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THE MORNING OltEGONIAX, TVEDNESDAT, JUNE C, 1017. " 11 PLEDGES FLOW III FOR LIBERTY BONDS With Reopening of Banks After Two Holidays Flood of Sub scriptions Is Expected. THEATER TALKS TO START Saturday, Jnna 9. Burns, renins, William Hanley, J. Ij. Gault. Monday. June 11. Vale, atternooa, John Rlsrby; Ontario, evening, Mr. Cochran. Tuesday, June 12. Baker, evenlnc, W. B. Meacham. Wednesday, Juns 18. La Grande, evanlnc. O. C. Inciter. Thursday. June 14. Pendleton, . eveninr, W. ij. Toomp.on, J. V. Tallman. Friday. June 15. Athena, Milton and Free water, mo telegram sent, no details ar ranged). Saturday, June 16. Heppner, evening. W. W. Bmead. CHEHALIS SUBSCRIBES 980,000 Business Houses Close In Afternoon and Big Drive Is Conducted. CHEHALIS, Wash., Juno 6. Spe cial.) Eighty r thousand dollars' worth of liberty bonds were subscribed by Chehalis citizen up to this evening:, as Boy Scouts Ready for Campaign to Increase Sales and Souvenir Will Be Irt at Each Home Where Purchase Is Made. 6sr, this Is the easiest work I ever Old:" exclaimed Horace Mecklem, well known local insurance man, in report ing the result of his day's canvass to liberty bond headquarters last night. Air. Mecklem was one of a group of more than 200 insurance agents who Volunteered their serviced yesterday to solicit subscriptions for the liberty loan. . The results of thrlr canvass will not be reaveled until today, as all their ap plications will be transmitted through the banks, and the banks Were not open yesterday. i But Mr. Mecklem and other Insurance tnen declare that the public is thor oughly aroused over the bond campaign and that thousands of individual sub scribers will come forward during: the remaining; days of the campaign. Inasmuch as the banks have been closed for three days on account of Sunday and two holidays in a row, the actual volume of new subscriptions is not apparent, but all hands are enthu siastic over the prospects for new business today and during: the remain der of the week. Additional impetus will be given the campaign here in Portland today by t'V inauguration of a series of noon day meetings at the Hippodrome The ater. Bishop Sumner to Speak. Bishop TV. T. Sumner will be the principal speaker at today's meeting:, which will be called promptly at 12:15. T. A. Rochester, of the Lumbermen's Trust Company, will explain the tech nical details of the bonds, and George L. Baker, Mayor-elect, will preside. Arrangements will be made to ac cept applications at the door. A new set of speakers and a new presiding officer will have charge each day. All the motion picture theaters have Volunteered to exhibit films and .slides, calling attention to the bond campaign, and through arrangements made by C. A. Miller, manager of the campaign, bond salesmen will be stationed at the door of each theater, where inquiries will be answered and applications re ceived. Testerdays noonday meeting at the Peninsula lumber plant and Peninsula shipyards was called off on account of the high water. Both plants are idle for a few days because the river has encroached upon the yards, but as soon as the water goes down operations will resume and a meeting will be held. Industrial Meetings Arranged. At noon today meetings will be held at the Twohy Bros.' car shops, East Sixteenth and Union Paclfio tracks, and at the Portland Lumber Com pany's plant on the river front in South Portland. C. A. Miller and other speakers will address these meetings, explaining the bond issue and encour aging the men to participate. Other meetings, in addition to those already scheduled, will be held at the Standifer-Clarkson shipyards, the Al bina car shops of the O.-W. R. & N. Company and at the Portland Union Stockyards. . Almost Invariably, the employers at all plants where public meetings are held have arranged to finance their employes an the purchase of bonds, al lowing them to buy on credit and pay for them on installments covering a period varying from 10 months In some cases to 20 months in others. Many employers have borrowed the money at the banks, paying 5 per cent Interest, and permitted their employes to use It at 3 per cent, which is the same rate borne by the bonds them selves. Under this arrangement the subscriber loses nothing by the pay ment of interest, inasmuch as he is permitted to clip the coupons from the bonds as they come due. tn Booths Kept Busy. ' "', , respite the bank holiday, the state headquarters in the Northwestern Bank building were much encouraged over yesterday's results. The department store booths and the postofflce and motion-picture booths were open, and all were" busy. In addition to that, more than 20 separate individual applications were received at the headquarters, aggre gating nearly $10,000 In value. The total subscriptions for the dav were 70,2S0 13,750 1n the city and 56,500 In the country. This brings Portland's total im t 2,133.100 and the outside district's to 71.347, ooo. The Portland requirement is $6,000, 000 and the up-state's Is $2,600,000. As these figures show, the state out side now has subscribed more than half or its allotment, but Portland has come through with only a little more man 35 per cent. , Portland will have to hustle from now on not to let the rural districts Deat ner. James E. Brockway. state scoutmaster lor tne Boy scouts of America, yester day received several big bundles of posters, pampniets and circulars adver tisingr the bond campaign. These will be distributed through the city In the next few days by the Boy Scouts. Next week the Scouts will turn their hand to tne task or soliciting 6ubscrip tlons. Souvenirs to Be Given. boms of those professional bond salesmen who have been on the Job for the last week or 1(1 days now may have to defend their laurels! The Scouts will present a handsomely lithographed window card for display In every home in which a bond has been purchased. An allotment of 80, 000 such cards has been made for Portland. The campaign in Eastern Oregon will take on additional interest in the next lew aaya. tnrougn xne presence of a carload of live Portland campaigners In the person of Frank A. Freeman, vice-president of the Lumbermen's Trust Company; C. C. Chapman, editor of the Oregon Voter: H. H. Cloutler, manager of the Multnomah Hotel, and Mark Woodruff, of the Chamber of Commerce. They are traveling in a high-powered seven-passenger automo bile, the use of which, together with the services of a driver, were given for ' the trip by K. "V. Mauser, president of the Multnomah Hotel. The party reached The Dalles last night and addressed a big meeting there. Meetings Are Scheduled. The schedule for the remainder of the trip, together with the name of the local chairman at each place, follows: Wedneaday. June 6. Waaco. afternoon, R. C. Atwood: Moro, evening, La drew Barnum. Thursday, ..June 7. Madras, noon. O. A, Perce; Redmond, evening. Guy E. robson. Friday. June 8. Prlnevllle, afternoon, R. . -Guei Aeaa, evemn. t- , mason,. FACSIMILE OF CRKDEVTIAI.S CARD CARRIED BY EVERY AUTHORIZED DALESMAN FOR LIBERTY BONDS. UNITED STATES Or AMERICA Liscty Com ', tmi sun or nm car is orncuuT authorized n ateun LltRTT IMr: Genuine AYIII Bear Signature of C A. Miller. As a precautionary measure against fraudulent solicitations of liberty bonds the Oregon cam paign committee has arranged to equip each bona fide salesman authorized to receive applications with a card of credentials. No such card will be genuine with out the signature of C. A. Miller. In charge of the state campaign for the Federal Reserve Bank. Mr. Miller Is prepared to supply all accredited salesmen with cards at his headquarters, 203-4 Northwest Bank building. Sales men also must record their sig natures as a further protection against frauds. the result of the drive conducted by committees In various parts of the city today. Mayor Coleman declared regis tration day a legal holiday and every business house in the city closed its doors from noon until 5 o'clock without a single exception. The committee in charge of the lib erty loan drive divided the city Into districts and appointed committees for each district. The three banks held open house in the City Library and the Chehalis Auto Club had a number of machines at the disposal of the com mittees. The special stress placed on the lib erty loan matter brought good results. Chehalis set out to raise $100,000, which is this city's share of the war bond is sue. The committee expects to raise the remainder by June IK. The Boy Scouts contributed materially to the success of the special bond drive, dis tributing posters and application blanks. $100,00 0 PURCHASE EXPECTED Spokane Subscriptions to Liberty Loan Reach $1,500,000. SPOKANE, Wash., June 5. (Special.) Spokane subscriptions to liberty bonds have reached $1,600,000, accord ing to today's estimates. Banks are receiving many individual subscrip tions. It Is understood August Paulsen will subscribe for $100,000. So far as learned, this is the biggest individual subscription in sight. Murphy, Favre & Co., Spokane bond house, told the committee that it will take at least $160,000 and perhaps $250. 000. "It is estimated that tha work done yesterday and today by 40 or more committees will bring in a total of aao,uoo,- said Frank C. Paine, chair man of the distribution committee. $49,700 SPENT AT AS II LAND Committee Wants to Raise $100,000 for Liberty Loan Bonds. ASHLAND, Or., June 5. (Special.) Ashland has subscribed $49,700 for lib erty loan bonds, to which amount $30,000 was subscribed by the banks and $19,700 by Individuals. A committee organized here has de termined to bring the total up to $100,000 if possible and is waging an active campaign. Speakers advocat ing the purchase of bonds appear be fore every organization and church In the- city. . PRINEVILLE TAKES t TO BONDS Banks List $42,000 Subscriptions 'in Small Amounts on Holiday. FRINEVILLE. Or., June 6. (Spe cial.) Prineville citizens are subscrib ing enthusiastically to the liberty bonds and the First National and Crook County banks remained open today to take subscriptions. A total of $42,000 was subscribed, mostly in small amounts.. So great has been the de mand that the banks ran out of ap plication blanks and had to telegraph for an additional supply. Oregon City Man Joins Engineers. OREGON CITY, Or.. June 5. (Sue cial.) Wallace McCord will leave for American Lake, Wash., this week, hav ing successfully passed the examina tion for the Engineers' Corps. Mr. Mc Cord is the youngset son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. W. McCord, of Twilight. SHIP PLANS Cllli Bids Are Being Prepared for Government Work. LUMBER PRICES ARE FIXED West Coast Association Members Agree to Supply Material for 0 6 Craft at Average Price of $35 a Thousand Feet. More shipbuilding firms are receiv ing plans and specifications from the Government, on which they are asked to submit tenders for turning out wooden steamers, and with the ques tion of lumber supplies taken care of, as arranged at a conference of the West Coast Lumbermen's Association at Tacoma, Monday, there appears no reason why much of the work should not be started immediately and hurried. Chester J. Hogue. Portland repre sentative of the Went Coast Lumber men's Association, who attended the Tacoma session, says the fixing of prices, which will average about $36, should expedite ship construction, as the association's members are prepared to handle deliveries promptly. Refer- lng to general features of the meet ing, he said: The prices are at least $5 below the present market and are to the Gov ernment only. The prices are subject to material advances in labor and supplies over which the lumbermen have no con trol. The action was taken at the re quest of the Government, to arrange for furnishing timber for 60 ships with option in material for 40 more, amount ing in all 160.000,000 ft. The meeting agreed to furnish from 21,000.000 to 30,000,000 feet to be re quired for cantonments at American Lake, at prices quoted four weeks ago. George S. Long expects the canton ment order will be distributed through the WestCoast territory, but that is subject to tha approval of the Quar termaster's department. A committee was appointed of rep resentatives of each district, with W. B. Nettleton, of Seattle, as chairman, to fix prices of each item on the ship schedule so that the total will aver age $36 a 1000 feet. Those present pledged themselves to furnish material for 66 of the 100 ships asked for. Only a few Oregon lumber men were present on account of the city and state election. A committee, authorized by the Gov ernment, will be appointed, of which George S. Long and J. F. Gregory, of the National Council of Defense, and representatives from each district, will be members to purchase and supervise the delivery of ship timber and Army and Navy requirements. $25 JS DONATED TO BAND L. S. Franck First to Contribute lor Sheet Music lor . Guardsmen. L. S. Franck, a tlmberman of this city, has contributed half the amount recently asked by B. A. Downey, leader of the Third Oregon Infantry Band, for the replenishment of the supply of sheet music for the band. Mr. Downey recently published an appeal for $50 for this" purpose, calling attention to the fact that the band s music was worn out at the Mexican border and that allowance for purchase of music could not be obtained from Washington for some time. Mr. Franck at once dispatched a check for $25 to The Oregonian, ex pressing a hope that there will be other public spirited citizens who will make up the remainder. SHOPS TO SHUT HALF-DAYS Grocers and Butchers Plan to Work Gardens on Wednesdays. Either meatless days on Wednesday during the coming Summer or early snopplng is what the housewives of Portland are up against, in view of an announcement from the Grocers and Retail Meat Dealers' Associations. These shops have decided to close at noon each Wednesday during the Sum mer, so that the proprietors may have an opportunity to put in the time saved to them by this device, working their gardens and helping in the general crop production. Roberts Brothers has changed its half holiday for employes from Thurs day to Wednesday, to conform with the plans of the grocers and meat dealers. CHILD'S SAVINGS BUY BOND Money Earned by 13-Year-Old Girl in Prone Orchards Invested. AUMSVILLE, Or, June 5. (Special.) Ruby Speer, 13-year-old daughter of A. P. Speer, a merchant of this place, has purchased a $50. bond. Ruby for the last three years picked prunes in the orchards near here and out of her savings of $51 has "done her bit." i"im '"if , ASPHALT BASE THE CHOICE OF EXPERTS . Factory experts,- and leading: coast distributors for all makes of cars, testify that Zerolene, correctly refined from California asphalt-base crude, gives perfect lubrication with least carbon deposit. Less wear and more power because Zerolene keeps its lubricating' body at cylinder heat. Less carbon because, being made from asphalt base crudc'it burns clean and goes out on exhaust. Zerolene is the oil. for your car whatever the make the oil for all types of automobile engines. For correct grade get our lubrica tion chart covering your car. At dealers everywhere and Standard Service Stations STANDARD OIL COMPANY (CALIFORNIA) U HUDSON r (jt lV STUDEBMER WvTa.;,. Gentle ason ; , zero!- -- Sfltt89 fori3 ,frourC tisfacUon. . Gent! men . reoi0a8I Tea??9' All V u Q oorJ Very truly 26 LEAVE COLUMBIA Six, Called to Colors, Miss Scrtool Commencement. STIRRING ADDRESS ' GIVEN Daly and Christie Medals Are Pre sented to Winners and Gold Mon ogram Pins Are Awarded to Debating Team Men. Commencement exercises for the June 17 class of Columbia University -were held yesterday afternoon In the collese assembly hall. Twenty-six diplomas were awarded, 20 of which were re ceived in person, the other six belong' ing to the young men of the class who had Joined the colors several weeks ago. The members of the organization who have enlisted are Bernard P. Doherty. of Pendleton; Alfred McCauley Een nett. of The Dalles; Daniel Junior Malarkey, of Portland: Wilfred Arthur Gravelle, of Portland; Lew Justin Tyr rell, of Portland, and Aloysius P. Ma lone, of Portland. The programme yesterday opened with the singing of "Columbia." the official college song of the local in stitution, followed by the reading of the class poem by Milton Daly, of Ket chikan, Alaska. The valedictory was delivered by W. Allen Casey, of Port land. The Rev. Francis Black, himself a graduate of Columbia University in PORTLAND CAMPAIGNERS WHO LEFT YESTERDAY FOR LIBERTY BOND TOUR OF EASTERN OREGON. T " m iniitrrrnim ii wiiia ii r" r v " ""if ri It WL mx F ' .'V V. 4 " I - - 4" - z - w. X t r f f -As n. ffc - ' . - .- . "- 1IJiV.ii. awiai t oJiw-atll 8? f i s. Jt sa St 3 1 .4 ; - ' ? ' : J: i&l 1 M Vrt WS If Ja Prvas ftea of H. V. Hmiaac, i Drlrrr and Mark Woodruff. Standlnsr, Left to niaht, Frank im. "cXuiuaa JtU U. CXouUex Xa Background. W ith, Uat ltalsodV C r A. C Freeman and the class of '08, delivered the charge to the '17 graduates, wherein he showed the significance of the day. After the presentation of the diplo mas and honors. Archbishop Christie closed the exercises with a stirring ad dress of advice and wise counsel, min gled with patriotism. "The Star-Span gled Banner was sung. . The work of the members of the June '17 class has caused no end of comment among those interested in the interscholastio work of Portland. The Daly gold medal, presented by Rev. William A. Daly to the student having the best record in the English essay contest, was awarded to Joseph Vincent Springer, of Portland, while Matthew Murphy was second, followed by Rich ard Stanton. Chrlatle Gold Medal Awarded. - The Christie gold medal, presented by Rev. Alexander Christie, D. D., to the student having the best record-in one of the regular courses In the high school department of Columbia Univer sity, was won by George Royer, of St. Johns," Or., with a mark of 97 1-24 per cent. James Powers was second with 96 13-40, and Joseph Springer was third with 96 47-52. The debating team was rewarded for past performances" and each member of both the negative and the affirma tive received gold monogram pins. Those so honored were Edmund Sweeney. W. Allen Cnsev, Jfimea FMynn, Royer. Special mention for excellent Murton Moore, Worth Clark and George scholarship throughout the entire year was given to Gerald Malarkey, Anthony Dwyer, Henry Orth, Vincent Keenan, Matthew Murphy, Karl Burr, Milton Daly. Joseph Berkshire, Julius Purcell and Richard Stanton. - Graduates Saraea Given. Those who were graduated were: Commercial course, Bernard P. Doherty, Pendleton; Lloyd Harry MufTley, Oak land, CaL; William James O'Donnell, Portland; John Charles Reich, Port land; general course, Clarke Edward Bailey. Gold Beach. Or.; Alfred Mc Cauley Bennett, The Dalles; Henry Anton Kuehle, Portland; George Mar tin Mayo, Portland; Joseph Edward Morrissey. Cornelius, Or.; John Leonard Murphy, Portland; Ivan Cullen Sharp, The Dalles, Or. English course, James Kenneth Brooke, Portland; James Vincent t'lynn, Portland; Matthew Franklin Murphy, Portland; Richard Aloysius Stanton, Portland: Lew Juptin Tyrrell, Portland; science. William Allen Casey, Portland; Vincent William Jacobberger, Portland; Joseph Vincent Springer. Portland; Ed mund James Sweeney, Portland; John Edward Sullivan. Portlands Law, Daniel Junior Malarkey, Port land; Wilfred Arthur Gravelle, Port land, and Aloysius P. Malone, Portland, all now being enlisted in the United States Army or Navy. Engineering, Milton Joseph Daly. Ketchikan, Alaska; Julius William Purcell. Ross land, BritiBh Columbia. Quite a number of the most popular athletes ever to represent the institu tion in the Portland Interscholastio League are listed in the roster of the June, '17, class. Johnny Murphy, one of the famous . Murphy brothers: Aloysius P. Malone, more famllarly known as plain Al Malone, all-around performer; Vincent Jacobberger, one of the well-known Jacobberger broth ers, and Al Bennett are the best known. GIRLS CALLED TO DRILL -Honor Guard to Prepare for lis Part In Festival Parade. All members of the Girls' National Guard who wish to march in the Rose Festival parade on Flag day, June 14, whether they have been drilling regu larly or not, are urged to come to the next drill at the Hill Military Academy Thursday night. June 7. Leaders and guides will be appointed. Members of the Second Corps and those who drill on Monday afternoon are also asked to be present. Phone your want ads to The Orego nian. Main 7070. A 6095. My M 11th Annual iri . UNE 1917 HE CITY OF PORTLAND Invites You To Her ose festival And Patriotic Cele June 13, 14, 15 oration A celebration this year that is different. Patriotism is the keynote. No American can afford to miss it. LOW ROUND TRIP FARES ON SALE JUNE 12, 13, 14, 13. RETURN LIMIT JUNE 18 Summer Excursion Fares to Eastern District will be on sale many days during June, July, August and Sept. CITY TICKET OFFICE, 131 FOURTH Main 800, A 6704 JOHN M. SCOTT, Gen. Pass. Agent. Southern Pacific Lines