TITE BIOItNING OREG OXT AX, TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1917.
100 WILL CANVASS
FOR FESTIVAL F
ID
Campaign to Raise $25,000
for Annual Rose Event to
Begin This Morning.
FLAG DAY TO BE OBSERVED
Patriotic Keynote Will Bo Kept
High Throughout the Festival.
President Wilson Will Press
Key to Open Festivities.
Fired with the determination that
Portland's 1917 Rose Festival shall go
down in history as one of the greatest
jxittriotic demonstrations in the history
of the Northwest, committees repre
senting: more than a score of business,
patriotic and civic organizations will
start their campaign this morning to
secure t25,0uO to finance it.
At a special meeting between mem
bers of the Festival Board and com
inittee captains Last night at the Oregon
Hotel, plans for the whirlwind canvass
were discussed fully and the final In
structions were given
The city has been divided into II
general districts and each committee
lias been given either an entire district
or a specified section of a district to
cover.
More than 10O men will participate in
the canvass. Each has been supplied
with subscription books and the au
thority to collect and receipt for con
tributiona. Moreover, each Is armed
with the written indorsement of tae
Chamber of Commerce.
Standard to Be Kept Hign,
The Festival this year will cost less.
Germans' desire to avoid decisive bat
tles Just at this time.
Lens was virtually Invested today, al
though the Germans are making a des
perate effort to hold their positions
about it, as Lens seems to be the pivot
of the new back swing of the German
lines necessitated by the battles of
Arraa.
Against these German, strong points
many captured guns were turned today.
for with the heavy pieces taken by the
British were thousands of rounds of
ammunition. British gun crews were
rushed up to man these weapons, which
were turned around in their own pits,
thus forming British gunnery outposts.
while their own guns were moving for
ward.
.Mines Being Destroyed.
Explosions continued within Lens
and the outlying mine districts, and
there seems little doubt that the mines
will certainly be destroyed as far as
possible. Lens cathedral was still
standing today, apparently little dam
aged. Fires were still seen inside the
German lines.
About St. Quentln, at the southern
point of British activity, there has been
hard fighting, much of it being hand-to-hand.
As one officer expressed it:
"Our men got in well with the bayo
net, causing heavy losses to the enemy."
The prisoners taken in the southern
parts of the line had heard nothing of
the Arras fight, except that a British
attack was somewhere crushed and
that the Germans had taken hundreds
of prisoners. A certain Irish regiment
fighting in the vicinity of Lens has,
during a breathing spell, taken pains
to inform the enemy of the results .at
Arras. Some of. the adventurous spirits
planted boards in No Man's Land a few
nights ago, saying:
"We took 9000 Huns yesterday."
Germans Shoot at Sign.
The Germans endeavored all next day
to shoot the board down, but they did
not succeed. That night the Irish
planted a second board, reading:
"faorry we made a mistake. Should
have been 11,000 Huns instead of 9000."
The Irishmen fought with great
bravery Just under the brow of "The
.Pimple" on vimy ridge and were ap
proaching a steady stream of machine
gun fire from The Pimple until the
Canadians wiped it off the face of the
earth.
"We knew the Canadians would clean
them out, so we didn't worry," said
smiling Irishman today.
British Drive Wedge Farther.
The British continued today a-radu-
ally to widen the second gap out In
than it ever has In all its history, al
though there will be no departure from the Hindenburg line north of St. Ouen
the high standard that has alwaysob- tin, having captured the position known
tained for Portland's world-wide known
event.
"This is the last time that the Fes
tlval will look to private subscriptions
for its support." said Dr. Alan Welch
Smith, chairman of the Festival finance
committee. In addressing the committee
chairmen last night.
"Hereafter the Festival will be sup
ported by taxation and fere will b
no need of relying on the generosity of
Portlanders for funds."
"The war is only an added reason
why we should make the June event
something long to be remembered."
"When you start your work tomor
row," said President Larimore, of the
board, "go Into it with the knowledge
that the 1917 Festival has the indorse
ment of President Wilson, who said he
believed the plan of combining the
Festival and a patriotic demonstration
was an excellent one. rPesident NY il
son himself will open the Festival by
pressing an electric button at Wash
ington which will Illuminate the Fes
tival Center.."
Flag Day to Be Observed.
"Portland is best known to the world
at large through her Festival," said
Senator Gus Moser, "and we want to
make the 1917 Festival one that will
i attract thousands of visitors who will
join us in honoring America.
"Flag day, June 14, will fall on the
second day of the Festival, and we plan
to make it the biggest patriotic demon
stration Portland has ever seen.
On the suggestion of L. M. Lepper,
the committees will report daily to
their captains and the captains in turn
will report each night to William
Adams, City Treasurer and secretary of
the board.
as the "Three Savages, east of Gri
court. St. Quentln continues to burn.
Away to the north. Lens still holds out.
.iiib uermans nave several strong posi
tions about the city to which thev still
ciing.
The British apparently would like
to take Lens without inflicting too
great damage from an extensive bom
bardment.
Germans Blow T'p Buildings.
They have always been In a position
to reduce the city to ruins, but the
enells have been directed against se
lected spots known to be used for mili
tary purposes by the Germans. Never
theless, the Germans continue their
work of destroying the city by blowing
up ouiiaings.
Further details of the fighting yes
terday show the desperate character of
several German attacks on the new
xsrltlsh positions.
The attack which was essaved from
both sides of Queant and temporarily
pierced the British line at Lagnicourt
was exceptionally bitter. It began at
VOLUNTEERS URGED
INSTEAD OF DRAFT
Conscription Finds Some Op
position in Committees; Ad
ministration Backs Staff.
SENATE MAY ACT TODAY
Leaders Say Bill Will Pass In Pres
ent Form Army Heads .Spend
Day Explaining Features.
Allied Recruiting Favored.
Ambassador warmly praised President
Wilson, and declared that he soon ex
pected to see an American army in
France, repaying the visit of Lafay
ette and Rochambeau in the Revolu
tionary war.
Mrs. William C. Story, the president
general, in her address, sounded the
note of practical service,
"I trust that you will realize your
obligations," Mrs. Btory concluded.
and that in your hearts is the prayer.
Oh. God, give me sense to see my
duty and to do It." "
Readiness of women of the ration
to serve was proclaimed In speeches
by members of nearly every state dele
gation. The speakers gave xnetr ap-
roval to a policy of retrenenment ana
economy, and at tne suggestion, oi
Mrs. James Hamilton Lewis. of
Illinois, the congress voted to abandon
the annual banquet. .
The annual election of officers, which
will be held Wednesday morning, will
select a president-general from four
candidates. They are Mrs. James Ham
ilton Lewis, of Illinois; Mrs. George
C. Squires, of Minnesota; Mrs, George
Thacher Guernsey, of Kansas, and Mrs.
John Miller Horton, of New York.
More than 2500 of the Daughters
are attending the congress.
CHEAP WATER IS URGED
WASHINGTON, April 16. Tentative
votes in the House military committee
today disclosed a majority In favor of
making some provision for volunteers
in the war Army plans, which, as
drawn by the general staff and ap
proved by President Wilson, are based
entirely upon the selective draft sys
tem. Two members of the committee
were absent, and the question of pre
paring a substitute for the Admin
istration bill will be passed upon fi
nally tomorrow.
Various methods of raising and or
ganizing the great fighting force for
which the President asks have been
advanced by members opposing im
mediate application of the draft, rang
ing from a proposal to eliminate the
draft provision entirely to Chairman
Dent's scheme to authorize a call for
500,000 volunteers and authorize the
President to resort to the draft if the
volunteers do not come forward in a
reasonable time.
Administration Backs Staff.
The Administration is standing square
ly upon the general staff's unani
mous opinion that the voliTTiteer sys
tern can have no place, beyond the
enlistments in the regulars or National
Guard, in the raising and training of
the Army needed. Apparently confi
dence still prevails that eventually
both houses will accept the staff bill
The Senate military committee spent
today hearing an explanation of the
staff measure from Secretary Baker
and Judge-Advocate-General Crowder.
Chairman Chamberlain said tonight he
hoped to conclude work in committee
on the bill tomorrow, and despite op
position to the draft feature he was
hopeful it would be approved and re
ported to the Senate In time to follow
on the floor the $7,000,000,000 revenue
bill, which probably will be passed to
morrow night.
Some Oppose Conscription.
There were no votes taken in the
Senate committee during the day. Sev
eral Senators, however, showed unmis
takably that they were vigorously op
posed to conscription, although they
favored the principle of universal
service.
Republican members of the Senate
will meet tomorrow to discuss legis
4:30 o'clock Sunday morning and con- lative questions, and, although no war
tlnued for three hours without inter- measure now beiore congress is iiKeiy
ruption. British advanced posts were I to be treated in partisan fashion, the
driven in, but the support units joined conference may have some effect on
the cnances of trie Army Din. feena
tors from all sections are receiving
GREAT OFFENSIVE BEGUN
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madly for help and guidance. Some,
like trapped rabbits, scurried up and
down the outer barrier, searching in
vain for openings. The British troops,
meantime, had the greatest opportunity
for open field rifle shooting since the
battle of the Marne. Lying flat upon
the ground, they poured bullets into the
panic-stricken gray-coated Germans
until each man had fired a full 100
rounds.
While this was going on, the British
field guns came into play with a shrap
nel barrage, which completed th
demolition of the entrapped enemy.
It was little wonder that later 1300
German dead could be counted or that
400 Guardsmen surrendered with upheld
hands and emotional cries of "kamerad.
Everywhere they have been pushed
iack from the British front, and espe
cially north of the "rolled-up" portion
of the Hindenburg line the Germans are
endeavoring by every means to gain
time to complete defenses upon which
to fall back.
Lens Practlcarly Invested.
Their efforts to dig in everywhere
and seek the shelter of strongly fortW
fled lines do not tend to corroborate
the oft-stated German hopes that the
warfare might become open again. In
fighting these retarding actions, the
Germans are sacrificing their picked
troops as they did during the rearguard
engagements in the recent retirement
on the Somme. The character of the
troops selected for these engagements
in considered the best evidence of the
The Health Habit
(BY DR. L. C. BOWERS.)
The late Elbert. Hubbard once said:
"Most people go through life on a short
allowance of good air and oxygen and
' too much food. Life Is combustion.
The digestive tract is the boiser. The
value of exercise in the open air lies
In the fact of getting a goodly draft
of oxygen through your system and
this forced draft is both eliminating
refuse and burning up slag."
Breathe deeply when in the open air.
Sleep In a room with windows open
wide. Drink six or eight glasses of
pure water daily, and keep well. But
if one has been shut up within doors
during the cold Winter months, has
eaten and drunk things which he should
not, if he or she has overworked in
stale air, that person needs a general
tonic and housecleanlng. Especially Is
this so at this time or tne year. For a
tonic that will freshen up the blood.
clean the digestive tract and put new
force and vim into you. I know of noth
ing better than an alterative extract
with glycerine, made from Golden Seal
root, Oregon grape root, Blood root,
Stone root and Queen's root and it
contains no alcohol or narcotic, so Is
perfectly safe to take.
This tonic has been sold for nearly
fifty years in tne form or Dr. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery. It can be
had now in tablet as well as" liquid
form at most drug stores.
When your kidneys feel like lumps of
lead, when your back hurts or the urine
is cloudy, full of sediment, or you are
obliged to seek relief two or three times
during the night, when you 3uffer with
sick headache, or dizzy, nervous spells.
acid stomach, or you have rheumatism
when the weather is bad, ask your
druggist for Anuric, double strength.
I have found in practice that Anuric
is more potent than llthia and in most
cases it will dissolve the uric acid as
hot water des sugar. Adv.
the issue with the Germans.
Enemy in Full Flight.
Many hand-to-hana encounters fol
lowed. There was also more actually
aimed rifle shooting than for many
months. During this fire the Germans
fell in clumps. They attempted to
seek cover behind bushes and in small
thickets. The British fired into these
with good results.
When the reserves came up at last
the Germans broke into full flight.
Hundreds of them were caught in their
own wire entanglements as they at
tempted to regain their trenches and
they died by scores. Prisoners were
taken along the six-mile front of the
German attack, more than 300 being
brought in.
Counter Attacks Fall.
There was fighting all day about
Monchy-le-Preux, east of Arras, which
already had witnessed some fierce en
counters since the battle of Arras be-
Monchy, in its way. is a littl
Vimy ridge all by itself, standing sen
tinel as the last high ground over
miles upon miles of plains sweeping
eastward.
The Germans held out there for two
days after the Arraa battle opened and
have launched half a score of counter
attacks against it without success,
The place lend.i Itself to counter at
tacks because of outlying woods where
troops ordinarily could assemble unob
served.
There were morning and afternoon at
tacks yesterday. In both Instances
the intentions of the Germans were
discovered and artillery played on the
woods, scattering a large percentage of
the formations.
Battle Rages In Air.
There has been notable air fighting
over Monchy and many machines have
been brought down there in the last
two days. Large German formations
have attacked the British scouts and
the patter of machine guns overhead
has been almost continuous during the
daylight hours.
The Germans, as a rule, are careful
air fighters and virtually never-attack
unless they outnumber the British
three or four to one. A single German
machine is seldom sighted. They have
come to be known as "gang air fight
ers," but their tactics of lying in wait
h above the fleecy clouds and datr
ing upon, an isolated foe does not per
turb the British fliers.
Clouds Protect Foe.
The British continue to police the
air, not only behind their own line.
Yes! We have it and at a lower price than the manufacturer
note the difference. And further, we've no fancy substitute, just
as "better," nor any "skilled salesmanship" dope to convince you
that it's something else you need.
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION SUG
GESTS SPECIAL IKHIQATIOS HATE.
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Object la to Encourage Increased
Production of Food on City Lots
to Meet Emergency Demand.
SALEM, Or., April 18. (Special.) In
line with the recent recommendations
in a letter from Governor Withycombe,
the Publio Service Commission today
addressed a letter to all water utili
ties of the state, asking that they
publish especially attractive rates for
water, furnished for Irrigation of
vacant city lots by school -children.
The commission asks that utilities
give this matter their serious con
sideration and publish such rates if
they feel they would not be guilty of
unjust discrimination. Assurance is
given that the rates bo voluntarily es
tablished will not be used against the
utility in future rate Investigations
and that such rates, so voluntarily
filed, will be treated as emergency
rates and a permit will be given to
file such rates in less than the statu
tory time.
$1.00 Angieis Emulsion. ..-90
50c Angieis Emulsion 45
$1.00 Wampole's Extract
Cod Liver Oil ...S0
50c Phillips' Milk Magnesia 40
35c Pluto Water 30
50c Veronica 45
$1.00 Jade Salts 65
$1.00 Sal Hepatica 85
50c Sal Hepatica .39
2oc Sal Hepatica 19
$1.00 Mary T. Goldman Hair
Restorer .85
50c Newbro's Herpicide. . . .39
$1.00 Liquid Arvon S5
$1.00 Wyeth's Sage and Sul
phur 83
50c Wyeth's Sage and Sul
phur 43
E $1.00 Nuxated Iron 79 aura stbeetaj west fbk -mabshall .70o-homs a em
r.iliililililiiilllliillllm
$1.00 Oil Korein Capsules. .85
$1.00 Arbolone Tablets. 65
$1 Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin S0
50c Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin 40
50c Syrup Figs 37
$1.00 Resinol Ointment 85
50c Resinol Ointment 45
$1.00 Cuticura Ointment. ...83
50c Cuticura Oilment 43
$1.00 Mentholatum ....80
50c Mentholatum 39
25c Mentholatum 19
25c Lino 20
$1.00 Swamp Root 77
50c Swamp Root 39
And Trading Stamps Always
RESS SUIT IS ADVANCED
CIRCI.IT COURT OF APPEALS TO
HEAR NEWS SERVICE ACTION.
MUCH WHEAT TO GO EAST
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many telegrams and letters on the sub
Ject, and most of them are said to
be against conscription.
The Senate leaders say that when
the bill reaches the floor It will be
passed, although the majority in its
favor may not be large.
The House Judiciary committee today
approved Chairman Webb's bill, which
would permit the allies to recruit their
citizens in the United States.
season to date from all Northwest
ports has been 9.120,823 bushels, which
includes flour reduced to wheat meas
ure, and In the. same period in the
1915-16 season shipments had reached
26.044.481 bushels, while in the 1914-15
period, when the war abroad began,
shipments In nine months were 33,117,
606 bushels, and since the 1901-02 sea
son only one corresponding period
shows a greater movement, that being
the first nine months of te 1907-08
season, when 37,608,535 bushels had
been floated, from the Northwest.
Offshore Trade Negligible.
The limited movement of 370.994
bushels this season to offshore des
tinations indicates what a change has
been wrought in the system of han
dling wheat. Tonnage Is scarce, by
virtue of the extraordinary demands
on the. Atlantic for ships, which sent
manv vessels there, as their owners
desired the benefit of the highest rates
k
through being commandeered
governments. The outlet accordingly
as been by railroad lines across tne
United States and thence by water to
Europe.
As the war was proiongea prices
ave advanced ana some sources oi
upply have been shut off, so today
he Northwest's wheat Is essential to
tha nations abroad, and to land it on
the other shores of the Atlantic,
uickly and in safety, is the aim of all
concerned.
AIRMAN'S SANITY DOUBTED
Sub-Lieutenant Who Tried to Run
Over Policeman Is Captured.
PARIS, April 16. Sub-Lieufenant
Jean Navarre, one of the French armys
famous aviators, charged with at
tempted homicide, was captured today
and placed in a military prison to await
courtmartial and probable examination
by mental experts.
After a recent attempt to run over
a number of policemen with an auto
mobile, Navarre proceeded to aviation
headquarters, where he made his es
cape in an airplane and had been at
large until captured today.
SHIP PLANS SOON READY
Federal Board Awaits Keport
Vice-Chairman Brent.
of
OREGONTAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, April 16. Representative C. N.
McArthur, at a conference of the Ship
ping Board today, was told that as
soon as Theodore Brent, vice-chairman
of the committee, returns to Washing
ton next Friday the board will prepare
and give out plans for wooden ships of
the type it wishes built on the Pacific
Coast.
Before asking for bids from the Pa
ciflc Coast yards, the Board wants the
benefit of information gathered by Mr.
Brent during his recent visit to the
West Coast shipbuilding plants.
BREAD RATION REDUCED
ties as a police force would from en
countering ambushed attacks from out
laws.
The weather continues favorable to
the German methods of avoiding open
air conflicts. Even on the clearer days
the sky is filled with clouds which
offer protection and hiding places for
the high-winging German machines.
but far into German territory, and say I Great Discontent Reported Among
iney na.Lurauy suiier me same casual-
merman iturKingmea.
COPENHAGEN, via London, April 16
The reduced bread ration in Ger
many has gone Into effect. Judging
from the tone of the pre.s and the
news items in German newspapers, it
appears that the reduction has caused
great discontent among workmen and
even threats to retaliate by strikes.
A proposal which was strongly sup
ported among the metal workers was to
reduce correspondingly the hours o
work by one-fourth. No open trouble
has been reported.
D. A. R. IS IN SESSION
British Stirred by Siews of Drive.
LONDON, April 16.-"News of the
opening of the great French offensive
has spread like wildfire through the
British forces," telegraphs Reuter's
correspondent at British headquarters
In France today.
Note Holders Ask Receiver.
TOPEKA, Kan.. April 16. The Kan
sas, Mexico & Orient Railroad Com
pany went into the hands of a receiv
er again today. A committee of bank
ers representing holders of the two
year gold notes issued three years
ago orougnt tne action, alleging fail
ure to pay $213,000 due under the old
receivership and interest and princi
pal on the gold notes. United States
Judge Pollock named W. T. Kemper,
oi Kansas city. Mo., as receiver.
CARD OP THANKS.
I wish to thank m v friends, csneelallv
the Masons, the Rebekahs, the Women's
Keller corps and tne employes o the
Northwest bteel Company, lor their kind
expressions of sympathy and for the
beautiful floral tributes given during
the illness a.nd death of my beloved
Adv. - MRS. MINNIE A. M'CORD.
Patriotic Demonstration . Features
Washington Conference.
WASHINGTON. April 16. Patriotic
demonstrations with demands for op
portunlty for practical service in th
war emergency featured the openln
session here today of the twenty-slxt
congress of the Daughters of the Amor
lean Revolution. Unqualified indorse
ment of the Nation's entrance into
the fight against Germany, and unlver
sal military service was recorded
resolutions adopted unanimously.
Great enthusiasm was aroused in th
afternoon by a speech of Ambassado
Jefferson, of France, whp spoke with
the British and Italian -J Ambassador
seated behind him on the stage. Th
SOW "SPRING WHEAT IS PLEA
Intensive Rather Than Extensive
Culture Recommended.
WASHINGTON, April 16. Farmers of
the Spring wheat belt, particularly
those of North Dakota, Minnesota,
South Dakota. Washington Montana
and Idaho, were called upon by Secre
tary Houston today to plant more
wheat immediately.
A serious shortage Is threatened by
the unpromising condition of the Win
ter wheat crop.
Action at once Is Imperative, said
the Secretary, and the best opportunl
ties will be found in the regions in
wiilch Spring wheat already is pro
dured extensively.
"Attempts to increase the acreage or
Spri.ig wheat outside the present Spring
wheat belt, on the other hand, might
prove less successful because of a lack
of familiarity by farmers with the
crop." continued the statement, "and
especially because of the difficulty of
obtaining harvesting machinery and
he added likelihood of the crop suf
fering for a lack of labor at harvest
time. A concentration of large crop
production will make possible the more
efficient utilization of labor, whether
the laborers assemble individually or
under a directing agency.
'The bulk of the Spring wheat of the
United States is grown in five states:
North Dakota, Minnesota, South Dako
ta, Washington and Montana. While
production is relatively small in the
remaining states, a number of com-
unities exist in each of these states
In which the growing of Spring wheat
Is well established. Such communities.
like those in the principal Spring
wheat growing states, offer good fields
for-the extension of the Spring wheat
acreage.
'Seeding Is already under way
throughout the greater portion of the
Spring wheat belt, but in many sec
tions it should be possible to Increase
appreciably the area seeded to wheat
during the next few weeks. Where such
increase would Interfere wit., the con
duct of an established Industry, such
as dairying, it would, of course, be inadvisable."
Decision Stopping International News
Service From Taking Associated
Press Information la Isane.
NEW YORK, April 18. The United
States Circuit Court of Appeals today
placed upon its May calendar the ap
peals in the case of the Associated
Press vs. the International News Serv
ice. It probably will be heard early
next- month.
The decision of the'Dlstrict Court
granted a preliminary Injunction to
the Associated Press against Inducing
the members or employes of the Asso
ciated Press to communicate to the
International News Service any news
gathered for the Associated Press and
enjoined the International News Serv
ice from, first. Inducing or permitting
the use of any news gathered for or
received from the Associated Press
second, from inducing or procuring any
of the Associated Press members or
any of the newspapers represented by
them to violate any of the conditions
of the by-laws of the Associated Press.
In respect to the practice of copying
the news of the Associated Press from
newspapers and bulletin boards, tne
Judge denied the preliminary Injunc
tion, "for the reason that, although
the court Is satisfied both on the facts
and the law that the said practice ii
unlawful and inequitable and that com
plalnant is entitled to the injunction1
upon condition that it submit to a
similar Injunction in favor of the de
fendant, which it has offered to do,
the legal question is one of first im
pression and should remain for decision
by the Circuit Court of Appeals be
fore an injunction, should be granted.
"And It is further ordered that the
said denial of temporary injunction In
the aforesaid particular is conditional
upon the co-operation of the defendant
and its counsel with any motion made
by the complainant to advance the
hearing of any appeal it may take to
the Circuit Court of Appeals, and their
co-operation in obtaining a speedy dis
position of such appeal, and in the
event of a failure of the defendant or
its counsel to perform these conditions,
the complainant may renew Its applica
tion for such preliminary injunction."
From this order both the Associated
Press and the International News Serv
ice have appealed.
Prevention of Tuberculosis In their
survey. Soma 296 patients were visited
by the tuberculosis department of the
Visiting Nurse Association. Miss Jane
Allen, making; the tuberculosis survey.
In her report said that there were more
cases among; married women ana
housewives.
JOHN D. GOES TO FUNERAL
Service for Brother With Whom Re
Quarreled to Be Attended.
NEW YORK, April 16. John D.
Rockefeller planned to leave New York
today for Cleveland to attend the fu
neral of his brother, Frank Rockefeller,
who died there yesterday unreconciled
after a quarrel the two nad years ago.
William Rockefeller will accompany
his brother to Cleveland, It was said.
The funeral is to be neld there tomorrow.
CHILDREN AID RED CROSS
First Dollars Walla Walla Young-
sters Earn Are Donated.
WALLA WALLA. Wash., April 16.
(Special.) The first money Ruth and
Charles Baker, small children of Mr,
and Mrs. D. V. Baker, earned they gave
to the Red Cross.
They appeared at the headquarters
yesterday, each carrying a silver dol
lar, which they shyly presented to the
women In charge.
$850,000 SAVED BY NAVY
average price of the last 10 years.
Mr. Baruch Is now working on sim
ilar agreements with lead, slna and oil
producers, and has completed an agree
ment under which the Government will
get all the steel it needs at a price far
below the market.
DU PONT PLANT HAS FIRE
Blaze at Thedford, Neb., Sunday,
Blamed to Incendiaries.
CARNEYS POINT, N. J April 16. A
slight fire in the smokeless powder
plant of the Du Pont Powder Company
here today destroyed a few thousand
pounds of powder. No one was hurt
and there was no other property loss.
The fire was caused by friction.
THEDFORD, Neb., April 16. Local
investigators believe the fire which de--stroyed
seven buildings in the business
district here Sunday was the result of
incendiarism. The damage is estimated
at $20,000. A heavy snow, which began
falling shortly after the fire broke
out, saved the rest of the town.
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Copper Men Furnish Material Be
low Present Market Price.
WASHINGTON, April IS. The Gov
ernment has saved $850,000 on cart
ridge cases bought for the Navy under
tha new agreement made with copper
producers by Bernard Baruch. of the
advisory commission of the Council of
National Defense.
The Government is supplying the
manufacturers with copper required to
fUl the orders Instead of purchasing
it through the manufacturers at mar
ket prices. The copper men have
agreed to supply the Government with
several million tons of copper at the
BOYS' FISHNETS SEIZED
Deputy Warden Finds Gear Under
Astoria Port Docks.
ASTORIA. Or., April 16. (Special.) .
Deputy Fish Warden Larson seized
three setneta under the port docks Sat
urday night and found five salmon,
which he sold for 114.75. Today he
seized three more nets under the same
dork, taking four salmon, which he
sold for $15.44.
The nets were maintained by boys,
who it is expected will be arrested and
prosecuted.
BanlBKBHaSaaBH XBKaaififl
VISITING NURSES ELECT
SIEMBEnS ARB RETAINED OX AS
SOCIATION BOARD.
An undercovering of cotton flannel
or felt, made to fit the dining table. Is
desirable. It prevents noise, and the
cloth may be laid more pmoothly.
Reports for Year Read at Annual
Meeting and. Work Against
Tuberculosis Reviewed.
"In peace or In war we know that
the future will demand much of the
Visiting Nurses." said Mr. R. G. 1'ieck,
president of the Visiting Nurse Asso
ciation, in her report at the annual
meeting yesterday In Central Library.
The members re-elected to the board
of the Visiting Nurse Association are:
Mrs. 11. Thanhauser. Mrs. J. P. O'Brien.
Mrs. Kate Mather. Mrs. J. F. Watson,
Mrs. A. F. Biles. Miss Virginia Wilson
and Miss Kate Gile.
During the year. 12E3 111 persons
were cared for by the Visiting Nurses.
The Visiting Nurses made 6017 visits
to the sick during the past 12 months
besides assisting many needy cases.
Mrs. Kate B. Mather, chairman of the
supply committee, reported that 1142
new articles of clothing have been
given out to patients of the associa
tion, including 749 baby garments. 212
for children, 42 women's and 23 men's
garments. To the patients of the
State Tuberculosis Hospital. 42 new
garments were given for men, 1 for
women and ten for children.
The Visiting Nurse Association has
assisted the State Association for the
tfOU ARE CONCERNED
IN THE FOOD SHORTAGE
Prepare while there is still a plenty. Stock up In
staple groceries now. Our prices on Quality Goods
are no higher than elsewhere.
AMONG THE RECENT ARRIVALS I
Fancy Strawberries with the twang of Spring.
Potato Flour in one-pound sacks.
St. Johnsbury Crackers have arrived.
Stuffed California Prunes In half
and full pound boxes.
Demonstration of King's Evapo
rated Fruits and Vegetables.
Better and go more than twice
as far as canned goods.
A special offering of those dell
clous Large Ripe Olives as
shown In the window now.
Complete City Deliveries. East
Side deliveries leave at 10:30
and 2:30.
L. MAYER&CO.SrSrs?
In the Corbet t Rids;., on the Postofflce Square.
" Main S433, A 442.
STOP
and THINK
Which items do you want
to order today?
PAINTING
ADDITIONAL CUP
BOARDS CALCIMINING
WINDOW SEAT
NEW ROOF
GARAGE
SLEEPING PORCH
NEW FLOORS
ADD PORCH
SCREENS
FIREPLACE
LAWN
SIDEWALK
Save -yourself annoyance,
let one responsible firm do
all your renovating, re
pairing and painting, do
not divide responsibility
CALL
Marshall 3718 or A-6291
The Oregon Home Builders
O. K. JEFFERT, President.
1330 Northwestern Bank Building-.
fin rj ft r-s m
six
S11SO
Factory
Mitchell, Lewis &
Staver Co.
East Morrison and First
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TO
SEATTLETACOMA
Leaves Union Station uio j
(Sleeping Cars ready, 9 3 J
Arrives
Taeoma, 440; Seattle, 6:15 a.m.
(Berths may be occupied until 8:30)
-via
UNION PACIFIC
SYSTEM
O-W.R.R.&N.
saves a day
You Really Sleep
Passengers usinc this trs
joy Union P&ciuc antii
jsr ana joit.
train
nois.
DAYLIGHT TRAINS
r- ... Shasta
8:30 a.m. 2:10 p.m. LeavesUnionStatioa
12:45 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Arrives Olympia
1:35 p.m. 6:40 p.m. Tacoma
S:15 p.m. 8:10 p.m. Seattle
SIMILAR TRAINS RETURNING
Antomatlc "Safety" Signals
AH trains use the scenic
Point Defiance Line
CITY TICKET OFFICE
WASHINGTON AT THIRD STREET
BROADWAY 4500 : A 6121
Warn. McMarnir, General Paavcoger A rent