THE MORNING OKEGONTA FRIDAY, JULY 21. 1916. "
RURALCRED1TS BANK
WANTED FOR CITY
SCENES AT KEXILWORTH PARK, WHERE YESTERDAY'S THRONG OF YOUNGSTERS WERE ENTER
TAINED BY PARENT-TEACHER CIRCLES.
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Committee to Work Actively
to Secure Institution
for Portland.
IS AGRICULTURAL CENTER
Bankers Will Meet Soon to Develop
Campaign Intended to Blake Ru
ral Credits an Accomplished
Fact for Oregon.
A. committee of 21 prominent Oregon
men, including- bankers, farmers and
business men scattered through the
state, soon will begin an active cam
paign to secure one of the Federal Gov
ernment's rural credit banks for Port
land. A. L. Mills, president of the FirBt Na
tional Bank of Portland, is to be chair
man of the committee. Other members
will Include Edward Cookingbam, vice
president of the Ladd & Tilton Bank;
J. C. Ainsworth. president of the
United States National ; officers of some
of the farmers' organizations and oth
ers who are interested in the subject of
rural credits. It Is probable that an
early meeting' will be held in Portland,
at which time the movement for a
Portland bank will be put forward and
the campaign will be given further
impetus.
According to the terms of the bill as
it recently passed. Congress, at least
one rural credits bank is to be estab
lished in each' of the districts created
by the Federal reserve act.
The entire Pacific Coast is included
in one such district, and the Portland
committee believes that if but one bank
1 established on the Coast it should
be established in Portland.
Portland la Natural Locution.
Portland, they point out, is the nat
ural geographical center for the North
west. It also really handles more ag
ricultural business than any of . the
California cities.
However, the terms of the measure,
as it is understood here, permit the
establishment of more than one bank
in a Federal reserve district, and If that
is the case it is believed that strong
agricultural communities like Port
land will be especially favored.
Mr. Mills and other members of the
committee have telegraphed to "Wash
ington for copies of the bill as it passed
Congress. It is reported that it
carried a number of important amend
ments as it was finally enacted. There
fore the local bankers are not thorough
ly familiar with Its precise provisions.
"The first thing that we want to
do." said Mr. Mills last night, "is to
study the bill carefully. Then we'll
know what course to pursue. I sup
pose that the next thing will be to call
a meeting of the committee. Then the
plan of our campaign will be mapped
out. I really don't know what the bill
provides and exactly what steps will
be necessary to get a rural credits bank
in Oregon."
All bankers are agreed, however,
that it will be largely helpful to the
agricultural districts of the state if
Oregon is given one of the proposed
banks. The Federal system, it is un
derstood, will act as a gigantic mort
gage company, furnishing loans to
email land owners at low rates of In
terest and taking mortgages on the
property as security.
, Easy Payments Arranged.
A series of easy payments Is pro
vided, covering both interest and prin
cipal. This will permit the fanner
debtor to repay his loan in small In
tallments. covering a long period of
years without serious financial diffi
culty in any one year.
Students of rural credits in Oregon
Understand that the Federal system
will not interfere In any way with the
operation of state credit systems, such
as have been put into effect in several
of the states and as is now proposed
In Oregon.
Appointment of the full committee
lias not been completed. It is in
tended to secure representative men in
,each community men who have given
pome time and thought to the question
rf rural credits and men .who -will
serve earnestly and faithfully the main
object of securing a bank for Portland.
Efforts will be made to enlist the
support of San Francisco. Seattle and
other Coast cities. It Is believed that
in the event but one bank is placed on
the Coast, San Francisco will indorse
the appeal of Portland. When San
Francisco sought the Federal Reservo
bank, Portland was one of Its staunch
supporters.
WAR BALLOON FLOATED
GERMAN BAG EXAMINED HERE BY
AMERICAN ARM V OFFICERS.
Eight of Huge Sausage In Air Produces
Many Inquiries While Tests Are
t Being Conducted on Heights.
The many persons who telephoned to
The Oregonian yesterday relative to
the antics of a strange airship floating
over King's Heights may be assured
that it was not flying in the interests
Of an energetic foreign spy.
However, at that, it was a German
military observation balloon one of
the same type that the German army
is using on both eastern and western
war fronts to enable observers to note
the effeet of artillery fire and correct
the ranges for the artillerists. It is
believed to be the only German army
balloon in the United States.
The balloon was made in Stuttgart,
Germany, and shipped to this country
in 1914, prior to the war. for exhibition
purposes. The plans of its owner didn't
materialize and Joseph M. Kieg. of
Portland, who has had lots of experi
ence with balloons, obtained possession
of the German gas bag a short time
ago.
He took it out to Twenty-fifth and
Raleigh streets yesterday. There the
balloon was inflated with ordinary il
luminating gas and sent up.
Yesterday's experiments were con
ducted for the I'nited States Army,
which is much interested in the type
of observation balloon it represents.
Captain Basil O. Lenoir, ITnited States
Army Signal Corps, came from Seattle
especially to make observations of the
balloon and actions in the air. He also
took complete measurements of every
part of the balloon.
No basket was attached to the bal
loon in yesterday's experiments, and so,
of course, no observer went up with
it. The big gas bag, fastened to earth
only by a half-inch manila rope, rose
1200 feet and floated over King's
Heights for several hours.
The balloon, which looks a good deal
Ilk a big yellow sausage in the air.
has a device especially designed to
stead it is- a wind.
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1. AT THE
PLAY FUND EBBING
Mr. Convill Sees Little Hope of
Keeping Grounds Open.
PARENTS OPPOSE CLOSING
Park Snperintendent Says Mr; Ba
ker Can't Use Other Appropria
tions, as Some Show Deficits,
Though Year but Half Gone.
Unless the Council votes the appro
priation of 12000 asked for at the last
Council meeting and referred back to
Commissioner Baker, the Portland
playgrounds will be closed August 11.
Such was the assertion of J. O. Con
vill, superintendent of Portland's parks,
yesterday, who said he was getting
ready to have the signs printed, so that
notice of the closing of the playgrounds
would be given the public in plenty of
time.
According to Mr. Convill, Commis
sioner Baker asked for an appropria
tion for the playgrounds of-$7S60 at
the time the budget was made. The
appropriation was arbitrarily cut, says
Mr. Convill, to 6000. Mr. .Convill said
that it was expected additional appro
priation would be made by the Council
for the continuation of the play
grounds when this $6000 was spent.
Transfer Declared Impractical.
Pursuant to that belief. Commission
er Baker asked some time ago for an
appropriation from the general fund of
$2000, enough to continue all the play
grounds for the rest of the present
season. The Council voted to refer the
proposed ordinance carrying the ap
propriation back to Mr. Baker.
Other Commissioners believe that
Commissioner Baker, who is now out
of the city, should make a transfer of
$2000 from some other fund in his bud
get, supplying the need that undoubt
edly is present. Mr. Baker declared
that he could not make a transfer with
out seriously impairing the condition
of his several appropriations, as he
says that he is now running close to
the limit on all of them.
According to the semi-annual report
of the financial condition of the Bureau
of Parks, approximately 60 per cent of
the 'entire yearly appropriations had
been spent in the first six months of
the fiscal year ended June 30. The
appropriations for this fiscal year ag
gregated $16S,46S.37, and of that
amount at July 1 only $59,965.33 re
mained free.
Funds Will Not Last Until August 11.
Mr. Convill says that the $6000 appro
priated by the Council for the public
playgrounds will-all have been spent by
August 11.
Mr. Convill says the reason why it
is impossible for transfers to be made
from other funds Is that there already
exist deficits in at least four of the
specified appropriations and the un
incumbered balances in other appro
priations will be needed to take care of
these deficits.
teacher assoclatTons aVe going to do airk
The women of the several parent-
in their power to keep the playgrounds
alive through the season, despite the
apparent hopelessness of the endeavor.
At the last meeting of the Council a
delegation of more than 60 women
from all parts of the city were pres
ent at the Council meeting and pro
tested emphatically against such an
eventuality.
Several of them were in conference
with Mr. Convill yesterday, but their
plans are not yet known.
LEADER GLAD TO COME
51GNOR FERIXLO RECALLS DAY'S
OF 1903 EXPOSITION.
Sandman Plans to Renew Old Friend
ships Begun During; Lewis and
Clark; Fair.
Slgnor Francesco Fernllo intends to
look up a number of bis friends in
Portland as soon as he arrives at the
Oaks Sunday. The popular band direc
tor is really only returning to Port
land, for he was the leader who made
the Portland public etand np and shout
itself ho&rgn at thn Fair In 1905. Tir
has a band - been given a tribute in
Portland like that which he received
1 throughout the Fair. Thousands
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LtTJiCH HOUR. 2. BOYS I.V RACING
jammed the auditorium and laughed
and cried at his will. He still remem
bers the friends he made then.
The Ferullo concerts will be exactly
as big and similar to the ones that
Ferullo'e band gave at Chicago recent
ly, when the whole city went wild over
hi.n. "The Ferullo concerts at the
Coliseum," sat-a the Chicago Tribune,
"are a series cf triumphs unprecedented
in the history of band music in Amer
ica." "I am glad I am coming to Portland,"
writes Signor Ferullo. "I have played
and traveled through many cities since
I .was last In your city. Everywhere
people have been more than kind and
friendly to us. But your big North
west is lijce nothing else. It is vaster
and its people are as broad and genuine
as your great tree-covered hills that
surround Portland. It will be a pleas
ure to renew acquaintances with the
people that I knew there."
Miss Victoriine Hayes has never been
here. Her career has been confined
to studies at Llepslg, Berlin, Paris and
Petrograd, and to success as an opera
star and with famous concerts in the
largest Eastern cities and London.
6RAHT TITLES ARE FILED
SOITHEIIV PACIFIC BELIEVED PRE.
PARIN'O FOR CONTEST. . .
Documents Not Yet Recorded by Land
Office Officials List Offered
Includes C542 Acres.
ROSEBURG, Or.. July 20. (Special.)
Whether the Southern Pacific Com
pany may be Intending to fight the
Government's disposition of the Oregon
& California Railroad grant lands or
may be arranging merely to clear the
title to lands in the grant which it had
previously contracted to sell is the
question raised here today, according
to the officials of the Roseburg United
States Land Office, following the re
ceipt of $82 from the railroad company
for the purpose of recording the titles
to land specified by the original grant,
though not yet made a matter of rec
ord. The letter in which the money was
received at the Land Office was ac
companied by a long list of the selected
lands, aggregating 6542 acres. The let
ter was sent from the general head
quarters of the railroad at San Fran
cisco. Under the terms of the original grant
the railroad company was given the
odd sections of land within the district
20 miles on each side of the right of
way.- Many of these tracts have never
been formally selected or recorded,
and It i for this purpose that the ac
tion is now being taken by the com
pany officials. Local people are of the
belief that the action indicates that
the company will make every effort
possible to hold the lands, in spite of
the disposition of the Government to
compel their relinquishment for set
tlement. TEACHERS WELL TRAINED
Percentage of Normal Graduates Is
High in Sherman County.-
'; 3"T M1',-?e,"
Seventy-six per cent of all the teachers
employed, in Sherman County are
graduates of normal schools, colleges
or universities, according to the annual
report filed today by County School Su
perintendent Fagan with J. A. Church
Ill. State Superintendent of Public In
struction. ' Of the remaining 24 per
cent, many have had college work but
are not graduates.
This exceptional condition, accord
ing to Superintendent Churchill, has
been brought about through the co-operation
of the district school boards
with the County Superintendent. The
short term of school has been practi
cally eliminated in Sherman County,
according to the report of Superintend
ent Fagan, and last year only two dis
tricts had less than eight months'
school.
FALL FRACTURES KNEE-CAP
Sirs. Marjorie Pike Plunges Pown
Hotel Elevator Shaft.
Mrs. Marjorie Pike. -29 years old, sus
tained a fractured patella last night
when she stepped into an open eleva
tor shaft at the Conradlne Hotel. Front
and Burns Id e streets, and fell one
floor. '
Mrs. Pike had Just entered the ,hotel
about 5 o'clock and started for the ele
vator. She had plunged down the flight
before anyone saw her. fhe was taken
to the Good fiamarltan Hospital.
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CONTEST.
2000 AT FIELD MEET
Children in Schools of South
east District Have Outing.
CONCERT ENDS FESTIVITIES
Arletu, , Woodstock, Creston, Rich
mond and Clinton, Kelly Pupils
Entertained at .Kenilworth
Park by Parent-Teachers.
Kenilworth Park was the scene of a
community picnic yesterday, held under
the auspices of the Parent-Teacher
Associations of the Arleta, Woodstock
Creston, Richmond, Clinton Kelly and
other schools of the South East Side,
more than 2000 children, with their
parents, attending. The morning was
occupied with picnic parties scattered
in the park, the chief attractions for
the children being the wading pond
and the apparatus.
After a picnic dinner a brief pro
gramme was held, which was opened
with dancing by four girls. S. F. Ball,
principal of the Franklin School, de
llvered an address on the subject of
"Back to the Home." in which he em
phasized the Importance of teaching
children how to work at home and to
love their homes. He declared that a
child who works at home will not b
found on the street in evil company,
will be foremost in school and most
surely will make a success in life.
After folk dancing on the lawn, under
the charge of Miss O H. Dengermark.
the races were held in charge of F. E.
Harrigan, assisted by Principal R. R.
Steele, of Richmond School. The day
closed with a band concert last night.
Following were the races lor which
prizes were given.
Kiftv-yard race, for ffirls under fivi
feet Flrat, 3rac Bowman; second, Evelyn
Neal.
Fifty-yard race, girls First Mella Brow
ertnr: second. Dorothy Huhn.
Fifty-yard race. Kirls First, Eleanor
Tuma: second. Dorothv Flack.
Fifty-yard race. lrls First, Helen
Tuma; second, Cecil Hackett.
Fifty-yard race, trirla Firau Tela Tuma:
second, Mildren Deavor and Alice Wilson
tied. -.
Boys race, 8 years and under First.
Paul. Guerretts: second. Henry Ivendall.
Fifty-yard race, for boys First, Albert
Fuhrer; second, P.sssell bells
Boys' race First, Norman Sells; second,
Joseph Hoffman.
Boys' race First, William Ballys; second,
William Snyder.
Fifty-yard race. for boya over 8 year
First.. Perle tump; second, Martin Ver
weyst. Boys race First, John Bowman; second,
Ernest Fries.
Boys race First. Norman Johnson; seo
ond, Lawrence persalU
Boys' raoe First, Olenn Zimmerman ; 84
ond. Martin Rlppel.
Boys' race First. Samuel Soble; second.
William Anderson.
Boys" race First. Elmer Knecht: second.
Newton Maddock: and Lauren Reynolds.
Fifty-yard race, for women First, Mrs,
r. K. Alger: second. Airs. H. Jjorousria
Boys race, under 54 feet First, John
&.oiaan; second, p. Armsplg.
Jlrls race, over 5 feet First, Sophia
1 uma - second. Myrtle ii roc k.
Girls race, under 8 years First, Edith
Madley: second. Marietta Krumbly.
Sack race, for boys First, John Bowman
and Gustln Falvre; second, Joseph Smith
and Harry TL'Irey.
Three-legged race, for girls First. TOessel
Fisher and Sophia Tuma; second, Frances
Kelly and Ceclle Daniel.
Wheelbarrow race, tor boys First. Glsnn
Zimmerman and John - Bon mRn; second,
Perle Stump and Charles Hamilton.
N'all-drlvlna- contest First. Mrs. E. Sim
mons. Mrs. J. E. Horner, Mrs. A. B.
Leweliyn ana Mrs. j. H. Craser.
COVE CHERRIES REIGN
KING BING AXD HIEEX ANNE RVI.E
AT CHERRY FAIR.
Home People Are Hosts to Mia; Y 11-
Tlors From e-iahborirK Cities
ana Distant Poiats.
COVE, Or.. July 20. (Special.)
Coves sixth annual Cherry Fair today
was a success from every viewpoint.
Attendance was from all parts of Union
and Baker counties, including automo
bile parties from Malheur and Harney,
besides visitors from Western Oregon
and out-of-state points. Cherries were
equal to expectations. The exhibition
hall was decorated in roses. The pro
gramme of 26 numbers was given with
out a single omission, and opened at
10:30 with on hour and a half noon
E0RGANIZATI0N SALE
Mm
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FANCY
SHIRTS
$1.50 Shirts
$2.00 Shirts
$2.50 Shirts
$3.00 Shirts
$4.00 Shirts
$5.00 Shirts
FANCY
NECKWEAR
Our entire stock of Fancy Neckwear
to be sold at the followinir"prices:
50c Neckwear, now...' 35
$1.00 Neckwear, now (J9
$1.50Neckwear, now $1.05
$2.00 Neckwear, now SI. 29
$2.50, $3.00 Neckwear, now... $1.85
BUFFUM & PENDLETON CO.
Clothiers, Hatters and Haberdashers v
311 Morrison St. Mail Orders Carefully' Filled
intermission and continued until the
close of the Cherry Fair hop.
At 1:30 P. M. Kins; Bins and Queen
Anne were crowned by Rev. Charles H.
Powell. The queen's speech from her
throne was good enough for a Fourth
of July oration. Two hundred and fifty
girls In the couri ceremonial muo .
spectacular picture. Baseball this morn
ing- between lmbier ana uove resuncu
In a score of 8 to 1 in favor of lmbier.
In the evening; (fame between Klsin
and Cove the score was 9 to 4 in favor
of Ela-ln.
J. V,'. Brewer spoke on -eet-toftether
and keep-together problems. J. K.
Weatherford compared the prosperous
thousands present in silks and auto
mobiles with pioneer days, when he
freighted with oxen between Umatilla
Landing and Boise. Walter M. Pierce
warned farmers againBt the danger
threatening them in the single tax
measure. W. J. Kerr. Senator Von Der
hellen and C. E. Spence were much ap
plauded. MR. ADDIS TO STUMP STATE
Member of Grange to Work for Re
peal of Sunday Closing Laws.
V. H. Addis, a prominent farmer and
fnember'of the State Grange, wjll can
vass the state In behalf of the initia
tive measure 6f the Independent Retail
Association, repealing all Sunday-closing
laws on the statute books of Ore
gon. Mr. Addis yesterday conferred
with Dan Kellaher. chairman of the
committee having the measure in hand,
and announced that he was making
plans for an extensive speaking cam
paign In favor of the measure. Mr.
Addis was formerly a resident of
Multnomah County.
Mr. Kellaher said that others had
promised to assist In the campaign
NEURALGIAS ONE SYMPTOM
- Keuralgia is a disease which has but
one eymptom pain.
The pain of neuralgia Ss sharp and
eh oo tin- with intervals of freedom.
An attack of neuralgia does not give
Immunity but recurrences are the rule.
Thesame nerve is generally affected
"which means that this particular nerve
has lost its resistance and that there
will be recurring attacks until the
strength of the nerve is built up.
How can the strength of a nerve be
restored? The nerves are nourished en
tirely b j the blood and weak nerves are
toned up by supplying to the blood the
elements that the nerves lack. As the
general health and strength of the
patient are built np the nerves resume
their normal functions, inflammation
caused by lack of nutrition disappears
and the neuralgic attacks cease.
Dr. "Williams' Pink Pills are a tonic
exceptionally well suited for the treat
ment of neuralgia because they contain
no alcohol, stimulating or habit-forming
drugs. The tonic treatment with
these pills is well worth a trial by any
eufferer from neuralgia.
Write today for booklet on nervous
disorders to tne Dr. Williams Medicine
Co., Schenectady, N. Y. Your own,
druggist sells the pills or they will be
sent postpaid, at 50 ceata per box.
The Right Prices at
The Right Time
For Friday and
Saturday's Selling
Benjamin-Made Suits
$20 Suits $14.'
$25 Suits $17.75
$30 Suits $21.
$35 Suits
$1.15
SI. 35
S1.6D
$1.08
$2.05
$3.S5
HATS
Our entire stock of Hats at these
prices:
All $3.00 Hats now $2.25
All $4.00 Hats now $2.95
All $5.00 Hats now .$3.05
(Knox and Stetson Hats not included,
owing to contract.)
STRAW HATS
Every Straw Hat Reduced in Price.
All $3.00 Straws now $1.85
All $4.00 Straws now $2.45
All $5.00 Straws now $3.15
PANAMA HATS
$5.00 Panamas now....
$6.00 Panamas now...,
$7.50 Panamas now. . . .
$10.00 Panamas now. . ,
$12.00 Panamas now...
later In the season, and that all sec-
tions of the state will be covered In
behalf of the measure.
Albany Extending Faved Area.
ALBANY. Or., July 22. (Special.)
Through work now under way Albany
again is extending Its paved street area
this Summer. Work Is now in prog
ress on the paving of Washington
street southward Ave blocks from
Ninth street. This work has been de
layed by rainy weather, but since the
rain ended early this week the work
is being rushed. When It is com
pleted Washington street will be the
longest paved street running north and
south In the city.
S. C. Lancaster Moving Family Here.
Samuel C. Lancaster, the engineer
who built the Columbia River Highway,
left last night for Seattle to prepare
his family for permanent removal to
Portland. Mr. Lancaster has obtained
a home to meet his family's needs on
East Forty-fifth street, near Sandy
road, in Rose City Park. They expect
to be established there within -the next
week.
The Seashore Calls
Round
fO Trip - -p
Seashore limited, 8:30
Tickets at Fifth and Stark Sts. and North Bank Station, Tenth
and Hoyt,
$3.95
$4.C5
IOtasltk
$6.95
$7.95
Did you ever try
DslqDuqDD
Pimento Cheese
with Spaghetti?
Sure youll like It!
T. S. Townsend Creamery Co.
Wholesale Distributers for
Oregon and S. W. Washington,
Seaside
Gearhart
Clatsop Beach
4 Season
Limit
A. M.
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Evening Express, 6:30 P. M.
Saturday Special, 2:00 P. M.
Observation Parlor Cars
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