Morning Oregonian., September 26, 1916, Page 8, Image 8

THE 3IORXING OREGOXIAX, TUESDAY, SEPTE3IBER 26. 1016.
MOTHER DEDICATES
5 SONS TO COUNTRY
MOTHER, SON, BYSTANDER AND RECRUITING OFFICER WHO FIGURED IN NOVEL ARMY ENLISTMENT I
YESTERDAY.
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Mrs. Merryman Presents Her
Eaby for Enlistment, Main
taining Family Tradition.
291 SERVE IN 140 YEARS
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Every Male Member Enters Army
Since Pre-Kevolutionary Days.
Requirement Is That Rank of
Sergeant Be Reached.
"Today my duty is done: my baby
has enlisted and the unbroken record
of our family is completed!"
Proud words were these and a proud
tnoment for Mrs. Emma B. Merryman,
of 1766 East Fifteenth street, as she
fondly kissed her 19-year-old son.
Joseph B. Merryman. when he signed
his name to an enlistment blank at the
Army recruiting station. Third and
Oak streets, yesterday morning. The
Bon was the last of five she has put in
the service and is the 291st member of
the family to serve the country in the
last 140 years, the list taking in every
direct male descendant from the Revo
lutionary War to the present.
So determined was Mrs. Merryman
that the family record should not be
lirnWAn rfuvinp- Kpr PPTiprfltinn that a
short time ago she sent her son to the
hospital to have a slight defect cured
so that there would be no chance of
his being rejected. She paid for the
operation and since has taken excep
tional care of the boy so he would pass
high n a - physical examination. And
he passed with a perfect mark.
Two Are Discharged.
Four other sons have gone over the
lame course. Two others are still in
the Army and the other two have re
ceived honorable discharges after hav
ing attained the rank of sergeant,
which is a requirement of the family.
"They are told." explained Mrs. Merry
man, "that they must enlist as privates
and come out as sergeants or re-enlist
until they are made serge,ants."
So impressive was the scene when
Mrs. Merrvman nut her son in the serv
ice that a bystander, James L. Murphy,
yesterday enlisted immediately after
young Merryman had signed his name.
Both young men went into the in
fantry service and will be sent as re
cruits at once to some one of the in
fantry organizations on the Mexican
border. The enlistment was taken by
Corporal L. Beveridge. who has charge
of local recruiting for the Western
Division.
"We are proud of our unbroken chain
of patriotism," said Mrs. Merryman.
"The chain was started before the
Revolutionary War and has never been
broken. Out of 291 direct descendants
who have served only one has been
killed and five wounded in battle. The
one killed was a Breckenridge in the
War of 1S12. We had Breckenridges in
the Civil War. in the Indian wars and
"in the Spanish-American War and all
served with honor.
Training Is Valued.
"Tt is not a fad of the family, but
it is a duty we. feel we owe. Anv
mother who trains her boy to be afraid
; to serve the country that gives him
' birth is raising an effeminate fizzle.
"Any boy who serves his country and
. nromotes himself nrnvps himself n m an
. and worthy of citizenship, and only by
- that method can he come to realize the
mil meaning or citizensnip ana cner-
Ish it
"I do not consider it dishonorable for
a man to be a private, for anv rank in
the Army should be considered honor
able and the boy serving brings credit
to his family. I only hope that the rest
- of our family will Dreach the same
know thev will if thev are true Breck-
enridges.
"Army life has proved a Godsend to
all our men. There has never been a
failure. They learn first to obey, then
to command and to conquer self and
this fits them for any place in civil
'life."
DIVA PREPARES FOR TOUR
Madame Schumann-Heink Is to Sing
Friday at Mount Angel.
Madame Schumann-Heink, the dis
tinguished contralto, is at the Hotel
Portland and is preparing for her con
cert season which commences in Iowa,
October 6. She has a grand piano in
her room and is awaiting the arrival
of her accompanist.
Arriving in this city from her home
at San Diego, Cal., by auto, Madame
Schumann-Heink thinks that the "worst
bit of road is between Salem and Port
land." She says that she has not yet
made up her mfnd to, buy a ranch in
Southern Oregon for one of her sons.
She is to sing Friday1 at high mass
at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Mount
Angel, Or., on which occasion Rev.
Prior Adelhelm Odermatt, founder of
Mount Angel College, will celebrate the
golden jubilee of his entrance into the
order of St. Benedict
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cruiting Officer, and Joseph Merryman. Standing; (Left to JR Iff ht Joep h L. Mnrnhy and Mrs. Emma B. Merry-mnu.
. M'ARTHUR HEARD
OREGON' CONGRESSMAN ASSAILS
RECORDS OF DEMOCRATS.
Child Labor Law Passed by Totes of
Republicans, He Explain at
Multorpor Club.
Representative McArthur, of the
Third Congressional District addressed
the Multorpor- Republican Club at its
meeting at No. 233 Oak street last
night President Moser was in the chair
and there was a good turnout of mem
bers. Mr. McArthur reviewed in a general
way the record of the Wilson Admin
istration with regard to its European
and Mexican policies and touched upon
recent National legislation and the re
sult of the Maine election.
"President Wilson's European policy
has been Weak-kneed and vacillating.
It has won for us nothing but disre
spect in the capitals of the Old World,"
said Mr, McArthur. "In Mexico the
President's course has been equally un
fortunate. More American people have
been killed since the Mexican troubles
began than were killed in battle dur
ing the Spanish-American war. Vet
President Wilson seeks re-election on
the cry that he has kept this country
out of war.
"I did not hesitate to cast my vote
against the Adamson eight-hour law,
which was put through Congress by
the President's command when the rail
road strike threatened. I regarded it
as legislation at the point of the gun.
It ia a thoroughly dishonest law, which
was conceived in. the interest of the
pending Presidential campaign. It is
wholly un-American.
"The Administration claims great
credit for the new child labor law, but
the Democrats are not entitled to the
honors. The truth is that it was-passed
by Republican votes and would not
have been carried but for Republican
help." -
OHPHEUM SGENERY HERE
IIEILIG STAGE TO BE PREPARED
FOR SUNDAY'S OPE.MXG. -
Coqullle Churches to Unite.
MARSHFIELD. Or.. Sept. 25. (Spe
cial.) The North and South Methodist
churches of Coquille have set on foot
a scheme of amalgamation and com
mittees have been appointed for the
; purpose of arranging the details of the
- junction. The combination is not ex
pected to take place at once, but will
likely be consummated, within the next
nix months.
Synthetic milk Is being produced from
peanuts by European chPmiFTj.
Big Baking
Easily Done
All responsibility as to the
raise is gone, if
Crescent
Baking
Powder
is used. By
every test it
never fails
to raise the dough.
All grocers, 25c lb.
Crescent Mfg. Co.,
Seattle, Wash.
Western Manasrer of Circuit Visits
Portland and Reports Vaudeville
Outlook Is Promising.
The final shipment of scenery for
Orpheum vaudeville arrived yesterday
and will be placed on the Heilig The
ater stage- immediately after the de
parture of "A World of Pleasure"
Wednesday night With the exception
of hanging this scenery the Heilig is
in complete readiness for the opening
of the Orpheum season there next Sun
day afternoon.
F. B. Henderson, Western manager
of the Orpheum circuit, with headquar
ters in San Francisco, passed yesterday
in Portland on his way to Salt Lake
City. Mr. Henderson attended the open
ing of the Orpheum in Vancouver, B.
C. and at Seattle. He reports that
times, in vaudeville theaterdom are
promising, and that Portland gives
every indication of a. prosperous sea
son ahead.
The advance seat sale at the Or
pheum box office is reported as ex
celling that of former openings, the
season reservation list being greater
than ever.
of his boys in the school were regarded
as incorrigible when they came to him,
but under his tutelage they have been
accomplishing wonderful things.
"My system?" said Rabindranath
Tagore, when asked about it. "I have
no system of teaching. I make the
boys as happy as possible and all else
follows."
The visit today is the first that the
great master has paid to Portland, and
a huge audience is prepared to hear his
address at the high school tonight J. he
lyceum management under which he is
appearing has arranged for special
rates to students and those of the
higher institutions of the city will be
largely represented in the audience.
ONLY CONCRETE AVAILABLE
Property-Owners ToM No Bids on
Macadam Are Received.
Unless residents on Thirty-first
street, from Thurman street south to
the edge of Balch Creek Canyon, are
willing to have their street paved with
concrete, there is no way they can get
the street improved, according to a
letter being sent the property owners
by the city's Public Works Depart
ment Bids have been invited twice for
macadam, as requested Dy the property
owners, but no bids have been received.
Concrete pavement was included in the
last call for bids and one bid was sub
mitted on this. Inasmuch as the prop
erty owners asked for macadam, the
city wants to know if concrete will be
acceptable.
LAND BILL DEFENDED
El'GEXE E. SMITH DENIES THAT MR.
FBEX IS AUTHOR.
PATROLMAN PAYS HIS WAY
Motorcycle Policeman Returns $1
for Each Mile Ridden.
Motorcycle Patrolman Frank Ervin
has earned the city of Portland Just
$1 for every mile he has riden after
speeders in the past four months.
Mounted on a special racing model, Mr
Ervin has pursued autoists who have
been violating the city ordinances and
in more than SO per cent of his cases
has procured not only convictions, but
the people he has arrested have plead
ed guilty when arraigned.
During the first 25 days of Septem
ber he has brought in 69 cases and fines
colected have totaled $891. The ma
chine purchased by the city four
months ago has paid for itself, paid
the patrolman's salary aa well and left
& handsome balance.
MOUNT HOOD IS CLIMBED
Members of Reed College Faculty
Make Ascent Sunday.
Members of the faculty of Reed Co.
lege made a successful ascent of Mount
Hood Sunday, returning to Portland
Yesterday morning. They left the cit
Saturday at noon and motored to Gov
ernment Camo. whence they set out
Sunday morning for the summit. They
reached the top of the peak Sunday aft
ernoon about 2 o'clock and returned to
Government Camp that night. A pleas
ant outing without the slightest un
pleasant feature is Teported. In the
party were:
Dr. William Trufant Foster, Dr. Ber
tha Stuart, Professor Harry Torrey, Dr.
William Ogburn, Dr. Max Cushin?, Jo
sephine Saunders. Wilmoth Osburn,
Helen Phillips, IJenore MacGregor and
Charles Larrabee.
POET TO SPEAK TONIGHT
RABINDRANATH TAGORE TO BRING
MESSAGE PROM ORIENT.
Students Are to Be Larse Part of Audi
ence at Lincoln High When
Noted Dramatist Talks.
Rabindranath Tagore, teacher, poet.
dramatist, leader of the thought of a
race of 50,000,000 people and grown
within the past few years to the stature
of an international genius, is coming to
Portland today, bringing the message of
the new Orient. He will lecture at the
Lincoln High School tonight at 8:20.
While the Occident has recognized
the genius of the great Bengali master,
the rank and file of the Westerners
have not fully understood the scope of
his genius. He has been looked upon
rather as a ' religious teacher and an
exemplar of the mysticism of the Far
East This conception touches fnly
one phase of his many-sided character.
He came into prominence, as a writer
while still a youth. At 17 he made a
visit to England, and when he was IS
his first drama- was produced at Cal
cutta. . His writings up to the time
when he was about 30 have furnished to
Bengal the larger proportion of its
songs of the people,' love songs an
songs of patriotism. After that period
Rabindranath Tagore's writings took
on a more profound tone, and he dealt
with religion, philosopohy and the
greater human problems.
He conducts a model school for boys
on his great estate near Calcutta. Most
C. N. McArthur Also Guest at Chamber
Luncheon and Is Accorded
Notable Ovation.
"'I'll venture that there aren't 10 men
in this room who could qualify for a
loan under the provisions of the pro
posed people's land and loan measure,"
sal Eugene E. Smith, of the Central
Labor Council, addressing the members'
council of the Chamber of Commerce at
noon yesterday in support of the meas
ure. "This is the best answer I know to
the argument that men have been put
ting up that the proposed measure
would encourage thrif tlessness. Just
read its provisions and see the amount
of labor that a man has to put into
farm improvements before he can get a
loan and I think you will change your
opinion."
Mr. Smith denied that the bill was
fathered by XV. S. tTRen. as has been
said in some of the arguments.
"This assertion has been made by
those opposed to K, I believe solely
with a view to making capital of the
personal opposition to Mr. LTRen that
exists in the state. The Central Labor
Council began the movement which has
resulted in this measure and Mr. URen
was consulted only as the attorney of
the council."
Henry Heed, County Assessor, will
speak on the negative side of the
question next week at the luncheon of
the members' council.
C. X. McArthur was a. guest at the
meeting yesterday and was given an
ovation when, by request he arose to
give a short talk.
HOTEL ALDER CASE SET
Trial of Mrs. S. E. McIouaIl Will
Be Held Wednesday.
The firBt case resulting from the
Saturday afternoon raid of the Alder
Hotel, that of Mrs. S. E. McDougall.
the proprietress, charged with main
taining a nuisance, will be tried before
a jury In the Municipal Court Wednes
day afternoon.
The cases of Mrs. Nannie Sandberx
and Mrs. Hazel Thomas, housekeepers
of the hotel, charged with selling
liquor, will be tried some time during
the week. By an agreement reached
yesterday between the attorneys testi
mony of Lillian McKinney. Vivian La
Furgey and H. Harris, theatrical people
who are held as witnesses, will be
taken today by deposition and submit
ted as evidence in all three cases.
New -Coquille Creamery Opens.
MARSHFIELD. Or., Sept. 25. (Spe
cial.) The Coquille Valley Creamery
Company, which three months ago sus
tained a heavy loss by the burning of
its plant at Coquille. has reopened with
a new building and improved machinery.
Starting Wednesday, September 27, you will
receive a beautiful Pennant of all nations
wrapped with each 10c Loaf of Luxury Bread
until our supply is exhausted. Save these Pen
nants each day until you have a collection and
make pillow tops, centerpieces, etc. These
Pennants are washable.
Notice to the Housewife
Insist on the 10-cent Loaf of Luxury Bread, as we can give you better quality
and more in quantity than in two 5-cent loaves. Made by
THE NEW YORK BAKERY
East Seventh and Belmont Streets
Telephones: ( "I? fastasch, Mjt.
, IE 451 L. J. Korter, Adv. Mgr.
CLERK HELD FOR TflEFT
REFUSAL TO SLBMIT TO BERTILLON
TEST AROUSES SUSPICION.
Georse Hanson. Arrested In Connection
With Disappearance of $250
From Heche Company.
Finger prints found . on a pane of
glass cut from a window of the Beebe
Company, ship chandlers, at 182 Mor
rison street led to the arrest yester
day of George Hanson, a clerk em
ployed there; and he is being held
for investigation in connection with the
removal from the safe in the office of
$250. Hanson was the only man em
ployed by the firm who objected to
having his linger prints taken when
BertiUon Expert Hunter, of the police
department, was working on the case.
The robbery was discovered yester
day morning when Kenneth Beebe. a
member of the firm, opened the office.
Indications are that the money was
taken late Sunday night or early Mon
day morning. The safe was opened by
working the combination. Police who
Investigated the crime say that though
a hole had been cut in the window of
the office, the aperture was made from
the inside.
A Famous Physician's
Wonderful Discovery
MILTON MILLER TO TOUR
Internal Revenue Collector Will
' Speak for AVIlson.
Milton A. Miller, collector of United
States internal revenue for Oregon,
will make a tour of Western Oregon
early in October in the interests of
Wilson and Marshall and the Demo
cratic ticket.
Word has been received by Judge
Samuel White, Democratic state chair
man, that two speakers of National
reputation will speak in Oregon In Oc
tober tn behalf or President v llson
After a series of carefu! experiments
and tests at the Invalids Hold and
Surgical Institute, Kulfalo. N. Y.. cov
ering many years Dr. Pierce, the medi
cal director of that hospital, made an
nouncement that he could prove lhat a
medicine which he called "AXUltlC"
was the best uric acid solvent now to
bo had. Aa a remedy for those easily
recognised symptoms of inflammation
as scalding urine, backache and fre
quent urination, as well sediment in
the urine, or if uric acid in the blood
has caused rheumatism, lumbago,
sciatica, gout. It Is simply wonderful
how quickly "Anuric" acls; causing the
pains and stiffness rapidly to disap
pear. Swollen hands, ankles, feet are due to
a dropsical condition, often caused by
disordered kldncvs. Naturally when
th Vidny r deranged the hlood
filled with poisonous waste matter,
which settles In the feet, ankles and
wrists: or under the eyes in bag-like
lonnal Ions.
It is Just as neressary to keep the
kidneys aotlng properly as to keep th
bowels active.
The very best poesihl way to tk
rare of yourself is to take a glass cf
hot water before meals and an
"Anuric" tablet. In this way it is
readily dissolved with th; food, picked
up by the blood end finally reaches the
kidneys, where it has a tonic etfect in
rebuilding those orKan.
Step into the drug store and ask for
a S0-'ent package of "Anuric" or send
Dr. Pierce 10c for trial pekg "Anuric"
many times more potent than.lithla.
eliminates uric arid as hot water melts
sugar. A short trial will convince ou.
Adv.
Albert D. Norton!. Progressive candi
date for Governor lr Missouri In 1912.
will speak here October . Charles A.
Towne. ex-United States Senator from
Minnesota, will deliver an address here
about October 17.
Itailroad Man Promoted.
REND. Or.. Sept. 25. (Special.)
After serving as agent of the Oregon
Trunk since the railroad was built in
1911. J. II. Corbett left last night for
Astoria, where he will act as freight
and passenger agent for the S. P. & S.
Mr. Corbett is succeeded here by P.
Keller, who Is promoted from Red
mond. D. E. Studebaker. of Washtur
na. Wash., takes Mr. Keller's place at
Redmond.
CITY TO HOLD WOOD DOWN
Council Plans to Cut Fnel If Dealer
Advance Prices.
If wood dealers get to advancing
cordwood prices too high during the
coming Winter the city will go into
the wood business again, according to
a plan discusssed by the City Council
yesterday. It is believed the city can
keep fuel dealers within reason by
threatening to establish a municipal
plant.
It was the opinion of members of the
City Council that the city could cut
wood during the Winter and put tt on
the market at a lower figure than pri
vate dealers by cutting out the profits
of middlemen. Commissioners do not
want to do this unless the dealers start
putting too much of a burden on the
consumers.
SECOND SUSPECT IS HELD
James Ryan Arrested on Assault and
Robbery Charge.
James Ryan was arrested at First
and Madison streets early last night
by City Detectives Coleman and Snow,
charged with complicity in the assault
and robbery of Edward N. Smith at
Eleventh and Columbia streets Satur
day night. This is the second arrest
made In connection with the same
case, that of John Campbell having
been made Sunday.'
According to the story told to the
police by Smith, six men assaulted
and, after knocking him down and
beating him up, robbed him of his
watch.
Saves
the Bearings
Zcrolcne is made
from Asphalt-base
crude. Its lubricat
ing value is not af
fected by the heat
of the motor.
the Standard Oil fir TTotar Cars
Sold by dealers everywhere and
at all Service Stations of the
Standard Oil Company
(Californim)
Portland
Special Trains
Oregon State Fair
Shriners' Special 8:40 A. M.
Wednesday
Elks' Special 9:30 A. M.
Thursday
Regular Trains, 8:00 A. M., 8:50 A. M.
2:00 P. M. and 4:20 P. M.
Union Station or East Morrison-Street Station
To Entrance of Fair Grounds.
Tuesday
Woman's Day, Good Roads Day.
Wednesday
Shriners' Day, Salem Day.
Thursday
Portland Day, Elks' Day.
Friday
Governor's Day, Scandinavian Day.
Saturday
Farmers' Day, Carnival Night.
$2 ROUND TRIP $2
Tickets
City Ticket Office Sixth and Oak
Union Station, East Morrison Street.
John M. Scott, General Passenger Agent
SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES