culiar way . of nodding his ;head, and very Seldom does he use' words of more than one or two . syllables. It's just a habit, however. Bat when he smiles it is a real smile df the beam ing variety. This smllei'arid his good nature are always noticeable, Adams incidentally is some VJ,nr'" Here are a few of th Organizations he Is a member of: The Elks Ma sons, Moose. W. O. W., Independent Order of .Foresters. Old- Tim Teleg raphers' association, Y. M.-'C A., Chamber of Commerce and ths Atkin son Memorial Brotherhood. Most of his near relatives are con nected with Adam Brothers Packing company. In - this concern iare ' his father and four brothers. If "BUI" hadn't ! gotten sick' and been jsent to Oregon for his health he, toi, would probably have been in the mejat" busi ness Instead of holding public office. Visual Education Becomes Important Tjnprasalon on Pupils, Teaotaers Say. Much Mora- Vivid and iasting- Than Sscnred by Merely Bsadlngr.j Visual education now as ani Import ant place in Portland's public school system. By means of the stereoscope and lantern . Blldes the pupils in the history and geography classes are able to view the wonders, the products, the people and interesting points of all countries and climates, j With reallstlcs scenes befre their eyes, 'they study the historical events of the various nations. They lew the fields and the homes in foreign lands. They see the crops growing and being harvested. They see battleships In ac tion, and soldiers In war. V j Stereoscopes and lanterns and hun dreds of views are provided j for the classes. The pupils study thie views, and they are required to write! descrip tions of what they see. The iteachera say that the pupils et a much more vivid and realistic impression of his torical events . or geographical facts when they can see them than they did by merely readlrigtbem. j ExportxofBritish Columbia to the United States last year were valued at $3,902,930. , I Do Not Buy DIAMONDS I Until You See ; Our Bargains ' Diamonds sold at 935, $43. 9S5, 975, loo and upwards. W glva yon acasn gnaranta with each, diamond (not a mercbanois guarantaa). Wa loan oa third the retail prloa of diamonds and aeii tham at a small profit, credit ax tended. - ffBB ABAMS. - SIX Stkorn Bldg". PORTLAND FIRMS USE OFFICE AT MILWAUKIE ' FOR THE PARCEL POST Haul of. Six Miles Frequently Enables Sender to. Get 50 Miles Advantage. TONS OF MAIL ARE SENT Second Zona Territory Is Touched Which zs Wot lnjBaacn of Thla City. , - Auto trucks haul tons of parcel post packages every month from Portland mall order firms to tha postoffice at Mllwaukie, six miles south." : ' , There the packages, air mailed. i .. The reasonr la that' packages may be mailed - sometimes . . 60 J or more rail miles farther from Mllwaukie. and ibe within the second pat-eel post sons, than If they were mailed in Portland. And the reason for tiliis la the zone system itself. The sedond zone takes In ail postoffices within a radius of ISO miles; air line, frfem the , mailing office. - ' j. , Territory la divided for mailing pur poses Into rectangles, each 30 miles square. All points within a certain rectangle are considered within at certain zone if the circle drawn around the . mailing office on the map t otic ties aj)y por tion of the rectangle. j , Shipper Has Advantage. v : Thus, although Mllwaukie Is only about j six miles souti - of Portland, lta second zone boundary touches rec tangles that are not touched by Port land's second zpne boundary. i The shipper to a second gone point has the further advantage over the third zone i, shipper . tiat ; the second zone weight limit Is 60 pounds, aa against a third zone) limit , of 20 pounds. - I" ; The main advantage, however, is the rate. Twenty pbunds may bo shipped 1 to any point j in , the second zone for 24 cents. Twenty pounds to a third zone point costi 44 cents. There are many postoffices, ' third zone from Portland, that, are second cone from Mllwaukie. Among-' these are Roseburg and Marshfield. Others are Bandon, Coqullla and Bridge, in Coos county; Cliff and Fort Rock. In Kilka'm Qh! '11-' i':'.vj '-'"'! includes all tht these three Free Allvertising S It's yours for the asking and costs vou not a cent extra. Our earnest dejsire is to make every that comes to us leave our shop a finished product of prioting-a live, active influence that will truly accomplish what it is intended for, by so expressing your ideas .that - they im press -inspire confidence. j With the assistance of our experienced and able advertis ing men (welliknown local specialists), artists and typo graphical experts to help, you plan your campaign and produce sale-pulling copy, your printing appropriation thus invested is sure, to yield you a handsome profit. ino j op is too large and none too small for our service Department to edit and inject selling force so it will produce results. -i "EVERYTHING Phones: Marshall 6080 . A-6548 if '-1 t --rt. v ' i ::- t tes are all ' W. A. WXSB atlsfftetory Good Rubber Plates, each . ...... . . . . ... . . . . . . , $5.00 The Best Red Rubber Plates each . ..... ... . . ,v .$7.50 22-Carat Gold or Porcelain Crown for . . ." .$5.00 22-Garat Bridge Teeth, guaranteed, each .... . . . . $3.50 Gold orEnamel Fillings, each . . ", . . . . . . .$1.00 Silver Fillings, each .i. - .. . .. . . . . j. . . .50c And. an Absolut Guarantee Backed by 08 Tears In Portland. Nervous and weak-hearted people can have their teeth extracted, filled, bridre work and teeth applied without danger or Da In. Out-of-town ta- tlents' work completed in one day tne personal supervision ui ut. yy PAXX.XBCr Bxniai-ro 3d Ploor. Tatka tha THE WISE DENTALCO. Elevator. Ezamlnation Offica Bonxs Daily 8 The N0RT0NI Aofferi td transient is well ".V w Tf,mas the residential Ruest the advantages of 300 rooms with baths and showef bathsthe tearoom with dancing floor the spacious lobbies and parlors the "different" American plarr dining-room With excellent table d'hote service. 1 Ladies visiting the city alone will be delighted with the surroundings. Luncheon, dinner Hor tea parties arranged for under the personal supervision of the management. ....v..., -.,.!. (' I . Washington and 11th Sts., - "' 'j f Portland, Oregon. northwestern Lake county, 90 miles south of Bend, Itself 186 miles by rail from Portland. i , . ? Blfferanoa la Beveral Tons. From April 1 to April 16 parcel post packages weighing 6597 pounds, a lit tle more than three and a quarter tons, were handled out of the Mllwaukie postoffice. i' Last June lens thanhalf a ton of parcel post matter was- handled from Mllwaukie In a 15 day period. Another instance of the use to which the parrel post Is being put is the shipment of goods by -boat from Portland to The Dalles. where th3' are mailed to central Oregon points. Sugar is shipped in 60 pound sacks from Portland to The Dalles, already stamped and addressed. I The steam boat lines mall It to pointsan far dis tant as Prlnevllle, Burns, The Nar- - rpws, Fife, Silver Lake. Christmas Lake, Fort Rock, Laplne, Crescent and Rtley, all of which ar within tht second zone from The Da lies. As much aa 20 tons has! been sent in this manner at one shipment. The freighting rate, before tb par-, eel post, was S ? Cents a ( pound : from Bend1 to Burns.' The total cost of shipping sugar from Portland to Burns was 8.7 cents a pound. '' When writing or calling on adver tisers, you will confer n favpr by meii tlonlnar The Journal. : h (Adv.V HO MB OP ATBIO v PBBSOBZPTZOBS. ; PECZTZC8, ' TBXTVBATX8. . - ' PXLX.ET8. j A KOMBOPATBTO PHABMACY IB OBABQB OP A TBAIBED EOMEO PHABMACZBT. EBB POB CATAXJOOVB. WOODARD, CLARKE h CO. Wood-X.ark BlOgv Aider Straat at Wast Park, j, Portland. Or. DO YOU WANT TQ BUY OR SELL A DIAMOND OR A PIANO? Call on Ui Xdharal Credits Easy Payments ELBY COMPANY ! - . (Licensed)-1 ' , -320-318 Lumbar Bxchangs Bids'., Beoond and Stark Sts. A Separate Department for Ladles. Printing '.' - ";.' - ; '';"".' .'- ' . . words imply and also this: ervice FOR THE OFFICE" Northeast Corner Fifth and OakSts. ZSYears'ActualPractice As a Dentist tn Portland enables me to speak with authority on everything pertaining to high-grade modern den tistry. When I guarantee the best work hat It is possible to -secure at the lowest price tor which It can be produced the guarantee tneanai aomethlna-. Keeping faith with the publio haa made my dental practice the largest In the Northwest. Mv uvi. men of recognized skill in the profession. Read These Prices: Work Cannot Bo Fro due 4 for when necessary, All work isj done under inc. utor aiienaants. Bouthaast Corner of Third an,! Wtfahlnrtoa . Phonaa A-3039, Kain 3089. to 8 P. C Sundays A. M. Strseta. . to 1 P. M.