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THE MORXIXG OltEGONIAN, FRIDAY, 3IAT 21, 1920 13 COURAGE OF PHELPS AS FIGHTER SHOWN Pluck of Candidate in War Told by Superior Officer. p!IIIIHII!IIIIII!!IIiIIIIIIIIi:i!iI!IIiII!I!IiIIIIII!SIllllIIllIillIIII! 44 3 for VI "3 for VI Week Take advantage of this special offer and supply your needs at once. Triple Trading Stamps given with all cash purchases made today. The Standard Store of the Northwest Olds, Wortman & King Week 3 Trading Stamps instead of 1 given with, every cash purchase amounting to 10c or more made in any department of the store. Reliable Merchandise Reliable Methods LEGS BROKEN IN ARGONNE Platoon Leader Fearlessly Gets Own Men Out of Sanger Be fore Seeking Cover Himself. As a fighting man, F. M. Phelps, candidate for the republican nomina tion for representative in the state legislature, proved his mettle, and those who served with the Portland soldier through the-Argonne offensive are eager to lend aid to their former "buddy" during the closing hour of the present political campaign Several Incidents of the war which reveal the Ugh courage of Mr. Phelps have Just been brought" to light In a letter received in Portland from a former superior officer of Mr. Phelps, who had occasion to observe him dur ing those, trying hours when the boche was being driven slowly but surely back to certain and lasting defeat. Letter Explains Itself. The letter itself better explains why Mr. Phelps is being indorsed by the Boldicrs who served with him and tinder him. It reads. In part: "For moro than a year I was in almost daily contact with him and his .work and I found him ' ne of the most conscientious, self-sacrificing, hard-v nrking individuals 1 have ever known," writes his former superior officer. "The most difficult tasks were always undertaken cheerfully and well done by him. He is" capable, careful, broad-minded and steady, and would to my mind make an excellent representative of the people of his constituency. "There is one other reason why Mr. Phelps deserves this small amount of recognition at the hands of the citi zens of his. county. On the morning of September 26. 1918, the 91st divi sion participated in the initial attack of the great Argonne offensive. Mr. Phelps was assigned and he led a platoon in the front line of the as saulting regiment. That morning during the 'Indian' fighting In Chep py woods I came upon Phelps crouched in a shell hole with a wounded sergeant of his platoon and ho was trying single-handed to shoot up an entire battalion of tho enemy which was entrenched on the hillside just across a ravine; The remainder of his platoon and become scattered In the fog and fighting in the woods, and Phelps and this sergeant were out there In front in direct contact with the enemy under the combined fire of at least 20 machine guns, giv ing shot for shot and never flinching. Bravery Has Kffect. The persistency and dogged brav ery of the man seemed to have its ef fect on the enemy, for not long after I came upon the scene the boche be gan to retire and Phelps peppered them with his automatic as long as they remained in eight. The last I saw of him that day he was tenderly tying up the wounds of h:3 gallant sergeant. "On the following day the division was still badly disorganized because of the character of tlie fighting the day before, but orders had been giv en for units, no matter how small, to push on. Phelps found himself at day break with a group of 50 men and in obedience to his orders pushed on. I myself was present with him that en tire day. Just after daybreak this little group was surrounded in a ra vine and began to receive the com bined fire from front, rear and sides of six enemy machine gun i and nu merous snipers. All hands took what cover was available and proceeded to answer tho enemy fire, under Phelps' cool command. But within a few minutes more than half the force had been killed or wounded. Phelps then passed tho word, 'Every man for him self,' and tho men began to get out as best they could. Most of those yet unhit managed to get out an 1 rejoin the regiment, which had withdrawn more than a mile to the rear for the purpose of reorganization. Phelps stayed until the last man was out and . then proceeded to get out himself. Both I.e: i Broken. "I saw him fall and knew that he was hit. Later 1 learned that he had received two machine gun bullets, one In each leg Just below the hip, break ing the bones of both legs. I took cover, unable to move, although miraculously unhit. I watched Phelps that entire day and every time he moved in the agonies of his wounds the devils on the hillsides sniped at him and spurts of dust were continu ally being thrown up about him as the bullets struck near by. That afternoon both the American and Ger man artillery shelled the little ravine in which we lay and to avoid being struck by this fire Phelps rolled over and over with his broken legs drag. ging and dangling for a distance of ' Ml yards or more to a spot untouched by fire. Many shells I saw strike within 10 or 20 feet of him before this move. "To make a long story short, that evening at dusk we were rescued and I saw Phelps carried back to the first aid station before I rejoined my regi ment. He lay in that first aid station in the rain without attention and on dirty, Diooay oiamtets, in company with over 200 others, for two days more before the ambulances came to carry him to the hospital. Walking Still Difficult. "The bones of one leg were so shat tered that they had to be reinforced with wire, and he walks today with more or less difficulty and is still far Hundreds of Thousands of Trading Stamps Given Away During This Event! Sharing Profits- With Our Customers With every cash purchase yon make at this store this week you will receive a substantial cash discount in the way of S. & H. Stamps. Thousands of thrifty shoppers are taking ad vantage of this opportunity to buy and save. "3 for 1" Helping to Bring Down Living Costs S. & H. Jubilee Week comes at a time when everyone is keenly interested in making their dollars do full duty. By doing your shopping here you not only get reliable merchandise at lowest prices you also receive Triple Stamps. 44 3 for 1" life : 185 MS tit TRIPLE TRADING STAMPS THIS WEEK ON CASH PURCHASES IN ALL DEPTS. NO TRICKS NO DECEPTIONS NO EXTRAVAGANT ADVERTISING . CLAIMS but straightforward methods and honest merchandise. You can do your buying at this store with every as surance of getting just what you select at a reasonable price. This is a thought that is well to keep in mind at all times. During the TRIPLE STAMP JUBILEE every department of the store has cut prices on many lines of standard mer chandise. There are extraordinary bar gains to be had in Women's Wearing Ap parel, Children's Apparel, Men's and Boys' Apparel, Underwear, Hosiery, Dress Goods, Silks, Wash Goods, Domes tics, Footwear, Laces, Embroideries, Rib bons, Furniture, Carpets, Rugs, China, Glassware, Kitchen Furnishings and nu merous other lines. With special prices prevailing on hundreds of different ar ticles and TRIPLE TRADING STAMPS as an additional saving, NOW is the time to buy whatever you may be in need of. Filled Stamp Books Redeemed in Cash on 3d Floor See Special Attraction in One of Our Windows on Morrison St. 4 Charge Customers Will Receive Single Trading Stamps on Their Accounts (NoMatter How Long Standing) if Paid in Full by May 22 m from being the man, physically, he was before the war. "And yet more to show the in domitable spirit of the nan. He was released from the hospital after the armistice and was given the oppor tunity to take a transport home at once. He had a wife and baby girl waiting for him at Portland and one would think, he had, done enough for his country and was entitled to the first boat home. But his comrades were still in France and there was then talk that the division would be sent to Germany as a part of the army of occupation. He left the base port and joined hts regiment ready to carry on with the men with whom he had trained and fought, and gave up for the sake of a principle the sweetest boon to every doughboy in France a. ride home, and an early view of the statue of liberty." CLAUSE DEEMED ILLEGAL OFIXTOX GIVEX OX PROTECT ING SELLERS OF AUTOS. TllCflll BOURBONS SPLIT VICTORT OF A. R. TIT LOW CAUSES EXTREME EMOTIOXS. OWNE1 NAME IN EVERY PAIR Unchanging high quality makes the demand for the SILK MAC UiJ gloves better than we can supply. You'll find them the most depend able of silk GLOVES FOR MEN, WOMEN & CHILDREN Attorney reclares roucj &aie- guarding Against Confiscation Would Boost Law Breaking. SALEM, Or., May 20. (Special.) It would be against public policy for insurance corporations to include a clause in their policies providing pro tection for sellers of automobiles against the loss of cars confiscated because of their use in transporting liquors In violation of the federal laws, according to 'a legal opinion given by I. H. Van Winkle, assistant attornevgenerali today. In a letter to the attorney-general. A. C. Barber, state insurance commis sioner, said that under present condi tions sellers of automobiles who re ceived only a small initial payment on the machines had no protection against loss in case the cars were confiscated by the government. To remedy this situation. Mr. Barber said a number of insurance companies had atreed to provide against losses due to confiscation of cars in the event such action would be legal. The assistant attorney-general holds that such protection would not only be against public policy, but would encourage lawbreaktng and would lessen the diligence of dealers when selling machines to perscms of questionaoie cnaracter. Head The Orcgonian classified ads. 5 Failure of Committeeman to As sist Of rice HoWfr Under Charges by Williams Faction. TACOMA, Wash.. May 20. (Spe cial.) Tacoma democrats are either elated or dejected. Adherents of A. R. Titlow and the Insurgents of the party chuckled over his re-election as national committeeman. Those who favored David J. 'Williams, collector of internal revenue, and the federal group, were disconsolate, as were the friends of W. R. Rust, who wanted to see him chosen committeeman. Not all the federal group was with Williams and Roscoe Drumheller, col lector of customs. In the Titlow dele gation, named at a rump convention. were John M. Boyle, United States marshal, and T. J. Fleetwood, one of his deputies. Fleetwood's daughter formerly worked in Williams' office and it was charges, it is said, that were brought for her that caused an investigation of Williams' admimstra ttoir. He was whitewashed by the treasury department, say his enemies. The Williams adherents accused Tillow openly of failing to help out the officeholder in a moment of stress. For that reason they were against him in the Pierce county convention and sent another delegation to Spo kane which was seated. Titlow was clear victor in the battle, for not only was his delegation seated along with that of Williams, but the latter had but one-half vote in the convention. COLLISION CASE SETTLED Rev. D. Lester Fields Expresses Readiness to Pay Bills. D. Lester Fields, pastor of the Rose City Park Methodist Episcopal church, who was arrested on a charge of cut ting a corner following an automobile collision at East Twelfth and Holla day streets Wednesday afternoon in which he struck and overturned an automobile driven by Miss Dorothy Strowbridge, 546 East Fifteenth street North, was discharged by Municipal Judge Rossman yesterday afternoon when Miss Strowbridge expressed a disinclination to testify against the minister. , Deputy City Attorney Stadter an nounced that Rev. Mr. Fields had ex pressed a willingness to make, good any damage which the girl's machine may have sustained and also any doctor's bills Incurred as a result 01 her Injuries. BAND CONCERTS PROMISED Elks? Musical Organization to Play at The Oaks Sunday. The Elks' band will give two con certs at the Oaks Sunday, arrange ments having been completed yester day by the organization and Manager John F. Cordray of the amusement park. The concerts will be given at 3 and 8 P. M. and will last 45 minutes each. The band is under direction of Henry Stoudenmeyer and is composed of 38 pieces. AIRPLANE DROPS CARDS X'cw Method of Canvassing Used by Republican Candidate. The airplane jumped into the .lime light as a feature of the political cam paign yesterday when Claude V. Dudrey, one of the stockholders in the newly organized Northwest aircraft corporation, flew over the down town district dropping cords urging the election of Richard Deich. republican candidate for district judge, depart ment No: 2. Dudrey started from, the munic ipal flying field and swooped low over the city about 2 o'clock yester day afternoon, dropping several thou sand cards. Oakville School Census Complete. ABERDEEN. Wash., May 20. (Spe- kvitle s school census, .lust ALL THE BRAN YOU NEED combined with the bo dy-building elements in the whole wheat grain and all prepared in a di gestible form. In making Shredded Wheat Biscuit the bran (so useful in promoting bowd movement) is retained and scattered! along the filmy shreds of baked whole wheat, ibrming the most perfect of all cereal foodsIwo of these crisp and tasty little loaves with milk or cream make a nourishing meal at a cost of a few cents. Delicious with sliced bananas, or other fruits. completed, shows a school population f 216, of whom 111 are bovs and 105 are girls. Rotary Club Indorses Tax Levies. SALEM, Or.. May 20. (Special.) The Salem Rotary club at its noon day luncheon here today went on m 1 t. !l J I .-aaaaaaBBaaa Understanding EZONALL THE BETTER WAY TO SHAVE Scientific men doctors, chemists. Van specialists understand the Ezonail way. Its greatest value in their eyes is its hygienic and sani tary value. When yon lay away your own lather brush, damp, after shaving, it absorbs dust and germs. The barber's lather brush ! more dangerous, travelling as it does over thousands of other faces be fore it reaches yours. Insist on the genuine. Insist that your barber use EZONALL. It softens the beard instantly, soothes and protects the face. Ezonail Shaving Cream is sold by Drug Stores, Department Stores, Toilet Counters. , If your dealer cannot supply you, order direct from us. Large Jar, $1.00 Big Tube, 50c The big JARS contain months of HAPPY SHAVES. USE NO SUBSTI TUTES they will not give the guaran teed satisfaction that Ezonail wilL Ezonail Products Company 455 HiiMi St., Ssa Frescuc, CaL record Indorsing the r-mtll tax for the Bunnnrf n f ih. and the measure providing more funds ior mt mgner educational institu tions. Harley O. White spoke in favor of the measures. Begin To Purify Your Winter-Blood Grandmother's Old-Fashleaed Sul phur and Molaaaea Did It. Bat Not So Well As This Snlpherb Tablet Sugar Ceaied. Through the winter the blood accu mulates poisons because you do not perspire enough, because you do not live in the open air, and because you eat more meat, mush and other rich, foods. Every spring we feel sluggish, constipated, liver and kidney Ills beset us, colds and chronic coughs, pimples, boils and carbuncles, all evidence of Impure, thick, sluggish blood. Sulpherb Tablets (not sulphur tab lets) are composed of extracts of roots and herbs, combined with sul phur and cream of tartar and no better physic, blood-tonic and blood cleanser has . ever been developed. Every spring: thousands who already know their value take them to purify the system of Winter Poisons. Now is the time to begin, so yon won't be attacked by serious ailments when' Spring and Summer come. Sold by all druggists 60o per sealed tubs with full directions. Adv.. 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