Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, March 21, 1918, Page 15, Image 15

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    TITE 3I0TSXIXG OKEGOXIAN. TIITJRSDAY, MAKCIT 21, 1918.
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VESSEL BUILT FOR
FRANCE IS AFLOAT
Commandant Roisin, First of
20 Carriers Contracted
For, Is Launched.
TWO FLAGS IN EVIDENCE
Ccranonles Attending Flnnr at
Foundation Company' riant Wlt
nerd by Great Thronr An
other to Take Water Soon.
" TT was about 14" years aa Oiat l-
Varalf. nuH arrive DreDarationS t O
Join General Washington at iliy
ort. which he carried oat la April
I'M. and the tied r.-rd and appre
elation of the American colonies at
tnat time toward that patriot and
1'rance haa no whit diminished la the
spaa of yeara, aa waa evidenced In
Portland yetrday. when tha Com
mandant Roliln. vancuard of I wooden
ahipe the foundation Company haa
urd-r contract for tha French republic,
waa launched at Hi a .North xroot-slreet
And. emblematic of thla feellnir and
rha fact that America la today aid in
Krinct In tha struggle against Hun
srreed and brutally, the Star and
Mrtpes and the tricolor of France
waved aloft at tha yard, earn banner
on an Individual Pole 100 feet above
toe platform.
And when tha eraek Foundation
Company' a band broke Into the 'Mar
seillaise" as the Commandant Rolxln
truck the water, there waa a d!a that
eeuld not have been matched excepting
en the firing line.
Mis I'aullne Uenersaus. the U-year-M
daughter of Captain and Mrs. E. C.
Orereaux. wa tha atar of the chris
tening;. Attired all In white and carry -lei
a, beautiful bouquet on her left
arm. while In her right he craspedJ
a bottle of champagne, aha inaae a
pretty picture avalnst the dark Cray
Af tue towering hull.
Veaoel rtsrasrea at UMa
Jt waa a high-noon affair, for Just
aa whlatle were heard at surrounding;
slants and the big. throaty whistle
sf tha foundation plant began Ite m
luncheon salute. Theodora Knudson.
general enpenntendent of the yard,
litis the signal and the last blow was
struck by workmen that started the
Commandant ftotsln down the ways.
The Ktar-SpanKled Banner" waa
started by the band simultaneously
wtth tha crack of the bottle and from
that the players, swung Into the "Mar
seillaise." the crowd (landing; with
bared beads. But with the last note
of the Kreneh air the cheering burst
forth and to en another surprise waa
givea the spectators, for scores of men
leaped over the sldea of the waya and
besan rearranging the keel block
for vessel No. 1U the keet of which
went Into place Immediately.
Congratulation were showered on
Bailey illpklna. Pacific Coast manager
of the company; Charlea F. hwtgert.
Fortland manager? Mr. Knu'ison. gen
eral superintendent: t apiajn
tivi, representing the Krencta gcvem
wtent. and all who had to do with the
work, sot forgotten bclc: the sponsor.
Keel Laid Oetabear S7.
It waa about eight month a ago that
Yha Foundation Company, which la a
Kew York corporation and waa at
tracted to the Northwest by It supe
rior facilities for wooden sMr con
struction, closed with the 0.-W. IC sV N.
for the old -boneyard" property, and
tha keel of the ship floated yesterday
waa laid October SI. In regular order
ulna other keels went down and It Is
hoped to keep the ten waya bo.y
during the period of the war at least.
The yard force now numbers Uoo men.
The vessel la IS feet lung, has a
beam of 44 feet and depth of hold of
17 feet. 8he la of tha auxiliary schoon
er type, but will have ateam engines.
Instead of I'le.el en-Unes. There will
be two triple-enansion engines, glv
rr a total of eo-horepower. Itoberta
b..l!er will be Installed, having
r unls pressure. The next veL the
Commandant Challes. v,u be launched
a week from haiurday.
One highly pleased witness of the
Uonchlng was ISobert 1L Lvler. of
Xrw York, chief surveyor In the I'nl
M States for the Bureau -Veritas, also
Iadc's representative In the con
sir action or-veela. The French gov
eri.ment has an ortln to double lfs
order with the foundation Compjf.r
and If that l taken advantage of
Ivrttand will build Instead of 2t
carriers.
AtSTRAIXVN WIIF-T AliniTrs
Marrtoa to Plcharjr 100 Ton at
Astoria Flour Milt.
latden with 14e ton of Anstrallan
ss-nets, which Kad-d at Melbourne,
the avhnoner William II. Marston. of
vMeh IL K- Pennell. of the Coast Jhlp
bal'.dtng Companv. Is man a ami; awner.
aittved In the river yesterday. She Is
to d!. (large the cereal at the Astoria
flour mi.l and then proceed upstream
to take o a lumber cargo.
Tha Marston brings the second cargo
ef Australian wheat to arrive here
tht season, tha t.rst having been
brought by the schooner forest Home,
which got away Match 1 on her re
tnm ftp to the Antipodes wtth lumber,
lbs alsrstoa haa been on the woy
fi-era Melbourne since I-ecember 4.
The schooner finur. whlcs loaded a
part oarco ef ties at the ilast Wash-inrton-sireet
Municipal terminal, shifts
to-tay to Inman-Poulsen's to finish
vlth lumber.
PAINS; SWELLING
Don't suffer! Relief comes the
moment you rub with
. -St. Jacobs Liniment
Don't stay crippled: Fob thla eooth
tr.g. penetrating liniment right Into the
sprain, ache or strain, and out comes
pa'n. soreness, stiffness and swelling.
Nothing else penetratee. heal and
strengthens the Injured muscles, nerves,
tendons and If amenta so promptly. It
doesn't burn or discolor the skin and
cannot cause Irjary. Don't suffer! Get
a small trial bottle from any drug store
aow limber dp! Rub the misery right
out. A moment after "Tt- Jacob Lini
ment la applied yoa cannot feel the
slightest paia or soreaesa and yoa can
go ao-at your regular dutlea
t. J aco be Lin men t conquer pain.
l SM HSB w fc. . J m y i b.u ,
Strains, soreness and stiffness for
ytara ala sold rascal awards, st ltt.
RUB ON SPRAINS.
FIRST HULL COMPLETED IS OREGOX DISTRICT FOR FRENCH GOVERNMENT IS LAUNCHED WITH
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DOYLE SUCCEEDS POPE
AS9ISTAXT 8ECRETART Of rORT
COJDU99IOM, SIPERIVTEXDEST.
Trader af Pesltlaa Ceasea aa SarprUe
la Official. ka Haa Bervcel
Pert Several Years.
John P. Doyle, assistant secretary
of tha Port of Portland Commission.
was yesterday appointed general su
perintendent, succeeding Fred li. Pape.
who resigned a weak ago to enter the
servlco of the fmergency fleet Cor
poration. Mr. Doyle la accorded the
same authority aa Mr. Pape exercised
and will retain. In addition, hla present
duties aa assistant aecretary. lila ap
pointment waa made Immediately ef
fective. The appointment came aa a pleasant
surprise to Mrs Loyle. who haa been
with the Port a number of years, and
Is thoroughly conversant with admin
istrative affairs and the general prob
lema of Use dredging and towage serv
ices. At the meeting of the commission
yesterday Fred Cooper, superintendent
of transportation of the Portland
Hallway. Light at Power Company, and
A. C McMicksn. aalee manager of the
same corporation, appeared befora the
commission 1th reference to a pro
posed change In closing hours on
bridge so ha to eliminate delays in
streetcar traffic The principal aim.
they explained, was to avoid the deten
tion of tripper cans during the busy
period, especially between 4 and 4
o'clock each afternoon.
A new schedule la to be prepared,
showing what la known aa the "peak"
hours of traffic, meaning the rush
period, and all data will be worked
out by the traffic department of the
s stein for consideration a. a Joint
meeting of tha organisation concerned.
CEMENT IJIDS OPENED TODAY
Ore Rim riant May Furnish 37,000
Ilarrcls for Grain Elevator Job.
Proposals for furnishing S7.000 bar
rels of cement to the Commission of
Public Docks, to be used In the con
struction of the l.vSO.OOu-bushel grain
elevator at the 1st. Johns municipal
terminal, are to be opened at 11 o'clock
this morning. It Is expected that vir
tually all Coast cement manufacturers
m-l.l bid for the business and nopea are
entertained that the contract will be
awarded In Oregon. Should the Ore-aon-Portland
Cement Company, the
ni.nt of which Is located at Oswego,
ba a ran ted the contract, the material
could be moved by water direct to the
alte.
Details of a contract with tne J. v.
McEachem Company.-of Brattle, to
erect the first pier at the terminal
site have been attended to. except lor
Mr. McKachern to sign the contract.
which Is expected to be dona today.
Much of the equipment necessary for
tha Job waa at Astoria, where tbe com
pany built the municipal dock, so will
be moved here In short oraer.
siiirnrn-DERS have daxce
Fvnndatlon'a Crew Sell 32 0 Tickets
for Family Affair.
There wa a "get together" party at
the foundation Company's yard last
night, when the new mess hall. 100
feel long and feet wide, wa con
verted Into a ballroom, and !: men
of the force purchased tlcketa No
invitations were Issued, the attendance
being restricted to employe of the
company and their families. The Foun
dation band. Colin leader, acquitted It
self aa well as at the first launching
earlier In the day.
funds derived are to be expended
In the purchase of baseball uniform
and gear. Installation of showers and
complete arparatue In the yard gym
nasium and for boxing and wrestling
necessities. There will be a smoker
at the yard Saturday night, when some
of the talent of the organisation will
appar.
TORONTO DOLUS VAXCOtnXIl
Westerner Lose First of Champion
ship Series, ft to S.
TORONTO. March 1 The Toronto,
champions of the National Hockey
League, defeated Vancouver, the Pa
cific Coast tltleholdera. her tonight,
t to S. In the first gam of the hockey
series for the Stanley cap, emblematic
of the world's professional champlua
ship. '
SALMON SUIT'S TO CO XORTTJ
Levi G. Burr;r and Berlin Load
for Tearly Trip.
Orders have been given for the eal
mon ahlpe Levi O. Burgee and Berlin,
ef the Alaaka-Portland Packer Asso
ciation fleet, to be towed her from
Oamble ftaturday or Sunday, to be load
4 tad auASUad wiu iuisa for thaU
ELABORATE SETlLNli Bl iUt.MJAiiu.
""vv .:-
isr V
fter Laaaehlng. I-awe
-Paulina Cea-
annual voyages to Alaska, where the
company maintain canneries.
The vessel usually get away In April
for Kushgak and early In the Fall are
sent homeward, bringing wtth them the
aeason's pack, which is discharged here
and shipped to the buyers. Tne vessels
make Hoble their Winter quarters.
The Ht. Nicholas was here from As
toria last month for dry docking and
minor work and she will soon he on
her way to the Alaskan fields, together
with the Reuce. both being owned ly
the Columbia JUver Packers' Associa
tion. CMPQCA HAS HOME G CARDS
Organization Composed of Men From
Fonr Towns Alone; River.
GARDINER. Or, March 19. (Spe
cial.) A military organization was
created for the ITmpqua country at
Keedsport lat night. The organixa
tlba 1 to be called, the Port of
Cm po.ua Home Guards, and Is com
posed of member from Gardiner.
Reedsport. Scottsburg and timith
River. Forty were In attendance and
signed the roIL Fred Shulte was elect
ed captain, with power to appoint tem
porary lieutenants.
It I expected to enroll at least 100
membera The company will be di
vided Into two divisions. It Is an
nounced, one at Reedsport, In charge
f a drill toasten, and the other at
Gardiner.
MARINE CXASSES TS DEMAND
Navy to Hare Assistance of Hydro-
g-raplilo Office in Campaign.
Fpclal Instructions have reached the
Portland branch of the Kydrographlc
Office to reeclvo marine glasses and
telescopes from citizens wishing to lend
them for the use of the Navy during
the war. The plan ia to have the
glasses Inspected here by Nautical Ex
pert Schwtrz and those found unsuited
will be returned at once to the donors.
In the past many opera glassea and
such small equipment have been of
fered and forwarded to Washington,
only to be sent back. Through the In
spection here only those known to be
of service will be accepted, thereby
saving the expense of shipping those
not fitted for the service. On tielng ac
cepted at Washington the glasses are
marked so that if they survive the war
the. owners will regain them.
Mlsliap Delays Gcorglana. -
While the main engine of the steamer
Georgiana waa being turned over at
Wahlngton-street dock last night, a
submerged plank or other drift caught
between the wheel and the shoe, mak
Ing It Impossible to turn the propeller,
so her first trip of the season to As
toria ha been put over until Saturday
morning. Captain llosford said last
night that a diver would be employed
today In an effort to remove the ob
struction and be was certain the trip
would be made Saturday. The steamer
Lurllne will go out aa usual this morn
Ing. so passenger will be taken care
of.
Seattle-Built Steamer Sank.
SEATTLE. March 10. The StOO-ton
Seattle-built steamer Stolt-N'lelsen has
been sunk In Kuropean waters, accord
ing to a. cable received today from
B. Stolt-.Melsen, of Norway, owner of
the boat, by hla Seattle agent. Captain
r-Kll Johnaen. The vessel waa com
mandeered by the British government
last November. She waa launched here
May 11, 1117.
Movements of Vessels.
POTITT.AXT). March JO galled Schooner
jioaierey, ier oaa rraocieco.
ASTORIA. Or.. Marcn TO. Arrived at i:S0
P. M.. schooner w. II. Marston. from Mel
bourne, framed at SO A. il.. stesmer Seav
sr. for Saa Pedro and tfaa Praacisco.
AV mANCl.'CO. llsrrh So. Sailed at
A. M.. steamsr J. A Coanalor. from Port.
land, for Oavlota.
ASTORIA. Or.. JLrrh IS. Palled at E
P. scsamar El beguado, for baa Fran
cisco,
BAN FRANCISCO. Marsh TO Arrtvefl
Stesmer Stasia (French). from Victoria;
Northland. Atlas, from Seattle; Asuncion,
from Cordova: eouta Coast, from Caspar:
O. C. Llndauer. from Coo Bay. Sailed
Steamers J. A. Cham. or. for Astoria: Laurel
Whaien tBntishj. for Vancouver: Lakma.
for Caspar.
SRATTL.E. March 20. Arrived Steamers
Nortrrwestera. from Southwestern Aiaska;
Anvo. from An vox. B. c. Sailed Steamer
Victoria, for Southwestern Alaska.
Tides at Astoria Thursday.
Risk. I Low.
11AM Tl feet?:?T A. M.....8.4 feet
S al P. il.. ...43 feet 3 21 P. M..... 0.1 foot
Pacific Coast Shipping Notes.
ASTORIA. Or.. March Jo. (Ppecjal.)
triih a full cargo of freight and a large
ilet of passenger from Portland and As
toria, the steamer beaver crossed out at
M this morning, en roet to San Fran
cisco and Saa Pedro.
Bringing a cargo ef ruel ell. the tank
steamer oleum will be due from California
tomorrow morning.
The steam schooner Santa Barbara and
JoUan pouisea will be doe tomorrow from
San rrancnero. The Santa Barbara will load
lumber at St. Helens, while th Pouisea
Is to take en cargo at Weetport.
21ks ateaun a sonar Soaauv aMftetl today
y-
tUJirA.n i.
2
cV .
Tivit -Aai, si K. J
from Portland to Rainier to complete her
cargo of lumber. -
The steam schooner Santfam that Is
loading lumber at the Hammond mill will
complete her cargo tomorrow evening.
Th. atam 'hi.nn.r Trlnlilari will 1S dnS
r - " .-eoe . -;vw
- - 'r T . JEfc-iSCJi'
tomorrow morning from titn Pedro. SheTPorted.
will land at the Port dock to take on lum
ber brought from the Warrenton mill and
will tiieu go to th Hammond plant to
finish.
The steam schooner Wlllsmette srrlved at
4 o'clock this afternoon from sen Francisco
and will load lumber at t- Helena
The schooner W. H. Mnrston crossed in
at 2:SS this afternoon. 10 days from Mel
bourne. Australia, bringing a cargo of wheat
which she Is to discharge Here.
SEATTLE. Wash., March 20. (Special.)
The steamship Northwestern, from South
western Alaska porta, arrived here thla
morning, bringing 11 members of the crew
of the wrecked Booth Fisheries Company
schooner Puritan, which went down near
Latouche. March 1. The survivors reported
that the master and engine crew of the Purl
ton were standing by the scene of the wreck
in the hope of being able to salvage the
craft.
Large quantities of fresh halibut were
brought to port here today when the steam
ships Spokane and City of 8eattle arrived
from Foutheanter Alaska porta.
WAGONMAKEK wanted. Apply S3 Ran-
CONCRETE SHIP COMING
IirRLET-MASOJf COMPANY TO BE
GI!S COXSTRCCTIOW SOON.
Plant Will Start With Building; ef 3500
Ton Vessel and Later Make
Larger Craft.
TACOMA. Wash., March 20 (Spe
cial.) The Hurley-Mason Company, of
Portland and Tacoma. will soon begin
the construction of concrete ships on
Puget Sound, was the announcement
made today by Charles B. Hurley. Mr.
Hurley returned to Tacoma last night
after an absence of three months
spent in a wide swing about the
United States.
He and his associates are now con
sidering the location of their concrete
shipbuilding1 plant, various sites, in
cluding some in and about Tacoma,
being investigated.
"The Hurley-Mason Company will
begin with the construction of 8500
ton ships and barsres," said Mr. Hur
ley. "Probably the plant will tart
with one 3500-ton vessel on the model
of the wood ship of the United States
Shipbuilding Corporation, and two or
three barges. We will later undertake
the construction of larger vessels with
a capacity of S000 tons. We already
have plans for three different models.
"We hope to get started by the mid
dle of April. We expect to decide on
the location of the plant within a
week. The plant will represent en
investment of about 1100.000."
HERBERT WILKINSON BURIE
Services Held at Residence of Daugh
ter, Mrs. Clara Steadliam.
Funral services for Herbert Wilkin
son were held yesterday from the resi
dence of his daughter. Mrs. Clara
Pteadham, 3Zt Sixth street, with Rev.
R. W. Rogers, of the Calvary Presby
terian Church, officiatincr. Interment
wan In the Rose City Cemetery.
Mr. Wilkinson was bornsin New York
City in 1859. came to Oregon about 30
years ago and has spent most of that
time In Portland. In 1SSS he married
Matilda Wohler. who died In 1908. Mr.
Wilkinson has been 111 for the last
seven years. eH Is survived by three
children. Miss Edith Wilkinson and
Mrs. Clara Ftcsdham. of this city, and
Lr. George F. Wilkinson, of Seattle.
NO STATE AID FOR G. A. R.
li. X. Stanfield's Request for Enter
tainment Fund Denied.
SALEM. Or, March 10. (Special.)
Robert N. rUanfield proposed to the
Emergency Board today that a defl
ciency appropriation of 15000. be made
to assist the urand Army or tne Re
public in the entertainment of the Na
tional encampment which will be held
in Portland during the coming Summer.
An opinion from the Attorney-General
that as there had been no appro
priation made by the Legislature to
assist in defraying the expenses of the
encampment, no deficiency could be
created compelled the board to reject
the proposal. Members of the board.
however. Individually declared their
approval of the plan and expressed re
gret at being unable to vote for the
appropriation.
Central Point Saves Food.
MEDFORD, Or, March 20. (Special.)
A careful estimate oi the food
sales In Central Point for the month of
February shows a saving of 17,000
pounds of flour and 450(1 pounds of
suaar as a result of the food conserva
tion movement. The meat dealer main
tain they have experienced a one-third
reduction In the sales of beef and pork.
It Is believed that practically 2000 peo
nlo buv all their food in Central Point.
This means that each person has saved
I S nounds of wheat Hour, z.i pounds
of sugar. If the saving of the entire
Nation were on tnis oasis it wquia total
something like S50.000.000 pounda of
flour and 230.000,000 pounds of sugar.
Oregon Gas Company Probe On.
ROSEBTTRO. Or, March 20. (Spe
cial.) At a meeting of the City Council
last night. Fred A. Kascn, utilities en
gineer for the Oregon Public Service
Commission, appeared before the ex
ecutive body and stated that he had
been sent to investigate the condition
of the Oregon Gas Company, which is
asking for authority to raise rates lor.
gas. Mr. Rasch said that he would
make an exhaustive inquiry, and all
the data obtained would be placed be
fore the commission at a hearing ofl
the question April 4.
Phone your want ads to Tb Orago-
nian. ilala lOffl, iO'Ji.
SUSPECTED SPIES
HELD GUILTLESS
Department of Justice Holds
Four Arrested in New York
Undesirable Citizens.'
DEPORTATION TO FOLLOW
Real Basts of Activity In "Wash
ington Declared to Be love
Affair Between 'Woman and
Unnamed Neutral Diplomat.
WASHINGTON', March 20 Investiga
tion haa convinced the Department of
Justice that the two women and two
men claiming French citizenship re
cently arrested in New York on sus
picion of connection with the German
spy ring can only be classed as un
desirable citizens rath en than as spies.
On this conclusion they will be ae-
SusDlcIons that the quartet were a
a band of spies were' exploded when
Government agents found that a love
affair between one of the women and
a neutral diplomat In Washington was
the real basis of the activity of the
four which had brought them under
the obesrvation Of tha Department of
Justice.
The full disclosure is withheld oy
the government out of consideration
for the neutral diplomat and his asso
ciates. Kultnr Indorsement Repudiated.
Adolph Tlmm. of Philadelphia, seo
retary of the German-American Alli
ance, today told the Senate committee
considering a bill to revoke the organi
sation's charter, that he took no stock
In the utterances of the Kaiser, re
pudiated the Indorsements of kultur
voices by (J. J. nexamer, ex-premaem
of the alliance, as not representative
of the alliance, and, finally, declared
the organisation patriotic and loyal to
the ideals of America.
Timm did concede that he Instructed
city and county alliances to oppose the
nomination of Colonul Roosevelt for
the Presidency In 1916, but denied that
it had any connection wltn tne opposi
tlon to President Wilson's renomlna
tlon. The state organizations mixed in
politics, be said, but he declared the
National organization never did.
RENO. Nev.. March 20. According
to word reaching here today, Elmer
White, said to be a German sympa
thizer, who had boasted that he helped
celebrate tbe sinking of the Tuscania.
was lashed to a stake and beaten wltn
an iron cat ' nine tails by a citizens
committee, last night at Yerlngton
Nev.
Tar and Feathers Applied.
After the whipping. White, accord
ing to the reports, was tarred and
feathered and ordered out of town.
White was released with orders to
go to Gardnervllle, 12 miles distant,
where the Tuscania celebration was
reported to have been held and tell
others who participated In It to keep
out of the Yerlngton district.
OAKLAND, Cal.. March 20. Ten men
convicted of disturbing the peace as
the result of a fight In a cafe, where
they were accused of having toasted
the Kaiser, were sentenced today to
90 days in the county jail and to pay
a fine of $200 each. Notice of appeal
to the Superior Court was filed.
Dr. H. -E. Franck, one of the men,
was formerly at the head of the
emergency hospital here and recently
was discharged from a captaincy In the
Army hospital service.
ALTUS, Okla., "March 20. Two al
leged pro-Germans were compelled to
kiss the American flag, lashed with a
blacksnake whip andtarred and feath
ered here today.
HIGH COURT NOT LENIENT
Bowman Appeals From Sentence of
'ino Years and Gets 99.
KANSAS CITY. Mo.. March 20. In
1916 William Bowman was convicted
by a Jury of having attacked a 141year
old girl and sentenced to nine years
in the penitentiary.
He appealed and the state Supreme
Court granted htm a new trial. Today
another jury found him guilty and the
court sentenced Mm to 99 years.
Canby Honors Soldiers In Service.
CANBY. Or., March 20. (Special)
Twenty-seven former members of the
Canby High School, now members of
the military forces of. the united states,
were honored Friday afternoon by the
present members of the school and
the citizens of Canby. A service flag
was unfurled at the band auditorium
and Is now occupying -a prominent
place In the halls of the High School
building. County School Superintend
ent J. E. Calavan, of Oregon City, and
Rev. Carloss, pastor of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, made addresses. The
flag contained three gold stars for
Burton Brown, Clifford Brown and Lee
Harding, who have died while in serv
ice. The flag was unfurled by Mra
Otto Schaubel. who has three sons in
the service.
U. S. WAR NURSES HEALTHY
Death RatfL-ln France Said to Be
Xot in Excess of One In 1000.
NEW YORK, March 20, The death
rate among Red Cross nrses on duty
in France does not exceed one in 1000,
according to a statement Issued today
by the Atlantic division of the Ameri
can Red Cross.
More than 7000 nurses now are en
gaged in active service, it was staed.
Five hundred nurses, forwarded
through the Atlantic division, sailed
from this city In February, according
to the announcement, and another con
tingent of 1000 is awaiting sailing or
ders.
Canby Red Cross Gets $178.75.
CANBY. Or.. March 29. (Special.)
The Candy Red Cross Auxiliary gave
a successful basket social at the .Hand
Auditorium Friday evening. The total
receipts were 178.75. A splendid
musical programme was rendered under
the direction of Mrs. Herbert A. Beck
man. Dlmick Seeks Re-election.
SALEM, Or., March 2.0. (SpeclaL)
Walter A. Dlmick, of Oregon City, is
seeking re-election as State Senator
from Clackamas County declaring
against county division and support to
America in winning the war. He
probably will be opposed by George C.
Brownell. last session a member of the
House.
Jackson Xurse Completes Work.
MEDFORD, Or, March 20. (SpeclaL)
Ml Jan C. AH on. xcenUx sUlu-
llshed as visiting nurse in Jackson
County has just completed her month's
work in the valley. She has personal lyef
covered every part of the county. In
Medford she met opposition at the
hands of the Christian Scientists. "The
various Parent-Teacher organizations
indorse the work.
CASPER PEOPLE PATRIOTIC
Wheatless and Meatless Days Ob
served by Entire Populace.
CASPER. .Wyo.. March 7. Meatless
and wheatless days need mean nothing
in anybody's bright life in Casper.
Anyone can get all the wheat desired,
wheat cakes, wheat bread, wheat pas
try, on- wheatless day, and all the
beef and pork that can be eaten on
meatless days. In that town, provided:
That he will sign a little card the
restaurant keepers and food dealers
supply. The card says:
"The United States Food Administra
tion has decreed that Mondays and
Wednesdays be wheatless day, Tues
days meatless, Saturdays porkless.
Every morning meal meatless and
every evening meal wheatless. As I
am no( a loyal American and patriot I
want to be served with whatever I
want on the above days."
. Nobody has signed the card yet.
DEADLY GUN IS INVENTED
Centrifugal 'Weapon Hurls SS00
Shots Per Minute, Says Inventor.
' BOSTON', March 8. A centrifugal
gun, which fires 3300 shots a minute.
declared to be the greatest death-
dealing machine gun yet conceived,- is
the Invention of Levi W. Lombard, of
this city. Tests have proved the gun's
efficiency, the Inventor declares.
The run haa no barrel, operating on
the principle of a sling.' The latter op
erates under a disc which revolves at
tremendous speed. The ammunition is
fed through a tunnel-like attachment
from a tube which leads into two veins
beneath the disc.
The veins center upon an opening
about two inches wide and the bullets
are thrown with terrific velocity. Steam
Is the source of energy.
The machine can be placed in a first-
line trench and operated hundreds of
feet in the rear. From there it can be
regulated to any angle.
DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
PORTLAND. March 20 Maximum tem
perature. 5H degrees; minimum, 44 degrees.
River reading at & A. M 5.3 feet: change
in last -4 hours. 0.1 foot rise. Total rainfall
(S P. M. to 5 P. M.), 0.04 Inch: total rain
fall sines September 1, 1917. 83.70 Inches:
normal rainfall since September 1. 34.08
Inches: deficiency of rainfall since Septem
ber 1. 1917. 1.2H Inchea Sunrise. 6:14 A. 11. ;
sunset, 6:23 P. M. Total sunshine March
20. 5 hours: possible sunshine, 1- hours, 9
minutes. Moonrisev 11:53 A. M. ; moonset,
2:a A. M. Barometer (reduced to sea level)
at 5 P. M.. 30.02 Inches. Relative humidity
at nosn, C7 per cent.
' THE WEATHER.
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State of
Weather
STATIONS,
; e
Baker ......
Boifie
Boston
Calgary
Chicago
Denver .....
Des Moines..
Eureka .....
Galveston ...
Helena ......
Joneaut ....
Juneaut ....
riMr
Cloudy
Clear
Clear
Pt. cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
Clear
PL eloudv
Jftsetaolnaolnnniono
1.00110 E Snow
I.00110 SE Pt. cloudy
.01!..(SW Pt. cloudy
1.061 6 S Clear
1.00 1M Clear
1.00. -IE Cloudy
i. oof. ,NW Clear
I.U0I..JNE Clear
..12'2S'SW Cloudy
l.00ll2'NW Pt. cloudy
i.66i 6rS Rain
1.01 6 NW Pt, cloudy
i.04l S S Cloudy
I.0OI..IW Clear
i.OOU.S Clear
I.OOL.'S Clear
i.OOilONWIPt. cloudy
Kansas City..
Los Angeles. .
Marshfleld ...
Medford
Minneapolis . .
New Orleans.
New York . ...
North Head..
North Yaklmal
Phoenix ...
Pocatello ..
Portland ...
Roseburg ..
Sacramento
St. Louis...
Salt Lake..
San Diego..
.34! S!NW
IClear
Ccnr
San Francisco
1.0012 SW
i.Ol is. s
1.00 ..E
.00I12'SW
i.lSiliiSW
Seattle
Sltka '
Spokane ....
Tacoma
Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
Rain
Rain
Clear
Cloudy
Cloudy
Rain
Tatoosh Island
1.38' 2
i.noL.
.ool. .
1. 001. .
I.20'14
Valdest . . .
Walla Walla..
Washington
Winnipeg
tA. M. today. P. M. "report of preceding
day.
FORECASTS
Portland and vicinity Fair; gentle south
westerly winds.
Oregon Fair; moderate southwesterly
winds.
Washington Probably rain west and fair
east portions; moderate southwesterly winds.
Idaho Fair.
EDWARD L, WELLS, Meteoroloelst.
Historic Chateau Destroyed.
ORLEANS, France, March 1. One of
the most ancient and interesting
chateaus of Touraine built by Sully, the
great minister of Henry IV, has just
been half destroyed oy nre. 'ine artis
tic treasures of great value were saved.
The chateau, already ancient, was re
stored by Sully and became known as
the chateau of Sully sur Loire. Sully
passed all his spare time there and
Henry IV was a frequent visitor. Vol
taire wrote the greater part of the
"Henrin.de" there.
ITCHINGJCZEMA
On Arms and Limbs. Suffered
Terribly. Lost Sleep.
M Eczema broke out from wrists to
elbows, and ankles to knees. My limbs
got so bad that all the skin
came off and the flesh turned
blue, constantly throwing
off a watery fluid so that I
had to keep them wrapped
In rags. I Suffered terribly
from itching and burning
and loss of sleep. .
" I tried many remedies but without
success. Then I used Cuticura Soap
and Ointment which healed me in about
a month, leaving no scars." (Signed)
H. A. Jones, 999 West End Ave., San
Raphael, Calif., June 27, 1917. .
Cuticura Soap and Ointment usually
prevent simples if used for the toilet.
Sample Eaeh Frea fay Mall. Address post'
card : "Catienra. Dept. H, Boston." Sold
everywhere. Soap2ic Ointment 25 and 50c
JTEXTEfO NOTICES.
MBLFM Jewelry, buttons, charms, pins;
new deelsna Jaeger Bros., iai-3 Ota St.
FRIEDUINDEB'S for lodpe emblems.
class pins and medals. 810 Vaanipaton St.
MONUMENTS.
PORTLAND MARBLE WORKS. 2M-26 4th
TI.H 11.1. BUI UHlUn
Bt. opposite vu7 " 1 "
Nau A Sons for memorlala.
fcfbBLAESING CSaNjT C0.I
nfTHga fT MADISON aTBEETj
CUTICURA
HOLED
AMUSEMENTS.
""" TICKETS SOW SELLING I
TJTJTT T f Broadway at Taylor.
XXLvXl-lV7 Mala 1 and A 1122.
Tonight, 8: 15, IVES.
Special Price Mat. Sat.
IS. Y. Wl-VTJER GA11DK' CO.
SHOW OF WONDERS
12S People IS Scenes.
reHOWARD zsx
fclve'e f- to 50c Sat. Mat. SL50 to 50c
1 CITY orders RECD NOW j
HEILIG NEXT WEEK
BOSTON ENGLISH
OPERA CO.
THTRSI1AY. MARCH 28. AND
SAT. SL.T MARCH 80.
"BOHEMIAN GIRL"
FRIDAY NIGHT, MARCH 29.
"MARTHA"
SATURDAY NIGHT. MARCH 30.
"IL TROVATORE"
EVE'S Floor, 11 rows J2, 7 rows
LoO; Balcony Jl, 75c, 60c; Gal
lery 50c.
SAT. MAT. Floor, 11 rows U.50 7
rows 11; Balcony 1, 75c, 60o; Gal
lery 50c.
??.CPX OFFICE SALE NEXT MOV,
MAIL ORDERS KILLED BEFORE.
BAKER
ALCAZAR
Xonlght. a. I Week Matinee Saturday.
A thrilling taie of California life.
Eves. 2f.c. 60c. 75c; Mats. 25c. 500.
INext Week. Starting Sunday Mat
"The Silent Witness."
blossom seelky
Assisted by Fields, Sallsburv. Davis, Lonsts
and Thorpe; Vardon and Perry; Kitamura
Trio,
"IS THE DARK"
Mystery Dramatic Novelty. Lew Reed and
Wright Girls, Lucille and Cockle.
CAPTAIN ADRIAN C. ("POP") ANSON
A.U DAUUH7.'LitS
ANTAGE
MAT. DAILY 2:30
11 U YEN AS 11
The Famous Japanese
Acrobats and Jugglers.
Six Other Big Acts.
Three Performances Daily. Night Curtain
at 7 and 0.
LYRIC
MUSICAL
STOCK
Matinee Dolly at 2:30. Nights start 7:30.
This week a bubble of mirth and melody.
"The Champagne Girl"
With Mike and Tony and the Rosebud Girl a,
Thursday night. Ladies Souvenir Spoons free.
Friday, Chorus Girls Contest.
a
IIPPODROME
m : -s
-Mr Thursday.
SMI Friday, Saturday
Bonouiard Arabs
H A Day on the Desert. g
S . r-B
4 Dancing Demons'
Dorothy Dale!
The Only American Lady J
Yoedler.
7 HIP ATTRACTIONS 7
Gladys Hulette
B
B
B
"OVER THE HILL"
"
ZM HHasMBaS
MEETLNO NOTICES.
At, KADER TEMPLE. A. A.
O. N. M. S. State session Sat
urday, March 23. at 8 P. W..
Masonic Temple. West Parle
and Yamhill streets. Enter
tainment and social after busi
ness session. Visiting nobles
eordlaliy Invited. By order of
the Potentate.
HUGH J. BOYD,
Recorder.
B. P. O. ELKS, NO. 142.
Regular meeting this (Thurs
day) evening. Elks Temple. S
o'clock. Initiation. Visiting
by-others Invited to attend. By
order of the E. R.
M. B, SPAULDING.
Secretary.
COLUMBIA LODGE NO. 114,
A. F. AND A. M. Special com-
munication this (Thursday)
- ai , u cidcu, jdaeonio
Temple. Labor In tha F. C. de
cree. Visiting- brothers always
welcome. By order W. M.
FRED L. OLSON. Secretary.
BTTIXTSIDE LODGE NO 13
A. F. AND A. M. Special com
munication tonlsht (Thursday.
Work M. M. degree. Visitors
welcome. By order of the W.
ED MT. LANCE. Secretary.;
OREGON COMMANDERT,
K. T. Cards ,-and social this
(Thursday) evening at 7:30.
Sojourners Invited. '
C. F. W1EGAND, Recorder. '
MYRTLE CHAPTER NO.
. O. E. S. Officers and members
are requested to atteaa tne fu
neral service of our late sister,
Alice M. Tomaslni. at the resi
dence establishment of J. P. Fin
ley & Son this (Thursday) after
noon at 2:80. By order W. M.
JENNIE H. GALLOWAY.
A. ND A. S. RITE.
Last of the Winter socials
at our cathedral this evening.
Admittance by 1W8 card..
Danlrg. cards and refresh
meuta. By order
, TUB TRUSTEES.
ONEONTA TRIBE NO. 7, X
O. R. M.. will meet in regu
lar eousdl this (Thursday)
evening at W. O. W. Hall. East
Sixth and East Alder streets.
Members urged to attend. Visit
ing brothers welcome.
L. B. SMITH. C of B-
TnB ufarr-ATIEES Portland Tent No. 1
wll lhave regular review this evening at
.v..-. h.n ana Alder street. There will be
degree work. , AH member, urgeto be pre.-
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