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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (March 7, 1918)
1918. WORSTED PLANT IS SAVED FOR OREGON Mathis for Quality the Mathis Portland Ad Club Subscribes $9600 Needed to Assure Wool Yarn Mill. Standard THE MORXTXO OREGON IAN, THURSDAY, MAKCII OPERATION STARTS SOON IVudlnz llptralinn of Option lie niamN Jui k .rl Ion anil Kami la Jtrinx .r lndulrt lo II J l IUIxiI in Miorl Order, Viihm Ihm srare of a half-Iour ves terifar at noon the Portland Ad Club, b irnm;t and irenerou.. action of it member., sated to Ihe citv an Impor tant ln,i'i..tr. fjttin on which wa. al t h . of riiriitlon. ami plec!ed trcir fairh aitn !'". T?i tndiitr. whlih will nwn l-e T'arr.! in operation. I to he a nit! riant f-r worsted yarn. ruli'I"1 ith te nit h(nrr cf the d-funrt M'lllno Ifiah Uhir M:ll Vonipan. fac to ha for some yarn trnf the dole ful jnllil'mrnt of "the Svl!o.l g avs Jard " aB-M-ripllaa HaaV lnatlr. It a. the fortunate com Mi, a t inn of K. II Mi-Naushton aIom and re proachful remark ou-H brfore Iha rl r;ub ai n4 iiinrtirim vestenlay. with the contrite unit wjhnc spirit if hi tttr-. that turned trie trick, railing forth in julwrriMionii nmo-l a f.tpirtly as the nimn ami amount CoiilJ be set down. Sp-akir t of hat's the Matter With Portland.'" Mr. McNauchton look for I lustration t he case of the mohair mill which had fr some lime been consid ered for rrtiahiiii Jtlon as a worsted yarn factory. Notwithstanding- the ad muted fact that the Willamette Valley rrunt the fir.e.t wool In all the world for worsted, the speaker predicted thai the p-oposed industry would he lost lo J'ortia nl. He outlined the history of the rase wow all but of the requisite ItiO.- had heen plec?ced; how the option was to expire at the stroke of mll richl. And how desirous certain Mon tana Interest were of ecurlna the null entnpmrnt. for use In a crash toweling factory. r'srlsrjr H la 24 MUalea. Then the Ad Club rose as one man. wal-d ty .Mr. McNaiiKhton's strictures, and hecan vlms for the honor of aid ing Portland and her progress 19 an 1nrliitriai renter. In It minutes, by the stop-watch, various members had jle!cl amounts acsrrcatini; 3n. or f l'i more than needed. In Ati Club annals Ihe luncheon will fro on record as "that lime Mac and the f-llows saved Ihe day for the yarn mill. Subscription pledge! yester- day were as follows: II. J. n'aesinc. lx": I. I- R s. $:. IV. P. Mrannrwr. .:. Ir lliii. SIini: J V. Atnaworth. $1oini. s. I". Rrattnn. s.'ain. Pr J. I. ltilUpp. $l.o. O.orse Slmon'lf. $!; John T. louic.'l. JU'oo; iat-ar l. mitt. ;: ". M . i'Imiiio. lr. It. ' hni!:. t': v. J. S-...ard. t". Jo hlemanakl. S. .l..k. J. It Tnnilmi.il. flmi W. M J.irkn. !: Ku f'i liik.man. $Jo. H'lmhrnp lla-nmnnd. .'"O ; hiarrr. Sin: I'ortlpil Itubtxr Uii.s. lo. Kv Itiirnrn. Slisi. Onrs; llora. $lm. Krjnk Nau. lm: A Hanrsay. !. A. J Hu. her. SIini; rrrri K. TjiIoi l,n. Ralph Ktarhll. !: I". W. lutrtjirs, fltto. Wmrri I'irmir, fJM; Joi:v lLtr k. !. W. K. I'cilk In. "ai; A. I-. tlrtlukii. in; Krank Mn-nllis. Ha: Charles y. tlrrm. filial. Frd I. I'jrlloi. .: I'harUs Duncan. Hl. 5J. K. K-i. la: r. Wallace t. Sliearer. $mi: ji M. Mmlth. fj. V. W. Ilar.lrr. fllil. W. IV JiHin. $1MV liroflt "I. l.tkVrlnr. f'.lNI; Kreil Mpoari. !. M. M. Hlnfnrd. HI A. X. Stanton. . M E le. .ii; r..hrt t- V. ! r I'hapman. l.'ai; James lnlvr. iio. W. F. Thompn. 91ia. Active In Ihe orcantzat Ion of the new Industrv have been Itoy Hishop. of Ihe Pendleton Woolen Mills, and A. J Zent diuir. With stock subscriptions now complete. II Is understood that recon struction of the mohair plant, to fit It for a worsted mill, with the Installa tion of additional machinery, wiil fro forward without delav. We appreciate your business if it's only a oc collar button. is just as rigidly main tained for Spring, 1918, as it has in any of the past seasons. Early buy ing has enabled us to show you today a wide variety of dependable fabrics. i Swing and action in many of the new Mod els others with more quiet and conservative lines workmanship in all garments the best. AVe will be pleased to show you come today. Suits and Overcoats $20, $25, $30, $35 and Upward Kattis HEN'S WEAK Corbett Building, Fifth and Morrison LUNCH 10 BE READY City Caterers Rally in Temple of Liberty Enterprise. TWENTY WILL SERVE FOOD Ample Supply of Kdllilc to Bo Io- natcil by ItcMaurants and Cafca oT Portland. 1'roprictor ol Which Will Walt on Table. each contributed a solo dance. Miss. Doris Phillips and Master Krroll Phil lips Rave dialogues. Mrs. A. C. Holmes planned the party and she was assisted In the carrying out of her plans by several women of the club. ROTH IS CAR DISTRIBUTOR Taconui .Man lo Pirrrt Lumber .Motrmrni In iorlhwr-l. TArnMA. Wah.. .March . fSpecial.) J. . Ilth, of Tiromi, a infant to tht- crnrral iuprintmi,n( of t ha NrtHrn laifr. ha bren ltcnalcd hr I lrctor- Jrneral MrArto to rpre--nt all Irnr In the faifir Northf!t n thr ii9lr,tutton of nm for hanrlliiiK lumber l;prvantaMvea of 5ovrrn fornt mtrr!t taking lumber from 9hint;ton. Oregon anl Mho are firrrtrt, to confer with lr. Koth. A rapidly a possible .Mr. Koth will eupply tl.a fr. Lumber mtllst nupfl ine order for the Shipping and Airrraft Hoards are to be civen prrfrrrnrr for car to move f.ovrrnmrnt orders and to handle thflr commercial cut from accumulated itock. Th'.se inilla murt move their rnmrnrrrial an well as thctr itovern mrnl lumN r In order to prevent con trettn at tbete nUnl.. j Lift Out Your Corns ICE-MINT The ew niwoserjr t:ad All Foot Troubles Thi. new discovery, made from Japanese priMiui-t. is rerlainly a nn dr tbe wst ltdraws out inf ismmat ion from a pair of swollen. buriuriK. arhinir fret. It lakes Ihe soreness ncht out then the corn or callous shrivels and litis of I. Ilsrd rorne. soft corns or corns be. Isrrn the Iocs Just shrivi I up and lift off so .. It Is wonderlul. Just think' Not one bit of pain hile ap- sDPlvlns lie-mint or afterwards. II --en'l even irritate the surrounding skin. on ill never have, to cut a corn tEiin and run the rik of blod poison, hay iro.i-iy r- to our tId corn salve, piasters and bundlinsr tape for that pet corn of voura Is sure lo be a "jronrr" If it ec.- fens the magic touch of lcc mml If Imnirla such a delicti! fill, sooth tic. riMin fcelini; lo Ilie feet Hist ton vttit sich with relief. te-niint is the real Japanese secret for fln. hrtlthy little leel. It pre. vents foot odors and keeps them sweet and comfortable. It Is Ereatly appre cia'ed by women who wear high-heel shoes. Jui a.k in any drtiR- store for a Ilt- lce.rini and irlve your poor, suf frinc lired. swollen feet the treat of ihclr live. It costs little and there I. nofhinff better. Adv. PERSISTENT COUGHS a re da nr cross. Helief is pmmpt from Pisos Renrdr far Concha and CokU. trfrctiv and safe for voanc and old. bo opiate in When the 12 o'clock Sunday whistle blows and all hands knock off in the work of building- Ihe Temple of Liberty next Sunday, the lunch will be ready and -waiting- in the basement assembly room of the Portland Hotel. The Port land Caterers" Association yesterday assijrned taska to its Individual mem bers for this bis; lunch, which Is to be served without cost to anybody but the caterers themselves. Twenty proprietors of restaurants and cafes in tbe city will personally don the rap and apron and serve the lunch. Thla will be their own con tribution, in addition lo the food. Otto Klein will have general charge of the lunch, having been appointed by Presi dent Joyce. Among other things here are what will be provided: 5m) sandwiches. 50 pies. 13 rakes, eight gallons of beans, eight gallons of potato salad. 15 gal lons of coffee. 100 bottles of milk and two boxes of apples. Ayer Kmalalas I . ft. Policy. Much other war-time business was dispatched yesterday by the associa tion. W. It. Aer. rood Commissioner of Oregon, appeared personally at the meeting and met the men who are en forcing the Food Administration's re quests ami regulations. .Mr. Aver personally thanked the caterers for their spirit of co-operation and told them why the Government was asking all It was at this time. Theodore I'lmllri. secretary of the ;reck Hellenic Society In Portland, pledged all possible co-operation for the lireek restaurant keepers in the citv. If the tSreek proprietors have failed to live up to the regulations In any way. he said. It was because they did not understand all that was ex pected of Ihem. Mr. Pimttrl said the Creeks had shown their patriotism by tbe great number of volunteers in the American Army. iaadmlcli Hale Observe). Mrs. K. S. Myers, speaking In behalf of Ihe housewives campaign for economy, said that the discrepancy of the two-sandwich rule thai now existed between the hnmc-niad-i lunch and the purchased lunch was rapidly being re moved, as the housewives were edu cated to the fact that they were e-up-poscd only to allow two sandwiches for a single lunch. .Miss Ada B. Milam, of the home economics department of Oregon Agri cultural College, made an Instructive address. H. W. Kent, secretary of the associa tion, said that as a result of the meet ing yesterday every caterer had a bel ter appreciation of the work done to date by the Food Administration and the tasks that still awail. JOY RIDER TO ENTER ARMY Tommy Moore Appropriates Another Anlo to Hasten Home AYith News. OREGON' CITY, Or., March . (Spe cial.) Tommy Moore, whose weakness for joy rides has kept him In the re form school off and on for the last two years, visited his parents In Oregon City Wednesday night and broke the news that he had enlisted in the United States Army. The boy. who was paroled from the training school a short time ago. couldn't wait to take a streetcar to convey the glad tidings, but comman deered the automobile of R. O. Wril helm, of Portland, drove the car to the lane leading to his home and there left It. Hearing of the theft of the car. Dep uty Sheriff Joyner visited the old fa miliar haunt of Tommy and found the machine, but no Tommy. After hla visit to his home the boy went back, evidently to Portland, and he has not been seen since. KIDDIES HAVE REAL PARTY Children l-'nterlalned In Clubliousc of I-aurclhiir-t Illrlrt. More than 150 kirMies of the Iurel hurst Club district were made happy last night when they were entertained at the clubhouse with a party "all their ow n." All of the children from II years down were invited, and for many of them It was their first party. They received gaily colored balloons and paper capa as favors and all the Ice cream, cake and candy that they could eat. First they played a number of kin dergarten games and then listened to all sorts of children's stories which were told by Miss Ethel Sawyer. Utile Miss Knlh Kuhson and Emily Williams danced together and then ORATORS TO MEET FRIDAY Willamette University to Be Host to State Association This Year. WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY. Salem, March . "Special.) The annual state Inter-collegfate oratorical contest will be held here Friday night. Every uni versity and college In the state will be represented. The contest comes to Wil lamette only once In every eight years. so a great deal ol Interest is being manifested. Oustav Anderson, of Willamette, who Is president of tbe state association, has charge of the contest and all ar rangements are completed. A special musical programme has been arranged, which will Include selections by the Monmouth Normal School Latdles Quar tet and by Ihe Willamette Ladles' Club. Professor Charles South, of Portland, who In violin instructor in the uni versity, will also appear on the pro gramme. The business meeting of the associa tion will be held In the afternoon. Each college will have Its representative here then and the business of the asso ciation will be attended to for the year. STUDENTS ARE INTERNED Itoxie Hall and Irving Howe Found (uilly of Having (German .Mi nlc. UNIVERSITY OK OREUON. Eusenc. Or.. March 6. (Special.) Teutonic in clinations caused Miss Itoxli- Hall and S. Irving Howe, university students, to be interned In detention quarters today. Their offense is not treasonable, however, and the only enemy propa ganda It was feared they would spread was measles, pronounced by the attend ing physician to be of the German va riety. Miss Hall grieves over her unpatriotic ailment in an Isolated guest room of Hendricks Hall, while Kowc has been removed to an unoccupied dwelling from the men's dormitory. Neither case is considered serious. NEW NOTES SOON TAKEN Mi-AdiHi Iti-ports Over-Siibsoription of I H Per Cent Certificates. WASHINGTON. March 6. Over-subscription of the Issue of 5Oii.000.O00 treasunry certificates of indebtedness, subscriptions for which closed yester ray, was announced tonight by Secre tary McAdoo. The certificatca were the first to bear an interest rate of 4'i per cent and were issued in prepara tion for the third liberty loan. "Subscriptions in every district ex cept Philadelphia, equalled or exceeded the tentative quota," said Secretary McAdoo's statement. tw ' . "' ' ' ' v"1 1 i ... ..mi '" hmi, Sinn -Vg'..HiiaiiiiMiiii a' '"jjfj" vM If this advertisement Hr - ; ; :fjf: y1!! Were a mle square, jammed with words g -JUj convincing as smoking a MuracL J I L l " REMEMBER- yM0Mrf I II llr ':'v: " ' ' " " 3U. There are no other T: 7-y?zW$yZ -i- I 1 Jf ;;f -Mil k Uke jm? ifj ' DEGE GRANTED DIVORCE TACOMV MA FACTOR l POHTItS FI It 1 KVHS AtiO. Rice Blocked by Railroads. Indianapolis News. A shortage -of cars is said to have produced serious congestion in the rice belt of Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas, especially in the latter state. Shippers In Arkansas have In their warehouses 400 carloads of rice which has been sold but which ths railroads cannot take away. Merchant Who Has Had Varied Career llnce Candidate for Nomination for I ailed States Senate. TACOMA. Wash., March 6. I Spe cial.) James 11. I irge, Iemo-ratic andidate for the United States Senate in the primary four yeans ago. was granted an absolute divorce from his wife here today and tne custody oi their son. a minor. Incompatibility was the charge Doge brought againxt his wife. Tlu suit was uncontested. He is a merchant. lege has had a varied career. He came to Tacoma. when but a young man and worked as salesman. J-aier lie entered tho men's furnishing busi ness for himself and was highly suc cessful for a number of years. lie dipped into polities occasionally, hav ing been somewhat or a leader in Dem ocratic affairs. Four years ago he en tered the primary race for the Senate and stumped the state during the pri mary campaign. Although ho made a fair showing in Southwest Wasning ton he was eliminated in the prelim inary contest Shortly after this he lost out in busi ness and was forced to the wall dar ing the period of depression. Later ho regained his foothold, and is again doing well in the mercantile field. This is hie second marriage. The wife ho has Just divorced is many years his junior and is a beauty. Rotary Clubs Pick Convention Route By unanimous vote the Rotary cluhs of the Northwest, embracing those in district No. o Oregon, Washington and British Columbia have selecteil the lines of the Union Pacific system as their official route to the international convention to be held in Kansas City in June. There are eight clubs in the district, with an aggregate member ship of 1500. ing to start a fire when a coal dropped in his pocket, sctlinar his clothing atire. I'.esides his son. John, he leaves two'C. J. Osterdahl. ;ill of Portland daughters, Mrs. Caroline Bachstrand and Mrs. Auprusta Johnson, and a son. TWO OREGON BOYS LEAVE Clay 1'T. Kirk and Roy M. Thompson to Kntcr Signal Corps. ALBANY. Or.. March fi. (Special.) Clay K. Kirk, of Albany, and Itoy M. Thompson, of Lebanon, left here yes terday for Fort Sam Houston. Tex.,"" to become members of the motor truck di vision of the Signal Corps now being formed there. This division, it is said, will leave for France as soon as organ ized. The two were inducted into the serv ice at their own request by the local board. Both have had experience .in handling automobiles. Kirk went to Fort Stevens with the Fifth Company, Coast Artillery Corps, of this city, in which he was a corporal, but was re jected in the final physical examination. 1 wfrtt V- AGED MAW'S BURNS FATAL Carl Oslerdalil Dies at Vancouver at Arc of 85. VANCOUVER. Wash., March 6. (Spe cial.) Carl J. Osterdahl, 85, died after midnight at St. Joseph's Hospital from burns suffered while attempting to light a stump when clearing" land with his son. John Osterdahl. eisjht miles out on the Pacific Highway. The son went to the house, leaving his father In the field. When he returned two hours later, he found his fathers clothing - nearly all burned from - his body. 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