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MAIL SHRAPNEL HAS
100,000 MISSIVES
Towering Box at Postoffice
More Than Twice Filled
as Campaign Opens.
LETTER-WRITING WEEK OPENS WIT H PARADE OF RAILROAD EMPLOYES.
EASTERN TOURISTS INVITED
Voor Ivone Knocker Sends Gloomy
Message to Chamber Saying
Prohibition Has Driven
State to Bow-wows.
LETTER-WRITING PROGRAMME
FOR TODAT.
Rotary Club. East Side Busi
mm Men's Club and W. C. T. U.
officially deposit their contribu
tion of letters at the bis mall
box at Sixth and Morrison at
noon.
Rotary Club members assemble
at the Portland Hotel at 11:45. '
where they will be joined by rep
resentatives of other organiza
tions. Public stenographers are sta
tioned in the leading downtown
hotels and are prepared to at
tend to the preparation of letters
for a nominal fee. Those who
are too busy to prepare letters
themselves are urged to arrange
with the public stenographers
for sending letters-
Oregon fired the first kalvo of let
ters Is its campaign to capture the
Eastern tourist for scenic Oregon, yes
terday at noon.
Railroad employes from all of the
companies in the city. 1010 In line,
marched up the runway at the great
mail box when Postmaster P. S. Myers
Jerked the lid open at noon, and dumped
in letters by the dozen, by the score
and by the hundred.
The great box was filled more than
twice over.
You can go and take a look at it.
towering nearly 30 feet in the air be
side the Postoffice. and figure It out
for yourself.
Estimates Ru Illgk.
Some estimates say that more than
J 00.000 letters went out of Portland
alone yesterday, inviting Eastern tour
ists to come to Oregon in the Summer
of 191C.
Postmaster Myers was the first man
to mail his fistful of letters, and he
was followed by Mayor Albee. Frank
K. Smith, of the committee; George E.
Hardy, manager of the Chamber of
Commerce, and Julius L- Meier, who
originated the plan of Letter Writing
week.
After them came the deluge, while
four motion-picture men cranked away
with enthusiasm, and the Police band
"blew its head off" with enthusiasm,
and press photographers circled around
the Titan mail box and took pot shots
at it from every conceivable uigle.
First Wmn Arrive.
Anna Knglcsburg. who headed the
Southern Pacific contingent, was the
first woman to dump a handful of let
ters into the box. The Southern Pa
cific employes carried banners along
the line, noting special scenic features
that lie alon; the line of that road,
and one squad of men carried a huge
envelope addressed to "Everybody,
i:erywhere. from the Southern. Pacific
Employes. Portland, Oregon."
The O.-W. R. N. men marched in
solid divisions behind the Southern Pa
cific, headed by a huge square banner,
and after them came a truck full of
mail sacks, and typists pounding out
letters, and George Jackson standing
on the running-board tossing out let
ters broadcast to the crowd, and then
rume the employes of the Spokane,
Portland Sc Seattle Railroad.
W. P. Strandborg headed the Portland
Railway, Light & Power Company con
tingent, di.xgutsed in 400 letters, that
Were pinned onto his clothing.
Returns from other parts of the state
have not been sent In to the Portland
committee, but it is believed that the
1 performance in Portland was dupli
cated by the other Important cities of
the stats and that between a quarter
and a half a million letters are now
on their way Kast from Oregon, bear
ing their messages to Intending tour
ists. Carriers Ilaadle Rash.
The bulk of the letters mailed In
Portland will probably go through the
big mall box. Postmaster F. JS. Myers
reported last night that the Increase
In letters mailed in boxes generally
throughout the city can be handled
with the ordinary force of carriers.
Because of this fact, every effort Is
to be made to bring out the largest
possible crowds at noon each day to
the mailing bees at Sixth and Mor
rison. The Kast (Side Business Men's Club
has Issued a calk through President
M. B. McFaul. to Its members, urging
them to bring out at least 10.000 let
ters to be mailed at noon today at the
big box.
Tbe W. f. T. V. will also bs ont In
OUCH! LUMBAGO!
RUB PAINS FROM
SOREJM BACK
Rub Backache Away With Small
Trial Bottle of Old
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Back hurt you? Can't straighten up
without feeling sudden pains, sharp
achre and twinges? Now listen! That's
lumbago, sciatica or maybe from a
strain, and you'll get relief the mo
ment you rub your back with sooth
ing, penetrating- "St. Jacobs Oil."
Nothing else takes out soreness, lame
ness and stiffness so quickly. You
imply rub it on your back and out
comes the pain. It is harmless and
doesn't burn the skin.
Limber up! ron't suffer! Get a
email trial bottle of old honest "8t
Jacob's Oil" front any drugstore, and
after using; it Just once, you'll forget
that you ever had backache, lumbago
r sciatica, because your back will
never hurt or cause any more misery.
It never disappoints and has been rec
ommended lor years. Adv.
r i4'.V hi i 1
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force today, and letters are to be sent
to all W. C. T. U. members In the East
ern cities.
The Rotary Club is making elabo
rate preparations, with the view to
"snowing under" the contributions of
every other organization that partici
pates in letter-writing week.
"We are not going to tip our nana
as to the stunts we are going- to put on
when we go to the letter box with our
thousands of invitations." said Walter
L. Whiting, assistant secretary, "but
we will be In the limelight tor a time,
all right, all right.
Extra Boxes Requested.
I don't mind saying that the Ro-
tarians have asked the general com
mittee to supply several extra mall
boxes to hold the letters our member
ship will tote over there on Tuesday
at Boon.
And I want to send out this last
call to the ears of Rotary to get their
letters ready and be on hand Tuesday
to carry out the part that each mem
ber will be assigned.
The Rotarians are always reaay to
do their level best, and when it comes
to selling Oregon soenery to the tour
ist, the best that these splendid men
can do is none too good.
When the whistles blow xuesaay
noon, we'll bo there."
remands for the loganberry alienors
which are being given out at the Cham
ber of Commerce have been unceasing,
and the sales of the scenic . poster
stamps have been enormous since yes
terday mornlnK. accorains to reports
from the various stores.
om Vnockers have appeared, saia
Mark Woodruff, of the publicity and
onnvantiona bureau, yesterday, "but
they are so very scarce that they make
the exception that proves inn run 01
optimists and enthusiastic participa
tion."
Wrt" Delivers hnsru.
One letter was received yesterday
containing h. copy of a gloomy mes
sage which the writer said he was
sending to several people in Missouri.
H want on to condemn the Chamber
of Commerce and the citizenship of
Portland In general, and then at the
end of the letter let the cat out of the
bag by declaring that the state had
gone to the bow-wows anyhow, since
prohibition came in.
Letters sucB as tnis are only ins in
finitesimal part of a drop In the great
sea of enthusiastic and sincere mes
sages that are being poured Into the
eastbound mails.
Some misapprehension appears to ex
ist still in some quarters as to the real
purpose of the movement, and a few
bavs queried as to whether the plan Is
to attract settlers and laborers.
To this the Chamber reaffirms plain
ly that this campaign Is not directed
toward intending settlers or laoorers.
It is a campaign solely to attract the
tourist to Oregon and to bring to Ore
gon its share of the millions of dollars
of tourist money that Is to be expended
In the Untied states next Summer.
ARMENIANS DESERT HOMES
Kefugcs, Ouce Wealthy, Arrive on
Neutral Soil, Thanking Americans.
GENEVA, via London. Jan. 17.
Thirty Armenian refugees, some of
them formerly wealthy, havs arrived
here by way of Egypt and Italy and
others are to follow them.
The Armenians say that it was
solely owing to the energetic action of
the American Consul at Aleppo, who
adopted a strong attitude with the
Turkish military authorities. that
thousands of Armenians at Aleppo and
in the surrounding regions were saved.
They assert that the German Consul.
Herr Roessler. took no action to stay
the Turks.
Mrtle Point Has $6000 Fire.
MARSHFIELD. Or.. Jan. IT. (Spe
cial.) 6ix thousand dollars' damage
was done by fire and water to the
building and hardware stock of the
Flovd Reed Company at Myrtle Toint
last night. The building was owned by
P. W. Laird-
To Fortify the System Against Grip.
Wli.n Orlp Is prevalent LAXATIVE BROMO
QLIXINB should be taken, as this combina
tion of Qsinfue, with other ingredients, de
stroys germs, acts as a Tonic and Laxatlvs
and thus keeps the system la condition to
withstand Cold. Grio and Inflaenja. There
Is only one "BROMO QVIXINS'' E. W.
GROVE'S slsnature on box. 23c
mm
(1 F. S. Myers Presldlsg at the Box
While the Procession Slovea. At Bot
tom of Incline K. IS. Smith, John aeon
and Jullna Meier, Originator of the
Plan. - Girls Uailiax Letters In
the Big Box. (3) A Division of the
Street Parade. (41 "Bill" Ntrand
bsrg. Heading the Portland Railway,
Light A Power Company Contingent.
'HEAT' ANNOYS VISITORS
ST AA FIELD MAYOR DOFFS HEAVY
' GARMENTS ON ARRIVAL.
Portland Weather Declared Springlike
Is Compsslsost to That of East
era Oregon.
"Whew, but it's warm down here!"
exclaimed a big, hei-vy-set chap, con
spicuous by his broad-brimmed hat and
his woolen shirt, as he entered the Im
perial Hotel yesterday.
"Warm? Quit your kiddln' " growled
the clerk, eyeing the visitors contemp
uously and banding him a pen.
"I should say it Is warm. Give me
the key to my room so that I can take
off some of these heavy clothes."
The new arrival was James M. Kyle,
Mayor of Stanfield. Umatilla County,
where the temperature for ths last
week has been 10 below. Mr. Kyle
dressed to withstand the rigors of the
Eastern Oregon weather. The com
parative warmth of Portland's -5 above
made him squirm.
So he withdrew to his room and a
few minutes later reappeared in the
lobby minus his woolen shirt and with
lighter garments on.
Mr. Kyle, who Is one of ths candi
dates for the Republican nomination
for Public Service Commissioner in
Eastern Oregon, reports that the people
in that part of the state have suffered
no inconvenience from the cold.
"If we'd have this Portland weather
over there we'd think Spring was at
band.7 was his cheerful comment.
ALL JUDGES SERVE 6 YEARS
Attorney-Gn?raI Makes Ruling Re
garding Justices of the Peace.
SALEM. Or, Jan. IT. ISpscial.)
Doubt as to the length of the term of
office of a Justice of the Peace in
Oregon was removed today, when Attorney-General
Brown held it to be six
years. The opinion was given In reply
to a query by Assessor Allen, of Wal
lowa County. The Attorney-General
says that the law provides that not
only Justices of the supreme jouri nui
Judges in all other courts shall serve
six years.
It was also held that when a person
is appointed to nil the vacancy in the
office of County Judge, that such a
one shall serve only until the next elec
tion, when a Judge is to be elected,
and not for the remainder of his prede
cessor's term.
TWO
MEMBERS OF
MAKE APPEAL.
COMMONS
Stigma Placed on Countrymen Causes
Objection, and Jobs Redmond
Is Asked to Help.
LONDOX, Jan. 17. Irish members of
the House of Commons made au ap
peal today for the inclusion of Ireland
in the provisions ot the Dill lor com
pulsory military service. A motfon to
this effect was made by James Cham
bers of the Southern division of Bel
fast, supported by James Craig, of the
eastern division of Down.
Both urged that the stigma placed
on their countrymen by the terms of
the bill, be removed. They appealed
to John Redmond, leader of the Irish
Nationalists to attempt to induce his
followers to support a bill covering
Ireland. ,
A. Bonar Law. secretary of ths colo.
nies in charge of the bill, expressed
the belief that any attempt at force
would result in losing more than was
to be gained.
Threat to Kill Charged.
Charged with threatening to kill his
wife and his mother-in-law, Mrs. A. E.
Lee, Patrick Roache, hotoj runnef. was
arrested last night by Officer J. J.
Murphy at 67 Failing street. Mrs. Lee
went to the station and made com
plaint against hira. Roache declared
that Mrs. Lee was the cause of all the
trouble. The man's bail was placed
at $100.
NEW SCHOOL SUPERINTEND
ENT AT PENDLETON IS
NATIVE OF OREGON.
rkJ
A. C. Hampton.
PENDLETON. Or.. Jan. 17.
(Special.) A. C. Hampton, newly
elected City School Superintend
ent of Pendleton, is a native of
Oregon, having been born in
Monmouth. He has spent prac
tically all of his life In the state.
Before being elected to the prin
cipalshlp of Pendleton High
School, in 1907, he taught in the
high school for four years. He
received his training at ths Ore
gon Normal School and the Uni
versity of Oregon and has taken
correspondence and Summer
school work at the Universities
of Chicago and Oregon.
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The solid alcohol for above outfits; 10c
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REAL ARMY WANTED
Mr. Garrison Says Foes of De
fense Are Organized.
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO ACT
Slate Militia System Dubbed as
"Mockery" Federal Control of
Troops Regarded as Only
Solution of Problem.
NEW YORK, Jan. 17. An appeal to
. . i tti.j Gr.t,a to or
the people oi me uiuu ---- --
ganise in support of a ytmaf,.cJJa;
tional defense was voiced by
M Garrison, Secretary of War in an ad
. i . 1 annual Via n till CL OI
dress lonigiu t . - ,
Group . of the New York State Bank
ers' Association. Group is composed.
of the Danaers oi ow ..
. .piflroii that tne
secretary uartiauu "-- "
opposition to National defense is well
organize ano. tbat
the present system, ""- - - .
.,d was "utterly inefficient,' would be
retained. c.
National aeiense, -
. . - v.Hnnnl forces.
statea, musi rcai - . ,
Unity of xesponslbilty, authority and
u . ....nfi.i rrinciDle of
control is me
all military affairs, hs said.
A real military policy. Secretory a ar
rison asserted, must be continental in
scope and the reoerai
must be In autnorny. i , ---
. . . ,..j . mt.n system for
saio, to uuim o ' - ..... of
the United States upon the basis ot
state troops are -------
a situation that is "illusory and not
real, that is a sham and not sub-
stantlal, that is a mm"') -
""After tracing the agitation which
led up to the formation of plans for
iationai aeiene
ministration, Secretary Garrison
question was to bring it sharply home
to tne cjLioiin. j i j -
adoption of a real military policy.
Unless .they pursue that demand in
stantly and persistently until it has
SI enacted into law. their purpose
will be thwarted. The opponents of
will " . ' . , , j.nfl ulrhnilGTh a
the real .National uc m", -
.mll minority, are vigorous and vocal
and very busy.
"You cannot po""i
... . .thu nf fhm name
military system
based upon 48 separate armies, operat-
ing una er neyin.i. ,
officered and trained under 48 separate
commanders in chief. And the sug
gestion that this hybrid, incoherent,
utterly insufficient system is turned
InS tn effective and trustworthy
system by merely providing that the
rayen who into the state organ zation
must agree io .
ernraent in time of war is deceptive
in the extreme.
"If that is all that the people of this
country want, then they have agitated
themselves to no purpose, and have
. . , i; a hn(i n.rvii force
wasted tneir now ---
and their brain force unnecessarily If
this is a satisfactory solution, no
effort whatever upon anybody s part
will be necessary to secure that
"Ixjt the supporters of a real mili-
. V. t. , vliatAVAn
tary system
forces tne ' " ' 7: ..T
be raised, maintained and controlled by
tka k'siAro i uoveiiiiuciib .
subsidiary questions will be worked
out in due time and be properly set-
"lt all lies with the people, who must
Impress upon their Representatives in
. i. i i m nniiAvfntiii? oeter-
C'ongress iiicn imu, -----
mination to have this matter settled
right ana settin tuw.
1 BY LIBRARY LAUDED
CHAMBER- MEMBERS' COTJXCH. TOLD
OF COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT.
"Call us by telephone and wo will bs
glad to do what we can for you."
George D. Lee. B. C. Ball. J. T.
Dougall and others spoke on the sub
stantial assistance that the commercial
department of the Library had given
them.
The Library will publish notes regu
larly In the Chamber of Commerce Bui
letin. OREGON GAINS PUBLICITY
Southern Pacific Official, on Tour,
Quoted on State's Attractions.
Portland is getting some valuable
publicity through the Southern Pacific
passenger officials who now are on a
tour of the East and South for ths pur
pose of gaining first-hand informa
tion of those parts of the country.
S. E. Stratton. the Portland member
of the party, never falls to sing the
praises of Portland whenever the party
stops.
They stopped at San Antonio, Tex., a
few days ago, and Mr. Stratton was
quoted at considerable length in the
San Antonio papers on the attractions
of Portland from the tourists' stand
point. He mentioned particularly the
Columbia River Highway and the Rose
Festival as reasons for travelers com- j
lng to Oregon and to Portland.
NAME INJUNCTION SOUGHT
William Constantino Sues Xearby
Fish-Market Owners.
r ... t. nAnlanfa half, onenftd
a concern two blocks away and have
named it "Constantino's Fish Market,"
William Constantino yesterday peti
tioned the Circuit Court for a restrain
ing order, enjoining William Karam-
i . i t--. V -nK la a B.d ("1 tl t
DBJaB, reir jv.iaw.viwi -'.
KarambelaH from continuing business
under a name so closely resembling
that of "Wm. Constantino's Market."
Damages of f&oo are also asuea in
...i. . 1 1 .4 n-.,rHav Th, market
in. ouii. i ' i -
owned by Mr. Constantino is at First
and Alder streets, and that of the de
fendants at First and Yamhill street
MEXICAN TO BE DEPORTED
Man Thought Responsible for Tun
nel Fire Will Be Sent to Cuba.
ttt . x a an T., .Tun. 17.- Maximo
Castillo, the Mexican said to be respon
sible for the Cumbre tunnel firo In
which 21 Americans, including several
women and children, lost tneir iim,
will bo deported to Cuba at his own
request, it was announced here today.
Castillo has Deen m cusioay oi mc
mmtgration authorities since he fled
across the border at Columbus, N. M..
last July.
BIG DRYD0CK IS ASKED
Three Million Dollars Is Wanted for
Puget Sound Plant.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 17. A bill call
ing for a IS. 000. 000 drydock at the
Fuget Sound Navy-Yard was Introduced
today by Senator Jones.
The bill cans for a dock at least 1000
feet long.
Made-ln-OregoB Trade Catalogues
Top la New Branch ot Work.
Plan Vsed In East Followed.
"Our commercial department is net a
reading-room, but an Information bu-
-n i i b t the service of all the
business men of Portland," said Miss
Vera Dixon, in cnarge oi mm .,?--ment
of the Public Library, in a talk
i. 4V mmhrJi' council Of tBe
UC1U1 IMl. ssswm.
Chamber of Commerce at noon yester
day. ....... .
The plan of linking tne UDrary cioso-
... i.i. .h- .Ativit a. nr tne Dusiness
1 y niiu ,u, ttv.... - -
world was developed first in NewarK.
N. J., and Portlana is one oi tuts mm
cities to adopt the plan and develop it.
A reierence bucil w ...u..v- ... - e
trade catalogues, indexed so that any
Information aDout uregon ujwjw---tured
products can be readily found.
-.. nf th. jmnnrlsnt features of
the department touched upon by Miss
Plxon. xxaae oireuiui u ... -
States, carefully indexed Government
reports bearing on matters of com
merce and Industry, and innumerable
other sources of facts that a business
roan Is spt to require on snort notice,
. i,AAn tn.. in the commercial
arsenal that Miss Dixon has been de
veloping. V,
You neea not even taite ine injouw
to come up to the Library." obe said.
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