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THE 3IORNISQ ORECiONIAIf, MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1916.
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PEACE AND PLENTY ARE
FAMILIAR TO BAKERITES
William Pollman, Who Rose From Poverty to Prosperity, Declares That
Section Is Best on Earth and Offers Wonderful Opportunities.
TO SPEAK TONIGHT
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Mrs. William Kent Will Also Be
Heard at Baker Theater
Instead of at Library.
PARADE WILL BE FEATURE
Ex-Forester Among the Progressive
Leaders Who Have Thrown Them
selves Vigorously Into Fight
to Insure Hughes' Election.
Oiffnrd Pinchot. one of the foremost
Froresslves In the United States, who
helped organize the Progressive party
In 1912, before that having: been ac
tive in the ranks of the progressive
Itepublioans. will speak for Charles
Kvans Hushes tonight at the Baker
Theater. Mrs. William Kent, wife of
Hepresentatlve Kent, of California, will
also speak at this meeting:.
The meeting will open at 8 o'clock.
The Baker Theater is in Broadway, be
tween Morrison and Alder streets.
Mr. Pinchot is due to arrive In Port
land from Chicago just 15 minutes be
fore the Baker Theater meeting. He
will be met at the North Bank Depot
on his arrival there at 7:45 o'clock by
the uniformed marching club of tno
Multorpor Republican Club, and by
Brown's band, and escorted to the
theater.
Arthur I. Moulton, Progressive can-
' didate two years ago for Representa-
'. 4iv in CrtriOT-f.e fmm thp Third Di5-
" trict. will preside at the meeting and
t introduce Mr. Pinchot. A. E. Clark, who
was to have presided, has to be In
, Tacoma this morning in a caee before
; Federal Judge Cushman. and cannot
' reach Portland in time for the meet
ing. Mrs. Kent "Will Speak.
L The subject of Mr. Pinchot's address
; will be, "Charles Evans Hughes as a
; Constructive Statesman." Following
; lii address Mrs. Kent will speak on the
National woman suffrage amendment
to the Federal Constitution.
One of the attractive features of the
meeting will be the singing of Miss
Leah Cohen, dramatic soprano. Miss
; Cohen will sing "Columbia, the Gem of
5 the Ocean" and "America, I Love You,"
to the accompaniment of the band.
Ten young women, headed by Miss
Cornelia Cook, will act as ushers at the
meeting. In the boxes will be several
new Hughes supporters who have been
won over from the Democratic party.
Numerous friends of Mr: Pinchot are
desirous of entertaining him during his
ftay in Portland. According to Mr.
Pinchot's preeent plans, however, he
will leave Portland for Oakland, Cal.,
where he is to speak next, on the
Southern Pacific train departing at 1:30
o'clock Tuesday morning.
Mr. Pinchot In Pnhllc Rye.
Mr. Pinchot was Chief Forester of the
United States during the administration
'. of President Roosevelt and during part
of President Taft's administration. Ho
was one of President Roosevelt's closest
friends and advisers. Two years ago
Mr. Pinchot was the Progressive can
didate for United States Senator from
Pennsylvania.
When Charles Evans Hughes received
the Republican nomination for Presi
dent. Mr. Pinchot, with Colonel Rooee
velt. Albert J. Beverldge. James R. Gar
field and other active and influential
Progressive leaders, announced that he
' would not only support Mr. Hughes,
but would actively campaign for him.
On his present campaign tour Mr.
- Pinchot will speak in most of the large
cities of the Pacific Coast.
If Mr. Pinchot will consent to the
change in hie programme arrangements
will be made for him to address a meet
ing at Medford while on his way to Cal
ifornia.
On the stage at the Baker Theater
tonight will be men and women sup
porters of Hughes for President, who
are members of all political faiths.
Mrs. Kent Cancels Unlr. j
When It was learned at the Woman's
party headquarters that Mr. Pinchot
was to speak on Monday evening, Mrs.
William Kent said: "1 don't want to
have a meeting at the Library on Mon
day evening when my old friend is
speaking in the city. We have the same
ideals and are working to the same
end and I would like to change my
date." She told how her husband and
her brother and Mr. Pinchot had been
classmates at Yale at the same time
that her father was professor and head
of the Latin department and the four
have been great friends ever since.
When the committee in charge of the
Baker Theater meeting was told of this
Mrs. Kent was cordially invited to ad
dress the meeting from the same plat
form. The invitation was accepted and
the committee which had the Kent
meeting in charge set to work to do
its share in telling the public of the
double opportunity.
Among those who are working in the
Interest of the National suffrage
amendment for the Woman's party
committee are: Miss Cornelia Cook,
Mrs. Andre Fouilhoux, Mrs. W. J. Haw
kins, Mrs. Vincent Cook, Miss Emma
Wold. Miss Edna Ethel Griffith. Mrs.
Hazel Litt, Mrs. Thomas Hailey. Mrs,
C. B. Woodruff, Mrs. C. H. Hepburn,
Mrs. Otis Wight. Miss Helen Ladd. Mies
Gertrude Talbot, Miss Alice Gilman, Dr.
Florence Manion. Miss Rhoda Rumelin,
Mrs. William Sydney Knox, Miss Sally
Hart, Mies Marjory Hoffman. Mrs. G. H.
Cecil and Mrs. Lewis McArthur.
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WILLIAX rOLLXA N, OF BAKER.
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BY ADDISON BENNETT. !
NE of the Eastern Oregon visitors
in town last week was William
Pollman, of Baker, who is here
on business connected with his varied
nterests. which are spread out pretty
generally over Eastern Oregon, but cen
ter in Baker, which. Mr. Pollman says.
"Is the best and busiest little city in
Oregon."
Mr. Pollman has lived there for 27
years. He went there a poor boy in
1889. Now he is president of the First
National Bank and the Baker Loan &
Trust Company, the two institutions
having deposits considerably in excess
of $3,500,000. and has other interests
almost too numerous to mention. In
fact there is a wonderfully interesting
story In the career of Mr. Pollman. a
story that ought to give encouragement
to any poor boy of interest and per
severence. for. as Mr. Pollman says.
"The opportunities are better by far in
Baker County today than they were
when r went there more than a quarter
of a century ago."
Successful Man Modest.
This however, is not to be a story of
Mr. Pollman's career. Indeed, he is one
of the most reticent of men when it
comes to talking about himself, tl had
to "swipe" his picture.' He is not a
candidate for any office nor does he
ever expect to be. though he is a po
litical power in the Republican ranks
of Eastern Oregon; but he does like to
talk about Baker and the surrounding
country. He remarked in our talk that
"Umatilla. Wallowa and Union Counties
are all prosperous, as thev ought to be
for the northeastern portion of Oregon
has more natural advantages than any
otner area or ine state."
I went to see Mr. Pollman primarily
to talk about the mining industry, for
Baker is one of the mining centers of
uregon. tne output being gold and con-
per. When it came to telling the names
of the mines, the number of hands em
ployed ana the Individual output of
the mines. Mr. Pollman thought it
would be impolitic for him to go into
tnose aetans, owing to the fact that
large part of the bullion passes through
vn3 vi mo umer 01 ine DanKS be is
connected with, and the owners anri
lessees of the mines would object to
naving sucn rigures elven out.
Mining; Districts Thrive.
"But let me say this," Mr. Pollman
continued, "the Baker County and con
nguous mining area In Grant and Mai
neir counties was never as prosperous
as toaay, ana ine output of 1916 wil
eclipse all former years, running: well
up towards 3, 000, 000."
When it comes to farming and stock
raising Mr. Pollman is right at home.
for he has been one of the heavy stock
operators, mostly in cattle, but some
times in hogs, of Eastern Oregon. I
remember seeing at one time 25.000
hogs in his sheds and feed lots, and it
has never seemed unusual for "Billy"
to ship a trainload of fat cattle. The
feeding of cattle and sheep during the
Winters is a large industry in the Pow
der. Eagle and other valleys of the
county, for most of the farmers are
wise enough to see the advantages of
having their hay fed upon the ground,
where it was grown. There are a
great many small feeders operating
now, many of them buying through the
Cattle Loan & Feeding Company, of
North Portland, but almost any bank
now will loan money for such purposes.
Generally speaking there has been a
great uplift in Baker agriculture with
in the last few years and a large area
of the new land, mostly rolling or hill
land, brought under the plow through
the dry farming processes. This work
was pioneered by men coming from the
dry farming districts of Uyiatilla and
ine counties west or mere, ana rrom
Eastern Washington. These men are
generally prospering, and more and
more new land is being broken each
month when plowing is feasible.
Then comes another great industry
the lumber output. The reader may not
know that contiguous to Baker lies a
great belt of splendid white pine, the
nearest to the Saginaw pine now to be
had, but such is the case. This lumber
goes "way back East," much of it going
to the New England states. As it
brings a good many dollars a thousand
more than spruce, larch or fir. it can
be shipped any place in the country,
the freight rates not cuttinng so much
of a figure. More than 500.000 feet a
day is going out, the 1916 output being
now computed at more than 150.000,000
feet The money for all of this passes
through the Baker banks, so it can be
seen where a large portion of their de
posits, which are nearly $4,000,000,
come from.
In every direction. Mr. Pollman says.
Baker and Baker County are advancing.
He estimates the advance in population
since 1910 at around 30 per cent, and
practically all of that gain has been
maQe during the war period. There is
not a vacant house in Baker. Business
of all kinds is good, merchants and
business men generally are branching
out. and from every viewpoint the out
look for Baker is exceedingly rosy.
at Otor Doors
"Never before in history have three miles seemed so short," epigrammatically remarks
the New York Sun in reflecting the thought in the minds of thousands of Americans since
the German submarine U-53 commenced its commerce-destroying exploits off Nantucket.
It is true that all witnesses agree that the initial operations of this new submarine cam
paign were conducted with a scrupulous regard for the promises made by the German
government, but ominous possibilities loom large.
In THE LITERARY DIGEST for October 21st, the leading article explains, in a definite
way, the rights of the American government in this situation, and presents the editorial
opinions of leading newspapers in America and England on the issue, as well as the com
ments of such men as Colonel Roosevelt; Hudson Maxim, of the Naval Consulting Board,
and Henry Reuterdahl, who has for years made a special study of our naval problems.
Among other vital articles in this issue are: : . .
Has the "Hyphen" Scored at the Polls?
Editors of All Political Faiths Analyze the Trend of Sentiment as Shown at the Recent Primaries
War-Prices for Food in America
The Allies Worrying Sweden
England Thinks America Apathetic
Women as Wireless Operators
Supplying Our Lack of Leonardos
Confused Standards of Military Cen
sorship Religious Art Gallery in a IIethodist
Church
Holland Good Samaritan
Splendid Illustrations Many of Them
8912 of the Leading Men and Women in Portland
read THE LITERARY DIGEST every week. Look around you, make any investigation you desire, and
you will find them to be men and women who are successful in life who are doing the big things in your city..
The "Deadly Parallel" as a Censor of War News
Accurate Survey of the Balkan
Campaign
Hindenburg's Task to Isolate England
Earth as Medicine and Food
Why Boys Are Usually Hungry
Can Masterpieces Be Dictated?
Anatole France's Forecast
A Catholic Crisis in Bohemia
Saving Our Souls in Campaign Times
Crooked Church-Finance
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aggeration on the part of a periodical than the
"deadly parallel," the comparison of a statement
made today with one made yesterday, or of the
same occurrence as reported by two journals of
widely differing views. As a censor of the news
that filters through to us from the various fronts
this method is unrivaled. The composite story of
a battle as set down for us by half a dozen corre
spondents, all working independently, must come
very near to the truth. The LITERARY
DIGEST gives you each week the latest news of
the war by citing the reports of the leading
periodicals of both sides, without bias or partisan
ship, leaving you to judge from the evidence what
the facts really are. This one feature places
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BELIEF FUNDS GIVEN
Church Congregations Give to
Armenian Sufferers.
WOMEN ORGANIZE TO AID
M.C.FORTNEB VICTIM
qualnted With Conditions In Op
pressed Country Arouse Con
gregations to Response.
Identity of Man Struck
Streetcar- Established.
by
ASSOCIATES HURRY AWAY
is known as "Sam." but his last name I Appeals by Pastors and Persons Ac-
been located late yesterday.
When Fortner left the car he vent
across ine street. 11 is sata, and was
returning- when struck. The Richmond
streetcar was In charsre of Motorman
C. Orrell and Conductor W. M. Leavens.
Difficulty was at first experienced by
ine ponce in petting: a detailed ac
count of the accident, as it was not re
ported until Fortner had been In the
nospitai ror some time.
Fortner was 46 years old and was
employed as a hostler by the East Side
Transfer Company. He has no rela- I
tlves In this city. A brother resides
at North Taklma. Wash.
ine body was taken to the public
morgue. An Inquest will probably be
neia mis evening:.
LUTHERAN PASTOR CALLED
K. W. Brinkmnn, of Seattle, "Wanted
by Holy Trinity Church.
Rev. W. Brinkman. pastor of Holy
Trinity Lutheran Church, of Seattle,
has been called by St. James' English
Lutheran Church of Portland. A reply
from Dr. Brinkman is expected early
this week. Three weeks ago the Seat
tle minister preached here, and made
so favorable an impression that the
council of the local church and the
congregation decided to send him an
invitation to be their pastor.
The pulpit of St. James' Church is
being supplied by the Rev. F. W. Bus
card, of Seattle. Dr. J. Allen Leas, who
was in charge for several years, re
signed recently, and went to Chicago
September 25 to assume the pastorate
of a large church.
AUTOS FORCED TO LINE UP
I'erry Unable to Handle Tratfio
From Vancouver.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Oct. 22. (Spe
cial.) The unusually pleasant weather
today coaxed hundreds of automobiles
loaded with pleasure-seekers from Ore
gon to spin over the line roads in Clarke
County. All remained out as late as
possible, and when all attempted to re
turn at about the same time the old
ferry was unable to handle the traffic.
Automobiles were lined up for six or
seven blocks at times awaiting their
turns to be taken across the river.
One of Men in Motor With Fortner
Before Accident Said to Have
Been Thomas 'Dillon, but He
Has Not Been Located.
M. C. Fortner. of 10S East Eighth
street, who was struck by a Richmond
car at East Eighth street and Haw
thorne avenue late Saturday night,
died at Good Samaritan Hospital yes
terday morning without regaining con
sciousness. His skull was fractured.
By the testimony of witnesses Fort
ner and two companions drove up to
the Long & Silva garage, where the
driver asked to have some slight re
pair made. "W. H. Treglawn. employed
In the garage, says that a man, whom
he supposes to have been Fortner. was
slouched in the rear seat. When the
alarm was raised that a streetcar had
struck a pedestrian he noticed that the
man was no longer in the machine.
"It's Mart; don t let anyone know
he was with us," was the startled ex
clamation of one of the motorists, by
standers told Mr. Treglawn. They
drove away at once, and the number
of the machine was not obtained. Fort
ner, Dieeaing ana unconscious," was
taken to the Good Samaritan Hospital.
His identity remained unknown until
Deputy Coroner Smith began an in
vestigation after his death.
The Inquiry instituted by Deputy
Coroner smith yesterday has appar
ently established the identity of at
least one of Fortners two companions.
He is said to be Thomas Dillon, of East
Twelfth and Belmont streets. The other
Work for the Armenian and Syrian
relief funds was begun in earnest in
the Portland churches yesterday, when
talks were given by preachers in their
pulpits and by Barclay Acheson, for
two years a professor at the American
University at Beirut, Assyria, and by
Mrs. Horsep O. Cartozian, at the Y. W.
C. A.
A 'committee of women organized to
carry on the work for funds among the
women's clubs and civic organizations,
that will be headed by Mrs. William D.
HUGHES TAKES LONG WALK Burke and Mrs- chines scadding, wife
oi ine iaie dibiiv c?ciuuiia.
of Armenia, and told the story of the
quaint people of the land and of the
Turkish misrule in Armenia,
"The work of the missionaries in
Turkey Is mainly educational. The
Armenians were Christians in the third
century, and hav ever since clung to
their national church." paid Mrs. Car- Uve
lOlitn. KJl Illy BIIIUUUU III nj llicmo
I have a very sweet recollection. It Is
with tenderness that I think of my
childhood playmates, many of whom
must be among the deported and prob
ably slain or carried to the houses of
Turks, Arabs or Kurds, or are awaiting
a slow, miserable death by starvation
in some desolate border town.
Some Cover Faeea.
"In some places the custom of cover
ing the face has been adopted from
their Turkish neighbors. It Is for pro
tection from the Insolent Turks that
the Armenian woman has to cover her
face, and not on account of religious'
belief as it Is with the Moslem woman."
Mrs. Cartozian described better times
when the women were freer and were
not molested by the oppressors, and of
the time when their girls were invio
late and their women free to marry
and bring up their children In peace
and honor.
"To give you briefly an idea of the
present conditions in Turkey." she
added. "I will tell you that many fam
ilies have eaten nothing for days and
have not courage to beg. The number
ofsuch families Is Increasing from day
to day. If it goes on much longer, the
greater part of the people, perhaps all.
will perish of hunger and misery.
People Are "Skeletons."
"In the letter from a" friend and
worker in Armenia I read: "With this
er I come to you as a representa-
of many prayers and cries of
grief. I ask for a crowd of more than
2500 miserable, hungry people, dried
to skeletons. Many were already here
and crowds of new ones have been
added. Many die of hunger every day.
The groans and lamentations In the
market place. In the streets, and In the
quiet deserts give our hearts no rest.
I beg for them for help, for mercy.
"Girls and boys, and women all
practically naked. He on the ground
breathing their last lghs among the
coffins put out ready for them. Forty
to 50 neoDle reduced to skeletons are
all that Is left of the 2000 to 3000
healthy peasant women driven down
here from Uooer Armenia. The good-
looking women are desecrated by the
vice of their gaolers, whilst the ugly
ones are victimized by beatings, hunger
and thirst. Even those lying at the
water's edge are not allowed to drink.
"'Yet with all this, the sons of
Armenia are ever hopeful.' "
has been confined to his bed for some
time. lie has a wife and large family
and was prominent in the growth of
Vancouver.
Thomas Fadden III.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Oct. 22. Spe
cial.) Thomas Padden. who came here
as a small boy In about 18o7. is in
his home. Seventh and C streets. Ho
Xominee Prepares for Ills Final
Tour of Central West.
MONTCLAIK. N. J.. Oct. 22. Charter
E. Hughes, Republican presidential
nominee, spent the day quietly, dining
with William R. Willcox. chairman of
the Republican National Committee,
who motored here from New York to
confer with Mr. Huglies.
The nominee took a long walk In the
afternoon and was in conference with
Chairman Willcox until a late hour to
night, after which Mr. Willcox returned
to New York.
Mr. Hughes' next campaign tour Is
expected to keep the nominee on the go
until November 4, when ne will close
his campaign In New York City. The
tour will be through the Central West.
CHAMPION STALLION DIES
Jack London Loses English Animal.
Sire of His Breeding Stable.
GLEN ELLEN, Cal.. Oct. 22. Neuadd
Hillside, imported stallion, sire of Jack
London's famous breeding stable and
twice champion of California, died
early today at London's stock farm
near Glen Ellen.
Neuadd Hillside was foaled in Eng
land fn 1908 and was brought to this
country four years later, when he was
bought by Jack London for J2600.
At the evening service at the First
Presbyterian Church, Mr. Acheson
spoke on the dreadful experiences of
the people in Armenia and Syria. "Come
out of the valley of provincialism to
heights of world citizenship and look
down with sympathy." he said. "These
people are crying for bread. For your
own souls' sake help them."
Collection Is Taken.
The result of his talk was a collec
tion of J265 for the relief fund.
The collection at the White Temple
after his sermon in the morning was
$31.50. He also spoke at the First
Methodist Church, First Congregational
Church, to the First Presbyterian Sun
day School. and the Baptist Young
People's Society. Mr. Acheson will be
in Portland one week, during which
time he will speak before many so
cieties ahd churches.
At the evening -service at the First
Presbyterian Church a group of little
Syrian girls' sang songs in their own
language.
"Womanhood in Armenia" was the
topic of the lecture at the Y. W. C. A.
uy Mrs. cartozian, wno is a aaugnter
CASTOR I A
) Tat Infants and Children.
Th$ Wad Yea Have Alwajs Bccgjif
Chicago
Go Santa Fe see
San Francisco and
LOS Angeles on your way,
return over any direct route.
See
Yosemite Valley Grand Canyon.
Stopovers allowed.
OREGON FUGITIVES CAUGHT
Three Kscapcd Convicts Captured
in Spokane.
SALEM. Or.. Oct. 22. (Special.)
Dale Guffey, Charles McGrew and
Arthur Hawkins, convicts at the Ore
gon penitentiary, who escaped last July
from the prison rock crusher where
they were employed, were apprehended
by Spokane authorities today, accord
ing to word received here by J. .
Minto. superintendent.
Joseph Keller, state parole officer,
left for Spokane to bring the trio baci
to the penitentiary. The men were
serving terms for larceny.
H. H. Francisco,
Gen'l Agt.
E. W. Zamzow,
Trav. Pass. Agt.
122 Third St,
Portland, Oi,
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WUNUtltrUL IrlLt
OF AN ACTRESS
Struggled with Sickness and Dis
couragement; How Relieved.
Dayville, Killingly, Conn. "I shall
be glad to have every woman know
what X know now.
after using Lydia E.
Pinkham a Vege
table Compound.
Although I am only
24 years old, I have
suffered for the past
eight years. I hated
the doctors, for a
doctor told me to
give up the stage
where I was playing
with mv husband.
I had bearinpTJown pains, my health
failed me. and I coula not work on the
stage, and wasn't able to tend my baby
or even get around myself. I was
always downhearted ana aiscontentea
with the world, and onlv lived for the
sake of my little girL The doctor said
to move to some quiet little town awsy
from the noisy city, and I miphtbe able
to live and feel well, so I went to Day
ville in November. At that time I was
so sick I could not walk around, and my
husband kept house and I stayed in bed.
One day in January I read your adver
tisement in a newspaper, and I sent for
Lvdia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, and started taking it. Within
two weeks time I was a different wo
man, could get around, and felt so good
that it was a pleasure to do my house
work. I felt contented and happy, and
now am the picture of health, and am
tempted to return to the stage. We
appreciate my health as the most pre
piniii thintr on earth." Mrs. II. I
I i Klenett, Box 85, Killingly. Conn..
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