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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 11, 1915)
THE MORNING OREGONIAN, 3IONDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1915. DRESS-UP SPIRIT APPEALS TO PUBLIC Brilliant Exhibition of Dia monds Promised for Win dow Shoppers at Night. STREET DANCING ARRANGED General Co-operation of Merchants Pleases Committee and Pride in Oity Expected to Produce Defi nite Results This Week. Dress-TJp week begin today. The window displays began to ap pear yesterday and all today they will keep blooming out more and more won derfully until tonight, when the judg ; ing of Ca competition in window dec , oration wil be held and the crowds of i buyers will come down for dancing- in the street in honor of the event. Everybody is supposed to dress up this week: to go as far as possible toward fitting themselves out for the Winter; and the retail merchants of Portland have prepared for them the : greatest inducements that they have . ever offered; bargains and values that ; will bring not only purchasers from all over the city, but from cities all over , the state outside of Portland. ; The display in the stores will range 1 all the way from shoes and other ne : cesslties of one's Winter outfit to the luxuries, such as jewelry and other adornments. Probably more diamonds will be on display in the windows of Portland Jewelry shops than ever were seen be fore in one evening' in the city. A detail of police will bo stationed at every store and outside each window ' to protect the valuable gems from pos- slble raids, while the plain clothes men of the force will comb the crowds for suspects who might be Inclined to mash a window. Large Crowd Expected. The window shopping parade will tart early tonight and one of the larg est crowds that has ever congregated ' down town is expected. Every store in the downtown dis - trict is making its best display of sea . sonable and fashionable goods, and will try for one of the prizes. Many of the windows were decorated yesterday, but the big majority will not be seen until late today, when the curtains will be run up for the first time. At 8 o'clock an auto parade will be started through the retail district. . Each machine will carry a bevy of at , tractive young women, garbed in the beautiful and seasonable gowns of the year. It will be headed by McElroy's band. At 8:30 dancing on the streets will start, the ball being held on the blocks between Washington and Morrison streets on Sixth, instead of around the e postofflce block. McElroy's band will be stationed at the intersection of . Alder and Sixth streets, where the con ditions are perfect for allowing the dancers to hear. The blocks are to be roped off and patroled by the police. ; W. H. Pierong is to be in charge of ; the moonlight hop. Wednesday Dance Announced. A Dress-Up week dance is announced for Ringler's Academy on Wednesday night, and Chairman English is at work on other features which he expects to arrange for other days. The Commercial Club building, the home of the Chamber of Commerce, yesterday was decorated with bunting 1 and festival colors, and many of the business houses of the city will fol- low suit today. "It is gratifying to find that Port- land is responding to the spirit of Dress-Up week." said Chairman Eng lish last night. "The merchants are displaying their wares and. of course, hope to sell a large quantity of goods during the week, but it should be re membered that goods bought during that time will supply needs that would have to be taken care of some time. "But the big thing is that the pride of Portland has been appealed to. and our information leads us to believe that so far as their means will permit the people will 'dress up.' "Strangers in Portland have com mented on this move during the past week, and pointed out the "punch' that is given a visitor's first impression of & city when they see the people neat ly and well clothed. They like the idea of our Dress-Up week, and I am sure that Portland's wide-awake peo ple will fall in line." 400 PYTHIAHS COMING THIRTY-FOURTH ' ANNUAL STATE SKSSIOX OPEXS TOMORROW. Successor to Mr. Stlnson Will Be Cboi en and Plana Made for Land ing Supreme Gathering;. Approximately 400 Knights of Pyth ias, of the Grand Lodge of Oregon, will assemble in Portland this week when the 34th annual convention of the order is called to cession tomorrow. At least two delegates will be sent from each of the 79 lodges in Oregon, and a number of members, who are not delegates, will attend. Among the lat , ter number will be past chancellors of the grand lodge and of subordinate lodges who are privileged to attend the sessions although they are not dele gates. One of the chief duties of the com ing session will be the selection of a new grand keeper of records and seals, which became vacant through the death of Mr. Stimson. Probably the most important ques tion that will come before the conven tion for consideration will be the plans that are under way for the securing for Portland of the supreme convention of the order next year. The biennial election of the Pythian who will represent Oregon at the su preme lodge for four years will also be held at the sessions this week. The retiring supreme representative is Ma rion S. Davis, of Union, and the other representative to the supreme lodge is Ous. C. iloser. whose term of office cioes not expire for two years. i Millionaire Jlinins Stan Dies. DENVER. Oct. 10. Dennis Sullivan, millionaire raining man and banker, died at his home here today after a lingering illness. He came to Colo rado from New York, his native state. in lSotf and was heavily interested in mines in Mexico and British Columbia. VracUcally penniless when he tirst came west. Sullivan massed a fortune esti mated by counsel and assistants at be tween H.4U0.000 and $5,000,000. rurlnir the fiscal year radlnr Junk 3f. irM.-t. there were opened to entry on the National foreata of Oregon, upon Individual applications. 315 forest homestead, covering- an area of about 2&.000 acres; and in National forests of YCaahlnftton. there were torest nomesieans openea to entr cov ering aa area of acres. SOCIETY MATRONS WHO WILL 1 f! : I IF T I titl "'ill " V-Vi I i k i;Jrx'iv -ill . f i -, Jfl 'i - ,p jrv .. .rr:; if? V - t" . 1 :: &;2F-;, Si f r, -J .'- "1 r i'Jy- t - I : :l A'-.Y-'-il :-J Y..... ;:- . :' "-jr";-v" ''r'-" ' BANDAGE BEE BEGINS : r Many Will Wdrjc for Comfort of Wounded Soldiers. HOTEL PROVIDES QUARTERS Mif. Charles Scad ding Head of Local Committee and Society Matrons Are Assisting in Nation-Wide Meafnire for Kelief. Beginning with today and contin uing until December 1, there will be one grand bandage-making bee in which the prominent matrons of the city are all planning to participate. Bandages and surgical dressings will be prepared by the Portland women for the wounded soldiers of Europe. Mrs. Charles Scadding is at the head of the committee. Mrs. Elliott R. Cor bett Is secretary and Mrs. William D. Wheelwright is treasurer. Manager Bowers has donated the use of the headquarters in the Hotel Multnomah and the leaders will be there early this morning putting things to rights, for tomorrow morning when actual bandage-making will commence at 9:30 o'clock. "Do not take your old garden scis sors, all covered with rust and germs and expect to, cut dressings for poor wounded soldier boys. Take your best, brightest and sharpest scissors." This is the plea made by Mrs. Scadding to those who will assist. All who have nice, clean scraps of white cotton or linen materials are asked to send them to the Hotel Mult nomah to the Surgical Dressings Com mittee. Even a small bit of linen may prove a God-send to some unfortunate man. Willing hands will fashion the scraps and strips of material into ban dages and dressings. Trained workers and nurses will give instructions to those who lack skill. Scores of society women, members of church guilds and aid societies and others have volun teered to serve. The local committee was organized about 10 days ago as a branch of the central Surgical Dressings Committee of New Tork City of which Miss Anne Morgan is one of the leaders. The workers here have promised to go to headquarters Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of each week from 9:30 to 3 o'clock. Several business houses have prom ised to donate absorbent cotton, lint and other requisites. Among the women who will assist will be: Mrs. Vincent Cook. Mrs. J. Wesley Ladd. Mrs. William MacMaster, Mrs. W. C. Alvord, Mrs. Walter F. Bar ren, Mrs. Henry Cabell. Mrs. A. A. Morrison, Mrs. Edward CJrelle. Mrs. J. C. Ainsworth, Mrs. Henry Ladd Corbett. Mrs. David Taylor Honeyman. Mrs. Donald Green, Mrs. James Laidlaw, Mrs. W. B. Ayer, Mrs. William Lines, Mrs. E. T. C. Stevens and many others. Those who work will be divided into "tens" and there will be one person in charge of each 10. Y. M. C. A. LECTURES BEGIN Speaking and Salesmanship Courses Will Start Tonieht. Dr. C. H. Chapman's 20-lccture course on "The Evolution of the Modern World," Professor Harrington's classes in public speaking and the school of salesmanship open for the Winter term at the Y. M. C. A. tonight. Dr. Chapman's subject tonight will be 'U'niversal Empire, or the .History of Absolutism." The lectures will be given each Monday night at 8 o'clock. W. G. Harrington, of Pacific Uni versity faculty, has arranged a course in after-dinner speaking for business men. Principles of parliamentary law will be included in the course. M. R. Cummings and O. M. Angler will have charge of the classes in salesmanship this year. One hundred and fifty-four men were enrolled last year. PARENTS TO VISIT SCHOOL Orenco's Xew High School Building to Be Scene of roc;ru.m me. OREN'CO. Or., Oct. 10. (Special.) Parents of the Orenco public schools will meet in the new High School building Tuesday night to get ao quainted with the new teachers and inspect the new building. The increase in attendance and the opening of standard high school necessitated an addition. 42 by 68 feet. This is to be the first public gather ing in -the new building. A short pro gramme will be given, consisting of several musical selections and brief addresses by M. McDonald. Mayor of Orenco; B. W. Barnes, County Superin tendent; Rev. L. M. Boozer and K. t - Whip, principal. MAKE BANDAGES AND SURGICAL DRESSINGS FOR WOUNDED SOLDIERS. V ' "-"' JWY,A y . r ; . . ; g i, v -: ' " '"l - " Y H . ' 1 - - , . K (1) MRS. VISfCENT COOK. (2) MRS. J 1AM .MAC PAVING POLICY ISSUE Wood Blocks to Be Defended at Chamber Today. TRADE REVIVAL OBJECT Lumbermen to Point Ont Way In Which Everyone May Help to Stimulate Market and Cause Xortbweet Mills to Resnrne. The controversy started a week ago between John T. Dougall and County Commissioner P.ufus holman over the refusal of the' county to construct more of its paved roads of wood block will bo threshed out thoroughly at the meeting of the members' council of the Chamber of Commerce at noon today. Mr. Dougall started the controversy last week, and so sharp became some of his statements that Mr. Holman re torted with a remark which flatly branded some of Mr. Dougall's state ments as false. It w.as then decided to set a date for a meeting to settle the controversy finally. In addition, however, to con tinuing the argument with the County Commission on the wood-block paving matter, the lumbermen will present the whole case of the lumber industry up to date. Way to Help Trade to Be Told. They intend to show what part the lumbering industry plays in the pros perity of the state, and where each in dividual, corporation or municipality may be of assistance in improving con ditions. It is proposed t show that lumber ing is the basic industry of this state; that lta employes, under normal con ditions. far outnumber those of any other business, and that it is possible to stimulate the industry to an extent that will place large numbers of idle loggers and mill men back on their Jobs. ' In the clash that occurred last Mon day between County Commissioner Holman and Mr. Dougall it was charged that if the county had adopt ed wood blocks for paving the 70 miles of highway, voted at the bond elec tion, the lumbermen would have been greatly benefited. Mr. Holman said that the men who bid on wood blocks had failed to corn- . WESLEY LADD, MASTER. (3) MRS. WILL- ply with all the conditions, among- them being failure to supply a bond guaranteeing a 10-year maintenance of the wood-block, type of paving:. K. I Thompson, chairman of the members' council, will preside- at the luncheon today. "The discussion of paving matters and the lumber industry Is just what the members council Js for, said Mr. Thompson last night. "The debate last Monday was proof that some misunder standing's exist regarding the paving contracts. They should be cleared up, in justice to everybody." IMPERSONATION IS CHARGE Oscar Xltchman Arrested for Making Arrest Himself. .'Hey, you! Tou're under arrest for being drunk. I'm an officer." With these words, detectives say, Oscar Nitchman pulled Paul Jacobson from a saloon at Second and Burnside streets shortly before closing time Saturday midnight. Detectives Hill and Howell overheard the remark, and not recog nizing Nitchman as a fellow officer and not noticing any particular drunkenV ness on the part of Jacobson, followed! me prisoner was led by the nseudo officer to Third and Glisan streets, in a direction away from the police station, and was fast getting to a section of town where street lights were not numerous, when he refused to go any further. The detectives took Nitchman into custody. ' "Impersonating an officer" was the charge placed against Nitchman, and jacooson was new as a witness. Rhode Island haa 23,000 milch cowa. Air-tight tins 30c . 3 lbs. 85c LANG & CO. The "Royal Club DEAD HERO HONORED Memorial Service Held for George Deeth, F-4 Victim. REV. J. D. RICE OFFICIATES Life of Yotith Pointed To as Ex ample of Character, Courage and Rut Sense of Honor; Flaa; Is Sole Decoration. "George Deeth was a hero. He gave his life in the service of his country with his comrades, and today we pay fitting tribute to his memory, to his courage, his manhood and character, said Rev. John D. Rice, vicar of St. John's Memorial , Episcopal Church, Sellwood. in his memorial sermon in honor of George Deeth, who' went to his death on the submarine boat r -4 in the catastrophe at Honolulu last Spring. - Rev. Mi. Rice spoke of the perils of the sea. and said it took cour age of the highest order to brave the storms and powers . of the mights waters. "We are met today to pay tribute to this young man. who. with -his com rades, gave his life in the service of his country," he said. "This young man was an Oregon boy. He was born at Liberal, near Oregon City, July 19, 1891, his parents being Mr. and Mrs. Luther Deeth. With his parents he came to Sellwood, where he entered the Sellwood School and was graduated from the grammar department. "I have it from one of his teachers that he was a boy of fine character. courage and a line sense of honor. After leaving the public schools he entered a Portland business college, where he remained for six months, when he entered the naval militia on the ship Boston, being among the iirst of the young men of the state to enter this service. He then entered the electric department of the naval school at Mare Island. Cal., and was graduated from there with honors. "He early showed a desire for elec trical activities. After graduation he applied for service in the submarine division of the country, and was ac cepted. None ottier but the most cour ageous and skillful could enter this, the most dangerous and most perilous branch of the public service. These men face death at all times. "George Deeth was one of our Na tional heroes with his comrades. He came from a Christian home, and main talned a high character. He was an honest, firm and courageous defender of his country. With such men the safety of this country is assured. It is important that his example should be held up as worthy of emulation, and we thank God today for the lives of such men as George Deeth and his com rades who went to their death so he roically at Honolulu. "It would seem flttinir that there should be some enduring memorial to the memory of this young man that will keep green the example of his young lire. The young man is survived by his mother, one brother, Dolph, and two sisters, Edna and Olsle. Funeral serv ices for young Deeth were held at San Francisco with his comrades, and the bodies were burled in the Arlington Cemetery, Washington. September 28. The Government sent his mother the Ilag used at Honolulu, and this ensign was the sole significant decoration of tne church at the memorial services. NEAR-RIOT INVOLVES 50 Lieutenant Harms Chases Crowd In Auto, Captures Three. j- my men participated in a near riot which began at Eleventh and Washington streets Saturday night and enaea at lentn and Oak streets with the arrest by Lieutenant Harms of three alleged ringleaders of the crowd. Two of the men arrested were bruised se verely in the fight. The trouble started, the police say. In a crowd of merry-makers in front of a saloon. Lieutenant Harms followed the crowd down Eleventh street in an auto mobile. The strugglo was renewed at Ninth and Burnside streets. The offi cer separated the combatants, he re ported, and ordered them to go home. The men started, but began quarreling again at Tenth and Oak streets. Those arrested were: Charles Parker, a clerk; William Rufner. a motorman, and Harry Grant, a mechanic After the fight a squad of police in an auto mobile patrolled the street to keep turbulent groups from collecting at corners. PRESBYTERY WILL BE BUSY Full Programme Arranged for Im portant Meeting This Week. This will be an important week among the members of the Portland COLLARS PALACE LAUNDRY G-A broke down the bars of high priced coffees. It spells economy without sacrifice of quality. That's why G-A leads all other coffees in sales. We Give JtfGreenTrading Stamps Save Them and GetValuable Premiums Free Olds, Wort Reliable TODAY! Women's and Misses9 NewFallSuits Models Worth Up to $35 at Belted Styles, Semi-Fitted and Plain Tailored Good Range of Colors Garment Salons, Second Floor These splendid Suits came to us at a big- reduction and rather than put them in regular stock we will dispose of them at about half the usual price Every garment is of this season's make smart, stylish and thoroughly desirable in every way. Attractive styles some with belts, others in the fash ionable plain tailored effects not extreme styles, but good service able models that cad be worn on any occasion. Skirts are shown in the new side-plait effects, also in full -flare models. Materials used in the making of these Suits vets, wnipcords, poplins, etc. Uood assort ment of colors also black. Suits made to sell up to $35.00 on sale today only Presbytery. Beginning with the min isters' meeting at 10:30 o'clock ffais morning, and the conference of pastors at 4 o'clock today in the First Presby terian Church House, every working hour until late Wednesday night will be occupied with matters of interest to the pastors and the churches. Some Presbyterian Problems and How to Solve Them." will be the sub ject of the conference tonight in the First Church chapel. Rev. William S. Marquis. D. D of Illinois, representing the general assembly, will be one of the principal speakers at the meetings. On Tuesday the moeting of the Pres bytery will be held In the Fourth Pres byterian Church. On Wednesday there will be a luncheon In the Chamber of Commerce, and on Wednesday night a banquet in Central Presbyterian Church. Rev. A. W. Halpev. of New Comfort and Happiness Dear Friends: Everywhere, from cellar to garret, throughout the 525 attractively furnished roms, you will find everything especially the service calculated to add to one's pleasure in living. This pre-eminence of Hotel Multnomah perfect service is emphasized by its loca tion, i. e Within easy walking distance of the largest stores and the most exclusive shops, as well as the theaters and other places of amusement, and it is again emphasized in its comprehensiveness i. e., the parlors for both men and women, club rooms, Turkish baths, banquet rooms, lounging rooms, writ ing rooms, spacious yet home-like corridors, mezzanine and lobby. In short, from Arcadian Garden to roof, throughout nine floors of modern conven iences it ministers to the comfort and happi ness of its guests. Ask me about the extraordinary special proposition we are now making to prospec tive resident guests. Individual Styles in Ladies Suits Frocks and Blouses (Of the Bettmr Class) The many smart suggestions offered here will appeal forcibly to you. Each model should be seen to be appreciated, as nothing like them is to be seen elsewhere-Exacting taste in their selection has given to their shop its established repu tation for originality and exclusiveness. Coats $16.50 to $75 Suits $22.50 to $125 Frocks $12.50 to $125 C. E. HolViday Zoo Alder St, Cor. of Park man & King Merchandise include cheviot homespuns, vel $1 6.85 York City, and Rev. E. F. Hall. Of San Francisco, will be the speakers. Zemo for Dandruff You do not want a slow treatment when hair is falling and the dandruff germ is killing the hair roots. Delay means no hair. Get. at any drug store, a bottle of zemo for 25c or fl.00 for extra large size. Use as directed, for it does the work quickly. It kills the dandruff germ, nourishes the hair roots and im mediately stops itching scalp. It is sure and safe, is not greasy, is easy to use and will not stain. Soaps and shampoos are .harmful, as they contain alkali. The best thing to use is lemo, tor it is pure and also inexpensive. Zemo, Cleveland. 4