TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, MARCH 23 1U19. 15 OMEWHERE NEAR THE WAR" ... HS Ot - tW 1 ..- Tft - "I SOMEWHERE NEAR THE WAR -i IT . BEtNQAN'"ATjTHNTTC AND MORE ORLESS DIVBRTINO, CHRONICLE OF THE PILGBIMAGB OP TWELVE AMERICAN JOURNALISTS TO THE WAR ZONE, WITH BOMB ACCOUNT OF THEIR ADVENTURES THERE AND THEREABOUTS., V: v-.fil V. 3T EDGAR B. PIPER Editor Ths OjutooKiAHi : I M .... rB8tl8efi Br THJ 'Portland, Onsaow. lilt fHhif,-iH 1 rIE OREGONIAN Has assembled and published in book form under the title "Somewhere Near the War" the twenty-six letters from Edgar B. Piper, written from Great Britain and the war zone in October and November, 1918. The requests that the series be issued in a single volume have come from many sources; and the result is a well-printed book of 150 pages, printed on Antique book paper in large type, with' wide margins and adequate illustrations. There is no material change in the text of the original letters as published in The Oregonian. But they have been rearranged and fully annotated. The nominal price of 50 cents has been fixed. Postage will be additional. The book may be obtained at the business office of The Oregonian or it may be ordered by mail. POSTAGE PAPER COVERS UNSEALED .1st zone. . . 2d zone 3d zone. ... ..... 4th zone. . . . 5c 5th zone 8c 5c 6th zone 9c 6c 7th zone , 11c 7c 8th zone 12c Sealed Anywhere, 33c ffr;..H?M!!M.MJiUs Fac-Similie Pages of "Somewhere Near the War.' METSCHAN REUNION HEID:EHH TWEMT-SETTX MEMBERS OF ONE FAMILY DIXE TOGETHER. Proprietor of Imperial Hotel, For merly State Treasurer, Celebrates Jtli Birthday Anniversary. Twenty-Tn Metvchans at down l.-it night to th best dtnnor that the chef could set up. because It was the 7'th birthday anniversary of Thil Sletachan. Sr.. and the ild anniversary oi rhtl. Jr. The elder Metschan for 10 years has been proprietor of the Im perial hotel, and before that was state treasurer, and before that he was in Canyon City, arrtvtnft there in 1S6. Those attending the annual family dinner were Mr. and Mrs. Phil Metschan, !r. and Mrs. Phil Metschan Jr.. Mr. and Mrs. O. VT. Metschan. Max Metschan. J r. and Mrs. E. U Metschan. Fhil Metschan III. Susan Metschan. Rose T.-.k.aM tl A f.trh.in Dnrothv Metschan, rhyllla Jane Metschan, Anna Meeson and Valeska Metschan. all of 1'ortland: Mr. and Mrs. t'rank Metschan cf Klamath Falls, Mrs. Anna Cattanach of Canyon City, Mrs. Erne! la Meredith cf Takima. Wash, Mrs. U M. Griffith. Mara-aret Griffith and Ruth Grlfifth ef Palem, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Flander.i. V. S. A.; Miss Anna Metschan of Ta corua. Ihe sister of Thll. Sr. Smuggled Opium Diswovered. SAX FRAN'CTSCO. March Forty tins, or 1000 worth, of opium, the sec ond He secure here in a woek's time. from behind the celling in of the steamer t-anta ms inspectors here to- lay. No arrests were made. The Santa iru! arrived recently from India. On Wednesday and Thursday last 119. SO0 worth of opium was seized from the Japanese steamer Tcnyo Maru. Tar won derful flavor. savsv- bread isnlm ft wiUi PostToasties !0 MICHIGAN ALUMNI . MEET College Men and Women Renew Ac quaintances at Banquet. The annual banquet of the Michlpran Agricultural College Alumni associa tion of Portland was held last evening at the home of J. L. Shaw, president. $21 Glenn avenue. J. V. Congwer was elected president for the ensuinp year, John Decker vice-president and C. W. Hale secretary-treasurer. There were ;3 present who spent an unusually pleasant evening- renewing acquaint ances and singing old-time songs. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Shaw. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Bale. Mr. and Mrs. K. D. Searing and Mrs. Sear ing Sr.. Mr. and Mrs. A. F. I'ouglas. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Thomas. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Mangold. Mr. and Mrs. Kintie H. Stevens. Mr. and Mrs. Kuenzel, Mr. Fayville. Mrs. Fay Eastman. Mr. and .Mrs. K- G. Schofleld. Mr. and Mrs. A. 11. Wilcox. Miss Wilcox." Mr. and Mrs. W. C. English. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Staley and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Evarts Weed. v Mr. English was the oldest one pres ent, Ms class being 18S4. MORE MEAT WORLD'S NEED Heavier Production in Sonth Amer ica Held Necessary. PANAMA. March 24. Charles H. Swift of the firm of Swift & Co.. pack ers of Chicago, arrived here today on the way to "Buenos Aires by way of Panama anrt Valnfirn Ion Mr. Swift said that cheap meat for the world de pended largely on the possibility of de veloping production in South America. He added that his company planned an extension of its plants in Argentina. Burle'on Order Enjoined. PIERRE, S. D- March 24. The state supreme court today granted an in junction on the application filed by the state railway commission against the carrying out of Postmaster-General Burleson's order putting into effect new telephone rates, insofar aa they affect Interstate business, , MUST DRIVE DELAYED CEXTEXAItY CAMPAIGN TO FOL LOW VICTORY LOAX ACTIVITY. Pastors and Five-Minute Speakers Will Give Publicity Necessary for Bond Purchasing. The publicity forces o? Christianity In the form of 17.000 eMthodist pastors and 75,000 Methodist five-minute men are to advertise liberty bonds. Church services or Methodist cente nary gatherings are to be used, where required, for the sale of liberty bonds. This was the news brought to Port land yesterday by Dr. Charles A. Boweo and Dr. A. L. Howarth, secretary and associate secretary, respectively, of the $1 05. 000,000 Methodist centenary drive in the northwest. And so as to show in a practical way that Methodism and Christianity were behind the government loan the cente nary drive has been postponed until the close of the liberty loan, whereas it was to precede it. The new dates, said Dr. Bowen, are May 18-28. Pr. Bowen and Dr. Howarth for the past 10 days have been attending a con ference of area secretaries from the 20 area offices of the Methodist cente nary with the national executives and representatives of the national cam paign committee of the centenary at Columbus. O. Methodism and the Methodist cente nary organization especially placed itself on record in a series of sweeping resolutions as getting behind the loan not only morally but actually, said Dr. Bowen. s "Every department of Methodism is to get behind the liberty loan. We In tend to show the government what the forces of Christianity, properly mo bilized, can do." said Dr. Bowen. municipal court yesterday for reckless driving. He had been arrested by Pa trolman Cooper. The case of Gerhard Thompson, whose automobile struck Mrs. George Steel, 260 East Sixty-third street, and injured her seriously Saturday night, will come up for trial March 28. Mrs. Steel's in Jury is so serious that Judge Rossman postponed the hearing until her physi cians determine whether she will recov er or not. Meantime Thompson is held in lieu of $2500 bail on reckless driving. charge of Worthy Matron Visits Fossil. FOSSIL, Or., March 24. (SpeciaL) Mrs. Mabel Settlemeir of Woodburn, Or., worthy grand matron of the Order of the Eastern Star for Oregon, made her official visit to Arcadia Chapter No. 84 Saturday evening. A pleasant and profitable evening was spent. AUTO DRIVER IS FINED $50 Charge of Reckless .Driving . Pre t erred After Accident. .." O. S. Hargraves, driver of the auto mobile which Wruck. S. Peterson's ma chine at the e;lst end of the Hawthorne bridge Sunda;l and caused the -serious injury of Joht.S Augustine, 178 Kllpat rick street, pall fine of 30 ia the Constipated Children. Gladly Talce California Syrup of Figs" , For the Liver and BowelV ,TelI your druggist you want genuine "California yrup of Figs." Full directions - and dose . for babies and children of all ages "who are constipated, bilious, feverish, tongue- coSted, or full, of cold, are plainly printed on, the bottle. Look for the name "California' and accent no. other "Fig Syrug," 3 ' -' - JOYFUL EATING Unless your food is digested without the after math of painful acidity, the joy is taken out of both 'eating and living. RM.0 are wonderful in their help to the stomach troubled with over-acidity. Pleas ant to take relief prompt and definite. MADE BY SCOTT & BOWNE MAKERS OF SCOTTS EMULSION TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. DANCE AND 500. The younger element of Liberty Assembly, xrn r.-ri T'nllorl Art inn nw. will cfve lis see ond party in the East Hide W. O. W. hall next Wednesday niffht. March i:n. me procecu of this dance will be used to pun-nan equip ment for a baseball laim being or&unixcd to represent this assembly. AMUSEMENTS, Dancing S Toniffht COTILLION HALL 14th off Washington a HALLS 3 2 ORCHESTRAS 3 A Real Dance Follow the Crowd OAKS ROLLER SKATING RINK NOW OPEN Largest and finest Skating Rink in the Northwest. Perfect Ventilation Health and Exercise. r Afternoon and Evening. Cars First and Alder. PANT A GEC MAT. DAILY 2:30 Mcnlo Moore, M. Mritler Co., Inr., Present "DOC" BAKKR AM THE MAOAZLSK GIKLS WITH FOLLY WALK EH and the tnrrrnt NnmbTn of PrrttT Feminin ity. International Hrautirs. 6 Ol'HEK BIG ACT 6 Three Performances Dally. NiElit Curtain at 7 and U. Phone Your Want Ads to THE OREGONIAN Phone Your Want Ads to u