Polk County observer., June 21, 1910, Image 1

County
PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY
DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, JUNE 21. 1910.
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FECIAL SALE
All our entire stock of Shoes and
Oxfords, all new styles, go at Sale
Price.
We have too many shoes and must
reduce our stock.
You can buy stylish, up-to-date
shoes or oxfords at prices you nev
er before bought them at this time
of the year, right in season.
Don't overlook this opportunity to
buy good shoes at very low prices.
Campbell's Store
Successor to CAMPBELL S HOLLISTER
DALLAS, - - - OREGON
HONOR GRAND OFFICER
Retention Im Given Mrs. Murk Ilnyter
iit Home of Mrs. E. N. Hull.
A delightful informal recentlon wsm
I Blven at the home of Mrs.. Rimer NT
! Hall yesterday afternoon In eompli-J
ineiu to Mrs. Mark Hayter, who was
auxaneed to the offlce of Grand Con
ductress at the recent session of the
Grand Chapter of Eastern Star in
Portland. The house was beautiful
for the occasion, being decorated with
a wealth of sweet peas. Mrs. Hayter
was presented with an elaborate bo
iuet, the presentation being made by
Mrs. J. C. Uglow. Mrs. J. H. Holllster
and Mrs. Uglow poured tea, and dainty
refreshments were served. About
thirty called during the receiving
hours.
Among those present were: Mrs. E.
N. Hull, Mrs. Mark Hayter, Mrs. J. C.
Uglow, Mrs. Arthur Phelps, Mrs. U.
S. Loughary, Mrs. Otho Williams, Mrs.
E. W. Fuller, Mrs. W. V. Fuller, Mrs.
J. H. Holllster, Mrs. John E. Smith,
Mis. B. E. Nevel, Mrs. E. A. Hamilton,
Mrs. J. L. Castle, Mrs. C. L. Barnes,
Mrs. G. L. Hawkins, Mrs. W. H. Mc
Dunlel, Mrs. Theo Farington, Mrs. H.
G. Campbell, Mrs. Willis Simonton,
Mrs. Conrad Stafrin, Miss Edna Hall,
Miss Merle Hall and Miss Ivy Mc-Duntel.
OUR MARKET LETTER
VALLEY'S GREAT NEED
IRRIGATION WOULD , DOUBLE
CROP PRODUCTION.
ELECTRICITY
FOR LIGHTING
Is only expensive to people wlio lire wasteful and cureless. To you
who are naturally rarefull, It dura not conic high.
It Is economical because It can be quickly turned off when not needed.
With gus or kerosene there Is the temptation to let light burn when not
needed to save bother of lighting and adjusting. In some homes the
electric light bills amount to only one or two dollars per month. You
can probably get some" kind of artificial light for less money than elec
tric IlKlit, but does It save you anything when it limits opportunities for
work and recreation ruins your eyesight smokes your walls mars
decorations and Increases household work. You could probably save
a. dollar tomorrow by going without your meals but it wouldn't be eceon
omy. It is not so much what you save, but how you save that counts.
WILLAMETTE VALLEY CO. RATES Residence on meters, per
Kilowatt lDc: Residence, flat per month, lOcp 60c. RATES FOR BUSI
NESS HOUSES 26o per drop and 6c per Kilowatt up to 10 drops; over
17 'jc per drop and 6o per .Kilowatt. A drop figures lCcp or less. For
power rates apply at the office. We are always ready to explain the
"ino and outs" of the lighting proposition to you, call on us or phone to
us, we are never to busy to talk business.
Willamette Valley Company
E. W. KEARNS, Manager for Dallas.
Office on Mill street, just north of the Court House. Phones Bell 421,
Mutual 1207. --
Receipts ami Sales at Portland Union
Stock Yards,
PORTLAND, Or., June 18 Receipts
at this market for the week have been:
Cattle 2142, calves 190, hogs 945,
sheep 3611.
The cattle market has been slightly
draggy; sheep have sold briskly on an
ascending market and the hog market
recovered about 20c from the low
point of last week.
A good many California cattle were
j among the receipts, and while the
I cows and butcher stuff sold at high
prices, the steer market was slow and
sellers found difficulty in disposing of
I their offerings A great many more
cows could have been sold without
effecting prices, but the over propor-
tlon of good quality steers militated
! against an evenly balanced market.
I There was a brisk demand for sheep,
and anything that was fat brought
good prices. In the offerings there were
not many sheep of good quality in the
matter of liesh and the demand for
lambs and fat mutton was ony supplied
; in part.
j Receipts from local territory has
! been next to nothing and prices ad
vanced 16c to 26c over the low point
registered last week.
Representative sales have been as
follows: Steers, $5 to $6;' cows, $4.25
to $5; hogs, J9.25 to ,9.75; sheep,
.4.75; wethers, J5; lambs, 6; calves,
f 5.25 to ,6.70.
JEFF MYERS IN RACE
FISHING SEASON
Opened April 1st and we are prepared to furnish
you the right kind of tackle at the right price.
SPALDING BASE BALL (iOODS
We are headquarters for the famous Spalding
line and do not lie down for any others. Give
us a call.
W. R. Ellis' Confectionery
Up-to-date Candy Kitchen in rear. We invite you
to inspect it
Well-Known Politician Will He Candi
dalo for Governor.
Jefferson Myers has announced his
candidacy for the Democratic nomina
tion for governor of Oregon. He is the
second Democrat in the state to make
this announcement, tho first having
been Charles P. Strain of Pendleton,
assessor of Umatilla county. Mr. Strain
marie his announcement several
months ago.
The entrance of Mr. Myers Into the
Democratic arena really opens the
Democratic campaign for governor.
Besides himself and Strain, both now
openly In the race, there are several
poslblc candidates for the nomination,
among them being Circuit Judge Will
lam V. Galloway of Salem, State Rail
road Commissioner Oswald West of
Salem, and Dr. Harry Lane, ex-mayor
of Portland.
j The last two men, particularly, have
been spoken of as probable candidates,
hut as yet have made no announce
ment of their Intentions.
Mr. Myers says he has entered the
gubernatorial race In response to the
urging of many of his friends, and that
he will conduct a vigorous campaign.
j He declares himself In favor of the
! direct primary, recall, corrupt practice
! act and Statement No. 1.
TaRe a KODAK with You
to the
Mountains
or the
Seashore
The little Kodak Pictures will keep alive the pleas
ures of the out-door days.
KODAKS - $5 to. $4
BROWNIES - t0 J9
lOTCatalofrue for asking.
I CONRAD STAFRIN, DrugistJ
Wheat Raising Rapidly Giving Place
to Intensified and Diversified
Funning.
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(Call of the West.)
The Willamette Valley contains per
haps the largest single body of tillable
land, outside of the great Sacramento
and San Joaquin valleys in California
in the Pacific Coast or Rocky Moun
tain States. It is also one of the oldest-
settled sections of the West, a large
part of Its prairie and bottom land
having been in cultivation for more
than fifty years.
In the early days and up to within
the last few years grain growing has
been the predominant Industry. The
moist, early springs and dry summers
were admirably adapted to the pro
duction of cereals, and it was but nat
ural that the raising of grain should
have been the leading Industry. How
ever, under the strain of constant
cropping to wheat and with only poor.
shallow cultivation the soil gradually
failed to yield profitable ' crops of
grain. . As a natural result of these
conditions a change In agricultural
methods has been taking place with
in the last few years, and the wheat
ranch with Its 320 to 640 acres or more
of poorly cultivated soil is giving place
to the small diversified farm with Its
crop rotation and its intensive culti
vation. But the climate 1b not well adapted
to this new system of agriculture.
Grain was ripe and ready for harvest
before the dry summer months came
on, while the crops now being raised
-Clover, vetch, hops, small fruit and
vegetables extend their growth well
into or through the dry season, if given
the opportunity and often suffer lack
of sufficient moisture just at the time
when needed to give the crop Its best
growth.
Ttountirul Water Supply.
The dominant physical feature of
the valley Is Its stream system. The
Willamette river rises in the south
eastern corner of the water shed in
the junction of the Calapooias with
the high Cascades. Following north
erly It follows the trough of the val
ley and empties into the Columbia at
the northern extremity of the valley.
From the Cascade Range on the east,
a network of tributaries make their
way toward the trunk stream. Among
these are several of the larger'streams
of the State, such as the Middle Fork,
the McKenzie, the Suntiam, the Mol
alla and the Clackamas. There are
a number of tributaries from the Coast
Range on the west, but the flow of
these is neither so large nor so con
stant as that which comes from the
high watershed of the Cascades.
Among the principal streams enter
ing the valley from, the west are the
Coast Fork, the Tualatin, the Yam
hill, the Luckiamute and Mary's rivers.
From O.iober to March approtl
mately 75 per cent of the rainfall of
the year occurs, leaving but 25 per
cent or about 10 Inches of rain for
the six months of the dry season, from
April to September, when many crops
ire making their greatest demand lor
moisture. During Apr 1, May and the
early part of June the rainfall in aver
age years Is abundant for all crops,
and In some years more than abund
ant; but from June 15 of each year to
September 15 the rainfall averages
but 2.5 Inches per month, which is en
tirely Insufficient to maintain proper
moisture' conditions In the average
soils of the valley.
Rainfall Not Well Distributed.
- The character of the rainfall during
the summer period must also be taken
into account in considering the mat
ter. The records show that the major
ity of the rains occurring In this per
iod are little more than showers, and
although their aggregate makes a
considerable showing, they are of little
value to growing crops.
The season of 1907 illustrates this
point clearly. The total amount of
rainrall and Its distribution were
about normal. The summer rainfall
came In three distinct shower periods
the first occurring In the latter part
of June and the first part of July, the
second occurring about the middle of
August and the third toward the end
of August "
The late spring rainfall ceased on
June 15. Retween that time and the
Maxonlc Grand Officers.
i New officers, elective and appointive,
of the Grand Lodge of MaBons of Ore- nrirt shower period on June 28, there
gon are: were a few showers at different points
Grand Master Charles E. Wolver- ,n tne vaiey, but no general rain. The
Ion. of Portland. heaviest shower at any point during
Deputy Grand Master Thomas M. j tn( p,,.d waa 0 0 inches at Port
Bald In, of Prineville. land on June 21. During the first per-
Grand Senior Warden George H. j loi tne heaviest rain occurred at Fort
llnrnett, of Salem. I land on July 2, when 1 Inch of rain
Grand Junior Warden S. S. 8pn- fell. The only other rainfall of value
err. of Eugene. ! was at Albany on July 1, w hen 0.45
Grand Treasurer . A. t. leiana, oi )n(.h fe( itetwecn the first and second j
Portland. shower periods, there was no rainfall j
Grand Secretary James F. Rln- anywhere In the valley except on July
, nf Portland. 14 and IS at Eugene, when 0.04 Inch
Grand Chaplain J. R. N.
Corvalli.
Grand Senior Deacon
tol. of Portland.
valleys is very similar. In the provinces
of Piedmont andLombardy the tem
perature varies from Kero as a min
imum ip winter to 100 degrees as a
maximum in summer. The crops raised
are those of the temperate zone
cereals, hay, vegetables and" fruit. The
rainfall varies from SO. to 40 inches,
yet Irrigation Is practiced extensively
and has been practiced for hundreds
of years. -
Some Actual Results
. An Interesting account Is given of
experiments tried with Irrigation in
the Willamette Valley. In one case
5647 pounds of green fodder per acre
were secured without irrigation, and
9666 pounds, an Increase of 71 per
cent, were obtained with two Irriga
tions. Potatoes, unlrrigated, - yielded
2604 pounds per acre; with one Irri
gation, 6760 pounds, and with two Ir
rigations. 7500 pounds, an increase in
the latter of 180 per cent. The-unlrrl-gated
potatoes yielded 89.2 per cent of
marketable tubers. The potatoes which
were Irrigated yielded 93.2 per cent of
marketable tubers. Beets yielded 27.45
pounds per acre without irrigation,
and 4309 pounds with one irrigation.
The yield of clover Increased 27.4 per
cent with Irrigation. The report says:
"As the result of a widespread cam
paign of education and advertisement.
Western Oregon is experiencing today
one of the greatest eras of growt'.i and
development it has ever known. From
all over the Union men are coming to
this region to locate their capital.
Along commercial and industrial lines
the development is very great, Indeed.
Along agricultural lines there Is much
investment and speculation, but n the
whole, little real development is tak
ing place, outside a few of a very few
especially favored localities. This back
wardness in the actual development of
the agricultural Industry constitutes
one bf the most serious economic
problems confronting Western Oregon."
MEET AFTER 52 YEARS
George II. Iltmes Tells of Reunion of
Polk County Pioneers.
George II. Hlmes, secretary of the
Oregon Pioneer Association, relates
the following interesting story of the
meeting of two former well-known
Folk County pioneers at last year's
reunion:
"Last year, I put two people in
touch with each other who had served
in the Indian Wars of 1865-6. One
was I. V. Mossman, who came from
Indiana In 1863, and the other, Sam
Tetherow, who crossed the plains from
Missouri In 1845.
"It was at a pioneer reunion that I
introduced these two men as Sam and
Ike. The latter said to the former:
'I thought I was a pretty early settler
In Oregon, but I see you are eight
years ahead of me.1 . I noticed that
they did not recognize each other, so I
Interrupted them by Baying:
"Look here, you boys make me tired.
Don't you know you both lived In Polk
County in 1855; that you both re
sponded to the call of Governor Curry
for volunteers to fight the Indians,
and enlisted In Captain's Ben Hayden's
company; that you came down the
Willamette River to Portland and up
the Columbia River to The Dalles the
next day, then marched across the
country' to Walla Walla, December 7,
1855; that you saw Captain Charles
Bennett killed at the head of his com
mand and that you made a rush with
a lot of other boys and prevented his
body .from being carried off by the
Indians-; that you messed together, ate
horse meat together, slept under the
same blankets" at this Juncture:, Sam
exclaimed: 'By grab, you must be Ike
Mossman.' Thus these two men met
after being separated for 62 years."
PLEASANT AFTERNOON
Bell, o'j and 0.05 Inch occurred, respectively.
These were so small, Isnwevec. as to be
W. C. Hrls- negligible. For a period of thirty-thre
I days, therefore, the vslley was without
Mrs. II. R. CoKiier and Mrs. B. II. Pil
lar Knlerlaln.
Mrs. II. B. Cosper and Mrs. H. II.
Pillar entertained the members of the
Presbyterian Missionary Society and a
few Invited friends at the home of
Mrs. Cosper last Thursday afternoon.
The house was prettily decorated for
the occasion, white roses In great pro
fusion being used in the parlor, and
a pink color scheme In the dining
room. The table was graced with
large bowls of LaFrance roses.
An interesting program was enjoyed
by the guests Readings were given
by Mrs. J. C. Oaynor, Mrs. Cornwell
and Miss Vera Cosper. Mrs. Coad
sang a beautiful solo, and Miss Cosper
displayed remarkable skill In a piano
selection. Mrs C. O. Coad presided
at the tea table. Delicious refresh
ments were served.
Those present were: Mrs. Cosper,
Mrs. Pillar, Mrs Reeves, Mrs. Oaynnr,
Mrs Ilolman, Mrs. Lawrence. Mrs.
Ramsey, Mrs. Mulr, Mrs Blmonton.
Mrs. C. O. Coad. Mrs. K. J. Coad.
Mrs. Cornwell. Mrs. Loughary. Mrs.
Sibley. Mrs. M. M. Ellis, Mrs Teal,
Mrs. Parrish. Mrs Hehard, Mrs. Mao
Donald. Mrs. Kaerth. Miss May Austin,
of Portland, and Miss Vers Cosper.
BACK FROM LION HUNT
COLONEL ROOSEVELT AGAIN
SETS FOOT ON NATIVE SOIL.
Reception lu New York Only Equalled
by That AcVorded General
Grant.
DALLAS' POPULAOJBOffl
Wecarrjthe famous DlAM-"
Coffee, Tea aim -
The rerrtt of fruit'"'1
Extract, Fpiees,
Frvsh bread daily.
etables ran always be found t onr ftore.
Dallas, Oregon
Grsnd Junior Descon F.J. Miller. j appreciable rainfall. It will be seen
of Albany. that In the months which make the
Grsnd Senior Stewsrd II- l Pit- aatest demand for moisture, the
lock, of Portland. j rainfall is so light as to make conrtl-
Grsnd Junior Steward F. 8. Engle, i tion, almost compsrable with those
of Ashland. existing during the same period in the
Grand Orator George E. Davis, of trur ,r(, eastern parts of Oregon snd
Canyon City. I Washington, or elsewhere.
Grsnd Standard Rearer M 8. Lev)-, j Valley Compared to Italy.
of Union. Ei As showing what is already being
..,. ew-ord Besrer rr'-a Stming- i
Grand I5"" " accomplished with Irritation under
ton. of Astoria. Teed,Tof climatic conditions similar to those
Grand M.rahal-T. J. Tweedy, ol. WIIU-rt,. v.llcy.
ranTTrb-r-D G. Tom.slnl. of refers, .ill be ms.de to the
Grsnd TJT-r u. f po v,n,y m northern Italy. Vr,
Portland. notwithstanding the enlsteoc of s hu-
" ! mid climate, trrigstion has been de
Mrs W. J. Hooker snd . who p.nd upMI for cnturs to bring
have be." iitinr here with Mrs abmt the fullest axrtcaltursl produc
H..ti m-i I. . J. H. Osss. re- tl,m xh uppr part of the rsliey of the
turned to Falls City. Monday, where po rMlrm,,lrt , nu.nr respects the
Mr. H now located. Mrs Gis Wiiiamett Valley three ! It Is
, ho has dsnserwWr rm aurrouoded by kith mountains the
time, si rer-ted Isn pnrria AIp ,D Bnr1 ,nd and the
prowmrvil! Times. j Apnnins M th sowth from which a
Mrs. J A. Fins dered this mors- iwttrork of streams snake their wsy to
for McCT where she will sfw-wd a th I' a. the trunk slresra the valley.
- .-ith frtf-sds af- Th vaJlT eowsWs of a foothill see-
a rt w - . . . ,
Tnrk sd r-wisis thre
SMtMbi Cents: Collects t.
The Valley A Coast Telephone com
pany of Alsea yesterday remitted to
the state treasurer Its gross earnings
tax for 10. It was i cents. This sum
represents S per cent of Its gross earn
ings for 10. The state treasurer had
made two requests for a report from
this company by mail, which cost the
state 4 cents postsge. It also cost an
additional Z cents to msil the receipt
for the remittance, making the cost to
the state of Oregon for collecting the
t cents cross earnings tsx ( cents In
II. beid-s the Isbor and material ex
pended in writing the required notices
snd the receipt It also cost ths tele
phone company I cents nostsse to
mail the Ui to the state treasurers
mV st Kslcm. Journal.
MM In RcfKMi.
J. H Rempel. clerk of school ds
trict No. I, Kmtthn-ld. had the bonor
this year of tin- the first clerk to
snd In his annual report t Ooss
ty Superintendent. 1L c. Seymour.
to jCew tiom and ef broad levet plains Fitualea
daring the Is practically th same latitude as th
. Willamette, the climate
f the tmo
Mrs. Walter rVars Is visiting at the
home of her psrents wear Brtdreport.
When the ship Kaiserin-Auguste
Victoria steamed slowly into New York
harbor Saturday with Colonel Roose
velt and his family aboard, and docked
at her pier in Hoboken, one of the
most remarkable and spectacular Jour
neys ever made by an ex-presldent of
the United States or. any private citi
zen of this country, came to an end.
Only the famous European tour of
General Grant could be in any way
compared' with it and this lacked the
pyrotechnic features which charac
terized the Roosevelt tour. "One year,
2 months and 27 days have elapsed
since the ex-presldent soiled from
New York for Africa, and scarcely a
day has passed that he has not been in
the public eye. Only when he and his
party were hidden In the thickest Jung
les of the dark continent, hundreds of
miles from a newspaper correspond
ent or a telegraph station, were the
news dispatches abbreviated, and even
then the killing of an elephant, a Hon
or some other denizen of the forest
by the mighty nimrod, was' duly
chronicled.
Roosevelt Luck Remains.
Despite the predictions of alarmists
that he would succumb to fever or the
poisonous sting of some jungle Insect,
the proverbial Roosevelt luck remain
ed with him, and he emerged from the
jungle in excellent health to find the
royal arms of Europe extended to him.
The doors of kings were thrown
open. European monarchs vied with
one another In entertaining their dem
ocratic guest. His transit from city to
city and country to country partook
of the nature of a triumphal tour.
The press In every country heralded
his approach and at every station
where he stopped he was greeted by
the enthusiastic cheering of large
crowds.
' In every country through which he
passed he waa welcomed by Its rulers
and leading statesmen, and gave the
conclusion of his trip an official tinge
by acting as special ambassador of
the United States to the funeral of the
late King Edward of England.
Ills Own Feature Maker.
Ills entertainment, however, by Eu
ropean royalty, was not the most spec
tacular feature of his trip. These In
cidents were furnished by Mr. Roose
velt himself, and began on his emerg
ence from the Jungle. He had scarcely
thrown aside his khaki suit for his
frock coat and high hat, when he de
livered his famous speech at Cairo
criticising the Egyptian Nationalists,
and denouncing the assassination of
Boutros Pasha Ghali. The storm of
criticism was still at its height, when
the news was cabled that the ex
president had cancelled hia audience
with the pope, on account of certain
conditions that the Vatican Imposed.
This was quickly followed by his re
fusal to visit the Methodist mission In
Rome.
In Paris he delivered a lecture at
the Sorbonne, emphasizing the gravity
of the race suicide question. This was
followed by lectures In Christiana and
Berlin. The next bomb, shell fell In Lon
don where, after being extended the
freedom of the city at Guildhall, he
criticised England's rule of Egypt, and
brought down a storm of criticism
from all sides. In delivering his last
lecture at Oxford university on June
7, he was compelled to stop, owing to
an affection of the throat.
Honor From Universities.
The high regard in which he Is held
by the leading educators of the world
Is reflected in the honors conferred on
him by the various universities. The
University of Cairo conferred on him
the highest degree In that Institution;
from King Frederick's University at
Christiana he received the degree of
doctor of philosophy; at Berlin uni
versity he received a similar honor;
Cambridge honored him with the de
gree of doctor of laws, and Oxford
conferred the degree of doctor of civil
law.
Si lent ilii' Results.
The scientific results of the expedi
tion have exceeded all expectations, j
nearly 120.000 specimens having been j
gathered. Of mammals 4887 specimens1
have been secured, ranging In size
from elephants to mice. There are j
4000 birds in the collection; 2000 rep-i
tiles and 600 fish, not to mention the,
enormous miscellaneous collection. ;
Colonel Roosevelt alone Is credited '
with 8 rhinoceroses, elephants, 7 ;
Hons, several giraffes, 4 wlldcbeestes,
4 hippotaml, ( buffaloes, i topi and 4
elands j
Not more than half the specimens
have arrived and taxidermists - In
demand at the National Museum.
It was during his last term In office
thst Colonel Roosevelt announced his
intention of hunting wild game In Af-i
rlra at the close of his term.
Preparations of a most elaborate j
scale were made, and arrangements,
completed with the Smithsonian Insti
tution which has reaped ths scientific
value of the expedition. j
aoa
I Aicatm jnmr et - .
j On March I, accompanied by his
Ison Kermlt. Major K. A. Mearns, V. H.
! A.. Professor Edmund Miller and J.
Alden Lorlng. ha sailed from New
York on the a 8. Hamburg of the
llsmburg-Amerlcsn line. His admlr
!ers rave htm a great send-off and the
i vesaw-l escorted down the bay by
!a large number of gaily decorated
'craft, while ths guns in the harbor
'fired a farewell salute.
On April ths Roosevelt party
reached Naples where they embarked
on the steamer Admiral and proceed
ed via the Sues canal to Klllndinl Har
bor. Mombasa. In Hrttlah East Africa.
Ths pa Mr then took the Vrands rail
way for Nairobi, reaching the4r destl-
! nation on April t(. Oa socssnt of this
' pise being on the direct lias of ths
I Uganda railway, ths bass of supplies
j was established here snd the parry
j proceeded Into ths Jungle to ths south
of ths camp. Colonel Roosevelt and
his party were entertained by a asm
' ber of prominent Englishmen who
have estates in this section, and natives
extended every possible assistance. The
result was that when they returned to
Nairobi in December, they, had an
unusually large number of specimens.
During this time the general public
had to be content with the news that
filtered into Nairobi, where it was
gobbled up greedily by the masa of
newspaper men, and cabled in more
or less questionable form.
Politicians Disappointed.
On December 18, the party broke
camp at Nairobi and started by car
avan across Uganda. Considerable
hunting was done on this . trip, and
when" the party arrived at Renk on
March 11, 1910, on the White Nile,
they had thousands of specimens. '
Here the steamer Dal was placed at
their disposal by General Sir Reginald
Wingate, the British Sirdar, and the
party started on the 300 mile Journey
up the Nile to Khartoum, where the
colonel planned to meet his family,
from whom he had been separated for
nearly a year.
.Politicians throughout the United
States looked forward eagerly for
some statement from the ex-president
when he emerged from the jungle at
Renk, relative to political conditions
in this country. All' were anxious to
know his attitude on the Ballinger
Plnchot controversy, the Payne-Ald-rlch
tariff bill, and. In fact, what he
thought of the Taft administration as
a whole. But they were all disappoint
ed. The ex-presldent refused absolute
ly to discuss European and American
politics, and stated further than any
interview purporting to come from
him relative to the political situation,
could be accepted as false.
Nothing of Importance marked the
trip down the Nile, and Colonel Honse
velt busied himself with the prepara
tion of his . European speeches. On
Monday, March 12, they reached
Khartoum, where Mrs. Roosevelt and
her youngest daughter greeted him,
The entire party was given an elabor
ate reception, and the Sirdar's palace
on the banks of the Nile was placed
at his disposal. Two days later the
Roosevelts left Khartoum on a special
train for Carlo, stopping off at Assou
an and Luxor, for the purpose of sight
seeing.
Vote Colonel a Good Fellow.
On March 24 the party reached
Cairo. Here Mr. Roosevelt was given a
hearty reception, not only by the na
tive element, but by a large number of
American tourists, who were stopping
at Shepherd's hotel. The Colonel was
entertained by the Khedive, while
Mrs. Roosevelt and her daughter were
the guests of the Khedlvah. It wag
here that Oscar Strauss, ambossador
to Turkey, and a member of the
Roosevelt Cabinet, met his former
chief.
At the request ef a large number of
American tourists, visiting that por
tion of Egypt, Colonel Roosevelt held
a reception on March 26 at Shepherd's
hotel, where he shook hands with
about 200 of his countrymen.
As the preBS of that section Is ex
tremely radical, Colonel Roosevelt had
been subject to a great deal of criti
cism at the hands of various editors
on account of some of his expressions
In Khartoum, but on March 27 all par
ties "buried the hatchet," when the ex-
(Conttnued on Page Four.)
TAKES OATH OF OFFICE
JAY BOWERMAN IS ACTING GOV
ERNOR OF OREGON.
Presides at Meeting of State Lnnil
Board and Performs Other
Official Duties. --.'" :
Jay Bowerman, President of the
State Senate, arrived In Salem on the
4 o'clock electric cor Thursday and
went at once to the capital, where he
took the oath of offlce as Acting Gov
ernor of Oregon. The oath was given
by Justice Eakin, of the Supremo
Court The elevation of the Senate's
President to the head of the stato gov
ernment was accomplished without
ceremony. A few friends from the city
and attaches of the different offices
greeted the new Governor, who pro
ceeded with the business of the offlce
within a few minutes of his arrival.
His first official act was to affix his
signature, to the notarial commission
of M. E. Fowler, of Portland. After
signing a number of papers that were
awaiting his attention, a meeting of
the desert land , board was called. In
the evening, a meeting of the State
Land Board was held.
While it was the general opinion of
attorneys that the oath of office waa
unnecessary, the Attorney-General ad
vised the formality to remove any
question that might arise later. .
Jay Bowerman Is the first Governor
to reach that position In this state by
virtue of his position as President of
the Senate. He Is 33 years of age and
was born In Iowa. His mother lives In
this city.
After cleaning up a number of rou
tine matters that have accumulated,
Acting Governor Bowerman will go
next week to Eastern Oregon, to attend
a session of court whe: v he has some
cases set 'for trial.
Discussing his probable policy In re
gard to public matters. Acting Gov
ernor Bowerman said: '
"I did not come down here to start
something. I shall not fire all the ap
pointive officers and pardon all the
convicts. In the main I think it may
be said that I will carry out the poli
cies of the Benson administration.
However, I shall use my best judg
ment in all matters that require my at
tention and decide questions on their
merits.
"This call came so suddenly and so
recently that I have had no time to
think of appointments or politics. At
present I have no other thought In
mind than to carry out the announced
policy of Governor Benson in this matter."
Will VInU Canada,
William Parker, principal of one of
the Portland public schools, and for
merly at the head of the Dallas school,
writes the Observer that, accompanied
by his family and Mrs. Robert Suitor,
he will leave this week for a visit at
his old home in Canada. Professor
Parker and family will spend ths
summer at Hagersvllle, Ontario. Mrs.
Suitor will travel with them as far
as Toronto, and will then go to Almon
te, Ontario, near Ottawa, to visit her
mother until September.
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