Morning Oregonian., August 28, 1916, Page 5, Image 5

TIIE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAN, MONDAY, AUGUST 2S, 1916.
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CELESTIAL LIGHTS
CAUSESPEGULATION
Strange Nocturnal Phenomena
of Heavens Fail to Reap
pear Last Night.
Dee residents were at first thought by
them to be signals used by representa-
ives of the United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey, crews of which were
recently here establishing stations on
Lookout, Chinadere and Huckleberry
peaks. The general direction of the
hafts, however, was in an easterly and
westerly direction, and the lookout
points are on the north and south sides
of the valley..
The lights at one time made the val
ley almost as light as day. The final
giant shaft, which died slowly away at
io:JO o clock, as seen from this city,
bisected the sky.
VARIOUS THEORIES GIVEN
&me Persons Believe Brilliance
Was Manifestation of Northern
Lights, Others Sun's Co
rona or Electrons.
The sky was scanned last night by
Vnany Portland residents who hoped to
eee a repetition of the display of Sat
urday night, but they were disappoint
ed. The aurora borealis, or the "Merry
Dancers," never come to order, and It
Is the aurora that most of the Saturday
night observers think they saw.
The flashes that danced ' across the
Oregon sky, from the north country to
the southeast, seeming to disappear In
the Cascades, were a phenomena not
often seen in Portland. Even when
nocturnal phenomena do appear the
folk of the city, unaccustomed to gaz
incr iinwnrrt frenuentlv miss them. Sat
urday night's spectacle was witnessed
by comparatively few and yesterday
many regrets were uttered by those
who had not been observant.
Profeuor Gives Views.
Dr. William Conger Morgan, profes
sor of chemistry at Reed College, did
not observe the display, and from ac
counts is uncertain whether the aurora
borealis was on parade or whether
Bheet lightning was mildly in evidence
as the offspring of an excessively warm
day. Dr. Morgan said he had seen only
one showy display of the aurora In a
latitude so far south as Northern Ore
Bon. This was the celebrated one in
the early '90s, when the sky scintil
lated nightly for weeks above the
northeast part of the United States and
above Eastern Canada. "Probably not
three times in 100 years is there so
magnificent a spectacle of the aurora
as was that," said Dr. Morgan.
"It's the corona of the sun," learnedly
pronounced some Portland observers.
"It's electrons," said others, although
the majority clung to the more fa
miliar explanations of the aurora bore
alis and sheet lightning. Tet the co
rona, the electron and the aurora fac
tions may all have been right, accord
ing to Dr. Morgan, who said:
"The corona of the sun is believed to
be .finely divided matter sent out from
the sun to a great distance and ordi
narily invisible because it is over
whelmed by the vastly greater light of
the parent body and of the moon.
When the sun is far in the south the
competition of its light sometimes les
sens to a degree that permits the co-
rona to be seen, when other conditions
are right. There has been much talk
in recent years of electrons also, and
It is a reasonably acceptable theory,
though not an established fact, that
the phenomena of the corona, of elec
trons, and of the aurora borealis are
one and the same.
Cause Not Definitely Known.
"I question whether last night's bril
llancy was that of the aurora borealis.
A mild electrical display, due to the
unwonted heat, is more probably what
It was. The cause of generation of
electricity and of the resultant visible
evidences of it under such circum
stances is not definitely known by sci
entists."
Scientists differ somewhat upon the
variation in heights of the aurora. Dr,
Alfred Wegener, a contributor to as
tronomical discussions, estimates the
range to be from 43 to 250 miles, while
Paulsen's estimate of the range is from
the earth's surface up to 300 miles.
The aurora, according to Paulsen, at
times appears below mountain summits
and low-lying clouds, and at others is
above the lofty cirrus clouds in far
northern latitudes. Saturday night's
rays are believed to have been lofty.
An auroral drapery that is so high
as to seem only a few yards wide may
reaiiy oe lay miles or more in width.
Sky's Appearance Sketched.
George A. Dowling, "1351 Grand av
fnue North, one of the staff artists for
The Oregonian. witnessed the celestial
illumination ana was quick to pro
nounce it a rare manifestation of the
northern lights, which he had seen
on several occasions from the Canadian
woods and from Minnesota and North
Dakota. From an eminence in Pied
tnont Saturday night Mr. Dowling
watcnea the lights play across the sky
ror almost an nour ana he made a
rough sketch of the appearance of the
eky during that time.
"The effect of the display was such
that the mountains, especially St.
Helens, could be seen in a sharp sil
houette," Mr. Dowling, said yesterday.
"I have watched the northern lights
and also the more beautiful aurora
borealis from places in Canada and
Northern Minnesota and North Dakota,
and I feel certain the phenomenon Sat
urday night was a rare manifestation
of the northern lights. I had never
witnessed them in Oiegon nor at this
eeason of the year, however. From our
residence the lights Saturday night
oatnea me entire .Northwestern sky in
yellow light and sent brilliant charts
far into the east and southeast at
times.
Omaha Incident Recalled.
A notable aurora was seen in Omaha,
leb., in September. 1908. It came after
a five weeks rainless period and di
rectly preceding were high tempera
ture, strong winds and a dust storm.
which Were followed by a sudden drop
in temperature rrom so to 42 degrees.
A luminosity of an auroral nature
Is sometimes mistaken for the aurora
borealis. Strips and patches of lumin
ous haze appear in no particular part
of the sky at no particular hour, with
a slow drifting motion among the star
that is comparable with the drift of the
hazy, streaky clouds often seen by day.
JISPLAY EXCITES HOOD RIVEU
Northern Lights Make Valley Nearly
Bright as Day.
HOOD RIVER. Or.. Aug. 2. (Spe
clal.) A phenomenal display of north
ern lights created great excitemen
among residents of the Hood River Val
ley last night. The display was first
peen by people of the Upper Hood Rive
V Alley and in the Dee section.
The lights when seen by a party
PROFESSOR EXPO USDS THEORY
. E. Caswell, of Eugene, Believes
Illumination Northern Lights.
EUGENE, Or.. Aug. 27. (Special.)
A. E. Caswell. Ph. D.. assistant profes
sor of physics at the University of
Oregon, said today that the light
flashes which illuminated the heavens
last night were of the aurora type.
known as the northern lights in Can
ada. He explained that there is a dif
ference between this light and that
which in Canada is referred to as the
aurora .borealis. Both are supposed
to be the silent discharge of electricity
from the upper atmosphere, although
cience has failed to find an entirely
specific explanation, he said.
The northern lights he described as a
ribbon of light extending across the
heavens, rising and falling, and mov
ing at times as a cloud; the aurora
borealis as a brighter light of more
brilliant coloring.
In Northern . Canada, Mr. Caswell
said he had seen the aurora borealis
cover the northern half of the heavens,
extending from the horizon to the
SKETCH OF SKY AS IT APPEARED IN PORTLAND SATURDAY NIGHT
DURING RARE MANIFESTATION OF AURORA BOREALIS.
CASTOR I A
For Infants and Children.
Th? Kind You Have Alwajs Caught
NEPOTISM THRIVES
UNDER DEMOCRATS
Government Payroll Loaded
With Officials' Wives, Sons
and Daughters.
KINSHIP NOT, ABILITY TEST
Extent to Which Employment or
Relatives by Democrats Ha.
Been Carried Difficult to
Determine Exactly.
(IRERnNIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. Aur. 27. (Special.) In the
three years and a half their party has
been in power. Democrats in high of
fices have ind-ilged in one riotous
round of nepotism, with the rest.it that
the Government payroll today is heav
ilv nadded with the names of brothers.
sisters, cousins, sons and daughters of
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DRAWN BY GEORGE A.
DOWLING, SHOWING MOUNT ST. HELENS
SILHOUETTE.
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zenith, the light being of all the colors
of the rainbow.
WOMAN DIES ON WAY HERE
Mrs. J. D. Isaacs Stricken 'While
on Train in Utah.
Mrs. J.- D. Isaacs, of Xev Tork, wife
of the consulting engineer of the
Southern Pacific Company, who died
at Ogden, Utah, Tuesday last, while en
route to Portland, was the mother of
Henry M. Isaacs and of John D. Isaacs,
Jr., of Portland.
Henry M. Isaacs left immediately on
receipt of the news of his mother's
death, and arrived in 'Ogden ' Saturday.
Later he resumed the Journey east
ward to meet his father, John D.
Isaacs, Sr., who had been summoned
from New York. John D. Isaacs, Jr.,
departed Saturday night for the for
mer home of the family, at San Fran
cisco, where the body will be taken
for burial.
Mrs. Isaacs was well known in the
cities of the Pacific Coast, where her
nusoana was lor many years prom
inently identified with railroad circles.
CANOEIST LOST AT CELIL0
(Continued From First Page.)
ClothesforCollege
and Prep School
With the advent of September begins the
yearly exodus of young men bound for the
universities and preparatory schools.
Politz has made a particular specialty of
outfitting the City's young gentlemen accord
ing to the requirements of the leading schools
and colleges.
Life at prep, school and college is, after
all, the life of the great world outside the
campus, and this fact is given serious con
sideration by us. -
Politz clothes for young men and boys,"
while conceding a point to established social
usage, are smart enough to appeal to the
youth's own ideas about clothes.
Clothes for Young Men and Their E
Fathers, Too
Washington St. at Sixth
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GUNS BATTLE GUNS
British Seek to Smother Foe
With Their Artillery.
WEEK IS MARKED BY GAINS
Every Advantage Declared to Bo
Ground Wanted for Future Pur
posesGerman Counter At
tacks Heaviest of AVar.
and notified the officers, who joined
the search.
The boys' canoe, cameras and guns
were lost.
The last Walter saw of the canoe it
was standing straight up In the middle
of the whirlpool.
A telegram was sent to his mother,
Mrs. E. Roos, of Portland, and in the
meantime the members of TJie Dalles
Fire Department are providing for the
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George Room. Who Was Drowned
in Celilo Raplda Yesterday.
young man.
the accident.
George, the boy
and Walter is 17.
He is affected deeply by
drowned, was 18
VICTIM PORTLAND DRUG CLERK
Mother. Three Brothers and Two
Sisters Survive George Roos.
George Roos, who was drowned at
Celilo Rapids yesterday, was the son
of Mrs. Klizabeth Roos, 321 Sixth street.
He and his brother, Walter, who nar
rowly escaped . death, were clerks at
the Huntley Drug Company's store at
Fourth and Washington streets. George
was 20 years old. and Walter 17 years
old. They left Portland for Lewiston.
intending to come down the river by
canoe, two weeks ago.
George Roos is survived by his
mother.' three brothers Henry, Martin
and Walter and a sister, Mary, all
Portland, and another sister in the
East.
' Liquor License Record Smashed.
WALLA WALLA. Wash., Aug. 27
( Special. )-All liquor license records
have been smashed this month, more
than 1300 being issued to date, '"his
is an average of nearly 60 a day.
influential officials of the present Ad
ministration and of Democratic Sena
tors and F.epresentatives.
The extent to which this vice has
been carried never will be fully known
for appointment clerks under this Ad
ministration are reluctant to make pub
lie information bearing on this inter
esting topic, and it therefore is possible
to hit only the high spots and cite
instances which have not been or could
not be concealed.
McAdoo'a Sons Have Kat Jobs.
President Wilson and Vice-President
Marshall have not appointed relatives
to Government offices, but Secretary
McAdoo. the President's son-in-law, has
two sons holding fat jobs, one in the
Department of Justice and the other
in the Department of Commerce.
n hen Mr. Bryan was Secretary of
tate. he was equally active, for he
placed one son in the Department of
Justice, and Secretary McAdoo provided
for another son in the Treasury Department.
The Attorney-General obligingly ap
pointed a brother of Secretary Daniels
to a high-salaried position in his de
partment, so that the Secretary of the
Navy was not forced to give him a
job in his own department.
Daniel C. Roper, who recently re
signed the office of First Assistant
Postmaster-General (official headsman
lor the department), has now gone to
democratic headquarters in New Tork.
but he left behind three members of
his family on the Government payroll:
one, secretary to Secretary Redfleld
one, a special agent of Mr. Red field's
department, and a third-, a page in the
.House of Representatives.
Clark's Son Gets 4(M0.
Speaker .Champ Clark does not share
Tom Reed's views on nepotism, for his
on, still in his twenties, holds down
the important position of parliamen
tarian of the House of ReDresentativeii.
a job paying $4000 a year, and previ
ously niiea dj- Asnur c Hinds, now
Representative from Maine. This is
a- man s Job. and Speaker Clark carrien
in his head about all the parliamentary
law and procedure that comes down
from the rostrum. But the son is get
ting his $4000.
Senator Overman, of North rmlln
has a son who is drawing $2500 and a
daughter $1440 as clerks to the com
mittee of which the Senator is chairman.
For a time Senator Chamhorliin nf
t-Mcpun, carried nis son lieorge as as
sistant clerk of the military committee,
but after publicity, it is renorteH th.
boy was shifted to Alaska. whr h ii
working for the Alaska Railroad Commission.
Senator Lane, of Orpe-nn hn v.i.
m-iaw. Isaac McBride. as clerk to the
i-iMiiiniit.ee on risneries, of which the
Senator is chairman.
the blind Senator from nviiknn.
Mr. Gore, has both his wife and brother
on the Senate payroll, as attaches of
ins committee, while Senator Husting,
of Wisconin, carries his brother as
clerk of his committee.
Malone Gets Best Job.
Probably the fattest 1oh m,iT. .nn
by a Senator was the appointment of
Dudley Field Malone, son-in-law of
Senator O'Gorman, as Collector of the
Port of New York.
Southern Representatives have. nt
been backward about getting Jobs for
relatives. ror instance. Representa
tive Pou had his eon as clerk of his
committee, at $1600 a year, and while
drawing this salary the boy was a
student in the University of North Car
olina. Publicity ended that abuse.
Indiana Democrats have not over
looked their opportunities. Gray has
his sister as his eecretary; Cullop has
his step-son in the same capacity, and
Cox a brother who is a doorkeeper.
Morrison's son is his 6ecretary. The
brother of Representative Lloyd, of
Missouri, is clerk of the House Commit
tee on Accounts: the brother-in-law is
assistant doorkeeper. At one time
Mr. Lloyd . had five relatives on the
payroll.
It remained for Representative Can
dler to pull down two salaries for one
relative. His son is his secretary, and
In addition is. carried on the rolls of
the House as a page.
This is by no means a complete lifit:
it is what one Republican Senator was
able to gather together by skimming
the surface. But he Is going to dig
deeper and produce in the campaign as
near a complete list of "relatives liv
inr off Uncle Sam" as he can compile,
in face of the opposition of the Gov
ernment appointment clerks.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE, via London, Aug. 27. "It
was a week of gains, and the kind of
gains we want," said a British statT
officer today, reviewing the result of
the week's British offensive.
"A thousand yards here and there."
the officer continued, "but every time it
has meant an advantage on ground we
wanted for future purposes. The Ger
man attacks only have been counter
attacks to recover lost ground. Not
an attack that we made this week but
has been a gain. As a matter of sol
dierly efficiency, the British army has
never done better work than this
week."
At the end of what might be called
Thiepval week, the British are more
jubilant than at any time since the
offensive began, except on the occasions
when they took the .first line July
1 and the second line July 14.
Phlegmatic Veterans Rejoice.
The correspondent, while watching
the curtain of shell Are, saw phlegmatic
veterans as excited as school boys in
their rejoicing. Under these curtains
of fire the British by two attacks
rushed up to within 300 yards of that
patch of ruins which was once the vil
lage of Thiepval. The correspondent
saw the British infantry capture
trenches which It had taken 18 months
to build, and with no more casualties
than he had witnessed in little fights
In the Philippines. Every prisoner
taken who had been to Verdun said
there was nothing like it at Verdun.
Instead of widening the front of their
offensive, the British seem to be con
centrating more and more guns on
their present front. They are using
shells as freely as machine guns use
cartridges. New batteries of heavy
guns keep on arriving from England.
In order to hold Thiepval the Ger
mans, too, must bring up more guns
and try to blast the British out of their
new trenches. The German counter at
tack Friday night was the heaviest the
Germans had made since the offensive
began.
Prussian Guard Attacks In Waves.
All night guns fought guns. The Ger
mans sent the Prussian Guard in wave
after wave, after new British trenches
held by the Wiltshires and Worcesters.
Nothing fiercer ever occurred on the
western front than the struggle of the
British to keep what they had gained.
Shell Hashes lighted up the forms of
the Germans pressing the charges,
making targets for numerous British
machine guns with which the trench
was manned.
There was an unceasing fire on the
heads of the Worcesters and Wiltshires
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holding the positions, which the Ger
mans expected to take at any cost
Dawn yesterday found the British bat
talions still in possession of the trench,
and all day. thanks to the position
which the offensive gained for them,
the British guns have been searching
out positions and new batteries the
Germans have brought up and then con
centrating their guns on them to force
them out of action.
WOMAN TO NOTIFY WILSON
Mrs. Alexander Thompson Goes to
Washington.
THE DALLES, Or.. Aug. 27. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. Alexander Thompson, Dem
ocratic candidate for State Represen
tative from Hood River and Wasco
counties, has been appointed by the
Democratic central committee to con
vey to President Woodrow Wiison
Oregon's vote which nominated him as
candidate for President on the Demo
cratic ticket. Owing to business mat
ters H. M. Esterly, of Portland, who
was the regular elected candidate for
this honor, has found that he could not
fulfill the appointment.
litical results to a Presidential candi
date. Mrs. Thompson left Portland to
night for Washington. Mrs. Thompson
was to have made an address before
the Women's Democratic Club, of Port
land, Monday.
WIFE S0RRYSHE LEFT
Notice Printed in Newspaper Tell.
Sirs. Krtel's Regret.
MIXEOLA. L. I.. Aug. 21. Newspa
pers recently published this announce
ment: "Mrs. Herman II. Ertel wishes to
announce that after leaving her hus
band for six months, she is now torry
for it, and wishes to return, being
sorry for all she had said. She prom
ises to do all in her power ever after
to make their home a happy one.
"iSigned).
"MRS. HERMAN H. ERTEL."
Herman 11. Ertel is an engineer in
the plant . of Doubleday. Page & Co..
publishers. He said that bin wife ana
he realized their mistake in separat
ing, and six weeks ago his wife wrote
him a lctler telling him the was sorry.
Mrs. Thompson will have the dlstinc-IMe agreed to take her back if she
tion of being the first woman ever to wrote a letter of regret, and the card
have had the honor of conveying po-( whs her answer.
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