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TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN. MONO AT, JUIT 15, 1918. FALL OF BASTILE IS CELEBRATED PORTLAND "MESSENGER BOY" WHO IS THE FATHER OF FOUR WESTERN TOWNS. 14 2" 2 TO THE P UBLIC:- Complying With the Request of the War . Industries Board at Washington Through the Oregon State Council of Defense as addressed to the people of Oregon communities in the daily press for some time past, we are planning our delivery system so as to meet with the requirements of the Government towards securing the release of Men, Capital and Equipment, as may be needed by the Gov ernment. As stated in the daily press the complete co-operation of the shopping public is essential to the fulfillment of the Government's request. Confident of your assistance the MEIER & FRANK CO. -will make every possible effort to help the Government by limiting the number of regular package deliveries and ON AND AFTER MONDAY, JULY 15, WE WILL MAKE Natal Day of "Liberty, Equal ity and Fraternity" in France Commemorated in Portland. MINISTERS LAUD FREEDOM Resolutions Adopted Giving Assur ance That America Shall Stand at France's Side ITntil Autoc racy's Stronghold Falls. Portland yesterday paid tribute to citizens of France, joining them in the celebration of Bastile day, a day held sacred because through the destruction of the Bastile in Pars July 14, 1789, the chains of autocracy were torn asunder and the beacon light for freedom in all the world was lit. From the pulpits of Portland churches ministers yesterday spoke of the friendship of Americans and Frenchmen, and recalled how in the days when this country was young and beset with difficult problems. La Fay ette came to our aid with aims and hopes alike. They called attention to the fact that America and France again have joined arms and are fight ing to prevent German autocracy un doing the work instituted by the pa triots who in 1789 laid the Bastile in waste and ruins. Government Four-Minute Men ap peared on the platforms of the theaters of the city and read a message pledg ing America's fidelity to France and giving assurance that America shall stand at France's side until the last stronghold of autocracy falls in ruins around the Hohenzollern dynasty. Following the reading of this mes sage, the Four-Minute Men presented a resolution which was adopted by a standing vote in every theatre In which it was presented. The resolu tion read as follows: Resolved, That the Fourteenth of July message you have just heard be the senti ment of America's millions; that it be de livered through four-minute men of the committee of public Information to the French Ambassador for transmission to the people of France, and that this audience with thousands of others this day salute and honor our noble ally, the Republic of France. America Not Forgetful. In keeping with this spirit of the day, Kev. Edward Constant, pastor of the Highland Congregational Church, spoke on the "Fraternization of Amer ica and France." "America is today proving to. the world that she is neither forgetful nor ungrateful," said Mr. Constant. "We are discharging honorably the debt we owe to the people of France. Our obli gation dates back to the work of the Jesuit Fathers and the voyage urs from France and was vastly augmented by the sympathy and help which we re ceived in our struggle for independ ence. "Now has come opportunity to seal afresh our friendship for our sister re public. The 14th of July, the anniver sary of the fall of the Bastile ought to be for us a memorable day. France was then taking a decided step toward liberty and the rights of man. We are now engaged in a struggle to make permanent the work of the revolution of America and that of France. Let no one fool us in that matter. The Issue is plain and clear cut. "We are with France in a fight to the finish. We are fighting not be cause we love to fight, but because of the things which are at stake. Peace Is sweet, but there is that which is more precious than peace. "France is now finding her better self. Splendidly is she standing trial. She is weary, but brave and heroic and she smiles through her tears. Along with her vivacity we now see the whiteness of her soul. Gay Paris shows herself to be 'the city of the dauntless heart.' Regeneration has come from this 'wide plantation of the dead. Death. Knell of Tyranny Sounded, "The fall of the Bastile, like the shot of the rude farmers at Concord, sounded the' death knell of tyranny. Society refuses to stand for that in any form, whether of the autocrat or the plutocrat. There may be as great a menace in money power as in a one man power. "Gratefully do we extend our hand to France and pray that the democracy of America may imbibe the spirit ex pressed in the motto of the French people, 'liberty, equality and fratern ity," while we seek to do work in de pendence upon Almighty God." President Wilson and President Poincare were visualized by Rev. E. B. Lochart as standing with hands clasped on the site of the old Bastile. Dr. Lockhart used the Freedom day of France as the theme of his sermon yesterday morning at the Clinton Kel ly M. 10. Church and at the Lincoln M. E. Church in the evening. "An aftermath of this war," he said, "will not be a horde of cynics, but in stead, clearer sighted men will be on this earth. On the site of the Bastile now stands a column erected by the French people in honor of the patriots who accomplished its downfall years ago In the Interest of freedom. "I expect and hope that some day a similar column will stand in the city of Berlin to signalize the complete downfall and wreckage of the Hohen- zollerns and the Prussian militarists. SKATTLK GAILY DECORATED French Flags Intertwine With Stars and Stripes Throughout City. SEATTLE, July 14. Seattle was gaily decorated with flags today in ob servance of the fall of the Bastile the number of French flags rivaling the number of Stars and Stripes displayed Following a patriotic parade through the downtown streets a monster mass meeting was held in the Masonic Temple. The speakers included Governor Ernest Lister and Mayor Ole Hansen. Appropriate programmes were carried out in several city parks. Tricolor Flies at Hoqniam. HOQUIAM, Wash.. July 14. Spe cial.) Hoquiam tpday observed Bastile Day. Frances national holiday, gener ally. The French Tricolor was flying over the City Hall and over many homes and business houses. In prac tically all of the city churches the ministers devoted part of their remarks to the subject, and in the theaters four-minute speakers devoted their ad dresses, in part at least, to Bastile Day and the part France is playinir in the great war for the liberty of the world. Many Sheep to Be Shipped. TAKIMA. Wash.. July 14. (Special.) fc Fifty carloads of sheep and lambs will be shipped East from points on the Northern Pacific on July 18, com ing from the bands of Archie Prior, P. Agor, Anderson Bros.. Kohler & Whip ple. F. Walker, and Butler & Knox. Coffin Brothers, of this city, will ship 12.000 lambs to the Chicago market about the middle of August. I 1 fi 111 yy 'it ML... is . - -mi Colonel W. A.. Belcher, Who Built Colfax, Wash., i4d Waits baric, Wah., and Rednoad, Or., and Now Doe Jbils Bit by Carrying; Meiitagei lor the Poatal Telegraph Company, TOWN BUILDER AIDS Colonel W. A. Belcher Messen ger for Postal Telegraph. EARLY DAYS ARE RECALLED Veteran Claims Distinction of Being 'Father" or Colfax and Waits burg, Wash., and Redmond, Or.; Growth Is Rapid. It' an uncommon thing to have a telegram brought to your office by a "messenger boy" who has built four of the Northwest's most flourishing towns, made fortunes in Alaska gold, and is a well-known and prominent figure to many old-timers of Washington and Oregon. But that will be your exnerienca soma day if you ring the Postal Telegraph Company and your call is responded to by a spry, happy, white-haired man known as Colonel W. A. Belcher. Colonel Belcher ien't a regular messen ger boy, but in these days when every man must do his bit, he thinks it is his duty to contribute his energies in this way. And besides, he likes to have some regular business downtown to keep him in touch with the llfA of th city, which he has watched closely for nan a century. Colonel Belcher has the distinction of being the "father" of Colfax, Wash., a flourishing center in the Palouse country; Waitsburg, Wash.; Redmond, ur., and the "stepfather" of Dayton, Wash. "I wasn't really the founder of Dayton," said Colonel Belcher, "but I was there when Jesse N. Day started tiie town, ana i was Invited to attend the christening. Mr. Day ure-ed m in help him establish Dayton, but I was so buey with my own town that I couldn't assist him very much. , Western Growth Is Watched. To see a town grow from n wno.n store building in a sea of sagebrush, to a bustling little city has been the prlv- cBc ui jew people, ana it Is doubtful if any other man has been so rliuniv connected with the growth of the farm ing communities of Washington and Oregon as has Colonel Belcher. w. was a close friend of all the town builders of the early days, and re counts with delight to story of his friends, General McCarver and the Starr brothers, who starter! Tni-nn... and Jim Glover, who founded Spokane! Jim roae tnrougn Colfax just after I had the town going good," said Col onel Belcher. "He was on an old mule and said he was going up to the falls in the Spokane River to start a town. He wanted me to go with him but I ioia mm i couian t leave, so he went on alone and started Spokane Falls which later developed into a city. I think it was about 1872 that General McCarver. who was operating a mail boat between Olympia and Victoria, B. C, decided he could make a nice settlement on Com mencement Bay, in Puget Sound. I went over there and stayed a little while, but I didn't like the water so I went back to the inland country. He named the town Tacoma, and it flour ished from the start." Colonel Belcher came to the Coast in 1863. After a short enlistment in the Union Army, he arrived at San Fran cisco, coming west by way of Panama. He later moved to Portland and thence to Lewiston, Idaho, from where he packed supplies into the Kootenai, Can ada mines. He started the first quartz mill in Idaho in 1867 at Elk City. In 1872 he took up land and started the city of Colfax, building a store and es tablishing a postoffice. FortnaM Made and Lot. When the gold rush to Alaska started Colonel Belcher went to Rampart, half way between the ocean and Dawson on the Yukon River. There he engaged in mining operations and bought a steam boat. He has been interested in mining propositions in Alaska and has made and lost large sums there. He also was an investor in the Hoquiam oil wells when they were first opened. Although having made and lost much money. Colonel Belcher is optimistic over financial matters. "Whether I make or lose, I am always a million aire." he said. "That's the only way to live. Make money and use It. As long as you have plenty for your self and your family, you can never be richer. Enjoy life as you go along, raise your family well, and be satis fied whether you are making or losing." In 1903. Colonel Belcher went into the Deschutes country, put up his tent in the sagebrush, platted the town of Redmond, started selling lots and es tablished one of the most successful farming communities in Central Ore gon. Although Colonel Belcher is 79 years old. his step is as spry and his laugh as light as a youth. "I attribute my youth to the kind of life I lived when a young man in the West, he said. "The best recipe for a healthy old age is to live in the open, sleep in the bunch-grass, ride a-top of a mule, and carry your frying pan with you." DEATH CLAIMS MRS. GREEN Popular Gladstone Woman a Victim of Heart Failure. OREGON CITY. Or.. July 14. Mra Mable M. Green, wife of George A. Green, of Gladstone, died suddenly of heart failure at a local hospital Satur day morning. She had been ailing but a few days and her death was a great shock to her relatives and many friends. The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon from the Baptist Church, and interment will be in Mountain View Cemetery. Mrs. Green was born in Newark, N. J., October 8, 1872, and married in Rochester 35 years ago. She came to Oregon with her husband in 1907. They lived for two years in Portland, where Mr. Green was in business. Five years ago they located in Gladstone. Mrs. Green is survived by her hus band, their daughter Dorothy, who live in Gladstone, and two sisters and two brothers in Newark, N. J. ARMORY SITE IS SECURED Marshfield Now Waits for State to Perform Its Share. MARSHFIELD, Or., July 14. The last preliminaries to presenting a site to the state for an armory in Marsh field have been completed and nothing now stands in the way of construction, and this is urged by city officials upon the state administration. Marshfield, by agreement with the state, was to furnish a site worth $20,000, the county as much and the state the same amount. Marshfield has secured the required appropriation from the county, and deeds for the land and bond for 120,000 to protect the etate against any error of title have been forwarded to Attorney-General Brown. The site is the finest in Marshfield, a park acquired some years ago on an eminence -in the northern part of the city. TOLL GATE PROPERTY SOLD Land Located at Summit of Blue Mountains Disposed of for $3000. MILTON, Or., July 14. (Special.) Thehlstoric Toll Gate property, located at the summit of the Blue Mountains, 20 miles from Milton, was sold yester day by Mrs. M. A. Woodward and as sociates to a Walla Walla man. It is understood the consideration was in the neighborhood of $3000. The Wood ward wagon road has long been the principal thoroughfare between the Walla Walla and the Wallowa Valleys. By a grant from the Legislature in WMWlfi i..,...-ti-i - nl M ' Major Valcatlae M. C. Sltva, Wk. i Died ia Portland. the early days of Oregron's history the Woodwards were given the right to collect toll at the summit from those who used the road In crossing: from one valley to another. Of late years there have been several attempts to get Umatilla and Union counties jointly to buy this property and open the road as a public thoroughfare, but In each in stance the attempt has failed. Chehalis Boy Qualifies. CHEHAUS, Wash.. July 14. Howard LaFolIette, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. LaFollette. of Chehalis. has recently passed an examination in Utica, N. Y-, and is now qualified as an instructor in the-use oftthe machine g-una. Toungr LaFollette is a graduate of the Che halis High School. From Utica he waa sent to Quantico. Va.. to study. ......... I - -t . I I ' ' J 1- I vtftU U : U ..' ' I , i , t - 3 I t i K - - x t X toe Mi very a toy To curb waste and release men and capital for the war the Government further requests that a charge be made for special deliveries. Goods will only be received for credit or exchange within 3 days from receipt. This rule does not apply to mer chandise that is sold on a strictly non-returnable basis for sanitary or other reasons. When shopping do not leave the store empty-handed. Carry parcels with you to the extent of your ability. Help make this "The Fashion." It's a Patriotic duty to carry parcels. Shop carefully and return as few goods as possible. When you have goods to be returned, do not leave home empty-handed. Carry parcels for exchange, where possible. Avoid C. O. D. purchases whenever possible. Shop early in the day, if possible. The above effective beginning Monday, July 15, 1918. i 9 Monday Money Savers for Men We Have Unparalleled Stocks of Wash Togs for Boys We have every desirable style and every serviceable mate rial in wash togs for the little boys' Summer wear. We make a special featuring today of the well-known "Kaynee" Wash Suits $1.50 The color in every Kaynee wash suit is guaranteed FAST a new suit free, if one should fade. We have all the popular models, such as middy and middy Norfolk in both double and single-breasted styles, also fancy models with pleated pockets and contrasting belts. Ma terials include Indian head, madras, gingham and chambray. An al most unlimited selection of patterns and colors. Sizes 2 to 8 years. Excellent values at $1.50. Meier & Frank's: Boys' Clothing; Shop. Third Floor. MAJOR SILVA DIES Prominent Portland Resident Succumbs to Heart Disease. ARMY RECORD IS NOTABLE Former Officer In Regular Army Gains Distinction at Close of Civil War by Being; Assigned to Guard Jefferson Davis. Major Valentine M. C. Silva, promi nent Portland resident, veteran of the Civil War and last surviving officer of the regular army who guarded Jef ferson Davis at Fortress Monroe, Va., and for the last year one of the dollar-a-year men servinir the Government, died yesterday at St. Vincent's Hospi tal. The immediate cause of death was heart disease. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 P. M. today at the chapel of J. P. Fin ley & Son. at which Kev. John H. Boyd will officiate and the Elks' burial service will be read. The last rites will be at the Portland Crematorium. Major Silva entertained a party of friends February 14 last at Silvan Farm, his country home on the Clack amas River, near Barton, the occasion being his 74th birthday. Saturday, re alizing that death was approaching, he expressed to Mrs. Silva the wish that the friends who had been present at the birthday dinner should be the pall bearers at his funeral, and Will F. Lip man. Harvey O'Bryan, U. D. Maxson. Lorlng H. Adams, W. P. Richardson and Dr. E. T. Hedlund will comply with the wish of their old associate and friend. Major Silva is survived by his widow and one sister, Mrs- Maria Wilson, of Chicago. 111. The life of Major Silva was an active rtmd ! joar Tmc- Quality' STcfcg or Portland one. He was born In New Tork City February 14. 1844. attended a private school conducted by two Quaker Sis ters, until he entered the College of the City of New Tork. From there he went to the University of New York, where he was in his second year when the Civil War broke out. He enlisted in the Ninth New Tork Volunteer Infan try August, 1861. and went directly to Newport News. Va., with his regiment. He served continuously during the four years of the Civil War. was In several important engagements, and before the close of the war was commissioned a second and first lieutenant In the Twelfth United States Infantry on the same day. He was stationed in Rich mond, Va., with his regiment for a short time after the surrender of Gen eral Lee. when he went to Fortress Monroe with his company, where he remained for some ten months. Jeff Davis Gaarded. Lieutenant Silva was one of the offi cers detailed to guard Jefferson Davis; he was locked In the room with the former president of the Confederacy every third or fourth day when It came his turn for guard duty, and during the ten months he was on duty, came to know him Intimately. He was the last surviving officer of the regular army who guarded Davis at Fortress Monroe during his Imprisonment there. He was one of the few survivors who wit nessed the two days' fight between the Monitor and Merrimac off Newport News, Virginia. After leaving Vlr glnla the young officer served with his regiment on the frontier and in Arizona campaigning against the Apa che Indians until 1874, when he re signed from the Army. In 1868 he came to Vancouver Bar racks, and after his retirement from the Army, spent some time In travel. He located in Oregon. 38 years ago. July 1, 1896, he waa married to Miss Nannie Duff, daughter of Major Har rison H. Duff, and they resided on East Forty-ninth street until they moved to their country home about a year ago. On the day of his marriage Major Silva became manager of the Chamber of Commerce building and continued in that position up to the time of his death. He was taken to St. Vincent's Hospital July 1. Ganraant la Aide. As one of the volunteer experts in Government service. Major Silva was purchasing agent In the Co-ordinating We Have All the Necessary Clothes for Shipyard Workers f The largest and most moderately priced assortment of men's work clothes in Portland will be found at the Quality Store on the Third Floor, Fifth Street. A hint of what you will find. MEN'S WORK PANTS Heavy and medium-weight cotton worsteds and wool mixed cassimere work pants that are made to give the best of wear. In dark and medium shades, stripes and mixtures. All sizes. Pair $3, $3.50 and ?4. MEN'S OVERALLS We carry only the best and strongest made denim overalls and coveralls in bib or waist style. Bib overalls can be had with elastic or high-back suspenders. Full-cut garments with double sewed seams and all the necessary pockets. Moderately priced. Carpenters' overalls, carpenters aprons, teamsters' aprons, etc. MEN'S WORK AND OUTING CLOTHES Men's canvas and duck work and outing clothes of all good kinds. MEN'S KHAKI PANTS AND COATS Extra good quality khaki pants made with belt loops and strong pockets. Sizes 30 to 48 waist measure. With coats to match. Meier & Frank's: Men's Clothing Shop, Third Floor. Department, and performed Important service in charge of the division of inspection and purchase of flour for the Government, for the Quartermaster De partment. Major Silva was a member of the ! Multnomah Bar Association: military order. Loyal Legion: Oregon Society Sons of American Revolution: Lincoln Garfield Post. Grand Army of the Re public: honorary member of the Offi cers' Club, Vancouver Barracks. A Knight Templar since 1S67. when he Joined the Appomattox Commandery in Petersburg, Va.. and a member of Port land Elks Lodge. MAY YOHE LEADS SHOW SINGISG AXD DANCING ACT WINS HIPPODROME AUDIENCES. Irrla Roth aad Sana Raberta Riots la Faa-Maklng Patriotic Kass fcers Della-at Crowds. . Additional interest la the appearance of May Tohe. formerly Lady Francis Hope, Is found on tne new bill' open ing yesterday at the Hippodrome. May Tohe is of International fame, and the good-looking ankles and shapely limbs which graced the Lon don stage and danced their owner Into the hearts of London theater-goers some years ago. still are shapely, nim ble and Interesting. Miss Tohe wears a sort of boyish peasant costume, with a big hat set atop her dark curls, and sings two of her best-known ballads, one of which, a Southern air. Is especially charming. She has a pleasing personality and her voice Is deep and pretty. She doesn't attempt high notes or the Impossible, but sings easily and cheerily her two songs, and revives memories of days when she was the toast of nobility and Sir Francis Hope and scores of noble personages were rivals for her hand and heart. Sir Francis won her and then lost her. By accident and luck for the Hippodrome she happens to be a guest in Portland, en route to France to do Red Cross work with her present hus band, an English soldier, and the Hip and Boys podrome engaged her for this bill. That is the how and why of her appearance. Irvin Roth and Sam Roberts are riots in fun-making. Irvin is a wop whoso scant understanding of English as spoken by Roberts, a policeman, afford knockout moments of fun. Frances, a petite comedienne with a sweet -oice, has a service flag on her curtain and after all her gay songs and cheery chatter is finished, she adds a serious thought for her partner, who is "over there." Florence Bell, with a capable com pany, offers an interesting sketch which is an episode in the badger game with a surprise finish. Harold Skinner, as the game." and John Byrne, as the badger, are good. Bert and Vera Morrlsey, a clever pair, offer eccentric dances and songs, and the two Fostos. a boneless maid and man, open the bill In a contortion and dance novelty. A big musical act. the Four Troupers, closes the bill with a vocal and instrumental act which earns them many recalls. The photoplay features Barbara Cas tleton and Irving Cummings In "The Heart of a Girl." a dramatic story. General Graves Reassigned. WASHINGTON, July 14. Major-Gen-eral William S. Graves left Washing ton last night to take command of the Eighth Division at Palo Alto, Cat. He was relieved today as assistant chief of staff by Major-General Frank Mc Intyre. DEAL BREAD i