f WEEKLY OREGON STATESMAN. TUESDAY. MAY 5.. 1303 E.--E-. BAILEY, D. D. Dtnilst J- i ; . Grmluntc Xt trili Ptttrific Dental , - Coll'-yc . .,. . Attention frown ami Bridge wink. ; 'I In latent and iut scientific in thisls lit every Luauch of den tii ry at iot tt prices. Booms 1-2 McConuck tlij. Over Meyers & Seas Store. Stli m Oregon IN MISSOURI F; A . Wi grains-Writes- States man From tbeVoridV ; I ; f FaTiity r J . i THE NATIONAL HE ATTENDED C.OOD ROADS CONVENTION SHOOK HANDS WITHIfE PRES- IDENT AND HEARD WILLIAM - J. BRYAN SPEAKi .t ; ; Editor Statesman: Three days. of travel void of any un-; usual incident, 'larded, us In Grand Isl and, Nebraska, where a burned bridge ahead compelled va wlelair ot several hours, which fortunately for its, result ed in a bight of our President, who, with his party, had spent Sunday - in this place. At S:30 the exercises be gun with a greeting by a large numben f traveling men who llnel up,; aiid filed ac ross the rear -platform of the President's car, being each granted a handshake Your correspondent being a traveler, for the time being, lined up with the ref, urid since -no questions were a?ked, had the pleasure cf a. warm rraso of the hand from our healthv- looklng sun-burned President. As the parade began uptov:n our train drew out for Omaha, where we wre com pelled to 'a It for , the evening train over the Wabash f&r SSL Louis. Mean whil. the Presidential party arrived In Omaha, and lu he midiJtof sueh .a wind and dust storm as only Nebraska or Kansas knows how b produce, ho was welcomed by thousands of- citi zens of the city and state, acknowledg ing their cheers by continual bows to right or left. ' '' i 8t. Louis was reache4w.Tuesday the seond, day of the -National Good Roads Convention and we .had no dif ficulty in securing acominodstforyv al though It is piedicted that Jty-.tonr-row (Thursday): morning, the .com mencement of the dedicating exercises of the Exposition ' buildings. every available lodging in the city will , be taken. Tens of hmiands rr arriving and the city is decorated frtm end to end. " . . -i'-1 ' of course rnirred the first day's exercises at the Convention, but many of the best addresses being reta-rved till the second and third, Jflajca we were forntna'e In bearing therriV-r - The first address yesterday was 'by General Miles, on "Military Roadr anrl a National Highway." The General's remarksrfr.vre from a practical stand point and were well received. J Hon: Tt. If. Jesse, president of the ITnlversity of Missouri, spoke on the "Relations of Good Roads an J Schools," arguing for the consolidated country school: with ' wagonettes on geod roads to gather the ehildrenAand showing how such a sthnl molds the social life of a com munity. ' V ' ' Congressman Hepburn, $f Iowa', bnd Mayor Carter Harrison, or Chicago, MtiK unavoidably absent.-. ex-Governor Horif. of Texas, and Mr. Samuel Hill, of Scuttle. ,wer called upon for impromptu addresses. The former f nrnAil I ha nniiAHtinltv rww talk into a genuine anti-imperialistic political attack.;-which was manifestly out of order, and was greeted by a good many hlnses, though the vigor and ear nestness of the mn mlled -forth .Ap plause at times. He said he , did not expect the convention to ngree- with him. so he wis certainly- not disap pointed. Mr. HilI,on the other hand. gavea plain commonTense review t of the value and iteeessity of g'od ro.-ids, and was warmly applauded. At the nfterhon session Hon. W. J. llrvnn ttrn f ha flml atrtkfr nnd ill his facetious way and well put argu ment fairly captured the audience. His reference to rlxten feet width makirig one good mad" brought dowfcrj the house, and that, a stone and eiria nd made a "double standard! of It, and that he firmly believed that his "defeat" vns brought, about by kn-k of votes, superlnd!ced by bad rojjds, etc.. alt kept the large audince in the best of humor. He was followed by-Hon. Roy Stone. hief engineer of the Union Terminal 'omrwny, of New York, and the nlon ef r of good roads noverr.en's. who k"c an-exhaustive rejxirt on the merit and tha cost of steel roadwajs, of "which he is a firm advocate, end which fler- many, -Spain and Ctmada have tesied , for ieriMls of years. New Y0 sample . of this ,ling . laid on u Uy block In the midst of heavy trtf' Iw proved jso Siitisfactory thnt thtsy Infcn 1 linviuHln'r to- l;tv irorr sltnini lh fl.i - . -' r - . ' - - f i Other addresses by W. Ij. Il-kersr. pf Massachusetts, on the state ivork there, and by Dr. llhdcs, of Penusyl- vania, touching the recent p.r-1.t- Hon of six nnd a half million dfilttrs by the state for road 'imprnveinent, were instructive nnd entertaining. Tffltty "cf oses' the Convention, 'hr; l ist address "iK'ing' by TretMcnt '''Jtwevelt. AhjO will arrive 'aba'ut 4 o't li l: from j SALEIVJITE Iowa to Inaugurate the ccrcinotu'-M to morrow at the ExtKiticii. - . v So far, ..Oregon nnfi Witsliint'i'i' nr each represented by but one dcT-:r te I have been very ordially wejeow' I ly R. V". Richitttrson, s-!-etnry ''f 1 i"' Nalioiiwf GikvI HoitTs ASi-rtV.-t.iUn,.'"n"-I by Mr, Martin Inlge, dirctlor CT Vi-.h-lic Roads" Inquiries. i.tV S.-lcpin t.nf.it of Agriculture. They wrre it Orcg.m last year, nnd both spoke very Inter ej!edly cf the wrk there, and of ur Judge Scott- and others of - K,leTis joi;le -,vho;n they net while there. " 1. A. WIr:GlNH.'" THE MEETING ! WAS SUCCESS ! Jefferson People Will bo Their Part Toward Road Im 1. provement A MEETING WILL BE HELD NEXT FRIDAY EVENING FOR TltE PUR i POSE OF ORGANIZING A LEAGUE -ORGANIZAT;ION EFFECTED AT I IIAYESVILLE. The meeting held at Jefferson on Sat urday ! evening: in the interest of good roads wai a decided success, the town ball being well filled by the prosperous citizens of the section who are interest ed in this Important matter. The large assemblage was addressed by County Judge; J. H. Scott and IL B. Thielsen, and all present were deeply interested in the able talks iriven b thes zentie. Another meeting will be held at the same place In Friday evening of this week'for .the purpose of organizing a good foads league, a committee having been appointed at Saturday evening's meeting to draft a constitution and set of by-laws. The people of Jefferson and surrounding country are thorough ly enthused over the matter of perma nent road improvement, and have slg nifled their willingness to do their part toward Improving the public highways In the Jefferson country. . A vote of thanks was tendered Judge Scott and Bfr. Thielsen at the meeting Saturday evening for; the kindly interest taken by these gentlemen in the welfare of the Jefferson people, and for the able address made. . - I Meeting at Haysville. Another enthusiastic road meeting was held in the HayesvIUe school house Saturday i evt-ning and permanent br ganlxatlon was effected. The officers chosen were L. T. Reynolds, president; Egbert Pruitt, secretary; and .Frank Johnson, treasurer. A constitution and by-laws were adopted, and a nam chosen :The Haycsville Good Roads League. It f was decided to bold regular monthly meetings, on the fourth Satur day tin each month In the Ilayesvllle school house. J' A committee consisting of C. Thacker. Frank Johnson. Egbert Fruity Nj. C. Jorgensen and Lloyd Reynolds, was ap pointed to solicit funds for the imme diate Improvement of the road leading from Salem to Brooks. This commit tee Will solicit over the district and ex, reels to meet with good succes as there is great enthusiasm over the prospect of better roads. At the meeting , Sat urday night $200 was subscribed as a starter, and several other donations have been promised! by people who could not be present at the meeting. Good Roads In Ohio. Judge Scott "receive a great deal of valuable road literature from time to time from different enthusiasts and road experts In the Eastern states, and he (has also received several letters from prominent men who are devoting their time and energy toward the fur thef lng of this Important movement. Among several letters received yester day was the following fro,m a promi nent road enthusiast of Iowa: "Iowa Is rapidly coming to the front In the campaign of 'education and or ganisation for road improvement. April 16 and 17 a state good roads convention was held at Des Moines. The attend ance, the enthusiasm, and the ability and prominence of the speakers Indicat ed the Importance of the gathering. Among th4 speakers were President Moore and Secretary Richardson of the National. Good Roads Association. Mr. M. O. Eldrldge of the United States De partment of Agriculture, Hon. Lafe Young of the Daily Capital, Col. J. H. Killebrew of Nashville, and Judge A. H-jMcVey f Iowa. The two last nem ed .speakers devoted special attention fo the-question af National aid, which proved to be the most popular idea pre sented toj the convention. ( . 7 A permanent organization was formed and five delegates from each Congressional district were selected to attend the1 National Good Roads Con vention at; St. Louis. The resolutions adopted favor National aid in ci-oper-atlon with states, counties and munici palities In a general scheme for road improvement, and Iowa's Senators and Representatives in Congress are re quested t work for such a law. fOne of the arguments advanced in favor of tlie National aid plan Is that it will tend to equalize the distribution of, the funds appropriated by Congress. Itjfs pointed out that, white a large part of: the revenues collected by the Federal Government come directly or indirectly from the farming population, only i small per cent of the appropria tions are spent In the rural districts.. The e pending, of National funds for building and improving highways w-ould rjpJleve this Injustice to some extent arid would tend to stimulate the farm ers interest in pubfk affairs more than I K A TEXAS WOKOER - i HALL'S GREAT DISCO TERY. " irnie small bottle of the Te s Wonder Hairs Great Discovery, cures I1 kidney i r,t hinnder troubles, removes gravel. cure8 atabetea. seminal emissions, weak and lame back, rheumatism and an Ir regularities of the kidneys ahd blad der In both men and women, regulates Madder trouble in children.? If not sold f,y yrtur drtigglst, will be sent" by mail on er'H j.t of 'SI. One small, bottle la t months treatment. Dr, Ernest W. Hall, sole tr,anufactureP. O. Bo 623, St.; Louisl Mo. ' Send fr teUmonials. Sold by a!J drusgists and Fedcrmann Halr. fct Main street. Kansas City. 1 READ TH1S: !; 'GiranU Ka-. April 24. This is to cer tify tha t I am using the Texas Wonder. Hairs Grrp t Discovery, Tor kidney and bladder troobh s" and I am satTsfied that I have been very greatly benefitted by it. I can fully recommend It to others f :rnl!.irjy af"itvi- ' almost anything the Government could do. - i s . "An object lesson road is now under construction at Russell Center." In Ge auga county. Ohio, and a very success ful road convention has Just been held at that place addressed by Hon. Martin Dodge of the United States Department of Agriculture, 'and" other speakers of local prominence.' There Is a great In terest in road improvement throughout Northern Ohio.- The Cleveland Leader, In its report of this convention, says: " A feature of the meetlns was the fact that a line of four telephones were so arranged in front of the speakers that persona In all towns in Northern Ohio, Cleveland - and t Pittsburg, Pcu, were enabled to' hear the speaking. WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE Have Methodists Got Hatchet Out for Reform School - Management - BOARD OF TRUSTEES, OF REFORM SCHOOL RECEIVE RESOLUTION WITHOUT ANY EXPLANATION THINK HEAD OF f INSTITUTION SHOULD BE A CHRISTIAN, ttf.'t Secretary of State F. I. Dunbar as a member of the State Board of Trustees of the Oregon State Reform School, yesterday received a communication from the Turner Quarterly Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In the form, of a resolutions denunciatory cf "rule without religon," and declar ing itself In favor of putting a man at the head of that institution ' w:ho :1s strongly ; Identified with somer religious faith. "Whether the resolution .is" de signed as a slap, directly or indirectly, at th3 present administration ho one seemed to know; it Is, however, 'drawn in no. uncertain . language as to it meaning. The resolution follows: "To the Board of Control of the State .Institutions. Salem, - Oregon'. ; ' : Gentlemen: I We believe Che Insti tution Qf the Reform School for. Boys in the state of Oregon Is for the pur pose of correction, not of penalty; that the institution should, so far as posr-" fcible. supply the place of parental over sight and guidance.? i - r - "We believe that no man is qualified to superintend the reforming of 153 fu ture citizens of this or any other state who is not himself under the superin tendence of Divine Authority. . ,, "Therefore, be it resolved, by the Turner Quarterly Conference of . the Methodist r Episcopal Church, in con ference assembled, that demand of our representatives, : the Honorable Board of Control of State Institutions of the State of Oregon, that In the eT lection of a superintendent for the Re-, form School, a man be chosen possess ing an unimpeachable Christian char acter..,,, tM. C. WIRE, ,r .! i i "President. "Per G. A. G. Moore. Secretary. "Turner, Ore, April 27, 1903." , Rev. A. J. Hollingsworth. In trans mitting the above resolution, accom panied it; by a personal letter, the text of which waa In substance, as fol lows: "In addition to the enclosed resolution, I wish to state that the of ficial body sending said resolutions, represents a - constituency covering territory from about five miles south east of Salem to four miles east of Stayton, and approximately six to ten miles in breadth. 1 Rev. Hollingsworth Is pastor of the M. E. Church of Tur ner, in the Eugene District of the Ore gon Conference. ; OSTEOPATHY STANDS FOR REA son and against superstition. Schoet tle, Earr and Barr, Osteopaths. - GIFT FORj PRESIDENT. CHEYENNE. Wjro, May 2. The clt i?.etis of Cheyenne will present to Pres ident Roosevelt on his visit to thjs city, on May 3rd, one pt the finest rough? riding outfits ever seen in the West.. It will t-onsist Nof saddle; - bridle, quirt, spurs and Navajo blanket, and will cost $400. Steer roping and rough; riding will, be a feature of the celebration. ,in Cheyenne. "; '.'::;:' HARPS. Geo. C. Will yesterday received an other new lot of each style of harps, made In, the largest factory In Ger many . Harpa that cost from 5c , to $3.50 apiece, i Getting these harps di rect, I sell them cheaper than I used to In the same quality of harp: BORN. READ At the family home ,at Tur ner, Oregon, Friday. May 1,. 1903, to Mr and Mrs. S. C. Reed.' a daughter, Mr. Reed, father of the new arrival. Is the engineer at the Asylum Farm.' ' MARRIED. PARKER ENNIS. At the home of the bride's parents. In Turner, Ore gon; on! Saturday, May t, 1903, Misi ; Emma! Ennls to j Mr. I J. ParkWi ;! both of Marion county,' RevJ IL !Ai Ketchum officiating. - i ' -,. , .,, j' ' ' f : Mr. and Mrs. Parker took the after noon train for Portland, where they ex pect t- reside. ' J i . . ' . -: : VAN FLEET PARKER. At the home of. the groom's parents, In Yew park, Salem. Oregon. Sunday evening. May 4 Jf. 1803; at-J8:30. o'clock.- Mhs Genella Parker to Jessie Vari'Fleet. Justice "of the Peace E. D, Horgan ofnefiing. i After the aremory and wedding sup per, the happy couple went at once to tlelr new home on the corner of Cross and Berry streets; in Yew Iark, .nd commenced housr keeping. ' DIED. ALLEN At the, Oregon Insane -Asy ; lum, t?-5lem. " Oregon, Friday. -May 1 303, Jemde Allen. agvi 43 yes ii Deceased was ii;Jndiin, conunitted. from Grande i:on4e rerervation, April: 22, . 1903. ; ; . ;;f ; 4 1 . , ; I SCHAFER At the ; residetwe of i the j parents, near Eola, Oregon, Friday,! May ; 1. 1303, John Wer-ley Schafer. j the Infant son of Mr. arnt Mrs. Jonn ; F. Sehafer. aged 4 months, ofpneu n'onia. ' ' . , - " : The remninti wer Interred nt the ROUSING TIME IS EXPECTED Workingmen's Republican : Qub .Opens the Campaign . Tonight - SPLENDID. MUSICAL PROGRAM . ARRANGED AND: PROMINENT REPUBLICANS WILL DISCUSS THE POLITICAL ISSUES OF THE CAMPAIGN ALL 'WELCOME. ' - The Workingmen's Republican Club will hold a lively campaign meeting this (Tuesday) evening at the city hall, to which the entire .population of Sa lem Is invited for the purpose of hear ing the political issues of the day dis cussed by several of the best speakers of local fame and hearing seme good Singing. : -j ; . ,. . ' It 'is only four weeks until the elec tion will occur .which' Will choose a successor to Thomas II. . Tongue to represent" the 'First district of Oregon in-the ,kwr nouse of Congress, and it Is time the people were beginning to make up their minds ti take hn active interest in the matter, to become fully informed and to know" the reason for the faith Which theV riossess. 'i jr.-jTo.thll'end, addresses will be made by jHon.' tTIlmon Fo.rd, rTank T. Wrlghtman, E. H. Flagg. Frank pavey, Ernest Hofer, John H, McNary, possi bljr "ex-Governer T, TV, Geer, should he be. in the city," and others; The Stal wart quartet, Messrs. - Epley, Wenger, Snyder and B;vker, ' will render some choice vocal selections and the Re form School Band is expected to fur hish rood music". f It is' tfue lhat' people generally are a t L j t a. laaiii n - i vsnc m. terest In the pending contest, yet each individual met with acknowledges that 'itr Is . fully as important as any Con-" gressionAl contest could be, because next year will 1 be Presidential year, and it behooves , the members of each party " to get their fighting clothes on 'and pot miss any preliminary chances for s-jeeess. 'i TheWorkingmcn of the city have a deep interest in the public events and policies which are now shaping them selves In the control of affairs state and national, hence they 'feel liketak ing the Initiative in bringing about a full and fair discussion. They realise that apathy and . carelessness in the use of the ballot form the greatest tele ment of "danger, and that no man who has the real interest of a country at heart can afford to stay away from the polls pr neglect to fully Inform himself on the;. situation of . affairs.' Hence, ttey want to tee a full'attendancethis evening. ,: Ladies are especially. Invited- , '' for tho money. ' In fact, if everything in our store were sold, on the margin on which some of THESE GOODS are sold, we would soon have to quit business. We are prepared, too, fpr the man who desires the Union Label. ; Printers Overalls and Jumpers -Plasterers9 Overalls and Jumpers Carpenters9 Aprons, etc., cte. Men's and Boys' Overalls - Black Overalls Plain Overalls Blue Overalls Engineer Overalls Blue Striped Overalls 7-Pocket Overalls , Fat Men's Overalls up to 48 Waist .... ' Long Legged Men's Overalls as long as 36 Length , " -v Our 60 Cent Overalls, the Samson, Can't be Beat er U's hardly necessary to FBKST IN R3AKE ! First in the .i r i. 4. J; i i k ! t r - i Norris 8l Big Shows Will exliiliit under ilieir enormous waterproof tent wlneh will lu located opposite Southern Pacilic Depot jTTtiuir! Performances Minster New Spectacular PERFORMING ANIMALS t'onsistini; of fiaincd K!tjliaiifs, Catneli?; BuTTalos,' IJamas, L?ons, Puma;:, fe als, 7?hi9, Sa Liaiis, .Motile ev? Goal?, Ponies Digs, ctj Lilliputian Rorrjan Hippodrome. . " ) Million Dollar Zoological Arinex 2G 7V & r r Gl owns 2 Q rh-f Marv lr.us Acrobats, Aviial WMf(iW The Baby Cuiir-I - Cj!$ WWAfb&&&r ' tivvly tl.e greatest con. O'i ..-gr!;,f jenuiiic iiovU-es. wzxl riiPi- t Ji." c bis. . ;. WhoU$es Clothes Alay always find a complete Jwortineiit at our store and as fo r values no better can be given anywhere We Arc Hc&dquartcrs For add that for Men's Wear of Hearts of the Wortunftmen! M mm IMCLL- STOEE President rinspenders at our store only 35c. t ! s 1 5 i J s at 2 and 8 P. M. .:" V Street Pafaic at ; 10:10 A. M. .'.) Koyal Matsuda Troiipe of t Japat fe Perfortnt rs cii-.utioua? vclc Whirl . PRICES: Adults 50c, Chiltfrrn 25c si 3 every desenption . we are . BrHRGT UN FDT-! Howe - ft. T - ' ' ' ' ;--. i