Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, September 06, 1917, Image 11

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Newspaper Page TextTHE MORNING OREGOXIAN -THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER G, 1917. 11 WOMEN OUTLINE AIM Y. W. C. A. War Work Is Ex plained to Portland Citizens. MORALS TO BE PROTECTED TTostagc Houses at Military and Kaval Camps Intended to Per mit Men in Service to Meet ' Girls Under Chapcronagc. The aims and purposes of the War Work Council of the National Board of the Young Women's Christian Associa tion - to safeguard the morals of the young people in the vicinity of -Army and Navy training camps were pre sented to about 30 representative citi zens and business ryen of Portland at a luncheon, at the Ilotcl Portland yes terday. The speakers were Mrs. William MacMaster. of Portland, and chairman of the board for Oregon, Washington. Idaho and Montana; Mrs. John Meigs, of Fottstown, Pa., and Miss Harriet Taylor, of New York City. Mrs. MacMaster contended that the worthy young men who go into the Army service must be fully equipped In every way. Mrs. Meigs pleaded for a fuller ap preciation of the moral Issues at stake In the war. Temptation to Be Fought. "The men and the women of the United States must stand as the sec ond line of defense protecting the American home from the terrible leg acy that the European nations will have to stand for centuries as the re sult of moral conditions that attended the early years of the war," said Mrs. Meigs. "We propose to protect the men in our camps from temptations -wherever possible." Mrs. Meigs classified the young girls of the country into three divisions, the Immoral women who place themselves as near the Army camps as possible, the educated and refined girls of the community who serve as an Inspira tion to the good qualities in young men, and the great body of uneducated girls whom the big idea of life is the romance rehearsed in the moving pic tures and the novels. "By establishing recreation clubs where the soldiers may meet with the young girls under proper chaperonage and perhaps for dancing between the hours of 4 and 6 in the afternoon we feel that we are doing the best pos sible work in safeguarding the morals of the young," concluded Mrs. Meigs. $50,000 la Estimated IVeed. Miss Taylor said that the hostess house at the American Lake camp Is to be tlie largest erected by the as sociation vin the entire country. "To carry on our work In the North west we estimate that we need $50,000," said Miss Taylor. "This amount will furnish and maintain hostess houses at the American Lake, Vancouver Bar racks, thft Bremerton and other Army and Navy headquarters in this district, and will also provide special workers to preach the gospel of good living in the high schools. "We also have plenty of work among the families of the soldiers to assist in preparing women to take up the work in the business life that has previously been occupied by the men now in military service." Included among the audience at yes terday's" luncheon were ' W. M. Ladd, W. B. Ayer, William C. Alvord, William D. Wheelwright, Mayor Baker, B. C. Ball. H. C. Campbell, J. B. Kerr, Charles H. Carey, Elliott R. Corbett. Mrs. Helen Ladd Corbett, Edward - Cookingham, Bishop Sumner, Tr. A. A. Morrison, Dr. John H. Boyd, B. S. Josselyn and sev eral others. GIRLS ENLIST TO "DO BIT" Nation -Wide Movement Is to Form Groups of Patriotic Workers. At a meeting held yesterday noon in the Meier & Frank Company's audi torium Miss Elizabeth French, a rep resentative of the National board of the Y. W. C. A., In the movement to enlist the services of the girls in doing their bit in the present war crisis, Kpoke to a large gathering of women and girls on the necessity of showing their patriotism. Miss French told of a Nation-wide movement to form groups of patriotic workers to further the Red Cross undertakings. As a re sult of her address several patriotic group leagues will be formed in Port land. The following la the pledge explained by Miss French: I pledeo to express my patriotism: rty doing better than ever before what ever work I have to do; By rendering whatever special service I can at this time to my community and country; By living up to the highest standards of character and honor, and by helping others to do the same. The meeting yesterday represented girls of the Junior League, Epworth League, Christian Endeavor and other societies of the city. WHEAT PRICES DISPLEASES Chamber Head Urged to Put Plea of West Before Hoover. IT. L. Corbett, president of the Cham ber of Commerce, has been asked by the board of directors of the chamber to take part in the Pacific Coast fight for more favorable prices on wheat than those already fixed by the Gov ernment. A message was sent to him In Washington last night asking him to participate in the conference be tween Herbert C. Hoover ana the Sen ators of the Western states today, at which time the plea of the West is to be laid before the Food Controller. It is held that the present Western prices, arbitrarily based on the differ ence of the rail costs of transporting wheat between here and Chicago, are disadvantageous to the Pacific Coast. JAM ORDERED FOR ARMY Government Contracts Xow Total -$93,000 for Sweets. TACOMA.' Wash.. Sept. 6. (Special.) The sweet tooth of the soldier will be satisfied. The Government Com missary Department at New York has ordered 10,000 more cases of blackberry pam from the Puyallup and Sumner Fruit Growers' Association for delivery as soon as possible. This means 240. 000 two-pound cans of blackberry jam of the best fruit. The association prior to this time had received orders from the Govern ment for 5000 cases of 120,000 cans which, coupled with orders which have just arrived, totals 360,000 cans, to cost $93,000. Farm Near Chehalis Sold. CHEHALIS. Wash.. Sept. 5. (Spe cial.) The 214-acre farm of T. M. Don ahoe. west of this city, was sold this week Jo - W. II. IJeeder, o Tacoma, a wealthy wheatgrower. This farm is one of the best in this vicinity. One hundred and sixty seres of the 214 are under cultivation. The purchase price was $37,000. . Mr. IXeeder's son-in-law, Mr. Bagley. will conduct the place and go Into the pre-bred stock business on a large scale. ' PLANT ADOPTS 8-HOUR DAY Cliclialis Furniture & Manufactur- t ing Company Grants 10 Hours' Pay. CHEHALIS,' Wash., Sept. 5. (Spe cial.) Beginning Monday of this week, the Chehalis Furniture & Manufactur ing Company, of this city, adopted the eight-hour work day with pay for ten hours; - ' The Palmer Lumber & Manufacturing Company, whose mill was tied up last 4 MiNZAXITA MAflf FETED OH . 68T11 BIRTHDAY ANM- YKRSARV. r Ed II.' Lane. "Ed" H. Lane, of Manzanita Beach. Or., recently celebrated his 6th birthday. Mr. Lane has been a resident of Tillamook County for more than 20 years d nH -l t-do Hot- n f Tho t-r for more than 30 years. A birth- 1 day party was given in Mr. Lane's honor, participated in by i many Portland visitors at the beach. Misses Harriet and Flo t Leach, well-known Portland vo- I calists, provided an enjoyable 1 programme. 4 ........................4 week on account of the walkout of sev eral of their men, resumed work Mon day on the ten-hour basis and with about 70 per cent of the old hands back at work. The mill is working a full crew now.- FIREFIGHTERS OFT LOST Superintendent Keeps Busy Finding Men Lost in Woods. HOOD RIVER, Or., Sept. 5. (Spe cial.) According to Warren Cooper, superintendent of the crews fighting fires in the Upper Hood River Valley, it has taken the time of one man to look up the fighters lost in the un marked, dense woods. "It is remarkable," says Mr. Cooper, "how easily, one not acquainted with the woods can become lost. One of the worst cases we had was that of Louis Lofts, Hood River boy, for whom we searched for seven hours. The boy was following the fire line, when he left the trail to get a snowball in a bank a few feet distant. "Returning he missed his bearings." .. .. VETERINARIAN IS NAMED Dr. E. It. Sparks Will Serve County . After January 1, 1018. Dr. E. R. Sparks, a Portland veteri narian, was appointed County Veteri narian yesterday by the County Com missioners at the request of the tte livestock board. Hia aoDointment. however, will not take effect until Jan-1 uary 1, 1918, because the county has made no financial provision for the office. Dr. Sparks will look after the dalrv herds of the county and will work in co-operation with the state board. Other counties of the state are being asked to take the same action. x APPLE CROP GETS BETTER Growers Find First Estimates of Xield Are Far Too Low. 1 HOOD RIVKK rr- K tl - - - . . - v. - 11 1 cent estimates nf 1 m--. 1 onniA ..1.1 - 1. I'l" ' - oinppri a of 75 per cent of the 1.500.000-box crop uil ir, 11 is now thought, have been placed far too low. Numerous growers are dally visiting sales agen cies and reporting an increase of sev eral thousand boxes in their estimates and orderlnc- - an InprnaeaH ...... . . n- - a - . ouit; boxes. The shnrtatrA nf ..nntnl.. 1 .11.1 a ...iii 1 11 1111.1 1 n eiiii tf. worry to shipping agencies, officials of Which D PA Blllimq H nn. 1 . . L - ..... - ...iiiitiiiui, 1 1 1 si i ine luidl shortage of boxes over the Northwest imo mm reacn more than DUO, 000. Miss PankJiurst in Jail. Loxnnv sunt c aji t i.i i , - i- v. nucm rauiviiursi, daughter of Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst. the English suffrage leader, was sen tenced yesterday at Melbourne, Aus- i.aiKi., iv iime montns- imprisonment for holdincr an unlawful i.. 1 ai 11.1 uciiiiusiiuLJUIl, according to a Reuter dispatch from i nj . Ml89 PflilVhiipet ha. V. , for some time in propaganda in Aus tralia against conscription, and sev eral meetings at which she was to orcein, wens umnen up Dy soldiers. Packer's Widow Weds. CHICAGO, Sept. 5. Mrs. Helen Swift Morris, widow of the late Edward Mor ris, Chicago packer, was married last night at her home here to Francis Nell- son, former Liberal rr.emher nf h British House of Commons for the Iirl..., 111 1 1 j vi . . . ... i u , i i viicDnire, it was an nounced today. Francis Neilson has at- ici.ii-u nvujiucui.o iwr ins espousal or the single tax. He is a great-grandson of David Hume, the historian, and cou sin nf niaHalnn th AtatAcmnr. m - i VLinmn. xua home, is in Boston. 0 Albany College Man Is Sergeant. ALBANY, Or., Sept. 5. (Special.) Theodore S. Easton, of Coquille, Or., a graduate of Albany College, with the class of 1917, has been appointed a ser geant in the Eighty-first Aero Squad ron, according to word received here. He Is In training at Kelly's Field, near San Antonio, Tex. Ridgeficld Lad Cables From France. HIDGEFIELD, Wash., Sept. 5. (Spe cial.) Claude Potter is the first Ridge field boy to arrive in France. He is in the 18th Regiment. United States En gineer" Railway Expeditionary Force. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman J. fotter, received a cable Saturday, say ing he was in France and was well. I , (Ml Starts Today Only 3 Days ' ft j " aXv '"Iff (F A production which we are more than proud to present. It's crammed with tender heart-appeal and crowded with kindliness. You'll feel better for hav ing seen it it's wonderful. ROAD EARNINGS MOUNT JUNE IS . BANNER MONTH IN UNITED STATES. Total for Six Months la . 200,000,000 More Than In First Half of 1916s Expense Cain la Greater. WASHINGTON, Sept. 5. Complete returns for June of the operations of all railroads of the country having an annual income of more than $1,000,000, made public today by the Interstate Commerce Commission, show earnings greater than had been forecast and place June far ahead as the railroads' banner month. Revenues totaled $349,739,636, as compared with $300,019,080 a year ago, and expenses aggregated $235,890,773, leaving net operating revenue of $114, 143,863, an increase of $10,350,000 over June, 1916. Operating income, after deducting taxes and uncollectable bills, totals $97,956,914. as compared with $90,009,681 In June, 1916. For the six months ending with June the railroads had total revenues of $1,898,210,536, an increase of more than $200,000,000 over the first half of 1916. Expenses, however, increased approxi mately . $6,000,000 more than revenues, leaving net revenue of $543,914,600, as compared with $549,957,460 in the first half of 1916, the poor showing being due to three months of car shortage and congestion during the Winter. What is believed to be the oldest in habited residence In the world Is a mansion in Germany that was built in 700. t mm f Immm mm m you can't help but feel that old lump in your throat, but the glad ness that shines through your tears when "they all live happily ever afterwards" will make you love Mother o' Mine With Rupert Julian and Ruth Clifford g0 laiiEsaEiiiiggig I'MiSliIiascnnnn .2r-t-5u uv nn m. to. Nni4UllK3c4n.Nl II ABROAD AND AT HOME THROUGH Checking and Savings depart ments we are pre pared to receive deposits and forward remittances for those who serve their Country in the Training Camps and at the Front. Through the Trust Company, in connection, to handle af fairs of business and finance. Take thia precaution for yourself and OTHERS. brthwesterxv iff Portland! ;Oreoh ( Admission 15c J Children be EAR! COMING: "Rebecca of Sunn j brook Farm," with MARY PICKFORD A PORTLAND INSTITUTION i.rWnlA mm u DOWN IP you miss seeing Skinner and Honey in "Skin I ner's Baby" you are missing a great big chunk of life's sunshine. They make you just radiate happiness for days. Ask some of the 20,000 who have seen them. Tomorrow (Friday) will be positively your last opportunity to see them. COME EARLY TODAY Phone Your Want Ads to THE OREGONIAN Main 7070 . A 6095 It's an A rfcraft Production x - GIVES HIS OWN IDEA OF LIFE AS SEEN FROM THE SUNNY SIDE IN HIS LATEST MASTER -PICTURE ENTITLED ASK YOUR NEIGHBOR ABOUT IT DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE. THE HOME OF THE BIG SHOWS kksff JSmiMHMIsssssI Jl BssCsaflUssMskkl TO.