THE MORJTCNGr OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1914.
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STEFANSSON ALIVE.
Ill
THINKS
SURVIVOR
Charles Kelly, Steward on III
Fated Karluk, Tells Thrill
ing Tale.
BOAT CRUSHED; LOSS BIG
lura Worth $200,0 00 Go Down
"When Great Icebergs Break Craft
as a Shell Stefansson Says
. Xo Parting Word.
'wait there for a boat to TJnalaska, a
coaling station. The Government al
lows 2 cents a mile for carrying: ship
wrecked men to the nearest Unitea
States port. This was Seattle.
'When We got there we had nothing
but our furs. A boy gave me the
clothes I've got on. We went to the
unions and to the American Consul. One
of the boys who was snow blind and
whose feet and fingers had been frozen.
was sent home by one of the lodges.
The Consul told me he could do noth
ing more for us after the Government
had brought us to Seattle.- He told me
I had no way to collect my money until
I got to the offices in San Francisco.
I don't know that I can get it then. -
Kelly Doesn't Beat His Way.
"I have never beat my way on a
train, and I'm not going to. So I set
out to walk. I couldn't get on any of
the boats because I was not a union
man."
He related that he was once a Jockey,
riding in California for Carrigan, Burns
& Waterhouse and John Mackey, and
that part of his training down was fast
walking. This training he claims com
bined with his ability to stand the cold,
is taking him home.
Kelly quit horse racing when he was
injured in a race track accident. He
became a barber, but took to the sea
later. He sailed in 1911 with Captain
Porter on the whaler Jeanette, on which
trip 16 whales were caught, and he
sailed again early in 1912 on the Lati
tia, on which 12 whales were caught.
The men were paid by the pound of
whales caught, and at the end of these
two trips he had more than- $1800,
which was that which went down with
the Karluk, he states. -He was ship
wrecked once pff Australia.
"But this is the last time," he says.
"I've had enough of it- I'm a barber
by trade, and I'm going back. But I'm
not going to have people throwing up
to those two children that their broth
er's a bum. I'm groins back home in my
own way, and if I suffer, I suffer alone."
MILITIA GOODS LACKING
FIRST FOOD SENT TO
BELGIUM It! BARGES
Holland Waives Sunday Law,
Unions Relax Rules, to
Hasten Distribution.
GERMANS SHOW COURTESY
UNIFORMS INSUFFICIENT FOR AU
THORIZED MINIMUM STRENGTH.
EUGENE, Or.. Nov. 14. (Special.)
It is easier, according to Charles Kelly,
m. survivor of ill-fated Stefansson s
Arctic expedition, to reach Seattle when
shipwrecked on wrangeu isiaoa iu
AT-r.t! Sea than to reach San Fran
cisco when stranded in Seattle. Kelly
arrived in Eugene yesterday, on his way
home to California on foot. According
to his stnrv he has walked from Seat
tle and is expecting to reach his brother
Bind sister in Sacramento by Christmas.
rnt r.t racnert tn this brother and
later ha claims to be making his way
honestly. Before he sailed from San
Francisco more than two years ago
he placed them in schools with tuition
paid for five years.
"No one's going to tell them their
brother's a bum," he said proudly. "I
can get home without disgracing them.
He epent last night in a barn In Eu
gene after working all day putting in
wood for his meals. He has the ad
vantage over the average hobo of being
able to sleep with no blankets on a
wet night without minding the cold.
He asserts he 13 able to walk 35 miles
a day.
SunKer Hope for flOOO.
"When he gets to San Francisco, he
hopes to be able to draw $1900 pay for
two years and four months spent on
the Arctic boat. He left Seattle with
out a cent.
"I didn't even have any clothes when
I got there," he relates." We had our
furs but they're no good in this coun
try." His furs consisted of deerskin shirts,
trousera coat, stockings and boots, with
a value of S300. These he carefully
shipped home, preferring to be "broke"
than Dart with them. An Arctic cap.
. iv ., that imfMjct to rover .iii.uiiir iuriner reel Lea inai ai
121 1"' ",0ldfoCvisor last inspection this year nine states
"wu".u" .C . - -did not have sufficient clothing to pro
" ."r.,"" " - vide one uniform for each of rho inn
A-r lea no rr rr niH ArcLiu cx.dc i .
""" t , enlisted militiamen
Ciuon wnicn no earn. maintained for each Senator and Rep
tllU H I (1 1 V II H LClia IClUVLamiJ. i , . , . ... .
,. , leacuiauvo. imriy-nine states aia not
was steward on the Karluk which sailed h tt ,pAmt rithi
with Stefansson aboard from Mams , . --- ------- " "
i,?nca91theHFeanaof T while it was -inimum -autnrlUd strenViT The a"
her
now to De increased to 65.
Several other states did not have suf-
Armn Also Are Not Provided for Fall
EalUtment, Warns Chief of
State Guard Affairs.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 13. "Should the
organized militia be called Into United
States service, the troops would be
sent to mobilization camps without suf-
iicienc uniforms to provide each sol
dier of the minimum strength with one
suit or outside clothing.
This was the warning sounded by the
War Department in a circular directed
today to National Guardsmen by Brig-
aaier-vjenerai Mills, chief of the divi
sion of militia affairs.
The circular further recited that at
the Arctic expedition.
The Karluk was wrecked in May.
Steffanason Is "Iliac."
"Stefansson had been feeling down
In the mouth for two weeks. He had
honed to ret further inland, he re
lates. "He hadn't found what h
thought he would. He and the doctors
vrn lookincr for the race of Eskimo
with Dure white skin. They had found
one tribe nearly white, with long hair
all over their body. He named the
Island on which he found these 'Cross
Island.' But we were away north of
where he wanted to study conditions.
He was so sore at times that he
wouldn't speak to anyone.
"The water was smoking it was
freezing up and his mates wanted him
to go back to Herschell Island for Win
ter. Both he and the captain said they
weren't scared of any water. The boat
had seven years of provisions and
ficient arms and equipment for their
minimum authorized strength.
I SECRET PACT ALLEGED
OLD TREATY MOVED TURKS TO AID
IN WAR, SAY'S DIPLOMAT.
Ottoman Plea of Financial and Military
Weakness Promptly Brines G
man Officers and Cash.
LONDON, Nov. 13. The Morning
AnniKrh rnnl trt lust, and me crew saia vo. o aiiicus luiicouuiiucui eayu
nnihinv "According to statements made bv
"The wreck occurred about 3 o'clock diplomat here, Turkey was compelled
In the afternoon. It came so quickly enter the war by a secret treaty
that we had scarcely time to get up
made some years ago with Germany,
Ha.lt All M o n n a WPr rfl ea 1HB ....... -r n ilv. t u aooiDi wci
engineer's and firemen wouldn't come many if war was declared on Germany
A -n,or-Q lrllle Th rSlt ff by RUSSia.
us got off on the Ice with the small "In return Germany likewise agreed
., to assist Turkey if Russia declared war
K.ri.k r..nn4 Co. n Turkey.
At the opening of the w'ar Germany
demanded Turkey s assistance, but th
Turkish Cabinet, which regarded sue
an act as suicide, replied that Turkey
would be unable to assist because sh
had no money, because the army was
going through a period of reorganlza
tlon and because the fleet was power
less to defend the capital.
Germany answered these objections
by sending money, men and ships,
whereupon Turkey was compelled
"The Karluk was ground up between
the two big cakes. It kept cracking
and the timbers kept breaking, until
finally it slid off and went down. It
carried more than $200,000 in furs
which we had bought from the natives.
I had $1800 on the boat which I had
made from my last whaling trip,
Everything went down.
"There was bread and ealt meat Just
Inside the hatches, but no one would
take the chance to go on board while enter tne arena because of her soler-
it was Deing ground up Deiween me iwo treaty obligations.
1'a.Kes Dl ice. jl lie sma-ii uuia uau
water and dried bread. We got a cup
and a half of water a day. We lived for
two months on Wrangell Island on dried
bread and raw meat. We had coal oil
but we 'didn't dare use It we were
afraid we might need it for signals.
When our water gave out we melted ice
by putting our warmed coats around
cake and letting it drip into the water
"When the boat went down we knew
were were about 12 miles from Wran
gell Island, and we went there In the
small boat.
No Word of Partins Said.
"Stefansson left us there. He and
two of the doctors with the captain
and two mast hands went away in one
of the small boats without saying a
word. They had the same food we had.
JOHN D. ADMITS STING
$15,250 PAID FOR PAINTING HE NOW
VALUES AT 950O0.
"Bad Bargain" Is Argument Before
Tax Board In Protest Against As
sessments on His Property.
CLEVELAND, Nov. 13. John ' D.
Rockefeller, in affidavits to the Cuva-
and besides they carried a quantity of hoga County Tax Board, today admit-
food tablets, one of which will last a
man 24 hours.
"Stefansson believed that he could
reach the tribes he wanted to find by
going overland alone, and that's why
he struck out. He knew he couldn't
carry the whole crew with him, and
that the crew could get along by them
selves Just as well. I believe that he
Is alive. He took with him two degs
and if he got near any of the tribes of
Ksklmos he would have no trouble to
get food. The two dogs were mean ani
inals. We had to keep them muzzled
on the boat, and as it was they killed
every cat on the boat. That's the rea
son we had our bad luck, I think.
The meat which kept the party alive
on Wrangell Island for two months was
obtained with guns which were found
in the small boats. The ship had been
used as a whaler before the purchase
by Steffansson and the guns were de
signed for whaling. Kelly was the
only one who knew the use of the
"dart" guns, and it was he, he claims.
who obtained most of the seal and
walrus for the party. He tells of the
difficulty in landing one big bear which
had dived with their spear in his body.
"Blizzards Halt Plans.
"We couldn't get oft Wrangell Island
because of the storms and blizzards.
We built ice houses and .waited until
the weather cleared. We had better
accommodations there, though, than I
am getting now in trying to get home.
ted that he made a bad bargain, when,
at public auction In New York in 1887,
he paid $15,250 for "The Disputed
Boondary," a painting by Erstein NicoL
Isow, according to Mr. Rockefeller's
statements, the picture Is not worth
more than $5000 and possibly only
These affidavits were filed with the
complaint board by Mr. Rockefeller, in
support of his contention that Cuya
hoga County deputy tax commissioners
grossly exaggerated the value of his
property in putting him on the dupli
cate for 1914.
Mr. Rockefeller is fighting their valu
ations put on his property in Ohio.
They are the $75,000 valuation on "The
Disputed Boundary,' an item of $100.-
000 in "credits," and the $311,000,000
valuation against his Btocks and bonds.
SCHOOLS INVITE BELGIANS
Americans to Welcome Students Un
til Own Country Recovers.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 13. Plans for
the bringing to America of many of the
students and professors whose work
has been interrupted by the destruc
tion of universities, museums and li
braries in Belgium were completed to
night by a local committee headed by
Dr. jn. Monroe Hopkins.
Free enlov-
w. n.iii cot U I ment of privileges of American instltu-
we had warm clothes. Here you can't "ons, Pend'ns the reconstruction of
even get anything to eat It was easier jrLra is pro-
to get to Seattle than it is to get from ?osedV Assurances of support already
Beattle to San Francisco. nave oeeii receiveo. trom several uni-
It took us four days in the small "i1"" ",0 o neigian
boats to get to Herschell Island. We
Great Thankfulness of People Finds
Heady Expression Thousands of
. Children, All Afraid to Laugh,
Spellbound Amid Ruins.
LONDON, Nov. 13. Jarvis E. Bell, of
New Tork. who, on behalf of the Amer
ican commission for relief in Belgium,
assisted in the distribution of the first
cargo of relief supplies sent to the
Belgians, has given the Associated
Press a description of conditions in
the stricken country. Mr. Bell said:
Nothing that has been written could
exaggerate the misery of Belgium. We
drove for miles through graveyards.
Stakes, on some... of which were sol
diers' tattered coats and helmets, were
the tombstones, deserted fields are
cemeteries. As we entered the villages
women and children sought refuge in
the ruins of roofless homes, terrified
lest we were some fresh visitation of
war. Their faces were drawn and
lined, and If you could only see the
gruesome surroundings in which they
are struggling for existence you would
not wonder that they fail to smile.
Tragic Paralysis Complete.
'The Belgium peasant has in many
districts no home in which to sleep, no
seed to bow, no implements with which
to work, no transport to reach a mar
ket, and finally no heart to struggle
against the inevitable. It Is unbe
lievable that war ever produced such
a complete and tragic paralysis as we
saw in many parts of Belgium. it
cannot be attributed to lack of cour
age on the part of the civilian popula
tion or to the inhumanity or tne con
queror. It is simply war up to date,
civilized. Christian war.
The American relief steamer Cob-
lenz carrying more than 1000 tons of
foodstuffs arrived at Rotterdam from
London at 3 o'clock Sunday morning.
The Dutch government with great
kindness made an exception to the
rigid rule against working on Sunday.
The labor unions made equal conces
sions with the result that on Monday
morning eight barges towed by four
express tugs left Rotterdam en route
to Brussels with relief supplies.
Dutch Crews Man Barges.
On each baree was a large printed
notice certifying that the cargo had
been Bent by the American commission
in care df the American Minister to
Belgium. On the door of the captain's
cabin in each barge was a copy of Gen
ral Von der Goltz' proclamation In
structing all German officials to give
safe conduct and assistance to the
American relief cargo. General Von der
Goltz is German Military Governor of
Belsrium.
"The crews of the barges and tugs
were Dutch and each man carried with
no little oride an order for sare con
duct from the German authorities per
mitting him to go to Brussels and re
turn unmolested to Holland.
Accompanied by M. M. Langnorne,
secretary of the American legation at
Brussels, and Mr. Wyman, an Ameri
can resident, in an automobile, I fol
lowed this odd flotilla of, mercy as It
threaded its way from canal to canai
and from lock to lock. At Hansweri.
a town on the Belgian-Dutch rrontier.
I expected some difficulties as to this
first consignment of relief. On the
contrary, the German officials were
fully informed and there was no delay
whatever.
German Arrangements Perfect.
"Thence to Brussels the German ar
rangements for getting our cargo
through expeditiously were perfect.
The sealed hatches of the barges were
never opened.
"The country people came running to
the banks of the canal, where they
stared at our flotilla as if It were a
mirage. For a week not a single barge
had passed where formerly there were
a thousand an hour,,?
"To the Belgian country folk it was
at first Just a GodVsent dream to re
mind them of the peacerui days pre
ceding the nightmare of war. When
they found that they were real barges
bearing food their great thankfulness
found ready expression.
"On Wednesday morning. Just one
week after the ship left London, we
drove ud in front of the American le
gation at Brussels and told crana
Whitlock, the American Minister' to
Belgium, that the relief barges were
safely moored in a pocket of tne main
canal.
All Brussels Learns News.
"There was no need for the newspa
pers to spread the report of our arrival.
In one hour all Brussels knew and re
joiced. Many people had feared 'that
we would never get the food into Bel
gium and that if we did we would not
get by the wall of soldiers surround
ing Brussels.
"We drove back to Holland by way
of Louvaln, Aerschot and Thourout to
Breda, on the Dutch frontier. We
found several villages in the Limburg
district that had been without salt for
a month. At almost every bridge we
met men with boxes soliciting relief
from travelers from more fortunate
districts. This looks like begging, but
there are some conditions Justifying
anything. We met few Belgian men.
Eighty per cent of the people In these
country districts are women and chil
dren. We saw them eating green vege
tables, beets and apples. They had
little else.
Children Afraid to Laugh.
"There were thousands of children,
all afraid to laugh. Like their mothers,
they seemed spellbound by the melan
choly fascination of the ruins in which
they found shelter. The contrast be
tween them and the contented, song-
loving German soldier is appalling.
"The Germans, who throughout treat
ed us with the greatest courtesy and
consideration, are clearing the debris
from the waterfronts, so that the ship
ments of relief supplies from America
can be landed in the various towns
without difficulty. They also are work
ing on the canals and promise us by
November 17 to clear the waterway to
Liege, which at present is hard to
reach.
Mr. Bell will return to Rotterdam
Saturday to continue the work of rush
ing the emergency food supplies into
districts where they are most needed.
LP
THE RED CROSS
Appeals for Yonr Aid.
WILL YOUMELP?
The official Red Cross
Station Lb located in
fills store. Every contri
bution, no matter how
small, is welcome.
man
" Merchandise T cJ Merit OnV
25 Discount
On All
Picture
Framing
Glove Sale
EXTRAORDINARY
For Saturday Selling
The Clove Section Offers
150 DOZEN
New, Fresh, Perfect
Lambskin Coves
Selling Reg. at $1.25
95 c
These gloves have but lately ar
rived in the store. Being contracted
for late last Spring, we received a
price quotation at that time that en
ables us to sell these gloves at a
price that is less than the wholesale
price of these gloves today.
These gloves are made -in the
one-clasp tailored style suitable for
everyday wear. Made of soft, extra
selected Iamb skins, embroidered
backs in self or contrasting stitching.
In black, gray, white and tan.
First Floor.
had the sails, but the wind and ice
were against us, and we had to pull
most or tne distance. The boats car
ried small compasses and we had
charts. It was a 350-mlle trip. From
Herschell Island a small schooner took
up. to Point Barrow, and, we bad, to
students.
It is proposed to raise a fund at once
to defray the traveling expenses of the
students to and from Belgium and the
cost of residence In this country.
A considerable number of wen-to-flo Chi
nese in Manchuria are able to read and write
finSii&Aa
Socialists Approve War Credits.
BERLIN, Nov. 13. (By wireless.)
The Prussian Socialist Deputy, Herr
Hirsch, in an article published In th
Socialist Monthly Review, lays em
phasis on the fact that the Socialists
voted the Prussian war credits. This
proves again, he says, that the hope
of Germany's enemies for internal dis
cord has not been fulfilled. In impor
tant national affairs Germany is
unanimous, Herr Hirech ' declares.
. MEN .
Saturday
The Season's First Great Sale of
Men's Highest Grade Sweaters
Imported and American Makes
Less Than Cost
Including such famous makes as Welsh, Margetson & Co.. Dr.
Jaeger's and Allen Solly's.
In plain and fancy weaves, of angora, lamb's wool and earners
hair mixtures; soft and. durable. Sweaters for golfing and sports
wear, and for everyday use. v
$ 4 Sweaters for. ..$2.45 $12 Sweaters for. .$ 7.00
$10 English Sweater $6.00 $15 Sweaters for..$ 8.00
$10 French Sweater $5.00 $18 Sweaters for. .$10.00
Regular $20 Sweaters for $12
$4 Men's Blanket Bathrobes $2.95
' Made of soft, warm blankets, with large collar and cord and tas
sel at the neck, finished at the waist with girdle. Cut full and roomy.
They come in a 'variety of neat figures and designs, in a splendid
variety of colors, such as navy, brown, tan. wine and blue.
$1.50 Tan Cape Gloves $1.15
Excellent wearing gloves for street wear, of fie grade, soft,
pliable tan cape stock, with one patent clasp, stitched backs, shown
in a variety of tan shades. All sizes.
First Floor. Washington-St. Entrance
Fashion's Newest Neckwear
Military Collars
OF SHEEREST ORGANDIE
At 75c
Regularly $1 to $1J25
Dainty, yet exceedingly smart,
are these new collars, with a military
air in their straight-standing backs.
Some of them have tiny lapels at
tached, finished like the collar. One
pretty model is wired in back, with
loose plaits falling over the edge,
softly rolling in front, picot-edged.
Another only extends half way
around, is wired, hemstitched and
edged with dainty lace. And there
are still other styles, equally as at
tractive. First Floor.
More Untrimmsd Hats
Of Lyons Silk Velvet
Selling as High as $5.00
At $1.19
In over 20 different styles, small, medium and large
sixes, showing all the latest shapes.
Clearing All Trimmed Hats
Selling Regularly to $10.00 .
Special $4.95
-Turbans, sailor effects and all the various other new
shapes, of silk velvet in black and colors, trimmed with
ostrich bandings, fancy novelty feathers and French
flowers. - Second Floor.
WTmm -I i : ! v - .rji :',c t T, i ,i ll II
New Kestner Crown
18-Inch Dolls
Full Jointed real hair,
lashes and brows .
Regularly $2.50
Special $1.39
Kestner Crown dolls are famous
the world over for their quality -and
character expression and are fea
tured by this store.
At this special price we offer a
full-jointed 18-inch doll, with ball
socket knee, elbow and wrist joint,
with character modeled hands.
. This doll has real eyelashes and
brows and eyes that open and close.
It has natural curly hair in dark and
tosca shades, and the face is mod
eled in character expression.
Sixth Floor.
ALL PURE LINEN
SWISS PEASANT
EMBROIDERY
Handkerchiefs
Three different designs
Three in a box.
Special 59c Box
first Floor
Every garment in this sale is shown in the accompanying
illustration, being copied directly from the garments on sale.
Incomparable Boys' Suits $4.95
Selling Regularly to $9.50
In sizes from 6 to 18 years.
Made of all -wool materials fancy mixtures, diagonals, herringbones,
stripes, checks and pencil stripes in fancy or regulation Norfolk style.
Serge and mohair linings, full-lined pants with taped seams.
Boys' Russian Overcoats, Special $4.95
Selling Regularly to $8.00
In Sizes From 3 to 9 Years
Of all-wool materials in fancy mixtures and herringbone, in gray, brown
and tan. Russian style, with shawl or convertible collars, belted backs.
Plaid or plain linings.
Pajamas, Special 98c
In sizes from 6 to 16 years
Made of flannelette with military or collarless finish. Trimmed with
fancy braid or white bandings and stitching. In blue and white or pink
and white.
Ouling Flannel Gowns 59 c
In sizes from 6 to 16 years
Of fancy striped outing flannel in pink and white, or blue and white.
Made -with military collars. s
Bath Robes, Special $2.49
In sizes from 2 to 16 years -
Made of Beacon Blanket Robes of extra quality. In cadet blue, navy,
light blue, gray, pink,f red and brown.
Xmas Needlework
Specials
$1.25 Stamped Turkish
Towels 85c
Of extra heavy quality Turkish
toweling, with attractive borders of
pink, light blue and white, stamped
in pretty designs. Size 24x52-inch.
Turkish Shaving Towels 25c
Small Turkish towels suitable for
shaving and baby towels, stamped
for embroidering.
Stamped Linen Towels 50c
In guest size, made of birdseye
linen, to be embroidered in Medici
medallion designs. Exquisite quality.
85c Collar and Cuff Sets 65c
Of excellent quality pique, all
made up, even to the fastenings.
Easily adjusted and stamped in most
attractive designs.
Children's Free Classes
in all kinds of needlework, crochet'
ing and knitting. All day Saturday.
Fifth Floor.
A Private
Christmas Card
A beautiful variety of these
holiday greeting cards is ready.
They are designed for use with
your visiting card plate and or
ders should be placed early to
insure choice selection. Prices
$1.25 dozen and up.
Basement
1 v
Remarkable fc AS
Two
Offerings of
Girls' Dresses
$2.45
For $5 to $6 Dresses
$3.95
For $6.50 to $10 Dresses
In Styles Exactly as
Illustrated
Dresses at $2.45
Come in Sizes From 6 to 14 Years
Dresses at $3.95
Come in Size's From 6 to 14 Years
Made of all-wool serge in navy blue and Made of serges, challies, velvet. In Norfolk
brown. Also dainty figured Challies. and Belted Styles
Fourth Floor