THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIA3T. MONDAY, JULY 30, 1917.
LABOR PB IS
REPLETE WITH FUN
SCENES AT FAREWELL PICNIC TO OREGON COAST ARTILLERY, AND AT LABOR'S "LIBERTY PICNIC,"
OUTING EVENTS OF YESTERDAY.
NEED MEN
'hysicians and Farmers Can
Be of Service.
Crystal Lake Playground Is
Filled to Overflowing
With Merrymakers.
FOREIGN FIELD HAS WORK
8
ADDRESSES ARE PATRIOTIC
Athletic Sports, Boating, Bathing,
Dancing and Other Amusements
Make Day Delightful for
Adults and Children.
A fine thing it is that folks are ar
ranged with a diversity of tastes when
picnicking is to the fore, but It is a
much finer thing to have the oppor
tunity to indulge all those favorite
frolics, and that is just what happened
yesterday at the- "Liberty Picnic" of
the Central Labor Council, when Crys
tal Lake Park overflowed with friends
and families and fraternal pleasantry.
There was Crystal Lake itself, for
Instance, spring-born and enticingly
cool, with boats so broad beamed that
a score of swaying, shouting children,
out for a cruise, couldn't tip one if
thny tried; and the swimming pool,
dotted with the touseled heads of boys,
and splashed incessantly by the clean
swoop of divers. Crystal Lake Park
does not belie Its name.
Font Prandial Rest Enjoyed.
Or. if you turned into the grateful
shade of the big oaks, the nose was
titillated by the teasing aroma from
a hundred lavishly spread picnic tables,
replete with varieties and variegations
of sandwiches, salads, cakes, pies, cook
ies and culinary climaxes. Little wisps
of smoke rose from the after dinner
Incense, where dad reclined at ease
and gossip, while mother admonished
the drifting children to be careful and
not go far.
Up in the dancing pavilion hundreds
of couples were swaying to the music;
over in the ballgroundB the teams
strove for victory, ringed round by
dust and cheers, and near at hand the
"doll babies" were thwacking down to
the aim of various muscular young
cavaliers. There wasn't a single pic
nic essential lacking.
The athletic contests began at 1
"clock, and really opened the pro
gramme of the day, "although most of
the picnickers had arrived some hours
earlier. The races, whether comic or
serious, were marked by a whole
hearted abandon and effort gratifying
to the spectators, who cheered lustily
when they were not tossing facetious
advice to the contestants.
Winners' A'amra Given.
In the various events the winners
lfVeStylVt yVd "n,on o"'y.
llrst. it. H. Henderson; second, G. C. Hen
derson. nreMntrflTe ??rdL three-legged race, free-for-all,
tlrst. Fred Le Wear and C. L
Hear; second, E. Heinan and W. Seiser
jretentirflVB 'irdl. business agents, first.
Joe Keed; second. Bam Harris.
Hfty-ya rd dash, boys 12 and under, first,
Kooert McLean; second. Melvin Koely
Seventy-five yard dash, boys 10 to 20
Ivfear' ' Wllliam Duane; second, C. Le
Boys 60-yard three-legsed race, first, G.
TVynkup and Sunderland; second, Russell
Mlsner and James Jenkins.
Boys' 2.".-yard wheelbarrow race, first, R
Colton and K. At wood; second, Wallace
Bmoker and Robert McLean
Women'i CO-yard egg and spoon race,
first Mrs Owens, second, Helen Flnneran.
Women s 50-yard boot and shoe race
nrst, R. Shannon; second. Beulah Wallinr
Lean women's 75-yard dash, first. Kmlly
Tuma; second. Evelyn Grogan.
Fat women's 50-yard dash, first. Dorothy
Bradley; second, Stella Huckman
G.'rl.,,40".ard dash, 12 years and under.
i.ci, i uiiia; second, freeda Oeisek.
Girls' 50-yard dash, 12 to 15 years, fl
Eophle Tuma; second. Myrtle Brock.
Girls' 50-yard boot and shoe race, fl
Eleanor Tuma; second. Alta Kine
Irst,
first.
Patriotic Addresses Made.
From the speakers' rostrum addresses
were delivered by B. F. Irvine and
Senator Gus Moser, both touching upon
the spirit of the day and paying tribute
to labor and Its high importance to the
Nation. The tenor of the addresses was
highly patriotic and the speakers were
repeatedly applauded.
An estimate of the number In at
tendance at the picnic, which was the
annual outing of Portland organized
labor, is difficult, but all agreed that
It exceeded all former occasions. Un
til late in the afternoon the throng
poured steadily through the gate and
spread about the park.
As for the enjoyment of the picnic,
the supreme court of opinion should
be selected from the boys and girls
who splashed about the lake, who
tested every piece of playground ap
paratus and who led the drive on the
lunch baskets.
MASTER LISTS DELAYED
Governor Will Hasten Work of Draft
When Documents Arrive.
SALEM, Or.. July 29. (Special.)
Governor "Withycombe today had not
received copies of the master list of
numbers in the war draft for Oregon,
although reports have been received
that such lists have reached Olympia
and Sacramento.
It is expected they may reach Salem
In the malls tonight. Immediately upon
their arrival, the Governor stated to
day, the lists will be transmitted to
Adjutant-General White at Portland,
and In turn, as soon as orders are re
ceived from WasRlngrton, the numbers
will be placed in the hands of the vari
ous district exemption boards.
As 14 of the 36 Oregon counties are
exempt from the first draft, and only
717 men are to be drawn from this
state, work of transmitting the lists to
the boards in this state will be light.
SALEM TO CUT FIRE RISK
Kecommendations of State Fire Mar
shal to Be Adopted.
SALEM. Or.. July 29. (Special.)
That State FUre Marshal Wells' inspec
tions started in the state by the Initial
inspections In Salem, finished last
week, are to bear fruit is evidenced in
the statement of Mayor Walter E. Keys
today that an ordinance is being pre
pared to cover the salient features in
the report.
The report included 23 recommenda
tions covering water supply, fire da
partment, school and general condi
tions.
It is expected that the ordinance will
be passed at an early date.
Oregon City Men Off to War.
OREGON CITT. July 29. (Special.))
Robert Murray and A. J. Halbach
who have been employed In the mills
of the Crown vv lllamette Paper Com
pany for some time and formerly of
Powell River, B. C, left Oregon City
yesterday for Vancouver, B. C, where
they will enter the Canadian army.
Both men are well known here.
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ERVIN IS NEMESIS
Automobile Speeders Watch
for Motorcycle Cop.
NEARLY 1900 ARRESTED
Record Covers Jjlttle More Than
Two Years and In Only One
Case Has Charge Failed
to Hold Good.
Probably the best-known man to au
tomobllists in the city of Portland and
surrounding country is Motorcycle Pa
trolman Frank Ervln. He is admired by
his friends and associates and disliked
by but a few motorists who have had
the misfortune to be traveling In ex
cess of 20 miles an hour when he hap
pened along.
Officer Ervln has been in te local
police service since May 1, 1915, dur
ing which time he has made an en
viable record. Up to July 1 this year
he has made nearly 1900 arrests and
has lost one cas. out of the entire lot.
About 85 per cent of the offenders ar
rested by him have pleaded guilty to
the charge of speeding. Five cases
have been appealed to the Circuit
Court, and won, and five other cases
have been tried by a jury lu Municipal
Court and decided, in favor of the of
ficer. All the convictions have been
obtained without corroborative testi
mony, and the city treasury has been
enriched approximately $16,000 by fines
imposed on the speeders arrested by
Patrolman Ervln.
According to the report of a large
Eastern motorcycle concern who has
investigated into the records of all mo
torcycle patrolmen throughout tUo
United States, Mr. Ervin's record is not
equaled by any other one officer In the
United States. Whether this speaks in
favor of the strict traffic rules of the
city or whether there aru more "speed
demons" in Portland Is hard to decide,
but It is Impossible to get away from
the fact that Officer Ervln is "on the
Job."
If he had kept a record of all the ex
citing arrests he has made in the pact
two years it would probably fill a big
book. One of the most exciting pur
suits that he ever experienced hap
pened about a year ago on East Glisan
street. Riding along leisurely, as is
his habit, he was passed by another
motorcyclist traveling around 40 miles
an hour. He started in pursuit of the
rider, who Increased his speed when
he noticed the officer coming. The two
men raced out Glisan street at a wild
MOTORCYCLE PATROLMAN, OF
AUTOMOBILE
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1 A Group at Sellwood Park, Where the Elehth Company, Orearon Coast Ar
tillery, Said Goodbye. 2 A Ilonntlf u I Table, After the Noonday Drive, at
the Labor Picnic, Crystal Like Park. 3 Small Sona and Daughters of
Picnickers, on Cruise of Crystal Lake.
speed of 65 miles an hour for a distance
of about two miles. It was dark at
the time, and the rider of the ma
chine in front did not notice a large
touring car in front of him, going !n
the same direction. The motorcycle
struck the rear end of the automobile
and threw the rider into the hind seat
of the machine, striking a woman and
seriously injuring her. The rider was
unhurt, but the sum of $25 was ex
tracted from him in Municipal Court
the next morning.
Previous to entering the police de
partment, Mr. Ervln was in the service
of the State Game Warden's office for
three years.
LAST CHERRIES SHIPPED
Hood River Sends Six Carloads
Black Variety to East.
of
HOOD RIVER, Or., July 29. (Spe
cial.) The sixth and last carload of
Hood River cherries of the black va
rieties, Bings, Lamberts and Black Re
publicans, for the 1917 season, was
shipped Friday. The product was
packed in 10-pound boxes. Except for
a carload sold straight at Duluth, Mich.,
all of the fruit has been put to auc
tion, being sold in New York, Phila
delphia and Chicago.
Royal Annes and other white vari
eties have already been harvested. The
local cherry harvest will end this week.
IDLE ARMY POSTS CITED
Idaho Senator Would Have
Barracks Put to Use.
Boise
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. July 29. Senator Brady con
templates introducing a resolution call
ing o.i the Secretary of war for a state
ment showing the use, if any, to which
It is proposed to put various Army
posts which are not now beins utilized
by the Army.
The Senator particularly is anxious
to see Boise Barracks used in some
practical way, and may suggest its
adaptability r.s an aviation training
ground.
PORTLAND, WHO IS NEMESIS OF
SPEEDERS.
APPLE MARKET IS OPEN
HOOD RIVER GETS ORDER FOR 25
CARLOADS OF FRUIT.
Price of 31.25 Per Box for "C" Grade
of Spltzenbergs and Newtowns
and Growers Are Pleased.
HOOD RIVER, Or., July 29. (Spe
cial.) The apple market is open with
an order of 25 carloads of "C" grade
Spitzenbergs and Newtowns placed by
California distributing concerns with
the Fruit Growers' Exchange and the
Hood River Apple & Storage Com
pany the two- local affiliations
of the Northwestern Fruit Exchange.
The price is $1.25 per box, f.o.b. Hood
River, and growers are optimistic
Kenneth McKay, manager of the for
mer co-operative shipping agency, who
Is Just back from Coast points, predicts
an excellent price for the extra fancy
grades of commercial varieties.
'The situation in the banana and
prange business is most encouraging to
the apple grower," said Mr. McKay.
With bottoms needed to bring the ban
anas from Central America being com
mandeered for the trans-Atlantic busi
ness, the importation of bananas is go
ing to drop off materially. It is re
ported that the orange crop is going to
be short this season."
The only fear of shippers at the pres
ent time is a car shortage. The agency
has agreed to an increase in the min
imum loads of refrigerator cars. The
minimum of apples has been increased
from 630 to 71 boxes, while the pear
minimum will be 511 boxes.
SEA POWER USE URGED
TIME HELD RIPE TO CURB GERMAN
CONTROL IN BALTIC SEA.
With America's Aid London Observer
Believes Naval Offensive Conld
Be Undertaken effectively.
LONDON. July 29. A more resolute
use of sea power by the allies is urged
in an article In the Observer by Its
naval correspondent. The writer savs:
"j.na .ract that Admiral Sims Joined
with Admiral Jellicoe and the naval
representatives of France and Italy in
the conference with the allied states'
men in Paris Is the most hopeful sign
we yet have had of any Intention to
use the allies' sea power to the full.
The great accession of force repre
sented by the intervention of the
United States ought to bring the hith
erto practically uncontested German
control of the Baltic Sea to an .Td.
"But no effective naval offensive can
be undertaken unless it Is made part of
the primary war plans of the allies and
with an air force which may be consid
ered necessary for the purpose by the
Joint naval and military staff. Sea
power will only be used effectively if
It employs the forces of the alliance
along a new line with a definite objeo
tive of striking at the enemy's vitals.'
North Bend Joins Red Cross.
NORTH BEND, Or.. July 89. (Spe
cial.) This city has formed its Rea
Cross Auxiliary, after a long delay in
securing authority. The chairman is
L.-J. Simpson, whose patriotic speeches
throughout Coos and Curry counties ob
tained such a liberal contribution dur
ing the campaign. Other officers are
Mrs. M. E. Everett, first vice-presi
dent; Mrs. L. J. Simpson, second vice-
president; Mrs. Kate Winsor, secretary
H. L. Bergman, treasurer, Mrs. William
Neilson, Mrs. G. D. Mandigo, Mrs. C.
M. Byler and Edgar McDanlel are cnalr-.
men of the various working committees
Message of Essential Needs Be
livered by Rev. Ernest F. Hall,
of San Francisco, at Kenil
worth Presbyterian Church.
"The demand today Is' for trained
men in the mission field men who are
religious teachers, and more; men who
are physicians; men who are expert
farmers," said Rev. Krnest F. Hall, of
San Francisco. Western agent for the
Presbyterian board of foreign missions
speaking yesterday morning at the
Kenilworth Presbyterian Church. Rev.
Mr. Hall was a college mate of Rev.
E. P. Lawrence, pastor of the Kenil
worth Church, and stopped In Portland
on his way to the Seabeck T. M. C. A.
conference.
Continuing his illustration of the de
mands of the mission field. Rev. Mr.
Hall cited the work of Sam Hlggln
bottom In India, where, continuing his
duties as a missionary, on a mission
ary's salary, he Is preaching the gosoel
of the plow, putting into practice the
expert agricultural knowledge be ac
quired in the United States, and refus
ing the offers of high pay from the
Princes of the states of India.
"The dead pay the expenses of ad
ministering the funds of the foreign
mission board, continued Rev. Mr. Hall
"Do not let any one tell you that a large
Lortlon of the dollar given for mission
ary purposes Is spent In this country.
The actual administrative expense of
the Presbyterian foreign mission board
is 7 per cent, and this amount is paid
from the income of the $3,000,000 that
has been bequeathed to the board in its
80 years of existence.
"More than that, the gifts of the na
tive converts are such that the amount
actually expended in the maintenance
of the foreign mission stations is $1.25
for every dollar given by the church
people of America.
Rev. Mr. Hall reviewed the success of
missionary work of the past half cen
tury. citing Corea as a nation in which
Christianity has had a rapid growth,
beginning 30 years ago and continuing
until now, with 2000 organized
churches. Presbyterian churches with
communicants aggregating 20,000 exist
in the center of Africa and the Presby
terlan Church, the only agency able to
get money into Syria, is finding mis
sionary doors open everywhere.
"It seems as if God were getting in
a hurry to have the world evangelized,'
declared the speaker. "The war is
awakening a world conscience and
world consciousness, and this is mak
ing easier the task of evangelizing the
world In this generation."
STRENGTH
FOUND
IN
JOY
Text of Nehemiah Made Applicable
to Present War Conditions.
Rev. E. Olln Eldridge preached yes
terday morning at' the Mount Tabor
Methodist -Episcopal church on "Joy In
the Lord a Source of Strength." The
text was taken from Nehemiah xlv:10
"The Joy of the Lord Is your strength.
Rev. Mr. Eldridge said, in part:
"The Joyful man is a strong man
because ne is a confident man.
The dejected man is weak because he
distrusts his cause. Joyful confidence
assures triumph. The world is sadly
In need of a religion of Joy. Life on
this earth Is too short to permit one
to be a growler. Frowns on the face
indicate unforgiven sin in the heart
The religion of Christ supplants hate
with love, and frowns with smiles.
"Great injustice is done to the Chris
tian religion when we regard it as de
void of merriment. Some people con
elude that to be a saint one must be
miserable. So far from this being true,
some of the best lives that have blessed
the world with ministries of kindness
have carried faces of sunshine and Joy.
"In the midst of our world commo
tlon our text is needed. The cause of
democracy is the cause of God. and i
bound to prevail. It is our duty and
privilege, in the spirit of gratitude, to
exhibit this faith. The conquering
Christ is the foundation of our Chris
tian Joy. Anything that makes salva
tion a contingency undermines th
Christian's hope.
"He who is drifting on a sea or doubt
cannot know tranquillity of spirit.
The Joy of the Lord removes anxieties
There is might in calmness. Joy gives
clearness of vision, so that we see ou
conflict ending in victory. The joyful
nerson has the power to concentrat
his life force upon the task he has. in
hand."
DR. YOUNG GREETS FRIENDS
Former Pastor of Taylor-street
Church Again Preaches Here.
Rev. Beniamin Toung, of St, Zouls,
fnrmerlv of the Taylor-street memo
dlst Church of Portland, occupied the
pulpit of the First Metnoaist tnurc
yesterday morning, jjt. muns iimuo
fiviriir Visit to the city, leaving at
v m. vesterdav for Spokane on hi
return home. The former Portlan
elersrvman was greeted by a recora
congregation of Ola irienas ana aamir
ers when he stepped to mo puipm n
his address was punctuated by ap
tllRUH.
The subject was "Vision, and What It
Means to the Individual and to tne is a
tlon." suggested by Acts xxvi:i9.
was not disobedient to the heavenly
vlnion."
Dr. Toung traced the life of the cul
tured. influential and wealthy Jew,
Paul, from the time he began his mis
srulded efforts to stamp out me ne
cult of 'Christianity, until, on the
Damascus way, Jesus Christ appeared
to Paul in a vision.
"In this terrible, yet necessary war,
said Dr. Young, "America, has caught
vision, and therein is the sign of our
success. Woodrow Wilson has clearly
voiced that vision: We are In this war
to make the world safe for democracy.
The power of this vision is well
demonstrated by the manner In which
the young men of the country are rush
ine to the flag. The world does no
want Prussianism; it wants democracy.
What a majority of the people want
they eventually get. We will win.
"It will cost us pain and anxiety
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PORTLAND
Si
tilted
and suffering. But pain and anxiety
and suffering, remember, made Geth-
semane the Rose Garden of God. "
REST IS GOD'S GREAT GIFT
Sermon of Rev. D. A. Thompson
Tells of Christ's Promise to Labor.
Rev. D. A. Thompson, who for the
past two weeks has been preaching at
Vancouver Barracks, again occupied
the pulpit at the Mizpah Presbyterian
Church yesterday morning, and deliv
ered a sermon on The Value of Rest.
Dr. Thompson's text was taken from
a verse often referred to as the most
beautiful in the Bible: "Come unto me.
all ye that labor and are heavy laden,
and I will give you rest." (Matt.
xxi:28).
Extracts from the sermon follow:
"Chrlet's appeal to the laboring classes
Is sympathetic and direct. He was a
laboring man himself, and all his life
he was associated with the laboring
people. Remember, In the very first
part of the New Testament we learn
that Jesus Christ was a carpenter.
"When he took up his great mission
in life he still remained a working
man. At times, the Bible tells us, he
was so busy he did not stop to eat.
'Once, when he and his disciples
were very weary, he called them out
into the quiet wilderness for rest and
conference. But five thousand hungry
men, who believed Implicitly In him.
followed him into the wilds and begged
him to feed them. Their faith was re
warded; Jesus fed them. But his invi
tation extended even farther; he has
offered rest and protection to all who
will come to him at any time.
"Henry Van Dyke says:
"Heaven is blessed with perfect rest.
But the blessing of earth is toll."
"The ability to rest, as the result of
labor well performed, is God's great
gift to man.
NEW POTATOES SPROUTING
Cause Is Attributed to Abnormal
Climatic Conditions.
LEWISTON, Idaho. July 29. (Spe
cial.) Hundreds of residents of this
portion of the Inland Empire who this
year planted home gardens for the first
time have been perplexed and dls
mayed, upon opening hills, to find po
tatoes about half developed, yet sprout
ing new vines.
Profesor O. M. Osborne, head or the
agricultural department of the Lewis-
ton State normal school, states that
there is no known remedy. He attrlb
utes the cause to abnormal climatic
conditions and advises digging the po
tatoes even though not fully developed.
The sprouts should be removed and the
potatoes placed in cool cellars.
COUNTY ROADS SPRINKLED
Gasoline Engine and Pump Takes
Water From Irrigating Ditches.
NORTH TAKIMA. Wash.. July 29.
(Special.) With the hope that they
may be able to stay in a measure the
threatened destruction of graveled
roads in this county by heavy automo
bile traffic during the dry season, the
County Commissioners have bought
three large sprinkling wagom with
which the sections of roads most trav
eled will be moistened during the re
mainder of the summer and fall.
Each sprinkler Is being equipped
Excursion Days
July 20-21-27-28
Return limit 3 months. You can stop over.
Later excursions in August and September.
Via California
In one directloa
85.G0..
'1? 90.60..
$103.10..
141.30..
Take advantage of
Let us plan
see Grand Canyon,
Petrified Forest,
Yosemite Valley,
and enjoy Fred Har
vey dining service on
your way.
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Distinction
t'.:rt-;i-ti
with a small gasoline engine and pump
for taking water from irrigation ditches
adjacent to the roads to be sprinkled.
RIDGEFIELD MAN ACCUSED
Fry Held on Charge of Contributing
to Delinquency of Minor.
RIDGEFIELD. Wash.. July 29. (Spe
cial.) Byron Fry was arrested here
yesterday on a charge of contributing
to the delinquency of a minor. He was
taken to Vancouver, Wash., and ad
mitted to bail.
Fry is accused in connection with
the disappearance several weeks ago
of Edna Popesay, a 14-year-old orphan,
who lived with her grandparents here.
She was located in a Portland hotel,
where she was living under an assumed
name.
Fry Is manager of a local garage.
He is married and the father of two
children.
Other arrests are expected.
Oregon City Officials Sued.
OREGON CITT. July 29. (Special.)
Oregon City and Mayor E. C. Hackett
and ex-Chief of Police L. E. Blanchard
are named as defendants in a suit for
$2500 for false arrest instituted in the
Circuit Court here Saturday by Arne
Christenson. Christenson claims In his
complaint that ho was arrested without
cause on January 14, 1917, and lodged
in the city Jail for three hours.
It has been only 87 years since the
submarine was invented.
It lieals Diaper Rasli!
quick
Raw, painful, inflamed baby- skin '
heals quickly under K.ora-Konia.
This antiseptic dusting powder pro
tects, cools, soothes, heals every skin
affliction in babies and grown folks.
Doctors recommend it. Buy this
kin comfort for your baby. Get a
large box now, at the nearest drug
store, for a quarter.
Newark, N. J.
KORd-Korim
Direct Route
via Denver.
East
. . . Denver
. . . Kansas City. ... $ 67.50
...Chicago $ 80.00
. . . New York $118.20
Other places too. .
these low fares
your trip.
IT. IT. FranclKeo,
UuL Aart.
R. W. Ztmiow,
Trav. Pass. AKt
133 Third St,
Portland. Or.
Phone Main 1274.
The trade name
In 1888.
'kodak" was coined
In 1869 the airbrake was Invented.