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TITE arOTtXTN'G OREGONTATT, MONDAY, OCTOBTTR 9, lfllfl. FIRE PREVENTION TOPIC FOR TODAY PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN AS THIRD MOTORSHIP BUILT BY ST HELENS PLANT WAS CHRISTENED. Morning Will Be Devoted to Exercises at Schools and Presentation of Prizes. 14 3 LUNCHEON WILL BE HELD Governor to Talte Part in Review . of Firemen and Apparatus Pa rade Will Follow and Pub lic Lecture at 8 P. M. Special exercises in Portland today will place emphasis upon the work of fire and accident prevention. The local celebration of the day is a part of a Nation-wide observance along safety first lines. There will be fire drills during the day, talks on fire prevention, drills In the schools, public meetings where safety will be counseled, and a parade will start at 3:30 through the down town streets that will impress safety first upon all who see it. A special committee of 100 was named recently by Mayor Albee to arrange today's celebration, and everything has been completed in the way of prelimi naries. It is expected that people of the whole city will be interested and that all will become active workers for fewer accidents and fires. This morning's activities will be con fined to the city schools. A fireman has been assigned to each school, where they will talk to the students in spe cial assemblies and urge more care in preventing fires. Anards to Be Presented. A fire drill will be held at Ladd Echool at 9 o'clock. Upon its comple tion the Jaeger cup will be presented to the school as being best drilled among the elementary schools. At 10 o'clock the cup donated by the Public Safety Commission will be awarded to the Jefferson High School, which won it for making the best showing among high schools of the city in fire drills. There will be a fireboat drill and exhibitions on the river near the Mor rison bridge at 10:30 o'clock. At noon a safety-first luncheon will be held at the Chamber of Commerce. Governor Withycombe. Mayor Albee, State Insurance Commissioner Wells and Fire Marshal Stevens will speak. The fire bureau will give an exhiW tion at Sixth and Pine streets at 1:30 P. M. Governor Withycombe, Mayor Albee and other officials will review the firemen, and there will be an ex hibit of the work of the fire-fighters. There will be contests by volunteer fire companies from nearby cities. Parade to Be Keatnre. The safety-first parade will start at 8:30. and this pageant promises to be a big feature of the day. Many busi ness concerns, as well as the railways, will be represented with striking dis plays in the line of march. The parade will cover the following route: Start at Fourteenth and Yamhill streets, east to Tenth, north to Alder, east to Broad way north to Ankeny, east to Sixth, south to Taylor, east to Third, south to Jefferson, west to Fourth, morth to Salmon, west to Broadway, north to Yamhill, west to Tenth, and disband. There will be a public lecture at 8 o'clock at night at the Chamber of Commerce on the subject of fire pre vention. This will be held under the auspices of the extension bureau of the University of Oregon. Speakers will be Fire Marshal Stevens, of this city, and Ben Williams, of the State Industrial Accident Commission. TROOPS MUSTERED OUT SECOXIJ WASHINGTON I7TPAXTR1 COMPANIES GO HOMK, Seattle Crowds Greet Guardsmen Back From Border Service Centralis Welcomes Company In. SEATTLE, Wash., Oct. 8. The Sec ond Infantry, Washington National Guard, which was called into the United States service last June for duty on the Mexican border, was mustered out of Federal service at the American Lake Camp, south of Tacoma, today, and the various units returned to their home stations. The regimental band and the six Seattle companies arrived home late to day. The guardsmen were greeted by huge crowdes at the railway station and along the streets through which the returning soldiers marched to the Armory, where they were released from duty. The companies from Eastern Wash ington will reach their home stations late tonight or early tomorrow. CENTRALIA. Wash., Oct. 8. (Spe cial.) A crowd of several thousand persons this evening greeted Company M on its return from American Lake, after their muster-out from the Fed eral service. Two bands played, and there was honking of auto horns as the train pulled in. The company pa raded the business section of the city before proceeding to the Armory, where supper had been prepared for the guardsmen and 150 guests. W. B. Keler acted as toastroaster at the sup per, and a committee or young women assisted in serving. ABERDEEN. Wash.. Oct. 8. (Spe cial.) Five thousand citizens gathered at the Union Station here tonight to welcome home the soldier boys of Com pany G, of this city. A band played as the train pulled into the station and an address was delivered by City Attorney A. E. Cross. The demonstra tion fully equaled that given on the morning some four months ago when the boys left for American Lake, en route to the border. V0F 274 ACCIDENTS FATAL More Than 208 Subject to Work men's Compensation Act. SALEM. Or.. Oct. 8. (Special.) For the week emilng October 5 a total of 274 accidents were reported to the State Industrial Accident Insurance Commission, of which one was fatal. Of the total number of workmen in jured 208 were eubject to the work men's compensation act, 25 were from public utility corporations, 40 were from firms and corporations which have rejected the act and one was from a firm not employing labor in hazard ous occupation.' Following is shown the number of accidents by industry: Sawmill 58, logging 44, construction 31, railroad operation '20, iron and steel works 21. paper mill 12, meat packing 10. ship building 7, machine shop 5, transportation 0. mining 7. light and power 8. cannery 8, telephone and telegraph company 4. farm ing o. flour mill 3. tin ahop 3, warehouse, 3, woolen mill 2, cooperage 2. passenger 2. traveler on highway 2, garage 2, trespasser I t " f t p ' " " ' ' " " ' li W' III I " - , 2 Aft i. 4 Vpper The Motorshlp IVnby, Owned by Captain William WriebtHon, Taking the Water. Lower Miaa Ruby Wrlsbtaon. the Ship's Spoaaor, With the launching Saturday at St. Helens of the Ruby, built by the St. Helens Shipbuilding plant for Captain William Wrightson, of Mobile, Ala., shipbuilding has been given a stability that is undeniable. Coincidental with the launching of the Ruby comes the ammouncement that a sister ship of the June, bui.t for Captain Wrightson, but purchased by M. T. Snyder, of New Orleans, has been contracted for by the Columbia Engineering Works for Mr. Snyder. The Ruby is named for the pretty daughter of Captain Wrightson, and will be soon finished and loaded with lumber for Balboa. The full frame of the new motorshlp Being built by the Standif er-Clarkson Company's yard will be up in a few days, and other activities are as brisk in other yards. The first ship built by the McEach- ern-Standifer-Clarkson yard in Astoria will be launched in late October, if present plans work out. 2 and for the following one each: Cleaning parlor, printing, house-raovlne;. stevedoring, transfer company, department store, tank anl pipe, window cleaning, creamery, team ing; lurmture manuxactunna;. rock crusher. FRUIT SPRAYS EFFECTIVE Practical Demonstrations Made by Slate College at Sutlierlin. STITHERLIN. Or.. Oct, 8. (Special.) Professor W. S. Brown, field horticul turist for the Oregon Agricultural Col lege, concluded a series of demonstra tions before the Sutherlin Valley apple growers Saturday. Trees sprayed ac cording to the recommendation of the college were shown to bear a fancy grade of fruit, while the fruit from un Bprayed trees was blemished by dis ease and unsalable. The sprayings were made in the W. E. St- John orchard, under the personal supervision of Professor Brown. The most marked benefit came in the con trol of the apple scab and codling moth. On the unsprayed Spitzenberg trees, 33 per cent, of the fruit was affected by codling moth, and 100 per cent by scab. The sprayed trees showed 'I per cent codling moth and less than 1 per cent scabby fruit. DIVORCE STORY PECULIAR Man Called Home for Surprise rinds AVife's Farewell Note, ABERDEEN. Wash, Oct. 8. (Spe cial. 4jnarles C trrego. or Cosmopolis, was granted a divorce in the Superior Court last week upon a peculiar story of how his wife came to leave him. Crego said he had been married only about a month, and that everything seemed to be running pleasantly until his wife telephoned him one day tell ing him that she had a surprise for him when he came home. Crego, expecting something pleasant, went home early, and found a note which told him that Mrs. Crego had left him. Crego said that shortly prior to the telephone call his wife had called at the grocery store in which he is employed and secured some gro cery supplies and a new dress. INDIAN GETS HOMESTEAD ei -Perce Ia6es Final Proof and Drives Touring Car. LEWISTON. Idaho. Oct. 8. (Special.) Sam Morris, a Nez Perce Indian, who recently purchased a seven-passenger touring car, last week made final proof on a tract of 30 acres located on the north bank of the Clearwater River. Morris is the first Indian to make final proof before the local land office. Philip McFarland is now residing on a tract of 320 acres on Upper Snake River and is in line to be the second Indian to make proof on a homestead before the local land office. The Nez Perce Indians have all the rights of the white people in the matter of filing upon public land and are sub ject to all of the rules and regulations relative to bona fide residence and im provements. covered m new and cheep disinfectant. It Is obtained train pine ou. II 'f f i! H u A. D. NQRTONI BILLED Noted Progressive -Democrat Will Speak Tonight. LARGE COMMITTEE NAMED Other Prominent Adherents of Ad ministration Due Here Include Charles A. Tonne and William B. Wilson. Judge Albert D. Nortoni. of St- Louis. Progressive candidate in 1912 for Gov ernor of Missouri but now a supporter of Woodrow Wilson, will deliver a Wil son campaign address at the Eleventh street Theater, Eleventh and Morrison street, at 8 o'clock tonlght. His address will be made under the auspices of the Democratic State Cen tral Committee. Judge Samuel White, Democratic state chairman, will pre side and introduce Emmett Callahan, who will introduce Judge Nortoni. A member of the St. Louis Court of Appeals at the time of the St. Louis National Democratic convention last June, Judge Nortoni resigned soon aft erwards that he might stump the coun try for Mr. Wilson. He has been cam' paigning through the Middle West on a speaking tour that will also include most of the large Pacific Coast cities. Judge Nortoni is scheduled to arrive in Portland at 7:30 o'clock this morning from Boise. Idaho. He will be met at the depot by Judge White and other prominent Democrats. Though no formal programme for his entertainment has been arranged, he will be the guest of honor at a lunch eon at noon and will probably be taken up the Columbia River Highway, unless he prefers to rest during the day. Reception Committee .Named, Among those who have been invited by Judge White to act on the general reception committee in honor of Judge Nortoni and sit on the stage at the Eleventhstreet Theater tonight are: Dr. C. J. Smith, Joseph N. Teal. H. M. Esterly. B. F. Irvine. Dr. Esther Pohl Lovejoy, George A. Lovejoy. Colonel C. E. S. Wood, Miss Leona Larrabee. Mrs. John A. Keating, Dr. J. W. Morrow,. George H. Thomas. Judge W. N. Gatens. Senator Milton A. Miller, Alex Sweek. George F. Alexander, E. J. Stack, Colo nel Robert A. Miller, John Montajr. C. S. Jackson, Frederick V. Holman. Rich ard. W. Montague. Judge Thomas C Burke, John H. Stevenson. John Twohy, Bert E. Haney, ex-Governor Oswald West. John Van Zante. F. C. Whitten, Frank Stott Myers, Captain James P. Shaw. E. G. Worthy N. Campbell. H. B. Van Duser, Oglesby Young. W. S. U'Ren. Robert D. Inman, Claude C. McCollorh. A. F. Flegel, Sr., George I. Smith, Jo seph Worth, M. A. Raymond, E. J. Run nie, Thomas G. Greene, R. W. Hagood, W. T. Slater. John Manning. H. B. Adams. Norman S. Richards. Mrs. Maria L. T. Hidden, Mrs. Emma Haley Fra zelle. Colonel II. S. Fargo, R. J. Moore, Newton McCoy, Elton Watkins, Frank E. Manning, N. A. Peery, G. E. Hamak er, Seneca Fouts, Dr. Elof T. Hedlund. John A. Jeffrey, R. T. Lincoln. Frank Schlegel, A. King Wilson. Dr. C. H. Chapman. C. M. Rynerson and A. F. Tomlinson. Other Speaker Btpertfd. Judge Nortoni is the first of several speakers of National reputation who will campaign In Oregon for Wilson. Charles A. .Towne. ex-United States Senator from Minnesota and ex-Representative In Congress from Minnesota and New York, is to speak here Tues day night, October 17. Senator Towne will be followed two nights later. Thursday, October 19, by William B. Wilson. Secretary of Labor In President Wilson's Cabinet. NEW BANK BOARD NAMED President Caufteld to Resign and Will T. Wright to Succeed. OREGON CTTT. Or.. Oct. 8. (Spe cial.) C. H. Caufteld. president of the Bank, of Oregon City, last niht made public the names of the new board of directors, elected since a controlling in terest of the bank's stock changed hands. The board will be composed of Will T.- Wright, of Portland, ex-state superintendent of banks: C. T. Brunn, manager of the Blake-McFall Company, Portland; George H. Tracy, Jr.. assist ant state superintendent of banks, and Mr. Caufteld. Mr. Caufteld was re-elected president of the bank, but will resign on the first of the year, and Mr. Wright will take his place. COUNCIL JOB GOES BEGGING Vancouver Third Ward la Not Rep resented Among Candidates. VANCOUVER. Wash., Oct. 8. (Spe cial.) Nobody wants to be Councilman from the Third Ward in Vancouver. Saturday was the last day for filing declarations of candidacy for the city primaries to be held November 7, and when the City Clerk's office closed at S o'clock this position was unsought. The position is unsalaried. There are 10 candidates for eight of f'ces. Nine of those who filed are Republicans. There are only two con tested offices. City Attorney and Coun cilman from the Second Ward, for which there ara two candidates each. A Nation-Wide Poll Showing. How Union Labor Will Vote To sense the trend of union labor sentiment in the coming Presidential election; the editor of THE LITERARY DIGEST addressed a letter to the presidents, vice-presidents and secre taries of labor organizations, representing practically all branches of industry, in every state of the Union. The letter asked for an expression of opinion as to the sentiment of their unions toward the different Presidential candidates. About five hundred replies, from thirty-two states, have been received. In this week's number of "The Digest," dated October 7th, the result of this poll is given. Many interesting statements from labor leaders are quoted, and this feature of the "Digest" will be read carefully by workers in every branch of industry. The article, in the opinion of many people; quite definitely answers the question "Will Organized Labor Vote Solidly?" It is handsomely illustrated with reproductions of original photographs. Among some of the other striking features in "The Digest" for October 7th are: "American Business Bursts Its Jacket" The President and Leaders of His Party Assert That the Highest Peak in American Business Has Been Reached Under Democratic Administration, and This Without Counting War Importations or Exportation The Zeppelin Raids on London New York's Traction Strike India's Six Invasions Our Future .Hybrid Race A Government Show on Wheels The Medical Fee System of the Future The Birth of Our Popular Songs Opposite German Views of Atrocities From week to week the columns of THE LITERARY DIGEST present a complete mov ing picture of the world's events, happenings of every sort in all lands, skilfully condensed so as to make a reel of actual, vital news that exactly meets the requirements of the busy man or woman of today. And you can be ab RSarSc of O XAC j V 9 J pse MeMry JUisesic ft TRAILS' CLUB HIKES Top of Larch Mountain Visited by Portlanders. CLIMBING TRIP IS ENJOYED Party or 135 Reaches Ixfty Goal, Where Hot Coffee Is Served. Young Woman Overtaxes Strength, hut Recovers. One hundred persons from this city, under the auspices of the Trails Club of Oregon, went to the top 'of Larch Mountain yesterday at sunrise, and en Joyed thoroughly a bracing day in, the open, and had their fill of hill climb ing. The pilgrims say the excursion was an Ideal one, well managed In every particular. Saturday the advanoe guard, con sisting of Osman Royal and Todd Ha ten, carried coffee, with coffee-making utensils, to the top of the mountain. to be ready for eventualities. late that night the members of the party arrived by train at Multnomah Falls, and at 12:30 A. M. yesterday, under the direction of Henry R. Hayek, be tran the six-and-one-half-mile cUmb up to the mountain top. Nobody was In a hurry, and there were stops for rest now and then. One of the party. Miss Flsk. over taxed her strength, and had to call a halt. She was promptly cared for. and a guard was left with her, while the main party proceeded wun ine jour ney. The first climbers to reach the toD of the mountain got there at 4 A. M.. and the others, including Miss Fisk, who had recovered in me mean time, arrived by 6 A. M. The atmos Dhere was clear, the air crisp and bracing, and the view magnificent. Hot coffee was served to all the party, on the mountain top. In all. 132 persons were together. Including 100 from this city. Miss Flsk was taken to the forest rangers' house In the vicinity, and after she had had a refreshing sleep, she was escorted to Palmer Station, from whence, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Tickner. Osman -Royal and Todd Hazen. she was conveyed by Mr. Royal's auto to this city. The other members of the excursion reacnen Multnomah Falls safely. The Trails Club of Oregon manages similar excursions now and then. They are all pleasant, democratic outings. where everyone Is acquainted. The officers are: Samuel C. Lan caster, president: Todd Hazen, first vice-president; Henry K. Hayek, sec Alany Interesting Half-Tone Illustrations, Cartoons, Etc. A "Movie" Film That Girdles the garth October 7th Number on FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY (Publishers ond vice-president: Cheater A. lloguo, secretary-treasurer. SEATTLE TAXES REDUCED Higher Rate In Home Sections Is Offset by Lower Valuation. SEATTLE. Wash.. Oct. S. tSpeclal.) Seattle taxpayers will be required to pay $173,768.47 less in city taxes in 1917 than was assessed against then) (or 1916. or about three-fourths of a mill less, and in the principal taxpaylng subdivision the 1917 levy will be 20.72 mills, as compared with 21 mills for 1916. In the other subdivisions of the city the levy will be slightly higher than for the present year, but a reduc tion in the assessed valuation will more than make up the difference. Seattle's tax levy for 1917 for all pur- popes, including state, county, schools and port, will be 45.791 mills, as acainst 44.560 mills for 1916, an in crease of 1.2.11 mills. GRESHAM MEETING BILLED A. 13. Clark, J. W. Beverldge and Frank S. Grant to Speak. GRESHAM. Or, Oct. 8. (Special.) A. E. Clark. J. W. Beveridge and Frank S. Grant will be speakers at a big Re publican rally In Metzger's Hall here Monday evenin. Some of the important National Issues before the people will be discussed by Mr. Clark and Mr. Beveridge and Mr. Grant will talk o. the important local Issues. There will Internal Bathing's Rapid Growth It Is but natural to expect that a relief from Constipation and the many ills which it causes, which Is so ef fectual and so natural as Internal bathing, should quickly make many converts. But Its general use has Increased so tremendously In the past few years as to suggest other reasons, and these are found In the statement of users that they feel as If "made over new" morning after an Internal bath. The elimination of the pernicious and F'Oisonous waste which is ever present n the Lowtr Intestine gives Nature a chance to work unhamperd. And one arises in the morning clear-headed, able, bright, confident and eager for the day's duties. Mr. F. E. Smith writes: "Dear Doctor Tour 'Cascade' made a new man of me at tke age of 49. I persuaded my wife to use the treat ment also and today ahe has better health than ever before. Since the use of the 'Cascade' she sleeps better and can walk for hours without fatigue. Fainting spells have become a condi tion of the past; can eat anything on the bill of fare and drink all bever ages. Does not take cold when ex posed: hot weather doea not cause op pression." The "J. B. L. Cascade." the most efficient device for Internal Bathing, is being shown and explained in detail at Woodard. Clarke & Co.'s Drug Store in Portland. Ask for free booklet. "Whv Man of Today la Only iV tfficient." .Adv. Negro Labor Coming North The War Caused by Coal and Iron Germany's Luxurious Trenches (Specially Illustrated) . Who Started the War? Sterilizing Oysters Conquering Heavy Roads in France French and Belgian Art Losses A Study in Rural Religion solutely sure that nothing is colored or dis torted in the least. Each fact is recorded for you without fear or favor just as it occurred. This constantly changing film represents all shades of opinion, all diversities of thought. It is uniform in one respect only, its impartiality. It holds the mirror up to life and leaves you to judge for yourself. Sale Today 10 Cents of the Famous NEW Standard Dictionary). NEW YORK be special music by a male quartet and the Plcatfant Home band has been en BHged to play. This is the first of a series of three rallies to be held before the election tn November. NEW MARRIAGE LAW URGED Wisconsin Prosecutor Would Protect Children Horn l-'athcrlctts. MADISON. Wis.. Oct. 8. Following the plea of guilty in court of Helen Griep. of Watertown. that she had killed her Illegitimate child here and thrown the baby's body Into the park lagoon. District Attorney ll-nry Saut hoff has announced that he is going to ask the coming legislature for a new law to correct such situations. "Every girl who becomes a mother Is entitled to a husband." said Mr. Sauthofr today. "I think a law should be passed which will consider the mother and father of a child married from the instant the child was born, whether there be any church ceremony or not-" The Madera Ideal. Engineering Magazine. Efficient Industrial managers we must have: but If the Republlo Is to endure we also must have Industrial GO EA UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM SUPERIOR SERVICE Through Sleeping Cars to and from Chicago. Kansas City, Omaha, Denver and intermediate points. Dining Car Service pecond-to-none. The Route is via the famous Columbia River The "Old Oregon and "Pioneer" Trails won derful in scenic and historic interest. Auto matic Signals guarding the entire main line, and 1140 miles of double-track are guarantees of the high standard the Union Pacific sets. UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM JOINS WEST AND EAST WITH A BOULEVARD OF STEEL. Tickets, reservation a and travel aervtce to suit your upon application to CITY TICKET OFFICE. Washington at Third Broadway 4500, A-6121. managers whose vision will be great enough to look beyond the petty re quirements, often laid upon the tech nical school, for the man who. while useful to his Industry, can also do something to make industry more use ful to all men. Here's a Blackbird Yarn. SPRINGKIELH. III.. OL 2. Giant Roman candles have been purchased as a means to get rtj of large flocks of blackbirds. whi-h have become a nuisance to residents In the eastern sections of the city. Efforts to forcw the birds to roost in the woods outside of the city have proven unsuccessful and the use of the fireworks may prove more effective. A pair ef crutches Is kept at the offle of lb WolllnRton (Mo. .- far the fre use of tht unfortunate. Ths crutches ara lent to person who. when through wltti them, return them for th nexL borrower. CASTOR I A . Vm- Tnfajits and Children. Thj Kind YoaHave Alwajs 1M Bear ti plnattura of