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ONE OF THE SIX PRETTIEST GIRLS IN OHIO AND HER OFFICIAL ESCORT. AI TWO SCHOOLS "No Militarism," Is Edict of Principal Originator, Who ' Is Peace Advocate. PUPILS ARE PUT ON HONOR Shattuck Youngsters" 1'ollow Ei ample Inaugurated at Kcnyon by Miss Grace DeGrafr Some Parents Object to Change. Miss Grace DeGrafr. peace advocate. is strongly opposed to anything In the public schools that savors of militar ism, and she has introduced into Ken ton School, of which she Is principal, several new ideas that are finding- come supporters and are also being tried out along similar lines in Shattuck School. In Kenton School the children do not march in and out. but pass to and from their rooms informally. They are put on their honor to be orderly. Miss DeGraff was a delegate to the peace conference at The Hague last Spring, and since her return she has given many addresses urging peace and the doing away with military training. Marching she regards as an act suggesting militarism. Residents Divided on Question. Studying the lives of great Generals, the dates and facts regarding battles Is not nearly so beneficial. Miss De Graft has argued, as istthe study of the lives of men who have been great in ventors. Many of the residents of the Kenton district favor her Ideas. Others are opposed to them. "Marching means order and discipline and safety," said Mrs. C. F. Nichols, president of Ken ton Parent-Teacher Association. " "Or der Is heaven's first law,' and how are we to have order, when the children go in helter-skelter? "Marching isn't suggestive of mili tarism. It Is common sense." Others in the association say they 3o not think the informality in enter ing me school should be allowed, as It would cause the children to become unmanageable in case of fire, or cfi dent, even if at the fire drills they are jequirea to marcn out. Fire Drill In Formal. In Shattuck School the pupils do not march in either in the morning or at noon. e have no trouble with them, but irusi. mem to be little "ladies and gen tlemen.' " said A. It. Draper, principal of Shattuck. At fire drills, however, the strictest Discipline is kept, and the children march out. After school thev form in twos and pass out with more formality than they use in entering. T,here is no place at which the piano could be stationed so that it could De heard by the entire school, Mr. Draper stated, and so the informal method was inaugurated on trial and has been xuunu successful so far. ALASKA BEGS FOR SHIPS Facilities Exceeded by Business, Says Canneryman. A. c- B"rkhardt. president of the Alaska-Pacific Fisheries, who returned yesterday from Southeastern Alaska, said that trade conditions in that part of the United States" most northerly possession have been far better this year than ever before. Commercial organizations are begging for their tonnage to be taken from Alaskan ports and the lines of steamers that have been operating have had more business than they could handle, is the way Mr. Burkhardt characterizes the sltua tion. Mr. Burkhardt returned with his brother-in-law, David AVilliams, a wcll arrhl"ect of this citv. Mr. AVilliams has been visiting the can ''"'""t he Alaska-Pacific Fisheries, of which he is a stockholder. Mr. Burkhardt said that the Britih consumers, always big salmon buyers! had more than doubled this year the orders of any previous year. For the month of August alone the British government withdrew from their ware houses 140.000 cases. Th.t f lc,1 tnat Seattle was able to get the big majority of the trade from Southeastern Alaska is due. Mr. Burk-! Ui UTCJres. to tne raot that Seattle shippers are able to reach those ports by follqwing the "inside passage." To ail points farther north, however, the outside passage must be used. "Seattle Is certainly growing rich from Alaska trade, commented Mr. Burkhardt The company of which Mr. Burkhardt Is president produced 225,000 cases of ?IV1 th.'s 'ear- approximately one ..h L the entire Alaskan pack, taunting the value of a case at 3.R0, that means that shippers from Seattle mostly, are carrying tonnage of canned ealmon alone to the value of llO.OOO.ooa WIRELESS TO BE IMPROVED "Half and Half" Service to Be In augurated Out of Portland. With the completion of a gigantic antenna on the roof of the Chamber of Commerce building, the erection of which will begin this week, the Fed eral Wireless Company plans the in auguration of a unique "half-and-half" wireless service between San Fran cisco and this city. The wireless "cir cuit" will be used exclusively for the reception of messages from the South, while messages destined to San' Fran cisco will be transmitted over a pri vate wire to the company's office in that city. ' This extraordinary arrangement has been decided on because the length of time required to switch fromthe send ing to the receiving side of the wire less apparatus makes impossible the economical and expeditious transmis sion of commercial messages. TWO-GROUP PLAN ON TRIAL Sliatmck School to Start New Sched ules of Studies Today. The two-groi-p plan will be Inaugu rated toda.v In .Shattuck School. This system has been so designated because it provides for a division of the studies into two distinct groups. The majority of the academic studies will be given in the morning, and the afternoon will be devoted to manual training, domestic science, drawing, na ture study and physical Instruction. The week will be divided into two parts for the swimming classes, the girls using the tank the first two and a half days and the boys the latter part of the week. When the girls are swimming the boys will be taking gymnasium work. . -if crsv-i i.'i'w v-t t , hiob.S-' 7i ? y : . -: -t r 1 w . - j H lit ! Su, 4 i 2 1 .MiM tiraec Donovan, the Hennty, an d Her Infectious Smile, a Two Kim! oC Hon. Manager of the Party, C. 1.. Dowerman, at the Kxtreme Ieft. -MImm Donovun'n Party. OHIO BEAUTY HERE Winner of State-Wide Contest on Way to California Fairs. PARTY PURSUED BY JINX Only One of Six Picked by Patrons of Movies Is Ieft and Other Mishaps Experienced Sur vivor Radiates Charm. Clad in red from her tbes to' her head. Miss Grace Donovan, of Dela ware, Ohio, voted by the patrons of 1000 motion picture theaters of Ohio as one of the six superlative beauties of all Ohio, spent a, lively day in Fort land yesterday. Miss Donovan, accompanied by a number of chaperons of both sexes and C. Li. Dowerman, who has charge of the party, is on her way to the California expositions. The contest was carried on" by the American Art Film Company. Trips to the Coast were offered to the six most beautiful girls of the state of Ohio, the patrons of the theaters in which the company's films were exhibited, to be the Judges. One thousand photographs were shown at first on the screens of the theaters throughout the state and from that number the 50 highest were chosen to complete the contest. . Six were chosen from the 50, and Miss Donovan is the only one of the six that has survived the trip thus far. The others dropped out because of illness in their families or for other reasons. Irish Charm Radiated. Miss Donovan is all that her Irish name would imply. Petite, winsome and all the other adjectives that might be called into use to depict feminine charm should be used in a description of her and more than that, she radiates a perfect 'aura of lively cheerfulness bordering on mischievousness. She is having a "perfectly glorious time" de spite the watchful eyes that are trained on her all the time. Her natty suit of red, her jaunty hat of the same hue, and yes, her dainty red slippers above which showed just enough red hose or maybe they were half hose. Her entire costume matched in color the flush on her cheek. To be counted one of the six most beautiful girls in the whole state of Ohio is quite a distinction, but Miss Donovan bears it with a calm, delight ful ease. The party, of which Miss Donovan Is the lone survivor, has been chased by a jinx ever since the idea of the trip first germinated. The Inability of the other five successful contestants to be members of the party was the first evidence of the fact. Arret Comes In Yellowstone. When the party got to Yellowstone Park Mr. Dowerman overlooked some of the rules regarding the taking of pictures within the park limits and as a result of his activity was held by the authorities . until - credentials from Washington were telegraphed by the American Film Company to relieve the situation. He then escaped, but with a smashed camera. Farther on the suit cases of some of the members of the party were lost and efforts to recover them proved futile. "i'es, we have had lots of mishaps," laughed Miss Donovan yesterday, ""and we are not in San Francisco yet." Miss Donovan yesterday carried a huge bouquet of Portland roses, the gift of the Chamber of Commerce. The members of the party attended mass yesterday morning at St. Law rence parish, lunched at the Multnomah Hotel, where they were registered, spent the entire afternoon visiting the scenic points of Portland by automo bile and left last night on the Southern Pacific for San Francisco. Beside Miss Donovan the party in cluded C. 1 Dowerman, in charge; Mr. and Mrs. -Louis Wagner, the Misses Rose and Cecilia Wagner, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Kingseed. Miss Madeleine King seed, the Misses Katherine and Cas sandra Kaufman, Miss Hazel Stout and Rev. P. J. Boland. flUGH MUSIC GIVEN Sixteen Navassars Delight Or pheum Audience. APPEALS COURT IfETS OXE CASE TO COME VP AT TODAY'S SESSION. Circuit Judge Morrow, of San Fran cisco, I noble to Be Present Red Cros Decoration Primed. The United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit will con vene its September term in Portland at 10 o'clock this morning In the court room of District Judge Bean. There is only one case on the calen dar for the present. This is the appeal of the Scandinavian-American Bank against R. L. Sabin. trustee of the es tate of D. Sondheim. bankrupt, by which the bank seeks to recover mon eys lent by it to the bankrupt In 1914 to enable him to purchase the bank rupt stock of merchandise known as the D. N. Pallay stock. The hearing of this case in all prob ability will be finished by noon, at which time the court will adjourn sine die. as this is the last day of the 1914 term of the Circuit Court of Appeals. Circuit Judges William S. Gilbert, of Portland. Erskine M. Ross, of Los An geles, and District Judge Wolverton will constitute the court. Judge Gil bert, as senior Circuit Judge, will preside. After adjournment Judge Ross will leave at once for Los Angeles. The 1916 term of the court will convene at San Francisco on October 4. An ex tensive calendar await3 the attention of the court. For ' the first time in many years. Circuit Judge William W. Morrow, of San . Francisco, is unable to attend the present term in Portland, the hearing of Important railroad rate cases in San Francisco having prevented his attendance both here and at the ses sion In Seattle which began Septem- ber 13. Judge Morrow's many friends in Oregon will be gratified to learn that he has recently been decorated by the main American Red Cross Society, of Washington. D. C, for his services In San Francisco and elsewhere at the time of the Ban Francisco Are of 1908 The medal bestowed on Judge Morrow is the highest award given by the Red Cross Society, and is conferred only in recognition of gallant, valuable and distinguished services. Judge Morrow values the decoration highly. OTHER THRILLS OFFERED Charles and Pamiic Zan Provoke Mirth in Sketeh, Queenie Rune din, Comedians and Japanese Athlete Greatly Knjojed. BY LEOXB CASS BAER. For one week at least the Orpheum is adopting one of the late Mister W. J. Bryan's once-policies. his best-beloved one of early days, when the habit of running for President had just taken hold on him. The Orpheum has borrowed his slo gan of sixteen-to-one.- Their headline act sings it. plays It. smiles it and wins w-ith it. Sixteen pretty, talented girls to one big act. Quite as pretentious and much on the order of a symphony orchestra in petti coats, for this season they're wearing 'em again, is the act offered by the 16 Navassars. Not that all their numbers are classical far be it from such. They dash into patriotic airs, not forgetting good old standby Sousa, and they have a delightful medley of rare, lovely songs, the sort you like to hear when you're tired or blue. There's melodies for the young and melodies of other days. The cast reads like a page from a directory of some conservatory of music. Miss Augusta Dial ls the di rectress. Smnrt Frocka Worn. Miss Dial has no weird mannerisms, but attunes her ear keenly to the music of her little orchestra and simply di rects simply. All the girls wear smart, pretty frocks, gay and colorful in pas tel tones, and Miss Dial's is elaboratelv trimmed in ihe back because that's all of her we see. Florence Prey, a golden girl, sings in a lovely soprano voice that reaches the heart and the rafters. Her little sister Susan plays the French horn. There are two Hall girls Anna.' who plays the trombone, and Blanche, who flutes alluringly. A trio of gay little maids wield their bows and waft sweet sounds from . their violins. Thev are Eleanor Arnot Bates, Lela Johnson and Edna Sweet, who looks every Inch of her name. Janet Hall bassoons on a big bassoon, and Sadie Tilkin gets a world of melody from her cello. Many Instrument Played. Cora Chittick plays the bass viol, Ma bel Green has a lot of fun with the drums and traps and whistles and things, while Agnes Electra Plat keeps the piano busy. Martha Hall Conwell plays a clarinet, Hetty Turnbull makes melody on the French horn, and a saucy little girl named Frances Benn dashes off several yards of perfectly delightful music, trllly and piercingly sweet, on her cornet. In trios, duos, singly and all together the girls play and thy're obliged to bow a dozen times Q Xhese departments in permanent uarters oday ! Afrain trip rarnprtrz Vinvo rrvrnrlerr-.r? rT-ioi- -ftTrwlr onrl -.v. -P V. knnnf,'. - l v-...u wj.ii. o-ixu uiui c ui iuc uca Lt CO.- f ul departments at Meier & Frank's are ready for the new merchandise ! If you ever built a home, you'll always remember the first day the joys and pleasures it meant for you ! So you'll find the busy co-workers in these departments, beaming with new enthusiasm and happiness today. The Wonderful Pure Food Grocery Is Ready no-thin?; like it in the Northwest the whole Ninth Floor in the Fifth-street building- f A Pure Food Grocery in every sense of the word. All foods removed from dust by glass cases and refrigerators. A .model, bakery, model candy factory "and ice cream factory, in full view of the public, are some of the features. Here are a few unusual grocery savings today Delicious "Victor" Royal Banquet Flour, no better flour for allv baking purposes today, sack $1.39. t Solid Pack Tomatoes, Griffon brand; No. 2a cans, dozen 93, 3 for 23. Holly Milk, case $3.15, dozen S0, can 7?. 60c Teas, all the best bulk varieties, today, the lb. 490. 500 Delicious "Victor" Hams, fancy Oregon cured, 10 to 12-lb. average. Today, lb., 17V2f Gold Dust and Citrus Washing Powders, pack age 200. Xaptha Soap, "Victor" Brand, made in Oregon, 7 bars 25 C. Please Note These New Locations Carefully HOSIERY AND KNIT UNDER WEAR Now on Main Floor, 6th Street Building. JEWELRY AND LEATHER GOODS Now on Main Floor, 6th-Street Building. RIBBONS Main Floor, Sth-Street Building. MEN'S FURNISHING GOODS AND HA TS Now on Main Floor, Sth-Street Building, Morri son Entrance. STATIONERY Now on Main Floor, dth-Street Building. SILVERWARE Main Floor, 6th Street Building. BLANKETS Second Floor, 5th Street Building. MEN'S AND BOYS' CLOTHING Third Floor, Sth-Street Building. KODAKS Main Floor, 6th-Street Building. NEW BOOK STORE Basement Balcony. SPORTING GOODS STORE Basement Balcony. PHONOGRAPHS AND REC ORDS Basement Balcony. SE WING MA CHINES Basement Balcony. ACCOMMODATION DESK and SHIPPING ROOM Basement Balcony. TRUNKS Temporarily Located on Main Floor, Annex. 1837 The- Quality" Storb or Portland riftls 5ixtl, Tlorrlsoiy Alder Ms. after they've completed their generous programme. Charles, and Fan.iie Van. who look like before-and -after-taking-obesity-powders (Fannie being the fat one), provide royal entertainment, aided by an unnamed youth. In "a case of emer gency" Charles steps in to help Fan nie's act out and proves a riot with his interpolated songs and sayings. r Queenie Dunedin is a "ill' " queenie all rig it, and does a little bit of every thing but yodel or juggle. She is i warbling acrobat, who dances on and off the tight wire, who bicycles and tells clever stories. Also her smile and Joyous abandon are half the act. James Kelso and Blanche Leighton are a big laugh hit and register their comedy at onc-3. Charles Weber and George K. Elliott have a tabloid How ard Brothers offering in jargon and song that is immensely entertaining. Opening the bill is little George Chiyo, a Japanse athlete with new tricks, who balances his weight on throe fingers and then runs into com edy acrobatics. FAIR TO AID GROWTH SOCIETY SOCIETY will be in evidence at the meeting of the MacDowell Club at Hotel Portland tomorrow afternoon, when Miss Marion Bauer, an American composer, will be one of the attrac tions on the programme. On Wednesday night the dinner- dance at the Hotel Benson will claim society's Interest. Francis Labadie. entertainer, will attract society to the Hotel Multnomah on Thursday. A long list of society folk will be patrons and patronesses. The regular meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary. Sellwood Young Women's Christian Association, will be held at the parlors of the association. East Fifteenth street and Spokane avenue. on Wednesday at 2:30 o'clock. After the business session the following pro gramme will be given: "My lrems" (Tosti), "King Charles" (White), Professor G. S. Lenox, tenor, and Mrs. ,T. Harvey Johnson, accompanist; ad dress, "A New Note in Poetry." Pro fessor Norman F. Coleman, of Reed College: "Absence" (Little), "Obstina- tion" ( Fontenallle), "She Is So Inno cent" (Lecogue), Professor G. S. Lenox, tenor, and Mrs. J. Harvey Johnson, accompanist. Refreshments and a social hour will follow the programme. The committees are: Reception. Mes dames O. I. Bennett. W. R. Gardner and E. E. Compton: decoration, Mesdames S. B. Hendee. C. T. Price and C. G. Church; refreshment, Mesdames Will iam Strahlman, E. C. Snell, Robert Kel land. A- A. Caimes, Roy Black, J. J. Tracey and M. Snell. M rs. Albert Schweitzer "Will leave soon for San Francisco, -where she will visit Mr. and Mrs. Morris Schweitzer and will attend the exposition. Mrs. Samuel F. Curtis and Misa Tvy Curtis were visitors in Pbrtland a few days ago. when they were the guests of Miss Peggy Curtie. They were en route to New- York. During their stay they were entertained at an attrac tively appointed luncheon at which Mrs. Joseph M. Simmonds was hostess in their honor. Mrs. Simmonds enter tained at her home in Irvington. ask ing a few additional friends to meet the visitors. Portland Tent No. 1, Maccabees, will initiate, a large class of candidates on Thursday night, September 23. All Maccabees and their friends are in vited. Miss Lessie Cornwell, of Walla Walla, who has been spending the Summer at Seaside, is visiting In Port land this week at the home of Dr J. S.- Stott. Mrs. Leonore Vail Griffin will leave tonight for a visit in Ohio with her parents. Dr. and Mrs. Vail. Later she will go to Chicago and New York, where she has many friends who will entertain, in her honor. W. G. Neimyer Predicts Rapid Development of West. THOUSANDS ARE EXPECTED Adjustment of Land Grant Issue AVI II Be Brought About, He Says, by Concessions Both by State and Railroad. An awakening to opportunities in the West, particularly on the Pacific Coast, brought about directly through the visit of thousands of Easterners to the exposition at San Francisco, is pre dicted by W. G. Neimyer, of Chicago, general agent of the Southern Pacific Company, the Houston & Texas Cen tral Railroad and the Houston East & West Texas Railway. Mr. Neimyer, who visited Portland yesterdav. be lieves the West's population will be increased in the next few years bv thousands who saw possibilities thev never dreamed of in all lines of indus try during visits to the fair. Mr. Neimyer said he believed the land grant question confronting the people of Oregon will be settled be tween the state and the Southern Pa cific Company by concessions by both sides. "The Interests of the people and the railroad are common." he said. II o ail Has Ft rrord Tear. "The year 1915 has been the greatest for passenger traffic the railroads have ever known. The months of July and August, 1915, saw an increase in the passenger traffic of the Southern Pa cific Company of more than 1,000,000 persons over the corresponding months in 1914. "Although it is safe to say that the 1915 freight figures will reach those of 1914 or perhaps exceed them. It is true that railroad freight business this year has been hurt materially by water route freight companies. "Freight business through the Pan ama Canal from Atlantic to Pacific Coast points has cut heavily into rail road freight business and all railroads generally have been affected. Whether there will be a readjustment of rail road freight rates to meet comptltlon from the water companies it ls not pos sible to say. This is a matter the rail roads must consider later. Highway Open Xerr Bunlnesn. "The building of highways, how ever." said Mr. Neimyer. "is a move which it is difficult for the railronds to look upon with disfavor, becauso each highway will furnish a means for the reopening of new territorv anil more business will result subsequentl v for everybody. It is a credit to West ern progress to note the remarkable advance which' has been made in high ways in the West." Mr. Neimyer made a trip yesterdav in company with John M. Scott, general passenger agent in Portland for the Southern Pacific Company, over the Co lumbia Highway. He considered th-i boulevard one of the most remarkable he ever traveled over. Mr. Neimyer will leave this morning for Chicago, going by way of Tacoma. and Seattle, thence over the Canadian I'acinc east. BOY FALLS THREE STORIES Lutl Leans Out AVindow and Plunges to Cement Walk. Perched on a chair and leaning over the balcony of the third story of the. Berkeley Apartments. Trinity and Washington streets, yesterdav noon. Glenn Hollister. 3-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hollister. lost his balance and plunged head first 23 feet to tho cement walk, sustaining a broken nose and many cuts and bruises. Whether he was fatally injured could not be told yesterday. The youngster had been Dlaving on the balcony, and had at last obtained a chair that he might climb hisher and view the interesting sights below him. He was taken to St. Vincent's Hospital, where it was reported that his condi tion was good, if no internal injuries developed. Cycle Kiders Injure Man. While H. McKern was working on his automobile in front of his home at 933 Oregon street icsteraay morning, a mo torcycle bearing two riders crashed into him. breaking his right arm and se verely bruising him. The motorcyclist.", who were Mark Anderson and Joseph White, both of whom live at !L'5 Oregon street, were on the left side of the street, reported Patrolman Hepner. As a result of his injuries from al leged careless driving, McKern intends to have the motorcyclists arrested, ho told the police yesterdaj-. fT,5g4."f--'wt'?'"li-,w"--j-8V,rwsi to - !".'! -1 - 4 1 1 hi L n T-nmiii . I mi in lm 53 Get The Genuine OTTER-NUT 3