Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, July 23, 1918, Page 12, Image 12

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ALDERMAN HAS NO
CHANGE, IS RULING
District Attorney Sustains the
, School Board in Its Re
1 ! cent Decision.
REMOVAL ACTION IS LEGAL
City Superintendent Declines to
Comment on Edict Putting
Him at Head of War Work
,v of City Schools.
An opinion rendered late yesterday
afternoon by the District Attorney's
office to the School Board, sustains the
recent action of three directors in the
removal of City Superintendent Alder
man, as administrative head of the city
schools, to the iewly-created office of
superintendent of war work.
Prepared by Deputy District Attor
ney Pierce, and approved by District
Attorney Evans, the opinion declares
that certain state legislation gives the
School Board the power to appoint and
dismiss its employes at will, making
no exceptions in cases such as that in
which Superintendent Alderman Is in
volved. The action removing Mr. Alderman
to another sphere of work, against
which he has been vigorously contest
ing, was taken by the board at its
meeting July 5, when Directors Som
mer, Orton and Thomas, as a majority,
voted to oust Mr. Alderman. Declining
to abide by the order of removal, Mr.
Alderman declared his intention to re
tain the office by virtue of the con
tract he has with the school district,
which does not expire until July, 1919.
Claim for Salary May Be Made.
In commenting on the opinion last
night. Deputy District Attorney Pierce
said that while there is no doubt of
the board's authority to remove Mr.
Alderman upon the interpretation of
the substitute duties offered him rests
his claim for salary for the unexpired
term of the contract.
Mr. Pierce admitted that, even though
Mr. Alderman should be removed from
office completely, by his refusal to ac
cept the substitute position, he may
still be able to press successfully a
claim for salary in full until July. 1919.
Opinion la Lengthy.
The opinion, which was , handed to
School Clerk Thomas after closing
hours last night, is lengthy in its re
view of the case and summoning of ar
gument. Excerpts of particular inter
est are as follows:
"We find it necessary to secure an
understanding of the duties of the su
perintendent of war work and the
duties of the superintendent of schools.
The resolution is not explicit as to the
duties of the superintendent of war
work, further than to designate them
as all war activities of the schools.
but, on the -other hand, the duties of
the superintendent of schools are clear
ly defined in chapter six of the rules
and regulations of school district No,
1, Multnomah County. Oregon, as pub
lished in pamphlet form by the dis
trict. These rules and regulations re
quire that the city superintendent shall
be the administrative officer of the
district on all educational matters and
hall devote his whole time to the in
terests of the public schools of the
district: that he shall have general
supervision of the schools; shall advise
with the principals; hold grade meet
lngs of the teachers; appoint substitute
teachers and control the programmes
of his assistants and supervisors.
With these definitions in view we
are of the opinion that the resolution
has adequately expressed the board's
Intention In these 'particulars, at least.
namely, that Superintendent Alderman
is hereafter to confine himself to
supervising war work and that Mr.
Grout is to perform the duties of su
perintendent of schools.
Place In "One-Man" Job."
"It is not expressly stated that Mr.
Alderman is to have no share in the
work of supervising the schools, but we
are of the opinion that the assignment
of. Mr. Grout to these duties excludes
the idea that the board Intended Mr.
Alderman to have any further partici
pation in the duties of that office. This
follows from the fact that the office of
superintendent of schools, as outlined
by the rules and regulations of the
school district, is a 'one-man Job.' He
is the administrative officer .of the
district on all educational matters and
has control of assistants, supervisors
and teachers. The resolution therefore
has the effect of taking from Mr. Al
derman all participation in the control
of the schools.
"When the board later defines his
duties as superintendent of war work
it may be found that they are very im
portant and extensive, but in view of
the fact that he has been removed
from control of the schools, we are of
the opinion that the action of the board
cannot be regarded merely as a change
of rules, but that It amounts virtually
to a dismissal of Mr. Alderman from
the position of superintendent ofi
chools."
Board Has Authority.
The crux of the opinion is reached
after the quotation of several authori
tative cases, when the declaration is
made that "the board has unrestricted
control over the positions it distributes.
and may disregard the nature and the
terms of any contract, even though the
discharged employe may recover sal
ary in full." The paragraph asserts:
"It follows that in the exercise of
this unlimited control over Its officers
and employes, the board has the power
to dispense with the services of Mr.
Alderman whenever it sees fit, irre
spective of the nature and terms of the
contract which he holds. Such action,
perhaps, cannot deprive him of his sal
ary as fixed by the contract, but the
right to the office and the exercise of
its duties and authority terminated
when the board assigned it to another.
Mr. Alderman read the opinion last
night, shortly after it was received in
the office of the school clerk, but de
clined to make any comment upon It at
that time.
W. T. Xewcomb's Funeral Held.
TILLAMOOK. Or.. July 22. (Spe
cial.) The funeral of Willard T.
Newcomb, who died here Saturday after
an illness of several months, was held
this afternoon under the auspices of
the Masonic lodge. Mr. Newcomb was
born in the Willamette Valley Septem
ber 4. 1857. His parents came to this
county when he was 3 years of age.
In 1905 he was married to - Bertha
Penwell, who survives him. He is also
eurvived by his mother and two broth
ers. He was a member of the Masonic
end Oddfellows lodges.
' Convict Trusty Walks Away.
SALEM. Or.. July 22. (Special.)
Wj-llls Winter, trusty at the peniten
tiary, walked away tonight. He was
committed from Multnomah a year ago
for larceny of an automobile. He .had
served one term In the prison previous
ly and also a term in the State Train
ing School.
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PORTLAND WOMEN BUSY PREPARING FRUIT TO BE USED AT MILITARY HOSPITALS NEXT WINTER,
GROCERS TO FROLIC
Portland Housewives Urged to
Purchase Supplies Today
MAYOR BAKER WILL SPEAK
Baseball Game Between Grocers and
Butchers Slated by Committee In
Charge -Big 'Dinner Is
Noon Feature.
Uncle Sam's njQney ytU be no good In
Estacada Park tomorrow. All day long
the grocers and -butchers of Portland
will frolic, and they have -decided that
the only money that goes there will be
the "Joy Money" issued by the asso
ciation. They aren't, giving" this new
currency away, however. "When the
picnickers enter the grounds, they must
turn out their pockets of all . loose
change and have It transmuted into
Joy- money, which only grocers and
butchers know how to make.
The Grocers' . picnic . is : the annual
event and is anxiously awaited by
every employe of a grocery or a butcher
shop In Portland. And housewives
should know t that since all of these
merchants and employes are going to
the picnic, they had better buy the
day's supply of mutton chop and flour!
substitutes today, or they will be, tech
nically speaking, "out of luck."
The programme for tomorrow's Jollifi
cation includes speeches by Mayor
Baker and other prominent ' citizens,
dancing, races, contests, aaa eats for
everyone. The' following butchers will
defend the honor of their white aprons
at baseball: F. Scheeiand. J. Schee
land. Dyer, Neurer. Deery. Eggerman,
Norton, Becker, Miller. -And the fol
lowing cheese and cracker dispensers
will ehow the crowd how grocers throw
the spit ball: Otto Ott. C. Clay. Clark,
Harris, Stober, Long, Managhan, Free
burt, C. Hill, W. w: Hill, Hobson, Smith.
J. C. Mann, Palmer. The manager of
the butchers', team is Frank Scheeiand:
of the grocers, Guy Long.
The programme of events for the day
follows: . .
Salesmen's race, 100 yards, free-for-all
Flrat prize, one box New Batcbelor eisar,
Roaenfeldt-Smith Company: 1 framed pic
ture. Llpman-Wolfe Co. Second prize, one
box Royal White aoan an ,. . t ......
Kins & Cake Soan Co nn. knr T
chocolate,. Lang & Jonei Co. Thlra prize
one box Clnco cigars. Mason. Ehrman Co.:
iwo-ounce vaniua extract. Acme
Extract Company. Fourth prize, one 24
pound bag of Crown flour. Crown Mills
Retail clerks' race, 100 yards, grocery and
butcher clerks only First ni-i n-.v,-i
box Tru-Blu Household sodas. Tru-Blu Bis
cuit Company; one case Rumford baking
powder. Culllnan Jb Hemmlngbouse, ' Sec
ond prize, one-half dozen Tru-Blu Grahams.
Tru-Blu Biscuit Company: -one case Royal
Whtte Soap (50 bars). L,uckel. K-ln a
Cake Soap Co. Third prize, one 'tin HIs-
" james msiop; one cake.
Royal Bakery & Confectionery Comnanv
Fourth prize, one sack - Crown flour, 24
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Boys' race. 75 yards. 12 vain .nH
First prize. - one doicn L'Oe -Knnwf taUmm r.r
clflc Coast Biscuit Company. Second prize.
. . ui oavers, racmc coast Bis
cuit Company: ' one dozen Asanrtl nDn.
vui xMBcuu company. Third prize
one dozen Uneeda Biscuit. National m..i.
Company: one dozen Zu Zu Snaps. National
xicuii company, f ourth prize, one dozen
Lemon Snaps. National Bt
one-half dozen Graham Wafers. National
uiatuii company. .
oiris- race. t yards, for girl, over. 12
uuuci jreara r irst prize, one box
fancy candy, Vogan Candy Company; one
box Krause Stellar chocolates, Tru-Blue
Biscuit Company. Second prize, one-half
dozen Tru-Blu Grahams. Tru-Blu Biscuit
Company; one brick ice cream. Mutual
creamery company, xnird prize, one two
pound box Krause's Fruit and Nut rh
olates. Tru-Blu Biscuit Company;- one brick
ice cream, juutuai ureamery Company.
fourth prize, one 24-pound sack Crown
flour. Crown Mills.
Butchers' race, 73 yards First ptlie, one
case Royal Club assorted fruit, Lang A Co.;
one x--pounu sacaurown Hour, crown Mills.
2econa prize, one case o-ounce Jelly. Dtcken.
son Company; one-half bale Olympic Pan
cake Flour 10s, Portland Flouring Mills
Company. Third prize, one-half bale Olym
pic Pancake flour, Portland Flouring Mills
ivmpany; one-nan aozen e-ounee vanilla ex.
tract, Acame Flavoring Company. Fourth
prize, one 24-pound sack Crown Flour,
Crown Mills.
Ladies' race, 75 yards, for ladies ever 18
years of age First prize, one box Vogan's
candy, vogan Candy Company; one pair
ladles' nose, Lennon s: one family tin Tru
Blu corn wafers, Tru-Blu Biscuit Company.
Second prizes one umbrella. Olds, Wort man
A King; one-half dozen Household Sodas,
lru-uiue 5iscuit company, -rnird prize, one
half dozen Tru-Blu Grahams, Tru-Blu Bis.
cult Company; -one dozen Acme vanilla
tract. Acme Flavoring Company. Fourth
prize, one 24-pound sack Crown flour.
Crown Mills.
Free-for-all men s race, 100 yards First
prize, one case Carnation milk.- Carnation
Products Company. Second prize, one case
Llbby pork and beans. Llbby. 'McNeil
Llbby. Third prize. Sour one-half-gallon
tins of Tea Garden syrup. Pacific Coast
Syrup Company. Fourth prize, one c;
six-ounce Jelly. Dlckerson Company.
Girls' race, 12 years and under, 50 yard
First prize, one box fancy candy, Vogan
Candy Company; one-hall dozen Anolas, Ni
tionai Biscuit company, becond prize, one
three-pound box Sensation chocolates. Pacific
Coast Biscuit .company. intra prize, one
half dozen tour-ounce vanilla extract, th
Acme Extract Company: one-half dozen Na
blsco wsfers. National Biscuit Company.
Retail grocers' race First prize, on case
THE - 3IOKNING
WHERE 115 BOXES OF CHERRIES
n.l.MmailW
assorted - fruit, T. W. Jenkins A Co.; on
24-pound sack Crown flour. Crown Mills.
Second prize, one case Carnation milk. Car
nation Milk Products Company. Third prize,
one-half pound Rum ford ba kins; -powder,
Culllnan St Hemming house; one pa.ll Ar
mour's Ves;etol shorten ins;. Armour A Com
pany, fourth prize. one 24-pound sack
Crown flour. Crown Mills.
Baby race, children six years and under
All contestants to receive a prize donated by
Pacific Coast Biscuit Company and the
Independent Cracker Company.
Special prizes Most popular lady on the
grounds, one dozen jars Monopole coffee.
donated by Wad hams ft Kerr Bros. Most
popular frocer on the grounds, one dozen
jars Monopole coffee, donated by Wad hams
A Co. Most homely man on the grounds,
one dr Brewer hat, donated by Crescent Pa
per Company.
BENSON CHIEF IN DRAFT
MANAGER BERKEGGER GETS WISH
AIS'D WILI ENTER ARMY.
Previous Efforts to Get - Into TJ. S.
Service Were Dlscanraged at
All Points.
, E. H. Bemegger. manager . of the
Benson Hotel, has got his wish to be a
regular soldier and carry a -bayonet
for -Uncle Sam, and it wasn't his fault
that it wasn't granted sooner. A long
time ago Mr. Bernegger decided to go
Into the aviation service, but an ex
amining officer who got a glimpse of
his horn rim spectacles persuaded him
to abandon the idea. He claimed that
Mr. Bernegger could not Bee well
enough to pick off a Hun from a birds-
eye view of things.
- After this rebuff the hotel manager
offered the Government the use of his
large French, German and Spanish
vocabulary. Reinforced with recom
mendations from leading men of Port
land, his application for a Job as Army
interpreter journeyed to Washington
and returned some weeks later en
meshed in red tape with the informa
tion that men of draft age were not
wanted for that service.
At this juncture Mr. Bernegger joined
K. H. Beraearsrer. Miaiger off the
Benson Hotel, Who la Called to
the Colors. -
the Multnomah Guards and learned the
posture of a soldier and how to do
squads right. Yesterday 'when his
summons to go to the National can
tonment arrived he was ready for the
Army, and tickled to death to go.
To commemorate Mr. Bernegger s
success, the hotel managers of Port
land will give a farewell dinner in his
honor tomorrow night in the Tyrolean
room of the Benson Hotel. He will
leave for Camp Lewis on Thursday.
Mr. Bernegger has had seven years'
experience in Portland hotels. He .was
one of the first members of the staff
at the Multnomah when it first opened
several years ago. Later he was man
ager ' of the Cornelius, room clerk at
the Imperial, and room clerk, head
clerk, assistant manager and" finally
manager oi tne Benson.
, Bend 'Honors Draft Men.
BEND, Or.. July 22. (Special.) A
public reception followed by-a dance
was given the 31 drafted men who will
leave here tomorrow morning for Camp
Lewis. Jay ri. Upton, of Prinevllle
delivered an address. The parade to
the Bend Amateur Athletic Club build
ing was headed by the two companies
of State Militia under Major Salzman.
COST OF APPLE BOXES UP
Hood River Growers Are - Assured
, Adequate Supply.
HOOD RIVER. Or., July 22. While
Northwestern fruitgrowers- have been
warned that a box shook shortage is
possible, local growers are fully pro
tected, officials of frultshlpping con
cerns report. The Apple Growers' As
sociation will make delivery c carlot
shipments of snooks at Odell and Van
Horn. Mount Hood line stations, this
weeek.
Apple boxes will cost growers 17
cents each this season as compared
with, lu'.x ana it centsvast year.
II' '
OREGONIAN, TUESDAY,
WERE PUT UP - YESTERDAY.
DAY'S WORK RECORD
Rare Performance Reported at
Kanning Kitchen.
CHERRIES GALORE PUT UP
Workers In Course of Day Pack. 115
Apple Boxes of Fruit in Quart
Jars for. Sick Soldiers in
Hospitals Next Winter.
AH- records were broken yesterday
and regular working hours were
stretched away into the evening when
the workers in the Kanning Kitchen
put up in long rows of quart Jara 115
apple boxes full of cherries. The
kitchen, which is conducted by ' the
National League for Woman's Service,
has made some splendid records this
year, but. yesterday the donations of
cherries were so many and so large
that an unusual effort was necessary
and more workers were added. A call
for volunteer workers was sent ' out
yesterday and last night women and
girls responded by hundreds. More
than 100 had to be turned away, but
the committee openly expressed thanks
for the good response. More than 800
jars of fruit were put up when the
work was finished at 10 o clock.
The workers all Summer have been
canning and making preserves, and the
clubs and societies have been most de
voted to the cause which represents
fruit for the sick soldier boys in the
hospitals next Winter. The donations
of fruit came from property owners on
whose places there are richly laden
trees; the picking was done by Boy
Scouts and representatives of various
Sunday schools and other organizations.
Mrs. Lee Davenport Is chairman of
the Kanning Kitchen, and Miss Ruth
Guppy Is manager. Mrs. Alice Benson
Beach is head of the Ntional League
for Woman's Service. The list of those
who have helped so far would be long
and would include practically all the
prominent club women and sorority
girls of the city who take a lead in
patriotic work. All the details of the
Kanning Kitchen at Hawthorne and
Grand avenues are well planned and
everything works systematically and
with clock-like precision.
Mrs. Alice Benson Beach, city chair
man, said last night that lack of work
ing joom only made It impossible to
utilize a1Hthe volunteers. The fruit
from John Hamilton, of the Webb farm,
the Borland farm and the Sparr place
was all disposed of. Soldiers and
sailors helped to gather it and the
Warren Construction Company pro
vided trucks' to carry pickers to the
Beuhner place, where more fruit was
gathered. The Catholic Women's
League had charge of the kitchen yes
terday. The Sugar Loaf on the Highway
Sunday took in more than $100. This
money is used to buy sugar.
HATCHERYMEH TO MEET
PACIFIC COAST ASSOCIATION
TO
CONVENE . IN AICIST.
Programme Will Include Bnslness Ses
sions. Trip to State Hatchery aad
Entertalnmeat Features.
Hatcherymen ' from Oregon, Wash
ington, California and Alaska will
gather in Portland August 9 and 10,
when the second annual meeting of the
Pacific Coast Hatchery Association
will convene.
While many matters vital to the in
terests of hatcherymen of the West will
be discussed, it is not the intention of
the officers to arrange any formal pro
gramme. The discussions will be lim
ited to set papers prepared on specific
topics. Under general titles, topics of
wide interest to the hatcherymen will
be discussed in an informal manner, so
that everyone will have opportunity to
express himself.
- The membership of the Pacific Coast
Hatchery Association is limited to
those persons who are at present ac
tlvely engaged - as -superintendents of
hatcheries or who have been so en
gaged In the past.. Employes of hatch
eries may be admitted to associate
membership..
- The association - was founded at
Seattle last year and the first meeting
was held there.
Definite plans for the place of meet
ing and the programme of the session
have not yet been arranged, but it is
probable that, the 75 or 100 men who
attend . the convention will visit the
Bonneville fish hatchery in a body and
will be entertained while In the city.
Although hatchery men are the only
ones admitted to membership, other In
terested persons will be allowed to at
tend the meetings of the association.
Phone your want ads to The Orego
niao. Wain. 7?70, A 6085, . . .
JTJLT 23, 1918.
RIVAL CANDIDATES
FOR OFFICES BUSY
Several Are Willing to Preside
Over Two Branches, of
State Legislature.
TWO SEEK SENATE PLACE
Conrad P. Olson and W. T. TInton
Aspire to Presidency of TTpper
House Many Now in Line
for the Speakership.
Midsummer weather in Oregon must
become many degrees more tropical to
curb political activities with a biennial
session of the Legislature approach
ing. This is' self-evident from the fact
that, although the lawmakers will not
meet for nearly six months, rival can
didates for presiding officers of both
the Senate and the House are already
showing considerable activity. . And all
this notwithstanding that the personnel
of the two houses will not be positively
determined until the results of the No
vember election are known.
For President of the Senate two can
didates are actively in the field. Con
rad P. Olson, holdover Senator from
Multnomah County, waa the first to let
It be definitely known that he aspired
to the Presidency of the upper house
at the 1919 session. Senator Oleon Is
authority for the statement that he has
ten votes positively committed to his
candidacy.
- C'aadldaey la Not Pressed.
Having been prominently associated
aa manager with the campaign of Gov
ernor Withycombe for re-election. Sen
ator Olson said yesterday it was not
his Intention to press his own candi
dacy for President of the Senate until
after the November election. He takes
this position in view of the fact that 15
of the 30 members of the next Senate
will not be determined positively until
the November election has been held.
Besides, he does not want to be placed
in the position of embarrassing in any
way the candidacy of Governor Withy
combe by unduly pressing his own
claims for recognition at this time.
Most formidable among other aspi
rants for President of the Senate at this
time apparently is W. T. Vinton, who
Is unopposed for re-election as State
Senator from Yamhill County. Senator
Vinton's friends affirm that he has
nine votes actually pledged to him for
the place.
Moeer Not Seeking Gavel.
Of the Multnomah delegation. Gus C.
Moser, holdover Senator and President
at the 1917 session, has said he will
not seek the gavel at the coming ses
sion. It Is understood that Senator
Moser, also Senator A. W. Orton, an
other holdover from this county, are
supporting the candidacy of Senator
Vinton. Senator S. B. Huston, also a
Multnomah County holdover. Is a re
ceptive candidate for the Presidency.
Robert S. Farrell. another holdover Sen
ator from this county, is more than a
receptive candidate for the honor. He Is
diligently looking for support and ex
pects, if neither Senator Olson nor Vin
ton can muster the necessary II votes.
that he will prove acceptable aa a can
didate. Senator B. I Eddy, holdover Senator
from Douglas County, covets the honor
of presiding over the Senate sessions
next Winter, but he has announced in
a newspaper interview that he will not
resort to trafficking In committee
chairmanships in order to win the
place.
Thomas Would Not Refuse.
C. M. Thomas, who expects to be
elected State Senator from Jackson
County in November, has let it be
known that he would not turn down the
Presidency If a majority of the mem
bers of the Senate should conclude that
he is the proper man to select.
Fo Speaker of the House, Multno
mah County is to the fore with a
quartet of candidates. K. K. Kubli.
Herbert Gordon, John B. Coffey and
D. C Lewis are the aspirants. Of the
foun, Kubli. Gordon and Coffey are
all busy.
Seymour Jones, of Marion County,
has been nursing his candidacy for
Speaker even since the last Legislature
adjourned. Anothen active seeker after
this honor is Benjamin C. Sheldon, of
Jackson County, a member of the 1917
session. Mr. Sheldon has been in Port
land for a number of days feeling out
the situation. With the Multnomah
delegation spilt among three or four
candidates, the Southern Oregon man
is hoping that a situation might de
velop in which he could be counted
the logical man for the place.
Mae Yet May Hspsn,
In any event, with six months inter
vening until the Legislature meets,
there is every prospect that the con
tests for President of the Senate and
Speaker of the House will assume in
teresting proportions before the choices
are finally made.
.
George T. Baldwin, boldover State
Senator from the district embracing
Crook, Jefferson. Klamath and Lake
counties, is sojourning in Southern
California for the benefit of his health.
Senator Baldwin's condition is not seri
ous, but Is the result of a too close ap
plication to hi business interests in
Klamath Cousty, where he has been
located for 35. years.
F. C. Harley, Mayor of Astoria and
candidate for the Republican nomina
tion for Governor in the recent pri
maries, has become an independent
candidate for State Senator from Clat
sop County. In the November election
he will oppose A. W. Norblad, the reg
ular Republican nominee for that of
fice. George R. Wilbur, holdover State
Senator from Hood River and Wasco
counties, who was in Portland a few
days ago. said that if he decided to
remain in the military service, he
would resign as State Senator in time
for his constituents to elect his suc
cessor in the November election. Sen
ator Wilbur Is stationed at Fort Stev
ens as Captain in the Coast Artillery.
BRIDGE TRAFFIC IS HEAVY
Net Profits From Interstate Struc
ture for June Total 925,933.76.
June was a busy month for traffic
across the Interstate bridge, and the
net profits from the structure amounted
to $25,933.76, according to the monthly
report filed yesterday with the bridge
commission. Of the total net profits,
Multnomah County received $15,560.26
and Clarke County, Wash.. $10,373.50.
The total collected during the month
In tolls was $28,689.69, while the total
cost of operation and maintenance was
$2765.93.
Since the bridge was completed In
February. 1917, it has paid a total of
$193,079.62 In net profits, of which
Multnomah County received three-fifths
and Clarke County, two-fifths.
NO FOOD
on WEDNESDAY
Retail Groceries and Meat Markets Will Be Generally
Closed in Portland ALL DAY WEDNESDAY, July 24
The public is asked to get on Tuesday everything wanted
for Wednesday
Once a year these retailers take a holiday for their annual
Grocers'
We cordially invite our customers which means the whole public
to come with us to Estacada on Wednesday and enjoy a thorouah
"good time." "
Mayor Baker will honor the occasion with a patriotic address.
The retail grocers' baseball nine will play against the retail
butchers.
Wholesale grocers and manufacturers of food products with their
accustomed liberality have dopated a wealth of prises, which will be
awarded to the swift, the handsome and otherwise remarkable and
even the children will win their prizes.
Dancing all day refreshment stand on the grounds and a real
wholesome "good time."
Adult Tickets ONE DOLLAR
Including transportation and admission. P. R.. L. P special
trains leave East Water and East Morrison streets from 8 to 9 A. M.
Children's Tickets FIFTY CENTS
PORTLAND GROCERS AND
W. W. HILL, President.
Chauncey Thomas Assigned to
Washington University.
OFFICERS TO BE- TRAINED
Rear-Admiral Commissioned as En
sign in 1873 and Master in
1875 Rise in Naval
Circles Rapid.
SEATTLE. Wash.. July 22. (Spe
cial.) Coincident with the visit to Se
attle of Captain Thomaa R- Senn. as
sistant chief of the bureau of naviga
tion and the big man in the Naval De
partment, came the announcement to
day from Rear-Admiral R. E. Coonti,
commander of . the Thirteenth Naval
District, of the assignment to the Uni
versity of Washington of Rear-Admiral
Chauncey Thomas, who will be
come a member of the faculty as pro
fessor of naval science and director of
the newly-established course for the
training of prospective reserve officers
for the Navy.
The assignment of Rear-Admiral
Thomaa to the University of Washing
ton puts this institution in the rank
of favored American universities as
far as naval work la concerned. Aside
from the University of Washington
there are but four great American in
stitutions of learning which have a
Rear-Admiral of the Navy assigned to
them. These institutions are Harvard,
Yale, Princeton and Brown.
College Coarse to Expand.
Beginning with the Fall term any
student of the University of Washing
ton may fit himself to become an of
ficer of the Naval Reserve if he so
desires. Students who desire to take
this course are required to enlist In
the Naval Reserve. They are fur
nlshed by the Government with the
uniform of an ensign of the Navy, with
the exception of the Insignia of rank.
If called to duty during the course of
training, the student is paid by the
Government. During the third and
fourth years of his college life he is
furnished with subsistence money
amounting to more than $100 a year,
which of itself Is figured as an in
ducement to a college student.
"It is a signal honor for the Uni
versity of Washington to hava such a
distinguished naval officer as Admiral
Thomas assigned to It," said Admiral
Coonts in making the announcement
today. "There are few men in the
American Navy who have had such a
varied experience as the Admiral and
probably no selection could have been
made which would have accorded more
distinction to this Institution.
Admiral's Rise Rapid.
"The Navy Department henceforth
will not be found short of material for
officers who are trained as such and
are fitted to step Into the service on
short notice. Hereafter the great uni
versities of America will give, as a
part of their regular curriculums,
training to men wbo desire it which
will fit these men to receive, with
their bachelor's degree, a commission
as an officer of the Naval reserve
force. Then, during the remainder of
their active life, they will be available
for the sea forces of the Nation. From
time to time they will undoubtedly be
called in active service for brief peri
ods in order that they may always be
kept fit for the duties to which, in
time of emergency, they will be called
Admiral Thomas, who has been se
lected to direct the course in naval
training at the University of Wash
ington. is one of the best-known men
in the Navy. Appointed to Annapolis
in 1867 from Pennsylvania, he was
commissioned as an ensign in 1872 and
as a master in 1875.
He was named as a Lieutenant in
March. 1882.' a Lieutenant-Commander
In 1899, a Commander in 1901. a Cap
tain in 1906 and a Rear-Admiral March
10. 1910.
DAUGHTER OF PIONERS DIES
Mrs. Henrietta J. Hathaway Will
Be Buried In Old Family Plot.
OREGON CITY. Or.. July 22. (Spe-
ciaL) Mrs. Henrietta J. Hathaway,
daughter of the late Charles F. Beatie
and Nancy J. Beatie, Oregon pioneers,
died of dropsy at the Summer home of
her sister, Mrs. E. P. Carter, at Bar
View. Or., Sunday. Mrs. Hathaway ar
rived in Oregon City from Los Angeles
two months ago. and about a month
ago left for Bar View.
Mrs. Hathaway was a native of
ADMIRAL IS NAMED
SOLD
Picnic I
MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION
D. R. NORTON. Secretary.
Clackamas County. She was born at
the Beatie farm at Beaver Creek 63
years ago, and lived most of her life
In Beaver Creek and Oregon City. Be
fore going to California ahe was an
Instructor in the schools of Clackamas
County.
Mrs. Hathaway is eurvived by four
children. Three sons are in the Na
tion's service, Joseph A.. Alvin and
Irving; Mary Hathaway is a daughter.
She also Is survived by the following
sisters and brothers: Mrs. David Cau
fleld, Oregon City; Mrs. Joseph Myers.
Coquille: Mrs. J. J. Cooke. Oregon City;
Mrs. E. P. Carter. Bar View; Mrs. L. T.
Harris, of Salem; Robert Beatie. of
Beaver Creek, and Dr. A. L. Beatie, of
Oregon City.
The body was brought to Oregon City
this afternoon, and the funeral services
win De conducted tomorrow afternoon
at 2 o'clock from the funeral parlors
oi noiman c face Dy the Christian
Science Church. Burial will be at
Beaver Creek In the family lot adjoin
ing the, old Beatie homestead, where
parents and two brothers of Mrs. Hath
away are Interred.
PAPERS GIVEN PATRIOT
CHARLES MAYHEAD XOT IX TOUCH
WITH FEDERAL HEADS.
Applicant Says Vnited States Haa Two
Parties. Radicals and Llberallsta.
Ministers Rale Nation.
He didn't know there waa auch a
thing as a Republican party in this
country, and he called United States
Senators and Congressmen. Ministers.
but he proved to be every inch a
patriot, and that Is why full citizenship
papers were grsnted yesterday to
Charles Yeaman Mayhead, a subject of
Great Britain.
Mr. Mayhead was one of a class of
applicants appearing yesterday before
Presiding Judge Tucker for citizenship
papers, and his answers relative to the
constitution and form of government
were in every way unique.
"We are governed by a body of min
isters, of which President Wilson Is the
head." he replied in answer to a ques
tion. "We have two political parties,
the Llberalists and Radicals. Let's see.
the Radicals are called Democrats, but
I can't for the life of me remember
the name of the other party."
Further Questioning disclosed the
fact that the 63-year-old applicant hss
one son with the American forces in
France, two sons with the British
forces In France, and a fourth son with
the British forces in Egypt. Because
of his loyalty to the allied cause. Judge
Tucker held that he was thoroughly
qualified for full citizenship rights,
even though he appeared a little
"rusty" on American constitutional
questions.
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