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THE MORNING OREGOXIAN, SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 1013. " 13 WAR STORY MOVES THRONG AT HEILIG Mrs. Vernon Kellogg Appeals to Portlanders in Behalf v of Starving Belgians. WJN OUTRAGES ARE RETOLD Great Audience Sits In Silent Awe as Speaker Paints Marvelous Pic ture of Heroism Bread Xiines Are Described. BY. EDITH KNIGHT HOLMES. Ten-million suffering people, prison era within a cruel steel ring. 10,UOO,000 Who know the heights and depths of Belf-sacrince and isolation and who yet are strong in spirit, held out their bands in supplication yesterday - to Portland. And before those unconquered, dauntless souls there stood the figure of a red-robed" cardinal, a saint sus taining his martyred people, and he, too, held out his hands saying, "Bel plum will be strong. She will keep the faith. My children never will give up. They look to America and they will not be disappointed." It was Mrs.- Vernon Kellogg, the only woman member of the Belgian Relief Commission, who, speaking un der the auBptces of the Food Adminis tration, brought this picture, this ap peal, to this city yesterday when she ppoke in the Heilig Theater. Mrs. F. S. Myers, chairman of the conservation department of the local Food Adminis tration, introduced Mrs. Kellogg. Patriotic Mule Stirs. A fitting opening ceremony was a ong, "The Star-Spangled Banner," Fung by Mrs. Jane Burns Albert, cos tumed as the Goddess of Liberty. Pret ty girls in Belgian costume ushered. The theater was filled and throughout the address there was a hush. Scarcely any applause. Portland sat in silent awe as it beheld that marvelous pic ture of heroism such as the world has never before known and the message went home to every heart to save, the wheat, sugar and fats for the 10,000, 000 and the soldiers of the allied armies who are waging the fight for these people and to save other peoples from Just such a fate. Mrs. Kellogg said she gave but a erllmpse of the many phases of life within that electric-charged steel ring, that relentless boundary that the Ger mans have made round Belgium and Northern France. But her glimpses were pictures made in colors that can not fade from the minds of the 2000 who heard her. They realized as never before the heroism of their sis ters across toe seas. Ran Cruelties Are Retold. They saw the Belgian man In a new light. They saw him standing impris onment and torture and yet not yield ing even when the Germans offered him food and money for himself and family with the proviso that he work in the German munitions factories. They saw how he might die from want and suffering, but his spirit never would yield. , And the Belgian women. Mrs. Kel logg, who lived with them for six months, could paint them In words that were tender, reverent, luminous, for she knows their privations and their . courage and how they are glorified by what they have gone through for four ' long years, never flinching, keeping their caps and their aprons snowy white, tending their flower gardens so that the little children might see gay flowers in the charity dining-rooms and that the women might look clean and hope-Inspiring. America Land of Plenty. "There Is only one table in the world that I want you to see," said Mrs. Kell ogg, "and that is the table of the allies. America's plate is heaped high. What of England's, France's, poor little Bel gium's and all the others? Can you take your bounteous repast and give them nothing? I need not say this to the majority of Oregonlans. You have done eo well, and yet there are still some who do not realize. Sixty-eight thou sand tons of wheat should be entering Rotterdam every month and 110.000 tons of foodstuffs to keep the people fed. "It Is your business and mine to see what Is on those other plates. If they starve, the fault will be ours. If the lines of the allies ever break the fault will be on our shoulders. The worst system of human atrocity Is being prac ticed. Germany Is trying to break their spirit by slow, torture, slow starvation. Let's do our part to help the sufferers to keep strong In spirit by sending the food that will keep up tha bodily strength." ( Hanarer and Misery Vie. " The soupllnes of Belgium were de- eoribed graphically, those long lines of Hungry people seen at everv turn 'The quickest record for feeding is Boout 60 minutes," said Mrs. Kellogg. 'Imagine standing for 50 minutes every day for four years in a soup line and often, so often, in the rain. It seemed to me it rained almost every day. And the one question each one asks Is, How -much -fat Is there on my soup?" They know that In the fat they will have sustaining power. "The little school children meet daily t the public dining-rooms and get two tablespoonsf ul of stew and a small piece of gray war bread and on very lucky days they have a little taste of milk. And always on the tables there re gay red geraniums that the women have grown in their gardens. And the wee babies are placed In pens and these, too. are made gay and attractive, al though they be built among ruins. The women paint little cribs white and they carve out rabbits and kittens and birds and paint them. They will not ' let the babies see all gray and black and desolate things. Parting; Picture Pitiful. "Do you realize what "kind of cour age it takes to be gay and make bright toys and keep a smile for the children when Buch relenllesb cruelty is being practiced and hope seems so remote?" Mrs. Kellogg told how the old clothes cent In to Belgium had been made over In sewing rooms established for the purpose and of what a godsend these bad been. She pictured the homes and the lives of the families formerly well-to-do now trying to keep out Qf the coup line. She gave-lncldents and ex periences that came under her eye as a Vnember of the commission of which Herbert Hoover was head, and of which Professor Kellogg was an important member. She told of her entrance Into Belgium and how she used to 'wonder when America would realize and come to the rescue, and how at last she had to leave when war was declared and of the parting picture made by Cardinal .Mercier as he stood, tall. pale, resolute. Inspiring , his countrymen with courage and behind him the background of peo ples whose spirit will not fail if Amer ica does her duty. PORTIiAXO EAGER TO ASSIST r "Women Pledge Hearty Support In Bebalf of Stricken Nation. That the seeds of Belgium's message to America, as delivered by Mrs. Ver non Kellogg at the Heilig Theater yes terday afternoon, did not fall on bar ren ground was Indicated by the num ber of inquiries made at the Food Ad ministration offices immediately fol lowing the lecture, by women and girls eager for definite directions as to hew they could best help in food conservation.- ' - - "Most of these Inquiries," said Fed eral Food Administrator Ayer, "were from those who were already observ ing the general conservation rules, but who after hearing Mrs. Kellogg's most forceful and appealing address, found themselves dissatisfied with what they were doing and eager for further per sonal effoiL There seems to be some confusion as to the most important conservation measures to be observed Just at the present time, and in order that people may be clear on this point I wish to sav that the first and most pmportant thing is to save wheat, and to save whot to the utmost limit. The second Is to save sugar, to eat spar ingly of anything containing sugar." Mr. Ayer advises those who wish in formation as to how to conserve wheat and sugar to go to the Liberty Temple where under the auspices of the Food Administration conservation demon strations are being made every day. MILITARY SHOW IS PLAN BENEFIT FOR 1ST DIVISION PRO POSED FOR JULY 3 HERE. Soldiers of Camp Lcwla to Be Principal . Performers With Army Band as Special Feature. Plans for a monster military vaude ville show, with members of the Na tional Army stationed at Camp Lewis as the principal performers and the 364th Infantry Band as the added at traction at the Auditorium, July 3, axe being formulated. Captain L. A. Mllner. commanding headquarters company, 364th Infantry, called on Acting Mayor Bigelow and Hal M. White, secretary to Mayor Ba ker, yesterday to discuss preliminary plans for the event. The proceeds of the affair will go Into the overseas athletic fund of the 91st division, a fund which is now sadly depleted. This division expects to leave Camp Lewis within a short time and the Portland appearance will probably be the last public function held to en large the fund. The 364th Infantry Band, awarded the honor of being the best band In Camp Lewis In a recent competition, will not only appear at the perform ance, but should the tentative plans work out successfully, will also be In Portland's Fourth of July parade. Stars of the legitimate stage and from the motion picture world, men who have enviable reputations before the footlights, are Included In the roster of the 364th Infantry, and if the show Is held in Portland, it will undoubtedly be the greatest performance of its kind yet held. Captain Mllner left Portland last night to complete arrangements and to secure. If possible, the leave of absence for the number of men necessary to stage the event. Definite word as to the completion of these arrangements is expected by Acting Mayor Bigelow Monday. FISH REMOVAL BARRED FEDERAL OFFICIAL RULES SALMOS MUST STAY UNDER FALLS. City Commissioner Kellahera Request That Keta Be Used to Get Fish for City Market, Denied. Efforts of City Commissioner Kella her to obtain permission from Federal Fish Commissioner Frank M. Warren for the removal of the fish said to be under the falls at Oregon City failed. Mr. Kellaher proposed that Oregon City fishermen be allowed to remove the fish with nets, one-third of the catch going to the state, one-third to the Municipal fish market and one third to the fishermen. Mr. Warren refused to sanction such a plan, stating that if the fish were to be removed the supply must go to the state institutions. Between 76 and 100 tons of fish are beneath the falls, unable to get over the obstacles and proceed to the spawn ing grounds, according to Mr. Kellaher. If the salmon could be removed, the supply could be sold at a price low enough to allow the public to can it. SCHOOL ELECTIONS COMING Oflcial9 in Outside Districts to Be Chosen Monday. In all the school districts of Mult nomah County outside of Portland an nual elections will be held on Monday. At this time one Director and Clerk will be elected in each district. In announcing the election yesterday County Superintendent W. C. Alderson said the qualifications for voters, in the outside districts are the same as In Portland. The law specifies that the voter must be a citizen of the United States and must have resided SO days in the district. A common belief that only property owners may -vote is er roneous, Mr. Alderson said. FOREST EXPERT TO TALK XV. B. Osborne to Address Soldiers on Prevention, of Fire. W. B. Osborne, forest examiner of the Portland district office, has been Invited to give a course of lectures to the reserve officers' training classes at Vancouver Barracks, on the subject of fire prevention and protection. Mr. Osborne is the inventor of the Osborne fire finder, which is now a part of the standard equipment of every look-out station In the National forests. His course to the prospective offloers of the spruce division will consist of lectures and a practical demonstration at the end of the course. D c Relief from Eczema Don't worry about eczema or other skin troubles. - You can have a clear, healthy skin by using a little zemo, obtained at any drug store for 35c, or extra large Dome at 3i.uu. Zemo generally removes pimples, black heads, blotches, eczema, and ringworm and makes the skin clear and healthy. Zemo is a clean, penetrating, antiseptic liquid, neither sticky nor g-easy and stains nothing. It is easily appled and costs a mere muc lur cacu Jiicauon. It US Blways dependable. The E. W. Rose Co.. Cleveland, X Cuticura For Baby's Itchy Skin All dl mm lata. Soap SI. Otrrt nat and fc). Talcum 25. Sampla eacfc frM. of "Oatt aara. Dap. B. lart U. S. Thrift Stamps and Savings Certificates for Sale at Main Office 4th Floor ! We Give S.& H.Green Trading Stamps With Purchases Amounting to 10c or More Stamp Books Redeemed in Cash, Fourth Floor Manicuring and Hair Dressing Parlors, Second Floor Trunks, Suitcases and Bags, Fourth Floor Model Grocery, Fourth Floor Ice Cream Parlors and soda fountain in the Base ment Store. A good place to meet your friends. Special 25c lunch served from 11 to 2 daily. The Standard Store of the Northwest Olds, Wortman S? Kin Reliable Merchandise Reliable Methods Tea Room 4th Floor All food3 prepared under rigid sanitary inspection. Prompt service and reasonable prices. J une Sales Now in Progress All Over the Store Featuring Special Off erings in Summer Wearables and Household Needs at Worth-While Savings Women's Silk Skirts AT $5.50 we show three attractive new models in fancy plaid and striped satins and black taffeta. Latest sport styles, with large pockets and novelty belts. PC Cf Good range of colors. Priced 3tJJl AT $7.50 Handsome new Sport Skirts of fancy striped, plaid and black taffetas. Yoke effects, panel styles and shirred mod els. Novelty belts and pockets, (iyj Ffl Exceptional values at only D tl" AT $9.75 Women's new Dress Skirts of silk poplin. Very full, with wide crush girdle and sport pockets. Navy, medium blue, gray, tan and black. In JQ r7PT the June Sale at the low price of J AT $10. OO there are several beautiful new" models in fancy taffetas and satins. Silk Petticoats Special $4.29 Second Floor Excellent quality silk taffeta, silk jersey and jersey tops with taffeta or messaline flounces. Several pretty styles with ruffled, pleated or shirred flounces. Plain colors and OQ changeables. Priced special for today Btci1 Sport Sweaters $10 Of Wool or Fiber Silk Second Floor Women's Shetland Wool Sweaters with square or roll collar. All the new colors and white. One model is of fiber silk in rose, turquoise, purple and gold. Styled with square CJ1 f An collar and sash belt. Splendid values tP-Lvr.vJU It i 'a vl li Women's Silk Gloves 60c to S1.75 At the Center Circle today we shall feature a special display of the new Silk Gloves in the celebrated Portland Maid and Kayser makes. Two-clasp Tricot Gloves in black, white and colors. The pair, 750 Two-clasp Milanese ' Gloves in plain and fancy stitching. Black and white. Special, the pair, $1 Two-clasp Milanese with plain and fancy pointings. Pair, $1.25 -Other . Milanese Gloves . priced today, the pair, $1.35 and $1.75 Two-clasp Tricot Gloves Clfg in black and white. Pair OUC Girls' Dresses Special Display 2d Floor GIRLS' TUB DRESSES of splendid quality cham brays and ginghams. Many attractive new models. Ages 6 to 14. Priced now at $1.98 up to $3.50 Bloomers to match above dresses at 650 to 9O0 COOL SUMMER FROCKS, made up in voiles, or gandies, ginghams, etc Dainty surplice styles with fancy collars, sashes, etc Many are lace trimmed. The prices range from $7.75 on uo to $19.75 GIRLS' SILK DRESSES taffeta and foulards, in stripes, plaids and plain colors. Ages 8 to 14 years. These dresses are priced at $12.98 up to $35.00 GIRLS' TARTY DRESSES New shipment just re ceived. Made up in nets, Georgette crepes, crepe de chine and taffeta. Priced at $9.25 up to $27.50 Dainty Net Flouncings Ruffled Tucked Hemstitched Main Floor Easily made up into attractive Summer dresses for women, misses and girls of high school age. New lot just received. Various styles. Some in combination of ruffles and tucks. Others with hem stitched ruffles. Fine quality net. 40 inches wide. 3 to 3si yards will make a complete dress. Priced at, the yard, $1.05 to $3.75 35c Handkerchiefs 25c ; v. Main Floor Women's Embroider ed Kerchiefs imported from Switzerland. Imitation of Ap penzel embroidery patterns. Fine silver gray yarns. A standard 35c quality on special OPJp Women's fine Cambric Hand kerchiefs with linen finish. Good full size, plain white with neat hemstitched border. Not more than two dozen sold to a cus tomer.' Priced special for PCp Saturday 50 each or doz. OOX New Purses and Bags New Hand Purses with back strap or handle. We have all the new sizes and styles. $1 to $20 Fancy Bags in many novelty styles. Priced at $3.50 to $10 Hair Bow Ribbons At 29c Uows Tied Free Saturday Main Floor New Hairbow Rib bons in all the. best staple col ors. Fine heavy quality wide moire in plain or with fancy edge. - This ribbon is well worth 35c the yard. Hairbows tied free of charge at the ribbon counter. Hair Bow Rib- OQ bona on sale at, the yard "wL Narrow Satin Ribbons At Special Prices Main Floor A standard quality Satin Ribbon, par ticularly adapted for lingerie and infant wear. On account of this shipment being delayed in transit we offer the entire lot at special low prices. Shown in white, pink, blue and rose. Supply your needs now. Widths 1, 1, 2 and 6, 10-yd. bolts, 20c, 25c, 30c, 65c Widths 1,14, 2 and 5 by yard 3c, 3V4c, 4c, 7c 10c Basement Sport Sailors At $1.48 Basement About 100 Women's and Misses' Sport Sailors in black and colors just the thing C- AO for Summer wear. At 0-I.4O OUTING HATS in vari- Pft ous styles. Priced special Jvll New Leghorn Hats Basement Special shipment just received. Women's beautiful new Leghorn Hats trimmed with flow ers, fancy feathers, etc. CJQ QQ Priced special today at PJjO $12.50 to $20 Hats $10 Millinery Salons On Second Floor Beautiful white Milans, trimmed with ostrich fancies, imitation aigrettes, burnt goose feathers, flowers and ribbons; also pretty gray and tan lizere Hats, effect ively trimmed with flowers, ribbons, etc., and a few Leghorn Hats. Large, medium and small styles hats to please every fancy. None worth less than $12.50 most of them are $16 to $20 val- fl ues. Saturday they go at only 3--vF See Display of These Hats in Morrison-Street Window New Neckwear for Women Main Floor New vests, vestees, collars and sets. Beau tiful styles from leading designers and makers. Dainty hand embroidery effects with Filet lace edges, also with St. Gall and French Val. laces, edges and hem stitching or tucks. Net, organdie, crepe, pique and satin materials. Priced each, 650, $1, $2, $5 up to $14 SATURDAY SPECIAL Women's new Q- or Collars, Sets, Vests and Vestees at 650 and 5-L.5D $1.00Drape Veils 65c Saturday Special Main Floor These are the new "THRIFT" Veils you hear so much about. Shown In black, white and JK various good colors. Splendid $1 Veils on sale at OOC New Motor Headwear Main Floor Stop at the Veiling Counter and see our great showing of women's motor Caps of silk and poplin combinations. Buckram interlined Visors $1.25 Men's Clothing Standard Makes Popular Prices Slain Floor Quality means more today than ever before. Men who shop carefully, who look for style plus service ability in the clothes they buy, will find here a represen tative showing of the new suits ranging in price from $20 to $42.50 Suits for the younger men $20 and $25 Men's $1.50 Shirts $1.15 All Sizes, 14 up to 18 Main Floor Famous Belmont Shirts. Made in standard sizes, full cut, not the skimpy kind. Splendid quality percales and madras in neat stripe patterns. J1 "I pT Regular $1.50 Shirts on sale, special, at only OX.-LcJ Men's Jap Panama Hats $2.50 Grades $1.00 Main Floor Only a limited number in. this lot, so come early in the day. Broken range of sizes, but a good selec tion to 6tart with. Hats selling heretofore at Q-J no $2.50 Saturday they go on sale at special price Ux.UvF Men's Bathing Suits We show an excellent stock of men's and young men's Bathing Suits in all the popular colors wool or mixtures. Prices range from $1.50 to $5.00. Men's Union Suits In Vassar, Carter's and Coop er's makes. Cotton, lisle, part wool, silk-and-wool. Regular and stout, $1.00 up $15.00. Lunch Sets at $3.75 I am V j I'.layi'w-WiV'jf.V II I 'urn i V mimmr.i m km a. j Like This Illustration Third Floor For anyone who finds it necessary to take meals away from home these sets are most convenient. Sanitary box keeps food in perfect condition and vacuum bottle keeps liquid warm or cold for several hours. Strongly constructed. Lunch Set, as illustrated, for 83.75 Other Sets of similar style at $3.00 Headquarters for Motor Lunch Sets, put up in cases; Vacuum Bottles, etc All Refrigerators Reduced Third Floor Our entire stock of Refrigerators included in the June Sale at substantial reductions. Every home should have a refriger ator, if for no other reason than to protect the health of the family. All styles. Sale prices range from $13.50. up to $52.05 We Give S. & H. Trading Stamps Ask for Them! Men's White Canvas Oxfords $3, $3.50, $4 Main Floor Saturday the Shoe Store will have ready a new ship ment of Men's W'hite Canvas Ox fords at $3, $3.50 and $4 the pair. Leather or fiber soles, plain or tipped toes. Ideal for sport, street and 'outing wear. Full range sizes. Children's Barefoot Sandals, Oxfords Main Floor Boys', Misses' and Children's Barefoot Sandals and Play Oxfords of tan lotus calf just the thing for beach and play wear. Cool and comfortable. We give S. & H. Green Trading Stamps. SANDALS Sizes 5 to 8, $1.40; sizes to 11, $1.60; sizes llh-t to 2, $1.85. Dept., First Floor. PLAY OXFORDS Sizes 5 to 8, $1.60; sizes Sli to 11, $1.85; 11 to 2, $2.25; 2 to 7, $2.50 Portland Agents for Buster Brown Shoes Toilet Needs & Drugs We reserve the right to limit quantity of any article in this list sold to a customer. S. & H. Green Stamps given with all purchases. Ivory Soap 9CP 5 Cakes for -vJt- Limit five cakes to a customer and no deliveries except with other purchaFes made the in Drug Dept. Waterglass for preserving eggs at 25S 50S 750 and $1.00 Cuticura Soap, special at 20f Lazell's Massatla Talcum 190 Jergen's Violet Glyc. Soap 100 Sempre Giovine, special at 490 Packers Tar Soap, a Cake 22c 45c 'olgate's Hand. Grip Shaving Sticks, 250; refills at only 200 Odorona at 270, 450 and 900 Unguentine, for bums, at 250 Espey's Sunburn Cream 20c-40c Milkweed Cream, 450 and 900 Hind's Honey & Almond Cream Woodbury's Facial Cream 220 Daggett & R a m s d e 1 l's Cold Cream, in jar or tube, priced 430 Borden's Malted Milk, H-lb. size, 400; 1-lb., 800; hospital size at $3; 10-lb. tin, $ 1.50; tablets, 250 Witch Hazel, 8-oz., 2O0; 16, 350 N'ujol Intestinal Lubricant 750 Peroxide, 3 sizes, 100, 150, 250 Canthrox for the Hair, only Glycothynioline, 3 sizes, priced special at 250, 500 and $1.00 Every-Week Shampoo now 5O0 Domestic Castile Soap in large size bar priced special at only 290 Pcbeco Tooth yjC Paste, a tube Squibb's Liquid Petroleum, six full pint bottles for only $5.O0 Mentholatum, 2 sizes, 230, 450 59c Sand Toys Fourth Floor Sandy Andy, Old Mill and many other interesting toys to amuse the children at the beach. Headquar ters for tennis, golf, baseball goods and fishing tackle. IOC n 13