lierais itti. LOGAL HAPPENINGS A boy was bom to Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Akin, 4337 42d avenue, March 24. Mrs. Parson», 7820 55th avanua, hat a amall peach tree in full bloom in bar yard. Mrs. Charles Walkar, street, is visiting her Chinook, Wash. 4306 58th mother at The Easter concert at the Arleta Baptist church waa enjoyed by a capacity crowd. LOWER MOUNT »COTT CHURCH SERVICES At the monthly meeting of the Mount Scott Improvement club, held in the ArleU library, Tuesday eve­ ning, C. P. Keyser of the park board Ulked on the possibility of park im­ provement in this part of the city. He said that some money would soon be available for this purpose and he thought the small park opposite the library building between Foster Road and 46th avenue could be properly improved the latter part of this sum­ mer. He seemed to feel that a well equipped clubhouse adjacent to the Millard-Avenue park might be se­ cured if the people of the district worked hard enough for it. U H. Flshbury, 4716 71st street, Bessemer, 70QP 62d avenue, next is working with the Southern Pa­ Thursday for • social afternoon. cific carpenter crew at Carlton. George Hubei is repairing hie store Stafford Jennings, 6422 el la-mar took a member U. B. Ladies' Silver Tea of the Arleta Girl Scouts to Peninsula Wednesday afternoon the ladies' park laat Saturday afternoon where aid society of the Tremont United they participated in an egg hunt. Brethren church held a silver tea Eleven-year-old Donald McAfee. at the parsonage, 7121 59th ave­ 339 East 57th street, waa operated nue. Thia is one of a series of teas upon at St. Vincent's hospital Tues­ the women of the church are giving day afternoon for appendicitis. to swell the local budget of the Mrs. Sadie Orr-Dunbar, executive church. Mrs. B. R. Evans and Mrs. secretary of the Oregon Tuberculosis Charles Wildcn, president of the so­ association, has been confined to her ciety, will be the hostesses of the home, 7118 53d avenue, for several afternoon. All women are welcome. Thia society has already raised 2300 days with the grip. on the J1000 it has pledged toward Kenneth Phillips and family, who the new church building. have been living at 5422 37th ave­ Buster, pet dog of Elaine Hand- nue, left Wednesday morning for saker, died auddenly Tuesday morn­ Medford where they will make their ing. home. J. H. McMahon has sold hia resi­ Mrs. Fleck, 5628 45th avenue, who dence at 5519 37th avenue. has been ill for two months with a Mias Anna Mulkey, 6130 83d street, nervous breakdown, is recovering who was injured in a stret-car acci­ nicely and is able to get outside and dent two weeks ago, is recovering nicely and expects to return home enjoy the spring weather. from St. Vincent's hospital the laat Mrs. J. A. Troeh, 5029 42d avenue, of this week. who has been ill at Portland Sani­ Charles Walker, 4305 58th avenue, tarium for several weeks, is now im­ is painting hia house. proving rapidly. Mrs. Troeh is the Mrs. Ix-ster Blakeley and two mother of Frank and Jesse Troeh. small sons. Dale and Harold, of Camille Ixie, daughter of Henry Dixonville, Or., are visiting Mrs. Lee, 48th avenue and 76th street, Blakeley’s mother, Mrs. A. H. Mulkey, was operated on Sunday night at 6130 83d street. Mrs. Blakeley was Good Samaritan hospital for appen­ formerly Miss Bessie Mulkey. dicitis. She is getting on nicely. The executive committee of the woman's society of the Arleta Bap­ tist church met at the home of the president, Mrs. S. lx Barnett, 6804 46th avenue, Wednesday afternoon and drew up a comprehensive plan of work for the coming year. C. E. Society Elects Officers At a business meeting held in the Tremont United Brethren church Wednesday evening, March 25, the Christian Endeavor society elected the following officers: President, Alfred Guthrie; vice-president, Lester Altig; recording secretary, Grace Guthrie; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Lucile Altig; treasurer, Mrs. Alfred Guthrie. Rev. B. R. Evans was appointed chairman of the look­ out committee; Mrs. B. R. Evans, chairman of the prayer meeting com­ mittee, and Charles Snedegar, chair­ man of the social committee. Oscar Butler and family, who have been living in west side apartments, are moving back to their home, 5040 60th street. Mr. Butler, lightweight Arleta Parent-Teacher Notice wrestler, is convalescing from a The Arleta Parent-Teacher asso­ serious attack of pleural pneumonia. ciation will hold its regular monthly CapUin and Mrs. A. P. Foster and meeting at Arleta school Friday The two small sons of Camp lewis, Wash., afternoon, April 13, at 2:30. arrived Saturday to visit with Mrs. business meeting will be followed by Foster's mother, Mrs. Thomas Mc- a program the general theme of Nish, 7703 55th avenue. CapUin which will be "Books for Parents Foster returned to his ¡lost Monday, and Value of Story Telling for Chil­ local women will but Mra. Foster and the children dren." Several participate. will make an extended visit here. HAVE YOU NOTICED That Russia is replenishing supply of ammunition? her Tremont United Brethren That the Ruhr question is far from At 11 A. M., "John’s Message to settled ? Ephesus”; 7 P. M., Young People’s That the Balkans are indulging in society of Christian Endeavor; 8 their usual spring war talk? P. M . “The Man He Might Have That hatred is not confined to Been.” Laat Sunday there were 202 present. Europe alone? Bunday school meets at 10 A. M. Millard-Avrnue Presbyterian At 11 A. M., “Four Prime Elements in the Preaching of the Gospel”; 7:30 P. M., "The Fine Art of Praising God." The Christian Endeavor society meets at 6:30. The society is read­ ing the missionary book “India on the March.” J. J. Handsaker made a trip to The Mount Scott MenUl Culture Eugene laat week in the intereat of club met at the ArleU library near east relief. Thursday afternoon. Possible courses Mrs. Lloyd Elbon, 59th street, waa of study for next year were consid­ quite sick with the flu last week, ered. Mrs. J. H. Cooper 4816 75th street, la the chairman of the pro­ but is now better. gram committee for next year. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Spence, <1317 Mra. Ella Ehnisen Wilson, dean of 94th street, have a new daughter, girls al Franklin high school, left born March 2V. Wednesday evening for Spokane, Mra. Ward Swope, 5329 70th street, where ahe will deliver an address be­ has been very ill with pneumonia, fore the inland empire teachers* as­ but is now improving. sociation meeting. Fourteen new members were re­ The V. I. A, class of the ArleU ceived nlto Anaix-I Presbyterian Baptist Sunday school, Uught by Mrs. church Easter Sunday. J. A. Finley, will meet with Mrs. C. C. Mrs. S. A. Diel has just had her house, at 5505 37th avenue, con­ nected with the sewer. With the completion of the Foster Road sewer, cesspools are rapidly becoming a thing of the past in this community. VOL. XXI, No. 1 LENTS STATION, PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1923 » Subscription, $1.50 the Year. Kern Park Christian At 9:45, Bible school; 11 A. M.. “After Easter, What7”; 6:30, Chris­ tian Endeavor society; 7:45, “Be­ lievers’ Baptism, What and Why.” There will be baptismal service following this sermon. The chorus is preparing special music for the oc­ casion. I i | ' i ! That nothing will bring peace on earth but good wiU »Along men? That everyone has a cold or some­ thing worse? ' That we seem to have forgotten M. Coue? That he has been superseded in the public eye by King Tut and his treasures ? That that worthy ancient is almost forgotten now ? That something new is due soon? That it ia time to get out the old spading fork and roust out a few angle worms? That the next thing will be the lawnmower? > That the first spring hatch of baby chicks soon will be "popping” about? That the Portland fire department cost over 2900,000 during 1922? Arleta Baptist That the student body of Benson At 11 A. M., "To Him That Hath"; has purchased the radio broadcasting 6:15 P. M., B. Y. P. U., leader Mrs. outfit formerly owned and operated Lenna Sherman; topic, “Wise and by Willard P. Hawley Jr.? Unwise Use of the Lord’s Day"; 7:30 That this is the first set to be P. M„ the pastor is completing a owned by a high school in the north­ aeries of sermons on the road to hap­ west? piness and his special theme will be That the city dailies are publishing “Faith and an Impersonal God ” their sport finals again? The Bible school will meet in two That the street signs down town lections. The beginners, primary and are visible for all earners of the junior departments will meet at 9:45. The intermediate and senior depart- street? That if they would be so con­ ments will meet at 12, following the structed in other parts of town it church services. would be an improvement? Anabel Presbyterian That no one could object to the At 11 A. M.. “The Taste of Death”; kind of weather we are having 6.30, Young People’s society, topic, (except possibly frogs and angle “The Life and Work of General worms) ? Booth”; 7:30 “The Fourth Chance.” That the school board's action in paying what experts on the subject call an exorbitant price for the site Kellogg School Notes An interesting assembly was held for the Sunnyside school has caused Tuesday at the Joseph Kellogg school. much adverse comment? The national patriotic society is of­ fering all the schools of the city a picture of Theodore Roosevelt, and in order to develop patriotism the school is being asked to frame it. The* coat of framing will be about 24.25 and each pupil is being asked to contribute 1 cent toward the fram­ ing. Later the picture will be un­ veiled with proper ceremonies. Already' some of the rooms have brought in their full quota. Mrs. G. W. Dustin Jr., 4531 71st street, member of the National Motion-Picture league, and chairman of the motion-picture committee of the Kellogg school, is doing an ex­ cellent work in promoting better films in our community. The Christian Endeavor society of the Tremont United Brethren church will give a basket social at the Woodmere hall, 77th street and Woodstock avenue, Monday evening, April 9. A musical program will precede the sale of baskets. Gleaners Are Active The Gleaners of the Anabel Pres­ byterian church met Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Davis, 1205 Sherman street. About 35 women were present. Mrs. O. C. Howell and Mra. C. Brockman read papers on Japan. They have won all the stars that can be obtained from the Presbyterial for woman’s activi­ ties. Last year they raised 250 more than their regular apportionment for special missionary gifts and they enjoy a splendid fellowship in the society. They took charge of the church service on Easter evening, providing a musical program and they plan from now on to take charge of the service one Sunday evening each month. Former Resident Buried The funeral of Edward Strong, who died recently in San Francisco, took place Monday, March 26, from Fin­ ley’s mortuary with burial in Mount Scott park cemetery. The services were conducted by Rev. John M. Paxton, pastor of the Anabel Pres­ byterian church. Mrs. Paxton sang. The services at the grave were in charge of the Masonic order. Mrs. John Crowley, 5437 37th avenue, is his daughter. His widow will make her home with Mrs. Crowley. Mr. Strong was formerly a resident of this district. Sing for Old People Following the sunrise prayer meet­ ing of the Millard-Avenue Christian Endeavor society Easter morning the young people breakfasted at the church and then sang Easter carols at the Woodmere Old People’s home. Mrs. Margory M. Smith, of the O. A. C. extension department, spoke to a large group of women in the Arleta library on Thursday afternoon on “Diet.” The lecture was given under the auspics of the Joseph Kellogg Parent-Teacher as­ sociation. Pastor Turns to Gardening Passersby are remarking upon the artistic work Rev. John M. Paxton is doing in improving the grounds around the Anabel Presbyterian church, and the manse adjoining it. Shrubbery is being artistically placed and flowers, and grass planted. New Church Nears Completion Excellent progress is being made on the new section of the Arleta Bap­ tist church. The masonry work will Christian Endeavor Entertainment be completed this month and the The Christian Endcavtor society of buiding will be ready for the finish­ the Kern Park Christian church gave ers. It is expected the structure will an entertainment Friday evening at be completed by June 15. the church. After a musical and New Books at I-ents Library literary program refreshments were served. A silver offering was taken New books at Lents* branch and candy was sold during the eve­ library are: ning. All the proceeds will be sent (Marshall) "Heart of Little Shi­ to the Multnomah County Christian kari." Endeavor union to help pay the ex­ (Walpole) “The Cathedral." penses of delegates to the national (Sanches) “Life of Mrs. Robert Christian Endeavor convention to be Louis Stevenson.” held in Des Moines, la., this summer. (Case) “Parlor Games and Parties.' Hight School Opera Broadcasted (Mills) "Story of Scotch.” (Hichens) "December Love.” Next Sunday evening the first act of "The Gondoliers,” the opera being (Bindloss) “Northwest.” (Other) "Song of the Lark.” prepared by the music department of (Eaton) “Boy Scouts at Crater Franklin high school will be broad­ Lake.” casted by the Oregonian station. CROOK HARVEST THREE BILLION USES 30 POUNDS DAILY Cbcago.—Revelation of oath of the Soldier’s Minimum Supply, Ac­ Ku Kiux Klan, and illustration of cording to World War Data. Washington.—A silllluu muu st the front would cousuwe M).«».«» pounds a day of food and Stores, army statis­ esty in Nation During 1922 tics Indicate. American expeditionary Was $30 Per Capita. forces' experience indicates that 30 pounds per tnun per day 1» the abso­ New York.—Dishonesty tn the lute minimum and allows nothing fur United States last year paid an army storing up reserve stocks In the dumps of burglars, robbers, forgers, bucket- for use in offensive» shop operators, confidence men and The figures caiue up during recent common thieves more than 23.000,- calculations us to tram operating per­ 000,0«). sonnel necessary to bundle the flow Conservative estimators place the of materials to the front. It was es- sum at 23.325.OOOJ)«>. That Is ap­ tlmated that a single field army would proximately equivalent to the internal require the movement of «,«»> tons s revenue receipts of the federal gov­ day of supplies of sU kinds, exclusive ernment for the fiscal year 1922. It of concentrations of stores and equip­ Is greater by 2500,000,«» than the Im­ ment for a contemplated major opera­ ports of the country In 1921. It is an tion. In other words, railways to the average tax on every man. woman and front for this one army must be pre­ child In the country of more than 230 pared to bundle 12 trains dally each a year. I w«7- Loss 2150,000,000. An army railway battalion is ap- Merchants throughout the country | proximately 000 men strong. It in­ last year, wholesalers and retailers, cludes personnel necessary for the op­ marked off something more than 2150.- eration of Mx trains a day. from train 000,000 In bad accounts. They charge crews to right of way and equipment this loss to operating expenses and the maintenance forces, over one engine honest consumer foots the bills Rail­ division of trackage^ or about 100 miles roads of the country last year paid I of road. 212,200,000 In claims for good; loot by In a pinch, a battalion might han­ theft or burglary. They retrieve that dle nine trains a day, but to be secure sum In higher rates. During 1919 and the early part of In preparing to handle a 12-traln sched­ 1920, according to an expert, piracy In ule behind a field army the experts the New York harbor and docks hold that It would be necessary to amounted to 2-50,000.000 a year and put la two railway battalions per 100 probably half as much for other sea­ miles of road to the front. With this organisation the railway ports of the country. While that loss la now reduced It Is still considerable, troops for s limited period could han­ fie says. Jewelers alone lost more dle 18 trains a day, it is estimated, and assuming that the army distance than 21.000,000 In robberies In 1922. Ten train holdups and twenty mall­ to the front Is 300 miles, 36 railway truck robberies from April 8. 1920. to operating liettalions would be neces­ April 30. 1921. yielded bandits a haul sary for a full “six army" emergency. of United States mall worth 23,000.390. Under the sew plan of building up Railroads of the country last year In the organised reserve, the complete paid claims of nearly 212J500.000 for framework of railway operating bat­ thefts of freight In 1921 this loss talions from the personnel of the ex­ was more than 220.000,000. isting railway systems. 44 of these units Chicago's theft and robbery loss In are available. Even In the event that 1922. exclusive of automobiles, as re­ all were called suddenly into service, ported by the police department, was however, it is believed at the War de­ 23.301,709. of which 22.173.962 was partment that there would be no seri­ not recovered. During 1921, In Phila­ ous impairment of the operating delphia, with approximately 1.7 per forces of the railroads, as not more cent of the country's population. 10,- than 5 per cent of the operating per­ 206 robberies and larcenies were re­ sonnel would be involved. ported. with a loss of 21.509,988, ex­ The number of railway employees of clusive ui automobiles. Of that sum necesgjjry skill and experience Is so 21,269.024 was not recovered. Tn the great that double die number could he same year 3,352 automobiles were withdrawn. It is estimated, without stolen and 1.031. with a value of 21.- tying up the roads, particularly under 686.716, were not recovered. the new plan which allots a reserve battalion to about ench 2.000 miles of Autos Not Recovered. Tn five cities In 1921, New York, each system. Chicago. Detroit. Cleveland nsd Loe Angeles. 8.420 stolen automobiles were Congress’ Queer Needs not recovered. On one day last year. December 20. New York’s list cf s,.-’“n Are Latest of Mysteries property totaled 241.837, and Philadel­ Washington.—Now the Capitol is phia's 228,529—a loss for the two confronted with another mystery. The cities at a rate of 225.000.000 a year. Bradstreet's records for 1922 show annual report of the clerk of the house that 885 failures of businear firms of represcL.atlves shows an amazing were due directly to fraud and specu­ variety of articles, such as flasks, un- brcakr.ble p!:.t bct'.Its, ladles' bofi, lation. Every other man In the Jails and manicure sets and golf balls, bought penitentiaries of the country Is there for the house stationery room where for a crime against property. Of the congressmen obtain their office sup­ 111,498 prison population shown by plies. Curious persons are led to the census of 1910 there were 5.000 wonder as to office demands of con­ robbers. 18,000 burglars, 30,000 thieves, gressmen In the exercise of congressional a total of 53,000. Before the war insurance experts es­ duties some of the representatives de­ timated that there were three bur­ velop strange needs. The clerk's re­ glaries for every fire. Now they ex­ port shows that 319 pocket knives were bought and 12 doxen golf balls. pect seven burglaries for every fire. Congressmen are allowed a stipu­ lated sum annually for “stationery." New Invention to Aid i Many of the congressmen who couldn't Heart Disease Victims | use up all this money on stationery and its accessories, had the clerk buy 8t. Louis.—Invention of a surgical them safety razors, cigar and cigar­ Instrument for operations upon the ette cases, golf balls, etc. heart for relief of mitral stenosia, a Because of this alleged abuse of the narrowing of one of the valves, was ■ stationery fund, a rule was Invoked announced at Washington university. that henceforth the practice was to Surgical history reports only one stop. But the most recent annual re­ such successful operation. It was port shows that. If anything, the rule stated. The new Instrument has been was more freely violated than ever. used successfully on animals. It was Here are some of the Items: added, but Ims not been employed as Safety razor and razor bls des. «5 yet on human sufferers. The narrowing of the valve In ladles’ bags, 71 manicure sets, 10 mitral stenosia. It was explained, flasks. 20 pint sixe unbreakable bot­ causes blood to back up. enlargement tles, 5 scissors sets, 3 toilet cases. 12 of the heart, painful swelling of the doxen golf balls, 4 drivers, 4 brassies. feet and hands, and other effects, 2 mashies, 4 muslile niblicks, 4 mid­ which result In death If unrelieved. irons, 4 putters, 126 docks, 319 pocket The new Instrument, known as the knives, 24 efght-day alarm clocks, endocardfoscope, slits the valve, per­ tennis balls, more golf clubs. 1 Binah mitting the normal flow of blood. The case (the dictionary offers no due as to this item), a dozen sets of carvers. operation. It was said. Is simple. Dr. Duff S. Allen of the faculty of Plan British Colony In Brasil. Washington university Is the Inventor. London.—An endeavor may be mnde In the near future to settle 15,000 Brit­ Aerial Mailman Saves Three. Salt lake (Tty.—Three persons who ish families in Brazil. A million acres of agricultural land were marooned In a cabin at the head of American Fork canyon, Utah, were have been purchased for the produc­ saved from death by an aviator of the tion of cotton, cocoa, sneer. tobacco, air mall service. The aerial mailman rubber, coffee and rattle breeding, and dropped a big package of food In front the mineral wealth of the region la to of the cabin. The marooned persons bo explored. had been isolated by the snow for sev­ eral weeks. Genoa Pert Trade Increase». Experts Figure Cost for Dishon* Grandmother Held for Torturing. Osmond, Neb.—Charged with tortur­ ing her two grandchildren, three and five years old, Mrs. Laura Olunda. fif­ ty-live years old. «Ill bo tried ia court. Mra. Calunda starved the children, beet them, and forced them to remain out­ side In the cold. It is charged. Ono of the children Is tn a serious condition. KLAN OATH FIGURE» IN CHICAGO TRIAL Genoa.—The port business of Genoa has Increased threefold under fuciatl administration. Two million tons of grain were unloaded in the last three months Also labor troubles are vir­ tually over. New labor-saving machin­ ery has t>een Installed on the docks, and vessels ran load and unload 34 hours a day. their signal of distress, were features of the hearing before the city com­ mission of two alleged members of the klan, in an effort to oust them from the Chicago fire department. The charges against the city em­ ployes ia “that they joined an or­ ganization which is a conspiracy to incite riot and which prevents their carrying out their »worn duty to the people.” In spite of the revelations of secrecy, Drejudice, and an under-cur­ rent of hatred for their fellow men, not of their cult, held by members of the organization, H. K. Ramsey, imperial kligrapp of the klan, testi­ fied that “the klan model of char acter is Christ.” Oath Taken by Firemen Here is the revealed paragraph of the klan oath, which the prosecutors of the firemen deciare unfits them for public service: “I swear that I will keep secure to myself a secret of a klansman when same is committed in the sacred bond of klanship, the crime of violating this sacred oath, treason against the United States of America, rape and malicious murder alone excepted.” “The oath makes no mention of arson,” pointed out one of the prose­ cuting counsel. “If a klansman com­ mit arson, and the crime becomes knowrn to a klan fireman, the latter is by his oath, prevented from re­ porting the crime to his superiors." Robert E. Shepard, treasurer of the American Unity league, the anti­ klan organization which is fighting to rout klanism from the nation, re­ vealed a vast inside knowledge of the secrets of the klan, which he testi­ fied he had secured through a corps of investigators. “Give us the klan sign of distress,” suggested Attorney P. H. O’Donnell, president of the league. Shepard stepped forward, raised his right hand and drew his fore­ finger obliquely downward over bis right eye from the center of his fore­ head to his right ear. The illustra­ tion brought a laugh from the crowd that filled the room. SOVIETS EXECUTE PRIEST According to an Associated Press dispatch from Moscow, April 3, "Mon­ signor Butchkavitch, vicar-general of the Catholic church in Russia, con­ demned to death for wilfully oppos­ ing the soviet government, has been executed by a firing squad.” Many protests against the inflict­ ing of the death penalty were made by other governments, including the Unitesi States. The Federal Toqard of Churches, representing 20,00(^000 Protestants of the United States urged the Russian government to re­ consider its decision “in the interest of humanity and religious 1'berty." The Allied Patriotic societies, includ­ ing the Sons of th“ R“"ol>’tinn, Daughters of the American Revolu­ tion, Colonial Dames and many others, also added their pretest as did Bishop Manning on behalf of the Protestant Episcopal church. Archbishop Hanna, in the name of the Catholic Bishops of the United States, protested against a sentence which would out­ rage “the entire Christian world.” Friends of the soviet regime in oth?" countries remonstrated against the inflicting of the death sentence on account of the unfavorable influ­ ence such action would have on world opinion. The sentence of death pronounced upon Archbishop Zepliak has been commuted to ten years solitary im­ prisonment. His age and the state of his health lead his friends to believe that he will survive but a brief period of the sentence. India’s Sacrad River. The Ganges is the sacred river of the Hindus. On Its banks are mnny tem­ ples and holy places such as Benares. Allahabad. Ilardwnr and Gangotri. According to the legend Princess Gun­ da, a Hindu goddess, of long ago, turned herself into this great river, that she might enrich and purify the country. Devout Hindus bathe them­ selves in its sacred waters and pray to die beside It. It Is their desire that their bodies may be burned upon Its waters and allowed to float on down to the sea. The length of the main stream of the Ganges is 1.557 miles, and its every bend Is sacred. Pilgrims walk from Its source and back again, taking six months or more for the pilgrimage. Before the Jug­ gernaut rar which rolled In the pro­ cession along Its hanks, fanatics used to throw themselves, to be crushed to death smld the applause of the wor­ shipers. This Is now forbidden by law as Is also the burning of widows on the funeral pyre of their husbands, and the casting of babes Into the sa­ cred river. Ths Changes of Tims. "You never ran tell what Is going to happen.” "What uuwr “The young fellow I fired for In­ competency two years ago has just married my daughter and I’ve got to take him back and give him a better job." Diffused Energies. “Do you think we have great ora­ tors in politics?” “Yes," replied Senator Sorghum “The trouble Is that most of us are doing so much for the lecture bureaus and the magazines we don’t get time to put osr heat work In our speeches."