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Newspaper Page Text14 TOE 3IORXIXG OKEOOXIAN, TUESDAY, JUNE .. 1917. DECKS ARE CLEARED FOR LIBERTY DRIVE With Election Out of Way, t Stimulus Is Expected in Patriotic Loan. HOLIDAY YIELDS $152,950 State's Total Is $3,409,850, Leav ing $5,100,000 to Be Raised In Next Nine Days Canvass of. Residence Districts Started. Wtttb. only nine business days left fcefore the close of the liberty bond campaign, Oregon must raise more than $5,000,000 to meet its apportionment.' Now that the election is out of the way and the military enrollment to be accomplished today, the people of Ore Son will be able to give their full time and attention to the patriotic purpose of "doing their bit" to finance the war. Yesterday being a holiday, subscrlb tlons naturally were light, but they aggregated $152,960 for the city and state, which isn't so bad considering that no banks were open. . The aggregate for the state at large now is 13.409,850. of which $2,119,350 is to be credited to Portland and $1, 390.850 to the state outside. The requirements set by the Federal Reserve Board are $6,000,000 for Port land and $2,600,000 for the upstate dis tricts a total of $8,600,000. Thus a total of $5,090,150 remains to be sub scribed. Although the banks will be closed today on account of the registration, eubscriptions will be received at the postoffices and at the liberty bond headquarters, 203-4 Northwestern Ka tional Bank building. The Lumber men's Trust Company, Fifth and Stark streets, will be open today to receive liberty loan applications, but not for the transaction of any other business. Employe Being; Reached. Meanwhile the big campaign among the industrial plants and wholesale and retail mercantile houses is under way. An army of 27 committees, under di rection of Nathan Strauss, began a canvass of the West Side business dis tricts yesterday morning and will con tinue the work until the entire terri tory is covered. A. similar campaign will be inaugu rated on the East Side today as a re sult of a meeting conducted last night bv the Blast Side Business Men s CIud. The East Side likewise is to be dis tricted. Employee of the Northwest Steel plant, to the number of nearly 2000, attended a big open-air meeting at noon yesterday to hear addresses by II. R. Blauvelt, of the Oregon Life In surance Company, and F. A. Freeman vice-president of the Lumbermen's Trust Company. Walter R. Beebe, vice-president of the Northwestern Steel Company, also spoke to the men and encouraged them to subscrlba. He explained that the company would arrange to accept pay ment for the bonds in installments of 10 per cent a month and charge them only 8 per cent interest on the de ferred payments. The men, at the same time, will be credited with S per cent interest borne by the bonds them .selves. Mux Promise to Subscribe : At the conclusion of the speaking programme at the steel plant the men appled for an aggregate of $24,000. More than half of the force expressed intentions of making subscrlptipns under the plan put forward by the company. The banks of Portland have reduced the interest rate on all money bor rowed for the purchase of bonds to 5 per cent; taking the bonds themselves as security. This is a substantial reduction over the normal rate and is expected to stimulate bond sales materially. The reduction applies to individual borrowers as well as to employers who borrow in big lots to accommodate their employes. Invariably the employers who have borrowed from the banks at 5 per cent have extended credit to their employes at . 3. absorbing the differential of Hi per cent as their contribution to the great cause. ' Employes of Lang & Co., wholesale grocers, have put the installment plan into effect among their employes with marked success. Grocery House Roes Strong. Up to noon yesterday 28 employes had subscribed an aggregate of $6550. One of the company's branches reports eubscriptions up to Saturday night of $4750. The company Itself has sub scribed $25,000. The main house in Portland and its numerous branches through the North west will make separate canvasses among the employes. Each branch also is expected to make a separate Subscription, so the aggregate from Jjang; & Co. is expected to reach $100,000. The plan put into effect by this company is for ten monthly install ments of 10 per cent of the total sub scription with an Interest charge of Zi per cent for the deferred payments. Beginning today F. A. Freeman, vice president of the Lumbermen's Trust Company; C. C. Chapman, editor of the Oregon Voter, and H. H. Cloutier, man ager of the Multnomah Hotel, will tour Eastern trjgon In an automobile to stimulate interest in the bonds. For the purpose of awakening pub. lie interest in the liberty loan bond 'campaign and stimulating the sale of these bonds, the Portland committee has arranged for a series of noonday meetings to be held in the Hippodrome Theater dally, beginning tomorrow, until the close of the campaign. Fri day, June 15. W. W. Ely, manager of the Hippodrome, yesterday donated the use of that playhouse for the meetings and assured the committee of his de sire to co-operate in every way pos sible in the patriotic campaign. These noonday meetings, which are 1," ZTo TJoTnl clerks, will be held at 12:15 o clock daily. The first meeting tomorrow will be addressed by Bishop William T, Sumner. In addition to Bishop Sum ner's talk, which will be of a' patriotic character, a bond salesman will be present to explain the liberty bond and tell of its desirability as an in vestment. Following the talks sub scriptions will be received from those wishing to sign up. Dr. John H. Boyd, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, will be the prin cipal speaker at the meeting Thurs day. Film Is Bring Used. Manager Ely, of the Hippodrome, yesterday received from Washington a 75-foot film showing animated pic tures of President Wilson and repro ducing striking quotations from the President's address urging popular sub scriptions to the liberty loan fund. This film is being shown at each regular SCENES &:4 ':'.:...r' '."Wt-M- ; -(Jr ,r' 4 f u x performance at the theater and will also be exhibited at each of the noon day meetings for business men. Patrons of moving-picture houses, beginning today, will not be required to go-further than the entrance to their favorite playhouse for an opportunity to subscribe for a liberty loan bond. The managements of the Columbia, Ma jestic and Peoples . moving-picture .houses have given the Portland bond committee permission to use desk space In the lobby of their respective thea ters, where a bond salesman will be stationed every afternoon and evening, prepared to tell of the liberty bonds and take all subscriptions that may be offered. This plan of interesting citi zens in the war loan was tried out in San Francisco with satisfactory results. A uniform credential card is being prepared for the identification of all solicitors and prospective subscribers may ask the man who solicits them to present his card. This is a precaution ary measure to guard against possible fraud. PIONEER MEET IS 34TH WASHINGTON STATE OLD-TIMERS GATHER AT SEATTLE. Forty-Three Members Have Passed to tbe Great Beyond DnrlnK the Year. K. S. Meany Re-elected President.' SEATTLE, Wash., June 4. (Special.) Men and women of Washington who have lived more than 40 years in the state assembled today for the 34th reunion-of the Pioneers' Association of the State of Washington at the little building owned by the association at Madison Park. Forty-three members have passed to the great beyond since the 1916 gathering, but, excepting for this note of sadness, the gathering was a jovial one and, aside from the formal business, was devoted to reminiscences and good-natured jesting among the old-timers, who knew the Territory of Washington when it was young and whose efforts have helped it to grow up. President Edmond S. Meany, profes sor of history at the University of Washington, was re-elected president of the association; W. V. Rinehart, of Olympla, clerk of the State Supreme Court, was again chosen secretary. The other officers Include: H. C. Comegys, vice-president; W. McCallhoun. treas urer; Captain Frank H. Winslow, M. R. Maddocks, Leander Miller, James Mc Combs and William H. Punthrewy, trustees. SHIPS' NAMES CHANGED APPELLATIONS OF AMERICAN' PORTS GIVEN SEIZED VESSELS. One of Interned Steamers Will Be Known as Astoria Carl Schnrx Is Honored Too. "AonwulUfl. June 4 Daniels announced todav that th names of the seized German shini - bbut:u iu Lua nayy nave been changed Geier to Schurz, Breslau to Bridge port, Kiel to Camden. Liebenfnia to Houston, Saxonia to Savannah, Vogen sen to Quincy, Nicaria to Pensacola. Odenwald to Newport News. Hohenfeld to Long Beach, Frieda Leonhardt to Astoria, Andromeda to Bath, Rudolph Blumberg to Beaufort, Praesldent to littery, Locksun to Gulfport. Most of the names of the new ves sels are of coast towns and cities which have some connection wih the Navy. The Geier, the gunboat in terned at Honolulu, is renamed for Carl bchurz, the famous German American soldier. The Liebenfels, now the. Houston was sunk in Charleston harbor when the United States broke off diplomatic relations wltn liermany. 1 I CONVICT ATTEMPTS SUICIDE Lake Creek Rancher Slashes Wrists in Jail at Med ford. MEDFORD, Or.. June 4. (Special.) Apparently influenced by the 'suicide attempt of his prison mate, ID. Oehler, who took poison Saturday night after being sentenced for forgery, John Ragsdale, a. Lake Creek rancher, con victed of a criminal attack upon his stepdaughter, slashed both wrists Sun day morning in his cell in the County Jail, and when found eight hours later was so weakened from the loss of blood that he could not speak or move. Unless blood poison sets In, however, he is expected ..to recover, as the ar teries were not severed. Ragsdale's offense involves 20 years in the penitentiary, and as another at tempt at self-destruction is feared the authorities will have him sent to Salem as soon as hex is able to travel. . . . I .: AT LIBERTY BOND MEETING AT rt- , . , r IIMrM r- j "11 t inn 1 MMiimuMMilt " iiimsmTIBmsis m n r r t - -1 -r Tml 1 "" " " ABOVE EMPLOYES LISTENING TO PLAY' HAS: MEANING "Her Unborn Child" Makes Big Hit. MORAL DRAWS APPLAUSE Daring Drama Well Portrayed and Nothing Offensive Found AVhlle Points Are Defined and Rare , Humor Is Intermingled. "HEB INBORN CHILD. ' Cast. Mr.. David Kennedy. Mlna C. Gleuon Felice .....Bess Sankey Rupert Ignatloua Sam A. Burton Mlbba .. EUa Houghton Beth Forrester Ethel Tole Mln Sarah Livingston. .Barbara Lea Ted Livingston Bert Chapman Dr. Remington William Brewer BY LEONE CASS BAER. When theaters are in demand for plays with a meaning and a purpose that justifies their existence it is rather encouraging to chance upon one of the caliber of "Her Unborn Child,' which began a limited engagement yes terday at the Eleventh-Street Play house. The drama Is one which dares to treat in an interesting and frank way with the subject of birth control. When originally presented its title and the delicacy of the subject it touched upon raised quite a storm of protest from various quarters, .mainly by folk who remembered the unsavory publicity at tendant on the propaganda as taught by various lecturers who have come amongst us. "Her Unborn Child" is not only an exaltation of motherhood and a great moral lesson set forth finely fend for. cibly. but it is excellent entertainment as well. It is not a motion picture, but a mod ern drama, enacted by a splendid com pany, who fit individually into the roles as if the author had pieked and chosen them as types. Mrs. Mlna Cro nus Gleason is the star of the com pany and was given such an ovation on her entrance at yesterday's matinee that for several seconds the action of the play was, suspended until this charming and lovable actress had ac knowledged the demonstration. Little Preachment Given. Like Maude Adams In Peter. Pan, who asks wistfully: "Do you believe in fairies?" Mrs. Gleason steps out of the role of the old Irish mother and comes to the footlights to tell of the lesson the company is upholding in the story. Mrs. Gleason's little talk created an impression almost as profound as the NORTHWEST STEEL PLANT YESTERDAY. j it:; i,. n SPEAKERS. BELOW EMPLOYES i play itself and she was recalled before the curtain a dozen times. The story tells of a young girl reared in the atmosphere of a happy hom who discoveres that she is to become a mother. This is the problem that de velops in the first act of the play, and the solution is told in the rest of the play. It is wholesome in tenor and never lightly treated, although there are spots of delightful humor. There are many tense dramatic scenes, some of them bordering on hysteria, but it is amazingly real hysteria and makes an appeal that left the audience in tears. Prom tears amidst absolute silence into warm. Joyous laughter at a sally from the lips of the optimistic Irish mother, or her incorrigible youngest child. Mibbs, the emotions of the audience play a game of battledore and this happy combination is perhaps one of the drawing powers of the play. Acting Is Capable. Another is the capable acting. In the keeping of less capable artists the play might fall short of its fine mis sion and instead of the clean, instruc tive, plain delineation of the world-old problem it might prove sordid and of fensive, a mere matter of pandering to morbid sex curiosity. Mrs. Gleason ap pears in an admirable character role, that of the quaint old Irish mother who is brought to face her problem. lies Sankey plays the daughter with ex qusite repression. Sam Burton is splen did and lovable as the son. "Waffles," who assumes a man's responniblities when trouble threatens his sister. Bar bara Lee as a "reformer" who preaches birth control in a vicious form, Bert Chapman as the youth who betrays the widow's daughter, and William Brewer as a family physician all contribute gems of portraiture. Diminutive Ella Houghton as the impish daughter. Mibbs, and Ethel Tole as "Waffles'" sweetheart, afford rare, keen Joy. A capacity audience of women attended the matinee yesterday. Because of the nature of the play's subject, the mati nees each day at 2:15 are for women only, but men are admitted to the even ing performance). 12 IN SHERIDAN CLASS High School Graduation .Exercises to Be Held June 8. SHERIDAN. Or., Jane i. (Special.) The annual graduation exercises of the Sheridan High School will be held June 8. The 1917 class exercises will take place Wednesday night. There are 12 members, six boys and six girls. H. C. Ostien, of the State Normal School at Monmouth, will address the grad uates. The eighth grade graduation for the Sheridan school and nearby districts will be held at the City Park Thurs day afternoon. Superintendent Duncan will deliver the address and present diplomas. Enlistments Deplete League. WAUA WALLA. Wash., June 4. (Special.) So many of the players have, joined the colors . that the Tri-County Baseball League, composed of teams from . Touchet. Freewater, Prescott, Waitsburg, Dayton and Walla Walla, disbanded yesterday. The enlistments hit the smaller towns especially. Walla Walla ended the season at tbe head of the league. X ...... .-'-. .. . . r,.TM .X . .. . ..... . . i "TIM .irtiol - ? 1 . , .Uvi XW& J wit w K n MM) "W MAKING APPLICATION FOR BONDS. RAGE FOR QUEEN CLOSE KIXA KITTS STILL LEADS NEARLY 30 VOTES. BY Little Mtas Dorrls Phillip la in Second Place and Beverly Traajllo Third. Mae Lewis Lead for Kins;. The race for Fairy Qven of Port land's Rose Festival, June 13, 14 and 15, was filled with thrills yesterday when champions of little Miss Dorris Phillips almost wrested first place from Nina Kitts. candidate of the Hotel Greeters. When the vote was counted at noon it was found that Dorris h made a gain of 800 votes on Nina and was less than 300 behind. On Saturday night she was virtually 1200 behind her rival. Mac Lewis leads for king. .Beverly Traglio is running third and just after the ballot box was closed yesterday afternoon a big bundle of ballots were tossed in it by her friends. After the vote is counted tomorrow noon the ballot boxes will be sealed by Mrs. G. J. Frankel, chairman of the queen contest committee, and will re main so until the close of the contest. The ballot box at Festival headquar ters on the second floor of the Oregon Hotel will be closed promptly at mid night and turned over to the Judges. The vote stood yesterday afternoon: Nina Kitts 2846, Dorris Phillips 2590, Beverly Traglio 762, Shirley Cohn 630, Ann Wade 428. Willa Hhoads 365, Lucile Moore 325, Helen Lagerquist 244, Reese 185. Marguerite Rollins 130, Velm Howard 125, Thelma Howard 85. Beth Underdown Packer 85, Bernadine Crutch 60. and Marybeth Woodward 12. CITY MINISTERS IN SESSION Portland Association Elects Rev. A ' L. Hutchison President. As their new president the Portland Ministerial Association yesterday named Rev. A. L. Hutchison, pastor of the Piedmont Presbyterian Church, who will succeed Rev. R. E. Smith, pastor of Sunnyslde Methodist Church. Other officers elected were: Vice president. Rev. C. C. Bell, of Alberta United Brethren Church; secretary Rev. H. L. Cox, Friends Church; treas urer. Rev. Wllhelm Pettersen, United Norwegian Lutheran. Rev. H. G. Han son, the retiring secretary, received vote of thanks and appreciation for his faithful services. A vote of ap preciation was extended, also, to R. P. Hutton, of the Anti-Saloon League. The principal address of the day was given by Dr. E. H. Pence, Westminster Presbyterian Church, who spoke on "William Huss." Adjourn ment was until September. Oregon Folk Wed In Seattle. SEATTLE. Wash.. June 4. (Special. Marriage licenses were issued here today to John . Lappo. 60, Portland and Martha Cook, 40, Spokane; James C. Lee. Lind. and Lillian Griffiths. Portland: Clyde McBee, Estelle, and M. McBee. Bridge, Or. ELECTION ISSUES HIGHLY MPORTAHT Voters Confronted in Polling Booths With Many Proposi tions Affecting City's Good. MEASURES GIVEN IN BRIEF Form of Government, Organization of Fire Bureau, Regulation of Jitneys, Telephone Service and Grain Elevators, on Ballot. In no recent election nave the voters passed on so many important Issues as they did in yesterday's election. Meas ures were on the ballot that involved such serious questions as changing the form of city government, changing the organization of the Fire Bureau. providing for the regulation nna ior the elimination of regulations for Jit neys, the question of prohibiting pick eting and boycott bannering, calling for Interchange or xeiepnone service. establishing a system of parks and playgrounds, establishing grain ele vators, granting Jitney franchises and various other questions. The purposes of the measures as voted on are summed up briefly as follows: 100 Yes. 101. No. Changing the form of city govern ment to provide for a combination of commission, councilmanlo and man agerial forms in place of the present commission form and calling for a spe cial election June 28 for the election of a Mayor and new Councilman. 102 Yes. 103 No. Providing two shifts In the Fire Bureau in place of one shift aa at present, involving an increased annual cost of not less than 3171.000. doing away with fire prevention work and making it impossible for the City Council to cut salaries of firemen. Fire chiefs in fighting this bill said it would necessitate the cutting off of some suburban fire stations. Regulation of Jitneys. 104 Yes. 105 No. Requiring each Jitney to furnish a bond of 32500 on wlicn persons in jured might recover damages through the courts. 106. Yes. 107 No. Giving jitneys, hawkers, peddters. etc.. free use of the city streets with no power of regulation in the hands of the City Council. City Attorney La- Roche said of this measure that it would open the streets to any sort tf business without restraint except the operation of streetcars. This measure was proposed and fought for by the Jitney Drivers' Union. 108 ' Yes. 109 No. Requiring the two telephone com panies to make arrangements whereby they could interchange service, mak- ii K it possible for the subscriber of one company to call up a subscriber of the other company provided the extra service was paid for. 110 Yes. 111 No. Prohibiting the carrying of boycott banners or picketing on the streets and also prohibiting boycott con spiracies. Conunlaalon Form of Government. 112 Yes. 113 No. Abolishing commission form of gov ernment and re-establishing council manic form with 11 wards and with a special election June 28 for the elec tion of new officials. 114 Yes. 115 No. Providing for the Issuance of $75,000 in bonds for the creation of a munlc ipal system of garbage collection In place of the private collection system now existing. 116 Yes. 117 No. Granting a franchise to the Port land Trackless Car Company to op erate jitneys on schedule with trans fers, protection bonds, etc.. throughout the West Side on fixed routes apart as far as possible from streetcar lines. 118 Yes. 119 No. Same aa above, covering the north eastern part of the city. 120 Yes. 121 No. Same as above, covering the south eastern part of the city. 122 Yes. 123 No. Same as above, covering service to Linnton. 124 Yes. 125 No. Providing for an annual tax levy of not to exceed .4 mill (approximately 1110.000) for purchase and equipmen of parks and playgrounds, the first money to be expended in acquisition and establishment of playgrounds in Marquam Gulch in South Portland. Bonds for Grain Elevators. 126 Yes. 127 No. Authorizing the Issuance of 13.000.- 000 in bonds for the establishment o grain elevators, docks, wharves and warehouses for the handling of grain in a modern manner such as already have been established in other ports. 128 Yes. 129 No. Changing the procedure for the etim lnation of railroad grade crossings, eliminating the assessments agains districts specially benefited and put ting tbe greater part of the cos against the railroad companies and the rest against the city. 130 Yes. 131 No. Providing a revised system of ex tending streets, eliminating much o the red tape of the present system and lessening the remonstrance power of the minority of the property owners. 133 yes. 133 No. Providing a system whereby the city and county may Join hands in th construction of sewer systems extend ing partly through the city and partly tnrough the county. 134 Yes. 135 No. Providing a system whereby money in one municipal sinking fund can be loaned temporarily to another sinking fund for the redemption of bonds as they fall due and for the issuance of refunding bonds for the protection of tbe sinking fund borrowed from. Y. W. C. A. Notes. C. A. Club girls sat down to a fellowship supper in the cafeteria of the Y. W. C. A. last Friday evening. Miss Jessie R. Burton, who has been in charge of the clubs, arranged for this get-together meeting, which marked the closing of the year's work in the religious work department. Miss Carrie A. Holbrook, the president of the Y. W. C. A- board, was the toastmistress of the evening, . introducing each of the toasters, the presidents of the clubs, with a few lines characteristic of the differing clubs, all of which had a bearing on the word "together," which appeared on a suit ably decorated poster divided into the three words, "to get her." Toasts for the evening were given as follows: Washington High School Tri-L. Estelle Dodge; Jefferson Trl-L. Kathleen Morse; Lincoln Tri-L. Elizabeth Griggs; Gearhart Club. Agatha Grundahl; Tea Table Discussion Clb. Bertha Patton: Campflre Club, Margaret Conklln; Wednesday Afternoon Club, Pauline Dumpke; Wegfaf Club, Gertrude Cum- mings. Clever songs were given by the J. J. and the "O" clubs. Miss Amos, critic f or - the Lincoln High Tri-L. told what the Tri-L means to the high school, and spoke a few words to the girl on the three words for which they stand life. love, loy alty. Miss LIna B. James, the Y. W. C A. general secretary, spoke to the girls on the importance of making the Bible one of their textbooks. - At the close of the programme Mrs. Wallace McCamant. chairman of the religious work committee, presented to 160 girls certificates of recognition for good work done by them during the year under the direction of Miss Burton. Much of the credit for the success of the affair is due to the members of the religious work committee, who ar ranged the tables and did the serving on this occasion. MARRIAGE RECORDS GO 7T LICENSES ISSUED AT SANTA ANA. CAL. IJT LAST THREE DAYS. Thirty of Men Who Seek Matrimony Are of lira: titration Age May ' Business Seta New Mark. t w SANTA ANA. Cal.. June 4. (Special.) -The fact that Tuesday is draft regis tration day may have something to do with the rush to the Gretna Green of Southern California Santa Ana. Of the 77 licenses Issued in the last three days, 30 of the men are of registration age. When it .was at first Intimated that married men might be exempt from raft there was a noticeable increase n the number of licenses. When that nnouncement was followed by a re port that those who had married since the declaration of war would be treat ed as though single, the number of weddings decreased. When the registration curds It developed that one of the questions asked the person registering waa whether he haa a wife dependent upon him.- Whatever the reason. May broke all records for marriage licenses issued here. CHINESE REVOLT GROWS ELEVEN PROVINCES REPrnilTR . PEKIN GOVERNMENT. Situation la Serious, and Chief Ex ecutive Is Powerless; Vice-President Realcna. PEKIN, June 4. Eleven provinces of China, including the province of Chi-Li. in which Pekin is situated, now no longer recognize the authority of the Pekin government. The-situation is serious and the President virtually powerless. SAN FRANCISCO. June 4. Vice- President Feng Kwo-Chang handed his resignation to President Li Yuen Hung today, according to a cablegram re ceived here by the Chinese World. The same message said that China's Presi dent had issued a proclamation call ing on all opposing factions to unite, arid declaring his own neutrality in the internal troubles which have ap parently split the-republlc. SIXTEEN BILLION IN BANKS Assets Have Increased Jfearly Two . Billion Dollars in Year. WASHINGTON. June 4. Resources of the country's National banks have reached another high record. Controller Williams announced tonight that on May 1. the date of the last bank call. the assets ot the banks aggregated $16,144,000,000, an Increase of $165,000.- 000 since the last call. March 6. and of nearly $2,000,000,000 since a year ago. Reserves of $948,000,000 with reserve agents. $762,000,000 with reserve banks nd $763,000,000 in their own vaults were reported by the banks, the com bined total exceeding legal require ments by $26,000,000. Deposits reached the new high rec ord of $13,075,000,000. exceeding bv $118,000,000 those of March 5 and by $1,944,000,000 those of a year ago. N FIRST DRAFT CARD ISSUED Harold Hamstreet, University Grad uate, Registered at Sheridan. SHERIDAN. Or.. June 4. (Special.) Harold Hamstreet, a student at the University of Oregon, was the first to register for the elective selective draft in Yamhill County. His card Is No. 1. dated May 28 and given by the registrar of Precinct 3d. Mr. Hamstreet is a member of the 1917 graduating class. Dynamite Injures Two Boys. WHITE SALMON. Wash.. June 4. (Special.) One of two grandsons of J. P. Egan. of White Salmon, aged 11 and 12. in pulling a string from a high cup board shelf pulled down a dynamite cap, which exploded, tearing off one thumb and two fingers. His little brother received a large number of cuts and bruises on his face from fragments. The family had but recently moved into Tomorrow the annual luncheon will be held at tbe pioneers' hall, followed by the big reunion gathering, at which General Hazard Stevens, son of Wash ington's first Governor. Isaac L. Ste vens, will deliver the principal ad dress, "Pioneers and Patriotism." Secretary Rinehart's annual report recalls the early history of the asso ciation, which was formed In 1883 by 43 members, who came to Washington Territory prior to 1856. As the years have passed, the date qualifications for membership has been moved forward. In 1895 the association Incorporated. Of the 11 incorportors. only three Mr. Rinehart. Edgar Bryan and D. B. Ward are now living. The present total membership in the state is 686. Drain Against State Road Bonds. DRAIN. Or.. June 4. (Special.) Two precincts in this city, complete, give state road bonds, yes 118. no 121; coun ty road bonds, yes 112. no 108; new State Penitentiary, yes 62, no 167. Rainier Strong for Road Bonds. RAINIER, Or., June 4. (Special.) A very light vote waa cast, representing only about one-third of the registered voters. Rainier complete road bonds returns are 283 yes. 28 no.