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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, 3IONDAY. APRIL 23, 1917. LA GRANDE RECALLS LIBERTY BELL VISIT Union County People Stirred to Patriotism as on Only One Previous Occasion. FLAG CROWNS LOFTY POLE Head of Parade Marches Mtle Be fore Last Section Starts O.-W. R. & Jf. Mechanics Pro vide Flag and Pole. LA GRANDE. April 22. (Special.) Scenes unrivaled in patriotic tensity in the pages of La Grande's history were enacted this afternoon when this city and Its surrounding territory unloosed Itself patriotically and marched, spoke, sang, and shouted its unrelenting en thusiasm. The raising of a huge flag bought and paid for by O.-W. R. & N. Co., mechanics upon a 110-foot pole was the central number of the programme, but that which went before was likewise unique in the annals of Eastern Oregon. A concourse of people surged upon the O.-W. broad acres in the railroad yards and there behaved as only a patriotic people spurred to enthusiasm can act. In the first place the concourse reached proportions equaled but once before and that at the time the Liberty Bell was here. Excursion Brings 200. A parade upon the principal streets, opening the afternoon's programme, brought together representatives of every walk of life. An excursion train from Elgin and way points brought In an Elgin band and 200 parade partici pants. These filed In with La Grande lodges, G. A. R., W. R. C, hundreds of school children, a corps of high school cadets in uniform, two platoons of Fed eral militia, over 100 Honor Guard Girls, carrying the emblem later to be raised to its shaft, city officials, sthe fire department, lodges in uniform and regalia, the local band, doctors, preach ers, lawyers, O.-W. R. & N. Co. officials and employes, and a division of cit izenry. The head of the column had reached a milo before the last division was moving. People carrying and waving flag-B, jammed into the walking area of the paraders. Thousands of flags, bill and small, were in evidence. The first warm day of the Spring rewarded those who came out at a time when a storm was brewing. About the speakers' stand, where Postmaster E. E. Bragg presided, crammed the city's populace and those of nearby cities creating a scene of enthusiasm. A. W. Pearley, O.-W. R. & N. office efficiency man, was the first speaker after Chaplain Oliver, of the G. A. R. Post, had offered prayer. He explained the manner of obtaining the flag and the pole. "Farmer" Smith l"rgM Planting-. "Farmer" C. L. Smith, the O.-W. R. & N. Co. farm specialist and Cival War veteran, unloosed his oratory and ad vised the audience war was not all fighting that without bacon, spuds, and beans a soldier was worthless. He was followed by Dr. M. K. Hall, chair man of the Union County Red Cross, who explained that organization. He In turn was succeeded by A. L. Palmer, a 6ilvery-tongued youth from the machine shops, and by C. E. Anderson, a shopman with Plattsburg training camp experience. The ensign was lifted to its place by a number of Civil War veterans and as the Red, White and Blue fluttered majestically to the breeze and the two bands in unison broke out in the Na tional Anthen, tumultuous applause was loosed, gray-haired veterans shaking with excitement and children screaming with the tensity of the oc casion. When quiet was restored the school children led the vast assembly in the allegiance to the flag. After that Boy Scouts Bang and Attorney T. H. Crawford, of La Grande, spoke upon pertinent topics. BEES STING GIRL SEVERELY Jjlf e of Child Despaired Of for 2 4 Hours Following Experience. - ECHO. Or.. April 22. (Special.) The -two-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sloan Thompson narrowly escaped -eath on Thursday afternoon when at tacked by a swarm of angry bees at "-their home on Butter Creek.. - The mother was some distance away In the garden when the child attempted -to wash the beehive and the entire swarm became enraged. The child ran screaming to her mother. But for the fact that she had on a - pair of coveralls she would have been stung to death. As it was, her life was despaired of for 24 hours. Mrs. Thomp- son was severely stung on hands and face while rescuing the child. Both ' mother and babe are out of danger now. PORTLAND Y OMEN HARD AT IT" MAKING AND PLANTING HOME GARDENS IN ANSWER TO PRESIDENT'S CALL FOR ECONOMIC PREPAREDNESS AND THE PRES SURE OF THE HIGH COST OF LIVING. . . -d - ...... ... m i y- kj i k.'vj" "vs, ' ' I f4 - ' " , c - - 5 ; . - . , .' . 1 i1 y V I 1 -'.'.- ii.; ' i ' ; -t : X-t-v v - " Kv ; y ' 7 I i t if i V v Af', Ill VACANT LOTS TILLED ' " I v ; ! DYER IS CHALLENGED Service Commission Backs Its Car-Shortage Figures. CARS AVAILABLE IS BASIS Direct Contradiction Is Made to Statement on Situation by As- sistant Manager of South ern Pacific Company. SALEM. Or., April 22. (Special.) The statement of J. H. Dyer, assistant general manager of the Southern Pa cific, relative to car shortage conditions on that line was declared to be mis leading in a statement Issued Saturday by the Public Service Commission. The Commission also declares that Just as well have been out of ex the figures which It has given to the.istence. public are correct. Mr. Dyer to the con trary notwithstanding. One of the Commissioners today stat ed that Mr Tyr's flirures might be technically correct as to the number of cars .within the boundaries of the state, but there might be a certain number of cars within the state at any given time, while at the same time the supply of cars for the use of shippers be greatly inadequate to meet the demand. In. the formal statement relative to Mr. Dyer's assertion the Commission says: "All figures which hare been given out by this Commission regarding the car shortage on the lines of the South ern Pacific Company have been taken from the reports filed by the South ern Paclflo in response to our request, and reflect the true car conditions as shown by the figures which are fur nished us, Mr. Dyer to the contrary notwithstanding. "In regard to the car shortage on April 4, the Southern Pacific Com pany was short for loading 861 cars on that date. It is true that there were some cars upon the lines of the South ern Pacific Company which were not taken Into account In ar-lvlng at this figure of 861, but those cars were loaded awaiting delivery and were not available to apply on unfilled orders. As far as availability tor loading is concerned, they were no more avail able to relieve the demand for cars on that particular day than If they had been in the shops awaiting repairs, or had been under construction by car bullders. As far as the shipper was concerned who wanted and needed a ! car on that particular day, they might White Salmon Sends Volunteers. WHITE SALMOV, "Wash., April 22.- (Special.) The "White Salmon Valley is furnishing its quota of recruits for Army and Navy. Cecil Knap; has Joined the Coast Guard of Hood River, Or. The following young men left Sunday night for Portland to enlist in the Navy, having already passed their preliminary examinations: . B. Leek, H. U. Triplets It- N. Peck and li. Q. Williams. There are a number of others arranging their affairs so as to serve their country. DAHLIAS TO BE PLANTED Seaside Civic Club Arranges Beautify Streets. to SEASIDE, Or.. April 23. (Special.) At a meeting of the Seaside Civic Club It was decided to make arrangements for the purchase of dahlias to be planted In the parkways along Seventh street onthe east side and on Third street on the west side of the Necanl cum River. If sufficient funds can be raised several more streets will be lined with dahlias during the next month. Seaside is fast becoming noted for the excellent quality of the dahlias raised and expert florists have in formed the growers in this section that nowhere In the state can as healthy bulbs be grown as along the Paclflo Coast. Plans are being perfected at this time to hays' Beaslde named the "DaiUa City." Three crops a year may be grown in the Canal Zone. jBinnmcifflKiinnniiiuinMaiM Portland Answers President's Call for Preparedness. WOMEN PUT ON OVERALLS FARMS NEED ONLY LABOR Montana Has Enough Seed Wheat and Potatoes for Crops. HELENA. Mont, April 22. Only a la bor shortagle, due largely to an unwill ingness of city laborers to accept farm 'Jobs, stands in the way of a maximum - production of foodstuffs in Montana, it .was stated here yesterday by members of the Stat.- Council for Defense. Enough seed wheat and potatoes will be ; available, it was declared, although feed for farm animals is short. Plans weer announced to increase the production of meat animals, to prevent butchering of 'lambs and calves, and to - market fish from lakes of the state. State University farm experts are to be sent into each county of the state where none is now serving. Irvlngton Man Puts Potatoes Be tween Rose Bushes Conserva tion League Lists Many Lots Available for Planting. (Continued From First Paze.) KLAMATH GREETS SETTLER Commercial Club Arranges for Free Jitney Transportation. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., April 22. (Special.) "Take a free ride to the Klamath Commercial Club" and "Glad you came" are familiar signs on Kla math Falls Jitneys today. Through Secretary Fred E. Fleet, of the Klamath Commercial Club, it has been arranged with the Jitney drivers to haul all pros pective settlers on the Tule Lake re claimed homestead lands from the de pot on their arrival here uptown to any part of the city to which they may desire to go free of charge. These signs have been placed upon the cars to attract the attention of the visitors and to show them that Klamath Falls welcomes. vated half-lot, where a few hours be fore the harrow had rattled over the ground within stone's throw of the streetcars which every few minutes passed over the paved thorougnf are, only a few minutes from the heart of the city. Women Don Overalls. In the Alblna district, near West Emerson street and Albina avenue, a little group of women, headed by Mrs. C. J. Devercaux, 175 West Emerson street, chairman of the social service committee of the Portland Parent Teacher Council, donned overalls, and with plow, spade, rake and hoe turned up the fruitful and virgin soil. With her worked Mrs. E. J. Rhea, 170 West Emerson street. as likely a plow woman as ever gripped the handle and kicked the too-wet earth from the plowshare, and Mrs. Alfred Burge, 178 West Emerson street, who has been active in interesting the children of the neighborhood in planting potatoes and other vegetables on vacant prop erty. Mrs. Rhea, Mrs. Devereaux and Mrs. Burgs were out In overalls and straw hats yesterday afternoon, and in their neighborhood hardly a vacant lot remains unplowed. The lesson has been grasped by the children of the neighborhood, and they-too, were out with rakes, hoes and spades. Along Willamette boulevard scores of families were at work. In one group were Mrs. Anna Weber. 243 West Klll ingsworth avenue, and Mrs. A. E. Adams. 85 East Simpson street, plant ing potatoes. Mrs. Rose Skidmore, 1170 Burrage street, and Mrs. A. R. Barnard, 1184 Omaha street, were also out work ing a large plot, which had been put in shape by men of the district, who had worked with the plow. ' Isaac Swett was one of 100 or so st work in the Irvington and Rose City Park districts. In Sunnyslde dis trict the gardeners were seen in every block all day. The day was Ideal for gardening on a large or small scale. At times the sun beamed, and a stiff breeze made working comfortable practically all of the day. With a continuance of reasonably 1 Mrs. Alfred Barge, ITS West Emer son Street, Scraping the Plowshare, and Mn. C. J. Devereanx. 175 West Kmerson, Chairman Soelal Service Committee of the Portland Parent Teacher Council, Who Have Aided In Getting; Many Vacant Lota Plowed I p. S Mrs. K. J. Rhea, 170 West Emerson Street, Who Knows Already How to Handle a Plow and Get Re sults. 3 and 4 Mrs. A. E. Atlanta, &53 Eamt Simpson Street, and Mr. Anna Weber. 243 West KUlingiwortk Ave nue. Planting; Potatoes Yesterday. good weather the work should proceed with a vengeance from now on. This afternoon the county will give away several hundred sacks of seed potatoes. The distribution will be made by S. B. Hall. County Agriculturist, at 2 o'clock at the Courthouse. The Sunday food preparedness activ ity was the first obvious concerted answer to the President's call for eco nomic preparedness and the retort to the rapidly soaring price of food stuffs. That it will be still more force fully given with the return of Spring Is patent in the wide interest already manifest la the home-gardenins move ment. Vacant Lots Listed. The Patriotic Conservation League, which has been taking an active part in arranging for the cultivation of the city's vacant lots, in hopes of increas ing the available food supply, yester day announced that City Auditor Bar bur has listed additional vacant lots in the following city additions which can be used for gardens by those who will make arrangements to cultivate them: Alameda Park, 6; Arden Park. S Argj-le Park. 2; Ascot Acres, 2; Belle Crest. ; Berkeley, 8; Boston Addition, 2; Bralnard, S; Broadway, 2; Bruce, 2; Papuan, z; japitoi mil, Z; Carter's Ad dition, 2; Caruthers, 2; Central Alblna, 2; Columbia Heights. 2: Concord Heights S; Corona Park, 2; Council Crest, l; Dana. 3; Dover, 2: East Port land, 4; Elmhurst, 7: Elmira. 2: Evelyn. 4; Failing, 1; Fairport. 4; Faxon Park. i; isner s feuhdivislon, 2; Floral Park, 4; Garden Park, 4; Gay's, 2; Morgan's uiennaven rarK, z; Uooa Morning Ad dition. 8; Granville ,2; Gregory Heights, 7; Hansons second, 1; Henry s Fourth. 2; Highland Park, 3; Holladay's Addi tion, 2; Hyde Park. 16; Irvington, S Irvlngton Park. 2; Laurelhurst. 8 Laurelhurst Park, 1; Leland Park, S; Lenox, 1; Lucile, 2; Mansfield, 6; Mea- dowbrook. 2: Midway. 1: Montclalr.- 1 North Portland. 5; Oberlln. 2: Orchard Place. 2; Patt. 8; Pecks'. 1; Peninsular Addition No. 3. 6; Peninsular Addition No. 4, 2: Pomona. 1; Portland Home stead, 8; Portsmouth, 1; Portsmouth Villa. Annex No. 1, 2; Queen Anne Ad dition, 1: Ralston's. 7: Ravenswood. 4: Reservoir Park. 2: Rosalind. 21: Rose City Park, 10; Rossmere. 8; Santa Rose rarK, lb; Saratoga. 1; South 6t. Johns, 4; Southern Portland. 1: Stanford weights. 2: Stanley. No. 2. S: Swan. 1 bwinton, 19; Syndicate, 7; Tabor Heishts. 2: Terrace Park. 1: Thayer. 51: Tilton's. 1; Tremont Park. 1: Tremont Jt-iace. &: university Park. 6: Vernon. 1 Wabash Park. 2; Wellesley. 8: Welling ton. 11; West Portland Park. 4; Wild Rose, 1; Willamette Addition. 4: Wil lamette Heights. B: Will ams Addition 1; Willumbia, 17; Wilson's, S; Windsor neignts, 3. The Patriotic Conservation Lm: -i advises that arrangement for plowing can be made at the following addresses: v.. tu. Mauer. labor 774; I. Golden, Tabor 6708; jacCoy, at transfer. Gray's Crossing, ask Durkee; Albert Traverso. Tabor 3630; Woodlawn 3143; S. W. Ben jamin, Estacada; R. F. Thomas, "ast 7100; J. M. Manning, East 4082; Joe Powell, Tabor 4554; J. A. Umberger. Tabor 2978. The Public Employment Johnson street, also has lots available for garden purposes In -the following districts: Multnomah. Jonesmore. Hub- uo.ru, uimateao fark. strattons, Tre mont Place. Clemens. Trwll1fa-- Homestead. Wellesley. Highland, Mont clalr, Syndicate, Bonadair, Leonx, Clo- veruaie, Aienefee, Point View, Belle Crest, Woodstock. Monticello, Irvington Park. Willamette. Burrell Heights, College Place, El Tovar, Irvlngton, Portsmouth. Alameda Park. Madison Villa, near Ryan Place: Garden Place. Scenic Place. near Garden Home; Blumauer, Piedmont. FATHER A. A. MOORE DIES Pastor of St. Joseph's Chnrph a f Salem Passes at Age of 51. Father A. A. Moore, pastor of St. Joseph's Catholic Church at Salem, and one of the best-known clergymen In the western part of the state, died at St. Vincent's Hospital yesterday after an illness of several weeks. He was 51 years of age. Father Moore formerly was pastor of churches at La Grande and Beaverton and for a period of years officiated at St. Mary's Home, at Beaverton. He was born at Wood River, Neb., and was educated In colleges and seminaries in Missouri and Kansas. He had been pastor of his church in Salem since 1905. For several years he had of ficiated, too. as the Catholio chaplain at the Penitentiary. The body will be taken to Salem to day for Interment. ilSl. - 1H 1 "Every Picto U f Telh a-Storg" Working Under a . Continual S train ? Does a Lame Back Keep You Worn Out All the Time? MAYBE you have weak kidneys, a trouble that often follows grip, a cold, a fever, or a spell of worry, overwork or unwise habits. It shows in constant, dull, throbbing backache, or sharp twinges .when stooping;, lifting, getting up, or turning in bed, with headaches, dizzy spells, a tired, nervous state and irregular, ab normal kidney action. Don't neglect weak kidneys, or you run the danger of having dropsy, gravel, heart disease or Bright's disease. The kidneys are the blood filters and must work all the time to keep you in good health. Take things easier, follow regular habits, and take Doan's Kidney Pills, a remedy in use the world over, and recommended publicly in the U. S. A. by fifty thousand people. Doan's Kidney Pills are certainly worth a trial. Here Are Several Portland Cases E. 47th Street. Mrs. Isabella Brown. 114 E. 47th St.. says: ''I have used Doan's Kidney Pills off and on for years and I owe a great deal to them for the good they did me. When I was ill with kidney trouble and nothing would relieve me. Doan's Kidney Pills made a different woman out of me. They stopped the terrible pains in my back and corrected the trouble from kidney weakness. That was six years ago. and ever since then I have been well." Nineteenth St. N. F. E. Dascomb, plumber, 814 19th St. N., says: The constant Jarring I was subjected to In railroading affected my kidneys so that I had to give up work. I was laid off every now and then with a bad back. It was so lame and pqfnful that at times I couldn't stoop over. Final ly my condition became serious and the kidney secretions were disordered. Doan's Kidney Pills helped me right from the start. That dull, steady aching that I had felt in my back was relieved and the kidney secretions became natural."' E. 26th St. N. Mrs. Henry D. Wlckerd. 1093 E. 26th St. N., says: "I always had more or less trouble with my back and kidneys. Mornings when I got up sharp pains would run through my kidneys and my back was weak and lame. The action of my kidneys showed that they were disordered. I was glad to find Doan's Kidney Pills the right medicine for my case. They toned up my kidneys and the backache and pains ceased. Doan's Kidney Pills proved of great benefit to me In every way. Haight Avenue. Fred Muralt, prop. Eagle Mar ket, 873 Haight Ave., says: "In spite of the different treatments I used and claims made by the doctors, I failed to get any re sults In trying to get rid of kid ney trouble. I was greatly both ered by a steady pain that seemed to be digging Into the small of my back. The least cold seemed to settle in the small of my back and caused soreness and stiffness. It was almost Impossible for me to get around. Doan's Kidney Pills brought prompt and effect ive relief and In almost no time removed the entire trouble." E. Fiftieth St C. Kester. 245 El Fiftieth St., says: "I was out in all kinds of weather while working and occa sionally took a heavy lift. One day my back gave out and I had a terrible pain Just over my kid neys and a sort of throbbing sen sation set in. My kidneys became disordered and at times were too frequent In action. I was not long in getting rid of the trouble after I commenced taking Doan's Kidney Pills. Two boxes cured me and since then I have never been bothered." Tacoma Ave. Mrs. A. C. Leonard, 648 Tacoma Ave., says: "I was troubled by bladder weakness, which dis turbed my rest. I tried Doan's Kidney Pills and found them to b Just what I needed. They cor rected the trouble and I had no further need to use them until this year. It may have been a cold that caused my back to ache and the bladder trouble to re turn. Doan's Kidney Pills again proved beneficial and I take pleasure In saying that they are a most reliable medicine for kid ney and bladder complaint." Mdmiey JraJlLs Every Druggist has Doan's, 50c a Box. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Mfrs.