THEJIOKXEfO OREGONTA3T, AVEDXESDAT, SEPTEMBER 19, 1917.
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FUND OF 625,000
WILL AID SOLDIERS
Obfect Is to Provide Comforts
for Oregon Men in All
Branches of Service.
BENEFITS WILL BE GIVEN
Preliminary Arrangements Made at
Jleeting in School Board Rooms
nd Everybody Will Be Asked
to Contribute Something.
A fund of $-5,000 or mora la to be
raised for the comfort, convenience and
needs of Oregron soldiers and sailors
In every branch of the service.
The preliminary steps were taken at
a. meeting yesterday In the rooms of
the Portland School Board, attended
by a gathering of 65 representative
business men.
The fund is not to be confounded
with the relief fund for which a special
session of the Legislature was asked
at another meeting held Monday at the
Chamber of Commerce, but it is to be
a separate and distinct fund, to be
placed in the hands of officers of the
various arms of the service where
Oregron boys are enrolled, to be used to
provide for any necessity of these sol
diers and sailors.
The meeting; was called by Dr. E. A.
Bommer. of the School Board, who was
made temporary chairman. Charles A.
Rice. assistant superintendent of
schools, was temporary secretary.
Benefits to Be Given.
Three large benefits to be staged at
the Auditorium were decided on as one
means of raising: the money, and there
is to be no limit to the number of tick
ets at 25 cents each which a man or
woman may buy. Everyone, from the
poorest patriot to the well-to-do. will
have a chance to contribute something:,
either In the way of buying: tickets or
donating: to the fund outright. M. L.
Kline started the ball rolling: by volun
teering: to buy $500 worth of tickets
at the start.
But the movement Is not to be con
fined to Portland alone. As soon as
the organization is under way and
plans fairly definite. School Superin
tendents and Mayors throughout the
tate will be asked to head the move
ment In their respective districts.
George L. Baker. Mayor of Portland,
explained the movement to the gath
ering of men yesterday. "We want to
put a sum of $25,000 into the hands of
officers of the various batteries, troups
and companies of Oregon soldiers and
sailors to be used for the needs of
the Oregon boys,' Mayor Baker ex
plained. "We want to raise a large
sum right here in Portland, but we also
want to interest every community in
the state and get them to raising
money. The more the better, but we
should have $25,000 at least. This sum
will be apportioned pro rata to the com
panies, batteries or troops having Ore
gon men, and will be for every branch
of the service, artillery, cavalry, in
fantry, marines, sailors and signal
corps men. and every other arm of the
service which has an Oregon contin
gent." Aid la Offered.
On the motion of W. P. Woodward.
Mayor Baker was appointed chairman
of a committee with power to act in
carrying out plans. N. W. Pierong
volunteered his services as a theatrical
man to help stage the benefit's.
Dr. A. A. Morrison, pastor of Trin
ity Episcopal Church, pledged his co
operation, and L. R. Alderman, Super
intendent of the Portland Schools, said
the schools and the school children
would stand ready to aid. .His sugges
tion was quickly taken up and prelim
inary plans made for putting the school
children to work selling tickets and
Interesting the city In the benefits and
the funds.
Contributions from 25 cents or less
vp to any figure will be welcomed and
arratefully received, but the committee
will not rely on contributions alone.
A policy of "something for your
money" will bo adopted and the three
large benefits, with real talent on the
bills, have been tentatively decided on.
The first benefit will not be staged tor
about three weeks anyway.
Jefferson High School printing de
partment, through Dr. J. Francis Drake
of the School Board, was offered to the
committee, and Or. Alan Welch Smith,
chairman of the School Board, offered
to provide a programme for two nights
anyway. Dr. Soramer, chairman of the
meeting, undertook the responsibility
of Interesting the other cities and
towns of the state In the movement.
H. R. Albee. ex-Mayor of Portland,
after announcing that 23 members of
bis Sunday school class were in the
service, suggested ways in which the
Sunday schools could be interested and
used to further the movement.
Ferdinand Reed, president of Laurel
burst Club, proposed that every mem
ber on the committee obligate himself
to account for $100 toward the fund.
This was quickly indorsed, and some
Informally agreed to be responsible for
a good deal more.
The raising of the Red Cross million
e few months ago will be as nothing.
It is said, to the steam that will be
used to drum up $25,000 or more In a
way that won't hurt anyone, but which
will make the soldiers and sailors
happy lads. Indeed.
Many Indorse Project.
Plans were proposed by a number of
speakers, and others pledged co-operation.
Among the speakers were H. L.
IMttock, H- W. Stone. Dr. Luther Dyott.
Professor W. H. Boyer, Dr. Andrew C.
Smith. Tom Word, Dan Kellaher, S. C
May, T. T. Davis and H. H. Herdznan.
The following men attended the
meeting, but there were 100 others
actively Interested who could not be
present on account of pressing business
or other engagements:
Oeorf I.. Baker
y.- M. Lance
Walter G. (lleaaon
R. H. Thomas
J. Francis Drake
TV. H. Boyer
I.uther R. Dyott
J. G. Chambers
A. WIlManu
T. M. Word
Mrs. M. McCanen
Mrs. M. B. Edmondsoa
C Hemihabbe
Paul C. Chamberlain
'". B. Waters
H. TV. Stone
K. J. Loners-ma
M. H. Herdman
Tl. K. Hughson
H. Oerard Eftlnger
.1. W. Sherwood
T R. A'dermaa
H. R. Albee
W. p. La Roche
Phi! M-tichia. Jr.
K. K. Kub:i
Frank L. Waller
Charles A. Rica
TV. F. Woodward
E. A. Sommer
K. F F.ed
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w. p. Ptrandborr
Jumps K. Rrockwar
r. C. O' Rilly
"WtiTism Parker
Wilbur K. Comu
I. A. irout
II. I.. PI:tock
A'ipn Welch Smith
Dor Arthur Brown
H. V. Whlt
TV. F. Greer
rhar!e F Beebe
V. o. M.-ilpss
O. K. Ventworth. Jr.
H. E. Pennell
C A. B's'low
X T. Davis
TV. T Fletcher
J. C. Mann
K. J. Hall
Rev. A. A. Morrison
Pan Kellaher
Samuel C.
THREE CHILDREN ARE HURT
Accidents Reported From Widely
Separated Districts.
Charles Tracy, of 808 Mill street, sus
tained a broken leg early last night
when he was struck by an automobile
drivea by Fred'Lysom at Fifth and
College streets. He was taken home
and attended by Dr. B, S". James. The
boy. who is a student at the Shattuck
School, was playing with other chil
dren in the street. Mr. Lyom was
driving a machine with a Washington
license, but his address was not learned.
Helen Schlltt, 7. of 410 Graham ave
nue, was run down and Injured yester
day by an automobile driven by G. W.
Ingram, 1028 East Washington street.
She also was playing in the street
while on the way home from school.
Dr. L D. BoDine said her injuries were
not serious. Both accidents were re
ported laet night to Harry P. Coffin,
chairman of the Public Safety Commis
sion. Helen Clogg, 8, was braised badly
when she was struck by an automobile
driven by Dr. R. W. Benjamin. 1102
East Tamhill street, at East Twenty
eighth street and Hawthorne avenue,
last night. The child was putting nails
on the rails of the streetcar track and
Jumped in front of the automobile when
the driver blew his horn.
18 TO WED; 14 TO QUIT
LICENSE CLERK KEEPS SLIGHT
LEAD OJf DIVORCE COURT.
Repayment of Loan Made to Mrs. John
L. Weist by Former Admirer
Arouses Mate's Ire.
With a record of seven nerw divorce
suits filed during the day in the Cir
cuit Court deoartraent. "Cuold" Cadwell
I had a strenuous time yesterday, but he
managed to close the day with a slight
lead, having issued a total of eight
marriage licenses.
When John I. Weist was required to
repay $200 borrowed money to a former
admirer of his wife, Ellen C. Weist, the
same having been loaned to the wife
and expended by her, according to com
plaint for divorce filed yesterday, he
concluded the time had arrived for ask
ing for a legal separation.
Anna Ryan sets out in her divorce
complaint that Edward Ryan, to whom
she was married at Vancouver. Wash.,
December 17, 1913, after charging her
with infidelity. Invited her to institute
a divorce suit.
Cruel and Inhuman treatment Is
charged by Jessla Southmayd as
grounds for divorce from D. S. South
mayd, whom she wedded in this city
September 17, 1903.
Four other suits for divorce filed In
the office of County Clerk Beveridge
yesterday were: Lillian M. Stlngley vs.
J. C. Stlngley. married at Dallas, Or..
August 14, 1913; Carrie A. Depp vs.
Harry L. Depp, married In this city.
November 8, 1913: Florence H. Height
vs. Fred Alton Halght, married at Se
attle. August 24, 1908. and Ethel Rowe
vs. Harry Rowo, married at Port Or
chard, Wash., October 26, 1914.
LOAF MAY BE ENLARGED
DECL17TH I!! FLOUB PRICES MAT
MEAN CHEAPER B REAft
High Cost ef Operation, Says Master
Baker, Flumes In Charge for
Bakeshop Goods.
With the decline In the price of flour
announced yesterday, there is a pros
pect of cheaper bread.
That an extra ounce may bo added
to the present loaf is the prediction of
HL F. Rlttraan. vice-president of the
Master Bakers' Association and propri
etor of the Log Cabin Bakery Com
pany. At present the 10-cent loaf is sup
posed to weigh It ounces, and Mr.
Rittman thinks It Is possible that for
the same money a slight addition in
the size of the loaf may be worked out
by October 1.
'The bakers are still using the higher-priced
flour, he said, and probably
will be baking from It for two weeks
more.
"If It were not for the high cost of
operation, said Mr. Rittman, "we could
reduce the price of bread considerably.
For instance, if people would call at
the bakeries and pay cash, taking home
their bakeshop goods, the overhead
expense could be materially cut. The
Government, perhaps, may work out
some .scheme of maximum profits for
those engaged in the milling and bak
ing business, so that, as a matter of
fact, the price of bread may be fixed
bv Federal officials."
Reasons Why You Should Have
Grape-Nuit
on the Family Table
Costs About One Cent A Dish
AGE OFFERS SERVICE
Mrs. Esther Ransom, 92, Vol-
unteers for War Work.
HOUSEWORK DONE DAILY
Patriotic Woman Was One of First
to Respond to Call of Na
tional Conncil of Defense
for Registration.
When the National Council of De
fense Issued a request for all women
of the country to register for war duty
last Saturday, Mrs. Esther Ransom, of
447 East Eighteenth street North, was
one of the first to register. On the
surface there is nothing remarkable
about this, but when you learn that
Air. Eatfe er Ransom, 02, Who
Wants to Do Her "Bit."
Mrs. Ransom will celebrate her 92d
birthday next month you will wonder
what service she can be to her country.
"Why I can do many things to assist
In this war." said Mrs. Ransom yes
terday, as she leaned back in one of
those old, comfortable-looking1 chairs
that causes one to wish he could recline
there always. "I have only one son,
and he Is too old now to be of service
to his country by enlisting in the Army
or Navy, and I have no grandsons, so I
feel that I must be of some service
myself," she continued.
Mrs. Ransom has resided in Portland
for the past 25 years, and In the same
house that she now g-oes about her
daily work in, for, as she said yester
day, she does not believe in having
maids to wait on her so long- as she
is able to do her own work. There is
only one subject she is just a little
bashful about, and that Is the exact
date of her birthday. She says that it
is about three weeks away, but the
exact date she refuses to tell,
"When I am 100 years old I -will
make the date of my birthday known,"
she smiled, "but until then I am going
to keep it a secret. Now don't smile,"
she continued, "for I am going to cele
brate my 100th birthday before I die.
Any person can live to be 100 if they
will only make up their mind that they
want to. The secret is to keep your
mind occupied; get plenty of exercise
and don't give up."
She was born in Hatfield, Mass., and
came to Oregon by way of Buffalo,
N. Y. When she first went to live in
Irvington there were only four houses
in the district. Now it is thickly popu
lated and boasts the most pretentious
homes in the city.
Her only son, J. W. Ransom, Is an
agent at the municipal docks.
Youth Called to War Will Wed.
OREGON CITY, Or., Sept. 18. (Spe
cial.) A marriage license was Issued
here today to Max A. Hollman. age 24,
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PLEASURE This whole grain-food with its
rich, nut-like flavor is in the form of crisp,
golden granules particularly appealing to the
palate.
of Hoff. Or., Route No. 1. and Miss Anna
Rothenberg. age 19, of Macksburg. Mr.
Hollman was certified by the district
exemption board in Portland yesterday
and today received his notification from
the local board.
ZONE SYSTEM IS ADOPTED
Conferees Near Agreement on AVar
- Tax Bill.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18. Increasing
strife today between Senate and House
conferees on the war tax bill, as final
votes were approached, foreshadowed
considerable delay in final action.
Progress was made today, -however,
on many important disputes. The con
ferees definitely decided to adopt a
zone system for increasing second-class
mail rates, discussed the war profits
and income tax sections at length, and
tomorrow expect to begin, decisive
voting.
Other agreements reported were on
the passenger transportation and auto
mobile tax provisions. In lieu of the
House tax of 10 per cent and the Sen
ate rate of 6 per cent on the former,
the conferees were said- to have com
promised on 8 per cent, estimated to
yield about 857,000,000. '
The liquor schedules also were con
sidered during the day, with the House
conferees reported to favor final ac
ceptance of the general features of the
Senate's revisions.
DR. F. L. L0VELAND RESIGNS
Minister, Formerly in Portland, Is
Chautauqua Lecturer.
Dr. Frank L. Loveland. up to last
Fall pastor of the First Methodist Epis
copal Church of Portland, has resigned
his pastorate in Indianapolis and will
go upon the Chautauqua lecture plat
form, according to Information that
Portland Methodists have received.
For the past year Dr. Loveland has
been pastor of the Meridian-avenue
Methodist Church of Indianapolis. This
Summer, during his vacation, he spent
eight weeks delivering Chautauqua
lectures and was so pleased with his
new field that he resigned his pastor
ate, preaching his final sermon last
Sunday night. The Indiana Methodist
conference la now In session and his
successor will soon be named.
Dr. Loveland's predecessor at the In
dianapolis church was Dr. Joshua
Stansfield. of the Portland First
Church, the two clergymen having ar
ranged an exchange of pastorates last
Fall.
PRESIDENT IGNORES 'PULL'
Exemption Claims Will Be Consid
ered Only on Merits.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 18. President
Wilson gave notice to all Governors
today that in hearing claims for ex
emption coming up from the district
boards he would consider only evi
dence already submitted to the boards
and nothing else, unless the boards
would recommend It.
The effect of the President's action
Is absolutely to shut out all appeals of
a political nature, or those which may
be brought by interested friends "with
pull." and confine consideration of the
case to the evidence.
LYNN H. HOUGH TO SPEAK
Progressive Bnslness Men's Club to
Bear Illinois Professor.
Lynn Harold Hough, of Northwestern
University, will speak on "The Ameri
can Voter" tomorrow noon before the
Progressive Business Men's Club at the
Benson Hotel. Dr. Hough has done
much original research work along so
cial lines, and is recognized as a force
ful speaker and original thinker.
Rev. T. W. Lane, pastor of Centenary
Methodist Episcopal Church, will act
as chairman of the day.
CANADIANS TO FLY IN U. S.
Training to Be Completed in South,
Where Weather Is Good.
VICTORIA, B. C Sept 18. During
the last three months the Victoria of
fice of the Imperial Royal Flying Corps
has sent 200 men overseas, cadets and
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Your Opportunity
will come, young man v -
Mark this: Today's conditions make
it more essential than ever before
that you not only be dressed in
clothes of good style, but correct
style. They are the first step toward
creating- confidence in the men you
have to meet and do business with.
When your opportunity arrives
and it is sure to arrive make it a point to be
in condition to take advantage of it by wearing
clothes like these.
$15, $18, $20, $25, $27.50, $30, $35
Young Men's Store, Entire Second Floor
Youtig Men's
Shapes in
Brewer Hats $3
mechanics, the former obtaining their
certificates and commissions as Second
Lieutenants here before their departure
for England.
Within a month It is expected that
Canadian aviators who are then in
course training in the dominion will
proceed to Texas in order that train
ing may go on uninterrupted by weather
conditions.
Many Die of Typhus In Germany.
PARIS. Sept. 18. Albert Champion,
a French soldier who on his third at
tempt has just escaped from Germany,
brings the information, according to
the Paris edition of the New Tork Her
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The Diary
Authentic, thrilling, tense with dark drama, and hopelessly philosophic is
this strangest document of the Great War, the first installment of which will
appear in
I The Sunday Oregonian
Commencing September 23, and Continuing for Two Sunday Issues.
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The British Ship Aboukir Dipping to Destruction at the Behest of a U'Boat,
While the Doomed Hogue, Her Sister-Ship, Steams Up to
Attempt Rescue.
1 HOW DO THEY FEEL?
What is the thought of the U-boat commander as he orders the leaping tor-
pedo that carries death with ruthless indiscrimination? This narrative, the
actual diary of Captain Hans von Tue inger, commander of an avid "coyote
1 of the sea," holds the answer. With the picture of struggling crews and pas-
sengers before him, and the dark depths his haveri from the vengeful destroy-
ers of the Allies, Captain von Tuebinger penned his own personal record of
E how it feels to carry out the orders of "death without warning."
1 YOU SAIL WITH THE U-BOAT IN THIS YARN
As easily as you tell an everyday story to your friends, the U-boat captain
writes of his business, of the wave-hidden ambush, the perfect harmony of E
men and machinery, and the blow that strews the waves with flotsam and j
I struggling humanity. In the end, Captain von Tuebinger, through the slay- E
E jng 0f his own sweetheart on a vessel torpedoed by him, the Kaiser's retainer E
' leaped into the sea and perished as his protest against further outrage and
EE destruction. E
1 Appearing in Three Issues of
I The Sunday Oregonian
1 Beginning Sunday, September 23
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Bnoenm
Morrison at Fourth
ald, that S700 French and British sol
diers and 1500 Russians have died of
typhus at the German concentration
camp at Cassel. 90 miles northeast of
Frankfort-on-the-Main.
Astoria School Population Grows.
ASTORIA, Or.. Sept. 18. (Special.)
Reports filed with City Superintendent
Hussong show that the attendance at
the city schools is 1805. or 147 more
pupils than attended at this time last
year.
Forest Fires Reported.
SALEM, Or., Sept. 18. (Special.)
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Young Men's
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and Furnishings
State Forester Elliott today was in
formed that two new forest fires have
broken out in Jackson County, one in
the north end and the other in the
south end of the county. Neither is
serious.
Geologist Falls to Death.
NEW TORK. Sept. 18. The dead
body of Alfred R. Conkling. lawyer,
geologist and author, was found in the
courtyard of his East Seventeenth
street home early today. He either
fell or Jumped from th9 fourth floor
during the night.
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