Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, September 22, 1917, Image 11

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Newspaper Page Text12 THE 3IOKXIXG OREGOXIAX, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1917. WHISKY HIDDEN II! CARLOAD OF ONIONS Gigantic Bootlegging Scheme Is Revealed When Mys ter Is Cleared. PROFITS LOST IN POKER Commission Merchant Becomes Tearful of Arrest and Damps Most f Imports on Market, but Manages to Net $12 00. ' A clever bootlegger, with a sense of humor, an imagination and a willing ness to take a long chance, recently "put across" one of the biggest deals In the illegitimate traffic in liquor since Oregon entered the "bone dry" col umn. And In consummating this gigantic deal In -iquid goods this bootlegger one Edwin Smith by name brought down upon his head the wrath of the City of Portland; caused himself to come under the closest scrutiny of Spe cial Investigator Humason, and came swajr from a searching cross-examination with flying colors. It will be remembered that during the first weel. of August a hue and cry was raised by officialdom when it be came known that a carload of onions had been sent to tr. city incinerator by some unknown "commission mer chant." At the incinerator it was found that most of ie onions were in fairly good condition, but only about two tons were saved out of approxi mately five tons sent there for destruc tion. Effort to Corner Market Falls. After an investigation of several cays It was found that Edwin Smith, a curbstone "commission merchant' had shipped the onions to Portland from California. After a prolonged examination before Special Investiga tor Humason, Smith finally convinced the officials that he was the victim of unfortunate circumstances; that he had been unable to obtain storage-room where he could sort out the onions, and that he was finally compelled to send them to the incinerator after it was found they were spoiling on his bands. Smith was grreatly perturbed over bis failure to "corner" the Portland onion market. Be had staked his all on this deal in onions and suffered a frreat financial loss when he was com pelled to destroy the shipment he said mournfully. Onion Cover Liquor Carfo. But the true story of this deal In onions, which was brought to light yesterday, develops the fact that the only interest Edwin Smith bad in that Ill-smelling carload of onions was that they destroyed the odor of alcohol, if any there might be, ana mat tney aiso made a splendid coverlet for an even 60 cases of whisky which were shipped to Portland by this inventive bootleg trer. This car. It was learned, arrived in Portland on the morning of July 29. Bmith had preceded his shipment by several days, and by the time the car arrived- he was all excitement. Al wttv iiftnleloug. Smith imagined that (Federal agents were, on his trail, and after the car had been here for a day lie almost decided to leave his carload of whisky and leave town, so fearful was he of arrest. Liquor Dumped en Market. But Smith had staked his entire bank account In this one venture, so decided that he might as well go through with it. Accordingly, the next morning he hired a small truck, dis missed the driver and drove by him self to the freight car in the North Bank yards, where he got his liquor. He had previously rented an out-of-the-wayestorage room on the East vide, where the liquor was taken. Four separate trips were made before he iiad detrained his entire cargo of liquor 720 quart bottles in all. It was a day or two later that the city investigation of the rotting onions was started, so Smith, again fearful of arrest, began to sell his liquor in wholesale quantities, some Portland consumers purchasing several cases. In some instances he sold a case for $35. but in moat instances he received 40. "Never Again," Says Bootlegger. Smith had sunk an even 1100 in the venture, and if he had not been mo lested would have cleared something like $3200, providing he could have sold the entire shipment at the prevailing bootlegging price of i a quart. But Smith decided to forego big profits to make a quick sale and mako a quicker getaway, so his shipment was sold for about J2300, leaving him a profit of $1200. Flush, with coin. Smith is said to have "sat in" a big poker game the night he completed his liquor deal, and it is said that he dropped $600 in the came that night. This place has since .been raided and closed up. it is said. Smith later left Portland tor the ieffete East, but before going he is said to have remarked that his big liquor coup early in August is his first and last effort to beat the prohibition game' in Portland. MTM3T 1 -ft oeooooooo 6 o&60oaoooeeooftc'oeooeeeQ&6o6ooooooooooo ifii BY GERTRUDE. F. CORBETT in -n-m-i-r-r-f 1 llllilllllilLl 1LA, ooocicioooaooooooooooooocooeooooooooooocioooaoaoooooooooooooooo .-fli A SMALL luncheon with Miss Har riet Cummins as hostess today, followed by a small and informal tea for which Mrs. Hallett W. Maxwell will be hostess, are all the Important events scheduled for today. Both af fairs will be for brides-to-be. Miss Isabelle Macleay and Miss Elizabeth Jones. Miss Cumming's luncheon will honor Miss Jones and both girls will be guests of honor at the tea. Mrs. Neagle Sealy, a recent bride, was the honoree yesterday for a very charming informal tea for which Miss Hazel Ralston was hostess at her home. About' 24 of the young matrons and maids, close friends of the bride, were asked to share in the festivity. The rooms were prettily decked with garden flowers, pink anemones being used in the dining-room, autumnal foliage and sunflowers in the drawing room. Presiding at the tea table were Mrs. J. O. Ralston and Mrs. H. M. Haller. They were assisted by Misses Mabel O'Brien. Ruth Buckley and Helen Haller. During the afternoon Miss Ruth St. Jones sang several solos. Mrs. Sealy and Miss Ralston were classmates at Mount Vernon Seminary, and as the Sealys have but recently returned from. tnelr wedding trip they will be ex tensively entertained during the next few weeks. Henry A. Schrandett, B. W. Schrandett and H. M. Blakeley, prominent offi cials of the Great Northern Railway, are at the Hotel Portland. Mrs. J. E. Withrow entertained recently at the Hotel Portland with a small but prettily appointed luncheon in compliment to Mrs. Henry Mitchell, of Chattoonoga, Tenn. Mrs. Frank W. Burke left last night for the East few a visit of several weeks. She will go to Chicago and New York. Captain and Mrs. Frank Heath, of Marshfield, are en tour of the North west and are here for several days at the Multnomah Hotel. " m Mrs. Harold Grady will return to Portland today after a brief visit in San Francisco with her grandmother. Mrs. Foreman Emerich, and her mother, Mrs. F. E. Harlow. The Harlow-Grady hall will be opened tonight with an Informal reception, Mr. and Mrs. Grady and' Frederick E. Harlow to receive the guests. Mrs. Harlow has decided to pass the Winter in San Francisco at the St. Francis Hotel, where she Is in charge of the kindergarten dances. Sumner Relief Corps No. 21 will hold a meeting this evening at 525 Court house, at 8 o'clock. All members are requested to be present. J. H. Martin, one of Grant. Smith & Co.'s engineers, of St. Paul, is en route to American Lake, and is making a brief visit in Portland at the Multno mah Hotel. Keeping; a Secret. New Haven. Ct.. Courier. Jsck Can she keep a secret? Maud Yes. the disagreeable thing. Ttad The Orffonlan classified ads. SIMPLE HOME TREATMENT FOR RUPTURE Free Trial and Demonstration At Oregon Hotel Rupture sufferers In and rir this cltv will t riven the opportunity of witnessing most remmrKani ciemonstrs.t;oD of what STUART'S PLAPAO-PADS do for ruptured rople. Thoam desiring- It will also b gtvea liberal trial ol P LAP AO lor horns treat xneat. absolutely FREK. DOES AWAY WITH TRUSS The P LAP AO-PADS ar entirely different from th article commercially known as a "truss." In fact, they are designed to do away vitb bands of steel and rubber that chafe snd pinch. Their remarkable success is due to th principle of keeping constantly ap plied tne scientifically compounded absorb-cnt-astrlnirent medication called PLapaO. JThe purpose is to contract and strengthen th weakened abdominal muscles, thus closing the hernial opening as nature Intended so Tae rupture c A.N t come down. Being s:f-adhsive. and when adhering cioseiy to lb body supping or snirting is impowtble, therefore, they x an important adjunct in retaining rupture that cannot be h I d wy a trims. Demonstrator Sechler. whose wide experi ence in this country makes him an authority on mutters pertaining to the application of PL.APAO-PAP to any particular rupture, will b- at (he Oregon Hotel, Wed. and Thur.. cet. 116, -7. 1917. from 10 A. M. to 7 P. M.. and h will p-sed to give WITHOUT CH A RGr,. to ail who call, expert advice and trial for home treatment. Do not fail to rail en Mr. Mcn.r during his stay la the city, -vAd-. TrainingThe ' CHILD Br WILLIAM BYRON TORBUSH.PHH ATTRACTIVE YOUNG WOMAN WHO IS A RECENT BRIDE. r . - i ' t - "X 4 r' ;-?' . ' s. . i 5 - "'.-. ::;.... i '' I . ... ". f r . . ",. . : t '-v V 1 " .l X.;V'-: I ..- . -,.r-:. -. " .. I ' f . - - -''.,. ' - ' A i . ' - j ; y - i i (Lr4 'J WHAT could be more pathetic than a little girl's first piano lessons? The practicing: hour usually comes aft er school when the child is tired. Out side is the world of play, and she can hear the merry voices of her playmates raised in eons and laughter. The birds are sin gin p. The hand organ is playing- and children are dancing. The whole world is musical. Inside, where there Is no music, Molly is confined, to "learn music." She is alone-. She has not seen her teacher since Saturday; today is Wednesday, and the Inspiration of her presence passed on Sunday. There is no ex ample, no companionship, no song in her own lonely heart. Can we sym pathise at all with Molly when she cries rebelliously, "There ien't any sense to it." The Interest of the average child has been so deadened to music before he takes his first lesson that he never after is able to thin It in terms of mu sic To begin "Molly's musical education" at 7 is to begin seven years too late. Music is a language, and, like language, is chiefly learned by hearing. If a child may hear music all about him ex actly as he has heard language, he will come to know music and use it in some way to express himself. You would accept Dr. Frank I7am- rosch as a music teacher for your child, I suppose. Listen to what he eays about the way to begin a child in music: Mother aa Music Teacher. "Musical education should begin In the cradle. The baby should hear soft, melodious, correct singing every day. If the parent ' cannot supply this, so much the worse for both parent and child. The next best thing is to get a nurse who can sing nursery songs correctly. Also, a singing nurse is apt to have a better temper. A child who is brought up this way will never be tone deaf. It will probably sing be fore it can talk. It will learn to love music as a soothing, pleasing experi ence. As it grows older it will enjoy games accompanied by singing By the time the child is 7 years of age he has at least learned to use his voice to sing in proper tune, and, above all, he has learned to taae pleasure in music Music is aa art, a language and a science. We would like to have our child know it as an art for apprecia tion, as a language for self-expression, as a science for execution. Our first effort must be to secure appreciation. The first thing in music-training is not to play, nor the second. The first thing is to listen, from babyhood. The second thing is to sing. Molly should be encouraged to lift up her voice in gladness. "The beginning of musical education," says Frederick K. Bolton, "should be in allowing the child to make a Joyful noise unto the Iord. How One MUe Started Told. Here is how one little girl started: When she was only B years old her grandfather used to take her upon his knee and play very simple, well-known tunes to her upon his flute. After hear ing these. "Money Musk." "The Blue Bells of Scotland." "America," and a score of other simple melodies, the lit tle girl was able to sing them after a few notes had been played on the flute to give her a cue. . Then, side by side, on the piano bench, grandfather and the little one played the tunes in sim ple harmonies. It was all a beautiful game to the little girl, who developed Quite a remarkable sense of touch as she played the treble of the airs in time to her grandfather's bass. It all comes back to the teacher. I know a good teacher who has not taken to the piano out of revenge. Her studio is sunny, and there are flowers and singing birds in the window, and cheer ful pictures on the walls. The children seldom play alone, usually there are at least two together. They dance, they play, they even eat. They laugh a good deal. They give little concert!. This teacher, whose name Is Mary B.. believes that her children are not prac ticing, they are not even learning to play the piano. They are making some thing tbat i one of the moat beautiful and valuable things that life gives us, namely, music. Can you find a Mary B. for Molly? William Byron Forbush. Ph. D. Can you Siva me some form of blessing for & child of 6 years old to ask before meals? A MOTHER. Father of all In heaven above. We thank you for Thy love. Our food, our homes and all we wear Tell of Thy loving care. Song Stories for the Kindergarten. For the new morning with Its light. For rest and shelter of the night. We thank the heavenly Father. For health and food, for love and friends. For everything his goodness sends. We thank the heavenly Father. Athearn: The Church School. Back of the loaf Is the snowy flour. And back of the flour is the mill. And back of the mill Is the wheat and the shower, And the sun and the Fathers will. Maltble r. Sabcoclc Be present at our table. Lord. Be here and everywhere adored: These mercies bless, and grant that we May feast in Paradise with Thee. What You Can Make At Home - By Mrs. Portland. EVERT once In a while Dame Fash ion gives us a style so practical and sensible that we are Impelled to forgive her the freaks of other times. One such style is the separate belted pocket, which came into favor some months ago and is still quite the thing. For the Red Cross worker going to her meeting place on a rainy day, when perhaps she does not want to carry her large cretonne bag, these belt pockets are quite a boon, because in the two of them, if her work is not too bulky, she can carry it as well as her purse, streetcar tickets and otner small belongings. Such a belt with pockets hanging down at each side may be made of silk, satin or velvet to wear with sev eral different dresses. To make one of these belts, cut two elongated trian gular pieces of stiffening in such shape and size that their points will extend up under each arm and long enough to come to within a few incnes oi tne center of the front of the dress at the waist. They can be about three or four inches wide at this place. Stitch featherbone to each end and center of these two pieces of stiffening and baste a lining to the wrong side and cover the right side with velvet or whatever goods is wanted for the belt. Feather bone, line and cover a straight piece for the back part of the belt, which may be tacked to the underarm part and buckles or buttons used at the Joining. This belt may be fastened to tether at the front with pieces of rib bon, or silk, or velvet in eash effect or braided, darned or embroidered bands to match the trimming, collar or front of the dress with which it is worn. For the pockets cut four pieces of cloth eight or nine inches square, and with bands extending upward on each side of one end six or seven inches. These bands can be. about three Inches wide. Put a facing on each piece of cloth between the bands. Turn an edge under about a fourth of an Inch wide and press all around each piece of cloth. Lay four pieces together in pairs and stitch except where faced. The four bands can then be tacked to the under side of the belt. AMERICAN WOMAN WHO HAS FEW PEERS AMONG MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS, WHO IS IN PORTLAND. ' jr -,tPV , i'Sx-: . . - rr " "a H W r... ' "' ' .. V jjX if 1 I; X '.V.-- '! A -x.. v-. .- I I - ..!;.-.;iiifV! v i ! i ' - - I r:--'" : v f - - . .X-' $ MISS A5.VIE S. PKCK. PEAK CUMBER HERE I Miss Annie Smith Peck Will Address Mazamas Monday. X.' HIGHEST TOP IS SCALED Woman Ascends Mountain and Stands on Summit Where No Man Has Ever Before Set Foot and Wins Many Honors. Since the white peaks of lofty moun tains first tempted the daring to their test, the hazardous and thrilling game of mountaineering has developed few whose records equal those of an Ameri can woman. Miss Annie Smith Peck, who arrived in Portland last night. Nobody would have guessed that the bright-eyed little woman, with the pea cock feathers on her hat, who might easily have been a delegate to a club convention, was she who scaled Hua scaran. in Peru, and, at a height of 21, 812 feet, stood at the loftiest point ever attained by an American climber. My mountain," Miss Peck calls Hua- scaran. Let anyone deny her who has the better right, for it was only at the sixth attempt that the intrepid climber scaled the summit of this peak, loftier far than Mount McKinley, and stood where never a mortal before her had placed foot. Pern Recoarnlsea Achievement. The Peruvian, government, not tardv to recognize the achievement, gave or ders for. the striking of a medal, in gold, aa heavy and pure as the nuggets of the hills. And the Lima Geograph ical bociety, not to be outdone, pre sented to her the solid silver stirrup of some granddam-e of the romance days, shaped like a slipper, and carved with the society's testimony - to her achievement. How did it begin?" Miss Peck re peated the question. "Well, I climbed the Matterhorn, as I had wanted to; and, after that, it "seemed that I was always seeking another one. I went to bouth America, for the flrat time, in 1903, determined to discover the loftiest peak on the two continents and to climb it." This was the first of five expeditions. Others followed in 1904, 1906, 1908 and 1911. In 1904 Miss Peck attained a height of 20,500 feet on Mount Sorata. Severe Hardships Endured. "Mountain climbing Is not merely a holiday recreation," says Miss Peck. "Those who climb beyond 15,000 feet undergo the severest tests of heart and lungfe and must be physically sound in every way. It Is hard labor, of the hardest sort. But there Is some satis faction, some reward, in standing in that frosty solitude, where never a man has stood before." Miss Peck smiled retrospectively. "Or cared to, perhaps," she added. Of world-wide repute as an explorer and mountain climber. Miss Peck has Deen honored with the highest distinc tion that can be conferred upon such. She is entitled to adorn her card with the letters, F. R. G. S., and her nomina tion to the Royal Geographical Society was made by no less person than. Gen eral A. V. Greely. the noted Arctic explorer. Misa Peck will address the Mazamas in the Assembly Hall of the Central Library, on Monday night, at 8 o'clock. The lecture will be free to the public. witn tne mazamas aa hosts of the occasion. Upon her arrival last evening. Miss Peck was met by Captain W. F. L. Hartlgan, Forty-fourth United States Infantry, and Mrs. Hartlgan, of Van couver Barracks, who are her personal friends. the quartermaster's department, Port land, died Thursday at the family resi dence at Courtney station, at the age of 75 years. The funeral will be held today at 2 o'clock at the Portland Crematorium. The funeral is to be con ducted by J. P. Finley & Son. Mr. Jones has been a resident of Oregon for about five years. Prior to coming west he lived for 20 years at LeMars, la., where for some time he was Justice of the Peace. He was state commander of the Grand Army of the Republic in Iowa. He was born in Tamaqua, Penn., in 1842. Mr. Jones is survived by his widow. Mary A. Jones, and the following sons: Sheldon S., Dr. Marion J., H. Kersey Dunham Jones, all of Portland: The Charles Dickens Club will meet tne first Thursday In October with Mrs. J. P. Howe. 362 East Forty seventh street. Fulton Park Parent-Teacher Asso ciation will meet Tuesday afternoon at 2:45 o clock. A sale of cakes, pies and other deli cacies is being held by the First Ore gon Auxiliary today at 106 Fifth street for the benefit of the Oregon cavalry troops who are at Camp Greene, North Carolina. All are cor dially invited. e The women of Oak Grove precinct who have not registered will find cards with Miss Williams at the post office. Cards may be left there or at Red Cross headquarters Monday aft ernoon. lira. Mary Han ford Ford, who was to have given an address tomorrow evening at Central Library, will speak Monday evening instead, at 8 P. M. at the Library, on "The World After the War." INTIMIDATING CASE IS UP Jury to Hear Complaint Against Railroad Official in Union Action. District Judge Jones and a Jury to day will hear the evidence In the case of State vs. W. S. Beam, a superln tendent in the employ of the Southern Pacific Company at its East Side offices, who was recently arrested on complaint of State Labor Commissioner Hoff. charged with intimidating Harry E. Wood, a clerk, from joining the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks. Although the statute under which the arrest was made was enacted several years ago, this is said to be the first time a prosecution tor its alleged violation has been brought in this county. Violation of the law is punish able by a fine of not more than S100 or by Imprisonment in the County Jail not exceeding six months. COLONEL'S BROTHER DIES Funeral of Charles Henry Jones, 75, Will Bo Held Today. Charles Henry Jones, brother of Lieutenant Colonel Samuel "R. Jones. e"f Trench Coats Time, and again la dles looking in our windows say: "Oh, if I had only seen these coats before I bought mine." All prudent women know it is very nec essary these times when buying coats to buy those of guaranteed merit, we have only that kind. J. M. AchesonCo. She seems to be pretty badly riled, doesn't she! But, pshaw I she needn't be. We have her prescription on file so all she'll have to do will be just to phone us which lens she's broken and we'll have a new one ready to put in by the time she gets here. By the way, have you ever had us make a record of $our lenses? We can do it. you know, just from the glasses. It saves a lot 'of time when you break one. No charge; no, ma'am, not a centl Columbian Optical Co. Floyd F. Brower, Manager 145 Sixth Street treat- ! Blade from ym Durum wheat. i ipl Try ; W. Jones, of Fulda. Minn., nd Jones, of Oettysburg, S. and Kow-D. Good and Good for You! EXPERT BLANKET, CLEANING Mattresses and Pillows Renovated We Do Wool Carding CRYSTAL SPRINGS FINISHING WORKS MANUFACTURERS OF WOOI. 11 AX IS A A II MATTRESSES, 135 Tenth, Near Alder, MAIN 2874. Chicago la the Eastern terminus of two elegant passenger trains, the North Coast Limited Observation Car Train Atlantic Express via Minneapolis-St. Paul. Each a 72-hour trip. Dining Car Service that's so famous on all trains of Northern Pacific Ry. You can still take advantage of the Low Fares East Tickets on sale each Friday and Saturday to September 29. TICKETS: 255 Morrison Street. Main 244 PHONES A-1244 A. D. CHARLTON, A. G. P. A. Portland, Oregon 363 Alder Street. After Church Service I "When the family gathers together expecting something a bit nicer than usual serve this 1 f Our special brick French Frozen 1 J II salad witn noney iiavor. I Yll 1 I The bulk is French Frozen Salad. I It's this Sunday's special combination.