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THE MORNING OltEGONIAN. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1915. 7 GOVERNOR OPPOSES BAN MARCHING Blow at Patriotism , in Port land Schools Hinted Be fore Transportation Men. CRITICISM IS APPLAUDED Plea Made for Support of Govern ment's Plan for Preparedness and Also for More Settlers for Oregon's Lands. It's hard for Governor Withycombe to realize how a school teacher with any sense of patriotism can object to her pupils marching to and from their classrooms. He expressed himself on this sub Ject before the Transportation Club at the Multnomah Hotel at noon yester day, referring- particularly to a report published in The Oregonian yesterday that the principals in two of the Port land schools had eliminated the march "My goodness!" exclaimed the Gov ernor, growing indignant In expressing his disapproval of such ideas. 'What are we coming to, anyway? Are we coin to drive all the patriotism out of our children?" He was enthusiastically applauded by one of the largest gatherings that ever attended a Transportation Club lunch eon in Portland. In this connectioin the Governor cpoke earnestly in support of the Gov ernment's plans for military prepared ness. ContinaDDH Peace Is Hope. "I hope," he said, "that we never may be driven into war, but if ever we are to unfortunate, I trust we will be ade quately prepared. It doesn't mean that we are inviting war if we prepare to defend ourselves. It means that ve are' getting ready to protect ourselves against those nations that may want to make war." In addressing the railroad and steam chip men regarding their profession, the Governor expressed the view that the railroads probably are organized on a more efficient basis than any other Industry in the country. Kfticiency and patriotism, he declared, should be the keynotes to guide the men in their work. He pointed to the example of Ger many as a nation that has progressed far through its efficiency. "I would not have this Nation follow the example of Germany in its extremes of military efficiency, he explained, "but there is much that we can learn from the Industrial efficiency of Ger many." The Governor seldom delivers a pub lie address in which he does not, with some degree of emphasis, urge greater activity toward developing the Idle ag ricultural acres of the state. More Settlers) Irctd. He told the railroad men yesterday that they have an unavoidable duty in this respect. He called attention to the thousands of uncultivated acres in the Willamette "Valley, and referred par ticularly to the Waldo hills southeast of Salem, which he recently visited, as examples of "beautiful farm lands that invite further cultivation. ' He urged that the railroads should continue their activity In the effort to secure settlers on the lands. Game Warden Shoemaker explained briefly the plans of the fish and game commission to propagate and protect game animals In the state, to the end that Oregon may be made a sports men's paradise. He sad that this plan will be helpful to the railroads as well as to every other element In the state. W. C. Wilkes, assistant general freight and passenger agent of the North Bank road, presided at the meet ing. The Transportation Club quartet furnished the music. Frank W. Robinson, newly appointed traffic manager of the O.-W. R. & N. Company, was forced to stand up at his piace and receive an ovation from his fellow members of the Transporta tion Club. ern. They are . In charge or i.lia M- Rhodes, of Beloit. Wis. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Utter, of Boise, are at the Imperial. F. r. Leighton, of Spokane, Is regis tered at the Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Merrill, of Salem. are at the Nortonia. E. L. Naughton, of Spokane. Is regis tered at the Perkins. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Doty, of Chehalls, are at the Cornelius. Frank Green, of Roseburg, Is regis tered at the Nortonia. George W. Vernon, of Astoria, Is reg istered at the Perkins. J. F. Corbett. of La Grande, Is reg istered at the Multnomah. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Spencer, of La Grande, are at the Seward. Dr. and Mrs. J. M. - Waugh, of Hood River, are at the Cornelius. Mr. and Mrs. J. Miller, of La Grande, are registered at the Nortonia. Governor James Withycombe, of Sa lem, is registered at the Imperial. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Blover, of Milton. are registered at the Multnomah. CHICAGO. Sept. 20. (Special.) From Portland today registered at the Con gress was Blaine K. Smith, Jr.; at uis Great Northern, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Brlnkley; at the La Salle, A. J. Lewth waite and Harding Lewthwaite. CORN WAGON POPS BOOM HEARD FOR BLOCKS "WAR" GIRLATDRPHEUM MISS QtEEMG DUSEDIN HAS TWO BROTHERS 1ST ALLIES' KASKS. Actress, Whose Tour In Europe Wit Troupe Was Halted, Familiar With Battleground Locations. That the war has killed off all except 40 of the original ' members of one regiment of the Royal Field Ar tillery and that a movement is on foot in London to give an extended fur- yxr: i, ' a1. - Baby Snuggles Close to Mother's Shoulder and Escapes Kain of Fragments That Slightly Hurts Parent and Other Women. It is a well-established fact that a grain of popcorn to which sufficient heat Is applied will pop but who ever heard of a popcorn wagon popping! This Is what happened yesterday aft ernoon, and five persons bear slight injuries as a result. Shortly after 3 o clock yesterday people within several blocks of Second nd Morrison street were startled by loud explosion, sounding something like the muffled boom of a warship's ix-inch gun. The steam pressure be coming too high, the copper boiler or popcorn wagon stationed near this intersection on Morrison street had ex ploded, and fragments of heavy plate glass flew in all directions. Jack Farley, 370 V East Fine street, the popcorn wagon operator, escaped with a cut finger. Mrs. J. C. Crosby and 10-months-old baby, and Mrs. E. N. Crosby, both of 5304 Woodstock avenue. had paused before the stand as pro spective purchasers when the glass in front of their faces was shattered. Both were showered with black grease and sustained several minor cuts from the flying glass. The baby had snuggled her face between her moth er's left shoulder and throat, and was not touched. . Miss Anna Erickson, 32 East Third street, a girl of about 17 years, was passing at the time and was deluged with soot and grease, and suffered sev eral bad cuts on her hands from the glass. A fragment of glass severed the strap on one of the pumps she was wearing. Frank Bradley, 192 East Thirteenth street, was struck In the ankle by a piece of glass and complained of a bad cut. Patrolman Bewley was at Fifth and Morrison, three blocks away, getting the data of an automobile collision when the explosion occurred. He heard it plainly and hastened to the scene. He saw that the women were removed to a room at the rear of a restaurant and their Injuries treated. 911ns Queenle Dunedin, Orphein Act ress, Who Gets Ktwi la Letters From England of Heavy British Losses. 8C0 STUDENTS ENROLLED Winter Term or Y. M. C. A. Night Schools Is Started. With an enlarged faculty, several new courses added to the curriculum and S00 students enrolled, the Winter term of the Y. M. C. A. night schools opened last night. With natural in creases that are expected the first ' month after the opening of the school year, the association predicts an en rollment of nearly 1600 in both the day and night schools. Faculty and students devoted last nigit to registration for classes. Ac tual work will begin today and by the ' nd of the week all of the classes .will . run on the schedule adopted. Classes in public speaking will be gin the Winter course October 11 Tin der the direction of Professor Harring ton, instructor in public speaking at Pacific University. On the .same date Dr. Chapman will begin his course on "The Evolution of the Modern World," and fie classes in salesmanship and business efficiency will be started. lough to the surviving soldiers is the report made In a letter received from England yesterday by Miss Queenie Dunedin, who is filling a week's en gagement at the Orpheum. Sidney Soulsby, Miss Dunedin's brother. Is member of-the Royal -Field Artillery now in service near Ypres, and a re cent letter from him notified "the folks at home" that he was "one of the lucky 46." i- Guy Soulsby, another brother of the Orpheum actress, 1 with the soldiery in the Dardanelles, and her two other brothers are in tho home-defense corps. Miss Dunedin says that none of her brothers or numerous other relatives engaged in the European war has been wounded, although nearly all of them have been in the midst of battle with the allies for the past 11 mnths. Just before the outbreak of the war Miss Dunedin completed a tour of the world with a vaudeville troupe, and she familiar with the principal locations on the European battleground. Miss Dunedin says censorship of let ters sent from England and France no longer strict and that the soldiers are permitted to give detailed accounts of battles. The letters are mailed un sealed and the censors close them and dispatch them after reading their con tents. The war is responsible for Miss Dunedin's vaudeville act. The troup with which she was traveling expert need so much trouble in traversin the warring countries that she re turned to New York and started ou on her own hook." She is billed as The Variety Girl" In an act In which she sinars, dances, tumbles, rides bicycle and walks a tight wire. While balancing herself on the wire she de livers a comedy monologue with th perils of her versatility as the sub ject. : PERS0NALMENTI0N. W. H. Eccles, of Baker, is at the Ore gon. G. T. Myers, of Seattle, is at the Portland. R. D. Carter, of Baker, is at the Cor nelius. E. H. Beard, of Astoria, Is at the Cor nelius. J. B. Berry, of Salem, is at the Mult nomah. W. B. McElroy, of Seattle. Is at the Oregon. R. Cowden, of Silverton, is at the Oregon. H. T. Kane, of Hood River, is at the Seward. J. D. Matthews, of Salem, is at the Perkins. Hal Saulton, of Hood River. Is at the Nortonia. Mrs. John L. Rand, of Baker, is at the Portland. WV 11. Gathman, of Seattle, is at the Portland. F. B. Waite, of Sutherlin, is at the Imperial. . William Mclntire, of Butte, is at the Imperial. Edgar Hofer, of Medford, is at the Multnomah. F. w. McCaffery, of Redmond, is at the Perkins. G. W. Davis, of Wasco, Is registered fit the Seward. J. W. Boies, of Corvallis, is registered et the Portland. lr. and Mrs. A. B. Howell, of Seattle, are at the Seward. A party of 24 students of Beloit Col lege, from Beloit, Wis., were at the Im perial yesterday, and passed the day in sightseeing trips about the city. The party will leave this morning for San Francisco on the steamer Great North- QUESTION FILLS PAGES 15 MINUTES REQUIRED TO READ INTERROGATION TO WITNESS, ive Covered With Flying Glass by Explosion. ... HOW TO READ A. BANK REPORT (No. 3 of a Series.) Statement of Condition of SURPLUS LUMBERMENS NATIONAL BANK Our previous Advertisement showed that . At of BJ?tember 1915. the subscription of the stockholders appears assets. as 'Capital which is one element of Strength. U. S. Bonds to Secure Circulation $ 250,000.00 Now examine "Surplus." " U. S. Bonds to Secure U. S. Deposits , 75,000.00 , , r " "-l t Premium on U. S. Bonds 20,875.00 "Surplus is also a form of Capital, capi- stock fa Federal Reserve Bank - 36,000.00 tal earned by the bank itself. Real Estate 2,826.33 This item, therefore, is a measure of Furniture and Fixtures , 52,600.00 . ft- . Industrial Bonds 53.445.19 growth, earning power, Service, efficiency, Time Loans and Discounts , 3,203,296.11 conservatism in the payment of dividends and Call Loans and Commercial Paper $ 775,723.30 Other elements of success. Municipal Bonds 1,143,478.98 , , . Five Per Cent Fund 12,500.00 An increasing Surplus shows that a por- . Cash on Hand and in Banks; 1,627,347.96 3,559,050.24 tion of earnings is put back into the business . Total : .S7 253,092.87 and that the protection afforded by the liabilities. bank's "Capital" is continually strengthened Capital $1,000,000.00 hv a e-rowinsr reinforcement Surplus 200,000.00 Dy a growing reinforcement. Undivided Profits 45,031.01 Our next advertisement (Wednesday) will Circulation , 250,000.00 explain the third form of "Capital," namely, Dividends Unpaid 624.00 "Undivided Profits." Deposits , 5.757.437.8S Total $7,253,092.87 LUMBERMENS National Bank FIFTH AND STARK mm FAIR OPENS Clackamas Exhibits Thronged on First Day of Show. LARGER BARNS REQUIRED KIDNAPING IDEA SCOUTED Missing Daughter of Rev." Sliepard Wayward, Says Mrs. Baldwin. That Esther Shepard Lynd, the 17- year-old daughter or Kev. and .Mrs. to ward Shepard, 4839 Sixty-second street Southeast, has been kidnaped, is not by Mrs. Lola G. . Bald It. Crounse, of the mu for the protection of described her as way- the records of the au- girl was married to 1914. The mother had was wed three thought likely win or Mrs. N. nicipal bureau women. They ward. According to thorlties, the Lynd in July, said her daughter months ago. A short while ago the girl was living in-? a local apartment-house, it was learned yesterday. A girl friend has gone to Seattle, and it is thought b friends of the girl who is missing that she may have gone also. We could do little with her," said Mrs. Crounse, assistant superintendent of the municipal bureau for the pro tection for women, yesterday. "I think there need be no fears that she has been kidnaped." PEACE ADVOCATES MEET Mr. Rosenthal Says Decayed Chris tianity Caused War. Before a half curious, half interested handful of people, mostly women, that gathered last night In the Journal build lng, E. P. Koentnal "disciple 01 peace expatiated upon the cause of thi European war as he sees it. The talk was made before the Christian Peace Society, of which Mr. Rosenthal is organizer. "The war," commented Mr. Rosenthal "is not the result of the teachings of Nietzche. as many students maintain. It is the result of a decayed Christianity. We are to blame, and instead of the war beintr set down as a debit to humanity it is listed as a credit that pays for the laxity of our Christianity." MAN IS FOUND DEAD IN BED Tuberculosis Is Believed F'atal Mexican Arriving From Alaska. to Amwrr Given In Three Words and la That Attorney' Fee Should Be "Twenty-Five Thousand Dollara." A hypothetical question covering: dozen typewritten cages and requirin 15 minutes to read, was asked in Cir cuit Judge Davis' court yesterday. The question was one of attorneys' fees. W. M. ("Pike") Davis, attorney, was on the witness stand. "Twenty-five thousand dollars," was his answer. The suit is one in "which George S. Shepherd, attorney, presents a bill for $25,000 to the Inman-Poulsen Lumber Company. He acted as attorney for this company from 1908 until 1913, he says. His suit is the outgrowth of a suit brought by the city four years ago to open etreet-ends which would have punctured the Inman-Poulsen plant. Mr. Shepherd defended the lumber company in the suit and won before Cir cuit Judge McGinn and in the Supreme Court. Chief Justice McBride, writing the Supreme Court decision, had said Judge McGinn was well qualified to pass on the case, for he had lived many years in the vicinity of the Inman Poulsen plant site. Judge McCredie's hypothetical ques tion was a statement of a case parallel to the one at issue, and the many type written pages ended up with, "How much would you charge?" Mr. Davis' answer named exactly the amount demanded by Mr. Shepherd in his complaint. Onofre Valdivia. a Mexican, aged 35 was found dead in bed in his room at the Panama Hotel, 52 North Fourth street yesterday. The body was taken to the morgue. Death is believed, to have been from tuberculosis. Joseph Cortez, a friend of Valdivia. left him at 2 o'clock in the morning and upon his return at 8 o'clock found him dead. Both returned to Portland from Alaska September 4, having been employed at Bristol Bay by the Port land Salmon Company. The dead man's, mother, Mrs. Paula Ramirez, lives at Calle La Palma Leon, Guana Juato. Met French Release Exports of Swiss. WASHINGTON, Sept. 20. The trade advisers of the State Department learned today of the release by the French government of shipments of clothing and embroidery from Switzer land for the United States, held up pending guarantees that the gbods were of bona tide Swiss origin and would not find their way td countries at war with France. PACKERS DECLARE STRIKE Crew Carrying I timber Tip Mount Hood Demand Higher Price. After a day's work in the treacherous work of carrying lumber from Crater Rock the resting place for climbers of Mount Hood to the summit, seven packers decided that 2 cents a pound did not compensate them for the dan gers they encountered on the precip itous and icy climb. The packers were hired to take lum ber to the summit of the mountain for the construction of a cabin that will house the fire patrol apparatus and the lookout of the Forestry Service. The have decided to strike and de mand 3 cents. SINGERS EXPLAIN ERROR Grand Army Quartet, Xot Veterans, Attended Flinn Memorial. Members of the Veterans' quartet. which had been announced to sing at the Flinn memorial service Sunday, said yesterday that there had been an error in announcing tne memorial pro gramme. The Grand Army of the Re public quartet, a separate organization was invited to sing and did participate at the memorial service. "We want our friends to know that we did not In tentionally fail in helping to pay honor to Father Flinn, said one of the vet eran singers. Cakes and Other Cookery Samples Are Submitted by Women and Schools Are Represented To day Is "Oregon City Day." CANEI, Or., Sept. 20. (Special.) If ideal weather, quantity and quality of exhibits, enthusiasm of exhibitors and the general public and excellence of programmes count for anything, the ninth annual fair of the Clackamas County Fair Association will be the most successful, from every point oi view, of any yet held. Today was the opening day, and, although many of the exhibits were not complete, more than boo persons paid their way into the grounds, xne ex hibit buildings are crowded to capacity and the stock barn is being enlarged to accommodate the unexpected number of blooded stock entered. Work on hundreds of Clackamas County farms reached a climax today when their owners hitched up tne fam ily buggy and went to the fair with the best of the year's produce. Domestic Art Kxhiblted. The women submitted cakes, bread. sewing and other examples of domestic art, while the men have giant stalks of corn, champion bundles of wheat, ap ples the size of email pumpkins, and pumpkins as big as wash tubs. The children with their exhibits in the Juvenile department are represented by thousands of articles. Canoy, Oak Grove and Milwaukie schools have en tered large displays, and Letacada. Molalla and Wilsonville are also represented. Tomorrow is Oregon City and Ger man day, the biggest or tne lair. a special train will leave here at 12:15 o'clock and return at about b o clock. The Moose band and the Fallsarians, the Oregon City marching club, wUl head the delegation. The free-for-all trot, with J225 as the purse, considered the best race of the fair, will be run tomorrow afternoon. Exhibit to Go to State Fair. According to W. E. Niles. who had charge of arranging the Clackamas County exhibit, the display this year the best in tne history of tne lair association and will be sent to the State Fair. The racing results today follow: HaJf-mlle dash, purse 00 First, Buster Brown, owner Jim Brown, Eastern Ore gon; se;and, Letrlcla ti., owner Mrs. T. Muratto. Gladstone; third. Midget, owner W. Huddleson, Portland. 2:25 pace, purse $100 First, Lena Patch, owner O. J. hi row n, tireanara; secuna, rial Bear, owner C. J. Bessellew, Portland; third, Bunny Jim, H. C. Davis, Cornelius. Five heats were required before the win ner of this event could be determined. statement explaining the provisions of 1 the measure. The amendment affects Improve ments made subsequent to June 2 and does not apply to the liens which were of record prior to July 1. The new system provides a more satisfactory means of the city handling the im provements and extends a number of important concessions to property owners. Following is Auditor Barbur's ex planation of the workings of the amendment: 1. May bond the assessment on any lot In the sum of $5 or more within 20 days, not to exceed assessed valuation as show-n by the last tax roll, including: former unpaid Hens. 2. Payable semi-annually for 10 succes sive years. Interest 6 per cent per annum. S. First payment shall be due and pay abe at the expiration of six months from date of lien and subsequent payments at the expiration of each six months thereafter. 4. Should any of the payments which be come due be not paid within 2J days, then the whole amount of said Instalment unpaid shall Immediately become delinquent and shall be collected by sale of property. Pro vided, that at any time before the property is sold the owner may pay the delinquent instalment and interest and costs of adver tising and a penalty of & per cent on the entire unpaid assessment from earliest delln. quent assessment to date of payment: where upon the remaining Instalments shall be payable as though no delinquency had oc curred. . 5. The amount of each Instalment shall be one-twentieth of the assessment. Includ ing six months' Interest at the rate of per cent per pnnum. 6. Instalments and Interest must be paid wthln 2-0 days from the date the same be come due; otherwise 5 per cent penalty on full amount will be added. 7. The whole amount, together with ac crued interest to date of payment, may be paid at any time after the Issuance of bonds covering the same. 8. One or more 20ths may be paid at any due date to reduce principal. Where a number of 20ths are paid to avoid payments becoming due for a certain period it will be necessary at time of payment to pay In terest on the unpaid principal for as many years as the number of payments made will efju:il. f 7 Th, -Crowded with flavor 2 Velvety body NO GRIT 3 Crumble-proof 4 Sterling purity 5 From a daylight factory 6 Untouched by hands (5) toxt - j h dry itXttt Tlie- point dum PEPPERMINT RED WRAPPER CINNAMON BLUE WRAPPER Suitable rewards for the discovery of the 7th point trill be offered later ' BONDING ACT IS EXPLAINED Auditor Rarbur Oompires' Provisions oi Bancroft Plan. Because of the many inquiries and considerable misunderstanding about the provisions of the law passed by the people in June amending the Bancroft bonding act. under which property owners grant liens to finance street. sidewalk and sewer Improvements, City Auditor Barbv.r yesterday prepared a Look to Your Baby's Future Health In Choosing His Diet Choose his food so that he will be healthy and happy in the days to come. IMPERIAL GRANUM A (The I'nsTveetened Wheat Food) is a builder of the strong constitution that means a healthy and happy baby and, later, a robust child. 25, 65, $1, $2.50 Ml m 8 'vifK If Start Your nch IvomM NOW J A set of French Ivory toilet ware will give you lasting delight. Starting a set now and add ing piece by piece, it will not be long until you have a com plete set, and the cost will be almost unnoticed. See the Beautiful Display of French Ivory the Latest! 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