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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 30, 1917)
TIIE MORNING OBEGONIAIf, THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1917. 9 C7 MILITARY HONORS MEHOHY OF HERO Robert J. Barron Is Laid to Rest While Entire City Pays i. .Last- Loving Tribute. FLAG ENFOLDS CASKET Student Aviator AVlio Gave lilfe to Save I-'rlends Is Followed to Crave by Large Concourse auu Salute Is Fired. L I Robert J. Barron, cadet in the Avia tion Corps, was laid to rest in Mount Calvary Cemetery yesterday morning with full military honors, with mag nificent floral pieces as testimonial to the loving memory of friends, with the Stars and Stripes entwined about his raskel. while the flag on every public building in the city was strurk at half-mast. Never did hero receive a more fitting burial. The young cadet, who was so be loved by all who knew him. gave his life in an effort to save two classmates in the Delaware River at Essington, Pa., recently. His act in thus sacri ficing himself brought him the military honors bestowed yesterday by direct order of the War Department. Mother Mould Given Doirn More. It was the heroic and tragic termi nation of a career fraught with the brightest promise, but his mother, after watching the body of her boy lowered Into the grave, said that, had she a doz en sons, she would bid them all to fol low his footsteps in manliness, patriot ism, gentility and heroism. Nearly ail branches of the Army and Navy service were represented at the funeral, which was held at 9 o'clock from St. Mary's Cathedral, with Rev. Kather George Thompson officiating, assisted by Fathers O'Hara and Camp bell The sermon breathed patriotism and emphasized manhood, eulogizing the cadet as an exemplification of true Jieroisrn the kind which fades not away. The cathedral was filled to overflow ing and the floral tributes were beau tiful and numerous. Thirty-four mem bers of Company K, Third Oregon In fantry, tinder command of Lieutenant W. II. KUenburgh. escorted the body to its last resting place, where a firing squad paid hnal tribute to the dead and "taps" was sounded. City. Courts, Schools Represented. The honorary pallbearers were Thomas J. Dowd. William llawley, Robert K. Sheehy. Dr. William C. Munly, Clarence Rrazelle and Kdward Duffy. Mayor Raker. Commissioners Mann and Kella her and Auditor Funk represented the city: Directors Smith, Plummerand Pike and Superintendent Alderman and As sistants Orout and Rice, the Board of Education, and W. N. Gatens the judges of the Circuit Court. Mr. Barron was the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Barron, brother of Mrs. Charles T. Whitney, and nephew of Judge and Mrs. M. G. Munly, of this city. He was a cadet in the aviation school at lissington. and was to have been commissioned ensign in two weeks and would have been one of the first to go to Fiance. He was the leader of his class, and his former tutor paid him a high tribute. He was engaged to marry Miss Marian Corney, of Boston. The flag which covered his coflin was sent from the aviation station, with flowers and a letter to his mother signed Ulis student friends." DENTISTS WANT $800 rOBTLA.D I'SIIT WOIXD GIVE AM BILAXCB TO AR.MY. Preparedness League of American Den tists Fix Recruits' Teeth Free So They Can Join Fighters. The Portland unit of the Prepared ness League of American Dentists, re cently organized with Dr. F. H. Wal gamot as chairman and Dr. M. M. Bett nian as secretary-treasurer, is planning to raise a fund of $800 to purchase a dental ambulance and present it to the United States Army. The Government promises to furnish equipment. The Portland unit already has 40 dentists enrolled, so present indications are that the ambulance fund will be raised in the near future. The Preparedness League of Ameri can Dentists is a Nation-wide organiza tion, with more than 6000 active mem bers. It is already rendering a vast service to the Government, In that it Is examining and repairing the teeth of applicants for enlistment in the Army and Navy without charge to those who cannot afford to pay a den tist's bill, and would otherwise be barred from service. The league was organized under the auspices of the National Dental Association and the surgeon-general of the United States. The National headquarters are at Buf falo. N. Y. The insignia of the league Is a picture of one of the first Ameri can dentists and "the first member of the Preparedness League of American Dentists" Paul Revere. Persons wishing to contribute to the dental ambulance fund, and dentists wishing to join the Portland unit, nhould communicate with Dr. M. M. Bettman in the Electric building. GUARDIANSHIPJS FOUGHT Mrs. Sarah Da Mert Files Contest Afralnst Late Husband's Estate. To return from an extended visit to Chicago and find that another woman had. by order of court been made the guardian of her small son was the ex perience of Mrs. Sarah Da Mert, widow f the late Frederick Da Mert. Mrs. lAa Mert has started a contest against the estate as well as the guardianship of her son. Frederick Da Mert bequeathed every thing to his son, except $5 for his wife. Mrs. Da Mert and her husband had separated some time before and at the time of her husband's death she and her son were in Chicago. Judge Tazwell named Mrs. M. A. Reea. the boy's aunt, as administratrix of the estate and guardian of the boy. HUSTLERS NAME TRUSTEES Business and Professional Men As sociated 'With Xew&boj&. At the regular meeting of The Ore eonian Night Hustlers' Club, Tuesday evening, several important matters were settled by the newsboys. Includ ing th auction of. four additional trus tees. Those elected were Dr. Earl Smith, Hy Eilers, Dorr JE. Keasey and Judge W. N. Gatens. Dave Schneidermann was elected temporary manager of the basketball team. t S. Barton, business manager of The Hustler, the club's official pub lication, appointed Ward Kearns as sistant business manager. Kearns was advertising manager of the Franklin High School Post' last year. Abe I Uracil, of The Hustler's staff, was unanimously elected associate editor. This assures him the position of man aging editor when the present editor's term expires. George Cowne was ap pointed to fill the place on the general staff -made vacant by Htrsch s promo tion. Cowne was president of the class of February. '17. of Lincoln High School. Dean Collins, of "Gleams-Through-the-Mist" fame, is to be the advisory head of the poetry depart ment. The following new committees were appointed: Rules and regulations, I. E. Tonkon. chairman; Sam Wilderman, Goodman Bader, Archie Weinjtein and Morris Rogoway; membership commit tee. Dave Schneidermann, chairman; Jack Gurian. Sam Wilderman, Abe Popick and Archie Weinstein. Joseph Simmons, circulation man ager of The Hustler, announced that the September issue would have a cir culation of 3000. Sam Wilderman, the managing editor, brought out the fact that the coming issue of The Hustler will be the largest newsboy publica tion in the world. The club is to hold another meeting at 8 o'clock tonight. PICKETING ABOUT OVER FEDERAL TROOPS IN CHARGE AT ABERDEEN RESTORE QUIET. Mills Are Resuming; "Work and More Men Apply for Jobs Than There Are Places (or. ABERDEEN. Wash., Aug. 29. (Spe cial.) Picketing of Aberdeen mills practically ceased today following the placing of Federal troops in charge of the situation yesterday at the request of Mayor Roy Sargent. Only a handful of pickets showed up at the Wilson plant today and none appeared at other operating mills. I. W. W. pickets who have been stationed at an employment agency here since the outbreak of the strike were forced to move on today and did not return. even, though the soldier . guards were removed. The Hulbert mill reopened this morn ing with a full crew. Manager Bert Hulbert says all but seven of his old crew are back and that 15 more men applied for jobs than he could use. No I. W. W. from outside towns have come into the harbor since yesterday, as far as the police can learn. Extensive improvements to the Aber deen shipyard, owned by Grant Smith & Co.. of Boston, including increasing the capacity of the yard from three to five ships, will be made in the coming few months. Manager Andrew Peterson announced this morning. The crew employed will be increased from 250 to 500. The present office building is to be enlarged and a new warehouse built. The improvements are made possible by the leasing of additional ground. FUNERALS WILL COST MORE Automobiles Vsetl by Undertakers Must Pay License, Give Bonds. Hotel buses and automobiles used exclusively in funeral service are not to be exempted from the city ordi nance requiring' a license for all "for hire" cars, or from the $2500 protec tion bond. These two points were set tled yesterday by the City Council. Funeral car rates will be increased, according to representatives of a con cern having cars for that purpose. These representatives asked exemption, but the majority of the Council could not see it that way. Operators of "for hire" cars asked that the funeral cars be licensed and bonded. POLICE TO HAVE WARRANTS Trunks May No Longer Be Opened at Depots Without Court Authority. It will be necessary in the future for police officers to have search warrants before seizing trunks containing liquor at the local depots. Such is the opinion of District At torney Evans and City Attorney La Roche. Chief of Police Johnson said yesterday it was his intention to have the officers comply with the law to the letter and in the future they will have to take their chances on finding a liquor trunk waiting for them at the depot while they obtain a search warrant. Douglas Home to Kxhibit. ROSEBURO, Or.. Aug. 29. (Special.) F. Schmidt, superintendent of the Douglas County Home, has made appli cation for floor space at the Land Products Show to be held in Portland, and will make an exhibit .there. Mr. Schmidt is an experienced gardener, and he has some products which he says 'will compare most favorably with those produced in the more favored sections of the state. VANCOUVER FOOTBALL STAR IN OREGON NAVAL MILITIA. 4 . ' t Kdward C. Cook. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Aug. 29. (Special.) Edward C. Cook, son of C. C. Cook, of this city, has enlisted in the Oregon Naval Militia and is in training at Lake Washington, near Seattle. Young Cook entered the United States sea forces as a boiler maker. Mr. Cook. Sr., himself is a re tired soldier, and the son- was one of the stars on the football team of the Washington Athletic Club. He played end on the squad. 4 - . 1$ h . - . w j-: V -. t f, i -,, in-WThrtT inn ,- f WOMEN TO REGISTER Response Comes From Every Section of State. SERVICE IS VOLUNTARY Every Woman and Girl More Than 15 Years Old to Be Asked to In dicate Aid Slio Can Render Country on September 15. Women all over the state of Oregon are preparing to register on Saturday, September J 5, the day appointed by the proclamation of Governor Withycombc at the request of the women's commit tee of the Council of National Defense. Mrs. John F. Beaumont, chairman of the Portland division of the Oregon branch, yesterday supplied cards to a large number of women who will have charge of the distribution of registra tion cards in the various precincts. Women who desire to assist in the dis tribution of cards may telephone Mrs. Beaumont. Tabor 68S6. There are still several precincts where there are no chairmen appointed. The cards will be left at the houses and explained by the committee and will be returned to the voting or registration place on September 15. Every woman and girl more than 15 years of age will be asked to indicate on the card what form of service she is able to render to her country. The service will be voluntary, the regis tration being merely the taking of a census of the abilities of the American women. Among those who have signified their intention to assist and the precincts for which they are responsiUl- are: Mrs. H. C. Raven, precinrt 2.-.i; Mrs. W. S. Belt. precin-t 270; Sirs. Minnie H. Oolllns, precincts 13-123; Mrs. A. jr. Breyman, precinct 84; Mrs. o. H. Koed. precinct Mrs. A. E. Kinsey, precincts 154-l.Yt'i: Mrg. May Baker, precinct I'l; Mrs. Amv Schultz, precincts OS-DSj; Mrs. C. M. Klgsins. pre cinct I5H: Mrs. .1. P. Howe, precinct 1.-'4; Miss Oretha Cormandy. St. Johns precinct; Mrs. R. W. Ewell. precinct IK.".: Mrs. U. M. Watson, precinct Mrs. tiattin Phebus. precinct 273; Mrs. Jessie L. Henderson, pre cinct Mrs. George Parrish. precinct J2V4: Mrs. Ben Rleslund. precinct li'-IDU; Mrs. J. Mcl.oney. precinct Hi; Mrs. A. M. Shannon, precinct 2."4 : Mrs. M. W. Wyville, precinct l.t.; Mrs. S. M. Ijtlumimer. precinct l.; Mrs. I. I. Bodlne. precinct Ul ; Mrs. L.ouis Van Vleet. precinct 2S0; Mrs. William A. Herman, precinct J43; Mrs. J. M. Knight, precinct 1!77; Mrs. Rebecca K. Montelth. pre cincts i.".(l-i:t'i : Mrs. Charles Bllllngton, precinct 2.18; Mrs. H. A. Moser. precinct 211t; Mrs. u. H. Strout. precinct 2U3 ; Miss Mar garet Copeland, precinct 1S4; Mrs. N. 1J. Smith, precinct 22i): Mrs. J. K. Becker, pre cinct VIM; Mrs. William R. Kirkup, precinct 170H; Mrs. Margaret Reitz. precinct S; Mrs. C. W. Osborne, precinct GO: Mrs. W. K. New some, precinct 202; Mrs. W. Wltzel. pre cinct 17o; Mrs. Octave J. Coffin, precinct 233; Mrs. Julia V. ;Ward. precinct 2l.V. Mrs. Kmma. I. Holmes, precinct 2."7-2."i7 V-j : Mrs. Flora Peterson, precinct 17; Mrs. S. Keyser, precinct 1 ."iO ; Mrs. t M. Kunkle, precinct 222; Mrs. A. E. Shurtliff. precinct 221; Mrs. John Verran. precinct 16; Mrs. E. C. Griffin, precinct 1: Mrs. A. M. Gray, precinct IrtH: Mrs. Margaret Galle. precinct 133; Mrs. R. P. Dear, precinct 237; Mrs. S. F. Ba.ll, precinct llti. MONTHLY PAY SUGGESTED Commissioners Propose Way Out of Granting Kcw Union Scale. Multnomah County's two regularly employed carpenters probably will be placed on a monthly salary as a means of circumventing the proposed wage rise to $5.60 a day recently ordered by the local Carpenters' Union. This ac tion was indicated yesterday by mem bers of the board. The carpenters now are receiving J4.50 a day with a half holiday Satur days, for which they are paid. It is understood that the carpenters will be paid a monthly wage of approximately $110. In case this is not satisfactory it was said that the county might have much of its carpentry work done by contract. Much of the carpentry work is 'the con struction of coffins used in the burying of county charges. PHONE RATE TO BE PROBED Commissioner Is Authorized to In-ves-tigatc in Own Behalf. City Commissioner Kellaher was au thorized by the City Council yesterday to investigate in his own behalf the question of telephone rates and service conditions in Portland. " A resolution granting him authority to make the inquiry was adopted by the Council. "You understand." said Mayor Baker, "that the Public Service Commission has full authority in the making of rates for telephone companies, don't you?" Yes." replied Mr. Kellaher, "but 1 want to do some probing of my own." "I guess you can do that, if you wish," replied tho Mayor. "I don't know what you can accomplish." The Kellaher resolution was adopted. PEACE PACT STARTS TODAY Warring Chinese Tongs Hopeful for Permanent Settlement. District Attorney Evans yesterday received official notice that the 3u-day peace pact recently signed by the war ring Chinese tongs will go into effect at 10 A. M. today. During the tem porary respite every effort will bo made to bring about a permanent peace pact. Influential Chinese representing all the warring tongs asked Mr.. Evans to assist in bringing about what they hope will be a permanent peace. Mr. Evans said yesterday that he has as sured the Chinese that he will do every thing in his power to assist them. He expects the initial conference to take place the first of next week. VETERINARIAN IS PROPOSED State Board Advises Appointment of County Official. Appointment of a county veterinarian to inspect milk cows of this county and perform other duties under the direc tion of the State Livestock Sanitary Board is urged in a letter received by the County Commissioners yesterday from the state board. .The state board suggests that Mult nomah County appoint Dr. E. R. Sparks for this work ,at & salary of $G a day. The state board suggests that it is a matter of utmost importance to the residents of the county. The Commissioners are holding defi nite action in abeyance pending an in vestigation of the needs for a county veterinarian. B. F. Sheehan ev Tutor. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Corvallis. Aug. 29. (Special.) Bernard F. Sheehan, in charge of alfalfa in vestigations on the Iowa State College experiment farm, has been employed as instructor of farm crops at the Oregon h Py:-ySS,;y m-k-hfXWi1- ' : 'v f . II Merry - 4n mi mi A A IT-- Jl !y; :y 1r- if-: M Li & D E&li n i m r t -. Agricultural College. lie is a graduate of the North Dakota Agricultural Col lege and has a master's degree in agri cultural work from the Ames (la.) College. He has specialized in plant breeding and crop production indr H. .ca" -1 M -1 s i DU v t KM WorthwestemHry She's just out of the "Midnight Follies" and she's "powerful easy to look at" vivacious, dashing, and with a winning way about her that you'll like in It's a romance of college life by the author of "Hit the Trail Holliday" and "The House of a Thousand Can dles." There's cleverness in it and comedy that cheers. D. Hughes, chief of farm crops at the Iowa State College, who recommends him highly as a successful Investigator and instructor. He will assist Profes sor Ifyslop in plant breeding work as well as teach crops in the college. 1NIODERN FACILITIES PROGRESSIVE SERVICES THESE features of The Northwestern National Bank are best evidenced by a steadily" increasing list of patrons and total of de posits. The former now con sists of over 23 THOUSAND names; the latter exceeds 102 MILLION dollars. Rea on o ble In terewt Paid on Savins and Time DepoM.tit. Thfi NorthwesteriX' Banlc Portland Oregon ' ' -- - - -" - - - - rA Portland's magnifi cent temple of music and shrine of the photoplay and allied arts there's an other of those wonder shows that chase gloom. and make folk happy. ta: TODAY Three Days Only A Gingery Girl in a Gingery Joy-Show Jli (PS i-Lii ly l-f I "ra Hurry! Only Three Days, You Know! riliiViiifTsiMrviriris'i rf."F ST Travel sannBanBjaaia ..-! jws-fr A" " T. UK yVw :V.'.--;V---!" the "Electric Way". mil to the Historic East ! j So that your trip across the mountains j may be smooth, may be clean, may be silent, the tremendous energy of moun tain waterfalls has been harnessed to j electrify the "Milwaukee" over the Great Continental Divide. For 440 miles over the Bitter Root, Rocky and , Belt Mountains, secure in a comfortable chair ! in the observation car of either 4 "The Olympian' or' The Columbian' you enjoy to the full the majestic grandeur of , the mountain panorama, without cinders or smoke to annoy. What more inviting trip this summer than to the historic East over the transcontinental electric highway of the CHICAGO Milwaukee & St. Paul RAILWAY W will gladly arrange all I he dclailimf your trl E. K. GARRISON, D. F. & P. A, Main 8413, A 2601. Third and Stark Sts. r