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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 27, 1917)
THE MOUSING OREGOXIAN, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 191T. RELATIVES AND FRIENDS GATHER AT EAST MORRISON-STREET STATION TO BID FAREWELL TO OREGON INFANTRYMEN, WHO . - . . , LEFT YESTERDAY FOR "AN ATLANTIC PORT. GUEST TWICE DINED f "sWi Newcomb Carlton, of Western Union, Visits Portland. 5 !ft . V i-SWsaawfa! St iV 1 K N 2V V W. 900 Members of Third Oregon Leave Portland on Way to War. a. z LOYALTY OF MEN LAUDED Z X MEN BOYS GET HALF-HOUR VISIT Troop Trains Are Late, but Friends and Relatives Walt Franic Told to Get Kaiser's Ears, Jimmle Not to Be Shot In Back. With the cheers of 3009 people ringing- in their ears and the kisses of mothers, wives a-nd sweethearts still warm on their lips, 900 Oregon boys rolled away from the East Side station yesterday, beaded for the war In Eu rope. Duringr the weary wait from 10:30 o'clock in the morning, when the troop trains were scheduled to arrive, until after noon, when they finally appeared, the Portland Police Band, with, lively music and marches in "circus time," strove valiantly to keep up the spirits of the crowd, but few eyes were dry. Conspicuous among: the anxious crowd that milled about, waiting for the troops, was E. C. Smith, a blind redller, who sells pencils at Fourth and Alder streets, with his aged wife. Their only son. E. C. Smith, is a private in Company C. Three Stars on Flags. Three mothers In the throng wore little service flags bearing three stars In the field. Many mothers wore flags with two stars. "Yep, I come to see Frank off," said one grizzled father, as he clamped his Jaws together, "and I hope he brings back the Kaiser's ears." When the troops arrived they pre sented a striking contrast to the sad eyed relatives waiting for them. Rugged and hearty, they stretched their heads and. arms out of windows and shouted: "Hello, folks!" to some and "Good-by" to others in the same breath. - Contrary to previous plans, both sec tions of the troop train pulled in to gether. Section 1, carrying Companies L, r and M, stopped beyond East Mor rison street, by the station, while the section bearing Companies A, B and E stopped south of the streetcar tracks. After a few moments the boys were al lowed to detrain and the crowd swal lowed them up eagerly as they swarmed down the steps of the cars and through the windows. Governor, Mayor, Speak. After a half hour's "furlough," the soldiers were formed into companies and massed before the station, where, mounted on a baggage truck. Governor Withycombe, Senator Chamberlain, Judge Wallace McCamant and Mayor Baker made brief addresses of farewell. Hundreds of boxes of lunch, 1000 of them packed by the Oregon Army and Navy Auxiliary and the Girls' Honor Guard, 200 prepared by the pupils of the Glencoe School, and hundreds of others, arranged with loving care by friends and relatives, were distributed to the boys. Dozens of packages of cigarettes and cans of tobacco were stuffed into olive drab pockets. Then, while the band crashed Into "raggy" music again and the crowd mopped its eyes and shouted last fare wells, the boys climbed into the cars, the whistles tooted and they rolled away. "Good-by," Jimmie." called a voice as the train gatheredi speed. "Don't get shot in the back." ... ,WIND RIVER IS VISITED 1,500,000 Seedlings in - Nursery, Forest Examiner Says. J. F. Kummel, forest examiner In charge of planting in the Oregon-"Washington-Alaska district, has re turned to headquarters in Portland from an official visit to the Wind lUver Valley, where he supervised seed collection, took stock on the Forest Service nursery and, incidentally, as sisted in fighting a forest fire in the valley. Before Mr. Kummel's return ' the gathering of seed was completed. A total of 700 pounds of Douglas fir, "Western white pine, silver and noble fir was accumulated. This, he says, will be sufficient for the nursery needs for the next two years, since a single pound of Douglas fir seed contains S3. 000 individual seeds. On the nursery he found 1,500,000 seedlings. LARD PAIL EMPTY? SELL IT Soap Companies Offer Casli for Covered Tin Cans. Lard pails and baking- powder cans, any can with a cover, can be traded for soap or even sold for cash. Several small soap manufacturing concerns in Portland are being driven out of busi ness by the lack of just such cans. They can no longer be bought, because of the shortage of tin, and the can companies refuse to manufacture them. "It's a matter of conservation," says T. H. Coates, manaerer of the Gets-It Soap Company, 294 Third street. "These cans are being dumped into the river and buried in back yards, while we are being forced to go out of business be cause we can't get them. Money Saved on Pianos Our line of remarkably high grade instruments are supe rior in their combination of high quality and low prices. Hovenden Piano Co. 87 Fifth Street Between Stark and Oak .2. 4 K V w L' AC MR. SiNNOTT ELOQUENT COXGRESSMAK MAKES STIRRING APPEAL FOR LOAN. . Thousands Turn Out at Hood River to Bear Representative In First Bome-Comlog Address. HOOD RIVER, Or., Oct. 26. (Spe cial.) An audience of several thousand greeted Representative Sinnott tonight at a liberty bond rally. He literally wrung tears from the eyes of his hearers and dollars from their pockets. The address was preceded, by a parade in which - marched several hundred parents and little brothers and sisters of Hood River volunteers headed by Grand Army men. "As I saw those relatives, those mothers," said Mr. Sinnott, "I thought they are the ones whose sacrifice is supreme and it may bring them no recompense except what the Great Lincoln termed the mystic reward of memory. You who contribute to the liberty bond fund will have your rec ompense in the best security that was ever given in the history of the world. "You will always have your bond with you, but you who gave your boy. you may have only the consolation of reading that last message, the last let ter written before he fell over there doing his duty. If they, those fathers and mothers, can make that sacrifice, the rest fit us can contribute our funds to help defend the rights of our coun try made sacred by the sacrifice of the blood of our forefathers." Even before the coming of Mr. Sin nott, an avalanche had been started here in liberty subscriptions. From less than $34,000 Monday, the total has Jumped to $101,000. Bankers pre dict that the $125,000 quota will be reached by tomorrow night. DAIRY-HOG SHOW OPEN GOVKRVOIl TO" SPEAK AT HF.RMIS- TOX TODAY. Judce Brnnlc Declares Hogs Fit Aatlonal Show) S3 Heifers of Iliah 1pc HERMISTOX, Or.. Oct. 26. (Special.) The Hermiston Dairy and Hog Show opened here today under the bright October sunshine. It is unquestionably the best show ever given by the as sociation. In one entry are 23 yearling Jersey heifers of such high grade uniform type that the judges will have much difficulty selecting the winner. Twen ty cows are entered in the milking contest and the rivalry is Intense. The array of young registered bulls is a great attraction. The hogs are all registered and Judge Thomas Brunk, of Salem, declared while Judging that many were fit for National show ex hibition. The fruit-and vegetable ex hibits are good and the work of chil dren in the school industrial exhibit holds the interest of every visitor. The Woman's Clubs have exhibitions In canning and fancy work. Premiums will be awarded tomorrow. A patriotic parade will be given in the morning in which 100 girls In the grades will appear as Red Cross nurses. Governor Withycombe will be here all day and speak in the evening. COLLEGE HEADS H00VERIZE Only Punch. Is Served at Pullman Faculty Reception. WASHINGTON STATE COLLEGE, Pullman. Oct. 26. iSpecial.) The so cial committee of the State College faculty, with Professor H. Kimbrough acting as chairman for the faculty re- ; ception. held tonight at President Hol i land's house, decided to Hooverire to the extent of eliminating all solid re freshments, special music and cut flowcr decorations. Nothing but punch was served. Campus discussions among students and the prevailing sentiment In the town of Pullman following the an ntmftr( of t 1 -" f I i oomrt?- In- 5 y ir dicate a. desire on th part of frater nities, sororities, the townspeople's clubs and business groups of Pullman to eliminate from evening1 affairs all solid refreshments for the sake of con servation. THREE HURT; ONE ESCAPES Wisconsin. Party Driving to Coeur d'Alene Has Bad Spill. LEWISTON, Idaho, Oct. 26. (Spe cial.) When their automobile went over the Salmon River grade Tuesday evening above Whiteblrd, Mrs. E. L. Peterson sustained a broken Jaw. a se vere scalp wound and other serious in juries and Mr. Peterson sustained two fractured ribs and was badly bruised. A 17-year-old son, who was driving the car, sustained a sprained arm and a younger son leaped from the car when it left the grade and escaped injury. The Peterson family was en route from Hartford, Wis., to Coeur d'Alene and was unfamiliar with the road. The car turned end over end several times in making the 45-foot slide to the river bank. MISS WILLARD HONORED Pnpils Told of Work of "Mother of Prohibition in America." Services in memory of Frances E. Willard, first president of the World's Woman's Christian Temperance Union, were held yesterday in all Portlands public schools. Teachers took 20 min utes to tell their pupils of the work of the woman who started the movement for prohibition in the United States. A pamphlet, prepared by Mrs. Jennie M. Kemp, past president of the state W. C. T. U.. describing Miss Willard's home. Rest Cottasre, and telling of her work, was distributed to all the school children. In many of the schools por traits of Miss Willard were hung. LABOR AGITATOR IS GUILTY Idaho Man Convicted of Urging Workers to Damage Product. LEWISTON, Idaho, Oct. 26. (Spe cial.) John Otis Eilis, charged with syndicalism under the state statute, was found guilty at Orofino by a jury n the District Court. Ellis was alleged to have advised men seeking work in logging camps that unless they received $5 a day as wages they should "cut the logs'" short. This is one of the first cases tried in this state under the syndicalism act. The act provides an extreme sentence of 10 years in the penitentiary or an extreme fine of $5000. or both. Hoquiam Has o Trace of Slugger. HOQU1AM, Wash., Oct 26. (Spe cial.) A three days' search by Grays Harbor and city officers, assisting a sr-wsniitu'i IJBJ Misii s .mm ism sroainuJlssiisH 3 SKSTSP W-JikT ORDER THAT GREAT BIG LOAF TODAY usniss lisi I I I II I. I j BRAN BREAD 10c For Your Health' " - 5T " 0- 'WJ - 4f .V - 2 1 Package-Udes Crowd Swarming- About the Cars. 2 K. C. Smith, Blind Pencil Peddler. Wltb Hl Wife, Waiting to Hear His Son. a Private In Company Cv Leave for Krance. 3 Mrs. Sadie MeCullnuKh, of M2 Sheri dan Street. Who II n Three Sou In the Service. One la n Sera-cant of Marines at San Francisco. Two Oth ers Are Privates In Company A. 4 Mrs. Anna Monaghan, of Yamhill. Ur, Who Haa . Three Sons on the Train. 5 Ines Felner, of 732 V Fourth - Street, and Wanona Mendenhall. of . 105U East Morrison Street. Waltlnt to Say Good-bye to Their Bin Brothers. Deputy Sheriff from King County, has failed to reveal any trace of Albert Moorehouse, wanted in Seattle in con nection with the murder of Ruby Be Merritt. Moorehouse was reported to have come to the Grays Harbor dis trict, after he made his escape in Ta coma. Hood River Flyer Reaches France. HOOD RIVER, Or., Oct. 26. (Spe cial.) Mark E. Moe, who last Spring enlisted in the Aviation Corps at the Portland recruiting office, in a letter received yesterday by his father, A. D. Moe. publisher of . the Hood River Glacier, announces his safe arrival in France. Young Moe, who is a member of the 30th Aero Squadron, received his training at Camp Kelly, Tex. Army Orders. 6AM FRANCISCO, Oct. S6. Orders Issued at the Western Department of the Army heri today follow: Captain Herbert Baldwin, quartermaster officers' reserve corps, ia relieved from duty at Camp Fremont, Palo Alto, Cal., and will proceed to the Presidio of Monterey, for duty in the Quartermaster Corps. Lieutenant Victor D'Ercole, Medical Re serve Corps, will report to the commanding officer of the Second Field Artillery at the Presidio of San Francisco for duty. Made ty New York Bakery E.7th & E. Belmont ':;':' Iff r Sw"V, MUCH OPIUM IS TAKEN PLOT TO SUPPLY DRtO TO SOLDIERS EXPOSED AT CAMP LEWIS. Letters Written In Chinese Indicate That Scheme Had Its Origin In China Months Aaro. TACOMA. Wash.. Oct. 26. (Special.) Government secret service officers working on opium plots intended to get the drug to Kational Army soldiers, found that the syndicate has a repre sentative in every company at Camp Lewis. Approximately 13000 worth of raw material, pipes, hypodermic needles and other articles have been confiscated at me camp. tix men and two women have been arrested for participating in U1D piOt. According to letters taken from trunks of those involved in the plot by secret service men in Tacoma and Se attle, the plan had its origin in China Letters written in Chinese were seized by the officers. It is suspected that it was the purpose of the syndicate to wholesale the drug to the Army. It was also hinted that it mlarht be German plot to undermine the morals of the men and destroy morals at the cantonment. Officers say at least one man in every company is addicted to the use of drugs which made him a willing agent to oeddle the dope. Elks Rand Helps at Beaverton. BBAVERTON, Or.. Oct. 26. (Special.) -Arrival of the Elks' special en route to Hillsboro Wednesday night at 7:30 during a liberty loan rally helped to sell a number of bonds. The band pa raded through town playing patriotic airs and helped to stimulate the crowd's loyalty. BAKER'S ..... r - IS PURE Purity in cocoa means carefully selected, scrupulously cleaned cocoa beans, scien tifically blended, skilfully roasted, and with the excess of fat removed, reduced to an extremely fine powder by a strictly mechanical process, no chemicals being used, the finished product containing no added mineral matter. 0 Booklet of choice recipes tent from Made only by WALTER BAKER & CO. Ltd. Dorchester, Mass. Established 1780 Ms, u. a, par. e. lTO'3g'Hl!rl'CTIili-'f During His Stay In. Portland Mr. Carlton Personally Met Many Employes of Local Office. Departs for Spokane. President Newcomb Carlton, of the Western Union Telegraph Company; Vice-Presidents J. C. Willever and W. N. Fashbuagh, with other New York and Pacific Coast officials of the cor poration, spent yesterday in Portland making examination of equipment and business records and fraternizing with employes. There are few Western Union, em ployes of the city, other than messen ger boys and mechanical men, who did not personally meet President Carlton. It is a hobby of his to meet and fratern ize with every possible member of his army of 60,000 employes, Mr. Carlton explained, and he made good in this custom in Portland. At the noon hour the visitor and his party lunched with 88 employes at the Hotel Benson, and at 6:30 o'clock in the evening, at the same place, enjoyed dinner with an ad ditional 20S mployes. Two banquets were purposely arranged in order that those remain! ngon duty at the one period might be present at the other. President Carlton spoke briefly to the diners each time. Employes Are Landed. "One of the things that Impresses me most in the feverish, tense times we are experiencing is the spirit of loyalty shown by so many great groups of employes to their employers. It is true that only by serving their em ployers efficiently can those remain ing at their tasks best servs the Na tion, yet the extent to wnlch this idea seems to have taken hold of our em ployes, at least, is a constant source of amazement to me. "The telegraph companies have been called up to perform many special services for the Government rlnce was was declared, but naturally I ranno: disclose any of the facts," said Mr. Carlton, answering a query put to him. Depart for Seattle. - The Western Union officials arrived early yesterday from Los Angeles in the special car Morse. They left dur ing the night for Seattle and Spokane. In the group were these company of ficials from the New York headquar ters: Presideni Carlton, Vice-Prfesi-dents Willever and Fashbaugh, As sistant to the President Lewis Sic Kisick, and W. C. Merley, secretary of the party. Pacific division officials who came from San Francisco were: N. T. Cook, general manager; B. L. Brooks, general superintendent of traf fic, and J. L. Ord. general superintend ent of plant. Seattle district officers with the party were: I. N.. Miller, su perintendent; W. F. Schwandt, division supervisor of plants, and E. L. Ritter, superintendent of plant. CHEHALIS BRANCH FORMED Mrs. D. W. Bash Xamed President of Local Anti-Tuberculosis League. CHEHALIS. Wash.. Oct.- 26. (Spe cial.) At a luncheon today a local branch of the State Anti-Tuberculosis League was formed under the direction of the state secretary, Mrs. B. Bu chanan. Mrs. Dan W. Bush, of Chehalis. was named president; J. E. Lease, of Centralis, first vice-president;' R. W. Mersereau, of Doty, second vice-president; Mrs. W. W. Emery, of Napavine, secretary; Mrs. G. W. Kennicott, of Chehalis, treasurer; Miss Emily Gib son, of Napavine, to have charge of the sale of Red Cross seals in the county. The officers named with Mrs. H. C. Coffman. of Chehalis; Superintendent Reed, of Centralia: Mrs. A. N. Cheney, of Vader, and County School Superin tendent Canterbury, of Chehalis. form the executive committee. Child Plays With Matches, Dies. CENTRALIA, Wash.. Oct. 26. (Spe cial.) Sadie A. Trathen. the 6-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Trathen, died here yesterday of burns received while playing with matches. The child's body was taken to Elma for internment. Railroad Worker Injured. CASTLE ROCK, Wash., Oct. 2. (Special.) John Wagner, bridge fore man, sustained a. painful injury yester day. He got his arm caught in a gaso line car at the depot and it was broken in three places. He was taken to the Northern Pacific Hospital. COCOA1 AND IT HAS A DELICIOUS FLAVOR Trade-mark on every genuine package What Our Country Is Fighting For There is a story of singular beauty con cerning a young French officer who, in answer to the question, "What are you fighting for?" stooped quickly, tore a piece of sod from the earth, pressed it to his lips, and exclaimed, "For France! France!" Commentingupon this incident, the New York Evening Sun says: France is literally fight ing for her life. If the enemy were intrenched in American eoil, if American cities had been sacked, if American men had died by the thousands, if American women had been put to shame unspeakable, the pas sion of patriotic love and yearning so touchingly ex pressed by the French of ficer who kissed the hand-, ful of sod would have its counterpart in the breasts of Americans. The Germans are still only sixty-five miles from Paris, while three thousand miles of sea separates us from them and cools the ardor of many. Yet in that sea lie the bodies of the Lusitania's dead. The sea, if German victory in France is made complete, will bear to-our shores the same crew that enslaved and outraged Belgium. American young men will soon be lying beside the Frenchmen and Englishmen who have given "the last full measure of devotion" to the cause of human liberty. Let us see it with our mind's eye and feel it in our hearts. Let us, too, seize the soil of our country as a precious thing and hold it to our lips and our- breasts. Our country, too, is fight ing for National existence. Our gallant troops are crossing those three thou sand miles of sea to make sure that "the crew that enslaved and outraged Bel gium" is made powerless to visit a similar fate on our beloved land. Back up your country. Lend your money to your Government and help win the war for home, flag and human liberty. Bay United States Gov ernment Bonds of the Second Liberty Loan Liberty Loan Committee Twelfth Federal Reserve District This Space Contributed by . Fleischner, Mayer & Co. Allen & Lewis Mason, Ehrman & Co. Closset & Devers Honeyman Hardware Co. Portland Gas & Coke Co. The Oregonian i